Tuesday, October 3, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
Horoscopes
Today's Birthday (Oct. 3). You're into the books this year, so learn something useful such as how to turn your home into a personal paradise. Review memories to find new ideas in October. Keep a lover's secret in November. Be creative in December, and make a big mess in January. Fun and games with a crazy old friend look good for February. Play by the rules to take new ground in June. Hold out for the best deal in July. A critical coach prods you to do a better job in September. Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6. Heed your partner's advice. He or she can see things you might have missed. Postpone your travel plans for a while, too.
Tourus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 5.
Everybody's asking how you're doing on the job that's
underdone. Have your answer ready. They're not interested
in your good excuse, although you may have one.
All they need to know is what you'll have and by when.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is an 8.
You're looking good. Communicating is easy, and
that's important. A competitive person tries to push
you around, but you're up to the challenge. Have
the facts, and you'll win the battle.
Cancer (June 22- July 22) Today is a 6.
Something that you thought would work well could
backfire. Be careful, especially around anything
with moving parts.
Lisa (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7.
Try to avoid arguing about money with your sweet heart. Although things need to be said, they don't all need to be said right now.
all need to be said right now.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 4.
You're in a snippy mood, so take care. Something you could say upset the other person more than you thought it would. This is not all your fault or theirs.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 5.
A detail you've overlooked could snapped up and bite you.
Remember what it was and get it handled. Go through that pile of papers on your desk — and soon.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 5.
A lot of money's changing hands, and some may be yours. If you're sure of what you're doing, play in the high-stakes game. If you're not, wait until Friday before getting involved. Things should settle down by then.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 5.
If you're getting chewed out for something that's not your fault, hang in there. Get things going again now, and let others figure out whose fault it is, later. If you keep from blowing up, you'll gain everybody's respect.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 6.
Postpone travel until Friday. Follow an older person's advice instead, to get more work and money. What you thought was going to be difficult is easy, but what you thought would be easy could be way too difficult.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 6. You may have to change your plans to accommodate an older person. Meanwhile, make sure nobody else spends your money. You might not like what they'd do with it.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 6.
Take care and advise your mate or partner to do likewise. Being reckless is never a good idea, but the consequences of foolish behavior now could be higher than usual. Don't get in the middle of somebody else's battle. Let them work it out.
Kauffman welcomes die-hard football fans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The season ended Sunday for the Kansas City Royals, but 4,391 showed up last night at Kauffman Stadium to watch football, not baseball.
The Associated Press
In an attempt to break the National Football League on-site paid attendance record of 90,833, the Kansas City Chiefs simulcast last night's game against the Seattle Seahawks on the Jumbotron at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Royals.
There were 78,502 fans at Arrowhead Stadium, across the
parking lot from Kauffman. The total attendance for the two stadiums was 82,893, but it still fell well short of the record.
Fans were charged $10 a seat to watch the game at Kauffman, although tickets could be purchased for $5 at many area high schools.
"I think there should be more fans here, although granted you are paying 10 bucks to watch TV," said Steve Trimble of Independence, Mo. "There's people that for years sat out in the parking lot with their own
There's people that out in the parking lot with their own TVs, so they might as well get in
here and get the game atmosphere." It was party time inside the baseball stadium. The cheerleaders of the Kansas City Wizards, also owned by Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, performed before the game on top of the Royals dugout.
"You can be a lot louder out here," said Kevin Wagener of Blue Springs. "We just decided to bring in a whole group of crazy people. We're going to be contributing to the crowd noise."
Many would have enjoyed watching the game from Arrowhead, but
the Chiefs have a waiting list for season tickets.
"You can't get in over there," said fan Melody James of Kansas City, Kan. "We came out to be with the crowd. We are Chief freaks. You should see our houses. Chiefs memorabilia is all over the place."
The Kauffman Stadium crowd did the wave before the kickoff and jeered when the Seahawks' defense was announced, saving their loudest boos for ex-Chief Reggie Tongue.
One fan held a sign reading, "Kauffman beats the couch."
Third-quarter comeback leads Chiefs to win
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's nothing like a 73-yard play to snatch momentum away from one football team and give it to the other.
Both teams had won their last two games after losing their first two.
