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BY DANIELA BACHMEIER Special to The Item You look at the clock.

There are piles of paper on your desk that have yet to be dealt with, you have to pick up the kids from day care, you haven’t been to the store for groceries and bills are due at the end of the week. You are stressed.

The human body responds in various ways to stress. Your BACHMEIER body gives you cues to let you know it’s time to slow down.

The symptoms of stress can be cognitive, behavioral, physical or emotional. Physical warning signs of stress can include chest pain, rapid heartbeat, nausea, constipation and frequent colds.

People cope with stress in different ways.

Behaviors such as alcohol and drug use, changes in sleeping patterns, increased or decreased appetite or neglecting responsibilities are all common. If you begin to feel overwhelmed, depressed, lonely, irritable or moody, your body is showing signs of emotional stress. Coping with long-term stress can change your outlook on life. It has been known to cause constant worrying, negative thought processes, inability to concentrate and even memory problems.

Nearly every system in your body can be affected if you are exposed to stress for long periods of time. According to Helpguide.org, “Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body. It can raise blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, contribute to infertility and speed up the aging process. Long-term stress can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety and depression.”

Stress is not going to

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Losing everything you own to a house fire is traumatic enough. Figuring out how to restore order to your life can be just as troubling.

Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Brown is having to do just that following a fire that remains fresh and vivid in his mind.

“We were all in the house, and I was actually asleep when my kids came and woke me up,” Brown said. “They told me it was coming from the BROWN washer, but when I got there, I realized just how bad it was.”

The father of three opened the storage room door to find it engulfed in flames. Among the valuables inside were his and his daughter’s artwork.

“My daughter and I are both artists,” Brown said. “I just stared for a

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Sumter residents wave flags and cheer during the Sumter Elks Lodge’s Fourth of July celebration on Thursday. Check out more photos from local celebrations on page A4.

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Post 15 program benefits charities

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com Members of American Legion Post 15 are distributing fliers noting that their bingo program is “finally here.”

That’s because it’s taken many months to prepare their facility for Tuesday night’s grand opening.

The bingo committee and fair corporation started the application process in March.

Post Commander Pat Sexton said past Commander David Player initiated the idea and the process, which is highly involved and tightly regulated by the state of South Carolina.

The result of the post’s work is “a state-of-the-art operation,” bingo manager Doug Baty said, as he led a tour of the bingo hall, pointing out the flash board that displays numbers as they are called, numerous TV monitors that will show the SEE BINGO, PAGE A8

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Hospitals waiting for court’s direction COLUMBIA (AP) — Officials at South Carolina’s medical facilities are taking a wait-and-see approach to spending millions of dollars on construction and equipment after a budget veto from Gov. Nikki Haley put a bureaucratic permission process she’s long opposed in limbo.

The state’s public health agency suspended the Certificate of Need program after legislators upheld the line-item veto last week, giving health care providers the green light to proceed. Without the designated $1.7 million, the agency can’t review applications, director Catherine Templeton told providers in a letter. If the Legislature eventually restores the process, the agency won’t punish projects undertaken in the interim unless forced to do so, she wrote.

However, state law still requires medical facilities to acquire a Certificate of Need before building, expanding, offering a new service or buying medical equipment costing more than $600,000.

Thirty-two projects expected to cost more than $100 million were under review last month by the De-

partment of Health and Environmental Control. They range from adding four patient beds at a mental health and substance abuse center in Charleston, at a cost of just $20,600, to spending $12.3 million to build a fourth floor for patients at a Myrtle Beach hospital.

Also among the projects under review is the planned renovation and construction of a 14-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital on South Main Street in Sumter. Cost of the project is listed at more than $1.35 million.

A Haley spokesman said she thinks hospitals can proceed, saying DHEC’s position is clear. But House Speaker Bobby Harrell said he’s urging caution, noting state law remains intact.

No provider he’s heard from plans to rush ahead, he said, though some are concerned about their competitors.

“What’s likely is anybody who does will have a lawsuit filed by their competitor to keep from proceeding,” said Harrell, R-Charleston.

Sen. Joel Lourie, D-Columbia,

likens the situation to requiring developers to get a building permit, then shutting down the office that doles them out. He suggested that Haley call legislators back in session to clear up the confusion.

But that’s highly unlikely. Haley has long wanted to dismantle the regulatory process in favor of direct competition.

Harrell and Senate President Pro Tem John Courson could jointly call the Legislature back. But neither plans to do so, with Harrell saying there’s no need.

“There shouldn’t be any uncertainty because the law’s still clear,” he said. He contends DHEC can run the program with other money in its budget.

DHEC disagrees, citing a 2011 brief to the state Supreme Court and a 2010 attorney general’s opinion regarding the suspension of programs if the budget doesn’t fund them.

Providers are looking to the state’s high court for clarity. Earlier this week, DHEC filed a lawsuit asking the justices to determine whether it can suspend the program.

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Dr. Scott Girard, hospitalist director Scott Girard was looking for a little more.

“Sumter was looking for someone to head the program, and I had stabilized where I was at,” he said. “I was looking for a bit of growth, and although it was a big hospital, it was in Danville, Pa., where it was an hour drive to the movies and a 45-minute drive to the grocery store. I was looking for something a little less rural and with a little more opportunity.”

The 38-year-old started as the hospitalist director at Tuomey Regional Medical Center on April 22.

“A hospitalist is either an GIRARD internal medicine physician or a family medicine physician trained in a hospital,” he said. “I have never had a clinic outside my residency. We only ever see patients who are hospitalized.”

He spends 80 percent of his time with patients and 20 percent on administrative duties overseeing four hospitalists.

Three more have been hired to come in the next couple of months, and the hope is to build the group up to 12 members strong, Girard said.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN A HOSPITALIST AND A REGULAR PHYSICIAN?

We see relatively sicker patients.

Some people want to see people after two or three weeks to see if they are feeling better. We don’t get that sort of practice. We’re kind of like ER (Emergency Room) in that we work 12-hour days. We usually do seven-day stretches — seven days on, seven days off.

WHAT DOES A TYPICAL DAY LOOK LIKE?

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Firefighters with the Sumter Fire Department battle a blaze at a single-wide mobile home in the 1100 block of Montana Drive at about 5 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Firefighters were initially told someone could have been trapped inside the home; however, the resident of the 1,100 square-foot home was able to escape unharmed. Reports indicate firefighters could see flames on both sides of the home when they arrived, and the fire ultimately destroyed the home, resulting in an estimated $12,000 in damage. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Identity of man killed in shooting released The man shot and killed in a Turbeville hotel Wednesday has been identified.

Willie C. Oliver, 58, of New Zion, was named by Clarendon County Coroner Hayes F. Samuels Jr. as the victim late Thursday. Oliver’s name was withheld after the shooting to give Samuels time to notify his family.

An employee of the Featherbed Motel in Turbeville, Oliver was found dead at the motel Wednesday during a room cleaning. Sharron Marie Rogers, 48, of 1127 U.S. 378 W., Gresham, was arrested later Wednesday afternoon and charged with murder in his death.

Author Minnie Dix to sign books today Prolific Sumter writer Minnie

Dix, who also writes as Leigh McKnight, will sign “Sinners Never Sleep” and “Satisfying the Woman in Me,” two of her 11 books, five of them for children, at Books-A-Million today. Dix will be at the bookstore in Sumter Mall beginning at 1 p.m. Books will be available for purchase.

reer and technology students from their area. Each student received a certificate of distinction and a $250 award.

These awards were made possible through the primary sponsorship of FESTO Learning Systems in collaboration with Carolina Training Associates.

Lee student named technology champion

Man killed during July 4th fireworks accident

While representing the SanteeLynches Region, Rikiah Stuckey, a student of Lee Central High School and the Lee County Career Center, was one of 12 South Carolina students to be named 2013 Technology Champions for their regions.

Stuckey’s major was marketing management.

Through the leadership and coordination of the Regional Career Specialists, each of the 12 regions went through an extensive selection process to identify the best ca-

TRAVELERS REST — A Travelers Rest man has died after a firework exploded in his hands on July Fourth.

The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said 54-year-old Robin Rhodes Smith died on the way to a hospital about 9:45 p.m. Thursday.

Witnesses said Smith had been shooting fireworks in his yard. Witnesses said Smith was holding the firework against his chest after it had initially failed to ignite when it went off.

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It’s a pretty full day. I usually come in about 7 a.m., and we talk about patients that were admitted overnight. I start right away seeing patients, and I’ll see between 16 and 20 patients a day. I get them whatever medicine and treatment they need while they’re here, and then we get them ready to go home. We make sure their family practice gets all the information from their hospital visit.

I don’t see children, and I don’t really see pregnant people — at least not for childbirth.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB?

I think it’s really exciting to come in every day and see something that is complex, to see people with a lot going on and how it all interacts. It’s a mental challenge figuring it out. It’s a good day when you notice something and you figure out a way to help them get to feeling better.

I UNDERSTAND YOU’RE A D.O., NOT AN M.D. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

D.O. stands for doctorate of osteopathic medicine. The training is very similar to an M.D. — doctorate of medicine — but with a different philosophy.

It’s a patient-centered approach, and a component of muscular skeletal manipulation is taught. We take the same board exams for the most part. I actually took both boards, and we have the same licensing. Particularly in the South, it’s good to have taken both boards.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK?

We (his wife, Laura, and he) have got two horses down here and two dogs.

We’re real outdoorsy. We joined the (Sumter Family) YMCA runners club, SYRG (Sumter Y Running Group), and we run on Saturdays with the group. We take Tai Chi in Columbia. We’re always out doing something.

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HAVING FUN AT SUMMER CAMP BELOW: Sumter Family YMCA campers enjoy pizza at Camp Mac Boykin’s first overnight camp of the summer.

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Zuri Smith, right, shares her experience with work ethic, perseverance and playing volleyball with participants in the Sumter Family YMCA’s Volleyball Camp. Smith demonstrated fundamental techniques that the campers learned during the week followed by a scrimmage between players. Smith is a sophomore at Sumter High School and has played junior varsity volleyball. She plans to try out for varsity this year.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Anthony Daytwon Montgomery, 24, of 134 Carver St., was arrested June 28 and charged with driving under suspension, second offense, and possession of marijuana. At 10:15 p.m., Montgomery drove up to a police checkpoint at Green Swamp Road and Cook Street. Police reportedly noticed a marijuana “blunt” in the car’s ashtray. He reportedly pulled away from the checkpoint and parked at a home in the 400 block of Green Swamp Road before fleeing on foot. He later returned to the scene and was arrested. One-and-a-half grams of marijuana were recovered from the car.

James Byrd, 56, of 520 Red and White St., Apt. B, was arrested Tuesday and charged with malicious injury to personal property. At 6:30 a.m., Byrd reportedly broke a neighbor’s window with an ax handle. When the neighbor confronted him, Byrd reportedly threatened the man with a knife. Police reportedly found Byrd walking on Brand Street with two 36-inch ax handles and a 4-inch kitchen knife. He reportedly admitted to breaking his neighbor’s window.

