April 4, 2013 by The Sumter Item

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Chamber backs penny tax renewal BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce will actively campaign in support of renewing the “Penny for Progress” sales tax with a referendum in 2014, the incoming chamber president announced at the organization’s annual luncheon Wednesday. “Everyone can see what that penny

has done for us,” said recently-elected chamber board Chairman Pete Flanagan to the group of about 150 people gathered at the Central Carolina Technical College. Flanagan referenced the Sumter County Judicial Center, nearing completion downtown, as a positive example of the tax. According to Flanagan, the chamber is considering renewing the “Penny for Progress” tax as one of its

top priorities and will begin its effort in the coming year by encouraging Sumter County Council to begin evaluating projects for the tax to fund. The current single-cent capital projects tax was narrowly approved by voters in 2008, after a similar measure had failed, receiving about 46 percent of the vote during the 2006 general election. Some of the projects funded by the

current tax include the Patriot Park Sportsplex, renovations to the Sumter County Civic Center, renovations to 16 fire stations and nine community centers in rural areas, as well as the new judicial center. In its current form, the sales tax must be used for the 16 pre-selected capital projects presented to voters SEE PENNY TAX, PAGE A6

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EMTs winners of skills contest BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com After almost eight years competing together in paramedic skills competitions, Sumter EMTs Kent Hall and Bobby Hingst put their combined experience into winning first place in the South Carolina Paramedic Championship in Myrtle Beach. “It was a humbling experience,” said Hingst, who is also director of Sumter Emergency Medical Services, “and a real good feeling.” The duo competed March 22 against paramedic teams from four other counties across the state after they won the Pee Dee regional in February. Each team had a set amount of time to treat actors portraying patients in a disaster scenario, with experienced first responders watching and acting as judges. This year, the scenario revolved around a cruise ship engine exploding off shore — admittedly, an unlikely call for Sumter EMS to receive. “They had firefighters and the Coast Guard pulling patients out of the water and treating them on the beach,” Hingst said. “They set up a treatment center in the pool house at the hotel where we were staying.” Paramedics who showed up at this simulated scene

ABOVE: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Donald Lord, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, inflates a tire at Shaw Air Force Base on April 1. The vehicle management flight is responsible for overall maintenance of the wing’s vehicle fleet and accountability of vehicle assets, ensuring their integrity for mission capability. BELOW: Airman 1st Class Caleb Farmer, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, puts safety markings on a crane.

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ABOVE: Airman Matthew Holloway, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, greases a break chamber from underneath a truck. LEFT: Airman 1st Class Caleb Farmer, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, puts safety markings on a crane.

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Elks Lodge 855 gives $10,000 grant to homeless mission BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com A local ministry is getting some help from a national organization.

Members of the Sumter Elks Lodge 855 recently presented a $10,000 community impact grant to 323! Missions, a ministry designed to help those in

homeless situations, those who have suffered substance abuse problems or both. “This is a very important mission to us,” said

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His lodge was one of only 53 out of the 2,200 in the country to receive a community improvement SEE GRANT, PAGE A8

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Homeless ministry opens thrift store, coffee shop BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com

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A new place in Sumter offers bargain shopping while helping the homeless. The Missions Store will hold its grand opening Saturday. The thrift store will benefit 323! Missions, a ministry of Calvary Sumter, the church founded by Philip “Bucky” Fidler and his wife, Kim. The aim of the program is to help those in homeless situations, those who have suffered substance abuse problems or both. Items range from jewelry to household items to books and gift sets. Everything is priced “real reasonable,” Kim Fidler said. JADE ANDERSON / THE ITEM “Most items are not over Shelia Diamond, left, one of the managers of Missions Store, and Knowledge Scientific arrange food packs $10,” said Shelia Diamond, one of the store’s managers. “A and gift baskets in the coffee house section. The grand opening for the 323! Missions project is Saturday. paperback (book) is $1, and we sold a dining room table while they work on crafts,” Two years ago, Diamond from 2 to 4, and she is now and chairs for $40. An adult Fidler said. met the Fidlers at the shelter. married to Grover Diamond. jewelry set is $7.50, and it’s $4 As a graduate of the pro“You do what you need to Knowledge Scientific is for a necklace.” gram, Diamond knows how do to get your life straight,” Di- also a graduate of the proEverything is donated so important 323! Missions is. amond said. “You let Christ gram and is now supervisor the money raised “all goes “Before this, I was in an take control. You seek God, at the men’s home. He too right back into the ministry,” abusive relationship,” the now and put Him first. I was worfirst met the Fidlers after he Fidler said. 27-year-old said. “He was ried I’d lose my kids or we’d was released from jail. The business also features a doing things where he ended live on the streets the rest of “They accepted me at that coffee shop with free wireless up in jail, and I went to jail, our lives. Having a job makes moment even though nothInternet access, and the coffee too. When I got out, I went to me feel worth something. ing in my history showed is bought by donations to a the Samaritan House.” Now we live on Willow Drive they should,” he said. “I was change jar. The store also has The Samaritan House is an and have things, but it’s not misusing medicine and a craft room in the back. emergency homeless shelter about things. It’s about Christ drinking heavily.” “People can come on down that United Ministries of and the community.” It wasn’t long before he and be part of the ministry Sumter County oversees. Her three sons range in ages found himself in jail again,

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but this time, the Fidlers were there to bail him out. “I’d never seen nobody love like that,” Scientific said. “I did give them a promise to never touch drink again, and I haven’t in 14 months. Now I’m being the testimony God called me to be more so than mainly my whole life. The way I used to be was not honest.” Similar to Diamond, he said it was rewarding to be working again. He hadn’t held a steady job since 2008, Scientific said. The Mission Store’s operating hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information about the store, contact Kim Fidler at (803) 524-1108. To donate, email 323outreach@ gmail.com. For more information on the ministry, visit calvarysumter.com. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

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Officers called to Continental Tire Law enforcement officers were called to the Continental Tire the Americas site to help ease traffic as plant security officers made closer credential checks of facility workers during the day Tuesday, causing longer waits for workers to get on to the grounds. Caitlin Smith, spokesperson for Continental, said the situation involved a subcontractor working on the site and not any Continental employees. Some laborers had been released by the subcontractor.

Contact number changed for 42Five Concert The telephone number to call for tickets and more information on the 7:30 p.m. April 16 concert by 42Five at the Sumter Opera House has been changed. Call Sandi Edens, president of the sponsoring Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association, at (803) 469-2264 or (803) 464-6589. Edens is also the contact person for information about season memberships for the SSCCA’s 2013-14 season. As always, students with proper identification will be admitted to any SSCCA concert for $5.

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While Morris College has climbed in rankings for The Home Depot’s 2013 RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL campus improvement grant program, the local fouryear school still needs some help before April 15. To vote, visit www.retoolyourschool.com. A link is also available on the Morris College website as well, www.morris.edu. Morris is competing for a $50,000 grant to improve the entrance to the campus.

Hiring Our Heros job fair today A job fair for veteran job seekers, active duty military members, Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the American Legion Post 15, 34 S. Artillery Drive, Sumter. Conducted in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes Employment Initiative, GE is providing a Veterans Network Transition Assistance Program workshop from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. Afterwards mentoring sessions, which will focus on résumé building, résumé writing, networking and interviewing techniques for all job-seeking veteran and service member participants will be available for the rest of the fair with GE veteran employees. U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., is also expected to make a visit during the job fair.

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Recently-elected chairman Pete Flanagan, right, presents outgoing chairman Joseph Tobiere with a plaque honoring him for his service with the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce during the organization’s luncheon at the Central Carolina Technical College Health Sciences Center on Wednesday.

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Columbia police head on indefinite leave COLUMBIA — Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott has taken an indefinite leave of absence after less than three years on the job, city officials announced Tuesday. Scott requested the leave for personal reasons and will be paid his salary of $112,000 during that time, according to city manager Teresa Wilson. Scott is using accumulated time off, and it was not clear how much leave he has. Before his leave, Wilson said she had been considering disciplinary action against him. Scott was Columbia’s sixth chief in seven years. Ruben Santiago, the department’s deputy chief, has been named to take over during his absence.

New terminal opens at Myrtle Beach airport MYRTLE BEACH — Myrtle Beach International Airport has opened its new terminal. The $118 million terminal opened Tuesday.

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Airport spokesman Kirk Lovell said the opening day went smoothly. There was a minor problem when the gates leading into the shortterm parking area failed to open. Construction began in 2010. The terminal was supposed to open in February, but there was a delay in the delivery of some materials.

S.C. midwife indicted for Indiana deliveries INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana grand jury has indicted a South Carolina midwife on numerous charges for allegedly delivering several children in Indiana, including a newborn that died. Carol Velasquez of Aiken was arrested Tuesday on 12 counts of unlawful practice of medicine and five counts of obtaining or procuring legend drugs. She was later released after posting a $1,500 bond and faces a May 28 pretrial. Jail records did not indicate whether Velasquez has an attorney, and there was no telephone listing for her in Aiken.

