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Quick Looks
Wednesday June 14,2000
HOROSCOPES
Aries (March 21-April 19).
Your focus is shifting from your studies to fixing things around your place. Monday could be kind of jagged. Make lists and set priorities to get everything done. On Tuesday and Wednesday your friends will come through for you.
Taurus (April 20-May 20).
You're about to launch into an interesting phase. You can learn new skills and advance your career, starting Monday and Tuesday. Get together with your buddies around Wednesday. You'll be more successful with a team's support through about Friday.
Gemini (May 21-June 21).
Money will be an area of fascination for you, starting this week. Start by figuring out exactly how much you have on Monday and Tuesday. If you have enough, splurge on a romantic excursion on Wednesday.
Cancer (June 22-July 22).
You're getting stronger, right off the bat. A partner will be helpful on Monday. Make business deals on Tuesday and Wednesday even if you don't have much money in your pocket. Get out for a change of scenery on Thursday but be back by that evening.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22).
Your hopes, dreams and fears could be stirred up for the next few weeks. Race around and get a lot of work done on Monday. Try to avoid an argument on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You will do well with group activities for the next few weeks. New friends and even romance should be plentiful on Monday. Work interferes with your social life on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You could have some career decisions to make in the next few weeks. If you're in a dead-end job, it could be time to make a move. Balance your time between career and home on Monday. You're sharp on Tuesday and Wednesday, but you don't have to make a decision alone.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
You should be busy this week, and you're learning quickly on Monday, too. You want a change of scenery on Tuesday and Wednesday, but you have too much to do at home.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
You can get what you want even if you don't have enough money. Look for a good place to borrow on Monday. Do the homework on Tuesday and Wednesday so you'll be prepared for what's coming next.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19).
You're strong on Monday — and looking cutel You're attractive and attracted to an interesting person. Discuss financial issues on Tuesday and Wednesday. You might be able to do something together that both of you had only dreamed about apart.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb 18).
Your new assignment for the next few weeks is to provide good service to others. Do what somebody else requests on Monday even if you don't feel like it.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20).
This is wonderful You're entering a fun four-week phase. You should have a lot more time to play with your sweetheart, too. Have friends over on Monday to celebrate.
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
Chiefs sign tight end, release rookie player
NFL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Veteran tight end Troy Drayton has agreed to a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
No other details of the contract were released yesterday.
Drayton, 6-foot-3 and 265 pounds, started 13 games for the Miami Dolphins lost to
and had 32 receptions for 299 yards.
In seven NFL seasons, Drayton has played in 106 games, starting 90, and has 235 catches for 2,575 yards and 22 touchdowns. He was a second-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams out of Penn State in 1993, and was traded to Miami by the St. Louis Rams in 1996.
The Chiefs released first-year tight end Melvin Pearlsall to make room for Drayton on the roster.
'Husker players break NCAA eligibility rules
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OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska basketball players Cary Cochran and Rodney Fields are temporarily ineligible for violating an NCAA rule by working at ex-coach Danny Nee's camp before enrolling in school, the Omaha World-Herald reported in its Tuesday editions.
Nebraska has appealed to the NCAA for reinstatement of eligibility for both players, and reinstatement is expected without penalty once restitution is paid. Cochran told the newspaper.
"For me, it's virtually nothing—I'd say under $25," said Cochran, a junior from Minden, Iowa, who started 11 games last season. "All I did was fill in at the scorer's table for one team camp for two days, and it got me in a bind."
Gary Bargen, Nebraska's director of NCAA compliance, did not immediately return telephone messages left at his office yesterday.
three camps when he came to Nebraska as a junior-college transfer, but could not recall how much he was paid.
Fields, a senior from Tampa, Fla., who started 19 games last season, told the World-Herald that he worked two or
Both players said they had no inkling that such pre-enrollment work violated NCAA rules.
They said they were invited to work by Nee, who was fired in March after 14 years at Nebraska, and Nick Joos, the 'Huskers' former director of basketball operations.
"I didn't know anything was wrong." Cochran said. "I was just coming out of high school. I had never heard of the rule. But I guess it wasn't legal to do it."
Nee was reached Monday by the World-Herald at his new job as head coach at Robert Morris College, said he had no comment.
Bob Burton, Nebraska's associate athletic director for sports administration, told the newspaper Monday that he has knowledge of the situation and has talked to players who were involved. He declined to comment further.
Nebraska's new coach, Barry Collier, said he knew little about
"It was all before I got here," Collier said. "About all I can say is it's being handled by our compliance people."
the case.
Mariners outlast Royals in rain out Sanchez shines, Beltran benched
MLB
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gil Meche came off the disabled list and allowed just one hit in five innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to a rain-shortened 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
The game, halted as the Royals came to bat in the bottom of the sixth inning, was called after a delay of 1 hour. 26 minutes.
Meche (2-4), who missed two starts with a strained right shoulder, allowed only three baserunners as the Mariners moved a season-high seven games over .500. The right hander
struck out two, walked none and also benefited from an outstanding running catch by left fielder Rickey Henderson in the third.
Seattle, which moved a half- game ahead of Oakland in the AL West on Monday night, has won four in a row and seven of nine. The Royals lost their third consecutive game at home for the first time this season.
Mike Cameron's leadoff triple off of Brett Laxton (0-1) in the third got the Mariners started on a three-run inning. Raul Ibanez had an RBI single, Mark McLemore hit an RB double and
Alex Rodriguez had an RBI groundout.
