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Bond denied Suspect in murder case will remain behind bars

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Bond was denied Monday for a suspect in a murder case that happened during the weekend in Sumter.

Qwinton Harper, 24, last known address of 4405 Maxie St, Dalzell, turned himself in Saturday morning after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was taken to SumterLee Regional Detention Center where he’ll remain until his next scheduled court date on September 4, according to the jail’s inmate in-

quiry system.

The body of 33-yearold Shimone Gillins was found Friday night behind a vacant house in the 600 block of South Harvin HARPER Street. Sumter Police Department found the body after anonymous tips about a possibly sick or dead body in the backyard of the house.

Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock said the cause of death was gun shot wounds to the upper body.

Authorities say Harper frequented the area near the house, and the two knew each other before the murder. According to a release from the department, the shooting was allegedly in response to a physical altercation between Harper and Gillins that occurred a few weeks prior.

Both were involved in crime before the shooting, however. Sumter Police Department Spokeswoman Tonyia McGirt said it could not comment on the extent of their

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Hot and dry conditions cause corn crop to wilt

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com “It’s done.”

That’s the assessment Clemson Extension row crop specialist David DeWitt made of the local dryland corn crop Monday when talking about the effects of the Midlands’ recent hot, mostly dry weather. Irrigated corn is doing much better, he said, but is still suffering from the heat.

Reggie Caughman, who

farms about 3,000 acres at Caughman and Sons Farm north of Sumter on Highway 15, said his irrigated corn is doing better than his dryland corn, but all of his crops are taking a hit.

He said he has about 200 acres of dryland corn that he will end up “bush hogging” and not cutting at all, and some other corn acreage that might produce 50 bushels per acre.

“The soybeans, they

look rough; they need water. The grain sorghum, it looks bad; it’s just spotted,” he said.

“We need rain bad.”

The damage to crops from a lack of rain and excessive heat is not limited to Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties, however.

The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports that area is in an incipient drought — the lowest level of drought — but it has been enough to

wipe out much of the dryland corn.

Calhoun County Clemson extension agent Charles Davis said some fields will have no more than 10 percent of a normal crop, while others won’t produce anything.

The dry and hot conditions are affecting the corn crop throughout the region said Emily Joyce, a marketing specialist for the South Carolina

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County starts search for EMS employees

Iran nuclear deal: Fine ‘new chapter’ or ‘historic mistake?’

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

VIENNA (AP) — Overcoming decades of hostility, Iran, the United States, and five other world powers struck a historic accord Tuesday to check Tehran’s nuclear efforts short of building a bomb.

The agreement could give Iran access to billions in frozen assets and oil revenue, stave off more U.S. military action in the Middle East and reshape the tumultuous region.

The deal sets in motion a years-long test of Iran’s willingness to keep its promises to the world — and the ability of international inspectors to monitor compliance.

It also sets the White House up for a contentious fight with a wary Congress and more rocky relations with Israel, whose leaders furiously op-

Sumter County has started its search for 15 paramedics who will fill the additional shift created by Sumter County Emergency Medical Services’ new shift schedule and additional ambulances.

The EMS department changed its schedule from 24 hours working and 48 hours off to 24 hours working and 72 hours off in order to give employees more time to recuperate in between shifts.

Sumter County Council approved a general obligation bond of $2.5 million to purchase the two ambulances for the EMS department during its meeting on May

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Sumter County paramedics Bobby Hingst, in vest on left, and Kent Hall, in vest on right, work on a patient in a simulated scene from the 2012 Carolina Competition, an event pitting EMS teams from North Carolina and South Carolina against each other. Sumter is looking to hire 15 more paramedics.

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posed the agreement.

Appealing to skeptics, President Obama declared that the accord “offers an opportunity to move in a new direction.

We should seize it.”

Under terms of the deal, the culmination of 20 months of arduous diplomacy, Iran must dismantle much of its nuclear program in order to secure relief from biting sanctions that have battered its economy. International inspectors can now press for visits to Iran’s military facilities, though access is not guaranteed. Centrifuges will keep spinning, though in lesser quantities, and uranium can still be enriched, though at lower levels.

In a key compromise, Iran agreed to continuation of the

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Divine Sistas hold back to school clothing drive The Devine Sistas of Pretty Girls Rock will host its fifth annual back-to-school clothing and school supplies drive for families who are unable to purchase those items for their children. The back-toschool supplies drive will be held on Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the clothing drive will be held on Aug. 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at High Rollers Club House, 3209 Broad St. Ext. “We wanted to give back to the community and provide clothing and items for those who can’t afford or are struggling to purchase items for their children,” said Audrika Gadson, president of the social club.

Gadson said the club is looking for T-shirts, sneakers, shoes, socks, pants, uniforms and any other new, used or gently worn clothing items for children in kindergarten through 12th grade. Monetary donations will also be accepted and will be used to purchase clothing or supplies, she said.

The drive benefits Sumterarea students.

The items can be dropped off on any Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., from July 13 to Aug. 3.

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VA clinic will host cookout for veterans The William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sumter Community Based Outpatient Clinic at 407 N. Salem Ave. will host a Veteran Appreciation Cookout from noon to 1 p.m. today.

The annual event is led by volunteer Bessie Williamson.

Additionally, Dorn VAMC’s director, Timothy McMurry, will attend to personally thank the Sumter outpatient clinic volunteers and area veterans who stop by for hamburgers and hotdogs.

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Charlotte man sent to prison for sex trafficking CHARLOTTE — Federal authorities say an accused sex trafficker who lured two girls to Charlotte by promising them food, shelter and security and then turning them into prostitutes has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.

Acting U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose said in a news release that 32-yearold Tony Lee Drum of Charlotte was sentenced on Tuesday for two counts each of sex trafficking of minors and transporting minors across state lines for prostitution.

Drum also faces a lifetime of supervised release after prison.

2 arrested, 3 sought in Darlington shooting DARLINGTON — Two people have been arrested, and authorities are seeking three others in a shooting death in Darlington County.

Sheriff’s office Chief Deputy James Hudson tells local media outlets that 24-year-old Dominique Ray Von Cooper was shot early Monday morning near Interstate 95. He later died at a local hospital.

The names of those in custody and what they are being charged with were not immediately released.

Deputies say that a warrant has been issued for a third person while warrants are being sought for the arrests of two more people.

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‘Eric & Friends’ a 1-man show featuring SLT director

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com It’s been three years since Sumter audiences have had the opportunity to see Eric Bultman on stage, although he has directed many plays at Sumter Little Theatre during that time. On Friday night, Bultman, the executive director of SLT, will be on its stage in a one-man performance of several monologues and an original play.

The second act of the show will be “Planting Trees,” a short piece Bultman started writing as a graduate thesis project, he said.

“We were challenged to write and perform a piece — under 30 minutes — and, of course, provide all research information and a process paper,” Bultman said. “In trying to decide on a topic I felt that I needed to avoid anything autobiographical. I didn’t want to write about my life or my experiences, but I realized that I had a story to tell, and this was an opportunity.”

The year was 2008, 40 years after a series of events that changed the course of U.S. history, he pointed out, and Bultman held a unique position in

his class.

“I was the oldest in my class by three years and at least 20 years older than most of my classmates,” he said.

“I was amazed at how little they knew about my generation and the events that shaped our lives. ... In February 1968, we saw the killing of three South Carolina State College students in what would come to be known as the Orangeburg Massacre, Martin Luther King was assassinated in April and Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June. I was 8 years old.

“It was probably a little too early for me to have to become socially conscious, but I had to. I drew the inspiration for ‘Planting Trees’ from my 8-year-old understanding of those events. And it moves forward from there to my mother’s fear that my oldest brother would be drafted and sent to Vietnam and me losing my best friend to AIDS.” While he said he “understand(s) that the subjects that I touch on aren’t easy for an audience to experience,” Bultman said he tells the story “with lots of humor.”

He added that plans for the perfor-

mance were made “early in June, before the tragedy at Mother Emanuel, the (Supreme Court) decision on marriage equality and the lowering of the Confederate Flag.”

Bultman almost canceled after the tragic events at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, thinking “it would be too much, for me and for the audience.

But my friend and mentor, Robyn Hunt, told me I had to do it. It was my responsibility to tell the story.”

Friday’s show will open with Bultman performing several monologues, “Some from plays that I’ve been in and others that I have never had the chance to perform. Two are from plays that I did here at SLT.” Also in the first act, vocalist William Paul Brown will sing some jazz standards with Linda Beck on piano.

Those who attended last month’s Cabaret Night at SLT will remember Brown’s performance of “Edelweiss” and Beck’s musical direction and accompaniment for multiple vocalists performing diverse genres of music.

Beck said she’s “very honored to accompany him,” as he sings a number of Frank Sinatra songs, plays saxophone

and even dances, with special choreography by (Miss) Libby Singleton.

As the executive and artistic director of SLT, Bultman acts, directs, produces, coaches actors and teaches acting classes. He received his master of fine arts degree in theater from the University of South Carolina, his undergraduate degree from Duke University and studied at the National Theater Institute, part of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut.

While living in New York City, Bultman starred in “A Soldier’s Play” off Broadway and worked in TV. His wide variety of roles include the title role in the broad comedy, “The Foreigner,” and he had the lead role in the S.C. Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth.”

In 2004, Bultman received the South Carolina Arts Commission’s 2004 Fellowship in Acting.

Sumter Little Theatre, 14 Mood Avenue in the Sumter County Cultural Center (Patriot Hall complex), presents “Eric & Friends” at 8 p.m. Friday.

Admission is $10, and no reservations are required. Call (803) 775-2150 for more information.

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Family says settlement in man’s death isn’t victory

BY COLLEEN LONG The Associated Press NEW YORK — The relatives of an unarmed black man who died after being put in a white police officer’s chokehold said Tuesday that the nearly $6 million settlement they reached with the city wasn’t a victory as they continued pressing for federal civil rights charges.

“The victory will come when we get justice,” Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, said a day after the $5.9 million settlement was announced.

“Justice,” added one of Garner’s children, Emerald Snipes, “is when somebody is held accountable for what they do.”

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Eric Garner’s wife, Esaw Snipes, right, wipes a tear from her eye as she stands with daughter Emerald Snipes during a news conference Tuesday in New York. The family of Garner, a black man who died after being placed in a white police officer’s chokehold, discussed the $5.9 million settlement it reached with the city days before the anniversary of his death.

The settlement came nearly a year after the 43-year-old Garner died, having repeatedly pleaded, “I can’t breathe!” as Officer Daniel Pantaleo

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He had refused to be handcuffed after being stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes on a Staten Island street.

The encounter, caught on an onlooker’s video, spurred protests. Coupled with police killings of unarmed black men elsewhere in recent months, Garner’s death became a flashpoint in a national debate about relations between police and minority communities. “‘I can’t breathe’ spurred the national movement,” and it won’t end “until we change how policing goes,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said at a news conference Tuesday with Garner’s relatives.

The city medical examiner found the police chokehold contributed to Garner’s death. But Pantaleo’s lawyer said the officer had used a permissible takedown maneuver known as a seatbelt — not a chokehold, banned under New York Police Department policy.

A grand jury declined to indict Pantaleo. The U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn are investigating whether there’s evidence to warrant charges that the officer deliberately violated Garner’s civil rights. Such cases are rare after grand jury inaction or acquittal at state level.

Teen, only survivor of mountain plane crash, recovering SEATTLE (AP) — With her step-grandparents inside the burning wreckage of their small plane, 16-year-old Autumn Veatch needed to somehow find her way off the remote, thickly forested Washington state mountainside where they crashed Saturday afternoon.

Bruised by the impact, singed by the fire, fearing an explosion and knowing she couldn’t help the other victims, the girl did what she could: She headed down the steep slope, following a creek to a river. She spent a night on a sand bar, where she felt safer. She drank small amounts of the flowing water but worried she might get sick if she drank more.

She followed the river to a trail and the trail to a highway. Two men driving by stopped and picked her up

Monday afternoon, bringing her — about two full days after the crash — to the safety of a general store in Mazama, a tiny town in north-central Washington, near the east entrance of North Cascades National Park.

“We crashed, and I was the only one that made it out,” she told a 911 operator after a store employee called for her.

“I have a lot of burns on my hands, and I’m kind of covered in bruises and scratches and stuff.”

As authorities continued searching for the plane’s wreckage Tuesday, aided by clues Veatch provided, they also marveled at the wherewithal of a teenager who managed to survive — and to later joke from her hospital bed about how it was a good thing her dad made her watch the TV show “Survivor.”

“She’s got an amazing story, and I hope she gets to tell it soon,” said Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers, who had interviewed Veatch and relayed details of her ordeal to The Associated Press. “It’s pretty impressive when you talk to her.”

According to Rogers, Beech A-35 was flying over northcentral Washington on its way from Kalispell, Montana, to Lynden, Washington, when it entered a cloud bank. Then the clouds suddenly parted, and from her seat behind the cockpit, Veatch could see the mountain and trees ahead.

Her step-grandfather, Leland Bowman, of Marion, Montana, was piloting with his wife, Sharon, by his side. He tried to pull up — to no avail.

They struck the trees, and the plane plummeted to the ground and caught fire.

ous exercise without food or water, said Scott Graham, CEO of Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster. She stayed at the hospital overnight and was expected to be released Tuesday.

“It’s a miracle, no question about it,” Lt. Col. Jeffrey Lustick of the Civil Air Patrol told reporters, saying he has spent 30 years in search and rescue. “Moments of joy like this can be hard to find.”

“When they came out of the clouds, she said it was obvious they were too low,” Rogers said. “They crashed right into the trees and hit the ground.

She tried to do what she could to help her grandparents, but she couldn’t because of the fire.”

Veatch had no life-threatening injuries but was dehydrated and suffering from a treatable muscle tissue breakdown caused by vigor-

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Banning headers won’t stop soccer concussion issue

Not a lot of clues about mysterious beach blast PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A loud boom that knocked a Rhode Island beachgoer out of her chair is still a mystery days later, and with no evidence of an explosive device and few clues in the sand, investigators and scientists are wondering whether this was a bizarre case of nature acting up.

Among the theories that have been floated: some kind of seismic event or a methane explosion caused by decayed seaweed or other organic matter under the sand.

“I must confess to not understanding this particular unexplained event,” said Stephen Porder, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Brown University. “Everything at this point is entirely speculation.”

The blast Saturday at Salty Brine beach in Narragansett was so strong that Kathleen Danise was hurled from her beach chair near the water line and thrown against a rock jetty 10 feet away. Danise, 60, of Waterbury, Connecticut, suffered two fractured ribs and bruises, her family said.

Witnesses that morning said they heard a rumbling and loud bang that sounded like a large firecracker, a grenade or a gas explosion and noticed a sulfur or butane smell.

The blast left behind a rift in the sand and little else.

State Police Col. Steven G. O’Donnell said there was no physical evidence of an explosion, such as charring or debris. Dogs and chemical swipes detected no explosive residue. Officials also determined there was no natural gas line running underneath.

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In a paper published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, a group of doctors concludes that a ban on heading would help decrease concussions among soccer players.

AURORA, Colorado (AP) — A group of scientists checked a decade’s worth of data about what causes concussions in U.S. high school soccer. Their conclusion: While a ban on heading would help decrease head injuries, what the game really needs is better enforcement of rules restricting all sorts of player-to-player contact.

A paper published on Monday by a group of Denver-area doctors sheds a different light on what results might come from a campaign led by U.S. international Brandi Chastain and other women soccer stars to ban headers for players 14 and under.

The paper, appearing in JAMA Pediatrics, was based on data collected since 2005 involving more than 1,000 high school soccer concussions. It concluded that by banning headers in youth soccer, about 30 percent of concussions could be avoided but that a far larger decrease could be possible if rules that limit player-to-player contact were more stringently enforced.

