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Tuesday August 24,1999
HOROSCOPES
Aries: Today is an 8.
This is a good day for group activities, except for one little thing — the group's going to want to play. The group, as a unit, could get called on the carpet for insufficient attention to duty. This could be serious but, unfortunately, nobody's taking it that way. You're all having too much fun. Your joy could change the way things are done around there.
Taurus: Today is a 6.
You're drawn up tight, from a gallop to a complete halt. That was a pretty sudden change. You'll be up to speed again in a couple of days. Now, you need to do exactly what the experts tell you. You're getting stronger every day, possibly because of a change in habits. These things take time, though.
Gemini: Today is an 8.
There's a conflict today between staying close to home or traveling. Maybe technology can help. You can either go on the trip and call home a lot, or stay home and your business over the phone. The latter option could turn into the way you do your job.
Cancer: Today is a 5.
This is not a good day for romance. It's not your fault, or anybody's actually. Nerves are just a little jittery; that's all. Tempers are short. If your mate has an ongoing complaint, don't bring up the subject. Tread carefully and play gentle music on the radio, even if you do miss the news.
Leo: Todav is a 5.
A partnership or legal matter could pay off today. It might just be your mate repaying that $5 loan out of the grocery money. It looks like more than that, however. Tensions are running high all around, so think about what you're saying. Don't relax until tonight, after the day's work is done.
Virao: Today is a 7.
You're the kind of person who wants everything to be perfect. You'll go to a lot of trouble to make it that way too. Today you might get a chance to do just that. It's not your fault that everything seems to require adjustment. Jobs need to be redone because factors change.
Libra: Today is an 8.
you may be a little more relaxed today, but things are still not going smoothly. There's not enough money, most likely. You and your sweetheart have all sorts of dreams, but how will you make them happen? It might look kind of hopeless, actually. But then, you learn something new. Start studying.
Scorpio: Today is a 5.
Sagittarius: Today is an 8.
You and your partner may have some tough decisions to make. Should you make major changes to the place you have or pull up roots and go somewhere else? There are good things and bad things about each option, but the bottom line's the one you should give top priority.
Lately, you may have become fond of surprises. You love to pull them on other people, especially people who are habitually nasty. You might be able to do that again today. Keep digging, and you may find something that will change the game considerably. The game, by the way, is called "checks and balances."
Capricorn: Today is an 8.
Aquarius: Today is a 6.
Somebody's been giving one of your friends a rough time. It's about to happen again, too. Counsel your friend not to take it so hard, to develop a tough skin, like yours. You're not usually one to get mushy, but today you could lay it on pretty thick.
The warring factions will most likely be at each other's throats again today. Each wants to be right, no matter what the cost. From your perspective, they both might look silly. How do you get them to see the light? It might take a miracle. Well, Pisces is the sign of miracles. See what you can do.
Pisces: Today is a 6.
Somebody's bound to toss you a challenge. Can you make cars that run without gasoline or electricity? Maybe, you say. You'll think about it. A couple of the requests you get today will be tough. Choose which ones you'll accept carefully.
MIAMI—Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino called teammate Tony Martin a good person during testimony in the receiver's trial on money-laundering charges.
PRO FOOTBALL
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be for entertainment purposes only.
Dolphins quarterback takes witness stand
"He's a loyal teammate," the NFL's all-time leading passer said during his five-minute testimony. "I don't believe Tony to be someone
that would willingly commit a crime."
Former Dolphins receiver Nat Moore was another of three character witnesses called by Martin's defense, which rested his case after less than 30 minutes.
Martin is being tried alongside Rickey Brownlee, who served seven years in prison for two 1980s drug convictions, in a case centering on Brownlee's alleged drug activities from 1994 to 1997.
Marino spent about an hour waiting in a side room of Miami's federal courthouse while prosecutors finished cross-examination of the final witness in Brownlee's defense.
The veteran quarterback said he met Martin when the receiver first joined the Dolphins in 1989 and that Martin had accepted invitations to his house and had met his family.
Ron DeWaard, a U.S. Attorney, drew a few chuckles when he ended his cross-examination by telling Marino, "Good luck this year."
Marino said nothing as he left the courthouse accompanied by O.J. McDuffie, another Dolphins receiver.
Matchup of local stars highlights differences
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Martin Gramatica and Brian Shay played their college football 90 miles apart
.
Gramatica at Top 10-ranked Kansas State, Shay at Division II Emporia State.
That's where the similarities ended when the two met Saturday in Tampa Bay's 17-7 win over Kansas City.
Both won national awards, set significant records and signed professional contracts.
Gramatica is one of the highest drafted kickers ever and is playing
Gramatica: Kicked clutch field goal against Kansas City.
of the night's biggest cheers when he broke free for a 9-yard gain on his first carry. He also had two kickoff returns for 45 yards.
for the Buccaneers.
Shay is a free agent fighting for a job with the Chiefs.
