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Monday April 10,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday:
You can have your dream home this year. Use experience to inspire bold action and turn fantasy into reality. You may feel vulnerable in April, but by May, you should know just what to do. Friends disrupt your status quo in July, and a secret admirer is inspirational in August. Try not to overspend this winter by curbing your natural generosity. Friends provide a needed household item in February, and a hunch could lead to love in March.
Aries: Today is a 5.
You might be a little irritable and impatient, so take care. You could make quite a bit of money, but not if you're rude to the person who can give it to you. Do something that will be profitable, while remembering your manners.
Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are in your sign. Jupiter is abundance, Mars is strength, and Saturn is past experience. The moon will be a beneficial aspect to them all. Advance your personal agenda and your skill level. Go for it!
Gemini: Today is a 7.
You could profit through an insider's tip. For example, you could find out about a sale before everybody else. Keep your ear to the keyhole. Ask questions, but don't tell what you know until you ge what you want.
Cancer: Today is a 7.
You should be more confident and assertive. You could get the support you need from friends, too. If you want something, just let them know. They'll come up with good ideas — and some ideal goods
Leo: Today is a 7.
A couple of interesting things are going on in your life. A secret admirer may help you advance your career. Your good relationship with the boss' secretary, for example, could help you get your foot in the door to make the big sale.
Virao; Today is a 6.
Scorpio: Today is a 7.
Friends are the key to your success today. Other people's money comes in handy, too. Don't worry about it. If you can figure out how much is needed others will help you get it. Meanwhile, plan a little vacation to avoid burnout.
Libra: Today is a 5.
Sagittarius: Today is a 6.
Things are really moving today. Tensions are high too. Quick action is required, but what way should you turn? Well, you'd be wise to look in all directions simultaneously. If you relax, you could be left behind.
Capricorn: Today is a 7.
Your intuition should be on target. You have a secret calm about you, too. Others may be frazzled while you cruise along with a serene demeanor. Keep it up; you're driving them even more crazy!
Aquarius: Today is a 6.
You could access a lot of resources. Is the work that you're doing benefiting somebody else more than it's benefiting you? You're a pretty good sport, but don't give up your share so somebody else can have more. Do the math.
You're trying to fix things for other people, but don't shortchange yourself. You need time to fix a few things at home, too. Taking care of others is important, especially now. Your job could depend on it. But, don't take your job home with you.
Expect a lot of activity today. It's nervous energy, so practice your meditation. You want to make sure nobody's representing you or spending your money recklessly. You may have delegated some chores, but you don't have to give up control.
Pisces: Today is an 8.
This could be a fun day. A subject you've studied could start to make sense. You'll use what you learned to make some more money, too. Spend as much time as you can with somebody you like a LOT. You may not have this luxury later.
BASEBALL
SEATTLE — New York Yankees pitching coach Melt Stellmyre has a form of blood cancer that he said doctors diagnosed about a year ago.
Yankees pitching coach beains cancer treatment
The 58-year-old coach will begin treatment in New York immediately but expects to keep working with the team.
"I feel fine," Stottlemire said yesterday. "Now it's time for me to go in and tackle this."
The cancer attacks plasma, the fluid part of the blood, and is called multiple myeloma, a malignant disease of the bone marrow. Philadelphia Fyers coach Roger Neilson has the same cancer and underwent a stem cell transplant last month.
Stottlemyre lost an 12-year-old son, Jason, to leukemia in 1981. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Todd Stottlemyre, Mel's son, has donated $1 million to leukemia research.
The treatment will include four months of chemotherapy, meaning Stottlemyre will miss the Yankees' home opener against Texas tomorrow. He does not expect to miss many games this season.
Mel Stottlemyre made the announcement at a news conference before the Yankees played the Seattle Mariners in the final game of a season-opening road trip.
STORRS, Conn. — With Connecticut's 77-74 win against Duke in St. Petersburg, Fla., last year, Khalid El-Eamin helped the Huskies win their only men's basketball title
UConn's star El-Amin decides to enter draft
BASKETBALL
point guard announced he would skip his senior year to enter the NBA draft.
And Friday, to the surprise of almost no one, the stout 5-foot-10
"He's an incredible kid who came here and led us to the greatest three years in the history of the school," coach Jim Calhoun said. "He's the greatest winner I've ever been involved with."
El-Amin figured prominently in the three most successful years in UConn history. The Huskies were 91-17 with El-Amin at the point position and became the first school to win back-to-back Big East regular-season and tournament championships in 1998 and '99.
"The time is right for me to meet the next challenge and play basketball at its highest level," said El-Amin.
He and his wife, Jessica, have a 1-year-old son. He also has a 3-year-old son from a previous relationship.
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
North Dakota wins NCAA hockey title 4-2
HOCKEY
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Lee Goren might sometimes find himself welcome in Boston. For now, though, Hub hockey fans will curse his name.
The North Dakota forward and Boston Bruins draft pick scored the tying goal and assisted on Jason Umer's game-winner Saturday night as the Fighting Sioux won the NCAA championship with a 4-2 victory against Boston College.
Playing in the home rink of the Bruins' top minor league affiliate, Goren also added an empty-netter with 45.2 seconds left and was selected the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
"I don't know how that's going to work out," he said, noting that the Sioux also beat Boston University for the title in 1997. "I just need to keep going, keep working. Hopefully, I'll be in this building, or another building."
Karl Goehring made 21 saves for the Sioux in front of a partisan Boston College crowd just an hour south of its Chestnut Hill campus. The Eagles won in 1949 — the tournament's second year — but haven't won a title in any sport since then.
"I think that's a great motivating force for us to win another," coach Jerry York said. "We're focused, and we want to win the championship."