“A lot of people felt if we could get a ban on heading, we could keep some people safe,” said Dawn Comstock, an epidemiologist with the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “My question was, is there any evidence out there that supports that?”

Coinciding with the Women’s World Cup, concussion experts teamed with Chastain and other women soccer players to

make a big public push for the Safer Soccer initiative. They cited a study that tracked 59 concussions to junior high girls in Washington state and concluded that about 30 percent of those injuries could be eliminated if heading were banned.

That extrapolates to a potential of about 100,000 concussions avoided during a three-year period.

Comstock’s numbers were similar but were collected as part of her extensive nine-yearold project that charts all sorts of injuries suffered by high school athletes in several sports, including soccer. The majority of the players she surveys fall outside the age group targeted by Safer Soccer, but Comstock called it the closest thing to a full data set that’s available on the subject.

Among the authors’ concerns is that the ban could lead to a different set of injuries as players move differently to avoid contacting the ball with their head.

They wondered about the efficacy of changing the fundamental nature of the game by eliminating a key element: “It’s like me walking into a football rules meeting and saying, ‘I can make your game much, much safer. Just get rid of tackling,’” Comstock said.

And they wondered about the 14-year-old cutoff point, which is a common dividing point for youth leagues: “I don’t see how banning heading for a 12-yearold makes a 15-year-old any safer,” said one of the authors, Sarah Fields, who studies sports in American culture.

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Spacecraft makes flyby of icy Pluto

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spotlight is bright enough to thaw even Pluto.

Well, not quite, but the tiny, icy world is getting front-page, prime-time attention for its first visit by a spacecraft — NASA’s New Horizons.

Tuesday morning’s 31,000mph flyby — with closest approach at 7,700 miles, the approximate distance between Seattle and Sydney, or New York and Mumbai — is expected to open up new ground on the last unexplored planetary territory of our solar system.

“Turning little dots, little points of light into planets,” is what New Horizons, on the road for 9½ years and 3 billion miles, is all about, principal scientist Alan Stern said Monday.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — We’ve made it to Pluto by NASA’s calculations, the last stop on a planetary tour of the solar system a half-century in the making.

The moment of closest approach for the New Horizons spacecraft came about 7:49 a.m. EDT Tuesday, culminating an epic journey from planet Earth that spanned more than 3 billion miles and 9½ years.

“This is truly a hallmark in human history,” said John Grunsfeld, NASA’s science mission chief. “It’s been an incredible voyage.”

Based on everything NASA knows, New Horizons was pretty much straight on course for the historic encounter, sweeping within 7,700 miles of Pluto at 31,000 mph. It actually happened 72 seconds earlier and about 40 miles closer than anticipated.

But official confirmation of the flyby wasn’t due until Tuesday night, 13 nerveracking hours later. That’s because NASA wants New Horizons taking pictures of Pluto, its jumbo moon Charon and its four little moons during this critical time, not gabbing to Earth.

In a cosmic coincidence, the encounter occurred 50 years after Mariner 4’s flyby of Mars that yielded the first close-up pictures of the red planet.

“I think it’s fitting that on the 50th anniversary we complete the initial reconnaissance of the planets with the exploration of Pluto,” said principal scientist Alan Stern.

The United States is now the only nation to visit every single planet in the solar system. Pluto was No. 9 in the lineup when New

DISCOVERY Pluto is the only planet — now former planet — in our solar system discovered by an American. Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh spotted the dot in 1930 from Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. The name Pluto came from a British schoolgirl, Venetia Burney, then 11, based on the mythological god of the underworld.

Tombaugh died at age 90 in 1997, nine years before New Horizons took flight. A smidgen of his ashes is on board.

Burney died in 2009, also at age 90. A student-built dust counter aboard New Horizons — from the University of Colorado at Boulder — is named after her.

Both of Tombaugh’s two children, now in their 70s, were at the New Horizons mission operations center in Maryland for Tuesday’s celebration.

FIVE MOONS Big moon Charon was discov-

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Pluto is seen by the New Horizons spacecraft Monday. ered in 1978 by Americans using the U.S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, followed by little moons Nix and Hydra in 2005, Kerberos in 2011 and Styx in 2012. The Hubble Space Telescope revealed all four baby moons.

FORGET THE SUNGLASSES Pluto is so far from the sun — between 2.8 billion and 4.6 billion miles — that twilight reigns. At high noon on Pluto, it looks as though it would be dawn or dusk on Earth.

Pluto’s orbit is extremely oblong, plus it’s tilted. It takes 248 years for Pluto to orbit the sun.

Thus, it’s only made it about one-third of the way around the sun since its discovery in 1930.

Every so often, Neptune’s orbit exceeds Pluto’s, putting Neptune slightly farther out.

FIRST A PLANET, THEN IT’S NOT Pluto is the only planet to get kicked out of the solar system club.

Just seven months after New Horizons rocketed away from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union declassified Pluto as the ninth planet for technical reasons. Instead, it became a dwarf planet. The decision left the solar system with eight full-fledged planets, with Mercury replacing Pluto as the smallest.

The latest measurements made by New Horizons put Pluto a little bigger than anyone imagined: 1,473 miles in diameter. New Horizons scientists, as well as NASA’s leaders, are hoping the new pictures will restore Pluto’s planet status.

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Jim Green, NASA Planetary Science Division director, center, and other New Horizons team members count down to the spacecraft’s closest approach to Pluto on Tuesday at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.

Horizons departed Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 19, 2006, but was demoted seven months later to dwarf status. Scientists in charge of the $720 million mission, as well as NASA brass, hope the new observations will restore Pluto’s honor.

“It’s a huge morning, a huge day not just for NASA but for the United States,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said from NASA headquarters in Washington.

NASA marked the moment live on TV, broadcasting from flight operations at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory, the spacecraft’s developer and manager.

Inside “countdown central” in Laurel, Maryland, hundreds jammed together to share in the final minutes, including the two children of the late American astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh. The actual flight control room was empty save for a worker sweeping up; the spacecraft was preprogrammed for the flyby, and there was nothing any-

one could do at that point but join in the celebration.

The crowd waved U.S. flags and counted down the seconds, screaming, cheering and applauding. Chants of “USA!” broke out.

At a news conference afterward, Grunsfeld, Stern and mission operations manager Alice Bowman unveiled a picture of Pluto taken just Monday. The icy, impacted world — a fusion of peach and brassy colors with bright spots at points northward, including the now-famous heart, and darker areas around the equator — drew oohs and aahs.

Even better pictures will start “raining” down to the ground beginning Wednesday, Stern said, “a data waterfall.” But the planetary scientist at Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, cautioned everyone to “stay tuned” until New Horizons phones home Tuesday night. Only then will anyone know whether the spacecraft survived its passage through the Pluto system, five moons included.

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Mexico: Drug lord escape tunnel was deep, ‘high-tech’ ALMOLOYA, Mexico (AP) — The kind of tunnel that led Mexico’s most powerful drug lord to freedom would have been more than a year in planning. The digging would have caused noise. The entrance would have to be in a place beyond the view of security cameras at Mexico’s toughest prison.

As authorities hunted Monday for any sign of Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, it was clear that Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s escape must have involved inside help on a grand scale. Interior Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said as much Monday night. He announced that three prison officials had been fired, including Valentin Cardenas, director of the facility known as Altiplano, a maximum security prison 55 miles (90 kilometers) west of Mexico City.

“They had something or a lot to do with what happened, and that’s why we made that decision,” Osorio Chong said.

Still, he did not say who exactly is suspected of aiding the escape. Nor did he talk about rooting out the kind of corruption that led to the escape.

The prison has the same high-security standards as those in the U.S. and

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Authorities inspect the exit of the tunnel they claim was used by drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to break out of the Altiplano maximum security prison in Almoloya, west of Mexico City on Sunday.

Canada, he said, and Guzman was given extra surveillance, including a tracking bracelet, although it worked

only inside the prison.

Osorio Chong said the 1.5-kilometer (1-mile) tunnel had been dug 19 meters

(about 62 feet) below the surface and called it a “high-tech” breach of the prison’s extensive security measures, including 750 cameras and 26 security filters.

The Mexican government announced that it is offering a 60 million-peso ($3.8 million) reward for Guzman’s recapture. An Interpol alert was sent to 10 countries and at least 49 people have been questioned by the government’s organized crime unit, including more than 30 prison employees.

A tunnel of such sophistication — with lights, air venting, and a customized motorcycle rigged up on a rail line — would normally take 18 months to two years to complete, said Jim Dinkins, former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

“When it’s for the boss, you probably put that on high speed,” he said.

If anyone was capable of pulling off such a feat, it was Guzman, who is believed to have at least a quarter-century of experience in building large, sophisticated tunnels to smuggle drugs under the U.S.-Mexico border and to escape from hideouts as authorities closed in.

Greece pledges to get rid of tax evasion as a way of life ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Dimitris Bokas keeps meticulous records of the bathroom fixtures he sells from his small shop in the quiet middle-class residential neighborhood of Koukaki near the center of Athens — just in case a tax inspector makes a surprise visit to ensure Greece’s 23 percent sales tax is being collected and reported correctly.

But Bokas also does installation and repair jobs — and half of those involve cash deals with no receipts for his labor. The result is that a job costing 250 euros ($275) goes for 125 euros because he doesn’t charge the client sales tax, and Bokas doesn’t report the income for taxation.

“I’ve got a receipt for everything I sell in my shop,” Bokas said. But tax officials

“don’t know what my hands do.”

This kind of tax dodging is a Greek national pastime, costing the state billions of euros in revenue. Greece promised last week to get tough on tax evasion in return for a third European bailout expected to be negotiated during the next month. The talks, expected to last four weeks, will start if Parliament agrees

by Wednesday to eurozone demands including tax hikes and pension cuts.

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Tax dodging among Greeks started as a sign of patriotism during nearly four centuries of Ottoman rule that ended in 1821. It continues today amid mistrust about government spending and disdain over how the country’s various administrations have handled Greece’s financial mess after the economy imploded in 2009.

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Airlines carve U.S. into monopolized markets

BY DAVID KOENIG AND SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Airlines Writers DALLAS — The wave of consolidation that swept the U.S. airline industry has markedly reduced competition at many of the nation’s major airports, and passengers appear to be paying the price in higher fares and fees, an Associated Press analysis has found.

Over the past decade, megamergers reduced nine large U.S. airlines to four — American, United, Delta and Southwest — with the result that travelers are increasingly finding their home airport dominated by just one or two players.

Over the same period, domestic airfares rose faster than inflation, and analysts believe one leading factor is the decline in competitive pressure.

“Airlines aren’t going at each other like they used to,” said Mike Boyd, an aviation consultant frequently hired by airports. “They have their turf, and they very rarely go to the mattresses with one another.”

At 40 of the 100 largest U.S. airports, a single airline controls a majority of the market, as measured by the number of seats for sale, up from 34 airports a decade earlier. At 93 of the top 100, one or two airlines control a majority of the seats, an increase from 78 airports, according to AP’s analysis of data from Diio, an airlineschedule tracking service.

Overall, domestic fares climbed 5 percent over the past 10 years, after adjusting for inflation. And that doesn’t include the $25 checked bag fee and other add-on charges that many fliers now pay.

To be sure, other factors have contributed to higher fares, among them a stronger economy, longer average flight distances and, for most of the past few years, some of the highest fuel prices in history. However, analysts believe consolidation freed airlines to charge more.

The strategy is paying off: In the past two years, U.S. airlines made a record $19.7 billion in profits, even though air travel is growing only modestly.

The airlines’ main trade group, Airlines for America,

EMS FROM PAGE A1 discussing changing the shift and adding at least one ambulance to the department’s fleet since the beginning of the year.

In previous Sumter County Council meetings, Mixon stated that changing the EMS department’s shifts and adding more ambulances would benefit EMS employees as well as residents of the county.

Hingst said the department is looking for basic, intermediate and advanced level paramedics. Outside of certifications, Hingst said he is looking for dedicated individuals who are looking to make a career with the department.

Hingst said before the new shift, his crew got little to no sleep because of the amount of calls the department receives every day.

In an earlier interview, Hingst said the amount of emergency calls has increased during the years.

Between 2008 and 2014, the amount of emergency calls increased by 21 percent, and the department averaged about 49 calls per day and eight calls per ambulance, according to Sumter County EMS reports.

Hingst said the two additional ambulances will spread out the number of calls per ambulance, and the new shift will give employees an adequate amount of time to rest between work days.

He said it has not yet been determined which stations will house the new ambulances.

Hingst said paramedics and emergency medical technicians can get “burned out” from working 24-hour shifts with very little sleep for many years. He said a lack of sleep can have negative ef-

said the fare increases reflect stronger demand for travel and are not solely a result of the mergers. The group noted that airlines have used their profits to buy new jets and update airport facilities.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker rejected the notion that consolidation has hurt travelers.

“We have increased flying out of each of our hubs,” Parker said. “We want to expand. That’s good for consumers, not bad.”

The Justice Department notified the four largest airlines on June 30 that it is investigating whether they are colluding to drive up fares by limiting the availability of flights and seats. Those four control more than 80 percent of the U.S. market.

There was a time — before deregulation in 1978 — when fliers had even fewer choices and paid higher fares than they do now. Back then, the U.S. government controlled which airlines flew to which cities and how much they could charge. Competition intensified in the 1980s. As new airlines entered the market, fares dropped precipitously.

After 9/11 and the recession that hit immediately afterward, major airlines were in financial shambles. Several restructured through bankruptcy, and a wave of deals starting in 2008 led to the combinations of Delta and Northwest, United and Continental, Southwest and AirTran, and American and US Airways.

Justice Department antitrust regulators let the deals go through but forced airlines in a few cases to give up some of their spots at key airports to try to encourage competition.

Still, “the airline industry is less competitive now than it used to be,” said Seth Kaplan, managing partner of industry newsletter Airline Weekly.

“Some of us used to have eight or nine airlines to choose from. Now we have maybe four or five, just as we have four or five cellphone companies to choose from.”

The mergers have altered the competitive landscape at airports big and small.

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fects on a person, but their experiences also add to the difficulties of the job.

Hingst said that extra day off will do well for EMS employees to cope with some of the things they experience while responding to calls.

“We see a lot of bad things,” he said.

He said EMS employees respond to difficult situations and try to provide the best outcome possible and sometimes that is not possible.

“We’re still people underneath,” he said.

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An American Airlines Airbus A319 is parked at a gate at Philadelphia International Airport in 2014 as a US Airways plane taxis in the background in Exton, Pennsylvania. In 2005, US Airways controlled nearly 66 percent of the seats in Philadelphia. Now that US Airways has merged with American, the combined airline has 77 percent of the seats. leading airlines controlled just 37 percent of the seats a decade ago, and domestic fares were 9 percent below the national average. Then the city’s main airline, ATA, went bankrupt and was bought by Southwest, and its No. 2 carrier, Northwest, was absorbed

by Delta. Now two airlines control 56 percent of the seats, and airfares are 6 percent above the national average.

• The Dayton, Ohio, airport was served by 10 airlines in 2005, and fares were 5 percent below average. Today, just four airlines fly there and prices are almost 10 percent above average.

• Big hub airports aren’t immune. In 2005, US Airways controlled nearly 66 percent of the seats in Philadelphia.

Now that US Airways has merged with American, the combined airline has 77 percent of the seats. Airfare has gone from 4 percent below average to 10 percent above it.

• Delta’s hold on Atlanta, the world’s busiest airport, increased during that same period from 78 percent of seats to just over 80 percent. At the same time, low-cost AirTran merged into Southwest and reduced flights there. Domestic airfares at the airport went from nearly 6 percent below average to 11 percent above.

• Some cities are actually seeing lower fares than they did a decade ago. Prices in Denver were once 5.6 percent higher than the national average. Now that United’s market share there has dropped to 41 percent from 56 percent, fares are almost 15 percent lower than the rest of the country.

