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Gadhafi has said, "My people love me." I think I'll go bomb a few of my fans, too. February 28
There's a rumor that a recent Oscar host is going to play Catwoman. Waiting by my phone for the call. March 1
Doing a sit-up in preparation for my Catwoman role.
March 2
One sit-up has created ripples on abs. Embarrassing when in tight tee, with light hint of perspiration, walking dog in bright sunshine. March 2
I have decided to be "bad," like Charlie. Going over the details with my wife. March 2
Consulting trusting wife about ramifications of being "bad" like Charlie, and using Coke® & cheaper porn extras rather than "stars."
March 2
HI, I'M STEVE'S CAPS LOCK KEY, AND I'D LIKE TO MEET OTHER CAPS LOCKS KEYS, I'M INTERESTED IN BOATING AND HIKING. March 5
Long day: Rehearse Letterman, sound check at Highline Ballroom, tape Letterman (on Wednesday), then show at Highline. Walk dog. Google self. March 14
Out on the town today. I tried to tweet but couldn't find a tweet booth.Maybe they're a thing of the past. March 18
Tweet outfit complete. Wearing straw fedora with alpine feather and groovy mirrored wraapound sunglasses. Tweets sheer poetry now. March 19
Added to twitter outfit. Got rubberized day-glo vest that fits over nylon twitter tee. Tweets sure to improve. March 19
Found some great new twitter pants. Tight red spandex with calf protectors. I'm sure the quality of tweets will improve now. March 19
Thinking of canceling Libyan bluegrass tour.
March 25
Trusting wife angry at me for violating sacred pact of marriage. A married man, she claims, does not wear a bustle. March 26
An Egyptian cobra has escaped and is hiding in the Bronx zoo. I'm sitting in my King Tut hat by the phone awaiting their call for help. March 28
Just saw a duck in the shape of a cloud March 28
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Had that dream again last night where the GEICO lizard makes me hold his legs down while he does sit-ups. March 28
Conan O'Brien is a writer and comedian, whose show Conan airs weeknights on TBS at 10 p.m.
I am really experiencing "pain at the pump." I am also really hurting from the price of gas. March 27
My plan is to buy a ticket for "The Lincoln Lawyer" and then sneak into "Sucker Punch." March 26
Thanks @charliesheen for the compliment. To clarify, I'm 7'1" a super genius and those aren't freckles -- it's male menopausal acne. March 25
Worst pick up line for this time of year: "Want to see my final four?" March 25
Charlie Sheen is doing a 21-city comedy tour. Being a mentally unstable out of work TV star on tour was my idea. March 24
Just got a new iPhone app that lets me shorten "app" to "ap." March 23
Ah, Springtime in L.A.! It reminds me of Fall in L.A.
March 22
Sometimes I worry that we Americans have lost sight of the true meaning of Bam-
pflugnax Day.
March 21
According to a new study, drinking too much soda can reduce a man's fertility. Guess I'd better stop drinking "Doc Brown's Vasectomy Pop." March 20
The Spider-Man musical is ineligible for next year's Tonys, which is a shame it was a shoo-in for "Best Shrieking Plummet From A Ceiling." March 18
Saint Patrick's Day is named for Saint Patrick,the first guy to feed Guinness to a snake. March 17
Why did that soothsayer tell Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March" when he could've more helpfully said, "Beware the knives of stabbers?" March 15
Already filled out my March Madness brackets. I picked "The King's Speech" over UConn. March 14
I forgot to set my clock forward and ended up sleeping right through my clock-setting class.
March 13
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the entire game. She had a slow start but ended the contest with nine strikeouts and two errors, but she allowed 12 hits. Her nine strikeouts make a career record.
Hull hit a single to center field to advance Malazzo. Senior catcher Brittany Hile stepped up and hit a double to center field giving Malazzo enough time to round
from the circle.
Below: Softball gets ready for the game against UMKC by singing the Alma Mater in pregame huddle. The team went 1-1 in the double header with scores of 2-1 UMKC and 4-2 Kansas.
