2B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS IN BRIEF TUESDAY,JAN.29,2002 HOROSCOPES Today's Birthday (Jan. 29). This is a great year for making commitments: romantic, business, whatever. Get married, have another child, take on a business partner. If you're single, don't worry. Love is in the air and you look marvelous. Same's true if you're married. Fall in love with your spouse again. Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is an 8. You should be in a good mood, but you have a lot going on. Everybody wants your attention. Don't stretch yourself too thin. Pay total attention to the people with whom you are dealing. Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 5. Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 5. There's a slight conflict of interest in your life right now. You need to take care of the person, or the paperwork that will bring in money, but you also have domestic responsibilities. Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is an 8. **Gemini (May 21-September 21)** Today is **Tuesday** Don't assume you understand the whole truth because you listened to a single source. Get the other side of the story before you make up your mind. You'll end up wiser for being more thorough in your investigation, and so will the people who depend on you for information. Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 5. It might be smart to spend more money for something that will last longer. Can you think of another way to justify the expense? If not, forget it. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is an 8. You'll be most effective working with a partner in perfect harmony. That won't be easy to accomplish. When in public, keep your disagreements to yourself. Bring them up when the two of you are alone. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 5. Look for a change in your assignment. At the last minute, somebody could want your work done differently. Luckily, you're flexible. You'll really impress them if you ask before they think to tell you. It may also give you extra time. Libra (Sent 23-Oct22). Today is a 9. Scornio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 5. Sanittarius (Nov 22-Dec. 21). Today is an 8. You're forceful, dynamic and more confident than before. All of that studying is paying off. Those who love you are cheering you on. Accept their prayers and advice. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 5. Stash away as much loot as possible. You don't need to have much on hand — looks like you have the Midas touch. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is a 9. The attraction — or maybe the repulsion — between you and another person is phenomenal. You're pouring energy back and forth to each other. No need to tell an older person all that's going on with you. He or she probably isn't interested. Tell this person what he or she wants to hear. That will be more likely to get both of you what you want. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is an and a loved one thinks you can take on a new challenge, and you know that person would never lie to you. You're thinking of all the reasons why you shouldn't, but ignore old psychological limitations. You've outgrown them. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 6. Pay attention to that you can modify plans as you go along. Don't feel bad if you didn't think of everything. Pretend you're perfectly prepared, and you'll be able to handle any situation. Expos announce schedule confidence in spring season NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Associated Press MONTREAL — In a sign that contraction is dead for 2002, the Montreal Expos released their schedule yesterday and said they were confident of playing this season. Ever since baseball owners voted Nov. 6 to eliminate two teams, the Expos' status had been unclear. While owners didn't pick the franchises they wanted to fold, Montreal and Minnesota were the likely targets because of their low local revenue and their failure to obtain government financing for new ballparks. "We are confident that baseball will be back in Montreal in 2002 and I just want to express my sincere appreciation for our fans' patience and support during what has been a very trying offseason," Expos executive vice president David Samson