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Tuesday March 6,2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (March 6).
You're good at serving others, and this year you'll take the lead. Set out to make a dream come true in March. Accept your dream job in April. Learn by doing in May and by reading the textbooks in June. You're winning in July, and it shows. Work in August is fun and pays pretty well, too. Take on more than you think you can do in December. Accept your friends' encouragement in January. Be objective next February to fix an old problem.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7.
The path ahead looks wide open and you're ready to go, but don't squander resources. To make this idea work, stay within your budget. Everything seems easy today, but it also will be easy to over-spend.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7.
tourts (April 20-May 20) — I always a 7.
Fixing up your place a little could improve your investment a lot; having more equity in your home never hurts. If you don't own a home yet, talk with a lender. You may not be as far from getting one as you thought.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8.
You'll spend all day racing back and forth if you don't find help. Get a friend to run an errand, for example. An extra 10 minutes spent on the phone beforehand could save hours later.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6.
There are several ways you can make ends meet either cut costs, increase your income or do both. Get the job done early and you'll look even better when you ask for a raise.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8.
Sheer the facts at your fingertips to win the argument; she bravado's not going to do it this time, though it always makes you look dashing.
Celebrate tonight with a passionate friend.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5.
You may feel a sense of urgency about changing something at home. Your partner would like to think it over, but you're ready. Throwing out something that belongs to the other person could get you into trouble.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7.
Spur your creativity by learning something new. A skill you've always admired could be yours. Get the book or sign up for the class.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8.
Heed a partner's suggestion, but trust your hunch.
By being in the right place at the right time you
could beat the competition. Provide what's needed
before it's asked for, and your success is assured.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7.
Break out of the same old rut — you've got the emotional support you need, if not the financial. But don't just cut and run. Take care of the folks who need you.
Capricom (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7.
Check with your network of informants. You could find out about a deal and move on it before anybody else gets the news. It might cost money to make money, but that's all right.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7.
It may be hard to win a debate with a charming friend with facts alone. You may decide to throw the game, even if you have the winning hand.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7.
Your workload's increasing, so show you can keep up. The older folks are watching you. They like you, so it shouldn't be too hard to get more work and more money.
KANSAS SOCCER
The Kansas women's soccer team will have a different venue in its spring exhibition schedule. The Jayhawks will take on two club teams Sunday at Memorial Stadium.
Soccer team to play club teams at stadium
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
Kansas will face Challenge Soccer Club of Houston at 10 a.m. and Tulsa (Okla). Soccer Club at 1 p.m.
Both matches will be played on the new Astroplay surface at Memorial Stadium. They will be the first soccer contests to take place on the six-month-old playing surface.
Used in the United States primarily for American football, Astroplay is used on the training fields of several top european professional soccer clubs, including Spanish giant Real Madrid.
The Jayhawks are coming off three seven-on-seven matches Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. The 'Hawks defeated Southern Nazarene 6-0 in the first game before dropping a 3-1 decision to Oral Roberts and a 7-6 result to a team of coaches.
Sophomore forward Carmel Kaplinger led the team with four goals in the three contests.
Kansan staff reports
BIG 12 SPORTS
Bush honors Oklahoma football, softball teams
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush saluted Oklahoma University's national champion football and softball teams at the White House yesterday, urging them to set good examples as role models.
"I'd like to remind those who are champions on the field that it's important to be a champion off the field, too, that there's a lot of young men and women who look at you all as champs," he told the two squads,
"Being the champ, the national champion, is an awesome responsibility." Bush said. "It means not only do you get to carry a trophy, it means you have the burden of setting the example, of saying to young kids, 'Somebody cares about you enough so that we'll help you make the right choices in life.'"
who flanked him in the East Room.
He likened the Oklahoma football team's championship season to his own presidential victory last year. The Sooners capped their
13-0 season with a 13-2 victory against Florida State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3, and the team presented Bush with a ball from the game.
The softball team beat UCLA, 3-1,
earning its first national championship at the Women's College
World Series in Oklahoma City.
