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Sumter Civil Air Patrol squadron seeks more cadets BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com If you are a young person who is interested in flying, a pilot or former pilot or just someone who is interested in making a difference, you may want to consider joining the Sumter Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol. CAP is a nonprofit organization made up of civilians, ages 12 and

older, who are all willing to provide their time and services to assist the U.S. Air Force and government agencies during times of need. As an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, CAP members assist the military by performing homeland security and disaster relief through aviation and ground search teams. According to information provided by the Sumter Composite Squadron, CAP performs

95 percent of inland search and rescue missions in the country. CAP is not under obligation to the military, and cadets are not obligated to join the military. Deputy Cadet Commander Jared Buniel said there are three primary aspects of the cadet program: developing leadership skills, aerospace education and training cadets for emergency services.

Through their training, cadets develop an understanding and appreciation for aviation, the U.S. Air Force and those who serve the country, Buniel said. During their twice a month, twohour meetings, cadets learn about aircraft, the dynamics of flight and survival practices. Cadets are also given

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Just ‘another mission’ Lynchburg lieutenant carried away rebel flag BY DEANNA PANN The Post and Courier Special to The Sumter Item COLUMBIA — There was no denying it was a powerful sight. Lt. Derrick Gamble, a black man, carrying away the Confederate battle flag forever from the place where it flew for more than 50 years. A symbol of division, a reminder of a painful past, rolled tightly with a ribbon in the palms of his gloved hands. Humbled and poised in his crisp gray uniform, Gamble said his role in the July 10 Honor Guard ceremony permanently furling the rebel banner was just “another mission.” “To me, maybe it hasn’t sunk in,” he said, “but it’s just part of what we do.” Born and raised in Lynchburg, the 14-year South Carolina Highway Patrol veteran joined the Honor Guard because he wanted to be a part of something special. He remembers seeing a unit in action for the first time. That sense of pride. The public’s esteem. He felt it on June 24, when he and this same unit shouldered the casket of slain state Sen. Clementa Pinckney into the Statehouse for public viewing while the senator’s widow and young daughters looked on. “I think the biggest thing for me is seeing how the people of South Carolina have pulled together in this tragedy,” he said.

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Lt. Derrick Gamble, with the South Carolina Highway Patrol Honor Guard, carries the folded Confederate battle flag from the monument in front of the Statehouse on Friday July 10. The flag will now be housed in the state Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum.

Manning firm helps win case for former executive BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Manning attorney’s office was part of a court ruling in Missouri involving O’Reilly Auto Parts and Meridian Creative Alliance. Representing one of the defendants, the law office of William H. Johnson was on the winning side of the room as the jury awarded more than $12 million in favor of the defense. “We are very pleased,” attorney William Johnson said. “It’s good to see the justice system can work for the average guy in the face of unlimited money and power.”

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Johnson represented Ron Byerly, O’Reilly’s former vice president of advertising and marketing, after he was named as a defendant in the case. The case stems from a breach of contract claim brought by Meridian, who alleged O’Reilly ended the contract between the two businesses prematurely. According to a release from the attorney’s office, Meridian brought action in 2008 when the auto part conglomerate ended the contract drafted in 2005. The contract put Meridian in charge of the “development and placement of (O’Reilly’s) print and radio advertising.” Meridian began handling O’Reilly’s

advertising in 2002 and renewed a contract in 2005. Once the action was brought, the Springfield, Missouri-based company counterclaimed against Meridian where it named Byerly as the other defendant. Byerly was named because O’Reilly claimed he misled the company into the contract and wanted damages for it. Byerly signed the contract in 2005 and retired to Clarendon County afterward. Johnson said he represented Byerly in other cases before representing him in the most recent one. Because Byerly was listed as a de-

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fendant, he and the law office receive none of the $12.5 million judgment. O’Reilly wanted to void all payment due to Meridian and Byerly from 2005 to termination in 2008, which is estimated at $3.3 million, according to the release. The jury sided with the defense and awarded Byerly, who was represented by Johnson’s law firm, and Meridian a combined $12.5 million. The trial lasted four weeks and was held near the O’Reilly headquarters in Springfield. Johnson, who was there for the entire monthlong process, said he’s glad the jury listened to testimony and made the right call.

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Job reductions announced at Shaw BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Federal civilian employees at Shaw Air Force Base recently gathered at the base theater to hear Col. John Thomas, 20th Mission Support Group commander, and Suzanne Brooks, 20th Force Support Squadron civilian personnel officer, report on upcoming force reductions among the base’s civilian workforce. According to a Shaw news release, the U.S. Air Force announced that 15 civilian positions would be eliminated by Sept. 30. Shaw’s civilian employees were informed in May 2014 that higher headquarters were eliminating more than

60 employees at the base, said Shaw Air Force Base Community Chief Rob Sexton. “It was the ‘other shoe’ hitting the floor,” he said. An announcement from Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services for the Air Force, said the reductions are needed to comply with “mandatory funding targets and continuing rebalance of the civilian workforce to meet skill demands.” Brooks said the local reductions will include nine more positions in Fiscal Year 2016 and an additional 14 in 2017, including one from the 20th Fighter Wing and eight from U.S. Air Forces Central headquarters. During a reduction in force,

all federal civilian positions on Shaw serviced by the 20th FSS civilian personnel section are in play, Brooks said, because rules allow more senior civilians to “bump” civilians with less time in service and possibly change from one career field to another. The announcement came with other options for civilians: early retirement, voluntary retirement, resignation or a buyout of as much as $25,000, Brooks said, but few employees have expressed interest in early departures. “I hope that as we get closer to the end of the week there may be more applications,” she said. “The reality is, the entire Air Force is being affected by the RIF,” said John Sammons,

base in three categories: appropriated fund employees, non-appropriated fund employees and contract employees. “We don’t know the exact number because a contractor may have three employees or 100,” he said. Sexton said resources are available to help civilian employees be prepared for the possibility of their positions being eliminated. For more information on the early-out programs visit http://MyPers.af.mil/. Base employees can call the civilian personnel office at (803) 895-1616, email Brooks at suzanne.brooks@us.af.mil or call Tamara Castleberry at (803) 895-1617 or email tamara. castleberry@us.af.mil.

president of Local 1872 American Federation of Government Employees. “It is a difficult time for all those affected. The union is always available to answer questions, but, to be very honest, at this point there is nothing we can do but wait and see.” Sammons said the union will ensure all the affected employees are treated fairly. “My preferred outcome is that, ultimately, all employees who are affected by the RIF will find employment,” Sammons said. Sexton said the reductions affect employees whose jobs are paid for out of appropriated funds, which must be approved by Congress. He said the about 1,200 civilian employees work on the

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Daniel Winkler,9, tries to thread his fishing pole during Camp 4H2O. Joshua Castleberry, left, program manager for environmental engineering technology at Central Carolina Technical College, talks to campers about the copper head living in the tree behind him during Camp 4H2O at Poinsett State Park on Thursday.

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Joshua Castleberry, left, program manager for environmental engineering technology at Central Carolina Technical College, talks to campers about the copperhead living in the tree behind him during Camp 4H2O at Poinsett State Park on Thursday. Daniel Winkler, right, 9, tries to thread his fishing pole during the camp.

USC Sumter associate dean hired for new position BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Eric Reisenauer, formerly the interim associate dean for academic affairs of University of South Carolina Sumter, has been hired as the executive associate dean for academic and student affairs. Executive associate dean is an expansion of Reisenauer’s previous role, which he accepted in 2013. His new title is designed to increase the university’s focus on community partnerships, academic outreach and the representation of USC Sumter to constituents, according to a university news release.

USC Sumter Regional Campus Dean Michael Sonntag asked Reisenauer to take on the additional responsibilities because of his previous experience with REISENAUER similar responsibilities. “We are happy to welcome Dr. Reisenauer to this exciting new role,” Sonntag said. “The University is ready to celebrate the many exciting partnerships, collaborations and agreements that will benefit from his expertise.” Reisenauer’s title is expanded to support the university’s programs and initiatives including the early

college program and its recent partnership with USC Beaufort for students pursuing an education in hospitality management. Reisenauer said he looks forward to working closely with the associate dean for student affairs, Lynwood Watts, to fully integrate the academic and student affairs functions of the campus. “These functions have always worked well together, but now we hope to build a comprehensive approach and philosophy regarding a student’s entire experience at USC Sumter,” he said. Reisenauer is directly responsible for ensuring the quality and avail-

ability of the university’s associate of arts and associate of science degrees and courses. He said he will work closely with Palmetto College, USC Aiken and USC Upstate partners to ensure that USC Sumter students are fully informed about bachelor degree programs and can experience a smooth transition into those programs. “My job is to help USC Sumter respond actively to the educational needs of the Sumter area,” Reisenauer said. “I hope to help build on the successes that USC Sumter has achieved during its almost 50 years of existence.”

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‘Aurora Sojourn’ captures essence of Scandinavia BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item Norway, Iceland and Denmark have always seemed very far away to me, yet Jen Pepper’s “Aurora Sojourn” captures the essence of much of those countries. Because there were few people in her photographs, the viewer is directed to the colorful yet seeming isolation of those areas. The extremely informative bio sheet for this Sumter County Cultural Commission-supported exhibit stresses several important elements in Pepper’s artistic vision and its relationship to her stay in those three countries. “Paintings Pictured Here,” her one shot included from Denmark, sets the tone for her close relationship between each of the countries, their artistic collaborations with Pepper and her desire to use those pieces to correlate the closeness of the countries’ architecture, color and surroundings. The photograph establishes the exploratory nature of a lone person dressed in a signature Shetland wool design titled “Paintings Pictured Here,” a knit cape inspired by the roof lines of homes in Denmark. Worn by artist Paivi Pussila of Finland, one of the many friends Pepper met on her residencies, and knit by Bolette Mohr Sillassen of Denmark, the figure heads down a tree-lined path that both frames and leads the figure onward. The actual item stands on a mannequin near the entrance. Her other “performative objects,” also on dress forms, celebrate the intricate designs of the regions. “Development of Colour Ranges through the Ages,” a garment knit and crocheted by Pepper and Icelander Aslaug Ott, gathers its emphasis from a “colour paint chart” exploring the basic four colors of the

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Jen Pepper talks to art lovers attending the opening reception for her exhibition “Aurora Sojourn” at Gallery 135 in Patriot Hall on Thursday night. Pepper created the work during a three-month residency in Norway, Iceland and Denmark. It will remain in the gallery through Aug. 14.