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Local streets added to state C-Fund repairs BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Just two weeks after giving its approval to resurfacing work on five state roads within the city limits, Sumter City Council on Tuesday approved similar work on a clutch of locally maintained streets. The city will spend an estimated $459,100 on work on seven streets spread across four city wards. Assistant City Manager Al Harris told council the money Sumter receives from the state Department of Transportation, called C-Funds, is distributed based on the condition of the road, any prior damage caused by city utility work or simple long-term “wear and tear.” “There are several streets that need repair

and resurfacing,” he said. “We could do work on more streets, but there’s no money. C-Funds are a limited amount.” The largest chunk of that money will be spent on Theatre Drive, a 1,390foot street widening project around University of South Carolina Sumter and Palmetto Park between North Guignard Drive and South Wise Drive. Resurfacing Theatre Drive, which is in council’s Ward 5, will cost $154,000. The longest street on the list approved by council is Wall Street, a 2,700-foot stretch between Miller Road and South Pike West. But the price tag on that project is estimated at $96,200. Wall Street is in council’s Ward 1, along with two other streets slated for repairs; 1,450 feet of Brown Street running

‘We could do work on more streets, but there’s no money. C-Funds are a limited amount.’ Al Harris Assistant City Manager near Morris College between Dubose and Stark streets, and 750 feet of Farmers Telephone Road from North Pike West to North Wise Drive. Ward 1 was the only ward that will not receive $544,700 worth of work on state roads approved by city council at its March 19 meeting. In total, the work in Ward 1 will cost $165,100, with $38,350 going to Brown Street and $30,550 to Farmers Telephone Road. Ward 2 will receive work on two relatively short streets; 898 feet of Cherry Street between

Liberty and Hampton streets will get $33,300 worth of repairs, and 528 feet of Gulf Avenue will get $43,500 worth of work from South Main Street to the city limit. Councilwoman Ione Dwyer, who represents Ward 2, said she would like to work with the county to complete work on the dilapidated and pockmarked street, which becomes Lois Lane outside the city limits. Finally, Poinsett Drive in Ward 4 between North Main Street and Lafayette Drive is slated to receive $63,200 for work

on 1,520 feet. When spending on state and city streets are combined, Ward 5 will see the largest allocation with $193,800. Ward 6 will receive $172,100; Ward 3, $168,700; Ward 2, $152; and Ward 4, $152,000. “Between the state and city streets, we tried to have an even amount in every district,” Harris said. “We’ll probably have these out to bid in the next 30 or 40 days.” After an executive session, council also authorized the city manager to seek a separate grant from the Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study to do work on South Main Street up to the bridge onto Manning Avenue. The grant would be for $400,000, of which the city would be required to provide a 20 percent local match, or $80,000.

3 receive light sentences in guilty pleas BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com James Lesane told a circuit court judge on Wednesday that a six-year addiction to cocaine led him to steal 10 packs of Bud Light from four convenience stores in mid-January. Third Circuit Judge George C. James sentenced Lesane to four years in prison suspended to time served and two year’s probation, with a condition of attending and completing 3rd Circuit Drug Court. Lesane, 42, had been held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center since Jan. 19, the day he was charged with four counts of shoplifting. “I just went into the store and took the (18 packs of beer),” Lesane told James. “There was a line.” “And you just walked right past the clerk?” James interjected, receiving an affirmative re-

sponse from Lesane. The man was finally arrested after a cousin working in one of the stores recognized him and alerted police. Lesane told James that he later sold each 18-pack for $10. “I used the money to go buy cocaine,” he said. “I want to go and get this (help from drug court). I just ask you to give me a chance to be a better person.” Lesane’s was only one of a handful of recent cases handled in James’ courtroom Wednesday in Sumter. Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III said his assistant solicitors would focus on “older cases” this week. One of those included Vaccaro York, who pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature on Wednesday. York, 31, had been charged in October 2007 after ramming his car into that of another man. James gave York the option of 60 days in jail or a $100 fine.

“Apparently, Mr. York was involved (with a woman) who he found at this (male victim’s) home,” said 3rd Circuit Assistant Solicitor W. Jason Corbett. “Mr. York was not happy about that.” York told James he acted out of “anger and stupidity.” “There is no animosity between him and this young lady,” said York’s attorney, Garryl Deas. “He’s moved on with his life in a positive direction and basically let his emotions get the best of him.” Christopher Choice, 25, also pleaded guilty to charges of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine within proximity of a school. The assault and battery charge stemmed from an initial charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct from 2006. Corbett and 3rd Circuit Assis-

Crystal Shantel Stewart of 1074-B Gary Road, Camden, was arrested March 27 and charged with attempted murder. On March 23, Stewart reportedly pointed a gun at a woman in the 7000 block of Camden Highway, Rembert, and pulled the trigger, but the gun failed to fire. Shequan Bradford of 5450 Mayrant Road, Rembert, was arrested Wednesday, March 27, and charged with firstdegree burglary and intimidation of a witness. On Feb. 21, Bradford reportedly entered a home on Peach Orchard Road and stole a 40-inch plasma TV, a 12-gauge pump action shotgun and an Xbox 360, valued at $1,300. Bradford also reportedly intimidated a witness by telling them “snitches get stitches.” Roderick Terell Plowden, 24, of 2830 Bunneau St., was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession with in-

tent to distribute marijuana. At 5:21 p.m., a police patrol car reportedly spotted Plowden in a car on F.C. James Court that was parked across several parking spaces. When Plowden saw the cruiser, he reportedly ran inside an apartment. Police spoke to the occupant and received consent to search the home and reportedly found Plowden hiding inside the pantry, lying under the bottom shelf. He reportedly told officers he ran because he knew he was on trespass notice for the apartment building. Inside the pantry, officers reportedly discovered a plastic bag containing two cellphones, $992 in cash and four plastic bags of marijuana, which Plowden reportedly stated were his. Inside Plowden’s car, officers reportedly discovered more marijuana, bringing the total to 170 grams. Shawn Michael Furlong, 32, of 338 Cowden St., Central Falls, R.I., was

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arrested Monday and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Furlong was stopped on Interstate 95 around 9:45 a.m. for speeding. The officer reportedly smelled marijuana in the car, and Furlong reportedly admitted to a small amount of marijuana in the center console and two clear jars of marijuana found in the trunk. The total amount of marijuana was not listed in the report. CAR CHASE:

At 3:16 p.m. Monday, a police officer noticed a man driving a black twodoor Buick on Anderson Street without a seatbelt on. The officer turned around in an attempt to stop the vehicle, but the car continued, reportedly running one car off the road when it turned from Anderson onto Albert Drive, and nearly colliding with another when it ran a stop sign. The car reportedly turned onto

Milton Road and pulled into the yard of a home on the 100 block, at which point the driver jumped out and fled on foot. ASSAULT:

At 6 p.m. Sunday, a 56-year-old man reportedly let a 21-year-old man drive his car for $40 worth of crack cocaine. By 7 a.m. Monday, the younger man had not returned with the car. The older man went to confront him at a motel on North Washington Street, where the borrower reportedly punched the lender in the face and swung a “small edged weapon” on the key chain at him, causing small cuts to the man’s hands. He then threw the keys across the parking lot, and the driver picked them up and left. At 7:30 a.m. Monday, a man in the first block of Maplewood Drive told police he moved his neighbor’s trash from the front of his home and placed it by the neigh-

bor’s garage. The neighbor took exception to this, and reportedly threw two bags of trash at the other man as he was getting into his car.

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Series Notes Tenure wars on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Bang Theoryâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * A self-styled hillbilly meets a pageant mom on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wife Swapâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Klaus needs Stefanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vam-

pire Diariesâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Jake crosses a generational divide on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two and a Half Menâ&#x20AC;? (8:30 p.m., CBS, TV14) * Vincent becomes a suspect in a coedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauty and the Beastâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A new rival is a team mascot on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Onâ&#x20AC;? (9:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

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Kent Hall stabilizes an actor portraying a victim in a previous EMT competition while his partner, Bobby Hingst, brings a spine board to the scene. Representing Sumter County EMS, Hingst and Hall competed in and won the state paramedic championship on March 22.

EMS COMPETITION from Page A1 were greeted by a mother exhibiting burns from the explosion and her 7-year-old child, who laid unresponsive on the floor with a broken arm and leg. The mother screamed for the first responders to save her child, but from past experience, the Sumter team expected a twist in the scenario, and found it when the mother displayed an arterial bleed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a couple of minutes, she would have gone into cardiac arrest,â&#x20AC;? Hingst said. Actors in these scenarios are thoroughly coached by the judges ahead of time in what kind of treatments the competitors are likely to use and how their conditions would respond to each, even going through a dry run before the competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were the only team that kept the mom alert,â&#x20AC;? Hall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our experience paid off. We knew to look for something un-

expected, so we were a little more thorough.â&#x20AC;? Hall and Hingst have been competing together in competitions like this since 2005, against their colleagues from South Carolina and beyond. In 2006, the two won the Pee Dee region and then competed for the state championship, but they fell short. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been trying to get back ever since. As far as anyone at the competition could remember, Sumter is the first team from the Pee Dee to win the championship since at least 1998. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like we slayed the giants,â&#x20AC;? Hall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually guys like Spartanburg, Richland, Charleston, which all have really huge services.â&#x20AC;? Hingst credited the win to keeping up to date on the latest trends in emergency medicines, including newer treatments for more extreme conditions.

