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Quick Looks
Wednesday September 29,1999
HOROSCOPES
Aries: Today is a 9.
Your friends are going to try to teach you things, and you should pay attention. Something you learn could shake up reality as you know it. So, give that up. Reality could be a fantasy anyway. Maybe it's time you tried something better than the way it used to be.
Taurus: Today is a 6.
You might need to negotiate something's bottom line. If you've already proven you're worth it, ask. Don't quit, though. A Taurus never leaves a job until they've got a better one, remember? And, smile. Being pleasant will mean a lot — pleasantly determined.
Gemini: Today is a 9.
This should be more like it. Things should click right along and fall into place as if by magic, except for one little hassle with your mate. Treat that with good humor. If a change is required, make it together.
Cancer; Today is a 7.
This is a good day to dig through those closets and find a few things you forgot about. Something from far away is just what you need to make your new decor complete. You'll find a few things you can get rid of, too, possibly at a profit. Market them as antiques.
Leo: Today is a 7.
Private time looks scarce today. You're going to be busy with friends or a team effort. You and your mate may be in this together, but it could be this weekend before you have a chance to discuss it. Send each other notes.
Virgo: Today is a 6.
If a change is required, go ahead and make it. You should be respected and paid well for your work. There's only one way that will happen. You have to insist upon it. Be nice, but firm. It'll get easier with practice.
Libra: Today is a 9.
Scorpio: Today is a 7.
You've just popped through the rough water to smooth sailing again. Leave all your cares and worries behind as you celebrate a recent victory. It might have been hard, but you made it. Now you can play.
Sagittarius: Today is an 8.
Capricorn: Today is a 7.
This is a good day to shop for real estate, furniture or anything else for your home. You'll find the best deals by doing a little sleuthing. For example, check out the bankruptcy sales. Maybe you can help bail somebody out.
Your cage might get rattled, but it's all for the best. Expect your beliefs to be challenged in a rather provocative manner. You may even have to admit you were wrong, but it might be a relief to do that. Don't waste time worrying about it.
Aaarius: Today is an 8.
This is your best day all week for wheeling and dealing. You might be able to get an excellent return. The investment is most likely your talent, and somebody wants to buy. The questions are simply what, where, when and, of course, how much?
Pisces: Today is a 7.
A star is born! Your calmness in the face of adversity and your grace in the midst of chaos have finally paid off. Everybody now knows how wonderful you are, and they're all clamoring for your autograph. One person in particular is darned impressed. Luckily, it's the most important one.
Your place looks like the hub of activity. Everybody's there, and they all seem to be asking questions. Well, they're also having a great time. Don't let anything go for cheap, however. Hold out for what it's worth, whatever it is you're selling.
KANSAS BASKETBALL
Fourth player added to recruiting wishlist
Brandon Brooks, a 5-foot-11 point guard from Portland, Ore., told Mike Sullivan of the www.inserdisreport.com that the Jayhawks had expressed interest in him. Brooks, a quick point guard, said that William visited his practice and talked to his coach about the Jayhawks' interest in him.
According to The Insiders Report, a recruiting Web site, Kansas coach Roy Williams has added a fourth player to his list of recruits this off season.
While Brooks has been newly added to Williams' list, South Dakota center Jared Reiner, is expected to make a decision in the early November signing period. According to recruiting guru Bob Gibbons, both Iowa and Utah have turned up the heat on their recruiting of Reiner. Despite their efforts, however, Reiner's coach Dan Sabers has said that he thought Kansas and Iowa were at the top of Reiner's list.
Kansas' two other recruits, Travon Bryant and DeShawn Stevenson, who are both expected to wait until Spring to sign, have been relatively quiet lately. Stevenson was visited by Fresno State coach Jerry Tarkanian and was offered a list of benefits.
Tarkian said that if Stevenson came to Fresno State he would start as a freshman, play 35 minutes a game and take the majority of the shots. The promises apparently vaulted Fresno State to the top of Stevenson's list with Kansas, as he told Gibbons that he had a great visit with Fresno State.
Stevenson will make his official visit to Kansas the weekend of October 15 for Late Night with Roy Williams, where he will be joined by Bryant.
Matt Tait
SEATTLE — In 20 years at Nintendo of America Inc., Howard Lincoln had to be quick to survive as video games went from Donkey Kong to Pokémon.
Seattle chairman hits turbo after takeover
BASEBALL
On Monday, he showed he could transfer that fast pace to a much older game — baseball.
Upon becoming chairman of the Seattle Mariners, Lincoln
announced:
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Lincoln said he would boost the player payroll about as high as he could, $65 million to $70 million, about a 30 percent increase, after three years at roughly $50 million.