Seattle made it 6-0 in the fourth on a two-run single by John Mabry, and a sacrifice fly by Henderson.
John Olerud scored the Mariners' final run on a passed ball in the sixth.
Laxton, making his debut with the Royals, gave up six runs, eight hits, walked two and struck out one in 3 1-3 innings.
Mike Sweeney hit a double in the first inning, Rey Sanchez walked in the third inning, and Joe Randa reached on an error by Olerud at first base in the fifth inning for the Royals' only baserunners.
Henderson robbed Scott Pose of a hit in the third inning with a running catch one step inside the left-field foul line.
- Royals shortstop, Sanchez, who turned a nice 6-3 double play in the second, has gone 40 games without an error. He has committed just one error this season in 56 games.
- Dye took over first place among outfielders in American League All-Star balloting. He has 510,595 votes and leads Yankees outfielder Bernie Williams by more than 13,000
- Royals outfieldier Carlos Beltran, the 1999 AL Rookie of the Year, was benched in favor of Todd Dunwoody. Beltran is hitting .252.
- Seattle sent six men to the plate in their three-run third with only two official at bats.
  n Olerud hit singles in his first
- n Olerud hit singles in his first three at-bats.
- A member of the grounds crew got caught under the billowing tarp after it covered the infield. Royals players came running out of the dugout to assist, but the man emerged to the cheers of the crowd a moment later.
The Associated Press
Summer music releases feel critical heat, bask in praise
Bv Derek John
The Concrete
Special to the Kansan
Boyoubetterunow
The Concretes, at first glance, seem to resemble another Swedish import — pop music's carefree and insouciant band, the Cardigans.
Besides the similar band names, evidence of this exists in many other forms. The Concretes also hail from Stockholm, are fronted by a female vocalist with short, cropped hair and use the same powder blue motif in their cover art as The Cardigans' classic album Life, released on the Minty Fresh label in 1995 — the same year The Concretes formed.
That's where the similarities end. Listening to The Concretes' debut on Seattle-based Up Records, one realizes that they possess a sound which is not easily definable nor much like The Cardigans at all.
"We have no idea what to call our music," is the group's most humble response to questions about their sound. "We are six strong and in many respects very different wills but with a common denominator: our interest in music. We want to create music that we like and we want to be able to do so on our own conditions, without having to compromise."
This unyielding formula, however.
only goes as far as its ability to remain fresh. Unfortunately, The Concretes' quirky pop sensibility is about as effective as two wintergreen drops of Sweet Breath on the tip of the tongue.
It isn't that the songs aren't completely developed or well thought out. It's just that The Concretes don't seem to have raised the bar very high, which is ultimately frustrating for the optimistic listener who can hear the unrealized potential.
Of the 11 tracks on a short album of less than 37 minutes, the primary group of six musicians is backed by strings, horns and a variety of other instruments. Yet, the additional instrumentation doesn't really fill in the holes of sound that plague many songs, adding only meager embellishment to the already sparse music
A few more Swedish meatballs in this steady diet of light pop offerings would give the group a bit more oomph and ultimately prove more memorable.
The CD does have its bright spots, most notably "Teen Love" and "The Jeremiad," which endear themselves to the ear by combining reliable hooks and an upbeat mood with interesting lyrics. These tracks and maybe one or two others are largely successful because they manage to eschew the European art school pretentiousness that clutters much of the album.
While I had hoped that Boyoubetterunow would grow on me, I finally came to regard it as a minor annoyance. Despite their initial idiosyncrasies — which, on the surface, are intriguing — The Concretes haven't acquired any real staying place.
And until then, they will be overshadowed by the established and far more effective sound of their fellow countrymen. The Cardigans. Boyoubetterunow arrives in record stores on June 20.
Sunny Dav Real Estate
The Rising Tide
Though the band first formed in 1992, during the middle of the alternative rock scene in Seattle, Sunny Day Real Estate managed to distance themselves from their "grunge" contemporaries on their first two albums by nurturing a style of music that combined a hard, drum-and-guitar-driven sound with passionate lyrics.
The band's third release entitled The Rising Tide features 11 very produced tracks that are rather complex. More richly textured than previous efforts, the CD seems to signal the band's determination to dig deeper and explore more fully the sonic capabilities of the sound studio.
The band still retains their old energy and ability to churn out rock
SDRE is most interesting on this release when they tone down their sound and stick to more quiet, contemplative songs. Tracks like "The Ocean," "Fool in the Photograph," "Rain Song" and "Faces in Disguise" combine poetic lyrics with a carefully crafted landscape of sound to create a lasting impression. These songs explore dark themes with life-affirming power and lend credence to the idea that SDRE can pen appropriate text to accompany their unique musical aesthetic.
anthems with the best of them. Track four entitled "Disappear," even has the feel of a show-stopping Rock Opera number in the same tradition as The Who's "Pinball Wizard." This approach, however, now comes across as a bit dated and appears stale alongside some of the more expressive offerings on the album.
"The Rising Tide" achieves a new standard of excellence for SDRE. Old fans will be somewhat surprised at the group's new direction and not be disappointed. Others will find SDRE's latest advancement in the realm of alternative rock equally enjoyable.
Both old and new fans can decide for themselves when Sunny Day Real Estate comes to the Bottleneck on June 25.
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