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NORTH BEND — One push from a high school counselor put Doug Schmidt on the path to becoming the highly-recruited engineer he is today.

Schmidt was born in Aberdeen, Wash., and moved to North Bend when he was in sixth grade.

In between class and basketball, Schmidt and his buddies were volunteer firefighters. They

carried pagers at school and had to run out to their cars, throw on their gear and run to fires during the school day.

But his high school counselor, Pat Choat Pierce, saw something else in Schmidt: “a technical mind.”

She helped him apply to the U.S. Air Force Academy, though he didn’t get in. Instead, he enlisted and served in the Air Force from 1983 (the year he graduated high school) until 1992. During that time, he was an

emergency action controller and a survival specialist in Operation Desert Storm.

“I went into the military to get money for my education,” he said. “Purdue: That was it. There was no option other than electrical engineering.

“Pat definitely opened my eyes to becoming an engineer through the Air Force.”

Schmidt enrolled at Purdue University to study electrical SEE SCHMIDT | A8

By Amanda Loman, The World

Doug Schmidt, a North Bend High School alumnus who went on to work as a lead engineer in the advent of General Motors OnStar, spoke to Oregon Coast Technology School students Friday morning.

Air travel an issue in driver’s card debate

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PORTLAND — One of the most contentious issues on Oregon’s November ballot is whether immigrants who can’t prove legal presence in the U.S. should be given cards that would let them legally drive.

One of the biggest points of dispute is whether holders of these driver’s cards could use them as identification to board airplanes.

Proponents of Measure 88 say the cards could only be used for driving — and not for flying. But opponents say the cards could be used for that purpose.

Fact-checking by The Associated Press found that federal rules would indeed allow the cards to be used for domestic air travel, but it’s a moot point because showing a foreign passport already gets you on the plane — you don’t necessarily need a state-

issued driver’s license.

Following are some facts about Measure 88 and air travel.

What Measure 88 says: The measure asks voters to accept or reject a state law signed by Gov. John Kitzhaber last year that would grant licenses to four-year Oregonians who can’t prove legal status in the United States. To qualify for the driver’s card, a person would have to present a valid foreign passport or consular document and proof of state residency.

TSA’s current rules on ID for travel: For flights within the United States, passengers need to prove their identity, usually with a driver’s license or some other state-issued ID, but a U.S. or foreign passport can be used. The TSA does not check immigration status.

Essentially, immigrants who lack legal status can already board airplanes with a foreign SEE TRAVEL | A8

Health care workers monitored following Ebola case in Texas Photos by Amanda Loman, The World

Tom Wells, of Lakeside, relaxes in the beer tent after volunteering directing traffic at the at the Lakeside Brew Fest on Saturday afternoon in Tenmile Lake County Park. The new event was held to showcase the new beach venue at the park. Top, event glasses.

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WASHINGTON— A free steak dinner for everyone who predicted the Senate races in Kansas and South Dakota would be in doubt three weeks from Election Day. Or that the most-discussed campaign TV ad would show a smiling woman talking about castrating hogs.

Oh? No takers?

When the run toward the 2014 election began, several things were certain: ■ Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, was in deep trouble.

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■ Republicans easily would hold Senate seats in states that President Barack Obama lost badly.

■ Domestic issues, and especially the president’s health care law, would rise above all others.

All that, and more, has changed.

Kasich’s re-election now seems so assured that fans talk of his making a second run for president. (It helped that his Democratic opponent was found in a dark parking lot with a woman who’s not his wife.)

In the Senate, Republicans still seem on track to pick up the six seats they need to take control. They recruited good candidates and

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focused on several states Obama lost.

Democratic retirements made West Virginia and South Dakota slam dunks.

Democrats facing re-election offered big targets in Arkansas, Louisiana, Alaska and North Carolina.

But with Senate control so tantalizingly close, Republicans find themselves investing time, staff and money into protecting a three-term senator in Kansas — one of the most conservative states.

“Anyone who predicted that last SEE ELECTION | A8

DALLAS — Health officials are intensifying the monitoring of hospital workers who provided care to the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. after one of them was infected with the virus despite wearing protective gear.

Tests confirmed the first known case of Ebola transmitted in the nation, raising questions about assurances by health officials here that the disease will be contained and any American hospital should be able to treat it.

Dr. Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Sunday there had been a breach of protocol that led the worker to become infected while treating

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patient Thomas Eric Duncan, but officials are not sure what occurred. Duncan, who traveled from Liberia to visit family, did not get sick until he arrived in the U.S. He died Wednesday.

The worker, who has not been identified, has not been able to point to how the breach might have occurred.

President Barack Obama asked the CDC to quickly investigate the incident, the White House said.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of and Infectious Allergy Diseases was asked on ABC’s “Good Morning America” if federal health authorities should consider requiring that Ebola patients be sent only to highly specialized “containSEE EBOLA | A8

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Meetings TODAY Coos Bay-North Bend Visitor and Convention Bureau — 8:30 a.m., The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont St., North Bend; regular meeting.

North Bend City Council — 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 835 California St., North Bend; work session.

North Bend School District — 7 p.m., City Hall, 835 California St., North Bend; regular meeting.

TUESDAY, OCT. 14 Oregon International Port of Coos Bay — 8:30 a.m., Port Commission Chambers, 125 Central Ave., Coos Bay; special meeting.

Oregon International Port of Coos Bay — 9:30 a.m., Port Commission Chambers, 125 Central Ave., Coos Bay; executive session.

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

Flora M. Laird Memorial Library Board — 6:30 p.m., Flora M.

Laird Memorial Library, 435 Fifth St., Myrtle Point; regular meeting.

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

Charleston Marina Advisory Committee — noon, Charleston RV Marina RV Park, 63402 Kingfisher Road, Charleston; regular meeting.

Reedsport Parks and Beautification Committee — 3 p.m., city conference room, 451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport; regular meeting.

THURSDAY, OCT. 16 Coquille Valley Hospital District — 7 a.m., Coquille Valley Hospital, 940 E. Fifth St., Coquille; regular meeting.

Coos County Airport District — 7:30 a.m., Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, 1100 Airport Lane, North Bend; regular meeting.

tody and a search warrant was issued. Law enforcement found a 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun, packaged heroin and marijuana for sale, methamphetamine paraphernalia, five marijuana plants and prohibited fireworks.

Woodmark and Yeiter were transported to the Coos County Jail. They face charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a short-barreled shotgun, delivery and manufacture of marijuana, possession and delivery of heroin, possession of first methamphetamine, degree child neglect, endangering the welfare of a minor, reckless endangering, criminal possession of a forged instrument and probation violation.

Three children were taken into protective custody and placed into foster care.

Help rename agency Coos Elderly Services is changing its name, and the public is invited to submit suggestions. To submit your idea, like Coos Elderly Services on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com /p a g e s / C o o s - E l d e r l y Services/283870081626644, and then submit the name that you think should be used. The winner of the name change contest will receive a check for $250.

Entrants may submit as many names as they like.

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Arrest on warrants leads to drug bust NORTH BEND — Two North Bend residents face felony drug, firearm and child neglect charges after law enforcement issued a search warrant at their home.

On Oct. 8, detectives from the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team, officers from the North Bend Police Department, Coquille Tribal Police Department and the Coos County Sheriff’s Office arrested Morgan Woodmark, 27, and Rodney Yeiter, 26, at their home in North Bend.

Officers were attempting to locate and arrest Yeiter on outstanding warrants, and during contact, Woodmark was arrested and two children were placed in protective custody. While officers waited for the application of a search warrant, Yeiter was seen trying to sneak up to the residence.

After a short pursuit, Yeiter was taken into cus-

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Coos Elderly Services assists people of all ages and would like a name that represents that. Names should not include the word “Coos,” nor should they suggest any ties to the county, city or state.

The name chosen should be catchy and represent services provided for the community as a nonprofit organization.

For more information on services provided by Coos Elderly Services, visit www.cooselderly.org.

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Addison Allen, 5, of Coos Bay, reads a book in the Mingus Park Amphitheater while waiting with her family for her brother to finish swim team practice at the Mingus Park Pool.

Fake quake set for Thursday Drop! Cover! and Hold!

These are your instructions for participation in this year’s Great Oregon Shakeout. So far 340,000 Oregonians are signed up to participate in the drill. At 10:16 a.m. on Oct. 16, folks all over Oregon will be taking a minute to respond as if an earthquake occurred. In most cases there will be no official signal with sirens and lights and people warning you. This is a drill to see if we are personally ready for an earthquake.

Oregon experiences about 1,000 earthquakes per year, most of them too small to be felt. However, there have been damaging earthquakes, and we have the Cascadia Subduction Zone just off our coast that will someday become active. We have no way to tell when an earthquake will occur and no guarantee where we will be when it happens. Taking a few minutes to practice our response or our businesses response may save lives someday.

To learn more about the Shakeout, visit www.shakeout.org/oregon.

More information about preparing for earthquakes is available the Oregon Emergency Management site, www.Oregon.gov/odm/oem and from the Oregon Department of Geology and Minerals site, www.oregongeology.org.

Help teach art at Sunset Middle School Volunteers are needed to help with Coos Art Museum’s Studio to School program in Sunset Middle School classrooms Oct. 1416 and 21-23.

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On Oct. 20–23, volunteers will help in the fifth-grade classrooms from noon to 3 p.m. The class runs from 12:25 p.m. until 1:10 p.m.. There will be a break, and that class will resume at 2 p.m. and end about 2:45 p.m.. To learn more and get volunteer paperwork, contact Kathleen Sizemore at ksizemore@coosart.org.

Learn about Ebola “Ebola: What You Need To Know and Do” will be the topic of the Southwestern Oregon Preppers’ monthly meeting at noon Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Coos Bay Fire Department, 450 Elrod, Coos Bay. “Officials claim there is nothing to worry about, but we have heard that before.

There is no need to panic when you are prepared,” said organizers in announcement of the meeting.

SWOP meetings are a free opportunity to get to know fellow local preppers in southwestern Oregon counties and to exchange information and ideas.

SWOP meetings always start with a question and answer period before the main topic so all in attendance get a chance to participate. “It is important for individuals to understand that they will be ‘on their own’ in the event of a disaster and not to depend on receiving outside help,” organizers say.

Join Southwestern Oregon Preppers on Facebook and meetup.com.

Oregon’s office for Aging and People with Disabilities invites the public to come and share ideas about the future of Oregon's services for seniors and people with disabilities. This is your opportunity to help Oregon decide what should be done to improve future services.

There will be a short presentation followed by a group discussion. Refreshments will be provided.

Meetings will take place from 6-7 p.m. Oct. 15, at the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend and from 1:30-3 p.m.

Oct. 16, at the North Bend Housing Authority, 1700 Monroe St., North Bend.

Interpreters for people who are non-English speakers, deaf or hard of hearing are available, as are other accommodations for people with disabilities. Contact Arce at Rebecca Rebecca.e.arce@state.or.us or 503-947-5019 to make arrangements.

Hanken named to regional Zonta post Genelle Hanken, a member of the Zonta Club of the Coos Bay Area, was recently installed as a district governor for Zonta International.

Her district includes all Zonta Clubs located in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and British Colombia. The installation ceremony was held during the 62nd International Convention during July of this year in Orlando, Fla. Ms. Hanken is retired from a 34-year criminal justice career, serving both adults and youth in Coos County.

Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals in 67

countries working together through service and advocacy to improve the lives of women and girls. As governor of District 8, Hanken is both the link between the District and Zonta and also International administers the affairs of the district.

Local projects of the Zonta Club of the Coos Bay Area include the Little Red School House school supply program for low-income elementary school children, college scholarships for women, and local financial support to programs such as the Women’s Safety and Center, the Resource Women’s Health Coalition, T.H.E. House, Southern Coos Health Foundation.

Local club donations to these projects totaled well over $50,000 during the last biennium, with the bulk of the funding coming from the club’s Celebrity Dinner, Dance and Auction. The date for the 2016 Celebrity Dinner is Feb. 28, 2015.

For information about Zonta membership, please contact Margaret Melvin at 541-297-6489.

To learn about Zonta scholarships and fundraisers, visit the club website at zontacoosbay.org.

Honor vets in Roseburg Thursday Roseburg The VA Healthcare System Chaplain Service will conduct its Remembrance Quarterly Service for vets, employees and volunteers at noon Thursday, Oct. 16, at the VA Roseburg Healthcare System campus at 913 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg. The Remembrance Service will take place in the chapel in Building 16.

For more information, contact Chaplain Mike Gillespie at 541-440-1000, ext. 44721.

Robot keeps busy in operating room COOS BAY – The robot known as Surgio lent a mechanical hand in 166 surgical procedures during its first year at Bay Area Hospital — far more than expected.

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System robot deploys miniature instruments, remotely controlled by a human doctor’s fingers, to conduct minimally invasive surgical procedures. It made its local debut in September 2013, letting doctors operate through incisions much smaller than those used in traditional “open” surgery.

Since then, the robot has helped with 85 general sur34 urological geries, procedures and 47 gynecological procedures. Those numbers far exceed the 100 total surgeries initially projected for the robot’s first year.

Dr. Steven Tersigni, the first local doctor to use the robot, said he and his fellow surgeons have become more adept as they’ve gained experience with the robot.

They can work more quickly than they did at first, and they’ve expanded the kinds of surgeries they perform

with the robot.

Procedures have included a bladder reconstruction and removal of a stomach tumor, he said.

Patients have told Tersigni they’re pleased with the results of robotic surgery, mentioning their quick recovery and minimal pain after surgery.

“We’ve had a lot of good comments,” Tersigni said.

“I’ve been surprised by the lack of pain.”

David Geist, a registered nurse who coordinates robotic surgery at Bay Area Hospital, said the most impressive improvement is in prostate surgery. Patients undergoing radical prostatectomy with traditional methods stay in the hospital an average of 77 hours – just over three days. Patients undergoing robotic-assisted prostatectomy average just 32 hours in the hospital.

The robot’s precision also

reduces blood loss. When Tersigni uses the robot to separate an ailing gallbladder from the patient’s liver, he often can avoid severing even the tiniest blood vessels.

Along with Tersigni, three other surgeons work with the robot: Dr. Laurie Hamilton, Dr. Stephan Groth and Dr. Leo Kusuda. A fifth surgeon will begin training on the device soon. Tersigni said he expects robotic surgery to become more common as the technology continues improving.

“I think that it’s the future,” he said.

Bay Area Hospital’s robot was named Surgio in a contest among local fourth-grade classes.

Children at both North Bend’s Lighthouse School and Coos Bay’s Millicoma School submitted the winning name.

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Peaceful paddler Coquille. Bring insurance card. Cash or check: Three-strain shot $25 or Four-strain shot $35.

“Ah, Wilderness!” Dinner Theater 7 p.m., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. Dinner begins at 5:45 p.m. Cost is $12 for adults and $7.50 for students 12 and younger. Dessert auction takes place at intermission. Partial proceeds go to Maslow Project.

Tickets available at 541-267-2347.

“The Guardian” 7 p.m., Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon. Tickets $10 for adults, $8 seniors, $5 students, available at Bandon True Value, at 541-347-2506 or at the door.

“Bloody Jack” 7:30 p.m., Harbor Performing Arts Center, 97900 Shopping Center Ave., Suite No. 39, Harbor. Tickets: adults $10, seniors $9 and students $7. 541-661-2473 “The Pink Panther” 7:30 p.m., Egyptian Theatre, 229 S. Broadway, Coos Bay. Dress pink.

TODAY Mahaffy Ranch Pumpkin Patch noon-5 p.m., Mahaffy Ranch, 10362 Highway 241, Coos Bay. mahaffyranch.com

TUESDAY, OCT. 14 Mahaffy Ranch Pumpkin Patch noon-5 p.m., Mahaffy Ranch, 1036 Highway 241, Coos Bay. mahaffyranch.com/ Armchair Film Adventure — “Nigeria,” 2 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Refreshments served. 541-269-1101 Sea Breeze Harmony Chorus Christmas Chorus 6:30 p.m., 2055 Union Ave., North Bend. All women are invited to join to rehearse for the Christmas Chorus. The group will meet weekly with holiday performances scheduled. 541-4045957 Bingo 6:45 p.m., Masonic Lodge 140, 2002 Union Ave., North Bend. Refreshments available.

Gold Coast Men’s Chorus Christmas and Beyond 7:15-9:15 p.m., Marshfield High School chorus room, 10th and Ingersoll, Coos Bay. Men’s four part harmony for the holidays until Dec. 27.

Reading music not required. 541-808-4597

SATURDAY, OCT. 18 Breakfast Feast 7-10 a.m., Winchester Bay Community Center, 625 Broadway, Winchester Bay. All you can eat pancake breakfast includes sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy. Cost is $6.

Device Workshop 8:30-9:30 a.m., U.S. Cellular, 783 S. Broadway, Coos Bay. Tips and tricks offered on 4G LTE iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S 5. 503-221-0100 Blossom Gulch Extreme School Makeover 9 a.m., Blossom Gulch Elementary School, 333 S. 10th St., Coos Bay. Bring your gloves and tools. NW Natural will provide lunch at noon. 541-2660868 Soroptimists’ Operation Backpack for Kids 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Coos Bay Bi-Mart, 55 S. Fourth St., and North Bend Bi-Mart, 2131 Newmark. 541269-2584 Crazy Quilters and Fiber Fanatics’ Open House 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Coquille Valley Art Center, 10144 Highway 42, Coquille. Demonstrations and displays.

Old Town Marketplace 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 250 First St. SW, Bandon. Farmers and artisans on the waterfront.

