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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Emergency Medical Services prepares for 24/7 medical helicopter services now that AirMethods, a national air medical transport organization, has been given permission by Sumter Airport Commission to construct a hangar.

Sumter County EMS Director Bobby Hingst said AirMethods, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, has started the process of working with the airport commission and Sumter County administration to get permits and pick out a site.

Life Net pilot Mark Ledbetter talks with Mark Boyd, flight nurse, and Kent Hall, assistant chief of EMS, and Chief Bobby Hingst about the new helecopter stationed in Sumter.

AirMethod helicopters started daily operations, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the county on Jan. 7, Hingst said.

“Best wishes, it will be a 90-day turnaround,” he said.

Once the hangar has been constructed, Hingst said AirMethods will rotate its helicopters between Sumter, Irmo, Camden, Orangeburg and Conway every day and also serve Lee and Clarendon counties.

Having 24/7 air medical transport does not cost the county or EMS department, he said.

Hingst said Sumter County EMS

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Haley’s budget: $350M for roads Governor’s $7.5B plan also includes $300M for education COLUMBIA (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley released a budget proposal Friday for the coming fiscal year that provides roughly $350 million for roadwork and $300 million on education initiatives.

Her roughly $7.5 billion recommendation for state taxes comes in a year when there’s more than $1 billion in additional revenue available to spend. Most of the windfall stems from years of conservative estimates by the state’s economic advisers and carried-over surpluses.

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Willie Dean leaps over a puddle on Main Street while running errands on Friday afternoon. Rain persisted throughout the day, but will give way to a dry, cooler weekend.

Clarendon Chamber plans retreat Jan. 22-24

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com The 2016 Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce Retreat will be held in Greenville, Jan. 22 through 24. The title sponsors of this year’s event are FTC and Duke Energy.

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The three-day retreat will include 17 speakers, including:

2016 Chamber President Pro Prothro, leaders from local city and county governments, the legislative delegation, school districts, colleges, healthcare system, development board, library board and sponsors.

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Haley’s budget incorporates her plan for fixing South Carolina’s crumbling roads and bridges.

Last year, Haley altered her opposition to a gas tax increase, agreeing to raise the tax by 10 cents during the next three years — to 26 cents per gallon — if legislators drastically cut income taxes in 10 years. But legislators balked at the stipulation of eliminating nearly $9 billion of revenue during the next decade.

Haley said Friday her budget shows it can be done.

It cuts income taxes by $131 million. According to economic advisers, her goal of cutting the top income tax bracket by 2 percentage points would reduce revenue by $1.8 billion yearly once fully phased in.

The $345 million her budget designates for roadwork includes $49 million from that phased-in gas tax increase.

The DOT has said it needs an additional $1.5 billion annually over two decades to bring the highway system to good condition, though many dispute that amount. A bill to raise roughly half that is up for debate in the Senate.

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Man charged with disposing of stolen Ford Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 53-year-old man for stealing a vehicle in December.

According to a warrant issued by the sheriff’s office, Darryl Johnson, of 106 Carolina Ave., had a stolen 2009 Ford Fusion in his possession and left the vehicle on Jackson Street in Sumter between Dec. 1 and Dec. 30. A sheriff’s office news release states Johnson’s wallet and identification, along with other personal items, were left inside the abandoned vehicle.

Zoning issue stops nonprofit from opening Rosa House, a proposed home for teenage boys from troubled backgrounds, was not able to officially open on Friday as planned because of a zoning issue.

The proposed home at 518 Knightbridge Road is considered a “residential care facility,” not permitted in a medium, single family lot residential district, said George McGregor, planning director for the Sumter City-County Planning Department. McGregor said Rosa House administration could appeal to Sumter City and County Planning Commission and Sumter City Council to rezone the property.

2 men arrested after November 2015 assault Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Thursday, one for an assault and robbery that reportedly took place in November 2015 and one for obstructing justice.

According to a sheriff’s office news release, Howard Alexander Hodge, 22, of 515 Pearson Road, allegedly used his fist, an ashtray and a coffee table to beat a 24-year-old man about the head and body on Nov. 25, 2015. The release also alleges Hodge took the victim’s wallet, vehicle keys, two cell phones and approximately $400 in cash.

On Jan. 14, officers received information that Hodge was seen going into the residence at 17 Dink St. Officers obtained a search warrant to enter the residence where homeowner David Randolph Johnson, 30, denied knowing Hodge’s location.

While officers searched the outer perimeter of Johnson’s property, they heard a male yelling for help in the backyard area. Officers later saw Hodge walking from a wooded area behind Johnson’s residence. The release states Hodge fell into some water and tried to hide but got too cold and needed assistance. Officers notified Sumter County Emergency Medical Services, and Hodge was transported to Palmetto Health Tuomey. After receiving treatment, Hodge was taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Hodge is charged with attempted murder and strongarm robbery. Johnson is charged with obstructing justice and was also taken to the detention center.

FEMA still offers assistance

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com As of Jan. 12, 9,924 Sumter County residents and 3,907 residents from of Clarendon County have registered for Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, according to FEMA Media Relations Manager Jim Homstad.

He said FEMA approved $23.8 million in Sumter County and $4.7 million in Clarendon County as of Jan. 12.

Homstad said flood survivors do have the opportunity to modify their damage information within 18 months of the incident period, Oct. 1 to

23, if more damage has been discovered.

Damage caused outside of that window of eligibility will not qualify for additional FEMA assistance.

He said survivors who find damage that could have been caused between Oct. 1 and Oct. 23 have the right to request that a FEMA inspector re-evaluate the property.

Derrec Becker, South Carolina Emergency Management Division public information coordinator, said homeowners who are not eligible to receive additional FEMA assistance should contact their insurance provider and seek

the help of local volunteer agencies.

Flood survivors who discover damage that could have been caused during the flood in October can call (800) 6213362 to speak with a FEMA representative.

Those who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a text-telephone device can call (800) 462-7585 and applicants who use 711 or video relay services can call (800) 621-3362.

Flood survivors may also be able to receive assistance through St. Vincent de Paul’s House in a Box program, which provides beds with

sheets and blankets, a dining table with chairs, towels, kitchen and bathroom supplies and a couch to families in need free of charge.

Survivors will need a FEMA number and photo ID to apply. To apply for the House in a Box program, call 1 (888) 892-9582. When the call is connected, dial 0 and leave a message with a name and contact information, and a case coordinator will be in touch to assist with the application process.

Flood survivors can also register in person at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 3512 Devine St., Columbia.

EMS department makes life saving changes Sumter County has two new ambulances, which will provide a smoother ride and more durability.

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Emergency Medical Services has made several changes that department director Bobby Hingst said will greatly benefit county residents.

One of the changes is a new shift schedule that gives EMS personnel three days off, as opposed to two, after working 24 hours.

Hingst said the schedule will create longevity in the department because it is easy for paramedics and emergency medical technicians to get burned out, physically and emotionally, with some of the patients they treat.

He said, EMS personnel have 24 hours to complete patient care reports for each patient, which usually takes about 30 minutes per person, on top of spending 30 to 40 minutes responding to a call.

They need that down time, he said. The department is in a transition period, but Hingst expects to fully implement the new shift by Feb. 1.

The new schedule added another shift for the department, and 15 new employees were hired in the last six weeks, Hingst said. He said the department now has 74 of the 83 employees needed for it

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to be fully staffed.

He said the new shift means there will be a seventh ambulance on the road. The EMS department also received two new ambulances in September 2015, purchased by Sumter County, and plans to order two more ambulances later this year, Hingst said.

He said the new vehicles are larger than the department’s other ambulances giving EMS personnel more room to move. The crew will also get longer use of the vehicles because the brakes and other parts are more heavy duty, he said.

Also, mobile hotspots have been installed in the vehicles, and the radio system has been updated to allow EMS personnel to send and receive information quicker, Hingst said. Another device that has been included in the vehicles, the LUCAS 2 Chest Compression System, removes factors such as fatigue and awkward positioning when performing CPR on patients, he said.

Hingst said all of changes at the department were made to improve the level of care provided to Sumter County residents, the department’s primary focus.

Ag commissioner raises estimate of flood damage

BY JOE PERRY jperry@florencenews.com FLORENCE — Hugh Weathers is glad the calendar shows it’s 2016.

As the South Carolina agriculture commissioner, he knows all too well the rough road farmers traveled in 2015, and he hopes they have turned the corner into a smoother future.

During the breakfast he hosts on the second day of the 2016 annual S.C. AgriBiz & Farm Expo, he raised the estimated dollar amount of damage wrought statewide by historic rainfalls and subsequent flooding that devastated peanuts, cotton, soybeans and vegetables.

“We do think the total impact on agribusiness — the industry of agribusiness — will exceed half a billion dollars,” he said Thursday morning at the Florence

Civic Center.

“Most of that is direct losses of crops ready to be harvested, crops that could not be planted.

WEATHERS But also cotton gins that were idle, peanut-buying stations that were idle. Soybean exports that did 20 percent of their normal volume — all of those businesses that are part of this great industry also impacted. When you’re the largest part of the economy, when we take a hit, it takes quite an impact.”

He had already reminded the audience of a study released about a year ago showing the total economic effect of agribusiness in South Carolina is about $42 billion a year and accounts for 212,000 jobs. Weathers also recalled last spring’s freeze that hit peach farmers

hard, which was followed by a summer drought and fall flooding.

“I don’t have to remind you of the challenges,” he said.

He lauded the success of getting federal dollars flowing to South Carolina but cautioned that “there are still hurdles to get those dollars into South Carolina’s farmers’ pockets.”

Legislation was to be introduced on Thursday, he hoped, for creating a special fund to shore up losses not covered by crop insurance.

“Our state leaders recognize that, they recognize the importance of agriculture and they want to do something,” he said.

Plant it Forward South Carolina, a private effort led by the Advocates for Agriculture, is off to a strong start, he said, with promises now reaching $400,000 meant to defray seeding costs.

The Commissioner’s School for Agriculture was launched to groom the next generation of agriculture leaders, he said, and has seen 430 students come through it during the last 12 years.

“So we should be inspired by the fact that, as leaders of this industry in 2016, we should be working for who those leaders will be in 2026 or 2036,” he said.

He’s heard criticism that farmers use money poorly and then read Teddy Roosevelt’s well-known remarks about “the man in the arena.”

“So you talk about the South Carolina farmer, and what we’ve gone through — he or she — they are the people in the arena” who continue to inspire him, he said.

Look beyond present circumstances, he said, and look toward the next generation.

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Candidates spew less-than-accurate rhetoric GOP presidential hopefuls meet in North Charleston WASHINGTON (AP) — Did Ted Cruz mean to suggest he would have gone to war with Iran because of its brief detention of U.S. sailors? Did Donald Trump forget that he proposed a massive tax on Chinese goods? And does Ben Carson really think Islamic State militants chill out with a cigar?

In their rush to slam the Obama administration, play up their records and play down inconvenient realities, Republican presidential candidates served up some misshapen rhetoric in their latest presidential debate.

The following is a look at some claims and how they compare with the facts:

CRUZ: Any country that makes U.S. service members get on their knees like the 10 sailors whose boats were boarded and seized by the Iranian military this week “will feel the full force and fury of the United States of America.�

CHRIS CHRISTIE: “Tin pot dictators ... are taking our Navy ships.�

THE FACTS: Neither candidate addressed the fact that the short-lived crisis was created by the U.S. sailors who steered their boats into sovereign Iranian waters, where they were boarded and seized by Iranian naval forces. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that the U.S. sailors had made a navigation error.

Under such circumstances it would not be unusual to disarm members of a foreign military force — even a small one like the two Navy boats — and hold them temporarily for questioning. What was exceptional about this episode — and perhaps a provocation — is that the Iranians videotaped the Americans during the encounter and posted the images on the Internet.

The suggestion by Cruz that he would have launched a military attack on Iran in response to such an incident is hard to square with accepted international tests for the use of force.

Iran returned the sailors unharmed and their boats undamaged.

