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Area nonprofits get grants Groups use money for flood recovery FROM STAFF REPORTS Several groups in Sumter and Clarendon counties are among 18 nonprofit organizations that have been awarded Phase II grants from One SC
Fund for ongoing flood recovery. The program was announced by Gov. Nikki Haley in November with the help of Central Carolina Community Foundation and a team of South Carolinians from entertainment, business and public service soon after the devastating October flooding. Phase II grants totaling $760,000 will provide volunteer labor and an additional $4.2 million in financial
support for projects that range from mold remediation to total home rebuilds. Nonprofit organizations in the Sumter and Clarendon counties receiving the grants are: • World Disaster Response Services for general rebuild in Sumter County;
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Cody Dyson named EMT of the Year Accomplishing great tasks at a young age is nothing new for 20-year-old Cody Dyson, American Legion Law and Order Awards’ 2015 Emergency Medical Technician of the Year. Dyson was honored with the award at the beginning of 2016 and is very welldeserving of the title, according to Sumter County Emergency Medical Services
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such a young man, Hingst said. Dyson decided to go to EMT school after a first responder ride-along program in high school. He was very motivated to take the EMT course while he was in high school in 2013, Hingst said. Dyson officially became am employee with Sumter County EMS in July 2014. As an EMT, Dyson provides basic-level
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Arthur Piece, 74, picks up his belongings after the truck he was driving struck a power pole at the corner of Bee Street and Lafayette Drive on Tuesday afternoon. Both Piece and his passenger were not hurt in the incident.
Director Bobby Hingst. He’s very dedicated and dependable, he said. Hingst said Dyson also takes a very active roll in community outreach and is usually the EMS personnel that county residents meet at community events. Dyson attended about 90 percent of the public relations courses last year, he said. He’s a great EMT and sets an example for his peers, especially with him being
Progress; but ground still soggy Early spring weather has allowed some area farmers to begin preparing fields, and some corn has been planted, but another rain system moving into South Carolina this weekend may delay an already late start to the 2016 growing season. “There are still some bottoms that are too wet but the hills are getting dry,” said Clemson University Extension Agronomist David DeWitt this week. Many farmers DEWITT have been able to get corn planted, DeWitt said, while others are just getting started. Jeremy Cannon, who farms 1,600 acres in Clarendon County, said he has been able to get into his fields for about two weeks to do some prep work but still doesn’t have anything planted. Cannon, who hopes to grow tobacco, corn, soybeans and cotton, said his fields are still somewhat wet. “I know they are calling for some rain this weekend,” he said. “I don’t know when it will be if we don’t get it planted before the weekend.” Wet fields and lack of funds are of concern to Hezekiah Gibson, who farms 600 acres near Pinewood. Another concern is a shortage of seed for soybean crops. “My supplier told me the soybean seed is real limited this year,” Gibson said. “ They don’t know how they are going to get the seeds, he said, or how they are going to distribute it to the farmers. “The big farms won’t have a problem, but for the medium and small farmers, it’s going to be a problem,” Gibson said. Much of the soybean seed for this area is grown locally, DeWitt said, so seed growers have faced the same difficulties as other farmers. Only about 30 percent of the normal wheat crop was planted last fall, he said. When wheat is harvested in June, most farmers will follow it with soybeans, grain sorghum and a few plant cotton. “I missed my wheat crop because it was too wet,” Gibson said. “Normally what I do is plant that, and you got money in May and June when it comes in, and you have money to put right back into your soybean crop,” he said. “It’s kind of hard because of
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State House proposes $9M for teachers COLUMBIA — Teachers in 42 high-poverty school districts in South Carolina — including Sumter, Lee, Clarendon 1 and Clarendon 2 — could get a salary boost under a one-year experiment passed by the House. The proposal distributes $9 million to districts where at least 80 percent of students live in poverty. District officials must use the money for teacher recruitment and retention. But they’re given leeway on the specifics. Options for the money could include performance bonuses, hiring teachers in hard-to-fill subjects or even paying moving costs. The chairman of the Senate’s K-12 budget panel, Sen. Wes Hayes, supports the idea.
Dispute arises about fees to distribute food NORTH — There’s a food fight in North in Orangeburg County. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports that some residents are upset about fees the town wants for using the town square to distribute food to the needy. The town says Faith Deliverance Center of Praise must provide a refundable $50 deposit for cleaning public restrooms, and it also wants the church to have liability insurance. The church says it’s been distributing food for eight years without the fees. Mayor Patty Carson told town council last month the fees were implemented in 2008 and will now be enforced. She had no comment for the newspaper. A disagreement with Carson led the police chief and police officers to quit last year, leaving the town with no police force for a time.
Navy: No apparent foul play in recruit death PARRIS ISLAND — Navy investigators say there are no apparent signs of foul play in the death of a Marine recruit who died after falling in a barracks stairwell at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island. Naval Criminal Investigative Service spokesman Ed Buice told The Island Packet of Hilton Head that the investigation is continuing into the death of 20-year-old Raheel Siddiqui of Taylor, Michigan. Siddiqui was undergoing basic training when he fell nearly 40 feet in a stairwell March 7. Buice said there are no apparent signs of foul play, but NCIS investigations usually take several months.
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Society of Colonial Dames installs historical marker at The Ruins BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com The Teige Cantey Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century recently held a marker dedication service at The Ruins in Stateburg. The Ruins, as noted on the marker, is a now 9,000-squarefoot home built by John Mayrant on land he bought from Gen. Thomas Sumter in 1784. Cantey Chapter President Marie Hill said the home and grounds have a long history among Stateburg families, including that of Robert and Videau Marion Singleton DeVeaux, who bought the home in 1838. Called The Ruins because it fell into a state of ill repair, the home stayed in the DeVeaux family until 1985, when it was purchase by retired U.S. Air Force Col. Rett Summerville. He and his wife have been restoring the home, and for the past two years have hosted a Christmas open house. Summerville presented a history of The Ruins during the ceremony and accepted the marker, which stands at the entrance of his home. Hill said the criterion for selecting sites for the Colonial Dames’ historical markers is that they “have to be approved by the state and national societies as historically important places.” The Teige Cantey Chapter has marked “six or seven sites,” she said, “the most recent being the Midway Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in Clarendon County.” Hill explained that to be eligible for membership in the Colonial Dames XVII, a woman must be able to trace her ancestry to colonial times in America. Established on July 15, 1915, the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century is a nonprofit organization with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The S.C. chapter was
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Members of the Teige Cantey Chapter of National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century recently installed a marker at The Ruins in Stateburg. Participating in the ceremony were Mary C. Armstrong, president of S.C. Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, at left in front of marker, then from left, front row: Elizabeth Snuggs McAteer, president, National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century; Ann Alderman, third vice president, National Society; and Lib Tiller, past national officer and honorary state president S.C. Society, Colonail Dames XVI Century. Alderman, Tiller and all others pictured are members of the Teige Cantey Chapter.
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arms and support of charitable projects and education. “Through these and many other activities, we acknowledge and honor those individuals whose enduring legacy of virtue, courage and patriotism formed this great nation.”
The marker recently installed by the Teige Cantey Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, gives a concise history of The Ruins, built in 1784 on land owned by Gen. Thomas Sumter near Stateburg. Retired United States Air Force Col. and Mrs. Rett Summerville have been restoring the 9,000-square-foot home for posterity for several years. They host an open house for the public each December. This old photograph shows The Ruins about the turn of the 20th century.
Annual Carolina Cup race set for Saturday FROM STAFF REPORTS The Carolina Cup, an annual steeplechase horse race held at the Springdale Race Course in Camden is set for Saturday. “We’re excited to see such an outstanding field of runners vying for the $75,000 Carolina Cup,” said Carolina Cup Chief Executive Officer Nick Ellis. “Because of Springdale Race Course’s fine reputation and the outstanding support we receive from the community, we’re able to attract some of the premier horses from across the country.” Tickets for the race may be purchased at www.carolina-cup.org. General admission tickets are $45 with children under 11 free of charge if
accompanied by an adult ticket holder. General admission parking is $10, and parking passes may be Visit purchased online or carolina-cup.org on race day at the gate. Admission to the Post and Paddock tent is $50 per person and includes a full luncheon. There will also be a cash bar and light snacks inside the Post and Paddock tent. Tickets for the Post and Paddock are only available by calling the Carolina Cup office at (803) 432-6513 or (800) 7808117 to make reservations. A limited number of grandstand box tickets are still available. The cost is
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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Phillip A. Davis, 28, of 1125 Weatherly Court, was arrested on March 24 pursuant to three warrants issued earlier in the month, according to a news release from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Two of the warrants state that the suspect repeatedly texted vulgar and threatening messages to the victim who asked him to stop, and later entered the victim’s house, ripped open a couch and threw hot sauce onto the walls and appliances causing about $5,000 worth of damage. A third warrant states the suspect entered the victim’s residence a second time without consent and carried away a 55-inch Vizio television valued at about $600. According to the news release, Davis admitted to the aforementioned crimes. He is charged with stalking, malicious injury to personal property and second degree burglary. Willie L. Johnson, 51, of 5248 Glenn St., was arrested on March 26 for pointing a shotgun and firing several shots while attempting to force his way into a residence in the 90 block of Cardington Court, according to a Sumter County Sheriff’s Office news release. Sheriff’s deputies apprehended the suspect at another location after he fled from the residence. Johnson, who had previously been convicted of a violent crime and was therefore not allowed to possess a firearm, later told officers where to recover the shotgun, the release states. He is charged with attempted murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. Rodrika T. Williams, 35, of 915 Bishop Drive, was arrested on March 23 and charged with stalking after continuously harassing the victim - driving by his residence, texting and calling him causing the victim mental distress, according to a news release from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A restraining order was issued against Williams on March 17, but law enforcement had been unable to contact her to serve the notice, according to the release. Kenneth O. Bell, 31, of 14 W. Williams St., was arrested March 25 and charged with providing false information to police and malicious injury to property after an altercation with his brother while at his home, according to a news release from Sumter Police Department. T he suspect left his residence before Sumter Police Department officers
arrived and was later found on East Williams Street. When he was asked to identify himself, the suspect gave his brother’s name, the release states. The officer confirmed Bell’s correct identity and placed him under arrest pursuant to a prior warrant. Bell kicked the front bumper of the police vehicle while being searched and repeatedly kicked the passenger’s door and window while inside the vehicle, according to the news release. DAMAGED PROPERTY A red 2013 Dodge Charger reportedly sustained approximately $2,000 worth of damage when all four tires were slashed and profanity was scratched into the hood, doors, trunk and fender of the vehicle while it was parked in the 2200 block of Tudor Street between March 25 and March 26. A black 2004 Z71 Chevy Suburban reportedly sustained an estimated $2,000 worth of damage when obscene words were scratched into the doors and hood of the vehicle while it was parked in the 1000 block of Huddersfield Drive between midnight and 7:45 a.m. on March 24. STOLEN PROPERTY A black and brown Michael Kors purse, valued at $200, containing: a blue Verizon tablet valued at $250; approximately $60 in cash; a pink makeup bag with various makeup products with a collective value of $110; and prescription Percocet and Ambien with a combined value of $100 was reportedly stolen from a black 2012 Lincoln MKZ through an unlocked door while the vehicle was parked in the 1200 block of Broad Street on March 26. A Nintendo Wii U valued at $400; an Xbox One valued at $400; a 52-inch Vivitar flat-screen TV valued at $600; an 18-inch MacBook laptop valued at $1,000; an iPhone 6 Plus valued at $700; and an Acer desktop computer valued at $500 were reportedly stolen from a residence in the 100 block of Thelma Drive between 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on March 25. A black 2008 Toyota Corolla valued at $14,000 was reportedly stolen from a parking lot in the 200 block of Broad Street on March 25. The victim told Sumter Police Department officers that he picked up an acquaintance known as “Jay Boy” before driving to Broad Street. The victim then went inside a store in the area, leaving Jay Boy inside the vehicle with the keys in the ignition and returned to fine his vehicle gone.