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WHEREAS, Sumter County desires that every citizen be offered the opportunity to live in the home of his or her choice; hence, Sumter County Government does not discriminate in its housing practices; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we the members of Sumter County Council do hereby designate April as FAIR HOUSING MONTH in the County of Sumter, South Carolina and recognize the importance of )DLU +RXVLQJ EHQHÂżWV IRU LWV FLWL]HQU\ &RXQFLO ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR SURPRWH and advocate fair housing for all of its citizens. APPROVED AND RATIFIED, in the Sumter County Council regular meeting held this 26TH of March 2013. Sumter County Council

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Intentionally hurtful rhetoric damages Christian cause I recently made a statement that it was wrong and unhelpful for a person to accuse someone of being “ignorant and unmerciful” simply because one opposes gay marriage. However, when a supposedly Christian minister says that gays are “wasting their breath praying to God unless they are repenting” and then makes a flippant statement about “Adam and Steve,” I agree with Mr. Baten. That type of rhetoric is also unhelpful, intentionally hurtful and damages the cause of Christianity. Christ rarely spoke against sins of the flesh. In fact, Jesus did not speak specifically against homosexuality anywhere in the New Testament. Most of His teachings discussed sins of the heart; those without love; those without compassion for the poor etc. A minister surely knows that Jesus told the sinner to sin no more, but he did not get angry with the sinner. He got angry at the religious leaders who were quick to point out the errors of another, could not see their own faults and had no love in their hearts. Historically, Christianity grew in large part because non-Christians saw that Christians had something others didn’t. Christians had love for their fellow man. They walked a sermon instead of preaching one. Could it be that the decline of Christianity in the U.S. is happening in part because we have forgotten that basic tenet? On this difficult issue and others, both sides need to seek understanding and look for reasonable solutions instead of repeating hurtful rhetoric. DENNIS TURNER Sumter

Wateree AIDS Task Force’s annual fundraiser soon We are writing this letter to inform the public about the annual fundraising event for the Wateree AIDS Task Force, which will be held Thursday, April 18, at Imperial Restaurant on Broad Street at 7 p.m. This event is called “Dining with Friends,” and the cost of this event is $30 a ticket. All proceeds will go toward our efforts of combating this epidemic. We, the Wateree AIDS Task Force, are encouraging the citizens to come and participate in this annual event. We are encouraging and soliciting the support of our community to this distinguished and vital agency that is focused and mission driven on combating this epidemic. Thus far, the Wateree AIDS Task Force Board has successfully gained positive and productive support from various organizations, churches, and other community agencies with information through presentation and partnership. The WATF Board has collaborated with organizations such as: Wateree Baptist Lower Division Association, City of Sumter, Sumter County Council, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, local politicians, business leaders, churches, state agencies and community health centers. These individuals have joined the fight to combat this epidemic by allowing our agency to be an educational component through providing information and advocacy to saturate the public with information about this epidemic and removing disparities of HIV / AIDS within our communities. Wateree AIDS Task Force serves Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter counties. The Wateree AIDS Task Force board members, along with the Executive Director Mr. Kevin T. Johnson, have re-energized and refocused our efforts of committing and serving this community through proactive services in the form of education, advocacy, and testing. We have adopted a new motto, which is “If you want to see the face of HIV / AIDS, just look in the mirror.” However, this newly refueled mission and vision can’t be accomplished without the surrounding counties. The board drastically needs your assistance to help promote and spread the awareness of HIV/ AIDS. This can be done by supporting, participating, and donating your time and expertise to help restructure and redefine our focus to bring relief to this community and help stop the spread of this epidemic. SIMON MAJOR Jr. Chair Wateree AIDS Task Force Board of Directors Sumter

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The Herald of Rock Hill on bring on solar power in state: One ample resource in South Carolina is sunshine. If state lawmakers can get past the objections of utility companies, they might pass a bill that would make it easier for South Carolinians to use the sun to help power their homes. State Sen. Greg Gregory, R-Lancaster, has introduced a bill that would allow solar energy companies to locate in South Carolina and offer lower-cost solar panels to homeowners, churches and schools. The companies would install the panels on the roofs of customers’ buildings and sell owners the power generated at a low cost. The system has been successfully used in many western and northeastern states, where solarfriendly laws allow leasing companies to install and operate low-cost panels. While installing the panels, at a cost of about $20,000, can be too costly for many homeowners and businesses, companies specializing in solar energy can provide the service at a more reasonable cost or even for free. The companies then sell the energy made on rooftops back to homeowners, helping cut the cost of monthly utility bills. Under Gregory’s bill, the state’s tight restrictions on solar energy companies would be loosened, giving the companies a better chance to compete in the state. But utility companies don’t like the idea of this new option. Under pressure from utilities, the S.C. House derailed legislation similar to Gregory’s last month. Fortunately, though, the Senate has been more receptive to solar power, with 15 senators already signing on to the bill. Rooftop solar panels not only provide a cheaper source of energy, they also help protect the environment. Solar panels release no pollution as they produce energy. But the state’s major power companies are nervous about the competition. Consider, though, that Duke Energy is among the utilities trying to block this effort at the same time the company is asking for an average rate increase of 15.1 percent — including a 16.3 percent for residential customers. This request to the state Public Service Commission comes only 13 months after Duke received a rate increase averaging about 6 percent. That would amount to a 21 percent increase in a little over a year. Many homeowners and businesses no doubt would welcome a cheaper, cleaner source of energy to offset the rising cost of conventional power sources. We hope

The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg on answering SACS high on priority list for S.C. State: The week gone by was filled with news about South Carolina State University. • A legislative screening committee in Columbia questioned 15 candidates seeking six seats on the trustee board in elections scheduled for May 7. The elections come against the backdrop of legislation sitting in committees that would reconstitute the board. • Lawmakers made clear in questioning of trustee Maurice Washington, in particular, that while board reconstruction may not be inevitable via legislation, it does seem likely via the elections. • While Charleston Sen. Robert Ford was making a case for retaining trustees Washington, Chairman Walter Tobin and Jackie Epps, the S.C. State Student Government Association was calling for board change and was joined by other alumni in calling for an end to the presidential search and the naming of interim President Cynthia Warrick as president. The alternative to moving forward on Warrick, they suggested, was delaying the decision on a president until after the General Assembly elects trustees. • The board’s presidential search committee made clear what its chairman, Tobin, has said all along: It is not delaying. The panel via press release on Good Friday announced the recommendation of three finalists to the full board. One of them is Leonard McIntyre. He led the university in late 2007 following the ouster of Dr. Andrew Hugine until Dr. George Cooper took over as president in midyear 2008. He is presently interim dean of the College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences at S.C. State. • Warrick expressed her disappointment in not being named among the finalists, indicating there is a lack of appreciation among trustees for the job her administration has done and is doing. As a search committee member, S.C. State alumnus and a lawmaker having proposed major change in the trustee board, Orangeburg Rep. Jerry Govan indicated the panel’s action was according to plan and not reactionary. Yet he qualified his assessment on the selection of finalists by saying the board has it within its power to choose one or none. ... Warrick said Dr. Crystal A. Baird and SACS are stating a belief that governance problems are systemic at S.C. State and board interference with university operations is ongoing. A warning about maintaining accreditation was lifted in December 2009 after SACS said the school clearly defined the roles of the ad-

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ministration and board members. SACS placed the university under a one-year warning in 2008 for, among other things, allowing its board to interfere in fundraising and sports activities that the association says should be controlled by the administration. APRIL 2

The Post and Courier of Charleston on immigration reform: After the cause of comprehensive immigration reform ran into a backlash buzzsaw in 2006 and 2007, it was relegated to the political back burner. But the odds are rising that an effective, balanced and long-overdue overhaul will be passed by Congress and signed by the president this year. Even Americans still rightly alarmed over our nation’s all-too-porous southern border should welcome that news. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sounded an encouraging, “I think we’ve got a deal” tone on immigration reform Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” ... The Republican-controlled House predictably takes a harder line on immigration than the Democratic-controlled Senate. Yet Sen. Graham expressed optimism that the proposal will “pass in the House because it secures our borders, it controls who gets a job.” The border-security stipulation will set quantitative benchmarks that must be met before the other aspects of the legislation are implemented. The necessity of that guarantee was re-confirmed recently when Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., sent this tweet — and a photo capturing the scene — from a visit to the border: “Just witnessed a woman successfully climb an 18-ft bollard fence a few yards from us in Nogales.” Another conservative member of the Gang of Eight, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., did warn in a statement released Sunday that reports of the group’s agreement on a legislative proposal are “premature.” But Sen. Rubio also offered this upbeat overview: “We have made substantial progress, and I believe we will be able to agree on a legislative proposal that modernizes our legal immigration system, improves border security and enforcement and allows those here illegally to earn the chance to one day apply for permanent residency contingent upon certain triggers being met.” Sen. Graham sounded similarly optimistic about what the gang will accomplish: “I’m proud of the work product, and I look forward to rolling it out.” And we look forward to our elected officials in Washington finally delivering comprehensive immigration reform. Better late than never.

