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Agencies assist former Au’some workers At least 2 of 49 employees have received job offers

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Kip Dillihay, economic development manager for Sumter Economic Development, said Friday his agency is

working with SC Works, a division of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, to assist Au’some Candy employees who were left unemployed when the company shut its

doors Tuesday.

“We are trying to ensure that we are able to get every single employee impacted reemployed as soon as possible,” Dillihay said.

According to a report from Au’some Candy, Dillihay said, 52 hourly employees were affected, not including management.

“As of this morning, 49 of them have already registered

with SC Works, and two of them have actually received offers of employment elsewhere,” Dillihay said Friday.

“That was good to hear.”

Au’some contacted SC Works and Sumter Economic Development on Tuesday morning about the closing, he said.

SC Works then sent its emergency response team into action to get as much in-

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formation about the employees as soon as possible.

Having the employees register allows them to take advantage of programs such as the dislocated worker program at Santee Lynches Council of Governments.

“All of those resources are things we want to make sure those employees know are

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Clarendon cemetery vandalized Damage estimated at $3K

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Millwood Elementary School Principal Stella Hall prepares to kiss a toad as a reward for the students reading 5,678 books in one week as part of the school’s Read Across America celebration. Hall kissed a rabbit first and then the toad. Afterward, the principal and some of her staff danced on the roof of the school building Friday afternoon.

Bishopville businessman joins the District 50 race

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Tom Drayton, owner of City Nursery Farm in Bishopville, has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for South Carolina State Representative of District 50.

Rep. Grady Brown, who has held the seat since 1985, recently announced he would not seek re-election.

Brown is the longest-serving member of the S.C. House of Representatives.

Drayton cited his business and experience with budgets as qualifications for the position.

“I believe in constituent service because the office belongs to the people,” he said.

“My door will always be open, and I can’t wait to visit and talk about my platform and how we

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He is a native of Lee County and attended Wingat Junior College in Monroe, Georgia, DRAYTON and University of Georgia, he said.

Drayton is a U.S. Marine veteran and served in Vietnam between 1968 and 1969 in the 1st Marine Division.

His political experience includes eight years as mayor of Bishopville, eight years on the Bishopville City Council and four years on the State Highway Commission.

Drayton, a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church, is married to Ami Mathews Drayton and has five children and three grandchildren.

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County Councilman Baten announces bid for re-election

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County District 7 Councilman Eugene Baten announced recently he will begin campaigning for his fourth term on council.

Baten said he will continue to hold on to the three goals that he has championed since his first campaign in 2004: the betterment of race relations, education and economic development in Sumter County.

The councilman said he is always focused on moving Sumter forward and improving the quality of life for everyone.

Baten credited his high school mentor for provid-

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GABLE — Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office is searching for suspect(s) who vandalized a black cemetery in Gable in late February, but Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said there is no evidence at this time that it was a hate crime.

Suspects ran over graves, leaving tire tracks and ruts on them, and turned over, moved and damaged headstones at Howard Chapel AME Church’s cemetery on Garland Road in the Gable area.

Estimated damage was about $3,000, according to an incident report from Feb. 25.

“The cemetery was desecrated with several deep ruts where the suspect’s vehicle had gotten stuck,” stated sheriff’s office investigator Kimberly Marlow in the report.

Garrett said it appears that a person driving a truck at night got stuck in the cemetery, and he thinks another truck came to the location to assist the person who was stuck.

“I do not believe their initial intent was to destroy it,” Garrett said. “However, they did flee the scene and showed no respect to the cemetery and the people buried there.”

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ing him with words that have helped shape his path in life.

“As a leader, you have a BATEN responsibility to make life better for other people,” he said, quoting his former mentor, Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn.

Baten serves as the liaison for Shaw Air Force Base and Sumter Career and Technology Center.

He has experience as a drug and alcohol counselor in the U.S. Air Force and was educated at Phelps Vocational High School in Washington, D.C. Baten is also a licensed master social worker and

continues to go through training every year to be able to provide information to the community.

Before he was first elected to council in 2004, Baten supported an increased emphasis on race relations by protesting the redistricting of District 7 in 2003 when county council considered lowering the representation of black residents of voting age in District 7 in order to have three majority black, three majority white and one equal black-and-white voting district.

The voting populations should be represented as they are, he said.

Baten also sends letters

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First Baptist hosts Wild Game Night on Monday

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com Wild Game Night 2016 will feature professional fisherman Hank Parker, the first angler to win what’s called the grand slam of bass fishing.

The grand slam includes winning a Bass Anglers Sportsmen’s Society qualifying tournament, the Bassmaster Classic, B.A.S.S. angler of the year and the B.A.S.S. SuperBass Tournament.

Parker also hosts a nationally syndicated television series titled “Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine,” which appears on the Outdoor and Pursuit channels.

Jule Eldridge, one of the event organizers, said the event had previously been held on a Saturday so that it could accommodate youth. It has moved to a Monday evening event this year because that was the only day keynote speaker Parker was available.

Wild Game Night 2016 begins at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter. Organizers of the male-only event expect as many as 900 participants. Tickets are $10 per person, but there are less than 75 tickets left.

Wild Game Night began three years ago when Senior Pastor Dan Barber wanted to create an event to bring men together to share the common interest of the outdoors.

The meal highlights the event as 20 men prepare locally caught and harvested food including fresh fish, venison, wild turkey, alligator and other food sources. Vendors will also have booths set up in the church courtyard. Participants will be eligible for more than $3,000 in door prizes.

For information or to buy tickets, call the church at (803) 773-3732 or go by the church.

Federal government invests nearly $14 million in Sumter

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter Planning Department Senior Transportation Planner Allan Yu recently provided an update on local road improvement projects and said the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration have pledged to invest nearly $14 million into the community.

Yu said the federal agencies have obligated the money to assist the state and Sumter to fund approximately $16 million of projects listed in the Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study’s 2015 Annual Obligation List.

He said the federal government will pay the majority of the costs, and state and local governments will cover the remaining $2 million.

The obligation is like a promissory note and the money from the federal agencies comes from taxpayers , he said.

The projects include the widening of Alice Drive; improvements at the intersection of Wedgefield and Pitts roads; a bridge replacement on East Fulton Street over Turkey Creek; the resurfacing of Myrtle Beach Road; and improvements to the walking and biking conditions near Willow Drive Elementary School under the national Safe Route to School initiative.

Yu said some of the projects have been completed, and some are still in progress.

He said South Carolina Department of Transportation anticipates that another project on the list, sidewalk improvements on Orange Street from

Manning Avenue to Harvin Street, is anticipated to be complete in September.

Another local road project not included on Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study’s 2015 Annual Obligation List is the resurfacing of Broad Street, anticipated to cost $2.7 million.

Yu said the project was selected through Sumter’s Transportation Improvement Program and has already started.

In other news, Yu said he plans to present two new project ideas — intersection improvements at McCrays Mill and Pinewood roads or Alice Drive and Liberty Street — to a local technical committee in April.

The committee will pick one of the projects, both with a projected costs of $2.5 million.

Thankful for a helping hand Deacon Samuel Green cleans up the mobile home that was donated to him by the National Action Network Inc. on Tuesday in Summerton. Green’s home was condemned after Storm Joaquin in October 2015. Members of the family stated they are thankful for the advocacy and donations from NAN. Organizers who coordinated the effort said the Town of Summerton’s cooperation allowed for a temporary waiver of the ordinances to permit the use of the mobile house to the family while organizers seek a long-term sustainable solution. The mobile home was placed on the family’s property this week on Parson Street. NAN’s goal is to mitigate the effect of the disaster on the poor and the vulnerable population through advocacy.

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Clarendon County chamber director resigns

Waterline repairs begin next week City of Sumter will be making repairs to the waterline along Washington Street from West Hampton Avenue to West Bartlette Street and West Bartlette Street from South Washington Street to South Harvin Street.

This work is scheduled to begin on Wednesday and be completed within 60 days.

There will be minor service interruptions to customers as well as short traffic delays.

The downtown area may experience some red water during this period as valves are exercised and lines are worked on.

Direct questions or concerns to City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 4362558.

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Christina Darby, executive director of Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce, resigned from her position on Thursday, after serving in that capacity for about a year.

Darby said she made the decision to leave to spend more time with her family.

“I am thankful to have had the opportunity to be of service to the chamber’s members and to the people of Clarendon County,” she said. “I hope to continue those great relationships

with the people of our great county.”

Darby joined the chamber as information specialist in DARBY May 2014.

She became executive director in February 2015, replacing the position left vacant by Dawn Griffith, who retired in November 2014, after serving as executive director for eight years.

When Darby became executive director, she said one of her goals was to attract more businesses to become chamber members.

The chamber has added 50 new members in one year and has a total of 325 members, she said.

Darby said in the last year she has had the opportunity to participate in multiple chamber events and to present to local city, town and county council meetings and various civic organizations.

Jessica Nunnery, the chamber’s information specialist, also resigned from her position on Thursday, because she will be getting married this year, Darby said.

Darby said some of the benefits of being a chamber

member include increased exposure through ground breaking and ribbon-cutting ceremonies, networking opportunities and listing on the chamber’s website, increased access to local officials, affiliation with Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, the community calendar of events and brochures and display racks.

Members also get the opportunity to participate in chamber events such as the awards banquet and the annual retreat, she said.

For more information on the chamber, visit clarendoncounty.com.

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Trump calls off Chicago rally due to security concerns ‘Hostile and physically dangerous environment’ cited as reason

BY JILL COLVIN MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump canceled one of his signature rallies on Friday, calling off the event in Chicago due to safety concerns after protesters packed into the arena where it was to take place.

The announcement that the billionaire businessman would postpone the rally until another day led a large portion of the crowd inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion to break out into raucous cheers. Meanwhile, supporters of the candidate started chanting “We want Trump! We want Trump!”

There were isolated physical confrontations between some members of the crowd after the event was canceled.

There was no sign of Trump inside the arena on the college campus, where dozens of UIC faculty and staff had petitioned university administrators to cancel the rally. They cited concerns it would create a “hostile and physically dangerous environment” for students.

Before the announcement the event wouldn’t take place,

a handful of intense verbal clashes took place between Trump supporters and protesters as the crowd waited for his arrival. For the first time during his White House bid, the crowd appeared to be an equal mix of those eager to cheer on the real estate mogul and those overtly opposed to his candidacy.

When one black protester was escorted out before the event started, the crowd erupted into chants of “Let them stay!”

Veronica Kowalkowsky, an 18-year-old Trump supporter, said before the event started that she had no ill will toward the protesters — but didn’t think they felt the same way.

“I feel a lot of hate,” she said. “I haven’t said anything bad to anyone.”

Hours before the event was scheduled to start, hundreds of people lined up outside the arena at the University of Illinois at Chicago — a civil and immigrant rights organizing hub with large minority student populations. Trump backers were separated from an equally large crowd of antiTrump protesters by a heavy police presence and barricades.

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A man is removed as he protests Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida on Thursday. walking into the area chanted, “USA! USA!” and “Illegal is illegal.” One demonstrator shouted back, “Racist!”

One protester, 64-year-old Dede Rottman of Chicago, carried a placard that read: “Build a Wall Around Trump.

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However, 19-year-old Rusty Shackleford of Lombard, in line to attend the Trump rally, said he was there to “support the man who wants to make America great again.”

Chicago community activist Quo Vadis said hundreds of protesters had positioned themselves in groups around the arena, and that they intend to demonstrate right after Trump takes the stage. Their goal, he said, is “for Donald to take the stage and to completely interrupt him. The plan is to shut Donald Trump all the way down.”

Carson ‘buries the hatchet,’ endorses Trump for president PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson CARSON says he and Donald Trump have “buried the hatchet” after months of political wrangling, and he is endorsing the GOP front-runner’s White House bid.

At a press conference in Palm Beach on Friday, Carson, who left the race earlier this month, described “two Donald Trumps” —

the persona reflected on stage, and a private, “very cerebral” person who “considers things carefully.”

In his introduction to Carson Friday, Trump described the retired neurosurgeon as a “special, special person — special man,” and a “friend” who is respected by everyone.

Carson warned that it is “extremely dangerous” when political parties attempt to “thwart the will of the people,” and urged politicians to “strengthen the nation,” rather than create divisions.

Germany says it has obtained files on Islamic State members BERLIN (AP)— Germany’s federal criminal police said Thursday they are in possession of files containing personal data on members of the extremist Islamic State group and believe them to be authentic.

The announcement came after Britain’s Sky News reported it had obtained 22,000 Islamic State files on the border with Turkey and Syria, files that detail IS fighters’ real names, where they were from, telephone numbers, and even names of those who sponsored and recruited the militants.

Though the significance of these files is yet to be gauged, they could be the largest yet treasure trove of documents found on IS and the most significant leak on its past and present fighters and operations across the Mideast.

They could also shape the campaign against the extremist group, which emerged from al-Qaida in Iraq. The cache, exposing its members and their families, could undermine its future ability to recruit and inspire would-be members.

U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State, said the information could help the coalition fight the Islamic State group by aiding in a crack-down on IS’s foreign fighter networks.

He said that while he was not able to verify the documents, he hoped that “if there

is a media outlet that has these names and numbers, I hope they publish them.” This would help bring attention to the problem of foreign fighters joining IS, and would help law enforcement crack down on the problem, he said.

