April 10, 2010 by The Sanford Herald

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Tighter leash on Animal Services

Officials: Response better than expected

STEVENS TO RETIRE FROM SUPREME COURT

Sanford ‘March to the Mailbox’ events planned for today to raise participation rate

The retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court’s leading liberal, touched off an immediate election-year political battle Friday over President Barack Obama’s second high court pick

By JONATHAN OWENS owens@sanfordherald.com

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POLITICS

OBAMA, PALIN SPAR FROM A DISTANCE President Barack Obama and Republican Sarah Palin sparred from a distance over nuclear policy with each questioning the other’s experience on the issue in a potential preview of the 2012 White House race Page 10A

ELECTION 2010 HERALD SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION FORUM SET FOR MONDAY AT DWCC

The Herald will host a forum featuring the seven candidates for three open positions on the Lee County Board of Education on April 12 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford. The forum will begin with a 6 p.m. reception outside of the center’s auditorium, and the question-and-answer session will begin at 7. Candidates will be provided the opportunity for opening and closing statements and will answer questions submitted by The Herald and its readers. To submit a question for the April 12 forum, e-mail Herald Publisher Bill Horner III at bhorner3@sanfordherald.com. Admission to the forum will be free.

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A dog lays in a kennel at the Lee County Animal Shelter Friday. The Lee County Board of Health plans to make changes to its animal control policies after complaints from the community.

County considering major changes to its control efforts By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — After questions of animal cruelty were raised, major changes to the policies of the county’s animal services department are in the works. Howard Surface, director of the Lee County Health Department, said a subcommittee is researching and considering changes to Lee County Animal Services’ policies. The Lee County Board of Health is responsible for animal control services, he said. The board has been interested in revisiting the policies and ordinances for several years. Kenny Cole, chair of the subcommittee and also doing consulting work for it, said the policies were last revisited in 1983. Cole also is running for the District 4 seat on the Lee County Board of Commissioners. When he joined the board of health, “everybody agreed to have an aggressive ap-

Animal Control Officer Omayra Zagada opens the door to a kennel on Friday at the Lee County Animal Shelter. proach to animal control,” he said. “We’ll break it down, piece by piece,” he said, “and find out what we need to change. You have to look at it now and then.” Right now, the subcommittee is researching the way

See Animal, Page 7A

YOUR THOUGHTS Those interested in sharing their opinion with Lee County Public Health Director Howard Surface or Kenny Cole on the animal control policies are encouraged to do so. Surface can be reached at hsurface@leecountync.gov.

See Census, Page 7A

2nd Century moves into next phase

STATE SENTENCING TO BEGIN FOR BRAGG SOLDIER Military jurors will determine if a soldier convicted of murder in the slayings of a North Carolina mother and her two children will face the death penalty Page 8A

TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE

Vol. 80, No. 83 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

SANFORD — Contrary to a recent study indicating it was the most likely county in the state to suffer an undercount in the 2010 Census, Lee County has already registered more participation this year than in 2000 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While both North Carolina and the nation as a whole have underperformed 2000 participation rates so far, Lee County residents as a whole have mailed back their forms in greater numbers. In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 57 percent of the county’s residents mailed in their forms. So far, just a month into the 2010 Census process, the bureau estimated that as of Thursday 63 percent of the county’s homes had mailed their questionnaires. The figures are encouraging, but concerns still exist about the validity of the local count. City of Sanford Strategic Services Administrator Don Kovasckitz said a task force of concerned citizens and officials have identified three key areas in the county that are struggling to return their forms, and plan to hit those areas today with a door-to-door campaign encouraging more participation. All three areas lie in East Sanford. One tract, stretching from N.C. Highway 42 down South Horner Boulevard up to Jonesboro Heights region, for instance, has seen just a 49 percent participation rate this year, down nearly 10 percentage points from 2000. The area of Sanford just east of downtown, encompassing McIver Street and extending

his week, we Take 5 with Kirk J. Bradley to provide an update on the 2nd Century project, a branding and marketing campaign for Sanford and Lee County which began in 2008. Bradley, the chairman, Bradley president

HAPPENING TODAY n Barron Maness of Pinehurst will be in concert with his regional band “Taste” and other special musical guests at 8 p.m. at the Temple Theatre. Tickets are $15, and can be purchased online at www.templeshows.com or by calling the Temple Box Office at (919) 774-4155.

Take with

Kirk Bradley

Second Century Project and CEO of Lee-Moore Capital Company, has been instrumental in the 2nd

Century project’s operation. In addition to his work at Lee-Moore Capital, he serves as chairman and president of Governors Club Development Corp. in Chapel Hill. Lee-Moore is a private, family-owned business that focuses on real estate investment and venture capital. Governors Club Development Corp. developed the 27-hole

See Take 5, Page 12A

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PARTICIPATION RATES Reported Census participation rates (in percentages) in Lee and surrounding counties as of Thursday afternoon: County Lee Moore Chatham Harnett State Nation

2010 63 69 71 62 65 63

2000 57 66 67 59 66 72

For a detailed look at participation rates so far in the 2010 Census, visit 2010.census.gov

INDEX

More Weather, Page 12A

OBITUARIES

D.G. MARTIN

Sanford: Loretta Rockwell; David Watson, 82 Bennett: Mary Jones, 91 Supply: Trisha Allen, 60 Midlothian, Va.: Robert Saxton

The folks who care the most about effectiveness ratings are the legislators themselves

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GOOD MORNING Corrections n In Thursday’s Herald, the name of the chairman of the Lee County Economic Development Corporation was incorrect. Donny Hunter is the chairman of the board. The Herald is committed to accuracy and factual reporting. To report an error or request a clarification, e-mail Editor Billy Liggett at bliggett@sanfordherald.com or Community Editor Jonathan Owens at owens@sanfordherald.com or call (919) 718-1226.

On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY n The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 635 East St., in Pittsboro. n The Siler City Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Siler City.

TUESDAY n Lee County Board of Education regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. n The Lee County Board of Elections will meet at 5 p.m. for an absentee board meeting and a regular board meeting. The board meets at 225 S. Steele St. Sanford. The public is welcome. n The Chatham County Economic Development Corporation will meet at 7:45 a.m. at Central Carolina Community College, 764 West St., Pittsboro. n The Lillington Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. in the L.D Burwell Public Safety Building. n The Moore County Airport Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the Airport Terminal Building, Highway 22, Pinehurst.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Rondel Cole, Christopher E. Taehyun Ahn, Jasmeet Kaur Singh, Shyanne Moone Luman, Verna McIver, DAvante Phashawn Smith, Tony Dawson, Maureen Aycock, Juicy Horton, Bridget Roseboro, Kiara Spruiell, Vernon McIver, Israel Reynolds, Charmina Johnson, LaKayle’ Shaniah Williams, Alyssia Johnson and Wilson Brown Jr. CELEBRITIES: Actor Omar Sharif is 78. Sportscaster John Madden is 74. Sportscaster Don Meredith is 72. Actor Steven Seagal is 59. Singer-producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is 52. Rock singermusician Brian Setzer is 51. Actor-comedian Orlando Jones is 42. Rapper Q-Tip (AKA Kamaal) is 40.

Almanac Today is Saturday, April 10, the 100th day of 2010. There are 265 days left in the year. This day in history: On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its illfated maiden voyage. In 1790, President George Washington signed into law the first United States Patent Act. In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated. In 1925, the novel “The Great Gatsby,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published. In 1932, German president Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second. In 1957, Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to all shipping traffic. (The canal had been closed due to wreckage resulting from the Suez Crisis.) In 1959, the future emperor of Japan, Crown Prince Akihito, married a commoner, Michiko Shoda. In 1963, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher sank during deep-diving tests off Cape Cod, Mass., in a disaster that claimed 129 lives. In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare. In 1978, Arkady Shevchenko, a high-ranking Soviet citizen employed by the United Nations, sought political asylum in the United States.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY n Barron Maness of Pinehurst will be in concert with his regional band “Taste” and other special musical guests at 8 p.m. at the Temple Theatre. Tickets are $15, and can be purchased online at www.templeshows.com or by calling the Temple Box Office at (919) 774-4155 Monday through Friday. A wide variety of musical hits will be featured in this concert, covering a broad spectrum of musical styles as well as the release of his newest CD. n Spring Fever Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. All proceeds benefit The Enrichment Center Inc. Helping Fund. n The Paul Gay Gala will be held at 6 p.m. at the Elks Club for Yellow Jacket football coaches, managers and players from the graduating classes of 1961 to 1984. For more information, call Paul Gay at (919) 776-3676 or Bill Tatum at (919) 774-8806. n Christian Provision Ministries will sponsor a “Hoop it Up” basketball tournament beginning at 10 a.m. at Lee Senior High School, 1708 Nash St., Sanford. Admission is free. For more information, call (919) 774-9462 or visit www.cristianprovision.com. n A fundraiser for Patricia Sloan McDonald will be held at Boone Trail Elementary School Gym starting with social hour from 5 to 6 p.m. The band starts at 6 p.m. Expect and old-fashioned sock hop with two live bands, hots dogs, a bake sale, 50/50 drawing, 25 door prizes and Holland Grill raffle. Admission is $10 (10 and under free), and tickets can be purchased at the door. You do not have to be present to win door prizes.

MONDAY n The Herald will host a forum featuring the seven candidates for three open positions on the Lee County Board of Education at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford. The forum will begin with a 6 p.m. reception outside of the center’s auditorium, and the questionand-answer session will begin at 7. To submit a question for the April 12 forum, e-mail Herald Publisher Bill Horner III at bhorner3@sanfordherald.com. Admission to the forum will be free.

TUESDAY n A Lee County Red Cross blood drive will be held from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 202 Summit Drive, Sanford. To schedule an appointment, call (919) 774-6857 or visit www. redcrossblood.org. A American Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5:30 p.m. at Central Carolina Hospital, 1135 Carthage St., Sanford. To schedule an appointment, call (800) 483-6285 or visit www.redcrossblood.org. An American Red Cross blood drive will also be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Ag Center in Carthage.

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Carolina Hurricanes mascot “Stormy” and Ron the Ref showed up at Broadway Elementary School Friday to celebrate students’ third-quarter Accelerated Reader results. Pictured with the pair are students Cameron Kelly, Mitzy Salmeron, Amber Johnson and Peyton Quist. If you have a calendar item you would like to add or if you have a feature story idea, contact The Herald by e-mail at news@sanfordherald.com or by phone at (919) 718-1225.

WEDNESDAY n Central Carolina Community College theater students and community members present “Working, A Musical,” a show based on an oral history of workers by author Studs Terkel. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsborough St., Pittsboro. Tickets available at the college’s Chatham County Campus and at www. brownpapertickets.com. Tickets are $12 and seating is limited. The show is not for children under age 12. n The Southern Pines Garden Club Home Tour and Garden Tour will be held from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Six private homes and gardens will be open to the public. Advance tickets are $15 or $20 on the day of the tour. For more information, go to www.southernpinesgardenclub.com.

THURSDAY n Central Carolina Community College theater students and community members present “Working, A Musical,” a show based on an oral history of workers by author Studs Terkel. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsborough St., Pittsboro. Tickets available at the college’s Chatham County Campus and at www. brownpapertickets.com. Tickets are $12 and seating is limited. The show is not for children under age 12.

FRIDAY n Central Carolina Community College theater students and community members present “Working, A Musical,” a show based on an oral history of workers by author

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n The second Broadway Our Way Festival will be held in downtown Broadway. The festival will host a street fair, opening at 10 a.m. with food and craft vendors. Along with free kids activities, there will be a car show and an antique tractor and farm equipment display. Other events include a 5K run, a 50K/100K bike ride, the Broadway Idol talent contest and a barbeque cook-off featuring People’s Choice Awards. Enjoy continuous live entertainment throughout the day from two venues. Festivities culminate with a street dance beginning at 7 p.m. For more information go to broadwaync.com or call (919) 2589922. n Central Carolina Community College theater students and community members present “Working, A Musical,” a show based on an oral history of workers by author Studs Terkel. The show starts at 8 p.m. at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsborough St., Pittsboro. Tickets available at the college’s Chatham County Campus and at www. brownpapertickets.com. Tickets are $12 and seating is limited. The show is not for children under age 12. n The Heart of Carolina Jazz Society presents “Jazz Encounters Classical Music” at 8 p.m. at the Temple Theatre in Sanford. Tickets are $15 adults and $5 students/ children. n Old Fashioned Farmers Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Silk Hope’s Historic Farm Heritage Park in Chatham County. n ClydeFEST will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bynum.

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Lillington man charged with first-degree murder

LILLINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Harnett County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office charged a Lillington man Friday with first degree murder stemming from an altercation earlier in the week. On Wednesday, deputies responded to a call at 193 Holy Mission Lane Foxworth in Lillington in reference to a deceased person. A subsequent investigation revealed that David Reed McKoy, 53, of the address, was a victim of a homicide. Reed died as a result of a physical assault. At around 4 p.m. Friday, Antoine Bernard Foxworth, 44, of the same address, was charged with first-degree murder of McKoy. Foxworth was placed in the Harnett County Detention Center with no bond. He will have court appearance on April 19. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jonathan Owens

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Woman charged in suffocation of her infant

DUNN (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A North Carolina woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the suffocation of a 7-week-old infant, who was her second child to die under similar circumstances. Multiple media outlets reported that 23-year-old

Destiny Tequita Judd was arrested Tuesday and charged in the December 2009 death. An autopsy determined that the infant was asphyxiated after being pinned between Judd and the back of a couch. Dunn Police Chief B.P. Jones says officials had warned Judd previously against sleeping with young children after an autopsy report showed that Judd accidentally suffocated her 5-week-old son in October 2006. Judd said before her arrest that she was never told not to sleep with her children. It could not immediately be determined if Judd has an attorney.

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Bragg among the militaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best bases FORT BRAGG (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A North Carolina Army post has been named one of the militaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best bases for mission performance and quality of life. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced on Friday that Fort Bragg won the 2010 Commander in Chiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Award for Installation Excellence. Other winners included both a Navy and Marine Corps base in California, an Air Force base in Alaska and a base in Pennsylvania. The Department of Defense said the bases provided superior working, housing and recreational areas. Fort Bragg is located near Fayetteville, in south-central North Carolina. It is the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest base by population, and is home to the 82nd Airborne Division and the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Operations Command.

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MIDLOTHIAN, Va. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert E. Saxton Sr., 87, of Brandermill Woods Retirement Community, died Thursday (4/8/10) at St. Francis Hospital in Midlothian, Va., after a short illness. He was born in Handley, W.Va., son of the late Edna (Matics) and Everett Saxton. He married Jo Ann (Rader) on Dec. 30, 1944 with whom he recently celebrated a 65 year wedding anniversary. He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Pitsenberger, and a brother, Paul Saxton. He was a Navy pilot during World War II and flew a Navy Hellcat off carrier USS Lexington in the Pacific. Returning to West Virginia after his tour of duty, he spent his 40 year career in coal management throughout West Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. He was recognized on the May â&#x20AC;&#x2122;84 cover of Coal People. He ended his coal career as President of Triple Elk Horn Coal Company in Prestonsburg, Ky. He was a 50-plus year member of the Kanawha Lodge #20 and the Bene Kedem Shrine in Charleston, W.Va. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Gregory and husband Bill; a son, Bob Saxton Jr. and wife Katrina; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Brandermill Church. Graveside services will be held at Springhill Cemetery in Charleston, W.Va. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Brandermill Church or to the Scholarship Fund of Brandermill Woods Retirement.

