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LOCAL: John Hoffman

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DOE: Violations some of worst seen Sumter High principal denies some allegations against testing practices BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Testing practices observed at Sumter High School earlier this year were some of the worst the state Department of Education has ever seen, a spokesman for the state agency said Wednesday. In a letter dated Monday,

the education department requested the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division conduct a crimi- BYNUM nal investigation into the local school and its administrators, prompted by what state education officials

said they witnessed during the local school’s High School Assessment Program testing in April. HARRIS As part of its investigation, auditors with the department said they found several significant test-

ON THE NET Read the S.C. Department of Education’s investigation report and Sumter School District’s response online at theitem.com.

ing violations, including testing materials not being secured properly at the campus, failure by the school adminis-

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tration to make accommodations for students with disabilities, failure to provide teachers and testing administrators with proper training and an overall poor testing environment for students. In a written statement released Tuesday, Sumter SEE TESTING, PAGE A8

Tuomey argues fines, penalties unconstitutional BY BRADEN BUNCH BBunch@theitem.com Tuomey Healthcare System said the $237 million the federal government is seeking in fines and penalties against the local hospital should be denied because they are unconstitutional, according to motions filed by its lawyers Wednesday. Last month, after a four-week trial, Tuomey was found guilty of violating both Stark Law and the False Claims Act, collecting more than $39.3 mil-

ABOVE: The Lemira Percussion Ensemble’s own Supremes sing “Stop in the Name of Love” during Tuesday’s graduation ceremony for Lemira Elementary School fifth-graders.

Council OKs 1st reading of budget

Study will explore bypass impact tive Director Kathy Powell. “We will move forward to the next step, and that will be an environmental impact study,” Powell said. “We understand this will likely take two to three years. This study will be a much more in-depth look at the potential impacts of the bypass. Our board is trying to make sure we look at all the alternatives and to see what would be best for Bishopville

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Included within the budget is a $32.8 million general fund; $330,000 tax increment financing fund; $20.6 million water and sewer fund; $514,420 storm water fund; $408,000 accommodations tax fund; $2 million hospitality tax fund; and a

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BISHOPVILLE — The Bishopville Bypass Project is not dead yet. The Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments has authorized the Department of Transportation to spend federal funds to carry out an environmental impact study, said COG Acting Execu-

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City trash pickup price may go up

RIGHT: Members of the Lemira Percussion Ensemble sing and perform the Temptations’ “My Girl” at the graduation at Patriot Hall. The performance was a preview of the program they’ll present at the Piccolo Spoleto Finale in Charleston’s Hampton Park on Saturday.

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lion in fraudulent Medicare claims between 2005 and 2009. After adding fines and penalties that it said were both mandatory and the minimum possible under federal law, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion with the U.S. District

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and Lee County.” Powell said the COG’s board took the action Monday night by a vote of 20-3 with one abstention. The transportation committee made the recommendation to the full board to go ahead with the study. The four Lee County representatives on the COG — Bishopville Mayor Alexander Boyd, SEE BYPASS, PAGE A6

DEATHS Donald M. Stuart Joseph Franklin Ervin S. Finley Lucinda G. Epps Terry J. Davis

Sumter City Council passed first reading of its Fiscal Year 2014 budget at its meeting Tuesday night. The $56.8M budget does not include a tax increase, but residents can expect to pay more for garbage collection.

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County proposes paying off debts early to balance budget BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Sumter County officials think they are close to balancing their budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, but county council members still disagree on exactly how they should do it. One week after council members voted to approve an increase of 2.15 tax mills in order to raise an additional $1.5 million for next year’s budget, county staff proposed a way to close the remaining budget deficit at a workshop for council members Tuesday. Small millage increases are expected also in two of the county’s fire districts.

Finance Director Pamela Craven proposed council pay off two capital purchase loans early using funds reserved for debt payments, at a cost of $1,761,661. As of fiscal year 2012, available funds for debt payment have a balance of $6,687,074. “This would allow us to have more flexibility in our debt limit” of the equivalent of 15 mills, Craven told council members in the workshop. Paying off the loans with First Citizens Bank and RBC early would save money on interest payments and thus allow the county to balance its 2013-14 budget with an available $132,175, and still retain $264,723 above the minimum percentage needed

for debt payment. “What (Craven) just presented is a balanced budget,” said County Administrator Gary Mixon. “It accounts for our capital needs and preserves funds for the future and allows us to recognize our county employees.” County employees would receive a 2 percent cost-ofliving salary increase in the proposed budget. Despite the latest budget figures proposed Tuesday, some issues remain before Sumter County can ensure a balanced budget for the next fiscal year. Councilmen Jimmy Byrd and Charles Edens both voted against the proposed millage increase in the budget’s first reading May

28, and Councilman Artie Baker said Tuesday he would be uneasy voting for a final budget that raised taxes. Councilman Eugene Baten said his priority would be seeing that county employees receive a cost-of-living adjustment in the 2013-14 budget plan. “Just like some council members oppose the millage increase, I’m opposed to taking that away from our employees,” Baten said. “They’ve earned it.” Council also must reach a decision on funding requests from outside agencies seeking support from the county. About two dozen agencies are seeking a recommended $2,320,956 in county funds.

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Police make 2nd arrest in assault

Wilson Hall kindergarten students Wilson Warrick, Mary Carter Smith and Matthew Simmons patiently wait for their names to be announced at school’s kindergarten graduation program held recently in the Nash Student Center.

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Man gets 18 years in 66-year-old’s death BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com James Earnest Butler told a circuit court judge Wednesday that all he wanted to do to James Davis Sr. when he struck the Sumter resident with a pipe wrench was to get away from him. Butler, 53, of 4795 Cotton Acres Road, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter at the Sumter County Courthouse before 3rd Circuit Judge R. Ferrell Cothran, who sentenced him to 18 years in state detention.

Some, such as the Gallery of Art and the Sumter County Museum, are carried over from the previous year’s budget. The Clemson University Extension Service and Behavioral Health both made new requests in the county budget for $50,140 and $20,000, respectively. The SanteeLynches Regional Council of Governments also requested an additional $3,000, raising its county contribution from $53,546 to $56,546. Council members declined to take any action before reviewing the requests. Sumter County Council will meet in another workshop this coming Tuesday before its regularly scheduled meeting.

Butler was originally charged with murder and first-degree burglary in 2012 after his DNA matched fingernail scrapings taken from the victim at the time of his death in February 2009. Davis, 66, was found dead inside his 40 Robinson Lane home, and an autopsy later determined he was killed by a blow to the head. Butler was served warrants on the Davis case in January 2012 while in Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where he was serving a sentence on

an unrelated second-degree burglary charge filed in May 2011. “After his arrest on these charges in January 2012, the defendant admitted to hitting (Davis) in the head with a pipe wrench. He told police that they had an argument over money.” Butler told Cothran that he and Davis were arguing over money the victim owed him. “I’m very sorry for what happened to (Davis),” Butler said. “I tried all I could to leave. He just wouldn’t let me. I wanted to hit him enough to get away.”

Sumter Public Defender Tim Murphy said he and his client discussed arguing self defense at trial. “We talked at length about that possibility, but I had concerns about a jury accepting the reasonableness of his actions,” Murphy said. “My client knows that his actions may not have been reasonable under the circumstances.” Butler was facing 30 years in prison. He must serve at least 85 percent of Cothran’s sentence before he is eligible for parole. Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

Cultural commission calls for grants applications FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter County Cultural Commission announces a call for 2nd Quarter Grant Applications for Sumter County artists, arts organizations and arts programming. The 2nd Quarter grant funds are for activities and projects which start during the months of October, November and December. Funded projects must be completed by June 30, 2014. Grant applications can be picked up at the business office of the Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center. Interested artists and organizations can also request a grant application by email. Send requests to: cbryan@sumtercountysc.org.

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MANNING — The second suspect wanted in the May 26 attack of a 50-year-old Manning man was arrested in Darlington County on Wednesday morning. Jonathan Cody Newman, 19, was transported to Clarendon County Detention Center on Wednesday afternoon. Newman faces charges of attempted murder and first-degree burglary. “We received a tip and a phone numNEWMAN ber,” said Detective Lt. Sonia Daniels. “We tracked the phone number to a residence in Darlington County. The Darlington Task Force had the house under surveillance and took him into custody.” The second man charged for the May 26 attack, Montag Lamall Webb, 21, turned himself in to Daniels at the Manning Police Department on May 28. Webb’s bond was denied, and he is being held at the Clarendon County Detention Center on one count of attempted murder and one count of first-degree burglary. Daniels said that there has been no change in the victim’s condition. Following several surgeries, he remains in guarded condition at a Columbia hospital. Police think robbery was the motive that led to the beating. “We know that some items were taken,” Daniels said on May 29. Four other residents also were arrested in connection to the case and charged with providing false information. “I’d like to thank the public for their help in providing leads and tips,” Daniels added.

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Omar Rasheem Culbreath, 29, of 1115 Jordan St., was arrested Monday and charged with obtaining property by false pretenses. At 11 a.m., Culbreath reportedly took a propane tank valued at $40 from a gated area behind a property in the 100 block of South Lafayette Drive, then took it around to the front office of the building and attempted to sell the tank to the owners. Police were called, and Culbreath reportedly told the officer where he got the tank from. Thomas Rashad Richardson, 26, of 108 McQueen St., was arrested Monday and charged with driving under suspension, third or subsequent offense, and being a habitual traffic offender. At 4:57 p.m., Richardson was stopped at a police checkpoint on Highland Avenue and Willow Drive. Richardson was found to have four previous suspensions on his record. Anthony G. Dingle, 42, of 1990 William Brunson Road, Summerton, was arrested Monday and charged with driving under suspension, third or subsequent offense. At 9:50 p.m., Dingle was stopped at a police checkpoint on West Williams Street and South Guignard Drive and was reportedly found to have three prior suspensions. Frederick Lamont Singleton, 40, of 2904 Dalzell St., Dalzell, was

arrested Monday and charged with driving under suspension, second offense. Singleton was reportedly stopped at a police checkpoint on Highland Avenue and Willow Drive at 5:35 p.m. FIRE:

At 5:43 p.m. Monday, firefighters responded to a mobile home fire in the 5600 block of Wessex Drive in Wedgefield. A fire reportedly sparked by an air-conditioning unit engulfed the home’s bedroom, causing damage estimated at $15,000 and rendering the structure unlivable. No injuries were reported from the fire. STOLEN PROPERTY:

A 42-inch computer and TV monitor, an Xbox 360 with Kinect and eight video games, a diamond wedding and engagement rings, a bag of cosmetics, a bracelet, a pendant, a necklace, a USC class ring and another ring, and a Social Security card were reported stolen from the 4600 block of Peach Orchard Road at 4:25 p.m. Monday. The items are valued at $6,945. An air-conditioning unit was reported stolen from the 2600 block of Hilldale Drive at 11:05 a.m. Monday. The unit is valued at $3,500. Women’s jewelry, clothing and bed linens were reportedly stolen from the 100 block of Laurel Street between 8 a.m. May 1 and 3 p.m. May 29. The items are valued at $2,000.

An outside air-conditioning unit was reported stolen from the 1000 block of Kingsbury Drive at 5:31 a.m. Tuesday. The unit is valued at $1,500. A black 6-by-10-foot utility trailer and the red hand truck that was on it were reported stolen from the 600 block of Pittman Drive at 12:58 p.m. Monday. The items are valued at $1,275. A combination TVDVD player valued at $300 and $510 in cash were reported stolen from the 7400 block of Ned Weathers Lane in Rembert at 11:02 p.m. Monday. Two electric leafblowers, a red-andblack power washer and a push lawn mower were reportedly stolen from the 2800 block of Brownfield Way between 8 a.m. April 21 and 10 a.m. Monday. The items are valued at $620. A water pump, a lawn mower and a toilet bowl were reported stolen from the 1000 block of Morton Street at 2:49 p.m. Monday. The items are valued at $600. Two window air-conditioning units were reportedly stolen from the first block of Birnie Circle between 9:30 a.m. Sunday and 8:45 a.m. Monday. The units are valued at $500. EMS CALLS:

On Monday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 52 calls. Forty-three were medical calls, four were motor vehicle wrecks, and five were listed as “other trauma.”

