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Friday May 4,2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (May 4).
There's plenty of work this year, and plenty of money, too. Don't waste a minute. Amass a fortune. Use your brains to save your back in May. Gather up as much as you can, and get it in writing, in June. Prove you know what you're doing, or that you know how to find in, July. The support of a loved one in September makes your workload feel lighter. Delegate in October. Save in December. Go for a dream in February, and hide out to relax in April.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7.
Your energy level is back up, and you have the support that you need. Try hard and you will do your best, much to the delight of your fans. Money is not the prize you're after this time. Love is the reward you have in mind.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7.
You know what you want. That's the easy part.
Keep that image firmly in your mind. If you have a photo that represents your goal, stick it on the refrigerator door. Put another one up on your desk at work. Take all the help you can get!
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7.
You'd be going full speed ahead if not for a couple of doubts. You have several considerations, too Are you doing the right thing? Will it really work?
Heed those annoying second guesses and warning bells. They're telling you something.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a G. U.
Meet with friends during the day, and opt for a quiet night at home. Getting your books in order starts out as a chore, but it leads to a great sense of satisfaction. Figure out where you are, and where you're going next.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — TODAY is AUG.
You have something going for you on the inside that nobody on the outside knows about. Well, maybe one person knows. If you're not able to reach quite as high today as you'd like, don't despair. Try again tomorrow. Tonight should be better, too.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7.
All you want to do is play, but there's a big job to finish. You're usually thorough and dependable, so watch out,. Don't get all goofy and let down someone who's depending on you. Take care of the assignment, then get silly.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7.
Your sparkling smile makes others forget their troubles. Your friends and sweetheart look forward to the time they get to spend with you. So don't let financial worries make you glum. Others need you, and that's more important.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6.
Scarpa (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) with a bonus. You could end the day with a bonus. Something you have is more valuable than you realize. Banish any jealousies that might have crept into your imagination. You're better off than you think.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) --- Today is a 6.
There are still a couple of things slowing you down. Relax. Don't try to swim against the current. Stay true to your intentions; and stay pointed in the right direction.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7.
A very dear friend would like to talk with you.
Nothing serious, just a little of that high-quality time everybody's talking about. First, put on another of your spectacular performances, and bring in the big bucks.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7.
You should be feeling pretty good inside.
Somebody loves you very much. Don't know whom?
Look around. Real friends aren't the same as the fair-weather kind. Real friends are there even when you're not in the mood to boogie.
(uses (reb. 19-Mar 20) — Today is a 6.
Something you want may not be as impossible as you think. Even if you can't afford it yet, that doesn't mean you'll never be able to. Get yourself a picture of it, and stick it to your refrigerator. That's a start.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Basketball coach Kevin Stallings agreed to new contract terms with Vanderbilt on Wednesday.
Stallings' gets raise in replacement contract
Stallings signed a fiveyear deal when he left Illinois State for Vanderbilt two years ago. After his inaugural season, the university added a year to the contract.
That contract was replaced Wednesday with a new one that extends through the 2005-06 sea.
son and reportedly pays him more money.
Stalling's salary and incentives were not made public; Vanderbilt is not required to release the information because it is a private university.
The old contract paid Stallings $500,000 a year, according to media accounts. The new contract was expected to pay him at least $700,000 annually.
"My family, staff and I are very appreciative of the support we have received," Stallings said in a statement.
Stallings led the Domodores to a 19-11 record in his first year and last season, a team dominated by freshmen finished 15-15.
Stallings was an assistant at Kansas from 1989-1993.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Amid some renewed optimism that the United States has a chance of landing the 2012 Summer Olympics, U.S. Olympic officials have established a task force and set dates for visits to the eight cities vying for the bid.
Eight cities in running for U.S. bid in 2012
OLYMPICS
York (July 30-
Aug. 2), Tampa,
Fla. (Aug. 2-5).
San Francisco
(Aug. 20-23)
Los Angeles
(Aug. 23-26).
Members of the task force will begin with a June 10-13 visit to Washington, D.C., followed by stops in Dallas (June 18-21), Houston (July 16-19), Cincinnati (July 23-26). New
Representatives of the bid cities met with United States Olympic Committee officials Wednesday in Colorado Springs to go over bid rules and the upcoming site evaluations.
Sooner cornerback injured in car accident
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma corner back Michael Thompson was hospitalized in critical condition yesterday following a single-vehicle accident in Norman, authorities said.
Thompson was undergoing surgery at University Hospital after suffering broken bones and other injuries in the accident around 1 p.m., hospital representa
Norman police said the pickup truck Thompson was driving struck a tree while traveling about 70 mph in north Norman.
No other details were immediately available.
tive Gay Conner said.
Thompson, from Bristow, will be a junior this season. He played in all 13 games for the national champions in 2000. He had 61 tackles, one interception, broke up 13 passes, forced one fumble and recovered another.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On what he said was a $400 bet, a man jumped onto the field in Kansas City yesterday and broke his ankle.
Man fractures ankle jumping onto field
Michael Orschlin, a 22-year-old from Warrensburg, Mo., jumped over the railing in the bleachers during the ninth inning of the Royals' 9-4 loss to Cleveland. He tried to get up, but managed only to crawl a few feet.
