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Get ready … it’s gonna be hot The record-high for today was set in 1944, when temperatures topped 102 degrees, which also is the hottest recorded temperature in southwestern Ohio for the entire month of June, Snyder said. “If there is any sort of saving grace to that it record-high for the month of June in this will be our humidity level,” he added. region. “Humidity levels won’t be high.” “It’s looking like it’s going to be the hottest Meanwhile, AccuWeather has stated the day of this stretch,” said Andrew Snyder, a heat wave breaking out across the Midwest meteorologist with the NWS in Wilmington. has broken several all-time record highs as the A heat advisory has been issued by the NWS for today starting at noon and ending at • See HOT on Page 2 8 p.m.

Weather experts say temperatures could reach triple digits today BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com If forecast temperatures today reach 102 degrees, which they might according to the National Weather Service, then it would not only mark a record-high for June 28, but also a

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Fire crews fought to save the U.S. Air Force Academy and residents begged for information on the fate of their homes Wednesday after a night of terror sent thousands of people fleeing a raging Colorado Springs wildfire. More than 30,000 people frantically packed up belongings Tuesday night after the Waldo Canyon Fire barreled into neighborhoods in the foothills west and north of Colorado’s second-largest city. With flames looming overhead, they clogged roads shrouded in smoke and flying embers, their fear punctuated by explosions of bright orange flame that signaled yet another house had been claimed. See Page 9.

Newton seeks tax levy renewal BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com

Director Nora Ephron blazed her own trail Before Nancy Meyers, before Sofia Coppola, before Julie Delpy and Kasi Lemmons and Nicole Holofcener, there was Nora Ephron. She was a rare woman writing and directing in what was (and still is) the maledominated industry of filmmaking. Ephron staked out EPHRON her spot on the cinematic landscape with a distinctive voice and formidable wit. Now, she leaves behind a legacy of classic moments and quotable lines after succumbing to leukemia Tuesday at age 71.

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Newton Local School Board of Education members agreed to proceed with its renewal of a three-year 0.75 percent traditional income tax levy at its regular meeting on Wednesday. According to Newton Local School treasurer Nick Hamilton, the income tax renewal currently generates $474,121 per year. “The district’s 2012 revenue exceeded expenditures by $213,090, in 2011 we were STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER deficit spending by $101,275,” Sergeant Lee McCartney from the Miami County Sheriff’s Office walks around a Ford Interceptor SUV Hamilton said. ” This is a $314,365 turnaround in one Wednesday at the Sheriff’s Training Center. year without asking for additional tax dollars. However, if the renewal levy failed, the district would be in serious fiscal trouble very quickly as we would lose $474,121 per year.” The motion was approved. The next step will be to approve a resolution of necessity to submit to the board of elecBY MELANIE YINGST tions to be placed on the TROY Staff Writer November ballot. The levy is set myingst@tdnpublishing.com to expire on Dec. 31, 2013, yet activity. renewal of the levy first can be They are what they drive — “These don’t have the bells and Interceptors. whistles like a regular car,” • See RENEWAL on Page 2 The Miami County Sheriff’s McGlinch said. The Ford BY MIKE ULLERY Office has updated its fleet this Interceptor SUV and Interceptor Ohio Community Media GREENE COUNTY year, adding five 2013 Ford sedan were designed utilizing Interceptor SUVs, which will even- input from more than 30 police TIPP CITY — I was offered tually phase out the Ford Crown officials from around the United the opportunity last week to Victoria – the classic cop car. States. get behind the wheel of Tipp Lt. James McGlinch said he McGlinch also said the sheriff’s City’s newest addition to its researched several options for the office chose the SUV over the fleet. I visited Sgt. Marc Basye new sheriff’s vehicles and chose sedan due to its trunk space for at the department’s test track the new line of patrol vehicles their equipment,which travels at Kyle Park to watch and based on price, space and versatili- with the officer throughout the experience the Ford ty for the county road conditions shift while out on the roadways. Interceptor SUV police pursuit throughout the year with its all“These are completely different vehicle in action. wheel drive package. from what we have had before,” Staff Report We first ran an agility “Every year we update our fleet McGlinch said. “The seats are course. With Basye behind the with new cars, but this year, with made for gun belts, the floors are A two-vehicle car crash killed wheel, we negotiated the tight the discontinuation of the Crown bare to clean up easier and we a Tipp City couple Saturday course, where aggressive Vic, we had to evaluate our liked the space in the back evening in Greene County. course correction, rapid acceloptions,” McGlinch said. “We don’t because when they are out on the Lawrence Sidenstick, 65, and eration and hard braking are look as these as new cars, we look road, they have to take everything his wife Kimberly, 55, were drivintegral parts. The SUV hanat this as a new piece of equipwith them. They can’t just stop in ing northbound on State Route dled better than any vehicle I ment. We put a lot of time and the office when they are out on 72, near Brickel Road in Greene have ever driven, including research to get the most bang for patrol.” County, when the crash occured. any other law enforcement the buck.” According to Automotive News, According to the Xenia post of vehicle. The 2013 Ford Interceptor cost the new Ford Interceptor uses 32 the Ohio State Highway Patrol, I had informed Basye that I $24,965 per vehicle. The five SUVs percent less gas while idling than at approximately 7:59 p.m. a would be a “tough sell” as the were purchased through a dealer- its competitors within the police Ford F-250 pick-up truck drove last police cruiser I spent a lot ship awarded the state bid to sell vehicle market. The 2013 Ford left of center and struck their of time in was a late-70s model the Ford Interceptors to law Interceptor SUV also uses a V6 Isuzu Hombre truck head-on. enforcement agencies in Van Wert. engine and has the FlexFuel Lawrence was not wearing a • See TEST on Page 2 The five new SUVs replace five option. The Crown Victoria has a seatbelt at the time and was Crown Victorias as part of the V8 engine in the sheriff’s fleet. ejected from the vehicle. annual replacement and reassignThe vehicles just hit the county are downgraded to administrative The Ford pick-up was driven ment process. roads a few weeks ago due to by Melissa Cheek of Leesburg, vehicles or are traded in when new McGlinch also said he attended being outfitted with guards, com40, riding with passenger and vehicles are purchased. a few car shows featuring police puter packages and even a backson Tristan Victor, 10. Cheek McGlinch said the sheriff’s vehicles to narrow the office’s seat camera and microphone to and Victor both had non-incadepartment was one of the first choices to the 2013 Ford record activity in the backseats. injuries. The law enforcement agencies to order pacitating Interceptor SUVs. “The camera and microphone the vehicles and have had them in Sidensticks were pronounced McGlinch said the Chicagohelp with allegations,” McGlinch dead at the scene. their possession since the spring. manufactured police vehicle is said. “We are attempting to reduce Citizens also will see the Ford similar to the newly redesigned McGlinch said most sheriff’s the number of fatal and serious Ford Explorer, yet outfitted to han- vehicles have more than 125,000 injury crashes. We cannot, • See FLEET on Page 2 dle the wear and tear of police miles on the odometer before they

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LOTTERY CLEVELAND (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Wednesday by the Ohio Lottery. • Pick 4 Midday: 6-9-9-1 • Ten OH Midday: 02-03-08-09-1112-15-17-22-24-27-30-31-36-43-4649-50-61-64 • Pick 3 Midday: 5-3-0 • Ten OH Evening: 07-08-16-19-2324-26-39-40-46-48-52-56-59-60-6368-71-77-78 • Classic Lotto: 03-09-15-22-32-33 • Pick 3 Evening: 8-8-2 • Pick 4 Evening: 1-4-6-2 • Lotto Kicker: 6-9-0-9-3-0 • Rolling Cash 5: 02-22-29-33-36 Estimated jackpot: $100,000

BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Wednesday. Corn Bid Change Month June 6.7650 + 0.0800 N/C 12 6.0300 + 0.0900 J/F/M 13 6.1700 + 0.0825 Soybeans Month Bid Change 14.4600 + 0.0050 June N/C 12 13.5700 - 0.0125 J/F/M 13 13.7100 - 0.0125 Wheat Month Bid Change June 7.4700 + 0.0425 N/C 13 7.4300 + 0.0925 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

• Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Wednesday. Symbol Price Change AA 8.53 +0.14 CAG 25.31 +0.08 16.73 -0.09 CSCO EMR 44.61 +0.52 F 10.02 +0.01 FITB 12.98 +0.19 FLS 111.18 +2.93 GM 19.66 -0.19 GR 126.85 +0.11 ITW 51.59 +0.06 21.88 -0.07 JCP KMB 81.86 +0.19 KO 76.34 +1.26 KR 22.79 +0.25 LLTC 30.51 +0.53 MCD 88.33 -0.77 MSFG 11.69 +0.09 PEP 69.75 +0.81 PMI 0.31 0.00 SYX 11.51 -0.05 TUP 53.52 +0.38 USB 31.43 +0.32 VZ 43.78 -0.06 WEN 4.48 +0.02 WMT 68.59 +0.01

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Scam suspects appear in court BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com

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Three of the first 18 individuals that state and local authorities say scammed thousands of land owners out of a combined $4 million dollars — a majority of whom were elderly — appeared in Miami County Common Pleas Court this week. Meanwhile, a majority of the remaining suspects are scheduled for arraignments in common pleas court Monday before Judge Robert Lindeman. On Monday Alton Kessler, 35, of Bloomington, Ind., pleaded not guilty to his charges listed in his indictment. His bond was set at $250,000.

On Wednesday, two others, Allen Cannon, 40, of Dayton, and Jessica Gutierrez, 26, of Troy, were arraigned on the charges listed in their indictments and both pleaded not guilty. They were both given recognizance bond. The charges listed on each of their indictments include engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, aggravated theft, grand theft, conspiracy to engage in a pattern of corrupt activities, money laundering, telecommunications fraud and prohibited acts, telemarketing. Meanwhile, most of the other suspects are scheduled for their initial court appearances on

Monday. Others scheduled to be arraigned on the charges consist of: Theodore S. Thomas, Kara N. Thomas, Roger R. Vandoren III, Chris A. Fregapane, Stephen T. Grannan, Justin K. Jones, Colin G. Hansford, Ashley J. Greene, Samuel Acevedo, Michael D. Perry, Albert Smith, Quincy Austin, Michael Sweigart, Ben Salafia and Michael Northcutt. The suspects have been accused of running a telemarketing fraud ring from Ohio and Florida that began in 2007, and includes thousands of victims in 41 states. Suspects were taken into custody not only in those two states, but also in Indiana and New York. According to the indictment, the

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• CONTINUED FROM 1 weather moves east and bringing with it 100-degree temperatures in more than a dozen states. One health-related risk these weather conditions bring about is heat stroke and heat exhaustion, according to the National Weather Service, especially if someone spends a significant amount of time outdoors or is involved in strenuous outdoor activity. The agency recommends individuals wear lightweight and loose fitting clothes and, of course, drinking lots of water. Given the dry weather conditions and with the Fourth of July next week, Fire Chief Mike Rindler said it is especially important to remember that smoking materials, sparklers and fireworks can quickly ignite a fire. “I am worried about a grass fire that will lead into a structure fire,” Rindler said. The fire chief also warned of parking in areas with tall grass, saying that catalytic converters located underneath most vehicles can get so hot they can start a grass fire. Regarding some helpful tips with beating the heat, Rindler said it’s important to stay out of direct sunlight

and that if someone doesn’t have air conditioning they should “go somewhere that does,” like a mall, a movie theater or the library. Staying properly hydrated was other advice he offered. But people aren’t the only ones who require water in these current weather conditions. The hot and dry conditions also are a concern to area farmers throughout Miami County, said Dennis Stryker, the executive director of the Miami County Farm Agency. Stryker said most of the county has not had much rain since planting season, and although plant roots are rooting into the moisture in the soil, the expected hotter temperatures have been taking more moisture out of the plant. “We’re running out of available moisture even for the depth that the roots are going,” Stryker said. “The concern is the possible 100degree temperatures and the plants, when they are this short on water, can’t keep up with the needs and they are going to wilt.” As the corn begins to tassel, he said, the heat and lack of rain can cause further problems because in those conditions the ability of the corn to pollinate “drastically reduces.”

Stryker said during the last month a majority of Miami County has only experienced about an inch of rain. One area farmer, Jim Fiebiger, who extensively farms in northwestern Miami County and is owner of Fiebiger Seed on MiamiShelby Road, said the heat has had a negative impact on the county’s crops, including his own. “So much heat is just devastating to the plants,” he said. “The heat drastically affects yields, corn more than beans.” The forecast stifling heat has also brought back-toback Air Pollution Advisories by the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission and the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency over the next two days as higher concentrations of ground-level ozone forms and could lead to elevated air pollution levels. Ground-level ozone, or smog, is an irritant to the respiratory systems and forms when bright sunlight mixes with emissions from vehicles and small gasoline-powered engines. During the next two days, the agencies urges residents to avoid driving when or if possible and to avoid refueling vehicles or operating gas-powered equipment, such as lawn mowers, until after 6 p.m.

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suspects operated a criminal enterprise of at least three different companies who targeted victims who owned inexpensive and vacant land. Victims were told their land was worth up to 15 times its actual value and paid fees of $500 to nearly $16,000. The indictment also states that the suspects tried to make their scam as legitimate as possible and even showed videos purported to have been shot in Las Vegas, but were really filmed locally in a banquet room at Brukner Nature Center. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Miami County Prosecutor Gary Nasal announced the charges against the suspects on Monday.

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One sheriff’s vehicle was totaled and another sherInterceptor SUVs and iff’s vehicle is being used by sedans popping up in coun- the county for the Bayliff. ties and municipalities The total amount paid to around the state now that StateWide, the agency the Crown Victoria has awarded the state bid for been retired. Preble County patrol vehicles, for the has one SUV and Tipp City five new vehicles was police recently purchased $120,245. one for its fleet. For additional inforThree former cruisers mation, visit online at were used in the trade-in. www.miamicountysheriff.org.

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Test • CONTINUED FROM 1 Plymouth Gran Fury, packing a 440 cubic-inch engine and a top speed in excess of 150 mph. My experience with SUVs told me that they were all top heavy and were probably the worst-cornering vehicles, short of a farm tractor, ever produced. The new Ford SUV quickly made a believer out of me. The cornering and braking were far superior to any vehicle on the road. The most amazing thing was the virtually rock-solid stability in every maneuver. This translates to a safer vehicle for officers to drive and a safer environment for civilians who find themselves in the area of a law enforcement vehicle on an emergency run or chase. After completing the agility course in the SUV, we strapped ourselves into the venerable Ford Crown Victoria, a legendary police vehicle that is no longer in production. Basye took us through the course in the “Crown Vic.” It took about five seconds to understand … and feel, the difference.

