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Robbery suspect in court Piqua man held on $250,000 bond BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com

Typhoon hits Philippines Stunned parents searching for missing children examined a row of mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves while survivors dried their soaked belongings on roadsides as the death toll from the southern Philippines’ powerful typhoon climbed to about 350 people early today with nearly 400 missing. The Office of Civil Defense reported that more bodies were retrieved from hardest-hit Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental as well as six other provinces. See Page 9.

With a prepared note stowed in a pocket, the Piqua man who allegedly committed a brazen daylight bank robbery two blocks away from the police department on Tuesday afternoon patiently waited in a bank line before handing a teller a note, police said. The suspect, Eric W. Smith, 32,

TROY of Piqua, appeared on a closed-circuit television for his arraignment in Miami County Municipal Court on Wednesday morning after authorities took the man into custody seven hours after the bank robbery in Huber Heights after holing himself up in a motel room. Smith, charged with aggravated robbery, remains held behind

bars at the M i a m i County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A Dec. 12 preliminary hearing is scheduled. Police say Smith walked into the MainSource SMITH Bank, 126 W. High St., just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, waited in line, handed a

The state was found in contempt of court Wednesday for failing to move quickly enough to compensate dozens of landowners who suffered losses from flooding near Ohio’s largest inland lake, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. At issue was how fast the Department of Natural Resources is responding to a year-old court order to compensate 87 landowners near Grand Lake St. Marys, a 20-squaremile lake between Dayton and Toledo. See Page 9.

Try this recipe for cookies The Amish Cook shares a family recipe for chocolate chip cookies in her latest column. See Page 4.

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Poinsettias are showing color in more than 10 variations and will continue through the Christmas season at Andy’s Garden. Andy’s employee Brandi Clark checks the irrigation lines at the garden center Wednesday in Troy. The plants are locally grown and are available at both the Piqua and Troy locations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for about $50 billion in additional emergency aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy, Democrats on Capitol Hill said Wednesday. Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the administration is still working on a request for a supplemental spending bill to provide the aid and expects to send it to Congress this week. “We do not have a specific number,” Donovan said. The price tag is expected to be anywhere between $45 billion and $55 billion. Two Senate Democratic aides, speaking on condition of anonymity because the request is still being assembled, put the number in the neighborhood of $50 billion. “The president isn’t going to leave New York, New Jersey or the entire region to OBAMA fight for itself,” Donovan, who is coordinating the government’s Sandy recovery efforts for Obama, told reporters after the hearing. Donovan urged Congress to take action in “the next few weeks” on the administration’s upcoming request. On Tuesday, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Craig Fugate, said the government’s disaster relief fund still has $4.8 billion, enough to pay for recovery efforts into early spring. So far the government has spent about $2 billion in the 11 states struck by the late October storm, one of the worst ever in the Northeast. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are together seeking about $83 billion in aid. Donovan described that figure as more of damage estimate, saying some might be covered by private insurance and other already-funded government pro-

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TDN building sold A way to give back Newspaper to remain at location Staff Report

An auction, scheduled for the building that houses the Troy Daily News offices, located at 224 S. Market St., has been canceled, according to Brent Semple, owner Complete weather of Semple and Associates Inc. information on Page 9. Auctioneers. The building, which is currentHome Delivery: ly owned by CRJ Investments 335-5634 LLC of Cincinnati and occupies Classified Advertising: two lots at 224 and 226 S. Market (877) 844-8385 St., has instead been sold, Semple said. “The auction has been canceled,” Semple said Wednesday 6 74825 22406 6 afternoon. “The seller and lender Friday Rain likely High: 53° Low: 43°

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teller a note, claimed to be armed and fled the bank on foot with “a couple thousand dollars.” According to police, the handwritten note stated he had a gun and “wanted all of the money.” While an immediate manhunt failed to locate Smith, seven hours later police gained knowledge he was staying at America’s Best Value Inn in Huber Heights with an unidentified female, who was subsequently taken into police

TROY have accepted a pre-option contract on that property.” Semple said since the building was not sold by auction, he was unable to disclose the building’s price or purchaser. Frank L. Beeson, regional publisher for Civitas Media LLC., owners of the Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call, assures residents that the sale of the building will not disrupt the publication of the Troy Daily News or Miami

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Law enforcement to host annual community event BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com Local law enforcement are helping to brighten the holiday season for needy children and young victims of violent crimes by purchasing gifts through the annual Miami County Community Outreach Program and Services communities shopping event. The annual night of giving is organized by the Fraternal Order of Police

Lodge 58 and volunteers in conjunction with Meijer. Starting at 6 p.m. Friday at the Meijer store, parents will select the gifts for their children and in turn, participants will purchase the gifts and wrap them at the lodge building. The lodge raises money through golf outings in the summer and also provides a separate donation, in addition

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BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Wednesday. Corn Bid Change Month Dec 7.6800 + 0.0575 J/F/M 13 7.7800 + 0.0575 NC 13 6.0550 + 0.0375 Soybeans Month Bid Change Dec 14.6400 + 0.2375 J/F/M 13 14.6400 + 0.2375 NC 13 12.6200 + 0.1775 Wheat Month Bid Change 8.1900 + 0.0350 Dec NC 13 8.4450 + 0.0325 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

• Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Wednesday. Symbol Price Change AA 8.57 +0.15 CAG 29.69 +0.14 CSCO 19.21 +0.04 50.65 +0.91 EMR F 11.31 0.00 FITB 14.36 +0.22 FLS 141.21 +0.31 GM 25.00 -0.41 ITW 61.71 +0.55 JCP 17.53 -0.25 KMB 84.84 -0.23 KO 37.31 +0.16 KR 26.71 -0.16 LLTC 33.17 +0.15 86.97 -0.23 MCD MSFG 12.16 -0.04 PEP 69.71 +0.39 SYX 10.41 -0.02 TUP 65.06 +0.83 USB 31.76 +0.33 VZ 44.10 +0.43 4.75 +0.06 WEN WMT 71.65 -0.07 — Staff and wire reports

Obama, Boehner discuss fiscal cliff by phone WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in days, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner spoke by phone Wednesday about the “fiscal cliff” that threatens to knock the economy into recession, raising the prospect of fresh negotiations to prevent tax increases and spending cuts set to kick in with the new year. Officials provided no details of the conversation, which came on the same day the president, hewing to a hard line, publicly warned congressional Republicans not to inject the threat of a government default into the already complex issue. “It’s not a game I will play,” Obama told a group of business leaders as Republicans struggled to find their footing in talks with a recently re-elected president and unified congressional Democrats. Among the Republicans, Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma became the latest to break ranks and say he could support Obama’s demand for an increase in tax rates at upper incomes as part of a comprehensive plan to cut federal deficits. Across the Capitol, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Republicans want to “sit down with the president. We want to talk specifics.” He noted that the GOP had made a compromise offer earlier in the week and the

White House had rejected it. Officials said after the talk between Obama and Boehner, ROhio, there was no immediate plan for a resumption of negotiations to avert the cliff. At the same time, they said that for the first time in a few days, at least one top presidential aide had been in touch with Republicans by email on the subject. Each side has been declaring that the crisis can be averted if the other will give ground. “We can probably solve this in about a week, it’s not that tough,” Obama said in lunchtime remarks to the Business Roundtable. It has been several days since either the president or congressional Democrats signaled any interest in negotiations that both sides say are essential to a compromise. Presidential aides have even encouraged speculation that Obama is willing to let the economy go over the “fiscal cliff” if necessary and gamble that the public blames Republicans for any fallout. Eventually, Democrats acknowledge, there will be compromise talks, possibly quite soon, toward an agreement that raises revenues, reins in Medicare and other government benefit programs, and perhaps raises the government’s $16.4 trillion borrowing limit.

For now, the demonstration of presidential inflexibility appears designed to show that, unlike two years ago, Obama will refuse to sign legislation extending top-rate tax cuts and also to allow public and private pressure to build on the Republican leadership. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner underscored the president’s determination when he told CNBC the administration was “absolutely” prepared to have the economy go over the so-called cliff if its terms aren’t met. “The size of the problem is so large that it can’t be solved without rates going up,” he said. So far, the GOP has offered to support non-specified increases to raise tax revenues by $800 billion over a decade but has rejected Obama’s demand to let the top income tax rate rise from 35 percent to 39.6 percent. buttress their case, To Republican officials in Congress pointed to numerous proposals that Obama has previously advanced that could generate the same amount of revenue he is seeking without raising rates. The list includes limiting the tax deductions taken by upper-income taxpayers, raising taxes on the oil and gas industry and curbing or eliminating the deductibility of tax-exempt bonds. Separately, in a bit of political theater, Senate Republican leader

Sandy Aid • CONTINUED FROM 1 grams. Given the recent budget talks and the strong pressures against new spending, Congress is not expected to approve large amounts of additional money all at once. The storm devastated coastal communities from North Carolina to Maine, killing more than 120 people. New York and New Jersey were hit the hardest. Obama can request up to $5.4 billion more without hitting a spending ceiling. Several Republicans have said that more than that should be matched by spending cuts in other federal programs. Donovan said people who lost homes or businesses are waiting desperately for help. He said it would be a mistake for Congress to quickly approve the $5.4 billion as a “down payment” and defer until next year providing additional funding. “A down payment simply means that these families, these communities are going to be waiting for months or longer

to get on with their lives,” he said. Donovan said requiring spending cuts in other federal programs to cover the cost of additional disaster aid makes no sense. “We believe strongly that the country has to come together even in difficult times and stand behind places that have been devastated,” he said. Officials in the affected state expect the fight for more recovery money will last for months and probably require a series of spending bills. They also fear it will fade as a priority next year. Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J., voiced disappointment in a joint statement. “While $50 billion is a significant amount of money, it unfortunately does not meet all of New York and New Jersey’s substantial needs,” they said. “While we know there will be additional supplementals, the administration needs to come as close as possible to meeting our states’ needs in the first request.”

• CONTINUED FROM 1 Valley Sunday News, and the newspapers will continue to be housed at the 224 S. Market St. building for years to come. “We now lease the South Market Street facility and just this past summer we signed a five-year lease extension with the current owner,” Beeson said. “We (The Troy Daily News) have been informed that our lease is binding and regardless of who purchases our building, our lease will remain.” Two other Miami County properties, both also owned by CRJ Investments LLC, were sold Wednesday by the same auctioneers. Those sold include the former building that housed the Weekly Record Herald

newspaper offices and its production facility at 1455 W. Main St., Tipp City, and the former Troy Daily News press plant building located at 150 S. Marybill Drive, Troy. Semple said he was unable to disclose the purchasers of either of the buildings until closing, however, he said the Marybill property sold for $242,000 and the Tipp City facility sold for $682,000. Beeson again reiterated that it is business as usual for the more than 100-yearold newspaper and its employees. “We have a new (building) owner, but the occupants of the multi-storied building that sits on the corner of Market and Race streets will continue to be the Troy Daily News,” Beeson concluded.

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Suspect • CONTINUED FROM 1 custody for questioning. A tip from a citizen led authorities to the motel where Smith and the female surrendered to police. Police searched the motel room and a home at

326 Caldwell St. where Smith resided, which is where authorities recovered clothing Smith allegedly wore during the heist. A gun wasn’t recovered. “As far as we know he did not possess a firearm,” said Piqua Police Chief Bruce Jamison. No injuries

were reported. The location of the bank was the scene of a bank robbery in Sept. 24, 2004, when it was the People’s Savings Bank. Jeremy Turner, then 28, of Piqua, was later convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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FRIDAYSATURDAY • NATIVITY WALK: Stillwater Community Church, 7900 W. Sugar Grove Road, between Covington and Pleasant Hill, will offer its live Nativity walk from 6-8:30 p.m. There will be six walks each night to visit the homes of Mary, Elizabeth and Joseph’s carpenter shop; the Inn, and hear the angels announce the birth of Jesus the shepherds; then follow the shepherds to the manger. Hot chocolate and cookies also will be offered for participants to sit around the fire.

FRIDAY • FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 753-1108. • CHICKEN FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece chicken dinner with french fries and macaroni salad for $7 from 6-8 p.m. Chicken livers also are available.

SATURDAY • SANTA ARRIVES: The Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Santa arriving at 11 a.m. at 200 N. Miami Ave., Bradford. Railroads from ZG gauge will be available. • FISH FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer an all-you-can-eat fish fry and smelt dinner with french fries, baked beans and applesauce for $8 from 5-7 p.m. • BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Troy Rotary Club’s Breakfast with Santa will be from 8:30-11 a.m. at St. Patrick Parish Center, 444 E. Water St., Troy. The price is $10 for adutls and $6 for

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Community Calendar CONTACT US Call Melody Vallieu at 440-5265 to list your free calendar items.You can send your news by e-mail to vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. children 12 and younger and will include an all-youcan-eat pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee breakfast, a visit with Santa and a framed 4-by-6inch picture with Santa. Tickets may be purchased at Around About Books, 8 W. Main St., or in the mayor’s office, second floor of City Hall, Jumpy’s Fun Zone or at the door. • COOKIE SHOPPE: Homemade holiday cookies and candy will be sold by the pound at the Christmas Cookie Shoppe from 9 a.m. to noon at the First Place Christian Center, 16 W. Franklin St., Troy. The event is being sponsored by the United Methodist Women. The proceeds will be given to local charities. For more information, call at 3352826. • OPEN HOUSE: The Lincoln Community Center will host its annual open house from 3-5 p.m. There will be light refreshments, with tours being offered, as well as an overview of 2013 programming. • KARAOKE NIGHT: The Tipp City American Legion, North Third Street, will offer Papa D’s Pony Express Karaoke from 7 p.m. to close. The event is free. • CANDLE DIPPING: Aullwood will offer red and blue colored candle dipping beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton. Admission is $4 for adults ad $2 for children, plus $1 for each candle made. Call (937) 890-7360 for more information.

