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Quick Looks
Friday March 3,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (March 3).
This will be a busy year, but don't despair. The effort you put in now will be a good investment, financially and spiritually, too. Make time for contemplation in March, with experienced guidance. A bold move in April could lead to a raise in pay. Focus on the routine in May and get it down pat. Use what you're learning to upgrade your home in June. Save most of next February for private contemplation.
Aries: Today is a 7.
Your group effort continues to be successful. You're stimulating each other to come up with good ideas. Your hopes and dreams haven't quite happened yet, but they're closer to becoming reality. And, you're making some good friends in the process, right?
Taurus: Today is a 7.
You're probably still in a tough situation. Your skills are increasing, and your confidence should be increasing, too. Keep after what you want, and your adds of getting it are good. When you learn this way, you never forget the lesson.
Gemini: Today is a 7.
You're going through a rather difficult phase. If you're traveling, be careful. You're lucky, and you'll probably get what you want, but you ought to be careful anyway. Be considerate of other pee ple's feelings, and get things down in writing, too.
Cancer: Today is a 5.
If you're working on a business deal, don't take any chances. Have all the facts and figures at your fingertips. If you know exactly what you're talking about, you can make the sale or win the argument.
Leo: Today is a 6.
You and your mate or business partner should continue your discussion. A lucky break could work in your favor, but don't take many risks. It's up to you to make sure this deal works out well for you both. Don't make assumptions or leave anything to chance.
Virgo: Today is a 6.
Libra: Todav is a 7.
You're still busy. Your skill level is increasing, and your luck is getting better. You've had about all the frustration any one person should have to endure. Don't rely on the person who should help, however. Just go ahead and handle it yourself.
Your best bet is to go back to school. Something that you find frustrating could be mastered. The trouble is you don't know what you don't know. You may not have to take a class. You might get there by reading a book. Give it a try.
Saqittarius: Today is a 6.
Capricorn: Today is a 6.
There's more love than money, so don't plan an expensive excursion. If you keep the money stashed, you'll have a better time, anyway.
Finishing a job together could be more fun than going out, too. Just spend as much time as you can with the ones you love the best.
Aquarius: Today is a 7.
Scorpio: Today is a 6.
You're busy, but that's just the way it should be. Things are going almost the way you want, but not quite. It would help if a partner worked with you on this. If you can't make the deal by yourself, get a friend to ask for you.
You're powerful. The only thing that you need to be careful with is your money. You may think you have more than you really have. Take a few moments to figure out the bottom line before you go shopping.
You'll probably end up with a profit if you can curtail your spending. You think you've got plenty, but you could wind up with not enough. Instead of shopping, clean thoroughly. You may find something that you thought was lost forever.
Pisces: Today is a 6.
You're being pushed to take action. The deadline's approaching; procrastination is no longer an option. You can count on that. Don't expect to go full speed ahead. Slow and easy does the trick, so get started.
The Kansas men's swimming and diving team knew it would have a tall task at the Big 12 Conference Championships in College Station, Texas.
SWIMMING
Swimmers in fifth place at Big 12 championships
The Jayhawks are in fifth place after the first day of the three-day event with 89 points. Missouri, who beat Kansas earlier in the season is in last place with 82 points. No. 15 Texas A&M is 63 points ahead of the Jayhawks with 152 points.
Andy Kyser, senior captain, had a solid first day. He set a personal best in the 50 freestyle preliminary in 20.77. He finished 15th in the consolation finals, touching the wall in 20.84. Kyser also anchored two relay teams that both finished fourth.
Texas, the top-ranked team in the nation, has a commanding lead against Nebraska with 318 points. The Comhuskers have 185 points, nine points ahead of Iowa State's 174.
His 200 freestyle relay team posted a time of 1:21.55 and consisted of sophomore Rick Murphy and seniors Brandon Chestnut and Drew Dischinger. Junior Rob Kelly took Murphy's place in the 200 individual medley relay that finished in 3:19.21. Chestnut and classmate Skip Reynolds each finished 10th in the 50 freestyle and 200 individual medley respectively.
