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SPORTS / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.
Muhammad Ali
FACT OF THE DAY
After losing to No.14 Texas 85-82 on Saturday, women's basketball is now 0-6 against ranked opponents this season.
-Kansas Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: When was the last time Kansas lost to Texas A&M?
A: The Jayhawks suffered a 69-66 loss against the Aggies in 2007. That was also Kansas' last loss in Allen Fieldhouse as the Jayhawks have since won 56 consecutive home games.
— Kansas Athletics
Time to call out the overrated
MORNING BREW
In sports, terms such as "miracle" or greatest of all time have defined some of the greatest moments, players and teams in history. For those who aren't great or considered a fringe athlete in this conversation, you get the world famous terms "underrated" or "overrated." I believe in this theory, but in my opinion there are certain things in sports that need to be called in to question. I'm ready to call you out.
BY ANDREW HAMMOND ahammond@kansan.com
Overrated: The SI Swimsuit Issue.
Hello, Sports illustrated, I would like you to meet this new magazine. It's called Maxim. It does the same thing you do, shoot photos of girls in pretty much nothing, but Maxim comes out every month, not once a year.
Overrated: Hating the already Hated. It's Amazing how many times Duke, Notre Dame or even the New York Yankees come on TV at a sports bar and fans complain about how much they "hate" them. Do you really hate them or do you just not like them?
But if you're in your dorm room or apartment in Lawrence and you talk about how much you hate Notre Dame, Duke or the Yankens, then find a new team to hate. This just in, hating those teams are out of style. They have marched on without
you — you should do the same. While I'm at it, if you hate Tim Tebow, JJ Redick or any other athlete, blame ESPN for overexposing and overhaping them.
Underrated: Sports in High Definition. This may be the greatest thing to hate in sports since sports started to be televised. It has given sports like golf, hockey and soccer new reasons to tune in. Pebble Beach has never looked more beautiful than on a Sunday afternoon in HD. And watching the ice spray during an HD NHL game has never been more chilling.
Overrated: "One Shinning Moment." This is the most overplayed emotional tribute to the teams who participate in the NCAA tournament. If you are one of the 64 losers, you might have gotten a great moment in the tournament. But in the
end, you still lost. Also, those teams that were upset in the tournament may not want to relive that moment.
Underrated: Obscure Olympic sports: With basketball, football and baseball bogging down our sports-watching year, we need a break. Thank God for curling and race walking! Every two years the Winter and Summer Olympics give us a reason to pay attention athletes such as Thomas Ulsrud, who's vying for a gold medal in curling with his Norwegian team, and wears wacky pants to brighten up everyone's HD set. You can't get storylines like this every day. This is their Super Bowl, their world series and we get to kick back and watch them in amazement and amusement.
— Edited by Jesse Rangel
Greinke reports to Arizona camp early
MLB
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Zack Greinke, the 2009 American League Cy Young award winner, is not resting on his laurels.
Greinke, who led the majors with a 2.16 earned run average while posting a 16-8 record last season, was among the early arrivals Friday as the Kansas City Royals opened spring training with a mini-camp.
It was labeled a voluntary camp and pitchers and catchers are not scheduled to report until Wednesday. But Greinke's attendance sent a message. The Royals are trying to get a head start after finishing last in the American League Central for the fifth time in the past six seasons.
Greinke was not the only high position Royal to show up. Closer Joakim Soria, a 2008 All-Star who has logged 72 saves the past two seasons, and first baseman Billy Butler, who led the Royals last season with
a. 301 average, 51 doubles and 93 RBIs, also were in camp.
Manager Trey Hillman has already named Greinke his starter for the April 5 opener against Detroit. Gil Meche, the opening day starter the past three seasons, will pitch the second game.
The rest of the rotation will take shape in spring training. The candidates include Luke Hochevar, the first overall pick in the 2006 draft, Brian Bannister, Kyle Davies and Robinson Tejada. Davies, Bannister and Meche all ended the season on the disabled list with right shoulder ailments.
"All the guys we had that finished last year on the DL are projected to be healthy." Hillman said. "We won't baby them, but we will monitor them closely because they did finish on the DL. We've got to build them up. We've got to build everybody's innings up."
Kyle Farnsworth, who has been exclusively a reliever since 2000, will enter camp as a rotation candidate.
Jayhawk in waiting?
Weston White/KANSAN
Josh Selby, a point guard from Baltimore, was on hand Saturday night during Kansas 73-59 victory against Iowa State. Selby has received offers from Kansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky and Syracuse. He graduates high school this May. Toward the end of the second half, the Kansas student section began a "We want Selby" chant that drew a smile on his face.
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Men's basketball at Texas A&M, 8 p.m.
Men's golf at Rice Intercollegiate, all day
TUESDAY
Women's basketball at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Men's Golf at Rice Intercollegiate, all day
THURSDAY
No events scheduled.
WEDNESDAY No events scheduled.
FRIDAY
Softball
vs. Marshall in Gainesville,
Fla., 12 p.m.
Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m.
Softball
vs. Florida in Gainesville,
Fla., 5 p.m.
SATURDAY
Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 10 a.m.
Mens's Basketball vs. Colorado, 3 p.m.
Softball
vs. Campbell in
Gainesville, Fla., 3 p.m.
Softball vs. East Carolina in Gainesville, Fla. 6 p.m.
SUNDAY
Softball vs. Marshall in Gainesville, Fla., 10 a.m.
Tennis at Tulsa, 11 a.m.
Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 12 p.m.
Women's Basketball at Texas Tech, 5 p.m.
Women's Golf at Kiawah Island Classic, all day
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