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Friday April 7,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday.
You could generate a nice income this year. Spend some on education and some on travel. Keep the rest hidden away. You're cute as a button in April and could reattract an old flame. Concentrate on bringing in the bucks in May so you can take a special class with friends in June. Don't gamble in July or August, even on an insider tip. September's good for getting a job that pays you what you're worth. Secrets are revealed in December, much to your delight. Friendship could be expensive in February if you're not careful.
Aries: Today is a 7.
Accomplishing your goals should get easier soon. Meanwhile, give financial matters your full attention. Daydreaming could turn out to be very expensive. One thing on your list absolutely must be done. Do it
Taurus: Today is an 8.
You might be a little tired, but the action's starting to slow down. You'll have more time to think about practical matters. If you don't have the opportunity to ask for a raise for most of the day, don't despair Your adds of getting it are better later.
Gemini: Today is a 6.
You'd much rather be playing with your friends. It's not quite time yet, however. Schedule all that for tomorrow and the next day. You'll have to be content with doing the preparations now. Don't let them distract you from an important task, either.
Cancer: Today is a 7.
Join with your friends again and celebrate a recent victory. As the day goes on, paperwork becomes more pressing. You may even have to take some home to work on during the weekend. That would be perfect, actually. You'll be in the mood to do it then.
Leo: Today is a 6.
You could get the opportunity to advance in your career, so do some planning. You'll have to prove you can do what's required, so figure out what that is. Once you know what the routine will be, all you'll have to do is practice.
Contact a far-away friend and ask for advice. This person has been where you're trying to go and can help you figure out how to get there. You may get a surprising extra benefit from the conversation, too. You could all of a sudden realize how well-off you are.
Virgo: Today is an 8.
Scorpio: Today is a 7.
Libra: Today is a 6.
Plan to get out of town this weekend if at all possible. It would be good for you, even if it looks like you can't possibly take the time. Actually, an hour spent setting priorities now could save you half a day tomorrow.
Sagittarius. Today is a 7.
Somebody else may try to order you around. If your money's involved, don't be an idiot. Follow the advice of a trustworthy person. Don't simply do what you're told out of intimidation. It's up to you to tell the difference.
Your intention yesterday was to take care of other people. You probably did a good job of it, too. Now, see if somebody will give you a helping hand. Instead of running yourself ragged, let somebody else carry part of your load.
Capricorn: Today is an 8.
You may have had a couple of nice days recently That's the good news. The bad news is that you'll feel like the working now, during the weekend! Oh well, you're not on a regular schedule like everybody else. When you're hot, you're hot!
Aquarius: Today is a 7.
You'll have a relaxing weekend, most likely. Meanwhile, muck out the mess at your place so you can have somebody special over this weekend. Do a good job of it, too. You'll want everything to be perfect.
Pisces: Today is an 8.
Focus on whatever you're studying. You'll retain what you're learning, and that's important. Don't believe a friend who says you can't do it yourself. Maybe he or she cann't, but you can.
KANSAS GOLF
Magazine recognizes Kansas senior golfer
Kansas senior All-American Ryan Vermeer has been named Golf World magazine's collegiate player of the week in the April 7 issue. The Omaha, Neb., senior earned the honor after winning the Stevinson Ranch Invitational March 27-28, shooting a three-round 217.
"This is something that I never
really expected," Vermeer said. "It's nice to be rewarded for all the hard work that I've put in. It's also great for KU to get some national
One of college's premier golfers, Vermeer's 71.09 stroke per round average is third in the Big 12 Conference. He earned All-American honors in 1999.
recognition."
— Kansan staff report
KANSAS VOLLEYBALL
Kansas volleyball player Amanda Reves was one of 19. Big 12 Conference student-athletes to be named a 1999-2000 Community
Player receives award for community service
Outreach Award winner conference officials announced Wednesday. The award recognized student-athletes who epitomized unselfish
Shawn Hutchinson
giving to the community. Reves, a social welfare major, has been active in community service during her four years at Kansas and works with inner-city youth during the summer in her hometown of Denver, Colo.
