2B= THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY,APRIL9,2002
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (April 9).
You may be a tad introspective this year. Don't worry: You don't have to be out in front of the crowd all the time. Instead of being a cheerleader, you may prefer to be a hermit. It'll be good for you.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 6. You're not as boisterous as usual. You aren't sick; you're thinking. Give yourself plenty of time, because the first three or four ideas you come up with probably won't work.
raurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 7. Don't take on a friend's problem. That's not good for either of you. Instead, suggest ways he or she can achieve success. Teach, even if it initially seems like your lesson is falling on deaf ears.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is a 6.
Is it you, or has the world gone nuts? You'll run into just about everything that could possibly go wrong. Dig around in that goodie bag of yours and find your sense of humor. You'll need it.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 7. When you ask for divine guidance, you shouldn't complain if some of the answers you get are "no." A friend who loves you could be your very own guardian angel. Listen.
Leo (July23-Aug. 22).Today is a 7.
You have a lot going for you, but not quite everything yet. A partner's great idea needs work. Cut frills to save time and money. The less complex, the better.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 7. Nonverbal communication is most effective now. Gestures and emotions will get through when words aren't getting the message across. Don't be distracted by logic.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct 22). Today is a 7.
You have grand dreams and lofty ambitions, but you may be a little short on funds.
Don't go into debt. Instead, take on a new job—a creative endeavor.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 7.
There'll be all kinds of complications today,
one problem after another. The good news
is that you find a way past all that, with the
help of somebody who loves you.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 6. You're under a bit of tension. This could be annoying, but it isn't necessarily bad. Think of it as growing pains.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 7. There's plenty of confusion, so don't make a big decision now. Continue to look at the options and ask questions. Judge not only by what you hear, but also by what you see.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is a 6.
Something that's been bothering you about your home, or someone who lives there with you, can no longer be ignored.
Your picture of how things should be isn't matching reality. Either change the situation or change your attitude.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 7. You're loved, OK? Now stop worrying about that. Instead, concentrate on working out the bugs in your latest scheme, or dream, or whatever it is.
Indians take new team to victory against Twins
CLEVELAND — The consensus was that the Cleveland Indians had slipped. With all the off-season changes, they wouldn't be nearly as good this year.
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Travis Fryman's faith was never shaken.
"I was surprised by how many people jumped ship," Fryman said. "I kept looking around the locker room and saying, 'Do they see all the people I still see around here?' We're much better than people ever gave us credit for."
Fryman hit a grand slam, Ellis Burks and Matt Lawton added two-run homers and the Indians won their home opener 9-5 yesterday against the Minnesota Twins.
Sporting new uniforms and featuring a lineup radically altered by trades and free agency, the Indians won their fifth straight game and sent an early
"This was a tone setter," said Lawton, who received several phone calls from his former Minnesota teammates the past few days. "They were really excited. That's all I heard, 'You guys lost Robbie Alomar and Juan Gonzalez and the division is ours now.'
message to the Twins.
"We showed them we can still play the game."
Cleveland didn't catch Minnesota until after the All-Star break last season but won its sixth Central title in seven years by going 14-5 against the Twins and clinching the division with a
9-1 win against them on Sept. 30 at Jacobs Field.
It figured to be tougher for the Indians to repeat this season, but with a 6-1 record through its first seven games. Cleveland was showing no signs of decline.
Rockies lose home opener
"In my opinion," Fryman said. "We're still the best team in the division."
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DENVER—With a single, triple and home run in his first three at-bats, Craig Biggio knew what needed to be done.
"Well, you know what you need," Biggio said of his last at-bat. "But the last thing you're trying to do is hit a double. I was just trying to击 the ball hard. That's what I'm trying to do every time up.
After being walked intentionally in his next plate appearance, Biggio lined a two-run double down the left-field line, completing the cycle and helping the Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory yesterday in the Colorado Rockies' home opener.
"It's a special day. It's a lucky day when something like that happens. I caught a couple of breaks with the ball staying inside the line. It’s kind of cool."
Biggio, who drove in four runs, put the Astros ahead 8-1 with his double in the eighth.
Lance Berkman hit his fourth home run of the season, a two-run drive off Denny Neagle (1-1) in the third, and Roy Oswalt won his second straight start, sending the Rockies to their fourth consecutive loss.
