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U.S. may close embassy in Syria WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Friday it “may have no choice” but to close the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and remove all U.S. personnel from the country wracked by a 10-month revolt against the rule of President Bashar Assad unless Assad’s government takes extra steps to protect the mission.

The department issued a statement late Friday noting that the Obama administration has “serious concerns about the

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deteriorating security situation in Damascus, including the recent spate of car bombs, and about the safety and security of embassy personnel.”

The uprising against Assad has killed an estimated 5,400 people since March.

Although the revolt began with mostly AP PHOTO peaceful protests, an increasingly strong Syrian army defectors gather at the mountain resort armed element has developed, and many town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday. President Bashar Assad’s forces attacked • See EMBASSY on A2 Zabadani for six days, sparking fierce fighting.

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Shelter owner sentenced

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Troy resident Stephanie Johnson comforts her sons, Damyan, 6, left, and Bryan, 5. Both are holding an urn, which will remind them of their father who passed away after a recent automobile crash.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales in December reached their highest pace in nearly a year. The gain coincided with other signs that the troubled U.S. housing market improved at the end of last year.

Analysts cautioned that sales remain historically low and that it will take years for the home market to return to full health. See

Picking up the pieces Young widow, mother learning to go on TROY

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His smile.

His giving nature.

His welcoming arms.

Those are just a few of the things Stephanie Johnson already misses about her husband.

Her partner of seven years — with whom she has two small children — Bryan S. Johnson,

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Stephanie Johnson embraces her son Bryan, 5, who was in the tragic accident that involved the loss of his father.

OUTLOOK Today Rain/snow High: 29° Low: 22°

Friends, family show support for ill Tippecanoe teen Dayton Gems fundraiser benefits Jimmy Jenks

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Anyone interested in making a donation to help the Johnson family may send them to Partners in Hope, with the Johnson family noted, at 251 S. Mulberry St., Troy, OH 45373, or call 335-0448.

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Sunday Partly cloudy High: 46° Low: 25°

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A New Carlisle man will spend a week in jail after a long, drawnout court battle related to the mismanagement of an animal shelter he operated in Piqua that came under the scrutiny of authorities.

Jeff Burgess, 57, ran the now closed One More Chance Animal Rescue and Adoption facility, 125 Clark Ave., Piqua. It was shut down and declared a public nuisance last January after authorities investigated the property.

On Friday, Burgess faced a judge and the 14 charges authorities filed against him that were related to rabies immunization, quarantine and unsanitary condition violations.

Municipal Court Judge Mel Kemmer issued a 180-day jail sentence against Burgess, but all except for a week was suspended.

In addition, he was ordered to pay a fine totaling $150 and court costs.

Following his weeklong stay in jail, he will be placed on probation for five years.

Piqua Law Director Stacy Wall, who handled the prosecution of the case, said “the city cannot thank the volunteers enough for all of their help. It is hoped that through the sentencing of Miami County and Clark County, Burgess will be rehabilitated and there will be no future risk of harm to dogs or any other animal.”

The matter was scheduled to go to trial several times, including once in June and again in October, but a trial was not held because Burgess pleaded guilty to the charges.

The dog adoption center was declared a public nuisance and a health hazard in February. City

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Parents hope that their child will never be diagnosed with an illness as frightening as Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, but for one Tipp City family, the support and love of an entire community has given them courage and hope.

Tina Jenks was horri-

TIPP CITY fied when she received the news in October that her 17-year-old, Jimmy Jenks, a senior at Tippecanoe High School, had more than bronchitis. The coughing he had been experiencing for days was not the result of a virus, but an abnormal mass in his lung and several cancerous

masses in his lymph nodes.

Jimmy was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which has no specific known cause and is fortunately much less dangerous than its cousin, NonHodgkin’s Lymphom. He is getting ready to start his last of four rounds of chemotherapy, which will be followed by several weeks of radiation.

Tina and Jimmy are

looking forward to March when the treatments will be completed and Jimmy will be able to find out if he is cancer free. Jimmy’s goal is to return to school to finish the last few months of his senior year.

“We’re hopeful. There isn’t any other option,” Tina said.

Their hope is well founded: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma has a 90 percent cure rate. But that’s not why Tina is certain that things

will all work out.

“God is our rock. I couldn’t be getting through this without my faith,” Tina said.

Tina and Jimmy are receiving plenty of support, prayer and love from the community as well. So much so that Tina could hardly believe it since she and Jimmy have only been living in Tipp City for six years.

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BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Friday.

Corn Month Price Change Jan 6.1150 + 5.50 Mar 6.1650 + 5.50 O/N 5.1700 - 5.25 Beans 11.5200 - 10.00 Jan Mar 11.5200 - 10.00 S/O/N 11.2400 - 10.50 Wheat Jan 6.0550 + 4.75 J/A 6.1900 + 4.75 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

• Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Friday.

10.17 -0.01 AA CAG 27.06 -0.12 CSCO 19.92 +0.13 EMR 49.33 -0.47 F 12.59 -0.02 FITB 13.17 -0.39 107.18 -1.11 FLS GM 25.00 +0.18 GR 124.29 +0.11 ITW 51.47 +0.25 JCP 35.09 -0.44 KMB 73.83 -0.33 KO 68.09 +0.64 23.91 -0.15 KR LLTC 33.06 -0.34 MCD 101.74 +0.48 MSFG 9.06 -0.02 PEP 66.28 +0.37 PMI 0.31 0.00 SYX 17.30 +0.17 TUP 59.18 +0.01 USB 28.74 +0.18 VZ 38.97 -0.03 5.25 -0.10 WEN WMT 61.01 +0.40 — Staff and wire reports

“We’ve been inundated with support from friends and family. We feel so supported and loved. It’s given me so much hope. It’s been literally every day that someone has done something for us. People have helped more than they’ll ever understand,” Tina said.

They’ve received meals from Tina’s singles’ group at Ginghamsburg, monetary donations from anonymous donors, gift cards and groceries, even packages left on their front porch from people wanting to help.

“It’s been unbelievable,” she said.

Jimmy even gets a private tutor for school.

Because his white blood count is so low and it’s risky for him to spend much time with a crowd of people who could easily make him sick, Patricia Cahill, a teacher at Tippecanoe High School, offered to come to him. She spends her evenings ensuring that Jimmy will be able to graduate this spring.

“She’s hands down the best teacher I have ever known and she’s one of Jimmy’s favorites,” Tina said.

Despite all of his trips back and forth to the hospital and having to remain indoors more often than not, Jimmy continues to be his humorous, light-hearted self.

“Jimmy is amazing. He hasn’t complained. He’s just himself. He’s cracking jokes during procedures and he’s been my hero through this whole thing,” Tina said.

She admits that when she feels incredibly helpless,

all she has to do is look at her son and she feels reassured.

The community will have another chance to offer their help and support to the Jenks family next Saturday when the Dayton Gems hockey team will host a “Jam It for Jimmy” event during their game at Hara Arena. For every ticket sold, the Jenks will receive $1 to help with expenses like gas, bills, medical treatments and food, since Jimmy’s appetite, doubled due to treatment, has also doubled the Jenks’ grocery bill.

In addition to money per ticket, the Gems have pledged to donate $2,000 to the Jenks if they sell out every seat in the house.

There will also be youth jersey giveaways to the first 1,000 kids 12 and under and free cupcakes to the first 500 fans in celebration of Blade’s birthday, the team mascot. Jimmy will even get to throw out the first puck.

Tina has already sold more than 200 tickets and the employees at the Hara Arena box office are stunned at the number of calls they have received for tickets.

“It makes me feel humbled. I can’t even wrap my brain around it,” Tina said.

She didn’t even know such a huge fundraising event was possible until a friend who made it happen told her what was going on.

Jimmy’s game will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28.

Tickets are $8 until Jan. 26, after which they will be $10$14. To reserve tickets and offer your support to the Jenks, call the box office at 275-7777 and ask for Shawn.

Sentence • Continued from A1 officials said inside the shelter more than 100 dogs were living in their own filth and did not have adequate food and water.

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• Continued from A1 people are now fighting the regime.

The department said the administration has asked Syria to take additional security measures to protect the U.S. Embassy, and the Syrian government “is considering that request.”

It also said it had warned Assad’s government that “unless concrete steps are taken in the coming days we may have no choice but to close the mission.”

The U.S. removed its ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, from Damascus in October because of security problems. He returned to Syria in December.

The administration argued at the time that Ford’s presence in Syria was important for advancing U.S. policy goals by meeting with opposition figures and serving as a witness to the continuing violence.

The Obama administration has long urged Assad to step down, and officials

say his government’s demise is inevitable.

U.S. officials say Syria has become increasingly isolated, with Iran as one of its last remaining allies, and point to recent defections by some military and government leaders as a sign that Assad’s grip on power is unraveling. The 10-month uprising against Assad has turned increasingly militarized and chaotic as more frustrated civilian opponents and army defectors arm themselves and fight back against government forces.

donors have given clothes and gift cards for food and household items. The American Red Cross paid her January rent and Troy FISH paid her utility bill. Partners in Hope, with the help of Kyle Elementary School students and staff, also have come together to help.

“It’s just amazing. This community has really helped us so much,” she said. “I really do like it here. Nothing like this (help) would have ever happened if this would have happened in Florida. I’m going to stay here for now, do what’s best for my kids.”

The couple — who had married two years ago — had moved to Ohio from Kentucky only in October to be close to Mr. Johnson’s two other biological children in Troy, and to get a fresh start.

She said her mother and family reside in Florida, and knows only Mr. Johnson’s immediate family in Piqua and a few of his close friends.

“I feel lost and empty,” she said with tears streaming down her cheeks. “Emotionally, it’s been really bad.”

Stephanie, who has two other children who reside in Alabama, said while Bryan was the sole supporter, they were making it just fine — and had made New Year’s resolutions to stop smoking and were putting the money in a jar, saving for a Disney cruise for the family. They were both doing well, she said.

“We came here to get

on our feet,” said Stephanie, who said she has began smoking again from the stress of her reality.

The truck — their only vehicle — remains impounded and is totaled from the accident and their insurance had lapsed. So, Stephanie also now finds herself with no means of transportation, relying on others. Each day, their son, Damyan, 6, has to be driven back and forth to Kyle Elementary, which he attends because of his special needs with ADHD. “My biggest thing is getting around. Getting the kids to school, getting to the grocery …,” said Stephanie, who said an insurance policy carried

by Mr. Johnson’s father thankfully covered funeral expenses.

Stephanie said the children miss their dad and while they understand he is gone, still find themselves asking for him. All three of them are in counseling, and she said Bryan, who was with them during the crash, is suffering the most.

“They know and they understand, but it’s the simplest things. If the phone rings, one of them will still say, ‘Is that Daddy?’” said Stephanie, who said each of his four children have an urn of their own with some of their father’s ashes.

Stephanie said they called Mr. Johnson “Goofy Daddy” for his fun-loving spirit. She said he was a hands-on parent who enjoyed tossing a ball, playing video games and wrestling with the children.

Having been born and raised in Miami County, Stephanie said 300-400 people came to the visitation shortly after his death — most she did not know.

“He was a great person. Everybody loved him. He would give his last pair of socks,” she said, acknowledging her despair. “That’s just how he was. He would do anything for anybody.”

Family • Continued from A1 34, lost his life in a singlecar accident Jan. 2.

Stephanie, 31, said she, her husband and their youngest son were making the trip to West Milton on that ill-fated Monday to pick up some extra scrap metal from a friend to turn in for some much-needed cash.

She said they were driving on Nashville Road when they hit a patch of black ice. As the truck rolled, Mr. Johnson — the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt — was ejected through the passenger window.

When the truck stopped, Stephanie, who suffered only minor injuries, located 5-yearold Bryan, who was unharmed, and saw her husband lying a short distance from the truck. He was awake, had a big gash across his forehead and told her the truck had rolled over him and that his chest hurt. Help came and he was taken by ambulance to Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.

But then he was gone forever.

“We will miss him. I will missing having someone to just hold me,” said Stephanie, looking into her youngest’s eyes as he lay across her lap. “His smile … He had a beautiful smile.”

But through tragedy, she said she and the children also have found a community that has wrapped them with support. She said anonymous

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• CHILI DINNER: The Troy Senior Citizens Center, 134 N. Market St., Troy, will Community offer a chili dinner for $6 from 5-7 p.m. Advanced tickets will Calendar be available at the center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CONTACT US Monday-Friday and at the door. For more information, call 335-2810.

• BASEBALL REGISCall Melody TRATIONS: Troy Junior Vallieu at Baseball will hold registra440-5265 to tions from 9 a.m. to noon at MONDAY Extra Innings, 958 S. Dorset list your free Road, Troy. Registrations will calendar be offered again from 9 a.m.

• PARENTING PROitems.You to noon Feb. 4. For more GRAM: The Troy Academic information, call (937) 554Boosters will present a video can send 8242. presentation titled, “Parenting your news by e-mail to • APPRAISAL FAIR: The the Strong Willed Child,” with vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. best-selling author John Tippecanoe Historical Society’s annual appraisal Rosemond, from 7-8:30 p.m. fair will be at the American at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. Center. The presentation is Third St. The doors will be open at 12:30 free and open to the public. Child psycholop.m. and the appraisals will begin at 1 p.m. gist John Rosemond will share his common Bob Honeyman, well-known Miami County sense approach to tackling these questions. auctioneer, will appraise. Attendees may Contact 332-3954 for more information or have two items for a fee of $5 (additional find the organization on Facebook at Troy items will be charged separately and be Academic Boosters (OH). appraised as time permits). Admission is free • FPU BEGINS: The 13-week Financial for those interested in observing. The facility Peace University will be offered beginning at is handicapped accessible. Refreshments will 6:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn, Troy. FPU is a be available for purchase. program that teaches participants how to • BUFFET BREAKFAST: The Sons of the beat debt, build wealth and keep their own American Legion Post 43, 622 S. Market St., economy thriving. Topics covered also Troy, will offer an all-you-can-eat buffet style include budgeting, savings and investing. No breakfast to the public from 7-10:30 a.m. for financial products are sold or promoted. All $7. Breakfast will include scrambled eggs, classes will be held on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. sausage gravy and biscuits, fried potatoes, Call (937) 552-7724 for more information. bacon, sausage, toast, juice and coffee. Take • SNOWY CREATIONS: The Troy-Miami out orders will be available by calling 335County Public Library will hold its January 3502. Wi-Fi also is available.

Family Fun Night from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to • S.C.O.R.E. WORKSHOP: The Troyunveil a snowy creation for the children’s Miami County Public Library and Dayton department. Stories, crafts and refreshments S.C.O.R.E. will host a workshop for those will be provided for students in grades kinderwanting to learn about small business owner- garten through fifth and their families. Call ship, The Basic Website Design workshop, the library at 339-0502 to register. will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Troy• SANDWICH AND FRIES: The American Miami County Public Library, 419 W. Main Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp St., Troy.

City, will offer a Texas tenderloin and fries • PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill VFW from 6-7:30 p.m. for $5 each.

Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Civic agendas Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated pork chop • Tipp City Board of Education will meet at (non-marinated pork chops available upon 7 p.m. at the board office, 90 S. Tippecanoe request) dinner with baked potato and green Drive. Call 667-8444 for more information. bean casserole for $9 from 5-7 p.m.

• Covington Village Council will meet at 7 • CHESS CLUB: Those in grades second p.m. at Town Hall. through eighth looking for an opportunity to • The Covington Street Committee will learn new chess strategies and make new meet immediately following the regular counfriends may come to the Troy-Miami County cil meeting.

Public Library from 10:30-11:30 a.m. All skill • Brown Township Board of Trustees will levels are invited to participate. Helpful hand- meetat 8 p.m. in the Township Building in outs will be provided. Chess boards will be Conover. provided. No registration needed.

• DOLLAR SALE: Anna’s Closet, 1405 S. TUESDAY County Road 25-A, Troy, will have its first $1 sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds will • MOTHER NATURES PRESCHOOL: benefit New Path Ministries, the outreach The Miami County Park District will hold the arm of Ginghamsburg Church.

Mother Nature’s Pre-school “Nature and Us!” • SOUP AND SALAD: A soup and salad program from 10–11 a.m. at Charleston Falls bar dinner will be offered from 4-6:30 pm. at Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp Troy View Church of God, 1770 N. 25-A, Troy. City. Children 3-5 years old and an adult Dinner will include a choice of chili soup, companion are invited to attend and learn beef vegetable soup, chicken noodle Soup about how we are all connected to nature. and many assorted salads and dessert.

Using our natural resources responsibly is Meals will be $6 for adults, $4 for children 4important for adults and preschoolers, so 12 and free for those 3 and younger. come and learn. Meet at the house for a • FISH AND CHICKEN: The Fletcher story and crafts inside and dress for the Volunteer Fire Department will host the first weather as participants also will go outside. of three all-you-can-eat fish and chicken fry Pre-register for the program by sending an fundraisers from 5-7:30 p.m. firehouse at email to register@miamicountyparks.com or 6605 State Route 589, south of Fletcher. The call (937) 667-1286, Ext. 115. menu will include deep-fried fish and chicken, Civic agenda as well as french fries, applesauce, coleslaw, • The village of West Milton Council will bread and butter and a beverage. Adult have its workshop meeting at 7 p.m. on the in meals are $8, kids 5-12 are $5 and kids council chambers. under 5 eat free. Additional fish fry events will be Feb. 18 and March 17. Proceeds from this WEDNESDAY event will be used to supplement operating expenses of the fire department.

• WORLD OF DR. SEUSS: Home school • FISH FRY: Troy VFW Post No. 5436 will offer an all-you-can-eat fish fry beginning at 2 students in grades kindergarten through fifth are invited to the Troy-Miami County Public p.m. Meals will be $7.

Library from 2-3 p.m. for a special program to • BIRD IDENTIFICATION: A winter bird discover more about the amazing works of identification workshop will be offered from Theodor Geisel Seuss. The program will 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Aullwood Audubon enhance appreciation for the Discovery Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. The Theatre production of “Seussical” at the day will begin with a review of basic natural history, field identification and vocalizations of Victoria Theatre. Call Olive at 339-0502, Ext. 123 for more information. Call the library at Ohio’s common winter birds. The class fee is 339-0502 to register. $60 for non-members. Pre-registration is • REUNION MEETING: The Troy High required.

School Class of 1977 Reunion Committee will have its next planning meeting at 7 p.m.

SUNDAY at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy. Any class member may attend.

• PRAYER VIGIL: The Miami County To receive more information, contact the Right to Life Prayer Vigil will be from 2-4 p.m. committee by email at at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy. troyclassof1977@woh.rr.com or contact Terri The public is invited to attend.

Boehringer at (937) 335-7867.

• SPEAKER SERIES: A Winter Speaker • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club Series, “I Want to be a National Park Service of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Ranger,” with speaker Keith Gad will be Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters Road, Troy. offered at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood Audubon Lunch is $10. Cindy Hartnagel with Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Gad, D.R.E.A.M. will speak. For more information, a national park service law enforcement contact Kim Riber, vice president, at (937) ranger, will share stories of his job and life 974-0410. experiences with law enforcement, emer• STORY TIME: The Milton-Union Public gency medical services, wild land firefightLibrary will offer a “Mittens and Hats” story ing, search and rescue, resource managetime at 10:30 a.m. at the library, 560 S. Main ment, special assignments like hurricane St., West Milton. recovery operations and homeland security details and the amazing scenery and wildlife THURSDAY he has had the fortune to experience in those parks.

• QUARTERLY MEETING: The Miami • FAMILY QUEST: The Miami County County LEPC meeting will be at 4 p.m. at the Park District will have its Family Quest Miami County Communications Center, 210 Sunday “Tracks in the Snow” program Marybill Drive, Troy. between 1-4 p.m. at Charleston Falls • BOOK GROUP: The Milton-Union Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp Public Library book club will meet at 2:30 City. This new program on Sundays is a p.m. at McKinley Commons, West Milton. The series of fun, family activities in the park. A book “Friendship Bread,” by Darien Gee will roving naturalist will be on-site. Animals and an animal track trail will be in place. For more be discussed.

Troy Christian Schools plan open house Feb. 5 Troy Christian Schools will offer an open house from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at 700 S. Dorset Road (junior high and high school) and 1568 McKaig Ave. (Early Childhood Education Center and kindergarten through sixth).

Teachers and staff will be on hand to answer questions.

“We welcome anyone who is interested in Christian education to visit our open house and learn more about us,” said Dr. Gary Wilber, superintendent. “We have opened an infant care center in our Early Childhood Education Center, we have added technology, such as netbooks, to our classrooms, we have increased the number of college courses available to our high school students, and we continue to provide

TROY various leadership opportunities.”

The Troy Christian Early Childhood Education Center began caring for infants in August.

With a focus on academic excellence, including a large selection of college courses available at the high school level, students of all ages experience school-wide advantages of state-of-the-art technology, music and art programs, extracurricular STEM opportunities, learning (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), quality athletics, credentialed teachers at all levels, character development and leadership training, all in a Christcentered environment.

Troy Christian is a college preparatory, inter-

denominational Christian school that was founded in 1980. The junior high/high school offers 18 honors classes and 10 online classes. In addition, PostSecondary Education Options are available, including 12 college courses offered on campus.

Elementary opportunities include enrichment courses, LEGO Robotics, Invention Convention and a land lab. Both schools offer student council, service and mission opportunities, leadership programs, special education intervention programs and foreign language programs.

Refreshments will be served at the open house.

Registration information will be available.

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Congress puts off movie piracy bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.

The demise, at least for the time being, of the anti-piracy bills was a clear victory for Silicon Valley over Hollywood, which has campaigned for a tougher response to online piracy. The legislation also would cover the counterfeiting of drugs and car parts.

Congress’ qualms underscored how Internet users can use their collective might to block those who want to change the system.

The battle over the future of the Internet also played out on a different front Thursday when a loose affiliation of hackers known as “Anonymous” shut down Justice Department websites for several hours and hacked the site of the Motion Picture Association

of America after federal officials issued an indictment against Megaupload.com, one of the world’s biggest file-sharing sites.

The site of the Hong Kongbased company was shut down, and the founder and three employees were arrested in New Zealand on U.S. accusations that they facilitated millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content, costing copyright holders at least $500 million in lost revenue. New Zealand police raided homes and businesses linked to the founder, Kim Dotcom, on Friday and seized guns, millions of dollars and nearly $5 million in luxury cars, officials there said.

In the U.S., momentum against the Senate’s Protect Intellectual Property Act and the House’s Stop Online Piracy Act, known popularly as PIPA and SOPA, grew quickly on Wednesday when the online encyclopedia Wikipedia and other Web giants staged a one-day blackout and Google organized a petition drive that attracted more

than 7 million participants.

That day alone, at least six senators who had co-sponsored the Senate legislation reversed their positions. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in statements at the time and again on Friday, stressed that more consensusbuilding was needed before the legislation would be ready for a vote.

On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he was postponing a test vote set for Tuesday “in light of recent events.”

