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At Monday’s State of the City address, Mayor Michael Beamish said Troy has achieved significant financial gains despite a lackluster national economy. “Stressful times can bring out the worst in some, but they can also produce some new and creative ways to problem-solve,” he said. “Being an optimist, I see

TROY these challenging times as opportunities.” Beamish pointed to Troy’s Enterprise Program as evidence of Troy’s growth. Participating businesses ConAgra, American Honda, Clopay, F & P America and Ishmael Precision Tool boasted a total of 2,621 employees by the end of 2011 versus the projected 2,132 — a difference of almost

500. Actual total investment also beat expectations by $47.1 million. Several new restaurants — most n o t a b l y, Marion’s Piazza — BEAMISH opened recently, further proving Troy’s growth,

Beamish said. “Look around Troy. You see new businesses, representing jobs and investment dollars,” he said. Other opportunities on the horizon include rebuilding the Adams Street Bridge; developing Treasure Island and the Great Miami River; becoming a designated Bike Friendly Community (from an honorable mention last year); sustaining partnerships

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Man receives face transplant After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed.

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Day of caring set in Tipp City The Tipp City Area United Way, America In Bloom and Tipp Monroe Community Services, are excited to share with you its plans for a handson day of giving back to our community April 21. To prepare for this event, many projects and volunteers are still needed.

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Those who have been “McLovin It” at the Troy McDonald’s for the last 37 years may “Grimace” at the fact they will have to wait approximately 75 days for its new house of hamburgers. Scott Family McDonald’s owner Benny Scott took a golden sledgehammer to his golden arches Tuesday to kick off the demolition Tuesday. One of the oldest McDonalds in the area will be razed and rebuilt with a new sleek “arcade” design and even better drivethrough service with two lines, according to Scott. The last customer will be served at midnight March 31 through a drive-through window that was not even part of the original building’s design in 1975 when its doors first opened. The new restaurant is set to open its doors and drive through windows some time between June 18 and July 1. “This building is the oldest McDonald’s and the same contractors that built this original building will be building the new one,” Scott said Tuesday. The contractor, Ironwood Phoenix, also built the new west Piqua restaurant as well as the 1975 building in Troy years ago. “The flow will be a lot better,” Scott said. Scott said from a franchise standpoint, “I love being part of the McDonald’s brand.” “It’s tried and true for more than 50 years and its always on the cutting edge of relevancy,” Scott said. Scott said he enjoys seeing the regulars that gather for coffee before dawn and enjoys the community atmosphere at his locations in seven area cities.

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Scott Family McDonald’s owner Benny Scott took a golden sledgehammer to his golden arches Tuesday morning to kick off the demolition of the facility which will be replaced with a new more modern restaurant.

A Troy father who police allege adopted three children only to later rape them and compel child prostitution faced a common pleas court judge at his arraignments Monday afternoon where his hefty bonds were continued. Also appearing in court was a Beavercreek man who was allegedly a client in the child sex case. Police say Kenneth H. Brandt, 39, of Troy, raped t h e children repeate d l y a n d used online advertisements to solicBRANDT it area men, including Jason M. Zwick, 29, to perform sexual acts on the children, who were the ages of 9, 10, and 12 when the alleged abuse was first discovered. Brandt and Zwick wore identical orange jumpsuits to their separate court appearances and were shackled as the charges against them by a Miami County grand jury on were acknowledged in court. Both Brandt and Zwick entered pleas of not guilty. Brandt has been charged with 31 rape

local area Scott Family McDonald’s. Fliers also have been dis“It’s where friends gather tributed encouraging custo read the paper and visit tomers to visit the Tipp City with each other — each store and Piqua locations for their has its own personality,” “Fry Fix.” Scott said. Last summer, the Troy • See COURT on Page 2 Karen Kelly, marketing McDonald’s was set to be director of Scott Family rebuilt in 2011, although McDonald’s, said despite the Scott said the timing for the store’s rebuilding, construction was put off due McDonald’s of Troy will still to timing conflicts. be active in the community Kelly said there will be a with scholarships, donations grand opening once the open and of course, the annual date is set. Strawberry Festival. booth set up at the The Piqua-based Scott Consumers hold “We’ll still be out there Strawberry Festival like we Family McDonald’s operates serving our community dur- always do.” 14 restaurants in Piqua, onto rosy outlook ing this time,” Kelly said. During the Troy Sidney, Greenville, Troy, Tipp NEW YORK (AP) — “We’ll be part of the chil- McDonald’s closing, employ- City, Huber Heights and Americans are holding dren’s parade and have a ees have be reassigned to Fairborn. onto a rosier view of the U.S. economy as they focus on the good in a flood of mixed economic news. Gas prices are up, but the stock market is, too. BY WILL E SANDERS post release control. TROY Home prices are down, but Ohio Community Media His recognizance bond was continwsanders@dailycall.com ued by the court, but Green is to have so is unemployment. “The resilience suggests charge was reduced to no contact with the alleged victim in that jobs remain a more Prosecutors amended a charge of importuning, a fifth-degree felony the case, which is an underage important concern for conrape against a Conover man to a punishable by up to one year in female, or her family. charge of felony importuning at a prison. Police records state Green com- sumers than gasoline change of plea hearing in common mitted the alleged sex crime on Dec. prices,” said Mark Vitner, At his sentencing hearing, Green pleas court Monday where the sus- will be labeled as a tier I sex offend- 11 at a Piqua residence along Boone an economist at Wells Fargo Securities. pect entered a plea of no contest. er, which means he must register Street after the mother of the victim Gas prices have risen Brian A. Green, 19, was found with the sheriff’s office annually for discovered Green sleeping in a bed almost every day this guilty by Judge Robert Lindeman, a period of 15 years in the county one morning that belonged to her month, yet the Consumer who scheduled the man’s sentencing where he resides, works or receives daughter. Index for hearing for May 21. Green also currently has a related Confidence an education. March held nearly steady Originally charged with firstIn addition, should Green be sen- charge of sexual imposition, a misdedegree felony rape, Green made the tenced to prison then he also must meanor, pending in Miami County • See ECONOMY on Page 2 6 plea in an agreement where that serve a five-year mandatory term of Municipal Court.

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Students to share project featuring veterans BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com

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A team of students being instructed by Edison Community College composition professor Dr. Vivian Blevins have spent the last month researching and interviewing veterans from wars and conflicts all the way back to World War II. With their work nearing completion, Blevins said she and her students have been amazed with what some of their interview subjects have told them and look forward to presenting the upcoming Library of Congress Veterans History Project at the college The project is slated to take

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• CONTINUED FROM A1 with Urbana University and Troy schools; and possibly creating a regional water supply with Piqua. Beamish also briefly discussed his upcoming trip to Japan with public service and safety director Patrick Titterington, Troy Area of Commerce director J.C. Wallace and interpreter Alex Hara. They will meet with the overseas parent companies of local businesses in order to promote economic expansion on both a small and large scale. Backing domestic businesses will always be a priority, the mayor stressed. “In today’s economic climate — I think you’ll all agree with me — it is good to say, ‘We are holding our own,’” Beamish remarked. “We may not have had the big economic announcement this year, but the city of Troy

place between 7-8 p.m. on April 10 at the theater at Edison Community College, 1973 Edison Drive. There will be 17 displays opening to the public an hour before the presentation. Blevins said she and students have spent the past weeks interviewing those who fought in wars and conflicts in order to tell their stories. “Everyone is just excited about it,” Blevins said, referring not only to the students, but also the interview subjects. On Monday afternoon, several students interviewed six veterans at Garbry Ridge Assisted Living,

at 70.2, according to the New York-based private research group The Conference Board. February’s reading, revised upward to 71.6, was the highest it’s been in a year. Consumer confidence is widely watched because consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of economic activity. Confidence has been fragile since the U.S. recession began in late 2007, despite

Blevins said Cartwright is just one example of veterans who are eager to share their stories with the students and also are excited about the project. The Library of Congress Veterans History Project also will entail various presentations and and soldiers speaking of their experiences. Original music also is being orchestrated by the local quartet Convergence, whose members will also sing the National Anthem. Blevins said the upcoming event will be “stirring and patriotic” and encouraged members of the public to attend, saying some of the stories the veterans will share during the presentation will be “very touching.”

Court hasn’t laid off a single employee, we have maintained our services, and we have provided quality of life opportunities for our citizens and visitors.” Beamish voiced his opposition to centralized income tax collection, stating that such a system would compromise Troy’s ability to collect its rightful pool of local revGrants could be enue. sought in the future to support programs. The mayor praised businesses, partner organizations and individuals for their unwavering support. But he acknowledged that struggles lie ahead. “There are inherent challenges in attaining these lofty goals,” Beamish said. “The year ahead promises to be an exciting and nervewracking time for all of us in the city of Troy. … This is our challenge. This is our opportunity.”

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1567 Garbry Road, including 94year-old Jack Eugene Cartwright, who was interviewed by college student Jack Blevins. Cartwright is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army from October 1941 to December 1945 and fought at Normandy in northern France. Cartwright also was the recipient of several distinguished military medals, including the Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars and the World War II Victory Medal. Cartwright represents one of several veterans, ranging from World War II veterans to those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, who have shared their stories with the students for the upcoming event.

several short-lived spikes. Now, it appears to be rebounding as Americans seem to be looking at the proverbial glass as half-full despite continued weaknesses in the economy, including rising gas prices. The measure is still significantly below the 90 reading that indicates a healthy economy — a level the index has not been near since the recession began in December 2007. But the current reading is a long climb from the 40 figure it hit last October, not to mention its all-time low of 25.3 in February 2009.

• CONTINUED FROM A1 charges. Eleven of those first-degree felony charges involve a victim under the age of 10 and each one is punishable with 15 years to life in prison. The remaining 20 rape counts are punishable by up to 11 years in prison. Zwick, who authorities allege responded to Brandt’s online posts about child prostitution, has been charged with three counts of rape, each one punishable by up to 11 years in prison. The arraignments of both men only lasted a few minutes and neither spoke significantly during that time.

Brandt remains jailed on a $800,000 bond while Zwick remains behind bars on a $500,000 bond. The attorneys for both men unsuccessfully attempted to get the bonds lowered. Both men are due back in court on April 2 for pretrial hearings. Earlier this month authorities raided Brandt’s Troy home once the allegations were made and confiscated several items, including computers and media devices. Presently, all three of the victims are currently staying with relatives and are being supervised by Miami County Children Services, according to the Troy Police Department.