SUPPLY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Patricia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trishaâ&#x20AC;? Holder Allen, 60, of 798 Cockleshell Drive, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at her residence. Born in Lee County, she was the daughter of the late Lucious Ham and Margaret Davis Holder. Mrs. Allen was passionate about her work in the field of mental health rehabilitation. She spent 40 years of her life helping those who needed special care. She made the lives of many better because of her love and care for them. She was a special person who gave of herself to others to make their lives better. She and her husband returned to Brunswick County after many years in Peters Creek, Alaska. Survivors include her loving husband of 37 years, John C. Allen of the home; one son, Barrett Allen of Wilmington; a brother, Clark Holder and wife Betty Sue of Sanford; and a sister Carolyn Spivey and husband Elmore of Lemon Springs. Memorial services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Trishaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the Disablity Resource Center, 140-A Cinema Drive, Wilmington, N.C. 28403. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.brunswickfuneralservice. com. Paid obituary

Loretta Rockwell SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Memorial service for Loretta Ryan Rockwell was held Thursday at Miller-Boles Funeral Home in Sanford with Dr. Jeff Clark presiding. Music was performed by Melody Underwood. After the service, a memorial video was played in

David Watson SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mr. David Watson, 82, of Sanford, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at his home. He was born on January 14, 1928 to the late David T. Watson and Helen Barksdale Watson in Sandersville, Georgia. He served in the United States Army. Mr. Watson worked for many years preparing picture frames for clients in the Sanford area. He was a member of Jonesboro United Methodist Church and the Emmaus Community. He also volunteered his time and talents to Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Watson is survived by his wife Mary J. Watson; two sons, Steve Watson and wife Lori and Robert Watson and wife Jackie, all of Sanford; one daughter, Mary Lou Coffey and husband David of Carthage; one brother, Thomas Watson and wife Ada of Charlotte; one sister, Mary Helen Daniel and husband Plumer of Kinston; and five grandchildren, Carmen Eckard, Gary Campbell, Katie Sims, Daniel Watson and Matthew Watson. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 11, 2010, at 3 p.m. at Jonesboro United Methodist Church with the Rev. Terry Bryant and the Rev. Thomas Simpson presiding. The family will receive friends following the memorial service in the Jonesboro United Methodist Center Wesley Center. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Jonesboro UMC, 407 West Main Street, Sanford, N.C. 27332 or Liberty Home Care & Hospice, 1005 Carthage Street, Sanford, N.C. 27330. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Bridges Cameron Funeral Home Paid obituary

Mary Cockman Jones BENNETT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mrs. Mary Evelyn Cockman Jones, 91, of Lakewood Falls, Goldston, and formerly of Bennett, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Pinelake Health Care in Carthage. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 2010, at Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Gelsthorpe officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the fellowship hall of the church. Mrs. Jones was a Moore County native, a retired poultry farmer and a member of Fall Creek Baptist Church. Survivors are: a son, Joe Larry Jones of Sanford; grandchildren, Susan Jones Hodges of Franklin, Tenn. and David Larry Jones of Bon Aqua, Tenn.; and great-grandchildren, Josie, Lillian, Dan, Galen and McKayla. Friends may call at Joyce-Brady Chapel from 1 to 6 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Sunday prior to the service. Memorials should be directed to Fall Creek Baptist Church, 1745 Fall Creek Church Road, Bennett, N.C. 27208 Paid obituary

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4A / Saturday, April 10, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

Editorial Board: Bill Horner III, Publisher • Billy Liggett, Editor • R.V. Hight, Special Projects Editor

State Treasurer Cowell and right side of line April 2 News & Record of Greensboro

tate Treasurer Janet Cowell says there’s a “bright line” she won’t cross. But some of her critics think she’s already over it. Cowell released guidelines for her Innovation Fund, a $230 million portion of the state retirement system that she intends to invest in companies and funds with strong North Carolina connections. Doing so could have a big impact on the state’s economy, she said in an interview. “It can move the needle.” That kind of talk worries the State Employees Association of North Carolina, which says Cowell’s only job is

additional benefits if investments producing the best possible return on retirement accounts. would be prudent under any circum“We don’t think stances. The “colthe treasurer’s office lateral objective” of has any business tryher innovation fund ‘However, the ‘bright line’ is to “support the ing to stimulate the Cowell won’t cross is economy” through economic well-being setting goals related to its investments, Ardis of the state of North Watkins, legislative Carolina.” economic development or affairs director for The fund’s jobs. The real benchmark guidelines call for SEANC, said. is financial performance, Cowell acknowlinvesting in compawhich should be the same edges that, by law, nies that are headas for other private equity quartered in North she is required to manage funds solely Carolina; conduct a investments.’ significant portion in the interest of the participants and of their operations beneficiaries of the in the state; derive a significant portion of their sales here; North Carolina Retirement Systems. However, she has leeway to consider are initiating, expanding or restruc-

turing operations here; or employ a significant portion of their work force in North Carolina. However, the “bright line” Cowell won’t cross is setting goals related to economic development or jobs. The real benchmark is financial performance, which should be the same as for other private equity investments. Watkins said SEANC will be watching closely, as it should. Retirement income for state employees depends on a good return on retirement fund investments. If it’s not satisfied, it could take legal action. Taxpayers have a stake, too, and should hope Cowell stays on the right side on the line.

Letters to the Editor Fetzer wrong in asking Steele to resign To the Editor:

Froma Harrop Columnist Froma Harrop is a columnist with The Providence Journal

Tax reform

he tax code needs fixing to be fairer and less complex. But let’s set some rules for this debate. Here are the Five Commandments of Tax Reform: Thou shall simplify with care: Rep. Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, proposes a much simplified incometax system. ... His system is simple, all right. Simply put, working people pay all the income taxes, and the idle rich pay little or nothing. Here’s how it works: Couples with taxable income up to $100,000 ($50,000 for single filers) would pay a 10 percent tax rate. Those with higher income would pay 25 percent. There would be no more special deductions, exclusions or credits, except a health-care tax credit. But interest, capital gains and dividends would not be taxed at all. It happens that the higher one’s income, the more of that money comes on average from investments rather than the sweat of one’s brow. The richest 400 taxpayers in 2007 (average income $345 million) made less than 7 percent of their total from salaries. Thus, Ryan would exempt 93 percent of their income from taxation — while subjecting 100 percent of their gardener’s. Nice try. The rich shall pay more: Capital gains and corporate dividends are currently taxed at 15 percent. The wages of police officers, computer programmers and other solidly middle-class workers are taxed at far higher rates. Democrats want to raise the rate on capital gains and dividends for upper-income Americans to 20 percent. Republicans howl that the higher rate would discourage “saving.” But recall that the sainted Ronald Reagan backed a hike in the capitalgains tax to 28 percent for high earners, up from 20 percent. ... The middle class shall pay something: You can understand why Democrats would limit new tax increases to upper-income folk, who enjoyed enormous tax cuts during the George W. Bush era. A correction was in order. But eventually everyone must pitch in. Politicians can’t go on telling the middle class that it can enjoy new entitlements, and keep the ones it has, without paying more taxes. ... Thou shall not lie about the poor: It’s not true that the poor don’t pay taxes. They don’t pay income taxes. But they do pay sales taxes, as well as payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare. Many states raise revenues through casinos, lotteries and other gambling activities, which low-income Americans heavily patronize. The poor also smoke and drink. Tobacco and alcohol are steeply taxed. Thou shall not lie with numbers: Honest numbers can be used for false purposes. The top 1 percent of taxpayers do pay 40 percent of all federal income taxes. That sounds dramatic only until one sees how much dough this elite group rakes in. The top 1 percent of households earns 23 percent of all adjusted gross income. It owns 35 percent of the national wealth. It received two-thirds of America’s total gain in income from 2002 to 2007. ...

The legislative rankings

he ratings on your legislators are out. Based on surveys of registered lobbyists, capitol-based reporters, and the legislators themselves, the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research compiles relative effectiveness ratings on every legislator. Who cares? Folks like me, and others who try to follow the “inside” politics care a lot. The ratings measure the perceived ability of legislators to “get things done” inside the legislature. If you want to get a new law passed or funding for a state program, it is a good idea to get help from someone who has earned reputation for effectiveness. But do you care what grade your legislator got? Most people at home do not care as much as I do. You probably care more about whether or not your legislator’s political views are closer to yours than are those of his or her opponent in the next election. Or whether or not your legislator is accessible and tries to help you and your community in dealings with state government. Or whether or not your like and admire your legislator as a “good person.” The folks who care the most about these ratings are the legislators themselves. They will deny my assertion, but, like you and me, they care about any grade or rating put on them, and they want to make the “highest grade” they can. So who are the most effective legislators? The Center rates them from very highest to very lowest. In the state Senate, the ten most effective in order are Marc Basnight (D-Dare), Tony Rand (D-Cumberland), David Hoyle (D-Gaston), Linda Garrou (D-Forsyth), Dan Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg), Martin Nesbitt (D-Buncombe), Fletcher Hartsell (R-Cabarrus), A.B. Swindell (D-Nash), Bill Purcell (D-Scotland), and Clark Jenkins (D-Edgecombe). Basnight, who has led the Senate as long as most people can remember, has led the rankings for 20 years. Seniority counts. Every one of the ten, except Clark Jenkins, has been elected to the legislature for at least five terms. Jenkins is in his fourth term. It usually takes several terms to break into top effectiveness ratings. However, this year a first-term senator, Josh Stein, ranked 19, ahead of 31 other senators, many of whom have served much longer. Party counts, too. The only Republican in the ten is Fletcher Hartsell, whose seniority and wisdom, together with his willingness and ability to work with the Democrats in control, has made him very effective. In the House, the ten most effective in order are Joe Hackney (D-Orange), Bill Owens (D-Pasquotank), Mickey Michaux (D-Durham), Hugh Holliman (D- Davidson),

D.G. Martin One on One D.G. Martin is host of UNC TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch

Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland), Jim Crawford (D-Granville), Pryor Gibson (D-Anson), William Wainwright (D-Craven), Deborah Ross (D-Wake), and Skip Stam (R-Wake). All except Rick Glazer have been elected to at least five terms. Party also counts in the Democratic-controlled House. Only the very active Republican minority leader, Skip Stam, cracked the top ten. To highlight the importance of political party, compare this year’s rankings of some of the Republican members of the House to their highest ranking during the 1995-1997 period when they were in control. Harold Brubaker (R-Randolph) was ranked 1, now 18. Leo Daughtry (R-Johnston) was ranked 2, now 63. Robert Grady (R-Onslow) 11, now 83. Julia Howard (R-Davie) then 17, now 36. If the Republicans should win the House in this year’s elections, some of these rankings would switch again. The effectiveness of legislators ebbs and rises from day to day. No rating system is perfect. But the Center’s rankings, which have been a part of North Carolina political life for 30 years, are a valuable service — especially for legislators, who have to remember that their work is being graded systematically. And that report cards are going to be sent home. More information about the Center and the rankings can be found at www.nccppr. org. D.G. Martin is the author of “Interstate Eateries,” a guide to family owned homecooking restaurants near North Carolina’s interstate highways www.interstateeateries. com

Today’s Prayer Your ears shall hear a work behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21 RSV) PRAYER: Gracious Lord, forgive us for being so involved with achieving our goals that we do not trust Your guidance or serve You on our way. Lead us day by day and sustain us by Your presence. Amen.

Recently, N.C. GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer demanded that GOP Chairman Michael Steele step down as Chairman. This is either an attempt to gain popularity or attention in the media or an incoherent decision made by our state’s GOP leader. While the out of touch politicans, Progressives and far left liberals in Congress were leading our country onto an unsustainable path both financially and morally, Michael Steele was there every step of the way shouting down and discouraging their actions. Michael Steele has been consistent on his cries for responsibility, relevancy, coherency, and common sense of those who chose to defy the will of the American people and pass legislation such as the Health Care “Reform” Bill. Michael Steele has also followed every major GOP election in each state especially North Carolina and has helped to inform his constituents and supporters of the conditions of the GOP after those elections took place. We must give Tom Fetzer some credit for at least one thing and that one thing is he has been consistent and seemingly repetitive on insulting and criticizing our nation’s liberal political figures and leaders. He has criticized Governor Beverly Perdue again and again for her illogical actions. The problem with his claim that Steele is an ineffective leader is just simply not true. It seems that Michael Steele seems to deliver a follow-up action after Steele’s initial response to a major political or legislative change. A good example would be the night of the Health Care Bill. Michael Steele immediately demanded that Nancy Pelosi be fired and opened up a campaign funding website at gop.com for supporters to use. Tom Fetzer went along with the party and expressed only his opinion and not suggesting any ideas or plans to do anything about the passage of the bill except for contacting Roy Cooper. Steele’s actions helped raise a huge amount of money for the party that would not have been raised before November otherwise. If there is a GOP leader serving ineffectively, it is Tom Fetzer. Tom Fetzer’s rambling on about the problems with our governor and liberals may help to inform his constituents of their actions, but it does nothing any further. Tom Fetzer is also wrong that the Republican Party needs to be reformed; It is not the party that needs to be reformed, it is the Republicans in the party that need to be reformed or changed completely. Steele’s leadership has helped to lead the Republican Party in the right direction especially for the upcoming election cycle in November. I believe it should be Tom Fetzer who should step down as the N.C. GOP Chairman. COLBY CARR Media Director North Carolina Teenage Republicans n Mail letters to: Editor, The Sanford Herald, P.O. Box 100, Sanford, N.C. 27331, or drop letters at The Herald office, 208 St. Clair Court. Send e-mail to: bliggett@sanfordherald.com. Include phone number for verification.

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other counties run their animal control programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do a lot of homework first,â&#x20AC;? Surface said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a work in progress.â&#x20AC;? The subcommittee is seeking a wide variety of opinions before coming to any conclusions, he said. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a recommendation to the board of health by October and then the issue will be brought to the Lee County Board of Commissioners by December or January.

POSSIBLE CHANGES The issue of animal cruelty is one that the board has been especially concerned with, Surface said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From an animal welfare point of view, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re exploring the possibility of animal control officers being actual law enforcement officers,â&#x20AC;? said Abbey Lindauer, administrator at Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption, who also is doing consulting work for the subcommittee. Currently, Lee County citizens that want to pursue a cruelty case must do it on their own, as there is no cruelty investigator in the county. CARA often receives phone calls regarding cruelty situations, but the nonprofit has no legal authority, Lindauer said. Tethering animals and the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s euthanasia process also were brought up as concerns. Currently, the animal

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to Bragg Street, has also seen low participation so far, with an estimated 52 percent of homes mailing back their forms, and the outlying area east of downtown are underperforming as well. On May 1, census takers will begin doorto-door visits to collect information from households that did not return the form. But across the state this weekend, cities will hold March to the Mailbox events to increase mail-in participation, thus lessening the need for a visit from a census worker â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the possibility of a miscount. A March to the Mailbox campaign led by members of the East Sanford communities themselves is planned as well. Susan Knight Brooks of Brick Capital Community Development Corporation, said a community celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the W.B. Wicker Business Campus, complete with free food. The group will be ready with extra forms and staffers willing to help residents with the questions. Byron Ramirez, the owner of two Mundo Latino Hispanic markets inSanford, also sees importance in helping with the census through his stores, he said, though plans for a Saturday event had not been finalized Thursday. Ramirez said there are several factors that may cause Sanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large Hispanic community to feel uncomfortable about completing the forms. For starters, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the obvious fear that filling the forms out may result in further investigation into their citizenship status, though specific information given on census records, by law, cannot be used by any other branch of government.

The Sanford Herald / Saturday, April 7, 2010 / 7A CHANGES CONSIDERED Some of the possible changes being researched and discussed... - Creating a county-wide leash law - Stricter tethering rules - Euthanizing by other means besides the gas chamber - Disposal of animal carcasses - Making the county shelter a no-kill facility - Creating a low-cost spay and neuter clinic

shelter euthanizes animals in a gas chamber, which is legal in North Carolina. But Lindauer believes the state may be on the verge of banning it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There may be other ways to (euthanize). We need to find out,â&#x20AC;? Surface said. Implementing a county-wide leash law also is a possibility. The City of Sanford has one that says animals must be kept on a leash if not in a confined space, but nothing manages what those outside city limits can do, Lindauer said. And anti-tethering is important to Lindauer, though she understands it can put people in a difficult situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We say they need to keep their animals on the property, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them to chain them up,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to find some kind of middle ground.â&#x20AC;? A program that helps residents build fences could be established to remedy the potential problem, she said. Euthanasia is the issue that could face the largest push but also could bring the county millions in funding. She is looking into alternatives to the gas chamber, which might be fairly easy. The county already uses intravenous injecâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure some of them are (afraid),â&#x20AC;? he said. He plans to set up workshops and booths in his stores devoted to helping his Spanish-speaking customers fill out the forms and be counted. In particular, the questions on race and nationality may confuse Hispanics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if for most people the forms are easy, for some it may not be easy,â&#x20AC;? Ramirez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being Latino is not a race. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really an option there for us. They tell us to put â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mixed race,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but our people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that.â&#x20AC;? He said it is important for everyone, including the Hispanic community here, to take part. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need everyone to be counted. We need to have the right number,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter how the numbers come out, we just want the true number to come out. I just want to do my part.â&#x20AC;? Chatham County has a similar situation in Siler City, with its large Hispanic population. There, the Census Bureau is working with town staff and local organizations to host a March to the Mailbox campaign from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday

tion for animals that are sick, elderly or younger than four months, so it could be a smooth transition to do that for the rest of the animals, Lindauer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My suggestion is that they actually go the no-kill route,â&#x20AC;? Lindauer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see them exhaust all efforts before euthanizing healthy, adoptable animals.â&#x20AC;? It takes a lot of work to become a no-kill shelter, she said, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible. She said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see the shelter become more accessible to the public. Currently, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closed on weekends and has limited hours Monday-Friday, which can make it hard to give the animals some exposure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they go no-kill, there are national organizations that will help fund them millions of dollars,â&#x20AC;? she said. A low-cost spay and neuter clinic also would benefit the shelter, she said, to control the local animal population. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More animals not reproducing is going to reduce the number of animals in the shelter,â&#x20AC;? she said. In fiscal year 2007-08, the county euthanized 1,860 animals, Cole said. In 2008-09, the number jumped to 2,274. Already this fiscal year, he estimated animal services in the Downtown Courtyard. The event will include having extra Census questionnaires available for those who have not received one or lost one for their household and Census helpers to assist people with completing the questionnaires. The Hispanic Liaison will provide assistance to help answer questions from Spanish-speaking residents. Activities include live music, face painting for kids, music and other activities. The Siler Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market will be open at this time and will have a few animals for a petting zoo. More than $400 billion in federal funds is distributed annually through state, local and tribal governments to communities each year based on population data. The funds go for such things as schools, health programs, transportation projects, roads, job training and emergencyresponse tools. Census results also are used to determine each stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and to redraw state and local voting districts.

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has euthanized 1,188 animals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That indicates thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a problem there,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we had a spay/neuter program, we probably wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that many animals to euthanize.â&#x20AC;? In fiscal year 2007-08, 903 animals were adopted; in 2008-09, 767 were adopted, Cole estimated. Animal services workers pick up 20-30 stray dogs and cats each week. The disposal of animals has been brought up, too, Surface said. Right now, the county disposes of animal carcasses in a landfill; some counties use an incinerator, which can cost $80,000-$100,000, he said. Because of the state of the economy, Surface isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what kind of funding may be available. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping the subcommittee will give cost-effective recommendations that will work into budgeting over a three-year period, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so the board of health and, ultimately, the board of commissioners can make good decisions.â&#x20AC;? Cole said the subcommittee plans to present as many no-cost options as possible, like with anti-tethering rules. While there may be funding options out there for no-kill shelters, he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sure how easily Lee County could secure them in a tough economy.

