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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I'd run over my mother to win the Super Bowl."
— Russ Grimm
FACT OF THE DAY
Thirteen former Jayhawks have won a Super Bowl ring. They have combined for 19 Super Bowl victories.Overall,24 former Jayhawks have played in a combined 35 Super Bowls all-time.
Source: KU Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Who was the last former Jay-hawk to win a Super Bowl ring?
Source: KU Athletics
A: Former center Justin Hartwick. He won with the Steelers in 2009. Source: KU Athletics
SCORES
NCAA Men's Basketball
NCAH MEI MEN'S BASKETBALL
No. 1 Kentucky, 62, South Carolina, 68
No. 5 Michigan State, 57, Michigan, 56
No. 9 West Virginia, 62, DePaul, 46
No. 13 Kansas State, 76, Baylor, 74
No. 21 Clemson, 69, Boston College, 75
Miami (FL), 59, Maryland, 81
North Carolina, 77, North Carolina State, 63
Northwestern, 61, Minnesota, 65
NBA Basketball
NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 1 Connecticut, 73, Rutgers, 36
No. 17 Oklahoma State, 75, Missouri, 60
NBA Basketball
LA Lakers, 115, Washington, 103
Minnesota, 105, New York, 132
Milwaukee, 107, Dallas, 108
Charlotte, 114, Phoenix, 109
Golden State, 96, Sacramento, 99
NBA
Hornets win by one with 3.8 remaining
PORTLAND, Ore. — Chris Paul made a 15-foot jumper with 3.8 seconds remaining, lifting the New Orleans Hornets to a 98-97 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Monday night.
With the Hornets trailing by a point, Paul was left wide open at the free throw line when he caught a pass and buried the shot.
Paul led all scorers with 24 points, and also had 12 assists.
Marcus Thornton had 19 points, David West scored 18 and Emeka Okefor added 14 for New Orleans.
Thornton made his first start of the season after New Orleans traded shooting guard Devin Brown to the Chicago Bulls earlier Monday for backup 7-foot center Aaron Gray.
Juwan Howard and LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points apiece for Portland.
Howard's 16 matched a season high. Martell Webster hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points, while Jerryd Bayless and Rudy Fernandez had 12 points each.
Portland led 49-47 at halftime even though New Orleans led for most of the first half.
The Hornets got off to a quick start, hitting their first six shots on the way to a 24-8 lead seven minutes into the first quarter.
But Portland slowly cut the deficit.
The Blazers closed it to 31-23 at the end of the first quarter, and took their first lead at 42-41 on a runner by Aldridge with four minutes left before halftime
The game remained tight through the third quarter, but Portland opened up a 90-81 lead with 4 minutes left in the game on back-to-back layups by Howard and Fernandez.
New Orleans later rallied from a 96-88 deficit by scoring eight consecutive points, then took the lead for good on Paul's limber.
Associated Press
Women win the weekend
MORNING BREW
et's try a healthy morning exercise.
Breathe in. (Pause). Breathe out. (Pause). Now give it up for the ladies of the world.
No, this isn't an intermission from a perverted DJ's set-list or a verse by A Tribe Called Quest.
This activity is taking place because it just doesn't happen enough — especially in the sports world.
This past weekend, television sets were swarmed with upsets in men's college basketball, an overtime thriller in the NFL playoffs and NBA games featuring a final seconds extravaganza between Kevin Durant and Lebron James.
But we already know about those fellas. Sure, they can amaze with the best of 'em. Yet too often slam dunking and stiff arming gentlemen cast overwhelming shadows on the brilliance of their female counterparts.
I could go on blaming pocket-fillers left and right for these shadows, but there's too much to praise instead.
Fear not my gender-unbiased sports fans! No longer is there a need to dig through the depths of sports media outlets to learn about what was a monumental weekend for women in sports.
