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Force behind free clinic in W-B receives Distinguished Community Service Award

Sordoni lauded by ADL

By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

PLAINS TWP. – Gene Roth called her “more than extraordinary” and the “ultimate multi-tasker.”

With nearly 300 people on hand at the Woodlands on Sunday night, Dr. Susan Sordoni accepted the Anti-Defamation League’s Distinguished Community Service Award.

Roth, whom Sordoni de-

scribed as her mentor, introduced the recipient and said her story – from her high school years to college to marriage and five children to community service to medical school – is “truly remarkable.”

According to the dinner program, Sordoni was selected “not only for her accomplishments, but also for her dedication, industry, charity and extraordinary empathy for and selfless good works on

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behalf of those less fortunate.”

Sordoni, the driving force behind the Volunteers in Medicine free medical and dental clinic in Wilkes-Barre, was quick to credit the people who helped establish the clinic, BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER those that work there and the volunteers who dedicate Dr. Susan F. Sordoni accepts the 2011 Anti-Defamation See AWARD, Page 12A

League Distinguished Community Service Award on Sunday from Eugene Roth at the Woodlands Inn & Resort.

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A woman pushes a bicycle Sunday as a fishing boat washed away by the March 11 tsunami still blocks a road in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

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Vito DeLuca is a candidate for Luzerne County judge.

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WILKES-BARRE – Vito DeLuca says he has been fighting corruption as the county’s solicitor for two years.

He has had to do investigating, turn in friends to law enforcement and help restore the public’s trust in Luzerne County, he told The Times Leader’s endorsement

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President expected to announce plans to scale back programs for seniors and the poor as budget battles only heat up.

WASHINGTON — One budget deal down, President Barack Obama and Congress began to pivot Sunday from the painful standoff over this year’s spending to a pair of defining debates over the "We’ve had nation’s borrowing limit and to bring the election-year budget.

Much will be revealed at this presimidweek, when the House and Senate are expected to dent kickvote on a budget for the re- ing and mainder of this fiscal year and screaming Obama reveals his plan to reduce the deficit, in part by to the tascaling back programs for seble to cut niors and the poor. Across the dial on Sunday, messengers spending." from both parties framed the Eric Cantor series of spending fights as deHouse Majority bates over cuts — a thematic Leader victory for House Republicans swept to power by a populist mandate for smaller, more austere government.

"We’ve had to bring this president kicking and screaming to the table to cut spending," said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., on "Fox News Sunday."

Presidential adviser David Plouffe said Obama has long been committed to finding ways for the nation to spend within its means. He confirmed that the president would unveil more specifics for deficit reduction with a speech Wednesday that would reveal plans to reduce the government’s chief health programs for seniors and the poor.

"You’re going to have to look at Medicare and Medicaid and see what kind of savings you can get," Plouffe said Sunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press."

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Obama to detail spending

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press

Many Japanese keep cash at home, and tsunami washed it away.

OFUNATO, Japan — There are no cars inside the parking garage at Ofunato police headquarters. Instead, hundreds of dented metal safes, swept out of homes and businesses by last month’s tsunami, crowd the long rectangular building.

Any one of them could hold someone’s life savings.

Safes are washing up along the tsunami-battered coast, and police are trying to find their owners — a unique problem in a country in which many people, especially the elderly, still stash their cash at home. By one estimate, some $350 billion worth of yen doesn’t circulate.

There’s even a term for this hidden money in Japanese, “tansu yokin.” Or literally, “wardrobe savings.”

So the massive post-tsunami cleanup

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>> SWEET HOME MOOSIC: The schedule maker sent the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees out on a six-game road

board.

Now, the 42-year-old says he wants to restore trust in the county’s judiciary by running for judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.

“I believe I can do similar things on the bench,” he said.

He knew things were wrong in the courthouse, he said, when he saw known Federal Bureau of Investigations agents in the building, but that he didn’t expect the magnitude of indictments of several officials, for what he called a “complete dis-

trip to start the season. But the team finally gets to smell the formerly soggy yet still green, green grass of home this Wednesday. The Yanks welcome the Buffalo Bisons to PNC Field for a 6:35 p.m. start. The Bisons are the Mets’ Triple-A farm team, so this could be a future Subway Series matchup.