This season, Reves helped lead
the jayhawks to their first winning season since 1993. The jayhawks finished the year 17-14 overall and 8-12 in the Big 12, while Reved led the team with 435 kills and 140 total blocks.
Revens, a middle blocker, came to Kansas as a walk-on but earned a scholarship early in her freshman year. She is Kansas' all-time leader in kills, attack percentage and block assists.
KANSAS STATE GOLF
Manhattan golf course rated Kansas' best
Kansas State University's new Colbert Hills Golf Course, which spans 31.5 acres on the northwest edge of Manhattan, has been named the highest rated course in the state.
According to David Gourlay, director of golf operations and course general manager, the Kansas Golf Association assigned Colbert Hills a rating of 77.5 and a slope of 152.
the degree of difficulty of a golf course, takes into account factors such as the type of grass on the greens, the speed of the greens and the width of the fairways.
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
The slope, a value that represents
"The speed of the greens will be comparable to the Augusta National Golf Course, home of the Masters Tournament," Gourlay said.
The course, named after K-State alumnus and current Senior PGA Tour pro Jim Colbert, will be open to the general public at a daily fee starting April 28.
"I don't know of another course that has a higher rating or slope than the one they gave us," Gourlay said. "I have to think that Colbert Hills will surpass anything that has
Tyson's 1986 World Boxing Council and 1986 World Boxing Association heavyweight title belts, which police value at $50,000 each, were listed for sale several weeks ago on eBay, a California-based online auction site. Police said Tyson reported the belts stolen from a Las Vegas storage locker.
ALBANY, N.Y. — A school hall monitor is accused of trying to sell two of Mike Tyson's championship belts in an Internet auction.
William Eaddy, 33, a hall monitor at an Albany, N.Y., elementary school, was arrested late Tuesday and charged with second-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony. A warrant charging Eaddy with burglary is pending in Nevada, authorities said.
been in Kansas before and will be comparable to any of the courses you'll see on the PGA Tour."
Police said Eaddy once worked for the former heavyweight champion's manager.
Man attempts to sell championship belts
Detectives were negotiating with Eaddy's lawyer to recover the belts, police said.
"Tyson's lawyers got wind that his championship belts were being posted on eBay for auction, and they contacted the Las Vegas Metro Police," said Albany detective James Miller.
Tyson said he had left the belts with his former co-manager, Rory Holloway of Albany.
Holloway and Tyson had a falling out in 1998. The former champ sued Holloway, promoter Don King and another manager, claiming they betrayed him in contracts and owed Tyson millions of dollars.
by 9-inch belts for sale under his name. Twelve bidders submitted 33 offers from $525 to $9,100, but the belts weren't sold because the offers didn't match the seller's minimum
Eaddy is accused of listing the 43-
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for today.
AMATEUR SPORTS
Georgia's twin guards win Sullivan Award
The Miller sisters, from Rochester, Minn., became the first athletes in the award's 70-year history to win as an entry, and gave women's basketball a second straight Sullivan Award winner. Tennessee's Chamique Holdswill won for 1998.
NEW YORK — Kelly and Coco Miller, the identical twins who led the Georgia Lady Buddles to the NCAA women's Final Four last season, won the Sullivan Award yesterday day as the nation's top amateur athlete for 1999.
"It's an honor for us to be selected as this year's recipient of the Sullivan Award," Kelly Miller said. "We were up against a quality group of individuals, and to be recognized as the top U.S. amateur athletes is a humbling experience."
The junior guards helped Georgia to a 32-4 record this season — the most wins ever for a Lady Bulldogs team — and brought the team as far as the final eight in this year's NCAA tournament before a loss to Rutters.
Kelly, an All-American, was the Southeastern Conference player of the year and led the team in scoring at 15.4 points per game; Coco, third in SEC player of the year balloting.
The other finalists were Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne from Wisconsin; wrestler Stephen Neal of Cal State-Bakersfield; softball player Stacey Nuvenman of UCLA; and diver Mark Ruiz from Orlando, Fla.
