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SAgIttArIuS
(Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)
As Mercury joins the Sun in
your sign today you will have
the confidence to try things that
you may have held back from a
while ago. By all means think
before you act but don't think so
long and so deeply that
opportunities pass you by.
cAprIcOrN
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)
The pressure is very much on
now and there's not much you
can do about it, but you can
control the way you react to
events. Persuade yourself to
believe that challenges are
opportunities in disguise, and
find ways to make them work for
you.
AquArIuS
(Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)
If you need to make a quick
decision about something today
try switching off the logical,
step-by-step part of your brain
and following your instincts
instead. Deep down you already
know what needs to be done, so
let your inner voice guide you.
pISceS
(Feb. 20-Mar. 20)
If you start something new over
the next few days it may turn
out to be harder than you at first
imagined, but it will also be
rewarding both mentally and
financially. Never doubt that
you can find ways to make a
success of your endeavors.
ArIeS
(March 21-April 20)
Listen to what people who have
more experience than you are
saying and take your cue from
them. You may not be able to
see all sides of what's going on
at the moment but if you keep
your eyes and ears open you'll
"get it" soon enough.
tAuruS
(April 21-May 21)
Life is too short to worry about
what your neighbours or
relatives might think, so get on
and do what you were going todo and let the chips fall where
they may. Also, don't let how
much your choices may cost
financially influence you in any
way.
geMINI
(May 22-June 21)
You must not allow yourself to
get dragged into a dispute
between some of your friends or
your work colleagues. Even if
you try to be an honest broker it
is inevitable that one or both
sides will take offence at your
suggestions. Keep your
distance.
cANcer
(June 22-July 23)
Anyone who thinks they are
tough enough to take you on
will learn soon enough that
Cancer is not a sign to be trifled
with. Just because you are quiet
and inoffensive by nature does
not mean you don't know how
to go on the attack!
leO
(July 24-Aug. 23)
With the Sun moving through
the most dynamic area of your
chart you will do anything it
takes to reach your goal. And
now that mind planet Mercury
is joining the Sun you should
be able to find a few short-cuts
to help you as well.
vIrgO
(Aug. 24-Sept. 23)
Something that seems perfectly
logical to you may make no
sense at all to someone whose
outlook on life is essentially
emotional. With that fact in
mind don't take it personally if
certain people can't grasp the
essentials of what's going on.
You can, and that's what
matters.
lIBrA
(Sept. 24-Oct. 23)
If you fancy taking a risk
purely for the fun of it todaythen do so and don't stop to
think what the consequences
might be. Hopefully, your
enormous self-confidence will
see you safely through to the
finish line - but don't keep
pushing your luck.
ScOrpIO
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
You have done all the thinking
and planning you need to do
and now you must act! Be
ambitious, be assertive and be
totally and utterly determined
to reach the goal you have set
for yourself. What Scorpio
wants, Scorpio gets, one way
or another.BIrtHDAy tueSDAy
If one course of action
seems to be going nowhere
then abandon it and try
something else. Sagittarius
is what is known as a
mutable sign, meaning you
know how to adapt. There
will always be numerous
ways to get where you
most need to go.Sally Brompton Daily Horoscope
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SAllyBrOMptON.cOMHall in a day’s work
By Zach BraZillerEventually, the cream rose.
The power-conference team
started playing like one.
Iona wasn’t going to pull
off a stunner in Rick Pitino’s
return to college basketball.
It wasn’t going to upset 19-
point favorite Seton Hall in
its home opener.
The Gaels did scare the Pi-
rates for about 25 minutes.
They did have them down
nine points late in the first
half. For a team that was
down two injured starters,
had only two returning con-
tributors available and just
recently returned to practice
after a two-week pause due
to a positive COVID-19 test,
that spoke volumes.
“You’re talking about a
Hall of Fame coach,” Seton
Hall coach Kevin Willard,
Pitino’s assistant at Louis-
ville and with the Celtics,
said over Zoom. “I wasn’t
shocked we were down nine.
“They’re exactly what I
thought they were going to be.
They’re extremely well-
coached, they play hard andthey are going to win a lot of
games because, in my opinion,
he’s the greatest
college coach ever.”
Seton Hall
pulled away in the
second half on the
strength of a 24-5
run, coasting to an
86-64 victory at
fan-less Pruden-
tial Center in
Newark. Sandro
Mamukelashvili,
Myles Cale and
Jared Rhoden took
over, combining
for 59 points and
22 rebounds. Iona didn’t have
an answer. The Gaels wore
down. Their jumpers stopped
falling and their defensive in-
tensity dropped.
When Pitino, the formerLouisville, Kentucky and
Providence coach who spent
the last two years
coaching profes-
sionally in
Greece, called
Willard to sched-
ule this game on
Saturday, he
knew he was run-
ning into a buzz
s aw.
“I’m not pissed
off that I lost, be-
cause I love
Kevin,” Pitino
joked. “If Kevin
wasn’t the coach,
I’d probably want to go out
and drink a quart of scotch.
“It was excellent for us.
Getting them in Madison
Square Garden next year
will even be better,” headded, referring to the re-
turn game the teams have
agreed to play next year.
There were some bright
spots despite the lopsided
loss, even without starting
point guard Asante Gist and
7-foot-1 freshman forward
Osborn Shema. Freshman
big man Nelly Junior Joseph
showed potential, notching
13 points, six rebounds and
two blocks. So did freshman
guard Ryan Myers (nine
points) of Brooklyn. Senior
Isaiah Ross scored a team-
high 23 points, though Pitino
wasn’t happy with his per-
formance, pointing to the
zero in the assist column.
“I thought our defensive
intensity was great in the
first half. If we would’ve
played the same type of de-
fense in the second half, we
had a chance to win the
game,” Pitino said. “Over-
all, it was terrific. We are
going to be a really good
basketball team.”After scare, Pirates
sail past Iona, spoil
Pitino’s return
NOT SO FAST: Shavar Reynolds Jr. drives on Iona’s
Tahlik Chavez in Seton Hall’s 86-64 win over the Gaels
in former Louisville, Kentucky, and Providence coach
Rick Pitino’s return to college basketball. Bill Kostroun (2)Rick PiTiNOSetON HAll 86
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