Will LaFrentz Return Remains In The Balance
King of the college stars Raef LaFrentz faces a May 11 deadline as past winners like Ryan Minor and Jacque Vaughn show mixed NBA outcomes after senior or stay decisions. The article weighs whether LaFrentz will follow a senior path or return to Kansas, given similar histories.
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Wake Forest
Tim Duncan
Knoblauch Steals Show As Twins Top Royals 7-5
Chuck Knoblauch collected three singles and scored, while Terry Steinbach drove in three runs to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. Rich Robertson earned the win in five innings, and Rick Aguilera closed with the save. Steinbach’s run-scoring single in the fifth put Minnesota ahead for good after KC tied the game.
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Terry Steinbach
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Kansas City Royals
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Rich Robertson
Minnesota
Rick Aguilera
Chris Haney
Knoblauch
KU weathered first scrimmage under new coach Terry Allen
Kansas University opened spring drills at Memorial Stadium amid wind and rain. Terry Allen, in his first KU scrimmage after eight years at Northern Iowa, said teaching was tougher outside the dome but praised the defense as they adjust to a third scheme in four seasons. The 2-hour practice ended with a 24-play scrimmage and mixed errors as players settled into roles and schemes.
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Terry Allen
Northern Iowa
Allen
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Tony Blevins
Brett McGraw
Glen Mason
McGraw
Baseball Preview for Twin Cities Showdown at Channel 9
The 1-3 record against 212 back faces 1:05 p.m. today in Minneapolis with Glendon Rusch facing Brad Radke. Channel 9 will televise the matchup. Both pitchers are 0-0 as the game opens.
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Brad Radke
Kansas Sweeps Baylor in Dramatic Big 12 Doubleheader
Kansas baseball stars Chad King and Les Walrond delivered late dramatics in a sweep of Baylor at Hogland-Maupin Stadium. King lined a run-scoring double for an 8-7 11th inning win in game two after Walrond launched a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to fuel a 10-9 victory in the opener. King, a junior first baseman batting .220, drilled the deciding hit against Baylor reliever Jason Jennings as KU coach Bobby Randall trusted him in the clutch.
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Les Walrond
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Walrond
Jason Jennings
Bobby Randall
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Chad
Jennings
NASCAR Interstate Batteries 500 Qualifying Canceled Again
Persistent rain forced the cancellation of qualifying for the Interstate Batteries 500 at Texas Motor Speedway for the third straight day. Jeff Gordon starts second with Texas natives Terry and Bobby Labonte in the second row as Dale Jarrett leads the series standings and the field is set by NASCAR rules.
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Texas Motor Speedway
Jeff Gordon
Texas
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Bobby Labonte
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