2B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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SPORTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2002
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Nov. 26).
Travel to distant shores looks especially alluring this year. New friends and even romance are abundant in exotic settings. Use educational advancement as your excuse if you can't think of another.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 10. You're bold and brave, and if you share a commitment with somebody you love, you're just about invincible. Anything is possible when you have the right person pushing you.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 5. You're still working for your pocket change, but improvements you're making could pay off further down the line. If you've done the homework, you'll know a bargain when you see it and be able to move quickly.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is an 8. You like your independence, and you're not the only one. You're attracted, and attractive, to that type. A small but true commitment will make the moment even sweeter. Don't be afraid.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 5. You can cuddle some other time. An opportunity like this won't come along again for quite a while. Great abundance can be yours if you put in the effort.
Leo (Julv 23-Aug, 22). Today is a 9.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is a 9.
You're hot, no doubt about it. Are you also wise? Self-disciplined? You're lucky, but can you keep from going too fast and crashing into something? You'll soon find out.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22). Today is a 6.
Again, you'd rather stay in than go out.
But you have obligations. Any chance
you can have it both ways? Ask a creative
person, perhaps the same one who
assigns your duties. Anything is possible.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is an 8. Don't worry about whether you can keep up. Just do your best and then some. Perhaps this is a stretching exercise for both your mind and body.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 6. Help the people who make the decisions find all the information they need. Others can prosper through your help, and you should do pretty well, too.
Sagittarius (Nov.22-Dec.21). Today is a 9. You're amazing. You're innovative, honest, confident and lucky. Launch your attack. Expand your influence. Take new ground!
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 5. You may be able to talk a very important person into a big change at work. Do you need money for better equipment? Does your routine need revision? Pitch your idea now.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 5. Feel like your creativity is being stifled because you can't do what you want? It could be that exactly the opposite is happening: Your creativity is being strengthened by discipline.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is an 8.
Finally, a good day to travel. Too bad it's a
Tuesday. Tomorrow's good, too. Negative
Thursday, but Friday and Saturday
look great. Plan ahead.
Teams stay at top in poll
The top six teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll held their spots from last week, and the only change in the rankings came at the bottom with Wisconsin moving in at No.25.
The Associated Press
Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Alabama, Pittsburgh and Duke were Nos. 1-6 for the second straight week.
The Arizona Wildcats (1-0) opened the season with a 107-68 victory over Western Kentucky, a loss that dropped the Hilltoppers out of the Top 25. Arizona received 60 first-place votes and 1,740 points from the national media panel.
Kansas (2-0), which beat Holy Cross and North Carolina-Greensboro and advanced to the semifinals of the Preseason NIT, had nine first-place votes and 1,679 points.
Pittsburgh, which beat Duguesne 82-67 in its opener last week, was the only other team to receive a No.1 vote.
Florida, which also advanced to the semifinals of the Preseason NIT, and Oklahoma traded places from last week and were ranked seventh and eighth.
Maryland moved up one spot to lead the second ten and was followed by Connecticut, Marquette, UCLA, Kentucky, Xavier, Georgia, Missouri, Indiana and Gonzaga.
The last five ranked teams were Cincinnati, Tulsa,
Mississippi State, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Michigan State and Oregon were again ranked Nos. 9 and 10.
Wisconsin (3-0), which beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 83-72 in its only game last week, is ranked for the first time since being in the poll for the entire 2000-01 season. The Badgers, who have won their three games this season by an average of 21.7 points, reached as high as 10th that season.
Western Kentucky dropped out of the rankings from 19th after the loss at Arizona.
The only other ranked teams to lose last week were Xavier, which dropped from 11th to No. 16 after losing 63-62 at Stanford in the second round of the Presseon NIT, and Mississippi State, which fell from 12th to No. 23 after a 79-76 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette. The Bulldogs played without Mario Austin, who is still awaiting an eligibility ruling from the NCAA.
Seminoles dismiss their QB
The Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State quarterback Adrian McPherson was dismissed from the team yesterday amid reports that police planned to question him in the theft and forgery of a blank check.
Coach Bobby Bowden would not give details of the violation, but he said McPherson would remain in school and on scholarship through the end of the semester.
"That's about all I can say." Bowden said. "This is kind of new to me, too."
At the end of yesterday's news conference, sports information director Rob Wilson said the investigation did not involve gambling or point shaving.
No one has been charged in the check forgery, and police would have no further comment until criminal charges are filed, the Tallahassee Police
Department said in a statement.
The 19-year-old McPherson will not play basketball, either. Last season, he played in three games before deciding to concentrate on football. He is the only Florida
prcp athlete to be named "Mr. Basketball" and
"Mr. Football."
McPherson replaced Chris Rix following a 34-24 loss Oct. 26 to Notre Dame, going 3-1 in four starts.
The two were scheduled to compete for Saturday's start after McPheron struggled in a 17-7 loss Saturday at North Carolina State.