Township when Joshua McDaniel, driving eastbound PIKE TOWNSHIP — A on State Route 41, attempted Tipp City man died Tuesday to turn onto State Route 235 after being struck by another and hit Walkup’s vehicle, vehicle. Tracy Walkup, 49, pushing him off the roadway. was struck in the side of his McDaniel, 21, of New Ford Contour by a Jeep Carlisle, was not injured. Cherokee. The crash remains under Walkup was not wearing a investigation by the • CONTINUED FROM 1 seatbelt and died at the scene. Springfield post of the State Walkup was going westbound Highway Patrol, and charges on the ballot on the on State Route 41 in Pike are pending. November ballot. The board approved four new teachers for the 20122013 school year: Dana Cosby, Christina Henger, Megan Lacey and Elizabeth McCreight. The board also heard Principal Danielle Pain Phlebitis Davis present early reports of Heaviness/Tiredness Blood Clots the district’s state test scores. Ankle Sores

While Basye was always in control of our ride, the Crown Vic was not as stable and more “squirrelly” in the turns. My turn behind the wheel took us to the high speed area of the course. Basye had me “floor it.” We were at 60 mph very quickly and coming into a flat left curve. I was instructed to brake hard, then to floor it again. I was momentarily taken aback as my previous training was to decelerate in the turn and give it the gas coming out. I followed instructions and was, again, amazed. The SUV hugged the turn, literally no sway or feeling of loss of control. (The credit goes to the Stabili-Track System, not my driving ability.) I came away a convert. I am confident it is the perfect tool to keep our police officers as safe as possible in their already dangerous world. This new generation of police pursuit Ford SUV is just the ticket for law enforcement. Piqua Daily Call Chief Photographer Mike Ullery is a former member of the Miami County Sheriff’s Office.

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The state has yet to compute value-added scores which will not be released until August with the state report card rankings. “We can really take pride in our scores,” said Superintendent Pat McBride. “All in all, we have to wait two months to find out if we are Excellent with Distinction, which is where we want to be.”

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ing and driving.” No citations have been issued. Fellure said they are waiting for the coroner’s report to come back before determining if alcohol was involved. The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Silvercreek Township Emergency Medical Services, Jamestown Fire and Rescue and Ohio Department of Transportation.

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TODAY • GREETING CARDS: Join with others and learn to create three different type of greeting cards a 6 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. The cards will include a thank you, one can be used anytime and one will show patriotic spirit.

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• 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. • SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls a threepiece fried fish dinner, 21piece fried shrimp or a fish/shrimp combo with french fries and coleslaw for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m. Frog legs, when available, are $10. • OUTDOOR MUSIC: Sounds of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s will fill Prouty Plaza in downtown Troy at 7:30 p.m. June 27 as The Bill Foley Band takes the stage. The band is back after a few years’ hiatus as part of the Troy Summer Concert Series, a free, outdoor music initiative. The rain location is Troy Christian High School located at 700 S. Dorset Road. Visit www.troymainstreet.org or call 339-5455 the day of the concert for location information in the event of rain.

SATURDAY • RETRO PROM: The Troy Rec will offer a “Retro Prom” from 8 p.m. to midnight for those 21 and older. Tickets are $15 per person pre-sale and $18 at the door. The event will include dancing, prize drawings, photos, refreshments, an air guitar contest, limbo contest and king and queen. Attire will be dressy, either current or from other eras. For more information, call 339-1923. • CANOE FLOAT: The Miami County Park District will hold a canoe float at 9 a.m. departing from Treasure Island in Troy. Registration is required. A nonrefundable $5 per paddler fee is due at time of registration. Registration form can be accessed on our website. For more information, visit the park district’s website at www.miamicountyparks.com. • MUSIC FEST: The first Dutfest, a rock and roll festival, will be from 5-11 p.m. at Cedar Springs Pavilion, 7951 S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City. Featured bands will include Brothers in Arms, Eric Jerardi’s Band, Higgins-Madewell, 2nd Shot and Sellout. Admission is $15 at the door. Food and beer will be available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm to help support environmental education classes for children. • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just off West Main Street. The market will include fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared food and entertainment. For free parking, enter off West Franklin Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for information or visit www.troymainstreet.org. • BAKED SPAGHETTI: The auxiliary, Sons of the Legion and legion members of the Tipp City American Legion will offer a baked spaghetti dinner including salad, garlic bread, and dump cake for $7. Serving hours will be 6-7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY • BLUEGRASS SESSION: The Tipp City American Legion post will host a bluegrass jam session at 2 p.m. at 377 N. Third St. The feature band will be the Tar Hill Boys. Food and beverages will be available. All jammers are invited. The MCs will be Pat Brown and Steve Skinner.

TUESDAY • VETERANS BREAKFAST: The Miami Valley Veterans Museum will be hosting a veterans breakfast from 9-11 a.m. Members will be serving bacon, eggs, toast, doughnuts and coffee. This event is free and open to the public.

JULY 6 • KEILBASA OR BRATS: The AMVETS Auxiliary Post 88 of Troy will offer a keilbasa or brats, potato salad and baked beans for $6 from 5:30-8 p.m. • COMMUNITY NIGHT: Community Night will begin at 6:15 p.m. in downtown Tipp City with the Tippecanoe Community Band, followed by a Big Band Bash featuring the Kim Kelly Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. It is recommended to bring lawn chairs to the free event. In case of inclement weather, the event will be canceled.

JULY 7 • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just off West Main Street. The market will include fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared food and entertainment. For free parking, enter off West Franklin Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for information or visit www.troymainstreet.org.

• CREATURE FEATURE: The American kestrel will be the Creature Feature topic at 2 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. The continent’s smallest falcon is common in Ohio and can often be seen perched on telephone wires or fence posts near open fields as they watch for food. The event is free with paid admission to the building.

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The Concord Township Trustees have announced their intent to place a fiveJULY 11 year, 3.70-mill levy on the ballot in November. • STATE OF HOSPITAL: Funds generated by the The joint chambers of levy will be used to continue Covington, Piqua, Tipp City and Troy will offer a The State the fire and emergency medof the Hospital/Health Care ical services provided by the luncheon at noon at the city of Troy. Piqua Country Club, 9812 In a statement, trustee Country Club Road, Piqua. Bill Whidden said “The citiRegistration will be at 11:30 zens of Concord Township a.m. The cost is $15 per per- have been well served son, payable at the door. through a long-term relaReservations are required by tionship with the city of

calling 339-8769. Speakers will include Tom Parker, president and CEO of UVMC, and Brian Bucklew, president and CEO of the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association. • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. The speaker will be Doug Christian speaking on “Forgotten Communities of Miami County.” For more information, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 339-8935. • STAUNTON LUNCHEON: The Staunton School alumni luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. at Friendly’s Restaurant in Troy. Anyone having graduated or attended the school is invited to attend.

CONCORD TWP. Troy that has provided our citizens with excellent fire protection and emergency medical service for more than 20 years. Our current contract with the city of Troy expires on Dec. 31, 2012, and must be renewed for us to have uninterrupted protection.” The new levy will fund the cost of these services beginning Jan. 1, 2013, and all proceeds from this levy will be used to pay the city of

Troy to continue the fire protection and emergency medical services they provide to the residents of Concord Township. “We had fair, open and honest negotiations with the city and both sides are confident the new five-year contract represents the township’s fair share of the city’s cost to provide these essential services,” Whidden said. This levy for fire and emergency medical services is the only levy money received by Concord Township.

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the clinic and from a volunteer pharmacist, Ray Nichols, who described the joys of using his professional knowledge and COVINGTON — The 2012 Fort Rowdy experience to serve the clients of the clinic. Gathering Board of Directors is now The host for the event and master of accepting nominations for grand marshal for the 20th annual Fort Rowdy Gathering ceremonies was Sam Robinson, vice president of the Health Partners Board of Parade. The parade will be Oct. 6, 2012. Directors. Criteria for selection is that the nomiThe highlight of the hour-long event nee must be a current or long term past was the sale by auction — by auctioneer resident of the Covington area, having conBrad Havenar — of two colorful jars, tributed to the improvement or welfare of which were bid for by members of the others in the area, or to the community as JULY 13-15 audience. a whole. The nominee must be willing and All persons attending were given a • ART SHOW: A number of exhibitors will able to attend the parade. small pottery jar as a souvenir. Nominations will be accepted thru Aug. take part in the sixth annual art show in the A breakfast preceded the events of the 1, 2012. Nominations should include the activity center at Hoffman United Methodist morning. Church, 201 S. Main St., West Milton, Friday name of the nominee and why they should In 2011, Health Partners Free Clinic through Sunday. A silent auction, open to the be considered for the Grand Marshal, the served 1,197 unduplicated clients and a nominee’s address, phone number and the total of more than 4,000 clinic visits. This public and featuring pieces provided by the best time of day to contact the nominee. artists, will take place during the Preview year’s breakfast resulted in donations Party on Friday, July 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Please include your name and phone num- that were 50 percent higher than last bidding will end at 8 p.m. Hours are 10 a.m. ber in case of any questions. year’s event and nearly double the to 2 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The selection of the grand marshal will amount donated in the first year of the Sunday. be made by the Fort Rowdy Gathering Healing Jar breakfast. Board of Directors and is final. The finalist The clinic, located at the Paul G. Duke JULY 14 will be notified by the board. Health Center, 1300 N. County Road 25-A, Nominations may be mailed to: Fort is available to the more than 20,000 per• FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Rowdy Gathering, P.O. Box 23, Covington, sons living in Miami County who are Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon OH 45318, or email the nomination to uninsured/underinsured. on South Cherry Street, just off West Main info@fortrowdy.org. Street. The market will include fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared food and entertainment. For free parking, enter off West Franklin Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for information or visit www.troymainstreet.org.

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TROY — Nearly 100 people recently gathered at First Place in Troy to attend the third annual Healing Jar breakfast presented by Health Partners Free Clinic. JULY 18 The gathering offered a glimpse of • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club what actually happens at the county-wide free clinic, which targets the “working of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the poor” with free medical attention, advice Troy Country Club. The speaker will be and prescriptions. Those “glimpses” came Robert Watkins speaking on the in the form of testimonies by a client, “Underground Railroad in Cincinnati.” For George Fisher, who has benefitted from more information, contact Kim Riber, vice

Master Gardeners HelpLine still operating MIAMI COUNTY — The Miami County Master Gardener’s HelpLine is in full operation every Monday in the Miami County Courthouse OSU Extension office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. accepting questions, researching answers and providing gardening counsel from veteran Master Gardeners and Gardener interns. Volunteers post questions and answers received on the facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MiamiCountyMa sterGardeners.

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JULY 20 • CUBED STEAK: The AMVETS Auxiliar Post 88 of Troy will offer cubed steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and roll and butter for $7 from 5:30-8 p.m. • 5K SET: Troy Abundant Life Church will offers its Abundant Run 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. for $15 with a T-shirt and $10 without a T-shirt. Water and refreshments will be given before and during the race. Awards and door prizes will be given after the race.

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JULY 21 • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just off West Main Street. The market will include fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared food and entertainment. For free parking, enter off West Franklin Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for information or visit www.troymainstreet.org.

JULY 25 • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. The speaker will be William Weisenberg with “Court System Available to You.” For more information, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 339-8935.

JULY 28 • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just off West Main Street. The market will include fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared food and entertainment. For free parking, enter off West Franklin Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for information or visit www.troymainstreet.org.

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FDA to approve new weight loss treatments. But a long line of prescription weight loss offerings have been associated with safety problems, most notably the fen-phen combination, which was linked to heart valve damage in 1997. The cocktail of phentermine and fenfluramine was a popular weight loss combination prescribed by doctors, though it was never approved by FDA. In a rare move, the FDA explicitly stated in a press release that Belviq â&#x20AC;&#x153;does not appear to activateâ&#x20AC;? a receptor that was linked to the heart problems seen with fen-phen. Belviq is one of three experimental weight-loss drugs whose developers have been trying for a second time to win approval, after the FDA shot them all down in 2010 or early 2011 because of serious potential side effects. Vivus Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Qnexa is thought to be the most promising of the drugs, achieving the most weight loss. But the FDA has delayed a decision on

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into medium slices, not too thin or thick. I baked the pie for 50 minutes and tested the apples with a knife before adding the topping. When done, it seemed that the slices on top were not as soft as the ones inside the pie. For those who like a softer apple texture, you may want to bake the pie the full 55 minutes and maybe even add 5 more. Remember, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a good idea to place the pie on a foil-lined sheet pan when baking to catch the drippings. Even with the foil on top of this pie, the filling bubbled

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We managed to get the painting all done upstairs. We moved up the furniture for two of the bedrooms on Saturday. The floor was laid in daughter Susan and Verenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bedroom and Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room is all redone. Susan and Verenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bedroom still need more shelves put up in the closest. Their room also needs closet doors and trim but for now we will call it good enough. Joe wants to get the floors laid in the other two bedrooms and then they can move up as well. Jacob and Emma and family and the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; special friends have been assisting us with our work. The children made a lot of trips up and down carrying smaller things while the men handled furniture. I need to find a few more dressers for the boys as they need more room for their clothes. We are gradually getting these things replaced. Also we appreciate all the things that were donated to us. And a big thank SCRIPPS HOWARD PHOTO you for the help from Above is the sour-cream apple pie, made with nut- readers. There are some things meg, six cups of apples and more. the boys had that we 1 cup sour cream over. When I put the topdonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think about until we 1/4 cup brown sugar, ping on, some ran off as need them. Benjamin and light or dark well. Joseph just remembered Nutmeg When the pie is yesterday their luggage Preheat oven to 400 removed from the oven, bags on wheels were also degrees. the sour-cream topping burned in the fire. We In a large bowl, combine gave those to them for will still be runny. It will set up as it cools. Since the the granulated sugar, their birthdays last year. flour, salt, cinnamon and pie has a sour-cream topWe gave them before ping, it should be stored in nutmeg. Add sliced apples their birthdays in July so and toss until coated with we could take them on the refrigerator. sugar mixture. Arrange SOUR-CREAM our trip to Florida. apple slices in pastry APPLE PIE So much easier for 1/2 cup granulated sugar shell. everyone to have their Cover loosely with alu1 tablespoon all-purpose luggage separate. We are minum foil and bake at flour very fortunate, though, to 400 degrees for 50-55 1/4 teaspoon salt still have a house. Before 1/2 teaspoon (or more to minutes or until apples are moving some of the tender. taste) cinnamon things upstairs we are In a small bowl, combine starting to clean items Scant 1/4 teaspoon nutsour cream and brown meg that were in the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sugar. Pour the mixture 6 cups tart apples, closets before them movover the apples. Sprinkle peeled and sliced ing back upstairs. Our lightly with nutmeg and 9-inch unbaked pastry hands really get black return pie to the oven to shell from cleaning the smoke bake 2-3 minutes longer. For the topping: off of some things. Every

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Lovina Eicher Troy Daily News Guest Columnist box etc. has to be cleaned. Next week Joe will have a week off from the factory. It will be nice to have a week without a schedule. Joe would like to camp and do a lot of fishing on his week off. He said if he stays home he just thinks he has to stay busy working on the house. This past weekend a friend offered us to use her cabin by the lake and we decided we would go. We all will be glad to get away for awhile. The children are most excited about being able to go swim every day. We will probably also set up a tent for whoever wants to sleep outside. Family times are so important. Too often we get so busy with our work we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take the time to just relax and be together as a family. It has been a hard, stressful past year so I think getting away will be good for all of us. I want to thank readers for all the prayers, encouragement, and donations to Verena and Loretta and all of us. It helps knowing that others care. One reader wrote to us from experience because she has a son with muscular dystrophy. She said it will take acceptance over and over again but always let God be your guide. Letters like that mean so much. The children are pitching in extra hard to get the garden cleaned and the other work caught up before next week. Kevin is counting the days and says he is going to catch a really big fish. He has such a big imagination. He can be outside for hours entertaining himself. He always has the dogs Buddy and Rover with him. I was telling a friend one day that our baby will be in first grade this fall. After my friend left Kevin asked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mom why do you keep telling everyone Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m your baby when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m almost 7 years old already?â&#x20AC;? He said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am too tall to be a baby.â&#x20AC;? Needless to say he keeps us smiling with the stuff he comes up with. The 63 baby chicks we got a few weeks ago are really doing well. Twelve will be for butchering and the rest are laying hens. The following recipe is a good way to use up leftover mashed potatoes: MASHED POTATO CAKE 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 cup cold mashed potatoes 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour 1 /2 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup milk Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased 9 X 13 inch cake pan. Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tests done.