>> PLAYOFFS! It took 80

games, countless goals and a couple two three slashing penalties for the WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins to ring up the AHL’s best record. Which means nothing at this time of year because it’s the playoffs, and each team in starts off with a clean slate. The Penguins draw the Norfolk Admirals when the opening round gets under way at 7:05 p.m.

regard of the rules.”

DeLuca said he ran for district attorney in 2007, and then applied for the solicitor position, and has since “rewrote the book” on what the county solicitor does.

Now, he says, he would like to bring his county expertise to the bench, and move forward, away from the “curtain of corruption.”

If elected, DeLuca said he would like the courts to review how they award contracts, and institute a bidding process.

DeLuca also said he favors Central See DELUCA, Page 12A

this Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena.

>> EGG-CITEMENT GALORE: Small-game hunters will be stalking their quarry with not-so-deadly accuracy this Saturday in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Their prey? Why colored eggs, of course. The Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association will be sponsoring the third annual Easter Egg Hunt beginning at 10 a.m. on Public Square. Don’t worry, these eggs are filled with candy and toys, not that messy yolk stuff, so the kiddos will have a great time. >> HOLY SEASON: For Christians, this Sunday

is Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week. According to the Gospels, it’s a celebration of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem just a few days before he was crucified. Why PALM Sunday? Well, in ancient times it was customary for people to cover the path of important people with something to mark their way. And palms would have been a handy path-covering tool. That would be palms as in from a palm tree. Not the underside of the hand. That would have hurt.

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Carbon monoxide sickens 2 in W-B Jean, Andy Polisko found at home by relatives who came to celebrate Jean’s birthday.

By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – A woman preparing to celebrate her 86th birthday was taken with her husband to a hospital Saturday after carbon monoxide filled their home.

Firefighters said a poorly ventilated coal furnace was the apparent cause.

Michele Polisko, the couple’s daughter-in-law, said she and her husband arrived at 170 E. Thomas St. at approximately 10:40 a.m. and found Jean Polisko on the first floor, conscious but weak.

Jean told Michele Polisko to “get Andy,” her husband who was still upstairs in bed.

Michele Polisko said she and her husband found her fatherin-law unconscious in bed and called Luzerne County 911.

The couple were taken by ambulance to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for treatment. A nursing supervisor at General Hospital said she could not release information about the couple’s condition Saturday afternoon.

Michele Polisko said she and her husband came to the home to celebrate Jean Polis-

ko’s 86th birthday, which was Saturday. The home reeked with an overpowering smell of sulfur when they arrived, she said.

Wilkes-Barre Assistant Chief Edward Snarski said the couple were breathing as they were taken from the home, though Andy Polisko was still unconscious at the time.

Firefighters detected carbon monoxide at levels of 200 parts-per-million in the basement and 100 ppm on the first floor, Snarski said.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, exposure to carbon monoxide in levels above 70 ppm can result in headache, fatigue and nausea, and in concentrations between 150 to 200 ppm, disorientation, unconsciousness and death are possible.

Snarski said a coal furnace in the basement of the house had too much coal on the fire and was not adequately ventilated. Firefighters opened windows and placed a large fan in the open front door to ventilate the home. WilkesBarre police and ambulance crews also responded to the incident Saturday morning.

It did not appear that the home was equipped with a functioning carbon monoxide detector, Snarski said.

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Zachary Dutter, a Dallas High School student, signs in for a seminar on entrepreneurship held Friday at Misericordia University and sponsored by EconomicsPennsylvania.

How to succeed in business Area high school students attend seminar concerning entrepreneurial concepts.

By STEVEN FONDO Times Leader Correspondent

DALLAS TWP. – The area’s potential future business leaders gathered Friday at Misericordia University for the annual Youth Entrepreneurship Day, sponsored by EconomicsPennsylvania.

The conference, underwritten

by Honesdale National Bank, encourages students from local high schools to learn the basics of organizing an effective business plan and exploring essential concepts of entrepreneurship.

“This is a wonderful program,” said Tom Gilroy, economics instructor at Dallas High School.