SUNDAY • TURKEY SHOOT: The Troy VFW Post No. 5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, Troy, will offer a turkey shoot with sign ups beginning at 11 a.m. The shoot will begin at noon. An all-you-can-eat breakfast, by the auxiliary, will be available from 9 a.m. to noon for $6. • BREAKFAST SERVED: Breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8- 11 a.m. All breakfasts are made-toorder and everything is a la carte. • PARTY FOR THE ANIMALS: A winter party for the wildlife at Brukner Nature Center will be from 2-4 p.m. Enjoy refreshments, games, make a treat for your wild friends and meet some of the newest wildlife ambassadors. There also will be staff on hand to show and discuss the striped skunk. Admission is a gift for our wild friends. Check out the wishes for the wildlife tree (located at the entrance of the Critter Corner at Brukner Nature Center) for some gift ideas. • CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: A Christmas celebration will be offered beginning at 4 p.m. at First Place Christian Center, 16 W. Franklin St., Troy, sponsored by bible studies of Champaign, Miami and Shelby counties. The event will include praise and worship and fellowship following the event. Participants are asked to bring food to share for the fellowship time. Table service will be provided. Food is able to be delivered to First Place beginning at 3 p.m. • BREAKFAST SET: The American Legion Auxiliary,

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The Overfield Museum and the Museum of Troy History have announced their combined Christmas open houses to be held from 1-5 p.m. Dec. 16. The museums are located across from each other on Water Street at the Mulberry Street intersection. The john kitchen house, which was built in 1847, is MONDAY the location of the • POET’S CORNER: Join Museum of Troy History, and the parlor will showthe Troy-Miami County Public Library’s poetry work- case a Christmas tree decorated in Victorian style shop at 6:30 p.m. to share and discuss your interests in by David Fair. Antique poetry or bring a poem that toys will be displayed you have written. If you don’t around the tree. The 1850s have any of your own parlour grand piano (a gift

poems, bring and read a poem by your favorite poet. Staff will go over some writing exercises and prompts to help you write new poems. • OPTIMIST MEETING: The Troy Noon Optimists will meet at noon at the Tin Roof Restaurant. The speaker will be Mary Borton from Yellow Tree Yoga, who will talk about yoga and her business downtown. • DEMOCRATIC WOMEN: The Miami County Democratic Women will meet from 7-9 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., with holiday desserts provided by the MCDW officers and musical entertainment. All MCDW are invited to attend and bring a friend. • POTATOES AND SALAD: American Legion, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will offer a baked potato bar or a salad bar for $3.50 each or both for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m.

um that include George Washington memoralbia. Miami County 19th century handwoven coverlets — from Arthur and Gail like ones in national museHaddad) will be used by ums — also will be on disstudents to accompany a play. Karen Purke will sing-along of Christmas carols. The First Methodist have original water color paintings of Miami County children’s choir, directed barns and the Troy poster by Susan Furlong, will of important landmarks precede the sing-along at 2:30 p.m. Barrie Van Kirk, displayed. Purke also will show her hand painted from the Troy Civic Theatre, will recite “’Twas folk art tree ornaments and silk scarves. There the Night Before will be costumed guides in Christmas” by the fireboth museums. place at 3 p.m. Punch will be served by Mrs. Claus will host Tim McNeal in his 1812 homemade refreshments. Bob Patton will display militia uniform, and books about Troy history will be treasures from the collection of the overfield muse- available for sale.

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through Dec. 15 for victims Jesus will be from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 16 at the former of Superstorm Sandy. The Churches of Christ Tommy Lewis Park, one block south of the monuDisaster Response Team TIPP CITY — The Tipp continues to work in sever- ment on the east side just City American Legion Post al of the Northeastern past Hill Street. Children No. 586, 377 North 3rd St., areas affected by will be able to pet the aniTipp City, will host a bene- Superstorm Sandy. The mals. fit at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 for a After a visit at the Dayton community and longtime active member of surrounding areas were Nativity, participants can the ladies auxiliary, Susan quick to respond to the go one block west of the Shivler, who is battling birthday party for Jesus at needs made known a few breast cancer. The event weeks ago to benefit those The Brethren in Christ will include a dinner, rafChurch, 101 W. Hill St. affected by this storm. fles, auction and a baked There will be hot chocoNew toys and new goods sale. late, cake, ice cream, clothing will be given to All proceeds will go to games and crafts. children who have lost so Susan. The menu for dinmuch in this storm. DRT ner will be baked spaghet- also will be distributing Solstice concert ti, salad, garlic bread and new or like new Christmas dessert. decorations to families who planned at BNC The cost will be $7 in lost their decorations in advance and $8 at the TROY — Come celethe flooding from this door. brate the new season with storm. wine, nature and song in Monetary donations the candlelit Heidelberg Habitat selling also will be accepted to Auditorium at Brukner purchase new children’s TUESDAY gift cards clothing to be distributed. Nature Center at 7 p.m. Dec. 20 and enjoy songs of TROY — Habitat for Items may be dropped • HOLIDAY STORYTIME: the season with True Life Humanity of Miami off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children ages 2-5 and their Travelers. Admission is $5 County is once again sellMonday through Saturday caregiver are invited to come for BNC members and $10 ing gift cards for the holithrough Dec. 15 at the to the Troy-Miami County for non-members. Meet a days. DRT property at State Public Library at 10 a.m. to wildlife ambassador up The organization has 65 Route 202, Tipp City. enjoy stories, songs and a close and personal, possicraft. No registration is nec- area restaurants and bly take home a poinsettia retailers on the gift list. essary. Live Nativity to door prize and be the first • EMPTY BOWLS: Artists Participants pay the same to view the “Nature though be offered Against Hunger will offer a amount for the gift card as the Lens” submissions. All free Empty Bowls event, they would if they purPLEASANT HILL — A proceeds support the miswhere participants, for a sug- chased it at the retailer or free live Nativity scene sion of wildlife conservagested donation of $10, can restaurant location, but and birthday party of tion. purchase a ceramic bowl, the cards are mailed. made by local students and Habitat will in turn artists, and fill it with donated received a percentage of soup and also enjoy pizza, the purchase. For example, breads, sandwiches, cheese, you pay $25 for a gift card desserts and beverages at that is worth $25, and no additional cost. The Habitat receives part of events will be from 5-8 p.m. (Live Animals at Hoffman United Methodist your payment. You can go to Including 2 Camels) Church, West Milton and www.hfhmco.org to order there is no obligation to buy or call the office at 332Union Baptist Church a bowl. The meals are free. One hundred percent of the 3763.

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• SENIOR DINNER: Reservations are due today for Newton’s announce 21st annual Senior Citizen’s Christmas Dinner, to be held at 5:30 p.m. Dec.12. The menu will consist of turkey with all the trimmings. Entertainment will be provided. A brief message from the superintendent will be followed by food, fellowship and fun. If you are a resident of Newton School District, age 60 and up, call the school at (937) 673-2002. • SENIOR LUNCH: The A.B. Graham Memorial Center, Conover, will offer its monthly senior luncheon. Terry Naas of Riverside of Miami County will speak on “A Little About Riverside and Christmas, Too.” The program will begin at 11 a.m. and lunch will be at noon for $6 per person. All ages are invited. To make a reservation, call (937) 3683700. • MARTIAL ARTS: Come to the Troy-Miami County Library at 6 p.m. for a free demonstration on Tae Ryu Do martial Arts. Masters Stephen McCall and Wayne Riehle from Tae Ryu Do International will discuss the fundamentals of Tae Ryu Do while reflecting on their own experiences. All ages are invited to attend. Call 3390502 to register in advance. • CHICKEN DINNER: American Legion Post No. 43 will offer a chicken dinner from 5-7:30 p.m. The dinner will include buttermilk chicken, mashed potatoes and coleslaw, for $8. • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will lead walkers as they experience the wonderful seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars.

377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will present an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Items available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, pancakes, waffles, french toast, hash browns, toast, cinnamon rolls, fruit and juices. Meals will be $6. • CANDLE DIPPING: Aullwood will offer red and blue colored candle dipping beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton. Admission is $4 for adults ad $2 for children, plus $1 for each candle made. Call (937) 890-7360 for more information.

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

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Columbus Dispatch on the federal debt ceiling: It would be wrenching for the country to be faced with another showdown over the federal debt ceiling. But the solution should not be, as Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner recently suggested, to dispense with the debt ceiling because it is an inconvenient impediment to ratcheting up the national debt. Geithner said on Nov. 16 that the debt ceiling — the cap on federal indebtedness that requires congressional approval to raise — should be eliminated. The idea is preposterous. The debt ceiling is the only thing that forces Congress and the president to confront the results of their out-of-control spending…. Doing away with the ceiling would stoke problems down the road in exchange for short-term expediency. President Barack Obama cannot stand for re-election, and Geithner already is on his way out the door, so long-term solutions to the nation’s burgeoning debt will not top their agendas and there will be no penalty for their irresponsibiliAs I ty…. See It Voters retained the Republican majority in ■ The Troy the House of Representatives and the Daily News Democrat edge in the Senate despite very low welcomes approval ratings for congressional incumbents columns from overall. This virtually guarantees a replay of our readers. To some of the gamesmanship over the debt, taxes submit an “As I and spending cuts that accompanied last year’s See It” send failed attempts at a “grand bargain.” your type-writThe Sacramento (Calif.) Bee ten column to: on U.S. Senate filibuster reform: ■ “As I See It” Popular notions of the U.S. Senate filibuster, c/o Troy Daily the practice of talking bills to death or delaying News, 224 S. their passage, tend to come from film, such as Market St., “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” or from legTroy, OH 45373 endary past examples. … ■ You can also In the past, senators actually had to stand e-mail us at on the floor and talk all day and all night to editorial@tdnpu blishing.com. keep debate going. That naturally limited filibusters. ■ Please include your full In the last decade, however, filibusters name and telehaven’t worked that way. The Senate allows phone number. “silent” filibusters — the mere threat of a filibuster — to force the majority to assemble 60 votes to cut off debate and move legislation. These “pseudo-filibusters,” or “obstructionism on the cheap,” have turned the filibuster from a tool of last resort to a regular part of Senate procedure. No longer do senators attempt to put together a majority coalition to carry the day. They threaten filibusters and the business of the Senate grinds to a halt. This is not a hallowed tradition, but a clear abuse. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., used to oppose changes, but now supports reform. “I think the rules have been abused, and we are going to work to change them,” Reid said recently. “We will not do away with the filibuster, but we will make the Senate a more meaningful place. We are going to make it so we can get things done.” That’s the right stance. In our constitutional republic, the majority is supposed to rule, with checks and balances to prevent rash decisions. As Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist No. 22, “the fundamental maxim of republican government requires that the sense of the majority should prevail.” By adopting changes to its rules, the Senate would assure that the minority could use the filibuster, but the will of the majority would prevail after a reasonable period of public deliberation — restoring the principle of majority rule.

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Nothing ruins Christmas quite like decorating In college, my three roommates and I had a beautiful Christmas tree set up right next to the couch we pulled from a Dumpster and the pile of dirty dishes we never could manage to get into the kitchen. It really was an amazing tree — decorated with empty root beers cans and pictures of Victoria’s Secret models torn out of magazines. It also was strung carefully with lights and tinsel, which we would alternately stare at in awesome wonder and use to shock one another when someone had fallen asleep on the Dumpster couch. It truly was a sight to behold. All year round. For the three years we lived in that apartment on Lane Avenue in Columbus, that tree never once came down. We figured it brought us so much joy — and we should share those yuletide greetings with our visitors year-round. We hoped to keep the magic of Christmas live for 365 days per year. We hopes to spread mirth and merriment to all who dropped by 104 W. Lane Ave., Apt. D. More to the point, we were too

David Fong Troy Daily News Executive Editor lazy to take the stupid thing down and put it up again the next year. My views on Christmas decorating haven’t changed much in the nearly two decades since I’ve graduated from college. There are many things I love about the holiday season — dealing with Christmas decorations not being one of them. Given a choice between decorating for Christmas and having a stake of holly driven through my heart — the choice is pretty obvious. There is nothing I like about decorating my house for the Christmas season. First and foremost, it involves manual labor, something I try to avoid at all costs. Putting up a Christmas tree,

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for instance, means going out into the garage, picking up a heavy box and carrying it back into the house. Didn’t we, as Americans, fight wars in foreign countries so we didn’t have to do these types of things? Once the box containing the tree is in the house, there’s the little matter of pulling it out of the box and setting it up. Our tree has three pieces to put together. Frequently, I am tasked with doing this all by myself, for crying out loud! That is a full 30 seconds of my life I could be spent doing something else, such as lying on the couch or watching football — or, better yet, laying on the couch AND watching football. Once the tree is up, I like to think my Christmas decorating duties are over for the year. Unfortunately, they are just getting started. Once the tree goes up, my kids start bugging me to hang decorations on it. They wants to load up our tree with all sorts of ornaments they have collected over the years. I suppose some would argue this is a chance for me to make lifelong memories with my children.

I would argue we can make plenty of lifelong memories watching television together. Fortunately, we no longer decorate the exterior of our house for Christmas. My wife pretty much gave up on that the first year of our marriage — mostly because I think she wanted to actually see the second year of our marriage. In my estimation, there is no chore on the planet worse than hanging Christmas lights. For starters, it’s always cold. Second, you have to climb up on a ladder, putting yourself at risk for serious bodily injury. Then, once you spend hours hanging the lights, you find out at the end they never work anyway. All of this hard work and decorating, of course, lasts for about a month. Then you have to take it all down and start over again next year. Unless you’re smart and leave it up the entire year for all to enjoy. Merry Christmas.

