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A light to the world Conroy to speak locally on lessons learned from Saint Conroy now travels around the country giving presentations on her experiences with the Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which will include a stop in Messages of love and joy are powerful Troy this weekend. Conroy was first introduced to Mother lessons to learn. Those same messages learned through Teresa’s work through her own mom, who included a page with a painting of the teachings of Mother Teresa — even Mother Teresa and a message of joy in more so. her weekly letter to her daughter at colSusan Conroy, in 1986, left the camlege. She further learned of her when she pus of her New Hampshire College for was visiting her Maine home during a Calcutta, India, to serve with the college break, and saw three small books Missionaries of Charity, the Order of Mother Teresa. That journey led to more her mother had ordered about Mother than a decade-long relationship with the modern-day saint. • See LIGHT on Page 2 BY MELODY VALLIEU Staff Writer vallieu@tdnpublishing.com

Lions Club marks 70 years The Troy Lions Club celebrated its 70th anniversary March 14 at the Tin Roof Restaurant in Troy. The club, originally chartered by Lions Clubs International in March 1942, was sponsored by the Piqua Lions Club. Members of the current Piqua club were in attendance.

Susan Conroy, during her time in Calcutta, India, served under Mother Teresa in the mid-1980s. The two became friends and corresponded for more than a decade. Prior to her death, Mother Teresa have Conroy the go ahead to write a book about her experiences.

Romney faces tough race

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Looking for support in Louisana Bobcats to face Tarheels Walter Luckett arrived in the ’70s, made a magazine cover and created a stir, but left without getting the Bobcats very far. Gary Trent morphed into the “Shaq of the MAC” in the ’90s, taking the program to national heights that didn’t translate at tournament time. Ohio University went 48 years looking for more than one shining moment in the NCAA tournament, going through seven coaches and a handful of stars without advancing past that opening weekend. It’s finally changed for the school nestled in the hills of southeast Ohio.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Mitt Romney faces another likely Southern setback — this time in Louisiana. Rival Rick Santorum is pushing for a strong showing in Saturday’s primary, driven largely by the conservative religious voters who have propelled him to victory elsewhere. “We think we’re going to STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER Desmond Henry stops at Sunoco to get fuel for a generator Wednesday in Troy. Henry said he can remember do well here. This state, I when gas prices were a nickel a gallon. think of all the states in the Deep South, I think matches up with us well. It’s a very conservative state,” Santorum told The Associated Press as he campaigned here this week. TROY “We’re going to do better even than Mississippi and us down completely,” Accurso said, BY MELANIE YINGST have a negative impact on not only Alabama.” He needs the rebound noting only 1,400 gallons were sold his customers, but his bottom line. Staff Writer Tuesday after the price hike. myingst@tdnpublishing.com “I am absolutely worried about it and may just get it given that Romney is barely comAccurso said he always follows and the negative impact it has on peting in the state. what other neighborhood gas staMotorists aren’t the only ones everything,” he said. Santorum was humbled tions and then follows suit to be feeling the pain at the pump. Accurso said technology spreads in Illinois on Tuesday, where competitive. Kevin Accurso, owner of the the word of where prices are at he lost to the former According to the Associated Action GBW located on Staunton their lowest and therefore, Massachusetts governor by Road, said once the price of unlead- Press, gasoline prices have never people try to wait the price hike a 12-point margin. been this high at this time of year. out. ed gas leaped from $3.79 to $3.99, Santorum was unable to Last March 20, the average regsales came to a screeching halt “Customers see the spike and broaden his appeal in that ular gas price in the Miami Tuesday. then they start looking for places state much beyond voters Valley and nationally was $3.50 per that haven’t jumped yet,” he said. “It is having a negative impact who identified themselves gallon. Prices didn’t reach above $4 on business,” Accurso said. “We now have a more educated per gallon until late April in 2011. “Volume is down, which is consumer more so now than ever in as “very conservative,” and most of his support came Accurso said he finds that most always the case when you get to the the 27 years we’ve been in busifrom Republicans in its people will hold off on purchasing $4 mark.” ness.” Accurso said his station typically gas after prices jump hoping for the According to AP, analysts say the southern, rural regions. The former Pennsylvania sells 2,000 gallons of fuel a day. Yet price to trickle back down. rising prices are mostly because of senator also has been Yet, AAA reports that the once the pump prices peaked at the continuing tensions in the plagued by a series of probnational average could reach $4.25 Middle East, along with the rising $3.99 in the mid-afternoon on lematic comments, starting a gallon in a few weeks. Tuesday, sales suffered. U.S. dollar and continued signs of Accurso said those prices will “Once it went up, it about shut an improving U.S. economy.

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Death penalty for Staff Sgt. Bales? Not likely

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arrest. Other factors can seem to play more of a role than the crime itself. In the case of Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the suspect in the March 11 Kandahar shootings, legal experts say the 38-year-old married father of two young children could face a lengthy prison sentence if convicted of the crime, which has threatened U.S.-Afghan relations. But on his fourth combat tour and with a head injury on his record — the sergeant remembers

little about that night, Bales’ lawyer says — he might well be shown some leniency by the military jury, even if convicted. “Political pressure is going to drive the push for the death penalty. Doesn’t mean they’re going to get it,” said Charles Gittins, a Virginia-based defense attorney who represents service members and has handled capital cases. Of the long list of alleged U.S. atrocities — from prison massacres in World War II to the slaughter of civilians at My Lai in Vietnam — relatively few high-profile war crimes believed to involve Americans in the past cen-

tury have resulted in convictions, let alone the death penalty. In the case of My Lai, President Richard Nixon reduced the only prison sentence given to three years of house arrest. In the 2005 Haditha shooting of Iraqi civilians, eight Marines were charged but plea deals and promises of immunity in exchange for testimony meant no prison sentences. Prosecution against Blackwater employees in the 2007 shootings in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square similarly floundered as civilian prosecutors tried to assemble the case. Charges eventually were thrown

out on the grounds that prosecutors mishandled evidence, although a federal appeals court last year resurrected the case. Legal experts say a big part of the challenge is assembling forensic evidence and eyewitness testimony from remote, often dangerous parts of the battlefield thousands of miles away from the United States. And there’s an emotional component, too, in prosecuting U.S. citizens who have risked their lives in combat. “Terms like ‘fog of war’ mean nothing legally,” said Eugene Fidell, who teaches • See BALES on Page 2

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• CONTINUED FROM A1 Teresa on a living room coffee table. “I couldn’t put them down. I just felt so inspired,” said Conroy of Portland, Maine. Within days of reading those books, Conroy developed a service plan and applied for funding through a foundation at Dartmouth, and was accepted. “Within nine weeks of dreaming to go, I was at Mother Teresa’s doorstep,” said Conroy, CONROY one of 10 children. Conroy said she spent her first summer in India working at an orphanage supported by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. She said meeting Mother Teresa — the most humble person she said she has ever met — was an extraordinary event in her life. “It’s astounding how much working with Mother Teresa has changed my life,” Conroy said. “She welcomed anyone with ‘hands to serve and a heart to love.’ Which is everyone, we all have those things. She empowered us all.” At Mother Teresa’s request, Conroy would return to the

United States and do further mission work in New York in the South Bronx. She also would return to Calcutta one more time. Throughout the years, Conroy said she corresponded with Mother Teresa through letters and the occasional phone call. Conroy communicated with Mother Teresa for 11 years prior to her passing in 1997. Prior to her death, Mother Teresa gave Conroy her blessing to write a book about her experiences. Although the economics major considered writing the least of her subjects, she said she felt compelled to share the many lessons she had learned from Mother Teresa. “All I can say is when a saint tells you to write a book — you write a book,” Conroy said of “Mother Teresa’s Lessons of Love & Secrets of Sanctity,” which became an instant bestseller. “It captures my journey, but is also filled with quotations from Mother Teresa.” Conroy has written six more books since, and has hosted a series of shows on the EWTN’s global television network called “Speaking of Saints.”

Women’s retreat set TROY — A women’s retreat will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Church Parish Center, 444 E. Water St., Troy. The event will include a presentation by Susan Conroy, an author and speaker who has done a miniseries on EWTN and worked with Mother Teresa. The fee to attend is $25, and reg-

istration will be accepted through Friday. Checks may be made to St. Patrick Church, with the memo Women’s Retreat, and sent to 409 E. Main St., Troy, OH 45373. For more information, call Pat Smith at 335-2833, Ext 105, or email rsmith3055@aol.com. Conroy also will speak at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Patrick Church, which is open to the public, with a reception and book signing in the church under croft to follow.

Conroy said her presentation at a women’s retreat from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Church will be much different than her usual speaking engagements. She said organizers have asked her to speak on the topic “Resting in His Love,” based on Matthew 11: 28. However, her presentation Sunday at St. Patrick Church will focus on sharing the message of joy and her relationship with Mother Teresa. It will be at 6:30 p.m. at the church, followed by a reception in the under croft. Conroy will sign her books during this time. “Joy was another important lesson I learned from Mother Teresa,” Conroy said. “She taught

us the joy of finding joy in your work.” The author said when working with the homeless on the streets of Calcutta, orphaned children, lepers and even those taking their last breaths, Mother Teresa taught the importance of smiling to help lift people out of their misery. “She said ‘You’ll never know how much a simple smile can do,” Conroy said. Conroy said she hopes to leave those she speaks to this weekend with a little bit of what Mother Teresa offered her. “That we are created to love. That is what we are all about,” Conroy said. “That’s why we’re here. The message is kind of simple.”

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Bales • CONTINUED FROM A1 military law at Yale University. “But there’s a reluctance to invoke the full moral sanction of criminal justice in these cases.” The military hasn’t executed a service member since 1961. And like that case in 1961, in which an Army ammunition handler was hanged for raping an 11-year-old girl in Austria, none of the six men on death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., today were convicted for atrocities against foreign civilians. All of their crimes involved the killing of U.S. civilians or fellow service members. The military doesn’t even have the equipment necessary to carry out an execution. If a service member were to be put to death, the military would rely on the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind. Of note is that U.S. service members — as well as contractors supporting them in war zones — are subject to a different set of rules than civilians when it comes to capital punishment. Unlike in the civilian world, the president must personally agree to the death sentence of a service member. Gittins estimates that since 1961, more than half of the death penalty cases involving U.S. service members have been overturned by military appeals courts. He attributes that high percentage in part to the lack of experience that military judges and prosecutors have in pursuing capital cases. Inexperience means making

mistakes, he says, which higher courts use to knock down rulings. “If someone does two (military death penalty cases) in their entire career, that would be miraculous,” he said. The question Panetta and others will have to ask, Gittins says, is whether pursuing the death penalty for Bales is worthwhile, given the likelihood such a punishment wouldn’t stick anyway. Human Rights Watch in Washington, which opposes the death penalty, says it’s not clear the U.S. has the political stomach to follow through with the prosecution of war crimes involving its own citizens. Andrea Prasow, the organization’s senior counterterrorism counsel, said there was only one word to describe America’s track record for punishing war crimes: “abysmal.” She says she is most troubled by a lack of accountability in suspected abuse of detainees, including the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq and secret interrogations led by the CIA. “Every time a case is not prosecuted, it contributes to a culture of impunity,” Prasow said. Much of U.S. policy in recent years has focused on protecting troops from prosecution by foreign states. In the 1990s, the U.S. objected to the creation of an international court to prosecute war crimes, in part because of the potential that such a court might try to claim jurisdiction over American troops fighting abroad.

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victory in the 2008 primary in Louisiana over Sen. John McCain. Still, Santorum faces a potential challenge from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has taken his flailing campaign — and his pitch for low gas prices — to oil-rich Louisiana. Gingrich placed second to Santorum in the recent primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. Santorum strategist John Brabender on Tuesday urged Gingrich supporters back the former to Pennsylvania senator. “It’s time for Gingrich supporters to get behind us if they truly want to have a conservative candidate,” Brabender said. Romney, by contrast, has struggled mightily with evangelical conservatives. In Illinois, for example, Romney won 45 percent of “very conservative” voters who weren’t evangelical, beating Santorum’s 36 percent. But among very conservative evangelicals Romney lost badly, 56 percent for Santorum to 33 percent for Romney. Among “very conservative” voters who were not evangelical, the vote in Illinois was 45 percent Romney to 36 percent Santorum. Romney is largely ignoring Louisiana as he looks instead to consolidate establishment support behind his candidacy and buttress the emerging consensus that he is the inevitable GOP nominee.

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Massage of Covington, 10775 N. State Route 48. Information booklets will be • BASKET BINGO: available and refreshments The ninth annual Steve will be served. If interested Hamilton Memorial Basket C o m m u n i t y in attending, or for more Bingo, sponsored by information, contact Moe Trojan Insurance Agency, Calendar Ashton at (937) 214-4810. to benefit the American • EGG HUNT: A library Cancer Society’s Relay CONTACT US egg hunt will be offered For Life will begin at 6:30 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the p.m. at First Place Troy-Miami County Public Christian Center, corner Library, 419 W. Main St., of Franklin and Cherry Call Melody Troy. Participants, ages 2-10, streets, Troy. Doors and will be able to decorate a Vallieu at concessions will open at bag and then hunt for eggs 440-5265 to 5:30 p.m. Those interested hidden inside the library. may reserve a table of list your free Registration is required by eight for $20 by purchascalling 339-0502. calendar ing the tickets in advance. • NATIVE GARDENS: A items.You Tickets can be purchased Native Gardens workshop by emailing trojaninsurcan send will be offered from 9 a.m. to ance@woh.rr.com, referyour news by e-mail to 12:30 p.m. at Aullwood, 1000 ence basket bingo, or by vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. Aullwood Road, Dayton. calling 339-2674. Guest speakers will discuss • PULLED PORK: The the many benefits of low American Legion Auxiliary maintenance plants and the Post No. 586 will serve importance of native restoration in the pulled pork sandwiches and chips for $5 landscape. The workshop fee is $90 for beginning at 5:30. p.m. Euchre will start non-members. Pre-registration is required at 7 p.m. by calling (937) 890-7360. • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning dis• MOON OVER AULLWOOD: Spittin’ covery walk for adults will be offered from Image will perform from 7:30-10 p.m. at 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will guide Tickets are $10 for non-members. Call Aullwood at (937) 890-7360 for informawalkers as they experience the seasonal tion or visit Aullwood’s website at changes taking place. Bring binoculars. http://aullwood.center.audubon.org. • PROJECT FEEDERWATCH: Project

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FeederWatch, for adults only, will be offered from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Aullwood. Participants are invited to count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. This bird count contributes to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information.

