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Thursday August 28,1997
HOROSCOPES
Today's birthday.
Expect a pleasant surprise this fall. Perhaps an old friend back for a visit. You thought your love life was in the freezer, expect it to heat up by November. The new year will bring an end to an old problem.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Today is a 8.
Warring factions have been working out a peace treaty, and you have been involved. They are about to make an agreement. You are about to get more time to spend with your family. Let somebody take you to dinner.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Today is a 9.
It's time to make the move for that special someone.
You have waited long enough. Today may be the day for some more exercise. Ask a friend for health advice.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) · Today is a 5.
There are several important decisions to be made,
and now is the time to make them. If you put it off any longer, you could miss a good opportunity. This may involve making a concession.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Today is a 7.
You are close to reaching your destination. Don't give up. Figure out what needs to be done and how you are going to do it. This little exercise will help you achieve perfection.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Today is a 9.
Gather with friends for creative problem solving.
Together you can make some sound choices. Make some time for your sweetheart. If you can't get together for lunch, talk on the phone.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Today is a 10.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Today is a 10.
The folks at work want you to take on more responsibility, and the family wants you home. Stop worrying about their details and put your plans into action.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today is a 10.
Aries (March 21-April 19) - Today is a 4.
Pisces (feb. 19-March 20) - Today is a 10.
Take a more serious approach to the relationship that is now casual. Don't worry, it won't be resisted. You are not faking it but you are outside of your comfort zone.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Today is a 10.
Don't ditch work. Stop by the deli on the way home.
A good fantasy is almost as good as being there, and it may have to do for a while.
The argument that has been going on for the past few days is about to come to a close. You can go shopping tonight. Splurge a little bit, you deserve it.
Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 5.
You have been struggling with a problem that appeared to have no solution. There are more options than the ones you have been considering. In the meantime, do the best you can with what you have.
Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 9.
People are in a decisive mood. If you give them an option that will work, they will go for it. This is a tricky job, but you have good, honest motivation. Simply talk them into doing whatever will be good for them.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is a 6.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is a 6.
Get the matter settled once and for all. Meanwhile,
be respectful to an older women who wants to boss
you around. You can't be nagged to death, though it
may seem like it sometimes.
WNBA's Comets snag MVP, coach of the year
HOUSTON — Cynthia Cooper, who led the Houston Comets to the best record in the WNBA's first season, was chosen the league's MVP yesterday and her coach
SPORTS BRIEFS AND SCORES
Van Chancellor, was selected coach of the year.
Cooper, the league's leading scorer and unanimous selection to the all-WNBA team, was the runaway winner of the MVP award, defeating Charlotte's Andrea Stinson by a 370-116 margin in voting by a national media panel. Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie was third with 109 points and Sacramento's Ruthie Bolton-Holifield fourth with 107.
Cooper averaged 22.2 points, 4.7 assists and 2.11 steals per game and shot 47 percent from the field. She scored 30 or more points in eight games and set a league record with 44 points against Sacramento on July 25.
NOTE: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment only.
ATLANTA — Lenny Wilkins, the winningest coach in NBA history,
bringing back a league of its own.
Wilkins signs coaching extension with Hawks
year contract extension yesterday with the Atlanta Hawks worth a reported $20 million.
"We all made a commitment five years ago to bring a championship team to Atlanta," said Wilkens, who
will earn $1.4 million in the final season of the original five-year deal he signed with the Hawks. "I'm happy to say that's a goal I'm going to be a part of."
Wilkens' contract is the latest indication that the salary bar for NBA coaches has been raised significantly during this off season.
Wilkens, 59, is the only coach in NBA history to surpass 1,000 wins, with a record of 1,070-876 after 24 seasons. His four-year mark in Atlanta is 201-127, including two 50-win seasons, but the Hawks have yet to advance past the second round of the playoffs.
Wilkins: Signs new contract
Woods to forego site of professional debut
BROWN DEER, Wis. — Tiger Woods is skipping the Greater Milwaukee Open, the site of his pro debut last year.
The participants will be competing for a $1.3 million purse — up from last year's $1.2 million. That includes a ton prize of $234,000.