Tamika Latrelle Scriven-Jones, 35, of 132 H St., was arrested Tuesday and charged with driving under suspension, second offense, and driving an uninsured vehicle. At 9:30 p.m., Scriven-Jones was stopped at a police checkpoint at the intersection of Estate Street and Scotkins Court.

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ARSON:

Between 9 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday, someone reportedly opened the window of a home in the first block of Dant Street and threw an unidentified plastic container inside which burned a portion of the floor, causing an undetermined amount of damage.

At 5:24 a.m. Tuesday, a burned car was found on East Calhoun Street extension near Fort Street. Investigators were unable to identify the make or model of the car, the vehicle identification number or locate the owner. The car was towed from the scene.

STOLEN PROPERTY:

A riding lawn mower, several push lawn mowers and a trampoline frame were reportedly stolen from the 900 block of Salterstown Road between June 28

and 1:13 a.m. Tuesday.

The items are valued at $4,300.

Two queen beds, four dressers and one diningroom set with four chairs and three bar stools were reportedly stolen from a vacated rental property in the 200 block of Highland Avenue between 9 a.m. June 1 and 8 p.m. June 26. The items are valued at $3,000.

Two TVs, a laptop computer and a lock box were reported stolen from the 2500 block of Genoa Drive in Dalzell at 2:38 p.m. Monday.

The items are valued at $1,800.

A grocery store in the 600 block of Boulevard Road was reportedly broken into between 8:30 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 a.m. Monday, causing damage to a Plexiglas window and two video games valued at $1,025. A cash register valued at $150 containing $40 in change was reportedly stolen.

Metals were stolen from the air-conditioning units of three homes on Sussex and Somerset drives at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday. The metal is valued

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A 1998 Cadillac was reported stolen from the first block of Somerset Drive at 8:52 a.m. Tuesday. The car was valued at $3,500.

Two TVs, a laptop computer, a bracelet and engagement ring and $250 in cash were reportedly stolen from a home in the first block of Laverne Avenue between 9 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday. The items are valued at $3,350.

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the 4700 block of New Hope Church Road in Rembert. The intruder fled the scene when he was noticed by a resident in the home. No items were reported stolen.

FIRE:

EMS CALLS:

At 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters responded to a fire in an apartment in the 400 block of Coachman Drive. The fire reportedly started in a bedroom and caused an estimated $80,000 worth of damage. A neighboring apartment also reportedly sustained water damage.

On Monday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 48 calls.

Forty were medical calls, five were motor vehicle wrecks, and three were listed as “other trauma.”

On Tuesday, Sumter County EMS responded to 51 calls. Forty-five were medical calls, one was a motor vehicle wreck, one was a fire department stand-by, and four were listed as “other trauma.”

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SUMTER CELEBRATES AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY

U.S. economy adds 195K jobs; jobless rate at 7.6 percent

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Sumter residents line the edge of Second Mill Pond while waiting for the Elks Lodge’s fireworks display on Thursday.

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ABOVE AND BELOW: Local veterans shake hands with Sumter P-15’s players and coaches prior to Thursday’s game at Riley Park during a pregame Fourth of July ceremony.

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Julian Nauenburg, 14, plays cornhole while attending the Sumter Elk’s Lodge Fourth of July Celebration on Thursday. The event featured food, games and fireworks.

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Veterans line up on the field, below right, before holding their hands over their hearts while “Amazing Grace� is played over the loudspeakers at Riley Park on Thursday during the pregame ceremony.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than previously thought. The job growth suggests a stronger economy and makes it more likely the Federal Reserve will slow its bond purchases as early as September.

The unemployment rate remained 7.6 percent because more people started looking for jobs — a healthy sign — and some didn’t find them. The government doesn’t count people as unemployed unless they’re looking for work.

The U.S. job market is showing surprising strength and resilience in the face of tax increases, federal spending cuts and economic weakness overseas. Employers ‘We’re seeing better have added an job numbers, average 202,000 jobs for the past the stock market six months, up from 180,000 in is increasing, the previous six. and home prices June’s job gain was fueled are rising.’ by consumer spending and the housing recovery. Hiring Paul Edelstein was especially strong among economist, retailers, hotels, restaurants, IHS Global Insight construction companies and financial services firms. “The numbers that we’re seeing are more sustainable than we thought,� said Paul Edelstein, U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. “We’re seeing better job numbers, the stock market is increasing, and home prices are rising.�

Pay also rose sharply last month and is outpacing inflation, the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report Friday showed.

Average hourly pay rose 10 cents in June to $24.01. Over the past 12 months, it’s risen 2.2 percent. Over the same period, consumer prices have increased 1.4 percent.

Stocks rose sharply in early afternoon trading. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 85 points. And the yield on the 10year Treasury note jumped from 2.56 percent to 2.71 percent, its highest level since August 2011. That’s a sign that investors think the economy is improving.

Friday’s report showed the economy added 70,000 more jobs in April and May than the government had previously estimated — 50,000 in April and 20,000 in May. Further job growth could lower the unemployment rate and help the economy rebound after a weak start this year. If so, the Fed would likely scale back its bond purchases before the year ends.

The Fed has been buying $85 billion worth of Treasury and mortgage bonds a month since late last year. The purchases pushed long-term rates to historic lows, fueled a record-breaking stock market rally and encouraged consumers and businesses to borrow and spend. They’ve also helped support an economy that’s had to absorb federal spending cuts and a Social Security tax increase that’s reduced consumer paychecks this year.

Friday’s report contained one element of concern: Many of the job gains were in generally lower-paying industries, a trend that emerged earlier this year. The hotels, restaurants and entertainment industry added 75,000 jobs in June. This industry has added an average of 55,000 jobs a month this year, nearly double its 30,000 average in 2012. Retailers added 37,000.

Temporary jobs rose 10,000.

The health care industry added 20,000 and construction 13,000. But manufacturing shed 6,000.

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President Obama gestures during a statement about the Affordable Care Act in June in San Jose, Calif.

What does health care coverage delay mean for employees, businesses?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nothing’s ever easy with President Obama’s health care law.

The latest hitch gives employers an additional year before they must offer medical coverage to their workers or pay a fine.

What does the delay mean for workers? And struggling businesses?

And is it a significant setback for a law already beset by court challenges, repeal votes and a rush of deadlines for making health insurance available to nearly all Americans next year?

A few questions and answers: WHY THE DELAY?

Businesses said they needed more time.

Obama administration officials say they listened to businesses that complained they needed to figure out how to comply with complicated new rules written since the plan became law. And the delay buys time for the government, as well, to improve and simplify the rules.

The law passed in 2010 required employers with more than 50 employees working 30 or more hours a week to offer them suitable health coverage or pay a fine. What’s changed is the deadline for that requirement, which was to begin in January. The new deadline is Jan. 1, 2015.

WHO ELSE BENEFITS FROM DELAY?

• Democratic candidates. The employer mandate was set to take effect at the start of a congressional election year, intensifying the focus on one of the Republicans’ favorite campaign issues. Postponing the requirement should mean fewer ads featuring business owners saying they’re drowning under health care mandates.

• Maybe Republicans, too. They get new ammunition for their argument that the law is an unworkable “train wreck.” Voters’ complaints and worries about the health law helped the GOP win control of the House in 2010.

• Some low-income workers. When the em-

ployer mandate does take effect, some smallish companies have threatened to lay off workers or cut back their hours to stay under the 50-employee threshold.

There’s debate about how many workers might be harmed by this.

• Some job hunters.

Once the mandate kicks in, job seekers may find fewer openings for unskilled workers. That’s because some restaurants and other small companies say the mandate will force them to cut back on staff or freeze hiring. The economy is likely to continue improving, which will help offset the impact by increasing demand for workers.

WHO LOSES?

• Uninsured people who already are confused about the law. The law doesn’t change the January 2014 deadline for individuals to get insurance or the tax credits in the law to help them pay for it. But many people don’t understand how the law works or when it takes effect, and the delay for the employer mandate may further muddle the issue for many.

• Some workers.

Those whose employers might add insurance coverage to avoid the law’s penalties will have to wait a year. But this group is expected to be small. The penalties are designed more to discourage businesses from dropping their existing health plans than to encourage them to start new ones. And these employees can buy their own insurance through the new health

care exchanges being set up under the law.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

Most people won’t be affected.

The vast majority of Americans already have insurance — even those working at companies that hover around the 50-employee level.

A Kaiser Family Foundation study found that 87 percent of companies that employed from 25 to 49 workers last year offered health coverage, and the percentage goes up for bigger businesses.

You should not be affected by the delay if you already are insured through: • A job at a large company that already offers insurance.

• A job at a small company employing fewer than 50 workers, because such companies are exempt from the rules.

• Medicaid or Medicare, not affected by the delay.

• A private insurance policy, also not affected.

IS THIS A DOWNWARD SPIRAL?

The delay adds to an appearance of disarray surrounding the law.

It comes after other glitches and angry opposition: lawsuits reaching all the way to the Supreme Court. Protests by religious employers who say covering contraception is against their beliefs. Repeated votes by House Republicans to repeal “Obamacare.”

But the postponement doesn’t affect the heart of the law — the requirement that individuals get insurance, and the subsidies to help them pay for it.

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The company’s desire to get consumers to start paying for bigdollar projects with price tags that could run into the billions is high on the agenda of Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good, who stepped into the company’s top job Monday.

That’s what she told a Wall Street analyst shortly after her hiring was announced two weeks ago.

Good told Sanford Bernstein analyst Hugh Wynn that her first priority is fully integrating the operations of former in-state rivals Duke Energy and Progress Energy, which Duke bought out in a deal that closed a year ago.

A second top goal is changing how the company charges for big projects in the states where Duke Energy has the bulk of its customers, Wynn wrote in a note to investors. North Carolina and Florida basically follow a build-now, col-

lect-later process in which utilities must show regulators their costs and justify requested profit margins. The cost of new power plants can’t be passed on to customers until construction is done and the power flows.

“She did refer specifically to this issue of backward-looking ratemaking,” Wynne said in an interview.

South Carolina is one of 10 states that allow the pay-as-you-go method of charging consumers for nuclear power plants and other large projects, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute.

Requests by The Associated Press over the past week to interview Good so she could clarify the statement were declined through spokesman Tom Williams, who said she wanted to focus on internal issues after her series of brief introductory interviews.

Good’s comments about regulatory changes represented her longrange thinking and the company had not made any specific proposals, Williams said.

“We’re still in the early stages of that,” Williams said. “It’s just something that she wants to look at.”

Employers tweaking benefits after ruling WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers across the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law.

The impact of the decision striking down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act is clear in the 13 states and the District of Columbia where gay marriage is currently legal or soon will be: Same-sex married couples must be treated the same as other spouses under federal laws governing tax, health care, pensions and other federal benefits.

But employee benefit experts say the effect of the ruling remains murky in the other 37 states. The court left intact another provision of the federal anti-gay marriage law that allows one state not to recognize a same-sex marriage performed elsewhere.

“What’s the federal government going to do when you have a valid marriage in New York and the couple moves to Texas? We don’t know the answer to that,” said Scott Macey, president of the ERISA Industry Committee that represents large employers.

