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Veterans face job hurdles CINCINNATI (AP) — A major concern for Daniel Gentry upon leaving the Army has always been a challenge for veterans how to convince prospective employers that combat duties like checking for land mines or repairing bombed roads lead to skills useful in civilian jobs. See Page 5.

Newtown residents plan sad Christmas NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Bells and lights and gifts: These have always shown us it’s Christmastime. But this year, in this town, the bells toll in mourning. The brightest lights glare from TV satellite trucks. And gifts? Some around town suggest that presents and other rituals really ought to be put off in this joyless season. Could anyone imagine celebrating Christmas under the pall that has spread here since the horror at Sandy Hook Elementary School?

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers probably won’t feel the full brunt of next year’s tax increases in their January paychecks, but don’t be fooled by the temporary reprieve. No matter what Congress does to address the year-end fiscal cliff, it’s already too late for employers to accurately withhold income taxes from January paychecks, unless all the current tax rates remain unchanged, which is an unlikely scenario. Social Security payroll taxes

are set to increase on Jan. 1, so workers should immediately feel the squeeze of a 2 percent cut in their take-home pay. But as talks drag on over how to address other year-end tax increases, the Internal Revenue Service has delayed releasing income tax withholding tables for 2013. As a result, employers are planning to withhold income taxes at the 2012 rates, at least for the first one or two paychecks of the year, said Michael O’Toole

‘FISCAL CLIFF’ TAX INCREASES How the looming tax increases would affect households at different income levels. Average tax increase: $3,688. • Annual income: $20,000 to • Annual income: $100,000 to $30,000. $200,000. Average tax increase: $1,064. Average tax increase: $6,662. • Annual income: $30,000 to • Annual income: $200,000 to $40,000. $500,000. Average tax increase: $1,417. Average tax increase: $14,643. • Annual income: $40,000 to • Annual income: $500,000 to $50,000. $1 million. Average tax increase: $1,729. Average tax increase: $38,969. • Annual income: $50,000 to • Annual income: More than $1 $75,000. million. Average tax increase: $2,399. Average tax increase: • Annual income: $75,000 to $254,637. $100,000. — Source: Tax Policy Center

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Students help others in spirit of the holidays BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com MIAMI COUNTY — It’s better to give than receive. This holiday season students around Miami County gave back to the community in a big way. Children participated in annual food drives, shared the gift of song and spirit with residents of nursing homes and many contributed to projects to spread Christmas cheer here in the county and around the world. Listed below are just a few of the many charitable projects Miami County students and schools took part in this Christmas season. • Bethel Local School — The Bethel Elementary School staff, students and community members all pitched for the annual Bethel Hope Food Drive. The school is one of the biggest contributors to Bethel Hope. The Bethel Hope organization is a community organization that helps those in need. Miami East Local Schools — The Miami East Junior High School raised $400 and assembled more than 249 shoeboxes filled with gifts and toiletries through the Samaritan’s Purse “Operation Christmas Child.” The school also participated in an annual food drive for local food pantries. The Miami East High School National Honor Society raised $12,000 through a benefit dinner and silent auction for the David Stace family. Stace, a teacher at Upper Valley Career Center, passed away last August from injuries sustained from a fall while hiking. The Miami East National Honor Society also sponsored a fleece blanket drive for children at Dayton Children’s Medical Center. The National Honor Society also collected coloring books, arts and crafts and other items for children while they are in the hospital. • Miami Montessori School — The students of the Miami Montessori 6 School spent an afternoon

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Second-grade students of Michelle Skipper’s class at Hook Elementary School including Jaeden Davis, left, and Morgan Dubbs, put together stockings during a “Second Grade Santas” project at the school. playing hand chimes and performing Christmas carols on the piano for the residents at the Sterling House in Troy. • Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools — Milton-Union High School’s students participated in a canned food drive sponsored by the Varsity M Club. The high school also participated in its annual Goodwill clothing drive sponsored by the athletic department. • St. Patrick Catholic School — St. Patrick Catholic School hosted its annual food drive to benefit the St. Patrick Soup Kitchen. The school collected more than 600 pounds of food, surpassing its original goal by more than 100 pounds. The school also donated coats for “Operation

Cover-up” hosted by the Miami County Sheriff ’s Office. • Troy Christian Schools — Troy Christian School’s pre-kindergarten class performed a “Nativity Puppet Show” for the residents of the Caldwell House. Troy Christian Elementary School second grade girls started a charity called “MeSoArtsy.” The charity collected art supplies and blankets and donated them to sick children in the hospital at Dayton Children’s Medical Center. The Troy Christian Schools Honors Choir performed concerts and Christmas caroling outings for a variety of organizations and holiday functions. • Troy City Schools —

Kyle Elementary fifth graders did random acts of kindness last week and made cards for a little boy named Dalton who has cystic fibrosis. The Kyle Elementary fifth-grade class also made cards for Sandy Hook Elementary. Troy High School Senior English classes and Miami Jacobs College held a food drive battle. Troy High School’s class of 2013 brought in 229 items and the school as a whole donated 373 non-perishable food items. Miami Jacob College brought in 144 food items. Troy Junior High School students and staff came together to collect more than 2,100 non-perishable food items that

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NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — People around the world are grieving with the residents of Newtown over the murders of 26 school children and staff, offering their support by sending toys, money and other gifts. An outpouring of tens of thousands of teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls, board games and more has come from toy stores, organizations and individuals worldwide. “It’s their way of grieving. They say, ‘I feel so bad, I just want to do something to reach out,’” said Bobbi Veach, who was helping Saturday at Edmond Town Hall, where all of Newtown’s children were invited to choose a toy. After the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre Dec. 14, victims were still being buried Saturday. A service was held in Ogden, Utah, for 6-year-old Emilie Parker. Others were held in Connecticut for 7year-old Josephine Gay and 6-year-old Ana MarquezGreene. The 20-year-old gunman, Adam Lanza, killed his mother earlier across town and took his own life after the school massacre. Police still don’t know why he did it. At religious services Sunday morning in Newtown, church leaders received standing ovations from parishioners they have been helping to cope with the tragedy. “This has been the worst week of my life,” said Monsignor Robert Weiss of the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, which lost eight children and two adults in the massacre. He thanked the community for giving him strength to get through the week filled with funerals. In a church bulletin, he urged people to go ahead and celebrate Christmas with prayers for hope, healing and peace. “We know that some hearts in this town will be broken again on Christmas morning when that one special person is not there to open their gifts,” he wrote. The Rev. Kathleen Adams-Shepherd also received an ovation and kisses from a long line of parishioners at Trinity Episcopal Church. She offered a prayer for the 26 victims at the school as well as the gunman and his slain mother, Nancy Lanza.

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majority of Americans do live paycheck to paycheck and that tax refund is their most significant payday of the year,” said Bob Meighan, vice president of TurboTax, an online tax preparation service. Most of the expiring tax breaks were first enacted under President George W. Bush and extended under President Barack Obama. Obama campaigned for reelection on extending the tax cuts on incomes below $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for married couples. Obama would let the tax cuts expire on incomes above those amounts. In negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner, Obama offered to raise the income threshold, limiting tax increases to those making more than $400,000. Boehner, who has argued for years that the tax cuts should be made permanent for everyone, responded by trying to

push a bill through the House that would have let many of the tax cuts expire on incomes above $1 million. Many Republicans revolted and Boehner, ROhio, shelved the bill, sending lawmakers home for the Christmas holiday and leaving the outcome of talks in doubt as the new year approaches. If Congress and the White House cannot reach a deal, income tax rates would go up, estate taxes and investment taxes would increase and the alternative minimum tax would hit millions of middle-income people. A temporary payroll tax cut that has benefited nearly every wage earner in 2011 and 2012 expires, costing the average family an additional $1,000 a year by itself. In addition, dozens of other tax breaks for businesses and individuals that are routinely renewed each year already expired at the end of 2011. Congress was expected to renew many of them by January, so taxpayers could still claim them on their 2012 tax returns. If Congress doesn’t act on those tax cuts, businesses would lose a popular tax credit for research and development as well as generous tax breaks for investing in new plants and equipment. Individuals would lose federal tax breaks for paying local sales taxes, buying energy efficient appliances and using mass transit. In all, taxes would go up by about $536 billion next year.

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On This Day According to the historical records in the History of Christmas Tree Ornaments, the custom of decorating Christmas trees emerged in the early 16th century in Germany. Martin Luther decorated the first Christmas tree with candles to entertain the children. During this time, Christmas trees were embellished with wafers, candies, fruits, paper flowers, hard cookies baked in various shapes and tinsels made from tin and silver. During the 1800s, the hand cast glass ornaments became widely popular. Lauscha in Germany was the hub of glass ornaments production. Later on, silk, wool thread, chenille and stiff spun glass were used in Christmas tree ornaments. Legend plays an important role in the history of Christmas Ornaments. The popular pickle ornament of the Germans carries with it a wonderful tale. Pickle ornaments are glass ornaments formed in the shape of a pickle. The German parents used it to judge the most intelligent child in the family. The first one to trace the pickle got an additional gift from St. Nicholas. Christmas trees along with the fanciful ornaments entered England in 1840 through the hands of Queen Victoria and her German Prince Albert. Glass ornaments, decorative beads, paper baskets with sugared almonds and hot air balloons were used for decoration. Christmas tree ornaments reached America around 1880. F.W. Woolworth, an American retailer first sold imported glass ornaments in his shop. Decorations also included cut outs of old magazines, cotton wools and tinsel. The First World War disrupted natural commerce and necessitated the production of cheaper ornaments with new technologies. The introduction of injection plastic molding facilitated to figure tiny miniatures. In 1973, the American Hallmark Company first launched the Keepsake Christmas ornaments that revolutionized the History of Christmas Tree ornaments. Once a collection of decorated glass balls and yarn figures, keepsake ornaments are now found in a wide variety of wood, acrylic, bone china, porcelain and hand made forms.

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The concept of the Christmas tree was first introduced by Germany in the 16th century. It was the time when Christians brought adorned Christian trees to their homes. Wooden Christmas tree and evergreens bedecked the new looking homes. Candles are also used to give the homes a better and different look. Eventually, people of the other places of Europe also had started to follow the traditions and cultures related to the Christmas tree. Christmas trees looked even more fashionable and attractive when the husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, had bejeweled the first English tree at Windsor candle with candles, sweets, fruits and gingerbread in 1841. The tradition was followed by many English families later on. All kinds of extravagant items were used to decorate the trees and

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homes. According to Charles Dickens, the Christmas trees were well-covered and adorned with the fine-looking dolls, miniature furniture, costume jewelry, little musical instruments, toy guns, swords, candy and fruits in 1850. Most of the Americans had seen the peculiarities and oddness more than anything else in the Christmas tree in 19th century. It was on display in 1830s for the first time by the German settlers of Pennsylvania. The purpose was nice, though. It was on display to raise money for the local church. Once the tree was set up outside of a church, people of the local township didn’t take it positively. An outburst of anger was noticed; they thought it as a return of paganism. People of the parish asked the minister to take necessary steps and take it down.

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• DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be from 89:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will lead walkers as they experience the wonderful seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars. • FEEDERWATCH: Project Feederwatch will be offered from 9:3011:30 a.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. The bird count contributes to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information. FRIDAY

• FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 7531108. • SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, a threepiece fried fish dinner, 21-piece fried shrimp, or a fish/shrimp combo with french fries and coleslaw for $6 from 67:30 p.m. Frog legs, when available, are $10. • FISH DINNER: The Sons of AMVETS will offer an all-you-can-eat fish dinner with fries, coleslaw and bread from 5:30-8 p.m. for $8 at the AMVETS Post No. 88, 3449 Lefevre Road, Troy. • FEEDERWATCH: Project Feederwatch will be offered from 9:3011:30 a.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. The bird count contributes to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information. • FULL MOON WALK: A full moon walk, under the Big Winter Moon, will be offered from 6:30-8 p.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. • FISH DINNER: The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will offer all-u-can-eat fish and fries or sausage and sauerkraut from 6-7:30 p.m. for $7. SATURDAY • KARAOKE NIGHT: The Tipp City American Legion, North Third Street, will offer Papa D’s Pony Express Karaoke from 7 p.m. to close. The event is free. DEC. 30 • BREAKFAST SERVED: Breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8-11 a.m. All breakfasts are made-to-order and everything is a la carte. • BREAKFAST SET: The Legion Riders of American Legion Auxiliary, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will present an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Items available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, pancakes, waffles, french toast, hash browns, toast, cinnamon rolls, fruit and juices. Meals will be $6.