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Hijacking of Egyptian plane ends peacefully LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — An Egyptian wearing a fake explosives belt who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Cyprus on Tuesday surrendered and was taken into custody after releasing all passengers and crew unharmed following an hourslong standoff. Officials said early on that the hijacking was not an act of terrorism, and later that the man appeared to be psychologically unstable. However, the incident was likely to renew concerns about Egyptian airport security months after a Russian passenger plane was downed over the Sinai Peninsula in a bombing claimed by the Islamic State group. “From the start, it was clear that this wasn’t an act of terrorism, and despite the fact that the individual appeared to be dangerous in terms of his behavior, we understood that this was a psychologically unstable person,” Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides told reporters. He said the man initially asked to speak with his Cypriot ex-wife, who police brought to the airport. “After that, he started asking for European Union representatives to assure him about matters that had no logical basis,” Kasoulides said. At one point the hijacker demanded the release of women held in Egyptian prisons, but
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Police officers stand guard by an airport fence as a hijacked EgyptAir aircraft is seen after landing at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus on Tuesday. he then dropped the demand and made others. “His demands made no sense or were too incoherent to be taken seriously,” the minister said, adding that the contents of a letter the hijacker wanted to give to his ex-wife “were also incoherent.” Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency identified the hijacker as Seifedeen Mustafa, without providing further details. A senior Cypriot official confirmed the name of the hijacker, but also provided no further details. Police in Cairo were questioning the hijacker’s relatives, Sharif Faisal, the police chief for the industrial suburb of Helwan, told The Associated Press.
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, in an earlier appearance alongside European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Nicosia, was asked whether the incident involved a woman. “Always, there is a woman,” he replied, drawing laughter. Just minutes before the arrest, local TV footage from the airport showed several people disembarking from the aircraft and a man who appeared to be a crew member climbing out of the cockpit window and sliding down the side of the plane. The hijacker had earlier freed most of the passengers but kept on board seven people — four crew members and three passengers.
Religious exemption bill debate isn’t over ATLANTA (AP) — Conservative groups said Tuesday that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal turned his back on people of faith by vetoing a “religious freedom” bill and vowed to press the issue in coming years. “This is not the end of this fight,” said Virginia Galloway, who represents the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Georgia. “This is only the beginning.” The bill enumerated actions that “people of faith” would not have to perform for others: Clergy could refuse to marry same-sex couples; church-affiliated religious groups could invoke faith as a reason to refuse to serve or hire someone. People claiming their religious freedoms have been burdened by state or local laws could force governments to prove a “compelling” state interest overriding their beliefs. More than 500 companies joined a coalition led by Coca-Cola and other big-name Georgia
firms urging Deal’s veto. The Walt Disney Co., Marvel Studios and Salesforce.com threatened to take business elsewhere. The NFL suggested Atlanta could lose its bids for the 2019 or 2020 Super Bowl. It remains to be seen whether GOP leaders can gather three-fifths majorities in both houses to request a special session. Even then, with 11 Republicans and all Democrats voting against the bill, they may lack the twothirds votes needed to override Deal’s veto. Sen. Marty Harbin, a Tyrone Republican, joined two other senators Tuesday in calling for a special session. But neither House Speaker David Ralston, a Blue Ridge Republican, nor Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has made similar statements. Cagle, who’s considered a top candidate for the GOP governor’s race in 2018, did say the bill struck “the right balance.”
ATLANTA — Poor weather will be one area of focus for federal investigators trying to determine what caused a medical helicopter to crash in southeast Alabama, killing all four people aboard, a federal authority said Monday. The chopper crashed in the pre-dawn hours Saturday in the Goodman, Alabama, area — about 80 miles south of Montgomery — after picking up a patient from the scene of a highway crash. “The weather was described as inclement, foggy,” said Peter Knudson, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board. “We will be getting more specifics about visibility and the weather conditions the helicopter would have been encountering.” The aircraft was found in a heavily wooded and marshy area, and the plan Monday was to recover the wreckage from the remote area, Knudson said. “Once they are able to get the helicopter to dry, higher ground, they will work on documenting the
components of the wreckage,” he said. Killed in the crash were the pilot, a flight nurse, a flight medic and the patient. The helicopter had been called after a motorist struck a ditch and a utility pole in a one-car vehicle crash about 11 p.m. Friday, Trooper Kevin Cook was quoted by the Dothan Eagle as saying. The helicopter took off with the motorist, and was reported missing at 12:17 a.m. Saturday. The wreckage was later discovered about a halfmile from the scene of the vehicle crash, the newspaper reported. Metro Aviation Inc. of Shreveport, Louisiana, which operated the helicopter for an Alabama ambulance company, issued a statement Monday saying that the company “places safety at the top of our priority list” and that a company response team is assisting federal authorities with the investigation. It will likely take several months or as much as a year or longer for the National Transportation Safety Board to determine the cause of the crash, Knudson said.
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emergency care for patients, including CPR, bandaging wounds and using a breathing bag. It seems that Dyson has always had his sights set on a career as a first responder, even before joining Hingst at the EMS department. He joined Sumter Fire Department’s Explorer Program at age 16 and completed Sumter Career and Technology Center’s fire science course led by Sumter Fire Department’s Hemby Smith while in high school. Dyson became a volunteer firefighter at Dubose Station 12 when he was 18 and continues to devote time to the station. He said he likes providing medical assistance with both departments. “I really enjoy running calls and getting out to help people,” he said. Dyson said he is very honored and pleased to have been selected for the American Legion Law and Order Awards. “I was very surprised,” he said. He said receiving the award puts him in the spotlight. It means a lot of the newer employees are looking up to you and more people are expecting you to do well, he said. Dyson is also enrolled in a 13-month paramedic program with Pee Dee Regional EMS Inc. in Florence. Once he completes the training, he will be certified to provide advanced-level life support such as giving patients medications and IVs.
FARM FROM PAGE A1 the weather and the availability of funds,” he said. “A lot of people say the banks are not financing. A lot of people are going to the USDA, but the USDA is so slow.” With his fields still soggy and the time to plant corn quickly passing, Gibson said he will go with all soybeans — if he can get the seed. Cannon said he has been able to order his seed but not the variety he usually plants. He said soybeans come in different strains, which have different tolerances for soils, diseases and insects as well as differing maturity dates. “We will do what we have to do to make it work,” he said. He said he was lucky to do some refinancing and get a loan.
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“Not everybody did,” he said. Soil samples show the rains have not depleted the soil of nutrients as badly as had been thought, DeWitt said. “The results are not looking that bad,” he said. “We were concerned about some potash loss, but the results haven’t been too shocking.” Commodity prices are still a problem, DeWitt said.
“The real concern is we might make a crop and still not make any money,” he said “We are always optimistic, but the way commodity prices are kind of dims the optimism.” Despite it all, Cannon said he is looking forward to another year. “You just have to believe it will be better than the last,” he said.
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Retirement community boasts 6 centenarians BY JENNIFER MCDERMOTT The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With roughly 72,000 centenarians in the United States, it’s not all that unusual to find several clustered in the same city. But to have several living under the same roof in the same city? That’s rare, said Thomas Perls, director of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston University. A wealthy retirement community in Providence, Rhode Island, boasts six centenarians. The oldest, Elsa Zopfi, is 104. The youngest, David Richardson, celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday. Eva Sheer and Robert Kenyon are 102. Lottie Posner is 101, and Samuel Bender is 100. Zopfi, Kenyon and Bender sat down together recently at the Laurelmead retirement community to talk about their lives.
EARLIEST MEMORIES Having grown up in Glarus, Switzerland, Zopfi said she remembers the day in 1914 that her father was inducted into the Army in Switzerland. “The alarm bells were ringing in the church; everybody was running; the trains were coming to take the people to the border; my mother was running around to find my father’s things to put in a backpack,” she said. “He had a big backpack that he had to carry, and then everybody ran to the train. The train was full of these men who had to go to the border. It was terrible.” Kenyon, a lifelong Rhode Islander, remembers being in his father’s office in downtown Providence on Nov. 11, 1918, when the armistice was signed to end World War I. “I was 4 years old and it was quite an occasion,” he said, recalling the crowds and merrymaking. Bender lived in a tenement house in Brooklyn, New York, as a child before moving north to a farm outside Albany. He played stickball in the streets of Brooklyn and traveled by horse-drawn trolley cars. “We used to follow the ice wagons and pick pieces of ice that were chopped off by the iceman,” he said. Ice was a “delicacy” on a hot day, he said.
QUIRKY STORIES Bender couldn’t afford to go to college immediately after high school, so he worked odd jobs to save up; then picked the cheapest school he could find — Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas. “The only fee they charged was an out-of-state fee of $63, which I didn’t have,” he said. “I went to the registrar and said, ‘I’d like to start class tomorrow, but I haven’t got the money.’ He says, ‘Don’t worry about it. When you get it, bring it.’” After one year, Bender said, he transferred to the veterinary college at Cornell University because he got a $100 loan for the lab fee. He became a veterinarian and got married. His wife’s ring cost $1. Zopfi, a champion skier in her youth, has many fond memories of life in Switzerland. “I was born in 1911; we didn’t even have any cars before that,” she said. “I lived in a place in Switzerland where the first races were held with cars over the mountain pass. The big guys came from Germany, from France, and everybody was staying overnight in our little town. It was the biggest excitement of my life in those days.” She moved to the United States in 1935 to marry a man from her hometown who managed a textile mill in Webster, Massachusetts. She was a community volunteer. Kenyon, who studied economics at Brown University, worked in an office in Providence that managed properties and financial assets. During WWII, he said, he wasn’t accepted into the military because of a mild heart defect.
Samuel Bender, left, 100, laughs with 87-year-old Richard Forsyth while working out in a gym at Laurelmead Cooperative retirement community, in Providence, Rhode Island. The wealthy retirement community has six centenarians.
“They assured me it would not shorten my life,” the 102-year-old said. “So far, it hasn’t.”