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cave drawings as they progressed through Egyptian, Greek, Italian, 18th and 19th to the 20th century. Pepper uses the garment in several pictures that lead the eye from the person wearing it to the surroundings. The fascinating nativeknitted Hardangerfjord, a coatlike form comprising several established native Norwegian patterns that takes the contour shape of the Norwegian fjord, appears in several photographs of people titled “How to Wear a Hardangerfjord,” compositions designed to underscore the close harmony of the people to their homeland. I use the word “composition”

since it highlights Pepper’s interest in the often abstract nature of geographic forms and her artistic eye that captures the design and color in each picture. They are not mere photographs but visual statements about the surroundings. “Geothermal Plant” (Iceland) is like a Thomas Hart Benton painting. Large sections appear to undulate into one another, forming a smooth, almost unnatural emphasis of form and design. Her houses from Norway and Iceland pile color against design, using almost secretive close-ups of village buildings and sensitive contrasts of blue sky, clouds and spreading tree branches to reveal blue, ocher, cream and red structures. Works like “Along the Ring Road” and the hauntingly austere “Dormant Volcano from Vegetation” with its emphatic gray and dung coloring and deep fissures articulate the atmosphere. Her video, featuring the hot sulphur springs, so hot that even rocks melt,

documents the varied scenery and emphasizes the natural beauty of the territory. “The Weight of Mountains,” Pepper’s original ink-andgraphite drawings, relate well to her interest in the changing nature of water and environment and the “fleeting processes that cannot be fixed and are virtually impossible to harness.” They juxtapose color against color and fluid forms that morph and move. Her two yellow pencil, graphite, ink gouache on handmade paper paintings, “Weight of Moun-

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Charleston tour guides have to pass tough test BY ROBERT BEHRE The Post and Courier of Charleston

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Douglas Debrs prays by a makeshift memorial outside the Armed Forces Career Center on Friday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Counterterrorism investigators are trying to figure out why a 24-year-old Kuwait-born man attacked the career center and a Navy-Marine training center a few miles away and killed four Marines.

Investigators search for a motive in Marines’ killings CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — To neighbors and former classmates, Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez was a well-mannered, outgoing young man who seemed “as Americanized as anyone else.” He wrestled in high school, his sister played tennis, and they enjoyed dinners with neighbors. About the only change they noticed in him lately was his bushy new beard. Now, investigators are trying to understand why the 24-year-old Kuwait-born man opened fire on two U.S. military sites in Chattanooga in an attack that left four Marines dead and raised the specter of terrorism on U.S. soil. He was killed by police. Abdulazeez did not appear to have been on the radar of federal authorities before the bloodshed Thursday, officials said. But now counterterrorism investigators are taking a deep look at his online activities and foreign travel, searching for clues to his political views or influences. Residents in the quiet neighborhood in Hixson, Tennessee, where Abdulazeez lived in a two-story home, said they would see him walking along the wide streets or doing yard work. One neighbor recalled Abdulazeez giving him a ride home when he became stranded in a snowstorm. “It’s kind of a general consensus from peo-

ple that interacted with him that he was just your average citizen there in the neighborhood. There was no reason to suspect anything otherwise,” said Ken Smith, a city councilman who met with neighbors Thursday night. Abdulazeez graduated from Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, where he was on the wrestling team. He got an engineering degree from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2012 and worked as an intern a few years ago at Tennessee Valley Authority, the federally owned utility that operates power plants and dams across the South. For the last three months, he had been working at Superior Essex Inc., which designs and makes wire and cable products. In April, he was arrested on a drunken driving charge, and a mugshot showed him with a bushy beard. Karen Jones, who lived next to the family for 14 years, said she was somewhat surprised last weekend by his appearance when she saw him walking with another man in woods behind the house, where he liked to shoot pellet guns at a red target suspended in a tree. “He had this big beard, which was not how he used to be,” Jones said. She said he was typically clean shaven.

Police: 2 dead, 3 hurt in shootings LEE, Maine (AP) — A former convict beat a man and stole guns and a pickup truck before shooting five people, two of them fatally, during a rampage across several northern Maine towns, state police said Friday. Anthony Lord, who faces murder and kidnapping charges, was arrested at his uncle’s home in Houlton, and a woman who was being held with him was safe, State Police Lt. Sean Hashey said. Investigators were searching for a motive for the shootings that left 58-year-old Kevin Tozier and 22-year-old Kyle Hewitt dead. Two other men and one woman are being treated for gunshot wounds and are expected to survive, police said. “We know a lot, but there’s a

lot of questions to be answered still,” Hashey told reporters. Officers, detectives and evidence technicians will work through the weekend to piece the case together, he said. Dozens of law enforcement officers had been searching for Lord after an outburst of violence that started with a fire Thursday night at a barn in the town of Benedicta and

then escalated when a man was robbed of his guns and pickup truck early Friday in the township of Silver Ridge. Before his arrest, Lord shot people in Benedicta and Lee, police said. Lord faces two murder charges and one count of kidnapping, police said. Additional charges will likely be added later, they said.

CHARLESTON — You may know that Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was one of Charleston’s most famous Revolutionary Warera figures. You also may know he served as ambassador to France, helped draft the compromise about slavery in the U.S. Constitution and once ran for president. But do you know if he’s buried in St. Michael’s cemetery or St. Philip’s? If not, then you might not be ready to join the ranks of Charleston’s 542 officially licensed tour guides. The city takes its history seriously, and for more than half a century, it has required its tour guides to get a license before guiding visitors along its streets for pay. To get the license, you must pass a written test, then an oral test. And it’s no slam dunk. But this practice of testing and licensing tour guides is itself being tested — at least in other cities. Citing the First Amendment, lawyers have successfully convinced Philadelphia not to adopt such tests and have had Washington, D.C.’s, testing process thrown out. By year’s end, a federal judge could decide if the test for tour guides in Savannah, Georgia, also should go. I was among more than two dozen hopefuls who gathered inside the Charleston Maritime Center on a sunny morning last Monday to try to pass. Here’s what I learned. The written portion includes 200 matching, truefalse and multiple-choice questions — plus a few for extra credit. Ten of them listed wellknown historical figures such as Pinckney and asked which cemetery they were buried in. There were no essays, so the tests seemed to measure trivia as much as anything. And you either knew it or you didn’t. I finished in just under 90 minutes, comfortable with the realization I gave it my best shot. Spending another 30 minutes wouldn’t have helped a bit. Outside the testing room, a few would-be guides gathered immediately after the test to talk about the experience. Leigh Handel, who had let her previous tour guide license lapse, was not optimistic she passed. She spent extra time studying Charleston’s plants and trees, but none of that was on the test. “The architect stuff, those killed me,” she said, refer-

ring to a series of questions where people had to match an architect with a particular building. “I should have known it.” While the test is given four times a year, there are different versions of the written test, so it doesn’t necessarily get easier. After the test, Handel said, “I’m going to be a wreck between now and 3 p.m. tomorrow,” Tuesday, when test takers could call in and learn their scores. Her admission underscored just how challenging the test can be, because in her previous job with the Historic Charleston Foundation, Handel played a big role in helping to re-write the city’s tour guide instruction manual. Handel passed, as did I (with an 87.5), but when it came time for those who passed the written test to gather for the oral exam two days later, we learned that about half of Monday’s testtakers didn’t make the cut. Tony Youmans, a former tour guide who now works for the city inside the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, was one of the city’s tourism experts who would grade us on this next phase. He tried to lighten the mood, which was a bit tense. After all, some jobs hung in the balance. “Are we excited?” he asked our group. “This is such a fun day.” Youmans explained that the written test is mostly what weeds out the guides. If any of our surviving group of 11 didn’t give a good oral presentation, the worst that would happen is we would be invited back to try again. “The hard part is over,” he said. Several years ago, the oral exam involved packing guides onto a bus, driving around downtown and randomly calling their names one by one to take the microphone. About five years ago, they moved this to a conference room instead, allowing guides to pick from a changing list of about 10 historic sites. Each had to pick three and talk for a few minutes. Youmans encouraged us to talk about more than the site’s architecture or history. We could talk about plants or even folklore — as long as we make it clear that it’s not an actual fact. Some got an advantage by being able to pick from a similar list — and even picking similar sites — that already had been talked about, but it didn’t seem to matter. Everyone passed on this day. Time will tell if the city’s tour guide test will one day become history.

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AMC’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ begins its final season BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH That smell you may have noticed is from the networks’ great summer burn-off. This weekend is your last time to catch new episodes of “The Millers” (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS, TV-PG), a well-cast but terrible show that CBS renewed for a second season and then quickly yanked. Meanwhile, NBC has moved the 1960s cop drama “Aquarius” (9 p.m., TV-14) and the critically praised, but sadistic and largely unwatched drama “Hannibal” (10 p.m., TV-14) to Saturdays because their Thursday audiences had flatlined. Strangely, “Aquarius” had already been renewed for a second season. This has spawned two questions: How long can the search for Charles Manson go on? And who is in charge of NBC? It’s worth noting that when “Aquarius” debuted on regular “linear” television, viewers were also invited to digitally stream the entire 13-episode season, much like a Netflix show. Some think that has hurt ratings. Others think the show just doesn’t have an audience on any platform. In some ways both “Aquarius” and “Hannibal” are better suited to Netflix, a place where ratings don’t matter as much. That’s good news for digital viewers, but not such a sweet song for advertisers, who remain an essential driver of linear television, NBC’s business. • “The Bride He Bought Online” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime) explores Internet bullying from a very different perspective. In “Bride,” three teens (Anne Winters, Lauren Gaw and Annalisa Cochrane) share good times on their increasingly popular humor blog. But when they create fake profiles on a dating site to troll for “losers” to humiliate, they cross several moral and psychological thresholds. Travis Hammer stars as John Bennett, a lonely and emotionally fragile computer programmer whose life the girls destroy to amuse their growing ranks of cyber fans. • AMC’s epic Western drama “Hell on Wheels” (9 p.m. Saturday, TV-14) enters its

• Poldark and Demelza get domestic on “Poldark” on “Masterpiece” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings). • Joe crosses a boundary with Anita on “Humans” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14). • Charles’ marriage is on the brink on “Ballers” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA). • Masters takes on a prominent patient on “Masters of Sex” (10 p.m., Showtime, TVMA). • Anne faces her limitations on “Falling Skies” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • Diplomacy at a company picnic on “Halt and Catch Fire” (10 p.m., AMC, TV-14). • New patients, new possibilities on “The Strain” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). • Zeke and Glenn evade danger on “The Brink” (10:30 p.m., HBO, TV-MA). CHRIS LARGE / AMC

