2B - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Today's Birthday (Sept. 11).
TUESDAY, SEPT. 11, 2001
The first lesson you learn this year is how to serve perfectly. It's work, but you have a natural talent for it. If you hold yourself to high standards, the money will roll in. The latter part of the year is about family. A reunion with a bunch of relatives would be perfect, and because you're closer to perfect than most, maybe you should organize it
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 7.
Ponder the possibilities. Do more research. Interrogate a person who has more experience and practice. The first time you try, you may not fly, but plodding along in the right direction works, too.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is an 8.
You could go from feeling like there's not enough to being in the lap of luxury. You could realize you already have everything you really need. Is it a change in circumstances, or is it a change in attitude?
Gemini (Mav 21-June 21). Today is an 8.
If you've been working on developing your natural talent for a while, it'll start to pay off soon. If you haven't been working at it, you should still do pretty well during the next few days. But experience really puts you into the upper bracket.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 7.
You know this story has a happy ending. There are just a couple of details left to handle.Do the planning early so that you can move quickly when the time for action arrives. You'll know when that is.Be prepared.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is a 6.
Keep quiet about the plans you're formulating. No need to let everyone in on them just yet. You'd ruin the surprise. If you're still concerned about the money, don't be. You can find a way to make more.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22). Today is a 7.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is a 6.
An evening with teammates or a bunch of best buddies is long overdue. You need to hang out with people who understand, whether or not you say much. But if you do talk, they might help you solve a bothersome problem.
No more flirting on company time. The boss will be steamed if you don't look busy. No long distance calls on the company phone lines, either. Wait until after work. You can talk for hours on your own dime.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 7.
Dinner out would be a nice way to celebrate your recent success. Whether you got as much as you hoped you would is secondary. You can celebrate whatever you got, or just the fact that you got this far.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 5.
There are few things in life you like less than paperwork, especially paperwork involving money. Maybe there's someone you could get to help you with this.The talking part is easy for you,especially compared with doing the math.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 7.
Don't give up. Your efforts will pay off soon.
And stop doing everything by yourself. Somebody nearby wants to help, so let them.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18). Today is a 7.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is a 7.
Work interferes with your private time, but it's only a minor diversion. You and your sweetheart can still get together, later. It'll be more difficult to do that tomorrow, so it's a good idea to do it now.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 7.
Tidy up enough to have company over later. Not a big crowd, just one special friend. Discuss plans you're formulating and get good advice. Plus, a little cuddling, if appropriate.
Michael Jordan announces likely return to the court, again
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Michael Jordan all but confirmed last night he would return to play in the NBA and said the world will know for sure within 10 days.
In a 30-minute conversation with The Associated Press and reporters for the Chicago Sun-Times and cnnsi.com, Jordan said the news conference at which he would announce his decision would be in Washington, D.C., by the middle of next week.
Jordan smiled slyly when asked whether he was definitely coming back.
A moment later, he looked up and said, "I'm doing it for the love of the game. Nothing else. For the love the game."
Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to six championships, has worked out all summer preparing for the expected comeback with the Washington Wizards.
He is president of basketball operations for the team and a part owner, meaning he has to divest his ownership under NBA rules before returning to the court.
Jordan has tested his game repeatedly in scrimmages against top-caliber NBA players, with league referees officiating. The only question remaining is whether the tendinitis in his right knee would limit his effectiveness.
"I'm doing it for the love of the game. Nothing else. For the love of the game"
Mornhinweg, in his first season with the Lions, is running the West Coast offense, and Batch was struggling to make the change.
Batch was 20-of-39 for 276 yards and had
Michael Jordan retired Bulls guard
He stunned the basketball world by retiring in October 1993, saying he had nothing left to prove in basketball and wanted to give baseball a try.
Jordan, however, said the knee was sound. If it remains that way over the next few days, he said, "I'll be ready to go."
This would be the second comeback for the 38-year-old Jordan.
He played a season of Double-A ball for the Chicago White Sox team in Birmingham, Ala., but returned to the Bulls in March 1995.
In the half-hour conversation on a curb outside his restaurant, Jordan dropped the conditional tense for the first time since acknowledging in April that he was serious about coming back.
New quarterback to start for Detroit on Sunday
"I want to play for years," he said.
"I was unsatisfied with the level that Charlie played at," coach Marty Mornhinweg said yesterday.
Detmer, obtained Sept. 2 from Cleveland, will start Sunday when the Lions play host to the Dallas Cowboys. Batch was the starter for a 28-6 loss to the Packers in Green Bay.
The Associated Press
PONTIAC, Mich. — Ty Detmer will replace Charlie Batch as starting quarterback for the Detroit Lions, who struggled offensively in an opening-game loss to Green Bay.
