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Thursday January 27, 2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Jan. 27). Your friends can help you achieve success, but it's your own creativity and determination that pushes you over the top. Follow through on a wild scheme in February. Money burns a hole in your pocket in March. Stand up for your beliefs in April and strip down to the bare bones in May. By August, you should be ready to compromise, and in November, it's full speed ahead. Hide out and count your wins in December and follow love's rules in January.
Aries: Today is a 6.
To get the advantage, check the day's rating:
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
You're a competitive type, and today you could find somebody who wants to test your skills. You generally do well in this sort of situation if you can remember to pace yourself. Don't forget.
Taurus: Today is a 6.
You'll want to take your time and think things through. Somebody else wants to order you around. That's not going to get them anywhere. It may look like the other person's in charge, but that's an illusion.
Gemini; Today is a 7.
Be careful if you travel; there could be delays.
Besides, your plans will most likely be disrupted anyway. It's good to have a schedule, of course, but don't fly into a tizzy if you can't keep to it.
Cancer: Today is a 7.
You've been doing the homework, but the deal might not come together like you planned. That's especially true if you live with other people. Lister if you can. Compromise is possible.
Leo: Today is a 7.
Let your partner do the driving. You can make suggestions, and of course you will. Don't try to take control, however. You'll actually have more control if you give away some of the other responsibilities.
Libra: Today is a 6.
Virgo: Today is a 7.
You're in a learning phase, and that's good. You're also able to make quick decisions now. Be careful, though. You don't want to throw out something that you'll need later.
You may be in love, but you do need to be practical, too. Work needs to be done, and if you don't do it, who will? Don't let a good source of income dry up. Just say no when you need to.
Scorpio: Today is a 6.
Sagittarius: Today is a 7.
Is there somebody around who's trying to get through to you? There's something uncomfortable about this situation. Don't worry; you'll do fine. Listen and let them do the talking.
Capricorn: Today is a 7.
You're about to be put to the test. You've figured out what needs to be done, but doing it is more difficult. Don't give up. If you don't get all the way now, that's OK. You can try again tomor row.
You might have a problem with money. You don't have as much as you'd like. You may have to hold off on something you'd like to do. Pay off a debt before you incur any new ones.
Aquarius: Today is a 5.
You may feel like someone's stopped you in your tracks. The person you want to please is in a rotten mood. Don't even bring up a new idea now. You'll get further, faster, if you wait for a better time. Relax.
Pisces: Today is a 7.
You have a lot of energy. You're eager to make things happen. Don't race off before you've read the rules, however. You don't want to rush into trouble! Do the homework first.
BASKETBALL
Mizzou coach arrested early Sunday for DWI
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Tony Haney, an assistant basketball coach for Missouri, has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a one-car
accident near his home.
According to a Columbia police report, Harvey was arrested early Sunday, and his blood alcohol content was measured at 148. Under
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
Missouri law, a level of .10 or more is considered evidence of intoxication.
The charge is a municipal traffic misdemeanor.
"I'd like to apologize to the university and the community for my actions," Harvey said in a statement. "I had an inexcusable lapse in judgment, and it's a mistake that I am very sorry for."
Chad Moller, assistant sports information director for Missouri, said Harvey apparently was driving home when a car crossed the center line, causing him to swerve into the ditch. The arresting officer, Alexander McHugh, confirmed that description of the accident.
NFL
Chiefs defensive star's prognosis still unclear
MIAMI — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas, paralyzed from the chest down following a car crash, might be moved out of intensive care today.
Thomas could be transferred to a rehabilitation center in about two weeks. He already has begun working with therapists.
Thomas, 33, remained in serious
but stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital following surgery to rebuild part of his spine, hospital representative Maria Rosa Gonzalez said yesterday.
The nine-time Pro Bowl player was
His spinal cord was not severed as doctors originally feared. It was badly bruised, which doctors said gives Thomas a better chance of recovering lost feeling in his lower body.
and neck and wound up semiconious with no feeling in his legs.
IRVING, Texas — Dave Campo was hired yesterday as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, a low-profile guy taking on one of the highest-profile jobs in pro sports.
Thomas and Mike Tellis, 49, were not wearing seat belts and were thrown from the car, police said. Tellis was killed instantly. A third man in the car who was wearing a seat belt was treated and released.
The Chiefs linebacker and two companions were heading to the Kansas City airport at the time of the accident. They were planning to fly to St. Louis for the NFC Championship game when their car flipped.
Campo, the Cowboys' defensive coordinator since 1995, has been with the team since Jerry Jones bought it in 1989. Campo is among the group of assistant coaches Jimmy Johnson brought with him from the University of Miami.
New Cowboys coach looks to fill big shoes
He's only the fifth coach the Cowboys have ever had — and the first three all won Super Bowls.
"I feel like I'm family in this organization." Camoo said.
expected to replace Campo as defensive coordinator. Campo spent six seasons overseeing the secondary before taking the reins as coordinator.
Secondary coach Mike Zimmer is
Jones' 15-day search for a new coach hardly extended outside team headquarters, but he described it yesterday as a thorough decision on his part.
The only other known candidates he interviewed were special teams coach Joe Avezzano and offensive line coach Hudson Houck.