"When he tried to get up and run, I could see his foot dancing," said Cleveland relief pitcher Bob Wickman. "I thought we're going to
MLB
thought we're going to
be here a while. He probably went into shock."
Play was stopped for about 15 minutes while stadium personnel strapped Orschlin onto a stretcher and carried him away. He
was diagnosed with a compound fracture.
Orshln, who faces a fine of up to $1,000 for a trespass charge, is the third spectator this year who has made the 1.2-foot leap over the guard rail onto Kauffman Stadium's warning track.
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
"He said he didn't realize it was so high before he jumped," said Cleveland shortstop Omar Vizquel, who chatted with the man while he lav on the turf.
During the home opener, a man broke a foot and fractured his spine.
"He said he had a bet with a friend for $400 that he wouldn't jump. The ankle was all twisted in an irregular way. He didn't want to look at it."
Another man jumped out of the right-field bleachers Tuesday night and appeared to be injured. But the Royals said he was unhurt when he
was led away by police.
"Maybe we're not entertaining enough, so people have to entertain themselves," Kansas City outfielder Dee Brown said.
NFL
Vikings' Carter done after one more season
The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver, second to Jerry Rice in receptions and touchdown catches, made the announcement Wednesday night
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Cris Carter, one of only two players in NFL history with more than 1,000 receptions, plans to retire after this season. The Middletown Journal reported yesterday.
during a banquet speech in Middletown, where he was a high school star.
"Just where everything began, right here in
Middletown, I think that, at this point, I'm going to make the announcement that this will be my last year of playing," Carter said, according to the newspaper.
The 35-year-old Carter had previously said he would return for at least one more season, but he had not announced when he would retire.
Mitchell Frankel, Carter's agent, said Carter has discussed retirement with him several times during the last couple years.
"It's hard for me to tell what this means," Frankel said. "It wouldn't surprise me if he said he was 100 percent sure he was retiring at the end of the year. But it also wouldn't surprise me if he was just saying that, as of today, he thought he'd be retiring at the end of the year."
The Associated Press
SPORTS CALENDAR
FRI.
Baseball at Kansas State, 4 p.m.
Track at Husker
Invitational. All day.
SAT
05
Softball vs. Nebraska, 1 p.m. (doubleheader) Baseball vs. K-State, 7 p.m.
SUN.
Baseball vs. K-State, 2 p.m.
Softball at Missouri, 2p.m.
06
MON.
Four tennis players head to NCAAs
By Aaron Johnson sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
The season will continue for four members of the Kansas men's tennis team as Quentin Blakeney, Pete Stroer, Rodrigo Echagary and Elearar Magallan qualified for the NCAA Individual Championships.
Blakeney qualified for the 64-player NCAA Division I singles championships as well as a spot in the doubles competition with partner Pete Stroer.
Partners Rodrigo Echagarry and Eleazar Magallan also were selected for the doubles competition. Blakeney (34-16), a junior from Charlotte, N.C., enters the NCAA Championships on a 10-game winning streak.
Blakeney has won 19 of his last 20 matches and has collected the most singles wins in a season since Craig Wildey recorded a 35-17 mark in 1987-88.
Blakeney said the Jayhawks were excited about the qualification.
"I'm going to play my heart out and represent KU the best I can in the singles draw," Blakeney said. "We also had two doubles teams make it and we'll go play our hearts out and try to advance as far as we can."
Blakeney also impressed in
The two also enter the match on a winning streak that stands at three and includes a win against the No. 14 ranked team of Trace Fielding and Jimmy Honey, of Texas Christian
doubles competition, earning a 25-11 record with partner Pete Stroer. The tandem is ranked No. 50 in the nation in part to three victories against Top 40 opponents.
University on April 21
Echagaray and Magallan posted a 13-9 doubles record after a very impressive start.
KANSAS
TENNIS
the tandem defeated the nation's No. 10 and No. 3-ranked teams on back-to-back days at the Rolex National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Feb. 2-3.
The Fall 2000 Region V doubles champions, Echagaray and Magallan are currently ranked 31st in the country in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll.
Magallan said NCAAs provide a very good opportunity for success.
"There are a lot of chances to do well in the tournament," Magallan said. "We are going to
put everything on the table and hopefully do well."
The Kansas men's tennis team did not qualify for the NCAA Championships despite earning a 15-11 record overall.
Coach Nwachukwu said he was disappointed the team did not qualify for the team competition but was excited about the singles players' chances.
"Those guys can compete with anyone in the nation," Nwachukwu said. "And they can beat anyone in the nation if they play the way they are capable of playing."
Blakeen also said he was disappointed the team didn't qualify for the NCAA team championships considering the men's tennis team was discontinued in March.
"We were hoping to make the team tourney, but it didn't happen. I feel bad for the freshmen who won't get a chance to experience the tournament," Blakeney said. "I really wanted to make it in my last year. We had our chances during the season, but we just didn't come through when we had opportunities."
The NCAA Championships will be held Saturday May 19 through Monday, May 28, at Athens, Ga.
— Edited by Sydney Wallace
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