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Social services access mired in digital change ‘Cost-saving’ computer system $46M over budget, two years late By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

‘Ugly’ for the win Fans break Guinness sweater record for KU game against Montana, the word certainly applied. Snowmen, Santa Claus uch has been said and reindeer all made apabout the atmopearances in fans’ stitched sphere game apparel, Online: at tallying points Allen FieldSee the complete for a contest of house when the their own. ugly sweater Jayhawks play, Fans wore photo gallery at the sweaters but “festive” LJWorld.com/ as part of an isn’t a descriptor that usually sweaterrecord effort led by comes to mind. Kansas AthletOn Saturday, though, as ics to break the current thousands of fans wore holi- Guinness World Record day sweaters to the Kansas Germaine Joseph-Hays and Quentin Hays, of Ruidoso, Please see UGLY, page 10A N.M., show off their sweaters. Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo University men’s basketball

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Topeka — A new computer system that was supposed to make it easier for people to apply for Medicaid It just looks and other social like a way to services for the poor and disabled make it more is more than two difficult for years past due and people to at least $46 mil- access benefits lion over budget, according to a re- they are cent Legislative entitled to.” Post Audit report. In addition, the — State Sen. Laura Kelly, report said, even D-Topeka when the new system comes fully online, the Kansas Eligibility Enforcement System, or KEES, still won’t perform as originally intended, and it is no longer expected to produce the savings in operational costs that were originally projected.

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Two frats on probation over hazing By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

Right: A familiar phrase is stitched on the back of a Kansas University “ugly” Christmas sweater as a member of the cheer squad takes a seat on the sideline Saturday during the second half of the Jayhawks’ game vs. Montana at Allen Fieldhouse. Top: A sea of ugly-sweatered fans root for KU.

Two Kansas University fraternities are on probation for hazing and will remain that way until 2017. Delta Tau Delta, with a house located at 1111 W. 11th St., and Phi Beta Sigma, a small African-American greek letter fraternity, were placed on probation by the university this spring, according to KU’s Organizational Conduct Status Report. KANSAS Hazing at Delta Tau Del- UNIVERSITY ta occurred in fall 2014, and hazing by Phi Beta Sigma occurred in spring 2015. KU won’t share any information about what happened or whether any students were hurt. Documents from KU’s investigations of both fraternities, obtained through a Kansas Open Records Act request by the Journal-World, are heavily redacted to hide that information.

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DEATHS Harold J. Cannon, Jr.

Linda Sue McniSh

Graveside service for Harold J. Cannon, Jr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tues., Dec. 22nd at Memorial Park Cemetery. For more info. go to warrenmcelwain.com.

Services for Linda Sue McNish, 50, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She died Friday. rumsey-yost.com

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Services for Charles R. Grahnert, 65, Lenexa, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died at his home. rumsey-yost.com

Ronald J. Otto, 63 of Baldwin, passed Friday. Graveside 3PM, Dec. 23 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. Visit at 1PM at Wilson’s in Wellsville.

Bill Freeman Bill Freeman, 84, of LeRoy, KS, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015, at the Life Care Center in Burlington. He was born January 27, 1931, in Burlington, the son of Harold and Erma (Herr) Freeman. He grew up in Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School in 1949. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Emporia State University in 1953 where he was a member of Phi Sigma Epsilon. He was a four-year football letterman at guard at Emporia State. He later earned a Master’s Degree from the University of Kansas. On August 22, 1954, Bill and Joan Bader were married at the First Christian Church in LeRoy. They became the parents of a son, Jeff, and a daughter, Jennifer. Bill coached and taught physical education at Baxter Springs, LeRoy, Osawatomie, Parker Rural and Lawrence. His first State Football Championship came at LeRoy High School. He then won 2 State Football Championships at Osawatomie High School. He built a dynasty at Lawrence where his teams played in 10 consecutive Class 6A State Championships – 1986-1995, winning 5 State Championships. His overall record at Lawrence was 134-38. Five of his players went on to play in the NFL. He also coached track and won 2 State Track Titles at Lawrence. Coach Freeman was enshrined in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. He was also selected to the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1996 by the Jayhawk Chapter in Lawrence, was a recipient of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame’s Pride of Kansas Award, and has been inducted into the Emporia State Hall of Fame and the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame. He was a Shrine Bowl Coach in 1973.

Following his retirement Bill moved back to LeRoy in 1990 where he owned 1st National Bank of LeRoy. He was very active in the LeRoy community serving as Mayor for 21 years. He was a member of the First Christian Church where he served as Deacon. He was also a member of Neosho Lodge #27, A.F. & A.M., the Coffey County Historical Society, and the Allen County Community College Endowment Assoc. He was a board member of CASA and in early years served in the Kansas National Guard. Bill enjoyed all sports, history, traveling, his grandchildren, and life in general. One of his greatest enjoyments was seeing his players and students become successful later in life. Bill is survived by Joan, his wife of more than 61 years, of the home in LeRoy; his son, Jeff Freeman, LeRoy; his daughter, Jennifer Nauertc and husband Bob, LeRoy; three grandchildren, Tyler, Bryson, and Kaitlyn Meats; his sister, Helen Sherrick and husband Don, Hutchinson; his brother-in-law, Bob Bader and wife Joan, LeRoy; a niece, Debbie Mitzner; four nephews, Doug, Jon, Eric, and Joe Bader; and an untold number of former students, players, and friends who were impacted in a positive way by Bill. He truly will be missed. Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 21, 2015, at the First Christian Church in LeRoy. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Assoc. or the SCCHS Athletic Dept. (Southern Coffey County High School) and may be sent in care of Jones Funeral Home, PO Box 277, Burlington, KS 66839. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.

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The graduation rate for students who qualify for free lunch is nearly 12 Though overall gradu- percentage points lower ation rates at Lawrence’s — 80.2 percent versus two high schools have 92.1 percent — than the increased over the past overall graduation rate. several years, there is one But district officials say trend that remains better support for predictable. those students At both Lawcannot be providrence and Free ed directly. State, graduation Federal law rates for students protects the idenwith low sociotities of students economic status from low-income SCHOOLS consistently rank households — as toward the bottom. In measured by their par2015, one in five students ticipation in the free and who qualified for free Please see SCHOOLS, page 8A lunch did not graduate. By Rochelle Valverde

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Readers unsure about city’s incentive policies

f anything can be derived from our latest LJWorld.com survey, it’s this: Many readers are unsure when it comes to the city’s economic development incentive policies, which have recently been used — but questioned — by those in City Hall. About half of the approximately 1,000 who responded to the survey answered they were “not sure” whether they supported the policies or if they agreed with recent incentives decisions by the City Commission. A good chunk of respondents — about 37

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Economic development policies UNSURE: 57.8%

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Here’s a look at the results: l Most readers — 57.8 percent — answered they percent — said they did were not sure about Lawthink the policies needed to be revised. That’s some- rence’s current economic thing the City Commission development incentives policies. The rest of the has said it’s planning to responses were split: 21.6 discuss early next year. nwentling@ljworld.com

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percent said no, they don’t support the policies, and 20.6 percent said they did. The results had a margin of error of 2.3 to 3 percentage points. l About the same Please see POLICIES, page 4A

he number that caught my eye Wednesday morning was $200 million, and thankfully it didn’t come from my friends at Visa. It is from the city’s latest building permit report. The city has topped the $200 million mark in construction projects for the first time in its history. (The true total is actually a lot higher because

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the city’s figures don’t include the bulk of the Please see REPORT, page 4A

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school projects underway or the work happening on the Kansas University campus. Plus, building permit totals don’t capture other types of construction, such as the more than $190 million worth of road work as part of the South Lawrence Trafficway project.) The latest report shows building permits issued in October, and the fall season was a good one on the

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number of people as in the previous question (57.1 percent) said they were “not sure” about whether the city needed to revise its incentives policies. There was more of a discrepancy in the remaining responses: 34.6 percent said yes, the policies did need revising, and 8.3 percent said no. The results had a margin of error of 1.5 to 3 percentage points. l As for the City Commission’s recent decisions regarding economic development incentives, 59.6 percent said they were not sure about them. Seventeen percent said yes, they did support the decisions, and 23.4 percent said they did not. The responses had a margin of error of 2.2 to 3 percentage points. l When asked whether they considered the current City Commission as “business-friendly,” again, almost half responded that they were not sure. The remaining responses were 28.9 percent “yes” and 24.1 percent “no.” The results had a margin of

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construction front. The city issued permits for $12 million worth of projects in the month. That brought the yearto-date total to $206.9 million. We previously have reported that the city set a new building total record. Back in August, the city broke the previous record of $171.9 million that was set in 2013. So, now the city is just adding to the record. Perhaps the most noteworthy number in the report is that singlefamily home construction experienced its best month of the year in October. Builders pulled

permits for 28 singlefamily homes, topping the previous high mark of 21 set in June. When you add duplex construction to the mix, the city has issued 211 permits for single-family and duplex construction in the city thus far in 2015. That’s the highest total in at least the past six years, according to figures from the city. Not only is the number higher, it is a lot higher. At this time in 2014, the city had issued only 88 permits for single-family and duplex construction. The five-year average has been 112 units. The numbers seem to

About this story A Thousand Voices is a feature that surveys readers of LJWorld.com about their opinions on a variety of issues being debated by the public. The Journal-World will regularly conduct a poll that captures a representative sample of the approximately 35,000 users of LJWorld.com. All polling will be conducted by our partner, Google Consumer Surveys. The Google system chooses participants for the poll at random. Users of LJWorld.com have no ability to choose to take the poll. Some people had this survey presented to them when they went to our website and some didn’t. Each poll consists of at least 1,000 responses from website users. The survey software calculates results using margins of error and 95 percent confidence levels common to the polling industry. If you have a topic you would like to see as part of a future poll, please suggest it to Nikki Wentling at nwentling@ljworld.com. error of 2.5 to 3.1 percentage points. It should be noted that this survey was conducted before news broke Wednesday about allegations of The Oread hotel improperly receiving almost $430,000 in sales tax reimbursements from the city. Sales tax reimbursements are part of an incentives agreement the city entered into with The Oread’s developers in 2008. The number of “not sure” responses likely means the readers aren’t aware of what the city’s

incentives policies are or how the City Commission has recently used them, or that they don’t know enough about them to offer an opinion. The types of the city’s incentives — which are spelled out in documents on the city website — include loans and grants, infrastructure improvements, tax abatements, tax increment financing and transportation development districts. Each type has its own set of qualifications businesses must meet. Since October, the

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be a sign the construction industry is betting the housing market in Lawrence is in for a pretty good run. The city report also noted a couple of projects worth keeping an eye on. Permits have been issued for a new industrial building in front of the Comfort Inn and Suites near McDonald Drive and Princeton Boulevard. As we previously have reported, a group led by Lawrence businessman Thomas Fritzel is building a storage unit facility there. Based on the plans I’ve seen, it won’t be mini-storage units; rather, the plans

show three climatecontrolled buildings that will be constructed on the site. My understanding is Fritzel plans to relocate some of his construction firms that are using some downtown space into those buildings. I suspect some of the buildings also may be for lease to other firms that have storage or warehouse needs, but I don’t have any definitive word on that. That project pulled permits for about $775,000 worth of work, which made it the largest project of October. The city’s report also

notes a building permit has been issued for remodeling work at Sports Pavilion Lawrence, the city-owned recreation center at Rock Chalk Park. The work is part of Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s plan to renovate vacant space in the center into a sports therapy location for the hospital. The city issued permits for about $150,000 worth of remodeling work at the center.

City Commission has approved incentives for two downtown projects: the Eldridge Hotel expansion and an apartment project at 800 New Hampshire St. The city will grant industrial revenue bonds for the Eldridge expansion that will save developers an estimated $460,000. Industrial revenue bonds exempt them from paying sales tax on construction materials. Industrial revenue bonds were also approved for the New Hampshire Street apartments — which are planned for the old Pachamamas restaurant building — that will save developers on that project an estimated $317,000. The city’s Public Incentives Review Committee voted earlier this month to recommend Menard Inc. receive an incentives package worth $2.3 million to build a manufacturing facility at Lawrence VenturePark. That request must go before the City Commission for final approval. During discussions about the 800 New Hampshire apartments, Mayor Mike Amyx suggested commissioners gather

early next year to discuss possible changes to the incentives policies. That project met the qualifications necessary for a business receiving industrial revenue bonds, but there was some question of whether those qualifications should be amended. The Lawrence League of Women Voters held a public discussion on economic development incentives in November. There, Larry McElwain, president and CEO of the Lawrence chamber of commerce, said tax abatements and other incentives were tools to attract businesses and jobs to the city when used effectively. He has told commissioners he wants the Chamber to be involved in the upcoming talks about revisions to the

incentives policies. Kansas University accounting professor Allen Ford brought up at that same public discussion (where he argued against public incentives) that if Lawrence were to stop using them, the city would be labeled as “anti-business.” In our survey, the City Commission’s current level of friendliness toward the business community was — again — mostly unsure. But more people said commissioners were more businessfriendly than those who said they were not. The city is sure to hear more back-and-forth during the upcoming talks about how incentives have been used in the past and how they want them to be used moving forward.

— This is an excerpt from Chad Lawhorn’s “Town Talk” column, which appears each weekday at LJWorld.com.

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Through KU’s Office of Public Affairs, representatives from KU’s Office of Student Affairs declined to answer any questions about either case — including about the nature of the hazing, whether any fraternity members were injured or whether the fraternities have complied with the terms of their probations so far. KU’s Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities prohibits hazing another for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with any organization operating under the sanction of the university. Hazing can include any action from “extreme embarrassment” to intentionally endangering someone’s physical health or safety, according to the code.

Delta Tau Delta KU’s investigation of Delta Tau Delta confirmed multiple hazing behaviors, according to a letter from KU to the fraternity. That list has 10 points, but KU redacted all the words following those points before providing the letter to the newspaper. Jim Russell, executive vice president at the fraternity’s national headquarters in Fishers, Ind., declined to elaborate, saying only that the KU chapter’s sanctions followed “hazing activity” in the chapter’s new member program during the fall 2014 semester. “That activity violated the risk management policy of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and was not in alignment with our stated values,” Russell said. “Subsequently, a formal review of the chapter’s

membership was conducted during the spring 2015 semester, which resulted in disciplinary action for some individual members.” The KU chapter is currently under the operation of an alumni supervisory committee, with the goal of ensuring the chapter recovers and has a plan for sustainability, Russell said. In particular, they’re redeveloping the chapter’s new member education program. Russell said nationals is monitoring progress of the KU chapter. “Delta Tau Delta remains committed to providing a values-based fraternity experience to its members at the University of Kansas, and to benefit the larger campus community,” he said. As terms of Delta Tau Delta’s probation, KU mandated it work with KU Greek Life staff to revise its new member education program, send members to all KU Interfraternity Council and Greek Life education programs, not participate in Rock Chalk Revue, and forfeit participation in either intramural sports or homecoming, according to KU’s letter. Delta Tau Delta was placed on probation for two years in the fall of 1996, the Journal-World reported at the time, saying that the fraternity deprived new members of sleep but that no injuries were reported. Delta Tau Delta’s undergraduate membership is 75 men, Russell said. He said the chapter was founded at KU in 1914, existed continuously until 2001 and was rechartered in 2008.

Phi Beta Sigma Phi Beta Sigma engaged “in a variety of hazing activities” from January 2015 until spring break, according to a letter to the fraternity

from KU. Again, a summary of those activities was redacted by KU before KU gave the letter to the Journal-World. As terms of its KU probation, Phi Beta Sigma was banned from candidate intake until at least fall 2016, according to the letter. The chapter is not allowed to participate in KU’s annual Step Show or stroll competitions, must send members to all National Pan-Hellenic Council and KU Greek Life educational programs, and must prepare a program to participate in National Hazing Prevention Week. “I strongly caution the newly initiated men to be mindful of allowing former members of the chapter to continue their involvement,” KU student conduct officer Lance Watson wrote. “It is imperative that this chapter embrace this ‘fresh start’ to move forward away from behaviors that could place candidates and members in danger.” In addition to being placed on probation by KU, the KU chapter of Phi Beta Sigma was placed on probation by its national headquarters until August 2017, according to its national disciplinary action list. Four individual members of the KU chapter are suspended through 2019, according to national’s website. The KU chapter president did not respond to a message last week, nor did leaders at the fraternity’s national headquarters in Washington, D.C. The KU chapter of Phi Beta Sigma currently has five members, according to the KU organization directory. It was chartered at KU in 1979, according to the chapter’s Facebook page.

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Records redacted The Journal-World obtained letters from KU to both fraternities as well as a written summary of KU’s investigations into Delta Tau Delta through its records request. The newspaper paid $99 and received 23 pages of documents. The documents KU provided to the newspaper were redacted of names and much more, in some places nearly entire pages of text. The records were redacted “to account for the privacy interests of the individual students who are members of these organizations,” KU said in its written response. The university cited the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which applies to student education records, and a Kansas statute allowing public agencies to withhold documents that if shared publicly would constitute “a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” KU applying FERPA to organizational conduct records — beyond redacting names or titles — appears to be a misuse of the law, said Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, which advocates for open government on campuses nationwide. “FERPA is a very narrow statute; it governs only individually identifiable student education records,” he said. “A penalty that’s imposed on a club or an organization will almost never qualify as a FERPA record, just by definition. If the penalty is imposed on an organization and not an individual, it is not any particular student’s education record.” Others on probation There is currently one other KU organization on probation through the university,

the Kappa Sigma fraternity. KU placed Kappa Sigma on a two-year probation in December 2014 for sexual harassment and endangering others, according to KU’s Organizational Conduct Status Report. Kappa Sigma’s probation follows allegations of sexual assault at the house during an unsanctioned party thrown by the freshmen over homecoming weekend in 2014. KU announced, through press releases, that it had placed Kappa Sigma on interim suspension that October and, later, that it had placed the fraternity on probation. In a statement, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said only that the disciplinary action stemmed from “disturbing and serious allegations of sexual assault.” KU has not confirmed whether any individual students were found responsible for sexual assault. This fall, two other organizations completed two-year probations for hazing, according to KU’s Organizational Conduct Status Report. KU’s probations of Sigma Chi fraternity and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity were scheduled to end in October and November, respectively. KU began posting the organizations it has sanctioned for violating university policy online in 2010. Kappa Sigma is the first group to be sanctioned for sexual harassment. Nearly all the others — including men’s and women’s club sports teams and scholarship halls, as well — are for hazing and alcohol violations.  — KU and higher ed reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd@ljworld.com or 832-7187.

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reduced-price lunch program — so efforts to support them must instead target other aspects, said Terry McEwen, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for the district. “When you have a (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) protected issue, we have to be careful how to approach that,” he said. “It’s more about an awareness of what’s going on, and I think that’s always part of teacher preparation.” To qualify for free lunches, a student’s household income must be within 130 percent of federal poverty guidelines. For instance, for a household of four, annual income must be less than $31,525 per year. McEwen said the district’s approach to indirectly supporting low-income students includes three

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“We’re so far behind, I’m worried it’ll be obsolete by the time we get it running,” said Sen. Laura Kelly, DTopeka, who serves on the Post Audit Committee that received the report. As originally planned, KEES was supposed to replace an old “legacy” computer system that was more than 20 years old and required applicants to fill out forms by hand and mail them to the state. The new system was supposed to be an “integrated” process that would allow people to fill out a single application online and that would be used to determine eligibility for Medicaid, food stamps, cash assistance and other social services. According to the Post Audit report, the original price tag was estimated at $138 million to build and $50 million to maintain for five years. It was supposed to take about two years to complete and be ready to go live by May 2014. The state hired a private contractor, Accenture LLC, to build the system. As of November 2015, however, only part of the system had gone live: the Medicaid eligibility system and some case maintenance activities, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. But other functions, such as social services eligibility, are now being built into a separate system, and they’re not expected to come online until mid-2016. “Initially it was supposed to be a one-stop shop,” Kelly said. “The fact that they have disconnected those things is disconcerting. Maybe there are some technological reasons for it. But from the outside, it just looks like a way to make it more difficult for people to access benefits they are entitled to.” Auditors noted that the KEES project ran into several difficulties, starting with the fact that it involves coordinating with multiple federal and state agencies: the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services on the federal side; and KDHE and the Department for Children and Families at the state level. And while the system was being designed, auditors said, a number of state and federal regulations on eligibility were changed, including regulations stemming from the federal Affordable Care Act. “There was also a need to implement more than $8 million of changes to be compliant with new ACA rules and laws, new CMS mandates and other new regulations,” said KDHE spokeswoman Sara Belfry. But KDHE officials also told auditors that KEES’

software had to be modified to account for state policy changes, some of which resulted from Gov. Sam Brownback’s executive order moving eligibility screening functions for Medicaid and other social services from the Department for Children and Families to KDHE. For its part, KDHE, the lead state agency involved in the project, disputes that there were significant cost overruns. Although the original project estimate was about $188 million, the contract signed with Accenture was estimated at $234 million. “KEES was expected to cost $234 million and by August 2016, $234 million will be spent,” Belfry said. Of that, roughly 85 percent of the cost to build the system, and 75 percent of the maintenance costs, come from federal funds. The remainder is being paid out of state funds. As originally planned, KEES was supposed to produce substantial savings for the state by automating many of the steps in determining whether a person or family is eligible for services, thus reducing the need for staff increases, reducing fraud and avoiding federal penalties. But the auditors said many of those projected savings were overstated to begin with, and it’s unlikely the state will actually realize most of them. Chief among those is the $134 million officials expected to save over 10 years by avoiding federal penalties, most associated with Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or TANF, which provides cash assistance to low-income families with dependent children. Auditors said they were unable to determine how the Department for Children and Families came up with that estimate, and they could only find records of the state having paid one TANF penalty in recent years, a penalty for $300,000. Auditors also questioned estimates that DCF and KDHE would save a combined $2.6 million a year in postage and office supplies associated with processing paper applications. They noted that the two agencies combined only spend about $3.1 million per year in such costs. State officials also had projected KEES would save $21 million in additional staffing costs related to the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. But because the state has so far chosen not to expand Medicaid, auditors said, there is no way for KEES to produce those savings. — Statehouse reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 354-4222 or phancock@ljworld.com.

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elements: academic performance, mental health and relationship building, particularly for minority students. “One of the things that I think we are very purposeful about is not just ensuring that kids have their lunch that they need, but also what other kinds of resources do they need in order to be successful,” he said. And over the past five years, overall rates have improved for Lawrence and Free State, with rates for minority and low-income students showing general increases as well. Since 2010, the overall graduation rate has increased by about 9 percentage points, from about 83 percent to 92 percent. Rates for free-lunch students have increased by about 15 percentage points, from about 65 percent to 80 percent. For black, Hispanic and multiethnic students, average rates have increased by more than 25 percentage points, from about 61 percent to 88 percent.

Those rates, and the overall rate of 92.1 percent, however, do not include students from Lawrence Virtual School. When that program’s overall graduation rate of 80 percent is factored in, the district’s rate drops to 86.5 percent, only slightly above the statewide rate of 86.1 percent. As far as academic performance, McEwen said, a restructuring of the “credit recovery” program about five years ago allowed students to retake classes closer to the time they failed them, as well as more closely monitored students’ overall credits to make sure they are on track to graduate. To address students’ mental health, the district organized mental health teams of teachers and administrators, as well as student support groups, as students transition from middle to high school, McEwen said. While credit recovery and mental health teams address all students,

relationship building specifically for minority students is important because those students can also fall into the subgroup of low socioeconomic students, McEwen said. In particular, black, Hispanic and multiethnic students — at about 85 percent, 88 percent and 90 percent — have graduation rates, on average, of about 5 percentage points lower than white students, who in 2015 graduated at a rate of about 93 percent. McEwen said schools have teacher-led equity teams that meet regularly with students. In continuing to improve graduation rates for all students, McEwen said the three elements would be sustained, but it is not necessarily a rigid approach. “I don’t think that those three are necessarily the magic formula,” he said, “but those three things are the things that research shows are important, and we keep our eyes wide open to anything else students may need.”

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Pound some ground with your hound

ust like people, pets can have trouble losing weight. If your furry friend has packed on an extra pound or two (or three!) this year, consider making a New Year’s resolution to help him or her get more exercise in 2016. How do you know if your pet is overweight? Observe your pet from a few feet away. If you see ribs protruding from this distance, your pet may be underweight. If you cannot see your pet’s ribs, you should still be able to feel ribs through the skin. If you must press your fingers into the side of your pet’s chest to feel ribs, your pet may be carrying some extra weight around. If you suspect your pet may be overweight, consult your veterinarian. It is important to speak with your vet before placing your pet on a diet as rapid weight loss can be dangerous for animals if not executed properly. Exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle for pets, and people, too, and can help your furry family member shed extra weight. Keep reading for exercise ideas to get your four-legged friends moving.

Cats Your cat may not want to head out on a walk with you, but there are other options for getting your feline in fantastic shape: l Provide a variety of interactive toys to increase your cat’s level of physical activity. l Consider adopting a younger cat or kitten as a companion for your older cat to increase active play. l Motivate your purry friend to move with motorized toys and laser pointers. l Actively play with

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Dogs Dogs make great workout companions. Try these options to help your hound lose a pound: l Hit the great outdoors with activities

such as walking, jogging, frisbee and fetch. l Get your dog into a playgroup with other dogs — it may be a great way for your pup to socialize while burning extra calories. l Regular trips to the dog park provide open spaces to run, and are another excellent source of enrichment and socialization for your dog. Start your new exercise regimen slowly. For example, begin with a short walk once or twice per day. As your pet becomes accustomed to more activity, you can slowly increase the length and duration of exercise to prevent over-exertion. If your pet is older and is exhibiting shortness of breath and/or coughing during physical activity,

have him examined by a veterinarian for underlying problems such as heart disease. If your older pet exhibits joint pain, your veterinarian can help tailor a painmanagement plan so that it can become more active. Overall, weight reduction through physical activity will reduce the pain of arthritis over time by reducing stress on the joints. Getting pets more exercise can be beneficial for everyone in your family. This New Year, make the commitment to get you and your pets moving!

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“We all love KU basketball,” David said. “We thought it’d be kind of fun right before the holidays to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A do something together, kind of a nice family bonding.” for “largest gathering of Upon entering the people wearing holiday fieldhouse, those wearsweaters.” With 3,473 peo- ing holiday sweaters to ple participating, KU fans the game were given an more than doubled the old “official participation” record set at Loughborticket, which were used to ough University in Lough- tabulate the total number borough, United Kingdom, of participants to submit where 1,175 people wore to those at Guinness. holiday sweaters on Dec. Ben Mauk was also en10, 2014. thusiastic about participatCounting three toward ing in the attempt to break the total were Chelan the record. He wore a gray David and his two daughsweater with a snowflake ters, Neah, 9, and Kylie, pattern, plus a few flashy 7. The girls also included additions. Sewn onto each mention of the sweaters shoulder were children’s in one of the posters they holiday hats — one a Santa made for the game — and the other a reindeer penned with the words, — and a flat, cardboard “Wearing the sweater for tree ornament attached to the team.” Though both the sweater’s front like a had declined to use their breastplate. dad’s suggested message “I just wanted to be part of “my dad made me wear of the original effort,” he Kelley Sharp, a KU sophomore from Olathe, came prepared with this sweater,” Kylie did said. “Most of the stores a hooded “ugly” sweater vest. voluntarily show off her are sold out of their holiRudolph one, complete day sweaters. We found with light-up nose and out about it last week and collar. got a little inventive.”

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City ‘trust’ Haven’t we been here before?

evelations about excess sales tax rebates being paid to developers of the Oread hotel are beyond disappointing. Once again, Lawrence city officials are looking in the rearview mirror, trying to correct alleged wrongdoing by a development group led by Thomas Fritzel. This time, the city is seeking repayment of about $500,000 in sales tax and interest that it says were improperly rebated to the developers of the Oread project, which lies in a special taxing district. The situation is complicated, but the primary problem involves the creation of a wholesale company by Fritzel, supposedly located at the hotel, that apparently allowed the developers to collect additional sales tax by basically selling things to themselves. That’s important because the special taxing district agreement calls for the city to rebate a large portion of that sales tax to the developer. The city was entitled to review the sales tax returns on which those rebates were based, but, according to Interim City Manager Diane Stoddard, the city had not been receiving those reports “in a timely manner.” It wasn’t until the Journal-World received an anonymous tip and queried city officials about a wholesale company listed at the Oread address that city officials started to look into the matter. An auditor was hired to look into the sales tax issue and, despite pushback from Fritzel and his company, was able to complete a report that was released last week. The audit outlines how the wholesale company, Oread Wholesale, bought materials that then were “sold” to other Fritzel entities, thereby generating additional sales tax. “There doesn’t appear to be any other reason to have the entities work in the way they were working, other than to have the effect of increasing sales within the district,” Stoddard said. Oread Wholesale reportedly filed amended sales tax returns with the state after it was contacted about the city audit. The auditor thinks some of the wholesale company’s actions violated state law and has forwarded its findings to the Kansas Department of Revenue. So, what to do now. The city already has been looking into other taxing districts like the Oread, but has found no “abnormalities.” The Fritzel situation certainly should raise the city’s scrutiny of all such projects, but no other developer has the same checkered record of city dealings that Fritzel has amassed, from the fake grass at an apartment development to the destruction of the historical Varsity House. The $500,000 being sought by the city is just a repayment, not a penalty. It is unclear at this point whether the city will reconsider the entire taxing district agreement, which is scheduled to provide at least another $10 million for the Oread by 2029. In the meantime, Fritzel entities continue to reap tax benefits from the city, including a sales tax break on materials for the Eldridge Hotel project approved by the Lawrence City Commission in October — months after the Oread audit had been ordered. Mayor Mike Amyx said last week that the findings of the audit “would be a factor” in the city’s future dealings with the development group. “Anyone we enter into agreements with, yeah, there’s trust, as there is in any business relationship. You rely on partnership.” It’s hard to see how the city can continue to place its trust in this “partnership.”

