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Former South Carolina Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, left, a previous Democrat, and former gubernatorial hopeful Oscar Lovelace, a previous Republican, announce the formation of the American Party of South Carolina on Friday at the Statehouse. Both men said their immediate plans for the centrist party are to find candidates for the November general election.

American Party on state ballot for 2014

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com COLUMBIA — Hoping to drive both South Carolina and national politics to a more centrist position, organizers of the fledgling American Party of South Carolina formally announced their eligibility to appear on the 2014 general election ballot.

Organized by former Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, a previous Democrat, and former gubernatorial hopeful Oscar Lovelace, a previous Republican, the two men stood among a group of about two dozen supporters on the first floor of the Statehouse, declaring they are now actively seeking candidates to carry the moderate banner for the party.

Their hope, they said, is to find people to challenge for local, statewide and Congressional offices in November.

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BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com A fire at the Apex Tool Group’s Sumter plant early Friday morning caused a total of $2 million in damage that currently leaves the factory without power for a couple of days but should not affect employment.

A total of 16 firefighters responded at 12:25 a.m. to a heavy fire in a rear structure of the manufacturing plant at 1150 Clipper Road. By the time firefighters arrived at 12:33 a.m., part of the roof had already collapsed into the structure. The fire wasn’t completely contained until two-and-a-half hours later partially because of smoke rekindling, according to Capt. Joey Duggan with the Sumter Fire Department.

The fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damage to contents inside the structure. The fire also caused a power outage inside the plant, and it will remain powerless for a few days.

“Periodically, you have a fire where you have some smoldering pieces that weren’t fully extinguished with the original fire,” Duggan said. “There was a small part of the structure that was kind of

hidden underneath another part that the water didn’t fully extinguish, so they had to go back and extinguish that.”

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The early Friday morning fire at the Apex Tool Group’s Sumter plant caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage to the exterior of the building. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

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A judicial action that would set aside George Stinney’s murder conviction doesn’t apply to the executed teen’s case, according to arguments filed by the solicitor’s office in the case Friday.

The little-used writ requested by Stinney family attorneys in a court hearing last week can’t be used to vacate the boy’s 1944 trial, argue prosecutors defending the state’s decision in the case 70 years ago, and the filing even questions if the writ of coram nobis still exists under South Carolina law.

Attorneys pushing for a retrial for Stinney asked a judge to consider issuing a coram nobis writ during a hearing at the Sumter County Judicial Center on Jan. 21. Dating back hundreds of years in the English common-law system, coram nobis allows a court to correct “errors of fact” in previous rulings, usually when no other remedy is available.

“It’s a writ of last resort,” said attorney Miller Shealy.

A law professor at the Charleston School of Law, Shealy argued for the writ in last week’s hearing on behalf of the law firm Coffey, Chan-

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South Carolina Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III questions 79-yearold Katherine Stinney Robinson, sister of George Stinney, during the hearing on Jan. 21 at the Sumter County Judicial Center. dler and McKenzie. He was familiar with the procedure from his previous work as an assistant solicitor and prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s office, and decided a decadesold case where the defendant had long since been executed was a perfect fit for the extreme remedy.

At the age of 14, George Stinney was convicted of the murders of two young girls in the town of Alcolu and was quickly executed, becoming the youngest person put to death in the U.S. in the 20th century.

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3rd driver in critical condition after collision

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com While a sheriff’s deputy and his son are out of the hospital after being injured in a car wreck earlier this week, the third person involved in the wreck is still recovering from serious injuries.

Cruz Kind, the driver whose 2010 Chevrolet Cruze collided head on with the deputy’s patrol car Monday, is listed in critical condition at Palmetto Health Richland, where he’s undergone a series of procedures since he was airlifted from the scene of the wreck.

“He has two broken arms, a broken jaw, his head was split

open, he’s got bleeding on the brain, and his rib cage was crushed,” said Wesley Kind, Cruz Kind’s uncle.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol has been investigating the collision, and while investigators haven’t determined the cause of the wreck, an initial report describes the details of the collision.

At 5:15 p.m. Monday, Lt. Dale Horton, a deputy with the patrol division of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, was driving in a patrol van with his 10-year-old son heading south on St. Pauls Church Road. Near the intersection with Wedgefield Road, Kind’s Chevrolet crossed over

from the northbound lane and collided head on with the patrol vehicle.

Both drivers were transported by helicopter from the scene of the crash, Kind with multiple injuries and Horton suffering from an apparent head injury. Horton’s son was taken by ambulance to Tuomey Regional Medical Center to be treated for a broken wrist.

The boy was released the night of the wreck, and Horton was discharged the next day after being held overnight for observation. But Kind suffered the worst of the incident.

“He can’t talk right now because of the injury,” Wesley Kind said. “He’s only able to

open up one eye, and he can’t open the other one at all. He has to have several more surgeries.”

Cruz Kind’s wife, parents and several other family members have traveled to Columbia daily to check the condition of the 26-year-old Lakewood High School graduate.

The injuries to Kind have reverberated through the extended family in the Sumter area.

“They’re handling it pretty rough,” Wesley Kind said, but added the staff at Palmetto Health caring for his nephew and the family are “doing an excellent, outstanding job.

Hats off to all the doctors and nurses there.”

Monday’s wreck had double the effect on Wesley Kind when he realized he knew the deputy’s family as well.

“I work on catering events for the sheriff’s department from time to time,” he said. “I got the call from the sheriff when he realized it was Dale and my nephew.”

While Cruz Kind has a long recovery ahead of him, his family is receiving sympathy and support from the community, including other sheriff’s deputies.

“They’re all very concerned. I’ve had different officers calling me since it happened,” Wesley Kind said.

“Everybody’s been very helpful.”

5 hospitalized after single-car Friday wreck

BY JADE REYNOLDS janderson@theitem.com A one-vehicle wreck Friday night injured five people, requiring all of the passengers of the car to be hospitalized, including two who were airlifted to Columbia trauma centers.

When Sumter County first responders arrived on scene, they found a gray Dodge Charger had run off the road in the 3000 block of Broad Street Extension.

“Three were out of the vehicle, and two were entrapped,” said Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Bud Ivey. “Fire and rescue extricated the two and turned them over to EMS for care. Two patients, both female, were flown out to Richland Memorial.”

One at a time, two helicopters landed in a nearby field where they awaited ambulances that transported the two on stretchers to the field.

They were listed in stable condition, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services officials said.

The other three patients were taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center for a precautionary examination.

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First responders tend to victims of a single-car wreck Friday evening in the 3000 block of Broad Street Extension. were on scene, as were patrolmen with South Carolina Highway Patrol, dealing not only with the wreck, but

also the high amount of traffic along the major artery between Sumter and Shaw Air Force Base.

The cause of the wreck remains under investigation by highway patrol.

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State DOT director resigns after DUI arrest

BY SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA — The director of South Carolina’s transportation department resigned Friday after a drunken-driving arrest.

Robert St. Onge resigned, effective immediately, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press. He cited personal reasons. Gov. Nikki Haley notified legislative leaders in a separate letter that Christy Hall, deputy secretary of finance, will be acting secretary until she

finds a permanent replacement.

“Gen. St. Onge is a good man with a lifetime of service to his ST. ONGE country, and more recently, our state. That said, we have a no-tolerance policy for our state agency directors, and so Gen. St. Onge has resigned as secretary of transportation,” said Haley spokesman Doug Mayer.

“The governor thanks him for his work fixing the seri-

ous fiscal issues he inherited at the Department of Transportation — the state is better off because of his service.”

Highway Patrol Sgt. Bob Beres said St. Onge was stopped for erratic driving about 8 a.m. Friday on Interstate 20, near Interstate 26. After failing a roadside sobriety test, St. Onge was arrested and taken to the Lexington County jail, where a breath test registered his blood-alcohol level at 0.20 percent, Beres said.

That’s more than twice the

legal threshold of 0.08 percent.

The sheriff ’s department said St. Onge was released from jail Friday afternoon on his own recognizance.

No one answered the phone Friday at his home, and messages were not immediately returned. It was not immediately clear if St. Onge had an attorney.

Haley named the retired Army major general to lead the transportation department in January 2011, saying she wanted someone in the position whose decisions

could not be bought or swayed. The 66-year-old Lexington resident had retired in 2003 after 34 years in the Army. From 2001 to 2003, he was deputy assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs. He had previously been commanding general of the 24th infantry division at Fort Riley in Kansas, policy director for the Army’s chief of staff and commandant at West Point. Before joining Haley’s administration, he was an executive at defense contractor L-3 Communications.

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State’s U.S. Senate incumbents have millions on hand COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has $7.6 million in campaign funds while fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has $3.1 million on hand for next fall’s campaigns, giving them a formidable money advantage over their opponents.

The numbers come from their 2013 year-end fundraising reports filed with the Federal Election Commission and due on Friday.

The reports show Graham raised $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of last year, the second-best fundraising quarter Graham has ever had, his campaign said.

Graham, first elected to the Senate 14 years ago, faces State Sen. Lee Bright as well as Nancy Mace, the first woman cadet to graduate from The Citadel, and Anderson businessman Richard Cash in the June GOP primary.

Cash raised about $76,000 in the last quarter of 2013 and had $255,000 on hand at the end of the year.

Year-end reports for Mace and Bright had not been posted on the FEC website by midday Friday, but reports filed at the end of the third quarter showed Mace with $112,000 on hand and Bright with $74,000 in the bank.

Mace’s campaign website said Friday the campaign had raised $385,000 during 2013, although it did not indicate how much of that remained in cash on hand. Orangeburg attorney Bill Connor’s campaign said he raised $253,796 last year despite entering the race in November and had $223,563 on hand.

Democrat Jay Stamper’s year-end report showed he had $3,300 for his race for Graham’s seat.

Graham’s campaign raised $5 million during 2013.

“Sen. Graham has been blown away by the incredibly strong support from every corner of South Carolina,” campaign manager Scott Farmer said in a news release. “The momentum continues to build, and we’re looking forward to a spirited campaign on Sen. Graham’s conservative record.”

Scott, appointed in late 2012 by Gov. Nikki Haley to

Antonio Ricardo Ray, 28, of 3365 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, was charged with second-degree burglary and four counts of breaking into motor vehicles on Jan. 23. According to the report, Ray entered a business in the 800 block of Bethel Church Road after business hours without consent and with the intent to commit a crime.

Once inside, he reportedly stole assorted tools. Ray was sent to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and received a surety bond of $6,000.

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fill the Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Jim DeMint, raised about $433,000 during the fourth quarter. Scott is running his first statewide campaign to finish the last two years of DeMint’s term.

There were no spending numbers for Scott’s two Democratic opponents, Joyce Dickerson and Rick Wade, on the FEC site.

Meanwhile, South Carolina’s incumbent U.S. congressmen have more than $2.7 million combined in their campaign accounts.

The 2013 year-end reports from five of the state’s seven incumbents were posted Friday.

Fourth District U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy has $390,000, while Tom Rice in the 7th District has about $353,000 and 1st District U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford has $323,000.

Mick Mulvaney in the 5th District has about $222,000 on hand, while 3rd District Rep. Jeff Duncan has $156,000. All are Republicans.

Reports from Republican Joe Wilson in the 2nd District and Jim Clyburn in the 6th were not posted by midday. But reports posted showed Wilson with more than $220,000 on hand at the end of September, while Clyburn had more than $1.1 million in his campaign fund.

television, a 32-inch flat-screen television, a Toshiba laptop and a red-and-gray scarf were reportedly stolen from a residence in the first block of Lombardi Court between 6 and 9:11 p.m. Monday.

The estimated value of the stolen items is $3,920.

An Echo weed trimmer, an Echo gas-powered multi-tool, an Echo edger attachment, an Echo pole saw attachment, an Echo hedge trimmer attachment, a Husqvarna leaf blower, a Poulan leaf blower and a Husqvarna chain saw were reported stolen at 10 p.m. Monday from a residence in the 1900 block of Forest Drive. The estimated total value of the stolen items is $2,000.

