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City’s $3.4 M blight removal will begin soon BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter City and County Planning Director George McGregor announced during Sumter City Council’s meeting on Tuesday that the city will begin demolishing the first 10 houses of the city’s $3.4 million blight removal project within the next 60 days . McGregor said the city is utilizing two strategies. First, he said the city will focus on the “worst of the worst” and the next stage is to focus on areas where significant redevelopment might be possible. McGregor said the process has already started, though no structures have been torn down. He said the city must submit the properties to be demolished to the State Housing Authority for approval before starting negotiations with property owners. McGregor also announced the City Codes Enforcement Department has completed demolition orders for 15 substandard properties. He said the city is ag-

gressively moving forward in its fight against unsound residential property. Also, Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark announced at the meeting the department had been awarded an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program from the U.S. Department of Justice in the amount of $27,195. According to its website, the JAG Program provides funding for state and local law enforcement, prosecution and court programs. Roark said the funds will be used to purchase software to upgrade the department’s formatting and filing processes and to acquire nine additional Tasers because the department’s current Tasers are out of date and out of support from the manufacturer. In other news, council approved: • final reading of the city’s 2016 fiscal year budget which becomes effective July 1, as well as an amendment to the budget

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A swan, above, stretches its wings after preening at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on Tuesday. The first award was a Certificate of Commendation from the Department of Georgia and South Carolina Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the second was TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. Docents in training tour Swan Lake with master gardeners and other docents, below, on Tuesday morning.

Flag display, hospitality garner praise BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com

Sumter landmark is getting national recognition for its hospitality and patriotism. Swan Lake-Iris Gardens received two awards last week, both given by nationwide organizations. The first award was the Certificate of Commendation from the Department of Georgia and South Carolina Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, a chapter of the nationwide organization designed to promote patriotism and honor veterans across the country. Swan Lake was awarded for its “exemplary patriotism” in

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its prominent display of the American flag on its grounds. The second award was given for Swan Lake’s hospitality by one of the largest travel websites in the country. The property was awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, for hospitality and consistency of good reviews on its site. The Certificate of Excellence is all user-driven, with

TripAdvisor awarding it to destinations with high user reviews. TripAdvisor also takes into consideration quality of reviews, how many reviews the destination has and whether the destination has a high rating on the site’s popularity index. To get the award, a travel destination must also have a

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South Carolina legislators returned to Columbia on Tuesday with an attempt to wrestle budget legislation through the General Assembly high on the priority list. Ideally, a budget would be sent to Gov. Nikki Haley before the end of the fiscal year, June 30, but with little action taking place in the Senate during the regular session’s final days, that deadline may not be realistic, said Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter. Early Tuesday afternoon, it appeared the Senate would be unable to bypass debate on more than 200 amendments to the Capital Reserve Fund bill, but before the chamber adjourned, the body had passed the third reading of the bill, 37-5, with two absentees and returned it to the House. The bill appropriates money for a variety of expenses, much of it education-related. Notable items include $17 million for school bus lease and purchase, $7 million for veteran tuition reimbursement and $6 million for a tax processing system for the Department of Revenue. The Senate also man-

aged to move forward on a continuing resolution to keep the state government funded at 2015 MCELVEEN levels if no new budget is passed by the General Assembly and signed by the governor by the end of the month. “The continuing resolution is kind of a fall back plan,” McElveen said. “We have a lot of work to do in a limited amount of time.” McElveen said the budget bill has already been sent to conference committee to iron out differences between the House and the Senate versions but is unclear when it will come out of the conference committee and how quickly the House and the Senate could vote on the committee report. After it is sent to the governor, she will have another five days to act on it. “We may push it past the limit,” McElveen said. McElveen said most senators wanted to see what would be in the Capital Reserve Fund before dealing with supplemental appropriation legislation being debated in the House. The General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn the session at 5 p.m. Thursday.

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BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com Three family members were arrested Tuesday after police found them reportedly operating a chop shop, according to a Sumter County Sheriff’s Office news release. Frederick Galloway, 38, his 40-year-old wife Tawania Galloway and his stepdaughter, 24-year-old Kionna Rhabb, were all arrested after a raid early Tuesday, the release states. According to the release, deputies searched the house at 900 Salterstown Road after Sumter Police Department received a report of a stolen motorcycle. When deputies searched the property, they found the stolen motorcycle disassembled. They also found parts to other motorcycles, also disassembled where they found the stolen motorcycle. According to the release, investigators think the parts might be stolen as well. All three suspects were taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and charged with one count each of violating South Carolina’s chop shop law. According to South Carolina law, it is illegal to own or operate a chop shop. Penalties for those convicted include a fine of no more than $100,000, prison time of no more than 10 years or both. The release says the investigation is ongoing and more charges or arrests are possible.

Gary Johnson, paralegal program manager at Central Carolina Technical College, was awarded the Miller Communications Excellence in Education Faculty Award for the month of June on Friday for his comprehensive teaching style. Johnson was selected from a list of faculty members from Central Carolina, Morris College and University of South Carolina Sumter. Central Carolina Public Relations Director Becky Rickenbaker said Johnson’s award is well earned. She said paralegal students have been able to receive a well-rounded education from a former lawyer with more than a decade of courtroom experience.

After 15 years of practicing law, Johnson decided he would try his hand at teaching in 2010. “Teaching is something I always thought I would be good at,” he said. Johnson said JOHNSON practicing law is very much like a business and teaching allows him to enjoy legal work without the added stress of the business aspect. Without prior experience as an educator, he wanted his lessons to mirror what he learned in the courtroom. He said he wanted to move away from textbook-intensive work to focus on practical instruction. In January, Johnson took his students to Columbia to witness the second inaugu-

ration of Gov. Nikki Haley and later listen to oral arguments in a state Supreme Court hearing. Johnson said he remembers being a part of courtroom hearings and wanted to share that experience with his students. “You can tell he enjoys what he does,” said Lisa Capers, one of Johnson’s current students. Capers said visiting the courtroom allowed her to put Johnson’s lessons into perspective and realize that what he teaches in class is exactly what is practiced during an actual hearing. Rickenbaker said Johnson’s students have benefited because of his willingness to extend the classroom beyond the walls of the legal studies building and into the legal community of down-

town Sumter. According to Heather Cantey, another of Johnson’s students, his teaching expertise expands from making the lessons interactive by also making them understandable. “He knows how to explain things in simple terms and puts things in real-life perspective,” Cantey said. Johnson said he is honored to have been selected for the award and recognition. He said he plans to hang the plaque he received for the excellence in education faculty award in his office along with his other accomplishments. “It’s a reminder that sometimes working hard for your students pays off,” he said. For more information about Central Carolina’s Paralegal Program, visit www.cctech.edu.

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Runners benefit diabetes education Runners in the Tuomey 5-Miler stretch out before the Saturday morning run. The proceeds from the annual race benefit diabetes education and treatment, through Tuomey’s Care Reach program, as well as other community outreach programs The Tuomey Foundation supports.

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Peeler asks Leatherman to step down as leader COLUMBIA — Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler has asked South Carolina’s most powerful politician to immediately step down as the chamber’s leader. Peeler opened Tuesday’s special session with a bomb, saying Sen. Hugh Leatherman is capable of being chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate president pro tem, but not at the same time. Leatherman did not immediately respond, but later said that he would not step down.

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Man charged with assault and battery after hitting woman in face BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com

CORRECTION A photograph on the front of the June 13 The Sumter Item taken at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Boys & Girls Conference at Shaw Air Force Base, incorrectly identified the subject as Eugenia Davis. The person shown in the photograph is Rainá Flakes, who will be a sophomore at Sumter High School in the fall.

A Sumter County man was arrested Tuesday and charged with assault and battery and pointing a firearm at someone, according to a news release from Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office. Adrian Robinson of Rembert was taken into custody on Tuesday, less than two weeks after a warrant was issued for his arrest on June 4. According to the sheriff’s office report, Robinson was confronted by a mother who said he slept with her

16-year-old daughter. Robinson is 27 years old. During the confrontation at the 5300 block of Scenic Lake Drive, the mother’s boyfriend and Robinson were going to fight when Robinson allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at the boyfriend. According to the report, ROBINSON the mother stepped between her boyfriend and the gun, telling Robinson if he was going to shoot anyone, shoot her. After that, Robinson allegedly hit the mother

in the head, leaving a visible swelling in the middle of her forehead, the report said. After the incident, the warrant was issued for Robinson’s arrest. Robinson is charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and a felony for presenting firearms at a person not in self-defense. For the assault charge, if convicted Robinson faces a year in prison, according to the South Carolina Judicial Department. If convicted on the weapons-related offense, Robinson could face a five-year prison sentence or a fine from the court.

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Beachgoers warned after shark attacks BY EMERY P. DALESIO AND EMILY MASTERS The Associated Press OAK ISLAND, N.C. — A North Carolina beach town is advising against ocean swimming after two youths were mauled by at least one shark during the weekend — but the beaches remain open. A 12-year-old girl lost her left arm below the elbow and suffered a leg injury Sunday afternoon; then about an hour and 20 minutes later and 2 miles away, a shark bit off the left arm above the elbow of a 16-year-old boy. Both had been swimming about 20 yards offshore, in waist-deep water. The boy is Hunter Treschel of Colorado Springs, Colorado, New Hanover Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Martha Harlan said Tuesday. He is recovering at the hospital. Harlan said she could not say whether the girl remains at the hospital or was moved because her family asked that no information be shared with the public. After the second shark attack, authorities drove along the beach on ATVs and shouted to warn people out of the water. But they acknowledged Monday that they didn’t make a concerted effort to warn people before that. Tim Holloman, town manager of Oak Island, one of two barrier islands off the North Carolina coast where the attacks happened, said the town has no ordinance authorizing officials to order the surf cleared even if sharks present a threat. And a state law guarantees public access to beaches. Even on beaches with lifeguards “the standard is to clear the immediate area and warn people,” said Chris Brewster, president of the U.S. Lifesaving Association. “It’s up to people to make their own decisions.” Regardless of what authori-

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splashing in the waves farther out. Her 5-year-old daughter Zoe shoveled sand in a bucket next to her. “It’s pretty obvious we’re staying close to the shore,” she said. “I talked to the kids about it before we came.” Deputies saw a 7-foot shark Sunday in an area between the two places where the attacks happened, Sheriff John Ingram said. Sharks of that size are common along the coast, Holloman said, and authorities are not trying to

hunt one down. But safety officials scouted for sharks from boats and a helicopter Monday. One was spotted Monday morning, Holloman said. Lise Watson, a shark expert at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, said there is a likelihood that the same animal was behind both attacks. The smell of fish blood in the water that’s common around angling spots like a pier can excite a shark looking for a meal, she said.

“They also detect movement like the movement that a sick or weak fish would do by moving back and forth. That’s one of the reasons we feel that kids splashing at the shore attract a shark,” Watson said. Experts say the number of shark attacks is increasing because more people are entering the ocean every year while the number of attacks per capita has remained consistent. Precautions to avoid an attack include avoiding the water during darkness or twilight hours when sharks are most active, staying together since sharks tend to attack individuals and staying away from piers where fish are drawn by bait. There were only 72 unprovoked shark attacks on humans around the world in 2014, including 52 in the U.S., according to the International Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Three of them — all outside the U.S. — were fatal. Shark researcher George Burgess, who oversees the database, said he’s aware of only two other multiple shark attacks on the same beach in one day. Sharks that do bite humans typically let go when they realize that they don’t have a fish, he said. “This by contrast, is an attack done by a larger shark that clearly goes after larger prey items,” Burgess said.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — An Office of Personnel Management investigative official said Tuesday the agency entrusted with millions of personnel records has a history of failing to meet basic computer network security requirements. Michael Esser, assistant inspector general for audit, said in testimony prepared for delivery that for years many of the people running the agency’s information technology had no IT background. He also said the agency had not disciplined any employees for the agency’s failure to pass numerous cyber security audits. Esser and others were testifying Tuesday to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about the cyber-theft of private information on millions of former and current federal employees, as well as U.S. security clearance holders, by hackers linked to China. Officials fear that China will seek to gain leverage over Americans with access to secrets by pressuring their overseas relatives, particularly if they happen to be living in China or another authoritarian country. Over the last decade, U.S. intelligence

agencies have sought to hire more people of Asian and Middle Eastern descent, some of whom have relatives living overseas. The compromise of their personal data is likely to place additional burdens on employees who already face onerous security scrutiny. China denies involvement in the cyberattack that is being called the most damaging U.S. national security loss in more than a decade. The potential for new avenues of espionage against the U.S. is among the most obvious repercussions of the pair of data breaches by hackers, who are believed to have stolen personnel data on millions of current and former federal employees and contractors. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican who chairs the oversight panel, said the incident “may be the most devastating cyberattack in our nation’s history, and said OPM’s security policy was akin to leaving its doors and windows unlocked and expecting nothing to be stolen. In the cyberattack targeting federal personnel records, hackers are believed to have obtained the Social Security numbers, birth dates,

job actions and other private information on every federal employee and millions of former employees and contractors. In a second attack, which the Obama administration acknowledged on Friday after downplaying the possibility for days, the cyberspies got detailed background information on millions of military, intelligence and other personnel who have been investigated for security clearances. Together, the hacks compromised the records of as many as 18 million people. Applicants for security clearances are required to list drug use, criminal convictions, mental health issues, and the names and addresses of their foreign relatives. “You’re supposed to list every relative outside the U.S. who could be a source of foreign government pressure on you,” said Stewart Baker, who served in senior roles at DHS and the National Security Agency. The pitch to a ChineseAmerican working with U.S. secrets, he said, would amount to, “You belong to us, and we can make an approach that is designed to make you understand that.”