— The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Baseball at Nebraska at 6:30 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
Softball vs. Oklahoma State at 1:30 p.m.
Track at Texas Relays in Austin, Texas
Baseball at Nebraska at 1 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
Softball vs. Texas Tech at 1 p.m.
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Women's Tennis vs. Oklahoma State at 1 p.m.
Track at Texas Relays in Austin, Texas
Rowing in Kwecht Cup Massachusetts and Villanova in Camden, N.J.
Baseball vs. Oklahoma at 1 p.m.
Softball vs. Baylor at 1 p.m. in Waco, Texas
Women's Tennis vs. Colorado at 10 a.m. Boulder, Colo.
Rowing in Kwecht Cup in Camden, N.J.
African Americans find place on ice
The Associated Press
In the days when the NHL was a six-team, all-white operation, Willie O'Ree was the ultimate long shot — the league's first African-American player. And he was reminded of it every time he stepped on the ice.
Perhaps encouraged by the success of integration in baseball, basketball and football, the NHL in 1958 became the last major sport to sim a player of color.
O'Ree was a successful junior hockey player when the call came from a couple of Hall of Famers who were running the Boston Bruins.
"Milt Schmidt and Lynn Patrick said, 'We feel you can handle this,' " ORee said.
They were right about the hockey part. The rest of it was more difficult
part. The rest of it was more difficult.
"I felt like a lone eagle," said O'Ree, the NHL's director of youth development. "I was ready to an extent, but I didn't know how far I'd have to go. I wasn't going to be run out. I knew I'd get hit. I wasn't ready for some of what happened."
In an all-white environment, O'Ree constantly was reminded of his heritage.
"I heard it every game," he said.
"I was no stranger to Montreal or Toronto fans. I had played junior in both cities. In New York, Chicago and Detroit, I ran into some problems. I wanted to be treated like
I fought a lot. I had to because there were a lot of cheap shots."
just another hockey player, a player with skills and ability.
One night in Chicago, O'Ree lost two front teeth courtesy of the butt end of Eric Nesterenko's stick.
"He laughed and made a racial remark," O'Ree said. "The butt ended made me go at him. I wound up with 22 stitches. I wanted to go back on the ice, but they said I'd better not. I needed a police escort to get out of the building."
The next time the Bruins played the Blackhawks, Nesterenko greeted the newcomer with a two-hander across the ankles in anger — during warmups before the puck was ever dropped. O'Ree still is a little disgusted by the whole affair.
Listening to all this was Kevin Weekes, the talented young goalie of the New York Islanders and one of about two dozen African Americans who play in the NHL.
"Players have more respect for one another now," he said. "It's a tough league. His stuff sounds like it was personal."
O'Ree played 45 games in two seasons for the Bruins, a blip in a 21-year pro hockey career, most of it spent in the Western League with the Los Angeles Blades and San Diego Gulls. When he left the NHL in 1961, it took 13 years before Mike Marson became the league's next African American player.
Now it's no big deal. African American players have fit in seamlessly around the league: Weekes with the Islanders, Mike Grier with Edmonton, Anson Carter with Boston, Peter Worrell with Florida, and Fred Brathwaite with Calarya.
"The more that come, the more beneficial it will be," O'Ree said. "A lot of whites never played against or rubbed shoulders with them."
"Everything happens in time," Weekes said. "Certain things can't be rushed. We'll see more and more as time goes on."
O'Ree was the first African American in the NHL, but maybe he shouldn't have been.
"Herbie Carnegie was the one," O'Ree said. "It should have been Herbie."
Now Weekes looked up.
"I met him once," the goalie said.
"I went to see him. I wanted to spend an hour or so, and I wound up spending a whole day with him."
Carnegie was a talented player, part of an all-African-American semipro line in the 1940s with his brother, Ossie, and Marty McIntyre.
When Conn Smythe was running the Toronto Maple Leafs, he heard about Carnegie and watched him skate. His reaction was succinct.
"If I could turn Herbie white, he'd be with us." Smythe said.
he'd be with us," Smythe said. Carregine remained black, barred from the league that O'Ree would integrate a decade later.