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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 The prospect of a $10 million investment and 50 jobs in Clarendon County was enough for Clarendon County Council to agree to waive an undetermined amount of future tax revenue at its meeting Monday at the Clarendon County Administration Building in an attempt to lure an undisclosed company or group of companies to locate in the county.

The incentive is part of a project codenamed “Project Peak,” which council discussed during an executive session at the meeting. Council later passed the first reading of resolutions for the project.

The resolutions will allow the undisclosed company or companies to pay a fee in lieu of taxes and take advantage of an infrastructure credit agreement with Clarendon County.

According to state law, the recipients of the tax breaks must employ approximately 50 fulltime workers and invest $10 million in the county to qualify for the credits for five years.

County residents will apparently have to wait to get more information on how their money is being spent.

“That is all the information MATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM we can give at this time,” said Ed Hunsucker puts a sign up at a Clarendon County recycling center on Tuesday declaring that e-waste will no longer be accepted.

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fill while the county tries to find a way to pay for the disposal of the waste, said County Administrator David Epperson at Monday’s county SEE CLARENDON, PAGE A8 council meeting. Council members also discussed “Project Peak,” which could bring 50 jobs and a $10 million investment to the county.

Social services officials share District sending 122 coming improvement efforts high school diploma petitions for final OK

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press

COLUMBIA — Officials at the Department of Social Services said Tuesday that the agency’s steps to improve include working more closely with South Carolina law enforcement, creating a second shift of child welfare workers and sharing caseloads between adjacent counties.

The agency’s acting and deputy directors updated reporters three months after former Director Lillian Koller resigned amid escalating, bipartisan calls for her ousting.

An audit of the agency, requested by legislators, is expected in the coming weeks. The director of the Legislative Audit Council, Perry Simpson, said Monday that its report is in the draft stage.

The Cabinet agency has become a central issue in Gov. Nikki Haley’s re-election bid, as a Senate panel investigating the department focused on the deaths of several children in DSS care.

Haley had repeatedly backed Koller but accepted her resignation a day before senators planned to take up a no-confidence resolution.

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by both Haley’s Democratic challenger, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, and petition candidate Tom Ervin, who said he entered the gubernatorial race because he was angry about DSS. Also on Tuesday, the National Association of Social Workers’ state chapter endorsed Sheheen, who is from Camden.

In her last appearance before the Senate panel, Koller acknowledged that the caseloads of many social workers who oversee children’s welfare are too large.

Acting director Amber Gillum said Tuesday too much focus has been put on caseload numbers, rather than agency outcomes.

The agency will ask legislators to fund 202 additional employees in 2015-16 to meet new caseload goals of 24 children per employee for most and 20 children per employee in more complicated foster care cases.

“We’re not going to get there overnight,” Gillum said.

The agency’s request includes 81 supervisors — 40 percent of the potentially new employees — to bring the agency to a ratio of one supervisor for every six caseworkers. Deputy director Jessica

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BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 With a unanimous vote during Monday’s meeting at Chestnut Oaks Middle School, Sumter School District board of trustees approved a motion to submit high school diploma petitions to the S.C. Department of Education.

Since legislation excluding the High School Assessment Program exam as a requirement for graduation in South Carolina passed in midApril, the district has received a number of petitions from previous students who didn’t receive a diploma solely because they didn’t pass HSAP. After the district received the petitions, Cornelius

Leach, assistant superintendent of school services, and records clerks went through the process of checking records for former students to determine if they met all other graduation requirements.

In early August, Leach said the school district had received close to 100 petitions. At the time, they recommended 58 of those petitions to Superintendent Frank Baker to present to the board.

On Monday, Leach said the board had reviewed and approved a list of 122 high school diploma petitions to be sent to the state department.

According to the bill, the school board must send the

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2nd suspect nabbed in shooting, burglary

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Sumter police arrested a man wanted in a burglary investigation stemming from a shooting last weekend at a residence on Corbett Street.

Shantell Harris, a 20-yearold Sumter man, turned himself in Monday night to authorities at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, according to a news release issued by Sumter Police Department late Tuesday afternoon.

Harris, of 516 Silver St., faces charges of first-degree

burglary, armed robbery, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, three counts of kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with the July incident. Sumter police had been on the hunt for him since Sept. 3.

Harris became the second susHARRIS pect charged in the armed robbery. Darkus Ford, a 21-year-old Sumter man, was arrested Sept. 3. A contingent of officers that included S.C. Law Enforce-

ment Division agents and a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force apprehended him along Salterstown Road. Ford faces his own roster of serious felony charges in connection with the arrest, including attempted murder, armed robbery and first-degree burglary.

Sumter police are still searching for a third suspect also thought to be involved in the break-in. The unidentified man is described as a 6-foot light- to medium-complexioned black male.

The arrests stem from a home invasion on the morn-

ing of July 31. According to reports, Ford and Harris were among a trio of robbers who pulled a gun on a man in his car as he was gearing up to head to work.

The victim told officers the three men pointed guns at him and demanded he park the vehicle. They forced him into his house, where two women and a baby were sleeping. The gunmen ransacked the residence and demanded more from the occupants.

As they were leaving, the suspects reportedly fired gunshots at a pair of vehicles

in the driveway of the residence, including a car containing two passengers.

Investigators think Ford and Harris may have been involved in other shootings in South Sumter earlier this year.

Police are asking individuals with information about the incident to contact Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700. Residents can also place anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 888-CRIMESC. A cash reward may be available for information leading to an arrest.

Agency helps people with disabilities gain, maintain employment

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 One agency is working to make sure people with special needs have the best possible shot at getting a good job.

“We assist individuals with physical or mental disabilities with gaining or maintaining competitive employment,” said John Hornsby, S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation area supervisor for Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties.

Last year, the state- and federally funded organization helped about 37,000 individuals with 130 different disabilities, he said. These ailments ranged from spinal cord injuries to diabetes and anxiety to schizophrenia.

Of those, 6,382 became employed, which is up 18 percent from the previous year, Hornsby said.

“When we look at numbers like that, I’m proud of our rehabilitation,” he said. “But when you see a client who has been told they can’t do better for themselves and they never will become employed, it doesn’t get any better than that.”

Locally, the agency helped 1,102 individuals with 384 of

them returning to competitive employment last year. Those who did not become employed are continuing to receive assistance, Hornsby said.

The agency does not identify an individual’s disability, he said. As part of the competitive aspect, these candidates are applying for the same jobs as those without disabilities.

“We all face barriers to employment, but with disabilities, people often think they can’t work,” Hornsby said. “A lot of times they are better workers.

They have better attendance.

They have a better attitude, and they have better focus.”

The agency has counselors in schools across the three counties to assist the transitional population from school to school or school to work, and Vocational Rehabilitation works closely with groups such as Department of Social Services, Department of Mental Health and hospitals to gain referrals.

“A lot of time, people hear about us through word of mouth,” Hornsby said. “They are people who have previously worked with us, and they go out and tell a friend or family member.”

Once a person applies for assistance and is approved, the

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Vocational Rehabilitation staff works with him or her to form an individual plan of employment.

“We do an assessment to see what they might be capable of doing,” Hornsby said. “What are their strengths? What is functional for them? We don’t want to put them in a situation where they will be unsuccessful or hurt.”

Implementing this plan may take anywhere from six months to 10 years, Hornsby said.

On the other side are the employers.

“Thank God for them,” Hornsby said. “We don’t want to pair them up with an individual who can’t perform the job. Once they give the individual a chance, we want the individual to be successful, (and) we don’t want them to hire the

individual just because (he or she) is disabled. We ask them to tell us the requirements, and then we match up someone with good assets capable of doing the job. Once they have a good candidate, the next time they need four or five new workers, they come to us.

We’ve been successful in doing that.”

A huge asset in this preparation is the job readiness program, which is made possible through contract work with local industry.

“It doesn’t necessarily teach specific skills, but sometimes it helps with working in a team environment,” Hornsby said.

“It lets us see if the individual can tolerate six- to eight-hour work days or 40 hour weeks.”

In the workshop, clients assemble small and complex components, and in the wood

shop, they assemble industrial pallets.

“This is probably one of my most rehabilitative areas,” said Glenn Hesselbart, center manager, about the wood shop. “A lot of them have problems getting along with others, and everything we do here, you have to work together to be successful. They get a lot more comfortable about getting along with people, and you see some people’s lives change.”

He usually oversees 65 people between the two shops.

“Just because you’ve been dealt a disability in your deck of life cards, doesn’t mean you can’t be as successful as anyone else,” Hesselbart said. “It’s rewarding to see them overcome their difficulties in life and go to work.”

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Man jailed for reportedly threatening woman with gun

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com A Sumter man was arrested Monday afternoon after a domestic dispute during which he reportedly threatened to kill the victim.

Mata Cervantes, 46, of 789 Lang Jennings Drive, was charged with criminal domestic violence and possession of

a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the incident.

According to a Sumter Police CERVANTES Department report, the victim told officers she and the man were arguing at that address when he retrieved a gun case from un-

derneath a bedroom dresser.

The woman said the case contained a gun. She indicated the suspect threatened to kill her and himself as he slammed the case on the bed several times. That is when she reportedly ran out of the room and dialed 911.

A criminal background check revealed the suspect has a previous felony convic-

tion, which prohibits him from possessing a firearm.

Officers retrieved a Hi-Point .380-caliber handgun from underneath the dresser. No bond had been set for the man as of Tuesday afternoon.

The Violence Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based gun control group, released an annual report about do-

mestic violence Monday. According to the report, South Carolina ranks as the second-most-violent state in the nation for women, based upon its per-capita rate for men killing women. It is the 17th consecutive year the Palmetto State has been among the nation’s top 10 in the category. Last year, the state topped the list.

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Local schools celebrate students’ grandparents At left, Grandma Lilly Gainey, center, jokes with Principal Phillip Jackson, left, while visiting Kingsbury Elementary School with her first-grade grandson, Chase Moses. Nearly 500 adults turned out for the annual Grandparents Day Breakfasts on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5.

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Gail Guess, right, joins her grandson, Caiden Allen, for the annual Grits for Grandparents at Wilder Elementary School.

About 100 adults joined the children for breakfast this year.

WH students recognized as National Merit semifinalists

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recognized three Wilson Hall students as part of the list of 2015 semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Students Kendall Brogdon, Simmons deHoll and Raines Waggett received notice of their high achievements — the only three students recognized as 2015 semifinalists in Sumter County.

“I’ve known these students since they were young, and it isn’t a surprise that they have become National Merit semifinalists,” said Fred Moulton, Wilson Hall headmaster.

Moulton explained that the students were recognized for their exceptional PSAT scores during their junior year. Now seniors, the three students agree that their Wilson Hall teachers have challenged them through the years and have gone above and beyond to help them excel in coursework.

Receiving recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corp. will add to the number of achievements and extracurriculars the three students can include on college applications.

Waggett, who has been on the golf team since 10th grade and hopes to attend Duke University, said becoming a National Merit semifinalist will definitely help with funding for their future aspirations in higher education.

“Being National Merit Scholars will help when we apply for scholarships and grants and make us more appealing to colleges,” Waggett said.

Brogdon, who is looking at USC’s honors program, and deHoll, who plans to apply to Vanderbilt and Duke universities, agree that it will give them the upper hand over other college applicants, and it also confirms their academic achievements through the years and their leadership as seniors at Wilson Hall this year.

“We’re seniors, so it’s stressful, but it’s also an amazing time for us,” deHoll said.

“Being a senior is so different. We had a meeting with all

the seniors at the beginning of the year, and they explained that we’re leaders now,” Brogdon said. “You just know everyone, and they know you by name. It’s exciting, and I’m excited about this year even with the stress of college applications and completing our coursework.”

The mission of National Merit Scholarship Corp. is to recognize and honor students in the U.S. who are academically talented. Since its establishment in 1955, the independent, not-for-profit organization has recognized 3 million students and provided more than 380,000 scholarships totaling more than $1.5 billion.

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Yolanda Debra Wilson, center, executive director of YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc., talks to Ernest “Chip” Finney III, left, solicitor for the Third Judicial Circuit, and City of Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen about the Purple Purse Challenge on Friday. Allstate Foundation selected the Sumter-based nonprofit to participate in the program aimed at aiding victims of domestic violence. Kicked off Tuesday, the initiative runs through Oct. 3. Purple purses containing domestic-violence literature will be placed in local businesses during the month to raise awareness and money as well as provide those in need a way to access such information. You can donate online at PurplePurse. com with a minimum of $10 and challenge your friends to donate. For more information, call (803) 775-2763 or email Wilson at ydwilson@ywcasumter.org.

Senators discussing teacher dismissal process

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — A Senate panel is considering whether changes are needed to make it easier to get rid of incompetent teachers.

Sen. Paul Thurmond contends the formal evaluation process for dismissing teachers in “continuing contract” status can take several years, essentially robbing children of a good education.

A new system for evaluating teachers’ effectiveness, taking effect statewide this school year, could lengthen the dismissal process because of delays in student testing results, according to testimony from state Education Department officials.

“That’s a lot of children negatively impacted by someone identified very quickly that they can’t perform,” said Thurmond, R-Charleston.

But teacher advocates and attorneys said the current process works.

Attorney Al Nichols noted teachers must be in a classroom between three and seven years before receiving “continuing contract” status that provides

termination rights.

“They have to earn it,” said Nichols, who has represented teachers. “If our school administrators are properly doing their jobs and assessing talents, they can weed out folks who aren’t competent without any hearing process whatsoever.”

The Senate panel, created in the offsession to study teacher issues, only took testimony Tuesday. Another meeting is scheduled later this month.

True tenure doesn’t exist in South Carolina’s public schools. Dismissing a continuing-contract teacher starts with notification of a formal evaluation during the upcoming school year. Teachers who don’t pass that evaluation can appeal to their school board. If that hearing doesn’t go their way, they can take their case to court, though that step is rare.

State schools Superintendent Mick Zais recommends giving district superintendents the final decision concerning a teacher’s dismissal. He says school board members can base decisions on friendships, rather than a teacher’s capabilities.

Zais said hearings too often become a trial of the principal, who must defend accusations of not properly supervising the teacher, so principals are reluctant to start the process.

If the board overturns a principal’s recommendation, “when that teacher returns to the classroom, they operate with impunity because any follow-up is branded as retribution,” he said.

He said getting a quorum of school board members together for a hearing can also be difficult.

“I believe we’ve made the process overly legalistic. Obviously we need to protect teachers from arbitrary and capricious dismissal,” said Zais, who is not seeking a second term in November.

“Right now, we protect teachers to the expense of students, and we need to right the balance.”

In Charleston County, the state’s second-largest district, five teachers are being paid not to work as they await a school board hearing. That includes one teacher who’s been on leave since 2013, when 11 teachers appealed to the board for contracts not renewed for last school year, according to the district.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The good news is that Americans are saving more than ever for college. The bad news is that the average amount wouldn’t come close to getting a person a degree.

In a report released Tuesday, the College Savings Plans Network found that the average college savings or prepaid tuition account known as a “529” plan is now worth about $20,671 — almost double what these accounts were worth during the dog days of the recession.

Called a 529 after a section in the federal tax code, these investment accounts aren’t the only way to save for college.

But they are a popular option because the money grows taxfree and withdrawals aren’t taxed so long as the money is used for college expenses.

The group, which tracks the state-sponsored savings plans, attributes the increase to several factors including a healthier stock market and improved economy, as well as greater consumer awareness of 529 plans and a growing concern among parents of the cost of higher education.

At the same time, the $20,671 figure would only cover the first year at a public college or university. The average cost for a four-year public school, including room and board, is about $18,391 a year for in-state students but rises sharply — $31,701 — for those from out of state. Private schools typically cost even more with $40,917 for a single year of tuition, fees, room and board, according to recent estimates by the College Board.

Betty Lochner, chair of the College Savings Plans Network, said the latest finding is still good news because any amount saved is money that won’t need to be repaid with interest.

Overall, the group found that college savings and prepaid tuition plans have climbed steadily since 2008, when the country fell into a recession following the crash of the housing market.

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Ninety-six-year-old Edith Hill and 95-year-old Eddie Harrison relax in their home in Annandale, Virginia, on Aug. 5. The two have been companions for more than a decade. “I guess I wanted company,” Hill said, explaining why she married. “I wanted somebody I could help, and they could help me. ... We were both single. My husband was gone. His wife was gone. We became the best of friends.”

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BY MATTHEW BARAKAT The Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In some ways, Rebecca Wright doesn’t understand all the fuss about her 96-year-old mother’s recent marriage. After all, she says, “Anybody who wants to get married must have a little dementia.”

The courts, though, and some of Wright’s other relatives aren’t amused. And the future for newlyweds Edith Hill, 96, and Eddie Harrison, 95, is very much uncertain.

The two have been companions for more than a decade after a Hollywood-style meeting — they struck up a conversation while standing in line for lottery tickets, with one of the tickets turning into a $2,500 winner. They married earlier this year, with a 95-year-old church elder presiding over the ceremony, no less.

“I guess I wanted company,” Hill said in an interview, explaining why she married. “I wanted somebody I could help, and they could help me. ... We were both single. My husband was gone. His wife was gone.

We became the best of friends.”

Robin Wright, Hill’s granddaughter, said the relationship is more romantic than Hill’s explanation allows.

“You catch them kissing all the time,” she said. “They’re actually in love. Really in love. ... I know he’s part of the reason she gets up every morning.”