Post No. 43 baseball will offer an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12. JAN. 8

• LITERACY COUNCIL MEETING: The Troy Literacy Council, an allvolunteer organization, will meet at the Hayner Cultural Center in Troy at 7 p.m. Adults seeking help with basic literacy or wish to learn English as a second language, and those interested in becoming tutors, are asked to contact our message center at (937) 660-3170 for further information. JAN. 9

• KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Miami County YMCARobinson Branch. Jim McMaken, YMCA executive director, will offer a brief overview of the YMCA’s operations, followed by a tour of the facility. A boxed lunch will be provided for $10. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 4181888. JAN. 13 • TURKEY SHOOT: The Troy VFW Post No. 5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, Troy, will offer a turkey shoot with signups beginning at 11 a.m. The shoot will begin at noon. An all-you-can-eat breakfast, by the auxiliary, will be available from 9 a.m. to noon for $6. JAN. 14 • ANNUAL INVENTORY: Elizabeth Township will have its annual inventory meeting at 7 p.m. at the township building. JAN. 16 • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Dave Pinkerton will give a demonstration of handbell ringing with information on its history and manufacturing. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888. JAN. 23 • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Lindsay Woodruff, outreach coordinator of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley will speak about her work and the program in Miami County. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888. JAN. 30 • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Steve Skinner, curator of the Miami Valley Veterans Museum in Troy, will give an overview of the museum’s mission and offerings. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888. FEB. 2 • SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Troy Post No. 43 baseball team will offer an all-youcan-eat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12.

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1.5 million projected to look for work in future CINCINNATI (AP) — A major concern for Daniel Gentry upon leaving the Army has always been a challenge for veterans how to convince prospective employers that combat duties like checking for land mines or repairing bombed roads lead to skills useful in civilian jobs. Veterans say military teamwork can translate to collaboration skills in business and that command positions develop leadership abilities also valuable to companies. “I was worried that employers might not get it,” said Gentry, an Army engineer in Iraq before leaving the military in 2010. Over the next five years, a projected 1.5 million service members will leave the military looking to start new careers, Department of Labor officials estimate, and President Barack Obama and others have called on businesses to hire veterans. But the 10 percent national unemployment rate in November for those serving in active duty at any time since 2001 highlights the difficulty. The comparable rate for nonveterans was 7.2 percent. Federal officials, realizing veterans need more preparation for finding jobs, launched last month a revamped version of a military assistance program started in the 1990s. The redesigned program developed by representatives from Defense, Labor, Veterans Affairs and other departments now requires that those leaving the military attend a five-day core course including a workshop on making military skills more understandable and attractive to employers. They also will get more personalized guidance to identify career goals and how to reach them. Additional offerings include tailored sessions for those planning to attend college, seek technical or skills training or start businesses. Gentry acknowledged going on unsuccessful interviews before landing his marketing job with Procter and Gamble Co. in Cincinnati and said it’s dif-

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ficult to balance technical titles “with what you actually did.” “I got a level of respect for serving in the military,” Gentry, 29, said. “But I could tell with a couple of employers that it (military experience) wasn’t translating.” He said he focused on military-honed abilities like leadership, planning and team-building, but wasn’t showing how those skills could help their organizations. But P&G, which provides career seminars and assigns mentors to help veterans with interview skills and relating their military experience to civilian jobs, determined Gentry’s experiences made him a good fit for the consumer products company. “We look in general for people who have demonstrated skills in areas like problem-solving, leadership and collaboration,” said Steve Wittman, who leads P&G’s military recruiting

program. He stresses that instead of listing military jobs, veterans need to relate what they accomplished with those jobs. Veteran Nathan Johnson continues searching for a career after leaving the Army in 2010. He’s also working while pursuing an alternative energy degree at a Zanesville college. He says many job applications aren’t veteranfriendly, with no room for listing pertinent military experience. And he said that contact information for supervisors is “almost impossible to track down after leaving the service.” The 25-year-old combat engineer, who spent much of his tours in Iraq clearing roads of explosive devices, said that while his duties required discipline and the ability to make critical lifeand-death decisions, “It’s been tough to get to the interview step where I can show employers that.”

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• YEAR END: Elizabeth Township will have a special year end meeting at 10 a.m. at the township building.

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Jordan Times, Amman, on Palestinian support: At the recent Arab foreign ministers’ meeting in Doha, Qatar, Arab states agreed to come to the rescue of the Palestinian Authority by pledging a $100 million monthly payment. The money comes to compensate the Palestinian Authority for Israel’s decision to hold on to the customs fees collected on its behalf, as punishment of the Palestinians for seeking and obtaining an upgraded status at the UN. The excuse is that the duties payable to the Palestinians are withheld to settle an electricity bill owed to Israel. As heartening as it is, the Arab decision, however, is a mere pledge in principle. No information is available to show the details of such endeavor, such as what each Arab country pays or whether the amount would be allocated based on certain criteria to be agreed upon later. While financial assistance is needed and welcome, the real issue facing the Palestinians is the occupation. The Palestinian Authority needs and deserves steady and dependable financial support from the Arab world, to help the people cope with the hardships brought about by the Israeli occupation and designs on the Palestinian territories. In order to overcome the Israeli plans to colonize the As I West Bank, the Palestinians need viable financial and See It economic conditions that enable them to hold on to their I The Troy land, develop it and, most importantly, improve their Daily News economy in a way that helps them break the dependwelcomes ence on Israeli handouts. columns from This cannot be done with sporadic Arab support that our readers. To may or may not materialize. It can be done when the submit an “As I Arab League commits itself to stand by the Palestinian See It” send Authority economically and financially at all times. your type-writThe Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, on North Korea’s ten column to: planned rocket launch, published before I “As I See It” Wednesday’s actual launch of a three-stage c/o Troy Daily rocket: News, 224 S. North Korea is again preparing to launch a rocket, Market St., saying it plans to put a satellite into orbit. But this Troy, OH 45373 explanation is suspected to be a ruse to test-launch a I You can also long-range ballistic missile, like the botched one in e-mail us at April. editorial@tdnpu We strongly urge North Korea to call off the launch. blishing.com. I Please Pyongyang claims the project is for the “peaceful utiinclude your full lization of space” in accordance with instructions left by name and telethe country’s previous leader, Kim Jong Il, who died a phone number. year ago. Every country has the right to utilize space for peaceful purposes. But rocket technology is essentially the same as missile technology. North Korea is developing nuclear arms in violation of international rules. Its acquisition of the missile technology would pose a serious threat to peace. North Korea test-fired a missile and carried out an underground nuclear test in 2009. These moves prompted the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution banning the secluded communist regime from “making any launches using ballistic missile technology.” Following what North Korea claimed was a satellite launch in April this year, the Security Council confirmed through a statement of its president that even a satellite launch is “a serious violation” of Security Council resolutions. In other words, Pyongyang is not allowed to launch any rocket, even under the pretext of peaceful utilization of space. The Japanese government has postponed just-started talks at bureau chief level with North Korea. It has also deployed the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile system and Aegis ships to Okinawa and other areas to shoot down the North Korean missile if it veers off its planned flight path and falls toward Japanese territory. … The Japanese government should make all possible preparations in a cool-headed manner while continuing efforts to deal with the situation through international cooperation. The Telegraph, London, on same-sex marriage: If Prime Minister David Cameron hoped to assuage critics of gay marriage by offering additional legal protection to the Church of England and other religious bodies, then he will have been taken aback by the reaction in the Commons recently. Dozens of Conservative MPs made clear their deep unhappiness with the way this matter has been handled, and they clearly represent a sizeable number of traditionalist Tory voters. After all, there was no great public clamor for same-sex marriage: many imagined that the inequality of treatment had been properly dealt with in 2005 by the introduction of civil partnerships. What we appear to be witnessing is the import from America of “culture war” politics, where a leader seeks to parade his modernist credentials by pitting them against the values of people judged to be out of step with mainstream opinion. Unfortunately for Cameron, most of them are in his own party; but perhaps he thinks there is a political advantage to be had by picking a fight with his bedrock supporters. …

LETTERS

Have a merry GOP Christmas To the Editor: ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the county; The Republicans were chuckling and counting their bounty. The courthouse was lit with a right-wing glow; Even though there’s no

money to clean off the snow. Some county employees were loading a truck; To sell some equipment and make a quick buck. The commissioners gleamed as they munched on their fudge; And tried to decide who would be the next judge. The Mayor of Troy and council would not; Desist from their plans for a new parking lot. In the whole of Troy it was

really slim pickins’; In your yard keep a snake, but don’t keep no chickens. The battle was on and some were itchin’; To move the location of the new soup kitchen. But this GOP county didn’t feel like a loner; They still had their boy, a guy named John Boehner. — Paul Sarber Troy

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A (fiscal and fictional) visit from Santa Troy Twas the day before Christmas And all through the land Not a person was resting, No peace was at hand. The Congress was hung In an endless stalemate In hopes that the “cliff” Would not make them late To dash off for recess And parlay the blame For financial failures On others’ good name. A partisan deadlock, No progress in sight While the middle class suffers This burdensome plight. When off in the House Was a noise without cease To fathom which people Could stand an increase

Marla Boone Troy Daily News Columnist In their taxes, you see, They had to be raised. But on whom was the issue That left them all dazed. What is the threshold To pay a bit morea? A million? A billion? What evens the score? On Boehner, on Cantor,

Pelosi and Reid. Attend to your duties What we certainly need Are compromise, honesty, Morals and tact. They’re all in abeyance … A terrible lack. You’re elected to lead us To go be our voices Not squabble like children And come up with choices That simply won’t work And are bad for the nation Divisive and hurtful With talk of secessation. Constituents want you To form a solution No ducking, no weaving, And no convolution. So stay at your desks As long as it takes No shortcuts for you

Too high are the stakes Work till you’ve found it, A viable plan That treats us all fairly Each woman and man. Stick to the task And come up with a budget. Don’t bicker, don’t snicker And don’t try to fudge it. Then when it’s over And calm overtakes us We’ll be so much stronger To know that what makes

us A powerful presence On all the world’s stage A beacon, a haven, A star for the age. So get it done, Congress, Don’t give us a fright Merry Christmas to all And to all a good night.

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‘Sandy’ Claus delivers Man brings toys to N.Y.’s storm-stricken children NEW YORK (AP) — From his toy-cluttered Brooklyn apartment, the man in the red suit was making his list and checking it twice. But he made no distinction between naughty or nice: Every child on it would receive a gift from this Santa Claus. For the children whose toys floated away during Superstorm Sandy, Michael Sciaraffo is playing the role of a real-life Saint Nick. Every afternoon and night, he stuffs his red sack to the brim with presents and heads out to storm-ravaged homes, personally delivering new toys to awestruck little kids whose play rooms were destroyed by floodwaters. And with less than a week before Christmas, his “Secret Sandy Claus Project” is keeping him very busy. “Between the requests coming in for personal visits as well as the influx of donations, it’s been a full-time job,” said Sciaraffo, a 31year-old political consultant. “And kudos to Santa, because I don’t know how he pulls it off every year.” There’s hardly any room to sit in his tiny apartment, where boxes of toys are piled on tables and all over the floor. He spends most of the day keeping track of toy requests and donations that are pouring in by the hundred from people who know children affected by the storm. At first, Sciaraffo began jotting down the requests on Post-it notes, but as demand steadily grew he created a spreadsheet and taped it to the wall. The list reads like an inventory for a toy store. A Playskool swing for 2-year-old Jacob. A Disney Fairies makeup set for 5-year-old Charlotte. Then there are count-

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In this Tuesday, Dec. 18 photo, Elizabeth Sampol holds her daughter, Ella, 14 months, who received a toy from Michael Sciaraffo as “Santa,” in the Belle Harbor section of the Queens borough of New York. Using Facebook, Sciaraffo started a charitable enterprise to collect and personally deliver toys to children affected by superstorm Sandy, dressed as Santa Claus.

less robots and footballs and baby dolls arranged by age and gender, awaiting assignment to a specific child. “The goal was to match up each child with a toy that they liked or asked Santa for for Christmas,” Sciaraffo explained. “We basically tried to pair them up with toys I had in stock.” The charitable enterprise grew out of a Sandy donation outreach effort that Sciaraffo had been spearheading for weeks in the wake of the storm, drumming up donations of clothing and food through Facebook. As the holidays approached, he realized that lots of children would be without their toys this year. And with their parents preoccupied with the drudgery of storm repairs, many children probably might not even get to sit on Santa’s lap. So he decided to fill that gap himself. “When I was a kid, my toys were very important to me,” Sciaraffo said. “That’s their security blanket, so to speak. I couldn’t sit home and do nothing.”