Paris Air Show: Boeing gets 100-plane order, focuses on 737 LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Boeing landed the biggest order so far of the Paris Air Show with a deal Tuesday for 100 of its 737s — the single-aisle jets that Boeing’s CEO calls “the heart of the market” in the years to come. Boeing and European rival Airbus are racking up sales at the air show in the Le Bourget airfield outside Paris, with particularly tense competition between the 737MAX series of planes and Airbus’ 320 family of jets. Dutch-based leasing company AerCap ordered 100 737MAX-8 planes after long negotiations, Boeing said Tuesday. The deal is worth up to $10.7 billion, though customers routinely negotiate discounts off list prices. Airbus showcased several deals Monday, and on Tuesday announced that Japanese lowcost carrier Peach Aviation signed a firm order for three A320 jets. Russian economic troubles

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Egypt court confirms ousted president’s death sentence CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi over the 2011 mass prison break that eventually brought him to power, making him the first MORSI leader in Egypt’s modern history to potentially face execution. While this is the first death sentence for Morsi, courts have handed out hundreds of similar sentences against Islamists in mass trials since his 2013 overthrow and a mass crackdown on dissent in Egypt. The ruling, which will be automatically reviewed by Egypt’s highest appeals court, brought no immediate outcry on the streets as thousands remain imprisoned, though the country faces threats from Islamic extremists, including an affiliate of the Islamic State group. It is not clear if Morsi will be executed. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who led the military’s ouster of Morsi, repeatedly has defended the independence of the judiciary, though their mass rulings have faced international criticism. Meanwhile, former autocrat Hosni Mubarak, overthrown in Egypt’s 2011 revolt and detained since, has seen a number of the cases against him dropped. Mubarak now only faces a November retrial on charges over the killings of protesters after initially receiving a life sentence. Morsi, who served a year as Egypt’s first freely elected president, appeared in court Tuesday in a blue prison uniform, enclosed in a cage separate from other defendants held in a glass-covered cage covered in mesh wire. He first raised his arms to cameras and those in the courtroom. He listened to the verdict with a slight smile but said nothing. Judge Shaaban al-Shami, who led a panel of three judges, issued the ruling after he consulted with Egypt’s Mufti, a religious authority affiliated with the judiciary. The Mufti’s opinion must be sought in all capital punishment cases. “The court panel has unanimously agreed that there is no room for leniency or mercy for the defendants,” alShami said. He said the Mufti sanctioned the death sentenc-

Egyptian defendants including the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, center, make a four-fingered gesture referring to the 2013 killing of Muslim Brotherhood protesters at the Rabaah Al-Adawiya mosque in a makeshift courtroom at the Police Academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday. An Egyptian court on Tuesday confirmed a death sentence handed to ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in connection to a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising that eventually brought him to power. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The other 13 were tried in absentia. Morsi was among 17 defendants sentenced to life in prison in that case. Morsi’s supporters quickly criticized the decision, calling it the “nail in the coffin for democracy in Egypt.” “This cannot be ignored any longer,” said Amr Darrag, a former minister under Morsi who is now in self-imposed exile. “We call the international community to realize how grossly wrong it is to support such a bloody regime.” Another former minister in exile, Yehia Hamed, said the verdicts and the crackdown on dissent are likely to increase the violence already plaguing Egypt. “We reject all violent means of protest,” Hamed said. “However, (el-Sissi) is forcing many within Egypt to believe violence is the only way to counter his regime.” Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, whose country’s leadership has supported the Brotherhood, said the sentences against Morsi would be a test for Western governments who have supported Egypt since 2013 despite the crackdown. “We shall see what they will do, faced with the leader of a political movement which never engaged in violence, being forced to walk toward execution,” Davutoglu said. The Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists called on Egyptian authorities to end the imposition of mass death sentences in “grossly unfair” trials.

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SWAN LAKE FROM PAGE A1 four bubble rating out of five. Swan Lake has a fourand-a-half bubble rating on TripAdvisor after 125 total reviews: 87 excellent, 29 very good, seven average, two terrible ratings and no poor ratings. TripAdvisor, which is ranked the No. 2 online booking site by CNN behind

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Swan Lake is listed on its website as the No. 1 thing to do in Sumter. “There is no greater seal of approval than being recognized by one’s customers,” Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen said in a news release. “With the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence based on customer reviews, the accolade is a remarkable vote of confidence to our parks and gardens and our continued commitment to excellence.”

raising the rates for commercial garbage pick up; • a resolution authorizing a mutual aid agreement with Sumter Police Department and Lexington County Sheriff’s Office; • first reading of an ordinance to annex a parcel of land at 2990 Broad St. into the city limits as per a petition from the property owner, who intends to construct a real estate office on the property if the request receives final reading; • the acceptance of a maintenance guarantee for Stuttgart Court, Magnum Drive and Old Field Road in the Hunter’s Crossing subdivision; • first reading of an ordinance to amend the city’s zoning and development standards removing the requirement to record 10 lots or 10 acres at a time. The amendments will allow subdivision developers to record one lot at a time which could save time. McGregor said the amendments would not change the engineering requirements needed before a lot can be recorded; • a resolution authorizing a contract for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System for the city’s water plants.

City Public Works Director Al Harris said that is the final phase in upgrading the water system’s monitoring, control and security system. Installation of the system is expected to cost about $350,000; • final reading of an ordinance to amendment to the city’s 2015 budget allowing the transfer of $218,061 of hospitality funds to the city’s general fund. During a previous meeting, City Accounting Manager Beth Reames said the amendment will allow 45 percent of hospitality funds instead of the 35 percent that was originally planned to be transferred; • first reading of two separate ordinances to revise planned developments for both the Beach Forest and Hunter’s Crossing subdivisions to include development standards for townhomes. Council will consider second and final reading of both amendments during its next meeting on July 21; and • final reading of an ordinance to convey the Rembert Water System, jointly owned by the City and County of Sumter, to High Hills Rural Water Co. in Dalzell. Sumter County Council approved final reading of the conveyance during its last meeting on June 9.

S.C. board approves borrowing $123M for Volvo incentives COLUMBIA (AP) — The financial oversight board chaired by Gov. Nikki Haley approved her request Tuesday to borrow $123 million for infrastructure promised to Volvo Cars to secure its first North American plant. The Budget and Control Board authorized borrowing the full amount, as Haley wanted, despite a windfall of additional revenue. A supplemental budget bill tentatively approved by the House later Tuesday would put $70 million of the surplus cash toward the incentives, so that $53 million would be

deal get bashed. “This was the only way Volvo wanted this to happen,” she said. She said Georgia would otherwise have won the plant. A Volvo spokesman has declined to address whether the company cares how the state funds the promised infrastructure, saying only that it doesn’t comment on state finances. The Boeing bill Haley references provided an additional $120 million toward that company’s expansion plans in North Charleston.

is passing a budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. As written, the financing method involves seven years of interest-only payments and a large final payment. The arrangement is necessary because the state’s approaching its legal limit for the kind of bonding Haley and Commerce negotiated into the deal. It would result in taxpayers paying $87 million in interest over 17 years. Haley said Volvo insisted on borrowing in a way that avoided the legislative process, after seeing the last Boeing

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Our culture and social pathology

civilized society’s first line of defense is not the law, police and courts but customs, traditions, rules of etiquette and moral values. These behavioral norms — mostly transmitted by example, word of mouth and religious teachings — represent a body of wisdom distilled over the ages through experience and trial and error. They include important thou-shaltnots, such as thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not steal and thou shalt not cheat. They also include all those courtesies that have traditionally been associated with ladylike and gentlemanly conduct. Walter The failure Williams to fully transmit these values and traditions to subsequent generations represents one of the failings of what journalist Tom Brokaw called “The Greatest Generation.” People in this so-called great generation, who lived during the trauma of the Great Depression and fought World War II, not only failed to transmit the moral values of their parents but also are responsible for government programs that will deliver economic chaos. Behavior accepted as the norm today would have been seen as despicable yesteryear. There are television debt relief commercials that promise to help debtors pay back only half of what they owe. Foul language is spoken by children in front of and sometimes to teachers and other adults. When I was a youngster, it was unthinkable to use foul language to any adult. It would have meant risking a smack across the face. But years ago, parents and teachers didn’t have “experts” on child rearing to tell them that corporal punishment was wrong and ineffective and “timeouts” would be a superior form of discipline. One result of our tolerance for aberrant behavior was that, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, during the 2011-12 academic year, 209,000 primary- and secondary-school teachers were physically assaulted and 353,000 were threatened with injury. As a result of this and other forms of school violence, many school districts employ hundreds of police officers. Nowadays baby showers are often held for unwed mothers. Yesteryear such an acceptance of illegitimacy would have been unthinkable. Today there is little or no so-

cial sanction or shame for illegitimate births. There are no “shotgun” weddings to make the man live up to his responsibilities. But not to worry. Taxpayers bear the financial burden of illegitimacy. Any economist worth his salt will tell you that if something is taxed, expect less of it. If something is subsidized, expect more of it. Taxpayers have been forced to subsidize slovenly behavior. The statistical evidence proves it. According to the 1938 Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences, that year 11 percent of black children and 3 percent of white children were born to unwed mothers. Today 72 percent of black children and 30 percent of white children are born to unwed mothers. For nearly three-quarters of a century, the nation’s liberals have waged war on traditional values, customs and morality. Our youths have been counseled that there are no moral absolutes. Instead, what’s moral or immoral is a matter of personal opinion. During the 1960s, the education establishment began to challenge and undermine lessons children learned from their parents and Sunday school with fads such as “values clarification.” So-called sex education classes are simply indoctrination that undermines family and church strictures against premarital sex. Lessons of abstinence were considered passe and replaced with lessons about condoms, birth control pills and abortions. Further undermining of parental authority came with legal and extralegal measures to assist teenage abortions with neither parental knowledge nor parental consent. You say, “OK, Williams, the Greatest Generation is responsible for our moral decline, but what about our economic decline?” Ask yourself: What are the massive government spending programs that threaten to bankrupt our nation in the future? The answer would have to be Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Over 50 percent of today’s federal budget is spent on these programs. Around the time when many in the so-called Greatest Generation were born (1920), there were no such programs, and federal spending was $53 billion. In 2014, federal spending was $3.5 trillion. If it were only the economic decline threatening our future, there might be hope. It’s the moral decline that spells our doom. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2015 creators.com

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Hillary’s lurch to left reeks of opportunism T he supposedly long-awaited announcement from Hillary Clinton that she would seek the presidency finally came forth over the weekend. Gosh, the suspense had been almost unbearable. Keeping up the Clinton family tradition of opportunism, Hillary joined the Democratic Party’s far left base by declaring she would be “a fighter” for struggling families. Why, that’s exactly what her worshipful minions wanted to hear from a millionaire such as she. Bless her heart, she’ll even cut the cake she wants to distrib-

ute to the “little people.” Just to solidify her liberal bona fides, she also declared she would not support the Pacific free trade deal so strongly supported by her president. Along with House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, she did her part in sabotaging the deal for the time being. This is the same former Secretary of State who once praised the Pacific trade deal by saying it set the “gold standard.” In other words, she was for the trade deal while Secretary of State before she was against it. How Clintonian can you get? By making a far left

turn, Clinton is setting herself up as the heir-apparent to the divisive and polarizing politics of President Barack Obama. By becoming a pretend populist, Clinton, who has never established any record of accomplishment while serving as a U.S. senator and Secretary of State, has tagged along on the coattails of her husband, who has never lacked political skills of a high order. Such skills have never been demonstrated by his wife. To elect her to the presidency would restart the amateur hour currently playing in the White House.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Commentary deceptive, based on assumptions Some people don’t know when to quit. Again, Mr. Walter Williams, in his commentary in The Sumter Item on May 27, is making preposterous comments. It appears that he doesn’t know the difference between stating a fact and making an assumption. You would think a man with his educational credentials would know better. Mr. Williams said, “Most crime, except perhaps white-collar crime, is committed by people who vote Democratic” (Williams, 2015). To believe this, you must also believe when people are arrested they must correctly reveal their political affiliation. It must be noted that most people who have committed serious crimes cannot vote. The fact is, most arrested offenders in the U.S. are white and most whites are Republicans (Newport, Gallup.com, Feb. 8, 2013). Mr. Williams is right; blacks commit the most homicides compared to whites. However, this doesn’t tell the true story of crime in America. It’s no secret that the high rate of homicide is due to black-onblack crime resulting from gang and illegal drug activities in the black communities. It’s also no secret that rich white people are the main benefactors behind the illegal drug trade in America. Let’s look at some updated crime rates by race. In the year 2013, arrested offenders

by race were 6,214,197 whites (68.9 percent) compared to 2,549,655 blacks (28.3 percent). Homicides by whites were 3,799 (45.3 percent) to 4,379 by blacks (52.2). Violent crimes were 228,782 whites (58.4) to 151,627 blacks (38.7 percent). Rapes by whites, 8,946 (66.2 percent) to 4,229 by blacks (31.3 percent). Property crimes by whites were 855,225 (68.2 percent) and blacks, 363,952 (29.0 percent). Weapons crimes (carrying and possessing) 65,317 whites (58.2 percent) to 44,671 by blacks (39.8 percent). (FBI, 2013, Uniform Crime Report). Many Republicans like to criticize poor people on welfare. Since white people commit most white-collar crimes and most whites are Republicans, then Republicans embezzle far more money than Democrats do. Is this a fact or assumption? Stop being manipulated. Think for yourself. EUGENE R. BATEN Sumter

Delinquent parents face hurdles just filing forms Approximately 98 percent of the persons incarcerated in Sumter County for being delinquent in child support had never been required to complete the five-page financial declaration forms which are essential in the court’s determination of that parent’s ability to pay. These alarming statistics are part of an extensive study done on child support in South Carolina, conducted by

The Family Unit Inc., a local 501(c)(3), nonprofit, charitable organization. Not only are these forms alien to these non-custodial parents, but they also come at a cost. Copies of the forms may be obtained from Sumter County Family Court at a cost of 25 cents per page. They may also be downloaded from the Internet and printed from other sites such as at the local library and at community centers. The use of computers at these locations may be free, but copying materials costs. Then, in addition to these expenditures, the financial declaration forms must be notarized. The aforementioned expenditures only serve to add to the substantial financial burdens that are placed upon the shoulders of non-custodial parents who are delinquent in child support payments. The overwhelming majority of the non-custodial parents are indigent, unemployed and have less than a high school education. Some are homeless and on food stamps. In view of these facts, The Family Unit Inc. over the past several months has spent hundreds of dollars and dedicated hundreds of research hours on child support in South Carolina. This has been accomplished without the use of funds from any governmental agency or private foundation. BRENDA C. WILLIAMS, M.D. Sumter