Casstown couple arrested after incident with guns Staff Reports A man and his wife were arrested early Sunday after brandishing two guns, a stun gun and hitting a young male with a car. At 12:27 a.m. Sunday, Miami County Sheriff ’s Office responded to 4850 Sodom-Ballou Road, on a report of a woman trespassing on the property. Michelle Waker, 39, of 4550 Sodom Ballou Road, Casstown, was reportedly told by the resident Jordan Geisler, 21, to leave the 4850 Sodom-Ballou Road address. Waker then got in her car to leave, but allegedly tried to hit Geisler with her car. Geisler reportedly ended up on the hood of her car, trying to avoid being struck. Waker reportedly went home and told her husband, David Waker, 52,

about the incident and both returned to the house. Deputies arrived at the 4850 Sodom Ballou address and found David Waker on the back patio with his hands raised above his head. Waker had a fully loaded .40 caliber semiautomatic handgun in his right hand and a stun gun in his left with indicator light activated on the device. Waker announced he had a gun and stun gun and was ordered to put the weapons on the ground, and he complied immediately and was handcuffed. Michelle Waker was charged with felonious assault, aggravated menacing, aggravated trespassing and having a weapon while intoxicated. David Waker was charged with aggravated menacing, aggravated trespassing and having a weapon while intoxicated. Both were incarcerated at

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the Miami County Jail. Mr. Waker said his wife had told him that a female at the residence, identified as Michelle Brandenburg, 21, of Tipp City, had told his wife in a text message that she had been in a domestic situation with someone living at the home. Waker said he came down with his wife to get Brandenburg to help resolve the situation. Both Wakers admitted to have been drinking prior to the incident. Several witnesses inside the house confirmed that Michelle Waker had brandished a small silver handgun and was waving it around when she arrived at the house. Geisler said he asked Waker to leave and she refused. Waker reportedly revved her car engine, spun the car’s tires and drove up the driveway toward him. Geisler said he had to jump on the car’s hood to avoid getting run over. He admitted to punching the windshield and throwing a beer bottle at the car after the incident. Several witnesses at the house confirmed the incident of Waker waving a gun prior to the incident and saw Waker try to run Geisler with the car. Brandenburg said she had no idea why the couple was referring to a text message about a domestic incident and showed the officials her text messages on her phone which confirmed her story. Waker’s .38 caliber pistol was recovered from the car she was driving.

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TODAY • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. to tour WACO. For more information, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 339-8935. • SPIRIT NIGHT: Those eating at the Waffle House in Troy between 2-9 p.m. can help support Brukner Nature Center. With at least 30 supporters dining, the center will receive 25 percent of the total sales for the evening. Diners are only asked to say they are eating out for Brukner Nature Center when ordering. • CLINICS OFFERED: Health Partners Free Clinic, in conjunction with the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University, will offer blood pressure and blood sugar screenings for the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Health Partners Free Clinic Duke Health Center, 1300 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. The public also will have the opportunity to bring all of their medications to the clinic where pharmacists and pharmacy students will explain what each medication is, how it works, the best time to take medication and how medications may interact with each other. If you would like to attend, call Health Partners at 332-0894, Ext. 0. Space for the community screening is limited. There is no charge for any of the activities or screenings. • CHESS CLUB: An after school chess club will be offered from 3:30-5 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the Troy-Miami County Library, 419 W. Main St., Troy. There will be a friendly round robin match and staff will keep score of the pieces captured. Snacks will be provided.

THURSDAY • CAREER FAIR: The Adult Division of the Upper Valley Career Center will host a Technical Career Fair, “Putting Education to Work,” from 3-7 p.m. at the Applied Technology Center, 8901 Looney Road, Piqua. Learn how you can acquire the skills to enhance your employment opportunities. Featured adult education training programs include manufacturing, health care, office, computer, leadership, GED and more. There will be door prizes and refreshments for the public. There is no admission fee. For more information, call (800) 589-6963 or hemmr@uppervalleycc.org. • DOUBLE DECKER: A double-decker hamburger and french fries supper will be offered from 5-7 p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 43, 622 S. Market St., Troy. Meals will be $6. • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be offered from 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will guide walkers as they experience the seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars.

FRIDAY • SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece fried fish dinner, 21-piece fried shrimp or a fish/shrimp combo with french fries and coleslaw for $6 from 67:30 p.m. Frog legs, when available, will be offered for $10. • TOUCH OF HOPE: A Touch of Hope fill a bag clothing event will be from 2-6:30 p.m. at Touch of Hope, located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. For $1 or a donation of new hygiene items for the Partners in Hope Hygiene Ministry, participants can receive a bag of clothing. Touch of Hope is a Circles of Hope initiate that allevi-

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Community Calendar CONTACT US Call Melody Vallieu at 440-5265 to list your free calendar items.You can send your news by e-mail to vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. ates poverty barriers by providing professional clothing, speciality attire, job readiness skills and clothing assistance for women, men and children. • NATURE TREKKERS: A spring Girl Scout overnight will begin at 7 p.m. today and end at 9 a.m. Saturday. Participants will investigate the world of fossils and volcanoes. Juniors will become a geologist for the evening and earn their Rocks Rock badge. • SPARE A LIFE: Making Strides Against Cancer to Spare a Life is set for 6 p.m. at Brel-Aire Bowling Lanes, 8433 N. County Road 25-A in Piqua. The event is sponsored by the Relay Ladies For a Cure. The funds raised will go to the Relay For Life of Miami County. The event includes Dutch Doubles with first-, secondand third-place prizes and a 50/50 drawing. There will be raffle items, too. The cost to enter is $30. For more information, contact Cathy Swob at cswob55@yahoo.com. • 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. • POPPY DINNER: The Tipp City American Legion No. 586 Auxiliary, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, will kick off its annual Poppy program with a dinner, beginning at 6 p.m. The meal will include baked steak, mashed potatoes and steak gravy, green beans, salad and dessert for $7. Proceeds will benefit veterans and their families. • BOOK CLUB: The homeschool book club will meet from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Public Library. Fourth through sixth grade boys should read “Rascal,” by Sterling North and girls should read “Number by the Stars,” by Lois Lowry. Students should be prepared to participate in a group discussion. Call 3390502 to register. • FISH FRY: The Sons of the AMVETS Post No. 88 of Troy will offer an allyou-can eat fish fry from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The meal, which will be $7, also will include french fries, coleslaw, roll and pudding.

SATURDAY • EGG EXTRAVAGANZA: The Miami County Park District VIPs will have its VIP “Egg Extravaganza” program from 2–4 p.m. at Garbry Big Woods Reserve, 6660 Casstown Sidney Road, east of Piqua. Participants can walk the special egg trail and learn about all the animals that come from eggs. A snack will be served. Pre-register for the program by sending an email to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 667-1286, Ext. 115. • EGG HUNT: The TroyMiami East Girl Scouts will offer an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. at Duke Park, Shelter 8. The hunt will be offered to children from preschool children to 5 years old. • SPAGHETTI DINNER: Alcony Grace Church will offer a spaghetti dinner

from 5:30-7 p.m. at 1045 S. Alcony Conover Road, Troy. The dinner will include spaghetti, bread, salad, drink and dessert for $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger. • AUTHOR VISIT: Author John Scalzi, who has penned several books, including his latest, “Fuzzy Nation,” will speak at 10:30 a.m. at the Bradford Public Library, 138 E. Main St., Bradford. A variety of other science fiction books also will be available for sale at the event. • YOUNG SPIRITS: Young Spirits, a Christianbased singing group out of West Milton, will perform at 7 p.m. at Milton-Union High School, 221 S. Jefferson St., West Milton. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. • GARAGE SALE: The Pink Warriors Relay For Life team will have a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 205 S. Walnut St., Troy. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. • BASIC BIRDING: A Birding Basics for Teens class will be offered on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon beginning today at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Future dates will be March 7, 14 and 21. Jared Merriman, a former Aullwood intern and a zoology student at Ball State, will facilitate this class. Find out how to identify birds in the field both by sight and sound. Walk the trails and spot birds and their habitats with fun activities along the way. Binoculars will be provided as well as a spotting scope to help with this birding experience. Class fee is $80 for non-members. Pre-registration is required, by calling Aullwood at (937) 8907360. • GROW SEEDLINGS: A Grow Your Own Seedlings workshop will be offered from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Aullwood Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton. Learn about direct sowing seeds and flatting, techniques of seed propagation, how to protect and care for seedlings and when to transplant them. Participants will have the opportunity to prepare a flat of young lettuce seedlings to take home. The workshop fee is $45 for non-members. Pre-registration is required by calling (937) 890-7360.

Day of Caring set Volunteers, projects still needed Caring/Tipp Pride Day, Waste Management will provide pick-up of washThe Tipp City Area United Way, America In Way at 669-3863 or email ers, dryers, freezers, refrigerators and other large Bloom and Tipp Monroe deb.carr@tippcityauw.org item pick-up. Contact Community Services, are or Tipp Monroe Waste Management ahead excited to share its plans Community Services at of time to arrange for pickfor a hands-on day of giv- (937) 669-3631 or email up at (866) 695-3433. ing back to the community tmcomserItems that are not called April 21. vices@bizwoh.rr.com. in will not be collected. To prepare for this A drop-off for old comMiami County Sanitary event, many projects and puters, miscellaneous comvolunteers are still needputer items, furniture and Engineering also will be household goods has been conducting their Drug ed. If you are interested in organized for 10 a.m. to 2 Take Back event April 21. p.m. during the event at Residents can drop-off volunteering or if you or someone you know can use the Tipp City Plaza. Look unwanted or needed medfor the New Path truck ications between 9 a.m. some assistance sprucing and 1 p.m. at the Miami up their home by planting parked in front of the shopping plaza. Some of County Sanitary flowers, cleaning, window the donated furniture and Engineering Building, washing, painting, household goods will be 2200 N. County Road 25-A, mulching and minor distributed to local victims Troy. repairs or with public of abuse and homelessFor more information clean-up, let organizers ness. about the Drug Take Back know by contacting the During the Day of event, call 440-3488. Tipp City Area United For the Troy Daily News

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This spring, the Miami County YMCA is planning to host its first annual April Fools Push-n-Pull Weightlifting Competition on April 14 at the Robinson Branch, 3060 S. Co. Rd. 25A between Tipp City and Troy. The Push-n-Pull meet will feature dead lift and bench press competitions. The competition starts at 10:30 a.m., with early weigh-ins the day before and regular weigh-ins the morning of the event from 8-9:30 a.m. The divisions of the meet are Men’s Open,

Women, Masters (ages 40 and over) and Teens, and each division is divided into different weight classes. The competition is also divided into raw bench and bench shirt division. Trophies will be presented to overall female, male and teenage best lifter. Awards will also be presented to first, second and third place in each division. Helping the Y with this event is Mike Wolfe, former professional weightlifter who himself won six state

level meets and competed at numerous world level meets. Wolfe also won the 2007 Arnold Classic in Columbus, where he took second place with an 860 pound bench press. He retired from professional competitions in 2009, and now owns Muscleheads Gym in Celina. For more information about the Push-n-Pull meet, contact Heather Cancino at 7739622 or Kaci Harpest at 440-9622 or visit the Miami County YMCA website at www.miamicountyymca.net, for an official registration form.