SECRET TO A LONG LIFE All three keep busy. Zopfi likes to talk and is known for being the first to arrive at the retirement community’s events. Bender swims and can often be found at the gym. Kenyon is an avid reader. They often socialize in the dining room. Bender joked that he can easily find an audience for his stories. “They never get stale because I can repeat them six months later, and they’re still new,” he said with a chuckle. They all have a good sense of humor, and their relatives have lived long lives, too. While Zopfi said she hasn’t found the “secret,” she thinks leading an active life has helped. She has never known anyone as old as she is now. “I’m surprised myself at how old I’m getting,” she said. “I’m just experiencing now from day to day. I don’t know yet how I judge it. I think if I can still read a little bit, and I can talk to people and understand what they’re saying, this is a big plus.” The ranks of Americans who make it past their 100th birthday is growing, according to a government report issued in January. The latest census figures put the number of centenarians at 72,000, up from about 50,000 in 2000. Kenyon said he doesn’t think about his age all that
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Campus lunacy T he American Council of Trustees and Alumni publishes occasional reports on what college students know. Nearly 10 percent of the college graduates surveyed thought Judith Sheindlin, TV’s “Judge Judy,” is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Less than 20 Walter percent of Williams the college graduates knew the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation. More than a quarter of the college graduates did not know Franklin D. Roosevelt was president during World War II; one-third did not know he was the president who spearheaded the New Deal. But it is little mystery why so many college students are illiterate, innumerate and resistant to understanding. Let’s look at it. Student activists at Brown University complained of emotional stress and poor grades after they spent months of protesting for various causes. They blamed the university for insisting that they complete their coursework. One of the objects of their protest was an op-ed in The Brown Daily Herald, the university newspaper, that was deemed racist because it defended the celebration of Columbus Day. Brown University’s faculty recently took care of that and renamed Columbus Day “Indigenous People’s Day.” Professor Salvador VidalOrtiz of American University told his students that capitalism dehumanizes brown people and black people. If his students had one iota of brains, they might ask him why it is that brown and black people all over the world are seeking to flee to countries toward the capitalist end of the economic spectrum rather than the communist end. Campus Reform reports that Vidal-Ortiz, during the Q&A of a book talk at the University of Virginia, said he tells his students that though he is light-skinned, he refuses to be called white. “I will not be labeled as something that I know is violent,” he said. College administrators are short on guts and backbone. But there is a glimmer of hope every now and then. Young Americans for Liberty at Rutgers University invited Breitbart News’ technology editor, Milo Yiannopoulos, who is a homosexual, to give a lecture. Yiannopoulos describes his lecture tour as “The Most
Dangerous Faggot Tour.” His lecture was titled “How the Progressive Left Is Destroying American Education.” There were about 400 students who attended his lecture, plus there were protesters who smeared themselves with fake blood. Despite student opposition, Rutgers University President Robert Barchi called on his university to stand up for free speech, saying, “That freedom is fundamental to our university, our society, and our nation.” That was also Yiannopoulos’ message, namely: “The purpose of university is to interrogate new ideas, discover ourselves, meet new people and explore the world. What it ought to be is a free space without trigger warnings. In my view, anyone who asks for a trigger warning should be expelled. What they’ve demonstrated is that they are incapable of being exposed to new ideas.” Then there is Dr. Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, who bravely told his students, “This is not a day care. It’s a university.” Stanford University’s board of trustees is to be congratulated for not caving in to the diversity crowd in its selection of highly distinguished scientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne as university president. Students furiously denounced the choice because Tessier-Lavigne is a white man. The student-run Stanford Political Journal wrote: “We believe the Search Committee intended to select the best possible candidate, and, of course, white men should not have automatically been precluded from the search. However ... it would have been fitting for Stanford to select a president that deviates from the traditional white, straight, male mode.” University of Missouri System’s board of curators is also to be congratulated for firing professor Melissa Click, who was videotaped intimidating a student reporter during demonstrations that led to the cowardly resignations of the system’s president, Timothy M. Wolfe, and chancellor, R. Bowen Loftin. Her firing was not a result of administrator and faculty decency. Private donations had plummeted, and Missouri lawmakers were proposing an $8 million cut in the system’s budget. That proves what I have always held: Nothing opens the closed minds of administrators better than the sounds of pocketbooks snapping shut. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2016, creators.com
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etc. Having said that, whenever I begin to hope that Trump, even if he continues to act indecently, will at least begin to act intelligently as the possibility of his being nominated approaches reality, he does something so stupid that my heart sinks again. His latest outrage was a tweet with a photo of his wife looking like the beautiful model she is next to an unflattering photo of Ted Cruz’s wife (who, as it happens, in a similarly professionally posed photo, would look very attractive) with the caption (in caps): “THE IMAGES ARE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.” Yes, I know Trump did this in reaction to an utterly objectionable Facebook ad by a pro-Cruz PAC targeting Utah voters featuring a nude GQ model photo of Melania Trump from 16 years ago (five years before she married Trump). Nevertheless, any man who feels compelled to announce to the world that his wife is more beautiful than another man’s wife combines meanness, immaturity, and insecurity. But it is a lack of intelligence — or, if you will, intelligent judgment — that may actually most stand out in his sending out that tweet to humiliate Heidi Cruz. Does he give any thought at all to winning the general election? It would seem that he doesn’t. Because if he did, he would understand what everyone except his most fervent supporters understands — that such a tweet repulses most Americans, both male and female. How would Trump respond if an aide asked him, “Donald, do you think that tweet will help convince an undecided voter to vote for you?” The answer is that Trump apparently has few or no aides who would ask such a question. In fact, at least with regard to foreign policy, Trump has boasted about consulting with himself. As Politico reported: ‘Asked on MSNBC’s Morning Joe who he talks with consistently about foreign policy, Trump responded,
have said from the outset that I would vote for Donald Trump if he is the Republican candidate. I am contemptuous of much of what he does, I don’t trust what he says, and I have no reason to believe he holds conservative values, but ... The “but” is that if he is the Republican nominee, he will be the only alternative to the Left’s further ruining America for another four years — and really for much more than four years, because with two or three more left-wing Supreme Court justices, the Left won’t need to win the presidency or Congress in order to “fundamentally transform the United States of America,” as candidate Barack Obama promised in 2008. With a left-wing Supreme Court, the Court will transform America by simply legislating from the bench; leftist jurists regard their role as promoting “social justice,” not judging according to the rules of justice and within the constraints of the Constitution. As far as domestic policy is concerned, with a left-wing Supreme Court, the presidency and the Congress will become irrelevant. Because I can chew gum and walk at the same time, I can vote for Donald Trump in the general election while at the same finding much of what he does and says unacceptable. As I explain to all those who ask, between a Republican I don’t want and a Democrat I don’t want, I will vote for the Republican I don’t want. There is a profoundly fascist element to the American left and the political party that it controls (the Democrats) — from the fascist students and faculty who violently take over college presidents’ and deans’ offices and shout down non-Left speakers to the left-wing thugs who disrupt Trump events by screaming obscenities, carrying obscenity-laden posters, and extending their middle fingers to, and in some cases, spitting on the overwhelmingly peaceful attendees,
‘But it is a lack of intelligence — or, if you will, intelligent judgment — that may actually most stand out in his sending out that tweet to humiliate Heidi Cruz. Does he give any thought at all to winning the general election?’ ‘I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things.’” In addition to meanness, immaturity, and personal insecurity, the my-wife-ismore-beautiful-than-yourwife tweet revealed that Trump either is not very intelligent or lacks intelligent judgment. And the latter is actually more disconcerting than the former. The argument that only a very bright man could have been such a successful businessman only reveals the understandable fact that few Americans have ever interacted with billionaires. Very bright billionaires exist, but they are no more common than very bright professors or plumbers or doctors. I don’t know what Ted Cruz’s chances are of winning the general election. But he won’t come close to losing 50 states. With more tweets like this, Donald Trump could. Proving that intelligence without intelligent judgment is worthless. Dennis Prager is a nationally syndicated radio talkshow host and columnist. His latest book, The Ten Commandments: Still the Best Moral Code, was published by Regnery. He is the founder of Prager University and may be contacted at dennisprager.com. © 2016, creators.com
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Raise issues that concern you. Use facts to prove your point. Apply for a position, update your resume or engage in conversations that allow you to show what you have to offer. Love is on the rise, but secret affairs are best avoided. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take care of your health and financial concerns. Don’t try to buy your way into something. A relationship will be on shaky ground if financial comments are involved. Save, and avoid debt. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The more creative and unique you are, the more interest you will drum up. Present your ideas with passion and don’t let anyone downplay your ability to bring plans to fruition. Make your personal relationships a priority.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be observant when dealing with friends, family or your partner. Failing to recognize when someone is having a problem can turn into an emotional situation that tries your patience. Listen and offer solutions, understanding and the willingness to accept change. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Attend a reunion or get together with someone you enjoyed working with in the past, and good things will transpire. A celebration with someone you love will bring you closer together and could lead to long-term plans. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be honest, but don’t share information that could be used against you. Stick close to home and make improvements that will boost your confidence or add to your assets. Avoid situations that could result in poor health or injury. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep your money and possessions in a safe place. Look for alternative ways to earn extra cash. Don’t let what others do tempt you to make an impulsive choice. Focus on stability and long-term security, not a fast fix.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your desire for change will come at a price. Find a responsible way to get what you want. Discipline and hard work will be more rewarding than you anticipated. Believe in what you do and others will believe in you, too.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Rely on the people you have been able to count on in the past. An unusual turn of events will unfold, leaving you an unexpected surplus. Good things will happen if you work on self-improvement projects and living a healthy lifestyle.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll have the edge if you stand your ground. Bring about the changes at home or to your financial situation that will ease stress and encourage an important relationship to blossom. Don’t fold under pressure. Fair is fair.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Stay on track no matter what other people do. Anger will slow you down and lead nowhere. Don’t bicker over senseless matters. Offer love and affection over anger and disputes, and you will improve an important relationship.
SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PET OF THE WEEK Every now and then you meet a dog who is truly unique. With his big dog face and little dog body, Jacob is one of a kind. Jacob must have been someone’s pet at one time, and he is frightened at SumterJacob AnimalisControl truly but responds with gentleness unique, one of a and gratitudekind at a loving touch. At 30 pounds and approximately 4 years old, little Jacob would make a wonderful pet for a kind soul who can give him a loving home. Please don’t pass Jacob by ... he has a huge heart. Jacob is waiting for you in kennel 21 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Winkles Road, (803) 436-2066. Thank you for considering a homeless pet. You can view more adoptable pets on our Facebook page — Sumter Animal Control. Remember to check with us if your pet is lost.
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Strong foundation PREP SOFTBALL
Reed, TSA look to build on back-to-back state championship seasons
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Returning Thomas Sumter Academy shortstop Logan Morris, center left, hits leadoff for the Lady Generals and is currently batting over .700 for a 9-4 squad that is aiming for its third straight SCISA state championship.
BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com
“It was a 6-year process,” she added. “Those three had a vision for Thomas Sumter softball and what you saw the The Thomas Sumter Academy varsity last two years with the state titles was softball team’s 2-year run as SCISA state the culmination of that vision and a lot champions was the culmination of a long of hard work.” process, new head coach B.J. Reed said. Now TSA faces a new challenge of Coaches Lou DeMonte, Katie DeMonte maintaining its recent success under and Dean Morris built the foundation -- a new leadership and with a lot of key “passion” -- for TSA softball, and now the players gone from those championship Lady Generals are in the process of squads. building on that foundation, Reed said. Departed seniors Emily DeMonte,
Emily Nevels, Kayla Chappell, Sarah Jackson and Taylor Knudson were all big contributors for the Lady Generals not just the last two years but pretty much since all most were in the sixth grade. “They were such high-caliber players,” Reed said. “They were just as much a part of building the program into what it is now as anybody.
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Valentine, Hield both unanimous selections By JIM O’CONNELL The Associated Press Whenever talk of the best college basketball player this season came up so did two names: Denzel Valentine of Michigan State and Buddy Hield of Oklahoma. They were unanimous selections Tuesday to The Associated Press’ 2015-16 All-America team. Both led their teams to successful seasons and their numbers lifted them above all the other players. Valentine, the Big Ten player of the year, averaged 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists, while Hield, the player of the year in the Big 12, averaged 25 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists. “I don’t know many guys that have improved in Valentine every aspect of the game like he has,” Spartans coach Tom Izzo said of the 6-foot-5 Valentine, the school’s first AllAmerican since Draymond Green Hield in 2012. His importance to Michigan State showed when he missed four games during the season with a knee injury. Hield, Oklahoma’s first AllAmerican since Blake Griffin in 2009, became a highlight reel staple with his ability to shoot the ball from long range and with defenders right on him. The 6-foot-4 Hield shot 46.4 percent from 3-point range. “He has had a fantastic year and has been very consistent,” Sooners coach Lon Kruger said of the Bahamas native who was a third team selection last season. “He worked hard and has that passion and focus that makes him what he is.” In the age when one-and-dones usually dominate the college basketball landscape, Valentine and Hield were joined on the All-America team by fellow seniors Brice Johnson of North Carolina and Malcolm Brogdon of Virginia. Sophomore Tyler Ulis of Kentucky rounded out the team. The 2013-14 team had four seniors and a freshman.
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CAROLINA FOOTBALL
Gamecocks’ QB situation further clouded by injuries Fans get first glimpse of practice under Muschamp
By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s quarterback quandary has gotten no clearer two weeks in to spring practice, especially now with two of last year’s three starters sidelined with injuries. Junior Perry Orth, who started eight games last fall, cracked the collarbone in his left, non-throwing shoulder at a scrimmage last Saturday. He had surgery and will miss the rest of spring practice. Lorenzo Nunez, a freshman who made two starts at quarterback, has missed the past week of drills with a hyperextended knee, leaving newcomer Brandon McIlwain and sophomore Connor Mitch to take the bulk of snaps at practice. First-year coach Will Muschamp said Orth’s injury is not a problem — Clemson
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South Carolina’s quarterback dilemma was further clouded this week when Perry Orth (10) cracked his collarbone. quarterback Deshaun Watson broke his collarbone the spring before his freshman season in 2014 yet was ready for summer ball — and should return to the Gamecocks fully ready to work by June 1. Orth, wearing a yellow
“hands-off” shirt and a black shoulder brace, and McIlwain had separated themselves from the quarterback pack this spring so the injury was disappointing, Muschamp said.
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COLUMBIA — A few hundred fans – and one notable former coach – watched South Carolina’s first open practice of the Will Muschamp era Tuesday afternoon. What they saw is a coaching staff still trying to figure out what they are working with. Muschamp has taken the Gamecocks reins from Steve Spurrier, who watched about half of Tuesday’s practice as a new coaching staff tries to bring the team back from a 3-9 season. Plenty of former players, including Pharoh Cooper, were among the spectators as well.
“I think (the crowd) is great,” Muschamp said. “We have the most loyal fan base in the country. I think it’s great to have them involved.” Thursday’s practice also is open to the public. After that, Muschamp will MUSCHAMP close the doors again until the April 9 spring game. The fans who came out Tuesday quickly noticed two main differences between these practices and the ones of the Spurrier era – the speed and the volume.
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Phil Mickelson was one of the first players to participate in the Shell Open in preparaion for the Masters. Now many top-tier golfers travel to Houston for an Augusta tune-up.