Fall Home and Decorating Show 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend. 541-756-2000 Mahaffy Ranch Pumpkin Patch 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mahaffy Ranch, 10362 Highway 241, Coos Bay. mahaffyranch.com Southwestern Oregon Preppers Meeting noon, Coos Bay Fire Station, 450 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay. Topic: Ebola. http://meetup.com No Lazy Kates Spinning 1 p.m., Wool Company, 990 U.S. Highway 101, Bandon. 541-347-3115 Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers, Dist. 5 1-3 p.m., Winchester Bay Community Center, 625 Broadway, Winchester Bay. Acoustic jam follows 3-4 p.m.

Featured musician: Bob Shaffer.

Coquille Rotary Club’s Fabulous ’50s Auction 6 p.m., Coquille Community Building, 115 N. Birch, Coquille. Silent auction and dinner. Live auction begins at 7:30 p.m. “Cracker Jacks” $20 — chance for prize. For tickets, call 541-396-3414.

The Spinners in Concert 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont, North Bend.

Tickets $20, available at Ko-Kwel Gifts. 541-7568800 Oktoberfest — Port Orford 6-10 p.m., Port Orford Community Building, 421 11th St., Port Orford.

Arch Rock Brewery, music and auctions. Cost is $10. http://www.portorfordrotary.org “Ah, Wilderness!” Dinner Theater 7 p.m., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. Dinner begins at 5:45 p.m. Cost is $12 for adults and $7.50 for students 12 and younger. Dessert auction takes place at intermission. Partial proceeds go to Maslow Project.

Tickets available at 541-267-2347.

“The Guardian” 7 p.m., Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon. Tickets $10 for adults, $8 seniors, $5 students, available at Bandon True Value, at 541-347-2506 or at the door.

“Welcome to Langlois” Sign Benefit Dance 7-11 p.m., Old Cheese Factory, 94179 Allen Boice Drive, Langlois. Kelly Thibodeux and Etoufee Band — Cajun Fiddle and Swamp Rock. All donations go directly to the project.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 Coos Bay Farmers Market 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Downtown Coos Bay on Central Avenue.

Mahaffy Ranch Pumpkin Patch noon-5 p.m., Mahaffy Ranch, 10362 Highway 241, Coos Bay. mahaffyranch.com/ Preschool Storytime 11 a.m., Reedsport Branch Library, 395 Winchester Ave., Reedsport. Stories and crafts. 541-271-3500 Business Connection Luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Mill Casino, Salmon Room, 3201 Tremont St., North Bend. No host buffet $12.

Guests: TBA. RSVP, 541-266-0868.

Community Conversation 6-7:30 p.m., North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend.

Topic: Oregon’s services for seniors and people with disabilities. 503-947-2321

THURSDAY, OCT. 16 VA Quarterly Remembrance Service noon, VA Roseburg Healthcare System Chapel, Building 16, 913 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg. 541440-1000, ext. 44721 Mahaffy Ranch Pumpkin Patch noon-5 p.m., Mahaffy Ranch, 10362 Highway 241, Coos Bay. mahaffyranch.com Drop, Cover and Hold On Drill 10:16 p.m. participating South Coast locations. www.shakeout.org/oregon/howtoparticipate or www.daretoprepare.org.

Central Coast Christian Women Luncheon 11 a.m.1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay. All women are welcome. Featured: Tupperware party with Kori Wright. Guest: De Ann Chambers, journey out of depression. Inclusive lunch, $13. RSVP and arrange child care by calling 541-808-0625.

Humbug Mountain Weavers and Spinners Meeting noon, Langlois Fire Hall, 94322 First St., Langlois.

Community Conversation 1:30-3 p.m., North Bend Housing Authority, 1700 Monroe St., North Bend. Topic: Oregon’s services for seniors and people with disabilities. 503-947-2321 “The Pink Panther” 7:30 p.m., Egyptian Theatre, 229 S. Broadway, Coos Bay. Dress pink.

FRIDAY, OCT. 17 Walk-in Flu Shot Clinic 8-11:30 a.m., Coos County Courthouse Room 106, 250 N. Baxter St. Coquille. Bring insurance card. Cash or check: Three-strain shot $25 or Four-strain shot $35.

Reedsport Farmers Market 9 a.m.-3 p.m., state Highway 38 and Fifth Street, Reedsport. 541271-3044 Bay Area Seniors Computer Club Meeting 9:15-11 a.m., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. Topic: Medicare part D and Android Tablets. Free help 541-269-7396 or www.bascc.info.

Mahaffy Ranch Pumpkin Patch 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mahaffy Ranch, 10362 Highway 241, Coos Bay. mahaffyranch.com Walk-in Flu Shot Clinic 1-4 p.m., Coos County Courthouse Room 106, 250 N. Baxter St.

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AARP offers driver course GOLD BEACH – An AARP Driver Safety Program class is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at Oregon Southwestern Community College’s Gold Beach Center at 29392 Ellensburg Ave., Gold Beach.

This course, open to all ages teaches how to drive more efficiently and safely.

The course contains information about changes over time in ourselves, our vehicles, and our roads.

Completion of this sixhour driving refresher course can yield discounted auto insurance premiums for individuals 55 and older.

Register by calling Southwestern’s Gold Beach Center at 541-247-2741. The course fee for AARP members is $15, or $20 for non-members, includes a workbook and other materials and is payable to AARP at the class.

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An American coot swims in the Mingus Park pond Thursday. The stretch of sunny days will end this evening as rain comes to the coast.

SWOCC to host speech on ocean plastic Southwestern Oregon Community College will kick off the Geology Lecture Series for the academic year at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 with "Plastic in the Global Ocean" by Dr. Giora Proskurowski from the University of Washington.

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place at the Hales Center for the Performing Arts at Southwestern Oregon Community College.

Dr. Proskurowski graduated from Amherst College with a chemistry major, but was lured to the earth sciences with the prospects of

using the submersible Alvin to study hydrothermal vents.

Local groups including Washed Ashore, Surfriders, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and Coos Watershed will be in the lobby starting at 6 p.m.

A4 • The World • Monday, October 13,2014

Editorial Board Jeff Precourt, Publisher Larry Campbell, Executive Editor

Ron Jackimowicz, News Editor Gail Elber, Copy Editor

Opinion theworldlink.com/news/opinion

A victory for Middle America One year ago, the health care exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, opened access to quality, affordable health care for millions of Americans. Today, despite years of unremitting partisan opposition and continual legal challenges, it’s unassailable that the Affordable Care Act is working.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the uninsured rate in the United States has been cut by 26 percent. And as those states where Republican governors who initially rejected federal funding start instead to embrace expanded Medicaid, the number of uninsured will plunge even further.

When the last century drew to a close, uninsured patients placed a significant strain on the U.S. economy. Absorbing treatments for uninsured patients is a huge stumbling block to our economic growth and our attempts to balance the budget. Before this year, we had the most expensive health care of all: the emergency room, where legally mandated costs of treating the uninsured were passed along with higher medical costs.

However, since Obamacare kicked in, emergency room admissions of non-payees are on the decline. During 2014, hospitals saw fewer uninsured patients, saving our health care system, thus far, an estimated $5.7 billion in uncompensated care, according to a Department of Health and Human Services report published late last month.

Approximately $4.7 billion of the $5.7 billion in savings comes from the 27 DONNA states that implemented BRAZILE the entirety of the Columnist Affordable Care Act, which includes an expansion of Medicaid. These savings will increase if the 23 states where Republican governors rejected increasing coverage for the working poor opt to join in.

Implementing ACA and expanding Medicaid does not have to be a partisan battle, as some Republican governors have made it. In Kentucky — a red state in national politics and the home of Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul — Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear is making a concentrated effort to cover the 640,000 uninsured people in his state. He has covered nearly 65 percent of that number already in large part because Kentucky’s health exchange website,Kynect, is among the most successful in the country.

Arizona, Ohio, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, where Republican governors hold office today, reviewed the matter and decided to join in expanding their medical coverage in 2014. As other Republican governors themselves awake to the advantages falling to those states who embraced Medicaid and health exchanges — and decide to reverse their opposition — it’s only a matter of time until the rest of the Republican governors join them.

The Affordable Care Act also sought to limit the huge costs of American health care that make our system the most expensive in the developed world. Just one year into Obamacare, the costs of medical care in the U.S. are increasing at historically low rates.

Obamacare, in its first year, tied the lowest rate ever for increased health costs. That was in 1999, the first year Kaiser conducted its Employer Health Benefits Survey.

There’s more. Before 2014, an accident or extended illness often resulted in bankruptcy for tens of millions of uninsured and/or underinsured Americans. Ninety-four percent of workers in 2014 have health plans that limit their out-of-pocket costs because of Obamacare provisions.

Saving on health costs starts with preventive care. Just a year after the exchanges opened, we are experiencing even more cost savings than the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) originally projected. And, here’s another huge news item: The Affordable Care Act is projected to reduce the federal deficit. The CBO has actually revised its initial May 2010 finding of $124 billion savings to $150 billion in June of this year.

Voters will decide at the polls if they want more of this. Republicans in the House of Representatives, through the legislative process,tried over 50 times to “undo,revamp or tweak” Obamacare, according to The Washington Post. They failed each time.

Except for some isolated attempts to revisit the HealthCare.gov website’s shaky rollout, opponents have barely mentioned the ACA this election. It’s because it really works. There’s a difference between a website and a program. It’s a sign of how feeble election stump arguments are when they must dwell on website mistakes that were corrected.

It would be folly to continue attempting to scrap an insurance program and an improved medical system that are working well together to meet our critical health needs.

On the fourth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama shared a letter a Colorado woman sent him following her first doctor’s visit as a newly insured enrollee: “After using my new insurance for the first time, you probably heard my sigh of relief from the White House,” she wrote. “I felt like a human being again. I felt that I had value.”

The Affordable Care Act’s greatest impact is on individual lives. We can’t forget that.

Letters to the Editor Tell the positive side on pot It seems every article on marijuana legalization seems to play to your conservative readers of The World newspaper.

There are a multitude of articles (medical) proving the benefits of marijuana but The World newspaper fails to report on any of these findings.

Marijuana has been approved to treat PTSD for military personnel.

Fair and balanced reporting is a very important responsibility for a community newspaper.

P.S. Colorado has reported a 50 percent drop in over doses on prescription drugs and illegal drugs since marijuana has been legalized.

David L. Leader Charleston

Why a ‘Jeer’ for decent water?

The Oct. 4 edition of Cheers and Jeers displayed a firm “thumbs down” in the segment entitled “Flush Carefully.” As a Lakeside cabin owner very concerned about toxic algae blooms, about the health of the lake and the folks who drink the water, who recreate on it and in it, including my small granddaughters, I’d like to ask what the downpointing thumb was given for.

Are you against a Water Improvement District? Are you against bringing failed septic systems up to code? Are you against the science that tells us over and over (see a recent Time magazine article or the We Doctors column seen in the Eugene Register Guard two Monday’s ago) that excess nutrients from failed septic systems create toxic algae? Are you against a simple, honest and accurate statement from Mr. Litts about some cabins that apparently dump human waste straight into the lake?

Volunteer citizens have done much work and given much money to try to improve the water quality of Tenmile Lake.

Their efforts may be imperfect but are impassioned and informed by scientific fact. A 2007 survey by ODEQ of 26 septic systems found 20 in a failed state.

I give the concerned citizens around the lake working to improve water quality a thumbs up.

And I’m sure I’m not alone in asking; with your infinite wisdom, how, pray tell, do you “flush carefully” and what, exactly, does that accomplish?

Flushing your thumb, I am, Nick Workhoven Coos Bay

Thieves get away with their crime Just about one year ago I suffered a loss. I call it theft. I had several antique pieces in the oldest house in downtown Coos Bay. These pieces were sold to various people as if they were answering an ad online or in the newspaper.

As far as we can tell, there were witnesses that live in the area.

This house has been called “a piece of Coos Bay history” by many. Every time I called the police about the first theft I was

informed that it was a civil matter. I was even asked by one of the responding officers if I had told them not to steal my stuff?

When I would call the police to find out how it was going, I would leave a message. I would leave information for the officer on his voice mail. Like where these thieves were on a daily basis.

When I finally got a call back from the officer many weeks later, the officer said, “We can’t stand around waiting for them.”

Finally, I was told that the case had been rejected ... it was a civil matter. Later on, I just by chance contacted the D.A.’s Office.

During this call I asked why my case was rejected (all this just didn’t sit well with me at all). The answer I got was shocking.

They’ve never seen the case. It was never even sent to them for review. You’d think this would be called a low-crime area, as very little is called a crime.

Kenneth Pool Coos Bay

Bandon mayor likes John Sweet I would like to take this opportunity to lend my support to those who believe John Sweet is a great county commissioner.

I have known John for over 65 years and was thrilled when he became a commissioner.

During the mosquito “problem” that faced Bandon last summer, John and I communicated almost daily (and sometimes three or four times) as he worked long hours to deal with the unintended consequences of the plague from the Bandon Marsh.

He has been criticized for “being in bed” with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a perceived enemy of a group of Coos County residents who will stop at nothing to discredit the Service and anyone who deals with them.

But John put aside his personal feelings to negotiate with USFWS, successfully urging them to help pay to treat the marsh, which has been very effective. Without the help of John Sweet and then public health director Nikki Zogg, we might have faced the same problem this summer. But we didn’t and we owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his hard work.

I urge the voters not to be swayed by the negativity from talk show hosts, columnists and others determined to unseat him.

He represents us with grace, dignity and always portrays a spirit of mutual cooperation in resolving whatever issues are up for discussion.

John Sweet is, and will continue to be, an outstanding county commissioner and I urge you to join me in voting for him in November.

Mayor Mary Schamehorn Bandon

Another voter for Sweet Carpe diem, seize the moment, is a highly appropriate sentiment for us to consider as we decide who to vote for in this year’s commissioners’ race. If Coos County continues to rely on yesterday’s economy it will surely die. We need new thinking.

We have a unique opportunity to nearly double the taxable asset base for Coos County. That

means more money for schools, public safety and infrastructure development without raising taxes! Moreover, this money could start coming in within a year or two under the Community Enhancement Plan (CEP) in the form of “service fees” in lieu of Urban Renewal Agency taxes. Those taxes would not start in any meaningful way until the LNG project is completed and even then go only to the URA. Under the CEP, 25 percent of service fees would go into a special trust for the benefit of all the schools in Coos County, to be used for special programs and badly needed infrastructure.

Otherwise, that money would go into the state equalization plan to be distributed on a head count basis to all school districts in the state.

The one commissioner candidate that is unambiguously in favor of this project is John Sweet. There is no hedging, no “maybes,” no “I’m considering it.” He has thought it through, carefully measured the risks and rewards and is staunchly in favor of taking advantage of this once in a life opportunity.

I want leaders of integrity who are smart, can think through issues and make sound decisions that benefit the entire county. I know you do, too. Those who consistently wait to see which way the wind is blowing before taking a stand need not apply. We have enough of those already.

Please join me and mark your ballot for John Sweet, county commissioner. We will all be glad you did.

Jon Barton Hauser

Rather Gurney than Sweet Unfortunately, for the citizens of Bandon, Coos County Commissioner John Sweet has taken the path of least resistance on the mosquito problem.

Appeasing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not going to make the problem go away. The only way to eradicate the mosquito population, without the expensive practice of dumping caustic chemicals on the marsh, is to remove the source of standing water and reinstall the dikes, which is the recommendation of most mosquito specialist.

Go along to get along is not leadership. Since John Sweet is not willing to fight to reinstall the dikes then he will not get my vote in November.

The Bandon Marsh mosquito problem is just another case of local elected officials rolling over and allowing federal control. I do not understand how U.S. Fish and Wildlife owns the land in question. Public land is owned by American citizens not government bureaucracy.

Who gave the service permission to remove the dikes in the first place? We cannot allow the federal government to impose their will to dictate the permanent removal of the dikes. It is statism.

I support and will be voting for Mr. Don Gurney. He will fight against the prolonged and highly speculative treatment of the marsh chosen by U.S. Fish and Wildlife and work for the already proven solution of reinstalling the dikes — all at the expense of The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Don Gurney is a veteran and he has already saved the

county from bankruptcy by convincing the board of commissioners to save for an emergency. His actions are sound and decisive, and the best indicator of future performance is past performance.

So, vote for Don Gurney as Coos County Commissioner in November and don’t get bitten again.

Roy Eikamp Bandon

A lesson in bike etiquette and law I enjoy riding my bike around town and to do errands. Usually drivers in cars are kind and polite to me. On Sunday, in Coos Bay, I was returning home from a pleasant bike ride and used the pedestrian crosswalk near the Dairy Queen at the intersection of Seventh and Central. At this location the street is one-way heading east. No cars were coming so I rode my bike slowly across. A woman in a green car, coming from the other direction on the two-lane part of heading east, Commercial rounded the curve after Dutch Bros. and rudely yelled out her window at me: “Get out of the crosswalk!”

This woman needs to familiarize herself with the Oregon bicycle laws. “Law 814.410: Unsafe operation of bicycle on sidewalk; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of unsafe operation of a bicycle on a sidewalk if the person does any of the following ... (d) Operates the bicycle at a speed greater than an ordinary walk when approaching of entering a crosswalk ...”

It would behoove all citizens of Coos Bay to know Oregon Bicycle Law 814.410 (2): “Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, a bicyclist on a sidewalk or in a crosswalk has the same rights and duties as a pedestrian on a sidewalk or in a crosswalk.” Thank you to everyone for being safe and caring.

Margaret Partner Coos Bay

Cadets grateful for support Neil A. Colomac Battalion of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps thanks those in the business community in Coos Bay for helping our local sea cadets in cash, supplies and materials, and people who attend our car wash.