CARSON on pursuing Islamic State

BUDGET FROM PAGE A1 Haley repeated her threat to veto any road-funding bill that’s a net tax increase.

FLOOD RECOVERY Haley’s budget provides $124 million to cover the state’s share for federal assistance amid last October’s catastrophic flooding.

Of that, $49 million is the DOT’s share for repairing hundreds of roads and bridges closed during the disaster.

It also includes $10 million to reimburse the state’s unclaimed property fund. Haley approved transferring that amount to the Emergency Management Division in November for its share.

Haley spends $40 million toward replenishing sand along South Carolina’s entire coast.

The total cost of nearly $170 million includes $71 million in federal spending and $58 million paid by local governments. “Tourism is a big part of what we do in South Carolina.

Having healthy beaches for people to come back to is important,� Haley said.

She also sends $700,000 to the Department of Health and Environmental Control for additional dam inspectors. The

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Gov. Nikki Haley, right, views the candidates before the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum on Thursday. militants wherever they can be found: “Why should we be letting people smoke their cigars in their comfortable chairs in Raqqa?�

THE FACTS: Carson is not likely to find IS fighters lounging with cigars in Raqqa, their de facto capital in Syria. The group has imposed a strict smoking ban throughout its territory in Syria and Iraq. In fact, the militant group implements stiff fines for anyone caught smoking, and even more brutal punishments for those caught selling cigarettes, water pipes or anything that can be smoked, cigars included.

Also in the debate, Carson suggested Syrian refugees be allowed to settle in “al-Saqqa province, where they’ll be in their own country.�

But there is no such place. He probably meant al-Raqqa, or Raqqa. As an IS stronghold, it would not be much of a safe haven for people trying to flee the group.

CHRISTIE, countering Rubio’s criticisms for his past positions: “Common Core has been eliminated in New Jersey.� “I never wrote a check to Planned Parenthood.�

THE FACTS: Common Core has not been eliminated in his state — far from it.

rupture of dozens of earthen dams contributed to the flooding. Seven new inspectors would double the dam safety division’s staff.

Haley’s budget does not provide any relief to farmers. Legislative leaders say the state must help farmers survive direct crop losses estimated at $376 million.

EDUCATION Haley puts an additional $165 million toward increasing the “base student cost� by $80 to $2,300.

That main funding source for schools is distributed to districts based on a 1977 formula adjusted annually for inflation.

The state hasn’t fully funded it since the Great Recession.

Doing so would take $520 million more than Haley’s proposing.

Haley designates $20 million toward leasing or buying new school buses. Superintendent Molly Spearman has requested $34 million to comply with a 15year replacement cycle law that legislators passed in 2007, then ignored.

Haley’s third-year education initiatives include $13.5 million toward attracting and retaining teachers in impoverished districts, $29 million to honor her three-year technology commitment and $11 million in tar-

A panel Christie put together recommended a series of changes to state standards this week but only recommended changes to 232 out of 1,427 standards in math and English.

The panel also proposed renaming the standards the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. A separate Christie panel recommended the state continue using a Common Corealigned test — and require it for graduation by 2021.

On Planned Parenthood, Christie’s denial is at odds with a Sept. 30, 1994, Newark Star-Ledger story that quotes Christie as saying, “I support Planned Parenthood privately with my personal contribution, and that should be the goal of any such agency, to find private donations.�

Christie was running for local office in Morris County, New Jersey, at the time. The same quote appeared again in a book, “Chris Christie: The Inside Story of his Rise to Power,� a book with which Christie cooperated.

The original story was written by Star-Ledger reporter Brian Murray, who now works as a spokesman for Christie in the governor’s office. On Tuesday, Christie said he was misquoted in the 1994 story.

TRUMP, denying he told The New

geted technology spending in poor schools and home Internet access for about 10,000 students. “It’s only good to have a tablet at school if you can take it home and use it,� Haley said.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS The executive budget sends an additional $113 million to local governments, fully funding the state’s obligation for the first time since 2008.

The money, distributed by population, would boost the “local government fund� to $325.6 million as required under a 1991 law legislators have repeatedly suspended.

PAY RAISES The only state employees receiving a raise under Haley’s plan are prison officers.

Corrections pay is so low, officers are leaving to earn more in other state and local law enforcement agencies, Haley said.

The proposed $8 million would increase officers pay by $1,500 on average.

Her budget does provide $19 million for school bus driver salaries, to help with hiring in poor, rural districts.

And it designates $96 million to cover slated increases in pension contributions, so employees won’t see a decrease in their take-home pay.

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York Times he favored a 45 percent tax on Chinese goods: “That’s wrong.

They were wrong.�

THE FACTS: Trump began wriggling out of his idea for a massive tax on Chinese goods soon after he told the paper last week that he would impose one and that “the tax should be 45 percent.�

Several days later, he said the tariff could well be much less than that and might not be needed at all because China probably would start trading more fairly in order to avoid it. Now, he denies ever proposing 45 percent, despite his remarks on the record.

More broadly, China no longer appears to be the economic powerhouse portrayed by Trump. Its major stock market has had a rocky start in 2016, and its manufacturing sector began contracting last March as growth slowed, according to a purchasing manager index.

CRUZ, asked about loans from two large banks totaling as much as $1 million that fueled his 2012 Senate campaign, said he and his wife “ended up investing everything we owned.� He acknowledged his failure to disclose the loans to the Federal Election Commission, saying: “Yes, I made a paperwork error.�

THE FACTS: Cruz did, as he asserted, eventually disclose the loans in personal financial forms filed with the Senate. But citing a mere “paperwork error� in failing to report the loans to the FEC glossed over the fact that the law requires candidates to make such reports to the election regulators.

He also did not address the fact that a large chunk of the loans came from Goldman Sachs, where his wife works as an executive, and whether that might have made the loan possible.

CRUZ, asked to explain his slam against Trump’s “New York values,� said, “not a lot of conservatives come out of Manhattan. I’m just sayin’.�

THE FACTS: Cruz may dislike New Yorkers, but he’s been willing to take a bundle of money from one of them.

Wall Street hedge fund mogul Robert Mercer contributed $11 million in April to a Cruz-aligned super PAC, according to federal filings. And there’s also that Goldman Sachs loan.

HALEY BUDGET AT A GLANCE TAX CUTS • $131 million cut to state income taxes • $9.8 million to begin eliminating military retirees’ income taxes EDUCATION • $165 million in increased per-pupil spending distributed to school districts • $29 million for technology improvements • $27 million for instructional materials • $20 million to lease or buy buses • $19 million for school bus driver salaries • $13.5 million for scholarships aimed at recruiting and retaining teachers in poor, rural districts • $11.5 million to cover student growth in charter schools • $5.5 million for targeted technology spending in old schools and poor areas • $5.5 million for Internet access in roughly 10,000 poor homes • $3.7 million to evaluate districts’ maintenance and building needs, and design templates for construction FLOOD RECOVERY • $124 million for state’s share of disasterrelated spending by federal agencies • $40 million for state’s share to replenish

sand along entire coastline • $700,000 for new dam inspectors at the Department of Health and Environmental Control PUBLIC SAFETY • $10.8 million for additional prosecutors • $8 million to increase prison officers’ pay • $7 million to cover half the cost of a new State Law Enforcement Division forensics lab • $6.6 million for defense lawyers for people who can’t pay • $1.1 million for three circuit court judges BUSINESS RECRUITING • $18.5 million for workforce training • $13 million for incentives from the “deal closing fundâ€? • $1.9 million for rural infrastructure OTHER • $129 million to boost Medicaid reserves • $113 million to fully fund local government aid • $96 million to cover slated increases in pension contributions • $20 million to cover half the cost of a new statewide voting system

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Showtime’s ‘Billions’ is drowning in testosterone

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Can a street have a new address? The 46th season of “Sesame Street” (9 a.m. Saturday, HBO) debuts on a new network, with a new set and a new format. Episodes have been shortened from an hour to 30 minutes.

The much-discussed relocation to a premium network has concerned some. They feel that limiting this iconic series to a network that some families cannot afford may teach a lesson in inequality to its young audience. Both HBO and the makers of “Sesame Street” contend that all of the episodes seen on HBO will be available on PBS nine months after their initial run.

While known for such adult series as “The Sopranos” and “Game of Thrones,” HBO has much to gain from adding “Sesame Street.” With so many programming platforms, some customers tend to drop one service or another for a time. That becomes more difficult when your young children are hooked on a particular show. That’s why Netflix, Hulu and HBO have been restocking their shelves with new shows for children.

“Sesame Street” will continue its tradition of including A-list cameos. Look for Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Nick Jonas, Sara Bareilles, Alan Cumming and Ne-Yo to mingle with the Cookie Monster this season.

• Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti star in the new highstakes drama “Billions” (10 p.m. Sunday, Showtime, TVMA). Stop. You had me at Damian Lewis. Attention must be paid to a cast this impressive. I just wish the writers paid sufficient attention to coming up with more three-dimensional characters.

Set in the 21st-century reality of hedge funds, stratospheric salaries and savage inequality, “Billions” stars Lewis as Bobby “Axe” Axelrod, a Wall Street wizard whose winning streaks attract scrutiny. A kid from the streets of Brooklyn who has outsmarted and outperformed competitors with better education and pedigrees, he’s become a folk hero. The fact that most of his staff and colleagues were killed on Sept. 11 and that he has made it his

• Candidates meet at the Democratic presidential debate (9 p.m., NBC), held in Charleston, South Carolina.

• Elizabeth gets a Rangoon runaround on “Madam Secretary” (9 p.m., CBS).

• The 2014 documentary “Sunshine Superman” (9 p.m., CNN) profiles base-jumping pioneer Carl Boenish.

• The two-hour special “Justice for MLK: The Hunt for James Earl Ray” (9 p.m., American Heroes) recalls an international manhunt.

• Edith finds a most appealing editorial assistant on “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings).

• Alicia and Cary help an old colleague on “The Good Wife” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE JOJO WHILDEN / SHOWTIME

Damian Lewis, left, stars as Bobby “Axe” Axelrod and Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades in the new Showtime series “Billions” premiering at 10 p.m. on Sunday. personal goal to put all of their children through college only burnishes his tabloid reputation.

Giamatti plays U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades, a man just as driven as Axe, but on the opposite side of the law.

Their conflict is complicated by the fact that Rhoades’ wife, Wendy (Maggie Siff), works for Axe’s company in human resources. She’s a high-powered therapist, hired after 9/11 to counsel the staff. She’s become their indispensable consigliere. This is an interesting role for Siff, but unfortunately, she’s the only fully drawn female in this show about alpha male top dogs who spout long speeches about transactional strategy when not openly snarling at each other.

If “Billions” were any more drowned in testosterone, the cast would need scuba gear.

We see Axe smile when an untrained German shepherd marks his territory on a priceless rug. He’s later shown to be crestfallen when the same pooch comes home from the vet, bereft of his manhood.

Gee, I wonder what’s on everybody’s mind?

A little levity would be welcome here, but there is none to be found. Nothing deflates insecure males quite like the

idea that they’ve become a bit of a joke.

• By somebody’s count, there are roughly 400 new series in the works, recently launched or soon to arrive.

How does any show, or network, get attention? “Angie Tribeca” (TV-14), a cop show sendup from TBS, treats its own predicament as part of the joke.

TBS will air all 10 episodes of season one in marathon, commercial-free fashion, starting Sunday night at 9:30 p.m. The show, or rather its second season, really begins on Jan. 25, airing every Monday at 9:30 p.m. But in the loopy logic of this launch, every episode will count as a “season,” so it will air seasons two through 11 over the course of the spring.

“Angie” stars Rashida Jones from “Parks and Recreation” and “The Office.” It’s produced by Steve Carell, star of that series, and his wife, actress Nancy Carell.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • The Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals meet in the NFC Divisional Round (8 p.m., NBC).

• Writer Aaron Sorkin’s obsessive interest in smartypants Ivy Leaguers is on full

display in the 2010 drama “The Social Network” (8 p.m., ABC).

• If “The Seven New Signs of the Apocalypse” (8 p.m., History) aired as a science-fiction movie or some televangelist’s latest fundraiser, it would be one thing, but airing it as “History” seems obscene.