Six of the 21 events were held yesterday. The remaining 15 events will be split between today and tomorrow.
Brandon Krisztal
The Kansas volleyball team will play host at the Jayhawk Volleyball Spring Classic tournament this weekend as
KANSAS VOLLEYBALL
part of its spring schedule.
The tournament will be tomorrow at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. The round-broil tournament will feature Kansas, as well as teams from
Kansas, three others to play in tournament
Emporia State,
University of
Missouri-Kansas
City and Sport-
Sport athletic com-
plex, Admission is
free, and doors
open at 8 a.m.
Competition begins at 9 a.m.
Jayhawk Volleyball Spring Classic
Schedule
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
9 a.m. Kansas vs. Emporia State
10:15 a.m. UMKC vs. Sport-2-Sport
11:30 a.m. Kansas vs. Sport-2-
Sport
— Chris Wristen
1 p.m. UMKC vs. Emporia State
2:15 p.m. Emporia State vs. Sport-
2-Sport
3:30 p.m. Kansas vs. UMKC
Royal not so stellar in intrasquad match
BASEBALL
HAINES CITY, Fl. — Kansas City ace Jose Rosado gave up three runs in the first inning of an intrasquad game yesterday.
although only one was earned.
inning.
The runs scored after Scott Pose started the game by reaching on an error by shortstop Chris Snopek. Jermaine Dye, Mike Sweeney and Jeff Reboulet then had doubles in the
went on to a 4-1 victory against David's Diggers. Paul Sorrento had a solo home run for David's Diggers.
"Jose Rosado threw strikes, but was up in the zone," said Tony Mussler, Royals manager. "He was much better in the second inning."
The squad called Rock's Rollers
LAS VEGAS — NASCAR's Pontiac, Chevrolet and Ford teams, still trying to figure out if anyone has a real edge on the competition, will seek answers this weekend in the desert.
Pontiac, Chevy look to end Ford's streak
AUTO RACING
With Chevrolet introducing a new Monte Carlo and Ford a partially redesigned Taurus, the first two races this year have been inconclusive — although there has been plenty of complaining from nearly everyone about aerodynamics.
The auto roulette wheel will spin again on Sunday in the CarsDirect.com 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where Fords have won its first two Winston Cup races.
Two years ago, Taurus dominated so much in Las Vegas — sweeping the top seven positions and grabbing 13 of the top 14 — that NASCAR quickly changed the rules. It gave the GM cars a higher rear spoiler and a lower front air dam to try even things out.
Last year, a Ford driven by Jeff Burton won the race, but he was followed across the finish line by the Pontiac of brother Ward, the Chevy of Jeff Gordon and five more GM entries before the next Ford.
Series champion Dale Jarrett led a 1-5 Ford finish Feb. 20 in the season-opening Daytona 500 on a high-banked, 2 1/2-mile track where speed is a major factor. Last Sunday, on the flatter and slower one-mile oval in Rockingham, N.C.
— where handling is the key —
General Motors cars, led by Pontiac
driver Bobby Labonte, swept the first
four positions. Three of those spots
went to the nearly unchanged Grand
Prix.
NFL
Broncos hire coaches look to sign players
DENVER — The Denver Broncos reassigned two assistant coaches yesterday and hired two others.
Defensive backfield coach Rick
Linebackers coach Frank Bush was transferred to coach of the nickel package on defense, a new position. He was replaced by Larry Coyer, defensive coordinator for the University of Pittsburgh from 1997 to 1999.
Smith was moved to an unspecified position in the personnel department. He was replaced by Ron Milus.
defensive backfield coach for Texas A&M last year..
The Broncos also are expected to send a four- or a fifth-round pick in the April draft, as well as another conditional pick in next year's draft, to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for safety Billy Jenkins, a newspaper reported.