WHAT IS CRUELTY? With many of the possible changes, Surface said they want to find out what is reasonable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at other counties and trying to determine whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best practice,â&#x20AC;? he

said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of that is a real subjective look at what is cruelty?â&#x20AC;? In one case, someone complained that they saw a 20-pound animal tethered with a 10pound chain, he said. It can be a complicated issue, Surface said. Animal control often runs into cases where a neighbor complains about an animal that they believe is sickly and being treated poorly. When animal control intervenes, the animal owner may be seeing a veternarian and handling the problem, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something Lee County has needed for a long time,â&#x20AC;? Cole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tethering issues, chaining issues every day...Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disheartening to ride through town and see (animals) chained to trees.â&#x20AC;? As the subcommittee brings up various responses to the proposed changes, Cole said he realizes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a challenging process. The committee has realized there are people who may argue its their right to do what they please with their animal. But cruel treatment is not fair to the animal, Cole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a right way to do it and a humane way,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wish people, when they adopt them, could take care of them.â&#x20AC;? Cole said he believes the potential changes will be a positive thing for the county. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lee County as a whole is an animalloving community,â&#x20AC;? Lindauer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the resources or the ability to do whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right for the animals.â&#x20AC;?

State BOE member sexually assaulted RALEIGH (MCT) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kathy Taft, the state school board member who died last month after a brutal beating, was in bed, bleeding and foaming at the mouth, when her sister called emergency dispatchers asking for an ambulance. Taft had surgery on her neck the day before, according to the woman whose voice can be heard in a 911 call recording released Friday. It was not until Taft was at the hospital that a worker at WakeMed called and reported a possible rape. Search warrants in the brutal beating death of state school board member say that police believe Taft was sexually assaulted and also suffered a laceration to the back of her head. The first caller never mentioned the possibility of a sexual assault to emergency dispatchers. That call came in at 9:31 a.m. March 6. Taftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister, Dina Arnold Holton of Oriental, told the 911 dispatcher, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blood is everywhere, everywhere.â&#x20AC;? Taftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was unresponsive. Her eyelids were blue and her skin was clammy, according to her sister. An hour and a half later, a hospital worker called 911 dispatchers to see whether Raleigh police had been asked to investigate a possible rape at 2710 Cartier Drive, the home of John Geil, a Raleigh lawyer who was in Florida, according to Taft family members, at the time of the incident.

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8A / Saturday, April 7, 2010 / The Sanford Herald FORT BRAGG MURDER TRIAL

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Sentencing phase to begin for Hennis

FORT BRAGG (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Military jurors will determine if a soldier convicted of murder in the slayings of a North Carolina mother and her two children will face the death penalty. Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis was found guilty of three counts of premeditated murder Thursday for the slayings of 31-year-old Kathryn Eastburn and her young daughters in their Fayetteville home in 1985. The panel started considering a sentence Friday. The government called a six witnesses. Hennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lawyers did not cross examine the witnesses. The Fayetteville Observer reported that Jana Eastburn, 24, testi-

fied she has no memory of her mother or two older sisters and that when she saw other mothers she wished she had her mother. Jana Eastburn, then 22-months-old, was at the home during the murders but was left unharmed in her crib. Kathryn Eastburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s widower, Gary Eastburn, told the jury he feels like he failed his family, according to the newspaper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When they needed me the most I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anywhere around them,â&#x20AC;? he said. He was in Alabama at an Air Force training school at the time of the murders. After the prosecution rested, a military judge

ordered that Hennis remain in confinement. His attorneys had argued that the judge should release him because Hennis always followed the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orders and reported to Fort Bragg in 2006 after he was called back to the Army to face charges. Defense lawyers will argue Monday that the jury should spare Hennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; life. The jury will then determine if Hennis will be executed or serve a life sentence with the possibility for parole. This was Hennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third trial in the slayings. Hennis, then an Army sergeant, was convicted in 1986 of the killings in civilian court and sentenced to death, but the state Supreme Court gave

him a new trial, in part because the justices said the evidence was weak. Jurors acquitted Hennis in 1989, saying then that it was a quick decision for many because prosecutors couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prove Hennis was inside the house at the time of the slayings. Hennis retired from the military in 2004 and was living in Lakewood, Wash., when a detective reviewing the case said he uncovered DNA evidence that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be tested in the mid-1980s. He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be tried in state court again, so the case was turned over to the Army after more advanced testing determined Hennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DNA was inside Eastburn.

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Wilmington man must pay $1.6M to victims

WILMINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A North Carolina man serving a 60-year federal sentence for making child pornography has been ordered to pay more than $1.6 million to two victims he filmed and photographed for six years. Multiple media outlets reported that Dennis Johnston, 38, of Burgaw has been ordered to pay $710,910 to a girl he abused and $952,020 to a boy, for a total of

$1,662,930. U.S. District Court Judge James C. Dever III issued the order Tuesday, basing the payments on a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimate of the cost of treating the victims for the rest of their lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this case, no amount of money can ever make either victim whole,â&#x20AC;? Dever wrote in his order. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Johnston, through his conduct, robbed the victims of their childhood, stole

their innocence, and forever altered the course of their lives.â&#x20AC;? Defense attorney Joseph Gilbert said Thursday that Johnston wants to appeal the order. Johnston also has appealed the 60-year prison sentence he received in December 2009, when he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. The charges involved the abuse of the girl, which started when she was 5 years old, and the boy,

which began when he was 8. The judge ordered Johnston, who was arrested in August 2008, to pay restitution from the money he earns working in prison. The children have suffered from depression, alcohol abuse, insomnia, poor school performance, and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s findings that the judge outlined in his order.

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ASHEVILLE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gov. Beverly Perdue on Friday released a $17 million proposal of small business initiatives she wants state lawmakers to pass, saying the package would help protect the backbone of North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy and hasten the recovery.

Perdue, who unveiled her list in downtown Asheville, wants legislators returning to work next month to approve or expand about a dozen tax incentives, grants and other provisions. She wants the state to guarantee a portion of federal small business loans and

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expand on her executive order giving favorable treatment to North Carolina firms seeking state contracts. Small businesses are â&#x20AC;&#x153;a major driver in our economic recovery,â&#x20AC;? Perdue said in a news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supporting small businesses means supporting jobs for North Carolinians.â&#x20AC;? About $10 million of the package would be in the form of tax relief, Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said.

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The governor wants lawmakers to give favorable capital gains treatment for the founding interests on a company, revive a tax credit for small businesses who provide health insurance to lower-income workers and offer a tax break for their equipment purchases. The package also seeks: n grants to help companies win federal technology grants and direct assistance to small family farms. n to restore funding to community colleges for small business assistance. n more money to promote tourism and revitalize downtown districts in small towns. The North Carolina chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business said Friday it supports Perdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideas. Perdue and Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton also scheduled visits later Friday to Lexington and Fayetteville to discuss the package.

UNC Pembroke gets chancellor from WCU

Union collecting signatures to form N.C. party

DURHAM (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A top administrator at Western Carolina University has been chosen as the new chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The UNC Board of Governors on Friday selected Kyle Carter to become the new leader at UNC Pembroke. The board announced that Carter will take over in July after six years as provost and senior vice chancellor at Western Carolina. Carter started his academic career as a psychology professor and had stints at universities in Georgia, Colorado, and Missouri. UNC Pembroke was founded in 1887 to educate Robeson Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lumbee residents and in the 1940s it was the only state-supported four-year college for Native Americans in the country. The school now enrolls nearly 6,700 students.

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A national union and its North Carolina state affiliate are trying to create a new political party in the state designed to challenge three Democratic members of Congress who voted against the final health care bill. North Carolina First movement spokesman Greg Rideout said Friday the Service Employees International Union and State Employees Association of North Carolina are leading the effort. The union groups must collect more than 85,000 signatures by June 1 to be a certified party and get candidates on the November ballot. Rideout said votes against the health care bill by Reps. Health Shuler, Mike McIntyre and Larry Kissell played a role in the effort. The national union gave more than $1 million to the state Democratic Party for the 2008 elections.

Law officers cite 15,789 motorists for speeding

Bridge closed suddenly over safety concerns

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Officials say nearly 16,000 motorists were cited during a one-week campaign to curb speeding on North Carolina highways. The Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Highway Safety Program announced on Friday that state and local law enforcement officers cited 15,789 motorists during the Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed campaign, which ran March 29 through April 4. Across the state, 61,766 traffic and criminal citations were issued. Officers also issued 3,990 safety belt and 637 child passenger safety violations and 907 drug charges. In addition, they apprehended 379 fugitives from justice and recovered 42 stolen vehicles.

SPENCER (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The state Transportation Department has suddenly closed a North Carolina bridge that carries more than 4,000 vehicles a day because of safety concerns. Multiple media outlets reported that authorities closed the Wilcox Bridge that takes U.S. 29/70 over the Yadkin River after inspectors found exposed rebar, deteriorating concrete and deep cracks. The bridge was inspected Wednesday and closed Thursday, and drivers were given alternate routes. The bridge crosses into Spencer in Rowan County at one end and ties into Interstate 85 south of Lexington in Davidson County at the other. Emergency officials sometimes use it as a detour when wrecks tie up I-85.

Warrants: School board member sexually assaulted RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Search warrants and 911 calls indicate that North Carolina authorities believe the state school board member who died under mysterious circumstances also was sexually assaulted. The warrants and recordings of the calls were released on Friday, more than a month after 62-year-old Kathy Taft died following an assault at a Raleigh home where she was staying. A judge had ordered the records remain secret for 30 days before their release to protect the criminal investigation. The search warrant for the Raleigh home lists the crime as â&#x20AC;&#x153;assault/sexual assault,â&#x20AC;? and a 911 call from WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh also mentions a sexual assault. Raleigh police also searched a sports utility vehicle owned by Taftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister.

UNC approves pharma-education partnership CHAPEL HILL (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has approved UNC-Chapel Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to expand its pharmacyeducation program to UNC Asheville in partnership with Mission Health System. Approval came during the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting on Friday. Officials said the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will create a satellite pharmacy program based at UNC Asheville. It is an expansion of the partnership between the pharmacy school and Elizabeth City State University that dates back to 2005. That program will graduate its second class in May. Like its counterpart at ECSU, the satellite program at UNC Asheville will educate more pharmacists in an area of North Carolina that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough healthcare providers in general.

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Battle ahead for Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; replacement By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading liberal, touched off an immediate election-year political battle Friday over President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second high court pick. Republicans promised trouble for any activist nominee. Obama said he would quickly name a successor in the mold of Stevens, who he said was a voice for ordinary people rather than powerful interests. Eleven days before his 90th birthday, Stevens said he would step down when the court finishes its work for the summer in hopes that a replacement could be confirmed well before the next term begins in October. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We cannot replace Justice Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience or wisdom,â&#x20AC;? Obama said at the White House after returning from Prague where he had signed a nuclear treaty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll seek someone in the coming weeks with similar qualities: an independent mind, a record of excellence and integrity, a fierce dedication to the rule of law and a keen understanding of how the law affects the daily lives of the American people. It will also be someone who, like Justice Stevens, knows that in democracy powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens.â&#x20AC;? A White House official said about 10 people are under consideration, but speculation has focused on fewer than that. Leading candidates are said to be Solicitor General Elena Kagan, 49, and federal appellate Judges Merrick Garland, 57, in Washington and Diane Wood, 59,

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Associate Justice John Paul Stevens sits for a group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington. in Chicago. All three were considered last year as well, and Obama interviewed Kagan and Wood before choosing Sonia Sotomayor for the high court. Of those, Wood would be most likely to excite Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liberal base and stir up conservative opposition. Garland is seen as most acceptable to Republicans, with Kagan somewhere in between. Stevens is the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last remaining World War II veteran and the second oldest justice in the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. His retirement had been hinted at for months, and the White House had made clear it would be ready to nominate a replacement without delay. A leading Democrat said the Senate, where Democrats control 59 seats, would follow the same pattern as last year, when Sotomayor was confirmed as the 111th justice in early August. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appealed for civility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope that senators on both sides of the aisle will make this process a thoughtful and civil discourse,â&#x20AC;? he said. Looking toward those hearings, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americans can expect Senate Republicans to make a sustained and vigorous case for judicial restraint and the fundamental importance of an evenhanded reading of the law.â&#x20AC;? Republicans have not ruled out efforts to delay confirmation, and GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Obama would face a â&#x20AC;&#x153;whale of a fightâ&#x20AC;? if he nominated an activist judge. At the very least, the high court nomination could rev up both Democratic and Republican fundraising machines for the November election, even though Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; replacement by a liberalleaning justice would not alter the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideological balance. Ideologues of both sides were ready for a conflict. Jay Sekulow, chief counsel at the conservative American Center for Law and Justice, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;President Obama is likely to name a nominee who will embrace an extremely liberal judicial philosophy.â&#x20AC;? Michael Keegan, president of the liberal People for the American Way said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In recent years, the court has given extraordinary preference to powerful

interests at the expense of ordinary Americans. Justice Stevens was a bulwark against that trend. Our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next Justice must play a similar role.â&#x20AC;? How much of a fight Republicans put up probably will turn on whom Obama chooses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diane Wood, I think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see a very strong pitched battle,â&#x20AC;? said Michael Carvin, a partner with the Jones, Day law firm who served in the Reagan administration Justice Department and is active in Republican politics. Beyond the political back-and-forth, a new justice is unlikely to exert the same influence for which Stevens has been known over the past 15 years. He has repeatedly demonstrated an ability to attract the support of the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swing votes, now-retired Justice Sandra Day Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Justice Anthony Kennedy, to preserve abortion rights, to limit application of the death penalty and to restrain Bush administration policies on the detention of suspected terrorists following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. However, after the arrival of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, President George W. Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointees, Stevens more often was among the four liberal justices in dissent. He was on the losing end of a major case involving campaign finance laws in January. That dissent showed both the eloquence of Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; writing and, in his stumbling reading of his opinion in the courtroom, signs that his age might at long last be affecting him, though he remains an active tennis player and swimmer.

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Palin, Obama spar from a distance By LIZ SIDOTI AP National Political Writer

NEW ORLEANS — President Barack Obama and Republican Sarah Palin sparred from a distance over nuclear policy with each questioning the other’s experience on the issue in a potential preview of the 2012 White House race. “Unbelievable,” Palin said earlier this week after Obama rewrote the U.S. nuclear strategy, and she suggested the president was weak on nuclear defense. Obama, in Prague to sign a nuclear reduction treaty with Russia, countered by deriding the former Alaska governor who resigned midway through her first term as “not much of an expert” on nuclear issues. Palin then shot back Friday during a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans with a reference to Obama’s early career choice. Mocking the president, she dismissed “all the vast nuclear experience that he acquired as a community organizer.” Playing out over several days and across the globe, the spat foreshadowed what the country could see come the next presidential race should Palin run for president and win the GOP nomination. The 2008 vice presidential nominee is among roughly a dozen Republicans weighing candidacies. It’s a wide-open field but Republican insiders say Palin would be a serious contender if she got

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Sarah Palin speaks at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Friday. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says her “Don’t retreat — reload” slogan is a call for political activism, not violence. in the race. She is beloved by tea party activists. She’s a political celebrity who draws tons of media coverage. And she has an ability to raise big money. But she’s also polarizing, and there’s no evidence that she can broaden her base of support beyond conservatives to win the GOP nomination, much less to beat a popular Democratic president. Nevertheless, Palin is leaving the door open to a candidacy and has spent the past few months pummeling Obama in speeches, interviews and online. She used her speech in New Orleans to blister the president repeatedly, as did several of her potential rivals who also spoke at the three-day event. But, until now, Obama hadn’t responded directly to Palin. The president typically doesn’t counter criticism from Republicans weighing whether to challenge him. Doing so always has the potential to

elevate a rival. The spat began Wednesday when Palin criticized Obama’s rewriting of the U.S. nuclear defense policy. Her comments came during an interview on Fox News, where she is a paid analyst. She likened Obama to a kid poised for a playground fight who said, “Go ahead, punch me in the face and I’m not going to retaliate. Go ahead and do what you want to with me.” Palin was particularly incensed about the policy that says if a non-nuclear state were to use chemical or biological weapons against the U.S. or its allies, it would face a potentially devastating conventional military strike by the U.S., but not a nuclear one. “No administration in America’s history would, I think, ever have considered such a step that we just found out President Obama is supporting

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today,” Palin said. Across the globe in Prague, Obama was asked by ABC News to respond to the criticism. “I really have no response,” the president said. “Because last I checked, Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues.” Obama added: “If the secretary of Defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are comfortable with it, I’m probably going to take my advice from them and not from Sarah Palin.” Palin got what could be the last word in her Friday speech in New Orleans. Among several potential candidates addressing the GOP rank and file at the conference, Palin got a rousing reception from the few thousand activists in attendance and delivered a speech rife with platitudes for the GOP and criticism for Democrats. Some in the crowd responded with a “Run, Sarah, run” chant. She didn’t say whether she would. But Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal made his plans clear, telling the audience: “I am not running for president of the United States of America. I’ve got the job that I want.” Texas Gov. Rick Perry of Texas also was speaking Friday, one day after Newt Gingrich called Obama “the most radical president in American history.” On tap for Saturday: Indiana Rep. Mike Pence, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Texas Rep. Ron Paul.