Legally, though, the wedding has been problematic. Hill has

been declared legally incapacitated for several years. A judge said at a hearing earlier this month that he thinks Wright — co-guardian over her mother along with Rebecca Wright’s sister, who opposed the marriage — acted improperly by taking her mother to get married without the court’s permission.

Cary Cuccinelli, representing the sister who opposed the marriage, Patricia Barber, said at a hearing earlier this month that the wedding occurred without other family members’ knowledge and that it complicated the matter of how to eventually distribute Hill’s estate, which includes property on the edge of Old Town Alexandria, worth about $475,000, according to real estate assessments.

“Legally, Mr. Harrison now has a right to a portion of Ms. Hill’s estate,” she told the judge, saying it also complicates decisions about who will care for Hill and where she will live.

While the judge, James Clark, found the marriage to have been improper, he also worried that breaking up the couple could “create a circumstance in Ms. Hill’s life that she doesn’t deserve.”

Clark ended up removing Wright and Barber as Hill’s guardians and appointing a lawyer, Jessica Niesen, instead.

The judge instructed Niesen “to investigate the marriage and take all actions appropriate and reasonable to protect the best interests of Edith Hill.”

Wright said she remained concerned authorities would try to break up the marriage.

She also opposes a postnuptial agreement, saying the marriage should be respected just as any other.

The interracial aspect of their marriage is unique as well. She is black, and he is white. In fact, the longtime Virginians would not have been allowed to marry if they had met in their 20s or 30s or 40s, given Virginia’s law banning interracial marriages at the time.

Wright says she has concluded after doing some research through Guinness Book of World Records that the two are likely the nation’s oldest inter-

Niesen, in a phone interview, said she is still gathering facts and has an upcoming appointment to meet Hill and Harrison. While there are numerous issues to be sorted out, including questions about inheritance and where the couple will live, she would just as soon let the marriage continue.

“I see no reason to break this couple up, if there is no harm,” she said. One solution might be a postnuptial agreement preventing Harrison from inheriting Hill’s estate.

Niesen said if she finds that the marriage is not in Hill’s best interest, she has the authority to pursue a divorce or possibly an annulment on Hill’s behalf.

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Edith Hill, for her part, doesn’t give the interracial aspect of her marriage too much thought, despite the fact that for half of her life, it would have been illegal.

Asked about the old laws barring interracial marriage, she said, “That’s done away with, isn’t it?”

For now, the two live together in Annandale, with Rebecca and Robin Wright helping care for them. Rebecca Wright said the two do a good job taking care of each other — his hearing is not great, and her vision is not great. They dance, listen to music and take walks, which has improved their health.

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BY ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — Recent hacks exposing nude photographs of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities are prompting calls for people to fortify their online accounts with a second layer of security.

Thieves broke into the celebrity accounts through online storage services such as Apple’s iCloud. Although Apple’s systems weren’t compromised, the hackers were able to figure out passwords and answers to personal security questions, according to the company.

In response, Apple urged users not only to set a strong password, but also to enable the second security layer, often known as two-step verification. It’s a technique offered by most major services, including Google and Facebook. Amazon and its Cloud Drive service are notable exceptions.

Two-step verification typically works this way: When you log in from a new device, you must enter a code that is sent to your main phone. That way, a hacker who guesses your password would still need physical possession of the phone. You’re usually able to bypass the check the next time you use that same device, on grounds that you’ve already proven that device is yours.

Here’s a closer look at what the major services offer and how to enable two-step verification:

GOOGLE ACCOUNT The Google account is used for a variety of Google services, such as Gmail and Google Drive storage. Google also lets other services use its ID system so you don’t need to create separate accounts and passwords for everything.

Start by going to the account settings, which you can get to from the top right of your Gmail page. Look for “2-Step Verification” under the security tab. You enter or choose a cellphone for receiving texts. If you have a landline phone, you AP FILE PHOTO can get Google’s six-digit verifiApple and other major services offer a second layer of security, known cation code as an automated recording instead. You can enas two-step verification, for online accounts. able backup phones, too.

APPLE ID quest wasn’t from you.

With Apple IDs, you’re mostAfter the waiting period, you ly dealing with Apple devices The Apple ID is the key to need to enable one or more and Apple’s websites, so everynot just iCloud, but also the phones to receive the texts with thing just works. The Google Apple app store, iTunes, iMesthe special codes. Having more account works with a greater sage, Facetime and more. than one helps if you lose your variety of devices and websites, To set up two-step verificamain one. That second phone some of which don’t know tion, you need at least one can be a friend’s. Don’t enable what to do with this verificaphone that can receive texts. too many, though, as that detion code. One example is the It doesn’t have to be an creases security.

Mail program on iPhones, iPhone.

Once this is set up, you’ll get iPads and Mac computers. AnGo to http://appleid.apple. a text with a four-digit code other is Microsoft’s Outlook com, and log in with your software. whenever you use a new deApple ID. Go to the “Password Go to “App-specific passvice. and Security” tab. Click “Get words” to generate a one-time Before you’re done, you’re started ...” under “Two-Step password for that specific app also given a 14-character reVerification.” or service. Your regular passcovery key as a backup to In some cases, you have to word won’t work. manage your account in case wait. I had a three-day waiting You can also generate backyou lose all your phones. This period because I had just changed my password. Though is in lieu of easy-to-guess secu- up codes to use when you can’t receive phone calls or texts, rity questions such as your the delay is inconvenient, it pet’s name. Keep this recovery such as when traveling abroad. prevents hackers from enThese get used in place of the key in a safe place — perhaps abling two-step verification on six-digit code you’d normally with your passport or birth their own phones and then get by text. You get 10 at a time certificate. If you lose it along locking you out. Apple sends to download or print out, and with all your phones, you an email to alert you that could be locked out of your ac- each can be used just once. You someone has tried to set this can also install the Google Aucount forever. up, so you can stop it if the re-

thenticator app on Android, Apple and BlackBerry devices.

The app generates codes you can use when you can’t receive texts.

MICROSOFT ACCOUNT Microsoft accounts are used for email, OneDrive storage and more. You turn it on by going to the “Security & Password” tab of your account settings.

The process is much like Google’s. You’re given a sevendigit verification code via text.

You can install an app to generate codes when you can’t get texts, or you can have the code sent to an email address on file.

You can create one-time passwords for devices and websites that don’t support Microsoft’s two-step verification system.

You don’t get backup codes like Google’s to print out and use in lieu of texts, but you can create a fallback recovery key like Apple’s.

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Facebook, Twitter and Dropbox are among the other services that offer two-step verification. They all basically work the same way. The differences are primarily in what they offer beyond receiving codes by text.

Facebook, for instance, tries to steer you toward its Code Generator app, with text used more as a backup. Also, Facebook calls it “Login Approvals” rather than two-step verification.

Even if you don’t have naked photos in those accounts, turning this feature on is smart. It’ll help keep others out of your private email, Facebook conversations and other sensitive data.

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Study shows screening might benefit heavy-smoking seniors

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — Some current or former heavy smokers may benefit from a new lung cancer test even if they’re 65 or older — although they experience more false alarms, suggests an analysis that comes as Medicare is debating whether to pay for the scans.

Lung cancer kills nearly 160,000 Americans a year, in part because tumors aren’t usually detected early enough for treatment to stand a good chance.

A major study released in 2011

showed that low-dose CT scans of the lungs of people at especially high risk because of heavy smoking can cut their chances of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent.

Based on that study, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Forces recently recommended the yearly test for people ages 55 to 80 who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years, or the equivalent, such as two packs a day for 15 years. Under the Affordable Care Act, private insurers must start covering the scans with no co-pays.

But the health-care law doesn’t require Medicare to pay for the scans, which can cost $100 to $400. A Medi-

care spokesman said a coverage decision is expected by early November.

Medicare’s advisers have questioned if the test really will benefit seniors. Only a quarter of participants in that original study were 65 or older, and no one over 76 got screened.

What if the scans were offered to older adults who, because of other health problems common with increasing age, couldn’t withstand cancer treatment if an early tumor were found? On the other hand, 70 percent of all lung cancer cases in the U.S. are diagnosed in people 65 or older.

So the National Cancer Institute’s

Paul Pinsky and colleagues reanalyzed what happened to the older participants in that original study.

To prevent one lung cancer death required screening 245 seniors compared to 364 middle-aged people, those ages 55 to 64, the researchers reported Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine.

But screening tests come with trade-offs, such as false alarms that require invasive follow-up tests to rule out cancer. The older participants had a somewhat higher rate of false-positive scans during three years of tests, 28 percent compared to 22 percent, the researchers reported.

Parallel parking a pain?

Someday your car could find a spot and park itself car hit anything, Taleb says.

And it can brake and even take action on its own to evade a hazard such as anDETROIT — With a thumb other moving car. A driver swipe on a smartphone, your can even watch the car park car one day will be able to through the cameras and drive into a parking deck, software that simulates an find an open spot and back aerial view. into a space — all by itself.

Although the technology is Technology being honed by already available, there are French auto parts maker hurdles. Only nine states Valeo uses a dozen ultrasonallow driverless cars on pubic sound-wave sensors, lic roads, and then only for 360-degree cameras and a testing purposes, said Scott laser scanner to safely park Belcher, CEO of the Intelliwithin a few centimeters of gent Transportation Society other vehicles. Then, when THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of America, the group holdyou’re done with dinner or a A person activates a self-parking vehicle via a smartphone application recently. Technology being honed ing the conference. business meeting, the car

by Valeo will allow a vehicle to safely park within a few centimeters of other vehicles.

Also, parking decks will will return to you after anhave to be equipped with sysother swipe of the thumb. tems to communicate with The potential benefits are cars. Radio frequencies plenty. More orderly parking haven’t been allocated yet by means less congestion. Drivthe federal government. The ers are spared the time and auto industry is vying with frustration of the hunt for a the cellphone industry for spot. Parking lots can the bandwidth, for vehicle-tosqueeze more vehicles into vehicle and vehicle-to-infralimited space. structure communication, The fully automated sysBelcher said. tem called “Connected AutoCyber security guidelines mated Valet Parking” is still and government regulations about a decade away, howevhave to be put in place. And er. More states must permit legal liabilidriverless ty has to be cars, and sorted out if regulations the car have to be somehow crafted. gets into a Equipment wreck. needs to be What’s rolled out. likely within Still, Valeo five years is executives an interim see it as a big EUGENE TSYRKLEVICH step: The step toward driver finds the day in CEO, Parkopedia 5 Qts. of Castrol GTX the space, the distant and the car future when Castrol GTX Conventional then parks cars actually High Mileage 5 Qt. Jug itself. Taleb drive themand a or SynBlend wouldn’t say if an auto comselves with no one behind MicroGard and a pany is interested in buying the wheel.

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petitions “in accordance with department procedures” to be officially approved by the state. Leach confirmed Monday night that once the board approved the petitions, the school district was set to send the petitions to the department.

During Monday’s meeting, Joan Sagona, assistant superintendent of instruction, updated the board on recent Palmetto Assessment of State Standards and HSAP scoring — reiterating that test scores for Sumter School District showed students had the most improvement in writing. Sagona also mentioned the important changes coming in curriculum and instruction that the school district is preparing for before they go into effect, including new standards that are being reviewed and written for English and language arts and math.

In response to the omission of HSAP as a requirement for graduation in South Carolina, Sagona also informed the board the district is making sure students are prepared for higher education and/or the workforce after high school by testing students on college and career readiness using an assessment they haven’t chosen yet and making sure students take the WorkKeys test — a test Sagona said seniors in high school who have completed Career and Technology Education are already taking.

Although HSAP has been excluded as a requirement for graduation, students are still required to take the test, according to the new legislation. Former students interested in petitioning for their high school diplomas have to submit requests to their local school district by Dec. 31, 2015.

Council has not disclosed the name of the company or companies to receive the tax incentives or the size, nature or scope of the project or the amount of taxpayer money the county will invest in the project.

In other action, county residents with electronic waste to dispose of will no longer be able to take that waste to the county recycling stations.

“We have a large amount of e-waste that has been piling up at our recycling centers,” County Administrator David Epperson said.

“By e-waste I mean anything that has a cord, mostly computer monitors, computer towers and TVs.” He said the waste can still be brought to the county landfill.

“We are currently working with vendors to try to help us deal with this problem,” Epperson said. “It is an expensive problem we are going to have to deal with at some point in the very near future,” he said.

Epperson said the state has added a surcharge to the purchase of some electronic items, but it is going to take a year or two for the companies involved to come up with a disposal method.

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Hundreds of TVs fill a recycling bin at a Clarendon recycling center on Wednesday. The county’s centers will no longer take this waste.

“It is an expensive project we are going to have to undertake, and going forward, it is going to be a constant budget item we are going to have to address until we can benefit from some of the surcharge,” he said.

“We went through this three or four years ago where we weren’t taking anything, and we had a lot of complaints,” Council-

DSS FROM PAGE A1 Hanak-Coulter said those are supervisors who work directly with caseworkers, rather than directors or central staff.

The agency has hired 50 caseworkers during the last few months who are in training, Gillum said.

New employees also include a law enforcement liaison, hired July 2.

man Benton Blakely said.

“To take these things to the landfill is a long way from my area. You are probably going to see them ending up on the side of the road again.”

Epperson said he understood there would be problems but that the county had run out of space to put the e-waste.

“The sites are only so big, and the stuff is just piling

up row on row,” he said.

“We are working to try to get a vendor to give us a price that we feel is reasonable.”

Epperson also told council of the administration’s ongoing effort to update property tax records.

“We found after an extensive audit performed by Tax Management Associates about 180 properties in the county are receiving dual legal residence,” he said.

He said the county has sent out notice letters to the property owners and is trying to work with them to answer their questions.

“The resident will receive a tax bill at the 6 percent rate,” he said. “On that bill will be that amount plus the interest on the 4 percent rate they have already paid, plus any exemptions that they received that they should not have received, plus penalties they will be required to pay to the county. Some of those amounts will be substantial.”

He said the taxpayers will have 30 days to pay the bill or appeal it.

He said Tax Management would soon begin an audit of business personal property tax records.

“We are going to be making a more assertive effort to try to capitalize on some of this delinquent personal property we have in the county,” he said.

what paperwork and other bureaucracy gets in the way of caseworkers concentrating their time on the children they’re assigned. Phase one of those recommendations is set for completion in December.

Gillum said the agency also will start this month releasing information on child fatalities that result from child abuse and neglect, including any action taken by DSS on the child’s behalf.

Jackie Swindler was previously Newberry’s police chief since 1993.

Other coordination efforts include two DSS employees now assigned to the State Law Enforcement Division to improve information flow on cases, according to the agency.

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t a July fundraising event in Chicago, Mrs. Michelle Obama remarked, “So, yeah, there’s too much money in politics. There’s (sic) special interests that have too much influence.” Sen. John McCain has been complaining for years that “there is too much money washing around political campaigns today.” According to a 2012 Reuters poll, “Seventy-five percent of Americans feel there is too much money in politics.” Let’s think about money in politics, but first a few facts.

During the 2012 presidential campaign, Barack Obama raised a little over $1 billion, while Mitt Romney raised a little under $1 billion. Congressional candidates raised over $3.5 bilWalter lion. In 2013, Williams there were 12,341 registered lobbyists and $3.2 billion was spent on lobbying. During the years the Clintons have been in national politics, they’ve received at least $1.4 billion in contributions, according to Time magazine and the Center for Responsive Politics, making them “The First Family of Fundraising.”

Here are my questions to you: Why do people and organizations cough up billions of dollars to line political coffers?

One might answer that these groups and individuals are simply extraordinarily civic-minded Americans who have a deep and abiding interest in encouraging elected officials to live up to their oath of office to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution. Another possible answer is that the people who spend these billions of dollars on politicians just love participating in the political process. If you believe either of these explanations for coughing up billions for politicians, you’re probably a candidate for psychiatric attention, a straitjacket and a padded cell.

A far better explanation for the billions going to the campaign coffers of Washington politicians and lobbyists lies in the awesome government power and control over business, property, employment and other areas of our lives.

Having such power, Washington politicians are in the position to grant special privileges, extend favors, change laws and do other things that if done by a private person would land him in jail. The major component of congressional power is

the use of the IRS to take the earnings of one American to give to another.

The Dow Chemical Co. posted record lobbying expenditures last year, spending over $12 million. Joined by Alcoa, who spent $3.5 million, Dow supports the campaigns of congressmen who support natural gas export restrictions. Natural gas is a raw material for both companies. They fear natural gas prices would rise if export restrictions were lifted. Dow and other big users of natural gas make charitable contributions to environmentalists who seek to limit natural gas exploration. Natural gas export restrictions empower Russia’s Vladimir Putin by making Europeans more dependent on Russian natural gas.

General Electric spends tens of millions of dollars lobbying.

Part of their agenda was to help get Congress to outlaw incandescent light bulbs so that they could sell their more expensive compact fluorescent bulbs. It should come as no surprise that General Electric is a contributor to global warmers who helped convince Congress that incandescent bulbs were destroying the planet.

These are just two examples, among thousands, of the role of money in politics. Most concerns about money in politics tend to focus on relatively trivial matters such as the costs of running for office and interest-group influence on Congress and the White House. The bedrock problem is the awesome power of Congress. We Americans have asked, demanded and allowed congressmen to ignore their oaths of office and ignore the constitutional limitations imposed on them. The greater the congressional power to give handouts and grant favors and make special privileges the greater the value of being able to influence congressional decision-making.