Coquille Indian Tribe, Ken Ware Chevrolet, Coos Bay Toyota, Sauce Bros., Vend West Services, Sherwin Williams, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, American Legion Post No. 34 North Bend.

Anthony Pasqualetti Coos Bay

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State Man takes canceled lunch date as personal rejection DEAR ABBY: My lunch date for today canceled on me. Generally, when a girl does this, I delete her number and move on. But in this instance, it wasn’t a first or second date. We have been seeing each other for DEAR about a month and have built up some degree of i n t i m a c y.

Moreover, I know she’s not lying when she says she had JEANNE busy PHILLIPS a week. She apologized via text not once, but twice.

Nevertheless, I feel that as genuine as her apology was and as she has seemed in the time we have been together, this incident indicates either a lack of caring or integrity.

Would I be right to forget her? Or is this the one time a cancellation is justified? — CLASSIC OVER-ANALYZER IN L.A. DEAR OVER-ANALYZER: Your problem isn’t that you are a classic over-analyzer; it’s that you seem to be extremely insecure to the point of courting rejection when none is there. People cannot always control their schedules. And cancellations can happen more than once without it being an indication of lack of interest or caring. I see no reason why you should “forget” a woman whose company you enjoy, unless you are a masochist.

DEAR ABBY: I am a mother of three grown children who all have successful careers. The problem is they seem to have lost touch with the real world. They no longer have compassion or respect for people who must live with less, or who are not as well-educated as they are.

This includes my husband and me.

We feel like we no longer fit into their world. It has become hard for us to have any relationship with them.

How can I make them see that money and status are not the only things in this world, and that they should show more compassion to others? — IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD IN OHIO DEAR IN TOUCH: You have my sympathy, but the lessons you would like to teach your adult children are ones they should have learned during childhood.

Sometimes people who are “nouveau riche” try to forget their humble beginnings by avoiding the people who knew them when they were regular folks. It couldn’t hurt to remind your offspring that money and status can be lost as quickly as they were earned, but family is supposed to be there forever.

DEAR ABBY: I have a wonderful daughter who is a perfect mother and wife. The problem is, she’s in her 40s and dresses really inappropriately, sometimes wearing skirts and shorts so short they barely cover her bottom.

She’s also very voluptuous and always shows cleavage.

When she goes out for the evening, she shows practically everything.

She takes lots of photographs with her family, and in all of them she’s so exposed that sometimes when she gives me prints, I have to add magic marker so she looks more modest. She is a sweet person who is loved by everyone, so I don’t know how to handle this. Please help me.

— COVERED UP IN OAKLAND, CALIF. DEAR COVERED UP: You say your daughter is a perfect mother and wife in her 40s.

She may display her assets because it has been a winning combination for her so far or because her husband likes it.

The time is long past when you should tell her what or what not to wear, even if you are well-meaning. The best advice I can offer is to continue wielding your magic marker and pray for colder weather.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Eastern Oregon University boosts enrollment effort

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Leanne Littrell DiLorenzo, founder of VoteERA.org, and chief petitioner for Oregon’s Measure 89, discusses her proposal to add the equal-rights amendment to the Oregon constitution as Reps. Julie Parrish, R-West Linn, and Wally Hicks, R-Grants Pass, listen during a news conference at the state Capitol in Salem.

Champions of equality for women are divided over whether the Oregon Constitution should explicitly ban gender discrimination.

Oregon ERA: Necessary or merely symbolic?

PORTLAND (AP) — If the campaign is any indication, a proposal to give Oregon women a stronger safeguard against discrimination could win in a landslide.

Twenty arguments in support of adding an equal rights amendment to the Oregon Constitution — from Democrats and Republicans — appear in the voters’ pamphlet that just arrived at homes ahead of the Nov. 4 election. Meanwhile, not one person or group wrote an argument in opposition to Ballot Measure 89, and no money has been raised to defeat it.

But the woman leading the effort for an Oregon Equal Rights Amendment is not taking anything for granted.

“It’s the ERA,” said Leanne Littrell DiLorenzo of Portland. “You can never count on it.”

DiLorenzo, 47, was a child of the 1970s growing up in Coos Bay and, thanks to news programs such as “60 Minutes,” learned about an effort to guarantee women constitutional rights equal to those of men. Congress in 1972 approved adding an equal rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but it had to be ratified by 38 of the 50 states. Only 35 states, including Oregon, took that step, and the amendment died in 1982.

DiLorenzo was not particularly interested in a question about why she deemed 2014 to be the right time to gather the 116,000 signatures necessary to put a state amendment before voters.

“The bigger question is, why hasn’t this already been done, and who possibly could be

against it?” she said.

Though there is no organized opposition, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon contends the amendment is unnecessary because Article 1, Section 20 of the Oregon Constitution states: “No law shall be passed granting to any citizen or class of citizens privileges, or immunities, which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens.”

The state Supreme Court, in a landmark 1982 decision, determined the language prohibits gender-based discrimination. The ACLU and the editorial boards of some Oregon newspapers concur.

“Our position in part stems from a belief that we should not be amending the constitution for symbolic purposes, that any amendment to the constitution should right a wrong, and that’s not the case here,” said Becky Straus, legislative director for the ACLU of Oregon, which supports a federal equal rights amendment.

But Measure 89 supporters say the reason Article 1, Section 20 protects against gender discrimination is because that’s how it’s been interpreted by the Oregon Supreme Court in recent decades. They worry that what the court gives, the court can take away in future decisions, so approving the equal rights amendment is vital.

If the amendment passes, the Oregon Constitution would have a new section saying the “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the State of Oregon or by any political subdivision in this state on account of sex.”

LA GRANDE (AP) — Nestled in the heart of the Blue Mountains, the smallest school in Oregon’s public university system would like to become less of a “hidden gem.”

For years, Eastern Oregon University’s remote location and small class sizes have been a selling point, but these days the classes are getting a bit too small for comfort.

Falling enrollment numbers have spurred budget cuts at the school, which have taken their toll in staff layoffs and discontinued majors like Geology and Media Arts.

The university is fighting back by boosting recruitment efforts in the hopes of bringing those sorely needed tuition dollars back.

Nyssa Rodriguez, an accounting major from Parma, Idaho, spoke enthusiastically about EOU while guiding a tour of campus. The school is more affordable than Oregon’s larger universities, she said, and the average class size is 21 students.

“I enjoy that since it’s so small I have the interaction with professors,” she said.

“It’s more personal. You can go in and speak to them and they know you by name and not just as a number.”

The senior says she loves the university and it’s a great fit for her. But ask her about EOU’s enrollment and financial troubles, and she’ll answer candidly that it’s been a topic of concern among students.

She and Alondra Esquivel, a social welfare major from Medford, both said they hadn’t heard of EOU until partway through their senior year of high school. So they approve of the school’s new focus on marketing itself.

Other students aren’t so optimistic.

“People get a cynical view about it and want to leave,” Esquivel said. “I’ve had friends who left because their major was cut.”

Esquivel’s Spanish minor was one of the programs sacrificed in the budget cuts.

Like all of the students whose programs were axed, she’s being offered the chance to finish it up. But she has to take all of the remaining classes this year.

Esquivel said she hopes the school’s recruitment efforts work.

“Once people come here, they fall in love with it,” she said. “It’s just knowing about it.”

That was a refrain offered over and over again during a series of interviews with Eastern Oregon University staff and students: The school’s problems are from a lack of visibility, not a lack of quality or value.

Jay Kenton, the university’s interim president, said there is “no question” enrollment is trending downward.

Rising numbers during the Great Recession, which Kenton believes was a bubble caused by unemployed workers seeking more education, spurred the university to hire additional tenured faculty.

Now that enrollment is going back down, the university is saddled with those additional hires, forcing the school to make cuts in other areas.

Kenton said like private businesses often do, the university is in the midst of “rebalancing” its expenditures and revenues. But he stated categorically that the school is in no danger of closing, all rumors to the contrary aside.

“We’re a strong and vibrant university,” he said.

“Right now things are a little soft but this university has a history of going through cycles and rebounding nicely.”

He outlined the university’s plan for increasing enrollment.

According to Kenton, 55 percent of EOU students are from Oregon’s 10 easternmost counties. Kenton said 23 percent of K-12 students in those counties are Hispanic, but only 7 percent of EOU students are.

“We should be a mirror image of schools in the region,” he said.

Number of oil trains per week up in Central Oregon STATE

PORTLAND (AP) — A railroad says it has increased the number of oil trains per week moving through Central Oregon.

The records, released by the state, show BNSF Railway ran up to three oil trains weekly through Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath, and Wasco counties. The compareported previously ny moving only one oil train a week through Central Oregon.

The increase comes as the West Coast receives unprecedented amounts of crude oil from the Bakken formation in North Dakota and Montana.

Man charged with starting wildfire WEED, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man was arrested Saturday on charges of starting a wildfire that devastated the lumber town of Weed last month, authorities said.

Ronald Beau Marshall, 24, was taken into custody on felony counts of arson to inhabited structures, property and forest land, Sgt. Justin Mayberry, a police spokesman, said.

The Siskiyou County District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint against Marshall on Friday. A judge issued a warrant for Marshall’s arrest, which came after a three-week investigation by police, sheriff and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection investigators.

rocks in the ocean near Depoe Bay. Officials say eight people were stranded by an incoming tide on Saturday on the rocks in Fogarty Creek.

Three managed to swim to shore of their own accord. A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport rescued the other five and ferried them to shore.

Woman sentenced in check scam case ASTORIA (AP) — An Astoria hair salon owner who cashed and spent a forged $85,000 check from an Internet scammer has been sentenced.

The Daily Astorian reports Jeanne Reeves was sentenced Thursday to five years of probation,60 days in jail and more than $57,000 in restitution.

The 43-year-old Reeves pleaded no contest to two counts of first-degree aggravated theft.

Investigators say Reeves opened a bank account last October and cashed the forged check, which she received from a Facebook acquaintance.

After she cashed the check, the person started asking her to wire the money.

Reeves accused the person of being a scammer, but continued to spend the cash on gifts for her children, debt payments, even a car.

State police trooper Coast Guard rescues 5 strikes pedestrian (AP) — ASTORIA stranded on rocks Authorities say an Oregon DEPOE BAY (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has rescued five people stuck on

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The Daily Astorian reports trooper James O’Conner struck Melissa White of Astoria on Friday while making a left turn in his patrol truck. White sustained minor injuries.

O’Conner said he was disThe Associated Press tracted by watching a Canby operates a forklift to move an entry in the giant of Leland Neal bicyclist on another side of pumpkin weigh-off at the Canyonville Pumpkin Festival in Canyonville, the road, trying to determine the bicyclist’s intentions, on Saturday. when he struck the woman. day it discovered the leak, close of business Tuesday. but access to other informa- The agency announced the Employment Dept. tion wasn’t shut off until the breach on Friday.

data breach discovered SALEM (AP) — A data breach has been discovered within the Oregon Employment Department and state technology experts are trying to determine how extensive it is and locate the source.

The Oregonian reports that department spokesman Gerald Fahrenkopf says the affected database contains roughly 1.3 million users who have at some point turned to the state to help them find jobs.The agency plans to open a hotline starting Saturday to address people’s concerns.

The system that unemployed Oregonians use to register for the state’s job search services stores personal information such as names, addresses and Social Security numbers.

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NATIONAL D I G E S T Stolen prosthetic leg found on subway train PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a prosthetic leg reported stolen from a veteran in a wheelchair outside the Eagles-Giants football game in south Philadelphia was later recovered on a subway train.

Sonny Forriest Jr., who is known for singing for fans outside Phillies and Eagles games, told police that he had taken off his prosthetic leg during his performance.

He said he was packing up to leave when a woman in her 20s wearing Eagles gear who appeared intoxicated approached and took the leg.

Police said a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority conductor found the leg at about 1 a.m.

Monday at the Olney station The Associated Press in north Philadelphia.

Protesters march near the St. Louis Arch on Saturday in St Louis. More than 1,000 gathered Saturday in downtown St. Louis for a second day of Investigators said they organized rallies to protest Michael Brown’s death and other fatal police shootings in the area and elsewhere. planned to examine transit station surveillance video to try to identify a suspect.

They said it appeared that three women took part in the theft.

Air traffic center is fully operational AURORA, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago air traffic center reopened early Monday, more than two weeks after damage from a deliberately set fire forced the cancellation of thousands of flights and disrupted travel nationwide, federal officials said.

A full shift of air traffic controllers at the Chicago En Route Center in Aurora resumed control of the center’s airspace from adjoining centers between midnight and 1 a.m. on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a news release.

About 200 Aurora facility workers traveled to other FAA air traffic centers since the Sept. 26 incident. The FAA said those workers will be returning from those locations Monday.

Thousands protest police shootings in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands gathered Saturday for a second day of organized rallies and marches protesting Michael Brown’s death and other fatal police shootings in the St. Louis area and nationwide.

The events remained peaceful but boisterous gatherings into the night.

Vietnam-era peace activists, New York City seminarians and hundreds of fast-food workers bused in from Chicago, Nashville and other cities marched alongside local residents, spurred by a national campaign dubbed Ferguson October.

Outside Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, where the Cardinals hosted the San Francisco Giants in the first game of the National League Championship Series, several dozen protesters stood on the sidewalk, chanting and holding signs. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Finance ministers headed to the game seek to boost recovery fans mainly went around the proWASHINGTON (AP) — testers without stopping to World financial leaders are pledging to act boldly and ambitiously to give a weak and uneven global recovery some momentum, but they MECHANIC FALLS,Maine have often fallen short in the (AP) — A mechanical problem past when trying to follow caused a Jeep towing a wagon through on their promises. full of passengers to lurch The pledge from the down a steep hill and slam into Monetary a tree during a HalloweenInternational Fund’s policy-setting com- themed hayride in the woods, mittee comes after a week of killing a teenager and injuring volatile swings in the finan- more than 20 other people, cial markets — powered by authorities said. concerns that parts of Europe Investigators were may be sliding into another inspecting the Jeep to try to recession. determine exactly what kept The IMF called increasing it from stopping on the hill, economic growth an “utmost and state police were calcupriority” during the fall lating the passengers’ weight meeting of the IMF and to determine if the hay wagon World Bank. In a closing was overloaded and whether statement Saturday from the that contributed to the steering committee of the mechanical problem, Sgt. Joel 188-nation IMF, the finance leaders also committed to making the necessary structural changes that would ANCHORAGE, Alaska boost growth.

(AP) — Alaska will begin accepting marriage applicaFAA squares off tions from same-sex couples over electronics Monday after a federal judge WASHINGTON (AP) — struck down the state’s ban The nation’s largest flight on gay marriage — one of the attendants union says it first two states to prohibit wants airline passengers to same-sex weddings. return to stowing cellphones The decision late Sunday and other electronics during afternoon caught many people takeoffs and landings, but the off guard. No rallies were group’s arguments didn’t immediately planned, but some plaintiffs celebrated over seem to fly Friday in court.

A lawyer for the union drinks at an Anchorage bar.

Matthew Hamby, who argued before a three-judge his husband, panel of the U.S. Court of with Christopher Shelden, was Appeals for the D.C. Circuit one of five couples to sue, that aviation officials acted improperly last year in clear- was “just having drinks with ing passengers to use small friends, enjoying it.”

Hamby said he was “elatelectronics during takeoffs ed” U.S. District Judge and landings.

Timothy Burgess sided with The union says the devices them, and he planned to can distract passengers from among the first in line to safety announcements and apply for a license Monday. become dangerous projecAnother couple, Susan Tow tiles. The union also says that and her wife, Chris Laborde, in letting passengers keep the were among those who sought devices out, the Federal to overturn Alaska’s ban and Administration celebrated the ruling.

Aviation changed an agency regula“This is just an amazing tion without steps required day for Alaska,” Tow said. by law.

“We’re just so fortunate that

look, though a few cheered their efforts.

Four days of planned events began Friday afternoon with a march outside the St. Louis County prosecutor’s office.

Protesters renewed calls for prosecutor Bob McCulloch to charge Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson officer, in the Aug. 9 death of Brown, a black, unarmed 18-year-old. A grand jury is reviewing the case and the Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation.

“We still are knee deep in this situation,” said Kareem Jackson, a St. Louis rap artist and community organizer whose stage name is Tef Poe. “We have not packed up our bags, we have not gone home. This is not a fly-bynight moment. This is not a revolution. made-for-TV This is real people standing up to a real problem and saying, ‘We ain’t taking it no more.’”

On Saturday evening, a smaller group of demonstrators joined Brown’s mother

at a prayer vigil and protest outside the Ferguson apartment complex where her son was shot and killed two months ago. The group then marched to the Ferguson police department.

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson, who spoke to small groups of demonstrators throughout the day, said the city had enlisted extra officers and was prepared for trouble, though he hoped for the best.

Earlier in the week, a small group of protesters verbally clashed outside the stadium with Cardinals fans who support the Ferguson officer.

“What I ask is if people come to have their message heard, that they do it in a respectful way,” Dotson said.

“And the same thing on the other side (from police supporters). Everybody has a right to have their message heard, whether you like it or not.”

He said the city also will bolster its police presence when the St. Louis Rams host the San Francisco 49ers

Monday night — the same day protesters are planning acts of civil disobedience they expect will lead to widespread arrests.

The crowd early Saturday was significantly larger than the ones seen at Friday’s protests. While the main focus of the march was on recent police shootings, participants also embraced such causes as gay rights and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Police reported no arrests or violence Saturday afternoon and early evening.

