2B = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2002
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Aug. 23)
You'll get lots of practice at setting priorities this year. That's because there'll be a lot of changes, most of them affecting your home and career. These require a lot of decisions and some quick action. Big stuff could be involved. First, set your goals in writing. That makes everything else easier.
Aries (March 21 - April 19). Today is a 6 Some of your worries were unfounded, but others were valid warnings. You'll soon find out which are which. Proceed with caution.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20). Today is an 8 Your luck has just taken a turn for the better. Your popularity is rising, too. It's partly because others are having trouble making decisions and you aren't.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is a 7 For the next several weeks you'll be expected to have all the facts to back up your assertions. People will soon come to you with questions.
Cancer (June 22 - July 22). Today is a 7 You're entering a studious phase. Learning is easy for you over the next few weeks.Show how smart you are by using every moment wisely.
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22). Today is a 6 You're going into a more materialistic, less playful phase. Don't worry: You'll always be playful. And for the next few weeks, you'll learn how to be practical, too.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22). Today is a 6 You may not think you're in control, but you're actually very important. You provide the common sense and the balance. Speak up!
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22). Today is a 6 Time to get back to work. A deadline that seemed far away draws near. Don't let it wait until the last minute. Anticipate difficulties.
scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21). Today is a 7 You're moving from a rather stressful phase into a much more pleasant one. Your strength of purpose has been tested. Now, celebrate with friends.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21).
Today is a 7
You're entering an interesting phase. You're liable to be impatient with all the superfluous stuff. No more symbolism for you. Only substance. Only truth.
Today is an 8
Capricorn (Dec, 22 - Jan. 19).
Today is an 8.
You're feeling a growing impulse to break free. Better start planning a vacation. You've been good just about long enough.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18). Today is a 7
Mum's the word, especially about
money. No need to reveal where you got
it or how much of it you have left. Don't
put it all into savings, either. Set aside
enough for a treat.
Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20). Today is a 7 You're very creative, but you're not much for facts. You need a practical mate. Somebody nearby would work out just fine, and they'd be honored if you would ask (although you won't realize it at first).
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K.C. wins first road game
The Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Beltran wasn't expecting much when he stepped to the plate against the Toronto Blue Jays' ace.
"Roy Halladay is one of the best pitchers in the league today." Beltran said. "I wasn't looking to hit the ball out. I just wanted to put good wood on it and it went out."
Beltran's three-run homer in the fourth inning helped lead the Kansas City Royals to a 7-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday, capping their first winning
road trip of the season.
"We haven't won many games on the road; so it was nice," closer Roberto Hernandez said. "I was very impressed with the way we played today.
Kansas City, 20-46 on the road this season, went 4-2 on the trip to Tampa Bay and Toronto.
"It wasn't going to be easy with Halladay out there. He's one of the top three pitchers in baseball."
Halladay (14-6) gave up seven runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings. He had allowed more than three
"It's frustrating." Halladay said. "It's one thing to get beat. It's another to get beat like that."
runs just once in 11 previous starts.
Beltran blew open a five-run fourth inning with his 20th homer to become the first player in club history to have three seasons with 20 homers and 20 stolen bases. He went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a walk.
Shawn Sedlacek (3-3) won despite allowing four runs and five hits in five innings. Hernandez pitched a perfect ninth.
Surprise matchups likely
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — A glance at the U.S. Open draw can spur excitement about potential matchups down the road: a Pete Sampras vs. Andy Roddick quarterfinal; an Andre Agassi vs. Lleyton Hewitt semifinal; and a Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams final.
There also can be intrigue in early action, as U.S. Fed Cup captain Billie Jean King noted Wednesday when glancing at the possible second-round matchup between Anna Kournikova and Alexandra Stevenson: "We're going to see which one struts more."
And there always are unseeded players capable of knocking off a star.
One example this year is Greg Rusedski, the 1997 U.S. Open runner-up, who could face top-ranked and defending champion Hewitt in the second round.
"In the past 12 days, I've won a tournament and beaten the top three players in the world." Rusedski said. "So I have to think that not too many people will want to see my name in the first round of the U.S.Open."
Rusedski is ranked 33rd — highest of the unseeded men—and used his serve to beat each of the top three players in the rankings on hard courts this month. He upset Hewitt en route to the title at Indianapolis last week.
Two other unseeded players with big serves who could pull a surprise or two are 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Kraijeck and Wayne Arthurs.
Krajicek is working his way into shape after a long layoff because of elbow surgery. A quarterfinalist in three of the past four Opens he's played, Krajicek could upset No. 14 jiri Novak in the first round and wind up facing Hewitt in the fourth.