Donations are coming by the truckload from all over the country, fueled by his Facebook page. And Sciaraffo has received elf-like help from fellow New Yorkers like Sean Turk, a father of three from Queens who has raised more than $2,000 from his community and has been filling toy requests at local stores. “I started it with $500 of my own,” Turk said, “and then people just started contributing.” On a recent rainy afternoon, Sciaraffo pulled on his white wig and beard and drove out to weather-beaten Belle Harbor, a town on the Rockaway peninsula. His first stop: the darkened oceanfront home of Elizabeth Sampol, who was waiting upstairs with her 11month-old daughter, Ella. “Ho, ho, ho,” he shouted. “Merry Christmas!” Ella gazed up at him and smiled as Sciaraffo handed her a toy duck. Sandy struck just after her first birthday party and destroyed all of her new gifts when the basement flooded. “As you can see from the out-

side of the house and the inside of the house, it’s been a disaster,” said Elizabeth Sampol, who has been living in a FEMA-funded hotel room for several weeks with her family while their home is repaired. “And we haven’t had time to take her to go see Santa Claus or to do anything that we would want to do for her first Christmas that actually matters.” Sampol said she was amazed when she learned about Sciaraffo’s project. “He contacted me and he told me how he’s been going around giving out gifts,” she said. “And I was so happy that someone would do this in his free time.” A few blocks away, 4-year-old Sophie Creamer waited excitedly by the front door as she caught sight of Sciaraffo coming down the street. And when he handed her a brand-new Barbie doll, she clutched it to her chest and wouldn’t let go. “It’s all gutted. We don’t have a basement,” said her mother, Lori Creamer. “So she lost all of her toys.”

RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS day. CS3 food license does not permit such practices more than once per week. Management reports process is done five to six times per week. Stop process of reheating more than once per week or update to C4S license. VFW Post 4235, Covington — Clean inside parts in the ice machine of residual buildup. Observed grease residual buildup on carts near fryer. Clean this thin coating of oil residual. Pop dispenser rubber holder part has a black residual film rubbing off on pop dispenser nozzle. Replace this rubber piece to prevent this black residual on dispenser nozzle. Van Cleve Elementary School, 617 E. Main St., Troy — Food service good at time of inspection. Dec. 4 • Taco Bell, 985 W. Main St., Tipp City — Prep cooler still not holding at proper temperature. Observed violations of dressing at 50 degrees, corn salsa at 47 degrees and guacamole at 47 degrees. All cold foods must be maintained at 41 degrees or below. Food containers and spoons being discarded and switched every four hours. Management reports new compressor has been put in unit and fan is now working. Management has another call into service company who was to be back at the facility later in the day. Cooler must be repaired or replaced within seven days, with foods holding at 41 degrees or below to avoid hearing at the health district. • Trojan Nutrition, 111 E. Main St. — Concluded that the food establishment may open and food license has been paid for. The license will be mailed or picked up. This serves as a license until the actual license is received. • Miami East High School, 3925 N. State

Route 589, Casstown — Food service is in good operation at time of inspection. • Kyle Elementary School, 519 S. Plum St., Troy — Food service is in good operation at time of inspection. • La Fiesta, 836 W. Main St., Troy — Walk-in cooler outside is approved for use. Monitor temperatures of cooler with thermometer to ensure temperature of 41 degrees or below. Only approved metal shelving is permitted for food storage. All food or clean items must be kept off floor. Only packaged foods can be stored in cooler outside, and no open or exposed foods are allowed. Dec. 6 • HoneyBaked Ham, 771 W. Market St. — Construction is complete. Per approved plans prior to opening, must install several items: shelving in food service, pop machine, coat hooks, sink shelves and vinyl ceiling titles in restrooms within 30 days. Also provide several covered trash cans in restroom prior to opening as well as probe thermometer for cold and hot foods. Install splash guard between three-compartment sink and food prep sink within 30 days. Provide food gloves prior to opening. Ensure all refrigeration units have working thermometers and provide level-one training certificates for all persons-incharge per shift within 30 days. Provide delivering equipment prior to delivery of any hot and cold

foods. Once specified items are corrected, facility is permitted to open. (HoneyBaked Ham has since opened.) First standard inspection with be conducted within 30 days. Food license will be mailed. This serves as license until actual license is mailed. • Boomerang Pub, 8285 North Dixie Drive, Piqua — Remove/replace residential fryer with health departmentapproved fryer. Observed floor damaged in women’s restroom; fix floor properly. Observed walk-in cooler in basement with ceiling panels falling/hanging loose. Repair panels tightly to ceiling. This will prevent condensation from dripping down. Clean ice machine of residual on white part when needed or quarterly. • Forest Elementary School, 413 E. Canal St., Troy — Food service in good operation at time of inspection. Dec. 7 • Papa John’s, 779 W. Market St., Troy — No gloves found in store. All foods cooked and tongs provided for ready-to-eat peppers. Gloves still must be provided in store for employees wearing bandages, etc. on hands. Observed wiping gloves on jeans and going back to serving food. All employees found washing hands when needed. Manager reports she will talk to employees. Hair in food, but all employees’ hair found pulled back and hats being worn. Kids talking on

phones while working. Management reports all phone use must be done in back room and not in prep areas. Hands must be washed after handling phones and prior to preparing foods. No sanitizer test strips available; provide test strips. Damaged rear exit door; repair door or replace. Non-working light fixtures under hood. Provide adequate lighting. No hand-wash signage at front hand sink. Provide sign to remind employees to wash hands. Noticed grease trap odor by threecompartment sink. Determine when trap was last pumped and cleaned. Grease trap may need cleaned. Observed fruit flies near drains in back area. Clean drains and properly control for insects. • McDonald’s, 127 N. Miami St., West Milton — No critical violations observed at time of critical control point inspection. In the standard inspection report — shelf in back storage area unclean; was cleaned. Mold on back wall at three-compartment sink; was cleaned. Water leak by water heater. Repair leak and repair damaged wall. Missing ceiling titles above carbon dioxide tank. Provide ceiling tiles. Floor drain to prep sink unclean. Clean floor drain. Hand sink at grill area not working. Repair to provide working sink. • Speedway, 1894 W. Main St., Troy — All follow-up items and issues corrected. Temperature of hot-food sandwiches at 135 degrees or greater.

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Helen May Blair TIPP CITY — Helen May Blair, 87, of Tipp City, Ohio, formerly of Troy, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 23, 2012. She was born May 15, 1925, in Menominee, Mich., to the late Jay and Stella (Franzini) Van Wirt. She was married to Ross I. Blair, who preceded her in death in 1977. She is survived by two sons and daughters-inlaw, Daniel (Beverly) Blair of Dayton, and Randy (Carol) Blair of Troy; nine grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; and her special niece, Cheryl Arnold. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Jerry Blair; brothers, Earl, Jay and William Van Wirt; and sister, Mary Ida Van Wirt. Helen graduated from Lima Central High School in 1943 and worked at Waltz’s Dry Cleaning for more than 20 years. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 15120 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Michael R. Spaugy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Michael R. Spaugy, 57, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Sidney, died in the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Sidney. Adams Funeral Home, 1401 Fair Road, Sidney, is handling arrangements. • Erwin J. Wirth SIDNEY — Erwin J. Wirth passed away at 12:41 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Sidney, at the home of his niece, Lisa Willaimson. Mr. Wirth will be laid to rest with his wife, Deloris, at West Lawn Cemetery, Hwy 20, Racine, Wisc. • Pamela S. Stephenson HOUSTON — Pamela S. Stephenson, 59, of Houston, died at 9:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at her residence. A service to honor her life will be Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, Piqua. • Cleonne Rose (Suman) Jackson TROY — Cleonne Rose (Suman) Jackson, age 90, formerly of Troy, Ohio, and more recently of Woburn, Mass., died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at her residence in Massachusetts. Services will be Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at the Baird Funeral Home, 555 N. Market St., Troy • Roger Ray Weidel LUDLOW FALLS — Roger Ray Weidel, age 59, of Ludlow Falls, passed away at his home Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Services will be Saturday, Dec. 29, at Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton.

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• COACHING SEARCH: Troy Christian Schools has two coaching positions available. It is looking for a head varsity softball coach and is accepting applications until Jan. 16, 2013 for the position, as well as a head varsity volleyball coach with an application deadline of Feb. 20, 2013. Applications can be found on the Troy Christian Schools website at http://troychristianschools.org/fileadmin/content/athletics/documents/Employment_ Application.pdf. A resume and references should be attached with the applications. For more information, contact Athletic Director Mike Coots at mcoots@tcmail.org or (937) 339-5692. • COACHING SEARCH: Newton High School is looking for a reserve and varsity volleyball coach for next year (2013). If interested, please contact Bob Huelsman or Larry Powell at Newton High School at (937) 6765132, or by e-mail at bob_heulsman@newton.k12.oh.us or larry_powell@newton.k12.oh.us. • BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe basketball team will be honoring the 1973 SWBL champions on Jan. 19. The Red Devils face Versailles that night at 7:30 p.m. Any member of the team, cheerleaders or coaches need to contact Dale Pittenger at dlpittenger@tippcity.k12.oh.us for more information. • BASEBALL: Extra Innings Troy is hosing a two-day Pro Player Camp from noon-5 p.m. Dec. 29-30. The staff for this camp will include Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning, along with former Reds players Jeff Shaw and Jeff Branson. Other members of the instructional staff are local professional baseball players. For more information, contact Extra Innings at (937) 3393330 or at www.extrainnings-troy.com. • SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item to the Troy Daily News sports section, please contact Josh Brown at jbrown@tdnpublishing.com or Colin Foster at cfoster@tdnpublishing.com.

Beat Eagles for 6th straight victory PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Counted out by their own coach six weeks ago, the Washington Redskins and Robert Griffin III are on the brink of their first division title in 13 years. Griffin threw a pair of touchdown passes in his first game back from a knee injury, Kai Forbath set the NFL record for consecutive field goals to begin a career, and the Redskins held on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 on Sunday for their sixth straight win. Nick Foles drove the Eagles to the Washington 5 before his intentional grounding penalty ended the game. The Redskins (9-6) can clinch the NFC East with a victory over Dallas at home next Sunday. They haven’t won it since 1999 and last reached the playoffs in 2007. Trying to play spoiler, the Eagles (4-11) fell short in what

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Cincy tops Pittsburgh 13-10; seals playoff spot PITTSBURGH (AP) — A.J. Green doesn’t really care about the Cincinnati Bengals’ woeful past. The wide receiver wasn’t part of it and hasn’t really taken the time to study it. The Bengals were bad. End of story. And now they’re good. Beginning of story. Andy Dalton hit Green for a 21-yard pass in the final minutes to set up Josh Brown’s 43yard field goal with 4 seconds left to lift the Bengals to a 13-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Cincinnati (9-6) clinched a second straight playoff berth after beating the Steelers (7-8) for the first time since 2009. Pittsburgh (7-8) was eliminated from postseason contention.

Bengals kicker Josh Brown celebrates the winning kick. The only other time the Bengals made the playoffs in consecutive seasons came in 1981-82, six years before Green was born. “This has been our goal com-

ing in at the beginning of the season,” Green said. “A lot of people talked about we hadn’t been in in back to back seasons in 30 years. I don’t worry about

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Thompson maturing in Varejao’s absence By the Associated Press Anderson Varejao’s loss has been Tristan Thompson’s gain. Thompson’s numbers have soared with Varejao sidelined with a bruised right knee. He’s recorded three consecutive double-doubles. He had one of his best games of the season in Saturday’s 94-82 victory over Milwaukee with 14 points, 14 rebounds and one block. The 6-foot-9, 227-pounder made 6 of 8 shots from the floor and 2 of 4 from the foul line. Included in that total was a career-high 12 defensive rebounds. When Varejao plays, there aren’t many rebounds to be had. He attacks the boards with a vengeance, which results in his league-leading 14.4 per game. “We can’t rely on Andy,” Thompson said. “Injuries are a part of the game. Guys have to step up.” And he has. Varejao is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday in Washington. The Cavs (6-23) will try to win two games in a row for the first time this season.