Campo and kicking coordinator Steve Hoffman are the only coaches remaining from Johnson's initial staff
NEWARK, N.J. — Bill Belichick dropped his antitrust lawsuit against the NFL yesterday, a day after a judge refused to free him to negotiate with other teams. The former defensive coordinator for the New York Jets lost his attempt to gain a temporary restraining order against NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue's ruling that keeps him from coaching another team without the Jets' permission
Jets' Belichick drops lawsuit against NFL
"It made sense to withdraw the case and to assess our position," Belichick's lawyer David Feher said yesterday.
U. S. District Judge John Bissell ruled that Belichick could only blame himself for his quandary after quitting the Jets.
Jets' lawyers did not immediately return telephone messages.
The team has left Belichick in an
unworkable position, Feher said.
"He cannot work in the NFL
because the Jets have indicated
they do not want
to employ him," he said, "He is not being paid, but he's still restricted from pursuing his livelihood."
But Belichick stunned the team by resigning the next day, citing the uncertainties posed by the impending sale of the team and potential problems from Parcells' continuing association with the team in a front-office capacity.
Taglailabe's ruling covers only the 2000 season and does not address the remaining two years on Belichick's contract.
TENNIS
Tennis great Don Budge dies of cardiac arrest
He died at Mercy Hospital in Scranton, Pa., hospital spokeswoman Mary Leone said.
Budge was injured in a car accident in northeastern Pennsylvania on Dec. 14 when he lost control and drove off the road. He was hospitalized in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., until Jan. 8, when he was transferred to a nursing facility near his home in Dingmans Ferry. Budge was taken to Mercy Hospital on Jan. 17.
Budge had a complete game built around a whiplash backhand, which still is considered the best ever. He backed up a strong serve with power and accuracy off the ground and volleyed effectively.
He was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964 and selected one of Tennis Magazine's 20 greatest players of the 20th century.
SCRANTON, Pa. — Don Budge, who swept all four major tennis tournaments in 1938 to become the sport's first "Grand Slam" winner, died yesterday of cardiac arrest. He was 84
Born June 13, 1915, in Oakland, Calif., John Donald Budge was a superb athlete who played all popular team sports, including baseball and basketball.
In 1938, he became the first player to sweep all four major titles — Wimbledon and the championships of Australia, France and the United States.
Sports Calendar
thurs.
Swimming vs. Nebraska at 2 p.m. in Robinson Natatorium.
Women's basketball vs. Iowa State at 1 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
ABC faces super challenge this Bowl
Men's basketball vs.
Iowa State at 3 p.m. in
Ames Iowa.
Track vs. Kansas State
and Missouri at
Memorial Stadium.
The Associated Press
The St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans just started creating excitement in their own cities this season. They sure haven't built a national following vet.
That's the challenge facing ABC this week: getting the entire country interested about two teams most people haven't seen play until the last couple of weeks.
"This game is perfect for the fans tired of seeing the Packers, 49ers and Broncos every year," said ABC announcer Al Michaels, trying to put a positive spin on this matchup. "This is probably the most improbable Super Bowl matchup of all time. Looking at it in the preseason, this would have been an almost inconceivable pairing."
While the networks were pumping up Miami, Green Bay, Denver and Dallas throughout the season. St. Louis and Tennessee played in the relative obscurity of regional TV coverage.
The Rams didn't make a single prime-time appearance on either ABC or ESPN, and their 14 games on Fox were shown, on average, to about 20 percent of the country. The Cowboys got more than 2 1/2 times that exposure.
The Titans, who played twice on ESPN, were beamed, on average
There hasn't been a Super Bowl between two outsiders like this since Cincinnati played San Francisco in 1982 — the only other matchup of teams that didn't have winning records the previous year. The silver lining for ABC is that the Bengals-49ers Super Bowl was the highest-rated ever, having been watched in 49.1 percent of American households.
to about 12 percent of the nation on CBS — less than one-quarter of the coverage area of the Dolphins.
"This is a very challenging matchup for us," said ABC director Craig Janoff. "These are two teams we haven't seen on Monday nights. I don't think anyone would have predicted this."
Certainly the NFL schedule makers didn't think that Tennessee and St. Louis would go from a combined 12-20 last season to the Super Bowl this season, or that Atlanta and Denver would go from the Super Bowl to a combined 11-21.
That's why the NFL is considering a proposal for next year to hold off deciding which late-season games will be shown on Monday nights and nationally on Sunday afternoons until a few weeks
If they did, the Rams or Titans would have made an appearance on "Monday Night Football" down the stretch, instead of San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver and the Jets.
before, instead of a few months
"Clearly as our schedule evolved this year, it didn't turn out great," said ABC producer Ken Wolfe. "San Francisco, the Jets and Denver fall apart makes for a difficult time for all of us. I don't think the league was entirely happy. If this comes to pass, it would be a great thing for us and the fans."
That won't help ABC this week. So instead, the four-hour pregame show will mix in an emotional feature on Walter Payton with a national introduction to the two teams playing this week.
"We can't take for granted that everyone watching is totally familiar with these two teams," said John Filippelli, the vice president of production for ABC Sports.
Enough people will still gather around their TV sets Sunday night to make the Super Bowl the highest-rated show of the year. Since 1972, the game has been watched in at least 40 percent of households every year but one — in 1980, when San Francisco beat Denver 55-10.
"The Super Bowl is always a matter of degree in ratings," Fellippi said. "At the high end, it will be a 45 to 46, at the low end 39 to 40. Of all sports, the NFL is less a prisoner of teams involved and the markets than other sports. It does have some effect, but I think the effect is negligible.
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