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Deaths spark outrage U.S. Army sergeant kills 16 in Afghan villages

Check out this week’s iN75 This week’s iN75 has lots of suggestions on where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Also, the career expo at Edison is coming up, and a Sidney man steers “the ship of dreams” at LaComedia.

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Primary lacking primarily in excitement What if they held a presidential primary and nobody came?

That wasn’t far from the truth last Tuesday in Ohio. I’m not sure I’ve ever witnessed a presidential primary greeted with such a startling outburst of apathy.

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Candidates spar before primaries Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Sunday nudged rival Newt Gingrich to step aside, arguing a head-to-head contest between himself and Mitt Romney should “occur sooner rather than later.”

A defiant Gingrich predicted victories in Tuesday’s primaries in Alabama and Mississippi and called Romney the weakest Republican front-runner in nearly a century. See Page 7.

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BALANDI, Afghanistan (AP) — Moving from house to house, a U.S. Army sergeant opened fire Sunday on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing 16 people mostly women and children in an attack that reignited fury at the U.S. presence following a wave of deadly protests over Americans burning Qurans.

The attack threatened the deepest breach yet in U.S.-Afghan relations, raising questions both in Washington and Kabul why American STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER about Newton Local Schools Principal Danielle Davis helps Kristen Lucente with spelling while students work on a troops are still fighting in Afghanistan after 10 years fictional writing story during a visit to a second grade class Friday. of conflict and the killing of Osama bin Laden.

The killing spree, the worst atrocity committed

by U.S. forces during the Afghan war, comes amid deepening public outrage spurred by last month’s Quran burnings and an earlier video purportedly showing American Marines urinating on dead Taliban militants.

PLEASANT HILL The Quran burnings sparked weeks of violent protests and attacks that Yet, Davis said she gets to jump left some 30 Afghans dead, in the classroom once in awhile to despite an apology from fill in for a teacher and get her President Barack Obama. “math fix.”

BY MELANIE YINGST “I do miss math and teaching the Six U.S. service members Staff Writer were also killed by their kids who to get to the answer and myingst@tdnpublishing.com fellow Afghan soldiers, teaching them how math is applied If you know someone who although the tensions had in real life,” Davis said. “Seeing the or most school principals, the should be profiled in our just started to calm down. kids ‘get it’ is rewarding to me.” three “r’s” are reading, ‘riting Next Door feature, contact Residents said Sunday’s Davis, a native of Jackson Center and ‘rithmatic, but for Newton City Editor Melody Vallieu attack began around 3 a.m. and now resident of Fort Loramie, Local School Principal Danielle at 440-5265. said she never would have imagined in two villages in Panjwai Davis, the three “r’s” that guide her that she’d call Newton Local School district, a rural region outare rewards, relationships and side Kandahar that is the “home” for 12 years. rationality. cradle of the Taliban and “This is where I want to be and have nearly the problems that other Davis was appointed last fall as where coalition forces have schools have, so it’s been wonderful.” can’t imagine leaving anytime soon Newton Local School’s K-12 build— I’m surrounded by the best staff,” fought for control for years.

Davis said she misses teaching ing’s principal after being the eleDavis said of her relationships with- The villages are about 500 her favorite subject — math — to mentary’s principal in the district in the school building. “This is home yards from a U.S. base in a students, yet it is the daily chalsince 2006. Davis also began her region that was the focus of to me now.” lenges which are rewarding for her teaching career at Newton Obama’s military surge It’s that small-town atmosphere Elementary in 2000 as a fifth grade as a principal. strategy in the south startgrowing up in Jackson Center that “It’s something different every teacher after graduating from the ing in 2009.

Davis said she believes she can day,” Davis said. “One day I had a University of Dayton.

Villagers described cowkindergartner in my office and then relate to the students of Newton.

“I have all the kids I had from ering in fear as gunshots Davis said it’s the goals and I had a senior that needed help with my last fifth grade as seniors now,” rang out as a soldier dreams of her students that make Davis said of the reality of the tran- a problem and that’s what I find stalked house after house her job rewarding. challenging. The job is never the sition to being the principal of the firing on those inside. They “Every single one of my seniors same, there’s always something whole student body of around 600 said he entered three students. “Newton kids are the best unexpected but that is what makes homes in all and set fire to kids you could ask for and we don’t it exciting.”

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Hayes to perform at Miami County Fair Singer’s debut single ‘Storm Warning’ hit No. 14

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Miami County Fair organizers were looking for someone new to generate interest in this year’s fair concert. They may have found it in Tuesday country music TROY Warmer newcomer High: 70° Hunter Hayes.

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• What: Hunter Hayes — Sunday Night Fair Concert • Where & When: 8 p.m. Aug. 11, Miami County Fairgrounds • More info: Visit online at www.miamicountyohiofair.com be the youngest fair act to hit the Miami County Fairground infield in recent memory. But his relatively young age doesn’t mean he lacks performing experience.

In fact, he’s something of a seasoned professional.

After getting his first musical instrument at age 2 — a toy accordion from his grandmother — Hayes has been performing for crowds of country music fans since he was a toddler. He shared the stage with country music legend Hank Williams Jr. when he was just 4, singing along with Williams on “Jambalaya” in front of 20,000 fans.

He’s also appeared with actor Robert Duvall — who gave Hayes his first guitar — in the film “The Apostle,” performed for former President Bill Clinton, and played alongside Charlie Daniels and June and Johnny Cash.

Star power aside, Hayes may have made his biggest splash to date last year when his debut single “Storm Warning” hit the airwaves and became a radio staple in a hurry.

The upbeat tune got as high as 14 on the Billboard Country Music Chart and brought Hayes into the industry spotlight.

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“He’s toured with Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift ‌ and he plays 20 different instruments. He played every instrument on his album,â€? said Variety Attractions promoter Todd Boltin, noting that Hayes has been nominated for the New Country Artist award at the upcoming Academy of Country Music awards. “He’s so

talented (and ) I think he’s going to be a big act once people see him.�

Hayes’ music has appeared on the silver screen, as well, including his duet with Victoria Justice — a remake of “Almost Paradise� on the “Footloose� soundtrack — and an original song, “Where We Left Off,� on the “Act of Valor� soundtrack.

And if you’re looking to catch a

“Anytime I’m faced with a problem, I try to remember what’s best for the kids and (Perrine) did the same and I always respected her for that, even though it’s not always popular with parents or staff — it’s what’s best for kids to get them ready for life.�

Davis said she’s been working diligently to help prepare her staff with the state of Ohio’s “Core Standards,� which are being revised and developed for students next year. “We just want to have the kids prepared and continue with our “Excellent� rating and get back up to “Excellent with Distinction,’� Davis said.

Davis and her husband Jeff have two children — Elliott, a second grade student at Fort Loramie and her daughter, 3-year-old Tatum.

Davis shared she also enjoys a different set of ‘R’s’: reality television, the Cincinnati Reds and relaxing with her family. “I’m a big fan of reality television like Project Runway and Amazing Race,� Davis said. “Big Brother is my favorite — I would watch it all year round if I could.�

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some of the bodies. Eleven of the dead were from a single family, and nine of the victims were children.

Some residents said they believed there were multiple attackers, given the carnage. “One man can’t kill so many people. There must have been many people involved,â€? said Bacha Agha of Balandi village. “If the government says this is just one person’s act we will not accept it. ‌ After killing those people they also burned the bodies.â€?

But U.S. officials said the shooter, identified as an Army staff sergeant, acted alone, leaving his base in southern Afghanistan and opening fire on sleeping families in two villages.

Initial reports indicated he returned to the base after the shooting and turned himself in. He was in custody at a NATO base in Afghanistan.

The suspect, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., was assigned to support a special operations unit of either Green Berets or Navy SEALs engaged in a village stability operation, said a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still ongoing.

Such operations are among NATO’s best hopes for transitioning out of Afghanistan, pairing special operations troops with villagers chosen by village eldCOLUMBUS (AP) — communities also say they Ohio’s mild winter saved the have saved thousands of dol- ers to become essentially a sanctioned, armed neighstate’s transportation lars on road salt, overtime borhood watch. department tens of millions and other winter-weather In a statement, Afghan of dollars in weather-related costs. costs this year.

Rick Tilton, with the city President Hamid Karzai left The Ohio Department of of Columbus, said Columbus open the possibility of more Transportation saved $43 paid only $332,000 for 5,681 than one shooter. He initially spoke of a single U.S. gunmillion this winter after tons of salt, compared with man, then referred to spending $80 million last more than $1.6 million it “American forces� entering year for winter-weather spent last year for nearly houses. The statement quotexpenses from snow and ice, 28,000 tons of salt. ed a 15-year-old survivor WCMH-TV in Columbus “Not only does it save us reported. money right now, it saves us named Rafiullah, who was shot in the leg, as telling The savings can be used money next winter,� Tilton for other projects including said. “That salt that we have Karzai in a phone call that road improvements such as in the barn now we just leave “soldiers� broke into his house, woke up his family resurfacing roadways and it there ‘til next winter.� and began shooting them. repairing guardrails, departOperations Manager “This is an assassinament spokesman Steve Greg Hintz of Lancaster, Faulkner said. Ohio has about 30 miles southeast of tion, an intentional killing of innocent civilians and about $2 billion worth of Columbus, said his city has cannot be forgiven,� Karzai projects that need funding. saved about $40,000 in salt said.

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have the potential to go far — coming from a small town I can relate to their concerns because I lived through that too,� Davis said. “I told my seniors at the beginning of the year that the world is full of people that will try to keep them from their goals and they need to surround themselves with positive people and not to give up.�

Davis said for as long as she could remember, she had dreamed of becoming a teacher, even playing school with her younger sister growing up in Jackson Center. “I always liked math growing up and I always knew I wanted to be a teacher all my life,� Davis said.

Davis said she always looked up to her own elementary principal, Charlyne Perrine, and her philosophy dealing with every day situations. “I always liked her common sense approach and how she dealt with things,� Davis said. That relationship and rationale is something Davis brings to Newton. “I always try to deal with the kids with them in mind,� Davis said.

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Afghan soldiers, left, walk past a U.S. Army soldier outside of a military base in Panjwai, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday.

Obama phoned the Afghan leader to express his shock and sadness, and offered condolences to the grieving families and to the people of Afghanistan.

In a statement released by the White House, Obama called the attack “tragic and shocking� and not representative of “the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the United States has for the people of Afghanistan.� He vowed “to get the facts as quickly as possible and to hold accountable anyone responsible.�

The violence over the Quran burnings had already spurred calls in the U.S. for a faster exit strategy from the 10-year-old Afghan war. Obama even said recently that “now is the time for us to transition.� But he also said he had no plan to change the current timetable that has Afghans taking control of security countrywide by the end of 2014.

In the wake of the Quran burnings, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, visited troops at a base that was attacked last month and urged them not to give in to the impulse for revenge.

The tensions between the two countries had appeared to be easing as recently as Friday, when the two governments signed a memorandum of understanding about the transfer of Afghan detainees to Afghan control a key step toward an eventual strategic partnership to govern U.S. forces in the country.

Now, another wave of anti-American hatred could threaten the entire future of

the mission, fueling not only anger among the Afghans whom the coalition is supposed to be defending but also encouraging doubts among U.S. political figures that the long and costly war is worth the sacrifice in lives and treasury. “This is a fatal hammer blow on the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan.

Whatever sliver of trust and credibility we might have had following the burnings of the Quran is now gone,� said David Cortright, the director of policy studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and an advocate for a quick withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Gen. Allen offered his regret and “deepest condolences� to the Afghan people for the shootings and vowed to make sure that “anyone who is found to have committed wrong-doing is held fully accountable.� “This deeply appalling incident in no way represents the values of ISAF and coalition troops or the abiding respect we feel for the Afghan people,� Allen said in a statement, using the abbreviation for NATO’s International Security Assistance Force.

In Panjwai district on Sunday, grieving residents tried to make sense of why they were targeted. “No Taliban were here.

No gunbattle was going on,� cried out one woman, who said four people were killed in the village of Alokzai, all members of her family. “We don’t know why this foreign soldier came and killed our innocent family members.

Either he was drunk or he enjoyed killing civilians.�

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• POETRY WORK• FRIDAY DINNER: The SHOP: Those who enjoy Pleasant Hill VFW Post poetry are invited to the 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, C o m m u n i t y Ludlow Falls, will offer dinTroy-Miami County Public Library’s poetry workshop ner from 6-7:30 p.m. for $7Calendar at 6:30 p.m. at the library $8 For more information, call to share and discuss (937) 698-6727.

CONTACT US poems participants have • BROWNIE ADVENwritten. Participants will TURE: A Girl Scout examine the various forms, overnight will begin at 7 p.m. styles, structures and eletoday and end at 9 a.m.

Call Melody ments of different poems Saturday. The American Vallieu at and use creative writing Bullfrog will be the event’s 440-5265 to exercises to explore new feature. Brownies will learn ways to approach the art to identify several different list your free of poetry. frog species and earn their calendar • WILD JOURNEYS: Senses Try-It during this items.You Join Brukner Nature amphibious adventure.

Center Director Deb • WOODCOCK WALK: A can send Oexmann and her huswoodcock walk, where visiyour news by e-mail to band, Dick Wagar, as they tors will learn about the privallieu@tdnpublishing.com. vate little bird, will be at 7:30 take participants on an adventure to the state of p.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Washington. Enjoy the Aullwood Road, Dayton. A beautiful scenery as you travel to the San brief indoor session will be followed by a Juan Islands, North Cascades, Mount walk to the meadow where the “timber Rainier and the Hoh Rainforest. Come on doodles” should be performing. Dress for an armchair adventure and discover the cool evening temperatures. unique flora and fauna. The program is • FISH DINNER: An all-you-can-eat free for BNC members and $2 for nonfish dinner, sponsored by the St. Patrick members. men’s softball team, will be offered from • SALAD BAR: American Legion Post 5:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Church, 409 586, Tipp City, will offer a baked potato E. Main St., Troy. The menu also will salad bar for $6 starting at 6 p.m. include fries, choice of coleslaw or apple• HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: sauce, roll and homemade desserts.

