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Quick Looks
Wednesday February 21, 2001
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Feb. 21). Your imagination and creativity bring attention. Be there for an older person and receive generous rewards as well. Overcome your shyness and share your visions in February and March. Just say you will in April. Don't think about the money; think about the folks you're helping. Give homework your full attention in May and steal time from your chores for your family in June. Do what you love and prosper in July. Hear constructive criticism in September, but don't let it inhibit your imagination in October. The boss thinks of you as a friend in December. You can solve the puzzle to gain riches by next February.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8. You'll do your best today working with a team. A group that's imaginative and creative is perfect. Do the planning now, but don't take action yet. You're liable to start without something you'll need.
Taurus (April.20-May 20) — Today is a 5.
Be respectful and obedient for the next few days.
Things that could affect you are going on over your head. Maybe you think you have nothing to do with the outcome, but they all look to you for common sense and stability.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7. You're reaching out and learning new things. You're interested in everything, and this could help you increase your allowance. Study hard, especially foreign languages. You're good at them, and learning a new one could boost your paycheck.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6.
You're still looking for the best deals. You're creative and full of great ideas. Try something you've read about but haven't tried before. It won't be easy, but it could work out well for you.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6.
If you have a partner or attorney negotiating to get your money, watch out. You don't want him or her to get wealthy while you go into debt. Keep an eye on the person you've hired to do your talking or thinking.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5.
You're still working hard and not making enough.
The job seems interesting, though, so don't complain.
Make up for it with the fringe benefits, the skills you learn and the friends you make.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct 22) — Today is an 8.
Want to learn how to do something you've never done before? Get a good outfit to match your new aspirations, and advancement in your career is quite possible. Look like you've reached that goal already.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7.
Home, family and stability are on your mind. Are you in love? You want to make sure that your loved ones are secure, but all you want to do is snuggle.
Security's an ongoing assignment, but snuggle when you can.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8.
You should be pretty good at what you're doing by now. Go through old material, just to polish your skills. Put your talents to work, too. Something that you can do around the house will save you plenty.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6.
Money's coming in from work you've done in the past. Those checks are in the mail. How are you going to spend all this loot? Better go through your lists one more time, just so you don't forget anything.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8.
You and a friend have a scheme to do good for others, if you haven't gotten a project like that going, step on it. This is a way to be a good guy and also to make a few bucks. No harm in that.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5.
Older people talking behind closed doors could affect you and your job. Maneuver yourself to be i the right place at the right time, with the right skills This is something of a guessing game, but you're good at those.
Game not foreign to WNBA star
Where are they now?
By Brent Briggeman
sports @kansan.com
sports wristwriter
Basketball has kept WNBA star Tamecka Dixon busy during the past few months. It's a good thing because she has little else to occupy her time.
Alumna sharpens skills in Turkey
Dixon, a former All-American guard at Kansas, has spent the winter refining her skills with a team in Istanbul.
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Turkey. Aside from playing, she has little to do.
"We play about three times a week, so that keeps me pretty busy," she said.
"It's just the days off that get pretty lonely."
The Galatisary team in Istanbul contacted Dixon's agent during the past WNBA season. Dixon took the job; she was looking for any edge she could get.
Kansas coach Marian Washington said Dixon had adapted to life in Turkey.
Dixon: playing in Turkey during WNBA off-season
"She seems to be very well-adjusted," Washington said. "She is an intelligent young woman. I know she's enjoyed calls from home to help when she gets lonely."
Washington believed it was the family atmosphere of the Kansas program
This isn't the first time basketball has unexpectedly led Dixon far from home. A high school star in Linden, New Jersey, Dixon said no one expected her to come to school at Kansas in 1994.
Tamecka Dixon, a former All-American guard at Kansas, now plays in the WNBSA. He is spending the off-season refining her skills with a Turkish team. Kanase file photo
"I really felt like we connected personally," Washington said. "Her family really wanted her to work with a coach who could help her develop as a young woman, and she liked our style of play and the exposure we could give her."
that helped Dixon make the decision.
"Meeka," as Dixon is called by teammates and friends, made a quick adjustment to the college game. She immediately cracked the starting lineup and was named to the Academic All-Big Eight team as a freshman.
