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Wednesday, April 11, 2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (April 11). Odds are good you'll end up somewhere else this year. It's not fear that's pushing you to run. More likely, it's love. Fantasize in April. Make your plans in May. Study in June and prepare in July. Relax in August while also getting into shape. Check off the details in September. Launch in December. Accept the applause in February.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Todav is a 9.
You are lookin' good! But you must know that by now. Admirers are coming from miles around to throw themselves at your feet. Be gentle.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5.
Follow through on something you heard through the grapevine. An insider tip could help you make an excellent deal. You may not get to spend the money for a while, but you'll feel better just knowing it's there.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7.
Go along for the ride, but only if others are headed in the right direction. They're so busy bickering they don't have much time for you. So if they serve your purposes, use them. Otherwise, bail.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5.
The work must be done quickly and, well, but it’s complicated. Don’t get resentful or blue because that won’t help. Instead, focus on whomever you’re serving. The job will get done, your skills will improve, and you’ll feel much better.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 10.
Wow! Is that right? A 10? Well, it looks as if you're powerful and lucky, as well as irresistibly cute. You're attracting admirers from near and far. Conflicts are minimal, and with your attitude, it's doubtful they'd slow you down anyway. Yep, you're a 10!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5.
It's possible to fix up your place substantially without going into debt. It'll be a lot of work, though.
The temptation to just charge whatever you want is enormous. Don't act in haste if it means you'll have to repay debts for years.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct 22) — Today is an 8.
Libra (sept. 23-Oct 22) — today is an important.
Love and learning are both an importance in your life right now. Does this mean you'll be the teacher's pet, or are you the teacher? Either way, you're apt to take a thing or two. You won't have to take notes. This is a lesson you'll remember.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 4.
There's too much work. There may also be too much money. Wait a minute, that's ridiculous! You can never have too much money! Pick yourself up by the scruff of the neck and toss yourself back into the fight!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8.
You've come through recent difficulties smelling like a rose, and deservedly so. You've been tested,
and you passed with flying colors. Stand proud.
You're gorgeous!
Capricorn (Dec, 22-Jan, 19) — Today is a 4.
Capiton (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — today is a 4.
If you keep your ear open, you're liable to find all sorts of interesting things. Some of it will be worthless gossip, but some of it could hold the elves you've been seeking to put together a tough puzzle. You can share what you learn with your roommate but nobody else.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8.
Working with a team is your best bet now. You'll inspire them, and they'll do the same for you. It could get a little crazy, but you'll come up with some awesome material. You may break clear out of the box!
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5.
uses (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5.
You may be temporarily stymied. The opportunity is there, but can you live up to your promise? Somebody else's expectations (or what you think they are) could have you stopped in your tracks. Relax, and you'll get smarter. Continuously.
KANSAS BASEBALL
Yesterday's game at Creighton rained out
The Kansas baseball game against Creighton that was scheduled for yesterday in Omaha, Neb., was rained out. The contest will not be rescheduled.
— Kansan staff report
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
KANSAS SOCCER
Broken leg ends season for Jayhawk forward
Kansas sophomore forward Carmel Kaplinger, the leading scorer for the Kansas soccer team during the
Kapling: broken leg ends sophomore's season
spring, saw her
spring, saw her spring season end when she broke her leg during the opening minutes of Saturday's contest with Oklahoma State.
"The good news is that the injury will not require surgery." Francis said. "It was a pretty clean break, and I told her that it was much better than ligament damage or something, which would keep her out for a much longer period of time."
Kansas coach Mark Francis said Kaplinger's injury was not as severe as was originally believed.
Kaplinger had scored the Jayhawks' last five goals in spring play, but Kansas still beat the Cowgirls. 2-0.
The 'Hawks lost 1-0 to Tulsa in their second game and won the third, 2-1, against Southwest Missouri State, propelled by junior forward Natalie Hoogveld's two goals.
— Chris Wristen
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dave Odom, who coached Wake Forest for 12 seasons, was hired as coach at South Carolina yesterday after the school's top two choices turned down the Gamecocks' offers.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
South Carolina hires ex-Wake Forest coach
The school scheduled a news conference to announce Odom as the successor to Eddie Fogler, who resigned after a 15-15 season when athletic director Mike McGee refused to extend his contract, which had three years remaining.
South Carolina's top two candidates, Kentucky's Tubby Smith and Connecticut's Jim Calhoun, turned down offers from the school. Odom, 58, had a 240-132 record at Wake Forest.
The Deacons won the 2000 NIT title under Odom, a three-time ACC Coach of the Year and the 1995 National Coach of the Year.
OLEAN, N.Y. — Jan van Breda Kollf sweated for two months before making one of the toughest decisions of his career.
Coach exits Pepperdine for St. Bonaventure
Now he's the men's basketball coach at St. Bonaventure, and he couldn't be more excited.
"I'm glad it's all over, and I am here and can move forward," he said yesterday as he was introduced at the school. "You couldn't ask for a better atmosphere."
Van Breda Kolff coached Pepperdine for the past two seasons, going 47-18. The Waves reached the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and upset Indiana in the first round.
Before that, van Breda Kolff coached his alma mater, Vanderbilt, for six years. He led the Commodeiros to an NCAA berth in
The 49-year-old van Breda Kolff, whose father, Butch, once coached the Los Angeles Lakers, signed a five-year deal. Other details were not released.
He replaces Jim Baron, who spent nine years turning St. Bonaventure into a winner before accepting a job at Rhode Island last month.
1997 and the NIT three times, finishing second in 1994.
Broncos improve defense by acquiring McGlockton
NFL
DENVER — The Denver Broncos have signed defensive tackle Chester McGlockton, a starter with the Kansas City Chiefs last season.