The Covington Newberry Historical Meals will be $9 for adults, $6 for seniors, Society will meet at 7 p.m. at the $6 for children 6-12 and free for children Covington Village Hall. For information call under 6.

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• AUXILIARY DINNER: Friday March Civic Agendas 16th: The American Legion Post 586 • Troy City Schools will meet at 5:30 Auxiliary in Tipp City will offer a dinner p.m. in the board offices. from 6-7:30 for $7. Entree will be roast • The Bethel Board of Education will pork tenderloin with whipped potatoes, meet at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. green beans, tossed salad, roll and butter Call 845-9414 for more information. and a variety of desserts.

• The Pleasant Hill Village Council will meet at 7 p.m. at 200 W. Walnut St., SATURDAY Pleasant Hill • The Tipp City Parks Advisory • BUFFET BREAKFAST: The Sons of Committee will meet at 7 p.m. at the Tipp the American Legion Post 43, 622 S. City Government Center.

Market St., Troy, will offer an all-you-can• Covington Village Council will meet at eat buffet style breakfast to the public 7 p.m. at Town Hall. from 7-10:30 a.m. for $7. Breakfast will • Laura Village Council will meet at 7 include scrambled eggs, sausage gravy p.m. in the Municipal building. and biscuits, fried potatoes, bacon, • Brown Township Board of Trustees sausage, toast, juice and coffee. Take out will meet at 8 p.m. in the Township orders will be available by calling 335Building in Conover.

3502. Wi-Fi also is available.

• The Union Township Trustees will • CHICKEN BARBECUE: The Troy meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Township Lions Club and the Troy Church of the Building.

Brethren will hold a chicken barbecue and pulled pork dinner from 4-6 p.m. at the WEDNESDAY church, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. Tickets will be $7.50 each. The dinner will include a • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis half chicken or large pulled pork sandClub of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. wich, homemade coleslaw and Bush’s at the Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters baked beans. Tickets can be purchased Road, Troy. Lunch is $10. Brian Raison will by calling 339-0460, any Lions member, speak on local food and wellness. For or call the church at 335-8835. more information, contact Kim Riber, vice • PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill president, at (937) 974-0410.

VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner • ALUMNI MEETING: The Staunton Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated School Alumni will meet at 11:30 a.m. at non-marinated upon request) pork chop Friendly’s in Troy. All folks who graduated dinner with baked potato and green bean or went to the school are invited to attend casserole for $9 from 5-7 p.m. the meeting.

• NIGHT HIKE: Come explore the • BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: night woods at Brukner Nature Center at The Tri-County Board of Recovery and 8 p.m. in search of nocturnal critters.

Mental Health Services will hold its month- Many nocturnal animals have a tapetum ly board of directors meeting at 6:45 p.m. lucidum or an eyeshine that makes their at the Tri-County Board Office located at eyes seem to glow. Join participants in the Stouder Center, 1100 Wayne St., Suite the woods as they look for eyeshines and 4000, in Troy. For more information, call listen for clues to find out who wakes up (937) 335-7727. when we go to sleep. Come dressed for • PI DAY: Students in 6th-12th grade are weather. The event is free and open to the invited to bake a pie for a pie celebration public from 3-5 p.m. at the Troy Rec., 11 N. Market St. A panel of judges will be on SUNDAY hand to judge the homemade pies. The top piemaker will receive a prize. If you’re not a • SUNDAY BREAKFAST: Pleasant Hill baker, you can still stop by the Rec after VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner school for a free piece of pie in honor of Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a made-to3.14 day. order breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Everything is a la carte.

THURSDAY • SPRING FLING: The Miami County Park District will have its monthly dog • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning dissocial from 1-3 p.m. at Lost Creek covery walk for adults will be offered from Reserve, 2645 E. State Route 41, east of 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, Troy. The Southern Ohio Flying K-9s 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Frisbee dogs extraordinaire will be special Hissong, education coordinator, will guide guests. Don’t miss them jump over just walkers as they experience the seasonal about anything to catch a Frisbee. If your changes taking place. Bring binoculars. dog is nice and plays well with others, • WOODCOCK WALK: A woodcock bring them to the park. Remember dog walk, where visitors will learn about the priowners are responsible for their dogs and vate little bird, will be at 7:30 p.m. at must clean clean-up after their pet. Meet Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. A at the entrance next to the parking lot. For brief indoor session will be followed by a more information, visit the park district’s walk to the meadow where the “timber doo- website at www.miamicountyparks.com. dles” should be performing. Dress for cool • ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST: evening temperatures.

American Legion Post 586 in Tipp City will • WATERFOWL WORKSHOP: Explore offer a full all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. for $6. Items available are eggs the fascinating world of Ohio’s loons, to order, toast, pancakes, waffles, bacon, grebes, swans, geese, ducks and other sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, home water birds. A presentation will introduce fries, orange, tomato and apple juice, fruit participants to classification, field identification and vocalization, natural history, legend and cinnamon rolls. and lore and more. A waterfowl field trip will be taken March 17. The workshop fee is MARCH 19 $80 and non-members $90. Pre-registration is required. Call Aullwood at (937) 890• MOMS & TOTS: The Miami County 7360.

Park District will have the Trailing Moms & • CHESS CLUB: Have you ever played Tots program from 10 a.m. to noon at chess or wanted to learn how to play the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross game of chess? Whether you are a chess Road, south of Tipp City. The program is master or an amateur, all types of players for expectant mothers, mothers and tots are welcome at the Checkmate Chess Club newborn to 5 years of age. at the Troy-Miami County Public Library.

Participants can socialize, play and Play against your friends and family or sit exercise during this walk. Be sure to dress back and watch others capture the pieces. for the weather.

Learn new strategies to controlling the For additional information, visit board and defeating your opponent. The the park district’s website at club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the library. www.miamicountyparks.com.

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Bowling fundraiser set for March 30

The show, which benefits the Brukner Nature Center, will accommodate additional exhibitors and is open to flat art artists, sculptors, wood turning and PIQUA — Making Strides Against intarsia, as well as wood carvers.

Cancer to Spare a Life is set for 6 p.m.

The dates for the show are May 19-20.

March 30 at Brel-Aire Bowling Lanes, The fairgrounds are located at 650 N. 8433 N. County Road 25-A in Piqua.

County Road 25-A. The event is sponsored by the Relay Information and applications are Ladies For a Cure. Money raised will go available at to the Relay For Life of Miami County. www.bruknercarvers@AOL.com or conThe event includes Dutch Doubles tact Bruce Henn at 1150 Kerr Road, with first-, second- and third-place prizes Troy, or by calling ( 937) 667-8590. and a 50/50 drawing. There also will be raffle items.

Caregiver support group The cost to enter is $30.

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TROY — The Miami Valley Troy Chapter of the National Alzheimer’s Nature carvers’ show Association is moving the Caregiver Support Group meeting location, effective moving to fairgrounds immediately, to the Church of the TROY — The Brukner Society of Nazarene, at 1200 Barnhart Road.

Nature Carvers recently announced that The meetings will be conducted on the it will move its annual show and sale first and third Wednesdays of each from Brukner Nature Center to a larger month, from 4-5:30 pm. Entrance is at venue at the Miami County Fairgrounds. the side of the building.

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Bluffton University BLUFFTON — Bluffton University has announced the dean’s list for the Bluffton Co-hort Based Organization Management program (BCOMP) for the fall term.

BCOMP is an accelerated degree completion program that creates a dynamic, learning community of adults. Students who complete the program demonstrate commitment to personal development and profession advancement within the area of organizational management.

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Africa is the place where people first originated, so African history goes back further than in any other place on earth. At first, about two million years ago, there may have been only about 2,000 people in all of Africa (or anywhere in the world), and they lived by gathering wild plants and by scavenging meat that other, stronger animals had killed.

About 1.9 million years ago, they began using stone tools, and about 800,000 years ago they began to use fire. Cooking their food on the fire to make it easier to digest may be what gave early people the extra energy to grow bigger brains and become modern people. These first modern people probably started out in southeast Africa.

Around 100,000 years ago, people living in Blombos Cave, on the seaside in South Africa, were gathering shellfish to eat. They may have been making bone fish-hooks to catch fish too.

By about 75,000 years ago, people in Blombos Cave were mixing minerals to make paint and carving abstract designs into blocks of red ochre. They made seashells into beads for necklaces.

Genetic evidence shows that until about this time — sometime after 100,000 years ago — Africa was the only place on earth where modern people lived. Then some people spread out along the coasts, going around the Arabian Peninsula and India and all the way to Australia. Still most people lived in Africa. But at the end of an Ice Age (not the most recent Ice Age but the one before that), people began to drift into West Asia, following the herds of animals.

Around 6000 BC, the climate in Africa (and other places) got gradually hotter and drier. The Sahara Desert was forming again. It was harder to find enough food. Some people in Africa began farming to get more food. They probably got the idea from West Asia.

With farming the population expanded quickly. By 3000 BC, there were so many people in Africa that they started to form into kingdoms.

The first African kingdom (and probably the first big kingdom anywhere)

2nd Largest Continent: Africa is the second largest continent in the world. (Asia is the largest.) Africa is three times the size of the continental United States. Measuring north to south, Africa is 5,200 miles long! At its widest point, Africa is nearly as wide as it is long.

Rivers: Africa has five huge river systems.

The big three, in order of size, are the Nile, the Congo, and the Niger.

was in Egypt, where the Pharaohs built the pyramids. South of Egypt, along the upper Nile river, the kingdom of Kush (modern Sudan) developed too. Kush and Egypt traded with the Babylonians in Western Asia and the Harappans and Aryans in India.

Around 1550 BC, with the establishment of the New Kingdom in Egypt, the Egyptians conquered Kush, and they ruled Kush for the next 450 years, until the collapse of the New Kingdom in Egypt around 1100 BC. Then Kush became independent again, and by 715 BC, Kush's King Piankhy was able to conquer Egypt.

But soon after this, West Asian people showed North Africans how to use iron to make weapons, and the people who knew how to use iron soon conquered the people who didn't. About 700 BC, the Phoenicians conquered part of North Africa and founded the city of Carthage. In 664 BC, the Assyrians conquered Egypt.

The Kushites learned how to make iron from the Assyrians, and they used their iron to become even more powerful than they were before.

When the Persians conquered the Phoenicians in 539 BC, Carthage became an independent kingdom that ruled most of the Western Mediterranean.

In the more fertile parts of Africa, the population kept on growing. By 300 BC, the Bantu people, who lived along the Niger river in West Africa, began to get too crowded where they

lived. West Africa (now Nigeria and Cameroon) had fertile land in the zone between the Sahara desert and the rain forest, but it was small.

Gradually the Bantu began to spread out from their home to other parts of Africa, mainly to the south and east, through the rain forest to the grasslands on the other side. Europe, too, was getting more crowded at this time, and soon North Africa had its second major invasion when the Romans attacked in the 200s BC. The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, terrified the Romans. But in the end, Carthage and the rest of North Africa, including Egypt, had to submit to Roman rule.

During the next several hundred years, southern Africa also saw a lot of political changes. The old kingdom of Kush lost power to a new kingdom to their south called Aksum (modern Ethiopia), who also traded with the Parthians, the Indians, and the Romans. When Roman North Africa converted to Christianity, many Axumites converted too. Some cattle and sheep herders from Central Africa gradually moved south to the grasslands of South Africa, taking their cattle and sheep with them. At the same time, the Bantu kept expanding, and learned how to farm and how to make iron weapons. By the 400s AD, the Bantu had taken over some of the East Coast of Africa and some of the grasslands in southern Africa.

Oceans: In spite of its size, Africa has few natural harbors. If you wanted to visit Africa by boat, you would have to hunt for a safe place to land. Without a safe harbor, powerful ocean current would slam your boat into the rocks along the coastline. The Atlantic Ocean borders Africa to the west, the Indian Ocean borders Africa to the east, and the Mediterranean borders Africa to the north.

The Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet to border Africa to the south. Africa is nearly surrounded by water.

Landforms: Africa has rainforests, grasslands, and is home to the largest desert in the world, the Sahara. Africa does have a few mountain ranges, like the Atlas Mountains in the north. These are good size mountains, but they would appear to be hills if you put them next to the Alps or the Himalayas. Africa does not have a huge mountain range.

Prime Meridian: The prime meridian, which is the imaginary line that separates the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres runs vertically through Africa. Another imaginary line runs horizontally though Africa – the Equator.

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Dogon Rock-Painting The Dogon are an agrarian people who live in mountainous regions of southern Mali in west central Africa. One of the Dogon’s many artforms is painting on cliffs. These cliff paintings or petroglyphs are made up of represetations of mythical beings, ancestral figures, and sacred animals. The Dogon have a long tradition of watching the night sky and their religion is influenced by the movements of stars. Once every 60 years they celebrate the Sigui, a ceremonial reenactment of the creation of the world. This ceremony corresponds to the orbital cycle of the companion to the dog star Sirius. This white dwarf star, about whom the Dogon have known for centuries, was not

observed by western scientists until the 1860s. The cliff paintings feature representations of a god who created humankind, whom they believe fell from the sky.

Materials 3”x5” rock (use smooth river stones), chalk, prisma colors colored pencils (traditional colors are earth-red, black, and offwhite or ivory. Whatever color scheme you choose, limiting your design to three contrasting colors will make your design look better) Process Step 1. Select a stone. Let the size and shape of the stone determine the design. Draw

those white-collar prisons they have today. They had crafts projects available to them, they could publish stories and they even had an amateur acting group. Some of the more famous prisoners there were Generals Isaac Trimble, James Archer, Thomas Benton Smith and M. Jeff Thompson.