FRIDAY • FRIDAY DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer dinner from 6-7:30 p.m. for $7-$8 For more information, call (937) 698-6727. • DINNER SET: The Women of the Moose No. 2283, 12 S. Dorset Road, Troy, will offer a broasted chicken or cabbage roll dinner from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The meal also will include french fries or baked potato, coleslaw and roll. Entertainment will be by Bill Whiten from 8-11 p.m. • FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 753-1108. • FISH AND WINGS: American Legion Post 586, Tipp City will serve fish and wings from 6-7:30 p.m. for $7. The meal will include french fries or macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, hush puppies and dessert. • CHICKEN DINNER: The Sons and auxiliary of AMVETS Post No. 88, 3449 LeFevre Road, Troy, will host a four-piece chicken dinner from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The meal also will include fries, coleslaw, roll. pudding and fruit for $7. • PROJECT FEEDERWATCH: Project FeederWatch, for adults only, will be offered from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Aullwood. Participants are invited to count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. This bird count contributes to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information.

SATURDAY • STEAK FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a T-bone steak dinner with salad, baked potato and a roll for $11 from 5-8 p.m. • FARMERS BREAKFAST: The sixth annual Miami County Farm Bureau Farmers Share Breakfast will be offered from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the DukeLundgard Building at the Miami County Fairgrounds. The meal will include pancakes, sausage, eggs, milk, juice and coffee — all for 50 cents — the amount a farmer would receive for producing it. Participants also are asked to bring three canned goods or boxed items for local food pantries and will receive a reusable grocery bag. • CHICKEN AND NOODLES: Bethel United Methodist Church will host a chicken and noodle dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. at the the church, 2505 E. Loy Road. The menu will include chicken with homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, choice of salads, pie or cake and beverage. Donations will be $7 for adults, $3 for children 5-10 and free for those 5 and younger. The church entrance is handicapped accessible. • DINNER OFFERED: The United Church of Christ of Covington will offer its annual chicken and noodle dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. at 115 N. Pearl St., Covington. The dinner will feature homemade noodles and chicken, real mashed potatoes, green beans, applesauce, homemade rolls and assorted desserts. The cost of the dinner is $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Carry-outs will be available. Proceeds from this dinner go to offset the costs of the youth activities and camps. • MASSAGE SEMINAR: A free seminar demonstrating the process of full body massage will be at 2 p.m. at Tranquil Vine

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The Troy Lions Club celebrated its 70th anniversary March 14 at the Tin Roof Restaurant in Troy. The club, originally chartered by Lions Clubs International in March 1942, was sponsored by the Piqua Lions Club. Members of the current Piqua club were in attendance. Troy Lions President Robert Medley called the meeting to order and gave a short account of what life was like in 1942. After the dinner, club historian Steve Kaplan expanded on the club’s history and accomplishments. He shared more than 50 photographs from the club’s archives. SUNDAY Some of the club’s highlights over the past • SUNDAY BREAKFAST: Pleasant Hill 70 years include hosting VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner the city’s Halloween celeRoad, Ludlow Falls, will offer a made-toorder breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Everything brations in the 1940s and ’50s and the Miami is a la carte. County Junior Miss • OPEN HOUSE: An open house of Pageant in the 1960’s and Brukner Nature Center’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Unit will be offered from 2-4 ’70s. The Troy Lions sponp.m. at the center. Tours will leave every 15 minutes. Come learn what a day in the sored the Fletcher Lions Club in 1956. Some of the life of a rehabilitation organization is like; meet a wildlife ambassador that once current Fletcher Lions was a part of the rehab program and also were in attendance at enjoy refreshments. Admission to this the anniversary party. event is a donation. Troy also has sponsored • FAMILY QUEST: The Miami County four Lions district goverPark District will have its Family Quest nors and hosted four disSunday “Bird Binocular Vision” program trict conventions. between 1-4 p.m. at Charleston Falls Troy Lions worked with Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp the Boy Scouts for many

City. This program on Sundays is a series of fun, family activities in the park. A roving naturalist will be on-site and binoculars will be provided. For more information, visit the park district’s website at www.miamicountyparks.com. • FLUTE WALK: The Miami County Park District will hold its Legend Flute Walk “Sacred Waterfall” from 5-7 p.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. Join Spirit of Thunder (John De Boer) as he plays soft meditative Native American flute on a casual walk to Charleston Falls. For more information, visit the park district’s website at www.miamicountyparks.com. • BREAKFAST SET: Sons of the American Legion, Post No. 586, Tipp City, will offer an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. for $6. Choices will include eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, sausage gravy and biscuits, toast, cinnamon rolls, fruit, juice, waffles and pancakes. • DIABETES TALK: A Type 1 Talk will be from 2-4 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. The owner of Troy Strength will be there to present about exercising with diabetes and with an insulin pump. He worked at Accu-Check for a number of years and has now combined his knowledge on both subjects. For more information, contact Jennifer Runyon at jrunyon@woh.rr.com or 3977227.

MONDAY • BIG READ: The public is invited to join the Book Lovers Big Read at 6 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Public Library for a discussion on the Big Read selection “Zeitoun” by Dave Eggers. The Big Read is a six-week event that encourages individuals to participate in reading and discussing a book together as a community. For 2012, the Miami Valley has selected “Zeitoun,” a story of a Syrian-American man who helped flood victims during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Despite his efforts, he is arrested under the suspicions of terrorist activity. In this compelling account, Dave Eggers explores the moral and ethical implications of what it means to be an innocent man, branded as a criminal in the post-9/11 world. • AFTER PROM: Come Support Newton’s After Prom by dining in at Culver’s between 5:30-8:30 p.m. A portion of the receipts will be donated to the event. Bring this notice to Culver’s or tell Culver’s employees you are here to support Newton After Prom. • TEXAS TENDERLOIN: The Tipp City American Legion, Post No. 586, will offer Texas tenderloin sandwiches and fries for $5 from 6-7 p.m. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered at the Covington Eagles, 715 E. Broadway, Covington, from 3-7 p.m. Anyone who registers to donated can take home a “Catch the Wave and Donate Blood” tumbler. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com.

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Troy Lion and District Governor Richard Clark presents the charter to Roy Schnell, president of the new Fletcher Lions Club in January 1957. Russian Orphanage Mission in 1998 when a Troy Lion took a medical team to orphanages in years, sponsored sports Russia to examine chilbanquets, little league dren for vision and health teams and started the needs. A permanent eyeNewton Leo Club of glass recycling distribuPleasant Hill in 2002. The club also purchased tion center also was established in Russia. vision testing equipment The Troy Lions Club is for the Troy school system and a low vision machine a non-profit community service organization servfor the public library. ing Troy, Covington, While Troy Lions are best known for their local Pleasant Hill, Tipp City, community service of pro- and surrounding areas of viding eye exams and pur- Miami County. For more information chasing eyeglasses for the needy, the largest service see the Lions website at project ever sponsored by www.lionsdist13e.org/troy or call 335-7345. the local club was the

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Spring has sprung for Amish Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family Try using your early rhubarb in this delicious bread recipe The sun is shining and the temperature is over 60 degrees this morning. It looks like it will be another gorgeous day and spring only officially begins tomorrow. All signs of spring are here, first among them: the rhubarb is peeping through and winter onions are up. Also the horseradish and tea plants are starting to grow. Trees are budding and the grass is extra green for this time of the year. We had our first meal of dandelion greens last night. Last year it was about a month later before we found enough for a meal. I steamed some potatoes and boiled some eggs to mix with the dandelion greens and sour cream. For the sour cream I make with Miracle Whip salad dressing, vinegar, milk, and salt. Joe grilled T-bone steaks to go along with the meal. We also had sliced Colby cheese which is a favorite around here. I buy the Colby cheese by

packages in grocery stores. If we need shredded cheese we shred just the colby cheese which tastes so much better than the prepackaged kind you buy in stores. Years ago when we had cows and sold milk we would always order our horn of cheese off the milkman. We took advantage of the nice weather this week and washed all our curtains, cleaned the windows and put in the screens. Lovina Eicher Looks so much more refreshing to Troy Daily News Guest see the white, crisp curtains on the clean windows. Columnist A few weeks ago one of the big oak trees in our yard uprooted the horn which is usually 15 to knocking down one half of two 16 pounds. It is so much cheaper smaller pine trees. Joe and some to do it that way than to buy a of the children worked on cutting few pounds at a time. the wood and burning the A horn of cheese does not last branches on Saturday. The biglong around here with our size ger logs we might be able to sell family. We eat cheese in sandto the local sawmill. The rest we wiches, casseroles, soups, or just will keep for firewood. Our with crackers for a snack. neighbor, Steve, brought his largI think the cheese doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taste er chainsaw to help Joe cut the dried-out as much as the small bigger area by the stump. Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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chainsaws were not long enough to cut all the way through. On Saturday we also carried the patio table, chairs, and rockers out of the basement to put on the front porch again. Last night we already enjoyed eating supper on the porch. We let our coal stove go out a week ago. We hope the nice weather is here to stay. Joe wants to till the garden this week so we can plant some of the early things like peas, potatoes,radishes, and so forth. On our list to do this week is raking the yard. The grass is really growing fast and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it will be long before we have to mow it. Our solar-powered freezer is staying charged well with all the sunshine. It even charges some on cloudy days. With spring weather here it is time to start thinking about rhubarb. Mom would make rhubarb pie and rhubarb shortcake. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d eat the shortcake

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“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

AS I SEE IT

Tom Dunn Guest Columnist

A little bit of honesty wouldn’t hurt right now When he was elected governor, John Kasich inherited a financial nightmare with the state facing an $8 billion shortfall. This was no surprise, as former Governor Strickland had warned us that Ohio was heading towards financial Armageddon. Since a balanced budget is a legal requirement in Ohio, the new governor had little choice but to make significant cuts to programs and services that people have come to expect and enjoy. There is little room for debate about the job he was forced to do. There is, however, a great deal of room for debating the manner in which he has done it. The man who has proudly proclaimed that he is anything but a politician has proven otherwise. To be very clear, what Governor Kasich has done to solve the state’s financial crisis is to take money that was formerly earmarked for local governments, including schools, and he has used it to solve the budget problem at the state level. That may well have been his only option, so if that’s what he had to do, that’s what he had to do. But, making the cuts was only the first of his two responsibilities as leader of this state. It is in the second area that he has been woefully inadequate. While he was using money from local agencies to solve the state’s problem, money they used to pay their bills and to provide us all with the services we have come to expect, he was loudly proclaiming that those same agencies had no business asking local taxpayers to make up the difference in the money that was suddenly gone. In other words, in thinking that defies all logic, he has pretended that we should all see no change in how business is done while taking the very money that was used to do that business. Who among us, when faced with the proposition that our household earnings were going to drastically drop in the year to come would simply ignore that fact and expect to continue the same lifestyle as when the money was at our fingertips? Wouldn’t a reasonable person either reduce his or her standard of living or, if that wasn’t acceptable, find another source of income to sustain it? By not being forthright with residents about what he has done, he has doomed local leaders to certain failure and unnecessary criticism. So, it doesn’t take a genius to predict what will happen next. We have all come to expect a certain level of services from our communities and schools. That level was attained thanks in large part to the money the governor has used to solve the problem at the state level. Because he has acted as if that money could just disappear without anyone noticing, citizens will continue to expect the same level of services despite the fact that far fewer dollars exist to provide them. Since we’ve not adjusted our expectations accordingly, school and community leaders will have no option but to ask the local public for the money to provide those services at the same level or they will have to reduce them. And, the public outcry will begin. Charges of misspending taxpayer dollars will abound. Levies will fail. Services will be impacted. Programs will be eliminated. People will be angry. Careers will be ruined. For this to be avoided all Governor Kasich had to do was state the obvious, tell everyone what he had to do to fix our problem, and ask for everyone’s help, patience and understanding. How hard would that have been to do?

LETTERS

Thank you for cleaning up To the Editor: Several weeks on a Thursday night/Friday morning the wind was strong and fierce. It also happened to be trash day in Westbrook. In the rear of the Westbrook subdivision on Dorset Road from Sunnybrook Farm to the curve

on Lytle Road, the fences were plastered with paper, cardboard and just plain trash to recycle buckets and trash cans. It was a mess! But within a day or two, I had the occasion to drive out the back of the subdivision and quickly noted that someone or a group of someones had cleaned up all of the trash and the entire side ditch was cleaner than it has been for a long

time. It really looked nice! I do not know who cleaned up the mess, be it city workers, neighbors or a service group, but I want to say a big THANK YOU! We still have people that care about the looks of their properties and those around them. Kudos to you all! — Alan K. Dohner Troy

WRITETO US: The Troy Daily News welcomes signed letters to the editor. Letters must contain your home address and a telephone number where you can be reached during the day. Letters must be shorter than 500 words as a courtesy to other writers. We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. MAIL: 224 S. Market, Troy, Ohio, 45373; E-MAIL: editorial@tdnpublishing.com; FAX (937) 440-5286; ONLINE: www.troydailynews.com (“Letters To The Editor” link on left side).

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Still searching for my (non-existent) long, lost twin The second-most frequently asked question of me as editor of the Troy Daily News — right after, “Sir, will you please vacate the premises immediately?” — is “Why do you call (reporter Melanie Yingst) “Twin” all the time?” I think, for the most part, they are hoping for some sort of complex back story, fraught with mystery and intrigue. They seem a little crestfallen when I give the answer: “Because she’s a ‘twin.’” It really is that simple. I’ve known Twin since she was in high school — and back then, I couldn’t tell her apart from her sister (still can’t, to be completely honest). So many times, I would call “Melanie” by the name “Megan,” or vice versa. It got to be so frustrating that I figured it would just be easier to call them both “Twin,” thereby ensuring I never messed their names up every again. While there’s only one twin I refer to as “Twin,” however, in the six years since I became executive editor of the Troy Daily News, I’ve hired eight people, five of whom have had

David Fong Troy Daily News Executive Editor twin siblings — a number that actually defies all statistical probabilities. Another, copy editor Katie Yantis, has a set of twin sisters. A former TDN reporter had a set of twin daughters while working here. Most recently, we added reporter Natalie Knoth to our TDN family. I wasn’t entirely surprised when she mentioned in passing she had a twin sister. While I’ve never set out to hire twins — we at the Troy Daily News do not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, color creed or being born without a twin sibling — twins always seem to find their way to our shores. We are like the Ellis Island for multiples.