Tea party claims win Stupak won’t run again MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Rep. Bart Stupak insists that tea party activists outraged over his crucial support of health care legislation didn’t run him out of office, but his decision to retire gives conservatives a rallying point as they target Democrats in the midterm elections. The congressman, an anti-abortion Democrat whose high-profile role in the “Obamacare” debate earned him enemies on the left and the right, said Friday that he’s leaving because he’s tired and has accomplished his No. 1 goal: improving health care. “The tea party did not run me out,” Stupak told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “If you know me and my personality, I would welcome the challenge.”

Wholesale inventories and sales post gains WASHINGTON (AP) — Inventories held by wholesalers rose by a larger-than-expected amount in February while sales increased for the 11th consecutive month. The Commerce Department said Friday that inventories at the wholesale level were up 0.6 percent in February, better than the 0.4 percent increase analysts had expected. Sales rose 0.8 percent, surpassing the 0.5 percent rise economists had forecast. The gains were an encouraging sign that stronger demand is prompting businesses to restock depleted shelves, a development that will help sustain the economic recovery. The inventory increase followed a 0.1 percent rise in January, which was initially reported as a decline of 0.2 percent. The rise in sales followed a 0.9 percent January advance and marked the 11th straight month that sales have been up.

Astronauts take 1st spacewalk of shuttle mission CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of spacewalking astronauts disconnected an old empty ammonia tank outside the International Space Station on Friday and got a new one ready to put in its place. In the first of three spacewalks needed to complete the job, Clayton Anderson had no problem taking apart the ammonia lines on the old tank. But he needed a pry bar to remove the new tank out of space shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. The tank got hung up on a bolt. The two men lifted the 1,700-pound tank out of Discovery and handed it off to a robot arm, which maneuvered it to a temporary storage location at the space station. The actual swap-out of the two tanks will take place during the second spacewalk Sunday, with the entire effort wrapping up on the third and final outing Tuesday. It will be “a big juggle” with the tanks, said David Coan, Mission Control’s lead spacewalk officer.

Fort Hood suspect moved from military hospital to jail BELTON, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist charged in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood will be kept isolated from other inmates at the Texas jail where he’s been transferred. Maj. Nidal Hasan was airlifted from a San Antonio military hospital to the Bell County Jail in Belton at about 4 a.m. Friday. Sheriff Dan Smith says Hasan will be kept in a cell Street Fair 5k Run 50k/100k Bike Ride BBQ Cook-Off Car And Tractor Show Broadway Idol Contest Street Dance Live Entertainment At 2 Venues Expanded Kids’ Activities

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Bullied teen sought help from official before suicide SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (AP) — Phoebe Prince, the Massachusetts high school freshman who took her own life after what prosecutors called relentless bullying by classmates, spoke to a school administrator one week before her death about a threat of physical violence, court documents reveal. The documents, filed in connection with charges against six South Hadley High School students, raise new questions about how much school officials knew about the bullying. They also provide a glimpse into the final, tortured hours of Prince’s life shortly before the 15-year-old hanged herself at home Jan. 14. On Jan. 7, according to the documents, Prince went to a school administrator after learning that one of the defendants, Flannery Mullins, had told fellow students that she was going to “beat Phoebe up” and that she “needed to watch out at break after second block.” The documents do not reveal the official to whom Prince spoke or provide details of the conversation.

Fight over NJ beach sand replenishment gets dirty

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The line in the sand is drawn in this New Jersey shore community, where township officials say they’ll use “peer pressure” to pit neighbor against neighbor in an effort to persuade 230 oceanfront property owners to let a beach restoration project proceed. The holdouts are refusing to sign on because they don’t want their views of the ocean blocked, and because they fear the government might build a boardwalk or toilets next to their homes. So the township says it hopes neighbors will coax, shame or force holdouts to sign, and is even encouraging them to picket outside the homes of those who won’t give in. “Long Beach Township is talking about anarchy here,” said Kenneth Porro, an attorney for the holdouts. Mayor Joseph Mancini counters that the community wants the beach restored because everyone uses and enjoys it.

Regulators shut S.C. bank WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have shut down a bank in South Carolina, marking 42 bank failures in the U.S. so far this year amid mounting loan defaults, especially in commercial real estate. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday took over Beach First National Bank, based in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with $585.1 million in assets and $516 million in deposits. Bank of North Carolina, based in Thomasville, agreed to assume the assets and deposits of the failed bank. In addition, the FDIC and Bank of North Carolina agreed to share losses on $497.9 million of Beach First National Bank’s loans and other assets.

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Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien embarks on post-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tour By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Laughter is the goal when a comedian steps in front of an audience. Conan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien is in pursuit of that and more: the next stage of his career. The former â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonightâ&#x20AC;? host, barred from appearing on TV until September by terms of his exit deal from NBC, kicks off a nationwide tour Monday in Eugene, Ore., that could highlight his popularity amid negotiations for a new talk show. Dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour,â&#x20AC;? the two-month venture will take Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, his former â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonightâ&#x20AC;? band and sidekick Andy Richter to about 30 U.S. and Canadian cities. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s virtually sold out and extra dates have been added in a handful of larger markets. Many tickets were priced at a relatively low $40, although the resale market has boosted their value to, for example, as much as $2,000 for VIP seats and face time with Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien in Chicago. His tour ranked as the top-seller on StubHub when it was announced last month, â&#x20AC;&#x153;which is unheard of for a comedian,â&#x20AC;? said Glenn Lehrman,

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This file photo shows Conan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien in New York. spokesman for the online ticket site. The No. 1 spot usually goes to a sports event or big-arena pop concert, he said. That makes Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien look like a winner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a rock star â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as he angles to return as a TV host, with Fox considered the most likely home among possibilities that also include a cable channel or a syndicated package. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty impressive he sold out a national tourâ&#x20AC;? so quickly, said Garth Ancier, a veteran TV executive who served as the first programming chief for Fox. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That

says thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fan base heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connected to, and demonstrates to Fox and anybody else his viability as a draw.â&#x20AC;? The stage shows are proof that â&#x20AC;&#x153;people will pay money to see him,â&#x20AC;? said industry analyst Shari Anne Brill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Which means he can make money for a network.â&#x20AC;? Mark Metzger, general manager for Fox affiliate KLSR-TV in Eugene, is rooting for Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success on the road. While Metzger is eager to welcome the comedian to Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late-night lineup, a number of other affiliates

are reluctant to give up profitable sitcom reruns to make room for him. The tour could change minds, Metzger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it would influence the other affiliates, with him going to cities and selling out theaters,â&#x20AC;? he said. Fox, which has said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weighing the possibility of bringing Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien to the network, declined comment on whether a deal might be near. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, whose early career included writing for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Simpsons,â&#x20AC;? is trying out a new role as standup. While he has long performed monologues and sketches on TV, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spend years honing a comedy club act like Leno, who started on the circuit and has remained on it even during â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonight.â&#x20AC;? A former Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien colleague dismisses any possibility of flop sweat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna kill. The people who are going to come out and see him on the road are the very small subset (of the TV audience) who are fanatics,â&#x20AC;? said writer-producer Alec Berg (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeld,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curb Your Enthusiasmâ&#x20AC;?), who wrote for Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien during his first year as host of NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pre-â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonightâ&#x20AC;? job from 1993-2009.

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Smith estate appeals ruling on oil fortune SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lawyers for the estate of Anna Nicole Smith have appealed a ruling that gave her none of her late billionaire husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fortune. The appeal filed Thursday seeks Smith a full review by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and continues a case that has outlived both parties. In a March 19 ruling, a panel of the court sided with a Houston jury that decided in 2001 that Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall never intended to leave any of his $1.6 billion estate to Smith. Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will gave most of his estate to his son, E. Pierce Marshall. David Margulies, a spokesman for the Marshall family, said Friday the family will continue to defend its case with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;same vigor and resolve it has in the past as this case hopefully nears an end.â&#x20AC;? Smith and Marshall married in 1994. He was 89 and she 26. Smith had argued that her elderly husband had promised to leave her more than $300 million. The case previously reached the U.S. Supreme Court, and attorneys for Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate vow to again appeal to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high court if necessary. Smith died of a drug over-

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dose in 2008 and named her 3-year-old daughter Dannielynn as heir. The former Playboy modelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead and attorney Howard K. Stern were placed in charge of her estate.

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As she sorted through her father Alistair Cookeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belongings after his death, Susan Cooke Kittredge came across something odd: an old 8 mm film canister with yellow tape spelling out â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chaplin film.â&#x20AC;? What she found inside was intriguing: â&#x20AC;&#x153;All at Sea,â&#x20AC;? an 11-minute home movie shot by a 24-year-old Cooke on a 1933 yacht cruise that included silent film great Charlie Chaplin, his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Timesâ&#x20AC;? co-star Paulette Goddard and Alistair Cooke. The black-and-white silent film, which shows a relaxed Chaplin aboard his boat â&#x20AC;&#x153;Panaceaâ&#x20AC;? miming Greta Garbo, the Prince of Wales and Napoleon, was apparently never seen, ending up amid piles of books, manuscripts and other knickknacks in the New York apartment where he lived for 55 years before his death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intrigued people for a long time,â&#x20AC;? said Chaplin expert Frank Scheide, a University of Arkansas professor who has edited books on the Little Tramp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that it still exists is very exciting.â&#x20AC;?

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: As you reflect back on Phase I, what would you say were the biggest accomplishments of that piece of the 2nd Century work?

: I think the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well Centeredâ&#x20AC;? Brand Identity and the Market Analysis were the biggest accomplishments. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well Centeredâ&#x20AC;? Brand Identity gives us several marketing ideas to promote

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: The completion of the first phase of the 2nd Century Project coincided with the financial crisis the put most of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economies in a tailspin. How did that impact the ongoing work of the 2nd Century Project?

: We decided to take a step back and see how things were going to shake out. Originally the plan was to move out of the research phase and directly into a five-year marketing campaign. In light of the circumstances when we finished Phase I (October 2008) it did not seem prudent to expend funds when everyone was focused

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on survival not growth. The Research Team did keep working and planning throughout 2009 as how best to move 2nd Century forward once the economy stabilized. We met several times and decided in December that we should begin a push in the spring of 2010 that would build the platform for the full blown marketing effort once the economy was growing again. In addition to working on 2nd Century, many of the principals behind LC2C were actively involved in the referendum to fund the modernization of Lee County Senior High School. We felt that this investment in education was very important based on the feedback from the Market Analysis.

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: What are the biggest initiatives on the table for 2010?

: We have five initiatives planned for 2010: A Community Vision Initiative, Website Coordination and Linkage, an Education Brochure, BRAC related Advertising/Trade Show and a Signature Communities Tour. The Community Vision Initiative comes directly from the Market Analysis by Kathleen Rose. She stated that Sanford, Broadway and Lee County needed a strong, collective vision for the 21st Century. On Tues-

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day, elected officials and community leaders have been invited to a session in order to develop such a vision. The Website Coordination and Linkage will help to move the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well Centeredâ&#x20AC;? Brand Identity across more platforms throughout the area. The Education Brochure is part of the marketing effort and will be a way to showcase the many positive initiatives in Lee County Schools such as the STEM lab at East Lee and the 1:1 Laptop initiative. This will be made available to the area Realtors and HR directors of local companies to help educate the public on Lee County Schools. The BRAC efforts are the beginnings of a larger marketing campaign but are targeted in the biggest opportunity for the next couple of years, the relocation of 30,000 people to Fort Bragg from Atlanta/Fort McPherson. Lastly, the Signature Communities Tour will take elected officials and local leaders on a tour of the Triangle to see ways that we can change and invest in our housing stock to encourage more people to live in Lee County that work here and live elsewhere, primarily Wake County. These are all a direct result of the work from Phase I.

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Sanford, Broadway and Lee County and pivots off of our unique geographical location between the BRAC Region and the Triangle Region as well as our balanced, quality lifestyle. The Market Analysis essentially gave us a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) of our area as to what we were doing well and what we could improve of upon by a well respected third-party. I also think the two maps that were produced are very useful in framing all that is encompassed in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well Centeredâ&#x20AC;? Brand Identity. All this is available to the public at our website, www. secondcentury.org.

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and becoming closer to becoming a full-blown reality for our community. What are we doing well â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and not doing well â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in terms of working to attract the BRAC transferees?

: The BRAC opportunity is the single biggest economic development opportunity that our community will have for the next several years. Very rarely do you have such a significant onetime event that actually continues to impact you in the future. Obviously, first mover advantage is key. Sanford, Broadway and Lee County need to take advantage of the initial surge of people in 2012, so that as folks retire or rotate out, that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;word of mouthâ&#x20AC;? for our community is strong for the new folks coming in. It is interesting that most of the people will be moving in 2012. That is the same year that 2 significant transportation milestones will be completed, the completion of the southern end of the Oscar Keller Highway (US 421 By-Pass) and I-540 across US 1 to Holly Springs. These two improvements make it easy for a family moving to Sanford to work at Fort Bragg and RTP with a less than 45-minute commute to each destination. Most of the transferees are used to a 45+ minute commute in Atlanta. As to what we are doing well and not doing well, I think that our public staff and elected officials are very aware of BRAC and have been actively engaged in that planning process. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure that we have pulled together all of our best efforts in one easily communicated package as to why those BRAC transferees should

choose to live in Sanford, Broadway or Lee County. I think some of the initiatives that 2nd Century is embarking upon such as website coordination and the education brochure will help, but it really comes down to money. A lot of investment in a public/private partnership needs to take place over the next two-plus years to get our message out to these people.

: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the status of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sanford â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Well Centeredâ&#x20AC;? brand and marketing effort?

: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really pleased that the City of Sanford has incorporated the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well Centeredâ&#x20AC;? Brand Identity as its logo. They have put this on uniforms and have replaced the brick entrance signs with it. I know some non-profits and businesses have adopted it as well. The more the identity is adopted, the more impact any marketing efforts will have as they will reinforce each other. As to the marketing effort, we plan to spend $75,000 on the initiatives described above. I am hopeful that some public monies can supplement the BRAC marketing effort so that we can have a bigger impact in that area. I think we will continue to push for a targeted focus of marketing investment for the next 2 years. Once we get more infrastructure in place (Collective Vision, Housing Stock and Quality of Life from the Executive Summary) and more adoption of the Brand Identity and the economy continues to improve, I think we can be ready for a full blown marketing effort.

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Duke players Lance Thomas hugs Jon Scheyer, right, as they celebrate after their 61-59 win over Butler in the men’s NCAA championship. AP PHOTO

All season long, the Blue Devils knew how — and when — to close the deal

To win this championship, Duke needed sterling defense— and got it

By BRYAN STRICKLAND

s Gordon Hayward’s shot — either of them — hung in the air, the Duke Blue Devils stood only on the precipice of greatness. If it falls — either the fadeaway with 5 seconds left or the half court chance that looked too good for too long in the air to rightfully call it a heave rather than a shot — Duke’s season and legacy staggers with a tinge of regret rather than the stamp of accomplishment. Such is life for the NCAA runner-up. Certainly that’s unfair. But that’s sports. But anyone who watched the Blue Devils play this season had to know that neither shot was going down. Not this time. Not either time.

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INDIANAPOLIS — More than any team in Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 30 seasons, this one understood that it had to win with the defense. In a heart-stopping conclusion by any standard, one final, tensionfilled defensive stand delivered the ultimate win for the Blue Devils. The beloved Butler Bulldogs played championship-caliber basketball around the corner from their campus, but the battled-tested Blue Devils made one more play to claim the trophy with a 61-59 triumph

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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski kisses the net after cutting it down.

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Don’t look now, but Duke should be in prime position to make another deep run in the NCAA Tournament next season

Duke’s quartet of seniors played different roles and earn their NCAA championship rings in different way

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Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils keep moving up some impressive lists in Final Four history; also, the complete boxscore from Duke’s fourth national title Page 3BB

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With desperation shot in air, Devils primed all Duke could do was hope for another run By BRYAN STRICKLAND bstrickland@heraldsun.com

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INDIANAPOLIS — Nolan Smith couldn’t bear to watch. Kyle Singler did everything in his power to watch. Brian Zoubek feared the worst. Jon Scheyer hoped for the best. Lance Thomas didn’t know what to think. One second, a million different thoughts raced through the minds of Duke’s players as the very outcome of their season-long bid for the NCAA championship hinged on whether a basketball launched from nearly 50 feet rattled through the rim. The next second, everyone had the same thought. “Thank you. I just said, ‘Thank you,’” Smith said of Gordon Hayward’s near-miracle midcourt shot that rimmed out to give the Blue Devils the national title by a 61-59 count. “The confetti came down, and we were just all smiles.” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski certainly couldn’t stop smiling after the dramatic victory at Lucas Oil Stadium. A couple of centimeters surely would have turned his facial expression upside-down, but it wouldn’t have changed his opinion of the game, his fourth title triumph in eight tries. “This was a classic. This was the toughest and the best one,” Krzyzewski said. “My congratulations and empathy are with the Butler team, who played winning basketball. “To me, it was a game that we won but they didn’t lose.” The Blue Devils led the Bulldogs over the entire final 13 minutes but never by more than five points, and they protected that lead at the most critical juncture imaginable, forcing Hayward into a difficult baseline shot in the final six seconds to come close to sealing it. But after Zoubek — who bothered the shot and grabbed the rebound — hit one free throw and intentionally missed the second one with 3.6 seconds left, Hayward had just enough time to unleash what would

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Butler’s Gordon Hayward (20) shoots over Duke’s Nolan Smith (2) during the final seconds of the men’s NCAA Final Four college basketball championship game Monday, April 5, in Indianapolis. surely have ranked as the most remarkable game-winner in the storied history of the NCAA Tournament. “The coaches told me to miss it because if it was a long rebound, they’d have basically no time to get a shot up. Then their shot almost went in,” Zoubek said. “I was running next to him, and I saw him let it fly. You think it’s going to come right off and be a horrible shot, but it was really close. “God, that would have been heartbreaking. I feel for Butler being on the other end of that.”