There’s no better influence than money.

You say, “Williams, you’ve explained the problem. What’s your solution?” Maybe we should think about enacting a law mandating that Congress cannot do for one American what it does not do for all Americans. For example, if Congress creates a monopoly for one American, it should create a monopoly for all Americans. Of course, a better solution is for Congress to obey our Constitution.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2014 creators.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR YATES WILL BRING ZEALOUS SPIRIT TO CITY COUNCIL To the voters in Sumter’s Ward 4: When Colleen Yates asked me to serve on a domestic violence task force she wanted to establish, I could only say yes to a woman who is so civicminded and committed to making life better for South Carolinians. She was disturbed by the fact that so many women in our state are killed by their husbands or boyfriends. She is passionate in believing she and this task force can make a difference. And she’s inspired sev-

eral of us to work with her.

Colleen will take this same zealous spirit to city council, working fervently to improve conditions in her ward. When she sees a need or a condition that needs improving, she steps up. She’s always been that way, and she will continue to be.

I only wish I could vote for her, but I live outside the city.

The best I can do is to urge those of you who can to vote for this unique woman. You will be glad you did.

VIRGINIA KISER RAY Retired education administrator Sumter

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Elementary teachers deserve your respect I

had a discussion over the weekend with friend who referred to elementary school teachers as people with “Mrs. Degrees,” which somewhat set me off.

The women (and relatively few men) who choose to undertake such responsibilities deserve nothing but your utmost respect and admiration.

A few years ago, I was asked to substitute a third-grade class at a school back in my hometown of Opelika.

I thought to myself that the experience would be a largely easy one, letting the kids work on their worksheets and coloring while I circled the room looking for problems.

We’d all have fun, have a few laughs — maybe I’d even lead the children in some sort of joyous song.

It could happen, right?

No — no, it cannot.

I knew I was in trouble when the first kid came in Cliff the room pop-and-lock dancing while making McCollum robot noises.

Just so you know, I’ve found, after years of painstaking research, that any child who regularly dances in public on a whim is trouble. The town from “Footloose” had it right: ban dancing.

I maintain that the kids themselves weren’t horrible. They were just kids.

The problem is that I don’t know how to handle kids well.

My patented intimidation method, The Death Stare, doesn’t translate to kids that young.

I could furrow my brow and shake my finger in anger all I wanted; they weren’t going to respond to simple non-verbal threats.

They would just ask me if my eye was OK. “It’s making a weird twitch,” one of them said.

I imagine yelling at them may have worked well, but I was reluctant to resort to such methods.

Children are very needy.

When they tell you they have to go to the bathroom, let them go immediately or bad things will happen.

When they do go to the bathroom, make sure they are actually going to the bathroom.

One little friend came back with something sticky in her hair and all over her shirt. I wasn’t entirely sure how it got there

“Just so you know, I’ve found, after years of painstaking research, that any child who regularly dances in public on a whim is trouble. The town from ‘Footloose’ had it right: ban dancing.” or where it came from, and I really didn’t want to ask questions on that one.

Children ask an insane amount of questions, often multiple times when not given a satisfactory answer immediately. Giving the answer “I honestly don’t know” to “Where does lightning come from?” will not be taken as a valid answer, no matter how many times you repeat it to them.

Were it not for the intervention of the kind teacher next door, I’m almost certain those third graders could have easily risen up against me and de-evolved into some Lord of the Flies type society.

Again, I’m not saying these kids were bad.

I’m simply saying I’m not meant to supervise small children. I’m still at the point in my life where I think of children as an incurable form of STD. As I left the school that day, I stopped by the office to sign out and many of the teachers gathered there asked what the “newspaper man” thought of teaching at their school.

“You ladies are doing the Lord’s work,” I replied.

They laughed, but I meant it.

I still do.

Thank God for elementary teachers and their vast reserves of patience.

You are doing the Lord’s work, folks, and we thank you for it.

Cliff McCollum is an 80-year-old soul trapped in a 20-something body. He is an ordained minister and former community college professor who enjoys British literature and field herpetology. He spends his spare time trying to show Vegans and vegetarians the error of their ways. As managing editor of the Gulf Coast Newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama — now part of Osteen Publishing Co. — he can be reached at cmccollum@gulfcoastnewspapers.com.

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17-23 at the Rathe first and third Fridays of opportunities mada teer Gateway Hotel in Kiseach month at the VFW on simmee, Florida. All veterGion Street. Call Sarah Shortans, their family and friends er at (803) 847-3288. are invited. Contact Bill MorSumter Area Toastmasters ton, vice president, at (803) meets at 7 p.m. each Tues469-3579 or MO63@ftc-i.net day at the Sumter Mall comor Jack Stempick, president, munity room, 1057 Broad St. at (203) 281-4693 or The group helps in developmobb63ct@aol.com. ing speaking and leadership The Rembert Area Community skills. Call Douglas Wilson at Coalition (RACC) is accepting (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca applications for the 2014-15 Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271. after school program. ApplicaThe Sumter Chapter of the Intions can be obtained at the ternational Association of Admain office, 8455 Camden ministrative Professionals Highway, Rembert, SC 29128.

(IAAP) meets at 5:30 p.m. on Call (803) 432-2001. the second Thursday of each Hillcrest High School Class of month in the Bultman Con1977 will hold a 37-year class ference Room at USC Sumter. reunion celebration on Oct. Administrative professionals, 11 at Catchall Masonic assistants and secretaries Lodge. For information, conare encouraged to attend. tact EleanorOlden@gmail.

Call Mary Sutton at (803) com, Vanessaplayland@ 938-3760. yahoo.com or lin.5580@hotHaving cancer is hard. Finding mail.com. help shouldn’t be. Free help for The Rembert Area Community cancer patients from the Coalition (RACC) offers a senior American Cancer Society. citizens program 10 a.m.-noon Transportation to treatment, each Monday and Wedneshelp for appearance related day at 6785 Bradley St. (beside effects of treatment, nuhind community car wash), trition help, one-on-one Rembert, SC 29128. Transpor- breast cancer support, free tation is available. For dehousing away from home tails, call (803) 432-2001. during treatment, help finding clinical trials, someone Sumter High School Class of to talk to — all free from 1979 will hold a 35-year class your American Cancer Socireunion Oct. 24-25. For inforety. Call (800) 227-2345. mation, contact Ramona Middleton McFadden at (803) Navy and Marine Corps ship778-2668 or lmcfadden003@ mates who served on the USS sc.rr.com or Joan Howard Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from Davis at (803) 773-5240 or da- 1944 through 1976 and the USS visjh@jdavis065.jg@gmail.

Columbus (SSN-762) past and com. present, to share memories and camaraderie with old Sumter High School Class of friends and make new ones, 1975 will hold a 40-year class contact Allen R. Hope, presireunion celebration May 29dent, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort 31, 2015. Send all addresses Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) to cindyd27@juno.com.

486-2221 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; fax The Walker Gamble High School (260) 492-9771; or email at Alumni Association Inc. reunion hope4391@verizon.net. committee will hold a reunion weekend Sept. 26-28 at Walk- Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is in need of volunteers in Sumer Gamble Elementary School, New Zion. For details, ter and surrounding counwrite to WGHS Alumni Assoc. ties. Opportunities available for you to use your time and Inc., P.O. Box 335, New Zion, talents to be of assistance SC 29111. include reading, musical talAre you a breast cancer survients, companionship, light vor? Maggie L. Richardson is housekeeping, etc. Contact seeking other survivors to Joyce Blanding at (803) 883form a music group and give 5606 or hospicecareofsumback to the community. Con- ter@yahoo.com. tact her at mlrminstry2012@ Agape Hospice is in need of volgmail.com or (803) 236-9086. unteers. Whether your pasBelly dancing classes are held sion is baking, knitting, readat 6 p.m. every Monday at ing, singing, etc., Agape Hosthe Parks and Recreation De- pice can find a place for you. partment, 155 Haynsworth Contact Thandi Blanding at St. Only $20 per month.

(803) 774-1075, (803) 260-3876 The Second (Indianhead) Divior tblanding@agapsenior. sion Association is searching com. for anyone/everyone who Hospice Care of South Carolina served in the 2nd Infantry Di- is in need of volunteers in Sumvision. Visit www.2ida.org or ter County. Do you have one contact Mike Davino at MDa- extra hour a week? Opportuvino@yahoo.com or (919) nities are available for pa498-1910. tient/family companionship, Zumba classes will be held at administrative support, meal 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and preparation, light household Wednesdays at the Parks projects, student education and Recreation building on and various other tasks.

Haynsworth Street. Classes Contact Whitney Rogers, reare $5 each. No registration gional volunteer coordinator, required. Contact Deanne at (843) 409-7991 or whitney.

Lewis at zumbadeanne@ rogers@hospicecare.net. gmail.com.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014

AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Sunshine and patchy clouds

Mainly clear and humid

Partly sunny, hot and humid

Heavy t-storms; variable clouds

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Rain and a t-storm A couple of t-storms in the p.m. possible

87°

70°

91° / 73°

90° / 72°

86° / 69°

81° / 67°

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 70%

Chance of rain: 75%

Chance of rain: 35%

Winds: ENE 4-8 mph

Winds: SSE 3-6 mph

Winds: SW 4-8 mph

Winds: SSW 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

Winds: E 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 85/68 Spartanburg 86/69

Greenville 84/69

Columbia 89/70

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 87/70

Aiken 89/69

ON THE COAST

Charleston 88/73

Today: Humid with sunshine and patchy clouds. High 84 to 88.

Thursday: Mostly sunny; a shower in spots in southern parts. High 86 to 91.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 86/71/s 78/54/t 97/75/pc 78/60/t 93/75/pc 86/67/s 89/76/pc 79/67/pc 90/73/pc 81/67/pc 96/78/pc 77/59/pc 83/73/pc

7 a.m. yest.

357.07 75.05 74.98 97.17

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

Sunrise 7:02 a.m.

Moonrise 8:41 p.m.

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

0.00" 3.49" 1.20" 29.15" 38.72" 34.59"

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

SUN AND MOON

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

77° 69° 86° 65° 97° in 1983 51° in 1966

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 87/72/t 63/53/pc 88/71/t 67/51/pc 93/74/t 88/69/s 92/76/t 84/66/t 90/73/t 88/66/t 100/78/s 77/59/pc 90/68/t

Myrtle Beach 85/73

Manning 89/70

Today: A shower or thunderstorm in spots.

Winds southeast 3-6 mph.

Thursday: A stray thunderstorm. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 88/69

Bishopville 88/69

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 1.99 19 3.15 14 2.93 14 2.78 80 76.15 24 7.09

Sunset Moonset

7:36 p.m.

8:41 a.m.

Last

New

First

Full

Sep. 15

Sep. 24

Oct. 1

Oct. 8

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24-hr chg +0.22 -0.23 +0.82 +0.45 +0.18 -1.27

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Thu.

High 10:36 a.m.

11:06 p.m.

11:28 a.m.

11:56 p.m.

Ht. 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.5

Low 5:04 a.m.

5:32 p.m.

5:53 a.m.

6:24 p.m.

Ht. -0.6 -0.4 -0.6 -0.2

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 81/64/pc 89/69/s 89/69/s 87/73/s 82/72/pc 88/73/s 85/67/s 86/72/pc 89/70/s 86/68/s 82/70/pc 85/69/pc 86/69/pc

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 82/65/t 91/70/t 92/70/pc 91/74/pc 84/76/s 90/75/pc 87/70/t 90/73/t 93/74/pc 90/72/pc 86/72/s 90/72/s 91/72/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 88/69/s Gainesville 88/69/pc Gastonia 84/67/s Goldsboro 84/69/pc Goose Creek 88/72/s Greensboro 83/68/pc Greenville 84/69/s Hickory 83/68/pc Hilton Head 85/75/s Jacksonville, FL 87/70/pc La Grange 91/71/s Macon 89/68/s Marietta 86/70/s

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 90/73/pc 89/69/t 88/70/t 90/72/pc 90/74/pc 87/70/t 87/70/t 84/69/t 87/75/pc 89/70/t 95/70/t 94/69/pc 86/70/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 84/66/pc Mt. Pleasant 87/73/s Myrtle Beach 85/73/s Orangeburg 88/69/s Port Royal 86/73/s Raleigh 84/68/pc Rock Hill 85/66/s Rockingham 86/67/pc Savannah 87/72/s Spartanburg 86/69/s Summerville 85/75/s Wilmington 85/70/pc Winston-Salem 82/68/pc

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 86/68/t 89/75/pc 87/75/s 91/72/pc 89/75/pc 88/70/t 88/69/t 90/72/pc 90/72/pc 89/70/t 87/75/pc 86/73/s 87/70/t

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

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Gossip won’t EUGENIA LAST serve a purpose. Take care of personal business your own way regardless of what others do or say. An emotional incident could lead to an unexpected connection with someone very different. Don’t reveal personal secrets.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Look deeper if you feel confused regarding an employment problem you face. There’s a practical answer that will lead to the changes necessary to obtain your goal.

Don’t let expectations stand between you and a practical choice.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take on a part-time job or expand your expertise to help raise your earning potential. A self-improvement plan must be carefully checked out before you begin. If a product sounds unbelievable, it’s probably a scam.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t show emotion or you will give whomever you are up against the upper hand. Quiet planning will bring steady progress. A personal relationship will improve if you make romantic plans. Don’t let a last-minute change daunt you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Put your plans in motion and proceed. You’ll have plenty of motivation coupled with enthusiasm, know-how and finesse to lead to victory. Don’t look back or be concerned with negative people. Be positive and progressive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Question whatever appears to be confusing, incomplete or disorganized. You can pull everything together if you look at situations and use practical applications to turn a mess into a workable venture. Relationships

90%

are best treated with caution, honesty and an open mind.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Look at all your options and embrace change.

The quicker you are to recognize the benefits of a situation, the better the results. By helping someone you admire, you will get the opportunity to advance. Speak from the heart and you’ll gain trust.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep an eye on what everyone around you is doing, but don’t feel you have to compete. A little bit of observing will go a long way. An unusual personal relationship will become closer due to financial or professional circumstances.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Tread carefully when dealing with affairs of the heart or personal situations with friends or relatives.

Honesty will be crucial if you want to follow your heart and make changes that will bring excitement, adventure and greater happiness.

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LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

9-25-26-31-38 PowerUp: 3

9-29-31-43-50 Powerball: 18 Powerplay: 2

PICK 3 TUESDAY

PICK 4 TUESDAY

3-7-7 and 9-1-3

2-1-1-2 and 6-3-5-8

MEGAMILLIONS numbers were unavailable at press time.

PICTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t fight the inevitable. Wasting time on something you have no control over will end in disappointment. Focus on your assets and securing what’s yours.

Don’t concern yourself about what someone else thinks or does. Look out for your best interests.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A change in your professional or personal status will brighten a relationship with someone special.

Expanding your current job or adding more people to your roster will bring you joy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Evading issues won’t benefit anyone. Give an honest opinion and let things unfold naturally. What’s meant to be will be, so stop trying to manipulate a situation that needs time and space to grow. Focus on love and romance, not business.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Birds fly while the sun sets in Philadelphia on Sunday.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

PREP FOOTBALL

LOCAL TENNIS

Solo performance

PTC set to host college invitational tournament

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

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Lake City’s Jalen Barr (10) and Sumter’s Tyrell Ceaser (17) were named The Sumter Item Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for their performances last Friday.

Sumter LB Ceaser’s 21-tackle night earns him The Sumter Item Defensive Player of the Week honor; Barr, Singleton, Watkins also grab awards

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Tyrell Ceaser knew he’d had a very good night from his inside linebacker post in Sumter High School’s 20-13 victory over Stratford on Friday in Goose Creek.

He didn’t know just how good until the following morning when the statistics were posted following a review of the game film by the coaching staff. The 5-10inch, 190-pound junior was in on 21 tackles; in fact, Ceaser was the 21 tackles.

Each one was a solo stop, no assists at all.

“I was excited to see that, to see that I was able to get that many tackles in a

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

BARR OFFENSIVE PLAYER

CEASER DEFENSIVE PLAYER

game,” Ceaser said.

Ceaser’s tremendous numbers led to him being selected as The Sumter Item Defensive Player of the Week.

Ceaser will be honored at

SINGLETON

WATKINS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

SPECIAL TEAMS

the weekly breakfast meeting of the Sumter Touchdown Club Presented by FTC on Friday beginning at 7:15 a.m. at the Quality Inn located on Broad Street Extension. The other selec-

tions are Lake City wide receiver Jalen Barr for offense, Lakewood’s Ralph Singleton for offensive lineman and Sumter’s Vincent Watkins for special teams.

The players are selected

by The Sumter Item sports department based on nominations from local high school coaches.

Two of Ceaser’s tackles went for loss and he also broke up a pass. He no doubt played a major role in the Sumter defense limiting the Knights, who had over 400 yards of total offense in a 38-21 season-opening victory over Berkeley, to less

SEE SOLO, PAGE B3

USC FOOTBALL

Carolina preps for shot at Georgia

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — It wasn’t that long ago No. 24 South Carolina was the trendy pick to win the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division, a role that flipped to No. 6 Georgia after college football’s opening weekend.

“So a lot can change, as we all know, in two or three weeks,’’ Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said.

Spurrier and the Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1 SEC) hope to flip the script one more time and regain the favorite’s

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South Carolina wide receiver Shaq Roland (4) and the rest of the Gamecocks look to take some of the sting out of their season-opening loss against Texas A&M by focusing on beating SEC East rival Georgia this Saturday. role early in the season when they face the Bulldogs on Saturday.

