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DeJesus happy to shift to right field
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SURPRISE, Ariz. — David Dejesus, who didn't commit an error last season and has a 153-game errorless streak, got a jolt watching television the morning of Jan. 25.
Defesus saw that the Kansas City Royals had signed outfielder Rick Ankiel.
"My first thought I was getting traded." De Jesus said Monday.
The Royals had already signed free agent outfielders Scott Podsednik and Brian
designated hitter.
"A lot of people don't have jobs, but I have a job. That's all I'm really worried about."
Delesus readily agreed to switch.
DeJesus was the Royals center
"I was like, 'Yeah, for sure,' DeJesus said. "I just want to have a spot and a job. There's a tough world out there right now. A lot of people don't have jobs, but I have a job. That's all I'm really worried about."
Manager Trey Hillman called to inform Dejesus he wanted him to move from left to right. Guillen would be the primary
"We brought in a lot of guys," Delesus said. "We had a whole bunch of outfielders."
Anderson. Mitch Maier, who started 93 games in the outfield in 2009, and Willie Bloomquist, who started 62 games in the outfield last season, were returning. Plus, right fielder Jose Guillen, who was limited to 81 games in 2009 because of injuries, was back.
DAVID DEJESUS
Royals right fielder
fielder in 2008, but moved to left last year when they acquired Coco Crisp in a trade with Boston. This year, the Royals outfield will likely open with Podsednik in left, Ankiel in center
and Delesus in right. All three have played center and should be able to chase balls down.
"I think our outfield is really strong," DeJesus said. "It definitely strengthens our outfield, with two guys that can run and then me moving to right field, I think it makes us one of the top outfields in baseball."
Dejesus, who can be a free agent after this season, has not played right field regularly since he was a Rutgers freshman.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
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Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun retires to receiving a technical foul early in the first half against West Virginia Monday. The Huskers beat the Mountaineers 73-62.
Connecticut overtakes top-10 team again
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Kemba Walker scored 21 points and Jerome Dyson added 17 as Connecticut beat No. 8 West Virginia 73-62 on Monday night, the Huskies' third win this season over a top 10 team.
Stanley Robinson had 15 points and 13 rebounds for UConn (17-11, 7-8 Big East), which has won three straight to keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive.
The Huskies are 3-1 since coach Jim Callhoun returned from a medical leave of absence. Connecticut was 3-4 during the 23 days he was gone.
Devin Ebanks had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead West Virginia (21-6, 10-5). The Mountaineers finished the game without head coach Bob Huggins, who received two technical fouls in the final minute.
Calhoun called the game a street fight, and the teams combined for 46 personal fouls. UConn hit 30 of 42 free throws and Walker was 14 of 17 from the line.
West Virginia was 12 of 23 from the free throw line and hit just four of 18 shots from 3-point range.
UConn led by as many as 15 points in the first half, and by nine at halftime after outrebounding the Mountaineers 21-11.
But the Mountaineers whitted away at the lead in the second half, and when Ebanks followed up a missed shot with 8:44 left they were down 53-52. But they were never able to take the lead.
Stanley Robinson then followed up a missed layup by Dyson with a dunk, and Walker's steal and dunk made it 70-62.
It was 66-62 with just over a minute left when Calhoun called a timeout.
An anirate Huggins received two technical fools after calling a time-out, and Walker hit three of four free throws to ice the rame.
West Virginia committed 26
fouls and UConn was called for 20
UConn lost 6-foot-11 Ater Majok to fouls with 5 minutes left and 6-10 Gavin Edwards fouled out less than a minute later with UConn up 63-56.
The end of a great run
Connecticut is 15-4 all-time against West Virginia, including 8-0 at home.
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San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson waves to the crowd as he leaves the field after a NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in San Diego Nov. 1. Tomlinson has been released by the Chargers, ending a brilliant nine-year run in which he became one of the NFL's greatest running backs.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Appalachian States squeaks by Elon
ELON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Sims scored 25 points to lead Appalachian State to a 58-54 win over Elon on Monday night.
Sims shot 8-for-18 from the field and added six rebounds for the Mountaineers (18-11, 11-5 Southern Conference). Isaac Butts chipped in with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
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Appalachian State held a
56-54 lead with 32 seconds left after Jeremi Booth made one of two from the free throw line. Elon had a chance to tie, but Chris Long missed a layup with 19 seconds remaining.
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