The only downside to the prison, as far as the Union was concerned, was that it was awfully close to Canada. It seems that some prisoners made their getaway by walking across Lake Erie once it had frozen.

Not the kind of thing I like to do on a winter’s day. No way.

Josh Franklin’s Far Out Family Blog Written by Steven Coburn-Griffis Illustrated by Isaac Schumacher Chapter Eight: Week Eight December 23, 1863 Wilf, Happy Christmas, brother. It seems impossible to believe that another Christmas will pass and I will not see my family, my friends, my home. My heart aches at the thought, but there is nothing for it.

It is cold here in these southern hills, and colder still higher up. We range across the country, moving from battlefield to battlefield. The battles are fearsome and the skirmishes, the unplanned meetings of small contingents, even more so. We kill as we find it necessary, but do what we can to encourage surrender. That does not happen nearly as often as I would like.

Even so, it does happen and seemingly more so as we approach this blessed season.

Enough of this, though. This is a soldier’s life, and while one that I will gladly shed myself of, it is of my own choosing and, for the moment, I would not have it any other way.

Give greetings of the season to Ma and Da, though I do not doubt this missive will find you long after the beginning of the New Year.

Ethan Hey. Just reading this letter made me sad. And even though it’s nowhere near Christmas, Merry Christmas to anyone reading this blog. That’s my shout out. And it’s done.

Another thing this letter made me was curious. Okay, so, yeah, there are always prisoners of war during a war.

But what did they do with them during the Civil War? It seems that Ohio had a role to play there, too, because there were two pretty unique prisons here:

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one in Columbus and one on Johnson’s Island in Lake Erie.

The prison in Columbus was called Camp Chase. Originally, it was supposed to be a training camp for new Union recruits, but it wasn’t long before they just turned it into a prison.

All in all, about 25,000 Confederate prisoners were locked up there, including some rebel officers and, get this, their “man servants.” Seriously. These guys were allowed to keep their slaves in prison, even during a war that was at least partly about the abolition of slavery. At least for a little while. It seems that there was such a “hue and cry” about the whole deal that a couple of months after they were confined, the “man servants” were released. I guess somebody somewhere finally figured out that it was the right thing to do.

And a good thing, too, ‘cause this place was something of a pit. Most of the prisoners were confined in shacks made out of thin planks and the food was terrible. Between the bad food and the lousy living conditions, quite a few prisoners wound up dead from malnourishment and disease.

And then there was the prison on Johnson Island. Now, I’m not going to say that this was a resort, but it was a whole lot better than Camp Chase and had about the lowest mortality rate of any other Civil War prison. At first, Johnson’s Island was used just to hold Confederate officers. When it was just officers, it was kind of like one of

VOCABULARY WORDS skirmishes contingents missive recruits abolition hue and cry malnourishment mortality CHAPTER EIGHT: QUESTIONS & ACTIVITIES Seventy-five prisoners at Camp Chase were African Americans. They were released because of public protests. Are there any public protests noted in today’s news? What do they hope to accomplish? Do you think they will succeed? Why or why not?

The size of the huts in which some of the men lived measured 20-feetlong by 14-feet-wide. How does that compare to the size of the room that you are in now? Imagine what prison camp conditions were like in 1861.

Describe five of these conditions.

Could you survive in your room under those conditions?

Locate Johnson Island on an Ohio map or a map of Lake Erie. Research the winter temperatures and conditions of winter or on the Great Lakes. Using the scale of miles on the map, how far would Civil War prisoners have had to walk across frozen waters to reach Canada and what would they have had to face on the journey?

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Obama’s Afghanistan problem gets worse WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has a PR problem when it comes to Afghanistan, to say the least.

Once the must-fight war for America, the decade-long mission has spiraled into a series of U.S. missteps and violent outbreaks that have left few ardent political supporters. After NATO detained a U.S. soldier Sunday for allegedly killing sleeping Afghan villagers, Republicans and Democrats alike pointed to the stress on troops after years of fighting and reiterated calls to leave by the end of 2014 as promised, if not sooner.

“It’s just not a good situation,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “Our troops are under such tremendous pressure in Afghanistan. It’s a war like no other war we’ve been involved in. …

We’re moving out, as the president said. I think it’s the right thing to do.”

Likewise, many Republicans who as a party fought against a quick exodus in Iraq and criticized Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign promise to end the war are now reluctant to embrace a continued commitment in Afghanistan.

“There’s something profoundly wrong with the way we’re approaching the whole region, and I think it’s going to get substantially worse, not better,” said GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. “I think that we’re risking the lives of young men and women in a mission that may, frankly, not be doable.”

American voters appear frustrated as well. In results from a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Sunday, 55 percent of respondents said they think most Afghans oppose what the United States is trying to do there. And 60 percent said the war in Afghanistan has been “not worth fighting.”

The latest incident in Afghanistan was disturbing: At 3 a.m.

Sunday, an American staff sergeant from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., allegedly wandered 500 yards from his base in the southern Kandahar province and begun shooting villagers as they slept. As many as 16 Afghans were killed, including nine children, before the shooter apparently returned to base and turned himself in.

One eyewitness described the body of a young boy, apparently wearing red pajamas, lying lifeless in the back of a minibus. That and other searing images, including an AP photographer’s confirmation of burned bodies at the scene, easily eclipsed Friday’s upbeat announcement that the U.S. and Afghanistan had agreed on the transfer of Afghan detainees to Afghan control.

Obama and top U.S. officials quickly condemned the attack and offered their condolences to families of the victims. Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called Afghan President Hamid Karzai, both vowing to hold any perpetrators accountable.

Their statements stopped short of a full apology but appeared to want to ward off any retaliatory attacks, like those seen recently after U.S. officials acknowledged the burning of Muslim holy books at an air base in Afghanistan. Six U.S. service members were killed in attacks immediately following that revelation, including two American officers who were assassinated while working inside a heavily protected Afghan ministry.

“This deeply appalling incident in no way represents the values of (U.S. and coalition troops) or the abiding respect we feel for the Afghan people,” Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said Sunday. “Nor does it impugn or diminish the spirit of cooperation and partnership we have worked so hard to foster with the Afghan National Security Forces.”

But the damage is probably inevitable. Pulling no punches, Karzai called the shooting an “assassination” and “an intentional killing of innocent civilians” that could not be forgiven.

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP San Francisco Chronicle on killing American terrorism suspects overseas without any judicial review: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder thinks it’s legal to kill American terrorism suspects overseas without any judicial review or public notice. It’s an astonishing claim to make and a shameful stand for the Obama administration, which came to office pledging to curb such constitutionally shaky excesses.

In a speech, Holder essentially offers the “trust us” argument in defense of targeted killings. The guidelines are murky: The military will com-

pile a list of dangerous terrorists including U.S. citizens, hunt them down, and if the host country can’t or won’t catch the suspect, then the United States will. The example at issue is last year’s drone attack that killed Anwar alAwlaki, a New Mexico-born al Qaeda leader.

Under Holder’s ground rules there is no outside review, court deliberation or explanation of how a suspect makes the kill list. For those critics concerned about oversight or legal caution, he offered this observation: ” ‘Due process’ and ‘judicial process’ are not one and the same, particularly

when it comes to national security. The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.”

Holder didn’t cite an inhouse legal opinion used to justify the policy, which he’s refused to release and is the subject of a civil liberties lawsuit.

Obama still hasn’t closed the Guantanamo Bay gulag as promised. Now he’s shielding targeted killings from genuine review.

This presidential subversion of rule of law was unacceptable under George W. Bush, and it is unacceptable under Barack Obama.

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Primary lacking primarily in excitement What if they held a presidential primary and nobody came?

That wasn’t far from the truth last Tuesday in Ohio. I’m not sure I’ve ever witnessed a presidential primary greeted with such a startling outburst of apathy.

You can understand that on the Democratic side. Barack Obama is the incumbent president and he has the nomination wrapped up — although not all Democrats are thrilled about that. In fact, they had a primary in Oklahoma last week and Obama only got 57 percent of the vote. Four other Democrats neither you nor I ever heard of got the rest and one of them, Randall Terry, got enough votes that he even got one delegate, which means when the Democratic convention convenes in Charlotte in September, there will be at least one delegate who’s not supposed to vote for Obama.

The Republicans didn’t have the same excuse. They had four guys in the fight, but the problem was no one really likes any of them very much. Ask any Republican around town who they’re really for this year and they all look at the ground, shuffle their feet and mumble something about “where’s

David Lindeman Troy Daily News Columnist Ronald Reagan when you need him?”

Here’s what they had to choose from: #N Ron Paul. Here’s a guy who seems like a pretty straight-up guy who says what he thinks and has some integrity. That, along with the fact that he believes in virtually no government at all which scares a lot of people, means he has no chance. #N Newt Gingrich. I don’t understand Newt Gingrich. He’s belongs to a political party that claims to be the party of family values and he has more skeletons in his closet than a grave robber trying to hide from the police.

Then again, everyone deserves a second chance — or a third chance

or fourth chance or whatever.

That, plus the fact that he’s way more effective sniping at other people than he is actually leading anyone, means he has no chance. #N Rick Santorum. Yes, I know he came to K’s, which is nice. But he can’t even get elected in his own state. When he ran for reelection to the Senate in 2006, he lost by a whopping 59-41 percent.

He’s also not very dynamic, which is an understatement. Now, I’m not saying you have to be a charismatic guy to be elected president, but if you go back to, say, Franklin Roosevelt, and look at the matchups, the more charismatic guy always wins, except for Richard Nixon, who is in a category all by itself. No, George W. Bush wasn’t exactly Mr. Heartthrob, but look who he ran against – Al Gore and John Kerry combined hardly make an impression on the personality scale.

What Santorum does have is very conservative views, which makes him the last true conservative this side of Ron Paul still standing. He’s only still alive because he doesn’t chase women (Ron Cain), say really stupid things at debates (Rick Perry) or

make people wonder what is this person doing running for president? (Michelle Bachmann).

Put that all together and it means he has no chance. #N That leaves Mitt Romney.

His conservative views are in doubt, which is why Republicans around here tend to look at their shoes when they talk about him. I mean, he’s from Massachusetts, where people have to look up conservative in the dictionary to find out what it means.

The other problem is that Romney is really, really rich.

Voters like to pretend that politicians are just like them and Romney is not really like most of us. Then again, few politicians are.

At any rate, in case you missed it, Romney won the primary last week and looks like the most likely guy to win the Republican nomination. Whoopie. That means in the fall we’ll have Barack vs. Mitt, which at least will set a new standard for presidential races between guys with unusual first names. Hey, you have to get your excitement where you can find it.

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SUSAN MAE MARTIN FINDLAY — Susan Mae Martin, 67, of Findlay, passed away at 8:35 p.m.

Saturday, March 10, 2012, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center after a two-year battle with cancer.

Susan was born on June 24, 1944, to the late Kenner and Martha (Soliday) Scott in Galion, Ohio. On June 13, 1964, she married Jim Martin. They celebrated 47 years of marriage.

Her husband survives along with two daughters, Mindy (Justin) Sanford of Columbus, Ohio, and Kristy (Mark Hartell) Martin of Washington D.C.; two sisters, Peg Pitman AP of Mansfield, Ohio and Jane Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, (Jim) Reiner of Mansfield; and MARTIN center, and his wife, Karen, left, arrive at Sweet Peppers Deli, Sunday, in Tupelo, three grandchildren, Caleb Miss. and Kirill Sanford and David Hartell.

Sue attended Galion High School and continued her education at Mansfield Business College. She was a licensed insurance agent and worked on the administrative side of the insurance business. Sue and Jim enjoyed spending

Candidates spar before key Miss., Ala. primaries

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Sunday nudged rival Newt Gingrich to step aside, arguing a head-to-head contest between himself and Mitt Romney should “occur sooner rather than later.” A defiant Gingrich predicted victories in Tuesday’s primaries in Alabama and Mississippi and called Romney the weakest Republican front-runner in nearly a century.

Santorum and Gingrich were campaigning hard two days before what has become a potentially decisive Southern showdown for the GOP field.

Losing Alabama and Mississippi would effectively spell the end for Gingrich, who has banked his waning prospects on an allSouthern strategy. The former House speaker’s lone primary wins have been in South Carolina and Georgia, a state he represented in Congress for 20 years.

A win for Romney in Alabama, where polling shows a tight contest between Romney, Gingrich and Santorum, could all but bring the GOP nominating contest to a close. The former Massachusetts governor has built a substantial delegate lead against his rivals but has failed so far to win a state in the deep South, home to the Republican Party’s most conservative voters.

Santorum, who has battled to be Romney’s chief conservative foe, burnished his standing with a decisive win in Saturday’s caucuses in Kansas. The former Pennsylvania senator also carried contests last week in Oklahoma and Tennessee, giving him a toehold in the South.

On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Santorum said Gingrich’s recent stretch of weak showings suggests he has few options left in the race. Gingrich placed third in Kansas and dead last in Wyoming, whose caucuses Romney won easily Saturday.

“The speaker can stay in as long as he

wants, but I think the better opportunity to make sure that we nominate a conservative is to give us an opportunity to go head-tohead with Gov. Romney at some point and hopefully that will occur sooner rather than later,” Santorum said, adding he wasn’t directly asking Gingrich to get out.

Santorum attended church in Tupelo, Miss., Sunday morning and had campaign stops scheduled in Meridian and Gulfport later in the day. Gingrich was also campaigning in Mississippi, where he planned to attend Baptist church services in Brandon and headline a rally there.

The Gingrich campaign also deployed a “truth squad” across Mississippi, led by Bob Walker, a lobbyist and former House colleague now chairing Gingrich’s campaign.

On “Fox News Sunday,” Gingrich compared Romney to Leonard Wood, a U.S. Army general from New Hampshire who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920 but lost on the tenth ballot to Warren Harding.