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Dave Brubeck, legend who helped define jazz music, dies You don’t have to be a jazz aficionado to recognize “Take Five,” the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging bachelor pads, hi-fi systems and cool nightclubs of the 1950s and ’60s. “Take Five” was a musical milestone a deceptively complex jazz composition that managed to crack the Billboard singles chart and introduce a new, adventurous sound to millions of listeners. In a career that spanned almost all of American jazz since World War II, Brubeck’s celebrated quartet combined exotic, challenging tempos with classical influences to create lasting standards. The pianist and composer behind the group, Brubeck died Wednesday of heart failure at a hospital in Norwalk, Conn. He was a day shy of his 92nd birthday. Brubeck believed that jazz presented the best face of America to the world. “Jazz is about freedom within discipline,” he said in a 2005 interview with The Associated Press. “Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States. “Many people don’t understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz. … And that is really the idea of democracy freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don’t just get out there and do anything you want.” The common thread that ran through Brubeck’s work was breaking down the barriers between musical genres particularly jazz and classical music. He was inspired by his mother, a classical pianist, and later by his composition teacher, the French composer Darius Milhaud, who encouraged his interest in jazz and advised him to “keep your ears open” as he traveled the world. “When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection,” Brubeck said in 2005. “Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their music.” Brubeck was always fascinated by the rhythms of everyday life. In a discussion with biographer Doug Ramsey, he recalled the

Before approving next year’s operating budget, Council had a serious discussion about health insurance and continued funding for several programs Monday night. At the meeting, Council approved the 2013 operating budget, which projects $44,043,742 in total appropriations. General Fund appropriations, expected to total $6,038,814, are up just over four percent from last year. The budget was also amended to include an additional $14,500 in Council health insurance, because another council member signed up for health insurance. But before council

TIPP CITY approved the budget, Councilman Bryan Budding suggested several amendments, which included cutting funding for council health insurance, Tipp-Monroe Community Services, the Downtown Tipp City Partnership, the aquatic center, and the city’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show. “Right now we are projected to spend $320,000 in the General Fund more than we are going to be bringing into the General Fund,” Budding said. Budding has said before that “luxuries” like fireworks and Christmas lights are not the responsi-

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city’s actually run at a surplus, I believe, for eight consecutive years and has added more than a million dollars to its general fund balance,” City Manager Jon Crusey said. The council discussed Budding’s proposed amendments, but ultimately voted against them, approving the budget as amended to include additional health insurance. Councilman Mike McDermott said that he would like to see further discussion on council health insurance and pool management. “Even though we project a deficit in our budget for 2013, that projected deficit usually gets mitigated by the good decision making that is made up here each and every week we meet,” McDermott said. “We made many, many different changes and alterations to last year’s budget in order to come back out in the black.”

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War. ENGLEWOOD — John He was retired from Lee Puterbaugh, 80, of Reynolds and Reynolds, Englewood, formerly of West Milton, passed away and worked for many Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at years at Patterson’s his residence surrounded Flowers. He was a member of by his loving family. West Milton United He was born Oct. 24, Church of Christ, church 1932, in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Puterbaugh was pre- choir, Miami Valley Folkdancers, past presiceded in death by his dent of the West Milton father, Robert Arthur Puterbaugh; mother, Irene Lion’s Club, played Santa Claus in the West Milton Wanda (Cohan) Ziehler; area for many years, step father, Vernon enjoyed his children, Joseph Ziehler; brother, Richard Alan Puterbaugh. grandchildren, fishing and crossword puzzles. He is survived by his Funeral services will be beloved wife of 54 years, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. Deane Janis (Werts) 8, 2012, at the HalePuterbaugh; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard Sarver Family Funeral and Karen Puterbaugh of Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton, with the Rev. Kernersville, N.C., and Mark Moore officiating. Jerry and Sharon Burial will follow at Miami Puterbaugh of West Memorial Park, Milton; daughters and Covington. Friends may sons-in-law, Cheryl Puterbaugh and Brendan call from 4-7 p.m. Friday at Hale-Sarver. Bonham of Tampa, Fla., If so desired, contribuJudy and Todd Broaddus tions may be made to the of Alamogordo, N.M.; eight grandchildren, three West Milton United Church of Christ, 108 S. great-grandchildren; sisMain St., West Milton, OH Kathryn Jeane Ziehler ter, AP 45383; or Heartland This Aug. 23, 1981 file photo shows jazz pianist Dave Brubeck at the Newport Jazz of Huber Heights. Hospice, 3131 S. Dixie John served his country Festival in Newport, R.I. Drive, Suite 221, Dayton, proudly in the U.S. Air OH 45439. rhythms he heard while wanted a painting by Joan key role in popularizing the Force during the Korean working as a boy on cattle Miro on the cover, some- first jazz festivals in the BEVERLY “BOBBE” BECK drives at the northern thing else the record compa- 1950s, playing at the California ranch managed ny had never done. Newport festival at least 50 BUTTERFIELD MCCLURE by his father. “I insisted that we go times and helping to found The first time he heard with something new,” he the Monterey Jazz Festival. her five grandchildren, HENDERSONVILLE, polyrhythms the use of two said. “And to their surprise, He was also the first N.C. — Beverly “Bobbe” Devon (Katie), of North rhythms at the same time it became the biggest jazz modern jazz musician pic- Beck Butterfield McClure, Liberty, Iowa, Alex, was on horseback. recording they ever made.” tured on the cover of Time 81, of Hendersonville, Andrew, Joe, and Katie, “The gait was usually a The album opens with magazine on Nov. 8, 1954. all of Grand Rapids, N.C., died Tuesday, Dec. fast walk, maybe a trot,” he “Blue Rondo a la Turk,” a Brubeck always felt that 4, 2012, at the Elizabeth Mich., and one greatsaid. “And I would sing piece inspired by Turkish his successful jazz career House. grandson, Jacob, of North against that constant gait of street musicians Brubeck led fans to overlook the sec- Born in 1931, in Troy, to Liberty, Iowa. the horse. … There was heard on a 1958 State ond career he launched as a the late Edward Keith and Bobbe’s loving and gennothing to do but think, and Department tour. The piece jazz-inspired classical Mary Ellen Beck erous spirit will I’d improvise melodies and was in 9/8 time nine beats to orchestral and choral com- Butterfield, continue to rhythms.” the measure instead of the poser in 1967 after disband- Bobbe was a help other Brubeck combined classi- customary two, three or four ing his original quartet. lives, as she 1948 graduate of cal influences and his own beats and blended folk His experience in World Troy High School. has donated innovations on the seminal rhythms with jazz and a War II led him to look She received a her body to the 1959 album “Time Out” by Mozart piece. beyond jazz to compose ora- bachelor’s University of his classic quartet that The album also featured torios, cantatas and other degree in home North Carolina included alto saxophonist “Take Five,” the cool and extended works touching on economics from Medical Paul Desmond, drummer catchy odd-metered tune themes involving religion, Purdue School in Joe Morello and bassist that became the Brubeck civil rights and peace. Chapel Hill, University in Eugene Wright. quartet’s theme. The tune “I knew I wanted to 1952, and went N.C. It was the first jazz was derived from a pattern write on religious themes on to work for MCCLURE Bobbe’s family album to deliberately that Morello liked to play when I was a GI in World Beechnut Baby Food and would like to extend their explore time signatures out- backstage. Brubeck asked War II,” Brubeck said, American Airlines. After sincere thanks and appreside of the standard 4/4 beat Desmond to write a two- recalling how he was her marriage in 1958 to ciation to all of her dedior 3/4 waltz time. It was also part melody over the trapped behind German Rex A. McClure III, Bobbe cated doctors, nurses, and the first million-selling jazz rhythm, and Brubeck lines in the Battle of the became a wife and home- caretakers at both Pardee LP and is still among the patched the pieces together. Bulge and nearly killed. “I maker. Hospital and the Elizabeth best-selling jazz albums of “It was a song that peo- saw and experienced so She was a wonderful House. all time. ple could relate to, and it much violence that I mother to the three chilAs a lifelong animal Columbia executives influenced the future of the thought I could express my dren they had together, lover, the family requests blocked its release for near- music,” said George Wein, a outrage best with music.” that, in lieu of flowers, Suzanne Kelly (Marty) of ly a year until label jazz pianist and founder of His interest in classical Hendersonville, N.C., donations be made in President Goddard the Newport Jazz Festival. music was inspired by his Bobbe’s name to Elaine Nesbitt (Bill) of Lieberson intervened. Brubeck “proved that a mother, Elizabeth Ivey Knoxville, Tenn. and Steve D.E.L.T.A. Animal Rescue, “They said, ‘We never put song with five beats in it Brubeck, a classical pianist, Guiding Eyes for the Blind McClure (Mary Lee) of out music that people can’t and one with nine beats in who was initially disapor the Blue Ridge Grand Rapids, Mich. dance to, and they can’t it could become popular,” pointed by her youngest Bobbe also is survived by Humane Society. dance to these rhythms that pianist Herbie Hancock son’s interest in jazz. She you’re playing,’” Brubeck said in an email. later came to appreciate his DEATHS OF NATIONAL INTEREST recalled in 2010. He also The jazz master played a music.

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• Oscar Niemeyer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Architect Oscar Niemeyer, who recreated Brazil’s sensuous curves in reinforced concrete and built the capital of Brasilia on the empty central plains as a symbol of the nation’s future, died on Wednesday. He was 104. Elisa Barboux, a spokeswoman for the Hospital Samaritano in Rio de Janeiro, confirmed Niemeyer’s death and said the cause was a respiratory infection. He had been hospitalized for several weeks and also on separate occasions earlier this year, suffering from kidney problems, pneumonia and dehydration. Dr. Fernando Gjorup, Niemeyer’s physician, said the architect worked on pending projects in the days before his death, taking visits from engineers and other professionals. “The most impressive thing is that his body suffered but his mind was lucid,” Gjorup said at a press conference. “He didn’t talk about death, never talked about death. He talked about life.” In works from Brasilia’s crown-shaped cathedral to the undulating French Communist Party building in Paris, Niemeyer shunned the steel-box structures of many modernist architects, finding inspiration in nature’s crescents and spirals. His hallmarks include much of the United Nations complex in New York and

the Museum of Modern Art in Niteroi, which is perched like a flying saucer across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro. “Right angles don’t attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man,” he wrote in his 1998 memoir “The Curves of Time.” ”What attracts me are free and sensual curves. The curves we find in mountains, in the waves of the sea, in the body of the woman we love.” His curves give sweep and grace to Brasilia, the city that opened up Brazil’s vast interior in the 1960s and moved the nation’s capital from coastal Rio. Niemeyer designed most of the city’s important buildings, while French-born, avant-garde architect Lucio Costa crafted its distinctive airplane-like layout. Niemeyer left his mark in the flowing concrete of the Cabinet ministries and the monumental dome of the national museum. As the city grew to 2 million, critics said it lacked “soul” as well as street corners, “a utopian horror,” in the words of art critic Robert Hughes. Niemeyer shrugged off the criticism. “If you go to Brasilia you might not like it, say there’s something better, but there’s nothing just like it,” he said in an interview with O Globo newspaper in 2006 at age 98. “I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.”

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Husband may want to consult with an attorney Dear Annie: My incredible husband of two years has a 4-year-old daughter with his exwife. I have actively helped raise "Christie" since she was barely a year. We haven't communicated with the mother since the time we took her to court for refusing visitation, but my husband and I have always provided for Christie in every way possible, above and beyond the court-ordered child support. This little girl loves me. I have never tried to replace her mother, encouraged or expected her to call me "Mom," or even so much as talked badly about her mother in front of her. But lately, Christie has been questioning my relationship with her father, saying the reason her mommy and daddy are not together is because of me. When I ask her to do something she doesn't want to do, she says her mommy says she doesn't have to listen to me because I am not her mother. Even worse, she's been told that when my husband and I have a baby of our own, Daddy won't love her as much as the new baby. Christie is obviously too young to draw these conclusions on her own, so Mom is giving her these impressions or telling her these things outright. I don't know why any mother would want to hurt her child this way, but I worry it is going to cause Christie to resent me. How can we handle this? — Stepmom in the Middle Dear Stepmom: Many courts now recognize parental alienation. Suggest that your husband speak to his lawyer about this possibility. In the meantime, when Christie is with you, do your best to counter the negative brainwashing. Let her know how much you love her and always will; that a new baby means she will be more important than ever, and the new baby will need a big sister; that everyone in the household has chores to do, and you want her to learn to be a big girl. As she gets older, she will recognize her mother's bitterness, so please don't play into that drama. Dear Annie: I am a recent widow in my mid-70s. I decided after the death of my husband a couple of years ago that I would live out my life alone. I don't have much of a social life, but I do attend church services regularly. I find myself sitting next to a man who once spoke to me after the service. After several weeks, I could tell he seemed interested in me. After a few conversations, I realized I am 10 years older than he is. He seems like a kind and polite man, and his wife has been dead for many years. I am flattered by his attention and shocked at this chain of events. I would appreciate your input on the age difference. I am basically a happy, healthy woman, but this is a situation I could take or leave. So if you tell me to come to my senses, I will say "Goodbye, Columbus." — California Dear California: The age difference is irrelevant as long as you don't mislead him about it. If you enjoy his company, we say go for it. There is nothing wrong with a companionable friendship, and if either of you is looking for something more, just be sure you are both comfortable with it. Dear Annie: You printed several responses to "Looking for a Relationship, Too" and included one from "El Paso, Texas," who suggested that women take up shooting because "guys like a gal with good aim." I laughed, thinking of a song from the Broadway musical "Annie Get Your Gun," which was titled, "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun." Thanks for a good chuckle. — Musical Lover 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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Animal owners: Pets and mushrooms don’t mix Dear Heloise: Our golden retriever ended up in the pethospital emergency room. We found her in the kitchen, drooling profusely and surrounded by vomit and diarrhea. As my husband rushed her out the door, I stayed to clean up and called him when I noticed pieces and whole mushrooms in the vomit. She had mushroom toxicity from mushrooms she had found growing in the backyard after a lot of rain. Please warn your readers to check their yards so this doesn’t happen to their pet. We were lucky we found her in time! — Laura D., via email Consider it done!

