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After horrific injury, a sporting life

TREVOR ROBERTS, a McLouth High School senior, throws a pitch during baseball practice Friday. Roberts lost his left leg as a result of a football injury last fall.

By Andy Hyland ahyland@ljworld.com

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If you ask Trevor Roberts if the road was difficult, you’ll get a quick shrug and a smile. He’s over it. “Just livin’ life,” he said. The McLouth High School senior lost the lower part of his left leg last fall after a football injury. A compound fracture of his tibia and fibula led to gangrene, and a doctor told

him he’d either lose his leg or his life. But today, he’s already back on the school’s baseball team and has plans to play even more sports. And that’s thanks to the many people — both inside and outside the community — who extended a helping hand, Roberts and his guardians said. “There are so many people, it’s just impossible to name them,” said Lisa Humerickhouse, Roberts’ legal guardian. The donations have been coming

from all over the place. Roberts got $3,000 from a man in California he’d never met, Humerickhouse said. A check came recently from the BasehorLinwood school district for a fundraiser. It’s not just money, either. The family has received videos of fellow amputees doing everything from driving a stickshift car to playing golf. “We’ve tried to send out thank-yous,

School board votes to close Wakarusa Valley School

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$4M to support cancer center efforts By Andy Hyland ahyland@ljworld.com

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Obama defends Libya intervention President Barack Obama on Monday upheld the U.S.-led military intervention in Libya, saying that it averted a massacre by longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi and that NATO’s takeover of the multilateral mission this week means the U.S. can quickly shift to a support role with less risk and cost. Page 7A

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Under his leadership, SRS is a disaster waiting to happen.” — Sen. Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, on SRS Secretary Bob Siedlicki, whose confirmation is expected soon. Page 2A

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BERNIE WEST, RIGHT, listens during a school board public hearing Monday regarding the proposal to close Wakarusa Valley School. West is a third-grade teacher at Wakarusa Valley, where she has worked for 28 years. The board voted 6-1 Monday to close the school, with only board member Marlene Merrill in favor of keeping it open.

Action just first of cost-cutting moves By Mark Fagan mfagan@ljworld.com

Wakarusa Valley School soon will celebrate its 50th birthday, but it won’t be open for its 51st. Monday night, members of the Lawrence school board voted to close the school southeast of Clinton Lake at the end of the current school year, a move projected to save the district nearly $500,000 annually and set in motion a long-term plan that would be expected to lead to more closures, consolidations and operational cost savings in the years ahead. “It doesn’t get any easier,” said Scott Morgan, an outgoing board member who’s now been part of closing five elementary schools during his eight years on the board. “But it’s what grown-ups do when you’re faced with this kind of budget issue.” More than 50 people attended Monday’s meeting, which started with a for-

mal public hearing before the board approved the closure on a 6-1 vote. Marlene Merrill, who is seeking re-election, opposed the closure, indicating that the district should keep Wakarusa Valley Morgan open and consider closing “several” schools instead. Closing Wakarusa Valley was one of two major recommendations forwarded to the board by the Lawrence Elementary School Facility Vision Task Force, a 24-member group that met for eight months to come up with a long-term plan for the district’s 15 elementary schools while being mindful of the district’s declining financial resources. The task force also calls for consolidating a list of six schools — Cordley, Hillcrest, Kennedy, New York, Pinck-

ney and Sunset Hill — down to three or four within three to five years, with construction of new or expanded schools through a bond issue. Board members will be expected to chart a course next month for pursing a public process to make it happen. “We may need to put it on a faster track,” said Bob Byers, a board member. The decision to close Wakarusa Valley did not include an opportunity to pursue consolidation. Instead, the task force — after also considering Cordley and Pinckney for closure — settled on the rural site at 1104 E. 1000 Road, opened in 1960 by its own school district and then voluntarily turned over to the Lawrence district a few years later.

Parents’ concerns Monday night, more than a dozen Please see BOARD, page 2A

Survey seeks opinions on city services By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

Several thousand Lawrence residents soon will get to give City Hall a scientific earful. The city has started its process to conduct a scientific survey to determine what city services are performing well and which ones could use a bit of improvement. This week the city will mail out more than 4,000 survey forms and ask residents to fill them out. “If you receive the survey in the mail, please respond to the questions honestly,” Mayor Mike Amyx said. “The survey doesn’t take much time, is confidential and can yield good information for us to use in planning

current and future services.” The city last did a citizens survey in 2007. The new survey will be modeled after that one, which will allow the city to see if it has gained or lost ground in par- Amyx ticular areas. In 2007, the quality of street maintenance received low marks, but since then city voters approved a new infrastructure sales tax to bolster streets. The city has done its own review that has suggested street conditions have improved since the sales tax, but this will be the first formal survey asking residents what they think.

Other services that received low marks in 2007 included management of traffic flow and congestion, planning, and development services. Services that received high marks included fire, trash, parks and recreation, police, and water and sewer. Back in 2007, 72 percent of citizens said they were satisfied with the overall quality of city services. The city has budgeted $30,000 to complete the survey this year. The has hired a consulting firm to conduct the survey. The survey participants were selected randomly. Results of the survey will be released later this year. — City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 8326362. Follow him at Twitter.com/clawhorn_ljw.

The Kansas University Cancer Center announced a $4 million boost in private donations on Monday that will support the center’s efforts to achieve National Cancer Institute designation. The donations announced were $2 million from Tom and Teresa Walsh of Leawood and the Walsh Family Foundation, and $2 million from two Kansas City foundations, the Victor E. and Caroline E. Schutte Foundation and the John W. and Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust. The KU Cancer Center is seeking to obtain NCI designation, which would aid the local and regional economy, creating thousands of jobs and pumping billions of dollars into the area. Jensen But that wasn’t what got Tom and Teresa Walsh to donate. Tom is a KU alumnus and entrepreneur, and Teresa co-founded Silpada Designs, which Avon purchased in 2010. Having personal exposure to cancer among friends and family members, some of whom have died from the disease, Tom Walsh said he and his wife were motivated by the possibility of saving lives. They got interested in KU after hearing a presentation about the efforts going on at KU, and the potential that could be gained if KU were to receive designation. “The survivorship rates increased dramatically,” Tom Walsh said. “It really got our interest.” They met with KU officials and learned how their donation would be most effective, and targeted it for patient care and faculty recruitment. The donation from the Schutte Foundation and the Speas Memorial Trust will create the Schutte/Speas chair in hematological malignancies, a position already filled by Kapil Bhalla, deputy director of the KU Cancer Center. Roy Jensen, director of the KU Cancer Center, called the $2 million commitment “a critical part of the package” that brought Bhalla to KU from Georgia in 2010. David Frantze, co-trustee of the Schutte Foundation along with Bank of America, is a past chairman of the national board of directors for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He said he heard from that organization about the good work KU was doing in drug development and discovery. “Between developing a great cancer center here and the Please see CANCER, page 2A

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DEATHS DIANE H ELEN Z UMWALT-DORSEY No services will be held for Diane Helen ZumwaltDorsey, 72, Lawrence. Mrs. Zumwalt-Dorsey

died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

OSKALOOSA — Memorial services for Dale E. Rogers, 70, Oskaloosa, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. Mr. Rogers died Monday,

March 28, 2011, at StormontVail Regional Health Center in Topeka. The family will meet friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday prior to services at the chapel.

EVANS SERVICES Private services for Burt Evans, 88, Lawrence, will be held at a later date. Mr. Evans died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1922, in Atlantic City, N.J., the son of Frank and Mabel Evans. He graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1940. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and was a B-17 bomber co-pilot in World War II. After being wounded on his second mission, he returned to combat and completed 30 missions with the 95th Bomb Group, flying out of Horham, England. Mr. Evans earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Duke University in 1948. In addition to owning an electronic sales company, Mr. Evans worked for Atlantic City Electric Company, Westinghouse, BP Oil, and

he retired from the Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station in Philadelphia in 1994. Mr. Evans married Evans Eileen Foley in 1960 in Camden, N.J. She preceded him in death in 2003. Survivors include a son, Joseph Evans and wife Kirsten, Lawrence; two grandchildren, Katie and Will Evans; a great-granddaughter, Marlowe Evans; and a brother, Frank, Atlantic City. The family suggests memorials to the 95th Bomb Group Association, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS 66044. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

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had returned a kickoff for a touchdown, added two receiving touchdowns and had racked up 193 total yards — all in the first half. Once he gets the prosthetic designed for running, Roberts said he’d like to try to participate on the high school track team. Roberts and his guardians are still fighting an insurance company over a computerized knee, which would operate more smoothly than his current prosthetic. Still, his medical expenses have been nearly covered by the donations. Now all that’s left is paying for college, Humerickhouse said, adding quickly that she didn’t think that was anybody else’s concern. Roberts said he hopes to attend Kansas University next fall, though he still needs to take the ACT. He said he doesn’t yet know what he hopes to do with his life. He’s just taking it as it comes. And what would he like to say to the people who helped him out? “Just thanks,” he said. “I mean, they’ve been there since day one, and I still hear from them every now and again. It’s encouraging.”

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but it’s almost impossible,” Humerickhouse said. His baseball coach, Kevin Stewart, said Roberts is a full member of the team and participates in drills, practices and everything else. His good sense of humor keeps the team’s spirits high, he said. Roberts said the only thing he can’t do is run. But he’s working on that, too. He’ll be going to Oklahoma this week to be fitted with a special prosthetic designed for running. Still, hitting, f ielding, throwing, pitching — he seems to have all that stuff down. Stewart said he’s just as coordinated and athletic as most of his teammates, even with a prosthetic. “Going back, thinking about football, I mean, he was a great athlete then, but now you can really see how good of an athlete he is,” said Stewart, who also served as an assistant on the football team. “He’s hopping around on one leg, throwing people out, and he can pitch and do some other things. He’s a pretty special kid, and I definitely enjoyed coaching him.” In the game in which he suffered his injury, Roberts

SRS chief moves closer to approval, despite issues By John Hanna

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— Higher education reporter Andy Hyland can be reached at 832-6388. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/LJW_KU.

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New interim president in charge at Haskell

Hamm fatality still under investigation

An administrator who has been at Haskell Indian Nations University for nine months is now the school’s top administrator. Clyde Peacock, Haskell’s vice president for university services, is also interim president. Peacock took over the interim job earlier this month for Chris Redmond, who finished his 120-day term and returned to his regular post as an education specialist in a regional office of the Bureau of Indian Education in Oklahoma City. Peacock, who previously supervised K-12 Indian schools in the Sacramento, Calif., area, is scheduled to lead Haskell until early July, unless a fulltime president is appointed before then by Keith Moore, director of the bureau. A presidential search has been ongoing since the Nov. 1 resignation of Linda Warner, who had been sent to handle other bureau duties off campus since September 2009. Applications were due Dec. 6, and Moore has a list of 10 candidates for review. No formal timeline for an appointment has been set.

The Kansas Highway Patrol on Monday was still investigating a Friday afternoon accident in which a Hamm Inc. employee near Perry was killed when he was run over by a semitrailer in the parking lot, trooper Shawn Taylor said. According to a highway patrol report on Friday, 34year-old Luke Forsberg of Oskaloosa, was crossing the parking lot from behind another truck when he was struck by a semitrailer driven by 47year-old Larry J. Kopp, of Perry, who was not injured. The accident happened at 2 p.m. in a Hamm parking lot four miles east of Perry and near Williamstown on U.S. Highway 24-59. Taylor said the men involved were both Hamm employees. Forsberg was an electrician and Kopp had the proper license to drive a semitrailer, the trooper said. “In terms of why they didn’t see each other (in the parking lot), I’m still trying to piece that together,” Taylor said. Officers do not suspect foul play, he said. A Hamm official did not return a call seeking comment Monday.

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TOPEKA — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s top social services appointee appeared Monday to be headed toward Kansas Senate confirmation, despite a public warning from the chamber’s top Democrat that it will create “a disaster waiting to happen.” The Senate Ways and Means Committee endorsed Social and Rehabilitation Services Secretary Rob Siedlecki’s confirmation on a voice vote. His appointment now goes to the full Senate, where a vote is expected this week. Republicans hold a 32-8 majority, and GOP senators haven’t voiced significant misgivings. Even Siedlecki’s most vocal critic, Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat, conceded that the SRS secretary is likely to win confirmation so he can stay in the job. Hensley has accused Siedlecki of using intimidation to obtain a written endorsement from the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas. The Democratic leader also contends the SRS secretary intends to ignore legislative directions on the budget to finance favored initiatives. Hensley’s allegations about Siedlecki stem from a March 17 meeting between Siedlecki and about 30 officials from the mental health group. After that meeting, a participant emailed another senator, quoting the SRS secretary as saying that when the SRS budget is approved, he would reallocate the money for “initiatives that were of interest to him,” ignoring legislators’ wishes.

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research efforts that go along with that, I think we as a community have an opportunity that’s fairly unique,” Frantze said. KU will submit its application for designation in September. That document already sits at about 650 pages, Jensen said, and will likely grow to 750 or 800 pages before being submitted. Though the cancer center

Siedlecki said, “That didn’t happen. I do intend to work with the Legislature.” BrownSiedlicki back offered a strong endorsement of his appointee. Siedlecki is a former high-ranking Florida Department of Health official who also worked in the U.S. Justice and U.S. Health and Human Services departments under Republican President George W. Bush. “Rob is enormously qualif ied,” Brownback told reporters. “Anybody that would suggest differently, I would challenge.”

‘A disaster’ Hensley has promised to vote against Siedlecki’s confirmation, and other Democrats are expected to join him. “Under his leadership, SRS is a disaster waiting to happen,” Hensley said. “I want to be in a position that when the disaster occurs, I can say that, you know, I predicted that, that was what was going to happen.” The Ways and Means Committee endorsed Siedlecki’s confirmation with no one voicing opposition after members questioned the SRS secretary for nearly an hour. Hensley’s allegations did not come up, though senators did question Siedlecki about how he’d handle budget issues during a hearing last week. Siedlecki faced questions Monday about his plans for faith-based initiatives. The SRS secretary said they are in the “conceptual stage,” as he has raised $50 million in private donations since 2009, it is still looking for $11 million more to help with faculty recruitment and support. Jensen said the cancer center received a visit last week from its External Advisory Board, a group made up of fellow cancer experts, including members from NCI designated centers. He said the group recommended that KU proceed with its application and was very pleased with the progress that’s been made. They also offered a long list of “tweaks and suggestions”

and staff gather ideas, but his goal is to involve faith-based groups in various programs. Sen. Marci Francisco, a Lawrence Democrat, said she worries about groups providing services such as alcohol and drug addiction treatment to try to win religious converts. Siedlecki said if a group gets money directly from the state, such evangelism won’t be allowed and if the state gives a voucher to a client, the person won’t have to choose a faith-based group. “I’ll make sure that all of our providers stick to the law,” he said.

KNI plans The SRS secretary also discussed Brownback’s proposal to close the Kansas Neurological Institute, the state hospital for the developmentally disabled in Topeka. Brownback’s budget plan includes recommendations to move many of the 150 or so KNI residents to community programs by 2013. Critics worry that community services won’t be adequate, and Topeka-area legislators generally oppose the idea. Siedlecki disclosed that SRS is talking with private groups about taking over the hospital as an alternative. But after the meeting, Sen. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat, said she thinks the state will f ind keeping the hospital open is fiscally sound and “morally right.” The SRS secretary’s appointment is key for any governor. The total budget for the department and its hospitals for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled is about $1.8 billion, and they have about 5,900 employees. for how KU could better present its story. Jensen said the cancer center is continuing to leverage the very strong progress it has made in its drug discovery and development research, a key part of its research portfolio it will present to the NCI, as well as the private donations it has received from the community. “Without all of that, none of this would be happening,” Jensen said. — Higher education reporter Andy Hyland can be reached at 832-6388. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/LJW_KU.

KU research funding increases By Andy Hyland ahyland@ljworld.com

Kansas University reported that it spent $224.6 million in federal research dollars in 2010, an 8.4 percent increase over 2009. The figure was buoyed by federal stimulus dollars that will disappear this year. Still, officials said that even without the stimulus funds, KU still increased its research expenses by 3 percent. That research came in areas across the academic spectrum, from cancer to engineering to biosciences and beyond, said Steve Warren, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies. KU is looking to track its research in more meaningful ways, Warren said. One way is to get a better sense of how many citations researchers

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parents of Wakarusa Valley students tried to change board members’ minds regarding closure, citing transportation challenges, air quality, academic performance, community cohesiveness, growth patterns and more. They also argued that it would be illogical to close a school that needs no major physical upgrades, provides plenty of room for expansion and educates kids who perform among the best in the district on standardized tests. Peggy Roth, a Wakarusa Valley parent and wife of

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receive for their work, to see how relevant KU’s research is in its field of study. Measuring dollars from federal research grants only tells half the story, Warren said. “They’re a sign of input” of dollars into the system, he said. “But they aren’t really a sign of output.” Warren said that while the increase during the previous year was positive news, the competition for federal dollars will likely increase in the coming years as entities like the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health face funding cuts. “In the end, what’s most concerning is that the growth of the U.S. economy over the past 30 years has been due to our ability to innovate,” Warren said, and that cuts to major federal agencies that

fund research could hamper the country’s ability to do that in the future. Paul Terranova, vice chancellor for research at KU Medical Center, said KUMC accounted for about $90 million of the $224.6 million in federal research dollars spent at KU. www.ljworld.com He said that the increase was a positive sign and that at Do you exercise your KUMC, researchers were pet on a regular basis? taking steps to ensure they were able to continue to grow their research funding from ❐ We go for a walk or play the federal government. every day “When the funding gets tight, we try to put in more — ❐ A few times a week and more strategic — grants ❐ Not as often as I should in areas we feel like we’ll have ❐ I don't own a pet a good chance” of being accepted, Terranova said.

school board candidate Bill Roth, suggested that Wakarusa Valley should secede from the district. The district should give the new district half of the tax money generated from the Wakarusa Valley area so that the school could remain open under its own leadership, she said. The district could keep the other half to cover the area’s fair share of costs at the junior highs and high schools. “We need a divorce,” Roth said, having criticized the board for failing to consider closing Broken Arrow School or others instead. “This has been a hatchet job. We need a system that works for us.” Preliminary plans call for

Wakarusa Valley students living south of Kansas Highway 10 to attend Broken Arrow, while students living in the Easy Living Mobile Home Park would go to Sunflower School. Kids living in a residential area along the east side of Kasold Drive, from Clinton parkway to 31st Street, likely would be switched to Schwegler from Broken Arrow.

— Higher education reporter Andy Hyland can be reached at 832-6388. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/LJW_KU.

$3 million deficit The decision came as board members began to grapple with an expected $3 million budget hole they must fill heading into the 2011-12 school year. They learned Monday night that they likely could

Go to LJWorld.com to see more responses and cast your vote. cover the lost revenue from the state by tapping contingency funds and making other changes. Meanwhile, Sonja Hart will be making plans for her fourth-grade son, Garrett, to attend Broken Arrow. “My son is very resilient,” said Hart, president of the Wakarusa Valley PTO, after the meeting. “He will do fine.” Now she’ll continue making plans for the school’s 50th anniversary, to be conducted from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 1. Everyone’s invited. There will be cookies. “We’ll say goodbye,” she said. — Schools reporter Mark Fagan can be reached at 832-7188.

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Plutonium starting to soak into soil Highly toxic plutonium is seeping from the damaged nuclear power plant in Japan’s tsunami disaster zone into the soil outside, officials said today, heightening concerns about the expanding spread of radiation. Plutonium was detected at several spots outside the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant — the first confirmed presence of the dangerously radioactive substance, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. There are strong indications some of the radioactivity is coming from damaged nuclear fuel rods, a worrying development in the race to bring the power plant under control, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said today. Officials said the traces of plutonium posed no immediate threat to public health. But the latest finding appeared to feed government frustration with TEPCO, which has failed to stem the crisis more than two weeks after a March 11 earthquake and tsunami damaged the plant.

Resolution calls on feds to handle reform By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

T O P E K A — Kansas’ Hispanic legislators on Monday filed a bipartisan resolution that calls on the federal government — not the states — to work on immigration and specifies that any reforms should be humane, fair and just.

“We want to take the hate out of the debate,” said Rep. Louis Ruiz, D-Kansas City, who proposed the resolution. The measure was co-sponsored by Reps. Mario Goico, RWichita, Reynaldo Mesa, R-Garden City, and Ramon Gonzalez, R-Perry. House Concurrent Resolution 5026 states, “Immigration is a federal policy issue between

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We want to take the hate out of the debate.” — Rep. Louis Ruiz, D-Kansas City the United States government and other countries — not Kansas and other countries.” It urges Congress “to enact thorough, common sense, workable and humane reforms that

Dems: GOP not negotiating on budget With the clock ticking toward a possible government shutdown, spending-cut talks between Senate Democrats and the Republicans controlling the House have broken off in a whom-do-you-trust battle over legislation to keep operations running for another six months. Democrats have readied a proposal to cut $20 billion more from this year’s budget, a party official said, but they haven’t yet sent it to House Republicans. That’s because they say it’s unclear whether the majority Republicans would accept a split-thedifference bargain they’d earlier hinted at or will yield to demands of tea party-backed GOP freshmen for a tougher measure. The official spoke only on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. “Republicans refuse to negotiate,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared on Monday. Republicans countered that it’s the Democrats who have yet to offer a serious plan to wrestle spending under control and that a Democratic offer from last week to cut $11 billion from the budget was laced with gimmickry.

Court skeptical of campaign finance law The Supreme Court appeared poised Monday to strike down a provision of a campaign financing system in Arizona that gives extra cash to publicly funded candidates who face privately funded rivals and independent groups. Such a decision would be another blow to public campaign financing, once thought of as an antidote to the corrupting influence of money in politics. President Barack Obama has been the most prominent example of politicians who have abandoned public financing because they can raise far more money privately. The justices heard arguments in a challenge to the Arizona system that gives candidates who opt for public financing up to two times their base amount when they’re outspent by privately funded rivals or targeted by independent group spending. The court’s conservative-leaning justices, who have issued a string of decisions upending campaign finance laws in the past five years, appeared skeptical of the Arizona law because it, in their view, is designed to level the playing field for all candidates. 3 | SOUTH CAROLINA

Lawmakers have dim view of bulb law South Carolina lawmakers are taking a stand in favor of states’ lights. With incandescent bulbs being phased out under federal law in favor of energy-efficient compact fluorescents, legislators want to exempt South Carolina from the measure, saying Washington has no business telling the state how to light its closets and countertops. The proposed state law, called the Incandescent Light Bulb Freedom Act, “allows South Carolina to say to the federal government we are going to exercise our rights,” said Republican state Rep. Bill Sandifer, a co-sponsor.

