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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Three black womens basketball players alleged in a lawsuit that a small southwest Missouri college treated them differently than white students before expelling them without justification.Breauna Carter, Amalia Harris and Dajanae Wilson, all of Kansas City, filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Cottey College, a womens college of about 350 residential students in Nevada, Missouri, which had offered them all athletic and academic scholarships for the 2015-16 school year. The lawsuit contends the school violated the womens civil rights by creating a racially hostile environment, selectively enforcing its policies and procedures, and retaliating against them for complaining.The women allege that during the 2015-16 basketball season, Stephanie Beason, athletic director and womens basketball coach, treated them differently than the white players. Beason also punished them more severely than white players, ridiculed them and did not give them equal playing time.The suit claimed Beason referred to the black players as the Black Attack, and often divided the team into black and white players during practice. But she wouldnt play many of the black players at the same time during games, even though seven of the 13 players were black, according to the lawsuit.Mari Ann Phillips, vice president of student life, expelled the three students after one semester, saying they had repeatedly engaged in behavior that has been disruptive and intimidating, and that has created an unreasonable risk or danger to the safety of other students. No one at the school ever presented any evidence to back up that complaint, according to the lawsuit.The school violated its own policies and procedures throughout the semester by offering the players no chance to appeal or contest the decision, according to the lawsuit.After their expulsions, the college withheld the womens transcripts, making it impossible for them to enroll in another school the next semester. The women are now trying to enroll at other institutions for this fall, according to their attorney, Daniel Zmijewski.Cottey officials did not immediately respond Thursday to a phone call and email seeking comment. The non-denominational college was founded in 1884 by Virginia Alice Cottey, who bequeathed it in 1927 to the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization that supports womens education.The lawsuit comes about four months after Iowa State womens basketball coach Bill Fennelly was sued by a former player for race discrimination and retaliation. 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The return to dominance will be put to the test when the Chicago White Sox?go into Comerica Park against the?Detroit Tigers, who have the second-fewest strikeouts against left-handers in the past month. That, combined with drawing Justin Verlander as his mound foe, drops Sale behind Kluber in terms of DFS potential. That said, neither Sale nor Kluber profile as great DFS investments, especially in tournaments.SolidVerlander has a home date with the Pale Hose. Though the importance of the win in DFS varies in accordance with the format and site, Verlander profiles as the top cash game option on the docket. The White Sox are below average versus righties, giving Verlander a good chance of tossing seven frames for the 17th time in 28 outings.David Phelps was a popular GPP pick last Friday night, and things were going swimmingly for three frames, until the San Diego Padres knocked him out in the fourth. Next up for the Miami Marlins right-hander is a road affair in Citi Field against the?New York Mets, who dont offer the same strikeout upside as the Friars. However, Phelps is still in play for GPP action.Gio Gonzalez, on the other hand, sets up nicely for GPP deployment with a date in Citizens Bank Park against the strikeout-prone Philadelphia Phillies. The hosts sport one of the leagues lowest weighted on-base average (wOBA) versus southpaws in tandem with a generous strikeout clip in this scenario.Steven Wright had an odd return from the disabled list last week, really struggling early before getting it together and ending on a strong note with five scoreless frames. Next up for the Boston Red Sox knuckleball artist are the Tampa Bay Rays in Fenway Park. Normally, the oppositions strikeout rate is paramount to the analysis, but it might not be as applicable in this case. Wright has not faced the Rays, though R.A. Dickey has started three games against them with mixed success. As usual with knuckleballers, you either believe or you dont. Ownership on Wright is usually low, so hes a contrarian option, though some might see the Rays high whiff rate and go for it.Felix Hernandez and Drew Smyly have been pitching well, but both are saddled with challenging road affairs. Hernandez leads the Seattle Mariners into Arlington, and Smyly and the Tampa Bay Rays draw the Red Sox. Consider them only as contrarian options.Well close out the solid section with the guy who fell one out short of a no-hitter in a 133-pitch effort: Giants lefty?Matt Moore. Most will avoid him based on the high pitch count and because he faces the Diamondbacks, who