• Picked up by the wrong limo and left brutalized by strangers, a female victim seeks vigilante justice in the 2015 thriller “The Wrong Car” (8 p.m., Lifetime).

• A cranky dead cop gets a “Second Chance” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).

• Adam Driver hosts “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14), featuring Chris Stapleton.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): A coal executive convicted of workplace safety violations; China’s corporate espionage; wild animals invade the suburbs.

• T.J. Miller hosts the 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards (8 p.m., Lifetime, A&E and LMN).

• The new series “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” (8 p.m., Showtime) takes a weekly glance at the ongoing presidential campaign.

A fetching widow (Gene Tierney) forms a romantic attachment with a seaside home’s permanent guest (Rex Harrison) in the 1947 romance “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” (8 p.m. Saturday, TCM), the basis for a 1968 TV show starring Hope Lange.

SATURDAY SERIES A lifeless SEAL is found in a sorority house on “NCIS: New Orleans” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * What slays in Vegas on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS) * Eddie celebrates his birthday in his own way on “Fresh Off the Boat” (10:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

SUNDAY SERIES Apu’s nephew spiffs up the Kwik-E-Mart on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Roberta gets real on “Galavant” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * First, do no harm on “Dateline” (8 p.m., NBC) * A wedding gone wild on “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Scams and consequences on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * On two helpings of “Quantico” (ABC, r, TV-14): undercover (9 p.m.), overexposed (10 p.m.) * Ernest finds a new pew on “Bordertown” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

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From left, Pablo Schreiber as Kris “Tanto” Paronto, John Krasinski as Jack Silva, David Denman as Dave “Boon” Benton and Dominic Fumusa as John “Tig” Tiegen are seen in the film, “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” from Paramount Pictures and 3 Arts Entertainment/Bay Films.

‘13 Hours’ is thrilling, but too video game-like

BY LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The most surprising thing about “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” is how Michael Bay makes 144 minutes pass so quickly.

His excitable camera is always doing something, whether shaking with hand-held authenticity to capture moments in battle or floating through scenes instead of staying static.

It gives the entire experience a waterfall effect. This can be a little dizzying, but it certainly keeps the energy up when the rounds aren’t firing.

“13 Hours,” which Chuck Hogan adapted from Mitchell Zuckoff’s book, is about many things, but Bay tries to zero in on that moment when those six contract soldiers tried to do the right thing in a difficult situation.

It is neither as grossly gratuitous as Peter Berg’s “Lone Survivor” nor as gripping as Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down.” Instead “13 Hours” is a bombastic, vulgar and often thrilling exercise in red, white and blue machismo that relies too much on romanticized video game aesthetics and corny sentimentality to be a great film.

Bay’s heroes are the brutes — the big, hulking, bearded security guys who know the country and the threats more keenly than anyone. There’s Jack Silva (John Krasinski), Tyrone “Rone” Woods (James Badge Dale), Kris “Tanto” Paronto (Pablo Schreiber), Dave “Boon” Benton (David Denman), John “Tig” Tiegen (Dominic Fumusa), and Mark “Oz” Geist (Max Martini).

The actors are charismatic, but they all seem more like types than real people. Recentpast tributes have a way of sanitizing to the point of obfuscation.

But they’re all basically noble bros. Some read Joseph Campbell, some Facetime with their kids and wives, some quote “Tropic Thunder” and all look out for one another.

They tolerate the sniveling condescension of doughy CIA analysts like the chief (David Costabile) who often reminds them that they are only hired help and that he and his fellow agents are the best and the brightest. He even rattles off the names of their Ivy League credentials as though he’s Dowager Countess of Benghazi.

It’s ridiculous and over the top, but it sets up Bay’s point

— that the soldiers know best, and no one else can see as clearly what’s going on in Libya.

They gripe about how things were different in Iraq, where they had a purpose that they understood, they had support in desperate situations and their compounds were up to standards.

These guys know before anyone that the unofficial consulate housing Ambassador Christopher Stevens (Matt Letscher) just down the road from their base isn’t safe, and that the small security unit at the consulate won’t be able to defend the grounds under attack.

That proves to be true when the armed militants descend on the consulate (no motive is assigned). The soldiers back at their base in an annex facility are ready to jump, but they’re told to stand down until they decide to just go anyway.

Depending on what you’re looking for, “13 Hours” can function as a decent actioner, a tribute to those who died, an indictment of the power structure or all three. It’s not a subtle movie, nor is it anywhere close to being as elegant and dread-soaked as something like Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty.”

David McCallum — yes, actor David McCallum of “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and “NCIS” fame — confidently embarks on a second career in his highly entertaining debut that mixes the espionage novel with the mystery thriller.

McCallum, 82, is no John le Carre, nor does his “Once a Crooked Man” hero, Harry Murphy, resemble George Smiley or Illya Kuryakin, the role that made the Scottish actor famous.

But McCallum respects the genres’ tenets, supplying the right amount of intrigue, violence and sex for a well-plotted, action-packed tale.

Although he isn’t a household name, Harry has had a decent career as a New York actor — a few TV and film spots, a couple of Broadway plays and lots of voice-over work for commercials.

After an audition, Harry tries to use the restroom in a restaurant in Queens at the same time the three Bruschetti brothers are discussing how to get out of the organized crime business.

While Harry relieves himself in the alley, he overhears the brothers plotting to murder someone named Villiers in London — one of those pesky loose ends the brothers must tie up.

Flush with funds from a mayonnaise commercial, Harry impulsively flies to London where he manages to stop the murder.

Harry is mistaken for a mob enforcer by both the criminals and the British police, be-

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The cover of “Once A Crooked Man,” a crime novel by David McCallum, is seen. coming part of “the reality show to end all reality shows.”

But Harry has learned a lot of acting tricks that help him infiltrate the mob.

“Once a Crooked Man” makes the most of the mistaken identity scenario as Harry discovers extreme satisfaction being a man of action, forced to work outside his comfort level, even when the role of a lifetime may cost his life.

McCallum also populates his novel with the requisite characters — the sexy female agent who may have ulterior motives, the police detective whose sad-sack demeanor disguises his insight, triggerhappy hit men and realistic criminals who may claim to be businessmen but are just thugs.

While occasional bits of humor add levity to the plot, McCallum keeps a near hardboiled edge to the story.

It seems McCallum had a lot of fun writing “Once a Crooked Man,” as will his readers devouring his energetic novel.

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THE TOP IPHONE AND IPAD APPS ON APP STORE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS App Store Official Charts for the week ending Jan. 10:

TOP PAID IPHONE APPS 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros.

3. KIMOJI, Whalerock Digital Media, LLC 4. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 5. Akinator the Genie, Elokence 6. Facetune, Lightricks Ltd. 7. Minecraft: Story Mode, Telltale Inc 8. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 9. THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition, Electronic Arts 10. MONOPOLY, Game Electronic Arts

TOP FREE IPHONE APPS 1. Candy Crush Jelly Saga, King.com Limited 2. Messenger, Facebook Inc. 3. Piano Tiles 2 (Don’t Tap The White Tile 2), Cheetah Technology Corp. Limited 4. Instagram, Instagram Inc. 5. Facebook, Facebook Inc. 6. Snapchat, Snapchat Inc. 7. YouTube, Google Inc. 8. Netflix, Netflix Inc. 9. Geometry Dash Meltdown, RobTop Games AB 10. Pandora Radio, Pandora Media Inc.

TOP PAID IPAD APPS 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Minecraft: Story Mode, Telltale Inc 3. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 4. Akinator the Genie, Elokence 5. Terraria, 505 Games (US) Inc. 6. Blaze and the Monster Machines Dinosaur Rescue HD, Nickelodeon 7. Heads Up!, Warner Bros.

8. PAW Patrol Pups to the Rescue HD, Nickelodeon 9. Cut the Rope: Magic, ZeptoLab UK Limited 10. Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2, Hitcents.com Inc.

TOP FREE IPAD APPS 1. Candy Crush Jelly Saga, King.com Limited 2. Netflix, Netflix Inc. 3. Geometry Dash Meltdown, RobTop Games AB 4. YouTube, Google Inc. 5. Piano Tiles 2 (Don’t Tap The White Tile 2), Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited 6. Messenger, Facebook Inc. 7. The Calculator Free, International Travel Weather Calculator 8. Facebook, Facebook Inc. 9. Pinterest, Pinterest Inc. 10. Colorfy: Coloring Book for Adults, Fun Games For Free © 2016 Apple Inc.

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A scene from the video game “Mirror’s Edge Catalyst” is seen.

Gamers, get ready for more interactive worlds in 2016 traveling to the Stone Age for an untamed edition that swaps machine guns and off-road vehicles for spears and woolly mammoths. “Primal” will add a new “beastmaster” mode that invites players to tame and call on such critters as wild dogs, saber-tooth tigers and bears. Oh my.

BY DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer

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OS ANGELES — If the video games set to be unleashed this

year are any indication, this will be a year of inter-

“TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION” (FOR PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX ONE, PC; MARCH 8)

active exploration.

The lineup includes titles that will send players into the woods (“Firewatch”), under the sea (“Abzu”), over rooftops (“Mirror’s Edge Catalyst”), through outer space (“No Man’s Sky”) and across time (“Quantum Break”). There will also be excursions to several thrilling islands (“The Witness,” “Dishonored 2,” “Tom Clancy’s The Division”).

Some of the year’s most anticipated games:

“THE WITNESS” (FOR PLAYSTATION 4, PC; JAN. 26) Jonathan Blow, the indie game pioneer who created the time-hopping platformer “Braid,” is back with his first creation in nearly eight years.

Inspired by “Myst,” this puzzler strands players on a perplexing landmass where they’re tasked with solving a series of brainteasers to progress deeper into the isle.

“FIREWATCH” (FOR PLAYSTATION 4, PC; FEB. 9) Set in 1989 within the Wyoming wilderness, this first-person mystery casts players as a fire lookout at the Shoshone

“Unravel” is seen before its release for PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC on Feb. 9.

National Forest whose only form of communication with the outside world is a walkietalkie. The game’s visual style — vividly punctuated by shadows cast from the sky — was designed by artist Olly Moss.

“UNRAVEL” (FOR PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX ONE, PC; FEB. 9) Move over, Mario. Beat it, Banjo-Kazooie. Step aside, Sackboy. There’s a new adorable platforming protagonist on the scene, and his name is Yarny. In this whimsical physics-based puzzler, players must help the cotton creature overcome obstacles as he traverses a lushly detailed photorealistic landscape.

“FAR CRY PRIMAL” (FOR PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX ONE, PC; FEB. 23) The open-world series is

A terrorist pandemic released on Black Friday has turned Manhattan into a freefor-all where rioters, fugitives and other maniacs have taken over the streets. It’s up to undercover agents in this online role-playing shooter to fight for control — or just shoot other players in the face for loot.

“HITMAN” (FOR PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX ONE; MARCH 11) It worked for Lara Croft.

Why not Agent 47? “Hitman” publisher Square Enix is pulling the reset trigger on its popular sniper series that rewards players for creatively and stealthily taking out bad guys.

The digitally focused installment will be updated throughout the year with new locales and assassination targets.

“QUANTUM BREAK” (FOR XBOX ONE; APRIL 5) This time-bending shooter from the creators of “Max Payne” and “Alan Wake” combines live-action elements with a third-person game where a gun-toting hero named Jack

Joyce (played by Shawn Ashmore) can control the flow of time.

“MIRROR’S EDGE CATALYST” (FOR PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX ONE, PC; MAY 24) After jumping onto consoles nearly eight years ago, futuristic free-runner Faith is once again vaulting across rooftops of a dystopian metropolis. For her sophomore outing, the developers at DICE are letting the parkour heroine loose on an open world where leaping is more vital than shooting.

“DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED” (FOR PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX ONE, PC; AUG. 26) Set two years after the 2011 installment of the long-running cyberpunk series, “Mankind Divided” is transporting players back into the cybernetically enhanced head of Adam Jensen as he uncovers a global conspiracy in a world where mechanically augmented humans have become outcasts.