A gold ring valued at $2,000 was reported stolen at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday from a residence in the 1200 block of North Main Street.

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A jewelry box containing several necklaces and rings was reported stolen at 3:51 p.m. Thursday from a residence in the 1100 block of Oswego Highway. The estimated total value of the stolen items is $4,100.

A three-ton air-conditioning unit valued at $3,000 was reportedly stolen from a business in the 800 block of Broad Street between 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.

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Officers responded to a residence in the 4000 block of Golden Bay Drive at 3:15 p.m. Thursday in reference to a domestic altercation between the victim and her husband. The victim stated she and her husband had a verbal altercation and that he hit her in the side of the face with a yard rake. Officers observed a reddish mark on the left side of her face. The victim was advised to seek a warrant.

An electronic leg monitor charger valued at $3,000 was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 300 block of Bowman Drive between 6 p.m. Jan. 22 and 9 a.m. Jan. 23.

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Study: Kids’ obesity risk starts before school age

BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Those efforts to fight obesity in schools? Think younger. A new study finds that much of a child’s “weight fate� is set by age 5, and that nearly half of kids who became obese by the eighth grade were already overweight when they started kindergarten.

The prevalence of weight problems has long been known — about a third of U.S. kids are overweight or obese.

But surprisingly little is known about which kids will develop obesity, and at what age.

Researchers think there may be a window of opportunity to prevent it, and “we keep pushing our critical window earlier and earlier on,� said Solveig Cunningham, a scientist at Emory University. “A lot of the risk of obesity seems to be set, to some extent, really early in life.�

She led the new study, which was published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine and paid for by the federal government.

It tracked a nationwide sample of more than 7,700 children through grade school.

When they started kindergarten, 12 percent were obese, and 15 percent were overweight. By eighth grade, 21 percent were obese, and 17 percent were overweight.

Besides how common obesity was at various ages, researchers focused on the 6,807 children who were not obese when the study started, at kindergarten entry.

The work shows the need for parents, doctors, preschools and even day care centers to be involved, said Dr. Stephen Daniels, a University of Colorado pediatrician and a spokesman for

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Oumou Balde, 4, left, plays with her teacher Jacqualine Sanchez, right, and some pretend food on Jan. 21 in a pre-kindergarten class at the Sheltering Arms Learning Center in New York in a program that was produced in conjunction with the Sesame Street children’s television show to educate children about nutrition and health. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday finds that much of a child’s “weight fate� is set by age 5. the American Heart Association.

Parents who are concerned about a child’s weight should talk with their child’s doctor because it may be hard to tell what is normal at various ages, and appearances can be misleading. In children, obesity and overweight are defined by how a child ranks on growth charts that compare them to other kids the same age and gender.

Kids at or above the 85th percentile are considered overweight, and obese at the 95th percentile or above.

No child should be placed on a diet without a doctor’s advice, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises. To help keep kids healthy, balance the calories a child gets from food and beverages with how much exercise he or she gets to allow for normal growth — some weight gain is normal, the CDC says.

WHAT DID THE STUDY FIND?

More than 7,700 children were tracked for the study through grade school. Here are some findings researchers discovered through conducting the study.

WHO BECAME OBESE: Between ages 5 and 14, nearly 12 percent of children developed obesity — 10 percent of girls and nearly 14 percent of boys. Nearly half of kids who started kindergarten overweight became obese teens.

Overweight 5-year-olds were four times as likely as normal-weight children to become obese (32 percent versus 8 percent).

GRADE LEVELS: Most of the shift occurred in the younger grades. During the kindergarten year, about 5 percent of kids who had not been obese at the start became that way by the end.

The greatest increase in the prevalence of obesity was between first and third grades; it changed

Scientists find why some supplements may be risky

Dr. Andrew Clark of Cambridge University, right, performs a skin prick test, which is used to diagnose food allergies, on Lena Barden, 12, during clinical trials at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Clinical Research Facility, Cambridge, England.

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Treatment could reduce peanut allergies LONDON (AP) — An experimental therapy that fed children with peanut allergies small amounts of peanut flour has helped more than 80 percent of them safely eat a handful of the previously worrisome nuts.

Although experts say the results of the carefully monitored study are encouraging, they warn it isn’t something that parents should try at home.

Peanut allergies are on the rise globally and affect about 1 in 50 children, mostly in high-income countries. The consequences can be lifethreatening — peanuts are the most common cause of fatal food allergy reactions.

There is no way to avoid a reaction other than just avoiding peanuts. Allergy shots used for environmental triggers such as pollen are risky.

Doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge started by giving 99 children ages seven to 16 with severe peanut allergies a tiny 2-milligram dose of a special peanut flour mixed into their food.

Slowly they increased that amount to 800 milligrams.

The dose increases were

little from ages 11 to 14.

RACE: From kindergarten through eighth grade, the prevalence of obesity increased by 65 percent among whites, 50 percent among Hispanics, almost 120 percent among blacks and more than 40 percent among others — Asians, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans and mixed-race children. By eighth grade, 17 percent of black children had become obese, compared to 14 percent of Hispanics and 10 percent of whites and children of other races.

INCOME: Obesity was least common among children from the wealthiest families and most prevalent among kids in the next-to-lowest income category. The highest rate of children developing obesity during the study years was among middle-income families.

BIRTHWEIGHT: At all ages, obesity was more common among children who weighed a lot at birth — roughly 9 pounds or more. About 36 percent of kids who became obese during grade school had been large at birth.

given at a research facility where the children were observed for any dangerous side effects — the most frequent were itchiness in the mouth, stomach pains or nausea.

After six months of treatment, more than 80 percent of the children can now safely eat five peanuts at a time. “This made a dramatic difference to their lives,� said Dr. Andrew Clark of the University of Cambridge in Britain, who led the research. “Before the study, they could not even tolerate tiny bits of peanuts, and their parents had to read food labels continuously.�

The intention of the treatment isn’t to help kids eat large amounts of peanuts but to prevent a life-threatening allergic reaction in case they accidentally eat trace amounts.

Clark said the treatment works by retraining the patients’ immune systems so they can gradually build up a tolerance to peanuts, though he guessed they might need to keep taking it for several years. He and colleagues plan to offer the treatment soon in

a special peanut allergy clinic as well as beginning larger studies.

In an accompanying commentary, Matthew Greenhawt of the University of Michigan described the study’s results as “exceptionally promising� but predicted the treatment was still “years away from routine clinical use.�

He noted that previous research which used a similar approach for milk allergies had failed and said it was unknown if the peanut therapy could produce “lasting tolerance.�

Unlike other childhood food allergies, children rarely outgrow a nut allergy.

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The scientists stressed that they can’t make general health recommendations based on studies in mice but said their work backs up existing cautions about antioxidant use. “You can walk around with an undiagnosed lung tumor for a long time,� said study co-author Martin Bergo of the University of Gothenburg. For someone at high risk, such as a former smoker, taking extra antioxidants “could speed up the growth of that tumor.�

But biologically, scientists couldn’t explain why antioxidants might harm.

Wednesday’s report in the journal Science Translational Medicine is a first step to do so.

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Navy yard gunman told doctors he had no mental issues

BY KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — The gunman who killed 12 people in last year’s rampage at Washington’s Navy Yard lied so convincingly to Veterans Affairs doctors before the shootings that they concluded he had no mental health issues despite serious problems and encounters ALEXIS with police during the same period, according to a review by The Associated Press of his confidential medical files.

Just weeks before the shootings, a doctor treating him for insomnia noted that the patient worked for the Defense Department but wrote hauntingly “no problem there.�

The AP obtained more than 100 pages of treatment and disability claims evaluation records for

Aaron Alexis, spanning more than two years. They show Alexis complaining of minor physical ailments, including foot and knee injuries, slight hearing loss and later insomnia, but resolutely denying any mental health issues.

He directly denied having suicidal or homicidal thoughts when government doctors asked him about it just three weeks before the shootings.

In a bizarre incident in Newport, R.I., Alexis told police on Aug. 7 that disembodied voices were harassing him at his hotel using a microwave machine to prevent him from sleeping.

After police reported the incident to the Navy, his employer, a defense contracting company, pulled his access to classified material for two days after his mental health problems became evident but restored it quickly and never told Navy officials it had done so.

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President Obama greets supporters after speaking at McGavock High School on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. Obama has called for a reinstatement of jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed and for CEOs to reach out to the same group of nearly 4 million Americans.

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Trader Peter Tuchman rests his handheld device on his head as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Stocks fell sharply in early trading Friday, as investors fretted over disappointing earnings from companies such as Amazon.com and more trouble in overseas markets.

U.S. stocks end January with another decline NEW YORK (AP) — Stock investors were hit from all sides in January.

Concerns about the global economy and U.S. company earnings, as well as turmoil in emerging markets, led the Dow Jones industrial average to its worst start since 2009.

However, many investors remain hopeful that the problems will not spill over into the rest of 2014.

They even see the downturn as healthy, given the U.S. market’s rapid rise last year.

The Dow slid 5.3 percent in January while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 3.6 percent and the Nasdaq composite declined 1.7 percent.

Investors entered the year with some degree of skepticism and nervousness. The stock market went basically straight up in 2013. The S&P 500 index ended 2013 with a gain of nearly 30 percent, its best

year since 1997. “No amount of negative news could derail the market last year,� said Jonathan Corpina, a floor trader at the New York Stock Exchange with Meridian Equity Partners.

But no stock market can go straight up forever.

Many investors expected 2014 to be a more muddled and volatile year for the market. Market strategists late last year were looking for the S&P 500 index to notch a modest gain of 4 percent to 6 percent, ending in the range of 1,850 to 1,900.

Investors were also looking for more pullbacks this year and possibly a correction, the technical term for when a stock market index such as the S&P 500 falls 10 percent or more. Three months ago, analysts at Goldman Sachs said there was roughly a 60 percent chance that a correction would happen this year.

Obama asks CEOs for help hiring long-term jobless WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting an economic recovery slowed by persistent joblessness, President Obama on Friday won commitments from nearly 300 companies to reach out to the nearly 4 million Americans who have been jobless for half a year or more. “It’s a cruel catch-22,� Obama said at a White House event with CEOs, job training groups and advocates for the unemployed. “The longer you’re unemployed, the more unemployable you may seem.�

Obama called that “an illusion� because, he said, such workers are often better qualified and better educated than workers who just recently lost their jobs.

Obama also signed a presidential memo directing the federal government not to discriminate against those long-term unemployed workers in its own hiring practices.

The event and the memo illustrate the types of targeted, non-legislative measures Obama promised to undertake to expand economic opportunity during his State of the Union address earlier this week. Obama has declared 2014 a year of action for his administration, but his chances of winning legislative victories are slim in in an election year and with a divided Congress.

He renewed his call for Congress to reinstate jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, noting that it is a way to keep workers financially afloat while they pursue jobs. The benefits ran out at the end of December. Lawmakers have been debating how to pay for the cost of the benefit and for how long to make it apply.

Among the CEOs at the White House on Friday were top executives from eBay, Morgan

Stanley, Boeing, Marriott International and McDonalds.

Although the overall national unemployment rate has declined to 6.7 percent, longterm joblessness in the U.S. remains a major problem. The concern is that the longer someone is out of a job, the harder it gets to find a new one. Companies are less likely to hire people who haven’t used their skills in months or wonder why another employer hasn’t already snatched them up. “Just because you’ve been out — been out of work for a while does not mean that you are not a hard worker,� Obama said. “Just means you had bad luck or you were in the wrong industry or you lived in a region of the country that’s catching up a little slower than others in the recovery.�

With that concern in mind, the Obama administration has been working for months to exact commitments from companies to ensure their hiring practices don’t discriminate against long-term job-seekers.

That includes doing away with candidatescreening methods that disqualify applicants based on their current employment status. It also means ensuring that job ads don’t discourage unemployed workers from applying.