Anson Mount stars as Cullen Bohannon in the Western drama “Hell on Wheels” which begins its final season at 9 p.m. today on AMC. fifth and final season. As with “Mad Men,” this valedictory lap will be truncated, with seven episodes airing this summer and seven arriving in 2016. As the season begins, Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) has arrived in a California town teeming with thousands of Chinese railroad workers, roustabout Irishmen and renegades from a breakaway Mormon sect. Somehow, Bohannon must inspire these workers from wildly conflicting cultures to tunnel through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. • “MythBusters” (9 p.m. Saturday, Discovery, TV-PG), Discovery’s longest-running series, premieres. Along the way it will answer questions about “Star Wars” and dispel urban legends about the speed of rocks propelled from lawn mowers. • Boy’s dad dies. Boy marries sister. Boy grows older and wise enough to know that his mascara-wearing mentor is a toga-wearing back-stabber. And that boy is “Tut” (9 p.m. Sunday, Spike, TV-14). Spike departs from its usual fare for an epic and ambitious three-night, six-hour miniseries about the life of Egypt’s fabled King Tutankhamun (Avan Jogia). Ben Kingsley stars as Ay, Tut’s adviser or

grand vizier, whose ambitions do not always coincide with his pharaoh’s health and safety. Sibylla Deen (“Tyrant”) plays Tut’s bride/sister, a gorgeous woman who has a thing for Ka (Peter Gadiot), Tut’s best childhood friend and martial arts instructor — a swordsman, if you will. For his own part, Tut has a thing for Suhad (Kylie Bunbury), a half-caste beauty raised by a rival tribe. When incest is mandatory, adultery becomes admirable, even romantic, in this retelling of very ancient history. Not that such boy-cheatswith-girl stories exactly drive the plot. It’s not entirely clear who will navigate to this six-hour affair. Fans of biblical epics tend to think of the Egyptians as the heavies, and “Game of Thrones” fans may find this tale entirely too straightforward. For all its attempts at grandeur, the 1300 B.C. set design is fairly limited. And there’s just so much you can make of sun and sand. It takes a good 45 minutes to get to some good old-fashioned ultra-violence. To use an expression that is surprisingly apt, “Tut” is a bit like kissing your sister — a “new” departure that is

strangely familiar, a reminder of network miniseries of yore. • The real-life medical drama “Save My Life: Boston Trauma” (10 p.m., ABC) follows Boston ER doctors as they contend with gunshot wounds and victims of motorcycle accidents.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Daniel Radcliffe stars in the 2002 adventure “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (8 p.m., ABC). • “Cedar Cove” (8 p.m., Hallmark, TV-G), starring Andie MacDowell, enters its third season. • Angela searches for proof of Ghost’s identity on “Power” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS, r): the Mexican drug dealer Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman; TED Talks; releasing domesticated animals into the wild. • A gunman lays siege to the State Department on “Madam Secretary” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG). • On two episodes of “Welcome to Sweden” (NBC, TVPG), now in its second season: Bruce pops the question (8 p.m.), Bruce becomes a tour guide (8:30 p.m.).

CULT CHOICE Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg star in the 2015 spoof “Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf” (9 p.m. Sunday, Syfy).

SATURDAY SERIES Kate Hudson mountain climbs on “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Gravity matters on “Bullseye” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TVPG) * Two helpings of “48 Hours” (9 p.m., CBS) * Maple syrup on “Boom!” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG).

SUNDAY SERIES Julie Chen hosts “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS) * Wiggum flies a jetpack on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski plays “Celebrity Family Feud” (8 p.m., ABC) * Wedding bells on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * The Venice finals of “American Ninja Warrior” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Peter is roasted on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * “BattleBots” (9 p.m., ABC) * Golan attends a school dance on the season finale of “Golan the Insatiable” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Murder erupts at a convention for the morbid on “CSI” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

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PATROL FROM PAGE A1 the opportunity to operate aircraft during flight training. “It’s a way for us to reinforce what we learned in class,” said Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Alexis Padar. Padar, 16, has been a CAP member for more than a year. She said flying is what she enjoys most. “Once it gets in your blood, you can’t get away from it,” senior member David Bernshouse said about flying. The Sumter Squadron mainly consists of senior members which is why the group is reaching out to local youths who may be interested in aviation or the military. Bernshouse hopes to get the cadets interested in some area

of aerospace which is why he switches up the focus of his lessons. Bernshouse, who served as a commercial airline pilot for more than 30 years, wants cadets to develop a deep interest in aviation as a lifetime job as well. Anyone who is interested in joining the Civil Air Patrol can visit the squadron during one of its meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Sumter Composite Squadron building at Sumter Municipal Airport off West Brewington Road. For more information call the Sumter Squadron at (803) 469-0600 or Capt. Robert Buniel at (803) 481-7915.

GAMBLE FROM PAGE A1 Otherwise, Gamble, 47, holds no personal feelings about the flag one way or another. Without its shadow on the lawn, the Capitol doesn’t feel any different to him. But participating in the July 10 ceremony, he said, “ranks near the top” of his career. He rose at 4:30 a.m. that Friday to make the hourlong drive to Columbia. He ironed his uniform the day before. His wife and five kids, he said, have taken this all in stride.

Shortly after 10 a.m., 18 hours after Gov. Nikki Haley signed the bill banishing the flag from the grounds, his seven-man unit emerged on the Statehouse lawn. The crowd roared and applauded. They marched at half step, their arms swinging in unison at their sides until they reached the black gates surrounding the 30foot pole. As he marched, Gamble said he had one thing on his mind: “Don’t get out of step.”

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — Friends’ recollections and Sandra Bland’s own words present a picture of a young woman on the cusp of finding her niche in life. She seemed to have landed a perfect job. She had a voice and following on social media for speaking out about racial injustice and police brutality and was active in her community. Even after one video surfaced showing the 28-yearold talking in March about depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, those who knew her said she would not have killed herself inside a Texas jail cell — not even over the confrontational traffic stop that led to her arrest, which mirrored the ones she railed against online. “She was in good spirits. She was looking forward to what was next,” said friend and mentor LaVaughn Mosley, 57, adding that he was unaware of any struggles with depression. “She was making plans for the future, so there’s no way she was in a suicidal state.” On Friday, about 100 protesters marched from the jail — where authorities say she hanged herself with a plastic bag earlier this week — to the courthouse in Hempstead, where several other friends of hers also expressed disbelief.

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Lanitra Dean cries as she speaks about her friend Sandra Bland at the Waller County Courthouse in Hempstead, Texas, on Friday during a rally to protest the death of Bland, who was found dead in the jail. Bland’s death comes amid increased national scrutiny of police after a series of high-profile cases in which blacks have been killed by officers. Friends and family have questioned authorities’ account of how she died. Bland grew up in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. Known in her family as Sandy B, she was the fourth of five sisters. She was active in her family’s church and was the only one of her sisters to go to college out of state. She studied at the College of Agriculture at Prairie View A&M University, a historically black school 40 miles northwest of Houston.

It was there in her freshman year that she met Mosley, who recruited her for a job as a 4-H camp counselor. For three summers, Bland shepherded kids between horseback riding, fishing, campfires and other activities at the camp in Huntsville, Texas. She was a member of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, played trombone in the marching band and volunteered with a senior citizens advocacy organization that Mosely runs, he said. She also witnessed racial hostility and injustices against blacks in Texas’ Waller County, Mosley said, describing the area as “very segregated.”

Sumter man arrested for alleged sex crime BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com A Sumter man was arrested Thursday and charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Deshawn Osborne, 21, of 415 Pitts Road. was allegedly caught having sex with a 14-year-old girl. According to a Sumter County Sheriff’s Office incident report, a witness walked in on Osborne and the minor having sex in a bedroom about 3 a.m. on

Thursday.The report says Osborne and the minor met on Facebook and had been corresponding for OSBORNE months. According to the report, Osborne allegedly admitted to having sex with the minor but said he thought she was 18 or 19. When walked in on, Osborne reportedly ran out the door before being convinced to come back into

the house where he remained until police arrived. Osborne was taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, and his bond has been set at $50,000. The Sumter County public index did not indicate as of press time whether he has posted bond, and his next listed court date is Sept. 4. According to the report, the minor was taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center for further evaluation.

OBITUARIES EARL ARTHUR CARTER Funeral service for Earl Arthur Carter, who died on July 10, 2015, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Friendship AME Church in Silver. The body will be placed in the church an hour before the service. The Rev. Albert Thompson will be officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Services are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, (803) 485-3755.

ROBERT JOHN KOLB JR. Robert “Robbie” John Kolb Jr., 42, died on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of Robert John Kolb Sr. and Mary Dianne Dunn Kolb. He was a member of Harmony Church and was a professor at Morris College. He also dedicated much of his time to kidney disease research. He was a diehard Clemson Tiger fan. He served as a “Big Brother” while living in Boston. Survivors include his parents of Sumter; a sister, Lisa K. Bean (Patrick) of Manning; a niece, Sara Herbert of Manning; a nephew, Andrew Herbert of Sumter; an uncle, William “Billy” Kolb (Jane) of Lake Wylie; an aunt, Beverly Chote of Sumter; and longtime friend, Tim Herbert of Sumter. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Harmony Church with Pastor Drew Choate officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Harmony Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to

the National Kidney Foundation, 508 Hampton St., Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29201. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

LINDA RAGIN Linda Ragin, 53, died on July 13, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Nov. 4, 1961, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late General Sr. and Minnie B. Ragin. Linda was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County and was a member of Scott’s Branch High School Class of 1980. She was a member of Greater St. Phillip RMUE. She was preceded in death by six siblings. Her remarkable and loving spirit will be celebrated by her loving children, Alfreda Ragin of Manning, Shameka Ragin of Atlanta, Kimberly Ragin and Lorenzo Ragin of the home; nine grandchildren; three brothers; five sisters; one uncle; four aunts; a brother-in-law; a sister-in-law; a host of nieces, nephews, other, relatives and friends; a special friend, Marvin Stinnie; and best friend, Margie Ballard Paige. Funeral service for Ms. Ragin will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Greater St. Phillip RUME Church with the Rev. Powell Hampton Jr., pastor, and Elder Daniel B. Green officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. until the hour of the service. Online condolences may be given at summertonfuneral-

home.com. Viewing will be held from noon to 6 p.m. today. The family will receive friends at the home, 1013 Armour Hill Drive, Pinewood. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, (803) 4853755.

SALLIE BRACEY Sallie Bracey, widow of Freddie Bracey, departed her earthly journey on July 15, 2015, at Pruitt Healthcare in Columbia. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Sumter Funeral Service Inc.

JOANNE W. CHARLES Joanne Wilder Charles, 69, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia. She was born on April 5, 1946, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Richard (Nelse) Wilder and Hattie Bell Mack Wilder. The family will receive friends at 6159 Summerton Highway, Manning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, (803) 485-3755.

LEROY DIXON Leroy Dixon entered eternal rest on July 16, 2015, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 507 Bay St., Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

RANSOM GOODEN Ransom Gooden, 82, departed his life on Monday, July 13, 2015, at Sumter Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born on Nov. 7, 1932, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Harry Gooden and Carrie Bogger Hudson. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. He served as a military police officer of the United States Army for three years. He was employed by Thomas & Howard, Georgia Pacific, and later retired from Burgess and Brogdon. He was united in matrimony to the late Lillian Grant Gooden. To this union six children were born. He leaves to cherish his memories: four daughters, Sheryl Joycotte Paige of Columbia, Adrienne Urquhart of California, Denice Claven and Simona Thomas of Sumter; two sons, Darnell Urquhart and Stanley Gooden of Sumter; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, William (Billy) Hudson; one sister, Dorothy Hudson; three sisters-in-law; a host of grandnieces, grandnephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Bridgett; two sons, Randy and Ronald; two brothers, Ernest Hudson and Tony Bogger; one sister, Carrie Gooden; and a host of other relatives. Homegoing celebration will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., Sumter, with the Rev. George Windley Jr., pastor, officiating.