Recent deals indicate the big airlines intend to stick to a strategy of dominating one airport and forgoing marginal service elsewhere.

For instance, United announced in June that it will abandon Kennedy Airport and move its dwindling number of JFK flights to New Jersey’s Newark airport, where it already controls 68 percent of

the seats. At the same time, if regulators go along, Delta will further shrink its small presence at Newark and take over United’s share at JFK, where Delta is already top dog.

One of the few competitive battles is taking place in Seattle, where Delta is mounting a fierce challenge to longtime No. 1 Alaska Airlines. Delta is building Seattle into a gateway to Asia and adding flights on domestic routes long dominated by Alaska. Seattle-based Alaska has responded by adding service.

The average fare at SeattleTacoma International Airport was $377 in the third quarter of 2014, $18 below the national average.

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Hingst said the additional employees and vehicles will also give employees the time needed to fill out paperwork for all of their calls. He said reports need to be filled out and sent to the Department of Health and Environmental Control within 24 hours of the incident.

A link to more information about the positions with the EMS department can be found on Sumter County’s website, www.sumtercountysc. org, on the Human Resources page.

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background in crime.

Neither Gillins nor Harper had charges pending in Sumter County before the murder charge, according to the county’s public index.

In a statement released after the arrest, Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark III said officers are committed to working toward ending crimes like this.

McGirt said after the arrest, the police are keeping details close to their chest while the investigation is continuing.

The investigation is ongoing, and more information will be made available at a later date and time.

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“It’s throughout the entire southeast right now with our record heat and lack of water,” she said. “Not in North Carolina as much, but definitely you can see it in Georgia and Alabama and northern Florida.

She said most farmers are covered with crop insurance.

“There are different kinds of insurance, so it’s up to the individual farmers what their coverage would be,” she said.

Joyce said corn is one of the biggest commodities in

TALKS FROM PAGE A1 U.N.’s arms embargo on the country for up to five more years and ballistic missile restrictions for up to eight years.

Washington had sought to keep the arms ban in place, while Russia and China joined Iran in pushing for an immediate suspension.

On the streets of Tehran, Iranians honked their horns and celebrated in the city’s main square. President Hassan Rouhani said a “new chapter” had begun in his nation’s relations with the world, even as he denied Iran had ever

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the Palmetto State.

“Whether it is grown for feed purposes or sweet corn purposes, economically it is going to be tough to recover,” she said.

Many farmers who have irrigation worked night and day while the corn was pollinating, DeWitt said, but have been able to back off a little bit recently.

“It is expensive to irrigate,” he said.

DeWitt said it is too late for farmers to plant another crop this year.

“Most of the people who have insurance, the insurance companies won’t release the crop until July,” he said. “You might have been able to plant grain sorghum

right at the end of June or first part of July.”

He said he had one farmer tell him, “I already lost one crop this year, and I can’t afford to lose another, so I am not going to plant anything else.”

DeWitt said the soybean crop has been delayed by the hot, dry weather.

Caughman said he had to replant about 300 acres of soybeans because the plants never came up.

“When it starts late, you start losing some bushel potential,” DeWitt said.

Cotton and peanuts have been hurt, he said, but those crops can wait it out a little bit.

“A lot of these pop-up

terrorism in the Middle East and its detention of several American citizens.

With key restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program required for only a decade, opponents of the deal say it simply delays Tehran’s pursuit of the bomb. Critics also say Iran will use new wealth from sanctions relief to double-down other destabilizing activities in the region. Iran stands to receive more than $100 billion in assets that have been frozen overseas and benefit from an end to various financial restrictions on Iranian banks. Iran could also sell more oil, bringing down crude prices.

pursued a nuclear weapon.

While the U.S. partnered in the talks with Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, the decades of tensions between the U.S. and Iran put the two countries at the forefront of the negotiations.

Whether the nuclear rapprochement will spark a broader thaw is unclear.

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Those farmers who grow hay have already missed one cutting, DeWitt said.

“The first cut of hay should have been done in June, but there was nothing to cut,” he said.

“Find somebody to send us some rain,” Caughman said Monday. “A rain dance would be nice.”

By Tuesday, stormy skies were threatening the Midlands, but it will be too little, too late for most of the Palmetto State’s dryland corn crop.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who lobbied unceasingly against a deal, called it a “stunning historic mistake” and warned that his country would not be bound by it. Netanyahu strongly hinted that Israeli military action to destroy Tehran’s nuclear program remains an option.

Obama and Netanyahu, who have long had a cool relationship, spoke by phone Tuesday. White House officials said Obama also called King Salman of Saudi Arabia, one of the many Sunni Arab rivals of Shiite Iran who have expressed concerns about the deal.

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Ignorance of history at play T

he victors of war write its history in order to cast themselves in the most favorable light.

That explains the considerable historical ignorance about our war of 1861 and panic over the Confederate flag. To create better understanding, we have to start a bit before the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

The 1783 Treaty of Paris ended the war between the colonies and Great Britain. Its first article declared the 13 colonies “to be free, sovereign and independent states.” These 13 sovereign nations came together in 1787 as principals and created the federal government as their agent. Principals have always held the right to fire agents. In other words, states held a right to withdraw from the pact — secede.

During the 1787 Constitutional Convention, a proposal was made that would allow the federal government to suppress a seceding state. James Madison rejected it, saying, “A union of the states containing such an ingredient seemed to provide for its own destruction. The use of force against a state would look more like a declaration of war than an infliction of punishment and would probably be considered by the party attacked as a dissolution of all previous compacts by which it might be bound.”

In fact, the ratification documents of Virginia, New York and Rhode Island explicitly said they held the right to resume powers delegated should the federal government become abusive of those powers.

The Constitution never would have been ratified if states thought they could not regain their sovereignty — in a word, secede.

On March 2, 1861, after seven states seceded and two days before Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration, Sen. James R. Doolittle of Wisconsin proposed a constitutional amendment that read, “No state or any part thereof, heretofore admitted or hereafter admitted into the union, shall have the power to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the United States.”

Several months earlier, Reps.

Daniel E. Sickles of New York, Thomas B. Florence of Pennsylvania and Otis S. Ferry of Connecticut proposed a constitutional amendment to prohibit secession. Here’s a question for the reader: Would there have been any point to offering these amendments if secession were

already unconstitutional?

On the eve of the War of 1861, even unionist politicians saw secession as a right of states.

Walter Rep. Jacob M. Williams Kunkel of Maryland said, “Any attempt to preserve the union between the states of this Confederacy by force would be impractical, and destructive of republican liberty.”

Both Northern Democratic and Republican Parties favored allowing the South to secede in peace. Just about every major Northern newspaper editorialized in favor of the South’s right to secede. New York Tribune (Feb. 5, 1860): “If tyranny and despotism justified the Revolution of 1776, then we do not see why it would not justify the secession of Five Millions of Southrons from the Federal Union in 1861.” Detroit Free Press (Feb. 19, 1861): “An attempt to subjugate the seceded states, even if successful, could produce nothing but evil — evil unmitigated in character and appalling in content.” The New York Times (March 21, 1861): “There is growing sentiment throughout the North in favor of letting the Gulf States go.”

The War of 1861 settled the issue of secession through brute force that cost 600,000 American lives. We Americans celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, but H.L. Mencken correctly evaluated the speech: “It is poetry, not logic; beauty, not sense.” Lincoln said the soldiers sacrificed their lives “to the cause of self-determination — that government of the people, by the people, for the people should not perish from the earth.” Mencken says: “It is difficult to imagine anything more untrue. The Union soldiers in the battle actually fought against self-determination; it was the Confederates who fought for the right of people to govern themselves.”

The War of 1861 brutally established that states could not secede. We are still living with its effects. Because states cannot secede, the federal government can run roughshod over the U.S. Constitution’s limitations of the Ninth and Tenth Amendments. States have little or no response. © 2015 creators.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BLACK COMMUNITY NEEDS SENTENCING REFORM Speaking in a biblical sense, the man is the head of the household. Our criminal justice system with the mass incarceration of African American males, we have cut off the head of the household and we expect the body to fail. Is this a part of a preplanned act or what?

Maybe we should ask the Department of Justice to consider investigating whether there is or has been a pattern or practice of discriminating against communities of color.

According to the American Bar Association, once arrested, 80 percent of all people in the criminal justice system got a public defender to serve as their lawyer. A majority of the defendants are black. Our criminal justice system needs revising. According to the Washington Post, one in five black Americans would spend time behind bars due to drug laws out of 1.5 million people arrested annually. According to the sentencing project, African American youth make up 16 percent of the population, but they represent 28 percent of juvenile arrests, 37 percent of youth in juvenile jails and 58 percent of the youth sent to adult prisons. No wonder Michelle Alexander in her book calls the prison system as it relates to African Americans, “The New Jim Crow.”

We are losing our head of the household to the prison system. There are too many of our black males incarcerated for long periods of time for minor offenses. The sentencing guidelines are so unfair until it is almost a

criminal act. In South Carolina, we must revise our criminal justice system so that our state will not be spelled BALTIMORE. FERDINAND BURNS Sumter

TUOMEY MAY NEED HIGHER INTERVENTION The Item tells us that Tuomey hospital is in big financial trouble. This is bad news to all of us. Some of us owe our lives to the care we received at Tuomey. I do.

I had a terribly painful stomach ulcer. An operation

by Dr. Gene Dickerson with his helpers saved my life.

While I recovered at Tuomey, Dr. Dickerson visited; I had a caring, Christian nurse; and was served delicious meals. Tuomey cafeteria prepared them.

Years later, I enjoyed breakfast at Tuomey cafeteria once a month when I met with the Sumter County Ministerial Association.

Some of our group served as chaplains for the sick. I found that Tuomey does much charity work for those who are destitute.

Not one of us in the Ministerial Association had the slightest idea that Tuomey would be involved in a $237.4 million lawsuit over the misuse of Medicare money.

Our hospital has already taken steps to relieve the situation and to show honesty.

It is no secret that some organizations have been more successful by having a daily worship service for all employees led by a Christian. Production increases.

Tuomey might need our Lord’s help.

LAURANCE H. KANNON Sumter

AMERICA ENTERING VERY DARK PERIOD We are entering a very dark period in American history and potentially the entire Western Civilization.

The modern day plague of rampant political correctness wants to unbury the offensive dead and create a global library of banned books, words and ideas. We only recently, in recorded history, emerged from the previous Dark Age after the fall of the Roman Empire.

We were mere illiterate, uneducated, poor, enslaved peasants subjected to the whims of unchecked power and oppression. We were not free and essentially were not permitted to think the concept of intellectual liberty.

In this digital age of internet and social media, you would think the world would follow our lead of American exceptionalism and freedom. Instead, they are witnessing the wholesale internal collapse of liberty and freedom in the United States. The U.S. Constitution is relic ignored by all 3 branches of our current government, supported by a complicit media, as citizens scramble for the remaining crumbs of free thought and individualism.

“You will be provided with the appropriate materials and funds to maintain a fair existence — no more, no less. Universal love and brotherhood will be guaranteed and enforced by the state. Don’t worry and don’t think. Feel your way through life and all will be well. Take a pill and be happy.”

JOSEPH C. VALCOURT Sumter

Is Iran deal the worst accord of all time?

BY DANIEL PIPES

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arack Obama has repeatedly signaled during the past six and a half years that that his No. 1 priority in foreign affairs is not China, not Russia, not Mexico, but Iran. He wants to bring Iran in from the cold, to transform the Islamic Republic into just another normal member of the so-called international community, thereby ending decades of its aggression and hostility.

In itself, this is a worthy goal; it’s always good policy to reduce the number of enemies. (It brings to mind Nixon going to China.) The problem lies, of course, in the execution.

The conduct of the Iran nuclear negotiations has been wretched, with the

Obama administration inconsistent, capitulating, exaggerating, and even deceitful. It forcefully demanded certain terms, then soon after conceded these same terms. Secretary of State John Kerry implausibly announced that we have “absolute knowledge” of what the Iranians have done until now in their nuclear program and therefore have no need for inspections to form a baseline. How can any adult, much less a high official, make such a statement?

The administration misled Americans about its own concessions: After the November 2013 joint plan of action, it came out with a fact sheet that Tehran said was inaccurate. Guess who was right? The Iranians. In brief, the U.S. government has shown itself deeply untrustworthy.

The agreement signed today ends the economic-sanctions regime, permits the Iranians to hide much of their nuclear activities, lacks enforcement in case of Iranian deceit, and expires in slightly more than a decade. Two problems particularly stand out: The Iranian path to nuclear weapons has been eased and legitimated; Tehran will receive a “signing bonus” of some $150 billion that greatly increases its abilities to aggress in the Middle East and beyond.

The United States alone, not to speak of the P5+1 countries as a whole, has vastly greater economic and military power than the Islamic Republic of Iran, making this one-sided concession ultimately a bafflement.

Of the administration’s accumulated foreign-policy mistakes in the last six

years, none have been catastrophic for the United States: Not the Chinese building islands, the Russians’ taking Crimea, or the collapse into civil wars of Libya, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. But the Iran deal has the makings of a catastrophe.

Attention now shifts to the U.S. Congress to review today’s accord, arguably the worst international accord not just in American history or modern history, but ever. Congress must reject this deal. Republican senators and representatives have shown themselves firm on this topic; will the Democrats rise to the occasion and provide the votes for a veto override?

They need to feel the pressure.

Daniel Pipes is president of the Middle East Forum. © 2015 by Daniel Pipes.

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 7751852.

AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 4945180.

441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441.

AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall.

Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085.

C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763.

Find us on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869.

Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church.

Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426.

Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits.

Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital community meeting room, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center.

Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 8951252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

DAILY PLANNER

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WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

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Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 7753926 or Nancy at (803) 4694789.

Asthma Support Group — Every 1st Thursday, 6 p.m., Clarendon County School District 3 Parenting Center, 2358 Walker Gamble Road, New Zion.

Call Mary Howard at (843) 659-2102.

Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346.

Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

Greenville 93/70

Columbia 97/74

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 97/74

Aiken 95/70

ON THE COAST

Charleston 94/74

Today: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms.

High 91 to 95.

Thursday: A shower or thunderstorm in spots. High 88 to 92.

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FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc.

Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m. Contact Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7.

Call Donna Parker at (803) 481-7521.

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 92/72/pc 74/57/pc 97/77/s 75/53/s 95/77/s 79/62/pc 93/78/s 84/66/t 94/76/t 85/67/t 107/86/s 78/60/pc 87/67/t

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get creative, EUGENIA LAST pursue a hobby or socialize with people you know you can learn from. Focus on making gains, not on being disgruntled and complaining about others. Staying positive will be necessary to avoid arguments.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Short trips or vacation plans should be your focus. Don’t let anyone talk you into buying a product that promises the impossible. Stick to tried-and-true methods and associate with people you know and trust. Learn from past experiences.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep your thoughts to yourself. Avoid discussions that can make you look bad. Someone will seek to undermine you, triggering the potential for an argument that could be detrimental to your success. Keep emotions out of the workplace.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Check into different cultural backgrounds and learn all you can about subjects that will help you explore new possibilities. A philosophical or geographic change is apparent.

Follow your heart regardless of what others think.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Consider what you’re doing professionally and what you would like to be doing and find a way to incorporate your desires into a profitable endeavor. Think outside the box.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Taking care of other people’s business will have its ups and downs. You may enjoy the knowledge you gain, but the headaches that result from dealing with unrealistic expectations will be taxing. Don’t make promises you cannot keep.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Avoid letting emotions cloud your vision.