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, followed suit, saying consideration of a similar House bill would be postponed “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”

With opposition mounting, it was unlikely that Reid would have received the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation to the Senate floor.

The two bills would allow the Justice Department, and copyright holders, to seek court orders

against foreign websites accused of copyright infringement. The legislation would bar online advertising networks and payment facilitators such as credit card companies from doing business with an alleged violator. They also would forbid search engines from linking to such sites.

The chief Senate sponsor, Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., cited estimates that copyright piracy costs the American economy more than $50 billion annually and that global sales of counterfeit goods via the Internet reached $135 billion in 2010. He and Smith insist that their bills target only foreign criminals and that there is nothing in them to require websites, Internet service providers, search engines or others to monitor their networks.

That didn’t satisfy critics who said the legislation could force Internet companies to pre-screen user comments or videos, burden new and smaller websites with huge litigation costs and impede

new investments.

The White House, while not taking a specific stand on the bills, last week said it would “not support any legislation that reduces freedom of expression … or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.” On Friday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said online piracy is an issue that has to be addressed, “but everybody has to be in on it for it to work and get through Congress.”

The scuttling, for now, of PIPA and SOPA frustrates what might have been one of the few opportunities to move significant legislation in an election year where the two parties have little motivation to cooperate.

Until recently “you would have thought this bill was teed up,” with backing from key Senate leaders and support from powerful interest groups, said Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., who cosponsored the original bill but quickly dropped his backing on the grounds the bill could undermine innovation and Internet freedom.

Romney, Gingrich ‘neck and neck’ S.C. CHARLESTON, (AP) — On the eve of a Southern showdown, Mitt Romney conceded Friday he’s in a tight race with Newt Gingrich for Saturday’s South Carolina primary in a Republican campaign suddenly turned turbulent.

It’s “neck and neck,” Romney declared, while a third presidential contender, former Sen. Rick Santorum, swiped at both men in hopes of springing yet another campaign surprise.

Several days after forecasting a Romney victory in his state, Sen. Jim DeMint said the campaign’s first Southern primary was now a two-man race between the former Massachusetts governor, who has struggled in recent days with questions about his personal wealth and taxes, and Gingrich, the former House speaker who has been surging in polls after a pair of well-received debate performances.

The stakes were high as Republicans sought a challenger to Democratic President Barack Obama.

Television advertising by the candidates and their supporters exceeded $10 million here, much of it spent in the past two weeks, and mailboxes were stuffed with campaign flyers.

In a bit of home-state boosterism, DeMint said the primary winner was “likely to be the next president of the United States.”

Indeed, the winner of the state’s primary has gone on to capture the AP PHOTO/DANNY JOHNSTON Republican nomination A real estate sign is displayed in front of a home in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday. Home sales rose in December each year since 1980. to the highest pace in nearly a year. The gain coincides with other signs that show the troubled housing market A victory by Romney improved at the end of last year. would place him in a commanding position heading into the Florida primary on Jan. 31. He and an organization supporting him are already airing television ads in that state, which is one of the country’s costliest in which to WASHINGTON (AP) — Home low for a few years,” said Paul Dales, last week than at any time in nearly campaign. sales in December reached their high- an economist with Capital Economics. four years, evidence of far fewer layest pace in nearly a year. The gain “But after having risen in each of the offs. The unemployment rate fell in Join Us On Thursday For Piano Night And Enjoy coincided with other signs that the last three months … it is clear that a December to its lowest level in nearly Our Prime Rib Dinner troubled U.S. housing market housing recovery is now well under three years.

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mile to catch the bus, as it did not go past where I lived.

Thanks to my parents, they bought me a warm leather jacket, which I still have. Rain, shine, wind or wind chill down to minus 10 degrees. Many times I had tears in my eyes until I got to the bus.

We still could use our five

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PERSPECTIVE

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

— First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y., on Iran’s nuclear program: Talking is always preferable to shooting. The greatest skill in international diplomacy is knowing when to talk and when to shoot. … The second greatest strength is believing that here is always at least a faint glimmer of hope that war can be avoided.

On Jan. 12, when all the world, it seemed, was preparing for some kind of military action involving Iran and Israel and/or the United States, Iran shocked the world by agreeing to two diplomatic overtures concerning its nuclear energy program.

For more than three years, Iran has refused to allow the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency to investigate claims made by intelligence agencies from the U.S. and other countries that Iran was conducting secret research and development on nuclear weapons.

The IAEA compiled the collected intelligence and produced a report that it released in November. The report concluded that the only purposes for some of the experiments allegedly would be to develop nuclear weapons.

As I Iran steadfastly denied those charges, but the See It U.N. agency announced its team would be in Tehran on Jan. 28 to discuss the allegations. Iran ■ The Troy Daily News still denies the charges, but any agreement to sit welcomes and talk about them is a far cry better than the columns from verbal hand grenades that have been lobbed on our readers. To the issue by politicians in Iran and the U.S. submit an “As I … For now, it’s enough to acknowledge that See It” send talking face-to-face about these matters is far your type-writpreferable than fighting a war over them. ten column to: The Iola (Kan.) Register on an ■ “As I See It” “Equalization Tax”: c/o Troy Daily As Congress returns to Washington after the News, 224 S. holiday break its members must pick up where Market St., they left off by extending the Social Security tax Troy, OH 45373 cut and providing unemployment payments to the ■ You can also long-term unemployed for the final nine months e-mail us at remaining in 2012. editorial@tdnpu Those recession-fighting benefits that go almost blishing.com. entirely to the 99 percent have a price tag of $160 ■ Please billion, give or take a billion. Economists worry include your full that letting the cuts expire might shove the counname and telephone number. try back into recession. But nobody, from the Obama administration on down, has come up with a way to pay for the perks within a reasonable period of time.

Many of the ideas proposed would be permanent changes that would cut spending or raise revenues in relatively small amounts… eliminating Saturday delivery of mail and other postal service reforms, for instance, would only pay for two months of the temporary tax cuts but would last forever.

In World War II, Congress inaugurated luxury taxes to raise money for the war.

A similar tactic would make sense today. As has been pointed out over and over again for the past three years, the impact of the Great Recession has been grossly unequal. While the poor became desperately poor, the rich grew richer. The way to pay for the payroll tax cuts is to impose a yearlong “Equalization Tax” on the very rich. Not to punish them, but to make it unnecessary to raise a batch of taxes permanently on the nation as a whole.

Willie Sutton, a notorious bank robber in the 1920s and ’30s, was asked why he only robbed banks. “Because,” he said, “that’s where the money is.”

Sutton’s logic applies to the dilemma Congress faces. It should tap the rich for this $160 billion because they have it, won’t miss it and bear enough responsibility for the economic collapse to make Congress feel virtuous for sending the bill to them.

LETTERS

Weather wasn’t too bad for school To the Editor: Where was Mark Smith born and raised? Jan. 13 was a cold winter day in Miami County.

From 1948 to 1952, I had to walk or ride my bike half a

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A few firsts that will never, ever be the same Well faithful readers, it’s happening again.

We’re moving.

Ha, I’m kidding — kind of. I’m moving careers, again. Don’t judge me, I’m most definitely in search of that one career I can keep until I retire, but unfortunately, the last few I’ve had just weren’t that job.

I’m hoping this next one will be, because I’m starting to feel like a bit of a player when it comes to jobs. I’m even starting to feel like I’m cheating on all the old ones with my new, super hot one.

I’m going to be an editor and social media guru for a website. It actually pays sustainable wages, allows me to work from home and is willing to put the extra money into making sure I stay up-to-date with all this newfangled technology. I’m excited because I’m actually using that English degree again (you know, the one everyone told me would be useless unless I was teaching).

So with another first day looming, I can’t help but feel a little anxiety when it comes to all the new things that await me. Getting a new job is always exciting (especially one that’s incredibly promising), but as that first day inches closer my excitement starts to turn into dread. What if I’m not

Amanda Stewart Troy Daily News Columnist nearly as talented as they need?

What if I’ve forgotten all the rules of grammar? What if a big dinosaur comes out of the office and attacks me? OK, maybe that last one is a stretch. Still, what if?

While nervously anticipating that ever-popular first day, it made me a bit reminiscent about all my other first days at a new job and how utterly different they all were. And while first impressions are certainly important, it’s also really, really funny how drastically they can differ by the time you’re leaving a job.

There was that time I got my first job, ever. You know, like my first, first day ever? I was a cashier at Dorothy Lane Market (because that’s where all the cool kids worked) and was scared to death I’d forget how to count, give

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someone back too much money or accidentally throw up on a customer from my neurosis (yup, I was that neurotic in high school, too).

Truth be told, I don’t remember that much about my first day. I know that I didn’t end up projecting any body fluids on anyone, because they let me work there for another two years. I think I wore a black cardigan because it was cold by the doors and I remember developing a crush on a really cute guy who was way out of my league. Overall, it was exactly what a high school job should be.

My next real “first” day came with my first “big girl” job, at a law firm. I was a fresh college graduate and felt on top of the world because I found a job with actual benefits (paid in full by the company!), a salary and my own cubicle (oh, the beauty of your first cubicle). It wasn’t my favorite job; probably because when I applied for it instead of thinking about what type of work I’d be doing, I was more concerned with what I’d be making, the hours and the cute outfits I’d get to wear. It lasted nearly a year and then I was onto something else.

My next first day of importance came with the first job I ever real-

ly, really loved — my job with the Troy Daily News (and no, I’m not kissing up because I still write for them). If I would have judged this job by my first impression, I wouldn’t have lasted two days. The hours were really early, like scary early and I had to learn a lot of info in a very short amount of time. (Did I mention my editor absolutely detests training people and passed me off to the city editor?) It was a very, very close group of people and it was obvious that I was not in that group yet.

Over time things changed.

Many of those coworkers grew to be like extra body limbs. I relied on them for everything, from helping hold me up through difficult times, to giving me that kick in the butt when I needed it. I got married with them, had my first child with them and felt really bad, for the first time ever, about leaving a job.

There have been other employers over the years, other first days, but none will ever compare to my first first day, my first big girl job and my first day at a job I loved.

Here’s to hoping my next first day — is my last.

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DAVID FONG Executive Editor

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OBITUARIES

Jobless rate drops to 8.1% MILDRED ALLEY

TROY — Mildred Alley, 78, passed away Jan. 19, 2012, at her home in Troy.

She was born Oct. 12, 1933, to the late Henry and Ruth Griffith) Popp.

Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Foster Alley; sons, Michael Dewayne Jones and Danny Dean Jones.

Mildred was a wonderful mother and grandmother to all her children. She leaves this world with her cherished children, Bill (Patty) Jones, Douglas (Parthenia) Jones, Lisa (Raymond) Marroquin and Lori Walters; step children, Gayle Alley and Donna Whitmer; a sister, Mary Wackler of Bradford; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She had many friends and family members who also cherished her.

The family would like to send a special thank you to the wonderful staff of Hospice of Miami County. With their love and passion, the family was ALLEY able to allow their mother to come home for the remainder of her life.

Mildred was such a beautiful lady and she was very unselfish. She gifted her body to Wright State University.

There will be no services.

WAYNE EUGENE CLEMONS WEST MILTON — Wayne Eugene Clemons, age 66 of West Milton, formerly of Jackson, Mich., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Englewood Manor, Englewood. He was born Feb. 3, 1945, in Jackson, Mich.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd A. and Helen Catherine (Fuller) Clemons; brother John Clemons; and sisters Marilyn and Grace.

Wayne is survived by his loving fiancée Lois F. Cremeans of West Milton; son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Ivy Clemons of West Milton; daughter and son-in-law Kimberly and Jeremy Phelps of Cincinnati; 1 grandchild; 1 step-grandchild; brothers and sister-in-law, Emerson and Jane Clemons of Jackson, Mich., George and Sandra

Clemons of Jackson, Mich., Jim and Betty Clemons of Arizona, David and Barbara Clemons of Jackson, Mich.; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Dayrl Booth of Jackson, Mich.; and special friends, Larry Manly, Herb and Kay Longman and Jean Robbins and many other close friends.

Wayne formerly worked as a baker at Bill Knapp’s, enjoyed cooking, crossstitching and reading.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at the HaleSarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton, with Pastor Jeff Seekins officiating.

Friends may call from 1-3 p.m.

Sunday at Hale-Sarver. There will be additional funeral services in Jackson, Mich., with burial to follow at Roseland Memorial Gardens, Jackson, Mich.

ROY E. WILSON TROY — Roy E. Wilson, 95, of Troy, passed away at 12:07 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Springmeade Health Center, Tipp City, formerly living on Garfield Avenue, Troy, for 75 years.

He was born in Troy on Jan. 27, 1916, to the late Delbert E. and Rose E. (Hartley) Wilson.

Roy is survived by several nieces and nephews, Scott (Donna) Hogan of Troy, Bev (Dan) Blair of Dayton, Sherry Swank of Fox Lake, Ill., Jodie (Joe) Groneck, Bellevue, Ky., Jack Schneider of Cincinnati, Jeanne (Neal) Hailey of Wexford, Pa., and Joe Schneider, deceased.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy Schneider, Virginia Louise Miller and Rosemary Hogan.

Roy was a 1934 graduate of Troy High School.

He retired in 1978 after 40 years from Hobart Corp. and was a member of the Quarter Century Club.

He was a World War II Army Air Force veteran. He was a Technical Sergeant with the 921st Brigade at Ellington Field, Texas, served in the European

Theatre Operations, and was honorably discharged Dec. 16, 1945.

Roy was a member of American Legion Post No. 43 in Troy, and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.

WILSON He was a former member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Riverside Cemetery Chapel, Troy, with the Rev. Ed Ellis officiating.

A visitation for family and friends will be held from 9:30 am until time of service at the cemetery chapel. A military service by the Veteran Memorial Honor Guard of Troy will follow the service.

Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery Troy.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com.

• Robert Hinkle BROOKVILLE — Robert Hinkle, age 74, of Brookville, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton. Arrangements are pending at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

• Ruth J. Leach PIQUA — Ruth J. Leach, age 79, of Piqua, died at 10:56 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. Memorial mass will be

Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Piqua.

Arrangements are being handled by Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

• John E. Beeman COVINGTON — John E. Beeman, 88, of Covington, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Piqua Manor.

Services are pending.

Arrangements in care of JacksonSarver Family Funeral Home, Covington.

Legendary blues singer Etta James dies

Johnson, a department spokesman. Some 21,000 Ohioans took themselves out of the labor force in December; officials had said 22,000 did so during November.

“We can certainly assume that some of those people have been unemployed for a long time and are discouraged and have given up looking for work,” Johnson said, adding that others might have decided to go back to school or to put their job search on hold for the holidays.

The 8.1 percent jobless rate for December was the lowest since December 2008 and closed out a year of lower unemployment for Ohio.

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her two sons fought bitterly over control of her $1 million estate, though a deal was later struck keeping Mills as the conservator and capping the singer’s expenses at $350,000.

James died at Riverside Community Hospital, with her husband and sons at her side, her manager, Lupe De Leon, said.

“It’s a tremendous loss for her fans around the world,” he said. “She’ll be missed. A great American singer. Her music defied category.”

Boldness was as much a trademark of James, a member of the Rock and

Roll Hall of Fame, as her platinum-dyed mane.

“Etta James was a pioneer. Her ever-changing sound has influenced rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop, soul and jazz artists, marking her place as one of the most important female artists of our time,” said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame President Terry Stewart.

She scored her first hit when she was just a teenager with the suggestive “Roll With Me, Henry,” which had to be changed to “The Wallflower” in order to get airplay. She’d notch many more, carving a niche for herself with her husky, soulful voice.

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Sunoco Logistics said Friday that local authorities have given clearance for the return. Families from about 30 homes were evacuated after officials shut down the 8-inch pipeline that leaked late Jan. 12 in Wellington.

Two men who came back for seconds at a city residence where they were allegedly stealing items Thursday, including two ATVs, were nabbed at an area salvage yard attempting to unload the stolen property.

The Piqua Police Department and the Miami County Sheriff ’s Office charged the suspects, Gary Hearn, 32, and Terry “Sam” McReynolds Liquor sales Jr., 29, both of Piqua, with two counts of felony breakrise in 2011 ing and entering.

COLUMBUS — The men are expected to Officials say new numbers have preliminary hearings on liquor sales suggest later this month and are Ohioans are again going both being held at the out to restaurants and Miami County Jail on nightspots, in a positive $10,000 bonds. sign for the overall econoAnother man who was my. with the suspects in their The Ohio Division of vehicle was uncharged Liquor Control says whole- and had no involvement in sale sales of spirits to the crimes, according to restaurants, bars and the Piqua Police Departclubs rose 4.7 percent in ment.

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The suspects returned a second time, and that’s when the neighbor called the resident of the home and later that resident’s brother spotted the men and began following them, Steiner said.

Authorities later took the men into custody at Poling’s Auto Parts, 2226 N County Road 25-A, as they were attempting to sell some of the stolen items, police reports indicate.

Aside from the ATVs, which were seized by police at the home of one of the suspects, the men also were in possession of a mini bike, tools and a riding lawn mower, Steiner said.

The matter is still being investigated and there is a possibility that more charges could be filed in the case.

Piqua man faces multiple charges Authorities charged a city man Friday morning after executing a search warrant at his home, stemming from the man allegedly breaking into the same city residence last week and again Thursday night.

Police executed the search warrant at 909 Boal Ave. and took Brandon Peters, 22, into custody on a variety of charges related to his alleged breaking and entering into a home at 1303 Clark Ave.

PIQUA Peters has been charged with both breaking and enterings, two counts of criminal trespassing and an unrelated count of public indecency, which stems from an incident in December where Peters allegedly exposed himself to a juvenile female.

According to Piqua Deputy Chief Tom Steiner, Peters broke into the home and entered the kitchen of the home last week on Jan. 12 and on Thursday night broke into the home’s detached garage.

Police managed to track the suspect back to his home last night following the crime, Steiner said.

Peters did not know the home owner who lived at the Clark Avenue address, police said.

“It appears he found a place he could get into so he decided to return there,” Steiner said, who added the investigation is ongoing and additional charges could be filed.

“We are happy to get somebody like that picked up and hopefully calm down some of these breaking and enterings that we have had,” Steiner said.

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For more information or to place an order, call Les WEST MILTON — The Trittschuh at (937) 698Hoffman United 5161.

Methodist Men are taking orders for their 24th annual whole hog sausage Church to offer sale through Jan. 29. challenge The sausage is availTIPP CITY — able in 1 pound bulk Community Bible Church packages, either plain or in Tipp City will host with mild sage spices.

Focus on the Family’s Breakfast links also are available in 2 pound pack- “Date Night Challenge” webcast Feb. 11. ages.

The entertaining and The project provides

informative webcast encourages strong marriages and families and features speakers Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley, comedian Jeff Allen and musician Michael O’Brien.

The event runs from 6:30-9 p.m. and includes dessert and child care for ages 2-8 years old.

The entire event is free, but registration is required by calling the church at (937) 667-2710 or email at cbctipp@gmail. com. by Feb. 4.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Etta James, the feisty rhythm and blues singer whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad “At Last” an enduring anthem for weddings, commercials and even President Barack Obama, died Friday. She was 73.

James had been suffering from dementia and kidney problems, and was battling leukemia. In December 2011, her physician announced that her leukemia was terminal, and asked for prayers for the singer.

During her illness, her husband Artis Mills and

cent, compared to 10.1 percent in 2009 and 2010.

“The economy has gotten better. We believe it will continue to slowly improve,” Johnson said. “You kind of get two different stories when you look narrowly and specifically at December and when you look broadly at what has happened over the last 12 months.”

Ohio’s December joblessness was lower than the national rate of 8.5 percent.

The number of workers unemployed in Ohio during December was 469,000, down from 496,000 in November, officials said.

Meanwhile, payrolls outside of farms also fell last month, by 3,300. The state saw job losses in both goods-producing and services industries.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s unemployment rate went down by several notches for the second month in a row in December amid another trend that doesn’t sound quite as positive: By the thousands, people continued giving up looking for work or otherwise left the state’s labor force.

Joblessness fell to 8.1 percent in December, from 8.5 percent in November, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday. The November rate had been down a full half-point from October, when unemployment in the state stood at an even 9 percent.

As in November, last month’s decline was driven by shrinkage in the state’s labor market, said Ben

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COLUMBUS (AP) — Astronaut John Glenn says he didn’t lobby for a day in Ohio that bears his name. But he says he hopes it will bring attention to possibilities in America and encourage students to use their talents to the fullest.

Glenn spoke Friday at

the ceremonial signing of a new state law that marks Feb. 20 as “John Glenn Friendship 7 Day.” He piloted the “Friendship 7” spacecraft on the United States’ first manned orbital mission on Feb. 20, 1962.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the flight.

RELIGION

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SERVICES service; Wed. — 7 p.m. night service.

NEW HORIZON CHURCH OF GOD MOUNTAIN ASSEMBLY 527 N. Market St., Troy Pastor Joe Hill Sun. — 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. worship; Wed. — 7 p.m. youth night/adult Bible study.

PLEASANT HILL CHURCH OF GOD Main Street Pastor Scott Deane Sun. — 9:30 a.m. worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday school; Wed. — 7 p.m. evening program for adults and children of all ages.

SNYDER ROAD CHURCH OF GOD Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. evening, 6 p.m. youth service; Wed. — 7 p.m. Bible study, 7 p.m. youth service.

TROY FIRST CHURCH OF GOD 924 Troy-Urbana Road Pastor Michael Calhoun Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship; Wed. — 7 p.m. midweek service.

TROY VIEW CHURCH OF GOD 1770 N. County Road 25-A, Troy Pastor Dan Cain Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m. worship; Wed. — 7 p.m. prayer, Bible study.

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Phone: 667-3110 Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. worship; Sat. — 5 p.m. Christian gathering.

METHODIST

BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2505 E. Loy Road, Piqua The Rev. David C. Ramming Parsonage Office: 335-6596 Sun. — 9 a.m. worship service, 10:15 a.m. Sunday school; Mon — 10 a.m. UMW meeting, bring a sack lunch; Wed. — 6-7:30 p.m. CTC (end of Season), 7:30 p.m. CTC program.

CASSTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 102 Center St., Casstown The Rev. David C. Ramming Parsonage Office: 335-6596 Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:45 a.m. worship service.

CHRISTIANSBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of 3rd and Monroe streets, Christiansburg Pastors Bill Davis and Maggie Sykes Sun. — 8:45 a.m. service.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST 110 W. Frankllin St., Troy Senior Pastor — Rev. David Leckrone Pastor Lynn Mercer PARTNERS IN HOPE Rev. Mic Mohler, associate pastor Sun. — 9 a.m. fellowship, 9:30 a.m.

An ecumenical ministry assisting EPISCOPAL Phone: 335-2826 Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship celfamilies in the Troy area with emergency needs and long-term support.

