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Friday February 25, 2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday: This year travel by water could be your reward for having planned carefully. Don't let the money slip through your fingers in April. Playing by the rules makes learning easier in May. Heed a bossy co-worker in August. The travel by water goes best in November. Modify your play plans to fit in with work in December. An analytical woman can help you win next February.
To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day. 0 the most challenging.
Aries: Today is a 4.
You could feel a little frustrated. It's important for you to hold your temper and to plan your next move well in advance. The person with the advantage today is the one who can stay cool, even in the most intense situations. It's good practice.
Taurus: Today is a 7.
You should be able to figure out what's going on,
but that's not true for everyone. You also need to make sure that the other person heard is what you actually said. Something might get lost in the translation,
even if you're speaking the same language!
Gemini: Today is a 5.
What's being promised and what's being delivered are two different things. You may not be getting the whole story. When you do the research, you may find that things are not the way you've been led to believe. So, better do the research!
Cancer: Today is a 9
You may finally get through to somebody you've been trying to reach. This is a special, personal sort of connection. You'll both benefit in a way that's kind of hard to explain. Luckily, you don't have to explain it to anybody else. It's none of their business.
Leo: Today is a 5.
Although other people's feelings are still taking up a lot of time, you should be in a better mood than yesterday. You're not the one who's upset, although all this whining may get you riled. Stay calm, and it will help others do the same.
This should be a good day for healing. If you're not already in that kind of a profession and if you'd like to be, this is a good day to start. You may have natural talent, too. Study your avocation on your own time, but don't quit your day job yet.
Libra: Today is a 6.
Scorpio: Today is a 6.
Saaittarius: Today is a 4.
Some sort of risk you're thinking about could prove to be quite expensive. How about you don't do it and just say you did? if everybody else is doing it, so what? Don't let them talk you into being as foolish as they are.
Capricorn: Today is a 7.
You're still under pressure. It's not just your imagination. Don't ignore it; that would be foolish. Instead, go ahead and figure out what needs to be done, and just do it. It may be a struggle now, but it's not going to get any easier.
Aquarius: Today is a 4.
This would be a good day to take a class or to attend a seminar. You can figure out a lot of things on your own, but this particular subject is best learned in a group setting. Old friends are better than new ones now, by the way. Finish up something you've already started.
Finish old projects rather than start new ones. Something that's been bothering you at home needs your full attention for a while. Once you get these messes cleaned up, you'll feel much better about yourself. You may notice you get a lot more creative, too.
You need to be practical again today. Your sign's not renowned for being a tough businessperson, but you can learn. If you don't get what you want now, for example, stall until Monday. If you have nothing to lose by waiting, why hurry?
Pisces: Today is a 7.
Is there something you've always wondered about but were afraid to ask? Who's most likely to know the answer? A college professor? A clergy person? A legal adviser? Once this is out of the way, you'll rest more easily than you have in years. Make the call.
BASEBALL
Major league umpires replace failed union
NEW YORK — Richie Phillips and the Major League Umpires Association struck out in their final legal appeal yesterday, clearing the way for the new union to start negotiations with owners.
The National Labor Relations Board certified the results of a November election that kicked out the MLUA and replaced it with a new union, to be called the World Umpires Association.
The new union intends to take a less confrontational approach than Phillips, whose failed resignation strategy last summer cost 22 umpires their jobs.
"We're looking forward to moving ahead with baseball and starting a new relationship, and trying to get all umpires to come together," said AL umpire John Hirschbeck, a leader of the new union.
About 50 of the 71 major league umpires have joined the new union, according to its lawyer, Joel Smith. The new union will meet Sunday in Phoenix to elect officers and a negotiating committee.
Hirschbeck and Smith, who is expected to head negotiations, will have to deal with the plight of the 22 umps who lost their jobs, a group that includes many of Phillips' staunchest supporters and some of baseball's best-known umps, such as Richie Garcia and Terry Tata. The new union wants to get as many as possible rehired.
"We've attempted to talk with the 22, just as recently as two weeks ago." Hirschbeck said. "Some were responsive to talking with us, many were not."
The labor board's ruling came as the MLUA's grievance to regain the jobs of the 22 resumed in Philadelphia before arbitrator Alan Symonette. Under federal labor law
Owners want to merge the umpires from both leagues into one staff and make other changes as part of the elimination of American and National league presidents and offices.
It's unclear when negotiations will start to replace the labor contract that expired Dec. 31.
the old union will remain in charge of the grievance.
PHOENIX — Art Howe never got to see a rebuilding process through to its successful conclusion in Houston. He hopes his latest contract extension shows the Athletics are willing to let him complete that cycle in Oakland.
A's manager Howe gets extended contract
Howe, 53, helped turn around the Houston Astros in 1989-93, beginning a rebuilding process that has resulted in one of the strongest teams in the National League. But the Astros fired Howe before he got to taste any of that success.
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Howe, who has a 304-344 record with the A's and a 696-762 record overall as a major league manager, said he hoped to experience that kind of success in Oakland.
Howe, who managed the surprising A's into the playoff race last season, was given a one-year extension yesterday that runs through the 2001 season. It is Howe's second extension since being hired by the A's in November 1995.
“It's nice to know I'm going to be around for at least another year,” he said. “When I first came here my goal was to turn things around, and I think we're on the right road.”
TUCSON, Ariz.—Arizona center Loren Woods probably will miss tomorrow's game against Arizona
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Arizona's lead scorer out with back injury
State with a back injury that seems to be worse than originally thought.
The athletic department issued a statement Wednesday that Woods had back problems and was receiving further consultation and treatment from team physicians.
Just how serious the injury is remains a closely guarded secret in coach Lute Olson's program.