The confusion is creating uncertainty for many companies that operate nationwide and want to administer benefit plans in a uniform manner.

“My members are all across the country,” Macey said. “Most, if not all of them, would prefer to have a consistent rule across the country.

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Renata Moreira, right, and partner Lori Bilella embrace at San Francisco’s City Hall shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for samesex marriage in California on June 26.

They don’t want to worry about changing things from state to state.”

For workers living in states that have legalized same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court’s decision means gay spouses are entitled to a host of benefits they were denied previously. The decision extends pension and Social Security survivor benefits to same-sex spouses, grants equal access to the Family and Medical Leave Act and gives employees married to same-sex spouses the guarantee of uninterrupted health care coverage under the federal COBRA health benefits program.

HELP PLAN A WALKING TRAIL Friday, July 12th 2:00 PM at The Swan Lake Visitor Center Come out to the Swan Lake Visitor Center for an informal meeting on Friday, July 12th to discuss plans for the 2013 Recreational Trails Plan Grant application for Phase 2 of the Palmetto Park: Lake Alice Drive Walking Trail. he discussion group will begin at 2:00 PM at he Swan Lake Visitor Center. It will be a wonderful opportunity to voice your opinion on how we can best suit this trail to meet the needs of our community. While preliminary plans exist for the trail, we’d like to open the design process for public input.

To sign up call Brock McDaniel, City Horticulturist, at (803)774-3971

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ABOVE: Army veterans Silas Buddin and Randy Stalcup, Navy veteran Harry Devoe and Army veteran Billy Plowden were honored during the program.

BELOW: Army veteran Ray Floyd, Navy veteran Ike Gibbons and Army veterans John William Fleming and Stanley Gibbons are seen during the ceremony.

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Navy veteran Ike Gibbons stands as the program played the Navy anthem during New Zion’s annual patriotic program.

For the 17th year, the New Zion community has hosted a patriotic program on July 4th, recognizing veterans in their community and honoring those serving in the armed forces today. This year, the program was held at New Zion United Methodist Church. The choir from its sister church in Alcolu, Trinity United Methodist Church, entertained the attendees with several patriotic selections.

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Riders will then proceed to the Black Devil Club House for a break, then Club Elite to enjoy food as they meet the Brown family.

“Whatever we can get will be wellappreciated,” Durant said of his and moment as I watched it all burn; her Hickmon’s fund-raising expectations. sculptures, my paintings ... it was all “I’d like to raise at least $1,000,” burning to nothing.”

Hickmon said. “But like (Durant) Brown’s patrol car and family vesaid, anything helps.” hicle were also close to the blaze, but Hickmon said he and several othbefore he could get the keys to move ers started Dogg Pound Bike & Car them, the kitchen burst into flames, Club in 2004 for the specific purpose forcing him back outside with his of helping charitable causes. family.

“Each year, we ride for Lee County “All we could do was wait for the Council on Aging to help raise funds fire department,” Brown said. “We for their Meals on Wheels program,” watched it all go ... everything.”

Hickmon said. “We look into every But for Brown, help is on the way cause we feel the need to ride for, ... and from his brothers in the Lee and if help is needed, we follow County Sheriff’s through.”

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Along with CHARITY RIDE FOR BROWN FAMILY Lt. Patrick Hickbeing fellow offimon, a member of cers at the Lee WHEN: Sunday — meeting at 2:30 p.m., Dogg Pound Bike County Sheriff’s ride starts at 3 p.m. & Car Club, and Department, the WHERE: Country Boys Grocery Store, 2671 Woodrow Road (S.C. 441) Sgt. Leroy Durant circumstances and COST: $10 per unit of Blue Line extent of damage PHONE: Reach Atomic Dogg (Hickmon) Riderz, decided to Brown’s properat (803) 856-1713 or Lil Roy (Durant) they’d help their ty led Hickmon at (803) 459-3354 for more information. fellow officer in and Durant to step ONLINE: www.facebook.com/dadoggpoundbike- forward. the form of a charcarclub or www.facebook.com/blueline.riderz ity ride they orga“The fire gutted nized to help raise his house,” Hickmoney for Brown and his family after mon said. “The family car was the house fire. parked in the garage/carport area, “I’m almost speechless,” Brown and the house fire melted half the said. “We lost everything. The past vehicle.” two weeks have been something else, “Anybody who wants to ride can so we’re very grateful to see the good contact me or Sgt. Durant,” Hickmon people out there stepping forward to said. “We could use the help.” help us out.”

Despite being in such a predicaDurant said he plans on doing just ment, Brown remains optimistic. He that. extends his thanks to all those who “We just wanted to help out,” Duhave helped him and continue to do rant said. “We got together and deso. cided this might be a good way to do “I’m lucky to be alive,” he said, it.” overwhelmed. “Looking back at all The ride, set for Sunday, costs $10 the havoc from that night, I shouldn’t per unit to join. Riders will meet at be here, but I am. I thank God that 2:30 p.m. at Country Boys Grocery we’re all still here. These people who Store on S.C. 441 (2671 Woodrow step forward and help us out like Road). Kickstands go up at 3 p.m. as they have ... it gives me hope. It the ride sets off down S.C. 441 to U.S. shows you there really are some 76/378, where the group will swing good people out there.” through the Crown Dale subdivision in Sumter County where the fire took Reach Rob Cottingham at (803) place.

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A military attack helicopter flies near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday. Mohammed Badie, the top leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, has vowed to restore ousted President Mohammed Morsi to office, saying Egyptians will not accept “military rule” for another day.

Clashes erupt in Egypt as Islamists push back CAIRO (AP) — Enraged Islamists pushed back against the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi, as tens of thousands of his supporters marched in Cairo on Friday to demand his reinstatement and attacked his opponents. Nighttime clashes raged with stone-throwing, firecrackers and gunfire, and military armored vehicles raced across a Nile River bridge in a counterassault on Morsi’s supporters.

Mayhem nationwide left at least 10 people dead and 210 wounded as Morsi supporters stormed government buildings, vowing to reverse the military’s removal of the country’s first freely elected president.

Among the dead were four killed when troops opened fire on a peaceful march by Islamists on the Republican Guard headquarters.

In a dramatic appearance — his first since Morsi’s ouster — the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood defiantly vowed the president would return. “God make Morsi vic-

torious and bring him back to the palace,” Mohammed Badie proclaimed from a stage before a crowd of cheering supporters at a Cairo mosque. “We are his soldiers. We defend him with our lives.”

Badie addressed the military, saying it was a matter of honor for it to abide by its pledge of loyalty to the president, in what appeared to be an attempt to pull it away from its leadership that removed Morsi. “Your leader is Morsi ... Return to the people of Egypt,” he said. “Your bullets are not to be fired on your sons and your own people.”

After nightfall, moments after Badie’s speech, a large crowd of Islamists surged across 6th October Bridge over the Nile toward Tahrir Square, where a giant crowd of Morsi’s opponents had been massed all day. Battles broke out there near the neighboring state TV building with gunfire and stone throwing and burning car barricade at an exit ramp.

OBITUARIES THERESA M. COCKLIN Theresa McKeiver Cocklin, 88, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Sumter Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Sumter County, she was the widow of COCKLIN Abraham Cocklin and a daughter of the late Walter and Lucille McKeiver-Hills.

She is survived by a sister, Delores Hines of Philadelphia.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., Sumter, with the Rev. Lei Ferguson Washington officiating.

Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery, Oakland Avenue, Sumter.

The public may view from noon to 3 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

Mrs. Cocklin will be placed in the church from noon until the hour of service.

The family will receive friends at the residence of Arvel and Darlene Hagans, 36 Chandler St., Sumter.

Palmer Memorial Chapel of Sumter is in charge of the funeral arrangements.

Online memorial may be made to www. palmermemorialchapel. com.

JAMES B. WHITE James Bernard “Barney” White, age 90, beloved husband of Irene Onley Boney White, died on Friday, July 5, 2013, at the Dorn VA Medical Center.

| Born in Oil City, Pa., he was a son of the late Robert and Trixie Mae Cooper White. Mr. White served in the United States Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946. He retired from Builders Transport in Camden in WHITE the late 1990s. He then continued to work as a parttime employee with Edens and Avant Inc. in Columbia as an IT consultant until age 79. Mr. White was an avid golf enthusiast and also enjoyed playing the trumpet throughout his lifetime.

Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, James M. White and his wife, Rita, of Garner, N.C.; one daughter, Vickie Simpson and her husband, Joe, of Patetown, N.C.; three stepdaughters, Robin B. Garris and her husband, Eddie, of Memphis, Tenn., Lark B. Haynie and her husband, Robert, of Sumter and Laura Wren Boney of Atlanta; along with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Mr. White was preceded in death by his former wife of 44 years, Doris Turbeville White.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Bullock Funeral Home.

Military honors will be held at 3 p.m. on the front lawn of Bullock Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe made to the Alzheimer’s Associa-

tion Mid-State SC Chapter, P.O. Box 7044, Columbia, SC 29202-7044.

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

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

RONALD L. DAVIS ALCOLU — Ronald Lemuel “Ronnie” Davis, 65, husband of Sandra Amerson Davis, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

DAVIS Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Joseph Barton Davis Sr. and Antonia “Tony” Yates Davis. He was a member of Graham Baptist Church and was employed by HD Supply Waterworks for more than 36 years. He loved the Carolina Gamecocks and was an avid baseball and football fan. He was well known for his famous barbecue.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years; three children, Todd Davis (Mary Elizabeth), Kim Davis Posey (Pat) and Chad Davis (Sonya), all of Sumter; seven grandchildren, Pamela Posey, Cameron Posey, Pierce Davis, Abbey Davis, Rachel Davis, Quinn Posey and Mason Davis; and three brothers, Joe Davis (Jackie), Jeff Davis (Gem) and Jimmy Davis

(Becky), all of Sumter.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Graham Baptist Church with the Rev. John Patrick and Harold Waynick officiating.

Burial will be in Brunson Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Jones, Jimmy Newman, David Hanisch, John Allen Mahoney, Jay Davis and Bobby Newman.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of Brogdon Country Club, Bill Brewer, Dr. Dale Cannon, Rubin Hardy, Mark Galloway, the Rev. Jerry Watson, and Dr. Alton Jordan.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 3155 Bart Davis Road.

Memorials may be made to Graham Baptist Church, 4140 U.S. 521 South, Sumter, SC 29153.

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

EDDIE LEE BUTLER Sr. Eddie Lee Butler Sr., 83, husband of Sarah Wilson Butler, died Friday, July 5, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Leland and Maggie Jones Butler.

The family will receive friends at the home, 144 Milton Road, Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

EUGENE W. PORTER On Monday, July 1, 2013, at 1 p.m., family and friends of Eugene W. “Pre” Porter aka Hanee Akbar gathered at his graveside in Bradford Cemetery. Hanee, his Islamic name, means leading a pleasant, easy life. The prayers of the faith were offered to Allah (God) and there were kindly reflections of his life and service.