Georgia (1-0, 0-0) has not

played since it’s statementmaking opening game two weeks ago when Todd Gurley ran for a 198 yards and

scored four touchdowns, including one on a kickoff

SEE USC, PAGE B3

Palmetto Tennis Center has been the home of the men’s and women’s tournaments for Conference Carolinas — and its previous name of Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference — since the facility opened in 2004, actually serving as its first event.

Conference Carolinas players will be at PTC this weekend, not for the team tournament, but for the Palmetto Tennis Center Invitational.

The PTC Invitational, which will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday and run through Sunday, is an individual tournament that features players from the 11 men’s teams and the 12 women’s teams in Conference Carolinas, an NCAA Division II conference.

The schools that will be represented are Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, Mount Olive University, North Greenville University, Pfeiffer University, Emanuel College and Southern Wesleyan University.

This is a prelude to the USTA/ ITA National Small College Championships to be hosted by Palmetto Tennis Center Oct. 9-12. The tournament will feature singles and doubles players from NCAA DI, DII and DIII schools as well as NAIA, junior college and community college players.

The public is invited to attend and admission is free.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Tigers D will face one of nation’s top offensive lines

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — Imagine you’re one of those hotshot Clemson defensive linemen or linebackers.

Maybe you have a bunch of sacks in your career (Vic Beasley), or you’re a noted runstuffer (Grady Jarrett) or run container (Corey Crawford), or you lick your chops at a welltime blitz (Stephone Anthony.)

You’re coming off a thoroughly dominant performance against FCS foe S.C. State in which your team collected 14 tackles for loss, and it felt like more than that.

Now following a week off, you’re flying full speed ahead into ACC play at Florida State the night of Sept. 20 — and strike a wall.

A Great Wall of Seminoles, if you will.

All you have to do is get off the ball and squirt past an all-conference offensive tackle or push the pile of experienced offensive guards backwards. If you manage to do so, now the task is either tugging down a 6-4 Heisman winner with swagger to spare, knocking down a 225-pound tailback or chasing after a speedy freshman with jet packs in his Nikes.

Best of luck.

Jameis Winston is the famous quarterback, but his life is indeed easier behind an experienced front line that might be the most stacked in the entire country.

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B3

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

PRO BASEBALL

MLB clarifies home plate collision rule

BY RONALD BLUM The Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball sent a memo to teams clarifying this year’s experimental rule intended to limit collisions at home plate, saying runners should not be called safe if the ball clearly beats them.

The rule, announced in February, says a catcher can’t block the plate if he doesn’t have the ball. There have been several disputed calls, including a pair of decisions in the last 5 1/2 weeks that led to runners being called safe after video review.

The guidelines sent to teams Tuesday say the catcher’s positioning shouldn’t change the call when the throw clearly is ahead of the runner. They also say if the catcher is entirely

in fair territory, he should not be considered to have blocked the plate. Photo examples were included.

“It’s basically the same thing, but the officials in New York got to use a little bit of common sense,’’ Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “If you’re out by 40 feet ... let’s not call that guy safe because of that.’’

Overturned calls led to tying runs for the home team in the late innings at Cincinnati on July 31 and at San Francisco on Aug. 13. In both cases, the hosts went on to score more runs in the inning and win.

“There’s been a few plays this year where it looks like the guy’s been out by 10 feet and they call him safe because he felt like the catcher — he took the plate away,’’ Colorado

manager Walt Weiss said. “You’ve got to add some common sense to the rule.’’

On July 31 at Cincinnati, Miami led 1-0 in the eighth when Todd Frazier flied out to right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, who threw home as Zack Cozart tried to score from third. Catcher Jeff Mathis tagged Cozart, who trotted in without a slide, and the runner was called out by umpire Mike Winters.

After a 6-minute, 10-second review, the call was overturned, and Ryan Ludwick followed with a two-run single that sent the Reds to a 3-1 win. Marlins manager Mike Redmond was ejected after throwing his hat to the ground and arguing with umpires. Then he kicked his hat on his way back to the dugout.

AREA ROUNDUP

TSA volleyball improves to 7-1 DARLINGTON — The Thomas Sumter Academy varsity volleyball team defeated Trinity-Byrnes 3-0 on Tuesday at the T-B gymnasium.

The Lady Generals improved to 7-1 on the season.

WILSON HALL 3 ROBERT E. LEE 2

Wilson Hall improved to 3-2 on the season with a 3-1 victory over Robert E. Lee Academy on Monday at Nash Student Center.

The Lady Barons won by the scores of 25-21, 25-27, 25-21, 26-24.

Courtney Clark had 33 assists for Wilson Hall, while Simmons deHoll led Wilson Hall with 17 kills. Danielle deHoll had 13 kills and Haley Hawkins had 11.

Caroline Clark had four blocks and four kills, Delaney Johnson had two blocks and three kills and Lauren Hill had 13 service points with three aces.

VARSITY TENNIS WILSON HALL 5 HEATHWOOD HALL 4 COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall’s varsity girls tennis team defeated Heathwood Hall 5-4 on Tuesday at the HH courts.

The teams split the six singles matches before the Lady Barons won the two of the three doubles matches Wilson Hall is 4-1 on the season.

SINGLES 1 – T. Savoca (HH) defeated Beasley 6-0, 6-0.

2 – M. Savoca (HH) defeated Segars 7-5, 7-6.

3 – Stormer (HH) defeated Lecher 6-0, 6-0.

4 – Spencer (WH) defeated Strom 7-5, 1-6, 10-5.

5 – Munn (WH) defeated Rhea 7-5, 6-2.

6 – Clifton (WH) defeated Beasley 6-3, 6-1.

DOUBLES 1 – T. Savoca/M. Savoca (HH) defeated Beasley/Munn 8-4.

2 – Segars/Lecher (WH) defeated Strom/ Stormer 8-5.

3 – Spencer/Clifton (WH) defeated Rhea/ Beasley 8-5.

JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL HANAHAN 2 SUMTER 0

HANAHAN — Sumter High School lost to Hanahan 2-0 on Tuesday at the Hanahan gymnasium.

Hanahan won by the scores of 2514, 25-22. The Lady Gamecocks fell to 3-2 on the season.

THOMAS SUMTER 2 TRINITY-BYRNES

DARLINGTON — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Trinity-Byrnes 2-0 on Tuesday at the T-B gymnasium.

TSA improved to 6-1 on the season.

ROBERT E. LEE 2 WILSON HALL 0

Wilson Hall fell to 2-3 on the season with a 2-0 loss to Robert E. Lee Academy on Monday at Nash Student Center.

REL won by the scores of 25-14, 2514. Diamond Crawford had five points, two aces and two kills for WH while Becka Noyes had three kills and two aces.

SPORTS ITEMS

Attorneys: Charleston, Wojcik reach settlement CHARLESTON — Attorneys for fired College of Charleston coach Doug Wojcik say a settlement has been reached with the school.

Attorneys Ronnie Richter and Eric Bland said in a statement Tuesday an agreement was completed. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. College of Charleston spokesman Mike Robertson declined to discuss details of the agreement.

Wojcik was fired Aug. 5 after allegations of verbal abuse. The school hired Clemson assistant Earl Grant last week.

Wojcik’s attorneys said the school’s investigation found no instance of physical abuse by the coach. Wojcik, 50, had three years remaining on his contract and was due $1.2 million.

Richter and Bland said neither Wojcik nor the school make any more public statements on the matter.

HAWKS DISCIPLINE GM FOR RACIST COMMENTS ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks are sticking with general manager Danny Ferry even though the team’s new majority owner wants him fired for racially charged comments about Luol Deng.

CEO Steve Koonin on Tuesday told the Hawks’ flagship radio station that he made the decision to discipline Ferry but allowed him to keep his job managing the team. He did not say what the punishment was, but noted that he relied on a law firm’s threemonth investigation of Ferry and him describing Deng as someone who “has a little African in him.’’

Ferry made the inflammatory comments about Deng in a conference call with the Hawks’ ownership group in June when the team pursued Deng as a free agent.

A letter from co-owner Michael Gearon Jr.

recommends that Ferry resign or be fired.

Gearon said Ferry made that description of Deng to the team’s ownership group.

EX-NFL QB LEAF SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS

LUBBOCK, Texas — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been sentenced to five years in prison in Texas for violating terms of his probation.

A Texas prosecutor says the former San Diego Chargers quarterback and Washington State standout won’t have to serve any time behind bars in Texas because of time he’s served in Montana.

Leaf violated his Texas probation when he ran afoul with the law in Montana for breaking into a home to steal prescription drugs.

He pleaded guilty for felony burglary and criminal possession of a dangerous drug in 2012.

From wire reports

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

Noon – International Basketball: FIBA World Cup Quarterfinal Game from Madrid – Serbia vs. Brazil (ESPN2).

4 p.m. – International Basketball: FIBA World Cup Quarterfinal Game from Madrid – France vs. Spain (ESPN2).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Washington (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

5:30 p.m. – High School Football: Sumter Touchdown Club (FTC NOW 26).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Detroit (ESPN).

7 p.m. – High School Football: Marion at Manning (FTC NOW 26).

8 p.m. – Major League Soccer: D.C. at New York (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Arizona at San Francisco (ESPN).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

SVarsity Cross Country Sumter, Wilson Hall. Thomas Sumter at Camden (at Historic Camden), 5:30 p.m.

Lake City at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.

Middle School Football Alice Drive at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.

Furman at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m.

Mayewood at Ebenezer, 5 p.m.

Kingstree at Lee Central, TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at Manning, 4:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Cardinal Newman at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

B Team Volleyball Robert E. Lee at Hartsville Middle, 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY

Junior Varsity Football Lakewood at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Crestwood at Timberland, 6 p.m.

Lake City at Manning, 6:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Fairfield Central, 6 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 7 p.m.

Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m.

B Team Football Lexington at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 5 p.m.

Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

Middle School Football Thomas Sumter at Calhoun, 6 p.m.

Varsity Girls Golf Sumter at Camden (at Camden Country Club), TBA Varsity Swimming Hilton Head Christian at Wilson Hall (at Sumter Aquatics Center), TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at East Clarendon, TBA Laurence Manning at Trinity-Byrnes, 4 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Lee Central at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m.

Colleton Prep at St. Francis Xavier (at Birnie Hope Center), 5 p.m.

Sumter Christian vs. Walnut Grove Christian and Lake Pint Christian (in Fort Mill), 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at Spring Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Calhoun Academy at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Dorchester at Clarendon Hall, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Varsity Football Sumter at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m.

Timberland at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Lake City, 7:30 p.m.

Fairfield Central at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m.

McBee at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.

Scott’s Branch at Burke, 7:30 p.m.

Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Calhoun Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Holly Hill at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Laurens Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Fountain Inn Christian at Sumter Christian, 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Varsity and JV Equestrian Wilson Hall at Ashley Hall, TBA B Team Volleyball Robert E. Lee in Hammond Tournament, TBA Varsity Swimming Thomas Sumter in Hilton Head Invitational, 9 a.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE THURSDAY

Campbell (0-2) at Charleston Southern (2-0), 7 p.m.

Stillman (0-1) at Samford (0-1), 7:30 p.m.

Cumberland (Tenn.) (1-0) at UT-Martin (0-2), 7:30 p.m.

Louisiana Tech (1-1) at North Texas (1-1), 8 p.m.

FRIDAY

Baylor (2-0) at Buffalo (1-1), 8 p.m.

Toledo (1-1) at Cincinnati (0-0), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

EAST Dayton (1-0) at Duquesne (0-2), Noon Boise St. (1-1) at UConn (1-1), Noon Maine (1-0) at Bryant (2-0), 1 p.m.

Rhode Island (0-1) at Fordham (1-1), 1 p.m.

Wagner (1-1) at Monmouth (NJ) (1-0), 1 p.m.

CCSU (1-1) at Holy Cross (1-1), 1:05 p.m.

Lehigh (0-1) at New Hampshire (0-1), 3:30 p.m.

Colgate (0-1) at Delaware (1-1), 6 p.m.

Robert Morris (0-2) at Lafayette (0-1), 6 p.m.

Georgetown (0-2) at Marist (0-2), 6 p.m.

Assumption (0-1) at Sacred Heart (2-0), 6 p.m.

American International (1-0) at Stony Brook (0-2), 6 p.m.

Southern Cal (2-0) at Boston College (1-1), 8 p.m.

Penn St. (2-0) at Rutgers (2-0), 8 p.m.

SOUTH Pittsburgh (2-0) at FIU (1-1), Noon Georgia Southern (1-1) at Georgia Tech (2-0), Noon Ohio (1-1) at Marshall (2-0), Noon West Virginia (1-1) at Maryland (2-0), Noon UMass (0-2) at Vanderbilt (0-2), Noon East Carolina (1-1) at Virginia Tech (2-0), Noon Louisville (2-0) at Virginia (1-1), 12:30 p.m.

San Diego (1-0) at Jacksonville (0-1), 1 p.m.

Bowie St. (0-1) at Morgan St. (0-2), 1 p.m.

Davidson (1-1) at VMI (0-2), 1:30 p.m.

Towson (0-2) at Delaware St. (0-2), 2 p.m.

Air Force (1-1) at Georgia St. (1-1), 2 p.m.

Louisiana College (1-0) at Alcorn St. (1-1), 3 p.m.

Kansas (1-0) at Duke (2-0), 3:30 p.m.

Morehouse (1-0) at Howard (0-2), 3:30 p.m.

Arkansas St. (1-1) at Miami (1-1), 3:30 p.m.

Georgia (1-0) at South Carolina (1-1), 3:30 p.m.

NC State (2-0) at South Florida (1-1), 3:30 p.m.

Alabama A&M (0-2) at UAB (1-1), 3:30 p.m.

Catawba (1-0) at W. Carolina (1-1), 3:30 p.m.

Grambling St. (0-2) at Bethune-Cookman (10), 4 p.m.

St. Francis (Pa.) (1-1) at James Madison (1-1), 4 p.m.

Louisiana (1-1) at Mississippi (2-0), 4 p.m.

Mississippi St. (2-0) at South Alabama (1-0), 4 p.m.

Texas Southern (2-0) vs. Central St. (Ohio) (1-0) at Nassau, Bahamas, 4 p.m.

Chattanooga (0-2) at Austin Peay (0-1), 5 p.m.

Charlotte (2-0) at NC Central (1-1), 5 p.m.

Southern Miss. (1-1) at Alabama (2-0), 6 p.m.

MVSU (0-1) at Alabama St. (1-1), 6 p.m.

SC State (1-1) at Coastal Carolina (2-0), 6 p.m.

Morehead St. (1-1) at E. Kentucky (2-0), 6 p.m.

NC A&T (1-1) at Elon (0-1), 6 p.m.

Va. Lynchburg (0-2) at Gardner-Webb (0-2), 6 p.m.

E. Michigan (1-1) at Old Dominion (1-1), 6 p.m.

Hampton (0-2) at Richmond (1-1), 6 p.m.

Fort Valley St. (0-1) at Savannah St. (0-2), 6 p.m.

Mercer (1-1) at Stetson (1-1), 6 p.m.

Tulsa (1-1) at FAU (0-2), 7 p.m.

Tennessee St. (1-1) vs. Jackson St. (2-0) at Memphis, Tenn., 7 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe (2-0) at LSU (2-0), 7 p.m.

Brevard (0-1) at Liberty (1-1), 7 p.m.

Prairie View (0-1) at McNeese St. (0-1), 7 p.m.

W. Kentucky (1-1) at Middle Tennessee (1-1), 7 p.m.

Henderson St. (1-0) at Nicholls St. (0-2), 7 p.m.

Furman (2-0) at Presbyterian (1-1), 7 p.m.

Northwestern St. (0-2) at Southern U. (1-1), 7 p.m.

Abilene Christian (0-2) at Troy (0-2), 7 p.m.

Norfolk St. (0-2) at William & Mary (1-1), 7

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North Greenville (1-0) at Wofford (0-1), 7 p.m.

Kentucky (2-0) at Florida (1-0), 7:30 p.m.

SE Louisiana (2-0) at Tulane (0-2), 8 p.m.

MIDWEST Indiana (1-0) at Bowling Green (1-1), Noon Syracuse (1-0) at Cent. Michigan (2-0), Noon UCF (0-1) at Missouri (2-0), Noon Kent St. (0-2) at Ohio St. (1-1), Noon E. Illinois (0-2) at Illinois St. (1-0), 1 p.m.

Indiana St. (1-1) at Ball St. (1-1), 3 p.m.

Iowa St. (0-2) at Iowa (2-0), 3:30 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) (0-2) at Michigan (1-1), 3:30 p.m.

Incarnate Word (0-2) at N. Dakota St. (2-0), 3:30 p.m.

Drake (1-1) at W. Illinois (1-1), 4 p.m.

Butler (1-0) at Youngstown St. (1-1), 4 p.m.

North Dakota (1-1) at Missouri St. (1-1), 7 p.m.

SE Missouri (1-1) at S. Illinois (2-0), 7 p.m.

Purdue (1-1) vs. Notre Dame (2-0) at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Arkansas (1-1) at Texas Tech (2-0), 3:30 p.m.

Minnesota (2-0) at TCU (1-0), 4 p.m.

UTSA (1-1) at Oklahoma St. (1-1), 7 p.m.

Texas A&M Commerce (1-0) at Stephen F. Austin (1-1), 7 p.m.

