2B = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER9, 2002
SPORTS
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Oct. 9).
Gather your resources and make a wise investment. Don't put your cash into stocks or bonds; spend it on your own education. A brilliant breakthrough could be your reward, as you dissolve old barriers.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is an 8. Your power increases as the day goes on, but don't abandon your discretion. Don't delegate all of the details, either. Make sure you trigger the surprises.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 6. You're a practical person, so you have a good idea of how much you've spent. It wouldn't hurt to know precisely, however. Prevent unpleasant anxiety.
Gemini (May 21-June 21. Today is an 8. There's no point in arguing with a person who could be even partially right. Show how smart you really are by adopting the best parts of your opponent's thesis.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 5. You could be making a great deal of sense, but nobody's listening. This may be a lesson that they have to learn for themselves.
Leo (July 23-Aug.22). Today is an 8. A loved one may be hard to convince unless you give a little. A compromise leads to a better solution than either of you imagined.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 6. If you don't understand an order you're given, speak up. The same holds true if you simply won't comply. Honesty is the best policy, even if it leads to a change.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct 22). Today is an 8. We're in a phase when secrets are being revealed, and never more so than right now. A little sleuthing could uncover a treasure.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 8. Advise your friend not to reveal everything. You don't want to give away your strategy, and you don't want your friend to do that, either.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 7.
Your energy level is increasing, but you still need to be cautious. Don't let your enthusiasm cause you to overlook an important detail.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 5.
An idea you've been mulling over could have merit. It involves a big change, but that's not necessarily bad. Do what you can to prepare. If there is a change, it'll come quickly.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is a 7. Ask for advice from a person who's blocking your plans. Ask for suggestions about what you should do next. It's a sneaky trick, but it could work.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 5.
An older, wiser person can direct you toward abundance. You might not get there for a while, but you'll feel better once you know you're on the right path.
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Colorado gets probation for recruiting violations
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado's football team was placed on two years' probation by the NCAA yesterday for recruiting violations, most of them occurring under former coach Rick Neuheisel.
The Associated Press
The NCAA cut the school's football scholarships and accepted Colorado's self-imposed recruiting limits, including reducing the number of visits by recruits.
Neuheisel, now coaching at Washington, was barred from off-campus recruiting for the Huskies until May 51. Colorado was not banned from TV or appearances but must reduce the number of new scholarships it offers from 25 to 20 in either the 2003-04 or 2004-05 academic year.
The football program was accused of 53 violations, 51 of them when Neuheisel was Colorado's coach (1995-98). Many involved improper contacts with recruits.
Other alleged violations included letting recruits keep apparel, improper use of private aircraft and excessive compensation to recruits ranging from
The NCAA's infractions committee ruled Colorado didn't properly monitor its football staff.
The committee ruled that both Colorado and Neuheisel were at fault, but Yeager said Neuheisel's penalty was meaningful.
Gary Barnett, Neuheisel's successor at Colorado, had told the committee that any penalties should follow Neuheisel.
$3.20 to $36.76.
"When the head coach of any sport is restricted in the off-campus recruiting process, that is a significant restriction in recruiting." Yeager said.
Colorado athletic director Dick Tharp said the university accepted responsibility because it hired Neuheisl and his staff.
Colorado still can have the maximum 85 players on scholarship.
Barnett called the impact of the penalties minimal and said he was relieved it wasn't worse.
"If there is any damage, it's more or less a hardship on us as coaches, rather than any damage to the institution or to our program," he said.
Barnett said coaches would write recruits and tell them not to worry.
Three Nebraska backs will share carries against Missouri
"To our (current) players and our program, there really are no penalties. They won't notice one bit of difference," he said.
The Associated Press
Diedrick will start Saturday against Missouri, and No. 2 back David Horne and third-team Thunder Collins will get some carries. Solich, the former running backs coach, has shaken up his lineup after a slow start has stretched into the mid-way point of the season.
LINCOLN, Neb. — While Dahrran Diedrick is still Nebraska's starting I-back, his job could very well be up for grabs.
Coach Frank Solich said yesterday this late in the season, the Cornhuskers need the breakaway threat they have lacked through the first six games.
Nebraska (4-2) still hasn't had a running back
"We're still in a situation where we need that position to start giving us big plays. We'll continue to try a mixture of people." Sollic said.
