2B Quick Looks Monday February 28, 2000 HOROSCOPES Today's Birthday: There may be interesting changes this year. Make sure they work out for the best by staying in charge of the situation. Go back instead of forward to reach a goal in March. The money flows freely both in and out in April. Learn quickly through experience in May and anticipate a career move around June. Be on the path to your dreams in August and succeed beyond your expectations in December. Your friends congratulate you in January. Pay off an obligation in February. Aries: Today is a 5. You're a responsible person, and it looks as though you're carrying a heavy load right now. You're trying to protect someone you care about. You want to try something new, and this all is within the context of your career Taurus: Today is a 5. Gemini: Today is a 6 Your money could be in a state of flux again. You have some coming in and some going out. Your objective is to end up with more than you started with, remember? It is possible if you count the value of everything you have acquired. Recent changes may force a reorganization of your life. Your routine could get scrambled, possibly through no fault of your own. Pay attention not only to what you're doing but to what other people are doing. Cancer: Today is a 7. Leo: Today is a 6. The worst of it has ended, and things should get easier. The overall outcome tonight should be positive. Tomorrow might even be fun, so schedule accordingly. Don't plan anything too outrageous for tonight; you'll still be tidying up. The fun and games continue this morning, but around noon you'll have to settle down. There's going to be a lot of work to do this afternoon. If you're not where you're supposed to be at the time you're supposed to be there, you will be in trouble. Take care! Virgo: Today is a 6. Conditions are getting easier for you, but it hasn't happened quite yet. You have been cleaning house or moving (or both) for days. By late tonight or tomorrow, you should be able to relax. The end is in sight, so don't despair. Sagittarius: Today is a 6. Scorpio: Today is a 6. Libra: Today is a 6. You'll need to get practical, soon. You may have already spent the money, so you'd better find a way to pay those bills. There is plenty of work, lucky for you. Taking on a second job could be the answer. It doesn't have to be forever, just for a while. You should feel much better soon. The tension will fade, and you'll be able to relax more fully. You'll be able to find a way to manage your money too. So you might as well stop worrying about any and all of those things right now. Capricorn: Today is a 7. Be careful with your work. Be aware that mistakes could creep in. Meanwhile, confusion should be rampant. It's not just you. Most jobs will take two to three times as long as they should; so don't overbook your time. Aquarius: Today is a 4. You had an interesting day recently, so take it easy now. Make some time for yourself and your sweetheart. If you're not in a romantic relationship getting together with a good friend is fine. The idea is to relax, in good company. More than the usual amount of confusion is going around. You may have discovered that things weren't the way you thought. Somebody you considered a friend could fall from your affection. Somebody else could provide unexpected assistance. Take care and be flexible. Pisces; Today is a 5. You're still soaking up the information. You may be on a hot lead. Follow through and wrap up your investigation as quickly as possible. By tomorrow, you'll have more time for fun and games. CARLSBAD, Calif. — Darren Clarke won the biggest prize of his career by taking down the No. 1 player in the world with a stunning 4 and 3 victory against Tiger Woods in the final of Match Play Championship yesterday. Irish golfer puts end to Woods' domination GOLF It capped an incredible week end for Clarke, the 31-year-old from Northern Ireland who knocked off Ryder Cup star Hal Sutton and second-ranked David Duval before handing Woods perhaps his worst loss ever in match play. Woods: Says he was outplayed by Darren Clarke "Darren just flat outplayed me," Words said. Clarke earned $1 million, nearly four times his largest paycheck, and became the first international player to win a World Golf Championship event. After a brilliant morning round that featured six birdies by each player and no lead changes in the final 11 holes. Clarke pulled away with a