Darren Sharper intercepted two passes, and Batch was sacked seven times.
no touchdowns at Green Bay.
Detmer, the 1991 Heisman Trophy winner at Brigham Young, has only been a starter for two seasons — 1996-97 with the Philadelphia Eagles.
He missed the entire 2000 season after injuring his Achilles' tendon in Cleveland's second preseason game.
Batch, who played at Eastern Michigan, is in his fourth year with the Lions. He has been the starting quarterback since his arrival in 1998
He signed a four-year, $31-million contract extension before the start of the 2000 season.
Referees ask to reopen talks; league wants to close deal
The Associated Press
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The NFL's locked-out officials have asked to reopen negotiations, but the league won't resume talks unless union negotiators include someone authorized to close a deal.
Tom Condon, chief negotiator for the NFL Referees Association, made the offer yesterday in a call to Jeff Pash, chief negotiator for the league.
committee, which consists of Ed Hochuli, Jeff Bergman, Ben Montgomery and Bill Carollo.
But NFL representative Greg Aiello said that Pash told Condon to bring members of the officials' four-man negotiating team to cut a deal.
On Saturday, the NFL pulled off the table its offer for a 60 percent wage increase and the doubling of salaries by 2003. The current offer gives the officials a 20 percent increase this year and a 75 percent increase during the next five years, which is up by two years from the original offer.
"We want someone who can make a deal, not just someone who goes back to a committee." Aiello said.
Calls placed to Condon were not immediately returned.
Aiello said that Pash told Condon not to come alone. He asked him to bring at least some members of the officials' negotiating
Condon, who lives in Kansas City, was at the Chiefs-Raiders game Sunday and called it the worst officiated professional game he had ever seen. Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon, a client of Condon's, agreed.
But the lack of controversial calls in 29 games worked by replacements through yesterday has encouraged the league. Controversial calls were 15 in the final week of preseason and 14 regular-season games on Sunday.
Most players, fans and coaches have had few objections to the replacements, although a few — like Washington's Bruce Smith — vociferously denounced their work after Sunday's games.
TENNIS
TENNIS Australian born Hewitt wins U.S. Open, takes out Sampras
ADELAIDE, Australia—Former president Bill Clinton took time out from his Australian trip to praise Lleyton Hewitt, the new U.S. Open champion.
"I just think Hewitt played brilliantly," Clinton said of the 20-year-old from Adelaide. "He is young, he has those great legs, you know, he played a brilliant match."
Hewitt beat Pete Sampras 7-6(4), 6-1, 6-1 to claim his first Grand Slam title.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard might not have been home, but he caught the match, too.
"It is absolutely fantastic — this is a great achievement," Howard said. "It was against the odds to beat Sampras at Flushing Meadows."
Howard snuck away from a barbecue with Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in Washington to watch his fellow countryman win the year's final Gram Slam.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Huskers' nose defender out for season after knee surgery
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska nose tackle Jason Lohr will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his right knee, defensive coordinator Craig Bohl said yesterday.
Lohr, a 6-foot-2, 275-pound senior from Tulsa, Okla., was a second-year starter. He was injured during a pile-up in the first quarter Saturday in the No. 4 Cornhuskers' 27-10 win against Notre Dame.
Lohr had four tackles in the first two games this season, including two-and-a-half sacks. He had 46 tackles last year and 33 as a sophomore.
Lohr did not take a redshirt year and the Huskers will likely apply to the NCAA for a medical hardship, Bohl said.
The Huskers still have depth at nose tackle in backups Jon Clanton, Maniaa Brown and Ryon Bingham, but losing Lohr is a definite setback, Bohl said.
Bohl spoke during the Big 12 coaches' weekly conference call for coach Frank Solich, who was attending his father's memorial services in Johnstown, Pa. Frank Solich Sr. died Aug. 31.
Fresno State climbs eight spots on to 25 AP poll
Fresno State, with a rousing win at Wisconsin, soared to No. 11 in The Associated Press Top 25. Miami, Florida and Oklahoma remained 1-2-3 in the third poll of the regular season.
Fresno State, which has a 3-0 record, made its first appearance of the season in the AP poll last week at No.19.
NFL Rams' Matt Bowen out for six weeks with a fractured foot
ST.LOUIS, Mo. — St. Louis Rams backup safety Matt Bowen will be sidelined at least six weeks after fracturing a bone in his right foot in Sunday's 20-17 overtime victory against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Bowen, a sixth-round pick in the 2000 draft who started two games last year, underwent surgery yesterday.
Bowen was injured playing on special teams during a punt return in the second quarter. He and teammate Jerametrius Butler were trying to doubleteam an Eagles player and Butler was charged with holding on the play. The penalty negated an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown by Az-Zahir Hakim.
The Associated Press
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