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West Lafayette, Ind. — Although he is just 22, Andrew Zeller is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at Purdue University. He is one reason the school is a rare exception to the rule of unreason on American campuses, where freedom of speech is under siege. He and Purdue are evidence that freedom of speech, by which truth is winnowed from error, is most reliably defended by those in whose intellectual pursuits the truth is most rigorously tested by reality. While in high school in Bowling Green, Ohio, Zeller completed three years of college undergraduate courses. He arrived at Purdue when its incoming president, Indiana’s former Gov. Mitch Daniels, wanted the university to receive the top “green light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which combats campus restrictions on speech and rates institutions on their adherence to constitutional principles. Zeller, president of Purdue’s graduate student government, and some undergraduate leaders urged Daniels to do what he was eager to do: Purdue has become the second university (after Princeton) to embrace the essence of the statement from the University of Chicago that affirms the principle that “education should not be intended to make people comfortable, it is meant to make them think.” The statement says “it is not the proper role of the university to attempt to shield individuals from

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Scientists and engineers live lives governed by the reality principle: Get the variables wrong, the experiment will fail, even if this seems insensitive; do the math wrong, the equation will tell you, even if that hurts your feelings.” ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable or even deeply offensive,” and it endorses “a solemn responsibility not only to promote a lively and fearless freedom of debate and deliberation, but also to protect that freedom when others attempt to restrict it.” Why is Purdue one of just six universities that have now aligned with the spirit of the Chicago policy? Partly because of Daniels’ leadership. But also because Purdue, Indiana’s land-grant institution, is true to the 1862 Morrill Act’s emphasis on applied learning. It graduates more engineers than any U.S. university other than Georgia Tech. Purdue, tied with the University of California-Berkeley, awards

more STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) undergraduate diplomas than all but two public research universities (Penn State and Texas A&M). Among such universities, a higher percentage of Purdue students graduate in STEM fields than those of any school other than Georgia Tech and the University of California, San Diego. Scientists and engineers live lives governed by the reality principle: Get the variables wrong, the experiment will fail, even if this seems insensitive; do the math wrong, the equation will tell you, even if that hurts your feelings. Reality does not similarly regulate the production of Marxist interpretations of “Middlemarch” or turgid monographs on the false consciousness of Parisian street sweepers in 1714. Literature professors “deconstructing” Herman Melville cause nothing worse than excruciating boredom in their students. If engineers ignore reality, reality deconstructs their bridges. The Yale instructor whose email about hypothetically insensitive Halloween costumes incited a mob has resigned her teaching position. She did so in spite of a letter of faculty support organized by a physicist and signed mostly by scientists, including social scientists, rather than humanities faculty. In their scalding 2007 book “Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case,” Stuart Taylor and KC Johnson plausibly argue that

Duke’s disgrace — a fictional rape; hysterical academics trashing due process — was driven by the faculty Group of 88. Signatories of its manifesto included “only two professors in math, just one in the hard sciences, and zero in law. ... More than 84 percent described their research interests as related to race, class or gender (or all three). The Group of 88 was disproportionately concentrated in the humanities and some social science departments. Fully 80 percent of the African-American studies faculty members signed the statement, followed by women’s studies (72.2 percent) and cultural anthropology (60 percent).” Higher education is increasingly a house divided. In the sciences and even the humanities, actual scholars maintain the high standards of their noble calling. But in the humanities, especially, and elsewhere, faux scholars representing specious disciplines exploit academia as a jobs program for otherwise unemployable propagandists hostile to freedom of expression. This is, however, a smattering of what counts as good news in today’s climate: For the first time in FIRE’s 16 years of monitoring academia’s authoritarianism, fewer than half (49.3 percent) of American universities still have what FIRE considers egregiously unconstitutional speech policies. Purdue is one of six universities that eliminated speech codes this year, and one of just 22 with FIRE’s “green light” rating. — George Will is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

Obama must allay nation’s fears Washington — President Obama gave a speech Tuesday at the National Archives that stood in almost perfect counterpoint to the Republican presidential debate that took place that evening in Las Vegas: Against the rising GOP tide of anger toward immigrants, Obama anchored himself among the historical documents that define American tolerance. Obama’s speech was a homily to American values. He welcomed new citizens from 25 countries to the fellowship defined by our Constitution and Bill of Rights: “You don’t

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The rise of Trump has surprised most pundits, but it doesn’t seem to shock Obama. Trump is a crystallization of the angry rhetoric Obama has been facing from the GOP since he took office.” look alike. You don’t worship the same way. But here, surrounded by the very documents whose values bind us together as one people, you’ve raised your hand and sworn a sacred oath.” Obama delivered a blunt message to those who are embracing Donald Trump’s counternarrative of nativism and intolerance: “The truth is, being an American is hard. Being part of a democratic government is hard. Being a citizen is hard. It is a challenge. It’s supposed to be. There’s no respite from our ideals. All of us are called to live up to our expectations for ourselves — not just when it’s convenient, but when it’s incon-

venient. When it’s tough. When we’re afraid.” As Obama prepares to begin the last year of his presidency, he stands in an unusual position on the national stage: He is the rationalist, a creature of intellect rather than emotion. Dry as a bone, often disdainful of politics, averse to selling his policies (and also not very good at it), he is sometimes his own worst enemy. But compared with our other recent two-term presidents who stumbled as they neared the finish line, Obama seems to be gaining strength. Certainly this was a year in which the president delivered on the rationalist’s agenda, against intense emotional opposition. He achieved an Iran nuclear deal that was bitterly opposed by Israel and the GOP; a Trans-Pacific Partnership on trade rejected by much of his own party; a normalization of relations with Cuba that broke a national political taboo; and a climate-change agreement that triumphed over a rightwing cult of rejecting scientific evidence. This was a good year, you might conclude, for fact-based governance. But watching the swelling movement symbolized by Trump, you might think otherwise. It’s a paradox that Obama can have so many successes,

and yet be seen by some at home and abroad as weak. Obama’s political education has been expensive, for him and the country. He came into office believing that good ideas would prevail. He disliked the messy, boisterous work of salesmanship and retail governance. Perhaps he worried deep down that some of the opposition to his policies was rooted in prejudice against him as an African-American. Perhaps he was right. From his first year in office, Obama encountered a raw rejectionism from the Republican right; it wasn’t just criticism of his policies but a challenge to the very legitimacy of his presidency. Many details were fabricated, such as the allegation that he was secretly a Muslim, or that he had been born outside the United States. Yet these themes were repeated so often on conservative talk radio and cable news that they began to constitute an alternative reality. It’s hard to know what a better counterstrategy might have been, but Obama’s cool public posture (while he was smoldering inside) didn’t work very well. The rise of Trump has surprised most pundits, but it doesn’t seem to shock Obama. Trump is a crystallization of

the angry rhetoric Obama has been facing from the GOP since he took office. Trump is just louder, more shameless and more charismatic. He’s the marriage of P.T. Barnum and Rush Limbaugh. It would be good if Obama were better at projecting the rationalist’s faith in this moment of irrational politics. One of his heroes is clearly Pope Francis, who conveys with every action his rejection of fundamentalism and absolutism. Perhaps the pope gives lessons. Obama has made skepticism about easy answers and quick fixes the cornerstone of his foreign policy. In the Situation Room, he is said to quiz his advisers about unintended consequences — to ask what Iraq or Syria or Ukraine would look like in the months after a proposed action. Those are the questions the country should want asked, but Obama hasn’t found a way to make them sound like good leadership. Obama has a year remaining in which to craft his message better, so that it reassures and galvanizes a frightened country. That’s his biggest challenge — governing in the age of anxiety. — David Ignatius is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

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Kansas City, Mo. — The sight may have confused folks in central Kansas over the past couple of weeks: Big migratory waterfowl, often majestic-looking snow geese, appearing drunk and swimming in circles, or flying erratically before suddenly plunging dead from the sky. Wildlife officials blame a decades-old disease called avian cholera, which has infected two central Kansas wildlife areas and killed hundreds of waterfowl in the state’s worst outbreak since 1998. Of roughly 1,100 dead birds found since early this month at the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area and the nearby

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Oldham said that site has roughly 80,000 geese. Avian cholera, unrelated to the highly pathogenic virus called avian influenza that infected millions of poultry last summer in the upper Midwest, is a convulsion-inducing illness that comes on quickly and can kill birds midflight. It can be transmitted by bird-to-bird contact, secretions or feces of infected birds and ingestion of food or water containing the bacteria, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center based in Madison, Wis. Health experts say humans are not at a high risk of infection, though hunters and their dogs are urged to avoid contact with sick or dead birds.

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When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was his state’s attorney general, he liked to sum up his approach to the job this way: “I go into the office, I sue the federal government, and then I go home.” These days, one could forgive the justices on the U.S. Supreme WASHINGTON

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uABC’s This Week: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Chris Christie; Jennifer Palmieri, communications director for Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. uNBC’s Meet the Press: Sanders, Trump; John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman; House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. uCBS’ Face the Nation: Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. uCNN’s State of the Union: Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul; Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. uFox News Sunday: Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

government: The conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which covers Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, attracts like-minded litigants. The Republican legislature and governor pass and implement laws that antagonize liberal interest groups. The state’s changing demographics inspire racial and ethnic battles over voting rights and racial preferences. Its sprawling prison system includes the nation’s most

Carter says both sides possibly were at fault Gregg Zoroya USA TODAY

an independent investigation with Clinton of how the breach occurred. She agreed and said, “We should move on. Because I don’t think the American people are all that interested in this.” The breach led the Democratic National Committee to cut off Sanders’ access to the party’s voter database Friday. The ban was lifted Saturday after the campaign provided information about how the incident occurred. Sanders’ campaign maintains that the breach was an error by some relatively low-level staff and that none of the data was used by the campaign. The data breach stoked longsimmering complaints by Sanders and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley that the Democratic Party is trying to un-

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Saturday that an American airstrike near the embattled city of Fallujah that killed several Iraqi soldiers was a “mistake that involved both sides,” according to media reports. Iraq’s defense minister, Khalid al-Obeidi, told reporters Saturday that an officer and nine soldiers died in the attack and those responsible should be “punished according to Iraqi law,” the Associated Press reported. Obeidi said he would “not neAFP/GETTY IMAGES glect the blood Secretary of of Iraqis.” Defense AshCarter, who ton Carter called Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to express condolences, told reporters Saturday that “these kinds of things happen when you’re fighting side by side as we are.” The air attacks were carried out in response to information provided by forces on the ground, according to media reports. The airstrike Friday “has all the indications of being a mistake of the kind that can happen on a dynamic battlefield,” Carter added. Fallujah, a mostly Sunni city about 40 miles west of Baghdad, is under the control of the Islamic State. Iraqi forces backed by coalition airstrikes have been fighting militants there and in Ramadi, about 30 miles west of Fallujah. The U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State in Iraq has launched an investigation into the attack.

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While Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton made peace over the data breach, Martin O’Malley went on the attack against his Democratic rivals Saturday night in Manchester, N.H.

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quickly Saturday night to move past the dispute between their campaigns over Sanders’ team’s improper access of voter data compiled by Clinton’s campaign. The run-up to Saturday’s Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire was dominated by the revelation Friday that Sanders’ campaign had downloaded Clinton campaign data when the firewall separating the campaigns’ data failed at a shared Democratic data vendor.

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Hoping for a White Christmas? In the East, dream on! Blame El Niño for the lack of snow cover Doyle Rice

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Dreaming of a white Christmas? Go west, my friend. Snowy scenes will be plentiful for much of the western U.S., with places such as Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Boise all but guaranteed to enjoy the white stuff Christmas morning. It need not snow Dec. 25 to fit the National Weather Service’s

definition of a white Christmas: There just needs to be at least 1 inch of snow on the ground. Because of the warming effects of the strong El Niño climate pattern, many places that often have a good chance of seeing snow Christmas Day will miss out this year. El Niño has helped to strengthen a west-to-east jet stream that delivers mild Pacific air across the U.S., AccuWeather said. Meteorologists say the chances for a white Christmas are slim for the Northeast’s big cities. “There’s just not going to be enough cold air to support accumulating snow,” AccuWeather meteorolo-

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gist Brett Anderson said. Though some lake-effect snow is forecast to fall this weekend around the Great Lakes, it’s not likely to stick around for the holiday, as a big warm-up is forecast next week in the eastern U.S. According to Weather.com., this Christmas may have the least snow cover in New England in at least 13 years. Some cities in the central and eastern U.S. could see record high temperatures on Christmas Day. The USA’s fascination with a white Christmas dates back to 1942, when Bing Crosby first crooned the wistful song in the film Holiday Inn.

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DRY SPRINGS AND DEAD ORCHARDS IN NORTH AFRICA Ian James SEBT EL GUERDANE, Morocco

n a plot of farmland where goats wander among weeds, a two-story house made of stone and concrete looks out over what was once a lush grove of orange trees. Now those trees have been ripped from the ground, leaving bare earth and dead stumps. Groundwater has been severely over-pumped by farms in Morocco’s Souss-Massa region, and the water table has fallen dramatically. When the family’s well dried up, their farm was transformed into barren land. The grove’s disappearance nearly five years ago eliminated the main source of income for Mbarek Belkadi, his three brothers and their families. They’ve turned to whatever work they can find, often buying and selling fruit. Earning enough to survive is a constant struggle. “All this land was irrigated with this well. Now it’s dead,” Mbarek said, standing beside piles of dry branches. As the family crowded around their old well, they pulled back the metal cover. A rusty cable lay in a heap next to it. This cable, they explained, was used to lower people into the hole to dig deeper. They dug down to more than 600 feet and then gave up as the water level kept dropping. They could no longer afford a more powerful pump to lift the water from so far underground. Alongside farms that are still pumping from deep wells, many fields around the town of Sebt El Guerdane lie parched and abandoned. The faint patterns of ridges and furrows spread out across the soil, with only a stubble of weeds pushing through the hardened crust. The over-pumping of groundwater in this part of Morocco is symptomatic of an alarming trend across North Africa and the Middle East. Much more water is being drained from the ground than is naturally recharged, and aquifers have been declining in countries from Tunisia to Iran to the Arabian Peninsula. As water scarcity worsens, it threatens to limit countries’ development, shrink farming areas and contribute to the tensions that have erupted into conflicts in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. “I think the worst-case scenario is already playing out in the Middle East, in Syria,” said Jay Famiglietti, a professor at the University of California-Irvine, who studies groundwater depletion around the world using satellite measurements. Famiglietti points out that while the war in Syria is about much more than water, the tensions that led to it were aggravated by severe drought, declines in groundwater and the government’s failure to

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Hussain Belmalem tends to a smoldering pile of wood that is being turned into charcoal. Groundwater depletion has left some citrus groves without water in southern Morocco. When farmers uproot the trees, they often sell the wood to charcoal makers. provide water for agriculture. Many farmers were forced to abandon their land and move to cities. Resentment festered. He and other researchers using data from NASA’s GRACE satellites found enormous losses of groundwater in the Tigris-Euphrates region of Syria and Iraq, beneath the Arabian Peninsula and across the Sahara, where Algeria, Libya and Tunisia are drawing down their aquifers. “In all these countries, groundwater is going down — no exception,” said Mohamed Aboufirass, a hydrogeologist who heads the Moroccan engineering firm Resing. “We have to do something about it. And I think most of the governments in this region are aware of this. Morocco’s certainly is trying to.” The Moroccan government has done more than most to combat groundwater depletion. The government invested in capturing more surface water and directing it to recharge aquifers. It’s promoting regional aquifer plans, charging many well owners based on how much they pump, and providing subsidies to encourage farmers to switch to water-saving irrigation systems. The government backed construction of a pipeline that carries water from dams to citrus groves around Sebt El Guerdane. But the network from that pipeline doesn’t reach Mbarek’s farm. “We are out hustling every day, trying to earn some money to bring it home,” Mbarek said. “But it’s always hard to find work because all the farmers around here have the same problem.” Morocco is a land of springs. Water that originates as rainfall and snow high in the Atlas Mountains filters through the rocks and runs in streams, seeping into the aquifers of the lowlands. Farming towns for generations depended on streams gushing from the ground. But in the Souss-Massa plain, springs have dwindled and stopped flowing. In farming villages near Oulad Berhil, several water holes vanished. For centuries, Moroccans dug underground irrigation tunnels called khettaras to capture and guide groundwater to their fields. In many areas, the khettaras no longer flow and are abandoned. “We used to get water from the spring on the mountain,” said

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The stumps of dead orange trees stand in a row at the Belkadi family's farm in Sebt El Guerdane. Since their orchard died, they have cut up some of the wood and left it in piles.

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In places around the world, supplies of groundwater are rapidly vanishing. As aquifers decline and wells begin to run dry, people are being forced to confront a growing crisis. USA TODAY and The Desert Sun of Palm Springs, Calif., spent nearly a year investigating the consequences of the emerging crisis. Using a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, our journalists traveled to the world’s hot spots of groundwater depletion on four continents. In this four-part series, they tell the stories of people forced to confront questions of how to safeguard aquifers for the future — and in some cases how to cope as the water runs out.

Khadija Bouanek, a woman harvesting olives on the side of the road. “We used to go with mules to bring water for drinking.” That natural source of water was replaced with an artificial one when the government built a system that brings water from a well to people’s homes. In parts of the Souss-Massa plain, groundwater levels have declined more than 200 feet, with major consequences for farmers who have run out, said Nour-Eddine Laftouhi, a professor of hydrogeology at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech. Many rural people were driven from their land by the lack of water, and resettled in cities. Laftouhi said the country has seen “this phenomenon of migration from the rural areas to cities — because of water, because of drought, because of the depletion of water.” Near the western edge of the Sahara, fertile alluvial plains at the base of the Atlas Mountains stretch out into some of the country’s most productive farmlands — greenhouses filled with tomatoes, fields of string beans and olive trees. Vast citrus groves pro-

duce navel and Valencia oranges, clementines and lemons. The fruit is sold in Russia, the Netherlands and other European countries, as well as the USA and Canada. Because much more groundwater is being pumped than can naturally be recharged, the Souss-Massa river basin agency has a long-term plan to bring that deficit into balance, said Hamza El Himri, head of the agency’s sustainable water management division. He said the plan is based on halting the expansion of irrigated land and using treated wastewater and desalinated water. The government is backing construction of a plant in Chtouka that will draw seawater from the Atlantic and churn out water for agriculture — more than 100,000 cubic meters per day, or 26 million gallons. The aquifer has fallen nearly 100 feet beneath farms in Chtouka, and the area is in danger of losing its water because of saltwater intrusion. In its national water strategy, the Moroccan government lists the preservation of groundwater as a priority and calls for the reduction of pumping from overexploited aquifers. Government officials acknowledge some of their efforts have failed and more needs to be done. Abdeslam Ziyad, the national director of water research and planning, said most of the country’s aquifers are still being overexploited and attempts at controls have been ineffective. So the government is instead working on regional plans called aquifer “contracts,” in which officials and citizens meet to diagnose issues facing their aquifers. Famiglietti said one of the biggest hurdles to addressing groundwater depletion problems on a global scale is the lack of a body where scientists and others can work on solutions. He suggested creating a global conversation about water, similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It may be a matter of time, he said, until the world needs to hold its first global summit on groundwater. This special report was produced with a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

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A koala gets a little relief as a resident pours water on its back in Adelaide, Australia. The city has been enduring temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius for five straight days. page that left 14 dead. Goodlatte said he reviewed the application and found there was insufficient evidence to prove Malik and U.S. citizen Syed Rizwan Farook had met in person — a requirement for a foreign national seeking a K-1 fiancée visa before being allowed into the U.S. “Visa security is critical to na-

tional security, and it’s unacceptable that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services did not fully vet Malik’s application and instead sloppily approved her visa,” Goodlatte, R-Va., said in a statement. — Gregg Zoroya

CHINA URGES U.S. TO STOP ‘PROVOCATIVE ACTIONS’

China called on the United States to end “provocative” military actions Saturday after two B-52 bombers flew near islands in the South China Sea that Beijing claims it owns. The Pentagon said it is investigating the incident, which it called a routine training mission. China’s military went on high alert during the incident, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. — Gregg Zoroya Corrections & Clarifications USA TODAY is committed to accuracy. To reach us, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones at 800-8727073 or e-mail accuracy@usatoday.com. Please indicate whether you’re responding to content online or in the newspaper.

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Last week was marked by the final two debates of 2015, as the Republicans gathered in Las Vegas and the Democratic field headed to New Hampshire. More news from the world of politics:

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GOP hopefuls drew big ratings.

AS USUAL, GOP DEBATE DRAWS BIG AUDIENCE The Republican primary debates have been ratings hits, and Tuesday’s CNN debate was no different. The network said 18 million viewers tuned in, making it the third-largest audience in presidential primary debate history. You could probably guess what the top two are: the opening GOP debate in August on Fox News and the September Reagan Library debate on CNN. The common denominator in all of these has been the interest in Donald Trump, who tops GOP polls. Tuesday’s ratings on CNN also marked an uptick from the previous GOP debate on Fox Business network, which drew around 13.5 million viewers.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin

Dem rivals focus on U.S. foes

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TRUMP, PUTIN HAVE PLENTY TO SAY ABOUT EACH OTHER It started Thursday when Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a press conference in Moscow, weighed in on the GOP frontrunner. “He is a very outstanding man, unquestionably talented," Putin told reporters. The Russian president added that Trump “is the absolute leader of the presidential race.” Trump, the following day on ‘Morning Joe,’ said he was pleased by Putin’s positive words about him, and when pressed by Joe Scarborough that the Russian president “kills journalists that don’t agree with him,” Trump said: “I think our country does plenty of killing also.” Later, Trump clarified that he “absolutely” condemned the killings of journalists and political opponents (Putin has denied involvement), but rival Jeb Bush quickly attacked him on Twitter for being “flattered by praise from a despot like Putin.”

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‘STARS WARS’ FEVER HITS POLITICOS, TOO ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ hit theaters last week, and prominent politicians were looking to capitalize on excitement. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a GOP presidential hopeful and noted fan of the franchise, launched a contest through his app where users had an chance to win movie tickets. Democrat Barbara Mikulski produced a mash-up of the Maryland senator uttering variations on “may the Force be with you.” Even President Obama got in on the action. As he concluded his end-of-year White House press conference Friday, he told reporters, “OK, everybody, I gotta get to ‘Star Wars.’ ” The White House held a screening of the movie for children of Gold Star families that lost relatives in combat. Contributing: Donovan Slack, David Jackson, Nicole Gaudiano, Ledyard King

dermine their challenges to Clinton. While Clinton and Sanders were making peace, O’Malley went on the attack against both of his opponents. He said America was sick of their “bickering” and later accused Sanders and Clinton of both participating in the “flip-flopping political approach of Washington” that has prevented passage of comprehensive gun control laws. Clinton and Sanders allied to parry O’Malley’s attack on stage — but Sanders’ campaign then sent out an email detailing how Clinton’s positions on gun control changed in various elections. During her 2008 presidential campaign, Clinton suggested that it may not make sense for the federal government to have “blanket rules” on gun licensing, given that gun culture is different in Montana and New York. Sanders and Clinton did not avoid all conflict. He repeated on several occasions that he voted against the Iraq War in 2002 while Clinton voted for it. And Sanders said Clinton is

“too much into regime change,” and “a little too aggressive” about inserting American military power overseas. Clinton shot back that Sanders had voted for the military intervention in Libya that ousted longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Clinton also repeatedly suggested that the difference between the three on stage were far less significant than any of the Republicans running for president. She went so far as to suggest that Donald Trump’s call for banning Muslims traveling to the United States is being used by the Islamic State terror group to recruit new jihadis. The data breach added a little drama to a race that appears to be returning to the Clinton advantage that many pundits predicted before Sanders’ surprising summer charge. The final Democratic debate of the year arrived as Clinton appeared to be consolidating her lead in the race. A September NBC News/Wall Street journal poll showed Clinton’s lead over Sanders shaved to less than 10 percentage points nationally, 42%-35%. But in polls

taken since Thanksgiving, her average lead is 56%-31% according to Real Clear Politics, with O’Malley averaging less than 4% support. Twitter reported Saturday night that since the last Democratic debate, users have sent 2.6 million tweets mentioning Sanders, 2.1 million tweets mentioning Clinton and only 120,000 tweets mentioning O’Malley. Beyond the poll numbers, the challenges for Clinton’s Democratic competitors remain stiff. With much of the 2016 spotlight focused on the GOP battle and Donald Trump’s statements, and proposals (such as his recent call to temporarily ban non-citizen Muslims from entering the country), the debate was a chance for the Democrats to get some media exposure. The last debate was punctuated by hits on Clinton’s foreign policy record, including her vote as a U.S. senator to authorize the 2003 invasion of Iraq. As the first caucuses approach in February, her opponents have to decide how hard to press the attack on her record. “For Sanders and O’Malley, it’s

a gut-check moment,” said Dante Scala, a political expert at the University of New Hampshire. “Are they, in their hearts, fine with Hillary being the nominee,” or do they want to escalate attacks that could hurt her in a general election? According to a recent CNN/ WMUR survey of New Hampshire Democrats, about 60% said they think Clinton is most likely to win the primary there, up from 42% saying so in September. Seventy percent of respondents said she has the best chance to win the general election. The debate was the first Democratic contest since the San Bernardino, Calif., mass shooting. That attack and the issue of how to deal with terrorism dominated the Republican debate Tuesday, with those candidates pointing blame at both Clinton and President Obama for the rise of ISIL. Clinton has outlined specific policy proposals to take on the Islamic State, while Sanders has yet to offer a detailed strategy. Singer reported from Washington. Contributing: Nicole Gaudiano and Susan Page.

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active execution chamber. “For much of the past 15 years, the 5th Circuit was widely considered the most conservative appellate circuit in the nation,” says Edward Blum, director of the Project on Fair Representation, which brought the racial challenges over redistricting and affirmative action heard at the court last week. “So advocates wishing to bring litigation that will result in high-profile, conservative outcomes had incentive to go to the 5th Circuit.” The state solicitor general’s office has been so busy preparing for its Supreme Court cases and writing friend-of-the-court briefs in others that it asked the justices — unsuccessfully, it turned out — for an extra 30 days to answer the Obama administration’s petition seeking a high court showdown over immigration. That case, which the justices could hear as early as April, symbolizes Texas’ leading role among Republican-led states in suing Uncle Sam. Given the length of its border with Mexico and its large Mexican-American population, the state last December initiated the 26-state lawsuit against Obama’s executive action giving more than 4 million undocumented immigrants a temporary reprieve from possible deportation. “This lawsuit is not about immigration,” the state’s initial brief said. “It is about the rule of law, presidential power and the structural limits of the U.S. Constitution.” Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, says the immigration case illustrates Texas’ belief in states’ rights. It shows, he says, “a deeply held conviction among the political class in Texas that the federal government is overreaching and needs to be systematically checked.” Neither of the cases the justices heard on successive days last week were initiated by Texas. In one, two Republican voters challenged the state’s system of drawing legislative districts based on total population, rather than the number of eligible voters. In the other, a white high school student challenged the University of

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Dian Alarcon, originally from Colombia, stands with others during a press conference to protest a Brownsville, Texas, judge’s ruling that blocked President Obama’s immigration policy. Texas’ use of racial preferences in admissions. In both those cases, ironically, the state and its university represented the more liberal position — defending policies that benefit racial and ethnic minorities. “Texas, by using total population, as states have done for decades — and no state today uses voter population — does not invidiously target groups to cancel out their voting power or reduce their ability to elect representatives of their choice,” state Solicitor General Scott Keller told the court in the redistricting case, Evenwel v. Abbott. The abortion case coming to the court early next year represents another type of Texas litigation: Laws passed by its conservative state government that prompt lawsuits from liberal interest groups. In this case, the justices agreed to hear a challenge from abortion providers concerned that pending restrictions on clinics and physicians will close all but 10 clinics in the state. The state also is among those leading the fight against federal

In Texas, there’s “a deeply held conviction ... that the federal government is overreaching.” Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas

rules requiring most employers to provide health insurance coverage for contraceptives. It has filed a brief on behalf of two religious colleges and a theological seminary in Texas that object to the rule — one of seven challenges to the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraceptive mandate” that the Supreme Court will hear in March. While this term’s Texas docket may be unusual, it is not unprecedented. Last term, the state lost a major civil rights case over housing discrimination and successfully defended its right to refuse to issue license plates featuring the Confederate flag. In the prior term, Texas got a split decision of sorts in a major fight over greenhouse gas emissions with the Environmental Protection Agency. Other famous Texas cases to have reached the high court: Roe v. Wade, which struck down the state’s anti-abortion law in 1973; Texas v. Johnson, which struck down the state’s ban against desecrating the U.S. flag in 1989; and Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down its law against homosexual sodomy in 2003.

Unlike U.S., Canada is opening its arms to refugees Adam Kovac

Special for USA TODAY MONTREAL As a U.S. backlash against letting Muslim refugees into the country is festering, its northern neighbor is welcoming tens of thousands of Syrian refugees within the next few months. Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will allow 25,000 refugees to resettle in the nation by February, with as many as another 25,000 by the end of 2016. The plan gives priority to women, children, families and persecuted groups such as lesbians and gays. Canada’s policy comes in sharp contrast to the USA, where Republican front-runner Donald Trump called for a ban on letting Muslims into the country and 30 governors have vowed to bar Syri-

Maryam and Nore Kasmeih await refugees at the airport in Mississauga, Ont. Their Syrian relatives have fled to Turkey. an refugees from resettling in their states over fears that Islamic extremists may be hiding

among them. Millions of Syrians have fled a civil war that helped spawn the Islamic State, also

known ISIL or ISIS. “The U.S. is concerned about extremists. ... Therefore (it) processes in a much more careful manner,” said Kyle Matthews, with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. “In Canada’s case, this is a political promise.” Trudeau, who won a majority government in October, campaigned on a promise to resettle thousands of refugees. While he’s mostly refrained from commenting on the U.S. presidential race, the Canadian leader took a thinly veiled swipe at Trump’s proposals last week. “I stand firmly against the politics of division, the politics of fear, the politics of intolerance or hateful rhetoric,” he said. “Painting ISIS and others with a broad brush that extends to all Muslims is not just ignorant, it’s irresponsible.”

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MOST-READ STORIES OF 2015 Emily Brown l USA TODAY

It was an emotional year. ¶ Tragedies that now seem all too familiar — mass shootings, terrorist attacks, celebrities dying much too young — filled our screens with news we couldn’t help but read. The story was too big, too sad, too unbelievable to turn from. ¶ And then there was the supermoon eclipse. What an awe-inspiring break that was. ¶ Here are the 10 stories you clicked on most in 2015 across USA TODAY’s website and mobile apps:

Overwhelmingly the top news story of the year: the coordinated terror attacks in Paris last month. Here, mourners seek comfort in front of the city’s Carillon cafe on Nov. 14, the day after 130 people were killed at various locations.

Terrorists and victims identified after Paris attacks The day after terrorists coordinated attacks on Paris, the world searched for answers. Events were canceled. Curfews were in place. Public demonstrations were banned. French newspaper Le Monde and CNN both identified one of the suicide bombers as Ismael Omar Mostefai, who at one point lived in Chartres, a city southwest of Paris. French prosecutors determined there were seven terrorists operating in three separate, coordinated teams on that Nov. 13 night. As the names of victims emerged, the U.S. mourned the loss of Nohemi Gonzalez, 20, a college student from California.

Cocaine and sex pills nearly killed Lamar Odom The former NBA player and estranged husband of Khloe Kardashian was found unresponsive at Love Ranch, a brothel in Nevada, on Oct. 13. The next day, as Lamar Odom lay comatose in a Las Vegas hospital, we learned he’d been at the ranch for a few days and had taken up to 10 tabs of sexualperformance supplements. In addition, Odom used cocaine at least 2010 EPA PHOTO one of the days he was there. Lamar Odom Initial 911 calls from Love Ranch urged dispatchers to hurry as Odom had “blood coming out of his nose and white stuff coming out of his mouth,” according to employee Mitzi Johnson. Kardashian, Kobe Bryant and the Rev. Jesse Jackson rushed to Odom’s side in those first hours. He remains hospitalized, now in Los Angeles.

Bobbi Kristina Brown is ‘not brain-dead’ Family members of Bobbi Kristina Brown remained tightlipped during the six months that the daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston laid comatose in a hospital bed before she died. But sources did tell USA TODAY this: Brown is “not brain-dead,” as FILMMAGIC had been reported. The Bobbi Brown family did not gather days after the incident to say goodbye, they were simply gathering. And reports that the Houston and Brown families were butting heads? They “are NOT fighting,” said the source. Brown became unconscious in a bathtub on Jan. 31 and died nearly six months later in July.