SUNDAY • SUNDAY BREAKFAST: Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a made-to-order breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Everything is a la carte. • BREAKFAST OFFERED: The Sons of AMVETS Post No. 88, Troy, will host a breakfast from 8:30-11 a.m. The meal will include bacon, sausage, eggs, made-to-order eggs, biscuits, gracy, home fries, coffe, milk and orange juice. Meals will be $6 each. • LEGION BREAKFAST: Boy Scout Troop No. 586 will offer an all-you-can eat breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon at the Tipp City American Legion. Meals will be $6 and will include eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, sausage gracy and biscuits, toast, cinnamon rolls, fruit, juice, waffles and pancakes. • JAM SESSION: There will be an open mike jam session at 2 p.m. at the Tipp City Legion 377 N. Third St. Refreshments will be available. Admission is free.

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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

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, on Russia’s Vladimir Putin: Having won his third term as president after four years out of that office, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in tears, shouted: “Glory to Russia.” The ruling United Russia party has been severely criticized for cheating in the State Duma (lower house) elections held in December. Putin has also been exposed to political headwinds, underscored by a series of anti-government rallies. However, a mountain of difficult problems awaits Putin before he takes office in May. First, his foothold is not stable. His share of the vote dropped about 7 percentage points from over 71 percent in the 2004 presidential election. What is noteworthy is that his share fell below 50 percent in Moscow and many other large cities. Major urban areas are home to many middle-income earners who emerged with the economic growth led by Putin. But the middle class is becoming increasingly unhappy with the situation marked by rampant election fraud, bribery and corruption. Putin should view such critical public opinion as warnings against him. During the election campaign, he advocated democratization of politics, the introduction of stronger measures against bribery and corruption and modernization of the economy, which relies heavily on oil and natural gas. But these are difficult problems that he has been practically unable to resolve during his 12 years in office, including the time he served as prime minister. … During the election, as if to stir patriotism, Putin repeatedly made hardline anti-Europe and anti-U.S. comments concerning missile defense and the Syrian situation where bloody suppression continues. However, deterioration of relations with Europe and the United States will have a negative impact on Russia as a whole, including the economy. Russia should re-examine its foreign policy to contribute to the settlement of pending global issues. Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Iran: It is now over a week since the first round of the Iranian parliamentary elections took place and it remains unclear when the second round of voting will occur for the runoff election in the 65 constituencies where there were no clear winners. The vagueness of the electoral process is, however, nothing to do with any incompetence by the authorities. It is instead part of a deliberate fog that has been blown over the whole exercise, to disguise both a rising conflict within the country’s leadership and the continuing suppression of any genuine opposition voices. The whole Iranian political establishment was seriously shaken by the massive popular demonstrations of the Green Movement, triggered by the blatantly fixed 2009 presidential election. This threat to their 30 years of power was crushed ruthlessly and leading reformists imprisoned or silenced. As a result of this shock, it might have been thought that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and second-term President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would have worked together to address the long record of economic failure that has caused so much anger and despair among ordinary Iranians. Instead, a widening rift between the two men has paralyzed what little economic reform effort there has been. Both men, for instance, remained welded to Iran’s nuclear program, each vying with the other to lead on the issue. If the possible consequences were not so serious for Iranians, as well as for the whole region, this nuclear charade, which is probably the only thing the country’s rival leaders can agree on, would be laughable. Unfortunately this is no joke. Iran’s leadership is embarked upon a highly dangerous course. Tragically, because of the phony electoral system, there is absolutely nothing that its voters can do about it.

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Don’t let your setbacks continue to hold you back A good friend from college always happens to say the right things at the right time. She did it again the other day with her Facebook status. I few weeks ago I found myself in the common "funk" people find themselves in once in awhile. I have been so excited for my half marathon in May. I have been getting ready for it both mentally, physically and with my fundraising. For some reason, I just have not been doing well with my runs mentally. I have been caught up in the time and in the training for the time that I want. I have not just been going out and enjoying it — the way I did when I first got started running. So I did just what I needed to do for me. I decided to do exactly what I did for my first half and run as much as I can when I want with a couple days off to recuperate. It helped me focus on why I started running in the first place. It refocused me on the relaxation of it all, how rejuvenating it is and how it takes me

Katie Yantis Troy Daily News Columnist to a calm place. While I made the decision to start over, I have felt discouraged that I have had to start over in the first place. I was stuck in that place of discouragement because I haven't stayed on track to be where I should be — where I would have been by now if I would not have gotten in the funk in the first place. Then I saw her Facebook status. "A setback is just that — a setback. But you don't let it hold you back, because then you have no one to blame but yourself." I'm not sure where she got it, but it doesn't really matter. What matters is that I made the decision to get back on track and when I did, I was encour-

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aged to not let a set-back hold me back. Just because I fell out of place, doesn't mean I have to stay there. It reminded me that just because I got set-back doesn't mean I have to be defeated. It just means I have to work that much harder to make up for the difference and then progress forward to achieve my overall goal. I also realized that the quote can pretty much apply to all aspects of my life, not just running. That no matter where I am, if I am not where I need to be, all I need to do is work harder to get there. No matter where you are, if it is not where you want to be, you don't have to be there. You are not stuck. You are not cemented into your setback or your situation. All we have to do is work hard, work with diligence and with determination, we will get where we want to be. It's like another comment I saw, "You've got to work for it, so stop wishing and start doing." So many times we get caught up in the goal, and the end

product that we don’t focus on what it takes to get there. Somtimes we let what we want in the moment get in the way of what we want in the end. What if we focus on what makes us happy in the end, instead of what makes us happy in the moment? Because each of those little moments will compound into the bigger goal and if all the choices are made correctly in the little moments it will help to get us to where we want to be. What are you doing to get where you want to be? Are you letting setbacks get to you or are you counter acting those setbacks with determination? I am choosing determination. I am choosing action and defeating my funk day-by-day and I’m starting with a week that I already have 14 miles logged on the pavement and all 14 I have enjoyed every step of the way. Hello goals, hello joy — goodbye setbacks.

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WILLIAM E. GUNNERMAN Larry Gunnerman of PIQUA — William E. Gunnerman, 79, of Piqua Piqua; one sister, Beverly Moyer, Fla.; one died at 11:30 aunt, Betty p.m. Monday, Rittenhouse of March 26, Piqua; and two 2012, at his grandchildren, residence. He Emily and Tyler was born in Gunnerman of Piqua on Aug. Sidney. He was 30, 1932, to the preceded in late William H. death by one and Margaret brother, Robert (Fry) Gunnerman; and Gunnerman. On GUNNERMAN one granddaughSept. 26, 1959, ter, Daisy in Piqua, he marGunnerman. ried Eula William graduated Pennington. She from Piqua Center survives. High School in 1951. William is also He was a member survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, of Piqua Loyal Order of the Moose No. 1067, Rocky and Tracy Gunnerman of Sidney and Eagles No. 614, Piqua

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and American Legion Post No. 184, Piqua. William proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Kimberly-Clark in Troy after working there for 22 years. William was coowner of Bing’s in Piqua. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua. Arrangements are being handled by MelcherSowers Funeral Home, Piqua. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P. O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.melcher-sowers.com.

TROY — Ruth M. Snider, 96, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 9:48 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2012, at her residence. She was born Jan. 8, 1916, in Christiansburg, Ohio, to the late Bert and Bessie (Hudson) Ross. She was married to Ralph L. “Longie” Snider; and he preceded her in death April 18, 1998. She is survived by nieces, Pauline Boldman and Jean Karns; several

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Hatfield of Greenville, Doyle and Nancy Hatfield of Lima, Larry and Darlene Hatfield of John Day, Ore.; daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and Dennis Fourman of Greenville, Shirley and Stan Hicks of Eaton; 20 grandchildren; 53 greatgrandchildren; and greatgreat-grandchildren. He was retired from Hobart Manufacturing; a member of Pleasant View Missionary Church; and enjoyed gardening. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday,

March 30, at the HaleSarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton, with Pastor Rob Dauber officiating. Burial will follow at Old Ludlow Cemetery, Laura. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at HaleSarver. If so desired, contributions may be made to the Brethren’s Home, 750 Chestnut St., Greenville, OH 45331, or State of The Heart Hospice, 1350 N. Broadway St., Greenville, OH 45331.

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er who always put others first. Virginia “Ginny” loved animals, gardening, reading and the arts. The family would like to thank the special people at Springmeade and Springcreek Nursing facilities for their caring help and love. If you knew Virginia, please make a donation to your local animal shelter in her memory. We’ll miss you mom. Services have been entrusted to the Blessing Funeral Home, Tipp City. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.blessingfh.com.

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R. HOWARD HATFIELD GREENVILLE — R. Howard Hatfield, 92, of Greenville, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at the Brethren’s Home, Greenville. He was born Jan. 3, 1920, in Greenville, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Edmond and Irene LaVerne (Shafer) Hatfield; and a great- grandchild. He is survived by his beloved wife of 72 precious years, Ruth L. (Mote) Hatfield; loving family, sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Elois

Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. The family extends appreciation to Teresa Free and the Hospice of Miami County for the care provided to Ruth. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

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TIPP CITY — Virginia Lee (Conrad) Miller, 85, of Tipp City, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012, in SpringMeade CHARLES DANKWORTH Health Center. employed with Buckeye Dankworth, Joe TROY — Charles She was House, Goodwill, Faurecia Cornelius Dankworth, 60, Dankworth and Larry Feb. 15, born and Trophy Nut. Dankworth all of Troy, of Troy, Ohio, passed Services will be at 2 p.m. 1927, the Eddie Dankworth of away at 10:30 p.m. daughter of Friday, April 6, at Monday, March 26, 2012, Florida and Dusty George and Dankworth of Piqua; three Riverside Cemetery at his residence. He was Ida Reinhard Chapel, Troy with intergrandchildren, Phillip, born on July 30, 1951, in and grew up ment to follow. Jonathan and Zachariah Troy to Norma Jean in Camden, Memorial contributions Francis; one great-grand(Griffieth) Davis of Troy MILLER may be made to the family N.J. and the late Robert Louis son, Phillip Francis III. in care of Baird Funeral In addition to his father, Dankworth. While studying nursing Home. Friends may Charles was preceded in He is survived by his she knew and married express condolences to mother; daughter, Treva E. death by one brother, Robert Conrad. the family through Eugene J. Dankworth on Eley of Greenville; sister, They moved to Dayton, www.bairdfuneralhome.co Ohio, and raised four Patty Dankworth of Piqua, March 6, 1985. Ohio; five brothers, John

other nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews and dear friends. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Snider was preceded in death by one sister, Helen Counts; and two brothers, Lewis and Chet Ross. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with the Rev. Ed Ellis officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy.

