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Wednesday October 18,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Oct. 18). Your lesson this year is obedience, and your reward could be vast wealth. Keep smiling to avoid a clash in October. By November, you should know how to increase your income. Drop a bad habit in December, and let love into your heart in February. Being stingy is great in May. Show your affection through actions in June. Keep opinions to yourself in July, and ditto with the information you gather in September.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6.
Money's burning a hale in your pocket, so you could go through a lot of it quickly. Follow a budget you've already set. Don't launch new projects for a while. Pay off old debts before incurring new ones.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6.
The more you and a partner talk, the more the truth comes out. Don't worry if your truths don't match. Knowing what the other person thinks is the truth will help you understand each other.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6.
Don't worry; getting all the details worked out
might take a while. Don't hurry, either. Doing things
right is more important. Information gathered today
could change your plans, so move slowly. Review
what you've already done, too.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7.
Cancer (June 22- July 22) — Today is a 7.
If a loved one is upset, you can help. The people involved should talk things out one on one. That may be hard if they're not speaking to each other.
Be patient. Your caring is a precious gift.
Leo (Julv 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 5.
Somebody at home may have a bone to pick with you. Unfortunately, he or she isn't saying you. You could have a hidden problem in your house. Defrost the fridge and toss out the rotten stuff. Schedule a date with your roommates — to listen.
Virao (Aua. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct 22) — Today is a 5.
Have a list and set priorities. Make appointment and confirm them, too. You don't want to race across town and find you've missed somebody by five minutes. The same goes the other way around. If you're delayed, call!
An older person may want an accounting soon, so get your ducks into a row. Count the petty cash drawer, too. Be clear about where the money is going. People get nervous when you're spending their money.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7.
You've never been one to waste words. Mercury's going retrograde in your sign. Careful contemplation and reflection are in order for the next few weeks. You might add to your collection of secrets, too.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6.
Dig into the pile of work you have stacked up.
You know, the one you've been avoiding.
Something in that stack could bite you if you don't watch out — hopefully not a spider. More likely, it's a bill that's almost overdue.
**apricorn** (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8.
You're single and a friend's been trying to arrange a blind date, accept. This could be your connection to a good thing. If you're part of a couple, you'll both have a fabulous time going out with friends.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7.
The money you've waited for could be delayed.
The good news is you get luckier in love. You'll make lots of new friends in the next few weeks. Fun and excitement are in store. Now, meanwhile, back to work.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7.
Do you have a romantic getaway planned? Think
you can't afford that cruise or week at the beach?
Well, maybe not now, but spring will be here in no
time at all. Start planning and saving so you can
give yourself the birthday gift you've always wanted.
SOFTBALL
'Hawks getting ready for Neosho County
The Kansas softball team is gearing up for a game against Neosho County Community College at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Jawahk Field.
The game, initially scheduled for last Sunday, was rescheduled after rainy weather forced postponement.
After tomorrow's game, the next action for the Jayhawks will come this Saturday at the MU Invitational in Columbia, Mo. The "Hawks will play Missouri at 1 p.m. and Arizona State at 3 p.m., rounding out their fall season.
Kansan staff reports
BASEBALL
New York awaiting next Subway Series
NEW YORK — A Subway Series once seemed a New York birthright. Between 1921 and 1956, an all-New York World Series happened 13 times; in the 1950s alone, there
were five.
Since 1956 nothing.
Since 1956 — nothing.
During the last all-
Big Apple Fall
Classic, Dwight
Eisenhower was still
the president, Elvis Presley was still a skinny singer and Walter O'Malley was still wased in Brooklyn.
Two years later, O'Malley drew the wrath of an entire borough by moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Eisenhower was soon replaced by JKL, Elvis starting hitting the fried peanut butter sandwiches, and two generations of New York fans waited in vain for a Subway Series to call their own.
Mets co-owner Wilpion can relate. "I've been hearing about a Subway Series since Nelson [Doubleday] and I bought the team 21 years ago, and
The online auction service e-Bay was already filled with folks pedding their tickets. The regular price for the World Series is $160 for box seats, $110 for reserved seats — but those figures were already somewhere in the scabbers' review mirror.
With that focus getting sharper, it didn't take long for the possible match-up to start generating excitement — and perhaps financial gain.
for 21 years before that." Wilpon said this week. "I want New York to be the focus of baseball."
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics announced they would decline to pick up the $4 million option on right fielder Matt Stairs' contract for next season.
our box seats for Game 1 were going for $3,050, while three seats in the bleachers were selling for $910. In both cases, the bidding was still open.
Stairs, who earned $3.05 million this year, struggled after posting consecutive 100-RBI seasons. He batted .227 with 21 home runs and 81 RBI in 143 games.
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Athletics will pass on outfielder's contrac
ATLANTA — Dikembe Mutombo has a mild case of malaria, side-lining the Atlanta Hawks' center for at least two weeks.
Hawks' Mutombo out after contracting Malaria
NBA
He is believed to h^ave contracted the disease during a visit to his homeland in the Congo in September, said Arthur Triche, team representative, yesterday.
Mutombo initially was diagnosed with severe flu and was hospitalized with a fever Monday in Springfield, Mass., where the Hawks played an exhibition game against the Boston Celtics.
Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes and is usually characterized by
Triche said Mutombo was on his way back to Atlanta yesterday.
Boston finalizes trade with Denver
chills, fever and sweating.
WALTHAM, Mass. — Chris Herren and Bryant Stith finally were traded to the Boston Celtics, who sent Robert Pack and Calbert Cheaney to the Denver Nuggets.