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New local YMCA executive director named FROM STAFF REPORTS John Hoffman has been named the executive director of the Sumter Family YMCA, according to a Wednesday news release from the local nonprofit. “I look forward to leading this great organization in our efforts to serve the Sumter community in our focus areas of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility,� he said. Kimberly Cousineau, CEO of the local Y, announced in April that she would be stepping down here to move back to her home state of

North Carolina and become the resource director for YMCA of the USA. Hoffman has been serving as operations director since November of 2010. “Our confidence in John’s ability to lead the Y directly reflects the experience and direction he has reHOFFMAN ceived in his role as operations director and with the missiondriven staff who has performed so well under his guidance,� said Ken Reese, chief volunteer officer of the

TUOMEY from Page A1 Court, seeking $237,454,195. The hospital had until Wednesday to respond to both the federal government figure, as well as file any potential appeal to the jury’s verdict. While an official appeal had not been filed as of press time Wednesday night, Tuomey spokeswoman Brenda Chase said another brief was expected to be filed by Tuomey’s lawyers by the midnight deadline. “We are very much looking forward to the judge reviewing all of our motions,� Chase said. As far as the fines the hospital faces, Tuomey’s lawyers say they violate both the Eighth Amendment by constituting both cruel and unusual punishment, as well as the Fifth Amendment because of a violation of the hospital’s rights to due process. The $237 million penalty was calculated by federal prosecutors by tripling the $39.3 million in Medicare claims the hospital was found to have received unlawfully, as well as a $5,500 penalty for each of the 21,730 false claims. According to the government, the law calls

for the automatic tripling, as well as a penalty between $5,500 and $11,000 for each count of fraud. In its response, Tuomey argues such a fine is a violation of the Eighth Amendment, saying “the severity of the fine far outweighs the gravity of the alleged offense.� “Such an award would destroy the only hospital in Sumter County. This would be catastrophic for the Sumter community,� the brief reads before citing resolutions and letters from the Sumter County Legislative Delegation, the Sumter Smart Growth Initiative and Sumter Economic Development. All seven members of the Sumter delegation signed the resolution declaring “the vital importance of the Tuomey Healthcare System to the health and well-being of the citizens of Sumter and request that any action that might undermine this be abated,� while in the letter from Sumter Economic Development, President Jay Schwedler writes, “It is nearly impossible to overstate the importance of Tuomey Healthcare System on

YMCA board of directors. Hoffman agreed the Y has seen a number of accomplishments during his time with the organization. “We are blessed with a strong YMCA, which is well respected and supported in the community,� he said. “We’ve seen great improvements in our facilities, equipment and programming. The impact of our cause-driven leaders can be seen in all areas of the Y. Membership is up by 15 percent, and programming participation has increased by 35 percent since 2010.� Prior to his position at the

Sumter County.� The dramatic impact of such a fine, the lawyers argue, comes at the same time the government did not suffer any adverse effects from the practices at the hospital. “The government was not harmed by anything that Tuomey did, economically or otherwise,� the brief reads. “The patients treated at Tuomey received excellent medical care and Tuomey received the proper amount of reimbursement for those services under the Medicare program, and the government does not contend otherwise.� The brief also claims the $237 million is a violation of the hospital’s Fifth Amendment right to due process because the jury verdict was the result of reading into the law “a subjective intent element which does not appear in the statute, regulations or commentary.� Because of this, Tuomey argues, it could not have known the type of penalties the hospital was facing. “To the extent that the jury based its verdict on a heretofore unrecognized subjec-

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BBC America debuts peculiar zombie miniseries BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The whole zombie genre is open to interpretation. And there’s plenty of time for contemplation because so much of the action is obvious, repetitive and slow. If you’ve seen one shuffling corpse get its brain bashed in, you’ve seen them all. The hugely popular “Walking Dead� can be viewed as a re-animated Western. It’s a tale of hardy survivors making their way through a wilderness of “savages,� whom they annihilate without remorse; there’s no hint of the genocidal racism associated with cowboys-and-Indians shows of yore. The peculiarly original three-part miniseries “In the Flesh� (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14) inverts such metaphors in fascinating ways. Set in a fictional modern-day England, “Flesh� envisions a world just recovering from a 2009 zombie uprising. Scientists have developed a drug treatment to “cure� the formerly rabid and reintegrate them into society. “Flesh� focuses on Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry), a teen who, like most former zombies, is haunted by memories of his violent past. He can stay “clean� with daily injections and passes for one of the living with makeup and contact lenses that leave him looking like the star of an open-casket wake. The government and medical establishment call Kieren’s

condition “Partially Deceased Syndrome,â€? or PDS. Those with bitter memories of the uprising and its carnage call them “Rottersâ€?; many have gathered into quasi-religious bands of violent vigilantes called the Human Volunteer Force (HVF) to fight the reintegration of cured zombies into their communities. Unfortunately for Kieren, his parents live in a hotbed of HVF activity. And his beloved little sister, Jem (Harriet Cains), has joined the HVF’s angry ranks. So, in “Flesh,â€? it’s the living who surround houses, as the zombies did in “Night of the Living Dead,â€? to besiege the formerly dead. But their fear is not entirely without justification. An Internet underground has formed among the PDS sufferers — a movement to reject their cure and return to the passions of their unnatural state. This is just one of the original wrinkles in this engaging miniseries that trolls an inhuman subculture to explore the dark side of human nature. • “Burn Noticeâ€? (9 p.m., USA, TV-PG) enters its seventh season. The show is a perfect example of the type of series the USA Network has used to build a dependable audience. This stable of light procedurals features sunny locations where everyone — from doctors to cops to spies — wears Hawaiian shirts. USA’s new series “Gracelandâ€? (10 p.m., TV-14) follows,

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Tonight’s Other Highlights • On two episodes of the exceptionally horrible “Save Meâ€? (NBC, TV-PG): parental authority (8 p.m.); clutter (8:30 p.m.). • A cabdriver becomes a “Person of Interestâ€? (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). • Sisterhood is stuck in neutral on “Parks and Recreationâ€? (9:30 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG). • Charlie and Kate collaborate on “Anger Managementâ€? (9:30 p.m., FX, TV-14). • Watson worries about Sherlock’s recovery on “Elementaryâ€? (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV14). • Gideon vows vengeance on “Hannibalâ€? (10 p.m., NBC, TV14).

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BYPASS from Page A1 Lee County Council Chairman Travis Windham, Lee County Councilman David Addison and state Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville — voted in favor of moving forward with the project. Windham said the bypass project has a new start. “The proposed route — the eastern route around Bishopville — is null and void,� Windham said. “The DOT is starting all over and looking at all the options. The wording of the motion was very important.� Powell said the COG’s transportation committee brought forth a motion to recommend to the transportation department to “move forward with the environmental impact study to include the City Council of Bishopville and the Lee County Council in discussions to come to agreement on the purpose and needs statement of the Bishopville Bypass.� Windham said the COG’s primary interest is to address two critical issues: how to further economic development in Bishopville and Lee County and how to alleviate the transportation problems in downtown. The COG took the action to proceed despite an April 2 vote by Bishopville City Council to oppose construction of the bypass and a second resolution adopted by city council on April 23 stating council’s opposition to the project. Boyd said his “yes� vote does not mean city council supports the bypass project. “I was very surprised the COG wanted to move forward with the project,� Boyd said. “They didn’t listen to what the taxpayers had to say. It was obvious the

project was going to move forward. So I made sure the city council would be directly involved in this study.� Boyd said he changed his vote to yes after the motion was modified to include city council’s involvement. The $20 million bypass project is dependent upon mostly state and federal funds, which have been committed to the project, officials said. County officials had expressed concern the county would lose this money if the bypass project did not go forward. Officials estimate the study will cost an additional $800,000 and will come from federal earmarks allocated to Lee County several years ago. Brown said he wanted federal transportation earmarks to benefit Bishopville and Lee County. “It is my hope that in the days, weeks and months ahead, a plan will be developed to alleviate truck traffic on Main Street that everybody can agree on,� Brown said. The bypass project has received plenty of opposition and was particularly noticeable at a public hearing held by the state Department of Transportation in November at Lee Central High School. After reviewing these concerns, DOT informed the COG that the bypass would not be built without another environmental impact study. Before moving forward, DOT needed authorization from the COG. Powell said the COG would not make the authorization before receiving additional input from Lee County Council and Bishopville City Council. The action taken by the COG mandates both councils must work together and find common ground, Powell said. Efforts to reach transportation officials were unsuccessful.

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BUDGET from Page A1 $52,184 victims assistance fund. Mayor Joe McElveen praised city staff and employees for their hard work and persistence in helping negate the need for a property tax increase. Council also approved a resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the Water and Sewer fund of no more than 7½ percent to the general fund. The resolution is required to be approved annually for the yearly transfer. City residents, however, will notice a slight increase in the monthly fee for trash pickup. Council approved a $2-permonth increase for the residential service that includes not only the collection of residential garbage, but also recycling. “The council doesn’t like to do this,â€? McElveen said, “but this was the fairest way we

could figure to balance the budget.� Even with the increase, Sumter’s rates are a bargain when compared to other similar-sized cities across the state. For instance, Rock Hill charges city residents $18.59 monthly for weekly curbside roll-a-way trash pickup and recycling, Camden charges its residents $19.25 for weekly curbside roll-a-way trash pickup, and Myrtle Beach charges its residents $20.50 for the same service as Camden. In other business, Sumter Deputy Police Chief Alvin Holston presented Sumter High School senior Molly Catherine Duggan with a $2,000 scholarship from the S.C. Law Enforcement Officers Foundation. The foundation presents one $5,000 scholarship and two $2,000 scholarships each year. Holston said more than 60 students applied so the competition was fierce. “In addition to an application, students had to also submit an essay after interviewing three po-

lice officers,� he said. “What I enjoyed most about reading the essay was, it was obvious that she had done a lot of research. But she also told what it was like to grow up as a child of a police officer.� Duggan is a daughter of Joey and Tess Duggan. Joey Duggan serves as both a police officer and firefighter. “Reading her essay, I could see her father telling her some of the things we still say today,� Holston said. “I could also see how proud she is of her father.� This was not the first accolade Molly Duggan has received. She was recently named the WLTX-TV Female Player of the Year in the Midlands, was recognized for never missing a day of school in 12 years and won several other awards for athletics from Sumter High School. “We can see that your future is bright,� McElveen said while congratulating Duggan. Holston said that, since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $240,000 in scholarships.