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TROY — Mary Estel (Watson) Hobson, 86, of Troy, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. She was born June 23, 1925, in Morrow County, to the late James P. and Esther M. (Kelly) Watson Mary was a 1943 graduate of Mount Gilead High HOBSON School and went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University. She taught home economics at the high school level until she opened her own busi-

ness Mary’s Sew ‘n Sew in 1976. Mary joined Altrusa in April of 1979 and was president from 1983-1985. She also was a member of the Methodist Church in Troy. On Sept. 6, 1947, Mary married James L. Hobson; and he preceded her in death Nov. 9, 2011. Mary is survived by three children, Molly (Ken) Heithaus of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jamie Hobson of Columbus and Jack Hobson of Colorado; one sister, Marjorie Osborn of Mount Gilead; and two grandchildren, Hillary and Josh Hobson

of Colorado. In addition to her parents and husband, Mary was preceded in death by two sisters, Vesta Colestock and Geraldine Welling. A memorial service will take be at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 22, at Gompf Funeral Home in Cardington. Anyone wishing to make a memorial contribution is asked to consider Altrusa International of Troy, Ohio, care of Gompf Funeral Service, 440 S. Center St., Cardington, OH 43315. If you wish to share a memory of Mary or to send a condolence to the Hobson family, please visit the Gompf Funeral Home website at www.gompffh.com.

Virginia man injured in gun accident gets new face BALTIMORE (AP) — After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed. Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville is recovering well after last week’s surgery, beginning to feel his face and already brushing his teeth and shaving, University of Maryland Medical Center officials announced Tuesday. He’s also regained his sense of smell, which he had lost after the accident. Norris, who was selected from among five possible candidates for the surgery, has been living as a recluse, doing his shopping at night. It’s hoped the transplant will give him his life back, said Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, the lead surgeon. “It’s a surreal experience to look at him. It’s hard not to stare. Before, people used to stare at Richard because he wore a mask and they wanted to see the deformity,” Rodriguez said. “Now, they have another reason to stare at him, and it’s really amazing.” Rodriguez showed a 1993 prom photo of Norris, “as we

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all want to be remembered,” beside a pre-transplant photo of Norris’ shortened face with a sunken mouth and flattened nose. He then revealed a photo of Norris taken on Monday, where his face appears ordinary, other than stiches along his hairline and neck and scarring around his eyelids. Although he now has the donor’s face, he doesn’t resemble the donor, Rodriguez said. “It’s a combination of two individuals, a true blend,” he said. Norris’ vision was largely unaffected by the accident. Because of numerous reconstructive surgeries, his forehead and neck were mostly scar tissue. Norris had no teeth, no nose and only part of his tongue. He was still able to taste but could not * Your 1st choice for complete Home smell. Medical Equipment “He could not smell for the past 15 years, and that Lift Chairs was the most dramatic thing — immediately, on 1990 W. Stanfield, Troy, OH day three, he could finally 45373 • 937-335-9199 www.legacymedical.net smell,” Rodriguez said. Doctors gave few details 2260581

about the donor, citing the family’s desire for privacy. They said the donor’s organs went to several people. But the donor’s family was consulted specifically about donating the face, said Charles Alexander, president of the Living Legacy Foundation. He said that consenting to be an organ donor does not automatically extend to face donations. The 36-hour operation was the most extensive because it included transplantation of the teeth, upper and lower jaw, a portion of the tongue and all facial tissue from the scalp to the base of the neck, Rodriguez said. Because it included so much facial tissue, the incisions are farther back and less visible, he said. The most dramatic moment came when the team had finished removing all the previous attempts at reconstruction. All Norris had left was a bit of tongue and minimal protection for his eyes.

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Use these encounters to educate people next time around Dear Annie: I am a 54-year-old lesbian in a 23-year relationship. My partner and I have begun to hate traveling. Don't get me wrong. We love and enjoy exotic places, but dealing with stupid and rude people is getting old. Our problem has to do with the ladies room. We are often mistaken for men and questioned. I don't get it. Some women seem shocked by us and occasionally make a scene as if we chose the wrong bathroom. While we don't wear makeup or frilly clothes, we also don't wear suits, ties and wingtips. I wear earrings, female clothing and a wedding band set. Think Ellen DeGeneres. These ignorant women need some education. Please tell them they are rude and hurtful. If our presence makes them uncomfortable, maybe they should leave the bathroom. Many of the encounters make me feel bad for days. I just want to be left alone. What can I say to nip this in the bud? — Santa Cruz, Calif. Dear California: Unless you want to act super-girly when you enter a foreign bathroom, there's not much you can do to head off such an encounter before it happens. Try working on your response instead. This has nothing to do with you personally. You are simply bumping into women who don't often have the opportunity to interact with those who appear to be different — whether in dress or manner — and so they react with various degrees of surprise, some of which can be quite hurtful. Use these encounters to educate these women by ignoring their shock, holding your head up and being exceedingly polite and possibly charming. Dear Annie: My wife, "Gert," and I are in our mid-80s, retired and in good health. Gert worked for the same company for nearly 40 years and was well-liked. She still goes back to visit every Wednesday and sits in the coffee room and gabs all day with the workers when they take their staggered breaks. I can't help but think this has a tendency to lengthen break times and disrupt productive company time. If I were the manager, I would not allow this, but he doesn't interfere. My main concern, though, is that this habit interferes with our being able to get away together for a few days during the week when hotel rates are lower and traffic is lighter than on weekends. I have asked Gert to stop this practice, but she refuses. Am I selfish to think she should spend more time with me so we can plan and enjoy mutual activities during the time we have left in this life? — Husband Dear Husband: Well, no, but this activity gives her a great deal of pleasure, and it would be considerate of you to work around it. In fact, she might resent your forcing the issue, in which case, those little vacations won't be as much fun as you'd like. And perhaps if you stop pressuring her to spend more time traveling during the week, she'd be more willing to do so on occasion, especially if you give her plenty of notice to rearrange her office schedule. Be supportive of her emotional needs, and hopefully, she will be equally supportive of yours. Dear Annie: So, "J" is afraid she might have to tip the clerk from the grocery store if she gets help while shopping with her two children. She states that she always returns her cart. While she is doing that, who is watching her kids? This policy could very well be management's way of offering protection to parents who might otherwise leave their children unsupervised in the car while they return the cart. Would she rather have her children snatched by a pedophile just to save a tip? I sure wish this service had been available when I used to shop with our children. She should quit looking a gift horse in the mouth. — M. 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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Here’s the real spread between james and jellies Dear Readers: Jellies, jams, preserves, fruit butters — what is the difference? It can be confusing, so here are a few “sweet” hints to help you buy the one that’s right for you: • JELLIES are made from fruit juice, and when cooked, they ... well, gel. • JAM is made from crushed, pureed fruit. It usually is a bit thicker than jelly. • PRESERVES can contain large chunks of fruit or whole fruit. This makes them thicker and more filled with fruit than jelly or jam. • FRUIT BUTTER is made

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when fruit pulp and sugar are cooked together. It usually is smooth, but there is NO butter in fruit butter! Most have added sugar, so if you need to watch calories or sugar intake, be aware and look for sugar-free options, which are more readily available today! — Heloise

HEALTHIER SOUP Dear Heloise: I store canned soup (not the creamed variety) in the refrigerator. When ready to use it, I carefully open the can and remove the congealed fat that forms on the top. That makes it much healthier. — P.R., via email HELOISE’S HOT-COCOA MIX Dear Heloise: I cannot find your delicious cocoa mix made with dry milk. Please reprint it. — Shirley, via email Here is the recipe for Heloise’s Hot Cocoa Mix. It’s easy and cheap to make! Save money and enjoy some hot cocoa.

Gather the following ingredients: 2 cups of powdered milk A dash of salt 1/4 cup of cocoa 1 cup of powdered (confectioners’) sugar Mix all the ingredients together. Place around 4 tablespoons into a cup or mug. Fill with approximately 8 ounces of boiling water and stir. You can add more or less mix, depending on your taste. Store in a sealed container. And another hint: It makes a great gift when given in a decorated container with the instructions printed on the outside. — Heloise

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Temperature High Yesterday .............................60 at 3:33 p.m. Low Yesterday..............................30 at 4:36 a.m. Normal High .....................................................54 Normal Low ......................................................35 Record High ........................................83 in 1910 Record Low.........................................11 in 1955

TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Wednesday, March 28, the 88th day of 2012. There are 278 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 28, 1942, during World War II, British naval forces staged a successful raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire in Operation Chariot, destroying the only dry dock on the Atlantic coast capable of repairing the German battleship Tirpitz.

On this date: • In 1834, the U.S. Senate voted to censure President Andrew Jackson for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. • In 1854, during the Crimean War, Britain and France declared war on Russia. • In 1898, the Supreme Court, in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, ruled that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants was a U.S. citizen. • In 1930, the names of the

Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora were changed to Istanbul and Ankara. • In 1935, the notorious Nazi propaganda film “Triumph des Willens” (Triumph of the Will), directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin with Adolf Hitler present. • Today’s Birthdays: Former White House national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski (ZBIG’-nyef breh-ZHIN’-skee) is 84. Country musician Charlie McCoy is 71.