The family is receiving family and friends at the home, 1923 Georgiana Drive, Sumter. The procession will leave at 2:20 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery, Oakland Avenue, Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

ROSA M. CHESTNUT Rosa Mae Elmore Chestnut, 84, of Sumter, widow of Hudson Julius Chestnut, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday at Avinger Funeral Home, 2274 Eutaw Road, Holly Hill, with burial to follow in BethanyBreland Cemetery in Holly Hill. The family will receive friends prior to the funeral beginning at 5 p.m. Born in Bishopville, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Lucile Ellison Elmore. She was preceded in death by a son, Leonard Chestnut. Surviving are daughters, Mary Brown of Cottageville and Donna Hayden of Sumter; a son, Bobby Chestnut of Lexington; sister, Sara Plechner of Bishopville; brothers, John, Bud Lee, Tommy, Walter, and Joe Elmore, all of Bishopville; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. www.avingerfh.com

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FYI nutrition help, one-on-one The 101st Airborne Division Vietnam Veterans Organization breast cancer support, free housing away from home will hold its 21st annual reReunions, to provide during treatment, help findunion Sept. 24-27 inopportunities Las help, opportunities to geting help clinical trials, someone Vegas, Nevada. Membership to talk to — all free from is open to anyone who your American Cancer Sociserved in Vietnam with the ety. Call (800) 227-2345. 101st Division. The reunion is open to anyone who supThe Rembert Area Community ports those who served and Coalition (RACC) offers a semembership is not a renior citizens program 10 a.m.quirement to attend. Visit noon each Monday and www.101namvet.com. ConWednesday at 6785 Bradley tact Dave Nesbitt at (803) St. (behind community car 506-3120 for details. wash), Rembert, SC 29128. Due to low response for the 43- Transportation is available. year class reunion, the commit- For details, call (803) 4322001. tee for Sumter High School Class of 1972 requests that Are you a breast cancer survithose who plan to attend vor? Maggie L. Richardson is submit their fees on or beseeking other survivors to fore July 25. This will give form a music group and the committee time to degive back to the community. cide if the venue should be If you are interested in joindownsized or if the reunion ing, contact her at mlrminshould be cancelled. If you stry2012@gmail.com or have misplaced your re(803) 236-9086. union letter or would like to The Second (Indianhead) Diviattend, email your contact sion Association is searching information to for anyone/everyone who shs1972classreunion@ served in the 2nd Infantry Divigmail.com. sion. Visit the website at Hillcrest High School Class of www.2ida.org or contact 1980 will hold a reunion Mike Davino at MDavino@ Sept. 4-5. Contact Deborah I. yahoo.com or (919) 498Franklin at love012962@hot- 1910. mail.com or (803) 773-6896. Zumba classes will be held at Sumter High School Class of 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and 1980 will hold a 35-year class Wednesdays at the Parks reunion Sept. 4-6. Event loand Recreation building on cations as follows: Friday Haynsworth Street. Classes night, Council Street gym; are $5 each and no registraSaturday, Sunset Country tion is required. Contact Club; and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Deanne Lewis at zumworship service at Mt. Pisbadeanne@gmail.com. gah Baptist Church, 7355 The Palmetto Singles Club Camden Highway (U.S. 521 holds a dance from 7 to 10 North). Sumter High School p.m. on the first and third will play a home football Fridays of each month at game on Friday. For details, the VFW on Gion Street. Call call Brian Simmons at (803) Sarah Shorter at (803) 847795-8052 or Hope Davis at 3288. (770) 294-4299. The USS Long Beach CGN-9 As- Sumter Area Toastmasters meets at 7 p.m. each Tuessociation will hold a reunion Sept. 14-20 at the Wyndham day at the Sumter Mall comJacksonville Riverwalk, 1515 munity room, 1057 Broad St. The group helps in developPrudential Drive, Jacksoning speaking and leadership ville, Florida 32207. Room skills. Call Douglas Wilson rate is $96 including taxes. at (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca Call (904) 396-5100 to make a reservation and be sure to Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271. Navy and Marine Corps shipidentify yourself as a memmates who served on the USS ber of the USS Long Beach CGN-9 Reunion. Contact Don Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 through 1976 and the USS Shade at (866) 352-2469, Columbus (SSN-762) past and (716) 569-2314 or lbcgn9@ aol.com. Visit the website at present, to share memories and camaraderie with old www.usslongbeach-assoc. friends and make new ones, org. contact Allen R. Hope, presiThe Sumter Combat Veterans dent, 3828 Hobson Road, Group holds weekly peer to Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; peer meetings at 11 a.m. (260) 486-2221 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; every Tuesday at the South fax (260) 492-9771; or email HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayat hope4391@verizon.net. ette Drive. These meetings are designed for veterans to Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is in need of volunteers in Sumhelp other veterans with ter and surrounding counPTSD, coping skills, claims ties. Opportunities available and benefits. Open to all for you to use your time and area veterans. talents to be of assistance Having cancer is hard. Finding include reading, musical talhelp shouldn’t be. Free help for cancer patients from the ents, companionship, light housekeeping, etc. Contact American Cancer Society. Transportation to treatment, Joyce Blanding at (803) 883help for appearance related 5606 or hospicecareofsumter@yahoo.com. side effects of treatment,

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

A thunderstorm this afternoon

A t-storm early; partly cloudy

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MONDAY

A t-storm around in A t-storm in spots in the p.m. the p.m.

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T-storms possible in the p.m.

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 94/71 Spartanburg 94/73

Greenville 93/72

Columbia 96/75

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 95/74

Aiken 96/71

ON THE COAST

Charleston 91/73

Today: Partly sunny. High 87 to 91. Sunday: A thunderstorm on the prowl in the afternoon. High 88 to 93.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 94/76/t 93/74/s 98/79/s 91/75/pc 97/78/s 84/69/pc 93/79/s 83/75/t 88/73/t 89/76/t 94/79/t 74/61/pc 94/79/t

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.34 74.59 74.49 97.00

24-hr chg -0.02 -0.07 -0.09 +0.08

Sunrise 6:23 a.m. Moonrise 8:50 a.m.

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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Myrtle Beach 88/75

Manning 96/72

Today: A thunderstorm, mainly later. Winds northwest 3-6 mph. Sunday: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds light and variable.

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Sunset 8:32 p.m. Moonset 10:06 p.m.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 86/67/t 95/73/t 97/73/t 91/74/pc 86/75/pc 91/73/pc 95/72/t 94/74/t 96/75/t 94/73/t 89/74/pc 92/73/s 93/73/t

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 95/74/t Gainesville 89/71/t Gastonia 95/71/t Goldsboro 93/74/s Goose Creek 92/72/pc Greensboro 92/74/t Greenville 93/72/t Hickory 92/71/t Hilton Head 87/76/pc Jacksonville, FL 90/71/pc La Grange 98/76/t Macon 98/72/t Marietta 95/74/t

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 90/68/t Mt. Pleasant 90/73/pc Myrtle Beach 88/75/pc Orangeburg 95/72/t Port Royal 91/74/pc Raleigh 92/72/t Rock Hill 93/71/t Rockingham 95/72/t Savannah 91/73/s Spartanburg 94/73/t Summerville 93/72/pc Wilmington 90/74/pc Winston-Salem 92/73/t

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Slow down EUGENIA LAST and don’t let anyone put stress on you to hurry up. You need to savor the things you enjoy doing most and refrain from letting the little things that aggravate you swell up into an argument. Be attentive instead of picky.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Listen and learn. The information you gather will help you avoid making a mistake. Someone will take advantage of you if you aren’t well informed. Play it safe and go with what you know, not what someone tells you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Host a party or make improvements that will bring you added comfort or convenience. Make love your top priority and choose to do something that will please the people you care about most. Selfimprovement projects will turn out well. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Expect someone to lean on you. Make it clear that you can only do so much, and offer suggestions that will help free up your time, allowing you to take care of your own personal needs. Don’t let anyone bully you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are likely to overreact, especially if pressure is being put on you emotionally or financially. Be delicate when it comes to handling a situation with someone who doesn’t want to listen. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can do more than you realize when it comes to helping others. Volunteer or donate items you no longer use. Your efforts will lead to new acquaintances and give you some interesting ideas to consider regarding future employment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your contributions will be appreciated no matter how big or small. Don’t let someone who is negative or in an angry mood spoil your day. Get out of the house and stay away from those who don’t share your interests and concerns. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your determination will help you reach your destination, but it certainly won’t please everyone you have to deal with. Keep in mind that you are responsible for your own happiness, so do what’s best for you and don’t look back. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Short trips will bring about a change of attitude and point you in a new and exciting direction. Share your plans with someone you think is special, and you’ll enjoy your success even more. Home improvements are within reach. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Put time aside to help older friends or family members. Your gesture will be repaid handsomely and give you ideas of how you can help other people in your community. A chance to form a business partnership looks promising. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t make plans. You are best to wing it today and take things as they come. Your free-spirited nature will attract attention and bring about change. Don’t be daunted by those who are too conservative to take part or follow suit. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ve got more options than you realize. Check the online job market or talk to an expert in a field that interests you. What you have to offer will be valuable if presented to the right person in an innovative manner.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 FRIDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

9-15-35-36-37 PowerUp: 3

13-16-34-45-50 Powerball: 11; Powerplay: 2

numbers not available at press time

PICK 3 FRIDAY

PICK 4 FRIDAY

3-0-6 and 6-4-4

9-9-5-5 and 2-0-2-4

SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Tinkerbell, a spayed and housebroken 12-year-old blue point female Siamese, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is extremely calm, friendly, sweet and gentle. She adores being held, scratched and given lots of love. Tinkerbell is a sweet cat who would do great in any home with other cats, children and even dogs. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

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SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

USC’s Cooper earns 3 All-SEC selections

South Carolina’s Pharoh Cooper (11) earned multiple selections to the AllSEC team on Friday, including first team all-purpose back.

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com University of South Carolina wide receiver Pharoh Cooper is a multiple pick to the AllSoutheastern Conference football team as selected by the media covering SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala., including first team as an all-purpose back. Cooper was selected to second unit for the All-

SEC team, which was released on Friday, as both a wide receiver and kickoff returner. Placekicker Elliott Fry was chosen to the second team, while offensive tackle Brandon Shell was picked to the third team. Cooper, a 5-foot-11inch, 207-pound junior from Havelock, N.C., earned first-team AllSEC honors a year ago at wide receiver and was a second-team pick as an

all-purpose back. He finished third in the league in receptions with 69, second in receiving yards with 1,136 and receiving yards per game (87.4), fourth in receptions per game (5.3) and ninth in all-purpose yards per game (108.5). Cooper has been named to the preseason watch lists for the Maxwell, Hornung and Biletnikoff awards.

SEE ALL-SEC, PAGE B3

BRITISH OPEN

Weather resistant Johnson still in command despite early downpour cutting second round short BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The grand pursuit of Jordan Spieth, redemption for Dustin Johnson and the mystery that has become Tiger Woods was all display Friday in the gloaming of St. Andrews. EverySPIETH thing else about this wet and wild second round remained unsettled. A heavy downpour at dawn flooded the Old Course and disrupted the start by more than three hours. Johnson and Spieth teed off shortly before 6 p.m. and were headed in different directions when it was too dark to continue. In swift, shifting weather — umbrellas on one hole, sunglasses on the next — Johnson made three birdies in four holes on the front nine and built a 2-shot lead before he made his first bogey of the tournament. He three-

putted on the par-3 11th in wind so severe he had to back off a 4-foot putt and wipe his eyes. Johnson was at 10under par. Spieth three-putted for bogey three times in 11 holes to offset three birdies and was five shots behind Johnson, whom he beat by one shot in the U.S. Open last month to capture the second leg of the Grand Slam. Both were just short on the par-5 14th hole in two shots when they chose to mark their golf balls and return at 7 a.m. Saturday to resume the round. “I’m in a good spot,’’ Johnson said. “Definitely got very tricky this afternoon, all day. Even the front side, the wind was howling and it was blowing straight left-to-right pretty much. It played very tough all day.’’ Danny Willett of England had to cope with the wind, too, and he had a 3-under 69 to walk off the 18th green with his name atop the leaderboard at 9-under

SEE WEATHER, PAGE B5

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dustin Johnson looks at the 6th green during the second round of the British Open on Friday at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. Johnson did not finish the round due to darkness but still appeared in control of the leaderboard.