Personally, I think I’ve always had a not-so secret obsession with the idea of twins. I love it when baseball teams play a twin bill and am ecstatic when I crack open an egg to find it’s a double-yolk. One of my favorite movies growing up was “The Parent Trap” (the original, duh), while one of my favorite television shows was “The Patty Duke Show.” I think it stems back to my childhood, when my older brothers not only convinced me I was adopted from a Cambodian refugee camp, but I had a twin brother that was left behind. “Yes, David,” they told me. “You had a twin brother. When you were adopted, mom and dad wanted the one that was athletic, funny, smart, good looking and charming. They got you instead.” Because my mother has never actually been able to produce a birth certificate on demand, there’s always been a part of me that has wondered if I don’t have a genetically superior twin brother roaming the Earth. I’ve also wondered two other things about twins: 1) Can they

feel it when the other one is in pain or distress and 2) Is one the “good” twin and one always the “evil” twin. I asked both Natalie and Twin if they can feel when the other is in pain or distress. Twin swears to this day she could feel it when her sister had knee surgery. Natalie said she’s never felt her sister’s pain, but truly believes they share a certain “twin ESP.” I asked my older sister — who coached both Twin Megan and Twin Melanie when they played soccer in high school — if one was the “good twin” and one was the “evil twin.” She confirmed my suspicions that one was in fact the good twin and one was the evil twin. Figures I’d get the evil twin. In any event, we are happy to have our newest reporter — and newest twin — here at the Troy Daily News. Hope we got the good twin this time.

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DR. CONSTANTINE PEREYMA

JUDITH M. (KILPATRICK) MARKLEY

TROY — Dr. Constantine Pereyma, 92, thing except the heart and brain. He perof Troy, Ohio, passed away at 12:45 a.m. formed many orthopedic surgeries, using some of the first orthopedic rods Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Upper and nails. He performed many cancer Valley Medical Center, Troy. operations. He took particular pride in He was born on July 14, 1919, to the doing what had not been done here late Timothy and Sophia (Kobanyi) before and in doing what others said Pereyma, in his parents’ home in the could not be done. A barber once came small village of Ropicia Ruska, (now to him with a problem that other doctors Ropicia Polska) in the Carpathian said was terminal. Dr. Pereyma told him Mountains of southern Poland. He was otherwise, and the barber cut his hair an ethnic Ukrainian from the Lemko once a week over the next 20 years. region. As a young teenager he was sent away to school in the city and even- He was a 50-year member of the Ohio Medical Association, the Ukrainian tually entered the University of Cracow in the School of Physical Education. He Medical Association and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. Dr. Pereyma was there when the Second World War encouraged and supported his wife in began. He moved west to Munich in her art. With his son, Marco, he was one Bavaria, Germany and entered dental of the founding shareholders school. His name was found of Troy Cable Television. He on a list in the pocket of a man continued performing surgery and he was arrested and until his retirement from pracimprisoned in Dachau concentice in 1992. tration camp. Later while in He is survived by his wife of prison in Munich he was 63 years, Aka (Klym) ordered to cut and replace Pereyma; a son and daughterglass shattered by Allied air PEREYMA in-law, Marco and Agnes raids. By the end of the war he was forced to defuse unexploded Allied Pereyma of Binic, France; two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Scott bombs. Farrara of North Haledon, N.J., and After the war he completed his dental Christina and Robert O’Neal of Troy; training and then enrolled in medical school in Erlangen, Germany, where he grandchildren, Pauline, Marie/Anne (Louis de Lespinay), Sophie, met his wife Armenia (Aka). After medical school, they emigrated to the United Constantine, Maximilien, Sophia, Jacqueline, Maire, Timothy and Helen; States. He paid for their passage by and great-grandchildren Alexander, working as a dentist aboard ship. He worked briefly in Buffalo, N.Y., and then Irene, Eleanore and Vincent. In addition to his parents, Dr. Pereyma entered medical residency at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. There was preceded in death by his brothers, Myroslav and Eugene Pereyma, and his he worked with Dr. Clarence Dennis on improvements to the heart/lung machine. sister, Irene Stelen. A service will be conducted at 2 p.m. After he completed a double residency, Saturday, March 24, at Baird Funeral he worked briefly for the Veterans Home, Troy, with interment to follow in Administration and then moved to Troy Riverside Cemetery, Troy. with his wife and three children to join Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Friday the practice of Dr. Kenneth Lowry. They at the funeral home. arrived here in 1959 in a station wagon Friends may express condolences to with little else. When he started practice in Troy, gen- the family through www.bairdfuneraleral surgery encompassed almost every- home.com.

and Sue (Mike) Detrick of Judith M. (Kilpatrick) Missouri; and sister-in-law, Markley, 72, died March 2, Jane Markley Spraul and 2012. brother-in-law, Max Markley. Judy was born May 26, She graduated from Troy 1939, in Troy. High School in 1957 and has Judy is survived by her been a proud member of Beta mother, Betty Kilpatrick of Sigma Phi since 1964. Troy; two children, Julie She was preceded in death Markley-Bowers and husby her father, James; and her band David, James (Jay) husband of 51 years, Jerry O. Markley and wife Deeann; Markley, who died in October four grandchildren, Lisa MARKLEY 2011. Bowers, Leslie Riley, Kristina Judith will be missed by all that knew Frederico and Kayla Markley; two sisher. ters, Sally (Jack) Edwards of Arizona

RUTH S. BURKETT `PIQUA — Ruth S. Burkett, 85, of Piqua, died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born in Bradford, Ohio, on Feb. 21, 1927, to the late Ivan and Ida Mae (Pence) Barnhart. She married Clyde H. Burkett. He preceded her in death on Sept. 16, 1989. Ruth is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Carmalee and William Blanton of Sidney; two brothers, Donald Barnhart of Piqua and Irvin Barnhart of Denver, Colo.; six grandchildren and BURKETT 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Lee Burkett; two daughters, Connie Lee Garrett and Torey Jo Barhorst; one great-granddaughter, Amy Burkett; one sister, Eileen Arnett; and two brothers, Delmar

Barnhart and Doyle Barnhart. Ruth was a loving homemaker. She loved playing card games and bingo. Most of all, Ruth enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Her favorite thing to do for them was prepare good old-fashioned Sunday dinners. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua, with the Rev. Gary Wagner officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua. Friends may call for one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to The Veteran’s Elite Tribute Squad, P. O. Box 720, Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers.com.

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Information provided by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office: March 15 Vehicle damaged: A windshield was broken on a vehicle located at 170 Court St., Pleasant Hill. There also was a cement blocked placed on the hood of the vehicle with explicit words. Wallet stolen: A black Coach wallet was stolen from a vehicle parked at the Brukner Nature Center. The wallet contained $200, driver’s license and two credit cards. Bike stolen: A $300 bicycle was stolen from 204 Chestnut St., Laura. Purse stolen: A purse was stolen from a vehicle located at 8920 New Carlisle Road, New Carlisle. Money missing: A report of $700, credit cards and checkbook was stolen from Upper Valley Medical Center. The victims reported the items missing from a safe that was located in the security office outside of the emergency room.

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March 18 DUI in Troy: Miami County Sheriff’s Officials charged Michael Schricker, 44, of Troy, with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper illumination of rear license plates. The traffic stop was made at 12:10 a.m. at Lincoln Avenue and West Market Street, Troy. 2260561

March 17 DUI & Drugs: Miami County Sheriff’s Office

charged Israel Millhouse, 36, of Fletcher with OVI, marked lanes, possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. The traffic stop was made at the intersection of Looney Road and County Road 25A in Piqua. No license to drive: John Stephan, 24, of Piqua, was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of drugs. The traffic stop was made at the intersection of Wyndam Road and Piqua-Troy Road. Traffic stop nets drug charge: Miami County Sheriff’s officials charged Matthew Haley, 25, of Piqua with possession of drugs. The traffic stop was made at the intersection of West Peterson Road and Piqua-Troy Road.

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ROXIE BISHOP NEW CARLISLE — Roxie (Shaffer) Bishop, 86, of New Carlisle and formerly of Christiansburg area, passed away at 8:07 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012, in the Dayview Care Center, New Carlisle. She was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Clark County. Roxie was the daughter of the late Wilson and Mae (Littlejohn) Shaffer. She married her beloved husband Donald Clifford Bishop on April 13, 1950; and he preceded her in death Sept. 2, 1983. She is survived by a daughter, Shirley (John) Jordan of St. Paris; and a son, Donald (Carolyn) Bishop of Clayton. BISHOP Roxie was a loving grandmother to five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Jack Shaffer; and two sisters, Wanda Bishop and Marie Dillon. Roxie was a 1944 graduate of North

Hampton High School. She worked for Crowell-Colliers Publishing Co., Springfield, before retiring from Dinner Bell Meats in Troy, and was a lifetime member of the Lower Honey Creek Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, in the Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield St., St. Paris, with Pastor Fred Schmitt of the Hillcrest Bible Church, Oregon Wisconsin presiding. Visitation for family and friends will be two hours prior to the funeral service beginning at noon Saturday in the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Terre Haute Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Gideons International, P.O Box 394, Urbana, OH 43078. Envelopes will be available in the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be sent to www.shivelyfuneralhomes.com.

NANCY MARILYN LAMMERS DAYTON — Nancy Marilyn Lammers, 74, of Dayton, Ohio, passed peacefully Monday, March 19, 2012, at Kettering Memorial Hospital in the presence of God and family. Nancy was born 1937, in Cincinnati, the daughter of Clyde and Catherine (Hoyerman) Taylor and sister of Carole Jean, Patricia, and Thomas. She will always be remembered for her full active life as a competitive athlete, vocalist, art collector, gardener and loving mother of seven children and grandmother of nine. She also had an active nursing career having LAMMERS received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wright State University later in life. Nancy is survived by her sister, Patricia Lubbers; and brother Thomas Taylor; and all of her children and grandchildren — daughter, Catherine Roxanne Lammers Drake, husband Peter and children, Jared and Lauren; daughter, Patricia Mary Lammers

Dreher and husband Mark; son, Roger Hugh Lammers; daughter, Teresa Marie Lammers Reed, husband, Joel and children Benjamin, Kristen and Catherine; daughter, Gretchen Maria Lammers; son, Mark Andrew Lammers; and daughter, Rebecca Ann Lammers Graziose and children Christopher, Elizabeth, Alexandra, and Taylor. Private family services will be conducted at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy, with a summer memorial for family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations will be appreciated and accepted by the American Lung Association 4050 Executive Park Drive No. 402, Cincinnati, OH 45241 … but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah -40:31 Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.fisher-cheneyfuneralhome.com

ing effectively and safely together. These skills, which will be vital as NORFOLK, Va. — Navy Petty the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group Officer 3rd Class Ryan M. Maloy, son travels to the 5th Fleet area of of Vina Maloy of Tipp City, Ohio, responsibility (AOR) in support of recently deployed. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Maloy, along with fellow saliors and Marines assigned to the nuclear were recently tested during the carrier’s Composite Training Unit powered aircraft carrier USS Exercise (COMPTUEX). Enterprise (CVN 65), departed For Enterprise, the Navy’s first Norfolk Naval Station for the ship’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the 22nd and final deployment. deployment represents the culminaEnterprise is slated to deploy to tion of more than 50 years of distinthe U.S. Navy’s 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation as part of an ongo- guished service. Commissioned in ing rotation of U.S. forces supporting 1961, the Enterprise is both the maritime security operations in inter- largest and oldest active combat vessel in the Navy. Enterprise’s age, national waters around the globe. however, does not impact its effectiveWorking with allied and partner ness. maritime forces, the Enterprise and Throughout its storied history, her accompanying strike group will Enterprise has played a role in the focus heavily on maritime security operations and theater security coop- Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, Operations Enduring and Iraqi eration efforts designed to maintain Freedom, and was one of the first regional stability. Navy assets deployed following the The Enterprise Carrier Strike terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Group consists of approximately 5, The importance of the role 500 Sailors and Marines who, during Enterprise has played in both nationthe last few months, successfully al and naval history is a fact not lost completed a series of complex trainon the Sailors and Marines currently ing events and certifications to aboard the ship. Enterprise is schedensure they were capable of operat-

uled for deactivation and eventual decommissioning following its anticipated return later this year, marking the end of the carrier’s legendary 50plus years of service. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is comprised of Enterprise, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69), and guided-missile destroyers USS Porter (DDG 78), USS Nitze (DDG 94), and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). CVW-1 is comprised of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 and Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 11. For additional information, visit online at www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy, or www.twitter.com/usnavy. For more news from USS Enterprise (CVN 65), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn65.

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Corcoran of Tipp City, Lee A. Morris of New Carlisle, Tracey Lynn Poston of DAYTON — The follow- Tipp City, Rachel Lee ing local students received Sagona of Troy, Dana L. degrees at the University Sellers of Troy, and Carol J. Spears of Troy. of Dayton’s 162nd com• Master of Science in mencement ceremony. Mechanical Engineering: • Master of Business Adam Charles Brown of Administration: Nicholas Troy, and Mark Tyler J. Berger of Troy, Lauren Rigsby of Tipp City. Boggs Goodman of Troy, • Bachelor of Arts: and Virginia Melin Young Marina Renee Schemmel of Troy. (cum laude) of Troy, and • Master of Science in Gregory C. Meyers Jr. of Education and Allied Tipp City. Professions: Jolynn Lee • Bachelor of Chemical Colebaugh of Troy, Angela Engineering: Daniel A. Mae Copley of West Milton, Brittany Elizabeth Loerke of Troy.