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TROY, 579 Sedgwick Way, Thursday & Friday, 8am-4pm and Saturday, 8am-2pm. Empty Nester's Spring clean sweep! Baby toys, games, Easter dresses, prom attire, costumes, college/ apartment, furniture, tools, table saw. All welcome. UNION TOWNSHIP, 5385 Kessler Cowlesville Road. Thursday and Friday, 10-6. Lionel trains, furniture, clothes, purses, horse items and saddles, books, Fenton and milk glass, toys, truck camper, tools, pottery, antique lamps, wooden boxes and pictures

LOST! Min Pin cross dog, 4 years old, black. Last seen on McKaig Road across from Troy Christian School. Answers to Nash. (937)339-4582 or (937) 369-4020 LOST CAT, black, long haired, 15 to 20 pounds, female, front declawed. Last seen in Westbrook area. (937) 308-5111

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Plaintiff has brought this action naming you as one of the Defendants in the above-named Court by filing its Complaint on January 13, 2012. The object of the Complaint is to foreclose a mortgage against the following described real estate: Situate in the City of Troy, County of Miami, in the State of Ohio And being approximately 55 feet off the west end of Lot Number FIVE HUNDRED (500), more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of said Lot 500 in said City of Troy, Ohio; thence East 55.41 feet; thence North 67.73 feet to the north line of said lot; thence west parallel with the south line of said lot 55.72 feet; thence South 67.73 feet to the place of beginning; said lot being located in the City of Troy, Ohio. Survey Reference: Volume 10, Plat 46, Miami County Engineer’s Record of Lot Surveys. Parcel Number: D08007920. The prayer of the Complaint is for a judgment against MARTHA E. GRANT for $41,751.36, from and after November 17, 2011 at 5.375% per annum, plus any amounts paid by Plaintiff on behalf of said Defendant as alleged in Count Three; that the mortgage given by MARTHA E. GRANT, to Plaintiff herein, be found and adjudged to be a first and valid lien upon the real estate described in this Complaint; that all of the Defendants, including you, be required to set forth their respective interests or claims in the hereinabove described real property or forever be barred; that all liens on the property be marshaled; that the mortgage of Plaintiff be foreclosed and that said real property be ordered sold and the amount found to be due Plaintiff be paid out of the proceeds, or such other relief legal and equitable as may be proper and necessary; and that Plaintiff recover its costs herein.

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MONDAY RESULTS • Baseball Troy 2, Wayne 1 TROY — Sophomore pitcher Ben Langdon struck out six batters and allowed only five hits in six innings, Nick Antonides came on to get the save as the Troy Trojans walked away with a narrow 2-1 victory over Wayne on Monday. Antonides and Nathan Helke each doubled in the winning effort. The Trojans — which recorded no errors in the win — move to 2-0 on the season. Bethel 17, Franklin Monroe 11 (6) BRANDT — Just how high scoring was the Bethel, Franklin Monroe game on Monday night? Well, the two teams manufactured a combined 28 runs — but the Bees scored at least one run in each inning to emerge with a 17-11 victory in a game that had to be called in the sixth inning due to darkness. Jon Ellerbrock went 3 for 3 with two RBIs, Dustin Myers went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a double, Joe Zimmerman doubled and scored three runs, while Nate Reese went 3 for 3 with three RBIs as the Bees totaled 13 hits on the day. • Softball Fairborn 7, Troy 3 TROY — What was a close game going into the fifth inning quickly turned south for the Troy Trojans as a three-run fifth inning propelled Fairborn to a 73 win on Monday. After the Trojans came back to tie the score at 3-3 with three runs in the fourth inning, Fairborn senior Sophia Bolser took matters into her own hands by delivering a triple at the plate and pitching a gem on the hill, holding Troy scoreless in six out of seven innings of work. Alex Wilt and Allison Pierce each doubled, while Shelby Schultz and Brooke Evans each had a stolen base in the loss. Newton 9, Lehman 0 PLEASANT HILL — Newton pitcher Kirsten Burden couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the season. The Indians’ ace tossed a no-hitter against Lehman, along with teammate Erin Hixon — who shutdown the Cavaliers in the

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SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Baseball Tippecanoe at Choctaw, FL (6 p.m.) Lehman at Miami East (5 p.m.) Softball Milton-Union at Northridge (5 p.m.) Lehman at Miami East (5 p.m.) Piqua at Lebanon (5 p.m.) Tennis Milton-Union at Troy (4:30 p.m.) THURSDAY Baseball Troy at Tecumseh (5 p.m.) Tippecanoe at Westminster (at FL) (9 a.m.) Miami East at Versailles (5 p.m.) Ponitz at Newton (5 p.m.) Lehman at Riverside (5 p.m.) Softball Troy at Tecumseh (5 p.m.) Oakwood at Milton-Union (5 p.m.) Miami East at Versailles (5 p.m.) Piqua at Fairborn (5 p.m.) Lehman at Riverside (5 p.m.) Tennis Tippecanoe at Bellefontane (4:30 p.m.) Milton-Union at Oakwood (4:30 p.m.) Wapakoneta at Lehman (4:30 p.m.) Track and Field Bethel/Newton at Tri-County North tri (4:30 p.m.)

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Latos day-to-day after Reds loss Right-hander Mat Latos threw a pitch and pulled up awkwardly. Just like that, the Cincinnati Reds had another pitching concern. Latos strained his left calf while throwing a pitch during the fifth inning of a 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, forcing him from the game. See Page 14.

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Troy’s Dylan Cascaden trots in to score the game-tying run on a two-run double by Nathan Helke in the third inning Tuesday against Carroll. Troy won the game 3-2.

The right answers Trojans stay unbeaten with 3-2 victory BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com Going into the season, Troy coach Ty Welker thought he knew what the questions about this year’s Trojans would be. And even though it hasn’t turned out exactly that way, one thing is certain — the Trojans have always had the right answer. Cody Fuller threw four quality innings against Carroll, Ian Nadolny hit a tie-breaking double in the bottom of the fifth and Nathan Helke slammed the

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Lehman knocked off Piqua Tuesday afternoon, improving to 2-0 on the season with a 5-0 victory. At first singles, Lehman’s Pierce Bennett defeated Austin Hemm 6-2, 6-1. At second singles, David Freytag defeated Brandon Bercot 6-1, 6-1. At third singles, Mitchell Shroyer defeated Darrin Grove 6-1, 6-4.

door shut over the final three innings, all three performances adding up to a 3-2 Troy victory Tuesday at Market Street Field to keep the Trojans undefeated at 3-0 on the season. “I still say our question is going to be our pitching,” Welker said. “But in three games now, we’ve given up zero, one and two runs. That’s where we’ll have to work the hardest this year. But one time through the rotation, I’m very, very pleased.” Fuller struck out three, walked three and gave up three hits — with all of the hits coming in a two-run third inning by the Patriots, a leadoff single by

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COLUMBUS (AP) — Urban Meyer won’t tolerate anybody on his first Ohio State team who won’t compete. When Ohio State’s spring practices kick off on Wednesday, Meyer plans on turning the most mundane of conditioning or technique drills into an all-out competition between teammates. However, that doesn’t mean fisticuffs. “When you get away from Mommy and Daddy, it’s a tough world out there,” said the ex-Ohio State grad assistant who won two national titles at Florida. “The people that work in corporations and do a really good job usually have corner offices MEYER and trips to Cancun and bonuses. If (you don’t do a good job), you don’t. I think a lot of times kids aren’t taught that.” So Meyer is making that one of his cornerstone philosophies as he takes over an Ohio State team that lapsed to 6-7 a year ago and closed the season with four consecutive losses including

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At first doubles, Matt Ulrich and Louis Gaier defeated Frank Patrizio and Nick Brown 6-1, 6-0. At second doubles, Riley Pickrel and Alex Baker defeated Luke Hares and Holly Black 6-1, 6-1. Lehman hosts Wapakoneta Thursday, while Piqua (0-1) hosts Springfield April 3.

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BRADFORD — In his many years of coaching softball, Troy’s Scott Herman has seen his share of things. But Tuesday’s loss to Bradford was something else. With the Trojans leading 7-1 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Railroaders tied the game at 7-7 on Alisha Patty’s three-run double, which sent the game into extra innings. And in the 11th inning, Bradford scored the winning run on an error off a bunt to come away with an 8-7 victory.

“That was probably my worst loss in six years of coaching,” Herman said. “It was just a tough loss — that’s the way things panned out. “We’ve got to cut down on strikeouts. We’ve got to get the kids at the bottom of the order hitting. That’s just what has to happen if we are going to be successful.” Brooke Evans was 4 for 6 at the plate for the Trojans. Freshman Allison Pierce pitched well for Troy, going six strong innings and allowing only a

handful of hits. It was the errors that hurt the Trojans, with a total of four in the game. The most costly, arguably, came in the 11th. After Brooke Dunlevy singled and stole second, Courtney Miller bunted with an 0-2 count — and got it down. Troy committed an error on the play, allowing Dunlevy to score the winning run. Troy (2-2) remains on the road Thursday at Tecumseh, while Bradford (2-0) hosts Botkins Friday. T ...............202 210 000 00 — 7 13 4 B.................001 000 000 01 — 8 5 3 Pierce, Smith (7) and Lehman. A.

Patty and Dunlevy. WP — A. Patty. LP — Smith. 2B — A. Patty (B). Records: Troy 2-2. Bradford 2-0.

M-U 8, Piqua 7 PIQUA — Although Piqua threatened to take the lead in the sixth inning, pitcher Andrea Fetters — who recorded 11 strikeouts — and Milton-Union never lost control, holding on to top the Indians 8-7 on Tuesday night. “We were in control the whole way, but we lost some momentum in the sixth,” Milton-Union coach Curt Schaefer said. “We

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■ CONTINUED FROM 13 were throwing outside and they adjusted and started hugging the plate. They got on a roll, had five or six hits in a row, but we were lucky enough to have some runs to cover the difference. Andrea never lost control on the mound. “We probably left 11 on base, which is not acceptable. But overall, I feel like were doing a good job.” Chloe Smith went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, while Cassie Hayworth and Chelsea Smith each went 2 for 3. The Bulldogs play their first Southwestern Buckeye League game today at Northridge. M-U ........100 511 0 — 8 9 3 Piqua.....000 105 1 — 7 9 6 Fetters and Booher. Cox and McCawley. WP — Fetters. LP — Cox.

Newton 4, New Bremen 1 NEW BREMEN — After New Bremen scored a run in the first, Newton’s defense tightened up, and so did pitcher Kirsten Burden — who struck out 11, allowed one walk and gave up only four hits — as the Indians went on to win the game by a count of 4-1 on Tuesday. “Kirsten’s doing well,” Newton coach Kirk Kadel said. “Her locations still aren’t quite there yet, but she’s still recovering from an injury, so she’s a little behind. I think she’ll continue to get better as we go forward.” Marina Snipes bolstered the Newton offense with a double and two triples, Burden was 3 for 4 with a double, Megan Rutledge was 2 for 3 with a double and Taylor Steck went 1 for 3 with a double. The Indians (2-0) play Versailles on Saturday. New .....002 000 2 — 4 13 1 NB ..........100 000 0 — 1 4 0 Kirsten Burden and Laura Burden. Straug and Jones. WP — Kirsten Burden. LP — Straug. 2B — K. Burden (N), Snipes (N), Steck (N), Rutledge (N). 3B — Snipes 2 (N). Records: Newton 2-0.