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Ind., on the “You’re Not Special” graduation speech: By now, you’ve probably heard about the graduation speech offered by David McCullough, an English teacher at Wellesley High School outside Boston. It has become known as the “You’re Not Special” speech, thanks to a passage in which McCullough said the following to students: “Contrary to what your soccer trophy suggests, your glowing seventh-grade report card, despite every assurance of a certain corpulent dinosaur, that nice Mister Rogers and your batty Aunt Sylvia, no matter how often your maternal caped crusader swooped in to save you … you’re nothing special. “Yes, you’ve been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped. “Yes, capable adults with other things to do have held you, kissed you, fed you, wiped As I your mouth, wiped your bottom, trained you, taught you, tutored you … But do not get the See It idea you’re anything special. Because you’re ■ The Troy not.” Daily News welcomes Seemingly minutes after the ceremony, the columns from speech went viral and moms and dads coastour readers. To to-coast were offended, as was a onetime submit an “As I presidential hopeful. See It” send Perhaps what McCullough was attempting your type-writto do was help the graduates understand ten column to: that the real world is not as forgiving as the ■ “As I See It” cocoon in which they have been living. It is c/o Troy Daily tough out there. News, 224 S. Market St., The Miami Herald on the U.S. Postal Troy, OH 45373 Service: ■ You can also As the U.S. Postal Service struggles to bale-mail us at ance its books under pressure from congreseditorial@tdnpu sional rules that have required it to pay blishing.com. more up front for its workers’ pensions than ■ Please most businesses, the quasi-private/public include your full agency has come up with a “solution” that name and telesmacks of a monopolistic pricing arrangephone number. ment that would favor one national direct mail media company and hurt community newspapers big and small. More than two dozen members of Congress — led by U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, and including Florida Rep. Connie Mack — have written Postmaster General Patrick Donahue to ask for a “detailed justification” for the proposed deal. The Newspaper Association of America also asked the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to nix the proposal between the Postal Service and the Valassis company. The problem isn’t the discounted rate, per se — if that rate were applied in a manner that’s fair to competitors. But the way the rules have been written, the deal essentially grants one company postage rebates ranging from 20 percent to 36 percent for new mailings containing advertising by national retailers. It’s a lose-lose proposition. To have one special deal for a single national company raises questions about anti-trust shenanigans. The courts would have to make that call, of course, but it’s vexing that the Postal Service would view this one-size-fitsonly-one-company proposal as a fair and profitable deal. It’s not.

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FANTASTIC GARDEN OWNERS that worked tirelessly getting ready for the event — as well as shared their garTo the Editor: dens with more than 400 peoSending out a BIG thank ple! you to all those involved with Third — thanks to the the 2012 Master Garden Tour stores who assisted with the held in Troy and Tipp City this sale of the tickets prior to the past Saturday, June 16. tour. First — thanks to the wonFourth – thanks to all the derful sponsors who made it hardworking Master possible to create a new tickGardeners and interns for et/program detailing this their muscle in getting the garevent. dens ready with mulching, Second — thanks to all the weeding, advice and working

tirelessly the day of the event. FINALLY, thanks to everyone in the community who purchased a ticket and provided endless compliments to the Master Gardeners and Garden Owners for a beautiful day! It is truly an honor to be associated with such a great program in such a wonderful county.

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I found someone looking for love in all the Fong places I spent the first 25 years of my life looking for love in all the wrong places. Turns out, however, there weren’t too many ladies out there looking for love in all the Fong places. Actually, my dating history wasn’t too bad — up until about the second grade. I had plenty of girl friends until then — there just happened to be a 15-year gap after the second grade in which I couldn’t get a date if I bribed a girl (Not that I actually tried bribery. Or would admit to it in print if I had). This became a pretty big problem along about the seventh grade or so. That was right around the age boys started dating girls. While most other seventh grade boys were holding hands with their girlfriends in the stands at the high school football games on Friday nights, I was sitting there trying to figure out what play Steve Nolan was going to call next (Note: more often than not, buck sweep). Which would have been fine, had I wanted to go out on a date with Steve Nolan. High school was an even bigger

David Fong Troy Daily News Executive Editor disaster. While other boys my age were thinking about who they were going to ask to homecoming or the prom, I already knew my prom date was going to be Hughes, my best friend in life — who, fortunately for me, was every bit as inept as I was when it came to matters of the fairer sex. The two of us felt almost betrayed our senior year when our friend Randy (and I use the term friend in its loosest sense) actually got a date to the prom (we’re pretty sure he did bribe her). It’s mighty lonely going through high school watching all the other boys and girls going through the dating rites of passage. Which is why I was so excited to graduate and go to college at The Ohio State

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University — home of roughly 26,000 members of the opposite sex. I figured even someone with a face like mine could find someone at a school with that many females whom I could date. And, believe or not, I did. I finally went on my first date and — at the tender age of 22 — kissed my first girl. Still, though, I never dated anyone seriously for more than a month or two — you know, roughly the same amount of time it took for them to actually get to know me. By the time I graduated and moved back home to Troy, I had pretty much resigned myself to the fact I would be alone for the rest of my life. If I couldn’t find a lady at a school that size, what chance did I have in a town whose well had been dry my entire life? And that’s when love came walking in. In June of 1998, the Troy Daily News was in the market for a new reporter. The former executive editor, David Lindeman, interviewed a number of candidates. When one of them came in for an interview, I walked in during the middle of

the interview and handed him a slip of paper, telling him it was a phone message. That piece of paper read, quite simply: “Hire her. She’s hot.” Mr. Lindeman did hire that young reporter — who turned out to be much more than just “hot.” She also turned out to be intelligent. And patient. And caring. And funny. And my wife. Eleven years ago this Saturday, I married that beautiful young reporter. Since then, we’ve gone on to have two perfect children and survived the seemingly daily ups and downs of marriage. More than a dozen years removed from the time I first laid eyes upon her, I’m still not sure what it is she sees in me. I spent 25 years searching high and low for the perfect woman. Then she ended up walking right through the front door.

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Ephron blazed male-dominated trail LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before Nancy Meyers, before Sofia Coppola, before Julie Delpy and Kasi Lemmons and Nicole Holofcener, there was Nora Ephron. She was a rare woman writing and directing in what was (and still is) the male-dominated industry of filmmaking. Ephron staked out her spot on the cinematic landscape with a distinctive voice and formidable wit. Now, she leaves behind a legacy of classic moments and quotable lines after succumbing to leukemia Tuesday at age 71. The very mention of her name calls to mind a certain kind of movie, something you can’t say about many filmmakers, regardless of their gender. They were romantic comedies, yes, but ones for smart women, about smart women, with characters who had both bite and vulnerability to them. Maybe they were a tad too hyper-analytical or neurotic, but they were always highly verbal and, more often than not, destined for the kind of happy ending they deserved. Meg Ryan forged and reinforced her status as America’s Sweetheart with roles in movies Ephron either wrote or wrote and directed: The best of these was 1989’s “When Harry Met Sally …” (directed by Rob Reiner), followed by “Sleepless in Seattle” in 1993 and “You’ve Got Mail” in 1998, both with Tom Hanks in winning form as Ryan’s likable everyman costar. Decades later, you can still say the line, “I’ll have what she’s having,” and everyone will instantly know what you’re talking about. That’s how lasting Ephron’s work has been and will remain. Back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Kathryn Bigelow was a rare fellow female filmmaker — and since has gone on to become the only woman to win an Academy Award for best director, for

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This Nov. 3, 2010 file photo shows author, screenwriter and director Nora Ephron at her home in New York. “The Hurt Locker” — but she’s focused on action pictures. Barbra Streisand also tried her hand at directing around this time with “Yentl,” ”The Prince of Tides” and “The Mirror Has Two Faces.” But Ephron continued on and endured, for better and for worse. If we’re being honest, some of her later work didn’t come close to the level of her bestknown and best-loved films.

“Hanging Up” from 2000, which she and sister Delia co-wrote and star Diane Keaton directed, felt shrill and slapsticky. “Bewitched” (2005), a big-screen version of the 1960s sitcom which she directed, wrote and produced, seemed like a gimmicky strain. But her final film, 2009’s “Julie & Julia,” ended her career on a stronger note. Ephron directed Meryl

Streep to one of her 17 Academy Award nominations for her joyous, pitchperfect portrayal of pioneering chef Julia Child. And it was Streep who would play a version of Ephron herself in one of the earliest films she wrote, 1986’s “Heartburn,” based on her own scathing novel inspired by her marriage to Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein. Ephron was a three-time Oscar nominee for the screenplays she wrote or cowrote for “When Harry Met Sally …” and “Sleepless in Seattle” as well as for her first produced script, for 1983’s “Silkwood,” directed by friend and frequent collaborator Mike Nichols and again starring Streep in the real-life nuclear drama. Looking back on the Alist names listed in this piece, it’s a real testament to her talent that high-quality actors and filmmakers were drawn to her and wanted to be associated with her again and again. And we haven’t even mentioned Billy Crystal, Carrie Fisher, Jack Nicholson, John Travolta, Steve Martin, the list goes on.

Obama to make first bus trip WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ramping up a fresh phase of his re-election bid with a bus tour next week, focusing more on direct engagement with voters and less on ritzy fundraisers. Obama’s two-day road trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio, two key battleground states in the November election, kicks off July 5, a campaign official said. It will be the president’s first bus tour of the 2012 campaign. The bus trip also will OBAMA coincide with the release of the monthly nationwide jobs report, a key economic indicator that could directly affect the president’s re-election prospects. The most recent report, for May, showed a slight uptick in the unemployment rate, raising fears among Obama aides of an election-year economic slowdown. While Obama has been running for re-election for months, his efforts thus far have focused largely on hauling in cash from supporters in dozens of fundraising events across the country as his campaign seeks to compete with energized Republican donors. He spent the early part of this week on a two-day, four-state fundraising blitz that brought in more than $5 million. The president will still headline

campaign fundraisers through the fall, but the official said Obama’s schedule would start to include more of a mix of campaign rallies and other events focused on speaking directly to a wide swath of voters in the states Obama needs most in order to hold the White House. Further underscoring his strategy shift was his campaign’s announcement this week that Jennifer Psaki, a former senior White House aide, was joining the president’s re-election team as traveling press secretary. Ohio and Pennsylvania, with 38 electoral votes between them, are crucial to the president’s re-election bid. Obama won both states in 2008, but Republican rival Mitt Romney is expected to make a strong play for each. Just over four months from Election Day, Obama aides consider Ohio a toss-up but believe Pennsylvania is leaning in the president’s favor. Romney took a bus tour of his own through Ohio and Pennsylvania earlier this month. A new poll by Quinnipiac University shows Obama holding a 9-percentage-point lead over Romney in Ohio, and a 6-point lead in Pennsylvania. Both states have

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improved their employment pictures in the past year. Ohio saw its jobless rate drop from 8.8 percent a year ago 7.3 percent in May; to Pennsylvania’s rate fell from 8 percent to 7.3 percent in that time. Obama has turned to bus tours before when he needed to reconnect with voters. Last summer, after a bruising fight with congressional Republicans that brought the government to the brink of fiscal default, the president hit the road for a Midwestern bus tour aimed at refocusing his presidency on the economic issues affecting the middle class. He followed it up with a fall trip through Virginia and North Carolina. Rolling through swing states on a campaign bus allows Obama to engage in more of the informal, retail-style politics that can be hard to achieve in the highly scripted White House. Between his scheduled events, the president is sure to make surprise visits to restaurants and small businesses or stop to greet voters gathered on the side of the road to watch his motorcade. Obama’s itinerary for the bus trip was still being finalized, but the official said the president probably would hold events in northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. The official insisted on anonymity in order to discuss details of the trip before an official announcement from the campaign.

