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Quick Looks
Friday April 28, 2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday: Finish old business first, or a new project could fall flat. Get the facts; then trust your intuition. Don't rush things in May; take them one at a time. Haste makes waste in April, too. The little voice in the back of your head could be shouting in June. Listen to it to minimize your losses. Study in July and recuperate in August. September's fun and October is busy. Power past the opposition in November, and dig for treasure in December. February could be a struggle, but don't give up. By March, you'll pass the tough part. Count your winsmen then.
Aries: Today is a 7.
You're more tuned in to your obligations now. A private conversation with a loved one could be quite important. Resolve an old misunderstanding before you go out to play. It'll help you win the game. If necessary, so you’re sorry.
Taurus: Today is a 5.
You may feel like your efforts are being blocked every step of the way. You try one thing that doesn't work — and then another. The odds are good you won't succeed on your first try, or even your second. The overall outcome is positive, however. Keep at it.
Gemini: Today is a 6.
Apply what you've learned recently in a work-related situation. For example, say you've been studying a foreign language and you meet a person who speaks that language. Even if you're not an expert, you could charm this person by trying, and you might make the sale. Get it? OK, go get it!
Cancer: Today is a 5.
You'll be able to relax a little bit later on. Before that happens, you may have to concentrate hard on what you're doing. Be polite, of course, and persistent. You want what you want, so don't let there be any mistake about that.
Leo: Today is a 6.
you may have been locked in a struggle for the past few days. You and your antagonist are evenly matched. If you and your partner work together, your adds of winning are good. Either way, you're just done with this and on to something new.
Virao: Today is a 6.
You want to run full speed ahead, but something's holding you back. Actually, it will be better if you wait a little longer. It'll be easier to accomplish just about anything, soon.
Libra: Today is a 6.
Having trouble getting the money you want? It's not impossible, but it will take planning. You could take another job, cut your expenses, or both. An opportunity's coming up soon. Better make room in your schedule for it.
Scorpio: Today is a 6.
Sagittarius: Today is a 6.
This could be a slow, cumbersome, difficult day. Traffic could be a snarling mess, and things may have to be done over two or three times. By the time the day's over, you may be pooped. Plan a relaxing evening with the family and a weekend near water.
You have a busy workload. The innovations you're trying are not working well, either. Don't try anything new for a while. Tonight get together with a person who has more experience and talk it over. You may be doing something backward.
Capricorn: Today is a 7.
You have a dilemma. You're trying to fix something big, and it's not going as planned. A friend who has skills you lack could be an enormous help Find another book on the subject, too. You can figure this out but not all by yourself.
Aquarius: Today is a 6.
You may have a warm, cuddly feeling all over. Even a potentially difficult financial situation could seem like nothing more than a challenge. All you have to do is sell something. Home is where you should be tonight, with the folks you love the best.
Pisces: Today is a 6.
You're going to get stronger as the day goes on.
You may have a serious advantage after this happens. Initially, you may be worried that you've done something wrong. Let that go. You're on your way to making your dreams come true. Keep studying.
KANSAS TENNIS
Jayhawk tennis players recognized for grades
Four Kansas tennis players were named to the 2000 All-Big 12 Conference academic team Tuesday
Men's tennis players Quentin Blakeney and Ed Dus, and women's tennis player Christi Wagenaar were named to the first team, which requires a 3.2 grade point average or better. Brooke Chiller was named to the second team, which requires a 3.0 to 3.19 GPA.
KANSAS
TENNIS
Blakeney, a sophomore from Charlotte, N.C., is a first-time selection majoring in sociology and political science. Dus, a junior from Fairview
Park, Ohio, is a three-time selection major in business administration.
Wagenaar, a sophomore from Westville, South Africa, is a two-time selection major in accounting. Chiller, a senior from Warambool, Australia, is a first-time selection major in communications.
WOMEN'S GOLF Women golfers named to Big 12 academic team
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
WOMEN'S GOLF
Junior women golfers Ashely Bishop and Andi Schultz were among the 40 student-athletes named to the All-Big 12 Conference academic
team this week.
Bishop, a Franklin,
Ind., native majoring in business communications, is a three-time recipient. Schultz, a Denver, Colo.,
— Kansan staff reports
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semes-
native majoring in business/sports science is a first-time recipient.
ers and must have participated in 60 percent of her team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of competition.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RACUSE, N.Y. — Purdue coach
GENe Keady withdrawn from
tonight's Basket Ball, the Coaches
vs. Cancer fund-raiser held by
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.
Purdue coach withdraws from formal fund-raiser
And the apparent reason is that Keady doesn't quite consider himself to be a member of the tux-and-cummerbund set.
"I'm not coming because I didn't know it was a ball," Keady said earlier this week. "I thought it was a golf outing, I told them last week I wasn't coming.
"There was a misunderstanding, and it was my fault," he said. "My wife couldn't come, and I'm not going to any ball without my wife."
The Basket Ball, which will feature Boeheim and his wife, Juli, as host and hostess, is an event tied to the national Coaches vs. Cancer movement. Keady was to have joined former Missouri coach Norm Stewart as a visiting celebrity.
"I probably wouldn't have done it in the first place if I knew it was going to be a ball," Keady said. "It's a good cause, though. Tell Jim I'll still send my $500."
FIGURE SKATING
LONDON — Olympic gold medal ice dancers Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean were honored again by Buckingham Palace, nearly two decades after their accomplishments were acknowledged by Queen Elizabeth II.