Griffey and Rodriguez, whose contracts expire next year, have said their future would be in Seattle only if the owners pay to obtain other players who can help the team make the playoffs.
what he termed top-dollar offers to Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez.
■ a timetable for hiring a new general manager.
KANSA S CITY, Mo. — Since yielding 20 points to the lightly regarded Chicago Bears in the first half of the season opener, the Kansas City defense has been unbeaten.
legal confrontation about stadium cost overruns.
FOOTBALL
his desire to avoid a
Kansas City defense has harried opponents
a previously secret agreement that makes the club the first in major league baseball to be controlled by overseas interests.
The Bears held on to win 20-17
without scoring in the last two quar
And last weekend Detroit quarterback Charlie Batch was under relentless pressure all day as the Chiefs won with a final score of 31-21. With Detroit unable to sustain more than one drive, the Chiefs were leading 24-7 late in the third period.
ters. Then the Denver Broncos scored only 10 points in a 26-10 Chiefs' victory.
"Defensively, we've really stepped
up up front, 'sad
Coach Gunther
Cunningham, "We're
finally getting our
guys as well as
can be expected
and they're starting to dominate the line of scrimmage."
"If I want to do something, I just do it," she said. "I really don't care what anybody has to say."
Batch was sacked only four times, but the Chiefs' defensive line, constantly moving players in and out, harried him all day long.
"My hat's off to Charlie Batch," Cunningham said. "don't know how many times he hit it.
Amimad Ali's daughter wants to be a knockout in the boxing ring.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Lalia Ali's beauty and name are a one-two punch that can floor people in Hollywood. But the only place where Muhammad Ali's daughter wants to
BOXING
Ali's daughter to make professional debut
Ali will make her professional debut Oct. 8 at Turning Stone Casino in upstate New York on a card featuring Dognovan "Razor" Ruddock. His opponent in the four-round bout will be April Fowler, who has an 0-1 record as a pro.
Lalia couldn’t resist imitating a bit of her father's famous rhyming for the 18 TV cameras and gaggle of photographers and reporters who came to see her Tuesday.
"There are so many expectations that I must meet, but there is only one promise that I can make. On October 8 in Verona, New York, April Fowler will suffer a painful defeat," she said, prompting laughter from the crowd.
She said her father, who has Parkinson's Disease, hasn't decided whether to attend.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Kansas State player turns self into police
Schoen said an investigator determined that McCoy fired the BB gun. McCoy was charged with obstruction because he
Riley County Police Captain Brad Schoen said police had responded April 18 to a complaint that someone used a BB gun to shoot a hole in a truck window.
Schoen said McCoy turned himself in Monday when he learned an arrest warrant had been issued. He was released Monday night on $1,000 bond.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State defense tackle Niljah McCoy was released on bond after being arrested for obstruction of legal process and unlawful operation of a BB gun.
Prosecutor Chris Getty said the warrant was issued because officers were unable to locate McCoy.
gave the officer a false name, Schoen said.
The maximum sentence possible is a $500 fine and no more than six months in jail.
McCoy, a native of Rock Hill, S.C., is a senior who transferred to Kansas State after playing at Dodge City Community College.
The Kansas State athletics department did not comment.
The Associated Press
Men, women must work together
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Garrity said she did not expect her players to feel as much pressure as in average team competition, but the rule changes should add some extra stress.
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Each singles and doubles match only will be one set played to six, which requires a different mentality.
"You have to get in their right away," said men's coach Mark Riley. "If you lose 6-1, you put your team in a hole that will be hard to recover from. I think Rodrigo and Barragan will be fine, because they are both emotional. You have to be emotional to play a quick game like that because if you get hot, the match will end quickly. In the typical format, you have to stay more consistent because you might have to play for three hours."
The tournament forces the men's and women's teams to work with each other.
Garrritty said that while this might be a problem for some teams, it would not be a problem for Kansas.
"Our men's and women's teams are very close, so it will be good for them to work together," Garrity said. "I know other schools aren't as close, but ours are, and it will be good for them to be in a situation where they have to cheer for each other and support each other."
Christi Wagenaar, Westville, South Africa sophomore, serve a team from one of her teammates at the women's tennis practice yesterday. Despite playing with a broken nose, Wagenaar won the Flight 7 tournament at the Indiana Invitational, which was held Friday and Saturday. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN
Other teams competing in the tournament are Arizona State, Fresno State, Mississippi, Pepperdine, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas A&M, Duke, Illinois, Louisiana State, Notre
Dame, Princeton, Southern California, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Kansas will play Mississippi Friday in the first round.
Edited by Jamie Knodel