Solich introduced Horne to the race last week and the true freshman responded by carrying the ball 12 times for 81 yards an average of 6.8 yards per carry.
rush for 100 yards in a game this season. Quarterback Jammal Lord leads the team in rushing with 591 yards. Diedrick is second with 398 on 88 carries, but his longest run of the season is just 26 yards.
"He got things done. He made plays where he made people miss and was close to breaking a play or two," Solich said. "He also showed excellent patience, which sometimes as a true freshman in your first start isn't always there. I think he's a mature young man whose ability showed in that game."
Solich has always been loyal to Diedrick, who was the first recruit to commit to Nebraska when Solich took over for Tom Osborne.
Brown looks for speed in Texas
The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — When Mack Brown was at North Carolina, he watched Florida State blitz his Tar Heels with defensive speed faster than anything he'd ever seen.
Losing every year to the Seminoles taught Brown a valuable lesson: get faster or get left behind.
He got faster. At Texas, Brown's Longhorns are running circles around opposing offenses.
Third-ranked Texas (5-0) already has two shutouts, and is second nationally in total defense going into Saturday's game against No. 2 Oklahoma (5-0).
"When I first got here, everyone was big and tough," said senior linebacker Lee Jackson, whose two sacks tie him for the team lead with linebacker Reed Boyd. "The coaches wanted guys who could get from sideline to sideline."
Linemen and linebackers chase down quarterbacks and running backs.
Brown and defensive coordinator Carl Reese turned things around by putting emphasis on speed. Everywhere.
John Mackovic, Brown's predecessor, put together some of the best offensive talent in the country, but his defenses held him back. Texas was 85th in total defense in 1997, Mackovic's final season.
Senior defensive end Corey Redding and sophomore linebacker Derrick Johnson are perfect examples.
Speedy defensive backs keep up with receivers, preventing them from catching the ball or tackling them after they do.
At 6-foot-5,270 pounds, Redding has a reputation as a good pass rusher, but he's fast enough that Reese often drops him back into coverage. He has 29 tackles and 17 quarterback pressures but has yet to record a sack.
He swarms from sideline to sideline and covers ground quickly enough to make up for defensive lapses.
Johnson, at 6-feed-4,220 pounds,ranks second on the team with 45 tackles.
Johnson led Texas with eight tackles last year as the Longhorns held Oklahoma to just 206 total yards.
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BASEBALL
Charges refiled in boy's attack at Comiskey Park
In Juvenile Court, after a brief hearing, the boy got to hug his mother, his grandmother and his uncle, all of whom were otherwise unidentified.
CHICAGO — A Cook County prosecutor refiled two charges Tuesday against a 15-year-old boy accused of attacking a Kansas City Royals coach at Comiskey Park last month.
Charges of aggravated battery and mob action against a state police officer that had been dropped shortly after the attack on Royals coach Tom Gamboa were refiled in the hearing.
The off-duty trooper was a security officer at the ballpark.
The boy and his father, William Ligue Jr. of Alsip, Ill., are accused of attacking Gamboa as he stood in the first base coach's box during a game between the Royals and the Chicago White Sox Sept. 19. Gamboa was not seriously injured.
Too early? St. Louis begins World Series sales
The team has received approval to begin selling World Series tickets, which go on sale at 8 a.m. Saturday.
ST.LOUIS—The St. Louis Cardinals still have to get past the San Francisco Giants, but they're already planning ahead to the World Series.
The Cardinals and Giants open their best-of-seven NL Championship Series Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.
If the Cardinals make it to the Series, they would host games 3,4 and 5 at Busch Stadium. Games 1,2,6 and 7 will be in the home park of the American League team.
About 10,000 World Series tickets will be available for fans in St. Louis.
Those tickets will be divided equally between the Busch Stadium ticket office, the Cardinals' charge lines at 314-421-2400, and the Internet site www.stlcardinals.com.
Fans may purchase a maximum of six tickets per person.
Ticket prices, determined by Major League Baseball, are $145 for outfield terrace box seats, $125 for outfield loge reserved, $110 for terrace reserved, $110 for upper terrace reserved and $60 for bleachers.
Standing room tickets, at $40, will be sold once the other tickets are no longer available.
Tickets purchased for games that are not played may be returned for a refund.
The Associated Press