But that isn't stopping Tom Strong, the tournament's executive director, from bragging about this year's field, led by John Daly, who is making the Brown Deer Park Golf Course a stop on his comeback trail.
Woods: Injured ankle will keep him from playing
But what about Woods? Twenty years old and fresh off an unprecedented third straight U.S. Amateur title, Woods made the GMO a big tournament last year. He finished 60th, but his hole-in-one during the final round brought wild cheers from the gallery.
This year, Woods will be absent, citing an injured ankle and his rule of not playing more than three tournaments in a row.
"I think with John Daly here, you're still going to have an excited crowd," he said.
In July, Daly said he wouldn't play in the GMO because he couldn't handle smelling the breweries.
With Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Co. beer signs plastered all over the tournament, Daly often will be reminded of his struggles.
New kicker flawless for Rams in preseason
the ex-49ers kicker made all nine of his field-goal attempts in the preseason, including four outside the 40
and one 52-yarder. Both of his kicks in the exhibition finale against Kansas City were so dead-on he was shaking hands with the linemen when the ball cleared the uprights.
Wilkins, who was 30-for-34 for San Francisco last year, said he's never before been perfect in the preseason.
ST. LOUIS — So far, Jeff Wilkins appears to be a perfect pickup for the St. Louis Rams.
"Last year I almost got fired because we just weren't playing together at all and I wasn't feeling confident," Wilkins said. "It was nice to come out this preseason and get off to a good start, but that's only preseason.
"I'm zero for zero again," he said.
"I'm zero for zero again," he said.
The Rams had a good kicker last year in Chip Lohmiller, who was 21-for-25 but now is unemployed. Considering they were 6-10 and haven't had a winning team this decade, one would think there would be more pressing concerns.
Still, coach Dick Vermeil said he couldn't afford to pass the chance for this upgrade. In three seasons, Wilkins, 25, has missed only five of 47 attempts.
Boston rookie leads AL in home runs, hitting
holder of the AL rookie records for most home runs and longest hitting streak.
Boston Red Sox great Johnny Pesky called him
BOSTON — He's the hottest rookie in baseball: All-Star selection, AL Player of the Week and beloved
But Red Sox phenom Namar Garciaparra shrugs off the attention like he's handling a routine grounder.
the best-looking shortstop Boston shortstop ever. Some of the other names there would include Hall of Famers Joe Cronin and Luis Aparicio.
"Those are definitely nice comments," the 24-year-old said with a laugh yesterday. "Everybody's entitled to their opinion (but) I don't buy into them a lot. I still have a job to do out there on the field."
It's a job everybody says he's doing well. Going into last night's game in Seattle, Garciarpa is hitting .314 with 24 home runs, 34 doubles, 10 triples and 79 RBI.
The Georgia Tech product leads the team in hits with 176, runs with 105, stolen bases with 20, triples with 10, and is second to Mo Vaughn in homers and RBI. Those statistics make him a leading candidate for AL Rookie of the Year, an honor the Red Sox last won in 1975 with Fred Lynn.
The Associated Press
SPORTS
CALENDAR
Today
Tomorrow
7 p.m. Kansas football vs. Alabama-Birmingham at Memorial Stadium
7 p.m. No. 9 Ohio State vs. Wyoming
4 p.m. Kansas soccer at Illinois State
All day. Kansas volleyball in the Nevada
Reno Tournament in Reno, Nev.
Saturday
All day, Kansas volleyball in the Nevada-Dan
Reno Tournament in Reno, Nev.