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AROUND TOWN Road. Attendees are asked to The General George L. Mabry Jr. bring two non-perishable Chapter 817, Military Order of the Purple Heart, will meet at 6 food items. Wear purple to Are you aJune Purple Heart recipient? show support. Event will feap.m. on Thursday, 18, at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. Liber- ture music, food and more. ty St. All Purple Heart recipiThe American Legion Women’s ents are invited. Call (803) Auxiliary Post No. 202 will meet 506-3120. 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, at 810 Palmetto St. The Mayesville Summer EnrichCall Barbara W. Davis at (803) ment Camp Program will be held 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- 795-3976 for details. Friday through Aug. 7, at the Women On a Move, a newly Mayesville Institute School. formed non-profit organization, Sponsored by the Mayesville will host a business mixer from Educational and Industrial In- 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June stitute, the program will in20, at Team Robinson MMA, volve academic enrichment 262 S. Pike West. as well as a host of physical The Clarendon County Branch activities for participating NAACP will hold its monthly youth ages 4-17. Weekly fees meeting at 4 p.m. on Sunday, are $10, $7 and $5 for first, June 21, at St. Mark AME second and third child reChurch, Summerton. spectively. Fee includes daily breakfast, lunch and a snack. The 2015 Sumter County Community Development CorporaFor applications or more detion Housing and Job Fair will tails, call Dr. Deborah L. be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on SatWheeler at (803) 983-7221 or Margie Jefferson at (803) 453- urday, June 27, at South Sumter Resource Center, 337 5441. Manning Ave. The Sumter Combat Veterans An end of the school year field Group will meet at 10 a.m. on day will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 19, at the South Saturday, June 27, at 186 HOPE Center, 1125 S. LafayGreen Lane, Bishopville. This ette Drive. All area veterans event is free and open to the are invited. public. There will be a The Lincoln High School Preserbounce house, bubble mavation Alumni Association will chine, games, food, spiritual hold a dinner fundraiser 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, June 19, entertainment, words of encourage for young people, at the Lincoln High School and door prizes. Games will gymnasium on Council include checkers, horseStreet. Cost is $8 per dinner shoes, card games, ring toss and menu includes turkey and more. Menu will consist wing, grilled chicken, rice with gravy or macaroni salad, of grilled hot dogs, baked beans, cupcakes, popcorn mixed vegetables, roll, dessert and a drink. Call James L. and drinks. For more details, call Viola Shaw at (803) 428Green at (803) 968-4173. 3488. An Applebee’s flapjack fundraisThe Lincoln High School Preserer breakfast to support Crestvation Alumni Association will wood High School FFA will be meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, held 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, at Applebee’s Neigh- June 28, at the Lincoln High School cafeteria on Council borhood Grill & Bar, 2497 Street. Call James L. Green at Broad St. Call Jason Gore at (803) 968-4173. (843) 333-9712 or (803) 469The Sumter Chapter of the Na6200, extension 4514. Mr. Gore can also be reached via tional Federation of the Blind email at Jason.gore@sumter- will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at Shiloh-Ranschools.net or email Brittany dolph Manor. Contact Debra Robinson at brittanyrobinCanty, chapter president, at son9@gmail.com. DebraCanC2@frontier.com or The Sumter Vitiligo Support at (803) 775-5792. Add the Group will hold its first vitiligo support group walk from 9 a.m. group to your contacts for updated information on the until noon on Saturday, June recorded message line at 20, at Salterstown Communi(206) 376-5992. ty Park, 800 Salterstown

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Carry on with EUGENIA LAST your personal plans. Don’t worry if someone decides to do something differently. Make arrangements to get started on a self-improvement project that includes someone you love and want to share the experience with.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Ask questions if you want answers. No one will voluntarily give you information without a little prodding. Investigate your family history or the historic buildings in your neighborhood. Keep your expenses low in order to save for a vacation. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your popularity will promote opposition and jealousy. Take an interest in others, even your enemies, and you will eventually win acceptance and support from those reluctant to see things your way. Love is featured and romance is encouraged. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Valuable information will be offered. Embrace a challenge and you’ll be able to show off your abilities and skills. An unusual hobby will lead to a moneymaking opportunity. Check out cultural events going on in your community. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Step up and be responsible. The help you offer will impress someone you’ve wanted to get to know better or collaborate with for some time. Look for alternatives if you are faced with a roadblock. You can outmaneuver the competition. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Watch and wait for the right moment to make your move. Timing is crucial when you are dealing with people who are underhanded or trying to derail your plans. Keep your plans a

secret and make your move when no one is looking. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Follow your heart and refuse to let anyone interfere with your plans. Emotional outbursts can be expected if you are too revealing or trusting. A short trip will help you find a quicker route to reaching your goal. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Strive to get your ideas heard, but don’t be too quick to cut a deal. Time is on your side, and the ideas you come up with will help you turn a little project into something big and bountiful. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take charge and get things done. Once you’ve taken care of business, you will feel at ease about enjoying the company of friends or taking time out for personal pampering. Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look at the big picture. Refuse to let anything bother you. You have time to assess and strategize, so don’t feel obliged to make a snap decision unless you are sure of the outcome. Sensitive issues are best dealt with diplomatically. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are sitting in a better position than you realize. Chat about your ideas and plans and take progressive action to turn them into a reality. Your gung-ho attitude will impress others and win their support. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Experiment with your ideas and you will discover a way to make your dream come true. Don’t let what others say or do get to you. Stand on your own two feet and do your thing. Success will be the best payback.

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LUCKY FOR LIFE 4-5-7-9-38Lucky Ball: 5

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SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL DOG OF THE WEEK Grace is a small, young adult mixed breed dog who was found wandering with a handsome brindle pup who is believed to be her son. She is sweet and even tempered. Grace would make a wonderful pet for a single person or a family. It would be great if the lucky person who adopts Grace would consider adopting her son as well. If you are interested in adopting Grace, contact Sumter Animal Control at (803) 4362066 and refer to kennel 19.

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Camden hands Sumter first league loss FROM STAFF REPORTS CAMDEN – Camden Post 17 handed the Sumter P-15’s their first loss in League III with a 7-6 American Legion baseball victory on Tuesday at American Legion Park. The loss dropped Sumter to 11-2 overall and 10-1 in league play. Cam-

den improved to 7-2 overall and 6-2 in League III, pulling it within 2/12 games of the P-15’s. Post 17 got a run in the bottom of the eighth inning off of Matthew Miles, who came on in relief of starting pitcher Jacob Watcher to

begin the inning. Lawson Strokes drew a walk to start the inning. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and to third on a groundout before scoring on a single by Russ Radcliff. Sumter had runners in scoring position in each of its last three at-bats, but couldn’t push a run across the plate. Chris Crawford led off the

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P-15’s ninth with a single off of Post 17 relief pitcher Elliott Campbell, who picked up the win. Crawford reached third, but was left stranded. Camden jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning against Watcher. Watcher settled down after

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McKissick retires after 63 seasons

6-4,6-4 upset on the Hodgin Stadium Court. “There was no pressure on me, so I just went for it,” said the 16-year-old from Long Island, New York. “I was real excited to come and play, and I think it was a great experience for me.” The only break of the opening set came in the first game, and Graham

SUMMERVILLE (AP) — Summerville High School’s John McKissick, the nation’s winningest high school football, coach has decided to retire. McKissick announced on Tuesday he is stepping down immediately. The 88-year-old won 621 games and 10 state titles during 63 seasons at the high school just outside of Charleston. The National Federation of State High School Association says McKissick’s victories are the most ever. McKissick said he decided in the last few weeks it was time to quit. He endorsed his grandson, current Summerville offensive coordinator Joe Call, to be the new head coach, MCKISSICK but said he will leave that decision up to others. Praise for McKissick came from around the state. South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier says McKissick is a smart, well-respected coach and he will miss talking with him during recruiting trips. “Coach McKissick is one of the nicest gentlemen I know,” Spurrier said in a statement released by USC. “He’s a smart coach and a good coach -- outstanding in everything he did. “I’m going to certainly miss seeing him when I go by Summerville High School. I’ve made it a point every year to try to go by there during recruiting season and say hello to Coach McKissick. He’s well-respected, admired, a friend of all. We’re going to miss him, but we certainly understand when the time’s right, as he feels it is, it’s time

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No. 1 singles seed Taylor Townsend returns a shot against Alexa Graham in her opening-round match of the Palmetto Pro Open on Tuesday at Palmetto Tennis Center. The 16-year-old Graham upset Townsend 6-4, 6-4.

No breaks for seeded players Wild card Graham upsets PPO No. 1 qualifier Townsend BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item In the game of tennis, service breaks can become game breakers. That was the case on Tuesday as wild card entrant Alexa Graham broke the service of Palmetto Pro Open top seed Taylor Townsend four times in their match at the Palmetto Tennis Center before closing out a surprising

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McIlroy feels at home on Chambers Bay course and atop world ranking BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Rory McIlroy didn’t fare so well the last time he played links golf. He shot an 80 at Royal County Down in the Irish Open, missed his second straight cut, returned to his home in Florida and spent four days of practice to get back to his style of golf. Long. High. Powerful. And that’s what he thinks will help him the most at Chambers Bay, a course he describes as “pure links.” It’s all a bit confusing, which is perfect for a U.S.

Open that has rarely been such a mystery to so many players. McIlroy wasn’t sure what to expect when he arrived on the weekend and was charmed by the look of the course off Puget Sound. “I think it sets up well for my game,” he said. “You’ve got to be aggressive off the tee. You’ve got to hit driver. I think it’s a course where you’re going to see a lot of guys hit fairways and hit greens. “But when you hit greens, you can still be 50, 60 feet away from the pin. So if you can drive the ball well and your pace putting and long

putting is sharp, I think they’re going to be two really key things this week to be successful.” One aspect of McIlroy needs no explanation. He might not have a green jacket from the Masters. He missed his first shot at the career Grand Slam two months ago. But there is little doubt who is the best player in golf, even though he is only a slight favorite at the U.S. Open ahead of Masters champion and world No. 2 Jordan SpiTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS eth. Rory McIlroy warms up on the driving range before a practice round Never mind that McIlroy is

for the U.S. Open on Tuesday at Chambers Bay in University Place, SEE MCILROY, PAGE B3 Wash. The U.S. Open begins on Thursday.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY FIRST HOLE-10TH HOLE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Michael Putnam, United States; Marcus Fraser, Australia; Steve Marino, United States. 10:11 a.m.-4:11 p.m. — Garth Mulroy, South Africa; Richard Lee, United States; Lucas Bjerregaard, Denmark. 10:22 a.m.-4:22 p.m. — Jason Allred, United States; a-Kyle Jones, United States; Cody Gribble, United States. 10:33 a.m.-4:33 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, United States; Bubba Watson, United States; Angel Cabrera, Argentina. 10:44 a.m.-4:44 p.m. — Liang WenChong, China; David Hearn, Canada; Hiroyuki Fujita, Japan. 10:55 a.m.-4:55 p.m. — Robert Streb, United States; a-Lee McCoy, United States; Kevin Chappell, United States. 11:06 a.m.-5:06 p.m. — George McNeill, United States; Masahiro Kawamura, Japan; Cameron Tringale, United States. 11:17 a.m.-5:17 p.m — Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Francesco Molinari, Italy; Brandt Snedeker, United States. 11:28 a.m.-5:28 p.m. — Jim Furyk, Unit-

ed States; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Colin Mongtomerie, Scotland. 11:39 a.m.-5:39 p.m. — Brooks Koepka, United States; Russell Henley, United States; Byeong-Hun An, South Korea. 11:50 a.m.-5:50 p.m. — Jason Dufner, United States; Marc Warren, Scotland; Matt Every, United States. 12:01 p.m.-6:01 p.m. — Brandon Hagy, United States; a-Matthew NeSmith, United States; Sebastian Cappelen, Denmark. 12:12 p.m.-6:12 p.m. — a-Nick Hardy, United States; Alex Kim, United States; Rich Berberian Jr., United States. 4 p.m.-10 a.m. — Jason Palmer, England; Roberto Castro, United States; Andres Romero, Argentina. 4:11 p.m.-10:11 a.m. — a-Denny McCarthy, United States; D.A. Points, United States, Shiv Kapur, India. 4:22 p.m.-10:22 a.m. — a-Bryson DeChambeau, United States; Blayne Barber, United States; Billy Hurley, United States; 4:33 p.m.-10:33 a.m. — Geoff Ogilvy, Australia; Ernie Els, South Africa; Retief Goosen, South Africa. 4:44 p.m.-10:44 a.m. — Bo Van Pelt, United States; Charlie Beljan, United States; Tony Finau, United States. 4:55 p.m-10:55 a.m. — Lee Janzen, United States; a-Ollie Schniederjans, United States; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland. 5:06 p.m.-11:06 a.m. — Daniel Summer-

hays, United States; Thomas Aiken, South Africa; Danny Lee, New Zealand. 5:17 p.m.-11:17 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, United States; Jason Day, Australia; Justin Rose, England. 5:28 p.m.-11:28 a.m. — Tiger Woods, United States; Rickie Fowler, United States; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa. 5:39 p.m.-11:39 a.m. — Jimmy Walker, United States; Zach Johnson, United States; Ian Poulter, England. 5:50 p.m.-11:50 a.m. — Ryan Moore, United States; Anirban Lahiri, India, Erik Compton, United States. 6:01 p.m.-12:01 p.m. — a-Jake Knapp, United States; Tyler Duncan, United States; Matt Mabrey, United States. 6:12 p.m.-12:12 p.m. — Michael Davan, United States; a-David Riley, United States; Andrew Pope, United States.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY 10TH HOLE-FIRST HOLE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Troy Kelly, United States; Seuk Hyun Baek, South Korea; Cameron Smith, Australia. 10:11 a.m.-4:11 p.m. — John Parry, England; Josh Persons, United States; a-Jack Maguire, United States. 10:22 a.m.-4:22 p.m. — Tim O’Neal, United States; Stephan Jaeger, United States; Kurt Barnes, Australia. 10:33 a.m.-4:33 p.m. — Gary Woodland, United States; Victor Dubuisson, France; John Senden, Australia.