Pre, as he was known by many, was born in Baltimore, Md., a son of Emma Porter Wright and the late Eugene Wilson Porter. He was reared in the Salterstown community of Sumter.

He passed on Friday, June 28, 2013, at his residence in Batesburg.

He was highly influenced by his grandparents and kept their memories and lifestyle alive throughout his life.

He was a voice trying to make those with whom he spoke to be aware of God, good health practices, clean neighborhoods, and respecting the choices of others.

He worked at the Center of Change in South Congaree for eight years; served in the Marine Corps from 1968 to 1972; was a painter and carpenter; and loved farming. He was a man of many accomplishments and was genuinely interested in improving the Manning Avenue area, all of which he attributed to God. In 1979, Eugene “Hanee” and Cynthia “Jameelah” accepted Islam as their faith. All praise is due to Allah.

He leaves to cherish

his memories: his wife of 33 years, Cynthia “Jameelah;” four sons, Khalil (Shroda) of Durham, N.C., and Harim, Jamal and Bashsar, all of the home; two grandchildren, Leila and Caleb of Durham; mother, Emma Porter Wright; sister, Gilda (Donald Sr.) Wilds of Sumter; two nephews, Donald Wilds Jr. of Atlanta and Steven of Bridgeport, Conn.; uncles, Edward (Preto), Ernest (Hattie) and Thomas Porter; brotherly cousins, Deburn (Charise) Sanders and Norris Sanders of Columbia; aunts, Mercina Butler, Leola Sessions and Gloria Rock; mother-in-law, Ruby Gary of Sumter; numerous relatives; four sisters-in-law; and three brothers-inlaw.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, David and Anna Porter; granduncles and aunts, Alphonso and Lottie Porter; aunts and uncles, Lesby Robinson, Peter and Bernie Rock, Faynetta Porter and Marie Reo Porter; and his father-in-law, Moses Gary.

May you rest in peace, my love.

Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter was in charge of arrangements.

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BINGO from Page A1 actual numbered balls as they pop up, and a controller — “a computer that tracks and verifies all the bingo wins.”

Modifications to the fair building on Artillery Drive, adjacent to the fairgrounds, include secure cashier cages and a concession booth, where bingo players can purchase a variety of refreshments ranging from sodas, bottled water, cookies, popcorn, and boiled and roasted peanuts to barbecue sandwiches and hot dogs, ice cream and cotton candy.

Daubers for the bingo cards — really disposable sheets with 18 bingo cards printed on them — will also be sold by concessions.

Nick Nero, president of the fair corporation and adjutant of Post 15, said the hall can accommodate up to 450 players, but admission will be limited to 350 in the beginning to ensure the comfort of the players.

“We’re hoping with the proceeds we can do more with the charities we support,” he said. “In South Carolina at the present time the only ones who can operate a bingo are nonprofit organizations.”

These organizations “normally contract with a bingo promoter,” Nero explained, “but the law also allows a member of the charity to act as the promoter. What we chose to do is to use the fair corporation, a subsidiary of Post 15. We are the only ones right now in the state using a nonprofit charitable corporation to operate a bingo for another nonprofit; that is, the (Sumter County) Fair Corp. operates the bingo program for American Legion Post 15.”

That means instead of paying to contract a promoter, the post will “pay our promoter, the fair, $1 a year to operate bingo,” he said.

The advantage here is that all of the proceeds “go directly back to Post 15 for its charitable activities,” which are considerable, Sexton said.

These include support for Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops, American Legion baseball,

scholarships to local colleges and universities, training facilities for U.S. Army Wounded Warriors and more. The state requires that half the money taken in goes out in prize money.

While South Carolina’s regulations for bingo are very strict, Nero said, for players, American Legion Post 15 bingo will be much simpler.

“We’ve hired two professional bingo callers and runners, and the games will be familiar to most players,” he said.

Admission is $5, and a packet of game cards will cost $10. “Special” games, played in between regular games, will cost $1, paid through the runners, Baty said.

The cost of starting the program is in the thousands, Fair Manager Mel Curtis said, so the committee is hoping for good turnouts at its Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night bingo games.

Short programs, for which the fee will be $5, start at 7 p.m., and the main program will start at 8:30 p.m. Only those 12 years old and older will be admitted. There is no smoking inside the building, and no alcoholic beverages are permitted. Security will be provided by local law enforcement, said bingo committee member Harry Burchstead.

Mayor Joe McElveen and other guests will be present for a brief opening ceremony Tuesday, and a special jackpot of $2,000 will go to the player who wins the “cover your card” game at the end, Curtis said.

Once a month, on a night selected at random, the $2,000 jackpot will be repeated, Nero added.

Curtis said bingo will operate three nights a week year round but will be closed the three weeks before, during and after the Sumter County Fair.

“Even if you don’t happen to win,” Baty said, “you’ll know that your money is going to a good cause.”

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breathing and meditation into your daily life can help you to cope and keep calm during stressful situations. Walking is another exercise that can help calm you down.

Even if it is a walk around the parking lot, getting out of the stressful situation will help you to keep a cool head.

If you are feeling overly stressed and need a moment to calm down, you can do a number of quick tricks. Focus on one of your five senses.

For example, light a scented candle and take a moment to let the smell wash over you. Or make a cup of hot coffee and take a moment to taste it, feel the warmth and take in the aroma.

Another way to destress is to take a break from technology. Instead of checking your e-mail before a meeting, take a moment to look out the window. People watch.

Give yourself a hand massage. Breathe.

magically disappear from your life, but there are ways that you can learn to manage it.

Recognizing that you can’t eliminate stress is the first step. Instead, you can change how you react to it. When you have a lot on your plate, take a moment to think about how you can conquer it. Positive thinking can change how you perceive the problem. Realize that you can’t change the situation, but you can take care of yourself while you deal with everything else. Make time to rest and relax.

Exercise is a great way to relieve stress. Choosing something such as yoga can help keep your mind clear of the week’s stressors. Including deep

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pictures from the public Connie Carey-Wood shares a picture she took of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., with the Washington Monument in the background.

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P-15’s leading Camden 4-0 in 5th

Manning’s season ends with forfeits

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Manning-Santee Post 68 forfeited its final two games of the season on Friday — a doubleheader to Cheraw Post 23 — to bring an end to a tumultuous American Legion baseball season.

Manning finished the season with a 3-13 record in League III. Post 68 was going to need to win at least one of those games — and possibly both — to force a special play-in game with Hartsville Post 53 for the CUTTER league’s fourth and final spot in the state playoffs. It would have had to win both of the games to have a chance to win the spot outright over Hartsville, which is 4-11.

However, Manning head coach G.G. Cutter said early Friday afternoon his team would not have enough players to field a team for the doubleheader. Also, he said Post 68 would not have had the required 12 players for the postseason roster if it had made the playoffs.

Cutter, the longtime Post 68 head coach who had stepped down after last season, was asked to coach the team for the final five games of this season after Billy Sylvester resigned. Sylvester had to step down because he had SEE MANNING, PAGE B4

AMERICAN LEGION STANDINGS LEAGUE III W L Pct. GB Sumter 14 1 .933 -Camden 9 6 .600 5 Cheraw 8 7 .533 6 Hartsville 4 11 .267 10 Manning 3 13 .188 11 1/2 Thursday Sumter 7, Florence 3 Friday Camden at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Cheraw defeats Manning-Santee by forfeit (2 games) Today Hartsville at Cheraw, 1 p.m.

LEAGUE VIII W L Pct. GB Irmo 13 2 .867 -W. Columbia 11 4 .733 2 Orangeburg 8 6 .571 4 1/2 Dalzell 4 9 .308 8 Lexington 3 9 .250 8 1/2 Columbia NE 3 12 .200 10 Friday Orangeburg at Lexington, 7 p.m.

Saturday Dalzell-Shaw at Lexington (DH), 5 p.m.

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shot 66, Jonas Blixt had a 67.

Every needed just 26 putts during his best round of the year and is at 9 under for the tournament on the Old White TPC course. He missed four putts inside 12 feet that could have made his bogey-free second round even more special.

“I played really well tee to green, finally made some putts,’’ Every said.

“I haven’t made anything all year and it just finally happened today. Been waiting for it.’’

Every has been in this

Neither rain, nor rain, nor even more rain can seemingly deter the Sumter P-15’s from playing baseball games at Riley Park.

Even with the heavy rains that fell in Sumter late Friday afternoon and into the early evening, the P-15’s managed to start their final American Legion League III game against Camden Post 17. Sumter was leading 4-0 in the middle of the fifth inning as of press time.

The game began after a 1 hour, 48 minute, rain delay. The contest had no bearing on anything the P-15’s would be doing in the postseason.

Sumter is the League III champion and took a 20-5 overall record and JOHNSON 14-1 league mark into the contest. The P-15’s will play Lake City in a best-of-five series in the first round of the state playoffs, beginning on Monday at Riley Park at 7:30 p.m.

Post 17, on the other hand, had quite a bit riding on the game in what was its regular-season finale as well. Camden brought a 9-6 record into the game, holding a 1-game lead over Cheraw for second place. Cheraw improved to 8-7 after winning its doubleheader against Manning-Santee on Friday by forfeit.

A Camden victory would secure second place and have it holding homefield advantage in its first-round playoff series. If Camden were to lose, Cheraw could tie it for second with a victory over Hartsville in its 1 p.m. game today at Hartsville. If there is a tie, Camden and Cheraw would play a special game immediately following the Hartsville-Cheraw game to decide second place.

P-15’s head coach Curtis Johnson decided to rest the majority of his starters on Friday, but that did not keep Sumter from getting on the scoreboard early.

SEE GREENBRIER, PAGE B3

SEE P-15’S, PAGE B2

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Bishopville native Tommy Gainey watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Greenbrier Classic on Friday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Gainey shot a 1-over-par 71, leaving him at 7 under for the tournament, two shots off the lead.

Gainey still in hunt ‘Two Gloves’ 2 shots back as Every takes Greenbrier lead

BY JOHN RABY The Associated Press WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The first page of the Greenbrier Classic leaderboard is filled with golfers who’ll get to do something they’re unaccustomed to lately: Playing on the weekend.

Matt Every shot an 8-under 62 on Friday for a one-stroke lead over five other players midway through the Greenbrier Classic — including Bishopville native and first round co-leader Tommy Gainey.

Gainey shot a 71 on

LEADERBOARD Second Round Matt Every 69-62—131 Daniel Summerhays 65-67—132 Bill Lunde 66-66—132 Steven Bowditch 65-67—132 Russell Henley 67-65—132 Johnson Wagner 62-70—132 Ben Curtis 67-66—133 Greg Owen 67-66—133 Tommy Gainey 62-71—133 Jonas Blixt 66-67—133

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Friday to put him two strokes behind Every at 7-under. Three others were tied with Gainey at two shots back. Ben Curtis and Greg Owen each

Djokovic, Murray to meet in finals

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press LONDON — For 368 points, for five sets, for a record 4 hours, 43 minutes — most quite marvelous, all with a berth in the Wimbledon final at stake — Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro put on a memorable show.

Their baseline exchanges were lengthy and intense, accompanied by loud grunts of exertion and exhaustion, punctuated by the thud of racket string against tennis ball.

