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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Kung Fu Panda is a lot less roly poly.Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Pablo Sandoval has trimmed down after missing nearly the entire 2016 season.The third baseman appeared to be well over his listed 255 pounds when he reported for spring training in February, and he was limited to three games and seven plate appearances before season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.He did lose a lot of weight. I wont give you the exact weight. I just dont believe in doing that, Dombrowski said Monday as the annual general managers meetings started.Sandoval helped San Francisco win World Series titles in 2010, `12 and `14 but hit .245 with 10 homers and 47 RBI in his first season with the Red Sox after signing a $95 million, five-year contract in November 2014.Boston said during spring training it was not concerned about Sandovals weight, and principal owner John Henry said Sandovals body-fat ratio was 17 percent, down from 21 percent last year.Sandoval spent much of the season at Bostons spring training complex in Fort Myers, Florida.He was down there working on rehab, then strengthening, took groundballs, throwing, swinging the bat. Hes ready to play in games right now, Dombrowski said. Im going to give him credit: He worked on dietary aspects of his life. ... Hes really taken tremendous strides.Boston has not decided whether Sandoval will be allowed to play in games this winter.Hes actually asked if he could play winter ball. Were not ready to do that yet with him, Dombrowski said. We still think theres a lot of benefit by him continuing to be in Fort Myers and be down there working with our people.Sandoval is a candidate to play third base next season, along with Brock Holt, Travis Shaw and Yoan Moncada. Sandoval also could get time at designated hitter following the retirement of slugger David Ortiz. Sandoval lost his third base job to Shaw in spring training this year.After winning the AL East, Boston was swept in the Division Series by Cleveland, which won the AL pennant and lost the World Series to the Chicago Cubs in seven games.Dombrowski, who joined the Red Sox in August 2015 after he was fired by Detroit, said he spoke to executives from the Atlanta Braves, who won 14 straight division titles from 1991-2005 but just one World Series, and John Hart, whose moves helped Cleveland to six first-place finishes in seven years from 1995-2001 without any championships.Ive actually been involved in winning the division five of the last six years. We havent won a World Series, Dombrowski said. And I cant seem to see that theres a common thread when I start talking. If somebody has one, Im kind of open to hear about it. You start talking about who plays well at a particular time period. Its just one of those things. 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However, Mason answered with two more free throws with 2 seconds to play in regulation.Indiana had a chance win to win it at the buzzer, but Tyler Selfs desperation shot from three-quarters court length was no good and sent the teams into overtime.The Hoosiers never trailed in overtime. Blackmon scored seven points in the period, including a step-back 3-pointer from the right wing that gave Indiana a 97-93 lead. He scored his teams final four points, including a thunderous dunk in the closing seconds.Crean, Indianas ninth-year coach had high praise for Blackmon, a junior guard who had knee surgery in January to cut short his sophomore season.Im just proud of him beyond belief; I couldnt be any prouder of him, Crean said. To come back and play the way he did on both ends of the court after overcoming everything that he has is great for him.The Hoosiers had five players score in double figures with Thomas Bryant notching a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Curtis Jones had 15 points, OG Anunoby had 13 and Robert Johnson added 10.Indiana trailed by as many as nine points, but shot 50 percent (14 of 28) in the second half.Blackmon was 4 of 8 from behind the 3-point line and the Hoosiers were 15 of 31 from beyond the arc. Juwan Morgan had 10 rebounds for the Hoosiers.Mason led the Jayhawks with 30 points and nine assists.Devonte Graham scored 16 points, while Carlton Bragg, Jr. and Svi Mykhailiuk chipped in 12 apiece and Landen Lucas added 11 for Kansas.We didnt play well, but give (Indiana) credit, Kansas coach Bill Self said. Their guards really got in the lane when they wanted to and then we had to play out of foul trouble and then we had to play small too often. We competed hard down the stretch, but physically they just beat us on the glass and that was the differeence in the game -- and they made shots.dddddddddddd They made hard shots at the end of the clock.Seven players fouled out of the game, four of them Jayhawks.We played like it was our first game, Self said. We put ourselves in a situation to have the game come down to the end and we made some plays to get it to overtime and in overtime we lost all our guys and certainly it was hard to overcome that.The teams combined to make 56 of 74 free throws. Kansas was 30 of 38 from the line, while Indiana made 26 of 36.There were 16 ties and 17 lead changes in the game.Kansas opened the season away from Allen Fieldhouse for the first time since 2001, when it lost to Ball State 93-91 in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.It was the 14th meeting between the teams and first since 1995, when Kansas beat Indiana 91-83.The Hoosiers lead the all-time series 8-6.BIG PICTUREKansas: One statistical category it held the edge in was turnovers, where it committed just 11 to Indianas 18. The Jayhawks also excelled in points off turnovers, 18-11.Indiana: Bryant, a third-team All-Big Ten center as a freshman last season, fouled out with 52 seconds left in regulation. The Hoosiers were able to persevere, a good sign for a relatively young squad.POLL IMPLICATIONSKansas will likely fall at least a few spots in the Top 25, but will have a chance to rebound with a showdown against top-ranked Duke Tuesday. The win should boost Indiana into the top 10 nationally.SALUTE THE TROOPSThis is the fifth consecutive year of the Armed Forces Classic, which has been held at different venues around the world with a heavy presence of American military personnel. The inaugural event was held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in 2012. A different branch of the military serves as the host each year. This years event was hosted by the Navy and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor next month. Indianas jerseys were inscribed with Courage, while the Kansas jerseys read Honor. Kansas coaches wore military-style boots for the game.UP NEXTKansas: Will travel cross country to take on No. 1 Duke in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday.Indiana: Will host UMass-Lowell Wednesday as part of the Indiana Classic. 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