“This would allow the law enforcement apparatus across the world to become much more engaged and begin to help do what we can to stem this flow of foreign fighters — so we’re hopeful that its accurate and if so we certainly plan to do everything we can to help,” he said.

Sky said the files were passed on to them on a memory stick stolen from the head of Islamic State’s internal security police by a former fighter who had grown disillusioned with the group.

Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported it had also obtained “dozens” of similar files on the TurkeySyria border, where it said Islamic State files and videos were widely available from anti-IS Kurdish fighters and also members of the Islamic State group itself.

Both Sky and the Sueddeutsche reported that the documents were forms with 23 questions filled out by recruits when they were inducted into the Islamic State. Sky said they included nationals from at least 51 countries.

Markus Koths, a spokesman for Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, the

Bundeskriminalamt, told The Associated Press that it had Islamic State personnel file documents such as those obtained by the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

He would not comment on specifics about either the Sky or Sueddeutsche reports amid an ongoing investigation, and also would not say how German intelligence obtained the documents or how long they have been in its possession, “for tactical reasons.”

He did say, however, “we believe there is a high probability that these documents are genuine.”

“These documents are of significance for us for prosecutorial reasons and for threat prevention,” he said.

Similar documents, which have not yet been independently verified, were posted by Zaman al-Wasl, a pro-Syrian opposition website.

The documents that Zaman al-Wasl published had the word “secret” at the bottom while on the top it had the name Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant on one corner and the General Directorate of Borders on the left corner on top.

The documents posted by the website stated that the fighters entered areas under ISIL control in 2013, except for one of a Turkish citizen born in 1989 who entered on May 12, 2014.

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant was the official name of the group before al-

membership, but will offer insight into fighters recruited in 2013 as well as IS’s bureaucratic systems.

Germany’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told the dpa news agency that the material would give authorities a better chance to track down and prosecute people who had fought with IS. There are no clear estimates of how many Islamic State fighters there are in Iraq and Syria, but the numbers range between 30,000 and 100,000. A CIA assessment in late 2014 put the number of IS fighters at around 31,500.

Baghdadi declared the Islamic State caliphate in June 2014 after the group captured wide areas of Iraq including the northern city of Mosul, the country’s second largest.

ISIL was formed in 2013 when al-Qaida’s branches in Iraq and Syria known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Nusra Front briefly merged.

After they split in early 2013, those under al-Baghdadi’s command kept using the name ISIL until the caliphate was declared.

The date of the documents suggest they may not provide information on IS’s current

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2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang Samantha Bee Angie Tribeca The House 156 (HD) (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) (HD) (HD) Bunny (‘08) (HD) The Sting (‘73, Comedy) aaac Paul Newman. Two con men in 1920s Chicago set out to Toys in the Attic (‘63, Drama) aaa Dean Martin. An A Little Romance 186 (5:15) The Guns of Navarone (‘61, Action) aaa Gregory Peck. (HD) fleece a high-rolling gangster. impoverished man seeks marriage. (‘79) (HD) 157 Untold Stories of the E.R. (HD) Untold Stories of the E.R. (HD) Untold Stories of the E.R. (N) Sex Sent Me to the ER (N) (HD) Sex Sent Me to the ER (HD) Untold ER Batman Begins (‘05, Action) aaac Christian Bale. A billionaire who witnessed his parents’ murders develops Batman Begins (‘05, Action) aaac Christian Bale. A 158 (4:30) The Dark Knight Rises (‘12, Action) Christian Bale. (HD) a dual personality to fight the organized crime that has engulfed the streets of Gotham City. (HD) man becomes a masked vigilante. (HD) 102 truTV Top Funniest (HD) truTV Top Funniest (HD) truTV Top Funniest (HD) truTV Top Funniest (HD) Rachel (HD) Rachel (HD) truTV Top 161 Reba (HD) Reba (HD) 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards (HD) Raymond (HD) Raymond (HD) Raymond (HD) Queens (HD) Queens (HD) Queens (HD) NCIS: Re cruited Re cruit ment of fi cer NCIS: Thirst NCIS looks in case of NCIS: Phoe nix Ducky or ders ex hu ma NCIS: De tour Ducky and Jimmy are Col ony: Zero Day (HD) NCIS: Los An132 murdered. (HD) murdered officer. (HD) tion of Navy officer. (HD) possibly kidnapped. (HD) geles (HD) House: Here Kitty (HD) House: Locked In (HD) House: Simple Explanation (HD) House: Saviors (HD) House: House Divided (HD) House (HD) 172 Blue Bloods A close friend. (HD) Blue Bloods: Leap of Faith (HD) Blue Bloods: The Job (HD) Outsiders Road trip. (HD) Underground (HD) Neverland

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Lifetime offers murder mystery fans a real treat

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH A week after “Downton” departed, Lifetime throws its viewers a lifesaver with the two-part British adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit “And Then There Were None” (8 p.m. Sunday, TV-14; concludes Monday). Don’t miss it.

Set right before the outbreak of World War II, “None” concerns 10 complete strangers invited to a mansion on a remote island. There they discover that their mysterious host is nowhere to be seen and that telephone contact with the mainland does not exist. Over a pleasant dinner, a mysterious recording announces that every one of them is guilty of murder or murders. It doesn’t take long for the “guests” to get bumped off, one by one, in grisly manners corresponding to an old childhood rhyme.

A chilling location complements a wonderful cast, including Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”), Anna Maxwell Martin (“The Bletchley Circle”), Aidan Turner (“Poldark”), Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson.

Some Christie purists may quibble at deviations from the original, most notably the addition of horror film elements.

There are bloody flashbacks galore and the use of cold tracking shots of ominous interiors and architecture quite reminiscent of “The Shining.”

I found the horror entirely appropriate. This is, after all, a tale of mass murder, albeit one that unfolds in the starchy drawing room atmosphere of a British country weekend. A thoroughly entertaining exercise in addition by subtraction, watch it and you’ll never see “Survivor” in quite the same way.

• “The Carmichael Show” (9 p.m. Sunday, TV-PG) is the first NBC show in some time to make me laugh. It can also make you think. Tonight, the series enters its second season time slot with a comedy autopsy of Bill Cosby’s legacy.

For the record, “Carmichael” is a seriously old-school threecamera comedy with a limited number of sets and a maximum number of instances when the entire cast is together in the living room of Jerrod Carmichael’s parents (David Alan Grier and Loretta Devine). There, they engage in

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Lifetime presents Agatha Christie’s classic mystery “And Then There Were None” in a two-part miniseries, beginning at 8 p.m. on Sunday and concluding at 9 p.m. on Monday.

uncomfortable conversations about topics introduced by Jerrod in the most incendiary and incorrect ways possible.

Tonight, teased out for 22 squirm-inducing minutes, they wonder if it’s still “right” to laugh at the old pudding pops pitchman, and along the way they make some goofy and profound statements about the nature of humor and hypocrisy.

It remains to be seen if “Carmichael” will become a hit.

And if Jerrod Carmichael, with his low key and subversive approach, is really right as the title star of a sitcom. To me, he seems better suited to be the crafty second banana who steals a show from time to time, as Kramer did from “Seinfeld” or as Karen and Jack did from “Will & Grace.”

• “The Voice” coach Blake Shelton hosts the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards (8 p.m. Saturday, Nickelodeon), an annual rite that reflects young viewers’ favorite music, film, television and sports, and bombards them with propaganda for upcoming summer movies. Look for a performance from DNCE. Nick follows up the awards with a sitcom adaptation of “School of Rock” (9:30 p.m.), starring Groundlings comedian Tony Cavalero in the Jack Black role as an unemployed musician who turns nerdy stu-

dents into members of a guitarbased garage band. In other words, the kind of music that excites the grandparents of the average Nickelodeon viewer.

• Antique music of another vintage is showcased in the HBO special “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” (9 p.m. Saturday).

Audra McDonald, a Juilliardtrained soprano and six-time Tony Award winner portrays the doomed and influential jazz singer Billie Holiday in this adaptation of McDonald’s Broadway hit.

Adaptation may be too strong a word. It’s a filmed version of a stage performance before a live audience at a New Orleans cafe. Set at the end of her long career, “Day” consists of McDonald relating Holiday’s story through disjointed asides between performances of her songs, including “God Bless the Child,” “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” “Strange Fruit” and “T’aint Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do.” As neither a musician, nor a music (or stage) critic, I found the performances to straddle that rather awkward line between interpretation and impersonation. There’s a long history of one performer bringing a legend to life on stage; Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain and Robert Morse as Truman

Capote come to mind. They gather a power in the intimacy of small theater that gets lost on the small screen.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Still recovering from serious injuries after the home invasion that killed her father, a young woman fears that the perpetrator may be too close for comfort in the 2016 shocker “The Stepchild” (8 p.m., Lifetime).

• Rogers is attacked on “Black Sails” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

• Ariana Grande hosts and performs on “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

on “Scorpion” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG).

• The FBI lays out its strategy on “The Family” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Dread gives way to gore on “The Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-MA).

• Richie needs a name for the new label on “Vinyl” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• Government secrets are stolen on the season finale of “CSI: Cyber” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-PG).

• A lesson in confidential informants on “Quantico” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• “Race for the White House” (10 p.m., CNN) recalls the 1860 election.

• A difference in philosophy on “Girls” (10 p.m., HBO, TVMA).

• Axe’s past comes to light on “Billions” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

• Major changes on “Togetherness” (10:30 p.m., HBO, TVMA).

• “Robot Chicken” (11:30 p.m., Adult Swim) enters its eighth season.

CULT CHOICE Tamara Dobson, Shelley Winters, Bernie Casey, Brenda Sykes and Antonio Fargas star in the 1973 thriller “Cleopatra Jones” (11 p.m. Saturday, Bounce, TV-14).

SATURDAY SERIES Lethal bedside manner on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV14) * Too many suspects on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Chloe entices on “Lucifer” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).

SUNDAY SERIES SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • A long-awaited chart revealed on the “NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show” (5:30 p.m., CBS Sports).

• Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7:30 p.m., CBS): encryption and terrorism; the “death with dignity” movement; a profile of Danish architect Bjarke Ingels.

• Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Hillary Clinton respond to questions at an Ohio Democratic Town Hall (8 p.m., CNN).

• “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” (8 p.m., Showtime, TV-14) reviews the primaries and caucus votes.

• A virus complicates matters

Talent shows on “Little Big Shots” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-G) * Lisa fancies a one-way trip to Mars on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * A labor of love on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A couch surfer lingers on “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Making fun of old people on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Grief and closure on “Last Man on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Jason Biggs on “Hollywood Game Night” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

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BOOK, FILM REVIEWS Mary Elizabeth Winstead, right, and John Goodman are shown in a scene from “10 Cloverfield Lane.”

‘Far From True’ continues thrill of Promise Falls

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BY JEFF AYERS, The Associated Press “Far From True,” Linwood Barclay’s sequel to “Broken Promise,” continues the interweaving tales of the inhabitants of Promise Falls.

Barclay does an admirable job of familiarizing the reader with the characters and their backgrounds. He does this without being intrusive to those already familiar with the town. There might be too many people to keep track of, but when writing about a place and everyone who lives there, it makes sense. The main cast members are memorable — and distinct from each other.

The Constellation Drive-In Theater is closing, and the owner is having a grand party to celebrate and say goodbye.

The entire facility is packed with cars and people when the screen explodes and falls down on cars in the front row.

The investigation immediately leads to the demolition company hired to lay waste to the site to make way for condos, but the company hasn’t yet visited the site. The explosives were deliberate and meant to invoke fear in the town.

The daughter of one of the victims hires private investigator Cal Weaver after she discovers her father’s house has been ransacked. Weaver uncovers a secret room, and the materials inside could be a motive for the act of terror at the Drive-In. Toss in a detective who knows that he has a ruthless killer loose in the town, a disgraced mayor who wants to become relevant again and several folks who don’t want the truth of what went on in the secret room to get out and you’ve got a heady mix of small-town politics, sex and murder.

The lack of closure is a bit frustrating, but the conclusion to his trilogy will be published later this year. In truth, the three books are one giant novel and will invoke feelings of what people enjoy in television soap operas.

Your nails may not survive ‘10 Cloverfield’

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flict (a famous actor’s voice is heard on voicemail). She jumps in her car and heads off. As night falls into inky blackness, we hear references on the I’d like to apologize to those sitting radio to an unexplained power surge. next to me for my aggressive popcorn Then there’s a car crash, shocking munching during “10 Cloverfield in its intensity — and the opening Lane,” the new J.J. Abrams-produced credits haven’t even finished yet. nail-biter starring a creepier John Michelle awakes in some sort of unGoodman than you’ve ever seen (and derground cellar. Worse, she’s chained that’s saying something.) to a wall. With ingenuity, she manages You see, the popcorn was a surroto reach her cellphone. But there’s no gate for my nails, which I would have service. bitten off completely had I not had And then she meets Howard. this precious snack at, um, hand. If Naturally, Michelle thinks Howard you’re like me, which is to say easily creeped out by unbearable tension and (Goodman, in all his imposing girth) is up to something bad. There’s that constant fear, not to mention intense claustrophobia, then I strongly suggest whole chained-to-the-wall thing, plus that huge lock on the heavy metal door you either bring your own snacks, an of her cell. But, he explains, he’s not a old sweatshirt or a good friend’s arm threat — he’s a savior. Something terto chew on. rible has happened up there, outside.