In the end, as he almost always does lately, Djokovic displayed the stamina and fortitude to win a long-as-can-be match, edging del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-3 Friday to close in on a second Wimbledon championship and seventh Grand Slam title overall.

“Unbelievable to watch,’’ said del Potro.

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Kyle Busch earns Coke Zero 400 pole

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth had two of the strongest cars in the season-opening Daytona 500 but had nothing to show for it after a pair of engine failures.

The Joe Gibbs Racing duo is determined not to let that happen Saturday night in their return to Daytona International Speedway.

Busch and Kenseth swept the front row in Friday qualifying, with Busch turning a lap at 193.723 mph to win the pole.

Kenseth was second at 193.299.

It’s Busch’s third pole of the season, 13th of his career, but first ever for a restrictor plate race.

“I’ve not had many opportunities for me to win poles at restrictor plate races, so I’ve got to thank SEE BUSCH, PAGE B4

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Novak Djokovic, left, and Andy Murray will meet in the finals of Wimbledon after their semifinal victories on Friday. Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-3 while Murray ousted Jerzy Janowicz 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

“Draining,’’ said Djokovic, who has won 10 of his last 12 five-setters. “One of the most exciting matches I’ve ever played in my life.’’

Folks around here felt just as euphoric about Friday’s

second semifinal, even if it was far less competitive or compelling. Britain has waited 77 years for one of its own to claim the men’s trophy at

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Kyle Busch won the pole on Friday for today’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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The debate over whether Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, above, should be in the MLB All-Star game or not has dominated conversations surrounding the game, but there are more than a few topics worth mentioning before the Midsummer Classic rosters are selected today.

Puig not the only hot All-Star topic

BY MIKE FITZPATRICK The Associated Press NEW YORK — Lost in all the commotion about Yasiel Puig are the trickiest predicaments when it comes to the All-Star game.

Look at that logjam at third base in the American League!

The National League is overloaded with pitchers.

And who in the name of old Jack Murphy Stadium is going to represent the San Diego Padres?

So while the polarizing debate over whether Puig should be selected Saturday is certainly a juicy one, when all is said and done he’ll either have a backup role in the NL outfield or he won’t.

The most difficult decisions involve other positions.

Buster Posey or Yadier Molina behind the plate for the NL? Robinson Cano or Dustin Pedroia at second base in the AL? At the hot corner, Triple

Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is having another monster season. OK, he’s the starter for the junior circuit.

But then there’s an overabundance of deserving backups: Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria, Oakland’s Josh Donaldson, Texas’ Adrian Beltre and Baltimore’s Manny Machado.

“I’m not going to take five third basemen to the All-Star game,’’ said Detroit’s Jim Leyland, who will manage the American League team July 16 at Citi Field in New York.

So somebody gets left out.

Let’s just say it’s Longoria.

Then who makes it from the Rays?

Every club must have an All-Star, and rosters are limited to 34 spots — with at least 13 going to pitchers.

So maybe it’s left-hander Matt Moore from Tampa Bay. Pretty good choice. But then a more worthy arm from some other squad gets snubbed.

And on and on.

That’s the maddening part of putting together the puzzle — and the beauty of it all, too. Sizzling baseball arguments in the heat of summer.

“This hardest part is leaving guys off. That’s by far the hardest thing. It goes with the territory when you pick a team. There is more written about the snubs than the guys that make it,’’ said San Francisco’s Bruce Bochy, the NL manager.

“The toughest positions to pick are on the pitching side.

That’s a tough position because there are a lot of guys who’ve had a really good half, both starters and relievers. Maybe outfield is tough, too.’’

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Quintero, Howard homer Phils past Braves PHILADELPHIA — Humberto Quintero and Ryan Howard hit home runs to give Cliff Lee a 5-run cushion, and the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Dan Uggla hit a 3-run shot for QUINTERO Atlanta, but it was not enough as Paul Maholm (9-7) gave up five runs — four earned — and nine hits in six innings.

Tim Hudson was scheduled to start for the Braves, but he was pushed back one day beHOWARD cause of a stiff neck.

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CHICAGO — Francisco Liriano pitched a 4-hitter for his first complete game in more than two years, and Pittsburgh beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2.

NATIONALS PADRES

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WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos drove in three runs, Gio Gonzalez won his third straight start as Washington defeated San Diego 8-5.

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Justin Conner led off with a single against Post 17 starting pitcher Cody Tinker. The left-handed Tinker picked Conner off, but Camden first baseman Gunner Smith threw the ball into left field to allow Conner to reach.

Conner went to third on Javon Martin’s bunt single.

After Martin stole second, Conner scored on Tee Dubose’s groundout. Martin

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CLEVELAND — Rick Porcello pitched seven sharp innings, Jhonny Peralta drove in two runs and Detroit beat Cleveland 7-0.

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TORONTO — Jose Bautista hit his 20th home run, Mark Buehrle pitched seven shutout innings to win for the first time in three starts and Toronto beat Minnesota 4-0.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jeremy Hellickwon again, Jose Molina had a 2-run homer, and Tampa Bay beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3.

CINCINNATI — Aaron Harang pitched six innings and Nick Franklin and Michael Saunders

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NEW YORK — Vernon Wells singled in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning, helping a marvelous Ivan Nova and the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 3-2.

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ST. LOUIS — Jake Westbrook worked seven innings and Allen Craig had two RBI in St. Louis’ 4-1 victory over Miami.

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homered to lead Seattle past Cincinnati 4-2.

scored on Todd Larrimer’s safety squeeze bunt single to make it 2-0.

The P-15’s left runners on second and third in the second, but scored two more in the third. Larrimer led off with a single and beat the the throw to second on Kendall Pack’s sacrifice bunt. Sumter loaded the bases when Smith didn’t touch the bag on Gordon Owens’ sacrifice bunt.

Donnie Brownlee singled in one run and the other came in on Taylor Finley’s suicide squeeze.

Sumter started side-arming right-hander Paul Joseph

From wire reports

Krouse on the mound, his second start of the season. He worked five shutout innings with six strikeouts and one walk.

He retired the first six batters he faced before giving up a leadoff single to Blake Serpass in the third. Krouse ran into big trouble in the fourth, but managed to escape unscathed. Tyler Bowers and Grayson King opened with singles and moved up a base on Smith’s sacrifice. Krouse walked Austin Hayes to load the bases, but got Lawson Stokes to fly out to shallow left and struck out Serpass to end the threat.

TODAY 8 a.m. -- International Cycling: Tour de France Stage Eight from Ax-les-Thermess, France (WIS 10).

8 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Open de France Third Round from Paris (GOLF).

8 a.m. -- Formula One Racing: German Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Nuerburgring, Germany (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 a.m. -- Professional Tennis: The Wimbledon Championships Women’s Final Match from London (ESPN).

10:45 a.m. -- International Soccer: Under-20 World Cup Quarterfinal Match from Rize, Turkery -France vs. Uzbekistan (ESPNU).

1 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Greenbrier Classic Third Round from White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (GOLF).

1 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Baltimore at New York Yankees or Minnesota at Toronto (MLB NETWORK).

1:45 p.m. -- International Soccer: Under-20 World Cup Quarterfinal Match from Bursa, Turkery -- Uruguay vs. Spain (ESPNU).

3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Greenbrier Classic Third Round from White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (WLTX 19).

3 p.m. -- Professional Tennis: The Wimbledon Championships Women’s Final Match from London (WOLO 25).

4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (WGN).

5 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: San Antonio at Los Angeles (NBA TV).

6:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: MLB All-Star Game Selection Show from Secaucus, N.J. (WACH 57).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Philadelphia (WACH 57, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. -- International Soccer: Lionel Messi AllStars vs. World All-Stars from Chicago (ESPN).

7 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: Connecticut at Indiana (NBA TV).

7:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 from Daytona Beach, Fla. (TNT, WEGX-FM 92.9).

8 p.m. -- MLL Lacrosse: Charlotte at Boston (ESPN2).

8 p.m. -- High School Lacrosse: Under Armour AllAmerica Game from Towson, Md. (ESPNU).

10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Colorado at Arizona or Boston at Los Angeles Angels (MLB NETWORK).

11 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Seattle at Vancouver (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

MLB STANDINGS American League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 53 34 .609 – Baltimore 48 38 .558 41/2 New York 46 39 .541 6 Tampa Bay 46 40 .535 61/2 Toronto 41 44 .482 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 46 38 .548 – Cleveland 45 40 .529 11/2 Kansas City 40 42 .488 5 Minnesota 36 46 .439 9 Chicago 34 48 .415 11 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 50 36 .581 – Texas 49 36 .576 1/2 Los Angeles 41 44 .482 81/2 Seattle 37 48 .435 121/2 Houston 31 55 .360 19 Thursday’s Games Boston 8, San Diego 2 Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore 2 Kansas City 10, Cleveland 7 N.Y. Yankees 9, Minnesota 5 Tampa Bay 7, Houston 5, 11 innings Oakland 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Detroit 11, Toronto 1 Texas 5, Seattle 4 L.A. Angels 6, St. Louis 5 Friday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Today’s Games Baltimore (Tillman 10-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 5-6), 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-6) at Toronto (Dickey 8-8), 1:07 p.m.

Oakland (J.Parker 6-6) at Kansas City (E.Santana 5-5), 2:10 p.m.

Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 6-5) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-3), 4:05 p.m.

Seattle (Bonderman 1-2) at Cincinnati (Latos 7-2), 4:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 5-7) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 11-3), 7:15 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 4-5) at Texas (Darvish 8-3), 7:15 p.m.

Boston (Dempster 5-8) at L.A. Angels (Undecided), 10:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Seattle at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Texas at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 49 36 .576 – Washington 43 42 .506 6 Philadelphia 41 45 .477 81/2 New York 35 47 .427 121/2 Miami 32 52 .381 161/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Pittsburgh 53 32 .624 – St. Louis 50 34 .595 21/2 Cincinnati 49 36 .576 4 Chicago 36 48 .429 161/2 Milwaukee 34 50 .405 181/2 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 44 41 .518 – Colorado 42 44 .488 21/2 Los Angeles 40 44 .476 31/2 San Diego 40 46 .465 41/2 San Francisco 39 45 .464 41/2 Thursday’s Games Washington 8, Milwaukee 5 Arizona 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 15 innings San Francisco at Cincinnati, ppd., rain Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 4 Boston 8, San Diego 2 Oakland 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Miami 4, Atlanta 3 Colorado 9, L.A. Dodgers 5 L.A. Angels 6, St. Louis 5 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Miami at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Today’s Games Miami (Eovaldi 1-0) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 0-3), 2:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 4-10), 4:05 p.m.

San Diego (Marquis 9-4) at Washington (Zimmermann 12-3), 4:05 p.m.

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Atlanta (Maholm 9-6) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 7-5), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Fife 3-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 8-5), 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Marcum 1-9) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 6-8), 7:15 p.m.