Hints from Heloise Columnist Unfortunately, it can take as little as one poisonous mushroom to be fatal! Readers, be sure to regularly check your yard for mushrooms and remove them when found. Make it a habit, like cleaning up after your pet. Place a bag over your hand and pull the mushrooms completely out of

the ground. Don’t hit the mushroom, or it can send more spores into the air, causing more mushrooms to grow! — Heloise SAFETY HINT Dear Heloise: I am an elderly widower living alone in a onefamily house. I have placed an electric candle lamp on the windowsill facing my neighbor’s house. I turn it on when I go to bed and turn it off when I rise in the morning. This procedure assures my caring neighbor that I am alive and well each day. — W.W. in New Hampshire Loved this hint in Heloise Central! This is a good neighbor signal! — Heloise

GIFT BAGS Dear Heloise: Gift bags can be pricey. I hang on to cereal boxes or cracker boxes when the contents are gone. I cover them in plastic adhesive paper that has designs on it. I cut the paper into 2-inch squares to cover the boxes because it is more manageable and has no air bubbles. When finished, I punch two holes on the two sides at the top and put ribbon through the holes for handles. The gift boxes turn out so cute. Every time I give one to someone, he or she likes the gift box as much as the gift inside, and it has hardly cost anything! — Dawn B. in San Antonio

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HOROSCOPE BY FRANCES DRAKE For Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Expect some surprises from partners and close friends today. Someone might demand more freedom or space in the relationship. (Actually, this someone might be you.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your work routine will be interrupted by computer crashes, power outages, staff shortages or canceled appointments. No way around this one. Just grin and bear it. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Parents should be extra vigilant today because this is an accident-prone day for your children. Plus it’s also a rocky day for romance! Pay attention to things. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Small appliances might break down, or minor breakages could occur at home today. Something will happen that definitely changes your daily routine. Stay flexible. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a mildly accident-prone day for you, so be careful. Slow down and take it easy. Allow extra time so that you have wiggle room to cope with whatever comes up. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Keep an eye on your cash flow and your money scene today. If shopping, keep your receipts and count your change. Protect your possessions against theft or loss. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You feel excited and possibly nervous today. Your excitement could be an eagerness to do something or possibly your nervousness is a dread. You’ll feel fine by tomorrow. Relax. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Hidden secrets might be revealed today. Something behind the scenes cannot be controlled. Be careful! And be discreet as you would hope others will be as well. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Difficulties with friends or people in group situations might arise today. A meeting may be canceled or someone might refuse to cooperate. Expect a few boomerangs. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) It’s easy to upset authority figures today (bosses, parents and teachers), so be careful. In turn, if they say something that upsets you, count to three before you respond. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Travel plans will be canceled or changed along with school schedules. Surprises related to publishing and the media also are likely. These are mild changes. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Make friends with your bank account because something unexpected could impact shared property, insurance matters and anything you own jointly with others. Stay on top of these details. YOU BORN TODAY You are an original thinker. Because of your unique take on life, you often live on the periphery of things. Likewise, it’s difficult for you to choose a profession. You might try many fields before you choose. You have a wonderful imagination and are sensitive to the world around you. It’s important to study something specific in the year ahead because it will help you in your future. Birthdate of: Tom Waits, singer/composer/actor; Emily Browning, actress; Damien Rice, musician. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Thursday, Dec. 6, the 341st day of 2012. There are 25 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 6, 1922, the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which established the Irish Free State, came into force one year to the day after it was signed in London. On this date: • In 1790, Congress moved to Philadelphia from New York. • In 1884, Army engineers completed construction of the Washington Monument by setting an aluminum capstone atop the obelisk. • In 1889, Jefferson Davis, the

first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans. • In 1907, the worst mining disaster in U.S. history occurred as 362 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, W.Va. • In 1942, comedian Fred Allen premiered “Allen’s Alley,” a recurring sketch on his CBS radio show spoofing small town America. In 1947, Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Harry S. Truman. • In 1957, America’s first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four

feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing down and exploding. • In 1971, the original AutoTrain, which carried rail passengers and their motor vehicles from Lorton, Va., to Sanford, Fla., went into operation. (Although the privately owned line went out of business in 1981, Amtrak revived the service in 1983.) • Today’s Birthdays: Actor James Naughton is 67. Actor Tom Hulce is 59. Comedian Steven Wright is 57. Actress Janine Turner is 50. Writer-director Judd Apatow is 45. Actress Colleen Haskell is 36.

Typhoon kills 350 in Philippines; 400 still missing NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) — Stunned parents searching for missing children examined a row of mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves while survivors dried their soaked belongings on roadsides as the death toll from the southern Philippines’ powerful typhoon climbed to about 350 people early today with nearly 400 missing. The Office of Civil Defense reported that more bodies were retrieved from hardest-hit Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental as well as six other provinces. At least 200 of the victims died in Compostela Valley alone when Typhoon Bopha struck Tuesday, including 78 villagers and soldiers who perished in a flash flood that swamped two emergency shelters and a military camp. “Entire families may have been washed away,” said Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, who visited New Bataan on Wednesday. The farming town of 45,000 people was a muddy wasteland of collapsed houses and coconut and banana trees felled by Bopha’s ferocious winds. Bodies of victims were laid on the ground for viewing by people searching for missing relatives. Some were badly mangled after being dragged by raging floodwaters over rocks and other debris. A man sprayed insecticide on the remains to keep away swarms of flies. A father wept when he found the body of his child after lifting a plastic cover. A mother, meanwhile, went away in tears, unable to find her missing children. “I have three children,” she said repeatedly, flashing three fingers before a TV cameraman.

Residents walk to an evacuation center after retrieving their belongings at the flash flood-hit village of Andap, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines, Wednesday. Two men carried the mud-caked body of an unidentified girl that was covered with coconut leaves on a makeshift stretcher made from a blanket and wooden poles. Dionisia Requinto, 43, felt lucky to have survived with her husband and their eight children after swirling flood waters surrounded their home. She said they escaped and made their way up a hill to safety, bracing themselves against boulders and fallen trees as they climbed. “The water rose so fast,” she told

The Associated Press.“It was horrible. I thought it was going to be our end.” In nearby Davao Oriental, the coastal province first struck by the typhoon as it blew from the Pacific Ocean, at least 115 people perished, mostly in three towns so battered that it was hard to find any buildings with roofs remaining, provincial officer Freddie Bendulo and other officials said. “We had a problem where to take the evacuees. All the evacuation centers have lost their roofs,” Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon

Malanyaon said. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies issued an urgent appeal for $4.8 million to help people directly affected by the typhoon. The sun shined brightly for most of the day Wednesday, prompting residents to lay their soaked clothes, books and other belongings out on roadsides to dry and revealing the extent of the damage to farmland. Thousands of banana trees in one Compostela Valley plantation were toppled by

the wind, the young bananas still wrapped in blue plastic covers. But as night fell, however, rain started pouring again over New Bataan, triggering panic among some residents who feared a repeat of the previous day’s flash floods. Some carried whatever belongings they could as they hurried to nearby towns or higher ground. After slamming into Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley, Bopha roared quickly across the southern Mindanao and central regions, knocking out power in two entire provinces, triggering landslides and leaving houses and plantations damaged. More than 170,000 fled to evacuation centers. Early today, the typhoon was over the South China Sea west of Palawan province. It was blowing northwestward and could be headed to Vietnam or southern China, according to government forecasters. The deaths came despite efforts by President Benigno Aquino III’s government to force residents out of high-risk communities as the typhoon approached. Some 20 typhoons and storms lash the northern and central Philippines each year, but they rarely hit the vast southern Mindanao region where sprawling export banana plantations have been planted over the decades because it seldom experiences strong winds that could blow down the trees. A rare storm in the south last December killed more than 1,200 people and left many more homeless. The United States extended its condolences and offered to help its Asian ally deal with the typhoon’s devastation. It praised government efforts to minimize the deaths and damage.

Court orders Ohio to speed up flood compensation COLUMBUS (AP) — The state was found in contempt of court Wednesday for failing to move quickly enough to compensate dozens of landowners who suffered losses from flooding near Ohio’s largest inland lake, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. At issue was how fast the Department of Natural Resources is responding to a year-old court order to com-

pensate 87 landowners near Grand Lake St. Marys, a 20square-mile lake between Dayton and Toledo. The court ruled 5-2 that the landowners had shown “clear and convincing evidence” that the state was in contempt of the court’s December 2011 decision ordering compensation. The three-page ruling gave the state three months to finish appraisals on all

properties whose claims relate to a flood level set in 2003, and four months to file lawsuits to take the properties, which is necessary to trigger court hearings on compensation. The court gave the state a month to begin legal action in Mercer County court on all parcels that haven’t yet been surveyed because they involve flooding above the 2003 level.

Two justices dissented, saying the state has been moving forward, and that a settlement offer earlier this year indicates Ohio is making efforts. The state has “hired surveyors and property appraisers. The surveyors have begun surveying the properties at issue, and the appraisers have begun appraising the properties as the surveys are completed,”

said Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, who was joined in her dissent by Justice Judith Lanzinger. The state will speed up the process and “use all available resources to comply with the court order,” said Natural Resources spokeswoman Bethany McCorkle. The decision came one day after the court held a hearing looking for an

explanation of the delay. At that hearing, an attorney for the state told the court that the end of 2013 was a reasonable timeframe for completing compensation. “It has been extraordinarily difficult to find appraisers who are both qualified and willing to do the work,” Michael Stokes told justices during an hourplus hearing in Columbus.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that public hearing, as required by the Charter of the Municipality of Tipp City, Ohio, will be held in the Council Room in the Government Center, 260 S. Garber Drive, Tipp City, Ohio, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012 on the following proposed ordinances, the first reading of which was given on December 3, 2012.

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SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Charter of the Municipality of Tipp City, Ohio, that the following legislation was adopted by the City Council of the Municipality of Tipp City, Ohio on December 3, 2012. The full texts of the following legislation is on file in the Government Center, 260 South Garber Drive, Tipp City, Ohio.

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Ordinance 32-12 By: Mr. McDermott An ordinance to make appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures of the Municipality of Tipp City, Ohio during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

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Ordinance 33-12 By: Mr. Budding An ordinance amending Section 35.43(A), “Fees for Ambulance Service”, of the Tipp City Code of Ordinances to provide for a change in the rates charged for such services.

Ordinance No. ___-12 Sponsored by: Mr. Budding An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of notes in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $4,905,000, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, for the purpose of paying the cost of various public infrastructure projects. Ordinance No. ___-12 Sponsored by: Mayor Gillis An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of notes in the maximum principal amount of $1,500,000, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, for the purpose of paying the costs of improving the City’s municipal sewer system by improving the Main Street Sanitary Sewer Lift Station and constructing a new gravity feed sanitary sewer line, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto. Ordinance No. ___-12 Sponsored by: Mr. McDermott An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of notes in the maximum principal amount of $290,000, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, for the purpose of paying the costs of improving Walnut Street between certain termini by installing a water line, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto. Ordinance No. ___-12 Sponsored by: President Kessler An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of notes in the maximum principal amount of $500,000, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, for the purpose of paying the costs of improving the City’s municipal waterworks system by rehabilitating the Harmony Drive water tower, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto. Ordinance No. ___-12 Sponsored by: Mr. Hale An ordinance amending Sections §154.100(A) and §154.102 of the Tipp City, Ohio Code of Ordinances in order to modify sign regulations for large-scale commercial and industrial properties. Ordinance No. ___-12 Sponsored by: Mayor Gillis An ordinance amending code Section §154.078 regarding the requirements for off-street parking for EMS Stations and/or Volunteer Fire Stations. Dated at Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio this 4th day of December, 2012. Janice Bates Clerk of Council 12/06/2012

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• BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe basketball team will be honoring the 1973 SWBL champions on Jan. 19, 2013. The Red Devils face Versailles that night at 7:30 p.m. Any member of the team, cheerleaders or coaches needs to contact Dale Pittenger at dlpittenger@tippcity.k12.oh.us for more information. • SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item to the Troy Daily News sports section, please contact Josh Brown at jbrown@tdnpublishing.com or Colin Foster at cfoster@tdnpublishing.com.

All-conference awards handed out

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Girls Basketball Preble Shawnee at Milton-Union (7:15 p.m.) Bradford at Miami East (7 p.m.) Bethel at Mississinawa Valley (7 p.m.) Ansonia at Newton (7 p.m.) Franklin Monroe at Covington (7 p.m.) Wrestling Tippecanoe at Butler tri (6:30 p.m.)