CSU-Pueblo (1-0) at Sam Houston St. (1-2), 7:30 p.m.

Texas College (0-2) at Lamar (1-1), 8 p.m.

Tennessee (2-0) at Oklahoma (2-0), 8 p.m.

UCLA (2-0) at Texas (1-1), 8 p.m.

Navy (1-1) at Texas St. (1-0), 8 p.m.

New Mexico St. (2-0) at UTEP (1-1), 8 p.m.

Rice (0-1) at Texas A&M (2-0), 9 p.m.

FAR WEST Wyoming (2-0) at Oregon (2-0), 2 p.m.

UC Davis (1-1) at Colorado St. (1-1), 3 p.m.

Houston Baptist (0-1) at N. Colorado (0-1), 3:30 p.m.

Illinois (2-0) at Washington (2-0), 4 p.m.

Chadron St. (1-0) at Idaho St. (0-2), 4:35 p.m.

W. Michigan (0-1) at Idaho (0-1), 5 p.m.

Army (1-0) at Stanford (1-1), 5 p.m.

Cent. Arkansas (1-1) at Montana St. (1-1), 5:35 p.m.

NM Highlands (0-1) at N. Arizona (1-1), 7 p.m.

N. Illinois (2-0) at UNLV (1-1), 7 p.m.

Wake Forest (1-1) at Utah St. (1-1), 7 p.m.

Portland St. (1-1) at Washington St. (0-2), 8 p.m.

S. Dakota St. (1-1) at S. Utah (0-2), 8:05 p.m.

South Dakota (1-1) at Montana (1-1), 9 p.m.

Weber St. (0-2) at Sacramento St. (1-1), 9 p.m.

Arizona St. (2-0) at Colorado (1-1), 10 p.m.

Nebraska (2-0) at Fresno St. (0-2), 10:30 p.m.

Nevada (2-0) at Arizona (2-0), 11 p.m.

N. Iowa (0-1) at Hawaii (0-2), 11:59 p.m.

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Baltimore New York Toronto Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Detroit Cleveland Chicago Minnesota WEST DIVISION Los Angeles Oakland Seattle Houston Texas

W 84 73 74 69 63

L 59 68 69 75 81

Pct .587 .518 .517 .479 .438

GB – 10 10 15 1/2 21 1/2

W 79 79 74 64 61

L 63 65 68 79 82

Pct .556 .549 .521 .448 .427

GB – 1 5 15 1/2 18 1/2

W 88 80 79 63 54

L 55 63 64 81 89

Pct .615 .559 .552 .438 .378

GB – 8 9 25 1/2 34

MONDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Angels 12, Cleveland 3 Detroit 9, Kansas City 5 Toronto 8, Chicago Cubs 0 Baltimore 4, Boston 0 Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland 4, 12 innings Seattle 4, Houston 1

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

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

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

Houston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Baltimore (W.Chen 14-4) at Boston (Workman 1-8), 1:35 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 11-10) at Cleveland (House 2-3), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 10-11) at N.Y. Yankees (Capuano 2-3), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 6-1) at Toronto (Hutchison 9-11), 7:07 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 13-7) at Detroit (Porcello 15-10), 7:08 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 14-4) at Texas (Tepesch 4-9), 8:05 p.m.

Oakland (Samardzija 4-5) at Chicago White Sox (Bassitt 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

Houston (Tropeano 0-0) at Seattle (Iwakuma 14-6), 10:10 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.

Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

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

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

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

W 81 74 70 69 66

L 61 70 72 75 77

Pct .570 .514 .493 .479 .462

GB – 8 11 13 15 1/2

W 80 75 74 67 64

L 64 68 70 77 80

Pct .556 .524 .514 .465 .444

GB – 4 1/2 6 13 16

W 82 78 66 59 59

L 62 65 77 84 85

Pct .569 .545 .462 .413 .410

GB – 3 1/2 15 1/2 22 1/2 23

MONDAY’S GAMES

Washington 2, Atlanta 1 Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 4 Toronto 8, Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Mets 3, Colorado 2 St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 0 Miami 6, Milwaukee 4 L.A. Dodgers 9, San Diego 4

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Atlanta (Harang 10-10) at Washington (Strasburg 11-10), 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Worley 6-4) at Philadelphia (Je. Williams 3-0), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 6-1) at Toronto (Hutchison 9-11), 7:07 p.m.

Colorado (Matzek 5-9) at N.Y. Mets (R.Montero 0-3), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lackey 2-2) at Cincinnati (Simon 13-10), 7:10 p.m.

Miami (Cosart 4-1) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 15-10), 8:10 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 10-12) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 12-10), 10:10 p.m.

Arizona (Collmenter 10-7) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 8-10), 10:15 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS FINALS

(Best-of-5) Phoenix 1, Chicago 0 Sunday: Phoenix 83, Chicago 62 Tuesday: Chicago at Phoenix, late Friday: Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Sept. 14: Phoenix at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. x-Sept. 17: Chicago at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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’Noles use off week to heal

SOLO FROM PAGE B1 than 300 yards and the 13 points.

“Tyrell really played unbelievably,” said first-year Gamecock head coach John Jones, whose team is 2-1 on the season. “He was really, really active, just everywhere.

He not only made a lot of plays, but he made some big plays for us as well.”

Ceaser said there was no real secret to him posting such huge numbers.

“I was just getting great reads and going to the ball,” he said.

He was happy to see the defense have a big game after giving up 71 points in the first two contests.

“That means we’re getting better as a team,” he said. “We stepped up and stopped them from scoring as many points.”

Watkins played a big role in the Gamecocks’ victory as well. He connected on a pair of 22-yard field goals, converted both of his extra point attempts and had a 56-yard punt that helped turn the field in Sumter’s favor in the fourth quarter.

“He’s doing everything we ask him to do,” Jones said of Watkins, who is 10-for-10 on PATs and has connected on all five of his field goal attempts.

“Vincent is our kicking leader, and he’s been able to do what-

BY KAREEM COPELAND The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida State gets an early open date this year, and it comes at a nice time for the banged-up Seminoles.

Florida State had three defensive linemen go down with lower leg injuries last week and the extra time could allow them to return to the lineup in time for No. 23 Clemson on Sept. 20 — arguably their toughest conference game of the season.

“I think it does (help),’’ coach Jimbo Fisher said. “You get to watch more film, but sometimes you get to overthinking things, too. What I like about the week is getting fundamentally sound again.

“And it came at a good time because of our health. Off weeks, you think they’re at the right times before games, but this one turned out to be pretty good because of our health. Let some guys get healthy, get some other guys back hopefully and see where we’ll go.’’

Defensive linemen Eddie Goldman and Nile Lawrence-Stample missed practice Tuesday after they were injured during the Seminoles’ 37-12 win against The Citadel last weekend. Backup defensive tackle Justin Shanks also sat out.

Fisher said all three will be “evaluated day by day,’’ but didn’t give any specifics about the injuries.

The linemen have lower-leg injuries that were being attributed to cut blocks used by the Bulldogs in their triple-option scheme. Goldman was seen on crutches with his left foot in a walking boot after the game.

Cornerback P.J. Williams was not in pads as he recovers from a

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Florida State trainers strain to lift Justin Shanks, center, who was injured on a play against The Citadel on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla. The top-ranked Seminoles had three defensive linemen go down with injuries and are using the bye week to heal before facing No. 23 Clemson on Sept. 20. hamstring injury that he aggravated in the season opener. He didn’t play last week.

The Seminoles are 3-1 against Clemson since Fisher took over the program, so the coaching staff knows the Tigers as well as any opponent. FSU went into Clemson last year and won 51-14 in a rout that propelled the team to the national championship.

Defensive end Derrick Mitchell Jr. said he plans to use some of the extra time from the bye week to watch Clemson’s 45-21 loss to Georgia from two weeks ago. Former FSU defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt holds the same po-

return, to down No. 23 Clemson 45-21.

That was just two days after South Carolina’s 52-28 loss to No. 7 Texas A&M after entering as a double-digit favorite.

The Gamecocks know that few expect them to come out on top in this one.

“We were favorites against A&M and we lost, so I don’t listen to what they say,’’ Gamecocks quarterback Dylan Thompson said.

South Carolina seemed in free fall after losing to the Aggies, its highly regarded offensive line unable to open holes and its rebuilt defensive front

— the Gamecocks lost three of our line starters including No. 1 NFL draft pick Jadeveon Clowney — couldn’t generate any pressure.

Things changed last week in a 33-23 victory over East Carolina, a contest where the Gamecocks rallied from a 13-7 deficit. Their offensive line held firm and opened enough holes for star runner Mike Davis to gain 101 yards and two touchdowns.

The defense steadied itself after a bad start, giving up 195 yards to the Pirates the first 18 minutes and just 258 yards the rest of the way. The Gamecocks got a blocked field goal, their first in three years, and two interceptions.

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pretty well with them.”

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FROM PAGE B1 Left tackle Cameron Erving (6-6, 308), left guard Josue Matias (6-6, 325), right guard Tre’ Jackson (6-4, 330) and right tackle Bobby Hart (6-4, 320) are each seniors in their third years as starters. As evidenced by their measurements, they average 6-5 in height and 320 pounds in weight.

The only newbie is center Austin Barron, who replaces 2014 NFL Draft fourth-round pick and current Patriots backup Bryan Stork. Barron’s also a senior, and the shrimp of the group at 6-3, 293.

“They’re a great bunch, a veteran group, a senior group,” said Crawford, who had a 10-yard sack in the third quarter. “I feel like they’re one of the best offensive lines in the country, so it’s going to be a challenge for us.”

During its national title run in 2013, Florida State ranked second nationally in yards per pass attempt (10.0) and tenth in yards per rush (5.63.)

However, Crawford is confident, and maybe he should be.

Although Florida State smashed Clemson 51-14 in Death Valley last fall, the Seminoles rushed for a mere 3.2 yards per carry, and the Tigers sacked Winston three times.

“Physically, I feel like we were the same,” Crawford said. “Not saying they physically outbeat us; they just beat us. They wanted it more. I think physically, we match up

sition at Georgia and Mitchell wants to see what the Bulldogs did that worked well.

“Clemson has a very unique offense,’’ Mitchell said. “Just having that extra time to break down their film.’’

Offensive lineman Cam Erving said an off week is always a positive, but agreed with Fisher that the extra time can lead to unnecessary nitpicking.

“You can never watch too much film, but I’ve watched so much film that I started secondguessing myself as to what I was doing,’’ Erving said. “There’s pros and cons to it all.”

The offense showed its strength at the end, chewing up nearly 11 of the game’s final 12 minutes on its final drive with East Carolina’s offense waiting for the chance to get back on the field that came too late.

Spurrier was encouraged by the performance and believes it’s a critical step toward getting to the level where championship hopes abide.

“We’re coaching as hard as we can, offense, defense, special teams, and hopefully it will start coming together,’’ he said.

Left guard A.J. Cann acknowledged the team’s confidence was rattled after falling to Texas A&M. Things im-

proved with last week’s win and hopes are high the Gamecocks can hang with Georgia this weekend.

“It was important to get that first win,’’ he said. “It felt good. But this Georgia game is very important for us too.’’

A big job for South Carolina’s defense is slowing down Gurley, who broke free in the second half to lead the Bulldogs over Clemson. Gurley had just 39 yards rushing his freshman season at South Carolina two years ago in Georgia’s 35-7 loss. Last year, Gurley was a big part of a 41-30 victory with 132 yards and a touchdown.

Gurley and the Bulldogs are chomping at the bit to return to the field after a bye week

LINE CHANGES Crawford is now starting over defensive end Tavaris Barnes after his suspension expired leading into the S.C. State game, per Clemson’s new depth chart released Tuesday.

On the other side of the ball, Jay Guilermo is now the starting center over Ryan Norton, who started all 13 games in 2013. Norton was ill the week of practice to start September, so Guillermo made his first career start in the home opener and played more snaps than Norton.

Veteran cornerbacks Garry Peters and Martin Jenkins are listed as co-starters, opposite freshman Mackensie Alexander.

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ever we ask of him.

That comes from all of the work that he has put in.”

In Lakewood’s 56-35 victory over Johnsonville, the Gators rushed for 417 yards and had 596 yards of total offense. The 6-4, 230-pound Singleton had a lot to do with opening the holes and offering the protection for those numbers to be posted. Singleton graded out at 89 percent and had two pancake blocks and four knockdown blocks.

“He’s grown a lot, and he’s been starting for us since he got here (as a freshman),” Lakewood head coach Perry Parks said of Singleton, now a junior. “He has good size and good feet, moves well. He does a good job of getting to the second line of defenders.”

In Lake City’s 34-7 victory over HannahPamplico, Barr caught five passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns. For good measure, he returned a punt 58 yards for another score.

“He’s our home run hitter,” said Lake City head coach Terrell Fleming, who played at East Clarendon High in Turbeville, of Barr. “Anytime we get the ball in his hands, he has the moves where he can make really big plays.”

The guest speaker at the touchdown club on Friday is The Citadel head coach Mike Houston.

and back up their first-game performance.

“There’s also the motivation to just go out and play again.

It was kind of weird not having a game last week, but we’re ready to get back out there and get in the groove of games,’’ Georgia center David Andrews said.

South Carolina hasn’t started 0-2 in SEC play since 2008 and Spurrier understands how difficult it would be to climb out of such a hole and reach the SEC title game as East champions.

“We’re believing we can play a lot better,’’ Spurrier said, “but we need to go do it on the field and this would be a good week to show that.’’

Memorial Day

GIDDY-UP Despite offensive coordinator Chad Morris’ insistence on re-establishing the run game this year, it’s gotten off to a slow start.

On the Tigers’ first 69 carries of the season - spanning the Georgia loss and S.C. State first half -- just four went for at least 10 yards.

Clemson finally broke things open in the second half vs. S.C. State, but so far this season the Tigers are No. 88 nationally in rushing-yardsper-gain.

“Just do what Clemson does,” freshman Adam Choice said. “As long as we execute the plays and carry out assignments, those small things will lead to the big plays that we expect of ourselves as a unit.”

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Goodell: NFL had no access to Rice video Newest version has audio before, after elevator altercation

BY ROB MAADDI The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — As questions arose about the NFL’s original investigation of Ray Rice, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league asked for, but was not given, a just-released video showing the ex-Ravens running back punching his then-fiancee on an elevator.

Goodell told CBS in an interview that “no one in the NFL, to my knowledge’’ had seen a new video of what happened on the elevator until it was posted online.

“We assumed that there was a video. We asked for video.

But we were never granted that opportunity,’’ Goodell said.

He also did not rule out the possibility of Rice’s returning to play in the NFL. Two videos, one released by TMZ Sports and another shown later to The Associated Press by a law enforcement official, show Rice punching Janay Palmer — who is now his wife — at an Atlantic City casino in February.

After the TMZ video made its way around the Internet, the Ravens cut Rice and the league barred him indefinitely.

In July, after another video released by TMZ showed Rice dragging Palmer out of the elevator but didn’t show what happened inside, Goodell suspended the player for two games.

“I would tell you that what we saw in the first videotape was troubling to us, in and of itself,’’ Goodell said Tuesday.

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A longer video of Ray Rice, right, and then-fiance Janay Palmer in an elevator last February at an Atlantic City, N.J., casino reveals obscenities being shouted between the two and Palmer appearing to spit in the former Baltimore running back’s face prior to him punching her and knocking her unconscious.

“But what we saw yesterday was extremely clear, is extremly graphic, and it was sickening. And that’s why we took the action we took yesterday.’’

Earlier Tuesday, Palmer posted a statement on her Instagram account, saying that barring Rice from playing football is “horrific’’ and that making the couple “relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible

thing.’’

Meanwhile, the fallout for Rice continued. Nike severed its business ties with him, and video game publisher Electronic Arts said it would scrub Rice’s image from their latest Madden ‘15 release.

In the videos that surfaced Monday, Rice and Palmer are seen hitting each other before he knocks her off her feet and into a railing.

The higher-quality video shown to the AP shows Rice made no attempt to cover up what happened. After Palmer collapses, he drags her out of the elevator and is met by some hotel staff. Someone is heard saying, “She’s drunk, right?’’ And then, “No cops.’’

Rice didn’t respond.

The video was shown to the AP on condition of anonymity because the official wasn’t authorized to release it.

Coach John Harbaugh said he met with Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, team president Dick Cass and general manager Ozzie Newsome after they saw the TMZ video, and they made the decision to let Rice go.

“It’s something we saw for the first time today, all of us,’’ Harbaugh said. “It changed things, of course. It made things a little bit different.’’

NFL NOTEBOOK

Sabres owner Pegulas to buy Bills

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Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) passes the ball against the New York Giants during the Lions’ 35-14 victory on Monday in Detroit.

Stafford, Lions rout Giants 35-14 DETROIT — Matthew Stafford’s first game under Jim Caldwell was a success.

Of course, it helps to have a healthy Calvin Johnson running free behind the opposing secondary.

Stafford improvised brilliantly on two early touchdown passes to Johnson, and Detroit beat the New York Giants 35-14 on Monday night in Caldwell’s first game as Lions coach.

Stafford also ran for a TD for Detroit, which intercepted Eli Manning twice in the Lions’ first Monday night opener since 1971. It was a bright start for Detroit, which collapsed down the stretch last year and missed the postseason. Jim Schwartz was fired and replaced by Caldwell.

Stafford went 22 of 32 for 346 yards. Johnson had seven catches for 164 yards.