“He’s not a very strong front-runner,” Gingrich said of Romney. “Almost all conservatives are opposed, which is the base of the party. And I think we are likely to see after the last primary in June, we’re likely to see a 60-day conversation about what’s going to happen.” In August Republicans head to their national convention in Tampa, Fla. Gingrich also took aim at Santorum, saying his support for earmarks and other spending projects while in Congress had alienated voters from the Republican party in 2006. Republicans lost both the House and Senate that year, and Santorum lost re-election to the Senate by an 18-point margin.

“This is somebody who on a number of occasions had Washington change him he admits it and he says it’s a team sport. You had to go along to get along,” Gingrich said of Santorum.

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Friday — Bosco breadstick with sauce, green beans, fruit, milk.

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Wednesday — Fiesta Stix, corn, fruit, milk.

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Friday — Cheese quesadilla with salsa, green beans, mixed fruit, milk.

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Wednesday — Chicken and noodles, whole wheat dinner roll, mashed potatoes, mixed fruit, milk.

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Friday — Soft pretzel with cheese sauce, yogurt, apple juice, diced pears, milk.

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High school only: Dominos pizza.

Wednesday — Corn dogs, salad, choice of fruit, milk.

Thursday — Chicken and noodles, wheat dinner roll, peas, choice of fruit, milk.

Friday — Cheese quesadilla, corn, choice of fruit, milk.

• BRADFORD SCHOOLS Tuesday — Sausage pattie on a bun or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, hash brown casserole, green beans, fruit cup, milk.

Wednesday — Assorted pizza day, or chef salad, peas and carrots, fruit cup, milk.

Thursday — Chicken pattie on a bun or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, french fries, fruit cup, milk.

Friday — Bosco stick with cheese or chef salad, tossed salad with dressing, fruit cup, pudding, milk.

• COVINGTON SCHOOLS Tuesday — Popcorn chicken, corn, pineapple, Goldfish and milk.

Wednesday — Turkey and noodles, mashed potatoes, pears, dinner roll and milk.

Thursday — Mini corn dogs, green beans, pear slice, graham crackers and milk.

Friday — Fish sandwich, tater tots, peaches and milk.

• MIAMI EAST SCHOOLS Tuesday — Chicken patty, Uncle Ben’s rice, cheese, pickle spear, peaches and milk.

Wednesday — Taco salad, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, chips, Oreo cookie, pears and milk.

Thursday — Ham, potatoes and green beans, corn muffin, apple, cheese sticks and milk.

Friday — Pizza, potato stix, Nutrition Bar, sherbet and milk.

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their winters in Florida before returning home full-time to Findlay. Sue attended St. Mark’s United Methodist Church and participated in multiple women’s church groups.

Sue was a very faithful Christian and a kind and loving person. She never met a stranger and would help anyone in need.

She was an avid reader, enjoyed knitting, sewing, spending time with her grandsons and traveling with her husband.

Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Coldren-Crates Funeral Home, Findlay. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012, with Pastor Mark Hollinger officiating, and there will be a private burial.

Memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society and/or Bridge Home Health and Hospice.

Online condolences may be made via www.coldrencrates.com.

JACKIE L. BROWN BRADFORD — Jackie L. Brown, 73, of Bradford, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio.

He was born Feb. 18, 1939, in Adams Township, Ohio, to his parents Elmer Ray and Lucy (Hiestand) Brown. Jack attended Bradford High School.

On April 18, 1959, he married Virginia Buckingham and they shared a life together for nearly 53 years.

He worked for Aerovent in Covington for 36 years and Francis Manufacturing Company for eight years and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bradford.

BROWN Jack will be missed by his loving wife Virginia; children Paul and Rachel Brown of Piqua, Jacquelynn Bell of Bradford, Lisa and Doug Ruley of Piqua, James and Chanda Brown of Versailles, Kelly and Cheryl Brown of Piqua, and Sarah and Jon Fries of Covington; grandchildren Wesley and

Amy Brown, Brandon and Heather Brown, Brent Brown, Amber Bell, Matt Ruley, Jenny Ruley, Christopher Mitchell, Chelsi and Josh Schulz, Chad and Katie Brown, Lee Jay and Megan Brown, Logan Brown, Sierra Brown, Jamee Brown, Ashley and Eddie Potter, Nathan Brown, Taylor Brown, Connor Brown, Katelyn Brown, Alex Fries, Ian Fries and Kirsten Fries; 20 great-grandchildren; and extended family and friends.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, March 14, at Jackson-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 10 S. High St., Covington.

The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Online memories may be left for the family at www.jackson-sarver.com

TEBA M. CAIN

Teba is survived by his five children, COVINGTON — Teba M. Cain, 76, of Lonnie and Marti Cain of Covington, Covington, passed away Saturday, Bonnie and Steve Seitz of Bradford, March 10, 2012, at the Upper Valley Dan and Mauriena Cain of Pleasant Medical Center.

Hill, Stacie Gillespie of Covington, and Teba was born in Miami County on Marc and Aimee Cain of Ashville, Ohio; Aug. 24, 1935, to the (late) Russell grandchildren, Lindsay (Mike) Jay, Bryan and Martha (Lavy) Cain; was a Dusty Angle, Samantha Rhoades, graduate of Versailles High School, Jessie (Kurtis) Milligan, Robert Class of 1953; retired from Dayton Power & Light Co.; a member and past Rhoades, Mitchell Rhoades, Aubrye deacon of the Covington Church of the Cain, Caitlin Cain, Will Gillespie, Ellie Cain, Ben Cain, Tom Cain, Cassidy Brethren; F&AM Franklin Masonic Cain and Elizabeth Cain; great-grandLodge No. 24, Troy; member of children, Arianna Stockton, Cooper Jay, Covington Eagles Aerie No. 3998; Kyla Milligan, Malieki Rhoades, Kara member of BUCC Boosters; honorary Milligan, Tyler Jay, Kendra Milligan, member of the Covington Athletic Hall of Fame for years of being the “Voice of Amelia Ball and Niyah Rhoades; a sisthe Buccs”; past member of Covington ter Gerna Cain of Piqua; sisters-in-law, St. Patty’s cake, milk.

Betty Cain of Piqua, Peg and Mel School Board; past member of • TROY CITY SCHOOLS Covington Park Board; baseball coach Longendelpher of Greenville, Dora Tuesday — Breaded chicken Whitmer of Covington, and Virginia for many years for Covington Little on a bun, mashed potatoes and Powell of Covington; and other relatives League; past member of Troy Fish & gravy, fruit, milk. and friends.

Game; sponsored first team of Wednesday — Rib-BQ sandA funeral service will be conducted at Covington Little Buccs; in his early wich on a bun, potato smiles, fruit, 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Covington years he was an avid sportsman and milk.

Thursday — Chicken Fryz, corn outdoorsman enjoying bowling, softball, Church of the Brethren with Pastor Michael Yingst officiating. fishing in Canada, golfing and playing bread, peas, fruit, milk.

Interment will be at Greenville Creek horseshoes; and enjoyed spending Friday — Grilled mozzarella Cemetery, Bradford. time at Kamp Modoc. cheese sticks, Dino pasta, fruit, The family will receive friends from 5Teba was the ultimate sports grandmilk.

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Ravioli or breaded cheese stix, He was preceded in death by his par- Brethren or Rehabilitation Center for salad, choice of fruit, wheat roll, Neuro. Dev., 1306 Garbry Road, Piqua, ents; his wife of 55 years, Janet E. milk.

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Cain in 2010; two sisters, Neva Taylor Wednesday — Pepperoni Condolences may be sent to the famiand Eileen Cain; and two brothers, Jammers or pizza, peas, choice of ly at www.stockerfraley.com.

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Compromise key to couples fitness

BY TERRY TOMALIN Tampa Bay Times

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Julio and Yolanda Velez, married 40 years, have always run together. They took up swimming a few years ago to compete in triathalons. starting his career. It was love at first sight.

Twenty years and three kids later, Jolie decided it was time to get in shape, hoping to control the asthma that she had suffered from since she was a child.

"I am a physical therapist," she said. "I wanted to be healthy."

In 1998, she started running, just a mile at first, but gradually she increased her distance to the point that she could finish a 5K. "There was a tremendous sense of accomplishment," she said.

"I felt great."

Julio, however, was overworked and out of shape.

"I was proud of her, don't get me wrong," he said. "But there was a little tinge of resentment."

But inspired by his wife, Julio eventually quit smoking, modified his diet and started exercising. He ran and walked, ran and walked, until eventually he could cover a mile without stopping. Forty pounds of fat melted away.

The Velezes ran a couple of races together and then they decided to try a triathlon.

"The only trouble was that neither one of us could swim," Jolie said. "I was deathly afraid of the water.

You grow up in the city, you don't have a lot of access to pools."

So at ages 52 and 56, Jolie and Julio took swimming lessons. "It took us about a year to get comfortable in the water," Julio said.

"But we stuck to it and did it together."

In 2005, Jolie entered her first triathlon, on Long Island. Two years later, now living in Seminole, Fla., Julio finished the St. Anthony's Triathlon. Since then, they have raced together several times.

"We have always had a tight relationship," said Jolie, now 59. "But this whole experience has brought us closer together."

"It has been fun," said Julio, 62. "We've been really lucky."

Chuck Wasson has a stressful job, working in insurance. If he didn't have an outlet, he'd go crazy.

"I started doing

triathlons back in 2000," said the 47-year-old Largo, Fla., resident. "I really got into it. It is almost like having a part-time job."

But Chuck has seen the sport ruin marriages. "It can really pull people apart," he said. "For it to work, you really need a supportive spouse."

Chuck and his wife, Wendy, have been married for 21 years and have two daughters.

"I know that this is his passion," she said. "He also likes to cook, which could be a bad thing without all the exercise."

Wendy and daughters Rebecca, 15, and Sarah, 17, are Chuck's biggest supporters.

"We go to all the races," said Wendy, who prefers to do her own workouts at the gym.

"We carry the towel and the sweats. We are there at the finish line."

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Exercise is great for your heart, but a regular fitness routine can wreak havoc on a relationship, especially if your significant other's idea of movement is reaching for the remote control.

We've all heard about "golf widows'' bemoaning the hours their partners spend in pursuit of the little white ball. And for every person who is thrilled when his or her spouse goes from fat to fit, there's another who resents the fact that Chunky Monkey has been banned from the freezer.

But triathlon, with its extreme time demands and its power to transform athletes both physically and emotionally, may be one of the toughest challenges any couple can face. Triathlon has been called the "divorce sport" because the commitment it takes to complete one of these run-bike-swim events can leave the noncompetitive partner feeling neglected, and perhaps even abandoned.

We talked to three couples who have found their own ways to cope with the challenges of rigorous regimens — while making good relationships even better.

Julio and Jolie Velez met more than 40 years ago when they were both working at a department store in New York City. She was a 17-year-old with a part-time job. He was a 21-year-old

an Ironman, I get out of the house when it's still dark out," he said. "I try not to let it take too much time from the family."

Even at the height of the season, Chuck sets aside at least one weekend a month for a family activity, and he and Wendy never miss their date nights.

"If Mom is happy, everybody is happy," he said. "The key is balance."

Joan Kuykendall, 49, has been married to her husband, Chip, for 16 years. The Belleair, Fla., couple are veterinarians by training, but Joan put her career on hold to stay at home with their three children.

Back in the summer of 2006, their daughter Ana, then age 7, saw a triathlon and wanted to do one. "So I trained with her," Joan said.

"I wasn't fast. I just wanted to finish."

But Joan kept at it, eventually getting good enough to enter an Ironman-distance event. "It's a lot of work, getting up at 4:15 to train and then getting back in time for Chip to get off to work," she said. "But it's been worth it."

Her 42-year-old husband is hardly a couch potato.

"Chip has always been a competitive soccer player," she said. "He played in college and then adult leagues, and now he is a coach and a soccer dad."

But recently he decided he had enough time on the sidelines and went out and ran a half-marathon, "just like that," Joan said.

"I love the fact that she competes," he said of Joan.

"It gives her a chance to express her personality and it gives me a chance to show my support.

"But in the end, that is what relationships are all about. You got to be able to give and take."

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Dear Annie: My son married a woman with a 3-year-old daughter, "Suzy." Suzy's biological father, "Duke," has shared custody.

When I met Duke's parents and extended family, we became quite friendly. Over time, I've learned a great deal about Duke's childhood and how he sexually abused his younger brother and sister for several years. When Duke molested a neighborhood child, his church intervened and sent him to a facility for two years until he turned 18. Duke's parents truly believe their son is no threat to Suzy, and that his "childish sexual abuse" is a thing of the past.

Suzy is now 9 and shows no signs of having been abused, and my son and his wife are very attuned to her behavior. Duke still lives with his parents, and I believe their constant involvement probably has prevented any abuse.

Duke recently became involved with a widow who has five young children. He now spends all of his time at her home. Should I tell his new girlfriend about his past? My family says that would only create problems and it's best to keep mum.

What do you think? — W.C. Dear W.C.: Keeping quiet about abuse is never a good idea.

Duke may not have abused any children in the intervening years, but it is unlikely that he is "cured." And the temptation of being around young children without his parents' supervision could undo his resolve. Please explain to your daughter-in-law and her parents how horrific it would be not only for his girlfriend's children but also for Duke should he backslide. He should not be around young children without others keeping an eye on the situation. Simply waiting until something happens is not in anyone's best interest.

Dear Annie: How can I get my husband to stop cursing? We have been married for a year.

When we were dating, I never heard him curse once. If I had known how much he swore before I was so totally in love with him, I likely would have ended our relationship.

"Jim" says he loves me more than anything and that I have made his whole life better. Even though he knows how much I hate the bad language, he never apologizes when he curses and makes no effort to control his mouth. He swears whenever he gets angry, and he gets angry at the smallest things. He has adult ADD and takes medication. I know his impatience and anger are symptoms of ADD. I could deal with that if he would only stop cursing.

