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Tuesday October 24,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Oct. 24). What you learn through the grapevine gives you the advantage. Make networking a fine art and succeed brilliantly. Your friends give you a shove in the right direction in October. Follow through in November. Private information leads to a treasure in December. Get what you've always wanted for your home in February. Heed a partner's old-fashioned suggestion in May. Use your wits to add to your security in June. A foreigner's compassion inspires you in July, and your friends help you with a worthy project in September. Here's permission to hide out and rest next October.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8.
Today you're liable to be activated, motivated and jet-propelled. A job that recently seemed frustrating could suddenly make sense — partly because you're getting better at it. A friend's support helps, too.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7.
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Your common sense is in high demand. Others need it more than you do, so be generous. You can afford to; you have plenty. What you miss, your partner can provide. The two of you are the pragmatic duel! Engineers and builders of castles in the air!
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8.
Romance could be in your near future, maybe even tonight — or today. Don't let it interfere with work, however. Don't let a person who loves to collect bargaining chips find out about it, either. Unless it's all on the up and up, of course.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6.
Having people over to your house soon? Need to get the place whipped into shape, fast? You'd help your friend in a pinch, and that same person will help you. Stop trying to do everything, OK? Share.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7.
It's time for you to buy yourself a new toy. It isn't educational, it's money well-spent. You won't necessarily get the best education in school. You might learn more at home. Instead of TV, how about reading tonight?
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7.
Work, money, responsibility — they're all linked together. You're up to the challenge. A distant friend could be a big help. This person's got more experience, so ask for coaching when you need it. Then, climb up that ladder to success.
You're getting stronger and more confident. That's partially because you've been doing your homework. Well, you just got luckier, too. Keep a close eye on your finances. Be stingy. It's OK. It's a good skill to acquire.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7.
You're a natural collector of information. You could find out a lot more soon. It won't take much digging. Ask a few leading questions: A couple of people would love to tell you more than you want to know.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8.
You can gain a lot from friends. If you're not playing on a team, maybe you should be for fun, games and new ideas. You might find just the person you've been looking for to fill a special need. A keeper.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7.
Caprorn (Dec. 25, 1979) — Today is 6/7.
An opportunity for advancement could open up soon. You could do the work you love and make the paycheck of your dreams. You're not going to find it if you don't look, though. Start by asking a person who knows a lot.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7.
What you're looking for is available at a price you can afford. You just need to look a little further away. You might even find a great deal on a travel package. Use your skills and imagination — and anything is possible.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6.
A distant friend may invite you to visit, but it's too early yet. You can start planning, saving and learning, however. A bit of a joint this weekend looks possible, too — sort of a trial run.
NHL
Colorado goalie involved in domestic dispute
Notes: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
LITTLETON, Colo. — The wife of Patrick Roy, the NHL's winningest goale, called 91.1 because she was afraid of what her husband would do as they argued in laws, according to a police report released yesterday.
Michele Roy was not hurt during the dispute at their home early Sunday, but Roy admitted pulling a bedroom door off its hinges and damaging
The somber Colorado Avalanche goalie, accompanied by his parents, sister and brother, stood with his hands clasped behind his back during a brief court appearance.
another after his wife called Greenwood Village police and hung up without speaking, the report said.
The initial hearing was postponed until Tuesday, Nov. 7. Roy remained free on $750 bail and left by a side door without comment. His wife was absent.
The judge also issued a restraining order that is standard in domestic-dispute cases, which requires Roy to refrain from alcohol and illegal drugs and possession of guns or weapons. He was permitted to return home to his family and is allowed to travel with the team to out-of-state games.
Chiefs, Rams players recovering from injuries
NFL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Elvis Grbac was scheduled for further examination on his injured elbow late yesterday, but the Kansas City Chiefs thought their quarterback would probably be ready this week.
Less hopeful were the reports on defensive end Eric Hicks, another of about a half-dozen players who were limping in the wake of Sunday's 54-
Grbc left the game with a painful bruise to his right elbow on the Chiefs' last play of the third quarter. At the end of the half, Rams quarter back Kurt Warner broke the little finger on his right hand, when the ball bit it on the center snap.
34 victory against the previously unbeaten St. Louis Rams.
Rams running back Marshall Fauk sustained a painful shoulder injury, and coaches feared they both might be sidelined a while.
Several other Chiefs also were hobbed. Defensive lineman Dan Williams was on crutches, and wide
Dan has had a foot problem," said Kansas City city Gunther Cunningham. "It flares up on him once in a while. Tait's got an ankle sprain. I don't think it's too severe. It's not high, and it's on the outside part of the ankle. He'll probably be all right by Thursday."
receiver Sylvester Morris' arm was in a sling. In addition, left tackle John Tait had an ankle injury, and linebacker Donnie Edwards was walking with a limp.
"It's not as severe as we thought," he said. "We hope to get him back, too." Hicks was helped off the field with a knee injury that was later described as a sprain.
Morris has a deep bruise. Cunningham said.
"We have pretty good depth and we're certainly going'into the depth," Cunningham said.
TEMPE, Ariz. — Vince Tobin, who coached Arizona to its first playoff victory in 51 years two seasons ago, was fired yesterday — a day after the Cardinals lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 48-7.
Arizona coach fired, coordinator promoted
Defensive coordinator Dave McGinnis was hired as interim coach for the rest of the season.
Tobin's firing came with the Cardinals in last place in the NFC East and two weeks before a vote in Maricopa County on a proposed $331 million stadium for the team
Tobin had a 29-44 record in four and a half seasons as coach. In 1998, he directed the team to a 9-7 regular season, its only winning
campaign since the franchise moved to Arizona from St. Louis in 1988.