The White House couldn’t say how many unemployed Americans might benefit from the initiative but expected the effects to snowball. “We consider this not the destination but the launch,� said Gene Sperling, who heads the White House’s National Economic Council. “Our hope is that as people see the meeting with the president, the pledge, that more will come work with us.�

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Fuzzy distractions for troubled minds Zoos bring animals closer to children in pediatric hospitals LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sight of an exotic animal can be a welcome distraction, even a temporary antidote, for a sick child. But you can’t simply slap a leash and surgical mask on a rhino and march it through the front door of a hospital for a visit.

That’s why more than 14 accredited zoos and aquariums across the country have teamed up with local pediatric hospitals to beam in footage of sea otters getting their teeth brushed, baby tiger cubs getting belly rubs and pandas munching on bamboo, said Jennifer Fields of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Baltimore.

For kids with cancer, kidney problems or just a broken leg, temporarily forgetting why they are stuck in a hospital can be a step toward recovery. Videos show animals such as sharks, meerkats and gorillas eating, romping or receiving care while educators provide fun facts for kids and maps show the animals’ natural environment. The footage supplements popular show-and-tell sessions where trainers introduce hospitalized kids to smaller — and less ferocious — animals such as snakes,

anteaters, jellyfish and crabs.

But not all children can attend those visits because of germs, surgery or rehab.

Zoos and aquariums from California to New Jersey have established video projects to give every kid a chance to see out-of-the-ordinary wildlife.

One of the largest is the month-old San Diego Zoo Kids, which is beamed to every room, waiting area and clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego.

Tino Pepe, 4, who sat surrounded by stuffed animals on his hospital bed, is a huge fan. He is well-versed in the San Diego Zoo’s exhibits, being a frequent visitor. When Tino and his mom go to the hospital for blood work, they’ll often stop at the zoo afterward as a reward.

Tino was born without kidney function and spent the first half of his life on a dialysis machine. Two years ago, his mom, Yvette, gave him one of her kidneys. This January trip to the hospital was to clear up an infection. “He will always have stuff to deal with. It’s just part of his life, our lives,� said his dad, John Pepe.

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Zoo ambassador Rick Schwartz shows Baba, a pangolin from the zoo, to children from Rady Children’s Hospital recently in San Diego. A news conference was held on Dec. 18, 2013, at the hospital to launch San Diego Zoo Kids, a network that can be seen on televisions in every room and waiting area at the hospital for children. utan that had open heart surgery. Staffers are following the small ape through its recovery.

Tino, whose favorite animals right now are the rhino and

10 Super Bowl Ads to watch out for NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Scarlett Johansson gives SodaStream some sex appeal in a controversial spot, Kia revives actor Laurence Fishburne’s “Matrix� character Morpheus in its commercial. And cute puppies and kids abound in ads for Cheerios to AnheuserBusch.

Advertisers are planning to pull out the tools in their arsenal during Super Bowl time this Sunday, including celebrities, A-list rock bands and cinematic story lines.

Of course, there will still be ad surprises on Sunday with major brands such as Chrysler and Coca-Cola staying mum on at least one of their ads. But the ones that are already out use a variety of tactics to draw viewers’ attention.

Overall, marketers are doing a better job getting their branding message across — while still entertaining — than previous years when a cheap joke or gag ruled supreme, says Kelly O’Keefe, professor of brand strategy at the Virginia Commonwealth University Brand Center. “This year there’s much more focus on brand personality: The spot has to be both interesting and funny and link back to the core assets of the brand,� he said. “I’m predicting a stronger Super Bowl than last year.�

Advertisers are in the game to win. The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest showcase, with more than 108 million people expected to tune into the game.

SUPER BOWL AD SURPRISES Here are 10 ads to watch for on Sunday.

1. Anheuser-Busch: The biggest Super Bowl advertiser’s ad in the fourth quarter shows an adorable Golden Labrador becoming enamored with one of the beermaker’s iconic Clydesdales to the tune of “Let Her Go� by Passenger.

Online: http://youtu.be/uQB7QRyF4p4 2. General Mills Cheerios: The cereal maker brings back an interracial family that starred in a prior spot. This one shows a father telling his daughter that they’re going to have an addition to the family, a baby boy. Then, the little girl strongly suggests they also get a puppy. The ad airs during the first unscheduled time-out of the game.

Online: http://youtu.be/LKuQrKeGe6g 3. Bank of America: The bank will promote its partnership with AIDS nonprofit (RED) by having music group U2 sing their new single “Invisible� between the first and second quarter. The song will be a free download on iTunes during the game and for the following 24 hours. Bank of America will donate $1 each time it is downloaded to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS. 4. SodaStream: The Israeli at-home soda maker company has stirred up controversy on two fronts. Its ad features “Her� actress Scarlett Johansson touting the health and environmental benefits of the soda maker and will run in the fourth quarter.

The ad first made waves when the company said it would delete its last line, “Sorry, Coke and Pepsi,� at a request by Fox. Then on Thursday, Johansson resigned her Oxfam ambassadorship. The nonprofit was unhappy she was linked with SodaStream, which operates in Israeli settlements in the West Bank of Palestine. Oxfam is opposed to that.

Online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=zxq4ziu-wrI 5. H&M: The clothing maker’s ad in the second quarter features nifty

technology that will allow people with some Samsung Smart TVs to order soccer star David Beckham’s Bodywear products with their remote control in real time.

Online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=LHxCELegDz4 6. Nestle’s Butterfinger: A suggestive teaser ad showed a couple, “Chocolate� and “Peanut Butter,� in ’70s-style couples therapy talking about the need for “change� and “excitement.� The actual ad in the third quarter will have a related theme, and Butterfinger is expected to introduce its Peanut Butter Cups with some tongue-in-cheek double entendres.

Online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=u1ZCl-NkQuU 7. Beats Music: Ellen DeGeneres reimagines the Goldilocks and The Three Bears fairytale in this ad running in the third quarter that introduces Beats Music, a streaming music service.

Online: http://youtu.be/jJR6YV4WAnM 8. Wonderful Pistachios: The snack producer showcases comedian Stephen Colbert running amok in two 15-second ads in the second quarter.

Online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=oKAG7UJ-NWk 9. Kia: In the carmaker’s thirdquarter ad to introduce its K900 luxury sedan, Laurence Fishburne reprises his “Matrix� role as Morpheus and displays some surprising operatic skills.

Online: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Ob-wn52Dkmk 10. Chrysler: The automaker is bound to surprise. Always mum ahead of the game, Chrysler has produced some of the best loved and most remembered spots during the big game, from Eminem’s “Imported from Detroit� ad in 2011 to last year’s “Farmer� ad featuring scenes of American farmland and a voiceover by conservative radio broadcaster Paul Harvey. Look for another surprising spot or two this year.

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Labs set top dog breed record with 23-year run NEW YORK (AP) — It’s puppy love for the record books: The Labrador retriever was the nation’s most popular dog breed last year for a 23rd year in a row, the American Kennel Club announced Friday.

That’s the longest any breed has been top dog since the organization’s 1884 founding.

German shepherds, golden retrievers, beagles and bulldogs are holding steady in the top-five pack, with Yorkshire terriers, boxers, poodles, Rottweilers and dachshunds continuing to round out the leading 10, which mirrors last year.

But the comical French bulldog is newly on their heels after a decade-long popularity spurt.

Surpassing the poodle’s 22-year reign some decades ago, the Lab has proliferated as a congenial, highly trainable dog that was developed to fetch game but has readily

taken on other roles: search-and-rescue aid, therapy dog, competitor in canine sports and allaround family pet. “They’re a very versatile dog. They’ll adapt to just about anything,� says Michael Wiest of Warren, N.J., who has bred them for 45 years.

The rankings reflect newly registered dogs, mostly puppies. The AKC doesn’t release exact numbers but estimates its registry has included more than 40 million purebred dogs over its history.

The top 10 remains a testament to the variety of purebreds, from the pert, portable Yorkie to the muscular, purposeful Rottweiler. But overall, the AKC has logged some leaning toward larger dogs in the past decade.

Shih tzus and Chihuahuas have dropped out of the top 10, while Rottweilers and bulldogs have marched in.

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LEE ERNEST TINDAL Lee Ernest Tindal heard his Master’s call on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Chandler Medical Center in Metter, Ga. Born Oct. 19, 1951, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Jenkinson Sr. and Josephine Dingle Tindal.

Survivors include his wife, Minister Maggie Tindal; three daughters, Nina (Edward) Anderson of Greenville, and Diamond and Jasmine Tindal, both of Manning; three brothers, Willie Tindal of Florence, Moses (Missionary Carol) Tindal of Manning and Jenkinson (Betty) Tindal of Hopkins; and two sisters, Minister Joe Ann McCloud of Manning and Hestand (Buck) Buchanan, Bangor, Maine.

One brother, Albertis Tindal, preceded him in death.

A service of remembrance will be held at 3 p.m. today at Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, where Prince Sampson Pearson will bring words of comfort. He will be assisted by Evangelist Ruth Miller, the Rev. O’Donald Dingle, Pastor Arthur Fairmont and Elder Hattie Weathers.

The service of committal, benediction and interment will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4120 Percival Road, Columbia, SC 29229.

The family is receiving friends at the residence of his brother and sister-inlaw, Moses and Carol Tindal, 1103 Pine Bluff Road, Manning.

Fleming & DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services.

Online condolences may be sent to Flemingdelaine@ aol.com.

WILLIAM E. GIBSON Deacon William E. Gibson heard his master’s call on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at his residence in Columbia, Md. Born Dec. 25, 1921, in Silver, he was a son of the late Purdy and Rosa Lee Gibson and husband of Ruth Payton Gibson.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth P. Gibson; two sons, William Jr. (Sharon) and Troy; two daughters, Shaundra and Susan; one sister, Edythe G. Clark; a devoted grandson, William Deshante (Andreana); five grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved first wife of 40 years, Camilla; three brothers; and six sisters.

A service of remembrance for Deacon William E. Gibson will be held at 11

a.m. today at New Bethel Baptist Church, U.S. 15, Sumter, where the Rev. Willie A. Wright Jr. serves as pastor. Words of consolation will be delivered by the Rev. Coakley P. Pendergrass, who will be assisted by the Rev. Leroy Blanding, the Rev. Willie J. Chandler, the Rev. Hazel Charles and Minister Calvin K. Hastie Sr. The service of committal, benediction and interment will follow in the family plot of the Clark-Gibson Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the residence of his sister, Edythe G. Clark, 1661 Clark Road, Paxville community of Pinewood.

Fleming & DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services.

Online condolences may be sent to Flemingdelaine@ aol.com.

JANET R. TENNANT Janet Richbourg Tennant, 60, of New Bern, passed away Jan. 27, 2014.

She was a daughter of G. Olin Richbourg and the late Sara S. Richbourg. Janet graduated from Wilson Hall Academy and attended Clemson University. She entered the medical field as administrator of nursing homes, where she won many awards and was highly respected in this field.

She is survived by her father, George Olin Richbourg Sr. of Sumter; one son, Charles Alexander Tennant of New Bern; two brothers, Francis W.S. Richbourg Sr. of Brooks, Ga., and George Olin Richbourg Jr. of Lawrenceville, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside memorial services will be held at 3 p.m.

Wednesday in the Bethel United Methodist Church cemetery with the Rev. Jeremy Howell officiating.

Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

RUBIN W. WATFORD TURBEVILLE — Rubin W. Watford, age 90, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at National Healthcare in Sumter.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late William and Irene Sims Watford. He was a veteran of the United States Army

during World War II; retired from Campbell Soup Co.; and was a member of Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joann DuBose Watford; and a daughter, Bohnii W. Moore.

Surviving are a son, Rubin Watford Jr. of Turbeville; a sister, Agnes Welch of Turbeville; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Tri-County Hospice, 2560 Tahoe Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church, 5037 Turbeville Highway, Turbeville, SC 29162.

Online condolences may be accessed at www.floydfuneral.com.