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EFFIE JERLENE POWELL TROY — Effie Jerlene Powell, 90, of Troy, Ohio, went to be with the Lord at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 29, 1922, in Berea, Ky., the daughter of the late Harry POWELL and Laura (Hale) Jenkins. She married Maynard F. Powell; and he preceded her in death June 25, 1980. Effie is survived by two sons and a daughter-inlaw, Dennis and Janet Powell of New Whiteland, Ind., and Virgil W. Powell of Troy; two daughters and a son-in-law, Patty and Steve Emmel of Troy and Kathy Adams of Troy; 11 grandchildren, Debra Fentz, Pamela Wood, Lisa Neathery, Molly Emmel, Hope Emmel, Melissa Powell, Jesse Powell, Carla Adams, Rita Meyers, Chip Adams and Nicole Smith; numerous great-grandchildren; and greatgreat-grandchildren; and a half brother, Ronnie Allen of Berea, Ky. In addition to her parents and her husband,

Effie was preceded in death by one son, Maurice Powell; two daughters, Poncie Lou and Rubenna Powell; three brothers, Roy, Ed and Dennis Allen; and two sisters, Alpha Alcorn and Maxine Kendricks. She was a member of Troy Freewill Baptist Church and blessed many hearts with her love of singing gospel music. Effie was a lifelong homemaker and she loved her cats, Baby and Patches. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with the Rev. Ray Horton officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Friends may call from 57 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Miami County Humane Society/Cat Program, care of Teresa Lynn, 4183 Shiloh Road, Laura, OH 45337. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

WILLIAM J. ‘JACKIE’ HINKLE PIQUA — William J. “Jackie” Hinkle, 72, of Piqua, formerly of West Milton and Covington, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otha and Opie (Foster) Hinkle; and sister, Mary Smith. He is survived by his

brother and sister-in-law, James Edward and Emily Hinkle of Detroit, Mich.; and sister, Theresa Knapp of Canon, Colo. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Honeycreek Cemetery, Christiansburg. Arrangements are being handled by the HaleSarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

NORMA M. POLSON LUDLOW FALLS — Norma Margaret Polson, 80, of Ludlow Falls passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. She was born Dec. 23, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio. He was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Sr. and Margaret (Nagel) Witzleb, husband, Roy Ross Polson and sister, Lillian Witzleb. Norma is survived by her loving family, sons Richard L. Polson of Pleasant Hill, Michael E. Polson of Laura, David R. Polson of Ludlow Falls, Stephen J. Polson of Ludlow Falls; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy L. and Robert Shellenberger of Ludlow Falls; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers, Charles Witzleb Jr. of Satelite Beach, Fla., Warren Witzleb of Satelite Beach, Fla., sisters, Jean Heitzman of Carplake,

Mich., Eva Schaurer of Colon,Mich. Norma was a 1949 graduate of Randolph High School, retired from Hamler Insurance, enjoyed bowling, golf, playing cards, fishing, being with family, friends and loved to gamble and loved her hummingbirds and finches. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 2, at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home 284 N. Miami Street, West Milton with the Rev. Rick Mowry officiating, burial to follow at Miami Memorial Park, Covington. A reception will follow the burial at the American Legion Post No. 487, West Milton. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. If so desired, contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373.

OMER M. HICKERSON NEW BREMEN — Omer M. Hickerson, 79, of New Bremen, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, Ohio. He was born April 6, 1933, in Anna, Ohio, to the late Martin Oliver and Margarette (Koverman) Hickerson. He married Vernita Koeper on April 30, 1955, and she survives in New Bremen. He also is survived by children Thomas and Beth Hickerson of Pinckney, Mich., Carol and Don Pierce of Houston, Ohio, Joyce and Mike Topp of New Bremen, June and Douglas Drieling of Ludlow Falls, Ike and Mia Hickerson of Troy, Ohio, and Jane and Brent Price of Summerville, Ga.; 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; brother John Henry Hickerson of Berryville, Va. He was preceded in death by a son, Jess Hickerson; brothers and sisters Richard, Morris, Virginia Tincher, Martin,

Roger, Rodney and Alma May Chambers. He was a veteran of the U.S Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a lifetime member of the Ft. Loramie American Legion, Sidney VFW and the Sidney DAV. He was a Gold Card Recipient from the Bricklayers Local 22, and an avid fisherman and hunter. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Houston Cemetery. Friends may call at the Houston Congregational Christian Church, Houston, Ohio, from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Full Military Honors will be provided by the Ft. Loramie Firing Squad at the cemetery. The family requests donations be made to Wilson Hospice or the New Bremen Rescue Squad. Condolences may be left for the family at www.hogenkampfh.com.

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It’s time to consider counseling Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our late 40s and have been married 30 years. (We married young.) "Eugene" has started looking at a lot of porn and seems to have a compulsion about it. We have enjoyed adult videos as a couple and still do, but Eugene now watches porn on the computer by himself. I feel betrayed, and it damages my trust. When I told him I don't like that he looks at Internet porn so often, he became hostile and defensive. He angrily told me that "after 30 years of the same old thing, a guy needs to look at something different." That comment hurt me deeply, and I've had trouble getting past it. For a little while, Eugene backed off the porn, but now he's sneaking around. Today, I discovered he has logged on to live chat rooms and Internet porn dating sites. When I confronted him about it, he was nonchalant, saying those sites just randomly pop up. But I know that's not true. He's visited those sites numerous times. Eugene says I'm too sensitive and his behavior is normal. But, Annie, the fact that he's sneaking around is enough for me to know it's not acceptable. Do you think Eugene is looking for an affair? — Not Comfortable with My Future Dear Not: We think your husband is looking for some thrills, and he's being quite a jerk about it. This could be a typical midlife crisis: He's approaching 50 and needs to feel young again. But such juvenile behaviors can damage a marriage beyond repair. Please ask Eugene to go with you for counseling. Tell him you want to work on the areas of your marriage that are at risk. If he won't go, go without him. Dear Annie: My son is getting married next year at a somewhat remote and tiny resort. Due to the distance, some guests will be arriving at the resort the day before the wedding. The rehearsal dinner is the night before the wedding. I plan to pay for the dinner, but my wife thinks we should pay for any guests that happen to be at the resort that night. Is she right? It could be awkward if we don't include them and have to see them in passing. The resort is small. What is the proper way to handle this dilemma? — Unsure in Illinois Dear Unsure: All members of the bridal party, including parents, grandparents and officiants, are included in the rehearsal dinner. It is not mandatory to include all out-of-town guests, although if there aren't too many of them, it would be both appropriate and kind to do so. Otherwise, please be sure there is hospitality provided at the resort specifically for them that includes some type of food (snacks, drinks, etc.). Dear Annie: This is in response to the letter from "Pennsylvania," who asked about the etiquette of announcing a death via email. A couple of months ago, my husband's sister emailed that an aunt had a stroke, and she said she would keep us posted. Several weeks later, I was throwing out an old newspaper and spotted the aunt's obituary, too late to attend the funeral. No one in my husband's family called him. When I confronted his spacey sister by phone, she said she meant to send a follow-up email but forgot. When my husband confronted his mother, she said, "Your brother-in-law was supposed to send you an email." It turns out that the brother-in-law offered to do so, but said the email bounced back with the wrong address. It never occurred to him to then call us. So don't rely on email. Sometimes it gets lost in cyberspace, bounces back or goes into spam, and some people don't check their email often. I guess this is less a comment about the etiquette of sending an email to announce a death and more of a comment on my husband's ditzy family. — Also in Pennsylvania Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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How can I get rid of black marks on old plates? Dear Heloise: I use my mother’s set of dishes, and I love having them as a reminder of her in something she chose more than 45 years ago. The plates have many black marks on them from knives used through the years. I don’t know how (or if it is even possible) to remove those marks. Do you have any suggestions? — Judy R., via email Yes, I do. However, if the “black marks” have cut through the thick glaze, you might not be able to remove them! Try a nonabrasive cleanser or a paste of baking soda and water. Use a sponge to apply the paste to the marks, and scrub

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HOROSCOPE Thursday, June 28, 2012 In the year ahead, you are likely to become involved with two different but distinct groups of friends. You’ll enjoy sharing one group’s worldly interests, while you’re more likely to enjoy spending time with the other socially. Each will have its benefits. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Conditions in general look extremely favorable for you, with one exception: the management of your resources. If you’re cautious in this area, everything will be fine. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Domestic issues should be given priority over all other mundane activities. Once you’ve met these obligations, go ahead and spend your time however you’d like. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — In matters where you allow your emotions to govern your behavior, you aren’t apt to like the results. Conversely, in situations where you logically think things through, all should go well. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — If there’s something special that you want and have been hoping to find at a good price, do your shopping early. You’ll have better luck before everything gets picked over. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Situations that you think through thoroughly and can personally control should work out rather well, as long as you haven’t overlooked anything. Be sure to check the small details. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You can be a compassionate person who is ready to be helpful whenever possible. If you get a chance to exercise these fine qualities, keep your good deeds to yourself. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Assess all developments logically, but also give credence to your intuitive insights. These innate perceptions could fill in the blank spots that your practical side misses. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you’re involved with people who share your work world, it’s OK to talk shop. However, it you try to do so with anybody else, you’re likely to elicit a big fat yawn. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Activities that offer elements of friendly competition might be extremely appealing to you. The important thing is to engage in such with pals who enjoy the game for its own sake. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — If you find yourself in either a mentally or physically competitive situation, don’t despair. You have a hefty reserve to draw upon that your opponent lacks. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — When negotiating an important contract, hold firm to your terms and don’t jump at the first offer if it isn’t to your liking. You’ll get what you want if you don’t look desperate. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — New knowledge that you’ve had a difficult time assimilating will be utilized to your advantage when, all of a sudden, the lights go on in your noggin. You’ll suddenly have all the right answers. COPYRIGHT 2012 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Thursday, June 28, the 180th day of 2012. There are 186 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On June 28, 1712, philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, one of the most influential thinkers of the 18th century Enlightenment, was born in Geneva. On this date: • In 1778, the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; it was from this battle that the legend of “Molly Pitcher” arose. • In 1914, Archduke Franz

Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip — the event which sparked World War I. • In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending the First World War. • In 1922, the Irish Civil War began between rival nationalists over the Anglo-Irish Treaty establishing the Irish Free State. (The conflict lasted nearly a year, resulting in defeat for anti-treaty forces.) • In 2000, seven months after he was cast adrift in the Florida

Straits, Elian Gonzalez was returned to his native Cuba. • Today’s Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 86. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 74. Actor Bruce Davison is 66. Actress Kathy Bates is 64. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 52. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 46. Actor John Cusack is 46. Actor Gil Bellows is 45. Rock musician Tim Nordwind (OK Go) is 36. Rock musician Mark Stoermer (The Killers) is 35. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 26.

Wildfire victims crowd shelters as fight continues COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Fire crews fought to save the U.S. Air Force Academy and residents begged for information on the fate of their homes Wednesday after a night of terror sent thousands of people fleeing a raging Colorado Springs wildfire. More than 30,000 people frantically packed up belongings Tuesday night after the Waldo Canyon Fire barreled into neighborhoods in the foothills west and north of Colorado’s second-largest city. With flames looming overhead, they clogged roads shrouded in smoke and flying embers, their fear punctuated by explosions of bright orange flame that signaled yet another house had been claimed. “The sky was red, the wind was blowing really fast and there were embers falling from the sky,” said Simone Covey, a 26-yearold mother of three who fled an apartment near Garden of the Gods park and was staying at a shelter. “I didn’t really have time to think about it. I was just trying to keep my kids calm.” Wilma Juachon sat under a tree at an evacuation center, wearing a mask to block the smoke. A tourist from California, she was evacuated from a fire near Rocky Mountain National Park last week and, now, from her Colorado Springs hotel. “I said I hope it never happens again, and guess what?” Juachon said. Meanwhile, the White House said President Barack Obama will tour the fire-stricken area on Friday and thank firefighters battling some of the worst fires to hit the American West in decades. The full scope of the 24square-mile fire, which doubled in size overnight, remained unknown. So intense were the flames

Crews work to contain the Waldo Canyon Fire as it continues to burn Wednesday in Colorado Springs, Colo. The wildfire doubled in size overnight to about 24 square miles (62 square kilometers), and has so far forced mandatory evacuations for more than 32,000 residents. and so thick the smoke that rescue workers weren’t able to tell residents which structures were destroyed and which ones were still standing. Steve Cox, a spokesman for Mayor Steve Bach, reported that at least dozens of homes had been consumed, though he had no more precise figure. Indeed, authorities were too busy Wednesday struggling to save homes in near-zero visibility to count how many had been destroyed in what is the latest test for a droughtparched and tinder-dry state. Crews also were battling a deadly and destructive wildfire in northern Colorado and another that flared Tuesday night near Boulder. Colorado Springs Fire Chief Rich Brown insisted his personnel heroically saved many homes in the midst of the firestorm. The strategy: protecting houses adjacent to those in flames to prevent a domino effect and then racing to the next suburban hot spot, a technique he called “triage.” “The radiant heat from home to home, or infrastructure, or trees, is unbelievable. You add in 60 mph

gusts of wind it’s unbelievable conditions,” Brown told The Associated Press. Firefighters, he said, “responded exactly like they’re trained as professionals, safely, yet aggressively.” The Waldo Canyon Fire burned about 10 acres along the southwest boundary of the Air Force Academy campus. No

injuries or damage to structures including the iconic Cadet Chapel were reported. With 90 firefighters battling the flames, Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michael Gould insisted that 1,500 cadets taking summer classes and more than 1,000 freshmen arriving today will be safe with campus ceremonies or housing to be moved away

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from the fire-hit area or offcampus if needed. The Red Cross struggled to accommodate victims at its shelters, with space enough for perhaps 2,500 people. Most evacuees were staying with family and friends. Expected thunderstorms could produce the blessing of much-needed rain but more curses as well, such as high, gusty winds and lightning strikes that have triggered several blazes this year Colorado wasn’t the only state affected by fire, as several burned throughout the parched West. Tom Harbour, director of fire and aviation management for the U.S. Forest Service, said that with several fires burning, there is competition for firefighting resources, but “we’re still at a point where we’ve got lots of available assets to mix and match on individual incidents.”

Harbour said there’s a difference between what incident commanders want and what they need to fight a fire effectively. And despite some criticism, he said the agency has been working to get equipment where it’s needed most. Four military C-130 tankers, which can each carry up to 3,000 gallons of water, are positioned to cover the blazes burning near Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, as well as the entire Front Range if another fire were to break out, he said. At total of 18 air tankers were assigned to wildfires across the region. Overall, there have been fewer fires and less acreage burned for the first six months of the year than for the same period in the previous six years. Some states are seeing fires earlier this year, but Harbour said resources are far from being exhausted.