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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA STUDENTS AT FREE STATE HIGH SCHOOL have gotten the ground ready for the plots for the Free State Community and Learning Garden. Seniors Stuart Wakeman, left, and Jake Brown had the task of tilling and plowing up the plot sections.

Free State garden offers plots to community By Karrey Britt kbritt@ljworld.com

Twelve plots of land are available to the community for gardening at Free State High School. The cost is $60 for three months: ● April 15-July 15. ● July 15-Oct. 13. ● Oct. 17-Jan. 13. The 30-by-30-foot plots are part of a new Free State Community and Learning Garden. “We really want anyone who is interested in gardening, who loves to be outside and wants to grow their own food,” said Laura Priest, agricultural education teacher and FFA sponsor. “It’s meant to be a fun, cooperative arrangement.” About 15 FFA members will grow food in their own nearby 60-by-60-foot plot for use in

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PLANT SALE Free State High School’s FFA chapter will have its annual plant sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 in the east-side greenhouse. Members will be selling flowers, herbs, houseplants and vegetable plants.

the cafeteria and to sell at markets. In addition, they will oversee the community plots, making sure everyone follows the rules. “They are going to learn a lot of responsibility, especially when it comes to communication skills, handling money and organizing work schedules,” said Laura Priest, agricultural education teacher and FFA sponsor.

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between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. daily. ● Each gardener needs to volunteer four hours per month for upkeep of the entire community garden. ● No perennial crops. ● If there is no evidence of activity at your plot within four weeks, it will be reassigned with no refund. ● Tall plants, such as corn or sunflowers, need to be planted in the center of the plot so they don’t shade the neighboring plot. ● No pets. ● Renters can only use organic fertilizers, mulch and other materials that have been pre-approved. For at least the first three months, gardeners will need to bring their own tools and Please see GARDEN, page 5A

2010 city report shows more money flowing in than out By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

The checkbook is balanced at Lawrence City Hall. A new financial report shows that Lawrence city government in 2010 managed to take in about $215,000 more in revenue than it spent, despite a down economy. “We feel like we have done a good job paying attention to the priorities of city commissioners, and one of their clear priorities was cautious spending in challenging economic times,” City Manager David Corliss said. This marks the fourth year in a row that revenues in the

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reflect the realities of our country’s workforce needs and represent America’s values at its best.” The resolution states the Legislature opposes policies that separate families and champions policies that help families and children. The resolution also recog-

city’s general fund have exceeded expenses. Corliss points to a variety of budget adjustments that commissioners have allowed him to make in order to balance revenues with expenses. That’s included a review of whether positions that become vacant ought to be filled. The city started 2011 with 10 fewer full-time positions than it had in 2010. The employee totals largely were cut through attrition, with the public works and parks and recreation departments seeing the largest decreases. But the new report also shows how much voters have had to do with the city’s

finances. 2010 was the first full year of three new sales taxes approved by voters in November 2008. Those sales taxes — for infrastructure and transit — increased city revenues by $7.3 million. Absent those new sales tax dollars, the city would have had a budget that was roughly at 2008 levels. The report also highlights that consumers did not do much to improve the city’s coffers. If you factor out the three new sales taxes, the city’s sales tax collections were down 2.1 percent in 2010. That’s about the same rate of decline the city experienced in 2009. Corliss said declining retail sales are a

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growing concern for the city. Sales tax revenues account for about 45 percent of the city’s general fund budget. Property taxes account for about 23 percent. “We keep waiting for the turn in the economy, and I guess we’ll keep waiting,” Corliss said. “Until we see that, we’re going to have to be very cautious.” Here’s a look at other figures from the city’s year-end report: ● Total general fund revenues in 2010 were $64.19 million, up from $59.78 million in 2009. Total general fund expenditures were $63.98 million, up from $59.44 million.

● The portion of your utility bill that goes to City Hall increased in 2010. Franchise fees — a payment utilities make to the city for use of city rights-of-way — totaled $6.3 million in 2010. That was up from $5.8 million in 2009. ● Revenue from speeding tickets, parking fines and other similar offenses increased by about $470,000

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Attorneys have told a Douglas County judge that a settlement is in the works involving a lawsuit against a Kansas University fraternity over the 2009 death of a pledge who had alcohol poisoning. The parties have informed District Judge Michael Malone they planned to submit an order to the judge outlining the settlement possibly by the end of this week, court personnel said Monday. Jay Wren filed the lawsuit after his son, Jason Wren, a 19-year-old freshman from Littleton, Colo., was found dead March 8, 2009, at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter house, 1301 West Campus Road. The suit alleged fraternity members failed to seek medical help for Wren despite his intoxication and a head injury. Wren had used a fake ID earlier that night to drink alcohol at a restaurant and continued to drink liquor later at the chapter house, according to the suit against the chapter and its national association, 10 unnamed chapter members and the Kansas Alpha House Corp., which owns the chapter house. John Stacy, the housing corporation’s president, was added as a defendant in December, but Malone also ruled then that Jay Wren could not seek punitive damages. Jason Wren was living in the SAE house as a pledge after he violated KU’s alcohol policy and was no longer allowed to live in a residence hall. According to the autopsy, his blood-alcohol content was 0.362 percent, which is more than four times the legal limit to drive in Kansas. The plaintiffs argued in court last year the chapter had not changed its practices enough regarding underage drinking since Wren’s death. However, attorneys for the fraternity and housing corporation said the chapter has taken proper steps, including expelling nearly two dozen active members after an April 2010 alcohol violation. Attorneys representing Wren, Stacy, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternal Association and housing corporation did not return messages Monday seeking comment. — Reporter George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832-7144.

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Ali Edwards, outreach coordinator, said seven people participated in its Diabetes Screening Day on Wednesday. For $5, people were screened for diabetes and hypertension. Edwards said two people LAWRENCE were found to be at high risk for diabetes, but nobody was found to be in the diabetic range.

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TOPEKA — House Speaker Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, on Monday pushed for approval of a bill aimed at putting the Kansas Legislature in a better position to fight a school finance lawsuit. “These are the rules of engagement once you get in litigation,” O’Neal told the House Education Budget Committee. A lawsuit has been filed by a group of 63 school districts that alleges the state has violated the Kansas Constitution by inadequately funding education. A 2006 legal settlement before the Kansas Supreme Court produced a three-year school funding plan, but since then school funding has been cut by more than $300 million. Legislators are considering further cuts to schools for the next school year. Under House Bill 2397, the court would have to base its judgment on the current lawsuit on whether the funds appropriated by the Legislature were adequate to cover the costs of required areas of

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instruction. But school advocates said O’Neal’s definition of required education costs was too narrow because it O’Neal didn’t include many costs that school districts experience, such as buying insurance and providing student transportation. And the bill states that in determining adequacy of funding, state appropriations for federally required programs would not be considered by the court. That raised questions about whether the state could shirk its responsibility to fund federally required special education. But O’Neal said the state would continue funding special education. Rep. Lana Gordon, R-Topeka and chair of the Education Budget Committee, said she was unsure when the panel would work on O’Neal’s bill. — Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

Financial support for the performance of “Elijah” and for the Student Scholarship Fund of the KU School of Music has been provided by grants from: Reach Out Kansas, Inc., the Zakoura Family Fund, and the Law Offices of Smithyman & Zakoura – Overland Park, Kansas .

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BRIEFLY Reporter Chad Lawhorn has written profiles of each of the five candidates for Lawrence City Commission election. The candidates also answered questions about the Lawrence economy and how they felt it could be improved. You can read up on this and more before the April 5 election by visiting LJWorld.com/elections.

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The Journal-World does not print accounts of all police reports filed. The newspaper generally reports: • Burglaries, only with a loss of $1,000 or more, unless there are unusual circumstances. To protect victims, we generally don’t identify them by name. • The names and circumstances of people arrested, only after they are charged. • Assaults and batteries, only if major injuries are reported. • Holdups and robberies.

Charges filed in weekend disturbance Douglas County prosecutors Monday filed charges against three Lawrence residents in connection with a weekend burglary and kidnapping in the 1400 block of Haskell Avenue. Prosecutors filed charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and aggravated burglary against 34-year-old Leon E. Kimball. Lawrence police accuse Kimball and co-defendant Joshua D. Haynes, 22, of breaking into the residence Saturday night while three people were inside. Kimball was accused of forcing one resident to go with him and two co-defendants to try to find someone else. But the men later returned to the residence, and prosecutors accuse Kimball of punching another resident, who required stitches. Prosecutors also accuse Tasha M. Barnes, 34, of participating in the burglary and kidnapping. Haynes and Barnes, 34, were charged with one count each of aggravated kid-

napping and aggravated burglary. The defendants remained in jail Monday night and were scheduled to appear in court Wednesday afternoon.

No contest pleaded to conspiracy charges An 18-year-old Topeka woman Monday pleaded no contest to two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery for her role in an October shooting outside a Lawrence apartment complex. District Judge Kay Huff convicted Rylie R. Musick of the two charges related to an Oct. 11 shooting of a Lawrence man in the 2500 block of Redbud Lane. Prosecutors had accused Musick of riding in a van with the victim and another man as a decoy to lead other codefendants to the victim’s residence to rob him. Co-defendant Christopher Bush, 20, of Topeka, was convicted after a plea in January to shooting the man, who recovered from his injuries, during the robbery attempt and was sentenced to serve more than five years in prison. Desmond Jackson has been sentenced to serve three years of probation for driving Bush to the apartment. Jackson pleaded no-contest to conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. A fourth defendant, Ashley Halstead, 22, was also sentenced to serve three years on probation. Defense attorney Michael Clarke told Huff that prosecutors would not oppose probation for Musick if she has no significant criminal history. Her sentencing is set for June 20.

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Pilot project to examine air quality effects from rural smoke COTTONWOOD FALLS (AP) — A computer program being tested this spring in two Kansas counties might play a major role in a controversy over whether the annual spring burning in the Flint Hills causes too much smoke and air quality problems in urban areas. As part of a pilot project, ranchers in Chase and Greenwood counties will test a predictive computer modeling tool and fire management practices that are part of the new Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan. “If this voluntary system is successful, we may be able to avoid having any type of mandatory regulations on prescribed burning in the Flint Hills,” Carol Blocksome, K-State Research and Extension range management researcher, told The Topeka Capital-Journal. The smoke management plan, approved in December by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and more than 80 stakeholders, allows ranchers to continue burning grasslands in the spring. But it restricts other burning in 12 counties in the

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hoses. Priest said organizers are applying for grants for those items and a tool shed. Water will be available through nearby hydrants and the cost is included in the $60 fee. Also, renters will need liability insurance with a minimum $500,000 limit that names Lawrence Public Schools as an additional insured on the policy. This is required of anyone who u s e s s c h o o l g ro u n d s o r facilities. Brian Edie, of Edie Insurance Group, said that type of insurance typically costs between $300 and $600 per year. He said sometimes homeowners policies will extend their liability to a situation like that, but not always. Edie thinks the best

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nizes the importance of immigration as part of the country’s past and future. The way we treat immigrants says a lot about our society being fair and just. Kansas should always be a place that welcomes people of good will,” the resolution states. It also states that immigration policies must affirm Kansas’ reputation as “a welcoming and businessfriendly state.” Ruiz and Goico said several proposed anti-illegal immigration measures considered by the Kansas Legislature have been misguided and

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in 2010. The city implemented a series of Municipal Court fine increases in 2010. Overall the city collected $2.95 million in fines. ● The amount of property taxes collected by the city did not budge much in 2010. City commissioners held the mill levy steady, and the number of new construction projects didn’t do much to increase property tax collections. The city collected $14.97 million in 2010 compared with $14.6 million in 2009. ● The city’s water and wastewater fund just barely broke even in 2010, despite water and sewer rates that were higher than in 2009. The water and wastewater fund collected only $3,246 more in revenue than expenses. Revenues for the fund grew by 4.2 percent, but expenses increased by 8.8 percent. Corliss said the high level of expenditures was a reflection that the city had significant

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If this voluntary system is successful, we may be able to avoid having any type of mandatory regulations on prescribed burning in the Flint Hills.” — Carol Blocksome, K-State Research and Extension range management researcher Flint Hills and four near Kansas City and Wichita. The restrictions include land clearing debris, crop residues, construction debris, yard waste and other materials in Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Geary, Greenwood, Johnson, Lyon, Marion, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Sedgwick, Wabaunsee and Wyandotte counties. The annual burning of the prairie prevents trees and woody plants from growing in the prairie grass, improves productivity of the rangeland and helps cattle that feed on the grass. But smoke from the burning in April can drift to Kansas City or Wichita, causing problems with ozone levels.

Mike Holder, Flint Hills Extension agent in Chase County, said about half of the Flint Hills’ 4 million acres of native grassland are burned each spring. The best time to burn the Flint Hills grassland is midMarch through late April. In part because of concern that the Environmental Protection Agency might impose stricter air quality regulations, ranchers are beginning to consider smoke management when they decide whether to burn. As part of the pilot program, ranchers will log on to www.ksfire.org and use modeling tools and a decision support system to predict where the smoke might go on a specific day and the effect it will have on air quality, Holder said. The website also contains information about the smoke management plan, burning regulations in Flint Hills counties, current burn bans and fire management procedures. The modeling tools and decision support systems will be tested for two to four years, and could be operational for everyone in five years, Blocksome said.

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BRIEFLY Report: Kansas winter wheat improves WICHITA — The latest government crop report shows the winter wheat in Kansas showing some slight improvement in the past week. But Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service also said Monday that the crop remains in need of spring moisture. The agency updated its condition report to show 13 percent of the wheat is in very poor condition and 22 percent in poor condition. About 34 percent was in fair condition with 27 percent rated as good and 4 percent as excellent. Warm temperatures last week helped the crop emerge from winter dormancy. The agency estimates that 84 percent of the wheat shows no freeze damage. About 81 percent shows no wind damage.

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The deadline to apply is April 11. For more information, contact: ● Laura Priest, FSHS agriculture teacher, at 832-6050, ext. 2336. ● Patrick Kelly, career and technical education specialist, at 832-5000, ext. 2405.

al Hispanic advocacy groups have called on Peck to resign. During the uproar over Peck’s comments, Arizonalike anti-illegal immigration legislation died in the Kansas House, and a bill to repeal instate tuition for some undocumented students was rejected in a Senate committee. Ruiz said the resolution is bipartisan in nature and hopes it will pass in the House and Senate. It is based on the Utah Compact, which has been copied in several states. The proposal also calls on law enforcement to focus on criminal activities “not civil violations of federal code.”

amounts of aging water and sewer infrastructure to repair or replace. The new numbers suggest the city will have to closely watch the fund in 2011. City commissioners re j e c te d a p ro p o sa l to increase water and sewer rates for this year. “We’re going to really have to work to manage our expen-

ditures and be wise about what projects we choose to defer,” Corliss said. City commissioners are scheduled to review the financial reports at their weekly meeting at 6:35 p.m. today at City Hall.

— Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

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prompted regrettable comments. Kansas attracted national attention this month when Rep. Virgil Peck, R-Tyro, said perhaps the state should consider shooting illegal immigrants from helicopters. Peck said he was joking when he made the comment following a committee discussion about a program that controls feral hogs using gunmen in helicopters. Peck initially refused to apologize but then issued a two-sentence apology after Republican leaders applied pressure. Goico, Mesa and Gonzalez have said they accepted their fellow Republican’s apology. Ruiz, a Democrat, however, hasn’t. Democrats and sever-

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature has approved a bill that would allow the use of silencers for hunting, fishing and fur harvesting. The bill, supported by the National Rifle Association, is awaiting Gov. Sam Brownback’s signature. The Hays Daily News reported that the bill received only

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one no vote in the Senate and was unanimously approved by the House last week. Chris Tymeson, chief counsel for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, says he doesn’t know how many people own silencers, in part because they are expensive and must be licensed by federal authorities. Owners also must undergo an FBI background check. He says a few people have filed requests with the state’s wildlife agency to be able to use silencers, mainly for shooting prairie dogs.

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We are really excited that the interest is high and we have a lot of support for it. We will see how this first year goes, but I am really excited about what’s to come.”

option for the renters is to purchase the insurance as a group. Priest already has fielded questions about the garden. “We are really excited that the interest is high and we have a lot of support for it,” she said. “We will see how this first year goes, but I am really excited about what’s to come.” Applications are available on the school district’s website at usd497.org and at FSHS, 4700 Overland Drive.

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Obama cites ‘responsibility’ in defending Libya intervention Monday’s markets By Ben Feller Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world’s conscience and “been a betrayal of who we are” as Americans. Yet he ruled out targeting Moammar Gadhafi, warning that trying to oust him militarily would be a mistake as costly as the war in Iraq. Obama announced that NATO would take command over the entire Libya operation on Wednesday, keeping his pledge to get the U.S. out of the lead fast — but offering no estimate on when the conflict might end and no details about its costs despite demands for those answers from lawmakers. He declined to label the U.S.-led military campaign as a “war,” but made an expansive case for why he believed it was in the national interest of the United States and allies to use force. In blunt terms, Obama said the U.S.-led response had stopped Gadhafi’s advances and halted a slaughter that could have shaken the stability of an entire region. Obama cast the intervention in Libya as imperative to keep Gadhafi from killing those rebelling against him and to prevent a refugee crisis that would drive Libyans into Egypt and Tunisia, two countries emerging from their own uprisings. “To brush aside America’s responsibility as a leader and — more profoundly — our responsibilities to our fellow human beings under such circumstances would have been a betrayal of who we are,” Obama said. He spoke in a televised address to the nation, delivered in front of a respectful audience of military members and diplomats. “Some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries. The United States of America is different,” Obama said. “And as president, I refused to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action.” Obama spoke as, in Libya, rebel forces bore down Monday on Gadhafi with the help of airstrikes by the U.S.-led forces. His speech was his most aggressive attempt to answer the questions mounting from Republican critics, his own party and war-weary Americans — chiefly, why the U.S. was immersed in war in another Muslim nation. So far, the nation is split about Obama’s leadership on Libya. Across multiple polls, about half of those surveyed approve of the way Obama is handling the situation. A Pew poll out Monday found that the public does not think the United States and its allies have a clear goal in Libya — 39 percent of those polled said they do; 50 percent said they do not. Amid protests and crackdowns across the Middle East and North Africa, Obama stated his case that Libya stands alone. Obama said the United States had a unique ability to stop the violence, an international mandate and broad coalition, and the ability to stop Gadhafi’s forces without sending in American ground troops. The message to his country and the world: Libya is not a precedent for intervention anywhere else. In essence, Obama, the Nobel Prize winner for peace, made his case for war. He spoke of justifiable intervention in times when the United States, as the world’s most powerful nation, must step in to help. “In such cases,” Obama said, “we should not be afraid to act.” Reaction to the speech in Congress tended to break along partisan lines, with Republicans faulting the president for what they said was his failure to define the mission clearly. “When our men and women in uniform are sent into harm’s way, Americans and troops deserve a clear mission from our commander in chief, not a speech nine days late,” said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a member of the Armed Services Committee and head of the Senate Republicans’ political arm. “President Obama failed to explain why he unilaterally

took our nation to war without bothering to make the case to the U.S. Congress.” Obama steered away from turning this into a countryby-country dissection of the Arab revolts that are testing him at every turn. Instead, he spoke in sweeping terms to draw a connecting thread. Citing a failure to act in Libya, he said: “The democratic impulses that are dawning across the region would be eclipsed by the darkest form of dictatorship, as repressive leaders concluded that violence is the best strategy to cling to power. The writ of the U.N. Security Council would have been shown to be little more than empty words, crippling its future credibility to uphold global peace and security.” The president also sought to address critics who have said the U.S. mission remains muddled. Indeed, he reiterated the White House position that Gadhafi should not remain in power but the U.N. resolution that authorized power does

not go that far. That gap in directives has left the White House to deal with the prospect that Gadhafi will remain indefinitely. Obama said the U.S. would try to isolate him other ways. He said that the tasks U.S. forces were carrying out — to protect Libyan civilians and establish a no-fly zone — had international support. If the U.S. were to seek to overthrow Gadhafi by force, “our coalition would splinter,” the president said. Charles Dharapak/AP Photo “Broadening our military PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA shakes hands with military officers after mission to include regime he spoke about Libya at the National Defense University on Monday. change would be a mistake,” Obama said. Left unclear is what happens if Gadhafi stays. DILBERT He then raised the issue of Iraq and the move to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein, a war that deeply divided the nation and defined the presidency of George W. Bush. “Regime change there took eight years, thousands of American and Iraqi lives and nearly a trillion dollars,” Obama said. “That is not something we can afford to repeat in Libya.”

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EDITORIALS

Customer service The city utilities department should get moving on changes to improve its billing system.

ow long does it take to make billing changes that will benefit Lawrence utility customers? It’s been two months since a Journal-World article revealed that a high percentage of Lawrence residents were paying a mislabeled late fee on their monthly water and sewer bills. Although the utilities department previously had said changing the bills to read “late fee” rather than “adjustment” was impossible, it found a way to make that change almost immediately after the problem came to light. Unfortunately, action on other issues related to city billing practices isn’t moving as quickly. City officials said at the time that they were surprised that about 30 percent of city utility customers were paying a late fee — about twice the rate at several other local utilities. One possible explanation is that the other utilities offer a short grace period after the bill’s due date before late fees are charged. The city doesn’t do that, but it certainly seems like a reasonable step, at least temporarily, while the billing department looks into problems customers say they are having with online banking payments being credited on time. The city billing people also say they are looking into possibilities like an option that would allow people to pay their bills with a credit card without incurring the current $3.95 “convenience” fee. It seems to us that making it convenient to pay water and sewer bills — without undue late fees — is a matter of good customer service. Rather than spending any more time blaming this problem on utility customers not understanding how payments are processed, the utilities department should get to work on figuring out how to provide better service to their taxpaying customers.