ADELE J. CORBETT Adele J. Reinfelder Corbett, age 98, beloved wife of the late Joseph B. Corbett, died on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Covenant Place.

Born Sept. 12, 1915, in Newark, N.J., she was a daughter of the late John Fredrick and Eleanor Krurger Reinfelder. Mrs. Corbett lived in Madison, N.J., for 55 years prior to moving to Sumter in 1996.

She was very active in many civic activities in Madison with the Girl Scouts of America; chairman of the Madison NJ Red Cross Motor Corp.; president for numerous years with the Madison Senior Center Trustee; and the Senior Citizen Advisory Community.

In 1954, along with her husband, they were the motivating factor in establishing the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps. In 1984, the drill room at the corps building was dedicated the Joseph and Adele Corbett room. Other awards Mrs. Corbett received were the Distinguished Service Award from the Madison Jaycee’s in 1980; Madison Chamber of Commerce Award in 1992, all for her work with the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps; and she also received the Outstanding Woman of the Year Award for the Girl Scouts of American in 1995.

After moving to Sumter, Mrs. Corbett continued her community service by volunteering at Tuomey Regional Medical Center and the Shepherd Senior Center.

Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Adele Corbett and her husband, Lohman D. Reiter II, of Sumter; and one sister, Thelma Reinfelder Flammer of California.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014 The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

HARRY GLOVER Harry Glover, 92, widower of Wilhelmeina Glover, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at his home.

Born April 5, 1921, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Joe and Katie Washington Glover.

Harry left Sumter at an early age and moved to Savannah, Ga. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1941, where he spent 40 years and received an honorable discharge. He was a World War II veteran. After leaving the service, he was employed with the Housing Authority of New York for 25 years prior to his retirement. In the late 1970s, Harry relocated back to his home in Sumter and attended his family church, Emanuel United Methodist Church, until his health decline.

He leaves to cherish his memories: two sons, Micheal Glover of Savannah and Darrel Quick of New York, N.Y.; a special niece and caregiver, Vickie Cannon of Sumter; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife; and three brothers, James, Allard and Joe Glover.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc, 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Randolph Black, officiating, eulogist.

The family will be receiving friends and relatives at his home, 5-B Dixie Drive, Sumter.

The funeral possession will leave from his home at 10:30 a.m.

Floral bearers will be family and friends.

Pallbearers will be U.S. Army Honor Guard.

Burial will be in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@ sc.rr.com.

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ENID W. WALKUP Enid Waggett Walkup, 94, widow of the late Rev. John S. Walkup, died Thursday,

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Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, she was a daughter of the late Dr. John M. and Charlotte Horricks Waggett.

Alongside her husband, Mrs. Walkup served as the organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Whiteville, N.C.; Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church, Fountain Inn; and she was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Whiteville, N.C. In high school she received the good citizenship award and represented South Carolina at the DNR convention in Washington, D.C., and also received the American Legion School Award. She was a graduate of Columbia College, earning degrees in both piano and organ.

She began her career as director of religious education and church organist in Burlington, N.C. Mrs. Walkup was a devoted wife and mother and very active for years as a professional organist, teaching piano lessons and participating in many community services.

Upon retirement, she and her husband moved from Whiteville to Covenant Place in Sumter in 2002 and later transferred to National Health Care.

Surviving are one daughter, Mary W. Myers and her husband, Ben, of Charleston; and a sister, Evelyn Dabbs and her husband, Tommy, of Mayesville.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at Salem Black River Presbyterian Church.

Memorials may be made to Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, in care of Jeff Feinstein, 10 Whisperwood Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040.

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.

WILHELMINA R. HOLLIMON Wilhelmina Robinson Hollimon, 95, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at Springdale Health Care, Camden.

Born Aug. 1, 1918, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Mary Sanders Robinson.

The family will receive friends and relatives at her home, 55 McLeod Chapel Road, Rembert.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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FROM PAGE A1 The case was fraught with racial overtones in the Jim Crow-era South. Stinney was black, and the two murdered girls were white.

“Other remedies exist nowadays,” Shealy said. “The PostConviction Relief Act is the primary vehicle for dealing with this today, but that didn’t exist then. But there are a number of older writs the court can use.”

At the time, Judge Carmen Mullen gave Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III 10 days to respond to the coram nobis request. In the brief filed in response, Finney’s office argues the very legislation cited

by Shealy eliminates the writ itself from South Carolina law.

The text of the 1969 Post-Conviction Relief Act declares that the act “takes the place of all other common law, statutory or other remedies heretofore available for challenging the validity of the conviction” and “shall be used exclusively in place of them.”

In Friday’s filing, the solicitor argues the law supersedes any other writs the courts previously issued, no matter how ancient.

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Spectators filled both courtrooms for a hearing Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2014, at the Sumter County Judicial Center. George Stinney, a 14-year-old black boy executed nearly 70 years ago, is finally getting another day in court, as his lawyers argue for a new trial, saying his conviction was tainted by the segregationist-era justice system and scant evidence. ture effectively eliminated the ability for the Defense to proceed under other Writs,” the state’s brief reads. “The Writ being sought by the defense is simply no longer available under South Carolina law.”

Elsewhere in the brief, the state argues the defense can’t ask for a “writ of last resort” because the defense’s own motion cites other avenues for Stinney’s conviction to be overturned. Attorneys for the Stinney family initially requested a “29(b) motion” which would grant a new trial based on evidence discovered since Stinney’s 1944 conviction. The solicitor argues the

29(b) request precludes the court from considering coram nobis at the same time.

The response also challenges the defense’s standing on several other points, arguing Stinney’s ability to seek legal relief ended with his death and that 70 years is an unreasonable amount of time for the original trial to be appealed.

Shealy and the other Stinney attorneys will have another 10 days to respond to the brief before the judge considers a ruling.

Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

According to the report, the fire caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage to the actual structure, in addition to $500,000 in damage to contents within the plant. The fire department managed to prevent the company from losing an additional $38.5 million in structure damage and $10 million in content damage. No one was injured by the fire.

Duggan said that the section of the plant that was heavily damaged was where metal is melted down, and it was difficult to keep water used to extinguish the fire from spilling into the hot vats used to melt the metal used to make hand tools.

Even though a portion of the factory caught fire, the resulting damage has left the entire facility without power, but it should not affect anyone’s jobs at the manufacturing plant, according to Communications Director Kelly Blazek with Apex Tool Group.

“Our goal is to bring operations back to normal production,” Blazek said. “We hope to be able to bring people back within a couple of days, and we feel that a good percentage of our workforce will be able to come back once power is restored.”

Blazek said the company hopes to have power restored by Monday, but nothing is certain yet. The cause of the fire is currently unknown and is being investigated.

Apex established a branch of its company in Sumter in 2011, which brought 33 jobs and $1.4 million in investment when it replaced the former Cooper Tools plant. The expansion was the result of a closing of a separate Apex plant with equipment from the closed plant being transported to the Sumter Plant. The company produces 30 brands of hand tools, including the Crescent, Wiss, Xcelite and GearWrench brands.

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“People no longer trust the broken system that they see over and over again disappointing them and not fulfilling the needs of our state or our nation,” Rex said, adding about 16,000 people signed the group’s petition in order to certify.

Saying they are looking for a new way of approaching politics, organizers said the new American Party would start its efforts by calling for term limits. “We want to stop the growth of the political class and career politicians. Politicians who are beholden to their corporate coffers, that have funded their campaign war chests instead of what’s in the best interest of the people of their state and nation,” Lovelace said.

The co-founders recognize their new party would need a strong effort to gain traction but think the voters of South Carolina will be receptive.

“Some people have said to us, ‘Why South Carolina? Why did we start this movement in South Carolina?’ Well, why not South Carolina?” Rex asked. “We have, in our DNA as a state, a sort of a sense of revolution. We don’t put up with the status quo if we don’t like it.”

Both Rex and Lovelace said they would not offer themselves up as candidates for any office in this year’s election, although both founders have had gubernatorial ambitions in the past. In 2006, Lovelace challenged then-incumbent

Mark Sanford for the Republican nomination but only received 35 percent of the vote in his long-shot bid. Then, in 2010, Rex decided to forgo seeking a second term as education superintendent and sought the Democratic nomination for the state’s highest office but received only 23 percent of the vote, finishing second to state Sen. Vincent Sheheen in a threeman race.

To have any success, especially on the statewide level, the American Party will have to far outperform any other recent third-party effort. In 2010, the strongest performance of a third-party candidate in a statewide race came from Tom Clements, the Green Party nominee who received slightly more than nine percent of the vote in the race for U.S. Senate won by Jim DeMint. Clements’ performance, however, was strongly boosted by the baffling nomination of Manning resident Alvin Greene by the Democratic Party. In fact, no other third-party candidate received more than two percent of the vote in a statewide race that year.

While only recognized in South Carolina at this time, aspirations of the fledgling party go beyond the Palmetto State, as Rex said efforts are underway to organize in Alabama, Michigan, North Carolina and Texas as well.

Reach Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

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Medicaid agency to get enrollment data from feds COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina’s Medicaid agency expects to start receiving data it can use to enroll Medicaid-eligible residents who applied for health insurance through the federal online marketplace.

Deputy Director John Supra told The Associated Press an estimated 10,000 South Carolinians will be added to Medicaid rolls when the agency processes the backlogged applications it should start receiving next week. The applications date to Oct. 1, when the problem-riddled federal website went live.

The data transfer problem was an issue for all 36 states using the federal site, regardless of whether

they chose to expand Medicaid.

All are in various stages of “massive beta testing” that arguably should have started more than a year ago, said Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors.

“Nationally, all states are in this window now where they’re trying their best to get this done,” he said. “It’s a work in progress. It’s slow going but progress.”

The website was designed to help people buy private insurance under President Obama’s health overhaul. If shoppers qualified for Medicaid, the site was supposed to send their data to the Medicaid agency in their state.

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Gators grab top spot in region

Crestwood sweeps Manning

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item

through the final stanza before rallying to force overtime and picking up a 57-51 win.

“I kind of feel like we came in here and stole something, that I should be looking over my shoulder,” said Laurence Manning head coach Will Epps, whose team improved to 13-9 overall and improved to 4-0 in SCISA Region II-3A to take sole possession of first place. “It was about time we showed that we matured and win a game like this.

I’m proud of the way my team battled in this game.”

The Barons led 30-29 at halftime and pushed the lead out to 39-31 early in the third quarter. The

MANNING — In a game that saw seven ties and 17 lead changes, Manning’s varsity boys basketball team led by six with 4:02 left only to see Crestwood rally down the stretch for a 52-49 victory at John F. Thames Arena in Manning.

“I felt like our effort was there for the majority of the night,” Manning head coach Jacob Smith said after the tough loss. “We missed 11 free throws for the game, especially in crucial points of the game. Then we had about two or three turnovers at crucial points of the game that kind of hurt us.”

With the loss, the Monarchs remain winless in Region VI-3A play at 0-6 and drop to 5-14 overall.

The first half saw five ties and nine lead changes, with the largest leads being three for Manning and five for Crestwood. Trailing 31-29 at the half, the Monarchs quickly tied the game on Talaryvon Rose’s free-throw line jumper to open the second-half scoring, then added baskets from Dwaymon Samuel and James McCoy for a four-point lead, 35-31.

After trading baskets, the Knights rallied for the final six points of the quarter, two Tyrrell Nelson 3-pointers gave Crestwood a 39-37 lead heading into the fourth.

“We felt like we didn’t play well,” Crestwood head coach Dwayne Edwards, whose team evened its marks at 9-9 and 3-3 said of the victory.

“We’ll take the win, but Manning’s been playing some pretty close games. We had some opportunities where we just didn’t rebound well and we just really weren’t smart a lot on offense tonight.”

