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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY,MAY8,2002
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (May 8).
Today's birthday may be.
You can be trusted. You keep your word and do what you've promised. But don't promise too much this year, or you'll have trouble maintaining that excellent reputation. Get technical assistance. You can't do it any other way. It'll be a good investment.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 7. You're getting stronger and also more impatient. There's so much you still want to know! Being pushy just causes resistance. You can break through sometime tomorrow. Be patient.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 6. You've been known to drive a hard bargain Go ahead and do it again. There's a hefty bonus to be made.Don't let anyone push you around.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is a 6. A kind word will do more for your well-being now than just about anything else. Let someone who has a problem know that you understand.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 6. Time to go back undercover. Let someone else fight the battle. Send that person information and encouragement. You've got plenty of both.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is an 8. Just about everything is easier now, so go! A good partner helps. Put on a great performance. Someone important is watching.
Virgo (Aug.23-Sept.22). Today is a 5. Discuss financial matters with your partner or mate.Consider his or her wants and needs.Reserve the authority to make the final decision,and you'll both save.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is a 7.
There's a way around your dilemma, and it should be obvious by now. Work through an assertive partner and snatch the prize.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 6. Slow down and be more careful. Over the next few days you'll have to work harder for every gain. Your natural stubbornness is your most valuable asset now.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 7. You're finally getting the support you need. Show your appreciation. The battle isn't won yet, but you have reinforcements now, so anything's possible.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 6. The adrenaline rush is over, and you may find you're exhausted. You'll see more things to be done, at least through tomorrow. You can't sit still, so you might as well do them.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18).Today is an 8. You know perfectly well that you can find the answer to just about any question, so when a new question arises, you're not dismayed. You're the perfect person for the job.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 6.
You'll be tempted to throw money at a problem.
Don't do it, even if you can. Instead, let people pay you more for what you're doing.
Boston players suspended for Tampa Bay game antics
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Boston pitcher Frank Castillo was suspended for five games for hitting a batter last Sunday, and teammate Trot Nixon was suspended for four for throwing his bat at a Tampa Bay pitcher.
Both also were fined yesterday by Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, as was Devil Rays pitcher Ryan Rupe. Watson said Rupe intentionally hit Nomar Garciaparra and Shea Hillenbrand with pitches.
The Major League Baseball Players Association appealed, meaning the suspensions cannot start until after a hearing before Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer.
Rupe hit Nomar Garciaparra with a pitch in the first inning. In the second, Nixon swung and missed at a pitch, losing his grip on his bat, which sailed to the right of the mound. Later, Rupe hit Hillenbrand.
"My bat slipped out of my hands," Nixon said after the game. "They can take it for what it is worth.
"You are throwing strikes to Nomar and hit him in the back, then you throw strikes to Manny (Ramirez) and then you hit Hilly. It is something Rupe has to answer. The umpires did a good job letting us play ball. Tempers can flare. There is a lot of testosterone out there."
Two innings later, Castillo hit Winn in the hip.
Rupe denied intentionally hitting Garciaparra or Hillenbrand.
Pistons coach wins NBA honors as team continues in semifinals
The Associated Press
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Rick Carlisle won the NBA Coach of the Year award yesterday after leading the Detroit Pistons to the Central Division title in his first year with the team.
Carlisle led Detroit to 50 wins — 18 more than last season — and its first division title since 1990. He played in the league for five seasons and was an assistant coach for 11 before getting his first head coaching job this season.
"This isn't an award for me. This is an award for our franchise," Carlisle said. "I'm humbled to win this and be among
this type of basketball royalty, but I couldn't have done it without the players and the staff and their hard work."
The Pistons lead the Boston Celtics 1-0 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. Game 2 is today.
Detroit started 14-6, and then lost 13 of 16 games before bouncing back and finishing the season with a 33-13 run.
Carlisle's honor is the latest for the Pistons. Ben Wallace was the Defensive Player of the Year and a third-team All-NBA choice, while Corliss Williamson was the top sixth man.
the second-team All-Defense team, and Zeljko Rebraca made the second-team All-Rookie team.
Cliff Robinson was voted to
The last Pistons coach to win the award was Ray Scott in the 1973-74 season.
Team president Joe Dumars hired Carlisle to stabilize a situation in which five coaches came and went since Chuck Daly left in 1992.
Carlisle was an assistant under Daly in New Jersey.