It is disrespectful when he uses that language in front of me. At the very least, he could try to work on this behavior.

What can I do? — There's a Lady Present Dear Lady: It's difficult to get someone to break a nasty habit if he refuses to work on it. You could try behavior modification, gently calling attention to his cursing every time he does it, asking him to find another word and even kissing him each time he uses a more acceptable expression. You could ask him to deposit a dollar in a "swear jar" each time he is inappropriate.

You could walk away whenever he uses a word you don't like.

But these methods are most effective when he cooperates.

Dear Annie: "New York Grouch" doesn't want his coworkers to throw a retirement party for him because he secretly hated all of them. You should have told him that his co-workers were throwing the party for themselves to celebrate his finally leaving their office. They undoubtedly have known his true feelings for two decades. An old almanac quote comes to mind: "What you are speaks so loud, I can't hear what you say."

— Old Geezer in Rural Ohio Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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How can I get rid of soot in the fireplace?

Dear Heloise: We just bought a house and are in the process of remodeling. I am having trouble removing soot from the old fireplace. Do you have any suggestions for how to do this? — Kellie, via email Kellie, depending on how much soot, how old and what type of brick or stone the fireplace is, there are a couple of options. If it is just a few bricks, you can try using an art gum eraser, found at art-supply stores. Knead the eraser and press it onto the bricks to remove the stains. Re-knead to expose a clean area, and repeat as needed.

If your fireplace needs more than that, take a good scrub brush

Hints from Heloise Columnist and use some vinegar and water (50/50 solution) to clean. Do only one small area at a time. You may have to scrub more than once.

Have paper towels or old towels handy. — Heloise P.S.: If the brick is old and crumbly, use a sponge or a soft brush.

PLEASING PUMPKIN

Dear Heloise: I don’t know if you are aware of the fact that canned (not raw) pumpkin does a fantastic job of settling a dog’s digestive tract. My German shepherd pup got into the cat’s food and ended up with a bad case of diarrhea. The breeder I bought her from suggested that I give her some canned pumpkin. It worked great! — Pam M., via email Pam, research shows that you are right! Canned pumpkin can be used as a home remedy for diarrhea in dogs. Because it is so rich in fiber, it absorbs excess water and helps stools return to normal.

You must use only pure pumpkin, not the pie filling that has sugar and spices.

After checking with some veterinarians, 1 teaspoon per 10 pounds is the recommended amount. Remember, diarrhea can be a sign of a more serious health problem, so if the problem continues for more than 24 hours, call your veterinarian. — Heloise SOUND OFF Dear Heloise: Once again, I have answered my phone with a “Hello” only to get the response, “Who is this?” I respond back with, “Well, who are you looking for, since you called this number?” and overwhelmingly, this results in the phone being hung up by the person who called me. Why are people so rude? — Mary, via email

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HOROSCOPE Monday, March 12, 2012 Because you’ll be extremely capable of realizing an ambitious objective, the progress that you’re looking for can be made in the year ahead, albeit with a bit of hard work and a lot of effort on your part. Move onward and upward, and don’t stint the elbow grease.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — An interesting development could occur that would elevate your hopes and expectations. Just because something sounds too good to be true doesn’t mean that it lacks potential.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Give money matters top priority, because this could be one of those rare days when you can effortlessly reach your financial goals and fatten your bank account in the process.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Meaningful projects that you personally direct have excellent chances for success. Apply your best efforts toward getting what you really want.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Most of the time, it is unwise to rely totally on your hunches while ignoring your logic. Today, though, could be one of those rare exceptions when you won’t want to discount your intuition.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — If a face-to-face meeting concerning an important involvement with another becomes necessary, don’t use a surrogate, even if you think that person could do a better job. You need to handle this in person if you want the credit that will eventually come.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Don’t be afraid if you get drawn into a competitive involvement that has rather high emotional or financial stakes.

You’ll come out ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Your optimistic outlook will be one of your greatest assets. You’ll use it effectively to further your personal interests by minimizing all insignificant negatives.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Persons will be supportive when you get them to understand how they can benefit from a collective involvement. Spell everything out without holding back any of the details.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — This can be a better than usual day for negotiating important agreements. The key to success will be ensuring that a project yields equal benefit to all parties involved.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Financial trends look unusually positive, especially regarding dealings in which you’re personally prepared to work hard for what you hope to get.

Think big.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If there is someone of the opposite gender whom you’re desirous of impressing, don’t come on too strong. In fact, be a bit standoffish and try to let him or her make the first move.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t hesitate to press for a close if there’s an important matter that you want to wrap up. It’s one of those days when you could get exactly what you want.

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................66 at 3:31 p.m.

Low Yesterday..............................34 at 6:41 a.m.

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Monday, March 12, the 72nd day of 2012.

There are 294 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 12, 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA had its beginnings as Juliette Gordon Low of Savannah, Ga., founded the first American troop of the Girl Guides, a movement which had originated in Britain along with the Boy Scouts.

On this date: • In 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was promoted to the rank of general-in-chief of the Union armies in

the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln.

• In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his 30 radio “fireside chats,” telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation’s economic crisis.

• In 1947, President Harry S. Truman established what became known as the “Truman Doctrine” to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism.

• In 1951, “Dennis the Menace,” created by cartoonist Hank Ketcham, made its syndicat-

ed debut in 16 newspapers.

• In 1980, a Chicago jury found John Wayne Gacy Jr. guilty of the murders of 33 men and boys. (The next day, Gacy was sentenced to death; he was executed in May 1994.)

• In 1987, the musical play “Les Miserables” opened on Broadway.

• Today’s Birthdays: Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young is 80.

Singer Al Jarreau is 72. Actresssinger Liza Minnelli is 66. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is 65. Actor Aaron Eckhart is 44.

Ohio request for disaster declaration denied COLUMBUS (AP) — State and local officials met by phone Saturday to discuss recovery efforts in a tornado-damaged southwest Ohio county as Gov. John Kasich sought alternative federal help after the U.S. government denied his request seeking maximum federal aid.

Kasich had asked President Barack Obama to issue a disaster declaration for Clermont County to allow as much relief funding as possible for residents hit by severe

storms a week ago, but the governor said he was sad to report that the request was turned down.

He didn’t say why the request was rejected.

Kasich initially told federal authorities that additional assistance wasn’t necessary as the damage was being evaluated.

During a conference call among local leaders and state agencies, Ohio Emergency Management Agency Director Nancy Dragani said it wouldn’t

be practical to appeal Obama’s decision because it would impede other forms of state assistance.

Instead, Kasich was applying for disaster relief through the Small Business Administration.

That could give some homeowners and renters access to tens of thousands of dollars in lowinterest loans to help them replace furniture and rebuild their houses, Dragani said. The money would have to be repaid.

Kasich also promised

help for residents in need of somewhere to stay because of the damage.

“I’m going to continue to work with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to try to find a solution to the housing shortage the disaster has created and I hope that we can find an innovative, outside-the-box solution,” he said in a statement.

Three people were killed and hundreds of buildings were damaged in southwest Ohio by the storm system that killed dozens across five states, including a council member in the hard-hit Ohio River village of Moscow.

The governor has activated two state-funded programs to help local governments and low-

income residents pay for storm cleanup and recovery costs. The state treasurer also has said homeowners and small businesses dealing with damage or hardship because of the severe weather may be eligible for reduced rates on some loans, such as funding for construction and restoration projects.

Program to spread info when officers hurt COLUMBUS (AP) — A new law in Ohio creates an alert program to spread information to help find missing law enforcement officers and people suspected of seriously hurting or killing officers.

The Blue Alert Program is similar to the Amber Alert system used to share information about people who go missing.

The new system would help the government and radio and television broadcasters publicize information such as a

description of a suspect or the circumstances of a law enforcement officer’s disappearance.

Gov. John Kasich signed the measure into law Friday. It was passed unanimously by the Legislature.

The chairman of the Ohio House public safety committee has said the measure should improve safety and help bring people to justice if they hurt law enforcement.

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We are seeking an energetic team player who can work independently to provide support for our classified call center. This position is based in our Piqua, Ohio, office.

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Shelby County Job Center 227 S. Ohio Ave Sidney RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT CAREER FAIR

or

Piqua Arby’s Tuesday, March 13 2PM – 7PM for positions in Troy, Piqua, Sidney, and Greenville

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Bring your resume and speak to a representative on Tuesday or email your resume to: careers@gzkinc.com for consideration

Visit our website to learn more: www.norcold.com

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Publication Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012

FT Program Specialist Position Working with DD Population CRSI has immediate openings for a Program Specialist in Miami County.

Responsibilities include supervision, service coordination and operation of designated programming and services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.

Must have experience with community agencies providing services appropriate for individuals with DD and ensure that all standards and regulations are met.

Position requires a minimum of 4 years experience with an Associateʼs Degree in Special Ed, Social Work, Psychology, Rehabilitation, Human Development, Nursing, Developmental Disabilities or other related field.

Deadline for photos is Monday, March 26, 2012 (Babies born January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011)

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For confidential consideration, fill out an application at:

2012 Baby Pages The pages will be published in the April 19th edition of the Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call

3RD SHIFT PRODUCTION

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While banks and Western Union branches are trained at spotting fake checks, these types of scams are growing increasingly sophisticated and fake checks often aren't caught for weeks.

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OUTSIDE SALES The I-75 Newspaper Group of Ohio Community Media is seeking an experienced sales professional who wishes to flourish in a career with an award winning sales team!

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Please mail my photo back. SASE enclosed. (Not responsible for photos lost in the mail.)

I will stop by and pick up my photo (we will only hold them for 6 months)

The successful candidate will manage a consultative sales approach through direct client contact. He or she will be motivated to meet and exceed person sales goals through internet and media advertising in any and/or all of Ohio Community Media’s fifty-seven publications.

Name: ________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ City: ______________ State: ____ Zip: ________ Phone: ____________ ____________________________________________________________

Candidates will have demonstrated experience in prospecting and growing an account list, handling incoming leads and closing sales. He or she will be skilled in envisioning big ideas, then executing advertising programs that attract customers and generate significant revenue. In addition to maintaining and growing existing relationships, candidates must possess expertise in working with clients on both strategic and creative levels. Candidates will have an in-depth understanding of print and online advertising and the desire to stay informed about area trends.

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Lending experience a plus. BS or BA degree preferred plus 3 years of bank, deposit or lending experience.

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• VOLLEYBALL: Troy High School and head volleyball coach Michelle Owen are offering the fifth annual Spring Youth League for girls in grades 3-6, regardless of school attended. The league lasts for eight weeks, begins on March 21 and the cost is $70 prior to March 14, $80 after March 14. Registration forms may be picked up at the high school athletic office or obtained by contacting coach Owen at owenm@troy.k12.oh.us.

• ATHLETICS: The Tippecanoe Athletic Boosters will be holding an “Education Night” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium titled “What College Coaches Really Want in a Student Athlete — A Panel Discussion.” The Wittenberg volleyball coach and the Wright State men’s soccer coach currently are confirmed, with others possibly joining the list.

• SOCCER: Registrations are now being accepted for the Youth Indoor Soccer League held at Hobart Arena. The program is for ages 4-8, begins in early April and runs through mid-May. Register online at www.hobartarena.com on the “Registrations” page. For more information, call the Recreation Department at 339-5145.

• SOFTBALL: Registrations are now being taken for the Troy Recreation Department Girls Youth Softball program. This program is for girls currently in grades first through eighth. You may register online at: http://troyohio.gov/rec/ProgramRegF orms.html. Contact the recreation department at (937) 339-5145 for more information.

Smoke rises

March 12, 2012

Stewart seals win late in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) — Timing the restart perfectly, Tony Stewart dove to the edge of the apron and ducked under the two cars in front of him.

With one bold move, the defending Sprint Cup champion was on his way to a redemptive win.

Stewart made a three-wide pass on a late restart and held off Jimmie Johnson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, winning at a track that was the site

of his biggest disappointment last season.

“We had to wait 365 days for a shot at it again,” Stewart said. “I might not have been so mad on the airplane had I known I was going to win a year later.”

Stewart came back to Las Vegas with a new crew chief and the hope of having a little better luck than he had a year ago, when a pit mishap spoiled a

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Bucks stop here Michigan State beats Ohio State for Big Ten title INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Draymond Green now has the winning chapter in Michigan State history he has longed for.

Green had 12 points and nine rebounds to help the eighth-ranked Spartans beat No. 7 Ohio State 68-64 on Sunday in the Big Ten tournament championship game.

Green and the Spartans claimed both the Big Ten regu-

lar-season and tournament titles, and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Big Ten player of the year and the tournament’s most outstanding player felt he needed to win something for coach Tom Izzo to include him in the conversation with Michigan State greats.

“Coach always talked to us about leaving a footprint in the

sand. He always said Mateen Cleaves, he left a footprint, Magic Johnson they left a footprint. And me and Austin (Thornton) always say, when we leave here, we want him to talk about the Green-Thornton era. We’ve been talking about our footprint.”

Brandon Wood scored a season-high 21 points. Wood

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COLUMBUS (AP) — David Perron broke a tie early in the third period, and Jaroslav Halak made 33 saves to help the NHLleading St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday night for their season-high fifth straight victory.

Patrik Berglund also scored for St. Louis. The Blues, coming off a 41 victory over Columbus on Saturday night in St. Louis, have won nine of 10.

Mark Letestu scored for Columbus, which had won four straight games before being swept by the Blues in the weekend series.

Halak, second in the NHL in goals-against average behind teammate Brain Elliott, made several key saves with the Blues holding a late one-goal lead.

Halak stretched his right leg pad on near identical plays moments apart to thwart R.J. Umberger and Dane Byers in alone after a pair of rare defensive miscues by the Blues. Halak also made a diving play on a loose puck near the goal line with players piled in the crease that was ruled no goal and upheld by video review.