It’s important that you look at all sides of a situation if you want to make a good decision. Don’t let anyone put demands on you or pressure you into something you don’t want to do.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll have trouble ignoring your feelings when dealing with the people you care about. Don’t let anyone push you in a direction that doesn’t feel right. Back away and be an observer, and you’ll avoid being limited physically or financially.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep private information to yourself. Look for positive changes you can make to your appearance or within important partnerships. Stay on top of your finances. Don’t let your generosity counteract what you worked so hard to acquire.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take a moment to rethink your business plans. The changes going on around you will make it difficult for you to make a healthy decision regarding your position. A proposal that offers you a little extra cash might be worth your while.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Turn your dreams into a reality. Show everyone what you have to offer and a proposal that interests you will be forthcoming. Stability will be yours if you’re relentless in your pursuits.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Get out and mingle. Go to a networking event and you’ll discover information and meet people you want to do business with. An open mind and sharing your thoughts will lead to a substantial offer.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

LUCKY FOR LIFE MONDAY

19-22-23-30-38 PowerUp: 4

11-39-46-52-54 Powerball: 3; Powerplay: 2

10-22-31-32-46 Lucky Ball: 13

PICK 3 TUESDAY

PICK 4 TUESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

1-4-3 and 9-3-2

3-8-7-4 and 7-0-1-7

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SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PET OF THE WEEK Benson, a 4- to 5-month-old mixed breed, is available for adoption at Sumter Animal Control. He loves everyone — people and other dogs seem to be his favorite things. He will be a smaller dog. If you can provide a loving home for Benson, call Sumter Animal Control at (803) 436-2066 and inquire about Benson in kennel 29.

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LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

Miles, late offense help P-15’s take command FROM STAFF REPORTS MYRTLE BEACH -- Matthew Miles threw 7 2/3 strong innings of unexpected relief and Sumter finally got its offense in gear over the final four innings as the P-15’s went on to a 10-3 victory over Post 111 on Tuesday at the Carolina Forest High School field.

Sumter, now 22-5 on the sea-

son, leads the best-of-5 American Legion baseball state playoffs second-round series 2-0. The P-15’s can close out the series and earn a berth in the state tournament with a victory over Post 111 today at 7 p.m. at Riley Park.

Horry will bring a 13-11 record into the contest.

Sumter starting pitcher Britton Beatson, making his

first appearance in five weeks due to an injury faced just six batters before grabbing his right shoulCAMPBELL der and was removed from the game, giving way to Miles.

The P-15’s reliever allowed just two runs on four hits while walking four and strik-

ing out two batters to pick up the win.

“When Matthew is on the mound, he keeps his cool no matter what the situation is,” Sumter P-15’s head coach Steve Campbell said of the right-hander. “I don’t think you can rattle that young man. He said ‘Give me the ball coach, I can do it.’ We gave him the ball and he did it

again.”

The P-15’s were excited to see how Beatson would respond in his return to the mound. Unfortunately, the tall right-hander’s outing didn’t last as long as he, nor his team, would hope as he felt a reoccurring pain in his right shoulder after facing only six

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SEC MEDIA DAYS

GOLF COMMENTARY

Ready as ever

Spieth no Tiger, and that’s not a bad thing

BY TIM DAHLBERG The Associated Press

fensive starters. There have been some changes on the defensive staff — including the addition of co-coordinator Jon Hoke — and Spurrier must break in a new starting quarterback.

But Spurrier said he relishes the challenge of remaking

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Jordan Spieth was practicing a shot he hopes he won’t need this week, banging a few wedges off the wall on the famous Road Hole in the fading sun at this, the birthplace of golf.

Dead tired after winning yet again in Illinois SPIETH before flying all night to get here for what could be a defining moment in golf, Spieth was still intent on having a bit of fun.

“Who wants this?’’ he yelled out, signing a ball and then tossing it left-handed toward the 50 or so fans still around Monday night.

It caused a bit of a frenzy, but just for a moment. There weren’t many fans around, and those who were seemed as if they were still trying to figure out this young Texan who has the golf world buzzing.

They’re not alone. Those in a sport that has been fixated for the better part of two decades on Tiger Woods are still trying to decipher Spieth themselves.

What they do know is that he’s 21, and in the midst of greatest the stretch of golf anyone has seen since Woods burst on the scene and transformed the sleepy game into must-see TV. Forget the fact that part of the Woods mystique was that he was a rare player of color in a mostly lily-white game.

Woods caused more of a stir by doing other things no one had ever seen before, thrilling fans with his booming drives

SEE SPURRIER, PAGE B5

SEE SPIETH, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier speaks to the media on Tuesday at the Southeastern Conference media days in Hoover, Ala.

At 70, Spurrier still excited to face USC’s challenges for ’15

BY DAVID BRANDT The Associated Press HOOVER, Ala. — South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier spent his Tuesday morning at SEC Media Days poking fun at some league rivals, discussing his football program and — of course — fending off questions about

his advancing age.

The most quotable coach in the SEC turned 70 back in April, and he now enters his 11th season at South Carolina and 23rd in a league that’s famous for churning through head coaches because of the immense pressure to win.

But Spurrier’s still stand-

ing. And usually smiling.

“It’s not near as stressful as maybe some people make it out to be,’’ Spurrier said with his trademark grin.

That’s not to say the Gamecocks don’t have work ahead this season. The program struggled through a disappointing 7-6 season in 2014 and returns just four of-

MLB ALL-STAR GAME

Rose, 3 other Reds honored on field

BY JOE KAY The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Pete Rose came home for the All-Star Game and made a rare on-field appearance in the place where he’s still treated like a king.

The hits king was voted one of Cincinnati’s Franchise Four players as part of a Major League Baseball promotion. Rose and Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Barry Larkin and Joe Morgan were introduced on the field at Great American Ball Park before the All-Star Game on Tuesday night.

The 74-year-old Rose was last out of the AL dugout. Fans started chanting “Pete! Pete!’’ when they saw him reach the top step, wearing a red jacket and tie.

EDITOR’S NOTE The result of Tuesday night’s MLB AllStar Game was not available at press time. For a recap, visit us at www. theitem.com.

He always gets a good reception in his hometown. This one was a bit more subdued than usual _ home run derby champion Todd Frazier got a more raucous cheer, and the boos for Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina were louder, as well.

Even so, Rose acknowledged it was emotional.

“The only bad thing about being out there: I didn’t get no atbats,’’ Rose told reporters afterward. “I wish I had gotten a couple of at-bats. The fans were wonderful.

“I’ve been going through this love affair for 30 years. The fans are great.’’

What’s next for Rose? He still has no idea.

Rose was banned for betting on baseball in 1989 and has a longstanding application for reinstatement pending. Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Tuesday that he hasn’t yet scheduled a meeting with Rose to discuss it.

Manfred, who replaced Bud

SEE ROSE, PAGE B2

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All-time hit king and former Cincinnati standout Pete Rose is introduced prior to Tuesday’s MLB AllStar Game in Cincinnati.

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Pete Rose, left, hugs Johnny Bench they are introduced with Barry Larking and Joe Morgan, right, before Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game in Cincinnati.

ROSE FROM PAGE B1 Selig in January, said he’s reviewing material developed in the various investigations of Rose’s gambling.

“I frankly was surprised at how much material there was to be reviewed,’’ Manfred said.

“We’re taking a fresh look at all of that. I remain committed to the idea that Mr. Rose deserves an opportunity to tell me in whatever format he feels most comfortable, whatever he wants me to know about the issues. And I’m sure there will be an in-person meeting.’’

Rose got to meet Manfred for the first time as he waited to go on the field.

“I’ve never talked about a guy so much I’ve never met,’’ Rose said.

Rose also has talked to Tony Clark, head of the players’ union, even though it has no role in his case. Clark said on Tuesday that the whole situation is disappointing.

“Just disheartened that the hit king finds

P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 batters.

Beatson pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits while striking out a batter and walking none.

After getting the first out in the bottom of the second then allowing a single to Caleb Nobles, Beatson left the game.

Miles came in and allowed back-to-back 2-out infield singles as Horry took an early 1-0 lead.

Brett Hucks singled to put runners on first and third then Chris Timmons hit an RBI single, allowing Nobles to score.

“The last pitch Britton threw in the second inning we went out to check on him and he said he was back in the same pain he was five weeks ago,” Campbell said. “He had good stuff tonight, he was on target. It’s unfortunate, but I hope everything will be alright for him.”

himself in a place where every time you say his name, it’s tied to gambling and the challenges or the situation that has dictated the 25, 26 years away from the game,’’ Clark said.

Rose is in his first season as a Fox Sports analyst. He also makes frequent public appearances, keeping a high profile during his exile from the game.

It’s led to a lot of chooseyour-words-carefully moments in Cincinnati this week. Various baseball figures, including NL manager Bruce Bochy, were diplomatic when asked their thoughts about Rose’s appearance in his hometown.

Last week, former major league pitcher Curt Schilling expressed disappointment over how Rose seems to overshadow some of baseball’s biggest moments.

He’s had a few onfield appearances at major league parks since his ban. For example, baseball gave permission for him to go on the Great American field on Sept. 11, 2010, on the 25th anni-

versary of his recordsetting hit 4,192 at old Riverfront Stadium. He stomped on first base.

His most notable onfield appearance came in Atlanta before a World Series game in 1999, when he was honored as part of baseball’s All-Century team.

During that ceremony, reporter Jim Gray asked him about his gambling, leading to some awkward moments.

No surprise questions for Rose on Tuesday at the ballpark located on Pete Rose Way -- not Johnny Bench Boulevard, not Tony Perez Place, not Joe Morgan Street. It’s named for Rose.

Even though he’s never played in Great American, his fingerprints are all over the ballpark. Fans in Rose jerseys dotted the stands on Tuesday. The team’s adjacent Hall of Fame includes Rose prominently in the displays.

A rose garden just outside the ballpark marks the spot where his record-breaking hit landed at old Riverfront Stadium.

The P-15’s had three hits over the first seven innings and led 4-2 after eight innings, but the offense exploded for six runs on five hits and two errors in the ninth to help ensure the win.

Ryan Touchberry had a 2-run single while Philip Watcher, Kemper Patton and Reese Hankins each had RBI singles.

“That was the icing on the cake,” Campbell said of the 6-run ninth inning. “I think it was just an outstanding effort by all.”

Watcher’s first RBI single in the seventh gave Sumter a 3-2 lead then Patton’s sacrifice fly after a River Soles leadoff triple in the eighth extended the lead to 4-2 before Sumter pulled away in the final stanza.

Mason Mayberry hit a solo home run in the ninth to make it a 7-run loss. Mayberry, along with Michael Genovese, Nobles, Hucks and Timmons, each had a hit for Post 111.

Watcher, Soles, Touchberry and Courtland Howard each had two hits to pace the P-15’s offense. Touchberry, Watcher and Patton each had two runs batted in. Soles led the team with two runs scored.

Sumter took a 2-1 lead in the fifth thanks to an error by Post 111 second baseman Colby Ard. Dawson Price and Javon Martin hit consecutive 1-out singles and advanced to second and third on a Watcher groundout to the mound. Jacob Watcher hit a groundball to the outfield grass of second base which Ard had trouble with that allowed Price to score and Martin to beat a late throw to the plate.

Horry wasted little time responding in the bottom of the fifth as Matthew McGhee hit a leadoff double. Genovese provided a sacrifice bunt and an RBI groundout by Patrick Orlando tied the game at 2-2.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFFS Second-Round Series Best-of-5

LOWER STATE

Horry vs. Sumter Monday Sumter 2, Horry 0 Tuesday Sumter 10, Horry 3, Sumter leads series 2-0 Today Horry at Sumter Thursday Sumter at Horry (if necessary) Friday Horry at Sumter (if necessary) Orangeburg vs. Florence Monday Orangeburg at Florence, ppd.

Tuesday Florence 11, Orangeburg 4, Florence leads series 1-0 Today Florence at Orangeburg Thursday Orangeburg at Florence Friday Florence at Orangeburg (if necessary) Saturday Orangeburg at Florence (if necessary) Murrells Inlet vs. Camden Monday

Camden 8, Murrells Inlet 4 Tuesday Murrells Inlet 14, Camden 13, series tied 1-1 Today Murrells inlet at Camden Thursday Camden at Murrells Inlet (if necessary) Friday Murrells Inlet at Camden (if necessary)

UPPER STATE

Gaffney vs. Fort Mill Monday Fort Mill 6, Gaffney 0, delayed Tuesday Completion of Monday’s Game Today Fort Mill at Gaffney Thursday Gaffney at Fort Mill Friday Fort Mill at Gaffney (if necessary) Saturday Gaffney at Fort Mill (if necessary) Rock Hill vs. Greenwood Monday Greenwood 10, Rock Hill 8, Greenwood leads series 1-0 Tuesday Greenwood at Rock Hill Today

Rock Hill at Greenwood Thursday Greenwood at Rock Hill (if necessary) Friday Rock Hill at Greenwood (if necessary) Lancaster vs. Inman Monday Inman 6, Lancaster 0 (1 out top of fifth, Lancaster forfeits, Inman leads series 1-0) Today Inman at Lancaster Wednesday Lancaster at Inman Thursday Inman at Lancaster (if necessary) Friday Lancaster at Inman (if necessary) Greenville vs. Union Monday Union 7, Greenville 3, delayed Tuesday Resumption of Monday’s game Greenville at Union Today Union at Greenville Thursday Union at Greenville (if necessary) Friday Greenville at Union (if necessary)

6 a.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas – Brooklyn vs.

Chicago (NBA TV).

8 a.m. – International Cycling: Tour de France Stage 11 from Cauterets, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. – College Football: SEC Football Media Days from Hoover, Ala. (SEC NETWORK).

11 a.m. – College Football: SEC Football Media Days from Hoover, Ala. (ESPN).

11 a.m. – Professional Golf: Champion Golfers’ Challenge from Fife, Scotland (ESPN2).

11 a.m. – WNBA Basketball: San Antonio at New York (NBA TV).

1 p.m. – College Football: College Football Media Days (ESPNU).

4:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League First-Round Playoff Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

6 p.m. – International Soccer: Gold Cup Group C Match from Charlotte – Cuba vs.

Guatemala (FOX SPORTS 2, UNIVISION).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

6:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League First-Round Playoff Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: State Playoffs Second-Round Series Game Three – Horry at Sumter (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHMFM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290).

8 p.m. – International Athletics: Pan American Games from Toronto – Women’s Basketball, Wrestling, Women’s Soccer, Beach Volleyball and Gymnastics (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – Minor League Baseball: Triple-A AllStar Game from Omaha, Neb. (MLB NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Gold Cup Group C Match from Charlotte – Mexico vs.

Trinidad and Tobago (FOX SPORTS 2, UNIVISION).

8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League First-Round Playoff Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

10 p.m. – College Baseball: California Collegiate League All-Star Game (SPORTSOUTH).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League First-Round Playoff Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

1:30 a.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Consolation Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

4 a.m. – PGA Golf: British Open First Round from Fife, Scotland (ESPN).

GOLF

By The Associated Press BRITISH OPEN TEE TIMES

At St. Andrews (Old Course) St. Andrews, Scotland Purse: $9.28 million Yardage: 7,297 yards; Par: 72 (a-amateur) Thursday-Friday 1:32 a.m.-6:33 a.m. – Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; Greg Owen, England; Rod Pampling, Australia.

1:43 a.m.-6:44 a.m. – Todd Hamilton, United States; a-Paul Dunne, Ireland; James Hahn, United States.

1:54 a.m.-6:55 a.m. – Graham DeLaet, Canada; Brian Harman, United States; Russell Knox, Scotland.

2:05 a.m.-7:06 a.m. – Matt Every, United States; Alexander Levy, France; David Lingmerth, Sweden.

2:16 a.m.-7:17 a.m. – Joost Luiten, Netherlands; Matt Jones, Australia; Robert Streb, United States.