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Dogs to earth W ASHINGTON — You might say I have a dog in this fight. He’s tiny. He’s blind. His bark is decidedly unmanly and his bites, usually in defense against things that can’t be seen, are forgivably innocuous. I am his seeing-eye human. I adopted Ollie from a kill shelter four years ago via friends who visit the shelter weekly and grab whatever is adoptable. Steve and Squeaky Wangensteen are shrewd and devilish people. Their strategy: They invite you to dinner, wine and dine you, and then, Kathleen PARKER while your defenses are down, say, “Oh, look, he loves you so much. Don’t you want to take him home?” Which is to say, I was overserved — and went home with a blind poodle. The Very Fortunate Ollie — named for Olive Street — thus came to join a neighborly menagerie that then included a threelegged cat, Zoe, a gentle mutt named Jake, the pedigreed Miss Maggie next door and yet another Ollie further down, who is often mistaken for Bo Obama. My Ollie had not been mistreated, but his care had been minimal. He was already 7 and was, as his vet puts it, “genetically challenged.” (We don’t tell Ollie.) His previous family, who dropped him off at the shelter saying they were tired of him, had bought him from a pet shop knowing he was blind. They did teach him the word “no,” which stops him in his tracks and for which I am grateful. Ollie is higher-thanusual maintenance, true enough, but his blindness is part of his charm. He is fearless precisely because he knows I won’t let him hurt himself. Like a child confident of his mother’s proximity, he knows I’m right there. Except, alas, those times when work takes me away, usually from D.C. to New York via the train, which doesn’t allow canine travelers. Not even a 6.5-pound blind toy poodle. Instead, I hire a sitter, which is expensive and an absurdly unnecessary burden. For reasons that remain mysterious, Amtrak allows only service dogs. This, despite the fact that domestic pets are more than welcome on airplanes for a fee. If small enough, they can be tucked under a seat. Yet Amtrak, with trains

naturally noisy and not exactly luxurious, is utterly snooty when it comes to pets. I once spotted a woman with a cuddly canine next to her in the Amtrak “Quiet Car” and asked her secret. Proudly, she whipped out a letter from her psychiatrist. Well, that’s one way. The rest of us are out of luck, but perhaps not for long. With gentleness of heart — and more sanity than we’ve come to expect from Washington — a bipartisan measure could open the way for pet lovers to travel by rail with their canine and feline companions. Four House members have proposed the Pets on Trains Act of 2013 to allow people to travel with their domestic pets. The act would require that Amtrak devote at least one car for kenneled pets for passengers traveling less than 750 miles. The bill’s sponsors have focused primarily on the family and humane concerns, earning the support of the Humane Society of the United States. “My dog, Lily, is part of our family and travels with us to and from California all the time,” says Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., a co-sponsor. “If I can take her on a plane, why can’t I travel with her on Amtrak, too?” But there’s also an economic benefit. Dogs and cats wouldn’t get a free ride. They’d need tickets, too. Who knows? Perhaps Amtrak could use the extra cash to hire restroom custodians. No self-respecting dog or cat would enter these foul places as they are customarily maintained. But more to the point, disallowing wellbehaved pets in carriers to travel by train makes little sense. We’re not talking about boarding goats and chickens, though I’d take a goat to some of the cellphone yackers who seem to find themselves so fascinating. Compared to many travelers whose company is far less appealing than a dog’s, Ollie is hardly visible and rarely makes a peep. Any dog or cat causing a ruckus can be forbidden from future travel. This important measure is long overdue. It’s sensible, pro-family, humane, smart business and no one’s bother. Finally, a bipartisan measure that offers an opportunity for humans to be the kind of people our dogs think we are. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost. com. © 2013, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR County should be preserving freedoms of majority Refering to Ernest Felder’s letter on May 26: He was outraged because Sumter County Council wouldn’t pass a burn ordinance to change the open burning from 50 to 75 feet from another person’s property. He is concerned because some residents have complained of smoke from these fires disrupting their health and peace. I believe that county council members Baker, Edens, Byrd and McGhaney do care about the majority of citizens and are looking out for the citizens in their communities. If some people have an allergy or dislike for smoke they need to deal with it. I am not responsible

for their allergies. They own their own allergy just as they own their own DNA. Contrary to what some people believe it isn’t necessary for the many to change to make the minority happy. County council should be preserving the liberties and freedoms of the majority and not trying to act as a master or lord over their servants or slaves. In other words, the needs of the many are more important than the needs of a few. I don’t agree with your belief in reference to your letter on May 31, referring to the letter on May 28 saying that Mr. Ralph Baker’s motives are selfish and that he doesn’t care about other’s health or safety. It seems that what you want is to serve the needs of a

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ver the last seven decades, 115 veterans of World War II have served in the United States Senate. This week, the last of them, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, died. Two World War II veterans still serve in the House — Ralph Hall of Texas, who was a Navy pilot, and John Dingell, who joined the Army at 18 and was scheduled to take part in the planned invasion of Japan. There aren’t likely to be any more members of what Tom Brokaw labeled the Greatest Generation to serve in Congress. All surviving World War II veterans (except a few who lied about their age) are at least 85 years old. In the 68 years since World War II ended, veterans of the conflict have played an outsized role in American politics — more than veterans of any other conflict since the Civil War. Not much notice was paid when the last Spanish-American War veteran in Congress, Barratt O’Hara, died in 1969. Nor was much attention directed at the retirement from Congress in the 1970s of the last two World War I veterans — Sen. Mike Mansfield of Montana (who lied about his age to enlist) and Sen. John Sparkman of Alabama (who served in the Students Army Training Corps). In contrast, World War II veterans made a big splash in politics starting shortly after the war ended. Dozens of young veterans were elected to Congress in 1946, including future Presidents John Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The two had offices near each other and, as Christopher Matthews chronicled in his 1996 book “Kennedy and Nixon,” were on friendly terms until they became political rivals.

When they ran for president in 1960, they were both in their 40s — a vivid contrast with the much older presidents of the previous two decades. From Kennedy’s victory that year until George H.W. Bush’s defeat in 1992, a period of 32 years, every president served in the military during World War II, although Lyndon Johnson’s service was brief and Jimmy Carter did not graduate from the Naval Academy until after the war was over. Many other members of the Michael Greatest GeneraBARONE tion entered politics early and made a mark. Lloyd Bentsen, first elected to Congress in 1948, and George McGovern, first elected in 1956, were both bomber pilots — extremely hazardous duty. Three future senators — Philip Hart of Michigan, Daniel Inouye of Hawaii and Bob Dole of Kansas — first met in a rehabilitation center in Battle Creek, Mich., recovering from serious wounds. More than 400,000 American servicemen died in World War II — 100 times the American death toll in Iraq — and the lives of millions were disrupted. But wartime service also opened up opportunities for many. One of them was Frank Lautenberg. His prospects seemed dim. His father died when he was a teenager, and his mother ran a sandwich shop. But thanks to the G.I. Bill of Rights, he was able to attend Columbia University. Most big corporations in those days did not hire Jews for management positions. But Lautenberg was able to get in on the

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ground floor of a startup company called Automatic Payrolls Inc. It filled a niche created by the wartime institution of income tax withholding. Businesses needed someone to do the paperwork, and Lautenberg was hired as a salesman by the firm’s founders. Soon he became head of the renamed Automatic Data Processing (ADP), and under his leadership it processed paychecks for about 10 percent of the national workforce. With the fortune he made, Lautenberg was able to pay for his first Senate campaign in 1982. Like many but by no means all World War II veterans, Lautenberg was a liberal Democrat, a fighter unafraid of navigating the sometimes troubled waters of New Jersey politics. He retired from the Senate in 2000 but was happy to be called back by Democratic politicos to replace his scandal-struck colleague Bob Torricelli, with whom he had a stormy relationship, on the 2002 ballot. The Greatest Generation has had a long and sometimes stormy run in American politics. Lyndon Johnson was tripped up by Vietnam, and Richard Nixon by Watergate. Now, with just two World War II veterans in the House, the Greatest Generation is finally passing on into history. Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner (www.washingtonexaminer.com), is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics. © 2013 The Washington Examiner distributed by creators.com

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TESTING from Page A1 School District Superintendent Randolph Bynum said the district will continue to look into the matter. “We were surprised by the report from the State Department because during the follow-up briefing, we never received any inclination of severe concerns. This report does concern me, and the district will review the findings as to what is hearsay and factual and will take appropriate action where applicable,” Bynum said. Sumter High Principal Sterling Harris on Tuesday denied some of the allegations and questioned the motivation behind the report. On Wednesday, Jay W. Ragley, spokesman for the education department, said the veteran department staffers conducting the Sumter High audit stressed to him the severity of the violations. “They have never seen such a poorly organized testing procedure in a school,” Ragley said. “This is, in their experience, one of the worst and unprepared buildings to give a test that they have ever seen.” Willfully violating mandated testing procedures is a criminal offense in South Carolina, and those found guilty can face both misdemeanor charges with a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine as well as revocation of their teaching and/or administrative credentials. “It is extremely rare, and frankly, it’s extremely disappointing that this happened to students,” Ragley said. “You have a stressful situation (testing), and you compound that with a staff who the district has not trained, they have not properly trained them to administer the test, and that just causes more stress for everyone. And that’s the fault of the leadership of the school and the district not preparing the staff, the front line, to be prepared to administer the test.” The state spokesman also said what was particularly alarming was the school’s failure to provide students with disabilities the proper accommodations. “We take that very seriously,” Ragley said. “That’s a serious problem that the school district will have to address before the next school year.” As both local and state educators continued to react to the announcement, they also continued to disagree with some of the statements in the initial education department report. Specifically, a dispute has arisen over the reported recollections of a conversation at Sumter High during the investigation between local Superintendent Randolph Bynum and state department auditor Kathy Ortlund. In the report, the DOE said Ortlund and Bynum spoke during testing on April 18, at which time the state investigator “was very frank with him and explained her observations.” Responding to the initial announcement of the request to SLED, Bynum said on Tuesday, “I would like to note that the conversation noted in the report that supposedly took

‘They have never seen such a poorly organized testing procedure in a school. This is, in their experience, one of the worst and unprepared buildings to give a test that they have ever seen.’

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place with me and a SDE employee outlining the concerns never took place.” At the same time, firstyear Sumter High principal Harris responded to the report with a fourpage letter, in which he said, “I witnessed the conversation between Ms. Ortlund and my Superintendent, and he questioned her about many things regarding testing. At no time did she indicate that there was any major problem with testing. She consistently dodged some of his questions and absolutely did not take the opportunity to share some of the assumptions she wrote in this report.” On Wednesday, the superintendent clarified his statement, saying there was, in fact, a conversation between himself and Ortlund, but that it did not resemble anything like what was written in the department’s report. “I am adamant that any discussion that took place was regarding the amount of time it took to get the testing started. I was not informed at that time of the specific concerns outlined in the report,” Bynum said. Ragley, however, said the state department stands by its entire report, including the recount of the conversation. “It was not the entire thing that was contained in the report, because she obviously was in the middle of observing what was going on, but she definitely had a conversation with Mr. Bynum and absolutely informed him of the problems she saw at that time,” Ragley said. Sumter School District Board of Trustees Chairman Keith Schultz said he had yet to see the report and that the board would wait until they received further information before taking any action on the issue. “I am certainly apprised of the situation at Sumter High School, and there were some testing issues, if you will, but our board is going to look at it, and we’re going to get apprised legally, and then we’re going to move forward from there,” Schultz said. He said he was aware Department of Education officials had visited Sumter High during the testing process but did not know their report would lead to a SLED investigation. “If there were some irregularities, we’ll deal with it,” Schultz said. Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): ARIES (March 21-April the last word in astrology Your involvement in 19): Expand your travel, learning or friendships and be eugenia LAST communications will lead receptive to different to self-improvement. cultures and traditions. Don’t let your personal What you gain from life stand between you and advancement. interacting with individuals who have something unique to offer will help you SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t be fooled change your own life. by smooth operators. Negotiations and fine print will be something to consider. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Express what you Concentrate on detail and expressing your want to say or do creatively and you will needs. Love is highlighted. captivate your audience and get the support you need to follow through with your plans. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your heart will lead you into all sorts of interesting GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Not everything will situations. Before you decide to take a risk or turn out to be as good as it sounds. Don’t let indulge in something questionable, consider anyone bully you. A sudden change of plans the consequences. appears to be more in your favor than not. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Join in community CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Deal with personal problems. Discuss choices and the events or activities that will allow you to direction you feel obliged to follow. Once meet new people or explore new interests. you clear your position with those you care Don’t let an unpredictable situation unnerve about, you’ll be able to give your all to you. whatever you want to pursue. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Offer help, but don’t let AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Deal with guilt anyone take you for granted. Taking on and emotional situations quickly so they do more than you can handle or being too not stop you from pursuing your goals. willing to let others stick you with Networking and expanding your interests responsibilities that don’t belong to you will will help you get ahead. lead to discontentment. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Rely on past VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t start an experience and people you trust. Love and unnecessary feud. It will slow you down and romance are highlighted along with making make you look bad. Focus on kindness, personal changes to contracts, investments, compassion and doing your best to get settlements and your future security. along.