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1995 JAVELIN BASS BOAT Model 379T. 1995 Evinrude 130 motor, 17.9 long, trailer included. 2 fish finders, hot foot, trolling motor, 2 tarps. $6200. (937)538-1114

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■ Major League Baseball

• SOFTBALL: The Troy Fastpitch Fall Ball League, including doubleheaders for five weeks, begins Sept. 9 at Duke Park. The cost is $50 and the signup deadline is Aug. 13. Travel teams are welcome. For more info and registration, see www.miamicountyblaze.com or call Curt at (937) 8750492. • SOFTBALL: The Milton-Union Fall Ball League, including doubleheaders for five weeks, begins Sept. 9 at the Lowry Complex. The cost is $50 and the signup deadline is Aug. 13. Travel teams are welcome. For more info and registration, see www.miamicountyblaze.com or call Curt at (937) 8750492. • OFFICIATING CLASSES: The West Central Ohio Football Officials Association will conduct a training program for individuals interested in becoming licensed high school football officials. The training class will be sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Classes will be held on Monday and Thursday evenings Aug. 6-30 at the Upper Valley JVS Applied Tech Center in Piqua. There will be a $75 fee which covers all materials. Students will be able to work games this fall. Interested individuals should contact Russ Thayer (937335-0715) or Mark Thompson (937658-1880). Registration must be completed by July 30. • TENNIS: West Milton will host tennis camps at the junior high, junior varsity and varsity levels this summer, with two sessions apiece. The junior high camp second session will be from 11 a.m. to noon July 9-12 and July 1619 for the second, with the session costing $45. The junior varsity camp second session will run from 9:30-11 a.m. July 9-12 and July 16-19 for the second, with it costing $60. The varsity camp will run from 7:30-9:30 a.m. June 25-28 for the first session and July 16-19 for the second, and both will cost $60. Registration forms can be found at Milton-Union Middle School, the Milton-Union Public Library or from any of the high school coaches. The deadline to register is the Wednesday before the session being registered for. For more information, contact Sharon Paul at (937) 698-3378 or Steve Brumbaugh at (937) 6983625.

Bailey’s botches

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Legion Baseball Troy Post 43 at Lima Legion (6 p.m.) Champaign Tornados at Troy Bombers (7:30 p.m.) FRIDAY Legion Baseball Troy Post 43, Troy Bombers at Athens July 4 Tourney (TBA)

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Brewers touch up Homer, top Reds CINCINNATI (AP) — Two mistakes by Homer Bailey prevented the Cincinnati Reds from finishing off a sweep. Rickie Weeks and Cody Ransom hit two-run homers off Bailey that powered the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-4 victory on Wednesday afternoon before the Reds head to the West Coast for the next 11 games. They left town still in first place in the NL Central. Zack Greinke (9-2) remained unbeaten against the Reds, allowing two runs in six innings. Greinke improved to 4-0 in six career starts against first-place AP PHOTO Cincinnati, which now leads the Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey throws against the Brewers by 7 games in the diviMilwaukee Brewers in the first inning Wednesday in Cincinnati. sion.

“I thought I made a lot of good pitches,” Bailey said. “Against a guy like Greinke, if you don’t put a lot of goose eggs up on the board, you’re not going to get a lot of wins.” Bailey (5-6) has had nothing but trouble against Milwaukee, falling to 0-5 in 10 games with a 6.50 ERA. He left after failing to get an out in the fifth inning, trailing 5-2. The Brewers came to town hoping to take at least two of three and get back in the race. A slumping offense held them back the first two games. They didn’t even manage a hit until the eighth inning of a 4-3 loss on Tuesday night.

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New York Yankees’ Jayson Nix fields the throw as Cleveland Indians’ Aaron Cunningham (2) dives into second base while attempting a steal Wednesday in New York.

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Troy Post 43’s Dereck Dunham slides into second for a stolen base during Wednesday night’s game against Piqua Post 184 at Duke Park. Troy held on for a 6-4 victory.

Taking no comfort Troy holds off Piqua in rivalry matchup BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com Post 43 may have gotten a little too comfortable with a big early lead. And in a rivalry matchup, neither side can ever be comfortable. Troy scored a run in the first and three more in the second to jump out to a commanding 4-0 over district rival Piqua Post 184 Wednesday night at Duke Park. Piqua chipped away at

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Errani makes short work of opponent Count ‘em: 7 seconds. That’s how long French Open runner-up Sara Errani “played” at Wimbledon on Wednesday against qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. enough time to wrap up a 6-1, 6-3 victory in the first round. See Page 16.

Dragons Lair DAYTON — Dayton won for the first time in the season’s second half Wednesday, pouring on nine runs in the third inning and routing Lake County 10-3 at Fifth Third Field. The Dragons travel to South Bend tonight.

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that advantage, though, pulling to within one after a two-run dropped fly ball, but Troy tacked on a couple of late insurance runs and held on for a 6-4 victory. “I think they did (get comfortable),” Troy Post 43 coach Frosty Brown said. “We’re still learning. We’re young. Piqua is always a tough team, and they always play us tough. They played tough, we played tough, and we came out on top.” Piqua had a shot to tie the Troy Post 43’s Michael Seagraves follows through on a swing

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Looking on the bright side Tribe optimistic despite 5-game losing streak NEW YORK (AP) — For a team that just got swept and ran its losing streak to a season-high five games, the Cleveland Indians had plenty to be optimistic about. They put together better at bats against the Yankees in the finale than they had in the first two games, they put the go-ahead run on base in the ninth, and they even got another nice start on the road from Ubaldo Jimenez following a serviceable one from Justin Masterson. Even though it all added up to a 5-4 loss Wednesday in the Bronx, the Indians can expect their top two starters to make their next starts. The Yankees put theirs on the disabled list. Before the game, CC Sabathia went on the DL with a strained groin, and Andy Pettitte broke his fibula in the fifth inning when he was hit by a ball off the bat of Casey Kotchman. Robinson Cano hit a go-ahead homer off Jimenez (7-6) in the sixth after the Indians took the lead in the top of the fifth off the Yankees’ bullpen. “We played better, better baseball today. I really liked the at-

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Playoff could mean call to pay players NEW YORK (AP) — The new playoff system means big money for major college football, as much as a half-billion dollars per year just in television rights alone. That has Texas coach Mack Brown among others wondering if some of that windfall should be heading the players way. “In my opinion, with the amount of money the playoff will generate, I hope we can revisit

the student-athlete stipend,” Brown tweeted soon after the new, semifinal format was approved by university presidents Tuesday in Washington. “It will be a very lucrative event and those young people are the ones that make it all possible,” he added. Even before the plan had a presidential seal of approval, a group of former and current athletes was pushing for some of the

newfound wealth to be spent on player safety and health an issue that becomes more important as the season expands. The current Bowl Championship Series television deal with ESPN, plus the Rose Bowl’s separate agreement with ABC, pay the major college football schools about $155 million per year. That money is distributed unevenly throughout college football, with power confer-

ences such as the Big Ten and Big 12 getting more for their members than others such as the Mountain West and Conference USA. The commissioners working on the playoff system have been reluctant to speculate on exactly how much the TV rights for it will be worth, but they all agree it’ll be at least double.

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BCS dead Reds at last Some playoff cash should go to players BY TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist Hard to believe it took scholars from some of the nation’s biggest universities this long to dump the hated BCS and figure out a new format for a college football playoff. Give a couple fifth graders some newly sharpened pencils and a few pieces of lined paper and they could have knocked it out before lunchtime, with a break in between for tag at recess. Adding two more teams and two new bowls to the national title mix wasn’t so difficult that it needed more than a decade to figure out. Neither was wrapping the two semifinal games around New Year’s, a move that gives them some traditional roots and should be a ratings boost to the legacy bowls. Proof that the people running college football are smarter than fifth graders, though, is the pot of gold they will reap beginning with the 2014 season. Already awash in cash, they will rake in hundreds of millions more in TV rights fees to distribute any way they wish. The windfall is a result of added games, but mostly stems from the insatiable appetite for televised sports and the increased competition for those rights. It’s already made the big schools a lot richer with conference TV deals, even while wreaking havoc with traditional conference alignments. What it hasn’t done is compensate the players, who make it all possible. And neither, to the shame of everyone involved in college athletics, will the new football playoff deal. While their schools cash in, the players will get room and board. While their coaches make additional millions, players get tuition and a pat on the back. While their jerseys are sold for profit, players get nothing. They really are little more than chattel, used for a few years and then spit out into the real world where people no longer cheer their every move. A select few make it in the NFL, but most rely on boosters to find jobs out of college because a degree in general studies often isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. Meanwhile, schools continue to argue about a proposal to pay athletes annual stipends of $2,000 to cover incidentals not included in college scholarships. So many schools objected — even though the NCAA approved the idea last October — that it has been shelved for the time being. Remember that when the conferences who are in de facto charge of major college football negotiate the new TV contract later this year for the playoffs. Remember, too, that the new format will be in place at least 12 years. Currently, ESPN and ABC pay $155 million a year for the rights to the four major bowl games and the BCS title game. But that package is undervalued in today’s world. What the new pacts will pay is anyone’s guess, but estimates start at $300 million a year and quickly go north. Some think the new playoff series — which will include two new bowls not in the current package — could reap $400 million to $500 million a year. Some may argue against college athletes being paid anything, but those arguments are about as outdated as letter sweaters and drives in the hot rod to the campus malt shop. We’re in a different era, where even teenagers can make lifechanging money on tennis courts, golf courses or in the Olympics. It’s unconscionable to make football players risk permanent injury for nothing more than a few books and some meals while their coaches are paid millions and the schools who employ them rake in even more. Overhauling the BCS and establishing playoffs that culminate with a national champion was long overdue. It’s also time to overhaul a huge money-making enterprise that benefits almost everyone but the players themselves. Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press.

■ CONTINUED FROM 13 Milwaukee broke out with 11 hits on Wednesday, including two doubles, a triple and two homers. thing the “One Brewers have always been able to do is hit the ball out of the ballpark,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “If you don’t make quality pitches, they’ll reach the fences.” The Brewers wasted a bases-loaded, none-out chance to break the game open in the seventh inning, failing to score. Milwaukee put it away with three in the ninth off Jose Arredondo, who walked Aramis Ramirez and Corey Hart with the bases loaded. Weeks hit a two-run homer in the second off Bailey, who snapped his glove toward the ground in anger as soon as the ball left the bat. Center fielder Chris Heisey jumped for the ball at the wall, but couldn’t quite reach it. Weeks’ first homer since May 26 left him 11 of 20 in his career off Bailey with a pair of homers. It also made it 65 consecutive games at Great American Ball Park with at least one homer, the longest such streak since an 80-game stretch at Coors Field in 2002-03. Ransom hit a two-run homer in the fourth for a 5-1 lead. Brewers right fielder Nyjer Morgan got tangled with a fan as he reached into the stands to try to catch a foul ball in the ninth inning. The fan reached for the ball and grabbed Morgan’s glove. The outfielder yanked it away, and the fan yelled something at Morgan, who waved as he went back to his position. “Our hands just got tangled up,” Morgan said. “One of those things. I gave him a little ‘get-offme.’ He was doing his part of being a fan and trying to help his team out.” Greinke allowed five hits and a pair of runs in six innings, including Ryan Ludwick’s solo homer. Ludwick had another solo shot in the ninth off Livan Hernandez, his second multihomer game of the season. Reds Gold Glove second baseman Brandon Phillips got hit in the temple by Ramirez’s arm while tagging him out on a steal attempt in the third. Phillips was a little dizzy and left the game

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Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips throws to first after fielding a ground ball hit by Milwaukee Brewers’ Nyjer Morgan in the first inning Wednesday in Cincinnati. Morgan was out at first. three innings later. “Something hit me in the temple,” Phillips said. “I started seeing stars and I got lightheaded. I was off-balance a little bit.” Phillips was tested for a concussion after the game. “They had me in there asking me things, seeing if I had a concussion,” Phillips said. “I can’t remember what they were saying.” NOTES: The Brewers completed a 2-4 trip and returned home for a day off, followed by seven games against Arizona and Miami. … The Reds head into the All-Star break with an 11-game trip to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. … OF Ryan Braun was out of the Brewers’ lineup with a tender left elbow, hit by Bronson Arroyo’s pitch in the first inning on Tuesday night. Braun finished that game, but the elbow was bothering him a day later. … CF Drew Stubbs and 3B Scott Rolen were out of the Reds’ starting lineup, getting some rest. … Reds rookie SS Zack Cozart singled in the eighth, snapping an 0-for-19 slump.

No more Aroldis rolling Reds manager Dusty Baker has made sure that closer Aroldis Chapman won’t be doing any more somersaults after finishing a game. Chapman did a pair of forward rolls after striking out Martin Maldonado to complete a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Chapman has been struggling lately, and celebrated his ninth save with somersaults toward home plate. Baker has made sure that Chapman knows he was out of line. “It’s been addressed already and it’s over,” Baker said on Wednesday, before an afternoon game against the Brewers. “It won’t happen again ever. I know he’s happy and things have been going poorly for him, but he’s got to demonstrate in a different way.” Chapman, who speaks through a translator, declined to discuss it. The Brewers were surprised to see

Chapman’s forward rolls, but Baker doesn’t expect retaliation. He played three years with Brewers manager Ron Roenicke on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Asked if he would tell Roenicke that he’s handled the matter, Baker said, “I think that’s between us and the Brewers, know what I mean? You know, Ron was my teammate. He knows me. He knows me very well. He knows how I am. He knows how I do things. “Next subject.” Chapman’s had an eventful first half of the season. The hard-throwing Cuban was getting ready for the rotation during spring training when injuries wiped out the back end of the bullpen. With closer Ryan Madson and set-up men Bill Bray and Nick Masset hurt, Baker moved Chapman back into a set-up role. Chapman pitched so well no earned runs allowed in his first 24 appearances, a club

■ CONTINUED FROM 13 bats, especially at the end,” Cleveland manager Manny Acta said. “Ubaldo threw the ball well. He made a few mistakes and they ended up making him pay for it.” Rafael Soriano had an adventuresome ninth inning in which put the first two batters on base and walked in a run with two outs before getting Asdrubal Cabrera to fly out to left for his 17th save. “We weren’t too far away,” Kotchman said. “Obviously the outcomes haven’t been favorable but we’re not too far away. We’re just trying to stay as positive as we can and things change around over 162” games. Pettitte was hit near his left ankle as he brought it around from the rubber while completing his delivery. The ball bounced toward the third base line and the left-hander went to field it, but it looked as if he couldn’t put weight on it and he went down on the grass. He got back on the mound and threw several warm-up pitches before manager Joe Girardi let him stay in. But when he came up limping after throwing his first live pitch, Girardi popped out of the dugout and signaled for a pitching change. “That’s not good to see,” Kotchman said. “You never want to see any player leave the field with that injury.” Right-hander Cody Eppley came on with Kotchman on first and no one out. Lou Marson singled and Aaron Cunningham bunted the runners over before Kotchman was thrown out at the plate on Michael Brantley’s grounder to first base against Clay Rapada. Cabrera hit a tying RBI single and Jason Kipnis followed with a blooper that fell in just beyond the glove of shortstop Jayson Nix to put the Indians ahead 3-2. Jimenez gave the lead back in the sixth when he allowed a leadoff double by Alex Rodriguez before Cano’s drive. Shelley Duncan hit an RBI double in the second for Cleveland before Eric Chavez put the Yankees up 2-1 with a two-run double in the fourth and added an RBI single in the eighth. Jimenez allowed four hits, four walks and four runs in six innings while striking out seven.

