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REDSKINS COACH
NORV TURNER got additional job security as coach of the Washington Redskins yesterday after he signed a three-year contract extension. Turner, 44, had signed a 5-year, $3 million deal in 1994. The extension, for an undisclosed amount, takes Turner through the 2001 season.
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Cooke, the team's owner, needed less than
hourly storage to concentrate the
contract. He reiterated yesterday in a statement that as long as he is the owner, Turner will be the Redskins coach. Turner's teams have improved from 3-13 in 1994 to 6-10 in 1995 and 9-7 last season.
AL CAMPANIS CHECKS INTO HOSPITAL
AL CAMPANIS, 80, the former Los Angeles Dodgers executive who was fired 10 years ago after his negative comments on African-American baseball players, was hospitalized Monday for an undisclosed condition.
Campani was removed shortly after his 1987 interview on ABC TV's Nightline, in which he said African Americans lacked the necessities to become managers and executives.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1997
YANKEES DEAL
In a union of pinstripes and three stripes, the NEW YORK YANKEES and adidats are joining in a marketing deal.
The sponsorship deal will be worth about $95 million for 10 years, giving adidas the right to put its name and logo throughout Yankee Stadium.
Details were not released, and it is not yet clear if it violates the Yankees' agreements with Major League Baseball Properties Inc., the licensing wing of the sport. The deal does not cover the actual uniforms or shoes, one adidas official said.
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Coaching roster complete after final announcements
Kansas football coach Terry Allen completed his coaching staff yesterday by adding Walt Klinker and Todd Middleton.
Klinker and Middleton will join a staff that learned its coaching assignments westerday.
Allen's offensive staff will include Bill Salmon (offensive coordinator/tight ends), Del Wight (offensive line), Klinker (offensive line), Michael Garrison (running backs) and Darrell Wyatt (wide receivers).
The defensive staff will include Ardell Wiegand (defensive coordinator/defensive line), Mark Farley (inside linebackers), Middleton (outside linebackers) and Mark Moseley (secondary coach).
Klinker joins the Kansas football staff after working as the offensive line coach at Hawaii. He had previously worked at Northern Iowa for 13 years, where he served as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.
Klinker also has been an assistant coach at Wyoming, New Mexico, Fresno State and Colorado.
Middleton was the defensive ends coach at Northern Illinois last season, and was the defensive line coach in 1995 at Princeton. He also has worked as an assistant coach at Army, West Virginia Wesleyan, Arizona and Chowan (N.C.) Junior College.
Kansan staff report
Referee back to normal after severe chest pains
ST.LOUIS A referee who was taken by ambulance to a St. Louis hospital because he complained of severe chest pains after Monday night's Missouri Valley Conference tournament final was back in his hotel room about three hours after the game.
Janssen barely made it to the referee's dressing room after the game, and was taken by stretcher to an ambulance from the Kiel Center and then to St. Mary's Hospital. Hospital officials said a heart monitor reading and X-rays were normal, showing only inflammation of the chest wall.
Paul Janssen, of Orange City, Iowa, plans to return to work later this week. Jim Bain, director of officiating for the Missouri Valley Conference, said Janssen was elbowed in the chest about a week ago and was in pain most of the game.
Innovative sailor crashes experimental plane, dies
WAUCHULA, FLA. — Lars Bergstrom, 62, an innovator of worldwide sailing, was killed when his experimental plane crashed Sunday.
Bergstrom was well known for his sailing designs and inventions. Eight years ago, he designed the 60-foot yacht that broke a 135-year-old record for the journey from New York to San Francisco.
"He got outside the parameters," said longtime friend Charles Ball. "He looked at everything with a new and innocent eve."
Bergstrom invented the Windex, a wind indicator that is mounted on the mast and looks like an arrow perched on a pencil, said John Burnham, editor of Sailing World magazine.
"The pilot had taken it up," Hendrix said. "He was trying to practice some stalling techniques. When it stalled, it didn't start again.
"Darn near every sailboat in the world has one of those," said yacht designer Bruce Kirby. "It must have made them millions and millions of dollars. It's the standard for any racing boat and the many cruising boats."