10:44 a.m.-4:44 p.m. — Andy Sullivan, England; Morgan Hoffmann, United States; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria. 10:55 a.m.-4:55 p.m. — Marcel Siem, Germany; Alexander Levy, France; Brian Harman, United States. 11:06 a.m.-5:06 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, United States. 11:17 a.m.-5:17 p.m. — Dustin Johnson, United States; Adam Scott, Australia; Sergio Garcia, Spain. 11:28 a.m.-6:28 p.m. — Martin Kaymer, Germany; a-Gunn Yang, South Korea; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland. 11:39 a.m.-5:39 p.m. — Patrick Reed, United States; Chris Kirk, United States; Jamie Donaldson, Wales. 11:50 a.m.-5:50 p.m. — Webb Simpson, United States; Keegan Bradley, United States; Kevin Na, United States. 12:01 p.m.-6:01 p.m. — a-Sam Horsfield, England; Shunsuke Sonoda, Japan; Oliver Farr, Wales. 12:12 p.m.-6:10 p.m. — Kevin Lucas, United States; Pat Wilson, United States; a-Cole Hammer, United States. 4 p.m.-10 a.m. — Tom Hoge, United States; Brad Fritsch, Canada; Tjaart van der Walt, South Africa. 4:11 p.m.-10:11 a.m. — Brad Elder, United States; a-Beau Hossler, United States; Jamie Lovemark, United States. 4:22 p.m.-10:22 a.m. — Ryo Ishikawa,

Japan; Luke Donald, England; J.B. Holmes, United States. 4:33 p.m.-10:33 a.m. — Lucas Glover, United States; a-Bradley Neil, Scotland; Marc Leishman, Australia. 4:44 p.m.-10:44 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, United States; Joost Luiten, The Netherlands; Danny Willett, England. 4:55 p.m.-10:55 a.m. — Kevin Kisner, United States; George Coetzee, South Africa; Alexander Noren, Sweden. 5:06 p.m.-11:06 a.m. — Brendon Todd, United States; Branden Grace, South Africa; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand. 5:17 p.m.-11:17 a.m. — Billy Horschel, United States; Paul Casey, England; Lee Westwood, England. 5:28 p.m.-11:28 a.m. — Bill Haas, United States; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Hunter Mahan, United States. 5:39 p.m.-11:39 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Ireland; Ben Martin, United States; Stephen Gallacher, Scotland. 5:50 p.m.-11:50 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, United States; Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Tommy Fleetwood, England. 6:01 p.m.-12:01 p.m. — Mark Silvers, United States; a-Brian Campbell, United States; Cheng-Tsung Pan, Taiwan. 6:12 p.m.-12:12 p.m. — Jimmy Gunn, Scotland; Jared Becher, United States; Sam Saunders, United States.

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Day on Tiger’s game: ‘Iron play ridiculous’ BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Jason Day played yet another practice round with Tiger Woods on Monday at the U.S. Open. He thinks Woods is close to be a dominant again, although he added one caveat. And it’s a big caveat. “Tell you what, if he could get on the fairway, he’d probably be back to where he was,” Day said. “His iron play is just ridiculous how good it is right now. It’s really special. The driver and the 3-wood ... the 3-wood is OK, the driver gets a little wide sometimes. But I think that’s the biggest thing for him right now is to really kind of get on the fairway. His short game looks pretty good.” The fairways are the widest of any U.S. Open, though there is plenty of trouble because of the slopes and contours and massive bunker complexes. More telling about the driver, however, is that Day wondered about Woods’ desire or whether he was troubled by anything off the golf course. “You could have all the tools in the world, but if you really don’t want to be there or if there’s something that’s off course that’s playing on your mind ... the game of golf is so mental and if you don’t have everything in the right order, it’s very difficult to win golf tournaments,” Day said. “I’ve learned that very early,” he said. “It really is amazing that some days you’ll come out and you’ll feel like you can beat anyone, and then some days you come out and you’ve got no confidence in the world and you can’t break an egg with a hammer.” Woods has gone 18 months since his last victory, and he hasn’t posted a top 10 since the end of 2013. He missed most of last year because of back surgery. He missed two months earlier this year trying to get his game up to his standards. But after having to make key putts just to make the cut in his last two tournaments — and shooting a career-high

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Tiger Woods, right, shakes hands with Jason Day after their practice round on Monday for the U.S. Open, which begins on Thursday at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. Day thinks Woods is close to being dominant again. Woods and Masters champion Jordan Speith are in the same first-round pairing. 85 at the Memorial two weeks ago — it appears that Woods has taken more than a few steps back after his tie for 17th at the Masters. Day said most fans know what Woods has done — 79 wins, 14 majors and No. 1 in the world longer than anyone — and that expectations remain high. “We’re just waiting for him to come back and win those tournaments like it was nothing,” Day said. “But will we see it? I’m not sure. It just totally depends on the person, how hard he’s working, because you don’t get anywhere ... especially the top guys in the world, they’re working their tails off. “It’s tough,” Day added. “He dominated the game for so long, and that’s what I admire about him the most. He dominated the game so long, and he was so motivated to win.” RETURN OF JANZEN

Lee Janzen won his second

MCILROY FROM PAGE B1 coming off back-to-back missed cuts on the European Tour. He writes that off on fatigue in the mind more than the body, especially because it ended five straight tournaments on both sides of the Atlantic. Besides, he won two of the other tournaments in that stretch, the Match Play Championship and the Wells Fargo Championship. “I didn’t obviously want to miss those two cuts in Europe,” he said. “But I think that’s just the way I’m going to be. I’d rather, in a six-tournament period, have three wins and three missed cuts than six top 10s. Volatility in golf is actually a good thing. If your good weeks are really good, it far outweighs the bad weeks.” He wouldn’t mind a good

week at Chambers Bay. McIlroy won the last major on a real links — Royal Liverpool, which was softened by rain on the weekend. He finished the year with another major at the PGA Championship, joining Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods as the only players with four majors at age 25 or younger. Chambers Bay is a chance to add to that total and offer a reminder. Spieth went wire-to-wire in a dominant win at the Masters. Rickie Fowler showed remarkable resolve and delivered the most exciting finish of the year when he went eagle-birdie-birdie and won The Players Championship a month later. Golf isn’t looking for a new No. 1. It’s looking for a rival

U.S. Open in 1998 at The Olympic Club, but when his 10-year exemption expired at Torrey Pines, he never made it back. He narrowly missed qualifying one year. Two years ago, he was disqualified in a qualifier for wearing metal spikes at a club that didn’t allow them. And now that he’s eligible for the Champions Tour, the 50-year-old Janzen is back in the U.S. Open. He earned his spot from a New York qualifier, and then he went up to Boston to play in a Champions Tour major. Next week, he has the U.S. Senior Open. “I would say more than half the guys last week, they said, ‘Hey, congratulations qualifying,’ and then added a comment and it was usually like, ‘What were you thinking?’” Janzen said. “Why do you want to go play all those flat bellies that hit it 350 yards on a course that you have to hit it 350 yards?” Janzen said there will come a time when he no longer

wants to play in his national championship. It’s just not right now.

for McIlroy. “He’s the guy out front,” Fowler said. “There’s a lot of times where you see him up on the board and in a way expect him to be there. But we’re ready to go to battle and go toe-to-toe. And personally, I want to see him play well and I want to go up against him when he is playing well to go have some fun and see who comes out on top.” But the list of challengers could be growing, and with no one really having a full grasp of Chambers Bay, there are conflicting thoughts on what it will take and even whether the golf course will allow the best players to separate themselves from the field. “It’s a fact that these days the young guys, they win and compete more than the guys in their late 30s or 40s,” defending champion Martin

Kaymer said. “What Rory has done the last three or four years is obviously outstanding. It’s very, very special. The great thing right now is when you win a big tournament, I think you can be very, very proud of yourself because right now it’s very hard to win one. There are so many guys that can win a golf tournament.” Spieth played the front nine early with Woods. There is a mixture of players trying to cram in as much information, and yet at the same time conserving energy for what figures to be a long walk — more than 8 miles from the first tee to the 18th green — across severe changes in elevation. McIlroy decided to play later than usual on Tuesday to test the conditions of late afternoon at Chambers Bay. An overcast sky in the morning gave way to more sun-

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Day is still waiting for the results to come back from one more sleep study, but for now, he’s still lacking answers for why he suffered from severe dizziness that caused him to withdraw from the Byron Nelson less than a month ago. “I feel good. I had three sleep studies done. I had a lot of blood tests done. I had an MRI on my head and my back — my head and my neck. And everything came back negative,” Day said on Monday. “So I have no idea what that was, other than I just may have been exhausted.” The dizziness was the latest in a string of health-related issues for the Australian, who started the 2015 season by winning at Torrey Pines. He’s overcome back and thumb injuries in his past, only to be derailed recently

by what he explained as just running “out of gas.” “I was training so hard, I was doing two-a-days every day coming into tournaments and then on top of it, I was doing practice, playing competitive golf and then trying to balance that with family, as well. It’s just a full-time kind of gig there,” Day said. “And I think I just ran out of gas and I wasn’t feeling good, so I had the shakes and the tingling up my arms. And the loss of energy and strength was probably caused by that.” Day played the Memorial two weeks ago but missed the cut despite shooting 72 in the first two rounds. If his health wasn’t a concern, Day would be considered one of the favorites this week at Chambers Bay, having finished in the top five in three of the last four U.S. Opens. “I got off to a great start and was heading in the right direction. I hit a plateau, and I’m looking to change that this week,” Day said. “I don’t know what it is. Every time I get off to a decent start, there’s something that happens. My thumb last year, and then whatever I had this year ... I’m glad it happened. I’m really glad it happened now, because then I can take action. I can understand what’s wrong with me and then take action and move on, try and get better from it.” DIVOTS

Six players were added to the field through the world ranking and the alternates. Kevin Kisner and Andy Sullivan were in the top 60. The four alternates were Kevin Chappell, Steve Marino, Jimmy Gunn and Josh Persons. Chappell now lives in the Seattle area during the summer. His wife grew up here and they recently had their first child, a boy named Wyatt. ... There were three generations of Texas Longhorns together on the range, even though they weren’t far apart in age — 21-year-old Jordan Spieth (in his third year on tour), 20-year-old Beau Hossler (currently Longhorn) and 15-year-old Cole Hammer, who already has committed to Texas.

shine, and the course is getting faster and firmer. “I’m hoping I’m off pretty late at the weekend,” he said. “I want to see how the course plays at that point.” He is not lacking for confidence, nor should he. Never mind the consecutive missed cuts. Remember, he missed back-to-back cuts before his first PGA Tour win at Quail Hollow in 2010. He missed four cuts in five tournaments in 2012 before ending the year with a PGA Championship title and two FedEx Cup playoff wins. And he’s still No. 1, the guy everyone is chasing. “If you look back at the last four or five years, I guess I’ve won more majors than anyone else in that time period,” he said. “So do I feel like the best player in the world? Yes. And obviously, I want to go out every week and try to back that up and show that.”

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Boston’s Brock Holt claps his hands after hitting a triple in the eighth inning of the Red Sox’s 9-4 victory over Atlanta on Tuesday at Fenway Park in Boston. Holt hit for the cycle to help end Boston’s 7-game losing streak.

Boston’s Holt hits for cycle as Red Sox end 7-game losing streak BY DOUG ALDEN The Associated Press BOSTON — Boston Red Sox fans seemed too excited about the end of a long losing streak to notice the significance of Brock Holt hitting a triple in the eighth inning. Holt was a little surprised himself after the three-base hit meant he had hit for the cycle as the Red Sox slugged their way out of a seven-game losing streak with a 9-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. “It’s a pretty special day. It’s something I’ll remember for a while,” said Holt, Boston’s first player to hit for the cycle in 19 years. Holt’s solo home run in the seventh gave Boston a 5-2 lead and left him a triple shy of completing the cycle. He wasn’t really expecting to get another at-bat, let alone come through with a triple. But he knew he had

a chance when he drove a fly ball into Fenway Park’s famed triangle in center field. “Once it gets in the triangle, anything’s possible. I was just running,” Holt said. “I tried to soak it all in. I looked in the dugout and my teammates were all pretty pumped at the top of the step.” Fenway fans didn’t seem to catch on until the top of the ninth, when a message on the scoreboard announced Holt had completed the cycle. “Any time a guy hits for the cycle he’s had a stellar day,” said manager John Farrell, who started Holt at second base while resting Dustin Pedroia. It was the first cycle in the majors this season and the first for the Red Sox since John Valentin did it on June 6, 1996 against the White Sox in Boston. Wade Miley (6-6) tied his season high with eight

strikeouts in 6 1/3 solid innings and the Red Sox won for the first time since beating Oakland on June 7. “He had great stuff. He was keeping everything down,” Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. Miley had plenty of offensive support from Holt and Alejandro De Aza. Holt had four of Boston’s 18 hits and De Aza drove in three runs on two hits, including a two-run double in the sixth inning as the Red Sox rallied for three runs and broke 2-all tie. “It’s always great to get the run support like we did today,” Miley said. The Red Sox tagged Atlanta starter Julio Teheran (4-3) with six earned runs and 13 hits over 6 1/3 innings. Juan Uribe had three hits for the Braves, who scored two runs off Koji Uehara in the ninth before Boston’s closer settled down and ended the threat.

MLB ROUNDUP

Giants snap 9-game home skid with 6-2 win over Mariners SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Duffy homered and drove in three runs to help the San Francisco Giants snap a nine-game home losing streak by beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Tuesday. Casey McGehee added a two-run double and Angel Pagan hit an RBI single as the Giants snapped their longest home skid since an 11-gamer at DUFFY New York’s Polo Grounds in 1940. Tim Lincecum (7-3) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings to get the win in his second start against his hometown team. Brad Miller homered and drove in two runs for the Mariners, who split the two-game series in San Francisco and finished 4-4 on an eight-game road trip. The Giants avoided their first winless homestand of at least five games since the first one ever at AT&T Park in 2000. They did it by getting some rare offense at home. San Francisco had scored just 17 runs during the home skid and had not homered in five straight games here before Duffy went deep in the second inning against J.A. Happ (3-3).

CARDINALS 3 TWINS 2 ST. LOUIS — Hours after a federal investigation into possible computer hacking by the Cardinals became public, St. Louis extended its winning streak to five by beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2 behind Michael Wacha’s pitching and Mark Reynolds’ two-run single. ASTROS 8 ROCKIES 5

HOUSTON — Luis Valbuena homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 Tuesday. ATHLETICS 6 PADRES 5

SAN DIEGO — Eric Sogard singled in the go-ahead in the top of the ninth off closer Craig Kimbrel, lifting the Oakland A’s to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday and spoiling the debut of interim manager Pat Murphy. PADRES TAP MURPHY AS INTERIM MANAGER

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres picked TripleA manager Pat Murphy to serve as the big league club’s interim manager for the rest of the season Tuesday, a day after firing Bud Black following a lackluster start.