Houston: Masters prep course By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press Tiger Woods has never played the week before the Masters, and it’s hard to argue with the results. He has won it four times. Then again, he was better than everyone else. Phil Mickelson is the opposite. He prefers to play the week before the Masters to get into a competitive spirit, and it has worked out pretty well for him, too. Along with his three green jackets, Lefty has six other finishes in the top three. There is no magic formula for getting ready for Augusta National. Steve Timms was aware of that 10 years ago when the Shell Houston Open was offered the chance to move away from its late April date and take the week before the Masters. Timms is the tournament director. For him, the tradition unlike any other was getting asked by local media if Woods was coming to Houston. Move to the week before the Masters, and the answer would be pretty clear. And that’s what they did. “We had the date two weeks after the Masters, and we had some indifferent field qualities,” Timms said Tuesday, finding a gracious way of saying that fans needed the pairing sheet to figure out who was coming up the fairway. “It’s ‘no man’s land’ after Augusta. So whenever we were approached, we felt like that gave us a fighting chance to be a week before Augusta. Some guys like to play their way in. We were thinking specifically about Phil. “Tiger and Phil, those were the needle movers.” It’s work out well. Generations change, and so do playing habits. Woods still doesn’t play the week before the Masters. Right
now, he’s not playing at all. Mickelson, who won the Houston Open in 2011, is 45 and still going strong. He already has a trio of top 5s this year and remains wildly popular. But it’s no longer just about Mickelson. Also playing at the Golf Club of Houston this week is Jordan Spieth, no longer No. 1 in the world but still recognized as the 22-year-old Texan who is the reigning Masters and U.S. Open champion. The field also includes Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson. Playing the week before worked out well for Spieth in 2015. He lost in a three-man playoff at Houston, then went to Augusta National and was so dominant in his wire-to-wire win that he became the first player in more than 60 years to never let anyone closer than three shots after the opening round. For the Houston Open, however, it was more than just a change in dates. Timms got together with agronomists and the PGA Tour staff to try to create something unique, with Augusta National in mind. No one will ever confuse Golf Club of Houston with Augusta National (one serves brisket, the other pimiento cheese). But there were enough characteristics to make it an ideal place for those who wanted to compete. The banks and mounds around the greens were closely mown. The rough was shaved down. The fairways were mown from the green to the tee so that the grain is into the player, just like at Augusta. The greens are firm (weather permitting) and fast, estimated at 12 on the Stimpmeter. “Now it’s become our identity,” Timms said. “And we’ve had the good fortune of having a number of players that have played here and won the next week.”
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Adams, Dukes expected to join in today’s USC Pro Day COLUMBIA — The South Carolina football program will hold its annual Pro Timing Day at Williams-Brice Stadium today when 17 draft-eligible former Gamecock players are slated to work out for NFL coaches and scouts. Among the names expected to participate are former Scott’s Branch High School standout Jerell Adams and former Manning High School standout Phillip Dukes. Others include Landon Ard, Shon Carson, Pharoh Cooper, Gerald Dixon, Gerald Dixon Jr., Garrison Gist, T.J. Gurley, Mason Harris, Carlton Heard, Shamier Jeffery, Isaiah Johnson, Kaiwan Lewis, Mike Matulis, Brandon Shell and Brandon Wilds. The event will begin in the Crews Building weight room at 9:30 a.m. The testing will then continue in Williams-Brice Stadium at approximately 10:30 a.m. with individual position workouts immediately following.
VARSITY BOYS GOLF Salzer wins in playoff; WH finishes 3rd at AAC ATLANTA -- Christian Salzer won the overall individual title on a playoff hole and the Wilson Hall varsity boys golf team finished third overall at the Atlanta Athletic Club High School Invitational on Monday. Salzer birdied on the 18th hole to break the tie he held with Lambert High School’s Brett Barron. Both shot a 70. Lambert won the overall title by shooting a 223. The Barons were tied with Marist High School at 228, but wound up in third based on the tie-breaker of the fourth golfer’s score. Walker Jones shot a 75 for the Barons followed by Grier Schwartz with an 83 and Easton Ward with an 86.
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CHARLESTON – Drew Ellis doubled home Bret Hines in the bottom of the 12th inning on Tuesday to lead The Citadel to a Sumter 4 4-3 victory over Charleston Southern at Joe Riley Park. Leesville 1 Ellis had three hits to lead the Bulldogs, COLUMBIA — Rylan Williamson tossed who are now 12-13 overall. Former Sumter six innings of 1-hit ball and Tradd James High and Sumter P-15’s standout Jacob homered as the Sumter High School varWatcher had a hit and drove in a run while sity baseball team opened play in the brother Phillip went six strong innings on Forest Acres Classic on Tuesday with a the mound -- allowing two runs on seven 4-1 win over Leesville Road (N.C.) at A.C. hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. Flora High School. On Sunday, The Citadel beat VMI 4-2 to Williamson walked three and struck improve to 2-1 in Southern Conference play. out six to pick up the win. Drew Hankins Clay Martin and Philip Watcher each had pitched the seventh inning for the save. home runs, and Phillip’s was his first in James was 1-for-2 with two runs scored. 2016 and second of his career. Luke Sims and Williamson each had a hit Jacob Watcher tossed a new career-high and drove in a run. six innings of 4-hit ball, fanning five in the The Gamecocks improved to 6-6 overall process. and will face DeMatha Catholic (Md.) today. From staff reports
VARSITY BASEBALL
TODAY 6 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee from Phoenix (MLB NETWORK). 9 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Miami vs. New York Mets from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). Noon – International Figure Skating: World Championships from Boston – Short Dance Competition (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Miami Open Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches from Key Biscayne, Fla. (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Boston vs. Pittsburgh from Bradenton, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati from Goodyear, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 5:15 p.m. – High School Baseball: Kershaw/Richland Tournament Game from Camden -- Ridge View vs. Lugoff-Elgin (WPUB-FM 102.7). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – Girls High School Basketball: McDonald’s All-American Girls Game from Chicago (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Miami Open Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches from Key Biscayne, Fla. (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Softball: AlabamaBirmingham at Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – College Softball: Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma from Oklahoma City (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Atlanta at Toronto (NBA TV). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Washington at Philadelphia (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – High School Basketball: McDonald’s All-American Game from Chicago (ESPN). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: College Basketball Invitational Championship Series Game Two – Morehead State at Nevada (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Detroit vs. Baltimore from Sarasota, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: Vegas 16 Tournament Championship Game from Las Vegas (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Miami at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA TV). 11 p.m. – LPGA Golf: ANA Inspiration Pro-Am from Rancho Mirage, Calif. (GOLF). Midnight – Major League Exhibition Baseball: San Diego vs. Seattle from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). Midnight – International Figure Skating: World Championships from Boston – Men’s Short Program (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 3 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: St. Louis vs. Miami from Jupiter, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).
nba Standings By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division x-Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Atlanta Miami Charlotte Washington Orlando Central Division y-Cleveland Indiana Detroit Chicago Milwaukee
W L Pct GB 49 24 .671 — 43 31 .581 6½ 30 45 .400 20 21 52 .288 28 9 65 .122 40½ W L Pct GB 45 30 .600 — 43 30 .589 1 42 31 .575 2 36 37 .493 8 30 43 .411 14 W L Pct GB 52 21 .712 — 39 34 .534 13 39 35 .527 13½ 36 37 .493 16 30 44 .405 22½
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 62 12 .838 — Memphis 41 33 .554 21 Dallas 36 38 .486 26 Houston 36 38 .486 26 New Orleans 27 46 .370 34½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City 52 22 .703 — Portland 39 36 .520 13½ Utah 37 37 .500 15 Denver 31 44 .413 21½ Minnesota 25 49 .338 27 Pacific Division W L Pct GB y-Golden State 66 7 .904 — x-L.A. Clippers 46 27 .630 20 Sacramento 29 45 .392 37½ Phoenix 20 54 .270 46½ L.A. Lakers 15 59 .203 51½ x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division
Monday’s Games
Oklahoma City 119, Toronto 100 Miami 110, Brooklyn 99 Atlanta 102, Chicago 100 Minnesota 121, Phoenix 116 New Orleans 99, New York 91 San Antonio 101, Memphis 87 Dallas 97, Denver 88 Utah 123, L.A. Lakers 75 Portland 105, Sacramento 93 L.A. Clippers 114, Boston 90
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Washington at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. New York at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Washington at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Miami at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Chicago at Houston, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. Boston at Portland, 10 p.m.
nhl Standings By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 75 42 24 9 93 216 184 Tampa Bay 76 44 27 5 93 214 182 Boston 76 40 28 8 88 222 207 Detroit 76 38 27 11 87 195 208 Ottawa 76 34 33 9 77 217 234 Montreal 76 34 36 6 74 201 221 Buffalo 76 31 35 10 72 181 205 Toronto 75 27 37 11 65 181 220 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 75 54 16 5 113 236 175 N.Y. Rangers 76 43 24 9 95 219 199 Pittsburgh 75 42 25 8 92 214 186 N.Y. Islanders 74 40 25 9 89 208 192 Philadelphia 75 37 25 13 87 196 199 Carolina 76 33 28 15 81 186 206 New Jersey 76 36 32 8 80 171 193 Columbus 76 30 38 8 68 195 237
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Dallas 76 45 22 9 99 247 218 x-St. Louis 76 45 22 9 99 203 185 x-Chicago 76 44 25 7 95 212 188 Nashville 76 39 24 13 91 213 194 Minnesota 76 37 28 11 85 206 189 Colorado 76 39 33 4 82 204 215 Winnipeg 76 31 38 7 69 194 223 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Los Angeles 76 45 26 5 95 208 180 x-Anaheim 75 42 23 10 94 196 178 x-San Jose 76 42 28 6 90 224 198 Arizona 76 34 35 7 75 199 226 Calgary 76 32 38 6 70 210 240 Vancouver 75 27 35 13 67 171 217 Edmonton 79 30 42 7 67 194 234 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Washington 4, Columbus 1 Detroit 3, Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 0 Colorado 4, Nashville 3 Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1 Calgary 5, Arizona 2 San Jose 5, Los Angeles 2
Tuesday’s Games
Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Detroit at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Nashville at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Arizona at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
spring training By The Associated Press
MONDAY’s Games
Baltimore 5, Boston 3 Miami vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., ccd., Rain Minnesota 6, Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Toronto 2, Philadelphia 1 Cleveland 6, Oakland 4 Kansas City (ss) 11, San Diego 3 Chicago White Sox 11, Colorado 7 L.A. Angels 8, Chicago Cubs 8, tie Seattle 6, Kansas City (ss) 4 Houston 12, Atlanta 9 N.Y. Yankees 3, Detroit 2 Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 8 Arizona 7, San Francisco 3 L.A. Dodgers 5, Texas 4
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 5, Pittsburgh 4, 5 innings N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., ccd., Rain Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., ccd., Rain Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., ccd., Rain Minnesota 6, Boston 2, 7 innings Tampa Bay vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., ccd., Rain Miami 1, N.Y. Mets 0 Cleveland (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Oakland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Texas vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Atlanta vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, 6:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m. St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, 1:05 p.m. Boston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Toronto vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Houston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, 1:05 p.m. Boston (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Arizona vs. Oakland at Mesa, 3:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Colorado (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Detroit vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 3:05 p.m. Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Chicago Cubs at Las Vegas, 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS By The Associated Press
BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP Tommy Kahnle and INFs Matt Davidson, Leury Garcia and Carlos Sanchez to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned OF Jason Coats to minor league camp. DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned OF Wynton Bernard to Toledo (IL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Nick Tropeano to Salt Lake (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned LHP Ryan O’Rourke and RHP Tyler Duffey to Rochester (IL). Reassigned LHP Logan Darnell and RHP Brandon Kintzler to minor league camp. TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned RHP Nick Martinez to Round Rock (PCL). Released OF Drew Stubbs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP Drew Hutchison to Buffalo (IL). Released RHP Steve Delabar and LHP Randy Choate. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned RHP Zack Godley to Mobile (SL). Released LHP Wesley Wright and RHP Sam LeCure. CHICAGO CUBS — Released 2B Munenori Kawasaki, OF Shane Victorino and LHP Manny Parra. COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned C Dustin Garneau to Albuquerque (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Ryan Raburn from Albuquerque.