A couple things to get out of the It might be chemical, might be nucleway: This film, directed by Dan ar, might be something else. But she’s Trachtenberg, is not a sequel to the the lucky one. She’s been saved.

2008 Abrams-produced “Cloverfield,” Soon, a third character is introthough it does share a similar vibe, not duced: An amiable neighbor, Emmett to mention part of a title, which hints at a franchise (Abrams has mentioned (John Gallagher Jr.), who insists he a “bigger plan.”) And a disclaimer: We hurt his arm not trying to escape from Howard but trying to get IN; he supwon’t reveal the end here in any way, ports Howard’s story of a catastrophic but we WILL have to say what we THINK of the ending. If even that feels attack. And the three settle in for a taut, well-choreographed chamber like a spoiler to you, then feel free to play down in the bunker. stop reading a few paragraphs early.

This is the bulk of the movie, and Now to the plot. We meet Michelle this is the best of it: The fraught dance (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, elevating between these three characters, with what could be a stock feisty-girl role their shifting allegiances and a power with intelligence and occasional dynamic that never seems clear. humor) as she’s packing to leave a Which one of them is lying? Or is evboyfriend after an unexplained con-

eryone telling the truth? Who’s the enemy, and are they outside or underground?

Smartly, Trachtenberg and the screenwriters (Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, and Damien Chazelle of “Whiplash”) find a way to break the tension — ever so briefly — with a bit of humor (watch for a random Santa Claus reference) and a bit of music, too. You’ll probably laugh, as I did, when you realize the soundtrack is playing “I Think We’re Alone Now.” For a minute we forget the dangers that (might) lurk, both outside and in.

But the dance will eventually have to end. Trachtenberg scares the wits out of us a few times, and then he launches into a climax that will have many talking — though I found it somewhat disappointing, a little predictable, and frustratingly baffling.

But you might love it.

Just remember to bring something to chew on.

“10 Cloverfield Lane,” a Paramount Pictures release, has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America “for thematic material including frightening sequences of threat with some violence, and brief language.” Running time: 103 minutes.

Two and a half stars out of four.

Definition of PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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Police detain members of Ladies in White, a dissident group of the wives and mothers of political prisoners calling for their release, as government supporters gather around on July 19 in Havana, Cuba. Nearly 9,000 times last year, authorities briefly arrested dissidents as a show of force.

Obama trip to Cuba shows move away from focus on dissidents HAVANA (AP) — Dozens of uniformed and plainclothes police watch silently every Sunday morning as white-clad dissidents file into Mass at Santa Rita Church in a leafy Havana neighborhood of mansions overlooking the Florida Straits.

The officers stand by until the women shout “Freedom!” and try to sit on the street outside the church. The protesters are whisked off to police stations and empty schools, held for hours, released and driven home, to return the following week.

The well-practiced choreography of protest has become a feature of Sunday mornings in Cuba. Nearly 9,000 times last year, Communist authorities briefly arrested dissidents in shows of force that have become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about President Obama’s three-day trip to the island this month.

Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, both sons of Cuban emigres, say the crackdown on demonstrations in Cuba shows that President Raul Castro has no intention of responding to Obama’s outreach with greater freedom for the Cuban people.

The Obama administration acknowledges that Castro has been slow to respond, but says that’s not the point. After decades of U.S. efforts to foment democracy by backing Cuban dissidents and their demands for swift political change, the president’s trip will showcase a 180-degree turn in U.S. policy toward the island.

The United States is wagering that re-forging links between the U.S. and Cuba will do more to change Cuba’s single-party government and centrally planned economy than a half-century of confrontation. The U.S. is

now trying to nourish an increasingly independent Cuban middle class that will someday successfully demand more rights from its government. It’s a strategy that will almost certainly take years, even decades, to prove a failure or success.

“The fact of the matter is we don’t have any expectation that Cuba is going to transform its political system in the near term,” said deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, one of the architects of Obama’s Cuba policy. “Even if we got 10 dissidents out of prison, so what? What’s going to bring change is having Cubans have more control over their own lives.”

The Cuban government appears highly aware of the U.S. strategy and highly resistant. It published an essay-length editorial about Obama’s visit across three pages of the Communist Party newspaper Granma on Wednesday declaring that “profound conceptual differences about political models, democracy and the exercise of human rights, social justice, international relations, peace and stability will persist between the United States and Cuba.”

While Obama’s agenda is still being worked out, it includes plans for a private meeting with dissidents. The focus of his trip will almost certainly be elsewhere, however. After punching a series of holes in the trade embargo on Cuba, the Obama administration is preparing to do away with some of the most important remaining limits on U.S. travel to Cuba and business with the island.

During his March 20-22 visit, the president plans to make history by attending a Major League Baseball exhibition game, meeting with Raul Castro and addressing Cubans live on state television.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Steve Nardizzi’s entrepreneurial approach to charity work transformed the Wounded Warrior Project, which began as a shoestring effort to provide underwear and CD players to hospitalized soldiers, into an $800 million fundraising enterprise.

It also led to his downfall.

A lawyer by training who never served in the military, Nardizzi traded a career in the courts for one helping wounded veterans. He arrived at Wounded Warrior Project in 2006 after nearly a decade at the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association and persuaded the board that they needed a new, more aggressive leadership style.

By 2010, Nardizzi replaced founder John Melia as CEO and catapulted the nonprofit into the top ranks of U.S. charities. His success led to lavish spending — the group’s annual staff meeting in 2014 cost $970,000 — prompting complaints from employees, veterans and charity watchdogs about profiteering off veterans that emerged in reports by The New York Times and CBS News in January.

On Thursday, Nardizzi and chief operating officer Al Giordano were fired, the board said, as the organization cracks down on employee expenses and strengthens controls that have not kept pace with the rapid growth.

Melia, a former Marine, launched the group in 2003 after he was injured in a helicopter crash off Somalia and saw how wounded veterans were treated. His exit left him bitter; he said Nardizzi erased his contributions from the group’s website.

But he told The Associated Press on Friday that he has requested an “immediate” meeting with the board of directors and is open to leading the group again.

Board chairman Anthony

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Steve Nardizzi, former CEO of the Wounded Warriors Project, was fired amid news reports accusing the group of wasteful spending.

The charity’s founder, John Melia, has requested an “immediate” meeting with the board of directors and is open to leading the group again.

Odierno, overseeing the charity on an interim basis, did not respond Friday to a request for comment. Neither did the fired executives, Nardizzi and Giordano. In the Thurdsay statement Odierno said “it is now time to put the organization’s focus directly back on the men and women who have so bravely fought for our country and who need our support.”

The Wounded Warrior Project’s directors fired the two executives after hiring outside legal counsel and forensic accounting consultants to conduct an independent review of the Jacksonville-based organization’s records and interview current and former employees.

The reports by CBS News and The Times described extravagant parties and lastminute, business-class air travel; one former employee compared it to “what the military calls fraud, waste and abuse.”

The group’s 2014 meeting at a 5-star hotel where Nardizzi rappelled from a tower into a crowd of employees was particularly costly. The board’s statement — released late Thursday by the crisis management firm Abernathy MacGregor — said “such events will be curtailed in the future.”

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BATEN FROM PAGE A1 to the editor at The Sumter Item, sometimes referencing race issues in the county.

Also, during his time on council, Baten has expressed interest in supporting Sumter School District

by increasing its millage after the consolidation of Sumter School District 2 and Sumter School District 17 in 2011, even though other local entities opposed the increase.

If education is the backbone of economic development and industrial growth, the community has to sup-

port it, he said.

Children in public schools are more likely to take industrial jobs, he said Baten is also in favor of allowing alcohol sales on Sunday.

The blue laws and Sunday alcohol sales should not be a religious issue because everyone does not recognize

SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016 Sunday as the Sabbath, Baten said.

Sunday alcohol sales are an economic issue because residents purchase alcohol in areas outside of the county, and the local military population can go to Shaw, reducing revenue in the county, he said.

Baten said he realizes that

Ernest Cooper, vice chairman of trustees at Howard Chapel AME Church, lifts one of the headstones at the church’s cemetery on Garland Road in the Gable area of Clarendon County. Suspect(s) vandalized the cemetery in late February, running over graves, leaving tire tracks and ruts on them and turning over, moving and damaging headstones.

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his comments can sometimes be taken as controversial, but he does not believe in keeping quiet about issues in the community.

Once you cease to be effective and stop thinking progressively, then it’s time to quit, he said.

“I’ve always had a passion to help people,” he said.

AU’SOME FROM PAGE A1 available,” Dillihay said.

Dillihay said SC Works will provide an orientation program for the employees at 4 p.m. Thursday at the SC Works Office, 31 E. Calhoun St. He said several local manufacturers will have representatives on hand at the orientation.

“The development board began reaching out (to the manufacturers) Tuesday morning and some of them responded directly to us, telling us: ‘We would like to assist, and we think those employees would have good skills sets that are relevant to us,’” he said.

Dillihay said that while similar orientation programs are continuously available to all job seekers, the orientation set for Thursday is specifically targeted at former Au’some employees.

A call to SC Works for more information was not returned by deadline Friday evening.

Au’some did not have any remaining obligations as far as the state and local tax incentives the company received when it located in Sumter five years ago, he said.

“There is an issue that we have continually been working on that is unrelated to the incentives given here in Sumter,” Dillihay said.

Finding a new occupant for the now idled Au’some building is next on the agenda, he said.

“We are already actively marketing the property and assets they left behind in order to bring in another company to occupy that space and use that facility,” Dillihay said.

For more information about programs available for job seekers, call SC Works at (803) 774-1300.

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CEMETERY FROM PAGE A1 Garrett said he thinks alcohol was involved.

Ernest Cooper, vice chairman of trustees at Howard Chapel AME Church, said he could not believe the damage he saw.

“I pray for their forgiveness, but it is sad that someone would commit such a crime and show such disrespect to the deceased,” he said.

Cooper said besides spending several thousand dollars on restoration fees, there are other major con-

cerns. Several graves were identified by aluminum markers, which were moved from their graves.

“It will be difficult to identify those graves,” Cooper said.

Other graves had headstones, weighing several hundred pounds, which were moved dozens of feet from their locations.

“And these are not stones that one person can pick up on their own,” he said.

Some of the graves date back to the 1920s; others are more recent, from 2013.

Cooper estimates the cemetery to have 50 graves total.

Investigators discovered the vandalism at the cemetery while investigating a burglary of a lawn mower on Salem Road on Feb. 24, according to the report, but Garrett said Friday that he does not think the two cases are related.

The burglary victim stated that someone broke into his building and stole a green and black 2001 Procat Bobcat zero turn lawn mower, valued at $4,000.

Anyone who has information on either case is asked to call the sheriff’s office at (803) 435-4414 or 1-888-CRIME-SC to leave an anonymous tip.

OBITUARIES DEWEY RAY BRYANT Dewey Ray Bryant, 81, husband of Sarah A. Ridgeway Bryant for 62 years, died on Friday, March 11, 2016, at his home.

Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late James Homer Bryant and Mary Dyson BRYANT Bryant. Mr. Bryant was a member of Sumter Baptist Temple. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a retired master electrician with Carolina Heating & Electric Co. with 25 years of service.

Surviving are his wife of Sumter; one son, Roy Bryant and wife, Theresa, of Sumter; two daughters, Karen Mitcham and husband, Mark, of Camden and Maxine Collins and husband, Terry, of Lynchburg; one sister, Elizabeth Ridgeway of Sumter; seven grandchildren, Christy Truett (Tony), Alan Collins (Shelby), Clint Bryant (Gloria), Amy Marshall (Stephen), Chad Bryant (Stacie), Curtis Mitcham (Michelle) and Nathan Mitcham (Lindsey); and 11 great-grandchildren, McKenzie Truett, Hannah Truett, Lindsey Barwick, Noah Collins, Peyton Collins, Emma Grace Truett, Madi Marshall, Avery Bryant, Addison Bryant, Sawyer Mitcham and Harper Bryant.

He was preceded in death by five brothers, Wilbur, James, Miles, Laverne and Hubert Bryant; and one sister, Gladys Hodge.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Sumter Baptist Temple with the Rev. Eddie Richardson and Pastor Mike Westmoreland officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Felton Ridgeway, John Gault, Mike Collins, Joe Wood, Craig Cheek, George Ferguson, Kenny Bryant and Erik Ridgeway.

Honorary pallbearers will be Frankie Ridgeway, Mac Ridgeway, Henry Byrd, Sam Poole, David Byrd, Jimmy Bradshaw, Lee McGranaghan and members of the Seekers Sunday School class.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times

at the home.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Amedisys Hospice, Dr. Mitchell Jacocks and Dr. Joseph Healy for their kind and compassionate care.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sumter Baptist Temple, 2295 Harper St., Sumter, SC 29153.

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.

CATHRINE J. BERNARD LEXINGTON — Funeral services for Cathrine J. “Cat” Bernard, 62, of Lexington, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel.

The family will receive friends following the serBERNARD vice at the funeral home.