Ferraro run was historic step BOSTON — We became friends long after we had known each other as candidate and journalist. Long after the grit that Geraldine Ferraro showed facing down press and politicians had been transformed into the grit she showed facing multiple myeloma. I met Gerry in 1984 when we were being teased by rumors that Fritz Mondale might actually pick “a woman” for his running mate. Maybe even this congresswoman from Queens. I watched weeks later when he introduced her to America and I heard her say, “Vice President, it has such a nice ring to it.” On a remarkable night at the Democratic National Convention I was one of the female journalists who cornered the market on floor passes to be present and accountable when the first woman in history was voted onto a national ticket. Around me were women in tears, women passing out cigars that read “It’s a Girl!” women who had simply never expected to live to see that day. An unprofessional wave of goose bumps went up my writing arm. It’s hard sometimes to remember what it was like back then when Gerry broke the barrier. Time has made it hard. Progress has made it hard. Sarah Palin has made it hard. That campaign, with its ups and downs, with its family traumas and personal attacks, was rough even for the woman who once ran for Congress on the slogan “Finally, a Tough Democrat.” But here at last was a politician who talked about abortion and said, “If I were pregnant.” Here was a politician who talked about women’s rights as “our rights.” Here was a politician showing lit-

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How I hope our grandchildren understand what it was like for Gerry. And what she did for them.”

tle girls what, yes, they too could do. As she said on a disappointing election night, “It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s been worth it for all of us.” Years later, we became part of a small group of women who met and talked about our next steps, about politics and children, clothes and the next generation. Gerry would sometimes say that these days when she made a phone call and left her name, women over 45 let out a gasp and women under 40 said, “How do you spell that?” How I hope our grandchildren understand what it was like for Gerry. And what she did for them. Gerry was savvy, street-smart, opinionated, just one wisecrack short of a wise guy. She was fiercely loyal to her beliefs and her party, to her friends and most of all to her family. She was loyal as well to her faith. If her church refused to believe that anyone could be a pro-choice Catholic, Gerry begged to differ. Although beg is

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not quite the word. She told us a story with relish about the day her priest ended mass by offering a blessing to everyone from “natural conception to natural death.” An outraged Ferraro stormed after him, demanding to know why he refused to bless her two grandchildren created by IVF. She delighted in reporting of his terrified retreat. Mama Grizzlies are not just found in Alaska. Over the past year, our meetings became phone calls and then emails. The emails were frank, though not self-pitying. Each trip to the hospital left her a little weaker but undiminished, as engaged as ever. I have never liked the way obituaries say someone “died after a long battle with cancer.” But it is true in Gerry’s case. She was a fighter. It was not in her nature to give up even when that meant painful procedures, one after another. Our friend Pat Schroeder says, “She made the unsinkable Molly Brown look like a wimp.” One afternoon we were all talking about spiritual life and after life. At one point, Gerry insisted that when she died, she would be reunited with her mother. “I don’t know how, but I believe it!” Even the skeptics among us hope she is right. “American history is about doors being opened,” she liked to say. The truth is that it’s about the people who push those doors open. My friend who died on Saturday was one of those people. “Not bad,” as she would put it, “for a housewife from Queens, huh?” Not bad at all, Gerry.

OLD HOME TOWN

First- and second-graders at Cordley School had sent heart-shaped YEARS birthday cards to AGO President Reagan IN 1986 in February, and the mail had recently brought them a thankyou letter, which included a picture of the president and Mrs. Reagan and their dog. The letter was autographed, and included a dog's paw print.

Republican members of the Kansas House were charging that YEARS Gov. Robert DockAGO ing was not practicIN 1971 ing what he preached in regard to spending. While Docking was directing other state agencies to hold their budget to an increase of 5 percent at the most, the budget for his own office for the past six years had climbed 146 percent, or an average of 24 percent per year. Former Jayhawk Dave Robisch, “6-10 scoring and rebounding mainstay of Kansas’ 1971 fourth-ranked Big Eight championship team,” had been picked by the Boston Celtics in the third round of the NBA draft.

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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 29, 1911: YEARS “Apparently the AGO feminine populaIN 1911 tion of Lawrence is striving to deserve equal suffrage. In the scores of phone calls received at this office last night regarding the result of the Morris-Schreck prize fight, there was a surprisingly large number of feminine voices.” “A machine costing sixteen hun— Ellen Goodman was a longtime columnist for Washington Post Writers dred dollars was received at the Group. Fowler shops last week by Supt. Frank E. Ward. The machine is to be used for boring, drilling, and milling. It weighs seventy-two hundred pounds. This is the first special addition to the Fowler shops in the last twenty-two years. In 1898, when the old shop burned, the state replaced the tools that were destroyed, but no new equipment has been added by any special funds.” — Compiled by Sarah St. John

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Poor choice To the editor: As a Kansas University business school graduate, I am once again appalled by the lack of judgment the business school administration revealed by choosing Kris Kobach as its 2011 Vickers speaker. I believe that a few years ago Ann Coulter was chosen. What is it with the B School leaders these days? Are they members of the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank? Kobach’s controversial stances on immigration, voter fraud and ID requirements are well publicized. Why give him an official platform to spout his views by a taxpayer-funded university? I was happy to see that he is being prohibited from receiving the normal $10,000 fee for speaking. I doubt that the choice of Kobach had anything to do with saving the $10,000. That would be too logical. Richard Sengpiehl, Lawrence

Airstrike motives To the editor: In his letter of March 25, Matthew O’Connell seems to have misjudged the reason that President Obama initiated our airstrikes against Moammar Gadhaf i’s Libyan military forces. His past terrorisms were not an issue, but his recent murderous actions against his own people were the reason for our intervention. The population of Libya was reacting to, and emulating, the many other North African countries in open rebellion against dictator

rulers. This military action was approved by NATO and the Arab League with the United States only committed to airstrikes against Gadhafi’s military forces. To many international observers, these populations of Arabs in open revolt against dictators are very welcome. This long-term political unrest in the Muslim world may be the forerunner to an eventual democracy-styled takeover. Mr. O’Connell also is astounded about the incompetence of this Libyan action in only the first week of the airstrikes, which, by all reports, seem to be working just as anticipated. The United States is to be only a contributing force along with NATO and there shall be no member of our ground forces involved. It seems to me that this complaint is merely part of the right wing’s ongoing campaign against our president. Richard M. Hassur, Lawrence

Analysis needed To the editor: Perhaps the most common fallacy in our thinking across the political landscape is that of ad hominem, the attack on the individual rather than the argument. We call people “uneducated, elitist, ignorant, intolerant, stupid, bigoted, greedy” or any other slew of emotional insults in order to avoid careful analysis of what they had to say. We are quicker to judge alleged motives than actions and logic. Committing ad hominem is easier than thinking, and, boy, is it effective. Just stigmatize someone (whether they’re on the left or right

doesn’t seem to matter), and others often follow in dismissing their arguments, no matter how rational they may be. A professor I know once pointed out that “Who’s to say?” has become one of the deadly questions in our culture. Perhaps we should not focus so much on who is saying it but rather on what is being said, and whether it is valid, sound and beneficial. Whether in the news, letters to the editor or everyday speech, we would do well to cut straight to the argument and avoid the temptation to dismiss the individual because we see the opportunity. George Orwell was right when he saw the potential for Westerners to lose the ability to think logically or coherently. Our inability to think will have no positive consequences for our republic, and the negative consequences are just beginning. Isaac McPheeters, Lawrence

Workers’ voices To the editor: I do not understand how in two years time this country has gone from blaming the financial institutions for destroying our economy to blaming the working man. The attacks on organized labor are being taken up by legislatures as the evil force of our society. The evil force in our society are the people like the Koch brothers who are using their millions to give the worker very little rights. They are bringing the attitudes of the Chinese bureaucrats to America along with their goods.

The American worker must become voiceless in servitude to those who govern them. The new governor of Michigan is trying to repeal laws that gave the worker a more ergonomic workplace. The excuse is that it is a burden to people like the Koch brothers who want maximum profit over decent working conditions. The last national political wave cried we must take government intrusion away from the American people. And now we have this political movement trying to walk into the working man’s living room telling him he is the problem. The worker must be politically regulated in their ability to speak for the welfare of his family. The United States is not a democracy; under these conditions it is an autocracy of capitalism. And with the Supreme Court giving the rights to corporations to buy elections, it will very likely become a certainty. The union of wealth is getting what it wants with the workers turning on each other. Pat Lindeman, Lawrence

What trickle? To the editor: Ten years ago, the keystone of Republican economic policy was the need for cutting taxes (especially for big business) and the reduction of constrictive government regulations which inhibited business growth. The Republicans’ line to the American people was that all these new corporate profits would shower (“trickle”) down upon us, the

thirsty, huddled masses, and everyone would frolic like deer in the green fields of prosperity. In truth, Republicans’ eight years in power brought unregulated, mostly untaxed corporate greed, with hundreds of thousand jobs lost and the shrinking of America’s middle class. This, plus a discretionary, unpaid for, unbudgeted Iraq War, helped cause the worst United States financial meltdown since the Great Depression. In the current wrangling over this year’s federal budget, President Obama, for some reason (perhaps because he’s been bought like most of the rest of Washington) has agreed to more tax cuts for corporations while putting up a pathetically weak defense against Republican desires to gut National Public Radio, Head Start and similar programs (as if these were the problem). After 10 years of this _____ (rhymes with “frapolla”) could someone please tell me roughly when I can expect to be “trickled” on? Daniel Patrick Schamle, Lawrence

Right to speak To the editor: With the emergence of “political correctness,” does anyone still agree with Voltaire’s quote “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it”? Seems that we get caught up being “word police” anymore and want to condemn/censor those we disagree with. Carrol Mills, Lawrence

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High 44° Low 28° POP: 60%

High 48° Low 34° POP: 10%

High 55° Low 32° POP: 35%

High 64° Low 40° POP: 25%

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Wind ENE 8-16 mph

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McCook 42/25 Oberlin 40/25 Goodland 44/27

Beatrice 40/24

Oakley 44/26

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Great Bend 42/26 Dodge City 47/27

Garden City 48/25 Liberal 51/27

Kansas City 45/31

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Sedalia 44/30

Nevada 43/30

Chanute 44/30

Hutchinson 40/26 Wichita Pratt 43/32 45/30

Centerville 43/26

St. Joseph 44/26

Sabetha 43/26

Concordia 40/25 Hays 40/26

Clarinda 42/26

Lincoln 40/27

Grand Island 40/26

Coffeyville Joplin 45/30 45/34

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LAWRENCE ALMANAC Through 8 p.m. Monday.

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INTERNATIONAL CITIES Cities Acapulco Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Berlin Brussels Buenos Aires Cairo Calgary Dublin Geneva Hong Kong Jerusalem Kabul London Madrid Mexico City Montreal Moscow New Delhi Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Tokyo Toronto Vancouver Vienna Warsaw Winnipeg

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WEATHER HISTORY Edgemont, Md., received 36 inches of snow on March 29, 1942. That is the greatest 24-hour snowfall in Maryland’s history. On that date in 1945, temperatures were in the 90s.

WEATHER TRIVIA™ How much does the atmosphere weigh? Over 5 quadrillion tons

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New York 48/34

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Red Dog’s Dog Days winter workout, 6 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse, Enter through the southeast doors and meet on the southeast corner of the second floor. FEMA presents Together Prepared forum on managing volunteers in times of disaster, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Health Facility, 200 Maine Dole Institute study group: “Life in Congress,” with former U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, with guest former Congressman Baron Hill, 4 p.m., Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County, 5:15 p.m., 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A. Information meeting for prospective volunteers. For more information, call 8437359. Bilingual yoga class, gentle, 5:45 p.m., Plymouth CongreOpen gational Church, 925 Vt.O jam session, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St. Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Bilingual yoga class, intermediate, 7 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. English as a Second Language class, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. Spanish class, beginner and intermediate level, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. Cooking class: Real Food for Families, 7-9 p.m., The Merc, 901 Iowa. Lawrence’s first LGBT Summit, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 N.H. Byron James, Tuesday Concert Series, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Teller’s Family Night, 746 Mass., 9 p.m.-midnight Tuesday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry’s Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa. Tuesday Transmissions, 9 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Live jazz at The Casbah, 9 p.m., 803 Mass. It’s Karaoke Time with Sam, 10 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass.

30 WEDNESDAY University-Community Forum, “Little Known Religions in Kansas,” Tim Miller, Professor of Religious Studies, noon, ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County, noon, 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A. Information meeting for prospective volunteers. For more information, call 843-7359. Dole Institute study group: “Corporate Responsibility,” with Walt Riker, former McDonald’s Vice President of Global Media Relations and former press secretary to Sen. Bob Dole, with guest Christine Dragisic, Conservation International, 4 p.m., Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive. Hall Center for the Humanities Celebration of Books Published by Humanities, Social Sciences and Art, 4 p.m., Hall

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The Plurals The Plurals, a Lansing, Mich., band, play the Replay Lounge tonight, and anyone who’s a fan of blistering, ’70s-inspired punk, alternative rock circa 1994 or anything in between should take notice. The three-piece displays a a wide array of sonic diversity, largely because the band’s style changes depending on who’s singing. The band goes on at 10 p.m. at the Replay, 946 Mass. The difficult-to-look-up Vegetable opens. The 21-andolder show is $3. Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave. Cooking class: Coastal Cuisine, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bay Leaf, 717 Mass. Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Mass. Jazz Wednesdays in The Jayhawker, 7 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass. Cooking class: Lasagne Verdi al Forno — Traditional Bolognese Baked Spinach Lasagna, 7-9 p.m., The Merc, 901 Iowa. Satsanga, Living Ahimsa with Mother Maya, 7-8:30 p.m., Be Moved Studio, 2 E. Seventh St. Undergraduate Honors Recital, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive. Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Das Racist, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass. Dollar Bowling, Royal Crest Bowling Lanes, 933 Iowa, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Acoustic Open Mic with Tyler Gregory, 10 p.m., Jazzhaus, 926 112 Mass. Lonnie Fisher, Devil Television, Ben Myer, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass. Casbah Karaoke, 10:30 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass.

31 THURSDAY Red Dog’s Dog Days winter workout, 6 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse, Enter through the southeast doors and meet on the southeast corner of the second floor. One Big Event, a day of community service for KU students, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., across Lawrence. New Research on Saddam’s Iraq, by David Palkki, deputy director of the Conflict Records Research Center, 3 p.m. program and 4 p.m. reception, Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive. Theology on Tap, discussion

Wolf Creek plant to get more oversight WICHITA — Government regulators have singled out three nuclear power reactors in the United States for increased oversight, including the Wolf Creek plant in Kansas. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited concerns about the number of problems with the safety system and unplanned shutdowns last year at the facility. However, the commission also said the plant is being safely operated. The NRC has five oversight levels for the nation’s 104 nuclear reactors. The Wolf Creek plant near Burlington is one of three reactors on the third level of heightened oversight. The other reactors are near Fort Calhoun, Neb., and Hartsville, S.C. Ninety-two reactors are at the lowest level, and nine are at the second level. Last year, Wolf Creek had six safety system functional failures, one more than NRC’s threshold. It also had three unplanned shutdowns. Among the system failures was the discovery of gas accumulation in the cooling water system in June and in the residual heat removal system in July. NRC spokesman Victor Dricks said such failures don’t create a safety threat because all the systems have backups.

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of a selected religion topic, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Henry’s, 11 E. Eighth St. An Evening of Indian Musica and Dance with Ras Mandala with Patrick Suzeau, 6-7 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss. Cooking class: Simple Vietnamese Recipes to Make at Home, 7-9 p.m., The Merc, 901 Iowa. Junkyard Jazz Band, 7 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. The “Lawrence 5,” 7 p.m., iBar at Ingredient, 947 Mass. Spanish class, beginner and intermediate level, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. “The Music Man,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Joke Night, 8 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass. Mishka, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 727 N.H. Free Moral Agents (members of Mars Volta), Odist, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass. Cowgirl’s Train Set with TokenGrass & Ashes to Immortality, 10 p.m., Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass. Casey Donahew Band, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass. Casbah DJ Night, with DJ Cyrus D, 10 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass.

1 FRIDAY Annual KU-Fort Leavenworth Security Conference: “Migration, Shadow Economies, and Security Problems,” 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kansas Union April Fool’s with The Ants, The Gleaners, matinee show, 6-9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass. Parade and reception for Build This Cardboard Thing: An Eric Farnsworth Production, 6 p.m., starts at Lawrence Percolator, in the alley east of 10th and New Hampshire streets. Opening of art exhibit “Evolve! Adapt to Survive,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. KU Natural History Museum, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. “The Music Man,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Wheel, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 727 N.H. Hip Hop Benefit for Community Outreach with Ben Kress, Dutch Newman, Soul Servers, 9 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass. Retro Dance Party, 9 p.m., Wilde’s Chateau 24, 2412 Iowa Disco Disco with DJ ParLe and the RevolveR, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass. Sonic Sutra, 10 p.m., Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

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BONDS ON TRIAL Barry Bonds’ federal trial resumed on Monday with testimony from his former mistress, who said Bonds attributed a previous injury to steroid use. Story on page 2B

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FINAL FOUR

Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

KU tip: schedule Shockers The Kansas University basketball team doesn’t play regular-season games against Colonial Athletic Association schools and other institutions from so-called “mid-major” leagues unless they take place in either Allen Fieldhouse or the Sprint Center. Heavyweights tend to avoid scheduling home-and-home series with light heavyweights. For the powerhouses, such games fall into the category of nothing-to-gain, everything-tolose. Plus, the emotional edge falls with the underdog and that edge grows when the smaller school’s fan base gets more jacked than ever for a rare visit from a super power. That’s all fine, but the thinking is too short-sighted, too defensive. It works against the big schools in March. Playing a road game against a team that doesn’t have a snazzy name splashed across the front of the jersey presents a challenge far more difficult than any computer rankings possibly could capture. It’s a different one than a tough conference opponent. If such a matchup makes geographic sense, all the more exciting for the fan bases of both schools. Nothing wrong with adding an annual December rivalry game to the schedule. Kansas, of course, has a competitive non-BCS school within the state that would circle the game on its schedule and would make for a tough opponent. The time has come for KU to put Wichita State on its slate on a home-and-home basis with the games in Wichita played downtown in Intrust Bank Arena. Not likely to happen, but it’s an idea well worth considering. Plenty of reasons not to do it, such as the Big 12 schedule expanding to 18 games, leaving just 13 nonconference contests. No deal-breaker. Just substitute one of the home-and-home, bigname series with Wichita State to prevent losing a home game every other year. Here’s the only way I could see it happening: Shockers coach Gregg Marshall, who in 13 seasons as a Div. I coach (nine at Winthrop) has won nearly twice as many as he has lost, is considered a strong candidate at North Carolina State. Let’s say he leaves Wichita State for Raleigh or another school. WSU would be wise to make a phone call to Kansas assistant coach Danny Manning to test his interest in running his own program. Someone as competitive as Manning just might look at the success of former KU players Mark Turgeon at Texas A&M and Tad Boyle at Colorado and be itching to head his own program. “He would be a great head coach,” said KU junior Markieff Morris, answering before the question was finished. Manning sees the floor as well as a coach as he did as a player. Players respect him, want to please him. He’s a great teacher of the game and he has a presence. If all the dominoes tumbled and Manning ended up on Wichita State’s bench, no way Kansas could say no to a homeand-home with its most popular player.

Highway to Houston

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IN CLOCKWISE ORDER, STARTING WITH THE TOP LEFT PHOTO, NO. 11 SEED VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH, No. 3 Connecticut, No. 4 Kentucky and No. 8 Butler made up a remarkably improbable Final Four, set to begin on Saturday at Reliant Stadium in Houston.

10 observations from another wild tourney weekend Editor’s note: The following is an entry from Eric Sorrentino’s Conference Chatter blog, which takes a look at features and trends in the Big 12, on KUsports.com. Ten observations from another wild weekend in the NCAA Tournament that produced a most improbable Final Four, featuring No. 3 seed Connecticut, No. 4 Kentucky, No. 8 Butler and No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth: 1. Commenter jra004 leads the

Eric Sorrentino esorrentino@ljworld.com

KUsports.com bracket challenge with one weekend left. It appears no one predicted more than two

correct Final Four teams in the challenge. The contest was wide open this year as a result of the parity that took over the tourney. 2. Speaking of parity ... Butler and VCU, really? Both remarkable stories. It proves that pre-tournament analysis and all those television shows we love to watch that break down each region on Selection Sunday are pointless. They just make for interesting conversation and friendly debating. This is the first time in the history of

the tournament that neither a No. 1 nor a No. 2 seed will participate in the Final Four. 3. I feel for the Kansas fans who looked forward to the tournament all year, only to feel disappointment in losing to another mid-major in March. VCU joined Bucknell, Bradley and Northern Iowa on the list of mid-majors that have recently taken out KU in the NCAAs. The frustration is Please see SORRENTINO, page 4B

Jayhawks prepare for life after tournament By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Kansas University’s basketball players prepared for a return to normalcy Sunday following the end of the six-month marathon college basketball season. “Back to school ... classes tomorrow, man,” KU junior guard Tyshawn Taylor said after the Jayhawks’ 71-61 season-ending Elite Eight loss to VCU in San Antonio.

His words served as a reminder that the Jayhawks (353) do double as students pursuing college degrees. Books were to be the total focus this week, with the Jayhawks to return to the weight room and gym soon enough to begin the process of working on their bodies and games for wherever they’ll be playing next season. There are a lot of unknowns regarding the 2011-12 roster as the

Jayhawks look to pursue an eighth straight Big 12 title and postseason success. The Jayhawks, who lose seniors Tyrel Reed, Brady Morningstar and Mario Little, have at least four scholarships to give in recruiting. Senior-to-be Conner Teahan received a scholarship this year since one was available. More scholarships, of course, will be available should Marcus and Markieff Morris, Thomas

Robinson and Josh Selby elect to turn pro. Taylor on Sunday strongly hinted he, as expected, would be back for his senior season. So far, KU has filled one scholarship slot with Naadir Tharpe, a 6-foot, 170-pound point guard from Brewster Academy in All signs point to Wolfeboro, N.H. The Jayhawks on Sunday are Taylor returning for his senior Please see JAYHAWKS, page 3B season in 2011-12

Marcus Morris tapped 2nd-team All-America J-W Staff and Wire Reports

Marcus Morris led the Jayhawks with 17.2 ppg

Kansas University junior forward Marcus Morris was named second-team All-America by The Associated Press Monday. Marcus’ brother, Markieff, earned honorable mention. Marcus Morris led Kansas in scoring in 2010-11 with a 17.2 scoring average. The 6-9 Philadelphia native ranks among the

national leaders in field goal percentage at 57.0 percent and his 7.6 rebounds per contest were second on the team. He had two of his nine double-doubles on the season in the NCAA Tournament and he was named to NCAA Southwest Regional AllTournament team on Sunday. As far as the first team, seniors dominated for the first time in five years.