said. The contraction plan has been stalled since Nov. 16, when a Minnesota judge issued an injunction that forces the Twins to honor their 2002 lease at the Metrodome. The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the injunction last week. The Expos were the last of the 30 major league teams to release their schedule. They also said yesterday they will install a new artificial surface at Olympic Stadium by the April 2 season opener against Florida. Montreal faces a staff turnover in the next few weeks. Expos owner Jeffrey Loria is negotiating a $158 million purchase of the Marlins from John Henry, who heads a group that already has been given approval to buy the Boston Red Sox for $660 million. Once he reaches an agreement to buy the Marlins, Loria is expected to sell the Expos' franchise back to the other 29 teams for $120 million. Lora is expected to take many top Expos' officials with him to Florida, including Samson, interim general manager Larry Beinfest and manager Jeff Torsborg. Montreal drew just 619,451 fans to Olympic Stadium last season, an average of 7,648 per home game, by far the lowest in the major leagues. Florida was 29th at 1.26 million, an average of 15.765. The commissioner's office will then appoint a chief executive officer to run the Expos this season. The Expos' had operating revenue of $34.2 million, last among the 30 major league teams. Minnesota was 20th at $56.3 million. New Jersey Devils coach fired after perennial power gets off to rough start The Associated Press WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Larry Robinson was fired as coach of the New Jersey Devils yesterday despite leading them to the 2000 Stanley Cup and within winning the title again last year. He was replaced by former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Kevin Constantine. His first game will be tonight against the New York Islanders. Constantine is a former coach of the San Jose Sharks. He was running a junior hockey program in Pittsburgh before his hiring by New Jersey. Robinson's dismissal comes after a 1-2-1 road trip that included losses to Atlanta and Tampa Bay. The Devils tied Minnesota 2-2 on Saturday. The Devils, perennially one of the NHL's strongest teams, are fourth in the Atlantic Division with a record of 21-20-7-3 and are 16 points behind first-place Philadelphia. They are in ninth place in the Eastern Confer Robinson was hired by the Devils on March 23, 2000, replacing Robbie Fforek with eight games left in the regular season. Robinson split those games before guiding the Devils to their second Stanley Cup championship, beating the Stars in six games. Last season, the Devils made the Stanley Cup final but lost to the Colorado Avalanche. ence, one spot out of a playoff position with 31 games left. The Devils have not won consecutive games since Jan.1. The Devils have made a habit in recent weeks of taking early leads and then giving them away. On Jan. 19, the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie New Jersey 3-3 at home. Ken Hitchcock, another coach who led his team to two straight Stanley Cup finals, was fired three days earlier by the Dallas Stars. "This team needs a coach of Kevin's personality, structure, discipline and accountability," general manager Lou Lamoriello said. BIG 12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE OVERALL TEAM L W L Kansas St 7 1 8 Oklahoma 6 1 16 Texas 6 2 14 Colorado 5 3 15 Baylor 4 3 16 Texas Tech 4 3 16 Missouri 3 4 12 Oklahoma St 3 4 10 Iowa St 3 5 15 Nebraska 2 5 15 Texas A&M 2 5 19 Kansas 0 8 4 Team K p. m. Oklahoma(4) 16-2 (Big 12:6-1) Oklahoma St 10-9 (Big 12:3-4) 8 p.m. Kansas Colorado (17) 4-16 (Big 12.0-8) 15-6 (Big 12.5-3) BIG 12 MEN'S BACKBALL BIG 12 MEN'S BACKBALL SCOREBOARD CONFERENCE WEEKEND W 1 Kansas 6 0 1 17 2 Texas 5 1 14 5 Missouri 5 1 14 5 Oklahoma 4 2 15 3 Texas Tech 2 2 15 3 Oklahoma St 4 3 17 3 Colorado 2 4 14 3 Baylor 2 4 14 7 Texas A&M 2 4 8 12 Nebraska 2 5 9 9 Kansas St 1 5 7 10 Oklahoma 6 9 9 p in. Texas A&M 8-12 (Big 12-2-4) Iowa St 9-12 (Big 12-1-6) Yesterday's games (2) Kansas 105, (24) Missouri 73 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W 14 Pct GB New Jersey 29 L 16 Boston 26 L 17 Washington 21 20 605 3 Philadelphia 22 21 512 7 Orlando 23 22 512 7 New York 13 27 405 11 Miami 15 27 357 13 Central Division