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Quick Looks
Friday March 2,2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (March 2).
Your house looks like an interesting place to be this year — frustrating sometimes, but interesting. In March, use the pressure you're feeling as motivation to get something you've always wanted. Your boss has big ideas in April, so find a way to fit into them. Experience is your teacher in May — watch out! Love and business clash in July, but business can wait. Cruise through autumn on the strength of what you've already accomplished. A breakthrough at work in December creates new possibilities, including a challenging assignment in February.
Aries (March 21- April 19) — Today is a 6.
Everything seems to be going along fine, and
EVERYthing seems to be going along fine, she titten - WHAPI - you run into a problem you hadn't anticipated. It could be something you forgot all about. That's why it's good to be on a team. Check with teammates to make sure you're headed in the right direction.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6.
You could get a raise or some sort of a bonus today. But don't brag about it. One of your friends is in a delicate financial situation. That sideyed look will make it hard for you to keep from giving him a loan. And you just know a loan isn't going to be good for him, don't you?
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6.
You can have fun today. In fact, too much fun.
Don't get too rowdy, even if you think you can. The odds of the boss coming back unexpectedly are too great. Just assume somebody important is watching you.
Cancer (June 22-July 23) — Today is a 5.
You need to do some work for someone else, and you have several chores on your own list. What about fun? Don't you get any time for that? Actually, no. Not until Sunday. Schedule a hot date for then.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6.
You're so popular that it's hard to make time for practical matters. But if you don't, you could accidentally get yourself too far into debt. It can happen so quickly, too, so you'd better balance your checkbook before you go out.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — Today is a 5.
If you think everybody around you is crazy, well,
you're right. You're the only one exercising any
common sense. Your first instinct is to lay low, but
that may not work. At least remind them of what
they're trying to accomplish. Nicely, of course.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7.
Libra (sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7.
You may get an enticing invitation, and wouldn't you love to just drop everything and go?
Unfortunately, you haven't finished your work ahead of schedule. But don't fret: If you finish tomorrow, you can go.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6.
There are ways to save that you haven't discovered.
You could be wasting resources or paying too much interest. Go after those pennies with a magnifying glass. You'll be delighted at how many you find.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6.
Your roommate wants one thing and you want another. All you can agree on is that change is necesary. You care enough about each other to work out a compromise. Explain that to a concerned yet innocent bystander.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6.
You're a hard worker, and never more so than now.
You may have to do a job over again due to someone else's mistake. The good news is, you should be paid well for the work you're doing. You deserve it, because it's interfering with your social life.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7.
You'd like to shower your loved ones with goodies, and you'd also like to support a worthy cause. But you're not made of money. Don't worry: What they really want is your attention. Still, dividing that up between them will be hard enough.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5.
Do you feel like everybody's leaning on you and
there's not enough of you to go around? Well,
you're right. Guess it's about time for you to set
some limits. If you don't, who will?
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Senior Jon Reyes led the Kansas men's swimming team by placing ninth overall in the 500-yard freestyle during preliminaries of the Big 1.2 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships yesterday in the
Senior swimmer leads team at Big 12 meet
Championships yesterday in the Jamaail Texas Swim Center in Austin.
KANSAS SWIMMING
Reyes had a season-best 4:31,76 time in the 500, taking ninth and qualifying for the consolation finals. Sophomore Brian Soria also qualified for the consolations by finishing 16th in 4:36,11. Individuals gain team points for their respective squads by qualifying for championship finals (places 1-8) or consolation finals (places 9-16).
Of the 18 KU swimmers participating yesterday in the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle races, 17 recorded season-bests.
Texas, which has a sizable lead after the diving competition that was held two weeks ago, dominated the first day's preliminary action, placing at least four swimmers in each of the three events that took place this afternoon.
Finals for the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays, will be at 7 tonight.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M men's basketball coaching staff has been named the best dressed staff in the nation, while coach Melvin Watkins was tabbed as the best dressed head coach in the Big 12 Conference by College Insider.com, a popular Internet site devoted to college basketball.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
A&M's basketball staff deemed best dressed
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
"As for the most stylish staff, well, it was no contest — the coaching staff at Texas A&M gets the nod," said Angela Lento, who writes a fashion column throughout the season for the Web site. "The battle for the Big 12's best dressed head coach was virtually decided back in October. The class of the Big 12 is one of the favorites for the Best-Dressed Coach in America. I love that handkerchief."
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech head coach James Dickey, whose team has dropped 10 of its last 11 games and has struggled for four straight seasons, will be evaluated after the season's final game against No. 24 Texas tomorrow, school administrators said.
Tech will evaluate coach's poor record
"I don't think anybody's satisfied with the season," said Tech athletic director Gerald Myers in yesterday's editions of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal. "Not the coach, the fans, anybody."
Dickey, who has three years remaining on his contract, has been at Tech for 10 years.
In that time, he is compiled a 166-122 record. The Red Raiders are 9-17 overall and 3-12 in the Big 12 so far this season.
Dickey's frustration with his team's record became apparent several times this week.
He was charged with a technical foul during Wednesday evening's 80-63 loss to No. 8 Iowa State after he shoved a television camera as he walked off the floor at halftime. He later apologized.
During Monday night's 66-58 loss to Oklahoma State, Dickey rubbed his hands across his face, and at one point pulled his coat jacket off, sending a pen and his checkbook across the floor.
"if you are 3-11 (in the conference)
and you've lost 16 games, that goes
Tech President David Schmidt said losing records and dwindling attendance have opened up questions about Dickey and his team's performance.
beyond frustration; that goes to unacceptable," he said after the game.