Cathrine was born on Aug. 26, 1953, in Bishopville, and passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016, with her family by her side after a year-long battle with cancer.

She was a daughter of the late Ernest Melvin Jones and Juanita Bryson Chandler. Cat enjoyed caring for others including family members and “Miss Caroline.”

She is survived by her son, Scott Bernard; grandson, Scott Bernard Jr.; former husband, Tony Bernard; and siblings, Earl Jones (Debbie), Debbie Gilday (Ed), Jan Jarrell (Bob), Rick Jones, Randy Jones, John Blount, Jean Bockelman, Lonita Gasperson, Kent Gasperson (Eva), Chris Jones (Layla), Ginger Ellis, Cindy Dubose and Barbara Brown.

She was predeceased by her brothers, Melvin, Mike and Ernie Jones; and sisters, Joyce Jones and Darlene Jones-Simmons.

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WILLIE MCFADDEN Willie McFadden, 64, departed this life on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in Columbia.

He was born on Feb. 22, 1952, in Clarendon County, to Horace Sr. and Mary Kennedy McFadden.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 115 N. Purdy St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

DAVID WALCOTT David Walcott, 63, departed this life on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

He was born on Feb. 21, 1953, in Sumter County, to Leroy F. Walcott Sr. and Thelma B. Walker.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

ANTIONETTE BRIGGS ATHENS, Ala. — Antionette Briggs, 36, entered eternal rest on Thursday, March 10, 2016.

Born on July 4, 1979, in Sumter, she was a daughter of Franklin and Loretta Cain Briggs.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1117 Williams Acres Lane, Manning.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

DENNIS DUPREE MANNING — Dennis “Larry” Dupree, 62, died on Friday, March 11, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

He was born on Aug. 27, 1953, a son of Virginia Rollerson Dupree and the late David Dupree.

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Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

HELEN B. CARLE Helen Marie Buchman Carle, 86, widow of retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Earl G. “Pete” Carle, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at National HealthCare Center, Sumter.

Helen was born on July 11, 1929, in Newark, Ohio, a daughter of the late Dan and Helen Buchman.

Helen is survived by two children, Gordon R. Carle and his wife, Linda, of Columbia and Lt. Col. Gayla R. Carle and her husband, retired U.S. Army Maj. Thomas D. Gibson; seven grandchildren, Robert “Bobby” C. Carle, Benjamin C. Gibson and his wife, Emily, Kristen Y. Carle, Lian J. Carle, Elena M. Gibson, Rebecca L. Garcia-Gibson and her husband, Juan, and Daniel TC Gibson; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one child, Marla Kay Carle; and one brother, Victor Buchman.

Upon cremation, Helen will be interred along with Pete in the family gravesite, Cedar Hill in Newark, Ohio.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

The family has chosen Bull-

MELON NELSON Melon Nelson entered eternal rest on March 10, 2016, at his residence, 125 Fleming St., Lynchburg.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Victoria Nelson, 207 Williams Ave., Timmonsville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

ANNIE W. MURRAY ORLANDO, Fla. — On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, Annie Pearl Wilson Murray, exchanged time for eternity in Orlando.

Born on Dec. 17, 1956, in Orlando, she was a daughter of Marie Pack Wilson and the late Grady Wilson Sr. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 1512 Patton Road, Wilson community, Manning.

Funeral services are incomplete and shall be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

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FYI ette Drive. These meetings The Purple Heart Chapter of Sumter is sponsoring a project are designed for veterans to help other veterans with to have all Purple Heart PTSD, coping skills, claims, medal recipients inducted Reunion information, volunteer opbenefits, therapeutic couninto the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor located portunities and more seling sponsored by the Columbia VET Center at 11 in New York. An enrollment a.m. each Tuesday, and oneapplication must be comon-one counseling 9 a.m.-3 pleted by the medal recipip.m. every other Wednesent or next of kin if the vetday. Open to all area vetereran is deceased. Proof of ans. Call James Thomas at the award of the medal is (803) 765-9944. required and, if possible, a photograph of the recipient. Having cancer is hard. Finding Call Willie Washington at help shouldn’t be. Free help (720) 203-2112 for details for cancer patients from the and assistance.

American Cancer Society.

Transportation to treatSumter High School Class of ment, help for appearance 1976 is in the process of related side effects of treatplanning its 40th class rement, nutrition help, oneunion. To celebrate this on-one breast cancer supevent in a manner that only the Class of 1976 can, funds port, free housing away from home during treatare needed to assist in getment, help finding clinical ting started with the plans. trials, someone to talk to — We are asking for a $20 donation from each classmate. all free from your American An account has been estab- Cancer Society. Call (800) 227-2345. lished with First Citizens Bank, 201 N. Washington St., The Rembert Area Community Sumter, SC 29150. You can Coalition (RACC) offers a sedeposit funds directly or nior citizens program 10 a.m.you may contact Ruthie noon each Monday and Dow at (803) 406-8874, Ella Wednesday at 6785 Bradley Johnson at (404) 435-4971, St. (behind community car Bobby Cook at (803) 840wash), Rembert, SC 29128.

3151 or Glenn Carpenter at Transportation is available.

(704) 621-0869 for further For details, call (803) 432details.

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The Single Parent Institute Are you a breast cancer survimeets from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. vor? Maggie L. Richardson is on the second Monday of seeking other survivors to each month at the Birnie form a music group and HOPE Center. Meetings are give back to the community. open to teenage single parIf you are interested in joinents, custodial and non-cus- ing, contact her at mlrmintodial single parents. You stry2012@gmail.com or are welcome to bring your (803) 236-9086. children as the Single Parent Institute is for the entire The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching family. Contact Dr. L. Quafor anyone/everyone who neck Walkes at (803) 2239408 or lqwalkes@sctechthi- served in the 2nd Infantry Division. Visit the website at sout.com. www.2ida.org or contact The Rembert Area Community Mike Davino at MDavino@ Coalition offers an after school yahoo.com or (919) 498program for students from 1910. kindergarten to sixth grade Zumba classes will be held at at the youth center in Rembert. Children receive assis- 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Parks tance with homework, school projects, etc. A nutri- and Recreation building on Haynsworth Street. Classes tious snack is served daily. are $5 each and no registraThere is a small monthly tion is required. Contact fee. Registrations are acDeanne Lewis at zumcepted 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at 8455 badeanne@gmail.com.

Camden Highway, U.S. 521, Sumter Area Toastmasters Rembert, in front of the car meets at 7 p.m. each Tueswash. Contact Dr. Juanita day at the Sumter Mall comBritton at (803) 432-2001.

Make-A-Wish South Carolina is munity room, 1057 Broad St. The group helps in developseeking volunteers to help ing speaking and leadership make wishes come true for skills. Call Douglas Wilson children across the state. at (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca Bilingual volunteers are esGonzalez at (803) 565-9271. pecially needed. Interest webinars are offered at 6:30 Navy and Marine Corps shipp.m. on the second Wednes- mates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 day of each month. Preregfrom 1944 through 1976 and istration is required. Conthe USS Columbus (SSN-762) tact Brennan Brown at past and present, to share bbrown@sc.wish.org or (864) 250-0702 extension 112 memories and camaraderie with old friends and make to register for the webinar new ones, contact Allen R. or begin the application Hope, president, 3828 Hobprocess. son Road, Fort Wayne, IN The Sumter Combat Veterans 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221 8 Group holds weekly peer to a.m.-5 p.m.; fax (260) 492peer meetings at 11 a.m.

9771; or email at hope4391@ every Tuesday at the South verizon.net.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be bold and EUGENIA LAST be different.

Speak up and strive for equality in all your relationships, but don’t argue over trivial matters. It’s best to have a give-and-take attitude if you want to achieve balance. A disciplined attitude will pay off.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your persuasive ways will help you get others to do things your way. Lead the way by showing dedication, loyalty and determination, and you will make a lasting impression.

Love and romance will enhance your personal life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The versatility you offer will make a difference to group endeavors.

Bring about personal changes that will improve the way you live. Make romance a priority. A personal or financial investment will turn out much better than anticipated.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A creative idea will impress someone you want to work with. Research and collaboration will lead you in the right direction. An unusual request will help push you to expand and explore bigger options.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t be too trusting of something that sounds too good to be true. Investing in someone else’s plan won’t end up being to your benefit. Don’t let your emotions come between you and reason. Put your money in a safe place.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Find out exactly where you stand. Listen carefully to the response you get and you will start to understand something you never noticed before. Observing someone’s body language will help you decipher what’s really going on. Make selfimprovement a priority.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expect to face uncertainty in your relationships with others. Don’t hesitate to ask questions if you feel you are receiving mixed signals.

Don’t make an impulsive decision based on speculation. Look out for your best interests and don’t give in to bribery.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Pressure anyone who is reluctant to share opinions with you. It’s important to get the lowdown if you intend to make a decision that will have an impact on others. Your ideas may be good for you, but a detriment to someone else.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Say little and do a lot. Your response and physical action will put you in a better position.

Honesty will help you avoid rumors, but don’t trust anyone who tries to pry into your personal affairs. Keep your explanations simple and precise.

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Greenville 79/59

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Sumter 81/60

Aiken 81/61

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Sunday: Clouds and sun with a shower or thunderstorm around. High 71 to 79.

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 79/62/c 60/45/c 70/56/sh 60/43/pc 74/59/pc 66/51/pc 76/63/r 61/48/s 83/64/pc 64/50/pc 74/52/s 61/56/r 62/51/pc

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.60 76.11 75.55 97.13

24-hr chg +0.04 -0.05 -0.03 +0.13

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Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

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Sun. Hi/Lo/W 74/58/t 57/49/r 78/52/pc 53/45/r 82/57/s 67/53/pc 80/65/s 60/42/c 82/66/t 61/47/sh 78/57/s 60/55/r 61/50/sh

Myrtle Beach 75/61

Manning 82/62

Today: Mostly cloudy with a shower. Winds east-southeast 4-8 mph.

Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm around. Winds south 6-12 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 79/61

Bishopville 80/61

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 9.51 -0.17 19 5.69 +1.52 14 7.53 -0.16 14 5.80 -0.02 80 78.84 -0.48 24 8.03 -1.84

Sunrise 6:36 a.m.

Moonrise 9:11 a.m.

Sunset 6:28 p.m.

Moonset 10:48 p.m.

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High 11:39 a.m.

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1:33 p.m.

Ht. 3.2 --3.5 3.0

Low 6:08 a.m.

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REGIONAL CITIES City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Today Hi/Lo/W 74/57/c 81/61/c 84/61/pc 80/62/pc 66/57/c 82/62/pc 77/60/c 81/61/c 83/62/c 79/61/c 68/55/c 78/60/c 80/60/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 65/51/t 72/56/t 75/57/t 79/61/t 68/59/c 79/62/t 69/57/c 72/57/t 75/59/t 74/61/t 74/59/c 76/61/t 76/60/c

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 79/61/c Gainesville 82/63/pc Gastonia 77/61/c Goldsboro 76/59/c Goose Creek 80/63/pc Greensboro 71/59/c Greenville 79/59/c Hickory 73/59/c Hilton Head 76/62/pc Jacksonville, FL 83/63/pc La Grange 79/62/c Macon 82/62/c Marietta 78/61/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 76/60/t 77/61/t 69/57/c 76/61/c 78/61/t 70/59/c 68/56/t 68/57/t 74/61/t 80/62/pc 78/57/pc 79/57/t 73/56/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 73/57/c Mt. Pleasant 78/63/pc Myrtle Beach 75/61/c Orangeburg 82/62/pc Port Royal 77/64/pc Raleigh 72/59/c Rock Hill 78/60/c Rockingham 78/60/c Savannah 82/63/pc Spartanburg 78/59/c Summerville 80/63/pc Wilmington 80/59/c Winston-Salem 71/59/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 66/50/t 77/62/t 73/61/t 76/61/t 77/62/t 74/60/c 70/57/t 74/59/t 79/61/t 68/56/t 78/60/t 77/60/c 70/59/c

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Speak up and ask for favors.

Someone will end up having more to offer you than you expect. A chance to travel should be taken advantage of. A retreat or course will do you good. Love is highlighted.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do whatever it takes to bring order out of chaos. A change to the way you do things will give you an idea that can help you improve your income.

Stay on top of economic trends and new technology. Focus on change.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll make a good impression on the people you fraternize with, allowing you to share ideas and be given valuable input. Getting together with people you haven’t seen for a long time will be enlightening.

The Sumter SPCA will hold a Mardi Gras April Fools dance from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Music will be provided by Recollections Band. Cost is $25 per person (must be 21 years or older). Event will feature Cajun cuisine. Come dance your paws off while helping to support the Sumter SPCA. For more information, call (803) 773-9292.

The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; and, of course, monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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prep baseball

Three and out Barons use 9-run second to blow game open in 15-0, 3-inning victory over Generals in region openers

sec tournament

Kentucky rolls past Alabama with ease Wildcats face USC or Georgia in semifinals

By GARY B. GRAVES The Associated Press

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Wilson Hall’s Sam Watford (3) slides safely into home plate to score on a passed ball as Thomas Sumter pitcher Dayton Ingram covers in the Barons’ 15-0, 3-inning victory on Friday at Baron Field.

