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Self tees off for Scouts ————
Coach happy to help cause, but ‘I hate golf’ By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com
Bill Self had modest expectations as he teed it up in the 15th-annual Boy Scout Classic on Monday afternoon at Lawrence Country Club. “I’ve gotten to the point where I hate golf,” Self, Kansas University’s 10thyear basketball coach, said with a smile. “It’s not because I haven’t played a lot. It’s because when I do, I’ve been awful. I’m going to spend about six months regrouping, then get ready for a stellar 2013.” Self said he was pleased to lend his support to a tournament that was run by former KU football great John Hadl before Self’s arrival in Lawrence. “This is a great event that goes to a good cause,” Self said. “Any time you can benefit youth in our community, it’s always a positive.” Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett was one of the 104 participants. “I know one thing: If anybody can hit it further than him, I’d like to see it
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them is kind of weird,” Taylor said. He noted that Hoboken is the “midpoint between Brooklyn and East Rutherford where the Nets practice” and that most of his teammates, would in fact, be living there. “I’m so excited about the whole thing. Everything is brand new,” Taylor said, referring to the Nets franchise’s moving to a new arena in New York. “It’s going to be fun.” Taylor said there aren’t really any disadvantages to playing where he grew up. For example, he isn’t worried about any childhood friends trying to form an entourage and ask him for cash. “I think that’s going to happen whether I’m home or not. It’s a little bit easier for them to get access to
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and Kit Rice, and sophomore Jasmin Yoon. The runners’ season gets started Saturday at Topeka-Hayden.
Football The Seahawks return to the gridiron this fall for the first time since 2009, when injuries forced Seabury to suspend its young football program mid-season. The school’s athletic director, Eric Nelson, took a conservative approach with this year’s schedule. The Seabury calendar consists of only five games. There are just 13 players on the roster for coach Aaron Combs and his eight-man squad. “We’re iron hawks,” the coach said. “Everybody’s got to be able to do more than one thing.” The team’s lone senior,
because he can bomb it,” Self said. Money raised through the event and silent auction benefit the Heart of America Council of the Boy Scouts of America serving northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. Proceeds specifically go to camp scholarships and outreach support (membership fees, equipment, books and materials) for the Boy Scouts in the area. Douglas County is part of the Pelathe District of the Heart of America Council and has more than 1,100 young men and women involved in Boy Scouts of America.
Ben’s back: Self said red-shirt freshman Ben McLemore (hip flexor) is back on the court practicing. “He should be full speed by next week,” Self said.
Upcoming schedule: Here’s the upcoming schedule leading up to the Oct. 12 Late Night in the Phog. “We’ll be practicing our two hours a week (in accordance with NCAA
6-9 senior from Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas, has cut his list of schools to 10, Rivals.com reports. They are: KU, Baylor, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, N.C. State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas. Randle will visit Florida on Oct. 6 when the Gators meet LSU in football. He will not sign until the spring. ... Chris Jones, a 5-foot10, 195-pound sophomore point guard from Northwest Florida State college in Niceville, Fla., tells Rivals.com he has a list of KU, Baylor, Florida State, Louisville and Oklahoma State. The Memphis native said he will visit KU for Late Night. He said he has been offered a scholarship by the KU staff. “They’re ready to put the ball in my hands and let me rock. The coaching staff at Kansas wants me and they want me to help win another national championship,” Jones told JayhawkSlant.com. “I re
ally like the style of play Recruiting: No. at Kansas and I like coach 2-ranked Julius Randle, a Bill Self as a person.”
rules) and doing individuals (workouts),” Self said. “Beginning Sept. 15, we can do that with our entire team. Boot Camp starts the fourth week in September. “The bottom line is this: They are going to spend more time than ever in the weight room,” he added. “I felt we probably didn’t spend as much time in the weight room this summer as what I would have liked because we were practicing those days (for European trip). You are limited on hours. We are going to really get after the guys physically here the next six to eight weeks.” Self said he had no complaints about the players’ bodies. “Our guys look good,” he said. “With freshmen, though, they can’t just look the role, because we’ve got a lot of guys who look the role. There’s something about the weight room that just develops toughness and an attitude. We need to get more of that.”