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Fomer Reds player Freel dead at 36 Ryan Freel, a former Major League Baseball player known for his fearless play but whose career was cut short after eight seasons by a series of head and other injuries, was found dead Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. See Page 10.

DENVER (AP) — In the span of about five minutes, Peyton Manning threw his third touchdown pass of the afternoon, Von Miller knocked the opposing quarterback out of the game and the Denver Broncos completely demoralized the tenacious-but-overmatched Cleveland Browns. During that third-quarter flurry Sunday, the Broncos looked a lot like the best team in the AFC, and with one more Sunday like this one, they could go into the playoffs as just that. Manning threw for 339 yards and three scores and Miller was

in on two sacks, the second of which ended Brandon Weeden’s day, leading Denver to a 34-12 win a victory that pulled the Broncos (12-3) into a tie with Houston for the best record in the conference. The Broncos carry a 10-game winning streak, second longest in franchise history, into the final week at home against Kansas City (2-13). The Texans, who hold the tiebreaker against Denver, have lost two of three and they close the season at Indianapolis (10-5). Manning finished 30 for 43 and has 4,355 yards this season,

moving him past John Elway and Jake Plummer for second on the franchise’s single-season passing list. He wasn’t perfect he threw an interception late in the first half for Denver’s first turnover inside the opponent’s 10-yard line all season but when he was clicking, the Broncos couldn’t be stopped, at least not by Cleveland (5-10). His first two touchdown throws came with Browns cornerback Sheldon Brown draped all over the Denver receivers and only the smallest of windows available for Manning to hit. But he hit them. The first

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NFL Roundup I CONTINUED FROM 8 couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been Andy Reidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last game coaching the team at home. Reid is unlikely to return to Philadelphia for his 15th season next year. SAINTS 34, COWBOYS 31, OT ARLINGTON, Texas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Garrett Hartley kicked a 20-yard field goal in overtime, and New Orleans damaged Dallasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; playoff hopes. Drew Brees threw for 446 yards and three touchdowns and led a drive to the winning kick. The Saints lucked out before the winning kick when a fumble by Marques Colston rolled forward about 20 yards to the Dallas 2. Jimmy Graham recovered. COLTS 20, CHIEFS 13 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Andrew Luck threw for 205 yards to break the singleseason rookie record, and his touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne late in the fourth quarter put Indianapolis in the playoffs. Luck surpassed Cam Newtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year-old record of 4,051 yards passing by a rookie in the second quarter, and then came through in the closing minutes. He marched Indy to the Chiefs 7, then found Wayne in the back of the end zone on third-and-goal for the goahead score. It was the seventh time Luck has rallied his team to victory in the fourth quarter. VIKINGS 23, TEXANS 6 HOUSTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adrian Peterson rushed for 86 yards, falling far short of the 2,000-yard mark, yet helping Minnesota keep its playoff hopes alive. Christian Ponder threw a touchdown pass, Toby Gerhart added a score and Blair Walsh kicked three field goals. The loss kept the Texans (12-3) from clinching homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. PACKERS 55, TITANS 7 GREEN BAY, Wis. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, Ryan Grant scored twice and Randall

Monday, December 24, 2012

Colts make unlikely playoff run BY JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist

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Philadelphia Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Nick Foles passes the ball as Washington Redskins' Stephen Bowen brings him down during the final seconds of an NFL football game Sunday in Philadelphia. Foles was called for intentional grounding on the game-ending play. Washington won 27-20. Cobb set a single-season franchise record for net yardage. The victory ensured the Packers (11-4) will at least be the NFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 3 seed. They still have a shot at the No. 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the first-round bye that goes with it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if Seattle beats San Francisco on Sunday night. PATRTIOTS 23, JAGUARS 16 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tom Brady overcame a rough start by throwing two touchdown passes for playoff-bound New England. Brady threw two interceptions in the first quarter, the second helping the Jaguars (2-13) build a 10-0 lead. CHARGERS 27, JETS 17 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; San Diego sacked Greg McElroy 11 times, ruining the quarterbackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first NFL start, and Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes for the Chargers. McElroy, the thirdstringer who was starting

for the benched Mark Sanchez, moved the offense for the Jets (6-9) early but faced pressure all game. With a chance to get New York back into it with less than 5 minutes remaining, McElroy was sacked by Shaun Phillips and lost the ball. Phillips recovered and San Diego (6-9) sealed the win. Rivers had touchdown tosses of 37 yards to Danario Alexander and 34 yards to Antonio Gates. PANTHERS 17, RAIDERS 6 CHARLOTTE, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cam Newton threw for 171 yards and a touchdown and ran for 60 yards and another score as Carolina won for the fourth time in its last five games. The Panthers (6-9) held the Raiders to 189 total yards and 12 first downs in a game featuring several shoving matches, plenty of heated exchanges and six unnecessary roughness penalties â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including one that sidelined Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer

for the day. RAMS 28, BUCCS 13 TAMPA, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sam Bradford tossed a pair of touchdown passes and rookie cornerback Janoris Jenkins scored his fourth TD of the season. Bradford connected with Lance Kendricks on an 80yard scoring play on the first play of the third quarter. The Rams (7-7-1) intercepted Josh Freeman four times, turning three of the turnovers into TDs, including Jenkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pick and 41yard return early in the second quarter. DOLPHINS 24, BILLS 10 MIAMI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reggie Bush caught two touchdown passes and scored on a short run for Miami. Six minutes after they won, the Dolphins (7-8) were eliminated from playoff contention when Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh. The Bills (5-10) came into the game assured of missing the playoffs for the 13th consecutive year.

The Colts were a nice little story six weeks ago. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when a team that started 1-2 and had â&#x20AC;&#x153;rebuildingâ&#x20AC;? written all over it responded to the loss of rookie coach Chuck Pagano with one of those how-didthey-do-it winning streaks and that was supposed to be that. Considering the Colts finished 2-14 a year ago, then said goodbye to Peyton Manning and turned the rest of the roster upsidedown, the season was already a success. Fans in Indianapolis knew canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t-miss rookie quarterback Andrew Luck was bound to improve, but explaining the 4-1 run after Pagano left the team to deal with leukemia was tough enough, especially because there was precious little room elsewhere for improvement. The Colts still canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run the ball, and they still start rookies at nearly every one of the skill positions. The defense? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask. Yet the story just got better. Indianapolis was outgained by more than 200 yards Sunday in Kansas City. The Colts lost the timeof-possession battle but still won 20-13 and locked up an improbable playoff spot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mission accomplished,â&#x20AC;? Colts interim coach Bruce Arians said, as though he expected as much. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I can say. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fantastic feeling.â&#x20AC;? And the story is about to get better still. Pagano has been cleared to return, perhaps as early as Monday. He might have been the only guy in the entire organization who was expecting great things when he took over, but an entire squad and staff have come over to his side in his absence. Arians, who stepped in for his close pal and consulted Pagano throughout his ordeal, is a candidate for coach of the year. And Luck, who threw for a modest 205 yards and a touchdown, still

made up a lot of ground in his race against similarly impressive first-year quarterback starters Robert Griffin III of Washington and Russell Wilson of Seattle because of something he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do throw a costly interception. Even the much-maligned defense got into the act, with Darius Butler picking off Brady Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pass and returning it for a touchdown five plays into the game, and whole unit rising up to stuff Quinn on a quarterback sneak late in the game, turning the ball back over to Luck in time for a rookierecord seventh winning drive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whenever teams go for it on fourth down, the defense takes it personal,â&#x20AC;? Indianapolis end Dwight Freeney said. If the defensive stand was a surprise, what Luck did with the opportunity wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. The Coltsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; running game is still little more than a chance for Luck to catch his breath, and despite the emergence of receivers T.Y. Hilton and Dwayne Allen, just about everybody in Arrowhead Stadium was looking at veteran wideout Reggie Wayne. So was Luck, who saw him cut through a seam in the middle of the defense, then fired a high, hard pass that Wayne latched onto in the end zone for a 7-yard score. Luck owns the rookie records for most yards, most 300-yard games, most winning drives, and the strike to Wayne put him closer to the rookie record of 26 touchdown passes set by none other than Manning. And just like Manning, to whom Luck was often compared before the season, the rookie knew exactly what to say about all of them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it definitely means something. After the season Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a chance to reflect back on it. Obviously, it is nicer to be in the playoffs and know that,â&#x20AC;? Luck said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it is nice to have a couple records that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure will be broken in the next year.â&#x20AC;?

Bengals I CONTINUED FROM 8 that stuff. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here two years and we made the playoffs all two years. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all we can control.â&#x20AC;? Shredding the label as erratic and sometimes comical losers one improbable victory at a time, the Bengals, their precocious duo of Green and Dalton and their quickly improving defense have Cincinnati in uncharted territory. The Bengals have been around since 1968. This is the first time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make the postseason in two straight non-strike years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know they just think that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some complex; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no complex, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to come play and win,â&#x20AC;? coach Marvin Lewis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This group in there has very little history of anything.â&#x20AC;? Maybe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why the Bengals arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doomed to repeat it. Brown missed a 56yarder earlier in the fourth quarter, but earned a second chance when Reggie Nelson picked off Ben Roethlisberger and returned it to the Pittsburgh 46 with 14 seconds remaining. Dalton found Green down the right sideline on the next play, setting up Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some pretty big kicks, but that was a long time ago,â&#x20AC;? said Brown, who is filling in for injured starter Mike Nugent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you have a chance for the playoffs thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing bigger. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big deal. Dalton completed 24 of 41 for 278 yards and two interceptions for the Bengals, which snapped a five-game losing streak to Pittsburgh. Green caught 10 passes for 116 yards and Cincinnatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense next let the Steelers get comfortable.

Roethlisberger completed 14 of 28 passes for 220 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Leon Hall returned the first pick 17 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and Nelson stepped in front of an overthrown Roethlisberger pass in the fourth. The Steelers needed to win their final two games to make the playoffs. Instead, the team that was 6-3 in early November will spend January at home after falling for the fifth time in its last six games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;?We should be (in the playoffs) if it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for me,â&#x20AC;? Roethlisberger said after throwing his second gamedeciding interception in eight days. Roethlisberger tossed a pick also intended for Wallace on the second play of overtime in Dallas last Sunday, allowing the Cowboys to win it on a field goal. He openly questioned offensive coordinator Todd Haleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play calling after the loss, but apologized later and insisted he and Haley were â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the same page.â&#x20AC;? Maybe, but the Steelers hardly played like it. The Bengals sacked Roethlisberger four times and allowed Pittsburgh to complete just 2 of 14 third downs. Pittsburgh did a decent job of keeping Dalton and Green in check, posting season highs with three turnovers and six sacks. The Bengals couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run the ball at all, managing just 14 yards against the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top defense. Still, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough for the Steelers, turning a season that looked so promising before Election Day into a muddled mess. Instead of making playoff plans, Pittsburgh needs

a victory next week against Cleveland to avoid the first losing season in Tomlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six-year tenure. itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Normally Bengals who are playing out the string. Yet the franchise that served as a punchline for so long is now the one throwing the punches. Cincinnati never trailed in a place it rarely wins and allowed the Steelers to make the critical mistakes. Well, most of them anyway. Cincinnati drove into

Pittsburgh territory midway through the fourth quarter with the score tied at 10 before things bogged down at the Steelers 38. Rather than try to pin reeling Pittsburgh deep, Lewis sent out Brown to attempt a 56-yard field goal into the tricky Heinz Field winds. The kick was never close, giving the Steelers premium field position with 3:18 left. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I make decisions to try to win the game today and they kind of backfired on me a little bit,â&#x20AC;? Lewis said.