Web site: troyfumc.org ebration; Fri. — 7 p.m. Senior High at TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sun. — 8:15 and 10:45. a.m. tradiThe Barn, noon senior luncheon (secFinancial help 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy tional worship services, 9:05 and 10:35 Car repair ond Fri. of each month, location varies); Budgeting Phone: 335-7747 a.m. contemporary worship service, Sat. — 7:30 a.m. men’s breakfast Job Referrals trinitychurch@trinitytroyohio.net 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, nursery care (every other Sat., location varies), 7 Transportation www.trinity-troy.disohioorg provided for all services, First Kids preVisitation a.m. Jr. High at the Barn (First and Sponsored by 16 Troy churches Handicapped accessible. school and extended care, 10:35 a.m.

Third Sat.). and Troy Council of Churches.

Sun. — 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Holy First Place contemporary worship; GETHSEMANE FELLOWSHIP Eucharist, 9:15 a.m. Sunday forum, Mon., Wed. and Friday — 1:30-3 p.m.

BRETHREN IN CHRIST Masses — First and Third Sat. at 5 10:15 a.m. Christian formation for chilFirst Place Food Pantry.

Corner Rts. 40 & 201, Brandt p.m.; Sun. at 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. dren, last Sunday of month at noon: FLETCHER UNITED Pastor Dale McCabe TRANSFIGURATION free community lunch, open to the pub- METHODIST Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, CATHOLIC CHURCH lic; Wed. — 7 p.m. evening prayer.

205 S. Walnut St., Fletcher 10:30 a.m. worship service, 6:30 p.m.

972 S. Miami St., West Milton 368-2470 services; Wed. — 6:30 p.m. service.

Father John MacQuarrie, pastor LUTHERAN Pastor Andy Perry GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH Masses — Saturday at 5 p.m., www.fletcherchurch.org OF THE BRETHREN Sunday at 7:30 and 10:20 a.m.; Daily BRANDT EVANGELICAL Sun. — 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. wor7240 S. Peters Road Mass: Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Fri. at LUTHERAN ship services, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; Phone 667-3476 8:15 a.m.; Mass:Tues. at noon.

6870 E. St. Rt. 40, Brandt nursery care and children’s church Pastor Daniel Fullen Benediction — Thurs. at 7 p.m.

Phone: 845-0450 available; Wed. — 7 p.m. prayer group.

Sun. — 10:30 a.m. worship.

Confessions: Sat at 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Rev. David Jarvis-Schroeder HOFFMAN UNITED HIGHLAND BRETHREN IN SACRED HEART PARISH Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Bible Study, 10 METHODIST CHRIST 476 N. Scott St., New Carlisle a.m. worship.

201 S. Main St., West Milton 7210 S. Jay Road, West Milton Revs. Michael L. Bidwell and Paul FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Phone: 698-4401 (937) 698-3300 Vieson.

(NALC) Pastor Justin Williams Pastor Todd Hammond Deacon, Robert Kozlowski 2899 W. Main St., Troy Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday service.

Sun. —10 a.m. worship and chilSat. — 5 p.m. Mass; Sun. — 9 a.m. and Phone: 335-2323 GINGHAMSBURG CHURCH dren’s programs.

11:30 a.m. Mass; Mon., Tues., Thu. and Pastor Ric Barnes Dr. Michael Slaughter, senior pastor PIQUA CHURCH OF THE Fri. — 8:30 a.m. Mass; Wed. — 9:30 flctroy-nalc.org 6759 S. County Road. 25-A, Tipp BRETHREN a.m. Mass.

Handicapped accessible and hear- City 525 Boal Ave., Piqua ing assistance Phone: 667-1069 Phone: 773-6342 CATHOLIC, OTHER Sunday — 8 a.m. traditional worWorship: Sat. — 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Pastor Larry Lutz ship celebration, 9:15 a.m. Faith Sun. — 9, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m.

Parsonage phone: 773-0404 Formation classes, 10:30 a.m. contem- GREENE STREET UNITED Sun. — 9:25 a.m. Sunday worship, ANNUNCIATION NATIONAL porary worship service.

METHODIST CHURCH 10:45 a.m. Sunday school, Bible study, CATHOLIC CHURCH OF AMERICA FRIEDENS EVANGELICAL 415 W. Greene St., Piqua men’s fellowship, women’s fellowship, The Rev. Father Norman J. LUTHERAN Phone: 773-5313 junior and high school youth group, 11038 W. Versailles Road Szylakowski Pastor Lisa Ellison adults Young of Heart Group.

Covington Phone: 339-9249 Child care provided PLEASANT HILL BRETHREN Phone: 526-4849 E-mail: anncca@aol.com Handicapped accessible IN CHRIST CHURCH Interim Pastor Bob Akins hometown.aol.com/normski274. www.greenestreetumc.com Corner of Hill and Church streets Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday worship.

Sun. — 1 p.m. Mass (Holy Sunday — 8 and 10:30 a.m. worJohn Weaver, Pastor Eucharist), Sacrament of Reconciliation GOOD SHEPHERD ship services; 9:15 a.m. — church Accessible for the handicapped LUTHERAN (Confession) one-half hour prior to school for all ages Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 1209 S. Miami St.,West Milton McKENDREE UNITED 10:30 a.m. worship service (worship on Sunday Mass or by arrangement (meetPastor Melvin Musser ing at a facility rear classroom of Trinity METHODIST last Sunday of the month at 10:15 Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, One mile south of St. Rt. 41 on a.m.).

10:30 a.m. worship.

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Dayton Brandt Road TROY CHURCH OF THE OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN Pastor James Leighty BRETHREN CHURCH OF CHRIST 517 McKinley Ave., Piqua Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 1431 W. Main St., Troy Phone: 778-9325 10:30 a.m. worship service.

Pastor Sheila Shumaker The Rev. William Ritchie CHURCH OF CHRIST POTSDAM UNITED Handicapped accessible Sun. — 10 a.m. worship service, 11 METHODIST CHURCH IN CHRISTIAN UNION Nursery care available a.m. Sunday school. Bible Buddies — 5020 Panhandle Road, 12 S. Main St., P.O. Box 124, Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 2-3:30 p.m. the second Saturday of Christiansburg Potsdam 10:40 worship service; Mon. — 7 p.m. each month 857-9362 Phone: 947-1438 H.U.G.S. Support Group; Tues. — 7 PEACE OF OUR SAVIOR Pastor Jeremy Olson Pastor Pamela A. Hitchcock p.m. Welcome Home AA group; Thurs.

LUTHERAN CHURCH Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, — 7 p.m. NAIOU Support Group and 1025 Cliffside Drive, New Carlisle 10:30 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. fellowship.

10:30 a.m. worship. choir practice.

Pastor Marc Frey Wed. — 6:30 p.m. Kids for Christ.

RICHARDS CHAPEL UNITED WEST CHARLESTON 849-9374 MID-COUNTY CHURCH METHODIST CHURCH CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN www.peaceofoursavior.net OF CHRIST 831 McKaig Ave., Troy 4817 State Route 202, Tipp City Pre-school 8:30-11 a.m. Mon.-Fri. 1580 N. Dorset Road Phone: 335-8814 Interim Pastor Irv and Nancy Sun. — 9:30 a.m. worship, 10:45 Minister Ralph Royse Pastor David Richey Heishman a.m. Sunday school.

Sun. — 9 a.m. Bible classes, 10 Choir director Brenda Coleman Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday school, a.m. worship, 6 p.m. worship; Wed. — 7 REDEEMER LUTHERAN, Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday school for 10:15 a.m. worship service.

LC-MS p.m. Bible study. adults, 10:30 a.m. worship; Mon.-Thur WEST MILTON CHURCH County Road 25-A and Mason TIPP CITY CHURCH OF — 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., free lunch proOF THE BRETHREN Road, Sidney CHRIST gram for community; Wed. — 11:45 918 S. Miami St., West Milton Phone: 492-2461 6460 S. County Road 25-A, Tipp a.m. worship service; Thurs. — 1 p.m.

Pastor Jerry Bowen Pastor Ken Castor City Bible study.

Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, Sat. — 5:30 p.m. worship Minister Robert Vincent TIPP CITY UNITED 10:30 a.m. worship.

Sun. — 9 a.m. worship, 10:30 a.m. METHODIST Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Bible classes, 10:30 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. worship; Tue. Sunday school and Bible class.

CATHOLIC, ROMAN 8 W. Main St., Tipp City ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL — 10 a.m. to noon The Golden Years; Phone: 667-2318 LUTHERAN CHURCH Wed. — 7 p.m. Bible classes.

Pastor Dan Glover ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 200 E. Bridge St.., Covington Sun. — 9 a.m. traditional service, CATHOLIC CHURCH OF GOD The Rev. Stephen Nierman, pastor 10:30 a.m. contemporary service; 9 and 753 S. Hyatt St., Tipp City Phone: 473-2170 10:30 a.m. children’s and adult discileThe Rev. R. Marc Sherlock Sun.— 9 a.m. church service.; ship opportunities. Child care available Masses — Sat. at 5 p.m.; Sun. at 8 BRUSH CREEK CHURCH OF Wed. — 7 p.m. choir practice. from 9 a.m. to noon. and 10:30 a.m.; Holy Days, Vigil, 7 p.m., GOD 6370 S. Kessler-Frederick, Tipp City ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN THE FAMILY OF GRACE UNITNursery — 10 a.m. Mass.

CHURCH Pastor David Hixon; Phone: 698ED METHODIST CHURCH ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC 248 Wood St., Piqua 6327 9411 N. County Road 25-A, Piqua 409 E. Main St., Troy Phone: 773-3284 Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, Phone: 773-8232 Fr. James S. Duell The Rev. Ronald A. Shreffler 10:30 a.m. worship Service; Wed. — 7 www.thefamilyofgrace.com www.stpatroy.org Web address: www.stjohnpiqua.org p.m. Bible study.

The Rev. Mike Carnevale, lead pasMasses — Sat. at 5 p.m.; Sun. at Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Christian educa- tor 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Holy days at FULL GOSPEL COMMUNITY tion for all ages, 10:30 a.m. worship Sun. — 8:15 a.m. traditional serv7 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. Confessions — CHURCH OF GOD 212 S. Mulberry St., Troy service. ice, 10 and 11:15 a.m. contemoporary Sat. at 4-4:30 p.m.

(937) 732-1057 ZION EVANGELICAL services, 10 a.m. Sunday school for all ST. TERESA CATHOLIC Pastor Al Banister LUTHERAN CHURCH 6925 W. U.S. Route 36, Covington Sunday — 10 a.m. Sunday school, 14 W. Walnut St., Tipp City Phone: 473-2970 11 a.m. morning worship, 6 p.m. night ■ See SERVICES on Page 7 Pastor Steven J. Gellatly Fr. Jim Simons 2238282

— 6:40 p.m. AWANA, 7 p.m. Prayer and Praise.

GRACE BAPTIST 2500 St. Rt. 48, Ludlow Falls Phone: (937) 698-4342 Pastor Dale Scott Sun. — 11 a.m. morning service, 10 a.m. Sunday school, 6 p.m. evening service; Wed. — 7 p.m. Bible study.

LAURA FIRST BAPTIST Just Off St. Rt. 571 on Haworth Road Pastor Rick Mowry Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship; Wed. — 7 p.m. Bible study.

LENA BAPTIST APOSTOLIC 8050 N. Church St., Conover Interim Pastor Ed Sollenberger APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, JESUS CHRIST 10:30 a.m. Worship service 7 p.m. edu1624 N. County Road 25-A, Troy cation prayer meeting.

Pastor Charles A. Carnes MAIN STREET BAPTIST Sun. — 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11191 W. State Route 571, Laura 11:30 a.m. worship, 6:30 p.m. service; Pastor Ron Evans Tue. — 10 a.m. prayer; Thu. — 7 p.m.

Sun. — 10:30 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. mid-week worship service. age group Bible studies; Wed. — 7 p.m.

OPEN ARMS APOSTOLIC mid-week worship, 7 p.m. children’s CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST hour; Thu. — 8 p.m. men’s prayer 4075 S. Tipp Cowlesville Road, encounter.

Tipp City NEW LIFE BAPTIST Pastor Bob Bell MINISTRIES Sun. — 10 a.m., Sunday 1001 County Road 25-A, Troy school/worship; 6 p.m., worship; Wed. 339-2992 — Midweek service, 7 p.m.

Pastor Joseph Baldwin TROY APOSTOLIC TEMPLE Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday church 625 N. County Road 25-A, Troy school, 11 a.m. worship services; Wed. Pastor Richard A. Workman — 6:30 p.m. Prayer meeting and Bible Sun. — 10 a.m. Sunday school, 6 study. p.m. Sunday celebration; Wed. — 7 p.m. PIQUA BAPTIST Bible study.

1402 W. High St., Piqua 773-4583 ASSEMBLY www.piquabaptist.com OF GOD Donald Wells, senior pastor; Daniel Helms, director of family ministries VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 4645 S. County Road 25-A 10:30 a.m. morning worship, 5 p.m.

Phone: 667-0763 Word of Life for children and teens; Sun. — 10 a.m. Sunday morning Wed. — 7 p.m. Bible studies for adults meet and greet with coffee and snacks, and youth, God’s Kids Choir;Young at 10:30 a.m. morning service; Wed. — 7 Heart — third Thu. of each month; Lydia p.m. Missionettes, Royal Rangers, adult Circle — third Tue. of each month.

Bible study.

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH ABUNDANT LIFE ASSEMBLY 232 S. Wayne St., Piqua OF GOD Phone: 773-0619 661 N. County Road 25-A, Troy Bishop Ted C. Willis Jr, c/o Pastor Phone: 339-4769 Cheryl Willis Pastor Nathan Bacorn Sr. Deacon S. Taylor Sun. — 10:15 a.m. Worship.

Sun. — 10-10:30 a.m. intercessary prayer, 10:30-11 a.m. prayer and worBAPTIST ship, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. worship service; Mon. — 6-8 p.m. men’s meeting; Wed. CALVARY BAPTIST — 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bible study and 1045 Monroe Concord Road prayer service.

Phone: 335-3686 TROY BAPTIST TEMPLE Pastor Jason Barclay 691 E. Staunton Road Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, Phone: 339-3207 10:30 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. Sunday night Pastor David Mulvaine service; Wed. — 7 p.m. prayer meeting.

Sun. — 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, CENTRAL BAPTIST 10:45 a.m. morning worship, 6 p.m.

115 Staunton, Piqua evening worship; Wed. — 7 p.m. prayer, Pastor Randy Satchwell ministries for all ages, Frontline Clubs, Sun. — 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, Teen Youth S.A.L.T., adult Bible study.

11 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. service; Wed. — TROY FREEWILL BAPTIST 7 p.m. prayer, Bible study and kid’s pro2482 S. County Road 25-A grams.

Pastor Dwight Stump CHARITY BAPTIST Sun. — 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 667-9167 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. Sunday evening 445 Evanston Road, Tipp City service; Thu. — 7 p.m. evening service.

Pastor Dan Williams UNION BAPTIST Sun. — 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 1885 E. Peterson Road 10:45 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. service; Pastor Dale Adkins Wed. — 7 p.m. Kids Club for boys and (937) 335-1045 girls ages 4-12, 7 p.m. adult Bible study Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, and prayer.

10:30 a.m. worship, 7 p.m. Service; CORNERSTONE BAPTIST Wed. — 6:30 p.m., Awana clubs, 7 p.m.

1879 Staunton Road, Troy adult Bible studies.

440-6900 ZION BAPTIST cbctroy.org 711 W. Franklin St., Troy Pastor Matt Harbour Rev. Paul L. Cooper Jr. Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship service; 11 a.m. worship service, first Sunday Wed. — 6 p.m. in-home mid-week Bible Baptizing and Holy Communion; Wed. study (call church for more information) — 6:30 p.m. Bible study, 7:30 p.m.

FAVORITE HILL BAPTIST SBC Prayer meeting; Thu. — 6:30 p.m. choir Pastor Phillip Delorme rehearsal.

1601 South St., Piqua 773-6469 BRETHREN Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship; Wed. — 6:30 p.m.

BRADFORD CHURCH OF THE Awana.

BRETHREN FIRST BAPTIST 120 W. Oakwood St., Bradford 53 S. Norwich Road, Troy Pastor Dan Scalf Phone: 339-3602 Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday school, www.fbctroy.com 10:15 a.m. service.

Senior Pastor Dale R. Christian CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Pastor Douglas R. Magin 300 E. Monument, Pleasant Hill Sun. — 8:30 a.m. Early Worship Nick Beam, Pastor Services, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, adult Bible fellowships, 11 a.m. worship, 10:30 a.m. worship service.

6 p.m. worship service, 7:15 p.m Youth - COMMUNITY GRACE TGIF; Wed. — 6:30 p.m. FBC Family BRETHREN Ministry Night; Fri. — 10 a.m. Ladies 2261 S. Miami St., West Milton Bible study.

Phone: 698-4048 FIRST BAPTIST Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 8233 W. Covington-Gettysburg 10:45 a.m. worship; Wed. — 6:30 p.m.

Road, Covington Awana.

Phone: 473-5347 COVINGTON CHURCH Pastor Jim Thacker OF THE BRETHREN Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 101 N. Wall St., Covington 10:30 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. service; Pastor Michael Yingst Wed. — 7 p.m. prayer and Bible study.

Sun. — 8:30 a.m. Wake Up With FIRST BAPTIST God, coffee and juice; 9:30 a.m. wor6533 Tipp Cowlesville, Tipp City ship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

Sun. — 10 a.m. worship celebraFIRST BRETHREN CHURCH tion, 11:15 a.m. Sunday school, 7 p.m. PLEASANT HILL worship Wed. — 7 p.m. mid-week 210 N. Church St. prayer.

Corners of Church and Walnut FREE BAPTIST Streets, one block West of Newton Hall.

8 S. Main St., Christiansburg www.FirstBrethren.com Jeff Ferguson Phone: 676-2802 Sun. — 11 a.m. worship and children’s church.

GRACE BAPTIST 1400 N. Market St., Troy Funeral Home & Cremation Services Phone: 339-2019 S. Howard Cheney, Owner-Director Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday school, • Pre-arranged funeral plans available 10:30 a.m. worship services, 6 p.m.

1124 W. Main St • Call 335-6161 • Troy, Ohio growth groups and Grace Youth; Wed.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a brief list of regularly scheduled events in Miami County.

If you have changes to regularly scheduled meetings, call 440-5265. Special events and other activities that change frequently should be written up separately and sent to Melody Vallieu, c/o The Troy Daily News, 224 Market St., Troy, OH 45373. E-mail: vallieu@tdnpublishing.com.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012 151 W. Baker Road, West Milton Pastor Charles W. Meinecke Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. morning worship, 6 p.m.

Sunday Night Ministries; Wed. — 7 p.m.

Kids’ Club, Teens Get Together, adult Bible study.

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year olds through sixth grade; Mon. — 7 p.m. Shawl Ministry meeting.

4540 W. State Route 571, West Milton, corner of State Route 571 and ages.

Wheelock Road.

CHRISTIANSBURG UNITED UNITED CHURCH 698-5867 or (937) 541-1041 METHODIST CHURCH OF CHRIST Rev. Lynn Labs Grafton Dialton Road, St. Paris Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, Pastor Mark Atterholt COVINGTON UNITED 10:30 a.m. worship service.

Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, CHURCH OF CHRIST PLEASANT HILL UNITED 10:30 a.m. service.

PRESBYTERIAN 115 Pearl St. CHURCH OF CHRIST Pastor Rev. Howard Storm 10 W. Monument St. NAZARENE COVINGTON PRESBYTERIAN Sun. — 9:30 a.m. worship, 11 a.m.

Pastor Craig Showalter 30 North Pearl St. Sunday school. Handicap accessible, Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; TIPP CITY CHURCH (937) 473-5263 nursery available.

10 a.m. Worship service OF THE NAZARENE Pastor Greg Krutz FIRST UNITED CHURCH ST. JOHN’S UNITED St. Rt. 571 & I-75 Sunday — 10 a.m. worship service OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CHRIST Phone: 667-6586 with children’s service.

120 S. Market St., Troy 130 S. Walnut St., Troy Pastor Bradley Warkentine FIRST PRESBYTERIAN www.firstucctroy.org 335-2028 Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 20 S. Walnut St., Troy Satuday — 5 p.m. worship; Sun. — The Rev. Dr. Keith Wagner 10:30 a.m. worship service, 6 p.m.

Dr. Richard B. Culp, pastor 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. www.stjohnsucctroyohio.com evening service; Tues. — 8 a.m. Men’s www.fpctroy.org worship, 11:30 a.m. lunch and annual Handicapped accessible, nursery Bible study; Sat. — 7-11 a.m. youth Sun. — 9:30 a.m. church school for meeting; Mon. — 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. GED; available recreation center. youth and adults, 10:30 a.m. sanctuary Tues. — 5 p.m. Circles of Hope; Wed. — Sun. — 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, TROY CHURCH OF meeting and worship, 5 p.m. PYC meet- 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. GED, 6:30 p.m. WOW 10:30 a.m. worship.

THE NAZARENE ing; Mon. — 9:30 a.m. Serendipity Bible for Kids; Thurs. — 6:30 p.m. Girl Scouts, PIQUA CONGREGATIONAL Pastor Jeff Rollison CHRISTIAN UNITED CHURCH OF Study, 7 p.m. Monday evening Bible 7 p.m. choir rehearsal.

1200 Barnhart Road, Troy CHRIST study; Tues. — 6 p.m. exercise class and LOSTCREEK UNITED Corner of W. Market St. and Barnhart The Last Dance, 7 p.m. Stephen Ministry CHURCH OF CHRIST 421 Broadway, Piqua Road meeting; Wed. — 7 p.m. new officer’s 7007 Troy-Urbana Road, Casstown Pastor William Hewitt (937) 339-3117 training; Thurs. — 9 a.m.Tipp City Coffee Pastor Jason Egbert Sun. — 9:30 a.m. adult Sunday www.troynaz.net Group, 6 p.m. exercise clas and The Last www.lostcreekucc.org school, 10:30 a.m. worship, 4 p.m.

Sun. — 9:30 a.m. worship service, Dance; Sat. — 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

(937) 857-9638 Chells.

11 a.m. in-house education classes, 6 Church officer’s retreat.

Sun. — 9 a.m. adult Bible study, 10 UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST p.m. small groups in homes; Wed. — WESTMINSTER a.m. Sunday worship and children’s 108 S. Main St., West Milton 6:30 p.m. adult Bible study; Sat. — 9 a.m. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday school.

Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, Sun. — 10:30 a.m. worship, 9:30 Men’s Bible study.

