PHILLIES PLAYER
CURT SCHILLING was angered yesterday when the Philadelphia Phillies failed to offer him a guaranteed, three-year contract extension.
Schilling, eligible for free agency following the season, was thought to have asked for about $16 million in three years.
Schilling, 30, led the first six weeks of the 1996 season after shoulder surgery the previous August. He went 9-10 with a 3.19 ERA in 26 starts.
Schilling will give the Philies another proposal today. The sides won't meet again until March 18.
KENYAN BREAKS MARK AT INDOOR MEET
Wilson Kipketer set his second 800-METER WORLD RECORD in three days at the World Indoor Championship yesterday when he ran 1 minute 42.67 seconds, slicing 1.29 off the mark he set Friday.
The Kenyan-born athlete, who runs for Denmark, ran 1:43.96 in Friday's first heat, beating the old mark of Kenya's Paul Ereng.
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1997
BOMB SCARE
Locker rooms at KEMPER ARENA were cleared and bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in Saturday after someone phoned in a bomb threat.
The threat was made just before halftime of the Missouri-Oklahoma semifinal in the Big 12 postseason tournament.
A search by Kansas City police, Kemper security guards and Big 12 staff turned up nothing. Officials and the Missouri and Oklahoma teams were taken to different dressing quarters at the half but returned to their own locker rooms after the game, which Missouri won 89-80.
The crowd of 19,300 was not notified and was
not affected by the halftime search.
Rugby club team defeats KSU 46-5 on Saturday
The Kansas club rugby team defeated Kansas State 46-5 on Saturday at the Westwick Rugby Complex in Lawrence.
The win guaranteed the rugby team a spot in the rugby club sport playoffs to be held in Houston on April 1.
Kansas needed to defeat the Wildcats by at least 28 to clinch a spot. The team won by 41.
Leading the charge for Kansas were Mike Effertz and Eric Sutton. Both scored two tries for the Javahaws.
Dan Carl, Brian Holmes and Jake Corrigan each added one try for Kansas.
The game was Kansas' first at the new Westwick complex, which is owned by the rugby team. The Kansas rugby team is one of only three teams in the country to own its field.
—Kansan staff report
NFL ponders new sites for its expansion teams
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Here's the NFL's dilemma:
But where else? It's possible the league could expand by one team in 1999 and another in 2001, when there might be a stadium in Los Angeles.
There may be an inking of that this week when the owners begin preliminary discussions about expansion, probably by appointing a committee to study it.
It must put a team in Cleveland by 1999 — that was written in stone (or at least in contract) when Art Modell took his franchise to Cleveland.
But while Los Angeles, deserted by the Rams and Raiders in 1995, seems to be the logical second city, there is still no stadium there that the NFL deems suitable.
Other teams that are looking for new stadiums will either get them or, like Denver and San Francisco, are too entrenched in their areas to move far.
One reason for the league's interest in expansion is the relative stability in the NFL — Tampa Bay and Cincinnati, two teams that might have moved into the Cleveland vacancy, are getting new stadiums.
West Virginia player dies after vehicle's tire went flat
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — A West Virginia football player was killed yesterday when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went out of control after its tire went flat.
Daniel VanEtten, 19, a freshman lineman, was thrown from the vehicle in the accident about 1:25 a.m. on Interstate 95 in Camden County, Ga., Georgia state police said.
Three other West Virginia football players were in the vehicle. Carlos Osgeueda, a freshman receiver from Miami; Matt Wilson, a freshman lineeman from East Sparta, Ohio; and Donnell Khori Ivey, a freshman from Boca Raton, Fla., were treated for minor injuries at Camden Medical Center and released, the Camden County Sheriff's Department said.
Another passenger, Dina Karwosci,
18, of Beaver, Pa., also was in the
vehicle and was treated and released,
the sheriff's department said.
Georgia state police said the vehicle had traveled about 350 feet after the left rear tire started to separate. Then it began rotating and overturned.
"Danny was a wonderful young guy," West Virginia coach Don Nehlen said. "He was liked by all the players and coaches here at West Virginia."
VanTetten, of Jupiter, Fla., was second-team all-state in Florida's Class 5A as a senior.