LOCAL GOLF

AUTO RACING

Barons’ Salzer looks to mimic Spieth at U.S. Junior Amateur

Logano poised for another victory at New Hampshire

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com As Jordan Spieth eyes his third straight major and the Claret Jug in the British Open this weekend, Wilson Hall’s Christian Salzer will be looking to take a shared path with the current No. 2 golfer in the world. Salzer will be just one of 156 golfers and only SALZER one of just five from the Palmetto State who will compete in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the Colleton River Plantation Club’s Pete Dye Course in Bluffton beginning on Monday and running through Saturday, July 25.

“It’s the biggest tournament that you can play in as a junior,” Salzer said. “Pretty much every (PGA) Tour player has played in it — Tiger (Woods), Phil (Mickelson), Jordan Spieth, everyone. It’s kind of cool knowing that all the Tour players have played here before.” Woods and Spieth are the lone players to win the U.S. Junior Amateur multiple times, Woods in 1991, ‘92 and ‘93 and Spieth in 2009 and ‘11. This will be Salzer’s second time competing in the event, having earned a berth last year. He finished third in the USGA Junior Amateur qualifier at Santee National Golf Club on June 16, shooting

SEE SALZER, PAGE B2

BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Joey Logano has rocked a victory lobster at New Hampshire, so riding the wave of the “Sharknado’’ craze and tussling with bloodthirsty sharks should be a drop in the chum bucket for the Team Penske driver. Logano is set to join the parade of D-list actors making campy cameos in “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!’’ the third movie in the popular “Sharknado’’ series on the Syfy network. Unlike his co-stars like David Hasselhoff or Tara Reid, Logano could use a crash course on the art of movie promotion.

“It comes out Wednesday? That’s good to know,’’ Logano said, laughing. “I’ve got one big line in that movie. You’re going to be imLOGANO pressed.’’ First up is a bit of racing at New Hampshire, which has seen 11 straight races with a different winner. Logano is as good a bet as any driver to reel in a win on Sunday — he’s pretty much a hometown boy and scored two of his nine career wins at New Hampshire — including one last September.

SEE LOGANO, PAGE B4

SPORTS

SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2015

SPORTS ITEMS

Jags release WR Sanders JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have released wide receiver Ace Sanders, a fourth-round draft pick in 2013 out of South Carolina. Sanders caught 51 passes as a rookie, but was less of a factor last season with only six catches. He also was suspended the SANDERS first four games of 2014 for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. He was a question mark this season to make the roster, which has been upgraded. The Jaguars consider Allen Robinson, Marqise Lee, Allen Hurns and rookie Rashad Greene locks for the 53-man roster. Sanders likely needed to make it as a punt returner, but the Jaguars seem content to go with Tandon Doss and undrafted rookie Corey Grant.

No. 98, shot a 66 to join first-round leader Sam Saunders and Charlie Beljan at 8 under. Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s grandson, followed his opening 64 with a 70, and Beljan had a 64. David Toms topped the group at 7 under after a 66.

HENSBY, KIM SHARE LEAD IN BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP

ARNSPARGER, MIAMI’S ‘NO-NAME DEFENSE’ COACH, DIES AT 88

OPELIKA, Ala. — Australia’s Mark Hensby birdied three of the final four holes Friday for a 7-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead in the inaugural Barbasol Championship. Hensby matched South Korea’s Whee Kim at 9-under 133 on Grand National’s Lake Course in the PGA Tour event for players who failed to qualify for the British Open. The 43-year-old Hensby won the 2004 John Deere Classic for his lone PGA Tour title. Kim shot a 66. He’s playing his 19th event in his rookie season on the PGA Tour. Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, the highest-ranked player in the field at

MIAMI — Bill Arnsparger, the Miami assistant coach who directed the “No-Name Defense’’ that helped the Dolphins win Super Bowl titles in 1973 and 1974, died Friday. He was 88. The Miami team that won the Super Bowl in January 1973 had the only perfect season in NFL history. Arnsparger left the Dolphins after the 1974 Super Bowl to coach the New York Giants, going 7-28 before he was fired after an 0-7 start in 1976. He returned to Don Shula’s Miami staff and remained with the Dolphins until 1983, helping them reach another Super Bowl.

JANG OPENS 2-SHOT LEAD IN MARATHON CLASSIC SYLVANIA, Ohio — South Korea’s Ha Na Jang shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to increase her lead to two strokes in the suspended second round of the LPGA Tour’s Marathon Classic. Jang had a 9-under 133 total at Highland Meadows. South Korea’s Q Baek was second after a 67. The start of the round was delayed 2 1/2 hours because of rain and lightning, and play was suspended at 8 p.m. because of more lightning. Fifty-five players were unable to complete the round.

From wire reports

MLB ROUNDUP

Braves extend contracts of manager Gonzalez, coaching staff through ’16 ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves extended the contracts of manager Fredi Gonzalez and his coaches through the 2016 season on Friday. The team said the extensions include club options for GONZALEZ 2017. The Braves return from the All-Star break with a 42-47 record in Gonzalez’s fifth season. His record with the Braves is 400-337, including the 2013 NL East title and a wild card spot in 2012. This was expected to be a rebuilding season after Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, Craig Kimbrel and Melvin Upton were traded. Gonzalez said he was especially happy for his staff: first-base coach Terry Pendleton, thirdbase coach Bo Porter, pitching coach Roger McDowell, bullpen coach

Eddie Perez, bench coach Carlos Tosca, hitting coach Kevin Seitzer and assistant hitting coach Jose Castro.

secutive games to begin the season. The Cardinals were 18-13 while Holliday was out.

CARDINALS ACTIVATE OF HOLLIDAY FROM DL

ROYALS 4

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals activated All-Star Matt Holliday from the 15-day disabled list and had him batting third against the New York Mets in their first game after the All-Star break. Rookie left-hander Nick Greenwood was optioned to Triple-A Memphis. The 35-year-old Holliday was sidelined with a right quadriceps strain on June 4. He was batting .303 with three homers and 26 RBI in 52 games and was voted a starter on the National League All-Star team for the first time in his career but did not play due to injury. Holliday, a 7-time AllStar, reached base safely in an NL-record 45 con-

CHICAGO — Alex Rios and Mike Moustakas homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 Friday in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader. Moustakas hit a solo homer in the fifth to give the Royals a 2-1 lead. Rios capped a two-run sixth with his drive off Jeff Samardzija (6-5) after Chicago tied it. All-Star Lorenzo Cain had two hits, including an RBI double for the Royals. He is 21 for 42 in his past 11 games. Chris Young (8-5) gave up two runs and three hits, including solo homers to Geovany Soto and Adam Eaton, in five innings.

SALZER FROM PAGE B1 a 144. That, however, was only good for an alternate spot, not enough to secure a berth in the field. The door opened for him to be included in the field though. “Normally when you’re an alternate you don’t get in to the tournament, it’s kind of a long shot,” Salzer said. “But then my mom got the call and they said I was in, and I was pumped. “It’s a huge privilege and opportunity to play in it, but I still want to do well,” he said. “I’m not content by just playing in it, I want to play well.” Salzer will be paired with Clay Seeber of California and Andy Ogletree of Mississippi in the two 18-hole rounds of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday. The trio will go off at 8:40 a.m. on Monday and 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the second longest course in U.S. Junior Amateur history as it is set up at 7,366 yards and will play to a par of 36-36–72. “I’ve been practicing mostly on driving the ball because I know I’m going to be hitting with the driver a lot because it’s going to be really long, but yes I’m going to change my approach a little bit,” Salzer said of his strategy for the course. “Driving and irons have been good, my putting has been on and off, but I have been hitting the ball really well. I probably average every fairway almost every tee so I’ve been hitting the ball really well.”

WHITE SOX 2

From wire reports

Salzer helped lead Wilson Hall to the SCISA 3A state championship this past season, finishing fourth individually. He’s continued his strong play over the summer. He captured the South Carolina Golf Association Junior Amateur by one stroke with a final-round 69 after losing in a playoff in the SCGA Junior last year. Having played in last year’s event in Texas, Salzer is familiar with the big tournament atmosphere. He failed to advance from the two stroke play rounds to match play last year, so he has an obvious initial goal this year. “Control your nerves and just treat it like another round of golf because when you get there it’s like a whole different scale than a South Carolina tournament,” Salzer said. “It’s a lot bigger tournament so you pretty much have to control your nerves and pretend like it’s another round of golf and just play.” Today and Sunday Salzer will hit the practice greens in preparation for making the cut to be one of the 64 to advance to match play. That will begin on Wednesday with the first of six rounds culminating with a 36-hole championship match on Saturday, July 25. Thirty-seven states and 13 countries will be represented in the field. Admission to the event is free and the public is encouraged to attend. Fox Sports 1 will air the semifinal round of match play on Friday and portions of the championship match on July 25.

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SCOREBOARD

THURSDAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO

L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

No games scheduled

FRIDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

5 a.m. – International Soccer: International Champions Cup Match from Melbourne, Australia – Real Madrid vs. AS Roma (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 a.m. – PGA Golf: British Open Third Round from St. Andrews, Scotland (ESPN). 8 a.m. – International Cycling: Tour de France Stage 14 from Mende, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Lakes Region 200 Pole Qualifying from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – Amateur Golf: American Century Championship Second Round from South Lake Tahoe, Nev. (GOLF). 12:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series New Hampshire 301 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Seattle at New York Yankees or Tampa Bay at Toronto (MLB NETWORK). 2 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Marathon Classic Third Round from Sylvania, Ohio (GOLF). 3 p.m. – Amateur Golf: American Century Championship Second Round from South Lake Tahoe, Nev. (WIS 10). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: British Open Third-Round Highlights from St. Andrews, Scotland (WOLO 25). 4 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Carl Frampton vs. Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. for the IBF Super Bantamweight Title and Chris Arreola vs. Frederic Kassi in a Heavyweight Bout from El Paso, Texas (WLTX 19). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. – PGA Golf: Barbasol Championship Third Round Opelika, Ala. (GOLF). 4 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV). 4 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Lakes Region 200 from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinal Match from Baltimore – United States vs. Cuba (WACH 57, UNIVISION). 6 p.m. – Arena Football: Orlando at Cleveland (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV). 6:30 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300 Pole Qualifying from Newton, Iowa (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – PGA Golf: British Open Third-Round Highlights from St. Andrews, Scotland (ESPN). 7 p.m. – International Athletics: Pan American Games from Toronto – Women’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Swimming, Women’s Volleyball, Wrestling and Cycling (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUBFM 102.7). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cleveland at Cincinnati (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: New York at Ohio (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinal Match from Baltimore – Jamaica vs. Haiti (FOX SPORTS 2, UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV). 8 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300 from Newton, Iowa (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – NFL Football: Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (NFL NETWORK). 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at Los Angeles Angels or Minnesota at Oakland (MLB NETWORK). 10 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV). 10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marcos Reyes in a Super Middleweight Bout, Amir Imam vs. Fernando Angulo in a Junior Welterweight Bout and McJoe Arroyo vs. Arthur Villanueva for the IBF Super Flyweight Title from El Paso, Texas (SHOWTIME).