Jimmer Fredette of BYU, Nolan Smith of Duke and JaJuan Johnson of Purdue, all seniors, were joined on the team by junior Kemba Walker of Connecticut and freshman Jared Sullinger of Ohio State. It’s the most seniors since four made the 2006 team. Fredette led the country in scoring at 28.5 points per game (40.4 percent from three).

He received all but one vote from the 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. He is BYU’s first All-America since Danny Ainge in 1981. “If you go out and play your game and have confidence in yourself, you can accomplish great things,” Fredette said. Please see MARCUS, page 3B

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• Free State, Lawrence High track teams at Lawrence Invite

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Newly-acquired Treanor boosts Royals SURPRISE, ARIZ. (AP) — Matt Treanor made quite the first impression on the Kansas City Royals. The Royals acquired Treanor from the Texas Rangers for cash on Monday and he caught a threehit shutout in a 10-0 victory over a Milwaukee Brewers split-squad. “I’m very, very impressed,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He’s caught all of our guys like he’s been catching them his whole life. It’s a great deal for us.” Kyle Davies gave up two singles and a double in six innings, striking out six and walking one. He threw 70 pitches, 46 for strikes. “He threw really well,” Yost said.

“It was good to see Matt jump in there and be on the same page with Kyle. He did a nice job of getting him through six innings. We had it set up for Kyle to throw five, but his pitch count was so low, we just had to extend him a little bit because he missed his last start.” Davies missed his previous scheduled start to return to Atlanta for the birth of his first child, and Treanor caught nine innings for the first time this spring as gets acquainted with a new pitching staff. “It’s not going to be easy,” Treanor said. “I’ll spend extra time getting to know guys, talking to

them, getting to know their personalities, maybe that will help me with them on the mound and calling the game.” The 35-year-old Treanor was selected by Kansas City in the fourth round of the 1994 draft, but was traded to the Florida Marlins in 1997 when he was still in the minors. “I always wanted to play for the Royals again,” Treanor said. “I was young and kind of naive when I left, so I was hoping to get a chance to come back here.” Treanor was traded from Milwaukee to Texas during the final week of spring training last year.

“I’m getting used to it,” he said. “It’s a little bit of a whirlwind, kinda crazy getting setup, figuring out where you’re going to be at.” Kila Ka’aihue hit a three-run homer, and Alex Gordon, Alcides Escobar and Jeff Francoeur had solo shots for Kansas City, which leads the majors with 217 runs and 43 homers in spring training. The Brewers mostly used minor leaguers. Craig Counsell and Jeremy Reed were the only players that likely will be on the 25-man opening-day roster. Sam Narron allowed five runs and eight hits in four innings for Milwaukee.

WEDNESDAY • Softball at UMKC (2), 4 p.m. • Baseball at Missouri State, 6:30 p.m

FREE STATE HIGH

TODAY • Track at Lawrence Invite, 3:30 p.m. • Softball at Olathe East (CBAC), 4:15 p.m. • Soccer at Shawnee Heights, 6:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY • Swimming at Manhattan Invite (KSU), 3:30 p.m. • Tennis at Topeka quad, 3:30 p.m.

LAWRENCE HIGH

TODAY • Track hosting Lawrence Invite, 3:30 p.m. • Baseball at Blue Springs South (Mo.), 4 p.m. • Soccer at Wichita South Titan, 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY • Swimming at Manhattan Invite (KSU), 3:30 p.m.

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College Basketball Time Wash. St. v. Wichita St. 6 p.m. Alabama v. Colorado 8 p.m.

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Spring Training Time Detroit v. N.Y. Yankees Noon

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Cable 33, 233

Women’s Basketball Time UConn v. Duke 6 p.m. Texas A&M v. Baylor 8 p.m.

Net ESPN ESPN

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College Baseball Time Tenn. Tech v. Kentucky 3 p.m. Florida v. Florida St. 6 p.m.

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NHL Time Chicago v. Boston 6:30 p.m. Minnesota v. St. Louis 7 p.m.

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International Soccer Time Ecuador v. Peru 11 a.m. Germany v. Australia 1:40 p.m. England v. Ghana 2 p.m. U.S. v. Paraguay 7 p.m. Costa Rica v. Argentina 9 p.m.

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COMMENTARY

A toast to each team in Final Four By Bob Wolfley Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

You know who you are. You are not me. You are one of those people who put Connecticut, Kentucky, VCU and Butler in the Final Four of your NCAA men’s basketball bracket. I don’t know any of you, but I do know you, based your choices of Final Four teams. I can make certain assumptions. Call it Final Four choice profiling. You know full well who you are: VCU: You believe in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and that winning a lottery is an appropriate and legitimate financial planning tool. You believe that there is life on other planets, and when they come, they will come in peace. You believe in the goodness of the human heart. You believe in the kindness of strangers. You believe that younger men with receding hairlines who shave their heads actually look good. Chaka Khan is your favorite musical artist. Maxwell Smart is your favorite old TV character. You have never thought ill of another human being except Jay Bilas. You believe with every fiber in the power of the three-pointer. Kentucky: You know Adolph Rupp was the name of a coach not the Kaiser. You have seen every Ashley Judd movie. You know that Dario Franchitti is not a famous Italian shoe designer. You believe John Calipari is misunderstood. You toasted Louisville’s early exit from the tournament. You believe the pinnacle of Pat Riley’s career came when he played for Kentucky. You believe God prefers the Wildcats’ blue to any other blue hue in college basketball, particularly North Carolina’s. You still believe you should win a national championship every three years. You don’t know the name of Kentucky’s football coach. You believe the Atlanta Hawks destroyed the career of Jack Givens. You favor Southern cuisine, but in honor of the head coach, you have shown a willingness to bring tortelloni alla zucca or risotto al cavolfiore to the family dinner table on occasion and no one complains. You believe Rick Pitino is a damaged soul with breathtakingly bad judgment. Connecticut: You believe athletes cannot get tired, ever. Your favorite baseball record is Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. Your favorite Olympic sport is the marathon. You are not Charles Barkley. You believe in old coaches. Your favorite Walker is Kemba, not Jimmy. You’d love to introduce your best player to the VCU coach: “Kemba, Shaka. Shaka, Kemba.” You believe your coach is misunderstood. You would pay to see Kemba Walker play Sue Bird one-on-one. You can’t say if you have watched more Connecticut men’s games than Connecticut women’s games this season. You believe the pinnacle of Ray Allen’s career came in the city of Storrs, not Boston and certainly not Milwaukee. You believe Connecticut basketball is more important to the state (heck, to the world) than ESPN. Butler: You believe the sequel to a hit movie can be better than the original. You believe in serial miracles. You believe frogs can turn into princes at consecutive balls. You believe right after you tug on Superman’s cape you can tug on Batman’s cape. You don’t believe in luck, but you do believe in Brad Stevens. You believe whatever “it” is, your team has it, and Pittsburgh does not have it. You don’t believe the meek will inherit the earth. You do believe the fearless will defend the paint. You believe in Hoosiers and Hinkle as others believe in Helen of Troy and Hogwarts. You believe the Horizon League is underrated. You believe a team that lost four out of five games during one stretch of the season, to Wright State, UW-Milwaukee, Valparaiso and Youngstown State can be a Final Four team. You are insane.

SAN FRANCISCO — Kimberly Bell, her voice cracking, looked out at the court room and talked about the final stretch of her nine-year relationship with Barry Bonds. The greatest hitter of his era threatened “to cut my head off and leave me in a ditch,” she said. “More than once.” She said Bonds told her “he would cut out my breast implants because he paid for them.” As for the Arizona house he had helped pay for, “he told me he would burn it Bonds down.” Bonds’ federal trial resumed Monday with nearly daylong testimony from his former mistress, who said the slugger attributed a 1999 elbow injury to steroids use. She also discussed how Bonds became verbally abusive and said that his physique changed, offering a lurid description of his shrinking testicles, back acne, scalp hair that fell out and chest hair that turned gray. Such mental and physical symptoms are associated with steroid use. Prosecutors allege Bonds lied when he told a federal grand jury in 2003 that he never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs. Bell met Bonds in 1994 and testified that from 1999 to 2001, “he was just increasingly aggressive, irritable, agitated, very impatient.”

Left fielder Nolan Reimold, infielder Nick Green and pitchers Ryan Drese, Clay Rapada and Pat Egan were assigned to Baltimore’s minor league camp. In addition, outfielder Randy Winn asked for his unconditional release and the Orioles complied.

NFL Bucs CB Talib ‘person of interest’ Former Kansas University standout cornerback Aqib Talib was named a “person of interest” in a March 21 shooting, according to a report by the Dallas Observer. Talib, who has played three years for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was named a person of interest by police in Garland, Texas, following an altercation between his sister, his sister’s boyfriend and his mother. Talib could be arrested and charged, pending an investigation. Talib recorded six interceptions last year, including one returned for a touchdown, in 11 games. He has 15 interceptions in his threeyear pro career.

Players defending decision

MINNEAPOLIS — NFL players are defending their decision to disband the union, saying employers cannot force workers to unionize, and dissolution is “not akin to turning off a light switch.” The players made the statements Monday in a court document filed in response to the BASEBALL NFL’s assertion decertification was “a sham.” for Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, S.F.’s Wilson not likely to be ready DreLawyers w Brees and six other NFL players are askSAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants closing a federal judge to halt a lockout imposed er Brian Wilson isn’t likely to be ready to play by owners, saying an injunction is needed to by opening day for the World Series champi“stop the irreparable harm being inflicted ons. today.” A hearing on the issue is scheduled for Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Monday April 6 in St. Paul, Minn. that Wilson’s chances of playing when the regular season begins are “less than 50-50.” Former players join lockout fight He said a final decision won’t be made until MINNEAPOLIS — Four former NFL players, after Wilson throws a bullpen session in Ariincluding Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller, zona today. sued the NFL on Monday in hope of joining players in their antitrust fight against Yankees’ Feliciano out two weeks current the league and halting the lockout. TAMPA, FLA. — Yankees left-hander Pedro Eller, three-time Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro Feliciano expects to miss two weeks because running back Priest Holmes and ex-players Obafemi Ayanbadejo and Ryan Collins are listof upper arm-shoulder soreness. Feliciano said on Monday that he still feels ed as plaintiffs in the 44-page complaint filed discomfort in his pitching arm, but that it in federal court in Minneapolis. shouldn’t take an extended period for the injury to heal.

Vick co-defendant returns to prison

Rays rented home burglarized PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. — Authorities in southwest Florida are investigating a burglary at a home being rented by Tampa Bay Rays players Evan Longoria, David Price and Reid Brignac during spring training. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, the items stolen Saturday were valued at nearly $56,000 and included jewelry, cash, computer equipment and electronics. An AK-47 rifle, which the sheriff’s office said was legal and belonged to Longoria, was also taken from the home. “It’s a personal item,” Longoria said Monday in Tampa, where the Rays’ exhibition game against the New York Yankees was canceled because of rain. “Obviously they are going to say things that were taken. I think everything within the house is personal, and we’ll just leave it at that.”

Mets OF Beltran ready PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran is scheduled to play today in his first major league spring training game since March 6, which eliminates the possibility of the club backdating time on the disabled list. That would have allowed Beltran to miss just three games of the regular season, but the Mets believe he can be ready for opening day Friday as he recovers from left knee tendinitis.

Orioles cut three veteran pitchers SARASOTA, FLA. — Veteran pitchers Mark Hendrickson, David Riske and Rick VandenHurk were designated for assignment by the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.

RICHMOND, VA. — A co-defendant in the Michael Vick dogfighting case has been returned to prison for 11 months for violating his probation. Quanis Phillips declined to speak Monday before a federal judge in Richmond sentenced him.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL FX to broadcast weekly game NEW YORK — Cable channel FX will broadcast a weekly college football game during the coming season. The Fox-owned television network said on Monday it would air at least 13 games involving teams from the Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Ga. Tech picks Dayton’s Gregory ATLANTA — Georgia Tech picked Dayton coach Brian Gregory on Monday to rebuild its beleaguered basketball program, which fell on hard times after reaching the national championship game in 2004. Gregory told his Dayton players of the decision at an early-morning meeting, then headed to Atlanta to take over his new job.

WEDNESDAY College Basketball Creighton v. Oregon

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NBA Time New Jersey v. New York 6:30 p.m.

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Cable 33, 233

Women’s Basketball Time Charlotte v. Toledo 7 p.m.

Net CBSC

Cable 143, 243

High School Hoops Time McDonald’s girls game 6:30 p.m. McDonald’s boys game 9 p.m.

Net ESPNU ESPN

Cable 35, 235 33, 233

NHL Time N.Y. Rangers v. Buffalo 6 p.m. St. Louis v. Detroit 6:30 p.m.

Net VS. FSN

Cable 38, 238 36, 236

Tennis Sony Ericsson Open

Time Noon

Net ESPN2

Cable 34, 234

Softball S. Florida v. Florida

Time 5 p.m.

Net FCSA

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TODAY IN SPORTS 1982 — Michael Jordan’s jump shot with 16 seconds remaining gives North Carolina a 63-62 victory over Georgetown for the NCAA men’s basketball championship. 2007 — West Virginia beats Clemson for its first NIT title in 65 years.

UCLA’s Honeycutt entering draft LOS ANGELES — UCLA forward Tyler Honeycutt is leaving school to enter the NBA Draft, giving up his final two years of eligibility. Honeycutt made the announcement in a conference call on Monday. Honeycutt plans to sign with an agent, which would preclude him from returning to school.

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expected to land a commitment from Ben McLemore at the NeXt All-America game in suburban Chicago. The 6-5 shooting guard from St. Louis recently enrolled at Christian Life Center near Houston after leaving Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va. He has a final list of KU and Missouri. It seems unlikely he’d choose MU, which has no head coach at this time. Another top priority is DeAndre Daniels, a 6-8, 180pound forward from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. One of his best friends, Christian Garrett, is a walk-on KU’s team. Daniels has a list that includes KU, Kentucky, Texas and Duke. Braeden Anderson, a 6-8, 215-pound forward from Wilbraham and Monson Academy in Massachusetts, recently visited KU. He’s also considering Kentucky, Florida, Arizona and others. Stan Simpson, 6-10, 220 sophomore from Bogan Junior College in Chicago, is considering KU, Kentucky and others. Otto Porter, 6-9, 200, from Scott County Central High in Sikeston, Mo., also has KU on his list along with Georgetown and Missouri. Other players, of course, could be on Bill Self’s wish list. Scholarship Jayhawks who appear to be coming back include: guards Taylor, Elijah Johnson and Royce Woolridge, guard/forward Travis Releford and center Jeff Withey. “Next year if some of these guys leave I’ll have to step up,” said Withey, a 7-foot, 240 pound sophomore from San Diego. “I’m going to try to gain a lot of weight (in offseason). I think the offense will be

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“That’s what I’ve always said in my head, and it’s worked out.” Smith, who received 61 votes, averaged 21.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists. Smith is the fifth Duke playe r to b e a n A l l -A m e r i c a since 2000; two of them — Ja s o n Wi l l i a m s a n d J.J. Re d i c k — we re s e l e c te d twice. Sullinger averaged 17. 2 points and 10. 1 rebounds while shooting 53.6 percent. The 6-foot-9 Sullinger, the

there. I’m not going to worry too much about that now. When it comes it comes. I think I’ll be ready.” He said he has the makeup to be a team leader. “I think I can definitely help out there,” Withey said. “I’ve been around the program a while now. I think it can definitely come out that way. We’ll see over the summer how it happens.” Robinson, who said a few weeks ago he’d definitely be back, but wavered on that a bit after Sunday’s game, says he would like to improve his 6-9, 237-pound physique. “I don’t know how much bigger I can get,” he said, “but I’m going to try in the offseason, try to get bigger. LeBron (James) is my height and he’s like 250.” Teahan, a 6-5, 212-pound senior who practiced all season, but did not play in games, might play a huge role depending on Selby’s status and which players the Jayhawks land in recruiting. “I will try my best to fill their shoes,” he said of seniors Reed, Morningstar and Little. “Those are some big shoes to fill. I’ve been watching them, trying to learn from them. Hopefully I can become a good leader and be somebody we can win some games with. “No one will replace those guys. I will try my best to make this team better and hopefully make the fans happy.” KU has a rugged nonconference slate next season and expanded Big 12 schedule. So far, it’s known KU will play Ohio State and South Florida at home with a game against Kentucky in New York. Also, KU will play in the 2011 Maui Invitational with a field that also consists of Duke, UCLA, Georgetown, Memphis, Michigan, Tennessee and host Chaminade.

seventh freshman All-America over the last five years, received 58 votes. Walker averaged 23. 5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists and was the leader of one of the youngest teams in the country. The 6-10 Johnson was Purdue’s inside presence, averaging 20.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks. He was the first Boilermaker chosen to the first team since Glenn Robinson in 1994. Marcus Morris was joined on the second team by Derrick Williams of Arizona, Ben Hansbrough of Notre Dame, Jordan Taylor of Wisconsin and Kawhi Leonard of San Diego State.

BRIEFLY Bender to retire Hall of Fame sportscaster Gary Bender, a graduate of Wichita State who earned his master’s in television and film from Kansas University, will retire at the end of this season, the Phoenix Suns announced on their website. Bender will serve as a con-

sultant to the KU Alumni Association and the Endowment Association. Bender is in his 18th season calling Suns games. He also for several years was the voice of the Final Four on CBS, the Olympic Games, the Masters, pro football, Major League Baseball, KU basketball.

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VCU’S JAMIE SKEEN (MIDDLE) TRIES TO SQUEEZE BETWEEN Kansas University defenders Thomas Robinson (0) and Tyrel Reed (14) in the first half. The Rams advanced to their first Final Four in school history on Sunday in San Antonio.

VCU coach Smart confident: ‘We ain’t done yet’ in NCAAs RICHMOND , V A . (AP) — Our time. Right now. That is the rallying cry Virginia Commonwealth University has adopted during its basketball team’s improbable nothing-to-lose, everythingto-gain run to the Final Four. The Rams are having blast and their confidence is growing with each win. “It comes from our personalities and coach (Shaka) Smart,” forward Bradford Burgess said. “He wants us to be out there loose and confident and aggressive. We’re out there playing with nothing to lose. It’s just been a fun ride and I think we showed how much fun we can have on the court every game.” The urban university once viewed as a mostly commuter school has toppled some of the college game’s elite programs. The Rams earned their way to this weekend’s semifinals in Houston with a 71-61 victory against mighty Kansas on Sunday in a game that rarely was as close as the final score. The Jayhawks led 6-0 early, and the Rams didn’t flinch. “We kept our composure and hit ’em right back,” point guard Joey Rodriguez said. Smart, who has become one of the hottest names in coaching in only his second season, now boasts a 10-0 career record in postseason play; VCU went 5-0 to win the CBI last season. But this year’s success seemed unlikely when they finished 3-5 in February, and showed up at the Colonial

Athletic Association tournament thinking they had to win it to make the NCAA field. Turns out they won just enough. VCU used a buzzer-beater from Jamie Skeen in the quarterfinals to slip past Drexel, and then played one of their best games to oust regular season champion George Mason, 79-63. Though they lost to Old Dominion in the championship, Smart sensed something different, and hearing their unexpected at-large bid blasted by commentators has only fueled their run. “We knew that we had turned the corner as a team and that we were playing much better,” Smart said, referring to the Rams’ win that ended George Mason’s 16-game winning streak. And though he was unsure if VCU would get in, Smart said the Rams “felt like if we got the opportunity to play in the NCAA Tournament, we could certainly make a run.” It is how they are doing it on that run that is really turning heads. Only Florida State, beaten on Burgess’ layin with 7 seconds left in overtime, has been close against the Rams’ pressing defense and 43.8 percent postseason three-point shooting. Southern Cal lost by 13. Georgetown and Purdue by 18 each. And Kansas by 10. Now, Burgess said, the Rams feel there is nothing they can’t do. “As the wins kept coming,

we’ve gained more confidence and we’ve just been saying, ’We don’t want this ride to end,”’ he said. “Getting to Houston, why not try to go and win two games?” The Rams (28-11) face Butler (27-9) in the semifinals on Saturday night. “We just have a lot of belief in each other,” Rodriguez said. “We believe in our skills and whatever coach teaches us and we go out there and perform. We’re not scared of anybody.” And the tournament has shown they don’t need to be afraid with the cast they bring: Skeen, who transferred after two seasons at Wake Forest, was the most outstanding player of the Southwest regional after scoring 26 points against the Morris twins. Rodriguez, the team’s steady, unquestioned leader, started his career playing alongside Eric Maynor — now with the NBA’s Oklahoma Thunder — for former VCU coach Anthony Grant. Rodriguez was so upset when Grant left for Alabama that he almost transferred. Then there are Burgess and Brandon Rozzell, both Richmond products who have the ability to take over on offense with their outside scoring, but have impacted games besides scoring. There’s Ed Nixon, the defensive stopper with a knack for making big shots. And of course, there’s Smart, 33, who looks too

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young on the sidelines with his shaved head and discarded jacket to be in charge. However, he has masterfully manipulated his team’s air of confidence to motivate them with pointed reminders of how people doubted them. “We’ve been able to flip all the negative things that people have said and the naysayers and some of that doubt, and we’ve been able to use that as motivation, and the only reason we’ve been able to use it is because we have a very naturally conf ident team,” Smart said. The coach said before every game they’ve shown clips of different analysts picking VCU’s opponent to win. “If we didn’t have a really confident group, that would be paralyzing because our guys would see that and think, ’Oh no, maybe we can’t do that,”’ Smart said. “But I know with our group, that’s not a problem.” Smart can use being disrespected to his advantage now, though he was weary of disappointment demoralizing his team when at-large bids were being announced. He didn’t even gather his team together to watch for fear they would be left out. Five wins later, the victory against Kansas stands as the biggest in school history. So when about 5,000 students gathered early Monday morning to welcome the team home, Smart had news for them. “Here’s the best part,” he told them. “We ain’t done yet.”