PICK 3 WEDNESDAY: 8-8-0 AND 0-5-0 PICK 4 WEDNESDAY: 4-7-5-0 AND 8-5-3-1 PALMETTO CASH 5 WEDNESDAY: 8-16-25-36-38 POWERUP: 2 CAROLINA CASH 6 MONDAY: 5-10-11-21-25-29 MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY: 10-11-12-20-55 MEGABALL: 19 MEGAPLIER: 3 POWERBALL NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME

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Local baseball players earn top state honors BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com A bout with elbow tendinitis shut Jamal Keels down from pitching for Manning High School for a significant part of this past baseball season. While his presence on the mound may have been missed, Keels more than made up for it with contribu-

tions at the plate and in the field. The Monarchs senior batted a robust .470 with 28 runs driven in and 26 runs scored out of the No. 3 hole, helping Manning earn a spot in the 3A state playoffs and the District V championship game. His stellar season also led to a pair of postseason honors as Keels was selected as an all-state player and earned

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local players to earn end-ofthe-year honors. Sumter High’s Charlie Barnes earned 4A all-state honors while Taylor McFaddin and Will Smith

COLUMBIA — Max Schrock’s home is a 10-minute drive from North Carolina’s Boshamer Stadium. He attended baseball camps there as a kid. When he was in high school, he played in showcase tournaments at the stadium. Schrock grew up a Tar Heels fan, regularly went to their baseball games and still roots for their basketball team, an allegiance “that’s going to be hard to take away from me,” he said. Yet he decided during his sophomore year of high school that he didn’t want to play for North Carolina’s powerhouse baseball team. Instead, he

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lem than he was in ‘07, that’s for sure,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday. Tim Duncan told the beaten James minutes after that series that the league would someday belong to him, and he was right. The NBA’s MVP guided Miami to last year’s championship and the league’s best record this season. Now the Spurs will try to take it back. But James is now the best player in the game, is surrounded by more talent in Miami than he ever had in Cleveland, and still carries the memory of the beating the Spurs laid on him six years ago.

NEW YORK — One by one, for three weeks already, players accompanied by their lawyers have been summoned to interviews as part of baseball’s latest investigation into performance-enhancing drugs — and the process is a BOSCH long way from finished. Some pretty big names, led by Alex RoRODRIGUEZ driguez, could be on the hot seat. A-Rod, Ryan Braun, Nelson Cruz, Melky Cabrera BRAUN and Bartolo Colon are among the 20 or so players who may be disciplined for CABRERA their links to the now-closed Miami anti-aging clinic, Biogenesis of America. The players’ union says it has been assured no decisions regarding discipline will be made until the interviews are completed. “It would be unfortunate if anyone prejudged those investigations,” union head Michael Weiner said in a statement Wednesday. And it appears the process has a while to run. Interviews with players started three weeks

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committed to another elite program — South Carolina. “I think location did play a part in it,” he said. “I kind of wanted to get away a little bit. I came to a game here (at USC) and I loved it. So I decided this was the place for me.” This weekend, in a best-of-three super regional that starts Friday, Schrock will return to Chapel Hill as the Gamecocks try to knock off the Tar Heels, the NCAA tournament’s top overall seed, and advance to their 12th College World Series. Schrock, a second baseman, has experienced an uneven freshman season, but sparkled in the second half. He

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South Carolina’s Max Schrock grew up a North Carolina fan but decided to sign with the Gamecocks. UNC will host USC in a Super Regional best-of-3 series beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday on ESPN2.

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Back in Finals, James can get back at Spurs BY BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press

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Miami’s LeBron James (6) has a chance to gain a measure of revenge against San Antonio when the NBA Finals tip off tonight in Miami. Tim Duncan and the Spurs defeated James in his first Finals appearance with Cleveland.

Weather postpones legion games FROM STAFF REPORTS Manning-Santee Post 68 and Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 had their respective American SYLVESTER Legion baseball games scheduled for Wednesday postponed due to rain.

MIAMI — Before reaching the top of basketball, LeBron James was run over by the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs swept James’ Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals, so long ago that the winning game plan focused on exDUNCAN ploiting James’ weaknesses. Those are nearly impossible to find now, and James essentially warned the Spurs that they shouldn’t bother looking. The Spurs already know. “He’ll be a lot more of a prob-

AMERICAN LEGION SCHEDULE SENIOR Today Cheraw at Manning-Santee (DH), ppd. Dalzell-Shaw at Lexington, ppd. Today Sumter at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Friday Sumter at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

Manning was to play host to Cheraw in a doubleheader at Monarch Field. A makeup date has yet to be set. The Jets were CAMPBELL scheduled to play a road game at Lexington. That game hasn’t been resched-

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Schrock to face team he loved BY DARRYL SLATER Post and Courier

were selected for the 4A/1A North-South game. East Clarendon’s William Ard also earned 1A all-state honors. “He’s been a really good performer his whole career here at Manning, so it wasn’t too much of a shock,” MHS head coach Keith Stewart said of Keels’ season. “He’s a great all-around player. He can hit

Columbia NE at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. JUNIOR Today Manning-Santee at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Friday Lake City at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Greer at Sumter (DH), 1 p.m.

uled either. In today’s action, League III leader Sumter travels to Hartsville for a 7 p.m. game. Neither Post 68 nor Dalzell is scheduled for today. Sumter travels to Manning on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. game, while Dalzell is at home against Columbia Northeast at 7 p.m.

Moseley signs for track at Voorhees BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com There’s something about running around a track twice that excites Alton Moseley. “I just like the 800,” Moseley said. Of course, he’s talking about the 800-meter run, a track and field event in which he had pretty good success at Sumter High School. Because of that ability, Moseley will have a MOSELEY chance to continue his track career at Voorhees College, an NAIA school located in Denamrk. Interestingly, Moseley didn’t know how much he enjoyed the middle distance event until his junior year at SHS.

“He didn’t start running for me until his junior year,” said Gamecocks boys track head coach Gerald Tomlin. “I also tried to get him to do the 400, but he didn’t want to do that. He just liked doing the 800. That’s a tough race to run, and he really put in a lot of work to make himself good at it.” Moseley finished second in the 800 in the Region VI-4A meet and was part of the winning 4x800 relay team as well. While he didn’t qualify in either event in the 4A state qualifier, Moseley set a personal best in the qualifier with a time of 2 minutes, 1 second. Moseley said several of his family members have compete in track over the years, so he felt it was a natural SEE MOSELEY, PAGE B5

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 9 a.m. -- Professional Tennis: French Open Women’s Semifinal Matches from Paris (ESPN2). 9 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Lyonness Open First Round from Atzennbrugg, Austria (GOLF). 12:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Wegmans LPGA Championship First Round from Pittsford, N.Y. (GOLF). 2 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Baltimore at Houston or Tampa Bay at Detroit (MLB NETWORK). 2:15 p.m. -- International Soccer: Under-21 European Championship Group Play Match from Petah Tikva, Israel (ESPNU). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: St. Jude Classic First Round from Memphis, Tenn. (GOLF). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour The Tradition First Round from Birmingham, Ala. (GOLF). 6:30 p.m. -- American Legion Baseball: Sumter at Hartsville (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHMFM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290). 9 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Finals Game One -- San Antonio at Miami (WOLO 25). 9 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Western Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Four -- Chicago at Los Angeles (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 36 23 .610 – Baltimore 33 25 .569 21/2 New York 33 25 .569 21/2 Tampa Bay 31 26 .544 4 Toronto 24 34 .414 111/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 31 25 .554 – Cleveland 30 28 .517 2 Minnesota 26 29 .473 41/2 Chicago 24 32 .429 7 Kansas City 23 32 .418 71/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 35 22 .614 – Oakland 35 25 .583 11/2 Los Angeles 26 33 .441 10 Seattle 26 33 .441 10 Houston 21 38 .356 15 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Cleveland 3 Detroit 10, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 17, Texas 5 Baltimore 4, Houston 1 Minnesota 3, Kansas City 0 Milwaukee 4, Oakland 3, 10 innings L.A. Angels 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Seattle 7, Chicago White Sox 4 San Francisco 2, Toronto 1 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 6, Cleveland 4 Oakland at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 3:40 p.m. Toronto at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Texas at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Houston, late Minnesota at Kansas City, late Today’s Games Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 3-5) at Detroit (Scherzer 7-0), 1:08 p.m. Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 2-2) at Houston (B.Norris 5-4), 2:10 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 5-2) at Boston (Lester 6-2), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-6) at Kansas City (W.Davis 3-5), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Straily 3-2) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-2), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 2-4) at Seattle (Harang 2-5), 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Minnesota at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 37 22 .627 – Washington 29 29 .500 71/2 Philadelphia 29 30 .492 8 New York 22 33 .400 13 Miami 16 43 .271 21 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 38 20 .655 – Cincinnati 36 23 .610 21/2 Pittsburgh 35 25 .583 4 Chicago 23 33 .411 14 Milwaukee 22 35 .386 151/2 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 33 25 .569 – San Francisco 31 27 .534 2 Colorado 31 28 .525 21/2 San Diego 26 32 .448 7 Los Angeles 25 32 .439 71/2 Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 7, Miami 3, 11 innings Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Colorado 5, Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 4, 10 innings Milwaukee 4, Oakland 3, 10 innings Arizona 7, St. Louis 6, 14 innings L.A. Angels 4, Chicago Cubs 3 L.A. Dodgers 9, San Diego 7 San Francisco 2, Toronto 1 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 0

| Philadelphia 6, Miami 1 Oakland at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Toronto at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, late San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, late Today’s Games N.Y. Mets (Marcum 0-6) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Kennedy 3-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 6-3), 7:15 p.m. Philadelphia (Cloyd 1-2) at Milwaukee (W. Peralta 4-6), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 4-3) at Colorado (Chacin 3-3), 8:40 p.m. Atlanta (Hudson 4-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 2-1), 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

NBA FINALS Miami vs. San Antonio Thursday, June 6: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m. Sunday, June 9: San Antonio at Miami, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 11: Miami at San Antonio 9 p.m. Thursday, June 13: Miami at San Antonio, 9 p.m. x-Sunday, June 16: Miami at San Antonio, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 18: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, June 20: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.

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By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 2, Pittsburgh 0 Saturday, June 1: Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0 Monday, June 3: Boston 6, Pittsburgh 1 Wednesday, June 5: Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m. Friday, June 7: Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, June 9: Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 11: Pittsburgh at Boston, TBD x-Wednesday, June 12: Boston at Pittsburgh, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 2, Los Angeles 1 Saturday, June 1: Chicago 2, Los Angeles 1 Sunday, June 2: Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2 Tuesday, June 4: Los Angeles 3, Chicago 1 Thursday, June 6: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. x-Saturday, June 8: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Monday, June 10: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 12: Los Angeles at Chicago, TBD

TENNIS French Open Results By The Associated Press Wednesday At Stade Roland Garros Paris Purse: $28.4 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Men Quarterfinals Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (9), Switzerland, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Tommy Haas (12), Germany, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Women Quarterfinals Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, def. Maria Kirilenko (12), Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Jelena Jankovic (18), Serbia, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. Doubles Men Quarterfinals Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (7), Brazil, def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (16), Poland, 1-6, 6-4, 3-1, retired. Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Women Quarterfinals Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (2), Czech Republic, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (4), Russia, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Galina Voskoboeva (10), Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, and Zheng Saisai, China, 7-5, 6-1. Nadia Petrova, Russia, and Katarina Srebotnik (3), Slovenia, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Lucie Safarova (11), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3. Mixed Quarterfinals Liezel Huber, United States, and Marcelo Melo (8), Brazil, def. Lisa Raymond, United States, and Bruno Soares (4), Brazil, 6-4, 6-4. Semifinals Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, def. Liezel Huber, United States, and Marcelo Melo (8), Brazil, 3-6, 6-2, 10-3. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Daniel Nestor (5), Canada, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, 7-5, 6-4.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

Teheran tosses 1-hitter vs. Pirates BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press ATLANTA — Julio Teheran realized he was working on a nohitter against Pittsburgh after the fifth inning. He tried to put the thought out of his head so he could keep doing what was working. Teheran held Pittsburgh without a hit for 7 2-3 innings before settling for a combined one-hit shutout, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pirates 5-0 on Wednesday. Only 22, he took another big step in his breakthrough season. Tehran (4-2) gave up one hit with two walks and set a career high with 11 strikeouts in eight innings in the Braves’ fifth straight win, including a sweep of the three-game series. “I feel like he’s comfortable,” said Braves right fielder Jason Heyward, who had two hits. “He’s not trying to pitch his way onto the team. He’s going out there competing as a part of the team.” Pinch-hitter Brandon Inge broke up Teheran’s no-hit bid by

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Atlanta starting pitcher Julio Teheran allowed just one hit in nine innings on Wednesday in a 5-0 victory against Pittsburgh in Atlanta. The Braves swept their series with the Pirates.

hitting a fastball for a single to left field with two outs in the eighth. Teheran received an ovation from Braves fans, who also cheered after the inning ended on Starling Marte’s popup. “The thing is, for someone like me sitting across on the other side, sitting for eight innings, I basically get to scout him for eight innings,” Inge said. “I couldn’t see exactly what he was throwing, but I could see what he was getting

guys out with. It was just a great game he pitched. ... I tip my hat to him. He did an excellent job. Handled it well, too.” David Carpenter pitched a perfect ninth to complete the combined one-hitter. Evan Gattis and Gerald Laird hit back-toback homers in the sixth. Pittsburgh’s Wandy Rodriguez (6-4) left the game with tightness in his left forearm after recording only one out in the first inning.

