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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, March 9, 2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (March 9). A disappointment this year leads to something better. Give up an old objective in March, and relax into more security in April. Your noblest adversary is right in May, so learn and don't struggle. Achieve a dream at home in June, and come up with a new one in July. The money you send to a partner in September can help you find a treasure in December. Don't disregard your worries in February; use them to spur your imagination
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 5.
It may look like the job will never get done,
but it will. There's a lot of hashing before it's
finished, though. This weekend's excellent for
fun and games, but stick to business now.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8.
Be the wise observer. The more ridiculous
the others get, the better you look. When they
finally ask you to untangle the mess, tell them
the obvious solution.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 5.
There's something that's overdue now. It's not something for the boss, but it still takes top priority. Make sure a loved one knows that.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7.
Things may be jammed up at work, but you can find a way around the problem. A friend gives you the clue. Take a new route to get where you want to go.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 5.
Ask your sweetheart to wait a little longer before taking on a major expense. This also applies to a child who wants something expensive. Provide an extra service to boost your income first.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 5.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8.
You're running into trouble all day long, but you'll succeed in the end. Somebody from far away provides exactly what you need at exactly the right moment. Relax and enjoy the night.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) today is a 5.
If you're having trouble finishing an assign ment, step back and take care of something else you've promised. That will clear your mind. When you go back to the first dilemma, it may have fixed itself.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7.
Scrapbook (Oct. 23-19, 2015) today is a 7.
Work closely with a partner to solve a delicate issue. Your mate may come up with a winning idea and a friend will be a big help, too. Don't try to clean up the mess yourself.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 5.
An older person, possibly one you're arguing with, is more in touch with reality than you are. Don't feel like you have to have the final word.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 5.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 9.
While everybody else is trying to figure out where to go, you may have already won the race, or whatever's at stake. You can see the big picture, so move on out.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 5.
So many worthy causes, so little time and money. You want to save the world, but jobs need doing at home. They'll take all your resources this week. Tell the others they'll have to wait.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 5.
Don't try to figure it all out; there is a logical answer, but your partner may find it before you do. It's not a good day to ask for a raise.
Pay attention, so you can be in the right place at the right time.
The Kansas men's tennis team nearly pulled off an upset against No. 5 Texas A&M, losing 4-3 Wednesday afternoon at Alvamar Racquet Club.
Men fall to Texas A&M; doubles team succeeds
KANSAS TENNIS
Notes: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
The Kansas pair of Quentin Blakney and Pete Stroer led the charge, each winning his singles matches and earning a doubles victory.
The Jayhawks started off strong, as blakeney and Stroer defeated Tres Davis and Ryan Newport 8-4. The 19th-ranked doubles pair of Rodrigo Echagaray and Eleazar Magallan edged out Shuon Madden and Caradima 9-8 (7-3).
Blakeney knocked off Dumitrul Caradima 6-3, 6-3, while Stroer defeated Cody Hubbell'6-3, 6-2.
Kansas coach Ross Nwachukwu was pleased with the team's mind-set and emotion.
"The guys played with a tremendous amount of emotion and passion and fought their hearts out, but fell a little bit short," Nwachukwu said. "You could tell they were fired up.
"I was pleased we took the doubles point against some of the best doubles teams in the country, and I was hoping we could take that momentum into singles."
Kansan staff reports
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Texas Tech distracted by Bob Knight rumors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma State may have locked up an NCAA tournament bid yesterday, but the fate of Texas Tech coach James Dickey was the main topic of conversation after the Cowboys 71-59 win against the Red Raiders in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament.
Before the game Dickey refused comment on reports that the school had talked with Bob Knight about the former Indiana coach and three-
"I'm going to be the basketball coach at Texas Tech as long as I'm allowed to be," he said. "I'm the coach_until someone tells me differently."