birdie blitz that no one had been able to throw at Woods during his domination of golf the past 10 months. Clarke, who never trailed since the fourth hole of the 36-hole final, birdied four out of five holes early in the afternoon round to go 4-up with 10 holes to play, a deficit even Woods could not overcome. "To play as solid as I did today against Tiger, it's fantastic," Clarke said. The victory was the sixth of his career and first in America for Clarke Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only. Labonte hung with the leaders throughout the 393-lap race at North Carolina Speedway and finally began to show the power in his Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac when he took the lead on lap 242. AUTO RACING ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Bobby Labonte built a big enough lead to hold off charging Dale Earnhardt yesterday as General Motors turned the tables on Ford in the Dura-Lube/Kmart 400. Yesterday's show was exciting throughout, with 22 lead changes among 10 drivers and plenty of position changes all the way to the back of the pack. Pontiacs and Chevrolet swept the top four positions just a week after the top Ford Tauruses caused an uproar about a supposed aerodynamic advantage by taking the first five spots in the season-opening Davonita 500. Pontiacs, Chevrolets take weekend wins BOXING Boxer changes style to compensate for loss NEW YORK — His biggest mistake behind him, Oscar De La Hoya is looking to aggressively work his way through the wettweight ranks and back to a championship. He began that climb Saturday night in convincing style with a seventh-round knockout of Derrell Coley. De La Hoya, who lost his WBC title on Sept. 18 when he faded late in his fight with Felix Trinidad, attacked nearly all night. That's what he says fans can expect from now on, including, he hopes, in a rematch with Trinidad or a bout with leading contender Shane Mosley this year. year in whatever order," De La Hoya said. "The next fight will be sometime in June. If it's Shane Mosley or Trinidad, it's all the same for me. I will be in good shape, and they will have to adjust to my style." "It doesn't matter which is first. I think I will fight the two of them this TORONTO — Given a stage to showcase his sky-walking talent, Vincent Carter delivered his best performance yet. Slam dunk champion has season-high game Carter scored 51 points — the most in the NBA this season and the most in his career — leading the Toronto Raptors to a 103-102 win against the Phoenix Suns yesterday. Last week NBC changed its schedule, adding the Raptors game so it could show one of the league's most luminous players for the first time in the regular season. Carter's between-the-legs jam won the slam-dunk contest at the All-Star game two weeks ago, and helped land him a spot on a recent cover of Sports Illustrated. Carter made 17-of-32 shots and was 13-of-13 from the foul line. He hit four 3-point shots, grabbed nine rebounds, had three steals and also provided the crowd with a number of high-flying moves. NBA The highest point total in the NBA this season was 50 by the Suns' Cliff Robinson and the 76ers' Allen Iverson. Hornet misses start after arrest in fight NEW YORK — Anthony Mason of the Charlotte Hornets was arrested on assault charges early Saturday after a fight outside a bar in Harlem. Mason was arraigned Saturday night on a misdemeanor assault charge, posted $1,100 bond and headed for New Jersey, where the Hornets were playing the New Jersey Nets. He wasn't in the building at the start of the game. Dale Ellis took his spot in the starting lineup. Mason arrived late in the first quarter. Mason is due back in court March 13. injured in the fight, Cottingham said. Police didn't say what sparked the fight. The fight broke out about 3:30 a.m. outside Perks Bar, police said. Mason, a former New York Knicks player, and four other men were involved in the fight against three others, officer Chris Cottingham said. The others with Mason also were charged with third-degree assault. The three men allegedly assaulted by Mason's group were hospitalized for minor injuries. Mason wasn't injured in the fight, Cobbman said. Seles doesn't lose a set in return from injury OKLAHOMA CITY — Monica Seles completed her return from a foot injury by beating Nathalie Dechy of France in straight sets yesterday, winning the $180,000 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic. TENNIS