W L 61 Pct GB Milwaukee 16 16 619 Toronto 26 19 578 1.5 Detroit 21 19 578 4 Indiana 21 23 500 4 Charlotte 20 23 465 6 Atlanta 14 29 365 12 Cleveland 13 30 302 13 Chicago 13 30 214 17 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Midwest Division Dallas W 12 L Pct GB — Minnesota C 12 727 — San Antonio C 21 12 721 5 Utah C 22 600 2 Houston C 12 30 318 18 Denver C 13 29 318 18 Memphis C 13 31 296 19 Pacific Division Sacramento W3 13 L Pct GB — LA Lakers 29 12 7 167 — Seattle 23 20 20 535 10 Portland 22 20 20 525 10 Al Clippers 22 22 489 10 Phillips 21 22 488 12 Golden State 11 28 333 18 Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, $30 p.m. San Antonio at Celtic, 7 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 7 p.m. Charlotte at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 9 p.m. NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Atlantic League W L W T O L Pts GF KM Philadelphia 30 13 6 1 3 68 160 114 N.Y Islanders 25 17 5 3 5 58 143 137 N.Y Rangers 25 17 2 3 4 58 137 161 New Jersey 21 20 7 3 2 52 126 147 Pittsburgh 22 22 7 3 2 51 127 140 W L W T D LPS GF KA Boston 21 6 7 3 41 60 159 Ottawa 26 17 6 7 41 60 129 Toronto 26 21 5 4 61 49 149 Calgary 21 21 4 5 81 132 132 Buffalo 21 25 4 5 149 132 132 W L J T O L Pts GF GA Carolina 21 19 9 5 19 64 157 Washington 20 25 8 1 5 49 146 167 Tampa Bay 20 25 8 1 5 49 146 167 Florida 13 20 4 2 4 39 106 150 Texas 13 20 4 2 4 39 106 150 MEXICAN STATE 13 20 4 2 4 39 127 188 WESTERN CONFERENCE Control Division W L W T OL Pts GF GA Detroit 36 9 5 2 79 16 79 161 Chicago 30 16 9 0 69 153 142 St. Louis 18 15 6 0 65 147 147 Nashville 19 24 9 0 47 130 143 Columbus 14 29 7 0 37 103 147 Northwest Division W L 16 T L OL Pts GF GAM Colorado W 16 L 3 T OL GF GAM Edmonton 25 20 7 2 5 99 139 118 Vancouver 25 20 7 2 5 99 139 118 Minnesota 20 21 8 2 14 99 139 118 Minnesota 17 22 9 4 47 124 151 Pacific Division W L 16 T L OL Pts GF GAM San Jose 25 16 7 3 6 160 146 138 Dallas 23 18 7 4 6 146 138 Los Angeles 22 19 7 4 55 129 125 Anaheim 22 19 7 4 55 129 125 18ain 22 19 7 4 55 129 125 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. For additional information contact Sarah Warren or Levi Chronister at 864-4858. Also, for better coverage we would like a copy of your sport's season schedule. With a schedule when and where your team is playing, we may be able to send a photographer and/or reporter to your event. FOOTBALL 'Husker nose tackle leaves team to be with ailing father LINCOLN, Neb. — Backup Nebraska nose tackle Manaia Brown said he planned to leave the university to be closer to his ailing father."I'm just going home, because my dad's 81 and he's really sick," said Brown, of Salt Lake City. "I just want to get closer to my dad." Brown said he informed coach Frank Solich of his decision last week. He has dropped all his second semester classes. The 6-foot,4,310-pound true freshman said his future football plans are on hold until he is granted a release of his scholarship. BASEBALL Hall-of-famer Ted Williams remains in serious condition GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Ted Williams remained in serious condition yesterday at Shands Hospital, where the Hall of Famer was admitted last week. "He continues to respond well to care, is resting comfortably and is listed in serious but stable condition," the hospital said in a statement. Williams, 83, was admitted on Thursday with flu-like symptoms, including high temperature and below-normal blood pressure. The former Boston Red Sox star, the last player to hit .400 for a season, has had a series of strokes and congestive heart failure, and he requires daily kidney dialysis. He had open-heart surgery in January 2001, two months after receiving a pacemaker. Williams, who spent his entire 19-year career with the Red Sox, has lived in Florida since retiring in 1960. His home is about 50 miles southwest of Gainesville. OLYMPICS U.S. aerials champion leaves Olympic team with hurt foot Aerialist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was added to the U.S. Olympic team yesterday to replace injured Emily Cook. Cook, the defending U.S. aerials champion, withdrew Friday after doctors determined she wouldn't be able to compete in the Games because of an injury to her right foot. 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