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AP source: Swisher, Tribe reach 4-year, $56M deal CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians’ pitch to bring Nick Swisher “home” worked. Two people familiar with the negotiations said Swisher has agreed to a $56 million, four-year contract with the Indians, who used the free agent outfielder’s deep Ohio connections to convince him to join the club. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because Swisher must take a physical before the deal can be finalized. The Indians are expected to announce Swisher’s signing after Christmas, one of the people said. The Indians will not comment until Swisher

completes his physical. “Wow! What a crazy few weeks,” Swisher said on Twitter. “Hey Cleveland! Are you ready? Because I’m coming home!” Swisher’s deal includes a $14 million option for 2017 that could become guaranteed based on plate appearances the previous year. Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis was excited about the club’s newest addition. “Welcome to the Tribe (at)nickswisher, pumped to get ya,” Kipnis tweeted. The 32-year-old Swisher spent the last four seasons with the New York Yankees, taking advantage of the short right-field porch at

Yankee Stadium. A switchhitter, Swisher hit .272 this season with 24 homers and 93 RBIs. Swisher will fill an outfield hole for the Indians, who traded Shin-Soo Choo to Cincinnati. Swisher will play right, with recently acquired Drew Stubbs likely taking over in center with Michael Brantley shifting from center to left field. Swisher, who was born in Columbus and played at Ohio State, visited the Indians earlier in the week. The club used Swisher’s ties with the Buckeyes to convince him to join a team that won just 68 games last season following an historic collapse in August.

During his tour of Progressive Field, Swisher watched a video presentation on the stadium’s giant scoreboard that featured messages from current Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and basketball coach Thad Matta, who urged him to sign with the Indians. Later, Swisher and his wife, actress JoAnna Garcia, had lunch with former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, who was at the school when Swisher played there. Swisher’s signing is a significant win for the Indians, who have been in the market for an outfielder throughout the offseason. During the winter meetings

in Nashville, Tenn., they offered Shane Victorino a $44 million, four-year contract before he agreed to a $39 million, three-year deal with Boston. Seattle, Texas and Boston were believed to be interested in Swisher, an All-Star in 2010 who was regarded as the second-best free agent hitter this offseason behind Josh Hamilton. The Indians have been desperate to add power and Swisher, who has hit at least 22 homers in each of the past seven seasons, will bolster the middle of new manager Terry Francona’s lineup. Swisher’s value may have been damaged by sev-

eral poor postseasons with the Yankees. He batted .162 in the postseason for New York with seven RBIs and 38 strikeouts in 130 at-bats. Swisher spent four seasons with Oakland and one with the Chicago White Sox before joining the Yankees. The Indians will lose their second-round pick in next year’s amateur draft as compensation for signing Swisher, and the Yankees will get an extra selection following the first round. It’s been a busy offseason for Indians general manager Chris Antonetti, who is trying to fix a team that has lost at least 93 games in three of the past four seasons.

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Ryan Freel found dead

Jones, SMU return to Hawaii in familiar role

MIAMI (AP) — Ryan Freel, a former Major League Baseball player known for his fearless play but whose career was cut short after eight seasons by a series of head and other injuries, was found dead Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Freel, who was 36, died of what appeared to be a shotgun self-inflicted wound, sheriff’s office spokesman Shannon Hartley wrote in an email Sunday. The medical examiner will make the final determination of the cause of death. “RIP Ryan Freel!! Great teammate, great guy,n loved his family!” former Cincinnati Reds teammate Sean Casey tweeted. “Such a sad day today with his p a s s i n g ! A w f u l news!Prayers are with his family!” The speedy Freel spent six of his eight big league seasons with the Reds and finished his career in 2009 with a .268 average and 143 steals. “Really hurt by his passing!” Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips said on Twitter. “You’ll never will be forgotten.” Freel drew attention in 2006 when he was quoted by the Dayton Daily News as saying he had an imaginary friend, Farney. “He’s a little guy who lives in my head who talks to me and I talk to him,” Freel was quoted as saying. “Everybody thinks I talk to myself, so I tell ‘em I’m talking to Farney.” The Jacksonville native thrilled fans with his all-out style, yet it took a toll on his career. During his playing days, he once estimated he had sustained up to 10 concussions. Freel missed 30 games in 2007 after a collision with a teammate caused a concussion. Freel showed no fear as he ran into walls, hurtled

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Cincinnati Reds third baseman Ryan Freel waits for the pitch during a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers June 12, 2006 in Cincinnati. into the seats and crashed into other players trying to make catches. His jarring, diving grabs often made the highlight reels, and he was praised by those he played with and against for always having a dirt-stained uniform. Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 1995 amateur draft out of Tallahassee Community College, Freel made his big league debut in April 2001 with the Blue Jays after second baseman Homer Bush injured a thumb. Freel appeared in just nine major league games that season, became a free agent and spent all of 2002 at Tampa Bay’s Triple-A farm team. He signed a minor league deal with the Reds that November and made it back to the majors the following April. He stayed with the Reds through 2008, when a torn tendon in his right hamstring caused him to miss the final 103 games of the season. He was traded to Baltimore at that December’s winter meetings and split the 2009 season among the Orioles,

Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals. “The Reds family is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Ryan Freel,” the Cincinnati Reds said in a statement. “His teammates and our fans loved him for how hard he played the game, and he loved giving back to the community. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.” Freel had consecutive seasons of 37, 36 and 37 steals from 2004-06 but started to slow the following year. After hitting .271 with eight homers and 27 RBIs in 2006, he gained a $2,325,000 salary for the following year and then in April 2007 signed a $7 million, two-year deal covering 2008 and ‘09. He was in center field when he collided with right fielder Norris Hopper’s elbow on May 28, 2007, an injury that caused Freel to be taken off the field in an ambulance. Freel sustained a concussion that caused headaches and an impaired memory, and he didn’t return until early July. He then suffered a season-ending knee surgery in August.

“I think what happened last year has taken a toll on this year,” he said at spring training the following year. “Obviously there’s question marks. Obviously there’s people questioning or doubting or whatever it may be.” He sustained another head injury that put him back on the DL when he was hit by a pickoff throw to second base from Boston pitcher Justin Masterson during the Patriots Day game at Fenway Park on April 20, 2009. Freel appeared dazed as he walked off, both arms extended over the shoulders of Baltimore’s trainers. Disappointed about conditions surrounding a stress test he was forced to take before beginning a minor league rehabilitation assignment he insisted he felt fine Freel was traded to the Cubs on May 8 only to be dealt to Kansas City on July 6. The Royals cut him a month later, and he signed a minor league deal with Texas. The following year, he played in nine games for the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League.

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HONOLULU (AP) — SMU coach June Jones felt and looked right at home when he walked into Aloha Stadium. Dressed in slacks and flip flops, he strolled down a corridor where portraits of Hawaii’s biggest stars hung on the wall, most of them players that Jones coached during an eight-year tenure that made him so popular in paradise that some suggested he run for governor. When Jones left a news conference for the Hawaii Bowl, he flashed the “Hang Loose” symbol to faces he has seen for years. Never mind that Fresno State knows this island and stadium from playing at Hawaii every other year in the Mountain West Conference. Or that the Bulldogs, who have won their last five games by an average of 26 points, are favored by nearly two touchdowns against SMU on Christmas Eve. Jones has ample reason to feel the Hawaii Bowl is a home game. “Coming into the stadium it sure does,” Jones said. “We’re in the same locker room. I know where everybody is. I recognize all the workers. From that standpoint, it does. But it all comes down to seeing friends. I try to teach my kids that you play the game

and you want to win, but there’s more to it than that. It’s about the people around you and all the intangible things that make an ordinary team better.” Jones will be coaching for the 75th time in Aloha Stadium when his Mustangs (6-6) face Fresno State (9-3) in the Hawaii Bowl. He hasn’t lost in this stadium since Oregon State beat Hawaii on Dec. 2, 2006. Hawaii had a perfect regular season in 2007, and then Jones bolted for SMU over what he felt were hollow promises about upgrading facilities. SMU, which had gone 25 years without a bowl game dating to its NCAA penalty, ended that drought when Jones brought it to the Hawaii Bowl in 2009 and, despite being nearly a twotouchdown favorite to another MWC team, scored the first 38 points in a 45-10 win over Nevada. Fresno State, however, presents a different kind of test. Since losing to Boise State, the Bulldogs have averaged just over 47 points in winning their last five games. They swept all the conference awards this year — offensive player of the year (quarterback Derek Carr), defensive player (strong safety Phillip Thomas) and top freshman (Davante Adams).

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UK paper suing Lance Armstrong over libel case LONDON (AP) — Lance Armstrong is being sued for more than $1.5 million by a British newspaper over the settlement of a libel action, which followed doping allegations against the cyclist that it published. The Sunday Times paid Armstrong 300,000 pounds (now about $485,000) in 2006 to settle a case after it reprinted claims from a book in 2004 that he took performanceenhancing drugs. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency concluded this year that Armstrong led a massive doping program on his teams. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life. The Sunday Times

announced in an article in its latest edition that it has issued legal papers against Armstrong. “It is clear that the proceedings were baseless and fraudulent,” the paper said in a letter to Armstrong’s lawyers. “Your representations that you had never taken performance enhancing drugs were deliberately false.” The paper, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., said its total claim against Armstrong is “likely to exceed” 1 million pounds ($1.6 million). “The Sunday Times is now demanding a return of the settlement payment plus interest, as well as its costs in defending the case,” the paper said.

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FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England11 4 0 .733 529 331 Miami 7 8 0 .467 288 289 N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272 347 Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400 303 x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329 371 Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451 Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 235 406 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381 321 x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368 303 Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312 304 5 10 0 .333 292 344 Cleveland West W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286 San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326 329 4 11 0 .267 269 419 Oakland Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA 9 6 0 .600 408 370 Washington Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372 N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337 Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273 402 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402 277 New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313 325 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299 Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314 Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349 253 4 11 0 .267 348 411 Detroit West W L T Pct PF PA x-San Francisco10 3 1 .750 357 218 Seattle 9 5 0 .643 350 219 7 7 1 .500 286 328 St. Louis Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237 330 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday's Game Atlanta 31, Detroit 18 Sunday's Games Green Bay 55, Tennessee 7 Indianapolis 20, Kansas City 13 New Orleans 34, Dallas 31, OT Minnesota 23, Houston 6 Carolina 17, Oakland 6 Miami 24, Buffalo 10 Cincinnati 13, Pittsburgh 10 New England 23, Jacksonville 16 Washington 27, Philadelphia 20 St. Louis 28, Tampa Bay 13 San Diego 27, N.Y. Jets 17 Denver 34, Cleveland 12 Chicago 28, Arizona 13 Baltimore 33, N.Y. Giants 14 San Francisco at Seattle, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30 Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Miami at New England, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m. College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Arizona 49, Nevada 48 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Utah State 41, Toledo 15 Thursday, Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego BYU 23, San Diego State 6 Friday, Dec. 21 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. UCF 38, Ball State 17 Saturday, Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 Las Vegas Bowl Boise State 28, Washington 26 Monday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Washington Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Minnesota (6-6) vs.Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth,Texas Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl At New York Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5),

10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 31 Music City Bowl At Nashville,Tenn. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso,Texas Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis,Tenn. Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At DallasPurdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), Noon (ESPNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. State (8-4) vs. Mississippi Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (84), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl At Arlington,Texas Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (102), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (121), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 19 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 26 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, TBA (NFLN) Hawaii Bowl Winners Dec. 24, 2011_Southern Miss. 24, Nevada 17 Dec. 24, 2010_Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35 Dec. 24, 2009_SMU 45, Nevada 10 Dec. 24, 2008_Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21 Dec. 23, 2007_East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 Dec. 24, 2006_Hawaii 41, Arizona State 24 Dec. 24, 2005_Nevada 49, Central Florida 48, OT Dec. 25, 2004_Hawaii 59, UAB 40 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 24 Wagner 31, Colgate 20 Coastal Carolina 24, BethuneCookman 14 South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 Stony Brook 20, Villanova 10 Second Round Saturday, Dec. 1 Wofford 23, New Hampshire 7 Georgia Southern 24, Cent. Arkansas 16 Old Dominion 63, Coastal Carolina 35 Illinois St. 38, Appalachian St. 37, OT North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 Sam Houston State 18, Cal Poly 16 Eastern Washington 29, Wagner 19 Montana State 16, Stony Brook 10 Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 7 Sam Houston State 34, Montana State 16 Saturday, Dec. 8 Georgia Southern 49, Old Dominion 35 North Dakota State 14, Wofford 7 Eastern Washington 51, Illinois State 35 Semifinals Friday, Dec. 14 North Dakota State 23, Georgia Southern 20 Saturday, Dec. 15 Sam Houston State 45, Eastern Washington 42 Championship Saturday, Jan. 5 At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco,Texas North Dakota State (13-1) vs. Sam Houston State (11-3), 1 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct New York 20 7 .741 Brooklyn 14 12 .538 Boston 13 13 .500 Philadelphia 13 15 .464 Toronto 9 19 .321 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 18 6 .750 Atlanta 16 9 .640 Orlando 12 15 .444 Charlotte 7 20 .259 Washington 3 22 .120 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 15 11 .577 Indiana 16 12 .571 Milwaukee 14 12 .538 Detroit 9 21 .300 Cleveland 6 23 .207 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, Fresno St. vs. SMU