“I have two sons and a daughter. I want a world for them where the people who are supposed to be community helpers are actually helping, where they can trust those people to protect and serve rather than control and repress,” said Ashlee WiestLaird, 48, a Baptist pastor from Boston.

The situation in Missouri resonated with Wiest-Laird.

She’s white and her adopted sons, ages 14 and 11, are black.

Mechanical problem blamed for hayride crash Davis of the state fire marshal’s office told reporters.

The Saturday night crash during the Gauntlet Haunted Night Ride “threw everyone off the trailer and into each other and into trees,” Davis said.

Seve n te e n -yea r- o l d Cassidy Charette, of Oakland, died from head injuries, state police spokesman Steve McCausland said. She was among a group of friends from Messalonskee High School who visit Harvest Hills Farm every fall, authorities said.

Among them was 16year-old Connor Garland, of Belgrade, who suffered mul-

tiple fractures and was being treated at Boston Children’s Hospital, McCausland said.

A hospital spokeswoman said he was in fair condition Sunday night. About a halfdozen other injured people remained hospitalized Sunday afternoon but their injuries did not appear lifethreatening, Davis said.

Kathy Mathieu, of Oakland, whose son Zachary is a close friend of Garland’s, said Charette and Garland attended the school’s homecoming celebration together last week. She said the community is planning a fundraiser for Charette’s

family.

“Everybody is doing everything they can to help this family,” Mathieu said.

“There are no words to express the sorrow for the parents.”

Charette was a member of the girls’ soccer team.

Garland is a member of the Central Maine Owls, a 15and-under baseball team that won the state championship this year.

Messalonskee Principal Jon Moody sent a statement to the school community saying grief counselors would be available at the school this week.

Alaska will issue marriage licenses to gay couples

The Associated Press

This file photo provided by Tracey Wiese, left, shows Wiese and Kat Cortez at a 2012 wedding for Cortez’s sister. On May 12 they joined four other same-sex couples in suing the state of Alaska in federal court, arguing the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage violates their rights to due process and equal protection under the U.S. Constitution. so many have fought for equality for so long — I mean, decades.”

The state will begin accepting applications Monday morning, Phillip Mitchell, with the state Department of Vital Statistics, told The Associated Press in an email.

Alaska has a three-day waiting period between

applications and marriage ceremonies.

Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from several states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage.

The Oct. 6 move effectively legalized gay marriage in about 30 states. But much of last week was marked by

confusion as lower courts and states worked through when weddings could begin.

Then, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned marriage bans in Nevada and Idaho on Tuesday. On Thursday, West Virginia officials began issuing gay marriage licenses, and Kansas’ most populous county issued a marriage license Friday to a gay couple,believed to be the first such license in the state.

Sunday’s ruling in Alaska came in a lawsuit brought by five gay couples who asked the state in May to overturn a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1998, the same year Hawaii passed its ban but a state that later legalized the unions. The Alaska amendment defined marriage as being between one man and one woman.

The lawsuit sought to bar enforcement of the ban or any state laws that refuse to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states and countries or that prevent unmarried gay couples from marrying.

Review site Yelp battles extortion claims SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First the chefs of a small Italian restaurant got mad at online review site Yelp. Instead of trying to get better reviews, they decided to take a different approach: get terrible ones.

The campaign helped Botte Bistro get a rating of one out of five stars, as more than 1,000 reviewers left hundreds of tongue-in-cheek reviews panning the Richmond, California, eatery, said chef Michele Massimo, adding that it boosted business.

It was the latest protest among businesses who for years have complained that Yelp was extorting them by raising or dropping ratings depending on whether they advertised with the Internet’s most popular review site.

Yelp has persistently denied those claims on its website, in court and at every opportunity when the question is put publicly to the company.

“It wouldn’t pass the straight face test,” Yelp spokesman Vince Sullitto said of the extortion claims.

Sullitto said Yelp attracts millions of viewers and sells advertising to 80,000 businesses because of the site’s credibility with consumers.

Sullitto said many of the company’s critics are businesses that have received bad reviews.

Last month, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out a lawsuit filed by several businesses claiming Yelp extorted them by removing positive reviews after advertising sales pitches were turned down.

The court is one rung below the U.S. Supreme Court and the ruling could have been a definitive one for Yelp.

Instead, it served to fuel the company’s critics because the court said that, even if Yelp did manipulate reviews to penalize businesses, the practice would not constitute extortion.

The court said it found no evidence of manipulation and that it was ruling narrowly only on the question of extorthe Nonetheless, tion. company’s critics said the ruling supported their claims.

Even before the 9th Circuit ruling, Yelp was battling two lawsuits filed by company investors who make similar extortion claims.

The suits, filed in San Francisco federal court over the summer, allege that the company’s stock traded at artificially inflated prices because the “company tried to sell services designed to suppress negative reviews or make them go away” and then lied about it.

The company has yet to formally respond to the lawsuits in court, but says it will fight these legal actions as well.

Last year, a lawyer serving as a small-claims judge in San Diego likened Yelp to a “modern-day version of the Mafia going to stores and saying, ‘You want to not be bothered? You want to not have incidents in your store?

Pay us protection money.’”

The judge, Peter Doft, made the comments when he ordered Yelp to pay San Diego lawyer Julian McMillan $2,700 over a contract dispute involving advertising on Yelp.

The award was later overturned by a higher court, which ruled that McMillan’s dispute with Yelp should be decided by an arbitrator instead of a court. McMillan didn’t pursue his claim.

But Yelp did file a lawsuit against McMillan, alleging he and his employees submitted fake Yelp reviews of his law practice. McMillan denies the charges and alleges that Yelp sued him because of his small-claims court victory.

The allegations are so widespread and have persisted for so long that the company asks on its website: “Does Yelp extort small businesses?” The company answers no.

Yelp has had a complicated relationship with merchants, restaurateurs and other small businesses on which the company depends on for advertising revenue. To attract advertising, Yelp needs to maintain a popular and credible site.

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HONG KONG (AP) — A mob of masked men opposed to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrators led an apparently coordinated assault on the protest zone in the heart of the city’s financial district Monday, tearing down barricades and clashing with police.

The chaotic scenes came after police carried out a dawn operation to reopen The Associated Press some key roads blocked by People wearing masks remove the metal barricades that protesters have set up to block off main roads near protesters for more than 15 the heart of the city’s financial district, Hong Kong, on Monday. days. Police said they will continue to chip away at the semiautonomous cades that demonstrators them separated from the occupied zone to relieve traf- the fic, and warned that anyone Chinese city’s leader, prom- have put in place. The men, protesters on the other side who challenges them could ised by Beijing for 2017. They who used box cutters to snap of the barriers. want authorities to drop a the cable ties connecting the It was not immediately be arrested.

Monday’s confrontations plan to use a pro-Beijing barricades, scuffled with clear who organized the highlighted the growing ten- committee to screen candi- protesters and police who anti-protest crowd, but some blamed triads, or sion between student-led dates, and demand the tried to stop them. of Chief An angry crowd of several organized crime gangs. protesters and authorities — resignation people then “Before the police came, as well as other residents Executive Leung Chun-ying, hundred aggravated by the disrup- the city’s deeply unpopular descended on the scene, young men wearing masks rushing up to the barricades and dark clothing came to tions. The protesters, who Beijing-backed leader.

Authorities have repeat- and attempting to storm the pick fights with people and had enjoyed widespread support when the movement edly urged protesters to protest zone. They punched we heard that some of them began, are fighting to keep up retreat from the streets, but their fists in the air and had weapons,” said Kevin Ng, momentum as the political student leaders have vowed chanted “Open the road!” a college student who was at to keep up the disruptions About a dozen taxi drivers the scene and saw the scufcrisis entered a third week. the government joined in, driving their cabs fles. “I don’t know who the Demonstrators have until up to the barricades and young men wearing masks flooded several thorough- responds to their demands.

Protesters were rebuilding leaning on their horns to were. We suspect they’re fares in central Hong Kong since Sept. 28 in a civil dis- barriers Monday after about express their anger over the triad members, but it’s hard to say. What other kind of obedience movement to two dozen men wearing sur- traffic disruptions.

A line of police officers group would organize themoppose restrictions on the gical masks to hide their first-ever direct election for faces tore at the metal barri- held the crowd back, keeping selves to come attack us?”

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Rescue workers and soldiers cleared uprooted trees and electrical poles blocking roads in eastern India on Monday after a tropical cyclone killed at least 24 people and demolished tens of thousands of mud huts.

In Japan, a tropical storm could reach the Tokyo area early Tuesday. At typhoon strength earlier, Vongfong hit Kyushu island after battering Okinawa. At least 37 people were injured, and 400,000 were advised to evacuate.

Train service and flights were disrupted in Kyushu and the neighboring island of Shikoku.

Triple suicide bombing kills 58 BAGHDAD (AP) — A triple suicide bombing Sunday killed at least 58 people in Iraq as a roadside bomb killed the police chief of the western Anbar province, authorities said, attacks that dealt major blows to Iraqi security forces struggling to combat the Islamic State extremist group.

The triple attack took place in Qara Tappah in ethnically mixed Diyala province, an official from the Kurdish Asayish security forces said.

Chase, Wells Fargo harvesting voiceprints LONDON (AP) — The caller said her home had burned down and her husband had been badly hurt in the blaze. On the telephone with her bank, she pleaded

D I G E S T for a replacement credit card at her new address.

“We lost everything,” she said. “Can you send me a card to where we’re staying now?”

The card nearly was sent.

But as the woman poured out her story, a computer compared the biometric features of her voice against a database of suspected fraudsters. Not only was the caller not the person she claimed to be, “she” wasn’t even a woman. The program identified the caller as a male impostor trying to steal the woman’s identity.

Parliament’s headgear reflects diversity NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The only question opposition lawmaker U Win Htein asked Parliament last session was for permission to remove his silk turban, saying it was causing him headaches and hair loss. The 72-yearold, known for his irreverent sense of humor, admits he was just teasing. But the speaker shot him down just the same.

The civilians elected to Myanmar’s legislature are required to wear hats when taking the floor. The appointed military members are not.

Hats hold meaning here, embodying political allegiances, accomplishments and failures of a nation transitioning from a half-century of dictatorship to democracy.

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What opponents say: Opponents say the driver’s cards would reward illegal behavior and facilitate crime. “In essence, a driver card would become acceptable just like a regular Oregon driver license,” Oregonians for Immigration Reform said in a statement.

“With the threat of international terrorism, the spread of Ebola and other thirdworld diseases, it’s vital to take all possible precautions

in the control of immigration.” But the group’s founder Jim Ludwick concedes: “We don’t know the fine points of the TSA regulations.”

What Measure 88 says: The measure’s ballot title states: “The driver card may not be used as identification for air travel, to enter a federal building, to register to vote or to obtain any government benefit requiring proof of citizenship or lawful presence in United States.” The text — and the bill signed last year — says the cards can be used “only to provide evidence of a grant of driving privileges.” Neither specifies what the cards cannot be used for.

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The first OnStar was built in 1999 in a Cadillac Seville, and has since evolved to buttons on dashboards and rearview mirrors in more than 30 million cars.

“If you’re at all interested in engineering, there are a lot of different avenues,” he told an Oregon Coast Technology School class Friday morning.

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ment” hospitals.

“That is something that should be seriously considered,” Fauci said.

Dallas police barred entry to the health care worker’s apartment complex Sunday.

Officers also knocked on doors, made automated phone calls and passed out fliers to notify people within a four-block radius about the situation, although Dallas authorities assured residents the risk was confined to those who have had close contact with the two Ebola patients.

The worker wore a gown, gloves, mask and shield while she cared for Duncan during his second visit to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, said Dr. Daniel Varga of Texas Health Resources, which runs the hospital.

Duncan, who arrived in the U.S. from Liberia Sept.

20, first sought medical care for fever and abdominal pain Sept. 25. He told a nurse he had traveled from Africa, but he was sent home. He

returned Sept. 28 and was placed in isolation because of suspected Ebola.

Liberia is one of the three West African countries most affected by the Ebola epidemic, which has killed more than 4,000 people, according to World Health Organization figures. The others are Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Texas health officials have been closely monitoring nearly 50 people who had or may have had close contact with Duncan after he started showing symptoms but before he was diagnosed with the disease.

The health care worker reported a fever Friday night as part of a self-monitoring regimen required by the CDC, Varga said.

Another person described as a “close contact” of the health worker has been proactively placed in isolation, he added, without saying where. The hospital said its emergency department is diverting ambulances to other hospitals, though is still accepting walk-in patients.

lion worth of TV ad buys.

If Republicans lose either of those states, and fall one seat short of controlling the Senate, it will rank among the most crushing failures in recent political history.

Other 2014 campaign surprises: ■ The “incredible disappearing Obamacare debate,” as described by Dan Schnur, a former top Republican aide who now teaches at the University of Southern California.

For the third straight election, attacking Obama’s health law is the Republicans’ go-to tactic. But strategists in both parties say the relentless criticism is losing punch as millions of people acquire insurance under the law.

Many GOP candidates have broadened their denunciations to Obama’s overall competency and tying their Democratic opponents to him generally.

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Neither was a topic of discussion during the months of state primaries. But the rise of Islamic State militants, Obama’s decision to order airstrikes against them, and the outbreak of Ebola have roiled the final weeks of the campaign.

Several Republican candidates are replacing their ads attacking the health law with sometimes frightening warnings about the risks and threat of the militants and the virus.

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Marshfield boys win XC meet THE WORLD Marshfield’s boys cross country team won the Bristow Rock n River Invitational at Pleasant Hill on Saturday.

Colby Gillett led the way for the Pirates, taking the individual title by covering the 5,000-meter course in 16 minutes and 47 seconds.

Teammate Sawyer Heckard was third (17:10), with Dakota Pittullo fifth (17:31) and Ian Emlet 11th (18:15) as the Pirates scored 36 points.

Philomath was second with 45.

Marshfield’s girls placed fifth in the team race, won by Philomath. Maddie Metzler and Isabel Groth led the Pirates, placing 25th and 26th in the race.

The cross country season is winding down for the Pirates and the rest of the teams on the South Coast, with the district meets less than two weeks away.

Marshfield competes in a big meet on a fast course Wednesday when the Pirates join North Bend, Coquille and Bandon in the Country Fair Classic at Veneta.

The Far West League district meet is a week from Thursday at Brookings, when Marshfield, North Bend, Siuslaw and Brookings-Harbor are expected to be in a tight battle for the two boys team spots in the Class 4A state meet. The top five individuals also qualify for the state meet.

Meanwhile, Bandon, Myrtle Point, Reedsport and Gold Beach will compete the same day in the Class 3A-2A-1A District 6 meet at Valley of the Rogue State Park in Rogue River and Coquille and Pacific will be in action in the Class 3A-2A-1A District 4 meet at Lane Community College.

Myrtle Point Invitational: Bandon’s girls had four of the top seven runners to take the team title in the Myrtle Point Invitational on Saturday.

Sailor Hutton kept her unbeaten string going by winning the 5,000-meter race in 18:36. She was followed by teammate Aida Santoro (19:25), while Bandon’s Weston Jennings was sixth (22:45) and Shelby Tobiska seventh (22:52). Dani Cox, the fifth Bandon runner, was 11th (24:11).

Gold Beach’s Avi Gaston was third (19:33), followed by Coquille’s Anna Sweeney (21:24) and Brookings-Harbor’s Tristan Husted (22:25).

Brookings-Harbor won the boys meet with 25 points, while Bandon had 30 to finish second.

Chris Burton led the Bruins, taking the individual title in 17:03.

Teammates Shaine Graham (17:50) and Brandon Smalley (18:11) were fourth and fifth, respectively.

Jimmie Allen was eighth (18:34) and Cody Enos 10th (18:47).

Bandon’s Hunter Hutton was second in 17:22, followed by teammate Josh Snyder (17:49).

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BOYS SOCCER Lakeview 5, Pacific 0: The Pirates fell to the Honkers in a Class 3A-2A-1A District 5 match at Medford.

Lakeview scored two goals in the first half and three in the second to beat the Pirates for the second time and improve to 4-1 in league play. Pacific fell to 1-4.

The match was much different from the first meeting between the two schools, a 2-1 Lakeview victory, also at Medford.

Pacific hosts Canyonville Christian Academy on Wednesday.

The Pilots are the one team Pacific has beaten in league, though the Pirates have nonleague wins over South Umpqua, Coquille and the JV teams from North Bend and Brookings-Harbor.

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Kolten Wong celebrates as he rounds first base after hitting a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning for St. Louis against San Francisco on Sunday.

Cardinals get dramatic win in NLCS ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kolten Wong ended Game 2 of the NL Championship Series with a big swing for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Now, they can only hope the season isn’t over for Yadier Molina.

Wong hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the resilient Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Sunday night, tying the best-of-seven series at one game apiece with their latest postseason power show.

The Cardinals came back after losing Molina to a strained oblique muscle in the sixth. The All-Star catcher was getting further tests and manager Mike Matheny said it “didn’t look real good.”

“We’ll wait and see and right now we’ll just go ahead and keep celebrating a very tough, hardfought win. I am real proud at how these guys kept coming,” Matheny said.

St. Louis didn’t stay down too long, getting a home run each of the final three innings in a backand-forth game.

The series resumes Tuesday night in San Francisco with John Lackey going for St. Louis and Tim Hudson starting for the Giants.

“It was tough to see our backstop go down like that,” Matt Adams said. “We just kept grinding it the rest of the game.”

Rookie pinch-hitter Oscar Taveras connected in the seventh to tie it, and Adams homered in the eighth for a 4-3 lead. San Francisco tied it in the ninth on a wild pitch by closer Trevor Rosenthal.