AUTO RACING
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Mark Martin emerged almost unscathed from near-constant hazards brought by a track record-tying 17 caution flags yesterday and with his late-rate gamble on old tires won the Goody's 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Martin's late gamble wins the Goody's 500
Martin, a nonfactor as Rusty Wallace dominated the first 436 laps, went ahead for the first time when he stayed on the track during a caution with 64 laps to go. He never let teammate Jeff Burton get close during the run to the finish.
"Once we got to the lead man, I just ran like a dog, you know, ran like a dog," Martin said after his 32nd career victory, this one by 1.5 seconds. He became the eighth different winner in as many races, a record for the start of a season. The overall record is 13 consecutive different winners, set in 1961.
"There's so much to say here," Martin said in Victory Lane. "Special thanks to Jeff Burton and (Burton's crew chief) Frank Stoddard. We ran so pitiful in practice yesterday that we went to 'em begging to help us and they did."
Martin said he never considered pitting for tires after going in front.
"There was no question we were staying out because, we had actually pitted when other guys hadn't hoping to have fresh tires or something," he said.
"I was hoping to get a top 10 finish, and nobody came and nobody came and nobody came. Right now this feels like the biggest win of my career."
Agassi scores key win in Davis Cup yesterday
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Andre Agassi drew the United States from the brink of Davis Cup elimination yesterday, leaving it up to Pete Sampras to send the team to the
seminalis.
Agassi beat Jirl Novak of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 to tie the series 2-2. That prevented the Czechs from clinching a quarterfinal victory and set up a decisive match between Sampras and Slava Doseled. Novak stunned Sampras in
Agassi Beat Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic
straight sets Friday, then teamed with David Rikl to beat Alex O'Brien and Jared Palmer in doubles Saturday, giving the Czechs a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 series.
But after taking out the world's third-ranked player and top-ranked doubles team in two days, Novak ran out of gas during a prolonged baseline battle with Agassi, the world's No. 1 player.
Agassi improved to 4-1 when the United States faces elimination in Davis Cup, including a 2-0 record this year. His victory in the reverse singles in Zimbabwe kept the Americans from being eliminated in the first round before Chris Woodruff pulled out a four-set win to give the United States a 3-2 decision.
The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Women's golf in Suzie Maxwell Berning Golf Classic in Norman, Okla.
Women's golf in Suzie Maxwell Berning Golf Classic in Norman, Okla.
Baseball vs. Wichita State at 5 and 7 p.m.
in Wichita
Softball vs. Missouri at 5 p.m.
Track team fares well in Relays
Softball vs. Wichita State at 5 and 7 p.m. in Wichita Women's tennis vs. Nebraska at 2 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
Baseball at Tulsa at Tulsa, Okla.
Men's tennis vs.
Southwest Missouri
State at 2 p.m.
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Adams State, a run for its money in the 1,500. There, Kansas senior Craig Hettie placed second, followed closely by freshman Mark Menefee in third.
In the 400, junior Sherre-Khan Blackmon, senior Amanda Reves and freshman Bridget Morrissey placed first, second and fifth, while freshmen Benaud Shirley and Brandi Taylor won their triple-ump competitions.
Tim Suchan, vertical and combined events coach, said he was pleased with the way his athletes competed more against themselves than against the competition in Emporia.
"There's good competition at this meet, but the best competition for the athletes is themselves," Suchan said of the 12-team relays. "It doesn't matter about big names or who's here because the athletes are always competing against their best times."
But for junior Betsy Cordell, competing against herself in the javelin was a bit lonely without the aid of her coach, Lorri LaRowe, or her usual throwing companions, most of whom were competing in the Texas Relays in Austin.
"It's kind of different not having the whole throwing crew here; however, most of the team is here," Cordell said.
Cordell said she got nervous when her teammates were competing separately because she hoped they were doing their best — especially when junior Scott Russell was trying to get a qualifying mark for the Olympics.
In fact, Russell, placed second — the highest collegiate placing — in the javelin and sixth in the hammer Friday at the Texas Relays, while senior Chris Dunback placed eleventh in that event. Fellow sophomores throwers Jennifer Foster and Ryan Speers placed seventh in the discus and 10th in shot put.
All-American Andrea Branson placed ninth in the pole vault and the men's 6,000-meter relay team of sophomore Brian Blachly, junior Charlie Gruber and seniors Andy Tate and Kevin McGinn placed second. McGinn then came back to finish third in the 1,500 with a time of 3:54.44.
Men
EMPORIA STATE RELAYS
1,500-meter Run
1,500-meter Run
Craig Hettche second 3:55.8; Mark Menefee third 3:56.54
11.0-meter High Hurdles
Andy Morris first 14.86; Anson Jackson fourth 15.23
1600-meter Relay
third 3:23,63
Pole Vault
Greg Steele 16-1; Vadim Gvozdetskiy fourth 15-5
Triple Jump
Benaud Shirley first 48-0
Hammer Throw
Alex Thomas third 163-11
Women
200-meter Dash
200-meter Dash
Eniola Ajayi fourth 25.45
400-meter Dash
Sherek-Haran Blackmon first 47.24; Amanda Reves second 58.24; Bridget Morrisey fifth 59.85
400-meter Low Hurdles
Kerry Fink third 1.04:71; Erika Hamel fourth 1.06:71; Stephane Goepht sixth 1.09:08
1600-meter Relay
High Jump
Shanna Shaenmaker third 5-2; Sarah Schrader fifth
Pole Vault
Ashley Pyle fourth 10-0
Long Jump
Enika Hamel fourth 17-0
Triple Jump
Brand Taylor first 37-0