Big 12 Conference football
● 12:30 p.m. m.Akron at No. 6 Nebraska
● 2:30 p.m. No. 14 Miami at Baylor
● 5:30 p.m. Oklahoma State at Iowa
State
● 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech at No. 5 Ten-
6: 30 p. m. Texas Tech at No. 5 Tennessee
AP Top 25 college football
5 p.m. Southern Mississippi at No. 2 Florida
- 11 a.m. North Carolina at No. 13
11:30 p.m. Houston at No. 16 Alabama
Sunday
1 p.m. Kansas soccer at Eastern Illinois
TV TONIGHT
THURSDAY PRIMETIME AUGUST 28, 1997
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KSMO 8 "Highlander: The Final Dimension" ** (1994, Fantasy) Highlander: The Series (R) Mad Abo. You Martin Cops LAPD
WAFD 4 Martin 'Goin' Overboard® (R) New York Undercover (R) News® News® H. Patrol Keeen Ivy Wayne
KCTV 5 Promised Land (In Stereo) Diagnosis Murder (In Stereo) 48 Hours (R) (In Stereo) News® Late Show (In Stereo) Seinfeld®
KSO6 Forecasters News Plus News News College Football UAB at Kansas
KCPT 7 Ruckus T. Old House Mystery! 'Poor' (R) Keeping Up Wait for God Business Rpt. Ruckus (R) Charlie Rose (R) In stereo
KSNT 8 Friends (R) Men-Bady Selfield® 3rd Rock-Sun ER' Calling Dr. Hathaway® News Tonight Show (In Stereo) Late Night H
KBMC 8 High Incident 'Started Off' Turning Point (R) Junk Science: May Not Be So News® Rosanne® Roseanne® MA'S'H
KTWU 1 Sunflower Travels Mystery! 'Poor' (R) Keeping Up Vanishing Act Scotland Business Rpt. Charlie Rose (R) In stereo
WIBW 1 Promised Land (In Stereo) Diagnosis Murder (R) 48 Hours (R) (In Stereo) News® Late Show (In Stereo) U.S. Open
KTKA 8 High Incident 'Started Off' Turning Point (R) Junk Science: May Not Be So News® Seinfeld® Married...
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AAE 12 Biography: Flash Gordon Ancient Mysteries Unexplained Law & Order® Biography: Flash Gordon
CNBC 12 Equal Time Hardball Rivera Live News With Brian Williams Charles Grodin Rivera Live (R)
CNN 12 Prime News Burden-Proof Larry King Live World Today Sports Illus Moneyline® News%t Showbiz
COM 12 "P.C.U." ** (1994, Connady) Jeremy Piven, Chris Young Cabana Pulp-II Daily Show Stein's Money Saturday Night Live
COURT 12 Prime Time Justice Cochran & Company Trial Story: Flames of Racism Prime Time Justice Cochran & Company (R)
CSPAN 1 Prime Time Public Affairs Prime Time Public Affairs
DISC 2 Wild Discovery: Hunters Mystery Univ., Movie Magic Lincoln (Part 4 of 4) Wild Discovery: Hunters Mystery Univ., Movie Magic
ESPN 18 WNBasketball: Seminal-- Teams TBA WNBasketball: Seminal-- Teams to Be Announced (Live) Sportscenter Baseball Bowling
HIST 18 Newsnight to Nightly News Civil War Journal (Automobiles 'Saab') Year by Year 1967' Newsheets to Nightly News
LIFE 18 WNBasketball: Seminar-- Teams TBA WNBasketball: Seminal-- Teams to Be Announced (Live) Homicide Mysteries Wire (R)
MTV 18 Music from Motel California (In Stereo) VoI (In Stereo) Oddville, MTV Lovelylin (R) Adult Videos
SCIFI 18 (5.69) Sequestra DSV ** "Godzilla vs the Cosmic Monster" * (1974, Science Fiction) Sightings (R) Sequestra DSV 'Daggers' *
TLC 13 Treasures America What happened? Survival in the Sky (R) Treasures America What happened?
INT 13 "Congresh" *** (1991) Louis A.'s Amour's tale of a cowboy and a lonely widow. Rough Cut "The Good Old Boy" * % (1995) Tommy Lee Jones.
USA 18 (6.30) U.S. Open Tennis. Second Rounds. (In Stereo) Silk Stalkings (In Stereo) La Femme Nikita 'Escape' ℮
VH1 18 VH1 to One Hollywood Vinyl 'The Jackson: An American Dream' * (1992, Biography) Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Monkees Monkees
WGN 18 "Kickbazer 2: The Road Back" * % (1991) Sarah Mitchell News (In Stereo) Wiseguy (In Stereo)
WTBS 18 (6.35) Major League Basketball. Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves. (Live)WCW. Clash of the Champions (Time Approximate) (R) "Best-Best"
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