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NORTH BEND — She’s back in her hometown for a reason.

The 1994 Marshfield High School graduate returned to Coos County in 2013 because she thought she could help her old classmates.

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COOS BAY — Freezing temperatures didn’t stop them.

A group of about 45 parents, teachers and residents dug into freezing soil to build swings, slides and monkey bars at Christ Lutheran School on Saturday.

The new playground was finally coming together.

Heather Maclean, a parent, began the project when her kids attended the school about seven years ago. They’ve since changed schools, but she recognized the need for a new playground.

“I was committed to finishing the project,” she said.

The school held several walka-thons and people “bought” poles on the playground to raise money. Those who donated will have their names placed on the poles, Maclean said.

Eventually, they raised $9,000, which was matched with a $15,000 grant from KaBOOM!, Dr. Pepper and Snapple.

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PORTLAND — To the long list of challenges facing Oregon’s troubled health insurance exchange, add one more: The budget.

Cover Oregon will have to be selfsufficient once the federal grants that are paying its bills run dry at the end of next year, but the organization is now projecting higher costs and lower revenue. It also will have a smaller reserve fund.

Beset with setbacks, including an online enrollment system that still doesn’t work, Cover Oregon has dialed back its enrollment projections and significantly increased spending on technology.

That could mean higher costs for consumers.

Once the federal money dries up, Cover Oregon will get most of its funding from a fee added to each enrollee’s monthly premium. With fewer people now expected to enroll and pay the fee, Cover Oregon would need to collect more from each individual to break even. The agency’s board is scheduled to set the fee in March.

The agency also could get more money from the state, either by asking the Legislature for general fund dollars or increasing the fee it charges the state Medicaid agency for enrolling people in the Oregon Health Plan.

Cover Oregon also could ask the federal government to extend the grant funding to make up for a shortfall.

“We have no indication that they’ll extend beyond the 2014 date, but that’s something they’ve not closed the door on either,” Triz delaRosa, Cover Oregon’s chief operating officer, said last week at a public budget meeting.

Without a working online enrollment system, Cover Oregon has been forced to use paper applications and process them by hand — a cumbersome process that’s expected to limit the pool of applicants. The state insurance commissioner is also allowing insurers to extend plans that had been slated for cancellation, and Cover Oregon has delayed the rollout of its small business option.

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Cheryl Crockett, left,with Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and Stephanie Kramer with City of Coos Bay sort and weigh food donations at the South Coast Food Share warehouse along with other community members on Friday. South Coast Food Share relies mainly on volunteer help and hopes to get more members of the community involved in the program.

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BY EMILY THORNTON The World

COOS BAY — Local community leaders showed up to work on Friday. But it wasn’t at their normal jobs.

They sorted food for South Coast Food Share, Oregon Coast Community Action’s food pantry. Nonperishable food must be sorted by type to ensure distribution boxes have balanced meals. It also weeds out items that are past their expiration date or damaged.

“I’ve found volunteering just enhances my whole life,” said Stephanie Kramer, councilor for the city of Coos Bay.

Other leaders who volunteered included North Bend Mayor Rick Wetherell, North Bend Chief of Police Rob Kappelman, as well as Pam Cottrell and Cheryl Crockett, both with the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce.

“This is a call to action for volunteers,” said Deborah Ross, development coordinator. “That’s our greatest need right now.”

Last year, Food Share’s one part-time and four fulltime employees sorted 1.4 million pounds of food, which was distributed at food banks from North Bend to Brookings, she said. They didn’t have enough volun-

How to help To volunteer for South Coast Food Share, visit 225 LaClair Ave., Coos Bay, and fill out a free application.

For more information, on SCFS, visit www.orcca.us or call 541-4357080.

teers then, either.

“Time is most needed,” Ross said. “It’s just as important as money.”

Those who wishes to help must fill out an application at Food Share and undergo a background check.

Any amount of time or ability is accepted, Ross said, whether it’s an hour once a

year or several days. Folks can help at Food Share between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

All abilities are needed.

“We can use all skills sets,” said Mike Lehman, executive director.

He and the other leaders wanted to encourage folks to help.

“There’s a lot of need in the community,” said Cottrell. “And we have an organization that can distribute food.”

Reporter Emily Thornton can be reached at 541-2691222, ext. 249 or at emily.thornton@theworldlink.com or on Twitter: @EmilyK_Thornton.

Meetings TODAY SWOCC Board of Education — 5:30 p.m., Tioga Hall, room 505, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay; work session.

Coos Bay Public Schools — 5:30 p.m., Milner Crest Education Center, 1255 Hemlock Ave., Coos Bay; executive session.

Coos Bay Public Schools — 6 p.m., Milner Crest Education Center, 1255 Hemlock Ave., Coos Bay; regular meeting.

North Bend School District No. 13 — 7 p.m., city hall, 835 California St., North Bend; regular meeting.

TUESDAY Cammann Road District — 2 p.m., 64593 Cammann Road, Coos Bay; regular meeting.

South Coast Education Service District — 6 p.m., South Coast ESD, 1350 Teakwood Ave., Coos Bay; regular meeting.

Flora M. Laird Memorial Library — 6:30 p.m., Flora M. Laird Memorial Library, meeting room, 435 Fifth St., Myrtle Point; regular meeting.

Lakeside Water District — 7 p.m., Lakeside Water District Office, 1000 N. Lake Road, Lakeside; regular meeting.

WEDNESDAY Lower Umpqua Hospital — 7:30 a.m., Lower Umpqua Hospital, conference room, 600 Ranch Road, Reedsport; regular meeting.

Bunker Hill Sanitary District — 7:30 p.m., Bunker Hill Sanitary District Office, 93685 E. Howard Lane, Coos Bay; regular meeting.

The World Newspaper Bill Yester’s first decision as acting superintendent was to cancel school. He will be the interim superintendent after the new year. » High school assistant principal fills superintendent role George Stonesifer I was one of north bend's bad eggs. I didn't listen to lucero and yester at the time, but now I have matured and know they are two selfless men who have my utmost respect.

Mike King Seems to me ?the world news paper is just out to make Mr. Yester look bad.

Shame on you world news paper if you knew Bill Yester you would know that he has for many years looked after our kids with a caring and watchful eye, I for one have trusted; his decisions concerning my son and grandchildren 100% and will do so in ?the future.

Becky Hoober Lewis Poor guy! There was a lot of hype about "significant snowfall"! Who knew the south wind was going to kick in...

The World Newspaper Having passed the first hurdle by getting approval from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Commission, Mike Keiser talks about his plans for Bandon Links. » Keiser outlines next venture Mike Greenway Being elected to a position like that I believe is a conflct of interest Susan M Hathaway Bandon needs a POOL, not another Golf Course ;( The World Newspaper The North Bend tattoo artist facing 11 charges, including attempted murder, will have two trials. » David Wonnacott now faces two trials Allie Leighton Well since Dave is in jail seems to me the tattoo war is over.

Danelle Bliss So its not a tattoo war any longer as you previously assumed ?

The World Newspaper There is no school Friday for Coos Bay School District. We're checking with other schools. » No school tomorrow for Coos Bay School District Matt McKeown HUH? how about wait till you see what the morning brings? Tell parents, "If at 5am tomorrow, you put your hand outside and your hand turns white, don't send your kids to school" Sheryl Davis Seriously? Currently -9 degrees where I live and only close schools if there is more than foot of snow!!!! You need to live through REAL cold snap before you complain.

You should feel very fortunate to have temperatures you usually have.

The World Newspaper North Bend High assistant principal Bill Yester has been chosen to fill the school district's superintendent position vacated by Dr. BJ Hollensteiner. She announced her retirement Tuesday morning, which goes into effect Dec. 31. » High school assistant principal to fill superintendent role Tabitha Inman Good someone one local that cares about students!

Amy Woodruff Great news! Thank you NB school board!

Cindy Mohler Robnett Couldn't have happened to a greater guy! Congrats Bill. The North Bend students are indeed fortunate!

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Coos Bay firefighters gather gear from the back of an engine Friday night while at a fire reported at 63007 Fruitdale Road in the Libby District. The department got the call around 8:30 p.m. and found the fire in the wall of the home.

Fire damages home in Libby District THE WORLD COOS BAY — Coos Bay Fire Department responded to a fire on Fruitdale Road in the Libby District at about 8:26 p.m. on Friday.

Either the wall of the chimney failed or there was too much soot built up, said Mark Anderson, acting fire chief.

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The blaze began in the chimney and spread to the living room wall, Anderson said. He estimated the damage to be about $20,000 to $25,000.

Crews worked for about two hours to squelch the flames, which didn’t reach other areas of the home, Anderson said. No one was injured.

The World Newspaper Jay Yarbrough, a self-professed “prepper” whose homemade bunker was equipped for the end-of-days, reached his own end in a Coos County courtroom Tuesday morning.

Paul Chandler My fave quote: "you can’t build pipe bombs without the proper permits from ATF or other agencies, which he didn’t have,” Pettey said." Duly noted.

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According to the Coos Bay Police Department log, officers arrested 45-year-old Jeffrey Scott Clement on an Oregon State Police warrant for parole violation shortly after midnight following a traffic stop near the corner of Fillmore Street and Garfield Avenue.

Clement was also charged with driving while suspended.

Terry Allen Paiva Jr. 38, and Tabitha Shepherd, 22, were both arrested for probation violation and possession of methamphetamine.

Shepherd was also cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school.

The World Newspaper For the first time in 30 years, a patrol K-9 has joined the ranks of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office. » Patrol K-9 "Neeko" joins Coos County Sheriff's Office Barb Maggio It's about time, I love the Idea of the K-9s working along the sides of our officers.

The World Newspaper The Oregon Department of Transportation is alerting Bay Area drivers about some new traffic signals at three Highway 101 intersections that come complete with new turn arrows. » New traffic lights add new turn signal Dianna Finney Dirksen I like them :)

Steve Greene Ya... The flashing yellow arrows is convenient Paul Chandler You can expect a couple of pile-ups, just sayin'

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New chief at SCDC THE WORLD The South Coast Development Council selected John Hitt as its interim director. He will focus on promotion and support of businesses that provide quality jobs.

SCDC is a non-profit, private organization designed to help create living-wage jobs for Coos and western Douglas counties.

Hitt will collaborate with local business owners and stakeholders to develop stronger partnerships

to retain, expand and recruit businesses. He also will lend his expertise to the efforts to strengthen the SCDC and will advise its board of directors in the search for a full-time director in 2014.

Hitt managed the city of Lebanon for the past 14 years. Before that, he was city manager of Amity. He also worked in Washington state as executive director of the Island District Economic Development Council, an economic development organization.

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Bill Perl of Lakeside is so proud of the first red bell pepper he’s ever grown that we promised to put it in the paper. Perl plucked the pepper Nov. 21 after it turned a ruby red and weighed it with a postal scale – 6 ounces. It measured nearly 10 inches around. By all accounts, that’s a pretty big pepper.

Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park, 89039 Cape Arago Highway, Charleston. Refreshments and displays in the Garden House. Parking is $5. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

Shield’s Family Christmas Village 6-10 p.m., Old Charleston School, 64065 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. 541-888-3268 Auditions for “Steel Magnolias” 6:30 p.m., Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Six women are needed for the Feb. 21-March 9 production. 541-290-9317 Classic Film Night: Going My Way 7 p.m., Bandon Public Library, 1204 11th St. SW, Bandon. Starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald (1944). Refreshments will be served.

Thefts & Mischief COOS BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT Dec. 4, 3:41 a.m., harassment, 1600 block of Woodland Drive.

Dec. 4, 10:29 a.m., dispute, 1900 block of Lawnridge Loop.

Dec. 4, 2 p.m., harassment, Walmart.

Dec. 4, 4:14 p.m., dispute, 1900 block of Newmark Avenue.

Dec. 4, 4:59 p.m., man arrested for probation violation, 500 block of Anderson Avenue.

Dec. 5, 2:05 a.m., theft, Walmart.

Dec. 5, 8:13 a.m., criminal mischief, 900 block of South Empire Boulevard.

Dec. 5, 9:52 a.m., burglary, 500 block of South 12th Street.

Dec. 5, 9:53 a.m., theft, 500 block of South Fourth Street.

Dec. 5, 10:13 a.m., dispute, 500 block of South Fourth Street.

Dec. 5, 11:16 a.m., theft from vehicle, Walmart.

Dec. 5, 4:15 p.m., threats, 500 block of South Wall Street.

Dec. 5, 9:33 p.m., violation of court order, 1700 block of Thompson Road.

Dec. 5, 11:44 p.m., man arrested on multiple Coos Bay and Coos County warrants, Laclair Street and Newmark Avenue.

Dec. 6, 1:04 p.m., domestic harassment, 300 block of South Eighth Street.

Dec. 6, 1:37 p.m., dispute, 100 block of South Empire Boulevard.

Dec. 6, 1:50 p.m., disorderly conduct, 600 block of West Central Avenue.

Dec. 6, 2:04 p.m., disorderly conduct, 1400 block of North Bayshore Drive.

Dec. 6, 3:51 p.m., criminal trespass, 200 block of East Johnson Avenue.

Dec. 6, 4:41 p.m., woman arrested for second-degree theft, Walmart.

Dec. 6, 8:43 p.m., shoplifter, 1000 block of South First Street.

Dec. 6, 10:03 p.m., harassment, 900 block of South 11th Street.

Dec. 7, 2:36 a.m., fight, 1400 block of North Bayshore Drive.

COOS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Dec. 7, 2:19 a.m., hit-and-run collision, Eighth Street, Lakeside.

Dec. 7, 8:43 a.m., assault, 91000 block of Cape Arago Highway.

Dec. 7, 10:58 a.m., hit-and-run collision, Marlow Creek, Allegany.

Dec. 7, 1:39 p.m., assault, 200 block of East Second Street, Coquille.

Dec. 7, 6:56 p.m., dispute, 63000 block of Grand Road, Coos Bay.

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Dec. 7, 7:54 p.m., dispute, 56000 block of Fishtrap Road, Coquille.

Dec. 7, 9:39 p.m., assault, 63000 block of South Barview Road, Coos Bay. Dec. 7, 10:26 p.m., dispute, 62000 block of Pansy Road.

COQUILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Dec. 5, 9:15 a.m., threats, 1100 block of North Baxter Street.

Dec. 5, 9:43 a.m., harassment, 900 block of East Fifth Street.

Dec. 5, 11:19 p.m., telephonic harassment, 1200 block of Shelley Road.

Dec. 5, 2:38 p.m., threats, 900 block of East Fifth Street.

Dec. 5, 6:32 p.m., disorderly conduct, 1100 block of North Collier Street.

Dec. 5, 7:57 p.m., disorderly conduct, 400 block of East Highway 42.

NORTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT Dec. 4, 10:50 a.m., theft, 2200 block of Broadway Avenue.

Dec. 4, 3:59 p.m., harassment, 2200 block of Inland Drive.

Dec. 4, 6:22 p.m., theft of medication, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue.

Dec. 4, 10:25 p.m., theft of cellphone, 1300 block of Virginia Avenue.