“DISHONORED 2” (FOR PLAYSTATION 3, PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE, PC; 2016) The follow-up to the 2012 stealthy steampunk smash is introducing new supernatural abilities and a new playable protagonist: Empress Emily Kaldwin, the young heir from the first game.

She’s all grown up and fighting corruption alongside her father, masked bodyguard Corvo Attano.

Pinterest is alive with ideas for a new you for this year

BY LEANNE ITALIE The Associated Press Th NEW YORK — Welcome to New Year’s resolution junction.

N It’s a busy place around this time of year, when those promises we make to ourselves are either furiously alive or dead on arrival.

In a little corner of the world we like to call Pinterest, resolution makers have lit up with ways to declutter, eat better and de-stress.

“Over the last five years, we’ve seen the growth of more than 100 million special diet pins on Pinterest,” said Christine Schirmer, a spokeswoman for the site. “But in 2016, we see top health and fitness pins focus on a more

balanced approach to well-being, including meditation, bullet journaling and minimalism.”

Pinners have saved millions of diet, recipe and workout ideas.

For the first time, the site is seeing pinners ditch crash diets. Overall, pins related to crash diets were down 70 percent in 2015 over the year before. Pins of low-carb recipes have decreased by 40 percent since last January, and Paleo diet pins were down 32 percent, according to data supplied by Pinterest.

Since Christmas, pins for “hourglass workout,” a full-body approach hell bent on lean, sexy curves, increased 83 percent. Pins for “cloud bread,” a grain-free, lowcarb bread replacement, were up 73 percent, an indication the world is not yet ready to completely embrace carbs again.

In the period between Christmas

Eve and Jan. 2, pins for “bullet journals,” which is a minimalist organizational notebooking system, increased 67 percent, while “minimalist lifestyle” pinning in general went on the rise 19 percent, and those on the subject of decluttering rose 35 percent.

Other New Year, New You boosts: Jiu jitsu and its calorie-burning perks; pins on all things “holistic”; enthusiasts of the “21-day fix,” with guides for portion control, meal planning and clean eating; a 60 percent bump for “detox tea” pins; and a recent 41 percent bump for “dry brushing,” a DIY detox for the skin that has proponents advocating the use of a brush on dry skin in a certain pattern before showering to help release the body’s toxins.

Pins for creating a “meditation space” have increased by 49 percent, the site said.

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EMS FROM PAGE A1 utilizes air medical transport services at least 12 times per month, and Palmetto Health Tuomey utilizes air transport at least 15 times per month.

He said having 24-hour air transport service is solely for the benefit of the community.

When someone has a heart attack or stroke, time is extremely critical and air transport will quickly get the person to the proper medical treatment he needs, he said.

Depending on the medical need, Hingst said the helicopter will be called to the scene or the patient will be transported to the airport.

In some cases, Hingst said paramedics will alert the helicopter crew to the patient’s status so air transport will be prepared to leave by the time the ambulance arrives.

The flight crew consists of a pilot, nurse and paramedic, said AirMethods Critical Care Flight Nurse Mark Boyd.

He said paramedics and nurses work the same shift - 24 hours on, 24 hours off, 24 hours on and five days off.

Pilots work 12 hours a day for seven days and have the following week off, he said.

Boyd said AirMethods is not affiliated with a hospital and places aircrafts in a community based on its population.

Once AirMethods is based in Sumter, Boyd said the organization will provide a mechanic who will be based at Sumter Airport.

He said most of the medical treatment available in an intensive care unit in a hospital is available in the helicopter.

“We do a lot in a small space,” he said.

AirMethods Pilot Mark Ledbetter, originally from Sumter, said flights from Sumter Airport are about: • 6 minutes to Palmetto Health Tuomey;, • 20 minutes to Palmetto Health Richland; • 43 minutes to MUSC in Charleston; • 54 minutes to Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta; and • 22 minutes to McLeod Health Hospital in Florence.

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CHAMBER FROM PAGE A1 Saturday, Jan. 23. White has served as mayor of the city since 1995.

Upon taking office, White announced an overall theme of making Greenville “the most beautiful and livable city in America.” Toward this goal, White has pushed for neighborhood and downtown revitalization and an emphasis on economic development.

Darby said 118 participants have registered for the event.

Attendees will arrive on Friday evening to the Courtyard Marriott in downtown Greenville.

There will be a cocktail

reception that evening, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the hotel.

Saturday morning’s meeting will be held at the restaurant, Larkin’s on the River, from 8:30 a.m. to noon with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. On Saturday evening, a Masquerade Ball will be held at the same restaurant from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will include cocktails, hor d’oeuvres and a silent auction.

Registration spaces are still available, and are $500 per person or $600 for couple.

For more information, contact the chamber at (803) 435-4405.

OBITUARIES MAZIE BLOCKER Funeral services for Mazie Bell Simmons Blocker, who died on Jan. 12, 2016, will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at St. Paul AME Church, 835 Plowden Mill Road, Sumter.

Interment will follow in Hillside BLOCKER Memorial Park.

Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

AZALEE BODENHEIMER DAVIS STATION — Azalee Levela Roberson Bodenheimer, 86, widow of John Albert Bodenheimer, died on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Nov. 17, 1929, in TurBODENbeville, she was HEIMER a daughter of the late James Montallian Roberson and Annie Covington Driggers Roberson. She was a member of Little Star Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Duke of Davis Station and Deborah Flowers of Manning; five sons, John Olin Bodenheimer (Cindy), Glen Arnold Bodenheimer (Kim) and Clay Anthony Bodenheimer, all of Manning, Farron O’Neal Bodenheimer of Davis Station and Roger Dale Bodenheimer (Jack) of Atlanta; three sisters, Pauline Evans of Lynchburg, Sadie Duke of New Zion and Connie Martens (Steve) of Summerton; two brothers, Ronald Roberson (Joyce) of Summerton and Sanford Roberson (Ann) of Lake Junaluska, North Carolina; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Roberson of Summerton and Jean Hunter (Jake) of Holly Hill; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, David and Kimberly Flowers; a brother, Lloyd Bethea Roberson; and two infant brothers.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Morris Smith and the Rev. Mike Watson officiating.

Burial will follow in Ward Hill Cemetery.

Grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 6763 Rev. J.W. Carter Road, Davis Station.

Memorials may be made to Southern Methodist Church of Summerton, P.O. Box 771, Summerton, SC 29148, or to Little Star Pentecostal Holiness Church, P.O. Box 391, Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home &

Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

JAMES G. PERKINS BISHOPVILLE — James Gorman Perkins, 46, died on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Hartsville.

He was born on Sept. 11, 1969, in Bishopville, to the late Willie Perkins and Sattie Frierson.

Services have been entrusted in the professional care of King-Fields Mortuary, Summerton.

ANNIE MAYHEW Annie Lois Jones Mayhew, 82, beloved wife of the late Brooks Barton Mayhew Jr., died on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Ms. Mayhew was the oldest daughter of Rufus Moore Jones and Annie Gordon Jones. She was a dedicated U.S. Air Force spouse for more than 20 years with a huge love of children, sewing and baking.

Surviving are one daughter, Salinda Ann Mayhew Larabee and her husband, Bruce, of Sumter; three sisters, Doris Mattce and her husband, Bob, Carol Linker and her husband, Thad, all of Mooresville, North Carolina, and Margie Delton of Henderson, Nevada; and one brother, Harold Jones and his wife, Pat, of Mooresville.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Brooks Barton Mayhew III; four brothers, Gene, Bill, Clyde and Ralph; and one sister, Johnsie.

Lois had a practical soul and would have preferred donations be made to a local food bank of one’s choice in lieu of flowers.

A heartfelt appreciation to all the caring staff at Covenant Place and all her friends there who so warmly welcomed her into their community. You are all exceptionally lovely people.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

RUTH COUSAR GABLE — Ruth Cousar, 85, widow of James “Jim” Cousar, died on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Palmetto Health, Columbia.

She was born on July 15, 1930, in New Zion, a daughter of the late Jeff and Lucille Lowery Burgess.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 13412 U.S. 301, Gable.

Services will be announced

by Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

VIRGINIA P. LEMON MANNING — Virginia “Lisaree” Pearson Lemon, 90, widow of Burtice Lemon, died on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on May 22, 1925, in Davis Station, a daughter of the late Levi Sr. and Agnes Pearson and reared by Viola Clark Pearson.

The family is receiving friends at her residence, 7541 Moses Dingle Road, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ESAW THAMES MANNING — Esaw Thames, husband of Queen Robinson Thames, died on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

He was born on Jan. 24, 1949, in Paxville, a son of the late Gennie and Bessie Pugh Thames.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 6454 Silver Road, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

HARRIL SANDERS Harril “Pa” Sanders, 78, departed this life on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Dec. 29, 1937, in Rembert, Sumter County, he was a son of the late Marion “Ted” and Leola Sanders and widower of Hattie McCoy Sanders. He attended the public schools of Sumter County.

At an early age, he became a member of Rafting Creek Baptist Church. Harril worked at Daniel Construction for many years, until he retired.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his children, Lane (Diane) Sanders of Wedgefield, Kathleen Lancaster, Joyce (Charles) Williams of Rembert and John (Jennifer) Sanders of Charleston; one brother, Marion (Josephine) Sanders of Rembert; his sisters, Doretha Alston, Ruby Richardson, Louise (Melvin) Keith of Sumter, Francis Loney, Martha Dennis and Polly (Robert) Dinkins, all of Rembert, Peggy (Donald) Perry of Columbia; five aunts, Bessie, Shaddy, Georgia, Mamie and Ruth; five sisters-in-law; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Homegoing celebration will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, and the Rev. Jamie Pleasant, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his daughter, Kathleen Lancaster, 4250 Furman Field Road, Rembert.

The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. for viewing.

The funeral procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers will be granddaughters and nieces.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.

Burial will be in Rafting Creek Baptist Churchyard cemetery.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

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

Visit us on the web at www.

WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com

PATSY HOYT BOYKIN ORANGEBURG — Patsy Hoyt Boykin, 66, widow of George W. Boykin Sr., died on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Thomas V. “Tom” and Marie Branham Hoyt. She was a hardworking and devoted registered nurse for more than 30 years. She worked with Mariner Healthcare of Sumter for many years before joining the Department of Health and Human Services in Sumter County. She retired from the Department of Health and Human Services in Orangeburg County in 2015. Her greatest joy was spending every minute she could with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed her dogs and granddogs.

Survivors include two children, George W. “Bubba” Boykin Jr. (Stephanie) of Sumter and Patricia B. Brown (Carl) of Orangeburg; and three grandchildren, Wyatt Boykin, Wesley Brown and Brianna Brown.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jud Jordan and the Rev. Roy Elvington officiating.

The family will receive

friends from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, 8201 Willie Road, Orangeburg.

Memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

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

ADA BELL HAZELL BISHOPVILLE — Ada Bell Hazell entered eternal rest on Jan. 11, 2016, at 560 S. Lee St., Bishopville.

The family is receiving friends at 556 W. Hampton Ave., Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

WILLIE MAE LAWS BISHOPVILLE — Willie Mae Laws, wife of Robert Laws, entered eternal rest on Jan. 14, 2016, at McLeod Health, Florence.

The family is receiving friends at 608 James St., Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

HILDA M. CABRERA Hilda M. Cabrera, 83, died on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at her home.

Services will be announced

by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

RANNIE MCDUFFIE MANNING — Rannie McDuffie, 59, died on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at the Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia.

He was born on April 2, 1956, in Manning, a son of the late Bennie and Francine Conyers McDuffie.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Paxville, with the Rev. Clifford Gaymon, pastor, Pastor Stanley Hayes officiating, the Rev. Clarence Hilton and the Rev. George P. Windley assisting. Burial will follow in Calvary Zion Cemetery, Pinewood.

The family is receiving friends at 9356 S.C. 261, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

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MLK JR. DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Monday.