The Kansas City Chiefs, trailing 17-7 and backed up to their own 5-yard-line late in the third period, got a giant spark from Elvis Grbac's big completion to Derrick Alexander and scored 17 straight points to beat the Seattle Seahawks 24-17 last night.
The Seahawks were in control for two and a half quarters. They took a 17-7 lead on a 27-yard field goal in the third quarter by rookie Rian Lindell,
who made his first NFL start.
But four minutes later, Grbac stepped back from his own 5-yard line and hit Alexander streaking down the right side, beating Shawn Springs and going 73 yards before Reggie Tongue dragged him down from behind.
One play later, Alexander beat Springs in the end zone on a 17-yard pass, giving the Chiefs a three-play scoring drive, with Grbac-to-Alexander accounting for 90 of the 95 yards.
After Eric Hicks' third sack of Jon Kitna forced the Seahawks to punt a few minutes later, the Chiefs drove to the Seattle 8, and Pete Stoyanovich tied it at 17-all with a 27-yard field goal with 3:18 into the fourth quarter.
Then, with all the momentum belonging to the Chiefs, Dante Hall sped 22 yards with a Seattle punt, and the Chiefs took their first lead of the night with 4:26 left when Mike Cloud beat Willie Williams to the end zone on a 15-yard touchdown run.
Aided by six penalties against the Chiefs for 32 yards, the Seahawks burned nine minutes off the clock with their first possession.
Hicks, after sacking Kitna for a 10-yard loss, was flagged 15 yards for taunting. Then, a penalty against defensive tackle Dan Williams for having his hands to the face turned Seattle's fourth-and-5 into a first down at the Chiefs 40.
In the second quarter, Grbac was 5-for-5 for 69 yards in an eight-play, 78-yard touchdown drive. On the 15-yard touchdown pass, the ball went through the hands of linebacker George Koonce and into the hands of tight end Tony Gonzalez.
On first and goal from the 1, Itula Mili
In what almost amounted to a one-man, 75-yard drive that gave Seattle a 14-7 lead in the second quarter, rookie Shaun Alexander carried six times for 55 yards and caught an 11-yard pass. He reeled off 17-yard gains on consecutive plays and finished with a 7-yard dash into the end zone, cutting back to his right and through a huge hole in the Chiefs' line.
Coach predicts Pierce will be ready by season's start
The Associated Press
WALTHAM, Mass. — It was 4:30 a.m. when Rick Pitino got the phone call that jolted him out of his sleep: Paul Pierce had been stabbed.
"I did fear the worst," the coach o. the Boston Celtics said yesterday. One week after the attack, Pitino predicted his young star would be ready for the season opener Nov. 1.
obviously he's healed as quickly as any human being could possibly heal."
"If I was a fortune teller, I would say he'd play, knowing Paul," Pitino said, adding "that's up to the doctors and that's up to Paul.
"He was in great shape prior to this happening. Paul is not only tough-minded, tough physically, but
Pierce didn't join his teammates yesterday for the team's annual media day at the start of training camp, but Pitino said he would be there every day even if he didn't participate in drills.
surgery.
The 22-year-old was stabbed repeatedly and struck on the head with a bottle the morning of Sept. 24 inside a nightclub in the downtown theater district, prosecutors said.
Pitino said that after first visiting Pierce, "I just was as disheartened and down as I could be ... seeing how battered he was. And the next day, when I went back and I looked at him, and I saw a totally different person."
Three men were arrested, and Pierce was released from New England Medical Center last Thursday after undergoing lung
The 6-foot-7 Pierce still isn't ready to participate in Pitino's grueling two-a-day practices.
The Celtics are relieved about one thing, though. They know the player that will have a key role in their success this season will be back.
He averaged 19.5 points last season, his second since being drafted in the first round out of Kansas.
But the Celtics were 35-47 and haven't made the playoffs in Pitino's three years as coach.
Forward Antoine Walker said Pierce's health "is bigger than basketball, way bigger than basketball. ... You don't want to rush that situation. You want to make sure he heals properly."
Forward Tony Battle was with Pierce at the club but was reluctant to discuss what happened.
"I'm just glad Paul is doing well right now," Battie said. "He'll be back with us. He's alive. He's doing a lot better. He's in great spirits."
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