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SPORTS IN BRIEF
MONDAY,NOV.26,2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Nov. 26). There's plenty of love this year, but there's a temporary shortage of money. Don't gamble or take other financial risks, especially before September. Focus on learning, with technical knowledge your priority. You're getting smarter. When you finally decide to take action, it may be in a whole new direction.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is an 8. You're still interested in expanding your territory, so why not learn the language? This assignment is getting slightly easier as your natural curiosity grows. Buying a cassette could work. Finding a native to tutor you would be a lot more fun.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 5. You'll learn a lot of interesting things if you keep your ears open. People may come right out and tell you more than you wanted to know. Gather as much information as you can. You will have to be discarded. You can sort through it later.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is a 7. It's becoming easier to tell the truth and get away with it. Others will start popping off, and that should inspire some very interesting conversations. Everybody's looking for answers—and you have some.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 6. Go ahead and take on extra responsibilities, even if you're not offered extra money. Do it for the experience, or just to help get the job done. You're not seeking praise, but you may get it. Influential people are watching.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is a 9. The situation is getting better. Victory is almost within reach. Should you push harder than ever before? Yes!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 6. Is there something you've been thinking about buying? Something a little too rich for your budget? Friends and relatives might think it's a little much, but you love it. If it'll benefit your family or improve your property value, it could be a good investment. If not, forget it.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is a 7.
Can you relax a bit and let a partner take over some of the chores? You can do a lot more if you don't do it all by yourself.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 7.
More of your attention is focused on bringing in the big bucks. You may feel a tad stressed, but then again, you're never really at your best when you're fat and happy.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 7. You're getting smarter. That, plus your confidence and the element of surprise, gives you the advantage. Timing is important. Wait until after a loved one's suggestion proves faulty. Minimize risks with careful planning.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 5.
Your to-do lists are growing, but your energy level is low. Do as much as you can, then rest tonight.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is a 7.
The action was so fast and furious last week, you may still be wondering what really happened. You'll be able to collect more pieces of the puzzle this week.
Things get very interesting.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 6. You may get the opportunity to take on more responsibility and make more money. Send in your application or your resume. Your loved ones are sure you can do it, so don't be afraid. This time, take your coaching from them.
Big 12 championship brings opportunity for underdogs
The Associated Press
IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 championship is a rematch, all right. Just not the one everyone expected.
Colorado-Texas is the surprising matchup for Saturday's game at Texas Stadium following a wild weekend that saw Nebraska and Oklahoma get knocked out of the conference title game and the national championship race.
The Buffaloes (9-2, 7-1) beat the Cornhuskers 62-36 on Friday, winning the North division. The win was their fourth in a row since they lost 41-7 to the Longhorns in October.
Texas (10-1, 7-1) beat Texas A&M 21-7 Friday, then was handed the South division crown when Oklahoma lost 16-13 to Oklahoma State on Saturday.
urday.
"We're going to play for the Big 12 title and maybe have a shot at the national title. What more can you ask for?" said Longhorns cornerback Quentin Jammer. "This is the chance we've been dreaming of.
"It's going to be great to play Colorado since nobody expected them to be in Dallas either. They're not the same team that came to Austin. They will come to Dallas with a lot of confidence and emotion. We will be prepared, too. It's going to be a great game."
For the No.3 Longhorns, playing in the Big 12 championship comes with more risk than reward.
The risky part is that Texas likely would ve been invited to a Bowl Championship Series game as an at-large team if Oklahoma had won the South.
Now the Longhorns must beat No. 9 Colorado to get in — lose and they're out of the BCS and the $13 million payday that comes with it. A loss also might sink them below the Sooners in the pecking order of second-tier bowls.
The best part for Texas is the chance of advancing to the national championship game.
The odds, though, aren't good. In addition to beating the Buffaloes, the Longhorns would need two losses Saturday among No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Florida and No.4 Oregon.
Then again, it wasn't likely that Nebraska and Oklahoma would both lose their regular-season
finales. The Cornhuskers and Sooners went into the weekend ranked Nos.2 and 4 and were a combined 21-1, with the one loss by OU in their head-to-head meeting.
to hear meeting.
"I had imagined this might happen, but I didn't want to let my imagination get too carried away," Texas offensive lineman Mike Williams said.
Texas' only loss this season was to Oklahoma. The Longhorns have won six straight since and haven't trailed in the second half.
The Colorado game was the second victory in the Longhorns' six-win march.
The Buffaloes went into Austin on a five-game winning streak, but committed three early turnovers and missed a field goal. Texas scored a touchdown on its opening drive, got two more in the second quarter then poured it on in the second half.
"I'm really anticipating playing Texas, because they beat us and beat us pretty bad." Colorado safety Robbie Robinson said. "It's one of those blemishes on our record we'd like to get redemption for."
Rematches are never easy for the first-time winner. Texas learned that two years ago when it beat Nebraska at home in mid-October, then lost to the Cornhuskers in the championship game six weeks later.
This will be the Longhorns' third appearance in the 6-year-old Big 12 championship.
Colorado's first appearance is especially impressive considering the Buffers went 3-8 last season.
"We hope we can present a better rematch than what we showed in the original," coach Gary Barnett said. "We did some good things early but, overall, didn't give them much of a game the first time."
Four years ago, Barnett was a finalist for the Texas coaching job. He lost to Mack Brown, who now is in position to win the first conference championship of his 18-year career.