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Playoff ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 Also, the new national title game will go to the highest-bidding city, which will pour millions more into the coffers of FBS schools. Officials in Arlington, Texas, home of the Cotton Bowl, and Atlanta, where the Chick-fil-A Bowl is played, are already lining up to make a pitch. West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck said that, to those who want the players to receive more money, all that playoff cash “is at least one more arrow in their quiver.” While NCAA President Mark Emmert has argued strongly against paying football players like professionals, in a manner that South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has been pushing the past two years, the fight over raising student compensation already has started. Last year, new legislation was approved that would have allowed schools to offer a $2,000 stipend, in addition to their scholarship, toward what the NCAA calls the full cost-ofattendance. But the measure was tossed into limbo after more than 100 schools asked for an override vote. Critics were concerned about whether all schools would be able to afford it, especial-

POSSIBLE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SITES The date of college football’s first championship game in the new playoff system is Jan. 12, 2015. Where it will be held is to be determined. The plan is to have cities bid for the right to host the title game, the way the NFL does with the Super Bowl. There figures to be plenty of suitors. Here are the five cities most likely to host the first big game: • DALLAS/ARLINGTON, Texas Cowboys Stadium has been the home to the Cotton Bowl for the last two years, and organizers have been trying to get into the BCS rotation for years. The presidents hadn’t even had a chance to approve the playoff plan before a group was being formed to make a bid to put the title game in Jerry Jones’ $1.1 billion state-ofthe-art sports cathedral. Does Jones know his Cowboys can’t qualify for that championship game? • ATLANTA The home of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, organizers of that game were second to let anybody who was listening know that they wanted to host the national title game. As home to the Southeastern Conference title game, many fans in the Deep south already believe the Georgia Dome hosts the national champion game. • INDIANAPOLIS Lucas Oil Stadium was the site of the first Big Ten championship game last year. For years the Big Ten has complained about its teams having to play postseason games on enemy territory, facing SEC teams in the South and Pac-12 teams out West. Commissioner Jim Delany will push hard to get the title game on his turf for once. • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The way NFL’s Jaguars have been drawing, college football might be the only football being played at EverBank Field in a few years. • PASADENA, Calif. The Rose Bowl is hallowed ground in major college football and it seems appropriate that its first playoff culminates there. ly with so many facing budget crunches in the economic downturn. Also, there is concern that the schools which can afford to pay the extra stipend will gain an advantage in recruiting. Still, Emmert has said he would still like it passed, and he praised the approval of a new postseason format to replace the BCS. “I commend the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee on its leadership to move to a playoff model,”

he said. “I remain confident that as the details of the new format are determined in the coming weeks, presidents will continue to keep student-athlete well-being, both in the classroom and on the field, front of mind.” Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt said it’s too soon to start talking about what do with the extra money. “I think there’s still a lot of work to be vetting out, and how the revenue is

going to be distributed is the first step in that,” he said. “We haven’t gotten that far along in the process but I expect over the course of the next academic year we will do that in meetings.” Luck said he had been telling his bosses, even before the new playoff format, that they should start budgeting for the increased cost of scholarships. “I always kind of figured it was inevitable,” he said in a telephone interview

Wednesday. Cutting back would seem to be off the board at this point, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said. With teams being asked to play as many as 15 games in a season now, he said there better not be any more talk about reducing the 85-scholarship limit. “Any talk about that going forward has to cease,” he said. “You’re going to need more players to get through a season healthy.”

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BASEBALL Baseball Expanded Standings All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB New York 46 28 .622 — — 41 33 .554 5 — Baltimore 40 35 .533 6½ 1½ Boston 40 35 .533 6½ 1½ Tampa Bay 38 37 .507 8½ 3½ Toronto Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB Chicago 40 35 .533 — — 37 37 .500 2½ 4 Cleveland 36 38 .486 3½ 5 Detroit 34 39 .466 5 6½ Kansas City 30 44 .405 9½ 11 Minnesota West Division W L Pct GB WCGB Texas 46 29 .613 — — Los Angeles 42 33 .560 4 — 37 39 .487 9½ 5 Oakland 32 45 .416 15 10½ Seattle NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB Washington 42 30 .583 — — Atlanta 40 34 .541 3 2 40 36 .526 4 3 New York 36 41 .468 8½ 7½ Philadelphia 35 40 .467 8½ 7½ Miami Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB Cincinnati 41 33 .554 — — Pittsburgh 39 35 .527 2 3 St. Louis 40 36 .526 2 3 34 41 .453 7½ 8½ Milwaukee 32 43 .427 9½ 10½ Houston 26 49 .347 15½ 16½ Chicago West Division W L Pct GB WCGB Los Angeles 43 33 .566 — — San Francisco 43 33 .566 — — 37 37 .500 5 5 Arizona 28 45 .384 13½ 13½ Colorado 27 49 .355 16 16 San Diego AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday's Games N.Y.Yankees 6, Cleveland 4 L.A. Angels 7, Baltimore 3 Boston 5, Toronto 1 Texas 7, Detroit 5 Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 8, Tampa Bay 2 Seattle 3, Oakland 2 Wednesday's Games N.Y.Yankees 5, Cleveland 4 Chicago White Sox 12, Minnesota 5 Boston 10, Toronto 4 Kansas City 5, Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 2, Seattle 1 L.A. Angels 13, Baltimore 1 Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Thursday's Games Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 9-2), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (McAllister 1-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 7-3), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Haren 5-7) at Toronto (Cecil 1-0), 7:07 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 6-5) at Tampa Bay (Shields 7-4), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (T.Ross 2-7) at Texas (Feldman 1-6), 8:05 p.m. Boston (F.Morales 1-1) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 5-5), 10:10 p.m. Friday's Games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday's Games Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 4 Atlanta 8, Arizona 1 Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 3 St. Louis 5, Miami 2 Chicago Cubs 5, N.Y. Mets 3 Houston 5, San Diego 3 Washington 12, Colorado 5 San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 0 Wednesday's Games Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 4 N.Y. Mets 17, Chicago Cubs 1 San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Pittsburgh 11, Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 6, Arizona 4 Miami 5, St. Louis 3 Houston 1, San Diego 0 Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Thursday's Games Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 8-2) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 2-7), 1:05 p.m. Washington (E.Jackson 4-4) at Colorado (Outman 0-3), 3:10 p.m. Arizona (Bauer 0-0) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 1-2), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 3-3) at Houston (Keuchel 1-0), 8:05 p.m. N.Y.Mets (C.Young 1-1) at L.A.Dodgers (Capuano 9-2), 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 9-3) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 9-4), 10:15 p.m. Friday's Games Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Arizona at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Brewers 8, Reds 4 Milwaukee ab r h bi Aoki lf 42 20 Morgan rf 4 0 0 0 ArRmr 3b 4 0 1 2 Hart 1b 4 2 2 1 RWeks 2b 5 1 1 2 Mldnd c 4 1 1 0 Ransm ss 2 1 1 2 CGomz cf 4 0 1 0 Greink p 2 0 1 0 Green ph 0 0 0 0 Loe p 00 00 FrRdrg p 0 0 0 0 Ishikaw ph1 1 1 1 LHrndz p 0 0 0 0

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Arredondo . . . . . . . .2-3 3 3 3 3 0 LeCure . . . . . . . . . .1-3 0 0 0 0 0 H.Bailey pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Simon pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP_Fr.Rodriguez, H.Bailey. Umpires_Home, Eric Cooper; First, Marty Foster; Second, Tim Timmons; Third, Jeff Kellogg. T_3:09. A_28,906 (42,319). Yankees 5, Indians 4 Cleveland NewYork ab r h bi ab r h bi Brantly cf 4 1 0 1 Grndrs cf 3 0 0 0 ACarer ss 5 0 1 1 Swisher rf 4 0 0 0 Kipnis 2b 4 0 2 1 AlRdrg 3b 3 1 1 0 JoLopz 3b 4 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 2 3 2 CSantn dh3 1 0 0 Teixeir dh-1b 4 1 0 0 Chsnhll ph1 1 1 0 Ibanez lf 3 1 1 0 Duncan lf 3 0 1 1 Wise pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Choo rf 0 0 0 0 ErChvz 1b3 0 2 3 Ktchm 1b 4 0 1 0 RSorin p 0 0 0 0 Marson c 4 1 2 0 RMartn c 4 0 0 0 Cnghm rf-lf1 0 0 0 J.Nix ss 3 0 0 0 Damon ph1 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals 31 5 7 5 Cleveland....................010 020 001—4 NewYork......................000 202 01x—5 E_Al.Rodriguez (5). LOB_Cleveland 7, New York 6. 2B_Duncan (5), Al.Rodriguez (7), Er.Chavez (8). HR_Cano (18). SB_Kipnis (18), Granderson (5). CS_Cunningham (2). S_Cunningham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Jimenez L,7-6 . . . . . .6 4 4 4 4 7 J.Smith . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 0 0 0 2 Pestano . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 1 1 0 1 NewYork Pettitte . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3 2 1 1 7 Eppley . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 1 1 1 0 0 Rapada . . . . . . . . . .1-3 2 0 0 0 0 F.Garcia W,2-2 . . .2 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 D.Robertson H,7 . . . .1 0 0 0 0 2 R.Soriano S,17-18 . .1 2 1 1 2 1 Pettitte pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. Umpires_Home, James Hoye; First, Tom Hallion; Second, Mike DiMuro; Third, Jim Reynolds. T_2:59. A_45,099 (50,291). Wednesday's Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago . . . .011 043120—12 21 0 Minnesota . . .000 011 021—5 8 1 Sale, Ohman (8) and Pierzynski; Blackburn, Manship (6), Gray (7), T.Robertson (8), Al.Burnett (8) and Doumit. W_Sale 9-2. L_Blackburn 4-5. HRs_Chicago, A.Dunn (24), Rios (10). Minnesota, Dozier (3), Mastroianni (1). Toronto . . . . .100 102 000—4 7 1 Boston . . . . .610 21000x—10 10 1 R.Romero, J.Chavez (4), L.Perez (7) and Arencibia; Lester, Melancon (8), Mortensen (9) and Shoppach. W_Lester 5-5. L_R.Romero 8-2. HRs_Toronto, Bautista (25), Encarnacion (22). Boston, Ortiz (21). Tampa Bay . .000 002 020—4 9 0 Kansas City .101 020 01x—5 11 1 M.Moore, Badenhop (8), McGee (8) and J.Molina, Lobaton; Teaford, K.Herrera (6), G.Holland (7), Collins (8), Crow (8), Broxton (9) and S.Perez. W_Crow 1-1. L_Badenhop 1-2. Sv_Broxton (19). HRs_Kansas City, Moustakas (13), A.Escobar (2), Butler (15). Oakland . . . .100 000 100—2 2 1 Seattle . . . . . .010 000 000—1 4 0 J.Parker, Balfour (8), R.Cook (9) and K.Suzuki; Millwood, Iwakuma (3), Luetge (7), League (8) and Jaso.W_J.Parker 4-3. L_Iwakuma 1-1. Sv_R.Cook (6). HRs_Oakland, Crisp (2), Cespedes (9). Seattle, Jaso (3). Los Angeles .102 620200—13 16 0 Baltimore . . .100 000 000—1 7 3 Weaver, Hawkins (7), D.Carpenter (8) and Bo.Wilson; Hammel, Lindstrom (4), Gregg (5), Patton (6), O'Day (7), Eveland (8) and Wieters, R.Paulino. W_Weaver 81. L_Hammel 8-3. HRs_Los Angeles, Tor.Hunter (10). NATIONAL LEAGUE NewYork . . . .100 366010—17 16 0 Chicago . . . .010 000 000—1 9 0 Niese, R.Ramirez (8) and Thole, Nickeas; Samardzija, C.Coleman (5), Asencio (7), Dolis (8), Corpas (9) and Soto. W_Niese 6-3. L_Samardzija 5-7. HRs_NewYork, Dan.Murphy 2 (2), I.Davis (10), Hairston (10). Los Angeles .000 000 000—0 4 0 San Francisco002 010 00x—3 10 0 Billingsley, Coffey (7), Belisario (8) and A.Ellis; Lincecum, Ja.Lopez (8), Romo (8) and H.Sanchez. W_Lincecum 3-8. L_Billingsley 4-7. Sv_Romo (4). Pittsburgh . . .030 230030—11 14 1 Philadelphia .200 002 300—7 10 1 Ja.McDonald, J.Hughes (6), Watson (7), Lincoln (7), Grilli (8), Hanrahan (9) and McKenry; Valdes, Savery (3), Schwimer (5), Diekman (7), Qualls (8), Bastardo (9) and Ruiz. W_Ja.McDonald 7-3. L_Valdes 2-1. HRs_Pittsburgh, McKenry (5), McGehee (4), A.McCutchen (14). Philadelphia, Utley (1), Ruiz (11). Arizona . . . . .000 000 400—4 9 1

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY ATHLETICS 9 p.m. NBCSN — Olympic Trials, finals, at Eugene, Ore. AUTO RACING 5 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for UNOH 225, at Sparta, Ky. 8 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, UNOH 225, at Sparta, Ky. EXTREME SPORTS 9 p.m. ESPN2 — X Games, at Los Angeles GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, The Irish Open, first round, at Portrush, Northern Ireland 1 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Senior Players Championship, first round, at Pittsburgh 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, AT&T National, first round, at Bethesda, Md. 6:30 p.m. TGC — Nationwide Tour, United Leasing Championship, first round, at Newburgh, Ind. (same-day tape) GYMNASTICS 5:30 p.m. NBCSN — Olympic Trials, men's competition, at San Jose, Calif. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Detroit at Tampa Bay or Arizona at Atlanta WGN — Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees 10 p.m. FSN — Cincinnati at San Fransisco NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Draft, at Newark, N.J. SOCCER 2:30 p.m. ESPN — UEFA, Euro 2012, semifinals, teams TBD, at Warsaw, Poland SOFTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — World Cup, pool play, teams TBD, at Oklahoma City SWIMMING 4:30 p.m. NBCSN — Olympic Trials, qualifying heats, at Omaha, Neb. (same-day tape) 8 p.m. NBC — Olympic Trials, finals, at Omaha, Neb. TENNIS 7 a.m. ESPN2 — The Championships, early round, at Wimbledon, England Atlanta . . . . . .100 032 00x—6 5 1 Cahill, Shaw (6), Zagurski (7), D.Hernandez (8) and M.Montero;Hanson, Venters (7), O'Flaherty (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W_Hanson 9-4. L_Cahill 66. Sv_Kimbrel (22). HRs_Arizona, R.Roberts (6), C.Young (6). Atlanta, Heyward (12), C.Jones (6). St. Louis . . . .200 000 100—3 8 0 Miami . . . . . . .000 020 21x—5 10 0 J.Kelly, Salas (7), S.Freeman (7), V.Marte (7) and T.Cruz; A.Sanchez, Cishek (8), H.Bell (9) and J.Buck. W_A.Sanchez 4-6. L_S.Freeman 0-1. Sv_H.Bell (15). HRs_St. Louis, T.Cruz (1). Miami, J.Buck (7), Morrison (8). San Diego . . .000 000 000—0 6 0 Houston . . . .001 000 00x—1 2 0 Richard, Thayer (8) and Hundley; Harrell and C.Snyder. W_Harrell 7-6. L_Richard 5-8. HRs_Houston, M.Downs (5). Midwest League Eastern Division Fort Wayne (Padres) West Michigan (Tigers) Bowling Green (Rays) Great Lakes (Dodgers) Lake County (Indians) Lansing (Blue Jays) South Bend (D’Backs) Dayton (Reds) Western Division