2:27 a.m.-7:28 a.m. – Anthony Wall, England; Byeong-Hun An, South Korea; a-Jordan Niebrugge, United States.

2:38 a.m.-7:39 a.m. – Sandy Lyle, Scotland; Charley Hoffman, United States; Kevin Na, United States.

2:49 a.m.-7:50 a.m. – Retief Goosen, South Africa; Shane Lowry, Ireland; Kevin Streelman, United States.

3 a.m.-8:01 a.m. – Carl Pettersson, Sweden; Luke Donald, England; Hunter Mahan, United States.

3:11 a.m.-8:12 a.m. – Ross Fisher, England; Victor Dubuisson, France; Billy Horschel, United States.

3:22 a.m.-8:23 a.m. – Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Webb Simpson, United States; a-Oliver Schniederjans, United States.

3:33 a.m.-8:34 a.m. – Ernie Els, South Africa; Tom Watson, United States; Brandt Snedeker, United States.

3:44 a.m.-8:45 a.m. – J.B. Holmes, United States; Brendon Todd, United States; Shinji Tomimura, Japan.

4 a.m.-9:01 a.m. – Ian Poulter, England; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Bubba Watson, United States.

4:11 a.m.-9:12 a.m. – Sergio Garcia, Spain; Lee Westwood, England; Patrick Reed, United States.

4:22 a.m.-9:23 a.m. – Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Matteo Manassero, Italy; a-Romain Langasque, France.

4:33 a.m.-9:34 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, United States; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Jordan Spieth, United States.

4:44 a.m.-9:45 a.m. – Paul Lawrie, Scotland; Ryan Palmer, United States; Kevin Kisner, United States.

4:55 a.m.-9:56 a.m. – Tiger Woods, United States; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Jason Day, Australia.

5:06 a.m.-10:07 a.m. – John Senden, Australia; Tadahiro Takayama, Japan; Brooks Koepka, United States.

5:17 a.m.-10:18 a.m. – David Duval, United States; Stewart Cink, United States; Ben Curtis, United States.

5:28 a.m.-10:29 a.m. – Mikko Ilonen, Finland; David Howell, England; Greg Chalmers, Australia.

5:39 a.m.-10:40 a.m. – Raphael Jacquelin, France; David Hearn, Canada; Eddie Pepperell, England.

5:50 a.m.-10:51 a.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, England; Scott Arnold, Australia; a-Paul Kinnear, England.

6:01 a.m.-11:02 a.m. – Adam Bland, Australia; Gary Boyd, England; Daniel Brooks, England.

6:12 a.m.-11:13 a.m. – Scott Hend, Australia; Jonathan Moore, United States; Ryan Fox, New Zealand.

6:23 a.m.-1:32 a.m. – Mark Calcavecchia, United States; Marcel Siem, Germany; Jaco Van Zyl, South Africa.

6:44 a.m.-1:43 a.m. – Thomas Aiken, South Africa; David Lipsky, United States; Jonas Blixt, Sweden.

6:55 a.m.-1:54 a.m. – Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark; Morgan Hoffmann, United States; Danny Lee, New Zealand.

7:06 a.m.-2:05 a.m. – Richie Ramsay, Scotland; Pablo Larrazabal, Spain; Cameron Tringale, United States.

7:17 a.m.-2:16 a.m. – Steven Bowditch, Australia; Hiroshi Iwata, Japan; Ben Martin, United States.

7:28 a.m.-2:27 a.m. – George Coetzee, South Africa; Anirban Lahiri, India; Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain.

7:39 a.m.-2:38 a.m. – Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Liang Wen-chong, China; Marc Warren, Scotland.

7:50 a.m.-2:49 a.m. – John Daly, United States; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Jason Dufner, United States.

8:01 a.m.-3 a.m. – Zach Johnson, United States; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria; Tommy Fleetwood, England.

8:12 a.m.-3:11 a.m. – Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand; Danny Willett, England; Gary Woodland, United States.

8:23 a.m.-3:22 a.m. – Geoff Ogilvy, Australia; Francesco Molinari, Italy; Bill Haas, United States.

8:34 a.m.-3:33 a.m. – Mark O’Meara, United States; Russell Henley, United States; aGunn Yang.

8:45 a.m.-3:44 a.m. – Bernhard Langer, Germany; Tom Lehman, United States; Justin Leonard, United States.

9:01 a.m.-4 a.m. – Stephen Gallacher, Scotlnad; Hiroyuki Fujita, Japan; Ryan Moore, United States.

9:12 a.m.-4:11 a.m. – Adam Scott, Australia; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Jimmy Walker, United States.

9:23 a.m.-4:22 a.m. – Jamie Donaldson, Wales; Yuta Ikeda, Japan; Keegan Bradley, United States.

9:34 a.m.-4:33 a.m. – Matt Kuchar, United States; Phil Mickelson, United States; Henrik Stenson, Sweden.

9:45 a.m.-4:44 a.m. – Nick Faldo, England; Justin Rose, England; Rickie Fowler, United States.

9:56 a.m.-4:55 a.m. – Jim Furyk, United States; Paul Casey, England; Branden Grace, South

Africa.

10:07 a.m.-5:06 a.m. – Harris English, United States; a-Ashley Chesters, England; Andy Sullivan, England.

10:18 a.m.-5:17 a.m. – Koumei Oda, Japan; Marc Leishman, Australia; Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand.

10:29 a.m.-5:28 a.m. – Edoardo Molinari, Italy; James Morrison, England; Romain Wattel, France.

10:40 a.m.-5:39 a.m. – Pelle Edberg, Sweden; Daniel Berger, United States; Mark Young, England.

10:51 a.m.-5:50 a.m. – Brett Rumford, Australia; Tom Gillis, United States; a-Ben Taylor, England.

11:02 a.m.-6:01 a.m. – Marcus Fraser, Australia; Scott Strange, Australia; a-Alister Balcombe, England.

11:13 a.m.-6:12 a.m. – Taichi Teshima, Japan; Robert Dinwiddie, England, Rikard Karlbert, Sweden.

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Toronto Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Cleveland Chicago WEST DIVISION Los Angeles Houston Texas Seattle Oakland

W 48 46 44 45 42

L 40 45 44 46 47

Pct .545 .505 .500 .495 .472

GB – 3 1/2 4 4 1/2 6 1/2

W 52 49 44 42 41

L 34 40 44 46 45

Pct .605 .551 .500 .477 .477

GB – 4 1/2 9 11 11

W 48 49 42 41 41

L 40 42 46 48 50

Pct .545 .538 .477 .461 .451

GB – 1/2 6 7 1/2 8 1/2

TUESDAY’S GAME

All-Star game at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 48 47 42 38 29

L 39 42 47 51 62

Pct .552 .528 .472 .427 .319

GB – 2 7 11 21

W 56 53 47 39 38

L 33 35 40 47 52

Pct .629 .602 .540 .453 .422

GB – 2 1/2 8 15 1/2 18 1/2

W 51 46 42 41 39

L 39 43 45 49 49

Pct .567 .517 .483 .456 .443

GB – 4 1/2 7 1/2 10 11

TUESDAY’S GAMES

All-Star game at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

NASCAR The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through July 12 Points 1, Kevin Harvick, 692. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 624.

3, Joey Logano, 624. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 616.

5, Martin Truex Jr., 596. 6, Brad Keselowski, 559. 7, Jamie McMurray, 556. 8, Kurt Busch, 542. 9, Matt Kenseth, 540. 10, Jeff Gordon, 537.

11, Denny Hamlin, 522. 12, Kasey Kahne, 513.

13, Paul Menard, 509. 14, Ryan Newman, 497.

15, Clint Bowyer, 490. 16, Aric Almirola, 473. 17, Carl Edwards, 449. 18, Greg Biffle, 420. 19, Kyle Larson, 404. 20, Casey Mears, 399.

Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $5,357,301. 2, Joey Logano, $4,490,869. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $4,267,644. 4, Denny Hamlin, $3,857,887. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,694,355. 6, Jeff Gordon, $3,279,608. 7, Matt Kenseth, $3,247,208. 8, Brad Keselowski, $3,213,278. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $2,983,636.

10, Clint Bowyer, $2,919,939. 11, Ryan Newman, $2,888,203. 12, Greg Biffle, $2,869,658.

13, Jamie McMurray, $2,817,048. 14, Aric Almirola, $2,740,053. 15, Austin Dillon, $2,631,131. 16, Trevor Bayne, $2,618,160. 17, Kasey Kahne, $2,504,744. 18, AJ Allmendinger, $2,490,076. 19, David Ragan, $2,488,653.

20, Casey Mears, $2,463,437.

TRANSACTIONS

By The Associated Press BASEBALL

American League BOSTON RED SOX _ Signed RHP Travis Lakins and SS Yomar Valentin to minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association BOSTON CELTICS _ Acquired F Perry Jones III, a 2019 second-round draft pick and cash from Oklahoma City for a conditional second-round draft pick.

CHICAGO BULLS _ Signed G-F Mike Dunleavy and G Aaron Brooks.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES _ Signed F Nemanja Bjelica.

ORLANDO MAGIC _ Re-signed F Tobias Harris. Signed C Jason Smith. Traded F Maurice Harkless to Portland for a conditional second-round draft pick.

UTAH JAZZ _ Signed C Tibor Pleiss to a multiyear contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League BUFFALO BILLS _ Placed offensive line coach Aaron Kromer on paid administrative leave after he was arrested over the weekend and charged with battery that caused bodily harm.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIENS _ Agreed to terms with F Michael Bournival on a 1-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS _ Re-signed D Eric Gelinas to a two-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS _ Agreed to terms with Fs Oscar Lindberg and Emerson Etem.

COLLEGE

FLORIDA GULF COAST _ Named Tom Abatemarco and Senque Carey men’s assistant basketball coaches.

LIPSCOMB _ Announced the resignation of associate athletic director for spiritual formation Brent High.

MIAMI _ Named Sarah Smoak women’s basketball director of video operations.

NORTH CAROLINA _ Named Sylvia Crawley women’s assistant basketball coach.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Connecticut Chicago New York Washington Indiana Atlanta

W 7 8 7 6 7 6

L 4 5 5 5 6 7

WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Tulsa Phoenix San Antonio Seattle Los Angeles

W 9 10 8 3 3 2

L 3 4 5 10 12 10

Pct .636 .615 .583 .545 .538 .462

GB – – 1/2 1 1 2

Pct .750 .714 .615 .231 .200 .167

GB – – 1 1/2 6 1/2 7 1/2 7

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

San Antonio at New York, 11 a.m.

Washington at Chicago, 12:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Seattle, 3 p.m.

Tulsa at Indiana, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.

Connecticut at New York, 7 p.m.

BRITISH OPEN

THE SUMTER ITEM

SPIETH FROM PAGE B1 and winning with clutch putts punctuated by his signature fist pump.

Spieth is no Tiger Woods.

Doesn’t try to be, though they do share the same habit of talking angrily to themselves during a round.

He doesn’t overwhelm a crowd with his presence, doesn’t intimidate other players while wearing a red shirt on Sunday. In a game dominated by Woods and the power hitters who followed, he’s not even in the same neighborhood as the big boys with a driver in his hand.

What Spieth does do is win. This year he’s done it on the biggest stages in golf, grabbing a green jacket at the Masters and following it with a win a few weeks back at the U.S. Open. Add in a

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 British Open and PGA Championship title, and he would be the first player to win the Grand Slam in a calendar year.

He largely does it on his own terms, taking the title at the John Deere Classic on Sunday when others suggested he might be better served by leaving early for Scotland to discover the many vagaries of the oldest course in golf.

But Spieth has a confidence that borders on swagger and, much like Woods in his prime, a belief that his best is better than yours no matter where you tee it up.

“He beats you properly,’’ former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy said. “He beats you with better golf. He doesn’t beat you because he hits it further. Tiger’s intimidation was that he always did something amazing. Jordan doesn’t beat you with a crazy

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par, or a crazy chip-in from the back of the 14th at Muirfield (Village). He just beats you because he’s better.’’

Just how much better Spieth really is, only time will tell. His career is in its infancy still, and it’s way too early to crown him as the next great player, way too soon to begin talking about whether he — and not Woods — will be the one who finally takes down the record of 18 major titles held by Jack Nicklaus.

Besides, despite the struggles of Woods in recent times, there’s a reasonable chance he’s still got enough golf in him at age 39 to finally get past the 14th major he won at the U.S. Open way back in 2008.

“I’m still young,’’ Woods said Tuesday. “I know some of you guys think I’m buried and done, but I’m still right here in front of you.’’

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Rickie Fowler will tee off at the British Open on Thursday in St. Andrews, Scotland, as one of a handful of hopefuls predicted to make a run at the claret jug. Unlike the others on the list, however, Fowler is still in search of a signature win.

Fowler still seeks signature victory

BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Rickie Fowler is more than just a brand.

He showed that a year ago with top-five finishes at all four majors. He shook off the label of underachiever with a dazzling victory at The Players Championship. Then, just last weekend, he ripped up the links to win the Scottish Open.

No wonder Fowler keeps getting thrown into the mix when people discuss the budding rivalry between Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy.

“We’ve already got the big two,’’ said no less an authority than Nick Faldo, a six-time major champion. “If you want, put Rickie in there as well.’’

High praise, indeed.

Yet, there’s still a nagging sense that Fowler needs a bit more substance to go with all the hype. Six years after he arrived on the PGA Tour with a headful of unruly hair and a big endorsement deal, he has yet to capture a truly signature win, the sort of triumph that would stamp him as a full-fledged rival to his fellow 20-somethings.

“A good start would be to become a major champion,’’ Fowler said Tuesday, a blunt affirmation of what most everyone in the British Open interview room was already thinking.

McIlroy, who is about five months younger than the 26-year-old Fowler, already has four major titles and needs only the Masters to complete a career Grand Slam.

Spieth, just 21, captured the first two majors this season and arrived at St. Andrews looking to take another step toward becoming the first player to win the modern Grand Slam.

“Jordan has been playing amazing golf, and Rory has been doing that for quite some time,’’ Fowler said. “I do have some work to do. I need to continue winning. I think that’s the biggest thing: putting myself in position to win.’’

Fowler has certainly been a contender in golf’s biggest events, though the momentum from his Players’ win was tempered when he missed the cut at last month’s U.S. Open, his hopes effectively dashed when he opened with an 81 at Chambers Bay. After a couple of weeks off,

he turned his attention to Scotland.

In no time at all, he felt as though his game was back to where he wanted it to be.

“It was nice to kind of quickly put that (U.S. Open) behind me,’’ Fowler said.

Five years ago, he made his British Open debut at the Old Course. The first day was brutal — a 79 that left him primarily focused on making the cut — but he bounced back with a pair of 67s sandwiched around a 71, leaving him in a tie for 14th place.

Ever since, he’s been confident of his chances on a links course. He tied for fifth at the 2011 Open, and last year he finished two shots behind McIlroy at Royal Liverpool, claiming the runner-up spot along with Sergio Garcia.

“When I believed that I could really win over here was after my stellar start of 79 my first time out at St. Andrews,’’ Fowler recalled. “Outside of that first round, I really would’ve had a chance to be in contention.’’

Aided by coach Butch Harmon, Fowler has largely tailored his preparations around the majors, a philosophy that clearly seems to be working but has yet to pay off with a title.

It seems only a matter of time.

He won’t have to worry about McIlroy this time. The Northern Irishman was forced to withdraw after injuring his ankle while playing soccer with his friends.

Considering the state of Tiger Woods’ game — the 14time major champion also missed the cut at Chambers Bay and has slipped to 241st in the world rankings — Fowler appears to be the biggest threat to Spieth’s Grand Slam chase.

Assuming Fowler can keep track of his lucky ball marker.