Colorado (Pomeranz 0-1) at Arizona (Miley 4-7), 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Seattle at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

San Diego at Washington, 1:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

Miami at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Oakland at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

GOLF Greenbrier Classic Par Scores The Associated Press Friday At The Greenbrier Resort, The Old White TPC Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Purse: $6.3 million Yardage: 7,287; par 70 Second Round Matt Every 69-62—131 -9 Daniel Summerhays 65-67—132 -8 Bill Lunde 66-66—132 -8 Steven Bowditch 65-67—132 -8 Russell Henley 67-65—132 -8 Johnson Wagner 62-70—132 -8 Ben Curtis 67-66—133 -7 Greg Owen 67-66—133 -7 Tommy Gainey 62-71—133 -7 Jonas Blixt 66-67—133 -7 Jimmy Walker 69-65—134 -6 Tag Ridings 65-69—134 -6 Brendon de Jonge 66-68—134 -6 James Driscoll 66-68—134 -6 Jordan Spieth 67-67—134 -6 D.H. Lee 66-68—134 -6

TENNIS Wimbledon Results

By The Associated Press Friday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London Purse: $34.9 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men Semifinals Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Juan Martin del Potro (8), Argentina, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-3.

Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Jerzy Janowicz (24), Poland, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles Women Semifinals Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua (12), Australia, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Kveta Peschke (7), Czech Republic, 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Peng Shuai (8), China, def. Shuko Aoyama, Japan, and Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 6-4, 6-3.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 10 1 .909 – Chicago 7 4 .636 3 New York 5 6 .455 5 Washington 5 6 .455 5 Connecticut 3 7 .300 61/2 Indiana 3 7 .300 61/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 7 3 .700 – Phoenix 8 4 .667 – Los Angeles 7 4 .636 1/2 Seattle 5 6 .455 21/2 San Antonio 3 7 .300 4 Tulsa 3 11 .214 6 Thursday’s Game Los Angeles 97, New York 89 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games San Antonio at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.

Connecticut at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Washington, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Chicago at New York, 3 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX _ Designated C Hector Gimenez for assignment. Optioned OF Jordan Danks to Charlotte (IL). Recalled C Josh Phegley and OF Blake Tekotte from Charlotte.

DETROIT TIGERS _ Reinstated OF Matt Tuiasosopo from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Avisail Garcia to Toledo (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS _ Agreed to terms with LHP Kent Emanuel on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS _ Requested unconditional release waivers on OF Jeff Francoeur.

MINNESOTA TWINS _ Designated RHP P.J. Walters for assignment. Reinstated RHP Mike Pelfrey from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES _ Sent 3B Alex Rodriguez to Tampa (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS _ Sent 3B Brett Lawrie to Lansing (MWL) for a rehab assignment.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS_Optioned RHP Chaz Roe and OF Tony Campana to Reno (PCL). Recalled LHP Tyler Skaggs and RHP Charles Brewer from Reno.

ATLANTA BRAVES _ Optioned RHP Cory Gearrin to Gwinnett (IL). Transferred LHP Jonny Venters to the 60-day DL. Reinstated RHP Luis Ayala from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS _ Assigned RHP Carlos Marmol outright to Albuquerque (PCL).

NEW YORK METS _ Recalled RHP Greg Burke and 1B Ike Davis from Las Vegas (PCL). Designated RHP Brandon Lyon for assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES _ Optioned RHP Burch Smith to Tucson (PCL). Reinstated INF Everth Cabrera from the 15-day DL. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS _ Traded F Bobby Ryan to Ottawa for RW Jakob Silfverberg, F Stefan Noesen and a 2014 first-round draft pick. Signed F Saku Koivu to a one-year contract.

CAROLINA HURRICANES _ Agreed to terms with D Mike Komisarek and G Anton Khudobin on oneyear contracts.

DETROIT RED WINGS _ Agreed to terms with F Daniel Alfredsson on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with F Stephen Weiss on a five-year contract. Signed F Luke Glendening to a one-year, two-way contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS _ Signed D Rob Scuderi to a four-year contract.

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Sabine Lisicki, above, meets Marion Bartolli today in the women’s finals at Wimbledon. It will mark just the second time in the 45-year Open era that two players who have never won a major will meet for the title.

Allergic Lisicki preps for Bartoli, Wimbledon grass

BY CHRIS LEHOURITES The Associated Press LONDON — Sabine Lisicki is allergic to Wimbledon, sort of.

Not the town in southwest London, and not the All England Club. But she does have hay fever, making her hypersensitive to the very grass for which the tournament is so famous.

That affliction, of course, won’t stop her from playing in the Wimbledon final Saturday, when either she or Marion Bartoli will end up with a first Grand Slam title.

“I learned how to cope with that,’’ Lisicki said Friday. “In the beginning, the first time I was here, which was, what, five years ago, I really was struggling with the allergies. But by now I know what to do, what to take, to calm those allergies down.

I’m on medication.’’

She also knows what to do on the tennis court when she steps onto the finely manicured lawn on Centre Court.

On Thursday, the 23rdseeded German rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the third set to beat Agnieszka Radwanska and reach her first major final.

She did the same thing in the fourth round, when she eliminated defending BARTOLI champion Serena Williams.

“I had a lot of challenges on my way to the finals with players being aggressive, players who were very solid, moving very well,’’ Lisicki said. “So it will be another challenge.’’

Saturday’s match will be only the second time in the 45-year Open era that two

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women who have never won a Grand Slam trophy will play for the championship at the All England Club. And it’s difficult to say who has the edge.

Bartoli has been in this position before, reaching the 2007 Wimbledon final before losing to Venus Williams. And she hasn’t lost a set so far this year, winning all six of her matches in straight sets. But Lisicki is 3-1 against Bartoli, including a win at Wimbledon two years ago when the 23-year-old German reached the semifinals.

“A final of a Grand Slam is always a matter of details. Maybe a point here, a point there will make the difference,’’ said Bartoli, now 28 and much more experienced than the last time she made it this far. “Maybe someone who is a bit more gutsy than the other player, someone who is having a better day than the others.

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Kenseth wins Nationwide race at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Matt Kenseth has won the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Kenseth was leading when the race resumed with two laps to go following a red-flag stoppage of nearly 10 minutes. James Buescher hooked onto his back bumper and KENSETH the two broke away from the pack.

CLEMSON’S SMITH BRINGS IN 3 FOR LADY TIGERS

CLEMSON — New Clemson coach Audra Smith has added three players to the roster in guards Abrea Harris and Paige Mosley and forward Sade Chatman.

Harris is 5-foot-9 and from Charlotte while Mosley is 5-11 and played in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Chatman is 6-3 and averaged nearly 15 points last season at St. Paul Central High in Minnesota.

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year-old all-star baseball team lost to Lake Marion 7-5 on Thursday in the District 9 tournament at Smith Field.

Sumter American was scheduled to play Turbeville on Friday in an elimination game.

Victor Brown was 2-for-3 with two runs batted in for Sumter American, while Connor Beaty had a double and two RBI. Brown took the loss, but had six strikeouts in four innings pitched.

On Saturday in Turbeville, Britton Beasley singled home the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift Sumter American to a 10-9 victory over Turbeville.

Brown was 2-for-2 with two runs scored.

Beaty was 2-for-2 with a double and three RBI. Landon DeLavan was the winning pitcher.

He struck out three in 2 1/3 innings while allowing just one run.

TURBEVILLE — The Sumter American 9-10

GREENBRIER from Page B1 position before, leading after the first round of the 2012 Texas Open and tying for the third-round lead at the 2012 Sony Open, yet the 29-year-old is still looking for his first PGA Tour victory.

“I know I can win out here,’’ he said.

One stroke behind him at 8 under are Russell Henley (65), Bill Lunde (66), Daniel Summerhays (67), Steven Bowditch (67) and first-round co-leader Johnson Wagner (70).

The posh Greenbrier resort is in a small town named for its hot spring waters that the locals have touted for centuries for their healing qualities. It seems as though the Greenbrier Classic is doing wonders for some golfers, too.

Prior to this week, Wagner went seven straight tournaments without advancing to the third round.

Other streaks that were broken this week were five straight for Lunde, four for Bowditch and three for Summerhays.

Every had missed cuts in four of his last five tournaments, and Owen and Curtis had in three in their last four. Gainey made the cut for only the 10th time in 23 tries.

“It’s coming down to the end of the year,’’ Every said. “It’s a big week for a lot of people. If you play good it can change your life.’’

Henley is an exception with one missed cut in

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Wimbledon, and for the second consecutive year, Andy Murray is one victory away. He came back from a set down, then a break down in the third, and got past 24th-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in a match that concluded with Centre Court’s retractable roof shut.

“I was very relieved after the semis last year, whereas this year ... I was a bit happier,’’ said Murray, who lost to seventime champion Roger Federer in the 2012 final. “I’ll be probably in a better place mentally. I would hope so, just because I’ve been there before.’’

On Sunday, the topranked Djokovic faces No. 2 Murray, the third time in the past four Grand Slam tournaments they will meet in the final. The exception was last month’s French Open, which Murray skipped because of a bad back.

Last September, Murray defeated Djokovic in five sets at the U.S. Open to earn the first major title anywhere for a British man since Fred Perry at that tournament in 1936 — months after Perry’s historic win at Wimbledon. In January, Djokovic beat Murray at the Australian Open. Now they’ll settle things at the All England Club.

Born a week apart in May 1987, and with similar styles that rely on terrific returning and successful defense at the baseline, they are creating a growing rivalry, one that could someday belong alongside Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal, and Nadal vs.

Federer. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic divvied up 31 of the last 33 Grand Slam titles. The exceptions were at Flushing Meadows, for Murray in 2012, and del Potro in 2009.

On Friday, with the temperature in the 70s and the court bathed in sunlight, Djokovic and del Potro produced a contest worthy of two major champions _ the longest semifinal, by time, in Wimbledon history.

Theirs also was the first Wimbledon semifinal in the 45-year Open era between two men who hadn’t dropped a set in the tournament.

Del Potro won the last time they played, in March, and also the only other time they faced each other at the All England Club, for the bronze medal at last year’s London Olympics. But neither

his last four tournaments, which includes a sixthplace finish at the Memorial.

He’s 16th in the FedEx Cup points standings.

Every (104th) and Summerhays (123) are the only other players within two shots of the lead who are in the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings.

The playoffs are less than two months away.

“It’s crunch time,’’ Wagner said. “We’ve got to make these playoffs. It’s a short year. Fortunately I’m exempt for next year due to my win at the (2012) Sony Open, but I still want to finish in that top 125 and have a chance to win the FedEx Cup. I’m sure a bunch of guys up there are kind of in the same position I am — really needing to have some good weeks to extend our years.’’

The tournament could be shaping up for another close finish. It has been decided by playoffs the last two years, and Stuart Appleby won by a stroke in the inaugural tournament in 2010 after shooting a 59.

Among a group of six golfers at 6 under includes Jordan Spieth, the 19-year-old Texan in search of an elusive win that would give him his PGA Tour membership and make him eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs. He’s won more than $1.1 million this year and is assured of a tour card when the new season starts in October.

Others advancing to the weekend include Kenny Perry at 5 under and Tom Watson at 3 under.