Biggio, who entered the game hitting a team-low .174 (4-for-23) with no RBIs, went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, triple, two-run double and single to raise his average to.296.
It was the first cycle of his 13- year career and the sixth in Astros' history. Jeff Bagwell had the previous one, July 18. . .
The last major leaguer to hit for the cycle was Oakland's Miguel Tejada against Seattle on Sept.29
"It's hard enough to get one hit, much less four." Astros manager Jimy Williams said.
"It certainly came at the right time, because he drove in some big runs for us. That's got to pick him up. It certainly picks us all up as a team."
Driver earns third career victory
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Maybe practice is overrated.
matt Kenseth won the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 yesterday despite running only five laps in practice at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kenseth found the answer, holding the lead with a late-race, two-tire stop and driving to an easy victory in his No. 1 Roush Racing Ford.
His few laps came Friday, before he blew an engine. Saturday's practice was rained out, and more wet weather Sunday postponed the race, leaving everyone guessing about chassis set-ups on the repaved 1 1/2-mile oval.
"When you have a fast car, sometimes you don't want to practice too much and start making changes that might slow you down," Kenseth said. "Really, we had kind of decided on our own what we were gong to run on our car and it was pretty close to the set-up I ran on my Busch Saturday."
Kenseth finished fifth in the
Busch race.
The key moment in yesterday's race was the two-tire pit stop near the end.
"We lost a race like that in California in my rookie year by taking four tires," Kenseth said. "We didn't want to do that again, and we knew if some of those other guys got out ahead of us, we probably wouldn't be able to get past them."
It was the second win of the season and the third of his career for the former NASCAR Winston Cup rookie of the year, who solidified his hold on second place in the season.
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For additional information contact Sarah Warren or Levi Chronister at 864-4858.
GOLF
GOLF Women's team lacks luster, finishes 13th in Indiana
It was a tough weekend for the Kansas women's golf team, as it placed 13th overall in a 14-team field at the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.
The top teams in the tournament
were all from the Big 10 Conference with Michigan placing first, host school Indiana placing second and Illinois coming in third.
The top finisher for Kansas was junior Heather Rose who finished in a tie for 28th place with a total three-round score of 240. Junior Jill MacDonald placed in a 37th place tie and sophomore Jennifer Bawanan finished tied for 61st. Other Jayhaws competing included junior Tiffany Kruggel who ended up tied for 70th place, sophomore Tegan Thornberry finishing in a tie for 75th place and junior Kristy Straub who ended up in 82nd place.
The only other Big 12 school to compete was Missouri, which ended up in a 6th-place tie with the Wisconsin Badgers.
The Jayhawks will not have much time to recover from the weekend as they will compete next weekend in the Iowa Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa. Next weekend's tournament will be the final tune-up for the team before the Big 12 Championships.
—Ryan Greene
MLB
Tigers fire top managers remain winless in April
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers, baseball's lone winless team, fired manager Phil Garner and general manager Randy Smith yesterday.
Luis Pujols, a coach with the Tigers, will take over as manager on an interim basis, said team president Dave Dombrowski, who will assume the general manager's job.
Detroit, which hasn't had a winning record or a winning April since 1993,
sputtered in the first week of the season, dropping three games each to Tampa Bay and Cleveland.
The Tigers hired Garner in October 1999. He was considered a well-respected manager despite a losing record with Milwaukee. At the time, Garner also was a candidate for an opening with the Chicago Cubs.
In two-plus seasons with Detroit, Garner had a 145-185 record and a 708-802 record overall.
many had questioned Smith's future when Dombrowski, one of baseball's most respected executives, was hired away from the Florida Marlins in November to be team president and, in turn, Smith's boss.
Smith was in his seventh year as general manager of the Tigers. Both mens' contracts were set to expire after the 2003 season.
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The University of Kansas The Hall Center for the Humanities Visiting Interdisciplinary Scholars Program
Justice, Human Rights and the International Order
All lectures to be held in Alderson Auditorium. Kansas Union at 7:30 pm
Henry Shue. Professor of Ethics and Public Life, Cornell University
A Series of Free Public Lectures. Spring 2002
Wednesday, April 10
"Climate Change, Sustainable Development and International Justice"
Thursday, May 2 Michael Walzer. Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
For more information call 864-4798.
www.hallcenterku.edu
"Cultural Rights and the Limits of Toleration"
Co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the KU Center for Research, the Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship Program, and the Department of Philosophy.
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