During a high-stakes practice round with Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Jimmy Walker, he forgot to pick it up after a putt was conceded, causing a momentary bit of panic. Fortunately for Fowler, Miguel Angel Jimenez came along in a trailing group, spotted the coin, and returned it to a grateful owner.

“I had some cash ready to change over if I needed to get it back from Miguel,’’ Fowler joked. “The coin has worked good. I’m surprised he didn’t keep it.’’

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fter a final visit to the University of South Carolina on Monday and a restless night of introspection, offensive lineman Will Putnam came to terms on a commitment decision on Tuesday, and he chose USC over Virginia Tech.

Putnam, who is from Harrisburg, N.C., became the first offensive lineman to commit to USC for the 2016 football recruiting class and the seventh overall, counting ‘15 carryover Octavious Johnson.

Putnam took a pair of visits to both USC and VT and spent a lot of time talking with coaches from both schools. He also looked closely at the business programs at the schools.

The new facilities being erected at USC also impressed him.

“It was definitely the connection I had with the coaches and the highly ranked business school at South Carolina that helped make my decision,” Putnam said. “I like all the new facilities coming around, all the new renovations and everything. They are building a new apartment complex for all the athletes.

It’s just great. I like all the new stuff.”

However, there was more to USC that impressed Putnam than the brick and mortar.

“My big thing was it is SEC (Southeastern Conference) football,” he said. “Like, it doesn’t get any bigger than this. It is just such a great opportunity. It’s like a dream I’ve had as a kid to play for a big-time school. I am going to train and play full-heartedly. I also want to win and I’ll do whatever it takes. I definitely see another double-digit wins season coming up.

Putnam plays left offensive tackle and also plays on the defensive line. He said coaches tell him they love his speed and agility on the line.

“I kind of pride myself on being flexible and being able to run,” he said. “I run a 5.0 (seconds) constantly in the 40(-yard dash) and my shuttle is around a 4.6.”

Wide receiver Tre Jackson of Baton Rouge, La., appears to be on the fast track toward a decision. The speedy WR and the son of former Florida star WR Jack Jackson has his list down to USC, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Kansas State and Utah, and he’s eyeing a decision between July 25 and July 30.

Jackson was at USC’s Showcase last month and he went to a Texas Christian camp in New Orleans as well. He wants to visit Oklahoma this month, and he’s hoping to be able to attend USC’s social gathering on June 24.

“I’ve been in constant contact with USC assistant) Coach (Steve) Spurrier Jr. and (assistant) Coach (G.A.) Mangus,” Jackson said. “They’ve been telling me I’ll have the choice to play at four positions — wide receiver, cornerback, kick returner or punt returner. They’ll see what I want to do when I come in to play. That’s really the main thing they’ve been talking about.”

Jackson said “it’s safe to say” USC and Oklahoma are at the top of his list, but he’s still considering the other schools. The fact his family has a past relationship with head coach Steve Spurrier through his father is a factor.

“He has a great relationship with my grandparents since he recruited my dad,” Jackson said. “He gives off the family vibe whenever I talk to him. We have a ton to talk about, and that’s one connection he’s made with me that’s really helped them out a lot.”

Jackson said he and Spurri-

SPURRIER FROM PAGE B1 the program, hoping to get back to the level reached from 2011-13, when it won 11 games in three consecutive years.

He said the way the Gamecocks ended last season — by winning three of four games, including the Independence

er have talked once since his camp visit “just catching up.”

He said his decision will come down to one simple item. “I look just for what feels best for me, the safe decision and whatever I can feel comfortable going to school for the next four years.”

WR Kelvin Harmon of Palmyra, N.J., is thinking hard about USC and some other programs this summer, but plans to wait until the fall, at the earliest, before making a decision. Harmon wants to get a closer look at some schools via the official visit and will take some this fall before making his decision in late September or early October.

USC, North Carolina State and West Virginia are locks for three of those visits, according to Harmon. Harmon camped at USC, UNC and NCSU last month and won’t attend any more camps this summer. However, he might return to USC for the social outing planned for top targets later this month.

He’s in regular contact with Mangus and feels strongly about USC at this point. “If I had a leader, it would be them,” Harmon said. “I don’t want to name an official leader, but South Carolina is in the best standing. I talked to Coach Mangus and he’s telling me how they need me there and he wants me to come down for a barbecue.

And we were talking about recruiting and how bad they want me.”

Harmon has his list down to USC, UNC, WVU, Temple, NCSU and Rutgers. He said he is communicating the most at this point with USC, NCSU and Temple and those three are recruiting him the hardest.

WR Isaiah Graham (6-feet, 170 pounds) of Bastrop, La., was offered recently by USC and has the Gamecocks among his favorites. Graham had 48 receptions for 1,038 yards and 20 touchdowns last season. Graham said he’s been invited to the social gathering of prospects at USC later this month. He’s not made any visits or attended any camps this summer because of his 7-on-7 season. Besides USC he wants to visit Tennessee and Miami this summer.

Graham has his list down to USC, Arkansas, TCU, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Miami, Arizona State, Nebraska and Texas Tech and there is no favorite at this point.

“South Carolina is really high on my list and probably will end up being in my top five,” he said. Graham wants to make a decision by the end of September and he will graduate early.

USC has one WR committed for the ‘16 class in Bryan Edwards and is a leader for three others, Jackson, Harmon and Graham. With that being the case, the realization is starting to hit home with WR Larry Collins Jr. of Lower Richland High School in Hopkins that there might not be room in the roost for another at his position.

“South Carolina says they are going to take one more receiver and make a decision (on him) after seeing him in the fall,” said father Larry Collins Sr. “We’re not going to wait on that.”

Collins Sr. added they were not aware of USC’s social gathering coming up on July 24 and would need to get in touch with recruiter Spurrier Jr. about that.

Collins Jr. attended USC’s Showcase camp last month and by all accounts made a good showing. He went to North Carolina’s Freak Night

camp and his father said that too went well. He will make his final camp appearance of the sumPhil Kornblut mer on Friday at TenRECRUITING nessee.

CORNER According to his father, Collins Jr. likes Tennessee, USC and UNC, and “talks a lot about Georgia. We’re going to try to make a commitment before school starts, around the end of July.”

Collins Sr. said UNC has been showing a lot of interest, and his son has also been hearing a lot from Wake Forest lately.

Linebacker PJ Blue of Montgomery, Ala., was not able to make it to USC’s camp in June, but he plans to be at the one on July 25. A commitment to USC is possible at that time.

“South Carolina is my top school,” Blue said. “They have me as a top priority and they want me to play safety, which is my preferred position, so I feel like I could possibly come in and fill a big need for them.”

Blue is going to Alabama on July 23 and he’s also considering Mississippi.

On a scale of 1-10, Blue rated USC’s lead on the others as “six, but with the way I am, it could change at any moment.” So, right now Blue is the Gamecocks’ to lose. “Yeah, I guess you could put it like that,” Blue said.

Defensive end Jordan Woods of Citra, Fla., has USC among his top six schools at the moment. “I love Coach Steve Spurrier,” Woods said. “He doesn’t know how much I look at him as a figurehead in college football. I believe he has the ability to be the greatest college coach of all time. I just love the way he plays the game. He made the spread, he made that whole offense. He revolutionized the quarterback position.

“I really like South Carolina,” Woods continued.

“They’ve always been at the top of my conversations. I have to get there and see them. I actually like South Carolina, I root for South Carolina. What sets them up so well is they have a couple of defensive ends who are leaving after this season and they have a need there right now and I can make an immediate impact.”

The rest of his lead pack are Florida, WVU, Louisville, Miami and Tennessee. He wants to visit all of his favorites this summer then take official visits to his final five schools before making his commitment. He visited UF in June because it’s close to home and because the Gators are recruiting him hard.

He’s not claiming a leader among his top six, saying it was a brand new start for all of them when he cut his list to six. Last season, Woods recorded 16 QB sacks along with 60 tackles.

At The Opening in Beaverton, Ore., last week, running back Elijah Holyfield of Atlanta and WR Kyle Davis of Decatur, Ga., released a top 10 list, and USC made both. Holyfield has a top 10 of USC, Alabama, Auburn, UGA, Louisville, Notre Dame, Miami, Oregon, Tennessee and Southern California.

The top 10 for Davis, a former USC commitment, is USC, Auburn, California, UF, UGA, Louisiana State, Miami, Ohio State, Ole Miss and Tennessee.

Neither top 10 is in order.

Bowl — helped rejuvenate him for the coming fall.

“We were 7-6, same as Tennessee and the same as Arkansas, and I think they’re sort of celebrating big seasons last year,’’ Spurrier said, working in a trademark notso-subtle jab. “So we were celebrating also.’’

The veteran coach said he feels good about his team and

Friday for the annual All-In Cookout. DE Xavier Kelly of Wichita, Kan., who is spending the summer in Savannah, Ga., with his father, said on Saturday he will be in attendance.

“I want to see the chemistry and camaraderie of the players and coaches,” said Kelly, who visited Clemson for the first time in May and has the Tigers among his final eight.

Kelly said his father will join him on the visit.

He’s made 15 visits over the spring and summer and said he’s not sure of any future visits. Kelly has a top list of Clemson, Alabama, Florida State, Michigan, UGA, Kansas State, Oregon and TCU. He definitely wants to take all five official visits this fall. He said it’s hard to identify a school recruiting him the hardest because they all are working him pretty hard. He doesn’t plan to make a public commitment until the U.S. Army All-American Game in January of ‘16.

Placekicker Alex Barbir of Cumming, Ga., made some noise this summer with a video showing him kicking a 71-yard field goal. Last season, he made kicks from 56 and 52 yards, respectively.

Right now he has offers from Rutgers, Illinois, Army, Navy and Air Force. Clemson is also showing interest. Barbir has visited Clemson and has been in touch with recruiter Danny Pearman. He’s now waiting on a call back from the Tigers with an offer.

Barbir also is talking with UGA, Penn Stare and UF. He has also visited UGA, PSU, UNC and Rutgers, and he plans on visiting Illinois. He would make a return trip to Clemson if he’s offered.

Rutgers is his current favorite because of an offer, and the fact he’s had a chance to visit there.

Defensive back Jamyest Williams, a ‘17 recruit from Lawrenceville, Ga., put out his top 10 list in order last week.

Clemson leads, followed by FSU, Texas A&M, Ohio State, Auburn, Oklahoma, Stanford, Michigan State, UGA and Tennessee.

LB Tyshon Fogg, a ‘17 recruit from Towson, Md., was offered by Clemson last week as was ‘17 DE LeAnthony Williams of Roswell, Ga. DE Justin Mascoll, an ‘18 recruit from Snellville, Ga., told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he currently favors Clemson. Clemson was the first school to offer him. USC, Alabama, Auburn, UF, FSU, UGA, Iowa, Kentucky, Miami and UNC have all offered since Clemson.

said he might attend.

“Nothing has really changed from their standpoint,” Brunson said of USC. “They just want to make sure the surgery went well and I won’t be messed up during the season.”

Also this week, Brunson will try to devise a decision timeline. Based on what he learns on his visits he’ll decide if he wants to make a commitment before the season or during it.

The Gamecocks missed on OL Jordan Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla., when he committed to Georgia Tech last week. USC had recruited Johnson early and hard and had always been listed among his favorites. He attended the spring game and a camp last month in Columbia.

BASKETBALL USC head coach Frank Martin offered 6-foot-4-inch shooting guard Jakolby Long of Mustang, Okla., according to PrepHoopsOklahoma. The Gamecocks, however, may be a long shot for Long, who has said he wants to play close to home so that his family can watch him. He is coached by his father.

Some of his other offers are Southern Methodist, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Texas Tech, DePaul, Ole Miss, Wichita State, KSU, Houston and others.

Martin also offered 6-6 Jalen Johnson of Durham, N.C. He also has a Clemson offer. USC target 6-11 Nysier Brooks of Burlington, N.J., committed to Cincinnati.

Seventh Woods, a 6-1 guard from Hammond School in Columbia, said in an interview with Rivals at the Under Armour All-American Camp in Charlotte last week that, despite reports, he’s not down to just USC and UNC. Woods also identified UF, Kansas and Georgetown as others he’s considering at this point.

USC 6-10 signee Eric Cobb did not make it into USC for the second session of summer school, but is expected to enroll in August. Also, 6-11 commitment Travon Bunch, who had said he was enrolling for the second session, didn’t make it in either.

Tariq Simmons, a 6-2 ‘17 prospect from Keenan High in Columbia, plans to take an unofficial visit to USC on Friday, according to Corey Evans of Roundball Rundown Report.

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Clemson will entertain a number of its top targets on

LB TJ Brunson of Richland Northeast High in Columbia continues his positive recovery from hip surgery four months ago. In the last two weeks he’s been cleared for full-speed sprinting and cutting. He was to go to the doctor on Tuesday to find out when he’ll be cleared for full contact. Brunson said he expects to be able to play by the start of the season in late August.

Also this week, Brunson is going back on the recruiting trail with stops at Louisville, UK and possibly Appalachian State. Louisville is his current favorite ahead of Georgia Southern. Earlier this year, Brunson wanted to commit to USC, but the Gamecocks held him off because they want to see how well he’s recovered from his surgery. He remains in regular contact with Gamecock LB coach Kirk Botkin and has been invited to the pool party on July 24, which he

Right-handed pitcher Andrew Papp (6-4, 200) of Raleigh, N.C., signed with Clemson for the ‘15 class. He’s a former NCSU commitment.

Clemson also picked up four more commitments for the ‘16 class, giving the Tigers 11 for the class. RHP Owen Griffith (6-1, 180) of South Aiken High picked the Tigers over USC, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston and The Citadel.

He’s also a catcher and was once committed to USC Aiken as a C. Left-handed pitcher Bryant Huggins (6-3, 185) of Darlington High won five games last season and had a 1.10 earned run average. Shortstop Logan Davidson (6-3, 180) of Charlotte is a switch-hitter and will follow in the footsteps of his father, Mark Davidson, who played at Clemson and with the Minnesota Twins Also committing to Clemson was catcher Kyle Wilkie (6-0, 190) of Cumming, Ga. Former Clemson signee C Cal Raleigh of Sylva, N.C., committed to FSU while former Tiger RHP signee Jackson Kowar is now committed to UF.

won’t rule out a run to the top of the Eastern Division this fall, saying “stranger things have happened.’’

The chances of that are largely dependent on South Carolina’s ability to play better defense. The Gamecocks gave up more than 30 points per game last season, which ranked 12th out of 14 SEC teams.

Though Spurrier said the quarterback job is a threeman race, the favorite appears to be Connor Mitch. The 6-foot-3, 211-pound sophomore threw just six passes last season as a backup behind Dylan Thompson.

Mitch — or whoever wins the job — will be helped by the return of junior Pharoh Cooper, who caught 69 passes

for 1,136 yards last season.

“We’re going to do a whole lot better than people think we’re going to do,’’ Cooper said. “That’s our mentality.

We know we’re a good team.

We’re young right now, but we’re working hard to get back to that 10- or 11-win season, which is what we’re expected to do at South Carolina.’’

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Tennessee head coach Butch Jones speaks to the media on Tuesday at the Southeastern Conference media days in Hoover, Ala.

Jones: Vols on rise, not doing cartwheels over 7-6 season

BY JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press HOOVER, Ala. — Butch Jones promises nobody at Tennessee was doing cartwheels over a winning season, whatever Steve Spurrier says.

The Volunteers coach opened Southeastern Conference media days Tuesday responding to Spurrier’s earlier remark to reporters regarding how Tennessee and Arkansas were celebrating 7-6 seasons that exceeded most expectations.

Spurrier’s South Carolina team had the same record after opening ranked in the top 10.

“Contrary to reports, there were no backflips and there were no somersaults,’’ Jones said. “But I think in the world of college football, you’re judged by wins and losses but also you’re judged by does your team overachieve or underachieve.