TUESDAY MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, third place, teams TBD, at Honolulu 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, championship, teams TBD, at Honolulu NBA BASKETBALL Noon ESPN — Boston at Brooklyn 3 p.m. ABC — New York at L.A. Lakers 5:30 p.m. ABC — Oklahoma City at Miami 8 p.m. ESPN — Houston at Chicago 10:30 p.m. ESPN — Denver at L.A. Clippers

WEDNESDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit, Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan SOCCER 9:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Newcastle at Manchester United

THURSDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 3 p.m. ESPN — Military Bowl at Washington, San Jose State vs. Bowling Green 6:30 p.m. ESPN — Belk Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., Cincinnati vs. Duke 9:45 p.m. ESPN — Holiday Bowl at San Diego, Baylor vs. UCLA MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 p.m. ESPN2 — New Mexico at Cincinnati NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT — Dallas at Oklahoma City 10:30 p.m. TNT — Boston at L.A. Clippers

FRIDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., Ohio vs. Louisiana-Monroe 5:30 p.m. ESPN — Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech 9 p.m. ESPN — Meineke Car Care Bowl at Houston, Minnesota vs. Texas Tech MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. NBCSN — Providence at Brown 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Baylor at Gonzaga 10 p.m. ESPN2 — Missouri at UCLA Memphis 18 7 .720 ½ San Antonio 20 8 .714 — Houston 14 12 .538 5 Dallas 12 15 .444 7½ New Orleans 5 22 .185 14½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 21 5 .808 — Denver 15 13 .536 7 13 12 .520 7½ Portland Minnesota 13 12 .520 7½ 15 14 .517 7½ Utah Pacific Division Pct GB W L L.A. Clippers 20 6 .769 — Golden State 18 10 .643 3 L.A. Lakers 13 14 .481 7½ Phoenix 11 16 .407 9½ Sacramento 8 18 .308 12 Friday's Games Philadelphia 99, Atlanta 80 Toronto 93, Orlando 90 Milwaukee 99, Boston 94, OT Chicago 110, New York 106 Indiana 99, Cleveland 89 Detroit 100, Washington 68 Memphis 92, Dallas 82 San Antonio 99, New Orleans 94 Golden State 115, Charlotte 100 L.A. Clippers 97, Sacramento 85 Saturday's Games Atlanta 92, Chicago 75 Detroit 96, Washington 87 Miami 105, Utah 89 Houston 121, Memphis 96 Indiana 81, New Orleans 75 Cleveland 94, Milwaukee 82 Denver 110, Charlotte 88 Portland 96, Phoenix 93 L.A. Lakers 118, Golden State 115, OT Sunday's Games Brooklyn 95, Philadelphia 92 New York 94, Minnesota 91 Utah 97, Orlando 93 San Antonio 129, Dallas 91 L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Portland at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Boston at Brooklyn, 12 p.m. New York at L.A. Lakers, 3 p.m. Oklahoma City at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Top 25 Fared 1. Duke (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Saturday. 2. Michigan (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Central Michigan, Saturday. 3. Syracuse (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Alcorn State, Saturday. 4. Arizona (10-0) vs. Miami. Next: vs. Colorado, Thursday, Jan. 3. 5. Louisville (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday. 6. Indiana (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Jacksonville, Friday. 7. Ohio State (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Chicago State, Saturday. 8. Florida (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Air Force, Saturday. 9. Kansas (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. American, Saturday. 10. Illinois (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, Saturday. 11. Cincinnati (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 New Mexico, Thursday. 12. Missouri (10-1) did not play. Next: at UCLA, Friday. 13. Minnesota (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Michigan State, Monday, Dec. 31. 14. Gonzaga (11-1) did not play.

Next: vs. Baylor, Friday. 15. Georgetown (10-1) did not play. Next: at Marquette, Saturday, Jan. 5. 16. New Mexico (12-1) did not play. Next: at No. 11 Cincinnati, Thursday. 17. Creighton (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Evansville, Saturday 18. San Diego State (11-1) beat Indiana State 62-55. Next: vs. Cal State Bakersfield, Wednesday, Jan. 2. 19. Butler (9-2) did not play. Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday. 20. Michigan State (11-2) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Minnesota, Monday, Dec. 31. 21. UNLV (11-1) did not play. Next: at No. 23 North Carolina, Saturday. 22. Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday, Jan. 5. 23. North Carolina (9-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 21 UNLV, Saturday. 24. Oklahoma State (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 14 Gonzaga, Monday, Dec. 31. 25. N.C. State (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Western Michigan, Saturday. This Week's Women's Top 25 Fared 1. Stanford (11-0) beat No. 21 South Carolina 53-49; beat No. 10 Tennessee 73-60. 2. UConn (10-0) beat Oakland 9725; beat Hartford 102-45. 3. Baylor (9-1) beat No. 10 Tennessee 76-53. 4. Duke (10-0) beat Cal State Bakersfield 97-63; beat Southern Cal 75-60. 5. Notre Dame (9-1) beat Alabama A&M 100-39; beat Kansas State 8757; beat No. 22 Texas A&M 83-74. 6. Georgia (12-0) beat TCU 72-59. 7. Kentucky (9-1) beat Pepperdine 80-62; beat UC Santa Barbara 66-38. 8. California (9-1) beat Northwestern 71-65; beat No. 19 Kansas 88-79. 9. Maryland (8-2) beat Delaware 69-53. 10. Tennessee (7-3) lost to No. 3 Baylor 76-53; lost to No. 1 Stanford 73-60. 11. Penn State (10-2) beat NJIT 82-37. 12. UCLA (7-2) lost to Cal State Northridge 77-72. 13. Purdue (11-1) beat IUPUI 7853. 14. Louisville (11-2) beat Washington State 75-39; beat Wagner 106-32. 15. Oklahoma State (8-0) beat Texas-Arlington 90-54. 16. Dayton (12-0) beat Akron 9059; beat Siena 91-53. 17. North Carolina (11-1) beat East Carolina 76-67 18. Oklahoma (9-2) beat UC Riverside 70-46. 19. Kansas (9-2) lost to No. 8 California 88-79. 20. Texas (8-2) beat Cornell 53-40. 21. South Carolina (11-1) lost to No. 1 Stanford 53-49; beat South Carolina State 65-45. 22. Texas A&M (8-4) beat Kansas State 83-60; beat Old Dominion 7855; lost to No. 5 Notre Dame 83-74. 23. Florida State (10-1) beat Mercer 94-42; beat UNC Greensboro 93-63. 24. West Virginia (7-3) lost to Duquesne 62-54. 25. Colorado (10-0) beat Utah Valley 81-45.

Monday, December 24, 2012

BASEBALL Remaining Free Agents NEW YORK (AP) — The 101 remaining free agents (x-signing club, if different, would lose draft pick): AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (6) — Endy Chavez, of; Bill Hall, of; Nick Johnson, dh; Joe Saunders, lhp; Jim Thome, dh; Randy Wolf, lhp. BOSTON (4) — Aaron Cook, rhp; Daisuke Matsuzaka, rhp; Vicente Padilla, rhp; Scott Podsednik, of CHICAGO (7) — Brian Bruney, rhp; Orlando Hudson, 2b; Francisco Liriano, lhp; Jose Lopez, c; Brett Myers, rhp; A.J. Pierzynski, c; Dewayne Wise, of. CLEVELAND (3) — Travis Hafner, dh; Casey Kotchman, 1b; Grady Sizemore, of. DETROIT (2) — Jose Valverde, rhp; Delmon Young, of-dh. HOUSTON (1) — Chris Snyder, c. LOS ANGELES (2) — LaTroy Hawkins, rhp; Jason Isringhausen, rhp. MINNESOTA (2) — Matt Capps, rhp; Carl Pavano, rhp. NEW YORK (6) — Pedro Feliciano, lhp; Freddy Garcia, rhp; Raul Ibanez, of; Derek Lowe, rhp; x-Rafael Soriano, rhp; x-Nick Swisher, of. OAKLAND (2) — Stephen Drew, ss; Brandon Inge, 3b. SEATTLE (2) — Kevin Millwood, rhp; Miguel Olivo, c. TAMPA BAY (3) — Kyle Farnsworth, rhp; J.P. Howell, lhp; Luke Scott, dh. TEXAS (4) — x-Mark Lowe, rhp; Mike Napoli, c; Roy Oswalt, rhp; Yoshinori Tateyama, rhp. TORONTO (5) — Jason Frasor, rhp; Kelly Johnson, 2b; Brandon Lyon, rhp; Carlos Villanueva, rhp; Omar Vizquel, 2b. NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (3) — Henry Blanco, c; Matt Lindstrom, rhp; Takashi Saito, rhp. ATLANTA (8) — Jeff Baker, of; Miguel Batista, rhp; x-Michael Bourn, of; Matt Diaz, of; Chad Durbin, rhp; Chipper Jones, 3b; Lyle Overbay, 1b; Ben Sheets, rhp. CINCINNATI (2) — Miguel Cairo, 1b; Scott Rolen, 3b. COLORADO (2) — Jason Giambi, 1b; Jonathan Sanchez, lhp. LOS ANGELES (6) — Bobby Abreu, of; Todd Coffey, rhp; Adam Kennedy, inf; Juan Rivera, of-1b; Matt Treanor, c; Jamey Wright, rhp. MIAMI (5) — Chad Gaudin, rhp; Austin Kearns, of; Carlos Lee, 1b; Juan Oviedo, rhp; Carlos Zambrano, rhp. MILWAUKEE (3) — Alex Gonzalez, ss; Shaun Marcum, rhp; Francisco Rodriguez, rhp. NEW YORK (6) — Ronny Cedeno, inf; Scott Hairston, of; Ramon Ramirez, rhp; Jon Rauch, rhp; Kelly Shoppach, c; Chris Young, rhp. PHILADELPHIA (2) — Jose Contreras, rhp; Brian Schneider, c. PITTSBURGH (2) — Rod Barajas, c; Chad Qualls, rhp. ST. LOUIS (3) — Lance Berkman, 1b; Brian Fuentes, lhp; x-Kyle Lohse, rhp. SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Aubrey Huff, 1b; Guillermo Mota, rhp; Brad Penny, rhp; Freddy Sanchez, 2b; Ryan Theriot, 2b. WASHINGTON (5) — Mark DeRosa, of; Mike Gonzalez, lhp; Edwin Jackson, rhp; x-Adam LaRoche, 1b; Chien-Ming Wang, rhp. Free Agent Signings NEW YORK (AP) — The 64 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — Re-signed Nate McLouth, of, to a $2 million, one-year contract. BOSTON (6) — Re-signed David Ortiz, dh, to a $26 million, two-year contract; signed David Ross, c, Atlanta, to a $6.2 million, two-year contract; signed Jonny Gomes, of, Oakland, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Shane Victorino, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $39 million, three-year contract; signed Koji Uehara, rhp, to a $4.25 million, oneyear contract; signed Ryan Dempster, rhp, Texas, to a $26.5 million, two-year contract. CHICAGO (1) — Signed Jeff Keppinger, 3b, Tampa Bay, to a $12 million, three-year contract. DETROIT (2) — Signed Torii Hunter, of, Los Angeles Angels, to a $26 million, two-year contract; resigned Anibal Sanchez, rhp, to an $80 million, five-year contract. HOUSTON (1) — Signed Carlos Pena, 1b, to a $2.9 million, one-year contract. KANSAS CITY (3) — Re-signed Jeremy Guthrie, rhp, to a $25 million, three-year contract; signed George Sherrill, lhp, Seattle, to a minor league contract; signed Xavier Nady, of, San Francisco, to a minor league contract. LOS ANGELES (4) — Signed Ryan Madson, rhp, Cincinnati, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Joe Blanton, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $15 million, two-year contract; signed Sean Burnett, lhp, Washington, to an $8 million, two-year contract; signed Josh Hamilton, of, Texas, to a $123 million, five-year contract. MINNESOTA (1) — Signed Kevin Correia, rhp, Pittsburgh, to a $10 million, two-year contract. NEW YORK (5) — Re-signed Hiroki Kuroda, rhp, to a $15 million, one-year contract; re-signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, to a $12 million, oneyear contract; re-signed Mariano Rivera, rhp, to a $10 million, oneyear contract; signed Kevin Youkilis, 3b, Chicago White Sox, to a $12 million, one-year contract; re-signed Ichiro Suzuki, of, to a $13 million, two-year contract. OAKLAND (1) — Re-signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract. SEATTLE (1) — Re-signed Oliver Perez, lhp, to a $1.5 million, oneyear contract. TAMPA BAY (3) — Re-signed Joel Peralta, rhp, to a $6 million, two-year