Dec. 5, 1:04 a.m., woman cited in lieu of custody for seconddegree theft, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue.

Nov. 6, 2:31 p.m., unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, 1500 block of Arthur Street.

Nov. 6, 6:48 p.m., man cited in lieu of custody for third-degree theft, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.

Nov. 6, 11:56 p.m., disorderly conduct, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.

Nov. 7, 2:40 a.m., criminal trespass, 2600 block of 11th Street.

UDC Member Shopping Day 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Umpqua Discovery Center, 409 Riverfront Way, Reedsport.

Armchair Film Adventure — “7 Days” in Libya 2 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Refreshments served.

541-269-1101 Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park, 89039 Cape Arago Highway, Charleston. Refreshments and displays in the Garden House. Parking is $5. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

Caroling 6 p.m., Langlois Publc Library, 48234 U.S. Highway 101, Langlois. 541-348-2278 Auditions for “Steel Magnolias” 6:30 p.m., Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Six women are needed for the Feb. 21-March 9 production. 541-290-9317 Shield’s Family Christmas Village 6-10 p.m., Old Charleston School, 64065 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. 541-888-3268

WEDNESDAY Wednesday Business Connection 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., The Mill CasinoHotel Salmon Room East, 2201 Tremont, North Bend. Guest: Pacific Connector Gas/Williams Energy. RSVP at 541-266-0868. No host luncheon.

Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park, 89039 Cape Arago Highway, Charleston. Refreshments and displays in the Garden House. Parking is $5. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

BLM Community Listening Session 5-8 p.m., North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Thoughts on natural resources and forest management issues to be shared. 541-751-4353 “Joyeux Noel” Movie Night 6 p.m., Langlois Publc Library, 48234 U.S. Highway 101, Langlois. 541-348-2278 Parent and Community Conversations with Superintendent Dawn Granger 6-7 p.m., Millicoma Middle School library, 260 Second Ave., Coos Bay. Discuss changes in student assessments. http://cbd9.net/superintendent Shield’s Family Christmas Village 6-10 p.m., Old Charleston School, 64065 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. 541-888-3268

THURSDAY Holiday Bazaar 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Coquille Community Building, 115 N. Birch, Coquille. Vendors wanted. 541-297-0634 “The Eye and The Lens” Opening Reception 2-4 p.m., Art by the Sea Gallery, Continuum Building, 175 Second St., Bandon. Refreshments will be served.

Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park, 89039 Cape Arago Highway, Charleston. Refreshments and displays in the Garden House. Parking is $5. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

City of North Bend Christmas Tree Lighting 5:45 p.m., North Bend Community Building, 2222 Broadway, North Bend. Refreshments will be served. Santa arrives with bikes to be awarded to one girl and one boy. Antique fire truck rides and refreshments.

Celebration of Gardening 6 p.m., Owen Building, 201 N. Adams St., Coquille. Potluck event. Topic: Gardening 2013 — Truths and Tall Tales.” www.CoquilleValleySeedLibrary.org

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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a penalty of $4,800 to Koos Environmental last month, an asbestos abatement contractor out of Coos Bay, for failing to properly wet friable asbestos material during a summer recess asbestos removal project at the high school.

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When material containing asbestos was not wetted, the DEQ says the company risked exposing workers to dangerous asbestos fibers, which can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis.

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Interesting Langlois Series: Cover Oregon presentation 6 p.m., Langlois Publc Library, 48234 U.S. Highway 101, Langlois. 541-348-2278 Shield’s Family Christmas Village 6-10 p.m., Old Charleston School, 64065 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. 541-888-3268 Interdenominational Créche Festival 7 p.m., Coos Bay Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, 3355 Virginia Ave., North Bend. All-church concert event with display of Nativities and refreshments. 541-266-8164 Bay Area Concert Band Yuletide Concert 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2238 Pony Creek Road, North Bend. Directed by Mark Allen with guest conductor Robert Campbell.

FRIDAY Bay Area Chamber of Commerce 21st Economic Outlook Forum 6:4511 a.m., The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont, North Bend. Featured: Economist John Mitchell. Get a picture of our regional economy with Guy Tauer.

Kids HOPE Center Gift Wrapping 9 a.m-9 p.m., Pony Village Mall across from Maurice’s. 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend. Proceeds benefit Child Abuse Intervention Center.

Pool Volleyball for Seniors 10-11:30 a.m., North Bend Public Pool, 2455 Pacific Ave., North Bend. Fee $2. Refreshments served. 541756-4915 Old Town Holiday Marketplace 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Marketplace, 250 First St. SW, Bandon.

Coos Bay Garden Club Christmas Mug Sale 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend. Proceeds support club programs. 541-756-4285 South Oregon Coast Train Show 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Pony Village Mall across from Sears, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend.

Winter Festival Open House 1-6 p.m., Avamere Rehab, 2625 Koos Bay Blvd., Coos Bay. Refreshments, photos with Santa, games, crafts, gingerbread village and silent auction. Coloring contest for kids, page available from the Boys & Girls Club or Avamere.

Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park, 89039 Cape Arago Highway, Charleston. Refreshments and displays in the Garden House. Parking is $5. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

Garden Party: Parallel Encounters Art Opening 5-7 p.m., Coos Art Museum Mabel Hansen Gallery, 235 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Featured: Jon Leach and Holly Werner abstracts.

Playing With Fire Glass Art Opening 5-7 p.m., Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. The Art of the Hawthorne Family Opening 5-7 p.m., Coos Art Museum Uno Richter Atrium Gallery, 235 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Featured: Multigenerational, talented family exhibit.

The Geometric Fantasias of Geroge Espinoza Opening 5-7 p.m., Coos Art Museum Clare Wehrle Community Gallery, 235 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Gingerbread House Contest Dropoff 6-8:30 p.m., McNair Building, 395 Second St. SE, Bandon. Fee, $5 per entry. Prizes will be awarded. 541-347-5560 Shield’s Family Christmas Village 6-10 p.m., Old Charleston School, 64065 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. 541-888-3268 Tingstad and Rumbel Concert 6:30 p.m., Pacific Auditorium, 2260 Longwood Drive, Reedsport. Grammy Award winners Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel will perform. 541-271-4608 14th annual Christmas Handbell Concert 7 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 2741 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Carol-Lons Handbell Choir, Just Jensens Woodwind Quartet and guest Nancy Orbison, bell tree soloist. Refreshments.

Foreign Film — Nora’s Will 7 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Refreshments served. 541-269-1101 Legend of Old Befana 7 p.m., Sawdust Theatre, 114 N. Adams St., Coquille. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for all students. Tickets are available at Bree’s in Coquille or by calling 541-396-4563.

Christmas in the Aire 7:30 p.m., Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon. 541-347-3573

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It’s not about sensitivity How do you run against a woman candidate?

It’s a question I’ve been asked since 1984, when I worked for Geraldine Ferraro.

In those days, it wasn’t uncommon to see men who were running against women making subtle (and not so subtle) appeals to toughness, using national security and crime issues as a way to raise questions about whether their female opponents had what it takes.

Maybe that’s why my favorite ad from 2008 was Hillary Clinton’s red phone ad.

Twenty years ago, that was precisely the kind of ad you’d run against a woman. In the 21st century, it was a very strong and tough woman who ran the ad. Times have changed — at least on the Democratic side.

Not so, it appears, for Republicans, who are getting special “training” so as to be “sensitive” when running against women or seeking their votes.

House Speaker John Boehner, responding to reports that the Republican Party is now giving “sensitivity training” to male candidates, explained this week that Republican men in Congress “aren’t as sensitive as they ought to be” when running against women.

“We’re trying to get them to be a little more sensitive,” Boehner told reporters.

“You look around the Congress, there are a lot more females in the Democratic caucus than there are in the Republican caucus. And some of our members just aren’t as sensitive as they ought to be.”

This is how not to run against women, and how not to win the votes of SUSAN women. Do what ESTRICH Boehner is doing. Insult them by suggesting that Columnist it isn’t policy that matters, but sensitivity.

This is why the Republican Party runs the risk of becoming a party of angry white males at a time when there aren’t enough angry white males to win a majority.

The way to run against women is the same way that you run against men: by focusing on qualifications, experience and policy.

Imagine holding sensitivity training sessions to teach candidates how to run against men. It’s laughable — or worse, insulting. Why should women be different?

What got Republicans into trouble in the 2012 elections was not insensitivity, but stupidity. The two most notorious examples were Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, done in by comments about “legitimate rape;” and Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who said that “even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, it is something that God intended to happen.” Akin lost to a woman; Mourdock, to a man. In both cases, their problems went far beyond sensitivity.

The same is true in addressing women voters. The fact that women are somewhat more likely to support Democrats than Republicans has absolutely nothing to do with sensitivity and everything to do with policy. The gender gap is grounded in issues: the economy (where women tend to earn less), education (where women tend to care more and are more likely to be the primary or sole parent) and health care (ditto).

Sure, there are many women who are progun and anti-choice, but there are even more who support reasonable restrictions on gun sales and who believe that they — not the government — should decide whether and when to have children.

“A little bit more sensitive”— Americans, men and women, are disgusted with Boehner’s Congress for reasons having absolutely nothing to do with sensitivity and everything to do with his failure, and that of his members, to act like grownups, to put people’s needs ahead of partisan gamesmanship, to address problems rather than just rant and rave.

Shutting down the government in protest over Obamacare — after we had an election in which Obamacare was front and center and the Republicans lost — isn’t an issue for sensitivity training. You don’t win votes by patronizing voters, and you don’t run against women candidates by focusing on their gender rather than their positions.

How dumb does Boehner think women are?

Susan Estrich is a lawyer and professor in California.

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Letters to the Editor A Thanksgiving favor warms the heart I wanted to tell everyone why I am thankful.

I really love where I live. Places where I have lived before, this would have never happened.

Here at OCCI we cook turkeys and make gravy for a local church that has a gathering for the less fortunate in our area for Thanksgiving. Seventy of them to be exact.

Seventy turkey carcasses make a lot of waste.

Our dumpster was overflowing from all the excess.

Our normal pickup is not until Friday and it would have been a real mess.

No worries, I called Bob from Les’s Sanitation and explained our problem.

Normally an extra pick-up is $600. They offered to do it for free.

Strange thing to be thankful for but it just made me smile.

Shawn L. Hanlin Executive Director Oregon Coast Culinary Institute

LNG will only do us harm, not good You, you and you, whoever you are, if you really want to do something good for our area, forget LNG. It will not do us any good, and probably do us a lot of harm. It will keep many people out of our area and cause others to move out. Who are you people that think it would be so wonderful? I have not talked to one person who wants LNG here.

We need to stop trying to get something nobody else wants in their towns. We aren’t really a dumping ground for foreign countries to use to make money for themselves. Then again,some of you do think that’s what we are, as long as we get a few, and I am sure short lived, jobs!

Claudia Craig Charleston

Getting right with Mother Earth

trees, see the beauty of the flowers and listen to the wonders of life. For if you walk in the footsteps of a stranger, you will learn things you never knew. For the circle of life never ends. For when you find the right path and become one with Mother Earth, then, and only then, you can paint with all the colors of the wind.

Diana Johnson Powers

Born at night or born last night?

I have no problem responding to letters of Conservatives or Republicans. I am a Liberal, very proud of it, and I will still vote on my person of choice, depending on the candidate in question, and their stand on matters close to my heart.

I did vote for Ronald Reagan the first time; not the second. But I must say, it is so very easy to discern letters that are of a racist nature — or from those who support Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, etc.

Try watching both Fox News and MSNBC, I did. I learned a great deal who was born at night and who was born last night.

Ron Gallagher Reedsport

Can’t walk backwards into the future “Is anybody at the economic wheel?” demanded your editorial about the study by the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT). In 2010 these “planning experts” had been recruited by Sandra Messerle, the third director of SCDC, Coos Bay’s 20th economic development agency. After evoking breathless acclaim, the SDAT report gathered only dust.

Following Mrs. Messerle’s recent unexplained departure, SCDC’s board members, including John Knutson and David Koch of the Port, have been pleading with Coos County, whose own financial prospects are hardly

cheery, to give them $75,000 in order to “refocus” SCDC. They could hardly avoid admitting that in 12 years, SCDC has achieved the same as our other ecodevo agencies: NOTHING. But $75,000 would help pay for a fourth SCDC director, without whom, in Knutson’s words, we won’t get “ ... the economic development that we all need.”

If Knutson had been truthful, he might have quoted Pogo: “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Economic development in Coos Bay has been defined by an inbred clique of self-imagined experts like himself, Koch, Barton, McKeown, Benetti, Williams, etc., who have dominated SCDC, FONSI, B.S. Oregon, etc. — with results either catastrophic or non-existent. The twin reasons were their industrial bias and their closed minds.To keep them closed, all their board meetings were closed, and dissenters thrown out (I speak from experience). This conniving custom goes back to at least 1986 when an outrageous electoral swindle destroyed the people’s right to elect and recall the Port commissioners. That occurred when it became clear that the Port, then Coos Bay’s premier ecodevo agency, had also failed, and at great cost.

Long story short: This bunch ignored SDAT’s report because it contained too many sensible observations. Coos Bay had: “ ... empty and underutilized waterfront areas and lost opportunities.” “ ... thirty years of stagnation ... aging, outdated ... infrastructure.”

“Other than Bandon, the cities in Coos County are behind the curve in developing their downtowns as tourist-worthy destinations.”

To be sure, some of SDAT’s observations were wrong too, including their claim of insufficient “planning.” Our ecodevo gurus did lots of planning, all of it disastrous. For 40 years they planned to resurrect the past — and as a wiser man said, you can’t walk backwards into the future.

Wim de Vriend Coos Bay

When Earth was bombarded with meteorites, the ingredients for life were formed.

But no matter what our faith, scientists cannot figure out how life, as we know it, came to be. We can clearly define it as a miracle.

This is why Mother Earth and the circle of life is so important. We can learn much from Native Americans, for they are one with Mother Earth, and know the importance of the circle of life. All life forms serve a purpose and are connected. The birds, owls, deer, elk, the lion, the wolf crying to the moon, and so much more. Even the creatures of the sea.

Take a walk in the forest, look around and listen. For the simplest things in life are truly the richest. Smell the freshness of the pine

What is the pope really saying?

“The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike.”

It’s safe to say that the above is not the most quoted line from the pope’s most recent and most talked about essay, Evangelii Gaudium, which includes some pointed criticism of late capitalism.

“If we don’t love the poor, and do all we can to improve their lot, we’re going to go to Hell,” Philadelphia’s Archbishop Chaput said in a 2011 interview. In an e-book, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan repeated the line, seeing it as a point of continuity between Pope Benedict XVI and his successor.

According to most church observers, Chaput’s one of the most “conservative” bishops in the country.Generally that means he talks about “The Gospel of Life,” and the necessity of following Catholic teaching in all facets of our lives, including politics. He also offers pastoral guidance on the death penalty and immigration and, yes, poverty.

Meanwhile, the leftist talking

at heads MSNBC have fallen all over themselves to proclaim Francis as one of their own.

And Fox News has even joined the fray, comparing the pope KATHRYN to Obama in an LOPEZ op-ed posted Columnist on the channel’s website.

