2B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY,SEPT.12,2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday. (Sent 12)
Today's birthday. (Sept. 12).
This is your year to get involved in a major group project. It'll happen naturally. You'll meet people who care about the same things that are important to you. They'll be enthusiastic and caring, but they'll lack organizational skills. They'll scatter their energies, and they won't have a clue how to set priorities. And their headquarters will be a mess! They need you! You need them — as playmates. You've been taking life too seriously lately. This year you can accomplish great things AND have fun.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 6.
March 24- April 1, 2015. Today is a 8.
You thought things would be one way, but they turn out to be different than you had anticipated. No need to look for someone to blame. Be quick to assess the new situation. You love being leader of the pack, but don't lead them off in the wrong direction.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9.
You'll know when you're on the right path. You can feel it in your bones. Instead of knocking you off course, a person who disagrees with you spurs you onward.
Gemini (Mav 21-June 21). Today is a 6.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 7.
Take recently acquired wealth and spend it on stuff you really need, like real estate or something you've been wanting for your home. Don't spend it on a silly toy your sweetheart or a child wants to buy.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a day. Although there may be a breakdown in communication, don't give up. Don't hold a grudge, either. True, the other person is a hopelessly insensitive jerk. But you knew that going in, right? Don't waste any more time thinking about it.
Leo (-July 23-Aug. 22). Today is a 5.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). You are 4:3.
Your imagination is working overtime. Unfortunately, some of what you're generating could be worries. Try not to take them too seriously. They're good for helping you avoid future mistakes.
Virno (Aug. 23-Sent. 22). Today is a 7.
Virgo (Aug. 23-September 22). Today is a 7.
Don't go on an expensive outing. You can't really afford it yet, and neither can your friends. You can make plans, though. Start with a fund-raiser.
ra (Sept. 23-Oct 22). Today is a 6.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is a 6.
Go along with an older woman's suggestion, even if you don't completely agree. This is especially important if she outranks you. It won't kill you, and it might even do you some good.
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21). Today is a 7.
**Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21).** *Todays story.*
Ever think of adding another language to your list of skills? You'll meet new friends and maybe even get a lead on a great new job. How hard can it be? Don't listen to your fears. Trust your intuition.
Sappittarius (Nov 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 5.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is 8:3.
If you leave your savings untouched, you'll have more later, but you won't be able to buy what you want right now. Therein lies the dilemma. So ask for a raise!
Carcircorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19). Today is a 7.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-5th). Visit us!
A partner, mate or an expert you've hired can take over the tough part now. You've done enough already. Continue to provide motivation and possibly funding. Let someone else do the work.
Anuarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18). Today is a 6.
"Inundated" is a word that pretty much describes your current situation. Spend today and tomorrow immersed in your work, and you'll be making a commitment you can keep. You might even get enough done to take off early on Friday.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is an 8.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20), today is all.
You're looking so good, everybody wants a little bit of your time. But you don't have any time to waste. Be nice, but finish your work quickly so there'll be time left for yourself. Invite that special person you've been thinking about to spend it with you. Make plans.
Major League Baseball games halted
MILWAUKEE — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and his wife were in New York last Thursday night, and decided to take a drive through the city after dinner.
"We went to the World Trade Center because I hadn't been there in a while. Now to believe that they don't exist anymore," a stunned Selig said yesterday, slowly shaking his head. "It's beyond human comprehension. There is nothing in any of our backgrounds to even begin to prepare you for this."
The Associated Press
With the start of the playoffs only three weeks away, baseball became little more than an afterthought yesterday after terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.
Yesterday's entire schedule was canceled — the first time since D-Day in 1944 that a whole day of regular-season play was wiped out—and Selig said he didn't know when play would resume. Baseball's quarterly meeting, scheduled to begin here yesterday afternoon, also was canceled.
"I believe we are a social institution," Selig said. "We have a lot of responsibilities, but above all, we have a responsibility to act in a manner befitting a social institution."
Instead of spending their day in meetings, owners who arrived before the attacks huddled around a television at the Pfister Hotel, watching for the
latest developments. Cellular phones rang as friends and loved ones checked in.
Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane had a son who was in New York on business; he called McLane's wife to say he was OK. Arizona Diamondbacks owner Jerry Colangelo reached his son Bryan, who was in Milan, Italy, and told him to stay put. Bryan Colangelo is president of the Phoenix Suns.
"We can't worry about our game, our business," Colangelo said. "What were we all doing here? The people who were here, waiting for a meeting to take place. How silly."
Selig heard the news when he was at home, riding his exercise bike as he does every morning. Stunned, he flipped through the channels, only to see the same horrific images everywhere.
Hespent most of the morning making sure everyone who works in the Commissioner's Office was safe, and tracking down owners who were supposed to be traveling to Milwaukee.
Because the meeting wasn't scheduled to start until late afternoon, most owners
planned to fly in yesterday morning. About a quarter made it, and a few more were stranded on their way. One owner was in Des Moines, Iowa, while another was diverted to Cincinnati.
Selig told the others to stay home. Although baseball has some pressing issues with the current labor agreement expiring Oct. 31, now isn't the time to worry about them.
"Right now I'm not concerned about any of them (issues), to be frank," said Selig, whose Milwaukee office was evacuated as a precaution because it's in the city's tallest building.
batting. With fewer than 20 games left for most teams, these next few weeks are critical for clubs in the playoff hunt. Seattle is the only team that's clinched a playoff spot.
Arizona leads San Francisco in the National League West by only 1 1/2 games. The Giants lead the NL wild card race by only a half game.
"I don't think it's correct to focus on that right now," said McLane, whose NL Central-leading Astros were to begin a crucial series against the Giants last night.
"I don't care if they're all canceled," he said. "When it's deemed safe to proceed or it's in the interests of our country to go forward, that's when we should resume. Whenever that is."
Colangelo agreed.
"We went to the World Trade Center because I hadn't been there in a while. Now to believe that they don't exist anymore,"
Bud Selig
BudSelig Baseball commissioner
"If it's 24 hours from now or if it's a week from now, I'm just not concerned about it."
In the past, baseball has been a healing force during national tragedies. President Franklin Roosevelt ordered games to continue during World War II. When an earthquake devastated San Francisco in 1989 and delayed the World Series between the Giants and the Oakland A's, the city asked baseball to keep playing.
Selig hopes baseball will help heal the nation again. But with emotions so raw, it's too soon to even think about it.
"It's got to be done right. It's got to be done with only healing in mind," he said. "We're going to do this when it's the right time and the right thing to do. Not for us. This is one time we're not going to think about us.
"We're going to think about what's best for the country."
Attack delays 'Hawks volleyball match
The Kansas women's volleyball team was scheduled to enter the Big 12 Conference play tonight with a match against the Missouri Tigers. However, the match has been postponed in the wake of the tragedies at the Pentagon and at the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center yesterday morning.
both Kansas and Missouri would have met with perfect 8-0 records. Like the Jayhawks, the Tigers won two tournaments prior to Big 12 play. Missouri took four matches in the Mountaineer Invitational in Morgantown, W.Va., defeating Temple, West Virginia, Akron and Wagner. In its second tournament, the Best Inns Invitational in
Carbondale, Ill., Missouri beat Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois.
The Tigers won both matches against Kansas last year. The Jayhawks took both matches in 1999.
The match is one of five that were to be played tonight in the
Big 12 play. The other canceled matches are Baylor at Iowa State, Nebraska at Kansas State, Texas A&M at Oklahoma and Texas at Texas Tech. They have not yet been rescheduled.
— Steve Laurenzo
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