U.S. adds San Bernardino, Calif., to the map of mass shootings Police chased a dark-colored SUV and shot and killed the man and woman inside, ending a day of horror in San Bernardino, Calif. The suspects, who were later identified as Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, burst into a lunchtime holiday party at a social services center Dec. 2 and shot and killed 14 people. At least 21 more people were wounded. Farook and Malik carried long guns and wore ski masks and military-style vests. They fled the scene and went to their home until police caught up with them. Next came the car chase, shootout and the death of the suspects. The incident is the nation’s deadliest shooting since a gunman killed 26 people in Newtown, Conn., in December 2012.

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The supermoon lunar eclipse peeks past a church in Turets village in Belarus on Sept. 28. The next one is due in 2033.

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Residents of La Manzanilla. Mexico, clean up Oct. 24, after Hurricane Patricia slammed into the small oceanside town.

Supermoon lunar eclipse interest was astronomical The moon was full. The moon was close to Earth. The moon fell into Earth’s shadow. That is the stellar formula behind a supermoon lunar eclipse, and our inner scientists were thrilled. Because a lot of light scatters off Earth’s atmosphere, the moon did not go completely dark that night on Sept. 27 but gave off a coppery red color, which tossed another magical moniker into the mix: Blood moon. The next time all of this will happen at once is in 2033.

The most hyped fight in modern times killed boxing Boxing is dead, and we’re all fools for paying $99.95 to watch Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao grab at each other for 36 minutes on May 2. For the Win’s Chris Chase says we wanted this fight of epic hype to be something greater than it was. We wanted it to have meaning, but it was a payout fight at best. It was obvious early on that Mayweather could play defense forever; Pacquiao wasn’t going to be able to get him down. After 12 rounds, Mayweather had beat Pacquiao by unanimous decision. The fight was “a complete waste of everyone’s time and money,” Chase said. Will boxing fans learn from this experience and boycott the Next Big Match? Nah.

Shooter wanted everyone to watch him kill his former co-workers on live TV Vester Flanagan wanted everyone to see what he was about to do. As his former WDBJ-TV coworker Adam Ward filmed reporter Alison Parker in a live TV broadcast on Aug. 26, Flanagan approached the journalists, raised his gun and fired. TV viewers in southern Virginia heard gunshots

ico’s geography weakened the storm almost as quickly as it intensified, saving thousands of lives.

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Reporter Alison Parker and videographer Adam Ward were fatally shot on live TV.

and screams and saw a glimpse of the gunman dressed in black. Ward and Parker died. Parker’s interview subject, Vicki Gardner, was shot, underwent emergency surgery and was released from the hospital. The next few hours were busy for Flanagan. He faxed a 23-page manifesto to ABC News and posted his own graphic videos of the shooting to his Facebook and Twitter accounts. He eluded police for hours, but as authorities closed in on him, he crashed his car, shot himself and died.

A hurricane beyond measurement approached Mexico The anticipation of Hurricane Patricia, one of the strongest hurricanes recorded in the Western Hemisphere, enthralled not only Mexico, where it would hit on Oct. 23, but all of North America. If there was such a thing as a Category 6 hurricane, this would be it, said Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. The storm’s 200-mph winds “are greater than the most intense, strongest hurricanes ever recorded on the planet,” he said. Ahead of the storm, tens of thousands of people were evacuated from the storm’s projected path, including the port city of Manzanillo and the town of Puerto Vallarta, a resort town with a large expatriate community from the U.S. and Canada. Incredibly, Mex-

Oregon community college shooting is too familiar Chris Harper-Mercer, later described as a deeply troubled loner, shot and killed nine of his classmates at Umpqua Community College in southern Oregon. Students nearby described loud noises, like a ruler hitting a blackboard, and teachers jumping into action to keep students safe. Harper-Mercer died during an exchange of gunfire with officers. The Oct. 1 attack was the fourth shooting at a U.S. college campus since August, prompting President Obama to note that the USA is “the only advanced country on Earth that sees these kinds of mass shootings every few months.”

Paris devastated by multiple terror attacks, mass casualties News of explosives and gunfire throughout Paris spread, and the list of deadly locations seemed to multiply. A Friday in Paris turned into a night of terror as 130 people were killed on Nov. 13 at multiple locations throughout the French capital. Restaurants, bars, concert venues and a soccer stadium were targeted by multiple attackers, prompting French President François Hollande to close the nation’s borders. The Bataclan concert venue, featuring a California rock band, became the deadliest scene after terrorists shot and threw explosives, taking more than 100 people hostage. The night was the city’s bloodiest since WWII. Hear more about how this list came together in a podcast about USA TODAY’s most read stories of 2015, by visiting usatoday.com.

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WHERE WE SPEND OUR HOLIDAY DOLLARS1 November through December sales (in billions) Online and mail order

Here’s a snapshot look at what and where Americans are spending this holiday season.

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$630 BILLION1

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$420 BILLION

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Tim Cook, CEO of Apple

BUSINESS SURVEILLANCE COOK’S 2 CENTS ON TAX CODE In a nutshell: Apple CEO Tim Cook called complaints from lawmakers claiming the company is trying to avoid paying taxes on overseas profits “political crap.” The star: Cook addressed the tax debate during an interview with 60 Minutes, set to air Sunday. According to an excerpt released Friday, Cook calls for Congress to make changes to an antiquated tax code. The money: “This is a tax code that was made for the Industrial Age, not the Digital Age.” says Cook. “It’s backwards. It’s awful for America. It should have been fixed many years ago.” The company boasts $74 billion in overseas revenue, and Cook claims bringing that revenue home would cost 40% in taxes. “We pay more taxes in this country than anyone,” says Cook.

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REJECT USA BIAS AND GO GLOBAL. The U.S. stock market

faces a host of headwinds — such as any additional interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, a strong dollar and full valuations, to name a few — that could limit gains in 2016. Those domestic obstacles bolster the case for putting more cash to work in foreign stock markets, such as Europe and Japan, where central bankers are more market-friendly and valuations are less pricey, says Russ Koesterich, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock. “There are certain headwinds in the U.S. that are actually tailwinds in other parts of the world,” Koesterich says. “In terms of valuations, I don’t think we are in bubble territory, but U.S. valuations are a bit stretched. They are less stretched in Europe and Japan.”

For Amazon’s last-minute Prime customers, packages sometimes arrive in an Amazon-branded van.

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LOOK BEYOND FANTASTIC ‘FANG’ STOCKS. Tech stocks

Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google got so hot, so hyped and so dominant that they earned the acronym “FANG” stocks. The big four also posted big gains this year — so sizable, in fact, that they were responsible for most, if not all, of the gains in the market-cap weighted Nasdaq composite. Next year, however, tech leadership is not likely to be as narrow, says Josh Spencer, manager of the T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund. “I think the tech market will broaden next year,” he says, adding that tech names that will benefit from the cyclical uptick in the economy will get a fresh look from Wall Street. Examples include companies that make semiconductors and semiconductor equipment and that are breaking into new growth areas, such as high-tech gadgetry now found in modern autos.

IN THE HOT SEAT SPACEX LAUNCH ON TAP SpaceX is targeting a Sunday evening launch of a Falcon 9 rocket — the company’s first in nearly six months — after an apparently successful test of the rocket’s nine main engines Friday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, writes James Dean of Florida Today. A Sunday liftoff would be at 8:29 p.m., according to a launch forecast released Friday by the Air Force’s 45th Weather Squadron. The forecast shows a 90% chance of favorable weather, with only a slight concern that a coastal shower and clouds could develop around Launch Complex 40.

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FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL STOCKS. If David Kostin of

Goldman Sachs is right and the broad S&P 500 stock index posts flat returns next year, owning an index fund that tracks and mimics the performance of the large-company stock gauge may not be the most profitable strategy. To increase your odds of posting double-digit percentage gains next year, pinpoint individual names that have what it takes to out-perform the S&P 500. “Stock picking will become much more important,” says Kostin, who favors growth stocks with strong balance sheets and companies that earn the bulk of their revenues domestically.

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ON THE FRONT BURNER HOLIDAY TICK-TOCK For Amazon customers who signed up for the e-commerce giant’s $99 Prime membership, which gets them free, two-day delivery, the final day for standard shipped items to arrive in time for Christmas is 9 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday. Oneday shipping is available in many areas through Wednesday. There’s also Amazon’s same-day delivery on Christmas Eve. The shortest window is free, two-hour delivery available to Prime customers. These packages sometimes arrive in an Amazon-branded van.

Adam Shell l USA TODAY As Jim Cramer of CNBC’s “Mad Money” always says: “There’s always a bull market somewhere.” In the spirit of that bullish way of viewing markets in both good and not-sogood times, here are 10 investment ideas that panelists from USA TODAY’s 2016 Investment Roundtable say can help you build a winning portfolio in 2016.

BENEFIT FROM “BIFURCATED” MARKET. Even if the

broad U.S. stock market posts flat returns again in 2016, it’s because the winners will be offset by the losers, says Kostin of Goldman Sachs. The key, therefore, is to zero in on stocks with three characteristics that will give them a better chance to climb up the performance charts. First, “focus on companies with strong balance sheets, as they typically out-perform in a rising interestrate environment,” Kostin says. Second, “with the strong dollar weighing on foreign sales of large U.S. companies, invest in stocks that are generating revenue domestically, as compared to those that book sales via exporting.” Last, go for growth stocks, not value names. “When economic growth is tepid, that is when you want to own equity growth,” he says.

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CONTRARIAN PLAY: BUY BONDS. Since the Fed hiked

interest rates for the first time in nearly 10 years, there’s no shortage of talk about the eventual bursting of the bond-market bubble. Despite all the scary bond talk, Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones, says there’s a still a place for bonds in every investor’s portfolio. “Nobody likes bonds, and people are saying, ‘Oh my gosh, I will lose money in bonds,’ ” says Warne. But bond performance might not be so bad if the Fed moves slowly with its rate hikes and inflation remains low, she argues. Under that scenario, “bonds actually do OK,” she explains. “If David Kostin is right and we get zero returns from stocks, you may do just as well in bonds and you have a lot less volatility than if you are fully invested in stocks. Bonds may not be a great investment, but they may actually not be too bad compared to everything else.”

PLACE A BET ON THE AMERICAN CONSUMER.

The U.S. manufacturing sector is arguably in recession. But the American consumer — which accounts for roughly 70% of U.S. economic activity — is on much stronger footing heading into the new year, thanks to a job market revival, lower gas prices and signs of wage growth finally finding their way into Americans’ paychecks, says Jeff Moser, manager of the Wells Fargo Large Cap Core Fund. Next year, “the U.S. consumer will start to feel a little better,” Moser says.

HEDGE YOUR FOREIGN CURRENCY RISKS. While

DON’T BE SPOOKED BY FED RATE HIKES. There’s no

REAP REWARDS WITH REVENUE GROWERS. Com-

opportunities might abound in foreign stock markets, those who invest abroad should take advantage of investment products that hedge currency risks related to the strong dollar. A strong greenback, of course, means investors who make money in markets such as Europe and Japan that have weaker currencies will see the size of those stock gains shrink once the profits are changed back into U.S. dollars. Koesterich cites BlackRock’s iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE exchange-traded fund (HEFA) as one way to get exposure to places such as Europe and Asia while lessening the impact of currency fluctuations on performance. “The fund offers exposure to foreign markets but controls risk (with hedging strategies) that mitigate the currency impact,” he says.

question that the first Fed rate hikes in nearly a decade will cause market volatility and spark a sell-off from time to time in 2016. But don’t let that scare you out of the market, says Warne of Edward Jones. “People are overestimating the impact of what a small rate hike will be,” Warne adds. “This actually is a good new signal for investors because the Fed is finally saying, ‘We don’t need to have the extraordinary policy that we have had in place for 10 years.’ ”

panies that can post strong sales and revenue gains will be rewarded with higher stock prices next year as growth becomes scarcer and harder to find, says Wells Fargo’s Moser. “What I look for is the potential for excess returns, positive earnings surprises and good valuation,” says Moser. Topping Moser’s list of sectors that can generate strong revenue are technology, health care and consumer discretionary. What sectors didn’t make the cut? Utility stocks and shares of companies that sell consumer staples.

STEER HOLDINGS TOWARD NON-TECH TECH.

“A broad new trend is the penetration of tech into non-tech areas,” says Spencer of T. Rowe Price. The best example is all those tech gadgets found in new cars and SUVs. The poster child for this emerging trend is electric-car maker Tesla. Component suppliers also are big winners in this new tech market. “If you think about the electronic content that is in your car today vs. what was in it five, 10 or 15 years ago, people are really making their carbuying decisions not based on horse power, but based on the electronic content and the safety and infotainment technology,” Spencer says.

A straightforward guide to what stocks do when interest rates rise Higher rates could hurt leveraged companies. That’s bad for stocks. But higher rates increase the interest income for companies with lots of cash. That’s good for stocks. Higher interest rates mean the Fed is taking away the punchbowl. That’s bad for stocks. But higher rates mean the Fed has room to cut interest rates when it needs to. That’s good for stocks. So, who knows. Maybe we should all ignore the news, focus on what’s in our control, and look forward to Christmas.

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The Federal Reserve has raised interests rates for the first time in almost a decade. What’s this mean for stocks? Well, let’s think it through. Higher interest rates make bonds more attractive. That’s bad for stocks. But the Fed is raising rates because the ANALYSIS economy is strong. That’s good for stocks. Higher rates could mean higher inflation is anticipated. That’s bad for stocks. But higher inflation could increase revenue growth. That’s good for stocks. Higher rates could curtail lending. That’s bad for stocks. But less lending reduces the odds of a credit crisis. That’s good for stocks.

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etirees are living longer, and they may be living happier, too. One reason why may be because many are focusing their time, energy and money on helping others rather than treating themselves. But while that may give them a positive feeling, it could leave them with debt, if they’re not careful. Giving makes retirees feel good, with 76% saying it makes them happier than spending money on themselves, according to a new survey from Merrill Lynch and Age Wave, a firm specializing in research on population aging. And while retirees represent only 31% of U.S. adults 25 and older, they give 42% of the dollars contributed to charity and put in 45% of total volunteer hours. “We don’t often think of retirement as a time for giving,” says Ken Dychtwald, president and CEO of Age Wave, “but twothirds of those in our study said this is the best time in life to give back. We think that’s a sea change.” Fifty-nine percent of those who give to charity say they have a stronger sense of purpose, the poll of more than 3,600 respondents found. The largesse of a growing senior population will result in that group contributing an estimated $8 trillion in money and time over the next two decades, Dychtwald says. “Success in retirement and the goal for retirement is definitely not playing golf anymore or collecting seashells,’’ says Buck Wiley III, private wealth adviser in the banking and investment group at Merrill Lynch. “We’re seeing people wanting to make an impact, wanting to be generous, and I would say that generosity is much more hands-on.” ONE COUPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Long before they retired from their jobs in management consulting, Deborah and Allan MacArthur were givers. They worked with United Way programs that enabled them to assist at-risk teens. And while in their 30s, they decided “if we had extra wealth, we intended to give it away, and

RETIREES LIKE TO GIVE, BUT NOT UNTIL IT HURTS With $8 trillion in donations of money and time on the line, they need to be smart about their generosity

home’s residents go to school and find solid jobs, the couple have spent millions investing in an academy that they say is now the largest American school in North Africa. Still, Allan MacArthur, 56, acknowledges that it takes planning to make sure you have enough left over to care for yourself after contributing to others. At one point, the couple’s financial planners said, “If you keep giving it away, you’re going to run out,” he said. So the MacArthurs started a business that, along with its affiliate, provides consulting, training and recruits American-educated Moroccans for leadership positions back home. “Whether they have pensions, defined benefits, whether they have 401(k)s, and IRAs and Social Security ... people do need a plan,” says Wiley. “It’s not something you can wing.” GIVERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS SO THEY DON’T GO BROKE

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Deborah and Allan MacArthur, with daughter Virginia, are devoted to a Morocco children’s home, but their financial adviser was concerned at one point.

work with those assets while still alive,” Deborah MacArthur, 53, says. With donations, “a lot of it can go to overhead, and we despise that. ... We want our dollar to go to that child, or that person, and the only way to do that is to do it yourself.” After visiting Morocco, the couple became involved with a children’s home there. They have now relocated to that country, and in addition to helping the

TIPS FOR GIVERS uPLAN IT: Create a list of charities that you want to contribute to and assign each a specific amount. Then write a script for any other solicitations, says financial planner Bonnie Sewell. “Thanks for the request, but we have already contributed to several other charities. We may consider you in the future.” uWORK IT: Time can be more valuable than money. Consider volunteering — not only to help others but to create a social network for yourself. uWATCH IT: It’s a danger sign that you’re giving away too much if you don’t have enough left over to cover your living expenses. Remember, paying your personal bills is the priority. uGUARD IT: Also, don’t sacrifice your emergency fund. Generally, you should aim to have enough to cover six to 12 months of living expenses.

Bonnie Sewell, a certified financial planner based in Leesburg, Va., said in an email that “it’s absolutely wonderful, helpful and essential we give to others, just not at the expense of our own solvency.” Money can “slip out the door” in myriad ways, she says, from tacking a donation on to a restaurant check to buying a ticket to a pricey gala, or even plopping cash into Santa’s bucket at Christmastime. “Clients should calculate all that goes out and give joyfully with intention — and then do not take the bait to feel badly if you cannot give more,” Sewell says. “Time is a very valuable resource, too, and can be given in place of dollars, where appropriate.” Grant Moore, a certified financial planner based in Rockford, Ill., said in an email that some retirees might want to consider a donor-advised fund for assets that have appreciated considerably in value. “Not only will they get the normal itemized deduction for their charitable donation, but the capital gains associated with that asset will also go away.” But it’s also wise to be extra cautious during that initial period after you’ve stopped working. “Retirees need to ensure that they will not end up going broke later in life by being too generous to charities during their key early retirement years,” he says.

Simple brings personal touch to banking Simple is growing so fast that it has moved its headquarters four times.

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PORTLAND, ORE . Simple may technically be a bank, but CEO and co-founder Josh Reich doesn’t want you to see it that way. Simple has shunned many of the features of traditional banking, including bank branches — it has none — and fees, which it got rid of in September. The company functions online and through its app, plus a network of over 55,000 ATMs nationwide. Reich positions Simple as a technology start-up that’s hyperfocused on customer service and user experience, more in line with the Ubers and Instagrams of the world than the giants on Wall Street. “We’re very much designed to build banking for how people think rather than how banks work,” Reich says. Simple’s approach spells the future of banking, where tellers and physical locations are unnecessary and companies are judged based on how enjoyable of an experience they create. Essentially, Simple is doing everything it can to distance itself from the reputation of traditional financial institutions, an industry not typically lauded for its customer service or consumer-friendly policies. Because it doesn’t rely on fees for revenue — it profits off interest margin and interchange fees — Simple doesn’t necessarily care if a potential customer has a history of overdrafts or bounced checks, which means it can acquire customers traditional banks may have rejected. Its user experience mimics the things people are used to doing on other apps, including taking photos and associating them with transactions, adding memos talking about who you were with or what you were doing, and adding hashtags to expenses to automatically categorize them. Simple also tries to help with money management — instead of

It has no tellers, no branches, no fees and folksy thankyou notes for its growing customer clientele

showing users their account balance after logging in, it shows a “safe to spend” number, which subtracts upcoming bills, to give customers a more realistic figure. Simple tries to be user-friendly the old-fashioned way, too: Its employees send handwritten thank-you notes and drawings to customers, stuffing the notes into envelopes along with colorful stickers and temporary tattoos. A recent one reads, “Hey Jonathan, I just wanted to send you a lil’ ‘Welcome to Simple’ swag. ... We’re so excited to have you as a customer!” In the three years since it launched, Simple has acquired hundreds of thousands of customers — the company won’t give an exact figure — and customer growth continues to climb about 10% a month, says Krista Berlincourt, a company spokeswoman. That’s the equivalent of a bank with about 850 branches, according to Simple. Its business model has gained attention from larger financial institutions. Last year, Simple, which has 285 employees, was acquired by BBVA for $117 million. It continues to operate as a separate business and has grown so rapidly that it has had to move office buildings in Portland four times, with plans already underway for a fifth move next year. In a recent ranking of best online banks by MyBankTracker.com, Simple came in third, behind Dis-

A handwritten note that will be sent out to a Simple customer sits on a desk at the company’s Portland, Ore., office.

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cover and Ally. Simple’s rise comes at a time when consumers are underwhelmed by banks. Recent data from IBM show that 62% of banking executives around the world say they deliver excellent customer service, but only 35% of customers agree. Just 30% of customers believe their bank provides personalized service, compared with 45% of bankers. Bankers may also be underestimating the power of mobile, where 41% of customers expect to be able to do most of their banking in the next three years. Just 10% of banking executives thought the majority of transactions would be on a mobile device in the near future. The data show why financial technology companies are gaining so much traction, says Anthony Marshall, research director at IBM’s Institute for Business Value. “These companies sort of born in contemporary technologies just have a better agility,” he says.

“They’re able to offer better services, faster.” A bank that endears itself to customers by sending them handwritten snail mail certainly stands out from the constant stream of junk mail and credit card offers one typically receives from finance behemoths. Simple’s atypical status as a bank is evident in its office culture, too, which screams tech start-up. There’s cold-brew coffee on tap, an endless supply of snacks and even a bike technician the company brings in occasionally to work on employees’ bikes, which hang on racks throughout the office. Toward the end of the day, employees can be found hitting balls at the ping-pong table and gathered in the board game room. The office embodies the company’s culture of creating enjoyable experiences, for both employees and customers. “If it’s not (fun), you’re not going to use your bank,” Berlincourt says.

“We’re very much designed to build banking for how people think rather than how banks work.” CEO and co-founder Josh Reich

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY GUARD WAYNE SELDEN JR. (1) SWINGS ON THE RIM in front of Montana center Bryden Boehning after a dunk during the first half of the Jayhawks’ 88-46 victory Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Energetic Selden keys rout of Grizzlies By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

With no regard for his own personal safety, Wayne Selden Jr. dove headfirst for a loose ball near the scorer’s table. Teammate Devonté Graham picked it up and cashed a layup in the first half of Kansas University’s nonconference clash against

Montana on Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse. Selden gave up his body with the Jayhawks already up 15 points on the visitors from the Big Sky Conference. “That wins the tough games — having energy,” Selden said with a shrug after scoring 11 points, grabbing four rebounds and dishing four assists with

two steals in the Jayhawks’ 88-46 victory. Coach Bill Self, who just loves when players hit the deck in pursuit of the basketball, marveled at the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Selden’s want-to shown on the steal. “The play he made was probably the best hustle play we’ve had this year,” Self said, adding, “We’ve

had several. That was probably the best we’ve had.” Selden, who hit five of 10 shots but was 0-for-4 from three, actually was a human highlight reel in the contest. He had a no-look pass to Carlton Bragg for a layup, a lob from the perimeter that resulted in a dunk by Cheick Diallo and a lob from halfcourt — yes, halfcourt — to Bragg for an alley-oop slam.

“I just saw him running. He called for it. If you call for it, you’ve got to go get it. He went and got it,” Selden said of the 6-foot-9 Bragg skying to grab and finish the halfcourt lob. “He gave me a signal with the hand. We’d never practiced that before. We’ve never practiced throwing a lob that far.” Please see KANSAS, page 4C

Bragg one answer in post On a day Wayne Selden Jr. infused the entire team with crazy energy by applying serious defensive intensity, phenomenal passing and relentless effort, freshman Carlton Bragg Jr. followed that lead and weighed in with a strong game at a position the team needs help. Bragg contributed nine points, two rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal in 14 minutes Saturday in Kansas University’s 88-46 domination of Montana in Allen Fieldhouse. He spent a good chunk of that time playing alongside Perry Ellis, instead of in his place.

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KU coach Bill Self’s search for a post player to twin with Ellis continues, and Bragg did his best to keep in contention for that role. Bragg made a beautiful pass from the high post to Ellis in the low post, scored

on a Selden lob from just past halfcourt and landed on the defender’s shoulders, and of course missed a shot from right under the hoop because that’s what he still does way too often. Self rewarded Bragg’s first-half hustle with a second-half start. “I think you can make a case we were at our best when he was in the game at the start of the second half,” Self said. No question. No other case could be made. Kansas scored the first 12 points of Please see KEEGAN, page 5C

JAYHAWKS — FROM LEFT, WAYNE SELDEN JR., PERRY ELLIS AND CARLTON BRAGG JR. — cheer a bucket by big man Landen Lucas.

So long, coach, and thanks for the ride Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

The death of Bill Freeman, who coached football and track at Lawrence High from 1974 to 1989, has saddened sports writers who covered the egoless coach and his teams during his 16 years with the Lions. “Great coach. Great man,” Tweeted Kevin

Haskin of Topeka’s CapitalJournal. “One of the best coaches and people I’ve written about. RIP,” Tweeted the Wichita Eagle’s Bob Lutz. “What an amazing man. RIP. Best wishes to the family and Lawrence community,” Tweeted Pam Clark, formerly of the Topeka C-J,

now at the Tulsa (Oklahoma) World. “RIP to Bill Freeman, former Lawrence High ftball/track coach, who was an ego-free legend great husband, dad, farmer, banker,coach,athlete. ... Alzheimer’s claims another, but it can’t take away an amazing 84 years on earth,

82 w/out the awful disease,” read a rapid-fire double tweet by Yours Truly. Certainly many sports writers and photographers in the state of Kansas have stories to share about the great Bill Freeman. I will share one. Please see FREEMAN, page 3C Freeman

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Kansas City, Kan. — Northwest Missouri State overpowered Shepherd for its fifth NCAA Division II football title. Brady Bolles completed 20 of 27 passes for 233 yards and a touchdown to lead Northwest Missouri State to a 34-7 victory Saturday at Sporting Park. The Bearcats (15-0) used two turnovers and a big play to open a 24-0 first-half lead, then coasted in the second half. Northwest Missouri State had 10 sacks and held Shepherd (13-1) to a championship-game-record minus-39 yards rushing and only 97 yards of the total offense. “I think we had a really good game plan,” Bearcats coach Adam Dorrel said. “Shepherd’s offense is really predicated on trying to run the football to set up their play-action. We knew it was going to be a challenge to stop their run, but the way we’re built, systematically and athletically, our front seven does a great job of stopping the run.” Northwest Missouri State also won titles in 1998, 1999, 2009 and 2013. A championship-game record of 16,181 watched the game at the home of Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City. The crowd was slanted heavily toward Northwest Missouri, 90 miles away in Maryville.

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Dodgers hit with record luxury tax New York — The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hit with a record luxury tax of nearly $43.6 million for a payroll that fell just shy of $300 million. For the first time, four teams exceeded the spending threshold and owe tax. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will pay along with the San Francisco Giants, a first-time offender. Los Angeles finished with a record payroll of $291 million this year, according to final calculations made by Major League Baseball on Friday and obtained by the Associated Press. For purposes of the tax, which uses a different calculation method and includes benefits, the Dodgers’ payroll was $297.9 million. The Dodgers’ three-year tax total comes to $81.6 million. New York owes $26.1 million, raising the Yankees’ total since the tax began in 2003 to $297.9 million. Boston owes $1.8 million for this year and the Giants $1.3 million, a record tax total of $72.8 million for a single year. A record 22 teams had payrolls of $100 million or more, up from 17 last year, and the average payroll was just under $130 million. Spending on 40-man major league payrolls totaled nearly $3.9 billion, according to MLB’s calculation. Among the teams that reached the League Championship Series, Toronto ranked 10th in payroll at $136 million, the Chicago Cubs 11th at $133 million, Kansas City 13th at $129 million and the Mets 19th at $110 million.

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Cavs’ Kyrie Irving makes return today Cleveland — Cavaliers AllStar point guard Kyrie Irving will make his season debut today against Philadelphia, his first game since breaking his left kneecap in the NBA Finals. Irving posted “I’m back” on his Twitter account Saturday and later said following the team’s practice that he’s excited to play. Irving hasn’t been on the floor since getting hurt in Game 1 of the Finals against Golden State. The 23-year-old has gone through extensive rehab over the past six months. He said he wouldn’t wish his injury on anyone. The Cavs and Irving have exercised patience during his long recovery. He had been expected to make his return earlier this week, but Irving said there were still some medical hurdles to overcome. Irving said his minutes will be restricted and he’ll ease his way back before his playing time increases in the coming weeks.

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CHICAGO (91) Gibson 3-4 0-0 6, Snell 3-6 0-0 7, Noah 9-16 3-4 21, Rose 3-10 0-1 6, Butler 4-11 3-4 12, Hinrich 0-2 0-0 0, Mirotic 1-8 0-0 2, McDermott 0-3 0-0 0, Portis 8-18 2-4 20, Brooks 3-8 4-4 11, Moore 2-5 0-0 4, Bairstow 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-94 12-17 91. NEW YORK (107) Anthony 12-20 2-2 27, Porzingis 4-9 2-3 10, Lopez 3-5 2-2 8, Calderon 1-5 2-2 5, Afflalo 8-14 1-2 18, O’Quinn 2-4 0-0 4, Thomas 4-5 3-3 13, Galloway 3-7 1-1 7, Williams 2-6 5-7 9, Grant 2-7 2-2 6. Totals 41-82 20-24 107. Chicago 18 21 29 23— 91 New York 25 24 28 30—107 Three-Point Goals-Chicago 5-21 (Portis 2-3, Butler 1-2, Snell 1-2, Brooks 1-4, Hinrich 0-1, McDermott 0-2, Rose 0-2, Mirotic 0-5), New York 5-20 (Thomas 2-2, Afflalo 1-1, Anthony 1-4, Calderon 1-5, Williams 0-1, Galloway 0-2, Grant 0-2, Porzingis 0-3). Rebounds-Chicago 58 (Portis 11), New York 49 (O’Quinn 10). Assists-Chicago 17 (Butler 5), New York 19 (Calderon 5). Total Fouls-Chicago 20, New York 15. A-19,812 (19,763).

Thunder 118, Lakers 78 Oklahoma City — Kevin Durant had 22 points and eight rebounds, Enes Kanter had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles for its eighth straight home victory. Russell Westbrook added 13 points and 11 assists for his 18th double-double of the season for Oklahoma City. The Thunder won for the fifth straight time against the Lakers. L.A. LAKERS (78) Brown 2-9 0-0 4, Nance Jr. 1-4 0-2 2, Hibbert 1-3 0-0 2, Clarkson 7-15 1-2 15, Williams 5-11 6-6 20, Russell 5-13 1-3 12, Young 5-13 1-1 14, Sacre 0-2 0-2 0, Randle 1-7 0-0 2, Bass 2-5 0-0 4, Huertas 1-4 1-1 3. Totals 30-86 10-17 78. OKLAHOMA CITY (118) Durant 7-13 5-7 22, Ibaka 5-12 0-0 12, Adams 4-4 2-4 10, Westbrook 5-11 3-6 13, Roberson 2-4 0-0 4, Waiters 5-8 1-2 11, Collison 1-1 3-3 5, Augustin 1-3 0-0 3, Kanter 8-13 3-3 19, Morrow 4-9 0-0 10, Payne 3-4 0-0 6, Singler 0-0 0-0 0, Novak 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 46-84 17-25 118. L.A. Lakers 15 26 14 23 — 78 Oklahoma City 35 32 25 26—118 Three-Point Goals-L.A. Lakers 8-28 (Williams 4-6, Young 3-9, Russell 1-7, Randle 0-1, Clarkson 0-2, Brown 0-3), Oklahoma City 9-19 (Durant 3-4, Ibaka 2-2, Morrow 2-6, Augustin 1-2, Novak 1-2, Waiters 0-1, Westbrook 0-1, Roberson 0-1). Rebounds-L.A. Lakers 41 (Randle, Russell 7), Oklahoma City 68 (Kanter 14). AssistsL.A. Lakers 14 (Russell 5), Oklahoma City 28 (Westbrook 11). Total Fouls-L.A. Lakers 20, Oklahoma City 14. Technicals-L.A. Lakers defensive three second, Ibaka, Kanter, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A-18,203 (18,203).