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It was a big year for Miami County athletes during the fall season as the conferences handed out their all-league awards — with are schools piling up six Player and six Coach of the Year awards. • GWOC During Ryan Brewer’s first year as head coach after taking over for long-time Troy coach

Steve Nolan, the Trojan football team collected 10 All-Greater Western Ohio Conference awards. Devin Blakely, Miles Hibbler, Nick Zimmer and Seth Perdziola were all named to the first team, Marco Anverse, Devante Bush, Ian Nadolny and Zach Thompson were all named to the second team and Seth Overla and Logan Schlosser

were given special mention. It was also a huge year for Troy’s volleyball team, which won the GWOC North, won its first-ever overall GWOC tournament title and won a sectional championship. Senior Jenna Selby was named Athlete of the Year and coach Michelle Owen was the Coach of the Year. Selby was also on the first team alongside Cassie and Mackenzie Rice,

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Trojans pick up 1st win Staff Reports Troy’s young team has struggled this season on the offensive end of the floor. Wednesday night, the Trojans found their rhythm. Seniors Kristen Wood and Todda Norris combined for 36 points, freshman Maddy Taylor posted her first career doubledouble and the Trojans picked up their first victory of the season, hammering Springfield on the road 67-19.

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SATURDAY Boys Basketball Milton-Union at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.) Lehman at Newton (7:30 p.m.) Covington at Versailles (8 p.m.) Xenia Christian at Bradford (7 p.m.) Girls Basketball Minster at Troy (1 p.m.) Tippecanoe at Tecumseh (2:30 p.m.) Fort Loramie at Miami East (7:30 p.m.) Bethel at Troy Christian (4:30 p.m.) Dixie at Newton (1:30 p.m.) St. Marys Memorial at Piqua (7:30 p.m.) Xenia Christian at Bradford (3 p.m.) Fairlawn at Lehman (1 p.m.) Wrestling Troy, Milton-Union, Piqua at Edgewood Invite (9 a.m.) Tippecanoe, Covington at Northeastern Invite (9 a.m.) Miami East at Greenville Invite (9 a.m.) Troy Christian at Ironman Tourney (10 a.m.) Lehman at Lancer Invite (10 a.m.) Bowling Troy girls at GWOC (10 a.m.) Swimming Tippecanoe Invite (6:30 p.m.) Troy Christian at Greenon (11:30 a.m.)

“The last two games, we’ve played really good opponents, and we’ve struggled on the offensive end,” Troy coach Nathan Kopp said. “But our defense has been good throughout. It was definitely nice to put some points up and get a win tonight.” Wood hit four shots from beyond the 3-point arc on her way to a 20-point night. But the point guard also distributed the ball, dishing out a season-high

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SUNDAY Bowling Troy boys at GWOC (10 a.m.) Hockey Troy at Talawanda (2:15 p.m.)

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Cincinnati Bengals running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis (42) runs against the San Diego Chargers Sunday in San Diego.

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Freshman Manziel hopes for Heisman Johnny Manziel certainly has the statistics worthy of a Heisman Trophy winner. He plays in the powerful Southeastern Conference. He has a signature win all things Heisman voters typically look for. The only question is whether the voters will give the award to a freshman for the first time. See Page 16.

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FRIDAY Boys Basketball Lebanon at Troy (7:30 p.m.) Tippecanoe at Stebbins (7:30 p.m.) Madison at Milton-Union (7:30 p.m.) Miami East at Tri-County North (8 p.m.) Arcanum at Bethel (8 p.m.) Newton at Mississinawa Valley (8 p.m.) Troy Christian at Yellow Springs (7:30 p.m.) Centerville at Piqua (7:30 p.m.) Ansonia at Bradford (8 p.m.) Wrestling Troy Christian at Ironman Tourney (1 p.m.) Bowling Ben Logan at Tippecanoe (4 p.m.) Hockey Beavercreek at Troy (8 p.m.) Swimming Bellbrook at Troy (6:30 p.m.) Tippecanoe at Shawnee Invite (5:30 p.m.)

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while Jennifer Monnier and Emily Moser were on the second team. Selby and Mackenzie Rice were also named to the AllGWOC team. In addition, Selby, Cassie and Mackenzie Rice were also named to the Division I All-District 9 first team, while Moser was named to the second team. Selby collected two more major awards, winning District 9

CINCINNATI (AP) — BenJarvus Green-Ellis showed the Bengals his competitiveness this summer when he got wrapped up in a team volleyball game that was supposed to be just for fun. To him, fun means winning. “He was out there competing, trying to encourage guys, making sure we didn’t lose and things like that,” quarterback Andy Dalton said on Wednesday. On the field, the running back’s results were disappointing in the first half of the season, when a young offensive line had trouble opening holes. Now, Green-Ellis has run for more than 100 yards in each of the last three games, steadying the offense during a four-game winning streak that has Cincinnati (7-5) back in playoff contention. His new team is seeing that

competitive streak again. “It’s fun to see because he’s really turned it on these last couple weeks,” Dalton said. “It doesn’t seem like anything’s stopping him.” Green-Ellis signed with the Bengals as a free agent after four years with New England, where he had a total of 20 starts and four 100-yard games. The Bengals were looking for a more versatile replacement for Cedric Benson as they evolved into a West Coast offense. The running game struggled mightily at the outset. GreenEllis averaged less than 60 yards in the first nine games, and the Bengals rushed for only 93.7 per game, eighth-worst in the NFL. There’s been a pronounced change lately. Green-Ellis ran for 101 against Kansas City, 129

against Oakland and 118 against San Diego, becoming the first Bengals running back with three straight 100-yard games since Corey Dillon in 1999. During the last two games, he’s broken runs of 48, 41 and 39 yards, the three longest of his career. Offensive coordinator Jay Gruden thinks it’s a matter of Green-Ellis settling in behind a new offensive line that was in flux because of injuries early in the season. “It was his first time with a new line and a new system and terminology and all that stuff,” Gruden said. “A lot of the runs were the same he’s used to, but still you’ve got to get used to your linemen and our aiming points and all that.

Youth and inexperience are going to be the story for Tippecanoe all season. A firstyear head coach and a group made up almost entirely of freshmen and sophomores will cause that. That doesn’t worry coach Jordan Krebs — taking over his father Myron’s head coaching job after nine seasons. “We talk about wanting to be better everyday,” Krebs said. “We have got a young group, but we have a very talented group.”

TIPP CITY After losing seniors Jordan Holzfaster, Connor Thomas, Ben Patzek and Tom Gay from last year’s squad, the team is lacking in experience.The lone senior is first-year wrestler Chip Flohr at 220. “What we are really missing out of those four (seniors) is experience. Guys who have been in that room for three or four years who know what it takes,” Krebs said. “They go through those tough practices day in and day out and they are there to lead and pick up those young guys. We are struggling with that right now.”

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Buccs win big Memphis manhandles OU, 84-58 Staff Reports

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The Covington Buccaneers opened their season with a convincing victory over a small Oakwood squad Wednesday night. The Buccs won six of the seven matches wrestled en route to a 50-3 win. Connor Ryan (106) earned a solid 7-2 victory over Oakwood’s Jacob Kordik, then Michael Cox (113) followed with an 11-5 decision over Ian Campbell. Ryan Ford (132) kept things going for the Buccs with a 21-6 technical fall over

Tristan Tirado, before Oakwood got on the scoreboard with an 8-7 decision by Daniel Ehler over Brock Smith (138). Covington bounced back with a Daniel Jennings (145) pin over Emerson Calaway. Ben Miller (170) then won a 5-2 decision over Rocco Baker, a returning district qualifier for the Lumberjacks. Covington travels to the Northeastern Invitational on Saturday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Geron Johnson scored 21 points, and Shaq Goodwin added 20 points and nine rebounds to lead Memphis to an 84-58 victory over Ohio on Wednesday night. Johnson was 8 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 5 outside the arc, while Goodwin connected on 6 of 8 shots, helping Memphis (52) shoot 50.8 percent for the game (32 of 63). D.J. Cooper led the Bobcats (6-2) with 19 points and four assists, while Jon Smith finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. Ohio lost its second in a row after opening the season 60, with all six wins coming

at home. Antonio Barton added 11 points for Memphis, and Joe Jackson had 10 points and five assists. Ohio shot only 37.5 percent on the night (21 of 56) and committed 17 turnovers compared to nine for Memphis. Ohio held a six-point lead in the first half, but Memphis composed a 13-0 run to overtake the Bobcats for a 29-20 lead. That led to Memphis holding a 36-28 advantage at the break. The Tigers missed their first eight shots from the field, but Johnson, who scored 13 in the first half,

provided a burst of energy with help from Barton. They combined for 10 points in the rally. Memphis connected on 13 of 24 shots after its early misfires and caused nine Ohio turnovers in the first half, five of them in a stretch of just over 4 minutes when Memphis made its 13-0 run. None of the Bobcats were in double figures at the break. Cooper and Ivo Baltic both had six points to lead Ohio. Goodwin took over immediately after halftime. He scored 10 straight points to start the second half, and he missed one reverse dunk that came out.

Detroit 79, Toledo 73 DETROIT — Jason Calliste scored 24 points to lead Detroit to a 79-73 victory over Toledo on Wednesday night. Juwan Howard Jr. scored 16 points, and Doug Anderson added 10. Ray McCallum had 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Titans (3-4). Detroit led 38-36 at halftime. Toledo would take a 42-40 lead early in the second hand off a layup by Rian Pearson. A series of ties and lead changes would follow until Anderson made a layup with 9:45 remaining, giving Detroit a 56-54 lead.

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■ CONTINUED FROM 13 Even though it is Flohr’s first season, Krebs likes what he has brought into the wrestling room. “Chip is a great kid,” Krebs said. “He is looking to join the Marine Corps after high school, which shows that he is an ambitious kid. I am really looking for him to step up and lead this team. We are pushing for guys to step up and lead the team.” Three sophomores will be expected to join Flohr and help lead the Red Devils. Gabe Callicoat, Austin Robbins and Shane Dodd all qualified at the district level as freshmen last season. Calicoat will be wrestling at 145, Robbins is wrestling at 160 and Dodd will be wrestling 195. “Those three guys are going to be instrumental in making this team a team,” Krebs said. “If they keep working hard, I don’t see any reason why they can’t qualify for the state tournament.” They only account for three wrestlers out of a group of 19 freshmen and sophomores, and the young group will be thrown onto the mat with a tough meet to open up the season. Tippecanoe will wrestle tonight in the Butler super tri-meet against Butler, Sidney and Stebbins. With Stebbins being a Central Buckeye Conference opponent, Krebs is excited to see how his team reacts. “Stebbins is always a challenge,” Krebs said. “This will be a great ‘set-

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Tippecanoe’s Gabe Callicoat had a successful freshman season last year and will be looked at as a leader on a young Red Devil team this season. ting the bar’ meet for us. This is where we are. This is where we need to be. This is where we are going. Sidney and Butler are (Greater Western Ohio Conference) schools and are always tough. If we come out of there with two wins or even a split, I will consider that a great start to the season.” The schedule doesn’t get much easier. They will be wrestling at Troy Christian in over a

week where they will see Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and Troy Christian — two schools who traditionally send wrestlers to the state tournament. The Red Devils are also looking towards a tri-meet with Bellefontaine and Mechanicsburg. Krebs expects great things from his team this year, but they will need to learn and grow together in order to make this a successful season.

“These are phenomenal kids,” Krebs said. “Once they realize how how talented and how capable they are at succeeding in this sport, I really expect to see big things from us. This season will provide some challenges because we are so young, but come January and February — when it really matters — you are going to see a lot of Tippecanoe kids excelling and exceeding expectations.”

District 9, Dunivan was second team and Morrett was honorable mention. And the Cash sisters were also both named to the All-Ohio first team, while Morrett and Dunivan earned All-Ohio honorable mention. Covington’s Shelby Waag was also first-team All-CCC, Covington’s Zoe Reck and Jessica Dammeyer and Newton’s Macey Jamison were second team and Bethel’s Katlyn Shoup, Bradford’s Haley Patty, Covington’s Anna Snyder and Newton’s Kenedy Brown all earned special mention. And despite being upset in the sectional title game after a regional tournament run the year before, the CCC champion Viking girls soccer team also earned the top two awards, with Katrina Sutherly winning All-CCC Player of the Year and coach Lil Carson winning Coach of the Year. Sutherly, Kendra Beckman, Emily Holicki and Anna Snyder were all firstteamers, Stevee Hazel got special mention and Katelyn Gardella got honorable mention. Also on the first team were Bethel’s Lytia Hart and Emily Mongaraz and Newton’s Marissa Kleman and Trelissa and Trista Lavy. Bethel’s Courtney Schmidt and Newton’s Katie Houk got special mention, and Bethel’s Maddie Ellerbrock and Newton’s Jenny Beacom got honorable mention. In boys soccer, Bethel’s Tyler Banks, Kurt Hamlin and Brandon Swank, Newton’s Gavin Alexander,

Austin Flanary and Daniel Vance and Miami East’s Chris Cron and Ross Snodgrass were all named to the first team. Bethel’s Carlos Panzardi, Miami East’s Brandon Kirk and Newton’s Logan Welbaum got special mention, and Bethel’s Eric Landes, Miami East’s Tucker Carrigan and Newton’s Jonny White got honorable mention. Covington — which won a second straight CCC title in football and reached the Division V Regional title game — swept the major awards. Dave Miller won Coach of the Year, Brian Olson won Lineman of the Year and A.J. Ouellette shared the Back of the Year award with Bradford’s James Canan. Members of the All-CCC first team were: Bethel’s Mason Kretzer and Gus Schwieterman, Bradford’s Canan, Dallas Cassel, Luke Hafer and Josh Hoelscher, Covington’s Olson, Ouellette, Dylan Owens, Trent Tobias and Justin Williams and Miami East’s Robert Adams, Dalton Allen, Michael Fellers and Aaron Hubbard. Members of the second team were: Bethel’s Derrick Diddle, Bradford’s Shane Hill and Corey Rench, Covington’s Troy Cron and Kyler Deeter and Miami East’s Alex Brewer and Colton Holicki. Given special mention were: Bethel’s Brandon Garlough and Jimmy Pelphrey, Bradford’s Brandon Wirrig and Brandon Wysong, Covington’s Austin Angle and Jordan Wolfe and