contract; signed James Loney, 1b, Boston, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, Cleveland, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract. TEXAS (2) — Re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Joakim Soria, rhp, Texas, to an $8 million, two-year contract. TORONTO (2) — Signed Maicer Izturis, inf, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Melky Cabrera, of, San Francisco, to a $16 million, two-year contract. NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (4) — Signed Eric Hinske, 1b, Atlanta, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract; signed Eric Chavez, 3b, New York Yankees, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Brandon McCarthy, rhp, Oakland, to a $15.5 million, two-year contract; signed Cody Ross, of, Boston, to a $26 million, three-year contract. ATLANTA (3) — Signed Gerald Laird, c, Detroit, to a $3 million, twoyear contract; signed B.J. Upton, of, Tampa Bay, to a $75.25 million, fiveyear contract; re-signed Reed Johnson, of, to a $1.75 million, oneyear contract. CHICAGO (4) — Signed Scott Baker, rhp, Minnesota, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Dioner Navarro, c, Cincinnati, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; resigned Shawn Camp, rhp, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Feldman, rhp, Texas, to a $6 million, one-year contract. CINCINNATI (2) — Re-signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, to a $21 million, three-year contract; re-signed Ryan Ludwick, of, to a $15 million, two-year contract. COLORADO (1) — Re-signed Jeff Francis, lhp, to a $1.5 million, oneyear contract. LOS ANGELES (2) — Re-signed Brandon League, rhp, to a $22.5 million, three-year contract; signed Zack Greinke, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $147 million, three-year contract. MIAMI (2) — Signed Juan Pierre, of, Philadelphia, to a $1.6 million, one-year contract; signed Placido Polanco, 3b, Philadelphia, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract. NEW YORK (1) — Re-signed Tim Byrdak, lhp, to a minor league contract ($1 million). PHILADELPHIA (1) — Signed Mike Adams, rhp, Texas, to a $12 million, two-year contract. PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Russell Martin, c, New York Yankees, to a $17 million, two-year contract; re-signed Jason Grilli, rhp, to a $6.75 million, two-year contract. ST. LOUIS (2) — Signed Randy Choate, lhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $7.5 million, three-year contract; signed Ty Wigginton, inf, Philadelphia, to a $5 million, twoyear contract. SAN DIEGO (1) — Re-signed Jason Marquis, rhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract. SAN FRANCISCO (3) — Resigned Jeremy Affeldt, lhp, to an $18 million, three-year contract; resigned Angel Pagan, of, to a $40 million, four-year contract; re-signed Marco Scutaro, inf, to a $20 million, three-year contract. WASHINGTON (2) — Re-signed Zach Duke, lhp, to a $700,000, oneyear contract; signed Dan Haren, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $13 million, one-year contract. JAPAN PACIFIC LEAGUE RAKUTEN (1) — Signed Andruw Jones, of, New York Yankees, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract.

HOCKEY A daily look at the NHL lockout NHL LOCKOUT AT A GLANCE DATE: Sunday, Dec. 23. DAY: 99. LAST NEGOTIATIONS: In-person talks Dec. 13 in New Jersey. Bargaining conference call Dec. 14. NEXT NEGOTIATIONS: None scheduled. GAMES LOST: 625 (all games through Jan. 14, including New Year's Day Winter Classic, and All-Star weekend). QUIET DAY: There was no contact Sunday between the NHL and the players' association, and league deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press he doesn't know if there will be any conversations between the sides before Christmas. WHAT WE MISSED: There were seven games lost Sunday, including the Carolina Hurricanes visiting the Washington Capitals in a Southeast Division matchup. Washington finished second in the division last season and earned a spot in the playoffs. Carolina ended up in last, 10 points behind Washington and 12 in back of division-winning Florida. ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Blake Wheeler scored two goals and Ondrej Pavelec stopped 27 shots for his third shutout of the season in the Winnipeg Jets' 4-0 victory over the slumping Montreal Canadiens, who lost their fifth straight.

TRANSACTIONS Sunday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jim Hoey on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS — Waived G Derek Fisher. Signed G/F Chris DouglasRoberts from Texas (NBADL). GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS_Assigned G/F Kent Bazemore and F/C Jeremy Tyler to Santa Cruz (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed LB Jameel McClain on injured reserve. Signed LB Adrian Hamilton from the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived WR Anthony Armstrong. Signed T Ronald Leary from the practice squad. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed DE Aaron Morgan on injured reserve. Signed LB Markus White from the practice squad. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLORADO RAPIDS — Traded F Omar Cummings to Houston for M Nathan Sturgis and allocation money.

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925 Public Notices

305 Apartment

320 Houses for Rent

EXECUTIVE HOME, 3 bedroom. Custom built ranch with basement, pool & clubhouse, upscale with all amenities, 1341 Paul Revere, Troy, $1700 monthly, (937)335-6690, www.hawkapartments.net

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO Case No.: 12CV00733 Judge: Robert J. Lindeman OneWest Bank, FSB Plaintiff, -vsThe Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Jerry L. Stager Defendants.

TROY, 1 & 2 Bedrooms, appliances, CA, water, trash paid, $425 & $525 monthly. $200 Deposit Special!

LEGAL NOTICE IN SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE

(937)673-1821

The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Jerry L. Stager and The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses and Assigns and the Unknown Guardians of Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Wilma D. Stager, whose last known address is Address Unknown, and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on the 1st day of November, 2012, OneWest Bank, FSB filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Miami County, Ohio in Case No. 12CV00733, on the docket of the Court, and the object and demand for relief of which pleading is to foreclose the lien of plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the following described real estate to wit:

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320 Houses for Rent

TROY, 1142 Lee Road, 3 bedrooms, garage. $750 month + deposit. Available 1/1, (937)552-9644.

FRESH & BRIGHT Piqua home with basement on double lot, quiet area, remodeled, roomy, washer/ dryer hook-up, $600 month + deposit. 2 bedroom, (937)750-9800.

TROY, 2514 Inverness, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage, $785 + deposit. (937)440-9325

330 Office Space

RETAIL/ OFFICE Space available, Corner West Market/ Lincoln, ample parking, great location, call Dottie (937)335-5440

500 - Merchandise

Property Address: 825 South Clay Street, Troy, OH 45373 and being more particularly described in plaintiff's mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book 1382, page 932, of this County Recorder's Office.

525 Computer/Electric/Office

All of the above named defendants are required to answer within twenty-eight (28) days after last publication, which shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE

Paul M. Nalepka, Trial Counsel Ohio Supreme Court Reg. #0040796 LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS Attorneys for Plaintiff P.O. Box 5480 Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480 (513) 241-3100 attyemail@lsrlaw.com

Great gas mileage, sunroof, 144K miles, runs great, asking $3200 (937)684-0555

12/17, 12/24, 12/31-2012

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COMPUTER SET, Windows XP, loaded, CDROM, DSL Internet, USB. 90 day warranty on parts, $100. Ask about laptops. (937)339-2347.

545 Firewood/Fuel

FIREWOOD, $125 a cord pick up, $150 a cord delivered, $175 a cord delivered and stacked (937)308-6334 or (937)719-3237

545 Firewood/Fuel

FIREWOOD, split, seasoned, delivered (local) $145 cord, $75 half. (937)559-6623. Thank you & happy holidays. HARDWOOD, Seasoned hardwood for sale. $125 a cord. Will deliver. (937)301-7237

560 Home Furnishings

BEDROOM SETS (2), foosball table, love seat, 1 wool rug 8x10, and more call for price and details (937)332-9176

577 Miscellaneous

ARC WELDER, Sears 230 amp electric, new helmet, works good, $125 (937)552-7752

BERNINA sewing machine, good condition, make offer (937)251-9643

COUNTER CHAIRS: 4 oak kitchen counter chairs. High backs, swivel seats. One Captains chair, $125. (937)710-1186

DOLLS, Cabbage Patch, Real Babies, Bratz, Barbies, My Size Barbie, doll furniture, Boyd and Care Bears, TY Buddies, animated Santa Claus and phones, movies, more, (937)339-4233 EXERCISE EQUIPMENT Ab circle, $150 (NEW!) and A-frame, $40. (937)497-1018 LEATHER JACKET, Cleveland Browns, size XXL, $250. Serious inquiries only, (937)339-4608.

577 Miscellaneous

SOFA BED, Serta, print, like new, Washer & Dryer, Homedic heated massager, used $75, (937)308-4986

800 - Transportation

Floral $350, $75, back twice,

805 Auto

1989 FORD VAN club wagon, good condition, new parts, runs good, $1600 OBO (937)552-7752

583 Pets and Supplies

KITTEN Male, tabby, 4 months old, brownish with charcoal stripes. Sweet and funny. Needs a good home. (937)473-2122

1993 HONDA Accord, 2 door beige sporty coupe, runs and shifts smoothly, automatic, $1500 (937)552-9986

LAB PUPPIES, 5 purebred black, vet checked, health papers, first shots, wormed, ready to go (937)670-0851

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PUPPIES, Bishon Frise, Miniature Poodle, YorkiePoo, Morkie, males $275, (419)925-4339

890 Trucks

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592 Wanted to Buy

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Congratulations! To Our Christmas Coloring Contest Winners Thank You to all the following local businesses for helping to sponsor this year’s Christmas Coloring Contest. K’s Hamburgers Erwin Chrysler Dodge Jeep

Lopez, Severt & Pratt Co., L.P.A.

Early Beginning’s Childcare Buffalo Wild Wings Fulton Farms Culver’s Fisher Cheney Funeral Home Ages 4 and Under Kendall Reynolds, age 4, daughter of Kevin Reynolds of Vandalia

Inner Strength Therapeutic Massage KinderCare Excellence in Dentistry Sullenberger’s Quarter Horses AAA of Miami County L&M Family Barber Shop Francis Furniture

Thank You To All Our Participants!

Ages 5 to 7 Olivia Rapp, age 7, daughter of Pete and Gina Rapp of Bradford

Tyler Quinn Olivia Simmons Kendall Reynolds Abigail Fox McKinlee Gambrell Charlotte Norman Taylor Shafer Tori Cockrell Faith Medley

AGES 5 TO 7 Adria Kahre Ashlyn Kahre Chlor Simmons Kylee Griggs Layton Hughes Julia Kirner Mikayla Adkins Luke Mourne Noelle Nischwitz Sienna Montgomery Natalie Tremblay Tatiana Foos Coleton Moore Ethan Feltner Baylen Lair Kaylee Tillman

Cooper Gambrell Lynette Weiss Elisabeth Norman Brooke Shafer Marymar Elliott Olivia Rapp Allie Suber

AGES 8 TO 10 Jaden Cress Hannah Burns Madison McDonald Camille Scribner Matthew Wick Makenzi Haruka Adachi Bethany Weldy Jaden Wright Ashley Medley Adam Bensman Rebekah Wahl Alyssa Loughman Delaney Frock Sarah Slusher Zachary Enz Lilly Smith Alex Beckner Denise Medley

Winners! Brought to you by:

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ENTERTAINMENT

Monday, December 24, 2012

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

TROY TV-5

TV stations, advertisers: It’s time to listen up!