All this begs the question: Who is Pope Francis? Are our efforts to neatly label him doing both the man and his message a disservice?

Resist the temptation, cautions Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the retired archbishop of Washington, “to fit (Pope Francis) into ideological and ecclesial categories.”

The cardinal, probably considered leftward of some of the earlier bishops named, was speaking at the start of a recent event at Georgetown University,

“The Pope and the Poor.” The forum, presented as a dialogue sponsored by the new Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, was held in the shadow of “The Gospel of Joy,” a long papal intrachurch document that echoed many themes we’ve heard in the early papacy of Pope Francis.

It’s about “loving attentiveness,” and talks of our obligations to life and marriage and even religious freedom. But you wouldn’t know that from the headlines, which are all about Obamacare, lawsuits and partisan jockeying.

This evasion of the pope’s true message is a reminder of how important communication is, and how challenging it can be in the age of Twitter and our limited attention spans. But the effort to get beyond all that is one we need to make.

Francis is reminding us of our Christian obligation to physically perform works of mercy. This is what pastors do, and what every parishioner should do, as well.

There’s a book by a bevy of

Dominican priests, one now an archbishop in the upper realms of the Vatican. It’s called “The Love That Never Ends,” and it contends that “to share in the unending love of the triune God is the destiny of every human person in Christ.”

This is the pope’s message.

It’s not a political agenda — it’s an evangelical one. If you have actual hope — that there is endless mercy and justice for those who seek it, that there is a redeeming love available for all, that your neighbor truly is your brother — there’s got to be a joy about you, one you’re going to want to share in service, fellowship and charity.

That’s not condemning you to hell for having strong opinions about the priorities of the federal budget, but reminding us all of the meaning of words and lives.

And if you believe it — that the human person is a beloved treasure of the Creator — it is the perfect gift to bring joy to the world.

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State and Nation Husband’s video gaming leaves wife on sidelines DEAR ABBY: I was laid off from work, but my husband, “Keith,” works full-time in a factory. We live with his parents. By the time Keith gets home from work and gets cleaned up, it’s time to eat dinner. Immediately afterward, we always follow the same routine: We go in our bedroom and he goes on the computer to play video games, while I sit and watch TV and play on my phone.

We love each other and rarely disagree about things, but this isn’t fun for DEAR me. I have told Keith I feel ignored and I’d love to do something WITH him.

He s a y s because our town is smallish, JEANNE there’s not a PHILLIPS lot to do that doesn’t cost money.

Keith is into the video games, so much so that when we first met, he’d sit in his bedroom and play for hours on end. We’re planning a vacation in the next month or so, so it’s not like we do nothing at all. But I don’t know how to improve our situation. — CALLING FOR HELP IN KOKOMO, IND. DEAR CALLING FOR H EL P : After a hard day’s work, your husband may just want to sit down and relax.

But that doesn’t mean you couldn’t schedule some activity together on a weekend — hiking, skating, kayaking, going to an art show or seeing what’s scheduled at the convention center. You could also make a date with other young married couples, or occasionally schedule a girls’ night out with some of your female friends.

I agree that it’s important for you and your husband not to get into a rut. That’s why you need to budget so you CAN get out and have some fun together a few times a month.

DEAR ABBY: Several years ago I met “Holly,” the love of my life. We married and had a child. Soon after our son’s birth, I found out Holly had a boyfriend on the side. Our divorce was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. Because of her instability, I was granted custody of our son.

Since the divorce I have developed an attraction to men. Is this normal after a nasty divorce? I never thought of myself as gay or bi until about a year afterward. I know that I never again want to experience the pain I went through.

I have been celibate now for almost four years, and I’m trying my best to set a good example for my son. I miss having someone to hold and share life with, but in the area where I live, having a gay relationship would cause me to lose my son. Any advice you can offer would be appreciated. — IS THIS NORMAL? IN ARIZONA D E A R N O R M A L : It is important that you determine exactly who you are, whether it is a walkingwounded heterosexual, bisexual or homosexual. A licensed psychotherapist can help you with this, and do it in confidence.

Regardless of your sexual orientation, you should realize that when breakups happen between couples — and that includes male/male, female/female and heterosexual — there is usually heartbreak involved.

However, without risk there can be no reward, and celibacy is not the answer. If it turns out that you are, indeed, gay, then you should consider relocating to a more gay-friendly area.

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Rebecca Huffman yells as Brian Briggs grabs her foot while they ride toboggans down the bridge leading into Bryant park Saturday in Albany.

Deputy treated his own wound in shooting

Obama to attend Mandela memorial WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama headed to South Africa on Monday to attend a national memorial service for antiapartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

Obama and his wife, Michelle, boarded Air Force One under cold, rainy skies Monday morning for the long flight. The occasion presented an opportunity for a rare get-together of American presidents.

Former President George W. Bush was already on board the plane, along with former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton.

Former President Bill Clinton was traveling separately from Rio de Janeiro, where he was attending a Clinton Global Initiative event.

And former President Jimmy Carter also planned to join the group in Johannesburg.

George H.W. Bush is the only living president who will not attend. His spokesman said the 89year-old no longer is able to travel long distances.

The American leaders will join dozens of other dignitaries and tens of thousands of mourners at the memorial service at a Johannesburg stadium. Mandela will be buried Dec. 15, following a state funeral in his hometown of Qunu.

Obama has called Mandela a personal hero, and his own political rise has drawn inevitable comparisons to the former South African leader.

cer also fired at the man, whose name was not released and who’s expected to survive gunshot wounds.

An outside agency — the Salem Police Department — is investigating the incident that stretched across an entire workday on a freezing day in the Willamette Valley.

It started at 9 a.m., when Silverton police began pursuing a stolen vehicle. The chase continued outside city limits as the driver traveled south into a rural portion of Marion County. Silverton police asked the sheriff’s office for help but lost track of the vehicle before deputies arrived.

Deputies found the vehicle abandoned in a field and were told by witnesses that a man with multiple guns had been seen on foot, sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Baldridge said.

Deputies spent hours searching for the man. Buchholz eventually found him, tried to arrest him and was shot, Baldridge said.

Officers from multiple agencies rushed to the farm around 4 p.m., and the gunman was taken into custody after being wounded by additional gunfire.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Salem police said at least two law enforcement officers fired at the suspect — Buchholz plodding storm that dumped and Officer Jason Bricker of the Silverton heavy snow on the unsuspecting Mid-Atlantic region Police Department. made roads slippery in the Northeast for Monday’s commute while travel disruptions continued to ripple across the country days after the same system first began wreaking havoc in the skies.

The seemingly never-ending storm that coated parts of spokeswoman was not imme- neys and business executives. Texas in ice struck with He has nearly $140,000 in unexpected force on the East diately returned Sunday.

By the end of October, the bank, according to cam- Coast, blanketing some spots Kitzhaber’s campaign had paign finance disclosures to in a foot of snow, grinding highways to a halt and causalready reported contribu- the state of Oregon. ing scattered school closures Kitzhaber narrowly beat tions of nearly $232,000 in or delays. The federal gov2013. He matched the Republican Chris Dudley in ernment was allowing amount he raised in all of 2010, beginning an unprece- workers to arrive up to two dented third term after eight hours later than normal or 2012 by this Oct. 30.

Nike and Comcast have years out of office. He’s take unscheduled leave as each contributed $10,000 to widely expected to face a freezing rain continued. the Democrat’s campaign. much easier race if he Travel problems could He’s received 12 other contri- decides to run again. With a linger into Monday afternoon, butions of at least $5,000, tea-party fueled wave of with freezing rain and icy conincluding from Portland support for the GOP, 2010 ditions sticking around as General Electric employees, was one of the toughest years wintry weather stretched from Missouri to Maine.

PacifiCorp and several attor- in memory for Democrats.

PORTLAND (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy shot by a suspect at a Christmas tree farm in Marion County treated his own wound before help arrived, authorities said Saturday.

Deputy Jim Buchholz, a nine-year veteran, took cover and used a medical kit as other officers responded. He was then taken by a LifeFlight helicopter to a Portland hospital, where he was in fair condition. Investigators declined to say if the deputy was struck by more than one bullet or what part of his body was hit.

“I’m very proud of Deputy Buchholz’s actions in this very dangerous situation,” Sheriff Jason Myers Jim Buchholz Deputy said. “Deputy Buchholz demonstrated quick thinking and heroic actions, which saved his life and the lives of other responding law enforcement officers.”

The gunfire erupted Friday afternoon during the search for a man who had been driving a stolen vehicle. After a police chase, he eluded authorities for hours and then exchanged shots with Buchholz after the deputy found him. Another responding offi-

Snow storm on East Coast creates dicey travel, flight delays

Kitzhaber to announce 2014 campaign plans PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber appears ready to announce he will run for a fourth term.

In a news release sent Sunday from “John Kitzhaber for Governor 2014,” he said he would be holding a news conference in Portland on Monday morning to talk about his plans for the coming year.

The announcement says he will also speak on his progress in the areas of economic development, education and health care.

A call to a campaign

Each was his nation’s first black president and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize — though those close to the U.S. leader say he is aware of the vast differences in the politicians’ experiences.

Mandela was hospitalized during Obama’s visit, preventing a meeting between the two men. Obama did, however, meet with several members of Mandela’s family and made an emotional visit to Robben Island, standing with his wife and two daughters in the tiny cell where the South African leader spent 18 of his 27 years in prison.

Obama and Mandela met in person only once, a hastily arranged 2005 meeting in a Washington hotel room when Obama was a U.S. senator. A photo of the meeting hangs in Obama’s personal office at the White House, showing a smiling Mandela sitting on a chair, his legs outstretched, as the young senator reaches down to shake his hand. A copy of the photo also hangs in Mandela’s office in Johannesburg.

The two men did speak occasionally by telephone, including after the 2008 election, when Mandela called Obama to congratulate him on his victory. The U.S. president called Mandela in 2010 after the South African leader’s young granddaughter was killed in a car accident. Obama also wrote the introduction to Mandela’s memoir, “Conversations with Myself.”

The storm canceled more than 3,200 flights Sunday and delayed thousands more, according to estimates from the website Flightaware.com. More than 1,300 flights Monday were already canceled, the greatest share from Dallas/Fort Inter-national Worth Airport, which was still reeling from the effects of the ice storm that brought North Texas to a standstill. About 650 people were stranded there Sunday night, down from Saturday night when about 2,000 travelers were stranded, a spokesman said.

Heavy snow in the Philadelphia area led to a number of accidents, including a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike that spawned fender-benders involving 50 cars, stranding some motorists for up to seven hours. More than two dozen vehicles were involved in another series of crashes on nearby Interstate 78.

Oregon lottery chief says new job was a surprise PORTLAND (AP) — The new head of the Oregon lottery says he wanted the governor to appoint him to the state Court of Appeals, not give him a job with the lottery.

Roberts, a lawyer and former state labor commissioner, thinks he can help improve the lottery but says he wasn’t hired to shake up the agency or the way it makes money for the state.

deputy was struck by a vehicle while he was putting out flares to help a stranded driver on the Fremont Bridge onramp to southbound Interstate 5 in Portland.

Injuries from the Sunday accident are described as non-life-threatening.

Police say the driver cooperated with investigators and did not appear to be under the influence of alcohol.

Power outage in downtown Portland

Friendly UO snowball fight turns ugly

PORTLAND (AP) — Portland General Electric hopes to restore service Monday to an area of downtown Portland that was darkened Sunday by a failure in underground cables.

The outage shut down several government buildings, including the Multnomah County Courthouse, Portland City Hall and the Portland Building.

The Oregonian reports city employees have been told not to report to work until power is restored.

The outage also affects traffic lights.

Multnomah deputy putting out flares hit PORTLAND (AP) — Police say a Multnomah County

EUGENE (AP) — Oregon

STATE D I G E S T football coach Mark Helfrich says players who took part in a snowball fight on Friday on campus will be disciplined.

The Register-Guard reports video of the incident shows players and other students pelting cars with snowballs in front of the Erb Memorial Union.

Dean of Students Paul Shang says police are looking

into the incident for possible criminal offenses such as disorderly conduct or harassment.

Missing Oregon City girl found safe PORTLAND (AP) — A SWAT team found a 13-yearold Oregon girl who ran away from home this week with a 40-year-old man, the

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That is significant. But they need to squirrel away those savings. If the worst happens, they don’t want to feel compelled to use a credit card to cover the deductible.

Drive a safer car. Larger and heavier cars tend to be safer and therefore less expensive to insure. And don’t drive a thief’s favorite model.

(The Ford F-250 pickup is the new favorite vehicle target of thieves, by the way). You can discover which cars are more likely to be totaled or stolen by calling the Highway Loss Data Institute, 703 247-1600, or searching online at iihs.org.

Drop unnecessary covera g e. Examine your policy carefully for coverage you can reasonably reduce or eliminate. The most promising area may be your collision and comprehensive coverage. The general rule is to drop collision coverage when its annual premium exceeds 10 percent of the car’s market value. Most public libraries have the National Automobile Dealers Association price book of market values. Or visit Edmund’s Automotive Buyer’s Guide, edmunds.com, or Kelley Blue Books, kbb.com, to discover values online.

Rack up discounts. Mark Green, author of The Consumer Bible, estimates Americans are paying $300 million more in auto insurance premiums than necessary per year, simply because they are not getting credits for which they qualify. For example, if you insure all your cars and your home with the same company, you will likely qualify for a significant discount.

Safety equipment like antilock brakes, advanced air bags, daytime running lights, rearview cameras and security systems will reduce your exposure and your premium.

Non-smokers, good students and safe drivers also qualify for discounts. Cindy M. walked away from a phone call to her company with a nice reduction of $204 all because she asked them to run down the list of discounts to see if she qualified.

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Nation and World Invasive cockroach found in NYC can withstand the cold

WORLD D I G E S T South African police prepare for mourners JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of South African police officers will be on hand at a ceremony honoring Nelson Mandela in a Soweto soccer stadium, and authorities will block access to the site if crowds become too large, officials said Monday.

Mourners including dozens of heads of state are expected to flock to the 95,000-capacity stadium for Tuesday’s memorial for the anti-apartheid icon.

BY FRANK ELTMAN The Associated Press

The Associated Press America’s new rich may Union activists try to give food to riot police officers preparing to block the Independence Pro-European foil income equality

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just the wealthiest 1 percent.

Fully 20 percent of U.S. adults become rich for parts of their lives, wielding outsize influence on America’s economy and politics. This little-known group may pose the biggest barrier to reducing the nation’s income inequality.

The growing numbers of the U.S. poor have been well documented, but survey data provided to The Associated Press detail the flip side of the record income gap — the rise of the “new rich.”

Made up largely of older professionals, working married couples and more educated singles, the new rich are those with household income of $250,000 or more at some point during their working lives. That puts them, if sometimes temporarily, in the top 2 percent of earners.

Even outside periods of unusual wealth, members of this group generally hover in the $100,000-plus income range, keeping them in the top 20 percent of earners.