Martin Luther Jr. Day GOVERNMENT — The King following willSchedule: be closed on MonJan. 16,government 2016 day: federal offices; U.S. Postal Service; state government offices; City of Sumter offices; Sumter County offices; Clarendon County offices; Lee County offices; and City of Bishopville offices.

SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Monday: Sumter School District; St. Anne Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Lee County Public Schools; Robert E. Lee Academy; Thomas Sumter Academy; Laurence Manning Academy; Clarendon Hall; Sumter Christian School; USC Sumter; and Central Carolina Technical College.

Wilson Hall will hold a teacher work day on Monday with no student attendance.

UTILITIES — Black River Electric Coop. will be closed on Monday.

Farmers Telephone Coop. will be open on Monday.

OTHER — The following will be closed on Monday: Sumter County Library; Harvin Clarendon County Library; Clemson Extension Service; and the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce.

The Sumter Item will be closed on Monday.

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Jan. 18, at Jehovah MissionThe Shepherd’s Center, 24 ary Baptist Church, 805 S. Council St., will offer public inHarvin St. formation sessions from 11 to 11:50 a.m. on Thursdays as The Sumter Radio AsLincoln High School Class of Amateur 1963 follows: Jan. 21, heart dissociation (SARA) will meet at 7 to meet ease; Feb. 18, creating a livp.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, at ing will / hospice; and March the Sumter Airport Terminal 3, COPD. Christina Blakley, Conference Room. SARA registered nurse with Palmembers are active “hams” metto Health Tuomey, will and participate in a variety speak. of activities including contesting, long-distance chitClarendon School District One chatting (called “rag-chewwill conduct free vision, hearing”), and emergency coming, speech and developmental munications. Find out more screenings as part of a child and get contact information find effort to identify stuat http://www.sumterhamdents with special needs. radio.org/ or on their FaceScreenings will be held from book page.

9 a.m. to noon at the Summerton Early Childhood Cen- Carolina Coin Club will meet at ter, 8 South St., Summerton, 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at on the following Thursdays: the Parks and Recreation DeFeb. 11; March 10; April 14; partment building, 155 Haynand May 12. Call Sadie Wilsworth St. The group meets liams at (803) 485-2325, exon the third Tuesday of each tension 116. month. Visitors are welcome.

Call (803) 775-8840 for more American Legion Auxiliary No. information.

202 Ballard-Palmer-Bates Post will meet from 1:30 to 2:30 The Pinedale Neighborhood Asp.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, at sociation will meet at 4 p.m. the Sumter Mall court. Call on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Barbara at (803) 469-7133 South HOPE Center, 1125 S. after 8 p.m.

Lafayette Drive. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on The General George L. Mabry Jr. Saturday, Jan. 16, at South Chapter 817, Military Order of Sumter Resource Center, 337 the Purple Heart, will meet at Manning Ave. Call Ferdinand 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, Burns at (803) 968-4464. at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. Liberty St. All Purple Heart Lincoln High School Preservarecipients are invited to attion Alumni Association will tend. Call (803) 506-3120. meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 17, at the Lincoln High The Sumter County Education School cafeteria, 22 Council Association-Retired will meet St. Lincolnites, friends and at noon on Wednesday, Jan. community members are in27, at the North HOPE Center, vited. Call James L. Green at 904 N. Main St. A representa(803) 968-4173. tive with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will The Sumter Branch NAACP’s speak. Call Brenda Bethune Annual MLK Program will be at (803) 469-6588. held at 3 p.m. on Monday,

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Consider mixing business with pleasure and planning an excursion that satisfies both.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep your thoughts in order. Taking on too much or overdoing it in any way will make you look bad or cause problems with someone who loves you. Don’t limit what you can do because you let poor influences take over.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Back away from an unpredictable situation. Put more time and effort into your relationship with someone you love or care about.

Make your home your place of refuge, and use it to explore your hobbies or do the things you enjoy.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Domestic demands will develop if you aren’t willing to make the necessary changes to satisfy your financial responsibilities or those who count on you for support.

Don’t hesitate to discuss your concerns with someone who can influence the situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep the peace. Hide out with friends who understand you and the situations you face. It’s important not to discuss your feelings until you have formulated a solution that will help bring about the changes that will make you happy.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make home improvements, but make sure you have the approval of anyone affected by the choices you make. Hosting a get-together will bring about positive emotional changes as long as you don’t go over budget. Ask everyone to contribute.

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SUMTER SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Mr. Sweety, a neutered, housebroken 4-year-old gray tabby American short hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He lives up to his name as a lovable and adoring fellow. Mr. Sweety lives for attention and lots of scratches, hugs and cuddles. He would make a great new family buddy! The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

The Sumter SPCA Valentine Dance will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Music will be provided by The Recollections Band. Cost is $20 per person (must be 21 years or older) and all proceeds benefit the SPCA. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Call (803) 773-9292.

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Carolina wide receiver Kelvin Benjmain has been relegated to cheerleader this year after tearing his ACL in training camp.

However, he said he’s still anxious for the Panthers to win the Super Bowl, joking “I get a ring too.”

Benjamin watches from the sideline Bittersweet season for injured Panthers wide receiver

By STEVE REED The Associated Press

It might not have been an ideal night for Sumter High School’s varsity girls basketball team, but the Lady Gamecocks remained undefeated in Region VI-4A play on Friday with a 59-43 victory over Conway at the SHS gymnasium.

“Even though we won by 16, we weren’t playing Gamecock basketball tonight,” said Sumter head coach Jason Loudenslager, whose team advanced to 13-3 overall and 2-0 in region play. “We got beat up on the rebounds from the beginning of the game to the end of the game. We had some kids grinding, a couple of them a little bit under the weather, but we just struggled to actually put a good 2- or 3-minute stretch together. We had some good plays out there but it was a 1-play thing and then we’d go dead for two minutes, then we’d have another nice play.

Normally we feed off that kind

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Injured Carolina Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin said it has been a bittersweet season.

He’s thrilled for his Carolina teammates that they finished 15-1 and have a shot at winning the Super Bowl, but on the other extremely disappointed he can only watch from the sideline.

“It’s been really tough,” Benjamin said. “I want to be out there on the field so bad.”

After a stellar season in 2014 in which he set franchise rookie records with 73 receptions for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns, Benjamin tore the ACL in his left knee in a non-contact drill in training camp last summer— ending his season before it had a chance to begin.

Even then, Benjamin sensed big things were ahead for the Panthers.

“There was just that vibe — you could just tell,” Benjamin said.

The Panthers have thrived without Benjamin and despite not having any big-name wide receivers, finishing first in the league in scoring offense behind the play of MVP candidate Cam Newton.

Carolina ranks 24th in the league in passing, but wide receivers Ted Ginn Jr., Jerricho Cotchery, Philly Brown and rookie Devin Funchess have seemingly made big catches when the Panthers needed them the most.

“We might not have a lot of guys that the outside world gives much credit to, or have a lot of guys that have flashy numbers,” tight end Greg Olsen said. “But that’s not what this is all about. We are trying to be a productive, efficient offense. It’s not always about numbers. It’s not fantasy football. Each guy has a role and he fits into the offense in a particular manner and whatever plays come your way, you need to take advantage of it.”

The Panthers could miss the 6-foot-5, 245-pound Benjamin this week more than ever against Seattle.

His height presented a mismatch for the Seahawks defensive backs last season. The 24-year-old Benjamin caught a team-high seven passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns in Carolina’s 31-17 divisional playoff loss to Seattle last season. He also had four catches for 94 yards in the regular season matchup.

“Kelvin was coming into his

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Thomas Sumter’s Bree Stoddard, center, tries to wrestle the basketball away from Wilson Hall’s Mary Daniel Stokes, right, in the Lady Generals’ 41-39 victory on Friday at Edens Gymnasium.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com DALZELL — The streak continues – the undefeated one that is.

Thomas Sumter Academy’s varsity girls basketball team held on for a 41-39 victory over Wilson Hall on Friday at Edens Gymnasium to improve to 14-0 on the season and grab an elusive victory over its region rival. The Lady Barons won all three meetings last season.

The win gives the Lady Generals a hard-earned 2-0 start in SCISA Region II-3A with an emphasis on hard-earned.

TSA had to overcome a tough offensive night, an 8-point fourth-quarter deficit

and even its own overanxious fans in the last few minutes.

Leading 41-36 with time winding down, a foul was called against TSA as the buzzer sounded. The crowd rushed the court, resulting in four foul shots for WH that gave the Lady Baron new life and drew a reprimand from TSA head coach B.J. Reed.

Lauren Goodson connected on three of her four shots, but with 0.1 seconds remaining, Wilson Hall couldn’t get a good shot off to prolong or win the game.

“I felt like that took away from a phenomenal game,” Reed said. “The buzzer sounded and our kids were so excited

Crestwood sweeps pair from district rival Lakewood

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Lakewood High School’s varsity boys basketball team never seemed to get its offense in sync on Friday against Sumter School District rival Lakewood at The Castle. And there was a very good reason for that -- the Knights.

CHS focused on keeping the ball out of the hands of Gator guards Jarvis Johnson and Grant Singleton as much as possible, and the strategy worked pretty well as Crestwood came away with a 63-54 victory.

“That’s what we were trying to do,” said Knights head coach Dwayne Edwards, whose team improved to 9-4 overall and 2-1 in Region VI3A. “We really wanted to keep it away from No. 1 (Johnson) as much as possible. Everything seems to run through him. We wanted to deny them the basketball and not let them get it back when they passed.

While Singleton led LHS with 14 and Johnson added 12, the points were hard to come

for what our girls had been able to pull off. But the rule is what the rule is and we’ll be better prepared next time.

“But I’m glad it ended the way it did because it would have been really, really sad for something like that to take away from what those girls did on the court.”

Despite Goodson’s late surge, free throw shooting proved to be the difference down the stretch. TSA connected on 11 of 15 shots from the charity stripe while the Lady Barons were 5 of 10.

“We put them on the line a little too much,” said WH head coach Glen Rector, whose team fell to 9-6 overall and 1-1

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Sumter girls, boys pick up region wins

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by all night. CHS led 25-20 at halftime and scored 11 of the first 13 points in the second half to open a 36-22 lead with 4:39 remaining in the third quarter.

“It was just a lack of execution on our part,” said Lakewood head coach Bryan Brown, whose team dropped to 13-5 and 1-2. “We’ve got to go back and work really hard in practice. We’re just not doing a good job running our offense right now.”

However, the Gators didn’t go away easily. Trailing 42-30 entering the fourth quarter, they went on a 12-4 run to cut the lead to 46-42 with 4:22 left in the game.

LHS had the ball with a chance to make it closer, but turned the ball over on a charge.

Ja Morant responded with seven straight points for the Knights to make it 53-42.

Morant led all scorers with 26 points. Lakewood pulled within six one more time with two minutes left, but could get no closer.

Devin Nelson, who was seeing his first significant playing time after being injured, added 15 for the Knights.

In the girls contest, Crestwood held a 13-point lead at halftime and held off a couple of charges by the Lady Gators in the second half before winning 57-43.

“We played really well in the first half,” said Lady Knights head coach Tony Wilson, whose team improved to 12-3 overall and stayed unbeaten in region play at 3-0. “We played really well in our man-to-man and

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Crestwood’s Ja Morant (12) goes up for a shot during the Knights’ 63-54 win over Lakewood on Friday. Morant finished with 26. did a good job running the pick and roll.

“We didn’t play as well in the second half, and we’ve got to do a better job of when we have the lead finishing the other team off.

We knew Lakewood was going to battle us though.

They play hard.”

The Lady Gators, 8-5 and 1-2, cut the lead to 33-26 midway through the third quarter before CHS pushed it back out to 45-31 with 29 seconds left. A Taja Randolph layup brought LHS within 45-33 entering the fourth quarter and was the start of an 8-0 run that made it 45-39 with 5:55 left in the game.

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Cunningham led the way Stoddard, Lyons and Josie with 11 points and a trio of Reed then combined for nine 3s – including two in the points at the charity stripe third quarter. as the Lady Generals started “Thomas Sumter did a reto pull away prior to the ally good job of cutting out events at the end of the our inside game, which is game. really our strength,” Rector It was a stellar turnsaid. “But Betsy was on fire around for what had been a tonight. She really played a rough three quarters for the tremendous game and hit TSA offense. After taking an her shots.