Bergstrom was flying an experimental aircraft with his partner, Sven Ridder, said Hardee County Sheriff's Capt. Edward Hendrix.
—The Associated Press
Women to play Baylor
Jayhawks commence Big 12 tournament
By Tommy Gallagher Kansan sportswriter
The No. 9 Kansas women's basketball team will look to continue its winning ways when it battles Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament at noon today.
Eighth-seeded Baylor advanced to the quarterfinals with a 68-62 victory against ninth-seeded Oklahoma State yesterday. The Bears have won four consecutive games heading into today's match-up.
The top-seeded Jayhawks got a bye in the first round. They have won seven consecutive games since Feb. 8. They defeated Baylor 79-49 on Jan. 11 at Allen Field House in the only regular-season meeting between the two teams.
Kansas center Nakia Sanford said she expected the Bears to be much more competitive this time around
"I don't think they were focused when they came in last time, and that was a surprise," Sanford said. "Nobody's going to remember that they lost to us by 30 if they win. Now that it's tournament time, you've got to forget what happened in the regular season because everyone's gunning for that Big 12 championship this week."
In the first meeting, Baylor shot 34.7 percent from the floor and missed all six attempts from behind the three-point line.
Kansas outbounded the Bears 53 to 31, and Baylor had just eight assists, compared with 28 turnovers.
Forward Amanda Mooney had a team-high 10 points and was the only Bear to reach double digits in any category. Forward Tasia Wright had no points but had a team-high four rebounds.
Kansas forward Jennifer Trapp had a game-high 15 points as five Jayhawks scored in double digits. Forward Suzi Raymant recorded nine points and nine rebounds, and Sanford had 11 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Kansas produced loftier numbers than its Texas opponents in the first meeting.
"During the regular season, there are some games where you have high emotion," Sanford said. "In the tournament, you know that your next game could be your last."
For Sanford, the difference between a regular-season and postseason game is enormous.
Kansas coach Marian Washington
said that the team couldn't be satisfied with just jump shots if it wanted to remain successful.
"I think we're going to take the outside shot when it's there, so I don't think we'll have any problems with that," Washington said. "I'm more concerned with our aggressiveness and our ability to take the ball to the basket.
"We have to get the ball in the paint, whether it's one or two passes inside to the post, or with perimeter players having confidence in their ability to take the ball to the basket. That aspect will be key when it comes time for tournament play." Washington said.
Kansas vs. Baylor
Kansas (23-4 overall, 14-2 in the Big 12) Starters
Big 12, Florida
G Tamecka Dixon, 5-9, Sr.
G Angle Halibieb, 5-10, Sr.
F Lynn Pride, 6-2, Fr.
F Jennifer Trapp, 6-1, Sr.
C Nakia Sanford, 6-3, So.
Baylor (15-12 overall, 7-9 in
Big 12) Probable Starters
G Amy Alcala, 5-9, So.
G Ella Toya, 5-5, So.
F Amanda Mooney, 5-10, Jr.
F Tasia Wright, 6-1, Jr.
C Kacy Moffitt, 6-4, So.
Time: Noon today
Time: Noon today
Place: Municipal Auditorium
Radio: KJHK-FM, 90.7.
Forward Jennifer Trapp squeezes between two Oklahoma players last Saturday. The Javahawks start Big 12 tournament play today in Kansas City.
Wichita shocks Kansas
Right fielder Les Walrond races back to first base, avoiding getting tagged by Wichita State's first baseman, Matt Patrick. The Jayhawks were defeated 7-1 last night in Hogland-Maupin Stadium. The men will play today at 3 p.m.
Jayhawks get three basehits in 7-1 defeat
Harley V. Ratliff
Kansas sportswriter
A combination of bonechilling weather and overpowering pitching put the Kansas baseball team in a deep-freeze.
By allowing the Jayhawk offense just one run off three hits, the Wichita State Shockers beat Kansas 7-1 last night at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
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The loss puts the Jayhawks overall record at 6-5
hawks overall record at 8-5. The Shockers jumped on Kansas starting pitcher Jake Good early, getting two runs in the first inning and adding two more in the fourth.
