2B = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11.2002
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Dec. 11).
Today's Birthday (Dec. 17)
You'll encounter a few frustrations this year, but don't let them get you down. They probably won't kill you, so they'll make you stronger, right? Things are getting all stirred up, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Keep making corrections till you're satisfied.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 7. It's not that you don't have love in your life; it's just that it's the slow, steady kind. Be gentle, or you'll scare it away. And that would be a pity.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 7. You'd rather express your feelings with hugs than with words, but words may have to do. Pictures are good - find one that says what you would if you could.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is a 5. The same old way of doing things may now look like the hard way. You're running into a lot of frustrations, but life can go smoothly again. There's a lesson to be learned. Look for it.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is an 8. If this were a perfect world, this would be a vacation day, and you'd spend it applying sunscreen and brushing sand off your feet. If you can't go yet, rent "Endless Summer" and drift into fantasy - right after work.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is a 7.
Friends and loved ones are discovering their limitations right about now, and you should be able to help. Don't loan them money; give them creative ideas for free.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 7. The changes that are under way should be obvious by now. Will you be in the right place when all the chaos dies down? If you pay attention, you will be.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is a 6. It's hard enough to make decisions without so many changes. Why don't you just wait until things settle down a bit? And stay out of traffic as much as possible.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 7. The last thing you want to do is run out of resources, so stop before that happens. You're excellent at controlling your impulses once you set your mind to it.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 6. You'll achieve your objectives more effectively if you do what's necessary in private.Don't let everybody else in on the secret yet.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is an 8. People may be surprised that you're not upset when things don't quite go as expected. You're more apt to be delighted to learn what doesn't work, and why.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18). Today is a 7. All of a sudden your resources could feel very limited, regardless of whether they actually are. Take a break before you break the bank.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 6.
Just because you love somebody doesn't mean you have to give them everything they want. That's not good for them, and you can't afford it.
Rose's ban may be lifted
The Associated Press
Pete Rose met with commissioner Bud Selig in Milwaukee two weeks ago to discuss the career hits leader's possible reinstatement to baseball, according to news reports.
Nothing was agreed to during the meeting including whether Rose would be reinstated, which would make him eligible for induction to the Hall of Fame, ESPN.com quoted unidentified sources as saying.
Since the meeting, there have been subsequent conversations between representatives of Selig and Rose, and proposals have been exchanged, ESPN.com reported.
ESTPIN.com WIXI-TV in Cincinnati, also quoting unidentified sources, reported that Rose and former teammate Mike Schmidt met with Selig.
Rose told the TV station through an unidentified friend that he would have no comment.
Rose agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in August 1989 following an investigation into his
gambling. He applied for reinstatement in September 1997, but Selig has refused to rule on it, saying he hasn't seen any evidence that would make him alter the ban for the 17-time All-Star and 1973 NL MVP
Selig spokesman Rich Levin said Rose and Selig have not met since a brief conversation before Game 4 of the World Series in San Francisco. Rose, invited to appear for a baseball promotion about the game's memorable moments, got the longest ovation of any other player on the field.
"There have been a number of stories reporting alleged conversations or meetings between commissioner Selig and Pete Rose," Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, said yesterday in a statement. "Pete Rose applied for reinstatement to commissioner Selig several years ago that application has been pending since that time. Given the pendency of the application for reinstatement, neither the commissioner or anyone in our office will comment on the Pete Rose matter further."
comment on the Rose hate Messages left by The Associated Press for Rose's agent and lawyer were not returned.
Vitale admits coaching pitfalls; Duke top tournament prospect
Knight Ridder-Tribune
Has Dick Vitale ever met a coach he didn't love? That was the question Saturday in the pressroom as Vitale shot the breeze before the Kentucky-North Carolina game with a half-dozen writers.
"Me!" said Vitale, who mismanaged the 1978-79 Detroit Pistons team featuring Bob Lanier and M.L. Carr to a 50-52 record.
"I was a terrible coach!" he said
Dennis Franchione's defection from Alabama to Texas A&M ranked high on the sleaze factor because of this; Franchione didn't go back to Tuscaloosa to tell his own players. He made his assistants do it.
Duke is once again a serious national championship threat in men's basketball this season. Most impressive stat: The Blue Devils' 5-0 start has been accomplished without a current scorer in the ACC's top 10.
NFL oddity of the year: Pittsburgh lost 24-6 to
Trivia: North Carolina has had 10 different players win or share the ACC Player of the Year award in men's hoops, Name eight. Hint: In 1982 and 1993, two of the three years in which North Carolina won the national title, the Tar Heels did not boast the ACC's top player.