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Offense can't get going as Kansas is shutout
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The Jayhawks traveled to Springfield, Ill., with hopes of turning around their three-game losing streak, and correcting their woes at the plate. Instead, they were shutout in a 6-0 loss to Missouri State.
The Jayhawks came into Wednesday's game with a focus on being able to knock in runners once they get on base. They finished the game having left eight runners on base.
MIKE VERNON
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"We did get nine hits and two or three balls were hit hard," coach Ritch Price said.
Things didn't go as planned for Kansas as early as the first inning, when senior outfielder Casey Lyle advanced to third base after a wild
pitch. The Jayhawks attempted a double steal that ended up with Lytle getting caught stealing.
The jayhawks missed another big opportunity in the fourth inning with the game still scoreless. Junior designated hitter James
staffed successfully completed a bunt single with two outs to start a potential game-changing rally.
"We needed somebody to get a clutch hit," Price said when talking about the fourth inning. "It was really disappointing."
With the Jayhawks woes at the plate continuing to plague their season, the Jayhawks' pitching
Kansas followed up the hustle play with a huge single to left-center from slumping senior shortstop
"We needed somebody to get a clutch hit. It was really disappointing."
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Brandon Macias. With runners on the corners, junior first basemen Zae Elgie grounded into an anticlimatic third out.
needed to step up and take charge in Springfield.
"He made one really bad pitch. He left the ball up and they clutched up for a two-run two-out single," Price said.
Sophomore starting pitcher Thomas Taylor had three strong
While things went poorly for the Jayhawks' big picture, their three senior hitters, that had been struggling early in the season, all had multi-hit games. Macias, Lytle and outdoor球员 Jimmy Waters stepped up for the Jayhawks, something they had been lacking all season.
innings for Kansas, holding the Bears scoreless through three before struggling in the fourth. Taylor's night ended after giving up three runs in the fourth.
Waters, the team's top hitter last season, was two-for-three on the day, and improved his average to .230. Waters has steadily been improving since the start of
"I changed my base, it used to be real wide," Waters said. "We decided I needed to shorten up, keep my head in one place, and be able to see the ball better."
With the senior leaders beginning to pick up the pace, Price hopes the rest will follow.
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"Hopefully those three seniors will keep swinging the bat, and take pressure off of the younger guys," Price said. "It's almost contagious; we just need somebody to get a clutch hit. Once we do that I think the second one and third one will follow"
conference play, and he credits his improvements to some mechanical changes in his swing.
Then there were a couple years (2007 and 2008) when Kansas went to another Elite 8 and won some national title or something. In that stretch, Duke lost to VCU in the first round, Kentucky was an eight and 11 seed, and North Carolina fell in the Sweet 16 as a one seed.
I failed to mention the four NIT appearances by Kentucky and North Carolina over the last 10 years. For half of the student body at Kansas, the Jayhawks have been in the tournament every single year of their life. North Carolina and Kentucky have missed the tournament four times in the last 10 years.
I hear about 2006 a lot as well. Another first round loss after winning 25 games and grabbing another Big 12 title, Duke, as a one seed once again, lost in the Sweet 16. Kentucky was an 8 seed that didn't survive the first weekend. Oh, and North Carolina was taken out by George Mason in the second round.
have been a top four seed every year since George W. Bush's first term, upsets are going to happen. Sorry, but it's the law of averages or something like that. In 2005, when Kansas was upset by Bucknell after winning 23 games and capturing the Big 12 Conference title, UCLA was an 11 seed. Do Kansas fans know what an 11 seed even looks like? That same year, Duke lost in the Sweet 16 as a one seed.
So as last Sunday's loss is replayed over and over again, this Saturday during the Final Four games, remember that it has been far worse for your blue blooded friends at one time or another. Jayhawks, the country is shocked that you lost. Be worried when they are shocked that you won.
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Edited by Erin Wilbert