NASHVILLE UNITED 10:40 a.m. church. a.m. Sunday school for junior and senior CHURCH OF CHRIST WEST MILTON CHURCH high, 11-11:30 a.m. Sunday school for 2 OF THE NAZARENE

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t e P A t p o Ad “Yukon”

Yukon is a 1 yr old, male Mountain Curr mix. He was picked up stray and never reclaimed. He is a friendly and outgoing dog. Yukon is playful and ready to go, whenever you are! Come in and meet Yukon today. Miami County Animal Shelter Adoption Fees and Procedures - Dogs: $62.00 un-neutered, $32.00 neutered. All dogs adopted will be given their first distemper shot and first dose of worm medicine. The license fee is included. With an adoption you will receive a coupon for a free health exam at the Miami Co. veterinarian of your choice. The adoption fee also includes a $30.00 neuter deposit. All dogs adopted from the shelter are required to be neutered by the vet of your choice within 45 days from the date of adoption or by the time the puppy reaches 6 mos of age. Neutering (of pets adopted from our shelter) is MANDATORY by law.

Call 332-6919 or Visit The Miami County Animal Shelter, 1110 N. 25-A, Troy

YUKON

“Berkley” Male Adult Yellow DLH Neutered/Tested/Vaccs Berkley is an absolute pleasure to have around. He gets along with cats and cat friendly dogs. Please visit our websites for more adoptable cats and information on low cost spay/neuter programs! www.miamicountyhumanesociety.org. Donations can be sent to: Miami County Humane Society Cat Programs, PO Box 789, Troy, OH 45373

All Miami County Humane Society kitties are tested for FeLV/FIV and neutered.

Miami County Humane Society Contact: Teresa Lynn (937) 623-0176

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SAFE HARBOR MINISTRIES 2464 Peters Road, Troy Phone: 773-1096 www.safeharbortroy.com Pastor Simon Young Sun. — 11 a.m. celebration service and Kidz Church; Thu. — 7 p.m.

Christian development.

OTHERS ALCONY GRACE 1045 S. Alcony Conover Road Pastor Stephen Marcum Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. youth fellowship, first and third Sun., 7 p.m. Sunday evening service; Wed. — 7 p.m. prayer meeting.

BAHA’I FAITH Please contact 669-7962.

BIBLE MISSIONARY 1003 E. Canal St. Pastor Robert Lewis Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship, 7 p.m. worship; Wed. — 7 p.m. prayer meeting.

CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH NON-DENOMINATIONAL Corner of St. Rt. 571 and Red River-West Grove Road Phone: 676-3535 Pastor Bill Cornett Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. morning worship, 6 p.m. evening service, 6 p.m. Patch Club — three years through grade six.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE 4100 Benfield Dr., Kettering, Phone: 298-1376 The Rev. Eunice Chalfant Sun. services: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

— child care available at both services, junior church available at 11 a.m. service only. Music: Kenny Rice of the Hathaways.

CENTER FRIENDS 8550 W. St. Rt. 571, W. Milton Pastor, Kerry Baker Phone: 698-3114 Church Phone: 698-5964 Parsonage Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship. Nursery provided.

CERTAIN TRUTH MINISTRIES

Meeting at the Troy Rec Center, 11 N. Market St., Troy Pastor Tim Kinder (937) 216-6384 Sunday — 10:30 a.m. worship.

CHRIST LIGHT UNITY PRAYER CIRCLE Baird Family Center 527 N. Market St., Troy Pastor Lisa Davis Sun. — 7 p.m. Services.

CHRIST MISSIONARY FREEDOM 602 W. Main St. Pastor Tom Holley 332-8018 Sun.— 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship, 5 p.m. youth, 5 p.m. new comers; Wed. — 7 p.m. service.

CHRISTIAN CHAPEL Pastor Jessie Tipton Ginghamsburg Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:45 a.m. worship, 6:30 p.m. service.

CHRISTIAN FAMILY FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY 1575 W. State Route 571, Tipp City Minister John F. Shroyer Sun. — 10:30 a.m. morning fellowship, children’s fellowship; Wed. — 7:30 p.m. Bible study.

CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER PIQUA

Echo Hills Kennel Club

MON 8-7; TUE 8-5; WED 8-7; THU 8-12 & kennel only 6-7; FRI 8-5; SAT 8-12 & kennel only 6-7; SUN kennel only 8-9 & 6-7

UNITED PENTECOSTAL

•Surgery •Medicine •Preventive Care Dr. Paige T. Theuring, DVM •Behavior Consultation Mon. 8am-5pm; Tues., Wed. 8am-7pm •Spay/Neuters •Dentistry Thurs., Fri. 8am-5pm; Sat. 8am-12noon •Radiology 698-4485 •Pet Supplies & Prescription Diets 23 Emerick Rd., West Milton 2251162

Cinemark Miami Valley Cinemas 1020 Garbry Road Piqua, OH 45356 (937) 381-9753 joldham@clcdayton.org www.clcpiqua.com Pastor James Oldham Sunday — 10 a.m. worship service CHURCH OF JESUS 421 Wood St., Piqua Pastor Brian T. Hamilton 773-4004 www.churchofjesuspiqua.com Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m., worship service Wed. — 6:30 p.m. Prayer; 7 p.m.

Bible study.

COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH 1427 W. Main St., Tipp City 667-2710 Pastor Jeff Seekins Pastor Tim Board, associate Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service; nursery and children’s programs throughout the morning; Wednesday — 6:30 p.m. family night service for kids, teens and adults.

LUDLOW FALLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH Corner of Oak and Vine St. Ludlow Falls Phone: 698-3823 The Rev. Jerry Collins Sun. — 9:15 a.m. morning worship.

COVE SPRING CHURCH 5705 E. Walnut Grove Road Pastor Evan Garber Sun. — 9:30 a.m. church school, 10:30 a.m. worship hour.

COURTS OF PRAISE Open Bible Church 410 N. Elm St., Troy Pastor Joshua Pierce Sunday — 10 a.m. services; Wed. — 6 p.m. Life groups.

FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH

5850 N. State Route 41, Covington 473-2128 Pastor Eugene Oburn Sunday — 9:30 a.m. morning worship, 10:50 Bible study; Mon. — 6:30 p.m.

AWANA; Wed. — 6:30 p.m. TRUTH GRACE FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER 1477 S. Market St., Troy, next to Fat Boyz Pizza and Yuppie Puppie Pastor, Elder Howard Collier Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. Sunday morning worship; Tues.

— 6 a.m. prayer; Wed. — 6 p.m. prayer, 7 p.m. Bible study.

TRUE LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH Worship center — 1375 State Route 55, corner of Dorset and State Route 55 Admnistrative office — Stouder Center, 1100 Wayne St., Suite 1112 (937) 332-0041 www.takeheart.us Pastor Chris Daum Sunday — 10:30 a.m. worship.

HERITAGE TEMPLE Pastor Rod Dysinger Phone: 381-5186 Contact information: e-mail to heritagetemple@yahoo.com or visit the Web site at www.heritagetemple.frewebsites.com KOINOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 722 Grant St., Troy Pastor Johnathan Newman Sun. — 10:30 a.m. worship celebration.

LAURA CHRISTIAN Pastor Curtis F. Duncan Sun. — 9:30 a.m. service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday school. Nursery provided.

LIGHTHOUSE HOLINESS CHAPEL Affiliated with Wesleyan Holiness Association of Churches 213 E. Water St., Troy Phone: (574) 601-7758 Justin N. Jessup, pastor Sun. — 10 a.m. Sunday school, 10:45 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. evening worship; Wed. – 7 p.m. worship, midweek prayer meeting.

LIVING HOPE WORSHIP CENTER 200 S. Monroe St. Pastor Linda Spicer Sun. service, 10:30 a.m.; Wed. service, 6:30 p.m.

NEW CARLISLE SEVENTHDAY ADVENTIST 501 Dayton-Lakeview Road Elder Willis Adams Sat. — 9:15 a.m. worship, 10:30 a.m. Sabbath school.

SKYVIEW WESLEYAN 6995 S. Peters Road, Tipp City Pastor John Hughes, Sun. — 10:30 a.m. worship service, nursery provided; Wed — 6:30 p.m.

Dinner, 7 p.m. Bible study.

SPIRIT LIFE CHURCH 8527 N. County Road 25-A, Piqua Pastor Ken VanHoose Sunday — 10:30 a.m. worship services.

ST. JAMES COMMUNITY 702 Sherman Ave. Pastor Vickie L. Evans Sun. — 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. celebration; Wed. — 6 p.m. Bible study.

STILLWATER COMMUNITY 7900 W. Sugar Grove Road, Covington Pastor Ralph Schaafsma Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. morning worship; Wed. — 6:30 p.m. AWANA Club, Cubbies: Preschool Sparks: K-2nd grades, Truth & Training: 3rd -6th grades, Junior Varsity: 7th-9th grades SUGAR GROVE BIBLE 7875 S. Kessler-Frederick Road Tipp City (in Frederick) Phone: 698-4478 Pastor Larry Sneed Sun. — 9:30-10 a.m. Sunday school, 10:45-11:45 a.m. special music & worship service.

SYNAGOGUE ANSHE EMETH Monthly worship services; for dates or more information call 547-0092.

THE CHRISTIAN WORSHIP CENTER One mile north of Christiansburg 3537 S. Elm Tree Road Cell Phone: 360-6046 or Home Phone: 788-2710 Pastor Jim Fannin Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning worship, 7 p.m. service; Wed — 6:30 p.m. teens.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 475 W. Loy Road Phone: 773-3392 Grant Armstrong, bishop, 339-7509 Sun. — 9-10:15 a.m. Sacrament meeting, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Sunday school, 11:15 a.m.-noon Priesthood meeting, Relief Society; Mon. — Family home evening; Wed. — 7 p.m. young women and young men activity night.

THE LIVING WORD FELLOWSHIP CENTER 947 North Market St. Pastors Gilbert and Phyllis Welbaum Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:45 a.m. worship; Wed. — 7 p.m. Bible study, youth fellowship.

TROY CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1440 E. State Route 55 www.troychristianchurch.org Pat McWhorter, Children’s Minister Caleb Christman, Student Minister Rob Campbell, Worship Minister Sun. — 9:30 and 10:50 a.m. worship, children’s programs at both services.

Call 335-8731 about adult small groups and teen cell groups.

TROY GOSPEL TABERNACLE Long and Ellis streets Pastor Erv Holland Sun. — 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Sunday evening services 6 p.m.; Wed. — 7 p.m.

Prayer meeting at Bible Study.

UPPER ROOM WORSHIP CENTER 203 N. 4th St., Tipp City Phone: 667-5585 www.theur.net Senior Pastor Greg Simmons Sun. — 11 a.m. Sunday worship celebration, followed by adult, youth and children’s ministries; Friday — 7 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery, 12-step Christian program for hurts, habits and hang-ups.

Various small groups meet throughout the week

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Your wife must learn to take some responsibility for mistake Dear Annie: I am 44 years old and have been married for 12 years. This is my first marriage and her third.

My wife had a yearlong affair with a co-worker. We tried counseling, but her inability to end the affair forced me to move out, although we have not divorced. I also found out that her two previous marriages ended because of her infidelity.

Four months ago, my wife ended the affair, and we returned to counseling. However, during our separation, I reconnected with an old female friend.

There is no romance or sex involved.

I told my wife about the friendship, but she feels betrayed and doesn't think she can forgive my "emotional affair."

I am frustrated that my wife is being so self-righteous about something that never happened, when she had an actual affair — emotional and physical.

Our counselor believes she may be going through menopause and has asked me to be patient. But I've already been dealing with this for 18 months.

I want to save my marriage, but it's as if the real reason for our separation is being pushed under the rug so we can concentrate on my nonexistent "emotional affair." I'm not blaming the counselor. My wife cannot focus on anything but my wrongdoing.

How do I tactfully remind her that she's the one who betrayed our marriage and that I stopped all contact with my friend but she continues to work with hers?

— Not Cheating at Texas Hold 'Em Dear Texas: We think your wife is keeping the focus on you in order to justify her own cheating. Please ask your counselor to work on that. If your wife refuses to take responsibility for her part in your marital troubles, there isn't much hope for a successful future with her.

Dear Annie: This is for "Baffled Nurse in Indiana," who was upset to see parents steal the office tongue depressors and exam gloves as toys for their children. I agree with her.

Some folks' sense of entitlement is off the charts. No one has the right to help himself to supplies in a doctor's office, especially for children, who are notorious for not washing their hands.

You can imagine the germs spread by their grubby little paws. Not to mention, this only adds to the through-the-roof medical charges. Ah, I feel better now. — Sue in Omaha Dear Sue: Thanks for weighing in. A few readers are on your side, but you are in the minority.

Read on: From New York: I'm a mom who has, more times than I care to recall, been shut up in a minuscule exam room with two irritable kiddos for longer than even Mr. Rogers could be expected to entertain them. I think the cost of an exam glove balloon and a few tongue depressor puppets is a small price to pay for a doctor's lack of consideration for a patient's time and sanity.

Morris, Ill.: I can tell "Baffled Nurse" when it became OK for parents to help themselves to doctor supplies for the purpose of entertaining.

It happened a few years after it became OK to force patients to wait an hour in the waiting room and then another 30 minutes in the exam room.

If doctors want to save money on supplies, they should stop being so greedy and lighten their patient load.

Chicago: Instead of complaining about her clients, perhaps "Baffled Nurse" should talk to her boss about ways to eliminate the waiting time. Medical services professionals need to understand that their patients' time is as valuable as their own and operate accordingly.

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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Legal Eagles ('86) Robert Redford.

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Simone ('02) Al Pacino.

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Scarface (1983,Crime Story) Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Al Pacino.

Desperado ('95) Antonio Banderas.

Interview With ...

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A Bronx Tale Snow Beast (2011,Sci-Fi) (P) Lost Girl (R) Being Human (R) (SYFY)

Yeti ('10,Hor) Kevin Stapleton, Eric Roberts. Wyvern ('09) Erin Karpluk, Nick Chinlund.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

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A Letter to Three Wives Jeanne Crain.

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Stocking up on greeting cards saves time, money Dear Heloise: We live in the country, so when my husband and I go shopping, we stop at the thrift store or dollar store and stock up on all kinds of greeting cards. When I have a grandkid who has a birthday or some other event, I don’t have to rush out and spend tons of money on gasoline for a greeting card.

If this can be helpful to anyone, I’m delighted. — Jeanne C., Comptche, Calif.

Stocking up on greeting cards from a dollar store saves you money and stress, because you will always have a card handy. — Heloise

Hints from Heloise Columnist HEFTY HOUNDS Dear Heloise: We are “parents” to two small dogs. Each weighed about 8 pounds when we got them last spring. Now they weigh 11 pounds and 12 pounds. My husband feeds them treats all day long and from the table. They never touch their dog food. I can’t

convince him that he is killing them and along the way ruining the joints in their legs. I know you are an animal lover, so I hope you can help. — Barbara in Alabama Barbara, yes, I’m an animal lover! It is important that dogs eat foods formulated specifically for them, and not too much. Eating too many treats (they are called treats for a reason!) can lead to obesity, as most commercial treats you buy are very high in calories!

“People food” is often high in fat, which can lead to a number of health problems (pancreatitis is one) and even

death. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (www.aspca.org) has information on this “tubby” topic.

Please work with your husband to wean your dogs off excess treats and table scraps.

Also look for a top- quality, gravy-type dog food, which can make dry dog food taste better. Switch to healthy treats like small pieces of carrots, etc. Remember, your pet cannot open the refrigerator door or order fast food for itself. You are responsible for what your pet eats. Good luck, and thanks for writing! — Heloise

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HOROSCOPE Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 There are some strong indications that you could become involved in a new endeavor in the year ahead that you’ll think of as a labor of love. To your surprise, this avocation could turn out to be quite profitable as well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Your ingenuity could help you discover not one but several answers to a situation that up until now you found perplexing. Put your brainpan to work and trust the solutions you get.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Answers that come through deduction as well as those that spring from intuitive perceptions will both be remarkably accurate. You’re able to size things up pretty quickly.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Getting involved with those who are not your regular cronies could give you a fresh perspective on things. Someone stimulating might motivate you to try a new approach to life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The solution to a befuddling situation could come from anybody, which includes you. If you don’t find the answer by checking around, look within.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Although you might not think it possible, a plan you’ve been working on can be improved upon even further.

Keep your mind open, and search for a new twist.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Because you’ll instinctively know how to use shifting conditions to your advantage, things are likely to work out quite well for you, regardless of those who try to mess them up.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — It’s not important who the author is, only what the results are. If someone comes up with an idea that’s different from yours, strive to be open-minded and receptive. It might be a much better scheme.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — If a brainstorming session is definitely in order regarding something you and a co-worker want to achieve, get the gray cells a-poppin’. An ingenious idea could be born.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Keep your schedule as flexible as you can.

Something could develop from out of the blue that you’ll want to be part of, and you won’t want to be tied down at that moment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Go ahead and put those bright ideas that you’ve been nurturing to the test. If what you conceive in your mind is worthy, you’ll know pretty quickly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If things should get too structured, you could quickly become bored or even mentally dejected. Seek activities or outlets that allow for lots of freedom of movement.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Keep your eyes peeled for unusual opportunities that could prove interesting, especially if they might be potentially profitable as well. You could make that extra buck and have some fun at the same time.

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Hi Lo Prc Otlk Asheville 56 28 .01 Rain 55 49 .24 Rain Atlanta Atlantic City 37 33 Rain Austin 75 50 PCldy Baltimore 34 30 Cldy Boston 32 29 .05 Snow Buffalo 20 11 Cldy Charleston,S.C. 70 36 Cldy Charleston,W.Va.42 29 Rain Chicago 18 05 .47 Cldy Cincinnati 29 16 Cldy Cleveland 22 07 Cldy Columbia,S.C. 57 32 .01 Rain Columbus 24 08 .01 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 77 45 PCldy Dayton 21 03 .01 Cldy Denver 56 44 Cldy Des Moines 12 05 PCldy Detroit 18 04 .05 Cldy Grand Rapids 18 03 .12 Clr Honolulu 83 67 Clr Houston 81 66 Cldy Indianapolis 25 12 Cldy Jacksonville 75 36 Clr Key West 78 66 PCldy Las Vegas 59 42 Clr

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................20 at 4:31 p.m.

Low Yesterday................................3 at 3:57 a.m.

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Precipitation 24 hours ending at 5 p.m..............................0.01 Month to date ................................................1.84 Normal month to date ...................................1.90 Year to date ...................................................1.84 Normal year to date ......................................1.90 Snowfall yesterday ........................................0.00

TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Saturday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2012. There are 345 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 21, 1908, New York City’s Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in public. (Although the measure was vetoed two weeks later by Mayor George B. McClellan Jr., at least one woman, Katie Mulcahey, was arrested and spent a night in jail after being unable to pay a $5 fine.)

On this date: • In 1793, during the French

Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine.

• In 1910, the Great Paris Flood began as the rain-swollen Seine River burst its banks, sending water into the French capital.

• In 1937, Count Basie and his band recorded “One O’Clock Jump” for Decca Records (on this date in 1942, they re-recorded the song for Okeh Records).

• In 1954, the first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched at Groton (GRAH’-tuhn), Conn. (However, the Nautilus did

not make its first nuclear-powered run until nearly a year later.)

• In 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh began during the Vietnam War as North Vietnamese forces attacked a U.S. Marine base the Americans were able to hold their position until the siege was lifted 2½ months later.

• In 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.

• Today’s Birthdays: World Golf Hall of Famer Jack Nicklaus is 72. Opera singer Placido Domingo is 71. Singer Mac Davis is 70.

Cruise ship threatens marine paradise off Italy PORTO ERCOLE, Italy (AP) — Stone fortresses and watchtowers that centuries ago stood guard against marauding pirates loom above pristine waters threatened by a modern peril: fuel trapped within the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner.

A half-million gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel oil is in danger of leaking out and polluting some of the Mediterranean’s most unspoiled sea, where dolphins chase playfully after sailboats and fishermen’s catches are so prized that wholesalers come from across Italy to scoop up cod, lobster, scampi, swordfish and other delicacies.

“Even the Caribbean has nothing on us,” said Francesco Arpino, a scuba instructor in the chic port of Porto Ercole, noting how the sleek granite sea bottom helps keep visibility crystal clear even 135 feet (40 meters) down.

Divers in these transparent waters marvel at an underwater world of sea horses and red coral, while on the surface sperm whales cut through the sea.

But worry is clouding this paradise, which

AP PHOTO/ANGELO CARCONI

In this photo taken Wednesday, a fisherman is seen along the Argentario coast, Italy.

A half-million gallons (2,400 tons) of fuel inside the capsized Costa Concordia cruiser liner risk polluting some of the Mediterranean's most pristine sea, where dolphins are known to chase playfully after sailboats and where fishermen's catches are so prized, wholesale fishmongers come from across Italy to scoop up cod, lobsters, scampi,200-pound swordfish and other delicacies for pricey markets. includes a stretch of Tuscan coastline that has been the holiday haunt of soccer and screen stars, politicians and European royals.

Rough seas hindering divers’ search for bodies in the Concordia’s submerged section have also delayed the start of a pumping operation expected to last

weeks to remove the fuel from the ship. Floating barriers aimed at containing any spillage now surround the vessel.

According to the Dutch salvage firm Smit, which has been contracted to remove the fuel, there are about a half million gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel oil on board, as well as

some 200 tons of diesel oil and smaller amounts of lubricants and other environmentally hazardous materials.

The ship lies dangerously close to a drop-off point on the sea bottom. Should strong waves nudge the vessel from its precarious perch, it could plunge some 90 feet (30 meters), further

complicating the pumping operation and possibly rupturing fuel tanks. Italy’s environment minister has warned that if the tanks break, the thick black fuel would block sunlight vital for marine life in the seabed.

A week after the Concordia struck a reef off the island of Giglio, flipping on its side, its crippled 114,000-ton hull rests on seabed rich with an underwater prairie of sea grass vital to the ecosystem.

Environmentalists warn the sheer weight of the wreckage has likely already damaged a variety of marine life, including endangered sea sponges, and crustaceans and mollusks, even before a drop of fuel leaks.

“The longer it stays there, the longer it impedes light from reaching the vegetation,” said Francesco Cinelli, an ecology professor at the University of Pisa in Tuscany.

The seabed is a flourishing home to Poseidon sea grass native to the Mediterranean, Cinelli told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

“Sea grass … is to the

sea what forests are to terra firma,” Cinelli said.

They produce oxygen and serve as a refuge for organisms to reproduce or hide from predators.

The Tuscan archipelago’s seven islands are at the heart of Europe’s largest marine park, extending over some 150,000 acres (60,000 hectares) of sea.

They include the islands of Elba, where Napoleon lived in exile, and Montecristo, a setting for Alexandre Dumas’ novel “The Count of Monte Cristo,” where rare Mediterranean monk seals have been spotted near the coast.

Montecristo has a twoyear waiting list of people hoping to be among the 1,000 people annually escorted ashore by forest rangers to admire the uninhabited island.

Navigation, bathing and fishing are strictly prohibited up to a half mile (one kilometer) from Montecristo’s rocky, covedotted coast. A monastery established on the island in the 7th century was abandoned 900 years later after repeated pirate raids.

Egyptians rally ahead of first anniversary of uprising CAIRO (AP) — Several thousand Egyptians marched to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, demanding justice and retribution for those killed in clashes with security forces.