“We brought 16 students here today to learn what it means to be

an entrepreneur and how to write a successful business plan. The students are being taught how to come up with ideas about what will sell and how to market that idea” Dallas student Christopher Tamanini said, “We’re going to make a product as a group and present it to the conference in competition with the other participating schools.”

“We had a brainstorming session this morning and came up with the idea of elastic shoelaces.

So I think we’re going to go with that,” he said.

Robert Williams, associate director of Misericordia’s Economics Center, explained the program’s mission.

“Our program teaches local high school students the five basic things they need to succeed as entrepreneurs in today’s economy: business idea, marketing, competition, cost and business

model. It provides a solid foundation,” he said.

Mark Graziadio, vice president of Honesdale National, stated, “As an institution, we’ve always thought that education in the areas of finance and economics was extremely important. We provide the funding so that schools can run these types of events.

“We support EconomicsPennsylvania in this region of the state. We are involved with them not only with Entrepreneur Days, but we also underwrite high school stock market competitions, which are extremely popular with students.”

The keynote presenter at the event was John Sumansky, Ph.D., director of Misericordia Center for Economics and Entrepreneurship. Sumansky was instrumental in the creation of entrepreneur training modules designed to garner the attention of business-minded high schoolers.

BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS

•No player matched all five winning numbers drawn in Sunday’s “Pennsylvania Cash 5” game so the jackpot will be worth $525,000.

Lottery officials said 88 players matched four numbers and won $247.50 each; 3,438 players matched three numbers and won $10.50 each; and 40,833 players matched two numbers and won $1 each.

•None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 05-14-32-53-56 Powerball: 11 Power Play: 4 Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $20 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $27 million for Wednesday.

Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $200,000 each, and there were two of those. They were sold in: Florida(1) and Washington(1).

There were three Power Play Match 5 winners in North Carolina (1), Oklahoma (1) and Pennsylvania (1).

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ilkes University senior Ashley Mahall, left, and other students participating in the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life set up luminarias Saturday night on the campus Greenway. The candles placed in bags honored people touched by cancer and remembered loved ones lost to the disease. The local relay that started Saturday afternoon and continued until Sunday morning featured teams walking or running to raise more than $12,000 for cancer research.

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erb and Suzy Weinman check out some of the military hardware Saturday afternoon during Military Appreciation Day on the square sponsored by Liberty Tax Service on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Proceeds from the event will benefit the 109th Field Artillery Armory and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. The day also included a Chinese auction, prizes and food. Old cell phones were also collected for soldiers overseas.

It’s a one-two punch for Russell Brand’s movies at the box office

By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer

LOS ANGELES — The good news for Russell Brand is that his animated comedy "Hop" remains the top movie for the secondstraight weekend with $21.7 million.

The bad news is that his new live-action comedy "Arthur" could not jump as high as "Hop." The Warner Bros. remake of Dudley Moore’s 1981 romance about a rich, drunken man-child finally learning to grow up, "Arthur" was a distant second with a modest debut of $12.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Opening close behind at No. 3 with $12.3 million was Focus Features’ "Hanna," the tale of a teenager trained as a killing machine that stars Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana and Saoirse Ronan.

Sony’s "Soul Surfer" debuted at No. 4 with $11.1 million. The movie features AnnaSophia Robb in the real-life story of a surfer struggling toward a comeback after losing an arm in a shark attack.

The weekend’s other new wide release, Universal’s medieval action comedy "Your Highness," opened at No. 6 with $9.5 million, weak results given a cast that includes James Franco and Natalie Portman.

With a solid second weekend, Brand’s Easter bunny tale "Hop" raised its 10-day total to $68.2 million. With Easter two weeks away, the Universal release still has room to roam at the box office.

"I’m so thrilled that we’re so far ahead of the pack," said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution at Universal.

The poor results for "Your Highness" dimmed the mood at the studio, which had hoped more young males would turn out for the tale starring Franco, Portman and Danny McBride in a blend of supernatural action and frat-boy raunchiness.

"It was a risky concept. It was a very outrageous movie," Rocco said. "I wish more of the male audience had turned out. We always want it better, but it’s not a total disaster."