The 56-year-old Murphy has been with the Padres organization since 2010 and has managed the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate in El Paso the last three seasons. MLB, UNION PUT RODRIGUEZ GRIEVANCE DEADLINE ON HOLD

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and the players’ association have stopped the clock on the deadline for Alex Rodriguez to file a grievance against the New York Yankees for not making a $6 million payment when he hit his 660th home run. Rodriguez tied Willie Mays for fourth place on the career home run list on May 1, and baseball’s labor contract sets a 45-day deadline to file a grievance. BREWERS LEGEND UECKER HIT BY BALL, SUFFERS CONCUSSION

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker was back home Tuesday after spending the night in a hospital as a precaution for a mild concussion. A team spokesman said the 81-year-old Uecker was hit in the head by a baseball during batting practice before Monday night’s game between Milwaukee and Kansas City. From wire reports

EAST DIVISION W Tampa Bay 36 New York 34 Toronto 34 Baltimore 32 Boston 27 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 35 Detroit 34 Minnesota 34 Cleveland 29 Chicago 28 WEST DIVISION W Houston 38 Texas 34 Los Angeles 32 Seattle 29 Oakland 28

L 29 29 31 31 38

Pct .554 .540 .523 .508 .415

GB – 1 2 3 9

L 25 30 30 33 34

Pct .583 .531 .531 .468 .452

GB – 3 3 7 8

L 28 30 32 36 39

Pct .576 .531 .500 .446 .418

GB – 3 5 81/2 101/2

MONDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh 11, Chicago White Sox 0 Baltimore 4, Philadelphia 0 Detroit 6, Cincinnati 0 Atlanta 4, Boston 2 Miami 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Toronto 3, 11 innings Tampa Bay 6, Washington 1 Texas 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Cleveland at Chicago, ppd., rain Houston 6, Colorado 3 Kansas City 8, Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2 Arizona 7, L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 9, San Diego 1 Seattle 5, San Francisco 1

TODAY’S GAMES

Baltimore (U.Jimenez 4-3) at Philadelphia (Correia 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Urena 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 7-3), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Andriese 1-1) at Washington (Zimmermann 5-4), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-6) at Toronto (Hutchison 5-1), 7:07 p.m. Boston (J.Kelly 2-4) at Atlanta (A. Wood 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-1) at Cleveland (Marcum 3-1), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Price 6-2) at Cincinnati (Cueto 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Fiers 3-6) at Kansas City (Blanton 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-6), 8:10 p.m. St. Louis (C.Martinez 7-2) at Minnesota (Milone 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Houston (Oberholtzer 1-1) at Colorado (K.Kendrick 2-8), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Angels (Santiago 4-3) at Arizona (C.Anderson 2-1), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (Despaigne 3-4) at Oakland (Chavez 2-6), 10:05 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 7-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 9-3), 10:10 p.m. Texas (W.Rodriguez 3-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3), 10:10 p.m.

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

W 35 33 31 28 22

L 30 31 33 37 43

Pct .538 .516 .484 .431 .338

GB – 11/2 31/2 7 13

W 43 36 34 28 24

L 21 27 27 35 41

Pct .672 .571 .557 .444 .369

GB – 61/2 71/2 141/2 191/2

W 37 35 31 32 28

L 27 31 32 35 36

Pct .578 .530 .492 .478 .438

GB – 3 51/2 61/2 9

MONDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh 11, Chicago White Sox 0

Baltimore 4, Philadelphia 0 Detroit 6, Cincinnati 0 Atlanta 4, Boston 2 Miami 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Toronto 3, 11 innings Tampa Bay 6, Washington 1 Texas 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Cleveland at Chicago, ppd., rain Houston 6, Colorado 3 Kansas City 8, Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2 Arizona 7, L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 9, San Diego 1 Seattle 5, San Francisco 1

TODAY’S GAMES

NASCAR LEADERS The Associated Press

Through June 14 Points 1, Kevin Harvick, 576. 2, Martin Truex Jr., 561. 3, Joey Logano, 520. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 508. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 506. 6, Brad Keselowski, 480. 7, Jamie McMurray, 464. 8, Matt Kenseth, 456. 9, Kasey Kahne, 447. 10, Jeff Gordon, 434. 11, Kurt Busch, 426. 12, Paul Menard, 421. 13, Denny Hamlin, 412. 14, Carl Edwards, 401. 15, Aric Almirola, 401. 16, Ryan Newman, 400. 17, Clint Bowyer, 388. 18, Kyle Larson, 361. 19, Danica Patrick, 357. 20, Greg Biffle, 351. Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $4,840,151. 2, Joey Logano, $4,015,820. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $3,718,871. 4, Denny Hamlin, $3,429,537. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,171,955. 6, Matt Kenseth, $2,835,930. 7, Jeff Gordon, $2,835,180. 8, Brad Keselowski, $2,790,295. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $2,668,758. 10, Greg Biffle, $2,497,249. 11, Ryan Newman, $2,480,173. 12, Clint Bowyer, $2,461,750. 13, Jamie McMurray, $2,426,215. 14, Aric Almirola, $2,350,110. 15, Austin Dillon, $2,209,228. 16, Trevor Bayne, $2,202,665. 17, Kasey Kahne, $2,175,249. 18, David Ragan, $2,137,061. 19, AJ Allmendinger, $2,131,990. 20, Casey Mears, $2,123,433.

NBA FINALS By The Associated Press

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Golden State 3, Cleveland 2 Thursday, June 4: Golden State 108, Cleveland 100, OT Sunday, June 7: Cleveland 95, Golden State 93, OT Tuesday, June 9: Cleveland 96, Golden State 91 Thursday, June 11: Golden State 103, Cleveland 82 Sunday, June 14: Golden State 104, Cleveland 91 Tuesday, June 16: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-Friday, June 19: Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m.

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

W 3 3 3 2 2 2

L 1 1 2 2 4 4

Pct .750 .750 .600 .500 .333 .333

WESTERN CONFERENCE Tulsa Minnesota Phoenix Seattle Los Angeles San Antonio

W 4 3 2 2 0 0

L 1 1 2 2 2 4

Pct .800 .750 .500 .500 .000 .000

GB – – 1/2 1 2 2 GB – 1/2 11/2 11/2 21/2 31/2

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Indiana 90, Atlanta 79 Tulsa 88, San Antonio 61 Connecticut at Seattle, 10 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

AP source: Cardinals allegedly hacked Astros player database BY R.B. FALLSTROM & JIM SALTER The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Federal law enforcement authorities are investigating whether the St. Louis Cardinals illegally hacked into a computer database of the Houston Astros to obtain information on their former division rival’s players, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Major League Baseball, law enforcement officials and the two teams were not disclosing details of the investigation. The New York Times first reported that the FBI and Justice Department were investigating whether Cardinals front-office officials were behind the effort to steal information from the Astros’ database, called Ground Control. “Major League Baseball has been aware of and has fully cooperated with the federal investigation into the illegal breach of the Houston Astros’ baseball operations database,” MLB said in a

statement. “Once the investigative process has been completed by federal law enforcement officials, we will evaluate the next steps and will make decisions promptly.” Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said subpoenas have been issued, though he did not provide details. “There are legal problems associated with federal law enforcement officials seeking cooperation from private individuals,” Manfred said. “If the federal government wants information from us they would subpoena information and that’s what they’ve done.” The FBI office in Houston released a statement that neither confirmed nor denied the investigation, but added, “The FBI aggressively investigates all potential threats to public and private sector systems. Messages seeking comment from FBI offices in Washington and St. Louis were not returned. The U.S. attorney in St. Louis, Richard Callahan, said he was unaware of the investigation.

RECRUITING

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015

Gamecocks pick up pair of commitments

here were dozens of major football prospects on the University of South Carolina and Clemson campuses last week for camps. The Gamecocks picked up a pair of commitments with one more possibly on the horizon, and both programs continued to hand out offers for the next few classes. USC landed 2016 defensive back JJ Givens (6-feet-2-inches, 170 pounds) of Mechanicsville, Va., and ‘17 tight end Will Register (6-4, 230) of Chapin High School on Saturday, and it is close to adding ‘16 offensive lineman Will Putnam (6-5, 270) of Harrisburg, N.C. ‘I feel like I can come here and have an instant impact playing DB, especially at the corner(back) position because I’m long, lanky and versatile,” Givens said. “I definitely feel like I can bring what South Carolina needs to be pushed over the hump.” Givens said he was also seriously considering Penn State, Arizona State, Michigan, Michigan State, Wake Forest and Mississippi. He called his commitment “a 100 percent commitment.” Last season, Givens was in on 34 tackles and had four interceptions. Register went to the Clemson camp earlier last week and was offered by the Tigers. However, growing up a Gamecock fan, all it took was the offer on Friday to seal his decision. “I’ve grown up here all around Gamecock football so I’m very happy with my decision and I feel like it’s definitely the right one for me,” Register said. “I’ve always wanted to be a Gamecock football player and now I’ve got an opportunity. I’m definitely excited.” Last season, Register had 18 receptions for 262 yards and two touchdowns. Putnam was at Saturday’s camp at USC. The Gamecocks were his only Power 5 Conference offer until Virginia Tech offered last week. He’s going to North Carolina for a recruiting event on Friday so he has a little more to think about, but he said on Sunday USC is his clear favorite. He’d liked to re-visit USC and VT this week if possible, or at the least, have a lengthy phone call with his recruiters. He said if UNC does not offer, he will make his commitment on Sunday. OL TJ Moore, a ’17 recruit from Charlotte, also attended USC’s camp on Saturday and was offered. He had a great experience and likes USC, but has Michigan as his current favorite. Moore plans to visit UNC on Friday and North Carolina State on Saturday. Among the visitors grabbing the attention of USC head coach Steve Spurrier at the Gamecock Showcase on Saturday was DB/wide receiver Tre Jackson (5-10, 178) of Baton Rouge, La. His father and grandfather played at Florida. Jackson did not work out, but Spurrier and his staff had enough information on him to make him an offer. Spurrier likes Jackson as a WR, but won’t keep him away from the defense if he decides to join the Gamecocks. “Coach Spurrier said he wants me to play receiver, but when I get here it’s my decision,” Jackson said. “It was a real good experience. It was my first time being out here and I had a real good impression of the campus, academics, all the new facilities they are building and getting a good relationship with the coaching staff. They are probably one of my top schools right now.” Jackson also has camped at Texas Christian. He also wants to visit UNC and Oklahoma this summer. He’s looking at making his decision at the end of summer or around the start of football season. He said there’s a 90 percent likelihood he will take an official visit to USC this fall. He’s not as sure on any other official visits at this point. One of USC’s top defensive targets, DB Marlon Character, did make it to USC, but he plans to visit this Saturday. Character has not been to any camps this month to this point. He also plans to visit VT. Right now he has the Gamecocks and Hokies as his top two. “South Carolina is definitely

offering the best choice of positions for me,” said Character, who doesn’t plan on making a decision for a couple of months. USC offered WR Kelvin Harmon (6-3, 190) of Palmyra, N.J., during camp on Friday. He also has offers from NCSU, UNC, Boston College, Syracuse, Rutgers, West Virginia and others. Harmon had been to USC twice before and was waiting to come to camp to land his offer. “They liked my quickness and how I’m quick for my size,” Harmon said. “I get the ball and run by people. I’m very interested in them. I’m thinking about my top six and they will be one of them.” Harmon left Columbia for a camp at NCSU. He said he will take official visits this fall before making his decision. Running back Cade Carney (6-0, 200) of Davidson, N.C., attended USC’s Showcase Camp on Saturday, but did not get an offer. He has rushed for 3,800 yards and 43 TDs in his career. He has offers from Georgia Tech, UNC, NCSU and WF. USC offered RB Jordon Brown (5-10, 190) of Durham, N.C., on Friday following his camp workout. Some of his other offers include NCSU, UNC, WVU, WF, Oklahoma State, BC and Appalachian State. “(USC assistant) Coach (Everette) Sands talked about how I had a great skill set and it’s something they can really use at USC,” Brown said. “He would like to see me gain some more weight. That was a pretty good, big, offer. It’s an SEC (Southeastern Conference) school so that’s big. I don’t have a list and haven’t narrowed down my options.” Brown said Sands wants him to return for another visit. He said he will try to make it to WVU at some point. He wants to make his decision before the season and is on track to graduate early, but is not sure if he will. Last season, Brown rushed for 950 yards and had 550 yards receiving along with 26 total TDs. OL Jordan Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla., worked out at USC’s camp on Friday and said he had a great time. He went to Florida State on Saturday and was at Florida on Monday. He also is planning to camp at GT. Johnson also visited USC for the spring game. He was offered by VT last week and has nearly 20 offers. Johnson said he has no favorites, but he said USC is recruiting him the hardest. Linebacker Jeremiah Moon (6-4, 206) of Hoover, Ala., was at USC’s camp on Saturday. He also visited USC for the junior day in January. “They definitely are up there on my list,” Moon said. “I’ve built a great relationship with (assistant) Coach (Kirk) Botkin. He sees me getting bigger and being able to play the Will (LB) spot like I do at Hoover. He thinks I’ll be a good fit for their scheme.” Moon has offers from USC, Mississippi State, Minnesota, Kentucky, Missouri, UNC, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Louisville and Georgia Southern. He’s also getting interest from Alabama and Auburn. “I’m very open right now, but I’ll wind it down after I see how the Florida camp goes,” said Moon, who will camp at Florida later this month. He also was at Mississippi State on Sunday. LB Kash Daniel of Paintsville, Ky., camped at USC on Saturday. He has the Gamecocks, Louisville, UK and UF as his final four. He has moved his announcement up from Aug. 13 to July 4. OL Landon Dickerson (6-5, 295) of Hudson, N.C., has top a three of USC, VT and Tennessee. He was at USC’s camp on Friday and the Gamecocks remain firmly in the mix. “I’m wide open right now,” Dickerson said. “it’s kind of up in the air. No one has stuck out as a frontrunner, at least not yet.” Dickerson won’t make a decision until after he takes some official visits this season, and then he could take some more visits after he makes a pledge. FSU and Auburn are also making a push for him. USC RB commit CJ Freeman of Greensboro, N.C., did not