me being close to home. It settled on my feet before was something I was going I can help anybody else, to have to deal with any- though.” way,” Taylor said. “I am Taylor said he hasn’t dealing with it. It is what made any extravagant it is. I can say no. I know purchases. who I can give money to “I’ve got some pretty and who not. It’s cool. Be- cool stuff, mostly clothes,” ing in New York is not he said. “I’ve not got a car hard. It’s where I’m from. yet ... working on that.” I am home As far thinking I’m as what’s I’m so excited Tyshawn, ahead on but I’m about the whole thing. the court, not just Everything is brand the Nets Tyshawn to new. It’s going to be have a everybody batch of fun.” else.” guards, inT a y cluding alllor’s mom, — Tyshawn Taylor, on the Nets’ star Deron Jeanell, who new New York arena Williams lived in and recent Lawrence acquisitions the past Joe Johnson three years, has moved to and C.J. Watson to go with Orlando, Fla., but prom- Taylor, Keith Bogans and ises to attend a batch of MarShon Brooks. Nets games. “I think they want to “Mom can take care play him (Williams) at 2, of herself. It’ll be easier which is why they brought for me to help than be- C.J. in and why they draftfore,” Taylor said. “Mom ed a point guard,” Taylor has been working. She’s said. “I think when he had not going to stop any- a lot of his highest-scortime soon. I’ve got to get ing games he was playing
off the ball a lot. I am the rookie. I am going to get the last pick of the litter. I’m OK with that. I’m going to come to work every day, and hopefully the coaches see that.” He believes the Jayhawks will do just fine without him. “Elijah has been here four years. He’s learned from some guys. He’s been in big games. He knows what to do,” Taylor said of senior point guard Elijah Johnson. “Naadir (Tharpe, sophomore) has been watching for a year. I love Naadir’s game. I don’t know who else is there they brought in, but with those two, I think the ball is in good hands for sure. “I think they’ll go through some stuff. They are a young team. Coach (Bill) Self has proven he can make any team good. We’ve got guys who’ve been on really good teams and know how to win. They’ll pull it together eventually. It’s a process, though.”
Fischer Almanza, doubles as the only player with high school football experience. He played as a freshman at Seabury. Combs said juniors Joe Simpson, Allen and Gutierrez will be key players as well. Considering the program’s brief history (Seabury played its inaugural game in 2008), Combs knows health will be key. “Our numbers are so short, we don’t really have room for error,” he said. Seabury’s first game is Sept. 7 at Topeka Cair Paravel.
Seniors Alexa Gaumer, a setter, and Courtney Hoag, a middle hitter, return for Seabury, which also adds transfer Sarah McDermott, a senior who played last year at Veritas Christian. Senior Maddie McCaffrey and sophomore Reilly Malone are returning starters, and Leuty anticipates freshmen Ellen Almanza, an outside hitter, and Taylor Hodge, a libero, could play key roles in the rotation. “The team spent most of the offseason devoted to improvement through club volleyball, college camps and summer workouts,” Leuty said. “They have all put in an awful lot of time to ensure that this is a team that will make an impact.” The Seahawks’ chemistry and their love for volleyball and competition have impressed the coach: “These qualities are crucial and not something every team has,” she said. Seabury’s season begins Thursday at Jackson Heights.
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upon their 2011 success, Richey can’t help feeling good about his third year with the program. Plus, the coach has more reasons to be optimistic. “Our top singles player, (senior) Emilie Padgett, has worked hard this offseason, and is a talented player that has a great chance to qualify for state this year,” Richey said. “Our group gets along exceptionally well and has great team chemistry.” Joining the Seahawks’ core group of players on the courts this fall are junior Elizabeth Padgett and freshmen Rebecca HampGirls tennis ton and Abby Padgett. Last year, in John Seabury plays Sept. 8 at Richey’s second season Hiawatha. coaching Seabury’s girls tennis team, the Seahawks Volleyball Although Seabury’s volwent 5-3 in head-to-head match-ups and qualified leyball team finished 10-25 their top doubles team for last season, coach Christhe 3-2-1A state tourna- sy Leuty thinks the Seahawks’ group of seniors ment. With the No. 1 doubles could help the program duo of senior Raquel go even farther than the Dominguez and junior sub-state semifinals — its Alicia Cotsoradis back all-time best postseason and prepared to build finish a year ago.
Chiefs go with Quinn as backup quarterback KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) — Brady Quinn has been picked as the backup quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, leaving Ricky Stanzi at No. 3 on the depth chart heading into their preseason finale.
Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel told the team of his decision before Monday’s practice. The race to back up Matt Cassel had been one of the few open contests for Kansas City during training camp.
Quinn signed as a free agent in the offseason, and Stanzi was No. 3 a year ago. Tight end Kevin Boss missed practice for what Crennel called personal reasons. Defensive backs Jalil
Brown, Kendrick Lewis and Brandon Flowers were among numerous players who did not participate because of various injuries. The Chiefs will wrap up their preseason on Thursday night at Green Bay.