Even closer to Hayward, Singler was on the ground, having hawked Hayward up the court before a monstrous Matt Howard screen floored him. Singler never had to get up; his teammates jubilantly jumped on him seconds later. “I kind of twisted the right way to see the ball,” Singler said. “You know, it looked good. It was just one of those things where you’re wishing, hoping that it won’t go in. “When I saw it bounce off the rim, the team came together. It was just a special moment.”

INDIANAPOLIS — When Seth Curry makes his Duke debut in November after sitting out a season because of his transfer from Liberty, he will do so in almost unheard-of circumstances. Before he even touches the ball, he already will have held the national championship trophy. And Curry, who helped Duke’s current players daily in practice in their season-long buildup to the championship, believes the Blue Devils might have another one in them. “If we continue to work like we have this year in the offseason and preseason, then we should have a great chance of making a run next year,” Curry said. “Watching how much fun they’re having on the court and how much success they’re having, going through this run is making me even more anxious to get out there.” Curry’s situation is rare but not unprecedented. In fact, Duke’s most recent title team in 2001 included Dahntay Jones, who sat in the stands after transferring from Rutgers. Jones, now a member of the Indiana Pacers, witnessed Duke’s victory over Butler from the stands on Monday night, as well. Next year’s Final Four will be in Houston, and Curry believes that former Blue Devil and current Houston Rockets standout Shane Battier might be able to watch Duke in his back yard come April 2011. “We have a good recruiting class coming in,” Curry said, “and great

guys coming back who got experience from this tournament.” The biggest offseason question for Duke will be whether Kyle Singler comes back. The junior star said before and during the NCAA Tournament that a jump to the NBA was a possibility depending on how the tourney worked out, and an NCAA championship certainly will have him thinking hard. If he does return, Duke could start the 2010-11 season ranked No. 1. One member of the big three — Nolan Smith — already has said he plans to return. He will be rejoined by a mix of solid contributors from this season: brothers Miles and Mason Plumlee in the post, as well as freshmen Andre Dawkins and Ryan Kelly. Duke will lose three starters — leading scorer Jon Scheyer, defensive spark Lance Thomas and surging 7-footer Brian Zoubek — along with fifth-year senior Jordan Davidson. Duke will gain a recruiting class featuring two point guards ready to take ballhandling duties from Scheyer in top-10 prospect Kyrie Irving and top-150 prospect Tyler Thornton, along with a top-50 player in power forward Josh Hairston. “Josh, Kyrie and Tyler will be tremendous additions to our program on and off the court,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said when the trio signed in November. “They are outstanding young men, terrific students and talented basketball players.”

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INDIANAPOLIS — Before Duke’s four seniors played their final regularseason game a month ago, they took part in the tradition of having dinner with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and his family. “We had a great time,” senior Jon Scheyer said. “We talked about some great memories and some not-so-great memories.” While breaking bread, the seniors also talked about “breaking points” — pivotal moments in their careers that eventually changed them for the better and helped them end their journey as national champions. While the seniors finished their careers with a victory on the ultimate stage of the NCAA Tournament, they started with a postseason disappointment of the highest order.

“I think the worst memory that I listed was my sophomore year — and these guys’ freshman year — when we lost to Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the (2007 NCAA) Tournament,” fifth-year senior Jordan Davidson said. “It was just so disappointing. When we came to Duke, you just don’t see yourself in those situations. “That was a really hard realization. We had to go back and work hard in the offseason in future seasons to get where we are now, but it makes it all the more special.” The next season, as Duke tried to build back toward the top, seniors Brian Zoubek and Lance Thomas faced their defining moments. Zoubek’s came as he tried to bounce back from a broken foot suffered over the summer. “I was babying it a little bit because I didn’t

want anything to happen,” Zoubek said. “Then I realized that I couldn’t do that. I was a step behind everybody and was slowing everybody else up. “I had to look at the mirror and face reality. That’s a tough point for any player.” Thomas had a similar moment as a sophomore, one that helped him become one of the most versatile defenders Duke has ever featured. “We were doing sprints and stuff like that, and it got to the point where it was really tough to do and I passed out,” Thomas said. “I took that personal, because I felt like I let my team down while everybody else was doing it. “I’ve been on a mission ever since; I haven’t missed a sprint. I’ve put myself in better position conditioning-wise to play more minutes and to do the things that I do.”

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ALLMENDINGER WINS FIRST CAREER POLE

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A.J. Allmendinger has earned his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole. Allmendinger ran a lap at 134.675 mph Friday in the Richard Petty-owned No. 43 Ford at Phoenix International Speedway. He will start on the front row Saturday with Scott Speed, who is part of the Red Bull team for which Allmendinger used to drive. Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson, who has won four of the last five races at Phoenix, qualified 16th. Denny Hamlin qualified 26th for his first race since surgery March 31 to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. He will start the race, but Casey Mears is standing by to take over if needed during the 375-lap race on the mile track.

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ABOVE LEFT: West Lee starting pitcher Hampton Thomas delivers to the plate during Friday’s championship game of the Chatlee Challenge in Sanford. ABOVE RIGHT: Grace Christian’s Caleb Welborn swings the bat to hit the ball during Friday’s game.

SANFORD — The Grace Christian Crusaders proved to be the best middle school baseball team in Lee County after winning the inaugural Chatlee Challenge on Friday night at Tramway Athletic Park. The Crusaders edged West Lee 3-2, handing the Pride their first loss of the season. “The biggest thing for us was just being able to compete in this tournament,” said Grace coach Bucky Payne.

“Just being able to be a part of this and play in this tournament is huge. To win it says a lot about our program. It says a lot about where we’ve come from and where we want to be.” Caleb Welborn was 1-for-2 with a double for Grace Christian (6-1-1). Micah Welborn was 2-for-3. West Lee was led by Tyler Groce, who was 2-for-4 with a home run. Ethan Helsman was 1-for-4 with an inside the park home run for the other run for the Pride. In the consolation game, East Lee downed SanLee 12-10.

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NASCAR HAMLIN BACK ON TRACK 9 DAYS AFTER SURGERY

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Denny Hamlin isn’t sure he will be able to finish his first race after knee surgery. “I don’t know how far I will go,” Hamlin said after driving about 70 laps during two practice sessions Friday. “It definitely aches quite a bit and the problem is range of motion. I can’t get my knee bent far enough to put it on top of the (brake) pedal.” Hamlin was clearly in pain and noticeably limping only nine days after surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He got injured playing basketball in January.

NFL DA TO ANNOUNCE DECISION ON ROETHLISBERGER CASE

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A district attorney in Georgia plans to announce Monday whether he will file charges in a case of sexual assault accusations against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. District Attorney Fred Bright said in a statement Friday he has reviewed all the investigation reports and will hold a news conference to announce his decision. Milledgeville police Chief Woodrow Blue said Wednesday his department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation had wrapped up their investigation into a 20-yearold college student’s claim that the two-time Super Bowl champion sexually assaulted her early March 5 at a club in Milledgeville.

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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — With another top-10 finish, Greg Biffle will match Jimmie Johnson. That still may not be enough to overtake the dominating champion. Biffle goes into Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday night looking for his seventh consecutive top-10 finish to open the season, a feat last accomplished by Johnson — five years ago, the season before the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team began its unprecedented and ongoing run of four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships. Even with the best start in his career, Biffle is still second in the season points. Guess who the Roush Fenway Racing driver is chasing, though it is a slim 14point margin. Johnson, who has won three of the five races since finishing 35th with a rear axle problem at the season-opening Daytona 500. “We’ve been good so far, and that’s not good enough,” Biffle said. “You’ll have to be flawless at this. And we’ve been good so far. We’ve been good everywhere we’ve been. That’s not good enough. We’re going to have to be better than that. We know that.” Especially at Phoenix. Johnson has won four of the last five races at the oddly shaped mile track. The eight victories by Hendrick Racing are the most by any team there, and includes Mark Martin’s victory last April that came 16 years after his only other Phoenix victory while driving for Roush. Roush has the second-most wins at Phoenix with five, though Biffle has none. Biffle’s has three top-five finishes, his best there a runner-up finish to Johnson in November 2007. After having two of the last four weekends off, including last week for Easter, the Cup drivers arrived in the desert for the start of a stretch of 14 consecutive races. “You go away for a week and relax and recharge your batteries,” Johnson said. “When I came in and saw the cars, I got that feeling of goosebumps and got fired up to be back at the race track and looking forward to it.” For everyone else, the challenge resumes to try to unseat Johnson from the top of the standings.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Mets star Reyes set to return to lineup Saturday NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is set to return to the lineup. Mets manager Jerry Manuel says Reyes will come off the disabled list and bat leadoff in Saturday’s game against Washington. Reyes missed much of spring training because of a hyperactive thyroid. The AllStar was injured for most of last season, and didn’t play after May 20 because of a hamstring problem.

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Wagner blows save, Giants win in 13th SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Rowand drove in the winning run with two outs in the 13th inning, salvaging the San Francisco Giants’ home opener and unbeaten season with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday. It was the fifth gameending hit of his career and scored Juan Uribe, who drew a one-out walk from Kris Medlen (0-1) before stealing second. Uribe went to third on catcher Brian McCann’s throwing error, and Rowand brought him home. Jeremy Affeldt (2-0) pitched one inning for the win in the longest game in the majors this season and the longest home opener in San Francisco history. Edgar Renteria hit a tying two-run homer off Braves closer Billy Wagner with one out in the ninth. Atlanta manager Bobby Cox was ejected in the top of the 13th for arguing balls and strikes, the 154th ejection of his career. In other action: Rockies 7, Padres 0 DENVER (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven

innings of one-hit ball, and Clint Barmes hit a late three-run homer to lead the Colorado Rockies over the San Diego Padres 7-0 Friday in their home opener. Ian Stewart drove in two runs, and Todd Helton and Miguel Olivo each added run-scoring singles to help the Rockies stop a two-game skid. Tigers 5, Indians 2 DETROIT (AP) — Jhonny Peralta bobbled Magglio Ordonez’s grounder, and the third baseman’s throwing error cleared the bases in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians 5-2 Friday in their home opener. Rick Porcello (1-0) gave up two runs in five-plus innings, and Jose Valverde got his first save in two chances. David Huff (0-1) allowed four runs — just one earned — in six innings. Blue Jays 7, Orioles 6 BALTIMORE (AP) — Travis Snider hit a tying double off closer Michael Gonzalez (0-2) in the ninth inning and scored on Jose Bautista’s sacrifice fly as Toronto rallied from a 6-5 deficit in Baltimore’s home opener.

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Alex Gonzalez homered for the Blue Jays, just 1-8 at Camden Yards last season. Casey Janssen (2-0) pitched one inning, and Kevin Gregg got three straight outs for his first save.

NEW YORK (AP) — Boxing is back at Yankee Stadium after more than three decades. Greats such as Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton have been replaced by Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman, and the ballpark where they once fought stands as a shell of its former self just across the street. The dream of Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum to return to the ballpark in the Bronx was realized Friday, when Cotto and Foreman were introduced at the new, $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium. They’ll meet for Foreman’s junior middleweight title June 5 in the first sports event besides baseball since the facility opened last spring.

Former NBA player arrested in Arizona MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Former NBA player Isaiah Rider has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his fiance and reneging on a $150 cab fare.

Police say the 39-yearold Rider was taken into custody Thursday after an officer spotted him driving erratically in a vehicle with three small children inside.

Clausen does OK on pro day SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen tried to show NFL teams Friday he is worth a firstround draft pick, though he’s still not 100 percent healthy three months after surgery to repair torn tendons in his right foot. Clausen didn’t run during the 30-minute throwing session attended by 16 of the 32 NFL teams. He completed 57 of 59 passes, overthrowing wide receiver Robby Parris on two long routes. His receivers also needed to make some nice catches on several other throws, with former Notre Dame running back James Aldridge twisting back to catch a short pass on his shoulder and former Irish receiver David Grimes speeding up to make a fingertip grab on a 50-yard pass.

Fla. prosecutors reviewing case against Holmes ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors are reviewing the case against Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes, who is accused of throwing a glass at a woman. Orlando Police spokeswoman Sgt. Barbara Jones says findings of its investigation were submitted Friday to the OrangeOsceola State Attorney’s Office for a review and decision on whether to file charges. Further details of the investigation were not released.

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4B / Saturday, April 10, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

NBA Standings W 61 55 49 49 44 44 42 38 38 30 28 26 25 24 11

z-Cleveland y-Orlando x-Atlanta y-Boston x-Miami x-Milwaukee x-Charlotte Chicago Toronto Indiana New York Philadelphia Detroit Washington New Jersey

W 55 52 51 51 51 48 48 48 40 39 35 27 25 24 15

y-L.A. Lakers x-Denver x-Dallas x-Phoenix x-Utah x-Oklahoma City x-Portland x-San Antonio Houston Memphis New Orleans L.A. Clippers Sacramento Golden State Minnesota

Sports Review

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division L Pct GB L10 18 .772 — 7-3 23 .705 51⁄2 8-2 1 29 .628 11 ⁄2 5-5 29 .628 111⁄2 5-5 34 .564 161⁄2 9-1 34 .564 161⁄2 6-4 1 36 .538 18 ⁄2 7-3 1 40 .487 22 ⁄2 7-3 40 .487 221⁄2 4-6 48 .385 301⁄2 8-2 1 50 .359 32 ⁄2 4-6 1 52 .333 34 ⁄2 2-8 53 .321 351⁄2 2-8 54 .308 361⁄2 3-7 1 67 .141 49 ⁄2 4-6 WESTERN CONFERENCE L Pct GB L10 23 .705 — 5-5 1 27 .658 3 ⁄2 5-5 27 .654 4 5-5 27 .654 4 9-1 28 .646 41⁄2 7-3 30 .615 7 6-4 30 .615 7 8-2 30 .615 7 7-3 38 .513 15 4-6 39 .500 16 3-7 1 44 .443 20 ⁄2 2-8 52 .342 281⁄2 1-9 54 .316 301⁄2 2-8 54 .308 31 5-5 63 .192 40 1-9

BASEBALL Str L-1 W-2 L-2 W-1 W-9 W-3 W-2 W-1 L-3 W-2 L-1 L-5 W-2 L-1 L-2

Home 35-4 32-7 32-7 24-15 23-16 28-11 30-9 23-17 24-15 22-17 17-22 12-27 17-23 14-25 7-32

Away 26-14 23-16 17-22 25-14 21-18 16-23 12-27 15-23 14-25 8-31 11-28 14-25 8-30 10-29 4-35

Conf 38-11 35-13 28-20 32-16 29-19 29-19 25-24 25-23 27-21 21-27 19-29 14-35 17-32 16-32 7-41

Str L-2 W-4 W-1 W-1 L-1 L-2 W-2 L-1 W-2 L-3 L-4 L-7 W-1 W-1 L-3

Home 33-6 33-6 27-13 30-9 32-8 25-14 25-13 28-11 22-17 23-17 23-16 19-19 18-21 17-22 10-29

Away 22-17 19-21 24-14 21-18 19-20 23-16 23-17 20-19 18-21 16-22 12-28 8-33 7-33 7-32 5-34

Conf 33-15 33-16 29-19 32-16 29-20 26-22 31-17 29-19 27-22 21-28 24-25 13-36 16-33 13-35 8-41

x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Thursday’s Games Chicago 109, Cleveland 108 Sacramento 116, L.A. Clippers 94 Denver 98, L.A. Lakers 96 Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Chicago at New Jersey, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Indiana, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Memphis, 8 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Orlando at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 6 p.m. Miami at New York, 6 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

NHL Standings z-Washington x-New Jersey x-Pittsburgh y-Buffalo x-Ottawa Boston Montreal Philadelphia N.Y. Rangers Atlanta Carolina N.Y. Islanders Florida Tampa Bay Toronto

GP 80 80 80 80 81 80 81 80 80 80 81 80 80 80 81

W 53 46 46 44 44 37 39 40 37 34 35 34 32 32 29

L 15 27 27 26 31 30 33 34 33 33 36 36 36 36 38

OT 12 7 7 10 6 13 9 6 10 13 10 10 12 12 14

EASTERN CONFERENCE Pts GF GA 118 310 227 99 213 189 99 251 231 98 229 203 94 223 233 87 198 195 87 214 219 86 231 220 84 217 213 81 231 251 80 228 252 78 216 251 76 204 237 76 210 256 72 210 264

Home 29- 525-1025-1225-1026-1017-1720-1623-1417-1718-1621-1723-1416-1520-1418-17-

5 4 4 6 4 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 9 6 6

Away 24-10- 7 21-17- 3 21-15- 3 19-16- 4 18-21- 2 20-13- 7 19-17- 5 17-20- 3 20-16- 4 16-17- 7 14-19- 7 11-22- 7 16-21- 3 12-22- 6 11-21- 8

Div 18- 3- 2 13- 8- 2 14- 8- 1 11- 8- 4 14- 6- 3 13- 8- 3 11- 9- 3 13- 8- 1 9-10- 3 8-13- 2 12- 9- 3 7-14- 1 8-12- 2 11-10- 1 9- 7- 7

y-San Jose y-Chicago y-Vancouver x-Phoenix x-Los Angeles x-Detroit x-Nashville x-Colorado Calgary St. Louis Anaheim Dallas Minnesota Columbus Edmonton

GP 81 80 81 81 80 80 81 80 81 80 80 81 81 81 80

W 50 51 48 50 45 42 46 43 40 39 38 36 38 32 26

L 20 22 28 25 27 24 29 29 31 32 31 31 36 35 46

OT 11 7 5 6 8 14 6 8 10 9 11 14 7 14 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE Pts GF GA 111 261 213 109 264 204 101 265 219 106 223 199 98 236 214 98 225 214 98 223 224 94 241 226 90 201 203 87 218 218 87 228 243 86 233 251 83 216 242 78 216 258 60 208 274

Home 26- 629- 829- 829-1022-1325-1023-1424-1320-1717-1824-1123-1125-1220-1218-19-

8 3 3 2 5 6 3 2 4 5 5 7 3 8 4

Away 24-14- 3 22-14- 4 19-20- 2 21-15- 4 23-14- 3 17-14- 8 23-15- 3 19-16- 6 20-14- 6 22-14- 4 14-20- 6 13-20- 7 13-24- 4 12-23- 6 8-27- 4

Div 13- 6- 4 15- 8- 0 14- 7- 2 13- 7- 3 15- 6- 3 12- 6- 4 13- 8- 2 10-11- 3 12- 8- 3 10-11- 2 7-13- 4 11- 8- 5 15- 7- 2 7- 9- 7 8-14- 2

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 3, SO Dallas 3, Anaheim 2, SO Minnesota 2, Calgary 1, SO Phoenix 3, Los Angeles 2, SO Boston 3, Buffalo 1 Carolina 5, Montreal 2 Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Islanders 3 Florida 3, New Jersey 2 San Jose 4, Vancouver 2 Friday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m. Saturday’s Games Carolina at Boston, 1 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Boston at Washington, 12 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 3 p.m. Los Angeles at Colorado, 3 p.m. Buffalo at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Florida, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

FedEx Cup Standings By The Associated Press Through March 28 Rank Name 1. Ernie Els 2. Anthony Kim 3. Steve Stricker 4. Dustin Johnson 5. Camilo Villegas 6. Matt Kuchar 7. Ben Crane 8. Bill Haas 9. Jim Furyk 10. Robert Allenby 11. Hunter Mahan 12. J.B. Holmes 13. Ian Poulter 14. Geoff Ogilvy 15. Ryan Palmer

Pts 1,345 930 927 833 829 749 735 728 721 654 652 642 622 614 604

Money $3,048,641 $1,832,557 $1,988,151 $1,793,434 $1,861,500 $1,574,213 $1,286,276 $1,308,850 $1,360,987 $1,252,307 $1,291,593 $1,249,583 $1,505,025 $1,314,606 $1,162,202

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.