St. Louis, last in the NL with 105 home runs during the regular season, has hit 11 homers in six playoff games — seven in the seventh inning or later. Earlier, Matt Carpenter connected for the fourth time this postseason.

“It kind of got overshadowed

there at the end, but man that was an exciting game,” Carpenter said.

“That was a must-win for us, to do that in that fashion especially after giving up the lead in the ninth.”

After the Giants tied it, Wong lined a pitch from Sergio Romo for his second big home run this postseason. The rookie’s seventhinning drive was the decisive blow in Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

It was a rare postseason failure for the reliable San Francisco bullpen.

“They are the reason we’re in this situation, and you give (the Cardinals) credit,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “They threw out some good at-bats and we made a couple of mistakes and they took advantage of them.”

The Giants made it 4-all when pinch-runner Matt Duffy dashed home from second base on a twoout wild pitch in the ninth. San

Francisco wound up losing for just the second time in its last 14 postseason games.

“It’s not a tough loss at all. I feel it was a great loss,” said Gregor Blanco, who had a tiebreaking hit in the seventh. “We battled to the last out, so I think it was a great win.”

Seth Maness retired Pablo Sandoval on a comebacker with the bases loaded to end the top of the ninth, and got the win.

Maness came on after Rosenthal couldn’t hold a one-run lead. Rosenthal’s pitch bounced off the glove off backup catcher Tony Cruz and Duffy, running on a full count, never broke stride and slid home with the tying run.

Adams, whose three-run shot off Clayton Kershaw put St. Louis in front for good in its clinching playoff win over Dodgers, homered off Hunter Strickland.

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Ducks fly high again in win at UCLA

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After struggling on offense for two games, Oregon responded with a much more typical outburst against UCLA. The 42-30 rebound victory over the Bruins on Saturday was just what the Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Pac12) needed as they prepare to face rival Washington (5-1, 1-1) this weekend at Autzen Stadium.

Oregon hadn’t had a 100-yard rusher all season, and the team was held to 144 yards on the ground in a 31-24 upset loss to Arizona in the previous game.

But against the then-No. 18 Bruins, true freshman Royce Freeman broke free with 121 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, and the Ducks re-established themselves as a top 10 team in The Associated Press rankings.

“I think it validates what we think of our team and the character of our team,” coach Mark Helfrich said. “Those guys are competitive dudes that care a lot about each other, care a ton about the process, and knowing how

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Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, second from left, celebrates a first-half touchdown with running back Royce Freeman, second from right and wide receiver Dwayne Stanford on Saturday. they responded last week to adversity, that’s huge. That will pay off down the road.”

Star quarterback Marcus Mariota contributed by rushing for 75 yards and two more touchdowns, including a nail-biting keeper in the third quarter when

he fumbled and then scooped up the ball himself for a 23-yard touchdown.

Mariota threw for 210 yards and two scores — and cleared up all doubts about his health.

Following the loss to the Wildcats, offensive coordinator Scott Frost

suggested Mariota might be a little banged up.

Maritoa had been sacked 12 times in two games — including seven times in a too-close-forcomfort 38-31 victory over Washington State prior to the Arizona loss.

One reason for Mariota’s vulnerability was injuries to the Ducks’ offensive line.

The unit has been missing starters Tyler Johnstone, Andre Yruretagoyena and Jake Fisher for the past two games. True freshman Tyrell Crosby and walk-on Matt Pierson started their second game at the tackle spots.

Fisher, however, returned against the Bruins and played an important role in both protecting Mariota and providing a steadying influence.

Mariota was grateful.

“For him, he was very excited to come back. He was really motivated to get out there and do his thing, and he wanted to bring everybody else along,” Mariota said. “That type of thing is huge for us.”

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Drivers scuffle after NASCAR race in Charlotte CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — It was fight night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Kevin Harvick advanced into the third round of the championship and two drivers had to be restrained from brawling with Brad Keselowski.

Harvick won Saturday night to pick up an automatic berth into the next round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, but the title hopes for Keselowski, sixtime and defending champion Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr, were severely hurt.

It led to frayed nerves and explosive tempers after the race.

Keselowski tangled with Denny

Hamlin and Matt Kenseth on the track, and both Chase drivers attempted to confront the 2012 champion after the race. Hamlin was held back by crew members and only managed to throw a towel at Keselowski, but Kenseth tackled Keselowski from behind between two haulers and appeared to take a swing at the driver.

Crew members quickly pulled Kenseth off of Keselowski, and Keselowski crew chief Paul Wolffe appeared to have Kenseth in a choke-hold as he pulled him out of the melee.

“When you see Matt Kenseth mad enough to fight, you know

that this is intense because that’s way out of character for him,” Harvick said. “Every moment matters in this Chase, and Matt Kenseth knew that that one particular moment could have been the end of his Chase.”

Nobody agreed on who was to blame.

“It was really the safety. He was doing something with Hamlin, I had my seatbelt off, my (headand-neck restraint) off and he clobbers me,” Kenseth said. “The race is over, come back to pit road.

If you want to talk about it like a man, go do that. But if you want to wreck somebody on the racetrack

with people standing around, that’s just inexcusable.

“There’s no excuse for that.

That’s a champion and he’s supposed to know better than that.”

Hamlin also said Keselowski behaved badly and called him “desperate, obviously” to save his title hopes.

“He’s just out of control,” Hamlin said. “Matt was nearly out of his car and he just plowed into Matt and then ran into Tony (Stewart) and then went in through the garage and cleared out transmissions and did burnouts in the garage.”

Keselowski cooled off in his

Team Penske hauler before addressing the events. He said Kenseth “swung at my car” during the final caution to cause damage that ruined his race. He also said Hamlin “stopped in front of me and tried to pick a fight.”

“I figured if we’re going to play car wars under yellow and after the race, I’ll join, too,” Keselowski said.

“Those guys can dish it out, but they can’t take it. I gave it back to them and now they want to fight.”

NASCAR met with Keselowski after the race and is reviewing audio and video of all the incidents.

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Sports Mississippi State moves up to No. 1 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mississippi State is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, replacing Florida State and making the fastest rise to the top spot in the history of the poll.

The Bulldogs received 45 first-place votes from the media panel Sunday.

Mississippi State beat Auburn 38-23 on Saturday, its third straight victory against a top-10 team. The Bulldogs are the first team in the poll’s 78year history to go f r o m unranked to No. 1 in five weeks.

The previous mark was six weeks by Ohio State in 1954.

The Bulldogs were No. 3 last week, tied with Ole Miss, for their best ranking. Ole Miss stayed at No. 3 this week, two points behind No. 2 Florida State, which beat Syracuse on Saturday.

The defending champion Seminoles had been No. 1 since the preseason. Florida State received 12 first-place votes and Ole Miss three.

Baylor and Notre Dame round out the top five. The Fighting Irish play at Florida State on Saturday. Auburn fell four spots to No. 6.

Oregon jumped back into the top 10 at No. 9 after beating UCLA.

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Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain makes a catch on a ball hit by Baltimore’s J.J. Hardy during the sixth inning Saturday.

Royals return home with 2-0 lead KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Resilience and perseverance are two traits that have come to epitomize the Kansas City Royals, who’ve turned into a playoff force with their run of lateinning wins.

They’re two qualities that the Baltimore Orioles had better embrace.

After taking the first two games of the AL Championship Series at the bandbox known as Camden Yards, the Royals return to spacious Kauffman Stadium needing two more wins to reach the World Series in their first playoff appearance since winning it all in 1985.

Game 3 is tonight, with two more games on deck in Kansas City — the second only if needed. And make no mistake the Orioles are desperate to play all of them.

“You’ve got to win four games,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. “You’ve got to keep from losing three. And that’s obviously oversimplifying it. But you look at teams that compete during the course of the season, they compete on the road, too.”

The Orioles were 46-35 on the road this season, a decent mark but by no means the same level of dominance that

they exhibited at home. And now their power-hitting lineup has to try to punch balls over the outfield fence at one of the least homer-friendly ballparks in the game, a stadium that lends itself to the Royals’ strong suits: pitching and defense.

The Orioles will also have to overcome a daunting bit of history. Since the best-of-seven format was adopted 29 years ago, none of the previous 11 teams that dropped the first two games of a league championship series at home rallied to reach the World Series.

“We’re grown men. We’re not little kids who need to sit in a circle and play ‘Duck, Duck, Goose,’” Orioles outfielder Adam Jones said, when asked whether there would be any special pep talks before the game. “We’re just going to approach it as we’ve approached every game all season, and do what we do best.”

Wei-Yin Chen starts for the Orioles against former Baltimore pitcher Jeremy Guthrie.

While the Orioles are trying to buck history, the Royals have been making some.

The same club that languished below

.500 in late July has seemingly become invincible when the game is on the line.

The Royals became the first team in major league history to win four playoff games in extra innings with their 8-6, 10-inning triumph in Game 1 on Friday night, and then added another chapter to their memorable postseason in Game 2 on Saturday.

After the Orioles kept rallying to tie the game, Alcides Escobar delivered a go-ahead double in the ninth inning that propelled Kansas City to a 6-4 victory.

"Over the past few years we’ve played a lot of close games,” Royals closer Greg Holland said. “The reason we’re here now is we’ve learned how to win those games. When you learn how to win those games, it kind of builds on itself and you know you can.”

The Royals have certainly embraced a flair for the dramatic.

Beginning with their rally from a four-run deficit in the eighth inning of their wild-card game against Oakland, and right through a pair of extra-inning wins over the Angels in the divisional round, the Royals have thrived when the game is in the balance.

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NLCS Bumgarner has gem in Game 1 From Page B1 Blanco’s fourth postseason hit in 31 at-bats put the Giants up 3-2 in the seventh, but Taveras re-tied it in the bottom half with a homer off Jean Machi just inside the right-field foul pole.

Carpenter hit a solo shot off Jake Peavy in the third.

Randal Grichuk singled with the bases loaded in the fourth to make it 2-0.

Peavy was taken out for a pinch hitter in the fifth and the Giants scored a run off Lance Lynn, then Hunter Pence’s single tied it in the sixth.

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Washington in Game 2 of the Division Series, allowing a run in 7 1-3 innings.

Cardinals: Lackey has a win in each of his last three postseason series and is the active leader with 111 postseason innings.

THE HIT MAN: Molina became St. Louis’ career leader in postseason hits with 89, moving past Albert Pujols on a single in the second.

NOTABLE: Jim Edmonds, the star center fielder on three Cardinals World Series teams, threw out the first pitch.

SATURDAY GAME Giants 3, Cardinals 0: Madison Bumgarner pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants combined just enough hitting with a couple of defensive flubs by St. Louis to beat the Cardinals 3-0 Saturday night in the NL Championship Series opener.

Bumgarner set a major league postseason record with 26 2-3 consecutive scoreless innings on the road.

The Giants lefty was in complete command while 20-game winner Adam Wainwright failed to last even five innings for the Cardinals.

After Saturday’s win, San Francisco had won 12 of its last 13 in the postseason, including three straight to erase a 3-1 deficit in the 2012 NLCS against St. Louis.

Lydia Ko missed a chance to take the No. 1 ranking from Stacy Lewis. The 17-year-old New Zealander needed to win and have Lewis tie for 12th or worse. Instead, Ko closed with a 70 to tie for eighth at 11 under. Lewis had a 69 to tie for 21st at 7 under.

Triplett earns win at Champions Tour event CARY, N.C. — K irk Triplett won the SAS Championship for his second victory of the year and fourth in three seasons on the Champions Tour.

The 52-year-old Triplett closed with a 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory over Tom Lehman. Triplett finished at 14-under 202 at Prestonwood Country Club.

Bernhard Langer and Kenny Perry tied for third at 10 under. Langer, the 2012 winner, finished with a 68.

Perry, the 2011 champion, had a 67.

AUTO RACING Hamilton adds to lead in Formula One standings

SOCHI, Russia — Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory in the inaugural Russian Grand Prix on Sunday, leading a 1-2 finish for Mercedes that clinched its first constructors’ title.

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Kevin Durant, the NBA’s Valtteri Bottas was third leading scorer of this decade in a Williams. and the reigning MVP, likely will miss the first six to eight MARATHONS weeks of the season after fracturing a bone in his right Kenyan men sweep the podium in Chicago foot.

The Oklahoma City star CHICAGO — Kenyans forward complained of an ruled the Chicago Marathon ache in his foot after practice on Sunday, with Eliud Saturday, the team said. Tests Kipchoge leading a 1-2-3 showed he has a “Jones frac- men’s sweep and compatriot ture,” a broken bone at the Rita Jeptoo repeating as the base of his small toe. women’s winner.

Kipchoge pulled away Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Sunday that over the last two miles for his surgery is likely, and that first major marathon victory, similar injuries have forced finishing in 2 hours, 4 minplayers to miss six to eight utes, 11 seconds. He was followed by Sammy Kitwara in weeks.

The Thunder open the 2:04:28 and Dickson season Oct. 29 at Portland. A Chumba in 2:04:32.

Jeptoo was timed in six-week absence could have Durant back for the start of 2:24:35 in winning her fourth December, with about 65 straight major marathon. She also captured the 2013-14 games remaining.

World Marathon Majors GOLF points championship and Bae wins season opener took the Boston Marathon in April. for PGA Tour in Napa Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia NAPA, Calif. — Bae Sang- (2:25:37) was second and moon built a big lead and was Florence Kiplagat of Kenya steady enough on the back (2:25:57) was third. nine at Silverado to win the The winners earned Frys.com Open in the first $100,000. Jeptoo receives an event of the new PGA Tour extra $500,000 for winning season. the series championship.

Bae missed a short birdie putt on the 18th that only Daska races to new affected the margin. He record time in Boston closed with a 1-over 73, the BOSTON — Mamitu first player on the PGA Tour Daska broke the women’s since Ben Crane at the St. record in the Boston Athletic Jude Classic in June to win Association Half Marathon with a final round over par. on Sunday and fellow Bae won by two shots over Ethiopian runner Lelisa Steven Bowditch, who closed Desisa successfully defended with a 67 on a dry, hot day in his men’s title. the Napa Valley.

Daska finished in 1 hour, 8 Hunter Mahan, one of minutes, 20 seconds. Desisa, four players in the field who the Boston Marathon winner were in the Ryder Cup two last year, won in 1:01:38. weeks ago, looked as if he might make a run when he VOLLEYBALL holed out from 91 yards on the 13th hole for eagle to get American women take within two shots of the lead. first world championship But he hit a poor chip on the MILAN — Kimberly Hill 15th that led to bogey, and he led the United States to its barely got out of the bunker first major women’s volleyon the par-5 16th that kept ball title, scoring 20 points in him from a birdie. a 3-1 victory over China on Mahan closed with a 70 Sunday in the world champiand wound up in five-way tie onships. for third with Retief Goosen, Hill had the final kill, and Hideki Matsuyama, Martin captain Christa Dietzen Laird and Bryce Molder. added 15 points in the Americans’ 27-25, 25-20, 16Feng rallies for victory in 25, 26-24 victory before tournament at Malaysia 12,600 fans at the LUMPUR, Mediolanum Forum.

KUALA “We came here to make Malaysia — China’s Shanshan Feng rallied to win history and we made it,” said the LPGA Malaysia for her U.S. coach Karch Kiraly, a fourth LPGA Tour title, play- three-time Olympic champiing a six-hole stretch on the on. “It was a tough battle, but we made it.” back nine in 6 under.

The U.S. women had The 25-year-old Feng, four strokes behind never won the world champiPornanong onships, World Cup or Thailand’s Phatlum entering the round, Olympics. The Americans closed with a bogey-free 8- finished second in the world under 63 for a three-stroke championships in 1967 and victory over Phatlum.

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Monday,October 13,2014 • The World • B3

Sports Blazers get first preseason win

German man wins first Ironman title KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Germany’s Sebastian Kienle won the Ironman World Championship for the first time Saturday, beating American Ben Hoffman by more than five minutes.

The 30-year-old German completed the 2.4-mile ocean swim, 112-mile bike leg and marathon run in 8 hours, 14 minutes, 18 seconds.

He was 38th after the swim and took the lead for good 95 miles into the bike leg.

Kienle finished the swim in 54:38, the bike ride in 4:20.46 and the run in 2:54.36.

“I never thought I was going to win this,” said Kienle, the Ironman 70.3 winner in 2012 and 2013. “Never judge a life on one bad day. Judge it on for the best day.”

Hoffman finished in 8:19:23.

Germany’s Jan Frodeno was third in 8:20:32.

Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae won the women’s race for the third time, finishing in 9:00.55. Also, the champion in 2010 and 2013, she failed to break the course record of 8:52.14 she set last year.

“I have no idea how I got that done.

Defending is harder than anything,” Carfrae said. “Those girls are tough and I knew it would be a battle to the finish line. I’m a bit shocked I got it done.”

She swan 1:00.14, cycled 5:05.48 and ran 2:50.26, notably 4 minutes faster than the men’s champion.

Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf was second in 9:02:57. Britain’s Rachel Joyce was third in 9:04:23.

The winners received $120,000 each.

The Associated Press

Sebastian Kienle of Germany wins the men’s 2014 Ironman World Championship on Saturday.

PORTLAND (AP) — Wesley Matthews scored 22 points, Portland was 17 of 25 from 3-point range and the Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 119-114 in an exhibition game Sunday night.

Matthews made 6 of 7 3-point attempts to lead Portland to its first preseason win in three games. C.J. McCullum made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points.

Blazers All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge went 8 of 8 from the free throw line and scored 16 points.

Los Angeles guard Jamal Crawford came off the bench to score 23 points.

