2B
Quick Looks
Wednesday February 23, 2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Feb. 23).
This year invest in your own education — and your own creativity. Go back and finish what you started in March. Work to save money in April and to keep up with the demand in May. Old love's best, and most convenient, in July. Focus on your future in August. Take out a loan in October and invest it wisely in November. By December, transform into the person you always wanted to be. Settle into a routine by next February.
Aries: Today is a 6.
Once you and your mate or partner have your relationship figured out, it'll be time to talk about money. Don't stress out; it's perfectly natural. You shouldn't have to pay for everything, should you? It's wiser to share the load.
Taurus: Today is a 6.
This should be a creative day. You could run into some opposition, however. It's a good day for completion, too. Is there something you need to say to somebody, to get the ball rolling? If so, go ahead and do it. The more awkward the situation, the more pleased they'll be.
Gemini: Today is a 7.
You don't often jump into the leadership role, but today you should. That's because you're one of the few who can figure out what's going on. Bring the others up to speed if you can. Your efforts will be appreciated.
Cancer: Todav is a 7.
Something about your home may need rearranging. You may decide you can't stand the way it is any more. You have a lot of other things to do, so you really don't have time for this. That's OK. Once you get this bee in your bonnet, you'll move quickly
Leo: Today is a 6.
You are still under scrutiny. Are you being evaluated for a promotion? Well, it couldn't happen to a nicer person. Changes at home still require some of your attention, however. You may have to turn down a request for a freebie to have time for family. Do it.
Virao: Today is a 7.
you should be working hard at whatever's right in front of you. There's no more time for planning, setting priorities or doing the research. Now, take action, keep moving and don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.
Libra : Today is a 7.
Scorpio: Today is a 7.
Capricorn: Today is a 7.
Saaittarius: Today is a 6.
Aquarius : Today is a 7.
It should be easier for you to communicate now.
Business will go well. Even a difficult job could almost be fun because you do it with friends. Don't put it off any longer. Get it finished so you can celebrate.
Hurry along; be as creative as possible. Then, as evening approaches, you'll find decisions are easier to make. The time's running out, for one thing. This could inspire you to be even more effective than usual. And, that would be very good!
You should notice an increase in your energy level — and your determination — as the day progresses. The difficult part has to do with communications. You may have to call somebody you'd just as soon avoid. Don't think about it any more; just do it.
Pay attention to a person you respect early in the day. If you do something nice for him or her, you could benefit from your thoughtfulness later. You're not schmoozing; you'd never do that. No, you're just remembering that rich people need love, too!
Pisces: Today is a 6.
Everything will be easier early in the day. You'll move quickly and come up with all sorts of great ideas. Later on, you'll have to figure out how to actually make these things happen. That's the tricky part. Slow down, and take your time.
You could be in the mood to make or to buy pretty things. It'll be easier to choose tomorrow or the next day. So, there's no rush. This is a good day to go shopping, just to see what's out there. Review your options now, but save your big decisions for tomorrow.
KANSAS SOCCER
Former soccer player to coach at Texas Tech
Former Kansas soccer player Amy Dykesther was hired as an assistant coach by the Texas Tech women's soccer team yesterday.
Prior to Texas Tech, Dyksterhuis coached the West Des Moines select club teams in Des Moines, Iowa. She also served as the coach and administrator for the 2010 development program. Her duties with the Red Raiders will begin April 1.
Dyksterhuis played for the Jayhawks from 1995 to 1997 and served as team captain for two years. She ranks seventh in career points at Kansas and is tied for second in career goals scored.
"I am very excited about Amy joining my staff," coach Felix Oskam said. "She is a very young, energetic person, and she is a perfect fit for what we try to do here with our program."
Chris Wristen
BOXING
Standing eight count to end in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York plans to follow the lead of other states by proposing the elimination of the standing eight count in all professional bouts.
The Athletic Commission also intends to change rules governing judge selection and payments prompted by the disputed Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis draw last year at Madison Square Garden.
The standing eight count was designed to protect boxers by allowing the referee to step in and give an overwhelmed fighter an eight-second respite.
The rules in both instances are expected to be approved in April.
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
"If a boxer is sustaining enough punishment to have to count to eight to assess his condition, then he's probably suffered enough punishment to stop the fight," Jordan said.
Barry Jordan, a neurologist and ringside physician during many New York bouts, said the thinking had changed among doctors.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska punter Dan Hardenfeld has been granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.
Hadenfeld, who was fourth in the nation in punting in 1999, set a school record with an average of nearly 45 yards per punt.
School officials confirmed Monday that Hadenfeldt had been granted a sixth year to complete his four years of eligibility. Under NCAA rules, a player must complete his four years of eligibility in five years.
He had been considering entering the NFL draft.
No-miss game streak might not be broken
Hadfenfeld was granted a medical hardship because he was out of action with a back injury for most of the 1996 season.
'Husker punter given extra year of eligibility
NBA
SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan's strained abdominal muscle is not torn, meaning the All-Star forward might be able to keep alive his streak of never missing an NBA game.
Duncan, listed as day to day, will travel with the San Antonio Spurs for a three-game road trip. There is a chance he will play tomorrow night in Charlotte.
Duncan has played in 184 consecutive games during his three years in the league.
AUSTIN, Texas—Ricky Williams of the New Orleans Saints spent six hours in jail Monday night after failing to sign a traffic ticket.