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KANSAS CITY’S ALEX GORDON, RIGHT, FIELDS an RBI double by Boston’s Cody Ross as K.C.’s Jarrod Dyson, left, backs up the play in the sixth inning of an eventual 5-1 Red Sox win on Monday in Boston.
Hochevar solid, but Royals fall BOSTON (AP) — Luke Hochevar pitched well enough to save the bullpen. The problem was the Kansas City Royals couldn’t do much against Daisuke Matsuzaka. Hochevar pitched his second complete game of the season, holding down a Boston offense that collected 34 hits in the previous two games, but the Royals lost to the Red Sox, 5-1, Monday in the series finale. After using seven relievers in a win Saturday and five in Sunday’s loss, Hochevar needed to give his team a long start heading into a 10-game homestand that begins tonight against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers. “Hoch did a great job of getting us through eight innings,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “Our ‘pen had really been worked the last two nights and he gave (us) a chance — and in this park a fourrun lead, I mean, you can get it. He did a nice job of keeping us in the game.” Matsuzaka returned from the disabled list with his best start of the season and Cody Ross drove in three runs to help the Japanese right-hander get his first win since undergoing Tommy John surgery in June of last year. “He was throwing (the slider) inside to righties and he’s actually mixed in more of a cutter now,” Kansas City’s Billy Butler said. “He used to be just fastball, sinker and that slurvy slider and not so many cutters, but today I saw more cutters than I had in the past.” Hochevar (7-12) gave up five runs and eight hits. The Red Sox took three of four in the wraparound series and won for the second time in three games since trading Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford to the Dodgers on Saturday in a salary-dumping, nineplayer deal. Jacoby Ellsbury had a solo homer and double for Boston, which opens a nine-game West Coast
BOX SCORE Kansas City
Boston ab r h bi ab r h bi JDyson cf 3 1 0 0 Pdsdnk lf 4 1 20 AEscor ss 4 0 0 0 Pedroia 2b 4 1 10 AGordn lf 3 0 2 1 Ellsury cf 4 2 21 Butler dh 3 0 1 0 C.Ross rf 4 1 23 S.Perez c 4 0 1 0 Loney 1b 4 0 11 Mostks 3b 4 0 0 0 Sltlmch c 3 0 00 L.Cain rf 3 0 0 0 MGomz dh 2 0 00 Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 0 Aviles ss 3 0 00 Giavtll 2b 4 0 2 0 Ciriaco 3b 3 0 00 Totals 32 1 7 1 Totals 31 5 8 5 Kansas City 100 000 000—1 Boston 102 002 00x—5 E-Pedroia (4). DP-Boston 1. LOB-Kansas City 8, Boston 3. 2B-A.Gordon (42), Giavotella (4), Ellsbury (17), C.Ross (27). HR-Ellsbury (2). SB-J.Dyson (25). SF-A.Gordon. IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Hochevar L,7-12 8 8 5 4 1 6 Boston Matsuzaka W,1-3 7 5 1 0 2 6 1⁄3 2 0 0 0 1 Mortensen 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Padilla H,22 A.Bailey 1 0 0 0 1 0 WP-Matsuzaka. PB-S.Perez. Umpires-Home, Dan Bellino; First, Mike Estabrook; Second, Jerry Layne; Third, David Rackley. T-2:34. A-37,506 (37,067).
trip tonight against the Los Angles Angels. Matsuzaka (1-3), on the DL since early July with a strained neck muscle, gave up an unearned run and five hits, walking two and striking out six over seven innings in just his sixth start of the season. “We couldn’t get anything going against him,” Yost said. It was the first time Matsuzaka’s pitched more than six innings. The Red Sox won for just the seventh time in 19 games. Boston broke a 1-1 tie on Ross’ two-run single in the third. Scott Podsednik and Dustin Pedroia each singled before Ross hit a drive high off the Green Monster, but he was thrown out trying to stretch it on Alex Gordon’s throw. In the sixth, the Red Sox added two runs off Hochevar. Ross had an RBI double off the left-field wall. He beat Gordon’s throw, sliding into second before scoring when newly acquired James Loney singled to make it 5-1. Loney went 1 for 4 in his second game after coming in the trade with Los Angeles. Matsuzaka, in the final year of a six-year, $52 million contract, mostly spotted his fastball with a slider and cutter to keep the Royals hitters off balance.