Legendary skaters get royal treatment again
The pair won its gold medal at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, when it had perfect scores from all nine judges for an interpretation of Ravel's "Boilo."
In 1981, the queen awarded Torvill and Dean the distinction of MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, after they won European and world ice dancing titles.
"The prince asked us if there was any new skating talent coming up in the future, and we told him that we are working on it," said Dean, 41, who now coaches and does choreography for other skaters.
At a ceremony yesterday, Prince Charles presented Torvill and Dean with the added distinction of OBE, or Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Torvill, 42, who also coaches, said neither missed skating that much.
"We did it for a long time, and we achieved so much more than we ever believed we would," she said.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yankee pitcher Ramiro Mendoza arranged a special thank you for a Yale ophthalmologist who treated his nephew.
Yankee thanks eye doctor with autographed ball
Mendoza sent Dr. M. Bruce Shields an autographed team ball
MLB
for treating the eye of
juan Antonio
Cedeno, the pitcher's 9-year-old
Panamanian
nephew.
"I am very grateful
for what you have
done," Mendoza wrote in a note accompanying the ball. "I am sending it to you because my family and I think you are very special."
The boy was hit in the eye with a large nut last April. Doctors in Panama thought he would lose sight in the eye, but Mendoza called a
friend from his time pitching for the Yankees' Double-A affiliate at Norwich. The friend in turn called William O'Neil of the Lions Club, who found Shields at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Shields treated Juan Antonio and said the boy would keep his sight if he continued to get treatment for the glaucoma caused by the accident. Shields consulted with a doctor in Panama about follow-up treatment.
The settlement, reflected in King County property records, was confirmed by the former co-owner of the house, Becky Allen, who would not discuss the matter further. "I can give you no information,"
Part-owner for Mariners buys home to settle suit
SHORELINE, Wash.—Seattle
Mariners minority owner and
Microsoft Corp. executive Chris
Larson is buying a neighbor's home
for $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit
over dust and noise from the renovation
of his mansion.
she told the Seattle Times.
Lawyers for Richard Allen, a senior partner in a major Seattle law firm, and his wife, and for Larson and his wife, Julia Calhoun, also would not comment, citing a confidentiality agreement.
According to legal documents, Larson refused to pay larger sums sought by the Aliens, who went to court last year. The lawsuit said their 4,100-square-foot home had been devalued and their lives disrupted by work on three neighboring tracts owned by Larson in a 380-acre gated and guarded enclave in this suburb north of Seattle.
The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Baseball vs. Baylor at 7 p.m. in Waco, Texas Men's and Women's Tennis Big 12 Championships in Kansas City, Mo. Track at Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, all day and at the UMKC Open in Kansas City, Mo.
Baseball vs. Baylor at 7 p.m. in Waco, Texas.
Softball vs. Oklahoma at 2 p.m. in Norman, Okla.
Rowing vs. USC and Stanford in Redwood, Calif.
Men's and Women's Tennis in Big 12 Championships.
Track at Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and at UMKC Open all day in Kansas.City
Baseball vs. Baylor at 1 p.m. in Waco, Texas.
Softball vs. Oklahoma at 2 p.m. in Norman, Okla.
Baseball team to take on Baylor
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So count Kanese out now?
so count Kallas out how?
"I've said all along that if we play our best baseball, then you just wait and see what happens," coach Bobby Randall said. "We need some guys to get hot and finish the season strong. And that's what it's going to take."
The first five batters in the lineup have stepped up. They accounted for 23 of the 36 hits against Texas Tech last weekend. But while the bottom of the order and the designated hitter's performance has fluctuated all season. Randall is sure the entire lineup will form a cohesive whole soon.
"We're not all consistently good, but we're not all bad," he said. "It's not the case that we're not ready to play, because they want to win as badly as I do. But we need to win three more games to have any chance at all."
Kansas needs to take at least one game from Baylor and then win two or more against Kansas State next weekend to have a chance at the conference tournament. And while the 'Hawks chase the No. 8 spot, the Aggies play the Longhorns this weekend.
So, it's the top two teams battling the eighth and ninth place teams. And if the 'Hawks can win more than the Aggies,
"We have to play great this weekend and not let the game get into double digits."
Bobby Randall Kansas baseball coach
they're golden.
"We still need to win — but they've got to lose," Randall said. "We have to play great this weekend and not let the game get into double digits. Baylor is an extremely good team, but it will be fun to see what will happen."
Tennis team ready for battle with Bears
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The win was the 19th consecutive Kansas victory against the Cyclones, but Garrity said she knew that Iowa State was a fighting team and that talent alone would not win the meet.
"We knew that we had to outcompete them," she said.
Garrity also said the team was very aggressive and that the Jayhawks' success would propel them into their meet
with No. 2 Baylar tomorrow.
Baylor beat the 'Hawks 6-3 in Lawrence March 19 in the regular season, but Garrity said that they played the Bears close the first time and that the two teams matched up very well.
The meet was tied at three apiece heading into the doubles portion, but Kansas was unable to win a doubles match.
Chiller also likes the team's chances against Baylor. She
said the combination of the team's play against the Bears and its confidence stemming from its win against Iowa State would help today.
"Especially after winning pretty convincingly today, I think that everyone is really excited," she said.
Kansas plays Baylor at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Plaza Tennis Center. The winner gets a trip to the tournament semifinals.
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