—The Associated Press
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'Hawks sweep series
Kansas offense shines at plate against St. Cloud
Kansan staff report
The Jayhawk baseball team is on a hot streak.
During the weekend, Kansas grabbed four wins in a series with St. Cloud State at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium. Kansas, 12-5 overall, now has won six consecutive games.
"There are always things that can be improved on," Kansas coach Bobby Randall said. "But right now we are playing well. We are a young team, and if we can get some early wins, we will keep improving."
The Jayhawks put together their best offensive showing of the season yesterday, defeating St. Cloud 24-3.
Kansas scored in every inning that they batted except for the second.
The biggest Kansas burst at the plate came in the eighth inning, when St. Cloud pitcher Chris Jurak gave up eight hits and seven runs. Kansas earned eight runs in the inning.
Kansas centerfielder Mike Dean went 3 of 3 at the plate, including two doubles. Right fielder Les Walrond hit 3 for 6, and designated hitter Joe Demarco was 2 for 4, including a triple.
"I think that we are being a little more patient at the plate than we have been," Randall said. "You can't ask for better production."
Kansas pitcher Jake Good (2-1) earned the victory.
On Saturday, the teams played a doubleheader.
Kansas took the first game 5-2 and picked up the second game 6-1.
Kansas led the entire game, jumping out to a quick 5-0 run. St. Cloud tried to come back by scoring its two runs in the eighth inning, but it wasn't enough.
Kansas pitcher Derek Metz made his pitching debut for the Jayhawks and got the win. In his first game, Metz pitched three innings and allowed just one run on two hits.
On Friday, the Jayhawks defeated St. Cloud 12-7 after scoring seven runs in the first inning.
The Jayhawks then posted three more runs in the fourth inning. Then St. Cloud attempted a comeback.
The Huskies scored six runs in the seventh inning, making it a 10-7 game. But Kansas was able to hold off St. Cloud by putting in two insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh.
During the four-game series, the Kansas pitching staff allowed a total of 13 runs on 24 hits.
Randall said he had been pleased with how the team was pitching.
"We have improved this year and since last season," Randall said. "The more chances we get to go out and get some work, the better we will be."
Kansas will play against Missouri at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
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Kansas coach Bobby Randall counsels pitcher Derek Metz during the Jayhawks' win against St. Cloud Saturday. Metz pitched his first collegiate game in the second half of the weekend doubleheader.
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Center fielder Mike Dean tags out a St. Cloud player at home during game two. The 'Hawks won the game 6-1.
No time for games' time-outs
College basketball is a waste of time.
Excessive time-outs slow the flow of a regulation game and waste the fans', players' and coaches' time. As many as 20 time-outs can be taken by officials, players and coaches during a 40-minute game.
Eight media time-outs account for at least 16 minutes of down time, depending on what television network carries the game. Each team can take three full time-outs per half, accounting for another 24 minutes of inactivity.
The 20-second time-out halts the game for another two minutes. Plus, officials have the authority to stop the game for injuries and scuffs.
When many baseball fans recently became bored with the lack of constant action and switched to basketball, major league baseball attempted to win back the hearts of its fans by analyzing and implementing ways to speed up the game.
All 26 time-outs, coupled with dead balls and fouls, make the game of college basketball slower than it needs to be.
But authorities of NCAA basketball have allowed teams to have additional time-outs, thus slowing the game even more.
game in which athletes utilize their years of intense conditioning to play at their peak.
But I don't have time to stand at the field house and watch KU athletes sit on the bench for as
I want to see a back-and- forth, high-flying physical
The reason fans like the sport is because of the nonstop excitement, so why take that awav?
I can live with halftime and a few time-outs, but coaches Roy Williams and Marian Washington prepare their players for several days before a game, so there cannot possibly be that much more to say to the players.
much as 42 minutes during a game's time-outs.
KU basketball players are some of the best-conditioned athletes in the country, so time-outs probably are not designed to give them a breather. Discussions of strategy should take place before the game — not after every few minutes of play.
A typical game lasts about two hours. That's 120 minutes of my time to watch only 40 minutes of play. Basketball players average a three-minute break for every one minute of work.