Warner Bros. also had hoped for more out of "Arthur," whose revenues came in on the low side of the studio’s expectations.

According to the studio’s exit surveys, younger crowds liked "Arthur" much better than those over 50, who likely were comparing it unfavorably to Moore’s beloved original version.

"Younger people that went in who probably weren’t around to see the original came in with a

fresh approach," said Dan Fellman, Warner’s head of distribution. "We really have to maintain the campaign to keep it young and keep rolling into the spring holidays."

"Hanna" and "Soul Surfer" were drastically different portraits of young women, the former a tale of a girl raised to kill, the latter an inspirational drama of a competitor fighting back against the odds.

Both movies found solid audiences amid another weekend of declining business for Hollywood, whose revenues are down 20.5 percent so far this year compared to 2010’s.

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Union-endorsed candidates meet public Two hundred to 300 turn out to hear message of support for workers and families.

By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE–The11Democrats endorsed by area unions in their run for Luzerne County’s new 11-member council made their public debut Sunday at a “Meet the Candidates” event.

The candidates spoke to common themes of supporting workers, working with business and state representatives to bring family-sustaining work to Luzerne County and fighting corruption in county government.

“Working families and the citizensofLuzerneCountyhavenever had a strong advocate,” said candidate and former Pittston Area teacher and football coach Salvatore Licata. “If elected, I and the

other members of this ticket will be your advocate and their advocate.”

“Luzerne County needs public servants who are actually interested in serving the public,’’ said Brian Overman, a candidate and assistant professor at Luzerne County Community College. “We need to support our workers and the retirees who have put in their time and served the county.”

The 11 candidates, running as the “Working Families for Luzerne County” ticket, have been endorsedbyacoalitionofareaunions in their run for county council, the new 11-member legislative body outlined in the Luzerne County Home Rule Charter that voters approved in the last election.

The 11 Democrats on the ticket are: Linda McClosky Houck, 53, of Kingston; John Nadolny, 46, of Nanticoke; Theresa Morcavage, 62, of Plymouth; Jane Waitkus, 61, of Dorrance Township; Salvatore

“Working families and the citizens of Luzerne County have never had a strong advocate.”

Licata, 60, of Pittston; John Livingston, 42, of Wilkes-Barre; BrianOverman, 48, of Plymouth; Joe Padavan, 58, Bear Creek Township; Frank Sorokach, 62, of Ashley;Michael Collins, 63, of Ashley; and Michael Chrobak, Salvatore 42, of Dallas.

Licata Working Candidate Families for Luzerne County will also endorse two Republican candidates: Rick Morelli, 39, of Sugarloaf Township, and Michael Cabell, 25, of Butler Township.

Alivelycrowdof200to300turned out to the event at the Ramada Inn on Public Square. Among the

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Linda McClosky Houck introduces herself during the Candidates for Luzerne County Council event Sunday at the Ramada in Wilkes-Barre.

crowd were at least 30 others seek- county judge and district judge ing election this year, including seats.

Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton and many candidates for open See WORKING, Page 12A

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Sally Priesand, America’s first female rabbi, speaks Sunday at the Jewish Community Center in Wilkes-Barre.

Woman rabbi followed call of her faith

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GI Utilities, Inc.’s electric division is scheduled to U upgrade a portion of its power

distribution line system in Hunlock Creek on Thursday. As a result of the conversion, being done to increase service reliability, customers may experience electrical outages between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The upgrade will affect customers on Sorbertown Hill Road, one-quarter mile below Lingertot Pond to the Pritchards Road intersection.

The company is advising that customers may see their power restored and then interrupted again as UGI contractor crews complete the conversion. All customers should have power restored by 1 p.m.

In the event of rain, the conversion will take place on Friday.

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Wilkes to screen film

SCRANTON

Bishop gives update

Sally Priesand, first U.S. woman ordained as rabbi, speaks at Jewish Community Center.

By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

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Wilkes University joins college campuses across the nation on Tuesday for a simultaneous screening of the documentary “Carbon Nation, ” followed by a live interactive question-andanswer session with Peter Byck, the film’s director. He will answer questions via Skype, Facebook, Twitter and e-mail.