• Baseball Tippecanoe 7, Muscle Shoals 4 Tippecanoe baseball coach Bruce Cahill takes his team to Florida every year, knowing they will square off against some of the best high school teams around. “If we can get a couple of wins down here, it’s a successful trip,” Cahill said. And the Red Devils got their first win in Florida on Tuesday as Carter Langdon recorded three strikeouts and 16 groundball outs in six innings on the hill, then Cameron Johnson came on to get the save in a 7-4 victory over Muscle Shoals, AL. Langdon helped himself at the plate, going 2

for 2 with two RBIs, Johnson went 2 for 4 and Austin Hadden went 3 for 4 with a triple. The win made Tipp 1-1 on the season, after the Red Devils committed six errors on defense in a 5-0 loss to Fort Walton Beach, FL. on Monday night. Zach Robbins went 2 for 3 at the plate for Tipp. “Ben Hughes started the and he pitched well,” Cahill said of Monday’s game. “We had those six errors on defense, which didn’t help our cause. They pitched a guy that was unhittable. He struck us out 13 times, we managed to scatter four hits on him, but that was a tough guy to go against.” The Red Devils play Westminster today. Tipp .......000 123 1 — 7 9 3 MS..........003 000 1 — 4 5 4 Langdon, Johnson (7) and Donathan. WP — Langdon. Records: Tipp 1-1. Muscle Shoals 11-12.

Bethel 8, Houston 2 BRANDT — In his first pitching effort of the year, Bethel’s Luke Veldman was sensational, striking out 10 and allowing only one earned run in the Bees’ 8-2 win over Houston on Tuesday. “Luke pitched a great game in his first outing of the year,” Bethel coach Brett Brookhart said. “His pitch count was low, so we left him in. He pitched a complete game, struck out 10 batters. It was a great effort. Other than the first inning, I thought we played great defense behind him.” Dustin Myers went 2 for 4 with two doubles for the Bees, while Jordan Elam had a double and Joe Zimmerman went 1 for 3 with three RBIs. The Bees (2-0) play at home against Cedarville on Friday. Houston 100 010 0 — 2 3 2 Bethel ...030 212 x — 8 6 2 Clark, Riffle (5) and Mullen. Veldman and Hoke. WP — Veldman. LP — Clark. 2B — Myers (B), Elam (B). Records: Houston 0-2. Bethel 2-0.

T-C North 3, Milton-Union 2 LEWISBURG — Milton-Union traveled to Tri-County North on Tuesday night and led for five innings before surrendering to the Panthers 32. The Bulldogs scored two in the first but were held scoreless the final six frames. Dylan Smith had two hits including a double and Tyler Maiden also had a multi-hit game for the Bulldogs. Wes Biser pitched five innings of six-hit baseball for Milton, which returns to action tonight at Northridge. M-U ........200 000 0 — 2-7-5 TCN .......001 010 1 — 3 5 1 WP — Gleadel. LP — Overla. 2B — Smith (M), Balen (TCN), Hutchins (TCN). Records: MU 2-1, TCN 1-2.

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Troy’s Kevin McGraw breaks for first base Tuesday against Carroll. ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 James Wheeler, an RBI single by Nate Hemmert and an RBI double by Andrew Raiffe to put Troy down 2-0. But that just seemed to wake the Trojans up. Devon Alexander kicked off a two-out rally in the bottom of the inning with a walk and Dylan Cascaden was hit by a pitch, bringing up last year’s leading hitter, Helke — who promptly doubled over the center fielder’s head and brought in both runners, tying the game. “We’ve just struggled offensively so far this year,” Welker said. “Running the bases, getting timely hits — and today we hit the ball harder than we have been, just right at people. But once they got those two runs, we didn’t give up. We switched the lineup around a bit today, having (Nick) Antonides bat behind Helke to give him some protection, so they couldn’t just walk him every time. “And we may have to do that more …” he added with a chuckle. Fuller then sat the Patriots down one-twothree in the fourth, leaving the game tied before giving way to Helke on the mound. “We didn’t know what Cody’s role would be, but with three games in four days and some injuries on our staff, he had to be that third starter,” Welker said. “He struggled a little in the third, but the best thing he did was coming back and pitching that

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Troy’s Devon Alexander runs to first base Tuesday during the Trojans’ 3-2 victory over Carroll at Market Street Field. fourth inning. After giving up those runs, he could have folded — and he didn’t.” Helke took care of the rest, giving up only one single and striking out five in three innings for the win. “Their dugout kind of deflated when they saw him come in throwing hard,” Welker said. “I thought he threw well. He did exactly what he needed to do.” And with runners on first and third and two outs in the fifth, Nadolny — who had stung the ball right at defenders his first two times up — did just what the team needed him

to. Nadolny pulled a shot down the line in left, dropping it in fair territory by inches. It hooked beyond the fence for a ground-rule double, bringing in what proved to be the winning run. “That was clutch,” Welker said. “We’ve been getting guys on but not getting the big hit. And he did that for us today. That hit was a big one. And Helke’s shot that tied the game came on an offspeed pitch. He hit a really nice ball. “Hitting isn’t the question for us. I’m not worried about that. I know we’ll hit. We’ve just got to get

offensive. It’s our pitching staff that’s kind of day-today.” But one question that need not be asked is how the team will play each day. “These guys always come to play, they do what we ask and they work hard,” Welker said. “And we’re 3-0 because of it.” Troy puts its unbeaten record on the line on the road for the first time this season at Tecumseh Thursday. Carroll....002 000 0 — 2 4 1 Troy ........002 010 x — 3 5 0 Uzzel, O’Meara (5) and Quatman. Fuller, Helke (5) and Nadolny. WP — Helke. LP — Uzzel. 2B — Raiffe (C), Helke (T), Nadolny (T). Records: Troy 3-0.

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Hayes leads UConn to Final Four KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points and top-seed Connecticut beat Kentucky 80-65 on Tuesday night to advance to the Final Four for the fifth straight season. Kaleena MosquedaLewis added 18 for UConn (33-4), which will play the winner of Notre Dame and Maryland on Sunday in Denver. The Huskies matched their own school

mark of five straight trips to the national semifinals. LSU and Stanford have also accomplished the feat. Unlike their previous four trips to the regional finals, which were quick blowouts, the Huskies had to work hard to pull away from the Wildcats. UConn led 48-47 early in the second half before turning up its defense. The Huskies used a 21-4 spurt to take command. Hayes,

the lone senior on the team, was the catalyst, scoring seven points during the run. She got it started with a lay-in. Then the Huskies started a parade to the free throw line, with whistle after whistle. The Huskies converted 12 free throws during the game-changing run. Hayes was selected most outstanding player of the regional.

While the Huskies were scoring points, their vaunted defense was stymieing the Wildcats. Kentucky torched UConn for 39 points, the most allowed in a first half this season by the Huskies. The Wildcats found it much tougher to score in the second half. During UConn’s burst, Kentucky could only get two field goals over a span of nine minutes.

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Latos injured in Reds loss to Cubs GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Mat Latos threw a pitch and pulled up awkwardly. Just like that, the Cincinnati Reds had another pitching concern. Latos strained his left calf while throwing a pitch during the fifth inning of a 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, forcing him from the game. He was listed as day to day.

The Reds’ No. 2 starter got hurt three days after they learned that closer Ryan Madson needs reconstructive elbow surgery, ending his season. “It’s better than (hurting) his knee,” manager Dusty Baker said. “The ground is hard. He kept hitting a hole out there. You could tell when he walked the pitcher that something’s not right. He

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Pct .833 .750 .737 .625 .600 .565 .560 .545 .538 .500 .458 .333 .318 .273

W L Pct St. Louis 13 7 .650 Los Angeles 12 9 .571 San Diego 16 12 .571 San Francisco 14 11 .560 Colorado 13 11 .542 Houston 12 12 .500 Chicago 13 14 .481 9 10 .474 Miami Philadelphia 11 13 .458 10 13 .435 Milwaukee 10 14 .417 Arizona 9 14 .391 Atlanta 10 16 .385 Cincinnati 8 15 .348 Pittsburgh 7 14 .333 Washington 6 15 .286 New York NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not. Monday's Games N.Y. Mets 6, St. Louis 3 Detroit 3, Miami 3, tie, 10 innings Boston 6, Philadelphia 0 Tampa Bay 10, Minnesota 4 Washington 7, Houston 4 Colorado 6, L.A. Angels 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs (ss) 2, San Diego 0 Milwaukee 6, Cleveland 5 San Francisco 4, Kansas City 2 Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2 Baltimore 4, Pittsburgh 1 Texas 12, Cincinnati 2 Tuesday's Games Minnesota 5, Baltimore 0 Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 4 Houston 14, Detroit 7 Miami 3, Washington 1 Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 5 Boston 8, Tampa Bay 0 Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 4 Texas 10, San Diego (ss) 9 L.A. Angels 5, San Francisco 3 San Diego (ss) 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 9, Milwaukee 7 Arizona 7, Colorado 3 Toronto 4, N.Y.Yankees 3 Today's Games Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y.Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-N.Y. Rangers76 48 21 7 103209170 x-Pittsburgh 76 47 23 6 100256200 x-Philadelphia76 44 24 8 96241213 New Jersey 77 43 28 6 92208201 N.Y. Islanders 76 32 33 11 75185227 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 76 45 28 3 93249186 Boston Ottawa 77 39 28 10 88236227 Buffalo 77 38 29 10 86202210 77 33 35 9 75217242 Toronto 77 29 34 14 72199214 Montreal Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 76 37 24 15 89189208 Washington 77 38 31 8 84206219 Winnipeg 76 35 33 8 78205223 Tampa Bay 76 35 34 7 77216260 Carolina 77 31 31 15 77205228 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-St. Louis 77 48 20 9 105199147 x-Detroit 76 46 25 5 97237187 Nashville 77 44 25 8 96219202 Chicago 77 42 26 9 93231222 Columbus 76 24 45 7 55177250 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Vancouver 76 46 21 9 101230187 Colorado 78 40 32 6 86201207 Calgary 77 35 27 15 85191212 Minnesota 76 31 35 10 72161210 Edmonton 76 31 36 9 71206223 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 76 39 27 10 88210196 Dallas 76 41 30 5 87202203 Phoenix 77 37 27 13 87200202 Los Angeles 76 37 27 12 86175165 Anaheim 76 32 33 11 75191212 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Monday's Games Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 3 Detroit 7, Columbus 2 Ottawa 6, Winnipeg 4 Calgary 5, Dallas 4 Vancouver 1, Los Angeles 0 San Jose 5, Colorado 1 Tuesday's Games New Jersey 2, Chicago 1, SO Florida 3, Montreal 2, SO Carolina 3, Toronto 0 N.Y. Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 3 Buffalo 5, Washington 1 Boston 5, Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 3, Nashville 0 N.Y. Rangers 3, Minnesota 2 Wednesday's Games N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Thursday's Games Washington at Boston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Florida at Minnesota, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