The early lead was more than enough support for Shocker pitcher Jason Krafft, who held the Jayhawk batters hitless through five innings.
Kansas head coach Bobb Randall said that his team simply wasn't ready to face that caliber of pitching
"Their guys that pitched tonight just overmatched us," Randall said. "The way that Kraft was throwing—seven runs was too much to overcome."
In the fourth inning, the Jayhawks let a Wichita State pop fly fall between three Kansas defenders, five feet in front of home plate. Later that inning, a wild pitch slipped by catcher Josh Dimmick which allowed a Shocker base runner to score from second base.
While the freshman Good (1-1) took his first lost of the season, many of the Shocker runs did not result from poor pitching.
"Defensivley we've got to get better," Randall said. "If your defense is going to give up runs, pitching is going to whip your tail. And we got our tail whipped tonight."
The lone Jayhawk bright spot came in the sixth iming when centerfielder Justin Headley hammered Shocker pitcher Nate Robertsonts two-out pitch over the right-field fence. The homer was Headley second of the season and accounted for the Jayhawks only run of the
Although they were credited with just one error, Randall said that this team had too many defensive breakdowns to keep the score close.
game.
While Headley was able to connect, Randall was concerned with the productivity of his offense.
"We had way too many easy strikeouts," Randall said. "Headley was the one guy who was swinging the bat well for us."
With Big 12 Conference rival Nebraska rolling into town tomorrow, Randall said that his team didn't have much time to correct its mistakes. However, he said he thought his team has the potential to make the necessary improvements.
"The only solution I have ever known is to correct
"We had way too many easy strikeouts."
Bobby Randall Kansas baseball coach
your mistakes in practice." Randall said. "I don't think that this is the baseball we expect to play or will accept."
The Jayhawks begin their two game series against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
'Hawks ready for final leg to Final Four
By BILL Petulla
Kansan sportswriter
many, in that three of the five starters have had torn ligaments and broken bones. Guard Jacque Vaughn tore a ligament in his wrist, center Scot Pollard suffered $p$
The Kansas men's basketball season has been jam-packed with injury and spotlight.
The spotlight comes from 14 consecutive weeks of being ranked the No. 1 team in the land. As a result, they've been under the unblinking eye of the public and the media.
But Kansas has persevered.
stress fracture of his foot and guard Jerod Haase fractured his wrist. Vaughn and Pollard combined missed 18 games due to injury.
"They've really accomplished a great deal this year," Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams said
about his 29-1 Jayhawks. "In 99 years of Kansas basketball no team has ever gone 29-1."
But with the Big 12 Conference Tournament beginning for Kansas Friday and the NCAA tournament eight days away, the pressure is building for the No. 1 Jayhawks.
Kansas' first post-season game will be in the Big 12 Tournament at noon on Friday in sold-out Kemper Arena, in Kansas City, Mo. The Jayhawks will play the winner of the Oklahoma State-Baylor game, which is tomorrow at noon.
A feeling of urgency from fans desperate for a Final Four birth or beyond is being felt by the team.
“It’s the way the team’s going to be remembered,” Williams said. “At the same time, I’ve tried to express this to the team and the fans, let’s enjoy the journey. I’ve seen the reactions. Last year I felt I had to do some apologizing and we were only one step to the Final Four.”
However, as Kansas gears up for post-season competition some feel that the Jawhaws are hitting their stride.
Pollard netted 12 points and pulled down 14 rebounds against Nebraska Sunday. The newly-crowned Big 12 Player of the Year, forward Raef LaFrentz is averaging 19 points and nine rebounds a game.
Vaughn is averaging 7.3 assists in the last five games. Despite his offensive numbers steadily improving, Williams said defense was where Vaughn shined.
"He's been even better than excellent," Williams said.
"He's the best defensive point guard I've ever coached."
Although Kansas' 29-1 record has only one blemish, a double-overtime 96-94 loss to Missouri on Feb. 4, guard Billy Thomas still contemplates the one that got away.
"It's human nature when you're 29-1 to think, 'Dang we should have won that one game,'" Thomas said. "But we haven't lost a game since then, and we don't have to lose to learn a lesson."
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