Congress ready to renew plastic gun curb WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate vote to renew an expiring ban on plastic firearms capable of evading metal detectors and X-ray machines is shaping up as a bittersweet moment for gun control supporters, days before the anniversary of the deadly mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Monday’s vote to extend the prohibition on plastic guns for another decade responds to a growing threat from steadily improving 3-D printers that can produce such weapons. But gun control advocates seem sure to lose an effort to impose additional, tougher restrictions on plastic firearms — a harsh reminder of their failure to enact any new federal gun curbs in the year since 20 first-graders and six educators were murdered in Newtown, Conn.

N. Korea purges Kim Jong Un’s uncle SEOUL,South Korea (AP) — North Korea announced Monday it had sacked leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle,long considered the country’s No. 2 power, saying corruption, drug use, gambling, womanizing and generally leading a “dissolute and depraved life” had caused Pyongyang’s highestprofile fall from grace since Kim took power two years ago.

Hagel warns Pakistan leaders over protests RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Pakistani leaders Monday that if they don’t resolve protests stalling some military shipments across the border with Afghanistan, it could be difficult to maintain political support in Washington for an aid program that has sent billions of dollars to Islamabad, defense officials said.

In response, the officials said, Hagel received assurances from the Pakistanis that they would take “immediate action” to resolve the shipment problem. The officials did not provide details on how that might be done.

Just last week, antiAmerican protests along one of the primary border crossing routes in Pakistan prompted the U.S. to stop the shipments from Torkham Gate through Karachi last week, due to worries about the safety of the truckers. The protests center on the CIA’s drone program that has targeted and killed many terrorists, but has caused civilian casualties.

Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Monday. The policemen, wearing helmets and holding shields, formed a chain across Kiev’s main street outside the city building. Organizers called on protesters to vacate the city hall and the other building which the opposition had used as its headquarters.

Riot police encircle protest camps, storm office in Kiev KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A top Ukrainian opposition party says heavily armed riot police have stormed its office in downtown Kiev. The move comes as the Ukrainian capital has been crippled by massive anti-government protests.

Ostap Semerak told The Associated Press that troops broke into the Fatherland Party’s offices on Monday evening. He said some troops were walking along its corridors while others were climbing in through the win-

dows. He called the situation “insane.”

The action came after Kiev was flooded with hundreds of riot police in full gear.

Some police surrounded opposition tents erected outside government buildings and began dismantling the barricades blocking people from city offices.

President Viktor Yanukovych has faced three weeks of protests after his decision to freeze ties with the European Union and align himself with Russia.

Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls for early elections BANGKOK (AP) — Desperate to defuse Thailand’s deepening political crisis, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Monday and called for early elections. But the moves did nothing to stem a growing tide of more

than 150,000 protesters vowing to overthrow her in one of the nation’s largest demonstrations in years.

Analysts said the steps came too late and are unlikely to satisfy opponents who want to rid Thailand of her powerful family’s influence.

The protesters are pushing for

a non-elected “people’s council” to replace her democratically elected government.

In a speech late Monday, protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban lashed out against Yingluck, calling her administration “corrupt” and “illegitimate” as crowds of supporters cheered.

NEW YORK — The High Line, a park that turned a dilapidated stretch of elevated railway on Manhattan’s West Side into one of New York’s newest tourist attractions, may have brought a The Associated Press different kind of visitor: a cockroach that can with- The male Periplaneta japonica is stand harsh winter cold and shown in this 2013 photo provided never seen before in the U.S. by the University of Florida.

Rutgers University insect biologists Jessica Ware and Dominic Evangelista said the spotted in New York in 2012, species Periplaneta japonica by an exterminator working is well documented in Asia on the High Line. but was never confirmed in The scientists suspect the the United States until now. little critter was likely a The scientists, whose find- stowaway in the soil of ornaings were published in the mental plants used to adorn Journal of Economic the park. “Many nurseries in Entomology, say it is too the United States have some soon to predict the impact native plants and some but that there is probably lit- imported plants,” Ware said. tle cause for concern.

“It’s not a far stretch to pic“Because this species is ture that that is the source.” very similar to cockroach Periplaneta japonica has species that already exist in special powers not seen in the urban environment,” the local roach population: It Evangelista said, “they likely can survive outdoors in the will compete with each other freezing cold. for space and for food.”

“There has been some That competition, Ware confirmation that it does said, will likely keep the popu- very well in cold climates, so lation low,“because more time it is very conceivable that it and energy spent competing could live outdoors during means less time and energy to winter in New York,” Ware devote to reproduction.” said. “I could imagine japonMichael Scharf, a profes- ica being outside and walking sor of urban entomology at around, though I don’t know Purdue University, said the how well it would do in dirty discovery is something to New York snow.” monitor.

The likelihood that the “To be truly invasive, a new species will mate with species has to move in and the locals to create a hybrid take over and out-compete a super-roach is slim. native species,” he said.

“The male and female “There’s no evidence of that, genitalia fit together like a but that doesn’t mean we lock and key, and that differs shouldn’t be concerned by species,” Evangelista says.

“So we assume that one about it.”

The newcomer was first won’t fit the other.”

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Maclean said.

Sienna Mahaffy, a student, said she looked forward to the new playground, especially the spiral slide.

“It’s going to be like a regular park,” said Mahaffy.

There isn’t a park very close, said Maclean. Nearby residents had to either use Mingus or Boynton parks.

This will be open during off hours and weekends for anyone, she said.

Dennis Bleser, owner of Bleser Construction, offered his expertise to the volunteers at a discounted rate of $2,600, he said. He normally

By Alysha Beck, The World charges between $7,500 and Mahaffy helps daughter Kaia, 4, do a pull-up on the newly conKelly $8,000 with his crew.

Bleser, a general contrac- structed bars in the Christ Lutheran Church and School playground on tor from Grants Pass, began Saturday. helping folks build playgrounds 18 years ago, when second grade teacher who big motor skills.”

Reporter Emily Thornton he first volunteered to build helped build the playground, one. Since then, he’s traveled was excited the kids would be can be reached at 541-269able to expend some energy.

1222, ext. 249 or at the country doing it.

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Bay. She attended Lane Community College on a track scholarship. She earned her associate’s in general studies and proceeded to the Oregon Institute of Technology. She was forced to be a freshman again as she lacked science and math classes.

It was frustrating to be held back, she said. She also was tired of being a poor college student.

“I wanted an income,” she said. “I thought I could finish college in the Air Force.”

Little did she know, it would change her career choice.

She enlisted in the Air Force and spent the next eight years doing public health for the military. She lived in San Antonio, Texas, and Mountain Home, Idaho, for the first six years. She also spent two at Travis Air

As a result, Cover Oregon’s budget experts are now predicting a smaller pool of applicants with a higher average age. They lowered their most pessimistic enrollment projections for 2014 by 18 percent to 105,500.

The agency will earn an average of $9.38 per member per month next year, all of which will go to a reserve fund to help cover future

shortfalls or pay for large expenses such as technology upgrades. Officials now project that they’ll only be able to save up enough cash for 3.9 months of expenses.

To break even in 2015, officials estimate the fee would have to rise to somewhere between $15.50 and $21.67, depending on how many people are expected to enroll at the time the rate is established. To mitigate the cost increase, the exchange could cut costs, tap the reserve or seek outside funding from the state or federal

governments.

Meanwhile, software glitches have contributed to h i g h e r - t h a n - e x p e c te d spending on technology. For the quarter ending Sept. 30, Cover Oregon’s information technology costs were $25 million over budget. Officials say they’ll make up for it by spending less in 2014.

State lawmakers voted to create an insurance exchange after Cover Oregon Executive Director Rocky King, who went on medical leave last week, pledged that it would break even in 2015.

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She earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology at Boise State University, but decided to switch her major.

“They told me it (anthropology) wouldn’t be enough money.”

She earned her master’s in public health from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She got her doctorate from Walden University, also in public health, with an emphasis in epidemiology.

“I enjoyed it and was good at it,” she said.

If going to school and the military wasn’t enough, she became a wife and mother.

In 2001, she had her only child, Zach Sakata, with her husband at the time.

Her commitment to the military ended in 2006 and she wanted to expand her experience. A job in Boise as director of the public health department was her next adventure.

That’s when she met him.

“He was the cute produce guy at Fred Meyer,” she said of her current husband, Rick Zogg.

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She didn’t talk to him until he messaged her on Match.com.

“He told me he knew who I was.”

The two had been checking out the other from afar and messaging on the Internet for at least a month before they met in-person.

“When we met, it was like we already knew each other,” she said.

The two wed in 2012 and lived in Idaho, but they wanted to move.

“We had been looking for an opportunity in the northwest. It’s my hometown.

Most of my family is here. My husband has relatives here.

We traveled here for holidays once or twice a year.”

She thinks they’ll stay for awhile.

“We’re pretty happy. My husband’s happy with his job and we’re both outdoor people. I could see us staying here for a long time.”

Reporter Emily Thornton can be reached at 541-2691222, ext. 249 or at emily.thornton@theworldlink.com or on Twitter: @EmilyK_Thornton.

Detroit ruling opens threat to NY worker pensions ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy court’s decision in Detroit last week putting that city’s constitutionally protected public pension on the table for cuts cracks the door open for pension reductions in New York.

The concern among unions is that the assurance that New York’s public workers have operated under since 1938 — that pensions “shall not be diminished or impaired” — could now be threatened by local governments fighting off insolvency.

“It’s a turning point. ... What has been sacred — pensions — are not sacred anymore,” said Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who has been a leader in seeking action to save New York’s distressed munici-

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palities from insolvency. That has so far been avoided through higher taxes and layoffs and reducing services.

The Detroit decision could give struggling municipalities leverage in negotiating other concessions to avoid bankruptcy court.

Miner said Albany — where politicians’ campaigns benefit greatly from organized labor’s money, volunteers and votes — will also have to take notice. She and some other local leaders have long sought far more action from Albany, including relief from unfunded, state-mandated programs.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has determined at least 23 cities, counties and towns are significantly or moderately stressed.

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SWOCC women sweep weekend THE WORLD The Southwestern Oregon Community College women’s basketball team completed a perfect weekend at the CR Classic in Eureka, Calif., by beating host College of the Redwoods 71-56 on Sunday.

The Lakers led by one at halftime and trailed early in the second.

“We got a couple of runs of 10plus points and pulled away,” said Laker coach Mike Herbert.

Kyla Siri had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers. Yvonne Daniels scored 16 points and Aminata Cole had another strong game with 13 points and 12 rebounds.

“We caused some turnovers that turned into easy baskets for us,” Herbert said.

The Lakers also had a pleasant surprise from freshman Kaylee Torres, who filled in for injured Jazmin Bembry.

“Kaylee Torres had a great weekend running the point for us,” Herbert said. “She kept us going at point guard.”

On Saturday, the Lakers beat Merritt College 83-71.

Cole had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Siri had 20 points and seven rebounds. Callie Franz added 15 points.

Franz provided a nice boost.

“She did not miss a shot,” Herbert said.

As a team, the squad played well.

“We played a good game after we got going,” Herbert said. “We shared the ball pretty well.”

SWOCC is back in California for a tournament at Santa Rosa this weekend.

MEN The Laker men fell to College of the Redwoods 94-90 in their final game at the Coach Tregs Classic in Eureka, Calif.

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Philadelphia’s Chris Polk runs with the ball during the second half against Detroit on Sunday. The Eagles beat the Lions 34-20 in the snow.

Winter weather leads to wild games THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Brutally bad weather or bitter cold meant good vibes for lots of NFL players.

The conditions in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh and Denver didn’t set back the Eagles, Ravens, Chiefs, Dolphins and Broncos on Sunday.

Most notable were the performances by Eagles star running back LeSean McCoy and Lions kick returner Jeremy Ross in blizzard-like conditions in Philly. McCoy ran for a franchisebest 217 yards, including touchdowns of 57 and 40 yards in a 34-20 victory over Detroit. The Eagles overcame two TD returns by Ross.

“I’ve actually played all of my football in Pennsylvania,” said McCoy, who hails from Harrisburg and went to Pitt. “And this is the worst game that I’ve ever played in weatherwise. It’s my best game, too.”

Also surviving the elements were the defending champion Ravens, 29-26 over Minnesota, which lost 2012 MVP Adrian Peterson to a foot/ankle injury; Kansas City with a 45-10 rout at Washington; Miami in a

34-28 victory at Pittsburgh; and Denver, where Matt Prater broke the NFL record with a 64yard field goal in a 51-28 romp past Tennessee that earned the Broncos a playoff berth.

Eagles 34, Lions 20: At Philadelphia, Ross returned a punt 58 yards for a score and ran a kickoff 98 yards at the Linc. But McCoy sprinted 57 yards up the middle for a tying TD, and Nick Foles connected with Riley Cooper on the 2point conversion. Foles sneaked in from the 1 and Chris Polk had a 38-yard touchdown run to cap a 28-point fourth quarter for the Eagles (8-5).

“To be honest, it was definitely tough,” McCoy said. “You just didn’t have the normal footing and traction that you get when stopping and cutting. Sometimes I couldn’t really plant. I can usually plant on a dime.

“But it all worked out.”

The Eagles won their fifth straight game and took over sole possession of first place. Dallas can make it a tie for the top spot with a victory at Chicago on Monday night.

Snow began falling two hours before kickoff and intensified after the game started. Workers used shovels and hand-held blowers to clear off

yard lines. Conditions were so poor neither team tried a field goal, and there were 2-point conversion attempts after seven of the eight TDs. The Lions (7-6) have a half-game lead over the Bears in the NFC North.

Ravens 29, Vikings 26: At Baltimore, Joe Flacco threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to rookie Marlon Brown with 4 seconds left. Brown’s catch concluded a five-play, 80-yard drive that took only 41 seconds.

It came after Matt Cassel threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson with 45 seconds remaining. Just before that, Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones took a kickoff 77 yards for a score, which followed a 41-yard touchdown run by Toby Gerhart, who had replaced Peterson for Minnesota (3-9-1).

The zaniness began when Flacco threw a 1yard, fourth-down pass to Dennis Pitta with 2:05 go to for a 15-12 Ravens lead.

Baltimore (7-6) has its first three-game winning streak of the season and the inside track for the second AFC wild card.

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Florida State will meet Auburn for BCS crown

BY RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press

As college football prepares for the final Bowl Championship Series, featuring a Florida StateAuburn championship game, it’s easy to see why the coming fourteam playoff won’t solve all the postseason problems.

Heck, we might just miss the BCS. Maybe?

It sort of worked out this season. Top-ranked Florida State (130) was the only team to get through the regular season unbeaten, and the Seminoles did it in dominating fashion. Auburn (12-1) won the Southeastern

Conference, and among the teams with imperfect records the Tigers’ resume is best.

“We all complain about the BCS, but isn’t it funny how often they get it right,” Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said.

The pairings became official Sunday night when the final BCS standings came out. There was no question about 1 and 2. It’ll be the ‘Noles and Tigers at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 6 for the national championship.

In the other marquee bowls: ■ Alabama will play Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.

■ Clemson will play Ohio State in the Orange Bowl.

■ Michigan State will play Stanford in the Rose Bowl.

■ Baylor will play UCF in the Fiesta Bowl.