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GRANT from Page A1 grant ranging from $500 to $10,000. “As a national organization, Elks believes in supporting local communities,” said Jeanette Roveri, leading knight. “Usually these grants go to big cities, so it’s a tremendous honor they think so much of it (this project). They want us to keep them posted and send pictures.” The veteran’s arm of the local club donated an additional $400 to the cause. “We believe in it,” said Steve Guest, lodge veteran chairman and state veteran chairman for the VA hospital. “Veterans, men and ladies may become homeless, and 323! is doing a wonderful with this.” The money is helping to finish up a women’s shelter on West Oakland Avenue that will also house children. The home had been abandoned, said Kevin Floyd, an Elks member and past exalted ruler. Pipes, wiring and even sheet rock were missing, he said. Pieces of the roof were even gone, Roveri added. “A lot of money and time went into getting it back up and running,” Floyd said. “Right now, there is nowhere for a singleparent family to go in Sumter. The family is separated. It’s heartbreaking to see them torn apart because of homelessness.” He became involved in 323! Missions two years ago in July, Floyd said. He is the one who first brought the idea to the lodge, Nichols said. “Without them, we couldn’t have finished it up,” said Kim Fidler, wife and ministry partner of Philip “Bucky” Fidler. The two of them

founded Calvary Sumter, the church from which 323! Missions stems. The men’s and women’s homes are not designed to be emergency shelters, Floyd said, but are set up as 10- to 12-month programs. “The first part is settling into discipleship and getting some sort of normalcy,” he said. “They follow a strict regiment for the first four to six months. The second phase we get whatever education they need — GED goes to Adult Ed, and if they have a high school diploma, we get them into tech school. We have several in the welding program now. The third phase is about getting transportation, a job and a place to live.” Both the men who have graduated from the program and those currently in it made repairs on the home. “We hope to officially move folks in the end of this week or the first of next,” Bucky Fidler said. “We’re meeting with about half a dozen women, and we’re in the process of assessing their needs right now.” He, too, was honored 323! Missions was selected for the grant. “It provides credibility for our organization,” Filder said. “They researched our ministry to make sure our nonprofit met all the criteria. “It’s pretty phenomenal. God’s doing some really cool stuff with us, and it’s all the Lord’s doing. I’m not smart enough, creative enough are hard working enough to do it on my own. I just suit up and show up. I do my best to be usable.” Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

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Larry Nichols, left, exalted ruler of Sumter Elks Lodge 855, presents Philip Fidler, third from left, leader of 323! Missions, and his wife, Kim, right, a $10,000 check as Steve Guest, the lodge’s veteran chair, presents the homeless ministry with a check for $400. The larger one is a community impact grant from the national organization.

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Winds: E 8-16 mph

Winds: NW 8-16 mph

Winds: NE 6-12 mph

Winds: SSW 4-8 mph

Winds: SSW 6-12 mph

Chance of rain: 70%

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Temperature High ............................................... 63° Low ................................................ 48° Normal high ................................... 72° Normal low ..................................... 45° Record high ....................... 87° in 1974 Record low ......................... 27° in 1992

Greenville 48/44

Gaffney 47/44 Spartanburg 46/44

Precipitation

Bishopville 56/51

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.00" Month to date .............................. 0.34" Normal month to date ................. 0.33" Year to date ................................ 10.22" Normal year to date ................... 11.62"

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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Sunrise today .......................... 7:05 a.m. Sunset tonight ......................... 7:44 p.m. Moonrise today ....................... 3:15 a.m. Moonset today ........................ 2:16 p.m.

Columbia 58/52 Today: Chilly with periods of rain. Friday: Mostly cloudy and warmer with a little rain.

Myrtle Beach 61/58

Manning 58/54 Aiken 54/49

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Can You Help? Police Seek Assistance in a Hit -And-Run Investigation Sumter Police are asking anyone who may have knowledge or information regarding a fatal hit and run which occurred on Calhoun Street on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at approximately 7:30 a.m. to contact the department at (803) 436-2700 or Crime stoppers at (803) 436-2718. You may remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward.

Jeanette Harrison 70-year-old Jeanette Harrison was struck and killed in a hit-and-run collision while crossing Calhoun Street near Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Witnesses reported that a dark-colored car traveling east on Calhoun Street from Washington Street, toward Main Street, hit the victim and left the scene without stopping. Witnesses further stated that the driver of the vehicle appeared to be a white female, approximately 20-30 years of age. If you or someone you know can provide information, please call:

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SPORTS THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013

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Montgomery nears return for Carolina BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

innings, his longest of the spring. Cale Cox, Baltimore’s director of player development, said Price had been working with Delmarva during the spring. Price didn’t pitch in the minors after signing last summer because an MRI revealed an issue with his shoulder. He said it was minor inflammation resulting from his use during college and noted that the shoulder has been fine this spring. He attended fall instructional league during September and October.

It appears Jordan Montgomery is getting closer to returning to the mound for the University of South Carolina baseball team. Montgomery, the former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout, has missed his last four starts while recovering from an elbow bone stress reaction. On Tuesday, though, the USC ace lefthander threw a bullpen session — one that went exceptionally well, according to head coach Chad MONTGOMERY Holbrook. “Montgomery’s bullpen (Tuesday) was fantastic,” Holbrook said in the press conference following Tuesday’s 9-5 victory over Charleston Southern at Carolina Stadium. “He pitched completely pain free and he is excited about throwing this weekend. “With that being said, if he’s sore (Wednesday), then we’ll reevaluate. But as we leave here today, all systems are go for Jordan.” Montgomery’s bullpen session was pushed back a day to allow him to recover from soreness — not from the injury, but from playing catch and testing his arm out, Holbrook said. “It was just the regular soreness you’d have after not throwing for about two and half weeks and then playing

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SEE MONTGOMERY, PAGE B5

AP FILE PHOTO

Former Sumter High, Sumter P-15’s and University of South Carolina standout Matt Price is preparing for his first full season in the minor leagues as a member of the Delmarva Shorebirds -- the low Single-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

Price set for life in minors Former SHS, USC standout’s 1st full season begins tonight in Md. BY BARBARA BOXLEITNER Special to The Item FORT MYERS, Fla. — Pitcher Matt Price will begin his first minor league baseball season today at with the Delmarva (Md.) Shorebirds of the South Atlantic League — the low Single-A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The Sumter High School graduate went through his first spring training camp this year after being selected by the O’s in the 2012 June draft. During a telephone conversation with the former University of South Carolina standout last week, Price had

OPENING DAY WHO: Hagerstown Suns (Nationals) at Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles) WHEN: 7:05 p.m. WHERE: Perdue Stadium, Salisbury, Md. LEAGUE: South Atlantic (Low Single-A)

pitched in three outings and was scheduled for one final one in spring training. Price said he was to pitch two

Hamlin hoping for early recovery BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Denny Hamlin is hoping for an early recovery from the injuries he suffered during his crash at the Auto Club 400 race in Fontana, Calif., two weeks ago.

Rutgers fires Rice after video release BY TOM CANAVAN The Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Fueled by outrage from even the governor when the video went public, Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after deciding it didn’t go far enough by suspending and fining him for shoving, kicking and throwing balls at players along with spewing gay slurs. Athletic director Tim Pernetti was given a copy of the tape by a former employee in November and, after an independent investigator was hired to review it, Rice was suspended for three games, fined $75,000 and ordered to attend anger management classes. University president Robert Barchi signed off on the penalty. But on Wednesday, Rutgers referred to new information

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rutgers head coach Mike Rice was fired on Wednesday a day after the airing of a videotape of Rice using gay slurs, shoving and grabbing his players and throwing balls at them in practice.

and “a review of previously discovered issues’’ as the reasons SEE RICE, PAGE B4

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — If it was up to him, Denny Hamlin’s fractured vertebra in his lower back would not cause him to miss any races. “I can get in my car right now and go; I feel like I can get in my car right now and win Martinsville,’’ Hamlin said Wednesday. But he can’t race this weekend at Martinsville. He’ll be watching from pit road as Mark Martin drives

NEXT RACE WHAT: STP Gas Booster 500 WHEN: Sunday, 1 p.m. WHERE: Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

his car, and that might be the most painful part of the injury that has sidelined Hamlin for the first time in his career. “I think I’m over the physical part of this, now I

just have to get over the mental part of it,’’ he said. “I’m going to feel fine the next four to five weeks. You have to look at the bigger picture. It’s tough for me to swallow that now. I have to make sure I’m able to sustain another hit.’’ Hamlin was injured in a crash on the last lap of the March 24 race at California while racing with Joey Logano for the win. Doctors have told him he should expect to miss at least five SEE HAMLIN, PAGE B4

Wozniacki dominant in Charleston BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CHARLESTON — An early exit at the Sony Open and a postponed humanitarian trip to Haiti left Caroline Wozniacki with a big hole in her schedule — something she was glad to fill with a trip to the Family Circle Cup. The 2011 Family Circle champion won her sixth straight match here with a dominating 6-1, 6-1 victory over Silvia Soler-Espinosa on Wednesday. Venus Williams, who won this tournament in 2004, began play with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory over 19-year-old Monica Puig of Puerto Rico. The second-seeded Wozniacki didn’t count on getting ousted from her last event in Key Biscayne, Fla., in the round of 32. Then, boyfriend Rory McIlroy delayed a mission visit this

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Caroline Wozniacki returns to Silvia Soler-Espinosa during her 6-1, 6-1 victory on Wednesday at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

week that she planned to attend so he could tee it up at the Valero Texas Open and prep for the year’s upcoming first major championship at the Masters next week. She entered as a wildcard Saturday, two days before the Family Circle

kicked off. “I was not playing matches and thought I’d basically have four weeks off” until playing at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, later this month, she said. “So I SEE WOZNIACKI, PAGE B3

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Barons split at Mingo Bay Classic NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — Wilson Hall’s varsity baseball team split a pair of games on Tuesday at the Mingo Bay Classic, losing to Greenbrier Christian (Va.) 9-5 before edging North Myrtle Beach 3-2. The 14-2 Barons will face High Point Christian Academy from North Carolina at 5:30 p.m. today at North Myrtle Beach High School. In the opener, JP Sears took the loss after allowing two earned runs on four hits in four innings. Offensively for the Barons, William Kinney and Tyler Pannell each led the team with two hits apiece. Kinney had two runs batted in while

AREA ROUNDUP Pannell added an RBI. Sears, Gordon Owens and Kemper Patton each went 1-for-3. Owens and Patton each had a run scored and an RBI. In the second game, Kinney struck out 16 batters in seven innings and allowed two runs on three hits for the win. He was also 1-for-4 with a runs scored. Pannell, Owens and Patton each went 2-for-4 to lead the Barons. Jay Goodson was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. William Creech went 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI and McLendon Sears went 2-for-3

| with a double and an RBI. B TEAM BASEBALL SUMTER SPLITS

Sumter High School’s B team split a pair of games on Monday. SHS lost 11-4 to Dutch Fork and won 8-2 over Richland Northeast. Andrew Twitty threw a complete game allowing three hits and striking out five in the victory over RNE. Offensively Brian Williamson led the team with three hits and three runs scored. Andrew Twitty had two hits and two runs scored while Trent Elmore added two hits in the win.