Rodriguez, a lefthander, pointed to his forearm when visited by manager Clint Hurdle and a trainer. After a brief discussion on the mound, Rodriguez was removed from the game. Instead of accompanying the team to Chicago for a series against the Cubs, Rodriguez returned to Pittsburgh to be examined. Rodriguez gave up two hits and a run and hit Freddie Freeman with his 14th and final pitch.

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MILWAUKEE — Bartolo Colon won his fourth straight start and Brandon Moss hit a threerun homer to lead the Oakland A’s to a 6-1 victory over COLON the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. BLUE JAYS GIANTS

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SAN FRANCISCO — With his knuckleball dancing at a variety of speeds, R.A. Dickey once again looked like the Cy Young Award winner the Toronto Blue Jays acquired in the

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SEATTLE — Alejandro De Aza and Alex Rios each had an RBI single in the 16th inning, and the Chicago White Sox snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. YANKEES INDIANS

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NEW YORK — CC Sabathia took a perfect game into the fifth inning, then hung on to make early homers by Travis Hafner and Brett Gardner hold

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PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels had a season-high 11 strikeouts in seven dominant innings, Domonic Brown hit another homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep and even their record for the first time since they were 6-6. From wire reports

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Strasburg placed on 15-day DL WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg is getting a different type of shutdown, a stint on the disabled list because of a strained muscle in his back. The Washington Nationals placed their top-of-rotation pitcher STRASBURG on the 15-day DL on Wednesday. STEELERS QB ROETHLISBERGER UNDERGOES KNEE SURGERY

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger underwent what coach Mike Tomlin called “minor” surgery on Wednesday to deal with lingering discomfort in his right knee. SOONERS FINISH DOMINATING RUN WITH 2ND NCAA TITLE

OKLAHOMA CITY— With a loaded lineup and the returning national player of the year, Oklahoma breezed through its softball season in

dominant fashion. If it seemed easy at times, it was because the Sooners knew how good they were and didn’t mind showing it. Keilani Ricketts homered and drove in four runs, Michelle Gascoigne pitched a three-hit shutout and the top-seeded Sooners won the NCAA softball championship on Tuesday night, beating Tennessee 4-0 in Game 2 of the Women’s College World Series finals. CHICAGO’S KEITH SUSPENDED FOR GM 4 OF WEST FINALS

LOS ANGELES — If the Chicago Blackhawks are going to end the Los Angeles Kings’ perfect postseason on home ice in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, they’ll have to do it without their top defenseman. From wire reports

Jets’ Ryan: QB battle not close to being settled BY DENNIS WASZAK JR. The Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Mark Sanchez or Geno Smith? Rex Ryan is in no rush to decide. So, for those expecting the New York Jets to figure out their quarterback situation by the end of next week’s minicamp, you’ll have to wait a while longer. “I don’t think we’re close to that right now,” Ryan said Wednesday after the team’s final session of organized team activities open to the media. “Obviously, the process is, I don’t have to make that move,” Ryan added. “Until we feel 100 percent comfortable

with that decision, then we’ll just leave it to the competition.” Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg recently suggested he hoped a frontrunner would emerge early, but Ryan is content with letting it play out into training camp, which begins in lateJuly. Sanchez is the incumbent trying to revive his career, and Smith is the hotshot rookie who many believe is the future of the franchise. “It’s way too early to say,” Ryan said. “Some days, this guy looks good, and some days this guy looks good.” The Jets have insisted the quarterback competition is open to all quarterbacks on the roster, including Greg

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Jets quarterback Geno Smith throws a pass during Wednesday’s practice in Florham Park, N.J. New York will have three QBs competing for the starting job this offseason.

McElroy and Matt Simms. But the reality, of course, is that it will come down to Sanchez or Smith, especially with David

Garrard having recently retired. Sanchez has taken the majority of first-team snaps dur-

ing sessions open to the media, but Ryan said Smith has worked with the starting offense at times throughout the other OTAs. But neither has separated himself in the competition at this point — or at least enough for Ryan to determine who will be under center when the Jets open the regular season at home against Tampa Bay on Sept. 8. “For me to make the decision, to say the competition is over, it’s going to have to be 100 percent clear to me,” Ryan said. “And if it’s not, then we’re going to keep competing until whenever.” And, whenever could be sometime in August, up in Cortland, N.Y., where the Jets hold training camp.

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Djokovic, Nadal to meet in semis BY STEVEN WINE The Associated Press PARIS — The long, leafy main walkway at Roland Garros separated Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as they played simultaneous French Open matches in different sta- NADAL diums Wednesday. Now they’ll go head to head. Both advanced to Friday’s semifinals with victories in straight sets, finishing less than 10 minutes apart. Nadal drubbed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1, and shortly thereafter Djokovic eliminated 35-year-old Tommy Haas 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-5. So much for the preliminaries to set up a much-anticipated rematch of last year’s final, which Nadal won for a record seventh French

Open title. He’s 57-1 at Roland Garros and bidding to become first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam event. “I’m ready to play five sets,” Djokovic said. The Serb, ranked No. 1 and the winner of six Grand Slam titles, seeks the only major championship he has yet to win. With two more victories he would become the eighth man to complete a career Grand Slam. “I would prefer an easier opponent,” Nadal said. “But it’s Novak, and I have to accept that it’s going to be a very tough match.” The other semifinal pits Spaniard David Ferrer against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who’s trying to become the first Frenchman in 30 years to win Roland Garros. Advancing on the women’s side were defending champion Maria Sharapova and two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka, and they’ll meet Thursday.

The other semifinal will match No. 1 Serena Williams against 2012 runner-up Sara Errani. Nadal leads Djokovic 19-15 but lost their most recent meeting in the Monte Carlo final on clay in April. Nadal leads 6-3 in Grand Slam meetings. “I played a great match when I faced him on clay this year at Monte Carlo,” Djokovic said. “That match gave me a bit of confidence against him. But here in Roland Garros, he’s very good. He has lost only once in the past 10 years. It will be very difficult for me. But I’m in a very good position now.” Because Nadal’s ranking slipped during a seven-month layoff because of a knee injury, he and Djokovic wound up in the same half of the draw. As a result, they’ll meet before the final at a major event for the first time since 2008. Both were near top form in the quarterfinals.

NCAA DIVISION I SUPER REGIONALS By The Associated Press Best-of-3 x-if necessary At Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. Friday, June 7 South Carolina (42-18) at North Carolina (55-9), 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8 South Carolina at North Carolina, Noon Sunday, June 9 x-South Carolina at North Carolina, 1 p.m. At Doak Field Raleigh, N.C. Friday, June 7 Rice (44-18) at North Carolina State (47-14), 4 p.m. Saturday, June 8 Rice at North Carolina State, 4 p.m. Sunday, June 9 x-Rice at North Carolina State, 4 p.m. At Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, La. Friday, June 7 Oklahoma (43-19) at LSU (55-9), 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8 Oklahoma at LSU, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9 x-Oklahoma at LSU, 7 p.m. At Goodwin Field Fullerton, Calif. Friday, June 7 UCLA (42-17) at Cal St.-Fullerton (51-8), 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8 UCLA at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 9 x-UCLA at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. At Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, Fla. Saturday, June 8 Indiana (46-14) at Florida State (47-15), Noon Sunday, June 9 Indiana at Florida State, 1 p.m. Monday, June 10 x-Indiana at Florida State, 1 p.m. At Hawkins Field Nashville, Tenn. Saturday, June 8 Louisville (49-12) at Vanderbilt (54-10), 3 p.m. Sunday, June 9 Louisville at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m. Monday, June 10 x-Louisville at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. At Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. Saturday, June 8 Mississippi State (46-18) at Virginia (47-10), 1 p.m. Sunday, June 9 Mississippi State at Virginia, 7 p.m. Monday, June 10 x-Mississippi State at Virginia, 4 p.m. At Goss Stadium Corvallis, Ore. Saturday, June 8 Kansas State (44-17) at Oregon State (48-10), 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9 Kansas State at Oregon State, 10 p.m. Monday, June 10 x-Kansas State at Oregon State, 7 p.m.

SCHROCK from Page B1 showed why North Carolina pitching coach Scott Forbes described him before the season by saying, “He could hit since he came out of the womb, I think. His hand-eye coordination is really good.” The Tar Heels had pedigree of their own to sell Schrock in recruiting. They have played in nine College World Series, including five since 2000. USC has six Omaha trips since 2000, with two national titles and two runner-up finishes. But Schrock made up his mind early that he wanted to play away from home. USC coach Chad Holbrook realizes he is fortunate that the hometown pull wasn’t a factor for Schrock in his decision. “We were the beneficiaries of that,” Holbrook said. Holbrook so admires Schrock’s potential that he said before the season that Schrock could handle hitting third in the order, as Christian Walker did while batting .327 as a freshman in 2010, albeit with the old, more powerful bats. Schrock hit third for the season’s first game, then for the three games against Clemson from March 1-3. He hasn’t done it since. Schrock sputtered through the season’s first half, hitting .212 (21 for 99) with 16 RBIs. “He tried to put too much pressure on himself early in the year, and he was trying so dadgum hard to show everybody what he could do,” Holbrook said. “He was getting himself out quite a bit earlier in the year, swinging at pitches he normally doesn’t swing at. He’s since calmed down and relaxed and hasn’t tried to do too much.” In the second half, Schrock hit .360 (36 of 100) with 21 RBIs. He found a home hitting fifth in the order. Before Schrock ever even played a college game, his USC teammates raved about his maturity,

uncommonly high for a freshman. Holbrook saw Schrock’s usual steady demeanor emerge in the season’s second half. “He knows how a baseball player is supposed to act,” Holbrook said. “He doesn’t get too up, doesn’t get too down. He’s got a gift in regard to that. That’s enabled him to deal with some of the struggles that he’s had this year. He’s learned a lot this year.” Holbrook has high hopes for Schrock. He will be a cornerstone of a 2014 team that should return all of its position players except third baseman Chase Vergason and first baseman LB Dantzler, its leading hitter. For now, Schrock needs to adjust again. Holbrook put him in the leadoff spot in all three regional games last weekend because both of USC’s opponents, Saint Louis and Liberty, started right-handed pitchers. Schrock, a lefty batter, is stronger against righty arms than Graham Saiko, a righty batter who led off 45 times this season. Schrock led off just five times all year before doing it in the regional. He hit just 3 for 14 in the regional and was uncomfortable at times. Holbrook said he doesn’t want to hit Schrock leadoff, but acknowledged he might have to play the percentages this weekend. North Carolina’s Friday starter in the regional was righty Benton Moss. The Tar Heels’ other two starters are leftys. Saiko said a big part of the leadoff hitter’s job is to take pitches, in order to read the pitcher and let other hitters know how he looks. This duty is yet another new challenge for Schrock. “I tell myself I need to see a few more pitches when I’m in the leadoff spot,” he said. “It’s a little bit of an adjustment because I like hitting earlier in the count, but it’s an adjustment that I can work on and I don’t mind.”

Djokovic reached his 12th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal and improved to 33-4 this year by wearing down Haas, the oldest French Open men’s quarterfinalist since 1971. Djokovic built an early lead, winning 40 of his first 43 service points. Haas found himself on the verge of pulling even at 5-all in the tiebreaker, but Djokovic smacked a backhand winner to end a 24-stroke rally — longest of the match — and won the next point as well for a two-set lead. He wobbled at the finish, but Haas was too tired to put up much of a fight. Djokovic kissed the line with a backhand winner on match point, and after the handshake ritual at the net, let out a scream and threw a punch, ready for Rafa. Nadal, seeded No. 3, turned in his finest performance of the tournament yet. After dropping the first set in each of the

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Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Tommy Haas during Wednesday’s quarterfinal match of the French Open at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. Djokovic defeated Haas 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

first two rounds, he has won 12 sets in a row. “I had a difficult first week,” he said. “The last two matches were much more positive. I played today at a very good level.” Nadal improved to 10-0 against Wawrinka

and has won all 22 sets they’ve played. Sharapova needed a comeback unlike any other in her career to reach the semifinals, rallying past Jelena Jankovic, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. It was Sharapova’s first win after losing an opening set 6-0.