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Calipari making UK’s investment pay off LEXINGTON, KY. (AP) — When Kentucky officials met with coach John Calipari two years ago to talk about the program’s vacant head coaching position, they came armed with a sales pitch. Turns out, they didn’t need one. Instead, it was Calipari who ended up doing the selling. When university President Lee Todd and athletic director Mitch BarnCalipari hart outlined their vision for returning the Wildcats to glory, Calipari cut them short and assured them he was the man for the job. “He said, ‘This is it: Notre Dame football and Kentucky basketball, and I want to be a part of Kentucky,”’ Todd said. “I knew then we had the right man.” Standing in a giddy postgame locker room on Sunday night after Calipari led the Wildcats to their first Final Four since 1998, Todd believes now more than ever the school made the right call. “The more I see him on a daily basis, and (the way) he coaches and teaches players, the more proud I am of the decision we made,” Todd said. Even if it came at a steep cost — eight years and $31.65 million — and a bit of a gamble. Calipari’s resume is brilliant but also pockmarked with a couple of NCAA

splotches that are hard to ignore. Kentucky plays Connecticut Saturday in Houston. In Calipari’s previous visits to the Final Four, with Massachusetts in 1996 and Memphis in 2008, were later vacated by the NCAA for rule violations. Though Calipari was not found at fault in either instance, the stigma is something he bristles at. And it’s something that follows him wherever he goes. Even as Calipari celebrated with his players on the floor of the Prudential Center on Sunday evening after joining Rick Pitino as the only men’s coach in NCAA history to lead three schools to the Final Four, a fan stood 20 feet from the floor and taunted Calipari, repeatedly shouting “it will just be vacated.” The next week will give Calipari the stage he’s coveted for much of his career. He’s spent most of his 25-plus seasons in coaching as an outsider who thrived finding success in unlikely places. Now he’s winning at a place where it’s demanded by one of the most passionate fan bases in the country. Calipari remains adamant that he’s done nothing wrong, but knows there is a faction that remains unsatisfied with his answers. “We will all be judged 50 years from now,” Calipari said. “The good news is, there will be no emotion to it where someone wants to be nasty and mean; it won’t be here. It will be here’s the facts, here’s what he’s done.”

All Calipari has done at Kentucky is win and found a way to prosper in a seat that wore down Tubby Smith and chewed up Billy Gillispie in two short years. Calipari has reveled in the spotlight. He’s made Kentucky basketball fun again. Superfan Ashley Judd has returned to Rupp Arena. LeBron James has stopped by for a visit. And Jay-Z strolled into the locker room after the Wildcats secured their 14th Final Four appearance to congratulate the awestruck players. Where Smith grew reticent and Gillispie outright rebelled against the role of ambassador that comes with the job, the 52year-old Calipari has embraced it with a fervor of someone half his age. His infectious energy — and his ability to lure the top high school players to Lexington — has returned the Wildcats to a perch the program has long considered its birthright. Kentucky heads into Saturday’s matchup with Connecticut on a 10-game winning streak. There will be plenty of chatter about Calipari’s path between now and the tip-off of the most important game at Kentucky in more than a decade. He’s ready for it. “I would tell you I hope people look and say, ‘boy he does a good job with his kids and they get better and they play and they go on to good careers, whether it is basketball or business or education,”’ Calipari said.

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DAYTON , O HIO — No team has ever been so happy to be 1-20. Skylar Diggins scored 24 points and second-seeded Notre Dame made up for 28 years of beatings at the hands of Tennessee, upsetting the top-seeded Lady Vols, 73-59, Monday night to earn a spot in the Final Four. “We went into the locker room after the game and the first thing the team said was, “1 and 20! 1 and 20!” coach Muffet McGraw said with a laugh. The Fighting Irish (30-7) came in 0-20 all-time against the Lady Vols. But the operative number on this night was 3-0 — Notre Dame’s record in regional championship games. The Irish are headed to the Final Four for the first time since 2001, when they won the national championship. “This is what you work for,” said Diggins, a first-team AllBig East performer. “I said all day, this team has so much camaraderie. It’s been like that all year. We just rallied around each other.” Natalie Novosel added 17 points and Becca Bruszewski — who didn’t practice Sunday and was listed as questionable to even play with a knee injury — had 13 for the Fighting Irish. Brittany Mallory chipped in with 10 points. “It’s a surreal feeling, knowing that could have been my last game,” said Bruszewski, who got a new knee brace earlier on Monday. “But this team just came out ready to go. This is an unreal feeling.” Notre Dame advanced to the play the winner of today’s game between top-ranked Connecticut (35-1) and second-seeded Duke (32-3). McGraw said she had a clear rooting interest in that game. “We’re definitely cheering

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TENNESSEE COACH PAT SUMMITT, RIGHT, AND PLAYERS VICKI BAUGH, LEFT, and Alicia Manning watch in the closing minute of No. 1 Tennessee’s 73-59 loss to Notre Dame on Monday in the Dayton regional final of the women’s NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. for the Big East,” she said, referring to conference and national power Connecticut. “We’d like to have two Final Four teams from the Big East.” It went without saying that she might want to play the Huskies because — much like Tennessee — the Fighting Irish owe them. Connecticut won all three meetings with Notre Dame this season. Taber Spani and Shekinna Stricklen had 13 points for the Lady Vols (34-3). Glory Johnson added 12. “Obviously I’m very upset, I’m very disappointed in our basketball team,” coach Pat Summitt said after being stuck with loss number 199 of her career against 1,071 wins. “I don’t think we came here with the focus. Don’t ask me why. I’m kind of at a loss for words. We’ve got a ways to go, obviously. We were exposed today.” Stricklen choked up trying to fight back the disappointment. “We just didn’t show up. We didn’t play great defense. ... No defense,” she said. “We didn’t have leaders step up today.” It was a watershed win after years of losing — sometimes

close, usually not so close — to mighty Tennessee. The day before the game, McGraw and her players were clearly upset to be reminded about their long drought against the Lady Vols. “Thanks for reminding us,” she beamed after the game. Trouble seemed to be brewing for the Lady Vols all week. The players had a team meeting after a narrow win in the second round. Then Summitt had to reach back for a f iery halftime speech to inspire the team to overcome Ohio State in the regional semifinals. Down five at the half, Tennessee picked up two quick baskets by Stricklen only to have the Fighting Irish score on five of their next six possessions. Diggins was the culprit almost every time, hitting two threes and a long jumper and assisting on Bruszewski’s short shot and also on Novosel’s spinning reverse layup. “She was terrific, without any doubt the best guard on the floor,” Summitt said of Diggins. “She energizes that team. She was the real force.” Novosel’s hoop swelled the lead to 41-32 — and suddenly

NOTRE DAME (30-7) Peters 3-5 1-3 7, Bruszewski 5-10 3-4 13, Diggins 9-17 2-2 24, Novosel 6-16 5-5 17, Mallory 1-4 7-8 10, Achonwa 1-2 0-0 2, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Turner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 18-22 73. TENNESSEE (34-3) Johnson 4-9 4-6 12, Stricklen 6-14 0-0 13, Brewer 0-2 0-0 0, Simmons 1-11 0-0 2, Spani 4-9 2-2 13, Williams 2-9 1-2 5, Bjorklund 0-4 1-2 1, Avant 0-1 0-0 0, Manning 0-2 0-0 0, Baugh 3-4 23 8, Cain 2-2 1-2 5. Totals 22-67 11-17 59. Halftime—Notre Dame 29-24. 3-Point Goals— Notre Dame 5-11 (Diggins 4-8, Mallory 1-2, Novosel 0-1), Tennessee 4-19 (Spani 3-6, Stricklen 1-4, Williams 0-1, Avant 0-1, Bjorklund 0-2, Simmons 0-5). Fouled Out—Johnson, Peters. Rebounds—Notre Dame 34 (Bruszewski 8), Tennessee 46 (Johnson 14). Assists—Notre Dame 17 (Novosel 5), Tennessee 11 (Cain, Johnson, Williams 2). Total Fouls—Notre Dame 16, Tennessee 20. Technical—Cain. A—5,708.

that sea of orange filling up much of the University of Dayton Arena began to get nervous. Rough play dominated under the basket, with bodies flying everywhere. During one physical exchange, Tennessee’s Kelley Cain was fouled by Bruszewski, with Cain called for a technical for protesting being brought down. That seemed to fire up the Fighting Irish. After Novosel hit both technical shots, and Cain hit only one of her free throws, the Irish pulled away. First Diggins drilled a high, arching 3 from the right wing. After a Tennessee miss, the Lady Vols pressed fullcourt and Notre Dame threw a long inbounds pass to Novosel, who drove the length of the court and fed Devereaux Peters for a bucket. Mallory then picked up a steal and Peters slipped behind the Tennessee defense to score again, muscling in a shot off an alley-oop pass from Diggins — for a 60-48 lead. The Irish didn’t seem to mind waiting out the final 4 minutes to start the celebration. After all, they’d waited so long for the chance to finally have the upper hand over the Lady Vols. “We didn’t feel like underdogs,” Novosel said. “We went in expecting to win.” That made all the difference in the world.

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NOTRE DAME COACH MUFFET MCGRAW HUGS guard Skylar Diggins (4) in the closing minute of Notre Dame’s 73-59 win over Tennessee on Monday in the Dayton regional final in Dayton, Ohio. The Irish advanced to the Final Four against Connecticut or Duke.

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SPOKANE, WASH. — Nnemkadi Ogwumike knows nothing but going to the Final Four since arriving at Stanford. Little sister Chiney is coming along for the ride this time. Nnemkadi Ogwumike dominated the inside with 23 points and 11 rebounds, sister Chiney chipped in with 18 points and 15 boards, and Stanford is headed back to its fourth straight Final Four after the top-seeded Cardinal ended the surprising run of Gonzaga, 83-60, in the Spokane Regional final on Monday night. The size and strength of Stanford was simply too much for the Bulldogs, and their more than 11,000 hometown fans, to overcome on this night. Kayla Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen will close out their college careers on The Farm a perfect 4 for 4 at reaching the Final Four, a streak that started by winning the Spokane Regional in 2008 when they were freshman. Stanford (33-2) won its 27th straight to match the longest streak in school history and will face the Baylor-Texas A&M winner in the national semifinals on Sunday night. “Some people might take this for granted but we’re very grateful to be going,” Pohlen said. Courtney Vandersloot did her best to carry Gonzaga (315) for a half before the Bulldogs wore down in the final 20 minutes under a bevy of missed shots and a befuddling Stanford zone defense. Vandersloot, who came in averaging 30.7 points and 10.3 assists in the tournament, finished with 25 points and nine assists, including 18 straight Gonzaga points during a 9minute stretch of the first half. But Stanford managed to harass Vandersloot in the second half and limited her to

just four points. Her stellar college career ended when she checked out with 1:14 left to a standing ovation and a wave to the crowd after leading Gonzaga to upsets of Iowa, UCLA and Louisville to reach the first Elite Eight in school history. “In the second half we weren’t getting the shots we were in the first half and things just started to go Stanford’s way,” Vandersloot said. Gonzaga was trying to become the first team not named Stanford from West of the Rockies to reach the Final Four since Long Beach State in 1988. Instead, it’s Stanford going to the Final Four for the 10th time. Pohlen broke out of her recent shooting slump by hitting five three-pointers and finished with 17 points. Lindy La Rocque, averaging less than four points on the season, scored 11, including pair of key three-pointers in the first half when the Ogwumikes were getting plenty of help from their teammates. Then the sisters took it upon themselves at the start of the second half to make sure there wouldn’t be one more Gonzaga upset. They scored 14 of Stanford’s first 16 points to start the half, with Nnemkadi twice ripping away rebounds on Chiney’s misses. They combined for 11 offensive rebounds and 26 rebounds total — more than Gonzaga’s total of 25. Stanford outrebounded Gonzaga by 24. “We did a really good job of playing together today and I’m just really proud of her performance,” Nneka Ogwumike said of her sister. It was the worst time for Gonzaga to post its worst shooting game (34 percent) of the season. Already struggling from the perimeter, other than Vandersloot, the Cardinal started the second half leading by nine

BOX SCORE GONZAGA (31-5) Bekkering 1-7 1-2 3, Vandersloot 8-18 6-6 25, K. Redmon 6-21 0-0 13, Standish 7-16 1-2 17, Bowen 0-2 0-0 0, Schick 0-0 0-0 0, Lorenzo 0-0 0-0 0, Winters 0-1 0-0 0, Golden 0-0 0-0 0, Reader 0-1 00 0, Raap 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-68 8-10 60. STANFORD (33-2) C. Ogwumike 7-14 4-8 18, Pedersen 4-9 0-0 8, La Rocque 3-7 2-3 11, Pohlen 6-10 0-0 17, N. Ogwumike 9-11 5-7 23, Murphy 1-1 0-0 2, Mashore 0-0 0-0 0, Ruef 1-1 0-0 3, James 0-0 0-0 0, Cimino 0-0 0-0 0, Kokenis 0-0 0-0 0, Boothe 00 0-0 0, Tinkle 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 31-54 12-20 83. Halftime—Stanford 47-38. 3-Point Goals— Gonzaga 6-21 (Vandersloot 3-8, Standish 2-2, K. Redmon 1-4, Winters 0-1, Bowen 0-2, Bekkering 0-4), Stanford 9-20 (Pohlen 5-8, La Rocque 3-7, Ruef 1-1, Tinkle 0-1, Pedersen 0-3). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Gonzaga 25 (Standish 5), Stanford 49 (C. Ogwumike 15). Assists—Gonzaga 12 (Vandersloot 9), Stanford 14 (Pohlen 5). Total Fouls—Gonzaga 12, Stanford 12. A—11,646.

and in a zone, daring the Bulldogs to shoot. They missed three straight three-point attempts while the Ogwumike sisters re-established their dominance on the inside, giving Stanford its biggest lead at 51-38 just 90 seconds into the half. Vandersloot scored to briefly pause the Cardinal spurt on a driving basket, but the Ogwumikes scored five more and La Rocque knocked down a pair free throws and the Stanford lead was at 58-40 with 15:55 left. Gonzaga made just 8-of-34 shots in the second half and could only watch as its Final Four hopes clanged away. Even in the closing minutes as Gonzaga tried to make the final score more respectable, the shots simply wouldn’t fall as Katelan Redmon’s shot from two feet bounced around and out. Kayla Standish added 17 points for Gonzaga, while Redmon scored 13. The Bulldogs had gone 29-1 since losing at home to Stanford back in November, their only loss in the city of Spokane in the last two seasons. Until Stanford solved them again on Monday night. Stanford faces the winner of the Dallas regional in the Final Four Sunday, April 3.

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Lawrence Journal-World is hiring for positions in our Distribution Center. These are full-time positions and candidates must be available to work between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily. DISTRIBUTION SUPERVISOR Responsible for ensuring the processing and bundling of newsprint products from the press to distributors; oversee mailroom activities, including the labeling, sorting, mailing and preparation of outgoing newspaper products; troubleshoot machinery; and supervise and train team members. Successful candidate will have supervisory experience; experience operating machinery and maintenance skills preferred; strong communication skills; good attention to detail and able to multi-task; able to lift up to 70 lbs., stand for long periods of time and frequently twist and bend; and proficient with MS Office products. DISTRIBUTION TEAM LEADER Responsible for handling the processing and bundling of newsprint products from the press to distributors; troubleshoot machinery; and assist with supervising and providing training to team members. Successful candidate will have leadership experience and be a team player; experience operating machinery and maintenance skills preferred; strong communication skills; good attention to detail and able to multi-task; able to lift up to 70 lbs.; stand for long periods of time and frequently twist and bend; and proficient with MS Office products. TO APPLY: Submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com. We offer an excellent benefits package including health insurance, 401k, paid time off and more! Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required. EOE

Apartments Unfurnished

Apartments Unfurnished YOUR PLACE,

YOUR SPACE

1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms

Remington Square

Clubhouse lounge, gym, garages avail., W/D, walk in closets, and 1 pet okay.

1BR/loft style - $495/mo.

3601 Clinton Pkwy. 785-842-3280

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Also, Check out our Luxury 1-5BR Apts. & Town Homes! Garages - Pool - Fitness Center Ironwood Court Apts. Park West Gardens Apts. Park West Town Homes

Ceramic tile, walk-in closets, W/D, DW, fitness cen785-840-9467 ter, pool, hot tub, FREE DVD rental, Small pets OK. 2BR — 1030 Ohio Street. 1 700 Comet Ln. 785-832-8805 bath, 1st or 2nd floor, CA. www.firstmanagementinc.com $550/month. No pets. Call 785-841-5797

Chase Court Apts. 1 & 2 Bedrooms

Campus Location, W/D, Pool, Gym, Small Pet OK Security Deposit Special! 785-843-8220 chasecourt@sunflower.com

Parkway Terrace 2340 Murphy Drive

GREAT Location! GREAT Rates for Fall!

2BR — 2406 Alabama, in 4plex. 2 story, 1½ bath, CA, DW, W/D hookup. $550 per mo. No pets. 785-841-5797

Apartments Unfurnished 2BR — 1214 Tennessee. In 4plex. 1 bath, DW, CA. $450 / mo. No pets. 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.com

2BR, upper in 4-plex, 1745 Tennessee. $485/mo. Has DW. Quiet & clean. No pets. Avail. now. 785-218-3616 3BR - 1000 Alma, 2 Story, 2 bath, DW, microwave, W/D hookup, CA, 2 car, 1 pet ok. $815/mo. Call 785-841-5797 3BR, 1 bath. 831 Tennessee. Newly remodeled. CA, DW, Microwave, W/D, & deck. $1,260/mo. 785-842-7644 3BR, study, appls. in lovely home. 1028 Ohio, near KU/ downtown. $1,350/mo. Low utils., parking. 785-979-6830

Regents Court 19th & Mass

2BR — 1016 E. 27th, 1 story, 1 bath, CA, W/D hookups, garage. $530/mo. No pets. Call 785-841-5797

Furnished 3 & 4BR Apts August 2011 W/D included

Air Conditioning

Automotive Services

Air Conditioning Heating/Plumbing

930 E 27th Street, 785-843-1691 lawrencemarketplace.com/ chaneyinc

Auctioneers

AUCTION Fastest Way To Liquidate Your Assets Auto • Farm • Estate Construction • Business Also consider Buyouts Call Dan Hiatt 913-963-1729

Hiaat Auction Full service auctions since 1990 www.hiattauction.com

785-842-4455

Buying Junk & Repairable Vehicles. Cash Paid. Free Tow. U-Call, We-Haul! Call 785-633-7556

Tires, Alignment, Brakes, A/C, Suspension Repair Financing Available 785-841-6050 1828 Mass. St lawrencemarketplace.com/ performancetire

Westside 66 & Car Wash

Full Service Gas Station 100% Ethanol-Free Gasoline Auto Repair Shop - Automatic Car Washes Starting At Just $3 2815 W 6th St | 785-843-1878 lawrencemarketplace. com/westside66

Carpet Cleaning Homes, Farms, Commercial Real Estate, Fine Furnishings, Business Inventories, Guns

Automotive Services Bryant Collision Repair Mon-Fri. 8AM-6PM We specialize in Auto Body Repair, Paintless Dent Repair, Glass Repair, & Auto Accessories. 785-843-5803 bryantcollisionrepair@msn.com. lawrencemarketplace.com/ bryant-collision-repair

Kansas Carpet Care, Inc.

785-749-1904

Dale and Ron’s Auto Service

Family Owned & Operated for 37 Years Domestic & Foreign Expert Service 630 Connecticut St

785-842-2108

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Hite Collision Repair

“If you want it done right, take it to Hite.” Auto Body Repair Windshield & Auto Glass Repair 3401 W 6th St (785) 843-8991 lawrencemarketplace.com /hite

K’s Tire

Sales and Service Tires for anything Batteries Brakes Oil Changes Fair and Friendly Customer Service is our trademark 2720 Oregon St. 785-843-3222 Find great offers at

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Need a battery, tires, brakes, or alignment?

Lawrence Automotive Diagnostics

www.lawrenceautodiag.com

785-842-8665

Limited Time Offer Free Carport, full size W/D, extra storage, all electric, lg. pets welcome. Quiet location: 3700 Clinton Parkway. 785-749-0431

Concrete CONCRETE INC. Your local concrete repair specialists Sidewalks, Patios, Driveways

Quality work at a fair price!

1-888-326-2799 Toll Free Decorative & Regular concrete drives, walks, & patios. 42 yrs. exp. Jayhawk Concrete 785-979-5261

Driveways, Parking Lots, Paving Repair, Sidewalks, Garage Floors, Foundation Repair 785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

TOKIC CONSTRUCTION

785-842-4200 Studio, 1, 2 & 3BRs available for May/June 3BR townhomes available June Leasing for August 2011 See Current Availability, Photos & Floor plans on Our Website www.meadowbrookapartments.net

Cedarwood Apartments

2411 Cedarwood Ave.

Carpets & Rugs

* Water & trash paid.

1BRs starting at $400/mo. 2BRs, 1 bath, $495/mo.

CALL TODAY!

Mon. - Fri. 785-843-1116

Serving JO, WY & LV 913-488-9976 913-721-2156

100’s of carpet colors. Many IN STOCK for quick service and 0% financing of Beautiful Flooring in your Lawrence Warehouse TODAY! Jennings’ Floor Trader 3000 Iowa - 841-3838 FloorTraderLawrence.com STARTING or BUILDING a Business? 785-832-2222 classifieds@ljworld.com

Catering

Call Billy Construction Decks, Fences, Etc. Insured. (785) 838-9791

www.billyconstruction.com

Stacked Deck

• Decks • Gazebos • Framing • Siding • Fences • Additions • Remodel • Weatherproofing & Staining Insured, 20 yrs. experience. 785-550-5592

Electrical

Electric & Industrial Supply Pump & Well Drilling Service

Motors - Pumps Complete Water Systems

602 E 9th St | 785-843-4522 lawrencemarketplace.com /patchen

Child Care Provided

Get Lynn on the line! 785-843-LYNN www.lynnelectric.com lawrencemarketplce.com /lynncommunications

Employment Services

Licensed Day Care, 2 Openings - birth & up, 1st aid, CPR, SRS. 4 slots for 5 - 11 yr. olds. 785-764-6660

Cleaning

Apply at eapp.adecco.com Or Call (785) 842-1515 Bird Janitorial & Hawk BETTER WORK Wash Window Cleaning. BETTER LIFE • House Cleaning lawrencemarketplace.com/ • Chandeliers adecco • Post Construction • Gutters • Power Washing • Prof Window Cleaning • Sustainable Options Find Coupons & more info: lawrencemarketplace.com/ Temporary or Contract birdjanitorial Staffing Free Est. 785-749-0244 Evaluation Hire, Direct Hire Professional Search House Cleaner Onsite Services Adding new customers. (785) 749-7550 Years of experience, refer1000 S Iowa, Lawrence KS ences available, Insured. lawrencemarketplace.com 785-748-9815 (local) /express

Computer/Internet Computer too slow? Viruses/Malware? Need lessons? Questions? techdavid3@gmail.com or 785-979-0838

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Newer 1 & 2 BRs West Side location Starting at $475 (785) 841-4935 www.midwestpm.com

The ONLY Energy Star Rated, All Electric Apts. in Lawrence!