Arnold Fitness Festival in downtown Columbus. The squad competed in the small co-ed division. This is the second time the Blue Knight Cheerleaders have earned a national title at this competition. The competition squad is composed of 10 cheerleaders and one Urbana mascot. University Erica Niswonger, daughter of Eric URBANA — The Niswonger and Kitsey Urbana University Blue Knight Cheerleaders took Smith, is a freshman from Piqua. She is a member of third place at the 2012 U.S. Spirit Cheer & Dance the UU Blue Knights Cheerleaders Competition Nationals conducted squad. March 4, 2012, at the

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering: Nichole L. Hanus (umma cum laude, with University honors) of Tipp City. • Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology: Nicholas N. Webb of Troy.

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Don’t quit; continue to strive for progress Dear Annie: Five years ago, an encounter with a large, vicious dog put me in the ER and left me with lasting scars, physical and otherwise. I'm almost 20 now. I can pet and play with small, quiet dogs, but larger ones strike panic in me. I cringe when I hear barking. I still have nightmares and sometimes feel phantom pains where I was attacked. Spending time with my parents' medium-sized dog doesn't help, especially since it has bitten people before, and my family still treats it like the best dog in the world. I never got professional help, because I was told shortly after the attack that I needed to "get over it." I feel no one understands my fear because it's an American tradition to love dogs. Besides, I don't have money for therapy. What can I do? — Terrified Dear Terrified: People who tell you to "get over it" do not understand the extent of the problem. Your fear is not irrational. You were viciously bitten, and such a trauma is difficult to overcome. The fact that you can pet and play with small dogs is quite an achievement, all considered. If you regularly encounter larger dogs and wish to work on your fear, please know that lowcost therapy is available. Ask your doctor, and check your church and United Way. You can even search online for tips on overcoming phobias. Dear Annie: I own property out of state. I use it mostly in the summer, but it's checked on at least once a month. My neighbor there is married to a woman who is no longer friends with me, but we are civil to each other. The problem is, the wife thinks she's entitled to dig up and take or remove any of my plants, shrubs, gravel, etc. Every season, I check the garden to make sure nothing else is missing. I took great pride in my garden of perennials and enjoyed the fruits of my hard work. Last fall, I noticed the daylilies were pulled right out of the ground. She also dug up a hosta that had been in that spot for years -- and looked great. She obviously does her dirty work when her husband isn't home. She simply helps herself to my garden. I went to the police, and they suggested I discuss this with the neighbor. The officer said if the police dropped by, it would be considered a threat, and besides, the husband may not know anything. This has been going on for years. Every season gets more frustrating. I bought an outside camera (not installed) and left her a note saying I had contacted the police, but it hasn't made any difference. She ignores all the "Keep Out" and "No Trespassing" signs. Any suggestions? — At the End of My Rope Dear End: Are you sure the wife is doing this? Could it be local animals or some other culprit? We strongly recommend you install that camera and find out what's going on. If you get proof, talk to the husband and ask him to discuss it with his wife. You also can take it to the police. This is trespassing and theft, and it's against the law Dear Annie: I need to respond to "It's Only Hair." As a former businessperson, my company hired only employees who were well groomed to represent our establishment. If a prospective employee appeared looking like something the dog brought home from a weekend fling, there was no way he would be considered. Tattoos, long hair, whiskers or a junkyard of iron piercings on their face and ears are simply not appropriate when looking for an emissary for your business. Young adults looking for employment might consider presenting a better image of themselves. — Oregon 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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Simple tip will help force fleas to flee Dear Heloise: I am trying to get rid of FLEAS in my home. I do not want to use harsh chemicals. Please help me. — Denise, via email Happy to help, because no one wants fleas in the home! Here are some chemical-free things you can try: • First, vacuum your home daily, and place a few mothballs in the bag to kill the fleas. You are supposed to throw away the bag after each use, but as long as you are aware, you may not have to. • Wash the doghouse, if you have one, with salt water, and place fresh pine needles or

Hints from Heloise Columnist cedar shavings under a pet’s bed. Check the bedding daily for flea activity. • Look for a dog shampoo containing a pyrethrin (derived from chrysanthemum flowers) base. It kills fleas and is safe for dogs. • To catch fleas, wrap adhe-

sive tape around your fingers with the sticky side out, and they will stick to the tape. Or place a shallow pan on the floor filled with soapy water. Use a 25-watt lamp above the pan. The light will attract the fleas, but when they jump, they will land in the water. Pest-control experts recommend that you check your pet daily for fleas. Then you need to treat your inside and outside living areas using both chemicals and natural treatments. If you have a large infestation, consult a pest-control professional. — Heloise

PERFUME STRIPS Dear Heloise: When I receive the paper advertisement for perfume with the fragrance strips on the side, I put a slit in the bottom of my tissue box and insert several of them. In a day or so, you have fragrant tissues. I always read your column in The (Harrisburg, Pa.)Patriot-News. I learn so much and share with others. — Barbara S., Bowmansdale, Pa. I visited your lovely city for a home show a while back and met a lot of nice people. Thanks for reading the column. — Heloise

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HOROSCOPE Thursday, March 22, 2012 Exciting times could be in the offing in the year ahead. Old hopes are likely to be revitalized, and several new interests will be stimulated in the process. Your desires will have good chances of being fulfilled. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Even if you are confronted with some unexpected challenges at the last minute, you shouldn’t have any trouble handling them. You’ll simply stiffen your back and dig in. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Although you aren’t likely to have total control over all situations, if one should start to cause you concern, you’ll figure out what measures to take to correct it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — An old project that you’ve been nursing for some time should not be allowed to go by the wayside just because something new captures your fancy. Give a little attention to each. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A condition that could have a direct influence on your reputation might put you through a delicate balancing act. Be considerate to everybody, and everything will be fine. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Be tolerant of others’ contradictory views and opinions, but, by the same token, don’t discount the knowledge you’ve acquired from your own personal experiences. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — If you want to collect something that has long been overdue from another, you might have to speak up. The person with whom you’re dealing isn’t likely to make a move unless you make some noise. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Your partner in an endeavor isn’t likely to be as speedy as you are. The individual will be more effective if you let him or her work at a pace that he or she can handle. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Several important objectives can be achieved, but it will take much dedicated effort to accomplish them all. Don’t expect any free rides, only a lot of hard work. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If you feel inclined to gamble, do so only on your own expertise and talents. Things aren’t likely to work out too well if you are depending on another’s abilities. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ll need a featherlike touch in order to handle a delicate domestic matter that might arise. If you’re too stern or heavy-handed about it, you could cause more trouble. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — It’s important to not take yourself or events too seriously, because if you appraise situations unrealistically, you’ll quickly turn molehills into huge mountains. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — It behooves you to treat your commercial and/or financial affairs more seriously than usual. Don’t deliberately be too hard on the other guy, but, by the same token, protect your interests as well. COPYRIGHT 2012 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................86 at 3:18 p.m. Low Yesterday..............................59 at 6:14 a.m. Normal High .....................................................52 Normal Low ......................................................33 Record High ........................................78 in 1918 Record Low...........................................9 in 1895

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Thursday, March 22, the 82nd day of 2012. There are 284 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act of 1765 to raise money from the American colonies, which fiercely resisted the tax. (The Stamp Act was repealed a year later.) On this date: • In 1312, Pope Clement V issued a papal bull ordering the dissolution of the Order of the Knights Templar. • In 1894, hockey’s first Stanley

Cup championship game was played home team Montreal defeated Ottawa, 3-1. • In 1933, during Prohibition, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure to make wine and beer containing up to 3.2 percent alcohol legal. • In 1978, Karl Wallenda, the 73-year-old patriarch of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act, fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico. • In 1997, Tara Lipinski, at age 14 years and 10 months, became

the youngest ladies’ world figure skating champion in Lausanne, Switzerland. • One year ago: YNFL owners meeting in New Orleans voted to make all scoring plays reviewable by the replay official and referee also, kickoffs would be moved up 5 yards to the 35-yard line. • Today’s Birthdays: Composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim is 82. Actor William Shatner is 81. CNN newscaster Wolf Blitzer is 64. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is 64. Sportscaster Bob Costas is 60.

Can you hear what your car is telling you? Yes, your car talks to you, and it’s pretty important that you listen to it! Every machine emits sounds, which can be interpreted as a sort of language. You can learn a lot about your car’s wellbeing by listening to it carefully. Today’s cars and trucks have much quieter engines than those of a few years ago. One consequence of this is that motorists are now compelled to depend more on dashboard displays for signs of problems. Unfortunately, many drivers tend to ignore these lights and dials. Because modern vehicles are tougher and better built than ever, the car might continue to work for a while, even if something is wrong or if a part is worn out. Ignoring these warning signs, though, might cause an accident, putting your life or someone else’s in jeopardy. So, when starting up and driving your car or truck, pay good attention to the sounds coming from the engine room and from the whole car itself.

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CHRISTIANSBURG, 102 South Grant and 28 East Pike Street (next to Loretta's on State Route 55), Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10am-6pm? Estate moving sale, furniture, antiques and collectibles, housewares, tools, children items. Everything must go.

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TROY, 105 Jean Circle (Route 41 West past Meijer, left on Fox Harbor, left on New Castle, left on Jean Circle), Saturday, March 24th only, 9am-3pm. Semi-Annual Jean "Circle of Friends". Name brand women's clothes up to 2X, men's clothes, girls and boys clothes, shoes, purses, acoustic guitar and amp, chain saw with case, wood splitter, water cooler, Little Tykes kitchen set, Leap Frog toys, Indian relics, collector dolls, baby furniture, household, brand new Wii Fit (still in the box), tons of miscellaneous. Too much to mention!

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TROY, 2650 Fieldstone Court (Willowcreek Subdivision off McKaig), Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9am-6pm. Huge moving sale. Garage and in house (down sizing), furniture, household items, small size women's clothing, dishwasher, high end decor items. TROY, 2710 Chatham Drive (off of Nashville). Saturday only! 9-4, Stereo system, desk, adult and girls clothes, bedrail, booster seats, Spanish Muzzy 1&2, household items, collectors tins, like new toys great for Easter gifts, Barbie Power Wheels jeep, Little Tikes picnic table, slide, Leapsters, Leap pads, scooters, kitchen set

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1975 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Restored with fuel injection, sun roof, rack and pinion steering, sold new at Piqua Volkswagen, garage kept. (937)295-2899

2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS Loaded with accessories. Very good condition. Only 75,300 miles. $5000 (937)339-8352

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582 Pet In Memoriam YORKIE/ JACK RUSSELL Mix, 1 year old female, $150, cathyc2288@yahoo.com, (937)339-1788.

1987 CHEVROLET K10 4 wheel drive, overdrive transmission. 79,295 babied miles, always garaged, no rust. $10,500. (937)339-4698

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2007 V-STAR 1100 Silverado classic. 12,000 miles, excellent condition, saddlebags, hard chrome exhaust, cover, 2 helmets. $5500 cash only (937)570-7362

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• COACHING SEARCH: Newton High School is looking for a head varsity volleyball coach for the 2012 season. Anyone interested should contact Bob Huelsman, Athletic Director, Newton High School at (937) 676-5132. • TENNIS: The Troy Tennis Association is now accepting registrations for spring and summer leagues. Contact Max Brown at (937) 689-1938 or go to troytennis.net. • SOCCER: The North West Alliance Soccer Club will be hosting the Fazoli’s Festival of Soccer, a threegame round-robin tournament for u8u12 boys and girls players, at Athletes in Action Field in Xenia. Schedules and registration information can be found at www.nwcalliance.org. • SOCCER: Registrations are now being accepted for the Youth Indoor Soccer League held at Hobart Arena. The program is for ages 4-8, begins in early April and runs through mid-May. Register online at www.hobartarena.com on the “Registrations” page. For more information, call the Recreation Department at 339-5145. • SOFTBALL: Registrations are now being taken for the Troy Recreation Department Girls Youth Softball program. This program is for girls currently in grades first through eighth.You may register online at: http://troyohio.gov/rec/ProgramRegFor ms.html. Contact the recreation department at (937) 339-5145 for more information. • SOFTBALL: The deadline to register for the Troy Recreation Department Adult Softball Leagues played at Duke Park is March 30. Registration is online at http://activenet19.active.com/troyrecde pt/. For more information, contact the Troy Recreation Department at 339-5145. • SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item to the Troy Daily News sports section, please contact Josh Brown at jbrown@tdnpublishing.com.

Good issues to have Trojans return strong nucleus BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com Troy lost only three seniors that scored points for the team last year. This year may see a similar issue. But coach Kurt Snyder is fine with that. “It’s a nice problem to have. We didn’t have that many seniors last year — meaning the nucleus from last year’s Greater STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER Western Ohio Conference North Troy’s Catelyn Schmiedebusch runs the hurdles during last year’s Division championship team, Division I Regional meet at Welcome Stadium. Smiedebusch is one and eight regional qualifiers, are of eight returning regional qualifiers for the Trojan girls this year. back,” he said. “We only lost

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Troy’s Blake Williams will be one of many strong returning sprinters for the Trojans this year.

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three seniors that scored for us, and to be honest only two or three may score for us again this year.” And the talented Trojans aren’t lean on numbers, either. “We’ve got about 60 girls out, where we had 45 last year,” Snyder said. “Last year, the junior high team won the GWOC, too — and we’ve got a lot of good freshmen and sophomores out for the first time that are going to make our depth a real strong point.”

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SATURDAY Baseball Troy at Shawnee (noon) Milton-Union at Urbana (DH) (10 a.m.) Franklin Monroe at Bethel (DH) (noon) Temple Christian at Troy Christian (DH) (11 a.m.) Covington at St. Henry (noon) Piqua at Indian Lake (noon) Softball Troy at Ansonia (1 p.m.) Milton-Union/Wayne at Greenville (noon) Oakwood at Bethel (noon) Lehman at Sidney (DH) (11 a.m.) Track and Field Troy at Northmont Invite (10 a.m.) Bethel at Tippecanoe Relays (10 a.m.) Newton, Covington, Bradford at Versailles Invite (girls only) (9 a.m.)

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Veteran Trojans look to challenge in GWOC North AP PHOTO

Ohio coach John Groce, center, slaps hands with guard Ricardo Johnson (20) in the final seconds of a third-round NCAA tournament game against South Florida on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. Ohio won 62-56.