"You always want to win your conference championship." Brown said. "That's what you play for. That's one of your first goals each year. BCS is not an issue today. Bowl game is not an issue today. This is what you fight to get into."
Despite big win against Portland, Duke coach asks team for more
The Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski wants togetherness right now more than 40-point wins.
And the Duke coach made a point to tell the Blue Devils just that following a 104-62 victory over Portland last night, spending 20 minutes with his team in the locker room after the lopsided game.
"Coach is a little upset," Mike Dunleavy said. "He expects a lot out of us. That Portland team played really together and played hard and he's trying to teach us to do that."
Krzyzewski wasn't pleased with Chris Duhon's play, so he was benched to start the second half. And at one point, he called a time out to yell at his team as they were lining up for a free throw.
"The game is not coached for just this game, it's to see different things," Krzeyzewski said. "If you're trying to figure it out just for this game it's probably a square peg trying to be put in a circle."
The Blue Devils, struggling from the outside again, got 20 points from Carlos Boozer and forced 27 turnovers to beat Portland.
Boozer, 11-for-11 from the field in a 33-point win over the Pilots last season, made 8-of-14 this time and grabbed 13 rebounds as Duke (4-0) had six players score in double figures and won its 20th straight home opener.
sage to heart.
Dahntay Jones added 17 points, while freshman Daniel Ewing had 15.
sage to heart.
"We have to understand just because we're being hyped up as 'The Team,' we still have a lot to work on," Williams said. "This year's team has to realize that we don't have anything. We have to have that hunger to go after it."
Casey Frandsen led Portland (1-2) with 28 points.
Duke shot 39 percent from 3-point range a season ago, but came in with the Pilots hitting 33 percent after three wins in the Maui Invitational. That number took a hit last night as Duke missed 19 of its first 20 3-pointers and finished 5-for-25.
Jason Williams, Duke's All-American guard who was 0-for-5 from 3-point range and scored just 10 points, took Krzzyzewski's postgame mes-
"We weren't as sharp as I would like us to be," Krzyzewski said. "I don't know if it's all the travel or what. We can talk about jet lag and all that stuff, but when you show up to play you need to play sharp."
to play star. The Blue Devils missed their first nine beyond the arc and finished the first half 1-for-15 as the Pilots, who lost in overtime to Idaho State four days ago, remained in the game.
While Duke's offense struggled in steamy Cameron Indoor Stadium, its defense was super, forcing Portland into six straight turnovers at the start of the game and 13 for the opening 20 minutes to build a 16-point lead.
The outside shooting and overall flow of the offense was so poor, Krzyzewski dug deep into his bench to play Matt Christensen and walk-on Mark Causesy to try to find a spark.
It worked, as Duke went on a 10-0 run.
BIG12FOOTBALL Top teams tumble in AP poll after weekend defeats
Losses for Nebraska and Oklahoma turned into big gains for Florida, Texas, Oregon and Tennessee in the AP media poll.
While Miami (10-0) was a near-unanimous choice at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 yesterday, Florida moved up to No. 2, Texas to No. 3, Oregon to No. 4 and Tennessee to No. 5.
Nebraska (11-1), beaten by Colorado 62-38 on Friday, fell four spots to No. 6, while Oklahoma tumbled seven places to No. 11 after its 16-13 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday.
The Hurricanes, who close out the regular season on Saturday at Virginia Tech, collected 71 first-place votes and 1.799 points.
The Gators (9-1), off over the weekend, received the remaining first-place vote and 1,716 points.
Texas (10-1) moved up two places following its 21-7 win over Texas A&M, and advanced to Saturday's Big 12 Conference title game against Colorado. The Buffalosoves (9-2) improved five spots to No. 9 after their big win over the 'Huskers.
Oklahoma loses to state rival loses shot at championship
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma went into the Oklahoma State game favored by 27 points and didn't score half that many. This time, the Sooners' outstanding defense couldn't bail them out.
Oklahoma State stunned Oklahoma 16-13 on Saturday by driving for a game-winning touchdown in the closing minutes.
Oklahoma struggled against what had been one of the worst defenses in the Big 12 and the Cowboys ended the Sooners' shot at a second straight national championship.
"They executed when they needed to and we didn't," said quarterback Nate Hybl, who was just 22-of-48 for 220 yards with three interceptions."
K-State quarterback has record-setting game
MANHATTAN — Once Josh Scobey got his feet under him — and a handle on the ball in a cold, windblown drizzle — the rest was, literally, history.
Scobey managed just 30 yards and fumbled away a pitchout on his first eight carries Saturday, but finished with 198 yards and two scores on 38 carries. He also broke two school records and tied another as Kansas State became bowl-eligible with a 24-3 victory over Missouri.
Scobey's two touchdowns, a 14- yarder in the second quarter and a 37- yarder in the third, gave him 31 for his career — in only two years — tying him with Mack Herron (1968-69).
BIG 12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
No.14 Colorado wins Classic with victory against Houston
BOULDER, Colo. — Jenny Roulier scored 27 points to lead No.14 Colorado past Houston in the championship game of the Coors Classic Saturday.
Roulier, who had four 3-pointers before fouling out, was the tournament MVP. Eisa Bohman had 13 points and nine rebounds and Mandy Nightingale added 10 points.
Chandi Jones led Houston (2-1) with 16 points. Angela Curl and Valerie Muonek each scored nine. (14) Colorado 88, Houston 58
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