Of course, Big 12 champion Baylor (11-1) and Big Ten champion Michigan State (12-1) might argue with that top two. But over 16 seasons college football fans have built up what can be called BCS acceptance, learning to live with the fact that there is only room for two.

Fans of particularly aggrieved teams (2000 Miami, 2004 Auburn, 2008 Texas, just to name a few) still burn over the slights. Generally, though, by the time the championship game kicked off, most

everybody was on board. And only eight times before the BCS did No. 1 play No. 2 in a bowl game.

“It’s been a remarkable seismic change for this sport,” executive director Bill Hancock said. “That was unthinkable before the BCS.” Now think about this season playing out under next season’s format. In the new world order known as the College Football Playoff, a selection committee will pick four teams to play in national semifinals. The winners play for the championship.

So how would a panel that includes Tom Osborne, Archie Manning and Condoleezza Rice sort out this season’s top four?

Florida State and Auburn, of course. And ... Baylor and Michigan State? But what about Pac-12 champion Stanford (11-2)?

Sure the Cardinal have two losses, but as Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said Saturday at the end of a week in which he and the rest of the SEC practically begged voters to overlook the number in the loss column and focus on quality of opposition: “I have nine words.

Strength of schedule. Strength of schedule. Strength of schedule.”

Among this season’s best teams, Stanford played the toughest schedule.

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Beavers, Ducks learn their bowl destinations Oregon State is headed to Hawaii to face Boise State

Passed over by BCS, Oregon gets Texas in the Alamo Bowl

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HONOLULU (AP) — Boise State will play Oregon State in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve at Aloha Stadium.

Boise State went 8-4 this season under coach Chris Petersen, who was hired last week as head coach of Washington. Assistant head coach Bob Gregory, who has been with the Broncos for five seasons, was named interim coach for the bowl game.

“The change has been a little dramatic at times,” Gregory said Sunday. “But our kids are great.

We’ve had two really good, positive practices. Our kids are resilient.”

The Broncos are making their 12th straight bowl appearance, the seventh longest active streak in the nation. It is the team’s second trip to the Hawaii Bowl: In 2007, the Broncos fell 41-38 to East Carolina in Honolulu.

The Beavers went 6-6 but dropped their final five games.

There were questions about whether the team would receive a bowl bid, because the Pac-12 had nine bowl-eligible teams with only seven bowl agreements.

“I am thrilled that our football

Ducks, Longhorns last met in the Holiday Bowl in 2000 ■

The Associated Press

An Oregon State fan cheers during a Nov. 23 game against Washington in Corvallis.

The Beavers will face Boise State in Hawaii. team has an opportunity to play another game at an exciting destination against an outstanding opponent in Boise State,” coach Mike Riley said in a statement.

It will be the team’s eighth bowl appearance under Riley, who is 5-2 in the postseason.

The two teams have met seven previous times, with Oregon State leading the series 4-3, but this is their first postseason game. The Broncos won the last meeting, 3724,in Boise in 2010.The Broncos will visit Corvallis in the 2016 season.

Coincidentally, the men’s basketball teams from both schools

will be in Hawaii for the Diamond Head Classic at the University of Hawaii from Dec. 22-25.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for the Oregon State football program to represent the Pac12 Conference at a region this University has strong ties to,” athletic director Bob De Carolis said.

“The State of Hawaii has a strong presence on the OSU campus and this presents another opportunity to strengthen that relationship.”

Boise State urged fans unable to go to the game to purchase tickets for military personnel stationed in Hawaii.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — While No. 10 Oregon didn’t land an atlarge BCS bid, it did earn a date against Texas in one of the more intriguing matchups of the upcoming bowl season.

The Ducks will square off against the Longhorns in their first Alamo Bowl on Dec. 30.

Oregon (10-2) won its first eight games and was in the national title discussion before losing at Stanford on Nov. 7. The Ducks also got blown out at Arizona before rallying to beat rival Oregon State 36-35.

“We had a tough kind of fourgame stretch there at the end of the season. Kind of stubbed our toe a little bit. But we’ll be hungry to get back out there,” Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said.

Texas (8-4) will play in San Antonio for the second straight year, having beaten Oregon State 31-27 a year ago.

The Longhorns had a chance to win the Big 12 title and play in a

BCS bowl game, but the Longhorns lost to Baylor 30-10 Saturday in the regular season finale.

Texas opened league play with six straight wins before losing two of its last three.

“We didn’t finish the way we wanted to, but we’re going to go back to work and get after these guys. Because these guys are like Baylor. They can score fast,” Texas coach Mack Brown said.

Oregon and Texas have played each other six times, including in the 2000 Holiday Bowl when the Ducks beat the Longhorns 35-30.

Texas is 2-0 in the Alamo Bowl, having also beaten Iowa in 2006, and will likely have a decided homefield advantage.

But the Ducks will be the thirdhighest ranked team to play in the Alamo Bowl — and they’re coming off back-to-back BCS bowl victories.

“We’ve got some work to do to win over that crowd,” Helfrich said. “San Antonio is obviously a great place to be any time of year, and our guys will be very excited to take on an iconic program, an iconic coach in coach Brown.”

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Sports Mavericks beat Blazers at buzzer

Bryant returns in loss THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant had nine points and eight rebounds in his season debut for the Lakers, but Amir Johnson scored a career-high 32 points in the trade-depleted Toronto Raptors’ 106-94 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Bryant began his 18th NBA season by going 2-for-9 with four assists and eight turnovers in 28 minutes. The fourth-leading scorer in NBA history hadn’t played since tearing his Achilles tendon in April, undergoing several months of rehabilitation to return for Los Angeles’ 20th game of the new season.

But the Lakers never led, and Toronto improbably snapped its five-game losing streak despite playing without forward Rudy Gay, who is expected to be traded to Sacramento on Monday as the centerpiece of an apparent seven-player deal.

The Raptors will receive Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Chuck Hayes. The Kings also will acquire Aaron Gray and Quincy Acy, said a person, familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade is still pending NBA approval. The deal is expected to be official today after players pass physicals.

Kyle Lowry had 23 points and eight assists, and DeMar DeRozan added 10 of his 26 points in the final 4:35 of the Raptors’ first road win over the Lakers in 11 tries since Dec. 28, 2001.

Nick Young scored 19 points for the Lakers, who

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Los Angeles guard Kobe Bryant is defended by Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan during Sunday’s game, Bryant’s first of the season. went 10-9 without Bryant this season, forging a winning record without the fivetime NBA champion and with little help from fellow injured MVP Steve Nash.

With waves of cheers washing over him from opening warm-ups, Bryant acknowledged a bit of a struggle to keep his composure when he finally stepped back onto the same hardwood where he got hurt April 12. Although Bryant is proud of his perseverance through months of rehabilitation, he’s more grateful to be back in competition — even when it doesn’t turn out well.

“I think the last time I had eight months off, I was still in the womb,” he said. “It felt good to get out there.

“My rhythm is completely out of sync. But this is a start, and I guess a start is good. ...

I don’t feel normal at all. I couldn’t wait to start watching the film and criticizing every little thing.”

Celtics 114, Knicks 73: Jordan Crawford scored 23 points and Boston had the most-lopsided victory in the NBA this season, battering New York.

Jared Sullinger added 21 points for the Celtics, who jumped to leads of 12-0, 18-1

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and 25-3 and improved their Atlantic Division-leading record to 10-12.

The Celtics led 58-31 at halftime, then Crawford made four 3-pointers in a 34point quarter that extended Boston’s lead to 92-56. The Celtics then scored the first four points of the fourth for a 40-point bulge, triggering loud boos that would get louder at the final buzzer.

Boston went on to surpass a 38-point victory by the Clippers over Chicago that had been the NBA’s biggest victory this season.

Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points for the Knicks.

Heat 110, Pistons 95: LeBron James had 24 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Miami past Detroit, avenging a home loss to the Pistons less than a week ago.

Ray Allen added 18 points for the Heat, who were without Dwyane Wade but still shot 56 percent from the field and 11 of 28 from 3-point range. Miami took a 16-5 lead, and although the Pistons fought back, the Heat went on a 13-2 run in the third quarter to make it 7457.

Andre Drummond had 19 points and 14 rebounds for

Detroit, which had its fourgame winning streak snapped.

The Pistons beat the Heat 107-97 on Tuesday night.

Thunder 118, Pacers 94: Kevin Durant had 36 points and 10 rebounds and Oklahoma City turned a matchup of two of the NBA’s best teams into a blowout over Indiana.

The Thunder (15-4) improved to 10-0 at home.

Durant was 14 of 23 from the field and Oklahoma City shot a season-best 61 percent (47 of 77). Russell Westbrook finished with 26 points, Reggie Jackson had 15 and Serge Ibaka 13 for the Thunder.

Paul George scored 32 points for the Pacers (18-3), who shot 40 percent (34 of 85).

Rockets 98, Magic 88: Dwight Howard celebrated his 28th birthday in a big way, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds to lead Houston over Orlando.

James Harden scored 27 points and also had 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Rockets. Terrence Jones added 16 points and 13 rebounds. Glenn Davis scored 18 points in Orlando’s fifth straight loss.

PORTLAND (AP) — On Saturday morning, the Mavericks added a play designed for Monta Ellis.

It worked to perfection Saturday night.

Ellis drained a 21-foot jumper with no time left on the clock and Dallas snapped the Portland’s four-game winning streak with a 108106 victory. The game-winner came on an inbounds pass from Jose Calderon.

“Calderon, we were walking out, we made eye contact and I told him, ‘Give me the ball, I’m ready for it,”’ Ellis said. “He gave it to me and I came off and hit the shot.”

Ellis finished with 22 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 28, along with a season-high seven assists, for the Mavericks’ third straight win.

Damian Lillard had a season-high 32 points for the Blazers, including a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left that tied it at 106.

It was just the second loss at home this season for the red-hot Blazers (17-4), who lead the Western Conference and are off to their best start since the 1990-91 season.

“It’s all a part of it,” Lillard said. “Sometimes you just lose games.”

Lillard’s 3-pointer closed Portland within 89-91 and he added another to tie it with 3:58 left. But Nowitzki made two jumpers to keep the Blazers from taking the lead.

The Blazers tied it again after Robin Lopez’s hook shot and Nicolas Batum’s free throws. But again Nowitzki answered with a 3-point play. After Batum’s short jumper, Ellis made a 3-pointer from the corner to give Dallas a 104-100 lead with 1:40 left. He added a fadeaway with 45.9 to go.

Batum made a fallingdown 3-pointer to pull the Blazers within 106-103 before Lillard’s 3 tied it.

“With the players they had on the court — you’ve got Vince Carter who can get his shot, you’ve got Dirk Nowitzki who can get his shot, you’ve got Ellis who can get his shot — it’s hard to predict what they’re going to do,” Blazers head coach Terry Stotts said. “We just wanted to stay as tight as we could.”

But in the end, it was Ellis, who was acquired by the Mavs as a free agent in the offseason. He said the play was just put in Saturday and “came in handy.”

“At that point of the game, you always like to have the confidence to take that last shot, and I got it,” he said. “And I have the ability to make those shots. Coach gave me the ball and I knocked the shot down.”

Batum finished with 22 points for the Blazers, who were coming off a 130-98 rout of the Utah Jazz on Friday night. LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and 13 rebounds for his 11th double-double this season.

The Mavs (13-8) were coming off a 100-97 victory at New Orleans on Wednesday.

“It’s a great win for us,” Nowitzki said. “We knew they were coming off a backto-back. They were hot last night so it was a good opportunity for us. We made the best out of it.”

DeJuan Blair’s layup gave the Mavs an early 22-16 lead, but Aldridge dunked to even it at 28 late in the first half, and Dorell Wright’s layup put Portland in front. The Blazers held on to a slim advantage until late in the half, when Calderon’s layup and Shawn Marion’s dunk pulled Dallas into a 55-51 lead for a 55-53 advantage at the half.

The Mavericks took a 6761 lead on Nowitzki’s 3pointer, then extended it on consecutive baskets from Blair.

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Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was elected into the Hall of Fame today along with fellow retired managers Joe Torre and Bobby Cox.

Managers get nod for Hall of Fame LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Retired managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox were unanimously elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the expansion era committee on Monday.

Each of the inductees won more than 2,000 games in managerial careers that spanned more than four decades. Torre became the fifth manager to win at least four World Series titles. La Russa won championships with Oakland and St. Louis.

Cox led Atlanta to one championship and 14 straight division titles.

Cox, La Russa and Torre all were present for the announcement, made at the winter meetings. They will be inducted July 27 in

Cooperstown, N.Y., along with any players chosen by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

“They say when you’re voted to the Hall of Fame your life changes,” Cox said. “And it has. I’ve got goose bumps, and it’s the greatest honor that we could ever have.”

Among the nine managers with three or more World Series titles, Torre and La Russa were the only ones not in Cooperstown.

“It’s a stunner,” said La Russa, revealed he’d like to join a club front office,“I miss the winning and losing. ...

Some day I’ll be with a team, I think. I’d like to be part of the competition again.”

La Russa is third among managers with 2,728 wins;

Cox had 2,504 and Torre 2,326.

Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, 300-game winners who spent a large part of their careers playing for Cox in Atlanta, are among the newcomers to the writers’ ballot.

Voting runs through Dec. 31, and results will be announced Jan. 8.

Hall chairman Jane Forbes Clark said none of the other nine candidates received more than six votes from the 16-man committee, which met Sunday. Twelve votes, or 75 percent, were needed.

Pioneering players’ association head Marvin Miller was on the ballot for the sixth time and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for the second. Miller died last year and Steinbrenner in 2010.

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Dexter Williams added 16, Anthony Heintzman had 15 and LaDarrell Mongkholtham scored 10.

“They had a couple big guys and they really worked on the boards. I was proud of our guys for battling all game long,” Hoppe said. “It was the third game in three days and we had the right attitude, the right effort, the right energy level.”

On Saturday, the Lakers beat William Jessup’s junior varsity team 86-74.

Williams had 22 points

and 10 rebounds in the win.

Will Dolan shot 5-for-6 from 3-point range and scored 17 points and Mongkholtham and Howard scored 12 each.

Jordan Willis added eight points and 13 rebounds.

“We were able to put some pressure on them and get some turnovers and get out running in the second half and build a little lead,” Hoppe said.

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D’Vante Howard had 21 points to lead the Lakers as five players scored in double figures.

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Ducks stay perfect with overtime win on road

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Oregon guard Johnathan Loyd throws the ball back in bounds during the first half against Mississippi on Sunday.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mike Moser scored 24 points, Johnathan Loyd added 23 points and 15 assists and the Oregon Ducks made almost every shot they tossed toward the basket Sunday.

It’s a good thing. They needed just about every single one of them.

No. 13 Oregon outlasted Mississippi 115-105 in an entertaining overtime game that featured 15 lead changes, 14 ties and some ridiculous 3-point shooting from the Rebels.

The Ducks (8-0) felt fortunate to leave Tad Smith Coliseum with a victory.

“They made it tough for us to put the game away,” Moser said.

“That’s the best I’ve ever seen a team shoot before in that short of a span.”