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The Gamecocks get from place to place faster than they did last season, and the commands of the coaches can be heard from a much greater distance. Asked if the new staff was loud, senior defensive back Chaz Elder replied, “Very.” Elder was working with the first team at times Tuesday, which is a change of pace for him, and it was far from the only change in the look of the lineup. Chris Lammons was back at cornerback after a brief switch to safety. That bumped Rashad Fenton from cornerback to nickel back. Linebacker Bryson AllenWilliams, one of the bright spots of the spring, was playing the Buck end position at times. “We have to get more speed on the field. We are not a very fast twitch defense,” Muschamp said. “He’s got pass rush ability so we have to get him in some situations where he can rush.” Daniel Fennell, an afterthought among the linebackers entering the spring, was with the first team as a Buck much of the practice. “Daniel has done some nice things. He has come in and given us a little twitch in the rush,” Muschamp said. We are starving to have some more pass rush, to win on the edge.” Jamari Smith, the most well-traveled player on the field, was playing wide re-
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Still, Muschamp said he’s no closer to picking a starter than he was when he took the job last December. “We don’t have a clear-cut, number one quarterback,” Muschamp said Tuesday. “We’ve got multiple guys we’re trying to rep.” Muschamp and co-offensive coordinator Kurt Roper entered winter workouts with a clean slate about South Carolina’s passers. The spice to the battle was McIlwain, a highly regarded dual-threat quarterback who enrolled in January to go through spring ball. Muschamp said he wants all the quarterbacks on the roster, including freshman Michael Scarnecchia and walk-on Danny Gordon, to take high-pressure snaps at practices to see how ready they’ll be to lead the Gamecocks if necessary. “It’s the spring and it’s something you’ve got to do,” he said.
ceiver. In the previous two seasons, Smith has been a defensive back, running back and wide receiver, and he looked like he’d settled back in at running back early this spring, but South Carolina’s coaches have realized they’ve got to have some help on the perimeter so Smith is working with the wide receivers at the moment. “He’ll be tough for a defense to count exactly what he is so moving forward, he’s going to be kind of both,” Muschamp said. The offensive line had a decidedly different look with tackle D.J. Park and guard Donnell Stanley starting on the right side for most of the day, and Cory Helms playing center in place of the injury Alan Knott (wrist). “This is spring, it’s time to experiment,” Muschamp said. “Competition is my best friend because it’s a motivator. They understand they have to come out here every day.” Nowhere is the competition more focused than at quarterback. Muschamp reiterated Tuesday that senior Perry Orth and freshman Brandon McIlwain had “distanced” themselves from the rest of the quarterbacks, and with Orth on the shelf for two months because of a broken collarbone, McIlwain was leading the first-team offense the entire day in his ninth collegiate practice. “He’s made a lot of strides. Obviously, he has a lot of ability,” Muschamp said. “I’ve been very pleased with his progress.”
McIlwain got much of the first-team snaps and, like many players new to the college game, had up and down moments in charge. He was picked off several times going against the firstteam defense, then would dazzle fans attending the workout with sharp runs through the line or laser passes to teammates. “I think he’s made a lot of strides,” Muschamp said of McIlwain. “He’s obviously a guy with a lot of ability, an explosive guy who can do some things for us. I like the progress that he’s made.” The Gamecocks are going to need a playmaking quarterback to turn things around from last year’s 3-9 debacle. Mitch won the job last fall during summer camp, then came out in the second game in a loss to Kentucky because of hip injury that damaged internal organs and led to bleeding. Orth, the one-time walk on, stepped in for a blowout loss at Georgia before former coach Steve Spurrier tapped Nunez, a true freshman, to take the
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“We’re trying to build on what they established, and I’m so glad to have the wonderful returners that we do have this year.” A strong mix of talented returners and new faces has the Lady Generals off to a 9-4 start this year and a 1-0 mark in SCISA Region II3A. TSA picks up region play next Tuesday when it returns from Spring Break. The Lady Generals have a number of returning players with experience, led by seniors Haley Hawkins and Jordan Morris. Though the younger Morris has been injured somewhat through the early part of the season, her presence in center field and in the lineup have been crucial, Reed said. Hawkins returns at first base with sophomore Josie Reed at second, junior Logan Morris at shortstop and sophomore Carmen Silvester at third. All four have played their respective positions since the eighth grade. Logan Morris also bats leadoff and is hitting over .700 for the year. “We have a very strong, experienced infield,” coach Reed said. “That’s been big for us as a team and also for Ellie (Hunter).” Hunter, an eighth-grader, was tabbed to start in the circle for TSA this year and fill the void left by Emily DeMonte, the SCISA AllState pitcher now at Furman University. Hunter and freshman Sydney Daniel make up a
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Thomas Sumter Academy’s Josie Reed is one of the returning experienced players to a Lady Generals squad that looks to capture its third straight SCISA state championship. young battery, but the two have been very solid so far this season, coach Reed said. Hunter faced perennial SCISA 2A state title contender Thomas Heyward Academy in her first game and allowed just two hits in a 3-1 loss. “Ellie brings a composure and a confidence to that mound,” she said. “She has confidence in her infield and in her team and she’s performed remarkable well for being thrown in feet first this season.” Others making an impact this season are Diamond
essentially stopped after Nunez left two games later with an injury. Spurrier walked away in mid-October and interim coach Shawn Elliott call on Orth’s leadership and steadiness to stabilize an offense thrown off stride by the coaching change. Orth completed 54.8 percent of his passes, throwing for 1,929 yards and 12 touchdowns. Muschamp said Orth has shown a strong grasp of the system so far and his missing the final two weeks of drills — the Gamecocks annual spring game is April 9 — should not impact the offense that much. Muschamp said he will keep the quarterback competition ap file photo going throughout the summer South Carolina’s Lorenzo Nunez, right, is also injured as the Gameand into fall camp so the cocks are searching for viable options at quarterback. injured Nunez can get more a look. lead in more a run-based games. “We’ve kind of whittled it attack — the third QB starter Dizzy yet? four guys right now,” in South Carolina’s first four The musical quarterbacks Muschamp said.
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Paige’s shot returns in time for Tar Heels’ Final Four run By AARON BEARD The Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Marcus Paige spent two months in an all-out fight with his shot, trying not to let frustration take over with each spun-off-the-rim floater and rattled-out 3-pointer. The senior’s shot has come around at just the right time for Final Four-bound North Carolina. Paige has scored in double figures for six straight games — his longest run all season — and shot 48 percent from behind the arc in the NCAA Tournament. Consider it a welcome (back) addition of a reliable perimeter scorer and shooter to an already deep offense entering Saturday’s national semifinal against Syracuse in Houston. “I’m just playing more free and more confident and more relaxed,” Paige said Tuesday, “and the ball’s been going in.” Those January and February shooting struggles sunk Paige’s season numbers for the Tar Heels (32-6), the No. 1 seed in the East Region that’s back in the Final Four for the first time since 2009. The slender 6-foot-2 native of Marion, Iowa, is averaging 12.3 points and shooting just 39.6 percent, while his free-throw shooting fell from about 86 percent over his first three seasons to 77.5 percent this year. But in the NCAA Tournament, he’s averaged 14 points while making 13 of 27 3-pointers — highlighted by him hitting four quick 3s on the way to 21 points in the Sweet 16 win against Indiana. “Sooner or later,” sophomore Joel Berry II said, “it was going to click.” The shooting struggles were a headscratcher for anyone who had watched North Carolina regularly over the past two years, let alone Paige and coach Roy Williams. He had carried the burden of needing to find his shot quickly to get the Tar Heels moving at full speed, and carried it well. As his shot abandoned him, Paige focused on being one of the team’s top wing defenders and on other contributions until he could find it again. And UNC’s offense evolved to run first through 6-foot-10 Brice Johnson — named an Associated Press first-team All-American on Tuesday — with Paige in a complimentary role. That helped the Tar Heels survive Paige’s prolonged slump, which would’ve been devastating over the past two years. They could be even tougher to slow now that Paige looks like himself again. “I think he handled it better than anybody I’ve ever seen,” Williams said. “And he believed in what the staff was telling him about how he could still help us and what he was doing to help us. But it was tougher on him than anybody. He’s a perfectionist in about everything does.” Paige had averaged a career-best 17.5 points as a sophomore and 14.1 points last year while playing with a lingering foot injury. He looked ready for a big year when he scored 20 points in his season debut against Maryland after missing six games
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Valparaiso’s David Skara (10) reacts after making a 3-pointer against BYU in the Crusaders’ 72-70 NIT semifinal win on Tuesday in New York.
Skara sends Valpo to NIT title game By MIKE FITZPATRICK The Associated Press NEW YORK — David Skara sank the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 20 seconds left and Valparaiso held off BYU 72-70 on Tuesday night to reach the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament. Skara came off the bench to score a season-high 15 points, none bigger than his jumper that gave the topseeded Crusaders (30-6) a 71-68 advantage after they had squandered a 16-point cushion. Alec Peters also had 15 points for the Crusaders, who will play for the title Thursday night at Madison Square Garden against the winner of the second semifinal between George Washington and San Diego State. Kyle Collinsworth paced the Cougars (26-11) with 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in his final college game. Nick Emery scored 18 and Chase Fischer added 16. With the Cougars trailing by three, Fischer had his shot blocked, but scored on a putback with 7.4 seconds remain-
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MEN’S NIT TOURNAMENT Semifinals At Madison Square Garden New York Tuesday, March 29 Valparaiso vs. BYU, 7 p.m. George Washington (26-10) vs. San Diego State (28-9), 9:30 p.m. Championship Thursday, March 31 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
ing to cut the deficit to one. Shane Hammink broke free behind the defense on the ensuing inbounds play, but fumbled the ball and was quickly fouled near the basket. He made one of two free throws with 4.7 seconds to go, then blocked Fischer’s long 3-point try at the buzzer to seal it. Keith Carter had 13 points for the Crusaders, who were playing in the NIT semifinals for the first time. Hammink and Darien Walker each added 10. After trailing by 16 early in the second half, BYU took its first lead at 64-63 when Collinsworth converted a threepoint play with 4:26 remaining, charging up a loud contingent of Cougars fans.
North Carolina, averaging 16.6 points and 10.6 rebounds, and he received 39 first-team votes. “He’s always been a good rebounder. At times he’s been a great rebounder,” Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said. “One of the top two or three rebounders I’ve ever coached in 28 years. ... And not just how quick he jumps but how high he jumps, too.” The last North Carolina first-teamer was Tyler Hansbrough, who was an All-American in 2008 and 2009. Johnson and Brogdon gave the Atlantic Coast Conference two first-teamers for the first time since 2006 when J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams from Duke did it. The 6-foot-5 Brogdon, who was on the second team last season, was the ACC’s player and defensive player of the year. He averaged 18.7 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 40.9 percent from 3-point range.