Because 81 players made the cut Friday at 1 under, there will be a 54-hole cut to get to the top 70 scores, plus ties.

of those was at a Grand Slam, and Djokovic plays his best when the stage is the biggest.

A harbinger of things to come, the first set was as tight as could be for 11{ games and 52 minutes, packed with thunderous strokes by both men — the crowd gasped loudly at some of the hardest — and Djokovic’s trademark scrambling, sliding defense. His legs stretched so far, he often did the splits; sometimes, he slipped and fell.

Del Potro covered plenty of ground, too, his 6-foot-6 frame carrying him to balls most men couldn’t reach, even though his left knee was heavily wrapped in white tape because he hyperextended it during a tumble in the third round.

And then, in a fourpoint blink with del Potro serving while down 5-4, the opening set changed.

Djokovic’s relentless defense kept forcing del Potro to hit an extra shot, and from 30-love, Djokovic hit a backhand winner and used a drop shot that drew a netted reply, then watched as del Potro missed a backhand long and a forehand wide.

“I hit many winners in one point,’’ del Potro lamented later, “and always, the ball comes back.’’

But he did not despair.

He kept coming, earning a break and taking the second set, providing plenty of entertainment along the way.

When his momentum from chasing a backhand carried him all the way to the stands, del Potro stood on the green wall and high-fived a spectator.

After diving for a volley, he stayed down on his back, arms and legs spread far apart, then waved his hands over his chest, as if to say, “No mas!’’

Midway through the fourth set, Djokovic hit a drop volley that del Potro reached for a down-theline forehand. The ball landed near a line and was called out. Del Potro walked around the net and approached Djokovic, then the two pals smiled while chatting.

“It was (up) him to decide if he wanted to challenge or not,’’ recounted Djokovic, the 2011 Wimbledon champion. “I said, ‘Listen, if I was you, I would challenge.’’’

The back-and-forth ended with del Potro playfully yanking the zipper on Djokovic’s shirt.

Phil Mickelson is already assured of getting the weekend off. He shot 68 on Friday and finished at 2 over.

It marked the first time in his career that Mickelson missed three consecutive cuts at one tournament. Mickelson blamed his lackluster showings at the Greenbrier Classic on estimating distances with his iron shots.

“They end up not just a yard or two off from where I figure, but they’re 10 or 12 yards off from where I figure,’’ he said.

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BASKETBALL BATTLE ON THE HILL

The Battle On The Hill 2013 basketball tournament will be held July 26-28 at the Hillcrest Middle School gymnasium in Dalzell.

Players must be age 18 or older to participate in the tournament. The entry fee is $175.

Teams must have jerseys or T-shirts with numbers printed on the back.

Each game will consist of two 18-minutes halves.

To enter, call Ronnie Morant (803) 4637255 or Phil Morant at (704) 345-8427.

SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINIC

The final session of the Sumter Christian Basketball Clinic will be held July 15-19.

The clinic is under the direction of Bobby Baker, Tom Cope and Jim Davis.

The session is for grades 9-12. The clinic will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

The cost of the session is $45 per camper.

T-shirts will be given and trophies will be awarded.

For more information, call Sumter Christian School at (803) 773-1902.

SOFTBALL CO-ED LEAGUE REGISTRATION THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson has a new outlook on restarts, vowing to “lighten up and loosen up” during tonight’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Johnson has new take on restarts

BY MARK LONG The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is reshaping his views about restarts.

After two noticeable mistakes during recent restarts late in Sprint Cup races, Johnson said Thursday he plans to “lighten up and loosen up’’ when it comes to restarts.

“I know the rule,’’ Johnson said. “I feel like I’m maybe a little focused on the way the rule reads exactly and paying maybe too close of attention to that.’’

Johnson was penalized at Dover early last month for jumping a restart. Since then he’s been critical of the pace of restarts and the interpretation of rules regarding them. He had a costly error at Kentucky last week, spinning shortly after a sluggish restart.

Johnson accused leader Matt

Kenseth of breaking the pace car speed during the restart.

“There are a lot of restarts, especially during the Kentucky race, that I brought down that I feel like a good citizen, a good student in doing exactly what I’m supposed to,’’ Johnson said. “There are other times when I don’t feel that exactly happens and that it’s not called on or viewed from the tower as kind of the rule reads.

“At the end of the day, I’m just going to lighten up on how I think about it and use that zone and that area regardless of the way the rule reads to get an advantage and worry about myself.’’

Kenseth went on to win his fourth race of the season. Johnson, meanwhile, managed to finish ninth and maintain his series points lead.

“Over the last month, month and a half, probably since Dover at least, I think Jimmie’s been very frustrated with restarts,’’

MANNING from Page B1 taken a new job as head baseball coach and assistant football coach at Darlington High School, and he found out his schedule didn’t allow him to do both.

Manning was 3-8 when Cutter took over. The

BUSCH from Page B1 the team, all the guys at Joe Gibbs Racing that did such a good job building a slick race car,’’ Busch said. “It’s a team effort coming to these places and having great race cars. I’m really excited to be starting up front, especially with my teammate Matt Kenseth on the front row with us.’’

Kenseth led 86 laps at Daytona in February and was out front with teammates Busch and Denny Hamlin right behind him when his engine failed. Two laps later, Busch was headed to the garage with his own race-ending failure.

“We were lined up 1-2-3 when I broke and Kyle broke shortly after that,’’ said Kenseth. “Our plate stuff has been really fast this year. Qualifying doesn’t always mean a lot at a superspeedway, but it’s nice to start up front.

Hopefully we can keep it up and stay in front of any potential trouble.’’

Clint Bowyer qualified second and Michael Waltrip Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. was fifth as Toyota drivers took four of the first five spots. MWR team coowner Michael Waltrip was seventh.

It was a strong showing for the Toyota drivers, who have battled various engine woes all season as manufacturer Toyota Racing Development has struggled to find the right balance of speed and durability.

Kenseth said. “And I think last weekend ... he just didn’t have good restarts. For whatever reason, his car wouldn’t restart fast.

We’ve all had cars like that.’’

Other drivers suggested restarts could be in Johnson’s head, a notion he laughed off.

“I’m not smart enough to let it get in my head, so we’re fine there,’’ he said. “There’s not much between these ears.’’

Johnson’s new outlook on restarts could come into play during tonight’s 400-mile race at Daytona International Speedway.

“It doesn’t matter how I interpret the rule,’’ Johnson said. “It’s how it’s enforced. That is the thing that I’m trying to focus on now. It doesn’t matter how I read it, what I think. Clearly the way I’ve felt a few things have gone are different than the way it’s enforced. The way it’s enforced is all that matters. That is where I’m focusing now.’’

first game Post 68 was able to play under Cutter was against Sumter at Riley Park. Manning led 6-3 going into the bottom of the ninth inning before the P-15’s rallied for a 7-6 victory.

Manning then lost twice to Hartsville, and after several rainouts, it forfeited the doubleheaader.

Hartsville now goes into the playoffs and will face the No. 1 team from League I.

COKE ZERO 400

By The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race today At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 193.723 mph.

2. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 193.299.

3. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 193.158.

4. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 193.154.

5. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 193.129.

6. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 193.075.

7. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 193.058.

8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 193.009.

9. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 192.984.

10. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 192.947.

11. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 192.93.

12. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 192.901.

13. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 192.876.

14. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 192.864.

15. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 192.802.

16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 192.798.

17. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 192.724.

18. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 192.715.

19. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 192.715.

20. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 192.583.

21. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 192.522.

22. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 192.489.

23. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 192.448.

24. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 192.439.

25. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 192.197.

26. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 192.152.

27. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 191.877.

28. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 191.755.

29. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 191.546.

30. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 191.306.

31. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 190.795.

32. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 190.735.

33. (51) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 190.726.

34. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 190.375.

35. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 190.202.

36. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 189.853.

37. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points.

38. (34) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points.

39. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, Owner Points.

40. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, Owner Points.

41. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, Owner Points.

42. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points.

43. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

Kenseth was pleased with the showing.

“They are always looking to get more power and you are always trying to get better reliability,’’ Kenseth said. “A huge part of our success all year has obviously been our engines and TRD. They are a very important piece not only to our success at Joe Gibbs Racing but also Michael Waltrip Racing.’’

Bowyer then interrupted Kenseth.

“It’s not really fair. Yours was better than mine,’’ Bowyer said of being outqualified by the JGR duo.

Kasey Kahne prevented a Toyota sweep by wedging his Chevrolet in at fourth. He’s had terrible results at plate tracks this year because he was wrecked in the Daytona 500 and at Talladega by Busch.

On Saturday, Kahne will start in the row behind Busch. But Busch wasn’t expecting intentional payback.

“That’s a real legitimate question?’’ Busch said when asked if he was concerned about Kahne.

“I think we know that Kasey is a lot better than that. No, it doesn’t have any worry or concern on me.’’

Paul Menard was sixth in a Chevrolet, and MWR co-owner Michael Waltrip was seventh in another Toyota.

Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson was eighth, followed by rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his Roush-Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle as the highestqualifying Fords.

Danica Patrick wound up 11th in in her return to Daytona, where she became the first woman to start from the pole in the season-opening Daytona 500.

“Wind definitely plays a factor even from qualifying here at the beginning of the year for the 500 when we were on the pole there was certain spots that I gained and lost on that lap,’’ Patrick said.

“We kind of figured it was probably a wind thing.’’

Registration is under way for the Sumter County Recreation Department’s co-ed softball summer league.

The cost is $140 per team for a 6-game season. The league will run from July 15 through Aug. 20 with games played on Monday.

The deadline for entry is July 10.

A registration form and rules can be found at www.sumtersoftball.com. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248.

VOLLEYBALL SCISA OFFICIALS NEEDED

The South Carolina Independent School Association is looking for volleyball officials for the 2013 season.

Those who are interested must have knowledge of volleyball and be willing to receive additional training and attend scheduled meetings.

For more information, call SCISA district director Teddy Weeks at (803) 446-3379 or email him at TWeeks51@aol.com.

KICKBALL SUMMER LEAGUE REGISTRATION

Registration is under way for the Sumter County Recreation Department’s summer kickball league.

The cost is $125 per team for a 6-game season. The league will run from July 16 through Aug. 21 with games played on Tuesday.

The deadline for entry is July 10.

A registration form and rules can be found at www.sumtersoftball.com. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248.

BOWLING BOWL A PAW

The 2nd Annual Bowl A Paw bowling tournament will be held on Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m. at Gamecock Lanes.

The event is a fundraiser for KAT’s Special Kneads small animal shelter.

The event includes three games and a pair of shoes at a cost of $12.50 for adults and $10 for children age 12 and under.

For more information, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Gail McLeod at (803) 8404519 or Gamecock Lanes at (803) 775-1197 or send an email to katsspecialkneads@yahoo. com.

ROAD RACING CYPRESS TRAIL RUN/WALK

The first Cypress Trail 9k Run/Walk will be held on Aug. 17 at Dillon Park.

All registrations will be completed using Go-Green Events, with a $22 fee for the run/ walk with a t-shirt and a $15 fee without a tshirt.