Dickey, 166-124 in 10 years as Texas Tech coach, had come under fire after finishing 3-13 in the regular season league race, tied with Texas A&M for last place. Published reports in Texas and Indiana yesterday said the Texas Tech president and athletic director had met with Knight in Florida.
time NCAA champion joining the Red Raiders.
Afterward, Dickey didn't have much more to save.
Dickey denied the rumors were a distraction, but the Red Raiders played much of the game as if they were distracted.
Cliff Owens missed a high lob slam-dunk on Tech's first possession and the Cowboys (20-8) took a quick 8-2 lead.
Texas Tech (9-19) led briefly, but Maurice Baker scored seven points in a 13-0 run, and the Cowboys went on to a 32-18 halftime lead.
Former Indiana coach plans to sue university
The Cowboys opened the second half with a 13-2 run.
INDIANAPOLIS — Although Bob Knight is rumored to be Texas Tech's next coach, he is taking care of some old business.
Knight told Indiana he intended to sue the school for stander and libel from his September firing, alleging his former employer cost him more than $7 million.
According to a letter obtained yesterday by The Associated Press, Knight alleges the university violated the Indiana Open Door Law, inflicted emotional distress and interfered with his ability to find a coaching job.
"If the university doesn't negotiate with us, we have no choice but to sue," said Russell E. Yates, Knight's attorney.
The university denied the allegations.
Knight was fired Sept. 10 by Indiapa President Myles Brand after
29 years as coach for violating its "zero-tolerance" policy. The firing came after Knight grabbed a freshman student by the arm and lectured him on manners after he greeted the coach informally.
Knight had 180 days to notify the university of his intention to sue. That deadline is today.
Buchanan scored seven points and Reid had four in a 13-2 run, capped by Buchanan's three-point-play with 7:32 left in the first half that gave K-State a 22-14 lead. Belcher's steal and layup with 39 seconds remaining put K-State up 30-28 at the break.
He was unavailable for comment. Controversy is nothing new to Knight, who has become embroiled in a number of incidents through the years, including one almost a year ago when former player Neil Reed claimed Knight choked him during a practice.
Reynolds, who finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the 10th-seeded Wildcats, scored both of his putbacks after misses by Quentin Buchanan.
K-State (11-17) avenged two regular-season losses to the Cornhuskers and improved to 7-0 against Nebraska in Big 12 and Big Eight tournament games.
K-State beats Nebraska in conference tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Reynolds put in two follow shots in the final 43 seconds last night, including the game-winning jump shot with 1.5 seconds left, to lift Kansas State to a 62-58 win against Nebraska in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.
Conklin's three-point shot with 4:30 left gave Nebraska its biggest lead of the second half at 56-51.
Nebraska (14-16) had the ball and a 58-56 lead with a minute remaining. But Cookie Belcher fell to the floor and lost the ball to Buchanan.
Buchanan missed the resulting layup, but Reynolds rebounded and scored to tie the game at 58. After Reynolds' go-ahead score, Buchanan caught the tipped inbounds pass, was fouled with .1 second left and
lced the Wildcats' win with two free throws.
Larry Reid led K-State with 21 points and Buchanan had 11. Kelvin Howell had a game-high 13 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Steffon Bradford and Brian Conklin scored 10 points each for the Comhuskers, who shot just 36 percent (19-for-53) from the field.
TRACK AND FIELD
Shot putter suspended to 2 years for drug use
Hunter, who announced his retirement in Sydney, Australia, last year, accepted the ban, but "vehemently denies knowingly taking any banned substance" and maintains he is "the victim of an otherwise legal, contaminated supplement," the USATF said in a statement.
INDIANAPOLIS — World shot put champion C.J. Hunter received a two-year c suspension yesterday for testing positive for the banned steroid nandrolone, and he reiterated that he has retired.
Hunter, husband of triple Olympic champion Marion Jones, was suspended by USA Track & Field organization after he chose not to fight the charges brought against him by the International Amateur Athletic Federation and USAFE.