Miami East’s Cole Hale and Franco Villella. • CBC The Tippecanoe football team enjoyed yet another playoff season, and their AllCentral Buckeye Conference haul reflected that. Jacob Cox, Jared Ervin, Sean Ford, Andrew Gatchell, Jacob Hall, A.J. Hare, Cameron Johnson and Jarret Wasson all earned spots on the first team. Christian Carlson, Ben Hughes and Austin Hunter were given special mention and Alex Demers won the Sportsmanship award. Goalkeeper Ryan Pignatiello won the Athlete of the Year award in boys soccer, and he was on the first team along with Brad Bruns, Zach Vinski and Liam Whitworth. Kevin Ryan and Luke Vinski were given special mention and Chance Conley won the Sportsmanship award. In girls soccer, Sam Bonifas, Chelsea Clawson, Sarah Harmer and Sarah Janosik were all on the first team, McKensie Logan and Brinna Price were given special mention and Taylor Rittenhouse won the Sportsmanship award. In volleyball, Hannah Budding was a first-teamer, Halee Printz was given special mention and Hannah Losey won the Sportsmanship award. Budding was also a second team All-District 9 selection, while Printz earned AllDistrict 9 honorable mention. And Sierra Nellessen — who also was the All-Area Player of the Year in Dayton

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The Tippecanoe boys continued their dominance of Alter in their first match of the season Wednesday afternoon 2,636-2,013, while an inexperienced Red Devil girls team overcame its nerves but still fell short against the Knights 1,984-1,672. Ryan Rittenhouse rolled 220-221 for a high series of 441, Steven Calhoun rolled 209-184— 393, Logan Banks rolled 158-233—391, Josh Bellas rolled 192-199—391 and Jack Bauder rolled 210156—366. “The boys have never lost to Alter in the sevenyear history of the program,” Tippecanoe coach Clay Lavercombe said. “The guys have a chance to do something special this season, and this was a step in the right direc-

tion. We still have things we want to work on, and will continue to do so in practice.” Jenny Korleski led the girls with 138-138—278. Sarah Marshall rolled 106-124—230, Sarah Rhoades rolled 120-100— 220, Kaitlin Timmons rolled 113-100—213 and Catherine Timmons rolled a 115 game. “For four of the six girls, this was their first ever competitive bowling experience,” Lavercombe said. “Nerves played a huge factor today, and you can tell from the scores that when it got to baker play, they really calmed down. They all came to the lanes with a positive attitude and ready to work, and as a coach, that’s all you can ask for.” Tippecanoe hosts Ben Logan Friday.

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Roundup ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 seven assists. Norris added 16 points and five steals, while Taylor chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds. Sierra Besecker — another freshman — added five points and five steals. The Trojans return home Saturday to face Minster.

Troy — 67 Sierra Besecker 2-1-5, Todda Norris 5-6-16, Cristina Dennison 1-2-5, Courtney Mazzulla 1-2-5, Maddy Taylor 4-5-13, Dani Lade 0-1-1, Kristen Wood 7-2-20, Alexis Ostot 1-0-2. Totals: 2119-67. Score By Quarters Troy...................16 33 57 67 SField....................6 8 15 19 3-point goals: Troy — Dennison, Mazzulla, Wood 4. Records: Troy 1-4.

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Awards ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 Player of the Year and earning honorable mention AllOhio, and Owen was the District 9 Coach of the Year. Girls soccer coach Michael Rasey, in his second year as head coach, won his first AllGWOC North Coach of the Year award. Madison Burchfield, Kasey Copas, Courtney Mazzulla and Leah Soutar were all named to the first team, Ashley Rector, Catelyn Schmiedebusch and Maci Wadsworth were named to the second team and Amanda Blakley earned special mention. Burchfield also earned a spot on the AllGWOC team. Austin Deaton and Peyton Mowery both were named to the first team in boys soccer, Nick Kleptz, Luke Manis and Chris Schmitt were named to the second team and Daniel Carey, Matt Carr and Kyle Nelson all earned special mention. • CCC Miami East volleyball hasn’t been beaten in Cross County Conference play in years and won its second consecutive Division III State championship. Predictably, they earned tons of postseason awards. Abby Cash was the AllCCC and All-District 9 Player of the Year, while coach John Cash was the CCC, District 9 and All-Ohio Coach of the Year. Abby and Sam Cash, Leah Dunivan and Allison Morrett were AllCCC first team, while Angie Mack earned special mention. Abby and Sam Cash also were first team All-

and reached the state tournament for the second time in her career — won the CBC Player of the Year award and was named to the first team. Taylor Sutton, Katie Stenger, Nadia Mahan, Katie Gross and Miu Tanaka were all also first-teamers, Nefeli Supinger was given special mention and Mallory Reynolds won the Sportsmanship award. Nellessen, Stenger and Mahan were All-Area firstteamers, Sutton, Gross and Tanaka were all third-teamers and Supinger and Reynolds were given honorable mention. • MBC After a run to the regional final, the Troy Christian girls soccer team raked in tons of Metro Buckeye Conference awards. Lauren Peters was named the Athlete of the Year, while Brian Peters was named the Coach of the Year. Peters, Taylor Curtis, Kihei Paikai and Maddie Rench were all named to the first team, while Lydia Demmit, Sydney Hefferon and Morgan Rench were all named to the second team. Patrick Canavan and Greg Peterson were named to the boys soccer first team, while Chris Dickens and Alex Moritz were named to the second team. In volleyball, Shauna Davee, Maryn Klosterman and Alliya Lee were named to the second team. • SWBL After sharing the Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division

football championship, the Milton-Union Bulldogs had conference accolades heaped on them. Nick Fields was Special Teams Player of the Year, and Wes Martin was Offensive Lineman of the Year. Martin, Tyler Brown, Alex King, Jason Siler and Jesse Simpson were all named to the first team, while Austin Dickison, David Karns, Andrew Lynn and Joseph Thoele were all named to the second team. In volleyball, Kinsey Douglas and Kate Nealeigh were both named to the first team, while Katlyn Douglas and Michelle Richardson were named to the second team. Kinsey Douglas was also All-District 9 first team, Nealeigh was second team and Katlyn Douglas and Richardson earned honorable mention. In boys soccer, Tyler Cook and Russell Grile were named to the first team, while William Beeler and Josh Spencer were named to the second team. In girls soccer, Kasey Jackson was a first-teamer, while Matison Jackson was a second-teamer. And although the league awards were decided back at the SWBL tournament during the season, several tennis players earned All-Area recognition for the Dayton area. Kayla Smith and Claire Fetters were named to the first team, Brooke Falb was named to the second team and Jesica Ferguson and Katie Purtee earned honorable mention.

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FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 9 3 0 .750 430 260 5 7 0 .417 228 296 N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 277 337 Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 227 249 Miami South W L T Pct PF PA x-Houston 11 1 0 .917 351 221 Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 265 306 Tennessee 4 8 0 .333 248 359 Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 206 342 North W L T Pct PF PA 9 3 0 .750 303 242 Baltimore Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 254 230 Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 302 260 Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 229 265 West W L T Pct PF PA 9 3 0 .750 349 244 y-Denver 4 8 0 .333 258 257 San Diego 3 9 0 .250 235 376 Oakland Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 188 322 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA 7 5 0 .583 321 243 N.Y. Giants Washington 6 6 0 .500 312 301 6 6 0 .500 280 295 Dallas Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 217 320 South W L T Pct PF PA 11 1 0 .917 317 229 y-Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 333 285 Tampa Bay New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327 3 9 0 .250 235 292 Carolina North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 296 259 Chicago 8 4 0 .667 294 198 6 6 0 .500 262 272 Minnesota 4 8 0 .333 300 315 Detroit West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 8 3 1 .708 289 171 Seattle 7 5 0 .583 242 202 St. Louis 5 6 1 .458 221 267 4 8 0 .333 186 234 Arizona x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday's Game Atlanta 23, New Orleans 13 Sunday's Games Seattle 23, Chicago 17, OT Green Bay 23, Minnesota 14 St. Louis 16, San Francisco 13, OT Kansas City 27, Carolina 21 Houston 24, Tennessee 10 N.Y. Jets 7, Arizona 6 Indianapolis 35, Detroit 33 Buffalo 34, Jacksonville 18 New England 23, Miami 16 Denver 31, Tampa Bay 23 Cleveland 20, Oakland 17 Cincinnati 20, San Diego 13 Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 20 Dallas 38, Philadelphia 33 Monday's Game Washington 17, N.Y. Giants 16 Thursday, Dec. 6 Denver at Oakland, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 Houston at New England, 8:30 p.m. College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego San Diego State (9-3) vs. BYU (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 21 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl East Carolina (8-4) vs. LouisianaLafayette (7-4), Noon (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (75), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Washington Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Minnesota (6-6) vs.Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth,Texas Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl At New York Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5),

3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 31 Music City Bowl At Nashville,Tenn. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso,Texas Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis,Tenn. Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At DallasPurdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (75), Noon (ESPNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. State (8-4) vs. Mississippi Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (84), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (111), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl At Arlington,Texas Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (102), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (121), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 19 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 26 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, TBA (NFLN) NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 24 Wagner 31, Colgate 20 Coastal Carolina 24, BethuneCookman 14 South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 Stony Brook 20, Villanova 10 Second Round Saturday, Dec. 1 Wofford 23, New Hampshire 7 Georgia Southern 24, Cent. Arkansas 16 Old Dominion 63, Coastal Carolina 35 Illinois St. 38, Appalachian St. 37, OT North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 Sam Houston State 18, Cal Poly 16 Eastern Washington 29, Wagner 19 Montana State 16, Stony Brook 10 Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 7 Sam Houston State (9-3) at Montana State (11-1), 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 Georgia Southern (9-3) at Old Dominion (11-1), Noon Wofford (9-3) at North Dakota State (11-1), 3 p.m. Illinois State (9-3) at Eastern Washington (10-2), 6 p.m. Semifinals Friday, Dec. 14 or Saturday, Dec. 15 North Dakota State-Wofford winner vs. Montana State-Sam Houston State winner Georgia Southern-Old Dominion winner vs. Illinois State-Eastern Washington winner Championship Saturday, Jan. 5 At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco,Texas Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 17 Shippensburg 58, Bloomsburg 20 Indiana (Pa.) 27, Shepherd 17 Indianapolis 31, Midwestern State 14 West Alabama 41, Miles 7 Lenoir-Rhyne 21, Fort Valley State 6 Northwest Missouri State 35, Harding 0 Missouri Western State 57, Minnesota Duluth 55 West Texas A&M 38, Chadron State 30 Second Round Saturday, Nov. 24 West Texas A&M 33, Ashland 28 Indiana (Pa.) 17, New Haven 14 Valdosta State 49, West Alabama 21 Carson-Newman 38, Lenoir-Rhyne 35 Winston-Salem 37, Shippensburg 14 Minnesota State Mankato 38, Northwest Missouri State 35 Missouri Western State 45, Henderson State 21 Colorado State-Pueblo 28, Indianapolis 7 Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 1 Winston-Salem 21, Indiana (Pa.) 17 Valdosta State 48, Carson-Newman 26

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY BOXING 10 p.m. ESPN2 — Lightweights, Ji-Hoon Kim (24-7-0) vs. Ray Beltran (26-6-0), at Las Vegas GOLF 6:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Nelson Mandela Championship, first round, at Durban, South Africa 3:30 p.m. TGC — Ladies European Tour, Dubai Ladies Masters, second round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates (same-day tape) 8 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour Australasia, Australian Open, second round, at Sydney 1:30 a.m. TGC — Asian Tour, Thailand Championship, second round, at Bangkok MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Long Beach St. at Syracuse NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT — New York at Miami 10:30 p.m. TNT — Dallas at Phoenix NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. NFL — Denver at Oakland Minnesota State Mankato 17, Missouri Western State 10 West Texas A&M 34, Colorado StatePueblo 13 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 8 Valdosta State (10-2) at Minnesota State Mankato (13-0), 3 p.m. West Texas A&M (12-2) at WinstonSalem (13-0), 6:30 p.m. Championship Saturday, Dec. 15 At Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Ala. Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. NCAA Division III Football Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 17 Hobart 38, Washington & Lee 20 Wittenberg 52, Heidelberg 38 Franklin 42, Adrian 10 Cortland State 20, Framingham State 19 Wesley 73, Mount Ida 14 Widener 44, Bridgewater State 14 Salisbury 17, Rowan 9 Johns Hopkins 42, Washington & Jefferson 10 Mount Union 72, Christopher Newport 14 Mary Hardin-Baylor 59, Louisiana College 20 St. Thomas (Minn.) 48, St. Norbert 17 Elmhurst 27, Coe 24 Bethel (Minn.) 24, Concordia-Chicago 23 55, St. Wisconsin-Oshkosh Scholastica 10 Linfield 27, Pacific Lutheran 24 North Central (Ill.) 41, Cal Lutheran 21 Second Round Saturday, Nov. 24 Wesley 56, Cortland State 6 Hobart 35, Wittenberg 10 Widener 28, Salisbury 7 Mount Union 55, Johns Hopkins 13 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 37, Bethel (Minn.) 14 St. Thomas (Minn.) 24, Elmhurst 17 Mary Hardin-Baylor 63, Franklin 17 Linfield 30, North Central (Ill.) 14 Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 1 Mount Union 72, Widener 17 Mary Hardin-Baylor 32, Wesley 20 St. Thomas (Minn.) 47, Hobart 7 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 31, Linfield 24, OT Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 8 Mary Hardin-Baylor (13-0) at Mount Union (13-0), 1 p.m. Wisconsin-Oshkosh (13-0) at St. Thomas (Minn.) (13-0), 3:30 p.m. Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Friday, Dec. 14 At Salem Stadium Salem, Va. Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. NAIA Football Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 17 St. Francis (Ind.) 22, Baker (Kan.) 17 Cumberlands (Ky.) 42, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 24 Marian (Ind.) 42, Northwestern (Iowa) 32 Morningside (Iowa) 40, Montana Tech 35 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 31, William Penn (Iowa) 0 Southern Oregon 45, Saint Ambrose (Iowa) 28 Missouri Valley 56, Ottawa (Kan.) 21 Bethel (Tenn.) 45, Georgetown (Ky.) 44 Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 24 Marian (Ind.) 45, St. Francis (Ind.) 34 Morningside (Iowa) 47, Southern Oregon 44, OT Saint Xavier (Ill.) 35, Cumberlands (Ky.) 21 Missouri Valley 10, Bethel, Tenn. 7 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 1 Morningside (Iowa) 47, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 19 Marian (Ind.) 20, Missouri Valley 17 Championship Thursday, Dec. 13 At Barron Stadium Rome, Ga. Morningside (Iowa) (13-0) vs. Marian (Ind.) (11-1), 6:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct New York 13 4 .765 Brooklyn 11 6 .647 Philadelphia 10 8 .556 Boston 10 8 .556 Toronto 4 14 .222 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 12 4 .750 Atlanta 10 5 .667 Charlotte 7 10 .412 Orlando 7 10 .412 Washington 2 13 .133