"We both started our respective campaigns as underdogs. We both won our championships in the state of Florida," Bush said. "There's a big difference, though. It took you all 60 minutes. Took me 36 days."
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas rallied from an early deficit and defeated Wisconsin-Milwaukee 9-3 yesterday, sweeping a three-game series from the Panthers.
Texas sweeps series with Wisconsin team
Dave Pudlosky doubled in a run and scored after a ground out and an error for a 2-0 UWM lead in the top of the fourth inning.
The Longhorns (12-8) responded with five runs in the bottom of the inning behind a
Reliever Keith Frizell (1-0) pitched a career-high six innings to pick up the win. He allowed two hits and one run while striking out four.
with two runs in the fifth on RBI hits from Ontiveros and Tim Moss.
Quintin Oldenburg (0-1) got the loss for Wisconsin-Milwaukee (0-3). He gave up seven hits and seven runs, only three of them earned, before leaving in the fifth run. He struck out two and walked three.
The Panthers were hurt by four errors; only five of Texas' nine runs were earned.
Darin Haugom had a triple and scored for the Panthers in the seventh. Pudlosky went 2-for-2 for the visitors.
BASEBALL
Belle fights hip pain, might not play again
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The $39 million question remains unanswered. Will Albert Belle be able to play baseball again for the Baltimore Orioles?
Belle again delayed his long-await ed spring training debut yesterday, declaring himself unable to play in an exhibition game on the road against the New York Mets
He has missed all four of the
Orioles' spring training games because of an arthritic right hip that threatens to end his career. Shortly before the Orioles boarded a
bus to Port St. Lucie, Belle told man
mager Mike Hargrove that his ailing
hip had not healed enough to allow
him to play right field.
"Their waiting chat has become a daily ritual, and Hargrove has yet to hear the three words he's been waiting for: "I can play."
"It's no different than yesterday. The hip was no better," Hargrove said. "He'll try to play tomorrow."
Belie, 34, has three seasons left
on a $65 million, five-year contract. He will receive the remaining $39 million whether he plays or not. The Orioles have an insurance policy that will cover 70 percent of that amount, The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun have reported.
But money is not the issue for the Orioles, who need Belle's bat in a lineup that is severely lacking in power. Despite suffering through a second-half slump last season because of his hip, Belle still led the Orioles with 23 homers and 103 RBI.
That's why Hargrove will wait as long as possible before charting plans for a season without his projected cleanup hitter.
Hargrove said Sunday the team would like to reach a decision by the middle of spring training.
BOXING
The women, the daughters of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, will fight Friday, June 8 at the Turning Stone casino to coincide with the International Boxing Hall of Fame's Induction Weekend, Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbratter said yesterday.
VERONA, N.Y. — After months of verbal sparring, Laila Ali and Jacqui Frazier Lyde will resume the ring rivalry begun three decades ago by their fathers.
Daughters of boxers to fight this summer
Frazier-Lyde and Ali fought and won separate bouts in Verona on Friday night. Ali (9-0, 8 KOs), who needed five rounds to stop Christine Robinson (2-5, 1 KO), ended the fight with a barrage of rights and left uppercut.
In a shorter fight, FrazierLyde (7.0, 7 KOs) stopped Genevia Buckhalter (2.8, 2 KOs) at 1.05 of the first round.
The Associated Press
TRIVIA ANSWER
Cleveland Barons
tues.
Sports Calendar
Women's basketball vs.
Baseball at Southwest Missouri State, 2:30 p.m.
Women's golf at the GTE "Mo" morial in Houston, Texas, all day.
Women's basketball vs.
Oklahoma State in Big
12 Tournament in
Kansas City, noon.
thurs.
Men's tennis vs. Texas A&M, 2 p.m.
Women's tennis at Baylor, 2:30 p.m.
