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Quick Looks
Thursday January 20,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Jan. 20). Hopes and dreams, money and partnerships. With good planning, success is within your reach. Do your homework in January and place your bets in February. Shift things around in March as you learn more. Practice makes perfect in April as quick action is required. Love and money are linked in May. A solid partnership helps you win the prize in July and August. By December, you'll be ready to celebrate.
Aries: Today is an 8.
To get the advantage, check the day's rating:
10 is the easiest day, 0 is the most challenging.
This weekend, you may be able to go some-where special with friends. That would be the perfect way to celebrate. Wrap up business that pertains to your home or real estate first.
Taurus: Today is a 6.
Change will be relatively easy early in the day. Later, it'll be almost impossible. It's like when you're running through a meadow in the morning and then you get into the bog later. Watch out.
Gemini: Today is a 7.
Life might get easier soon. Your worries will start to fade as you start thinking positively. You're also becoming more curious and that always opens up possibilities.
Cancer: Today is a 6.
The planning should be done by now, so start making those dreams come true. If you've recently made a partnership agreement or romantic commitment, you're set.
Leo: Today is a 7.
You're getting stronger, but so is the opposition. If you and your strongest rival can make a truce, it'll be a powerful partnership. You might not think it can be done, but think again.
Virgo: Today is a 7.
You've focused on romance and travel lately, but now it's time to get back to work. Technical difficulties could spring up, so just prepared. Tidy up whatever you can — just in case.
Libra: Today is an 8.
Scorpio: Today is a 6.
You're looking good, and soon you'll look even better. You're going into a phase that brings out your best side. You've had to scramble to keep up lately, but now you can relax.
Sagittarius: Today is an 8.
Capricorn: Today is a 6.
You're going to have a tough time for the next couple days. You'd be wise to lay low and figure out what you're going to do next. If you need to do something, hurry up and do it!
Things out there are lining up in your favor. The next phase will be good for you in many ways. You've worked hard to make your money. Now, you may get a chance to spend a little of it!
Aquarius: Today is an 8.
The sun's going from your sign into Aquarius, so the downhill ride is just about over. You've figured out what you want to do this year, right? Well, now it's time to get started on it!
The sun's coming into your sign today, which is great. You're always stronger when that happens and this year you're also creative, smart and spiritually advanced. Chargel
Pisces: Today is a 7.
You can concentrate if you set things up the way you want. Minimize distractions so you can take care of business. You will make mistakes. It's part of the learning process.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
'Husker football players also might run track
LINCOLN, Neb. — Bobby Newcombe is working out with the Nebraska men's track team.
Newcombe worked out with the sprinters Tuesday at the indoor track.
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
Newcombe is not alone among the Cornhusker football players interested in track. Penin, said
worked out with the sprinters Tuesday at the indoor track. Track coach Gary Pepin said Newcombe, a junior wingback, is not certain he wants to join the team. But Pepin said Newcombe is
welcome to consider that option.
field goal kicker Josh Brown will be working out as a possible high jumper.
Baseball players want multi-year contracts
NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter asked for an arbitration-record $10.5 million salary Tuesday, and New York closer Mariano Rivera was close behind, requesting $9.25 million.
BASEBALL
But Jeter's case is not expected to ever see a hearing room. The AllStar shortstop, according to a pair of sources familiar with the talks, is close to an agreement on a record-setting deal: a seven-year contract worth about $118 million.
On one of the busiest days of the off-season, 27 players in arbitration agreed to contracts, including an $18 million, four-year deal for Los Angeles infielder Mark Grudzielanek, a $15 million, three-year contract for Montreal pitcher Dustin Hermanson and a $14.25 million, three-year deal for Philadelphia outfielder Bobby Abreu.
Fifty-two players wound up exchanging arbitration figures with their teams, and one of them, Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, immediately settled on a $1.25 million, one-year deal.
For players who don't reach agreements, hearings before three-person panels will be scheduled for the first three weeks of February.
Last year, Jeter won $5 million in arbitration, and Rivera got $4.25 million. His request tops the previous record, set when teammate Bernie Williams asked for $9 million in 1998. The Yankees offered Williams $7.5 million for two years, previously the highest figure submitted by a team, and settled at $8.25 million. After the season, they agreed on an $87.5 million, seven-year deal, the highest on the team until now.
Jeter's deal would surpass the $105 million, seven-year contract Kevin Brown agreed to with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Dec. 12, 1998.
PHILADELPHIA — Richie Phillips spent his second day on the witness stand Wednesday, testifying on behalf of 22 umpires who lost their jobs in September.
Umpires vote in favor of new organization
Phillips, head of the ousted Major League Umpires Association, completed his direct testimony, and lawyers for owners began their cross examination. He is scheduled to continue testifying today.
The MLUA had the 22 umpires were illegally fired, while owners say they merely accepted their resignations, effective Sept. 2, the result of a failed mass resignation strategy by the MLUA.
MLUA president Jerry Crawford was the first witness in the case before arbitrator Alan Symonette and Phillips the second.