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Kelly Oubre, Washington Min: 22. Pts: 8. Reb: 5. Ast: 0. Paul Pierce, L.A. Clippers Min: 16. Pts: 3. Reb: 1. Ast: 0.

Rockets 107, Clippers 97 Houston — Dwight Howard had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Houston built a huge lead early and rolled over the Los Angeles Clippers. Houston led by as many as 26 points in the first half and was up by 12 after three quarters. The Rockets opened the fourth with an 8-2 run to make it 91-73. Marcus Thornton highlighted that spurt when he drove into the lane, evaded Blake Griffin and finished with a layup. Houston pushed the lead to 95-76 with about 71⁄2 minutes left when Howard blocked a shot by Austin Rivers, and Trevor Ariza grabbed the ball and dished it to Howard, who finished with a dunk on the other end. L.A. CLIPPERS (97) Mbah a Moute 0-2 0-0 0, Griffin 9-13 4-5 22, Jordan 6-7 4-12 16, Paul 3-13 4-5 12, Redick 6-14 3-3 19, Johnson 2-7 0-0 5, Crawford 1-8 1-2 4, Rivers 1-5 0-0 2, Pierce 1-4 0-0 3, Stephenson 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 2-7 2-2 6, Aldrich 1-1 0-0 2, Prigioni 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 34-86 18-29 97. HOUSTON (107) Ariza 7-11 0-0 17, Capela 2-5 3-8 7, Howard 8-11 6-16 22, Beverley 2-7 1-4 7, Harden 4-13 10-10 18, Terry 2-5 2-2 7, Motiejunas 4-5 2-2 10, Jones 3-8 0-0 8, Brewer 0-4 0-0 0, Thornton 2-7 7-7 11. Totals 34-76 31-49 107. L.A. Clippers 17 29 25 26 — 97 Houston 38 19 26 24—107 Three-Point Goals-L.A. Clippers 11-38 (Redick 4-9, Prigioni 2-3, Paul 2-7, Pierce 1-3, Crawford 1-4, Johnson 1-4, Stephenson 0-1, Mbah a Moute 0-2, Rivers 0-2, Smith 0-3), Houston 8-25 (Ariza 3-4, Beverley 2-4, Jones 2-4, Terry 1-3, Motiejunas 0-1, Thornton 0-2, Brewer 0-3, Harden 0-4). Fouled OutStephenson. Rebounds-L.A. Clippers 51 (Jordan 11), Houston 72 (Howard 14). AssistsL.A. Clippers 21 (Paul 10), Houston 22 (Harden 11). Total Fouls-L.A. Clippers 36, Houston 29. Technicals-Griffin, L.A. Clippers defensive three second, Houston defensive three second 3. A-18,212 (18,023).

Miles 0-9 0-0 0, George 8-22 9-10 29, Mahinmi 2-5 3-4 7, G.Hill 3-7 2-4 8, Ellis 6-12 1-2 13, J.Hill 5-10 0-0 10, Stuckey 3-7 4-5 11, L.Allen 1-1 0-0 2, Budinger 1-3 0-0 2, Robinson III 1-1 0-0 2, S.Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Young 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-77 19-25 84. MEMPHIS (96) Je.Green 5-11 1-1 11, Barnes 6-14 0-0 15, Gasol 9-18 1-2 19, Conley 6-16 7-8 20, Lee 1-6 0-0 2, Carter 3-5 2-2 9, Chalmers 3-6 6-8 12, Randolph 3-4 0-0 6, Ja.Green 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-83 17-21 96. Indiana 16 27 23 18—84 Memphis 21 23 26 26—96 3-Point Goals-Indiana 5-28 (George 4-12, Stuckey 1-3, Budinger 0-1, G.Hill 0-3, Ellis 0-4, Miles 0-5), Memphis 5-19 (Barnes 3-6, Carter 1-3, Conley 1-3, Je.Green 0-2, Chalmers 0-2, Lee 0-3). Rebounds-Indiana 49 (J.Hill 13), Memphis 54 (Gasol 12). Assists-Indiana 12 (L.Allen, G.Hill, Stuckey, George 2), Memphis 21 (Conley 8). Total Fouls-Indiana 20, Memphis 20. Technicals-Memphis defensive three second. A-18,119 (18,119).

Wizards 109, Hornets 101 Washington — John Wall had 27 points and 12 assists, Garrett Temple scored a career-high 21 points, and Washington beat Charlotte. Wall scored 20 points in the first half and then drilled a key jumper with just over two minutes left in the game after the Hornets nearly erased a 15-point deficit. Cody Zeller’s layup cut the lead to 99-98 with 2:24 to play. Jared Dudley matched a season high with 19 points, and Marcin Gortat had 18 points for Washington. CHARLOTTE (101) Hairston 3-6 2-2 10, Williams 4-14 0-0 9, Zeller 5-9 1-2 11, Walker 6-18 5-5 18, Batum 5-12 3-4 14, Lin 6-13 1-1 15, Kaminsky 2-4 1-2 6, Hawes 4-8 0-0 9, Lamb 4-8 0-0 9, Hansbrough 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-93 13-16 101. WASHINGTON (109) Oubre Jr. 3-5 0-0 8, Dudley 7-10 2-2 19, Gortat 7-16 4-4 18, Wall 10-21 5-6 27, Temple 7-9 5-7 21, Neal 1-7 2-2 4, Sessions 3-8 1-1 7, Humphries 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 40-79 20-23 109. Charlotte 27 26 22 26—101 Washington 28 31 27 23—109 Three-Point Goals-Charlotte 10-33 (Lin 2-2, Hairston 2-3, Hawes 1-2, Kaminsky 1-3, Lamb 1-4, Williams 1-5, Walker 1-7, Batum 1-7), Washington 9-20 (Dudley 3-5, Oubre Jr. 2-2, Temple 2-3, Wall 2-5, Sessions 0-1, Neal 0-4). Rebounds-Charlotte 58 (Williams 9), Washington 41 (Dudley 9). Assists-Charlotte 23 (Batum 8), Washington 26 (Wall 12). Total Fouls-Charlotte 20, Washington 14. TechnicalsWall, Washington defensive three second. A-16,987 (20,308).

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Huskers sweep Texas, claim crown Omaha, Neb. (ap) — There’s no place like home to win a national championship. The “Go Big Red!” cheers started well before the first serve Saturday night and continued long after Nebraska had wrapped up its three-set sweep of Texas in the NCAA women’s volleyball title match. “I thought my eardrums were going to pop,” setter Kelly Hunter said. The Cornhuskers (324) dispatched their old Big 12 rivals much faster than expected at CenturyLink Center, 50 miles from Nebraska’s Lincoln campus, and an NCAA volleyball-record 17,561 were on hand to relish every moment. Nebraska had lost five matches in a row to Texas (30-3) and nine of the previous 10. The teams had gone to five sets in three

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NEBRASKA PLAYERS, INCLUDING CECILIA HALL (9) AND KADIE ROLFZEN (6), celebrate a point against Texas in the Huskers’ 25-23, 25-23, 25-21 sweep in the NCAA championship match Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska. of their last four matches, including in Austin in September. This time the Huskers were in control while winning their fourth na-

tional championship. The first title was won in 1995 against Texas. The others came in 2000 and 2006. “The environment tonight, the setting, Ne-

braska vs. Texas, and the crowd, national championship match, ESPN, everything else that went with it — and for us to come out and play a great

match against a great team was just awesome to watch,” coach John Cook said. “I can say I’m really proud, which I am, but I’m really more proud

of this team on the journey they took to get to this point and to be able to play their best match.” Hunter fed outside hitter Mikeaela Foecke early and often, and the freshman responded with a match-high 19 kills and was named Most Outstanding Player of the final four. Foecke hit .348 with 31 kills in wins over Kansas and Texas. “I get a lot of confidence from my teammates, and Kelly sets the ball really well and we have so many great players that I’m not afraid to go up and swing because I know they have my back,” Foecke said. Kelsey Fien punctuated the fourth-seeded Huskers’ big night when she slammed a set from Hunter. Fien went to her knees as her teammates swarmed the court to start celebrating the 2523, 25-23, 25-21 victory.

Chiefs, Ravens go separate ways

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Baltimore (ap) — In the middle of October, the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens were both 1-5 and seemingly doomed to a losing season. The Chiefs have since reeled off seven straight victories, rallying behind a stout defense and the unerring play of quarterback Alex Smith to move into playoff contention. It’s an accomplishment the Ravens can truly envy, because they never recovered from their dismal start. “They’re finding ways to win,” Baltimore linebacker C.J. Mosley said, “and we didn’t.” With a victory over the skidding Ravens (49) today, Kansas City (85) will become the first team in NFL history to follow a five-game losing streak with eight successive wins in the same season. “I think (we’re) finally finishing some games, playing four quarters, putting in complete games,” Smith said. “That’s really kind of been our deal these last seven weeks.” With Smith leading the way, the Chiefs have been averaging 29.1 points per game during their win streak. Smith threw 312 consecutive passes without being intercepted until last week, one reason why Kansas City owns a plus-12 turnover differential — second-best in the NFL. “That’s what really propelled their season to 7-0, or seven straight like that,” Baltimore cornerback Jimmy Smith said. The Ravens in contrast, own a dismal minus-12 turnover differential.

When: 7 p.m. today Where: Allen Fieldhouse Who: Washington State Series: First meeting

Joe Flacco, Matt Schaub and Jimmy Clausen have combined for 17 interceptions, and the Baltimore defense has picked off only four passes in 13 games. Kansas City found a way to overcome a season-ending injury to star running back Jamaal Charles. The Ravens couldn’t compensate for the loss of Flacco (knee), wide receiver Jimmy Smith (Achilles tendon) and running back Justin Forsett (broken arm). “We’ve stayed — knock on wood — relatively healthy,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. Some things to know about the Chiefs-Ravens matchup: West and Ware excel: After Charles tore an ACL on Oct. 11, the tandem of Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware took over. West has run for 462 yards, caught 16 passes for 208 yards and scored four touchdowns. Ware has 312 yards rushing and five TDs. “There’s only one Jamaal and we know that,” Reid said. “But the actual schemes really haven’t changed much at all.” Jimmy Smith said: “Jamaal Charles was a huge difference-maker for their offense, but the guys they’ve put in, they’re pretty good.” QB quandary: Ravens coach John Harbaugh was waiting until today to announce his starting quarterback. Schaub was inactive last week with a chest injury and was a limited participant in practice this week. He will start if able, but Clausen has

been working with the starters for two weeks running. “We’ll see how it goes,” Harbaugh said. Clausen threw for a career-high 274 yards last week against Seattle but could not produce a touchdown in a 35-6 defeat. Reid and Reid: Before taking over as Baltimore’s head coach in 2008, Harbaugh worked under Reid in Philadelphia, coaching special teams and the secondary. Though this will be Harbaugh’s first losing season as a head coach, Reid is well aware that the Ravens reached the playoffs in six of the last seven years. “I think he has done a phenomenal job,” Reid said of Harbaugh. While Reid and Harbaugh have special ties, the game also marks the return of Jah Reid, who now starts at right tackle for Kansas City after a four-year run with the Ravens. “Jah has been a good pickup for us,” Andy Reid said. “We were able to get a guy that was wellcoached and wanted an opportunity.” Play for pride: With the playoffs out of reach and a losing season assured, the Ravens know the coaching staff is already thinking about next year. “They’re going to look to see who’s going to try to quit at this point, and you don’t ever want to be that guy,” Jimmy Smith said. “These games are important for the simple fact that we want to win. We have pride, and nobody wants to go out this way.”

KANSAS CITY (8-5) at BALTIMORE (4-9) Noon today, CBS (WOW! channels 5, 13, 205, 213) LINE — Chiefs by 61⁄2 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Chiefs 7-6, Ravens 4-8-1 SERIES RECORD — Ravens lead 4-3 LAST MEETING — Ravens beat Chiefs 9-6, Oct. 7, 2012 LAST WEEK — Chiefs beat Chargers 10-3; Ravens lost to Seahawks 35-6 AP PRO32 RANKING — Chiefs No. 7 (tie), Ravens No. 30 CHIEFS OFFENSE — OVERALL (23), RUSH (7), PASS (27). CHIEFS DEFENSE — OVERALL (8), RUSH (7), PASS (15). RAVENS OFFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (25), PASS (8). RAVENS DEFENSE — OVERALL (15), RUSH (11) PASS (21). STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES. ... Ravens coach John Harbaugh was on staff of Chiefs coach Andy Reid from 1998-2007 when Reid was at Philadelphia. ... KC OLs Ben Grubbs and Jah Reid began their careers with Ravens. ... In last meeting between teams, Ravens CB Lardarius Webb had INT and three tackles. This year, he is without INT and Ravens have only four. ... Chiefs own plus-12 turnover differential, second in NFL, compared to second-worst minus-12 for Ravens. ... Chiefs QB Alex Smith’s streak of 312 passes without INT ended last week. It was second-longest run in NFL history. ... KC is second team in NFL history to win seven straight after five-game losing streak (Cincinnati, 1970). ... Chiefs scoring average of 29.1 points and allowing average of 12 during win streak. ... In past six games, Chiefs RB Charcandrick West is averaging 95.7 yards from scrimmage. ... In last three games, Chiefs WR Jeremy Maclin has 24 catches for 323 yards and three TDs. ... KC LB Dee Ford had career-high three sacks last week. ... Chiefs RB-KR Knile Davis has career average of 28.6 yards on kickoff returns, best in team history.

recorded 19 first downs to the Indians’ one — yes, one. That one came via LHS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1C penalty. Not normally an outThe best performance wardly emotional guy, by a high school football Freeman shed a few tears team (in a high-stakes on the sidelines after the game) I’ve ever seen took Lion defense closed that place on Nov. 24, 1984, season by not allowing a at Kansas University’s touchdown in 34 quarters. Memorial Stadium. The meat of my story Freeman’s Lions — at last what’s most torched Manhattan High, interesting to me — is 29-3, in a game not-aswhat happened after the close as the score would game. indicate (Freeman had a Topeka scribe Kevin way of never running up Haskin and I were on the score; one of the two the sidelines as the horn times I ever saw him get sounded, realizing we mad was at Leavenworth were in a bind. one fall when the coach After shaking hands of a lousy Pioneer team with the Manhattan playmistakenly thought the ers, Freeman’s Lions raced Lions scored seven or so to the team bus to return too many points). to Lawrence High. Kevin LHS, on a beautiful and I needed a batch of sunny day, outgained postgame comments from MHS 330 yards to 23 and Freeman and the Lions to

write our stories on the state-title victory. Our cars were not close by, and we knew we’d be facing a massive traffic jam once we indeed reached our vehicles — time being of the essence. Sensing our anguish, Freeman escorted me and Haskin onto the team bus, on which we hitched a ride to LHS with the players and coaches. We got to listen to Freeman’s postgame talk to the team and joy-ofvictory exchanges with his coaches. Once we completed our interviews at the high school, Freeman asked us how we were going to get back to Memorial Stadium. Good question, coach. “Hop in my truck,” he said before delivering us to our cars — a cramped

three in the front seat — a mere hour and a half after winning the crown, his second in his first 11 seasons at LHS. “I had to move the chainsaws (to the bed of truck),” Haskin recalled of making room in the front. On the drive to the stadium, Renaissance Man Freeman peppered us with questions ... about non-football-related subjects, of course. Kevin and I could only shake our heads and smile as he played the role of Uber driver for us. We were well aware we had a story for the ages regarding this egofree coach willing to help out some then-young writers rather than kick us to the curb. Thanks again for the ride, coach, and rest in peace.

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New starting lineup (?): When Kansas University’s women’s basketball team last played — an overtime victory against Navy a week ago — coach Brandon Schneider gave freshmen Tyler Johnson and Jayde Christopher the first starts of their careers. A point guard from Federal Way, Washington, Christopher replaced another first-year Jayhawk, Aisia Robertson, and had four points, two assists and one turnover in 18 minutes. A post player from Leavenworth, Johnson started instead of junior Caelynn Manning-Allen and had four points and one rebound in 11 minutes. “Tyler’s been playing well,” Schneider said. “We kind of wanted to give Caelynn a chance to come off the bench and give us a spark. I just like our tempo when Jayde’s in the game and wanted to make an adjustment there. Also, that had a little bit to do with Aisia Robertson being hurt (missed practice a couple days leading up to that game).” Manning-Allen’s impact: Coming off the bench for the first time this season, 6-foot-4 forward Manning-Allen responded with a double-double (10 points, career-high 11 rebounds) in 32 minutes against Navy. Schneider thinks KU’s best inside scorer (9.8 points per game) is still developing.

“Caelynn’s a junior, but we have to remember she’s still a very young player,” the coach said. “For one, she hasn’t been playing basketball that long. And two, she hasn’t played (a lot) in her time here until this year.” Streaking: Washington State freshman forward Borislava Hristova has proven to be almost unstoppable since joining the Cougars. The 6-foot freshman has scored in double figures in every game, averages 19.4 points and is shooting 51.7 percent on the season. Slumping: KU has struggled to knock down three-pointers the past two games. In 43 tries, just 10 of the Jayhawks’ three-point shots have dropped (23.2 percent). On the season, Kansas is shooting 32 percent from long range. Probable starters Kansas (5-4) G — Lauren Aldridge, 5-7, soph. G — Jayde Christopher, 5-8, fr. G — Kylee Kopatich, 5-10, fr. G — Jada Brown, 6-0, jr. F — Tyler Johnson, 6-2, fr. Washington State (8-2) G — Caila Hailey, 5-10, soph. G — Dawnyelle Awa, 5-9, sr. F — Louise Brown, 6-2, soph. F — Borislava Hristova, 6-0, fr. C — Bianca Blanaru, 6-5, soph.

BRIEFLY Haskell women fall to Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. — Haskell Indian Nations University rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit but lost to Rockhurst, 6260, on Saturday in women’s college basketball. Tyler Sumpter led Haskell (12-3) with 18 points. Haskell 13 11 19 17 — 60 Rockhurst 15 23 12 12 — 62 Haskell — Arnetia Begay 12, Cerissa Honena-Reyes 9, Kortney Meat 6, Cheyenne Livingston 6, Brandi Buffalo 2, Tyler Sumpter 18, Ember Sloan 5, Justina Coriz 2. Rockhurst — Mary Dineen 22, Lauren Meyers 18, Jillian Myers 6, Kendall Hart 6, Briahtia Sebek 7, Brittany Meyer 3.

Barstow topples Eudora, 61-40 Kansas City, Mo. — Eudora High’s boys basketball team went scoreless for nearly seven minutes in

the first quarter and never fully recovered in a 61-40 loss against Barstow (Missouri) in the Hy-Vee Shootout at Avila University. Eudora senior guard Brian Tolefree led the Cardinals with 15 points. Eudora 4 18 14 4 — 40 Barstow 18 17 9 17 — 61 Eudora — Grant Elston 2, Brian Tolefree 15, Austin Downing 3, Jomain Rouser 14, Mason Fawcett 2, Avery Rouser 3, David Hornberger 1. Barstow — Jeriah Horne 17, Shea Rush 17, Tripp Walsworth 9, Jacob Gilyard 9, Jonathan Felton 5, Spencer Walz 4.

Payne honored Omaha, Neb. — Kansas University sophomore Kelsie Payne was named to the NCAA volleyball all-tournament team on Saturday night. Payne had 4.7 kills per set on a .362 hitting percentage in five NCAA postseason matches.

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Griz: KU ‘hard to exploit’ By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Montana basketball coach Travis DeCuire opened his news conference following Saturday’s 88-46 drubbing by No. 2 Kansas University with four words that would have worked as a replacement for any of the detailed answers he gave during the next five minutes. “How ’bout that team?” DeCuire said after Montana surrendered 44 points in each half to the faster, deeper, stronger, more talented Jayhawks. Coach, why did Kansas get off to such a fast start: “How ’bout that team?” Coach, what was it about the Jayhawks that made it so tough for your guys to score: “How ’bout that team?” Coach, why do you think KU out-rebounded you by 18, including a 34-17 edge on the defensive glass: “How ’bout that team?” DeCuire, of course, did not go with the love-it-orhate-it approach favored by Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch during the postgame. Instead, he was happy to break down the game and the Jayhawks following the 42-point loss. For him, Saturday’s run-away proved one thing: Kansas is a team with few flaws. “They play a style of basketball that weaknesses don’t jump out, and they’re hard to exploit,” DeCuire said. “It’s a talented team that knows how to make adjustments, and they’re very well coached. They’re good enough to keep the game simple, so it’s very difficult to find those weaknesses, because they play a simple style of basketball that allows them to play hard, play aggressive and not make many mistakes, and also play a lot of guys. When you have talent like them, and

you’re disciplined like they are, you can play like that.” The Jayhawks (9-1) did just that from start to finish against an overmatched Montana team that had hoped to pack the paint and make Kansas beat it from the outside. The Jayhawks shot a couple of points below their average from threepoint range — 7-of-16 for 44 percent — but knocked down a good number of deep two-point jump shots that were the product of an in-game adjustment to Montana’s defense. McCuire said he noticed on film that KU’s guards had not come around ball screens and pulled up for jump shots much this season, so the Grizzlies (4-6) gameplanned that way and took their chances. The Jayhawks responded by knocking down enough jumpers to ensure that Saturday’s game would not be close. KU led 4424 at the break and gave up two points fewer in the second half en route to the easy victory. “I think they’re a very good basketball team that figures out what you’re trying to take away and what you’re giving them, and they make you pay,” DeCuire said. Montana forward Martin Breunig, who entered as the Grizzlies’ leading scorer, finished 3-of-12 from the floor for nine points and six rebounds in 26 minutes. “Their defense, their length, their physicalness … when we got to the basket they contested shots and made it very difficult,” DeCuire said. Added Breunig, who said the team did not start the way it needed to: “I just think we had to match the intensity. They came out ready to play Nick Krug/Journal-World Photos and were strong with us, and we didn’t match that KANSAS UNIVERSITY FORWARD JAMARI TRAYLOR (31) GETS UP — WAY, WAY UP — TO BLOCK A SHOT by Montana guard Walter Wright in the Jayhawks’ 88-46 victory Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. intensity.”

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BOX SCORE MONTANA (46) MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Martin Breunig 26 3-12 3-5 2-6 4 9 Fabijan Krslovic 16 1-3 1-2 1-1 2 3 Walter Wright 28 2-10 2-3 1-4 2 7 Michael Oguine 37 0-5 3-4 0-4 2 3 Brandon Gfeller 19 3-7 3-4 0-1 2 12 Jack Lopez 23 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 3 Bobby Moorehead 22 1-8 0-0 1-2 0 3 Bryden Boehning 15 2-3 0-2 1-3 3 4 Riley Bradshaw 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Gavin Dejong 7 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 3 team 3-3 Totals 14-53 12-20 9-26 19 46 Three-point goals: 6-19 (Gfeller 3-6, Lopez 1-2, Moorehead 1-3, Wright 1-6, Breunig 0-1, Bradshaw 0-1). Assists: 6 (Lopez 2, Breunig, Wright, Oguine, Moorehead). Turnovers: 13 (Oguine 3, Breunig 2, Wright 2, Lopez 2, Boehning 2, Krslovic, Gfeller). Blocked shots: 2 (Breunig, Krslovic). Steals: 4 (Gfeller, Wright, Oguine).

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Bragg’s version: “I kept running the floor. His vision ... looking up. We saw each other. I raised my hand. He threw it. We connected.” For the day, Selden committed just one turnover. For the season, he has 32 assists, 18 TOs. “I used to play quarterback, Pop Warner. Not in high school but growing up,” said Selden, a native of Roxbury, Massachusetts. Selden also stormed down the lane for his own vicious dunk. “I feel if I’m out there, nobody should stop me,” Selden said. “I try to have my whole team think like that. Once we think like that, it’ll be tough to beat us.” KU senior forward Perry Ellis, who had scored 13, 12 and 12 points the last three games, scored 18 points off 4-of-7 shooting. He was 10-of-10 from the line and grabbed nine rebounds in 24 minutes. “Perry looked like Perry,” Self said. “I thought he was much more aggressive and decisive today than what he had been the last couple weeks.” Self had recently said he expected Ellis to play like an All-American. “I know, myself, I haven’t been playing to the level I want to play at,” Ellis said. “I realize that. He’s just continually motivating me trying to get me to play at that

KANSAS GUARD WAYNE SELDEN JR. REACTS to a behind-theback move by teammate Frank Mason III. level again. The key thing is the attacking part.” Ellis scored seven points as KU raced to an 18-7 lead. “I felt at the beginning I was being real aggressive. That’s all they (coaches) are always asking of me,” Ellis said. “I got out and started attacking and not worrying about what’s happening. Good things were happening for me.” Frank Mason III had nine assists, no turnovers to go with his seven points. Also, Brannen Greene, who made the third start of his career, hit three threes and scored 11 points, while Svi

Mykhailiuk, who actually played some point guard during a seven-minute stretch the second half, had 10 points. Bragg had nine, as did Devonté Graham, who came off the bench as penalty for arriving late for the first team activity of the morning. Hunter Mickelson had seven rebounds and Landen Lucas six. “The main focus was putting two halves together. I felt we did that,” Ellis said. Indeed, the Jayhawks (9-1), who held Montana (4-6) to 26.4 percent shooting, scored 44 points in each half. Mon-

KANSAS (88) MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Perry Ellis 24 4-7 10-10 2-9 0 18 Hunter Mickelson 15 1-2 0-0 1-7 1 2 Frank Mason III 23 2-5 2-3 1-2 2 7 Wayne Selden Jr. 26 5-10 1-2 0-4 1 11 Brannen Greene 19 4-5 0-0 0-2 2 11 Devonté Graham 21 4-7 0-0 2-2 2 9 Svi Mykhailiuk 16 4-7 0-0 0-0 1 10 Carlton Bragg Jr. 14 4-6 1-1 0-2 1 9 Jamari Traylor 11 0-0 0-0 0-3 1 0 Cheick Diallo 10 2-4 0-0 0-3 5 4 Landen Lucas 9 3-4 1-2 3-6 2 7 Evan Manning 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Tyler Self 4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0 Clay Young 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 team 1-4 Totals 33-58 15-19 10-44 18 88 Three-point goals: 7-16 (Greene 3-4, Mykhailiuk 2-4, Mason 1-1, Graham 1-2, Manning 0-1, Selden 0-4). Assists: 20 (Mason 9, Selden 4, Greene 3, Graham, Diallo, Bragg, Traylor). Turnovers: 11 (Traylor 3, Graham 2, Self 2, Diallo 2, Selden, Greene). Blocked shots: 5 (Traylor 2, Mason, Diallo, Bragg). Steals: 8 (Selden 2, Ellis, Mickelson, Greene, Diallo, Bragg, Lucas). Montana 24 22 — 46 Kansas 44 44 — 88 Officials: Gary Mazwell, Jeb Harness, Bret Smith. Attendance: 16,300.

tana netted 24 in the first and 22 in the second. “We were pretty sound in all phases,” Self said. “They missed some shots they normally will probably make. They won’t shoot 26 percent again this year. I felt all 11 guys who had a chance to play ample minutes played well.” KU will meet San Diego State at 10 p.m. Central time Tuesday in San Diego.

KANSAS GUARD SVIATOSLAV MYKHAILIUK (10) FLOATS IN for a shot against Montana during the second half.

KU MEN’S SCHEDULE Nov. 4 — Pittsburg State (exhibition), W 89-66 Nov. 10 — Fort Hays State (exhibition), W 95-59 Nov. 13 — Northern Colorado, W 109-72 (1-0) Nov. 17 — Michigan State at Chicago United Center, L 73-79 (1-1) Nov. 23 — Chaminade at Maui Invitational, W 123-72 (2-1) Nov. 24 — UCLA at Maui Invitational, W 92-73 (3-1) Nov. 25 — Vanderbilt at Maui Invitational, W 70-63 (4-1) Dec. 1 — Loyola (Md.), W 94-61 (5-1) Dec. 5 — Harvard, W 75-69 (6-1) Dec. 9 — Holy Cross, W 92-59 (7-1) Dec. 12 — Oregon State at Kansas City Shootout, Sprint Center, W 82-67 (8-1) Dec. 19 — Montana, W 88-46 (9-1) Dec. 22 — at San Diego State, 10 p.m.

Dec. 29 — UC Irvine, 8 p.m. Jan. 2 — Baylor, 3 p.m. Jan. 4 — Oklahoma, 8 p.m. Jan. 9 — at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. Jan. 12 — at West Virginia, 6 p.m. Jan. 16 — TCU, 1 p.m. Jan. 19 — at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m. Jan. 23 — Texas, 1 p.m. Jan. 25 —at Iowa State, 8 p.m. Jan. 30 — Kentucky in Big 12/ SEC Challenge, Allen Fieldhouse, TBA Feb. 3 — Kansas State, 8 p.m. Feb. 6 — at TCU, 11 a.m. Feb. 9 — West Virginia, 6 p.m. Feb. 13 — at Oklahoma, 1 p.m. Feb. 15 — Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. Feb. 20 — at Kansas State, 5 p.m. Feb. 23 —at Baylor, 7 p.m. Feb. 27 — Texas Tech, 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Feb. 29 — at Texas, 8 p.m. March 5 — Iowa State, TBA March 9-12 — Big 12 tournament at Kansas City, Mo.

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NOTEBOOK

‘Sleep disorder’ costs Graham start Sky Conference. The Jayhawks pounded Northern Colorado, 109-72, in the season opener. ... KU’s crowd of 16,300 marked its 232nd consecutive sellout. ... KU has won eight straight, tying the longest winning streak from 2014-15. ... KU is 98-4 versus nonconference opponents in Allen Fieldhouse during the Self era. ... KU has won 29 in a row in Allen. ... KU is 195-9 in Allen during the Self era.

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Kansas University sophomore guard Devonté Graham came off the bench Saturday for the first time this season. “Devonté had a sleep disorder this morning. He overslept,” KU coach Bill Self said after the Jayhawks’ 88-46 victory over Montana in Allen Fieldhouse. “Devonté is the starter. Make no big deal about that. For whatever reason ... he didn’t say his alarm clock was broken or didn’t work. He didn’t come with that one (excuse). That’s the only reason he didn’t start today. He’ll be back in the starting lineup.” Junior Brannen Greene started for the first time this season — third time in his career — and responded with 11 points off 4-of5 shooting (3-for--4 from three) with three assists and a turnover in 19 minutes. Graham scored nine points off 4-of-7 shooting with an assist and two turnovers in 21 minutes. KU freshman Lagerald Vick missed the game because of illness.