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W L Pct. GB Burlington (Athletics) 5 1 .833 — 4 2 .667 1 Beloit (Twins) Quad Cities (Cardinals) 3 2 .600 1½ Kane County (Royals) 3 3 .500 2 3 3 .500 2 Peoria (Cubs) Cedar Rapids (Angels) 2 4 .333 3 Clinton (Mariners) 2 4 .333 3 Wisconsin (Brewers) 1 4 .200 3½ Wednesday's Games Fort Wayne 3, Lansing 2 Kane County 3, Beloit 1 West Michigan 7, Bowling Green 0 Dayton 10, Lake County 3 Great Lakes 11, South Bend 6 Burlington 10, Cedar Rapids 7 Clinton 8, Peoria 3 Quad Cities at Wisconsin, 8:05 p.m. Thursday's Games West Michigan at Lake County, 7 p.m. Fort Wayne at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. Dayton at South Bend, 7:05 p.m. Burlington at Kane County, 7:30 p.m. Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities, 8 p.m. Clinton at Beloit, 8 p.m. Peoria at Wisconsin, 8:05 p.m. Lansing at Bowling Green, 8:05 p.m. Friday's Games West Michigan at Lake County, 7 p.m. Fort Wayne at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. Burlington at Kane County, 7:30 p.m. Dayton at South Bend, 7:35 p.m. Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities, 8 p.m. Clinton at Beloit, 8 p.m. Peoria at Wisconsin, 8:05 p.m. Lansing at Bowling Green, 8:05 p.m.

BASKETBALL 2012 NBA Draft Order Thursday At ABC Times Square Studio NewYork First Round 1. New Orleans 2. Charlotte 3. Washington 4. Cleveland 5. Sacramento 6. Portland (from Brooklyn) 7. Golden State 8.Toronto 9. Detroit 10. New Orleans (from Minnesota via LA Clippers) 11. Portland 12. Milwaukee 13. Phoenix 14. Houston 15. Philadelphia 16. Houston (from New York) 17. Dallas 18. Minnesota (from Utah) 19. Orlando 20. Denver 21. Boston 22. Boston (from LA Clippers via Oklahoma City)

23. Atlanta 24. Cleveland (from LA Lakers) 25. Memphis 26. Indiana 27. Miami 28. Oklahoma City 29. Chicago 30. Golden State (from San Antonio)

GOLF World Golf Ranking Through June 24 1. Luke Donald.................Eng 2. Rory McIlroy...................NIr 3. Lee Westwood .............Eng 4.Tiger Woods ................USA 5. Webb Simpson............USA 6. Bubba Watson ............USA 7. Matt Kuchar.................USA 8. Jason Dufner...............USA 9. Justin Rose...................Eng 10. Hunter Mahan...........USA 11. Graeme McDowell.......NIr 12. Steve Stricker............USA 13. Dustin Johnson.........USA 14. Phil Mickelson...........USA 15. Martin Kaymer............Ger 16. Adam Scott.................Aus 17. Charl Schwartzel........SAf 18. Zach Johnson...........USA 19. Rickie Fowler.............USA 20. Louis Oosthuizen........SAf 21. Jason Day...................Aus 22. Sergio Garcia .............Esp 23. Keegan Bradley ........USA 24. Bill Haas ....................USA 25. Peter Hanson ............Swe 26. Brandt Snedeker.......USA 27. Nick Watney ..............USA 28. Ian Poulter ..................Eng 29. Paul Lawrie.................Sco 30. Jim Furyk ..................USA 31. K.J. Choi ......................Kor 32. Bo Van Pelt................USA 33. David Toms................USA 34. Francesco Molinari.......Ita 35. John Senden..............Aus 36. Nicolas Colsaerts........Bel 37.Thomas Bjorn ............Den 38. Martin Laird ................Sco 39. Ernie Els......................SAf 40. Carl Pettersson..........Swe 41. Mark Wilson ..............USA 42. Fredrik Jacobson.......Swe 43. Bae Sang-moon..........Kor 44. Alvaro Quiros..............Esp 45. Jonathan Byrd...........USA 46. Fernandez-Castano...Esp 47. Aaron Baddeley..........Aus 48. Simon Dyson .............Eng 49. Robert Karlsson........Swe 50. Kevin Na....................USA 51. Geoff Ogilvy................Aus 52. Branden Grace...........SAf 53. Ben Crane.................USA 54. Michael Thompson...USA 55. Rafael Cabrera Bello .Esp 56. Anders Hansen..........Den 57. Kyle Stanley ..............USA 58. K.T. Kim........................Kor 59. Robert Rock...............Eng 60. Paul Casey.................Eng 61. Hiroyuki Fujita .............Jpn 62. Retief Goosen.............SAf 63. Johnson Wagner.......USA 64. Matteo Manassero .......Ita 65. Spencer Levin...........USA 66. Rory Sabbatini............SAf 67. Ryo Ishikawa ..............Jpn 68. Greg Chalmers...........Aus 69. Padraig Harrington ........Irl 70.Y.E.Yang.......................Kor 71. Miguel Angel JimenezEsp 72. George Coetzee.........SAf 73. Charles Howell III .....USA 74. Ryan Moore ..............USA 75. John Huh...................USA

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PGA Tour FedExCup Standings Through June 24 .................................PointsYTD Money 1. Jason Dufner.........1,849 $4,077,013 2. Bubba Watson.......1,617 $3,732,778 3. Hunter Mahan.......1,572 $3,387,212 4.Tiger Woods ..........1,452 $3,050,398 5. Matt Kuchar...........1,423 $3,325,352 6. Zach Johnson .......1,420 $3,084,941 7. Rory McIlroy..........1,372 $3,164,700 8. Phil Mickelson .......1,313 $2,857,371 9. Webb Simpson......1,298 $2,771,722 10. Carl Pettersson ...1,258 $2,459,113 11. Rickie Fowler.......1,197 $2,731,569

12. Justin Rose .........1,169 $2,636,250 13. Johnson Wagner.1,142 $2,107,868 14. Luke Donald........1,070 $2,299,506 15. Kyle Stanley ...........992 $2,035,353 16. John Huh................982 $2,120,080 17. Mark Wilson ...........940 $1,953,639 18. Jim Furyk................931 $1,939,396 19. Bill Haas .................922 $1,887,862 20. Keegan Bradley .....915 $1,764,635 21. Steve Stricker.........911 $1,862,017 22. Dustin Johnson......898 $1,815,950 23. Marc Leishman......897 $1,732,982 24. Brandt Snedeker....888 $1,757,814 25. Ben Curtis ..............886 $2,154,480 26. Martin Laird............847 $1,885,834 27. Graeme McDowell.812 $1,827,484 28. Ernie Els.................802 $1,644,658 29. Kevin Na.................779 $1,690,805 30. Ben Crane..............747 $1,508,555 31. John Rollins............719 $1,420,187 32. Robert Garrigus.....709 $1,329,838 33. Charlie Wi...............709 $1,269,142 34. Spencer Levin........695 $1,240,911 35. Lee Westwood .......690 $1,692,789 36. Louis Oosthuizen...690 $1,549,652 37. Bo Van Pelt.............664 $1,426,122 38. D.A. Points ..............662 $1,345,313 39. Jonathan Byrd........655 $1,486,315 40. Brian Davis.............655 $1,177,793 41. Ryan Palmer ..........641 $1,163,762 42. Matt Every..............641 $1,365,897 43. Michael Thompson 628 $1,215,966 44. Ken Duke................622 $1,170,420 45. Charles Howell III...621 $896,483 46. John Senden..........604 $1,089,172 47. Cameron Tringale ..603 $1,112,016 48. Brendon de Jonge.596 $910,675 49. Charley Hoffman....579 $1,132,519 50. George McNeill......573 $1,031,675 51. Kevin Stadler..........561 $1,035,276 52. Rory Sabbatini .......545 $1,038,540 53. Padraig Harrington.538 $1,150,762 54. Aaron Baddeley .....535 $1,015,289 55. David Toms.............524 $1,071,928 56. Ryan Moore ...........518 $948,294 57. Sean O'Hair............518 $788,794 58. Sang-Moon Bae ....510 $967,285 59. Seung-Yul Noh.......507 $831,292 60. Dicky Pride.............503 $1,088,363 61. Jeff Overton ...........495 $845,378 62. Bud Cauley.............492 $771,461 63. Scott Piercy............485 $852,965 64. Jimmy Walker.........483 $871,808 65. Greg Owen.............477 $827,163 66. Pat Perez................473 $795,467 67. Chris Stroud...........469 $856,236 68. Bryce Molder..........466 $759,795 69. Greg Chalmers ......464 $588,322 70. Nick Watney ...........463 $822,007 71. Jonas Blixt..............455 $873,798 72. Harris English.........455 $830,806 73. John Merrick ..........454 $758,273 74. Geoff Ogilvy ...........445 $744,108 75. Ian Poulter ..............443 $914,708 76. J.B. Holmes ............440 $779,430 77. Fredrik Jacobson ...434 $833,431 78.Tom Gillis ................432 $726,804 79.Vijay Singh..............429 $654,805 80. K.J. Choi .................423 $682,445 81. Robert Allenby .......415 $759,557 82. John Mallinger........410 $623,490 83. Bob Estes...............402 $683,558 84. James Driscoll........400 $635,678 85. Sergio Garcia.........396 $801,316 86. Henrik Stenson ......394 $701,103 87. Harrison Frazar......386 $720,635 88. Blake Adams..........383 $627,017 89. Charl Schwartzel ...380 $810,744 90. Daniel Summerhays379 $674,625 91. Andres Romero .....377 $700,619 92. Ricky Barnes..........376 $626,889 93. Colt Knost...............370 $746,846 94. Chad Campbell......370 $508,149 95. Martin Flores..........365 $557,767 96. Jeff Maggert...........363 $517,778 97. Brian Gay ...............357 $618,043 98. Adam Scott ............356 $738,899 99.Tommy Gainey .......350 $620,881 100. David Hearn.........350 $585,355 LPGA Money Leaders Through June 24 Money .......................................Trn 1.Yani Tseng ..................10 $1,005,527 2. Stacy Lewis ................12 $906,299 3. Azahara Munoz..........12 $739,587 4. Ai Miyazato.................10 $735,727 5. Shanshan Feng............9 $703,066 6. Sun Young Yoo............12 $627,964 7. So Yeon Ryu...............11 $426,646 8. Suzann Pettersen ......12 $376,587 9. Na Yeon Choi..............10 $371,142 10. Angela Stanford .......12 $337,285 11. Brittany Lang............12 $337,039 12. Jiyai Shin ....................8 $334,453 13. I.K. Kim .......................8 $317,388 14. Hee Kyung Seo........12 $312,804 15. Candie Kung ............12 $302,715 16. Eun-Hee Ji ...............11 $299,149 17. Mika Miyazato ............9 $287,305 18. Karrie Webb .............12 $285,019 19. Inbee Park................11 $270,375 20. Cristie Kerr................11 $253,867 21. Jenny Shin................12 $252,251 22. Amy Yang..................10 $250,395 23. Morgan Pressel........12 $249,573 24. Lexi Thompson.........10 $246,237 25. Anna Nordqvist ........12 $230,991 26. Katherine Hull ..........12 $229,965 27. Hee Young Park .......12 $227,944 28.Vicky Hurst ...............12 $222,870 29. Chella Choi...............12 $222,728 30. Brittany Lincicome ...11 $222,202 31. Meena Lee...............12 $220,288 32. Karin Sjodin..............10 $200,101 33. Paula Creamer.........11 $196,208 34. Jessica Korda.............8 $192,374 35. Julieta Granada........12 $182,821 36. Caroline Hedwall......11 $174,029 37. Se Ri Pak....................6 $170,640 38. Karine Icher..............10 $168,556 39. Hee-Won Han ..........12 $141,134 40. Jodi Ewart ................10 $138,999 41. Mina Harigae............12 $137,072 42. Sandra Gal...............12 $133,939 43. Haeji Kang................10 $121,569 44. Katie Futcher............12 $119,627 45. Jennifer Johnson......11 $116,822 46. Sophie Gustafson....12 $111,531 47. Catriona Matthew.......8 $110,815 48. Natalie Gulbis...........10 $110,620 49. Gerina Piller................9 $103,384 50. Pornanong Phatlum.12 $99,579 51. Mariajo Uribe..............7 $99,044 52. Beatriz Recari ..........12 $97,839 53. Alison Walshe.............9 $87,390 54. Karen Stupples ........11 $86,909 55. Jimin Kang ...............11 $83,734 56. M.J. Hur ......................7 $80,594 57. Jennifer Song...........10 $78,929 58. Lindsey Wright............7 $78,897 59. Nicole Castrale...........7 $76,532 60. Christel Boeljon........10 $76,473 61. Amanda Blumenherst12 $74,322 62. Momoko Ueda............8 $70,720 63. Giulia Sergas..............8 $68,040 64. Kris Tamulis ................9 $67,534 65. Jeong Jang.................8 $67,445 66. Mindy Kim ................12 $64,858 67. Lizette Salas...............7 $63,721 68. Kristy McPherson ....11 $57,508 69. Becky Morgan............9 $55,907 70. Mo Martin ...................9 $50,280 71. Lorie Kane..................9 $49,378 72. Belen Mozo ..............11 $47,074 73. Maria Hjorth .............10 $46,839 74. Ryann O'Toole..........12 $45,945 75. Sydnee Michaels .......8 $41,968 76. Dewi Claire Schreefel 9 $39,466 77. Pernilla Lindberg ........8 $36,754 78. Sarah Jane Smith ......8 $35,011 79. Pat Hurst...................11 $33,964