Activists have organized the demonstrations as part of a week of “mourning and anger” around the Jan. 25 anniversary to rally support for their call to end military rule. They say the generals who took power after Mubarak’s fall have continued policies just as authoritarian and abusive

as those of the toppled regime.

The military has tried to counter what some protesters have dubbed “the second revolution” by using state-run media to accuse protesters of receiving foreign funding to destabilize Egypt and by calling for celebrations on the oneyear anniversary of the uprising to boost the military’s image as the nation’s true patriots.

While many Egyptians support the army and believe it is the only entity able to run the country until presidential elections slated before the end of

June, activists say that the ruling generals, led by Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, are trying to derail the democratic process and want to hold on to power.

President Barack Obama spoke on the telephone Friday with Tantawi, who served as Mubarak’s defense minister for 20 years, to emphasize Washington’s support for Egypt’s democratic transition. The call comes just weeks after Egyptian security forces stormed offices of non-governmental organizations, including three U.S.-based groups

funded by the State Department, and accused them of using pro-democracy funds to foment violent protests.

Obama stressed that such groups “should be able to operate freely,” the White House said in a statement.

Activists slammed the raids and pointed to Egypt’s own military, which receives nearly one billion dollars a year in foreign assistance from the U.S. With the military eager to capitalize on the anniversary, activists say they will use the occasion as a day to continue

protests and push for an end to military rule.

On Friday, protesters in Cairo set out from different neighborhoods in the city of some 18 million people and descended on Tahrir Square, which served as the epicenter of the 18-days of protests that pushed Mubarak from power on Feb. 11.

Shaimaa Zein, a 24-year old protester in Tahrir wearing a scarf in the colors of the Egyptian flag, held a sign demanding the military be held accountable for the deaths of 100 people who have been killed in clashes with secu-

rity forces since the generals took over from Mubarak.

“When we went down on Jan. 25, people were against us at first and then they called us the generation that broke barriers when Mubarak resigned,” she said. “But the dictatorship is the same.”

Women also marched through central Cairo demanding Egypt’s ruling military step down in a continued show of outrage against soldiers who dragged women by the hair and stomped on them during a fierce crackdown on activists last month.

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DODD RENTALS Tipp-Troy: 2 bedroom AC, appliances $500/$450 plus deposit No pets (937)667-4349 for appt.

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2 BEDROOM in Troy, Stove, refrigerator, W/D, A/C, very clean, cats ok. $525. (937)573-7908

TIPP CITY, 2 bedroom townhouse near I75, $510. 1.5 Bath, stove, refrigerator, garbage disposal, w/d, A/C, No Dogs. (937)335-1825

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Norcold, Inc. Norcold, the leader in refrigerator manufacturing for the RV, trucking and marine industries, is currently accepting resumes for the following openings:

Material Planner – Sidney, Ohio facility This position coordinates and manages flow of materials, parts, and assemblies from a global supply base in support of local production operations as well as determines material requirements and develops delivery schedules to minimize inventory while maintaining highest levels of customer satisfaction. Requirements: BS in Business, 3+ yrs experience with materials planning, purchasing/buying and Lean processes and experience with automated inventory planning systems.

Manufacturing Engineer – Sidney, Ohio facility This position plans, designs, and supports manufacturing processes analyzing the layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and work force utilization and determines parts and tools needed in order to achieve manufacturing goals. Requirements: BS in Manufacturing Engineering or similar discipline, 5-7 yrs experience, working knowledge of Siemens and Allen Bradley PLCs, proficient in use of 3D software and Microsoft Office programs, and progressive experience with Lean principles and continuous improvement.

Sr. Design Engineer – Gettysburg, Ohio facility This position leads and directs development of design solutions including a variety of engineering work which may be related to applications, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, quality and/or safety. Requirements: BS in Chemical Engineering or BSME with a chem minor, minimum 5 yrs experience in product development and engineering support, strong project management skills, and proficient in use of Microsoft Office programs and 3D software.

We offer an excellent benefits package including health, dental, life, 401(K) and many others. For confidential consideration, forward resume in Word format with salary history and requirements to recruiter@norcold.com. Please put the Job Title in the subject line. No phone calls please. Visit our website to learn more: www.norcold.com EOE 2251648

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Applicants may send their resumes to: Troy Daily News, Attn: Executive Editor David Fong, 224 S. Market St., Troy, OH 45373 or e-mail to fong@tdnpublishing.com.

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The Sidney Daily News is an 11,000-plus daily newspaper and publishes Monday and Wednesday through Saturday.

Sidney Daily News is an Ohio Community Media newspaper and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary negotiable depending on experience. We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k) employee-owned retirement packages. We also offer paid vacation, holidays, sick, and personal days. Send resume with cover letter along with salary requirements to: Frank L. Beeson, Group Publisher, Ohio Community Media, 224 S. Market St., Troy, OH 45373. Inquiries, resume and cover letter can also be emailed to: fbeeson@ohcommedia.com. PLEASE, NO TELEPHONE CALLS.

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305 Apartment

MCGOVERN RENTALS TROY 2 BR duplexes & 2 BR townhouses. 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, fireplace, Great Location! Starting at $625-$675.

TROY: SPECIAL DEALS 3 bedroom townhome, furnished & unfurnished.

Call (937)367-6217 or (937)524-4896.

(937)335-1443 Only $475 2 Bedroom 1.5 Bath Now Available Troy Crossing Apartments (937)313-2153

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

(937)673-1821

PIQUA, 414 S Main, large 2 bedroom, stove refrigerator $400 monthly, (937)418-8912 PIQUA, Large, 2 bedroom, 401 Boone St., downstairs, stove, refrigerator, heat included, $550, (937)418-8912

TROY, 2 bedroom ranch with garage, deck, very clean, appliances, AC, W/D hookup, no pets, 1 year lease plus deposit. $635 1540 Windridge (937)339-6736 or (937) 286-1199

PIQUA, loft-style studio, utility room, clean, $400 month +deposit, no pets.

323 N. Main, (937)381-5100.

TROY, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, AC, 1 car garage, appliances, W/D hookup, $630/mo. (937)433-3428

PIQUA, Nice 2 Bedroom Apartment. C/A, metro accepted, no pets, appliances included, remodeled, new carpet and paint.

(937)667-0123

TROY, 2 bedrooms, upstairs, all electric, stove and refrigerator.

Metro accepted. $500/month, deposit $300.

(937)339-7028.

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Just serviced. $2000 for pair (937)524-2724 or (513)509-3861

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TROY, 2nd floor, single adult, good quiet location. $450 plus dep. and utilities. (937)339-0355.

TROY - nice 1/2 duplex home, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, no pets, $750, (937)875-0595.

TROY, 535 Stonyridge, 2 bedroom, stove, refrigerator, NO PETS. $450 month, $450 deposit.

(937)418-8912.

VANDALIA, 1/2 double, 2 bedrooms, storage shed, newly decorated, big back yard, no pets, $600/month plus deposit, (937)698-6744, (937)477-8417.

315 Condos for Rent TROY, 2 bedroom exquisite cobblestone townhouse, 1300 sqft, fireplace, garage, loft, vaulted ceilings. $805.

(937)308-0679.

320 Houses for Rent 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, 3214 Magnolia. $1000 a month plus deposit.

(937)440-9325 3 BEDROOM Ranch, 2 bath, 2.5 car garage, appliances included, located on Willow Glen in Tipp City, (937)335-5223 COVINGTON RURAL, 8893 Covington-Gettysburg. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 1/2 story. Metro ok, $600 (937)570-7099

425 Houses for Sale

TROY, 1/2 double, 2 bedroom, garage, C/A, nice.

All appliances, washer and dryer. $650 plus deposit. (937)339-2266 TROY, 2507 Inverness, $700 a month. 2474 Thornhill, $710 a month.

1221 Skylark, $725 a month. Plus one month deposit, no metro.

(937) 239-1864 Visit miamicountyproperties.com

325 Mobile Homes for Rent NEAR BRADFORD in country 2 bedroom trailer, washer/dryer hookup. $375.

(937)417-7111, (937)448-2974

1511 BEEKMAN (off North Dorset), 2 bedroom, 2 bath, eat-in kitchen. 2 car garage.

Nice quiet neighborhood on a corner lot. Call to see this very nice brick home. Immediate possession at closing $120,000, youngcly@aol.com, (937)339-9243, (937)524-1092.

TROY, 2555 Worthington, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, great room, appliances, 1646 sq ft. $164,000, financing available, also will rent $1,300 per month, (937)239-0320, or (937)239-1864, www.miamicountyproperties.com

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330 Office Space DOWNTOWN, TROY Executive Suite. Utilities, kitchenette, included.

Nice (937)552-2636

400 - Real Estate For Sale 420 Farms for Sale

PIQUA, 4 Bedroom, 410 S Main Street, no pets, stove, refrigerator, 2 car garage, $625 (937)418-8912

80 ACRES, prime farmland, Miami County, no dwellings, (937)653-3895 or (859)749-2774.

PIQUA, 520 Miami Street, small 2 bedroom, 1 car garage, central air, $550, (937)418-8912.

425 Houses for Sale

PIQUA, 923 Falmouth, 3 bedroom, 1 Car garage, stove refrigerator, no pets, $625, (937)418-8912

583 Pets and Supplies

TROY, 2507 Inverness. $82,900. 2474 Thornhill, $83,900. 1221 Skylark, $84,900. Will finance, will coop.

(937) 239-1864 Visit miamicountyproperties.com

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BICHON FRISE, Maltese, Yorkie, Shi-chons, Maltipoo, Non-Shedding. $100 and up. (419)925-4339

Sunday, January 29, 2012. 8am - 3pm. Lima, Ohio, Allen County Fairgrounds. 2 Miles east of I-75 on State Route 309.

Info: (419)331-3837

592 Wanted to Buy BUYING ESTATES, Will buy contents of estates PLUS, do all cleanup, (937)638-2658 ask for Kevin CLASS RING, Girls SHS 1954, call (937)492-5243 leave message

BOAT, Alumacraft, 15 HP Evinrude motor, Gator trailer. Includes: Anchormate, Shakespeare trolling motor, Eagle II depthfinder, oars and anchors. $1800 OBO. (937)492-4904 CANOES, 17' Grummond, $400. 14' Rouge River, $200, (937)216-0860.

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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

830 Boats/Motor/Equipment

800 - Transportation

850 Motorcycles/Mopeds 2008 TOMOS Moped, 2900 miles, black, bored to 70cc, bi- turbo exhaust, runs great, helmet & helmet case, $800, (937)726-2310

880 SUV’s 2006 TOYOTA Highlander Hybrid limited, black, all options, (419)236-1477, (419)629-2697

805 Auto FIREWOOD for sale. All seasoned hardwood, $150 per cord split/ delivered, (937)844-3756.

560 Home Furnishings REFRIGERATOR, Maytag, 18.5 cubic feet, white. $100. (937)473-3873

565 Horses/Tack & Equipment SLEIGH, 1 horse, $200, (937)216-0860.

899 Wanted to Buy 1997 CADILLAC DeVille Consours, white with caramel leather seats, automatic, A/C, power steering, power windows and locks, dual air bags, 90,000 miles, good condition. $4000.

Call (937)773-1550 2005 CHEVY Silverado 1500 4 wheel drive extended cab pick up. Excellent condition. $10,500 OBO (937)778-0802

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TODAY’S TIPS

■ Athletics

• BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe Red Devil basketball program is having its annual chicken dinner today at the high school. Tickets are available from any player grades seventh through varsity. Tickets are $7, and dinner is catered by Hickory River Smokehouse. Later that night, at halftime of the varsity game against Greenon, the 1967 district champion team will be recognized.

• BASKETBALL: The Knights of Columbus will host a free throw contest at 1 p.m. Sunday at the St. Patrick Parish Center at 420. E. Water St. in Troy. All boys and girls age 10-14 as of Jan. 1 are eligible. Please bring proof of age. Call Joe Hartzell at 615-0069 with any questions.

• WRESTLING: Tippecanoe High School wrestling will host its annual spaghetti dinner at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the high school — with the youth wrestling club competing against Vandalia and Covington at 6 p.m..

Admission is $2, and the dinner is $6 — but admission is free with purchase of a dinner. Tickets can be purchased either from a high school wrestler or coach or at the door.

• SOCCER: The Rec has a few more openings on its pre-K and kindergarten teams. Practices begin the week of Feb. 20, and the session lasts six weeks. The registration fee is $35, and the registration deadline is Jan. 31. Contact the Rec at 339-1923 or find a registration form at www.troyrec.com.

• BASEBALL: Tippecanoe High School is hosting the U.S. Baseball Academy camp beginning Feb. 5 for six consecutive Sundays for grades 112. For more information and to register, visit www.USBaseballAcademy.com or call (866) 622-4487.

• SOFTBALL: Registrations are now being taken for the Troy Recreation Department Girls Youth Softball program. This program is for girls currently in grades 1–8. You may register online at: http://troyohio.gov/rec/ProgramRegFor ms.html. Please contact the recreation department at (937) 339-5145 for more information.

Games postponed due to slick roads Battles for league control, Newton Homecoming among victims Staff Reports

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Rivalry games, league showdowns for control of divisions, even homecoming …

Mother Nature doesn’t discriminate.

Slick road conditions combined with a winter storm warning and the threat of worse to come caused the postponement of most of Friday night’s action, the first and worst night of weather-related cancellations in Miami County this season.

Among the victims was the rematch between Troy and

Trotwood for supremacy atop the Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division. Troy held on for a 79-74 victory at Trotwood on Dec. 16 — the lynchpin of a six-game winning streak early in the year.

It was Trotwood’s first game of the season after a delay due to winning the state title in football. The Rams are currently 3-4 — but 3-1 in the GWOC North, while Troy sits atop the league at 5-0, needing another win at home against Trotwood to solidi-

fy that spot.

No rechedule date has been announced.

Also postponed was Newton’s Homecoming festivities as the Indians were set to host Cross County Conference-leading Miami East. That game will now be played tonight — with the JV game set to begin at 4:30 p.m. and the varsity following the Homecoming activities.

The CCC was home to three other cancellations, as well: Ansonia at Bethel, Covington at Tri-Village and Twin Valley South at Bradford were all

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Cavaliers’ Omri Cleveland Casspi (36) shoots under pressure from Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah in the first quarter in Cleveland Friday.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Luol Deng scored 21 points, Carlos Boozer added 19 and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls managed easily without superstar Derrick Rose, embarrassing the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-75 on Friday night.

Rose missed his third straight game with a strained left big toe, but the Bulls barely missed the NBA’s reigning MVP and handed the Cavs their worst home loss.

Cleveland lost by 35 at home in 1990 and 2001.

Chicago, which has the league’s best record at 14-3, led by 42 points in the fourth quarter when all the Bulls’ starters were lounging in sweats.

Anderson Varejao scored 14 points and rookie Kyrie Irving added 13 for the Cavs, who began

TODAY Boys Basketball Greenon at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.)

Ponitz at Troy Christian (7:30 p.m.)

Houston at Covington (8 p.m.)

Bradford at Russia (7:30 p.m.)

Sidney at Lehman (7:30 p.m.)

Girls Basketball Troy at Xenia (1 p.m.)

Tippecanoe at Bellefontaine (7:30 p.m.)

Preble Shawnee at Milton-Union (1:30 p.m.)

Marion Local at Covington (1:30 p.m.)

Miami Valley at Troy Christian (TBA) Piqua at Miamisburg (7:30 p.m.)

Lehman at Anna (2:30 p.m.)

Hockey Beavercreek at Troy (4:15 p.m.)

Swimming Tippecanoe tri (5:30 p.m.)

Lehman at Wright State tri (7:30 a.m.)

Wrestling Milton-Union at Indian Lake Invite (10 a.m.)

Troy Christian at Wapakoneta Invite (10 a.m.)

Piqua at Western Brown (8 a.m.)

SUNDAY Gymnastics Troy at Centerville Invite (TBA) Hockey Centerville at Troy (5:45 p.m.)

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Tippecanoe’s Jacob Hall drives between Tecumseh defenders Friday at Tippecanoe High School.

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Big Ten’s leaders feeling uneasy It’s open season on ranked teams in the Big Ten. Unranked teams have pulled off no fewer than seven upsets already against Top 25 opponents and two-thirds of the conference season remains. And given that two ranked teams have beaten higher-ranked opponents, it’s easy to see why the league’s top teams are uneasy.

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pushed back with no makeup date set.

Also postponed was the Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division rematch between Milton-Union and Madison. The Bulldogs lost by two, 46-44, on the road in the second game of the season. No makeup date was set for Madison to come to MiltonUnion at time of press.

And basketball games weren’t the only casualties — Troy’s hockey game at Elder was also canceled, as was Miami East wrestling’s dual at Brookville.

Playing Tecumseh again was a shot at redemption for Tippecanoe.

The Red Devils fell to the Arrows by a score of 37-34 earlier in the TIPP CITY year. Since then, the Arrows have went on to a 8-3 record and rode a five game winning streak heading into Friday’s contest in Tipp City.

For a while, it looked like Tipp would play spoiler, leading by double digits at one point in the first half and by six going into the fourth quarter.

But the Devils were outrebounded and outplayed in the fourth as Tecumseh ran off the first 12 points of the quarter, outscoring the Devils 2110 in the fourth to escape with a 52-47 victory in Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division action.

“They are a veteran team. They stepped up

Tippecanoe’s Nick Fischer dribbles the ball

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U.S. men gone at Aussie MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For the first time in four decades, there will be no American man in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

John McEnroe thinks he knows why.

The seven-time Grand Slam champion, who is working as a TV analyst at Melbourne Park, suspects a lack of passion.

“You could certainly wonder whether our guys are as hungry as some of the others,” McEnroe said on Fox after John Isner lost to 18th-seeded Feliciano Lopez in the third round Friday. “It really comes down to the individual. If people have heart or desire, that to me is more important than any shot.”

This is the first time no U.S. player reached the men’s fourth round at the Australian Open since 1973 when no Americans traveled to the tournament.

Isner, the last American man

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Owner Kraft calls Patriots ‘extended family’ FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — Robert Kraft is headed to another AFC championship game in a season like no other in his 18 years as owner of the New England Patriots.

He lost his “sweetheart” when his wife, Myra, died in July and found an “extended family” in the locker room and offices at Gillette Stadium.

“The team has been my savior. I’ve had my kids, my four sons and eight grandchildren and this team has been kind of my extended family,” Kraft said Friday, two days before the Patriots play in their sixth AFC title game in 11 years.

As they’ve done all season, every player on the team will wear a dark blue patch with white capital letters “MHK” on his jersey when he takes the field against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. It’s a reminder of the philanthropic woman, Myra Hiatt Kraft, who was married to Kraft for 48 years and had such an effect on the Patriots that they dedicated their season to her.

During his news conference Friday, Kraft paused and appeared to choke up.

After their next to last regular-season game, a 2724 win over Miami, the players presented Kraft

with a painting showing a group of helmeted Patriots raising their joined hands skyward toward those three initials.

“I pinch myself that I have the privilege of owning this franchise,” Kraft said.

“We have such a great group of young men and they’ve been great to me, really great. Sometimes a few of them come through and they touch the patch and say, ‘That one was for Mama.’ I hope we keep it going.”

Five days after his wife died of cancer at 68, Kraft appeared with Commissioner Roger Goodell and others at the

announcement on July 25 that the lockout was over. At one point, Indianapolis center Jeff Saturday, a key negotiator, put his arm around Kraft and said the deal would not have been reached without him.

“I think Roger Goodell and our committee and I had a privilege of working on that. We came very close to having a situation (where we would) miss games,” Kraft said Friday. “I’m happy that we had reasonable people on both sides so we could work it out. I think a lot of people were concerned what it meant to the season without having the offseason. I think it proba-

bly worked to the advantage of a lot of veteran players.

“I’m pretty happy and proud that we’re able to have this season the way it is.”

Before Kraft bought the team in 1994, the Patriots had a 4-6 playoff record and no Super Bowl championships. Since then, they’re 18-9 in the postseason with three titles.

In 2000, Bill Belichick was hired as coach and Tom Brady was drafted. The Patriots went 5-11 that season but have won at least 10 games in 10 of the 11 seasons since then.

As long as Belichick, Brady and wide receiver

Wes Welker stay with the team, the Patriots should remain solid playoff contenders.

Belichick, who turns 60 on April 16, has given no indication of how long he’ll coach.

“Anyone who is a good manager in any business tries to plan for the future and contingencies,” the 70year-old Kraft said. “I just went through an experience this past year that I’m trying to enjoy every day as it comes and appreciate the blessings that we have.

We’re in the AFC championship game competing to go to the Super Bowl and I’m excited about that.”

A different Davis 49ers’ TE has changed in past 3 seasons

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Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice carries the ball during Oct. 4, 2009 against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. The Ravens are slated to play the Patriots in the AFC championship on Sunday in Foxborough.

Rice seeks new playoff memory OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ray Rice has played in eight postseason games, none more memorable than the one in which he ran for 159 yards to help the Baltimore Ravens beat the New England Patriots.

About the only thing that could possibly top that would be playing in the Super Bowl, a quest Rice just might realize if he can run wild again in Sunday’s AFC championship game against those same Patriots.

Now in his fourth season, Rice has emerged as Baltimore’s main offensive threat. The 5-foot-8 running back stepped into that role in his second year, when he enjoyed the first of three straight seasons with more than 1,000 yards rushing.

Rice put together a masterful performance against the Patriots in the 2009 postseason, beginning with an 83-yard run on the first play from scrimmage that set the tone for what would be a 33-14 rout.

“If you want to ask me if that was my fondest moment in my NFL career, yes it was,” Rice said this week. “When you can do something that special in a playoff game in another team’s stadium, that was huge. And

that’s something that I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.”

Rice has finished each of his four seasons with an appearance in the playoffs. This is the second time Baltimore (13-4) has advanced to the AFC title game.

“I’m not going to say it’s been easy. It’s been very hard every year,” he said. “For me, I’ve been spoiled. I’ve been in the playoffs and played in every single game but one, and that’s the Super Bowl.”

Rice is a key figure in Baltimore’s bid to make this trip different than the rest. He is the only player in the NFL this season to amass more than 2,000 yards in offense, combining 1,364 yards on the ground with a team-leading 76 catches for 704 yards.

It doesn’t matter that New England (14-3) owns the 31st-ranked pass defense in the league.

Baltimore’s best chance to win is if Rice can be successful running the ball, which will make it easier for quarterback Joe Flacco to pass and, even more importantly, keep New England’s prolific offense on the sideline.

“Anybody will tell you, when you can keep a quick-striking offense off the field it limits the

SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) — With a record-setting day and the winning touchdown in his playoff debut, Vernon Davis left no doubt he is indeed a winner.

A weeping Davis fell into the arms of coach Jim Harbaugh, who repeated over and over: “You did it!

You did it! You did it!”