On another power play in the waning seconds and Columbus goalie Curtis Sanford pulled for an extra attacker, Letestu redirected a shot that skipped just wide.

Perron gave St. Louis the lead at 3:46 of the third with his 14th goal of the season, skating nearly the length of the ice before beating Sanford making his second straight start while Steve Mason recovers from a hand laceration inside the near post with a badangle shot.

After a scoreless first period and another stellar leg pad stop by Halak, and one by Sanford, Berglund put the Blues on the board first, just over a minute into the second period. Alex Pietrangelo wristed a shot while skating backward inside the blue line that Berglund stopped in traffic then snapped past Sanford.

The Blues couldn’t increase their lead on a 4-minute penalty to Vinny Prospal for high-sticking and unsportsmanlike conduct, then Columbus pulled even later in the period.

On a nice rush up the ice, Ryan Johansen dropped the puck to Letestu, who curled to the right dot and ripped a shot past Halak for his eighth at 11:20.

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Vanderbilt beats Kentucky, wins SEC John Jenkins lay on the court with his hands over his face as Vanderbilt teammates celebrated all around, exuberant after beating No. 1 Kentucky 71-64 for the program’s first Southeastern Conference tournament title in more than 60 years.

The Wildcats might not really care about the SEC tournament. The Commodores did.

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Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina all earned top seeding for the NCAA tournament Sunday despite surprising weekend losses that brought

more intrigue to the three-week, 67-game tournament better known as March Madness.

Michigan State earned the other No. 1 seed and was the only one of the four top-billed teams to win its conference tournament. The Spartans defeated Ohio State 68-64 in the Big Ten title game — a contest widely viewed as the game for the last No. 1 seed, even if selection com-

mittee chairman Jeff Hathaway wouldn’t quite go there.

“As it turned out, this game put the No. 1 seed into the field,” he said.

While No. 2 seeds Kansas, Duke, Missouri and Ohio State wonder whether they could have been rated higher, teams such as Drexel, Seton Hall, Mississippi State and Pac-12 regular-season champion Washington curse

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In the moments immediately after the brackets came out, the Iona-Drexel debate was getting the most traction.

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Rose rallies to win Cadillac DORAL, Fla. (AP) — On a day of endless drama at Doral, Justin Rose won his first World Golf Championship standing on the practice range.

Rose had to make up a three-shot deficit against Bubba Watson, and then a two-shot deficit against Keegan Bradley. Rose was steady down the stretch, even with a bogey from the bunker on the 18th hole, and closed with a 2-under 70 to win the Cadillac Championship.

Watson, as always, made it interesting. He hit a bullet of a 4-iron out of the palm trees to just inside 10 feet for a chance to force a playoff. His birdie putt missed on the low side, ending a wild day even by his standards.

He closed with a 74.

If that wasn’t enough, Tiger Woods muddied his AP PHOTO Masters future when he left Justin Rose putts on the 18th green during the final after 11 holes with soreness round of the Cadillac Championship golf tourna- in his left Achilles tendon, ment Sunday in Doral, Fla. wincing badly on his final

shot a 321-yard drive down the middle of the 12th fairway.

Woods said he would have it evaluated to determine the scope of the injury.

NBC Sports showed images of Woods behind the wheel in a black sedan as he drove away from Doral. It returned to golf just as Rory McIlroy, who started the final round eight shots behind, holed a bunker shot for eagle on the 12th hole.

McIlroy pulled within one shot of the lead with a birdie on the 16th hole, but he closed with a bogey and a 67 to finish alone in third.

Through it all, Rose worked his way to the top of the leaderboard with a nifty up-and-down behind the green on the par-5 10th, and he seized control of the tournament with a shot into 5 feet for birdie on the 14th.

Rose finished on 16under 272 for his 10th victory worldwide, moving him back into the top 10 of a

world ranking that remains loaded with Europeans.

It was a day that left little doubt about McIlroy’s spot atop the world ranking.

Just like Woods in previous years, McIlroy showed he could never be counted out with an array of splendid shots most of them from precarious spots in the bunker and threatened to win.

And it raised more questions about the future of Woods.

This is the same Achilles tendon he injured a year ago at the Masters while hitting a shot from under Eisenhower’s tree on the 17th hole of the third round.

It wound up forcing Woods to miss three months and two majors next year.

This time, he was lifting his left leg and flexing his angle, even after changing his shoes at the turn. The limp became more pronounced until he blasted his tee shot on the 12th, shook hands with Webb Simpson

and rode off in a cart.

“I felt tightness in my left Achilles warming up this morning, and it continued to get progressively worse,” Woods said in a statement.

“After hitting my tee shot at 12, I decided it was necessary to withdraw. In the past, I may have tried to continue to play, but this time, I decided to do what I thought was necessary.”

Rose was oblivious to all this.

He opened with two birdies through four holes, which was enough to catch Watson, who looked out of sorts all day.

Watson didn’t hit a fairway on the front nine, and only one tee shot managed to stay inside the bunkers that frame the fairways. He was in the water twice, once in a canal on the fifth hole that not many knew were there. He shot a 39 on the front nine, which included three putts outside 8 feet to limit the damage.

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Kentucky (32-2) didn’t score a field goal over the final 8:04 and shot just 35.9 percent from the field (23 of 64).

“We played really solid defense all game,” Taylor said. “The coaches came up with a great game plan and we followed that for the most part. Also, you have to be a little lucky. They missed some open looks.”

Florida State 85, North Carolina 82 ATLANTA — Leonard Hamilton walked off the court with a net draped around his neck. Deividas Dulkys posed for pictures with a small flag from his

native Lithuania stuck in his cap, holding a sign that said it all: “2012 ACC Champions.”

Not bad for a football school.

Striking a blow against Tobacco Road and carving their own niche at a place best known for its gridiron success, 17th-ranked Florida State won its first Atlantic Coast Conference basketball championship Sunday by holding off storied North Carolina 85-82 in the title game.

“It means a lot to the program to be able to crack into the upper echelon of such a rich tradition,” said

Hamilton, the Seminoles 10TH-year coach. “We want to keep building the program so we can contend on a regular basis.”

Tournament MVP Michael Snaer scored 18 points and Florida State (249) used a barrage of 3-pointers to hold off No. 4 North Carolina.

The Seminoles, who joined the ACC in 1991, showed its 33-point blowout of the Tar Heels during the regular season was no fluke, though this one went to the wire. North Carolina (29-5) nearly came all the way back from a 16-point deficit in the first half.

fast,” said Biffle, who finished third. “On the restarts, I’ve just never seen a car driving off like that.”

Stewart got the lead with a did-he-just-do-that move with 34 laps to go in the 400-mile race.

Coming around turn 4 to the start/finish line, Stewart charged up behind Brad Keselowski and timed it just right to dip below him on the apron. He zipped to the

front and stayed there, pulling away on three more less-thrilling restarts over the final 17 laps.

It was his sixth win in the past 13 Sprint Cup races and first on the 1.5mile tri-oval not far from the bright lights of the The Strip.

“We almost got too good a restart because I got such a good run on Brad, I almost got there too quick,” Stewart said. “If

we’d have got there a foot earlier, we’d have had to check up and probably wouldn’t get a run and get underneath him like that.”

A year ago, Stewart appeared to be cruising to Victory Lane at Las Vegas, only to be tripped up in the pits.

He was penalized for leaving his pit stall with an air hose still attached and the team opted to take two tires on a later stop to get him back to the front.

■ CONTINUED FROM 17 transferred to Michigan State after graduating from Valparaiso last year with eligibility remaining. He received a waiver from the NCAA to play immediately because he entered graduate school.

He only started because starter Branden Dawson tore a left knee ligament in the regular-season finale against Ohio State.

“He was on it today, making shots, and that’s what he’s known for,” Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. “Happy for him that he has an opportunity to play in this game. And he was feeling it from behind the line there and hit some difficult shots. We didn’t get matched up quite as quickly as we needed to.”

Green shot just 4 for 15 from the field, struggling in his matchup with Deshaun Thomas.

“It was a tough game for me, but my guys picked me up,” Green said. “Everybody gives me the credit, but these guys came through huge two days in a row.”

Derrick Nix added 10 points for the Spartans (27-7), who claimed their first tournament title since 2000 in a dramatic game that featured 16 lead changes.

Jared Sullinger scored 18 points for Ohio State, and Thomas and William Buford added 11 each as the Buckeyes (27-7) were denied a third straight league title.

The Spartans will play Long Island University-Brooklyn on Friday in the West Region. Ohio State was named the No. 2 seed in the East region and will play Loyola (Md.) on Thursday.

The buildup for Sunday’s game was immense. Buford hit a game-winner with 1 second left to help the Buckeyes defeat the Spartans 72-70 on Michigan State’s home court in the regular-season finale to claim a share of the title and prevent the Spartans from winning it outright.

Sullinger committed

the last teams in all the way to the Final Four.

Who might this year’s VCU be?

It’s the question being asked across the country.

Kentucky (32-2) and Syracuse (31-2) each enter the tournament with only two losses. Both were shoo-ins for top seeds — Hathaway all but said so last week — though their recent losses certainly will add more guesswork to

those millions of brackets being filled out at spring training sites, corporate board rooms and everywhere else across America.

“There were 112 teams with more than 20 wins,” Hathaway said. “We talked a lot about parity at the high end of the field and about quality throughout the field.

Bottom line, it was about who did you play, where’d you play them and how did you do?”

Some losses, though, were less important than others, and apparently, losing in the conference tournament didn’t cost Syracuse, Kentucky or North Carolina. Those losses could have created chaos, but the committee had the teams more or less cemented into top spots, with John Calipari’s Wildcats as the No. 1 overall seed. Kentucky will play in the South region and potentially could play six

Vanderbilt drops Kentucky, wins the SEC title NEW ORLEANS (AP) — John Jenkins lay on the court with his hands over his face as Vanderbilt teammates celebrated all around, exuberant after beating No. 1 Kentucky 71-64 for the program’s first Southeastern Conference tournament title in more than 60 years.

The Wildcats might not really care about the SEC tournament.

The Commodores did.

Jeffery Taylor scored 18 points, Jenkins added 17 and Vanderbilt rallied with a 16-2 run over the final 5 minutes to end the Wildcats’ 24-game winning streak that lasted more than three months.

“Their 24 game winning streak. Their name on the front of their jersey doesn’t matter to us,” Vanderbilt’s Lance Goulbourne said.

“Whoever was in our way, we were going to play as hard as we could to try to win that championship.”

Festus Ezeli also had 17 points for Vanderbilt (24-10), which was playing in its first SEC tournament final since 1951, the year of its only other championship. The Commodores pushed ahead in the final minutes with a few timely shots, but mostly with suffocating defense.

AP PHOTO

Vanderbilt forward Lance Goulbourne drives to the basket against Kentucky's Kyle Wiltjer, left, in the second half of the 2012 Southeastern Conference tournament Sunday at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans.

■ Auto Racing

Nascar ■ CONTINUED FROM 17 chance at victory with what he believed to be the best car in the field.

With Steve Addington calling the shots from the pit box, Stewart again had a good car in his return trip to the desert, uncatchable on the restarts and good enough to hold off Johnson, Greg Biffle and anyone else who tried to track him down.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a car that

his second foul with 8:22 left in the first half. At that point, the Buckeyes led 18-17. Michigan State appeared to gain momentum late in the half. A putback by Green and a layup by Keith Appling late in the half gave the Spartans a 3429 lead.

Aaron Craft scored on a putback then Buford made a free throw after Izzo was issued a technical foul for disagreeing with a call, and the Spartans led 34-32 at halftime.

Sullinger immediately changed things for the Buckeyes, scoring nine points in the first 7 minutes of the second half.

He made a jumper, Appling missed a layup on the other end and Thomas made a 3-pointer to put Ohio State ahead 52-45.

Wood answered with two 3-pointers to put the Spartans back in front, highlighting a 10-0 run.

Late in the shot clock, Green found Wood under the basket. He caught the ball in midair while under the hoop, and his reverse layup gave the Spartans a 62-57 lead with 7:27 to play.

Green’s 3-pointer with 1:30 remaining put the Spartans up 67-62.

As good as Sullinger was throughout the tournament, his final minute was one to forget. He missed in close twice against Green then missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 25 seconds remaining.

Sullinger was still named to the all-tournament team after averaging 24 points and nine rebounds in the tournament.

“I think that leading into this, Jared probably had his three best practices of the year,” Matta said. “I knew he was going to play well.”

Thornton’s free throw with 12.7 seconds left put the Spartans up 68-64 and started the celebration for Michigan State’s fans.

“It was a fight,” Izzo said. “That was one of those physical, tough games.”

games without having to leave the Southeast.

“It’s one thing off our backs, 22 games in a row or whatever,” Calipari said, of his team’s winning streak, which actually reached 24 games. “It’s done now. Now let’s just go onto these three weekends. We’ve got a weekend in front of us. It’s going to be a bear. Know what? Good.

Throw anything you want to at us.”

■ College Basketball

NCAA ■ CONTINUED FROM 17 in,” Hathaway said of Iona.

“They had a very good nonconference strength of schedule; they were 44. I know a lot of people are going to try to compare them to Drexel, and Drexel was well over 200. …

We think we got that one right. Obviously, a lot of people will debate it, and that’s what makes it fun.”

There were 11 at-large teams from the so-called mid-

major conferences, four more than last year and the most since 2004 when 12 made it.