Manning was 18 of 33 for

163 yards and a touchdown for the Giants, who started 0-6 last season and never led in their 2014 opener.

Stafford scrambled to his right and threw deep to Johnson on the game’s first drive, and defensive backs Dominique RodgersCromartie and Stevie Brown appeared to collide.

Nobody else on the Giants was anywhere near Detroit’s star receiver, who was able to jog into the end zone for a 67-yard touchdown.

Later in the first, Johnson made a diving catch in the back of the end zone for a 16-yard TD. The Giants also missed the playoffs last season, thanks mostly to that terrible start. They were eager to begin on a better note against the Lions, but barely five minutes into the game, defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul went down with a neck injury.

He was able to walk off the field, but he was taken in for X-rays.

Pierre-Paul was back in the game later, though.

CARDINALS 18 CHARGERS 17

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Carson Palmer threw a 13yard touchdown pass to John Brown with 2:25 to play, and Arizona rallied to edge San Diego.

Brown, a rookie from little Pittsburg State, caught a short pass and then eluded tacklers into the end zone, capping an 11-play, 91-yard drive.

Arizona trailed 17-6 after three quarters.

Jerry Attaochu blocked a punt and forced a fumble, setting up 10 Chargers points.

With his team trailing 6-3 at the half, San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers went 6 for 6 for 82 yards on a drive to open the second half. His 6-yard pass to Malcom Floyd for the TD put the Chargers ahead 10-6.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Ralph Wilson’s legacy to keep the Bills in Buffalo will be preserved after NHL Sabres owner Terry and Kim Pegula reached what was called “a definitive agreement’’ to purchase the NFL franchise on Tuesday.

The deal was announced in a statePEGULA ment issued by the trust overseeing the late Hall of Fame owner’s estate.

Wilson was the team’s founder and sole owner, who often spoke out and voted against franchise relocation. And the selection of the Pegulas, who have maintained a commitment to keep the Bills in the region, comes as a huge relief to team fans who have expressed concern about their beloved franchise moving following Wilson’s death in March.

Though the Bills were valued at $935 million, the sale price was expected to exceed $1 billion.

FORMER BRONCOS GREAT GONSOULIN DIES AT 76 BEAUMONT, Texas — Austin “Goose’’ Gonsoulin, a former Pro Bowl safety for the Denver Broncos and a member of the team’s Ring of Fame, has died. He was 76.

Around the Mile High City, Gonsoulin was known as an “Original Bronco.’’ He led Denver in interceptions four times during his career and was enshrined in the team’s Ring of Fame in 1984.

49ERS CEO WANTS TO GIVE MCDONALD ‘DUE PROCESS’ SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York said Tuesday that he will let “due process take its course’’ before deciding whether to discipline Ray McDonald after the defensive tackle was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

In his first public comments since McDonald’s arrest Aug. 31, York told San Francisco’s KNBR radio that he will not punish McDonald until he sees “evidence that it should be done or before an entire legal police investigation shows us something.’’

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W L T Miami 1 0 0 N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 Buffalo 1 0 0 New England 0 1 0 SOUTH W L T Tennessee 1 0 0 Houston 1 0 0 Jacksonville 0 1 0 Indianapolis 0 1 0 NORTH W L T Cincinnati 1 0 0 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 Cleveland 0 1 0 Baltimore 0 1 0 WEST W L T Denver 1 0 0 San Diego 0 1 0 Oakland 0 1 0 Kansas City 0 1 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000

PF 33 19 23 20

PA 20 14 20 33

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PF 26 17 17 24

PA 10 6 34 31

Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

PF 23 30 27 16

PA 16 27 30 23

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PF 31 17 14 10

PA 24 18 19 26

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST W L T 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 SOUTH W L T Carolina 1 0 0 Atlanta 1 0 0 New Orleans 0 1 0 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 NORTH W L T Minnesota 1 0 0 Detroit 1 0 0 Chicago 0 1 0 Green Bay 0 1 0 WEST W L T Seattle 1 0 0 San Francisco 1 0 0 Arizona 1 0 0 St. Louis 0 1 0 Philadelphia Washington Dallas N.Y. Giants

Pct 1.000 .000 .000 .000

PF 34 6 17 14

PA 17 17 28 35

Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

PF 20 37 34 14

PA 14 34 37 20

Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

PF 34 35 20 16

PA 6 14 23 36

Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000

PF 36 28 18 6

PA 16 17 17 34

THURSDAY’S GAME

Seattle 36, Green Bay 16

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 34, St. Louis 6 Buffalo 23, Chicago 20, OT Houston 17, Washington 6 Tennessee 26, Kansas City 10 Atlanta 37, New Orleans 34, OT Pittsburgh 30, Cleveland 27 Philadelphia 34, Jacksonville 17 N.Y. Jets 19, Oakland 14 Cincinnati 23, Baltimore 16 Miami 33, New England 20 San Francisco 28, Dallas 17 Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 14 Denver 31, Indianapolis 24

MONDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 35, N.Y. Giants 14 Arizona 18, San Diego 17

THURSDAY, SEP. 11

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEP. 14

Dallas at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

New England at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Washington, 1 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY, SEP. 15

From wire reports

From wire reports

Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

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FSU commitment Jones plans to visit USC, Clemson D

efensive lineman DJ Jones of East Mississippi Junior College and Wren High School in Piedmont committed to Florida State in July after a visit to Tallahassee and has remained well off the recruiting radar since then.

Last week though, Jones said he’s far from finished with recruiting. Jones said he was on the phone with his recruiters from South Carolina and Clemson and he will take official visits to both. He has set his visit with USC for this weekend. His date for the Clemson visit has not been determined.

Asked to qualify the strength of his commitment to FSU, Jones said, “About medium. Still trying to feel some teams out, including FSU.”

USC Linebacker Amonte Caban of Smiths Station, Ala., said last week he’s still working on his decision and could have an announcement this week.

“I have a lot of great opportunities and options in front of me,” Caban said. “I want to be sure that I am deciding on the best fit for me both athletically and academically.”

Caban said his mother wanted to talk to all of his recruiters one final time and she has done that. The conversations included USC LB coach and recruiter Kirk Botkin. “It went very well, she loves him,” Caban said. “I like it up there and she is going up there soon and I believe she will like it.”

Caban said his decision is down to USC, Tennessee and Louisville, eliminating Mississippi State and Kentucky from his list.

USC withdrew its scholarship offer to 2015 commitment wide receiver Michael Bowman of Havelock, N.C., last week following his arrest the previous week on 16 misdemeanor charges related to the theft of IPads and IPods from a school while Bowman was employed this summer by a cleaning service. GamecockCentral.com confirmed USC’s decision with Bowman’s head coach, Jim Bob Bryant. Bowman committed to the Gamecocks in March, ultimately choosing them over North Carolina State. He also had offers from North Carolina, East Carolina and Penn State.

Bowman’s deletion from the class leaves USC with 29 in the ‘15 class, including three carried over from the ‘14 signing class.

Wide receiver Tavin Richardson of Byrnes High in Duncan remains undecided at this point and said last week he is down to UK, Central Florida, Louisville and Nebraska. He did visit USC on Saturday though for the ECU game and could see the Gamecocks increase their interest now that Bowman is out. He will take his official visits this fall, spread out over four months. Richardson said he’s supposed to go

to Nebraska this month, UCF in October, Louisville in November and UK in December.

UK is recruiting Richardson the hardest, he said, and he’s in touch with his Wildcat recruiter pretty much every day.

Bluffton High head coach Ken Cribb said on Sunday doctors have not yet read the MRI on defensive end Shameik Blackshear, the USC commitment who injured his knee two Friday ago. Blackshear had the MRI on Thursday.

Blackshear tweeted an update of himself early last week: “No fractures no breaks, sprain knee it is 3 weeks off the field.”

CLEMSON Clemson ‘15 commitment DE Clelin Ferrell of Richmond, Va., had surgery on Friday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered in the opening game of the season. He’s out for the season.

JUNIORS USC Offensive lineman Terrance Davis (6-feet-4-inches, 305 pounds) of Hyattsville, Md., visited USC earlier this summer and plans a return trip.

“I’ll definitely go back to South Carolina,” Davis said.

“I visited in July so I didn’t get to talk to the coaches. I thought their campus was beautiful and the facilities are great. That’s big-time football.”

His offers include USC, Alabama, FSU, Maryland, Georgia, UK, Mississippi, PSU and Tennessee. He also visited Alabama and FSU this summer, and he is planning a visit to Maryland for the Ohio State game.

Running back Elijah Holyfield (5-10, 195) of College Park, Ga., certainly has the bloodlines to be a tough, physical football player. He’s the son of former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield. So his athleticism certainly is not in question.

Several schools have already offered and wants to see what happens with USC, UGA, Alabama and Auburn.

Holyfield said that USC has not contacted him recently, but he does expect to hear from it soon. Georgia recently began to show more interest in Holyfield, giving him confidence an offer is his in future.

He feels the same way about Auburn. Schools that have offered include Michigan, Ohio State, Virginia, Boston College, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, UK, Wake Forest, Louisville, Duke, Wisconsin and Virginia Tech.

CLEMSON AND USC

Athlete Mecole Hardman (511, 170) of Berton, Ga., will take his next visit to USC on Saturday for the UGA game.

Both schools have offered Hardman. He also checked out the Gamecocks in late July. “South Carolina is a great school with great academics,” he said. “(USC head coach) Steve Spurrier is a legendary coach and anyone would love to play for him. I

love their coaching staff.”

Hardman plays quarterback for his high school, but said the Phil Kornblut Gamecocks are recruiting RECRUITING him at severCORNER al different positions.

“They like me at wide receiver, but told me they would use me wherever they needed me,” Hardman said. “They have a great history at defensive back, so that would be a good place to play if I end up playing defense.”

Not to be outdone, Clemson also has offered Hardman and recruiter Tony Elliott scouted him on Friday. “Everybody loves (Clemson head coach) Dabo Swinney,” Hardman said. “I love all their coaches.

They like me at wide receiver and I love their offense. It’s built for the wide receiver and I could see myself playing in that offense.”

Though he had great things to say about the two South Carolina schools, Hardman named Tennessee his leader.

USC, Clemson, Tennessee, UGA, Charlotte, Miami, PSU, Old Dominion, Wisconsin and Alabama-Birmingham have offered. As a sophomore, he rushed for 1,672 yards and 17 touchdowns. Hardman added 508 yards passing and another four scores.

RB Tavien Feaster (6-0, 193) of Spartanburg High ran through defenses last year to the tune of 1,557 yards and 16 TDs. He also caught 50 passes for 746 yards and 12 scores.

UVa offered Feaster last week, joining Clemson, USC, Auburn, FSU, UGA, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, PSU and UNC. “I’m just getting started,” Feaster said. “The coaches just started talking to me and I’m in no rush. I’m looking for a place where I will feel comfortable playing, a great environment and a place where I can make a difference for the team.”

Feaster has been to Clemson and USC for camps and regular visits and said there’s no favorite between the instate schools. However, he said Clemson and Auburn have “been on me hard.

Clemson, Auburn, North Carolina and Tennessee are stepping up with big-time interest.”

Clemson recruiter Jeff Scott was at his game on Friday.

WR Bryan Edwards (6-3, 208) of Conway High plans to attend the USC-UGA game this weekend. It will be his first visit this season. USC, Clemson, UNC, UF, Duke and VT have offered Edwards, and he’s been drawing interest from Texas, Tennessee, UGA and Michigan State among others.

“Clemson and USC are definitely up there,” Edwards said. “Clemson is telling me they like my size and that there is a place for me in their offense. It’s a nice place to be and they throw the ball around a lot. I like that.”

The Gamecocks also like Edwards’ size. “USC is telling me they like that I’m a bigger receiver,” Edwards said.

“They said that I could be a big threat in their offense and mentioned that they haven’t had a real big receiver in a while. They also said I could move to tight end if I keep growing. I like their stadium atmosphere and they play in the SEC (Southeastern Conference), so that would give me a chance to go up against the best.”

He also plans to visit Florida, Duke and UNC this season and is not planning to announce a decision any time soon.

BASKETBALL Clemson has been the leader for 6-1 point guard Ty Hudson of Mableton, Ga., for most of the summer, but Hudson declared Ole Miss as his current leader last week as his official visits approach.

“I like Ole Miss a lot,” said Hudson, adding that Clemson is now No. 2 on his list. “I went up there (in August) and I just fell in love with it. I just liked everything about it.”

Hudson has three official visits set. He goes to Clemson on Sept. 26, Ole Miss on Oct. 3 and Creighton on Oct. 10. He also plans to visit Virginia Commonwealth and VT. Earl Grant was recruiting Hudson for Clemson, but Steve Smith has taken off following Grant’s departure for the head job at College of Charleston.

“He’s telling me I’m still their No. 1 recruit and nothing has changed,” Hudson said of Smith. “Everyone that I set up an official with and VCU, I feel like I’m their No. 1.” Hudson does not have a timetable on a decision and is not sure he will sign in November.

Chris Silva, the 6-8 Africa native who attends prep school in New Rochelle, N.J., spent Tuesday through Thursday on an official visit to Rhode Island. That was his second official visit. Earlier he visited Seton Hall.

This weekend he will take his official visit to USC and he will take an official visit to Kansas State. He plans to make his decision in late September, according to Silva’s head coach, Dave Boff.

Both USC head coach Frank Martin and assistant coach Matt Figgers have remained in touch with Silva, according to Boff.

“They’ve done a good job and are recruiting the kid hard,” Boff said. “They are doing a nice job. We’ll just have to see how he enjoys these visits and what he’s thinking about doing.”

Martin offered 7-0, 318pound center Rozelle Nix of Pensacola State JC in Florida last week. “He said he was really looking for a big to handle business down in the post,” Nix said. “Coach Martin is good friends with my head coach here (Pete Pena).

He really does like me and is trying to build up a relationship with me. We talked about a visit. He’s coming to watch

one of my practices Sept. 10 (today).”

Nix is a native of Cincinnati. He went to a prep school in Columbus, Ga., and almost signed with Louisiana State, but he went to the JC to improve his grades and his skills. There is no rush for Nix to make a decision because he doesn’t plan to make one until next spring.

He also has offers from Morehead State, Miami (Ohio), Ball State, Bowling Green, Idaho and Loyola Marymount, and he’s getting interest from Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Purdue and Southern California. Nix said he averaged 6.5 points and 5 rebounds per game last season.

The State of Columbia confirmed last week that USC ‘14 basketball signee James Thompson of Baton Rouge, La., will not be a part of this year’s Gamecock basketball team. Thompson’s status with USC has been in limbo since his arrest earlier this summer on charges of aggravated battery and domestic abuse by battery. Those charges are still pending as the legal process is still playing out.

Thompson may enroll in a prep school.

Tevin Mack, a 6-5 player from Dreher High in Columbia is expecting all the head coaches recruiting him to make in-home visits this week, according to his AAU coach, Major Williamson. That would be Martin, Brad Brownell of Clemson. Mark Fox of UGA, Shaka Smart of VCU and Danny Manning of WF. Williamson said Mack has not indicated to him any favorites at this point.

“There’s no clear leader,” Williamson said. “VCU and Georgia have been recruiting him the longest, but he says there’s no leader.” Mack has official visits set with UGA on Sept. 20, VCU on Sept. 27 and Clemson on Oct. 4. He hasn’t set his official visit dates yet with USC and WF. Mack plans to sign in November.

Adam Pickett, a 6-1 PG from Shipman, Va., committed to Winthrop.

BASEBALL USC picked up its ninth and 10th commitments for the ‘16 class last week. Third baseman Riley Hogan (6-3, 185) of Orlando, Fla., announced a pledge to the Gamecocks. PerfectGame.com described Hogan as “tall, slender athletic build, lots of physical projection. Switch hitter, better bat speed and more natural flow from the left side. Offense is ahead of his defense at present.”

Right-handed pitcher Michael Bienlien (6-3, 205) of Chesapeake, Va., also committed to USC, according to John Whittle of TheBigSpur.com.

PerfectGame has this breakdown: “tall, well- proportioned athletic build, room to get stronger. Steady mid-80s (miles per hour) fastball, topped out at 87 mph, lots of running life on his fastball and works the bottom of the zone well, fastball gets in on right-handed hitters hands with movement.”

NASCAR

Johnson feeling ‘much better’ after dehydration

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hendrick Motorsports said defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, right, is feeling much better after suffering dehydration during the race in Richmond, Va., this past weekend.

CHARLOTTE — Hendrick Motorsports said Tuesday defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is feeling “much better’’ after suffering from dehydration at Richmond.

A spokeswoman also said crew chief Chad Knaus found nothing wrong in the car that would have caused Johnson’s dehydration.

The six-time NASCAR champion was assisted to the infield medical center following his eighth-place finish Saturday night. Johnson was lying down next to his car after the race and was helped by his crew to a golf cart.

He spent nearly 90 minutes in the care center and needed 5 liters of intravenous fluids and said after he wasn’t sure

what caused the dehydration.

“We’ll have to dig in and see what happened, but it started cramping when I got out of the race car,’’ Johnson said.

“And then when I was cramping, I was trying to stand up because it was hot and I sat down, then when I’d stand up I’d get dizzy and when I would sit back down I’d cramp again.’’

Johnson said nothing about his health over his radio in the closing laps.

“There’s something that went wrong today,’’ he said Saturday night. “It could have been my own nutrition plan. I felt like I came in plenty hydrated. I was warm at the midway point. I didn’t feel like my helmet fan was working, so that definitely could be the cause and

issue.’’

