what we heard
"I have had 90 percent of family and friends who want me to retire. And it's not going to happen." Jeremy Roenick of the Philadelphia Flyers on returning to hockey. off the bench
thursday, march 4, 2004
2B the university daily kansan
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TODAY
swimming and Diving at U.S.A Sectionals Women's Basketball at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
TOMORROW
SATURDAY
Swimming and Diving at U.S.A. Sectionis Baseball vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3 p.m. Tennis vs. Iowa
Swimming and Diving at U.S.A Sectionals Track and Field at Iowa State.invitational Softball at Hampton Inn/Jayhawk Classic Baseball vs.Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1 p.m.
SUNDAY
Men's Basketball at Missouri, 1 p.m.
Swimming and Diving at USA Sectionals
Softball at Hampton Inn/Jawkley Classic
Baseball vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1 p.m.
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The article on Padgett is great. I couldn't agree more.
I think Ryan Greene has got it right.
Dissing Padgett is not going to solve any problems. I would like to see all of those people dissuing him get out on the floor and play, Come On. Didn't everyone's moms tell them that if you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all.
BASKETBALL
MVC nine-game tournament starts tomorrow in St. Louis
ST.LOUIS — Southern Illinois will be the top seed for the third straight year when the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament begins tomorrow in St. Louis.
The No. 15 Salukis (24-3, 17-1) lost to Northern Iowa 68-52 Monday, spoiling an undefeated regular season in the MVC. Northern Iowa (18-9, 12-6) is seeded second.
The tournament features nine games in four days, all at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. The championship game at 8 p.m. Monday will be televised on ESPN.
Southern Illinois was picked in a preseason poll to finish fifth after losing coach Bruce Weber to Illinois. But under Matt Painter, the Salukis enter the tournament with the highest national ranking since Bradley was 14th going into the 1988 tourney.
Southern Illinois will play at noon Saturday against the winner of the eighth-seeded Indiana State (9-18, 5-13) and ninth-seeded Evansville (6-21, 5-13) game on Friday. In the other game Friday, No. 7 seed Bradley (15-15, 7-11) plays 10th-seeded Illinois State (9-18, 4-14). The winner of that game plays Northern Iowa at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Associated Press
VIP parking
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Baldwin juniors Bo Donora (front) and Chris Brown stood in front of their house on 19th Street last night offering parking for the men's basketball game. Donora and Brown were charging $10 per car.
Commissioner, coaches stay quiet
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Bud Selig wants to put baseball's focus back on the field. To do that, the commissioner has an idea limit talk about steroids.
Selig recently sent a directive to all 30 teams, telling them to decline comment on the BALCO case "specifically" and performance enhancing drugs "generally."
While the memo was not sent to players, some of them liked the move.
"I think it's a good thing," pitcher Russ Ortiz, Atlanta's union representative, said yesterday. "There's a lot of comments out there. It's not just the players. It's other people, too. But it's all speculation.
"I've not heard about it. I wish I had gotten that yesterday. I'd rather not address it anymore," Bobby Cox, Braves manager, said.
The talk about steroids has swept spring training, with increased speculation and scrutiny over which players might have used them.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Barry Bonds was given the substances by his personal trainer — who got them from the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative.
According to the newspaper, investigators were also told that steroids were given to New York Yankees stars Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield.
Trainer Greg Anderson gave the players the drugs from BALCO, according to information given to the government
"I can't talk about something I don't know anything about. We feel that we really don't want to comment on this thing."
Joe Torre
Yankee manage
Giambi's brother, Jeremy, had little to say about the issue.
and shared with the newspaper. Anderson has been charged with participating in a ring that provided performance-enhancing drugs to pro athletes.
"It's just something that's going on," he said at Dodgers camp. "I really can't talk about it. At some point, I will have a comment."
Asked about his brother, Jeremy said. "He's going about his business, he's got a season to play. He's getting ready to have another big year."
Steroids have been a daily topic at Yankees manager Joe Torre's press briefings. The first question Tuesday was about the Chronicle report and Torre politely said "next question."
Later, Torre was asked whether he was declining comment because he was told to keep quiet or because he didn't want to talk about the subject. He said both.
"I can't talk about something I don't know anything about. We feel that we really don't want to comment on this thing," he said.
Pitcher strives for permanent position
The Associated Press
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Reliever Nate Field is well-traveled, so he's planning to settle down for a while with the Kansas City Royals.
City Royals.
He played college ball for Barton County Community College in Great Bend and Fort Hays State in Hays. He pitched in 2001 and part of last year with Wichita, the Royals' Class AA affiliate.
He has also been around the majors five games in 2002 and 19 last season but is looking for a more extended stay this year.
this year. Field also got too familiar with Interstate 29 between Kansas City and
Omaha, home of the Royals' Class AAA farm club, last year. He was up and down eight times, including one time for six days in June when he never pitched.
picked.
In 19 games with Kansas City, Field went 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA, allowing just 19 hits in almost 22 innings, while striking out 19.
"Last year was definitely my most successful year," Field said. "I had a very successful 2001, but that was only in Double-A."
Field pitched well enough that the Royals recalled him Aug. 31 from Omaha, which would have made him eligible for the postseason roster if Kansas City had won the American
League Central Division.
League Central "I know when I got sent down last year they made it clear it was not the way I pitched." Field said.
Field was optioned on June 15 when the Royals needed a starting pitcher and signed Jose Lima from an independent league. He was sent to Omaha in August when Mike Sweeney came off the disabled list.
"Everything I've been through in my career, you've got to make the most of it," Field said.
Field was not drafted out of Fort Hays State, but signed with the Montreal Expos, who released him before the 2000 season.
He went to Sioux City in the independent Northern League, where the Royals discovered him and signed him June 29, 2000.
He made his major league debut on April 12, 2002. When the Royals designated him for assignment last June, the New York Yankees claimed him on waivers.
After a half season with the Yankees' Class AAA Columbus, Ohio, club, he signed again with the Royals.
He pitched almost four scoreless innings on June 30 against the Cleveland Indians, allowing just one hit and striking out three.
He picked up his first victory in the majors on July 4 against Detroit with almost two scoreless innings.
Royals rookie pitcher shines in spring debut
The Associated Press
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Kansas City Royals right-hander Zack Greinke was pleased with his first outing in spring training yesterday, especially considering the hitters he had to face.
Greinke, the 20-year-old who many considered to be one of the best pitching prospect in the minors last season, started the intrasquad game and had to pitch to Angel Berroa,
Carlos Beltran, Mike Sweeney and Juan Gonzalez.
"It's definitely the toughest lineup I've ever faced," Greinke said. "Last night I really was nervous about facing those guys, but once again when the time came out."
After Greinke got Berroa out, Beltran
when the time came I wasn't nervous."
reached on a Ken Harvey error and Sweeney hit a single to the left.
"I don't think I've ever seen him not hit a line drive," Greinke said of Sweeney.
Then up stepped Gonzalez, who has 429 career home runs. After missing with a slider, catcher Benito Santiago called for a fastball inside.
"I knew if I missed over the plate, he'd send it a long way," Greinke said. "I hit my spot real good."
Gonzalez hit the ball back to the
pitcher and Greinke started an inning- ending double play.
"He was able to pitch his way out of the jam," Royals manager Tony Pena said. "This kid is amazing. At times I think he invents things. He's going to be special."
There are a possible three spots open in the Royals' rotation and Greinke could earn one of them. He will start Sunday against the Colorado Rockies as the Royals take an extended look at him in this month.
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