Arthurs was drawn to play No. 7 Juan Carlos Ferrero, the French Open runner-up, in the first round. Arthurs' list of upsets in Grand Slam play is impressive: Roddick in the first round at the French Open, Novak in the second round at Wimbledon and Gustavo Kuerten in the first round of the 2000 U.S. Open, when Kuerten was seeded No. 2.
Sampras has won the Open four times and was a finalist the past two years. But thanks to a title drought that extends to July 2000, he is seeded just 17th and his possible opponents include 15th-seeded Guillermo Canas in the third round. No.3 Tommy Haas in the fourth, followed by either No.5 Tim Henman or No.11 Roddick. And that's just to get to the semifinals.
The year's last major tournament starts Monday, and the Williams sisters will be expected to meet in a Grand Slam final for the third straight time. Serena beat Venus at the French Open and Wimbledon.
The top-seeded Serena pulled out of a tournament last week because of left knee tendinitis and probably will benefit from avoiding top players until later rounds. Her first match is against wild-card entry Corina Morariu, an accomplished doubles player who recently returned to action after fighting leukemia since May 2001.
MLB owners present new plan
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Trying to spark talks, baseball owners presented a new revenue-sharing deal to the union, calling the offer a significant step toward what players want.
ine proposal, made Tuesday night and disclosed Wednesday, was much better received than management's luxury-tax plan last week, which was so far from what players would accept that they set an Aug. 30 strike date.
Revenue sharing among teams and a luxury tax on high payrolls to slow salary increases are the chief issues that could lead to baseball's ninth work stoppage since 1972.
Rob Manfred, management's top labor lawyer, said the revenue-sharing plan was a "substantial move toward the union both in structure and in transfer amount."
He wouldn't disclose details of the proposal, but another person familiar with the plan, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said it would transfer about $270 million, $12 million less than management's previous offer. Manfred said the next move is up to the players.
enue sharing, but it takes two parties to have a dia logue."
"I am frustrated a little bit," he said. "I'd like to get a more active dialogue going on the tax and the rev-
Union lawyers said the proposal was a move in the right direction, but they wouldn't agree the shift was "substantial."
"We will respond to their proposal on revenue sharing in the very near future, more likely than not tomorrow," Gene Orza, the union's No. 2 official, said after Wednesday's second bargaining session.
In memos to players and agents last weekend, union head Donald Fehr said players already agreed to raise the amount of money to be transferred from high-revenue teams to low-revenue teams from $169 million to $255 million annually, using 2001 figures. Before their latest offer Tuesday, owners had proposed $282 million be transferred.
Meanwhile, a management lawyer sent a ninepage memo to team executives to prepare them for a strike. The memo to chief financial officers, general managers and assistant general managers urged them to make plans to cut expenses.
"All operations should be carefully reviewed with an eye toward reducing overhead costs during the strike," said the memo, written by Frank Coonelly, a lawyer in the labor relations department of the commissioner's office.
FOOTBALL
FHSU players sick unknown illness to blame
HAYS — A fourth Fort Hays State football player was hospitalized with the mysterious ailment that also sickened 21 other players and two coaches, a hospital official said yesterday.
The football team ran through a light practice yesterday morning, as officials searched for the cause of the illness.
"This has been an unsettling situation as we wait for a clear diagnosis," said Herb Songer, the university's vice president of student affairs. "Throughout this situation, our primary concern has been and continues to be the health of these young men."
All four players were listed in fair condition at Hays Medical Center. A hospital spokesman declined to release names.
Seminoles ready for season-opener game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State practiced in shorts for an hour yesterday, before flying to Kansas City for Saturday's season-opener against Iowa State.
The third-ranked Seminoles worked in special teams and against teammates, impersonating Iowa State's plays and formations during practice. Coach Bobby Bowden called it a typical Thursday pre-game session.
"We've done all we can do," Bowden said. "We'll have a very light practice on Friday, have our meetings, then play the game and we'll find out what we've got."
The team said only two players, wide receiver Lorne Sam and nose guard Jeff Womble, would be not able to play Saturday. Sam has a shoulder injury. Womble is serving a one-game suspension, but probably wouldn't have played Saturday anyway because of an injury.
Backup quarterback Adrian McPherson probably will not play because of a sprained ankle, but is expected to dress for Saturday's game.
Bowden also announced yesterday that offensive guard Milford Brown, who was ruled ineligible by the NCAA on Wednesday, would be able to retain his scholarship at the school.
"I'm hoping he'll stay here and get his degree," Bowden said, "We want to see him graduate. He's still got a great future. It's just not helping us this year."
The Associated Press
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