Paul Casey Luke Donald Retief Goosen K.J. Choi Bubba Watson Tim Clark Vaughn Taylor Rickie Fowler Charles Howell III Kevin Na Brandt Snedeker Nick Watney Justin Rose Y.E. Yang D.J. Trahan Derek Lamely Marc Leishman Alex Prugh

595 580 574 552 520 501 496 482 479 479 470 458 445 442 426 414 395 395

$1,470,700 $1,200,671 $1,267,833 $931,630 $885,092 $836,846 $984,949 $916,301 $794,476 $971,404 $718,609 $808,354 $776,895 $815,523 $791,809 $880,230 $690,132 $673,174

Sports on TV Saturday, April 10 AUTO RACING 1:30 p.m. SPEED — Rolex Sports Car Series, Porsche 250, at Birmingham, Ala. 6 p.m. VERSUS — IRL, pole qualifying for Grand Prix of Alabama, at Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Subway Fresh Fit 600, at Avondale, Ariz. 11 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, qualifying for Spring Nationals, at Baytown, Texas (same-day tape) BOXING 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Welterweights, Orlando Lora (26-0-1) vs. David Estrada (23-6-0), at Rancho Mirage, Calif. 10:30 p.m. HBO — Featherweights, Celestino Caballero (33-2-0) vs. Daud Yordan (25-0-0); champion Andre Berto (25-0-0) vs. Carlos Quintana (27-2-0), for WBC welterweight title, at Sunrise, Fla. COLLEGE BASEBALL 3 p.m. FSN — Missouri at Oklahoma GOLF 3:30 p.m. CBS — The Masters, third round, at Augusta, Ga.

HORSE RACING 5 p.m. NBC — NTRA, Blue Grass Stakes, at Lexington, Ky. and Arkansas Derby, at Hot Springs Ark. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. WGN — Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati 3 p.m. FOX — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, St. Louis at Milwaukee, or Seattle at Texas MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY 7 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Division I tournament, championship, RIT-Wisconsin winner vs. Miami (Ohio)-Boston College winner, at Detroit NBA DL BASKETBALL 11 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, quarterfinals, teams TBD (same-day tape) PREP BASKETBALL 10 p.m. FSN — NIKE Hoop Summit, National Select Team vs. World Select Team, at Portland, Ore. RODEO 9 p.m. VERSUS — PBR, Nampa Invitational, at Nampa, Idaho SOCCER 7:30 a.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Tottenham vs. Arsenal, at London

NL Glance All Times EDT By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct Atlanta 2 1 .667 Florida 2 1 .667 Philadelphia 2 1 .667 New York 1 2 .333 Washington 1 2 .333 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 2 1 .667 Pittsburgh 2 1 .667 St. Louis 2 1 .667 Chicago 1 2 .333 Cincinnati 1 2 .333 Houston 0 3 .000 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 3 0 1.000 Arizona 2 1 .667 Colorado 2 2 .500 Los Angeles 1 2 .333 San Diego 1 3 .250

GB — — — 1 1 GB — — — 1 1 2 GB — 1 11⁄2 2 21⁄2

——— Thursday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1 Washington 6, Philadelphia 5 Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta 0 Florida 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Friday’s Games Colorado 7, San Diego 0 Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 8:05 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 0-1) at Cincinnati (Harang 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Washington (Lannan 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. St. Louis (Garcia 0-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-1), 3:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Moyer 0-0) at Houston (Paulino 0-0), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 0-1) at Florida (Jo. Johnson 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (McCutchen 0-0) at Arizona (Haren 1-0), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Latos 0-0) at Colorado (Hammel 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Atlanta (D.Lowe 1-0) at San Francisco (Wellemeyer 0-0), 10:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 2:05 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. Houston at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego, 6:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

AL Glance All Times EDT By The Associated Press East Division W L Toronto 3 1 New York 2 1 Tampa Bay 2 1 Boston 1 2 Baltimore 1 3 Central Division W L Detroit 3 1 Minnesota 3 1 Cleveland 2 2 Chicago 1 2 Kansas City 1 2 West Division W L Oakland 3 1 Texas 1 2 Los Angeles 1 3 Seattle 1 3

Pct .750 .667 .667 .333 .250

GB — 1 ⁄2 1 ⁄2 11⁄2 2

Pct .750 .750 .500 .333 .333

GB — — 1 1 1 ⁄2 11⁄2

Pct .750 .333 .250 .250

GB — 11⁄2 2 2

——— Thursday’s Games Toronto 3, Texas 1 Detroit 7, Kansas City 3 Oakland 6, Seattle 2 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 3, 11 innings Minnesota 10, L.A. Angels 1 Friday’s Games Detroit 5, Cleveland 2 Toronto 7, Baltimore 6 N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Boston at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cleveland (Talbot 0-0) at Detroit (Bonderman 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (S.Baker 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 0-0), 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 0-0) at Texas (Harrison 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Toronto (Eveland 0-0) at Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Beckett 0-0) at Kansas City (Greinke 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Sheets 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Jer. Weaver 1-0), 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Cleveland at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. Boston at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Monday’s Games Kansas City at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 6:40 p.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 7:20 p.m.

AL Boxscores TIGERS 5, INDIANS 2 CLEVELAND DETROIT ab r h bi ab ACarer ss 4 0 2 0 AJcksn cf 3 GSizmr cf 4 0 2 0 Damon lf 4 Choo rf 4000 Kelly lf 0 Hafner dh 4 1 1 1 Ordonz rf 4 Peralta 3b 3 0 0 0 MiCarr 1b 3 Kearns lf 3 0 1 0 CGuilln dh 3 Valuen 2b 3 0 0 0 Inge 3b 4 AMarte 1b 2 1 0 0 Laird c 4 Rdmnd c 3 0 1 1 SSizmr 2b 4 Everett ss 3 Totals 30 2 7 2 Totals 32 Cleveland Detroit

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Totals

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2 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0

1 Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 Lugo 2b 4 0 0 0 1 AdJons cf 4 1 0 0 0 Markks rf 3 2 1 0 1 MTejad 3b 5 1 3 4 2 Scott lf 4 0 0 0 0 Wieters c 2 0 0 0 1 Pie pr 0 1 0 0 0 Tatum c 0 0 0 0 Reimld dh 2 0 0 1 Atkins 1b 4 0 2 0 CIzturs ss 4 0 1 1 32 7 9 7 Totals 32 6 7 6

301 300

010 002 020 010

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DP—Toronto 2, Baltimore 1. LOB—Toronto 4, Baltimore 7. 2B—Bautista (2), J.Buck 2 (3), Snider (2), Markakis (2). HR—Ale.Gonzalez (2), M.Tejada (1). SB—Roberts (2). S—McDonald. SF—Bautista, Overbay. IP H R ER BB SO Toronto Morrow 5 45 5 5 5 Camp 2 20 0 1 1 Janssen W,2-0 1 11 1 1 0 Gregg S,1-1 1 00 0 0 2 Baltimore Bergesen 4 2-3 8 5 5 1 2 Hendrickson 2 1-3 0 0 0 1 3 Ji.Johnson 1 00 0 0 2 M.Gonzlz L,0-2 BS,2-3 2-31 2 2 1 0 Meredith 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 HBP—by Morrow (Ad.Jones). WP— M.Gonzalez. Umpires—Home, Rob Drake; First, Joe West; Second, Angel Hernandez; Third, Paul Schrieber. T—2:54. A—48,891 (48,290).

h bi 11 00 00 21 00 00 20 00 10 10 72 2 5

E—Peralta (1). DP—Detroit 3. LOB—Cleveland 5, Detroit 6. 2B—Redmond (1), Ordonez (2), Inge (3). 3B—G.Sizemore (1). HR—Hafner (1). SB—G.Sizemore (1), A.Jackson (1). CS—A.Cabrera (2). IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland D.Huff L,0-1 6 6 4 1 2 2 J.Wright 2 1 1 1 1 0 Detroit Porcello W,1-0 5 5 2 2 2 3 Coke H,1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Zumaya H,1 2 1 0 0 0 1 Valverde S,1-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Porcello pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Coke pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP—Porcello. Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert; First, Angel Campos; Second, Brian Gorman; Third, Tony Randazzo. T—2:33. A—45,010 (41,255). BLUE JAYS 7, ORIOLES 6 TORONTO BALTIMORE ab r h bi ab r h bi

AUTO RACING NOTE: The qualifying results for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race were not available at presstime. Check Sunday’s edition for the race lineup.

GOLF NASCAR-Nationwide-Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 Lineup

Masters Par Scores By The Associated Press At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Purse: TBA Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 Second Round (a-amateur) Ian Poulter 68-68 — Lee Westwood 67-69 — Tiger Woods 68-70 — K.J. Choi 67-71 — Ricky Barnes 68-70 — Anthony Kim 68-70 — Phil Mickelson 67-71 — Y.E. Yang 67-72 — Soren Kjeldsen 70-71 — Fred Couples 66-75 — Tom Watson 67-74 — Trevor Immelman 69-73 — Hunter Mahan 71-71 — Sean O’Hair 72-71 — Kenny Perry 72-71 — Matt Kuchar 70-73 — Dustin Johnson 71-72 — Mike Weir 71-72 — Paul Casey 75-78 — Robert Karlsson 71-72 — Francesco Molinari 70-74 — Nick Watney 68-76 — Zach Johsnon 70-74 — Sergio Garcia 74-70 — Adam Scott 69-75 — David Toms 69-75 — Steve Marino 71-73 — Bill Haas 72-72 — Ernie Els 71-73 — Ryan Moore 72-73 — Charl Schwartzel 69-76 — Heath Slocum 72-73 — Retief Goosen 74-71 — Ben Crane 71-75 — Steve Flesch 75-71 — Camilo Villegas 74-72 — Jerry Kelly 72-74 — Scott Verplank 73-73 — Geoff Ogilvy 74-72 — Jason Dufner 75-72 — Miguel Angel Jimenez72-75— Lucas Glover 76-71 — Yuta Ikeda 70-77 — Steve Stricker 73-73 — Nathan Green 72-75 — a-Matteo Manassero71-76 — Chad Campbell 79-68 — Angel Cabrera 73-74 — Robert Allenby 72-75 — Failed to Qualify Larry Mize 76-72 — Ben Curtis 73-75 — John Senden 71-77 — Tim Clark 75-73 — Ryo Ishikawa 72-76 — Ryan Palmer 72-77 — Soren Hansen 74-75 — Padraig Harrington 74-75 — John Merrick 72-77 — Bernhard Langer 71-78 — Graeme McDowell 75-74 — Mark O’Meara 75-74 — a-Nathan Smith 74-75 — Martin Kaymer 76-73 — Luke Donald 74-75 — Simon Dyson 77-73 — a-Ben Martin 75-75 — a-Brad Benjamin 73-77 — Alvaro Quiros 75-75 — Kevin Na 74-76 — Justin Leonard 75-75 — John Rollins 75-76 — Rory McIlroy 74-77 — Edoardo Molinari 76-75 — David Duval 76-75 — Brian Gay 74-77 — Marc Leishman 72-79 — Todd Hamilton 74-77 — Oliver Wilson 78-73 — Shingo Katayama 75-77 — Stewart Cink 76-76 — Louis Oosthuizen 75-77 — Ross Fisher 77-76 — Rory Sabbatini 75-78 — Chris Wood 78-76 — Vijay Singh 76-78 — Sandy Lyle 69-86 — Ben Crenshaw 77-78 — Henrik Stenson 80-75 — a-Chang-won Han 79-76 — a-Byeong-Hun An 78-77 — Jim Furyk 80-76 — Craig Stadler 79-78 — Anders Hansen 80-77 — Michael Campbell 83-81 — Ian Woosnam 81-83 — Thongchai Jaidee 74 —

136 136 138 138 138 138 138 139 141 141 141 142 142 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 145 145 145 145 146 146 146 146 146 146 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147

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Glance at second round of Masters r 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5

At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. a-amateur Saturday 10:45 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Robert Allenby 10:55 a.m. — a-Matteo Manassero, Chad Campbell 11:05 a.m. — Yuta Ikeda, Nathan Green 11:15 a.m. — Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lucas Glover 11:25 a.m. — Geoff Ogilvy, Jason Dufner 11:35 a.m. — Jerry Kelly, Scott Verplank 11:45 a.m. — Camilo Villegas, Steve Stricker 11:55 a.m. — Ben Crane, Steve Flesch 12:05 p.m. — Heath Slocum, Retief Goosen 12:15 p.m. — Ryan Moore, Charl Schwartzel 12:25 p.m. — Francesco Molinari, Ernie Els 12:35 p.m. — David Toms, Steve Marino 12:55 p.m. — Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott 1:05 p.m. — Nick Watney, Zach Johnson 1:15 p.,m. — Mike Weir, Robert Karlsson 1:25 p.m. — Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson 1:35 p.m. — Sean O’Hair, Kenny Perry 1:45 p.m. — Bill Haas, Hunter Mahan 1:55 p.m. — Tom Watson, Trevor Immelman 2:05 p.m. — Soren Kjeldsen, Fred Couples 2:15 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Y.E. Yang 2:25 p.m. — Ricky Barnes, Anthony Kim 2:35 p.m. — Tiger Woods, K.J. Choi 2:45 p.m. — Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A glance at Friday’s second round of the Masters: Leaders: Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, both of England and both at 8 under 136. Just behind: Five players are two shots back, including Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Who else? Joining Woods and Mickelson at 138 were K.J. Choi, Ricky Barnes and Anthony Kim. Senior moments: First round leader Fred Couples bogeyed the last three holes and was five back. Tom Watson followed his first round of 67 with a 74 and was also at 141. Youth movement: Matteo Manassero, an amateur from Italy who is the youngest player in the field at age 16, made the cut at 147. Missing in action: Among those missing the cut were David Duval, Rory McIlroy and Vijay Singh. Key stat: Tiger Woods is 8 under for two days on the par-5s, and 2 over for the other 28 holes. Noteworthy: Neither Poulter nor Westwood have ever been in the lead after any round of a major championship. Quoteworthy: “It was almost empty. He wasn’t going to miss out on a lot.” Matt Kuchar after hitting his ball into a spectator’s drink on the ninth hole. He ended up making par. Tee times: 2:15 p.m. Phil Mickelson, Y.E. Yang; 2:35 p.m. Tiger Woods, K.J. Choi; 2:45 p.m. Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood Television: 3:30-7 p.m. CBS.