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SHS had three players Conway managed just score in double figures, led one field goal in the openby Tylik Simon with 12. He ing quarter, but trailed just also had four steals. Cedric 14-8 thanks to its perfect Rembert scored 11 points shooting at the line. By and had five assists, while halftime, Sumter had Cameron Singleton also had stretched its lead to 13, 2811 points. He connected on 15, before a 6-0 Lady Tiger three of five 3-point atrun cut the lead to seven tempts as Sumter was 7-for- with 6:17 to go in the third.

13 for the game.

Conway would get no closer Sumter won handily on a as the Lady Gamecocks night when it uncharacteris- righted the ship to hold off tically hit just five of 20 free the charge and built their throw attempts. The Lady lead back to 14, 44-30, at the Tigers made up 10 points at end of the third. the line, hitting on 15 of 26 Four of the Lady Gameshots after a 6-for-6 effort in cocks’ baskets came from the opening quarter, but 3-point range, including Conway managed just 13 three from Jessica Harris, field goals compared to who finished with 21 points, Sumter’s 25. seven assists and four steals.

“That (struggles at the “That’s three games in a foul line) is definitely unrow for Jessica with over 20 characteristic for us,” Loud- points,” Loudenslager said.

string by draining a 3-point shot with 5:34 to go.

Lakewood pulled within six one more time, 48-42 with 2:27 left, but five straight points by Destinee Jamison secured the win for Crestwood.

“We need to get it where we’re playing the first half like we did in the second half,” said Lady Gators head coach Demetress AdamsLudd. “We just came out very lackadaisical, playing tired in the first half. The second half we played entirely different.”

Jamison led the Lady Knights with 13 while Tyana Saunders had 12. Randolph led LHS with 12.

“I’m not disappointed at all. We played a very good game against a very good team. We will learn from this and get better.”

Goodson added 10 points and five rebounds for WH. Mary Margaret Munn had four steals.

Stoddard finished with a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds and three blocks.

Gaulke added seven and Haley Hawkins had five rebounds.

The Wilson Hall boys earned a 2-0 record in region play thanks to a dominating effort against the Generals. The Barons led 39-15 at the half and never looked back during a 69-35 victory.

Drew Talley paced the Barons with 19 points followed by Grier Schwartz with 15. Brent Carraway added nine and Sam Watford had seven as WH improved to 7-6 overall.

TSA was led by Justin Lyons’ 11 points followed by Austin Hudson with eight.

The Generals dropped to 1-1 in the region.

“She’s been averaging 23 a game for the last couple of weeks, taking more of an offensive role for us. She’s been leaving, still, six or eight points a game on the table with missed layups and things.

“My biggest compliment to Jessica Harris was she had a bad stomach virus yesterday, less than 24 hours ago, and she really came out there tonight and gave the best effort that she had. The kid’s low on gas right now, trying to battle through it sickness-wise, but you probably couldn’t tell that she was sick as a dog out there tonight. That says a lot about that kind of kid, to be able to overcome adversity like that and still come out and grind. It shows her love of the game.”

Kyra Wilson, Kiara Jones and Cy Cooper closed with seven rebounds apiece for Sumter while Bre Tyler equaled Harris’ 4-steal effort. Wilson also had nine points while D’Ericka Hamilton added eight.

Janecia Hemingway led the Lady Tigers, now 8-5 and 1-1, with 13 points.

TODAY 5:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Joburg Open Third Round from Johannesburg (GOLF).

7:40 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Sunderland vs. Everton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Everton vs.

Chelsea (USA).

Noon – College Basketball: South Florida at Memphis (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon – College Basketball: North Carolina State at North Carolina (ESPN).

Noon – Amateur Golf: Latin America Amateur Championship Third Round from Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic (ESPNEWS).

Noon – College Basketball: Ohio State at Maryland (ESPN2).

Noon – College Basketball: Cincinnati at Temple (ESPNU).

Noon – College Basketball: St. John’s at Butler (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – College Basketball: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

Noon – College Basketball: Charleston Southern at Campbell (TIME WARNER 1250).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Leicester City vs. Aston Villa (WIS 10).

12:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Massachusetts at Davidson (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – College Basketball: Villanova at Georgetown (WLTX 19).

1 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

1 p.m. – College Basketball: Missouri at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Virginia Commonwealth at Richmond (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Christian at Kansas (ESPN).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Notre Dame at Duke (ESPN2).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas A&M at Georgia (ESPNU).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Xavier at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Boston College at Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: William & Mary at North Carolina-Wilmington (TIME WARNER 1250).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Miami vs.

Clemson from Greenville (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

2:30 p.m. – Amateur Golf: Diamond Resorts Invitational Final Day from Windermere, Fla. (GOLF).

2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: La Salle at Rhode Island (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Tennessee at Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Benfica vs.

Estoril (UNIVISION).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Bowie State at Lincoln (Pa.) (ASPIRE).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Portland at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Wyoming at New Mexico (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Kentucky at Auburn (ESPN).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: West Virginia at Oklahoma (ESPN2).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Iowa Stae at Kansas State (ESPNU).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Wofford at Mercer (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

4:30 p.m. – NFL Football: American Football Conference Divisional Playoff Game – Kansas City at New England (WLTX 19).

4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: East Carolina at Central Florida (ESPNEWS).

4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Seton Hall at Providence FOX SPORTS 1).

5:40 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Guadalajara vs.

Cruz Azul (UNIVISION).

6 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Temple at Connecticut (CBS SOIRTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. – High School Basketball: Athletic Institute vs. Findlay Prep (Nev.) (ESPN).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: Oklahoma State at Texas (ESPN2).

6 p.m. – College Hockey: Wisconsin at Penn State (ESPNU).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: Alabama at Vanderbilt (SEC NETWORK).

7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Milwaukee at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

7 p.m. – PGA Golf: Sony Open Third Round from Honolulu (GOLF).

7 p.m. – College Hockey: Merrimack at Notre Dame (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Monarcas vs.

Tigres (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – NFL Football: American Football Conference Divisional Playoff Game – Green Bay at Arizona (WIS 10).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: Florida at Mississippi (ESPN2).

8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Penn State at Northwestern (ESPNU).

8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Arkansas at Louisiana State (SEC NETWORK).

10 p.m. – High school Basketball: Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions Championship Game from Springfield, Mo. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

10 p.m. – College Basketball: San Diego State at Boise State (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Deontay Wilder vs. Artur Szpilka for the WBC Heavyweight Title and Vyacheslav Glazkov vs. Charles Martin for the IBF Heavyweight Title from Brooklyn, N.Y. (SHOWTIME).

prep schedule Today

Varsity Basketball

Sumter at Dreher (Girls only), 3:30 p.m.

B Team Basketball

Orangeburg Prep at Thomas Sumter, 2 p.m.

Varsity Equestrian

Wilson Hall in IEA Equestrian (at Tally Ho in Timmonsville), TBA

Varsity Wrestling

Sumter in Battery Creek Duals (in Beaufort), TBA

NFL Playoffs

By The Associated Press Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9

Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16

Sunday, Jan. 10

Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16

Kansas City at New England, 4:35 (CBS) Green Bay at Arizona, 8:15 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Jan. 17

Seattle at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24

AFC, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31

At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7

At Santa Clara, Calif.

TBD, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division

Atlanta Miami Orlando Washington Charlotte Central Division

Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

W L Pct GB 25 15 .625 — 20 19 .513 4½ 20 21 .488 5½ 11 28 .282 13½ 4 37 .098 21½ W L Pct GB 23 16 .590 — 22 17 .564 1 20 19 .513 3 18 19 .486 4 18 20 .474 4½ W L Pct GB 27 10 .730 — 23 15 .605 4½ 22 17 .564 6 21 18 .538 7 16 25 .390 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

San Antonio Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans Northwest Division

Oklahoma City Utah Portland Denver Minnesota Pacific Division

Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

W L Pct GB 35 6 .854 — 22 18 .550 12½ 22 19 .537 13 21 19 .525 13½ 12 26 .316 21½ W L Pct GB 28 12 .700 — 17 22 .436 10½ 17 24 .415 11½ 15 24 .385 12½ 12 28 .300 16 W L Pct GB 37 3 .925 — 26 13 .667 10½ 16 23 .410 20½ 13 27 .325 24 9 32 .220 28½

Thursday’s Games

Toronto 106, Orlando 103, OT Chicago 115, Philadelphia 111, OT San Antonio 99, Cleveland 95 Memphis 103, Detroit 101 Sacramento 103, Utah 101 Golden State 116, L.A. Lakers 98

Friday’s Games

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Portland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Portland at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 44 26 13 5 57 118 98 Detroit 44 23 14 7 53 110 114 Montreal 44 23 18 3 49 123 109 Tampa Bay 43 22 17 4 48 111 102 Boston 42 21 16 5 47 126 113 Ottawa 44 20 18 6 46 120 135 Toronto 41 16 18 7 39 105 115 Buffalo 43 17 22 4 38 100 117 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 43 33 7 3 69 143 91 N.Y. Islanders 44 24 15 5 53 122 110 N.Y. Rangers 43 23 15 5 51 124 113 Carolina 45 20 18 7 47 109 121 New Jersey 45 21 19 5 47 99 110 Pittsburgh 42 20 16 6 46 99 103 Philadelphia 41 19 15 7 45 94 110 Columbus 45 16 25 4 36 114 145

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 44 29 11 4 62 149 116 Chicago 46 29 13 4 62 131 107 St. Louis 47 25 15 7 57 117 118 Minnesota 43 22 13 8 52 113 102 Colorado 45 22 20 3 47 128 127 Nashville 44 19 17 8 46 113 123 Winnipeg 44 20 21 3 43 117 129 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 42 27 12 3 57 112 92 Arizona 43 22 16 5 49 122 131 San Jose 42 22 18 2 46 120 114 Vancouver 44 17 17 10 44 106 124 Anaheim 42 18 17 7 43 82 100 Calgary 42 20 20 2 42 115 129 Edmonton 45 17 23 5 39 109 133 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

San Jose 2, Edmonton 1, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Washington 4, Vancouver 1 Chicago 2, Montreal 1 Carolina 4, St. Louis 1 Winnipeg 5, Nashville 4, OT Colorado 3, New Jersey 0 Detroit 3, Arizona 2, OT

Friday’s Games

Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

New Jersey at Arizona, 2 p.m.

Ottawa at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.

Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Montreal at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

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

golf

By The Associated Press Sony Open Par Scores At Waialae Country Club Honolulu Purse: $5.8 million Yardage: 7,044; Par 70 (35-35) First Round a-denotes amateur Ricky Barnes Vijay Singh Morgan Hoffmann Kevin Kisner Brandt Snedeker Si Woo Kim Zach Johnson Charles Howell III Shane Bertsch Sean O’Hair Luke Donald Jerry Kelly David Hearn Zac Blair Scott Piercy David Lingmerth Fred Funk Colt Knost Tony Finau

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Patriots DL Jones’ status No one expects another blowout from Cardinals unknown against Chiefs when Packers return

By JIMMY GOLEN The Associated Press

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots would have loved to spend the week with nothing else to worry about except Saturday’s playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Then Pro Bowl defensive lineman Chandler Jones wandered over to the local police station, shirtless and disoriented, leaving his house reeking of burnt marijuana. Suddenly, the defending Super Bowl champions were back on defense.

Fortunately, they’re pretty good at it.

“I mean, are there any more questions about the Chiefs here?” coach Bill Belichick said on Thursday after nine straight unanswered questions about Jones’ unusual weekend.

“The rest of it, I’m done talking about. We issued a statement, that’s it.”

Jones apologized to his teammates and the New England fans on Thursday, saying he made a “pretty stupid mistake,” but he declined to elaborate on what happened.

Belichick refused to say whether Jones would be benched for fear of revealing valuable strategic information to the Chiefs.