Marshall Henderson had a career-high 39 points for Ole Miss (6-2). The 6-foot-2 guard made 11 of 27 shots from the field, including 10 of 23 from 3point range.

The final minute of regulation was wild, with Ole Miss hitting three difficult 3-pointers in the last 40 seconds to climb out of an 86-80 hole.

Henderson made two with a hand in his face and then Jarvis Summers nailed an off-balance 22-footer to tie it at 89 with 0.8 seconds left.

The Rebels even had a chance to win in regulation after Oregon threw its inbounds pass

Beavers postponed CORVALLIS (AP) — The game between Oregon State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff, originally scheduled for Saturday and rescheduled for Sunday, has now been postponed indefinitely because of weather conditions.

Oregon State says the Golden Lions were unable to get a flight out of Dallas for the rescheduled game in Corvallis at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Both schools are working on a makeup date later this season.

The Beavers host Maryland Eastern Shore next Sunday. out of bounds, but Henderson’s last gasp 3-pointer clanged off the rim.

Six Oregon players scored in double figures during an entertaining game that stayed close throughout. The Ducks shot 38 of 65 (58.5 percent) percent from the field, including 11 of 18 (61.1 percent) from 3-point range. They also made 17 of 18 free throws (94.4 percent) in overtime.

Oregon coach Dana Altman was thrilled with his team’s offense, but just as disappoint-

ed in the defense. Ole Miss made 15 3-pointers.

“We were so happy we were scoring we forgot to guard,” Altman said.

Moser scored 22 of his 24 points after halftime as Oregon shot a blistering 18 of 26 (69.2 percent) in the second half and 4 of 6 (66.7 percent) in overtime.

“We always have a lot of confidence in each other so we don’t mind moving the ball and looking for the best shot we can,” Moser said. “Everybody shoots it so well.”

Henderson bounced back from a terrible 4-of-18 shooting night Thursday night in a loss to Kansas State.

But it wasn’t enough to top the Ducks, who simply couldn’t miss for most of the afternoon.

The 6-foot-8 Moser made 8 of 13 shots from the field, alternating drives to the basket with 3pointers. He also added 10 rebounds.

Loyd’s 15 assists were the second-most in Oregon’s program history. Joseph Young added 19 points and hit a clutch 3-pointer in overtime to push the Ducks ahead 100-93 with 1:59 remaining.

“We never guarded them the entire (second half and overtime),” Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said. “I thought we guarded them decent at first, but then they got into such a rhythm. Mike Moser’s a hard matchup.”

Scoreboard On The Air Today NFL Football — Dallas at Chicago, 5:25 p.m., ESPN. NBA Basketball — Portland at Utah, 6 p.m., KHSN (1230 AM).

Men’s College Basketball — Manchester at Butler, 5 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Hockey — Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Tuesday, Dec. 10 High School Girls Basketball — Cottage Grove at Marshfield, 5:30 p.m., KMHS (1420 AM).

High School Boys Basketball — Cottage Grove at Marshfield, 7 p.m., KMHS (91.3 FM).

Men’s College Basketball — Kansas at Florida, 4 p.m., ESPN; Oakland at Indiana, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Evansville at Xavier, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1; South Dakota at Kansas State, 5 p.m., Root Sports; Boise State at Kentucky, 6 p.m., ESPN; Gonzaga at West Virginia, 6 p.m., ESPN2; NJIT at Seton Hall, 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Hockey — Nashville at New York Rangers, 4:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Wednesday, Dec. 11 NBA Basketball — Chicago at New York, 5 p.m., ESPN; Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN. Men’s College Basketball — Denver at Colorado Sate, 6 p.m., Root Sports.

Hockey — Philadelphia at Chicago, 5 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Local Schedule Today No local events scheduled.

Tuesday, Dec. 10 High School Girls Basketball — Cottage Grove at Marshfield, 5:30 p.m.; Oakridge at Reedsport, 6 p.m.; Powers at Riddle, 6 p.m.; Bandon at Pacific, 6 p.m.; Coquille at Days Creek, 6 p.m.; Siuslaw at Newport, 7 p.m.; North Bend at Elmira, 7:30 p.m.; Brookings-Harbor at North Valley, 6 p.m.

High School Boys Basketball — Cottage Grove at Marshfield, 7 p.m.; Newport at Siuslaw, 7 p.m.; Oakridge at Reedsport, 7:30 p.m.; Powers at Riddle, 7:30 p.m.; Bandon at Pacific, 7:30 p.m.; Coquille at Days Creek, 7:30 p.m.; Elmira at North Bend, 7:30 p.m.; Brookings-Harbor at North Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 11 High School Girls Basketball — Douglas at Myrtle Point, 6 p.m.

High School Boys Basketball — Douglas at Myrtle Point, 7:30 p.m.

Pro Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 10 12 .455 Boston Toronto 7 12 .368 Philadelphia 7 14 .333 Brooklyn 6 14 .300 New York 5 14 .263 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 16 5 .762 11 10 .524 Atlanta Washington 9 10 .474 9 11 .450 Charlotte Orlando 6 14 .300 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 18 3 .857 Detroit 10 11 .476 Chicago 8 10 .444 Cleveland 7 13 .350 Milwaukee 4 16 .200 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 15 4 .789 .682 7 15 Houston Dallas 13 8 .619 New Orleans 9 10 .474 Memphis 9 10 .474 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 17 4 .810 4 .789 15 Oklahoma City Denver 12 8 .600 11 .450 9 Minnesota Utah 4 18 .182 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 13 8 .619 Golden State 12 9 .571 Phoenix 11 9 .550 10 10 .500 L.A. Lakers 5 13 .278 Sacramento Saturday’s Games Denver 103, Philadelphia 92 Cleveland 88, L.A. Clippers 82 Detroit 92, Chicago 75 Miami 103, Minnesota 82 Golden State 108, Memphis 82 Brooklyn 90, Milwaukee 82 Indiana 111, San Antonio 100 Sacramento 112, Utah 102, OT Dallas 108, Portland 106 Sunday’s Games Boston 114, New York 73 Miami 110, Detroit 95 Houston 98, Orlando 88 Oklahoma City 118, Indiana 94 Toronto 106, L.A. Lakers 94 Today’s Games L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Denver at Washington, 4 p.m.

Golden State at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Orlando at Memphis, 5 p.m.

GB — 1 1 ⁄2 1 2 ⁄2 3 1 3 ⁄2 GB — 5 6 1 6 ⁄2 91⁄2 GB — 8 1 8 ⁄2 1 10 ⁄2 131⁄2 GB — 11⁄2 3 6 6 GB — 1 1 4 ⁄2 1 7 ⁄2 1 13 ⁄2 GB — 1 1 1 ⁄2 1 2 ⁄2 61⁄2

Portland at Utah, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Miami at Indiana, 4 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

San Antonio at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Boston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Pro Football NBA AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF 10 3 0 .769 349 New England 7 6 0 .538 286 Miami N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 226 4 9 0 .308 273 Buffalo South W L T Pct PF y-Indianapolis 8 5 0 .615 313 5 8 0 .385 292 Tennessee Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 201 2 11 0 .154 250 Houston North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 334 7 6 0 .538 278 Baltimore 5 8 0 .385 291 Pittsburgh Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 257 West W L T Pct PF 11 2 0 .846 515 x-Denver 10 3 0 .769 343 Kansas City 6 7 0 .462 316 San Diego Oakland 4 9 0 .308 264 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 8 5 0 .615 334 7 5 0 .583 329 Dallas N.Y. Giants 5 8 0 .385 251 3 10 0 .231 279 Washington South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 343 9 4 0 .692 298 Carolina Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 244 Atlanta 3 10 0 .231 282 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 7 6 0 .538 346 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 323 Green Bay 6 6 1 .500 316 Minnesota 3 9 1 .269 315 West W L T Pct PF x-Seattle 11 2 0 .846 357 9 4 0 .692 316 San Francisco Arizona 8 5 0 .615 305 St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 289 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Game Jacksonville 27, Houston 20 Sunday’s Games Green Bay 22, Atlanta 21 Baltimore 29, Minnesota 26 Kansas City 45, Washington 10 Tampa Bay 27, Buffalo 6 Miami 34, Pittsburgh 28 Philadelphia 34, Detroit 20 Cincinnati 42, Indianapolis 28 New England 27, Cleveland 26 N.Y. Jets 37, Oakland 27 Denver 51, Tennessee 28 San Francisco 19, Seattle 17 San Diego 37, N.Y. Giants 14 Arizona 30, St. Louis 10 New Orleans 31, Carolina 13 Today’s Game Dallas at Chicago, 5:40 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 12 San Diego at Denver, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 15 Philadelphia at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Seattle at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.

New England at Miami, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 1:05 p.m.

Arizona at Tennessee, 1:25 p.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 1:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Dallas, 1:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 16 Baltimore at Detroit, 5:40 p.m.

PA 287 276 337 334 PA 316 318 372 350 PA 244 261 312 324 PA 345 224 291 337 PA 301 303 334 407 PA 243 188 291 362 PA 321 332 326 395 PA 205 214 257 308

College Football College Polls The Associated Press Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Florida St. (56) 13-0 1,496 1 2. Auburn (4) 12-1 1,444 3 3. Alabama 11-1 1,376 4 4. Michigan St. 12-1 1,278 10 11-2 1,217 7 5. Stanford 6. Baylor 11-1 1,185 9 7. Ohio St. 12-1 1,130 2 8. South Carolina 10-2 1,099 8 11-2 1,066 5 9. Missouri 10. Oregon 10-2 880 12 878 18 10-2 11. Oklahoma 12. Clemson 10-2 848 13

13. Oklahoma St. 10-2 797 6 14. LSU 9-3 726 14 15. UCF 11-1 629 15 16. Arizona St. 10-3 614 11 544 17 9-3 17. UCLA 18. Louisville 11-1 525 19 19. Wisconsin 9-3 383 21 20. Texas A&M 8-4 282 22 21. Fresno St. 11-1 227 24 201 20 10-3 22. Duke 8-4 196 25 23. Georgia 12-1 144 16 24. N. Illinois 25. Notre Dame 8-4 76 NR Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 74, Iowa 48, Miami 47, Vanderbilt 25, Texas 22, Cincinnati 11, Bowling Green 10, Washington 9, Rice 7, N. Dakota St. 4, Minnesota 2.

USA Today Top 25 The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec.7, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Florida State (62) 13-0 1550 1 2. Auburn 12-1 1486 3 3. Alabama 11-1 1414 4 4. Michigan State 12-1 1342 9 5. Baylor 11-1 1275 t7 6. Ohio State 12-1 1211 2 11-2 1188 10 7. Stanford 10-2 1108 t7 8. South Carolina 11-2 1088 5 9. Missouri 10. Oklahoma 10-2 913 15 10-2 899 11 11. Clemson 12. Oregon 10-2 887 12 13. Oklahoma State 10-2 845 6 14. LSU 9-3 719 14 15. Central Florida 11-1 658 17 11-1 611 16 16. Louisville 10-3 602 13 17. Arizona State 18. UCLA 9-3 520 19 9-3 408 21 19. Wisconsin 11-1 344 22 20. Fresno State 21. Texas A&M 8-4 247 25 10-3 247 20 21. Duke 23. Northern Illinois 12-1 149 18 24. Georgia 8-4 135 NR 9-3 73 NR 25. Miami (Fla.) O t h e r s r e c e i v i n g v o t e s : Cincinnati 47; Vanderbilt 40; Southern California 33; Iowa 30; Texas 27; Rice 23; Bowling Green 12; Notre Dame 8; Minnesota 6; Ball State 2; Nebraska 1; Virginia Tech 1; Washington 1.

Harris Top 25 The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Florida State (97) 13-0 2,617 1 3 12-1 2,527 2. Auburn (8) 11-1 2,405 4 3. Alabama 12-1 2,242 10 4. Michigan State 5. Stanford 11-2 2,102 7 6. Baylor 11-1 2,058 9 7. Ohio State 12-1 2,048 2 8. South Carolina 10-2 1,866 8 9. Missouri 11-2 1,850 5 10. Oklahoma 10-2 1,517 16 10-2 1,512 11 11. Clemson 12. Oregon 10-2 1,499 12 13. Oklahoma State 10-2 1,430 6 9-3 1,267 14 14. LSU 15. Central Florida 11-1 1,098 18 16. Louisville 11-1 1,091 17 17. Arizona State 10-3 909 13 18. UCLA 9-3 907 19 19. Wisconsin 9-3 673 21 20. Fresno State 11-1 579 22 8-4 471 23 21. Texas A&M 22. Northern Illinois 12-1 408 15 8-4 318 25 23. Georgia 24. Duke 10-3 291 20 110 NR 9-3 25. Miami (FL) Other teams receiving votes: Bowling Green 75; USC 53; Notre Dame 46; Cincinnati 43; Texas 32; Rice 28; Ball State 18; Vanderbilt 13; Washington 12; Iowa 8; Minnesota 2.

Saturday’s Scores EAST Rutgers 31, South Florida 6 UConn 45, Memphis 10 SOUTH Auburn 59, Missouri 42 Florida St. 45, Duke 7 South Alabama 30, Louisiana-Lafayette 8 MIDWEST Michigan St. 34, Ohio St. 24 SOUTHWEST Baylor 30, Texas 10 Oklahoma 33, Oklahoma St. 24 UCF 17, SMU 13 FAR WEST Stanford 38, Arizona St. 14

Bowl Schedule Saturday, Dec. 21 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (76), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (9-4), 12:30 p.m. (ABC) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) New Orleans Bowl

Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 23 Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Ohio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3), 11 a.m.

(ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Oregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State (8-4), 5 p.m.

(ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 11:30 a.m.

(ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 3 p.m.

(ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 6:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl At New York Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), 9 a.m.

(ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 3:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 7:15 p.m.

(ESPN) Monday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (7-4), 8:45 a.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 12:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 31 AdvoCare V100 Bowl At Shreveport, La. Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 11 a.m.

(CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), 9 a.m.

(ESPNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), 9 a.m.

(ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 10 a.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 2 p.m.

(ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 5:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Friday, Jan. 3 Orange Bowl At Miami Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 5 p.m.

(ESPN) Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 4 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala.

Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 10 a.m.

(ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 5 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 6 BCS National Championship At Pasadena, Calif.

Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

College Playoffs NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Second Round Saturday, Dec. 7 Towson 48, Fordham 28 Coastal Carolina 42, Montana 35 New Hampshire 41, Maine 27 Eastern Illinois 51, Tennessee State 10 North Dakota St. 38, Furman 7 Eastern Washington 41, South Dakota State 17 Jacksonville State 31, McNeese State 10 Southeastern Louisiana 30, Sam Houston State 29 Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 13 Towson (11-2) at Eastern Illinois (12-1), 5 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 14 Coastal Carolina (12-2) at North Dakota State (12-0), 9 a.m.

Jacksonville State (11-3) at. Eastern Washington (11-2), 1 p.m.

New Hampshire (9-4) at Southeastern Louisiana (11-2), 4 p.m.