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 53 49 44 42 41

L 34 40 44 46 46

Pct .609 .551 .500 .477 .471

GB – 5 9 1/2 11 1/2 12

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

THURSDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 2, 1st game Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Baltimore at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m., 2nd game Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Seattle (Iwakuma 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 9-5), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 8-3) at Toronto (Dickey 3-10), 1:07 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 7-5) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 4-9), 2:10 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 6-7) at Detroit (Price 9-2), 7:08 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 4-10) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 5-6), 7:10 p.m. Texas (Lewis 8-4) at Houston (Feldman 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Boston (Porcello 5-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 9-6), 9:05 p.m. Minnesota (P.Hughes 8-6) at Oakland (Kazmir 5-5), 9:07 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Baltimore at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 2:10 p.m. Minnesota at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

EAST DIVISION

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 1:35 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 5:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Miami at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

NASCAR By 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 CHICAGO WHITE SOX _ Recalled RHP Frankie Montas from Birmingham (SL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS _ Recalled LHP John Lamb from Omaha (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES _ Reinstated INF Brendan Ryan from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Gregorio Petit to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS _ Recalled RHP Tom Wilhelmsen from Tacoma (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS _ Reinstated LHP Martin Perez from the 60-day DL. Recalled C Tomas Telis from Round Rock (PCL). Placed C Carlos Corporan placed on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 13. National League ATLANTA BRAVES _ Extended the contracts of manager Fredi Gonzalez, first-base coach Terry Pendleton, pitching coach Roger McDowell, bullpen coach Eddie Perez, bench coach Carlos Tosca, hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, third-base coach Bo Porter and assistant hitting coach Jose Castro through the 2016 season. Signed LHP Ross Detwiler and RHP Jason Frasor for the remainder of the season. Recalled OF Joey Terdoslavich from Gwinnett (IL). Placed RHP Jason Grilli on the 15-day DL. CHICAGO CUBS _ Placed C Miguel Montero on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 12. Recalled C Kyle Schwarber from Iowa (PCL). CINCINNATI REDS _ Recalled RHP Jumbo Diaz from Louisville (IL). Optioned RHP Carlos Contreras to Louisville. MIAMI MARLINS _ Placed 2B Dee Gordon on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 12. Activated INF Martin Prado from the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES _ Recalled OF Jaff Decker from Indianapolis (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS _ Activated OF Matt Holliday from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Nick Greenwood to Memphis (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS _ Recalled LHP Sammy Solis from Harrisburg (EL). Placed RHP David Carpenter on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 12.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association SAN ANTONIO SPURS _ Signed F David West.

FOOTBALL

National Football League JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS _ Released WR Ace Sanders.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS _ Signed F Calle Jarnkrok to a one-year contract. NEW JERSEY DEVILS _ Re-signed F Stefan Matteau to a two-year contract. NEW YORK RANGERS _ Agreed to terms with D Mat Bodie.

COLLEGE

PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE _ Banned Jacksonville’s football team from postseason play one year for financial aid infractions. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN _ Named Travis Ponton women’s assistant basketball coach. NEBRASKA _ Dismissed sophomore WR Kevin Gladney.

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago New York Indiana Connecticut Washington Atlanta

W 9 9 8 7 6 7

L 5 5 6 6 6 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION

TODAY’S GAMES

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 6-6) at Washington (Fister 3-4), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Koehler 7-5) at Philadelphia (Billingsley 1-3), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 4-8) at Atlanta (Banuelos 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 4-10) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 5-6), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-6) at Milwaukee (Nelson 6-9), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 9-7) at St. Louis (Lackey 7-5), 7:15 p.m. San Francisco (Peavy 0-4) at Arizona (Ch. Anderson 4-3), 8:10 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 5-4) at San Diego (T.Ross 6-7), 8:40 p.m.

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

Minnesota Tulsa Phoenix Seattle San Antonio Los Angeles

W 10 10 9 4 3 2

L 3 5 5 12 11 12

Pct .643 .643 .571 .538 .500 .467

GB – – 1 1 1/2 2 2 1/2

Pct .769 .667 .643 .250 .214 .143

GB – 1 1 1/2 7 1/2 7 1/2 8 1/2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 76, Los Angeles 72 New York 64, Connecticut 57

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. Tulsa at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Indiana at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m. New York at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Tulsa, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Chicago, 6 p.m. Connecticut at Washington, 7 p.m.

SEC FOOTBALL

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Richt: ‘No idea’ who will be Georgia’s QB BY JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press HOOVER, Ala. — The Georgia Bulldogs are in search of a starting quarterback and a drought-ending Southeastern Conference title. First things first, Bulldogs coach Mark Richt says he has “no idea’’ who will win the quarterback job. His only prediction at SEC media days Thursday was that it will be “a tremendous competition’’ between Virginia graduate transfer Greyson Lambert, Brice Ramsey and Faton Bauta. Lambert has to play catchup in learning the offense since he only recently arrived on campus. “I think it’s going to take a while,’’ Richt said. “We have 29 practice opportunities before the first game, and we’re going to get a rotation where we can see the guys that we want to see compete and then make a decision on who should be the starter. “But right now, I don’t know who that is.’’ Lambert started nine games for Virginia last season, but left after losing the starting job in the spring. Offensive lineman John Theus said he’s confident in all of those quarterbacks, from what he’s seen on the field and in offseason drills. “Greyson’s competitive, Faton’s competitive, Brice is competitive,’’ Theus said. “It’s just going to be interesting to see who wins.’’ As a team, the Bulldogs are trying to win their first SEC title since 2005. They were picked as the heavy favorite to win the Eastern Division by

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Georgia head coach Mark Richt said on Thursday during SEC media days in Hoover, Ala., that he has “no idea” who the Bulldogs’ quarterback will be this season. reporters covering SEC media days — but to lose to Alabama in the championship game. That’s been a trend. The West has won six straight championship games and the Bulldogs have fallen twice in Atlanta during that span. Wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell makes it clear they’re ready to snap that

streak. “Oh, it’s time. It’s time,’’ Mitchell said. “Our goal is to break through that glass ceiling.’’ The Bulldogs have annually been among the division’s preseason favorites, only to fall short. Missouri has won the East two straight seasons. What’s held Georgia back?

“If I knew that, I might be the smartest man,’’ Mitchell said. “But I don’t have that answer.’’ Once again, the Bulldogs figure to have a loaded backfield. This time tailback Nick Chubb is considered a potential Heisman Trophy contender after a huge freshman season. Richt didn’t bring his big-

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South Carolina placekicker Elliott Fry (29) was selected second team All-SEC on Friday by the media.

gest star to media days, saying he prefers to bring seniors. Richt doesn’t think the hype will get to Chubb, calling him “a pretty quiet, unassuming guy.’’ “He doesn’t care about that,’’ the coach said. “He cares about working hard, playing hard and helping Georgia win. I really appreciate that about him.”

OFFENSE

Fry, a junior from Frisco, Texas, was a Groza semifinalist last year after he connected on 18 of 25 field goals attempts. He was third in the SEC with 105 points scored, the thirdhighest single-season mark in school history. He was fifth in in the SEC in points per game at 8.1. Fry has hit on 33 of 43 career field goal attempts and on 105 of 106 extra points attempts. He has currently hit his last 99 in a row, a school record. Shell, a 6-6, 328-pounder from Goose Creek is a fifthyear senior who has made 36 starts over the past three seasons. That’s the most on this team and he has made 35 starts in a row. Alabama had the most players to the first team offensive and defensive units with sixth. Georgia running back Nick Chubb had the highest vote total followed by Florida defensive back Vernon Hargraves and Crimson Tide linebacker Reggie Ragland.

First Team QB -- Dak Prescott Mississippi State RB -- Nick Chubb Georgia RB -- Leonnard Fournette, LSU WR -- Laquon Treadwill, Ole Miss WR -- D’haquille Williams, Auburn TE -- Evan Engram, Ole Miss OL -- Cam Robinson, Alabama OL -- Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss OL -- Vadal Alexander, LSU OL -- John Theus, Georgia OL -- Ryan Kelly, Alabama Second Team QB – Jeremy Johnson, Auburn RB – Derrick Henry, Alabama RB – Jonathan Willaims, Arkansas WR – Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina WR – De’Runnya Wilson, Mississippi State TE – Hunter Henry, Arkansas OL – Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M OL – Dan Skipper, Arkansas OL – Denver Kirkland, Arkansas OL – Greg Pyke, Georgia C – Mike Matthews, Texas A&M Third Team QB – Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee RB – Alex Collins, Arkansas RB – Kenyan Drake, Alabama WR – Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia WR – Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M TE – O.J. Howard, Alabama OL – Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas OL -- Alex Kozan, Auburn OL – Avery Young, Auburn OL – Brandon Shell, South Carolina C – Evan Boehm, Missosuri

DEFENSE

First Team DL – Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss DL – A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama DL – Myles Garrett, Texas A&M DL – Carl Lawson, Auburn

LB – Reggie Ragland, Alabama LB – Jordan Jenkins, Georgia LB – Curt Maggitt, Tennessee DB – Vernon Hargreaves, Florida DB – Cyrus Jones, Alabama DB – Jonathan Jones, Auburn DB – Jalen Mills, LSU Second Team DL – Jonathan Bullard, Florida DL – Derek Barnett, Tennessee DL – Jonathan Allen, Alabama DL – Chris Jones, Mississippi State LB – Kendall Beckwith, LSU LB – Leonard Floyd, Georgia LB – Cassanova McKinzy, Auburn DB – Tony Conner, Ole Miss DB – Cameron Sutton, Tennessee DB – Will Redmond, Mississippi State DB – Tre’Davious White, LSU Third Team DL – Montravious Adams, Auburn DL – Jarran Reed, Alabama DL – Davon Godchaux, LSU DL – Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss LB – Kris Frost, Auburn LB – Antonio Morrison, Florida LB – Kentrell Brothers, Missouri DB – A.J. Stamps, Kentucky DB – Eddie Jackson, Alabama DB – Jamal Adams, LSU DB – Johnathan Ford, Auburn

SPECIALISTS

First Team P – JK Scott, Alabama PK – Marshall Morgan, Georgia RS – Speedy Noil, Texas A&M AP – Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina Second Team P – Drew Kaser, Texas A&M PK – Elliott Fry, South Carolina RS – Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina AP – Leonard Fournette, LSU Third Team P – Jamie Keehn, LSU PK – Austin MacGinnis, Kentucky RS – Leonard Fournette, LSU AP – Speedy Noil, Texas A&M

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Former Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre is scheduled to be inducted on Saturday into the Packers Hall of Fame.