After meeting with McPherson, Bowden informed Rix that he would be the starting quarterback in Saturday's game against No. 15 Florida (8-3, 6-2 Southeastern Conference).
Free forAll
Yes, I'd just like to congratulate Drew Gooden on his wonderful decision to leave the NCAA early. I bet you're kicking your ass now!
Hey, Jeff Boschee, get a life.
about Aaron Miles? Seems like the perfect candidate to me.
about Aaron Miles? Seems like the perfect candidate to me.
Yeah, this is in response to the sports article the other day about Mangino's new nickname "The Bear." Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that there's only one college football coach with the nickname "The Bear," and that's Paul "Bear" Bryant. He started out at Texas A&M and worked his way to Alabama University, where he coached the Crimson Tide to many championships, and he's a living legend. And there's nobody else who deserves the nickname Bear other than him.
Yes, I just read Joey Berlin's article over who would be the trash talker on the basketball team. What
the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
This is to all the idiots that have been making the Sports Free for All lately. Friday somebody called in and said that the last loss was to Ball State in a preseason game. That was the regular season, you idiot. Our last loss was 23 years ago to Boise State in the preseason, Idiot, idiot, idiot!
the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
I'd just like to say that even though Steven Vincent is 0 for 7, he's still my hero.
Steven Vincent, he's our man, if he can't air ball, no one can!
Yeah, this is to the poor, poor soul that called in and said that Ball State was the last team to beat KU in the preseason. That was a preseason tournament but a regular season game. It's been years since we lost a preseason game.
the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
I can't wait to see the movie Kirk Hinrich and the Sorcerer's Stone. Also, did anyone else notice that Aaron Miles looks like Rudy Huxtable? That is all.
the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
Yeah, it's 3:20 right now, and I'm at the fieldhouse camping out for the KU/UNC game. And some chick totally stole our camping group name. Her sign says "I'm a Wayniac, go #23." We were totally Wayniacs first, freaking troop.
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Kansas basketball might go as far as No. 1 in the rankings, but we all know that Roy certainly knows when to choke in the big games. For example, last year against UCLA, or how Oklahoma took the Big 12 trophy by blasting us. Especially Maryland, when Roy put the zone defense in there. That screwed us up. It's Roy Williams who needs to get the monkey off of his back, not the players.
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APTOP25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's basketball ball, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through yesterday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
rank team rec pts pvs
1. Arizona (60) 1-0 1,740 1
2. Kansas (3) 2-0 1,679 2
3. Texas 2-0 1,506 3
4. Alabama 2-0 1,493 4
5. Pittsburgh (1) 1-0 1,429 5
6. Duke 1-0 1,405 6
7. Florida 3-0 1,297 8
8. Oklahoma 2-1 1,294 7
9. Michigan St. 1-0 1,156 9
10. Oregon 1-0 1,066 10
11. Maryland 1-0 915 12
12. Connecticut 1-0 844 14
13. Marquette 3-0 776 16
14. UCLA 0-0 759 15
15. Kentucky 0-0 670 17
16. Xavier 2-1 643 11
17. Georgia 1-1 506 18
18. Missouri 1-1 506 20
19. Indiana 1-0 463 22
20. Gonzaga 1-0 454 21
21. Cincinnati 1-0 325 23
22. Tulsa 6-0 265 25
23. Mississippi St. 0-1 233 12
24. Minnesota 1-0 198 24
25. Wisconsin 3-0 97 —
Others receiving votes: Stanford 91, Virginia 86, Notre Dame 81, Illinois 76, W. Kentucky 75, Crescent 57, Wyoming 54, Louisville 41, N.C. State 41, Oklahoma St. 31, Texas Tech 31, Boston College 29, Penn 27, Georgia Tech 25, Ohio St. 23, LSU 22, Southern Cal. 20, California 19, Suspension 15, Pepperdine 13, Memphis 11, North Carolina 11, Temple 11, Georgetown 10, UNLV 8, S. Illinois 5, Ohio 4, Arizona St. 3, Louisiana-Lafayette 3, Charlotte 2, Saint Joseph's 2, Utah 2, Hawaii 1, St. Bonaventure 1
BASKETBALL
Kansas State picks up first victory of season
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — Pervis Pasco scored 14 points to lead Kansas State to its first win in three games this season. 82-71 over Michigan on Monday.
Both teams got off to a slow start during the game, part of the University of the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament.
While the Wildcats (1-2) missed six of their first seven field-goal attempts, they made 13 of 19 during the remainder of the half, breaking away from a 7-7 tie with a 34-16 spurt over the final 12 minutes.
The Wildcats converted 10 Wolverines turnovers into 12 points during the first half. Michigan (0-3) got no closer than nine points during the second half.
Frank Richards had 13 points and Matt Siebrandt 12 for the Wildcats while Tim Ellis and Jarrett Hart scored 11 each.
Daniel Horton and LeVell Blanchard each had 17 points to lead the Wolverines, Bernard Robinson had 14 points and Lester Abram 13.
The Associated Press
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