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Ontarios Andrew Wiggins walked into the locker room after his first game at
Allen Fieldhouse, turned to coach Bill Self and confirmed what was plainly
apparent to everyone who watched him perform. "He told me after the game, Coach,
I was so nervous," Self said. Indeed, the presumptive No. 1 pick in next years
NBA draft got off to an inauspicious start when he travelled the first time he
touched the ball. But Wiggins, from Vaughan, Ont., eventually got into a rhythm
and had 16 points, leading the Jayhawks to a 97-67 exhibition win over Pittsburg
State on Tuesday night. "He didnt play very well early. He did better late,"
Self said. "I thought he made some right plays and things, but the thing about
it is, when were on our heels because were in foul trouble, then youre not
aggressive." New rules against hand-checking put a whole bunch of people in foul
trouble. There were 50 fouls called in the game, leading to 61 free throws. "We
tried to work on it in practice as much as we can because were so used to being
up on guys," Kansas guard Naadir Tharpe said. "We just have to work hard on
moving our feet." Self announced after the game that Tharpe, the expected
starter at point guard, will be suspended for the season opener Nov. 8 against
Louisiana-Monroe for playing in an unauthorized summer league game in Chicago.
The school self-reported the violation. "He knew he shouldnt have been playing,"
Self said. "He just didnt use good judgment." Perry Ellis had 16 points and
eight rebounds, Andrew White III added 12 points and freshman Brannen Greene
finished with 10 for the Jayhawks, who were chosen as co-favourites with
Oklahoma State to win the Big 12 for an unprecedented 10th straight season.
Devon Branch had 25 points for Pittsburg State and Alex Williams added 15. "I
thought we withstood their aggressiveness and assertiveness," Pittsburg State
coach Kevin Muff said. "We did a good job of hanging in there, being
competitive, being attack-oriented." The Gorillas, a strong Division II program,
hung around most of the first half. Josiah Gustafsons 3-pointer just past the
midway point got them within 21-20, and at one point Self irritatingly called a
timeout to lay into his defence. Whatever he said in the huddle must have
worked. The Jayhawks went on a 12-2 run over the next few minutes, seizing
control of the game. The production came from just about everyone in their young
but talented lineup, including Wiggins, who started it with a basket and ended
it with a dunk on an alley-oop pass from Jamari Traylor. "He was definitely
nervous. Its only right to be nervous," Tharpe said of Wiggins, who did not
attend the post-game media availability. "We want him to be much more
aggressive. Hes kind of laid back, but thats also a good thing because he wants
to find his teammates." He did that later in the game, throwing up a pass that
7-footer Joel Embiid -- another of the Jayhawks talented freshmen -- threw down
over a defender. "Just from this game," Tharpe said, "you saw a couple little
spurts of what he can do." Kansas led 50-32 at halftime, and stretched the lead
to 60-36 in the opening minutes of the second half, allowing Self to start
tinkering with lineups the rest of the way. He wont have much time to play
around with them. The Jayhawks play Fort Hays State in their final exhibition
game next Tuesday, and then open the season against Louisiana Monroe. But the
patsies end in a hurry -- after that, the Jayhawks face Duke as part of the
Champions Classic in Chicago, and then embark on the rest of a loaded
non-conference slate that includes games at Florida and against Georgetown. All
before the start of a rugged Big 12 slate. "All the way around there was a
little nervousness, but thats normal," White said. "Youd expect the first couple
of minutes not to be sharp, but I think the guys found a comfort level after the
first couple of minutes and worked themselves into the game."
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Teahen scored the go-ahead run in the home seventh on an error by Scott
Sizemore, who had knotted the game with a solo homer in the previous half-
inning. Paul Konerko then hit an RBI single which proved to be the winning run.
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Blue Jays will look to snap a three-game skid Friday night when they continue
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Great American Ball Park.(NLL) - The Edmonton Rush re-signed three key veterans
on Tuesday, including restricted free agent defenceman Ryan Dilks, who had been
signed to an offer sheet from the Buffalo Bandits. The Rush had a 72-hour window
to match the offer made to Dilks by the Bandits, and the team chose to waste
little time in matching a four-year deal to the Hamilton, Ontario, product.
Dilks has played the last two seasons in Edmonton and in 2013 collected 10
points including one shorthanded goal, 59 loose balls and 13 forced turnovers.
The Rush also agreed to terms on new two-year deals for goaltender Aaron Bold
and hard-shooting forward Zack Greer. "We are very pleased to have Ryan
returning to us as he is blossoming into one of our best defensemen – as
evidenced by another team trying to bring him into their mix," said Rush general
manager and head coach Derek Keenan. "Its very important that we retain the
talent weve developed and continue to build around the core group which Ryan is
certainly a part of. "Im also extremeely happy to have both Aaron and Zack under
new multi-year deals.
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definitely be a standout goalie in this league, and Zack is the kind of shooter
that every team covets – someone who can turn the game around in an instant with
his type of shot." Bold had a strong 2013 campaign for the Rush, finishing the
season with an 8-5 record, tying him for third amongst NLL goaltenders in wins
along with a career-high in victories. The Victoria, B.C., native also managed a
stellar 10.56 goals-against average – good enough for second in the league – to
go with 439 saves and a .744 save-percentage. Greer has become one of the NLLs
pre-eminent sharpshooters and one of the Rushs top contributors on the offensive
attack. Hailing from Whitby, Ontario, Greer finished last season tied for second
on the Rush with 28 goals including a team-leading seven power-play markers.
Greer ended 2013 tied for second in the league with four game-winning goals, and
placed fourth on the Rush with 53 points.
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