In the Patriots’ locker room, the players said they would have no trouble putting the incident aside on Saturday. And it’s hard to doubt them, after what they have gone through over the last 12 months and beyond.

Hours after New England’s 45-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC championship game last January, the team was accused of illegally deflating the footballs. Even before the league investigation that would find them guilty, the Patriots plugged up their ears and dug in their heels.

And went on to win the Super Bowl.

A season earlier, New England recorded its now-customary 12-win season, AFC East title and trip to the conference championship game despite releasing tight end Aaron Hernandez over the summer, shortly before he was charged with first-degree murder. (He was convicted in April 2015, a few months after his former teammates’ Super Bowl victory.)

“I think coach Belichick does a great job of really just, like, brainwashing

By BOB BAUM The Associated Press

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New England defensive lineman Chandler Jones warms up on the field during practice Wednesday in Foxborough, Mass. Jones was admitted to a hospital on Sunday and released the same day. It isn’t known if he will play in the AFC divisional playoff game against Kansas City today. us,” defensive back Duron Harmon said this week.

“We just try to ignore all the distractions, whether it’s that situation or ‘Deflategate,’ or any other distraction. We just try to ignore the noise.”

If Jones is benched for part of the game, the Patriots will be giving up a pass-rusher whose 121/2 sacks were the fifth most in the NFL this season.

Here are a few other things to look for in Saturday’s game: WE ALL WANT TO BE BIG, BIG STARS: Kansas City won 10 in a row to close out the regular season and then added a 30-0 win over Houston in the wild-card round. The winning streak is the longest in team history and longest active streak in the league.

“You don’t win 11 games in a row by accident,” Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater said. “There are not a lot of things that they haven’t been doing well.”

New England has lost

four of its last six games, but still coasted to its 12th division title in 13 years and its sixth straight first-round bye.

STANDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Steven Jackson was out of football when Belichick called just before Christmas, looking for someone to replace injured running backs Dion Lewis and LeGarrette Blount.

“I understood that this is probably the last opportunity that I will have a chance, a significant chance, to win a Super Bowl,” said Jackson, 32. “This is the week ... we’re talking about, why I decided to take coach up on the offer.”

Jackson hadn’t been in the playoffs since he was a rookie in 2004 with the Rams. He is expected to share carries with James White and Brandon Bolden for as long as his conditioning holds up.

“It’s a long time coming for me,” Jackson said. “The last two or three weeks have been a whirlwind.”

Steelers playing without All-Pro Brown PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are embracing the challenge of playing without star wide receiver Antonio Brown.

The All-Pro will sit out Sunday’s playoff game at Denver with a concussion, the first game he’s missed in more than three years. The Steelers say they have the depth to win without him.

Brown was injured late in a wild-card win over Cincinnati last Saturday. He missed practice all week and head coach Mike Tomlin said doctors never got to the point where they felt comfortable clearing Brown to play.

Rookie Sammie Coates says it’s an opportunity for the rest of the receivers to show what they can do without Brown.

steelers’ Roethlisberger practices, questionable PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw in practice on Friday but remains questionable for Sun-

day’s AFC divisional playoff game against Denver.

Roethlisberger is dealing with a sprained right shoulder sustained in last weekend’s wild-card win over Cincinnati. Roethlisberger was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday but was a full participant in the final major workout before the Steelers face the Broncos.

Coach Mike Tomlin says Roethlisberger did everything he was asked on Friday.

last week for the NFC wildcard game against Minnesota, but he did not accompany the team to Minneapolis after determining he was not ready to play.

Lions keep coach Jim Caldwell for 3rd year

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have retained coach Jim Caldwell for a third season.

Lions general manager Bob Quinn announced the move Friday.

It was Quinn’s call to keep Seattle lists RB as or fire Caldwell during his Marshawn probable first week on the job.

RENTON, Wash. — The SeQuinn says it is clear he attle Seahawks have listed and Caldwell have similar running back Marshawn football philosophies, adding Lynch as probable on their the team believes in Caldwell final injury report for Sunand responds well to his day’s NFC divisional playoff leadership. game at Carolina.

Caldwell is 18-15, including Seattle announced the des- a wild-card loss last year, in ignation for Lynch on Friday two seasons with the Lions. afternoon. Lynch has not Detroit dropped six of its played since Week 10 against first seven games in 2015 beArizona after undergoing ab- fore finishing 7-9. dominal surgery. Seattle was hopeful Lynch would return The Associated Press

in the wrong business.”

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians discounted the whole GLENDALE, Ariz. — Three concept of pressure. weeks ago, the Arizona Car“There is no pressure,” he dinals beat the Green Bay said. “Pressure is something Packers by 30 points. No one when you’re not prepared for should expect that kind of something. We have high exblowout when the teams pectations.” meet again Saturday night, The Dec. 27 victory over this time in the NFC division- the Packers capped a nineal playoffs. game winning streak for Ari“I think these guys defizona (13-3). A week later, the nitely come back here with a Cardinals ended their regubad taste in their mouth,” lar season with a 36-6 drubbing at the hands of Seattle, a Arizona cornerback Patrick loss they dismiss as an aberPeterson said, “so I think it will definitely be a much bet- ration.

The Packers (11-6) still had ter game.” a chance at the NFC North Oddsmakers are picking title, despite the loss in the the Cardinals, the NFC’s No. desert, but they finished the 2 seed, by seven points, alregular season by losing at though Packers coach Mike home to Minnesota, so Green McCarthy wouldn’t call his Bay settled for a wild-card team the underdog. berth.

“We’re no underdog going Here are things to consider to Arizona,” McCarthy said when the Packers face the after his team’s 35-18 wildCardinals: card victory over WashingGETTING HEALTHY: The ton. “I don’t care what people think or how we’re picked or Cardinals sacked Rodgers eight times in their meeting things like that. We’re going three weeks ago, but Green out there to win, and expect Bay was without starting left to win.” tackle David Bakhtiari beGreen Bay quarterback cause of an ankle injury and Aaron Rodgers, on the other lost starting right tackle hand, acknowledged his Bryan Bulaga, also to an team’s underdog status, but said “the pressure’s all going ankle problem, during the contest. to be on” Arizona.

That shouldn’t be the case “They’re coming off a on Saturday night. Bulaga tough loss at home against was back the next game and Seattle. Before that, they Bakhtiari practiced all week blew us out,” Rodgers said. on a limited basis. The Pack“They’re the Super Bowl favorites, and obviously the fa- ers also should have cornerback Sam Shields, who has vorite team on Saturday been out while undergoing night, so we’ve just got to go the concussion protocol. out, be loose, let it all hang MISSING OKAFOR: Arizoout, because the pressure’s na will be without one of its all on that side.” best pass rushers, outside Arizona safety Rashad linebacker Alex Okafor, and Johnson said there’s presthe exact reason is a mystery. sure on both sides.

An obviously irritated Ari“We’ve all got to play the ans would say only that Okafgame,” he said. “I think there’s a little bit of pressure or injured a toe during the team’s weekend off. on everyone to go out and The team signed 12-year want to play well. If you don’t NFL veteran Jason Babin to feel any butterflies and have some type of pressure, you’re help at the position.

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Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) is sacked by Arizona inside linebacker Dwight Freeney in Glendale, Ariz. on Dec. 27 when the Cardinals won by 30 points. No one should expect that kind of blowout when the teams meet again today, this time in an NFC divisional playoff game.

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own and was just starting to excel,” offensive coordinator Mike Shula said. “It was a tough loss for us, but guys have done a great job of filling in.”

Benjamin said he tries to be as supportive as possible around his teammates.

He’s spent time on the sideline during some home games. He watches the away games from his living room, often playing the game out in his mind, visualizing himself running a route on third down, working to get open and making a catch to move the chains.

Benjamin is in a good place now mentally, and views himself as a “coach” to the team’s other wide receivers.

He feels invested, and is eager to see them win the Super Bowl.

“Hey, I get a ring too,” he said with a laugh. “And I want a ring.”

There was a time went Benjamin wasn’t so jovial though.

He said he felt disconnected from the team after the injury, which isn’t uncommon among players who are placed on IR. Even as Newton and backup quarterback Joe Webb would come visit him at home after surgery, often hanging out to play video games, he said he just didn’t feel like a part of the team.

Benjamin thinks a lot about 2016 these days and what the Panthers offense will be like when he returns.

There is certainly room for improvement, as the Panthers rank 24th in the league in passing.

“Next season is going to be crazy,” Benjamin said, his eyes lighting up like a kid at Christmas. “I saw it back in camp. We were moving the ball pretty well and scoring in the red zone.

Man, I just can’t wait to get back out there with those guys.”

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recruiting

Muschamp adds pair of Shrine Bowlers

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lemson played for the national championship and the Tigers can point to years of excellent recruiting for being in that position. New University of South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp is making recruiting a priority from the top of his organization down and in his short time in the Floyd Building, Muschamp has made his recruiting prowess felt.

He’s not getting everyone he wants, but he is capturing some quality commitments and getting involved with some touted uncommitted recruits.

Muschamp added two more pieces to the 2016 class last week, pulling in Shrine Bowlers running back Rico Dowdle of Asheville, N.C., and wide receiver Chavis Dawkins of Byrnes High School in Duncan.

Dowdle is the second RB to commit for the ‘16 class. He had an exceptional senior season for Reynolds High, rushing for 2,545 yards and 51 touchdowns. He also passed for 1,434 yards. Dowdle also had a strong showing in the Shrine Bowl, scoring two touchdowns.

Dowdle grew up in Gaffney and once USC offered after Muschamp took over he immediately began seriously thinking about the idea of returning to his home state.

“It’s not too far from here where the people from here can come see me play,” Dowdle said. “I know it’s a great place. I got a cousin (Shaq Davidson) that plays for them, plays receiver. Had a person from Gaffney graduate from there and go on to play in the NFL (National Football League) for the (Minnesota) Vikings and (Seattle) Seahawks, Sidney Rice. There’s some great stuff that goes on down in Columbia.”

Dowdle also looked hard at North Carolina State, Tennessee and Wake Forest, but in talking with USC RB coach Bobby Bentley, he gets the feeling there’s a need and a place for him with the Gamecocks.

“Just really hearing that they can use me down there, and I’m great for the offense, and I’m a good running back they can use down there in Columbia,” he said. “That I need to come home and stuff, just a lot of love on Twitter from the fans and things from South Carolina. It’s just a great feeling. Nothing but positive.”

USC offered Dawkins last Friday. He also had offers from NCSU, WF, Louisville and Appalachian State.

“It is my dream school,” Dawkins said. “I’ve always wanted to go to South Carolina.”

Aiding his cause with USC is the presence of new Bentley who, of course, had a legendary coaching career at Byrnes.

“When Coach Bentley first got the job, he came to see me. He was the first to come see me,” Dawkins said. “I call him and we talk a lot. It meant a lot to me (that I was one of Bentley’s first stops) because I knew they were really serious about me.” This season, Dawkins was among the leading WRs in

the state with 73 receptions for 1,319 yards and 17 TDs. He also was the Sandlappers’ leading receiver in the Shrine Bowl Phil Kornblut with six catchRecruiting es for 62 yards and two TDs. corner Dawkins becomes the fourth WR to commit to USC for the ‘16 class.

Defensive lineman Kobe Smith of Lawrenceville, Ga., had to scratch his plans to enroll early, but it worked out that he could and he cast his lot with USC. He chose USC over Kentucky, to which he was committed. He also was once committed to NCSU. Not all news was positive for USC. WR Cavin Ridley of Deerfield Beach, Fla., who was committed to USC for two days, visited Georgia last week and enrolled there this week.

DL Cecil Stallings of Tucker, Ga., committed to the former USC staff last July, but some doubt rose in his mind after Muschamp took over. Stallings wasn’t sure if he would fit in with Muschamp’s defensive scheme and wasn’t totally sure if he was wanted by the new staff.

However, his head coach, Bryan Lamar, said though Stallings will take some other visits, his plans right now are to sign with USC. “He’s still solid,” Lamar said. “He’s going down to Mississippi State (this) weekend.