"I started watching Rick's team early in the season," Daly said yesterday. "And I saw a lot of good things that kept getting better."
Athletics sign Zito to new contract, one of 11 with long-term team deal
The Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Sports agent William "Tank" Black was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for swindling millions of dollars from NFL players he represented.
Black was convicted by a jury on Jan. 31 of defrauding Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor, New York Giants receiver Ike Hilliard, and others.
U. S. District Judge Stephen Mickle ordered Black to serve the new sentence after finishing the 6-year, 10-month sentence he is serving for laundering $1.1
million for a drug ring in Detroit. Black began that jail term in June 2001.
Black's attorney, Jon Uman,
said he plans to appeal.
Black's co-defendant, Linda Wilson, also was sentenced to five years by Mickle for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and defraud the government.
Her sentence is concurrent with a 31/2-year sentence she is serving from the same Detroit case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry Sanford said during trial that Black abused his clients' trust and stole between $12 million and $14 million from them.
NFL players testified that Black used his position as their agent to steal millions from them through bogus investments.
Taylor testified in January that he lost most of his $5 million signing bonus to Black, while Hilliard testified he was biked out of $2.5 million.
Former player Robert Brooks said he lost $2.5 million by investing in a bogus car-title loan company called Cash 4 Titles.
The Securities and Exchange Commission shut down the company in 1999, calling it an illegal pyramid scheme.
Got a Game This Weekend?
The University Daily Kansan wants to print scores and highlights from club and intramural sports. If you would like information from your game to be published in each Monday paper of the semester, please call Mike Bauer between noon and 4 p.m. Sundays at 864-4815 or e-mail sports@kansan.com anytime with the sport, score, place, date, team highlights, team record, date and place of your next game and contact information.
All information must be submitted by 4 p.m. Sunday. Any information submitted after that deadline will appear the following Monday.
Also, for better coverage we would like a copy of your sport's season schedule. With a schedule of when and where your team is playing, we may be able to send a photographer and/or reporter to your event.
nior reporter to your event.
For additional information contact Sarah Warren or Levi Chronister at 864-4858
BASKETBALL Men's basketball team to be honored at Capital
The Kansas University men's basketball team will receive congratulations from Gov. Bill Graves today at the Capitol Building.
The team will meet with Graves at 4 p.m. in his office, be introduced to the state House at 4:20 p.m. and be honored by a resolution in the state Senate chamber at 4:40 p.m.
The Jayhawks were the first Big 12 team to win all 16 of its conference games and also made it to the NCAA Final Four.
Kansan staff reports
SOCCER
Oklahoma forward to join Jayhawks
The Kansas soccer team has signed a fifth high school senior to its 2002 recruiting class.
Kim Karfonta, a forward from Edmond North High School in Oklahoma, will join the Jayhawks this fall.
Karfonta, who played Oklahoma club soccer for the Norman Fury, is a four-year letterwinner at Edmond North High School. She was an all-district selection in 2000 and 2001 and was named the Offensive MVP of her high school team in 2001. She was selected to the Edmond Sun's All-City team in 2000 and 2001.
The 5-6 forward was also a member of Oklahoma's Olympic Development program from 1998 to 2000.
LACROSSE
Team gives awards names captains
The KU women's lacrosse team presented players with awards at its year-end banquet May 1.
Lindsey Johnson, St. Louis, Mo., freshman, was named the offensive MVP
Debbie Clarke, Barrington, Ill., freshman, Maren McCort, Olathe, junior, and Lindsey Riechers, Salina, sophomore, tied for defensive MVP.
Megan Barnett, Manhattan, junior, was named the most improved player, and Johnson and Tasha Trella, Parker, Colo., freshman, were named the team's most improved players.
McCort and Jessie Bird, Olathe junior, were named as team captains for the 2002-03 season.
FOOTBALL
Chiefs sign fullback for two-year contract
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have signed a two-year contract with free agent fullback Josh Roth, the team announced yesterday.
Roth (6-foot, 238 pounds) attended training camp with the Buffalo Bills last season but was released just before the season started.
Broncos' quarterback injured during party
DENVER — Denver Broncos quarterback Brian Griese was knocked unconscious and needed seven stitches above his right eye after he fell in the driveway at the home of teammate Terrell Davis. Griese was running down the driveway Sunday night during a party when he stumbled, team spokesman Jim Sacco-mano said yesterday.
The Associated Press
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