It’s been more than three years since the young, volatile tight end got booted from the sideline and sent to the locker room early by Mike Singletary. Davis then became the focus of the coach’s now infamous “I want winners” rant following a 34-13 loss to Seattle.

“I was looking at him like he’s crazy,” Davis recalled this week. “How could you send your first-round draft pick to the locker room? I understood, I understood the reason why, because I was hurting the team.

Penalties and missed assignments, things like that. It will kill the team.”

These days, Davis is playing for a new coach, and playing for a Super Bowl berth. The 49ers (14-3) have him and quarterback Alex Smith, of course to thank for getting them to Sunday’s NFC championship game against the New York Giants (11-7) at Candlestick Park.

“He’s a different man,” running back Frank Gore said. “He grew up.”

Davis capped his spectacular afternoon last Saturday with a leaping 14yard touchdown catch under pressure with 9 seconds remaining as San Francisco stunned Drew Brees and the favored New Orleans Saints 36-32.

“Little Duke,” as he was known growing up his Dad, Vernon, was “Big Duke” had done it on the NFL’s big stage at last. Davis wound up with seven catches for 180 yards the most yards receiving by a tight end in a playoff game.

As Davis cried on the bench in an emotion-filled moment afterward, teammate Michael Crabtree approached with a one-word compliment: “Superman!

Superman!”

This is the same player who not so long ago was known for scuffling in practice and trash-talking opponents at every chance.

Defenders would purposely

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San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis (85) celebrates with tight end Justin Peelle (81) after scoring on a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Alex Smith against the New Orleans Saints during the fourth quarter Saturday, Jan. 14 in San Francisco. try to bait him.

“He’s so much better about not getting kind of emotionally hijacked,” Smith said Friday.

Before the start of the 2010 season, Davis let Crabtree have it in front of the entire team.

He angrily confronted the 2009 10th overall draft pick during a practice and Singletary had to step between them before the three of them headed to the locker room to chat. Davis said later he was doing his job as a team captain a title Singletary gave him after watching the tight end grow up before his eyes.

Davis, who turns 28 on Jan. 31, didn’t always agree with the coach.

After that Seahawks game in October 2008, Singletary fumed: “I would rather play with 10 people and just get penalized all the way until we have to do something else rather than play with 11 when I know that right now that person is not sold out to be a part of

this team. It is more about them than it is about the team. Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them. Can’t do it. I want winners. I want people that want to win.”

Davis looks back on that moment now with appreciation and realizes its importance in where he is today.

He grew from that experience, changed his attitude, and he appreciates Singletary for calling him out. Davis insists that’s what it took for him to get back on track.

“He was here at the right time,” Davis said. “The timing was perfect, couldn’t have been better. I am very grateful that he was able to be here and help me make that transition.”

Harbaugh doesn’t care to discuss Davis’ past, or even recount the stories from those early days.

“I try to be around people to make my own antenna to come up with, ‘Is he about us or is he about himself?’”

Harbaugh said. “The only Vernon Davis that I know is the team guy, is the studyhard guy, smart guy, willing to do whatever he needs to do for the team. Put his own statistics, his own accolades aside for the betterment of the team. That’s the only one that I know. The evidence is there. It’s showered on him. It’s been all year for us. What a great feeling, emotional feeling, for a guy that does that for your team. To have a heroic day like he had in this ball game, we don’t win it without plays that Vernon Davis makes.”

Still, it’s understandable that when center Jonathan Goodwin saw Davis jawing with some Saints last weekend, he briefly moved to step in.

“There was one instance in the game where I pulled him away from the DBs. He said, ‘Nah, I’m alright, Goody, I’m just messing with them,’” Goodwin said.

“That right there shows he’s definitely matured.”

Blown calls in playoffs bringing attention to refs

By The Associated Press Here’s the deal, football fans: NFL officials are going to mess up. Calls will be missed. Others will be made that shouldn’t have been.

Even the league knows that, and it wants to make sure you remember, too.

“Certainly there have been some calls we wish had not caused so much attention,” NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Ray Anderson said in a telephone interview Friday. “When things are going 100 mph, at game speed and with game pressure, sometimes mistakes are going to be made. When it comes to officiating, fans apparently tend to be less forgiving.”

Thanks to a handful of eyebrow-raising calls in these playoffs, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s mention of a proposal to start hiring some game officials as full-time employees, the men in black-andwhite striped shirts are a topic of conversation heading into the Ravens-Patriots and Giants-49ers conference championship games Sunday.

“We’re never completely satisfied. We certainly think we can do better, and are certainly hoping all the crews remaining will do better in the games upcoming,” Anderson said. “We want to make sure that the whole officiating body is performing at the highest level. We would prefer to have calls … not take center stage for the

entire next week.”

Or longer.

Mike Pereira was NFL vice president of officiating from 2001-09, and nothing ate at him more than the prospect of a blown call in the Big Game.

“That’s always a concern.

The eyes of the world are upon you. The Super Bowl is clearly your most important game for a lot of reasons, including how officiating is going to be perceived,” Pereira said. “I went through all those Super Bowls where, I mean, I sat in the operations booth and I was nervous as a cat, because you know you’re in the spotlight, and you just beg not to be a part of the discussion when the game is over.”

In the Giants’ 37-20 upset

of the reigning champion Packers last weekend, there were a couple of rulings that stood out: A phantom blow-tothe-head penalty on New York defensive lineman Osi Umenyiora, and a “He fumbled the ball; no, wait, he didn’t; upon further review, we’ll stick with no fumble” call on a play involving Green Bay receiver Greg Jennings.

Both benefited the Packers and both baffled plenty of observers.

The Jennings call drew the most notice.

“I thought the officiating was really on a roll, and then it got to the game in Green Bay. And that obviously painted a different picture,” said Pereira, who appears on Fox’s NFL telecasts. “You had a lack of a replay reversal

that 99 percent of the country, including me, thought would be reversed.”

And yet, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said, “I doubt there will be any explanation at all” from the league.

The good news for the league is the outcome of those games weren’t affected. But there have been other, more pivotal, officiating decisions in postseasons past.

One example: This week marks the 10th anniversary of the “Tuck Rule Game,” when Patriots quarterback Tom Brady appeared to fumble the football in the last two minutes while trailing the Oakland Raiders, who recovered. Eventually, it was ruled an incomplete pass; New England retained possession, tied the score, and wound up

winning in overtime.

One more: The last time the 49ers and Giants met in the playoffs, in January 2003, San Francisco rallied to win 39-38. In the final 10 seconds, the Giants lined up for a goahead field-goal attempt. But there was a bad snap, and the holder tried to throw a pass downfield to guard Rich Seubert, who had been announced as an eligible receiver. Before the ball arrived, Seubert was knocked down by a 49ers player, but another Giants lineman was penalized for being downfield illegally, and the game ended.

A day later, the NFL’s Pereira actually apologized, saying the correct call would have been offsetting penalties, allowing the Giants another kick.

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Buckeyes wary atop Big Ten COLUMBUS (AP) — It’s open season on ranked teams in the Big Ten. Unranked teams have pulled off no fewer than seven upsets already against Top 25 opponents and two-thirds of the conference season remains. And given that two ranked teams have beaten higher-ranked opponents, it’s easy to see why the league’s top teams are uneasy.

Thad Matta, who coaches two-time defending champion and preseason favorite Ohio State, was asked if he’d seen anything like this in his eight seasons in the league.

“I don’t know if I have.

Especially, what are we, three weeks into the Big Ten season?” he said. “It seems every now and then somebody will sneak up on somebody, but not at the level that it’s happened.”

AP PHOTO Indiana knows. The Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger (0) drives to the basket Hoosiers climbed as high as against Indiana’s Christian Watford during a Buckeye No. 7 in The Associated Press victory Sunday in Columbus. rankings, but has dropped

three in a row, including two to unranked teams Minnesota and Nebraska.

“This league has 12 teams that can play with anybody,” coach Tom Crean said after his 11th-ranked Hoosiers were upended 70-69 on Wednesday night by Nebraska, which came in just 1-5 in its first season in the Big Ten. “We’re one of them, as is Nebraska. I don’t know who I said it to yesterday, but you can’t get too concerned with records with anybody in this league right now.”

The first night of conference play set the stage.

Iowa, 8-6 at the time, came to Kohl Center on New Year’s Eve and stunned No. 11 Wisconsin, 72-65.

The Badgers had won their last 23 home games against unranked opponents.

There’s been a steady drumbeat of surprises since: Illinois 79, No. 5 Ohio State 74 on Jan. 10; Minnesota 79, No. 7 Indiana 74 on Jan. 12; Iowa

75, No. 13 Michigan 59 on Jan. 14; Northwestern 91, No. 6 Michigan State 74 on Jan. 14; Nebraska over Indiana on Wednesday night and then Penn State 54, No. 22 Illinois 52 on Thursday night.

In addition, No. 13 Indiana shocked second-ranked Ohio State 74-71, also on Dec. 31, with No. 20 Michigan topping ninth-ranked Michigan State 60-59 last Saturday.

No wonder every team in the Big Ten has at least two conference losses and no one is more than three games out of first. That is remarkable in a league where most teams have played just seven of their 18 conference games so far.

Blame it on parity, or maybe too many strong teams, or maybe even too few.

This much is clear: There are no cream puffs on the menu.

“This conference is unbelievable,” Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said after his team stung Illinois on

Thursday night. “It is the best conference, great coaches, great players. It is a flat out battle every time you step on the floor. You can’t let up.”

Slowly but surely, that message is sinking in.

No. 6 Ohio State was already wary of playing on the road — the Buckeyes are just 2-3 away from home — but now are well aware of what can happen as they head to Lincoln, Neb., for the first time today. The Cornhuskers, without three starters earlier in the season, have gotten back mainstays Jorge Brian Diaz and Dylan Talley. Each had 10 points and Diaz hit the winning free throws with 11 seconds left in the victory over Indiana.

“I’ve been noticing (the upsets),” said William Buford, Ohio State’s lone senior. “I’ve noticed a lot of them. It just shows that the Big Ten is a real tough conference this year. Anybody can lose on any given night.”

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■ CONTINUED FROM 15 and made plays,” Tippecanoe coach Matt Pond said. “(Trent) Mead is very athletic in the middle. He was able to get in the paint and find his shot. That will hurt you. He shot a tremendous percentage tonight.

“It was a good game. We just have to find a way to close.”

Mead led the Arrows with 19 points, going 6 for 8 from the stripe in the fourth to help the Arrow close out the game. Chase Culbertson added 13 for Tecumseh.

After the Devils shot 13 for 25 from the field in the first half, the game quickly shifted in the second half thanks to Tecumseh’s fullcourt pressure.

The Red Devils had a 2921 lead at break, but Tecumseh’s defense forced six Tipp turnovers in the third to cut the lead to 29-27 at one point. Tipp, however, stole the momentum right back heading into the fourth, as Sean Ford’s tip pass to Brandon Ervin led to a layup and ignited an 8-4 Tipp run to close the third.

It took Tipp over four minutes to score in the fourth, as Ervin — who scored 10 — split a pair at the line to cut the deficit to 45-38. Tecumseh kept its lead above five the rest of the game, as the Arrows connected on 10 out of 14 foul shots to seal the win.

“We just got a little rattled,” Pond said. “For some reason it (full-court press) looked like it surprised us.

We want to control the tempo, and they weren’t letting us. I thought we got out of rhythm a little bit. We were making entries too soon. They did a nice job coming underneath and making it difficult on Brandon, which was a good adjustment on their part.”

Early on, it looked like Cameron Johnson and Jacob Hall might carry the scoring load for the Devils, as the duo accounted for 13 of the 15 Tipp points in the first to help their team take a 15-11 lead by quarter’s end.

Johnson ended the game with 13 points, while Hall finished with nine.

“I liked where we were (at the end of the first half),” Pond said. “But again it comes back to defense. We were not on the help side defensively like we need to be, and that leads to easy baskets. And we still have stretches when were not rebounding. Those are things we need to continue to work on.”

Getting to the free throw line was another point of emphasis Pond made after the game, admitting his team didn’t get to the line nearly enough. The Red Devils only got to the stripe nine times, making five of those attempts. On the flip side, Tecumseh got to the line 22 times and made 15.

After losing their last two games by nine points combined, the Red Devils (5-8, 33 CBC) have a chance to get a win tonight, hosting Greenon.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NASCAR Hall of Fame welcomed its most diverse class to date Friday night, when Dale Inman opened the ceremony as the first crew chief to be inducted.

Inman was introduced by seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, a member of the first Hall of Fame class. Inman crew chiefed Petty to all his titles, and won an eighth with Terry Labonte.

“Neither one of us was that mechanically inclined. We just sort of learned as we went,” said Petty of his cousin Inman.

“Way back when, there wasn’t no such thing as a crew chief. They had mechanics, crew mechanics, whatever they wanted to call them, and Dale was basically the first one.

“He’s the one that basi-

cally started the crew chief operation.”

Petty then rattled off a list of prominent NASCAR crew chiefs and mechanics including current NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton who all learned the trade from Inman.

Inman, still active in Richard Petty Motorsports, made a point to wish the unsung heroes of the NASCAR a successful 2012 season including RPM drivers Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola.

Also in the third Hall of Fame class was pioneer team owner Glen Wood, modified driver Richie Evans and three-time champions Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough.

Evans was killed in a 1985 accident at Martinsville.

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Tippecanoe’s Cameron Johnson gets a piece of a Tecumseh shot Friday night at Tippecanoe High School.

“We’ve been in some close games,” Pond said. “Tonight I thought it was help side defense that cost us. The other night (against Oakwood) I thought it was the lack of ball movement.

So we’ve been in some tight games. As long as our kids keep playing together and believe in each other and stay together as a team, it’s (progress) going to show at some point.”

Tecumseh — 52 Chase Culbertson 4-2-13, Codi Frank 2-1-5, Jordan Gozelski 0-3-3, Trent Mead 6-7-19, Scott Snarr 3-28, Gabe Winans-Berner 2-0-4.

Totals: 17-15-52.

Tippecanoe — 47 Jared Ervin 0-0-0, Nick Fischer 1-2-4, Sean Ford 3-1-8, Austin Hadden 1-0-3, Jacob Hall 4-0-9, Cameron Johnson 6-0-13. Totals: 19-5-47.

Score By Quarters Tec..........................11 21 31 52 Tipp........................15 29 37 47 3-point goals: Tecumseh — Culbertson 3. Tipp — Ford, Hadden, Hall, Johnson.

Records: Tecumseh 9-3, 5-1.

Tipp 5-8, 3-3.

Reserve score: Tippecanoe 58, Tecumseh 33.

Tippecanoe’s Brandon Ervin pulls down a rebound Friday night.

■ CONTINUED FROM 15 a challenging stretch.

Eight of Cleveland’s next nine games are against playoff teams from last season.

All of the Bulls chipped in to inflict historic damage on the Cavs.

C.J. Watson started for Rose and scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half, when the Bulls took an energetic Cleveland crowd out of it. Richard Hamilton scored 13 points and Joakim Noah had 10 rebounds.

With 8 minutes left, Chicago’s starters were all kicking back on the bench and watching the reserves destroy Cleveland’s backups. Kyle Korver scored 14 points in

the final 12 minutes, and even seldom-used Brian Scalabrine added four points to the delight of some Bulls fans on hand.

Rose’s injury has gotten better in recent days, but it’s still not good enough to get him back on the floor.

“He doesn’t feel he’s ready to go yet,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “The doctors said it’s a sprain.

Turf toe is a pretty wide umbrella. My understanding is the difference between the sprain and turf toe is the turf toe is underneath the toe.

Derrick was face down when he got hit so it was on the top of the toe, which made it a sprain.”

“It’s day-to-day.”

■ Tennis

Australian ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 left in the singles draw, lost to Lopez 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-7 (0), 6-1. It was the 6-foot-9 Isner’s second straight five-set match after he knocked out David Nalbandian in a 4hour, 41-minute thriller.

“It’s very ugly, to be honest, to have no one in the round of 16,” Isner said. “We’ve got to try to rectify that next time the big tournaments roll around.

“It’s very disappointing. That’s not a good effort from the Americans in this tournament. I knew going in today I was the last one left and I wanted to keep on going, but just didn’t happen.”

Instead, Lopez earned a fourth-round match against Rafael Nadal, who won the 2009 Australian Open and has 10 major titles to his credit.

The last American man to win the Australian Open was Andre Agassi in 2003. No. U.S. man has won a major since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open.

“We’ve been spoiled with the success we’ve had in the past,” McEnroe said.

At least the Americans still have Serena Williams, the 13-time Grand Slam champion who is on a 16-match winning streak at Melbourne Park. She won titles in 2009 and 2010 but missed last year because of injury. On Saturday night, the fivetime champion will play Greta Arn of Hungary in the third round.

Before that, defending champion Novak Djokovic will take on Nicolas Mahut of France at Rod Laver Arena.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

FOOTBALL

TENNIS

National Football League Playoff Glance All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 Sunday, Jan. 8 New York 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 14 San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32 Denver at New England, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15 Baltimore 20, Houston 13 N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 22 Baltimore at New England, 3 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m.

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29 At Honolulu NFC vs. AFC Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 At Indianapolis

Australian Open Results Friday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $26.83 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Third Round Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def.

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (6), 7-5, 6-3.

Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def.

Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Kevin Anderson (30), South Africa, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-1.

Feliciano Lopez (18), Spain, def.

John Isner (16), United States, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-7 (0), 6-1.

Nicolas Almagro (10), Spain, def.

Stanislas Wawrinka (21), Switzerland, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-4.

Juan Martin del Potro (11), Argentina, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 62, 6-3, 6-0.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (13), Ukraine, 46, 7-6 (0), 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3.

Women Third Round Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def.

Nina Bratchikova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3.

Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, def.

Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.

Agnieszka Radwanska (8), Poland, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Monica Niculescu (31), Romania, 6-2, 6-2.

Julia Goerges (22), Germany, def.

Romina Oprandi, Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Jelena Jankovic (13), Serbia, def.

Christina McHale, United States, 6-2, 6-0.

Kim Clijsters (11), Belgium, def.

Daniela Hantuchova (20), Slovakia, 63, 6-2.

Li Na (5), China, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (26), Spain, 3-0, 30-0, retired.

Doubles Men Second Round Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins (15), Britain, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr. and Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-0, 6-3.

Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace, Italy, def. Julian Knowle, Austria, and Michael Kohlmann, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def.

Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini (14), Italy, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram (13), United States, def. Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, and Andre Sa, Brazil, 5-7, 63, 6-2.

Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Christopher Kas (12), Germany, def.

Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Michael Llodra, France, and Nenad Zimonjic (3), Serbia, def. Marc Lopez and David Marrero, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Philipp Petzschner (5), Germany, def. Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, 6-2, 6-4.

Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace, Italy, def. Julian Knowle, Austria, and Michael Kohlmann, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Eric Butorac, United States, and Bruno Soares (10), Brazil, def. Flavio Cipolla, Italy, and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-3.

Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Lleyton Hewitt and Peter Luczak, Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Horia Tecau (7), Romania, def. Colin Ebelthite and Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Women Second Round Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova (5), Russia, def. Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-1, 6-1.

Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond (2), United States, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, and Virginie Razzano, France, 6-0, 6-0.

Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja (13), Spain, 7-5, 6-4.

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (11), Italy, def. Anastasia and Arina Rodionova, Australia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 60, 6-3.

Polona Hercog, Slovenia, and Zheng Jie, China, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Shahar Peer (16), Israel, 6-2, 6-2.

Vania King, United States, and Yaroslava Shvedova (3), Kazakhstan, def. Bojana Bobusic and Sacha Jones, Australia, 6-1, 6-0.

Mixed First Round Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi (6), India, def. Natalie Grandin, South Africa, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Curacao, 6-4, 6-2.

Abigail Spears, United States, and Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Poland, def. Peng Shuai, China, and Jamie Murray, Britain, 6-3, 5-7, 10-5 tiebreak.

Lisa Raymond, United States, and Rohan Bopanna (4), India, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, and Alexander Peya, Austria, 6-1, 6-0.

Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (7), Pakistan, def. Jelena Dokic and Paul Hanley, Australia, 6-3, 6-1.

College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Monday, Jan. 9 BCS National Championship At New Orleans Alabama 21, LSU 0 Saturday, Jan. 21 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 28 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio Texas vs. Nation, 2 p.m. (CBSSN)

BASEBALL 2012 Spring Training Dates

By The Associated Press Baltimore . . . . . . . .Feb.19-Feb. Boston . . . . . . . . . .Feb.21-Feb. Chicago White Sox Feb.23-Feb. Cleveland . . . . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Detroit . . . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Kansas City . . . . . .Feb.21-Feb. L.A. Angels . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Minnesota . . . . . . .Feb.19-Feb. N.Y.Yankees . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Oakland . . . . . . . . .Feb.19-Feb. Seattle . . . . . . . . . .Feb.12-Feb. Tampa Bay . . . . . . .Feb.21-Feb. Texas . . . . . . . . . . .Feb.23-Feb. Toronto . . . . . . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Arizona . . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Chicago Cubs . . . .Feb.19-Feb. Cincinnati . . . . . . . .Feb.19-Feb. Colorado . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Houston . . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. L.A. Dodgers . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Miami . . . . . . . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Milwaukee . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. N.Y. Mets . . . . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Philadelphia . . . . . .Feb.19 -Feb. Pittsburgh . . . . . . .Feb.19 -Feb. St. Louis . . . . . . . . .Feb.19 -Feb. San Diego . . . . . . .Feb.20 -Feb. San Francisco . . . .Feb.19 -Feb. Washington . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb.

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BASKETBALL National Basketball Association All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB W L 11 4 .733 — Philadelphia New York 6 9 .400 5 Boston 5 9 .357 5½ New Jersey 4 11 .267 7 Toronto 4 12 .250 7½ Southeast Division Pct GB W L 10 4 .714 — Orlando 10 4 .714 — Miami 11 5 .688 — Atlanta 3 12 .200 7½ Charlotte Washington 2 13 .133 8½ Central Division W L Pct GB 14 3 .824 — Chicago 9 4 .692 3 Indiana 6 8 .429 6½ Cleveland 5 9 .357 7½ Milwaukee 3 13 .188 10½ Detroit WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 10 5 .667 — Memphis 8 6 .571 1½ 9 7 .563 1½ Dallas Houston 8 7 .533 2 New Orleans 3 12 .200 7 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 12 3 .800 — Denver 11 5 .688 1½ Utah 9 5 .643 2½ Portland 9 6 .600 3 Minnesota 6 8 .429 5½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 8 4 .667 — L.A. Lakers 10 6 .625 — Phoenix 6 9 .400 3½ Golden State 5 9 .357 4 Sacramento 5 10 .333 4½ Thursday's Games Houston 90, New Orleans 88, OT Miami 98, L.A. Lakers 87 Dallas 94, Utah 91 Friday's Games Portland 94, Toronto 84 Denver 108, Washington 104 Philadelphia 90, Atlanta 76 Phoenix 79, Boston 71 Chicago 114, Cleveland 75 Memphis 98, Detroit 81 Milwaukee 100, New York 86 L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 8 p.m.