The final tie of the night came after a Rayvon Witherspoon slam dunk opened the final period. Witherspoon’s slam would open an 8-0 run that put the Monarchs up 45-39 with 4:02 left. Crestwood answered with a 7-0 run of its own to take a 46-45 lead with 1:31 left as Nelson nailed another trey to close

SEE REVERSAL, PAGE B2

SEE KNIGHTS, PAGE B2

Lakewood boys rally past Falcons; girls hold on for victory

BY LOU BEZJAK Morning News DARLINGTON — Lakewood head coach Terrence Scriven said his team was looking for respect.

The Gators got that Friday as they rallied from as many as 13 points down to defeat Darlington 55-52 on Friday night.

With the SCRIVEN win, Lakewood sweeps the season series from Darlington and moves into first in the Region VI-3A standings by a game over the Falcons. The Gators are in search of the school’s first region title.

“Maybe tonight we might have earned respect,” said Scriven, who is his third year as boys coach after coaching the girls the previous six years. “What resiliency our guys showed. We went down 13 early but they battled back. I am so proud of our guys. What a big win for our school.”

The win was anything but easy. The Gators trailed 20-7 after the first quarter and were down 46-39 headed into the fourth quarter.

The Gators opened the fourth on a 10-2 run and Robert Grant’s 3-pointer gave them a 49-48 lead with 3:18 left and Tyshwan Johnson made it 51-48 with 1:57 left. Grant led Lakewood with 17 points.

But Darlington’s Frankie Johnson spearheaded a Falcons’ rally.

The 5-foot-6 point guard scored four straight points to give the Falcons a 52-51 lead with 36.7 seconds left.

Johnson finished with 17 points, eight rebounds

SEE GATORS, PAGE B2

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Laurence Manning’s Vaughnte Anderson (10) shoots as Wilson Hall’s Drew Talley (21) defends during the Swampcats’ 74-65 double-overtime victory on Friday at Nash Student Center.

Reversal of fortunes LMA boys, WH girls each rally late for wins

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com The Wilson Hall varsity boys basketball team and the Laurence Manning Academy girls were in control most of the way in the games between the respective schools on Friday at Nash Student Center.

And both ended up losing.

The LMA boys trailed the entire second half before getting the lead with 14 seconds left in regulation and forcing overtime. The Swampcats went on to a

SHS - CONWAY POSTPONED Sumter High School’s varsity basketball road games against Conway High on Friday were postponed because Conway didn’t have school on Friday because of the winter storm.

The games were rescheduled for Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m.

Sumter will play host to West Florence today beginning at 6 p.m. at the SHS gymnasium.

The girls game will be for first place in Region VI-4A. Both Sumter and West Florence are 3-0.

Also, East Clarendon’s home games against Carvers Bay on Friday were postponed.

74-65 double-overtime victory. The Lady Barons trailed by 10 points midway

SUPER BOWL XLVIII

Seahawks’ Carroll, Broncos’ Fox enjoying moment

BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press NEW YORK — As if they were enjoying a morning coffee together, Pete Carroll and John Fox fulfilled their final media obligations leading to the Super Bowl.

Relaxed, self-assured and even charming, the coaches of the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos answered questions for 30 minutes on Friday, joking with each other and the audience.

No grumpy one-sentence responses.

No agitated reactions to edgy queries.

At one point, Fox wondered if he could say a specific crude word to the audience on hand. Watching on television, he then went ahead and used the word. Carroll immediately quipped: “You can’t say that, John,’’ eliciting laughs from reporters — and from Fox. Neither man seemed overwhelmed or even antsy about the biggest game of his life coming up on Sunday, even as they sat with the Vince Lombardi Trophy that is given to the NFL champion.

“I think it’s a pinnacle for probably everybody that does what we do,’’ said the 58-year-old Fox, who was with the Giants when they lost the 2001 Super

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Seattle head coach Pete Carroll, left, and Denver head coach John Fox laugh as they pose behind the Vince Lombardi Trophy before a news conference on Friday in New York. The two teams will meet on Sunday in Super Bowl XLVIII. Bowl to Baltimore, and led the Panthers there when they fell to New England in 2004. “It’s something you work really hard (for).

“As Pete mentioned earlier, you take individuals and try to paint a picture of where you want to get to. I think this is the pinnacle of it. Unlike differ-

ent levels of football, there’s only one happy camper at that end. That’s going to be the team hoisting that trophy.’’

Carroll has hoisted championship hardware, but in college with Southern Cal. This is his first trip to the big game — he had never even attended a Super Bowl before this one.

“The trophy really does symbolize the ultimate challenge and competitiveness in our sport and in our world of coaching or playing,’’ said the 62-yard-old Carroll. “To dream about being in this position as a kid and then working all through the years of coaching, battling and watching other guys do it and for the first time for us; it’s a tremendous honor.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity and it creates an extraordinary challenge to see if you can be the one. It symbolizes a tremendous amount to all of us.

We all live with that, our players and our coaches. It’s great to be here, and (I’m) thrilled to be doing it, too. It makes for so much fun. The whole buildup, the whole following, knowing it’s a global event on game day just adds to the fun of this thing. The challenge continues to be out there for us to reach for, so it’s very exciting.’’

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BOYS AREA ROUNDUP

St. Francis Xavier tops Andrew Jackson 62-48 The St. Francis Xavier boys varsity basketball team improved to 5-6 overall and 4-2 in Region I-1A on Friday with a 62-48 victory over Andrew Jackson at the Birnie Hope Center.

Jay McFadden led the Padres with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

Leighton Savage added 16 points and seven assists. Dalton Foreman had 12.

Andrew Jackson was led by Aaron Wright’s 17 points.

SFXHS will host Colleton Prep on Monday at 6 p.m. at the Birnie Hope Center.

SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER Lyons 7, Savage 16, Foreman 12, McFadden 20, C. Rickabaugh 4, M. Rickabaugh 3.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL

points.

Wilson Hall will travel to Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Laurence Manning 40 Wilson Hall 30

Wilson Hall’s B team dropped to 8-4 on the year with a 40-30 loss to Laurence Manning Academy on Friday at Nash Student Center.

Charlton Commander led the Barons with 10 points. Noah Harvin added eight points, five rebounds and three steals.

LMA improved to 6-1 behind leading scorer Jake Jordan’s 10 points. Dalton Page added eight.

WH will travel to Thomas Sumter Academy today for a 3:30 p.m. game.

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Laurence Manning 30

Laurence Manning 47

Wilson Hall held off rival Laurence Manning 32-30 on Friday at Nash Student Center to improve to 3-0 in region play and 12-3 overall.

The JV Barons were led by Jay Barons and Dalton Miller who each scored eight points.

Laurence Manning was led

by Aaron Kroger with 11

Orangeburg Prep 0

The Laurence Manning boys B team improved to 5-1 on the year with a 47-0 victory over Oraneburg Prep on Thursday at the Indians gymnasium.

Jake Jordan led LMA with 10 points while Grayson Gamble added seven.

GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP

TSA crushes South Aiken 48-15 MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER / THE SUMTER ITEM

Wilson Hall’s Hannah Jordan dribbles up the floor during the Lady Barons’ 57-51 overtime victory against Laurence Manning Academy on Friday at Nash Student Center.

REVERSAL FROM PAGE B1 Swampcats didn’t let the lead get any bigger and slowly whittled it down by getting the ball inside to post player Mark Pipkin.

LMA took its first lead of the second half when Shakei Green hit a layup with 14 seconds left to make it 54-53. However, William Kinney hit a free throw with nine seconds left to tie the game at 54-54 and force overtime. That would be Kinney’s biggest shot though.

LMA led 62-59 in the first overtime and had a chance to put the game away when Charlie Walker went to the free throw line with 4.4 seconds left. He missed both free throws, the Barons rebounded, got the ball to Kinney and he drained a 3-point shot from about 40 feet at the buzzer to tie the game at 62-62.

The second OT belonged to LMA, thanks in part to Rashae Bey going 6-for-6 from the free throw line.

Bey finished with 16 points while Shakei Green had 19, Pipkin had 16 and Maliq Green 15.

Kinney and Brent Carraway both had 18 points to lead the Barons, who fell to 10-7 and 2-1 in region play.

Drew Talley added 12.

“Laurence Manning is a very athletic team, and they forced us into some turnovers down the stretch,” said Wilson Hall head coach Eddie Talley. “I think our youth hurt us some too.”

In the girls game, LMA led 38-28 entering the fourth quarter and still maintained that margin with around four minutes left. The Lady Barons slowed down LMA and rallied to tie the game at 48-48 on a Hannah Jordan layup with nine seconds left in regulation and force overtime.

In the overtime, the Lady

GATORS FROM PAGE B1 and eight steals to lead Darlington.

He appeared to have his ninth steal but was whistled for a foul, which wasn’t immediately heard over the crowd noise That gave Lakewood a chance the lead and Montrell Epps capitalized by catching the ball in the paint and used a spin move to put the Gators up 53-52.

“We were running the play to Robert Grant,” Scriven said. “But everybody switched on the screen and that left Montrell and he made a big shot.”

Epps was fouled on the play and missed his free throw. But Jarvis Johnson got the rebound and got it back to Epps, who went back to the line for two more shots.

Epps, who finished with 11 points hit both free throws to give Lakewood a 55-52 lead with 9.1 seconds left. The Falcons got a good look at a 3-pointer but Tyriq Smith missed.

Johnson had one more chance after a Lakewood missed free throw but his halfcourt toss was well short.

“I am certainly disappointed and I am to blame as much as anyone,” Darlington coach Ken Howle said.

“We preached to our team about

Swampcats jumped out to a 51-48 lead, but Wilson Hall tied the game on a free throw and layup from Hayley Smoak. Holly Scott gave the Lady Barons the lead for a good on a short set shot and grabbed the rebound off a missed free throw for a layup to put the game away.

“I have to credit the girls for playing such good defense down the stretch and working the ball around to where we were able to get some good looks and hit the shots,” said Lady Barons head coach Glen Rector, whose team improved to 11-8 overall and 2-1 in region play.

Scott, Jordan and Nicolette Fisher led Wilson Hall with 12 points apiece while Smoak had nine.

Laurence Manning, which fell to 9-13 and 2-2, had a huge game from Perrin Jackson. She finished with 25 points while Emily McElveen had 13 and Courtney Beatson eight.

(Lakewood). They beat us to every loose ball and just killed us on the inside. You can’t give up an offensive rebound in a one-point game and give them a second chance.”

Demetrius Richardson added 11 for the Falcons, who had their four-game losing streak snapped. Darlington drops into second place in the region, a game behind the Gators with each team having four games left.

“One of our goals is to get a home playoff game and we can still do that,” Howle said. “We just got to regroup from this.”

In the girls game, Senora Dengokl scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Lady Gators built a big third-quarter lead and held off a late comeback from the Lady Falcons for a 51-46 victory.

Lakewood went on a 15-4 run in third quarter and led 40-27 heading into the fourth quarter. The Falcons rallied and cut the Gators’ lead to 50-46 on Jada Richardson’s layup with 1:07 left. But that was as close as Darlington got.

Kamryn Lemon added 14 points for Lakewood, who trail Crestwood by a game for first place in Region VI-3A. Deanna House led Darlington with 20 points, and Richardson added 16 points and 11 rebounds. Fifteen of Richardson’s 16 points came in the second half.

AIKEN — Thomas Sumter Academy improved to 6-0 in Region II-2A with a 48-15 victory over South Aiken on Friday.

Taylor Knudson led TSA with 15 points and Sydney Long added seven.

The Lady Generals will face Holly Hill on Tuesday in a game that will be a pink out.

TSA’s last region game has been rescheduled for Feb. 10 when it will host Dorchester Academy.

THOMAS SUMTER ACADEMY Chappell 4, Knudson 15, Long 7, Jenkins 5, Ross 4, Morris 4, Nevels 3, Law 4, Jackson 2.

Lee Central 46 Andrews 37

BISHOPVILLE — Lee Central High School improved to 3-2 in Region IV-2A play with a 46-37 victory over Andrews on Friday.