Astros prepare for 2nd straight top pick BY KRISTIE RIEKEN The Associated Press HOUSTON — The Houston Astros have improved their farm system from worst to near first in the last couple of years. On Thursday night, they’ll have a chance to boost their young talent again when they pick first overall in the draft for the second consecutive year. In 2012, they selected high school shortstop Carlos Correa with the No. 1 pick. This year they’ll look to add another top-tier player to help with their longterm rebuilding process. General manager Jeff Luhnow said they have whittled their list to between three and eight players, but both he and scouting director Mike Elias insist they haven’t zeroed in on a choice yet.

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Stanford pitcher Mark Appel turned down Pittsburgh as the eighth overall choice in last year’s MLB draft to go back to school. Appel could be the top pick by Houston this year.

“The decision will be made at some point on Thursday,” Elias said. “We continue to have discussions all week. We get as much information in front of us as possible and we hear from every voice, and we don’t feel like there’s any need or advantage to making the decision earlier than we have to.”

Top prospects in this year’s group include Oklahoma pitcher Jonathan Gray and Stanford pitcher Mark Appel. Gray has been drafted twice before and Appel was taken eighth overall by the Pirates last season, but returned for his senior season after failing to work out a deal with the Pirates.

BASEBALL from Page B1 for power and average, plays defense very well and runs well.” Twenty of Keels’ 39 hits this season went for extra bases, including 15 doubles. “I think the biggest thing for him was the consistency throughout the season,” Stewart said. “He had very few games where he didn’t record at least one hit. “I know he was tough for opposing managers. If you pitch around him, he’s very dangerous on the bases. He swiped 15 bases for us this season.” Barnes was projected to be the ace for the Gamecocks coming into this year and he didn’t disappoint. The junior left-hander went 9-1 with a 0.90 earned run average, striking out 93 batters and walking 15 in 70 innings. “He was very consistent and got stronger as the season went on,” SHS pitching coach Joe Norris said. “I think he had some success last year and early this year and that just gave him a lot of confidence. “He also had a little more velocity on his fastball and his changeup improved a lot from last season. He was able to throw it in more counts for strikes.” Barnes, McFaddin and Smith all pitched for the Gamecocks this season, helping Sumter earn a berth in the 4A lower state tournament. Smith worked his way to the No. 2 spot after compiling a 2-3 record

and a 1.46 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings. He and McFaddin were also two of SHS’ top hitters. Smith batter .284 with a homer and 13 runs batted in while McFaddin batted .287 with 13 RBI and led the team with three home runs. “They were both 3-year starters and they were both very good outfielders for us,” Norris said. “Will has great stuff and I expected him to sort of fill in that No. 2 spot and he did. Taylor was one of the top guys at the plate; he batted in the No. 3 hole for us most of the year and both of them just had outstanding careers here.” Ard’s career is just starting at East Clarendon. The freshman righthander helped guide the Wolverines to the 1A lower state tournament. He went 6-1 with a 2.13 ERA and 57 punchouts and 11 walks in 49 1/3 innings pitched. “He pitched beyond his years,” ECHS head coach Allen Kirby said. “The biggest thing was the consistency. You knew what you were going to get every time out. Even if he didn’t have his best stuff, he’s a competitor and he battles. He’s got three pitches he can throw for strikes and he makes great adjustments in-game. “To earn all-state as a freshman says a lot about him and I know he expects more great things from himself in the future.”

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FINALS from Page B1 “I have something in me that they took in ‘07. Beat us on our home floor, celebrated on our home floor. I won’t forget that. You shouldn’t as a competitor. You should never forget that,” James said. He joined the Heat in 2010, experienced more finals failure a year later, then was finals MVP last year when Miami beat Oklahoma City in five games. Another title now would put him halfway to the four that Duncan and Popovich have won together. “That’s what I’m here for,” James said. “I’m here to win championships, and you’re not always going to be on the successful side. I’ve seen it twice, not being on the successful side.” He was just 22 at the end of his fourth year in the league when he carried to the Cavs to their first finals appearance. But there were holes in his game, from an unreliable jump shot to an undeveloped post game, and the Spurs took advantage of every one of them. James shot 36 percent in the series, including a ghastly 10 for 30 in Game 4, and committed 23 turnovers. “Well, LeBron is a different player than he was in ‘07,” Popovich said. “That was like ancient history. He was basically a neophyte at the time, wondering how all this stuff worked and how it’s put together. We were very fortunate at that time to get him so early. But at this point he’s grown.” James wasn’t interested in discussing much of that series, but he recalled the way the Spurs’ strategy kept him from getting into the paint and dared him to shoot jumpers. There’s no blueprint now that would encourage a guy

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San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili, center, celebrates with Tim Duncan, left, and Tony Parker during the Western Conference semifinals. Parker and Duncan receive a lion’s share of credit for the Spurs’ run of success over the past 16 years. But the Spurs know they will need a healthy Ginobili in the NBA Finals against Miami.

who made 56.5 percent of his shots this season to shoot the ball. “If you go under my pickand-roll now, I’m going to shoot. And I’m confident I’m going to make every last one of them,” James said. “I’m just more confident in my ability to shoot the ball. “But at the same time, I also have a lot more weapons this time around going against this team, where in ‘07 they loaded three guys to me a lot on the strong side of the floor. So like I said, I’m a better player, and you can’t dare me to do anything I don’t want to do in 2013.” Duncan and James probably wouldn’t have thought it would take so long to see each other in the finals again after their meeting in the hallway of Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena. San Antonio had built a quiet dynasty, winning four titles in nine years, and the core of Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili would keep giving the Spurs chances. But they couldn’t get out of the West even while finishing

with the best record in the conference the last two years, just as Cleveland couldn’t in the East during James’ last two seasons there. “I hoped to be back here. Whether he would he here or not, I couldn’t predict that,” the 37-year-old Duncan said. “Knowing the player that he was then and the trajectory he was on, I had no doubt he would be back here. I had no doubt he would be tops in this league at some point. And I’m glad and honored to be back here playing against him.” The Spurs have been off since finishing a sweep of Memphis on May 27. The Heat were forced to overcome a rugged Indiana team and the struggles of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in a seven-game series that wrapped up Monday. That set up a finals between teams built in decidedly different ways but with mutual respect. While others around the league seethed, Popovich even called Pat Riley to offer congratulations after the Heat architect signed James and Bosh in 2010. It gives James a chance to pay

the Spurs back for their 2007 romp, when they forced the Cavaliers into the worst offensive performance in finals history. “I believe that after that finals he probably always obviously wanted to get back again. But I think he probably always wanted to get back and play them,” Wade said. “So obviously having this opportunity right now is probably something he always dreamed of, of getting back to the finals and playing the Spurs again.” The Spurs’ Big Three didn’t have to endure the same wait to win. Duncan won a title in just his second season, and Parker was only 21 when he earned his first. Yet eventually they stalled, so they’re as eager for this opportunity as James. “When I was 21 and I won my first one, it was kind of fast and we think it’s going to happen every year. We think it’s easy. But after a lot of years in the league, you realize it’s really hard to go to the finals,” Parker said. “Now we take nothing for granted. We appreciate every moment, and we’ll see what happens.”

Starters: Heat — C Chris Bosh (12.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg), F Udonis Haslem (6.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg), F LeBron James (26.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 6.4 apg), G Dwyane Wade (14.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.9 apg), G Mario Chalmers (8.9 ppg, 3.5 apg). Spurs — C Tim Duncan (17.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg), F Tiago Splitter (6.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg), F Kawhi Leonard (13.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg), G Danny Green (9.6 ppg, 4.1 apg), G Tony Parker (23.0 ppg, 7.2 apg.) Key reserves: Heat — G Ray Allen (10.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg), F Chris Andersen (7.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg), G Norris Cole (7.1 ppg, 2.1 apg), F Shane Battier (4.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg), G/F Mike Miller (2.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg), C Joel Anthony (0.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg). Spurs — G Manu Ginobili (11.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 5.4 apg), G Gary Neal (5.5 ppg, 0.6 apg), F Matt Bonner (5.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg), F Boris Diaw (4.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg), G Cory Joseph (3.4 ppg, 1.3 apg), F DeJuan Blair (4.0 ppg, 1.8 apg). Season series: Heat, 2-0. Little can be taken from the regular-season series, with neither matchup featuring both teams at full strength. The Spurs rested Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and Danny Green in the first matchup, sending them home early before the Nov. 29 finale of their road trip, and Miami beat the guys who did stick around, 105-100. The Heat finished the sweep on March 31 at San Antonio despite playing without James, Wade and Chalmers, who they said were injured. Bosh averaged 20.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in the road victory. Story line: The Heat try to win their second straight title, while the Spurs seek their first since 2007 and fifth overall. They beat James to win their most recent one, a sweep of Cleveland, but the league’s MVP comes with plenty of help this time on a much more powerful Miami squad that had the league’s best record. Key matchup I: James vs. Leonard. The Spurs had an ace defender to throw at James last time in Bruce Bowen, and they could help him without much fear of anyone else on the Cavaliers beating them. Not this time. Leonard is a terrific young player and is more polished offensively than Bowen, shooting 56.5 percent in the postseason, but isn’t quite the defender yet. And James’ game, from a more reliable jumper to a better developed post attack, is miles from where it was when he was a fourth-year player. Key matchup II: Bosh vs. Duncan. Bosh will be thrilled to get away from Indiana’s rugged defenders, even if he moves right into a matchup with one of the NBA’s top all-around big men. Two strong games against the Spurs this season should give him confidence — though he had to face San Antonio’s A-team in only one of them — as should some strong moments in Game 7 against the Pacers even as he still shot the ball poorly. At 37, Duncan isn’t the focal point of the Spurs’ offense at this stage, but he provided the biggest plays when they needed them, dominating the overtime periods twice in the Western Conference finals sweep of Memphis. X-factor: Wade. His Hall of Fame credentials should put him well beyond an “Xfactor” category, but his health and recent shaky performances indicate that’s exactly what he is. He’s been battling knee pain and doesn’t appear capable of playing his best every night — his 21 points in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals were more than he totaled in the previous two games combined — and the question is whether he can put together four good performances now. Prediction: Heat in 6.