2015-16 AP All-America Teams Statistics through March 13 First Team Denzel Valentine, Michigan State, 6-5, 220, senior, Lansing, Mich., 19.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 7.6 apg, 44.7 3pt fg pct, 85.3 ft pct (65, 325). Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, 6-4, 214, senior, Freeport, Bahamas, 25.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 46.4 3pt fg pct, 89.5 ft pct, 35.0 minutes (65, 325). Tyler Ulis, Kentucky, 5-9, 160, sophomore, Chicago, 17.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 7.2 apg, 85.6 ft pct, 1.5 steals, 36.9 minutes (43, 273). Brice Johnson, North Carolina, 6-10, 230, senior, Orangeburg, S.C., 16.6 ppg, 10.6 rrpg, 61.4 fg pct, 1.3 blocks (39, 269). Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia, 6-5, 215, senior, Atlanta, 18.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.8 apg, 40.9 3pt fg pct, 88.4 ft pct (36, 263). Second Team Jakob Poeltl, Utah, 7-0, 248, sophomore, Vienna, Austria, 17.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 64.9 fg pct, 1.6 blocks (41, 259). Ben Simmons, LSU, 6-10, 240, freshman, Melbourne, Australia, 19.2 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 4.8 apg, 56.0 fg pct, 2.0 steals, (13, 200). Perry Ellis, Kansas, 6-8, 225, senior, Wichita, Kan., 16.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 52.3 fg pct, 43.3 3pt fg pct (9, 151). Kris Dunn, Providence, 6-4, 220, junior, New London, Conn., 16.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 6.4 apg, 2.5 steals (3, 150). Georges Niang, Iowa State, 6-8, 230, senior, Methuen, Mass., 19.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 54.7 fg pct (5, 140). Third Team Grayson Allen, Duke, 6-5, 205, sophomore, Jacksonville, Fla., 21.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.6 apg, 41.7 3pt fg pct, 83.5 ft pct, 1.4 steals, 36.3 minutes (2, 130). Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell, Indiana, 6-0, 180, senior, Indianapolis, 17.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 5.5 apg, 41.7 3pt fg pct (2,
123). Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, 6-9, 221, senior, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 18.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.7 blocks (0, 76). Kay Felder, Oakland, 5-9, 176, junior, Detroit, 24.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 9.3 apg, 84.6 ft pct, 2.0 steals, 36.8 minutes (2, 52). Jamal Murray, Kentucky, 6-4, 207, freshman, Kitchener, Ontario, 20.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 42.1 3pt fg pct, 35.2 minutes (0, 47). Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order) Ryan Anderson, Arizona; Anthony “Cat” Barber, N.C. State; DeAndre’ Bembry, Saint Joseph’s; Ben Bentil, Providence; Trevon Bluiett, Xavier; Joel Bolomboy, Weber State; Evan Bradds, Belmont; Dillon Brooks, Oregon; Cane Broome, Sacred Heart; John Brown, High Point; Antonio Campbell, Ohio; Kyle Collinsworth, BYU; Stephen Croone, Furman; James Daniel III, Howard; Juan’ya Green, Hofstra; Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern; Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech; A.J. Hammons, Purdue; Marvelle Harris, Fresno State; Josh Hart, Villanova; Danuel House, Texas A&M; Brandon Ingram, Duke; Stefan Jankovic, Hawaii; Tim Kempton, Lehigh; Max Landis, IPFW; Shawn Long, Louisiana-Lafayette; Dallas Moore, North Florida; Nic Moore, SMU; Gary Payton II, Oregon State; Alec Peters, Valparaiso; Justin Robinson, Monmouth (N.J.); Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga; Justin Sears, Yale; Pascal Siakam, New Mexico State; Melo Trimble, Maryland; Fred VanVleet, Wichita State; Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin; Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall; Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga.
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North Carolina’s Marcus Paige, left, found his shot just in time to help the Tar Heels advance to the Final Four of the Men’s NCAA Tournament. They’ll face Syracuse on Saturday.
MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At NRG Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday, April 2 Villanova vs. Oklahoma North Carolina vs. Syracuse National Championship Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners
with a hand injury. A few weeks later, Paige went for a season-high 30 points at Florida State. And then suddenly, he just couldn’t shoot. He made 5 of 35 shots (14 percent) and 1 of 22 3-pointers (5 percent) over the next four games. As the games went on, his shooting didn’t significantly improve, with home crowds in the Smith Center eventually holding their breath every time Paige shot in hopes it would be the one that would break him loose. On at least one occasion, Paige looked to the rafters in relief when a shot went through the net. Those days appear to be behind him. “I’ve always taken pride in trying to be a complete guard, but throughout the middle of the year, I kind of let my shot kind of halt the rest of my game,” Paige said. “I was too worried, too much thinking about whether or not I was making field goals and what my percentage was and all that stuff. ... Just letting all that go was probably the biggest thing that’s helped me, especially this month.”
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Xavier High School Golf ClasPAR 4 PETS TOURNAMENT sic will be held on May 6 at The fourth annual Par 4 Pets Sunset Country Club. golf tournament will be held The 4-man Captain’s Choice on Saturday, April 23, at Crys- has a 10 a.m. shotgun start. tal Lakes Golf Course. The cost is $70 per person. The format will be 4-man For more details, contact Captain’s Choice. Steve Capinas at scapinas@hoThe entry fee is $160 per tmail.com. team or $40 per player. The fee includes golf cart, lunch and BASEBALL beverages. Alumni Game The field will be limited to Lakewood High School will the first 20 teams. host a Lakewood/Furman/ The money raised will go Mayewood alumni baseball K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. game on Saturday, April 9, at For more information, call the Lakewood baseball field Kathy Stafford at (803) 469beginning at noon. Money 3906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) raised from the event will go into the Lakewood baseball 775-1902. program. St. Francis Golf Classic The cost is $10 for each parThe 21st Annual St. Francis ticipant. Admission is $5 for
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Feb. 14-20 Tuesday Night Mixed: Kenneth Smith 269-674; Daniel Girdvainis 257; Worth Geddings 247-630; Tim Hudnall 280746; Von Carraway 245; Jay Gillion 228; Tucker Tumblin 212-545; Barry Brown 180-482; Charlie Boykin 262701; Edwardo Allen 268-728; Becky Dabbs 279-604; Tiffany Reynolds 202; Felicia Blake 219-554; Donna Girdvainis 159-406; David Griffin 687; Thomas Price 597; Joshua Sweeney 582; Joe Blake 547; Ken Rainwater 668; Johnny Ross 475; Doug Lauchart 550; Greg Jones 672; Winston Jewell 667; Evvie Prioleau 553; Sue Bailey 649; Phillip June 691. Close Encounters: Robby Carter 241555; Dan Lawless 512; Lee Fifield 437; David Outlaw 654; Michael Spiegel 404; Beverly Peterson 142; Kathy Stafford 486; Evelyn Schroeder 417. Afternoon Delight: Jerry Coker Jr. 265608; Bill Cockerill 244-607; Steve Anderson 253-664; Thomas Jackson 248; Joe McMillan 179-502; Danny Wetherington 567; Calvin McMillan 593; Sly McMillan 559; Vicky Blackmon 543; Edith Spann 416.
Industrial Mixed: Jay Gillion 246-588; Willie Graham 248; John Loney 243709; Rowland Yates 243-729; Kenny Smith 651; Julia Jenkins 198; Ron Rath 644; Chuck Scott 631; Dennis Nickens 649. Friday Night Mixed: Romero D. Davis 237-581; Kevin Austin 220-506; Tyron Bailey 286-713; Charlie Boykin 268714; Bill Riles 229-620; Sean Chapman 256-667; George Russ 203-519; Gregg Anderson 278; Joshua Sweeney 212537; Gene Jenkins 627; Moses Jackson 729; Robert Mainey 521; Rowland Yates 672; Victor Baker 561; Bobby Holladay 657; Luke Hicks 628; Jerry Beasley 578; Tracy Herrington 592; Ricky Grimmitt 566; Sonya Smith 217511; Sarah Lawrence 216-495; Jeronia Pringle 181; Tessie Crim 198-505; Sue Bailey 707; Danielle Riles 418; Jackie Jones 529; Virginia Nathaniel 451. Bowling Bantams/Preps: Haley Carter 143-386; Sydnie Vohs 169; Grant Billings 103-235; Liam Dickson 118263; Warner Newman 129-310; Luther Bells 105-274; Ahmad June 99. Jr./Maj./Sr.: Emily Batey 232-568; Ghassen Green 223-584; Keonta Bethea 201-514; Conner Batey 203; Ryan Wolfe 195-542; Mark Lupori 208590; Dalton Kirby 146; JT Nauenburg 334; Zayd McColgin 403; Austin Kirby 327. Sunday Night Mixed: Larry Horne 594; Todd Haviland 607; Ron Poole 575; Lori Williams 223-574; Edith Haviland 480.
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Catchers still adjusting to baseball’s plate-blocking rule By STEPHEN WHYNO The Associated Press
“It’s one of the biggest plays we have in the game, and we put the defensive player, the Retired World Series-winning catcher, out of position,” said catcher Bob Boone has a CD Boone, who works in the Washwith 60 video clips of homeington Nationals’ front office. plate collisions that resulted in Because they can’t block a injuries. None of those haprunner’s path before getting pened in the past two seasons the ball, catchers have to consince Major League Baseball sciously worry about the right instituted a new rule to prevent positioning while also catching collisions. the ball on the fly and making Still, Boone hates the rule a tag. Much like a receiver in that bans blocking the plate be- football trying to run before secause it has thrown catchers curing the ball, catchers must off their game. Going into the make a conscious effort to go third season under the rule, one step at a time. While that’s many catchers around baseball nothing new, Boone pointed are still struggling to adjust. out that under the new rule,
it’s harder for catchers to apply a quick tag like an infielder can on a would-be base-stealer at second. “You see lot of catchers at home plate missing balls because we’re trying to be like a first basemen — try to pick balls and tag,” Nationals backup catcher Jose Lobaton said. “It’s not easy to catch the ball with one hand with a catcher’s mitt. It’s not the same as a firstbase glove.” The glove isn’t the main problem, though. It’s more about mindset. Veteran Carlos Ruiz of the Philadelphia Phillies believes
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MACON RILEY Macon Riley, 75, husband of Samuella Dinkins Riley, died on Monday, March 28, 2016, at NHC HealthCare, Sumter. Born on Aug. 11, 1940, in Allendale, he was a son of David and Mary Riley. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 2718 Powhatan Drive, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.
GRACE LESANE Grace Lesane, 90, departed this life on Monday, March 28, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born on July 7, 1925, in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Will and Virginia Moore Cole. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1150 Richard Lesane Lane, Lynchburg, SC 29080. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc.
ALICE M. HARRELSON Alice Moore Harrelson, 95, widow of James Dow Harrelson, died on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Aug. 12, 1920, in Sumter, she was the eldest of the two daughters of the late Robert Leland Moore and Aline Harby Moore. She was born at 121 Calhoun St., the home of four generations, and lived at that address for almost her entire life. Alice attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and was a graduate of Converse College. She worked with the Red Cross during World War II while her husband, a fighter pilot shot down over Italy, was a prisoner of war in Germany. Alice was active in social and civic organizations in Sumter and was a member of the Friends of Brookgreen Gardens. Alice had a gift for making friendships that lasted a lifetime. Her quick smile and love of conversation welcomed people into her world. And it was a special place. Alice often began a discussion with “Let me tell you something ...” and what would follow would be designed to be both informative and amusing. A student of history, she had a unique way of personalizing events and making the mundane interesting and memorable. Most
of all, however, she cared about young people and those fortunate enough to have known her benefitted from her advice. Never one to mince words, she was always straightforward and always kind. She generously shared her homes at Pawleys Island and DeBordieu and nothing made her happier than to be surrounded by her many friends at the beach. Surviving are her daughter, Aline Harrelson Levy (Brien) of Columbia; her daughterin-law, Kim Harrelson of Sumter; her seven grandchildren, Mary-Brien Levy Delaunois, Esmonde O’Brien Levy (Amanda), Alice DuPre, Allston DuPre, William DuPre, Hannah Harrelson and Dow Harrelson; and her two great-grandchildren, Mary-Clare Delaunois and Miller Chapman Levy. She was preceded in death by her husband; her daughter, Lucy Harrelson DuPre; her son, James “Jimbo” Dow Harrelson Jr.; her sister, Lucy Moore Aspinall; and her grandson-in-law, Steven Delaunois. The family would like to extend thanks to the staff of Covenant Place and to Beverly Rogers and to Carolina Care Givers for their kind and compassionate care. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Life Center at Covenant Place. The family will receive friends at Covenant Place following the memorial service. Memorials may be made to charities of one’s choice. 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.
GERALD T. CABBAGESTALK Gerald Thomas Cabbagestalk, 73, died on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at his residence in Sumter. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Bessie W. Jenkins. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.
George W. Steele Jr., 86, husband of Betty L. Steele, died Monday, March 28, 2016, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late George W. Steele Sr. and Louise Steele Haley. Mr. Steele retired from Farmers Telephone Coop. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church, where he served as an active deacon for many years, and was currently deacon emeritus. He was a Mason, a 32nd Degree Shriner, and a U.S. Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife of 66 years; three children, Becky Hill (Buddy) and Sandy Steele, both of Walterboro, and Chris Steele (Brandi) of Sumter; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Billy Steele (Ceceilia) of Sumter; and a sister, Alvenia Ottoson (Andy) of Sumter. He was preceded in death by a son, Chip Steele; and three brothers, Sammy Steele, Bobby Steele and A.J. Haley. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Providence Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
repeated practice in spring training and in game situations is the only way to perfect that. “The key is to anticipate that play because if you’ve got a guy at second base, you have to put in your mind if you’re going to have a base hit, there’s a very good chance we have action at home plate,” said Ruiz, who’s considered one of the best defensive catchers around. “So you have to move in front of the plate. A lot of times you don’t have a bang-bang play and maybe the throw’s going to be the left side — that makes it tough. You’re going to do your best to get the ball.”
tuary, 312 S. Main St., and an hour before the worship on Thursday at Westend Community Church in Christ sanctuary, 101 S. Salem Ave. The arrangements have been entrusted to Job’s Mortuary. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.