NCAA Division II Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 7 West Chester 28, Shepherd 7 Lenoir-Rhyne 42, North Alabama 39 Grand Valley State 35, West Texas A&M 28 Northwest Missouri State 59, St. Cloud State 21 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 14 West Chester (13-1) at Lenoir-Rhyne (12-1), 9 a.m.

Northwest Missouri State (13-0) vs. Grand Valley State (12-2), 12:30 p.m.

NCAA Division III Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 7 Mount Union 62, Wesley 59 North Central (Ill.) 41, Bethel (Minn.) 17 Mary Hardin-Baylor 45, St. John Fisher 23 Wisconsin-Whitewater 28, Linfield 17 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 15 North Central (Ill.) (13-0) at Mount Union (130), 9 a.m.

Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-0) at Mary HardinBaylor (13-0), 12:30 p.m.

NAIA Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 7 Cumberlands (Ky.) 34, Carroll (Mont.) 27, OT Grand View 35, Morningside 0 Championship Thursday, Dec. 21 At Rome, Ga. Cumberlands (Ky.) vs. Grand View (13-0), 1:30 p.m.

Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA 30 20 8 2 42 84 61 Boston 31 19 9 3 41 85 65 Montreal Detroit 31 15 9 7 37 85 82 Tampa Bay 29 17 10 2 36 80 70 Toronto 31 16 12 3 35 86 87 Ottawa 30 11 14 5 27 86 99 Florida 31 9 17 5 23 70 104 Buffalo 30 6 22 2 14 51 91 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 31 20 10 1 41 96 70 Washington 30 16 12 2 34 92 85 Carolina 30 13 12 5 31 71 84 N.Y. Rangers 31 15 15 1 31 69 80 New Jersey 31 12 13 6 30 69 77 Philadelphia 29 13 14 2 28 64 73 Columbus 29 12 14 3 27 72 80 N.Y. Islanders 30 8 17 5 21 75 104 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA 32 21 6 5 47 116 89 Chicago St. Louis 28 19 6 3 41 98 66 Minnesota 32 18 9 5 41 77 75 Colorado 28 20 8 0 40 82 65 Dallas 28 14 9 5 33 81 80 Winnipeg 31 14 13 4 32 82 88 Nashville 30 13 14 3 29 67 88 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA 32 20 7 5 45 101 84 Anaheim San Jose 30 19 6 5 43 101 75 Los Angeles 30 19 7 4 42 79 62 Vancouver 32 17 10 5 39 86 81 29 16 8 5 37 94 93 Phoenix 29 11 14 4 26 78 98 Calgary Edmonton 31 10 18 3 23 84 105 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Games Toronto 4, Ottawa 3, SO Dallas 5, Philadelphia 1 Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2 Montreal 3, Buffalo 2 Florida 2, Detroit 1

Winnipeg 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Washington 5, Nashville 2 New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT Anaheim 5, St. Louis 2 Calgary 2, Edmonton 1, OT Los Angeles 3, N.Y. Islanders 0 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 3, San Jose 1 Boston 5, Toronto 2 Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Chicago 6, Florida 2 Vancouver 3, Colorado 1 Today’s Games Philadelphia at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Ottawa at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at Montreal, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Boston at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Pro Soccer MLS Playoffs MLS CUP Saturday, Dec. 7 Sporting KC 1, Real Salt Lake 1, Sporting KC wins 7-6 on penalty kicks.

Golf World Challenge Sunday At Sherwood Country Club Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,023; Par 72 Final (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Zach Johnson, $1,000,000 Tiger Woods, $400,000 Matt Kuchar, $212,500 Bubba Watson, $212,500 Webb Simpson, $150,000 Graeme McDowell, $145,000 Ian Poulter, $140,000 Jim Furyk, $135,000 Jason Day, $122,500 Bill Haas, $122,500 Rory McIlroy, $115,000 Hunter Mahan, $110,000 Keegan Bradley, $108,500 Jason Dufner, $108,500 Steve Stricker, $107,000 Jordan Spieth, $105,500 Lee Westwood, $105,500 Dustin Johnson, $100,000

67-68-72-68 — 275 71-62-72-70 — 275 68-68-76-67 —279 70-70-69-70 —279 73-71-69-68 — 281 72-67-75-69 —283 76-67-73-69 —285 72-69-74-71 —286 76-68-70-73 — 287 73-68-74-72 — 287 73-77-68-70 —288 70-80-72-69 — 291 75-68-75-74 — 292 74-71-78-69 — 292 75-74-74-72 —295 77-72-77-71 —297 74-75-74-74 —297 74-79-72-74 —299

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with OF Francisco Peguero on a one-year contract.

BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Edward Mujica on a two-year contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Qualls on a two-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with RHP Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year contract and OF Jacoby Ellsbury on a seven-year contract.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Brian Wilson on a one-year contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with INF Rafael Furcal on a one-year contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Activated TE Dennis Pitta from injured reserve.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed TE Dominique Jones from the practice squad. Released WR Chad Hall.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed CB Chance Casey, S Shelton Johnson and LB Marshall McFadden from the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Activated LB Melvin Ingram from the PUP list. Released LB Adrian Robinson.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed WR Michael Preston from the practice squad. Released C Kevin Matthews.

COLLEGE KANSAS — Named John Reagan offensive coordinator/offensive line coach. Named Clint Bowen defensive coordinator, in addition to his duties as linebackers coach.

NEW MEXICO — Announced defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach Jeff Mills will not return next season.

WISCONSIN — Announced G George Marshall has left the men’s basketball team.

NOTRE DAME — Announced NG Louis Nix III will enter the NFL draft.

RUTGERS — Fired defensive coordinator Dave Cohen, quarterbacks coach Rob Spence and of fensive line coach Damian Wroblewski.

WYOMING — Named Craig Bohl football coach.

B4 •The World • Monday, December 9,2013

Sports

Johnson stuns Tiger in playoff

Prater breaks record DENVER (AP) — Matt Prater had a cold, and was dealing with icy temperatures and history as he lined up to kick the frigid football from his 46-yard line.

Nobody in the NFL had ever kicked a football through the uprights from this far away — 64 yards.

Tom Dempsey, Jason Elam, Sebastian Janikowski, David Akers. They had all done it from 63 yards.

Yet even as his right foot was numb, Prater’s nerves were calm.

Tight end Jacob Tamme would tell him after Denver’s 51-28 win over Tennessee a couple hours later that he stepped out of bounds at the Titans 46 on purpose so that he’d get a shot at the record.

And for that, he owes him a steak dinner.

Prater cleared his mind, intent on not changing his routine.

“I just try to treat all those long ones the same and just basically try to blast them and hopefully they go straight,” he said.

It was 14 degrees, clear, a slight breeze at his back.

“I felt like I hit it pretty good. And I didn’t know. I honestly thought it was going to be really close.”

As he tracked the ball on

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.

— Zach Johnson delivered the kind of theatrics that usually belong to Tiger Woods to win the World Challenge.

Johnson holed out for par from the drop area on the 18th hole at Sherwood that got him into a playoff, and he won when Woods hit a poor shot into the bunker and missed a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole.

The final World Challenge at Sherwood after 14 years was set up for the perfect sendoff. There was a record crowd and the tournament host was poised to win.

Instead, Johnson rallied from four shots down with eight holes to play for his second win this year.

It was an extraordinary sendoff at Sherwood, which hosted the World Challenge for the 14th and final time before it moves to Florida next year.

Sports Shorts

The Associated Press

Denver kicker Matt Prater, left, celebrates a 64-yard field goal with holder Britton Colquitt during the first half against Tennessee on Sunday. its descent, Prater noticed Titans kick returner Leon Washington waiting to return the ball if it fell short.

“And I saw him backing up, so I was like, ‘Oh, gosh, we might actually have to cover this.”’

Broncos coach John Fox said he’s sure everybody in the stadium was thinking of the great game last month when Chris Davis returned a missed field-goal attempt 100 yards for a TD on the final play to lift Auburn to a win over then-No. 1 Alabama, upending the twotime defending national champion’s BCS hopes and preserving the Tigers’ own.

“That was a concern,” Fox said. “But he nailed it.”

All Washington could do was turn and watch it clear the crossbar, a birdseye view of the historic kick.

“I saw it all the way. It went maybe 3 inches over the bar, so good job by him,” said Washington, who trotted off with his head down as the officials raised their arms on either side of him and the Broncos celebrated like they’d won the game already.

The Broncos still trailed 21-20 at halftime.

“Even though we were down one if felt like it was

tied or almost like we had the lead,” Peyton Manning would say after the Broncos finished off the Titans.

Holder Britton Colquitt jumped on Prater’s back before they headed toward the tunnel.

“I think he was more excited than I was,” Prater said.

Prater added a 19-yarder in the second half after the Broncos failed to score from the 1-yard line.

That means, Prater had both the longest and the shortest field goals in the same game.

“Yeah, it’s a good day at the office,” Prater said.

NFL From Page B1 “I’ve never seen a game like that before,” Baltimore linebacker Terrell Suggs said. “Besides the Super Bowl, that’s probably the most special win I’ve been a part of. Crazy game.”

Chiefs 45, Redskins 10: The visiting Chiefs scored on their first four possessions in the snow, sacked Robert Griffin III five times and Kirk Cousins once, and returned both a punt and a kickoff for a touchdown. Kansas City (10-3) snapped a three-game slide.

Quintin Demps immediately answered the lone Redskins touchdown with a 95-yard kickoff return that resembled at times a winter stroll, part of a stunning tally of 321 return yards by Kansas City in the first half alone.

Dexter McCluster had a 74-yard punt return TD. Jamaal Charles ran 19 times for 151 yards for Kansas City.

The Redskins (3-10) have lost five straight.

Dolphins 34, Steelers 28: At Pittsburgh, talk about wild endings.

Ben Roethlisberger passed for 349 yards and three scores and the Steelers (5-8) nearly pulled off a miracle finish.

Antonio Brown raced into the end zone after a series of laterals on the final play, but officials ruled he stepped out of bounds before scoring.

Charles Clay caught two touchdown passes, including a 12-yard strike from Ryan Tannehill with 2:53 remaining.

Daniel Thomas ran for 105 yards and a score. Tannehill completed 20 of 33 passes for 201 yards and three scores for the Dolphins (7-6).

Broncos 51, Titans 28: At Denver, Peyton Manning threw four more touchdown passes in 14-degree weather. Prater kicked his record setter to close the first half and pull Denver within 21-20.

Manning opened the third quarter by leading Denver (11-2) on a pair of touchdown drives as the Titans (5-8) were eliminated from playoff contention.

Manning set a franchise record with 39 completions and finished with 397 yards. It was his seventh game this season with at least four touchdown passes, the most such games in a single season in NFL history.

Patriots 27, Browns 26: Visiting Cleveland had the Patriots down all game, but folded.

Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes in the final 61 seconds and New England recovered an onside kick to set up the win.

The Patriots (10-3) cut the deficit to 26-21 on Brady’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman with 1:01 left.

Cleveland (4-9) received a 15-yard penalty on the play, then Kyle Arrington recovered the onside kick at the Cleveland 40-yard line.

Brady completed a 10-yard pass to Danny Amendola, then Leon McFadden was called for defensive pass interference in the end zone. That put the ball at the 1, where Brady connected with Amendola again.

New England lost tight end Rob Gronkowski to a leg injury in the third quarter.

Saints 31, Panthers 13: At New Orleans, Drew Brees passed for 313 yards and four touchdowns and the Saints regained sole possession of first place in the NFC South. They snapped the Panthers’ winning streak at eight games.

The Panthers’ defense had not

SKIING Ligety edges Miller for giant slalom victory BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Ted Ligety turned in a flawless final run to win a fourth straight World Cup race, edging U.S. teammate Bode Miller in the giant slalom on Sunday.

Ligety completed the technical course in a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 35.77 seconds, eclipsing Miller by 1.32 seconds. Marcel Hirscher of Austria was third.

It’s the first time the Americans have placed two skiers on a GS podium since 2005, when Miller and Daron Rahlves went 1-2.

Gut continues strong season with Super-G win

The Associated Press

Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown steps out of bounds as he gets past Miami Dolphins strong safety Chris Clemons on the final play of the their game Sunday. Brown almost scored a game-winning touchdown on the play. allowed more than two touchdowns in a game this season until the Saints scored three in the second quarter alone, when Brees completed 14 of 16 passes for 159 yards.

The Saints also became the only team this season to score more than 24 points against Carolina (9-4), which entered the game No. 1 in scoring defense, allowing 13.1 points per game.

Marques Colston had nine catches for 125 yards and Jimmy Graham added two TD catches.

Bengals 42, Colts 28: At Cincinnati, the Colts (8-5) backed into the AFC South crown when the Titans fell.

Andy Dalton threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Bengals remained perfect at home and in control of the AFC North. The Bengals (9-4) improved to 6-0 at Paul Brown Stadium on a cold, windy day: 28 degrees at kickoff with a wind chill of 19 and light flurries.

49ers 19, Seahawks 17: At San Francisco, Phil Dawson kicked a 22-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining, denying Seattle (11-2) a chance to clinch the NFC West.

Frank Gore broke a 51-yard gain with just more than four minutes left to set up the go-ahead 11-play, 76-yard drive as the 49ers (9-4) improved their playoff chances.

Dawson’s fourth field goal of the day gave him 20 straight converted field goals, a franchise record topping Joe Nedney’s 18 consecutive in 2006-07.

The 49ers are unbeaten at home against the West since losing to the Seahawks on Oct. 26, 2008.

Cardinals 30, Rams 10: Carson Palmer completed 27 of 32 passes, 12 of them to Larry Fitzgerald, and the host Cardinals ended an eight-game losing streak against NFC West foes.

Palmer, questionable for the game with a sore right elbow, threw for 269 yards and a touchdown as the Cardinals (8-5) won for the fifth time in six games.

Arizona’s Karlos Dansby returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown and John Abraham tackled Kellen Clemens for a safety against the Rams (5-8).

The Cardinals lost rookie safety Tyrann Mathieu in the third quarter with a left knee injury.

Packers 22, Falcons 21: At Green Bay, Wis., Matt Flynn threw for 258 yards and the Packers (6-6-1) snapped a five-game winless string.

Mike Neal’s sack forced Matt Ryan to fumble. Defensive lineman Johnny Jolly

scooped up the loose ball and, four plays later, Flynn found Andrew Quarless for a 2-yard go-ahead score.

The score completed a comeback from an 11-point halftime deficit and whipped the fans swathed in parkas and knit caps into a frigid frenzy. It was 9 degrees when the game started, with a wind chill of minus-1.

Matt Bryant missed a 52-yard field goal with 6:42 left for Atlanta (3-10).

Jets 37, Raiders 27: Geno Smith threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score as the host Jets (6-7) set a season high for points and stopped a three-game skid.

Chris Ivory had a touchdown run, Nick Folk kicked three field goals and Antonio Allen blocked a punt and returned it for a score. Smith ended a miserable stretch that included getting benched last week by completing his first touchdown toss since Week 7.

The Jets also prevented the first four-game losing streak under coach Rex Ryan.

Matt McGloin threw two touchdown passes and fullback Marcel Reece, starting because Oakland was down three running backs, had a 63-yard TD run for the Raiders (4-9).