Seles won 6,1- 7,6 in 75 minutes, capping a week in which she didn't lose a set and was broken just twice. Yesterday's match was the only one of her four that lasted more than an hour. Seles, ranked No. 14 in the world and seeded No. 2, had not played in a tournament since losing the final of the Princess Cup in Tokyo to Lindsay Davenport in late September. Since then, she has been recovering from a stress fracture in her right foot. She said the foot gave her no trouble this week. She moved well, although she hasn't returned to her peak playing weight. "I think I'm just really happy that I have no pain anywhere in my feet," she said. The Associated Press Sports Calendar Men's Basketball at Texas in Austin, 8 p.m. Baseball vs. Baker at home, 3 p.m. Softball vs. Washburn at home, 3 p.m. Women's basketball vs Texas A&M at home, 7:05 p.m. Swimming Big 12 Championships in College Station, Texas Swimming Big 12 Championships in College Station, Texas Baseball vs. Iowa State at home, 3 p.m. Kansas struggles at the plate in three losses to Creighton Continued from page 1B Yesterday, Kansas erased its error woes, and junior Pete Smart (2-2) took the mound for eight strong innings. But he lost his focus in the sixth inning and gave up two runs and four hits, which put Creighton ahead for good. "I mentally lost it," Smart said. "They weren't hitting me really hard; the balls just found holes. I just let it get to me." Even though Smart suffered his second loss of the year, Randall said Smart had helped the team's chances of winning the game. "We pitched a lot better today." Randall said. "We didn't get anxious. We had a lot of chances all series, and we didn't do anything. Creighton deserves the credit." On the offensive end, senior Brett Kappelmann and junior Brandon Smith were the only Jayhawks with multiple hits. "We need to get five or six guys swinging the bat, but everyone is really anxious," Randall said. "The hits just aren't falling." Overall, Kansas struggled at the plate. Junior Doug Dreher struck out three times and hit a ground ball to the pitcher. Junior Jesse Gremminger also went 0-for-4 yesterday. He hit into the game-ending double-play to close out the series. "We have a lot of guys that aren't on track," Randall said. "Doug can't hit lefties. John Nelson is fighting. Jesse is having a hard time, too. There are signs that it's getting better, but they made us earn our runs. We're not consistent enough." Dreher did produce hits on the right-handed pitcher on Friday, though. He smashed a grand slam to left field, and his four RBI tied a career high. Randall said if Baseball Notes Kansas had improved its at-bats overall, the series could have turned out differently. "If we would have played a little better, we could have swept them." he said. "The good news is that we're 8-4, and we've been in every ball game." In Friday's game, sophomore Dan Olon had his longest outing as a Jayhawk, going six and two-thirds innings, allowing just two earned runs while fanning a career-high nine batters. His nine strikeouts are the most by a Jayhawk pitcher this season. The 'Hawks were pushed to extra innings Friday for the second time this season. The first time against Southwest Missouri State, Kansas won 7-3. They weren't so lucky on Friday — they lost 10-9. LINE SCORES Game One-Friday, 10-9 Score by Innings Kansas 15 001 2000 0000 9 66 PLOCS Name IP H R BB II Scores Jeff Davis 3.2 10 5 5 0 2 Dustin Osborn 6.5 5 4 4 8 Sum Gish 2 0 0 0 0 Game Two-Saturday, 8-6 Score by Innings Creighton 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 | **8 7 2** Kansas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | **6 7 4** **Picture** Name IP H R BB SO Rudy Pihrick 7 6 8 8 1 Grant Williams 7 0 1 1 1 Game Three-Sunday, 5-3 Score by Innings Score by Innings Creighton 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 **5 12 0** Kornsas 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 **3 8 0** Pitchers Name IP H R BB SO Pete Smart 8 12 5 1 4 Sam Gish 1 0 0 0 1 Are YOU Taco Crazy?? Then Prove it! All you can eat tacos...495 Margarita Pitchers...695 Draws...075 Domestic Bottles...125 Mondays 4pm - 10pm Take a break from the same old food and GO... Taco Crazy!! "The Largest Selection of Liquor in Lawrence!" Win a gift certificate for the most tacos eaten! KANSAS SOFTBALL Home Opener Tuesday @ 3 PM @ Jayhawk Field 1 Washburn University KU Students FREE with KU I.D.