The Tribune, a newspaper serving suburban Phoenix, quoted what it called a source familiar with the Arizona program as saying the university would announce
Woods, a junior transfer from Wake Forest who is Arizona's leading scorer at 15.6 points per game, is the lowest casualty for a team that has continued to win despite losing players to injury, illness and defections. He leads the Pac-10 Conference in blocked shots at 3.9 per game and tied an NCAA record with 14 blocks against Oregon on Feb. 3.
That didn't happen, and Olson said no determination had been made on how Long Woods would be sidelined.
Wednesday that Woods would be out for the season.
PITTSBURGH—The condition of Pittsburgh Penguins star Jaromir Jagr's bruised left thigh improved yesterday but he remained in a hospital, team officials said.
Jagr still hospitalized but injury is improving
Team doctors will review the contusion on Jagr's thigh again today, but there is no timetable for his return to the lineup, the team said.
HOCKEY
Penguins representative Tom McMillan has said that Jagr's hospital admission was not related to his hamstring injury during a loss to Tampa Bay this week.
Jagr, the NHL leading scorer, returned to Pittsburgh on Tuesday from a road trip.
Team officials wouldn't say where Jagr was hospitalized or why the thigh contusion required his admission.
The high contusion occurred during a 1.1 tie against buffalo last week in Pittsburgh, team officials believed.
NFL
Edith Morgan filed an application in Jackson County Court Feb. 14 asking she be named administrator of Thomas' estate.
Thomas' mom seeks control of his estate
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Derrick Thomas' mother has filed an application seeking control of her son's Kansas City-area estate, worth an estimated $2.75 million.
Thomas:Left behind $2.75 million in assets
Thomas died of a massive blood clot Feb. 8 at age 33, a little more than two weeks after he was paralyzed in a car wreck. He died without a will. When someone dies without a will, an administrator is named to identify the deceased
assets, file an inventory of the assets with the court and pay taxes and debts owned by the deceased.
The application claims that Thomas left behind assets of $2.5 million in personal property and $250,000 in real property.
Five women are listed on court documents as the mothers of Thomas' seven children. They have been notified by the court of Morgan's petitions and can contest Morgan's claim.
The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Softball at OU
Invitational in Norman, Okla.
Baseball vs. Creighton at 3 p.m.
Track at NCAA
Championships in Ames, Iowa
Men's B-ball vs. Baylor at 7:05 p.m.
Women's B-ball at Oklahoma at 3 p.m.
Baseball vs. Creighton at 1 p.m.
Softball at OU Invitational in Norman, Okla.
Track at NCAA Championships in Ames, Iowa
Women's tennis in Jayhawk Invitational all day
Jayhawks riding 4-game win streak
Women's golf at 2000 Carolinas Collegiate Classic in Pinedale, NC. Men's golf at Cleveland- SW Intercollegiate
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ball flat, and we knew the home runs would come."
The game also marked the return of second baseman Ryan Baty, who has not played this season because of a separated left shoulder he suffered during practice. He said it was great to be back in the game.
"It feels a lot better — I've been doing extensive rehab on it," he said. "To sit out and watch a baseball game is the worst thing. I'm hoping to get some more time in this weekend."
Kansas will need Baty and another strong offensive performance to
compete with Creighton, 4-1.
Creighton beat Kansas State yesterday, 7-1.
"Creighton will be a step up from what we've seen before." Wedd said. "We'll need to play our best ball to win our next challenge."
Sophomore Jeff Davis, 20, takes the mound first today. At 1 p.m. tomorrow, senior Rusty Philbrick, 0-0, will try for his first win of the season. And junior Pete Smart, 2-1, will try for a second consecutive win on the mound at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Randall said that the starting pitching rotation was not yet set
and that younger pitchers might have a chance to compete.
"The rotation will change as others challenge them," he said. "The starters are those who pitch the best, but they are pushed a little bit by the others."
Techniques and strategies aside, most of the players are just happy to be back in familiar territory.
"I'm excited to be home — I'm sick of airports," Wedd said. "Hopefully, we can get a following of people who will come out and see us. We have a chance to be good, and that's good because KU loves winners."
Track members to aim high at championships
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"In some cases, I think we're a little deeper than last year." Schwartz said. "Of course, we're not going to have Scott Russell, and he's got big shoes to fill. Conference meets are all about those kids who are conference leaders in their events continuing that, but the exciting thing about this is the kids you don't expect."
And one of the unexpected is junior Jenny Wonder, who will be making her championship debut today after injuries kept her from the meet in the past. Now healthy, Wonder is
Kansas' top female 60-meter spinner and hurdler, as well as a factor in the women's 1600-meter relay.
"I'm actually just excited to be going because I've been hurt the past two years," said Wonder, who sat out last year as a redshirt. "I just want to go and hopefully run a personal best, and hopefully I'll be satisfied."
Which is exactly what Schwartz would like her and all of his athletes to do.
"You want as an athlete and a coach to have your kids go in there and have the performance of the season, if not their life, at this signature meets," Schwartz said.
BIG 12 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Going into today's Big 12 Indoor Conference Championships, four Jayhawks are ranked among the top in the country:
Andrea Branson, third in pole vault, 13 feet 1 inch
Charlie Gruber, sixth 800-meter run 1:49.27
Ashley Feinberg, seventh in pole vault '12'09"
Ryan Speers, 14th in shot put,
60'10"
Kansas Baseball
First three-game homestand of the year! vs. Creighton
Students FREE with KUID
Today starting at 3:00 p.m. Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
Join us at Hoglund Ballpark!
Hampton Inn Jayhawk Classic
Kansas Women play host to Tulsa and Saint Louis on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. The matches will be held at Alvamar Racquet Club.
Hampton Inn
Kansas Tennis
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