AUTO RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup Top 12 in Points 1. G.Biffle ........................................195 2. K.Harvick.....................................188 3. D.Earnhardt Jr.............................178 4. T.Stewart .....................................177 5. M.Truex Jr....................................175 6. M.Kenseth...................................173 7.D.Hamlin ......................................171 8. C.Bowyer.....................................157 9. J.Johnson....................................156 10. R.Newman................................155 11. P.Menard ...................................148 12. C.Edwards ................................146 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 Pct GB W L 28 22 .560 — Philadelphia 27 22 .551 ½ Boston 25 25 .500 3 New York Toronto 16 34 .320 12 New Jersey 16 35 .314 12½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 35 13 .729 — Orlando 32 18 .640 4 Atlanta 30 21 .588 6½ Washington 11 38 .224 24½ Charlotte 7 40 .149 27½ Central Division Pct GB W L x-Chicago 40 11 .784 — 29 19 .604 9½ Indiana Milwaukee 23 27 .460 16½ Cleveland 17 30 .362 21 17 32 .347 22 Detroit WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB W L 33 14 .702 — San Antonio 27 21 .563 6½ Memphis Dallas 28 22 .560 6½ Houston 27 23 .540 7½ 12 37 .245 22 New Orleans Northwest Division Pct GB W L Oklahoma City 37 12 .755 — 27 23 .540 10½ Utah 27 23 .540 10½ Denver Minnesota 24 27 .471 14 Portland 23 26 .469 14 Pacific Division Pct GB W L 30 19 .612 — L.A. Lakers 28 21 .571 2 L.A. Clippers 25 24 .510 5 Phoenix 20 27 .426 9 Golden State Sacramento 17 32 .347 13 Monday's Games Boston 102, Charlotte 95 Indiana 105, Miami 90 Orlando 117, Toronto 101 Detroit 79, Washington 77 Utah 105, New Jersey 84 New York 89, Milwaukee 80 Denver 108, Chicago 91 Houston 113, Sacramento 106, OT L.A. Clippers 97, New Orleans 85 Tuesday's Games Philadelphia 103, Cleveland 85 Memphis 93, Minnesota 86 Milwaukee 108, Atlanta 101 Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 10 p.m. L.A.Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday's Games Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Denver at Toronto, 7 p.m. Orlando at New York, 7 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Thursday's Games Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 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 Syracuse 64, Wisconsin 63 Ohio State 81, Cincinnati 66 Regional Championship Ohio State 77, Syracuse 70 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 Baylor 75, Xavier 70 Kentucky 102, Indiana 90 Regional Championship Kentucky 82, Baylor 70

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — Preseason, N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta, at Orlando, Fla. NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Orlando at New York NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Detroit at Columbus 10 p.m. NBCSN — San Jose at Anaheim PREP BASKETBALL 9:30 p.m. ESPN — McDonald's All-American Game, at Chicago SOCCER 2:30 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, quarterfinal, Bayern Munich at Marseille 8 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, quarterfinal, Barcelona at AC Milan (same-day tape) TENNIS 1 p.m. ESPN2 — ATP World Tour/WTA, Sony Ericsson Open, quarterfinals, at Key Biscayne, Fla. 7 p.m. ESPN2 — ATP World Tour/WTA, Sony Ericsson Open, quarterfinals, at Key Biscayne, Fla. 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 North Carolina 73, Ohio 65, OT Kansas 60, N.C. State 57 Regional Championship Kansas 80, North Carolina 67 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 Louisville 59, New Mexico 56 Michigan State 65, Saint Louis 61 Florida 84, Norfolk State 50 Regional Semifinals Louisville 57, Michigan State 44 Florida 68, Marquette 58 Regional Championship Louisville 72, Florida 68 FINAL FOUR At The Superdome New Orleans National Semifinals Saturday, March 31 Kentucky (36-2) vs. Louisville (30-9), 6:09 p.m. Ohio State (31-7) vs. Kansas (31-6), 8:49 p.m. 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 Tennessee 84, Kansas 73 Baylor 83, Georgia Tech 68 Regional Championship Baylor 77, Tennessee 58 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 Duke 74, St. John's 47 Stanford 76, South Carolina 60 Regional Championship Monday, March 26 Stanford 81, Duke 69 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 Maryland 81, Texas A&M 74 Notre Dame 79, St. Bonaventure 35 Regional Championship Tuesday, March 27 Maryland (31-4) vs. Notre Dame (333), 9 p.m. 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 UConn 77, Penn State 59 Kentucky 79, Gonzaga 62 Regional Championship Tuesday, March 27 UConn 80, Kentucky 65 FINAL FOUR At Pepsi Center Denver National Semifinals Sunday, April 1 Baylor (38-0) vs. Stanford (35-1), 6:30 or 9 p.m. UConn vs. Kingston champion, 6:30 or 9 p.m. National Championship Tuesday, April 3 Semifinal winners, TBA National Invitation Tournament Glance All Times EDT Semifinals At Madison Square Garden NewYork Tuesday, March 27 Stanford 74, UMass 64 Washington (24-10) vs. Minnesota (2214), 9 p.m. Championship Thursday, March 29 Stanford (25-11) vs.Wash-Minn winner 7 p.m.

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

9.87 9.72 8.02 5.76 5.71 5.59 5.17 5.13 5.10 4.96 4.95 4.91 4.90 4.86 4.68 4.56 4.55 4.54 4.18 4.11 4.09 4.01 3.94 3.68 3.59 3.45 3.44 3.30 3.28 3.22 3.21 3.19 3.17 3.15 3.13 3.12 3.12 3.07 3.02 3.01 2.99 2.93 2.90 2.89 2.86 2.83 2.75 2.75 2.70 2.68

PGA Tour FedExCup Standings Through March 25 .................................Points Money 1. Johnson Wagner ..1,017 $1,970,865 2. Rory McIlroy .........1,015 $2,392,000 3. Kyle Stanley.............954 $1,985,390 4. Mark Wilson.............887 $1,880,375 5. Phil Mickelson..........880 $1,895,231 6. Justin Rose..............860 $1,943,206 7. Tiger Woods.............846 $1,779,000 8. Bill Haas...................832 $1,769,059 9. Hunter Mahan .........814 $1,857,240 10. Brandt Snedeker ...785 $1,575,354 11. Bubba Watson.......722 $1,684,138 12. Steve Stricker ........679 $1,447,000 13. Keegan Bradley.....644 $1,316,642 14. Luke Donald ..........637 $1,309,916 15. Martin Laird ...........543 $1,144,189 16. Ben Crane .............532 $1,107,103 17. Robert Garrigus ....504 $935,363 18. John Huh...............491 $1,084,980 19. Sang-Moon Bae....465 $903,546 20. Graeme McDowell 458 $947,900 21. Kevin Na ................452 $917,787 22. George McNeill .....437 $810,214 23. Charles Howell III..435 $679,012 24. Webb Simpson......425 $826,950 25. Spencer Levin .......418 $741,248 26. Charlie Wi..............413 $804,556 27. John Rollins...........390 $797,568 28. Aaron Baddeley.....390 $764,866

29. Jim Furyk...............388 30. Matt Kuchar ...........375 31. Sean O'Hair...........368 32. John Senden.........364 33. Bo Van Pelt ............353 34. Harrison Frazar .....352 35. Dustin Johnson .....348 36. Zach Johnson........345 37. Jason Dufner.........341 38. Jimmy Walker ........330 39. D.A. Points .............317 40. Bud Cauley............316 41. Lee Westwood.......315 42. Ernie Els ................314 43. Carl Pettersson......311 44. Robert Allenby.......309 45. John Mallinger.......301 46. Jonathan Byrd.......298 47. Bryce Molder.........295 48. Chris Stroud ..........294 49. K.J. Choi ................288 50. Nick Watney...........280

$767,916 $704,486 $579,264 $685,788 $744,188 $667,986 $735,410 $580,645 $649,977 $662,452 $628,128 $486,292 $831,100 $585,344 $471,253 $545,523 $515,410 $676,570 $539,745 $605,129 $465,336 $455,055

LPGA Tour Money Leaders Through March 25 ......................................Trn 1.Yani Tseng....................5 2. Ai Miyazato ..................4 3. Jiyai Shin......................5 4. Na Yeon Choi...............4 5. Shanshan Feng...........3 6. Angela Stanford...........5 7. Sun Young Yoo .............5 8. Jenny Shin...................5 9. So Yeon Ryu ................4 10. Stacy Lewis ...............5 11. Jessica Korda............2 12. Hee Young Park.........5 13. Brittany Lincicome.....5 14. Hee Kyung Seo .........5 15. Caroline Hedwall .......4 16. Amy Yang ...................4 17. Julieta Granada .........5 18. Se Ri Pak...................4 19. Chella Choi................5 20. Cristie Kerr.................5 21. Karrie Webb...............5 22. Suzann Pettersen......5 23. Katie Futcher .............5 24. I.K. Kim.......................4 25. Mina Harigae.............5 26. Anna Nordqvist..........5 27. Azahara Munoz.........5 28. Jimin Kang.................5 29. Vicky Hurst.................5 30. Amanda Blumenherst5 31. Jodi Ewart..................3 32. Catriona Matthew......4 33. Inbee Park .................5 34. Meena Lee ................5 35. Morgan Pressel .........5 36. Jennifer Song ............3 37. Eun-Hee Ji.................5 38. Kristy McPherson......5 39. Sandra Gal ................5 40. Brittany Lang .............5 41. Beatriz Recari............5 42. Pornanong Phatlum ..5 43. Hee-Won Han............5 44. Sophie Gustafson......5 45. Paula Creamer ..........4 46. Mika Miyazato............4 47. Mindy Kim..................5 48. Karen Stupples..........4 49. Alison Walshe............3 50. Jennifer Johnson.......4