Johnson did not participate in a sprint triathlon on Sunday for his foundation, but did attend as a spectator for about one hour.

Johnson plans to fulfill all his obligations this week associated with NASCAR’s promotion of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

Johnson has a full slate of media activities planned for Wednesday in New York, then again on Thursday in Chicago.

The 10-race Chase begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, and Johnson will be seeking a record-tying seventh championship. His six titles are second only to Hall of Famers Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt.

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FIBA WORLD CUP

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KEEPING UP

U.S. beats Slovenia 119-76 Ward finishes 3rd at

BY BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain — James Harden and Stephen Curry went into halftime with no points and no panic.

“We just stick to the program. We know it’s tough for any team to run with us for 40 minutes because of how deep we are and how hard we work on the floor,’’ Curry said.

“I think we understand we didn’t make many shots in the first half but our defense was pretty solid and if we kept the pressure on them, things would open up.’’

They did. Quickly.

Klay Thompson scored 20 points and Harden had 12 of his 14 in the third quarter, helping the U.S. turn a close game into a 119-76 rout of Slovenia on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Kenneth Faried added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Americans, who will play Lithuania on Thursday in Barcelona for a spot in Sunday’s gold-medal game in Madrid. Lithuania beat Turkey 73-61 earlier Tuesday.

The U.S. led 49-42 at halftime despite shooting just 36 percent, with Harden and Curry, two of the NBA’s top seven scorers, combining to miss all 12 shots.

“I said, ‘I don’t think that’ll happen in the second half’ and it didn’t,’’ U.S. coach

AREA SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL ROYAL BASH TOURNAMENT

The Royal Bash Tournament will be held Friday through Sunday at both the Crestwood High School and Chestnut Oaks Middle School gymnasiums.

The field is open to 24 teams at a cost of $500 per team. The winning team will receive a $5,000 cash prize.

Free school supplies will be given to children who attend as well as autographed Kansas City Royals memorabilia.

For more information, contact Ali Williams at (803) 5652453.

OFFICIALS TRAINING CLASSES

The Wateree Basketball Officials will begin training classes for prospective high school officials on Monday at the Sumter County Recreation Department located at 155 Haynsworth Street.

Meetings will begin at 6:30

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Klay Thompson of the United States dunks during the Americans’ 119-76 victory over Slovenia on Tuesday during the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals in Barcelona, Spain.

Mike Krzyzewski said.

Derrick Rose finished with 12 points after coming into the game shooting 8 for 37 in the World Cup. Anthony Davis had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Goran Dragic of the Phoenix Suns led Slovenia with 13 points.

“We prepare but it’s easy to prepare on the paper,’’ Slovenia coach Zdovic Jure said.

“Definitely they were so athletic, they were more aggressive second half and actually they punish every mistake.’’

The Americans led by only five points early in the third

p.m. and will be held on Monday of each week.

The classes are held to prepare officials to call games for the South Carolina High School League Basketball Officials Association. Each training class will cover National Federation rules for high school basketball, South Carolina Basketball Official Association mechanics and SCBOA exam preparation.

The statewide clinic and exam will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, at River Buff High School in Lexington.

For more information, call Granderson James, at (803) 968-2391 or e-mail him at grandersj@aol.com.

FOOTBALL SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB

The Sumter Touchdown Club will meet each Friday at the Quality Inn located at 2390 Broad Street Extension from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

The 13-week program features a guest speaker, a devotional, a high school coaches corner, the recognition of The Item Players of the Week, a

quarter before tearing off a 27-10 run. That made it 76-54 with about two minutes left in the period, and the game turned altogether lopsided after the Americans scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to lead 96-64.

“I thought we played really hard the whole game and we just couldn’t finish in the first half some of those plays,’’ Krzyzewski said, “and then they stayed with it and then the floodgates opened in the second half.’’

So the scoreboard ended up looking much like the Americans’ 101-71 exhibition rout the week the tournament opened, when they had huge advantages in points in the paint and at the freethrow line.

But it didn’t look that way for a while for a U.S. team that had been mostly unchallenged in the tournament while beating opponents by 31.5 points a game.

“We try hard but around 23 minutes it was like, close, the game,’’ Jure said. “But the power that they have, you know, it was too much for us.’’

The Americans shot poorly at the start, but that just gave them more opportunities to pad their rebound totals.

They missed 21 shots in the first quarter but grabbed 14 offensive boards and scored 15 second-chance points, though their lead was only 29-22 after one.

catered breakfast and a pick’em contest.

The speakers will include people involved in different aspects of football on the high school, college and professional levels.

The club is accepting members at a price of $100 per membership. It is also looking for sponsorships at a cost of $200.

Sponsorship and membership forms are on the club’s website, www.sumtertdclub. com.

BASEBALL ALI WILLIAMS SHOWCASE CAMP

The Ali Williams Showcase Camp will be held Sept. 20-21 at Crestwood High School located at 2000 Oswego Highway.

Williams is a former Crestwood baseball player now pitching in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Palmetto State Open G olfer Dalton Ward finished third at the recent Palmetto State

Open.

The Sumter resident shot a 208 (69-70-69) in the National Golf Association Professional Golf Tour event, a part of the Carolina Summer Series. He finished a stroke behind the runWARD ner-up and six behind the winner. He earned $2,100.

Ward shot a 283 (68-71-7272) to tie for 31st in the Woodcreek Classic two weeks later.

FOOTBALL Junior Raysean Golden started at nose tackle for Southern Illinois University in its opener. The Sumter High School graduate had three tackles.

Out of Scott’s Branch High School, senior fullback Quinton Singleton had a 2-yard carry for Navy during a loss to Ohio State University.

Justin Oxendine started at defensive end for The Citadel against Coastal Carolina University. Previously at Sumter High, the senior had two assisted tackles.

Manning High School product Phillip Henry start-

The Sept. 20 session will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while the Sept. 21 session will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Food will be served on Sept. 20 and there will be a showcase event for players ages 14 and up with college and professional scouts in attendance on Sept.

21.

Also on Sept. 20 there will be an autograph session with former Major Leaguer Tony Womack, former Sumter High standouts and professional players Travis Witherspoon and Matt Price and professional players C.J. Edwards and Devon Lowery.

The cost is $100 for players between the ages of 8-13 and $125 for players 14 and older.

For more information, contact Williams at (803) 565-2453.

GOLF LAKEWOOD TEE IT UP CLASSIC

Lakewood Baseball’s First

LET US POLISH UP YOUR SMILES!!

ed at free safety for South Carolina State University against Benedict College.

Also from Barbara Manning Boxleitner High, James Baxter is a freshman wide receiver for South Carolina State.

Redshirt junior defensive back and former Gamecock Mariel Cooper had two tackles for South Carolina State against Benedict.

Crestwood High School graduate Alonzo McGee is a junior linebacker for University of Alabama at Birmingham after playing for Georgia Military College.

Another past Knight, Markeise Young is a freshman linebacker for The Apprentice School.

Jonathan Ray, who is from Crestwood, is a freshman kicker for the firstyear Limestone College program.

Lakewood High School graduate Deon McDaniel is a sophomore fullback for Benedict.

Send updates about area athletes to Barbara Boxleitner at BKLE3@aol.com.

Tee It Up Classic will be held on Dec. 6 at The Links at Lakewood.

The format for the tournament will be 4-man Captain’s Choice and will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. The cost is $200 per team or $50 per player. Lunch will be provided.

The registration and payment deadline is Nov. 21.

For more information, call Lakewood baseball head coach Mike Chapman at (843) 685-0568 or (803) 506-2700 (Ext. 1001) or email him at Chapmonis@gmail.com.

4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

The Links at Lakewood Golf Course will host a 4-person scramble every Thursday.

The cost is $25 per person and includes golf, prizes and food following the scramble.

Call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up.

OAK PARK

FAMILY & AESTHETIC DENTISTRY

Catherine M. Zybak, DMD

OBITUARIES ANNIE LEE BETHUNE — Annie Lee, 88, of 127 Pine Drive in Bethune, died on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014.

Plans will be announced by Collins Funeral Home of Camden.

JUANITA JENKINS Juanita Jenkins died on Sept. 9, 2014, at Sumter Health and Rehab Center.

Ms. Jenkins was born on Sept. 1, 1940, in Lee County, a daughter of the late Bertha Jenkins Wilson.

The family will receive friends at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Johnny and Alva Martin, 2690 Yank Haven Drive.

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

CECIL W. GEDDINGS Cecil Wayne Geddings, 65, died on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Providence Hospital in Columbia.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Sam and Ruth Hinson Geddings.

Survivors include two daughters, Marcie Driver (Ted) of Sumter and Lisa Gaydon (David) of Kansas; eight grandchildren, Phillip Jenkins, Taylor Jenkins, Jared

Jenkins, Kelsie Geddings, Jessica Driver, Kendall Geddings, Jaden Austin and Lilliana Hockett; four great-grandchildren, Brooke, Cynara, Andrew and Isabelle; and one sister, Jean Callen of Sumter.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Morris officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home.

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

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Opera House announces season More shows, more variety coming

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

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hen Seth Reimer became the city of Sumter’s cultural manager a year ago, his long-term

goal was to make the Sumter Opera House a more integral part of the community, as well as a destination for people around the state — and even out of state — looking for good entertainment. First though, he had to find and PHOTOS PROVIDED

book that entertainment

The world-famous Blind Boys of Alabama will be in concert at the Sumter Opera House on Feb. 20, 2015.

for the venue on Main Street.

So far, it’s going very well.

The Bellamy Brothers filled the auditorium, Leon Russell and James Gregory played to near full capacity, and Reimer has a line-up for the 2013-14 season that should achieve the same.

It’s got both variety and quality performers in 16 different shows.

“We’ve got local performers, as well JAMES BEST as nationally known musicians playing classical, swing/big band, country, New Orleans and Delta blues,” he said. “And we have James Best and Delbert McClinton both coming in October, as well as ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ performed by the Warehouse Theatre of Greenville.”

Reimer is also incorporating a “talk back” element to JAMES GREGORY many of the performances, an educational element aimed at local students.

In particular, the Shakespeare comedy and SAXsational with Rob Verdi, a Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association (SSCCA) presentation, will offer educational components, including in-school workshops; some student musicians may even join Verdi on stage, Reimer said.

“With ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ I collaborated with (English teacher) Luther Barnett and (drama teacher) Kelly Melton at Sumter High School,” Reimer said. “We’re definitely tying the play to educational components; the district is busing 400 to 500 students here for talk backs, and we are planning some in-school workshops that week.”

Reimer noted that Sumter School District has around 70 teachers in the cultural arts, and he’s looking to get them involved with the Opera House as much as possible. School musicians, for example, should be interested in meeting members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Heritage Blues Band, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, duo pianists Zachary Hughes and Susan Zhang, violinist and guitarist Alex DePue and Miguel De Hoyos. SSCCA’s Galleria Seasons features the Vega String Quartet and abstract painter Timothy Raines. Vocalists are featured in several concerts, the legendary

Sumter Opera House programs 21 N. Main St. (803) 436-2616 www.sumtersc.gov/sumter-operahouse.aspx

SAXsational featuring Rob Verdi will get local student musicians involved in the performance that showcases one of the most popular musical instruments, the saxophone, in its many shapes and sizes. The concert is set for Nov. 13 at the Sumter Opera House.

Blind Boys of Alabama among them.

Nashville Live, the opening show of the season and part of the Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association package, offers singing, dancing and a salute to the great country performers of the past and present.

The variety continues with comedy performances by Best, James Gregory and Julie Scoggins.

“It’s a solid schedule,” Reimer said, “and hopefully we’ll expand each season.

“We want the Sumter Opera House to be the crown jewel, the main attraction.”

Enhancing the venue is the addition of a “patron’s lounge,” where refreshments, including adult beverages, are available for purchase.

In addition, the Opera House offers a variety of ways to purchase tickets: in person at the Opera House, by telephone (803) 436-2616 with major credit cards and online, http://www.sumtersc.gov/sumteropera-house.aspx. Also, check out the Sumter Opera House Facebook page.

Comedian Julie Scoggins makes an encore visit to the Opera House on March 7, 2015. She was a big hit with Sumter audiences with her previous two performances.

Season memberships ($75) or tickets for individual performances ($25) for the Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association can be obtained through the organization’s website, www.sscca.info, by calling (803) 436-2616, or by mailing a check payable to the Sumter Opera House, 32 E. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150.

• Sept. 25 — Nashville Live is a group of talented performers out of Nashville, Tennessee, who will trace the history of country music from its root to the present. Sponsored by the Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association (SSCCA).

• Oct. 3 — James Best, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane from “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV show and a star of the film “Return of the Killer Shrews,” to be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3.

• Oct. 4 — Best will sign autographs and talk to fans from 10 a.m. to noon at Sumter Cut Rate’s Caffeine and Gasoline Classic Car Show. At 2 p.m., he will perform his stage show, “Best of Hollywood,” on the Opera House stage.

• Oct. 17 — Folk rocker Delbert McClinton and his band.

• Oct. 30 — Warehouse Theatre of Greenville presents Shakespeare’s comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

• Nov. 13 — SAXsational featuring Rob Verdi (SSCCA) • Nov. 20 — Glenn Miller Orchestra • Dec. 14 — Christmas concert, Sumter Community Concert Band • Jan. 10, 2015 — Classical piano, “Dueling Hands” of Zachary Hughes and Susan Zhang • Feb. 5 — Alex DePue & Miguel De Hoyos (SSCCA) • Feb. 14 — James Gregory, comedian • Feb. 20 — Blind Boys of Alabama • March 7 — Julie Scoggins, standup comedy • March 13 — Dirty Dozen Brass Band, New Orleans jazz and blues • March 20 — Galleria Seasons (SSCCA) • April 15 — Heritage Blues Orchestra, Delta blues

‘Tis the season for outdoor parties that benefit Sumter F ootball season is not the only one that’s getting into high gear this month; festivals, concerts and cultural events are also starting around town.

Sumter Senior Services hopes you’ll Out & About get an early start on auA guide to arts & leisure tumn events with its BackIVY MOORE yard Jamboree Friday night.

Not only is it one of the best parties around, with different styles of whole hog barbecues, barbecued chicken, burgers and hot dogs and all the fixin’s, entertainment by Nashville singer-songwriter and Sumter native Becki McLeod and her band, a special silent auction and more,

the jamboree benefits the area’s needy elderly population.

Get your ticket before the event starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday for just $25; the cost will be $30 at the door, if any are left. Call Sumter Senior Services at (803) 773-5508 or visit the website www.BackyardJamboree.org.

Sumter Green Fall Feast barely beats autumn into Sumter on Thursday, Sept. 18 — fall begins officially at 10:22 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22. One of the most highly anticipated events of the season, Fall Feast is just that, a feast of the widest variety of foods you can get in one place in this area. Shrimp, crab legs, alligator, sweets, appetizers, goat, chicken, ribs, oysters, fish — you name it, they’ve

got it. Thirty-plus food vendors will be set up outside USC Sumter’s Nettles Buildings, and the foyer will have almost that many, too.

Food, beer, wine, tea, water are also covered in the $30 admission price, and entertainment by the band 4-Way Stop, who say they play “the soundtracks of your life,” will go on during the course of the 6 to 9 p.m. outdoor party.

Lynn Kennedy, chairwoman of Sumter Green and organizer of Fall Feast, said the event’s proceeds help keep Sumter looking good, by paying for the upkeep of the entranceways into the city; electric and water bills, labor, plants and the attractive signs cost Sumter Green

around $40,000 a year. When you see them, you’ll agree it’s well worthwhile, and you can have a wonderful night while supporting their mission.

The sponsors and food vendors make Fall Feast possible, Kennedy said. Don’t wait until the last minute, she advises; these tickets go fast, hence the slogan “You might get some.”

Presenting sponsor is FTC; other sponsors are Sumter County, SAFE Federal Union, Sumter Living Magazine, CAT Precision Pins, Miller Communications, Scott Will, NBSC, The Sumter Item, Thompson Construction Group, Inc., Agape’ Hospice and Magnolia Manor Apartments.

Tickets can be purchased at

Swan Lake Visitors Center, Creative Cookery and Danny’s Trophy Shop; or call (803) 436-2640.

Don’t forget the National Anthem Day celebration and 9/11 memorial observance sponsored by Sumter School District and directed by Furman Middle School music teacher Linda Beck in the Patriot Hall auditorium at 7 p.m.

Thursday. It’s been 200 years since Francis Scott Key wrote the anthem, and hundreds of local students and other performers will join their voices to sing the “Star-Spangled Banner” and other songs, and members of city and county government and the U.S. Army and Air Force will share moving stories. Admission is free.

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Weeknight Beef Ragu With Pasta has great flavor with minimal time invested.

Take the time out of homemade beef ragu, pasta

BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor A true ragu takes time, and time is something in short supply at the start of the new school year.

So I decided to come up with a version that takes the time out of this family friendly classic, but leaves all the deep, rich flavors we want from a sauce as we head into

fall. The trick is to start with a tender cut of beef — in this case sirloin tips — and finely chop it. It then gets only a quick sear and is added to an already rich tomato-based sauce.

The whole thing comes together in about 40 minutes. I like to serve it over cheese tortellini, but any pasta would be great. Just don’t forget the gobs of Parmesan on top.