Spacious 1 & 2 BRs Featuring: • Private balcony, patio, or sunroom • Walk in closets • All Appls./Washer/Dryer • Ceramic tile floors • Granite countertops • Single car garages • Elevators to all floors • 24 hour emergency maintenance Clubhouse, fitness center, and pool coming soon.

2BR, 2719 Ousdahl, 1 bath, W/D hookup, microwave, garage w/opener, $635/mo. Fall Leasing for avail. now. 816-721-4083 2BR, 1 bath, 2100 Haskell. 1 & 2 Bedrooms plus Some with study. $550 2 & 3BR townhomes 2BR, AC, DW, W/D hookup, $650/mo. Available June & sm. yard, 1 car garage w/ August. Call 785-842-7644 & 3BR Avail. Now. opener, quiet st. $625/mo. Move-in Specials! Quiet, great location on KU Avail. now. 785-218-1413 bus route, no pets, W/D in all units. 785-842-5227

VILLA 26 APTS.

Duplexes

3BR avail. in NW Lawrence 4-plex. New carpet & inte1BR duplex near E. K-10 ac- rior paint. $775/mo. Great cess. Stove, refrig., off-st. for family. 785-865-8699 parking. 1 yr. lease. $410/ mo. No pets. 785-841-4677

Townhomes

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2BR duplex, remodeled unit. New carpet, 1 car, W/D hookup, DW. No pets. Avail. now. $545/mo. 1021 W. 29th Terr. 785-841-5454

430 Eisenhower Drive Showing by Appt. Call 785-842-1524

2BR - Like new! Luxurious! 1 bath, vaulted ceilings, nice kitchen appls.,laundry rm., www.mallardproperties covered patio, lg. 1 car, lawn care. $725/mo. 785-393-4322 lawrence.com

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w/electric only, no gas some with W/D included

1, 2, & 3BR townhomes avail. in Cooperative. Units starting at $375 - $515/mo. Water, trash, sewer paid. FIRST MONTH FREE! Back patio, CA, hard wood floors, full bsmt., stove, refrig., W/D hookup, garbage disposal, Reserved parking. On site management & maintenance. 24 hr. emergency maintenance. Membership & Equity Fee Required. 785-842-2545 (Equal Housing Opportunity)

2BR - Older means more 1, 2, 3BRs NW - SW - SE space! Split-level means more privacy! Central lo- $375 to $900/mo. No pets. More info at 785-423-5828 cation, W/D hookups, $565 /mo. Sm. pet? 785-841-4201 2 & 3BRs for $550 - $1,050. 2BR remodeled duplex. 2119 4BR farmhouse $1,200/mo.. Pikes Peek. 2 Bath AC, DW, Leasing late spring - Aug. W/D hookups. $765/mo. no 785-832-8728 / 785-331-5360 www.lawrencepm.com pets. Call 785-842-7644

2BR, 2 bath, fireplace, CA, W/D hookups, 2 car with opener. Easy access to I-70. Includes paid cable. Pets under 20 pounds are allowed. Call 785-842-2575 www.princeton-place.com

Four Wheel Drive Townhomes 2859 Four Wheel Drive

FALL Leasing Now & 1 Unit is Avail. Now! 2BR, 2 bath, all elect., W/D, lots of cabinet space, & cathedral ceiling with skylight . Water & trash paid.

Move In Special: $685/mo. Pets ok.

785-842-5227

Saddlebrook

625 Folks Rd., 785-832-8200 2BR, 2 bath, 1 car garage.

Overland Pointe

5245 Overland Dr.785-832-8200 2BR, 2 bath, 2 car garage.

Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com

2BR, 2 bath, 1 car, FP, all appls. Spacious newer unit. No pets. $745/mo. Avail. Now. Call 785-766-9823

Events/ Entertainment

General Services

Home Improvements

Lawn, Garden & Nursery

Pet Services

Roofing

REMODELING & HANDYMAN SERVICES

ROCK-SOD-SOIL-MULCH

Eagles Lodge

Banquet Room Available for Corporate Parties, Wedding Receptions, Fundraisers Bingo Every Friday Night 1803 W 6th St. (785) 843-9690 lawrencemarketplace.com /Eagles_Lodge

Steve’s Place

Banquet Hall available for wedding receptions, birthday parties, corporate meetings & seminars. For more info. visit lawrencemarketplace.com /stevesplace

NOT Your ordinary bicycle store!

Graphics

785-843-2174

1388 N 1293 Rd, Lawrence

Bankruptcy, Tax Negotiation, Foreclosure Defense - Call for Free consultation. Cloon Legal Services 888-845-3511 “We are a federally designated debt relief agency.”

Christensen Floor Care LLC. Wood, Tile, Carpet, Concrete, 30 yrs. exp. 785-842-8315

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Lawrence’s Newest Sign Shop

• Full Color Printing • Banners & Decals • Vehicle Graphics • Yard Signs • Magnets • Stationary & Much More!! 785-856-7444 1717 W. 6th

Linoleum, Carpet, Ceramic, Hardwood, Laminate, Porcelain Tile. Estimates Available 1 mile North of I-70. lawrencemarketplace.com /martin_floor_covering

Renovations Kitchen/Bath Remodels House Additions & Decks Quality Work Affordable Prices mmdownstic@hotmail.com Lawrencemarketplace.com/tic Retired Carpenter, Deck Repairs, Home repairs: Int. & Ext., Doors, Handrails, Windows, Stairs, Siding, Wood Rot, Power wash, stone, concrete. 785-766-5285

Landscape Cleanup Spring cleanup and mulch Weekly weeding available CheapScapes 785-979-4727

JAYHAWK GUTTERING

Seamless aluminum guttering. Many colors to choose from. Install, repair, screen, clean-out. Locally owned. Insured. Free estimates.

Heating & Cooling

Quality work at a fair price!

Concrete, Block & Limestone Wall Repair, Waterproofing Drainage Solutions Sump Pumps, Driveways. 785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

Foundation Repair

Roger, Kevin or Sarajane

785-843-2244

www.scott-temperature.com www.lawrencemarketplace.com /scotttemperature

Home Improvements

D& S Home Improvements 30 yrs. Experience Mudjacking, waterproofing. Reasonable Senior. Discount We specialize in Basement Licensed Insured Quality Repair & pressure Grout- 913-208-6478/913-207-2580 ing, Level & Straighten Walls, & Bracing on Walls. B.B.B. FREE ESTIMATES Since 1962 WAGNER’S 785-749-1696

Furniture Recycle Your Furniture

• UPHOLSTERY • REFINISH • REPAIR • REGLUE • WINDOW FASHIONS Quality Since 1947 Murphy Furniture Service 785-841-6484 409 E. 7th www.murphyfurniture.net lawrencemarketplace.com /murphyfurniture

Garage Doors

• Garage Doors • Openers • Service • Installation Call 785-842-5203 or visit us at

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Signal Ridge Mowing Quality Lawn Mowing $25 per lawn. 785-248-9572 signalridgemow@yahoo.com

SPRING YARD CLEANUP

mow, mulch, rake, tree/shrub trimming Marty Goodwin 785-979-1379 Summer Mowing or 1 Time 15+ Years Experience & Dependable! Also do yard work & some hauling. Call Harold 785-979-5117

Low Maintenance Landscape, Inc.

Residential & Commercial Standard & High Security Keys Full Service Shop 840 Connecticut St. 785-749-3023 lawrencemarketplace.com/ mobilelocksmith

1210 Lakeview Court, Innovative Planting Design Construction & Installation www.lawrencemarketplace. com/lml

Plan Now For Next Year • Custom Pools, Spas & Water Features • Design & Installation • Pool Maintenance (785) 843-9119

Haul Free: Salvageable items. Charge; other moving, hauling, landscaping, home repair, clean inside & out. 785-841-6254. www.a2zenterprises.info/

Full Remodels & Odd Jobs, Interior/Exterior Painting, Installation & Repair of: Decks, Drywall, Siding, Gutters, Privacy Fencing, Doors, & Trim. Insured 20 yrs. experience

913-488-7320

Affordable + Reliable Quality mowing & trimming 785-979-4727

15yr. locally owned and operated company. Professionally trained staff. We move everything from fossils to office and household goods. Call for a free estimate. 785-749-5073 lawrencemarketplace.com /starvingartist

AAA Mowing Commercial /Residential Insured Senior Citizen Dis. 785-727-3941

Painting

Lawn, Garden & Nursery A+ Lawn Mowing

Curb Appeal Lawn Care Experienced 1 man crew Caleb Shaffer 785-608-7553 Curbappeallawrence@ yahoo.com

Earthtones Landscape & Lawn Mowing, Spring clean up, Monthly bed maintenance, Renovation, Retaining walls 10% off 1st Mo. 785-856-5566

Green Grass Lawn Care

15 yrs exp, Mowing, Yard Clean-up, Tree Trimming, Snow Removal All jobs considered. 15% Sr. Discount. 785-312-0813, 785-893-1509 Love’s Lawncare & Snow Removal Quality Service Free Est. & Senior Discounts 60 & up. Bonded & Insured Call Danny 785-220-3925

Handyman Services All phases of work, Kitchen, Bath, Tile, Carpet, Decks Interior/Exterior Call Eric 913-742-0699

Mowing...like Clockwork! Honest & Dependable Mow~Trim~Sweep~Hedges Steve 785-393-9152 Lawrence Only

NEW EARTH

• Mowing • Spring/Fall Clean-up • Irrigation • Chemical Applications FREE ESTIMATES 785-865-2724 www.NewEarthTurf.com

Dependable & Reliable Pet sitting, feeding, overnights, walks, more References! Insured! 785-550-9289

Plumbing

“When You’re Ready, We’re Reddi” •Sales •Service •Installations •Free Estimate on replacements all makes & models Commercial Residential Financing Available

Complete interior & exterior painting Siding replacement

785-766-2785

inside-out-paint@yahoo.com Free Estimates Fully Insured Lawrencemarketplace.com/ inside-out-paint

Int/Ext/Specialty Painting Siding, Wood Rot & Decks

Free estimates/Insured.

KW Service 785-691-5949

Sewing Service & Repair

2449 B Iowa St. 785-842-1595

Recycling Services

Siding Services

12th & Haskell Recycle Center, Inc. No Monthly Fee - Always been FREE! Cash for all Metals We take glass! 1146 Haskell Ave, Lawrence 785-865-3730

Siding Installation New Construction, Repair, Replace, Painting Windows, Doors, Remodeling

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Lonnie’s Recycling Inc. Buyers of aluminum cans, all type metals & junk vehicles. Mon.-Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-4, 501 Maple, Lawrence. 785-841-4855 lawrencemarketplace.com /lonnies

Repairs and Services

Water, Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration • Odor Removal • Carpet Cleaning • Air Duct Cleaning •

One Company Is All You Need and One Phone Call Is All You Need To Make (785) 842-0351

Roofing Allcore Roofing & Restoration Hail & Wind Storm Specialists

We Work With Your Insurance Inspections are FREE

785-766-7700 lawrencemarketplace.com /allcore

FREE Estimates Licensed & Insured (785) 312-0581 www.crconstruct.com

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Tree/Stump Removal Arborscapes Tree Service Tree trimming & removal Ks Arborists Assoc. Certified Licensed & Insured. 785-760-3684 www.KansasTreeCare.com

BUDGET TREE SERVICE, LLC. 913-593-7386

Trimmed, Shaped, Removed Shrubs, Fenceline Cleaned

No Job Too Small Free Estimates

Licensed - Insured hm 913-268-3120

Shamrock Tree Service

We Specialize in Fine Pruning If you value your tree for its natural shape and would like to retain its health and beauty in the long term, call on us!

785-393-2260

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Complete Roofing

Locally owned & operated.

ROOF REPAIRS

Leaks, Flashing, Masonry. Residential, Commercial References, Insured.

M-F 9-6, Th 9-8, Sat 9-4 CLASSES FORMING NOW Servicing Most Model Sewing Machines, Sergers & Vacs lawrencemarketplace.com /bobsbernina

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Supplying all your Painting needs. Serving Lawrence and surrounding areas for over 25 years.

Re-Roofs: All Types Roofing Repairs Siding & Windows FREE Estimates (785) 749-0462 www.meslerroofing.com

Taking Care of Lawrence’s Plumbing Needs for over 35 Years (785) 841-2112 lawrencemarketplace.com /kastl

Roofs, Guttering, Windows, Siding, & Interior Restoration

Professional Painters Home, Interior, Exterior Painting, Lead Paint Removal Serving Northeast Kansas 785-691-6050

785-764-9582

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Bob’s BERNINA

Kate, 785-423-4464

www.kbpaintingllc.com

Insurance Work Welcome

Sewing and Vacuum Center

Inside - Out Painting Service

MB Mowing

MLS - Mowing w/Out Contracts Res/Com. Spring Cleanup Mulch-Stone/Tree Removal 785-766-2821 Free estimates mikelawnservice@gmail.com

JASON TANKING CONSTRUCTION New Construction Framing, Remodels, Additions, Decks Fully Ins. & Lic. 785.760.4066 lawrencemarketplace.com /jtconstruction

A. B. Painting & Repair Int/ext. Drywall, Tile, Siding, Wood rot, & Decks 30 plus yrs. Refs. Free Est. Al 785-331-6994 albeil@aol.com

Call for Quality Lawn care 785-893-4128 www.mbmowing.com

Git-R-Done Repairs Home, Barns, Sheds, Roofing, Painting, Siding Call Jeff 785-393-5201

Free Estimates

I COME TO YOU!

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STARVING ARTISTS MOVING

Free Estimates on replacement equipment! Ask us about Energy Star equipment & how to save on your utility bills.

Call 785-841-0809

Prompt Superior Service Residential * Commercial Tear Off * Reroofs

785-691-7434

Marty Goodwin 785-979-1379

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Air Conditioning/ & Heating/Sales & Srvs.

Specializing in: Residential & Commercial Tearoffs Asphalt & Fiberglass Shingling Cedar Shake Shingles Lawrencemarketplace.com /garrison_roofing

Lawn Mow $ 75. per month Aeration $ 35., Fertilize $ 35. Mulch, Bush Trim & more.

Locksmith

785-841-9222

CONCRETE INC Your local foundation repair specialist! Waterproofing, Basement, & Crack Repair

1783 E 1500 Rd, Lawrence

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Moving-Hauling

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Since 1982

785-764-2220

LAWN AREATING SEEDING DETHATCHING MULCH INSTALLED

785-550-5610

“Your Comfort Is Our Business.” Installation & Service Residential & Commercial (785) 841-2665

Garrison Roofing

Santa Fe Professional Mowers

Landscaping

jayhawkguttering.com

Martin Floor Covering

• Baths • Kitchens • Rec Rooms • Tile • Windows •Doors •Trim •Wood Rot Since 1974 GARY 785-856-2440 www.winston-brown.com Licensed & Insured

Guttering Services

785-842-0094

Kitchen/Bath Remodel Carpet ,Tile, Wood, Stone Showroom 4910 Wakarusa Ct, Ste B (785) 843-8600 lawrencemarketplace.com /wildgreen

Call 785-838-9559

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Office* Clerical* Accounting Light Industrial* Technical Finance* Legal

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Studio Apartments 600 sq. ft., $660/mo. No pets allowed Call Today 785-841-6565

Duplexes

Income restrictions apply Sm. Dog Welcome EOH

Foundation Repair

Oakley Creek Catering

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Flooring Installation

Looking for Something Creative? FREE INSTALLATION

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Decks & Fences

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2BRs, 2 bath starting at $747.

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Bob Billings & Crestline

* Near campus, bus stop * Laundries on site * Near stores, restaurants

Your locally owned and operated carpet and upholstery cleaning company since 1993! • 24 Hour Emergency Water Damage Services Available By Appointment Only

C & G Auto Sales

Rentals Available! Quality Pre-owned Cars & Trucks Buy Sell Trade Financing Available 308 E. 23rd St. Lawrence

1136 Louisiana St. Spacious 2BR Available 900 sq. ft., $610/month

Beautiful & Spacious

Lease Today!

Large 2BR open now, close to downtown Lawrence. $630/mo. Water & gas pd. 905 Avalon 785-841-1155

Louisiana Place Apts

Excellent Location 6th & Frontier

2BR & 3BR, 1310 Kentucky. 2BR — 3423 Harvard, CA, 1.5 CA, DW, laundry. Close to bath, garage, W/D hookup, KU. $595 - $800/mo. Avail. DW, $550. 785-841-5797. No August. Call 785-842-7644 pets. www.rentinlawrence.com

2BR, NW Lawrence. On-site laundry, newer carpet. Available now, $535/mo. No pets. Call 785-865-8699

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2BR, nice garden level, 1028 Ohio, near downtown/KU. Appls., private parking, low utils. 785-979-6830

Large 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts.

785-841-1155

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Artist’s Sketch of Central Park, approximately 23”L x 17”H. It is professionally framed. $65. Please call 785-331-7022

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Baby & Children's

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Mobile Homes

OWNER WILL FINANCE 3BR, 2 bath, CH/CA, appls., Move in ready - Lawrence. Call 816-830-2152

Acreage-Lots 3 Acre wooded bldg. site near Wakarusa River, W. of Clinton Resevoir. Repo, Assume Owner financing w/ no down payment from $257/mo. Call 785-554-9663

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Horse-Tack Equipment

Cars-Imports

Mares: Need to find a good home for two 5 - 6 yr. old green broke mares. Call after 5PM: 785-393-6920.

RV's

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Cars-Domestic

1997 Cadillac Seville STS

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1993 Catalina Coachman RV

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1999 Ford F350 Supercab Dually

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World March 15, 2011) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of Jack R. Maison, Deceased.

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Case No. 2011 PR 47

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Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59. NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Dodge 2007 Magnum SXT - Must be seen ... Hasn’t been on the street at all this winter, & it shows. Drives amazing. Looks like it just came off the show room. Interior super clean, sports car red paint, great chrome tires. custom dual exhaust. 38k miles. $13,990, well below Blue Book price. No loan on car, clear title. Car is in Lawrence - You are welcome to come see it in person. My name is Josh. You can call me at 785-691-5369

Ford 2010 Fusion Hybrid, moonroof , back-up camera, 1 owner, 17K miles, $25,900 View pics at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Honda 2003 Accord EX-L, auto, leather, 4cyl, 119K miles, $8900 View pics at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2001 Mazda 626 lx, 128k, 4dr, clean carfax, 2 owners, $5900 View pics at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 7th day of April, 2011, at 10:15 o’clock A.M. of said day, in 1951 Chevrolet Hi-Boy 4x4 said court, in the City of Well built 454CI bored to Lawrence, Douglas County, 468CI. Fun Driver with all Kansas, at which time and the looks. $12,488 place said cause will be Call 888-239-5723 Today.

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heard. Should you fail Kansas therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due Said real property is levied course upon the petition. on as the property of the defendants above named All creditors are notified to and will be sold without apexhibit their demands praisement to satisfy said against the Estate within Order of Sale. four months from the date of the first publication of Sheriff, Douglas County, this notice, as provided by Kansas law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they BRUCE, BRUCE & shall be forever barred. LEHMAN, LLC Attorneys at Law Susan M. Romero P.O. Box 75037 Petitioner Wichita, Kansas 67275-5037 Attorney for RILING, BURKHEAD Meritrust & NITCHER, Chartered Credit Union 808 Massachusetts Street _______ P. O. Box B (Published in the Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Daily Journal-World March (785) 841-4700 29, 2011) jnitcher@rilinglaw.com Attorneys for Petitioner DEMOLITION PERMIT _______ APPLICATION (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World Date: March 23, 2011 March 29, 2011) Project Address: 415 Forrest Ave., Lawrence, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Kansas DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS Property Owner Information: Wells Fargo Bank, Kevin & Christy Kelly, 415 National Association Forrest Ave., Lawrence, KS Plaintiff, 66044 (residing at 1219 NJ, vs. Lawrence, KS 66044) Michael K Ramsey, et al., 785-331-9013 Defendants. Signature: Christy K. Kelly Person, Firm, or CorporaCase No. 11CV64 tion responsible for the Division 4 building if it is someone other than the owner: N/A K.S.A. 60 Contractor Information: Mortgage Foreclosure Renaissance Designs, (Title to Real Estate LLC/Canyon Creek ConInvolved) struction, LLC PO Box 11446, Overland NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Park, KS 66207 913-226-8176 Under and by virtue of an rhonda@renaissance-design Order of Sale issued by the s.com Clerk of the District Court Brief Description of Strucin and for the said County ture: 2 story, tannish in of Douglas, State of Kansas, color, small front yard, parin a certain cause in said tially paved driveway on w. Court Numbered 11CV64, side. House not inhabited. wherein the parties above Signature of Applicant: named were respectively Kevin Kelly plaintiff and defendant, and Christy K. Kelly to me, the undersigned _______ Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale (First published in the Lawat public auction and sell to rence Daily Journal-World the highest bidder for cash March 15, 2011) in hand at 10:00 AM, on 04/21/2011, the Jury Assem- IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF bly Room of the District DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS Court located in the lower In the Matter of the level of the Judicial and Estate of Law Enforcement Center JERE JAY NEIBARGER building, 111 E. 11th St., Deceased Lawrence, Kansas, the following described real esCase No. 2011-PR- 45 tate located in the County of Douglas, State of Kansas, Pursuant to K.S.A. to wit: Chapter 59 ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND NOTICE OF HEARING AND IN CITY OF LAWRENCE, NOTICE TO CREDITORS DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF KANSAS, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 652, PAGE THE STATE OF KANSAS TO 282, ID# U14270JA, BEING ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS BEGINNING AT THE You are hereby notified SOUTHEAST CORNER OF that on March 9, 2011, a PeLOT 3, IN RIVERSIDE ADDI- tition was filed in this Court TION NO. 3, AN ADDITION by ANNA MARIE WHITE, an TO THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, heir, devisee and legatee, AS SHOWN BY THE RE- and executor named in the CORDED PLAT THEREOF; “Last Will and Testament of THENCE SOUTH 90 DEGREES JERE JAY NEIBARGER,” de00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS ceased, dated September 3, WEST ALONG THE SOUTH 1998, praying the Will filed LINE OF SAID LOT 3, 40.30 with the Petition be admitFEET; THENCE LEAVING ted to probate and record; SAID SOUTH LINE, NORTH 00 Petitioner be appointed as without bond; DEGREES 00 MINUTES 30 Executor, SECONDS WEST 115.22 FEET and Petitioner be granted TO THE NORTH LINE OF Letters Testamentary. SAID LOT 3; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 56 You are required to file written defenses SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID your NORTH LINE 40.30 FEET TO thereto on or before April 7, THE NORTHEAST CORNER 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE in the District Court, in SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MIN- Lawrence, Douglas County, UTES 30 SECONDS EAST Kansas, at which time and ALONG THE EAST LINE OF place the cause will be Should you fail SAID LOT 3, 115.22 FEET TO heard. THE POINT OF BEGINNING, therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, AS SHOWN BY SURVEY course upon the petition. OF JOHN A BAXTER, R.L.S., All creditors are notified to DATED MARCH 17, 1998. exhibit their demands SHERIFF OF DOUGLAS against the Estate within COUNTY, KANSAS the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under Respectfully Submitted, K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendBy: ments thereto, or if the Shawn Scharenborg, identity of the creditor is KS # 24542 known or reasonably ascerSara Knittel, KS # 23624 tainable, 30 days after acKelli N. Breer, KS # 17851 tual notice was given as Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. provided by law, and if (St. Louis Office) their demands are not thus 12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555 exhibited, they shall be forSt. Louis, MO 63141 ever barred. Phone: (314) 991-0255 Fax: (314) 567-8006 ANNA MARIE WHITE, Email: sscharenborg@km-law.com Petitioner Attorney for Plaintiff _______ PREPARED AND (First published in the Law- APPROVED BY: rence Daily Journal-World STEVENS & BRAND, L.L.P. 900 Massachusetts, Ste. 500 March 15, 2011) PO Box 189 Lawrence KS 66044-0189 IN THE SEVENTH (785) 843-0811 JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS Attorneys for Petitioners _______ COUNTY, KANSAS MERITRUST CREDIT UNION f/k/a BOEING WICHITA CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. CLEARWATER, L.L.C., JOEL FRITZEL, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ) DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, GROUP 4, L.L.C., and DOUGLAS COUNTY BANK, and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of such of the defendants as may be deceased; the unknown spouses of the defendants’; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of such defendants as are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of such defendants as are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians and trustees of such of the defendants as are minors or are in anywise under legal disability; and John and/or Jane Doe, unknown occupants, Defendant(s).