make it to the Gamecock Showcase camp because of some family plans. Freeman said he remains comPhil Kornblut mitted to USC. RECRUITING WR Brad CORNER Hawkins Jr. of Camden, N.J., said after the USC camp on Saturday that USC and Michigan are tied at the top for him. OL Luke Elder of LaGrange, Ga., said after the camp that USC and UNC are his top two. Wesley Kennedy, a ’17 RB from Savannah, Ga., attended USC’s camp on Friday and reportedly ran the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds. WR Zion Keith of Wilson High in Florence and DB Donovan Barnes of Savannah, both ’18 recruits, were at USC’s camp on Friday. Barnes reportedly pulled in seven INTs. Other USC offers last week were ‘16 WR Calvin Ridley; ’16 DB James Pierre and ’16 DB Aaron Robinson and ’17 WR Jerry Jeudy, all of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; ‘17 WR Trey Blount of Powder Springs, Ga; ‘17 defensive lineman Dalyn Wade-Perry of Sparta, N.J.; ‘17 OL Noah DeHond of Hightstown, N.J.; and ‘18 DL Josh Belk (6-3, 320) of Lewisville High. Louisiana State also offered Belk last week. Former USC commitment WR Kyle Davis of Decatur, Ga., did not make it in for the Showcase Camp. OL Akeem Cooperwood did not make it either. He said USC OL coach Shawn Elliott wants him to camp in July. LB Kenneth Ruff of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., didn’t attend USC’s Showcase Camp, but that doesn’t mean his feelings for the Gamecocks have changed. “South Carolina right now is my leader,” Ruff said. “That will be my first official visit in September. They have a huge advantage. I’m pretty open as far as recruiting goes right now, but they are definitely my leader. They stand out.” Ruff said he does plan to visit USC soon. He was at FSU for a camp last week. As for other official visits this fall, Ruff said he’s looking at NCSU and possibly Alabama and Mississippi State. Ruff said Illinois is his newest offer. Some of his others include Clemson, UNC, UK, GT, Marshall and Temple. USC offered DB Devron Davis (6-0, 210) of Merced Junior College in California and quickly moved into a position of recruiting strength with the native of Miami. “Coach Spurrier is one of the best coaches in the country, so I’d like to play for South Carolina,” Davis said. “They like my physicalness, speed and size, and they like what I do in the return game and how I look with the ball in my hands.” Some of his other offers are Louisville, WVU, Pittsburgh, Colorado State, Middle Tennessee State, Arkansas State, Utah and Washington State. He had an official visit scheduled for this past weekend at CSU. Davis also wants to take officials to USC, WVU, LSU and UF. The Tigers and Gators haven’t offered yet, but he feels they will. Davis will be looking for where he can play right away and he wants to make his decision before the season. He will have three years to play two. In nine games last season, Davis had 33 tackles and three INTs. He also averaged 19 yards per kickoff return and 14 yards per punt return. CLEMSON AND USC

Charlotte ‘17 OL Eric Douglas II attended USC’s camp on Saturday and picked up his first offer from USC. Douglas was blown away by the offer and that led to speculation by some close to him and in the media that he would commit soon to USC. However, a Sunday afternoon offer from Clemson changed all that. Douglas attended Clemson’s camp on Sunday. He had also been to Clemson for a junior day earlier in the year. The Tigers finally called with his second offer on Sunday afternoon and now Douglas plans to let things play out a little while before making a decision.

“They are my top two favorite schools,” Douglas said. “I will have to make more visits before I commit because whenever I do, I won’t decommit. South Carolina is No. 1, but Clemson is a close second.” Defensive end Jordan Smith (6-5, 220) of Lithonia, Ga., paid a visit to USC on Friday and Saturday for the showcase. He did not participate in camp events and spent his time observing and checking out the program. Smith said USC was his first visit of the of the month and he currently has no other visits or camps planned. He said he plans to make a commitment before his season and he has a clear leader. “Right now Clemson is leading,” Smith said. “I like the coaching staff and the players, the facilities. I’m just a Clemson fan.” Smith did not identify a second-place team, but said USC was “high up” with him. Some of his other offers include Georgia, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Ohio State, UK, NCSU, GT, Mississippi State, Alabama, FSU, PSU and Notre Dame. Last season, Smith had 71 tackles with 18.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 quarterback sacks. OL John Simpson of Fort Dorchester High in North Charleston did not make it to USC for Friday’s camp because of academic work he is taking to get ahead on his senior year. Simpson camped at Clemson for three days earlier in the week. “I had a good learning experience,” Simpson said. “Nothing has really changed (with Clemson). I’ve already seen everything.” He said he will visit USC sometime this summer. “I wouldn’t say they were upset that I wasn’t able to make it,” Simpson said. “I’m going to eventually be there for a visit.” Simpson does not have any other camp visits set at this point, but he wants to get to UF, LSU, Tennessee and UGA. He does plan to return to Clemson for the All-In Cookout in July. Simpson has Clemson No. 1on his list with Alabama second and USC third. CLEMSON

OL Chandler Reeves (6-6, 260) of McDonough, Ga., went to Clemson’s camp on Wednesday and left with a Tiger offer. Clemson is now in a 2-way battle with GT for the offensive tackle. Reeves said it’s 50-50 between the two Atlantic Coast Conference rivals right now. “Clemson and Georgia Tech are my two right now,” he said. “I wouldn’t say necessarily one is out ahead of the other. I definitely have this huge interest in both of them. I think there are things that stick out for me at Clemson and there’s things that stick out for me at Georgia Tech.” Reeves was back at Clemson on Saturday with his parents and was taking them to GT on Monday. He plans to make a decision later in the summer. WR James Robinson, a ’17 recruit from Lakeland, Fla., camped at Clemson over the weekend and told 247Sports he now favors the Tigers. Ohio State, UF and Tennessee also are strongly in the mix for hm. Clemson’s top remaining ‘16 WR target Diondre Overton of Greensboro, N.C., took in all three days of Clemson’s weekend camp. The Tigers remains strong with him along with Tennessee and NCSU. He plans to go to UNC this weekend. DE Antonneous Clayton of Vienna, Ga., was at Clemson on Sunday. He’s a national recruit with offers from across the country for the ‘16 class. Clemson offered ‘17 QB Chase Brice of Grayson, Ga., on Saturday at camp.Some of his other offers are California, Vanderbilt, VT, WVU and UK. The Tigers also offered ‘17 QB Kellen Mond of San Antonio and ‘18 QB Trevor Lawrence of Cartersville, Ga. Other Clemson offers last week include ‘17 DE Yetur Metos of Fredericksburg, Va.; ‘17 DB Baylon Spector of Calhoun, Ga.; ‘17 DB/QB Stu Head of Woodstock, Ga; ‘17 DB Jacobe Clement of Charlotte; ‘18 athlete Deion Kendrick of South Pointe High in Rock Hill; ‘18 ATH Kereon Joyner of Fort Dorchester High; ‘18 OL Jamaree Salyer of Atlanta; ‘18 DE

Xavier Thomas of Wilson High; ‘18 LB Jake Venables of Daniel High in Central; and ‘18 DB Derrik Allen of Marietta, Ga. The Carrollton, Ga., duo of ’16 DE Michael Boykin and ’18 DL Josh Walker were at Clemson on Friday. DB Kyle Meyers of New Orleans was offered on Thursday by FSU at its camp and committed to the Seminoles. He had picked up a Clemson offer earlier in the week at camp. OTHERS

Bailey Hockman, a ’17 QB from Powder Springs who was drawing USC interest, committed to UGA on Friday. OL Will Fries of Cranford, N.J., committed to PSU, USC and Clemson also offered. USC target OL Jakori Savage of Bay Minette, Ala., was offered by LSU at camp Tuesday and committed. USC RB target Tre Turner of New Orleans committed to Arizona State. LB TJ Brunson of Richland Northeast High in Columbia had wanted to commit to USC earlier this year, but the Gamecocks held him off because they want to see how he looks this season after having hip surgery. Now, Brunson has wiped the slate clean and is moving on, realizing USC may not be in his future. He has other offers from Louisville, NCSU, UNC, East Carolina, Georgia Southern and App State, and Michigan and UK are also showing a lot of interest and want to see him in camp before offering. Brunson said he will go to Michigan, Auburn, Louisville and UK for camps. Brunson said he talks with USC LB coach Botkin almost every day and assistant Steve Spurrier Jr. about every two weeks and nothing has changed from USC’s position. “I’m not excluding anyone, but I’m moving on,” Brunson said. “Louisville and Kentucky are my choices. I understand it was a business decision, but I don’t want to stay in state at all now. I’m not burning any bridges with anyone. I still like the staff and what they have to offer, but I’m looking at other programs now.” BASKETBALL

USC target 6-2 Charlotte transfer Keyshawn Woods committed to WF last week. As it turns out, 6-9 Eric Cobb of Jacksonville did sign a letter of intent with USC after he announced his commitment on May 18. He and his head coach just didn’t make that public, until Sunday. Coach Nick Myles confirmed today that Cobb, indeed, signed a LOI with the Gamecocks before the May 20 deadline, so he is firmly locked in with USC from that standpoint. However, there is still the question of Cobb qualifying with a high enough test score. “He took the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) Saturday and he graduated Sunday,” Myles said. “He needs 20 more points. We had him in prep classes all year. I can’t see him coming up short. His plan is to enroll in the second session of summer school (June 29th).” Another USC recruit, 6-11 Travon Bunch, did not sign an LOI after he committed. He, too, took the SAT on Saturday and like Cobb should get the score back on or around June 26. Clemson target 6-6 De’Riante Jenkins of Orlando, Fla., was offered by WF. Clemson offered ‘16 6-10 Sedee Keita of Greenville High. BASEBALL

USC head coach Chad Holbrook is hitting up the JC ranks with zest in his efforts to quickly return the Gamecocks to postseason play. On Saturday, the Gamecocks landed a commitment from right-handed pitcher Colton Provey (6-3, 185) of Walters State JC in Tennessee. He’s a teammate of Gamecocks first baseman commit Ross Grosvenor and is the fourth JC player to commit in this class. Provey pitched out of the bullpen last season. In 27 appearances, all in relief, he had a 6-1 record with a 2.42 earned run average and 10 saves. He struck out 62 in 48 2/3 innings of work.

SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

SPORTS ITEMS

LEAGUE III STANDINGS

Wambach’s goal gives U.S. 1-0 win over Nigeria

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Abby Wambach scored late in the first half and the U.S. women’s national team went on to beat Nigeria 1-0 on Tuesday night for a first-place finish in its group at the Women’s World Cup. It was Wambach’s 14th World Cup goal, pulling her even with Birgit Prinz for second on the all-time list behind Brazil’s Marta, who has 15. Wambach, who came off the bench for the United States in the team’s last match against Sweden, started up top with Alex Morgan, who was making her first World Cup start in Canada after working her way back from a bone bruise in her left knee.

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prolific Gators offense. The Cavaliers (41-22), the 2014 national runners-up, took control of their bracket and are off until Friday. They need one more win to reach next week’s best-ofthree finals. The Gators (5017) will play an elimination game Wednesday against Miami, the team they beat by 12 runs in their Omaha opener. DALZELL-SHAW 2

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OMAHA, Neb. — Alex Lange pitched his second complete game in three starts, allowing only three base runners after a rocky first inning, and LSU knocked Cal State Fullerton out of the College World Series with a 5-3 win on Tuesday. The Tigers (54-11), the No. 2 national seed and the No. 1 team in the major polls, scored four times in the third inning to wipe out an early deficit. They’ll play Thursday against the loser of the Tuesday night game between Vanderbilt and TCU.

Abby Wambach of the United States celebrates her goal with teammateMegan Rapinoe during the United States’ 1-0 victory over Nigeria in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday in Vancouver, British Columbia.

CAMEROON 2

VIRGINIA 1

SWITZERLAND 1

FLORIDA 0

Madeleine Ngono Mani came off the bench to score one of two second-half goals as Cameroon became only the second African team to advance to the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 win over Switzerland in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday.

OMAHA, Neb. — Virginia’s Brandon Waddell sure has taken a liking to pitching in TD Ameritrade Park. Waddell turned in his third straight strong outing in the College World Series on Monday night, this time combining with Josh Sborz on a twohitter in a 1-0 victory over Florida and what had been a

FROM PAGE B1 made it stand up as both players held serve through the remainder of the set. “I didn’t break her again in that first set,” Graham said, “so I was able to hold, luckily, and so that first break, really jumping on her quickly, was good for me.” For Townsend, it was an uphill battle after dropping that first service game as the 19-year-old Chicago native never seemed to be comfortable on the court. “Once I got down the break, I knew that I was going to have to continue to hold my serve in order to stay in the set,” Townsend said. “I had an opportunity later in the first set to break back.” “Obviously, there’s a little bit of nerves going on there,” Graham said, “because she’s obviously such a great player and I’m about to beat her, but I was able, in that last game, to settle down and make some good serves and good shots and close it out.” In the other main draw singles matches, Ashley Weinhold defeated 2009 PPO champion Petra Rampre 6-4, 6-0 and No. 5 seed Lauren Embree won over Alexandra Stevenson, who retired in the third set. Stevenson, the daughter of basketball great Julius Erving and a 1999 Wimbledon semifinalist, was overcome by 100-degree-plus temperatures. She won the first set 6-2 before Embree won the second set 6-0 and was leading the deciding set 1-0 when Stevenson quit. In the final round of the qualifying draw, Ingrid Neel, Maria Osaka, Ellen Perez, Michaela Gordon, Kayla Day, Kourtney J. Keegan, MariaFernanda Alves and Julia Jones won their matches to advance to the main draw. Perez defeated ’13 PPO champion and current NCAA singles champion Jamie Loeb 7-5, 7-5. However, Loeb earned

TUESDAY’S GAMES

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Camden at Sumter, 7 p.m. Hartsville at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Goose Creek at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m. Orangeburg at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

JUNIOR LEGION SCHEDULE TODAY’S GAMES

Sumter at Lake City, 7 p.m. South Florence No. 2 at Manning- Santee, 7 p.m. Camden at Manning, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAME

Manning-Santee at Bishopville, 6:30 p.m.

HARTSVILLE 13

LSU 5

BREAKS

MONDAY’S GAMES

Sumter 10, Camden 8 Hartsville 13, Dalzell-Shaw 2, 7innings

JAPAN 1 ECUADOR 0 WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Yuki Ogimi scored in the fifth minute and defending champion Japan beat Ecuador 1-0 on Tuesday to become the first team to win all three of its matches in the group stage of this year’s Women’s World Cup.

