dailydaily newsnews sports The Goodland Daily News / Monday, March 25, 2002 7 Kansas gets shots, Taking a break to refuel Kansas runs off to finals assistant By Arnie Stapleton and 15 rebounds, putting the Jayhawks AP Sports Writer in their first national semifinal since gets job MADISON, Wis. — Even Dick 1993. Bennett, the master of the slowdown Kansas faces Maryland in Atlanta FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — offense, enjoyed watching the Kansas next Saturday. The Terrapins beat Con- Kansas assistant coach Neil Dougherty Jayhawks. necticut 90-82 in the East Regional fi- will be introduced Monday as TCU’s The former Wisconsin coach had a nal. new basketball coach. front-row view of Kansas’ 104-86 rout Two other Jayhawks nearly joined TCU called a Monday afternoon of the Oregon Ducks in the Midwest forwards Gooden and Collison with news conference to name Billy Tubbs’ Regional final Sunday. double-doubles. Freshman reserve successor. He was one of the few local fans who Keith Langford had 20 points and eight School officials wouldn’t publicly cheered as Kansas coach Roy Williams rebounds, and Kirk Hinrich had 14 confirm Dougherty’s hire, but a source cut down the nets, which were prob- points and nine rebounds. close to the program told The Associ- ably still sizzling after the Jayhawks’ “They crash the boards all the time, ated Press that Dougherty was the record point production at the 5-year- every single play,” said Frederick choice and would be in Fort Worth on old Kohl Center. Jones, who led the Ducks with 32 Monday. The Fort Worth Star-Tele- Williams raised the ire of Wisconsin points. “Their guards came in and got gram also reported that Dougherty fans last season when he said after a some, too. It was an all-around effort.” would be the next TCU coach. high-scoring game, “Don’t you like The Jayhawks, the nation’s highest- Dougherty met at least twice with this better than 19-17?” — a reference scoring team with a 91-point average, TCU officials, including athletic direc- to the halftime score at the Badgers’ outmuscled and outhustled the beefier tor Eric Hyman, over the last two Final Four game in 2000. Ducks on the glass, fueling their up- weeks. This will be his first head Many Wisconsin fans felt that was tempo game. coaching job. an attack on the Badgers’ physical style “I liked it because it was up and Kansas beat Oregon 104-86 Sunday of play under Bennett, who retired 16 down, even though we were beating to advance to next weekend’s Final months ago. each other back and forth for layups,” Four. After his introduction at TCU on Cy Paxton (from left), Brook Bahe and Taylen Smith of Goodland took a break from wrestling to eat “We buried the hatchet a long time Gooden said. Monday, Dougherty is expected to re- lunch Saturday at Max Jones Fieldhouse. Goodland hosted the Kansas Kids district wrestling tourna- ago,” Bennett said Sunday. “I love the “I’ve got my shoes off. My dogs are turn to the Jayhawks and remain with ment on Saturday. See story on Page 8. Photo by Doug Stephens/The Goodland Daily News way Roy’s team plays. This is high- hurting,” he said. them for the remainder of the NCAA level stuff.” Kansas led 48-42 at halftime and tournament. Drew Gooden and Nick Collison was up 73-59 when Oregon made its He’ll begin his new job after that. each had double-doubles early in the final run. Anthony Lever hit back-to- Dougherty, 40, has been an assistant second half as the Jayhawks (33-3) back 3-pointers to spark a 10-2 Oregon coach for Roy Williams at Kansas the reached their third Final Four under burst that made it 75-69 with 8:30 re- Rockies lose to San Diego 5-3 past seven seasons. Before that, he was an assistant for Eddie Fogler at Williams, but their first as a top seed maining. Lever’s third 3-pointer made TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Brian Kevin Eberwein to make the score 4- Jason Jennings, competing for the in five tries during his coaching tenure. it 77-72 seconds later. Vanderbilt (1989-92) and South Caro- Fuentes allowed his first run in seven 3. Rockies’ No. 5 starting spot, allowed lina (1993-94). Kansas controlled the fast, end-to- But Kansas scored the next 10 outings and the Colorado Rockies lost Fuentes, who had pitched 8 2-3 shut- three runs on six hits in six innings. The end action and dominated the boards, points, four by Collison, to end the 5-3 to the San Diego Padres on Sunday. out innings, was charged with the run. right-hander also walked one and outrebounding second-seeded Oregon Ducks’ dreams of reaching the Final Fuentes, vying for a spot as one of He was acquired last December in a struck out one. 63-34. Indeed, Gooden and Collison Four for the first time since they won Colorado’s seven relievers, entered the trade that shipped Jeff Cirillo to Se- Jennings allowed an RBI double to outrebounded the Ducks all by them- the first NCAA championship in 1939. game in the eighth and walked three attle. Trenidad Hubbard in the first and a Rivera gets selves — 35 to 34. It appeared as though the Jayhawks batters. He was replaced by Justin Pinch-hitter Ryan O’Donnell added two-run homer to Ray Lankford in the “It was tough because you block one were going to run away with it early, Speier, who gave up an RBI single to an RBI single in the ninth off Speier. sixth. out and the other one would come out but the Ducks (26-9), playing in a re- Texas tryout of nowhere,” Ducks forward Robert gional final for the first time in 42 PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. Johnson said. “They’re a great 1-2 years, scored 12 straight points, seven (AP) — Ruben Rivera will get a punch.” by Jones, to tie it at 40 with 2:57 left in Royals drop one to Tampa Bay tryout with the Texas Rangers af- The Jayhawks grabbed 26 offensive the first half. ter being fired by the New York rebounds, leading to 31 second-chance But Oregon couldn’t take the lead HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Ben to two runs, one unearned, and three ter. The inning included Grieve’s two- Yankees for stealing equipment points. and Collison scored three quick bas- Grieve, Randy Winn and Toby Hall hits over 5 1/3 innings before leaving run homer and Greg Vaughn’s two-run from teammate Derek Jeter’s “We knew the way to beat them was kets as the Jayhawks built a six-point homered as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with a sore back. double. locker. to beat them on the boards and get ex- halftime lead. topped the Kansas City Royals 8-4 Wilson, who is not expected to miss Winn homered in the first off May, Texas general manager John tra shots,” Gooden said. “I think it was Collison helped Gooden provide a Sunday to snap a nine-game losing a start, was injured while covering first who gave up seven runs in four innings Hart said that the Rangers planned contagious. We were relentless out mismatch down low with the bigger streak. base on a Carlos Beltran grounder. to bloat his earned run average to 6.88. to evaluate Rivera for 10 days be- there on the backboards.” but slower Johnson and Chris Paul Wilson, who had allowed only Left-hander Darrell May, gave up Toby Hall, who doubled home a run fore deciding whether to offer the Gooden had 18 points and 20 re- Christoffersen, Oregon’s 7-foot-2, one earned run in 14 1/3 innings in his five runs on five hits, four for extra- in the second, hit a bases empty home troubled outfielder a minor league bounds, and Collison added 25 points 300-pound senior center. previous four outings, held the Royals bases, in the third before retiring a bat- run off reliever Miguel Asencio. contract. Ready to explore We can connect the wide world you tonight... of the Web? not next week! What do you have to do? nwkansas.com is your key to the Internet. 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