The Denver Post reported yesterday that NFL sources said once Jenkins was given to Denver, the Broncos would be ready to complete their second deal.
Jenkins, 25, will be expected to sign a seven-year deal worth about $18 million, instantly becoming starting strong safety, replacing retired veteran Twone Braxton.
"I'm going to sign." Jenkins said Wednesday night, without knowing about the agreed-to trade between the Broncos and Rams. "It's looking good."
Now that the Broncos have filleo their final defensive need, they can focus on quarterbacks.
Detroit Lions free-agent quarterback Gus Frotten was expected to announce yesterday whether to sign with the Broncos or remain in Detroit.
—The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Men's swimming at Big 12 Conference championships in College Station, Texas.
Baseball vs. Iowa State at noon.
Women's tennis Texas Tech at 11 a.m.
Track vs. Iowa State at noon.
Soccer in Iowa City,
Iowa, all day.
basketball vs. Missouri at 1 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse. Senior Night.
Baseball vs. SW Missouri at 3 p.m.
Athletes need harsher penalties
To err is human — to forgive is divine. But when is enough enqueue?
Feedback
Boston Bruins defenseman Marty McSorely's stick attack was unexplainably violent. Do we forgive? Yes, we do, sports does. A 23-game suspension is not harsh enough. An expulsion from the sport, in my opinion, fits the crime.
Hockey player Craig McTavish, convicted of DWI in an accident that killed one person was jailed for one year, then played for the Edmonton Oilers for 12 years, won three Stanley Cups and had a hall of fame career. Boxer Mike Tyson was forgiven on numerous occasions for numerous transgressions. In some cases, forgiveness should not be an option — the punishment must fit or even exceed the crime.
So I ask, when is enough enough?
So I ask, when is enough enough?
Pitcher Steve Howe was forgiven eight times for violating major league baseball's drug policy. That is ludicrous. Outfielder Daryl Strawberry was suspended three times in five years for violating major league baseball's drug policy.
A one-year suspension is not the answer. Being banned from baseball; now that's an idea. The message that all of the forgiven transgressions sends to our kids is not one that such impressionable young people need to be seeing. The children of today need to see harsher punishments being handed down. Their role models need to act like role models!
Do we forgive Auburn forward Chris Porter for taking money from the team so do. Everyone deserves a second chance. Second be the key word.
— Dominick Fazio. Kansas fan
'Hawks to square off today in league opener
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choose from a wide variety of players.
Senior Brett Kappelmann, Juniors Brandon O'Neal, Brian Hoefer, Jesse Grimminger, and freshman Clay Wheeler are vying for the three spots beyond the fringe. But some say the competition makes them better players.
"I just worry about what I do and play what I'm capable of," Kappelmann said. "I expect the other players to be working just as hard. I try not to focus on the other guys."
The Hawks lead off their Big 12 season with a three-game series against
the Iowa State Cyclones, 3-10 today.
Last year at this time, Kansas was 2.8 and was on a seven-game losing streak. Now, the Hawks are 9-4 and ready to prove their conference foes wrong.
"Right now, it's a fresh start," Kappelman said. "We're just going to focus on winning and make it fun this year. We can't really look by anyone, but we have a lot to prove. We're going to come out and fight."
Iowa State finished in the basement of the conference last season — the only team to have a worse record than the 'Hawks. But Randall said he wouldn't discredit the Cyclones, the
team he coached for 14 years before coming to Kansas.
"It's important to play solid ball with them," he said. "They have an All-League pitcher and have a lot of good hitters. Our pitchers need to be consistent to make the game winnable for us."
Senior Rusty Philbrick, 0-1, gets the start at 3 p.m. at Hoglund Ballpark. Tomorrow's doubleheader will begin at noon, and will feature junior Pete Smart , 2-2, and either sophomores Jeff Davis, 2-0, or Dan Olson, 10.
Randall said the Hawks were ready to take their game to the next level, starting today.
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