His final visit will be to South Carolina. He’s still solid, but he’s just taking visits. I talked with them and they are still pretty solid with him. They still want him. He’s still dealing with the transitioning, but I think he’s still pretty solid with them right now.”

Lamar said he’s not sure if Stalling’s visit to USC will be on either Jan. 23 or Jan. 30. He said there are no other schools Stallings is considering at this point.

Stephon Taylor of New Orleans, a ’16 DL, released his top five and USC is on his short list. The rest of the five are Texas, Florida State, Oklahoma and Louisiana State.

WR Kiel Pollard of Moultrie, Ga., has been committed to Arkansas since September, but wants to take an inside look at USC this month before settling on a final decision. Pollard has been talking with new USC WR coach Bryan McClendon and will take an official visit with USC this weekend.

He has already taken his official visit to Arkansas. He’s not planning any other visits at this point. Pollard said his commitment to Arkansas remains in place right now and Arkansas continues to recruit him hard.

Pollard was the 6A offensive player of the year in Georgia this past season after totaling 76 catches for 1,163 yards and 18 TDs. Defensive end Jonathan Kongbo III of Arizona Western Junior College decommitted from Tennessee and USC is one of the schools he’s considering for one of his final offi-

cial visits. He has taken official visits to Auburn, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Kongbo has been scheduled to visit Washington today and has indicated an interest in visiting USC or Alabama on Jan. 23.

Kristian Fulton of Metairie, La., a ’16 DB, was offered last week by USC. Some of his other offers are LSU, Alabama, Miami, Florida and Arkansas.

He has officials set with Arkansas on Jan. 22 and UF on Jan. 29.

USC reportedly was one of several schools to reach out to DL Keanu Saleapaga of La Mirad, Calif., last week after he decommitted from Southern California. Greg Biggins of Scout reported USC along with UGA, Colorado State, Oklahoma and Mississippi State were some of the schools to contact Saleapaga. He committed to Southern Cal in June.

Brandon Jones, a ’16 DB from Nacogdoches, Texas, was offered by USC last week. He has an official visit to Texas set for today and one to Auburn on Jan. 29. He has visited Texas A&M. Alabama and Baylor are some of his other offers.

USC offensive lineman commitment Pete Leota of Asheville is taking his USC official visit this weekend. He is also set to visit WF on Jan. 22. He said he’s 100 percent committed, but does want to take a couple of other visits.

USC OL commitment Will Putnam of Harrisburg, N.C., said his only official visit will be to USC this weekend.

Former USC DB commitment JJ Givens of Mechanicsville, Va., has an official visit to Miami this weekend. He also has a visit set with Maryland for Jan. 30. He said he has been talking with USC and still plans to take an official visit with USC as well.

DB Nick McCloud of South Pointe High in Rock Hill, was offered by UCLA and Maryland last week. He has visits set with USC this weekend and Georgia Tech on Jan. 22. USC has not yet offered.

The dead period ends this week and official visits can resume this weekend. USC targets scheduled for visits this weekend include WR Sam Bruce, linebacker TJ Brunson, DL Jamil Dukes, athlete Evan Hinson, DE Tyreic Martin, McCloud, Pollard and DB Daniel Thomas.

USC offered ‘16 tight end Pro Wells of St. Petersburg, Fla. He currently is a Marshall commitment.

DL D’Andre Christmas-Giles of New Orleans has set an official visit to USC for Jan. 22.

Jake Bentley of Opelika, Ala., a ’17 quarterback and the son of USC assistant coach Bobby Bentley, told the Opelika-Auburn News it won’t be until March until the family decides where he will play his senior season. He could stay at Opelika High or he could transfer to a school in South Carolina.

Bentley plans to finish this school year in Alabama and he plans to graduate in December. He wants to make his decision between the start of

visits to UCLA, Arizona State and Michigan and has set a visit to UF this weekend.

USC also offered Brown’s teammate, LB Dontavious Jackson, last month, but he has filled out his visits with UF and Alabama. He has been to UCLA, FSU and Michigan.

Former South Carolina Mr. Football WR/DB Tramel Terry of Goose Creek High will transfer from UGA to Jacksonville State. Terry will be eligible to play next season CLEMSON for JSU. He looked into possiClemson wants to add one bly transferring to USC, but more safety to the ‘16 class and would have had to sit out the one interested prospect is season, thus the decision to Romeo Finley (6-feet-1-inch, transfer to a Football Cham190 pounds) of Fort Walton pionship Subdivision proBeach, Fla. Finley has been in gram where he will have imconversation with Clemson mediate eligibility. secondary coach Mike Reed BASKETBALL and has set an official visit Elijah Thomas , a 6-9 player, with the Tigers for Jan. 23.

Finley said Reed has laid out transferred to Clemson from Texas A&M. Thomas will behis plans for him for the seccome eligible to play for Clemondary moving forward and son in December of this year. how he would fit in if he Thomas also considered Nechooses the Tigers. braska, Gonzaga, Arizona “They have this package State and San Diego. He visitwhere they bring in seven ed Clemson last month.

DBs, and he said I’d be good “I felt it was the correct situfor that my first year,” Finley ation for me to come in and be said. “Play safety and nicklea part of something that’s back. They are taking two safeties and have one commit- going to be special next year,” ted, so they are looking for one Thomas said. “They’ve got two other transfers and a lot of more.” other players returning next However, Clemson has stiff year. I think I will fit well competition. Finley is visiting there.

GT this weekend and he currently favors the Yellow Jack“(Clemson head) Coach ets.

(Brad) Brownell gets after his “It’s just me and the defenplayers and reminds me of my sive coordinator have a good high school coach.” relationship,” he said. “I will The 250-pound Thomas was wait and visit Clemson. I real- a highly recruited prospect ly like Clemson, too.” from Lancaster, Texas, last Finley said he’s also looking year before signing with A&M. at UF, Miami and Louisville He played in eight games, avfor potential visits this month. eraging 4.0 points and 2.5 reThis season Finley had 60 bounds per game before decidtackles and two interceptions. ing to leave.

DB Daniel Thomas of MontHe broke a bone in his left gomery, Ala., was offered by foot before the start of this Clemson last week. He has ofseason and that hampered him ficial visits set with USC, during his short stay in ColClemson and Maryland. lege Station.

Clemson offered ‘16 DB LaDuring the recruiting provert Hill of Detroit last week, cess in high school, Thomas according to 247Sports. He retook official visits to LSU, portedly has Clemson, MichiOklahoma State, Illinois, gan and Michigan State as his Southern Methodist and A&M. top three and will visit ClemThomas will be the third son on Jan. 23. transfer player who will gain Cordarrion Richardson of eligibility at Clemson next seaMemphis, Tenn., a ‘17 RB, reson, joining guards Shelton leased a top eight, in no order, Mitchell and Marcquise Reed. of Clemson, Tennessee, LSU, Malik Williams of Orlando, Auburn, Oklahoma, Alabama, Fla., a 6-8 junior forward, Michigan State and FSU. made an unofficial visit to Clemson targets scheduled Clemson for the Louisville for visits this weekend include game and was offered. He also DL Michail Carter, DB Trayhas an NCSU offer. von Mullen and DB Malek BASEBALL Young. The list is unofficial Clemson added outfielder/ and subject to change. first baseman Seth Beer and CLEMSON AND USC infielder Grayson Byrd to its OL John Simpson of Fort roster last week as mid-year Dorchester High in North enrollees.

Charleston confirmed his offiBeer graduated early from cial visit plans for January high school in Suwanee, Ga. last week. He is going to UF He is rated by Perfect Game as this weeknd, Clemson on Jan. the No. 2 player in his class 23 and Alabama on Jan. 30. He and No. 1 OF. has taken an official visit to Byrd is a transfer from LSU LSU. USC also is hoping to get who will have to sit out this him in for a visit. coming season. Byrd is the son of right-handed pitcher OTHERS Paul Byrd, who played 14 seaDB Chris Brown of Houston sons in the Major Leagues said he’s not heard from USC with the New York Mets, Atsince getting an offer last lanta Braves, Philadelphia month and doesn’t see USC Phillies, Kansas City Royals, factoring in his plans at this Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland point. He has taken official Indians and Boston Red Sox.

spring practice and the regular season and has a top four of USC, Stanford, UGA and Miami. This season, Bentley passed for 2,834 yards and 28 TDs. USC offered ‘17 DE Donovan Jeter of Beaver Falls, Pa. That’s his 18th offer.

Derrick Allen, an ’18 DB from Marietta, Ga., and ‘18 OL Curtis Dunlap Jr. of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., were offered by USC last week.

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As trial looms, baseball fans already won in MLB TV dispute NEW YORK — Major League Baseball fans are already the winners in a lawsuit scheduled for trial next week over how league broadcast rights are distributed.

MLB lawyers have told a Manhattan federal court judge that fans will be able to buy single-team television packages if they don’t live in their favorite team’s market.

The lawyers noted in court papers submitted last week that the desire for single-team packages seemed to be the driving force behind the 2012 class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of fans.

The decision to enable single-team TV package purchases came after lawyers for the National Hockey League last year settled their side of the court case. The NHL agreed to let fans buy single-team packages.

Snedeker sets the target at sony open in hawaii HONOLULU — Brandt Snedeker had a 5-under 65 and never came seriously close to a bogey Friday to build a oneshot lead midway through the second round of the Sony Open.

Snedeker, playing Waialae

for the first time in eight years, was at 12-under 128.

He played the opening two rounds with Kevin Kisner, who didn’t see enough putts go in until the last hole. Kisner rolled in a 12-foot eagle putt for a 66.

British Open champion Zach Johnson had a 66 and was two shots behind, followed by Scott Piercy (66) another stroke back. The top four players on the leaderboard all started the year at Kapalua last week.

Vijay Singh, who turns 53 next month and is trying to become the oldest PGA Tour winner, played in the after-

noon.

GIRLS B TEAM BASKETBALL MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy improved to 5-0 on the season with a 24-20 victory over Wilson Hall on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium.

Lexi Bennett led the Lady Swampcats with nine points and Breanna Boykin had seven.

On Wednesday in Manning, LMA beat Cardinal Newman 30-20 behind 24 points from Bennett.

BOYS B TEAM BASKETBALL Wilson Hall 33 Laurence Manning 21 MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy dropped to 0-5 with a 33-21 loss to Wilson Hall on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium.

Austin Deppa had eight points to lead the Swampcats and Aaron Carlton had seven.

On Wednesday in Manning, LMA lost to Cardinal Newman 31-15. Austin Deppa led LMA with six points.

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3 cats become a crowd in 1-bedroom apartment DEAR ABBY — My girlfriend and I live together. We adopted a cat off the street.

A few months later, the cat became pregDear Abby nant and had ABIGAIL four kittens.

VAN BUREN We ended up keeping two, and now we have three cats in a one-bedroom apartment.

I’ve tried being OK with it, but it’s making me stressed and unhappy. The litter box must be constantly cleaned; they get into our food and pee on our furniture.

I’ve tried talking to my girlfriend about putting one or two of them up for adoption,

but every time I raise the issue, she gets mad and dares me to get rid of them. I don’t want her to resent me, but I also don’t like living in the circumstances I’m living in. Please help.

Surrounded by cats DEAR SURROUNDED — You and your girlfriend appear to be irresponsible pet owners. I hope you realize that if the stray cat you adopted had been spayed, this could have been avoided.

The litter box should be cleaned regularly and, because the cats belong to both of you, the responsibility should be shared. If the cats urinate on the furniture, it should be discussed with a veterinarian rather than disposing of them.

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DEAR ABBY — My niece got married and some of the gifts got separated from the gift cards. Individual cards were found apart from the gifts. So how do you thank the individuals who left gifts without knowing the gift they gave?

Unsure in the West DEAR UNSURE — While it is preferable to mention the gift when thanking the giver, no rule states that you HAVE to do so. Your niece should start by writing thank-you notes for the gifts that have cards with them, and for those few (I HOPE few) that don’t, the givers should be told how meaningful it was to have them present on the special day, and thanked for their generosity. Period.

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