“And I think last year’s football team overachieved.’’

The Vols secured the program’s first winning record since 2009 and beat Iowa in the TaxSlayer Bowl, thriving late in the season with the emergence of quarterback Josh Dobbs. They won four of their last five games.

Tennessee accomplished that while playing more freshmen than any other Football Bowl Subdivision team, adding to the perception it’s a program on the rise.

Jones thinks the strong finish and back-to-back highly rated recruiting classes have created some momentum for his program and “positive energy’’ surrounding the Vols. He says this season’s feel “is different for each and every player’’ from 2014.

After all, observers are wondering what Tennessee can do for an encore instead of writing it off as a likely building

year going into Jones’s third season.

“I think our players really learned how to win last year,’’ the coach said.

Dobbs said the strong finish carried over into the offseason, but like Jones he feels it’s just the beginning.

“It was a great way to finish the season, but we’re not done yet,’’ Dobbs said. “That’s just a steppingstone for this season.’’

Defensive standout Curt Maggitt said taking part in bringing the Tennessee program back to national prominence was part of the allure when he was recruited. This team has designs on contending in the SEC East Division, not just making another bowl game.

“We want to go beyond that,’’ said Maggitt, who plays defensive line and linebacker.

Go far enough beyond that, and then maybe they’ll be doing cartwheels.

Miss. State lacks hype despite last year’s success

BY DAVID BRANDT The Associated Press HOOVER, Ala. — Mississippi State spent more than a month as the No. 1 team in the nation on the way to a 10-win season last year. The program is also returning one of the nation’s top quarterbacks in senior Dak Prescott.

Yet one of the biggest topics of the day when the Bulldogs took the stage Tuesday at Southeastern Conference media days?

Coach Dan Mullen’s choice of shoes.

Mullen said he was simply showing a little “swag’’ by wearing some Adidas Jeezy Boost 350 MULLEN sneakers to go along with his suit. But it was telling that a fresh pair of popular footwear could partly overshadow a team that was among college football’s best last season.

Mullen said he doesn’t mind the seeming lack of respect.

After six seasons in Starkville, he’s become used to it.

“This is my seventh year coming here, and I think all seven years they’ve pretty much picked us to finish last in the West,’’ Mullen said.

“It’s kind of like a tradition, I guess. We don’t really worry much about that. I’m much more concerned with how we finish.’’

The Bulldogs are widely expected to finish near the bottom of the SEC’s Western Division this fall despite last year’s breakthrough season that included the program’s first trip to the top of the national poll.

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

nounced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

The Sumter National AAA All Stars, a 9- and 10-year-old baseball team that will play in the state championship in Clemson beginning on Friday, is currently raising funds to cover expenses for the upcoming 12-team tournament, which includes six days of lodging and food.

The players are selling raffle tickets to win a YETI cooler valued at $250 or Chick-fil-A for a year — 52 free combo meals. Tickets are $5 for a single ticket or $10 for 3 tickets and can be purchased by contacting any player or head coach Mark Campbell at (803) 4682193.

The drawing will be held and winners will be contacted on Thursday.

The team will also hold a “spirit night” at the Sumter Chick-fil-A on Broad Street today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A portion of all proceeds from items sold during the 3-hour window will be donated to the team.

The team has also set up a GoFundMe page, located at www.gofundme.com/ Sumternational for those who wish to donate online.

HOMETOWN FAVORITE FRAZIER WINS HR DERBY CINCINNATI — Hometown All-Star Todd Frazier won the Home Run Derby at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park on Monday, outslugging Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson 15-14 in the final round in the first year of a bracket format.

The Reds’ Frazier defeated Texas’ Prince Fielder 14-13 in the first round and dispatched Toronto’s Josh Donaldson 10-9 in the second round.

Red-clad fans chanted Frazier’s name and cheered his every homer throughout the night. Tied entering his 30-second bonus round, Frazier hit the first pitch for the title.

Pederson advanced by beating Baltimore’s Manny Machado in the first round 13-12 and topping the Angels’ Albert Pujols, the derby’s No. 1 seed, 12-11 in the second round.

For the first time, players were seeded and placed in an elimination bracket.

They had four minutes per round and each hitter received a 30-second bonus for hitting two drives farther than 425 feet.

THUNDER TRADE PERRY JONES III TO CELTICS BOSTON — The Boston Celtics acquired forward Perry Jones III from the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday along with a second-round draft pick

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Cincinnati third basemen Todd Frazier holds the trophy after winning the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday in his home ballpark in Cincinnati. and cash.

The Celtics will send the Thunder a conditional second-round pick. Boston gets the 2019 second-rounder Oklahoma City had acquired from the Detroit Pistons.

Jones, a 6-foot-11 forward, played 43 games last season and averaged 4.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 14.7 minutes a game.

In a 3-game stretch early last season with Kevin Durant out with an injury, Jones averaged 22.7 points and 5.0 rebounds and shot 52 percent. He then injured his knee and was out for 13 games.

DELLE DONNE LEADS WNBA ALL-STAR VOTING NEW YORK — Elena Delle Donne is the leading vote-getter for the WNBA All-Star Game after results were announced on Tuesday.

The league’s leading scorer will be joined on the Eastern Conference team

by Indiana’s Tamika Catchings, who will be playing in a record 10th All-Star Game. New York’s Tina Charles is the third member of the front court.

Atlanta’s Angel McCoughtry and Shoni Schimmel will start in the backcourt.

Tulsa guard Skylar Diggins leads the West AllStars. Diggins, who tore her ACL a few weeks ago and will miss the game, is joined by Minnesota’s Seimone Augustus in the backcourt. Maya Moore of Minnesota, Brittney Griner and Candice Dupree of Phoenix will start in the front court.

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OBITUARIES JANET T. BROWN MAYESVILLE — Janet Tyler Brown, 46, wife of Carroll D. Brown, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the BROWN late James and Peggy Baker Tyler. Mrs. Brown was a member of Bethany Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Kayla M. Brown; and a special friend, Chasity Wallace.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Melissa T. Wilson.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday in the Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gene Stokes officiating. Burial will be in Faith Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hancock-ElmoreHill Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1655 Raccoon Road.

RANSOM GOODEN Ransom Gooden, 82, widower of Lillian Grant Gooden, died on Monday, July 13, 2015, at Sumter Valley Health and Rehab Center.

Born on Nov. 7, 1932, in Clarendon County, he was a son of Harry Jr. and Carrie Hudson Gooden.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Syreeta Butler, 1923 Georgiana Drive, Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be an-

LINDA A. RAGIN Linda A. Ragin, 53, died on Monday, July 13, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Nov. 4, 1961, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late General Ragin Sr. and Mittie Lee Bethune Ragin.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 1013 Armour Hill Drive, Pinewood.

Funeral arrangement are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, (803) 485-3755.

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Theatre announces diverse season SLT opens with comedy, closes with musical

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

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umter Little Theatre showed off the musical talent of its ever-

growing company on June 27 during its Cabaret fundraiser for the SLT Youth Theatre School; however, for the audience, it was “just” an evening of excellent entertainment with some of the area’s most prodigious singers and musicians. And it served as an enticement to SLT’s 2015-16 season, for which memberships are now available.

Executive Director Eric Bultman is excited about the new season, which includes a Shakespeare comedy, a contemporary musical, an intriguing drama and more.

He said he and the SLT board of directors consider many factors in selecting plays. “(We) consider our space and our resources (and) always consider our audience,” Bultman said. “I’ve been here long enough to know what appeals — comedies and musicals.”

In addition, Bultman said he

wants “to challenge the (audiences) by presenting new plays, plays that have been around for years that we’ve never produced, that our audiences have heard of but have never seen. I choose plays that will challenge our actors and our costumer. I like to have at least one good physical comedy or farce on each season. Our audiences enjoy them and our actors like to work on them.”

He said the 2015-16 season includes “a little of everything — broad physical comedy with ‘Tuna Does Vegas’ (and) We have two very interesting and thought-provoking dramas on the season. Katori Hall’s ‘The Mountaintop’ was written in 2009. And ‘Agnes of God’ by John Pielmeier was written 30 years ago. We have a holiday classic, ‘Miracle on 34th St.’ “William Shakespeare’s comedy, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ I will do with my advanced high school and college students in March, 2016. I think it will be enjoyable even for people who find Shakespeare a little too lofty and not quite their cup of tea.

“And we’ll end the season with a musical ... ‘The Full Monty.’”

Bultman will direct “Tuna Does Vegas,” “Agnes of God,” “The Mountaintop” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Opening the season is “Tuna Does Vegas,” a broad comedy

from the people who brought us “Greater Tuna” and “A Tuna Christmas,” both of which played at SLT to raves from audiences and critics. An all-male cast plays multiple parts — even the women — in this fast-moving play that takes the denizens of a tiny Texas town to “Sin City.”

John Pielmeier’s drama, “Agnes of God,” concerns a young novice nun who has been accused of murdering her newborn baby. A psychiatrist appointed by the church is sent to determine the mental condition of the nun, much to the disapproval of the convent’s mother superior. Questions or crises of faith, plus the mysteries of who killed the baby and who was the father, will make for an intriguing and enthralling night at the theater.

In February, when the theatre traditionally presents a play in observance of Black History Month, Hall’s “The Mountaintop” will examine the final night of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life in his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Hall’s fictionalized version of the events of the evening have King examining his life, his legacy and his destiny.

March brings Shakespeare’s comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” A large cast will portray royalty and common people on the night of the

“Crowns,” a poignant and uplifting gospel musical, was Sumter Little Theatre’s offering for Black History Month in 2012, This season’s February 2016 play is “The Mountaintop,” a fictionalized vision of Martin Luther King’s final night on earth.

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Gregory White and Sarah Louise McInnis played the Aviator and the prince in Sumter Little Theatre’s 2013 season presentation of “The Little Prince.” SLT has announced its 2015-16 season, and memberships are now available. marriage of the Duke of Athens and Hippolyta, the Amazon queen. Mix-ups instigated by fairies are the main sources of the hilarity in the Bard’s most popular comedy.

For the first time, SLT will present “Miracle on 34th Street” as its Christmas offering. Kris Kringle, a retirement home resident, gets a job as Santa Claus at Macy’s in New York. His claim of being the real Santa upsets the Macy’s folks, in addition to his advising customers to shop elsewhere when they can’t find certain items at Macy’s. Of course, things end up in court at a competency hearing for Kringle. Is he or is he not the real Santa? Find out in December.

Closing out the season is “The Full Monty: The Broadway Musical.” If you’ve only seen the film, you’ll really like the live performance, Bultman said. If you’ve never seen either, you might even like it more. The story concerns a group of unemployed steel workers in Buffalo, New York, who decide to find another way

to support themselves and their families. What they come up with is a dancing/stripping act. With music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Terence McNally, you’ll likely go home humming a favorite tune.

Season memberships and sponsorships are now on sale, with each level offering several advantages. Members at all levels will have their names in the program of each show, receive the SLT e-newsletter and reminder emails before each show, get to make preferred reservations and park in the designated area for members in the Sumter Cultural Center.

In addition, members will receive a varying number of tickets based on their levels of membership.

• Archangel — $1,000, 48 tickets • Angel - $500, 24 tickets • Benefactor - $200, 12 tickets • Patron - $100, $80 students/ senior/military, 6 tickets For more information, sponsorship opportunities and their benefits, call the theatre at (803) 775-2150.

Father of ‘The Blob’ speaks

BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks Since 2000, residents and visitors to the small Pennsylvania borough of Phoenixville have been witness to a strange summer ritual. Each July, hundreds of theatergoers flee en masse from the local Colonial Theatre to pay homage to a scene from “The Blob,” filmed at the theater in the late ‘50s.

The reenactment is part of a three-day town festival known as Blobfest (held July 10-12 this year, see www.thecolonialtheatre.com) honoring the 1958 classic sci-fi thriller featuring a gelatinous alien life-form that feeds on humans and grows larger with each unrepentant feast.

“Many people tell me that their first viewing of ‘The Blob’ scared the socks off them,” said Blob producer Jack H. Harris. “It plays into the universal fear of an unstoppable alien force that could take over the world.”

Now 96, Harris began working as a child performer in vaudeville and became a successful film distributor and producer. His career is detailed in the April autobiography “Father of the Blob: The Making of a Monster Smash and Other Hollywood Tales.”

The veteran producer even scored a cameo in the original chaotic scene where the the-

atergoers spill out into the street as the Blob oozes in.

“I’m the first one out the door, wearing the sports jacket and tie,” he said. “But don’t blink!”

Harris attended Blobfest in recent years, but says health issues prevented him from returning.

“It’s a lot of fun. They sell Blob Burgers, there’s a Blob Pharmacy, and this year autographed copies of my book will be available,” he said.

“The popularity of the film and Blobfest keeps growing – just like the Blob!”

The concept of a feature film starring an indestructible monster menace had been whirling in Harris’ head since the early 1950s. But the movie also needed a human hero.

After seeing Steve McQueen in an early anthology TV series and on stage in his only Broadway show, “A Hatful of Rain” in the mid-1950s, Harris signed the 27-year-old actor to his first lead film role.

The Blob and McQueen proved a winning box-office combination, but working with the largely unknown actor was challenging.

“Steve was a firecracker waiting to explode,” recalled Harris. “He was extremely impatient to get his career off the ground. His moods put him in a constant battle with the director.”

On screen, McQueen also

battled the indestructible and ever-growing amorphous Blob, which was fashioned from rather basic 1950s technology.

“It was ordinary silicone used in breast implants,” noted Harris. Red dye was added, and the Blob’s movement was accomplished by careful pouring and animation, and its growth achieved with camera close-ups on miniature sets.

Remarkably, some of the original Blob material has survived.

“About a third of a container sat around for over a month before the director found it,” recalled Harris. “He offered it to me and I said ‘What am I going to do with it? Get rid of it!’”

The director eventually sold the material in 1965 to a movie memorabilia collector who still displays it today.

After the success of “The Blob,” Harris produced some 20 other films including “Dinosaurus,” “4D Man,” “Eyes of Laura Mars” and a gory Blob remake in 1988. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this February for his contribution to cinema.

He is currently producing yet another Blob remake for 2016.

“We’re excited to have just signed Samuel L. Jackson for one of the key roles,” he said.

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Producer Jack Harris poses with “The Blob.” Harris produced the film and many others. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

While “The Blob” is clearly Harris’ legacy to Hollywood, the film also helped propel McQueen to fame, although he would sometimes view the role with a critical retrospective eye after his career flourished.

“I bumped into him at a supermarket one day and the checkout person was raving to Steve about his performance,” said Harris. “Steve looked at me and said ‘It ain’t Othello!’”

Yet McQueen likely retained a soft spot for his ruddy globular co-star.

According to Harris, as 50-year-old McQueen lay dying in Mexico where he traveled in 1980 for a controversial and unsuccessful treatment for mesothelioma, a single movie poster decorated the walls of the ailing actor’s bedroom.

It was “The Blob.”

For more information See www.fatheroftheblob.com.

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers.

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Crank up the flavor and moisture for a better turkey burger

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free to grab that 93 percent or 96 percent ground turkey.

There’s enough sauce to make he turkey burger up the difference. But burgers has become the need some fat for flavor, moisture and tenderness. Even 90 healthy default of percent ground turkey regrilling season. And that’s quires some careful handling in order to ensure a juicy, really not a bad call. tasty burger. I have two tricks that are game-changers for That’s because a 90 percent your turkey burgers. lean turkey burger (4 ounces) First, use an instant-read has only about 160 calories, yet thermometer. You can get one still offers an impressive 20 for under $10 almost anygrams of protein and just 9 where. This is money well grams of fat. Just don’t be spent, and not just for burgers. tempted to buy leaner ground turkey. It may be fine in other Unless you are very experienced with meat, use the therrecipes, but when making mometer to take the guessburgers anything leaner than work out of grilling. It makes 10 percent fat will produce it easy to know exactly when tough, dry patties.