Morgan Wilson led the Lady Stallions with 10 points and Asia Wright added nine.

LC will host Timberland 4 p.m. today in a makeup game.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Wilson Hall 34 Laurence Manning 8

Wilson Hall’s B team improved to 11-0 on the season with a 34-8 victory over Laurence Manning Academy on

KNIGHTS FROM PAGE B1 the run.

Manning finally broke its scoring drought at the 1:19 mark as Witherspoon hit two free throws to push the Monarchs ahead 47-46. The lead would exchange hands once again with 57 seconds left as Crestwood’s Kobe Thomas nailed two foul shots at the line. Five seconds later, McCoy missed his first shot but got a reprieve with a lane violation against the Knights.

Given new life, McCoy sank both of his shots to put Manning back up 49-48.

Crestwood went back on top with 32 seconds remaining on a Nelson jumper from the right side. Darius Sharper missed two shots 12 seconds later leaving the Monarchs in a fouling situation. A dozen more seconds came off

Friday at Nash Student Center.

Becca Noyes led the Lady Barons with 13 points and Liza Lowder added six.

Olivia Coker had four to lead LMA, who fell to 4-2.

WH will travel to Thomas Sumter Academy today at 2:30 p.m.

THURSDAY Laurence Manning 19 Orangeburg Prep 13

Laurence Manning Academy’s B team improved to 4-1 on the season with a 19-13 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Thursday at the Indians gymnasium.

LMA was led by Olivia Coker’s eight points while Macey Wilson added five.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL WILSON HALL 48 LMA 30

Wilson Hall’s JV squad improved to 15-0 on the year and 3-0 in region play with a 48-30 victory over rival Laurence Manning Academy on Friday at Nash Student Center.

Courtney Clark led the Lady Barons with 12 points while Mary Daniel Stokes added 10.

WH will travel to Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday.

the clock and Manning had to foul three times to get the Knights to the line for a one-andone. JaQuiel Durant calmly drained both shots and Crestwood was able to hold the ball for the win after Witherspoon lost the ball out of bounds on Manning’s final possession.

“The kids didn’t give up, and when you win close games like that I think it does a lot for your team,” the Knights coach said of the win. “And Manning was fired up, so we have to give Manning credit for playing pretty good tonight also.”

Nelson closed with four threes and 21 points to lead the way for the Knights.

McCoy topped the Monarchs with 15 while Witherspoon finished with 12.

In the girls game, Crestwood remained unbeaten in region

play, running its record to 6-0, with a 69-47 win over the Lady Monarchs.

The Lady Knights led by seven, 34-27, at the half before stretching the advantage to 15, 5237, at the end of the third quarter. They outscored Manning 17-10 in the final quarter to account for the final 22point margin.

Cawasha Ceasar led all scorers with 23 while Keauna Williams added 22 for Crestwood, which improved to 17-3 overall.

Lanisha Brown and Makeba Harvin closed with 13 apiece to pace Manning, which fell to 12-7 overall and 2-4 in region play. Brown added six points, four steals, four assists and two blocks. Harvin collected 14 rebounds and added three blocks and two assists. Kareena Hilton swiped 10 boards to go with seven points and two steals.

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Watson, Jones tied for lead at Phoenix Open YOUNG RETIRES WITH RANGERS

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson made it to the weekend in the Phoenix Open, but Bubba Watson and Matt Jones lead the way.

A week after withdrawing from Torrey Pines because of back pain, Mickelson shot a 4-under 67 in his afternoon round Friday at cool and breezy TPC Scottsdale. The defending champion was eight strokes behind Watson and Jones.

WATSON Watson, followed his opening 64 with a 66 to reach 12 under. Jones, the Australian who played at Arizona State and lives in Scottsdale, had his second straight 65.

Bishopville native Tommy Gainey fell off the pace, shooting a 79 to put him at 3-over.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Michael Young slipped on a No. 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time.

Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. He called his time in Texas the best years of JONES his life.

A seven-time All-Star, Young is the Rangers’ career leader with 2,230 hits. The 37-year-old infielder finished as a career .300 hitter in 1,970 games for Texas, Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

MCILROY UP 1 IN DUBAI

GRIZZLIES 94

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy hit a wedge into 5 feet for birdie on the 18th hole for a 2-under 70 to regain the outright lead in the Dubai Desert Classic.

The chief challenge for McIlroy came from an American — but it wasn’t Tiger Woods.

Brooks Koepka, who earned his European Tour card last year by winning three times on the Challenge Tour, made seven birdies against no bogeys for a 65 that left him one shot behind McIlroy going into the weekend.

Woods, meanwhile, hit only four fairways and had to rely on some key putts to salvage a 73. He was in a tie for 44th, eight shots out of the lead.

TIMBERWOLVES 90

MINNEAPOLIS — Zach Randolph had 26 points and 12 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame another strong effort by Kevin Love to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-90.

Courtney Lee added 15 points for the Grizzlies, who have won five straight games and 10 of their last 11.

The Grizzlies have won six straight on the road.

Playing on a sore left ankle throughout the second half, Love led Minnesota with 28 points and 16 rebounds. Kevin Martin had 14 points for the Timberwolves .

From wire reports

CLEMSON BASKETBALL

Tigers look to rebound from last 2 losses

BY MANDRALLIUS ROBINSON Greenville News TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Adversity exposes one’s character. It forces the uncertain to crumble under his anxiety. It forces the valiant to adopt necessary changes.

The pair of lopsided losses the Clemson men’s basketball team suffered last week could be the start of a seasonlong spiral or the catalyst for resurgent reform.

The rebound must start today, when Clemson visits Florida State.

It also must start with juniors K.J. McDaniels and Rod Hall.

Their leadership has been clear, but it has not been loud.

According to coach Brad Brownell, McDaniels and Hall have set commendable examples through their work ethic and reliable play.

However, Brownell said, when Clemson has faced stretches of adversity, McDaniels and Hall have not been forceful enough conveying composure and relaying resilience.

“K.J. and Rod aren’t the most demanding leaders,” Brownell said.

“They need to be more demanding of their teammates at times.

There are times when things are going on out on the court, and I don’t know if they grab the attention of the other guys.

“We collectively have to do a better job of getting some things turned around quicker when things start going in a bad direction.”

Hall said last week’s disappointments further revealed the importance of on-court communication. His experience and steady play has earned him Brownell’s trust.

Now, he must be an extension of Brownell on the floor, ensuring that a dip does not become a sinkhole.

“He depends on me a lot to get the team going,” Hall said of

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE STATE Friday Presbyterian at VMI (late) Kennesaw State at USC Upstate (late) Today Clemson at Florida State, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) South Carolina at Mississippi, 1:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) Davidson at Citadel, 4 p.m.

Samford at Wofford, 7 p.m.

Furman at Chattanooga, 7 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at Campbell, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Liberty at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m.

Winthrop at High Point, 7 p.m.

South Carolina State at Florida A&M, 4 p.m.

Hofstra at College of Charleston, 4 p.m.

Sunday Mercer at USC Upstate, 2 p.m.

ACC Today (2) Syracuse vs. (17) Duke, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Boston College at Notre Dame, noon Maryland at Virginia Tech, noon (WKTC 63) Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, noon (FOX SPORTSOUTH) North Carolina State at North Carolina, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Norfolk State at Miami, 7 p.m.

Sunday (18) Pittsburgh vs. Virginia, 12:30 p.m. (ESPNU) SEC Today (3) Florida vs. Texas A&M, 4 p.m. (WOLO 25) (11) Kentucky at Missouri, 1 p.m. (WLTX 19) Georgia at Auburn, 1:30 p.m.

Arkansas at Louisiana State, 5 p.m. (ESPNU) Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, 5 p.m.

Tennessee at Alabama, 9 p.m. (ESPN2) TOP 25 Today (1) Arizona at California, 10:30 p.m.

(4) Wichita State vs. Evansville, 3 p.m. (ESPNU) (5) San Diego State vs. Colorado State, 7:05 p.m. (ESPNU) (6) Kansas at (25) Texas, 4 p.m. (ESPN) (7) Michigan State vs. Georgetown, 3 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (8) Oklahoma State vs. Baylor, 2 p.m. (ESPN) (9) Villanova at Temple, 4 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) (12) Louisville vs. UCF, 9 p.m. (ESPNU) (14) Wisconsin vs. (24) Ohio State, noon (ESPN) (15) Iowa at Illinois, 7:30 p.m.

(16) Iowa State vs. (23) Oklahoma, 4 p.m.

(19) Saint Louis vs. George Mason, 2:30 p.m. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK) (21) Massachusetts at Saint Joseph’s, 6 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) (22) Memphis at SMU, 2 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) Sunday (10) Michigan at Indiana, 1 p.m. (WLTX 19) (13) Cincinnati vs. South Florida, noon (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) WOMEN Top 25 Friday (15) Arizona State vs. Oregon State (late) Today (1) Connecticut at Cincinnati, 2 p.m.

(9) Baylor vs. Texas, 7:30 p.m.

(11) Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, 3 p.m. (SPORTSOUTH) (20) West Virginia at TCU, 8 p.m.

(22) Gonzaga vs. San Francisco, 5 p.m.

(24) Iowa State vs. Kansas State, 9 p.m.

(25) Middle Tennessee at Tulsa, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday (2) Notre Dame at (3) Duke, 2 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Stanford at (21) California, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) (5) Louisville vs. South Florida, 2 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) (6) North Carolina vs. Miami, 2 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) (7) South Carolina vs. Missouri, 3 p.m.

(80 Maryland at Syracuse, noon (FOX SPORTSOUTH) (10) Tennessee at Alabama, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (12) Penn State at Northwestern, 2 p.m.

(13) Kentucky vs. (14) LSU, noon (SPORTSOUTH) (15) Arizona State vs. Oregon, 3 p.m.

(16) Vanderbilt vs. (17) Texas A&M, 2 p.m. (SPORTSOUTH) (19) Purdue at Michigan State, 1:30 p.m.

(23) Florida State at Wake Forest, 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014

SCOREBOARD

SUNDAY’S GAME

TV, RADIO

NHL STANDINGS

7:40 a.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Sunderland vs.

Newcastle (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:55 a.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Manchester United vs. Stoke (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

11 a.m. -- College Basketball: Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth (ESPN2).

11 a.m. -- College Basketball: Coastal Carolina at Campbell (ESPNU).

Noon -- College Basketball: Maryland at Virginia Tech (WKTC 63).

Noon -- College Basketball: Seton Hall at Xavier (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon -- College Basketball: Ohio State at Wisconsin (ESPN).

Noon -- College Basketball: Georgia Tech at Wake Forest (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

12:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Marquette at St. John’s (FOX SPORTS 1).

12:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: George Washington at Dayton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. -- College Basketball: Kentucky at Missouri (WLTX 19).

1 p.m. -- College Basketball: North Carolina State at North Carolina (ESPN2).

1 p.m. -- College Basketball: Toledo at Ohio (ESPNU).

1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Phoenix Open Third Round from Scottsdale, Ariz. (GOLF).

1 p.m. -- College Basketball: Providence at DePaul (SPORTSOUTH).

1:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: South Carolina at Mississippi (WOLO 25, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Memphis at Southern Methodist (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Baylor at Oklahoma State (ESPN).

2 p.m. -- College Hockey: Penn State at Ohio State (ESPNEWS).

2:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: George Mason at Saint Louis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Phoenix Open Third Round from Scottsdale, Ariz. (GOLF).

3 p.m. -- College Basketball: Clemson at Florida State (ESPN2, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUBFM 102.7).

3 p.m. -- College Basketball: Evansville at Wichita State (ESPNU).

3 p.m. -- College Basketball: Georgetown vs.

Michigan State from New York (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (SPORTSOUTH).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Texas A&M at Florida (WOLO 25).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Villanova at Temple (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Kansas at Texas (ESPN).

4 p.m. -- Women’s College Gymnastics: Auburn at Louisiana State (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

4:30 p.m. -- Figure Skating: Four Continents Championships from Taipei City, Taiwan (WIS 10).

4:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Houston at Rutgers (ESPNEWS).

4:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Drexel at Towson (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

5 p.m. -- International Soccer: United States vs. South Korea from Carson, Calif. (ESPN2).

5 p.m. -- College Basketball: Mississippi State at Vanderbilt (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

6 p.m. -- College Basketball: Massachusetts at St. Joseph’s (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

6:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Duke at Syracuse (ESPN).

6:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Dubai Desert Classic Third Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

6:30 p.m. -- College Hockey: Wisconsin at Michigan (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Wright State at Wisconsin Green Bay (ESPN2).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Colorado State at San Diego State (ESPNU).

8 p.m. -- College Basketball: Boise State at Nevada-Las Vegas (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Miami at New York (ESPN).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Tennessee at Alabama (ESPN2).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Central Florida at Louisville (ESPNU).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Pennsylvania at Harvard (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Phoenix (SPORTSOUTH).

11 p.m. -- College Basketball: St. Mary’s (Calif.) at Brigham Young (ESPN2).

11 p.m. -- College Basketball: California-Irvine at Cal Poly (ESPNU).

2 a.m. -- NHL Hockey: Nashville at St. Louis (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

4 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Dubai Desert Classic Final Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Varsity Basketball West Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Timberland at Lee Central, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Basketball Andrew Jackson Academy at Clarendon Hall, noon

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press L 21 23 27 31 33

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GB – 3 5½ 9½ 10½

L 13 21 23 27 35

Pct .711 .523 .489 .426 .255

GB – 8½ 10 13 21

L 10 22 27 30 37

Pct .778 .511 .400 .348 .178

GB – 12 17 19½ 27

L 13 17 21 20 26

Pct .717 .646 .553 .545 .422

GB – 3 71/2 8 131/2

L 10 13 22 22 29

Pct .787 .717 .511 .500 .356

GB – 3½ 13 13½ 20

L 16 18 19 30 30

Pct .673 .609 .596 .348 .333

GB – 3½ 4 15½ 16

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Brownell. “When things are going bad, it is kind of frustrating trying to get everybody going when everybody’s kind of having a down time. I will correct people when things are going bad.

I’m not just going to sit back and let things keep happening the same way.”

Brownell said he has observed that same willingness in McDaniels, who is the only Division I player leading his team in scoring, re-

bounding, blocks, steals and 3-point field goals.

“He’s been a little bit more aggressive, not only in his play but in his approach,” Brownell said. “I’ve see him take some positive steps forward toward trying to be a better leader and a more vocal guy, being a little bit more demanding of his teammates. Hopefully, that will continue, because we really need it.”

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Orlando at Boston, 1 p.m.

TODAY

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 24 Brooklyn 20 New York 19 Philadelphia 15 Boston 15 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W Miami 32 Atlanta 23 Washington 22 Charlotte 20 Orlando 12 CENTRAL DIVISION W Indiana 35 Chicago 23 Detroit 18 Cleveland 16 Milwaukee 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W San Antonio 33 Houston 31 Dallas 26 Memphis 24 New Orleans 19 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Oklahoma City 37 Portland 33 Minnesota 23 Denver 22 Utah 16 PACIFIC DIVISION W L.A. Clippers 33 Phoenix 28 Golden State 28 L.A. Lakers 16 Sacramento 15

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Phoenix 102, Indiana 94 New York 117, Cleveland 86 Golden State 111, L.A. Clippers 92

FRIDAY’S GAMES Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Miami at New York, 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Toronto at Portland, 10 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Boston 53 34 Tampa Bay 54 31 Toronto 56 29 Montreal 54 29 Ottawa 54 24 Detroit 53 23 Florida 54 21 Buffalo 53 15 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W Pittsburgh 54 38 N.Y. Rangers 55 29 Columbus 54 27 Philadelphia 55 26 Carolina 53 24 New Jersey 55 23 Washington 54 24 N.Y. Islanders 56 21 WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W Chicago 56 33 St. Louis 52 36 Colorado 53 34 Minnesota 56 29 Dallas 54 24 Nashville 55 24 Winnipeg 55 25 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W Anaheim 56 40 San Jose 55 34 Los Angeles 56 30 Vancouver 55 27 Phoenix 54 25 Calgary 54 20 Edmonton 56 18

L OT Pts GF GA 16 3 71 160 119 18 5 67 160 136 21 6 64 164 173 20 5 63 135 135 20 10 58 155 170 19 11 57 135 149 26 7 49 132 170 30 8 38 104 154 L OT Pts GF GA 14 2 78 175 129 23 3 61 141 139 23 4 58 159 153 23 6 58 150 163 20 9 57 134 150 21 11 57 130 137 22 8 56 155 163 27 8 50 158 187

L OT Pts GF GA 10 13 79 199 156 11 5 77 180 119 14 5 73 158 141 21 6 64 137 140 21 9 57 156 160 23 8 56 136 166 25 5 55 155 162 L OT Pts GF GA 11 5 85 189 137 15 6 74 166 133 20 6 66 134 120 19 9 63 139 143 19 10 60 156 163 27 7 47 128 170 32 6 42 147 190

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

THURSDAY’S GAMES Montreal 4, Boston 1 Toronto 6, Florida 3 Columbus 5, Washington 2 Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 3 New Jersey 3, Dallas 2, OT Colorado 5, Minnesota 4 Calgary 4, San Jose 1 Buffalo 3, Phoenix 2 Anaheim 5, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 1

FRIDAY’S GAMES N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES Edmonton at Boston, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Montreal, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Colorado, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Florida at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES Detroit at Washington, 12:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Montreal, 1 p.m.

GOLF The Associated Press PHOENIX OPEN PAR SCORES FRIDAY At TPC Scottsdale Scottsdale, Ariz.

Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,152; Par: 71 Partial Second Round Matt Jones 65-65—130 Bubba Watson 64-66—130 Greg Chalmers 65-67—132 Harris English 65-67—132 Hideki Matsuyama 66-67—133 Pat Perez 65-68—133 Kevin Stadler 65-68—133 William McGirt 65-69—134 Brandt Snedeker 70-64—134 Patrick Reed 67-67—134 Scott Piercy 67-67—134 Morgan Hoffmann 69-66—135 Martin Laird 67-68—135 Jason Kokrak 66-69—135 Nick Watney 69-68—137 Ken Duke 70-67—137 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 66-71—137 Nicolas Colsaerts 69-68—137 James Driscoll 67-70—137 Hunter Mahan 66-71—137 Ryan Moore 66-71—137 Bill Haas 69-68—137 Jhonattan Vegas 71-66—137 Y.E. Yang 64-73—137 Chris Stroud 70-67—137 Cameron Tringale 71-67—138 David Hearn 68-70—138 Chris Kirk 65-73—138 David Lynn 72-66—138 Ricky Barnes 71-67—138 Bryce Molder 67-71—138 Phil Mickelson 71-67—138 Aaron Baddeley 68-70—138 John Peterson 68-70—138 Ben Crane 69-69—138 Matt Every 72-66—138 ALSO Tommy Gainey 66-79—145

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DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC PAR SCORES FRIDAY At Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $2.5 million Yardage: 7,316; Par: 72 Second Round Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland 63-70—133 -11 Brooks Koepka, United States 69-65—134 -10 Julien Quesne, France 66-70—136 -8 Damien McGrane, Ireland 66-70—136 -8 Danny Willett, England 71-65—136 -8 Stephen Gallacher, Scotland 66-71—137 -7 Jamie Donaldson, Wales 69-68—137 -7 Edoardo Molinari, Italy 65-72—137 -7 Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 68-69—137 -7 Henrik Stenson, Sweden 70-67—137 -7 Robert Rock, England 67-70—137 -7 Justin Walters, South Africa 69-68—137 -7 ALSO Tiger Woods, United States 68-73—141 -3

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SUPER BOWL XLVIII

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

Broncos a pick-your-poison team

AP PHOTOS

Denver’s record-setting season produced five different players — Eric Decker (87), Julius Thoms (80), Knowshown Moreno (27), Demaryius Thomas (88) and Wes Welker (83) — with 60-plus receptions and 10 touchdowns

Manning can target 5 players with 60-plus catches and 10 TDs

BY ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press

SUPER SUNDAY

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Denver was walloped 40-10 by Seattle in the preseason with Ronnie Hillman fumbling, Montee Ball stumbling and Peyton Manning grumbling.

The Broncos are a much different team now, one that should return to Colorado on Tuesday for a victory parade clutching their third Lombardi Trophy.

Chewed out by boss John Elway after that spectacle in MANNING Seattle last summer, the Broncos responded with a season for the ages, scoring more points than any team in NFL history (606) with Manning throwing for more touchdowns (55) and yards (5,447) than anyone ever had.

They’re not always the prettiest of passes, as Seahawks star talker and cornerback Richard Sherman pointed out, but Manning’s always won with his brain, not his arm.

Manning didn’t disagree with Sherman’s assessment that he “throws ducks.’’

“I do throw ducks,’’ he said. “I throw for a lot of yards and TD ducks, so I’m actually quite proud of it.’’

Manning’s “Duck Dynasty’’ consists of an unprecedented five players who caught 60 or more passes and scored 10 or more touchdowns: Demaryius Thom-

WHAT: Super Bowl XLVIII WHO: Seattle (15-3) vs. Denver (15-3) WHEN: Sunday, 6:25 p.m.

WHERE: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. TV: WACH 57

as, Eric Decker, Wes Welker, Julius Thomas and Knowshon Moreno.

This could be the difference Sunday night at MetLife Stadium, where the forecast isn’t for weather as frigid as so many feared.

The Broncos boast enough pick-yourpoison talent in their five-receiver sets to befuddle even the stingiest of secondaries like Seattle’s. Including the playoffs, Manning has thrown for an astonishing 59 touchdowns this season.

“I think they had a heck of a season,’’ Sherman said. “I don’t know if they’re going to score 59 touchdowns in one game. I think that would be a record, too. ... We’ve got our own accolades and awards and none of it means anything when you get between those lines.’’

No, what matters is execution and Manning has had his team on a no-nonsense mission for months and he’s only ratcheted up his focus and his dogged determination during preparations for the biggest game of his stellar career.

Manning is the only player in this game who’s won a Super Bowl, and his

top target Sunday could even be Jacob Tamme or Bubba Caldwell. He doesn’t discriminate, he distributes. He doesn’t often get duped. He deciphers. He doesn’t force passes, he finds the best matchup.

And he’s got time to do it because the Broncos added size and strength to the middle of their line with the addition of right guard Louis Vasquez (6-5, 335 pounds), which moved Manny Ramirez (6-3, 320) to center next to left guard Zane Beadles (6-4, 305).

They gave Manning the room to step into all those throws and he’s also quick enough in his recognition and release to usually avoid the edge rushers who might get past tackles Chris Clark or Orlando Franklin.

The line’s also opened enough holes for Knowshon Moreno to capitalize on soft underneath coverages to amass 1,761 yards from scrimmage, rendering Ball a fresh-legged cohort and Hillman an afterthought.

Ball famously whiffed on Seahawks blitzing linebacker Bobby Wagner in the preseason and Manning had to peel himself off the ground. That ruined his chances of winning the starting job in the Broncos backfield. And Hillman’s fumble at the goal line in that game, which Brandon Browner returned 106 yards for a Seattle score, opened the door for Moreno to become the featured back.

Moreno picked up the blitzes and the first downs all season, providing balance to the Broncos’ aerial fireworks.

COACHES FROM PAGE B1 Both coaches have defensive backgrounds, and they made note of that. Yes, the NFL has become a light-up-thescoreboard league — and no team ever did it better than Fox’s Broncos, who scored 606 points this season.

But Fox and Carroll made their reputations as defensive coordinators before becoming head coaches. Carroll spent one season in charge of the Jets and three with the Patriots before heading to USC. Fox led Carolina for nine seasons.