NBA ROUNDUP

Bobcats snap Sixers’ winning streak CHARLOTTE — Gerald Henderson scored 24 points, Kemba Walker had 17 points, 10 assists and five steals, and the Charlotte Bobcats snapped Philadelphia’s 3-game winning streak with an 88-83 victory over the 76ers on Wednesday night. Henderson had a crucial steal late in the game and scored four points in the final minute to help the Bobcats end a three-game skid. Josh McRoberts added 12 points and 16 rebounds for Charlotte. Damien Wilkins had 20 points and nine rebounds for the 76ers, who were dealt a big blow to their already thin playoff hopes. Philadelphia came in six games behind Milwaukee for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with nine games left. NETS CAVALIERS

KNICKS HAWKS

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ATLANTA — Carmelo Anthony scored 40 points, Raymond Felton had three straight baskets in a key spurt, and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 95-82 on Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory. Anthony, coming off a 50-point effort against Miami on Tuesday, scored 24 points in the first half. He shot 17 of 27 from the field and was 5 for 6 from the

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Charlotte’s Gerald Henderson, left, gets fouled by Philadelphia’s Spencer Hawes (00) on his way to score during the Bobcats’ 88-83 victory on Wednesday in Charlotte.

free throw line. Felton sparked a 12-2 run that turned a tie game into an 84-74 Knicks lead. He scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter as the Knicks moved into sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference. RAPTORS WIZARDS

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TORONTO — Jonas Valanciunas scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 88-78 on Wednesday night. Valanciunas went 16 of 18 from the free throw line and DeMar DeRozan had 25 points for Toronto (28-47) John Wall had 20 points for the shorthanded Wizards (28-47). From wire reports

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Big East to become American Athletic Conference NEW YORK — The current Big East will be called the American Athletic Conference starting next season. The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents approved the new moniker earlier in the day. The Big East football schools were in need of a new name after they agreed to let seven basketball schools break away from the conference to start a new league this summer to be called the Big East. In return, the football schools received about $100 million of a $110 million pot the league had accumulated in recent years from exit and entry fees and NCAA basketball tournament revenue. The American Athletic Conference will have 10 members in its first season: Rutgers, Louisville, Connecticut, South Florida, Cincinnati, Central

Florida, Memphis, Houston, SMU and Temple. Rutgers and Louisville are likely leaving after 2013 and are set to be replaced by Tulane, East Carolina and Tulsa in 2014. Navy is scheduled to join in 2015 for football only, and the conference will begin playing a league championship football game. FURMAN SOUTH CAROLINA

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY Noon -- High School Basketball: National Invitational Quarterfinal Game from Bethesda, Md. -- Blanche Ely (Fla.) vs. Prime Prep (Texas) (ESPNU). Noon -- LPGA Golf: Kraft Nabisco Championship First Round from Rancho Mirage, Calif. (GOLF). 12:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at Cincinnati or San Diego at New York Mets (MLB NETWORK). 12:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (WGN). 1 p.m. -- Women’s Professional Tennis: Family Circle Cup Round-of-16 Match from Charleston (ESPN2). 2 p.m.-- High School Basketball: National Invitational Quarterfinal Game from Bethesda, Md. -- LA Lumiere (Ind.) vs. St. Benedict’s (N.J.) (ESPNU). 3 p.m. -- International Soccer: Europa League Match from London -- Rubin Kazan vs. Chelsea (FOX SOCCER). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Texas Open First Round from San Antonio (GOLF). 4 p.m.-- High School Basketball: National Invitational Quarterfinal Game from Bethesda, Md. -- Oak Hill Academy (Va.) vs. Montverde (Fla.) (ESPNU). 6 p.m.-- High School Basketball: National Invitational Quarterfinal Game from Bethesda, Md. -- Montrose Christian (Md.) vs. Findlay Prep (Nev.) (ESPNU). 6 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Kraft Nabisco Championship First Round from Rancho Mirage, Calif. (GOLF). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXYAM 1240). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Slam-Dunk and 3-Point Shooting Championships from Atlanta (ESPN). 7 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Tampa Bay at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Boston at New York Yankees or Philadelphia at Atlanta (MLB NETWORK, SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Philadelphia at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Chicago at Brooklyn (TNT). 8 p.m. -- College Baseball: Arkansas at Alabama (ESPNU). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament Championship Game from New York -- Baylor vs. Iowa (ESPN). 9:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Oklahoma City (TNT). 2 a.m. -- NHL Hockey: Columbus at Nashville (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

MLB STANDINGS

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CLEVELAND — Deron Williams scored 24 points and Brooklyn ended an eight-game road trip by crushing the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-95 on Wednesday night, giving the Nets a record for road wins in a season. The Nets shot 83 percent (15 of 18) in the second quarter, when they outscored the Cavs 38-16 and opened a 30point lead without much of a fight. Brooklyn’s 21 road wins are the most for the franchise, which moved to the New York City borough from New Jersey this season. MarShon Brooks made his first 10 shots and finished with a career-high 27 points for the Nets.

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GREENVILLE — Pinch-hitter Griffin Davis’ RBI double in the bottom of eighth inning propelled Furman to a 6-5 victory over No. 11 South Carolina on Wednesday at Fluer Field. The loss drops USC to 23-7 overall while the Paladins improve to 1711. Forrest Koumas went 3 1/3 innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits with three strikeouts and one walk for the Gamecocks. George Iskenderian

and Brison Celek led the USC offense with two hits apiece and a combined three RBI. 49ERS SIGN CB ASOMUGHA

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers made it official with free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, signing him to a one-year contract Wednesday that could pay him as much as $3 million. The contract has no guaranteed money. Asomugha is due to earn a base package of $1.35 million with salary and bonuses. MINNESOTA HIRES FIU’S PITINO

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has picked 30-year-old up-and-comer Richard Pitino to take over for Tubby Smith. In his lone season at Florida International, Pitino led the Panthers to an 18-14 record, the school’s first winning season in 13 years. From staff, wire reports

American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 1 0 1.000 – Boston 1 0 1.000 – New York 0 1 .000 1 Tampa Bay 0 1 .000 1 Toronto 0 1 .000 1 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 2 0 1.000 – Cleveland 1 0 1.000 1/2 Detroit 1 1 .500 1 Minnesota 1 1 .500 1 Kansas City 0 2 .000 2 West Division W L Pct GB Seattle 2 0 1.000 – Los Angeles 1 0 1.000 1/2 Texas 2 1 .667 1/2 Houston 1 2 .333 11/2 Oakland 0 2 .000 2 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 4, Toronto 1 Texas 7, Houston 0 Seattle 7, Oakland 1 Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 2 Texas 4, Houston 0 Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 Boston at N.Y. Yankees, late Cleveland at Toronto, late Baltimore at Tampa Bay, late L.A. Angels at Cincinnati, late Seattle at Oakland, late Today’s Games L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0), 12:35 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 0-0) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 0-0) at Tampa Bay (R.Hernandez 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Seattle (Maurer 0-0) at Oakland (Griffin 0-0), 3:35 p.m. Boston (Dempster 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Myers 0-0) at Toronto (Buehrle 0-0), 7:07 p.m. Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 2:05 p.m. Minnesota at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m. Kansas City at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. BC-BBN--National League Glance,0123 National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 1 0 1.000 – New York 1 0 1.000 – Washington 1 0 1.000 – Miami 0 1 .000 1 Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 1 0 1.000 – Milwaukee 1 1 .500 1/2 St. Louis 1 1 .500 1/2 Cincinnati 0 1 .000 1 Pittsburgh 0 1 .000 1 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 1 1 .500 – Colorado 1 1 .500 – Los Angeles 1 1 .500 – San Francisco 1 1 .500 – San Diego 0 1 .000 1/2 Tuesday’s Games Colorado 8, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 6, Arizona 1 San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Today’s Games Chicago Cubs (Wood 0-0) at Pittsburgh (McDonald 0-0), 12:35 p.m. L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0), 12:35 p.m. San Diego (Stults 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-0), 1:10 p.m. Miami (LeBlanc 0-0) at Washington (Zimmermann 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Lee 0-0) at Atlanta (Medlen 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Kansas City at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:35 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

x-New York x-Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Toronto z-Miami x-Atlanta Washington Orlando Charlotte