Favre gets set to join Packers Hall of Fame BY GENARO C. ARMAS The Associated Press The great thaw is nearly complete. The big weekend in Green Bay is finally here for Brett Favre. The former quarterback renowned for his durability and gunslinger mentality will be inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame and have his No. 4 jersey retired on Saturday. It’s a day some Packers fans thought they might never see. The sides have mended their relationship after a messy split that stemmed from the “will he or won’t he retire’’ drama that led to a once-unthinkable exit from Green Bay in 2008. But Saturday begins a green-and-gold celebration of a storied, 16-year tenure with the Packers that helped revive of one of the NFL’s marquee teams. “I think it’s huge,’’ Mike McCarthy, Favre’s last coach with the Packers, said during mini-

camp. “There (are) some monumental moments for this organization and obviously he has quite a few of them. He deserves to be honored the right way.’’ With the kind of fanfare befitting for a player who had a flair for the dramatic, both on and off the field. The induction ceremony for old No. 4 will take place in the Lambeau Field atrium. The roughly 67,000 seats for fans to watch on video boards inside the stadium bowl have long been sold out. Tickets, of course, cost $4. Net proceeds were to go to the Favre 4 Hope charity. Now 45, Favre will also participate in a charity flag football game on Sunday at the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium. The event will pit former Packers against noted retired NFL players including former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

AREA SCOREBOARD TENNIS PTC II SUMMER CAMP The PTC II Summer Tennis Camp will be held Aug. 3-7 at Palmetto Tennis Center located at 400 Theatre Drive. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 5-13. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The cost of the camp is $125. The last day to register is July 31. For more information, call Palmetto Tennis Center at (803) 774-3969 or visit www. palmettotenniscenter.com.

GOLF CHURCHES CHALLENGE The 16th Annual Christian Golfers’ Association Churches Challenge Golf Tournament and Praise Rally will be held on Aug. 14-15. On Friday, Aug. 14, the players, sponsors and families will gather for fellowship, devotion, praise music and food at 6 p.m. at Alice Drive Baptist Church at 1305 Loring Mill Road.

A scheduling conflict at Lambeau and the game’s proximity to training camp, which starts in less than two weeks, prevented the game from being held in Green Bay. Returning to Lambeau for the event might have made the weekend perfect for Favre. Still, this is a moment that he has been looking forward to for some time. “To say a whirlwind would be probably an understatement. It’s going to be a lot of fun. Much anticipated obviously. Not only from our end but I think from everyone else,’’ Favre said earlier this year. The rumblings in Titletown began a decade ago after the Packers took Aaron Rodgers in the first round of the 2005 draft. Favre wasn’t thrilled that the team had found his heir apparent, and fans initially treated Rodgers with skepticism. Rodgers took over in 2008 after Favre was

On Saturday, Aug. 15, at Sunset Country Club, sign-in for the morning flight begins at 7 a.m. Tee off will begin at approximately 8 a.m. The afternoon flight will have signin at 11 a.m. for its 1 p.m. tee times. The cost is $45 per golfer and includes the praise dinner on Friday as well as lunch and beverages on Saturday. Players can also purchase up to two mulligans for $5 that can be used anywhere on the course. Members of the public are invited to attend the event and cheer for their team. Spectators can walk the course and sponsors are encouraged to set up a tent to display their products. Registration forms can be mailed to CGA, 1285 Clara

traded to the Jets. Favre retired briefly, then came back with the Minnesota Vikings for a two-year stint starting in 2009 that finally finished his career. Any apprehension that Favre might have felt about how fans might react disappeared after the response for tickets. “If there were any questions prior to that about how the fans felt about my return, I think those questions have been answered,’’ Favre said. Packers president Mark Murphy said he also initially wasn’t sure what kind of turnout to expect on Saturday night. “But the fact that it sold out sold quickly tells me the fans are ready,’’ Murphy said. “It’s time.’’ Another milestone will come on Thanksgiving night, when Favre’s number will go up on the stadium’s interior facade during the game against the Chicago Bears.

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9-HOLE SCRAMBLE The Links at Lakewood is hosting a The 9-hole Scramble event hosted by The Links at Lakewood will now be held every Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes prizes and dinner. The cost is $12 for those attending just the dinner. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

NEW COURSE RECORD Cody Clepper recently set a new course record at The Links at Lakewood. Clepper shot a 62 from the

“It’s a special place for me considering I started my first Cup race here and watched my first Cup race when I was seven here,’’ Logano said Friday. Logano won his first Cup race in 2009 at New Hampshire. But that was a rainshortened win that always gnawed at Logano. Until he became a regular winner, it was considered a bit of a fluke and the rain meant Logano was denied a traditional victory celebration. This year’s winner gets to hoist 20plus pound Loudon the Lobster in victory lane. Logano has won a much bigger prize in the sport, opening the season with a Daytona 500 victory. After winning five times last season, Daytona remains Logano’s lone triumph in 2015. But the win is enough to earn him a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. “We were fighting for top-fives (this year) and I feel like last year we were fighting for wins,’’ Logano said. “So we just need to find a little bit more speed.’’ Logano was runner-up last week to Kyle Busch at Kentucky and credited a new rules package that included lower downforce as the spark his team needed to get the No. 22 Ford rolling into contention. “Last week in Kentucky, there were a lot of unknowns and it ended up putting on a great race, I thought,’’ Logano said. “We had a very fast car. Both of our Team Penske cars were fast, so any time there’s a rules change it presents a huge opportunity to take advantage of developing something quicker than the rest of the teams out there.’’ Logano and Penske teammate Brad Keselowski not only have cameos in “Sharknado,’’ they swept the Magic Mile last season. Keselowski won in July and both drivers qualified for the Chase. They’d each love to taste the lobster, then kiss the bricks for owner Roger Penske. Juan Pablo Montoya delivered the 16th Indianapolis 500 victory for Penske in May. But The Captain has yet to win at the Brickyard in the Cup series. Aside from Keselowski’s 2012 win in the inaugural Nationwide race on the 2.5-mile oval, little has gone right for Penske in Indianapolis.

5-HOUR ENERGY 301 LINEUP By The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. Lap length: 1.058 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 135.164 mph. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 135.021. 3. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 135.021. 4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 134.725. 5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 134.601. 6. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 134.596. 7. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 134.501. 8. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 134.43. 9. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 134.397. 10. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 134.023. 11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 133.999. 12. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 133.591. 13. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 134.174. 14. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 134.075. 15. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 134.042. 16. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 134.009. 17. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 133.802. 18. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 133.788. 19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 133.464. 20. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 133.45. 21. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 133.403. 22. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 133.184. 23. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 133.068. 24. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 132.924. 25. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 132.877. 26. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 132.715. 27. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 132.623. 28. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 132.609. 29. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 132.531. 30. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 132.526. 31. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 132.388. 32. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 132.172. 33. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, 132.103. 34. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 131.656. 35. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 131.37. 36. (26) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 130.972. 37. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 38. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 39. (23) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, Owner Points. 40. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 41. (32) Eddie MacDonald, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (33) Derek White, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 43. (98) Timmy Hill, Ford, Owner Points. Failed to Qualify 44. (62) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 129.415.

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BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINIC Sumter Christian School will host one more basketball clinic at the school’s gymnasium. The clinic is for children in grades 9-12 on July 27-31. The clinic, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon each day, will be under the direction of SCS coaches Bobby Baker and Tom Cope at a cost of $45 per student. For more information, contact the school at (803) 773-1902.

VOLLEYBALL SCISA OFFICIALS NEEDED The South Carolina Independent School Association is

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FOOTBALL POP WARNER REGISTRATION Youth Athletics of Sumter is taking registration for its Pop Warner football and cheer programs. The programs are open to children ages 5-14. The registration fee is $100 for football and $120 for cheer and flexible plans are available. The last day to register is July 31. For more information, call (803) 464-8453, (803) 720-6242, (813) 786-9265 or (954) 258-6817 or email youthathleticsofsumteryas@yahoo.com.

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5-time champ Watson crosses Swilcan Bridge one last time PAR SCORES The Associated Press Friday At St. Andrews (Old Course) St. Andrews, Scotland Purse: $9.28 million Yardage: 7,297; Par: 72 Second Round (a-amateur) 42 golfers did not complete the round Danny Willett 66-69—135 -9 Marc Warren 68-69—137 -7 Zach Johnson 66-71—137 -7 Adam Scott 70-67—137 -7 Robert Streb 66-71—137 -7 a-Paul Dunne 69-69—138 -6 Retief Goosen 66-72—138 -6 Luke Donald 68-70—138 -6 Steven Bowditch 70-69—139 -5 Anirban Lahiri 69-70—139 -5 Geoff Ogilvy 71-68—139 -5 Justin Rose 71-68—139 -5 Russell Henley 74-66—140 -4 Jimmy Walker 72-68—140 -4 a-Jordan Niebrugge 67-73—140 -4 Webb Simpson 70-70—140 -4 Padraig Harrington 72-69—141 -3 Martin Kaymer 71-70—141 -3 Paul Casey 70-71—141 -3 Branden Grace 69-72—141 -3 Greg Owen 68-73—141 -3 David Lingmerth 69-72—141 -3 Matt Jones 68-73—141 -3 Anthony Wall 70-71—141 -3 David Lipsky 73-69—142 -2 Cameron Tringale 71-71—142 -2 Gary Woodland 72-70—142 -2 Phil Mickelson 70-72—142 -2 James Morrison 71-71—142 -2 Brett Rumford 71-71—142 -2 Kevin Na 67-75—142 -2 a-Oliver Schniederjans 70-72—142 -2 Richie Ramsay 72-71—143 -1 Thongchai Jaidee 72-71—143 -1 Francesco Molinari 72-71—143 -1 Jamie Donaldson 72-71—143 -1 Henrik Stenson 73-70—143 -1 Rickie Fowler 72-71—143 -1 Harris English 71-72—143 -1 a-Ashley Chesters 71-72—143 -1 Andy Sullivan 72-71—143 -1 Marc Leishman 70-73—143 -1 Marcus Fraser 74-69—143 -1 Thomas Aiken 75-69—144 E Ben Martin 74-70—144 E Rafael Cabrera-Bello 71-73—144 E Jason Dufner 73-71—144 E Bernd Wiesberger 72-72—144 E Mark O’Meara 72-72—144 E Bernhard Langer 74-70—144 E Matt Kuchar 71-73—144 E Jim Furyk 73-71—144 E Graham DeLaet 71-73—144 E Hunter Mahan 72-72—144 E Billy Horschel 73-71—144 E Ross Fisher 71-73—144 E Graeme McDowell 72-72—144 E Ernie Els 71-73—144 E Marcel Siem 70-75—145 +1 Pablo Larrazabal 76-69—145 +1 John Daly 71-74—145 +1 Tommy Fleetwood 69-76—145 +1 Rikard Karlberg 70-75—145 +1 Brian Harman 73-72—145 +1 Alexander Levy 70-75—145 +1 Shane Lowry 73-72—145 +1 Carl Pettersson 72-73—145 +1 Victor Dubuisson 74-71—145 +1 Jonas Blixt 75-71—146 +2 Hiroyuki Fujita 71-75—146 +2 Stephen Gallacher 73-73—146 +2 Pelle Edberg 72-74—146 +2 Russell Knox 72-74—146 +2 Joost Luiten 74-72—146 +2 Byeong-Hun An 74-72—146 +2 Brandt Snedeker 73-73—146 +2 Danny Lee 73-74—147 +3 George Coetzee 74-73—147 +3 Ryan Moore 74-73—147 +3 Keegan Bradley 75-72—147 +3 Sandy Lyle 71-76—147 +3 Jaco Van Zyl 79-69—148 +4 Soren Kjeldsen 75-73—148 +4 Miguel Angel Jimenez 75-73—148 +4 Tom Lehman 75-73—148 +4 Yuta Ikeda 74-74—148 +4 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 73-75—148 +4 Romain Wattel 75-73—148 +4 Mark Young 74-74—148 +4 James Hahn 75-73—148 +4 Morgan Hoffmann 73-76—149 +5 Hiroshi Iwata 79-70—149 +5 Bill Haas 75-74—149 +5 Koumei Oda 73-76—149 +5 Edoardo Molinari 74-75—149 +5 Daniel Berger 73-76—149 +5 Taichi Teshima 76-73—149 +5 Thomas Bjorn 70-79—149 +5 Liang Wen-chong 80-70—150 +6 a-Gunn Yang 73-77—150 +6 Justin Leonard 78-72—150 +6 Tom Gillis 76-74—150 +6 Scott Strange 77-73—150 +6 a-Alister Balcombe 74-76—150 +6 Robert Dinwiddie 73-77—150 +6 Charley Hoffman 72-78—150 +6 Kevin Streelman 78-72—150 +6 Todd Hamilton 74-77—151 +7 Matt Every 73-78—151 +7 Rod Pampling 77-75—152 +8 Nick Faldo 83-71—154 +10 Mark Calcavecchia 80-75—155 +11 a-Ben Taylor 82-73—155 +11 Tom Watson 76-80—156 +12