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Central Division Pct GB W L Chicago 9 8 .529 — 10 9 .526 — Indiana 8 9 .471 1 Milwaukee Detroit 6 14 .300 4½ 4 15 .211 6 Cleveland WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB 13 3 .813 ½ Memphis San Antonio 15 4 .789 — Houston 9 8 .529 5 8 9 .471 6 Dallas New Orleans 5 12 .294 9 Northwest Division Pct GB W L Oklahoma City 15 4 .789 — 9 10 .474 6 Denver 9 10 .474 6 Utah Minnesota 8 9 .471 6 8 11 .421 7 Portland Pacific Division Pct GB W L L.A. Clippers 11 6 .647 — 11 7 .611 ½ Golden State 9 10 .474 3 L.A. Lakers 7 12 .368 5 Phoenix 4 12 .250 6½ Sacramento Tuesday's Games Minnesota 105, Philadelphia 88 Washington 105, Miami 101 Oklahoma City 117, Brooklyn 111 Indiana 80, Chicago 76 Houston 107, L.A. Lakers 105 Memphis 108, Phoenix 98, OT Wednesday's Games New York 100, Charlotte 98 Indiana 99, Portland 92 Boston 104, Minnesota 94 Golden State 104, Detroit 97 L.A. Lakers 103, New Orleans 87 Atlanta 108, Denver 104 Chicago 95, Cleveland 85 San Antonio 110, Milwaukee 99 Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m. Toronto at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Thursday's Games New York at Miami, 8 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. Friday's Games Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Denver at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Charlotte at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at Utah, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. Orlando at Sacramento, 10 p.m. The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ..............................Record Pts Prv 1. Indiana (45) ..........8-0 1,605 1 2. Duke (20)..............8-0 1,577 2 3. Michigan ...............7-0 1,467 3 4. Syracuse...............5-0 1,384 6 5. Louisville ...............6-1 1,332 5 6. Florida...................6-0 1,324 7 7. Ohio St..................5-1 1,254 4 8. Arizona..................5-0 1,190 9 9. Kansas..................6-1 1,079 10 10. Gonzaga .............8-0 1,054 12 11. Cincinnati ............7-0 919 17 12. Missouri ..............6-1 866 16 13. Illinois..................8-0 654 22 14. Minnesota ...........8-1 584 21 15. Georgetown ........5-1 545 20 16. Creighton ............7-1 469 11 17. San Diego St. .....5-1 410 23 18. New Mexico ........8-0 402 25 19. Michigan St.........6-2 347 13 20. North Carolina ....6-2 321 14 21. UNLV...................5-1 285 24 22. Notre Dame ........7-1 278 — 23. Oklahoma St.......5-1 263 15 24. Wichita St............8-0 245 — 25. NC State .............4-2 234 18 Others receiving votes: Kentucky 186, Virginia Tech 170, Pittsburgh 164, Oregon 155, Alabama 96, UConn 92, Baylor 49, Colorado 44, Boise St. 22, Butler 18, Maryland 9, Temple 9, Miami 7, Colorado St. 5, Wyoming 5, Murray St. 4, LSU 1, Marquette 1. USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ..............................Record Pts Pvs 1. Indiana (25) ..........8-0 768 1 2. Duke (6) ................8-0 749 2 3. Michigan ...............7-0 701 3 4. Syracuse...............5-0 660 5 5. Florida...................6-0 629 7 6. Louisville ...............6-1 612 6 7. Ohio State.............5-1 598 4 8. Arizona..................5-0 564 9 9. Kansas..................6-1 534 10 10. Gonzaga .............8-0 522 12 11. Missouri ..............6-1 427 15 12. Cincinnati ............7-0 415 16

Thursday, December 6, 2012 13. Creighton ............7-1 299 11 14. Illinois..................8-0 283 22 15. San Diego State .5-1 270 21 16. North Carolina ....6-2 248 13 17. Michigan State....6-2 222 14 18. UNLV...................5-1 210 20 19. Kentucky .............4-3 196 8 20. New Mexico ........8-0 182 23 21. Minnesota ...........8-1 149 — 22. Oklahoma State..5-1 122 17 23. Georgetown ........5-1 121 25 24. N.C. State ...........4-2 115 18 25. Notre Dame ........7-1 92 — Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 89, Wichita State 47, Colorado 41, Oregon 40, UConn 38, Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 27, Baylor 18, Wyoming 9, Kansas State 8, Murray State 7, Butler 6, Miami 5, Mississippi 5, Colorado State 3, Memphis 3, Boise State 2, VCU 1. Wednesday's College Basketball Scores EAST Albany (NY) 77, St. Francis (NY) 73 Arcadia 76, Lebanon Valley 67 Assumption 59, St. Rose 58 CCSU 87, New Hampshire 84 Farmingdale 78, Purchase 57 Holy Cross 83, Sacred Heart 78 NYU 80, Old Westbury 76 Navy 85, Monmouth (NJ) 66 Niagara 62, Loyola (Md.) 61 Pittsburgh 66, Duquesne 45 Quinnipiac 67, Colgate 56 Ramapo 84, Montclair St. 61 Rochester 82, Hamilton 60 Rutgers-Newark 71, William Paterson 66 St. Peter's 64, Iona 62 Swarthmore 87, Washington (Md.) 82 Towson 68, Vermont 64 West Virginia 69, Marshall 59 Williams 96, Castleton St. 52 Yale 64, Bryant 62 MIDWEST Augsburg 68, Hamline 62 Ball St. 76, Holy Cross (Ind.) 57 Bethel (Minn.) 60, Gustavus 59 Buffalo 72, Milwaukee 52 Butler 87, IUPUI 55 Davenport 80, Siena Heights 45 DePaul 74, Chicago St. 64 Detroit 79, Toledo 73 Evansville 94, Miami (Ohio) 68 Indianapolis 57, Central St. (Ohio) 53 Michigan St. 76, Ark.-Pine Bluff 44 Michigan-Dearborn 76, Marygrove 70 N. Illinois 65, SIU-Edwardsville 54 N. Iowa 76, N. Colorado 59 Northwestern Ohio 73, Madonna 68 Rose-Hulman 70, Manchester 52 Saint Louis 67, North Texas 63 Saint Mary's (Cal) 88, Drake 73 St. John's (Minn.) 89, Macalester 57 St. Thomas (Minn.) 101, St. Mary's (Minn.) 63 St. Xavier 93, St. Francis (Ill.) 68 UMKC 73, North Dakota 70 Valparaiso 63, IPFW 52 W. Illinois 57, E. Illinois 45 Washington (Mo.) 72, Webster 49 Wayne (Mich.) 83, Ashland 52 Wis.-Whitewater 64, Wis.-La Crosse 52 SOUTH Austin Peay 88, Oakland City 63 Charlotte 73, Davidson 69 Emory & Henry 66, Hiwassee 49 Florida 72, Florida St. 47 Guilford 80, Greensboro 61 Hampden-Sydney 91, Shenandoah 62 James Madison 70, ETSU 45 Loyola NO 77, Xavier (NO) 67 Maryland 100, Md.-Eastern Shore 68 Memphis 84, Ohio 58 Middle Tennessee 84, UAB 64 N. Dakota St. 69, Morehead St. 57 Pfeiffer 86, Barber-Scotia 66 Point (Ga.) 74, Berry 61 Randolph 78, Ferrum 59 Transylvania 83, Earlham 63 UNC Wilmington 62, Coker 47 Virginia 46, Tennessee 38 Virginia Union 93, Washington Adventist 64 W. Kentucky 58, S. Illinois 57 Wake Forest 71, High Point 60 Wofford 54, Gardner-Webb 42 SOUTHWEST Cent. Arkansas 87, UT-Martin 86 Oklahoma City 103, Northwood (Texas) 63 Oral Roberts 86, Texas St. 77 Texas A&M 62, Stephen F. Austin 54 Tulsa 61, Missouri St. 42 FAR WEST Arizona St. 71, Hartford 63 Loyola Marymount 92, N. Arizona 86 Utah 76, Boise St. 55 Utah St. at BYU, ppd. Wednesday's Scores Boys Basketball Cin. Colerain 57, Ryle, Ky. 53 Cin. Riverview East 63, Cin. Hillcrest 45 Hillsboro 46, Lynchburg-Clay 37 Wednesday's Scores Girls Basketball Akr. Hoban 73, Canal Fulton Northwest 28 Akr. SVSM 56, Youngs. Ursuline 37 Amherst Steele 59, N. Olmsted 47 Avon 52, N. Ridgeville 27 Beloit W. Branch 59, Canfield 52 Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 49, Avon Lake 28 Burton Berkshire 36, Ashtabula Edgewood 30 Cin. Anderson 61, Loveland 34 Cin. Country Day 43, Cin. Seven Hills 27 Cin. Mariemont 38, Cin. Wyoming 31 Cin. McNicholas 47, Middletown Fenwick 2 Cin. Summit Country Day 56, Cin. N. College Hill 51 Cin. Turpin 49, Milford 40 Cin. Walnut Hills 38, Cin. Glen Este 34 Cle. Hay 64, Maple Hts. 46 Cle. Hts. 53, Eastlake N. 43 Cle. St. Joseph 49, Parma Hts. Holy Name 39 Cols. Mifflin 44, Cols. South 27 Cols. Ready 77, Cols. School for Girls 18 Cols. Watterson 42, Cols. Hartley 38 Columbia Station Columbia 70, Sheffield Brookside 52 Day. Carroll 48, Hamilton Badin 44 Dresden Tri-Valley 54, Thornville Sheridan 40 Elyria Cath. 62, Grafton Midview 23 Fayetteville-Perry 88, Hillsboro 42 Frankfort Adena 46, Greenfield McClain 27 Fremont, Ind. 56, Reading 40 Garrettsville Garfield 36, E. Can. 29 Geneva 58, Madison 49 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 41, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 39 Green 46, Medina Highland 44 Hamilton Ross 30, Hamilton 27 Kettering Alter 92, Cin. Purcell Marian 10 Lakewood 47, Bay Village Bay 37 Lancaster 45, Dublin Scioto 36 Macedonia Nordonia 53, Copley 44

Mason 63, Kings Mills Kings 22 Mayfield 59, Shaker Hts. 44 Medina 69, Parma 28 Mentor 49, Brunswick 46 N. Baltimore 59, Lima Perry 49 Norton 51, Ravenna 41 Oberlin Firelands 57, Rocky River Lutheran W. 44 Oxford Talawanda 54, Monroe 26 Painesville Riverside 56, Willoughby S. 33 Portsmouth Notre Dame 56, Ironton St. Joseph 45 Reading 57, N. Bend Taylor 25 Richmond Hts. 62, Bedford St. Peter Chanel 37 Rootstown 61, Mogadore 54 Shaker Hts. Laurel 57, Cle. Cent. Cath. 23 St. Bernard 57, Hamilton New Miami 24 Stow-Munroe Falls 71, Garfield Hts. 29 Strasburg-Franklin 53, Bowerston Conotton Valley 35 Streetsboro 42, Akr. Springfield 35 Tallmadge 52, Richfield Revere 50 Westerville N. 76, Cols. East 20 Westlake 66, Olmsted Falls 38 Wilmington 35, Washington C.H. 18 Zanesville 45, Logan 30 Zanesville Maysville 81, New Lexington 24 Zanesville Rosecrans 49, Cols. DeSales 33 Zanesville W. Muskingum 55, New Philadelphia 42