80. Marcy Hart..................6 81. Alena Sharp ...............8 82. Seon Hwa Lee ...........7 83. Maude-Aimee Leblanc7 84. Sandra Changkija ......8 85. Jee Young Lee............8 86. Cindy LaCrosse .........8 87. Jennifer Rosales ........4 88. Jin Young Pak.............8 89. Meaghan Francella ....9 90. Ilhee Lee.....................8 91. Amy Hung ................12 92.Taylor Coutu................7 93. Leta Lindley ................7 94. Laura Davies............10 95. Sarah Kemp ...............6 96. Ji Young Oh ................9 97.Tiffany Joh ................12 98. Wendy Ward.............10

15 $33,957 $33,565 $32,256 $32,130 $31,985 $31,718 $30,455 $30,019 $29,370 $28,935 $28,641 $27,991 $27,468 $26,746 $26,665 $26,362 $25,984 $25,528 $24,918

Miami Shores Ladies 9-hole League Gross, Net, Putts June 26 First Flight M. Fry..................................................49 J. Estey ...............................................38 J. Rodenburg......................................23 Second Flight L. Griman............................................54 C.Young..............................................36 B. Walton ............................................18 Third Flight L. Newbright .......................................57 L. Christie ...........................................35 P. Rogers ............................................17 Fourth Flight J. McDonald .......................................60 A. Schlemmer ....................................34 A. Overholser .....................................19 Ladies 18-hole League Deduct Three Worst Holes June 26 First Flight T. Geary, K. Zink, tie: S. Hunter & M.Marcus Second Flight M. Simpson, B. Billings, Y. Carson Third Flight J. Hemmert, D. Gable, A.Yount

TENNIS Wimbledon Results Wednesday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Wimbledon, England Purse: $25.03 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men First Round Milos Raonic (21), Canada, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Bjorn Phau, Germany, def. Wayne Odesnik, United States, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def.Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-3. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (25), Switzerland, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4, 8-6. David Ferrer (7), Spain, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Andy Roddick (30), United States, def. Jamie Baker, Britain, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-5. Second Round Juan Monaco (15), Argentina, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Florian Mayer (31), Germany, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 3-6, 3-6, 64, 6-2, 6-4. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Janko Tipsarevic (8), Serbia, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, 62. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Nicolas Almagro (12), Spain, def. Guillaume Rufin, France, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 64. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 9-7. Julien Benneteau (29), France, def. Michael Russell, United States, 7-6 (4), 26, 6-4, 7-5. Mikhail Youzhny (26), Russia, def. Inigo Cervantes, Spain, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. Richard Gasquet (18), France, def. Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, 64. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, leads Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 3-3, susp., darkness. Radek Stepanek (28), Czech Republic, leads Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-2, 56, susp., darkness. Women First Round Olga Govortsova, Belarus, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ana Ivanovic (14), Serbia, def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, def. Dominika Cibulkova (13), Slovakia, 6-4, 61. Julia Goerges (22), Germany, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-2, 6-2. Alize Cornet, France, def. Nina Bratchikova, Russia, 6-0, 7-6 (1). Sara Errani (10), Italy, def. CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-1, 6-3. Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Caroline Wozniacki (7), Denmark, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus, def. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, 4-6, 6-3, 63. Second Round Heather Watson, Britain, def. Jamie Hampton, United States, 6-1, 6-4. Sabine Lisicki (15), Germany, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 3-6, 6-2, 8-6. Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Petra Cetkovska (23), Czech Republic, 76 (6), 4-6, 6-3. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, def. Sam Stosur (5), Australia, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4. Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-2, 6-1. Peng Shuai (30), China, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, def. Stephanie Foretz Gacon, France, 6-4, 6-1. Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Anna Tatishvili, Georgia, 6-3, 6-1. Kim Clijsters, Belgium, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3. Vera Zvonareva (12), Russia, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. Maria Kirilenko (17), Russia, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-1, 6-2. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Li Na (11), China, 6-3, 6-4. Nadia Petrova (20), Russia, leads Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-4, 5-5, susp., darkness. Maria Sharapova (1), Russia, leads Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 7-6 (3), 3-1, susp., darkness.

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■ Tennis

Short work for Errani in win WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Count ‘em: 7 seconds. That’s how long French Open runner-up Sara Errani “played” at Wimbledon on Wednesday against qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. enough time to wrap up a 6-1, 6-3 victory in the first round. How’s that possible? Because action was suspended by rain a night earlier, with the 10th-seeded Errani at match point as the 132nd-ranked Vandeweghe served. When they resumed, after the customary severalminute warmup ritual of baseline strokes, volleys, overheads and serves, AP PHOTO Vandeweghe tossed up a Sara Errani returns a shot to Coco Vandeweghe at the ball and hit it into the net. All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon Moments later, she hit her England Tuesday. Errani finished off her victory on second serve into the net, Wednesday. too, to complete the double-

fault that ended the match, right then and there leaving both women smiling and spectators guffawing. Errani joined in the laughter as she packed away her racket bag, and kept right on giggling during her news conference. Asked by an Italian reporter to recount what happened, Errani said, justifiably: “There’s not much to tell.” Asked by another whether she’d bothered to take a shower, Errani assured him she planned to later. “I had talked to my coach to plan what I wanted to do in the match,” Errani said, “but there was no need.” All in all, it was exactly the sort of unusual happening that Day 3 kept producing in what’s shaping up as a wet and wild week at the All England Club. Another: Prince Charles visited his

nation’s most famous tennis club, something he hadn’t done in 42 years. Four of the top 13 seeded women were sent packing Wednesday, including 2011 U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur, 2011 French Open champion Li Na, and former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki. The fifth-seeded Stosur’s 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 loss to 72nd-ranked Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands means Australia will have zero men or women in the third round for the first time since 1939. “It’s a pretty woeful performance by all of us,” said Stosur, the last of nine Australians in the tournament. Wozniacki, who hadn’t departed any Grand Slam tournament in the first round in more than five years, blew two match points in the second set and

was beaten 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4 by 37th-ranked Tamira Paszek of Austria. It was the first match of the fortnight played with the Centre Court’s retractable roof closed. “I had over two years where I was winning these matches,” said No. 7 Wozniacki, who is dating 2011 U.S. Open golf champion Rory McIlroy and is still seeking her first major title. “I feel lately it’s going the other way a little bit. It’s not the first match this year where I have match points and not winning. You know, it’s frustrating.” No. 11 Li lost to 52ndranked Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 6-4 in a second-round match, and 13thseeded Dominika Cibulkova was beaten by 31st-ranked Klara Zakopalova of Czech Republic 6-4, 6-1 in the first round.

■ Legion Baseball

■ National Basketball Association

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Cavs looking at all draft options

■ CONTINUED FROM 13 game in the top of the seventh inning, but a play at the plate put an end to the threat. A bases-loaded single by Ethan Bruns brought in one run, but Troy right fielder Dereck Dunham gunned out a runner at the plate to preserve the lead. “We’ve been able to do that, come up with big plays when we need them,” Brown said. “Dereck has done a really good job. First-year player for us, had a key hit in the ballgame for us and made that play. He’s done a good job.” A couple of big hits in the first inning put Troy up. Garrett Mitchell led off the game with a double and was sacrificed to third, but Nick Antonides hit one to the opposite-field gap for an RBI double to make it 1-0. And, despite a couple of diving catches in the outfield — one a semi-controversial grab — Troy tacked on three more with a oneout rally in the second. Dereck Dunham drew a walk and stole second, and Bradley Coomes ripped an RBI single off of Piqua pitcher Bruns’ glove. The shot was headed back up the middle, and Bruns nearly snagged it … but it went flying off his glove and into right field instead. Bryton Lear followed with a single, and a wild pitch put runners on second and third. Mitchell then hit a shot to center field that Damion Richard dove for and appeared to catch. He went to the ground with it, rolled and got back up — and only then did the ball fly out of his glove, with the umpire ruling he’d held onto it long enough to count as a catch. Coomes had wisely been tagging the whole time just in case and trotted in to score after the umpire signaled the out. Piqua appealed at third, thinking he’d left early, but the home plate umpire ruled that that was not the case. An RBI single by Dylan Cascaden plated the third run of the inning, but another diving catch —

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Troy Post 43’s Dylan Cascaden breaks for third base during the second inning Wednesday against Piqua Post 184. this time by left fielder Reese Jones — kept any more harm from being done. Troy’s bats went silent after that as Bruns allowed a leadoff single in the third to Colton Nealeigh — who was caught stealing second — and then he and reliever Dominic Richard combined to put down the next seven straight. Meanwhile, Post 184 was busy getting back into the game. Buddy Nix was hit by a pitch with one out in the top of the third, then Richard hit into a fielder’s choice and took first base. But Jones blasted one to the right-center gap for an RBI double with two outs to put Piqua on the board. Dominic Richard then singled to lead off the fourth and advanced to second on a groundout, and Tyler Zimmerman was hit by a pitch. After a strikeout for the second out, Kyle Niekamp hit a fly ball deep to right. The right fielder went back and seemed to have the ball tracked down, but he couldn’t come up with the catch and both runners scored. That was the end for Troy starter Luke Veldman, who gave up only two hits and one earned run in four innings of

Troy Post 43’s Bryton Lear runs the bases Wednesday at Duke Park against Piqua Post 184. work. Alex Smith came in and recorded six straight outs to preserve the lead going into the final third of the game. And Troy got an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth. Michael Seagraves led off with a single and advanced to second on a third-strike passed ball, then Dunham singled to put runners on the corners. Damion Richard made another div-

ing catch in center, but again the runner tagged up and scored to make it 53 at the time. Troy got one more insurance run in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI double by Nealeigh, and Smith did the rest to earn the win on the mound. The two teams meet again at 7 p.m. July 10 at Duke Park to kick off the district legion tournament.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James wasn’t given much help via the NBA draft when he played for the Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving won’t have the same problem. With the No. 4 overall pick, another in the first round (No. 24) and two in the second round (No. 33 and 34), the Cavs are armed with assets to get at least one quality player and maybe more to support Irving, the talented point guard and reigning rookie of the year who proved to be the perfect choice for Cleveland. Taking Irving last June was an easy decision for the team. This year, the choice isn’t so simple. The Cavs, who found some optimism despite a 21-45 record last season, have considered packing picks in a trade to move up and get a coveted player. They also know they can stay where they’re at and wind up with a solid player like North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes, forward Kentucky Michael Kidd-Gilchrist or Syracuse guard Dion Waiters, any of whom would immediately slide into Cleveland’s starting lineup. With all the uncertainty, one thing is clear, once Kentucky center Anthony Davis is taken with the top overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets, anything’s possible. There’s no telling what Charlotte and Washington will do with the respective Nos. 2 and 3 picks before the Cavs are on the clock. Cleveland’s most pressing need is a scorer to complement Irving, and the club is believed to be enamored with Florida shooting guard Bradley Beal. The Cavs have discussed dealing their top two picks in a trade with the Bobcats, who acquired guard Ben Gordon in a deal on Tuesday from Detroit. Gordon’s arrival would seem to mean the

Bobcats will look to add size with their first pick and perhaps take Kansas power forward Thomas Robinson. That would leave the Wizards as the only team standing in the Cavs’ way of getting Beal, whose stock has risen more than any other player. He worked out for the Cavs at the same time as Barnes and the club loved Beal’s sweet outside stroke, athleticism and scorer’s mentality. ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas feels that if the Cavs are intent on landing Beal they should do whatever it takes to jump two spots and get him. “I wouldn’t hesitate,” Bilas said during a conference call this week. “I think he’s the second-best prospect in this draft behind Anthony Davis. How could you not need a guard who’s got that kind of ability? I think he’s terrific. He’d be a great backcourt mate for Kyrie Irving. If Cleveland moved up to No. 2 that would be a terrific combo.” Barnes isn’t a bad fallback plan. At 6-foot-8, he has size, strength and can score. The Cavs probably would have taken Barnes last season had he left school earlier. This could be their chance to fill the massive hole at small forward left by James’ departure. Barnes is also tight with Irving and the two share the same agent, Jeff Wechsler. Kidd-Gilchrist, too, has connections to Irving. They played together in high school and always talked about the possibility of doing it as pros. “I would love to play with Kyrie, but if not, oh well,” said Kidd-Gilchrist, whose only major flaw appears to be an awkward shot. Beal measured at just under 6-foot-5 at the combine, allaying fears he was too small to defend some of the league’s rangier shooting guards.

■ Olympics

Phelps nips Lochte, London showdown looms OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Back and forth they went, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte turning the U.S. Olympic trials into nothing more than a match race between the world’s two greatest swimmers. They might as well have been the only guys in the pool, their arms whirling furiously, the two of them never more than a few inches apart. Then, at the wall, they thrust out their right arms. Phelps touched first. By five-hundredths of a second. Sending an emphatic message to his biggest

rival, Phelps stretched out to win a thrilling 200meter freestyle Wednesday night, setting up a duel in London that just gets more tantalizing with every race. “Neither one of us likes to lose,” Phelps said. “We’re going to have a lot of races like that over the next couple of weeks. That’s how it always seems to shake out when we’re in the water.” Can’t wait until the next one. Lochte won the 400 individual medley on the opening night of the trials, his third straight major victory over the winningest Olympian ever. But Phelps

isn’t going down that easily. • Tough To Call SAN JOSE, Calif. — Picking their Olympic teams with a coin flip probably sounds good to the gymnastics folks right about now. With enough depth on both the men’s and women’s sides that each could send two five-person teams to London, the selection committees have their work cut out for them after this week’s Olympic trials. There’s one count it, one guaranteed spot available, with the remaining nine gymnasts chosen based on

what combination gives the Americans the best chance for medals, preferably gold, in the team finals. The men’s trials begin Thursday and the women start Friday. The top two men, using combined scores from nationals and Olympic trials, could lock up spots, but only if they also finish in the top three of the six events. Otherwise, two gymnasts will be named Saturday night and the remaining three will be added Sunday. The winner of the women’s all-around competition gets that lone guaranteed spot and, for the first time since

2000, the rest of the team will be determined after the competition ends Sunday. Got all that? Unlike track or swimming, the scoring format makes it impossible to pick a gymnastics team simply based on who finishes first, second, third, fourth and fifth. • Recovery Time EUGENE, Ore. — Bobby Kersee is requesting that USA Track and Field extend its deadline to give his athletes more time to recover. The coach for Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh

has been vigorously campaigning for a Tuesday runoff race, should that be the option his sprinters decide to choose. To run any sooner, Kersee said, wouldn’t be fair to his athletes. They are both entered in the 200 meters beginning Thursday at Olympic track trials. “I thought USA Track and Field’s responsibility at first was to look out for the best interest of the athlete,” Kersee told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. “That’s what I thought. But apparently I might be mistaken.”