KANSAS GUARD FRANK MASON III GOES BEHIND THE BACK to get around Montana guard Walter Wright for a bucket during the first half. “He didn’t feel well at all,” Self said. “Something’s going on with him. Hopefully he’ll be back out there real soon.” Self was asked about keeping sick players away from the healthy ones. “We’ve never told our other teammates, ‘Whatever you do, don’t speak to him or this or that,’” Self said. “We have had

situations in the past if a guy is a roommate with somebody, we definitely keep them in separate rooms, especially if a guy was our leading scorer. We’d put him in the other building. I hope that’s not the case in this one. I don’t think it is.” Cheick Diallo (four points, three boards, five fouls) took a hard shot to

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Numbers: KU is 2-0 all-time against Montana. It was the first meeting between the teams since Dec. 1, 1962, a 6856 Kansas win in Allen Fieldhouse. ... KU is 17-0 all-time against current membership of the Big

Team notes: Montana’s Fabijan Krslovic scored the game’s first points off a layup at 19:42 That marked the first time in 163:57 that the Jayhawks have trailed inside Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas last found itself behind on its home floor on March 3, 2015, against West Virginia with 3:39 remaining in overtime. ... KU’s 42-point margin of victory was second largest of the season and the largest at home. KU defeated Chaminade 123-72 (51 points) in the Maui Invitational. ... KU has hit 62.8 percent (54-of-86) in the second halves of its last three contests. ... The Grizzlies shot 26.4 per-

cent (14-of-53), the lowest field-goal percentage by a KU opponent this season. ... KU outrebounded Montana by a margin of 18, its second-largest margin of year (25 vs. Chaminade). ... The KU bench, which scored 48 points, is averaging 32.1 points per game in 201516, compared to 22.5 by its opponents. ... The Jayhawks hit 43.8 percent (7of-16) of their three-point attempts, marking the eighth straight game Kansas has shot 40 percent or better from behind the three-point arc. KU has also now made seven or more three-pointers in eight of 10 games this season. l

Individual notes: Greene is 11-of-14 from three this season. ... Frank Mason III tied a careerhigh with nine assists against no turnovers. ... Selden failed to make a three pointer (0-of-4) for the first time this season. ... Svi Mykhailiuk scored in double figures for the fourth time this season and connected on multiple three-pointers (2-of4) for the second time in 2015-16.

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY FORWARD CARLTON BRAGG JR. (15) GETS STUCK ON THE SHOULDERS of Montana forward Martin Breunig (12) after a dunk during the second half of the Jayhawks’ 88-46 victory on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Ellis’ position next season, but the question of the day is whether Bragg and Ellis give Kansas the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1C best 1-2 post punch of any available combinathe second half, but it tion. was just one game, and it “We get different looks came against an overwhen me and Perry are matched opponent, alin the game because though the Grizzlies did we’re a lot faster than lose by just three points our opponents,” Bragg at Gonzaga. said. “It opens up a lot “I think we play really for Perry with him being well together,” Bragg the best scorer that he is” said of joining Ellis in the Offensively, it’s the lineup. “He’s got a great team’s best post tandem, feel for the game. I’ve got but it’s not the most a great feel for the game. physical option, which We can go high-low. He creates potential probcan go high, I can go low. lems defensively and on Vice versa. Both of us the boards. running floor. It’s pretty Self said he wanted good.” to experiment with Ellis Ellis called Bragg’s po- and Bragg starting the tential “tremendous. In second half together to practice, he acts the same see how well Bragg could way he does in games. handle Montana’s Martin Always attacking, enerBreunig, “because that’s getic, happy, just having the kind of guy he’ll have fun. He has a tremendous to guard in the Big 12 and skill set. He’s going to be to see if he can guard great.” him so Perry doesn’t He’ll be great playing have to. The guy got his

“It’s confusing to me because everybody brings something different,” Self said. “Today they all played well. Nobody can say this guy needs to be out there in the majority of all situations because everybody’s different. Everybody brings something different to the table.” Diallo determined the extent of his own playing KANSAS FORWARD HUNTER MICKELSON (42) GRABS A PASS time Saturday by fouling out in 10 minutes of INSIDE as he is guarded by Montana forward Jack Lopez. action. “You saw today, Huntfourth foul at the start He’s not one of those er gets seven rebounds of the second half, so he coaches who holds a con- in limited minutes,” Self said. “Landen gets didn’t get a chance to ference with his assisguard him.” tants and then talks to his six rebounds in limited minutes and is by far our At different times this team. He knows exactly best defensive post man. season, Cheick Diallo, what he wants to say in Hunter Mickelson and Ja- what tone and articulates Cheick got us off to a mari Traylor have made it without tripping over a great start.” Diallo and Bragg are starts alongside Ellis, and word. He’s the same way Landen Lucas has played breaking down a game in by far the most talented significant minutes at a postgame news confer- of the options, but also the least experienced. Is center as well. ence. there enough time left Not much that hapYet, he’s not afraid to pens on a basketball admit the answer to how in the season for Diallo court puzzles Self. Watch to fill the spot next to El- to learn how to defend physically without pickhim during a timeout. lis has him searching.

ing up such quick fouls? Can he become better at defending in such a way as to make it more difficult for opponents to feed his man so close to the hoop? Bragg has far more polish, but facing such big bodies every game is new to him, and it takes adjusting at both ends. As is the case with so many freshmen, he tends to give the defender too much credit and himself not enough, which results in not going up strong with the ball and sometimes hurrying. Watching how quickly Bragg and Diallo can improve with experience will make for fascinating viewing and conversation over the next few months. It also will go a long way toward determining the Jayhawks’ chances of reaching the Final Four, where Self has a .750 winning percentage.

Sunday, December 20, 2015

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Spartans move to 12-0; UK tumbles No. 23 Cincinnati 69, VCU 63 Richmond, Va. — Troy Caupain and Farad Cobb had 15 points apiece for Cincinnati. Gary Clark scored nine of his 13 points in the second half for the Bearcats (10-2).

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Top 25 Men No. 1 Michigan State 78, Northeastern 58 Boston — Denzel Valentine scored 17 points, and Michigan State beat Northeastern to improve to 12-0. Bryn Forbes scored 12 points for Michigan Stat,e and Valentine added six assists and five rebounds. MICHIGAN ST. (12-0) Valentine 7-11 0-1 17, Forbes 5-11 0-0 12, Nairn Jr. 5-9 1-2 11, Costello 3-5 2-2 8, Bess 1-4 1-2 3, Harris 3-8 0-0 6, Goins 3-3 0-0 6, Schilling 2-3 0-1 4, Clark Jr. 2-2 0-0 4, McQuaid 1-1 0-0 3, Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Ahrens 0-0 2-2 2, Ellis III 0-0 0-0 0, Van Dyk 0-0 0-0 0, Wollenman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-59 6-10 78. NORTHEASTERN (7-4) Stahl 8-14 2-2 18, Walker 5-15 2-4 13, Q. Ford 3-10 4-7 10, Williams 3-7 1-4 7, Miller 1-4 3-4 5, Donnelly 1-5 0-0 3, Green 1-1 0-0 2, Abakah 0-1 0-2 0, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, Begley 0-2 0-0 0, S. Ford 0-0 0-0 0, Kamga 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 12-23 58. Halftime-Michigan St. 34-25. Three-Point Goals-Michigan St. 6-13 (Valentine 3-5, Forbes 2-4, McQuaid 1-1, Bess 0-1, Harris 0-2), Northeastern 2-16 (Donnelly 1-4, Walker 1-5, Williams 0-1, Begley 0-1, Miller 0-2, Q. Ford 0-3). Rebounds-Michigan St. 33 (Goins, Valentine 5), Northeastern 35 (Q. Ford 8). Assists-Michigan St. 21 (Valentine 6), Northeastern 11 (Walker 8). Total Fouls-Michigan St. 21, Northeastern 9. A-5,288.

Ohio State 74, No. 4 Kentucky 67 New York — Keita Bates-Diop scored 14 points, and Ohio State held off a furious secondhalf rally by Kentucky for a victory in the CBS Sports Classic at Barclays Center. The Buckeyes (6-5) led by 16 points with 11:26 to play. KENTUCKY (9-2) Labissiere 1-7 0-0 2, Poythress 2-4 1-3 6, Ulis 4-12 2-2 11, Briscoe 1-9 1-4 3, Murray 13-23 0-0 33, Lee 4-7 4-5 12, Matthews 0-0 0-0 0, Mulder 0-1 0-0 0, Hawkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-63 8-14 67. OHIO ST. (6-5) Loving 3-10 4-4 12, Bates-Diop 5-12 2-5 14, Thompson 4-7 2-2 10, Tate 3-9 0-0 6, Lyle 4-11 1-2 11, Giddens 2-5 2-2 6, Harris 2-4 0-0 6, Williams 3-6 2-2 9. Totals 26-64 13-17 74. Halftime-Ohio St. 37-25. Three-Point Goals-Kentucky 9-19 (Murray 7-9, Poythress 1-1, Ulis 1-7, Mulder 0-1, Briscoe 0-1), Ohio St. 9-18 (Loving 2-3, Harris 2-3, Lyle 2-3, Bates-Diop 2-5, Williams 1-2, Tate 0-2). Fouled OutLee. Rebounds-Kentucky 40 (Lee 9), Ohio St. 42 (Tate 10). Assists-Kentucky 14 (Briscoe 7), Ohio St. 10 (Bates-Diop 3). Total Fouls-Kentucky 17, Ohio St. 16. A-16,311.

No. 6 Maryland 82, Princeton 61 Baltimore — Jake Layman scored a season-high 19 points, and Robert Carter fueled a secondhalf surge that enabled Maryland to pull away. Sophomore Jaylen Brantley scored a careerhigh 14, Carter added 12, and Diamond Stone and Rasheed Sulaimon each scored 11. PRINCETON (6-3) Bell 3-5 2-2 9, Weisz 3-7 0-0 8, Caruso 6-9 1-2 17, Cook 2-4 0-0 6, Miller 2-9 1-2 5, Cannady 2-8 1-2 6, Stephens 1-3 3-4 5, Washington Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Forbes 0-1 0-0 0, Brennan 2-4 0-1 5, Bramlage 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 21-52 8-15 61. MARYLAND (10-1) Sulaimon 4-8 0-1 11, Trimble 2-6 2-2 7, Carter 5-8 2-2 12, Layman 7-11 1-1 19, Dodd 1-1 0-0 2, Brantley 6-7 0-1 14, Nickens 2-3 0-0 6, Anzmann 0-1 0-0 0, Bender 0-1 0-0 0, Cekovsky 0-0 0-0 0, Ram 0-0 0-0 0, Auslander 0-0 0-0 0, Terrell 0-0 0-0 0, Stone 5-11 1-2 11. Totals 32-57 6-9 82. Halftime-Maryland 35-31. ThreePoint Goals-Princeton 11-24 (Caruso 4-5, Cook 2-2, Weisz 2-6, Bell 1-2, Brennan 1-2, Cannady 1-5, Forbes 0-1, Stephens 0-1), Maryland 12-25 (Layman 4-8, Sulaimon 3-4, Nickens 2-3, Brantley 2-3, Trimble 1-4, Anzmann 0-1, Carter 0-2). Rebounds-Princeton 25 (Cook 6), Maryland 38 (Layman 8). Assists-Princeton 14 (Bell, Miller 3), Maryland 20 (Trimble 10). Total FoulsPrinceton 16, Maryland 15. A-11,076.

Utah 77, No. 7 Duke 75, OT New York — Kyle Kuzma scored 21 points to lead Utah past Duke in the Ameritas Insurance Classic. Jakob Poeltl had 19 points and 14 rebounds for Utah (9-2) before fouling out with 31 seconds left in overtime. UTAH (9-2) Loveridge 1-5 6-6 9, Kuzma 9-19 3-5 21, Poeltl 8-11 3-4 19, Taylor 2-7 0-0 5, Bonam 6-13 0-0 12, Chapman 1-3 0-0 2, Tucker 1-3 2-2 5, Reyes 0-1 4-6 4. Totals 28-62 18-23 77. DUKE (9-2) Ingram 6-16 1-2 15, Plumlee 1-1 1-2 3, Allen 3-18 0-2 7, Thornton 2-13 3-4 8, Jones 6-19 4-4 18, Jeter 0-1 0-2 0, Kennard 5-9 12-13 24. Totals 23-77 21-29 75. Halftime-Utah 33-30. End Of Regulation-Tied 60. Three-Point GoalsUtah 3-18 (Tucker 1-3, Loveridge 1-5, Taylor 1-6, Kuzma 0-4), Duke 8-28 (Kennard 2-5, Ingram 2-6, Jones 2-6, Thornton 1-4, Allen 1-7). Fouled Out-Plumlee, Poeltl. Rebounds-Utah 56 (Poeltl 14), Duke 38 (Kennard 8). Assists-Utah 16 (Bonam 9), Duke 10 (Thornton 4). Total Fouls-Utah 26, Duke 19. A-13,174.

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MICHIGAN STATE’S DENZEL VALENTINE (45) BATTLES FOR A POSSESSION with Northeastern’s Quincy Ford during the Spartans’ 78-58 win Saturday in Boston. No. 8 Virginia 86, No. 12 Villanova 75 Charlottesville, Va. — Anthony Gill scored 22 points, and London Perrantes had 15 of his 19 in the second half to help Virginia hold off Villanova. Malcolm Brogdon had 20 points for Virginia (91), including a pair of free throws with 44.6 seconds left. Kris Jenkins scored 23 points for Villanova. VILLANOVA (8-2) Jenkins 5-13 8-9 23, Brunson 3-6 0-1 8, Hart 4-7 2-3 12, Arcidiacono 4-10 0-0 8, Ochefu 6-8 1-2 13, Booth 1-3 2-2 4, Bridges 3-6 0-0 7, Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 13-17 75. VIRGINIA (9-1) Gill 8-9 6-7 22, Wilkins 2-3 1-2 5, Brogdon 3-8 12-12 20, Perrantes 5-10 6-7 19, Thompson 4-4 1-2 11, Hall 1-6 0-0 3, Shayok 1-1 0-0 2, Tobey 1-2 0-0 2, Nolte 0-1 0-0 0, Reuter 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-46 26-30 86. Halftime-Virginia 33-29. Three-Point Goals-Villanova 10-26 (Jenkins 5-11, Hart 2-3, Brunson 2-3, Bridges 1-4, Booth 0-1, Arcidiacono 0-4), Virginia 8-12 (Perrantes 3-4, Thompson 2-2, Brogdon 2-3, Hall 1-3). Fouled OutHart, Ochefu. Rebounds-Villanova 19 (Ochefu 5), Virginia 31 (Brogdon, Gill 7). Assists-Villanova 17 (Arcidiacono 9), Virginia 12 (Brogdon 6). Total FoulsVillanova 24, Virginia 19. A-14,593.

No. 17 Butler 74, No. 9 Purdue 68 Indianapolis — Roosevelt Jones, Tyler Lewis and Andrew Chrabascz helped Butler to a big lead over Purdue. Then they almost gave it away. The Bulldogs nearly blew a 16-point lead before Lewis made two free throws with 20.9 seconds left to send Butler to a win that ended the Boilermakers’ perfect start. BUTLER (9-1) Lewis 5-7 5-6 17, Wideman 4-7 0-0 8, Jones 8-15 3-7 19, Dunham 0-12 2-2 2, Chrabascz 6-11 3-4 16, Etherington 0-2 0-0 0, Gathers 1-3 0-2 2, Martin 2-9 3-5 7, Fowler 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 27-68 16-26 74. PURDUE (11-1) Thompson 2-5 0-0 5, Edwards 2-9 4-5 9, Davis 0-3 2-3 2, Haas 2-7 0-0 4, Swanigan 10-14 2-2 25, Hill 2-4 0-0 4, Cline 0-2 0-0 0, Hammons 4-6 4-4 12, Stephens 2-5 1-2 7, Mathias 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 13-16 68. Halftime-Butler 31-27. Three-Point Goals-Butler 4-16 (Lewis 2-3, Fowler 1-1, Chrabascz 1-4, Etherington 0-1, Gathers 0-1, Martin 0-2, Dunham 0-4), Purdue 7-22 (Swanigan 3-4, Stephens 2-5, Thompson 1-2, Edwards 1-5, Davis 0-1, Cline 0-2, Mathias 0-3). ReboundsButler 40 (Jones 11), Purdue 44 (Swanigan 11). Assists-Butler 14 (Jones 5), Purdue 14 (Thompson 7). Total Fouls-Butler 16, Purdue 23. A-19,156.

No. 10 Xavier 85, Auburn 61 Cincinnati — Jalen Reynolds had a seasonhigh 18 points as Xavier’s front line dominated, and the Musketeers got their best start in school history by beating Auburn. Xavier (11-0) was comfortably ahead the whole way after an opening 8-0 run. Kareem Canty had 25 points for Auburn (5-3). AUBURN (5-3) Bowers 4-11 3-3 12, Harris 2-3 0-0 4, Canty 8-16 4-7 25, Brown 1-7 0-0 2, Dunans 4-10 1-2 10, Spencer 1-1 1-3 3, Shamsid-Deen 0-1 0-0 0, Keim 0-0 0-0 0, Allison 0-0 0-0 0, Lang 0-1 2-2 2, Granger 1-2 0-0 2, Waddell 0-0 1-2 1, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 12-19 61. XAVIER (11-0) Reynolds 7-9 4-6 18, Sumner 3-6 4-6 13, Bluiett 4-11 2-2 13, Abell 1-1 1-2 4, Davis 2-9 0-0 5, Austin Jr. 0-2 0-0 0, Farr 5-8 2-2 12, London 1-1 0-0 3, Stainbrook 0-0 0-0 0, Gates 1-1 1-1 3, O’Mara 3-6 4-4 10, Macura 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 29-58 18-24 85. Halftime-Xavier 39-30. Three-Point Goals-Auburn 7-20 (Canty 5-9, Dunans 1-2, Bowers 1-3, Lang 0-1, Harris 0-1, Brown 0-4), Xavier 9-22 (Sumner 3-5, Bluiett 3-7, Abell 1-1, London 1-1, Davis 1-5, Macura 0-1, Farr 0-2). Fouled OutDunans, Harris, Macura. ReboundsAuburn 26 (Bowers 11), Xavier 42 (Farr 11). Assists-Auburn 9 (Canty 4), Xavier 20 (Davis, Sumner 5). Total Fouls-Auburn 23, Xavier 23. A-10,018.

No. 11 North Carolina 89, No. 22 UCLA 76 New York — Brice Johnson scored 27 points, the second straight game he set his career high, and North Carolina beat UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic at Barclays Center. The senior forward missed his first shot from the field then didn’t miss again, finishing 11-for-12 as he bettered the 25 points he scored against Tulane. NORTH CAROLINA (9-2) Berry II 8-14 0-1 17, Paige 2-9 4-4 10, Johnson 11-12 5-8 27, James 1-3 1-1 3, Jackson 4-9 0-0 9, Britt 2-7 0-0 4, Pinson 2-6 0-0 4, Hicks 5-6 2-2 12, Coker 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, White 0-0 0-0 0, Coleman 0-0 0-0 0, Maye 1-1 1-3 3, Egbuna 0-0 0-0 0, Dalton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-69 13-19 89. UCLA (8-4) Holiday 2-8 1-4 5, Hamilton 9-12 1-1 23, Alford 4-14 4-4 15, Parker 6-11 1-5 13, Welsh 4-8 2-2 10, Olesinski 1-1 0-0 2, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, J. Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Wulff 1-1 0-0 3, Okwarabizie 0-0 0-0 0, Bolden 2-8 1-2 5. Totals 29-63 10-18 76. Halftime-Tied 38-38. Three-Point Goals-North Carolina 4-19 (Paige 2-6, Berry II 1-4, Jackson 1-4, Williams 0-1, Dalton 0-1, Pinson 0-1, Britt 0-2), UCLA 8-17 (Hamilton 4-5, Alford 3-8, Wulff 1-1, Bolden 0-1, Holiday 0-2). Rebounds-North Carolina 36 (Johnson 9), UCLA 39 (Parker 11). Assists-North Carolina 19 (Paige 6), UCLA 11 (Alford 4). Total Fouls-North Carolina 19, UCLA 16. A-NA.

No. 13 Arizona 82, UNLV 70 Tucson, Ariz. — Dusan Ristic scored a careerhigh 20 points, Ryan Anderson had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Arizona outlasted UNLV. Arizona (11-1) played superbly on offense all night, shooting 52 percent, and built a 12-point lead behind its defense in the second half. UNLV (8-4) Nwamu 5-14 4-4 17, Seagears 3-5 0-0 6, Carter 5-9 0-0 10, Morgan 2-6 2-2 6, McCaw 3-14 2-4 8, Jones Jr. 5-8 1-2 12, Cornish 2-6 1-2 5, Green 0-1 0-0 0, Poyser 0-0 0-0 0, Zimmerman Jr. 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 28-66 10-14 70. ARIZONA (11-1) York 3-6 4-5 11, Allen 5-11 5-7 15, Trier 5-12 4-6 15, Anderson 4-6 9-11 17, Ristic 6-8 7-8 20, Jackson-Cartwright 0-3 0-2 0, Simon 1-1 0-0 2, Comanche 0-0 0-0 0, Tollefsen 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-48 29-39 82. Halftime-Arizona 44-36. Three-Point Goals-UNLV 4-18 (Nwamu 3-7, Jones Jr. 1-2, Morgan 0-1, Green 0-1, Cornish 0-2, McCaw 0-5), Arizona 3-8 (Ristic 1-1, York 1-3, Trier 1-4). Fouled OutCarter. Rebounds-UNLV 26 (Carter 5), Arizona 38 (Anderson 13). AssistsUNLV 18 (McCaw 7), Arizona 16 (Allen 5). Total Fouls-UNLV 26, Arizona 17. Technical-UNLV Bench. A-14,644.

No. 14 Providence 73, Rider 65 Providence, R.I. — Ben Bentil had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Providence beat Rider in the Friars’ second straight game without star Kris Dunn. Jalen Lindsey added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Providence (11-1), and fellow sophomore Rodney Bullock had 16 points and 11 boards. Dunn missed his second consecutive game because of a stomach virus. RIDER (2-9) Thomas 6-10 0-0 12, Taylor 8-14 4-4 22, Okereafor 5-16 2-3 12, Ives 0-3 1-2 1, Lundy 5-13 0-0 14, Sadler 1-4 0-0 2, Valentine 0-1 0-0 0, Alford 1-7 0-0 2, James 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-68 7-9 65. PROVIDENCE (11-1) Bentil 7-19 4-8 19, Bullock 6-11 3-4 16, Lindsey 5-16 0-0 13, Cartwright 5-10 2-3 13, Lomomba 3-7 2-2 8, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Council II 0-1 0-0 0, Edwards 1-2 0-0 2, Planek 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-67 11-17 73. Halftime-Providence 33-29. ThreePoint Goals-Rider 6-19 (Lundy 4-7, Taylor 2-5, Alford 0-1, Ives 0-2, Okereafor 0-4), Providence 6-23 (Lindsey 3-12, Cartwright 1-1, Bullock 1-3, Bentil 1-4, Edwards 0-1, Lomomba 0-1, Council II 0-1). Rebounds-Rider 38 (Thomas 10), Providence 47 (Lindsey 13). Assists-Rider 8 (Okereafor 4), Providence 16 (Cartwright 9). Total Fouls-Rider 17, Providence 11. A-7,852.

No. 15 Miami 85, College Of Charleston 63 Coral Gables, Fla. — Ja’Quan Newton scored a career-high 20 points, Sheldon McClellan added 14, and Miami returned from an 11-day break to beat College of Charleston. Anthony Lawrence scored 11 points for the Hurricanes (9-1). Canyon Barry, the son of former Miami great and Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry, had 20 points for Charleston (7-3). COLL. OF CHARLESTON (7-3) Brantley 4-10 5-7 13, Harris 2-4 1-2 5, Hulsey 2-2 0-0 4, Johnson 0-4 0-0 0, Barry 8-20 2-4 20, Gilmore 1-3 0-0 2, Bailey 0-2 0-0 0, O’Donohue 0-2 0-0 0, Pointer 4-10 1-1 11, Bourne 3-4 2-3 8. Totals 24-61 11-17 63. MIAMI (9-1) Murphy 2-6 0-0 4, Jekiri 5-6 0-0 10, Reed 2-5 3-4 9, McClellan 4-9 6-7 14, Rodriguez 3-8 2-4 9, Newton 6-8 7-9 20, Lawrence Jr. 4-4 0-0 11, Palmer 2-4 0-2 4, Izundu 0-0 1-2 1, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Cruz Uceda 1-2 0-0 3, Stowell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-52 19-28 85. Halftime-Miami 41-32. Three-Point Goals-Coll. of Charleston 4-13 (Pointer 2-4, Barry 2-6, Johnson 0-1, Brantley 0-2), Miami 8-21 (Lawrence Jr. 3-3, Reed 2-4, Newton 1-2, Cruz Uceda 1-2, Rodriguez 1-4, Murphy 0-1, Palmer 0-2, McClellan 0-3). Fouled OutHarris. Rebounds-Coll. of Charleston 32 (Brantley 11), Miami 37 (Jekiri 8). Assists-Coll. of Charleston 12 (Pointer 6), Miami 14 (Rodriguez 5). Total Fouls-Coll. of Charleston 25, Miami 20. A-6,956.

No. 19 Louisville 78, Western Kentucky 56 Louisville, Ky. — Quentin Snider scored 16 points for Louisville. Trey Lewis and Damion Lee each added 15 points for the Cardinals (9-1). Fredrick Edmond led Western Kentucky (6-5) with 14 points and eight rebounds. W. KENTUCKY (6-5) McNeal 0-4 2-4 2, Cosby 2-10 2-2 7, Lawson 4-7 0-1 8, Johnson 3-7 4-5 10, Edmond 7-10 0-2 14, Hunter 2-2 2-2 6, Rostov 0-0 0-0 0, Snipes 2-5 0-2 4, Waters 0-2 0-2 0, Harrison-Docks 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 22-53 10-20 56. LOUISVILLE (9-1) Lee 4-12 5-7 15, Snider 5-14 3-4 16, Lewis 7-11 0-0 15, Spalding 3-5 0-1 6, Onuaku 5-8 0-0 10, Johnson 4-8 0-0 8, Mathiang 0-3 3-6 3, Mitchell 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 30-65 11-18 78. Halftime-Louisville 34-16. ThreePoint Goals-W. Kentucky 2-18 (Harrison-Docks 1-5, Cosby 1-6, Waters 0-1, Snipes 0-3, McNeal 0-3), Louisville 7-14 (Snider 3-3, Lee 2-5, Mitchell 1-2, Lewis 1-3, Johnson 0-1). Rebounds-W. Kentucky 35 (Edmond 8), Louisville 40 (Onuaku 12). Assists-W. Kentucky 12 (McNeal 4), Louisville 14 (Snider 4). Total Fouls-W. Kentucky 16, Louisville 19. A-21,606.

No. 21 George Wash. 87, Saint Peter’s 74 Washington — Tyler Cavanaugh scored 18 points, and Patricio Garino added 16 for George Washington. Kevin Larsen had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Colonials (10-1). Trevis Wyche scored a career-high 26 points for Saint Peter’s (3-6). ST. PETER’S (3-6) Desport 0-2 0-0 0, Welton 3-5 3-5 9, Boone 0-1 0-0 0, Portley 7-13 4-4 21, Patterson 2-3 0-2 5, Wyche 10-14 2-4 26, Ndiaye 0-0 0-0 0, Idowu 1-1 1-1 3, Jones 1-6 0-0 3, Hawkins 2-6 3-4 7. Totals 26-51 13-20 74. GEORGE WASHINGTON (10-1) Watanabe 3-7 1-1 9, Larsen 3-5 5-7 11, Cavanaugh 6-8 3-3 18, Garino 8-12 0-0 16, McDonald 3-8 0-3 6, Mitola 2-3 4-4 8, Jorgensen 4-6 2-2 12, Swan 0-1 0-0 0, Roland 0-0 0-1 0, Hart 3-7 0-0 7, Goss 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-58 15-21 87. Halftime-George Washington 46-29. Three-Point Goals-St. Peter’s 9-21 (Wyche 4-5, Portley 3-6, Patterson 1-2, Jones 1-5, Boone 0-1, Hawkins 0-2), George Washington 8-18 (Cavanaugh 3-3, Jorgensen 2-2, Watanabe 2-5, Hart 1-2, Goss 0-1, Mitola 0-1, Garino 0-2, McDonald 0-2). Rebounds-St. Peter’s 24 (Welton 7), George Washington 34 (Larsen 11). Assists-St. Peter’s 15 (Wyche 4), George Washington 17 (Cavanaugh, Jorgensen, Larsen, McDonald, Watanabe 3). Total FoulsSt. Peter’s 20, George Washington 19. A-2,880.

CINCINNATI (10-2) Ellis 0-3 4-6 4, Caupain 5-11 4-4 15, Clark 3-6 7-8 13, Cobb 4-8 4-4 15, Thomas 1-3 2-2 4, Moore 1-4 0-1 2, Evans III 2-7 4-4 9, Jenifer 0-2 0-0 0, DeBerry 1-1 1-2 3, Johnson 0-2 4-4 4. Totals 17-47 30-35 69. VCU (5-5) Lewis 4-11 4-5 13, Gilmore 3-5 1-4 9, Alie-Cox 3-5 4-6 10, Billbury 7-15 4-6 22, Johnson 0-11 2-2 2, Tillman 1-5 0-1 2, Brooks 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Hamdy Mohamed 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 20-59 16-25 63. Halftime-Cincinnati 33-31. ThreePoint Goals-Cincinnati 5-15 (Cobb 3-4, Caupain 1-3, Evans III 1-4, Moore 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Johnson 0-2), VCU 7-19 (Billbury 4-8, Gilmore 2-3, Lewis 1-2, Brooks 0-1, Johnson 0-5). Fouled Out-DeBerry, Ellis, Gilmore. Rebounds-Cincinnati 42 (Clark 9), VCU 37 (Billbury 9). Assists-Cincinnati 7 (Caupain 4), VCU 9 (Lewis 4). Total Fouls-Cincinnati 22, VCU 24. A-7,637.

Big 12 Men No. 3 Oklahoma 87, Creighton 74 Norman, Okla. — Buddy Hield scored a careerhigh 33 points to help Oklahoma pull away. Creighton cut Oklahoma’s lead to 71-68 in the second half before Hield, a preseason All-American, scored nine straight points in 1:22 to put the game out of reach. CREIGHTON (7-4) Huff 4-15 0-0 12, Groselle 4-7 1-1 9, Thomas 2-6 0-0 6, Watson Jr. 7-16 4-4 19, Zierden 2-8 0-0 6, Harrell Jr. 1-6 0-0 2, Albert 0-1 0-0 0, Milliken 4-7 0-0 11, Hanson 3-8 3-5 9. Totals 27-74 8-10 74. OKLAHOMA (8-0) Spangler 2-7 0-0 5, Lattin 3-6 2-3 8, Woodard 5-12 4-4 15, Cousins 3-7 3-5 10, Hield 12-22 6-8 33, Odomes 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 3-4 0-0 8, James 0-0 0-0 0, McNeace 0-0 0-0 0, Buford 0-1 2-2 2, Manyang 3-6 0-2 6. Totals 31-65 17-24 87. Halftime-Oklahoma 45-38. ThreePoint Goals-Creighton 12-26 (Huff 4-9, Milliken 3-4, Thomas 2-3, Zierden 2-6, Watson Jr. 1-1, Albert 0-1, Harrell Jr. 0-2), Oklahoma 8-20 (Hield 3-6, Walker 2-3, Cousins 1-2, Spangler 1-4, Woodard 1-5). Rebounds-Creighton 41 (Groselle 7), Oklahoma 45 (Spangler 15). Assists-Creighton 12 (Watson Jr. 7), Oklahoma 14 (Cousins 7). Total Fouls-Creighton 18, Oklahoma 13. A-9,528.