Tom Vinger, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said a rooper pulled over Williams in his 1999 Hummer about 9:24 p.m.
Failure to sign ticket lands Williams in jail
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Williams: would not sign the ticket issued to him for failing to signal
A trooper reported that Williams, who won the 1998 Heisman Trophy
Vinger said Williams was upset and not particularly cooperative when stopped.
The football player refused to sign the ticket for failing to signal, a change that carries a maximum $200 fine.
Vinger said the signature was a promise that he would later contact the court about the ticket. The trooper arrested Williams and took him to the Travis County Jail to personally face a judge.
"It is absolutely terrible judgment," Williams' lawyer, Joe Jamail, told the Dallas Morning News. "They know who he is and where he lives. They don't take you to jail for refusing to sign a ticket. I'm incensed about it."
Williams returned to the University of Texas to take classes this semester.
Ex-Buccaneer Nickerson signs with Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fl. — The Jacksonville Jaguars lived up their dormant free-agency period yesterday, signing former Tampa Bay line
backer Hardy Nickerson to a four-year contract worth $1.6 million.
"He's a guy with some fire," coach Tom
The 13-year veteran will play in the middle, moving Lonnie Marts back outside to replace Bryce Paup, a disappointment from the 1998 free agent class who will be released June 1.
SOCCER
Coughlin said. "He's an outstanding leader, an outstanding athlete."
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands—Before joining the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, Lothar Matthaeus gets to set a record for international appearances.
Mattheaeus, about to join Major League Soccer at age 38, is scheduled to make his 144th appearance for Germany in today's exhibition game against the Netherlands, topping the 143 international games of former Sweden goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli.
Future U.S. pro to set international record
"The record is not all that important," said Matthaeus, who hopes to finish his international career holding the European Championship trophy on July 2 at Rotterdam.
Matthaea made his first international appearance at age 18 in a 3-2 win against the Netherlands and was part of the German team that won the 1990 World Cup.
The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Baseball at Texas A&M-
Corpus Christi at noon in
Corpus Christi, Texas.
Men's basketball at Nebraska
at 8:05 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
Women's basketball at
Missouri at 7 p.m. in
Columbia, Mo.
Softball at OU Invitational in Norman, Okla.
Baseball vs. Creighton at 3 p.m. at Hoglund Ballpark.
Men's tennis at National Indoors at Louisville, Ky.
Track at Big 12 Indoor Championships at Ames, Iowa.
Baseball vs. Creighton at 1 p.m. at Hoglund Ballpark.
Women's basketball at Oklahoma at 3 p.m. in Norman, Okla.
NHL suspends Bruins defender
Men's tennis at National Indoors in Louisville, Ky.
Women's tennis at Jayhawk Classic at Alvamar Racquet Club.
Track at Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa.
Men's basketball vs. Baylor at 7:05 p.m.
Track at Big 12
The Associated Press
VANCOUVER British Columbia — Marty McSorley of the Boston Bruins was suspended indefinitely yesterday by the NHL for a bloody, stick-swinging hit that left Donald Brashear of Vancouver unconscious and twitching on the ice.
McSorley was suspended pending a hearing today in New York, the NHL said.
Brashear has a concussion and will be out two to three weeks, the Canucks said. He was released from the hospital yesterday and was at practice, but he did not comment.
Brashear was alert and walking in the dressing room following the attack Monday night, which came in the closing seconds of the 5-2 Vancouver victory.
"I apologize to Donald Brashear and all the fans who had to watch that," McSorley said. "I embarrassed my hockey team. ... I got way too carried away. It was a real dumb play."
Police, deluged with calls from angry fans, said they would consult with the NHL. A team of three Vancouver police officers is investigating.
"We have a situation here where it would appear, or that it's been alleged, that there was a
She said police had not yet interviewed Brashear or Sorley and she didn't know how long the investigation would take.
fairly vicious attack by one person on another," said police spokeswoman Const. Anne Drennan.
Canucks general manager Brian Burke, once the NHL's chief disciplinarian, said the police should stay out.
McSorley had been trying to goad Brashear into another fight, and his hit came with 2.7 seconds left. The two.
handed slash to the right temple, with the stick fully extended, sent the Vancouver forward reeling backward. His head struck the ice and blood flowed from his nose.
"That was sickening to see." said Vancouver coach Marc Crawford. "I haven't got another word that I can use."
Trainers rushed to Brashear, and the player was removed on a stretcher.
"I'm still in shock at what I did," McSorley said. "I have to come to terms with what I did."
McSorley, one of the NHL's
notorious enforcers, was once known as Wayne Gretzky's protector.
He and Brashear fought just two minutes into the game. Brashear got the best of the brawl, and McSorley challenged Brashear again with 7:38 remaining in the first period. But Brashear skated away, leaving McSorley with a double-minor and a misconduct.
"I've never been a part of anything like that or witnessed anything like that," said Boston captain Ray Bourque. "There is no way to justify it."
In 1993, the NHL suspended Washington's Dale Hunter for 21 games for a blindside check of Pierre Turgeon after a goal in a playoff game. It was the longest suspension for on-ice violence.
"You play the game and you expect to play it hard, but there is no reason for that," Crawford said. "There's no room for that. There's no place in hockey for that. It was a despicable act and I'm sickened by it."
Vancouver forward Markus Naslund urged strong action from the league.
"When things like that happen, you worry about a life," he said. "The slash was bad enough to, I think, kill someone. The league has to make an example. We have to put a stop to things like this."
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