The USATF said Hunter "confirmed his long-held desire to retire from competition" by submitting the proper retirement form.
Under IAAF and USATF rule, an athlete is responsible for any prohibited substance found in his or her system, regardless of how it got there. Hunter's excuse that he did not intend to take a prohibited substance would not be a defense to a finding of a doping violation.
Hunter tested positive four times last summer for the steroid nandrolone. The case broke during the Sydney Olympics.
Associated Press
Sports Calendar
sat.
Track at NCAA Indoors in Fayetteville, Ark. All day.
Men's basketball in Big 1.2 Tournament in Kansas City, Mo., vs. Kansas State. 6 p.m.
Baseball vs. Missouri. 6 p.m.
Softball at Speedline Invitational in Tampa, Fla. UT Chattanooga. 2 p.m.; UMass, 4 p.m.
Men and women's diving at Zone Diving in Fayetteville, Ark. All day.
Men's basketball in Big 12
Tournament. With win
today, Kansas plays at
3:20 p.m. in Kansas City.
Baseball at Missouri. 3 p.m.
Track at NCAA Indoors in
Fayetteville, Ark. All day.
Women's tennis at Baylor.
1:30 p.m.
Soccer in KU Spring Club Invitational at Memorial Stadium. Challenge Soccer Club, 10 a.m.; Tulsa Soccer Club, 1 p.m.
Baseball at Missouri, 2 p.m.
Men's basketball in Big 12 Tournament. With wins today and tomorrow,
Kansas plays at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Ultimate Frisbee season popular for KU students
By Steve Laurenzo
Kansan sportswriter
When that happens it will time for spring intramural sports.
The grass fields will eventually lose the frost and won't feel like cement much longer.
Managers' meetings for ultimate Frisbee and sand volleyball will take place at 7 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 156 Robinson Center. Additionally, officials' meetings for sand volleyball will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at the same location. Ultimate Frisbee is a self-officiated activity.
This is a big reason ultimate Frisbee is misunderstood.
The general misconception about ultimate Frisbee is that it is played by a few people in an unorganized fashion.
But that's not the case. According to the Ultimate Players Association Web site the game is played competitively by more than 25,000 UPA and World Flying Disc Federation amateur athletes in more than 35 countries. This figure does not even consider the number of casual players.
Another common misconception is that ultimate Frisbee is a new sport.
To the contrary, ultimate, as avid players call it, was created more than 30 years ago by high school students in Maplewood, N.J. Originally played on an asphalt surface, the sport was moved to grass and began popping up on numerous college campuses by 1972.
Finally, many people believe ultimate Frisbee is just soccer with a Frisbee.
This isn't quite true. Again, according to the UPA web site, "Ultimate combines elements of soccer, football and basketball in a fast-paced game, played with a Frisbee, where everyone is a quarterback and everyone is a receiver."
Self-officiating is particularly effective in a sport like ultimate.
"We haven't had any problems with it because ultimate is a gentleman's game, like golf," said Brad Bolyard, intramural program assistant.
Last year 12 teams competed in the ultimate Frisbee league. Games are played at the Shenk
Complex, sand and town streets. The more traditional sport of sand volleyball offers a fun and competitive spring activity. The league had 56 teams last year. Matches are played on the four sand courts east of Robinson.
Unlike the other four team sports remaining on the spring schedule, sand volleyball will begin April 1, one week later than the others. This change was made because the activity is played just one day each week and waiting for daylight savings time will allow matches to go further into the evening. Each match is monitored by one official, appointed by recreation services.
Complex, 23rd and Iowa streets.
Other Intramural News:
The NCAA Final Four picks contest opens for entries Monday. Entries can be submitted until 7 p.m. Wednesday at 208 Robinson.
Limited spots were still available for the three-on-three soccer and softball leagues as of 9 a.m. yesterday. Interested parties should contact recreation services as soon as possible for details.
— Edited by Doug Pacey
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