Masters Tee Times By The Associated Press All Times EDT

By The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Friday At Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Ariz. Lap length: 1 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (60) Carl Edwards, Ford, 130.938 mph. 2. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 130.648. 3. (22) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 130.6. 4. (27) Greg Biffle, Ford, 130.124. 5. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 130.001. 6. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 129.945. 7. (12) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 129.222. 8. (16) Colin Braun, Ford, 129.208. 9. (43) Scott Lagasse Jr., Ford, 129.125. 10. (33) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 128.755. 11. (81) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 128.723. 12. (66) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 128.567. 13. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 128.393. 14. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 127.927. 15. (87) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 127.9. 16. (88) Kelly Bires, Chevrolet, 127.814. 17. (11) Brian Scott, Toyota, 127.796. 18. (34) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 127.791. 19. (10) Casey Mears, Toyota, 127.768. 20. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota, 127.578. 21. (21) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 127.547. 22. (38) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 127.483. 23. (26) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, 127.407. 24. (99) Trevor Bayne, Toyota, 127.361. 25. (73) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 127.235. 26. (7) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 127.195. 27. (1) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 127.137. 28. (91) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 127.02. 29. (09) Jason Bowles, Ford, 126.926. 30. (89) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 126.908. 31. (23) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 126.783. 32. (92) Dennis Setzer, Dodge, 126.573. 33. (15) Michael Annett, Toyota, 126.538. 34. (56) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, 126.52. 35. (35) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 126.396. 36. (61) Josh Wise, Ford, 126.258. 37. (90) Danny O’Quinn Jr., Chevrolet, 126.227. 38. (01) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 126.174. 39. (40) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 125.558. 40. (28) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 125.096. 41. (05) Victor Gonzalez Jr., Ford, owner points. 42. (24) Eric McClure, Ford, owner points. 43. (83) John Borneman III, Ford, 125.918. Failed to Qualify 44. (70) Mark Green, Chevrolet, 125.083.

TRANSACTIONS Friday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Selected the contract of RHP Bobby Cassevah from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned INF Robb Quinlan to Salt Lake. American Association LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Released LHP Forrest Cory. PENSACOLA PELICANS—Released RHP Francisco Butto and INF Andrew Pinckney. Atlantic League LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS—Signed SS Bryant Nelson. LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed RHP Ivan Maldonado and LHP Bill White. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed INF Argenis Reyes. QUEBEC CAPITALES—Signed RHP Derek McDaid. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS—Waived C Jerome James. Signed F Rob Kurz for the remainder of the season. SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Signed G Manu Ginobili to a three-year contract extension. WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Signed G-F Cartier Martin for the remainder of the season. FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed DE Stephen Bowen. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL—Suspended Pittsburgh F Alexei Ponikarovsky two games for a boarding penalty on N.Y. Islanders F Josh Bailey during Thursday’s game. MINNESOTA WILD—Reassigned D Maxim Noreau to Houston (AHL). American Hockey League ADIRONDACK PHANTOMS—Signed F Darcy Zajac. PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Signed G Nevin Hamilton. TORONTO MARLIES—Recalled F Greg Scott from Reading (ECHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED—Signed G Andrew Quinn. PHILADELPHIA UNION—Signed D Cristian Arrieta. RED BULL NEW YORK—Signed F Salou Ibrahim. Waived MF Ernst Oebster. COLLEGE NCAA—Ruled Alabama S Robby Green ineligible for the 2010 football season. GEORGIA TECH—Announced freshman F Derrick Favors will enter the NBA draft. MARSHALL—Dismissed CB T.J. Drakeford from the football team for a team rules violation. MISSISSIPPI—Announced sophomore G Terrico White will enter the NBA draft. NEVADA—Announced junior G Armon Johnson will enter the NBA draft. UAB—Announced junior G Elijah Millsap will enter the NBA draft. UC IRVINE—Named Russell Turner men’s basketball coach. UNC GREENSBORO—Named Brian Battle senior associate director of athletics for administration.

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Fred Couples reacts to his hit off the fifth fairway during the second round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Friday.

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swift and spectacular downfall from a sex scandal that kept him out of golf the last five months. He has been humbled by confessions of cheating on his wife, and one of the lingering questions was whether his personal chaos would make him seem less invincible on the golf course. He has won the Masters all three times when going into the weekend in a tie for third or better. Y.E. Yang, who rallied to beat Woods at the PGA Championship eight months ago, had a 72 and was at 5-under 139. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great buzz on the golf course,â&#x20AC;? said Poulter, who played the first two days in front of Woods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was happy to tee off when I did. The crowds are 10-deep. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always good. I think the tournament is a good one.â&#x20AC;? And it might get even better. Westwood pulled himself out of a deep slump to regain his status as the best in Europe, and he has been closing in on an elusive major. He came within one putt of getting into a playoff in the U.S.

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They were at 8-under 136, the first time either of them has been in the lead in a major. Two shots behind was Woods, a position that has surprised just about everybody except him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I usually put myself in contention most of the time here,â&#x20AC;? Woods said after a 2-under 70. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And this year, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m right there.â&#x20AC;? If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not enough, Phil Mickelson is along for the ride. Mickelson needed a birdie on the 18th hole to be paired with Woods, just as they were in the final round last year. His 65-foot putt banged off the back of the cup before spinning away, giving Lefty a 71. Woods and Mickelson were at 138, along with K.J. Choi, Ricky Barnes and Anthony Kim, the sassy young American coming off a victory last week in the Houston Open. Woods has captured so much attention at this Masters because of his

Nielsen: Masters first-day ratings up 47 percent NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coverage of Tiger Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; return to golf in the first round of the Masters on Thursday made a little bit of television history. The Nielsen Co. said Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comeback drew just under 5 million viewers. That made it the most-watched golf telecast ever in cable television, beating the 2008 U.S. Open championship playoff involving Woods and Rocco Mediate. Viewing was 47 percent higher than first round coverage last year.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a whole lot of fun at the moment,â&#x20AC;? Couples said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would have taken a 75 at 9:45 this morning. But I had the capability of shooting much better, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;? Scores didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go as low in the afternoon as Couples feared, and another good round like Thursday could have him on the rise again. But he also knows that, at his age and with his back, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no margin for error. Not at the Masters. And certainly not against players like Poulter and Tiger Woods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yesterday was a good day,â&#x20AC;? Couples said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today was not so good.â&#x20AC;?

Open in 2008 and the British Open last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes me sort of feel that I can contend in these big events now that my game is up to this level,â&#x20AC;? Westwood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All in all, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m delighted the way things are going.â&#x20AC;? It was a wild ride, for sure. Westwood moved quickly to the top of the leaderboard with a 6-iron into 18 inches for eagle on the second hole, and he had two tries at an eagle at the par 5s on the back nine. But there also was a hook into the trees on the 14th that led to double bogey, and another tee shot into the pines on the 18th that kept him from the outright lead. Westwood didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem the least bit concerned

that Woods was lurking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played with Tiger the last round of the U.S. Open (both shot 73 at Torrey Pines), so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really an issue,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I learned a few things, stuff Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to share, because I think if you get into these situations and learn stuff, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the point of passing it on? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what going through these experiences is all about.â&#x20AC;? Poulter began making his move on the par-3 12th with a shot over the bunker to about 8 feet for birdie. There was muted applause, partly because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult for the fans to see the green, and partly because most of them werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t watching. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tiger was on the 11th green,â&#x20AC;? Poulter said with

down, but I always wanted to come back here and play as a pro. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here, and I want to take it a step further and compete come Saturday and Sunday.â&#x20AC;? TAKE YOUR PICK: Like any good Italian kid, Matteo Manassero grew up playing soccer. He also played golf and when it came time to choose, golf won out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started golf at 3 years old. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been a passion,â&#x20AC;? said the 16-year-old, who became the youngest player to make the cut at the Masters on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m better at golf, so I kept golf.â&#x20AC;? FREE WEEKEND: Rory McIlroy will have to find something else to do this weekend. Maybe even longer than that. After playing the weekend at all four major championships last year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and finishing in the top 10 at two of them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; McIlroy missed the cut at the Masters Friday. His 77 in the second round left him at 7-over, four strokes off the cut line. More troubling, though, is the back pain thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been bothering him since February. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole game is getting to me at the moment,â&#x20AC;? McIlroy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I just need to go home for a few weeks and try and sort my head out. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when I will play again at the moment. I just feel like taking a complete break to get my head right and the back cleared up fully.â&#x20AC;?

a grin. Few players are as brash as Poulter, starting with his stylish, colorful clothes. He wore all pink in the final round of the 2006 U.S. Open, a bold move before a New York gallery, and once wore Union Jack trousers at the British Open. Asked what would go best with a green jacket, Poulter didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Absolutely anything,â&#x20AC;? he said. As for that boast about joining Woods atop the world ranking ranking one day? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I win this week, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably go to No. 2, which would be lovely,â&#x20AC;? Poulter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I guess itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a work in progress. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m working towards that. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see.â&#x20AC;?

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however. He chipped to within 3 feet for a birdie on the par-5 No. 2, moving to 7 under. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel good, but I got it around,â&#x20AC;? Couples said. He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the ball to go in the cup fast enough. Birdie putts on 11, 12 and 13 wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drop. He had the three-putt on 16. On 17, he actually had a birdie opportunity but knocked the putt 5 feet past the hole and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the comeback. Putting wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the problem on 18. He misclubbed his approach shot and wound up flying the green.

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day made him the oldest player to hold the outright lead after the opening round of this tournament. He plays Augusta National as well as anyone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he and Gary Player hold the record with 23 consecutive cuts made â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one graying guy in the field whom fans would enjoy seeing in another green jacket, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s him. But Couplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; creaky back acted up again Thursday night. By the next morning, he was hoping he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drop to last. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be able to play very good at all today,â&#x20AC;? he said. The back loosened up,

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AUGUSTA, Ga. ( AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Life at the top of the leaderboard was sweet and short for Fred Couples at the Masters. He three-putted 16. He three-putted 17. A misclub on 18 made it three bogeys in a row Friday, and Couples found himself sliding out of contention. A 75 left him at 3 under, five strokes behind early leader Ian Poulter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I needed to be at five, six under, to be realistic,â&#x20AC;? Couples said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not out of it, but 75 is not a great score.â&#x20AC;? The 50-year-old is playing some of his best golf in years, and his 66 on Thurs-

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ricky Barnes only has one finish in the top 10 in regular PGA Tour events, that coming at Riviera this year when he finished well back in ninth place. Put him in a major, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different story. In his first major since he was a runner-up at the U.S. Open last summer, Barnes was solid again Friday with a 2-under 70 that left him in the group with Tiger Woods at 6-under 138. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that my last major that I played in got me ready,â&#x20AC;? Barnes said. Even though he tied for second at Bethpage Black, that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to make Barnes eligible for the British Open or the PGA Championship. It only got him into the Masters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was looking forward to coming here and playing well,â&#x20AC;? Barnes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I put myself in a good spot after the first two rounds and hopefully I can make some more noise on the weekend.â&#x20AC;? Barnesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; only other trip to the Masters was in 2003 when he was the U.S. Amateur champion. Paired with Woods, he outplayed the defending champion by finishing six shots ahead of Woods over the first two rounds before finishing in a tie for 21st. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was telling someone last night that I never really wanted to come back here unless I was playing as a pro,â&#x20AC;? Barnes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing to get invited by a member or something, and I would never turn it

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Happy Birthday: It will be difficult to backtrack this year, leaving you little room for error. Focus on home, family and getting the most for the least. Overindulgence in any way will hold you back. A responsibility you have to carry is likely to take an unexpected turn. Your numbers are 9, 11, 20, 24, 36, 41, 48 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep things honest and out in the open instead of letting them fester out of control. Look at whatever situation you are facing and deal with it swiftly so you can move on to more pleasurable pastimes. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Volunteer to help a group with which you share the same beliefs and you will make new friends. You will be persuasive and, although it will help you entice people you don’t know well to get involved in your cause, it won’t please close family and friends. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t take the chance of making someone angry because you cannot keep a secret. Busy yourself with a hobby or something that will earn you more money. Making an investment in yourself will better your chance of getting ahead. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do something you’ve always wanted to do. You will not only be glad you did, you will impress the people you care about the most. You can enhance your partnership with someone by making the effort to please. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It will take everything you’ve got to avoid a nasty confrontation over a promise never fulfilled. Your Leo charm will be put to the test and diplomacy will be a must. Demands will be made and, if you are responsible, you can turn things around. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get together with

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the people who inspire and motivate you and mix a little business with pleasure. Love is in the stars and a relationship can be started or enhanced. An old friend will do something unexpected. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Good fortune can be yours but only if you are willing to go the distance required. Use your imagination to come up with an idea that will be easy to sell. Taking action will make a positive statement about you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put everything on the back burner and focus on the people who need your attention. Free up more time for friends and family. Love is in the stars -- all you have to do is recognize who’s been waiting for you to notice. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Someone or something will tempt you to get involved in something you should avoid. Don’t let your head rule your heart. An unexpected change at home will leave you in an emotional quandary that will be difficult to fix. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Remembering the good times will encourage you to reunite with old friends. Your gestures will lead to an interesting encounter with someone you used to find refreshing and motivating. Love is in the stars. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): You can make a mistake that will be difficult to reverse if you aren’t upfront about the way you feel and what you have to offer. The changes you make now can easily affect your financial status. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Share your thoughts, plans and intentions. Once you have made up your mind, it will be easier to move forward with or without the help of others. Romance is looking good and plans for two should be made for the evening hours.

DEAR ABBY: This is a time when high school seniors visit prospective colleges. Could you please convey the following suggestions to them? 1. Wear comfortable shoes. You will be doing an awful lot of walking. 2. Come prepared for the weather. Twelve hundred people attended a recruiting session today, and at least one-fourth of them did not come with umbrellas. A thunderstorm began at 4 p.m., and they wondered why we didn’t provide umbrellas! 3. Come with a list of questions and bring something to write on, plus a tote bag to carry any materials you receive. 4. Read the materials you were sent. If they say check-in begins at 8 a.m., then plan to be there at 8 a.m. 5. You will be receiving a lot of information, so you should plan on making a return trip to the two or three institutions you visited that you liked the most. 6. We will show you one or two residence hall rooms. We cannot show you all of the halls. In order to inspect them all, you will need to come on a Residence Hall Open House day. Thank you, Abby. — DEBBIE IN ADMISSIONS DEAR DEBBIE: On the contrary -- thank YOU for a “tip sheet” every college-bound senior should see. Better to be prepared than be

I’m afraid she’ll go right back to her detrimental lifestyle. I believe Elizabeth needs help and I’m thinking of talking to a guidance counselor. What should I do, Abby? — DISTRESSED IN KANSAS CITY

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without. o DEAR ABBY: I’m a junior in high school, and I’m worried about my friend, “Elizabeth.” She has always been a Type-A overachiever, but for the past year and a half, she has been more stressed than usual. School consumes Elizabeth, but not in a good way. She stays up until 3 a.m. cramming for tests even though she studies for several days before. She gets angry and depressed when she doesn’t get an A on an assignment. She puts a lot of pressure on herself, and her parents don’t seem to recognize it. My friend doesn’t sleep much and eats very little. At first, I told myself that I was overreacting by worrying about her. However, last night she was hospitalized for exhaustion and anemia. She’s fine now, but the stress and unhealthy habits have caught up with her.

DEAR DISTRESSED: You are a good and caring friend. Talk to the guidance counselor. Your friend’s sleeplessness, stress, anemia and poor diet may come from more than pressuring herself to achieve good grades. She may need professional help -- and the guidance counselor may be able to see that she gets it. o DEAR ABBY: I work in a pharmacy. Every day people try to hand me their cell phones to talk to their family members, doctors or insurance company. I will NOT touch their filthy, germy phones. If I did, I’d be risking my own health! What is a polite response? — HOLD THE PHONE IN ARIZONA DEAR HOLD THE PHONE: A polite response would be: “Does your phone have a speaker feature? If so, please turn it on. If not, then please have your family member, doctor or insurance company contact the pharmacy, and someone will be glad to help them.”

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UK postal workers boycott house after cat attacks

Border agents find wrong kind of grass in mowers

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s postal service says it has suspended deliveries to a woman following repeated attacks by her 19-year-old cat. Royal Mail said Friday that it had halted deliveries because postal workers had already sustained “nasty injuries” at the address in the town of Farsley, near Leeds in northern England. The woman was identified as a 43-year-old pharmacy worker. Media reports say she found it hard to believe that her cat, named “Tiger,” could be behind the attacks. She told two newspapers the animal spent most of its day sleeping and didn’t have the energy to chase postal workers.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Border authorities arrested a man trying to cross the border with two mowers stuffed with the type of grass not usually found in machinery. U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested an unidentified Mexican man who tried to smuggle 53 pounds’ worth of marijuana across the border on Friday. The man drove into the inspection station from Tijuana, Mexico, at about 5:30 a.m. hauling the lawnmowers in his pickup. A dog alerted agents and a search turned up 21 packages of pot crammed inside the chassis of the mowers. The driver was arrested and booked into San Diego county jail on suspicion of drug trafficking.

Some catch: Ohio coach proposes to rival on field

Surprise man arrested after gun fires at Walmart

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio high school softball coach threw a curve at the rival team’s coach when he dropped to one knee on the diamond and asked for her hand in marriage. Glen Este High School varsity coach Tim Gregory and Milford High School coach Christy Foster had been dating more than two years before Wednesday’s proposal. Gregory says “softball is really what brought us together.” Foster, of course, said yes to the proposal and called it perfect. The ensuing game wasn’t, though. Gregory’s team won 1 to 0.

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities said a Surprise man has been arrested on suspicion of endangerment when the gun he was carrying discharged inside a Walmart in El Mirage. El Mirage police said the 30-year-old man entered the store around 1 a.m. Thursday and witnesses said he repeatedly fidgeted with a holstered semi-automatic pistol. When he went to a counter to pay for a video game, witnesses said he removed the gun from the holster — causing the magazine to come loose and fall to the floor. They said he reinserted the magazine and continued manipulating the gun when it fired, sending one bullet into the ceiling.