THOMAS MAPLE Thomas Maple, 87, entered eternal rest on Monday, March 28, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on July 3, 1928, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Sammie and Elizabeth Maple. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his cousin, Diane Evans, 9 Woodland Court. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
JOHNNIE THOMPSON Johnnie Thompson, 37, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Aug. 28, 1978, in Clarendon County, he was a son of Else Wilson Thompson
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and the late Otis Hodge Jr. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 843 Murray St. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
FRANKIE WASHINGTON Frankie Washington, 55, entered eternal rest on Monday, March 28, 2016, at his residence. Born on Nov. 1, 1960, in Sumter, to the late Frank and Ethel Lee Hawkins Washington. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 2380 Emil Road, Wedgefield. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
SUBRENA MCCALL BISHOPVILLE — Subrena McCall, wife of Larry McCall, entered eternal rest on March 28, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. The family is receiving friends at the home of her mother-in-law, Louise McCall, 1076 Browntown Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.
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THEODORE WILLIAMS The Rev. Theodore “Ted” Williams, 71, died on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, he was a son of the late Moses F. and Henrietta Dale Williams. The Rev. Williams attended the public schools in Fort Smith. Upon graduation, he moved to South Carolina to attend Morris College. He served as pastor of Hills Chapel Baptist Church, Nichols; Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Florence; Olive Branch Baptist Church, Batesburg-Leesville; and Cedar Baptist Church, Norway. Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Westend Community Church in Christ with the Rev. Dr. Marion Newton, celebrant, the Rev. Dr. Clinton Brantley, the Rev. Dr. Vandroth Backus, the Rev. Dr. Charles B. Jackson, the Rev. Fred Johnson and the Rev. Emanuel Simon, assisting. There will be a visitation period between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mor-
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Acclaimed trombonist, composer and author Bradley Edwards is the director of the Carolina Trombone Collective. Selected from many ensembles through a competitive audition recording, the CTC will have two performances at the festival, one being the premiere of a work by Tennessee composer Kenyon Wilson. Also, CTC conductor and USC trombone professor Bradley Edwards received a commission for a new composition to premiere on the festival’s opening night. An acclaimed trombonist himself, Edwards has performed extensively as a soloist around the U.S. with professional orchestras, as well as on radio and television. Ensemble performances include several with the Kennedy Center
Opera Orchestra, the Hartford Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the brass choir of the National Symphony and others. He holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, the University of Cincinnati — College-Conservatory of Music and the Hartt School of Music. Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Olivia Newton John, Robert Merrill, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Roger Daltrey are among the diverse performers with whom Edwards has shared the stage. Also the principal trombonist with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra and the S.C. Philharmonic, he
has published four books, composed official fanfares for six International Trombone Weeks and has published numerous compositions. Williams said there is “a long tradition of trombone choirs dating back hundreds of years ... (and that) some church steeples were built especially to accommodate such (brass) ensembles” to announce significant events. Still known for this practice is the Central Moravian Church Trombone Choir of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, believed to be the oldest trombone ensemble in the U.S. She added, “We have been encouraged by the community’s favorable response. Audiences have expressed enthusiasm for the caliber of performances, as well as for the offering of the series itself.” Hear the Carolina Trombone Collective play the Imperial March from “Star Wars” (Darth Vader’s theme) at http://bit.ly/1RBe9RK Sunday’s 4 p.m. concert-goers are asked to bring a monetary donation for Feed My Starving Children, an international non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding malnourished children. A reception will follow the concert. Mayesville Presbyterian Church is located at 109 W. Sumter Street in Mayesville. To get to the church, take U.S. 76 (Florence Highway) about 11 miles to Mayesville, turn left on Lafayette Street, go about three blocks, look for the sign and turn left, drive two blocks. The church will be on the right
ABOUT FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN According to its official website, www.fmsc.org, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian nonprofit organization committed to feeding children who are hungry in both body and spirit. Each year, volunteers from families, churches, businesses and civic groups throughout the U.S. hand-pack meals specially formulated for malnourished children. Many churches in Sumter County have committed to this effort. After being packed, FMSC food is sent to missions and human service agencies around the world that know how to be successful in challenging conditions. Working in their own cultures, these FMSC partners use the meals to operate schools, orphanages, hospitals, ministries and feeding programs — development work that not only feeds people for today, but transforms the very futures of the children, families, communities and nations they serve. The organization’s food has reached more than 70 countries since its founding in 1987. FMSC is the original and largest supplier of nutritionally complete, packaged dry meals for the world’s hungry. Food scientists developed its all-vegetarian MannaPack™ Rice meals to quickly reverse and prevent malnutrition. A formula of 20 vitamins and minerals added to dried vegetables, soy protein and rice provides complete nutrition for a child to grow and thrive. Volunteers and other donors pay 100 percent of the cost of FMSC meals. FMSC receives no government aid. With each meal costing less than 25 cents, donations of any amount make a big difference.
Lowcountry artist to demonstrate at guild meeting BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com
worked as an art director with several firms, creating designs for Spoleto Festival USA, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston Place Hotel and Lowcountry artist Tammy Papa other distinguished clients, winning will be the guest demonstrator at many Addy Awards. It was not until the 7 p.m. April 7 meeting of the 1996 that she decided to pursue Sumter Artists Guild meeting. The painting full time. public is invited to attend at no Papa has studied in Taos, New charge. Mexico and San Miguel de Allende, Guild president Carole Carberry Mexico, has exhibited both regionalsaid Papa is “an accomplished, award-winning (oil and) pastel artist ly and nationally; her paintings can and will be demonstrating her tech- be found in corporate and private niques for the guild. She teaches art collections around the country as and is an exhibiting artist at Piccolo well as in Canada, Austria and Germany. Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition in The Sumter Artists Guild was Marion Square.” started in 1966 with around 30 charPapa has won first and second ter members. Its purpose was stated place honors in the exhibition in as “to promote, support and foster 2005, 2006 and 2015. interest in art and to create an opPreviously a student of music, portunity for our community of artPapa majored in studio art at the ists to engage in cooperative artistic University of South Carolina and
enterprises (and to) be further active in supporting a variety of activities associated with art education, art instruction and art appreciation in our community.” You do not have to be an artist to join the guild. The guild meets monthly, September through May, upstairs at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasell St. Visitors are welcome. See the Sumter Artists Guild Facebook page for more information. For more about Tammy Papa, visit her website, www.tammypapa.com. Papa’s appearance is partially funded by the Sumter County Cultural Commission which receives support from the John and Susan Bennett Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC, the South Carolina Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Lowcountry artist Tammy Papa will demonstrate her pastel techniques for the Sumter Artists Guild and guests at the guild’s monthly meeting on Thursday, April 7. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend.
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Butter Roasted Radishes with Tarragon and Lemon are a tasty addition to spring meals.
Forget predictable; try butter roasted radishes BY ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press Sides are depressingly predictable. There is asparagus. And there is peas. And gratin potatoes. And probably some sort of salad that most people will only eat to be polite. Not that there’s anything wrong with any of this. It’s just that it would be nice to offer something... different. So we’ll help you with this one. Try our butter roasted radishes with tarragon and lemon. It’s a simple dish that comes together in minutes, but has a wonderful flavor that is both rich and light and lemony — the perfect combination for spring.
BUTTER ROASTED RADISHES WITH TARRAGON AND LEMON Start to finish: 30 minutes (10 minutes active) Servings: 6 2 pounds radishes, halved 3 tablespoons butter, melted Kosher salt and ground black pepper Zest of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon Heat the oven to 375 F. Pile the radish halves in the center of a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with the butter and toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes, or until tender and lightly browned. Arrange on a serving platter, then sprinkle with the lemon zest and tarragon. Serve warm or at room temperature. Nutrition information per serving: 80 calories; 50 calories from fat (63 percent of total calories); 6 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 220 mg sodium; 5 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 1 g protein.
Alison Ladman is a chef, food writer and recipe developer for The Associated Press. She also owns The Crust and Crumb Baking Company in Concord, New Hampshire.
Easy-to-make cake for when life isn’t so easy BY KATIE WORKMAN The Associated Press Sometimes simple is just what the doctor ordered. And sometimes cake is just what the doctor ordered. And because we all know that we should be careful about mixing prescriptions, you should keep this simple cake recipe on hand for just those occasions. Believe me, I love a good thick streusel topping and I love cakes that say “Look at me!” But sometimes I just need to mindlessly throw together a cake that will get itself into the oven, and fast.
SOUR CREAM CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE Start to finish: 1 hour (10 minutes active) Servings: 10 For the cake: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus extra for the pan 2 cups all purpose-flour, plus extra for the pan 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup sour cream 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt For the glaze: 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Heat the oven to 350 F. Use a bit of butter to liberally coat the inside of a 9- or 10-inch Bundt pan. Sprinkle a bit of flour in the pan and turn to coat evenly, then tip out and discard any excess.
Also, sometimes we need a cake that can function as a breakfast or brunch offering without too much explanation (chocolate cake requires a lot of justification before noon), or a midday snack, but also can hold up as a dessert offering. You may also have some holiday houseguests, and you may need a few make ahead things to have on hand when people would like “just a little something sweet.” This is that something, homemade and lovely perched on your counter for guests to help themselves to a sliver of. Or two.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the 1 cup of butter and the sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in the vanilla and sour cream. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the 2 cups of flour, the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir the dry mixture into the butter mixture just until combined. Scrape into the prepared pan and spread so the top is even. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted at the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan on a wire rack, then flip the cake out of the pan and let cool completely on the rack. While the cake is cooling, make the glaze. In a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. When the cake is cool, transfer to a serving platter and use a teaspoon to drizzle the icing back and forth in a pretty zig zag pattern across the top of the cake. Nutrition information per serving: 400 calories; 210 calories from fat (53 percent of total calories); 24 g fat (15 g saturated; 0.5 g trans fats); 110 mg cholesterol; 270 mg sodium; 43 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 23 g sugar; 5 g protein.
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This spring, embrace veggies, but don’t overpower them BY MEERA SODHA The Associated Press Spring is nature’s fashion week. After winter’s endless parade of root vegetables, it feels as though nature has pressed the big green button, refreshing the new season’s offerings. Being showcased right now is a new look for your fridge, in a variety of greens. At my local Sunday market in London, on display are big leafy bunches of spinach, pointed sweetheart cabbages, fennel with thrusting green tops and spring’s favorite darling, the slender asparagus. Even in the village where I grew up, the fields have gone from empty to busy overnight. Workers lob about with big wooden crates of cut leeks, lettuces and a renewed sense of purpose. It is catching: All I want to cook and eat is green, something fresh, light and colorful. A favorite green supper of mine is this beautiful spring pilau. Buttery rice packed with spiced fennel, onions and garlic cooked slowly until soft and finished with a last-minute addition of still-crisp asparagus and fava beans or peas. A handful of fresh mint
and a squeeze of lemon juice is stirred in just before serving to lift and unify all the flavors. It’s a gentle dish. The key to spring cooking is never to overpower the flavor of the new vegetables. They’ve spent a long time getting to the point where they’re ready. So don’t hijack them with bigger, bolder flavors or spices. A little cumin, green chili and garam masala are all they need to help them sing. This dish can be eaten by itself, though adding a little yoghurt and mango pickle won’t hurt. But for something a bit more special, some spring lamb cutlets, flash fried with salt, cumin and chili would make wonderful sidekicks.
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Spriing is Spring i here! Birds are one of the most common signs sign ns off spring’s spring arrival. In early spring they begin ssprin building build dingg nests, nnestts, laying eggs and hatching the next ggeneer generation.
SPRING VEGETABLE PILAU WITH FENNEL AND ASPARAGUS Use whichever spring vegetables you have available. Green beans and spring cabbage or leeks make for a wonderful pilau, too. Start to finish: 35 minutes Servings: 6 1 1/2 cups basmati rice 3 cups vegetable stock 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 medium red onions, thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, crushed 2 green finger chilies, very thinly sliced 2 medium bulbs fennel, trimmed and thinly sliced 2 bunches asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces 9 ounces fresh or frozen peas or fresh fava beans (outer skins removed) 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs, such as mint, dill or cilantro 1 lemon, cut into wedges Set the rice in a mesh strainer and run under cool water until the water runs clear. Transfer to a bowl, then add enough cool water to cover. Set aside for 20 minutes. In a large saucepan, bring the stock to a boil. Drain the rice, then add to the stock. Return to a simmer, then cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Use a mesh strainer to strain the rice, then set aside, covered with a kitchen towel. In a larger skillet over medium, melt the butter. Add the onions and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, or until translucent and softened, but not browned. Add the garlic and chilies, then cook for another 2 minutes. Add the fennel, stir to mix, then add a couple tablespoons of water and cover. Cook for 8 minutes, or until soft. Add the asparagus, peas or fava beans, cumin, garam masala and salt. Stir and cover, then cook for another 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir the herbs and rice into the vegetable mixture; you might need to delicately break up the clumps of rice using your hands. Transfer to a serving dish and serve with wedges of lemon on the side.