hit lefties well in their hitter-friendly venue. However, the Snakes fan at a 23 percent pace versus southpaws, so this could be a chance to get Moore with low ownership.StreamersNew York Yankees rookie?Luis Cessa?has tossed consecutive six-inning efforts, each with five strikeouts and one walk. The Kansas City Royals are hitting better over the second half, but if you need a mid-week boost, Cessa should be safe to use without putting ratios in jeopardy.Matt Wisler was a very popular acquisition in seasonal formats after stifling the Diamondbacks last time out. As someone who always seems to time Wislers good and bad outings wrong, I snickered at the pickups. However, considering Wisler will take on the meek San Diego Padres and their 25 percent strikeout rate against righties, I can sign off on using the Atlanta Braves righty Wednesday. Not only that, since lefties give Wisler the most trouble and the Friars arent especially strong from that side of the plate, I can see using Wissler in GPP play as opposed to stacking against him.ddddddddddddBartolo Colon usually hovers near but doesnt surpass the 50 percent cut-off we use to highlight possible spot starters. He is at 40 percent heading into his meeting with the Miami Marlins in the Big Apple, and it should be higher.St. Louis Cardinals?rookie righty Luke Weaver might not go deep into the contest with the Milwaukee Brewers in Miller Park, but if you need some whiffs, Weavers 9.6 K/9 meshes well with the hosts 25 percent strikeout clip versus righties.Ricky Nolasco is a below average hurler, but he doesnt beat himself with walks. When hes working at home in Angels Stadium, the runs-suppressing venue has him in play, especially against the below-average attack of the Cincinnati Reds.AvoidFour arms with very risky matchups land in the avoid tier based on the projected Game Score of 45 or below. If you need some help gauging the risk of someone youre interested that isnt covered in todays notes, please ask in the comment section below or send a tweet to @ToddZola.Maybe if Twins lefty Pat Dean were facing the Indians at home hed be worth the risk, but he is a risk by the lake. The Tribe has assembled a solid lineup with platoons and switch-hitters that are effective against all pitchers.Colorado Rockies rookie Jeff Hoffmans minor league numbers hinted he could be effective, even in Coors Field, and he might prove that correct. However, for now he still needs to prove it and is thus best left on the bench against the Los Angeles Dodgers.On the other end of that matchup is Dodgers righty?Ross Stripling. Although he has done a good job keeping the ball in the yard, hes too risky against the lefty-heavy Rockies lineup in Coors Field.Injuries to the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation have kept Ryan Vogelsong in the rotation. In some matchups, he could be in play, but not against the Chicago Cubs, especially in Wrigley Field.HittingAs hinted in the end of the pitching notes, theres a plethora of places to look for hitting. Youll want some exposure to Coors Field while filling in the blanks elsewhere. With Dodgers righty Stripling on the hill, Charlie Blackmon, David Dahl and Carlos Gonzalez are elevated for the home team with Gerardo Parra and Daniel Descalso in the mix. On the other side, Chase Utley, Corey Seager, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Reddick and Andrew Toles all enjoy the platoon bump over Hoffman.The non-Coors stack with the highest exposure will probably be the right-handed contingent of the Houston Astros facing Oakland Athletics fill-in southpaw Ross Detwiler. George Springer, Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Evan Gattis and Yulieski Gurriel make up one of the most daunting top six in the league.The other chalky stack will be Washington Nationals righties against southpaw Adam Morgan. Trea Turner, Jayson Werth, Anthony Rendon, Wilson Ramos and Ryan Zimmerman are a formidable unit.Part of the allure of the Indians lineup are three switch-hitters in play against all pitchers, namely Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez. With mediocre southpaw Dean on the hill, add Rajai Davis, Mike Napoli and Brandon Guyer to the list.Matt Garza has had issues with lefties, so while the St. Louis Cardinals are predominantly right-handed, finding a spot for Matt Carpenter or Brandon Moss gets some exposure. Though, if you want to be even more of a contrarian, try incorporating the likes of Jedd Gyorko, Stephen Piscotty and Jhonny Peralta from the right side as their ownership will be low on a slate with so many great options.Lastly, the Cubs are in play against almost every pitcher, let alone Vogelsong on the Wrigley Field rubber. Anthony Rizzo will be popular but as with the right-handed Redbirds, Kris Bryant and Addison Russell might have lower exposure than normal because they lack the platoon edge.Most likely to hit a homer: Carlos CorreaThe bigger challenge might be pegging which Astro hits more than one. Correa might not get multiple, but he has a good chance at knocking one out of Minute Maid Park.Most likely to steal a base: Travis JankowskiThe Padres run as soon as they get off the bus. Look for Jankowski to continue to pile up the pilfers. ' ' '