2B - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS IN BRIEF 汝思 1728 MONDAY, JAN. 28, 2002 HOROSCOPES Today's Birthday (Jan. 28). You're so powerful this year, you may get overconfident. You might convince yourself that nobody else is as good as you. Then, you might decide that you have to do it all. How smart would that really be? Get a partner and learn to share. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8. You're in great demand. You hardly have a moment for your true love, though. You know how he or she gets when left unattended. Send roses. Call as often as you can. Make big plans for next weekend. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5. Somebody is soon going to try talking you into doing things their way. Are you prepared? Sure, you have some good ideas of your own. Write them down so you'll remember them under pressure. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8. Things are getting more interesting. What you thought was one way turns out to be another. You're beginning to understand a new point of view. This will help you teach the opposing factions how to get along with each other. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) — Today is a 6. You may have to draw a little from reserves to pay off a pressing debt. You may hate to juggle things around, but you're pretty good at it. Also, ask for more. Odds are good you'll get it. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8. You'll be more effective with the people on your team if you bring in an expert consultant. If you can't do that, pass along what you've learned from one, even if it was from a book. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — Today is a 5. You hold yourself to high standards and always try to please. That's why others are so impressed by your work. You're your own worst critic, because you notice all the little things that didn't get done. Libra (Sent. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9. Lord (Sept. 23-08-17) You're eager to take action, and so is your team. It means leaving something, or somebody, you love for a while, but only temporarily. As you take new ground, new challenges arise. It's nothing you can't handle Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5. Do you need a raise in order to cover new expenses? Getting one won't be easy, but not impossible. Can you offer to take on a task nobody else wants? Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)—Today is an 8. New opportunities are beginning to show up. Travel, adventure, fascinating challenges. Imagine you could do it was the first step. Learning how was the second. Are you ready for the third? Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19) — Today is a 5. You'll soon have the chance to make a few household improvements. Before, you had neither the time nor the money. Now, you have the money. Maybe you could hire somebody to do it for you. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9. It's time to make the commitment. Get married or have more children. If that doesn't fit your lifestyle, do something that does. It's all about love and promises. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) --- Today is a 6. It's time to get back to work. You're ready, willing and able. Your lists and plans are memorized, or close to it. You're committed. Let's roll! Rams win Super Bowl spot. NFC title with Eagles defeat The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams can be held down for just so long before Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk and Isaac Bruce take over. When they did, in the second half of the NFC championship game, the Rams earned their second trip to the Super Bowl in three years. Their 29-24 victory yesterday over the Philadelphia Eagles sent the Rams to New Orleans to meet the surprising New England Patriots. Two years ago, St. Louis beat Tennessee for its first Super Bowl title. But in the second half, Warner, the league's MVP; Faulk, a three-time Offensive Player of the Year; and Bruce, Warner's favorite receiver, were too much for the Eagles. too hard for the Rams turned the game around by dominating the clock and scoring 10 points in the third quarter. They ran 22 of the 28 plays in the period, getting Jeff Wilkins' third field goal, a 41-yarder, and Faulk's one-yard touchdown run. The trip south didn't look likely early in the game as the Eagles' stingy defense kept the Rams off-balance and Philadelphia took a 17-13 lead at halftime. With his helmet ripped off on the play, Faulk fell It was a powerful display by the Rams, who forced eight turnovers the previous week against the Green Bay Packers, returning three interceptions for touchdowns. There were no such big plays against Donovan McNabb, but St. Louis was unyielding for much of the second half. McNabb did lead Philadelphia 48 yards and run for a three-yard touchdown with 2:56 to go. After forcing a punt, the Eagles had one last comeback try, but All-Pro cornerback Aeneas Williams got his sixth career playoff interception. Faulk set a career playoff high with 159 yards rushing—his 84 at halftime was a personal mark and Bruce had eight receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown. They did so against a defense that didn't allow more than 21 points all season and led the league in red-zone efficiency. McNabb was effective at times but had little chance in the decisive third quarter as his blocking fell apart. He finished 18-for-30 for 171 yards and ran for only 26 yards — his fewest in these playoffs. Bledsoe fills in as quarterback, pushes Patriots to Super Bowl The Associated Press PITTSBURGH - It's nice to have a $100 million backup quarterback. Drew Bledsoe replaced an injured Tom Brady and led the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl with a 24-17 upset over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC championship game yesterday. It wasn't a perfect performance by the man who lost his job to Brady after being injured Sept. 23 in the season's second game. And Bledsoe got plenty of help from Troy Brown, who returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown and was the middle man on a 60-yard return of a blocked field goal that put New England ahead 21-3 early in the third quarter. But Bledsoe still did what few backups could do in a championship game: He threw 11 yards to David Patten for a touchdown shortly after Brady injured his left leg late in the first half, put the New England, which went from 5-11 in 2000 to 11-5 this regular season, heads to its third Super Bowl, in New Orleans next Sunday. The Patriots also went in 1986 and 1997, losing both times. Patriots in position for Adam Vinatieri's fourth-quarter field goal and allowed New England to hold the ball enough to avoid constant pressure late in the game. also went in POC to Bledsoe, 10-of-21 for 102 yards, got a lot of help from some old-timers, like Willie McGinest and Ted Johnson, who helped shut down Pittsburgh's running game. Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, who returned after being out eight weeks with a groin injury, carried nine times for 8 yards, forcing Kordell Stewart to try to carry the team. Stewart was 24-of-42 for 255 yards but also threw three interceptions, two in the last three minutes — by Tebucky Jones and Lawyer Milloy that helped seal the Patriots' victory. BIG 12 BASKETBALL Men's Basketball CONF. OVERALL TEAM W. L W. L Kansas 6 0 17 2 Texas 5 1 14 5 Missouri 5 2 15 5 Oklahoma 4 2 15 3 Techn 4 2 15 3 Oklahoma St 4 3 17 3 Colorado 2 4 11 6 Baylor 2 4 12 7 Texas A&M 2 4 8 12 Nebraska 2 5 9 9 Kansas St 1 5 7 10 Iowa St 1 6 9 12 Men's Basketball SCOREBOARD CONF. OVERALL TEAM W L W Kansas St 7 1 19 2 Oklahoma 6 1 16 2 Texas 6 1 14 2 Colorado 5 3 15 6 Baylor 4 3 16 3 Texas Tech 4 4 12 6 Missouri 3 4 12 6 Oklahoma St 3 4 10 9 Iowa St 3 5 15 5 Nebraska 2 5 12 8 Texas &M 2 5 10 9 Kansas 0 8 4 16 Atlantic Division W L 14 Pct GB New Jersey W 29 167 — Boston 26 17 6053 Washington 26 17 5172 Philadelphia 23 17 5172 Houston 23 12 5117 New York 23 12 4051 Miami 15 27 3571 Central Division W L 17 Pct GB Milwaukee 26 16 619 — Toronto 26 16 5781 NBA Atlantic Division Detroit 21 20 5124 Indiana 23 23 5005 Charlotte 20 23 4656 Atlanta 14 29 32612 Cleveland 13 30 30213 Chicago 9 33 18147 BEN CONFERENCE Chicago 9 50 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division | Division | W | L | Pct GB | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Dallas | 32 | 12 | .721 | | Minnesota | 31 | 12 | .721 | | San Antonio | 19 | 12 | .6812 | | Utah | 22 | 22 | .50018 | | Houston | 14 | 30 | .38118 | | Denver | 13 | 29 | .31018 | | Memphis | 13 | 29 | .27191 | | Quebec Division | | | | Sacramento W L W Pct GB Sacramento 33 10 12 Lakers 29 17 10 Salem 23 20 53510 Portland 23 20 15410 Hippers 22 20 6281 Phoenix 21 22 488 Golden State 12 14 33318 Saturday's Games Saturday's Games Miami 95, New Jersey 77 Minnesota 102, Minnesota 127, 20T San Diego 114, Utah 90 Washington 114, Phoenix 102 Boston 108, Cleveland 101 Minnesota 103, Atlanta 80 Seattle 95, Indiana 86 Houston 106, Oklahoma 104, OT 96 Memphis 95, Memphis 92 Dallas 133, LLa Clippers 112 San Antonio 90, Golden State 82 Sunday's Games Philadelphia 93, LA. Lakers 87 Toronto 106, Orlando 97 Detroit 95, Detroit 93 LA. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m. Miami at Uta, 9 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 8:30 p.m. NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta Division W L Philadelphia 30 13 N.Y. Islanders 25 17 N.Y. Rangers 25 21 New Jersey 21 20 Pittsburgh 22 22 Northeast Division W L Boston 27 15 Ottawa 26 17 Toronto 26 17 Montreal 22 21 Buffalo 22 25 Southeast Division W L Carolina 22 19 Washington 20 25 Tampa Bay 18 26 Florida 16 29 Atlanta 13 29 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Detroit 36 9 Chicago 30 15 St. Louis 29 14 Nashville 19 24 Columbus 14 29 Northwest Division W L Colorado 30 16 Edmonton 25 20 M Vancouver 25 24 Gary 20 21 Minnesota 17 22 Pacific Division W L San Jose 25 16 Dallas 23 18 Los Angeles 23 19 Phoenix 21 19 Anaheim 17 29 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. For additional information contact Sarah Warren or Levi Chronister at 864-4858. SOCCER Three senior soccer players honored at awards banquet The Kansas soccer team, coming off its most successful season in history, recognized its achievements at its annual banquet Saturday night. The night's activities honored senior forwards Natalie Hoogveld, Hilla Rantala and senior midfielder Melanie Schroeder. Each received a framed jersev along with other gifts. Teammates chose Rantala as the team's offensive Most Valuable Player, and co-captain and junior defender Brianna Valento was named defensive MVP. Freshman goalkeeper Meghan Miller was named Rookie of the Year. Freshman forward Monica Brothers was given the Heart and Soul Award, recognizing the player known for nonstop effort and hustle. Ryan Wood BOWLING Men's bowling team finishes second at weekend tourney The Kansas Men's bowling team beat No. 1 Western Illinois and No. 2 Saginaw on its way to a second-place finish at the Blue and Gold Classic Tier I Tournament in South Bend, Ind., this weekend. They finished second behind Wichita State, who passed KU by 52 points. points. Rochester, N.Y., sophomore Marc D'Errico led the men's team, placing fourth individually and averaging 210 points per game. Jesse James, Lawrence junior, and Mike Keeler, St. Charles, Mo., senior, finished 16th and 18th respectively. Jason Elliot, Salina junior, finished 29th. The women's team finished 19th out of 21 teams in the tournament. Kelly Zapf, Rochester, N.Y., freshman, led KU with an average of 173, finishing 43rd. Kristina Boehm, Olathe junior, finished 46th and Tiffany McBurney, Albany, Ore., senior, placed 48th. The KU bowling teams' next competition is the ACU-I Region XI Tournament in Manhattan Feb. 9. — Jason Hwang Shape the Future of Health Care as a Doctor of Chiropractic ✓ If you want to help people get well and stay well. ✓ If you want to work independently as a self-employed chiropractic physician... Then you are ready for a challenging and rewarding career in chiropractic. Contact Logan College of Chiropractic today! If you want to achieve the financial success commensurate with your professional standing as a Doctor of Chiropractic... 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