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Wilson Hall baseball head coach Adam Jarecki wasn’t happy with the way his team played on Thursday, despite coming away with a 6-4 road victory over Northwood Academy. The first-year Barons head coach felt a little bit better about things on Friday.

WH jumped on Thomas Sumter Academy for four runs in the first inning and then blew the game open with a 9-run second on the way to a 15-0,

3-inning win at Baron Field in the SCISA Region II-3A opener for both teams.

“I really didn’t think we played that well last night,” said Jarecki, whose team improved to 3-1 on the season. “I was just glad to see us come out tonight and play the way we did. “I think we had a much better approach at the plate tonight than we did last night.”

Wilson Hall picked up 10 hits in three innings, but it had plenty of help from the Generals. TSA, which fell to 1-4, walked seven batters, hit three more,

committed three errors, threw a wild pitch and had three passed balls.

“We just didn’t throw strikes tonight,” said Thomas Sumter head coach Cam Martin, who is in his first year like Jarecki. “I’m disappointed in that. When you do that against the back-to-back state champion then what happened tonight is what’s going to happen.”

Right-hander Josh Barnett started on the mound for the Generals. He walked

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usc women’s basketball

Mitchell, Gamecocks set for NCAA tourney COLUMBIA — Tiffany Mitchell is ready for her final college break at South Carolina to end.

The third-ranked Gamecocks senior forward was grateful for the break and to get away for a few days after sweeping the Southeastern Conference with a 16-0 regular season and league tournament championship. However, Mitchell said she and her teammates are eager to learn where they’ll begin NCAA Tournament.

There’s no mystery that South Carolina (31-1) will gain its third straight No. 1 seed when the NCAA brackets are revealed Monday night — and Mitchell said the Gamecocks have taken a back-to-work approach in prepping for a run

at a second straight Final Four appearance and they hope, a national title.

“We’ve been here before. We know what’s ahead of us,” Mitchell said Friday. “We know how to prepare. Now we’ve just got to go do it.”

The lone drama in South Carolina’s case is which region it will head up. Most projections leading up to Monday had the SEC champions as the second overall seed to threetime defending NCAA winner UConn and atop the regional in Lexington, Kentucky.

But No. 2 Notre Dame could end up in the Kentucky locale, which is closest to the South Bend, Indiana campus.

The other three regional sites are Bridgeport, Connecticut; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Dallas.

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auto racing

Harvick wants to stay with SHR despite switch

By MIKE CRANSTON The Associated Press

No. 3 South Carolina expected to earn third straight top seed after 31-1 run

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jamal Murray scored 23 points, Alex Poythress made a career-best four 3-pointers and No. 16 Kentucky had an easy time in an 85-59 rout of Alabama on Friday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Playing about 50 miles southeast of his Clarksville, Tennessee, home, Poythress put on an offensive show in his final SEC tournament with 7-of-8 shooting including 4 of 5 from long range for 20 points.

It was the senior forward’s third 20-point game this season and first since posting a career-best 25 at Alabama on Jan. 9.

Murray added perimeter shots as second-seeded Kentucky finished 13 of 23 from behind the arc to beat the 10thseeded Crimson Tide (18-14) for the third time this season.

The Wildcats advanced to Saturday’s semifinal against the Georgia-South Carolina winner.

Tyler Ulis added 17 points for the Wildcats, who led by as many as 26.

Arthur Edwards had 20 points and Retin Obasohan 18, neither of which was enough for Alabama to keep pace with the hot-shooting Wildcats.

Kentucky’s postseason prospects were already set, and the aim this weekend is to earn the highest possible seeding when the field is announced on Sunday. The Wildcats took an impressive first step toward being high in the bracket with

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SEC Tournament MVP Tiffany Mitchell, center, and the rest of the 31-1 Gamecocks are expected to earn their third straight See usc, Page B5 top seed for the NCAA Women’s Tournament.

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Harvick sat on a podium in the middle of his most successful track on the 15th anniversary of his first Sprint Cup victory and insisted he’s not job hunting.

Two days before he seeks a record Harvick eighth victory at Phoenix International Raceway, the 2014 Cup champion said he expects to be driving for Stewart-Haas Racing next year when the team switches from Chevrolet to Ford.

“I don’t see any reason why that would change,” Harvick said Friday. “For me, this is the best position I’ve been in with my team.”

Harvick won his first Cup race on March 11, 2001, at Atlanta in a Chevrolet. He won seven times at Phoenix International Raceway, more than any driver, in a Chevy. While team owner Tony Stewart has been vocal in his support of the car change, Harvick has been quiet.

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Fans hold a large cutout of Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manziel during a game against Cincinnati last season. The Browns cut ties on Friday with the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner after two disappointing, drama-filled seasons. Manziel faces an uncertain future in the NFL and potential criminal charges in Texas following a domestic violence incident.

Browns release Manziel after 2 troubled seasons The Associated Press

behavior but never did.

The Browns drafted ManCLEVELAND — Johnny ziel in the first round in Manziel’s tightest spiral 2014, hoping he could solve with the Browns was a their long-term issue at downward one. quarterback and turn Less than two years after around a team that has only arriving armed with a Heis- been to the playoffs once man Trophy, full of swagger since 1999 and never to the and touted as a savior for Super Bowl. this football-frenzied city’s Instead, Johnny Football sagging franchise, Manziel was a two-year headache was shown the door — a that wouldn’t go away. rude exit for the overhyped “I’d like to thank the quarterback.

Browns for the opportunity Manziel, who did as much they gave me — nearly two partying as playing during years ago, we all hoped that two drama-filled seasons we were building what could with the Browns, was be a championship team for waived Friday.

Cleveland,” Manziel said in Welcomed as a hero, he a statement released by his leaves as one of the biggest publicist. “I will always rebusts in team — and permember the support I rehaps — NFL history. ceived from the organizaJohnny Be Gone. tion, my teammates and esThe Browns had hoped to pecially the fans.” recoup something for the Manziel entered the former Texas A&M star, but league amid fanfare and after failing to find a team with a party-boy reputation, interested in trading for him which only grew thanks to the past two days, the team nearly constant exposure on finally cut ties. Cleveland social media. While he was announced its move with a with the Browns hardly a simple sentence: “The week passed without there Cleveland Browns have being a photo or video of waived Johnny Manziel.”

Manziel, usually with a The Browns included his pe- drink in his hand and once destrian statistics but not floating on an inflatable any comment. swan, out having a good Actions, not words. That time. was the same mantra they But he paid for all those asked of Manziel, who allate nights in bars and clubs ways promised to change his as Manziel hasn’t developed

the work ethic needed to succeed and he wound up spending more than 10 weeks following his rookie season in a Pennsylvania rehab facility specializing in alcohol and drug abuse.

The Browns supported him as long as they could, but his decision to skip the team’s season finale against Pittsburgh — he had a concussion at the time — for a trip to Las Vegas and a second domestic incident in three months was more than the team could tolerate and they dumped Manziel, who went 2-6 as a starter and finished with 1,675 yards seven touchdowns and seven interceptions.

And now that he’s no longer with the Browns, Manziel has other issues to handle.

On Feb. 25, Dallas police referred their domestic violence case against him to a grand jury, which will exam evidence against Manziel. His ex-girlfriend, Colleen Crowley, accused Manziel of striking her in the head during a night out on Jan. 30.

Manziel is also being investigated by the NFL, which could suspend him for his off-field behavior. He was cleared by the league in October following a similar incident with Crowley.

TV, Radio

nhl Standings

TODAY 6 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Thailand Classic Third Round from Hua Hin, Thailand (GOLF).

7:40 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Manchester City vs. Nowich City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

9:20 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Borussia Monchengladbach (FOX SPORTS 2).

9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Southampton vs. Stoke City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. – College Lacrosse: Harvard at Penn State (ESPNU).

10 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Swansea vs.

Bournemouth (USA).

10:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Good Sam 500 Practice from Avondale, Ariz. (FOX SPORTS 1).

11 a.m. – College Lacrosse: Duke at Loyola (Md.) (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200 Pole Qualifying from Avondale, Ariz. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – College Lacrosse: Maryland at Princeton (ESPNU).

12:20 p.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Quarterfinal Match – Chelsea vs.

Everton (FOX SPORTS 2).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – West Brom vs. Arsenal (WIS 10).

1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Good Sam 500 Practice from Avondale, Ariz. (FOX SPORTS 1).

1 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Buffalo (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Valspar Championship Third Round from Palm Harbor, Fla. (GOLF).

1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Boston vs. Miami from Fort Myers, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

1 p.m. – College Softball: Kentucky at South Carolina (ESPNU).

2 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Towson at Johns Hopkins (ESPNU).

2:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200 from Avondale, Ariz. (WACH 57, WEGX-FM 92.9).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Valspar Championship Third Round from Palm Harbor, Fla. (WIS 10).

3 p.m. – Professional Golf: Sunshine Tour Investec Cup Final Round from Koster, South Africa (GOLF).

3:30 p.m. – College Softball: Arkansas at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Uniao da Madeira vs. Porto (UNIVISION).

4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Oakland vs. Texas from Surprise, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

4 p.m. – College Baseball: Clemson at Wake Forest (WPUB-FM 102.7).

4 p.m. – College Baseball: Charleston Southern at South Carolina (WNKTFM 107.5).

5:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Puebla vs. Cruz Azul (UNIVISION).

6 p.m. – College Softball: Alabama at Louisiana State (SEC NETWORK).

7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Houston at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – UNAM vs. Tigres (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Yankees vs.

Tampa Bay from Port Charlotte, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

8 p.m. – Track and Field: U.S. Indoor Championships from Portland, Ore. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at San Antonio (WOLO 25).

8:30 p.m. – College Softball: Florida at Auburn (SEC NETWORK).

9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Tijuana vs. Jaguares (UNIVISION).

11 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Zab Judah vs. Josh Torres in a Welterweight Bout and Jesus Gutierrez vs. Leon Spinks III in a Lightweight Bout from Las Vegas (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

11 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: San Diego vs. Cleveland from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

1 a.m. – Women’s Professional Golf: Ladies European Tour World Ladies Championship Final Round from Hainan, China (GOLF).

3 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox from Mesa, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

By The Associated Press

nba Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

sports items

Broncos acquire Sanchez from Eagles DENVER — The Broncos have acquired Mark Sanchez from Philadelphia, a move Denver general manager John Elway calls the first step toward replacing the retired Peyton Manning.

The Super Bowl champions were left without an experienced quarterback this week when five-time MVP Manning retired and Brock Osweiler signed with Houston as a free agent. So they have turned to Sanchez, who was acquired for a conditional 2017 draft pick.

Sanchez, 29, spent his first five NFL seasons with the Jets, helping them to the AFC championship game in his first two years. But the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft lost his job in New York and spent the last two seasons with the Eagles, starting 10 games and going 4-6.

Former 1st-round pick returns to Falcons ATLANTA — Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is returning to the Atlanta Falcons after spending his first four seasons with the team.

The Falcons have agreed to terms with Weatherspoon, who played in 14 games with Arizona in 2015.

He was Atlanta’s first-round draft pick in 2010. Terms were not immediately avail-

able.

Weatherspoon was recovering from a foot injury when he ruptured his Achilles tendon and missed the 2014 season. He played a full 16 games in only one season, 2011, when he had 80 tackles and a career-high four sacks.

Weatherspoon was the 19th overall pick from Missouri in 2010. He started 41 games in his first four seasons and had 288 tackles with eight sacks and two interceptions. He had 11 tackles as a backup with the Cardinals last season.

morning in his round of 76 that left him in jeopardy of missing the cut. Spieth had to deal with it again Friday afternoon, and he was hovering around the cut line as he made the turn.

Mackenzie was two shots clear of a large group that included a pair of Augusta, Georgia, natives who need to win to get into the Masters. Charles Howell III had a 72 and Scott Brown was among the leaders until a late double bogey led to a 69.

Ex-Giants lineman Gary Jeter dies at 61

Gary Jeter, a defensive MacKenzie gets break lineman who played for the with weather, early lead Giants and Rams during a PALM HARBOR, Fla. — 13-year NFL career, has Will MacKenzie said his put- died. He was 61. ter saved him Friday at the The NFL Players AssociaValspar Championship, tion confirmed he died where he had a 4-under 67 to Wednesday. No cause or take the early lead in the other details were given. second round.

Jeter was drafted out of The weather cooperated Southern California in 1977 for part of the morning. by the New York Giants Mackenzie made his fifth with the fifth overall selecand final birdie on the 18th tion. He played six seasons hole just as the wind was for them, then another six starting to gust across the for the Rams and one in tree-lined course. He played New England. in enough of it to be thankKnee and back problems ful he was done on a Copplagued him in the NFL. But perhead course at Innisin his final season 1989, with brook that is tough even in the Patriots, Jeter had seven calm conditions. sacks.