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

Indiana at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

Saturday's Games Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Portland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sunday's Games Boston at Washington, 1 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Charlotte at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 6 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Friday's College Basketball Scores EAST Susquehanna 77, Scranton 63 MIDWEST Youngstown St. 68, Milwaukee 66 SOUTH Florida Gulf Coast 92, Stetson 85 Friday's Scores Boys Basketball Ashville Teays Valley 67, Cols.

Hamilton Twp. 33 Beavercreek 54, Centerville 45 Bellefontaine 51, Spring. Kenton Ridge 27 Circleville Logan Elm 52, AmandaClearcreek 42 Cle. Horizon Science 72, Kingsway Christian 43 Collins Western Reserve 68, Norwalk St. Paul 42 Cols. Eastmoor 72, Cols. West 48 Cols. Northland 99, Cols. Beechcroft 58 Cols. Upper Arlington 34, Thomas Worthington 30

SCOREBOARD

Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY BOXING 9 p.m. NBCSP — Heavyweights, Eddie Chambers, (36-20) vs. Sergei Liakhovich (25-4-0); junior middleweights, Gabriel Rosado (18-5-0) vs. Jesus Soto-Karass (24-6-0), at Philadelphia COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 p.m. NBCSP — NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, at Carson, Calif.

EXTREME SPORTS 4:30 p.m. NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Pantech Invitational, at Killington, Vt. GOLF 8:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, third round, at George, South Africa (same-day tape) 4 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, third round, at La Quinta, Calif.

7:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, second round, at Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon CBS — National coverage, Alabama at Kentucky ESPN — Purdue at Michigan St. 1 p.m. ESPN2 — Xavier at Dayton 2 p.m. CBS — National coverage, Michigan at Arkansas ESPN — Missouri at Baylor FSN — UCF at UAB 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Indiana St. at Creighton 4 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, Kansas at Texas or UConn at Tennessee ESPN — Florida St. at Duke FSN — UCLA at Oregon 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Iowa St. at Texas Tech 6 p.m. ESPN — Syracuse at Notre Dame 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Mississippi St. at Vanderbilt 9 p.m. ESPN — Louisville at Pittsburgh SOCCER 7:30 a.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea at Norwich City TENNIS 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, round of 16, at Melbourne, Australia 3 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, round of 16, at Melbourne, Australia WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon FSN — Texas at Oklahoma Columbus Grove 66, Spencerville 56 Day. Carroll 51, Middletown Fenwick 48 Day. Dunbar 89, Day. Belmont 17 Dublin Coffman 69, Grove City Cent.

Crossing 41 Eaton 57, Day. Oakwood 43 Fairfield Christian 42, Shekinah Christian 39 Ft. Recovery 56, Minster 32 Galloway Westland 63, Hilliard Davidson 55 Germantown Valley View 56, Monroe 18 Huber Hts. Wayne 55, Clayton Northmont 49 Miller City 46, Ottoville 43 N. Olmsted 67, Avon Lake 64 Pickerington N. 68, GroveportMadison 39 Port Clinton 46, Milan Edison 35 Powell Olentangy Liberty 87, Marysville 38 Sandusky 64, Bellevue 57, OT Seaman N. Adams 68, W. Union 31 Worthington Christian 66, Marion Elgin 30 Yellow Springs 74, Xenia Christian 40 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Akr. Manchester vs. Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley, ppd. to Feb 11.

Albany Alexander vs. Pomeroy Meigs, ppd.

Alliance vs. Minerva, ppd. to Feb 11.

Athens vs. Wellston, ppd. to Feb 14.

Barnesville vs. Beallsville, ppd. to Jan 25.

Belmont Union Local vs. Martins Ferry, ppd. to Jan 28.

Belpre vs. Stewart Federal Hocking, ppd.

Berlin Hiland vs. Strasburg-Franklin, ppd. to Feb 9.

Bidwell River Valley vs. Reedsville Eastern, ppd.

Byesville Meadowbrook vs. New Philadelphia, ppd. to Feb 14.

Chillicothe Zane Trace vs.

Southeastern, ppd.

Coshocton vs. Marietta, ppd. to Jan 21.

Crestline vs. Lucas, ppd.

Frankfort Adena vs. Bainbridge Paint Valley, ppd.

Franklin Furnace Green vs. New Boston Glenwood, ppd. to Feb 14.

Glouster Trimble vs. Corning Miller, ppd. to Feb 11.

Howard E. Knox vs. Loudonville, ppd. to Jan 21.

Lexington vs. Orrville, ppd.

Lima Sr. vs. Findlay, ppd. to Feb 7.

Logan vs. Chillicothe, ppd. to Jan 24.

Lucasville Valley vs. Minford, ppd. to Feb 14.

Lynchburg-Clay vs. Peebles, ppd. to Jan 21.

Malvern vs. Tuscarawas Cent. Cath., ppd. to Jan 21.

Massillon Tuslaw vs. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA, ppd.

McArthur Vinton County vs.

Nelsonville-York, ppd. to Feb 14.

McDermott Scioto NW vs. S. Webster, ppd.

Millersburg W. Holmes vs. Bellville Clear Fork, ppd. to Feb 6.

Navarre Fairless vs. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley, ppd. to Feb 7.

New Concord John Glenn vs.

Thornville Sheridan, ppd. to Jan 21.

Oak Hill vs. Portsmouth W., ppd. to Jan 21.

Portsmouth Clay vs. Latham Western, ppd.

Portsmouth Notre Dame vs. Beaver Eastern, ppd.

Racine Southern vs. Waterford, ppd.

Rayland Buckeye vs. Cadiz Harrison Cent., ppd.

Richmond Edison vs. Bellaire, ppd. to Jan 21.

Sarahsville Shenandoah vs. Lore City Buckeye Trail, ppd. to Jan 21.

Shadyside vs. Woodsfield Monroe Cent., ppd. to Jan 21.

Steubenville vs. Steubenville Cath.

Cent., ppd. to Jan 21.

Sugarcreek Garaway vs.

Newcomerstown, ppd.

Uhrichsville Claymont vs. Dover, ppd.

to Jan 21.

Upper Sandusky vs. Ontario, ppd. to Jan 26.

Versailles vs. Coldwater, ppd.

Vincent Warren vs. Gallipolis Gallia, ppd. to Feb 7.

W. Lafayette Ridgewood vs. Magnolia Sandy Valley, ppd. to Feb 3.

Warsaw River View vs. Zanesville, ppd.

Wheelersburg vs. Waverly, ppd.

Williamsport Westfall vs. Chillicothe Unioto, ppd.

Wintersville Indian Creek vs. St. Clairsville, ppd. to Jan 21.

Wooster Triway vs. Can. Timken, ppd. to Jan 21.

Wooster vs. Mansfield Sr., ppd.

Rosecrans vs.

Zanesville Cambridge, ppd. to Jan 21.

Friday's Scores Girls Basketball Lou. Butler, Ky. 43, Cin. Withrow 37 Wellington Tournament Cols. Wellington 34, Cols. Horizon Science 30 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Culver Academy Tournament First Round Berlin Center Western Reserve vs.

Ft. Wayne Canterbury, Ind., ppd.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 45 29 12 4 62126 94 Philadelphia 45 27 14 4 58150133 Pittsburgh 47 26 17 4 56145122 New Jersey 46 26 18 2 54127130 N.Y. Islanders45 18 21 6 42110135 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 44 30 13 1 61160 89 49 27 16 6 60153151 Ottawa 46 23 18 5 51143141 Toronto Buffalo 47 19 23 5 43115144 Montreal 47 17 21 9 43120131 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 45 21 14 10 52115127 Washington 46 25 19 2 52128130 Winnipeg 47 22 20 5 49120134 Carolina 49 17 24 8 42127156 Tampa Bay 45 18 23 4 40126159 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 47 31 15 1 63152107 St. Louis 46 28 12 6 62117 94 Chicago 47 28 13 6 62156135 Nashville 47 27 16 4 58128123 Columbus 46 13 28 5 31110152 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 47 28 15 4 60151117 Colorado 48 25 21 2 52124137 Minnesota 47 22 18 7 51107122 Calgary 48 22 20 6 50114134 Edmonton 46 17 25 4 38116132 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 44 26 13 5 57126104 Los Angeles 48 23 15 10 56106107 Dallas 45 24 19 2 50122129 Phoenix 48 21 19 8 50124128 Anaheim 45 16 22 7 39119140 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday's Games Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, SO Toronto 4, Minnesota 1 Boston 4, New Jersey 1 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 1 Nashville 3, Columbus 0 St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0 Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1 Ottawa 4, San Jose 1 Friday's Games Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 4, SO Carolina 3, Washington 0 Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Florida at Chicago, 9 p.m.

Saturday's Games N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM San Jose at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

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

Sunday's Games Washington at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

GOLF Humana Challenge Scores Friday La Quinta, Calif. p-PGA West (Palmer Course); 6,950; Par 72 q-La Quinta Club; 7,060; Par 72 n-PGA West (Nicklaus Course); 6,924; Par 72 Purse: $5.6 million Second Round Ben Crane .................65n-63p—128 David Toms ................63q-65n—128 Mark Wilson...............66n-62p—128 Camilo Villegas ..........63n-68p—131 Harris English ............69q-62n—131 Chris Kirk...................68q-63n—131 Bobby Gates..............68p-63q—131 Cameron Tringale ......68n-64p—132 Chris DiMarco............68q-64n—132 Ken Duke ...................67n-65p—132 Tommy Biershenk ......68q-64n—132 Brandt Snedeker........64n-68p—132 John Mallinger ...........67q-65n—132 Kevin Chappell...........65q-68n—133 Zach Johnson ............68p-65q—133 Brendon Todd ............66p-67q—133 Bud Cauley ................66q-67n—133 Steve Marino..............65q-68n—133 Stephen Ames...........66n-67p—133 John Senden .............69q-64n—133 Sang-Moon Bae.........64n-69p—133 Ryan Moore ...............72q-61n—133 Kevin Na ....................66n-68p—134 Gary Christian ...........66n-68p—134 Jeff Maggert ..............69p-65q—134 Pat Perez ...................67q-67n—134 Michael Bradley .........67n-67p—134 Jason Kokrak .............68p-66q—134 Bob Estes ..................64n-70p—134 Jason Dufner .............71p-63q—134 Johnson Wagner........68p-67q—135 Martin Laird ...............66p-69q—135 Seung-yul Noh...........65n-70p—135 Lee Janzen ................69n-66p—135 Miguel Angel Carballo69q-66n—135 Spencer Levin............68q-67n—135 Brett Quigley..............67p-68q—135 Jarrod Lyle .................68p-67q—135 Troy Matteson ............71n-65p—136 Kevin Streelman ........70n-66p—136 Jimmy Walker ............70q-66n—136 Rory Sabbatini...........68p-68q—136 Erik Compton.............67n-69p—136 Jamie Lovemark ........68q-68n—136 John Rollins ...............68n-68p—136 Brendon de Jonge .....65q-71n—136 Harrison Frazar..........68n-68p—136 Chad Campbell..........71q-65n—136 Robert Garrigus.........73p-64q—137 David Hearn...............68n-69p—137 Ricky Barnes .............68q-69n—137 Vaughn Taylor ............69q-68n—137 Jeff Overton...............67p-70q—137 Blake Adams .............66p-71q—137 Ryuji Imada................68p-69q—137 Brian Gay...................69n-68p—137 Ted Potter, Jr..............64n-73p—137 Kevin Sutherland .......69n-68p—137 Justin Leonard ...........69p-68q—137 Briny Baird .................70n-67p—137 Josh Teater ................71q-66n—137 George McNeill..........73p-65q—138 Bo Van Pelt ................67q-71n—138 Kyle Reifers ...............69p-69q—138 Arjun Atwal ................70q-68n—138 Jason Bohn................68p-70q—138 Russell Knox..............72n-66p—138 Brian Harman ............69q-69n—138 Matt Kuchar ...............71p-67q—138 Michael Thompson ....71n-67p—138 Danny Lee .................69p-69q—138 Matt Bettencourt ........68p-70q—138 Roberto Castro ..........68n-70p—138 William McGirt ...........67n-71p—138 Mathew Goggin .........65p-73q—138 Nick O'Hern ...............68p-70q—138 Joe Ogilvie.................70p-69q—139 Joe Durant .................68p-71q—139 Brendan Steele..........70n-69p—139 Greg Chalmers ..........71q-68n—139 Paul Goydos ..............70q-69n—139 D.J. Trahan .................71q-68n—139 Derek Lamely ............68n-71p—139 Chad Collins ..............65n-74p—139 Sunghoon Kang.........72q-67n—139 Cameron Beckman....69n-70p—139 Stuart Appleby...........71q-68n—139 Charles Howell III ......69p-70q—139 Scott Brown ...............69n-70p—139 James Driscoll ...........69q-70n—139 Rod Pampling ............71q-69n—140 Chris Stroud ..............70n-70p—140 Charlie Beljan ............71p-69q—140 Kyle Thompson ..........69p-71q—140 Anthony Kim ..............70n-70p—140 John Merrick ..............69n-71p—140 Billy Mayfair ...............69n-71p—140 Hunter Haas ..............72p-68q—140 Kris Blanks ................71p-69q—140 Bill Haas ....................71n-69p—140 Rocco Mediate...........71p-69q—140 Kyle Stanley...............68q-72n—140 Bryce Molder .............71n-69p—140 Chez Reavie ..............70q-70n—140 Ryan Palmer ..............69q-71n—140 Carl Pettersson..........71q-70n—141 Kevin Kisner...............68q-73n—141 Tom Gillis ...................69p-72q—141 Charley Hoffman........70p-71q—141 Richard H. Lee...........74q-67n—141 Steve Elkington..........69p-72q—141 Jerry Kelly..................71p-70q—141 Troy Kelly ...................71p-70q—141 Chris Couch...............74n-68p—142 Keith Fergus ..............73n-69p—142 Tommy Gainey...........70p-72q—142 Jhonattan Vegas ........70p-72q—142 Marco Dawson...........72p-70q—142 Charlie Wi ..................71p-71q—142 Scott Piercy ...............70q-72n—142 Stephen Gangluff.......69p-73q—142 Brian Davis ................70n-72p—142 Bill Lunde...................71p-71q—142 J.J. Henry...................71q-72n—143 Phil Mickelson............74q-69n—143 Greg Norman.............72q-71n—143 Tom Pernice Jr...........72p-71q—143 Brandt Jobe ...............69p-74q—143 Steve Jones ...............73n-71p—144 Jonas Blixt .................73q-71n—144 Rich Beem .................72n-73p—145 Gavin Coles ...............73p-72q—145 Heath Slocum ............70n-76p—146 J.J. Killeen..................73q-73n—146 Tim Herron.................76q-71n—147 Sam Saunders...........73q-76n—149 Mike Miles..................78n-72p—150 Scott McCarron..........78q-73n—151 Trevor Immelman .......76q-76n—152 David Duval ...............77n-75p—152 Mark Brooks ..............77p-76q—153 David Mathis..............76n-77p—153 Dustin Johnson ...................72—WD

Scott Stallings .....................74—WD Champions-Mitsubishi Electric Scores Friday At Hualalai Resort Golf Club Course Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 7,107; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Bruce Vaughan ................33-32—65 Tom Lehman....................33-32—65 Brad Faxon ......................32-34—66 Loren Roberts..................31-35—66 Corey Pavin .....................31-35—66 Jay Haas..........................33-33—66 Dan Forsman...................33-34—67 Michael Allen ...................33-34—67 Gary Hallberg ..................33-35—68 Mark McNulty ..................32-36—68 Bernhard Langer .............34-34—68 John Huston ....................31-37—68 Russ Cochran..................32-36—68 Jeff Sluman......................32-36—68 Denis Watson ..................34-35—69 Tom Kite...........................35-34—69 Larry Mize........................35-34—69 Bob Gilder........................33-36—69 David Frost ......................35-34—69 Tom Watson .....................32-37—69 David Eger.......................33-36—69 John Cook .......................33-36—69 Jay Don Blake..................34-35—69 Ben Crenshaw .................36-34—70 Curtis Strange .................35-35—70 Brad Bryant......................34-36—70 Fuzzy Zoeller ...................34-37—71 D.A. Weibring ...................35-36—71 Mike Reid.........................33-38—71 Mark O'Meara..................36-35—71 Mark Calcavecchia ..........36-35—71 Ted Schulz .......................36-36—72 Rod Spittle .......................38-34—72 Mark Wiebe .....................35-37—72 Fred Couples ...................36-36—72 Olin Browne .....................38-34—72 Larry Nelson ....................35-38—73 Kenny Perry .....................36-37—73 Nick Price ........................37-36—73 Lanny Wadkins ................38-36—74 Hale Irwin.........................37-42—79

TRANSACTIONS Friday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Named Gerald Perry hitting coach at Pawtucket (IL); Carlos Febles manager, Darren Fenster hitting coach and Mauricio Elizondo athletic trainer at Greenville (SAL); Brandon Henry athletic trainer at Portland (EL); Bruce Crabbe manager and Nelson Paulino hitting coach at Lowell (New York-Penn); Billy McMillon manager, Rich Gedman hitting coach and David Herrera athletic trainer at Salem (Carolina); and Noah Hall coach at the GCL Red Sox. CLEVELAND INDIANS_Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Spilborghs and INF Gregorio Petit on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK YANKEES_Agreed to terms with OF Brett Gardner on a oneyear contract.

National League CINCINNATI REDS_Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Madson on a one-year contract.

COLORADO ROCKIES_Acquired RHP Zach Putman from Cleveland for RHP Kevin Slowey and cash.

HOUSTON ASTROS_Agreed to terms with C Chris Snyder on a oneyear contract.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS_Agreed to terms with RHP Sergio Romo on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Agreed to terms with OF-1B Michael Morse on a two-year contract.

BASKETBALL NBA Development League FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS_Named Christian Laettner assistant coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS_Named John Bonamego special teams coordinator, Sylvester Croom running backs coach Bobby Johnson tight ends coach and Jerry Sullivan receivers coach.

NEW YORK JETS_Signed G Trevor Canfield.

P I T T S B U R G H STEELERS_Announced the retirement of offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

Signed QB Troy Smith, CB Walter McFadden, WR Tyler Beiler, WR David Gilreath, WR Derrick Williams and WR Jimmy Young.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS_Signed D Francois Beauchemin to a three-year contract extension. Recalled C Mark Bell from Syracuse (AHL).

BOSTON BRUINS_Assigned F Jordan Caron and D Steven Kampfer to Providence (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS_Assigned LW Dane Byers and D David Savard to Springfield (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS_Reassigned RW Michal Repik to San Antonio (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS_Recalled F Stephane Da Costa from Binghamton (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES_Recalled D Maxim Goncharov from Portland (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING_Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL).

WINNIPEG JETS_Fined F Nik Antropov $2,500 for boarding Buffalo D T.J. Brennan in a Jan. 19 game.

SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED_Acquired MF Danny Cruz from Houston for a partial allocation.

FC DALLAS_Signed D Carlos Rodriguez.

MONTREAL IMPACT_Signed D Shavar Thomas.

TORONTO FC_Announced Announced D Andy Iro and F Peri Marosevic declined contract offers and are free agents.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC_Named Carl Robinson and Jake DeClute assistant coaches. Acquired an international roster spot and a 2014 second-round SuperDraft pick from Colorado for allocation money.

COLLEGE FRESNO STATE_Named Joe Wade running backs coach, Cameron Norcross offensive line coach and Ron Antoine wide receivers coach.

NORTH CAROLINA_Named Randy Jordan running backs coach.

NORTH DAKOTA_Announced the retirement of women's basketball coach Gene Roebuck at the end of the season.

TULSA_Named Dan Bitson running backs coach.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

FOOTBALL

TENNIS

National Football League Playoff Glance All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 Sunday, Jan. 8 New York 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 14 San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32 Denver at New England, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15 Baltimore 20, Houston 13 N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 22 Baltimore at New England, 3 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m.

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29 At Honolulu NFC vs. AFC Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 At Indianapolis

Australian Open Results Friday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $26.83 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Third Round Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def.

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (6), 7-5, 6-3.

Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def.

Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Kevin Anderson (30), South Africa, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-1.

Feliciano Lopez (18), Spain, def.

John Isner (16), United States, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-7 (0), 6-1.

Nicolas Almagro (10), Spain, def.

Stanislas Wawrinka (21), Switzerland, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-4.

Juan Martin del Potro (11), Argentina, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 62, 6-3, 6-0.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def.

Alexandr Dolgopolov (13), Ukraine, 46, 7-6 (0), 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3.

Women Third Round Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def.

Nina Bratchikova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3.

Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, def.

Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.

Agnieszka Radwanska (8), Poland, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Monica Niculescu (31), Romania, 6-2, 6-2.

Julia Goerges (22), Germany, def.

Romina Oprandi, Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Jelena Jankovic (13), Serbia, def.

Christina McHale, United States, 6-2, 6-0.

Kim Clijsters (11), Belgium, def.

Daniela Hantuchova (20), Slovakia, 63, 6-2.

Li Na (5), China, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (26), Spain, 3-0, 30-0, retired.

Doubles Men Second Round Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins (15), Britain, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr. and Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-0, 6-3.

Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace, Italy, def. Julian Knowle, Austria, and Michael Kohlmann, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def.

Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini (14), Italy, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram (13), United States, def. Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, and Andre Sa, Brazil, 5-7, 63, 6-2.

Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Christopher Kas (12), Germany, def.

Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Michael Llodra, France, and Nenad Zimonjic (3), Serbia, def. Marc Lopez and David Marrero, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Philipp Petzschner (5), Germany, def. Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, 6-2, 6-4.

Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace, Italy, def. Julian Knowle, Austria, and Michael Kohlmann, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Eric Butorac, United States, and Bruno Soares (10), Brazil, def. Flavio Cipolla, Italy, and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-3.

Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Lleyton Hewitt and Peter Luczak, Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Horia Tecau (7), Romania, def. Colin Ebelthite and Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Women Second Round Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova (5), Russia, def. Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-1, 6-1.

Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond (2), United States, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, and Virginie Razzano, France, 6-0, 6-0.

Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja (13), Spain, 7-5, 6-4.

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (11), Italy, def. Anastasia and Arina Rodionova, Australia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 60, 6-3.

Polona Hercog, Slovenia, and Zheng Jie, China, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Shahar Peer (16), Israel, 6-2, 6-2.

Vania King, United States, and Yaroslava Shvedova (3), Kazakhstan, def. Bojana Bobusic and Sacha Jones, Australia, 6-1, 6-0.

Mixed First Round Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi (6), India, def. Natalie Grandin, South Africa, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Curacao, 6-4, 6-2.

Abigail Spears, United States, and Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Poland, def. Peng Shuai, China, and Jamie Murray, Britain, 6-3, 5-7, 10-5 tiebreak.