The Wilkes screening will be in Room 166 of the Stark Learning Center at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free and the screening is open to the public.

“Carbon Nation” is a documentary that illustrates why it’s incredibly smart to be a part of the new, low-carbon economy: it’s good business, it emboldens national and energy security, and it improves health and the environment.

For more information about the screening, call 408-4330.

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WILKES-BARRE – People often find themselves looking to learn about important figures in history through text books and second-hand accounts of those who lived during an earlier time period. Fortunately, one such influential individual is alive today and ready to share her story, one of hardships and breaking barriers, paving the way for women of Jewish faith in America.

“I didn’t The Jewish Community Centhink at all ter of Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday welabout comed Rabbi Sally Priesand, champion- the first woman ordained as a rabbi in the United States. ing womElly Miller, of Shavertown, en’s rights who sponsored the event with or what it her husband, Murrary, met two years ago and felt means to Priesand it was imperative that such a be the noteworthy figure be heard close to home. first or a “When we were growing up pioneer or in the ’50s, we didn’t hear a lot of talk about the women’s moveanything ment or breaking barriers or belike that.” ing trailblazers,” said Elly MillSally Priesand er. “We just had a dream of, for First female example, becoming a teacher. rabbi Rabbi Priesand wanted to be a teacher of her faith, but at that time there were no role models for women. She was the first.”

Oddly enough, when Priesand decided she wanted to be a rabbi at the age of 16, women’s rights never crossed her mind.

“I didn’t think at all about championing women’s rights or what it means to be the first or a pioneer, or anything like that,” she said. “That was something I just had to accept along the way, which was difficult for me because I’m a very private person. I chose a very public career, and that’s the paradox of my personality.”

Getting used to the public eye was only one of the many adversities she met along her journey. In 1964, she attended The Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Her intentions to become a rabbi were often misconstrued by those around her.

“Many people thought I was attending college

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Volunteer Leslie Burkland of Nanticoke tosses a bicycle tire found along Dundee Road in Hanover Township.

Helpers get their hands dirty

Leadership W-B group removes trash and debris in Hanover Township.

By STEVEN FONDO Times Leader Correspondent

HANOVER TWP. -- The members of the 2011 Leadership WilkesBarre’s River Rock project group observed the beginning of spring with an organized cleanup Sunday along Dundee Road in Hanover Township.

According to the group’s members, River Rock’s mission is to promote and encourage environmental awareness in Northeastern Pennsylvania through education and community involvement.

Leadership WilkesBarre is a community development organization that nurtures future leaders by providing them with the information, skills and training needed to become effective business leaders who actively participate in the community.

“As a group, we decided to partner with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful to clean up illegal dump sites in our area. All

A number of area high school students volunteered their To see additional services in photos, visit the cleanup www.times effort. Dalleader.com. las freshmen Emily Blessner and Sarah Kerdesky offered their services in exchange for curriculum credit at their school.

“They made an announcement about this weekend’s cleanup and we hurried to signed up,” Blessner said.

“We’re going to donate money to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and we hope everyone who volunteered with us today will continue to work with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful in their efforts to protect our environment,” Leadership Wilkes-Barre member Lisa Webby added.

The organizers would like to thank all the sponsors, venders and volunteers who helped make BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER Sunday’s event a success.

The River Rock Group Kerri Stephens of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennwill be hosting a “Cleasylvania holds the skull of a small mammal. nup Celebration” May 14 along Dundee Road, peo- years,” event organizer at Genetti’s in Wilkesple have been illegally Lindsey Griffin, King- Barre to promote its environmental message. dumping refuse for ston, said.

Bishop of Scranton Joseph C. Bambera will gather today with members of his leadership team and invited school and diocesan representatives at St. Maria Goretti Parish Center in Laflin to provide an update on the steps being taken to fulfill his commitment to ensure Bambera that the diocese operates a stable, sustainable Catholic school system that is spiritually sound and academically excellent, according to a news release from Bill Genello, executive director of communications for the diocese.

This will include the configuration of the system for the 2011-12 school year.