DALZELL — Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 lost to Hartsville Post 53 13-2 in seven innings in an American Legion League III baseball game on Monday at Thomas Sumter Academy’s General Field. The Jets fell to 1-7 overall and 1-5 in league play. Hartsville improved to 2-5, both overall and in league play. Lenny Gonzalez had two hits for Dalzell and Christian Buford had a run batted in.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Manning-Santee at Sumter, 7 p.m. Manning at South Florence No. 2, 7 p.m.

SUMTER FROM PAGE B1 that, allowing just two runs over the next six innings. The P-15’s tied the game with a 4-run rally in the top of the fourth. Kemper Patton and Todd Larrimer started the inning with sin-

gles and Crawford and Drew Talley followed with RBI singles to make it 4-2. Sumter tied the game when Dawson Price dropped in a 2-run single. Post 17 finished with 11 hits while Sumter had 13. The final game of the series will be played on Thursday at Riley Park beginning at 7 p.m.

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MANNING — ManningSantee defeated the Manning Monarchs 10-1 on Friday at Monarch Field in a Junior American Legion baseball game. Buddy Bleasdale pitched 5 1/3 innings of 2-hit baseball to get the win on the mound for Manning Santee, which improved to 2-4 on the season. Offensively, Manning-Santee was led by Morgan Morris with three hits while Max Smith and Taylor Lee each recorded two hits. On Wednesday in Manning, Manning-Santee lost to Camden 8-5. Dalton Page took the loss for ManningSantee. Bleasedale and Morgan Morris both had two hits to lead the offense.

MCKISSICK FROM PAGE B1 to go do something else, and he’ll be doing something else.” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said it’s hard to fathom how many games McKissick won during his career. “I played and coached at the University of Alabama, a school whose history includes Bear Bryant,” Swinney said in a statement released by Clemson. “Coach McKissick won nearly twice as many games as Coach Bryant. That is almost impossible to comprehend.” The 45-year-old Swinney

said there is something that stands out about McKissick from his first year as head coach. “I was asked to speak at the state high school clinic and as I started my talk I noticed Coach McKissick sitting on the front row taking notes,” Swinney said. “Here he was over 80 years old and he was still setting a great example. His presence told me that you can never stop improving, never stop striving to get better, and never be satisfied with your past accomplishments.”

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(803) 774-1200 PALMETTO PRO OPEN Tuesday’s Results Singles Qualifying Draw (1) Ingrid Neel defeated (15) Maria Shishkina 6-4, 7-6(6) Kayla Day defeated (5) Jennifer Elie 6-1, 6-4. (6) Mari Osaka defeated (16) Andie K. Daniell 6-2, 6-4. Kourtney J. Keegan defeated Vivian Wolff 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Ellen Perez defeated (8) Jamie Loeb 7-5, 7-5. (7) Maria-Fernanda Alves defeated (14) Marie-Alexandre Leduc 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3. Michaela Gordon defeated (3) Usue Maitane Arconada 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4. Julia Jones defeated Jessica Golovin 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1. Singles Main Draw (5) Lauren Embree defeated Alex-

andra Stevenson 2-6, 6-0, 1-0 retired. Ashley Weinhold defeated Petra Rampre 6-4, 6-0. Alexa Graham def. (1) Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-4 Doubles Main Draw (2) Jamie Loeb/Sanaz Marand defeated Usue Maitane Arconada/ Kelly Chen 7-6(2), 6-1. Samantha Crawford/Emily J. Harman defeated Mayo Hibi/Mari Osaka 3-6, 6-4, 10-6. (3) Jacqueline Cako/Danielle Lao def. Sophie Chang/Andie K. Daniell 6-7(7), 6-3, 10-7 Ellen Perez/Carola Zhao defeated Mercedes Hammond/Alexandra Sanford 6-2, 6-2. Ellie Halbauer/Ingrid Neel defeated. Petra Januskova/Marie-Alexandre Leduc 6-4, 1-6, 10-6

2015 The Sumter Item is asking its readers to join in its efforts to help United Ministries of Sumter County. Please choose to donate to one of the following: CRISIS RELIEF, which assists people who have received eviction and utility disconnect notices, and helps provide food, furniture and appliances for domestic violence victims. HOMELESS SHELTER (Samaritan House), which gives a safe place to sleep for up to 20 men and eight women. HOME REPAIR AND WHEELCHAIR MINISTRY (SAM), which makes homes safe, dry, secure and accessible by repairing roofs, floors, etc. Name: Address: Phone:

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Alexandra Stevenson, top, returns a shot against Lauren Embree during their match at the Palmetto Tennis Center on Tuesday. Alexa Graham, bottom, returns a shot to No. 1 seed Taylor Townsend in Graham’s 6-4, 6-4 upset victory in the first round of the Palmetto Pro Open on Tuesday at Palmetto Tennis Center. a spot in the main draw through the lucky loser when a player pulled out of the main draw. The other 13 main draw singles matches will be played today. Included in that is ’14

champion Brooke Austin taking on No. 7 seed and ’14 PPO semifinalist Caitlin Whoriskey. Loeb will take on Neel, who was the No. 1 seed in the qualifying draw.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015

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STANLEY CUP FINALS

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Chicago’s Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane hoist the Lord Stanley Cup after the Blackhawks defeated Tampa Bay 2-0 on Monday in Chicago to win the Stanley Cup final. It was the third championship for the Blackhawks in the last six seasons.

3rd Cup in 6 seasons makes Chicago dynasty BY JIM LITKE The Associated Press The stars and the scrubs alike took a spin with the Stanley Cup before it finally wound up in Joel Quenneville’s hands. The Blackhawks coach wouldn’t have it any other way. The last team standing had just put away a tough young Tampa Bay squad 2-0 in Game 6 and earned the right to call itself a dynasty after winning its third NHL title in six seasons. But only minutes later, Quenneville recalled the sting they all felt barely a year ago, when the Los Angeles Kings elbowed Chicago out of their way by converting a fortunate bounce in overtime of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. When Quenneville gathered the team before this season, the first thing he told his players was, “It’s going to be a battle and a war just to try to make the playoffs.” And almost in the next breath, after he scanned the faces of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith and a handful of others, he put that bitter memory to rest. “I’m fortunate to be around them,” Quenneville added. “I walked into a team ready to go. They took off and they keep going. ... They make guys around them bet-

ter, play the right way, send the right message. New guys coming into the team, they see that’s the message, how important winning is to the team, to the players, to the town, to the organization. It’s infectious.” One of those “new” guys, 32-year-old veteran Antoine Vermette, joined the Blackhawks in March after general manager Stan Bowman was forced to find some replacements in the wake of a serious shoulder injury to Kane. He was the front-line center with the Coyotes, but had no problem taking a back seat with the third line here. “You want to contribute, of course,” Vermette said. “But what made these guys special is that from top to bottom, everybody is the same. They all want to win. Coming into a situation like that, it wasn’t hard to fit in.” Fitting in is a lot easier, of course, with a team on a roll. But among the core of seven players who’ve been around for all three titles, it isn’t hard to remember when the current toast of the town was just toast. The Blackhawks climb back toward the top began with the end of the lockout in 2005, when former player and then-general manager Dale Tallon quit pursuing draft picks and free agents with wide bodies and nar-

row skill sets, instead rolling the dice on two skinny kids — Toews in 2006 and Kane in 2007 — who hardly looked the part of All-Stars and Olympians they were about to become. Quenneville came aboard four games into the 2008 season and Bowman, whose shrewd personnel moves have kept the Hawks on top during the salary cap era, joined the next year. By then, the Hawks had already surrendered the league’s longest consecutive playoff streak — making 28 appearances in a row, until 1997 — and failed to make the postseason in nine of the 10 previous campaigns. But Toews and Kane gave the Hawks more than a burst of youth and energy. Teaming up with Keith and Brent Seabrook — two of the league’s top attacking defensemen, already in the fold — they also gave Chicago one of the most potent offenses in the league. The problem, at least at first, was how few people in town noticed there was a revival under way. Winger Patrick Sharp recalled days the now-packedto-the-rafters “Madhouse on Madison” felt more like a nearly empty barn. He could pick out friends in the stands in the middle of the game. Sometimes they had an entire section to themselves.

Sumter American Legion Post 15 will have Michal Hoge Night on Monday when the P-15’s play host to Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 in a baseball game at Riley Park. Hoge is the former Dalzell player who suffered severe injuries in a diving accident last month. All money from the gate and other events on the evening will go to the Charity Fund for Michal Hoge. Post 15 is asking season ticket holders to pay for entry for this game. Post 15 is accepting items that can be used in a raffle. Anyone interested in donating items can call (803) 9685115 for more information. Those interested can donate to the Charity Fund for Michal Hoge, SAFE Federal Credit Union, PO Box 2008, 160 W. Wesmark Boulevard, Sumter S.C. 29151.

BASKETBALL EVRIK GARY SKILLS CLINIC

The Evrik Gary Skills Clinic will be held July 8-9 at Laurence Manning Academy’s Bubba Davis Gymnasium. The 2-day, 4-workout clinic is open to boys who will be rising to the ninth through 12th grades. The cost is $60 per player. The camp will runs from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day. For registration forms, payment options or more information, visit MixKitBasketball@yahoo.com. SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINICS

Sumter Christian School will host three more basketball clinics over two months at the school’s gymnasium. The clinics are for grades 3-6 on June 22-26, grades 6-9 on July 6-10 and grades 9-12 on July 27-31. The clinics, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon each day, will be ran by SCS coaches Bobby Baker and Tom Cope at a cost of $45 per student. For more information, contact the school at (803) 773-1902. TEAM PERSEVERANCE REGISTRATION

TENNIS PTC/WILSON HALL CAMP

The Wilson Hall/PTC Summer Tennis Camp will be held June 22-26 at Palmetto Tennis Center. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 5-13. The cost for the camp is $125 per player. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day with a pizza party scheduled for June 27 at 11 a.m. Registration forms must be turned in by noon on Saturday. For more information, call (803) 774-3969 or go to www. palmettotenniscenter.com.

FOOTBALL POP WARNER REGISTRATION

Youth Athletics of Sumter is taking registration for its Pop Warner football and cheer programs. The programs are open to children ages 5-14. The registration fee is $100 for football and $120 for cheer and flexible plans are available. The last day to register is July 31. For more information, call (803) 464-8453, (803) 720-6242, (813) 786-9265 or (954) 2586817 or email youthathleticsofsumteryas@yahoo.com. OFFICIATING CLASSES

Training classes for prospective high school football officials is currently being held at the Sumter County Recreation Department at 155 Haynsworth Street. Classes are being held every Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m. To learn more about the South Carolina Football Officials Association visit its website at www.schsl.org/ scofa.htm. For more information on the classes, call Granderson James at (803) 968-2391 or email him at grandersj@aol. com or call Richard Geddings at (803) 468-8858.

GOLF VOLUNTEER TEACHERS NEEDED

The Sumter chapter of the Christian Golfers’ Association is looking for volunteers for its Junior Golf Program. The camp runs for four weeks during June and July. For more information, call (803) 773-2171 or (803) 983-3457. 9-HOLE CAPTAIN’S CHOICE

Team Perseverance Basketball is now registering boys and girls ages 8-18 for its offseason travel program. For more information, contact coach Junko Allen at (803) 795-5513, or by email at coachj_perseverance@ yahoo.com.

The Links at Lakewood golf course is hosting a 9-hole Captain’s Choice event every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes a steak dinner, a cart and prizes. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

of his brother, Steven Clea, 5040 Dennis Road, Rembert.

Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter.

OBITUARIES JAMES JOHNSON MANNING — James “JJ” Johnson, 57, died on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. He was born on April 24, 1958, in Alcolu, a son of the late Raymond Nelson and Leola Johnson. The family is receiving friends at 1038 Viking Court, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funer-

al Home LLC of Manning.

KAREN E. RICHBOW Karen E. Richbow, 60, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at her home. Born on March 13, 1955, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Buckner Williams. The family is receiving friends and relatives at her home, 7016 Richbow Road, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are

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

KENNETH EARL CLEA LUGOFF — Kenneth Earl Clea departed this life on June 16, 2015, in Lugoff. He was born on Aug. 27, 1965, in Sumter County, a son of Elizabeth Clea and the late Abe Dennis. The family is receiving friends at 7 Gallup Court, Lugoff, SC 29078 and at the home

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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

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99th county fair to get ‘new life’ Post 15 to revitalize fall tradition BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

merican Legion Post 15 Adjutant Nick Nero and Fair

Manager Mel Curtis have put to rest the rumors that there would be no Sumter County Fair this fall, or that it would be much smaller than before. In fact, they said, the fair will change, but it will be a change for the better. “What happened is that Amusements of America, which has provided our midway for around 60 years, had a scheduling conflict and can’t come,” Nero said. To ensure the post could provide a top quality fair for Sumter, he said, “The fair committee has done a thorough search for a suitable midway.” What they found is the 118-year-old Reithoffer Show, billed as “The Aristocrat of Show Business.” “They’re a show that usually goes to state fairs and large county fairs,” Nero said. “They do the New Jersey State Fair, for example.” The 2015 schedule for Reithoffer also shows it playing the West Virginia and New Mexico state fairs this fall, as well as The National Peanut Festival, the Georgia National Fair and many more. “We found out Reithoffer was doing the Western Carolinas State Fair in Aiken,” Nero said, “so we paid them a visit and were very impressed. They had a lot of unique rides that last appeared at the South Carolina State Fair, and they had some even newer rides.” Nero and Curtis contacted the Reithoffer company to find out more about the show and to see if their midway was available for the Sumter fair’s

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Freak Out is among the many Spectacular rides Reithoffer Shows has to offer on its midway, which will come to town for the Sumter County Fair Sept. 29 through Oct. 4. dates, Sept. 29 through Oct. 4. It was. The fair committee checked out Reithoffer’s rides in Atlanta and on the company’s website and were very pleased with the Spectacular Rides, the Thrill Rides and the Kiddy Rides and shows. “We talked to Richard Reithoffer, and we’re all excited about having the Reithoffer Shows here this year,” Curtis said. “We are looking to revitalize the fair,” Nero said. “We’re giving it a whole new life this year.” The 2015 Sumter County Fair will be the 99th, he point-

ed out, adding that “We really want to have a special fair for our 100th, too.” Reithoffer Shows got its start in the late 19th century, when a German immigrant, Julius Reithoffer, branched out from running his general store in Pennsylvania to purchase one ride — a steampowered carousel that he operated during the warm months. This was such a success, he added a Ferris wheel. As the show continued to grow, Mr. and Mrs. Reithoffer became schoolteachers, so they could have the summers off to travel with their carnival, which was transported by train until Packard started building large trucks and Goodyear introduced the pneumatic tire. After 118 years, there are now four large carnivals traveling the country by truck for most of the year. The one coming to Sumter will fill the midway with new rides and features. Games and food will also fill out the midway. Nero said some people had expressed the feeling that the fair was in a rut. “I had someone tell me he could close his eyes and tell me exactly what ride or game was where, even before the fair came to town,” he said. “That will not be true this year.” Curtis said Richard Reithoffer looked at the layout of the Sumter fairgrounds and is designing an entirely new look. Some of the new activities Reithoffer will bring include a “portable trout stream running through the fair where

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Pat Setzer judges flower arrangements at a past Sumter County Fair. Fair Manager Mel Curtis said the flower show and the art show will be back in the fair’s Memorial Building this fall.

