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Tuesday, April 1. 1997
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Trades bring hope to Royals
Opening day is finally here, and it's safe to say that the Kansas City Royals are a far stronger team today than they were at this time last year. That may not be saying much, but the front office finally is making trades that are getting attention from teams around the league — something that hasn't happened in the past couple of seasons.
The most recent wheeling and dealing by the Royals involved the acquisition of Jermaine Dye and Jamie Walker from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Michael Tucker and Keith Lockhart.
Sure, Tucker has a great swing and a ton of speed. And Lockhart was a valuable utility infielder, but the Royals have two more in David Howard and Scott Cooper (assuming Cooper doesn't win the starting job at third from Craig Paquette). But I'm betting that Dye will be in the All-Star game long before Tucker. It might even happen this year. And If Walker, a lefty, can become a solid pitcher, he will
strengthen a powerful pitching staff anchored by Kevin Appier and Jose Rosado, who seems to be ready for prime time.
SPORTS REPORTER
The Royals have built themselves a great team, but unfortunately, they still play in
the same division as Chicago and Cleveland. However, a wild card is not out of the question.
I would like to extend a big fat thank you to Sports Illustrated for once again jinxing the best college basketball team in the country. Looking in my mailbox and seeing Scot Pollard on the cover of the increasingly notorious magazine's March 24 issue was worse than looking at my bracket and seeing
Some have suggested that Kansas lost because Roy Williams is a choke artist.
Arizona in the Southeast Regional with the Jayhawks.
No, the season didn't end as predicted, and I was as full of Budweiser-numbed sorrow as anyone, but Williams is no less of a coach than he would be if the team were to cut down the nets in Indianapolis.
Need I remind Williams' naysayers that, despite a truckload of injuries, the team lost a grand total of two games by a combined total of five points?
Would you rather have a coach who had some bad luck in the NCAA tournament or a coach who had some bad luck getting his team a winning record?
Is it just me, or do retired athletes change their minds more often than Homer Simpson says "DOW!" Sugar Ray Leonard is the most recent has been to give his sport one more "final" shot. Despite vowing he'd never fight again after getting whomped by Hector "Maccho" Carmach, Leonard has changed his mind and plans to limp back into the ring. How many times does this guy have to get knocked around the ring before he realizes he has had a great career and calls it quits?
Texas Tech's troubles may never end. Two of its basketball players were removed from the NCAA tournament after it was discovered that they were academically ineligible. The school also managed to have two football players complete last fall's semester with a résumé-boosting 0.00 grade point average. ESPN has reported that Texas Tech now is being sued by ex-Red Raider defensive lineman Stephen Gaines for fraud and numerous other counts. Gaines said several tests had been taken in his name without his knowledge or consent. If the football team does have someone taking football players' tests for them, couldn't they find someone who could do better than a 0.00?
Vols triumph after many setbacks
By Chuck Schoffner The Associated Press
CINCINNATI — Of all the national championships won by the Tennessee women, this latest was clearly the most improbable.
It was won by a team that lost its starting point guard to a torn knee ligament in October. By a team that was 10-6 in early January and appeared to be beaten down by a rugged schedule. By a team that finished fifth in the Southeastern Conference and looked as if it had no chance to even make it to the Final Four.
But somehow, some way, the Volunteers pulled it off.
When a team has Pat Summitt as its coach and Chamique Holdsclaw as its go-to player, nothing, it seems, is out of reach.
Tennessee won its second consecutive national championship Sunday night with a 68-59 victory against Old Dominion.
"I think deep down this team believed we could do it and that we could be alive in March," said Kellie Jolly, the injured point guard who returned to action Jan. 12. "We just had to have faith and believe in ourselves."
The Vols (29-10) beat No. 1-ranked Connecticut in the Midwest Regional finals to get to the Final Four, knocked off Notre Dame in the semifinals, then broke Old Dominion's 33-game winning streak with a brilliant defensive game plan conjured up by Summitt and an equally brilliant
offensive game by Holdsclaw.
"This year was a tremendous blessing for me, for our players and our staff in that we faced a lot of adversity," Summitt said. "We had injuries. We had tough losses."
"But we never had attitude problems that we could not move on from immediately. And this is a group that will always be very special to me personally as well as professionally."
Holdschulz, more than anyone, helped make it that way. She scored 14 of her game-high 24 points in the second half Sunday night and was in charge when Tennessee put the game away at the end.