The wait is over Mid-major darling Bobcats ready for Sweet 16 ATHENS (AP) — Walter Luckett arrived in the ’70s, made a magazine cover and created a stir, but left without getting the Bobcats very far. Gary Trent morphed into the “Shaq of the MAC” in the ’90s, taking the program to national heights that didn’t translate at tournament time. Ohio University went 48 years looking for more than one shining moment in the NCAA tournament, going through seven coaches and a handful of stars without advancing past that opening weekend. It’s final-

ly changed for the school nestled in the hills of southeast Ohio. The Bobcats have become the tournament’s latest mid-major darlings, knocking off Michigan and South Florida to reach the round of 16 for the first time since 1964. They’ll play North Carolina on Friday in St. Louis. The long wait has made it sweet indeed. “It’s very warming,” Trent said in a phone interview from Minneapolis, where he’s an elementary school intervention specialist. “It’s so great to see them advance. There’s only 16

teams playing in the country, and Ohio U. happens to be one of them.” Even though the school was on spring break, the students still around campus jammed Court Street after the 13thseeded Bobcats ousted Michigan in their opening game. Then, the Mid-American Conference tournament champions topped the Big East’s best defensive team for another celebration that got more than just the town talking. “This has been unreal,” said

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BY COLIN FOSTER Sports Writer cfoster@tdnpublishing.com Troy boys track coach Deon Metz knows what his team is capable in most events. With 12 returning seniors and a group of experienced underclassmen back from last year, Metz has a good idea of what will be his team’s bread and butter.

MIAMI COUNTY “I know what we have in distance, I know what we have in sprints and I know what we have in the pole vault,” Metz said. “We’re really excited with the group we have. With the seniors we have, we’re thinking they can get things taken care of.” The Trojans have their top pole vaulters back in Logan Terrell and Steven Gohrband — who were very consistent for the Trojans last season, both placing and scoring points for the team

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Hawks top Cavs in OT, 103-102 Joe Johnson hit a tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation and knocked down a baseline jumper with 10 seconds left in overtime, giving the Atlanta Hawks a 103102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. See Page 16.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Tebow is coming to New York. Really. After a big false start, the New York Jets on Wednesday got the quarterback who turned the Denver Broncos from an also-ran into a playoff team last season and became the NFL’s most talked-about player — for a fourth- and six-round draft pick. Now Tebowmania is opening on Broadway. Eight hours after initially AP FILE PHOTO agreeing to a deal, the teams New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) and Denver Broncos completed the trade that was quarterback Tim Tebow (15) walk off the field together Nov. 17, hung up earlier Wednesday 2011, in Denver. Tebow has been traded from the Denver Broncos when the Jets apparently balked at repaying Denver more than $5 to the New York Jets.

million for a salary advance due Tebow. ESPN reported that the two sides had agreed to split that cost. Despite ultimately pulling off the deal, it was just another bizarre moment for the Jets, a team that has had its share of them over the years, conjuring memories of Bill Belichick’s hiring as coach and his resignation one day later. The Jets certainly will have lots of explaining to do as “Timsanity” now will take over New York, just a few weeks after “Linsanity” swept the New York

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Boys Track ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 at the Greater Western Ohio Conference meet. Troy also has back a good group of sprinters. Blake Williams — a runner that Metz said “will help the Trojans in many areas” — will run in the 100, 200 and 400. Williams, combined with DeVante Bush and Nick Zimmer — all of whom were apart of the 4x200 team that qualified for last year’s regional — will also run in the sprinting events. Miles Hibbler will be in relays in open events, but he is also expected to be Troy’s top high and long jumper, as well. Senior Nick James, who is coming off a good 2011 season, will be showcased in several sprinting events also. “We’re expecting Nick to have a good year,” Metz said. “He did some indoor events this year and missed qualifying for state last year. He has worked hard in offseason, and we’re expecting him to have a good year for us.” Troy also has a good group of distance runners back — most of whom were part of the district champion cross country team in the fall. Two runners that were big pointgetters for Troy last year are back in Cody Fox and Josh Enke. They will be joined by Nosker, John Brandon Osman Jr. and Troy Schultz — who put up some ridiculous cross country times in the fall as a freshman. “I’d expect to see all the distance runners to compete in many different events,” Metz said. “When you put the younger guys in with the older guys, I think we’ll be pretty solid in the distance events.” What will be tough to replace, however, is losing Tyler Burton in the throwing events and the loss of hurdler Aaron Johnson. “We lost a lot of points when we look at hurdles,” Metz said. “We lost Aaron, who was someone we could rely on last year. Losing Aaron in the hurdling events is going to be tough to replace.” One candidate to fill the void left behind from Johnson’s departure is Dimitri Morgan. “We’re going to have some guys who will have to step up in the 300 and the 110 hurdles,” Metz said. There are many contenders for the throwing events. Seniors Ethan Hargrove — who missed last year due to injury — and Tanner McGee are two athletes that Metz hopes can fill

the void. But several younger athletes will also compete for other positions in sophomores Alex Dalton, Andrew Kostecka and Seth Overla. “It’s pretty much an open competition,” Metz said. “All those guys will compete for the spots. The best man will win” Another area of concern is the depth in the jumping events. “We need to find high and long jumpers,” Metz said. “I know we have Miles (Hibbler) in both, but we need to find a second in those events.” The Trojans are coming off a third-place finish at the GWOC North meet last year. And this time around, Troy will once again have to go through Trotwood to get the title. “The whole goal is to get all this in place for the league meet,” Metz said. “We got third place in league last year, but we narrowly missed on second. If you’re going to win the GWOC North, you need to get through Trotwood.” season opens Troy’s Saturday at Northmont. • Tippecanoe Tippecanoe begins its first track season at the Division I level. But Tippecanoe coach Bob Crawford, along with the help of Sam Wharton — a state placer in cross country and track — and company, has been preparing for this jump to D-I for a while now. “We have been running a Division I schedule for many years now,” Crawford said. “We feel we will be competitive in many areas even at this level.” Wharton should be the top distance runner for the Red Devils, while Grant Koch and Rick Andrews will also be showcased in the distance events. “All eyes will be on Sam in these events,” Crawford said. “Between Sam’s last race at the Nike Nationals and now, Sam was on the swim team. This should really help him at the shorter 3,200 distance. Grant also followed that prescription and should have a good season, along with Rick Andrews.” Andy Droesch — who placed eighth at regional last season in the high jump — will be the leader in the field events this season for the Red Devils, particularly in the high jump. “He has worked hard on his approach and technique over the bar,” Crawford said. “He should begin right where he left off.” • Milton-Union Milton-Union had a dream

season last year — with the majority of its team making the trip to the Division II Regional meet in Dayton. Now most of those kids are back in the saddle for the 2012 season. “We’ve got a big group of seniors who are all really good at what they do,” MiltonUnion coach Michael Meredith said. “We are loaded with talent. We should have a good year.” Jake Finfrock returns to work for the Bulldogs in the 400 and relay events. Finfrock and Kain Smiley were both apart of the 4x400 that earned a state berth last season — now both look to set their mark on Milton history once again this season. “Jake is what we try to develop at Milton,” Meredith said. “He’s got range. He’s the perfect track athlete. He can run any event. He’s tough.” Matt Ward — who tossed a throw of 142-0 in discus last season — is back to throw shot and discus. Cory Klosterman returns to pole vault for the Bulldogs after putting up some impressive numbers last season, as well. Sergei Brubaker and Logan Jackson — who were both part of the state qualifying cross country team — will handle the distance events, while Tyler Hunt — a regional qualifier in the 300 hurdles — returns, as well. Also returning are two four-year letterwinners in Clay Minton and Matt Howard. Blake Ingle is back after qualifying for regional in long jump last season. • Miami East Steve Karnehm is back as coach for the Miami East Vikings. And though his team is young, Karnehm thinks they may shock some people. “We will have a very young and inexperienced team,” Karnehm said. “But I think it will be interesting to watch the boys develop. Though we may not duplicate the fourth-place finish in our district last year, I believe we will surprise a number of people.” Matt Beaty will run the high hurdles, 100 and 4x100 relay. Josh Snyder — a runner Karnehm thinks could be one of the best sprinters in the Cross County Conference — will handle the sprinting events for the Vikings. Senior Shane Kingery, juniors Jesse Minton and Kevin Jackson and sophomore Dalton Allen will also run sprinting events. Senior Steven Hall — who qualified for regional the last two years in the 800 — is back. Junior Seth Pemberton

and sophomore Josh Ewing — both of whom qualified for the regional cross country meet — will run in the 1,600 and 3,200. Sophomore Jonathon Accurso will run in the 400 and 800. “With the graduation of three state qualifiers — Kyle Roeth (pole vault), Evan Wolf (high jump) and Brock Smith (long jump) — we will be young and inexperienced, but several people will need to step up,” Karnehm said. • Bethel Seniors Kyle Hamlin and Aaron Reed return for Bethel in the distance events. Hamlin just missed out on qualifying for state last season. “Kyle hopes to return to state this season after just missing out last year,” Bethel coach Brad Clendening said. “Aaron is another senior who has been solid throughout his career and hopes to make a bigger impact this year.” Juniors Derrick Diddle, Andrew Hurst and Brandon Garlough, along with sophomore Patrick Bain will be Bethel’s top sprinters. “They are a small but talented group of sprinters,” Clendening said. The top returning hurdler is Cameron Keough. But Clendening expects sophomore Jason Clendening and freshman Josh Burrowes to push Keough in the hurdle events. Jacob Tumey will return in the high jump, hoping to improve on his 6-0 jumps from last season. Tumey will be joined by Bain and freshman Devon Hazely. Tumey will also be in the long jump, along with Hurst and a host of other Bees. Brady Davis, Tracey Stover and Chris Morris are expected to battle for the top two spots in both the throwing events. As far as the big picture goes, Clendening thinks the Bees will have a solid year. “The boys team will be very young this season with only three seniors on the squad,” Clendening said. “All in all, we hope to have a good season.” • Troy Christian Even with their losses to graduation, the Troy Christian Eagles are looking at a potential Metro Buckeye Conference title run. “I think we’ve got a chance to challenge for the conference this year,” Troy Christian coach Jeff Butson said. “We’ve got to start somewhere with the goal-setting, and I think that’s a realistic goal. Our numbers were really down two years ago, and

then last year we finished third. I think the guys we’ve got this year can push us a little farther.” Returning is Kyle Klingler in the distance races after an outstanding cross country season. Hurdler Caleb Tanner and long jumper Justin Lewis are also back after putting together solid performances late in the year. But the Eagles’ real strength will end up being in the sprints, even after losing regional qualifier Robert Brown. Tyler Shinall and Matt Coots join the team, and sophomore Brennan Klingler is back after a solid freshman year. “They stepped in right after Robert,” Butson said of Shinall and Coots. “Those are big shoes to fill, and I think those guys can.” • Covington Kyle Moore begins his first season as Covington head coach with a group hoping to build on the success of last season. Coming back for the Buccs are several kids that had excellent 2011 campaigns including sprinters in sophomore A.J. Ouellette and junior Troy Cron, who was a regional qualifier in the 110 hurdles last year. Senior Isaiah Winston — who is described as “invaluable to our team as a sprinter” by Moore — will be on every relay for the Buccs, as well. Expected to be the top distance runners for the Buccs are Lane White — a district champ and state qualifier in the 400 — and Dustin Fickert — the district champion in the 800 last season. Freshman Alex Schilling is a person that could make an impact in the 1,600 and 3,200 for the Buccs also. Sam Christian is another state qualifier who is back for Covington this season. Christian earned a state berth in the discus last season. • Newton Newton only has one senior out this season. But Newton coach Nick Rhoades thinks the youth on his team will be able to step up and perform. “We only have one senior in Burke Peters. We look to score with younger talent,” Rhoades said. “I think Matt Larson and David Brauer will probably be our leaders to start the season, but I believe we will see multiple people contribute by the end of the season like Levi Armentrout, Matt Hart and Zane Clymer.” Larson — who will run in hurdle and relay events — is

the only returning sprinter for the Indians. But Newton will also rely on Clymer, Hart and the freshman Armentrout to score points. The top distance runners for the Indians are expected to be Tell Fisher in the 800 and Brauer in the 3,200 and 1,600. Rhodes expects senior Peters and freshman Troy Arnett to excel in throwing events this season, while the other field events remain ‘question marks’ for the Indians. • Bradford Bradford coach Tab LaFollette thinks the Railoaders will be strong this season. Although their numbers are down, several of the team’s top scorers are coming back looking to make an impact. “We have very strong scorers and should be able to advance several athletes into the regional and hopefully state meet,” LaFollette said. “Our goals are very high with this group of athletes.” Headlining that group will be senior sprinters Jonathon Barbee and Dylan Canan. Barbee’s main events will be the 100 meter dash — where he ran a time of 11.6 seconds last year — along with the long jump. “Jonathon looks to be one of the better jumpers in the state this year,” LaFollette said. “He has been close to 22feet on several occasions and looks to surpass that this year.” As for Canan, he will specialize in the 400. “Those two guys have really devoted themselves in the offseason and should really put up some great times this year,” LaFollette said. “We think Corey Rench will be very strong in the 300 meter hurdles, as well.” • Lehman Lehman’s Justin Stewart — who was third in the 400 at state — returns with high hopes for the season. Also back for the boys are Nick Elsner, Joe Fuller, Brad Montgomery and Gabe Berning, who along with Stewart are all sophomores. Top newcomers for the boys will be five freshmen in Eric Jackson, Teddy Jackson, Mitch Slater, Ben Montgomery and Grant Gleason. “We have low numbers this year but will be very competitive in the sprints and relays,” Lehman coach Dwane Rowley said. “We’re looking for great results from our young but talented sprinters, and we’re going to focus on staying healthy and positive.”