Awards will be given in the Overall, Masters, and Age Group categories. Proceeds from the event will be reinvested in the maintenance and improvement of the Cypress Trail.

Additional information can be found at http://www.go-greenevents.com/CT9k or by emailing race director Shawn Delaney at sumterstryders@gmail.com.

GOLF SUMTER HIGH TOURNAMENT

The first Sumter High Athletics Golf Tournament will be held Monday, July 22, at Sunset Country Club.

The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $160 per 4-man team.

For more information, call Drew Marlowe at (803) 464-5682 or e-mail him at drew.marlowe@yahoo.com.

PAR 4 PETS

The 2nd Annual Par 4 Pets Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course.

The format is 4-man Captain’s Choice with an entry fee of $160 per team or $40 per player. Entry is limited to the first 20 teams.

There will be $5 per mulligan available at registration with a maximum of two per player.

The event is a fundraiser for KAT’s Special Kneads small animal shelter.

For more information, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Julie Wilkins at (803) 9685176, Melissa Brunson at (803) 983-0038, Gail McLeod at (803) 840-4519 or Crystal Lakes manager Mike Ardis at (803) 775-1902.

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A Youth Athletics of Sumter (YAS) flapjack fundraiser will be held 7-10 a.m. today at Applebee’s, 2497 Broad St. All proceeds raised will help purchase equipment, pay for officiating and securing fees, and provide insurance for the youth. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door.

The Campbell Soup friends lunch group will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at Golden Corral.

A South Main Street Neighborhood Watch meeting will be held at 6 p.m.

Monday, July 8, at the South Side Gym on Sumter Street. All concerned neighbors are welcome. Representatives from the fire department, police department and codes enforcement will be present.

Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will hold a class reunion meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Election of new officers will be held. Call Frances Woods at (803) 773-3804, Lillie R. Wilson at (803) 7759088 or Bertha Willis at (803) 775-9660.

The Colonel Matthew Singleton Sons of the American Revolution Chapter will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the S.C. National Guard Armory, 395 N. Pike West.

The National Federation of the Blind (Sumter Chapter) will meet at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 9, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Mary Howell, representative of Melaleuca Wellness Co., will speak. Transportation provided within the mileage radius. Contact Debra Canty at (803) 775-5792 or via email at DebraCanC2@frontier.com.

Call the 24-hour recorded message line at (206) 376-5992 to place ads for the “Commemorative Album.”

The Regional Transit Council will meet 10-11 a.m.

Thursday, July 11, at 36 W. Liberty St. A book signing for Janie De Coster’s “What My Sister Didn’t Know” will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at BooksA-Million, Sumter Mall.

The Ashwood Central High School Classes of 1976 and 1977 will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at McDonald’s in Bishopville. Plans are being made for the class reunion scheduled for Aug. 2-4. Reunion costs: $30 per person or $60 per couple. Contact Debra Martin Mickens at (803) 229-2445 or Barbara Mathis Wactor at (803) 6606706.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH A post-holiday Saturday allows viewers a third chance to catch NBC’s fake-reality/horror drama “Siberia” (8 p.m., Syfy), this time showcased on the network’s cable cousin.

The documentary true-crime series “Brooklyn DA” (9 p.m., CBS) wraps up its summer season. And ABC and NBC continue to burn off long-canceled series “Zero Hour,” “666 Park Avenue” and “Do No Harm.” (See series notes below.) Viewers can also follow these orphaned dramas on Hulu Plus. Those looking for an ambitiously creepy (if not entirely plausible) show should give “666” a sampling.

• Lovers from the past give a bride-to-be cold feet in the 2011 romance “Backyard Wedding” (7 p.m. Saturday, Hallmark, TV-PG), starring Alicia Witt, Frances Fisher and Markie Post.

• An unhappily married and drug-addicted Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) finds a soul mate and musical partner in June Carter (Reese Witherspoon) in the Oscar-winning 2005 musical biopic “Walk the Line” (7 p.m. Saturday, Oxygen).

This film is arguably the high-water mark of the big-budget/big-star musical biographies (including “La Bamba,” “Great Balls of Fire, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Sweet Dreams,” “Ray,” etc.), an overripe genre all but asking for parody, one that arrived with the brilliant 2007 send-up “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.”

• “Masterpiece Mystery!” (9 p.m. Sunday, PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) returns with

“Endeavour, Series 1,” a prequel of the beloved “Inspector Morse.” That British detective series starred the late John Thaw and spanned 33 episodes from 1987 to 2000.

Thaw died in 2002.

“Endeavour” sends his character, Endeavour Morse, back to his university days at Oxford in the 1960s. Shaun Evans is back as the young Morse, who’s not quite able to afford his character’s signature Jaguar, but is bursting with the deductive powers that would make “Inspector Morse” one of the most engaging detective shows of its kind. Roger Allam portrays Morse’s mentor, Detective Inspector Fred Thursday.

Look for Anton Lesser as the Oxford police chief superintendent. Thaw’s daughter, Abigail, appears on occasion as newspaperwoman Dorothea Frazil.

• Do not adjust your set. You don’t need special glasses to watch “DDay in 3D” (9 p.m. Sunday, Military Channel, TV-PG). The 3-D in the title refers to the invention of three-dimensional aerial reconnaissance photography, a development using the overlapping application of photographs that allowed Allied bombers to study the terrain and pinpoint German defenses with greater accuracy.

While this photography is not usually listed along with radar, rocketry, atomic weapons and napalm as one of the transformative resources or weapons that emerged from World War II, some contend that it made a major difference. One veteran interviewed here declares, “The Germans fought the war in 2-D; we

fought the war in 3-D.” • The Chiller Network counts down “13: Great American Slashers” (8 p.m. Sunday). This roundup includes Leatherface, Chucky, Michael Myers, Norman Bates and other knife- and chainsaw-wielding screen sickos.

Saturday’s Highlights • The 2013 Wimbledon tennis tournament (3 p.m., ABC) features the Women’s Championship.

• On the run in Strasbourg on “Zero Hour” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Before “The West Wing” and “The Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin wrote the Broadway drama “A Few Good Men” (8 p.m., VH1 Classic) and later adapted it for the screen, starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson.

• Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough and Charles Bronson star in the 1963 thriller “The Great Escape” (8 p.m., Military).

• Luke, Han and Princess Leia return to battle Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt in the 1983 adventure “Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi” (8 p.m., Spike).

• Jane mulls the meaning of the Conspiratii on “666 Park Avenue” (9 p.m., ABC, TV14).

• Jason and Ian come to terms on “Do No Harm” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

r): a profile of Hugh Jackman, Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” the James Bond franchise at 50.

• Eli’s accuser remains a mystery on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV14).

• Holder and Sarah catch a break on “The Killing” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

• “The Brain Surgeon” remains a target on “Dexter” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

• Bound for Poland on “Crossing Lines” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Mickey commandeers the family on “Ray Donovan” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

• Morehouse and Elizabeth tie the knot on “Copper” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-MA).

• Links to Hollywood’s history on the season finale of “Family Tree” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• Michael’s ex has shocking news on “Devious Maids” (10 p.m., Lifetime, TV-14).

• Teams compete for a chance to open a food court restaurant on “Food Court Wars” (10 p.m., Food, TV-G).

Cult Choice A mad scientist reduces living things to tiny objects in the 1936 shocker “The DevilDoll” (9:30 p.m. Sunday, TCM), starring Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O’Sullivan. Directed by Tod Browning, “Doll”

Sunday’s Highlights • The 2013 Wimbledon tennis tournament (3 p.m., ABC) features the Men’s Championship.

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Sunday Series Chicago tryouts on “America’s Got Talent” (7 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Marge loses patience on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * Actress Nia Peeples and singer Tiffany switch places on “Celebrity Wife Swap” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Bad press on “Bob’s Burgers” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * The mayor faces justice on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV14) * Sexual assault on sorority row on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) * Only 10 remain on “Whodunnit?” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Secrets revealed on “American Dad” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Geology can be murder on “The Mentalist” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Husbands become suspects after a divorce attorney dies violently on “Castle” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG). © 2013, United Feature Syndicate

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Summons & Notice AMENDED SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 2011-CP-43-499 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Heirs of Elijah Cook and Mae Ruth Cook, Plaintiffs, vs.

Annie E. Cook, Arlington Cook, III, Anita Cook, Naomi Cook, Kevin Cook, Beverly Ruth Cook, Renee Cook Martin, Timothy Cook, Ronda Cook, Ann S. Cook, Wayne Cook, Jason Cook, Malik Cook, Judith Ann Cooke, Charles H. Windham, Wynella Abrams Sophia Abrams, Sadie Windham, Richard Windham, Jr., Eric Windham, Theresa Windham, Helen Windham, Lakesha Windham, Kenisha Windham, Kirk Bivins, Tomyka Eqister, Dorothea Cook Bryant, Marica Cook Sanders, Seth O. Cook, John A. Harris, II, Charlton Harris, Gloria Henry, James Christopher Cook, Cheryl Lynn Cook, Colleen Latrice Cook, Jo Ann Cook James, Rosa L. Corley, Hammie McQuiller, Diane McQuiller Royster, Cornell McQuiller, Barbara Ann McQuiller, Mabel McQuiller, Latoya McQuiller, Taiwan McQuilla, Jaron McQuilla, Herman Vaughn, Sr., Herman Vaughn, Jr., Eureka Vaughn, Winnifred Vaughn, Tilmon Vaughn, Marcia Gayle Cook, Caretta Cook, De Lois Cook Spryszak, Kimberly B. Cook, Robynn Cook (a minor), Stephen Cook, Jr., Gloria Jean Cook, Charmaine Joy Cook, Annette Lisa Cook, Stephanie Renee Cook, John Doe, Mary Roe, all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the Complaint, or any claim adverse to Plaintiff's ownership or any cloud on title thereto, Defendants.

TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, 28 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, 29150, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

MERCHANDISE

AND All that lot of land being and situated in Sumter County, State of South Carolina, and designated as lot number 6 in a re-arrangement of lots Nos 46-47-48-49 and 50 as shown on a Plat Block "C" made by C.H. Haynesworth, Surveyor, dated October 23, 1919, and recorded in the office of C.C.C.P. for Sumter County Book O-4 at page 171, said lot measuring 50 feet on front and running back to a uniform width 200 feet, this lot being a lot of land purchased by W.C. Boyle, E.B. Boyle and B.C. Wallace from J.N. Phillips.

McGOWAN, HOOD & FELDER, LLC Patrick M. Killen Attorney for Plaintiff 28 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-5026 (803) 774-5028 Fax pkillen@mcgowanhood.com

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LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending or is about to be commenced in the Court of Common Pleas by the above-named Plaintiff, against the above-named Defendant, to quiet title on the following described real property:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in Providence Township, containing 133 acres, more or less, located on the hard-surfaced road

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NOTICE OF FILING YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Summons and Amended Complaint were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina October 19, 2012. John S. Keffer, Esquire, whose address is 23 West Calhoun Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, has been named Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent any unknown minors and persons under disability who have or may claim an interest in the subject-property.

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