Softball at Speedline Invitational in Tampa; Fla. vs. Wisconsin, 3 p.m.; vs. Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Stanford tops poll again; 'Hawks No.9
The Associated Press
STANFORD, Calif. — They avenged their season's only loss to UCLA. Now the top-ranked Stanford Cardinal have other hurdles before they can look to the NCAA Tournament — home games against Arizona and Arizona State.
Stanford (27-1) was a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the secondstraight week and the third time this season.
Stanford, the only Division I team with less than three losses, received all 70 first-place votes and 1,750 points from the national media panel yesterday, after its 85-79 victory against UCLA last weekend.
The victory also clinched the Cardinal a share of its thirdstraight Pac 10 Conference title.
But the regular season is not finished yet. On Thursday, Stanford plays host to No. 8 Arizona (21-7) before the season finale Saturday against Arizona State. A victory against either team would give the Cardinal the conference title outright.
Stanford downed the Wildcats 85-76 earlier this season in Tucson, Ariz.
"We want to show the country that we are hands-down the best team," said Stanford forward Ryan
Mendez.
Following Stanford in the poll was Michigan State (24-3), which moved up the rankings after beating Wisconsin and Michigan last week and earned the Spartans a share of the Big 10 regular-season title.
Duke (26-4) dropped to third. The Blue Devils beat North Carolina on Sunday, sharing the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title, but lost to Maryland earlier in the week.
Big 10 co-champion Illinois moved from fifth to fourth after defeating Minnesota on Sunday, Florida, which beat Kentucky on Sunday and earned a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship, also moved up one place and was fifth.
North Carolina dropped two spots to sixth and was followed in the Top 10 by Iowa State, Arizona, Kansas and Boston College.
Maryland, which followed its 91-80 win against Duke with a 102-6 victory against then-No. 7 Virginia, made the week's biggest jump, from 16th to No. 11. Virginia dropped five spots to 12th and was followed by UCLA, Mississippi, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Syracuse, Georgetown, Notre Dame and Texas.
The last five ranked teams were St. Joseph's, Wake Forest, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Fresno State.
AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses; records through March 4; total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote; and previous ranking:
| ik team | rec | pts | pvs |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Stanford (70) | 27-1 | 1,750 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan St. | 24-3 | 1,648 | 3 |
| 3. Duke | 26-4 | 1,609 | 2 |
| 4. Illinois | 23-6 | 1,486 | 5 |
| 5. Florida | 22-5 | 1,469 | 6 |
| 6. N. Carolina | 23-5 | 1,404 | 4 |
| **7. Iowa St.** | **25-4** | *1,318* | **8** |
| 8. Arizona | 21-7 | 1,279 | 9 |
| **9. Kansas** | **23-5** | *1,143* | **10** |
| 10. Boston College | 23-4 | 1,119 | 11 |
| 11. Maryland | 20-9 | 993 | 16 |
| 12. Virginia | 20-7 | 961 | 7 |
| 13. UCLA | 20-7 | 878 | 12 |
| 14. Mississippi | 23-6 | 734 | 14 |
| 15. Kentucky | 19-9 | 696 | 15 |
| **16. Oklahoma** | **23-6** | *684* | **17** |
| 17. Syracuse | 22-7 | 594 | 19 |
| 18. Georgetown | 23-6 | 508 | 21 |
| 19. Notre Dame | 19-8 | 431 | 13 |
| **20. Texas** | **23-7** | *391* | **24** |
| 21. St. Joseph's | 24-5 | 287 | 18 |
| 22. Wake Forest | 19-9 | 274 | 23 |
| 23. Wisconsin | 18-9 | 212 | 22 |
| 24. Ohio St. | 20-9 | 158 | — |
| 25. Fresno St. | 24-5 | 114 | — |
Offerers receiving votes: Tennessee 10), Providence 9, Albany 8), Arkansas 6), Cincinnati 10), Gonzaga 40, Indiana 31, Florida 22, Missouri 22, Kentucky 22, Louisiana 12, Maryland 12, California 12, St. John's 3, Richmond 2, Utah 7, Cali 2, Burlington 1, Missouil. 1