Today: 5 p.m.: Miami Valley Events Calendar 6 p.m.: Legislative Update 8 p.m.: Have History Will Travel

Dear Annie: On behalf of the approximately 40 million deaf and hearing impaired in the United States and Canada, especially those who wear hearing aids, would you pass this message to the TV stations? I love watching TV: sitcoms, news, dramas, reality shows, all of it. Being hearing impaired, I rely on closed captioning so I don't miss the story and commercials. But if the station doesn't provide closed captioning, I will change channels to find a program that does. In the newsroom, if the producers insist on playing music while the news anchor or onsite reporter is speaking, I can't hear the story and will change channels. (Speaking of news anchors, enunciation would be appreciated. Actually, that goes for everyone on TV.) And you advertisers? I recommend you view your commercials on mute and see how they come across. I'm still laughing at the credit card commercial that somehow ties dogs and chocolate bars together. It looks suspiciously like dog droppings. I have no idea what you're selling. Hearing aids are wonderful, but they pick up every piece of noise, and background music becomes as loud as the dialogue. It's impossible to hear what is going on. As our population ages, there will be more hearing impaired persons. And young people aren't far behind in experiencing hearing loss. So, TV stations and advertisers, if you want your message to get across to another 40 million customers and fans, please ensure that your audio programming can be clearly heard. Thanks. — Frustrated Viewer in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Dear Canada: We cannot tell you how many readers (even those without hearing problems) have complained that they can't hear dialogue over the background music, and that actors and news anchors don't articulate sufficiently to be understood. If programmers and advertisers realize that viewers change the channel when listening becomes difficult, perhaps they will pay more attention. Dear Annie: "Looking for a Relationship, Too" wants to know where the men are. I'll tell you where we are. We are in hiding. We left the dating pool because there are too many sharks. We are tired of sorting out the gold diggers, scheming manipulators, entitlement princesses, Toxic Thelmas and serial divorcees from the good women who are fewer and farther between. It is now a dangerous occupation to be a husband and father, so we no longer want long-term intimate relationships with women. — A Good Man Gone Celibate Dear Celibate: You sound like someone who's had a bitter experience, and it soured you on all relationships. And while you probably speak for many men, we also wonder whether you are subconsciously attracted to women who come with trouble attached. It is often easier to blame the other party than examine your own issues too closely. Dear Annie: This is for all the young people looking to go overseas and the parents who would prefer they didn't. Our daughter was obsessed with everything Japanese: the people, culture, land, language, food. We knew she would find her way there, with or without our help, so we chose to indulge her obsession. We paid for three trips to Japan, Japanese language classes and a master's degree that allowed her to get a job there. She now lives and works in Japan, but we have never seen her happier. Her being so far away gives a whole new meaning to "empty nest syndrome" for us, but it is worth it. — Bittersweet in S.C. Dear Bittersweet: Your daughter has been blessed with understanding parents who could afford to help her reach her dreams. You are all fortunate indeed. 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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Prancer ('89) Sam Elliott. (AMC) (4:30)

A Christmas Carol George C. Scott.

Miracle on 34th Street Maureen O'Hara. (:15)

Miracle on 34th Street ('47) Maureen O'Hara. Too Cute! (R) America's Cutest Dog Too Cute! (R) Too Cute! (R) America's Cutest Dog Too Cute! (R) (ANPL) Too Cute! "Puppies" (R) Too Cute! (R) Football NCAA '98 Rose Bowl Wash.St./Mich. (R) Big Ten Elite (R) Big Ten Elite (R) Football NCAA (R) (B10) Football Classic NCAA Ohio State vs Michigan (R) Big Ten Elite

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Roots: The Gift ('88) Louis Gossett Jr.. (BET) (3:30)

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Meet the Parents ('00) Ben Stiller.

Overboard ('87) Goldie Hawn. (BRAVO)

Overboard ('87) Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn. (:15)

Fireproof ('08) Kirk Cameron. Reba (R) Reba (R) Reba (R) Reba (R) Reba (R) Reba (R)

Unlikely Angel ('96) Dolly Parton. (CMT) (:15) Roseanne (R) 60 Minutes 60 Minutes The Costco Craze Behind Closed Doors American Greed: Scam The Costco Craze Behind Closed Doors (CNBC) The Costco Craze OutFront Anderson Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 OutFront Piers Morgan Tonight (CNN) (4:00) The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

Bad Santa ('03) Billy Bob Thornton. (:05) Always Sunny (R) SouthPk SouthPk Tosh.O (R) Tosh.O (R) Tosh.O (R) Tosh.O (R) Always Sunny (R) (COM) Billy Gardell (R) Politics & Public Policy Today Politics & Public (CSPAN) U.S. House of Representatives To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced To Be Announced (DISC) To Be Announced Hercules: Legendary (R) Sliders Transf. (R) G.I. Joe (R) (DISK) Animaniacs Animaniacs Animaniacs Animaniacs Animaniacs Animaniacs

Wakko's Wish ('99) Rob Paulsen. Holmes on Homes (R) Holmes on Homes (R) Holmes on Homes (R) Holmes on Homes (R) (DIY) Crashers Crashers Holmes on Homes (R) Holmes on Homes (R) Holmes on Homes (DSNY) Jessie (R) Jessie (R) Phineas (R) GoodLk (R) Dog Blog Dog Blog

A Christmas Carol Jim Carrey. (:45) FishH Phineas (R) (:45) Ferb Jessie (R) Shake (R) Wizards (R) Wizards (R) Ninja I'm Band SuiteL. (R) ZekeLut. SuiteL (R) Pair Kings Kickin' It Mr. Young To Be Announced (DSNYXD)

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How to Train Your Dragon Gerard Butler.

How to Train ... (FX) Golf (N) Golf PGA The Barclays Final Day Site: Bethpage State Park Farmingdale, N.Y. (R) Golf (R) Golf PGA The Barclays (R) (GOLF) (3:00) Golf (R) Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Fam. Feud Baggage Baggage (GSN) Minute to Win It

Lucky Christmas ('11) Elizabeth Berkley. A Christmas Song ('12) Natasha Henstridge. Love at the Thanksgivi... (HALL) 4: Baby's First Christ...

Eloise at Christmastime Sofia Vassilieva. Celeb. Homes (R) Lightmares (R) Love It or List It (R) Love It or List It (R) HouseH (R) House (R) Love It or List It (R) Love It or List It (R) (HGTV) Celeb. Homes (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) PawnSt. (R) (HIST) PawnSt. The March Sisters at Christmas

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Definitely, Maybe ('08) Elizabeth Banks, Ryan Reynolds. (OXY) (3:00)

In Her Shoes

Definitely, Maybe ('08) Elizabeth Banks, Ryan Reynolds.

The Family Stone Sarah Jessica Parker. (:40) TekWar: TekLab Greg Evigan. (:10)

Lone Wolf McQuade ('83) Chuck Norris.

Ghostbusters Bill Murray. (:50)

At First Sight ('99) Mira Sorvino, Val Kilmer. (PLEX) Movie Veronica Mars (R) Young & Restless Days of Our Lives General Hospital Young & Restless Days of Our Lives General Hospital (SOAP) Veronica Mars (R) (SPIKE) Deadliest Warrior (R) Deadliest Warrior (R) Deadliest Warrior (R) Deadliest Warrior (R) Deadliest Warrior (R) Deadliest Warrior (R) Deadliest Warrior (R) Deadliest Warrior (R)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Starship Troopers ('97) Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards.

Serenity (SYFY) (4:30)

Stargate: Continuum (TBS) Friends (R) Friends (R) Queens (R) Queens (R) Seinf. (R) Seinf. (R)

A Christmas Story ('83) Peter Billingsley.

A Christmas Story (4:30)

Meet Me in St. Louis

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The Shop Around the Corner James Stewart.

Come to the Stable ('49) Loretta Young.

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The Mummy ('99) Brendan Fraser. NCIS (R) NCIS "Archange" (R) WWE Raw WWE Raw WWE Raw (USA) NCIS "Faith" (R) Behind Music "Jennifer Lopez" (R) Behind "Game" (R) Behind "T-Pain" (R) Behind "Akon" (R) Behind Music "Nas" (R) Behind the Music (R) (VH1) (4:00) VH1 Rock Docs (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) Rose. (R) (WE) Chris (R) Chris (R) Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos Home Videos (R) Home Videos (R) Home Videos (R) (WGN) Law & Order: C.I. (R) PREMIUM STATIONS (:15) Watch Gulliver's Travels ('10) Jack Black.

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Detergent caps: It’s hard to get a read on them Dear Readers: Here is this week’s sound off, about measuring lines on laundry-detergent caps: “When pouring laundry detergent, you have to look for lines and numbers inside the cap for measurements. Most of these lines and numbers cannot be seen or read. Why can’t the manufacturers make the lines in color? — Carol P. in Virginia” You are right, and many, many readers agree with you, Carol. The lines are nearly impossible to read. When I open a new bottle, I use red nail polish to mark the line. Makes it much easier

Hints from Heloise Columnist to see. — Heloise ENCYCLOPEDIA FOLLOW-UP Dear Readers: Here are your responses on what you would do with old encyclopedias: “I gave our set of encyclopedias to our interior decorator. She used them toward decorat-

ing for other customers,” wrote Sarah, via email “I advertised for free in a local newspaper. The set was quickly taken by a homeschooling mom,” wrote Holly in California “Put it in the recycling bin. It is full of out-of-date information that will lead a child trying to use it down the wrong path,” wrote B.M., via email “Check with group homes for senior citizens. Many of their residents are more comfortable using the books for research than using the Internet,” wrote Norma, via email “My sister gave our old set to

a teacher at the grammar school that my nephews attended. The teacher was delighted that her students could use them in the classroom,” wrote Doug, via email Thanks for all the wonderful hints! I can’t wait to read what else you come up with! — Heloise FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Other uses for leftover wrapping paper: • Shred and use as filler. • Scrapbook with it. • Line drawers, shelves and pet cages. • Wrap other gifts with it. • Decorate storage boxes. — Heloise

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HOROSCOPE BY FRANCES DRAKE For Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a poor day to get uppity or lippy with authority figures. Definitely think before you speak, or things will go sideways in a New York minute! You have been warned. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Travel plans will be interrupted or delayed today. Similarly, plans related to higher education, medicine and the law likely will change or require rescheduling. Avoid discussing controversial subjects. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Make friends with your bank account today. Find out what’s happening so you can avoid nasty surprises with shared property, insurance matters, inheritances, taxes and debt. Ouch! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Partners or close friends are very touchy today. Tread carefully. If pushed, they suddenly will demand more freedom and independence. (Or perhaps you feel this way?) LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Computer crashes, power outages, fire drills, staff shortages and canceled appointments are just some reasons your routine will change suddenly at work today. Co-workers are rebellious. (Yikes!) VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Parents take note: This is an accidentprone day for your children. Be very vigilant. This is also a rocky day for romance. Go slowly. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Small appliances might break down today, or minor breakages could occur. Domestic arguments might break out. Be patient! Be tolerant and forgiving of others. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This definitely is an accident-prone day for your sign. Slow down, and take it easy. Allow extra time so that you have wiggle room to deal with the unexpected. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) If shopping today, keep your receipts. Count your change. Protect your possessions and your money against loss or theft. Things are very unpredictable today! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You feel rebellious, impatient and ready for something new and different. Boring routine definitely will stifle you today. (Nevertheless, don’t do anything foolish.) AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Most Aquarians are more rebellious than other signs. You’re highly individualistic, and you march to the beat of your own drum. Today you will feel this more than usual. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might be surprised during any kind of group gathering today. During a class, a meeting or a casual get-together, someone will say or do something that is quite unexpected. You also might meet a real character today. YOU BORN TODAY You’re adventurous! You often push the boundaries around you to seek thrills or attain accomplishments that are beyond what others expect. You go for the gold! Naturally, you’re a risk-taker. People notice these qualities through your work, your hobbies or your lifestyle. In the next year, you will discover or learn something valuable that will matter to you. Be open to this. Birthdate of: Jimmy Buffett, singer/songwriter; Humphrey Bogart, actor; Alannah Myles, singer. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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