You are hereby notified that on March 10, 2011, a petition was filed in this court by Susan M. Romero, Jeep 2008 Wrangler Unlim- Executor named in the Last ited Rubicon, Navigation, Will and Testament of Jack heated seats, both tops, 1 R. Maison, Deceased, dated August 18, 1982 and Codicil local trade-in. Substituting Executor to Johnny I’s Cars Last Will and Testament of 814 Iowa 785-841-3344 Jack R. Maison, dated Febwww.johnnyiscars.com Case No: 2010 CV 676 ruary 5, 1998, praying that the Will filed with the petiPursuant to Chapter 60 tion be admitted to probate of K.S.A. and record; that Susan M. Romero be appointed as S H E RIFF’S SALE Executor without bond; and that she be granted Letters Testamentary under the By virtue of an Order of Kansas Simplified Estates Sale issued out of the District Court of Douglas Act. County, Kansas, in the above entitled action, I will, You are further advised that under the provisions of on Thursday, the 7th day of April, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock the Kansas Simplified Es2004 Jeep Wrangler tates Act, the court need a.m., in the Jury Assembly X 4x4 not supervise administra- Room of the District Court, 4.0L 5sp, Soft Top, 70k, tion of the estate, and no in the Lower Level of the JuAC, Nice Nice Jeep notice of any action of the dicial and Law Enforcement Call 888-239-5723 Executor or other proceed- Center, 111 E. 11th Street, ings in the administration Lawrence, Douglas County, will be given, except for no- Kansas, offer for sale at tice of final settlement of public auction and sell to Truck-Pickups the highest bidder for cash decedent’s estate. in hand all the right, title You are further advised and interest of the defendthat if written objections to ants above named in and to following described simplified administration the are filed with the Court, the real property situated in the County of Douglas, Court may order that supervised administration en- State of Kansas, to-wit: sue.

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World March 29, 2011) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF -vsGUY M. NEIGHBORS, et. al.; DEFENDANTS No. 10CV861 Div. No. K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County of Douglas, in a certain cause in said Court Numbered 10CV861, wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the Jury Assembly Room of the District Court located in the lower level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center Building in the City of Lawrence in said County, on April 21, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., of said day the following described real estate located in the County of Douglas, State of Kansas, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF KANSAS, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 24, OF SOMERSET HEIGHTS NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS. Commonly known as 1104 Andover St., Lawrence, Kansas 66049 This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Kenneth M. McGovern SHERIFF OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS SHAPIRO & MOCK, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 6310 Lamar- Ste. 235 Overland Park, KS 66202 (913)831-3000 Fax No. (913)831-3320 Our File No. 10-001468/jsm _______

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er, in my immediate family, only my sister acknowledges the change. It would mean a great deal to me if my parents and aunts and uncles would call me by my chosen name instead of my birth name, but they refuse, saying, “We have been calling you this for almost 30 years. Don’t expect us to switch now.” They read your column every day. Perhaps if they see this they will understand and change. — Kentucky

because of my success? Everything else about him is perDear Kentucky: Don’t fect. — Married to Undecided count on it. We suspect it is a

While watching the pilot of “Body of Proof” (9 p.m., ABC), I found myself laughing at all the wrong places. As we learn quickly, Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) used to be a neurosurgeon. Not just any neurosurgeon but the tiptop, uppermost, best neurosurgeon in the whole wide world. And she won’t let you forget it! But a car accident has left her without feelings in her hands. And all the determination in the world can’t allow her to perform surgery again. But what, we wonder, has robbed her of feelings in her heart? (Sob!) OK, I’m getting ahead of myself. Robbed of her prestigious perch, she becomes a medical examiner. Yes, that’s right, “Body of Proof” is another cadaver drama. But Dr. Hunt doesn’t require all of that fancy equipment they use on “CSI.” She seems to know everything. And because she was a worldrenowned and respected neurosurgeon, she’s not afraid to share her knowledge with her more modestly educated colleagues in the most obnoxious, condescending and humiliating fashion possible. Many scenes in “Body of Proof” consist of Hunt regurgitating whole paragraphs of medical jargon before her quivering staff. Of course, there are downsides to being so brilliant. For starters, she’s divorced, lonely and friendless. But man, she can wear clothes! As we learn from the pilot, Hunt has transferred all of her perfectionism into her new profession. Those dead bodies tell her everything she needs to know to solve the crime, and she should do so inside of 44 minutes. But deeper mysteries remain. Will she ever reconcile with the daughter she lost because she was deemed a detached workaholic mother? Will she get along better with her colleagues? And will Dr. Hunt ever get over her accident? Or over herself? One hint: The acronym for medical examiner spells the word “me.” ● Ultimate fighters have nothing on insects, critters capable of lifting many times their weight and seemingly in constant conflict with one another. You don’t need to be a former ant-farm owner to appreciate “Monster Bug Wars” (8 p.m., Science), but it helps.

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Tonight’s other highlights ● Competition at the sectionals gets rough on “Glee” (7 p.m., Fox). John Stamos guest stars. ● Just in case you forgot last night’s show, “Dancing with the Stars: The Story So Far” (7 p.m., ABC) will refresh your memory. A contestant goes home after the second (8 p.m.) belabored hour. ● A secure base is infiltrated on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (8 p.m., CBS). ● A family portrait proves revealing on “Raising Hope” (8 p.m., Fox). ● Martha Stewart descends on “Fabulous Beekman Boys” (8 p.m., Planet Green). ● Callie’s sister won’t leave on “Traffic Light” (8:30 p.m., Fox). ● A convicted murderer celebrates his crime in song on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS). ● Adam and Kristina at a crossroads on “Parenthood” (9 p.m., NBC). ● A surprise visitor on “Lights Out” (9 p.m., FX). ● Appraisals abound on the new series “What the Sell?” (9 p.m., TLC).

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS for someone at a distance. Your ability to understand others emerges, not that you are always in sync. Tonight: Follow the music. Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Come forward and share more of yourself. A partner could help you a lot, as you do him or her. Tonight: Share with a special person. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ Defer to those around you, for now. You do like to be on center stage, but it is also important to be able to step back. Tonight: Be with the one you love. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★ Pace yourself, knowing that a lot could change. You might feel restricted financially by a situation. Find a way out. How much do you hold yourself back? Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ You could feel restricted, but most of the restrictions are selfimposed on some level. Do realize what you are doing rather than blame someone else. Tonight: Everplayful. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★ Work through a sense of negativity or wishing a situation was otherwise. Push comes to

ACROSS 1 Holster’s location 4 Remove a rind 8 Long John Silver, e.g. 14 “Red Letter Year” singer DiFranco 15 Belgrade citizen 16 More foolish 17 “___ be an honor” 18 With all one’s marbles 19 Demonstrate clearly 20 Conductor of a kind 23 Middle Eastern ruler jacquelinebigar.com 24 Big container for potatoes shove with ease. You know 25 Billy goat’s what is happening. You bleat understand a lot. Tonight: 28 Hardest to penetrate Happily head home. 32 Vote in an Sagittarius (Nov. 22incumbent Dec. 21) ★★★★★ Your 34 Emitted a contented optimism touches many sigh people, but it most helps First man you. Keep asking and look- 36 37 Org. formed ing at key questions. by the Treaty Tonight: Hang out with of Versailles 43 Bar between your pals. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 44 wheels Wombs 19) ★★★ Listen to some- 45 Inclined one you respect. You will 48 Library extension head in a new direction 53 Muddy once you gain a perspecabode tive of what is possible. 54 Pacific Tonight: Your treat. salmon variety Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Honor who you 56 Toy on a

are, and act on your impulsiveness. Think in terms of gaining through spontaneity. You might try to see a situation in a different light, but right now you might have difficulty gaining that perspective. Tonight: Whatever suits your fancy. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ Listen to advice from a partner who often seems very tense. Understand what is happening in your immediate circle. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

BIRTHDAYS Political commentator John McLaughlin is 84. Author Judith Guest is 75. Former British Prime Minister Sir John Major is 68. Comedian Eric Idle is 68. Composer Vangelis is 68. Basketball Hall of Famer Walt Frazier is 66. Singer Bobby Kimball (Toto) is 64.

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— Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190 Chicago, IL 60611.

Dear Annie: A few years ago, I had my first name legally changed. I never liked the one I was given at birth. Had I known how easy the process is, I would have done it when I was 18 instead of waiting until age 29. All of my friends call me by my new name, as do my coworkers and in-laws. Howev-

For Tuesday, March 29: This year, you will naturally open up to different perspectives. Someone often seems as if he or she wants to rain on your parade. Actually, what is going on has more to do with this person than with you. If you are single, you could find that others are drawn to you, but they could be, in your eyes, a real downer. If you are attached, your sweetie can be difficult, but it works out ultimately. Learn not to react, and to let it go. It is but a phase. You can count on Aquarius. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★★ You negotiate your way through what many might feel is an untenable situation. You find your answer through conversations and caring. Tonight: Only what you want. Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★ Extremes mark your decisions. You see life with renewed interest. You are in a period in which you will land on your feet no matter what. Tonight: Up late. Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★★ Reach out

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bit hurtful to your parents that you changed your name from the one they gave you. For them, we’d recommend tolerance, pretending your old name is a “family nickname.” But if that isn’t possible for you, try helping them out. Pretend you don’t hear your old name. Give them a minute to remember the new one. Remind them gently when they forget or refuse to use it.

Dear Married: You are not crippling him. Ben’s problems may stem from attention deficit disorder, his parents or some combination of psychological issues. It would probably take a bit of therapy to unravel the causes and work on changing the way he approaches his life. If the two of you are willing to invest the time and money, suggest he talk to a psychologist.

Delany, dressed for success, addresses bodies

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Actor Brendan Gleeson is 56. Actor Christopher Lawford is 56. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Earl Campbell is 56. International Gymnastics Hall of Famer Kurt Thomas is 55. Actor Christopher Lambert is 54. Rock singer Perry arrell (Porno for Pyros; Fa

21 Store posting, briefly 22 Ava of the movies 25 The Beatles’ “Love ___” 26 Open up ___ of worms 27 Cash machines 29 ___ Claire, Wisc. 30 Abbr. on a can of motor oil 31 Philosopher’s output 33 My ___, Vietnam 35 Young newt 37 Back muscles, briefly 38 Cinema sign 39 Treaty co-signer 40 Acquire 41 “All bets ___ off” 42 Type of plate

string 57 Where your dog may sleep 61 Instruments with many pedals 64 Not there 65 “Paper or plastic” choice 66 Carrier of the band’s equipment 67 Sched. guesses 68 Caustic used in soapmaking 69 Violin’s ancestors 70 Month components 71 Bard’s “always” DOWN 1 Flagged, as a cab 2 Before the deadline 3 Simplified language 4 “Hey!” in class 5 Alda of TV 6 Rajah’s wife 7 ___ the score (gets revenge) 8 Role for 5-Down 9 Call forth 10 Vice squad surprise 11 ___ Arbor, Mich. 12 Slangy sleuth 13 “Able was I ___ I saw Elba”

or soldier 46 Needing no introduction 47 Hangmen’s loops 49 Hand-___ coordination 50 Teeter 51 “Affirmative, captain!” 52 Paying guest 55 Companion of 34-Across 57 Slowly disappear 58 Cheese made from goat milk 59 Buffet meal carrier 60 Dame of the piano 61 Hockey legend Bobby 62 Sturgeon eggs, e.g. 63 Be a chatterbox

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

ONSWH ASEVGA DFRIEF

Dear Annie: I’ve been with my husband for 14 years. I have a career and make good money with excellent benefits. But “Ben” hasn’t found himself quite yet. He is now in his early 30s and has studied architecture, business, machining, personal training, mechanics, computers and more. He has started a few businesses, all of which fizzled. He has trouble making decisions about a career, and whenever he gets close to finishing what he starts, he second guesses himself and starts a new path. None of the men in his family are particularly confident. I believe he is afraid to fail. Ben’s mother has always been the family leader and is extremely critical of her husband and children. Anytime he begins a new endeavor, she shoots him down. I try to give him praise to counteract her, but it isn’t enough. While I don’t mind bearing the load financially, I really want to see Ben come into his own. I think it would help our marriage and set a good example for our children. We recently had a baby, and it’s looking as if Ben will be a stay-at-home dad. This is fine with me, but I wonder if he will ever find a career and thrive in it. Is there anything I can do to help him along, or should I just accept the way things are? Am I crippling him

I ___ I saw Elba”

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Answer: A

Jane’s Addiction) is 52. Comedian-actress Amy Sedaris is 50. Model Elle Macpherson is 48. Rock singer-musician John Popper (Blues Traveler) is 44. Actress Lucy Lawless is 43. Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is 40.

Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) CRACK BUCKLE POTENT Jumbles: BLAND Answer: What the cops did when they spotted the twin burglars — A DOUBLE TAKE

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SPORTS

10B Tuesday, March 29, 2011

SCOREBOARD MLB Spring Training

Monday’s Games Florida (ss) 7, St. Louis 0 Boston 3, Toronto 2 Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3 Baltimore 14, Detroit 9 Philadelphia 7, Houston 6 Florida (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., ccd., Rain Seattle 7, Colorado 6 Kansas City 10, Milwaukee (ss) 0 Cincinnati 9, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Milwaukee (ss) 5, San Diego 4 Texas 6, Arizona 4 Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., Rain Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., ccd., rained out San Francisco 4, Oakland 3 L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, (n)

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Kansas

Through April 10 only at TCU — L, 8-2 (0-1) at TCU, L 1-7 (0-2) at TCU, W 4-3, 14 innings (1-2) vs. Creighton, L 3-4 (1-3) vs. Iowa, W 5-2 (2-3) vs. Southern Utah, W 2-1 (3-3) vs. Southern Utah, W 5-1 (4-3) vs. UC Riverside, Surprise, Ariz., L 1-2 (4-4) vs. Cal State Bakersfield, Surprise, Ariz., L 0-12 (4-5) Arizona State, Surprise, Ariz., L 3-4 (4-6) vs. Air Force, Surprise, Ariz., W 4-1 (5-6) vs. North Dakota, W 5-3 (6-6) Eastern Michigan, W 8-2 (7-6) vs. Eastern Michigan, L 1-8 (7-7) vs. Eastern Michigan, L 4-10 (7-8) at Arkansas, L 2-4 (7-9) vs. Oklahoma State, L 1-3 (7-10, 0-1) vs. Oklahoma State, W 7-2 (8-10, 1-1) vs. Oklahoma State, W 5-4 (9-10, 2-1) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, W 5-3 (10-10, 2-1) at Texas A&M, L 1-2 (10-11, 2-2) at Texas A&M, L 1-11 (10-12, 2-3) at Texas A&M, L 1-3 (10-13, 2-4) Wednesday — at Missouri State, 6:30 p.m. April 1 — vs. Baylor, 6 p.m. April 2 — vs. Baylor, 2 p.m. April 3 — vs. Baylor, 1 p.m. April 5 — vs. Missouri State, 6 p.m. April 6 — vs. Missouri, 5:30 p.m. April 8 — vs. Nebraska, 6 p.m. April 9 — vs. Nebraska, 2 p.m. April 10 — vs. Nebraska, 1 p.m.

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Sept. 3 — vs. McNeese State Sept. 10 — vs. Northern Illinois Sept. 17 — at Georgia Tech Oct. 1 — vs. Texas Tech Oct. 8 — at Oklahoma State Oct. 15 — vs. Oklahoma Oct. 22 — vs. Kansas State Oct. 29 — at Texas Nov. 5 — at Iowa State Nov. 12 — vs. Baylor Nov. 19 — at Texas A&M Nov. 26 — vs. Missouri (at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.)

NCAA Tournament

FIRST ROUND Tuesday, March 15 At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio No. 16 Seed Southeast: UNC Asheville 81, Arkansas-Little Rock 77, OT No. 12 Seed East: Clemson 70, UAB 52 Wednesday, March 16 No. 16 Seed East: Texas-San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61 No. 11 Seed Southwest: Virginia Commonwealth 59, Southern Cal 46 EAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 17 At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Fla. West Virginia 84, Clemson 76 Kentucky 59, Princeton 57 Friday, March 18 At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina 102, Long Island University 87 Washington 68, Georgia 65 At Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland George Mason 61, Villanova 57 Ohio State 75, Texas-San Antonio 46 Marquette 66, Xavier 55 Syracuse 77, Indiana State 60 Third Round Saturday, March 19 At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Fla. Kentucky 71, West Virginia 63 Sunday, March 20 At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina 86, Washington 83 At Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Ohio State 98, George Mason 66 Marquette 66, Syracuse 62 At The Prudential Center Newark, N.J. Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 North Carolina 81, Marquette 63 Kentucky 62, Ohio State 60 Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Kentucky 76, North Carolina 69 SOUTHEAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 17 At The Verizon Center Washington Butler 60, Old Dominion 58 Pittsburgh 74, UNC Asheville 51 At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Fla. Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51 UCLA 78, Michigan State 76 At The Pepsi Center Denver BYU 74, Wofford 66 Gonzaga 86, St. John’s 71 At The McKale Center Tucson, Ariz. Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58 Kansas State 73, Utah State 68 Third Round Saturday, March 19 At The Verizon Center Washington Butler 71, Pittsburgh 70 At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Fla. Florida 73, UCLA 65 At The Pepsi Center Denver BYU 89, Gonzaga 67 At The McKale Center Tucson, Ariz. Wisconsin 70, Kansas State 65 At New Orleans Arena Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Florida 83, BYU 74, OT Butler 61, Wisconsin 54 Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Butler 74, Florida 71, OT SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 17 At The Pepsi Center Denver Morehead State 62, Louisville 61 Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66 Friday, March 18 At The United Center Chicago Notre Dame 69, Akron 56 Florida State 57, Texas A&M 50 Purdue 65, St. Peter’s 43 Virginia Commonwealth 74, Georgetown 56 At The BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Kansas 72, Boston University 53 Illinois 73, UNLV 62 Third Round Saturday, March 19 At The Pepsi Center Denver Richmond 65, Morehead State 48

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BOSTON CELTICS FORWARD PAUL PIERCE, LEFT, SOARS OVER Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert for a basket. The Pacers defeated the Celtics, 107-100, on Monday in Indianapolis.