Chris Paul and Spencer Hawes had 15 points each for the Clippers (0-2).

Los Angeles went 19 of 39 from 3point range, including a 6 of 7 performance from Crawford.

Portland guard Damian Lillard missed his second consecutive preseason game because of strained left foot.

McCullum started in his place.

Scoreboard On The Air Today High School Sports — Marshfield Coaches Corner, 7 a.m., KMHS (91.3 FM).

NFL Football — San Francisco at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m., ESPN and KHSN (1230 AM).

Major League Baseball — American League Championship Series, Baltimore at Kansas City, 5 p.m., TBS. Tuesday, Oct. 14 High School Volleyball — South Umpqua at Marshfield, 6 p.m., KMHS (1420 AM).

Major League Baseball — National League Championship Series, St. Louis at San Francisco, 1 p.m., Fox Sports 1; American League Championship Series, Baltimore at Kansas City, 5 p.m., TBS. College Football — Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas State, 5 p.m., ESPN2.

Golf — Grand Slam of Golf, 4 p.m., TNT. Hockey — Buffalo at Carolina, 4:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Wednesday, Oct. 15 Major League Baseball — American League Championship Series, Baltimore at Kansas City, 1 p.m., TBS; National League Championship Series, St. Louis at San Francisco, 5 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Golf — Grand Slam of Golf, 4 p.m., TNT. Hockey — Boston at Detroit, 5 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Local Schedule Today High School Volleyball — Skyline League: Pacific at Powers, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14 High School Volleyball — Far West League: South Umpqua at Marshfield, 6 p.m.; BrookingsHarbor at North Bend, 6 p.m.; Siuslaw at Douglas, 6 p.m. Mountain Valley Conference: Pleasant Hill at Coquille, 6 p.m. Sunset Conference: Waldport at Myrtle Point, 7 p.m.; Gold Beach at Reedsport, 7 p.m.; Toledo at Bandon, 7 p.m.

High School Boys Soccer — Coquille at North Bend, 5 p.m.; Marshfield at Brookings-Harbor, 3 p.m.; South Umpqua at Douglas, 3 p.m.

High School Girls Soccer — Coquille at North Bend, 7 p.m.; Marshfield at Brookings-Harbor, 5 p.m.; South Umpqua at Douglas, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15 High School Boys Soccer — Canyonville Christian at Pacific, 4:30 p.m.

High School Cross Country — Bandon, Coquille, Marshfield, North Bend at Country Fair Classic, Veneta, 3:30 p.m.

High School Results CROSS COUNTRY Mytle Point Invitational BOYS Team Scores: Brookings-Harbor 25, Bandon 30, Myrtle Point 94, Reedsport 107, Pacific inc, Coquillle inc, Gold Beach inc.

Individual Results (5,000 Meters): 1. Chris Burton, BH, 17:03; 2. Hunter Hutton, Ban, 17:22; 3. Josh Snyder, Ban, 17:49; 4. Shaine Graham, BH, 17:50; 5. Brandon Smalley, BH, 18:11; 6.

Angel Lopez, Pac, 18:27; 7. Zane Olive, Ban, 18:29; 8. Jimmie Allen, BH, 18:34; 9. Jacob Carpenter, GB, 18:46; 10. Cody Enos, BH, 18:47; 11. Frank Baumgartner, GB, 18:52; 12. Tim Hatfield, Ban, 18:57; 13. Ben Bean, Ban, 19:20; 14.

Ezra Burton, BH, 19:22; 15. Zach Lathrom, Coq, 19:26; 16. Joshua Bruce, Ban, 19:47; 17. Hunter Niedens, BH, 19:47; 18. John Keeler, Pac, 19:52; 19. Gabriel Castelli, Ban, 20:16; 20. Sitceles Fry, GB, 20:36.

GIRLS Team Scores: Bandon 17, Myrtle Point 44, Gold Beach inc, Coquille inc, Pacific inc, BrookingsHarbor inc, Camas Valley inc.

Individual Results (5,000 Meters): 1. Sailor Hutton, Ban, 18:36; 2. Aida Santoro, Ban, 19:25; 3. Avi Gaston, GB, 19:33; 4. Anna Sweeney, Coq, 21:24; 5. Tristan Husted, BH, 22:25; 6. Weston Jennings, Ban, 22:45; 7. Shelby Tobiska, Ban, 22:52; 8. Bethy Myers, GB, 23:37; 9. Carrie Harris, MP, 23:47; 10. Autumn Kasper, MP, 23:58; 11. Dani Cox, Ban, 24:11; 12. Jessie Good, BH, 24:25; 13.

Emily Moore, Ban, 24:37; 14. Kori Nemec, Ban, 24:46; 15. Brittany Kruetzer, Pac, 24:59; 16.

Gemma Sanchez, MP, 26:08; 17. Sarah Sax, Pac, 26:08; 18. Alecia Finley, Pac, 26:28; 19. Ireland Tall Hunter, MP, 27:21; 20. Naya Phillips, MP, 27:50.

Friday, Oct. 10 Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6, 10 innings Saturday, Oct. 11 Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4 Monday, Oct. 13 Baltimore (Chen 16-6) at Kansas City (Guthrie 13-11), 5:07 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14 Baltimore (Gonzalez 10-9) at Kansas City (Vargas 11-10), 5:07 p.m. x-Wednesday, Oct. 15 Baltimore at Kansas City, 1:07 p.m. x-Friday, Oct. 17 Kansas City at Baltimore, 5:07 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 18 Kansas City at Baltimore, 5:07 p.m.

National League Saturday, Oct. 11 San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0 Sunday, Oct. 12 St. Louis 5, San Francisco 4 Tuesday, Oct. 14 St. Louis (Lackey 3-3) at San Francisco, (FS1), 1:07 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15 St. Louis at San Francisco, (FS1), 5:07 p.m. x-Thursday, Oct. 16 St. Louis at San Francisco, (FS1), 5:07 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 18 San Francisco at St. Louis, (Fox), 1:07 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 19 San Francisco at St. Louis, (FS1), 4:37 p.m.

Pro Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct 4 2 0 .667 New England 3 3 0 .500 Buffalo Miami 2 3 0 .400 1 5 0 .167 N.Y. Jets South W L T Pct Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 3 3 0 .500 Houston Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 Jacksonville 0 6 0 .000 North W L T Pct Cincinnati 3 1 1 .700 Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 3 3 0 .500 Pittsburgh West W L T Pct San Diego 5 1 0 .833 4 1 0 .800 Denver 2 3 0 .400 Kansas City Oakland 0 5 0 .000 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 5 1 0 .833 Dallas 5 1 0 .833 N.Y. Giants 3 3 0 .500 Washington 1 5 0 .167 South W L T Pct Carolina 3 2 1 .583 New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 2 4 0 .333 Atlanta Tampa Bay 1 5 0 .167 North W L T Pct Detroit 4 2 0 .667 Green Bay 4 2 0 .667 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 2 4 0 .333 Minnesota West W L T Pct Arizona 4 1 0 .800 Seattle 3 2 0 .600 San Francisco 3 2 0 .600 St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 Thursday, Oct. 9 Indianapolis 33, Houston 28 Sunday, Oct. 12 Tennessee 16, Jacksonville 14 Detroit 17, Minnesota 3 Baltimore 48, Tampa Bay 17 Denver 31, N.Y. Jets 17 New England 37, Buffalo 22 Carolina 37, Cincinnati 37, OT Cleveland 31, Pittsburgh 10 Green Bay 27, Miami 24 San Diego 31, Oakland 28 Dallas 30, Seattle 23 Arizona 30, Washington 20 Chicago 27, Atlanta 13 Philadelphia 27, N.Y. Giants 0 Open: Kansas City, New Orleans Monday, Oct. 13 San Francisco at St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.

first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 11, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Mississippi State (26) 6-0 1490 6 6-0 1489 1 2. Florida State (31) 3. Mississippi (5) 6-0 1436 4 4. Baylor 6-0 1392 3 5. Notre Dame 6-0 1292 5 6. Michigan State 5-1 1129 8 7. Alabama 5-1 1121 7 8. Auburn 5-1 1111 2 9. Oregon 5-1 1017 11 10. Georgia 5-1 1013 10 11. Oklahoma 5-1 1005 9 12. TCU 4-1 824 12 13. Ohio State 4-1 737 15 14. Kansas State 4-1 710 16 15. Oklahoma State 5-1 610 18 16. East Carolina 5-1 518 19 17. Arizona 5-1 502 13 18. Arizona State 4-1 471 20 433 21 5-1 19. Nebraska 4-2 344 22 20. Stanford 21. Texas A&M 5-2 269 14 22. Clemson 4-2 244 25 23. Utah 4-1 161 NR 24. Marshall 6-0 153 NR 25. Southern California 4-2 125 NR Others receiving votes: UCLA 116; LSU 80; Minnesota 78; Duke 70; Washington 70; Kentucky 37; Wisconsin 34; West Virginia 17; Iowa 15; Georgia Tech 14; Oregon State 10; Colorado State 5; Missouri 5; Brigham Young 2; Rutgers 1.

Saturday’s Scores PF 160 118 120 96 PF 189 132 104 81 PF 134 164 134 124 PF 164 147 119 79

PA 129 126 124 158 PA 136 120 153 185 PA 113 97 115 139 PA 91 104 101 134

PF 183 165 133 132 PF 141 132 164 120 PF 116 161 143 104 PF 116 133 110 84

PA 132 126 138 166 PA 157 141 170 204 PA 82 130 144 143 PA 106 113 106 119

College Football

EAST Florida State 38, Syracuse 20 Navy 51, VMI 14 Rice 41, Army 21 Temple 35, Tulsa 24 SOUTH Arkansas State 52, Georgia State 10 Boston College 30, NC State 14 Clemson 23, Louisville 17 Duke 31, Georgia Tech 25 East Carolina 28, South Florida 17 Georgia Southern 47, Idaho 24 Houston 28, Memphis 24 Kentucky 48, Louisiana-Monroe 14 LSU 30, Florida 27 Marshall 49, Middle Tennessee 24 Miami 55, Cincinnati 34 Mississippi State 38, Auburn 23 Tennessee 45, Chattanooga 10 Troy 41, New Mexico State 24 Tulane 12, UConn 3 UAB 56, North Texas 21 Vanderbilt 21, Charleston Southern 20 MIDWEST Akron 29, Miami (Ohio) 19 Bowling Green 31, Ohio 13 Cent. Michigan 34, N. Illinois 17 E. Michigan 37, Buffalo 27 Georgia 34, Missouri 0 Iowa 45, Indiana 29 Iowa State 37, Toledo 30 Michigan 18, Penn State 13 Michigan State 45, Purdue 31 Minnesota 24, Northwestern 17 N. Dakota State 38, S. Illinois 10 North Dakota 24, Portland State 16 Notre Dame 50, North Carolina 43 Oklahoma State 27, Kansas 20 UMass 40, Kent State 17 W. Michigan 42, Ball State 38 Wisconsin 38, Illinois 28 SOUTHWEST Alabama 14, Arkansas 13 Baylor 61, TCU 58 Mississippi 35, Texas A&M 20 Oklahoma 31, Texas 26 UTEP 42, Old Dominion 35 UTSA 16, FIU 13 West Virginia 37, Texas Tech 34 FAR WEST Cal Poly 30, Weber State 24 E. Washington 42, S. Utah 30 Hawaii 38, Wyoming 28 Idaho State 66, Simon Fraser 14 Montana State 77, UC Davis 37 Oregon 42, UCLA 30 Sacramento State 43, N. Colorado 38 San Diego 31, Stetson 23 Utah State 34, Air Force 16 Washington 31, California 7

Pac-12 Standings North Division

Bristow Rock n River Invitational At Pleasant Hill BOYS Team Scores: Marshfield 36, Philomath 45, Junction City 89, Sweet Home 95, Pleasant Hill 97, Oakland 110, Creswell inc, La Pine inc, Sutherlin inc, Oak Hill inc, Paisley inc, Harrisburg inc, Triangle Lake inc.

Individual Results (5,000 Meters): 1. Colby Gillett, Mar, 16:47; 2. Mitchell Thomas, Phi, 16:56; 3. Sawyer Heckard, Mar, 17:10; 4. Hunter Murphy, PH, 17:28; 5. Dakota Pittullo, Mar, 17:31; 6. Tim McIlroy, Phi, 17:37; 7. Morgan McAdams, JC, 17:48; 8. Ridge Lemieux, JC, 18:02; 9. Trey Reed, SH, 18:06; 10. Andrew Damitio, Phi, 18:13.

Also: 11. Ian Emlet, Mar, 18:15; 18. Cody Harkins, Mar, 19:02; 36. Ethan Cleveland, Mar, 21:07; 39.

Isaac Hasel, Mar, 21:22.

GIRLS Team Scores: Philomath 24, Junction City 73, Sutherlin 73, Pleasant Hill 74, Marshfield 99, Oakridge inc, Oakland inc, Creswell inc, Oak Hill inc, La Pine inc, Triangel Lake inc, .

Individual Results (5,000 Meters): 1. Meaghan Alba, Phi, 20:22; 2. Tegan Weaver, Phi, 21:01; 3.

Aysia Killingbeck, Oakr, 21:19; 4. Kendra Sheeder, Phi, 21:22; 5. Brittni Gibson, Oakr, 21:26; 6. Camerin Feagins, Sut, 21:28; 7. Sophie Smith, PH, 21:49; 8. Evelyn Tedrick, JC, 22:00; 9.

Bethany Gingerich, SH, 22:01; 10. Sydney Thielman, JC, 22:02. Also: 25. Maddie Metzler, Mar, 23:33; 26. Isabel Groth, Mar, 23:36; 33. Darci Schaefer, Mar, 24:12; 34. Madelyn Suppes, Mar, 24:13; 43. Casey Gillett, Mar, 26:16; 46. Metzin Rodriguez, Mar, 27:00; 55. Rose Labrousse, Mar, 30:26.

Pro Baseball Baseball Playoffs LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7) American League All AL games televised by TBS

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 Oct. 11, 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 3 1. Mississippi State (45) 6-0 1,480 2. Florida State (12) 6-0 1,415 1 3. Mississippi (3) 6-0 1,413 3 4. Baylor 6-0 1,317 5 5. Notre Dame 6-0 1,228 6 5-1 1,144 2 6. Auburn 5-1 1,068 7 7. Alabama 8. Michigan State 5-1 1,015 8 9. Oregon 5-1 1,014 12 10. Georgia 5-1 981 13 11. Oklahoma 5-1 935 11 4-1 917 9 12. TCU 13. Ohio State 4-1 648 15 14. Kansas State 4-1 626 17 15. Oklahoma State 5-1 620 16 16. Arizona 5-1 590 10 17. Arizona State 4-1 459 20 18. East Carolina 5-1 449 19 19. Nebraska 5-1 402 21 20. Utah 4-1 305 24 21. Texas A&M 5-2 264 14 258 NR 4-2 22. Southern Cal 4-2 223 25 23. Stanford 24. Clemson 4-2 188 NR 148 NR 6-0 25. Marshall Others receiving votes: UCLA 110, LSU 67, Duke 45, Kentucky 36, Minnesota 36, West Virginia 27, Washington 22, Georgia Tech 11, Arkansas 10, Louisville 7, Rutgers 7, Iowa 6, Colorado State 3, N. Dakota State 3, South Carolina 1, Virginia 1, Wisconsin 1.

Amway Coaches Top 25 The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with

Oregon Stanford California Washington Oregon State Washington State South Division

League W L 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3

All Games W L 5 1 4 2 4 2 5 1 4 1 2 5

League All Games W L W L Southern Cal 3 1 4 2 Arizona 2 1 5 1 Ariz. State 2 1 4 1 Utah 1 1 4 1 UCLA 1 2 4 2 2 4 0 3 Colorado Friday's Games Stanford 34, Washington State 17 Saturday's Games Oregon 42, UCLA 30 Washington 31, California 7 Southern Cal 28, Arizona 26 Thursday's Games Utah at Oregon State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 18 UCLA at California, 12:30 p.m.

Colorado at Southern Cal, 3 p.m.

Washington at Oregon, 5 p.m.

Stanford at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m.

Oregon 42, UCLA 30 Oregon 8 13 14 7 — 42 UCLA 0 10 0 20 — 30 First Quarter Ore—Mariota 13 run (Alie run), 4:47.

Second Quarter UCLA—FG Fairbairn 20, 12:04.

Ore—Tyner 21 pass from Mariota (Wogan kick), 9:24.

Ore—P.Brown 31 pass from Mariota (kick failed), 3:01.

UCLA—Hundley 16 run (Fairbairn kick), :03.

Third Quarter Ore—Mariota 23 run (Wogan kick), 9:06.

Ore—Freeman 4 run (Wogan kick), 7:59.

Fourth Quarter Ore—Freeman 2 run (Wogan kick), 14:19.

UCLA—Payton 5 pass from Hundley (Jack run), 9:46.

UCLA—Starks 9 run (pass failed), 4:21.

UCLA—Payton 25 pass from Hundley (run failed), 2:47.

A—80,139.

Big Sky Standings League All Games W L W L E. Washington 3 0 6 1 Montana State 3 0 5 2 Montana 2 0 4 2 Cal Poly 2 1 3 3 Idaho State 1 1 3 3 N. Arizona 1 1 3 3 Portland State 1 1 2 4 Sacramento State 1 2 4 3 North Dakota 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 4 N. Colorado S. Utah 1 2 1 6 0 2 0 6 Weber State UC Davis 0 3 1 5 Saturday's Games North Dakota 24, Portland State 16 Cal Poly 30, Weber State 24 E. Washington 42, S. Utah 30 Sacramento State 43, N. Colorado 38 Idaho State 66, Simon Fraser 14 Montana State 77, UC Davis 37 Saturday, Oct. 18 UC Davis at Montana, 2 p.m.