Money $792,186 $369,175 $267,191 $256,178 $252,372 $243,804 $188,987 $188,834 $174,334 $172,044 $165,000 $129,426 $126,304 $124,272 $122,143 $110,468 $108,967 $97,196 $95,460 $85,842 $85,373 $81,942 $78,631 $76,680 $72,711 $71,717 $71,320 $69,881 $66,372 $66,260 $65,664 $63,910 $60,605 $56,892 $54,835 $51,385 $51,038 $48,661 $47,254 $43,928 $43,242 $41,513 $38,910 $38,869 $38,437 $38,245 $36,140 $35,156 $33,917 $33,418

TRANSACTIONS Tuesday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Optioned 1B Lars Anderson and SS Jose Iglesias to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHP Justin Germano, RHP Doug Mathis and OF Josh Kroeger to minor league camp. CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Reassigned OF Jordan Danks, INF Jim Gallagher, INF Dan Johnson, INF Dallas McPherson, C Josh Phegley and INF Tyler Saladino to their minor league camp. CLEVELAND INDIANS_Optioned INF Lonnie Chisenhall and INF Matt Laporta to Columbus (IL). Reassigned OF Chad Huffman to their minor league camp. MINNESOTA TWINS_Optioned RHP Jeff Manship and OF Joe Benson to Rochester (IL). Reassigned C Rene Rivera and INF Pedro Florimon to minor league camp. NEW YORK YANKEES_Released 1BOF Preston Mattingly. National League COLORADO ROCKIES_Released 3B Casey Blake unconditionally. HOUSTON ASTROS_Released 1B/OF Jack Cust unconditionally and LHP Zach Duke from his minor league contract. LOS ANGELES DODGERS_Optioned INF-OF Jerry Sands to their minor league camp. Placed RHP Blake Hawksworth on the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Jamey Wright. MILWAUKEE BREWERS_Agreed to terms with C Jonathan Lucroy on a fiveyear contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association SAN ANTONIO SPURS_Signed G Patrick Mills. TORONTO RAPTORS_Signed G Ben Uzoh to a 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League DETROIT LIONS_Agreed to terms with RB Kevin Smith on a one-year contract. MINNESOTA VIKINGS_Re-signed LB Erin Henderson to a one-year contract. Signed CB Zack Bowman to a one-year contract. NEW YORK JETS_Re-signed WR Scotty McKnight. HOCKEY National Hockey League FLORIDA PANTHERS_Agreed to terms with C Drew Shore and assigned him to San Antonio (AHL). PITTSBURGH PENGUINS_Recalled D Simon Despres and D Brian Strait from Wilkes Barre/Scranton (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS_Signed D Cameron Schilling to a two-year contract. WINNIPEG JETS_Signed D Will O'Neill. COLLEGE CINCINNATI_Named Shannon Morrison cornerbacks coach. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON_Named Natasha Adair women's basketball coach. MEMPHIS_Signed men's basketball coach Josh Pastner to a one-year contract extension through the 2017 season and women's basketball coach Melissa McFerrin to a one-year contract extension. MIAMI_Signed women's basketball coach Katie Meier to a contract extension through April 30, 2018. NOTRE DAME_Announced sophomore basketball F Alex Dragicevich is transferring. POST_Named Dan Petrosky director of football operations. SOUTH CAROLINA_Named Frank Martin men's basketball coach.

■ Athletics

Monday ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 seventh inning — as Newton opened the season with a 9-0 win Monday. Marina Snipes went 2 for 4 at the plate, Kirsten Burden went 2 for 2, Andee Welbaum was 3 for 4 with a double, Kasey Thompson had a double and Laura Burden was 2 for 2 with a double. Miami East 9, Tecumseh 1 TECUMSEH — Sam Denlinger and Paige Kiesewetter combined to shut down Tecumeh, as the Miami East pitchers allowed just two hits and one run in a 9-1 victory over the Arrows on Monday. Kristy Brown had a double, Jeni Accurso had a double and three RBI, Gabby Ryman and Brittany Garrison each went 2-4, while Kiesewetter was 2 for 3 with two RBI. Bethel 17, Cedarville 3 CEDARVILLE — Bethel’s Lindsey Nesbitt scattered three hits and walked only one, leading the Bees to a 17-3 win over Cedarville Monday. The Bees, meanwhile, hit the ball hard. Mandy Shoopman was 2 for 5 with a home run, Mikayla Welch was 2 for 4 with two doubles, Katie Laycock was 2 for 4 and Allisa Campbell and Brianna Anthony both doubled. Bradford 8, New Bremen 3 NEW BREMEN — Haley Patty had 12 strikeouts compared to three walks and the Bradford offense did the rest in an 8-3 win over New Bremen on Monday. The Railroaders scored two runs in the first, one in the second, followed by one in the fourth, one in the fifth and three more in the sixth, while the Cardinals tacked on one in the fourth and two more in the seventh — never really threating Bradford at any point. Lindsey Roeth went 2 for 2, Courtney Miller was 3 for 3 and Alisha Patty went 1 for 2 with a double in the Bradford victory. • Tennis Tippecanoe 5, Stebbins 0 TIPP CITY — The Tippecanoe Red Devils opened the season with an easy 5-0 victory over Central Buckeye Conference foe Stebbins Monday. Sam Bollinger, Michael Keller and Jacob Belcher won at singles, while the teams of Blake Sowry and Joe Coughlin and Nick Denuzzo and Tyler Heinl won at doubles. Milton-Union 4, Centerville 1 WEST MILTON — Milton-Union opened the season with an impressive victory Monday, beating Centerville 4-1. Brumbaugh, Matt Marshall Winterbotham and Beau Smedley won at singles, while the team of Kenton Dickison and Jack Blevins won at doubles. Lehman 5, St. Marys 0 ST. MARYS — Lehman opened its season by defeating St. Marys Monday night, 5-0. Pierce Bennett, David Freytag and Mitchell Shroyer won at singles, while the teams of Matt Ulrich and Louis Gaier and Alex Baker and Riley Pickrel won at doubles.

■ College BBall

Stanford advances NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Brown scored a season-high 18 points and Josh Owens had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help Stanford advance to the NIT championship game with a 74-64 win over Massachusetts on Tuesday night. The Minutemen took their first lead since early in the game with about 8 minutes left, but Brown hit a 3-pointer to push the Cardinal back on top, then later scored seven points during an 11-3 run that put Stanford in control. Third-seeded Stanford (25-11) will meet Minnesota or Washington in the NIT final Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

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76ers rout Cavaliers, 103-85

■ CONTINUED FROM 13 a defeat in the Gator Bowl to Meyer’s former employer, Florida. One team wins a scrimmage and it gets an icy electrolyte drink as it leaves the field. The losers? They get to quench their thirst from a garden hose. Give up a sack and you run extra sprints after the practice; sack the quarterback and you get better food, a better jersey, kinder treatment. “Everything we try to do around here is incentive-based,” Meyer said in previewing the spring workouts. “You want to live off campus, I have no problem with that. But you have to earn that right. A big thing is wearing visors or changing your number to No. 1. I don’t really care what you wear but don’t come see me unless you are taking care of your business in all the other areas that we evaluate.” It is clear that Meyer believes the Buckeyes need some toughness. On the day that Meyer was hired last November,

former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce said of the kid he brought on staff in the 1980s, “(Meyer) works everybody hard, coaches and players, hard. He has tough practices. I mean, really tough, Southeastern Conference practices, is what I call them. That’s the way they practice down there.” Louisville coach Charlie Strong, who served as a defensive coordinator at Florida from 2003-2009, said that toughness was evident in the Gators’ practices. He referred to other legendary coaches with Ohio State pedigrees. “He had a chance to work with Earle Bruce and Lou Holtz, who were Woody Hayes disciples,” Strong said. “So it’s all about just a discipline and your structure and how you want your program to be run. It’s all about discipline and structure. You’ve got to find the right fit for the players you want in your program.”

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jodie Meeks scored a career-high 31 points and Jrue Holiday had 19 to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 103-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Evan Turner scored 12 points for the Sixers, who moved a half-game ahead of Boston and back into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division. The Sixers have held the top spot in the Atlantic for all but a few days early in the season. The Sixers romped without forward Andre Iguodala, who missed his second straight game because of left patella tendinitis. Meeks started in his place and made the most of his opportunity, making 7 of 10 3-pointers. Anthony Parker scored 14 points and Kyrie Irving had 12 for the Cavaliers, who dropped their fourth straight. The Sixers were one of the early season surprises in the NBA when they rolled to a 20-9 start. But a tougher schedule, various injuries to

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center Spencer Hawes, and trying to win big without a superstar caught up with the Sixers and they hit a rough patch. The Sixers have gone 814 since that start but never lost their grip on first — or fourth place in the East. Had the Sixers lost to Cleveland, they would have tumbled to seventh in the conference standings. Even without Iguodala, their top perimeter defender, the outcome was never in doubt Tuesday. The Cavs scored the game’s first five points before Meeks got hot from 3point range and led the Sixers on a 12-0 run. He scored 12 points in the first quarter, Holiday took over in the second (4 of 6, eight points), and the Sixers led 57-43 at halftime. Meeks started the first 38 games of the season before coach Doug Collins benched him with the Sixers in a 2-8 funk. Meeks had started 102 straight games when Collins decided to give Turner, the 2010 No. 2 overall draft pick, a turn in the backcourt. Meeks was scuf-

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ Manny Harris, center, goes up for a shot as Philadelphia 76ers’ Sam Young, Jodie Meeks and Thaddeus Young, from left, defend in the first half Tuesday in Philadelphia fling from 3-point range at the time of his benching, but he had that long-range stroke going against the Cavs. Meeks’ sixth 3-pointer topped his previous career best of 26 points and stretched the lead to 96-78. With Meeks leading the way, the Sixers made 10 of

19 3-pointers. The Cavaliers had another uninspired effort in another season headed toward the draft lottery. After the Cavs were flat in a loss to Phoenix on Sunday, coach Byron Scott ran them harder in practice on Monday than he had since training camp.

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OSU’s Buford is wild card in Final 4 COLUMBUS (AP) — When it comes to unpredictable, game-changing performers at a Final Four, most of the time the discussion revolves around a precocious freshman. Ohio State fans, however, have grown accustomed to warily keeping an eye on the Buckeyes’ lone senior. Which William Buford will show up? Will it be the one who lit up Purdue for 29, Northwestern for 28, Kansas for 21 in the first meeting and Duke for 20? The cool team leader who hit a nerveless shot at the buzzer with a hand in his face to earn the Buckeyes a share of the Big Ten title at Michigan State?

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