What other professions allow this? It would take me 24 hours to complete an eight-hour work day in college basketball time.
It's a good thing not every profession allows its workers to have so many breaks.
Forward Raef LaFrentz averages about 29 minutes a game. Spread that over a season of 30 or more games, and he still plays fewer than 20 hours.
I'd love to work for 20 hours and earn a scholarship worth about $12,000 a year. In fact, I'd probably feel guilty sitting on the bench during time-outs.
I think a few time-out reforms are needed in college basketball.
Get rid of the 20-second time-out. What could coaches possibly have to say that is so important that he or she must stop the game? Just yell it to the players on the court so the fans won't lose excitement.
Only allow teams to have one time-out each half. Teams should be able to discuss relevant game plans in the eight media time-outs spaced throughout the contest, but just in case of emergencies, coaches should have a backup.
Players should substitute into the game the same way hockey players or tag-tteam wrestlers do. When Tamecka Dixon is running down the sideline, she could just slap Erinn Reed's hand and the players would switch. This would cut down on the time wasted when officials must stop the game to make substitutions.
As a former player, I know the game is exhausting and timeouts help players catch their breath.
Get rid of the 20 second time-out. What could coaches possibly have to say that is so important that he or she must stop the game?
But I never needed 26 timeouts to drink my Gatorade and wipe off sweat, and I'm far from being in the same superb condition as Kansas athletes.
We should make them earn their scholarships through hard work, but time-outs are cutting into the excitement of the game – and I don't pay good money for tickets, wait in line for several hours before tipoff and stand in a sweaty field house to see our athletes sitting on padded chairs during time-outs.
Comments? E-mail Dave at dbtretenk@kansan.com
Jayhawks win some lose some in Oklahoma
By Matt Woodruff
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas advanced to the championship game in the consolation bracket yesterday but fell to Notre Dame 4-2.
The Kansas softball team traveled to the Sooner State for the second time this season and split six games in the Hall of Fame Tournament in Oklahoma City.
Pitcher Sarah Workman (6-6)
took the loss, pitching seven
innings and surrendering eight
hits and four runs.
The loss came despite a 4 for 4 hitting performance by Sara Holland, who earned a spot on the 1997 Sooner Invitational All-Tournament Team with her consistent hitting.
The team split its first two
games of the tournament on Friday, losing 7-5 to the Fighting Irish and defeating Stephen F. Austin 9-1 in five innings. Kansas rel-
Kansas rallied in the seventh
Sarah Workman
Workman took the loss after going six innings, allowing seven runs off eight hits.
inning against Notre Dame with back-to-back home runs from Holland and Kristina Johnson but came up two runs short.
Kansas came out hitting against Stephen F. Austin, scoring four runs in the first inning. Shannon Stanwick hit a two-run homer, and Holland went 2 for 2 at the plate with three RBI and a run scored.
Christy McPhail pitched five innings, giving up just one run on four hits.
Holland went 5 for 5 in Friday's games, belting her fourth and fifth home runs of the season and driving in six runs.
"It looked like two completely different teams out there today," Kansas coach Tracy Bunge said Friday. "We were more aggressive in the second game. The first game we were just really flat. Even though we had 11 hits, we really didn't put anything together until the last inning, and then it was too late."
The team, now 10-6, won its first two games on Saturday, defeating Baylor 9-1 and Northwestern 9-7.
Kansas pounded out 16 hits against Baylor, with Michelle Hubler going 4 for 4 at the plate.
Heather Richins and Stanwix each hit home runs, and Workman earned her sixth victory of the season with a one-hit shutout.
Stanwix and Holland paced the victory against the Wildcats, collecting six hits, two home runs and four RBI between them
In their third game on Saturday, the Jayhawks fell to Oklahoma 8-0, managing just two hits off Sooner pitcher Jill Moss.
"I was pleased with the way we swung the bats, other than the OU game," Bunge said. "Jill Most is tough, and when Oklahoma jumped out to the lead, she just relaxed and blew us away."
The team will be back in Oklahoma next weekend to compete in the OSU Cowgirl Classic in Stillwater, Okla.