Jordan Spieth got the worst of the wind Thursday From wire reports

Atlantic Division

Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division

Miami Charlotte Atlanta Washington Orlando Central Division

Cleveland Indiana Detroit Chicago Milwaukee

W L Pct GB 43 20 .683 — 39 26 .600 5 27 39 .409 17½ 18 46 .281 25½ 8 56 .125 35½ W L Pct GB 37 27 .578 — 35 28 .556 1½ 36 29 .554 1½ 30 33 .476 6½ 27 36 .429 9½ W L Pct GB 46 18 .719 — 34 30 .531 12 33 31 .516 13 32 31 .508 13½ 27 38 .415 19½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

x-San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Northwest Division

Oklahoma City Portland Utah Denver Minnesota Pacific Division

x-Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers x-clinched playoff

W L Pct GB 55 10 .846 — 38 26 .594 16½ 33 32 .508 22 32 32 .500 22½ 24 39 .381 30 W L Pct GB 44 20 .688 — 34 31 .523 10½ 29 35 .453 15 27 38 .415 17½ 20 45 .308 24½ W L Pct GB 57 6 .905 — 41 22 .651 16 25 38 .397 32 17 48 .262 41 14 52 .212 44½ spot

Thursday’s Games

Toronto 104, Atlanta 96 San Antonio 109, Chicago 101 Denver 116, Phoenix 98 Cleveland 120, L.A. Lakers 108

Friday’s Games

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

Orlando at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

New York at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Indiana at Dallas, 2 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Okla. City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Washington at Denver, 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 69 38 23 8 84 210 187 Tampa Bay 67 39 23 5 83 185 160 Florida 67 37 21 9 83 187 163 Detroit 67 33 23 11 77 170 179 Montreal 68 32 30 6 70 186 190 Ottawa 69 31 30 8 70 198 218 Buffalo 69 27 33 9 63 164 188 Toronto 66 22 33 11 55 159 197 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 67 49 13 5 103 217 155 N.Y. Rangers 67 39 22 6 84 192 173 N.Y. Islanders 65 37 20 8 82 189 163 Pittsburgh 66 34 24 8 76 180 168 Philadelphia 65 31 23 11 73 167 174 Carolina 68 31 26 11 73 168 183 New Jersey 68 32 29 7 71 151 170 Columbus 67 28 31 8 64 178 208

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 68 41 21 6 88 193 163 Dallas 68 40 20 8 88 218 196 St. Louis 68 39 20 9 87 173 166 Nashville 68 34 21 13 81 187 173 Colorado 69 35 30 4 74 186 195 Minnesota 68 31 27 10 72 178 171 Winnipeg 67 27 35 5 59 173 201 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 66 40 22 4 84 179 152 Anaheim 66 37 20 9 83 165 154 San Jose 67 37 24 6 80 198 177 Vancouver 66 26 28 12 64 160 190 Arizona 67 28 32 7 63 177 210 Calgary 67 28 34 5 61 181 209 Edmonton 70 27 36 7 61 169 205 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT Montreal 3, Buffalo 2 Detroit 3, Winnipeg 2 Florida 6, Ottawa 2 Edmonton 2, Minnesota 1 New Jersey 3, San Jose 0

Friday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 2 p.m.

Minnesota at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Florida, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

New Jersey at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Washington at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

MLB Spring Training

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Toronto Houston Texas Chicago Seattle Oakland Detroit Boston Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City Los Angeles Tampa Bay New York Baltimore

W L Pct 9 1 .900 8 2 .800 7 2 .778 6 3 .667 6 4 .600 5 4 .556 6 5 .545 5 5 .500 5 5 .500 4 5 .444 5 7 .417 4 6 .400 4 6 .400 3 6 .333 0 10 .000

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct Philadelphia 8 3 .727 Los Angeles 5 2 .714 Arizona 7 3 .700 Washington 7 3 .700 Colorado 6 4 .600 St. Louis 5 4 .556 New York 4 4 .500 Cincinnati 5 6 .455 San Francisco 5 6 .455 Miami 4 5 .444 Milwaukee 4 5 .444 Pittsburgh 3 7 .300 Atlanta 3 8 .273 Chicago 2 8 .200 San Diego 2 8 .200 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 7, Baltimore 1 Washington 9, N.Y. Mets 5 Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 3 Houston 10, Detroit 4 Philadelphia 9, Atlanta (ss) 2 St. Louis 4, Atlanta (ss) 3 Miami 6, Minnesota 5 Toronto 2, Boston 1, 10 innings Texas 8, Milwaukee 5 Oakland 9, Cincinnati (ss) 4 Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati (ss) 4 Seattle 5, San Francisco 4 L.A. Angels 8, L.A. Dodgers 4 Arizona 12, Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 8, San Diego 3 Colorado 6, Cleveland 1

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By The Associated Press PGA Tour-Valspar Championship Par Scores Friday At Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course Palm Harbor, Fla. Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 7,340; Par 71 (36-35) Second Round Will MacKenzie Steve Stricker Daniel Berger Graham DeLaet Bill Haas Scott Brown Retief Goosen Ryan Moore Justin Thomas Charles Howell III Jerry Kelly George McNeill Ken Duke Sung Kang K.J. Choi Matt Kuchar Cameron Smith Jamie Lovemark Steve Wheatcroft Charl Schwartzel Patrick Reed Charley Hoffman Henrik Stenson Seung-Yul Noh Danny Lee Louis Oosthuizen Tyler Aldridge Kyle Stanley Kevin Na Danny Willett John Huh Greg Yates Ian Poulter Brett Stegmaier Carlos Ortiz Whee Kim Jonas Blixt Jason Dufner Blayne Barber Mark Wilson Will Wilcox Brandon Hagy Chris Kirk Chesson Hadley Rory Sabbatini Russell Knox Hudson Swafford Patton Kizzire Chez Reavie Thomas Aiken

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LMA baseball tops Cavaliers 4-1 MANNING -- Buddy Bleasdale went six strong innings and Taylor Finley picked up the save as the Laurence Manning Academy varsity baseball team earned a 4-1 victory over Robert E. Lee Academy on Friday at Tucker Belangia Diamond.

Dawson Hatfield and Ryan Touchberry each led the offensive attack for the Swampcats, who will host Ben Lippen today.

Wilson Hall 6 Northwood 4

NORTH CHARLESTON -Charlton Commander picked up the win on the mound as Wilson Hall improved to 2-1 on Thursday with a 6-4 victory over Northwood Academy at the NA field.

Daniel Reynolds went 2-for-3 for the Barons while McLendon Sears was 3-for-5.

Bennett and Anders Land both up its first win of the season on Friday, beating Lugoff-Elshot a 50. White finished with gin 3-1 at the SHS field. a 52.

Ja’von Perry had two goals for the Gamecocks and Pablo VARSITY TRACK Olvera put one in directly off a TSA finishes second corner kick. Henry Jiron had Hunter Jarvis and Dre Litone assist. sey both won two individual events to lead Thomas Sumter B TEAM BASEBALL Academy to a second-place finLaurence Manning 13 ish in a meet at Wilson Hall’s Carolina Academy 0 Spencer Field on Wednesday.

LAKE CITY -- Buddy Gales Jarvis won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs, while Litsey tossed a shutout to lead Laurence Manning Academy to a won the high jump and triple 13-0 victory over Carolina jump.

Academy on Tuesday at the Josh Ladson won the 800.

Carolina field.

THOMAS SUMTER FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS: Hunter Jarvis Aaron Carlton and Gabe (1,600, 3,200; Josh Ladson (800); Dre Harris both had three hits for Litsey (high jump, triple jump).

SECOND-PLCE FINISHERS: 4x100 Relay LMA. (Billy Colquitt, Austin Hudson, Ty Litsey, Dre Litsey); 4x400 relay (Austin Hudson, Ty Litsey, Josh Ladson, Hunter Jarvis); Billy Colquitt (200); James Edens Rabon (shot put); Dre Litsey (long jump).

THIRD-PLACE FINISHERS: Billy Colquitt (100); Ty Litsey (110 hurdles).

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MANNING -- Laurence Manning Academy won a match with Manning High School and East Clarendon High on Thursday at Wyboo Golf Club.

LMA won with a score of 171. Manning finished at 173 and EC shot a 190.

Jacob Richburg shot a 39 to lead Manning. McArthur Bennett had a 40, Hunter White a 46 and Robert Dykes a 48.

Manning opened its season on Tuesday, beating Camden Military. The Monarchs shot 187 while Camden Military had a 213.

Richburg shot a 35, while

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Anna Copeland was 3-for-4 with two runs batted in, but it was not enough as Sumter fell to Spring Valley 14-8 on Thursday at the SHS softball field.

Chelsie Logan collected two hits and an RBI as did Chae Hutchinson. Erin McCaffrey also drove in a run.

Hannah Bettencourt took the loss on the mound after surrendering five earned runs to go along with seven strikeouts.

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Daniel Reynolds to begin the bottom of the first and hit Robert James. McLendon Sears followed with flare into center field to score Reynolds. An overthrow sent James to third and an errant throw to third sent him across the plate to spur the 4-run first.

Barnett retired the first batter in the second before hitting Sears. Edward McMillan and Sam Watford followed with RBI doubles to start the 9-run inning. Drew Talley added a 2-run double later in the inning off of reliever Dayton Ingram and Wells Gaymon added an RBI single.

Trey Bolton came to the mound for the Generals in the third. He retired the first batter before walking the next three. Nick Sursun, in his first at-bat of the season, hit a shot down the left field line for a 2-run double that brought an end to the game.

Talley was 2-for-2 with a walk, three runs batted in and two runs scored. Daulton Dabbs had two hits, a walk and two runs, Sears scored three runs and James and McMillan both scored two.

The left-handed McMillan picked up the victory on the mound. He worked all three innings, allowing two hits. He had five strikeouts and walked just one.

MANNING -- Jake Jordan struck out seven over five innings and had two hits to help led the JV Swampcats past Robert E. Lee Academy on Friday 8-1.

Brewer Brunson had two hits as did J.T. Stanley who also picked up the save.

LMA returns to action today against Ben Lippen.

JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER Sumter 3 Lugoff-Elgin 1 Sumter High School picked

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Varsity Boys Golf Wilson Hall in Golden Bear Invitational (in Hilton Head), TBA Thomas Sumter at Orangeburg Prep, 3:30 p.m.

Varsity Track and Field Sumter, Crestwood in Optimist Relays (at Sumter Memorial Stadium), 10 a.m.

Lakewood in Armed Forces Cavalier Relays (at Richland Northeast in Columbia), 9:30 a.m.

Varsity Softball Wilson Hall, Robert E. Lee in SCISA-SCHSL Tournament (in Sumter), TBA Junior Varsity Softball Wilson Hall in SCISA-SCHSL Tournament (in Sumter), TBA SUNDAY Varsity Boys Golf Wilson Hall in Golden Bear Invitational (in Hilton Head), TBA

“We were happy to get Edward some time on the mound tonight,” Jarecki said.

“He came out and threw strikes and pitched well.”

Eric Lisenby and Ingram had TSA’s hits.

The Generals snapped a 21game losing streak with a victory over Florence Christian, and the three losses all came by one run. That is what led to Martin’s disappointment in his team’s performance.

“I think we were ready to play until we got off of the bus,” he said. “I think it comes down to see the “Barons” on the front of the jersey. We just don’t play well against them.”

Wilson Hall plays host to Northwood on Monday, while TSA will be at home against Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday in another region game.

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Robert E. Lee Academy earned an 11-10 victory over Wilson Hall on Thursday.

Gray Collegiate 8 Laurence Manning 7

COLUMBIA -- Laurence Manning Academy lost to Gray Collegiate 8-7 on Thursday at the Gray Collegiate field.

Courtney Beatson hit a home run and scored twice to lead LMA. Brooke Ward had two hits, including a double and two RBI while Maddie Cantley had two hits.

On Tuesday in Turbeville, LMA beat East Clarendon High School 3-2. Liz Hussey tossed a 1-hitter for the Lady Swampcats.

Cora Lee Downer had two hits and scored a run, while Abbie Beard had a hit and a run and Ashton Rogers scored a run. Taco Harrington had an RBI.

VARSITY TRACK TSA finishes second Taja Hunley won two events to help Thomas Sumter Academy to a second-place finish in a meet on Wednesday at Wilson Hall’s Spencer Field.

Hunley won the high jump and the long jump.

THOMAS SUMTER FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS: Taja Hunley (high jump, long jump)

SECOND-PLACE FINISHERS: 4x800 Relay (Tabitha Scruggs, Aubrey Stoddard, Lauren Jones, Connor Muzon) Samantha Kindsvater (200); Audbrey Stoddard (400); Bella Crowe (800) Aubrey Stoddard (1,600) THIRD-PLACE FINISHERS: Taja Hunley (100 hurdles); Bella Crowe (3,200).

Sumter’s Tyler awarded HOPKINS -- Sumter High School’s Bre Tyler was named the Female Field Event MVP in the Diamond Hornet Invitational on Saturday at the Lower Richland High track.

Tyler won both triple jump and the long jump.

JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL Gray Collegiate 5 Laurence Manning 2 COLUMBIA -- Laurence Manning Academy lost to Gray Collegiate Academy 5-2 on Thurdsay at the Gray Collegiate field.

Olivia Coker had two hits for LMA, while Caroline Robinson and Maggie Josey both scored a run.’

B TEAM SOFTBALL Laurence Manning 13 Calhoun Academy 7 MANNING -- Hannah Truett had two hits, including a double, and drove in five runs to help power Laurence Manning Academy past Calhoun Academy 13-7 on Thursday at the LMA field.