Gramatica had already locked his job before he kicked a clutch field goal in the win Saturday night.
Shay carried twice for 10 yards Saturday, drawing some
"It's going to be an uphill battle for me," Shay said. "I've known that all along. It's nothing new.
"But at the same time, it's a motivation," he said. "I kind of like being the underdog."
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Arkansas player faces variety of charges
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — An arrangement scheduled yesterday for Arkansas defensive end Carlos Hall on a forgery charge was pushed back to Sept. 1 — three days before the Razorbacks open their 1999 season at Southern Methodist.
But even if the forgery charge is resolved then, Hall still will be suspended from the Razorbacks for violating team rules. He faces a Sept. 20 arraignment for leaving the scene of a traffic accident on Interstate 40.
Yesterday's arraignment before Washington County Circuit Judge William Storey was delayed because of a scheduling conflict involving lawyers.
Hall is charged in Fayetteville with stealing three checks totaling $220 from a university mail room, then endorsing and cashing them. The checks had been made to the University.
He also is accused of leaving the scene of an accident in which a person was injured and with driving under the influence of alcohol.
TRACK AND FIELD
Top pole vaulter says Russia is in bad state
SEVILLE, Spain—Maxim Tarasov, the second-best pole vaulter in history and a favorite at the World Championships, is lamenting the current state of Russian sports. He said it was understandable that some promising athletes were leaving his country.
"Things in sports are getting worse and worse in Russia. That is my feeling," Tarasov said Monday, on the eve of pole vault qualifying.
Tarasov has been living in Budapest for most of the past seven years, and does not rule out seeking Hungarian citizenship.
"In fact, I could well become, let's say, Hungarian," he said, but stressed he has no such plans at the moment.
Tarasov, 28, said he would hang on to his nationality unless there was something really terrible in Russia.
Sports infrastructure has gone dramatically downhill from the Soviet days.
"In my home city there are simply no facilities for pole vaulting, so when I became a national-level vaulter I had to spend half a year away, where there is a pit and a runway," he said. "And now it has become even worse."
Only one athlete — Ukraine's Sergei Bubka — who holds the world mark of 20.14 feet, has vaulted higher than Tarasov.
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER Clubs hope to reduce international matches
ZURICH, Switzerland — The top European soccer clubs want to limit the amount of time they lose players to national teams.
Representatives of six top European soccer clubs met with FIFA president Sepp Blatter Monday, with one of the main issues being their desire for a severe reduction in the number of friendly international matches.
Blatter told the so-called G-14 group of wealthy clubs that FIFA's ruling executive committee would shortly study a proposal to reduce from five to four days the period they would have to give players for official international games.
AC Milan representative Adriano Galliani said the clubs were, in principle, not opposed to the general idea of the World Cup being played every two years, provided the overall calendar could be properly synchronized.
In February, Blatter backed down on his controversial plan for a twice-yearly World Cup and said the international soccer calendar had to be reorganized first if the idea was to become reality.
He said world soccer should have a radically revised calendar by the year 2005 with fewer domestic matches and better coordination of international play.
The Associated Press
Kansas sprinter to compete for two gold medals
The Associated Press
SEVILLE, Spain — He's enjoying the best season of any male 100-meter spinner in history — breaking the world record, running under 10 seconds nine times and winning his second world title.
Yet Maurice Greene still has something to prove.
A day after capturing the gold medal at the World Championships in 9.80 seconds, just short of his own world record, Greene said he won't be considered a truly great sprinter until he completes a 100-200 double.
"To be the complete spinter, that's practically every spinter's goal," Greene said yesterday.
Greene, a native of Kansas City, Kan., will get his chance this week when he bids to become the first man to win both sprints at the World Championships, and the first at any major championship since Carl Lewis at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
The 200 heats are scheduled for today, the semifinals tomorrow and the final Friday.
If not for his manager, Emanuel Hudson, Greene might not have been
going for the double at all.
"If he's open, if he tells you truthfully, he didn't want to run the 200 this year," Hudson said. "I've been telling him that to be considered a real runner you've got to win both races.
Hudson pointed to the example of Michael Johnson, who accomplished a historic 200-400 double at the 1995 worlds and 1996 Olympics. He said he also motivated Greene by citing all the attention being paid to Marion Jones' historic bid for four gold medals in Seville and five at next year's Sydney Olympics.
Greene's chances of victory in the 200 in Seville have been bolstered by the absence of his friend and training partner, Ato Boldon, the reigning 200 champ who is out with an injury.
The big question is whether former world champion Frankie Fredericks of Namibia, who scratched from the 100-meter final with a thigh injury, will line up for the 200.
If that race is anything like Sunday night's 100 final, watch out. Despite a slight stumble out the blocks, Greene blazed to the second-fastest time ever, just 01 off the world mark of 9.79 he set in Athens, Greece, on June 16.
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