WEEKNIGHT BEEF RAGU WITH PASTA Start to finish: 40 minutes Servings: 6 2 pounds sirloin beef tips, cut into 1-inch chunks 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 tablespoon butter 1 small yellow onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 4 oil-packed anchovies, mashed with a fork 6-ounce can tomato paste 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 cup red wine Salt and ground black pepper 1 pound cooked pasta Grated Parmesan cheese, to serve Arrange the sirloin chunks in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large saute pan over mediumhigh, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and butter. Add the onion, garlic and anchovies and saute until the onions are tender and the anchovies have broken

down, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until it begins to darken, about another 5 minutes.

Add the cherry tomatoes and vinegar, then stir well and simmer until the tomatoes begin to break down, about 10 minutes.

While the sauce cooks, remove the chilled beef from the freezer. Place it in a food processor, working in batches so as to avoiding overcrowding the bowl, and pulse just until well chopped, but not ground.

In a large skillet over medium-high, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Add the beef and sear, stirring occasionally, just until light browned, about 5 minutes. Add the red wine to the pan to deglaze, stirring to remove any bits from the bottom.

Immediately transfer the beef and any liquid in the pan to the saucepan with the tomato sauce. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve the sauce over pasta and top with Parmesan.

Nutrition information per serving: 760 calories; 250 calories from fat (33 percent of total calories); 28 g fat (10 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 130 mg cholesterol; 68 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 52 g protein; 910 mg sodium.

Chocolate, grilled bananas and proscuitto? It really is good

BY J.M. HIRSCH Associated Press Food Editor You’re going to have to trust me on this one.

It may look a little strange. It will sound even stranger. You may even feel a little strange making it. But this over-the-top grilled banana is a delicious combination of everything we love — a bomb of chocolatey-salty-savory-sweet-peanut buttery goodness. And with it we shall send summer out with a bang.

Here’s how it works. We started by peeling a banana, then wrapping it in thinly sliced prosciutto. If Elvis could pair banana and bacon on his peanut butter sandwiches, we can wrap a banana in prosciutto.

The wrapped bananas spend a little time on the grill so the insides can get warm and tender, while the outside crisps nicely. Once we pull it off the grill, we drizzle it — and I suggest being generous with your drizzle — with a ganache of peanut butter and chocolate. A few minutes in the freezer to set the ganache... And you have a seriously indulgent grilled treat.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER COATED GRILLED BANANAS Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 4 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup dark chocolate bits 1 tablespoon smooth peanut butter 4 bananas, peeled 4 slices prosciutto Heat a grill to medium. Use an oil-soaked paper towel held with tongs to oil the grates. Line a baking sheet or pan with waxed paper or kitchen parchment.

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring about 1 inch of water to a simmer. Set a heat-safe bowl over the pan and turn off the heat. In the bowl, combine the cream, chocolate and peanut butter.

Stir until the mixture is completely melted and smooth. Set aside, but leave the bowl set over the warm water.

One at a time, wrap each banana in 1 slice of prosciutto. It is fine if the ends of the banana are exposed. Gently press the ends of the slices against the banana to seal them in place. Place the bananas on the grill, reduce the heat to low, cover the grill and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, turning once or twice, until the prosciutto is crisped all around.

Place the grilled bananas on the prepared baking sheet or pan.

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Nutrition information per serving: 280 calories; 120 calories from fat (43 percent of total calories); 13 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 30 mg cholesterol; 38 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 22 g sugar; 7 g protein; 400 mg sodium.

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BY SARA MOULTON Associated Press Writer Several years ago, Lyonnais salads were quite the rage in New York’s French bistros.

Then the fad faded and I forgot all about them. That is, until this past summer, when I had the happy opportunity to teach some classes in Lyons and reacquainted myself with this regional delight.

The classic recipe calls for frisee lettuce tossed with mustardy vinaigrette, then topped with lardons (chewy little chunks of bacon), croutons, and — ta da! — a poached egg. The poached egg not only makes the salad quite substantial, but — thanks to the luxurious way the yolk coats the greens once it has been broken — also acts as an extra sauce. (I’ve always been sucker for a salad topped with a poached egg. and bacon, of course.)

Still, I know that the prospect of poaching eggs is sometimes scary to the home cook. In truth, the standard method can be daunting even to a trained chef.

Here’s how I was taught to do it: Bring to a simmer a pot of water combined with a hefty amount of white vinegar. The vinegar is supposed to help the whites to set up. Break the eggs into individual ramekins. Create a whirlpool in the water by frantically swirling a spoon along the pot’s circumference, then drop an egg into the dead center of the whirlpool. Aiming accurately is supposed to make all those loose strands of white wrap neatly around the egg. Repeat this routine with the remaining eggs, then let them simmer until they’re just done.

I rarely managed to place the egg in the center of the whirlpool, which meant that my poached eggs — with their messy strands of white — usually ended up looking like lopsided spiders. Why do those strands stray from the egg?

Have you ever noticed that when you crack an egg, the egg white separates into two parts?

There’s a thick, viscous part hugging the yolk and a thin, watery part along the edges. It’s the watery part that, when cooked, becomes straggly.

Recently, I’ve learned a simple way to solve that problem: lose the watery whites. Just place your raw egg in a fine mesh strainer, tip the strainer around (which helps to separate the thin part of the white from the thick part), then bang it hard several times against the edge of the bowl. The thinner part of the egg white will fall through the strainer. Discard it and your eggs are ready for poaching without fear of spider legs.

I simplified the recipe further by saying au revoir to the whirlpool and the vinegar. I always thought the vinegar made the whites taste — Duh! — like vinegar. Now all I do is bring a pot of water to a boil, turn it off, add the strained eggs, cover the pot, and let the eggs cook, off the heat, until they are just done. Behold the perfect little bulls-eyed ovals.

The rest of the salad is very straightforward — frisee or your choice of greens, a baconrich vinaigrette, croutons, and — my custom touch — smoked salmon, which turns this delicious appetizer into a main dish. In the words of my favorite Francophile, Ms. Julia Child, “Bon appetit!”

LYONNAIS-STYLE SALAD WITH SMOKED SALMON Start to finish: 40 minutes Servings: 4 2 cups of 1/2-inch bread cubes, cut from country-style bread 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 3 slices center cut bacon 2 tablespoons minced shallot 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Salt and ground black pepper 8 cups ripped frisee lettuce, baby arugula or shredded Tuscan kale 4 large eggs 4 ounces smoked salmon, cut into 1-by-2inch pieces Heat the oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, toss the bread cubes with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Spread the cubes in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake

on the oven’s middle shelf for 6 to 8 minutes, or until light golden. Set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, in a small skillet over mediumlow heat, cook the bacon until crisp. Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain, then crumble it. Discard all but 2 teaspoons of the bacon fat from the pan and return the bacon to the pan along with the shallots. Cook over medium heat, scraping up the brown bits, until the shallots have softened, 3 to 4 minutes.

Remove the skillet from the heat and whisk in the vinegar and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Add the remaining oil to the pan in a stream, whisking. Keep warm over low heat.

Fill a medium saucepan with 2 inches of water. Bring to a boil.

One at a time, break the eggs into a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl. Tilt the egg around in the strainer and bang the strainer a

few times on top of the bowl to let all the loose egg white fall through the strainer.

Transfer the drained eggs to individual ramekins or small bowls. Discard the loose whites from the large bowl.

When the water is boiling, remove the saucepan from the heat. Very gently slide the eggs into the water and cover the pan. Poach the eggs in the residual heat for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, or until they have reached the desired degree of doneness. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the eggs to a shallow bowl.

In a large bowl toss the lettuce with the warm dressing, then divide among 4 serving plates. Top each portion with a quarter of the croutons, a quarter of the salmon and a poached egg.

Nutrition information per serving: 340 calories; 210 calories from fat (62 percent of total calories); 24 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 200 mg cholesterol; 13 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 16 g protein; 720 mg sodium.

© 2014 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 30, No. 39

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Mixed-race baby would be a surprise, not an outcast DEAR ABBY — I am five months pregnant with my second child and engaged to a wonderful man, Dear Abby “Tony.” We get along ABIGAIL well with VAN BUREN my ex-husband with whom I share custody of my first child. But problems may arise when the baby is born.

I had a night of sex with a friend who is of a different race. Tony knows about it and the possibility that the baby will be mixed. He feels strongly that he will help me raise the child as his own.

My family knows nothing

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about this, nor does my ex.

How should I handle the possible backlash and confusion if this child is, indeed, the product of my one-night stand?

Scared in the South DEAR SCARED — Say nothing prematurely. If your baby turns out to be mixed race, deal with it matter-of-factly.

While there may be confusion, all you have to do is say that you and Tony plan to raise this child together in a loving family. If they wish to participate, they are welcome. If not, make it clear that you will do it without their help.

Your baby will not be alone. According to the Census Bureau, the population of mixed-race Americans

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DEAR ABBY — Upon going into a public women’s restroom where the doors of the stalls are closed, what is the polite way to check if someone is in a stall? Should I try to open the door or look under to see if there are feet?

Gotta Go in California DEAR GOTTA — The time-honored, foolproof method is to check if there are feet. It’s less disruptive than pushing on the door, which might startle an occupant.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.

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HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

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NOVA weighs superstition against science with ‘Vaccines’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH What are the costs of superstition and fear? “NOVA: Vaccines — Calling the Shots” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) examines the most frustrating kinds of epidemics: the ones we used to avoid.

It looks at the disturbing number of outbreaks of measles, mumps and whooping cough, diseases long eradicated by inoculation that have returned because some parents have kept their children from getting vaccinated. These parents often subscribe to alternative medical theories, many based more on fear than scientific evidence.

As “Calling the Shots” explains, vaccinations are an important part of public health policy. But diseases can only be controlled if adherence is nearly universal. Once it falls below 95 percent, outbreaks occur. Measles was all but eliminated by 2000. More than 50,000 cases were reported in 2014.

Alison Singer, president of the Autism Science Foundation, refutes claims spread by celebrities, including “The View” alumna Jenny McCarthy, linking autism and vaccinations. Like McCarthy, Singer has a child with autism. Unlike McCarthy, she knows what’s she’s talking about.

• “I Am Evel Knievel” (11 p.m., Spike, TV-PG) offers the latest tribute to the showman and daredevil, best known for death-defying motorcycle jumps. “Evel” combines archival footage with new interviews with his sons Kelly and Robbie, and former wives Linda Knievel and Krystal Kennedy-Knievel. We also hear from celebrities, including Kid Rock, Guy Fieri and Robbie Maddison.

The chorus of boldfaced names echoes the long-standing opinion that Knievel was an American original, an outlaw and a bit of a scoundrel, but also an iconic individual who arose during the darkest days of Watergate and Vietnam. To put it in bumpersticker platitudes, he was a hero when America needed one. And one who draped himself in the American flag so you wouldn’t look too closely at his flaws.

Knievel and his stunts have become a recurring bit on “The Simpsons,” in part be-

bert Report” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Dr. Phil McGraw, Katharine McPhee and Death From Above 1979 appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Hugh Jackman, Nick Offerman and Luke Bryan on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Queen Latifah and Dale Earnhardt Jr. appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Connie Britton and Vance Joy visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Carrie Ann Inaba and Lawrence Block on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

CULT CHOICE The last day of school proves eventful in the 1993 ensemble coming-of-age comedy “Dazed and Confused” (8 p.m., VH1 Classic), directed by Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”).

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Senior executive producer Paula S. Apsell, adolescent medicine specialist Dr. Amy Middleman, infectious diseases specialist Dr. Paul Offit, Autism Science Foundation President Alison Singer and writer/producer/ director Sonya Pemberton discuss the science behind vaccines during the PBS NOVA “Vaccines — Calling the Shots” session at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in July. cause the writers of that series were marinated in the pop culture of that era. And in part because Knievel’s routine appealed to the Homer Simpson in all of us — a person as naive and passionate as a 12-year-old. For all of his stunts and TV specials, Knievel made most of his money licensing his image to companies that sold toys.

• Among the DVD sets available this week is “The Midnight Special Collector’s Edition.” Before MTV, fans of pop music watched well-known acts on this weekly NBC series that ran from 1972 to ‘81. For the most part, performances were live.

The 11-disc set presents 10 hours of musical performances from a who’s who of 1970s artists as well as emerging standup comedians (Richard Pryor, Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Steve Martin). A popculture time machine.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • The top six acts emerge on “America’s Got Talent” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

• Gordon Ramsay hosts the 13th season opener of “Hell’s Kitchen” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• “Unsung” (8 p.m., TV One) profiles Wilson Pickett.

• CBS anticipates its primetime “Thursday Night Foot-

ball” franchise with the hourlong special “Under the Lights” (9 p.m.).

• Molly faces her offspring with growing dread on “Extant” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). The season finale airs next week.

• On two episodes of “Modern Family” (ABC, r, TV-PG): family photos (9 p.m.), growth and change (9:30 p.m.).

• Martin mulls his own past on “Legends” (9 p.m., TNT, TV14).

• Drama ensues as Leon’s wife and son arrive on the season finale of “Taxi Brooklyn” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Hank likes his odds on “The Bridge” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA).

SERIES NOTES A trip to a corporate theme park on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Fitness and fatness on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * New foes emerge on “The 100” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A former NFL stars makes a pitch on “Shark Tank” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

LATE NIGHT Ban Ki-moon is scheduled on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Seth Green, Leslie Bibb and Sturgill Simpson appear

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Total recipe time: 2 to 2 1/2 hours Yield: 8 to 12 appetizer servings 1 1/2 to 2 pounds beef Country-Style Ribs, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3/4 cup beef broth

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BEEF AND BLUE CHEESE STUFFED MUSHROOMS Total recipe time: 40 to 50 minutes Yields: 36 to 40 mushrooms 1/2 pound ground beef 1/4 teaspoon salt 36 to 40 small button or cremini mushrooms (about 1 1/2- to 2-inch diameter) 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese 1/4 cup soft whole wheat bread crumbs 3 tablespoons minced chives 1/2 teaspoon steak seasoning blend Minced fresh chives (optional) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove and reserve stems from mushrooms. Season mushroom caps with salt; set aside. Mince stems to yield 1/2 cup; discard remaining stems.

Combine ground beef, minced stems, blue cheese, bread crumbs, 3 tablespoons chives and steak seasoning.

Spoon beef mixture evenly into mushrooms.

Place stuffed mushrooms on rack in broiler pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Sprinkle with additional chives, if desired.

Heat oil in large stockpot over medium heat until hot.

Brown half of beef ribs; remove from stockpot. Repeat with remaining beef.

Return beef to stockpot. Add beef broth, 2 tablespoons buffalo sauce, garlic powder and onion powder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until beef is fork-tender.

Remove beef from cooking liquid to large bowl; discard cooking liquid or reserve for another use. Toss beef with remaining 1/4 cup buffalo sauce. Sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles. Serve with carrot and celery sticks, if desired.

Test kitchen tips — Beef ribs can be served on 6-inch wooden skewers or with wooden toothpicks.

SWEET AND TANGY SLOPPY JOES Total recipe time: 20 to 25 or reduced-sodium spicy minutes 100% vegetable juice Yield: 4 servings 3 tablespoons packed brown 1 pound ground beef (96% sugar lean) 1 tablespoon Worcestershire 1 medium yellow, green or sauce red bell pepper, chopped 4 whole or honey wheat 3/4 cup finely chopped onion hamburger buns or Kaiser 1 can (11-1/2 ounces) regular rolls, split

SPICY CHEESEBURGER SLIDERS Total recipe time: 25 to 30 minutes Yield: 8 sliders 1 pound ground beef (96% lean) 9 small whole wheat hamburger buns, split, divided 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chili powder 2 slices pepper Jack cheese, cut in quarters Toppings: Barbecue sauce, lettuce, tomato slices, pickles (optional) Tear one hamburger bun into pieces.

Place in food processor or blender container. Cover; pulse on and off, to form fine crumbs.

Combine bread crumbs, beef, garlic and chili powder in medium bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Lightly shape into eight 1/2-inch thick mini patties.

Place patties on grill over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 8 to 9 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 9 to 10 minutes) until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160 degrees, turning occasionally. Evenly top with cheese during last minute of grilling.

Place burgers on bottoms of remaining eight buns. Top with desired toppings. Close sandwiches.

2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup cayenne pepper sauce for Buffalo wings, divided 2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 teaspoons onion powder 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles Carrot and celery sticks (optional)

Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add Ground Beef, bell pepper and onion; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking beef up into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally.

Stir in vegetable juice, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 7 to 9 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated and thickens slightly, stirring occasionally.

Evenly place beef mixture on bottom half of each bun; close sandwiches.

CHILLY DAY BEEF CHILI Total recipe time: On high setting, 6 1/2 hours; on low setting, 9 1/2 hours Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings 2 1/2 pounds boneless beef chuck or round, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 2 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) black beans, rinsed, drained

1 can (15-1/2 ounces) chilistyle tomato sauce with diced tomatoes 1 medium onion, chopped 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 cup prepared thick-andchunky salsa

Toppings: Shredded Cheddar cheese, diced red onion, diced green onion, diced avocado and dairy sour cream Combine all ingredients except salsa and toppings in 4 1/2- to 5 1/2-quart slow cooker; mix well. Cover and cook on HIGH 5 1/2 to 6 hours, or on LOW 8 to 9 hours, or until beef is tender. (no stirring is necessary during cooking.)

Just before serving, stir in salsa; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until heated through. Serve with toppings, as desired.

Buffalo-Style Beef Bites

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