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB 47 26 .644 – 42 31 .575 5 38 36 .514 91/2 30 43 .411 17 27 47 .365 201/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB 58 16 .784 – 42 33 .560 161/2 28 46 .378 30 19 56 .253 391/2 17 57 .230 41

| Central Division W L Pct GB x-Indiana 48 27 .640 – x-Chicago 40 33 .548 7 Milwaukee 36 37 .493 11 Detroit 25 50 .333 23 Cleveland 22 51 .301 25 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 55 19 .743 – x-Memphis 50 24 .676 5 Houston 41 33 .554 14 Dallas 36 38 .486 19 New Orleans 26 48 .351 29 Northwest Division W L Pct GB x-Oklahoma City 54 20 .730 – x-Denver 50 24 .676 4 Utah 39 36 .520 151/2 Portland 33 41 .446 21 Minnesota 27 46 .370 261/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB x-L.A. Clippers 49 26 .653 – Golden State 42 32 .568 61/2 L.A. Lakers 39 36 .520 10 Sacramento 27 47 .365 211/2 Phoenix 23 51 .311 251/2 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Tuesday’s Games Washington 90, Chicago 86 New York 102, Miami 90 L.A. Lakers 101, Dallas 81 Wednesday’s Games Brooklyn at Cleveland, late New York at Atlanta, late Philadelphia at Charlotte, late Washington at Toronto, late Detroit at Boston, late Minnesota at Milwaukee, late Orlando at San Antonio, late Denver at Utah, late Memphis at Portland, late Houston at Sacramento, late New Orleans at Golden State, late Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s Games Chicago at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Cleveland at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m. Toronto at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Miami at Charlotte, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Indiana, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 37 28 9 0 56 124 88 New Jersey 36 15 12 9 39 89 100 N.Y. Islanders 37 18 16 3 39 108 115 N.Y. Rangers 35 17 15 3 37 82 86 Philadelphia 35 15 17 3 33 95 108 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 35 23 7 5 51 111 84 Boston 35 23 8 4 50 100 77 Toronto 36 20 12 4 44 112 100 Ottawa 36 19 11 6 44 91 79 Buffalo 37 14 17 6 34 98 114 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Winnipeg 38 18 18 2 38 93 115 Washington 36 17 17 2 36 107 104 Carolina 35 16 17 2 34 96 106 Tampa Bay 35 15 18 2 32 112 106 Florida 37 12 19 6 30 91 127 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 35 27 5 3 57 119 76 Detroit 36 18 13 5 41 94 94 St. Louis 34 18 14 2 38 98 94 Nashville 37 15 14 8 38 92 100 Columbus 36 15 14 7 37 87 97 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 35 21 12 2 44 98 90 Vancouver 36 19 11 6 44 94 93 Edmonton 35 15 13 7 37 91 96 Calgary 34 13 17 4 30 94 118 Colorado 36 12 20 4 28 87 114 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 36 24 7 5 53 111 90 Los Angeles 36 20 13 3 43 104 91 San Jose 35 18 11 6 42 88 86 Phoenix 36 15 15 6 36 97 102 Dallas 35 16 16 3 35 94 107 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2, SO Boston 3, Ottawa 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Winnipeg 2 Washington 5, Carolina 3 Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 1 Nashville 3, Colorado 1 Phoenix 3, Los Angeles 1 Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, late Montreal at Philadelphia, late Edmonton at Calgary, late Dallas at Anaheim, late Minnesota at San Jose, late Today’s Games New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Detroit at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Detroit at Colorado, 9 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Calgary at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS _ Claimed RHP Robert Whitenack off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and optioned him to Akron (EL). Selected the contract of LHP Scott Kazmir from Columbus (IL). Optioned LHP Nick Hagadone to Columbus. DETROIT TIGERS _ Claimed RHP Evan Reed off waivers from Miami. Optioned RHP Evan Reed to Toledo (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES _ Released LHP Clay Rapada. OAKLAND ATHLETICS _ Claimed RHP Will Harris off waivers from Colorado and optioned him to Sacramento (PCL). Designated RHP Josh Stinson for assignment. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS _ Agreed to terms with C Humberto Cota on a minor league contract. Assigned OF Cody Ross to Visalia (Cal). CHICAGO CUBS _ Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Sweeney on a minor league contract. CINCINNATI REDS _ Placed OF Ryan Ludwick on the 15day DL, retroactive to April 2. Selected the contract of OF Derrick Robinson from Louisville (IL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES _ Agreed to terms with OF Jonathan Roof and SS Jose Mojica on minor league contracts. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS _ Sent 3B David Freese to Memphis (PCL) on a rehab assignment. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS _ Claimed RHP Hunter Strickland off waivers from Pittsburgh and optioned him to San Jose (Cal). National Football League NFL _ Suspended Arizona LB Daryl Washington four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. ATLANTA FALCONS _ Signed LB Brian Banks. CINCINNATI BENGALS _ Claimed QB John Skelton off waivers from Arizona.

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Rangers’ Darvish falls 1 out short of perfection BY KRISTIE RIEKEN The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman watches his 3-run double during the fourth inning of Wednesday’s 9-2 victory over Philadelphia in Atlanta.

Freeman, Braves win 9-2 ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman had three RBI and Justin Upton homered to back Paul Maholm’s solid start, helping the Atlanta Braves to a 9-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. Jason Heyward and rookie Evan Gattis also connected for the Braves, who have hit six homers in winning the first two games of the series. Roy Halladay (0-1) failed to make it out of the fourth inning and left with Philadelphia trailing 4-0. The weather conditions hardly affected Maholm (1-0), who gave up six hits in 5 2-3 scoreless innings. He struck out six. PIRATES CUBS

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PITTSBURGH — Wandy Rodriguez allowed just two hits over 6 2/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday night for their first win of the year. Andrew McCutchen smacked an RBI double for the Pirates while Starling Marte and Gaby Sanchez also drove in a run. METS PADRES

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NEW YORK — Matt Harvey allowed one hit

MLB ROUNDUP and struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings for his first win at Citi Field, Lucas Duda hit the first of the Mets’ three homers in a whipping wind and New York beat the San Diego Padres 8-4. NATIONALS MARLINS

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WASHINGTON — Left-hander Gio Gonzalez homered, providing all the offense necessary to back his six scoreless innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 Wednesday night. Gonzalez (1-0) allowed only two hits. AMERICAN LEAGUE TWINS TIGERS

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MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Escobar’s 2-run double with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. RANGERS ASTROS

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HOUSTON — Alexi Ogando and four Texas relievers shut out the Astros, combining for a 5-hitter in the Rangers’ 4-0 win over Houston. WHITE SOX ROYALS

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WOZNIACKI from Page B1 just decided this would be a great week for me. We’ll just see how it goes.” It went very well for Wozniacki on Billie Jean King Court. She won seven straight games during one stretch, overpowering SolerEspinosa with her 100 mph serves. She broke Soler-Espinosa twice to win the final five games of the opening set. Wozniacki continued to use her big serves — she took a 3-1 lead in the second set on a 111 mph ace — to keep Soler-Espinosa on the defensive and wrapped up the match in 59 minutes. Wozniacki had reached the finals of the Indian Wells tournament, but was knocked out of her last event, Sony Open in Key Biscayne, in the round of 32. She acknowledged it’s generally hard to transition smoothly from the faster hardcourt surfaces to the clay. Wozniacki, though, felt prepared and confident. “I felt like I really served well and returned well today,” she said. “I’m pleased with that.” Past champion Samantha Stosur, ranked ninth in the world, opened play with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Marina Erakovic. Jelena Jankovic moved into the round of with a three-set win over French qualifier Caroline Garcia. Williams’ younger sister, Serena, began play at the Family Circle on Tuesday with a straight set victory. Serena is the tournament’s defending champion who’s coming off a win last week at the Sony Open over Maria Sharapova.

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TORONTO — Mark Reynolds hit a tiebreaking home run in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. RAYS ORIOLES

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Joyce led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a towering home run against Tommy Hunter, giving the Tampa Bay Rays an 8-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. INTERLEAGUE REDS ANGELS

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CINCINNATI — Brandon Phillips hit a 3-run homer in his new role as Cincinnati’s cleanup hitter, and Joey Votto drove in the winning run with a ninth-inning single, rallying the Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. From wire reports

FAMILY CIRCLE CUP RESULTS The Associated Press Wednesday At The Family Circle Tennis Center Charleston Purse: $795,707 (Premier) Surface: Green Clay-Outdoor Singles Second Round Julia Goerges (10), Germany, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3. Madison Keys, United States, def. Grace Min, United States, 6-4, 6-3. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, def. Laura Robson (16), Britain, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Caroline Wozniacki (2), Denmark, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-1, 6-1. Mallory Burdette, United States, def. Sabine Lisicki (15), Germany, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Sam Stosur (3), Australia, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-1, 6-2. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, def. Vania King, United States, 7-5, 6-4. Lucie Safarova (6), Czech Republic, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 7-5, 6-1. Jelena Jankovic (9), Serbia, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 5-7, 7-6 (10), 6-3. Venus Williams (5), United States def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Doubles First Round Julia Goerges, Germany, and Yaroslava Shvedova (4), Kazakhstan, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Janette Husarova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 12-10. Ashleigh Barty, Australia, and Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, def. Natalie Grandin, South Africa, and Vladimira Uhlirova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2. Vania King and Lisa Raymond (3), United States, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, and Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, 6-1, 6-2. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Liezel Huber (1), United States def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Jessica Pegula, United States, 6-0, 6-4.

Wozniacki’s hopeful she can flash the form she had here two years ago — she dropped only two sets in five matches in capturing the championship — and keep her Family Circle winning streak going against all opponents. “I’m pretty pleased about the tennis today and how things turned out,” she said. “I thought I had some power in my serves and I thought I put in a lot of my first serves.” Others advancing were No. 6 seed Lucie Safarova, No. 10 seed Julia Goerges and American qualifier Mallory Burdette, who defeated 2009 Family Circle champ Sabine Lisicki.