The Cardinals made the playoffs for the first time since 1982, then beat the Cowboys in Dallas for their first playoff victory since the NFL championship game 51 years earlier.
The team, however, stumbled to 6-10 last season and was 2-5 this year.
Titans' running back questionable for game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pro Bowl running back Eddie George walked into the Tennessee Titans practice facility yesterday with little, if any, swelling in his sore right knee. An MRI later confirmed a first-degree ligament
sprain, exactly what the team hoped to hear.
Titans' game next Monday against the Washington Redskins.
Coach Jeff Fisher said George would be questionable for the
The three-time Pro Bowl running back hasn't missed a start since joining the franchise in 1996.
He had just started his 70th consecutive game when someone landed on his knee on his first carry in the Titans' 14-6 victory against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday.
George wanted to get back in the game. He tried a neoprane brace, then borrowed a hinged brace at half-time, but was never comfortable with what he called a loose feeling in the knee.
Chicago quarterback could miss a manth
LAKE FOREST, III. — Chicago Bears quarterback Cade McNown could be sidelined for up to a month after injuring his shoulder in the team's loss Sunday to Philadelphia.
He underwent tests yesterday to determine the extent of the injury, but the results won't be available
until today, said coach Dick Jauron.
McNown, who throws with his left arm,
was injured when he was tackled on the
hard artificial turf at Veteran's Stadium
in Philadelphia. The Eagles won 13-9.
until today, said coach Dick Jaroski.
The initial diagnosis was a sprained left shoulder, meaning McNown could miss two to four weeks for the Bears (1-7), who are off Sunday.
MLB
Pirates complete search for new baseball coach
PITTSBURGH — Lloyd McClendon, the hitting coach on former Pittsburgh manager Gene Lamont's staff for four years, was hired yester day as the Pirates' manager.
McClendon, 41, a former Pirates player who hit .244 in an eight-year major league career, will become the fifth black manager in the
major leagues.
The Pirates are coming off a 93-loss season — their eight consecutive losseason, the organization's longest such streak since the mid-1950s.
McClendon has no major or minor league managing experience, although he managed the Lancaster Stealth to the California League fall championship last year.
— The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Swimming & Diving Big 12 Conference Relay Invitational at Robinson Natorium.
Jury selection begins in Carruth trial
Swimming & Diving Big 23 Conference Relay Invitaional at Robinson Natorium.
Soccer at Missouri at 4 p.m. in Columbia, Mo. Men's Golf at The Nelson-Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.
Football vs. Texas Tech at 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium Volleyball at Nebraska 7 p.m. at Lincoln, Neb. Cross Country at the Big XII Championships in Boulder, Colo. Men's Golf at the Nelson-Stanford Invitational at Palo Alto, calif.
Men's Tennis at the ITZA Region V Team Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jury selection began yesterday in the murder trial of ex-NFL player Rae Carruth, accused of masterminding the shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend to avoid paying child support.
By midafternoon, prosecutors had questioned 11 potential jurors about their views on the death penalty and dismissed one man who said his religious beliefs would prevent him from supporting a death sentence in any case. If convicted of first-degree murder, Carruth could be sentenced to death.
Much of the morning was taken up with defense motions.
As the session began, prosecutors added the names of co-defendants Michael Eugene Kennedy and Stanley Drew "Boss" Abraham as possible witnesses.
Their main witness is expected to be Carrith's third co-defendant, Van Brett Watkins, whose name already was on the witness list. Watkins, the admitted trigerman, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against Carrith.
Defense attorneys David Rudolf and Chris Fialko asked that all three co-defendants be moved to another county jail where they would not have access to Court TV, which will televise the trial.
Superior Court Judge Charles Lamm denied the motion but asked a sheriff's deputy to determine if the three can be denied access to Court TV. Witnesses often are barred from attending trials before taking the stand in order to make sure other people's testimony doesn't influence them.
Lamm also denied two other defense motions: one to have the court reporter list the race of potential jurors and one not to require the jurors to say they could hand down a death sentence if appropriate. The defense said Carruth should face no more than a life sentence because that's the worst Watkins faces.
Gravely wounded, Adams told the 911 operator that she had been shot several times by someone who fired at her from another car. She said her boyfriend, Carruth, was sitting in his Ford Expedition in front of her car when somebody pulled up beside her and shot her. Moaning in pain, she said, "I think he did it. I don't know what to think."
Carruth, 28, once a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Cherica Adams, 24. She was seven months pregnant with his child when she was gunned down Nov. 16 as she sat in her car and died a month later. The baby boy, named Chancellor, survived.
Prosecutors contend Carruth,
whose football career was troubled by injuries, masterminded the hit because he didn't want to pay child support. From the outset, Carruth has maintained his innocence, claiming he was miles away from the shooting and had nothing to do with its planning. He has been jailed without bond since December.
Watkins was to testify that Carruth paid him $5,000 to kill Adams. Last Wednesday, Carruth's attorneys told a motion claiming Watkins told another version of the shooting to a jail guard — that he shot Adams when she made an obscene gesture at him, not because Carruth paid to have her killed.
The defense also claims Adams was shot just hours after Carruth refused to finance a drug deal involving Watkins and another man charged in Adams' murder.
"She looked over at the car and seen us, she flipped me off. ... I lost it. I just started shooting," Watkins is quoted as saying in handwritten notes from a Mecklenburg County sheriff's deputy that were included in the filing.
"It was Rae's fault," the deputy recalled Watkins saying. "If he had just given us the money, none of this would have happened."
No trial dates have been scheduled for co-defendants Kennedy, 25, and Abraham, 19, who also could face the death penalty.