Schmidt said the decline may be partially due to the loss of nine scholarships during the past four years based on NCAA sanctions. Tech's athletic programs were sanctioned after major NCAA violations in the 1990s, including recruiting and unethical conduct.
"Hopefully, we're going to get that turned around." he said.
ST. LOUIS — Misfortune for Creighton is likely the Missouri Valley Conference's only chance to get two teams in the NCAA tournament.
The regular-season champion is head and shoulders above the rest of the conference heading into the Missouri Valley tournament today through Monday. Creighton (23-6, 14-4 Valley) also is 25th in the current RPI ratings, and the only conference team receiving votes in the AP poll.
Creighton a virtual lock for NCAA tournament
The Bluejays should make the NCAA field, no matter what happens in the conference tournament and if someone else wins that team would get the automatic bid.
"If we be beat, maybe we'll get an at-large bid, and that's a big maybe," Altman said. "If we lose and get a low seed and another team wins the tournament and gets a low seed, and we both lose, that doesn't do the league any good."
But coach Dana Altman wants to make sure.
Won-loss record isn't the only thing going for Creighton, which won the Valley outright for the first time since 1990-1991. An upgraded
schedule also is a major plus, with games against Providence, Wyoming and Nebraska.
"We've played good teams, and we've tried to do what people want us to do," Altman said. "We'll just wait and see what happens."
"It's a direct relationship to our seniors," Altman said. "They just would not accept us not playing good."
"I told our team not to worry about it, and we'll do the best we can," Creighton, which will play the winner of the Southwest Missouri State-Wichita State game today, enters the tournament on a 10-game winning streak. The Bluejays were 5-4 at one point.
Creighton is trying to become the first team since Southern Illinois from 1993-1995 to win the conference tournament three straight seasons.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Russell earns honor after record weekend
Scott Russell earned this week's Kansan Athlete of the Week honors. Russell broke his personal best in the weight throw in last weekend's Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships in Lincoln, Neb. Russell's throw of 75 feet, 10 inches broke his previous conference record by two feet and four inches. He also set a 2001 world record, which was immediately broken by Southern Methodist's Liber Charfreitag last Saturday.
KANSAS BASKETBALL
Senior forward Kenny Gregory agreed to participate in the College Slam Dunk Contest that is sponsored by ESPN. The contest will be held on the Thursday prior to the national semifinals. Gregory will take part only if Kansas is not playing in the Final Four.
Sports Calendar
Spring intramural season draws near
Men's swimming at Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas. All day. Track at NCAA Qualifiers in Ames, Iowa.
Track at USA Championships.
Men's swimming at
Men's swimming at Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas. All day.
Track at NCAA Qualifiers in Lincoln, Neb.
Track at USA Championships.
Men's tennis vs. Boise State. 9 a.m.; vs. UMKC. 3 pm
Women's tennis at Iowa State. noon.
Baseball vs. Oklahoma State. 4 p.m. (tentative)
Men's basketball vs. Missouri. 1 p.m. (CBS) Baseball vs. Oklahoma State. 1 p.m. doubleheader. (tentative)
By Steve Laurenzo
By Steve Laurenza
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
You might not be able to tell because of the snow, but spring is approaching.
Recreation services offers intramural softball, ultimate Frisbee, three-on-three soccer and sand volleyball to satisfy students' needs for fun in the sun. Although initial games may be played in cool temperatures some seasons extend into late April.
Managers' meetings for soccer and softball are at 7 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 156 Robinson Center. Play begins Monday, March 26 for both events.
Unlike last year, the popular three-on-three soccer will be played inside Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Although most soccer enthusiast prefer playing on grass rather than artificial turf, heavy rains can cancel outdoor games for up to three days.
Evening play also should help accommodate the schedules of most participants. Recreation services staff hopes a change of venue will improve the event, despite the less than desirable playing surface. They anticipate most of the participants will be willing to make sacrifices in exchange for convenience.
"We got a lot of positive feedback, and no calls for changes."
Jason Krone Assistant Director of Recreation Services
Last year, three-on-three soccer realized even greater success than recreation services expected. They wanted eight teams, but were pleasantly surprised when 22 teams signed up.
"It worked out exceedingly better than I thought it would," said Jason Krone, assistant director of recreation services. "We got a lot of positive feedback, and no calls for changes." Three-on-three is a self-officiated, low contact version of soccer played on a shrunk down field.
Softball's regular season will take place at the Shenk Complex, 23rd and Iowa streets. At the end of the season the tournament will be at the Clinton Lake Softball Complex. In previous years, participants have enjoyed this venue upgrade considering that tournament days can extend from mid-morning to early evening
INTRAMURAL EVENTS
Sport: Southern
Managers' meeting: 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 156 Robinson
Play begins: March 26
Location: Shenk Complex (regu-
lar season); Clinton Lake Softball
Complex (tournament)
Sport: Three-on-three soccer
Managers' meeting: 7 p.m.
Sunday at 156 Robinson
Play begins: March 26
Location: Anschutz Sports
Pavilion
for some of the 100-plus teams.
The only difference in recreation services' version of softball is that players get two strikes and three balls during an at-bat. This speeds up the pace of play considerably. Each game is allotted 50 minutes. Before the rule change, many games lasted just three to four innings. Now, most games span seven innings and allow for multiple at-bats for all players.
Softball will no longer be played on Satdays because of frequent scheduling conflicts and no-shows.
Check next week's Kansan for dates of interest and previews of ultimate Frisbee and sand volleyball.
— Edited by Doug Pacey
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