N. Colorado at E. Washington, 4:05 p.m.

S. Utah at Idaho State, 4:35 p.m.

Weber State at Montana State, 5:35 p.m.

N. Arizona at Portland State, 7:05 p.m.

Cal Poly at Sacramento State, 9 p.m.

North Dakota 24, Portland State 16 Portland State 7 6 0 3 — 16 North Dakota 3 0 14 7 — 24 First Quarter PSU—Coury 50 pass from McDonagh (Gonzales kick), 10:50.

NDAK—FG Taubenheim 35, :48.

Second Quarter PSU—FG Gonzales 23, 9:13.

PSU—FG Gonzales 45, :00.

Third Quarter NDAK—Bartels 1 run (Taubenheim kick), 8:28.

NDAK—Adler 8 pass from Bartels (Taubenheim kick), 3:26.

Fourth Quarter PSU—FG Gonzales 37, 10:54.

NDAK—Tillman 95 punt return (Taubenheim kick), 8:47.

A—7,894.

Auto Racing NASCAR Spring Cup Bank of America 500 Saturday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (7) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 334 laps, 145.3 rating, 48 points, $291,248. 2. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 334, 126.8, 43, $248,111. 3. (18) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 334, 112.7, 42, $183,639. 4.

(13) Joey Logano, Ford, 334, 92.3, 40, $162,366.

5. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 334, 115.5, 40, $196,841. 6. (24) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 334, 107.5, 39, $145,635. 7. (5) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 334, 94.4, 38, $110,415. 8. (10) Carl Edwards, Ford, 334, 84.5, 37, $110,365. 9. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 334, 96.2, 36, $104,140.

10. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 334, 83.5, 34, $107,115. 11. (11) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 334, 111.9, 34, $95,640. 12. (26) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 334, 79.1, 32, $106,273. 13. (20) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 334, 82.1, 32, $131,001. 14. (23) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 334, 86.1, 30, $112,423. 15. (16) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 334, 72.2, 30, $108,773.

16. (17) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 334, 97.5, 29, $125,898. 17. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334, 91.7, 27, $131,376. 18. (12) Greg Biffle, Ford, 334, 66.8, 26, $121,565. 19. (22) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 334, 64.8, 25, $125,726. 20. (9) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 333, 85.4, 25, $89,890.

21. (4) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 333, 78.8, 23, $116,423. 22. (15) Aric Almirola, Ford, 332, 63, 22, $116,276. 23. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 331, 46.9, 0, $78,940. 24. (28) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 331, 56.2, 20, $114,415. 25. (27) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 331, 54.1, 19, $105,210. 26. (14) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 331, 61.8, 18, $85,965.

27. (30) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 330, 49.9, 17, $91,798. 28. (36) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 330, 43.1, 16, $77,340. 29. (31) Michael McDowell, Ford, 330, 50.5, 15, $74,015. 30. (33) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 330, 46.6, 14, $89,938.

31. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 329, 55.2, 13, $94,112. 32. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 329, 40, 12, $83,840. 33. (35) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 328, 41.7, 12, $73,215. 34. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 328, 35.1, 10, $81,090. 35. (42) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 326, 32.9, 0, $72,940. 36. (40) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 326, 31.9, 8, $72,760. 37. (8) Brian Vickers, Toyota, engine, 325, 79.9, 7, $105,201.

38. (41) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 325, 29.5, 0, $67,530.

39. (43) Blake Koch, Ford, 322, 26.3, 0, $63,530.

40. (39) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 320, 25.5, 4, $67,530. 41. (38) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, rear gear, 178, 38.8, 3, $55,530. 42. (6) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, engine, 134, 58.6, 2, $79,444. 43. (25) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, engine, 94, 56.5, 1, $83,021.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 145.346 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 26 minutes, 49 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.571 seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 39 laps. Lead Changes: 32 among 14 drivers. Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 1-13; J.Gordon 14-27; M.Annett 28; D.Earnhardt Jr. 29; Ky.Busch 30-36; J.Gordon 37-74; Ku.Busch 75; D.Earnhardt Jr. 76; B.Keselowski 77-78; J.Gordon 79-97; D.Earnhardt Jr. 98-99; J.McMurray 100-104; K.Harvick 105139; J.Gordon 140; K.Harvick 141-187; J.Gordon 188; B.Keselowski 189-190; K.Harvick 191-222; K.Larson 223; K.Harvick 224-237; A.Dillon 238242; Ky.Busch 243-263; K.Larson 264-267; B.Keselowski 268-271; D.Hamlin 272-293; K.Harvick 294-310; J.Gordon 311; Ku.Busch 312; A.Dillon 313; R.Newman 314; C.Edwards 315; J.Allgaier 316-317; K.Harvick 318-334.

Wins: B.Keselowski, 5; J.Logano, 5; J.Gordon, 4; D.Earnhardt Jr., 3; K.Harvick, 3; J.Johnson, 3; C.Edwards, 2; A.Allmendinger, 1; A.Almirola, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; Ky.Busch, 1; D.Hamlin, 1; K.Kahne, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. J.Logano, 3,088; 2.

Ky.Busch, 3,082; 3. K.Harvick, 3,081; 4.

R.Newman, 3,077; 5. C.Edwards, 3,076; 6.

J.Gordon, 3,074; 7. D.Hamlin, 3,073; 8. K.Kahne, 3,057; 9. M.Kenseth, 3,056; 10. B.Keselowski, 3,038; 11. J.Johnson, 3,031; 12. D.Earnhardt Jr., 3,031; 13. A.Allmendinger, 2,142; 14. G.Biffle, 2,127; 15. Ku.Busch, 2,109; 16. A.Almirola, 2,096.

Formula One Russian Grand Prix Sunday At Sochi Autodrom circuit Sochi, Russia Lap length: 3.63 miles 1. Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 53 laps, 1:31:50.744, 125.732 mph. 2. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 53, 1:32:04.401. 3. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 53, 1:32:08.169. 4.

Jenson Button, England, McLaren, 53, 1:32:20.978. 5. Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, McLaren, 53, 1:32:44.360. 6. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 53, 1:32:50.760. 7. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, 53, 1:32:52.556. 8.

Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull, 53, 1:32:56.929. 9. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 53, 1:33:09.621. 10. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India, 53, 1:33:10.811. 11. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Williams, 53, 1:33:11.621. 12. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Force India, 53, 1:33:12.053. 13. JeanEric Vergne, France, Toro Rosso, 53, 1:33:28.039.

14. Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Toro Rosso, 52, +1 lap.

15. Esteban Gutierrez, Mexico, Sauber, 52, +1 lap.

16. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Sauber, 52, +1 lap. 17.

Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 52, +1 lap. 18.

Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Lotus, 52, +1 lap.

19. Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Caterham, 51, +2 laps.

Not Classfied: 20. Kamui Kobayashi, Japan, Caterham, 21, Retired. 21. Max Chilton, England, Marussia, 9, Retired.

Drivers Standings (After 16 of 19 races): 1.

Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 291 points.

2. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 274. 3.

Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, 199. 4.

Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 145. 5.

Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull, 143. 6.

Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 141. 7. Jenson Button, England, McLaren, 94. 8. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Force India, 76. 9. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Williams, 71. 10. Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, McLaren, 49. 11. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India, 47. 12. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 47.

Constructors Standings: 1. Mercedes, 565 points. 2. Red Bull, 342. 3. Williams, 216. 4.

Ferrari, 188. 5. McLaren, 143. 6. Force India, 123.

7. Toro Rosso, 29. 8. Lotus, 8. 9. Marussia, 2.

Pro Basketball

Vancouver 1, Seattle FC 0 Saturday, Oct. 11 Montreal 2, New England 2, tie New York 3, Toronto FC 1 Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2 Real Salt Lake 2, San Jose 0 Chivas USA 2, Colorado 1 Sunday, Oct. 12 D.C. United 3, Houston 1 FC Dallas 2, Los Angeles 1 Thursday, Oct. 16 New England at Houston, 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 17 Real Salt Lake at Portland, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 18 Montreal at Toronto FC, 11 a.m.

FC Dallas at Colorado, noon Sporting Kansas City at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Chicago at D.C. United, 4 p.m.

Vancouver at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 19 Columbus at New York, noon Seattle FC at Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m.

Golf PGA Tour Frys.com Open Sunday At Silverado Country Clun-North Napa, Calif.

Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,203; Par 72 Final Sang-Moon Bae, $1,080,000 66-69-65-73—273 Steven Bowditch, $648,000 73-68-67-67—275 Retief Goosen, $270,600 69-71-66-70—276 Martin Laird, $270,600 67-67-71-71—276 Hunter Mahan, $270,600 70-68-68-70—276 Hideki Matsuyama, $270,600 70-67-69-70—276 Bryce Molder, $270,600 70-69-69-68—276 Robert Allenby, $168,000 70-71-66-70—277 68-72-67-70—277 Jon Curran, $168,000 Brooks Koepka, $168,000 68-70-67-72—277 Hudson Swafford, $168,000 70-69-71-67—277 Zachary Blair, $117,600 69-66-69-74—278 71-68-72-67—278 Scott Brown, $117,600 Derek Fathauer, $117,600 70-71-68-69—278 Tony Finau, $117,600 69-73-68-68—278 Lee Westwood, $117,600 73-69-69-67—278 Scott Langley, $93,000 70-66-69-74—279 David Lingmerth, $93,000 68-68-70-73—279 71-71-67-71—280 Ryo Ishikawa, $81,000 Byron Smith, $81,000 73-66-68-73—280 71-72-70-68—281 Kevin Kisner, $62,400 71-68-66-76—281 Matt Kuchar, $62,400 Spencer Levin, $62,400 73-69-67-72—281 71-69-70-71—281 Scott Stallings, $62,400 72-70-69-70—281 Brendan Steele, $62,400

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Saturday’s Games Cleveland 122, Miami 119, OT New York 96, Boston 80 Memphis 93, Atlanta 88 Chicago 91, Milwaukee 85 Sunday’s Games Brooklyn 97, Sacramento 95 Washington 91, Detroit 89 Dallas 106, Indiana 98 Portland 119, L.A. Clippers 114 Golden State 116, L.A. Lakers 75 Today’s Games Orlando at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Denver at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 5 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Utah, 6 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games New York vs. Philadelphia at Syracuse, NY, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

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Blazers 119, Clippers 114 L.A. CLIPPERS (114): Bullock 2-4 0-0 6, Griffin 4-16 1-1 9, Jordan 4-4 3-9 11, Paul 6-15 2-3 15, Redick 5-11 2-2 14, Barnes 1-7 0-0 3, Crawford 813 1-1 23, Hawes 5-13 2-4 15, Farmar 5-10 0-0 13, Turkoglu 1-1 0-0 3, Davis 0-0 2-2 2, Wilcox 0-0 00 0. Totals 41-94 13-22 114.

PORTLAND (119): Batum 4-6 3-4 13, Aldridge 4-13 8-8 16, Lopez 0-4 2-2 2, McCollum 7-12 0-0 19, Matthews 8-13 0-0 22, Blake 2-4 0-0 5, Barton 3-5 3-3 10, Kaman 5-8 2-2 12, Freeland 34 0-0 6, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 2-3 0-0 4, Crabbe 3-4 2-4 10. Totals 41-76 20-23 119.

L.A. Clippers 20 25 29 40—114 Portland 29 25 34 31—119 3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 19-39 (Crawford 6-8, Farmar 3-5, Hawes 3-6, Bullock 2-3, Redick 2-5, Turkoglu 1-1, Barnes 1-5, Paul 1-6), Portland 17-25 (Matthews 6-7, McCollum 5-8, Batum 2-3, Crabbe 2-3, Blake 1-2, Barton 1-2). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 45 (Jordan 8), Portland 55 (Kaman 9). Assists—L.A. Clippers 23 (Farmar 7), Portland 28 (Blake 7). Total Fouls— L.A. Clippers 20, Portland 22. Technicals—L.A. Clippers defensive three second. A—17,784 (19,980).

Pro Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA 15 9 7 52 46 34 x-D.C. United 15 13 4 49 48 45 x-New England 14 11 7 49 47 37 x-Sporting KC x-New York 12 9 11 47 52 47 12 10 10 46 47 40 Columbus 11 14 7 40 43 52 Toronto FC Houston 11 15 6 39 37 54 Philadelphia 9 11 12 39 48 48 5 9 18 33 38 48 Chicago 6 18 8 26 36 56 Montreal WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA x-Seattle 19 10 3 60 61 48 17 6 9 60 67 33 x-Los Angeles x-Real Salt Lake 14 8 10 52 52 39 x-FC Dallas 15 11 6 51 54 43 Vancouver 11 8 13 46 41 40 11 9 12 45 59 52 Portland Colorado 8 16 8 32 43 60 Chivas USA 8 18 6 30 28 59 San Jose 6 15 11 29 35 49 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth Friday, Oct. 10 Sporting Kansas City 2, Chicago 0

Sunday At Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,246; Par: 71 Final Shanshan Feng, $300,000 67-67-69-63—266 Pornanong Phatlum, $184,70367-67-65-70—269 Pernilla Lindberg, $107,022 70-68-69-63—270 Chella Choi, $107,022 69-66-68-67—270 So Yeon Ryu, $107,022 66-65-72-67—270 Na Yeon Choi, $68,258 66-70-68-67—271 70-66-68-68—272 Ilhee Lee, $57,135 Mi Hyang Lee, $43,483 67-69-69-68—273 Caroline Masson, $43,483 72-67-66-68—273 Sun Young Yoo, $43,483 70-67-68-68—273 Lydia Ko, $43,483 69-64-70-70—273 Carlota Ciganda, $32,258 68-69-71-66—274 Brittany Lang, $32,258 69-68-71-66—274 70-67-71-66—274 Beatriz Recari, $32,258 71-67-67-69—274 Mirim Lee, $32,258 69-67-73-66—275 Gerina Piller, $25,787 Amy Yang, $25,787 67-70-71-67—275 Jenny Shin, $25,787 67-68-71-69—275 Ayako Uehara, $25,787 70-63-69-73—275 71-70-68-67—276 Jessica Korda, $23,258 Anna Nordqvist, $21,236 69-73-67-68—277 65-71-72-69—277 Stacy Lewis, $21,236 Mi Jung Hur, $21,236 71-67-69-70—277 Azahara Munoz, $21,236 69-65-73-70—277

Champions Tour SAS Championship Sunday At Prestonwood Country Club Cary, N.C. Purse: $2.1 million Yardage: 7,240; Par: 72 Final Kirk Triplett, $315,000 Tom Lehman, $184,800 Bernhard Langer, $138,075 Kenny Perry, $138,075 Paul Goydos, $86,450 Mark McNulty, $86,450 Kevin Sutherland, $86,450 Marco Dawson, $63,000 David Frost, $63,000 Michael Allen, $41,300 Guy Boros, $41,300 Bart Bryant, $41,300 Fred Funk, $41,300 Gary Hallberg, $41,300 Jeff Hart, $41,300 Steve Lowery, $41,300 Corey Pavin, $41,300 Joey Sindelar, $41,300 Billy Andrade, $25,375 Roger Chapman, $25,375 John Inman, $25,375 Colin Montgomerie, $25,375 Mark O'Meara, $25,375 Tom Pernice Jr., $25,375

70-63-69—202 67-68-70—205 73-65-68—206 72-67-67—206 68-67-72—207 72-68-67—207 69-68-70—207 67-70-71—208 69-69-70—208 73-67-70—210 66-70-74—210 72-70-68—210 72-64-74—210 73-68-69—210 73-68-69—210 70-70-70—210 71-71-68—210 76-65-69—210 72-70-69—211 69-72-70—211 71-69-71—211 73-66-72—211 69-69-73—211 72-70-69—211

Transactions FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed S Kenny Ladler from the practice squad. Placed G Chris Williams on the injured reserve list.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Activated S Steven Terrell from the practice squad. Waived DE Greg Scruggs.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed TE Brett Brackett. Placed OT Michael Roos on injured reserve.

HOCKEY National Hockey League MINNESOTA WILD — Signed D Jonas Brodin to a six-year contract extension.

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Dallas middle linebacker Rolando McClain celebrates after he intercepted a pass late in the second half against Seattle on Sunday.

Cowboys, Eagles get big wins THE ASSOCIATED PRESS If you’re looking for NFC powerhouses, try the Cowboys and Eagles.

Dallas and Philadelphia each improved to 5-1 on Sunday with impressive performances. The Cowboys went into Seattle and edged the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks 30-23. A few hours later, Philadelphia routed the New York Giants 27-0.

DeMarco Murray again rushed for more than 100 yards and scored on a 15-yard run with 3:16 left as the Cowboys stunned Seattle 30-23.

Dallas, 5-1 for the first time since 2007, overcame a pair of special teams turnovers to become the first team outside the NFC West to win in Seattle since 2011.

“I think that showed the maturity of this team. We expected to win,” Dallas tight end Jason Witten said. “We knew this was going to be a challenge and we stayed the course.”

The course couldn’t have been rougher for the Giants at Philadelphia. Connor Barwin had three of the Eagles’ eight sacks.

“Bill Davis, our defensive coordinator, called a great game, moved us around up front, their O-Line couldn’t get a read on what we were doing,” Barwin said.

Cowboys 30, Seahawks 23: Murray’s touchdown run capped a 75-yard drive that saw Tony Romo convert a third-and-20 with a pass to Terrance Williams along the sideline.