HOUSTON — Texas manager Ron Washington was certainly impressed as he watched Yu Darvish flirt with perfection. He was even more blown away when he saw a television replay of the Japanese star coming within an out of the second perfect game in Rangers history. “It wasn’t as nasty looking from the side as it was when I saw it on TV,’’ Washington said Wednesday. “He was nasty. I mean, his ball was moving all over the place. He had his cutter working. He had a breaking ball. He threw some splits. He DARVISH threw a couple of changeups. He threw very few four-seamers. To watch it after the fact, I said he was dominating.’’ The celebrated right-hander struck out a career-high 14 in a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. He was in complete control before Marwin Gonzalez grounded the first pitch he saw up the middle with two outs in the ninth inning. Darvish was unable to get his glove down in time and the ball skittered into center field well beyond a desperate dive by shortstop Elvis Andrus. Washington immediately went to the mound and signaled for a reliever after the hit by Gonzalez. He’d decided in the eighth inning that he’d pull him the moment there was a hit or a walk. “He hadn’t thrown that many pitches in spring training so I felt that when perfection was over, that was it,’’ Washington said. “We would have brought someone else in and hoped they could have got us what we needed to finish the

game off.’’ Of course, Washington didn’t want to see Darvish lose the perfect game, but if it had to end, he was relieved it ended on a hit instead of a walk. “I felt like if he would have walked that guy, he was gone,’’ Washington said of Chris Carter, who took him to a full count before striking out in the eighth. “I’m glad (Gonzalez) got a base hit because I would have had darts in my back if I walked out there after a walk.’’ The Rangers were a bit concerned about Darvish’s pitch count getting too high Tuesday night since he’d pitched a high of 78 pitches this spring. Darvish, who threw 111 pitches on Tuesday night, acknowledged after the game that it was getting difficult in the late innings. “In spring training I didn’t throw more than 80 pitches, so I felt really fatigued,’’ he said. Some wondered if Darvish attempted to talk Washington into letting him stay on the mound after the hit. Washington had a little fun answering that question. “No, because I don’t understand Japanese,’’ he said with a chuckle. Darvish said it took him a while to feel good on Tuesday night, though it was hard to tell from the results. He sailed through the first four innings, striking out nine, including the side in the second and fourth. “I didn’t really have good balance in the beginning, but as I threw inning after inning I think I just made adjustments,’’ Darvish said. He was the first Ranger to lose a no-hitter as late as 8 2/3 innings, but three Texas pitchers saw one end after 8 1/3 innings, according to stats provided by the Rangers from Elias. None of those were perfect games.

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Cards’ Ware upbeat despite injury BY GARY GRAVES The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kevin Ware is pretty certain how his next few months will play out. “After we win the national championship,’’ the injured Louisville guard said with a smile on his face, “I’m just looking forward to rehab.’’ Ware is already set for his next step, though he is gingerly walking around on crutches and with his surgically repaired broken leg in a cast up to his right knee: He is heading to the Final Four. Ware was cleared Wednesday by doctors to accompany the Cardinals on their hourlong flight to Atlanta. The sophomore plans to be a full participant in preparations for Saturday’s game against Wichita State. He said the overwhelming support he has received has helped him maintain his spirits and strengthened his confidence of a full recovery. He hopes by next season to be help-

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Louisville’s Kevin Ware arrives at the KFC Yum! Center practice facility in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday. Ware was released from an Indianapolis hospital Tuesday, two days after millions watched him break his right leg on a horrifying play.

ing the Cardinals defend the national championship he believes they’ll win this weekend. The normally reserved 20-year-old calmly recalled how he felt when he suffered the

HAMLIN from Page B1 races, but Hamlin is personally targeting the April 27 race at home track Richmond for his return. Nobody has told him he can race at Richmond, where he hosts his annual charity race, but nobody has told him it’s impossible. Same thing for his championship chances his season. His Joe Gibbs Racing team was devastated after the accident, certain the title hopes for the No. 11 Toyota were finished. But when they did the math it became clear that Hamlin could miss five races and technically still find a way to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. So Hamlin is ruling nothing out right now about a comeback. “It’s not going to be easy,’’ he said. “I’d like to cross that bridge when I get there. I don’t want the chance at a championship to decide when I get back in the car. I want to do it when it’s most safe. I want to do it when everyone, doctors, me, etc., are comfortable with me getting back in the car, not just because `If we don’t get in this week then our season is done.’” Wearing a brace under his shirt, Hamlin struggled at times to breathe while speaking to a small group of reporters at Joe Gibbs Racing in his first extended interview since the accident. His girlfriend, Jordan, stopped by with their two month old daughter, Taylor James, and his mother, Mary Lou. Turns out he has a heart murmur; doctors discovered it after the acci-

RICE from Page B1 for Rice’s termination. “Yesterday, I personally reviewed the video evidence, which shows a chronic and pervasive pattern of disturbing behavior,’’ Barchi said in a statement. “I have now reached the conclusion that Coach Rice cannot continue to serve effectively in a position that demands the highest levels of leadership, responsibility and public accountability. He cannot continue to coach at Rutgers University.’’ The video shows numerous clips of Rice at practice firing basketballs at players, hitting them in the back, legs, feet and shoulders. It also shows him grabbing players by their jerseys and yanking them

devastating injury, saying he doesn’t think Louisville would be in the Final Four if he had lost his composure. Ware credits teammate Luke Hancock for calming him down. “He got me to that point where I really had to put the pain on hold,’’ said Ware, with his leg in a cast propped up on a couch. “Once he said his prayer, I was kind of thinking the whole time, ‘you can either be a crybaby about it or you’re going to get your team back and get them in the right mindset’. “Luke said his words, and I just kept repeating, ‘y’all gotta go win this game.’ I’m fine. ... It really helped the team.’’ But it wasn’t easy for the Cardinals, many of whom cried after seeing Ware’s gruesome injury — his bone protruding six inches through his skin. Even Louisville coach Rick Pitino was emotional, wiping tears from his eyes and later saying that the sight of his player’s injury almost made him vomit.

dent and believe it’s hereditary. There are parts of him that are at peace with hits situation, but he’s not at piece with Logano and it’s not clear if things ever will be right between the two former teammates again. Hamlin made it clear he does not blame Logano for his injury but very much holds Logano responsible for the incident. “The injury was circumstantial. A wreck on a two-mile speedway, you risk getting hurt,’’ Hamlin said. “That frustrates me the most. Listening to him say, ‘I’m sure Denny’s fine, these cars are safe.’ That really gets to me because he’s taking for granted no matter how hard you wreck, you’re going to be fine. “That’s why people don’t wreck each other intentionally on big racetracks. This is what can happen. He was being very careless and not caring about any repercussions and taking for granted how safe the cars have been over the years.’’ And Hamlin is adamant the accident was intentional. “How is it not intentional? It’s not like he got loose because I took air off him,’’ Hamlin said. “I saw him getting closer, and I moved up the track. He was just going to keep going until he ran into us. Whatever happened after that, I’m sure he didn’t mean to wreck or get me hurt, but he meant to run into us, there’s no doubt. He didn’t get loose with the back. He drove into us with the front. That’s a guy seeing I was going to get the better of him that week. He wasn’t going to let that happen. He hit the gas until he hit something.’’

around the court. Rice can also be heard yelling obscenities and using gay slurs. Rice, in his third season with the Scarlet Knights, addressed reporters outside his home in Little Silver, N.J., and apologized for his actions: “As I stated three months ago after I watched the video how deeply regrettable those actions (were). I also stated I was going to try to work on changing. I think I’ve accomplished a lot of that,’’ Rice said. “I can’t say anything right now except I’m sorry and there will never be a time where I’m going to use any of that as an excuse or there will be any excuse. “I’ve let so many people down: my players, my administration, Rutgers University, the fans. My family, who’s sitting in their house just hud-

dled around because of the fact their father was an embarrassment to them. It’s troubling, but at some time maybe I’ll try to explain it. But right now there’s no explanation for what’s on those films. There is no excuse for it. I was wrong. I want to tell everybody who’s believed in me that I’m deeply sorry for the pain and hardship that I’ve caused.’” Rice, who helped Robert Morris to two NCAA tournament appearances, was one of the hot coaching candidates in the spring of 2010. But he wasn’t able to push Rutgers into the upper echelon of the Big East Conference, and went 44-51. Rice was 16-38 in the Big East, after going 73-31 in three seasons at Robert Morris. The Scarlet Knights went 15-16 this season and 5-13 in the league.

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Has Michigan turned corner defensively? BY NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press ATLANTA — Michigan had all season to improve its defense, yet it still looked hopeless as recently as the Big Ten tournament. The Wolverines gave up 51 points in the second half of a loss to Wisconsin — not exactly a harbinger of good things to come with the NCAA tournament on deck. “Even though it didn’t look it to all of you — or to me sometimes, this

year — we have worked on defense like crazy,’’ coach John Beilein said this week. Michigan has now won four straight to reach the Final Four and although the Wolverines may not have totally solved their defensive problems, they have been a bit stingier of late. Michigan was fortunate to beat Kansas on a night the Wolverines didn’t play well on defense, but that was the only NCAA tournament game they’ve

come close to losing. In victories over Florida, Virginia Commonwealth and South Dakota State, Michigan showed it can indeed stop quality opposition from scoring. “I think a lot of that just goes to our attention to detail, and us being prepared going into the game,’’ star point guard Trey Burke said. “We know it’s all or nothing now. You lose, you go home, your season’s over with.’’ There might not be a team in the country with

MONTGOMERY from Page B1 catch with me,” Holbrook said. When Montgomery does return, possibly as early as Sunday at Tennessee, Holbrook said it will be in a starting role, not out of the bullpen. “It won’t be like he’s going to go out and throw 100 pitches,” Holbrook said. “We’re certainly going to monitor his pitch count. It will be very conservative to start. What that number is, who knows? I’d say 70-75 max to start, but I don’t know.