Umpires voted 57-35 in November to replace the MLUA with an insurgent union, the Major League Umpires Independent Organization
Committee, led in large part by American League umpires unhappy with Phillips. The MLUA filed objections to the election and NLRB hearing officer David Leach III is expected to issue his decision later this week in New York.
Leach can recommend the NLRB certify the results or order a new election.
BASKETBALL
Toronto forward leads NBA in All-Star voting
NEW YORK — Vince Carter remains the NBA's top vote-getter with more than 1.7 million for the All-Star Game Feb. 13 at Oakland. The voting ended Sunday, but final results won't be announced until Jan. 29.
The Toronto Raptors forward has 1.709.165 votes.
Other Eastern Conference vote leaders, announced yesterday, were forward Grant Hill of Detroit, 1,223,975; center Alonzo Mourning of Miami, 1,676,620; and guards Allen Iverson of Philadelphia, 1,645,7115, and Eddie Jones of Charlotte, 658,171.
If Reid got a lesson, it wasn't one he needed to learn.
Welterweight fighters to put titles on the line
LAS VEGAS - David Reid sat five rows from ringside watching in disbelief as Oscar De La Hoya gave away his September welterweight unification fight to Felix Trinidad by running in the final rounds.
BOXING
"I won't be running from him like Oscar did," Reid said. "A lot of people who don't know boxing think Felix is going to kill me. But I'll be the one putting him to sleep."
Reid will defend his WBA junior middleweight title when he and
Trinidad meet March 3 in a battle of unbeaten fighters in an outdoor arena at Caesars Palace.
It will be only the 15th pro fight for the 1996 Olympic gold medalist, whose fast track to boxing stardom would get a rocket boost with a win against the only boxer to beat De La Hova.
"Felix Trinidad beat the man, so now I'm going to beat the man who beat the man," Reid said. "People want to see the best fight, and this is the one."
NASCAR
Pollster says NASCAR interest is declining
"In 1997-98, the poll showed a 2.4 percent industry decline," Luker said. "In 1998-99, it was 3.25. That is a bigger decline than was projected."
"Every track added seats last year. Our retail sales show double-digit growth. We have 100 percent renewal on sponsorships."
"From our standpoint, across the board we are up," he said. "We are up in television ratings. Our retail sales are up again and our attendance is un again.
NEW YORK — Two months after NBC, TBS and Fox invested $400 million a year to telewise NASCAR race, one pollster says his numbers indicate that auto racing's interest is in decline with the public.
George Pyne, vice president for marketing at NASCAR, said he had not seen Luker's data but that his sport is flourishing.
Speaking Wednesday during the International Sport Summit, a marketplace for the business of sports. Richard Luker, founder of the ESPN-CHILTON Sports Poll, reported a continuing slide for the industry in general. The poll measures the popularity of 12 major sports.
Pyne said NASCAR's TV ratings are second only to the NFL.
The Associated Press
**Men's basketball**
@ Missouri @ noon
in Columbia, MO.
**Women's basketball**
@ Texas Tech @ 3 p.m.
in Lubbock, TX.
**Swimming** @ Texas
& M in College
Station, TX.
Men's basketball @home against Colorado @ 8:05 p.m. Shown on ESPN Select Royals and KU baseball players will be signing autographs before the game
Kansas freshman Lyndsey DeVaney leads the women's swimming team in victories this season. DeVaney has won nine races in seven different events. Photo by Brad Dreier/KANSAN
Freshmen swimmers jump right in
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whereas at home I was used to swimming with everyone growing up with them. I didn't know I would do this well, I'm doing a lot better than I expected to."
Schryer feels that the newcomers have adjusted to one another and the entire team, the more time they spent together.
"We get along really well now," she said. "The distance lane is
almost all freshman and I think the more time we spend together the better the bond between us becomes."
Kempf has been pleased by the contribution the freshmen have made to the team.
"Nobody can carry a team," he said, "but they've done a fabulous job. Their work ethic, attitude and performance has been excellent and everyone notices it."
All three freshmen have high
but realistic goals. Based on their performances to this point, they all want to qualify individually for the NCAA championships in Indianapolis in mid-March.
Haley, who would love to go home for the NCAAs, echoes the sentiments of all three swimmers.
"I think we can come close to winning conference, if not win it," Haley said. "I know we'll have our work cut out for us, but I think we realize that it's not out of reach.
7-10 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, Kansas Union
S2 entry fee per person - Students Only!
Sign Up in the SUA Office, Level 4, Kansas Union by Friday, Jan.28th at 4:30 pm Space is limited so sign up early!
Students will participate in three card games – Spades, Eucircle, and Hearts. The winning teams in Spades & Euchre and the winning individual in Hearts will fly to Orlando for the National Bicycle Wild Card Tournament on Feb. 12-16, 2000.
Managers' Meeting Sunday. January 23. 7:00 p.m., 115 Robinson
Officials' Meeting: Sunday, January 23. 7:30 p.m.,156 Robinson
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For more information contact Recreation Services, 208 Robinson, 864-3546
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