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES_Agreed to terms with OF Lew Ford, OF Conor Jackson, OF Jason Pridie, RHP Daniel McCutchen, RHP Adam Russell, C Allan De San Miguel, C Jose Gil, C Chris Robinson and LHP Jan Novak on minor league contracts. DETROIT TIGERS_Traded LHP Andy Oliver to Pittsburgh for C Ramon Cabrera. TEXAS RANGERS_Agreed to terms with OF Chih-Hsien Chiang on a minor league contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES_Exercised the 2014 option on manager Fredi Gonzalez. Named Dave Holliday and Brad Sloan special assistants to the general manager/major league scouts. Promoted Don Chiti to special assistant to the general manager/pitching development and special assignment. Agreed to terms with C Jose Yepez and C Matt Pagnozzi on minor league contracts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA_Fined Brooklyn F Gerald Wallace $5,000 for flopping. ATLANTA HAWKS_Recalled G John Jenkins from Bakersfield (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League NFL_Suspended Seattle CB Brandon Browner four games for violating the policy on performance enhancing substances. BUFFALO BILLS_Placed DE Chris Kelsay on injured reserve. Signed CB T.J. Heath and G Keith Williams from the practice squad. DETROIT RED WINGS_Reassigned D Gleason Fournier from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL). GREEN BAY PACKERS_Placed RB Johnny White on injured reserve. Signed RB Ryan Grant. Signed OL Shea Allard and S Chaz Powell to the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS_Signed CB Stanford Routt. Placed CB Brice McCain on injured reserve with a designation for return. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS_Signed LB Jamaal Westerman. Signed RB Alvester Alexander to the practice squad. Released TE Martell Webb and CB Isaiah Green from the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS_Placed T Jake Long on injured reserve. Released DB Anderson Russell. Signed T Patrick Brown and DB Tyrone Culver. MINNESOTA VIKINGS_Placed WR Percy Harvin on injured reserve. NEW YORK JETS_Signed DT Tevita Finau to the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS_Signed RB Jamize Olawale from the practice squad. ST. LOUIS RAMS_Released WR Saalim Hakim from the practice squad. Signed CB Quinton Pointer to the practice squad. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS_Placed LB Antwan Barnes on injured reserve. Resigned OL Reggie Wells. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS_Released DB Eddie Whitley from the practice squad. Signed LB Alex Hoffman-Ellis to the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS_Signed CB DeShawn Shead from the practice squad, CB Ron Parker from Carolina's practice squad and RB Derrick Coleman to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS_Signed OL Kyle DeVan and T Daniel Baldridge. Signed G Chris Scott to the practice squad. Placed T David Stewart, S Robert Johnson and G Steve Hutchinson on injured reserve. Claimed G Mitch Petrus off waivers from New England. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS_Named Kyle Walters assistant general manager and director of Canadian scouting. OLYMPICS IOC_Stripped the 2004 Olympic medals from Ukrainian shot putter Yuriy Bilonog, Belarussian hammer thrower Ivan Tskikhan, Russian shot putter Svetlana Krivelyova and Belarussian discus thrower Irina Yatchenko for doping. SOCCER Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY_Acquired D/M Josh Gardner from Montreal for a 2013 second-round draft pick, and exercised Gardner's contract option. COLLEGE WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE_Announced it is adding Chicago State as a member in July. CALIFORNIA_Named Sonny Dykes football coach. Announced WR Keenan Allen will enter the NFL draft. EASTERN MICHIGAN_Announced offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ken Karcher has left the football program. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL_Fired football coach Mario Cristobal. MARIST_Signed women's basketball coach Brian Giorgis to a contract extension through the 2020-21 season. PURDUE_Named Darrell Hazell football coach.

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Did Costas overstep bounds with gun comments? BY FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK — Clearly, Bob Costas stirred up a hornet’s nest Sunday with a halftime commentary about Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend (and the mother of his child) before killing himself. On Twitter, someone posed this question: “Who put Costas on in the middle of a football game so he could spew his one sided beliefs?” Another tweeter sharply recommended Costas “stick to football … the more you talk, the dumber you sound.” And on and on it went. The message resounded: Bob Costas, just shut up. All from this: “If Jovan Belcher didn’t possess a gun,” Costas told a TV audience of more than 20 million, “he and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today.” The reasons for the pushback were familiar when a celebrity be it musician,

sportscaster, even news anchor bypasses what the public believes is that star’s area and expounds on issues in the larger world. But as our world grows into a place where anyone with a smartphone and an Internet connection can rant far and wide, celebrities, it seems, are still held to a higher standard or a different one than the rest of us. Reaction to Costas’ remarks was swift, with much of it harsh, ranging from the scolding hosts of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” the next morning to agitated sports fans typing tweets as they watched him on NBC’s broadcast of the Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys game. Numerous reasons were advanced for why Costas had no business weighing in on the issue of gun ownership (while others expressed their support for him). But in an odd lapse of reasoning, many of the opinion slingers who condemned

Costas blasted him for simply voicing his opinion. Technology has leveled the playing field (so to speak) for distributing opinions and ideas to the world. Granted, most people don’t have 20 million listeners at their command, as Costas did Sunday. But everyone can post a comment on any topic that, via social media, can reach a global audience. Consumer feedback is solicited by media outlets and other organizations around the clock. A public forum for opinions that can span the world is guaranteed anyone in reach of a Wi-Fi connection. And yet, in an era when widespread opining is deemed our basic human right, an opinion that is often leveled at others for doing so is “You should shut up!” With that in mind, much debate surrounding Costas’ commentary has sought to tease out a distinction between acceptable opinion and opinions that are out of

bounds. It’s been said that politics and religion don’t mix. But the response to Costas’ commentary suggests that, for many within earshot, sports are even more sacred. By this argument, a fractious world of partisan politics and cultural clashes has no place in the football sanctuary. Sports should be a refuge from life’s harsher truths, a comfort zone for a special brand of clashing between rival teams. Here, Red State/Blue State differences can take a break and unite for a red-white-andblue brand of partisanship. So when politics encroaches on sports, it inevitably makes some fans queasy. Or livid. Just recall President Jimmy Carter’s controversial decision that the United States would boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. And at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, two U.S. athletes raised a black-

gloved fist in a black power salute during the medal ceremony. The two AfricanAmerican athletes were expelled from the Games. If Costas played politics for 90 seconds Sunday night, it was on a much reduced scale than those examples. Yet many people “insist that an NFL broadcast is supposedly a sacrosanct and therefore apolitical space that must remain free of ‘hot-button issues,’” noted David Sirota in a Salon column on Tuesday. “But, then, in commenting on the Kansas City Chiefs murder-suicide, Costas was merely weighing in on the biggest NFL story of the day, which is exactly what he’s paid to do and what typically happens during an NFL halftime show.” Were Costas’ reflections on when “ugly reality intrudes upon our games” really so intrusive and outrageous? Did his status as a professional commentator really disqualify him from sharing a

thought about a tragedy that millions of his fellow Americans were talking about? Should he really lose his job? (That was an opinion voiced on Fox News Channel.) “What I was talking about here and I’m sorry if that wasn’t clear to everybody was a gun culture,” Costas said in an appearance on MSNBC’s “Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” on Tuesday. “I never mentioned the Second Amendment. I never used the words ‘gun control.’ People inferred that.” Even so, it may be that Costas crossed a line by bringing politics into his football coverage. But it wasn’t the first time a hot-button issue had been pressed in a sports broadcast. In 2003, conservative radio superstar Rush Limbaugh resigned from a brief stint on the panel of ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown.” His departure followed his race-tinged comments about Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

■ College Football

■ National Football League

All up to the voters

Bengals

Manziel could be first freshman to win Heisman COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Johnny Manziel certainly has the statistics worthy of a Heisman Trophy winner. He plays in the powerful Southeastern Conference. He has a signature win all things Heisman voters typically look for. The only question is whether the voters will give the award to a freshman for the first time. Adrian Peterson, star running back for the Vikings and the only freshman to finish second in voting, is hoping the jinx ends Saturday night. “Hopefully they don’t rob him like they did me,” Peterson, who lost by 328 votes to junior Matt Leinart in 2004, said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I hope he wins.” Manziel may a favorite this year, but who knows? Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o are the other finalists and both can make strong cases, too. But neither caught the attention of the fans quite like Johnny Football, who led the Aggies to an upset of off No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Manziel accumulated 4,600 yards of total offense in 12 games to break the Southeastern Conference record for total yards in a season. The record was previously held by 2010 Heisman winner Cam Newton, who needed 14 games to pile up 4,327 yards. The Aggies, who went 10-2 in their first season in the SEC after moving from the Big 12, certainly hope Manziel is the one to finally break the freshman curse (Manziel is a redshirt freshman, not a true freshman). On a website the school created to promote Manziel for the award, they point out that he’s different than many freshman. Manziel enrolled in college in January 2010

■ CONTINUED FROM 13 “He’s done a great job being patient, but making his decisions and getting up the field have been outstanding. That’s the big thing.” The Bengals got to see another side of him during the second half of their 2013 win in San Diego on Sunday. After Green-Ellis was dropped for a loss on third-and-1, he was outspoken on the sideline, rallying the rest of the offense. “He’s vocal in a sense that when he feels like something needs to be said, he’ll say it,” left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. “He’ll ask what he needs and what we have to do to be successful. He’s not scared to talk about it. And that’s a good thing. It’s a mark of a guy that’s confident.” Green-Ellis is the opposite of Benson when it comes to sharing his thoughts with the public. Benson would meet with the media in front of his locker every Wednesday to discuss the state of the team and the upcoming

game. If he thought the Bengals were overlooking the run, he’d say so. Green-Ellis doesn’t do many interviews and doesn’t say much even then. “I’m only thinking about Dallas, that’s about it,” he said after practice on Wednesday. “I don’t even care about the last three games. Those are etched in stone. Nothing we can do about them. Only thing I care about is improving and worrying about Dallas.” The Cowboys (6-6) come to Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday, needing to stop Green-Ellis in order to have a chance to stay in the playoff chase. Dallas is one of four teams in the NFC at 6-6, a game behind Seattle for the final wild card berth. “Physically the line is good up front, but he just has a good feel for running,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. “I think anybody who’s followed his career when he was in New England, he just seemed to make a lot of yards. He’s certainly doing that in Cincinnati.”

■ National Hockey League

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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) celebrates after the Aggies defeated top-ranked Alabama 29-24 Nov. 10 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Manziel could become the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy when the award is presented on Saturday night. and will be a junior academically this spring. He turns 20 on Thursday, making him older than Mark Ingram was when he took home the Heisman as a sophomore in 2009. He would also be just the second Aggie to win the award and the first since John David Crow in 1957. Crow got a push from his famous coach before the voting was done that season. “If John David Crow doesn’t win the Heisman Trophy,” then-A&M coach Paul “Bear” Bryant said, “they ought to stop giving it.” Crow got a good laugh

this week when asked if he believed the same was true of Manziel. “I don’t have near the audience that coach Bryant had,” he said, still chuckling. “I’m not sure how big that would go over.” Then the 77-year-old former halfback got serious. “He is very, very deserving,” Crow said. “I don’t care what age he is, whether he is right-handed or left-handed, wears a 17 shoe or nine shoe, he is very, very deserving of being named the outstanding player in college this year.”

Manziel’s whirlwind season had a modest beginning with him having to beat out two other quarterbacks to win the starting position in midAugust. As his numbers grew, so did the legend of Johnny Football, a nickname Aggies bestowed him with as he settled in at College Station. When the Aggies beat the defending champion Crimson Tide on national television behind an outstanding performance by Manziel, the phrase seemed to be everywhere. It’s a name that still amuses him.

Negotiations continue for NHL NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiations between hockey owners and players are going so well that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says he’s “pleased with the process” even if he has been left outside the latest rounds of discussions. Still stuck on the perimeter with players’ association executive director Donald Fehr, Bettman made a brief statement Wednesday on the state of the ongoing lockout after the league’s board of governors met for about two hours. Bettman declined to take any questions as he stood at an NHL podium in a Manhattan hotel, just one floor away from

where talks resumed for a second straight day. A ray of hope that a season-saving deal could be made emerged late Tuesday night after about eight hours of bargaining. “We are pleased with the process that is ongoing, and out of respect for that process I don’t have anything else to say,” Bettman said. Some executives spoke briefly as they scurried on New York streets and hopped into cars after the board of governors meeting. No details emerged, but the mood seemed positive. “We feel good about the information we got,” new Columbus Blue Jackets president John Davidson said.

■ National Football League

Thomas rips ex-teammate Hillis

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Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis, left, runs for yardage while picking up a block from teammates Joe Thomas (73) against Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Derek Cox, right, during a game Nov. 21, 2010 in Jacksonville, Fla. Hillis is returning to play in Cleveland this week with the Kansas City Chiefs.

BEREA (AP) — Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas once blocked and did all he could to protect Peyton Hillis from harm. On Wednesday, he steamrolled his former teammate. With Hillis coming to Cleveland this week as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Thomas unloaded on the bruising running back, saying he didn’t always play hard and accused Hillis of putting his contract situation ahead of the team.

Thomas felt it was selfish behavior. “It was a terrible distraction,” Thomas said following practice. “He crippled our offense. We were struggling to find anybody who could carry the ball after all the injuries we had. To have Peyton going through a contract dispute and basically refusing to play, it was a big distraction. But more than anything, he was our starting running back that was a good player who was going to help us be a successful

offense. “When he’s not there and you don’t have anybody to turn to, it makes it hard to win. And that’s the distraction, it’s not being successful.” Hillis was the toast of Cleveland in 2011. He rushed for 1,177 yards, scored 11 touchdowns and endeared himself to Browns fans with his bullin-a-china-shop running style. Following the season, Hillis was selected to have his likeness on the cover of the popular Madden video

game, a choice that seemed to trigger his undoing. He wanted a long-term contract with the Browns, and took his campaign public. From the start, his season unraveled as greed seemed to consume him. “He was everything people knew about him hardworking, blue-collar, tough, would do anything for anybody on the team,” Thomas said. “All he cared about was winning, and then all of a sudden the next year, all he cared about was trying to get his new contract.”