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temperature.

A turkey burger needs to cook to 165 F, but don’t let it go one degree above that! In fact, I take mine off the grill a degree or two early because meat continues to cook a bit after it comes off the heat.

Second, flavor the burger — both in the patty and with a topping. Turkey burgers are almost always better when they have a little flavoring in the meat. And then you also want to top them with something to add flavor and moisture, such as marinated summer peaches and goat cheese, which I stretched with some high-protein, low-fat Greek yogurt. This is a turkey burger your guests will love this summer.

TURKEY BURGERS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND GRILLED PEACHES Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 1 1/4 pounds 90 percent lean ground turkey 1 tablespoon hot sauce 1 medium shallot, minced, divided 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon turmeric Kosher salt and ground black pepper 3 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, divided 1 1/2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar or white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 large peaches, sliced into 1/4inch rounds 4-ounce log fresh goat cheese 1/2 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon Vegetable oil, for brushing burgers 4 burger buns 1 cup arugula (optional) In a large bowl, mix together the ground turkey, hot sauce, half of the shallot, the cumin, turmeric and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes or up to 24 hours.

In a medium bowl, whisk to-

gether the remaining shallot, 2 teaspoons of the thyme, the vinegar and olive oil. Add the peach slices and toss gently to coat.

Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes to an hour.

In a small bowl, mix the remaining 1 teaspoon of thyme, the goat cheese, yogurt and the lemon zest and juice until smooth. Refrigerate. Can be made up to 24 hours in advance.

When ready to cook, heat a grill or large grill pan to medium-high.

Divide the ground turkey mixture into quarters and form each into a patty. Use your thumbs to press an indentation into the center of each patty. Brush each patty with vegetable oil, then season on both sides with salt and pepper.

Grill the burgers for about 4 minutes per side, or until cooked to 165 F at the center.

While the burgers are cooking, add the peach slices to the grill and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Brush the cut sides of each bun with vegetable oil and grill for about 30 seconds per side. To assemble, set a burger on top of each bun bottom, then top with 2 tablespoons of goat cheese sauce, 2 to 3 grilled peach slices, and arugula, if using.

Using a spiral cutter to put a healthy twist on french fries

BY MELISSA D’ARABIAN The Associated Press I’ve been watching the “zoodle” craze from the sidelines. Admittedly, I’ve been tempted to jump in. Noodles made from healthy zucchini using a super-cool spiral cutter? Yes, please!

But truthfully, I’ve harbored fears that the fad (and my interest) would quickly fade, leaving me with one more gadget to add to the donation pile.

If you haven’t seen a spiral cutter, it is a small piece of kitchen equipment (several companies offer different models and styles) that cuts vegetables into (very!) long, curly noodle shapes. You push the vegetable into the blade area, turning it, hence the “spiral.”

I suppose my husband got tired of seeing me eye the contraption every time we shopped the kitchen supply store because I got a spiral cutter for Mother’s Day this year! And now I can’t stop using it.

One of my favorite dishes is the zoodles, which can be eaten raw (toss with lemon juice, black pepper and Parmesan cheese) or can be softened by sauteeing for 2 to 3 minutes in a bit of olive oil before tossing with your favorite pasta sauce.

The spiral hit of the summer, though, has to be these baked curly fries.

We truly love these oven fries! And with only 1 teaspoon of oil per recipe, these oven fries alone are worth the price of the spiral cutter.

BAKED GARLIC-THYME CURLY FRIES Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 4 2 large russet potatoes 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1 teaspoon garlic powder, divided 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley Heat the oven to 425 F. Line 2 baking sheets with kitchen parchment.

Using a spiral cutter, cut the potatoes into curly slices using the coarsest/widest blade setting. Depending on the model of spiral cutter you use, you may need to cut the potatoes to fit into it.

Transfer the sliced potatoes to a large bowl and toss with the olive oil, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder. Divide the potatoes between the 2 baking sheets, spreading them evenly.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until they are visibly browning and crunchy in places. Flip, and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes. Total cook time should be 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer the potatoes to a serving dish and sprinkle with the remaining salt, garlic powder and parsley. Serve immediately.

Nutrition information per serving: 150 calories; 10 calories from fat (7 percent of total calories); 1.5 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 500 mg sodium; 32 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 4 g protein.

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BY SARA MOULTON The Associated Press I love grilling vegetables because doing so concentrates their natural sugars and amps up their flavor. During the summer, the usual suspects are zucchini, eggplant, onions, peppers and corn. They’re all delicious this way and — Bonus! — they all become tender in an agreeably short amount of time.

But it recently occurred to me that a number of the veggies I love roasting in the oven — broccoli, cauliflower and carrots — might also shine if cooked on the grill. Turns out, they do!

The first problem was to figure out how to cut these vegetables so they wouldn’t fall through the slats of the grill grates. The solution was to keep them in big pieces; I cut the carrots in half lengthwise, left the broccoli attached at the stalk, and sliced the cauliflower head straight down into half-inch cutlets (or “steaks”).

These precautions kept the vegetables from falling into the flames, which allowed me to discover that it took forever for them to become tender. To speed up the process, I started by blanching them. After this quick bath in boiling water, I popped the vegetables in ice water to stop the cooking, then made sure they were dry before oiling, seasoning and grilling.

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Suddenly, these guys took no time at all to get tender. And they browned nicely along the way. Yay! Also, sure enough, their flavor became concentrated, just as it does when roasted. Indeed, it was assertive enough to pair up with a tahini sauce and spicy panko crumbs. When the vegetables are this robust, you may even decide you don’t need the grilled steak.

GRILLED VEGETABLES WITH TAHINI SAUCE AND SPICY PANKO Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 8 1/4 cup tahini, well stirred 2 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon minced garlic Kosher salt 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 head broccoli, quartered down the center 1 small head cauliflower, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick “steaks” 6 large carrots, peeled and halved lengthwise Vegetable or canola oil, for brushing the vegetables Ground black pepper In a medium bowl, stir together the tahini, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, the water, lemon juice, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Add additional water if necessary to achieve a pourable consistency. Set aside.

In a large skillet over medium, heat the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the breadcrumbs and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the red pepper flakes and a hefty pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until the breadcrumbs turn golden, about 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Heat a grill to medium.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Set up a bowl of ice and water and place it next to the pot. Add the broccoli and cook for 2 minutes. Use tongs to remove the broccoli from the water and place in the ice water.

Cool completely, then pat dry with paper towels. Repeat this process with the cauliflower and carrots, cooking the cauliflower for 2 minutes and the carrots for 3 minutes.

Brush all of the vegetables well on both sides with vegetable oil. Season with salt and pepper and, working in batches if necessary, grill them on direct medium heat, with the grill covered, until they have distinct grill marks on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Turn them over and grill on the second side until they have distinct grill marks on the second side and are tender, about another 5 minutes.

Arrange the vegetables on a platter, drizzle with the tahini sauce and sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top.

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‘Jim Gaffigan Show’ generates very few laughs

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH There are no hard and fast rules of television. But when something is supposed to be based on a star’s “real life,” you know it’s going to be even more contrived and phony than the average sitcom.

“The Jim Gaffigan Show” (10 p.m., TV Land, TV-PG) falls into this sad pattern. Gaffigan plays himself, a lazy, overeating professional comedian balancing his work and family. But in the logic of sitcoms and Hollywood, he has a hotter, thinner and much younger wife (Ashley Williams) who joyfully puts up with all his faults.

For a stand-up comic, he appears to be completely inarticulate. He has the memory of a geriatric amnesiac and the attention span of a child. The contrived helplessness of his dumb dad routine has nothing on the show’s heavy-handed depiction of his faith. In addition to what seems like 50 forced penis jokes, there are at least five random conversations about being Catholic in a 22-minute span. It’s one of the most inelegant, unnatural portrayals of a TV character’s cultural background that I’ve ever seen. And I’ve reviewed a lot of terrible TV! Gaffigan was natural and amusing as a supporting character in the underrated TBS comedy “My Boys.” Perhaps he’s overmatched playing himself. Maybe he needs a better life — or just better writers.

• While the characters on “The Jim Gaffigan Show” seem fake, “Impastor” (10:30 p.m., TV Land, TV-14) has a winning audacity. Featuring a plot as contrived as “Some Like it Hot” and “Sister Act,” Michael Rosenbaum stars as Buddy, a tapped-out small-time gambler on the verge of suicide and just a few steps ahead of a mob hit squad. On the brink of ending it all, he has a chance encounter with a stranger.

After a tragic accident, Buddy assumes that man’s identity as the new minister just about to take over a starchy rural Lutheran congregation.

In the logic of sitcoms, he convinces himself and his new “flock” that he is the man for the job. The only wrinkle in his new life is

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Jim (Jim Gaffigan), right, and Dave (Adam Goldberg) get into an argument at the playground on the pilot episode of “The Jim Gaffigan Show” premiering at 10 p.m. today on TV Land.

that the minister is supposed to be gay, not an easy adjustment for Buddy.

The writers and creators of “Impastor” seem as unfamiliar with the mores of rustic Protestant culture as Buddy the imposter. Despite rather stock characters, the show is enhanced by a strong supporting cast, including the engaging Sara Rue as the preacher’s perky assistant and Mircea Monroe (“Episodes”) as the fetching head of the welcome wagon, who’s not convinced that the new pastor is playing for the other team.

• “NOVA” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings) presents “Chasing Pluto.”

This chronicle of the nineyear expedition to the edge of our solar system is scheduled to include footage from the much-anticipated “flyby” event.

• The new eight-episode series “Blue Collar Millionaires” (10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., CNBC) profiles men and

women who have made a fortune working with their hands in fields ranging from taxidermy, concrete pouring and pest control to worms, waste management and hazmat services.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Joel McHale hosts the 2015 ESPYs (8 p.m., ABC), saluting the year’s biggest achievements in sports.

• “Bullseye” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) concludes its first season.

• Featuring a famous family’s fast-food franchise, “Wahlburgers” (9:30 p.m., A&E, TV-PG) enters its fourth season.

• A celebrity adjusts to life after renouncing a controlling organization on “Leah Remini: It’s All Relative” (9 p.m., TLC, TV-14).

• Molly learns the fate of her son on “Extant” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• A teen explores gender is-

sues on “I Am Jazz” (10 p.m., TLC, TV-PG).

• Eliot’s shaky grip on reality threatens to derail a major hack on “Mr. Robot” (10 p.m., USA, TV-14).

• Martin returns to East Berlin on “Deutschland 83” (11 p.m., Sundance, TV-MA).

SERIES NOTES A meeting with the ARGUS team on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Badger state butchers on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * A corpse pops up at a sheriff’s

retreat on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT Andre Iguodala, Chris Tucker, Mark Feuerstein and Robert DeLong are on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Paul Rudd, James Anderson, Paula Pell and Anderson East visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Kid Cudi is on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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Sure, it’s a little more work to make a batch of hand pies than to make one large one, but the little guys are easier to transport and easier to eat.

They also are awfully versatile. Hand pies can be savory or sweet, and can take a variety of shapes; I’m partial to those shaped like half-moons.

So as we head into the heart of peach season, I decided to share this recipe for halfmoon-shaped hand pies filled with yummy peaches.

Peaches must be peeled be-

fore cooking, which can be tedious. Happily, serrated produce peelers (sold just about everywhere kitchen gadgets are found) make it easy to peel not only stone fruits like peaches, but tomatoes, too. If you own one of these handy gizmos (they’re quite affordable), then just make sure your peach is ripe, but firm.

A peach that’s too ripe — and too soft — will be difficult to peel no matter what you use.

If you don’t own one of these peelers or if your peaches are very ripe and soft, you’ll have to peel it old school. Use a paring knife to score the bottom of each peach in a crisscross pattern, then blanch the peaches in boiling water until the skin starts to peel back (it’ll take about 30 seconds). After that, just plunge them into ice water and the skin should slip off easily. This method also works well with tomatoes.

Once they are peeled, it’s time to pre-season the peaches. Cut them into half-inch cubes, toss them with sugar and fresh lemon juice, then drain them. This step serves several purposes. The sugar not only sweetens the peaches, it also pulls out excess liquid, ensuring that the peaches won’t sog up the pastry during the baking process.

The lemon juice points up the peach flavor even as it keeps the fruit from oxidizing and turning brown.

By the way, the resulting juice is so richly peachy that I suggest serving it over a scoop of ice cream!

A word of caution: Given how many times this recipe calls for the chilling of the dough and the pies, you may be tempted to skip these steps. Don’t do it. Chilling is key to making sure the butter in the pastry stays cold, which is key to the production of a light and flaky crust.

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PEACH HAND PIES Start to finish: 3 hours 15 minutes (1 hour 5 minutes active) Servings: 8 3 small or 2 medium peaches (6 ounces total) 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, plus more for sprinkling 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice 12 ounces prepared or purchased pie dough (recipe below), cut into 8 equal pieces and refrigerated 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons apricot jam 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water Vanilla ice cream, to serve (optional) Using a serrated produce peeler (or for soft peaches, use the poaching method described above), peel the peaches. One at a time, set each peeled peach on the counter, stem side up, and aiming just to the right of center, cut off one side of the peach in one piece. Repeat the procedure on the left side, then cut straight down on the other sides of the peach. Cut the peach flesh into 1/2-inch chunks.

In a medium bowl toss the peach chunks with 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar and the lemon juice. Let stand for 20 minutes, stirring every so often. Strain and save the peaches and the juices separately.

Working with 1 ball of dough at a time (leaving the rest in the refrigerator), roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a circle about 5 inches wide (1/8-inch thick). Spoon 1 teaspoon of the jam on one half of the round, then mound 2 tablespoons of the peach chunks over the jam.

Brush the edge of the pastry round with the beaten egg. Fold the other half of the dough round over the fillings to enclose them, pressing the edges together tightly. Fold over the edge to make a 1/4-inch rim, then crimp the edge with a fork. Use a knife to cut a small slit in the center of the top of the pastry, then transfer the hand pie to the refrigerator. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Once all of the hand pies are formed, refrigerate them for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the oven to 375 F. Line a baking sheet with kitchen parchment.

Arrange the pies on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tops of the pies with additional egg, then sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake on the oven’s middle shelf for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes before serving. Top each hand pie with a scoop of ice cream (if using) and a drizzle of the reserved peach juices.

Roll out the dough into 5-inch circles and spoon jam on one half.

Then add 2 tablespoons of peach chunks and brush the edge of the pastry with a beaten egg.

Nutrition information per serving: 260 calories; 140 calories from fat (54 percent of total calories); 15 g fat (9 g saturated; 0.5 g trans fats); 65 mg cholesterol; 75 mg sodium; 28 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 4 g protein.

PIE DOUGH Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes (15 minutes active) Make 1 batch pie dough 1 1/2 cups (6.4 ounces) all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon table salt 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water In a large bowl, stir together the flour and the salt. Add the butter and, working quickly, use your fingertips or a pastry blender to mix the dough until most of mixture resembles coarse meal, with the rest in small (roughly pea-size) lumps. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of ice water evenly over the mixture and use a fork to gently stir until incorporated.

Gently squeeze a small handful of the dough. It should hold together without crumbling apart. If it doesn’t, add more ice water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, stirring 2 or 3 times after each addition until it comes together.

Be careful: If you overwork the mixture or add too much water the pastry will be tough.

Turn the dough out onto a work surface and divide into 4 portions. With the heel of your hand, smear each portion once in a forward motion on the work surface to help distribute the fat. Gather the smeared dough together and form it, rotating it on the work surface, into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic, then chill until firm, at least 1 hour.

Fold the dough in half and press the edges together tightly making a 1/4-inch rim, then crimp the edge with a fork.