Grace Anne Lassiegne went 4-for-4 with four runs scored for the Lady ‘Cats, who improved to 4-1 on the year. Abby Haney, Darby Watford, Breanna Boykin and Bailey Moore all finished with two hits apiece.

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Schmidt, USC blank Charleston Southern 9-0 COLUMBIA -- Clarke Schmidt allowed four hits and struck out nine across 71/3 innings and Dom ThompsonWilliams homered and drove in four runs as No. 16 South Carolina blanked Charleston Southern 9-0 on Friday at Founders Park.

USC improved to 13-2 on the season while the Buccaneers fell to 8-6.

Carolina scored five runs in the first three innings and that was more than enough for Schmidt (4-0), who didn’t issue a free pass on the day.

Thompson-Williams had two hits as did Chris Cullen.

Danny Blair and LT Tolbert each drove in a run and the Gamecocks took advantage of five CSU errors to plate five unearned runs.

The two teams meet again today at 4 p.m.

Wake Forest 6 Clemson 4

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -Wake Forest hit three home runs, including two 2-run homers by Will Craig, to jump out to a 6-0 lead and held on to defeat No. 20 Clemson 6-4 at David F. Couch Ballpark on Friday.

The Demon Deacons, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 11-4 overall and 1-0 in the ACC. The Tigers fell to 9-3 overall and 0-1 in ACC

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Amelia Weston led the Lady Barons’ offense going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Madison Sliwonik had two hits including a home run.

Addy Carraway, Caroline Campbell and Becka Noyes each drove in two runs while Danielle deHoll scored 2 runs.

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Wake Forest scored three runs in the first inning, capped by Craig’s first long ball of the game.

Gavin Sheets led off the second inning with a homer before Craig’s second home run of the game and seventh of the season in the third inning.

The Tigers chipped away with a 2-run homer by Seth Beer, his fourth long ball of the year which upped his hitting streak to 10 games, in the fourth inning and Chase Pinder’s solo long ball, his team-leading fifth of the year, in the seventh inning.

Tiger starter and former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Charlie Barnes (1-2) suffered the loss as he gave up six hits, six runs and two walks with a career-high nine strikeouts in a career-long 61/3 innings

pitched.

The series continues today at 4 p.m.

Citadel 13 Elon 8

ELON, N.C -- A 7-run seventh inning helped carry The Citadel to a 13-8 victory over Elon on Friday in the opening contest of a 3-game series.

Stephen Windham had a 3-run homer in the third inning while former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Phillip Watcher went 2-for6 with a double and two runs scored.

Former Wilson Hall standout JP Sears earned a no decision after going five innings and allowing four earned runs on six hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

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men’s conference tournaments American Athletic

At Amway Center Orlando, Fla. First Round Thursday, March 10 South Florida 71, East Carolina 66 Tulane 65, UCF 63 Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 Temple 79, South Florida 62 UConn 104, Cincinnati 97, 4OT Tulane 72, Houston 69 Tulsa vs. Memphis, 9:30 p.m.

Semifinals Saturday, March 12 Temple vs. UConn, 3 p.m.

Tulane vs. Tulsa-Memphis winner, 5:30 p.m.

Championship Sunday, March 13 Semifinal winners, 3:15 p.m.

Atlantic 10

At The Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. First Round Wednesday, March 9 Saint Louis 83, George Mason 78 La Salle 88, Duquesne 73 Second Round Thursday, March 10 Richmond 70, Fordham 55 George Washington 73, St. Louis 65 UMass 67, Rhode Island 62 Davidson 78, La Salle 63 Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 Dayton 69, Richmond 54 Saint Joseph’s 86, G. Washington 80 VCU 85, UMass 70 St. Bonaventure vs. Davidson, 9 p.m.

Semifinals Saturday, March 12 Dayton vs. Saint Joseph’s, 1:30 p.m.

VCU vs. St. Bonaventure-Davidson winner, 4 p.m.

Championship Sunday, March 13 Semifinal winners, 12:30 p.m.

Big East

At Madison Square Garden New York First Round Wednesday, March 9 Georgetown 70, DePaul 53 Marquette 101, St. John’s 93 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 Villanova 81, Georgetown 67 Providence 74, Butler 60 Xavier 90, Marquette 72 Seton Hall 81, Creighton 73 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Villanova 76, Providence 68 Xavier vs. Seton Hall, 9 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 12 Villanova vs. Xavier-Seton Hall winner, 5:30 p.m.

Big Sky

At The Events Center Reno, Nev. First Round Tuesday, March 8 Portland State 74, Northern Colorado 67 North Dakota 85, Southern Utah 80 Sacramento St. 79, Montana St 75 Eastern Washington 74, Northern Arizona 52 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 Weber State 78, Portland State 74 North Dakota 83, Idaho State 49 Montana 70, Sacramento State 53 Idaho 76, Eastern Washington 73 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Weber State vs. North Dakota, 8:30 p.m.

Montana vs. Idaho, 11 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 12 Semifinal winners, 8:45 p.m.

Big Ten

At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis First Round Wednesday, March 9 Illinois 85, Minnesota 52 Nebraska 89, Rutgers 72 Second Round Thursday, March 10 Michigan 72, Northwestern 70, OT Illinois 68, Iowa 66 Ohio State 79, Penn State 75 Nebraska 70, Wisconsin 58 Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 Michigan 72, Indiana 69 Purdue 89, Illinois 58 Michigan State 81, Ohio State 54 Maryland vs. Nebraska, 8:55 p.m.

Semifinals Saturday, March 12 Michigan vs. Purdue, 1 p.m.

Michigan State vs. Maryland-Nebraska winner, 3:30 p.m.

Championship Sunday, March 13 Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

SEC Semifinals ESPN 1 p.m. – Texas A&M vs. LSU 3 p.m. – Kentucky or Alabama vs.

South Carolina or Georgia BIG 12 Championship ESPN 6 p.m. – Baylor or Kansas vs. West Virginia or Oklahoma BIG 10 Semifinals WLTX 19 1 p.m. – Michigan vs. Purdue 3:30 p.m. – Michigan State or Ohio State vs. Maryland or Nebraska MEAC Championship ESPN2 1 p.m. – Hampton or Savannah State vs. Norfolk State or South Carolina State PAC-12 Championship FOX SPORTS 1 10 p.m. – Oregon vs. Arizona or Utah vs. California BIG EAST Championship WACH 57 5:30 p.m. – Villanova or Providence vs. Xavier or Seton Hall MOUNTAIN WEST Championship WLTX 19 6 p.m. – San Diego State or Nevada vs. Fresno State or Colorado State BIG WEST Championship ESPN2 11:30 p.m. – Hawaii or Cal-Santa Barbara vs. UC Irvine or Long Beach State ATLANTIC 10 Semifinals CBS SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 p.m. – Dayton vs. St. Joseph’s 4 p.m. – Virginia Commonwealth or Massachusetts vs. St. Bonaventure or Davidson AMERICAN ATHLETIC Semifinals ESPN2 3 p.m. – Temple vs. Connecticut 5:30 p.m. – Houston or Tulane vs.

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At The Sprint Center Kansas City, Mo. First Round Wednesday, March 9 Kansas State 75, Oklahoma State 71 TCU 67, Texas Tech 62 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 Baylor 75, Texas 61 Kansas 85, Kansas State 63 West Virginia 86, TCU 66 Oklahoma 79, Iowa State 76 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Kansas 70, Baylor 66 West Virginia vs. Oklahoma, 9:30 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 12 Kansas vs. West Virginia-Oklahoma winner, 6 p.m.

Conference USA

At Bartow Arena Birmingham, Ala. First Round Tuesday, March 8 FAU 82, UTSA 58 At Legacy Arena at the BJCC Birmingham, Ala. Second Round Wednesday, March 9 Western Kentucky 84, North Texas 76 Old Dominion 72, FAU 46 Charlotte 79, Rice 69 UTEP 85, FIU 77 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 Western Kentucky 88, UAB 77 Old Dominion 68, Louisiana Tech 52 Middle Tennessee 79, Charlotte 61 Marshall 87, UTEP 85 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Old Dominion 89, W. Kentucky 77 Middle Tennessee 99, Marshall 90 Championship Saturday, March 12 Old Dominion vs. Middle Tennessee, 2:30 p.m.

Mid-Eastern Athletic

At Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Va. First Round Monday, March 7 Savannah State 63, Delaware State 58 Coppin State 98, N.C. A&T 91, 2OT Tuesday, March 8 Morgan State 65, Maryland-Eastern Shore 58 N.C. Central 68, Howard 66 Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 9 Hampton 83, Morgan State 81 Norfolk State 66, N.C. Central 47 Thursday, March 10 S.C. State 90, Coppin State 80 Savannah State 57, Bethune-Cookman 50 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Hampton 89, Savannah State 55 Norfolk State vs. S.C. State, 8:30 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 12 Hampton vs. Norfolk St.-S.C. State winner, 1 p.m.

Pacific-12

At MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas First Round Wednesday, March 9 Washington 91, Stanford 68 Colorado 80, Washington State 56 Southern Cal 95, UCLA 71 Oregon State 75, Arizona State 66 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 Oregon 83, Washington 77 Arizona 82, Colorado 78 Utah 80, Southern Cal 72 California 76, Oregon State 68 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Oregon vs. Arizona, 9:15 p.m.

Utah vs. California, 11:45 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 12 Semifinal winners, 10:15 p.m.

Southern

At U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, N.C. First Round Friday, March 4 Samford 92, VMI 85, OT Mercer 71, The Citadel 69 Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 Chattanooga 59, Samford 54 W. Carolina 88, Wofford 83, 2OT ETSU 81, Mercer 75 Furman 80, UNC Greensboro 64 Semifinals Sunday, March 6 Chattanooga 73, Western Carolina 69 ETSU 84, Furman 76 Monday, March 7 Chattanooga 73, ETSU 67

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Tennessee’s Robert Hubbs III (3) tries to drive against LSU’s Ben Simmons (25) and Antonio Blakeney (2) during the Vols’ 84-75 loss on Friday in the SEC tournament in Nashville, Tenn.

Blakeney scores 22 as Tigers top Vols 84-75 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Antonio Blakeney led five Tigers in double figures with 22 points, and No. 4 seed LSU beat 12th-seeded Tennessee 84-75 Friday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

The Tigers likely need to win this tournament to give freshman star Ben Simmons a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament. Now LSU (19-13) has won three of four, and the Tigers will play No. 17 Texas A&M, a 72-66 winner over Florida, in the semifinals Saturday.

Tim Quarterman added 18 points for LSU. Simmons had 15, Josh Gray had 11 and Craig Victor II 10 before fouling out.

Tennessee’s season finally is done after the Volunteers (15-19) lost playing their third game in as many days without their leading scorer, Kevin Punter.

Robert Hubbs III and Detrick Mostella each had 19 points for Tennessee. Devon

Baulkman had 13, and Admiral Schofield 10.

(17) Texas A&M 72 Florida 66

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jalen Jones made a goahead layup with 2:08 remaining and Alex Caruso followed with a steal and layup 13 seconds later to key a late 7-0 run that pushed No. 17 Texas A&M past Florida 72-66 on Friday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Playing for the first time as the tournament’s top seed, the Aggies (25-7) needed everything to break free of a Florida team that stayed with them throughout a tight game featuring 11 ties and eight lead changes.

Danuel House followed those two quick baskets with a 3-pointer with 1:02 left to provide some more room, and Admon Gilder’s two free throws with 22.8 seconds left sealed the Aggies’ seventh straight win.

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At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn.

First Round Wednesday, March 9 Tennessee 97, Auburn 59

Second Round Thursday, March 10 Florida 68, Arkansas 61 Tennessee 67, Vanderbilt 65 Alabama 81, Mississippi 73 Georgia 79, Mississippi State 69 Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 Texas A&M 72, Florida 66 LSU 84, Tennessee 75 Kentucky 85, Alabama 59 USC vs. Georgia, 9:30 p.m.

Semifinals Saturday, March 12 Texas A&M vs. LSU, 1 p.m.

Kentucky vs. South CarolinaGeorgia winner, 3:30 p.m.

Championship Sunday, March 13 Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.

each scored 15 points for Texas A&M, which will face the Tennessee-LSU winner in Saturday’s semifinal.

Jones finished with 13 points.

Kasey Hill’s 18 points led five players in double figures for eighth-seeded Florida (1914).

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24-point run lifts UNC over Notre Dame The Associated Press WASHINGTON — With Marcus Paige leading the way, No. 7 North Carolina scored 24 consecutive points over a 9 1/2-minute span bridging halftime and easily beat defending champion Notre Dame 78-47 on Friday night for a spot in the ACC Tournament final.

UNC (27-6) reached its record 34th ACC title game and fifth in the past six years.

But the Tar Heels have gone 0-4 in finals in that span, including a loss to the Fighting Irish a year ago.

UNC will meet Virginia or Miami on Saturday.

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53 percent shooting from the field.

Alabama’s postseason chances remain up in the air, but the Crimson Tide’s second game in as many nights ended with 42 percent shooting and 13 turnovers. They were also outrebounded 3226.