The Broncos also said yesterday the team re-signed restricted free agent offensive lineman K.C.
McGlorick recorded 70 tackles,
41/12 sacks, 43 quarterback pressures and forced one fumble in 15 games for the Chiefs last season.
Jones. Terms for both signings were not disclosed.
The 6-foot-4-inch, 334-pound McGlockton is entering his 10th season.
Jones was signed by Denver after the 1997 draft. He played as a reserve last year.
Rams rebuild defense, add Pro Bowl linebacker
ST. LOUIS — The rebuilding of the St. Louis Rams defense continued yesterday with the signing of freeagent Pro Bowl linebacker Mark Fields.
Fields, 28, was released last month by the New Orleans Saints in a salary cap move.
fastest linebackers. He was the third-leading tackler on the Saints last season, finishing with 103 tackles, two sacks and one pass defended.
Fields, 6-foot-2 and 244 pounds, is considered one of the league's
NASCAR
As NASCAR continues to look into Dale Earnhardt's fatal accident, an independent medical examiner said a broken seat belt found after the crash probably did not cause his death.
Examiner: faulty belt didn't cause death
Dr. Barry Myers studied autopsy photos of Earnhardt for the Orlando Sentinel and found that the seven-time Winston Cup champion was killed when his head whipped violently forward in the seconds after his car hit a wall going 150 mph at the Daytona 500.
Speedway physician Steve Bohannon, one of the doctors who worked on Earnhardt after the accident, said he thought the faulty belt allowed Earnhardt's head to strike the steering wheel of his Chevrolet, a blow that cracked the base of his skull and caused massive head injuries.
NASCAR said yesterday that Myers' report didn't contradict anything the sanctioning body had said regarding the accident because it never claimed the broken seat belt caused Earnhardt's death.
On Monday, NASCAR announced it had commissioned an accident reconstruction review into Earnhardt's death but didn't expect the results until August.
The Associated Press
TRIVIA ANSWER
Johnny Vander Meer; June 11 and June 15. 1938.
Sports Calendar
Softball at Washburn. 3 p.m.
Men's tennis at Oklahoma. 2 p.m.
Baseball at Iowa State. 3 p.m.
Softball vs. Baylor. 5 p.m.
Men's tennis at Oklahoma State. Noon.
Softball vs. Baylor. 1 p.m.
Baseball at Iowa State. 3
p.m.
Women's tennis at Tulsa. Noon.
Women's golf at Iowa. All day.
Baseball at Iowa State. 1 p.m.
Men's Golf at the
Intercollegiate 2001 in
Chapel Hill, N.C. All day.
Track at the Banks of
Fayetteville Invitational in
Fayetteville, Ark. All day.
Rowing at Buckeye
Invitational in Columbus,
Ohio. All day.
Owner says Jordan will come back
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — One Washington Wizards owner thinks Michael Jordan is preparing for a comeback. Another thinks it just isn't so.
Opinions on a possible Jordan return were everywhere in the nation's capital yesterday. The rumor that has circulated for weeks gained new credibility Monday night when Wizards primary owner Abe Pollin went on television to reveal his "gut feeling" that "the odds are that he's going to come back" and play for Washington next season.
"I didn't think he'd come back when I first heard the talk," Pollin then told The Washington Post. "But when Mario Lemieux came back to the Penguins, it stirred something in Michael."
A Jordan comeback would mirror that of Lemieux, one of the owners of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, who ended a 3-2-year retirement in December.
Lemieux said yesterday he had talked to Jordan this month and expected him to make a comeback
"I think it's great for basketball, and, obviously, I'm very excited about it," Liemieu said. "He's going to give it a shot and he's working very hard. He's taking his time, he's taking a few months to get ready, but I sure when he gets back, he'll be
the best player again."
The man who recruited Jordan to Washington 15 months ago, however, doesn't see a comeback taking place. Ted Leonis welcomed Jordan to town on Jan. 19, 2000, making him a partner in a group that owns all of the NHL's Washington Capitals and a portion of the Wizards.
"He owns a part of the Wizards, he owns a part of the Capitals," Leoinsis told WTOP radio. "There would have to be lots of discussions between Michael and me, Michael and Abe, Michael and the league — and none of that is happening. If this was real, I think we would be further down that road."
As for Jordan, he has consistently and adamantly denied the rumors. He recently said he was "99.9 percent sure" he would never play again, and he rolled his eyes in disbelief when the subject was broached by reporters after he practiced with the Wizards last week.
"The only thing this signals is that I'm getting some exercise," Jordan said.
Neither Jordan nor his agent, David Falk, returned calls yesterday. Wizards players and coaches are starting to tire of the subject.
"Michael has been very consistent with his comments concerning the possibility of his return to basketball," coach Leonard Hamilton said. "Until he says otherwise, I have no reason to give my own personal feelings because he's already spoken for himself."
Pollin and others who give credence to the possibility of a Jordan comeback usually cite three pieces of evidence: Jordan's workouts with the Wizards and his admission that he is playing basketball recreationally at a health club; Charles Barkley's statement that he would like to play with Jordan in Washington next season; and Jordan's sheer competitiveness, which was fueled by knowing he still had plenty left when he retired from the Chicago Bulls after the 1997-98 season.
The factors working against a Jordan comeback are his age — it's doubtful he can still dominate the game at 38 — and his preference to live in Chicago. He would actually have to start showing up for the games if he were playing, abandoning his current routine of staying with his family and running the Wizards by telephone.
Then there are the consistent denials from Jordan himself. Although his rookie year in management has been rocky, he has taken some modest steps that could help turn around a moribund franchise in the long run.
"I am working out because I got up to 240 pounds, and I'm trying to lose weight," Jordan said last month. "People are taking this stuff way too far, but I can't control what people write or think."
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