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DONALD M. STUART Donald Morton Stuart died May 31, 2013, in Wilson, N.C., with his family at his side. Born in New Haven, Conn., he was a son of the late Samuel Stuart and Gertrude Holczer Friedman. A graduate of Hobart College in GeSTUART neva, N.Y., he served his country for four years as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force, including assignments at Shaw Air Force Base and in the Pacific. In 1997, he retired as a division manager after 37 years with AT&T and New York Telephone Co. A longtime resident of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., and Ardsley, N.Y., he devoted many years of service to local community, volunteer, youth sports and religious organizations, including the Children’s Village and leadership positions with the United Way, South Presbyterian Church and Hudson Valley Presbytery. After relocating to Garden City, he was an active member of the Myrtle Beach Presbyterian Church; served on the boards of Brook Green Gardens; Charleston Symphony Orchestra; and the Georgetown Cultural Council. He worked with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce; SCORE; served for several years as the president of the Garden City Beach Community Association; and volunteered time with several other community charities. He was preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Barbara Lenox Stuart of Sumter. He is survived by his second wife, Martha Upshur of Johns Island; daughter, Victoria Hartley and husband, Kevin, of Potomac, Md.; son, Mark Stuart and wife, Marianne, of Rocky Mount, N.C.; stepson, Blanding Jones of Los Angeles, Calif.; brother, Barry Friedman of Los Angeles; and five grandchildren, Ryan Hartley, Conner Hartley, Michael Stuart, Melissa Stuart and Merideth Stuart. He was preceded in death by a stepson, McNeil Jones. The family wishes to thank Don’s second family at Spring Arbor of Wilson and Rocky Mount for their loving care, friendship and support this past year. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Janie McElwee-Smith officiating. Memorials may be

made to The Alzheimer’s Association, online at www.ALZ.org, or by mail to P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 200906011. Online condolences may be sent to www. sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

JOSEPH FRANKLIN MANNING — Joseph Franklin, 57, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at the Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia. He was born Aug. 29, 1955, in Alcolu, a son of Bertha Franklin Blanding and stepson of the late George FRANKLIN Blanding. He received his formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged. He was a member of Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, Alcolu. Survivors are his mother, Bertha F. Blanding; Ann Webster, whom he took as a daughter; four sisters, Mary (Terry) Barnhill, Patricia A. (Paul) Carter and Lillie Mae (Warkellin) Gaymon, all of Columbia, and Virginia Graham of Clinton, Md.; two brothers, George (Ushie) Blanding Jr. of Germany and Willie James (Shantell) Blanding of Manning; and grandmother, Cracie McFadden of Durham, N.C. Celebratory services for Mr. Franklin will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, Samuels Funeral Home, Manning, with the Rev. Jonathan Anderson officiating, the Rev. Henry Blackwell, the Rev. Matthew Singleton and Minister Henry McCray assisting. Burial will follow at 10 a.m. Monday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, Bertha F. Blanding, 523 Skyview Drive, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. ERVIN S. FINLEY FLORENCE — Ervin Sumpter Finley, 90, of Florence, died Monday, June 3, 2013, at McLeod Hospice House, after an illness.

He was born in Greenville, a son of the late Sumpter and Daisy Watson Finley. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He studied music at the New Orleans Baptist Seminary and, in his earlier years, served as interim minister of music for Northside Baptist Church in Orangeburg. He was an active member of First Baptist Church in Orangeburg, where he served as a deacon and a choir member. For a short period of time, he led music in many revivals in churches in the Orangeburg area. Ervin was owner/operator of Finley Office Equipment in Orangeburg for 58 years. For many years after he retired, he enjoyed his special sport, golf. He loved music, sports and friends. Six years ago, he moved to Florence and joined First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Betty Hodge Finley of Florence; one daughter, Vikki Gerard (Michael) of Springfield, Ga.; one son, Wesley Finley of Florence; stepdaughter, Linda Combess (Jim) of Florence; one brother, Robert Finley (Helen) of Sumter; many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; and his beloved dog, Flossy. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Cain Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Florence or Gideons International. The family also wishes to thank the staff of Heritage Home of Florence for their extraordinary care and compassion. Cain Funeral Home of Florence is in charge of arrangements. www. cainfuneralhome.com

LUCINDA G. EPPS MANNING — Lucinda Goodman Epps, 92, widow of David Epps Sr., died Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born May 27, 1921, in Pinewood, a daughter of the late Jesse and Suzanna Nelson Goodman. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 224 Peterson Lane, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. TERRY J. DAVIS Terry Jerome Davis was born Nov. 26, 1966, in Sumter, to Walter Davis and the late Min-

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nie Lee Charles Davis. He departed this life on May 30, 2013, very suddenly. Terry was educated in the public schools of Richland County School District 1 and graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1985. While attending Eau Claire, Terry was an active member of the football teams and the ROTC drill teams, where he won lots of awards and honors. After high school, Terry joined the United States Navy and served four years. He later made his life in Chicago, Ill., until his untimely death. Terry leaves to love and remember him: two children, Marshall and Mariah Davis of Sister Bay, Miss.; his father, Walter Davis of Columbia; a sister, Lisa DavisMcCullough (Sherman) of Columbia; a nephew, Jordan Laurant; two nieces, Michayla and Faith McCullough, all of Columbia; a grandmother, Emma Charles of Sumter; a special friend, Monique McDowell of Chicago; and a multitude of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Graveside service will be held at noon Friday at Hillside Memorial Park with Pastor Johnny Ray Nobles officiating, assisted by Pastor Larry C. Weston. In case of inclement weather, the service will take place at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc. rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

NANCY B. HICKMAN ALCOLU — Nancy Beaufort Hickman, 75, wife of Ulysses Hickman, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. She was born Jan. 9, 1938, in Greeleyville, a daughter of the late Nelson Beaufort Sr. and Tina Epps Nelson. She received her formal education at Pleasant Grove School in Clarendon County. She was a homemaker and was well known for her pies. She was a member of Harmony Presbyterian Church, USA, in Alcolu. Survivors are her husband, Ulysses Hickman of Alcolu; one daughter, Leatha Hickman of Alcolu; two sons, Eugene and Curtis Hickman, both of Alcolu; three brothers, Richard Beaufort of Deerfield,

Fla., and Paul (Frances) Beaufort and Henry Beaufort, both of Alcolu; four sisters, Lillie Ann Singleton of Lake City, and Ida Joe Watson, Ella Mae (Leon) Lawton and Pearlie Mae Singleton, all of Manhattan, N.Y.; one brother-in-law; and three sisters-in-law. Celebratory services for Mrs. Hickman will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Harmony Presbyterian Church, USA, 8883 U.S. 301, Alcolu, with the Rev. Carnell Hampton, eulogist, the Rev. Dr. Ernest Jackson officiating, and the Rev. Mary Hagan assisting. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hickman will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 5719 Brogdon Road, Alcolu. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

THOMAS MOSES Thomas Moses was born March 15, 1932, in Orangeburg County, to the late Thomas and Lummie Carolina Pressley Moses. He departed this life on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center. Thomas was a hard worker who loved to hunt and fish. He loved his family very much, especially his nephews. He was employed by “Goosefoot” Turner, until he retired. He was a particular person. He met and married Ruth McMillan in 1951. Thomas leaves to cherish his memories: 12 children, Thomasina Moses, Carolyn (Carl) Williams, John Moses, Elizabeth Moses, Monique Moses and Thomas (Velma) Moses Jr., all of Mayesville, James (Mary) Moses, Rosa Mae Wheeler, Ernest (Catherine) McMillan and Jacky (Sarah) Moses, all of Sumter, Henry L. Moses of San Diego, Calif., and Willie Moses of Rock Hill; 27 grandchildren; 21 greatgrandchildren; two aunts, Edith (Sugarpie) Pressley of Sumter and Margaret Holmes of Sharon Hill, Pa.; two brothers-in-law, Henry (Lang) McMillan of Sumter and Johnny McMillan of Mayesville; one sister-in-law, Rosa Lee Jones of Snow Hill, Md.; nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Moses will be placed in the church at noon Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Rest Holiness Church, 360 E. Sumter

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St., Mayesville, with Bishop Tommie Doe, pastor, officiating, assisted by Co-Pastor Lillie Witherspoon. Interment will follow in Mayesville Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 310 Wilson St., Mayesville. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc. rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

AGNES McBRIDE BEAUFORT — Agnes Kirkland Hall Poindexter McBride, 82, of Beaufort, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2013, surrounded by her family. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

MINNIE LEE McLEOD Minnie Lee McLeod, 88, widow of Bert McLeod, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at her home. Born Nov. 18, 1924, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Archie and Betty Poole McLeod. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors include two sons, Olin McLeod (Freida) and Mike McLeod (Evelyn); five daughters, Emily Tennant, Pat Arrants (LaVerne), Darlene Poston (Aaron), Betty Ann McCaskill (Cecil) and Tammy Davis (Bobby); one brother, Hazel McLeod; two sisters, Betty Jean “Jackie” McLeod and Maybelle Wilkinson; 16 grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, J.B. McLeod and Phil McLeod; an infant daughter; an infant granddaughter; a sonin-law, Raymond Tennant; a daughter-in-law, Sandra McLeod; and a sister, Mary Crider. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in Pinewood Cemetery with Pastor Julius Ragin and Pastor James Dolinger officiating. The family will receive friends following the services. The family would like to thank Amedisys Hospice Care for their love and support. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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thing for him to do as well. There was no rhyme or reason as to why he started running the 800. “I don’t know,” Moseley said. “I just figured out that I’m good at it.” While he never ran the 400 or on the 4x400 team at Sumter, Moseley said he may compete in the events at Voorhees. Tomlin thinks Moseley could do well in the 400.

ago and are scheduled until the end of June, according to people with knowledge of the process who spoke on condition of anonymity because statements on those details weren’t authorized. Dan Halem, Steven Gonzalez and Patrick Houlihan, lawyers in baseball’s labor relations department, conducted several interviews, and some players haven’t been scheduled. “Every player has been or will be represented by an attorney from the players’ association,” Weiner said. “The players’ asso-

“He has pretty good speed, but he didn’t know the mechanics of how to run,” Tomlin said. “He has those long legs, and I think he could do a good job. I couldn’t get him to do the 4 though. He just liked doing the 800.” The head coach of the Voorhees track program is Allicia Golden, a former standout distance runner at Sumter High.

ciation has every interest in both defending the rights of players and in defending the integrity of our joint (drug) program. We trust that the commissioner’s office shares these interests.” MLB has been seeking the cooperation of Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch since Miami New Times reported in January that it obtained what the paper said were records detailing drug purchases by Rodriguez, Cabrera, Cruz and Colon. Yahoo Sports reported that Braun, the 2011 NL MVP, was mentioned in the records. MLB sued Biogenesis and its operators in a Florida court in

March, an attempt to pressure Bosch. A person familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Tuesday night that Bosch agreed to talk to MLB, a deal first reported by ESPN. MLB wants to speak with Bosch in the next few days, “Due to ongoing litigation, it would be inappropriate to comment on any aspect of this matter at this time,” Bosch’s lawyer, Susy Ribero-Ayala, said in a statement. Among the players linked to the clinic, Cabrera, Colon and San Diego catcher Yasmani Grandal already have served 50-game suspensions following positive tests for testosterone announced by MLB last year.

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Advertise Your Auction in 105 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified as will reach more the 2.6 million readers. Call Jimmie Haynes at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377

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Sweet potato plants 3.50 per 100, Squash, red potatoes, cucumbers , Call 840-1636

Lawn Service

Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, etc or almost anything of value Call 983-5364

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Concrete Driveways, Patios, Sidewalks & more. 803-934-6692 WWW.LGDIRTBUSTERS.COM

New Store now open in Sumter. Across from the YMCA. AT 504-B Miller RD. A&G Variety Store. Carrying discount groceries, accessories, Church suits, Apple Bottoms and much more. Open 10-6, Phone: 803-883-5108

Tree Doctor Call us for an appt. Free est. 7 days/week. Prune trees, remove trees, grind stumps, proper limbing & treatment. 803-773-8402.

Electrical Work New & Repair Work Call 803-499-4127

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Open every wkend. 905-4242

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Fulton Town Electric, Service any electrical needs. Cert. Master Electrician, 938-3261/883-4607

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up

Tree Service

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

2nd Annual Bikers Against Diabetes, B.A.D VFW Post 1925 Gion St, Sat 9am-2pm. All proceeds go to ADA. Rain or Shine! Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun. Beech Creek Neighborhood Garage Sale. Saturday, 7 am - 12 pm. Numerous items for sale! 50¢ & Up! 8AM-12! Everything Must Go! B13-15. Sumter County Flea Market - Sat Only!

For Sale, Mini Fridge for $50.00. Call 803-469-9047 Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves. Guaranteed. 803-464-5439 Sony In Home Theater Surround Sound System, Amp, DVD/VHS Player, Base, Center, 2 front, 2 rear speakers. Never used. $250, 469-2967 Beautiful office desk for home. Excellent condition includes padding $100. Call 803-773-1078 SAWMILLS from only $3997.00 MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSa wmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N. Enjoy your very own Piano. $100. Good for lessons, classroom. Needs tuning. Call 803-883-3759

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NO TITLE NEEDED Call Gene 934-6734 DISH Network. Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & high speed internet starting at $14.95/month (where available). SAVE! Ask about SAME DAY installation! CALL Now! 1-877-617-0765. SAVE on Cable TV-internet-digital phone-satellite. you've got a choice! Options from ALL major service providers. Callus to learn more! CALL Today. 866-396-9751. Howard Miller Asking $800 803-840-9339

Rocking Chair 50 years old, black with 8 spindle back. Nice condition $50.00, 803-773-5323

OTR Tire Technician needed. Apply in person at Ace Parker Tire, 930 N. Lafayette Blvd. Sumter. Ask for Arthur Bradley.