Kentucky wasn’t so good at the start, making just 4 of first 11 shots and showing a little rust from having not played because of their double bye. The Wildcats regrouped to hit 10 of their final 15 first-half shots to lead 37-27 at the break and

Whatever doubts there might have been about the Tar Heels as the NCAAs approach Could they succeed without much from leading scorer Brice Johnson? Could Paige pull out of his shooting slump? Could the team display enough defensive toughness? were wiped away during the game-changing run.

Paige had half of his 16 points during the big, routmaking run, and that might have been the best news of all for UNC. He was supposed to be one of the team’s stars but has struggled much of the year, and was shooting less than 30 percent over his previous three games.

were even better from behind the arc (6 of 10), with Poythress making a couple to help them gain some distance.

The Crimson Tide meanwhile struggled more for baskets than the previous night against Mississippi, making just 10 of 26 from the field.

Three-point shooting (5 of 12) provided a bright spot, and Alabama had just one fewer rebound than the Wildcats but needed big games from nearly everybody in order to pull off the upset.

Even at their best, the Tide faced an uphill battle keeping pace with Kentucky’s outside game that stayed hot in the second half. Ulis made back-to-back shots before

Atlantic Coast Conference

At The Verizon Center Washington First Round Tuesday, March 8 N.C. State 75, Wake Forest 72 Florida St. 88, Boston College 66

Second Round Wednesday, March 9 Pittsburgh 72, Syracuse 71 Duke 92, N.C. State 89 Georgia Tech 88, Clemson 85, OT Virginia Tech 96, Florida State 85 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 North Carolina 88, Pittsburgh 71 Notre Dame 84, Duke 79, OT Virginia 72, Georgia Tech 52 Miami 88, Virginia Tech 82 Semifinals Friday, March 11 North Carolina 78, Notre Dame 47 Virginia vs. Miami, 9:30 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 12 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

Murray added one to build a 55-37 lead, and the Wildcats were well on their way toward a semifinal appearance.

TIP-INS Alabama: The Crimson Tide finished 9 of 25 from 3-point range.

Kentucky: One first-half possession yielded three offensive rebounds before Poythress nailed his first 3-pointer of the game to get the team going.

UP NEXT: Alabama: Awaiting postseason announcement.

Kentucky: Faces GeorgiaSouth Carolina winner in Saturday’s semifinal.

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Kyle Busch wins Phoenix pole; Johnson escapes serious injury

By MIKE CRANSTON The Associated Press

on was examined and released from the infield care center.

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle “Certainly a lot of straight Busch earned the pole at in an area of the track that I Phoenix International Racedidn’t need to have straight. way and Jimmie Johnson esWe’ll have to get to the bottom caped serious injury after a of it,” Johnson said. “Just a scary crash in NASCAR really hard impact to the outSprint Cup qualifying Friday. side wall. Thankful that we Johnson was on his second have SAFER barriers and soft lap in the final round on the walls. But very disappointed mile oval when he had an because we had such a fast issue on the left side of his race car.” car and rammed into the secAfter the red flag to clean ond-turn wall at full speed. up the wreck, Busch won his The right front of the No. 48 18th career pole with a lap of car took the most damage and 138.387 mph. It’s Busch’s first Johnson was able to climb out pole at Phoenix since 2012. after the car slid onto the “We were getting our butts grass. smokes a few years ago,” The six-time Cup champiBusch said. “When this place

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After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Ariz.

Lap length: 1 miles (Car number in parentheses)

The Associated Press

Kansas forward Perry Ellis (34) dunks against Baylor during the Jayhawks’ 70-66 victory on Friday in the Big 12 semis in Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas edges Baylor 70-66 in Big 12 semis KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Perry Ellis had 20 points, Devonte Graham added 14 points and eight assists, and top-ranked Kansas held on through a shaky finish to beat No. 22 Baylor 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday night.

Wayne Selden Jr. dunked his way to 11 points for the Jayhawks (29-4), who muddled through an ugly first half before eventually avenging their loss to the Bears (22-11) in last year’s semifinals.

Kansas will play sixthranked Oklahoma or No. 9 West Virginia for the title Saturday night.

The Jayhawks were in control when coach Bill Self put in his reserves late, but a series of missed free throws and turnovers allowed the Bears to make a run. After Baylor got within 68-64 with 20 seconds left, Self had no choice but to send his starters back in.

Jonathan Motley’s putback got the Bears within three with five seconds to go, but Graham calmly made the second of two free throws at the other end to put the game away.

Rico Gathers had 13 points and nine boards for the Bears.

(2) MICHIGAN STATE 81 OHIO STATE 54

INDIANAPOLIS — Big Ten player of the year Denzel Valentine scored 19 points and Eron Harris added 13 to help Michigan State blow out Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

The Spartans (27-5) have won 11 of 12 and will face either Nebraska or No. 18 Maryland in Saturday’s semifinal.

JaQuan Lyle had 10 points to lead the Buckeyes (20-13), who have lost three of five and must wait until Sunday to see if they’ll get in the NCAA Tournament.

(3) VILLANOVA 76 PROVIDENCE 68

NEW YORK — Kris Jenkins scored 21 points and Villanova smothered Providence stars Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn on defense, advancing to the Big East championship game with a victory at Madison Square Garden.

Ryan Arcidiacono added 15 points and a headlong dive over the press table, landing two or three rows deep, Derek Jeter-style. Hobbled center Daniel Ochefu scored all eight of his points in the final 6:41, helping the top-seeded Wildcats (29-4) hold on down the stretch.

They will try to win their second consecutive tournament title when they face the Seton Hall-Xavier winner on Saturday night.

Stars on both sides were

shut down in a tightly called game that left both coaches seething at the officials.

Bentil, who scored 38 points in a quarterfinal win over Butler, was held to a season-low three and fouled out midway through the second half. He came in leading the Big East at 21.7 per game.

MICHIGAN 72 (10) INDIANA 69

INDIANAPOLIS — Kameron Chatman made a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to give Michigan an upset over Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

It was only the second field goal Chatman made and it came right in front of the Wolverines’ bench. It sent Michigan (22-11) into Saturday’s semifinals against No. 13 Purdue.

Zak Irvin led the Wolverines with 17 points and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman had 15.

Troy Williams scored 16 and Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell had 14 for the Big Ten regular-season champs. The Hoosiers (25-7) have reached the semis only once since 2007.

Indiana appeared to have the game in hand when it took a 66-61 lead with 2:36 left. But the Wolverines rallied to score the final six points.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Reserve center Isaac Haas scored 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and Purdue crushed Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

Vince Edwards added 14 points, Caleb Swanigan had 11 points and 12 rebounds and Dakota Mathias added 11 for Purdue (25-7), which shot 58.3 percent.

The Boilermakers made 24 of their first 36 shots, including 8 of 14 from 3-point range, taking a 60-27 lead on P.J. Thompson’s 3-pointer with 15:59 left. Consecutive 3-pointers from Edwards pushed the Boilermakers’ lead to 66-30 with 12:13 to play.

Illinois (15-19) got 17 points from Maverick Morgan, 16 from Malcolm Hill and 13 from Kendrick Nunn.

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1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 138.387 mph.

2. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 137.515.

3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 137.426.

4. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 137.394.

5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 137.174.

6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 137.174.

7. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 137.033.

8. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 136.934.

9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 136.773.

10. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 136.752.

11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 136.555.

12. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 136.307.

13. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 137.247.

14. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 137.216.

15. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 137.091.

16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 137.028.

17. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 136.971.

18. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 136.893.

19. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 136.851.

20. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 136.576.

21. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 136.503.

22. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 136.488.

23. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 136.395.

24. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 137.19.

25. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 135.537.

26. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 135.527.

27. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 135.394.

28. (14) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 135.369.

29. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 135.206.

30. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 134.917.

31. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 134.514.

32. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 134.429.

33. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 134.068.

34. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 133.67.

35. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 133.072.

36. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 132.895.

37. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 132.797.

38. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 132.768.

39. (32) Joey Gase, Ford, 132.543.

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At Higher-Seeded Teams First Round Friday, March 4 Stetson 74, Kennesaw State 56 USC Upstate 76, North Florida 50 Jacksonville 80, Lipscomb 51 Florida Gulf Coast 60, NJIT 31 Semifinals Wednesday, March 9 Jacksonville 67, USC Upstate 56 Florida Gulf Coast 61, Stetson 46 Championship Sunday, March 13 Jacksonville at Florida Gulf Coast, 2 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 12 James Madison vs. Drexel, 4 p.m.

Mid-Eastern Athletic

At The Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Md. First Round Wednesday, March 9 College of Charleston 71, UNC Wilmington 62 Towson 71, William & Mary 65 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 James Madison 53, College of Charleston 50 Delaware 57, Elon 50 Drexel 71, Towson 54 Northeastern 65, Hofstra 54 Semifinals Friday, March 11 James Madison 68, Delaware 47 Drexel 58, Northeastern 45

come from behind, 80-74 win over Florida State to adFrom Page B1 vance.

A’ja Wilson, who supplantMitchell said in the end it ed two-time SEC player of the does not matter where South year Mitchell to garner this Carolina plays, just that the year’s honor, said South CaroGamecocks play well enough lina has consistently found to make it back to the Final ways to overcome offensive Four in Indianapolis. lulls and get wins. She also Mitchell acknowledged understands the Gamecocks that all the team’s past acmight not be so lucky to escomplishments, including cape in NCAA play if they this season’s stellar run, aren’t at their best from the would fade a bit if the Game- jump. cocks stumble on the way to “Last year, we learned how Indy. to put the guard up and win,” “It’s been something we’ve said Wilson, the Gamecocks talked about all season and top scorer (16.4 points a game) we don’t want to give that up who also won SEC defensive because we didn’t play our player of the year. “This seabest” in early round games, son, we’ve got to learn to keep Mitchell said. the guard up. We can’t let South Carolina needed down.”

Mitchell at her best to reach Mitchell said she was a big the Final Four a season ago. reason for South Carolina’s She hit a layup with 3.5 secspotty offense. She spent onds left to beat North Caro- more than three months relina 67-65 in the Sweet 16 last covering from surgery to her year, then scored seven left foot, then had to learn to straight points late in a overcome the fear of pain or

re-injury when moving at top speed.

“I played like no defense in nonconference play,” she said, “because I wanted to save what I had for offense.”

Mitchell said coach Dawn Staley let her take about any shot she wanted early on to get her star player back in the flow. When things didn’t click, Mitchell got down on herself and continued to struggle.

Gradually, Mitchell’s game came back to life. She earned the SEC Tournament MVP last weekend, scoring 20 points in a semifinal blowout (93-63) over Kentucky and 19 in the championship game to beat Mississippi State.

“I feel more like myself,” Mitchell said.

And that’s why Mitchell can’t wait for a last attempt to earn the Gamecocks first women’s basketball championship.

“We want to take the next step,” she said.

Big South

At Kimmel Arena Asheville, N.C. First Round Thursday, March 10 Campbell 67, Coastal Carolina 64 Charleston So. 72, Longwood 50 High Point 73, Winthrop 55 Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 UNC Asheville 70, Campbell 42 Presbyterian 58, Gardner-Webb 51 Liberty vs. Charleston So., 6 p.m.

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At Scope Arena Norfolk, Va. First Round Monday, March 7 Coppin State 78, Norfolk State 54 Morgan State 52, N.C. Central 42 Howard 68, Maryland-Eastern Shore 51 Tuesday, March 8 S.C. State 61, Savannah State 53, OT Florida A&M 79, Delaware State 74 Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 9 S.C. State 56, Bethune-Cookman 48 N.C. A&T 67, Florida A&M 50 Thursday, March 10 Hampton 64, Howard 58 Coppin State 63, Morgan State 53 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Coppin State 81, S.C. State 62 N.C. A&T 63, Hampton 54 Championship Saturday, March 12 Coppin State vs. N.C. A&T, 3:30 p.m.

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While not fully endorsing Ford, Harvick indicated he has no desire to leave the No. 4 team.

“I feel like I have the best crew chief in the garage,” Harvick said about Rodney Childers.

“It would be pretty tough to turn around and walk out on everybody who’s been a part of building everything that we’ve built.”

Harvick came to the desert as a favorite to win the fourth Sprint Cup race of the season.

He won four consecutive races on the asphalt mile tri-oval and five of six until Dale Earnhardt Jr. took last fall’s rain-shortened race.

All Harvick did was lead 143 of 219 laps and finish second.

“I feel like we’ve had some good showings here, but coming to this track, I’d definitely put that 4 car as my No. 1 pick,” driver Jimmie Johnson said of Sunday’s 312-mile race.

Harvick brought the same car that he won here with in last spring’s race. He’s also healthy again, after fighting an illness last week while finishing seventh at Las Vegas for this third top-10 in as many races.

“I started racing here in the mid-’90s,” Harvick said about running lower-series races at Phoenix. “You still see a lot of the same fans and people that followed your career up the ranks. I love coming out here.”

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was repaved we obviously struggled really bad. But we’ve known to do a really a big push on this place because it’s the second-to-last race in the Chase.”

Carl Edwards qualified second and Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin third, giving Toyota the top three spots for the race Sunday.

Kurt Busch was fourth, and Johnson fifth on a rough day for Hendrick Motorsports.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won November’s rain shortened race to end Kevin Harvick’s four-race win streak at Phoenix, failed to advance past the first round and will start 26th.

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TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the

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YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the

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YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on August 3, 2015.

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