Bambera will announce the details to invited pastors and principals, teacher and parent representatives from all of the Diocesan schools, members of the Diocesan Catholic School regional boards, and members of both the diocesan finance and priests’ councils.

Later, at approximately 8 p.m., announcement information will be posted on the diocesan website at www.dioceseofscranton.org. The session will be taped. It will be available for public viewing on Catholic Television (CTV) at approximately 9:30 p.m. and on the diocesan website at approximately 10:30 p.m.

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Victims rights noted

The Luzerne County District Attorneys Office will be holding a commemoration on Thursday in recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

The event will be held at 3 p.m. in the commissioners meeting room at the Luzerne County Courthouse, River Street, Wilkes-Barre.

National Crime Victims Rights Week runs from April 10-16.

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Please don’t feed the bears, Game Commission says Spring is the time when black bears come visit backyards looking for food.

biologist, said in a press release.

Anything edible placed outside, whether food for wildlife, unsecured garbage or even pets, gives bears a reason to visit your property. If denied easy access to Times Leader staff food, bears generally move on, As spring has sprung, state Ternent said.

Game Commission officials remind residents that wildlife will Avoid creating bear magnets To prevent attracting bears to a become more visible, including Pennsylvania’s roughly 18,000 property, Ternent suggests: • Do not feed wildlife. Corn for black bears, all of which will be squirrels and even bird feeders looking for food. “If bears find food in backyards, can become “bear magnets.â€? they quickly learn to associate Those who choose to feed songfood with residential areas and birds during the summer should begin to spend more time in avoid foods that bears love, such those areas,â€? Mark Ternent, a as sunflower seeds, hummingGame Commission black bear bird nectar mixes or suet. Bring

HANOVER TWP. – Maintenance workers at the Wyoming Valley Country Club reported to police that a flag stick was removed and several hazard markers and grass were burned on the course’s fifth hole sometime early Saturday morning. • Police took Shane Parker, 32, of Scranton, into custody on a domestic relations bench warrant from Lackawanna County at 12:07 p.m. Saturday on Carey Avenue. Police said Parker was transferred to the custody of Lackawanna County authorities. • Richard Gumbravich, of Oxford Street, reported to police at 1:44 p.m. Saturday that someone forcibly entered his residence and removed copper piping.

WILKES-BARRE – A Plymouth woman was arrested on evidence of drunken driving Saturday after the van she was driving jumped a curb on Carey Avenue and struck a tree shortly after 3 p.m., police said.

Jennifer Seifert, 39, failed a breath test and was taken into custody and transported to police headquarters, police said.

Charges will be filed, police said.

Two passengers in the van, Michael Deschak, 50, and Rob-

ty, which said they observed Andrew Patrick Yankovich of Priestly Street damaging a barricade near the Gateway apartments on the corner of North Main and East North streets.

WILKES-BARRE – City Yankovich was stopped on police reported assisting King’s College security on two separate West North and Harrison streets and found to be intoxicated and calls early Saturday morning. underage, police said. He was An officer was called to Leo taken into custody, police said, on the Mane around 12:10 a.m. and charges will be filed against while security personnel were checking on three people inside him. the business on the corner of FOSTER TWP. – A White North Main and East North Haven man was seriously instreets. jured in an all-terrain vehicle Police said Jamie Sue Laucrash on Decowski Road around bach of South Mercer Street, 7:10 p.m. Saturday, state police Berwick, and Stephanie Novak at Hazleton said. of Evergreen Lane, WapwalloThe operator of the ATV, pen, were seated at a table while Keith Decowski, 32, was flown Evan Arnold Crisman of Front by helicopter to Geisinger Street, Berwick, was observed Wyoming Valley Medical Center swaying at the counter. The in Plains Township. State police three showed signs of intoxication, police said, and all of them said the crash remains under investigation. were charged with underage drinking. Laubach and Crisman were charged with public drunkenness, police said.

Around 2:15 a.m., an officer responded to a call from securi-

ert Klein, 51, both of WilkesBarre, were taken from the scene by medics for treatment, police said.