Northern Iowa 81, No. 5 Iowa State 79 Des Moines, Iowa — Wes Washpun scored a career-high 28 points with 11 assists, and Northern Iowa upset Iowa State for its second win over a top-five opponent this season. Paul Jesperson added a career-high 21 points on seven three-pointers for the Panthers (7-3). N. IOWA (7-3) Jesperson 7-10 0-2 21, Bohannon 3-5 0-1 8, Washpun 9-14 8-10 28, Morgan 2-4 0-0 4, Koch 2-5 1-2 5, Carlson 3-5 1-2 7, Friedman 1-2 0-0 2, Lohaus 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 29-50 10-17 81. IOWA ST. (9-1) McKay 9-12 0-0 18, Nader 6-9 1-2 14, Morris 3-10 2-5 8, Thomas 1-5 0-0 2, Niang 10-17 9-10 30, Cooke 0-1 0-0 0, Burton 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 32-61 12-17 79. Halftime-N. Iowa 46-37. Three-Point Goals-N. Iowa 13-22 (Jesperson 7-9, Lohaus 2-2, Bohannon 2-4, Washpun 2-4, Morgan 0-1, Carlson 0-2), Iowa St. 3-17 (Nader 1-3, Burton 1-3, Niang 1-5, Cooke 0-1, Morris 0-2, Thomas 0-3). Fouled Out-Jesperson, Morgan. Rebounds-N. Iowa 25 (Washpun 7), Iowa St. 30 (Nader 7). Assists-N. Iowa 16 (Washpun 11), Iowa St. 13 (Morris 6). Total Fouls-N. Iowa 20, Iowa St. 18. A-15,424.

No. 24 Texas A&M 80, No. 16 Baylor 61 College Station, Texas — Jalen Jones and Danuel House scored 17 points apiece for Texas A&M. The Aggies (9-2) scored 14 of the game’s first 16 points and led 5130 at halftime. Lester Medford scored 16 points for Baylor (82). The Bears beat Texas A&M 77-63 at home last season. BAYLOR (8-2) Gathers 4-10 0-5 8, Medford 5-12 5-6 16, Prince 2-8 3-4 8, Wainright 4-8 0-0 12, Freeman 1-6 2-2 5, Lindsey 1-5 2-2 4, Motley 3-6 0-0 6, McClure 0-3 0-0 0, Maston 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-59 12-19 61. TEXAS A&M (9-2) A. Collins 2-6 2-2 8, Jones 8-15 0-0 17, Caruso 2-4 2-2 6, House 6-13 1-1 17, Davis 6-6 3-6 15, Hogg 1-5 1-3 4, Gilder 1-7 3-4 5, Trocha-Morelos 2-4 0-3 4, Aparicio 0-0 0-0 0, Byers 1-1 0-1 2, Dobbins 0-0 0-2 0, Distefano 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 1-2 0-4 2. Totals 30-63 12-28 80. Halftime-Texas A&M 51-30. ThreePoint Goals-Baylor 7-21 (Wainright 4-5, Freeman 1-2, Medford 1-4, Prince 1-5, Lindsey 0-2, McClure 0-3), Texas A&M 8-22 (House 4-9, A. Collins 2-4, Jones 1-3, Hogg 1-4, Gilder 0-1, TrochaMorelos 0-1). Fouled Out-Wainright. Rebounds-Baylor 41 (Gathers 18), Texas A&M 44 (House 8). AssistsBaylor 15 (Lindsey 6), Texas A&M 23 (Caruso 8). Total Fouls-Baylor 22, Texas A&M 18. A-9,056.

Kansas State 61, Colorado State 56 Wichita — Justin Edwards and Wesley Iwundu combined to score 19 second-half points, leading Kansas State over Colorado State. Dean Wade scored all of his 13 points in the first half for Kansas State (82). Edwards finished with 12 points, while Iwundu added 11. Emmanuel Omogbo had 13 points and 14 rebounds for Colorado State (6-5). Prentiss Nixon scored 11 for the Rams. COLORADO ST. (6-5) Omogbo 5-13 3-4 13, Daniels 1-4 8-10 10, Scott 3-10 2-2 8, Gillon 2-9 2-3 7, De Ciman 2-5 1-2 7, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Nixon 4-13 0-0 11, Paige 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-58 16-21 56. KANSAS ST. (8-2) Wade 4-9 5-6 13, Hurt 1-5 0-0 3, Stokes 4-9 1-2 9, Edwards 4-8 4-8 12, Iwundu 5-12 1-2 11, Ervin II 1-1 1-1 3, Johnson 2-2 0-0 4, Brown 1-4 0-0 3, Rohleder 0-0 0-0 0, Budke 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 22-51 15-23 61. Halftime-Kansas St. 29-25. ThreePoint Goals-Colorado St. 6-22 (Nixon 3-6, De Ciman 2-3, Gillon 1-5, Paige 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Omogbo 0-2, Scott 0-4), Kansas St. 2-13 (Brown 1-2, Hurt 1-3, Edwards 0-2, Wade 0-3, Stokes 0-3). Fouled Out-De Ciman, Gillon. Rebounds-Colorado St. 36 (Omogbo 14), Kansas St. 37 (Wade 8). AssistsColorado St. 9 (Gillon, Paige 3), Kansas St. 9 (Stokes 3). Total Fouls-Colorado St. 21, Kansas St. 24. A-9,367.

Florida 72, Oklahoma State 70 Sunrise, Fla. — Dorian Finney-Smith had 16 points and nine rebounds to help Florida beat Oklahoma State in the Orange Bowl Classic. The Gators struggled offensively, as they have all season, but made 10 steals and scored 21 points off 14 turnovers by the Cowboys. Florida (7-3) broke a two-game losing streak. Oklahoma State (7-4) lost for the third time in five games. OKLAHOMA ST. (7-4) Hammonds 5-9 1-1 14, Allen Jr. 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 6-13 4-5 17, Newberry 3-10 6-8 14, Carroll 3-6 0-0 6, Griffin 2-3 0-0 5, Burton 2-6 1-2 6, Shine 2-7 4-6 8, Olivier 0-2 0-0 0, Solomon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 16-22 70. FLORIDA (7-3) Robinson 4-6 3-4 13, Finney-Smith 5-10 3-6 16, Hayes 0-2 0-2 0, FrancisRamirez 0-3 0-0 0, Chiozza 4-12 1-1 11, Hill 3-6 1-2 7, Walker 0-3 0-0 0, Allen 4-6 2-2 11, Murphy 2-4 0-0 4, Egbunu 4-8 2-9 10, Leon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-61 12-26 72. Halftime-Florida 35-34. Three-Point Goals-Oklahoma St. 8-20 (Hammonds 3-6, Newberry 2-2, Griffin 1-1, Evans 1-2, Burton 1-4, Shine 0-2, Carroll 0-3), Florida 8-26 (Finney-Smith 3-7, Robinson 2-3, Chiozza 2-7, Allen 1-3, Hill 0-1, Leon 0-1, Francis-Ramirez 0-1, Walker 0-1, Murphy 0-2). Fouled OutSolomon. Rebounds-Oklahoma St. 42 (Shine 9), Florida 37 (Finney-Smith 9). Assists-Oklahoma St. 8 (Evans 5), Florida 11 (Hill 8). Total FoulsOklahoma St. 19, Florida 17. A-9,483.

Texas Tech 94, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54 Lubbock, Texas — Aaron Ross scored a careerhigh 15 points in Texas Tech’s drubbing of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Zach Smith and Norense Odiase scored 12 points apiece for Texas Tech (8-1), which won its seventh straight game. Devaugntah Williams and Toddrick Gotcher both had 11 points, while Keenan Evans added 10. ARK.-PINE BLUFF (2-10) Jackson 0-5 0-0 0, Handley Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Love 4-13 0-0 8, Robinson 3-12 0-0 7, Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Lynch 3-7 2-2 10, Cunningham 0-3 2-2 2, Cox 0-1 2-2 2, Whiting 6-14 1-3 15, Johnson 0-0 0-2 0, Bayless 3-3 2-3 10, Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Tillman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-60 9-14 54. TEXAS TECH (8-1) Williams 4-7 0-0 11, Smith 3-3 6-8 12, Evans 3-3 2-2 10, Gotcher 3-6 2-2 11, Odiase 4-8 4-6 12, Thomas 1-1 0-0 2, Ham 1-1 0-0 2, Gray 2-4 3-4 7, Ross 5-6 4-5 15, Jackson 3-4 0-2 6, Sorrells 0-1 0-0 0, Temple 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 32-49 21-29 94. Halftime-Texas Tech 52-19. ThreePoint Goals-Ark.-Pine Bluff 7-24 (Bayless 2-2, Whiting 2-4, Lynch 2-5, Robinson 1-7, Cox 0-1, Love 0-2, Jackson 0-3), Texas Tech 9-14 (Williams 3-4, Gotcher 3-6, Evans 2-2, Ross 1-1, Sorrells 0-1). Fouled OutBayless. Rebounds-Ark.-Pine Bluff 25 (Love 4), Texas Tech 38 (Odiase 7). Assists-Ark.-Pine Bluff 6 (Whiting 2), Texas Tech 22 (Evans, Williams 4). Total Fouls-Ark.-Pine Bluff 23, Texas Tech 15. A-NA.

Big 12 Women No. 4 Baylor 88, No. 23 Miami 81 Winter Park, Fla. — Nina Davis had 25 points, Alexis Jones added 24, and Baylor held off Miami. Baylor led by just a point at the break and then created some breathing room with an 8-2 run at the start of the third quarter.

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Las Vegas Bowl No. 20 Utah 35, BYU 28 Las Vegas — Utah took advantage of a disastrous start by BYU, scoring five first-quarter touchdowns on turnovers — including two interceptions by Tevin Carter — before holding on to beat the Cougars on Saturday Carter returned one of the picks for a touchdown and another to the one as Utah romped to a 35-0 first-quarter lead in the first meeting of the two heated rivals outside of the state of Utah. BYU turned the ball over the first five times it had possession, with freshman quarterback Tanner Mangum throwing three interceptions and fumbling once. That was all the scoring Utah did, and it nearly cost the Utes the game. Mangum would bring BYU back, throwing two touchdown passes and rushing for another score with 3:23 left to get the Cougars within one score, but BYU never got the ball back. Bronco Mendenhall’s last game as BYU coach was almost over even before some of the fans settled into their seats, thanks to an opportunistic Utah defense that forced Mangum to fumble on the third play of the game. Midway through the first quarter, the Utes were already up 28-0. In a statistical quirk, BYU actually outgained Utah offensively (89-69) in the first quarter. But Carter and Dominique Hatfield both scored on interceptions, Joe Williams had two one-yard touchdown runs, and quarterback Travis Wilson added another TD on a 20-yard run. BYU 0 7 7 14 — 28 Utah 35 0 0 0 — 35 First Quarter Utah-J.Williams 1 run (Phillips kick), 10:59. Utah-T.Carter 28 interception return (Phillips kick), 10:42. Utah-J.Williams 1 run (Phillips kick), 9:01. Utah-Hatfield 46 interception return (Phillips kick), 7:29. Utah-T.Wilson 20 run (Phillips kick), 4:38. Second Quarter BYU-Peck 3 pass from Mangum (Samson kick), :36. Third Quarter BYU-Bernard 10 run (Samson kick), 10:02. Fourth Quarter BYU-Kurtz 5 pass from Mangum (Samson kick), 10:33. BYU-Mangum 4 run (Samson kick), 3:23. A-42,213. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-BYU, Bernard 7-58, A.Brown 5-12, Mangum 11-3, Canada 1-1, Dye 1-(minus 3). Utah, J.Williams 25-91, T.Wilson 15-23, Hackett 1-21, Poole 1-0, Covey 1-(minus 1), Team 3-(minus 3), K.Thompson 1-(minus 5). PASSING-BYU, Mangum 25-56-3-315. Utah, T.Wilson 9-16-0-71. RECEIVING-BYU, Houk 6-68, M.Juergens 5-55, Kurtz 4-56, Blackmon 3-97, Bernard 2-19, A.Brown 2-9, M.Mathews 2-8, Peck 1-3. Utah, J.Williams 2-22, Handley 2-16, Covey 2-1, T.Smith 1-15, Scott 1-9, K.Thompson 1-8.

John Locher/AP Photo

UTAH DEFENSIVE BACK TEVIN CARTER (9) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against BYU. Utah defeated BYU, 35-28, in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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ARIZONA QUARTERBACK ANU SOLOMON, LEFT, pushes his way to the end zone despite the defense of New Mexico safety Daniel Henry. Arizona defeated New Mexico, 45-37, in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

College Men Big 12 Men

Big 12 Overall W L W L Oklahoma 0 0 8 0 9 1 Kansas 0 0 Iowa State 0 0 9 1 West Virginia 0 0 9 1 Texas Tech 0 0 8 1 Baylor 0 0 8 2 Kansas State 0 0 8 2 Texas 0 0 7 3 Oklahoma State 0 0 7 4 TCU 0 0 5 4 Saturday’s Games Kansas 88, Montana 46 Oklahoma 87, Creighton 74 Kansas State 61, Colorado State 56 Texas Tech 94, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54 Northern Iowa 81 Iowa State 79 Florida 72, Oklahoma State 70 Texas A&M 80, Baylor 61 Texas at Stanford, (n) Today’s Game Abilene Christian at TCU, 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21 Eastern Kentucky at West Virginia, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22 Kansas at San Diego State, 10 p.m. Arkansas-Little Rock at Texas Tech, 2 p.m. Iowa State at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. North Dakota at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Washington State at Honolulu, 10 p.m.

Big 12 Women

Big 12 Overall W L W L Baylor 0 0 12 0 9 0 Texas 0 0 Oklahoma State 0 0 8 0 Kansas State 0 0 9 1 Oklahoma 0 0 9 1 Texas Tech 0 0 8 2 West Virginia 0 0 8 2 TCU 0 0 7 3 Iowa State 0 0 6 3 Kansas 0 0 5 4 Saturday’s Games Baylor 88, Miami 81 Kansas State 78, Sam Houston St. 50 Today’s Games Washington State at Kansas, 7 p.m. Oklahoma State v. USF at Tampa, Fla., 1 p.m. Texas vs. Arkansas at Oklahoma City, 1:30 p.m. Alcorn State at Iowa State, 2 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Tech, 2 p.m. Southern Utah at TCU, 3:30 p.m. West Virginia vs. James Madison at Winter Park, Fla., 4 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Baylor vs. James Madison at Orlando, Fla., 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21 West Virginia vs. TBA at Winter Park, Fla., 6:15 p.m. Western Illinois at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22 Oral Roberts at Kansas, 7 p.m. Oklahoma State vs. UCF at Orlando, Fla., noon Northern Arizona at Iowa State, 2 p.m.

EAST Albany (NY) 65, St. Francis (Pa.) 58 Boston College 69, Delaware 61 Buffalo 80, Montana St. 73 Canisius 84, Boston U. 68 Duquesne 72, Robert Morris 65 Fordham 70, Maine 53 George Washington 87, St. Peter’s 74 Lehigh 76, Mount St. Mary’s 73 Maryland 82, Princeton 61 Michigan St. 78, Northeastern 58 New Hampshire 76, Dartmouth 56 North Carolina 89, UCLA 76 Ohio St. 74, Kentucky 67 Penn 73, Ursinus 66 Penn St. 63, Drexel 57 Providence 73, Rider 65 Rhode Island 79, Iona 74, OT Saint Joseph’s 79, Illinois St. 65 Seton Hall 80, Wichita St. 76, OT St. Bonaventure 64, SC State 45 Syracuse 67, Cornell 46 Temple 78, Delaware St. 63 UNC Asheville 79, Georgetown 73 Utah 77, Duke 75, OT Vermont 84, Fisher 37 SOUTH Campbell 101, The Citadel 82 Charlotte 82, Appalachian St. 66 Cincinnati 69, VCU 63 Elon 79, UNC Greensboro 69 Florida 72, Oklahoma St. 70 Florida St. 64, FAU 59 George Mason 75, Longwood 70 Georgia 75, Georgia Tech 61 Georgia St. 66, Southern Miss. 46 Howard 103, UMBC 93 LSU 100, Oral Roberts 77 Louisville 78, W. Kentucky 56 Miami 85, Coll. of Charleston 63 Mississippi St. 69, Tulane 59 N. Kentucky 79, SE Missouri 69 North Florida 87, Florida A&M 70 Northwestern St. 105, Missouri Valley 79 Presbyterian 69, Piedmont 65 Radford 69, UNC Wilmington 67 S. Dakota St. 56, Florida Gulf Coast 52 Tennessee St. 81, Alcorn St. 76 UAB 79, South Florida 68 Vanderbilt 80, Wofford 56 Virginia 86, Villanova 75 Virginia Tech 87, Grambling St. 52 Winthrop 88, Georgia Southern 81 MIDWEST Butler 74, Purdue 68 Chicago St. 77, W. Illinois 70 Cleveland St. 67, Belmont 65 Dayton 70, Furman 50 Detroit 95, UCF 89 IPFW 95, Stetson 89 IUPUI 82, S. Utah 68 Illinois 91, South Dakota 79 Indiana 80, Notre Dame 73 Indiana St. 76, Saint Louis 68 Iowa 70, Drake 64 Kansas 88, Montana 46 Kansas St. 61, Colorado St. 56 Loyola of Chicago 64, Ill.-Chicago 47 Michigan 105, Youngstown St. 46 N. Illinois 78, FIU 75, 2OT N. Iowa 81, Iowa St. 79 NC State 73, Missouri 59 Northwestern 78, DePaul 70, OT Toledo 102, Bethune-Cookman 68 UMKC 71, Rockhurst 60 Valparaiso 74, Missouri St. 45 Xavier 85, Auburn 61 SOUTHWEST Houston 81, E. Illinois 65 Mercer 69, Arkansas 66, OT New Mexico St. 73, UTEP 53 Oklahoma 87, Creighton 74 Stephen F. Austin 95, Our Lady of the Lake 56 Texas A&M 80, Baylor 61 Texas Tech 94, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54 Utah Valley 83, UTSA 78 FAR WEST Air Force 67, UC Davis 60 Arizona 82, UNLV 70 Arizona St. 98, Houston Baptist 79 CS Bakersfield 82, Menlo 50 California 84, Coppin St. 51 Colorado 95, Hampton 53 Oakland 97, Washington 83 Portland 65, Cal St.-Fullerton 60 Rice 90, New Mexico 89 Wyoming 76, Nebraska-Omaha 75

championship game and Cure Bowl eyed a playoff spot. New Mexico quar- San Jose St. 27, Kansas Women terback Lamar Jordan Georgia St. 16 Nov. 1 — Pittsburg State (exhibiOrlando, Fla. — Ken- tion), rushed for three touchW 80-54 Nov. 8 — Emporia State (exhibition), ny Potter scored on a downs. W 68-57 42-yard run and threw a Nov. 15 — Texas Southern, W 72-65 Arizona 7 21 14 3 — 45 one-yard touchdown pass (1-0) New Mexico 3 14 14 6 — 37 Nov. 19 — Memphis, W 72-63 (2-0) to Josh Oliver in San Jose First Quarter Nov. 23 — at Arizona, L 67-52 (2-1) NM-FG Rogers 37, 9:52. State’s comeback victory Nov. 27 — N. Illinois at SMU Ari-C.Jones 78 pass from Solomon Thanksgiving Classic, W 66-58 (3-1) over Georgia State. (Skowron kick), 7:26. Nov. 28 — SMU at SMU Thanksgiving Second Quarter Georgia State’s Nick Classic, L 64-73 (3-2) Ari-Baker 27 run (Skowron kick), Dec. 2 — Creighton, W 67-54 (4-2) Arbuckle threw for 194 14:51. Dec. 6 — St. John’s, L 71-86 (4-3) NM-L.Jordan 31 run (Rogers kick), yards and two touchDec. 10 — UMKC, L 44-47 (4-4) 8:50. downs, including a 19Dec. 13 — Navy, W 61-54, OT (5-4) Ari-Solomon 14 run (Skowron kick), Today — Washington State, 7 p.m. yard scoring pass to 3:27. Dec. 22 — Oral Roberts, 7 p.m. NM-Hart-Johnson 92 pass from Todd Boyd that gave the College Women Dec. 30 — at Oklahoma, TBA L.Jordan (Rogers kick), 2:19. EAST Jan. 3 — West Virginia, TBA Ari-Richards 1 pass from Solomon Panthers (6-7) a 16-13 lead Auburn 69, Coppin St. 54 Jan. 6 — Baylor, TBA (Skowron kick), :30. early in the fourth quarDuquesne 76, St. John’s 57 Jan. 9 — at Iowa State, TBA Third Quarter Penn 72, Drexel 67 Jan. 13 — Texas, TBA Ari-Baker 32 run (Skowron kick), ter. Austin Lopez kicked a Rutgers 69, LSU 57 Jan. 16 — at West Virginia, TBA 13:56. pair of 19-yard field goals. St. Bonaventure 62, Colgate 38 Jan. 20 — Kansas State, TBA

NM-L.Jordan 11 run (Rogers kick), 9:17. Ari-Baker 4 run (Skowron kick), 7:35. NM-L.Jordan 3 run (Rogers kick), 2:02. Fourth Quarter NM-Apodoca 4 run (run failed), 13:52. Ari-FG Skowron 37, 1:32. A-30,289. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Arizona, Baker 12-107, Bradford 11-61, Solomon 6-12, Riggleman 1-(minus 1), Team 1-(minus 2), Johnson 1-(minus 3). New Mexico, L.Jordan 21-135, Gipson 15-84, Pressley 12-75, McQuarley 8-23, R.Jones 1-20, Chestnut 2-7, R.Jordan 1-3, Anaya 1-2, Rogers 1-0, Owens 3-(minus 2), Apodoca 3-(minus 4), Davis 1-(minus 10). PASSING-Arizona, Solomon 13-24-1329. New Mexico, Apodoca 7-12-1-79, L.Jordan 3-9-2-110, McQuarley 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING-Arizona, C.Jones 4-182, Phillips 3-18, Griffey 2-64, Richards 2-34, Kern 1-16, Grant 1-15. New Mexico, Gipson 3-27, Gamblin 2-27, Hart-Johnson 1-92, R.White 1-16, Bundy 1-13, Davis 1-12, Pressley 1-2.

Camellia Bowl

San Jose St. 0 10 3 14 — 27 Georgia State 0 7 0 9 — 16 Second Quarter SJS-FG Lopez 19, 11:05. SJS-Ervin 85 punt return (Lopez kick), 8:55. GaSt-Harden 38 pass from Arbuckle (Lutz kick), 7:04. Third Quarter SJS-FG Lopez 19, :02. Fourth Quarter GaSt-Safety, 12:44. GaSt-Boyd 19 pass from Arbuckle (Lutz kick), 10:46. SJS-Potter 42 run (Lopez kick), 9:15. SJS-Oliver 1 pass from Potter (Lopez kick), 2:40. A-18,536. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-San Jose St., Ervin 30-132, Potter 15-69, Tucker 4-12, Oliver 1-7, Team 3-(minus 6), Wilson 1-(minus 17). Georgia State, G.Smith 6-22, Bateman 2-11, Neal 4-6, Hart 1-2, Sweeting 1-0, Arbuckle 6-(minus 18). PASSING-San Jose St., Potter 10-191-89. Georgia State, Arbuckle 14-291-208. RECEIVING-San Jose St., Holmes 3-48, Tucker 3-27, Wilson 1-11, Freeman 1-5, Oliver 1-1, Ervin 1-(minus 3). Georgia State, Werts 3-63, Boyd 3-56, Harden 3-53, Hart 1-14, Bateman 1-9, Neal 1-9, G.Smith 1-3, R.Davis 1-1.

Appalachian St. 31, Ohio 29 Montgomery, Ala. — Zach Matics capped a Celebration Bowl New Mexico Bowl wild Camellia Bowl with North Carolina A&T 41, a 23-yard field goal on the Arizona 45, Alcorn St. 34 final play to lift AppalaNew Mexico 37 Atlanta — Tarik CoAlbuquerque, N.M. — chian State. hen rushed for 295 yards Anu Solomon threw two Ohio 0 17 7 5 — 29 and three touchdowns touchdowns passes and Appalachian St. 7 0 0 24 — 31 of 73 or more yards, and ran for another score to First Quarter North Carolina A&T used App-Lamb 21 run (Matics kick), 7:17. help Arizona hold off Second a slew of big plays for a Quarter Ohio-FG Yazdani 36, 1:31. pesky New Mexico. win over Alcorn State at Ohio-Poling 20 interception return Arizona (7-6) and (Yazdani the Georgia Dome. kick), 1:23. Ohio-Ouellette 7 run (Yazdani kick), its quick offense overThe Celebration Bowl, whelmed the Lobos (7-6) :20. matching champions Third Quarter in a game that saw New Ohio-Johnson 45 fumble return of the two historically kick), 8:06. Mexico surge late after (Yazdani black Division-I conferFourth Quarter being down as many as 18 App-B.Burns 17 pass from Lamb ences, had four scoring (Matics kick), 13:52. points. plays in the first quarApp-Cox 26 run (Matics kick), 13:10. Jared Baker ran for 107 App-B.Burns 8 pass from Lamb ter cover a combined 315 yards and three touch- (Matics kick), 11:56. yards. Ohio-Johnson Safety, 6:06. downs, and Cayleb Jones Cohen’s 73-yard scorOhio-FG Yazdani 21, 1:47. App-FG Matics 23, :00. had 182 yards receiving ing run with 4:17 left in A-21,395. and a touchdown. Line- INDIVIDUAL the game was the gameSTATISTICS backer Scooby Wright RUSHING-Ohio, Ouellette 14-45, winner, although Alcorn 10-35, White 7-25, Windham State threatened the AgIII, who battled injures all Sprague 1-2, Patterson 4-0. Appalachian St., season, came back for the Cox 24-162, J.Moore 13-96, Lamb 9-51, gies till the end. Only bowl game and made two Upshaw 2-8, Team 1-(minus 14). when Lenorris Footman’s PASSING-Ohio, Sprague 14-28-2-132, sacks. pass Windham 1-1-0-33. Appalachian St., fourth-and-goal For coach Rich Rodri- Lamb 13-26-1-124. from the nine-yard-line RECEIVING-Ohio, White 4-32, S.Smith guez’s Wildcats, the New 3-23, Patterson 3-19, Cope 2-46, sailed over a receiver Mexico Bowl win came Sawyer 1-33, Heitzman 1-10, Ouellette with nine seconds left Appalachian St., McElfresh 5-42, was North Carolina A&T just a year after Arizona 1-2. B.Burns 3-32, M.Jones 2-30, Barbour (10-2) safe. made it to the Pac-12 1-10, Beathard 1-10, Lewis 1-0.

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SCOREBOARD

COLLEGE BOWL ROUNDUP

Huge first quarter lifts Utah in Vegas

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Jan. 24 — Oklahoma State, TBA Jan. 27 — at Texas, TBA Jan. 30 — at Texas Tech, TBA Feb. 2 — Iowa State, TBA Feb. 6 — at Baylor, TBA Feb. 13 — at Kansas State, TBA Feb. 17 — TCU, TBA Feb. 20 — Oklahoma, TBA Feb. 24 — at Oklahoma State, TBA Feb. 27 — Texas Tech, TBA Feb. 29 — at TCU, TBA March 4-7 — Big 12 tournament at Oklahoma City

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 17 11 .607 — Boston 14 13 .519 2½ New York 14 14 .500 3 Brooklyn 7 19 .269 9 Philadelphia 1 27 .036 16 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 15 10 .600 — Orlando 15 11 .577 ½ Charlotte 15 11 .577 ½ Atlanta 16 12 .571 ½ Washington 11 14 .440 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 17 7 .708 — Indiana 16 10 .615 2 Chicago 15 10 .600 2½ Detroit 16 12 .571 3 Milwaukee 10 18 .357 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 23 5 .821 — Dallas 15 12 .556 7½ Memphis 15 14 .517 8½ Houston 14 14 .500 9 New Orleans 7 19 .269 15 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 18 9 .667 — Utah 11 14 .440 6 Denver 11 15 .423 6½ Portland 11 17 .393 7½ Minnesota 10 16 .385 7½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 26 1 .963 — L.A. Clippers 16 12 .571 10½ Phoenix 12 16 .429 14½ Sacramento 10 16 .385 15½ L.A. Lakers 4 23 .148 22 Saturday’s Games Oklahoma City 118, L.A. Lakers 78 Washington 109, Charlotte 101 New York 107, Chicago 91 Memphis 96, Indiana 84 Houston 107, L.A. Clippers 97 Today’s Games Portland at Miami, noon Minnesota at Brooklyn, noon Philadelphia at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Toronto, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Orlando, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 7 p.m. Monday’s Games Sacramento at Washington, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Orlando at New York, 6:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Chicago, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Houston, 7 p.m. Portland at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Indiana at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Temple 100, Delaware St. 59 UMass 73, Boston U. 56 SOUTH Akron 77, N. Kentucky 75, OT Alabama St. 71, Mobile 56 Baylor 88, Miami 81 Florida St. 101, Murray St. 59 Memphis 81, Illinois 75 Mississippi 96, McNeese St. 56 Mississippi St. 65, Florida Gulf Coast 60 Morehead St. 83, Kennesaw St. 77 Northwestern St. 59, Jackson St. 54 SC State 53, North Florida 48 SC-Upstate 68, NC Central 46 SMU 58, Arizona 46 VCU 74, Old Dominion 54 Virginia Tech 59, Mount St. Mary’s 42 W. Michigan 71, Gardner-Webb 44 MIDWEST DePaul 77, Northwestern 64 Green Bay 58, S. Dakota St. 57 Iowa 60, Bradley 53 Kansas St. 78, Sam Houston St. 50 Michigan 97, Miami (Ohio) 55 N. Dakota St. 79, Prairie View 58 N. Illinois 87, Drake 73 Nebraska 90, N. Arizona 67 Oakland 74, Chicago St. 51 Ohio 64, East Carolina 61 South Dakota 73, North Dakota 70 UMKC 64, Bethany (Kan.) 51 Valparaiso 69, SIU-Edwardsville 56 Wichita St. 55, NC A&T 53 Xavier 70, Howard 47 SOUTHWEST Texas Southern 51, Texas A&M-CC 43 Texas-Arlington 64, Houston Baptist 40 UTSA 88, Texas A&M-Kingsville 51 FAR WEST Arizona St. 90, Marquette 80 Boise St. 84, Seattle 66 CS Bakersfield 57, Cal Poly 52 Colorado 72, Presbyterian 60 Loyola Marymount 83, Bristol 32 San Diego St. 54, Cal St.-Fullerton 43 San Francisco 73, San Francisco St. 45 Stanford 93, Cornell 38 UTEP 60, UNLV 52 Utah 78, Fresno St. 63 Wyoming 75, Montana St. 69, OT

High School Boys

BV North 57, Lee’s Summit North, Mo. 54 Dodge City 78, Johnson-Stanton County 46 Hanover 56, Diller-Odell, Neb. 41 Kapaun Mount Carmel 60, Wichita Bishop Carroll 52 Rockhurst, Mo. 49, BV Northwest 41 Wichita East 71, Wichita Northwest 61 Wichita Heights 64, Wichita South 41 Wichita Southeast 78, Wichita North 57

High School Girls

Dodge City 60, Johnson-Stanton County 13 Hanover 51, Diller-Odell, Neb. 41 Wichita Bishop Carroll 56, Kapaun Mount Carmel 34 Wichita North 50, Wichita Southeast 38 Wichita Northwest 59, Wichita East 50 Wichita South 52, Wichita Heights 34

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 11 2 0 .846 402 253 N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272 Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 316 301 Miami 5 8 0 .385 264 331 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 7 0 .462 275 356 Houston 6 7 0 .462 259 291 Jacksonville 5 8 0 .385 326 357 Tennessee 3 10 0 .231 253 326 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 10 3 0 .769 354 229 Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 344 260 Baltimore 4 9 0 .308 278 326 Cleveland 3 10 0 .231 240 357 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 3 0 .769 281 225 Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 331 243 Oakland 6 7 0 .462 299 326 San Diego 3 10 0 .231 250 334 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 6 7 0 .462 281 307 Philadelphia 6 7 0 .462 301 322 N.Y. Giants 6 7 0 .462 338 320 Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 13 0 0 1.000 411 243 Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 279 295 Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 323 397 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 317 245 Minnesota 8 5 0 .615 258 255 Chicago 5 8 0 .385 272 314 Detroit 4 9 0 .308 267 336 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Arizona 11 2 0 .846 405 252 Seattle 8 5 0 .615 340 235 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294 San Francisco 4 9 0 .308 188 315 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Game St. Louis 31, Tampa Bay 23 Saturday’s Game N.Y. Jets 19, Dallas 16 Today’s Games Chicago at Minnesota, noon Atlanta at Jacksonville, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Carolina at N.Y. Giants, noon Tennessee at New England, noon Buffalo at Washington, noon Kansas City at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Seattle, 3:05 p.m. Green Bay at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. Miami at San Diego, 3:25 p.m. Cincinnati at San Fran., 3:25 p.m. Denver at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Detroit at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs

Sept. 13 — at Houston, W 27-20 (1-0) Sept. 17 — Denver, L 24-31 (1-1) Sept. 28 — at Green Bay, L 28-38 (1-2) Oct. 4 — at Cincinnati, L 21-36 (1-3) Oct. 11 — Chicago, L 17-18 (1-4) Oct. 18 — at Minnesota, L 10-16 (1-5) Oct. 25 — Pittsburgh, W 23-13 (2-5) Nov. 1 — Detroit at London, W 45-10 (3-5) Nov. 8 — Bye Nov. 15 — at Denver, W 29-13 (4-5) Nov. 22 — at San Diego, W 33-3 (5-5) Nov. 29 — Buffalo, W 30-22 (6-5) Dec. 6 — at Oakland, W 34-20 (7-5) Dec. 13 — San Diego, W 10-3 (8-5) Dec. 20 — at Baltimore, noon Dec. 27 — Cleveland, noon Jan. 3 — Oakland, noon

NCAA Division II

Championship Saturday Kansas City, Kansas Northwest Missouri Shepherd 7

State

34,

NCAA Football Championship Subdivision

Semifinals Friday, Dec. 18 North Dakota State 33, Richmond 7 Saturday, Dec. 19 Jacksonville State 62, Sam Houston State 10 Championship Saturday, Jan. 9 At Frisco, Texas North Dakota State (12-2) vs. Jacksonville State (13-1), 11 a.m.