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Twin Window Fan Assorted settings $15 OBO call 803469-4119 Body Champ Cardio Dual Trainer/Elliptical Exercise bike $90. Excellent condition w/owner's manual. Call 803-968-2462

The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity! SFC Jeffrey Hudson 803-427-3104 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979

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Exp. Shingle Nailers Must have own transportation. Only experienced need to apply. Call 803-968-2459. Wanted Brick Masons with at least 10 yrs Exp. must have own transportation Call 803 720-4092 or 803 464-4546

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Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

Beer & Wine License

Notice is hereby given that Jay Maharaj LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 2350 Peach Orchard Rd, Sumter, SC 29154. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than June 15, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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DirecTV - Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Call Now! Triple savings! 4636.00 in savings. Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free!! Start saving today! 1-800-908-5974.

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Exp. Auto Tech needed IMMEDIATELY. Must have tools, driver's license & work experience. Apply in person 601 Broad St. Company looking for someone with medical insurance knowledge and billing experience. Must have computer and phone skills. $10-12/hr. Fax resume to 803-905-4431. Position open for two Real Estate Agents to sell and list homes. Must have a Real Estate License. Classes will start in Manning on Weekends Starting June 22nd through July 14th (8 day course), to get license. Cost is $375. Commission paid job. Must have drivers license and car. Call and get registered for class now. Russell & Jeffcoat, 1229 Alice Dr 469-6350 ask for Donna or Joyce. Great Income Potential Licensed Nail Tech Needed: MUST have 1-2 yrs experience, own transportation & know how to do basic manicures, pedicures, gel nails, gel polish, acrylic nails, pink / whites. Please send resume to: 8 First Ave, Manning, SC 29102. Serious Inquires Only. Seeking an Exp HVAC installer. Needs to be experienced with duct fabrication and installation of duct work with residential and some light commercial equipment. Salary based upon experience. Paid vacation and benefits. Call Lowery Heating and Air 803-778-2942 Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Needed Immediately - OTR Tire Tech. Must be able to handle large truck tires, tractor tires, commercial tires, etc. Benefits include vacation, holidays, retirement. Salary negotiable. Apply in person at 156 Myrtle Beach Highway. Orangehill Church in Wedgefield, SC is seeking a church musician. Call 803-494-3829 or 468-1263 Experienced Tire/Lube Technician needed: Must be able to perform automotive lube. oil. filter changes. Mount, repair auto tires and other general services. Salary negotiable with benefit package. Apply in person at Frasier Tire, 310 E. Liberty St.

PT legal assistant with good phone etiquette and customer service skills for busy law office. Must type at least 45 wpm. Basic knowledge of real estate would be helpful. Please send resume to: P.O. Box 2446, Sumter, SC 29151. $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555 Full-time licensed Physical Therapist Assistant needed for busy outpatient clinic in Sumter area. Outpatient experience necessary. Must have PTA licenses and be self-motivated. Excellent salary and benefits. Send resume to Progressive Physical Therapy, Attn: Angie, 100 Jimmy Love Lane, Columbia, SC 29212 or fax 803-798-3335

Trucking Opportunities Driver Trainees Needed Now! Learn to drive for US Xpress! Earn $800+ per week! No experience needed! CDL Trained and Job-Ready in 15 days! 1-888-263-7364

Medical Help Wanted FT LPN To work in Sumter Lee Jail Medical Unit. FT benefits include Medical, dental, life, 401k, and Paid Time Off. Must have clear background. Drug Free Workplace. For Interview call 888-231-2888 or apply online at: www.southernhealthpartners.com

Schools / Instructional HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM HOME. 6-8 weeks. ACCREDITED. Get a diploma. Get a job! no computer needed.FREE brochure. 1-800-264-8330 Benjamin Franklin HS www.diplomafromhome.com MEDICAL OFFICE TRAINEES NEEDED! Train for a career in Healthcare Management! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Advanced College gets you job ready! HS Diploma/GED & PC/Internet needed. 1-888-528-5176.

Work Wanted I'm Available to clean your home. Affordable, reliable 15 yrs exp ref's. Melissa 803-938-5204

Clarendon County Board of Education

“POLICY OF PUBLIC AWARENESSâ€? The Clarendon County Board of Education advises the Citizens of School District #2. Three (3) Seats in District #2 will be appointed. This term will run for three years beginning July 2013. Any Person(s) interested in being considered by the County Board of Education should pick up an application at the ClarHQGRQ &RXQW\ %RDUG RI (GXFDWLRQ 2IĂ€FH DW 6XQVHW 'ULYH Manning, S.C. 29102 beginning June 3, 2013. Applications VKRXOG EH UHWXUQHG WR WKH &OHUN RI &RXUWV RIĂ€FH QR ODWHU WKDQ 12:00 Noon on June 14, 2013. Thank You, Clarendon County Board of Education George A. Wilson, Chairman

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CONTACT Pat Joyner at 803-775-1002 Ext. 107 OR visit our website to download a job application and fax to (954) 653-1195 or Cell (803) 840-5337 www.sumtertransport.com 170 S. Lafayette Drive Sumter, SC 29150 EOE

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Mobile Home Rentals

Autos For Sale

Need Summer $Cash$? Buy Wholesale $100 Min & Sell Retail! Home & Body Oil Fragrances. 774-7823 - 633 Bultman Dr.

3BR 1 BA MH: N. of Manning, N. Brewington Rd. Call 803-473-3100 or 803-410-1241.

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Statewide Employment DRIVERS Class A CDL good safety record *Exp. flatbed drivers - sign on bonus *exp. van drivers tain for flatbed *T/T GRADS welcome paid orientation/training excellent bnfts/pay. (888) 233-8959 www.cypresstruck.com

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

Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean, Call 803-773-2438

Vacation Rentals

CDL-A Drivers: Hiring experienced company drivers and owner operators. Solo and teams. Competitive pay package. Sign-on incentives. Call 888-705-3217 or apply online at www.drivenctrans. com

ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION PROPERTY to more the 2.6 million South Carolina newspaper readers. Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 112 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Call Jimmie Haynes at the South Carolina Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377

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A Drivers needed. Van & freight. 8 - 10 days out. 48 hours. Choice of benefit 800-333-9291 www.veriha.

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION 3 yrs Flatbed or Stepdeck & Class-A CDL = GUARANTEED SALARY + EXTRA PAY FOR WEEKENDS, Uniforms, Good benefits. Call Craig 800-736-9486 Ext 266 For Details! AIRLINES ARE HIRING -Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-367-2513 MEDICAL CAREERS begin here. Train ONLINE for Allied Health and Medical Management. Job placement assistance. Computer and Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. Call 888-220-3872 ww w.CenturaOnline.com ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 105 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Jimmie Haynes at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377. Experienced OTR Flatbed Drivers earn 50 up to 55 cpm loaded. $1000 sign on to Qualified drivers. Home most weekends. Call: 843-266-3731/www.bulldoghiway. com EOE WANTED: LIFE AGENTS; Earn $500 a day; great agen benefits; commissions paid daily; Liberal Underwriting; leads, leads, leads LIFE INSURANCE, LICENSE REQUIRED. Call 1-88-713-6020. YOUR NEW DRIVING JOB IS ONE PHONE CALL AWAY! Experienced CDL-A drivers and recent grads. Excellent benefits, weekly hometime. Paid training. 888-362-8608. AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Emplorer.

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments

Accepting Applications Oakland Plantation Apts. 5501 Edgehill Rd 499-2157 2 Br apts. available. Applications accepted Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8am - 4:30pm.

1785 Titanic Ct. Custom Built Quality Home in Beach Forest.

Property overlooks pond & community clubhouse/pool. 3BR w/maple hardwood floors, 3 full BA w/ceramic tile. Solid maple 42" kitchen cabinetry w/Charleston Style concrete countertops. Oversize 2 car garage. All appliances incl'd w/purchase. Seller will pay $5,000. toward closing. (REDUCED) asking $229,000. Call 803-968-1187 Details & photos @ www.forsaleb yowner.com/23945649 & www.mili tarybyowner.com/MBO 264616

Manufactured Housing HUGE 2003 Fleetwood 4 Bedroom Double Wide Moble Home. Excellent condition. 1 acre lot included. Mobile home is bricked underpinned and has a back porch. Owner financing available! Call 843-389-4215. Iris Winds MHP,Sumter Immediate occupancy. 3BR MH. $25,900. Fin. avail. 803-460-9444, 800-996-9540, 803-775-6816

Farms & Acreage FSBO: 15 acres with pond, water tap, septic, power. 15 min to Shaw. 803-427-3888.

Land & Lots for Sale Minutes from Walmart/Shaw, 1 acre, utilities, $6,000. 888-774-5720.

RECREATION

Boats / Motors 14ft Eldo Craft Jon boat, 15HP Johnson motor, Trolling Motor & trailer. Call 803-464-3124

TRANSPORTATION Unfurnished Homes 501 & 503 Church St. 2BR/1BA $375/mo. + $375/dep. Ref. req. Call 803-783-4683

Autos For Sale

3500 sq. ft. Brick House for rent. 3 bd 3 ba $1000 dep/month (803)473-0321 For Rent or Sale remodeled large 3 BR 2 Ba house with large wired storage bldg. Located near lake 2 min. from boat landing 25 min from Sumter, 15 min from Manning Rent $650 mo +Dep. Call 803 478-4625 625 Baldwin Dr. 3BR, 2BA home in wonderful neighborhood off Alice Dr. All appliances, fenced yard. $1000/Mo and $1000/sec dep. Call 803-934-6845

Mobile Home Rentals

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Iris Winds MHP: 3BR/2BA MH No pets. Ref/dep req'd, $500/mo. Call 803-775-6816, 803-460-9444

'09 Tahoe 2WD LT2 XFE; "Silver Birch metallic"; ebony int; 5.3L Vortec V8; 6spd auto; cruise; 18" alum wheels; 3 zone seats & ac; Bose am/fm w/6 cd; pwr liftgate/pedals/seats w/driver mem.; remote keyless entry&start; pwr hted/folding outside mirrors w/signals;118K mi. $17,800. 773-9391 Holiday Sale Auto,Truck, Moped 2013 Scooters $1700 Price Is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St, 803-494-4275

Scenic Lake 2BR/1BA & 2BR 2Bth. No pets. Call between 9am 5pm ONLY! (803) 499-1500.

Work Truck 2001 3/4 Silverado HD, Full load & Tow package, 4-5-7 hookups, electric trailer brakes. 6.0 Vortex, 135k miles. $5,000. Call 469-2967

For Sale, 4Bed/2Bath, Land, $325/mo. 803-494-5090

2007 Chevy HHR, Loaded Auto, CD-Radio. Clean. $6,500. 803-481-8305

R& R Motors 803-494-2886 2006 Malibu, $6,200, 2010 Chevy Impala, $8,450, 2003 Crown Victoria, $4,900, 2005 Jeep Liberty, $5,900, 2005 Jeep Wrangler $10,700.

Autos For Sale

1992 Chevy G20 Van $1,500, 2001 Ford Mustang Convertible $5,900 OBO, 2007 GMC 2500 Crew Cab $13,000 OBO. 803-775-6378, 803-565-9009

Resort Rentals

NOW HIRING! Property Damage inspectors needed, no experience necessary. Will train. Full-time & part-time. Complete application online www.aaronspa.biz

A few pro drivers needed! Top pay & 401K Recent CDL grads wanted. 877-258-8782 www.ad-dr ivers.com.

We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

Autos For Sale

01' Porsche Boxsters 6 Speed manual trans. Drk Blue exterior with Sahara tan interior. Soft top conv. Runs & looks great. Low mileage $18,900 OBO Call 803 840-3605 Lv Msg Serious inq. only

2010 Mercury Mariner Premier: Like New, fully loaded, leather int., Color white suede, mi. 31,200, $19,950.00. Call 803-469-2158

Miscellaneous Lots of Books. All from Famous Authors: $4.00 Ea or 3 for $10.00. Call 803-775-9744

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