Sunday, March 20 At The United Center Chicago Virginia Commonwealth 94, Purdue 76 Florida State 71, Notre Dame 57 At The BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Kansas 73, Illinois 59 At The Alamodome San Antonio Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Kansas 77, Richmond 57 Virginia Commonwealth 72, Florida State 71 Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Virginia Commonwealth 71, Kansas 61 WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 17 At The McKale Center Tucson, Ariz. Temple 66, Penn State 64 San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50 At The Verizon Center Washington Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52 Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63 Friday, March 18 At The BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Texas 85, Oakland, Mich. 81 Arizona 77, Memphis 75 At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Michigan 75, Tennessee 45 Duke 87, Hampton 45 Third Round Saturday, March 19 At The Verizon Center Washington Connecticut 69, Cincinnati 58 At The McKale Center Tucson, Ariz. San Diego State 71, Temple 64, 2OT Sunday, March 20 At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Duke 73, Michigan 71 At The BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Arizona 70, Texas 69 At The Honda Center Anaheim, Calif. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Connecticut 74, San Diego State 67 Arizona 93, Duke 77 Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Connecticut 65, Arizona 63 FINAL FOUR At Reliant Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday, April 2 Butler (27-9) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (2811), 5:09 p.m. Kentucky (29-8) vs. Connecticut (30-9), 40 minutes after first game National Championship Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners

2010-11 AP All-America teams

Statistics through March 13 First Team Jimmer Fredette, BYU, 6-2, 195, senior, Glens Falls, N.Y., 28.5 ppg, 4.2 apg, 40.4 3-pt fg pct, 89.1 ft pct. (64 first-place votes, 323 points). Nolan Smith, Duke, 6-2, 185, senior, Upper Marlboro, Md., 21.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 5.2 apg, 81.6 ft pct. (61, 315). Jared Sullinger, Ohio State, 6-9, 280, freshman, Columbus, Ohio, 17.2 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 53.6 fg pct. (58, 311). Kemba Walker, Connecticut, 6-1, 172, junior, Bronx, N.Y., 23.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.9 steals, 37.5 minutes (51, 297). JaJuan Johnson, Purdue, 6-10, 221, senior, Indianapolis, 20.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 81.5 ft pct, 2.3 blocks (44, 277). Second Team Marcus Morris, Kansas , 6-9, 235 junior, Philadelphia, 17.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 58.7 fg pct. (14, 208). Derrick Williams, Arizona, 6-8, 241, sophomore, La Mirada, Calif., 19.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 61.5 pg pct, 60.3 3-pt fg pct. (16, 205). Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, 6-3, 203, senior, Poplar Bluff, Kan., 18.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 44.1 3-pt fg pct, 81.4 ft pct. (7, 184). Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin, 6-1, 195, junior, Bloomington, Minn., 18.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.7 apg, 43.3 3-pt fg pct, 84.9 ft pct, 4.2 a/to ratio (2, 122). Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State, 6-7, 225, sophomore, Riverside, Calif., 15.4 ppg, 10.7 rpg. (2, 107). Third Team Jordan Hamilton, Texas, 6-7, 220, sophomore, Compton, Calif., 18.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.1 apg. (1, 84). Kenneth Faried, Morehead State, 6-8, 228, senior, Newark, N.J., 17.6 ppg, 14.5 rpg, 64.4 fg pct, 2.4 blocks, 2.0 steals (2, 72). Jacob Pullen, Kansas State, 6-0, 200, senior, Maywood, Ill., 19.5 ppg, 3.7 apg, 1.7 steals. (1, 68). Tu Holloway, Xavier, 6-0, 185, junior, Hempstead, N.Y., 20.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 5.5 apg, 38.4 minutes, 86.9 ft, pct, 1.5 steals (0, 45). Marshon Brooks, Providence, 6-5, 200, senior, Stone Mountain, Ga., 24.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.5 steals (1, 32). Honorable Mention Harrison Barnes, North Carolina; Talor Battle, Penn State; Devon Beitzel, Northern Colorado; Keith Benson, Oakland; Solomon Bozeman, UALR. Alec Burks, Colorado; Gilberto Clavell, Sam Houston State; Norris Cole, Cleveland State; Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech; Austin Freeman, Georgetown.

Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh; Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston; Justin Greene, Kent State; Dwight Hardy, St. John’s; John Holland, Boston U. Ken Horton, Central Connecticut State; Reggie Jackson, Boston College; Rick Jackson, Syracuse; Charles Jenkins, Hofstra; John Jenkins, Vanderbilt. Aaron Johnson, UAB; Terrence Jones, Kentucky; Trevele Jones, Texas Southern; Brandon Knight, Kentucky; Jon Leuer, Wisconsin. Mickey McConnell, Saint Mary’s; E’Twaun Moore, Purdue; Markieff Morris, Kansas; Mike Muscala, Bucknell; Chandler Parsons, Florida. C.J. Reed, Bethune-Cookman; Ryan Rossiter, Siena; Jesse Sanders, Liberty; Kyle Singler, Duke; Mike Smith, East Tennessee State. Tristan Isaiah Thomas, Washington; Thompson, Texas; Nikola Vucevic, Southern California; Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh; Casper Ware, Long Beach State. Kyle Weems, Missouri State; Taj Wesley, Utah State; Jordan Williams, Maryland; Isiah Williams, Utah Valley; Keith Wright, Harvard.

NIT

Semifinals Today At Madison Square Garden New York Wichita State (27-8) vs. Washington State (2212), 6 p.m. Colorado (24-13) vs. Alabama, 8:30 p.m. Championship Thursday Semifinals winners, 6 p.m.

NCAA Women’s Tournament

Regional Semifinals At The Liacouras Center Philadelphia Sunday, March 27 Connecticut 68, Georgetown 63 Duke 70, DePaul 63 Regional Championship Tuesday Connecticut (35-1) vs. Duke (32-3), 6 p.m.

DAYTON REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Saturday, March 26 Tennessee 85, Ohio State 75 Notre Dame 78, Oklahoma 53 Regional Championship Monday Notre Dame 73, Tennessee 59 SPOKANE REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Saturday, March 26 Gonzaga 76, Louisville 69 Stanford 72, North Carolina 65 Regional Championship Monday Stanford 83, Gonzaga 60 DALLAS REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At American Airlines Center Dallas Sunday, March 27 Texas A&M 79, Georgia 38 Baylor 86, Wisconsin-Green Bay 76 Regional Championship Today Texas A&M (30-5) vs. Baylor (34-2), 8 p.m. FINAL FOUR At at Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis National Semifinals Sunday, April 3 Philadelphia champion vs. Notre Dame (30-7) Stanford (33-2) vs. Dallas champion National Championship Tuesday, April 5 Semifinal winners

NBA Roundup Gilles Simon (25), France, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Alexandr Dolgopolov (21), Ukraine, leads JoWilfried Tsonga (15), France, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 3-2 susp., rain. Women Fourth Round Maria Sharapova (16), Russia, def. Sam Stosur (4), Australia, 6-4, 6-1. Alexandra Dulgheru (26), Romania, def. Peng Shuai, China, 6-3, 6-4. Andrea Petkovic (21), Germany, def. Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Jelena Jankovic (6), Serbia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 6-1, 6-3. Vera Zvonareva (3), Russia, def. Marion Bartoli (15), France, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. Agnieszka Radwanska (9), Poland, def. Francesca Schiavone (5), Italy, 6-0, 6-2. Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (17), Russia, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Doubles Men Second Round Rohan Bopanna, India, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (7), Pakistan, def. Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, and Dick Norman, Belgium, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-8 tiebreak. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Horia Tecau (8), Romania, def. John Isner and Sam Querrey, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Jurgen Melzer, Austria, and Jurgen Melzer (4), Germany, def. Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Paul Hanley, Australia, 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 tiebreak. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Daniel Nestor (2), Canada, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-4, 6-2. Oliver Marach, Austria, and Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, 7-5, 6-4. Women Second Round Sloane Stephens, United States, and Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Bethanie MattekSands and Meghann Shaughnessy (7), United States, 1-6, 7-6 (9), 10-7 tiebreak. Shahar Peer, Israel, and Peng Shuai, China, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, and Yan Zi, China, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 tiebreak.

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Designated LHP Mark Hendrickson, RHP David Riske and RHP Rick VandenHurk for assignment. Optioned OF Nolan Reimold to Norfolk (IL). Assigned RHP Ryan Drese, LHP Clay Rapada and INF Nick Green to their minor league camp. Granted OF Randy Winn his unconditional release. MINNESOTA TWINS—Traded RHP Billy Bullock to Atlanta to retain Rule 5 draft choice LHP Scott Diamond and assigned Diamond outright to Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES—Selected the contract of INF Eric Chavez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS—Reassigned C Josh Bard and UT Chris Gimenez to their minor league camp and LHP Luke French to Tacoma (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS—Traded C Matt Treanor to Kansas City for cash considerations. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned LHP Jordan Norberto to Reno (PCL). Reassigned RHP Rafael Rodriguez and C P.J. Pilittere to their minor league camp. CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned C Welington Castillo to Iowa (PCL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Traded INF Josh Fields to Colorado for a player to be named or cash. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed OF Mike Baxter on the 60- and INF Eric Patterson on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Cedric Hunter from Tucson (PCL). Optioned LHP Wade LeBlanc, OF Aaron Cunningham and INF Everth Cabrera to Tucson. Assigned LHP Randy Flores, C Guillemo Quiroz and INF Logan Forsythe to their minor league camp. Released INF Oscar Salazar. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Optioned LHP Ross Detwiler, RHP Collin Balester and OF Roger Bernadina to Syracuse (IL). Reassigned INF Brian Bixler to their minor league camp. Placed RHP Henry Rodriguez on the 15- and RHP Chien-Ming Wang and RHP Elvin Ramirez on the 60-day DL. Traded INF Alberto Gonzalez to San Diego for RHP Erik Davis and cash considerations. American Association SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Signed RHP David Trahan. AMARILLO SOX—Signed RHP Matt Elliott. Traded RHP David Nathanson to Gary SouthShore for cash and a player to be named later. WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed RHP Nick Singleton. Traded INF Joe Spiers to Evansville (Frontier) for RHP Jared Simon. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G Garrett Temple for the remainder of the season. Women’s National Basketball Association TULSA SHOCK—Signed G Sheryl Swoopes. HOCKEY National Hockey League PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed F Paul Thompson to a two-year contract. American Hockey League HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Signed LW Paul Zanette. SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS—Named Jeff Agoos technical director, competition. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC—Announced the retirement of F Blaise Nkufo. North American Soccer League NASL—Named David Downs commissioner. COLLEGE ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO—Named Tanya Ray women’s basketball coach. GEORGIA TECH—Named Brian Gregory men’s basketball coach. KENT STATE—Announced men’s basketball coach Geno Ford has left the program to become men’s basketball coach at Bradley. Named men’s assistant basketball coach Rob Senderoff interim coach. MAINE—Announced interim athletic director Steve Abbott has accepted a two-year appointment. MALONE—Named Jason Mishler women’s basketball coach. MICHIGAN STATE—Announced sophomore men’s basketball C Garrick Sherman will transfer. SAMFORD—Promoted women’s volunteer assistant volleyball coach James Hanger to fulltime assistant. Named Lisa Pierce women’s assistant volleyball coach. UCLA—Announced F Tyler Honeycutt will enter the NBA draft.

WNIT

Quarterfinals Saturday, March 26 Charlotte 79, Virginia 74 Sunday, March 27 Toledo 71, Syracuse 68 Illinois State 60, Arkansas 49 Southern Cal 87, Colorado 70 Semifinals Wednesday Charlotte (27-9) at Toledo (27-8), 7 p.m. Southern Cal (23-12) at Illinois State (24-10), 7:05 p.m. Championship At TBD Saturday, April 2 Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.

Sony Ericsson Open

Monday At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park Key Biscayne, Fla. Purse: Men: $4.5 million (Masters 1000); Women: $4.5 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Third Round Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 7-6 (8), 7-5. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 6-3, 6-3. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Mikhail Youzhny (13), Russia, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Nicolas Almagro (11), Spain, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Juan Monaco (32), Argentina, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

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The Associated Press

Bobcats 87, Bucks 86 CHARLOTTE , N.C. — Gerald Henderson scored the final seven points, including the go-ahead jumper with 22 seconds left, and the short-handed Bobcats staged an unlikely comeback to beat the mistakeprone Bucks on Monday night. MILWAUKEE (86) Delfino 1-7 2-2 5, Mbah a Moute 4-8 3-4 11, Bogut 13-19 0-0 26, Jennings 10-27 4-4 26, Salmons 3-11 2-2 9, Redd 0-3 0-0 0, Sanders 1-3 0-1 2, Dooling 2-6 0-0 5, Gooden 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 35-90 11-13 86. CHARLOTTE (87) Jackson 8-14 0-0 18, Diaw 3-5 4-6 10, Thomas 35 1-3 7, Augustin 4-13 2-2 10, Henderson 7-10 24 16, Najera 0-2 0-0 0, Cunningham 2-3 2-2 6, Livingston 1-4 1-2 3, Carroll 3-5 4-5 10, White 14 2-2 4, Temple 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 33-68 18-26 87. Milwaukee 26 20 26 14 — 86 Charlotte 27 18 20 22 — 87 3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 5-23 (Jennings 2-8, Dooling 1-3, Delfino 1-4, Salmons 1-6, Redd 0-2), Charlotte 3-11 (Jackson 2-6, Temple 1-3, Augustin 0-1, Diaw 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 53 (Jennings, Bogut 9), Charlotte 47 (Thomas 6). Assists—Milwaukee 21 (Salmons 6), Charlotte 25 (Augustin, Diaw 8). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 20, Charlotte 17. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three second. A—12,368 (19,077).

Pacers 107, Celtics 100 INDIANAPOLIS — Roy Hibbert scored 26 points as Indiana beat Boston and remained in sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Danny Granger scored 18 points and Darren Collison added 17 for the Pacers. BOSTON (100) Pierce 8-13 4-4 23, Garnett 2-4 2-4 6, Krstic 2-4 3-4 7, Rondo 9-13 4-4 22, Allen 4-8 2-3 11, Davis 7-11 6-8 20, Green 1-3 6-8 8, West 1-5 1-1 3, Pavlovic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-62 28-36 100. INDIANA (107) Granger 6-12 4-5 18, Hansbrough 2-7 1-2 5, Hibbert 12-17 2-2 26, Collison 8-9 1-1 17, George 0-3 0-0 0, D.Jones 2-5 4-4 8, McRoberts 2-5 2-2 6, Rush 3-8 0-0 8, Price 6-9 1-4 15, Foster 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 42-77 17-22 107. Boston 33 16 36 15 — 100 Indiana 27 30 24 26 — 107 3-Point Goals—Boston 4-11 (Pierce 3-4, Allen 1-3, West 0-1, Pavlovic 0-1, Green 0-2), Indiana 615 (Price 2-3, Rush 2-4, Granger 2-6, George 0-1, Collison 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Boston 34 (Garnett, Pierce 6), Indiana 42 (Foster 7). Assists—Boston 19 (Rondo 8), Indiana 18 (Granger 4). Total Fouls—Boston 21, Indiana 22. Technicals—Boston defensive three second 2, Indiana defensive three second. A—15,932 (18,165).

76ers 97, Bulls 85 CHICAGO — Thaddeus Young scored 21 points and Philadelphia built a 23-point lead and held on, beating Chicago and ending the Bulls’ 14-game home winning streak. PHILADELPHIA (97) Iguodala 7-14 4-5 19, Brand 6-12 1-2 13, Hawes 7-13 0-0 14, Holiday 4-8 3-4 12, Meeks 3-10 0-0 8, Young 10-16 1-2 21, Williams 2-11 6-8 10, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Speights 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-86 15-21 97. CHICAGO (85) Deng 3-11 4-7 10, Boozer 6-13 3-4 15, Noah 3-7 4-8 10, Rose 12-24 7-9 31, Bogans 2-5 0-0 5, Brewer 2-5 0-2 4, Gibson 2-6 0-0 4, Asik 0-2 0-0 0, Watson 1-3 0-0 2, Korver 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 33-80 18-30 85. Philadelphia 27 26 16 28 — 97 Chicago 13 24 27 21 — 85 3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 4-14 (Meeks 2-7, Holiday 1-2, Iguodala 1-3, Williams 0-1, Hawes 01), Chicago 1-9 (Bogans 1-2, Korver 0-1, Watson 0-1, Deng 0-2, Rose 0-3). Fouled Out—Hawes. Rebounds—Philadelphia 54 (Brand 9), Chicago 58 (Noah 13). Assists—Philadelphia 24 (Iguodala, Williams 7), Chicago 18 (Rose 5). Total Fouls— Philadelphia 18, Chicago 18. Technicals— Philadelphia defensive three second. A—22,210 (20,917).

How former Jayhawks fared Drew Gooden, Milwaukee Pts: 2. FGs: 1-6. FTs: 0-0. Paul Pierce, Boston Pts: 23. FGs: 8-13. FTs: 4-4. Brandon Rush, Indiana Pts: 8. FGs: 3-8. FTs: 0-0.

STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division y-Boston Philadelphia New York New Jersey Toronto Southeast Division x-Miami x-Orlando x-Atlanta Charlotte Washington Central Division y-Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division x-San Antonio x-Dallas New Orleans Memphis Houston Northwest Division x-Oklahoma City Denver Portland Utah Minnesota Pacific Division y-L.A. Lakers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

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Monday’s Games Charlotte 87, Milwaukee 86 Indiana 107, Boston 100 New York 113, Orlando 106, OT Philadelphia 97, Chicago 85 Portland 100, San Antonio 92 Washington 100, Utah 95, OT Today’s Games Miami at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Houston at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Golden State at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Trail Blazers 100, Spurs 92 SAN ANTONIO — Andre Miller scored 26 points and Portland beat the slumping and banged-up Spurs as Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan sat out with injuries. George Hill led the Spurs with 27 points. PORTLAND (100) Batum 3-7 2-2 10, Wallace 5-13 2-3 14, Aldridge 4-10 1-1 9, Miller 9-15 8-10 26, Matthews 4-8 1012 19, Camby 0-0 0-0 0, Fernandez 3-4 0-0 8, Roy 5-7 1-3 11, Mills 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 34-65 24-31 100. SAN ANTONIO (92) Jefferson 2-5 2-4 7, Bonner 3-5 0-0 6, Splitter 611 2-5 14, Hill 11-20 5-9 27, Anderson 2-4 0-0 5, Blair 1-4 1-2 3, Novak 3-7 0-0 7, Green 3-3 0-0 7, Neal 3-14 0-0 8, Quinn 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 38-79 1020 92. Portland 28 30 9 33 — 100 San Antonio 22 29 21 20 — 92 3-Point Goals—Portland 8-17 (Fernandez 2-2, Batum 2-4, Wallace 2-6, Mills 1-1, Matthews 1-3, Miller 0-1), San Antonio 6-25 (Neal 2-8, Green 11, Jefferson 1-3, Anderson 1-3, Novak 1-4, Hill 02, Bonner 0-2, Quinn 0-2). Fouled Out—Hill. Rebounds—Portland 46 (Batum 13), San Antonio 43 (Splitter 9). Assists—Portland 15 (Roy 4), San Antonio 16 (Hill 6). Total Fouls—Portland 18, San Antonio 27. Technicals—Neal, San Antonio defensive three second. A—18,583 (18,797).

Knicks 113, Magic 106, OT N E W Y O R K — Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points, his best effort since coming to New York, and the Knicks Wizards 100, Jazz 95, OT S ALT L AKE C ITY — Rookie pulled out an overtime victory over Orlando to snap a six- John Wall scored 28 points and Jordan Crawford hit a key game losing streak. shot at the end of regulation ORLANDO (106) then made two steals in overBass 7-9 0-0 14, Turkoglu 5-13 4-7 18, Howard 9-17 11-15 29, Arenas 2-11 4-6 9, J.Richardson 10- time to lead Washington to 20 0-0 24, Duhon 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 2-7 4-4 10, only their second road win. Clark 1-3 0-0 2, Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-80 23-32 106. NEW YORK (113) Anthony 12-26 13-17 39, Stoudemire 6-10 8-10 20, Sha.Williams 2-6 2-2 8, Billups 4-10 6-8 17, Fields 1-3 1-2 3, Douglas 6-17 1-2 16, She.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Carter 1-2 0-0 2, Walker 2-5 0-0 6, Jeffries 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-81 31-41 113. Orlando 18 26 29 27 6 — 106 New York 18 30 27 25 13 — 113 3-Point Goals—Orlando 11-32 (Turkoglu 4-8, J.Richardson 4-11, Anderson 2-6, Arenas 1-7), New York 12-35 (Billups 3-9, Douglas 3-10, Walker 2-4, Sha.Williams 2-4, Anthony 2-6, Fields 0-2). Fouled Out—Turkoglu, Clark, Howard, She.Williams. Rebounds—Orlando 57 (Howard 18), New York 52 (Anthony 10). Assists—Orlando 19 (Arenas 5), New York 16 (Billups 6). Total Fouls—Orlando 28, New York 31. Technicals— Howard, Orlando Coach Van Gundy. A—19,763 (19,763).

WASHINGTON (100) M.Evans 4-13 2-2 12, Yi 3-8 0-0 6, McGee 4-12 3-4 11, Wall 10-20 8-10 28, Crawford 9-25 6-7 25, Seraphin 3-3 0-0 6, N’diaye 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 2-7 0-0 6, Jeffers 1-4 3-6 6. Totals 36-92 22-29 100. UTAH (95) Miles 5-18 4-7 17, Millsap 6-13 0-0 12, Jefferson 7-15 1-3 15, Watson 5-9 1-3 13, Bell 1-6 0-0 3, Hayward 6-12 0-0 12, Favors 5-7 1-2 11, Price 2-9 1-4 6, J.Evans 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 39-93 10-21 95. Washington 16 35 22 12 15 — 100 Utah 21 22 20 22 10 — 95 3-Point Goals—Washington 6-26 (M.Evans 2-6, Martin 2-6, Jeffers 1-2, Crawford 1-10, Wall 0-2), Utah 7-24 (Miles 3-12, Watson 2-3, Bell 1-1, Price 1-5, Millsap 0-1, Hayward 0-2). Fouled Out—Yi. Rebounds—Washington 63 (McGee 17), Utah 65 (Jefferson 16). Assists—Washington 14 (Wall 7), Utah 23 (Watson 9). Total Fouls—Washington 25, Utah 25. A—19,724 (19,911).

High School

Game 1 MCLOUTH 9, PERRY-LECOMPTON 2 Public Notices Public Notices Public Notices W—Kaley Patterson (struck out 11) (First published in the Lawany defendants; the unsonal or mail service of McLouth highlights: Jesse Troupe 3-4, 2 2Bs, 3 rence Daily Journal-World known officers, successors, summons, the time in RBI; Alex Adams 3-4, 3B, 3 RBIs. March 29, 2011) trustees, creditors and as- which you have to plead to

Game 2 MCLOUTH 11, PERRY-LECOMPTON 1, 5 inn. W—Kenda Leach (struck out 4) McLouth highlights: Leach 3-4, 3 3Bs; Patterson 3-4, 3 2Bs; Troupe 3-4, 2 2B, 4 RBIs. McLouth record: 2-0. Next for McLouth: Thursday vs. Atchison. Perry-Lecompton overall highlights: Dellynn Hansen 2-3, 2 RBIs; Natasha Carver 3-4; Kari Corel 1-2; Madison Hess 2-5, 3B, RBI; Allison Potter 1-3; Catie Winchester 1-2. Next for Perry-Lecompton: April 7 at Jefferson West.

NHL

Monday’s Games Chicago 3, Detroit 2, OT Anaheim 5, Colorado 4 Today’s Games Buffalo at Toronto, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 6 p.m. Florida at Columbus, 6 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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