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Heaven will transform us forever Q: What will we look like when we get to heaven? My grandmother died a few months ago at the age of 97, and I wonder if she’ll look old like she did when she died, or if she’ll be young and beautiful, like she once was. -- Mrs. J.B. A: The Bible doesn’t answer all our questions about heaven -- but it tells us all we need to know. And one of the things the Bible tells us about heaven is that it is far more glorious than anything we can possibly imagine. And as part of heaven’s glory, our bodies will be changed, and we will become like Jesus Christ in His resurrected body. We won’t be subject to the ills and ravages of old age, like we are now, for we will be changed! The Bible says, “what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he (Christ) appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). But the most important thing we need to know about heaven is that we will be in God’s presence forever. Nothing evil will ever be able to touch us, for the devil and all he represents will be banished. Think of it: We -- and all our loved ones who have died in Christ -- will be safely in God’s presence forever! Do you have this hope? Does the hope you mention elsewhere in your letter that filled your grandmother also fill you? Make sure your life and your future are in Christ’s hands -- and then live each day with one eye on the work God still has for you here, and the other eye on eternity.

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Race: Subway Fresh Fit 600 Where: Phoenix International Raceway When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (ET) TV: FOX 2009 winner: Mark Martin

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

NATIONWIDE SERIES

Race: Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 Where: Phoenix International Raceway When: Friday, 9 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN2 2009 winner: Greg Biffle (right)

Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 Where: Kansas Speedway When: May 2, 12:30 p.m. (ET) TV: SPEED 2009 Winner: Mike Skinner

By RICK MINTER / Cox Newspapers NOTEBOOK

Being their own boss pays off

Reed Sorenson, driver of the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota, watches scoring in the garage area during Friday’s practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Nashville 300 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. (NASCAR photo)

Contender again

Driving the No. 32, Sorenson concentrates on the win Reed Sorenson appears to be doing exactly what he said he would do when he stepped back to a partial Nationwide Series schedule after losing his Sprint Cup ride at Richard Petty Motorsports. He said in the preseason that he looked at his 23-race deal with Braun Racing as taking a career step back as part of a plan to eventually make a bigger step forward. He figured that he could use his time in the No. 32 Toyota to recapture the feeling of being a contender every time out, of racing for wins instead of being mired in mid-pack. In the process he’d make himself more attractive to a Cup team owner, and he expects the job market to offer more opportunities in 2011 than it did this year. On Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway, where in 2005 he got his first major NASCAR win, Sorenson almost got back to Victory Lane in just his second time out this season. He finished second to race winner Kevin Harvick and appeared to be gaining on the leader when the laps ran out.

“Even when there were 10 laps to go, I thought we could get [Harvick], and with five laps to go, I still thought we could,” Sorenson told reporters after the race. “I could taste it. That was a feeling that I felt in this car a few times last year, and the second time this year we’ve already felt it again. “These guys do a great job, and I can’t wait till next weekend.” The one-time Legends racing star was back to talking about winning, and it’s realistic, unlike many of his days on the Cup side of the garage, where his odds of winning often were slim. In four full seasons in Cup, he went winless with five top-five and 14 top-10 finishes and an average finish of 25.3. On the other hand, in his four career starts in Braun’s No. 32 Toyota, his average finish is 3.5. “When we ran this car last year, we had a second and a third the two times I ran it,” he said. “Now I have another second. Every time I get in this car, we’re fast. These guys do a good job, and we’re going back

Leffler, Buescher ‘have at it’

Reed Sorenson driving the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota. (NASCAR photo) to Phoenix next week and I’m in the car again. I look forward to that.” The Nashville success comes at a good time for him, heading into Phoenix where he finished third last year. “Today proved that we could do it, so we just have to keep working hard so we can get a little bit better so we can win,” he said. And he said he’ll be in better shape when he returns to

Nashville in June for the track’s second Nationwide race of the season. “We just have to go back and look at where our problems were because we kind of fought the same problems in the race that we did in practice, so that’s a good thing,” he said. “It stayed pretty consistent … “If we can fix those two little things that we have a problem with then we can apply it to the June race.”

NASCAR fans unimpressed with changes

A: After six races it doesn’t look much like it. Tracks are still struggling to fill seats, the most striking example being the thousands of empty seats at Bristol Motor Speedway, which had sold out its previous 55 Cup races in a row. And at Martinsville Speedway the next week, the crowd was sparse, even considering the fact that the race was rained out until Monday. In past years, Martinsville’s crowd tended to stay over a day when it rained. Based on numerous emails from fans, one of the reasons is lingering discontent with the rules changes of recent years. Many old-line fans still don’t like the Car of Tomorrow and its rules that make all cars essentially alike regardless of manufacturer. They don’t like the Chase format, or the way races always seem to be settled with a fender-smashing shootout at the end. Many fans say that late-race action renders the rest of a 500-mile or 500-lap race relatively meaningless. Others cite the economy for not attending races, and some say they’ve grown tired of seeing Jimmie Johnson win so much. And many just don’t seem to identify with the drivers of today like they did with good ’ol Southern boys

The boys at Nashville Superspeedway appeared to be heeding NASCAR’s instructions to “have at it.” Jason Leffler and James Buescher wrecked on Lap 43, with Leffler getting the worst end of the deal and having to take his No. 38 Toyota to the garage for repairs. He then returned to the track, and just as Carl Edwards hunted down Brad Keselowski and crashed him at the Cup race in Atlanta in retaliation for an earlier incident, Leffler apparently sought out Buescher and wrecked him. NASCAR officials thought it was intentional and parked Leffler for the remainder of the race, as they did Edwards at Atlanta, although both drivers had little hopes at that point of significantly improving their final finishing positions. Unlike Edwards, Leffler, when confronted by reporters, didn’t admit much of anything about the second wreck. “I can tell you that my car was really fast there, but it was hard to control,” he said. “I could have blown a tire or something. We were fast enough to catch a lot of cars that weren’t torn up and drove right back up to [Buescher]. “It’s just frustrating when you get taken out early like that, especially by a car that’s not as fast as you. Who knows what happened.”

SPRINT CUP POINTS 1. Jimmie Johnson 898; Leader

ASK RICK! “Are the changes made by NASCAR and its tracks in the off-season – allowing drivers more freedom to settle matters on the track, three attempts at green-white-checkered-flag finishes, more consistent starting times, reduced ticket prices, etc. – working?”

There was a time in NASCAR when being both driver and owner didn’t work out so well. Darrell Waltrip, Ricky Rudd, Bill Elliott and Brett Bodine were among those who tried being their own bosses, with limited success. But the driver-owner combo seems to work today, at least when the combination features a Sprint Cup driver owning his own Nationwide and/or Camping World Truck Series teams. (It’s still a struggle for Cup drivers to own their own Cup teams, as Waltrip, Elliott, Rudd and others found out years ago.) At Nashville Superspeedway last weekend, driver/owners swept the track’s first-ever NASCAR double-header with Kyle Busch taking Friday’s truck race in his Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota and Kevin Harvick winning the Nationwide Series race on Saturday in his Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet. It was Busch’s first major NASCAR win as a driver/owner, but Harvick’s Nashville triumph was his fourth of the season in a KHI entry. He also won the Nationwide race at Las Vegas and two truck races, at Atlanta and Martinsville. But for Busch, it only took his four races as an owner to get his first victory under the Kyle Busch Motorsports banner. The 24-year-old Las Vegas native started on the pole at Nashville and dominated the race, leading 131 of 150 laps to get his 17th career truck series victory. “It feels pretty awesome,” Busch told reporters at Nashville after his win. “This is so cool – to win in your own stuff and to have these guys behind me who worked so hard ... Eric Phillips [crew chief] did an awesome job with this truck.” Busch acknowledged that series points leader Timothy Peters, who finished fourth, was his strongest challenger. “Timothy ran a great race,” Busch said. “He was really, really fast, there, on the long runs, and I was surprised to see him go by. His truck was pretty good at that point.” Busch, for the record, kept his guitar trophy intact this time. Last year he set off a firestorm of controversy by smashing the track’s signature trophy in Victory Lane after winning a Nationwide Series race. His latest truck win gives him 64 career victories in NASCAR’s top three series – Sprint Cup (16), Nationwide (31) and Truck (17).

2. Greg Biffle 884; behind -14 3. Matt Kenseth 882; behind -16 Race tracks are still struggling to fill seats. (Cox photo) like Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt early in their careers. They saw those drivers as one of their own, with grease under their fingernails and wrenches in their hands, unlike today’s drivers that they see being ushered around by handlers and bodyguards and living in luxury. Jeff Gordon pointed out in a recent interview that an unsophisticated talent like the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. would have a tough time getting into NASCAR today. “They’re going to have to win a lot, be really spectacular on the track,” Gordon said. “Sponsors are driving the sport. It’s gotten expensive, and you have to have a sponsor.” He pointed out that sponsors often prefer marketability over driving talent. He said some sponsors say: “We’d rather have this guy, even if he doesn’t win as much because we can market him.” TV ratings also haven’t been helped by the changes – or by the delays in the Daytona 500 due to the problems with the track and by rain at Martinsville. Overall, ratings have been flat, or down a bit so far this year. Got a question about NASCAR? Ask Rick! E-mail your question to rminter@racintoday.com

4. Kevin Harvick 837; behind -61 5. Jeff Burton 785; behind -113 6. Kurt Busch 776; behind -122 7. Jeff Gordon 773; behind -125 8. Tony Stewart 770; behind -128 9. Clint Bowyer 747; behind -151 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 739; behind -159 11. Paul Menard 735; behind -163 12. Brian Vickers 734; behind -164

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SPEAKING 16

Points separating Nationwide Series points leader Carl Edwards and second-place Brad Keselowski

Non-Sprint Cup drivers in the top 10 in Nationwide Series points (Justin Allgaier, third; Mike Wallace, eighth; Michael Annett, 10th)

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Laps led in the past 10 Sprint Cup races at Phoenix International Raceway by Jimmie Johnson, tops among drivers

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Nationwide Series points scored by Kevin Harvick in the past 10 races at Phoenix International Raceway, tops among drivers

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in a different direction — the Blue Devils won their ACC games by an average of more than 18 points. But this NCAA champion had its share of nail-biters throughout the season. Except they were typically nail-biters for only so long. Say, 32 or maybe 35 minutes. After that, it was all Duke. All year long. The Devils bore a lot of criticism for how they played during the season. It was thought they relied too much on just three players — Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith. That getting about 80 percent — and many times more — of their scoring each night from a singular trio was too much to ask for tournament success to close the season. But, as the Duke Blue Devils should have taught everyone this year, basketball is about much more than merely scoring. Few teams played the kind of team defense the Devils did in 2009-10. As individuals, the Blue Devils are not the most athletic team in the land. They are not Kentucky or Kansas or even Syracuse. But they are Duke. And as Duke, no big rebound was ever going to get away, no possession was ever going to go undefended and no offensive set late in the game was ever going to go without a good look at the basket as a result. Some might have thought it uncanny how the Blue Devils could close out every game down the stretch. There was nothing strange about it. In the final five minutes of a close game, Duke was Mariano Rivera. The Devils were smarter, stronger, more poised and flat-out better than their opponents when the game was on the line. Even as Butler threatened on the game’s penultimate possession, as Hayward drove down the right side and lofted a shot as time ticked down, he was shadowed by 7-footer Brian Zoubek on a defensive rotation. A brilliant move by a savvy team led by a masterful coach, and the player with perhaps the most potential at the next level was forced to arch his shot just a touch more than he would have liked. Back iron. And that was essentially it. Hayward got another look, but if a championship hangs in the balance on a rushed 50footer as the buzzer sounds in the biggest game of the year, you can bet every team in the country would take that challenge

In The Paint Final Four Cumulative Coaching Records Championships 10 — John Wooden, UCLA 4 — Adolph Rupp, Kentucky; Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 3 — Bob Knight, Indiana 2 — Jim Calhoun, Connecticut; Denny Crum, Louisville; Billy Donovan, Florida; Henry Iba, Oklahoma A&M; Ed Jucker, Cincinnati; Branch McCracken, Indiana; Dean Smith, North Carolina; Roy Williams, North Carolina; Phil Woolpert, San Francisco Final Four Appearances 12 — John Wooden, UCLA 11 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke; Dean Smith, North Carolina 7 — Roy Williams, Kansas-North Carolina 6 — Denny Crum, Louisville; Tom Izzo, Michigan State; Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 5 — Bob Knight, Indiana; Guy Lewis, Houston; Lute Olson, Iowa-Arizona; Rick Pitino, Providence-Kentucky-Louisville Consecutive Final Four Appearances 9 — John Wooden, UCLA, 1967-75 5 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1988-92 3 — Ben Howland, UCLA, 2006-08; Tom Izzo, Michgan State, 1999-01; Ed Jucker, Cincinnati, 1961-63; Guy Lewis, Houston, 1982-84; Harold Olsen, Ohio State, 1944-46; Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-69; Fred Taylor, Ohio State, 1960-62; Phil Woolpert, San Francisco, 1955-57

Most NCAA Championships 11 — UCLA 7 — Kentucky 5 — Indiana 5 — North Carolina 4 — Duke

at the beginning of every season. We’re at the end of a season now, though, and it is marked with one of the game’s crown jewels cutting down the nets for the fourth time in less than 20 years. And so once again, Titletown can only be found by way of Tobacco Road. Alex Podlogar is The Herald’s sports editor. Reach him at alexp@sanfordherald. com and at (919) 718-1222. Read his blog at designatedhitter.wordpress.com

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Boxscore DUKE 61, BUTLER 59

Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. “Defense wins championships,” Duke senior Lance Thomas said. “We worked for this. We played so hard to get to this point. “To actually finish the deal is an amazing accomplishment.” Butler never led over the game’s final 13 minutes, but with 13.6 seconds left, they inbounded the ball facing a one-point deficit and threatening to claim the only lead that mattered. Duke 7-footer Brian Zoubek, however, made Butler star Gordon Hayward fade away on a 15-footer along the baseline more than Hayward wanted to, then Zoubek swallowed up the rebound and drew a foul with 3.6 seconds left. Zoubek made the first free throw, then missed the second one intentionally with Butler out of timeouts. Duke slowed Hayward’s path upcourt, but he launched a shot with his left foot on the midcourt stripe that banked off the backboard, hit the front of the rim, then caromed off. Duke’s players and coaches went wild in every direction, celebrating the school’s fourth NCAA title but the first for any current players as confetti rained down from the roof. “I just thought, ‘Please, don’t,’” Duke junior Nolan Smith said of Hayward’s heave. “It looked good. I was praying it didn’t go in. “I really can’t explain how happy I am.” Duke twice led by five points over the final seven minutes and had a chance both times to extend its lead into more comfortable territory, but Butler’s disciplined defense rarely allowed Duke to string anything together. After Smith (13 points) gave Duke a 60-55 edge with a pair of free throws at the 3:16 mark, Duke didn’t score again until Zoubek’s late free throw. Butler scored just twice, getting foul-riddled post player Matt Howard (11 points) free two times under the basket, the second shot making it 6059 with 55 seconds to go. After Duke junior Kyle Singler (19 points), named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, came up well short on an open shot from the free throw line — one of his easiest

FG FT Reb BUTLER Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Hayward 40 2-11 8-8 3-8 1 1 12 Veasley 38 1-9 0-0 3-3 3 2 2 Howard 19 3-8 5-8 2-4 0 4 11 Mack 31 5-14 0-0 1-5 2 1 12 Nored 27 3-8 0-0 1-6 1 3 7 Vanzant 15 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 Hahn 11 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 3 Jukes 18 4-6 0-2 2-4 0 4 10 Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 200 20-58 13-18 14-35 7 18 59 Percentages: FG .345, FT .722. 3-Point Goals: 6-18, .333 (Jukes 2-3, Mack 2-4, Hahn 1-1, Nored 1-2, Hayward 0-3, Veasley 0-5). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots: 0. Turnovers: 8 (Mack 2, Veasley 2, Nored 2, Howard, Hayward). Steals: 4 (Mack 2, Nored, Hayward). Technical Fouls: None. FG FT Reb DUKE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Singler 40 7-13 2-2 1-9 2 1 19 Thomas 35 3-5 0-0 1-4 0 4 6 Zoubek 31 3-4 2-4 6-10 1 4 8 Smith 40 5-15 2-5 1-3 4 0 13 Scheyer 37 5-12 4-5 1-6 5 3 15 MaPlumlee 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Dawkins 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 MiPlumlee 9 0-2 0-0 1-3 0 2 0 Totals 200 23-52 10-16 11-37 12 14 61 Percentages: FG .442, FT .625. 3-Point Goals: 5-17, .294 (Singler 3-6, Smith 1-5, Scheyer 1-5, Dawkins 0-1). Team Rebounds: 1. Blocked Shots: 7 (Scheyer 2, Zoubek 2, Singler 2, Mi.Plumlee). Turnovers: 12 (Smith 3, Thomas 3, Scheyer 2, Singler 2, Mi.Plumlee, Zoubek). Steals: 5 (Thomas 2, Mi.Plumlee, Singler, Scheyer). Technical Fouls: None. Butler Duke

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59 61

A—70,930. Officials—John Cahill, Tom Eades, Ted Valentine.

shots on a night when he made many difficult ones — Butler looked to its star. But Hayward, bottled up all night by Singler and Thomas, couldn’t complete his team’s dream, finishing 2-of-11 from the field with 12 points. Duke senior Jon Scheyer scored 15 points in the perfect cap to his college career, including a clutch, off-balance three-point play and a pair of free throws that gave the Blue Devils their first late five-point cushion heading to the final seven minutes. Zoubek, with six offensive rebounds, broke Elton Brand’s school record for offensive boards in a season with 143, and finished with eight points and 10 rebounds. Thomas scored six points and did his usual defensive job as Butler hit just 34.5 percent of its shots. “It was just a team effort,” Singler said. “I think every guy played well, and we needed every one to win.”

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