KULICK ROLLS INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS
On Sunday Kelly Kulick became the first woman to win a PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) Tour championship. The 32-year-old from Union, NJ, with the sling shot stroke didn't just squeak by to make history. She absolutely pummeled her opponent, former champ Chris Barnes, starting the match with four straight strikes and finishing with a 265-195 beat down. Kulick will take home a
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
$40,000 prize, a shiny silver trophy and a message of hope: Women can triumph not only against men, but in the most unlikely of circumstances.
SUNDERLAND TO THE SEA
Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks, Calif., embarked on her quest to become the youngest person, male or female, to sail around the world alone. Her 40-foot boat, named Wild Eyes, departed from Marina del Rey, Calif., Saturday. She plans to finish the voyage and claim the record sometime in April. An interesting factor: Sunderland's brother, Zac, once held the record when he was 17. It has since been broken.
If you weren't already swayed to the ladies' side, Spaniard Rafael Nadal's imatch injury and eventual loss to UK's Andy Murray should close the case. This year's Women's Australian Open has already provided even the casual fan with a whirlwind of interesting story lines. Perhaps most shocking was Tuesday's grand upset, when Venus Williams fell to China's Li Na, Na, and not Venus, will likely face top ranked Serena Williams in the semi-final. Note to consider: Serena's match against Belarus native Victoria Azarenka took place during this fine
AUSTRALIAN OPEN UPSET
paper's production last night. Check australianopen.com for updated results.
Source Associated Press
"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine." Patti Smith's introduction from "Gloria: In Exelcis Deo/Gloria," her cover of the Van Morrison anthem, is the genesis of 1975's "Horses" and it seeps through your skin. Then the poetic anarchist proceeds to delicately strangle (not oxymoronic when you hear it) the listener's attention for the remainder of the produced album. The piece traverses through varying genes in the reggae jams of the lesbian contextualizing "Redondo Beach," the rock and roll screeching "Break It Up" and the spoken-verse Gil Scott Heron-ish imagery of "Land: Horses/Land of a Thousand Dances/La Mer (De)."
If you're looking for a comparison that is in no way easy to grasp, "Horses" sounds somewhat like a less intoxicated and female Jim Morrison covering John Lennon's "Plastic Ono Band." Or you could just call it the most artistic and courageous musical statement a woman not named Aretha has ever compiled.
MUSIC FROM THE VAULTS
Edited by Megan Heacock
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Women's basketball vs. Colorado, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY No events scheduled
FRIDAY
Track Jayhawk Invitational, all day
SATURDAY
Women's tennis at Drake, 10 a.m.
Women's basketball at Missouri, 5 p.m.
Men's basketball at Kansas State, 6 p.m.
SUNDAY No events scheduled
MONDAY
MONDAY No events scheduled
MLB
Four new players sign contracts with Rovals
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Terriers shoot 50 percent, defeat Mocs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with four players, including catcher Manny Pina, on major league contracts for 2010.
Also agreeing to terms were right-handed pitcher Blake Wood and left-handers Dusty Hughes and Edgar Osuna. Details of the agreements announced Tuesday weren't disclosed.
Pina, 22, was acquired from the Texas Rangers with outfielder Tim Smith last September. He was a Texas League all-star and batted .259 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs last year.
The Terriers (14-8, 6-3 Southern Conference) shot 50 percent from the field, tallied 17 points off 16 Chattanooga turnovers and scored 17 second-chance points.
Junior Salters added 14 points, Brad Loesing had 13 and Terry Martin scored 12 for Wofford, which won for the
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Noah Dahlman scored 20 points and Wofford defeated Chattanooga 78-63 Monday night.
Associated Press
sixth time in seven games.
The Terriers, who led 38-36 at halftime, opened the second half on an 18-8 run.
Salters capped the run on a 3-pointer for a 56-44 Wofford lead with 10:48 remaining.
The Mocs (11-10, 3-5), who trailed 32-24 with 4:29 left in the first half, went on a 12-4 run to tie it at 36-36 with 51 seconds until halftime.
Associated Press
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