“I’m just glad and happy that we’re finally getting healthy (as a team).” The 23-6 Gamecocks could use Montgomery back to anchor the staff. In his three starts this season, Montgomery is 3-0 with a 0.95 earned run average with 19 strikeouts, seven walks and a .188 opposing batting average. In his absence, Evan Beal has stepped up out of the bullpen to provide a solid option for Holbrook

better flow and rhythm on offense, but opponents have been pretty comfortable, too. The Wolverines went through long stretches of passive play on defense, allowing 81 points in a loss at Indiana and 75 in a loss at Michigan State. The low point may have been an 84-78 loss at Penn State in late February. Once ranked No. 1, the team fell all the way to a No. 4 seed after giving up that 51-point half in a loss to Wisconsin.

and the Gamecocks. Beal is 2-1 in four starts with a 4.30 ERA with 33 strikeouts and eight walks in 23 innings pitched. With starter Colby Holmes struggling, there is no guarantee Beal will move back to the bullpen when Montgomery returns, Holbrook said. “Beal’s got good stuff and he’s learning how to be a starter,” Holbrook said. “Colby’s trying to find himself a little bit right now. I’m not in a position to say that I’m going to yank Evan out of the rotation.”

PRICE from Page B1 He said he didn’t pitch much, a couple of innings, but that he threw well. “After instructional, I shut it down for a month and a half,” he said, adding that he started throwing in late December. He has been pitching in spring games about every fourth day, he said. “I’ve been happy,” he said. “I’ve had some situations where I get upset with not locating.” Price throws a fastball, slider and a changeup. He has been developing the changeup since instructional league. He said he hasn’t thrown it often in games, instead working on it during bullpen sessions. “I’m trying to make it do certain things,” he said. “I throw it mostly to lefthanders.” Tanner Murphy, who played last year for Baltimore’s Rookie team, caught Price in a game early this spring. The catcher said Price threw strikes and stayed ahead in the count. “Phenomenal,” Murphy said prior to a minor league outing. “Honestly, he keeps the ball down. It’s heavy. Good changeup, and he said he didn’t have a changeup in college. He threw really well.” In between games, Price said, he has been pitching in simulated games, with a pitch count of 25. Murphy has caught a couple of the side sessions and said Price has been sharp in those as well. Delmarva opens its season today at home against Hagerstown at 7:05 p.m.

OBITUARIES PATRICIA BROGDON ALCOLU — Patricia Ann Burney Brogdon, 51, wife of Mack R. Brogdon, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. She was born July 8, 1961, in Florida, a daugh- BROGDON ter of the late Alfred and Willie Mae Evans Burney. At an early age, she accepted Christ as her Savior and joined Church of Christ. She received her formal education in the public schools of Bradenton, Fla., and furthered her education and graduated from Bethune-Cookman College. Survivors are her husband, Mack R. Brogdon; six sons, Reginald Brogdon, Cedric L. Trumper, James Trumper, Timothy Burney, Dexter Brogdon and Charles Brogdon; three daughters, Jackie Brogdon, Veronica (Charles) Conyers and Carmenletta (Greg) Harris; 17 grandchildren; one sister-in-law; and one brother-in-law. The celebratory services for Mrs. Brogdon will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Church of Christ, Keitt Street, Manning, with Brother Halbert Tucker, pastor, eulogist. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Brogdon will lie in repose one hour prior to service. The family is receiving friends at the home, 3249 Brogdon Road, Alcolu. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. ALLENE H. WEEKS MANNING — Allene Hilton Weeks, 58, wife of Clarence Weeks, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born May 1, 1954, in Alcolu, a WEEKS daughter of the late Archie and Ada Jane Starks Hilton. She was educated in the public schools of Clar-

| endon County. She was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Silver, where she sang with the choir. Survivors are her husband, Clarence Weeks; three daughters, Latoya (Jonathan “Neal”) Halley, Dyatra Hilton and Ladonna Weeks; one granddaughter she reared as her own, Saquoia Benbow; two stepsons, Daryll Weeks and Danny Weeks; motherin-law, Virginia Weeks; five additional grandchildren; one brother, Elder Henry (Audrey) Hilton; three sisters, Stella (Jermiah) Cobia, Francine Johnson and Odessa (Harold) Gibson; seven aunts; and one uncle. The celebratory services for Mrs. Weeks will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Silver, with the Rev. Ranzy McFadden, pastor, eulogist, Pastor David Pugh, presiding, and Pastor Tony Mallette, Minister Richmond McDuffie and the Rev. George Carter assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mrs. Weeks will lie in repose one hour prior to service. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 1145 MS Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JUNIOR IRICK Forman Ulysses “Junior” Irick III, 68, husband of Linda Pettigrew Irick, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Forman Ulysses Jr. and Mattie Bell Capell Irick. Mr. Irick was a member of Fraser Memorial Presbyterian Church and was the owner and operator of Jr. Irick’s Body Shop. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; a son, B.J. Irick and wife, Kayla, of Sumter; three grandchildren, Abby, Ansley and Chloe; and numerous loving neighborhood children that were

very dear to Junior and his family that he knew at Bubba’s Country Store, along with Mike Smith. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Graham Bochman and Wayne McElveen officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Phil Irick, Phillip Irick, Laverne Irick, Ricky Irick, Bobby DuBose and Rob Dubose. Honorary pallbearers will be B.J. Irick and J.W. Brown. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 2775 Britton Brogdon Road. Memorials may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 1795, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www. sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

WALTER WEAVER JR. BALTIMORE, Md. — Walter Weaver Jr. died Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Born Dec. 1, 1937, in Lynchburg, he was a son of the late Walter Sr. and Gertrude Pompey Weaver. He attended the public schools of Lee County and was a 1958 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School. He accepted Christ at an early age and joined Warren Chapel United Methodist Church. After graduation, he moved to Baltimore and became a member of Patterson Asbury AME Zion Church. He was employed as a longshoreman, until his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Doris; one stepson, Allen; five stepgrandchildren; one sister, Gwendolyn W. Jef-

ferson of Lynchburg; four nieces, Karen, Pearlie, Selena and Letitia, all of Lynchburg; one nephew, Clifton Lamont (Carla) Jefferson of Florence; a grandniece, Camryn Jefferson; one grandnephew, Darryl Robinson; one sister-in-law, Jessie Mae Weaver of Lynchburg; numerous dearly beloved cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church, Dolphin and Etting Street, Baltimore, with the Rev. Cary James, pastor, and the Rev. Leslie Barnett Davis, pastor of Patterson Asbury AME Zion Church, eulogist. Burial will be in Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore County. March Funeral Home of Baltimore, 4300 Wabash Ave., (410) 5422400, is in charge of arrangements. Local arrangements entrusted to Jefferson Funeral Home of Lynchburg.

BRENDA CANTY Brenda Canty entered eternal rest on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 11, 1959, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Joseph and Hattie Kennedy Canty. She received her education in the public schools of Sumter County. She was a member of St. James AME Church. She is survived by three brothers, Willie Canty and Glen Canty (Kay Perry), both of Pinewood, and Joseph Canty Jr. (Connie) of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three sisters, Betty Hopkins (Willie), Susie Hopkins (Alvertus Sr.) and Gladys A. Canty, all of Brooklyn; her companion, Marion Pugh of Pinewood; a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing for Miss Canty will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at St. James AME Church with Pastor Damien Brown, assisted

by the Rev. Powell Hampton Jr., the Rev. Charlie Hampton, the Rev. Lavaron Johnson and the Rev. Richard James. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 501 Railroad Ave., Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@ sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

REGINALD WEBSTER Reginald Webster was born July 20, 1965, in Sumter, to Charles and Dorothy Cocklin Webster. He departed this life on Monday, April 1, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Sumter High School, Class of 1983. He attended the Church of God by Faith No. 1. He served in the United States Army from 1988 to 1993 and was employed by Sykes as a supervisor. He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Patricia Lucas Webster of the home; his parents, Charles and Dorothy Webster; a son, Daniel Joseph Webster; three daughters, Regina Jacquetta Webster, Jawanda Patrice Webster and Victoria Tamera Webster; three brothers, Raymond Webster of Columbia, and Ronald Lee (Bridgette) Webster and Ricardo Webster, both of Sumter; two sisters, Patricia Ann Brunson of Columbia and Elizabeth Anderson of Sumter; two uncles, James (Willene) Cocklin of Sumter and Lee Webster of Philadelphia, Pa.; two aunts, Marie Eddy of Columbia and Irene Emerson of Baltimore, Md.; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Webster will be placed in the church at noon Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Salem Chapel & Heri-

tage Center, 101 S. Salem, Sumter, with Elder Wayne Brunson officiating. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the National Cemetery in Florence. The family is receiving friends at 1046 Spaulding, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc. rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

CHARLIE MONTGOMERY MANNING — Charlie Montgomery, 68, husband of Elizabeth Dingle Montgomery, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. He was born Dec. 1, 1944, in Summerton, a son of the late Tom and Rosena Lawson Montgomery. The family is receiving friends at his residence, Village St. Claire, 201 Hospital St., Apartment 4D, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. KEVIN JENNINGS Kevin Jennings, age 47, beloved husband of Tamsen M. Jennings, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Georgia Regents University. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

MATTIE J. BROWN Mattie J. McDonald Brown entered eternal rest on March 25, 2013, at East Meadow Hospital in East Meadow, N.Y. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, Bishopville. Burial will follow in St. Paul Wisacky Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

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