Lisa Raymond, United States, and Rohan Bopanna (4), India, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, and Alexander Peya, Austria, 6-1, 6-0.

Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (7), Pakistan, def. Jelena Dokic and Paul Hanley, Australia, 6-3, 6-1.

College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Monday, Jan. 9 BCS National Championship At New Orleans Alabama 21, LSU 0 Saturday, Jan. 21 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 28 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio Texas vs. Nation, 2 p.m. (CBSSN)

BASEBALL 2012 Spring Training Dates

By The Associated Press Baltimore . . . . . . . .Feb.19-Feb. Boston . . . . . . . . . .Feb.21-Feb. Chicago White Sox Feb.23-Feb. Cleveland . . . . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Detroit . . . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Kansas City . . . . . .Feb.21-Feb. L.A. Angels . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Minnesota . . . . . . .Feb.19-Feb. N.Y.Yankees . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Oakland . . . . . . . . .Feb.19-Feb. Seattle . . . . . . . . . .Feb.12-Feb. Tampa Bay . . . . . . .Feb.21-Feb. Texas . . . . . . . . . . .Feb.23-Feb. Toronto . . . . . . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Arizona . . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Chicago Cubs . . . .Feb.19-Feb. Cincinnati . . . . . . . .Feb.19-Feb. Colorado . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. Houston . . . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. L.A. Dodgers . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Miami . . . . . . . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Milwaukee . . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb. N.Y. Mets . . . . . . . .Feb.22-Feb. Philadelphia . . . . . .Feb.19 -Feb. Pittsburgh . . . . . . .Feb.19 -Feb. St. Louis . . . . . . . . .Feb.19 -Feb. San Diego . . . . . . .Feb.20 -Feb. San Francisco . . . .Feb.19 -Feb. Washington . . . . . .Feb.20-Feb.

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BASKETBALL National Basketball Association All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB W L 11 4 .733 — Philadelphia New York 6 9 .400 5 Boston 5 9 .357 5½ New Jersey 4 11 .267 7 Toronto 4 12 .250 7½ Southeast Division Pct GB W L 10 4 .714 — Orlando 10 4 .714 — Miami 11 5 .688 — Atlanta 3 12 .200 7½ Charlotte Washington 2 13 .133 8½ Central Division W L Pct GB 14 3 .824 — Chicago 9 4 .692 3 Indiana 6 8 .429 6½ Cleveland 5 9 .357 7½ Milwaukee 3 13 .188 10½ Detroit WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 10 5 .667 — Memphis 8 6 .571 1½ 9 7 .563 1½ Dallas Houston 8 7 .533 2 New Orleans 3 12 .200 7 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 12 3 .800 — Denver 11 5 .688 1½ Utah 9 5 .643 2½ Portland 9 6 .600 3 Minnesota 6 8 .429 5½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 8 4 .667 — L.A. Lakers 10 6 .625 — Phoenix 6 9 .400 3½ Golden State 5 9 .357 4 Sacramento 5 10 .333 4½ Thursday's Games Houston 90, New Orleans 88, OT Miami 98, L.A. Lakers 87 Dallas 94, Utah 91 Friday's Games Portland 94, Toronto 84 Denver 108, Washington 104 Philadelphia 90, Atlanta 76 Phoenix 79, Boston 71 Chicago 114, Cleveland 75 Memphis 98, Detroit 81 Milwaukee 100, New York 86 L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 8 p.m.

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

Indiana at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

Saturday's Games Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Portland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.

Sunday's Games Boston at Washington, 1 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

Charlotte at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 6 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Friday's College Basketball Scores EAST Susquehanna 77, Scranton 63 MIDWEST Youngstown St. 68, Milwaukee 66 SOUTH Florida Gulf Coast 92, Stetson 85 Friday's Scores Boys Basketball Ashville Teays Valley 67, Cols.

Hamilton Twp. 33 Beavercreek 54, Centerville 45 Bellefontaine 51, Spring. Kenton Ridge 27 Circleville Logan Elm 52, AmandaClearcreek 42 Cle. Horizon Science 72, Kingsway Christian 43 Collins Western Reserve 68, Norwalk St. Paul 42 Cols. Eastmoor 72, Cols. West 48 Cols. Northland 99, Cols. Beechcroft 58 Cols. Upper Arlington 34, Thomas Worthington 30

SCOREBOARD

Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY BOXING 9 p.m. NBCSP — Heavyweights, Eddie Chambers, (36-20) vs. Sergei Liakhovich (25-4-0); junior middleweights, Gabriel Rosado (18-5-0) vs. Jesus Soto-Karass (24-6-0), at Philadelphia COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 p.m. NBCSP — NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, at Carson, Calif.

EXTREME SPORTS 4:30 p.m. NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Pantech Invitational, at Killington, Vt. GOLF 8:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, third round, at George, South Africa (same-day tape) 4 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, third round, at La Quinta, Calif.

7:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, second round, at Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon CBS — National coverage, Alabama at Kentucky ESPN — Purdue at Michigan St. 1 p.m. ESPN2 — Xavier at Dayton 2 p.m. CBS — National coverage, Michigan at Arkansas ESPN — Missouri at Baylor FSN — UCF at UAB 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Indiana St. at Creighton 4 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, Kansas at Texas or UConn at Tennessee ESPN — Florida St. at Duke FSN — UCLA at Oregon 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Iowa St. at Texas Tech 6 p.m. ESPN — Syracuse at Notre Dame 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Mississippi St. at Vanderbilt 9 p.m. ESPN — Louisville at Pittsburgh SOCCER 7:30 a.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea at Norwich City TENNIS 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, round of 16, at Melbourne, Australia 3 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, round of 16, at Melbourne, Australia WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon FSN — Texas at Oklahoma Columbus Grove 66, Spencerville 56 Day. Carroll 51, Middletown Fenwick 48 Day. Dunbar 89, Day. Belmont 17 Dublin Coffman 69, Grove City Cent.

Crossing 41 Eaton 57, Day. Oakwood 43 Fairfield Christian 42, Shekinah Christian 39 Ft. Recovery 56, Minster 32 Galloway Westland 63, Hilliard Davidson 55 Germantown Valley View 56, Monroe 18 Huber Hts. Wayne 55, Clayton Northmont 49 Miller City 46, Ottoville 43 N. Olmsted 67, Avon Lake 64 Pickerington N. 68, GroveportMadison 39 Port Clinton 46, Milan Edison 35 Powell Olentangy Liberty 87, Marysville 38 Sandusky 64, Bellevue 57, OT Seaman N. Adams 68, W. Union 31 Worthington Christian 66, Marion Elgin 30 Yellow Springs 74, Xenia Christian 40 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Akr. Manchester vs. Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley, ppd. to Feb 11.

Albany Alexander vs. Pomeroy Meigs, ppd.

Alliance vs. Minerva, ppd. to Feb 11.

Athens vs. Wellston, ppd. to Feb 14.

Barnesville vs. Beallsville, ppd. to Jan 25.

Belmont Union Local vs. Martins Ferry, ppd. to Jan 28.

Belpre vs. Stewart Federal Hocking, ppd.

Berlin Hiland vs. Strasburg-Franklin, ppd. to Feb 9.

Bidwell River Valley vs. Reedsville Eastern, ppd.

Byesville Meadowbrook vs. New Philadelphia, ppd. to Feb 14.

Chillicothe Zane Trace vs.

Southeastern, ppd.

Coshocton vs. Marietta, ppd. to Jan 21.

Crestline vs. Lucas, ppd.

Frankfort Adena vs. Bainbridge Paint Valley, ppd.

Franklin Furnace Green vs. New Boston Glenwood, ppd. to Feb 14.

Glouster Trimble vs. Corning Miller, ppd. to Feb 11.

Howard E. Knox vs. Loudonville, ppd. to Jan 21.

Lexington vs. Orrville, ppd.

Lima Sr. vs. Findlay, ppd. to Feb 7.

Logan vs. Chillicothe, ppd. to Jan 24.

Lucasville Valley vs. Minford, ppd. to Feb 14.

Lynchburg-Clay vs. Peebles, ppd. to Jan 21.

Malvern vs. Tuscarawas Cent. Cath., ppd. to Jan 21.

Massillon Tuslaw vs. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA, ppd.

McArthur Vinton County vs.

Nelsonville-York, ppd. to Feb 14.

McDermott Scioto NW vs. S. Webster, ppd.

Millersburg W. Holmes vs. Bellville Clear Fork, ppd. to Feb 6.

Navarre Fairless vs. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley, ppd. to Feb 7.

New Concord John Glenn vs.

Thornville Sheridan, ppd. to Jan 21.

Oak Hill vs. Portsmouth W., ppd. to Jan 21.

Portsmouth Clay vs. Latham Western, ppd.

Portsmouth Notre Dame vs. Beaver Eastern, ppd.

Racine Southern vs. Waterford, ppd.

Rayland Buckeye vs. Cadiz Harrison Cent., ppd.

Richmond Edison vs. Bellaire, ppd. to Jan 21.

Sarahsville Shenandoah vs. Lore City Buckeye Trail, ppd. to Jan 21.

Shadyside vs. Woodsfield Monroe Cent., ppd. to Jan 21.

Steubenville vs. Steubenville Cath.

Cent., ppd. to Jan 21.

Sugarcreek Garaway vs.

Newcomerstown, ppd.

Uhrichsville Claymont vs. Dover, ppd.

to Jan 21.

Upper Sandusky vs. Ontario, ppd. to Jan 26.

Versailles vs. Coldwater, ppd.

Vincent Warren vs. Gallipolis Gallia, ppd. to Feb 7.

W. Lafayette Ridgewood vs. Magnolia Sandy Valley, ppd. to Feb 3.

Warsaw River View vs. Zanesville, ppd.

Wheelersburg vs. Waverly, ppd.

Williamsport Westfall vs. Chillicothe Unioto, ppd.

Wintersville Indian Creek vs. St. Clairsville, ppd. to Jan 21.

Wooster Triway vs. Can. Timken, ppd. to Jan 21.

Wooster vs. Mansfield Sr., ppd.

Rosecrans vs.

Zanesville Cambridge, ppd. to Jan 21.

Friday's Scores Girls Basketball Lou. Butler, Ky. 43, Cin. Withrow 37 Wellington Tournament Cols. Wellington 34, Cols. Horizon Science 30 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Culver Academy Tournament First Round Berlin Center Western Reserve vs.

Ft. Wayne Canterbury, Ind., ppd.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 45 29 12 4 62126 94 Philadelphia 45 27 14 4 58150133 Pittsburgh 47 26 17 4 56145122 New Jersey 46 26 18 2 54127130 N.Y. Islanders45 18 21 6 42110135 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 44 30 13 1 61160 89 49 27 16 6 60153151 Ottawa 46 23 18 5 51143141 Toronto Buffalo 47 19 23 5 43115144 Montreal 47 17 21 9 43120131 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 45 21 14 10 52115127 Washington 46 25 19 2 52128130 Winnipeg 47 22 20 5 49120134 Carolina 49 17 24 8 42127156 Tampa Bay 45 18 23 4 40126159 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 47 31 15 1 63152107 St. Louis 46 28 12 6 62117 94 Chicago 47 28 13 6 62156135 Nashville 47 27 16 4 58128123 Columbus 46 13 28 5 31110152 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 47 28 15 4 60151117 Colorado 48 25 21 2 52124137 Minnesota 47 22 18 7 51107122 Calgary 48 22 20 6 50114134 Edmonton 46 17 25 4 38116132 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 44 26 13 5 57126104 Los Angeles 48 23 15 10 56106107 Dallas 45 24 19 2 50122129 Phoenix 48 21 19 8 50124128 Anaheim 45 16 22 7 39119140 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday's Games Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, SO Toronto 4, Minnesota 1 Boston 4, New Jersey 1 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 1 Nashville 3, Columbus 0 St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0 Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1 Ottawa 4, San Jose 1 Friday's Games Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 4, SO Carolina 3, Washington 0 Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Florida at Chicago, 9 p.m.

Saturday's Games N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM San Jose at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

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

Sunday's Games Washington at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

GOLF Humana Challenge Scores Friday La Quinta, Calif. p-PGA West (Palmer Course); 6,950; Par 72 q-La Quinta Club; 7,060; Par 72 n-PGA West (Nicklaus Course); 6,924; Par 72 Purse: $5.6 million Second Round Ben Crane .................65n-63p—128 David Toms ................63q-65n—128 Mark Wilson...............66n-62p—128 Camilo Villegas ..........63n-68p—131 Harris English ............69q-62n—131 Chris Kirk...................68q-63n—131 Bobby Gates..............68p-63q—131 Cameron Tringale ......68n-64p—132 Chris DiMarco............68q-64n—132 Ken Duke ...................67n-65p—132 Tommy Biershenk ......68q-64n—132 Brandt Snedeker........64n-68p—132 John Mallinger ...........67q-65n—132 Kevin Chappell...........65q-68n—133 Zach Johnson ............68p-65q—133 Brendon Todd ............66p-67q—133 Bud Cauley ................66q-67n—133 Steve Marino..............65q-68n—133 Stephen Ames...........66n-67p—133 John Senden .............69q-64n—133 Sang-Moon Bae.........64n-69p—133 Ryan Moore ...............72q-61n—133 Kevin Na ....................66n-68p—134 Gary Christian ...........66n-68p—134 Jeff Maggert ..............69p-65q—134 Pat Perez ...................67q-67n—134 Michael Bradley .........67n-67p—134 Jason Kokrak .............68p-66q—134 Bob Estes ..................64n-70p—134 Jason Dufner .............71p-63q—134 Johnson Wagner........68p-67q—135 Martin Laird ...............66p-69q—135 Seung-yul Noh...........65n-70p—135 Lee Janzen ................69n-66p—135 Miguel Angel Carballo69q-66n—135 Spencer Levin............68q-67n—135 Brett Quigley..............67p-68q—135 Jarrod Lyle .................68p-67q—135 Troy Matteson ............71n-65p—136 Kevin Streelman ........70n-66p—136 Jimmy Walker ............70q-66n—136 Rory Sabbatini...........68p-68q—136 Erik Compton.............67n-69p—136 Jamie Lovemark ........68q-68n—136 John Rollins ...............68n-68p—136 Brendon de Jonge .....65q-71n—136 Harrison Frazar..........68n-68p—136 Chad Campbell..........71q-65n—136 Robert Garrigus.........73p-64q—137 David Hearn...............68n-69p—137 Ricky Barnes .............68q-69n—137 Vaughn Taylor ............69q-68n—137 Jeff Overton...............67p-70q—137 Blake Adams .............66p-71q—137 Ryuji Imada................68p-69q—137 Brian Gay...................69n-68p—137 Ted Potter, Jr..............64n-73p—137 Kevin Sutherland .......69n-68p—137 Justin Leonard ...........69p-68q—137 Briny Baird .................70n-67p—137 Josh Teater ................71q-66n—137 George McNeill..........73p-65q—138 Bo Van Pelt ................67q-71n—138 Kyle Reifers ...............69p-69q—138 Arjun Atwal ................70q-68n—138 Jason Bohn................68p-70q—138 Russell Knox..............72n-66p—138 Brian Harman ............69q-69n—138 Matt Kuchar ...............71p-67q—138 Michael Thompson ....71n-67p—138 Danny Lee .................69p-69q—138 Matt Bettencourt ........68p-70q—138 Roberto Castro ..........68n-70p—138 William McGirt ...........67n-71p—138 Mathew Goggin .........65p-73q—138 Nick O'Hern ...............68p-70q—138 Joe Ogilvie.................70p-69q—139 Joe Durant .................68p-71q—139 Brendan Steele..........70n-69p—139 Greg Chalmers ..........71q-68n—139 Paul Goydos ..............70q-69n—139 D.J. Trahan .................71q-68n—139 Derek Lamely ............68n-71p—139 Chad Collins ..............65n-74p—139 Sunghoon Kang.........72q-67n—139 Cameron Beckman....69n-70p—139 Stuart Appleby...........71q-68n—139 Charles Howell III ......69p-70q—139 Scott Brown ...............69n-70p—139 James Driscoll ...........69q-70n—139 Rod Pampling ............71q-69n—140 Chris Stroud ..............70n-70p—140 Charlie Beljan ............71p-69q—140 Kyle Thompson ..........69p-71q—140 Anthony Kim ..............70n-70p—140 John Merrick ..............69n-71p—140 Billy Mayfair ...............69n-71p—140 Hunter Haas ..............72p-68q—140 Kris Blanks ................71p-69q—140 Bill Haas ....................71n-69p—140 Rocco Mediate...........71p-69q—140 Kyle Stanley...............68q-72n—140 Bryce Molder .............71n-69p—140 Chez Reavie ..............70q-70n—140 Ryan Palmer ..............69q-71n—140 Carl Pettersson..........71q-70n—141 Kevin Kisner...............68q-73n—141 Tom Gillis ...................69p-72q—141 Charley Hoffman........70p-71q—141 Richard H. Lee...........74q-67n—141 Steve Elkington..........69p-72q—141 Jerry Kelly..................71p-70q—141 Troy Kelly ...................71p-70q—141 Chris Couch...............74n-68p—142 Keith Fergus ..............73n-69p—142 Tommy Gainey...........70p-72q—142 Jhonattan Vegas ........70p-72q—142 Marco Dawson...........72p-70q—142 Charlie Wi ..................71p-71q—142 Scott Piercy ...............70q-72n—142 Stephen Gangluff.......69p-73q—142 Brian Davis ................70n-72p—142 Bill Lunde...................71p-71q—142 J.J. Henry...................71q-72n—143 Phil Mickelson............74q-69n—143 Greg Norman.............72q-71n—143 Tom Pernice Jr...........72p-71q—143 Brandt Jobe ...............69p-74q—143 Steve Jones ...............73n-71p—144 Jonas Blixt .................73q-71n—144 Rich Beem .................72n-73p—145 Gavin Coles ...............73p-72q—145 Heath Slocum ............70n-76p—146 J.J. Killeen..................73q-73n—146 Tim Herron.................76q-71n—147 Sam Saunders...........73q-76n—149 Mike Miles..................78n-72p—150 Scott McCarron..........78q-73n—151 Trevor Immelman .......76q-76n—152 David Duval ...............77n-75p—152 Mark Brooks ..............77p-76q—153 David Mathis..............76n-77p—153 Dustin Johnson ...................72—WD

Scott Stallings .....................74—WD Champions-Mitsubishi Electric Scores Friday At Hualalai Resort Golf Club Course Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 7,107; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Bruce Vaughan ................33-32—65 Tom Lehman....................33-32—65 Brad Faxon ......................32-34—66 Loren Roberts..................31-35—66 Corey Pavin .....................31-35—66 Jay Haas..........................33-33—66 Dan Forsman...................33-34—67 Michael Allen ...................33-34—67 Gary Hallberg ..................33-35—68 Mark McNulty ..................32-36—68 Bernhard Langer .............34-34—68 John Huston ....................31-37—68 Russ Cochran..................32-36—68 Jeff Sluman......................32-36—68 Denis Watson ..................34-35—69 Tom Kite...........................35-34—69 Larry Mize........................35-34—69 Bob Gilder........................33-36—69 David Frost ......................35-34—69 Tom Watson .....................32-37—69 David Eger.......................33-36—69 John Cook .......................33-36—69 Jay Don Blake..................34-35—69 Ben Crenshaw .................36-34—70 Curtis Strange .................35-35—70 Brad Bryant......................34-36—70 Fuzzy Zoeller ...................34-37—71 D.A. Weibring ...................35-36—71 Mike Reid.........................33-38—71 Mark O'Meara..................36-35—71 Mark Calcavecchia ..........36-35—71 Ted Schulz .......................36-36—72 Rod Spittle .......................38-34—72 Mark Wiebe .....................35-37—72 Fred Couples ...................36-36—72 Olin Browne .....................38-34—72 Larry Nelson ....................35-38—73 Kenny Perry .....................36-37—73 Nick Price ........................37-36—73 Lanny Wadkins ................38-36—74 Hale Irwin.........................37-42—79

TRANSACTIONS Friday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Named Gerald Perry hitting coach at Pawtucket (IL); Carlos Febles manager, Darren Fenster hitting coach and Mauricio Elizondo athletic trainer at Greenville (SAL); Brandon Henry athletic trainer at Portland (EL); Bruce Crabbe manager and Nelson Paulino hitting coach at Lowell (New York-Penn); Billy McMillon manager, Rich Gedman hitting coach and David Herrera athletic trainer at Salem (Carolina); and Noah Hall coach at the GCL Red Sox. CLEVELAND INDIANS_Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Spilborghs and INF Gregorio Petit on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK YANKEES_Agreed to terms with OF Brett Gardner on a oneyear contract.

National League CINCINNATI REDS_Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Madson on a one-year contract.

COLORADO ROCKIES_Acquired RHP Zach Putman from Cleveland for RHP Kevin Slowey and cash.

HOUSTON ASTROS_Agreed to terms with C Chris Snyder on a oneyear contract.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS_Agreed to terms with RHP Sergio Romo on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Agreed to terms with OF-1B Michael Morse on a two-year contract.

BASKETBALL NBA Development League FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS_Named Christian Laettner assistant coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS_Named John Bonamego special teams coordinator, Sylvester Croom running backs coach Bobby Johnson tight ends coach and Jerry Sullivan receivers coach.

NEW YORK JETS_Signed G Trevor Canfield.

P I T T S B U R G H STEELERS_Announced the retirement of offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

Signed QB Troy Smith, CB Walter McFadden, WR Tyler Beiler, WR David Gilreath, WR Derrick Williams and WR Jimmy Young.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS_Signed D Francois Beauchemin to a three-year contract extension. Recalled C Mark Bell from Syracuse (AHL).

BOSTON BRUINS_Assigned F Jordan Caron and D Steven Kampfer to Providence (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS_Assigned LW Dane Byers and D David Savard to Springfield (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS_Reassigned RW Michal Repik to San Antonio (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS_Recalled F Stephane Da Costa from Binghamton (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES_Recalled D Maxim Goncharov from Portland (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING_Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL).

WINNIPEG JETS_Fined F Nik Antropov $2,500 for boarding Buffalo D T.J. Brennan in a Jan. 19 game.

SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED_Acquired MF Danny Cruz from Houston for a partial allocation.

FC DALLAS_Signed D Carlos Rodriguez.

MONTREAL IMPACT_Signed D Shavar Thomas.

TORONTO FC_Announced Announced D Andy Iro and F Peri Marosevic declined contract offers and are free agents.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC_Named Carl Robinson and Jake DeClute assistant coaches. Acquired an international roster spot and a 2014 second-round SuperDraft pick from Colorado for allocation money.

COLLEGE FRESNO STATE_Named Joe Wade running backs coach, Cameron Norcross offensive line coach and Ron Antoine wide receivers coach.

NORTH CAROLINA_Named Randy Jordan running backs coach.

NORTH DAKOTA_Announced the retirement of women's basketball coach Gene Roebuck at the end of the season.

TULSA_Named Dan Bitson running backs coach.