The announcement came two weeks after Celtics coach Rick Pitino hinted that the deal had been agreed upon and 60 days after Pack was traded from Dallas to Boston. According to an NBA rule, the deal could not be consummated until 60 days after Pack was first traded.
Referee gets probation in airline ticket scam
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — NBA referee Bennett Salvatore has been sentenced to a year of probation, 150 hours of community service and finned $500 for his role in an airline ticket scam.
The 50-yearold Salvatore pleaded guilty July 26 to filing a false tax return with the Internal Revenue Service for the tax year 1993.
Salvatore was one of about a dozen NBA referees accused of not reporting income when they were reimbursed for first-class airline tickets after buying less-expensive tickets.
NFL
Jaguars try to avoid panic against Redskins
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's panic time for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The one-time Super Bowl hopefuls don't score much, don't make enough big plays, can't win and, at 2-5 with a four-game losing streak, don't seem anything like a playoff team.
Nobody seems ready to concede the season yet — at least not pub
licly — but only two teams in the last 10 years have recovered from 2-5 to make the postseason.
And just when they thought it couldn't get any worse, there's more bad news. The 5-2 Washington Redskins come to town Sunday and receiver Jimmy Smith will be at less than full strength with an injury to his right knee, if he plays at all.
Smith bruised the knee in
Jacksonville's 27-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Monday night He had an MRI yesterday, but the Jaguars offer no update.
One bit of hope: Jacksonville was 4-7 in 1996, before making a remarkable run to the AFC title game.
Jacksonville is on its first fourgame losing streak since its 1995 expansion season. The Jaguars have four losses in the AFC Central, with little chance of capturing any tiebreakers should they get back in the playoff picture.
Their loss to Tennessee provided the sharp distinction between a championship-caliber team and everybody else.
OLYMPICS
Two gold medalists named to hall of fame
INDIANAPOLIS — Olympic gold medalists Chandra Cheeseborough and Arnie Robinson were among four athletes elected to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Joining them were two other Olympians — Bill Dellinger and Maren Seidler.
Cheeseborough was a member of Olympic teams in 1976, 1980 and 1984. At the 1984 Los Angeles Games she won gold medals in the 400-meter and 1,800-meter relays and got a silver medal in the individual 400. Robinson won the Olympic long jump in 1976, four years after having won the bronze medal.
The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Volleyball vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m. at Horesji Family Athletic Center.
Men's tennis at the ITA Region V Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Soccer at North Texas, 7 p.m., in Denton, Texas
Swimming/Diving at the Crimson/Blue meet at 7 p.m. in Lawrence Men's tennis at the ITA Region V Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Tyson calmer from new medication
Football vs. Colorado (Homecoming), 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Softball at Missouri,
1 p.m., in Columbia, Mo.
Volleyball at Colorado,
8 p.m., in Boulder, Colo.
The Associated Press
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Mike Tyson's new medication seems to have him in an upbeat mood, so far.
Tyson snapped at a couple of questions and once mocked opponent Andrew Golota at a news conference yesterday, but he wasn't the glaring, surly presence he's been at past media gatherings.
At a public workout Monday at the Brewster Recreation Center in Detroit, the former undisputed heavyweight champion was downright relaxed.
Tyson claims he does not know what medication he is taking in place of the antidepressant Zoloft, and the people around him aren't saying.
David Sebastian, chairman of the Michigan Boxing Commission, knows what the medication is but said it's up to Tyson to reveal it. Whatever it is, Tyson can fight against Golota on Friday night in the Palace at Auburn Hills while taking it.
"The medication is not performance-enhancing or impairing," Sebastian said. He said he talked to various doctors and they "insured me it was a non-issue."
When Tyson was using Zolof, he was taken off it before fights.
Dan Goosen of America
Al Certo, Golota's trainer, said,
"On this here show you're going
Presents, co-promoter of the fight with Hearns Entertainment, headed by former multiple champion Thomas Hearns, tried to play down the fact that a selling point seemed to be the reputations of both men for dirty tactics.
to see the Marquis of Queensberry Rules done to a 'T.' I say to you, Michael, 'Let's show the people we can do it (fight fair)."
Asked how long he thought the fight would last. Tyson said, "I don't know. As long
Tyson: Attitude has improved after taking medication
as it takes to kill somebody."
takes to kill somebody.
At one point, Golota, who had little say, laughed at something Tyson said.
"He's over there laughing." Tyson said. "This is serious stuff. He won't be laughing Friday night."
As in all Tyson fights, the question of intimidation came up.
"That's his problem," Tyson said. "I don't have anything to do with that."
"I'm always afraid for any fight, this is boxing," said Golota, acknowledging the risks involved every time a boxer steps into the ring.
While Golota, who wore sunglasses throughout the news conference, appeared tight, he displayed humor while sitting in a dressing room waiting for Tyson to appear at the Palace.
Certo. a longtime trainer who also is a tailor in Secaucus, N.J., noted some thread unraveling in the right cuff of Golota's sports jacket.
"It's that cheap suit you wearing," said Certo, adding he could have done a better job.
"You can't make me a fighter, but you can make me a suit." Golota said.
The 10-round fight will be the featured match on a pay-per-view (SET) card beginning a 8 p.m.
The Tyson-Golota match, expected to start about 11:30 p.m., will be immediately preceded by an IBF junior welterweight title defense by Zab Judah of New York against Hector Quiorz of South Calif. Also to be televised is a 10-round lightweight bout between Alex Truijlio of Puerto Rico and Jose Juarez of Mexico, and a six-round women's bout between Muhammad Ali's daughter, Laila, of Los Angeles, and Kendra Lenhart of Lenoir, Teen.
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