Houston on Sunday despite outgaining the Texans in yardage, 422-47. All three Houston touchdowns came defensively off mistakes by Steelers quarterback Tommy Maddox, who will retain the starting job Sunday against Carolina.
If you're somehow organized enough to be planning a Super Bowl party already, we all hate you. And, incidentally, the Super Bowl is Jan. 26. My pick: Tampa Bay over Oakland.
NFL writer Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com notes that Bengals punter Travis Dorsch compiled a net average of about 64 inches (1.8 yards) in the Panthers' win three days ago — thanks mainly to Steve Smith's two long punt returns for touchdowns.
Free forAll
Would somebody please tell Nick Collison that he's six foot-ten, and he can dunk the ball when he's two feet away from the basket?
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I'm looking on ESPN.com, and I'm seeing that the Tigers are 4-0, and KU is 3-3. Mizzou still sucks, don't they?
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I don't really think we have to worry about how we're gonna torture Osama bin Laden when we catch him. I think we'll just stick him in a cave with Beyonce Knowles, Mariah Carey, and the Missouri basketball team, and I'm pretty sure he'll kill himself.
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So Kirk Hinrich might try and be a little white boy thug,
but mmm, if he has half the skills off the court as he
does on, I swear.
This is to all the haters hating on the KU basketball team, them boys got heart, and PL06 has got much love for you all. Hola to girls, fifth floor McCollum.
Two starters in foul trouble, Miles playing like crap and we still lost just because we got a couple bad breaks. We're getting better every game. We're almost there.
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Mike Lee, boy, you snapped out during that Oregon game. You made me proud, and I'm even in your family. Hey Wayne, pay your girl and her friends a visit. You know where we stay.
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I don't care if we lost. KU basketball is back.
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All right, I vote we put in the girl's soccer team to play the guy's basketball team. Actually, I just wanna see the girls play again, but I'm not being a hater. Give it up, guys.
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I was wondering how the Kansas guy's soccer team was doing in the tournament? Oh, wait, the Big 12 doesn't have men's soccer because of Title IX. And that makes sense, too, because girls' sports raise a lot of revenue for this college.
This is to the girl that was giving props to the KU girls basketball team. It's mathematically impossible for a team to go two for 0, so maybe you should focus what little brain power you have on your classes rather than basketball.
POLI
kansan.com Are you planning to attend any
Kansas sporting events during winter break?
- yes, men's basketball
- yes, women's basketball
- yes, both
- no
Log on to www.kansan.com to cast your vote.
FOOTBALL
Former Nebraska player fined for fighting with girl
The 23-year-old Collins told Lancaster County Judge Gale Pokorny before sentencing Monday that he and his girlfriend are still dating and have had no altercations since he was ticketed.
LINCOLN, Neb. — Former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins was fined $300 for disturbing the peace charge during fights 18 months ago with his girlfriend.
"I want to apologize if I disturbed anyone's peace," Collins said.
Collins was charged in June 2001 with two counts of misdemeanor assault for fighting with his girlfriend once at the apartment they shared and the same day at the University's campus recreation center.
He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge last month. In exchange, prosecutors dropped the assault charges.
lowa QB Banks makes cut as College Player of Year
Not only did Banks become the nation's top-rated passer, he also led the Hawkeyes (11-1) back to national prominence and into the Orange Bowl.
For a guy who never started a college football game before this season, Iowa quarterback Brad Banks caught on pretty fast.
"I can't imagine a better success story," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. Brad wasn't on anyone's radar screen in late August. But he improved every week, and played his best in our biggest games."
Other than two fumbles in a loss to Iowa State, Banks was nearly perfect in No. 3 Iowa's winning season ever.
The miscues did nothing to take away from his sensational play, and Banks was chosen Monday as The Associated Press College Player of the Year.
The Associated Press
This Week in Kansas Athletics TODAY
Women's basketball at Wichita State University, 7 p.m.
Men's basketball at University of Tulsa, 7 p.m
SATURDAY
Women's basketball vs. Creighton University, 2 p.m.
Men's basketball vs. Emporia State University, 7 p.m.
Study.
Come to the Kansas Union, Level 1, December 16-20th. Every night from 8pm to 10pm enjoy $1.00 Nachos and 50¢ Coffee (12oz.) from WheatWavers. Free Shoe Rental in the Jaybowl. Free Billiards in the Hawks Nest.
Break.