After Old Dominion took a 49-47 lead on Amber Eblin's three-pointer, Holdscwla scored 10 points, handed out two assists and blocked a shot in the final 6:48. Old Dominion (34-2) had no answer for that, leaving Holdscwla 6-0 in championship games.
She won four state championships at Christ the King High School in New York City and now has two national titles in two years of college.
"I felt I let the pressure get to me early," said Holdswale, who went through a 15-minute stretch in the first half without a basket. "In the second half, I went out and let things come to me. Right now, we kind of have our place in history."
Tennessee became the first women's team since Southern Cal in 1983 and 1984 to win back-to-back titles. And with five championships, Summitt has more than any other major college basketball coach, man or woman, except UCLA's John Wooden, who won 10.
"John Wooden is safe for a long time," Summitt said with a smile.
There were no smiles on the Old Dominion side. An emotional, free-spirited team, Old Dominion was taken out of its game by an aggressive, physical Tennessee defense that concentrated on containing All-America point guard Ticha Penicheiro and preventing the ball from going inside.
Penicheiro, who scored 25 points in Old Dominion's 83-72 victory against Tennessee on Jan. 7, was scoreless in the first half Sunday night and finished with more turnovers (11) than points (10).
Indicative of how the game went, Pinicheiro threw the ball away on Old Dominion's final possession with two seconds left and went to the bench in tears.
"In the first half, we were a little intimidated by the kind of pressure Tennessee put on us." Penichelo said. "We turned it over way too much. That had a lot to do with the result."
Today's Birthday (April 1)
Identify your objectives in April.
Rest and play during the summer so you can work on it full-time this fall. Accept an unusual invitation to travel during the winter. There is a test in January; realization of your dreams is the reward for passing. A friend turns you on to a lucky break in February. Late March will be intense.
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (April 1)
Arles (March 21-April 19)— Today is a 7.
The person likely to play a trick on you is older and in a position of authority — he or she could be your boss, parent or teacher. The trick is more like a tricky assignment. Don't protest that you don't know how to do it. Accept the challenge.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5.
You'll find it much easier to find just the right words this afternoon. You'll be able to tell the person who's making your life miserable, "Bug off!" Or words to that effect.
Geminil (May 21-June 21)Today is a4.
Try to keep costs down. If you spend all your cash on items for the house, you won't have anything left to party with. Instead of doing that, find yourself another source of income. If you sell something you no longer need, you'll have enough.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)— Today is a 6.
This is an action-packed day, and you're right in the middle. If you have children, they're going to be bouncing around like popcorn in a microwave. Team up with someone who has enough experience to be useful.
If you need more money, find more work. Start by approaching an older person—your employer, or maybe one of your relatives. You need to fit the role you're playing to the audience. Think of it as a command performance, and you'll do fine.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)-
Today is a7.
Even if you and your sweetheart are poor as church mice, you can
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)— Today is a 3.
achieve great things. You're both hard-working and intelligent. You don't have to be a rocket scientist; you only need enough smarts to figure out what to do next, or whom to ask.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)—Today is a 6.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21)—Today is a 5.
You've spent enough time reviewing the possibilities. Why worry about it any longer? Just choose one or the other and get on with your life. Neutrality is a position too, you know. If that's the one you've picked, stand up for it.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
"Today is an 8."
You're always under a bit of tension while the sun is in Aries. The two of you tend to rub each other the wrong way. That can cause sparks, which are rather exciting. If you're in a relationship with an Aries, take care not to get burnt.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6.
You teach Aries to be realistic,
and Aries teaches you to take outrageous risks. Arians don't know how to exercise restraint, while you sometimes exercise so much of it you don't get to do anything fun.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)—Today is a 7.
You're being driven out of your sanctum by necessity. You're running out of food, drink and pencil lead. You'd much rather stay sequestered with your sweetheart and let the rest of the world go on, by without interference from you.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)— Today is a 2.
It's very hard for you to save money while the sun is in Aries. You're always finding things that other people would like, and now it's worse than ever. Hold off on your shopping spree at least until tomorrow.
NOTE: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment only.
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Summer Employment In Chicago. Childcare and light housekeeping for suburban Chicago families. Responsible, loving, non-smoker. Call Northfield Nannies (847) 501-3534.
Summer work program, 1997. Competitive, ambitious undergrads been interviewed for summer job. Approx. $8,000 + for summer. Call 1-800-967-8363. Southwestern program.
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Local landscape company accepting applications from motivated individuals. Irrigation, lawn care, and general experience helpful, but not essential. Call 843-4944 from 8-5.
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