Murray had 115 yards on 29 carries to join Jim Brown as the only running backs in NFL history to open a season with six straight 100-yard games. Murray also had six receptions for 31 yards.

Tony Romo was 21 of 32 for 250 yards and two touchdowns without an interception.

Russell Wilson had a 9yard touchdown run, and Mike Morgan returned a blocked punt 25 yards for a score for Seattle (3-2).

Eagles 27, Giants 0: Wearing all-black uniforms for the first time in franchise history, the Eagles shut out an opponent for the first time since a 24-0 win over the Giants on Dec. 1, 1996, at old Veterans Stadium.

Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes and LeSean McCoy had a seasonhigh 149 yards rushing.

“There’s been so much talk about this and that ... we were confident and we played our game,” McCoy said. “We’re 5-1.”

A rough night for the Giants (3-3) became worse when wide receiver Victor Cruz tore the patellar tendon his right knee while leaping for a pass on fourth down from the Eagles 3 in the third quarter. Cruz, a 2012 Pro Bowl pick, was crying and holding his hands to his face as he was carted off the field with an injury that’s expected to end his season.

Ravens 48, Bucs 17: At Tampa, Joe Flacco threw for four touchdowns in the first quarter and five altogether —

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Philadelphia tight end Zach Ertz makes a touchdown catch against New York Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie during the first half Sunday. all in the first half. Baltimore (4-2) scored on six straight possessions to begin the game, with Flacco throwing touchdown passes on the first five. Torrey Smith caught the first two, and Kamar Aiken, Michael Campanaro and Steve Smith had the others as the Ravens rebounded from a road loss to Indianapolis.

“It was very enjoyable.

You don’t get those too often in this league. ... It was pretty crazy,” Flacco said. “It happened so quickly. It was such an awkward situation, but it was definitely fun for us.”

Not for the Buccaneers (15), who were embarrassed for the second time in six games under first-year coach Lovie Smith. The Bucs fell 56-14 at Atlanta on Sept. 18.

Broncos 31, Jets 17: During a much more successful trip to the Meadowlands than in February, the Broncos (4-1) did their best work running the ball and stopping the Jets’ ground game.

Yes, Peyton Manning connected with Julius Thomas twice and Demaryius Thomas once, leaving the Denver quarterback two shy of Brett Favre’s record for career touchdown passes. But Ronnie Hillman ran for 100 yards and Denver allowed only 31 yards rushing.

Manning has 506 touchdown passes, and could tie or break Favre’s record next Sunday at home against San Francisco.

Demaryius Thomas had 10 catches for 124 yards for Denver, whose last game at MetLife Stadium was a 43-8 loss to Seattle in the Super Bowl.

The Jets (1-5) have lost five in a row.

Patriots 37, Bills 22: Even with new owners, the Bills can’t handle the Patriots.

Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes and had his 60th 300-yard game to improve to 23-2 against the Bills (3-3). Brandon LaFell had two touchdown catches, including a 56-yarder, and the Patriots (4-2) forced three turnovers.

Brady finished 27 of 37 for 361 yards to spoil the Bills’ first game under new owners Terry and Kim Pegula and before a loud crowd at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

“I’m not sure really, historically,” Brady said. “It’s good to be on the winning end.”

Cardinals 30, Redskins 20: Carson Palmer returned from a five-week absence to throw two touchdown pass-

es, and host Arizona took the NFC West lead.

Larry Fitzgerald caught six passes for a season-high 98 yards and his first touchdown of the season to help the Cardinals (4-1) bounce back from a 41-20 drubbing at Denver.

Kirk Cousins was 24 for 38 for 354 yards, including a 64yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson for the Redskins (1-5), but threw three fourth-quarter interceptions. Washington has lost four straight and 13 of 14.

Palmer had not played since damaging a nerve in his throwing shoulder in the season-opening win over San Diego.

Panthers 37, Bengals 37: No one came away satisfied in Cincinnati. Especially Mike Nugent.

The Bengals kicker missed a 36-yard field goal attempt on the final play of overtime.

It was the Bengals’ second tie at home in six years: They finished 13-13 with Philadelphia in their last overtime game at Paul Brown Stadium in 2008.

Nugent made a 42-yard field goal that put Cincinnati (3-1-1) up after the opening drive of overtime. Carolina (32-1) tied it on Graham Gano’s 36-yarder with 2:19 left.

Andy Dalton was nearly perfect in overtime, going 8for-9 for 87 yards with one throwaway. He led the Bengals into range to win it, but Nugent sliced the kick wide right.

Browns 31, Steelers 10: A rarity in Cleveland: the Browns over the Steelers.

Brian Hoyer passed for 217 yards, with a 51-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Cameron. Hoyer improved to 6-2 as the starter as the surprising Browns (3-2) beat the Steelers for the third time in 23 games. Cleveland hadn’t beaten Pittsburgh so badly since a 51-0 victory in 1989.

Ben Tate had two TDs rushing and rookie Isaiah Crowell added another. Pittsburgh fell to 3-3, which is the worst record in the AFC North.

Chargers 31, Raiders 28: At Oakland, rookie Branden Oliver scored on a 1yard run with 1:56 to play to spoil interim coach Tony Sparano’s Raiders debut.

Oliver rushed for 101 yards.

Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes to give San Diego (5-1) its fifth straight win and send Oakland (0-5) to its 11th straight loss.

Rookie Derek Carr threw four touchdown passes for

the Raiders.

Packers 27, Dolphins 24: The visiting Packers (42) staged a late rally in the South Florida heat. Aaron Rodgers threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Quarless with 3 seconds left.

Green Bay trailed 24-17 before Rodgers directed a 68yard drive for a field goal with 4:09 to go. Miami couldn’t move the ball, and Rodgers hit Jordy Nelson on fourthand-10 for 18 yards to keep the winning drive alive.

Rodgers finished with three touchdown passes and 264 yards while committing no turnovers against the Dolphins (2-3), who lost despite the return of six starters who had missed playing time.

Bears 27, Falcons 13: At Atlanta, Jay Cutler threw for 381 yards and a touchdown, while Matt Forte ran for two second-half scores. Chicago (3-3) has won three of four away from Soldier Field, though there were so many Bears fans at the Georgia Dome that it seemed almost like a neutral site.

The Falcons (2-4) lost their third in a row and for the first time at home. They had rallied from a 13-3 halftime deficit to tie it before Forte put it away.

Lions 17, Vikings 3: At Tahir Minneapolis, Whitehead intercepted two passes, and Joique Bell put the game away with a fourthquarter touchdown run.

Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush were sidelined, so Detroit’s defense stepped up, getting eight sacks, 2 1/2 by Ziggy Ansah. The Lions (4-2) are tied with Green Bay atop the NFC North.

Rookie Teddy Bridgewater threw three interceptions in his second career start for the Vikings (2-4).

Titans 16, Jaguars 14: At Nashville, the T itans snapped their four-game slide and kept Jacksonville winless.

Sammie Hill blocked a field goal attempt in the final seconds and Ryan Succop kicked three field goals to help the Titans (2-4) bounce back after blowing the biggest lead ever by a home team in the regular season against Cleveland.

Jurrell Casey had two of Tennessee’s six sacks as the Titans won their first game at home this season — only their second here in nine games.

The Jaguars (0-6) scored with 37 seconds left, recovered an onside kick, but Hill got his right fingers on Josh Scobee’s 55-yard field-goal try.

NASCAR From Page B1 It capped a terrible night for three of NASCAR’s biggest stars: Keselowski, six-time and defending champion Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all go into next Sunday’s elimination race at Talladega needing a victory.

Keselowski finished 16th, Johnson was 17th and Earnhardt was 20th — last in the 12-driver Chase field that will cut to eight next week.

Earnhardt broke his shifter early in the race and it put him in a deep hole he couldn’t climb from.

“The vibration broke the

Southern Oregon University kept up its perfect season with a 31-6 win over Montana Western on Saturday, improving to 6-0 for the first time in 67 years.

The No. 5 Raiders put their unbeaten record and perfect league mark (5-0 in the Frontier Conference) on the line next week with a game at No. 4 Carroll College.

Against Montana Western, Austin Dodge threw for 259 yards, but for just the second time in 32 games did not have more than one touchdown pass.

Coquille graduate Heston Altenbach had eight individual tackles and four assisted tackles for a team-best 12 total and also had a sack in the win.

Western Oregon 19, Dixie State 14: The Wolves evened their season record at 3-3 with the home win Saturday.

Coquille graduate Joe Harris had three carries for 26 yards in the win.

Linfield 59, George Fox 0: Sam Riddle passed for 124 yards and two scores and Linfield had 10 different players carry the ball in a shutout win over the Bruins.

No. 5 Linfield stayed perfect on the season at 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the Northwest Conference. The Bruins, in their first year since restoring the program, fell to 0-4 and managed just 82 yards of total offense.

Whitworth 61, Willamette 45: Running back Dylan Jones rushed for a

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school record 350 yards and three touchdowns, but the Bearcats fell to the Pirates in Spokane, Wash.

Jones broke the school record of 275 yards set by Dan Mahle against Whitman College in 1970.

Whitworth improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Northwest Conference.

Willamette fell to 3-1 and 1-1.

Pacific 44, Puget Sound 17: The Boxers scored the final 44 points to come from behind and improve to 2-0 in the Northwest Conference (2-2 overall).

Puget Sound fell to 1-1 in league play and 2-2 overall.

Warner Shaw passed for 214 yards and a score for Pacific. He also led the Boxers on the ground with 70 yards on 12 carries and scored three touchdowns.

Pacific Lutheran 44, Lewis & Clark 7: The Pioneers finally played a home game, but weren’t able to avoid their fifth straight loss. Jacob Costantino scored Lewis & Clark’s touchdown.

Pacific Lutheran moved to 3-1 overall with the win.

Carroll 55, Eastern Oregon 7: The No. 15 Mountaineers saw their three-game win streak come to an end at the hands of the No. 4 Saints in La Grande.

Dustin Rinker had four touchdowns for Carroll. Zach Bartlow scored Eastern Oregon’s touchdown on a 66-yard run in the second quarter.

Eastern Oregon fell to 4-2 overall and 3-2 in Pioneer Conference play. Carroll improved to 4-1 in league play and overall.

Mariota put himself back in the Heisman Trophy conversation with his four-TD day. It extended his Oregon record to 101 touchdowns, and it was his 32nd straight game — every one of his Ducks career — with at least one touchdown pass.

He has not thrown an interception this season.

“Marcus is phenomenal.

He had some other stuff in the game plan that we didn’t end up needing, but we think the world of Marcus in the run game and the passing game,” Helfrich said.

As a result of the victory, Oregon jumped up three spots to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday. With two consecutive losses, the Bruins fell out of the rankings.

USC 28, No. 10 Arizona 26: Javorius Allen ran for 205 yards and three touchdowns, and Southern California survived a last-second field goal try to knock off Arizona.

USC (4-2, 3-1 Pac-12) left the Coliseum defeated and deflated a week ago after losing to Arizona State on a Hail Mary. The Trojans were headed toward another stinging loss after Jared Baker scored on a 1-yard with 1:07 left and Caleb Jones recovered the onside kick.

With the crowd roaring for another improbable victory, the Wildcats (5-1, 2-1) came up short when Casey Skowron missed his third field goal of the night, a 36yarder that sailed wide right with 17 seconds left.

Anu Solomon threw for 395 yards and a touchdown for Arizona, which started the game without leading rusher Nick Wilson and lost Terris Jones-Grigsby late in

the first half.

Washington 31, California 7: Cyler Miles threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns, and Shaq Thompson returned a fumble 100 yards for a score.

The Huskies (5-1, 1-1 Pac12) forced five fumbles, recovering three of them, and sacked Jared Goff four times to quiet the country’s second-highest scoring offense.

Washington went ahead 28-0 at the half to bury the Golden Bears (4-2, 2-2) in a hole they could never dig out of.

Goff, who had three fumbles, threw for 304 yards. He finished 35-for-51 passing but was limited to mostly short and intermediate throws because of Washington’s pressure.

North Dakota State 24, Portland State 16: Alex Tillman set a school record with a 95-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and lifted North Dakota to a victory over Portland State on Saturday.

Tillman’s second touchdown return of over 90 yards this season capped the scoring for North Dakota (3-4, 12 Big Sky) with 8:47 left in the game and the defense held from there.

Dayo Idowu made a game-saving tackle, stopping Nate Tago’s run short on a fourth-and-goal from the 4 as time expired.

Idowu also made a key interception midway through the third quarter to set up UND’s first lead of the game at 17-13 on Ryan Bartels’ second touchdown pass of the third quarter. Bartels played in relief of Joe Mollberg, who suffered a possible concussion at the end of the first quarter.

Portland State (2-4, 1-1) led 13-3 at halftime and closed within 17-16 before Tillman’s touchdown.

shifter in half,” Earnhardt said. “The car wasn’t handling well and the vibration was giving us problems.”

Kenseth’s rough night began before he even made it to the green flag when he was penalized for an unapproved change to his car. Then came the issues with Keselowski and he finished 19th.

Keselowski, the 2012 champion and most dominant driver of the first round of the Chase, also had a postrace issue with Stewart. He seemed to run into the back of Stewart after his issues with Hamlin and Kenseth, and Stewart backed his car up to crumple the front of Keselowski’s Ford.

Watching the replay in the

media center after the race, second-place finisher Jeff Gordon was clearly entertained. He put his arms in the air and yelled “Kenseth!” and thought Stewart’s move was “awesome!”

“Obviously, there’s some built up animosity towards Brad — I better hold the rest of my thoughts,” Gordon said.

Keselowski said he understood Stewart’s frustration.

“I rubbed into (Kenseth) and I think he gassed up and ran into Tony, and I don’t think Tony knew what was going on so he’s probably upset and he has every right to be,” Keselowski said. “I’m sure when he sees the whole situation he’ll understand.”

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My secret war against procrastination One of the toughest things I battle in my life is procrastination. My natural response to everything is that I’ll do it later. And there’s a part of me that despises that procrastinator and wages a daily war to defeat her. That’s how I’ve come to rely on EVERYDAY t h e CHEAPSKATE power of habits and routines.

Habits are those things we do so o f t e n t h e y become Mary autoHunt matic.

Take my MacBook computer. You’d be shocked to know just how many hours a day I am on this thing. The keyboard is part of me. My muscles have totally memorized every stroke, the location of every key. Until something changes.

Because of a series of complications (Mavericks plus multiple monitors), I was forced to move my dock from the bottom of my screen to the left side. We’re talking about a 90-degree relocation from horizontal to vertical.

And I’m ready to be committed.

Everything in me wants that dock at the bottom.

Every muscle recalls exactly where it should be. For nearly three weeks, I have battled this annoying change, and it is driving me to the brink of insanity. My routines are disrupted, my old habit screaming in torment. My brain, muscles and fingers were trained to reach effortlessly where to go to get what I needed. It was so automatic I didn’t have to think about it.

I’ve gained a new appreciation for the power of habit.

Habits and routines are my allies in my war against procrastination. It takes mental toughness for me to force habits and routines on myself before laziness, stress and temptation kick in. I’ve learned that when I automate the predictable things in my day, I can react to the unpredictable and take control with flexibility and poise.

If you have attended a Debt-Proof Living Webinar, read my book by the same title or been part of my DebtProofLiving.com family, you know the first step to getting control of your money. It has nothing to do with changing anything. It is simply keeping track of your spending for 30 days: Write down every way you spend money, every day — every hour of every day — for 30 days.

Oh, the torment. It’s difficult. That’s because we don’t want to do it. It’s out of routine; it’s a pain. It takes time; it’s easy to forget. Worse, we’d rather not know where all the money goes.

Sadly, most people start out with great intentions to track their spending but give up before noon on the first day. They’re weak, coddled by the culture that says, “Don’t worry about it! If you run out of money, you can just use a credit card to get by.” Or that inner procrastinator that assures, “Don’t worry; you can start tomorrow.”

Anything here sound familiar? Are you ready to kick your procrastinator to the curb so you can work on creating a new habit? Great.

Every morning start with a fresh piece of paper or a new “note” on your smartphone.

Determine to record every way you spend money today.

Just write down “what for” and “how much.” At the end of the day, take a look.

“Wow,” you’ll say. OK. Do it again tomorrow. And the next day.

After about four days it will become more routine.

After three weeks you will have established a new habit.

Notice how your spending changes. You’ll be on your way and ready to take control of your financial situation.

Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 24 books, including her 2013 release, “The Smart Woman’s Guide to Planning for Retirement.”

You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.c om, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630.

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Carlos Castaneda, a PeruvianAmerican author with a doctorate in anthropology who died in 1998, said, “The trick is in what one emphasizes.

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.”

For a bridge player, trick one is what often emphasizes whether he ends the deal miserable or happy. The amount of work is not the same, though, because the more effort put in before playing from the dummy at trick one, the more contracts that will be

made.

This week, let’s look at some deals in which declarer’s play at trick one is either critical or lays the foundation for success. In today’s layout, what should South do after West leads a low spade against three no-trump?

South starts with eight top tricks: one spade (given the opening lead), three hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. The ninth winner can definitely come from clubs. But what is the risk?

If the club finesse loses, maybe the defenders can run the spade suit.

To stop that, declarer must follow the “honor from the shorter side first” dictum. Since there are only two spades on the board, South must put up dummy’s king. Here, he wins the trick and can run the club jack to guarantee his contract. Even though that finesse loses, declarer’s remaining queen-low in spades is a stopper with West on lead.

Note, though, that if South takes the first trick with his spade queen, when West gets in with his club queen, he cashes the spade ace to squash dummy’s king, then takes three more spade tricks to defeat the contract.