Chargers 37, Giants 14: At San Diego, Philip Rivers found rookie Keenan Allen for two of his three touchdown passes, and the Chargers (6-7) kept alive their long-shot playoff hopes. Allen had three catches to push his season total to 61, breaking LaDainian Tomlinson’s team rookie record of 59 in 2001.

Manning dropped to 0-3 against San Diego since 2004, when the Chargers took him with the No. 1 overall draft pick and then sent him to the Giants for Rivers and a handful of draft picks. The Giants (5-8) were knocked out of playoff contention. Manning was picked off twice.

Buccaneers 27, Bills 6: At Tampa, Mike Glennon threw two touchdown passes and Bobby Rainey scored on an 80-yard run on the second play of the day. The Bucs (4-9) intercepted EJ Manuel four times en route to their fourth win in five games following an 08 start.

Manuel, Buffalo’s first-round draft pick out of Florida State, was sacked seven times and doubled his interception total for the season.

The Bills (4-9) have lost five of six, are assured of finishing without a winning record for the ninth straight year, and also are likely to extend the NFL’s longest current playoff drought to 14 consecutive seasons.

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Lara Gut of Switzerland won a super-G by three-hundredths of a second for her fourth victory of a World Cup season that is eight races old.

She’s won two super-Gs, one downhill and one slalom.

Gut finished in 1 minute, 22.86 seconds to edge Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein, while Anna Fenninger of Austria was third in 1:23.19.

Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn was fifth Sunday in 1:23.71, showing more progress in her comeback from major knee surgery after coming 40th on Friday, then 11th on Saturday.

Another American, Leanne Smith, was sixth in the super-G.

Americans sweep the podium in bobsled PARK CITY, Utah — The United States swept the podium in a women’s bobsled World Cup race on Saturday, with the team of Elana Meyers and Aja Evans winning a gold medal for the second straight day Jamie Greubel and Lolo Jones tied for second place with Jazmine Fenlator and Lauryn Williams. Jones and Williams are both Olympic track veterans, and Williams was making her World Cup debut.

It was the first time since Feb. 17, 2001, also in Park City, that American sleds took the top three spots in a women’s bobsled race.

Meyers and Evans finished two runs in 1 minute, 38.61 seconds. Greubel and Fenlator both drove to times of 1:39.24 to share the silver, a

mere 0.01 seconds ahead of German star Sandra Kirasis.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL UCLA linebacker wins Lott IMPACT Trophy NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr has won the Lott IMPACT Trophy as the collegiate defensive player having the biggest influence on his team.

The other finalists were Chris Borland of Wisconsin, Devon Kennard of Southern California and James Morris of Iowa.

Barr, the first Bruin to win the 10th annual award, led UCLA with 20 tackles for losses. He also had 10 sacks, five forced fumbles, four fumbles recoveries and 62 total tackles.

The award is named for Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott and goes to a player with strong academic work, community involvement and team leadership.

Wyoming hires Bohl away from North Dakota State LARAMIE, Wyo. — Craig Bohl is promising Wyoming football fans a great ride in the years ahead after being hired as head coach of the Cowboys on Sunday.

Bohl comes to Wyoming after 11 years at North Dakota State where he has won two Football Championship Subdivision titles and is in the process of seeking a third.

Bohl will remain NDSU’s head coach through the end of its playoff run.

BASEBALL Former player will be mayor in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela — A year after retiring from baseball, former star Magglio Ordonez has been elected as the mayor of a city in his native Venezuela.

Ordonez’s victory in the city of Sotillo in eastern Venezuela was announced by President Nicolas Maduro at a rally Sunday for pro-government candidates who won the majority of 335 races nationwide.

Ordonez retired in 2012 with a career .309 average over 15 seasons with the Detroit T igers and the Chicago White Sox. The right fielder’s 294 homers are the second-most by a Venezuelaborn player, trailing only Andres Galarraga’s 399.

SOCCER UCLA women win first NCAA championship CARY, N.C. — Kodi Lavrusky gave UCLA its first NCAA women’s soccer title, scoring in the 97th minute to lift the Bruins past Florida State 1-0 in overtime in cold and rainy conditions.

Making a run from the back, Megan Oyster brought the ball down the left side of the field before crossing over to the middle. She slipped a pass in front of the goal to Lavrusky, who left-footed the ball into the bottom right corner of the net past diving goalkeeper Kelsey Wys. It was the first title game decided in overtime since 2002.

UCLA was winless in three previous appearances in the championship game, all since 2000.

The Bruins (22-1-3) finished the season with a 21game unbeaten streak. They had 15 shutouts during that span, including five of six matches in the NCAA tournament.

Linfield loses in playoff quarterfinals THE WORLD Linfield’s football season ended Saturday in the NCAA Division III playoffs when the Wildcats fell 28-17 at Wisconsin-Whitewater.

No. 2 Linfield scored the first 17 points, but couldn’t hold on in a battle of unbeaten squads.

Matt Behrendt threw three touchdown passes to Jake Kumerow to rally No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater for the victory. The Warhawks

face Mary Hardin-Baylor of Texas in the semifinals.

Senior quarterback Josh Yoder had a touchdown run and a touchdown pass for Linfield.

It’s the third time Wisconsin-Whitewater has eliminated Linfield from the playoffs. The Warhawks are 8-0 in quarterfinal games.

This is the third straight year Linfield has been unbeaten in the regular season, only to lose in the playoffs.

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BCS Standings Final

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Tre Mason ran for 304 yards and four touchdowns, leading No. 3 Auburn to a wild 59-42 victory over No. 5 Missouri in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday.

Auburn (12-1) is headed to the BCS championship game after No. 2 Ohio State lost to Michigan State 3424 in the Big Ten championship game. The T igers are headed to Pasadena to face top-ranked Florida State, which routed Duke 45-7 in the Atlantic Coast Championship game.

Auburn set an SEC championship game record with 677 yards, including 545 on the ground. Mason had scoring runs of 7, 3 and 1 yards before bursting up the middle on a 13-yard TD that clinched the victory with 4:22 remaining. He carried the ball a staggering 46 times, even striking a Heisman pose on a night when his long-shot candidacy got a huge boost.

No. 10 Michigan State 34, No. 2 Ohio State 24: Michigan State regained the lead on Connor Cook’s 9yard touchdown pass to Josiah Price with 11:41 left and upset Ohio State to take the Big Ten title.

Ohio State (12-1) had the nation’s longest active winning streak end at 24 as coach Urban Meyer suffered his first loss since taking over in Columbus.

It was a game that almost defied logic.

The Spartans (12-1) led 170 after 21 minutes, then gave up the next 24 points before scoring the final 17.

No. 1 Florida State 45, No. 20 Duke 7: Jameis Winston threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score, and Florida State stormed into the BCS national championship game with a

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Stanford linebacker Trent Murphy celebrates after the Cardinal’s win in the Pac-12 Championship football game against Arizona State on Saturday. victory over Duke in the ACC championship game.

The Heisman Trophy favorite was 19 of 32 for 330 yards and set FBS freshman records for TD passes and yards passing in a season two days after prosecutors decided not to press charges against him in a sexual assault case. Winston threw two touchdown passes to 6foot-5, 234-pound receiver Kelvin Benjamin and ran for a 17-yard score to overcome two interceptions.

No. 7 Stanford 38, No. 11 Arizona State 14: Tyler Gaffney ran for 133 yards and scored three touchdowns in a dominating first half, leading Stanford back to the Rose Bowl with a victory over Arizona State in the Pac-12 title game.

Stanford (11-2) raced to a big lead Sept. 21 in its first game with Arizona State this season and had its way with the Sun Devils again early in the rematch, building a 28-7 lead early in the second quarter. Gaffney did most of the damage, scoring on a 69-yard run on the Cardinal’s second play and a pair of 1-yard runs.

Stanford consistently gouged Arizona State for big plays, racking up 517 yards to earn a shot at repeating as Rose Bowl champion. Kevin Hogan threw for 277 yards and a touchdown, Ty Montgomery scored two touchdowns and Stanford

held Arizona State to 311 total yards to earn a spot in a BCS bowl for the fourth straight season.

Arizona State (10-3) stumbled early for the second straight game against the Cardinal and never really recovered to spoil its Rose Bowl hopes. D.J. Foster accounted for 142 total yards and two touchdowns for the Sun Devils.

No. 9 Baylor 30, No 23 Texas 10: Bryce Petty threw touchdown passes on the first two drives of the second half for Baylor and the Bears won their first Big 12 title and a Fiesta Bowl berth.

The final game in Baylor’s old stadium became a de facto Big 12 championship game after No. 6 Oklahoma State lost to Oklahoma just before they kicked off in Waco.

Baylor (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) had never even had a winning record in the Big 12 before coach Art Briles arrived six years ago. Now the Bears have their first 11-win season and their first outright title in any league since the 1980 Southwest Conference title when Mike Singletary called Floyd Casey Stadium home.

No. 6 Oklahoma State 33, No. 18 Oklahoma 24: Blake Bell threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Saunders with 19 seconds left to help No. 18 Oklahoma spoil rival Oklahoma State’s Big 12 championship and BCS

bowl game hopes.

Bell, playing in place of an injured Trevor Knight, led the Sooners (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) on the winning 66-yard drive — going 5 of 8 for 57 yards.

Eric Striker ended the game by recovering a fumble for a touchdown for Oklahoma.

Desmond Roland led No. 6 Oklahoma State (10-2, 7-2) with 144 yards rushing and accounted for three touchdowns. The Cowboys, who were trying to win their second Big 12 title in three seasons, appeared to have their spot in a BCS bowl game secured when Roland scored on a 1-yard run with 1:46 left for a 24-20 lead.

No. 15 UCF 17, SMU 13: Blake Bortles threw for 242 yards and ran for two touchdowns and UCF celebrated a BCS bid already in hand by rallying to beat SMU in front of just a few hundred fans who braved an ice storm.

SMU (5-7, 4-4) saw its record bowl streak end at four seasons in the coldest home game in school history — 24 degrees at kickoff.

No. 24 Fresno State 24, Utah State 17: Derek Carr threw for 403 yards and three touchdowns, and Fresno State’s defense bounced back from a rough performance to help the Bulldogs beat Utah State in the inaugural Mountain West conference title game.

HarrisUSA TodayComputer BCS Rk Pts Pct Rk Pts Pct Rk Pct Avg Pv 1. Florida St. 1 2617 .9970 1 1550 1.0000 1 .990 .9957 1 2 2527 .9627 2 1486 .9587 2 .970 .9638 3 2. Auburn 3 2405 .9162 3 1414 .9123 t3 .890 .9061 4 3. Alabama 4 2242 .8541 4 1342 .8658 5 .860 .8600 10 4. Michigan St. 5 2102 .8008 7 1188 .7665 t3 .890 .8191 7 5. Stanford 6. Baylor 6 2058 .7840 5 1275 .8226 9 .710 .7722 9 7 2048 .7802 6 1211 .7813 7 .750 .7705 2 7. Ohio St. 8. Missouri 9 1850 .7048 9 1088 .7019 6 .770 .7256 5 8 1108 .7148 8 .720 .7152 8 9. South Carolina 8 1866 .7109 10. Oregon 12 1499 .5710 12 887 .5723 10 .600 .5811 12 10 1517 .5779 10 913 .5890 12 .560 .5756 17 11. Oklahoma 11 1512 .5760 11 899 .5800 13 .510 .5553 13 12. Clemson 13. Oklahoma St. 13 1430 .5448 13 845 .5452 14 .480 .5233 6 17 909 .3463 17 602 .3884 11 .590 .4416 11 14. Arizona St. 15. UCF 15 1098 .4183 15 658 .4245 15 .460 .4343 16 Computer Rankings AH RB CM KM JS PW 1 1 2 2 1 1 1. Florida St. 2 2 1 1 2 2 2. Auburn 4 3 6 3 5 3 3. Alabama 4. Michigan St. 5 4 7 5 4 4 3 6 3 4 3 5 5. Stanford 6. Baylor 6 7 10 12 8 8 7 5 4 8 10 9 7. Ohio St. 8 9 5 6 7 6 8. Missouri 8 8 9 6 7 9. South Carolina 10 10. Oregon 11 11 11 10 13 11 11. Oklahoma 12 12 12 15 9 12 16 10 14 14 15 10 12. Clemson 13. Oklahoma St. 13 13 13 22 11 17 9 16 9 7 14 13 14. Arizona St. 15. UCF 15 14 15 19 12 14 Explanation Key The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive, USA Today Coaches and Computer polls. Team percentages are derived by dividing a team’s actual voting points by a maximum 2625 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1550 possible points in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Six computer rankings are used to determine the overall computer component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the remaining four are added and divided to produce a Computer Rankings Percentage.

BCS From Page B1 And then there is twotime defending champion Alabama (11-1).

“We’re not a natural playoff sport,” said Duke coach David Cutcliffe, who was the offensive coordinator at Tennessee when it won the first BCS championship game against Florida State in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl. “I think we can make this work with four.

“And the reason I think we’ll make this work, is I think what we’re all going to find out is the arguments are going to get bigger. We’re going to go from a few schools being angry to a lot of schools being angry, and maybe that’s going to be a good thing. I just want to be in the argument.”

Florida State showed Cutcliffe how far away Duke is from being in the argument in a 45-7 victory Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.

In a season defined by blowouts, the only drama for Florida State came off the field, when quarterback Jameis Winston was investi-

gated for sexual assault. The state attorney said there was not enough evidence to charge the redshirt freshman with a crime two days before the Seminoles played Duke.

Winston is the runaway favorite to win the Heisman Trophy next Saturday.

Auburn completed its worst-to-first run with a 5942 victory in the Southeastern Conference championship game against Missouri. The Tigers didn’t win a conference game last season.

“This time last year, we were home, hanging out watching other guys play ball,” running back Tre Mason said. “That’s not really what you want to be doing.”

Mason ran for 304 yards and four TDs against Mizzou to make a late Heisman push of his own.

The Tigers have had some good fortune, including improbable plays to beat Georgia and Alabama.

That left Auburn to try to extend the SEC’s BCS championship game winning streak to eight games against the school that played for the first three BCS titles under Bobby Bowden.

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1hp, 898 gphr w/ 15 gallon reservoir.

Like new $85 - 541-756-5109

756 Wood/Heating

Real Estate/Rentals

808 Pet Care

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541-297-4834

Cedar Grove Apts. in North Bend currently has a 3 bdr. vacant unit.

Income to qualify, credit and criminal background check required. Call Tina at 541-756-1822 or come in at 2090 Inland Dr. North Bend.

Puppies 8 wks. 1 male and 1 female.

Akita, Shepherd, Wolf mix. Vaccinations are current. Shown here at 8 wks. $90 ea. 541-217-4366

5 lines - 10 days $12.00

Sleeping Room C.B. $195.

Small Studio C.B. $350.

Studio N.B. $425.

Small 1 Bedroom C.B. $450 Large 1 Bedroom C.B. $495.

2 Bedroom House C.B. $775.

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707 Tools

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306 Jobs Wanted

803 Dogs

701 Furniture

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