McMinn, Haley Pierce, Sarah Adkins, Mariah Sano and Melissa Short. Also returning are pole vaulters Abby Brinkman and Sano after an offseason of work and improvements. And all of that has the Trojans looking at a possible second straight GWOC North title. “As long as I’ve been here, we’ve never won back-to-back conference titles,” Snyder said. “That should be a realistic goal for us. It’ll be a little different for us, though — we’re used to going after Butler for the title. This year, everybody’s going to be coming after us.” Which is another good problem to have. • Tippecanoe When Tippecanoe coach Bob Crawford looks at his girls team, he likes what he sees. “This team has strong scoring ability across the spectrum of track and field events,” Crawford said. “That will make them very competitive as a team.” Ashley Badertscher, Sarah Janosik, Erica Comer and Allison Rawlins will be leading a bevy of talented Tipp sprinters this season. “We should be competitive in most of the sprint events,” Crawford said. Peyton Miller and Jenna Kremer will be the leading distance runners for Tipp. “We are hoping they will lead by example with their experience in this area to the younger runners,” Crawford said. Ellise Sharpe will be a high jumper, Sydney Flora will pole vault and Tia Miller will throw discus for the Red Devils. • Milton-Union Former state cross country qualifiers Michaela Litton and Cassie Schieltz — who

has also been on the state track podium with the 4x800 team — headline a group of Milton-Union athletes looking to make a big dent on area competition this season. Brooke Brown — the school record holder in the pole vault — also returns for the Bulldogs. Senior Cate Busse is also expected to have a good year in the shot put. Outside of that, Milton-Union is filled with young athletes hoping to make a splash this year. “We have a young and inexperienced group,” MiltonUnion coach Michael Meredith said. “They work hard every day of practice — we just don’t know what they are capable of until they get out there.” • Miami East The Miami East track team is 35 girls strong — and without any seniors. That doesn’t matter, though. Expectations are still very high. “We will be young this year,” Miami East coach Bruce Vanover said. “However, this group is a well seasoned group of veterans and should do extremely well. They are hoping to take and build on the success they had as a team last year.” The Vikings have a great number of experienced sprinters back in 2011 state qualifier Corrine Melvin and regional qualifiers Lindsey Roeth, Kelly Rindler and Allie Millhouse. Kylie Brown also returns after being a member of several relay teams last season. In the 100 hurdles will be Millhouse and Morgan Jess, along with a few younger hurdles that are expected to get better as the year progresses. Kim Jay is back for the Vikings, but this time around she will be making the switch to 300 hurdles. Returning to the Vikings

distance crew is Meredith Wesco, who is coming off a very successful cross country season. Junior Sara Thompson, sophomores Abigael Amheiser and Erin Augustus and freshman Abby Hawkins is also expected to run distance for the Vikings. East will be as strong as ever in the field events with Leah Dunivan returning to throw shot and discus. Joining Dunivan in the discus event will be junior Montana Woolley. Ashley Current will be joining Dunivan throwing shot put. • Bethel Steve Pytel returns to coach Bethel with an experienced team that is 20 girls deep. Maddie Ellerbrock is back to lead a deep group of distance runners. Ellerbrock will run in the 400 and 1,600 — an event where she posted a time of 5:55 last season. Senior Kaitlyn Graham, who is a first year track runner, junior Danielle White and a crew of freshman will also run distance events for the Bees. “All of these girls have the potential to be in the 400, 800, 1,600 or 3,200 as well as the 200 for relays,” Pytel said. Ashlyn Bird and Ciara Thacker are expected to be the Bees top sprinters this season. The field events are wide open as of now, but Pytel is hoping for someone to step up. Sophomore Savannah Swisher will throw shot and discus for the Bees. “We have much more depth this year with 20 girls,” Pytel said. “We should have a much better team than last year if we can fill some voids in some events. We need to continue to work hard. We need to focus much more on strength this year. We need to stay healthy.”

• Troy Christian Versatility is going to be the name of the game for the Troy Christian Eagles this season, who will look to overcome fairly low numbers with the ability to do many things well. “We’ve got a group of five girls that give us a ton of versatility,” Troy Christian coach Jeff Butson said. “I can plug any one of those girls anywhere in the 100 through the 400 and feel comfortable.” Junior Morgan Rench leads the group, fellow junior Morgan Haddad will join the team this year and freshmen Lauren Brown, Maddie Rench and Kihei Paikai will add depth. And the younger Rench can even excel in the distance races. “She’s key on the 4x100 team, and then she can be a stud in the mile, too,” Butson said. “We don’t have a huge team, but we have a lot of versatility. • Newton The Newton girls team has doubled its number from last season, leaving coach Nick Rhoades optimistic for the 2012 year. Kara Wise and Jen Beacom will run the 100 and 200, while Erica Cavender is expected to run the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. Seniors Cheyenne Quillen, who is a high jumper, and JoEllen Fisher are expected to contribute on multiple relay teams. Senior Mary Larson will run the 1,600 and 800, while Sydney Schauer will run the 1,600 and 3,200. Emily Courtney will throw shot and discus. Freshman Allie Wise is also expected to make an impact in the throwing events also. “We have basically doubled our numbers on the team, which should make our relay teams much more com-

petitive,” Rhoades said. “I think our seniors — Mary Larson, Cheyenne Quillen and JoEllen Fisher — will carry the team, with freshmen like Erica Cavender making major contributions.” • Bradford Headlining the Bradford Railroaders’ track roster is sophomore Shay LaFollette — who returns after becoming the first girl from Bradford to qualify for state last season. “Her 15.68-second time in the 100 hurdles is one of the top returning times in Division III,” Bradford coach Tab LaFollette said. “She had a very productive offseason and looks to improve upon last year’s 10th-place finish at state.” With Shay LaFollette returning, along with a group of youngsters, Tab LaFollette thinks that breaking records is a realistic possibility.Newcomers Loren Sharp and Molly Dunlevy — who have both impressed Tab LaFollette with some good early workouts — are also going to be sprinters for the team this season. In the field events, Shay LaFollette (long jump and high jump), Gabby Fair (pole vault) and Bree Bates (discus) are expected to earn points for the Roaders. Fair, who is a freshman, junior Chelsea Dross and sophomore Molli Lavey will be running in the distance events. • Lehman Lehman coach Dwane Rowley has two girls back who were state qualifiers last year in Sarah Titterington and Madeleine Franklin, who ran on the 800 relay in Columbus. And also back for the girls are seniors Sarah Davidson and Stephanie Ulbrich. Senior Haley Spicer is expected to be the top newcomer this season for the Cavs.

Girls Track ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 Which starts, of course, with the returners. Juniors Todda Norris, Ashley Rector and Catelyn Schmiedebusch make up an experienced core group of runners, with Norris and Rector also being strong in the long and high jump, respectively. In fact, Norris narrowly missed qualifying for the state meet in the long jump. Norris will lead the sprinter corps, while Rector will anchor the middle distance races and Schmiedebusch will look to continue her hurdle dominance. Also back are Sharice Hibler and Natasha Lucas, who were on the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams that went deep into last postseason. “Todda made it to the regional in the long jump last year, and hopefully she can take that next step to get to state,” Snyder said. “Ashley had injury issues last year that kept her from being where she could have been. But she’s looking in midseason form already this year. And Catelyn has been working hard on the hurdles all winter long.” Also back is Bri Jumper, who missed out on a state trip in the discus by two places. She’ll be joined once again by Asha Parson and Jessica Blakes. “Bri was sixth in the region in the discus and close to breaking the school record,” Snyder said. “Having those three back is going to be huge. We’ve got really strong throwers.” Sophomore Katie-Grace Sawka will lead the distance runners after narrowly missing a trip to the regional in the 1,600 and 3,200 — but she reached the regional on the 4x800 relay team — and she will be joined by Caitlyn

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W L Pct San Francisco 12 6 .667 10 6 .625 St. Louis Los Angeles 9 6 .600 11 8 .579 San Diego 9 8 .529 Colorado Houston 9 8 .529 9 9 .500 Philadelphia Miami 7 8 .467 8 11 .421 Arizona Cincinnati 8 11 .421 7 10 .412 Milwaukee Pittsburgh 7 10 .412 8 12 .400 Chicago 5 10 .333 Washington Atlanta 6 13 .316 4 12 .250 New York NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not. Tuesday's Games Philadelphia 4, Baltimore 1 Detroit 7, Atlanta 2 Tampa Bay 3, Miami 2 St. Louis 6, Houston 1 Texas 6, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2 Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 4 Oakland 5, Chicago Cubs (ss) 5, tie, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 7, Milwaukee 6 Seattle 8, Cincinnati 1 Arizona 4, San Francisco 3 N.Y. Mets 2, Washington 0 Toronto 9, Boston 2 N.Y.Yankees 10, Pittsburgh 3 San Diego 10, Colorado 6 Wednesday's Games Minnesota 7, Detroit 3 St. Louis 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5 Toronto 6, Baltimore 3 Atlanta 3, Washington 2, 10 innings N.Y.Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox 13, Seattle 8 San Francisco 5, Cleveland 3 San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Kansas City 8, Oakland 3 Arizona 0, Milwaukee 0, tie Thursday's Games Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Colorado vs. San Diego at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Oakland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. N.Y.Yankees vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Texas (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 p.m. Friday's Games St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Detroit vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Texas vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Top 12 in Points 1. G.Biffle ........................................157 2. K.Harvick ....................................148 3. M.Kenseth...................................145 4. M.Truex Jr. ..................................139 5. D.Hamlin .....................................137 6. D.Earnhardt Jr. ...........................137 7. T.Stewart .....................................130 8. C.Bowyer ....................................126 9. J.Logano.....................................126 10. P.Menard...................................123 11. J.Burton ....................................120 12. R.Newman................................118 NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 26 21 .553 — Boston 24 21 .533 1 New York 23 24 .489 3 Toronto 15 32 .319 11 New Jersey 15 33 .313 11½ Southeast Division

Miami Orlando Atlanta Washington Charlotte Central Division

W 34 30 27 11 7

L 11 18 20 34 37

Pct GB .756 — .625 5½ .574 8 .244 23 .159 26½

Pct GB W L Chicago 39 10 .796 — 26 18 .591 10½ Indiana 21 24 .467 16 Milwaukee 17 27 .386 19½ Cleveland 16 29 .356 21 Detroit WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB 30 14 .682 — San Antonio Dallas 27 20 .574 4½ 25 19 .568 5 Memphis 25 22 .532 6½ Houston New Orleans 11 35 .239 20 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 35 12 .745 — Denver 25 21 .543 9½ 24 22 .522 10½ Utah Minnesota 23 25 .479 12½ 21 25 .457 13½ Portland Pacific Division W L Pct GB 28 18 .609 — L.A. Lakers L.A. Clippers 26 20 .565 2 23 24 .489 5½ Phoenix Golden State 19 25 .432 8 17 29 .370 11 Sacramento Tuesday's Games Indiana 102, L.A. Clippers 89 Miami 99, Phoenix 95 New York 106, Toronto 87 Houston 107, L.A. Lakers 104 Utah 97, Oklahoma City 90 Sacramento 119, Memphis 110 Milwaukee 116, Portland 87 Wednesday's Games Chicago 94, Toronto 82 Orlando 103, Phoenix 93 New York 82, Philadelphia 79 Atlanta 103, Cleveland 102, OT Washington 108, New Jersey 89 Oklahoma City 114, L.A. Clippers 91 Golden State 101, New Orleans 92 San Antonio 116, Minnesota 100 Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Thursday's Games Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m. Friday's Games Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m. New York at Toronto, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Denver at Utah, 10:30 p.m. NCAA Tournament Glance All Times EDT FIRST ROUND Western Kentucky 59, MVSU 58 BYU 78, Iona 72 Vermont 71, Lamar 59 South Florida 65, California 54 EAST REGIONAL Second Round Kansas State 70, Southern Mississippi 64 Syracuse 72, UNC Asheville 65 Gonzaga 77, West Virginia 54 Ohio State 78, Loyola (Md.) 59 Wisconsin 73, Montana 49 Vanderbilt 79, Harvard 70 Cincinnati 65, Texas 59 Florida State 66, St. Bonaventure 63 Third Round Syracuse 75, Kansas State 59 Ohio State 73, Gonzaga 66 Wisconsin 60, Vanderbilt 57 Cincinnati 62, Florida State 56 Regional Semifinals At TD Garden Boston Thursday, March 22 Syracuse (33-2) vs. Wisconsin (26-9), 7:15 p.m. Ohio State (29-7) vs. Cincinnati (2510), 9:45 p.m. Regional Championship Saturday, March 24 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL Second Round Kentucky 81, Western Kentucky 66 Iowa State 77, UConn 64 Baylor 68, South Dakota State 60 Colorado 68, UNLV 64 VCU 62, Wichita State 59 Indiana 79, New Mexico State 66 Lehigh 75, Duke 70 Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63 Third Round Kentucky 87, Iowa State 71 Baylor 80, Colorado 63 Indiana 63 VCU 61 Xavier 70, Lehigh 58 Regional Semifinals At The Georgia Dome Atlanta Friday, March 23 Baylor (29-7) vs. Xavier (23-12), 7:15 p.m. Kentucky (34-2) vs. Indiana (27-8), 9:45 p.m. Regional Championship Sunday, March 25 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL Second Round Creighton 58, Alabama 57 North Carolina 77, Vermont 58 N.C. State 79, San Diego State 65 Georgetown 74, Belmont 59 Ohio 65, Michigan 60 South Florida 58, Temple 44 Purdue 72, Saint Mary's (Calif.) 69 Kansas 65, Detroit 50 Third Round North Carolina 87, Creighton 73 N.C. State 66, Georgetown 63 Ohio 62, South Florida 56 Kansas 63, Purdue 60 Regional Semifinals At Edward Jones Dome St. Louis Friday, March 23 North Carolina (31-5) vs. Ohio (29-7), 7:47 p.m. N.C. State (24-12) vs. Kansas (29-6), 10:17 p.m. Regional Championship Sunday, March 25 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL Second Round Murray State 58, Colorado State 41 Marquette 88, BYU 68 Louisville 69, Davidson 62 New Mexico 75, Long Beach State 68 Saint Louis 61, Memphis 54 Michigan State 89, LIU 67 Florida 71, Virginia 45 Norfolk State 86, Missouri 84 Third Round Marquette 62, Murray State 53

Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY AUTO RACING 2 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, practice for Malaysia Grand Prix, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia GOLF 11 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Trophee Hassan II, first round, at Agadir, Morocco 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, first round, at Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. TGC — LPGA, Kia Classic, first round, at Carlsbad, Calif. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Preseason, N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston, at Fort Myers, Fla. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. CBS — NCAA, Division I tournament, regional semifinals, doubleheader, teams TBD, at Boston or Phoenix 7:15 p.m. TBS — NCAA, Division I tournament, regional semifinals, doubleheader, teams TBD, at Boston or Phoenix Louisville 59, New Mexico 56 Michigan State 65, Saint Louis 61 Florida 84, Norfolk State 50 Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 22 At US Airways Center Phoenix Michigan State (29-7) vs. Louisville (28-9), 7:47 p.m. Marquette (27-7) vs. Florida (25-10), 10:17 p.m. Regional Championship Saturday, March 24 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At The Superdome New Orleans National Semifinals Saturday, March 31 East champion vs. Midwest champion South champion vs. West champion National Championship Monday, April 2 Semifinal winners NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Glance All Times EDT DES MOINES REGIONAL First Round Tennessee 72, UT Martin 49 DePaul 59, BYU 55 Florida 70, Ohio State 65 Baylor 81, UC Santa Barbara 40 Georgetown 61, Fresno State 56 Georgia Tech 76, Sacred Heart 50 Delaware 73, UALR 42 Kansas 57, Nebraska 49 Second Round Tennessee 63, DePaul 48 Baylor 76, Florida 57 Georgia Tech 76, Georgetown 64 Kansas 70, Delaware 64 Regional Semifinals At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Saturday, March 24 Kansas (21-12) vs. Tennessee (26-8), 12:04 p.m. Baylor (36-0) vs. Georgia Tech (26-8), 2 p.m. Regional Championship Monday, March 26 Semifinal winners, TBA FRESNO REGIONAL First Round West Virginia 68, Texas 55 Stanford 73, Hampton 51 South Carolina 80, Eastern Michigan 48 Purdue 83, South Dakota State 68 St. John's 69, Creighton 67 Oklahoma 88, Michigan 67 Vanderbilt 60, Middle Tennessee 46 Duke 82, Samford 47 Second Round Stanford 72, West Virginia 55 South Carolina 72, Purdue 61 St. John's 74, Oklahoma 70 Duke 96, Vanderbilt 80 Regional Semifinals At Save Mart Center Fresno, Calif. Saturday, March 24 St. John's (24-9) vs. Duke (26-5), 9:04 p.m. Stanford (33-1) vs. South Carolina (259), 11:32 p.m. Regional Championship Monday, March 26 Semifinal winners, TBA RALEIGH REGIONAL First Round Arkansas 72, Dayton 55 Texas A&M 69, Albany (NY) 47 Maryland 59, Navy 44 Louisville 67, Michigan State 55 California 84, Iowa 74 Notre Dame 74, Liberty 43 Marist 76, Georgia 70 St. Bonaventure 72, Florida Gulf Coast 65, OT Second Round Texas A&M 61, Arkansas 59 Maryland 72, Louisville 68 Notre Dame 73, California 62 St. Bonaventure 66, Marist 63 Regional Semifinals At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Sunday, March 25 Texas A&M (24-10) vs. Maryland (304), Noon Notre Dame (32-3) vs. St. Bonaventure (31-3), 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 Regional Championship Semifinal winners, TBA KINGSTON REGIONAL First Round Kansas State 67, Princeton 64 UConn 83, Prairie View 47 Gonzaga 86, Rutgers 73 Miami 70, Idaho State 42 Kentucky 68, McNeese State 62 Green Bay 71, Iowa State 57 Penn State 85, UTEP 77 LSU 64, San Diego State 56 Second Round UConn 72, Kansas State 26 Gonzaga 65, Miami 54 Kentucky 65, Green Bay 62 Penn State 90, LSU 80 Regional Semifinals At The Ryan Center Kingston, R.I. Sunday, March 25 UConn (31-4) vs. Penn State (26-6), 4:34 p.m. Gonzaga (28-5) vs. Kentucky (27-6), 7

p.m. Regional Championship Tuesday, March 27 Semifinal winners, TBA FINAL FOUR At Pepsi Center Denver National Semifinals Sunday, April 1 Des Moines champion vs. Fresno champion, TBA Raleigh champion vs. Kingston champion, TBA National Championship Tuesday, April 3 Semifinal winners, TBA National Invitation Tournament Glance All Times EDT First Round UMass 101, Mississippi State 96, 2OT Seton Hall 63, Stony Brook 61 Iowa 84, Dayton 75 Tennessee 65, Savannah State 51 Northwestern 76, Akron 74 Middle Tennessee 86, Marshall 78 Oregon 96, LSU 76 Washington 82, Texas-Arlington 72 Stanford 76, Cleveland State 65 Minnesota 70, La Salle 61 Drexel 81, UCF 56 Northern Iowa 67, Saint Joseph's 65 Miami 66, Valparaiso 50 Bucknell 65, Arizona 54 Nevada 68, Oral Roberts 59 Illinois State 96, Mississippi 93, OT Second Round Washington 76, Northwestern 55 UMass 77, Seton Hall 67 Sunday, March 18 Drexel 65, Northern Iowa 63 Nevada 75, Bucknell 67 Oregon 108, Iowa 97 Middle Tennessee 71, Tennessee 64 Minnesota 78, Miami 60 Stanford 92, Illinois State 88, OT Quarterfinals UMass 72, Drexel 70 Washington 90, Oregon 86 Minnestoa 78, Middle Tennessee 72 Stanford 84, Nevada 56 Semifinals At Madison Square Garden NewYork Tuesday, March 27 UMass (24-10) vs. Stanford (24-11), 7 p.m. Washington (24-10) vs. Minnesota (2214), 9 p.m. Championship Thursday, March 29 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. Ohio High School Boys Basketball State Tournament Semifinals Thursday Division IV Jackson Center (26-0) vs. Columbus Africentric Early College (22-3), 10:45 a.m. Berlin Hiland (25-1) vs. Arlington (233), 2:00 p.m. Division III Bedford St. Peter Chanel (23-3) vs. Cincinnati Summit Country Day (24-1), 5:15 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf (19-6) vs. Portsmouth (23-2), 8:30 p.m. Friday Division II Mentor Lake Catholic (23-2) vs. Dayton Dunbar (26-0), 10:45 a.m. St. Clairsville (23-2) vs. Elida (23-3), 2:00 p.m. Division I Toledo Whitmer (23-2) vs. Lakewood St. Edward (18-7), 5:15 p.m. Pickerington High School Central (242) vs. Fairfield (21-5), 8:30 p.m. Championship Finals Saturday Division IV, 10:30 a.m. Division III, 1:30 p.m. Division II, 4:30 p.m. Division I, 8:30 p.m.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-N.Y. Rangers73 46 20 7 99201161 Pittsburgh 72 45 21 6 96239184 Philadelphia 73 42 23 8 92232206 New Jersey 74 42 27 5 89201191 N.Y. Islanders 73 30 32 11 71174218 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 72 42 27 3 87236178 Ottawa 74 37 27 10 84221214 Buffalo 74 35 29 10 80190207 Toronto 74 32 34 8 72210232 Montreal 74 28 33 13 69191206 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 73 36 24 13 85183201 Washington 73 37 30 6 80198208 Winnipeg 73 34 31 8 76196211 Carolina 74 30 29 15 75197218 Tampa Bay 72 32 33 7 71202247 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-St. Louis 73 46 19 8 100189142 Detroit 74 44 25 5 93225181 Nashville 73 42 23 8 92209192 Chicago 75 42 25 8 92229214

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Columbus 73 23 43 7 53167236 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 73 43 21 9 95224184 75 40 30 5 85196196 Colorado Calgary 74 34 26 14 82183201 Minnesota 72 30 32 10 70155199 Edmonton 73 29 36 8 66196216 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 73 40 28 5 85193195 Dallas Los Angeles 73 36 25 12 84172160 Phoenix 74 36 26 12 84194192 San Jose 73 36 27 10 82199191 Anaheim 74 31 32 11 73185206 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot Tuesday's Games Dallas 4, Phoenix 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, Toronto 2 Florida 2, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 8, Winnipeg 4 Chicago 5, Columbus 1 New Jersey 1, Ottawa 0 Edmonton 6, Nashville 3 Colorado 2, Calgary 1, OT Los Angeles 5, San Jose 2 Wednesday's Games Buffalo 3, Montreal 0 Carolina 3, Florida 1 N.Y. Rangers 2, Detroit 1, OT Chicago 2, Vancouver 1, OT St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Thursday's Games Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Nashville at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Colorado at Phoenix, 10 p.m. St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Boston at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday's Games Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Washington, 7 p.m. Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

GOLF World Golf Ranking Through March 18 1. Luke Donald................Eng 2. Rory McIlroy..................NIr 3. Lee Westwood ............Eng 4. Martin Kaymer.............Ger 5. Steve Stricker.............USA 6. Charl Schwartzel .........SAf 7. Webb Simpson...........USA 8. Justin Rose .................Eng 9. Adam Scott..................Aus 10. Jason Day..................Aus 11. Dustin Johnson........USA 12. Hunter Mahan..........USA 13. Phil Mickelson ..........USA 14. Matt Kuchar..............USA 15. Bill Haas...................USA 16. Bubba Watson .........USA 17. Graeme McDowell......NIr 18. Tiger Woods.............USA 19. Nick Watney .............USA 20. Keegan Bradley .......USA 21. Sergio Garcia ............Esp 22. Brandt Snedeker......USA 23. K.J. Choi .....................Kor 24. Peter Hanson............Swe 25. Bo Van Pelt...............USA 26. Mark Wilson .............USA 27. Bae Sang-moon.........Kor 28. John Senden.............Aus 29. Ian Poulter.................Eng 30. Thomas Bjorn ...........Den 31. Paul Casey................Eng 32. Alvaro Quiros.............Esp 33. David Toms...............USA 34. Robert Karlsson .......Swe 35. Simon Dyson ............Eng 36. Martin Laird ...............Sco 37. Jason Dufner............USA 38. Louis Oosthuizen.......SAf 39. Aaron Baddeley.........Aus 40. Anders Hansen.........Den 41. Rickie Fowler............USA 42. K.T. Kim ......................Kor 43. Fredrik Jacobson......Swe 44. Francesco Molinari ......Ita 45. Paul Lawrie................Sco 46. Zach Johnson ..........USA 47. Kyle Stanley .............USA 48. Ben Crane................USA 49. Geoff Ogilvy...............Aus 50. Ryo Ishikawa .............Jpn

10.03 9.85 8.16 5.87 5.81 5.25 5.13 5.11 4.94 4.93 4.90 4.90 4.81 4.64 4.57 4.39 4.35 4.26 4.26 4.16 4.09 4.06 3.97 3.64 3.49 3.48 3.41 3.32 3.29 3.27 3.26 3.23 3.18 3.18 3.17 3.17 3.16 3.13 3.06 3.06 3.04 2.98 2.97 2.94 2.86 2.79 2.76 2.75 2.75 2.74

PGA Tour FedExCup Standings Through March 18 Money ................................Points 1. Rory McIlroy.........1,015 $2,392,000 2. Kyle Stanley.............954 $1,985,390 3. Johnson Wagner.....920 $1,761,293 4. Mark Wilson.............877 $1,867,235 5. Phil Mickelson .........835 $1,845,431 6. Justin Rose..............806 $1,847,206 7. Bill Haas ..................791 $1,729,159 8. Hunter Mahan .........787 $1,836,840 9. Brandt Snedeker .....778 $1,562,634 10. Steve Stricker ........679 $1,447,000 11. Keegan Bradley.....644 $1,316,642 12. Luke Donald..........637 $1,309,916 13. Bubba Watson.......625 $1,474,567 14. Ben Crane.............532 $1,107,103 15. Martin Laird ...........510 $1,116,539 16. Robert Garrigus ....504 $935,363 17. John Huh...............490 $1,073,400 18. Sang-Moon Bae....465 $903,546 19. Spencer Levin .......418 $741,248 20. George McNeill .....400 $776,314 21. Webb Simpson......392 $799,300 22. Aaron Baddeley ....390 $764,866 23. Charles Howell III..386 $609,112 24. Matt Kuchar...........375 $704,486 25. Charlie Wi..............373 $764,656 26. John Senden.........364 $685,788 27. Kevin Na................355 $708,216 28. Bo Van Pelt............353 $744,188 29. Harrison Frazar .....352 $667,986 30. Dustin Johnson .....348 $735,410 31. Tiger Woods ..........346 $699,000 32. John Rollins...........340 $727,668 33. Sean O'Hair...........327 $539,364 34. Jim Furyk...............325 $635,916 35. D.A. Points .............317 $628,128 36. Lee Westwood ......315 $831,100 37. Carl Pettersson .....311 $471,253 38. John Mallinger.......301 $515,410 39. Jonathan Byrd.......298 $676,570 40. Bryce Molder.........295 $539,745 41. Robert Allenby ......288 $530,259 42. Jason Dufner.........287 $553,977 43. Jimmy Walker........285 $612,652 44. Zach Johnson .......282 $448,645 45. Charl Schwartzel...279 $674,100 46. Tom Gillis ...............275 $534,725 47. Scott Piercy ...........274 $482,142 48. Ricky Barnes.........272 $516,581 49. Nick Watney ..........269 $441,915 50. Ken Duke...............261 $483,865 LPGA Tour Money Leaders Through March 18 ......................................Trn 1.Yani Tseng....................4 2. Ai Miyazato..................3 3. Angela Stanford...........4 4. Na Yeon Choi...............3 5. Jenny Shin...................4 6. So Yeon Ryu................3 7. Jiyai Shin .....................4 8. Jessica Korda..............1 9. Stacy Lewis .................4

Money $537,186 $305,019 $237,141 $235,391 $176,907 $167,671 $166,680 $165,000 $156,903