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A: T The ssimple answer is NO. As much _________ as it would be to raise a baby bird of your own, it’s best to let the young bird’ parents ________ the little peeper. In fact, it’s actually bird’s ______________ for you to do so, and you could get a fine from your local wildlife management agency! he main goal of every baby bird is to eat, eat and eat some more. Since they are growing, they need lots of protein to build new muscles and grow flight feathers. Some parent birds are known to bring food hundreds of times each day to the nest – something you definitely don’t have time to do. That’s why you need to leave feeding baby birds to their parents!
Since you can’t raise a baby bird on your own, what should you do? Here are a few ideas: Call a local wildlife ___________ to help. They may take the bird and raise it properly. With your parent’s ________, put the bird back in its nest. (The old belief that mother birds won’t accept a baby covered with a human’s scent is false!) If the bird is in an exposed area, coax it to move someplace that offers ____________, such as under a bush. Some birds, including killdeer and some waterfowl, actually lay their eggs on the ground, so don’t ___________ about them! Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple, written directions.
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11 + 5 = seeds 11 + 7 = insects and spiders 29 - 10 = fish, small animals 31 - 11 = earthworms Northern Cardinal American Robin 21 - 4 = flower nectar, bug slurry
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Which hungry baby bird will catch the worm? Look through the newspaper for pictures, words and illustrations that show it is Spring. Cut these out and make a poster all about Spring!
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Son’s sperm donation provokes mother’s ire DEAR ABBY — My oldest son came to me nine months ago asking my opinion. He wanted to donate Dear Abby sperm to a black lesbian ABIGAIL couple (for a VAN BUREN fee) so they could have a biracial child. He told me he needed the money. I told him I didn’t approve because they are lesbians. (Sorry, I’ll be bashed for that statement, but I have to be honest.) I have a biracial 10-year-old son, so race isn’t the issue. Had it been a heterosexual couple of any race, I would have been OK. However,
what I told him was that if he gives up his rights to the child, I, too, won’t have grandparents’ rights. I broke down in tears when he told me all this. Yesterday I received a picture of a newborn. It turns out my son donated his sperm knowing how I feel about homosexuality. I have tried hard to always be there for my children, letting them know I love them and doing the best a single mother could do for them. I feel I must have failed horribly in bringing him up to be a better man. I cannot, in our home state, fight for grandparents’ rights since he has relinquished his rights. I am even more hurt that he would share a picture of my grandson knowing my
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opinion, and I feel horribly disrespected. Am I being overly sensitive? Should I just let all of this go? Disrespected in the South DEAR DISRESPECTED — What’s done is done. Your son’s sperm is his to do with as he wishes. His mistake was in asking your opinion and letting you see the picture. Because of your deep-seated bias against gay couples, I assume you weren’t planning on having contact with the baby anyway, because overcoming your intolerance would have been necessary. Your son is an adult, and your blessing was not required. If you continue to hang onto this, it may destroy your relationship with your son, so let it go.
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Hulu offers religious cult drama ‘The Path’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH A family melodrama and love triangle inside a paranoid religious cult, “The Path” begins streaming today on Hulu. The first two episodes become available today, and two more follow every Wednesday. Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”) stars as Eddie, who joins the shadowy “Meyerist” movement after a traumatic event. He eventually becomes a leading figure in the organization, marrying Sarah (Michelle Monaghan), who was born into the group and is high up in its hierarchy. Much is made of its leader and founder, the elusive Meyer, said to be in Peru writing the last chapters of “The Ladder,” the guide book that will help the members survive world cataclysm and achieve spiritual transcendence in “the garden.” “The Path” is very good in indoctrinating viewers in the group’s jargon, terminology and attitudes. It relates the comforts of joining a group that provides every answer, offering complete structure and meaning to one’s life. It also shows the dangers of living in a surveillance state, where every “transgression” (a specific Meyerist term) takes on the air of treason. Tensions mount after Eddie returns from a retreat in Peru, where a psychedelic experience leaves him rattled and doubtful about Meyerist philosophy. He begins furtive meetings with Alison (Sarah Jones), a renegade skeptic, leading Sarah to fear that he’s having an affair. This also offers Sarah license to renew a close friendship with Cal (Hugh Dancy), an old flame and Eddie’s clear rival. Dancy brings a dangerous heat to Cal, a charismatic leader of incredible power
who is clearly catnip to women, as seen in his circling of Sarah and his treatment of Mary (Emma Greenwell), a troubled and vulnerable newcomer. “The Path” unfolds in deliberate fashion, relating events repeatedly from different characters’ perspectives. At its best it unfolds like a smart film, a trippy psychological thriller. But even the best movies would have trouble sustaining interest over 10 hours. • An actor/comedian who has always mused about his Latino heritage, George Lopez appears again in the new sitcom “Lopez” (10 p.m., TV Land, TV-PG). He plays George Lopez, a comedian/ actor who plays up his background and wonders why he can’t find any work, particularly now, when Hispanic actors are more commonplace than ever. • Speakers discuss prospects for nanotechnology, life beyond Earth and the nature of light on the premiere of the new series “TED Talks” (10 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings).
TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • An offhand theory has deadly consequences on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, TV14). • Taking another page from social media, “Nature” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) presents “Animal Reunions,” exploring the bonds between wild creatures and their human caregivers that transcend time and distance. • Undercover at a homeless shelter on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Cookie stands between Lucious and redemption as
new episodes of “Empire” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) return. • The fleet doubles down on new technology as “Bering Sea Gold” (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-14) enters its sixth season. • Buffeted by bad publicity, Luke embarks on a tour on “Nashville” (10 p.m., ABC, TVPG). • Family secrets burden Paige on “The Americans” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). • Halloween ends badly for the new kid in town on the premiere of the new series “Fear Thy Neighbor” (10 p.m., ID, TV-14).
CULT CHOICE A reporter goes undercover in an asylum in director Sam Fuller’s 1963 thriller “Shock Corridor” (6 p.m., TCM).
SERIES NOTES Tribes merge on “Survivor” (8 p.m., CBS) * A patient speaks backward on “Heartbeat” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Mike’s sartorial statements shock Frankie on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Brie ripens and rots on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Interior desecrations on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Morgan’s absence is felt on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Gloria seeks justice on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) *
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Detective Carisi (Peter Scanavino, center) goes undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is responsible for a string of neighborhood rapes on tonight’s “Sheltered Outcasts” episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” airing at 9 p.m. on NBC. Werewolves abound on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, TV14) * Dre dreads meeting Ruby’s beau on “black-ish” (9:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14) * Can-do in Cairo on “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * A stabbing suspect may have good cause on “Chicago P.D.” (10 p.m., NBC, TV14).
LATE NIGHT Neal Brennan is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central, r) * Richard Linklater and Omarion appear on
“Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Scott Aukerman visits “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes James Spader, Colin Hanks and Bibi Bourelly on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jemima Kirke and Aubrie Sellers visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson and Thierry Henry appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2016 United Feature Syndicate
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Embrace a chicken baked dinner BY MELISSA D’ARABIAN The Associated Press
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eople often ask me what my most-used kitchen tool is (a
high-speed blender). But if you were to ask my mom that same question 30 years ago, I am sure she would have answered her Pyrex baking dish.
When I was growing up, probably 75 percent of my meals were made in that thing. Baked fish. Baked chicken. Baked pasta. Baked rice casserole. Baked dinner figured big in my childhood. As I got older and moved into my own
apartment, I wondered why my mom didn’t explore other techniques a little more. She could have been searing that fish! And why not saute that chicken for some delicious crusty browning that results in so much flavor? Now that I’m a mom, I understand the appeal of the litany of baked dishes my mom had on her (admittedly limited) menu. Baked stuff is easy! And as a mom of four busy girls, I need something easy to make on a Tuesday night, because between dance class and lacrosse practice, I only have a short window during which to make dinner happen. And since the healthiest dinners are the ones we make ourselves, baked chicken is on frequent repeat in my family meal repertoire. But I’ve learned a few les-
sons during the past forty years, improving significantly upon Mom’s version. First, I use dark meat chicken with the bone-in. This significantly widens the window of cooking time forgiveness, so if someone is running late, dinner is still juicy. Plus, dark meat chicken has more flavor, and the little extra fat means it’s more filling. Second, I go heavy with the aromatics — herbs, onion and garlic almost can’t be overused in baked chicken. Upgrading from white wine to vermouth also is a great flavor-booster. Lastly, I start the chicken with just enough of a saute to get a tasty, golden crust. But if you really can’t make that happen, don’t be shy about just loading up that glass baking dish and popping it into the oven.
1 pan and lots of paprika BY KATIE WORKMAN The Associated Press Chicken paprikash is the kind of dish that reveals itself immediately and inarguably as comfort food, even if you’ve never eaten it before in your life.It’s a classic Hungarian dish which features chicken, onions, broth, tomatoes (sometimes, not always) and of course copious amounts of paprika. I have been playing around with my tin of smoked paprika for quite a while now, and while I love the flavor, it can come on strong. So here I relied primarily on the typical sweet
CHICKEN PAPRIKASH Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 8 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs Kosher salt and ground black pepper 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 large yellow onions, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sweet paprika 1 teaspoon smoked or hot paprika (optional) 2 bay leaves 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth 3/4 cup sour cream 16-ounce bag egg noodles Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a very large, deep heavy saute pan (such as cast-iron) over medium-high, heat the oil. When the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook for about 4 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook for another 4 minutes; it will not be cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate. It’s fine if there are bits
Hungarian paprika, then added a little bit of smoked to give it another level of flavor. You also could add a bit of hot paprika to give the dish a different kind of kick. If you are the kind of person to make your own dumplings or noodles, this is a great moment to whip out that skill set. For the rest of us, and for a weeknight dinner, a bag of egg noodles fits the bill perfectly. You don’t want to heat the sour cream in the sauce over the stove, or it might curdle. Just stir it into the pot at the very end and it will add a tangy-creamy note to the warm sauce.
stuck to the pan. Return the pan to medium heat and add the onions. Saute for 5 minutes, or until softened and moderately browned. Stir in the garlic and saute for another minute. Stir in the flour and both varieties of paprika, stirring for 1 minute, or until well mixed. Add the bay leaves, tomatoes and broth. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally and scraping the bottom to loosen any stuck bits. Return the chicken to the pan, along with any juices on the plate. Cook for another 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Meanwhile, bring a large pot salted water to a boil and cook the egg noodles according to package directions. Drain and divide between serving plates. When the chicken is cooked, remove the pan from the heat. Remove the bay leaves from the sauce and discard, then stir in the sour cream. Top each portion of noodles with chicken and sauce. Nutrition information per serving: 520 calories; 140 calories from fat (27 percent of total calories); 15 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 245 mg cholesterol; 410 mg sodium; 49 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 44 g protein.
BEST BAKED WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes Servings: 4 8 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 teaspoons herbes de Provence (or dried thyme and oregano mixed) 20 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly smashed 3 shallots, thinly sliced 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup dry vermouth
Heat the oven to 350 F. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a large, Dutch oven over medium-high, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Working in batches, briefly brown the chicken thighs on both sides, 6 to 7 minutes, transferring them to a plate as you work. In a small bowl, toss together the herbes de Provence, garlic, shallots and remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add a little salt and pepper. Once all the chicken has browned, return it to the pot off the heat. Arrange the chicken in a single, but tight layer. Spoon the shallot and garlic mixture around the chicken. Pour the lemon juice and vermouth evenly around the chicken. Cover the pot and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 15 to 25 minutes, or until the chicken reaches 175 F. Nutrition information per serving: 290 calories; 110 calories from fat (38 percent of total calories); 13 g fat (2.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 130 mg cholesterol; 380 mg sodium; 10 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 29 g protein.