Though the committee claims not to consider a team’s conference when it picks the bracket, this was nonetheless a nod to the free-for-all this tournament can be. Last year, 4,000-student Butler finished as national runner-up for the second straight season, while VCU, of the Colonial Athletic Conference, went from one of

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BASEBALL Spring Training Glance All Times EST AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Toronto Boston Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Baltimore Kansas City Minnesota New York Texas Tampa Bay Chicago Cleveland NATIONAL LEAGUE

W 6 7 5 7 7 5 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 2

L 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 7

Pct .857 .778 .714 .700 .700 .625 .571 .556 .500 .500 .375 .333 .250 .222

W L Pct Los Angeles 5 1 .833 Miami 5 2 .714 San Francisco 7 3 .700 4 3 .571 Washington 5 4 .556 Cincinnati 4 4 .500 Chicago 4 4 .500 Houston Milwaukee 4 4 .500 Philadelphia 4 5 .444 St. Louis 2 3 .400 3 5 .375 Arizona 3 5 .375 New York 3 6 .333 Pittsburgh 3 6 .333 San Diego Colorado 2 6 .250 Atlanta 1 9 .100 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Saturday's Games Toronto 5, Houston 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Atlanta 3 Detroit 5, Washington (ss) 5, tie, 10 innings Miami 3, St. Louis 1 Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 2 Baltimore 1, Philadelphia 0 Washington (ss) 8, N.Y. Mets 2 Seattle (ss) 5, L.A. Dodgers 5, tie Kansas City 5, Colorado 2 Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee (ss) 1 San Francisco (ss) 13, Milwaukee (ss) 3 Oakland 6, Cincinnati 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Texas 2 L.A. Angels 9, San Francisco (ss) 5 San Diego 5, Cleveland 2 Boston 5, Tampa Bay 0 L.A. Dodgers 10, Chicago White Sox 6 Seattle (ss) 7, Arizona 1 Sunday's Games N.Y.Yankees (ss) 3, Philadelphia (ss) 0 Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia (ss) 4, Detroit (ss) 4, tie, 10 innings Toronto (ss) vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., Rain Detroit (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., Rain Boston 6, Baltimore 1 Minnesota 5, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 1 Toronto (ss) 9, Atlanta (ss) 5 Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., ccd., Rain Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 2, 5 innings L.A. Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 L.A. Angels (ss) 17, Cleveland (ss) 2 Oakland 10, Kansas City 8 Milwaukee 5, Colorado (ss) 4 Arizona 8, San Diego 7 Texas 6, Cleveland (ss) 1 San Francisco 7, Seattle 5 Cincinnati 5, L.A. Angels (ss) 4 Colorado (ss) 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Monday's Games Atlanta vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Miami vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.

Texas vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Philadelphia vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Texas vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 25 17 .595 — Boston 21 19 .525 3 New York 18 23 .439 6½ New Jersey 14 28 .333 11 Toronto 13 28 .317 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 31 9 .775 — Orlando 27 15 .643 5 Atlanta 23 17 .575 8 Washington 9 30 .231 21½ Charlotte 5 34 .128 25½

Pct GB W L 34 9 .791 — Chicago 23 16 .590 9 Indiana Milwaukee 17 24 .415 16 16 23 .410 16 Cleveland Detroit 15 26 .366 18 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB W L 26 13 .667 — San Antonio Memphis 23 16 .590 3 23 20 .535 5 Dallas Houston 22 20 .524 5½ 10 31 .244 17 New Orleans Northwest Division Pct GB W L Oklahoma City 32 9 .780 — Denver 23 18 .561 9 21 21 .500 11½ Minnesota Portland 20 21 .488 12 19 21 .475 12½ Utah Pacific Division Pct GB W L 25 16 .610 — L.A. Lakers L.A. Clippers 23 15 .605 ½ 19 21 .475 5½ Phoenix Golden State 16 21 .432 7 14 26 .350 10½ Sacramento Saturday's Games Portland 110, Washington 99 Detroit 105, Toronto 86 Miami 93, Indiana 91, OT Chicago 111, Utah 97 Oklahoma City 122, Charlotte 95 New Orleans 95, Minnesota 89 Houston 112, New Jersey 106 Phoenix 98, Memphis 91 Golden State 111, Dallas 87 Sunday's Games Philadelphia 106, New York 94 L.A. Lakers 97, Boston 94 Cleveland 118, Houston 107 Milwaukee 105, Toronto 99 Orlando 107, Indiana 94 Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday's Games Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Washington at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Portland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

NCAA Tournament Glance All Times EDT FIRST ROUND At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 13 MVSU (21-12) vs. Western Kentucky (15-18) BYU (25-8) vs. Iona (25-7) Wednesday, March 14 Lamar (23-11) vs. Vermont (23-11) California (24-9) vs. South Florida (20-13) EAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 15 At The CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Syracuse (31-2) vs. UNC Asheville (24-9) Kansas State (21-10) vs. Southern Mississippi (25-8) Ohio State (27-7) vs. Loyola (Md.) (24-8) Gonzaga (25-6) vs. West Virginia (19-13) At The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Wisconsin (24-9) vs. Montana (25-6) Vanderbilt (24-10) vs. Harvard (26-4) Friday, March 16 At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn.

Florida State (24-9) vs. St. Bonaventure (20-11) Cincinnati (24-10) vs. Texas (20-13) Third Round Saturday, March 17 At The CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Syracuse-UNC Asheville winner vs.

Kansas State-Southern Mississippi winner Ohio State-Loyola (Md.) winner vs.

Gonzaga-West Virginia winner At The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Wisconsin-Montana winner vs.

Vanderbilt-Harvard winner Sunday, March 18 At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn.

Florida State-St. Bonaventure winner vs. Cincinnati-Texas winner Regional Semifinals At TD Garden Boston Thursday, March 22 Syracuse-UNC Asheville_Kansas State-Southern Mississippi winner vs.

Wisconsin-Montana_VanderbiltHarvard winner Ohio State-Loyola (Md.)_GonzagaWest Virginia winner vs. Florida StateSt. Bonaventure_Cincinnati-Texas winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 24 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 15 At The KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Kentucky (32-2) vs. MVSU-Western Kentucky winner Iowa State (22-10) vs. UConn (2013) At The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Baylor (27-7) vs. South Dakota State (27-7) UNLV (26-8) vs. Colorado (23-11) At The Rose Garden Portland, Ore. Indiana (25-8) vs. New Mexico State (26-9) Wichita State (27-5) vs. VCU (28-6) Friday, March 16 At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. Duke (27-6) vs. Lehigh (26-7) Notre Dame (22-11) vs. Xavier (2112) Third Round Saturday, March 17 At The KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Kentucky_MVSU-Western Kentucky winner vs. Iowa State-UConn winner At The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Baylor-South Dakota State winner vs.

UNLV-Colorado winner

SCOREBOARD

Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. ESPN — Preseason, Miami vs. Boston, at Fort Myers, Fla. NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — New York at Chicago 10:30 p.m. ESPN — Boston at L.A. Clippers NHL HOCKEY 9 p.m. NBCSN — Anaheim at Colorado SOCCER 3:55 p.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Newcastle at Arsenal 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS, Philadelphia at Portland

TUESDAY MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. TRUTV — NCAA Division I tournament, first round, teams TBD, at Dayton, Ohio 7 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT, first round, teams and site TBD 7:30 p.m. ESPN — NIT, first round, teams and site TBD 9 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT, first round, teams and site TBD TRUTV — NCAA Division I tournament, first round, teams TBD, at Dayton, Ohio 9:30 p.m. ESPN — NIT, first round, teams and site TBD 11 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT, first round, teams and site TBD NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Carolina at N.Y. Rangers SOCCER 3:30 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Basel at Bayern Munich 8 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Marseille at Inter Milan (same-day tape) At The Rose Garden Portland, Ore. Indiana-New Mexico State winner vs.

Wichita State-VCU winner Sunday, March 18 At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. Duke-Lehigh winner vs. Notre DameXavier winner Regional Semifinals At The Georgia Dome Atlanta Friday, March 23 Kentucky-MVSU-Wester n Kentucky_Iowa State-UConn winner vs.

Indiana-New Mexico State_Wichita State-VCU winner Baylor-South Dakota State_UNLVColorado winner vs.

DukeLehigh_Notre Dame-Xavier winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 25 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL Second Round Friday, March 16 At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. North Carolina (29-5) vs. LamarVermont winner Creighton (28-5) vs. Alabama (21-11) At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Georgetown (23-8) vs. Belmont (277) San Diego State (26-7) vs. N.C. State (22-12) At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn.

Michigan (24-9) vs. Ohio (27-7) Temple (24-7) vs. California-South Florida winner At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Kansas (27-6) vs. Detroit (22-13) Saint Mary's (Calif.) (27-5) vs.

Purdue (21-12) Third Round Sunday, March 18 At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. North Carolina_Lamar-Vermont winner vs. Creighton-Alabama winner At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Georgetown-Belmont winner vs. San Diego State-N.C. State winner At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. winner vs.

Michigan-Ohio Temple_California-South Florida winner At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Kansas-Detroit winner vs. Saint Mary's (Calif.)-Purdue winner Regional Semifinals At Edward Jones Dome St. Louis Friday, March 23 North Carolina_LamarVermont_Creighton-Alabama winner vs. Michigan-Ohio_Temple-CaliforniaSouth Florida winner Georgetown-Belmont_San Diego State-N.C. State winner vs. KansasDetroit_Saint Mary's (Calif.)-Purdue winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 25 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 15 At The KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Marquette (25-7) vs. BYU-Iona winner Murray State (30-1) vs. Colorado State (20-11) At The Rose Garden Portland, Ore. Louisville (26-9) vs. Davidson (25-7) New Mexico (27-6) vs. Long Beach State (25-8) Friday, March 16 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Michigan State (27-7) vs. LIU (25-8) Memphis (26-8) vs. Saint Louis (257) At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Missouri (30-4) vs. Norfolk State (259) Florida (23-10) vs. Virginia (22-9) Third Round Saturday, March 17 At The KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Marquette_BYU-Iona winner vs.

Murray State-Colorado State winner At The Rose Garden Portland, Ore. Louisville-Davidson winner vs. New

Mexico-Long Beach State winner Sunday, March 18 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Michigan State-LIU winner vs.

Memphis-Saint Louis winner At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Missouri-Norfolk State winner vs.

Florida-Virginia winner Regional Semifinals At US Airways Center Phoenix Michigan State-LIU_Memphis-Saint winner vs.

LouisvilleLouis Davidson_New Mexico-Long Beach State winner Marquette-BYU-Iona_Murray StateColorado State winner vs. MissouriNorfolk State_Florida-Virginia winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 24 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At The Superdome New Orleans National Semifinals Saturday, March 31 East champion vs. Midwest champion South champion vs. West champion National Championship Monday, April 2 Semifinal winners National Invitation Tournament Glance All Times EDT First Round Texas-Arlington at Washington, TBA Akron at Northwestern, TBA Marshall at Middle Tennessee, TBA Stony Brook at Seton Hall, TBA UMass at Mississippi State, TBA Northern Iowa at Saint Joseph's, TBA Bucknell at Arizona, TBA Minnesota at La Salle, TBA Nevada at Oral Roberts, TBA Illinois State at Mississippi, TBA Tuesday, March 13 LSU at Oregon, 9:30 p.m.

Dayton at Iowa, 7:30 p.m.

Savannah State at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Cleveland State at Stanford, 11 p.m.

Wednesday, March 14 UCF at Drexell, 7:15 p.m.

Valparaiso at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Second Round March 16-19 Texas-Arlington-Washington winner vs. Akron-Northwestern winner LSU-Oregon winner vs. Dayton-Iowa winner Savannah State-Tennessee winner vs. Marshall-Middle Tennessee winner Minnesota-La Salle winner vs.

Valparaiso-Miami winner Stony Brook-Seton Hall winner vs.

UMass-Mississippi State winner UCF-Drexel winner vs. Northern Iowa-Saint Joseph's winner Bucknell-Arizona winner vs. NevadaOral Roberts winner Cleveland State-Stanford winner vs.

Illinois State-Mississippi winner Quarterfinals March 20-21 Texas-Arlington-Washington-AkronNorthwestern winner vs. LSU-OregonDayton-Iowa winner Savannah State-TennesseeMarshall-Middle Tennessee winner vs.

Minnesota-La Salle-Valparaiso-Miami winner Stony Brook-Seton Hall- UMassMississippi State winner vs. UCFDrexel-Northern Iowa-Saint Joseph's winner Bucknell-Ar izona-Nevada-Oral Roberts winner vs. Cleveland StateStanford-Illinois State-Mississippi winner Semifinals At Madison Square Garden Tuesday, March 27 New York Semifinal, 7 p.m.

Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.

Championship Thursday, March 29 TBD, 7 p.m.