“You’ve got a couple old DB coaches here, and it’s interesting that’s how it turned out,’’ Carroll said. “It is an offensive era that we’re in, and with all the passing game it’s gone crazy. Maybe it’s fitting that we’ve been fighting our whole life trying to slow this thing down, and we get a chance to do it here on the biggest stage.

“Really we have very similar paths and the fact that we’re defensive guys, maybe that gives the defensive guys hope that maybe we can hire one of those guys in the league soon.’’

That already is happening, perhaps with the theory that strong defensive minds can slow down the points parade.

Of the seven head coaching hires this year, four were filled by offense-oriented coaches (Bill O’Brien, Jim Caldwell, Ken Whisenhunt, Jay Gruden) and three by defensive guys (Lovie Smith, Mike Zimmer, Mike Pettine).

“I came up with a guy, Chuck Noll, who is a defensive guy, who I learned a lot from,’’ Fox said of the Hall of Fame coach of the Steelers.

“I’ve been blessed to be around a lot of great people from ownerships on down to general managers, front office people, as well as coaches.

You always take pride.”

NFL’s Goodell mentions more playoff teams, replay, bullying

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press NEW YORK — If Commissioner Roger Goodell gets his way, change could be coming to the NFL. Adding playoff teams. Monitoring instant replay from league headquarters. Possibly creating a set of guidelines to prevent locker-room bullying.

Short on details or precise timetables, and acknowledging he’ll need approval from team owners for action, Goodell painted the picGOODELL ture of an everevolving league during his annual pre-Super Bowl news conference, held Friday in a theater in midtown Manhattan.

Goodell said “there’s a lot of benefits’’ to increasing the postseason field from 12 to 14 clubs.

“We think we can make the league more competitive. We think we can make the matchups more competitive toward the end of the season. There will be more excitement, more memorable moments for our fans. And that’s something that attracts us,’’ Goodell said.

“We think we can do it properly from a competitive standpoint. So this will continue to get very serious consideration by the competition committee.’’

That sort of proposal would require “Yes’’ votes from 24 of the 32 owners.

At least one who attended Goodell’s speech, Jeffrey Lurie of the Philadelphia Eagles, sounded in favor of the

idea, with a couple of caveats: He wouldn’t want to let too many teams into the postseason, and he’d like to hear more about scheduling.

“We don’t want to become like some other sports, where it’s too easy to make the playoffs,’’ Lurie said. “Adding one team would not put us in a counterproductive situation. But when you would play the games, I think, is very important, so that the following games, you have virtually an equal time to prepare.’’

Making a not-so-subtle reference to mistakes by game officials this season, Goodell said that committee also will make recommendations to the 32 owners about having replays from all games overseen by the league office.

Major League Baseball recently joined the NHL as sports that have centralized replay systems.

“We think there’s plenty of room for us to improve the game of football, and officiating in particular. What we all want is consistency and fairness in our officiating,’’ Goodell said.

“I do believe there is a possibility that some version of that will occur — where our office can at least be involved with the decision. It may not make the decision,’’ he added, “but at least can provide some input that would be helpful to the officials on the field to make sure they’re seeing every angle.’’

Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney said he needs more information before deciding whether he’d be in favor.

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Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch, right, and the tough Seahawks defense are the main two reasons why they will face Denver on Sunday in Super Bowl XLVIII.

Defense, run game carry Seattle to N.J.

BY TIM BOOTH The Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — In the midst of being reclusive for most of the week leading up to his first Super Bowl, Marshawn Lynch spoke a truth about his Seattle Seahawks.

What they might lack with a roster void of Super Bowl experience, they make up for with an attitude and approach that Pete Carroll has instilled from the moment he landed in Seattle.

“I stay ready,’’ Lynch said.

“So there ain’t no getting ready.’’

If there is an overbearing quality Carroll has produced in his four seasons in charge of the Seahawks it’s a continuous trend of al-

ways being competitive.

They don’t get blown out.

They don’t get overwhelmed. They don’t succumb in the moment. They treat each week as an individual, singular event.

The Seahawks are trained to operate in this manner and it’s why even against Peyton Manning, even against the most prolific, pass-happy offense in NFL history, Carroll’s team will not be astounded by what they walk into Sunday night at MetLife Stadium.

“You don’t see nervousness in guys’ eyes,’’ Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman said. “You don’t see guys acting any different than they would on any other day or any other week of the season. They’re going

out there and following the same routine as they have all season long. You just get the sense that guys are comfortable in the situation and comfortable in the moment because you don’t really think about the moment.’’

Quarterback Russell Wilson can win the game with his arm if needed but Lynch and the running game is always Seattle’s priority. The Seahawks defense was the best in the NFL in scoring, total yards allowed and turnovers forced. They are unlike anything Manning and the Broncos have seen this season. Denver faced only two teams all season with total defenses that finished ranked in the top 10 when the regular season concluded.

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Lifetime flips from trashy to uplifting

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Networks are never consistent. Lifetime is acting like a guilt-ridden, wayward parent who let us get away with too much fun and now insists that we eat our vegetables. Having attracted large audiences with purposefully trashy, over-thetop guilty pleasures like “Flowers in the Attic” and “Lizzie Borden Took an Ax,” the network presents “The Gabby Douglas Story” (8 p.m.

Saturday, TV-G), a film that celebrates talent, persistence, fortitude and pluck. It screams “uplifting and noble.”

Sydney Mikayla stars as the gymnast as a child, while Imani Hakim plays her as a young teen. Regina King (“Southland”) plays Gabby’s inspiring mother, and S. Epatha Merkerson (“Law & Order”) portrays her grandmother, who offers a roof over their heads when Gabby’s family falls apart.

With its emphasis on a surprising success story, “Gabby” is not unlike those hard-luck profiles that run during the Olympics or the audition round of “American Idol.”

But this movie is two hours long. And you already know how it ends.

“Beyond the Headlines: The Gabby Douglas Story” (10 p.m., TV-G) follows.

• Don’t accuse me of not caring about Super Bowl XLVIII (6:30 p.m., Fox). I mean, how can you not get excited about a TV spectacle where a Doritos commercial is considered a high point?

Having grown up just a (slightly ambitious) seven-mile Schwinn bike ride from the site of the game, I guess I have some kind of local pride for that special section of New Jersey, that landfill of opportunity.

I hope the big Super Bowl blimp’s camera offers a glimpse of Rutt’s Hut, a hot dog restaurant located in nearby Clifton. It serves a special breed of frankfurter there. The short order cook boils — or rather, scalds — it in hot oil until it bursts open. The hot dog isn’t called “the ripper” for nothing!

I’m also hoping the blimp cam casts a glance over at American Dream Meadowlands. Only a mile from the stadium, it’s an empty retail and entertainment complex that used to be called Meadowlands Xanadu.

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Lifetime presents “The Gabby Douglas Story” at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Wikipedia kindly refers to American Dream Meadowlands as a “stalled” development. It’s been that way for a while; something to do with Lehman Brothers going bust.

Perhaps there’s a little hubris in calling something Xanadu and plunking it down in the Jersey swamps.

• Proof that I’m not the only one searching desperately for something — anything — to watch Sunday instead of the Super Bowl can be found on “Puppy Bowl X” (3 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Monday, Animal Planet, TV-G); the brand-new “Kitten Bowl” (noon to midnight, Hallmark, TV-G); and — I kid you not — the “Fish Bowl” (6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Monday, Nat Geo Wild, TV-G).

If you want me, I’ll be by the punch bowl.

• The Zooey Deschanel sitcom “New Girl” (10:30 p.m. Sunday, Fox, TV-14, time approximate due to football) gets the coveted post-Super Bowl slot.

In tonight’s episode, the gang gets invited to a party at the home of Prince.

• Hannah’s literary dreams may be dashed on “Girls” (10 p.m. Saturday, HBO, TV-MA), airing one night early due to the big game.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • The “Best of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) showcases his clips from the past five years.

• “NFL Honors” (8 p.m., Fox) acknowledges the best players of the 2013 season.

• Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and Jenna Fischer star in the 2007 skating comedy “Blades of Glory” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• TCM kicks off its “31 Days of Oscar” programming with “And the Oscar Goes To ...” (8 p.m.), a 2014 documentary history of the Academy Awards. This repeats at 10 p.m. on Sunday.

• Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh, Thierry Henry, Lee Mack and Katy B appear on “The Graham Norton Show” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

• Melissa McCarthy hosts “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14), featuring musical guest Imagine Dragons.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): profiles of a young inventor, a juvenile chess prodigy and a child philanthropist.

• Zach uncovers evidence of espionage on “The Good Wife” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

• Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand star in the 2010 comedy sequel “Little Fockers” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

• Rose’s plans for Robert’s birthday party raise eyebrows on “Downton Abbey” on

“Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings).

• Sherlock identifies his true nemesis on the finale of “Sherlock” on “Masterpiece Mystery!” (10 p.m., PBS, TV14, check local listings).

• Matt mulls a tempting offer on “Episodes” (10:30 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE An eccentric (Jason Robards) fights for custody of his nephew in the 1965 black and white period piece “A Thousand Clowns” (10 a.m.

Sunday, TCM, TV-PG).

SATURDAY SERIES Reading tea leaves on “2 Broke Girls” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Christy loses her patience on “Mom” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

SUNDAY SERIES Two hours of “Dateline NBC” (7 p.m.) * “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * A missing persons case on “The Mentalist” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Two hours of “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * DiNozzo recalls his Baltimore days on “NCIS” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG).

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AROUND TOWN The American Red Cross, Sandhills Chapter, 1155 N. Guignard Drive, Suite 2, will offer the following classes: 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Client Case Work; and 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, New Volunteer Orientation and Disaster Services Overview. Call (803)-775-2363 for additional information and to register.

The Shepherd’s Center, 24 Council St., will offer free public information sessions 1111:50 a.m. each Thursday through March 13 as follows: Feb. 6, federal Medicaid recoupment; Feb. 13, get active/be healthy; Feb. 20, investing in uncertain times; Feb. 27, emergency preparedness; March 6, spring gardening tips; and March 13, you are what you eat.

Free income tax filing services and FAFSA applications will be provided from Feb. 1 through April 15 as follows: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Fridays, 3-8 p.m. Saturdays, appointments only on Sundays, Goodwill Job-Link Center, 1028 Broad St., (803) 774-5006; and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Lee County Adult Education, 123 E. College St., Bishopville, (803) 484-4040. For more information and appointments, call Ms. Samuels at (803) 2408355.

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program will offer free income tax assistance and electronic filing for taxpayers with low to middle incomes. All ages are welcome and you do not have to be an AARP member. You will need: picture ID; Social Security card for each dependent; all W-d’s, 1099s and 1098s; and supporting documents if you plan to itemize.

Bring a canceled check if you wish to have your refund direct deposited. Assistance will be available 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays from Feb. 3 through April 15 at the Shepherd’s Center, 24 Council St. For details, call Lynda at (803) 4698322.

The Campbell Soup friends lunch group will celebrate its 22nd anniversary (264 meetings) at 11:30 a.m. today at Golden Corral.

The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley Blassingame at (803) 506-4019.

Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will hold a class reunion meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the South Sumter Resource Center. Call (803) 773-3804, (803) 775-9088 or (803) 775-9660.

An indoor yard sale, sponsored by the Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association, will be held 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 8, in the LincolnTrinity gymnasium, 24 Council St. Call J.L. Green at (803) 968-4173 or Ronetta Moses at (803) 983-8161.

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. The 2014 king or queen will be crowned.

Charles E. Black, president of the National Federation of the Blind, Kershaw County Area Chapter, will speak.

Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at (803) 775-5792 or DebraCanC2@frontier.com. Call the 24hour message line at (206) 376-5992 for information about tickets for the April 19 barbecue.

Enjoy an evening of dancing and music at the SPCA Valentine’s Dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive (next to the SPCA).

Music will be provided

by The Footnotes. Cost is $20 per person (must be 21 or older).

Call (803) 773-9292. All proceeds benefit the Sumter SPCA.

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