NHL

Saturday’s Games Chicago 3, Buffalo 2, SO Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2, SO St. Louis 3, Calgary 2 Toronto 5, Los Angeles 0 Anaheim 2, New Jersey 1 Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 1 Dallas 6, Montreal 2 Nashville 3, Minnesota 2 Arizona 1, N.Y. Islanders 0 Edmonton at Colorado, (n)

High School

Junior Varsity Leavenworth Tournament Saturday at Leavenworth Lawrence High results 120A — Marccus Cassella (2nd place) pinned Marccus Cassella Trenton Fletchall, Gardner-Edgerton; lost to Desi Felix, Lansing, by fall; pinned Jacob Groesfma, GardnerEdgerton. 132A — Marquis Jones (2nd place) lost to Nate Thompson, SM Northwest, by fall; pinned Connor Mount, SM Northwest; pinned Carter Hey, Mill Valley. 138A — Stanley Holder (1st place) pinned Aidan Quinn, SM Northwest; pinned Dylan Beyer, Mill Valley; pinned JaWilliam Brown, Lansing. 152A — Pierce Saturday (5th place) lost to Robert Strain, SM Northwest, by fall; lost to Carson Lucas, Leavenworth, by fall; lost to Dylan Flesher, Shawnee Heights, by fall; lost to Jackson Curbow, GardnerEdgerton, by fall. 152B — Dylan Schultz (3rd place) pinned Jacob Zilmer, Leavenworth; lost to Jackson Burnett, SM Northwest, by fall; pinned John Yates, Leavenworth; lost to Antonio Nelson, Lansing, by fall. 160A — A.J. Powell (3rd place) lost to Dalton White, Shawnee Heights, by fall; lost to Jack Ball, Mill Valley, by fall; pinned Whitney Dugan, SM Northwest. 170A — Jose Smokowski (1st place) dec. Ethan Keopke, Mill Valley, 7-0; pinned Mason Nicks, Leavenworth; pinned Matthew Sweeting, Leavenworth. 170B — Jeremiah Cunningham (1st place) pinned Derick Wiedner, Mill Valley; pined Brennan Westbrook, Leavenworth; pinned Malik Redmond, Mill Valley. 220A — Darrien Yates-Lockett (3rd place) lost to Jon Racy, Lawrence, by fall; lost to Isaiah Santilli, Mill Valley, by fall; pinned Stephen Matina, Lansing. 220A — Jon Racy (2nd place) pinned Darrien Yates-Lockett, Lawrence; dec. Stephen Matina, Lansing, 3-0; lost to Isaiah Santilli, Mill Valley, by fall.

WEATHER/SPORTS

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TODAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY

Very windy; mostly cloudy, mild

Partly sunny

Clouds and sun; breezy, mild

Some sun, then increasing clouds

Sunny and mild

High 56° Low 32° POP: 10%

High 45° Low 27° POP: 5%

High 56° Low 47° POP: 10%

High 57° Low 33° POP: 15%

High 54° Low 31° POP: 10%

Wind SSW 20-30 mph

Wind NW 6-12 mph

Wind SSE 10-20 mph

Wind NNE 8-16 mph

Wind W 6-12 mph

POP: Probability of Precipitation

McCook 47/23

Kearney 44/24

Oberlin 51/24

Clarinda 53/29

Lincoln 52/26

Grand Island 43/24

Beatrice 54/27

St. Joseph 54/31 Chillicothe 54/38

Sabetha 54/29

Concordia 55/28

Centerville 50/32

Kansas City Marshall Manhattan 56/35 58/40 Salina 59/29 Oakley Kansas City Topeka 59/30 55/26 59/32 Lawrence 57/35 Sedalia 56/32 Emporia Great Bend 58/45 58/33 57/28 Nevada Dodge City Chanute 56/42 54/27 Hutchinson 57/44 Garden City 62/30 58/26 Springfield Wichita Pratt Liberal Coffeyville Joplin 58/52 60/32 57/26 60/27 59/53 58/46 Hays Russell 55/27 57/28

Goodland 51/24

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

LAWRENCE ALMANAC

Through 7 p.m. Saturday.

Temperature High/low 54°/19° Normal high/low today 39°/20° Record high today 67° in 1941 Record low today -12° in 1983

Precipitation in inches 24 hours through 7 p.m. yest. 0.00 Month to date 2.03 Normal month to date 1.06 Year to date 41.79 Normal year to date 39.35

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Mon. Today Mon. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Holton 59 30 c 45 27 s Atchison 56 31 c 43 26 s Belton 55 34 c 45 30 pc Independence 56 35 c 45 30 pc 56 40 c 45 31 pc Burlington 58 33 c 48 28 pc Olathe Osage Beach 57 52 c 57 31 pc Coffeyville 58 46 c 52 29 s Osage City 59 32 c 46 27 pc Concordia 55 28 pc 46 32 s Ottawa 57 33 c 46 27 pc Dodge City 54 27 s 48 30 s 60 32 pc 49 31 pc Fort Riley 60 29 pc 47 27 pc Wichita Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

NATIONAL FORECAST

SUN & MOON

Mon. 7:36 a.m. 5:02 p.m. 2:24 p.m. 3:12 a.m.

Full

Last

New

First

Dec 25

Jan 1

Jan 9

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LAKE LEVELS

As of 7 a.m. Saturday Lake

Clinton Perry Pomona

Level (ft)

879.20 893.36 976.80

Discharge (cfs)

7 25 15

Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for today.

Fronts Cold

INTERNATIONAL CITIES

Today Cities Hi Lo W Acapulco 92 73 pc Amsterdam 56 47 pc Athens 57 43 s Baghdad 64 43 s Bangkok 88 71 pc Beijing 39 18 s Berlin 53 47 pc Brussels 57 48 pc Buenos Aires 79 63 s Cairo 65 51 pc Calgary 28 17 pc Dublin 50 40 sh Geneva 50 40 s Hong Kong 67 64 sh Jerusalem 54 39 s Kabul 44 17 s London 57 46 pc Madrid 59 42 c Mexico City 74 44 pc Montreal 29 26 pc Moscow 42 36 i New Delhi 69 42 pc Oslo 56 47 sh Paris 57 49 sh Rio de Janeiro 88 75 pc Rome 60 40 s Seoul 41 29 pc Singapore 89 78 pc Stockholm 53 44 c Sydney 93 75 s Tokyo 52 43 pc Toronto 38 36 pc Vancouver 46 39 c Vienna 42 36 c Warsaw 49 40 pc Winnipeg 17 8 c

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The list of key players injured this season would make even some coaches shudder. Particularly when they see who has to fill in. A look at just the running backs who have been sidelined in 2015 is foreboding: Jamaal Charles, Le’Veon Bell, Justin Forsett, Arian Foster, Chris Johnson, Mark Ingram, Carlos Hyde, Reggie Bush. Does anyone from Dallas to Baltimore to Indianapolis need to be reminded of the quarterbacks who have gone down? Of the nearly 50 linebackers out, replacing the likes of Terrell Suggs, DeAndre Levy, Alex Ogletree and Jon Beason is a difficult chore. So when coaches, personnel directors, owners — even players — speak

about depth, listen deeply. It has become critical. “The guys come in and they go,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid says. “If you practice, you practice. If you can’t, you can’t, and we roll. That’s the approach we’ve taken and the guys are good with it. “They battle like crazy to get themselves back, and if they can’t make it, they have trust in the guys around them that they’ll step in and do a good job. We’ve kind of just left it at that.” Certain teams have been so ravaged by injuries from the outset of the schedule — Baltimore, San Diego, Dallas — that their seasons basically were over by Halloween. They were damaged as much by losing stars (Suggs, Tony Romo, Keenan Allen) who almost never can be adequately replaced, as they were by having in-

ept backups at other positions. Others who started strongly are feeling the sting of key injuries now: certainly Cincinnati without Andy Dalton and with Tyler Eifert in the concussion protocol; Denver as Peyton Manning finally returns to practice; Seattle with first Marshawn Lynch and then his replacement, rookie standout Thomas Rawls going down; and New England (Edelman, Gronkowski, Hightower, Blount). But injuries don’t have to define a season. While the next man up theory always is applied by players and coaches when a starter gets hurt, it rarely works. A second-stringer is such because he isn’t as good as the regular guy. But he can sometimes do just enough. Some backups will emerge as quality players, if not stars.

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Jets rally, 19-16 Arlington, Texas (ap) — Ryan Fitzpatrick and the New York Jets are keeping the pressure on Pittsburgh and Kansas City in the race for two wild-card spots in the AFC. Randy Bullock kicked a 40-yard field goal with 36 seconds left, and the Jets moved a half-game ahead of the Steelers and Chiefs with a 19-16 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night. Fitzpatrick’s 43-yard pass to Kenbrell Thompkins put the Jets (9-5) in position for a win. Kellen Moore replaced an ineffective Matt Cassel at quarterback and gave the Cowboys (410) a spark, but it wasn’t enough to keep the defending NFC East champions from being eliminated with two games remaining. Eric Decker caught a three-yard scoring pass to set a franchise record with Brandon Marshall with 21 combined touchdowns receiving as the Jets won their fourth straight for the first time since 2010. Fitzpatrick threw his first interception since Nov. 22 to give the Cowboys a field goal and a 13-9 lead in the third quarter, but came back to direct a 70-yard drive to Decker’s score. Decker and Marshall broke the franchise mark of 20 combined TDs that they shared with Art Powell-Don Maynard (1960) and Al Toon-Wesley Walker (1986). Dan Bailey tied it at 16 on a 50-yard field goal that caromed through off the right upright with 1:55 remaining. Moore got the tying drive by sneaking a

SUMMARY N.Y. Jets 6 3 0 10 — 19 Dallas 3 7 3 3 — 16 First Quarter Dal-FG Bailey 27, 10:49. NYJ-Powell 12 run (kick failed), :30. Second Quarter NYJ-FG Bullock 36, 7:01. Dal-Bryant 10 pass from Moore (Bailey kick), 1:17. Third Quarter Dal-FG Bailey 38, 3:44. Fourth Quarter NYJ-Decker 3 pass from Fitzpatrick (Bullock kick), 8:58. Dal-FG Bailey 50, 1:55. NYJ-FG Bullock 40, :36. A-90,345. NYJ Dal First downs 20 15 Total Net Yards 372 309 Rushes-yards 26-73 21-133 Passing 299 176 Punt Returns 1-7 3-23 Kickoff Returns 3-61 5-131 Interceptions Ret. 4-71 1-(-2) Comp-Att-Int 26-39-1 18-33-4 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-0 2-19 Punts 5-40.6 4-49.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-61 6-54 Time of Possession 32:17 27:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-N.Y. Jets, Ivory 13-37, Powell 6-25, Fitzpatrick 5-13, Ridley 2-(minus 2). Dallas, McFadden 16-100, Whitehead 2-32, Turbin 3-1. PASSING-N.Y. Jets, Fitzpatrick 26-391-299. Dallas, Moore 15-25-3-158, Cassel 3-8-1-37. RECEIVING-N.Y. Jets, Powell 7-54, Decker 6-55, Marshall 4-74, Enunwa 4-49, Thompkins 2-50, K.Davis 1-9, Ivory 1-5, Ridley 1-3. Dallas, Witten 5-49, Bryant 4-50, Beasley 3-37, McFadden 2-13, Williams 2-13, Hanna 1-17, Butler 1-16. MISSED FIELD GOALS-N.Y. Jets, Bullock 45 (WR).

pass behind Buster Skrine for a 23-yard gain to Cole Beasley. The first play after a near-fumble by Fitzpatrick on a sneak for a first down was held up on review, Thompkins got behind rookie cornerback Byron Jones along the sideline before stepping out of bounds at the Dallas 26. The last chance for the Cowboys ended on Moore’s third interception when his desperation heave for Dez Bryant went over the outstretched arm of the All-Pro receiver and was caught by Marcus Williams. The Cowboys had

four interceptions overall. Cassel was replaced after two bumbling plays in the first half. On the first, he stumbled trying to change directions after faking a throw and threw to blindly to a spot where Darrelle Revis was by himself for the easy interception. Cassel came out the series after taking a 19-yard sack, which wasn’t long after he left the field to loud boos following a three-and-out. Moore’s second pass was intercepted by Marcus Gilchrist before he beat a New York blitz by slinging the ball in the flat to Bryant, who got around Revis for the touchdown and a 10-9 lead. Moore had a chance to add to that lead but threw his second interception to Calvin Pryor in the end zone in the third quarter, shortly before Fitzpatrick threw it directly to Terrance Mitchell. It was the first interception by a Dallas cornerback this season, and came from a seventhround pick from last year who was signed to the practice squad and activated this week after a hamstring injury sidelined Morris Claiborne. New York’s first touchdown came after a nearfumble by Decker when the receiver’s left leg turned awkwardly and he dropped the ball just as he knee was hitting the turf. He left the game briefly with a knee injury. The Cowboys challenged the ruling that he was down, but it was upheld on review. Two plays later, Bilal Powell scored easily on a 12-yard run.

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CARLY EFROS, LEFT, AND KATY WILLSON, BOTH OF LAWRENCE, CHAT OVER LETTERS AND STATIONERY during a meeting of the Wonder Fair Letter Writing Club on Dec. 13 at Decade coffee shop, 920 Delaware St. BELOW: A letter is written to be mailed out after the meeting. Organizer Meredith Moore, co-owner of Wonder Fair, believes the club to be one of only a handful in the United States.

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t’s a rainy Sunday afternoon in East Lawrence, and outside Decade coffee shop, things look pretty bleak. Large, angry-looking clouds move slowly across the sky as Meredith Moore glances through the window at what appears to be a small “lake” a few yards away. She can’t be absolutely sure, but she doesn’t think it was there yesterday, before the rain. Conditions are noticeably cheerier inside Decade, where Moore and a dozen women of various ages — plus Moore’s husband, Paul DeGeorge

— are geeking out over a stack of truly bizarre Christmas cards. “I have a bunch of these creepy, ‘80s punk kids,” Moore says, brandishing the cards with some moderate fanfare. The (illustrated) kids in question are reminiscent of Cabbage Patch Dolls, though much edgier (leather jackets and neon hair) and yes, creepier. The Wonder Fair Letter Writing Club loves them. Moore and DeGeorge — who own the gallery and art store at 841 Massachusetts St. — have been hosting these

get-togethers for more than a year now at Decade, where a core group of about 15-20 members gather on the “teenth” Sunday of every month to write letters, admire each other’s stationery, and just hang out, generally speaking. Born out of “the crush of digital connectedness,” according to Wonder Fair’s website, Moore believes her Letter Writing Club to be one of only a handful in the United States. It’s certainly the only group of its kind in Lawrence, she says. “My theory is that there aren’t a lot of social

things to do in Lawrence that are very casual where you just go and enjoy yourself and do something that’s about you,” Moore says, offering her explanation of the club’s endurance. “A lot of social situations are about consuming art or culture that’s produced by someone else. And this is more like just hanging out, and you still get work done.” The Letter Writing Club is free (participants are asked to bring their own writing utensils and stationery, though stamps and Wonder Fair stationery are also available for purchase), but elsewhere in Lawrence, Ruff House Art is hosting similar workshops. Though they concern skills that are undeniably old-fashioned, the workshops have been wildly popular since the first hand-lettering class led by Cathy Ledeker was offered in May, says Ruff House founder and creative director Jill Shephard. “The very first class we offered sold out in two days,” Shephard says. “It was insane.” She’s since added others — calligraphy and chalk lettering

— but hand lettering (which is not the act of writing correspondence but the art of drawing letters) seems to be the most popular. In addition to the onenight workshops, Shephard is launching a “more studious” fourweek class that will take place in February and March 2016. That this sort of stuff is “trendy” right now, in a time when increasingly advanced technology has made it less a necessity and more a hobby, is not a coincidence, she says. “I think there’s a big resurgence,” Shephard says. “People are wanting to step away from their computers and tablets, and do something with their hands again.” Moore agrees, though attendance has ebbed and flowed at the Letter Writing Club over the last year, with new members showing up every so often. Occasionally, Moore will encounter a stationery enthusiast at Wonder Fair — or a curious Decade customer during club meetings — and invite them to join. Please see WRITING, page 2D

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Making connections Allison Puderbaugh, an industrial hygiene project administrator from Lawrence with a “hardcore postcard habit,” is one of the Letter Writing Club’s original members. “I’ve been here since the beginning,” she says with a hint of pride in her voice. “I actually won an award for ‘Most Consistent Member’ until I stopped coming.” Work got busy, Puderbaugh says in her defense. But she’s here now, and so is her s New Year’s overyear can get a jump start mother, Bobette, who at rated? It depends who on practicing at Topgolf this moment is talking you ask. All the same, in Overland Park, which shop (about stationery, a memorable night offers reservations for naturally) with one of the out on the town on the four to size people for club’s most avid enthusilast/first day of the year $75, and an all-inclusive asts, Renee Whaley. can provide you with special including food, Whaley has brought a snapshot in time that champagne and nona plastic storage bin you’ll remember long alcoholic drinks for $450. filled with stationery, all after the hangover wears Find more info at topgolf. organized by category — com. off. Christmas cards, birthIf you want the “ball day cards and the like — Gift ideas drop” experience withand clearly, unabashedly Whether you’re out flying to New York, loves this stuff. go to the Power & Light searching for a unique She’s a self-admitted last-minute gift or just District, where a Times stamp nerd (and, Monplanning on some leiSquare-style ball drop day through Friday, a surely shopping on your will take place at midstate-certified water and next trip to Kansas City, night CST, along with wastewater operator) the following places are fireworks, live music who seems to enjoy writfun to visit any time of and all the food-anding letters just for the year. drink specials 10 differheck of it. Whaley writes At Hammerpress, at ent bars and clubs can to her grandmother, her 500 Southwest Blvd., a offer. best friend in Washingtalented team of letAll-inclusive ticket ton, D.C., and her cousin packages start at just $60 terpress operators and — who is currently each. Visit nye-live.com/ designers sells a wide variety of cards, stationery, kansas-city for more prints and show posters, information. as well as many other If you’re in the mood writing utensils, artwork to swing dance and and gift items made by revel in some jazz-age other vendors. decadence, consider Hammerpress is open Union Station’s New every day but Sunday Year’s Swingin’ Eve, and Monday (closed this which features swing Friday for Christmas), dance lessons, appetizand can be found online ers, a balloon drop, a at hammerpress.net. champagne toast and For those looking for a concert by the Dave a fix of Kansas CityStephens band. Tickets start at $60 for themed apparel (aside regular admission and go from the usual suspects all the way up to $350 for of Normal Human, Charlie Hustle and The Bunpremium VIP packages. Visit unionstation.org for ker), check out Raygun at 1803 Baltimore in the more information. Crossroads. For the little ones, Raygun sells an enorUnion Station’s Science mous amount of sassy City is offering a “Noon screen-printed T-shirts, Year’s Eve,” which promoting states and includes science demos, cities all across the Midstage shows, robotics displays and a 3,000-bal- west. Most of the tees are loon drop, from 10 a.m. to $21, and the store carries drinkware, postcards and 8 p.m. Admission is the same gift items as well. Check out the inventory at Rayas usual Science City gunsite.com. rates ($13.50 for adults, Just a block away at $11.50 for children 2 1733 Main, Gallup Map through 12). Company has been sellLive music options ing high-resolution maps abound as well. At and posters with custom Knuckleheads Saloon (2715 Rochester), Saman- framing options since tha Fish, the Rainmakers, 1875. It’s a neat spot for the Nace Brothers and history buffs and armKaty Guillen and the Girls will all perform at a chair cartographers alike. Gallup Map Co. is open NYE party that includes Monday through Friday food and champagne at from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. midnight. If you’re down in the Tickets are $90 in advance at knucklehead- East Crossroads grabbing a bite at Local Pig, don’t skc.com. Doors open at forget to pop next door 7 p.m. to Urban Provisions, an At recordBar, the artsy/craftsy general Conquerors, Various store that specializes in Blonde and Jaenki play an 18-and-over show, and home decoration materials, vintage items, local groups Sundiver, candles, cocktail sauces Sharp Weapons and Bummer will play at Dav- and more. Urban Provisions is ey’s Uptown Rambler’s open every day starting Club. Both concerts are at 11 a.m. and is located at $10. 2616 Guinotte Ave. and The band Beautiful online at urbanprovisionBodies will headline the skc.com. big New Year’s party Finally, the unique at the Uptown Theater, which includes five party workshop and retail space at Bonfire, in rooms, DJs, lasers and a downtown Mission at craft-beer garden. Tick6104 Johnson Drive, offer ets are available starting an interesting variety of at $50 for an early bird crafts and prints curated special. At Stanford’s Comedy by the .POP! shop. It’s the only place in town I Club in Overland Park, know of where you can dinner and show packbuy a gilded morel mushages are available to see room for less than $50. comedian Steve Hytner, Check out store hours who played annoying and vendor information comedian Kenny Bania at bonfirespace.com/ on “Seinfeld.” retail. He’ll be performing Happy holidays, and sets at 8 p.m. and 9:45 see you next week. p.m. More info at stanfordscomedyclub.com. — Lucas Wetzel is a writer Golf fans looking to and editor from Kansas City, shave a few strokes off Mo. their game in the new

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LETTER WRITING CLUB HOSTS Paul DeGeorge and Meredith Moore write letters and chat with club members Dec. 13 at Decade coffee shop, 920 Delaware St. serving time in prison and, to Whaley’s delight, is pretty good about writing her back. The two have grown closer because of it, she says. “I don’t know what he’s in there for, but... his sister posted on Facebook, ‘Hey, Dustin’s in jail. Here’s his address if you want to write to him,’ and he writes me back,” Whaley says. “It’s really weird, though, because he’s part of my family that I don’t really talk to very much, so he’s the one person I talk to the most, and I talk to him through letters.” That’s the odd thing about handwritten correspondence, Whaley points out. She’s gone years without physically talking to some of her letter recipients, but she still writes to them just the same. On this day, she’s just received a letter (or, more accurately, a series

of scribbled-upon sticky notes) from a new pen pal: Lynn in Bowling Green, Ohio. The sixtysomething retiree contacted the Letter Writing Club several months ago after finding it on Facebook, Moore says — after all, there aren’t many organizations like it in America, and he was curious to see how it all worked. “It’s just nice to write to somebody who’ll write you back, because my return rate’s maybe less than 10 percent,” Whaley says good-naturedly. Whaley seems to be the only member with whom he’s keeping up correspondence. She’s not sure how long it’ll last, but for now, on this Sunday afternoon, she seems happy just to see where it goes. — Features reporter Joanna Hlavacek can be reached at 832-6388 or jhlavacek@ljworld.com.

The Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., will host the Kansas City-based Artist Inc. seminar this spring. Classes will take place on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. March 22 through May 10. Artist Inc. is an eightweek professional development program that addresses the specific needs and challenges of artists from all disciplines, training participants in marketing, technology, law, business planning, and networking and relationship-building, among other skills. Using mentorship, peer networks and knowledge, artists are paired with a mentor, participate in small group application activities and attend large group multimedia lectures. Local artists Matthew Lord, Kent Smith, Nick Carswell, Molly Murphy and Kirsten Paludan will act as peer facilitators during the Lawrence Artist Inc. program. Applications are required to participate, and financial aid is available to those who qualify through the Arts Center’s financial aid program. The deadline to apply is Jan. 18. More information, including the application form, can be found online at artistinc. submittable.com/submit.

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A new hope for ‘Star Wars’ J.J. Abrams uses winning but familiar formula in ‘Force Awakens’

here’s nothing like seeing a favorite movie from your childhood for the first time in almost 20 years to make you feel old. That’s about how long it’s been since I saw George Lucas’ first “Star Wars.” Of course, I saw it about 10 times in the theater in the late 1970s and many more times on VHS during the ’80s, but the last time I saw “Star Wars” was in 1997 when Lucas released his digital VFX-heavy “Special Edition.” Here at the close of 2015, I’ve just seen the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which is as close to a carbon copy of the 1977 original as anyone is ever likely to get — or attempt. There are two main goals behind director J.J. Abrams’ very intentional continuation of the “classic” “Star Wars” saga, and he succeeds on both counts. Disney, which bought the rights to Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012, needed Abrams to introduce new characters and set the stage for a slate of new products through at least 2019, in what will no doubt be the most lucrative movie universe ever created. This film series casts a long shadow. Abrams also has to deal with the expectations and hype like no other movie since 1999’s “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.” And since Lucas’ prequel trilogy is widely considered to be a letdown (at least by those who grew up on the first one), the microscope is even more closely focused on “The Force Awakens.” That’s why the secondary goal is to convince fans across the globe

Abrams, Michael Arndt and “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan — recycles nearly every single plot point and character from “Star Wars” and “Empire,” only with slightly different context. There’s a lonely orphaned young person on a desert planet (Daisy Ridley) who stumbles across secret plans that lead to a world beyond the stars. There’s a young eric@scene-stealers.com man (John Boyega) who must escape his past and that the old “Star Wars” quickly learn to care about magic is back; that the Force more than himself. is strong with this one. There’s a wisecracking In a couple of very literal spaceship pilot (Oscar Isaac) senses, it is. who escapes tough situations On a purely cinematic by the skin of his teeth. And level, Abrams recalls the there’s a powerful Jedi (Adam first three movies by using Driver) seduced by the Dark outdated transitions like Side of the Force. The film smartly tweaks full-screen wipes and irises. these well-worn formulas, He re-creates iconic shots however, giving powerwith similar landscapes. ful leading action roles to a He edits multiple action scenes together in the same woman and a black man, and avoiding the racial stereotyptime-space. He brings back classic spaceships, gadgetry ing that plagued the prequels. If one were to create a and background characters — even if that character was checklist of all of the plot only “classic” because it had points in “Star Wars” and “Empire,” (like I’m sure its own action figure (and especially if that character is the screenwriters did) they would be able to match about still clearly a person wearhalf of them up with identiing a rubber mask). cal moments in “The Force The tasteful blending of Awakens.” And no, I’m not CGI and in-camera VFX talking about the many tribrestores to this universe a utes to famous “Star Wars” tactile physicality that was missing from the Lucas pre- quotes, although those are present as well. quels. And the aged look of I’m talking about the main all the locations and equipment — covered in sand and events of the story that ratchsoot, with nicks and scratch- et up the stakes and build suspense. In an effort to maintain es — feels just right. a spoiler-free review, I won’t But in its effort to rego into this in detail. kindle the Force, “Star So yes — very literally — Wars: The Force Awakens” the “magic” is back. But will goes way beyond that, and the feeling of discovery ever here’s where it gets tricky: return? The script — co-written by

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Peter Mayhew, left, and Harrison Ford return to the “Star Wars” franchise Maybe the planned and as-yet-unnamed “Episode VIII” (or the 2016 standalone one-off “Rogue One”) will bring it, but that just isn’t in the cards for “The Force Awakens.” The title of Abrams’ movie tells you everything you need to know: This reboot of the franchise awakens nostalgia and comes closer to rekindling the magic than any of the Lucas prequels. Set the stage. Stoke the fires. Make ‘em want more. That’s exactly what it does. All of the new young actors are terrific, and out of the returning cast members, Harrison Ford especially gets it right. It’s such a warm, happy feeling to see Han Solo in such familiar settings, acting exactly as we always knew he would with new (familiar) challenges. But “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” also points out the inherent problem with rebooting a long-dormant franchise and creating new serialized entertainment on the big screen. As pure escapist cinema, it clicks on every level, while also making plainly obvious something I’ve felt for a long time and never wanted to admit. And it’s probably the reason I haven’t re-watched “Star

Wars” since 1997. I’m not a kid anymore. That feeling — as much as Abrams and company try to re-create it — will never be the same again. I’m not the same person I was when I was younger. Maybe the new sequels and spin-offs can be more adventurous and really take the “Star Wars” universe to new heights. “The Force Awakens” had me smiling, reminiscing, and critiquing all at the same time: It’s a western in space. A family soap opera. A hero’s journey. It hits all the marks, without any real surprises. So, J.J.: Thanks for bringing the Force to a new generation. I sincerely hope it rises to new heights from here, and I’m happy the kids of today have something to thrill their imaginations as much as I did when I was a kid. I’m sure you can relate. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is 2 hours 16 minutes and rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, excessive call-backs, and just enough artificial sweetener. — Eric Melin is the editor-inchief of Scene-Stealers. He’s a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and president of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle.