GOLF Cadillac Championship Scores Sunday At TPC Blue Monster at Doral Doral, Fla. Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,334; Par: 72 Final Round J. Rose (550), $1,400,000 69-64-69-70—272 B.Watson (315), $845,000 70-62-67-74—273

Monday, March 12, 2012 Rory McIlroy (200), $516,000 73-69-65-67—274 Peter Hanson, $362,500 70-65-69-71—275 Schwartzel (128), $362,500 68-69-70-68—275 Luke Donald (100), $260,000 70-68-69-69—276 Senden (100), $260,000 76-67-68-65—276 Bradley (81), $165,000 69-67-66-75—277 Matt Kuchar (81), $165,000 72-67-66-72—277 Steve Stricker (81), $165,000 69-70-69-69—277 Bo Van Pelt (81), $165,000 73-65-70-69—277 A. Baddeley (69), $120,000 69-74-68-67—278 G. McDowell (61), $101,000 75-67-67-70—279 F. Molinari, $101,000 75-68-71-65—279 Adam Scott (61), $101,000 66-68-74-71—279 J.Wagner (61), $101,000 70-69-67-73—279 C. Howell III (53), $92,000 70-67-71-72—280 Zach Johnson (53), $92,000 70-68-67-75—280 Nick Watney (53), $92,000 71-73-69-67—280 G. Chalmers (50), $85,000 71-70-68-72—281 Jason Day (50), $85,000 73-67-70-71—281 R. Karlsson (50), $85,000 75-68-70-68—281 Martin Kaymer, $85,000 73-64-70-74—281 Thomas Bjorn, $76,000 68-68-75-71—282 Marcus Fraser, $76,000 76-68-69-69—282 Martin Laird (45), $76,000 72-73-66-71—282 Hunter Mahan (45), $76,000 71-72-66-73—282 Robert Rock, $76,000 75-70-68-69—282 Jason Dufner (40), $67,500 66-72-73-72—283 Bill Haas (40), $67,500 74-70-70-69—283 Anders Hansen, $67,500 70-72-69-72—283 Garth Mulroy (40), $67,500 73-71-69-70—283 Lee Westwood (40), $67,500 76-67-68-72—283 G.Woodland (40), $67,500 71-70-70-72—283 Jonathan Byrd (33), $60,500 72-70-70-72—284 K.J. Choi (33), $60,500 74-67-70-73—284 Nicolas Colsaerts, $60,500 73-70-70-71—284 Branden Grace, $60,500 78-72-64-70—284 D. Johnson (33), $60,500 75-68-73-68—284 Juvic Pagunsan, $60,500 69-71-72-72—284 Chez Reavie (33), $60,500 78-68-67-71—284 W. Simpson (33), $60,500 75-66-66-77—284 Darren Clarke, $55,500 74-74-68-69—285 Phil Mickelson (28), $55,500 72-71-71-71—285 Rickie Fowler (24), $52,000 74-70-72-70—286 Retief Goosen (24), $52,000 74-71-71-70—286 Miguel A. Jimenez, $52,000 69-71-73-73—286 B. Snedeker (24), $52,000 75-69-70-72—286 Mark Wilson (24), $52,000 72-70-72-72—286 Hennie Otto, $49,000 73-66-71-77—287 Paul Casey (19), $46,875 76-71-68-73—288 Ben Crane (19), $46,875 73-71-73-71—288 K.T. Kim, $46,875 74-72-70-72—288 Kyle Stanley (19), $46,875 69-69-76-74—288 G. Fdez-Castano, $45,250 74-70-73-72—289 Geoff Ogilvy (16), $45,250 73-73-70-73—289 Jbe' Kruger, $44,250 72-71-73-74—290 Alvaro Quiros, $44,250 69-74-71-76—290 Y.E.Yang (12), $43,500 72-67-76-76—291 Sergio Garcia (9), $42,000 75-74-68-76—293 Paul Lawrie, $42,000 70-74-72-77—293 L. Oosthuizen (9), $42,000 77-70-74-72—293 Ian Poulter (9), $42,000 76-77-71-69—293 Tadahiro Takayama, $42,000 74-73-75-71—293 R. Cabrera Bello, $40,500 75-70-75-74—294 Pablo Larrazabal, $39,750 76-73-71-75—295 Vijay Singh (5), $39,750 75-73-72-75—295 F. Jacobson (3), $39,000 72-76-71-77—296 Alexander Noren, $38,500 74-75-72-76—297 Tetsuji Hiratsuka, $38,000 78-73-70-77—298 Sang-Moon Bae (1), $37,750 79-76-73-71—299 Simon Dyson, $37,500 74-72-73-81—300 Tiger Woods ..................................72-67-68-WD Nationwide-Chile Classic Scores Sunday At Prince of Wales Country Club Santiago, Chile Purse: $600,000 Yardage: 6,711; Par: 72 Final Round Paul Haley II, $108,000........67-64-64-71—266 Joseph Bramlett, $64,800....71-68-66-64—269 Paul Claxton, $40,800..........70-66-66-68—270 Steven Alker, $24,800..........68-67-71-66—272 Rob Oppenheim, $24,800...69-69-65-69—272 Alex Aragon, $24,800 ..........69-67-66-70—272 Brian Stuard, $19,350..........68-68-67-70—273 Brad Elder, $19,350 .............68-67-66-72—273 Brice Garnett, $16,200 ........68-71-69-66—274 Benjamin Alvarado, $16,20071-69-65-69—274 Camilo Benedetti, $16,200..67-69-68-70—274

AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup-Kobalt Tools 400 Results Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 141.7 rating, 48 points, $428,175.

2. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 115.4, 43, $281,776.

3. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 121.8, 42, $207,365.

4. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 99, 40, $201,273.

5. (21) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 98, 39, $187,281.

6. (5) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 267, 93.6, 39, $150,854.

7. (26) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 92.2, 37, $127,865.

8. (19) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 94.8, 36, $152,498.

9. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 78.5, 0, $112,865.

10. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 113.1, 35, $118,240.

11. (3) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 107.7, 34, $153,641.

12. (16) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 78.7, 33, $150,241.

13. (15) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 267, 75.5, 31, $133,313.

14. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 71.9, 30, $142,680.

15. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 267, 69.8, 29, $129,413.

16. (8) Joey Logano, Toyota, 267, 76.4, 28, $111,230.

17. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 95.7, 27, $128,069.

18. (13) Mark Martin, Toyota, 267, 74.5, 26, $99,755.

19. (1) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 94.3, 25, $112,555.

20. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 63.2, 24, $140,321.

21. (35) David Ragan, Ford, 267, 55.1, 24, $113,063.

22. (11) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 110.4, 23, $140,691.

23. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 266, 74.1, 21, $138,363.

24. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, 266, 59.7, 20, $130,366.

25. (29) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 264, 51.8, 19, $122,846.

26. (24) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 264, 56.6, 18, $113,388.

27. (32) Casey Mears, Ford, 264, 42, 17, $101,788.

28. (43) David Stremme, Toyota, 263, 45.4, 16, $98,677.

29. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 263, 44.7, 15, $85,905.

30. (41) Ken Schrader, Ford, 263, 37.7, 14, $97,630.

31. (31) David Reutimann, Chevrolet, 261, 51, 13, $85,430.

32. (20) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 259, 72.6, 13, $122,975.

33. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 258, 34.9, 11, $85,030.

34. (23) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 252, 32.2, 10, $92,830.

35. (12) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, accident, 251, 69.2, 9, $92,605.

36. (30) Landon Cassill, Toyota, engine, 240, 47.8, 8, $110,750.

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37. (14) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 238, 66.4, 8, $128,755.

38. (39) Michael McDowell, Ford, rear gear, 147, 35, 6, $83,982.

39. (37) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, engine, 123, 40.1, 5, $88,450.

40. (33) Josh Wise, Ford, brakes, 64, 32, 4, $81,675.

41. (40) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, vibration, 44, 27.4, 0, $79,925.

42. (42) Timmy Hill, Ford, accident, 42, 27.3, 2, $79,780.

43. (36) J.J.Yeley, Toyota, engine, 39, 31.9, 1, $80,044.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 137.524 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 54 minutes, 44 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.461 seconds.

Caution Flags: 8 for 33 laps.

Lead Changes: 16 among 11 drivers.

Lap Leaders: D.Earnhardt Jr. 1-43; K.Harvick 44-45; G.Biffle 46; D.Earnhardt Jr. 47-73; G.Biffle 74; D.Ragan 75; K.Harvick 76-77; M.Kenseth 78-98; J.Johnson 99-133; T.Stewart 134-175; B.Keselowski 176; A.Allmendinger 177; J.Gordon 178179; T.Stewart 180-230; C.Bowyer 231233; T.Stewart 234-267.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 3 times for 127 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 70 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 35 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 21 laps; K.Harvick, 2 times for 4 laps; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 3 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 2 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 1 lap; A.Allmendinger, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. G.Biffle, 125; 2.

K.Harvick, 115; 3. D.Hamlin, 113; 4.

D.Earnhardt Jr., 107; 5. M.Kenseth, 102; 6. C.Edwards, 102; 7. T.Stewart, 100; 8. M.Truex Jr., 98; 9. J.Logano, 98; 10. M.Martin, 97; 11. P.Menard, 89; 12.

Ky.Busch, 87.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 68 43 18 7 93188148 Pittsburgh 68 42 21 5 89219173 Philadelphia 68 39 22 7 85220197 New Jersey 69 40 24 5 85195179 N.Y. Islanders 69 28 31 10 66160206 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 68 40 25 3 83222164 Boston 70 36 25 9 81216206 Ottawa 69 32 29 8 72171194 Buffalo 69 30 31 8 68200212 Toronto 69 27 32 10 64183193 Montreal Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 68 32 23 13 77166191 Florida Washington 69 35 28 6 76184193 69 32 29 8 72181195 Winnipeg Tampa Bay 68 31 30 7 69191233 69 26 28 15 67181207 Carolina WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 70 45 18 7 97183135 St. Louis 69 44 22 3 91217162 Detroit 68 40 21 7 87195175 Nashville 69 37 25 7 81207203 Chicago Columbus 69 22 40 7 51161223 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 69 42 19 8 92215172 Calgary 69 32 25 12 76173191 Colorado 70 36 30 4 76183187 Minnesota 69 29 30 10 68150193 Edmonton 68 26 35 7 59180206 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 69 38 26 5 81185183 Phoenix 69 34 25 10 78178173 San Jose 67 33 25 9 75184173 Los Angeles 68 31 25 12 74151150 Anaheim 69 29 30 10 68171193 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday's Games Colorado 3, Edmonton 2, SO Philadelphia 1, Toronto 0, SO Buffalo 4, Ottawa 3, SO Washington 4, Boston 3 New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 4, Columbus 1 Nashville 3, Detroit 2 Dallas 2, Anaheim 0 Phoenix 3, San Jose 0 Montreal 4, Vancouver 1 Sunday's Games Pittsburgh 5, Boston 2 Washington 2, Toronto 0 Florida 2, Carolina 0 St. Louis 2, Columbus 1 Calgary 4, Minnesota 3 New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Monday's Games Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Nashville at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES_Optioned INF Ryan Adams and INF Josh Bell to Norfolk (IL) and RHP Dylan Bundy to Delmarva (SAL). Assigned OF Xavier Avery, OF LJ Hoes, C Michael Ohlman, C Brian Ward and RHP Steve Johnson to their minor league camp.

National League CHICAGO CUBS_Agreed to terms with LHP Gerardo Concepcion on a five-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS_Activated RW Jared Boll from injured reserve. Assigned RW Maksim Mayorov to Springfield (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS_Reassigned F Gustav Nyquist and G Jordan Pearce to Grand Rapids (AHL).

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Irving, Jamison lead Cavs past Rockets CLEVELAND (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kyrie Irving sees everything on the court while also keeping an eye on the standings.

Clevelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s star rookie scored 16 of his 21 points in the final 4:14 of the fourth quarter Sunday night as the Cavaliers rallied for a 118-107 win over the Houston Rockets.

The Cavaliers, coming off impressive road victories over Denver and Oklahoma City, have moved back into the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference with three straight wins.

And Irving, the No. 1 pick in the draft, knows exactly whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to pay attention to the standings,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m aware weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a game out of the eighth spot.â&#x20AC;?

Antawn Jamison scored 28 points and Cleveland had six players in double figures in winning its third straight game for the first time this season. The Cavaliers also recorded a season high in points.

Clevelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest victory, which also ended a fourgame home losing streak, moved the Cavaliers within one game of New York for

the final playoff spot in the East. The teams are tied in the loss column. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sit and look at it all the time,â&#x20AC;? Cavaliers coach Byron Scott said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the teams in front of us and what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing, I know the team thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right behind us. So I know we have a golden opportunity.â&#x20AC;?

While the Cavaliers are positioning themselves to have a shot at the playoffs, the Rockets are sinking in the Western Conference.

Houston has lost six of seven and slipped to eighth place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a bad part of the year for us,â&#x20AC;? said forward Luis Scola, who scored a season-high 30 points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re struggling. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not playing the right way. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have confidence and things arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working out our way.â&#x20AC;?

Goran Dragic scored 20 points for Houston, and Chase Budinger added 16 off the bench. Kevin Martin, the Rocketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leading scorer with 17.4 points per game, was held to three points in 15 minutes and also sustained a strained shoulder.

Houston played without starting guard Kyle Lowry, who remains in a New

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Houston Rocketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Goran Dragic (3), from Slovenia, fouls Cleveland Cavaliersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kyrie Irving (2) in the fourth quarter Sunday in Cleveland.

York-area hospital with an is no timetable for when illness. A team spokesman Lowry, who is averaging said before the game there 15.9 points and 7.2 assists,

will rejoin the Rockets.

While Jamison led the way by going 8 for 16 from the field, Irving again took over down the stretch. He orchestrated a decisive run in the final 3 minutes when Cleveland snapped Oklahoma Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 14-game home winning streak Friday night.

In Sunday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth quarter, Irving hit three of four shots, including a 3pointer, and was perfect from the line in nine attempts. Cleveland scored 37 points in the period while erasing a three-point deficit. Ramon Sessions scored 15 points, and Alonzo Gee, Daniel Gibson and Samardo Samuels added 11 apiece. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it comes to the fourth quarter, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Here comes The Kyrie Show.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unbelievable talent,â&#x20AC;? Samuels said.

Irving scored five points on 2-for-11 shooting in his first 24 minutes on the floor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough, but you have to push through it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to do other things to help your team.â&#x20AC;?

The Cavaliers took control early in the fourth quarter as Sessions and

Omri Casspi hit 3-pointers to help Cleveland take a 9386 lead with 8:36 to play.

Irvingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-point play pushed the lead to 101-93 with 4:14 remaining. He added 13 additional points and had a team-high six rebounds as the Cavaliers pulled away. Irving was also 10 for 10 from the foul line.

Cleveland built a 46-35 lead midway through the second quarter before Houston rallied. Dragic scored 11 points and Budinger added eight in the period to help Houston take a 57-54 lead at the half. Cleveland went ahead 66-61, but Houston regained control and took a 73-67 advantage.

Houston broke a seasonhigh five-game losing streak with a victory in New Jersey on Saturday, but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sustain the momentum. The Rockets finish a five-game road trip in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The start of the fourth quarter doomed us,â&#x20AC;?

Houston coach Kevin McHale said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We never could get our momentum back. They made some shots, but our defense was very porous.â&#x20AC;?

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