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WEATHER FROM PAGE B1 135. “Yeah, I think it’s a childhood dream and looking up there it’s still a little bit surreal, but something I’m going to have to get used to,’’ Willett said. “Otherwise, no point in being up there. We’re going to try and rest up and then try and go out for another good weekend and hopefully, we can be up there in two days’ time.’’ Nick Faldo, the 3-time Open champion regarded as Brit-

BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tom Watson closed out his British Open career with his worst score ever at St. Andrews. Not that it mattered. In the dwindling Scottish light, Watson shot an 8-over 80 and finished with five straight bogeys Friday, his farewell put off until nearly 10 p.m. after a morning rain delay. Several thousand people hung around for the end, serenading the 5-time Open champion with raucous cheers and a chant of “hip, hip, hooray!’’ The 65-year-old Watson moaned about his performance, calling himself “a hack.’’ “Boy, was that ugly!’’ he said. No one cared about his score, however. This was a chance to salute Watson and watch him make one last crossing of the Swilcan Bridge, the famous stone arch over the burn on the 18th fairway. He waved his cap to the crowd, took a bow, then clapped his hands and looked skyward. While the stands were largely empty given the late hour, fans poured out of the restaurants and pubs lining the 18th hole. Marshals gave up any hope of enforcing their rules against taking photographs during a round, and dozens of flashes went off as Watson tapped in his final putt. “There should be no tears,’’ Watson said. “I have some wonderful memories.’’ He wasn’t a fan of links golf early in his career but won the British Open on his very first try in 1975. Watson would win it four more

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Tom Watson doffs his cap as he poses on the Swilcan Bridge for photographers during the second round of the British Open on Friday at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. times over the next eight years, as golf’s oldest championship came to define his career. There were plenty of triumphs, most notably his famous “Duel in the Sun’’ with Jack Nicklaus in 1977, and a heartbreaking near-miss at age 59, when he was poised

to become the sport’s oldest major champion before a bogey at the 72nd hole and a playoff loss to Stewart Cink. “If I entertained the fans with some great golf shots, that’s all I wanted to do,’’ he said. “I think I hit a few of them.’’ There weren’t many great

shots in Watson’s final British Open. He conceded beforehand that he could no longer compete with players young enough to be his grandchildren, and he will likely finish last in the 156-player field when the second round is completed Saturday morning.

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A big rain, a flooded course; Irish amateur in hunt BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Steve Williams was on the Old Course early Friday to check the pin positions for the second round. On his way back in, the caddie for Adam Scott wasn’t sure there would even be a second round. “I watched the second hole flood in seven minutes,’’ Williams said. The rain was so heavy that the first and 18th fairways were filled with large puddles. Sand bags were placed along streets along St. Andrews to avoid flooding. Imagine the plight of Jaco Van Zyl, Mark Calcavecchia and Marcel Siem. They were first off Friday morning and had to play the first hole before the R&A suspended play for more than three

ain’s greatest champion, came out of the TV tower to play St. Andrews one last time. He switched into a sweater that he wore for his first Open title in 1987 at Muirfield, thrust his arms in the air atop the Swilcan Bridge, and saved par for a 71. And then there was Woods, headed toward the wrong kind of history. Barring a burst of birdies when he returns this morning he was likely to miss the cut in the U.S. Open and the British Open for the first time in the same year. Woods was 5 over with seven holes to play.

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numbers than the cut. The approach paid off when the Irish amateur ended up in an improbable spot on the leaderboard of the British Open. The 22-year-old seized the opportunities when they came on his way to a second straight 69 that left him just four shots off the lead.

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Paul Dunne was worried more about making his

Phil Mickelson was moving up the leaderboard with three birdies through 10 holes to get within four shots of the lead. And just like that, Lefty went in the wrong direction. The real damage came on the 18th. It was straight downwind, a birdie chance for most. He missed a 3-foot par putt and shot 72, which puts him at least seven shots behind going into the weekend.

often left long-range putts that led to bogeys instead of birdies. Behind them, a long list of players lined up to take their shot on the weekend. Jason Day was at 8-under par through 11 holes. Paul Lawrie also was at 8 under through 12 holes. Louis Oosthuizen, who won the claret jug the last time the Open came to St. Andrews, was at 7 under through 11 holes. Among those who managed

to finish was Adam Scott, a former Masters champion who is starting to feel the void of giving away the British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 2012 when he bogeyed the last four holes. He made three birdies around the loop at the far end of the course and closed with a birdie for a 67. Scott was at 7-under 137, along with Zach Johnson (71), Marc Warren (69) and Robert Streb (71).

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Ground staff sweep flood water into the Swilcan Burn after heavy rain delayed the start of the second round of the British Open on Friday at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. hours. “Good thing is we had a down breeze,’’ Van Zyl said. “Otherwise, we would still be out there. Very interesting this morning.’’ Some players headed back to the Old Course Hotel and waited in their rooms. Van

So much attention has been on Spieth and Jordan, the main characters from the drama that played out at Chambers Bay last month. Johnson had a 12-foot eagle putt on the final hole to win the U.S. Open, and three-putted to finish one shot behind golf’s new golden child. The wind was fierce, taxing shots with every club in the bag down to the putter. Johnson continued to hammer away with his driver, setting up birdies, and he looked every bit like the player to beat. Spieth got in enough trouble off the tee that he

Zyl had some coffee, looked out the window and workers trying to drain the course and said, “Grateful you’re not out there playing golf.’’

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595 Ashton Mill Drive Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5 Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Land & Lots for Sale Lot located at 309 Pinson St. $4000.00. Call 561-932-7599 Santee Cooper is offering vacant lots for sale in Berkeley, Orangeburg and Clarendon counties via sealed bid through 2:00 p.m. on August 3, 2015. For more information, please call (843) 761-4068 or visit www.santeecooperproperty.com.

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Boats / Motors Unfurnished Homes New Home 5650 Fish Rd Near Shaw 1700 sq ft 3BR 2BA $1300 Mo. Call 646-460-4424 3 & 4 Br homes & MH, in Sumter County & Manning area. No Sect. 8. Rent + dep. req. Call 803-225-0389. 3BR 2BA Home C/H/A Granite counter tops, 2 car garage, 30 x32 metal shed, also a SW on 5 acres off Cox Rd $185,000 Call 481-8223 3 br, 3 ba Tudor Place. Available July 15th. $875 + deposit, credit report required. Call 494-3353, 934-0926 or 468-0060 4 BR 2.5 BA. 2 car garage. Close to Shaw & town. Call 972-3110 or 803-565-0056 $1275.

1996 GTI Yellow SeaDoo; 1999 GTI Purple SeaDoo. Dual trailer included. Call 803-236-7077.

Hunting / Fishing Iron Clay peas. Bin run. 50lb bags $25 803-473-6406.

Mobile Home Rentals Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350

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14x70 2BR 1.5 BA Fncd Lot, clean, Shaw Area . $450 Mo + $450 Dep Call 840-3371 or 494-3573

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Houses & Mobile Homes for rent. 2, 3 & 4 bedrooms. Section 8 OK. Call 773-8022. Mobile Homes for rent. 2BR, 3BR & 4BR Section 8 OK. Call 803-773-8022. Scenic Lake MHP 2 Br, 1 Ba, No pets. Call between 9 am - 5 pm 499-1500.

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 2 BR 1 BA SW mobile home, $425 month + $250 deposit. Call 803-458-9306

Resort Rentals 2br/2 bath ocean front condo in Garden City. July 18-25 & Aug. 1-8, 8-15 . Call 469-2925 or 983-5493.

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale Condo 2000 sq ft. Church Ct 2BR 2BA , fncd yard, lrg living area, $113,900 .803-207-1774 Near Wilson Hall 4 BR 2.5 BA, large fenced yard, 2 car garage, $184,900. Call 803-207-1774 315 Rainbow Dr. 3 br 2 bat 1 car garage. Fenced yard, above ground pool. Call 803-983-0472.

Manufactured Housing Used Mobile Home. Low out sale, all offers considered, handyman specials. Call 469-3222

Richard Winford Beckham Today is your birthday. Your family wishes you a happy birthday in heaven. Mom, daughter, grangdaughter, sister, niece, nephews, family & friends. We love you.

Lost & Found Found Female Medium White dog with brown ear. Call to describe in detail. 803 468-1894 Found Wheel grid for a wheel lift on a rollback. Call 803-968-1293 Sumter County/City Animal Control 1240 Winkles Rd. 803-436-2066 or 436-2755. Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm Found: Delaware Dr. yellow lab; Pioneer Dr. Blk/White mix; Florence Hwy Brown Mix; Tampa Gold 2 Tan mix; Walter Conyors Lane Brn/White mix. FOUND: yellow kitten approx. 2-3 mo. old on Wesmark Blvd. @ FTC. Call 469-9841 to identify. Found: 2 female gray dogs in the Dalzell area. One medium & one small size. Owner call to identify 803-840-5205.

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Contact Chris Weber at 803-469-2595 or apply in person at GOODWIN AUTOMALL

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Shutters or Shades? 1089 Alice Dr Sumter SC T-S: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM other times by appointment (803) 883-4923 www.shuttersorshades.com