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Catching up with local artist and children’s author Stephen Johnson

working wrench, screwdriver and pencil are not commonly found in children’s books, but the versatility of artist and Lawrence resident Stephen T. Johnson is reflected in his classic “My Little Red Toolbox,” an object which bridges Johnson the gap between book and toy. Each day, thousands view his sculpture “Freeform,” located on the southwest corner of Sixth and Massachusetts streets, and in places like the DeKalb Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, or Love Field Airport in Dallas, his work offers color and energy to thousands more. But he may be best known as an

illustrator of children’s books, from the dynamic realism of the basketball players in “Hoops,” to the intriguing found images of “Alphabet City,” which received a Caldecott Honor, and its companion, “City by Numbers.” Johnson blends beauty and text in a title published this year, “Alphabet School,” and he was kind enough to answer a few questions about his life and work when he stopped by the library recently.

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working in one particular medium? SJ: I enjoy working in DC: Over the years you a range of mediums, parhave found many images ticularly oil paint used to in and around Lawrence render both realistically to use in your work. and abstractly, but I am SJ: Yes, all the imagalways open es for my and interested latest book in learning “Alphabet techniques School” where I have derive no idea what from a I’m doing. selection Keeps things of schools interesting. here in LawCurrently, I rence, since am working Dan Coleman: You we have such on a small grew up in Lawrence and a range of series of abstract attended KU, but evenarchitectural collages tually studied in France styles such comprised of torn and worked in New as Langston posters, magazines, etc., York. In what ways did Hughes (contemporary) mixed with oil and acrylic your Kansas background to classic schools like prepare you for those New York and Pinckney. paints. These are formal works created for gallery experiences? exhibitions and private Stephen Johnson: DC: Your children’s Lawrence is international book illustration has been sales such as one this weekend, where I will in its own right. Our a conduit for your mosaopen my studio, located at community is diverse, ics, public sculptures, 720 East Ninth St., No. 5, talented, and forward and 3-D installations. Do from 12-5 p.m. on Saturthinking — a wonderyou feel more at home

day and Sunday, for the sale of original art, posters, prints, and my out-ofprint children’s books. DC: As a veteran children’s book illustrator and designer, what kinds of changes have you seen in the children’s book publishing world over the years? SJ: At the beginning of the 1990s, and when I first started illustrating children’s books, folktales and mythologies from various cultures were a popular subject matter. For example, I illustrated two different re-tellings of Japanese folktales — “The Samurai’s Daughter” and “The Snow Wife.” Both books included a lot of text as opposed to today, where text is extremely pared down to sometimes only a few words per page. This new trend provides a different experience for the reader as well as how

I approach generating a children’s book. DC: What advice would you give to those who aspire to work as a children’s book illustrator or visual artist? SJ: Follow your passion and what brings you the most joy. You have to be really dedicated and diligent about the work you create. Also, do not let failure or rejection stop you. It is simply part of the journey. Regarding publishing and children’s books, I strongly recommend joining SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators). There are local chapters in each state and conferences around the country. Typically there is a fall conference in Kansas City in October. — Dan Coleman is a Collection Development Librarian at the Lawrence Public Library.

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Don’t wait to seek legal protection for custody Dear Annie: My husband and I have an adorable 3-year-old girl. Unfortunately, he has been seeing another woman for some time. Now he wants to divorce me and move to Hawaii with the girlfriend. Here’s the catch: He wants to take our wonderful daughter with him. I have told him that our little girl would be much happier if we stayed together, and that I’d be lonely and hurt if he took our baby away. I said if he wants to see his child, he’s going to have to stay here, married to me. What can I do? — Distraught Dear Distraught: You can see a lawyer immediately. Your husband no longer wants to be married to you, and you cannot force him to stay. If he is willing to try marriage counseling, fine, but we doubt

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he will make the effort. You can, however, most likely prevent him from taking your child away. A legal divorce agreement will also put in writing that your husband pays child support and that visitation schedules are set. Please do this today. Don’t wait until he agrees with you or worse, leaves and takes the baby with him. If you cannot afford a lawyer, check online or in your phone book to see whether your city

Sing along with ‘Sound of Music’ All over the world, some TV holiday traditions have nothing to do with Christmas at all. Some years back I spent a Christmas in France. At the time, at least one TV station aired nothing but Charlie Chaplin movies on the big day. In Sweden, it’s just not Christmas without the airing of the 1958 “Walt Disney Presents” Christmas special “From All of Us to All of You,” starring Donald Duck. Apparently, the Swedish translation of the special boils down to: “Donald Duck and his friends wish you a Merry Christmas.” Who knew? For some years now, ABC has been airing the 1965 musical “The Sound of Music” (7 p.m., TV-G) during the holiday season. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the beloved movie, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. This year, for the first time, ABC will air a “Sing-Along” version, encouraging home viewers to climb every mountain from the comforts of their easy chairs. I have confidence many will do just that! If only the theme song to Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle” hadn’t turned “Edelweiss” into something ominous.

Viewers in search of corny Christmas movies of a more recent vintage had better get going! There are only five binging days left! Tonight’s offerings include the 2015 romance “Christmas Land” (7 p.m., Hallmark), about a woman who inherits a Christmas tree farm, and “Christmas Under Wraps” (9 p.m., Hallmark), a 2014 romance set in Alaska. Ion shares “A Christmas Kiss” (6 p.m.), from 2011, and the 2013 romance “Christmas Belle” (8 p.m.). USA airs the 2015 comedy “Santa’s Little Helper” (7 p.m.), and the UP network offers “Naughty and Nice” (6 p.m.) and “The Christmas Clause” (8 p.m.).

Tonight’s other highlights

Steve Harvey hosts the 64th Annual Miss Universe Pageant (6 p.m., Fox, TV-PG), live from Las Vegas.

Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (6:30 p.m., CBS): profiles of Apple CEO Tim Cook and actor Michael Caine.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals meet on “Sunday Night Football” (7:20 p.m., NBC).

“Holiday Baking Championship” (8 p.m., Food, TV-G) wraps up its second season.

Sunny and M.K. make their break from Quinn on the season finale of “Into the Badlands” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

has a Legal Aid office, or find help through local Child and Family Services or the American Bar Association. Dear Annie: I used to look forward to my birthday, anniversary and Valentine’s Day, but now I dread them. My husband is gift-challenged. I have been married to “Dennis” for four years. We are pretty happy, but both admittedly stubborn and set in our ways. We married later in life. We are in our 60s. The only time we have fought was about gifts. I don’t expect much from Dennis. I am not a materialistic person. We live simply and humbly. Family and friends are more important than things. I don’t care about designer labels or car brands. But it bothers me terrible that he doesn’t even try to mark a spe-

cial day with something — flowers, a romantic card or a nice dinner out. The best he’s done is to make me a card on his computer and get me a rose at the supermarket, but he does it grudgingly. Am I asking too much? My friends know better than to ask how any special occasion was because they know how unhappy I am about this. Christmas will be here soon. How do I handle my disappointment? — Thanks for Listening Dear Thanks: It is unlikely that Dennis will suddenly become the romantic, thoughtful guy you are looking for. If this is the worst of his faults, consider yourself lucky.

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For Sunday, Dec. 20: This year you have the energy to create more of what you desire from life. Your creativity seems limitless. Know what you want, and you are likely to manifest it. If you are single, a key person finds your imagination to be endearing and intriguing. If you are attached, the two of you act like new lovers. The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) You need to use all your energy in a positive way. Read between the lines with a loved one. Tonight: Treat yourself. Taurus (April 20-May 20) If you want to take the day off, make it so. Time off during this busy season could refuel your energy. Tonight: As you like it. Gemini (May 21-June 20) You might need to gain a different perspective about a personal matter. Tonight: Get as much R and R as possible. Cancer (June 21-July 22) All eyes look to you for leadership, or at least for ideas as to what to do. Tonight: Someone else lets the cat out of the bag. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You might be in the midst of a difficult situation. Be careful; someone might misread your intentions. Tonight: Take off for a concert. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) One-on-one relating

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will be very satisfying. You have an opportunity to catch up on someone’s news. Tonight: Listen carefully. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Others will be running with the ball before you even arrive. Make their dominance OK. Tonight: Dinner at a favorite place. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Clear out some of your obligations involving the holidays. Tonight: The party could go on and on, to your delight. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Do your best to handle everything on your plate. Your energy is likely to soar, and you’ll become playful. Tonight: Let the party follow its natural flow. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Attend to a family matter, and don’t lose your focus when it comes to a relative or a friend at a distance; this person needs your attention. Tonight: Look everywhere for mistletoe! Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You could be full of energy and ready to proceed with your plans; however, you might get caught up in a long conversation. Tonight: At your place. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You might decide that you need to use part of the day to finish up some holiday errands. Tonight: Out visiting others.

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 20, 2015 ACROSS 1 PC screen images 6 Onetime tadpoles 11 Flamboyant fashion accessory 14 Bouncing off the walls 15 Screeching baby? 16 Emulate a masseuse 17 Happy-golucky 19 67.5 degrees on a compass 20 King of Thebes 21 Peruvian wool bearer 23 Thrice-daily Catholic prayer 26 Made, as a case 27 Ship’s ﬁnance ofﬁcer 28 Jacuzzi 29 U.N. agency concerned with labor 30 Mexican munchies 32 Venetian blind parts 35 Squalid urban area 37 Way to break? 39 Tennis legend Arthur 40 Courtroom addressee (with “your”) 42 Stage villains’ trademarks

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57 Druggists’ implements 59 Hospital worker 61 Attractive blacksmith at a stable? 63 Like Paganini, by birth 65 Food-service giant based in Houston 66 CPR expert 67 Corruption 68 Candy brand since 1901 72 Rough 75 Municipal leaders who work the late shift? 78 Director of “Carlito’s Way,” 1993 81 Panasonic rival 82 Outback runners 83 Songwriter Novello 84 Beseech on bended knee 87 Gaggle : goose :: clowder : ____ 88 Trident-shaped letter 89 Bass organs 91 Troy, in the “Iliad”? 95 Cold shower? 96 Word in a New Year’s Eve song 97 Never closed, as a resort 98 “We won” gesture 100 Nonprofit network 102 One who gets no credit? 105 Historical chapter 107 “Preparation meeting opportunity,” it’s said 109 Smallest possible aspirin dose? 113 Normandy’s coat of arms, basically? 116 Punk subgenre

117 D-Day invaders 118 Green stuff 119 Wildly enthusiastic 120 Jimmy Fallon’s employer 121 Moves quickly, informally 122 Big Easy lunch 123 Hang around 124 “I Ching” concept DOWN 1 Repeated musical phrases 2 Leave-taking 3 Brothers’ keepers 4 Front-wheel-drive coupling, for short 5 French ingredient in French toast 6 Interlock 7 Like many student films 8 Fictional Potawatomi tribesman 9 Butler on a plantation 10 Maker of Healthy Naturals food 11 Supporting 12 Wraps (up) 13 Least bit 14 Honey or pumpkin 15 “Serves you right!” 16 Seismological focus 17 City near Lake Tahoe 18 Pushing the envelope 25 Many a 1950s B-movie 26 Chicago suburb 28 Mother of Zeus 34 First Pierce Brosnan 007 film 36 ____ cup (spillproof container) 37 Northeast octet 38 Dogfight preventers

39 College team named 1 2 3 4 5 6 for a tribe 40 Blowtube projectile 19 20 41 TV alien’s home 43 Occupant of a small 22 23 house 25 44 No more than 45 Musician’s virtuosity 29 30 31 46 Have another go at 47 Castaway’s site 36 37 48 Phone-button abbr. 53 Treasure from una 42 43 44 mina 56 Missouri’s original 47 48 capital 55 56 57 58 Large volume 60 Mike’s “Wayne’s 61 World” co-star 62 Easily manipulated 65 66 67 68 sort 63 Van ____, “Lane in 72 Autumn” painter 64 Principled 76 77 67 Stair’s face 69 Bedroom on a train, 83 84 85 e.g. 88 70 Piece of pizza? 71 Actor/activist Davis 95 96 97 73 “____ right?” 74 Unchecked growth 101 102 75 Expected amount 76 Kids’ outdoor game 107 108 109 110 77 Chum at sea 78 Does an investigation 115 116 79 Maleficent 120 80 Attempt to pass the bar? 123 81 Mr. ____ of “The Wind in the Willows” 85 Boston skyscraper, with “the” 1965 86 “____ Darlin’” (Count 94 City dweller’s yell Basie number) 99 Suppose 90 Ben of “Zoolander” 100 Renaissance painter Uccello 92 Place for visual aids 101 Road less traveled 93 Talking toy since 103 Dance from Cuba

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UNITED FEATURE SUNDAY CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Gaiters 6 Ready to swing (2 wds.) 11 A bad thing to jump 15 10 to 1, e.g. 20 Oil or vinegar holder 21 Steal or fix eggs 22 Bit of holly 24 Horse -25 Bill tack-on 26 Davis of “Evening Shade” 27 Comic-strip queen 28 Office furnishings 29 “The Real Slim Shady” rapper 31 “Fatha” of jazz 33 Singles 34 Ms. Lauder 35 “... we come a- -- ...” 37 Crowning point 39 Endorser’s need 41 Fabric meas. 42 Rounded handles 43 Q-tip 44 Zest 46 Get word of 50 Mama bear, in Baja 51 Polite cough 52 Free ticket 53 Lose brightness 57 Weighs anchor 59 Race by, as clouds 60 Popeye’s pal 61 Use a spatula 62 UCLA athletes 63 Tubular pasta 64 Candy-stripers 65 Retainer 66 -- lily 67 Playing-card spots 68 Jennifer of “Selena” 69 Rococo 72 Sharpen a cheddar 73 Pleads humbly

74 Less polluted 75 Zinfandel or merlot 76 Reddish-purple plants 79 Bagpipers’ garb 80 Gave comfort 84 Roll tightly 85 Imposing residence 86 Fringe benefit 87 SFO posting 88 Extra helping 91 Regions 92 Fabricated 93 Deflect a blow 95 MD employer 96 Swindles 97 Peril at sea 98 Jamaican music 99 Fifi’s friend 101 Nut holders 102 Travel choice 103 Perfumed pouches 104 Cartoonist -- Kelly 105 Night flyers 106 Dandelion, to many 107 Tilly or Ryan 108 What the suspicious smell (2 wds.) 109 Barbecue pit need 111 Mr. Lugosi 112 Addresses the moon 114 California fort 117 AOL note 118 Mongolian desert 119 Yule trees (2 wds.) 124 Thin material 126 Shepard or Ladd 128 Darling, in Dijon 130 Kind of skiing 131 In-box filler 132 Hawaii’s -- Loa 134 Enoch or Eve 136 Eucalyptus muncher 137 Ms. Zellweger 138 Crept 139 Nerve, in combos

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59 Dainty swallows 60 Wetnaps, e.g. 63 Changes direction 64 Major artery 67 Ring out 68 Slow times 69 Sound piggish 70 TLC providers 71 Opposite of “paleo” 73 Ptarmigan 74 Heaps 75 Got threadbare 77 Pilot’s sighting 78 Wimple sporter 79 “Lola” band 80 Grant, as land 81 -- -than-life 82 Misprints 83 Least humid 85 Battery units 86 Grow tiresome 88 Bernard -- of CNN 89 Avenging Mrs. Peel 90 Spring 91 Belly dance clackers 92 Motel staffer 93 Delt neighbor 94 -- Khan 96 It may be Orange or Rose (2 wds.) 97 Earth, poetically 98 Roomy sleeve 100 And so forth 101 Glamorous wraps 102 Curio 103 Works as a tailor 106 Dew glistener 107 “Tartuffe” author 110 Diner fare 111 Baby’s headgear 112 Flat broke (2 wds.) 113 Passenger train car 114 In plain view 115 Star-crossed lover 116 Goddess of the hunt 118 Dial

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Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St., North Lawrence. Adornment Holiday Art Sale and Show, 1-5 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 New Jersey St. “The Nutcracker,” 1 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Display of 80-plus Christmas trees with antique, vintage theme ornaments, 1-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 Woodson, Lecompton. “A Kansas Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. American Youth Ballet presents “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park. Christmas Festival, 2 and 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. “The Nutcracker,” 5 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Irish Traditional Music Session, 5:30-8 p.m., upstairs Henry’s on Eighth, 11 E. Eighth St. Old Time Fiddle Tunes Potluck and Jam, all acoustic instruments welcome, 6-9 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Massachusetts St. O.U.R.S. (Oldsters United for Responsible Service) dance, doors 5 p.m., potluck 7:15-7:45 p.m., dance 6-9 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 1803 W. Sixth St. Smackdown! trivia, 7 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.

Adornment Holiday Art Sale and Show, 1-5 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 New Jersey St. “The Nutcracker,” 1 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Merry Franksmas, 4 p.m., Leeway Franks, 935 Iowa St., No. 7.

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Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 7:30 a.m., parking lot in 800 block of Vermont Street. John Jervis, classical guitar, 8-11 a.m., Panera, 520 W. 23rd St. Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, John Young/Journal-World File Photo 245 N. Fourth St., North THE FINAL THEATRE LAWRENCE PERFORMANCE OF “DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID” will be 2:30 p.m. today. Lawrence. Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 3 p.m., Sprint American Legion Post Sensibly (TOPS), 5:30 Library Book Van, 1-2 way, Kansas City, Mo. Center, 1407 Grand #14, 3408 W. Sixth St. p.m., 2712 Pebble Lane. p.m., Babcock Place, Lawrence HuntingBlvd., Kansas City, Mo. NAMI-Douglas County 842-1516 for info. 1700 Massachusetts St. ton’s Disease Support Trans-Siberian OrAdornment Holiday Support Group meeting, Lecompton City Group, 7-9 p.m., Conferchestra, 8 p.m., Sprint 7-8:30 p.m. Lawrence Council meeting, 7 p.m., ence Room D North, Law- Art Sale and Show, 1-5 Center, 1407 Grand Public Library, 707 VerLecompton City Hall, 327 rence Memorial Hospital, p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. New Jersey St. mont St. Elmore St., Lecompton. 325 Maine St. “The Nutcracker,” Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 Baldwin City Council “The Nutcracker,” meeting, 7 p.m., Baldwin 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauff2 p.m., Muriel Kauffp.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 Submit your stuff: Public Library, 800 Sevman Theatre, Kauffman W. Sixth St. man Theatre, Kauffman Don’t be shy — we want enth St., Baldwin. Center, 1601 Broadway, “The Nutcracker,” Center, 1601 Broadway, to publish your event. “The Nutcracker,” Kansas City, Mo. 7:30 p.m., Muriel KauffKansas City, Mo. Submit your item for 7:30 p.m., Muriel KauffDouglas County Com- man Theatre, Kauffman Slideshow photogour calendar by emailing man Theatre, Kauffman mission meeting, 4 p.m., Center, 1601 Broadway, raphy group, 8 p.m., datebook@ljworld.com Center, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Gaslight Gardens, 317 N. Douglas County Courtat least 48 hours before Kansas City, Mo. house, 1100 MassachuSecond St. your event. Find more Mannheim Steamrollsetts St. information about these THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME 24 THURSDAY er Christmas, 7:30 p.m., by American David L. Hoyt andLegion Jeff Knurek events, and more event 23 WEDNESDAY Lawrence Meals on Topeka Performing Arts Bingo, doors open 4:30 Unscramble these six Jumbles, listings, at ljworld.com/ Red Dog’s Dog Days Wheels will not be delivone letter to each square, Center, 214 SE Eighth p.m., first games 6:45 events. workout, 6 a.m., Sports ering meals today. to form six ordinary words. Avenue, Topeka. p.m., snack bar 5-8 p.m., Pavilion Lawrence soccer fieldTIPRUN (lower level), 100 22 TUESDAY Rock Chalk Lane. ©2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC Red Dog’s Dog Days, Million All1 Rights Reserved. Cups pre6 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse, sentation, 9-10 a.m., FYDOLN 1651 Naismith Drive. Cider Gallery, 810 PennAdornment Holiday sylvania St. Art Sale and Show, 1-5 Lawrence Public DUMLEO p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 Library Book Van, 9-10 New Jersey St. a.m., Brandon Woods, Cottin’s Hardware 1501 Inverness Drive. TRMHYHPublic LiFarmers Market - InLawrence 21 MONDAY doors! 4-6 p.m., Cottin’s brary Book Van, 10:30Lawrence Public Hardware and Rental, 11:30 a.m., Arbor Court, GAMTIS Library Book Van, 9-10 1832 Massachusetts St. 1510 St. Andrews Drive. a.m., Prairie Commons, Tech Drop-In, 5-6 Big Brothers Big Sis5121 Congressional p.m., Meeting Room B, ters of Douglas County Circle. Lawrence Public Library, volunteer information, Now arrange the circled letters KEYWEL Lawrence Public Li707 Vermont St. noon, United Way Build- to form the surprise answer, as brary Book Van, 10:30Big Brothers Big Sis- ing, 2518 Ridge Court. suggested by the above cartoon. PRINT YOURActive ANSWER IN THE CIRCLES BELOW 11:30 a.m., Presbyteters of Douglas County The National rian Manor, 1429 Kasold volunteer information, and Retired Federal EmDrive. 5:15 p.m., United Way ployees, noon, Conroy’s Lawrence Public Building, 2518 Ridge Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Library Book Van, 1-2 Court. Lawrence Public p.m., Vermont Towers, Lonnie Ray’s open 1101 Vermont St. jam session, 6-10 p.m., Adornment Holiday Slow Ride Roadhouse, Art Sale and Show, 1-5 1350 N. Third St., no p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 cover. Answer : New Jersey St. Maker Meet-Up, 6:30 MODULE STIGMA TURNIP Lawrence-Douglas p.m., Lawrence Creates RHYTHM WEEKLY FONDLY County Housing Author- Makerspace, 512 E. Ninth When it came to designing blouses, ity, 5:30 p.m., Babcock St. the fashion designer was — Place, 1700 MassachuChristmas Festival, 7 TOPS IN setts St. p.m., Helzberg Hall, KauffDECEMBER 20, 2015 HER FIELD Take Off Pounds man Center, 1601 Broad-

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Registered Nurse The University of Kansas Watkins Health Services has a full-time opening for a Registered Nurse.This unique setting provides a combination of immediate & primary care in a stimulating academic environment with an emphasis on patient education. For more information, a complete position description with required qualiﬁcations, and to apply, please visit: http://employment.ku.edu/ staff/4909BR. Application deadline is 12-28-15.

The University of Kansas is committed to providing our employees with an enriching and dynamic work environment that encourages innovation, research, creativity and equal opportunity for learning, development and professional growth. KU strives to recruit, develop, retain and reward a dynamic workforce that shares our mission and core strategic values in research, teaching and service. Learn more at http://provost.ku.edu/strategic-plan

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For complete job descriptions & more information, visit:

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KU is an EO/AAE, full policy at http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination. All qualiﬁed applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, genetic information or protected Veteran status.

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Operators

• Maintain operations of machinery • Package ﬁnished product • Ability to lift up to 35 lbs. • Starting pay is $11.50/hour with wage progression • 2nd and 3rd shift (plus paid shift differential)

In Mold Labeling Technicians • Maintain work cell label requirements

• Start, stop and reset IML equipment • Good troubleshooting machine skills • Able to push, pull, and/or lift up to 35 lbs. repetitively • Starting pay is $13.50/hour • 2nd and 3rd shift (plus paid shift differential)

Process Technicians • Perform minor repairs • Troubleshoot equipment • Must have mechanical aptitude • Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. • Starting pay is $16.00/hour

ARE YOU: 19 years or older? A high school graduate or GED? Qualiﬁed to drive a motor vehicle? Looking for a great, meaningful job? Help individuals with developmental disabilities, learn various life skills, lead a self directed life and participate in the community. Join the CLO family today:

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Community Living Opportunities, a non-proﬁt organization dedicated to helping adults and children with developmental disabilities is currently hiring Direct Support Professionals (DSP’s).

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HIRING IMMEDIATELY! Drive for KU on Wheels or Lawrence Transit System We offer ﬂexible part-time schedules, 80% company paid employee health insurance for full time, career opportunities- MV promotes from within! Starting rate is $11.50/hr after paid training, must be 21+ with a good driving record.

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WALK INS WELCOME MV Transportation, Inc. 1260 Timberedge Road, Lawrence, KS

Automation Technicians • 3 – 5 years of industrial experience • Experienced PLC/automation technician • Linear motion experience • Servo/Servo drive experience • Electrical troubleshooting experience • Ladder Logic understanding/troubleshooting • Mechanical experience (Gearbox/Conveyors/Valves) • Pay range is $22.50 - $30.00/hour

Maintenance Technicians

• 5 – 7 years of industrial experience • Mechanical troubleshooting • Metal fabrication experience • Welding experience • Experience with electrical (motors/wiring diagrams/troubleshooting) • Hydraulics/Pneumatics experience • Pay range is $22.50-$30.00/hour

Material Handlers

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Quality Assurance Technician • Weigh parts and document ﬁndings

• Perform a squeeze test, lid ﬁt test and leak test if applicable • Previous quality assurance experience preferred • Self-motivated with ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously • Computer skills (Excel, Word and Lotus Notes) • Must have 20/20 vision with correction and must be able to differentiate color • 3rd shift position available (plus paid shift differential)

Help Desk Technician

• Covers help desk phones • Trouble shoot/resolve user problems • 1-3 years’ experience help desk • CompTIA A+ certiﬁcation a must • Ability to install and conﬁgure • Understanding of all PC hardware, Microsoft OS, and OS drivers • Some travel

We offer excellent beneﬁts after 60 days of employment (medical, dental, vision, life insurance), 401K retirement program with a company matching contribution and a proﬁt sharing bonus paid twice a year. To apply, go to our website at www.berryplastics.com and click on Careers to view all of our current job openings in Lawrence. We require successful completion of a pre-employment background check and drug test. EOE

Truity Credit Union is known for our strong long-term local presence in the Lawrence, KS community with three walk-in branches, and maintains a world-wide impact reaching 70,000 members via offices across a four state area and through our strong technology impact. We are proud to be part of America’s credit union movement where people really are worth more than money.

F U L L T I M E A N D PA R T T I M E T E L L E R Building relationships with our members in order to provide stellar service through products and services which will truly benefit the members’ lives, is of utmost importance in this position. Therefore, excellent communication and interpersonal skills are desired qualities. Benefits include: Annual bonus program; an excellent insurance program to include health, dental, vision, life, long term disability; incredible 401k matching plan; wellness incentive; vacation and holiday pay; educational assistance; and extensive training opportunities. *Note benefits vary for part-time positions.

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Landscape Laborer Full Time/Part Time Urban Prairie Lawn and Landscape, located in the Kansas City and Lawrence area, is looking for a Landscape Laborer. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY! The right candidate will be considered for a position as Landscape Laborer with consideration to become a Team Leader. Good Starting Pay!

Job Duties Include Must be able to work weekends. Work out of town when needed, up to 2 weeks at a time. Able to lift 50 pounds. Must have a valid Driver’s License and good driving record. Be able to work outside and tolerate weather extremes. Have the ability to learn the work and become a team leader. Must be able to start immediately. Bilingual in English/Spanish a plus.

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Douglas County Extension Employment Opportunities Seeking enthusiastic, customer-focused, innovative program assistants with organizational and communication skills to support the mission and purpose of K-State Research and Extension – Douglas County. 4-H Youth Development Program Assistant Provide educational, youth focused learning opportunities and coordinate 4-H events. (Full-time)

SNAP-Ed Nutrition Program Assistant Provide nutrition education to limited resource groups and individuals. (Full-time) Complete job descriptions, qualiﬁcations, and application procedures are available at

www.douglas.ksu.edu

Application deadline: 1/11/2016

For an interview call Kirk at 913-827-2939, or send a resume to: kirk@uplawnandlandscape.com

KSU is an afﬁrmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity among its employees. Background check is required.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

General

Government Environmental Specialist Supervisor

RN/LPN/CMA Position available in community based child welfare agency on a part time basis. Candidate will assist residential program manager in helping to oversee medication administering process. Preferred candidate would be an RN licensed in Kansas. Will consider candidates with LPN licensure in Kansas or CMA or similar back ground/training in nursing or medicine. Candidate must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid driver’s license, proof of vehicle insurance, reliable transportation, have a driving record compatible with current insurance carrier’s requirements and be able to pass background checks. Salary Commensurate with experience.

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Medical Assistant Full-Time Busy Family Practice in Lawrence, KS is seeking Experienced Medical Assistant to join our team. Duties include, but are not limited to: taking vitals & medical history, rooming patients, venipuncture, injections, obtaining insurance referrals, scheduling of exams, handling/directing telephone encounters. Ideal candidate will be energetic, accurate, self-motivated, professional, and proficient with technology. Submit both your resume and salary requirements to:

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The KS Dept of Health and Environment is seeking an individual to direct development and implementation of the PWS Capacity Development Strategy using knowledge of water supply and treatment principles and knowledge of water utility operations and management for public water supply systems as required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Bachelor’s Degree in environmental, agricultural, or natural sciences/ resources and one year of experience or Bachelor’s Degree in public administration and three years of experience is required. Go online for details about this position (Req#182531) and how to apply at:

Horticulture Program Assistant Provide coordination of Master Gardener volunteers and assist with public outreach. (Part-time)

Temporary Administrative Assistant The KU Work Group for Community Health and Development is seeking a part-time Temporary Administrative Assistant. Deadline is January 6, 2015. For more information and to apply go to: https://employment. ku.edu/staff/4970BR KU is an EO/AAE, full policy at http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondisc rimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, genetic information or protected Veteran status.

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Home Health Coordinator Provide leadership for daily operations of our Home Health Program. Supervise clinical staff, assure compliance with federal and state regulations, CHAP accreditation standards and agency policies. Lead and provide care to clients in the Home Health Program. Become a part of our fast-paced, growing organization that takes great pride in caring for people. Submit application and view full job description online at: www.midlandcare.org Smoke free, drug free environment. EOE

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Sunday, December 20, 2015

MERCHANDISE PETS PLACE YOUR AD: AUCTIONS

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Auction Calendar

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New Years Day Consignment Auction NO SMALL ITEMS! Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 8:30 am, Lyndon, KS HARLEY GERDES 785-832-4476 For a complete sale bill & photos, visit us on the web:

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~Old wooden swan decoy with head turned to side. Approx. 18” long, $85 ~Six-gallon stoneware butter churn, brown glaze w/white “6” on side. No lid, $15 Pictures available. Email drc_ks@hotmail.com ~Walnut carved frame & mirror. Late 1800’s. Beautifully carved, gilded frame. Frame 30x34, $90 ~Dover #922 sad iron with locking handle. $5 Pictures available. Email drc_ks@hotmail.com

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~1920’s Jenny Lind Day Bed. Walnut frame w/ slats, $40 Plywood insert to lay on slats available for additional $15 ~1920’s child’s school desk w/ seat, $30 (21H x 18wx26”) Pictures available. Email drc_ks@hotmail.com ~Stoneware butter churn w/lid, Five-gallon, two-tone $25 ~Stoneware Jug, Five-gallon, two-tone, $25 ~Old specialized furniture maker’s plane, $25 ~Round wood butter-mold w/ swan motif, $25 Pictures available. Email drc_ks@hotmail.com

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