Reithoffer’s Haunted Mansion is very popular with fair goers. Look for it this fall at the Sumter County Fair. kids can fish and catch trout,” Nero said. “They’re also bringing an electronic laser tag combat game that looks like a lot of fun.” In fact, he said, the fair committee is looking to arrange a laser tag match between the Sheriff’s Office and the Sumter Police Department, or the Sumter Fire Department and law enforcement.

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“Speed” is one of the most thrilling rides Reithoffer Shows provides in its midway. Reithoffer also boasts kiddy rides and attractions and other features.

While the usual fair foods will be back, Curtis said there will be some new ones, including alligator and other more unusual items available on the revitalized midway.

Curtis said the livestock barn will still be full of horses, mules, cattle and more, and that the flower and art shows will still be in place in the Fair Memorial Building. Handicrafts by youth and adults will still be found in the Sumter County Civic Center along with exhibits from local businesses, agencies and other organizations. While all the details are not yet finalized, he expects to have entertainment for children and adults. Reithoffer will bring a live Kodiak bear in its Bear Mountain attraction, and there will be a petting zoo, as well. “We’ll have most everything we always have,” Curtis said, “but there will probably be no poultry show this year. Cases of avian flu in the Midwest have been causing problems. If inspectors find just one bird affected, all the birds have to be destroyed. We certainly don’t want that to happen.” Look for details of the Sumter County Fair closer to its opening date, Sept. 29. The fair will be in Sumter through Oct. 4.

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EASY INFUSED LEMONADES Start to finish: 10 minutes, plus chilling Servings: 8 The classic sweet-and-sharp flavor of fresh lemonade is easily complemented by a host of other ingredients. To prepare these infused lemonades, simply pick a flavor combination below, then combine it with the base recipe at the bottom. For best flavor, be sure to let the mixture chill for at least 2 hours. And to keep it from getting watery, don’t ice it in the pitcher. FOR HERBAL: 1/4 cup fresh lemon verbena leaves 1 tablespoon fresh lemon thyme 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves Nutrition information per serving: 50 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 15 mg sodium; 16 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 14 g sugar; 0 g protein.

FOR CUCUMBER: 1 medium cucumber, peeled and seeded 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint AP PHOTO/MATTHEW MEAD

This April 27, 2015 photo shows infused lemonades, from left, cucumber, mixed berry, herb, mango chili and watermelon in Concord, N.H.

Crank your lemonade cred with these 5 easy sweet-tart infusions BY ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press We’re going to come at this one a little backward, and you’re going to love us for it. Straight up fresh lemonade is, of course, delicious. It’s the classic summer refreshment. And we’re going to walk you through making a truly wonderful basic lemonade, as well as some terrific infused lemonades that doctor up that basic batch with some fantastic complementary flavors. But first, let’s move way beyond basic. Because as good as a straight up lemonade is, we can’t help but think it gets even better when you add a little splash of something adults-only. Now we’re talking fun in the sun.

The important thing to consider when adding alcohol to lemonade is that you are playing with a highly acidic ingredient. This means you’ll want to select liquors that play nicely with that. They should either be relatively neutral to let the lemon juice shine, or they should be complementary. Tequila and mezcal, for example, love citrus. And don’t limit yourself to the hard stuff. Rose and sweet white wines, such as riesling, also are nice. So are hard cider and India pale ale. Whatever you end up using, plan for 1 to 2 ounces of liquor per serving of lemonade. For the infused lemonades to the right we suggest the following pairings — for

herbal, vodka; for cucumber, gin; for mixed melon, light rum; for mango-chili, tequila; and for mixed berry, vodka. And by the way, while bottled lemon juice is fine for most cooking, do yourself a

flavor favor and invest the few minutes it will take to squeeze lemons for these recipes. Freshly squeezed juice shines and makes a real difference in drinks such as these.

BASE LEMONADE: 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 4 to 6 lemons) 1/2 cup honey Pinch of salt Cold water Choose the flavor you’d like to infuse your lemonade with. Combine those ingredients in a blender, then add the base lemonade ingredients, the lemon juice, sugar or honey, and salt. Blend until very smooth. Trans-

fer to a 1/2-gallon pitcher, pouring it through a fine mesh strainer. Add enough water to bring the volume to the top of the pitcher. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Stir well and serve over ice. Nutrition information per serving: 50 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 15 mg sodium; 16 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 14 g sugar; 0 g protein.

Nutrition information per serving: 60 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 15 mg sodium; 16 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 15 g sugar; x g protein.

FOR MIXED MELON: 1 cup cut watermelon 1 cup cut honeydew or cantaloupe melon, or a mix Nutrition information per serving: 60 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 20 mg sodium; 19 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 17 g sugar; 0 g protein.

FOR MANGO-CHILI: 1 cup fresh mango chunks 1 to 2 serrano chilies (remove seeds for less heat) Nutrition information per serving: 60 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 15 mg sodium; 19 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 17 g sugar; 0 g protein.

FOR MIXED BERRY: 2 cups fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries or a combination) Nutrition information per serving: 70 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 15 mg sodium; 19 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 16 g sugar; 0 g protein.

A meaty meal for Dad that isn’t just another grilled steak BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor

ust because guys tend to like to grill doesn’t mean every

Father’s Day meal has to be a culinary cliche. Not that most guys would argue if they were honored with a honking steak over hot coals. But this year maybe mix it up a bit and do something a little more exciting. Without sacrificing any of the meaty goodness Dad craves, consider mov-

ing the meal inside and whipping up a monster paella he can share with everyone he loves. Paella is a pretty simple dish. And anyone who has ever made risotto will recognize similarities in the process. You start by browning some onions and peppers, then adding some meat. OK, lots of meat. Once the meat is browned, in goes the rice and liquid, then it cooks merrily along for a while, mostly on its own. The whole thing finishes quickly in the oven, but only after you stir in some shrimp.

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Shrimp and Chorizo Paella Want to make this dish even more decadent? You could add any number of other meats and seafood in

addition to what is called for here. Add cubed sirloin tips at the same time (and same size) as the chicken.

Ditto for lamb. Want more seafood? Scallops and hunks of salmon could go in at the same time as the shrimp.

SHRIMP AND CHORIZO PAELLA Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 8 1/4 cup hot water 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 red bell pepper, cored and diced 1 medium yellow onion, diced 2 large cloves garlic, minced 1 pound chorizo, peeled and crumbled 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks 1 1/2 cup Spanish or Arborio rice 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth 15-ounce can chopped tomatoes 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 pound raw, peeled shrimp

Chopped fresh parsley, to garnish Lemon wedges, to serve Heat the oven to 425 F. In a small bowl or glass, combine the hot water and saffron. Let stand for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a very large skillet or paella pan (about 15 inches, if possible) over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the pepper, onion and garlic. Saute until the onion is just browned, about 6 minutes. Add the chorizo and chicken, then saute for another 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir well. Add the water and saffron, then add the broth. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Uncover and stir in the tomatoes, paprika, salt and pepper. Cook, uncovered and without stirring, for another 10 minutes. Stir in the shrimp, then smooth the paella and set in the oven for 15 minutes, or until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked. Remove the paella from the oven and let stand 5 minutes. Serve topped with parsley and lemon wedges on the side. Nutrition information per serving: 560 calories; 260 calories from fat (46 percent of total calories); 29 g fat (10 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 175 mg cholesterol; 1340 mg sodium; 37 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 38 g protein.

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Jazz up your grilled chicken routine with Greek yogurt sauce BY ALISON LADMAN Associated Press

t’s pretty unlikely that we’ll ever get bored with burgers on the

grill. But chicken? Yeah... That actually happens pretty early in the season every summer. Because as much as we like all manner of chicken on the grill, after a while it all starts to taste the same. Yet another chicken breast marinated in this or that and tossed over the flames. Doesn’t matter whether you put it on a bun or a bed of greens... It’s chicken. So we decided to create a recipe to brighten our sum-

mer chicken landscape. We wanted easy. We also wanted something friendly to the doahead crowd. And most importantly, we wanted delicious. These grilled Greek chicken pitas were just right. The chicken thighs can be marinated in the cumin- and garlic-rich yogurt sauce overnight for dinner ease. The rest of the ingredients prep in no time, and the chicken itself is on and off the grill in under 15 minutes. The result? An easy chicken that eats like a burger and won’t leave you wishing for something more exciting.

Grilled Greek Chicken Pitas are a great way to create a more exciting chicken dish. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GRILLED GREEK CHICKEN PITAS Start to finish: 30 minutes plus marinating Servings: 6 1 teaspoon ground cumin 4 cloves garlic, chopped 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar, divided 1 cup plain Greek yogurt Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 6), trimmed and halved 2 tablespoons sugar 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced 6 small pita bread pockets, to serve Feta cheese, to serve Chopped tomato, to serve In a medium bowl, combine the cumin, garlic, 2 tablespoons of the red wine vinegar, the yogurt, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and the oregano. Whisk until smooth. Set half the mixture aside in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble the pitas. Leave the remaining yogurt mixture in the medium bowl and add the chicken. Turn to coat all sides. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to overnight. In another bowl, stir together the remaining 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar with the sugar. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Add the cucumber, cover and refrigerate until time to assemble the pitas. When the chicken has marinated, heat the grill to medium-high. Using an oil-soaked paper towel held with tongs, coat the grill grates with oil. Place the chicken on the grill, discarding excess marinade. Grill the chicken for 6 minutes per side, or until the chicken reaches 170 F. Transfer to a serving platter. Drain the cucumber slices. Fill each pita pocket with a few pieces of chicken, a few of the marinated cucumbers, a drizzle of the reserved yogurt sauce, a sprinkle of feta cheese and chopped tomatoes. Serve immediately. Nutrition information per serving: 340 calories; 90 calories from fat (26 percent of total calories); 10 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 155 mg cholesterol; 750 mg sodium; 22 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 38 g protein.

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CULT CHOICE In a widely acclaimed performance, Chadwick Boseman portrays soul pioneer James Brown in the 2014 biopic “Get on Up” (8 p.m., HBO).

SERIES NOTES The van makes the man on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Phoning it in on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Hitting their marks on “Bullseye” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Werewolves everywhere on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Sparing the rod on “black-ish” (9:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

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Jonas Nay stars as Martin Rauch in the SundanceTV original series “Deutschland 83” premiering at 11 p.m. today. Cugat (1900-90), appears on “Celebrity Wife Swap” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG), along with actress Jill Whelan (“The Love Boat”).

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Briefcase” (8 p.m., CBS). • College tours loom large for Sue and Alex, respectively, on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG) and “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). • If required, the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning meet in game seven of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final (8

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PINEAPPLE-CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH PASSION FRUIT GLAZE Recipe courtesy of Ingrid Hoffmann Yield: 8 servings Prep time: 20 minutes Chill time: At least 4 hours 1/2 cup corn oil 4 (3-inch) sprigs rosemary 5 (3-inch) sprigs oregano 4 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 24 2-inch pieces 1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded, ribbed and cut into 24 1-inch pieces 1 medium red onion, cut into 24 1-inch pieces 2/3 peeled and cored pineapple, cut into 24 1-inch pieces 1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated into cups (for serving) Passion Fruit Glaze: 1/2 cup passion fruit nectar 2 tablespoons ketchup 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons honey Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper To prepare chicken, combine corn oil, rosemary, oregano and garlic in large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate, for at least 4 hours or overnight, occasionally turning chicken. To prepare glaze, process passion fruit nectar, ketchup, lime juice, soy sauce and honey until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Blend until well combined. Pour into small bowl. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Alternately thread 3 pieces chicken, 3 pieces bell pepper, 3 pieces red onion and 3 pieces pineapple on each skewer. Repeat process with remaining ingredients and skewers. Reserve half of the passion fruit glaze and set aside. Brush skewers evenly with the remaining glaze. Grill kabobs, covered with grill lid, for 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is done. Occasionally turn the skewers. Serve skewers on a bed of lettuce leaves. Brush with the reserved passion fruit glaze and serve remaining sauce on the side. Source: Mazola

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SOUTHWEST STYLE GRILLED CHICKEN COBB SALAD WITH CREAMY CHIPOTLE VINAIGRETTE Yield: 8-10 servings Prep time: 30 minutes Creamy Chipotle Vinaigrette: 1/3 cup corn oil 2 cloves garlic 2 teaspoons canned chipotle in adobo sauce 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup half and half 1/4 cup cilantro Salad: 8 cups bite-size mixed salad greens 2 cups sliced, grilled chicken 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed 1 red bell pepper, cut into 2-inch strips 1 cup frozen corn, thawed 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions 4 hard boiled eggs, quartered lengthwise 2 small avocados, sliced 1/4 cup red onion slivers 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Mexican style cheese Combine vinaigrette ingredients in blender or food processor. Puree until smooth. Refrigerate dressing until ready to serve. Arrange lettuce on large serving platter or individual plates. Arrange each salad ingredient in horizontal or diagonal rows across top of lettuce. Garnish with cheese and serve with vinaigrette or toss salad with vinaigrette just prior to serving. Recipe note: Substitute grilled hanger steak slices or shrimp in place of chicken.