10. Shanshan Feng.........2 $151,861 11. Hee Young Park.........4 $124,037 12. Hee Kyung Seo.........4 $117,609 $99,857 13. Julieta Granada.........4 $95,327 14. Amy Yang...................3 15. Brittany Lincicome.....4 $88,238 16. Katie Futcher.............4 $78,631 $76,732 17. Cristie Kerr.................4 $70,232 18. Karrie Webb...............4 $70,017 19. I.K. Kim ......................3 $69,881 20. Jimin Kang.................4 $66,756 21. Anna Nordqvist..........4 22. Amanda Blumenherst4 $62,539 23. Chella Choi................4 $62,099 24. Caroline Hedwall.......3 $57,987 $54,655 25. Suzann Pettersen......4 $51,859 26. Se Ri Pak...................3 $51,385 27. Jennifer Song ............2 $49,871 28. Mina Harigae.............4 29. Kristy McPherson......4 $48,661 30. Vicky Hurst.................4 $45,585 31. Azahara Munoz.........4 $44,033 $38,586 32. Meena Lee ................4 $38,245 33. Mika Miyazato ...........3 $38,144 34. Sandra Gal ................4 $36,579 35. Beatriz Recari............4 $36,552 36. Pornanong Phatlum ..4 37. Morgan Pressel.........4 $36,529 38. Mindy Kim..................4 $36,140 39. Karen Stupples..........3 $35,156 $33,521 40. Hee-Won Han ...........4 $33,318 41. Inbee Park .................4 $32,745 42. Sun Young Yoo...........4 $30,549 43. Catriona Matthew......3 44. Karin Sjodin...............2 $29,834 45. Sophie Gustafson .....4 $29,759 46. Maria Hjorth...............3 $29,586 $28,511 47. Momoko Ueda...........3 $28,198 48. Eun-Hee Ji.................4 $26,958 49. Katherine Hull............4 $25,622 50. Brittany Lang .............4

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES_Reassigned RHP Willie Eyre, RHP Jon Link, RHP Miguel Socolovich and RHP Oscar Villarreal to their minor league camp. CLEVELAND INDIANS_Claimed RHP Rick Vandenhurk off waivers from Toronto. Designated LHP Kelvin De La Cruz for assignment. National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Reassigned OF Brandon Boggs, RHP Daniel Cabrera, INF Jeff Clement and RHP Tim Wood to minor league camp. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS_Waived F Boris Diaw. HOUSTON ROCKETS_Reassigned F Greg Smith to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). INDIANA PACERS_Announced the retirement of F-C Jeff Foster. MIAMI HEAT_Signed C Ronny Turiaf. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER_Signed G Derek Fisher. TRAIL PORTLAND BLAZERS_Claimed F J.J. Hickson off waivers from Sacramento. SACRAMENTO KINGS_Signed F Terrence Williams to a 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL_Fined the New Orleans Saints $500,000 and suspended Saints coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season, general manager Mickey Loomis eight regularseason games, former Saints and current St. Louis defensive coordinator Gregg Williams indefinitely and assistant head coach Joe Vitt six regular-season games, in addition to the forfeiture of secondround draft picks in 2012 and 2013 for violations of the NFL's long-standing "bounty" rule. BUFFALO BILLS_Agreed to terms with S Bryan Scott. Signed DE Mark Anderson to a four-year contract. DENVER BRONCOS_Traded QB Tim Tebow and a 2012 seventh-round draft pick to the N.Y. Jets for a 2012 fourth- and a sixth-round draft pick. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS_Signed C Samson Satele. MINNESOTA VIKINGS_Re-signed DT Fred Evans. Signed RB Lex Hilliard. Released NT Remi Ayodele. Agreed to terms with OL Geoff Schwartz. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS_Signed CB Will Allen and OL Robert Gallery. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS_Agreed to terms with DT Broderick Bunkley on a five-year contract. OAKLAND RAIDERS_Agreed to terms with OT Khalif Barnes and CB Pat Lee on one-year contracts. PITTSBURGH STEELERS_Signed TE Wes Lyons and FB Will Johnson. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS_Re-signed QB Alex Smith to a three-year contract. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS_Agreed to terms with T Frank Omiyale. WASHINGTON REDSKINS_Signed QB Rex Grossman to a one-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL_Suspended Phoenix Coyotes F Shane Doan for three games, without pay, for elbowing Dallas Stars F Jamie Benn during Tuesday's game. BOSTON BRUINS_Recalled F Trent Whitfield from Providence (AHL). Assigned F Max Sauve to Providence. Traded D Yury Alexandrov to the N.Y. Islanders for future considerations. CAROLINA HURRICANES_Activated D Joni Pitkanen from injured reserve. DETROIT RED WINGS_Recalled G Ty Conklin from Grand Rapids (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS_Agreed to terms with G Evgeni Nabokov on a oneyear contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW_Signed D Nemanja Vukovic to a multiyear contract. COLLEGE APPALACHIAN STATE_Named Mark Ivey defensive assistant football coach. COLGATE_Announced the resignation of women's ice hockey coach Scott Wiley. DUKE_Announced the resignation of wrestling coach Clar Anderson. FLORIDA ATLANTIC_Announced it is not renewing the contract of athletic director Craig Angelos. Named Melissa Dawson interim athletic director. IOWA STATE_Announced sophomore F Royce White will enter the NBA draft. MIAMI_Named Ron Carpenter defensive backs coach and Ed Stults offensive line coach. Promoted Jay Peterson to defensive coordinator. MICHIGAN_Announced sophomore F Evan Smotrycz, sophomore F Colton Christian and freshman G Carlton Brundidge are transferring. MISSISSIPPI_Named Ross Bjork athletic director. WAKE FOREST_Announced the resignation of men's volunteer assistant soccer coach Jamie Franks to become a men's assistant soccer coach at Denver.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

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■ National Football League

Tebow

Saints’ Payton suspended 1 year

interest. As part of Tebow’s $11.25 million, five-year contract he signed as a rookie in 2010, he had a $6.277 million advance due 29 days after the start of the 2011 league year. That money was paid to him in August after the NFL lockout ended. The trade stalled over the payment the Jets would owe the Broncos from that advance. That allowed Jacksonville to get back into the hunt, and it came down to the Jaguars and Jets. “I think we have a duty to consider all avenues of improving the Jaguars on and off the field, especially given the unique circumstances involving the player,” Jaguars owner Shad Khan said in a statement. “I appreciate the high level of due diligence Gene and his staff dedicated to this matter, even as late as this evening, and I am very satisfied with the outcome. “ The Jets also will get a seventh-rounder in the deal.

■ College Basketball

Bobcats ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 Walter Offutt, a transfer from Ohio State. “Let’s continue the run.” Their win on Sunday became an immediate talking point. Clark Kellogg was calling the Lehigh-Xavier game when Ohio finished off the Bulls, giving him a chance to exult on the air. Kellogg’s son, Nick, is a sophomore guard for the Bobcats. “Oh wow!” Kellogg said. “Oh my goodness! Way to go Bobcats!” The postgame celebration was shown on TBS and got more rave reviews. School President Roderick J. McDavis, dressed in a green Ohio jacket, gave players a pep talk: “I told you a few weeks ago there was another level!” Now, the school has something to talk about other than parties. Ohio, which is known regionally for its annual Halloween party, was ranked the top party school in the country by the 2011 Princeton Review last summer, an annoyance to administrators who have been trying to change that image. “Honestly, I don’t know where that party thing comes from,” Trent said. “I’ve been on other college campuses. It’s no more wild than any other.” The football program got its first bowl victory in December, beating Utah State 24-23 in the Famous

Idaho Potato Bowl with a touchdown drive in the last 2 minutes. The basketball team was looking for a breakthrough as well that Sweet 16 thing. Ohio had a chance in 2010 when it beat Georgetown 9783 in its opening game, then played poorly in an 83-68 loss to Tennessee. Coach John Groce, who helped Thad Matta take teams to the tournament as an assistant at Butler, Xavier and Ohio State, changed his between-game approach this time to limit the distractions. He took away their cell phones and limited their internet access between games. “It wasn’t punishment,” Groce said. “They did have a couple of hours after they got back to return some of their text messages and emails and tweets and Facebook and MySpace and email, whatever else they do. So we gave them time to do that. “Then we grabbed the phones, and not one guy — that’s how I knew this team was really locked in — not one single guy complained.” Groce is getting much credit for the long-awaited breakthrough. “The biggest thing for him and he’s done a great job of it is getting his team to play at the right time,” Ohio State’s Matta said. “As crazy as it sounds, if they don’t win the MAC tournament, they’re not in the NCAA tournament.”

By The Associated Press Meting out unprecedented punishment for a crush-for-cash bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banned the team’s former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams. PAYTON Payton is the first head coach suspended by the league for any reason, accused of trying to cover up a system of extra cash payouts that NFL

Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday called “particularly unusual and egregious” and “totally unacceptable.” Sending a message by taking a harsh stand, Goodell also banned Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight regular-season games next season — believed to be the first time a GM was suspended by the NFL — and assistant coach Joe Vitt for the first six games. In addition, Goodell fined the Saints $500,000

and took away their second-round draft picks this year and next. “We are all accountable and responsible for player health and safety and the integrity of the game. We will not tolerate conduct or a culture that undermines those priorities,” said Goodell, whose league faces more than 20 concussionrelated lawsuits brought by hundreds of former players. “No one is above the game or the rules that govern it.” Payton, whose salary this season was to be at least $6 million, ignored instructions from the NFL and Saints ownership to make sure bounties weren’t being paid. The league also chastised him

for choosing to “falsely deny that the program existed,” and for trying to “encourage the false denials by instructing assistants to ‘make sure our ducks are in a row.’” All in all, Goodell’s ruling is a real blow to the Saints, a franchise that Payton and quarterback Drew Brees revived and led to the 2010 Super Bowl title after decades of such futility that fans wore paper bags over their heads at home games. Brees reacted quickly to the news on Twitter, writing: “I am speechless. Sean Payton is a great man, coach, and mentor. … I need to hear an explanation for this punishment.”

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■ MLB

Cavs fall in OT

Slowey roughed up in loss

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Johnson hit a tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation and knocked down a baseline jumper with 10 seconds left in overtime, giving the Atlanta Hawks a 103102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. The Hawks rallied from 16 points down early on and a six-point deficit in OT, pulling even on Johnson’s third trey of the night and a three-point play by Josh Smith, who led Atlanta with 32 points and 17 rebounds. Cleveland reclaimed the when Tristan lead Thompson made one of two free throws. After a timeout, the Hawks went to Johnson, who spun away from Kyrie Irving and made the shot over Alonzo Gee. Cleveland had two shots at the end. Irving missed and Gee botched a follow from right underneath the hoop. Johnson, who wasn’t a factor much of the game, rallied to finish with 22 points. Irving nearly had a triple double for the Cavaliers, scoring 29 points to go along with nine rebounds and nine assists. Antawn Jamison added 23 points. The fourth quarter was sloppy, but Irving and Johnson provided plenty of thrills in the closing seconds. First, with Cleveland clinging to an 89-88 lead and a difference of about 2 seconds between the shot clock and the game clock, Irving dribbled the clock down near midcourt, then

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson, left, shoots against Atlanta Hawks’ Zaza Pachulia, of Georgia, during the first quarter Wednesday in Atlanta. did a complete spin to get away from Kirk Hinrich and burst toward the basket. He flipped in the layup, despite a bump from the late-arriving Hinrich that wasn’t called with 5.4 seconds left. The Hawks had one final chance, and they had to have a 3. Johnson got a pick from Zaza Pachulia, broke free at the top of the arc and got off the shot over the outstretched left arm of Anthony Parker, flying out in a desperate bid to distract the shooter. No chance. Johnson hit nothing but net, the ball clearing the rim as the red light went off. A clear path foul on Hinrich helped the Cavaliers push to a 101-95 lead with just 1:27 remaining in the extra period.

Back came the injuryplagued but resilient Hawks, playing their third straight game with only 10 available bodies. Johnson made the 3 right off a timeout, Jamison missed for Cleveland and the Hawks took off the other way. Smith appeared to drag his pivot foot a bit as he pulled up, but it wasn’t called. Instead, he made the shot and drew the foul on Jamison, leading to a three-point play that tied it at 101. Pachulia missed a wideopen lay-in after Smith zipped a pinpoint pass to the big center, but all was forgiven when Irving’s bank shot was a little too strong, and Gee flew in but left the follow was short despite a look that was just about as easy as Pachulia’s.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Kevin Slowey remains in the race for the Cleveland Indians’ final rotation spot. He’s just not gaining ground. Slowey gave up four runs over four innings in another so-so effort and the Indians’ lost 5-3 to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. “He had the one bad inning, other than that he was able to locate his pitches,” manager Manny Acta said of Slowey, acquired from Colorado in January. Brett Pill hit a three-run homer in the fourth off Slowey. The shot far over the left-field fence sent a group of fans scrambling in the sunbaked sand outside Goodyear Ballpark for a Cactus League souvenir. “He smoked the ball today,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. Pill is hitting .273 with two homers and nine RBIs as he competes with Brandon Belt and Aubrey Huff for a roster spot. Huff is at .290 with two homers, three RBIs; and Belt .333, three homers, six RBIs. “They are all doing their thing,” Bochy said. “It is not going to be an easy decision as to which way we go.” Even Slowey admits his battle with lefty David Huff and right-handers Zach McAllister and Jeanmar Gomez is not as close. “Jeanmar is doing quite a job,” Slowey said. “As far as the rest of us, there’s been parts and flashes. But if you look at the way he’s throwing, it is tough not to say, ‘Man, that guy is really getting the job done.’ “ Slowey is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA; Gomez is 1-0 and has yet to yield a run in 11 innings. Huff and McAllister are somewhere in between and both have minor-league options remaining.

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■ CONTINUED FROM 13 area and the rest of the NBA with the Knicks’ sensational Jeremy Lin. Sure, the Jets got headlines and were the talk of sports radio — even on a day when the New Orleans Saints received unprecedented punishment from the NFL for a bounty system that rocked the football world. But even all that couldn’t overshadow another embarrassing episode for a franchise that has had to explain away several missteps in recent years. Denver started shopping Tebow after signing Peyton Manning, and the Jets were considered a long shot as late as Tuesday night. But New York went hard after Tebow, envisioning him as a versatile complement to starter Mark Sanchez, who received a $40.5 million contract extension, with $20.5 million guaranteed, earlier this month. The Jets also had pursued Manning, but fell out of that race early when there wasn’t mutual

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