Dixon compiled an impressive list of accolades in her four years in Lawrence. She was twice named the conference player of the year and in 1997 was named to The Associated Press All-American second team.
"She's one of the quickest players with the ball I've seen in a long time." Washington said. "Her quickness allowed us to isolate her and let her break down the defense."
One of the top female college players in 1997. The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Dixon and immediately thrust her into the starting lineup.
Dixon averaged nearly 12 points in the league's first year, a number which increased to more than 16 her second year. Her productivity dipped during the past year, so Dixon decided to use this off-season to polish her game before the WNBA season starts in May. It also has helped her appreciate her good fortune in basketball.
"This has made me appreciate what women players had to do before we had a league," she said. "This has been tough to be alone and thousands of miles away from home. This was a good time for me to do it though, since I don't have any kids and I can just ship my friends and family in and out."
Dixon said she still considered Kansas basketball part of her extended family.
mates, and coach Washington has become like a mother figure to me," she said.
"I still talk to quite a few of my team-
Washington echoed the warm feelings.
"I'm so proud of her," she said. "She really is a great young woman, and she deserves a lot of credit for helping our program both then and now."
As for Dixon, her career has left her with only one regret thus far.
"My only regret is that I was never able to give coach Washington a Final Four," she said. "Td give up all that I have now if I could go back for four more years and try to do that."
Edited by Brandy Straw
Sports Calendar
Men's basketball vs.
Colorado at 7 p.m.
Women's basketball at
Nebraska at 7:05 p.m.
Baseball at Oklahoma at 3 p.m.
Intramural tourney to begin
Softball in Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga.; vs. Massachusetts at noon; vs. Alabama at 7:30 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Brigham Young. Men's tennis at Pennsylvania in Philadelphia at 3 p.m. Track and field in Big 12 Indoor Championships at Nebraska.
Women's basketball vs.
Missouri at 2:05 p.m.
Baseball at Oklahoma at
3 p.m.
Softball vs. Arizona State at noon.
Rowing in Indoor Ergometer Race in Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
Track and field in Big 1.2 Indoor Championships.
Basketball teams battle for chance to play in finals
By Steve Laurenzo
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
It's tournament time in the men's intramural basketball league.
Recreation Services will post the official tournament brackets by 5 p.m. today outside the office at 208 Robinson Center. Teams begin battle at 5:45 p.m. tomorrow.
The teams are playing for an ultimate destination — Allen Fieldhouse. The fieldhouse historically plays host to the championship game of each division. In past years, parents and other family members of championship players have traveled for as long as three hours to spend time in the friendly confines watching the championship games.
Jason Krone, assistant director of recreation services, thinks that this year's tournament will be worth watching based on the quality of play this season.
"We have the whole gamut of talent," he said. "We run all the way up on talent level, such that some players and even teams could play on the small college level."
The brief but exciting season went smoothly, according to Krone. He has heard more positive compliments than negative, and he attributed that to this season's caliber of officials.
"I think it's because we have a high number of officials and the highest number of quality officials that I've seen." Krone said.
Those officials will have an opportunity to advance through the tournament as well. As the field of teams shrinks, so does the number of officials needed. Those officials deemed strongest and most impartial will blow the whistle on James Naismith Court in mid-March.
Officials ejected 10 players in a little less than a month of play. Nine of the 10 players tossed violated the "No Dunking" rule. Krone said that each year he stressed the rule at the manager meetings, but inevitably there were violators. The one other ejection was for unsportsmanlike conduct. Each of the ten players must have
met with Krone and served a one-game suspension to be eligible for the tournament.
The men's tournaments are the only brackets beginning tomorrow. Women's and co-recreational leagues take a break while the men's field is shrunk down to match the size of the other divisions. This is done to ensure all championship games will be played during the course of a day or two.
Intramural notes
in other intramural news, racquetball doubles competition saw its participation cut in half this season, down to only eight pairs. The number of competitors fell on the same Saturday afternoon as the Kansas men's basketball game at Iowa State. Krone said efforts would be made to next season to better facilitate those who wanted to play and watch the Jayhawks.
Finally, entries will be accepted from March 12-14 for the NCAA Final Four Picks contest. Entry is free, and, as in intramural contests, the winner will receive an intramural T-shirt.
— Edited by Sydney Wallace
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