LEARN MORE More information on bears is available on the Pennsylvania Game Commission website www.pgc.state.pa.us. Place your cursor on “HUNT/TRAP� in the menu bar at the top of the page, click on “Hunting� in the dropdown menu and click on “Black Bears� in the “Big Game� section.

it is moving. • If you surprised a bear, slowly back away while talking softly.

Face the bear, but avoid direct eye contact. Do not turn and run.

Avoid blocking the bear’s only escape route and try to move away from any nearby cubs. Do not

climb a tree, as a female bear may falsely interpret this as an attempt to get at her cubs. • Some bears may bluff charge to within a few feet. If this occurs, stand your ground, wave your arms wildly and shout at the bear. • If a bear attacks, fight back as you continue to leave the area.

Black bears have been driven away with rocks, sticks, binoculars, car keys or even bare hands.

Ternent said bear cubs spotted alone are not necessarily abandoned; the mother could be looking for food and returning soon.

To report nuisance bears in Luzerne County, contact the Game Commission Northeast Region Office in Dallas at 675-1143.

Talent show will honor late Anne Lohin

By DAWN DRUMIN Times Leader Correspondent

DALLAS -- The outreach ministry Changing Habits will be holding a talent show at the Gate of Heaven school in Dallas on May 1.

The talent show will fund a scholarship for the school and is being held in memory of Anne Lohin, who was Changing Habits’ accompanist and who died of breast cancer in July.

Members of Changing Habits have fond memories of Lohin. “Anne was the sort of person who you could know for two years, and felt like you knew her for 20,� said group member Kippie Morgan of Dallas.

Anna Winkler, also of Dallas, agreed. “She was one of the most gentle souls I ever met. She would

almost glow with kindness and compassion and never dwelled on her problems but had compassion for others.�

Lohin Anne stood out for her perfectionist nature. “No one practiced (piano) as much as Anne. ‌ She always had to play every note as written, not fudging as I often do,â€? wrote group member Marilyn O’Connell in Anne’s eulogy.

Anne also showed concern for the misfortunes of others, even as she herself battled cancer. “My mom was going through cancer at the same time, and Anne expressed concern for her. She put

I F YO U G O The fundraiser is being held at 3 p.m. May 1 at Gate of Heaven school gym in Dallas, where the late Anne Lohin had taught.

everyone else first,� said Mary Beth Banos of Hughestown.

There is no charge to enter the event, but group members hope attendees will donate. The event will also feature baskets of goods that will be raffled off. Each group member is donating one basket, each with its own theme, such as garden supplies and kids’ toys.

Changing Habits has sought sponsors and performers by distributing fliers to Back Mountain churches and through word of mouth.

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Talk or make noise while moving away to help it discover your Handling bear encounters presence. Choose a route that Even following Ternent’s ad- will not intersect with the bear if

feeders inside at night or suspend them from crosswires so they are at least 10 feet above the ground and four feet from anything a bear can climb. • Don’t put out garbage until pick-up day; don’t throw table scraps out back; don’t add fruit or vegetable waste to your compost pile; and clean your barbecue grill regularly. If you feed your pets outdoors, bring their food dishes inside overnight. Encourage neighbors to do the same. • Work with neighbors to ask area businesses to keep dumpsters closed and locked.

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Rebels, with NATO taking out tanks, halt advance of pro-Gadhafi troops.

By SEBASTIAN ABBOT and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI Associated Press

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An idea that took flight

A hot air balloon in the shape of a beetle takes off Sunday during the Montgolfiade festival, celebrating the lives of the hot air balloon pioneers the Montgolfier brothers, JosephMichel and Jacques-Etienne, in Geneva, Switzerland.

AJDABIYA, Libya — NATO airstrikes battered Moammar Gadhafi’s tanks Sunday, helping Libyan rebels push back government troops advancing quickly toward the opposition’s eastern stronghold.

In the capital Tripoli, African leaders met with Gadhafi to try to negotiate an end to the fighting and planned to press their efforts with the rebels in a separate meeting today.

Through the rebels have im-

proved discipline and organization, they remain a far less powerful force than Gadhafi’s troops. Members of the international community have grown doubtful that the opposition can overthrow Gadhafi even with air support, and some are weighing options such as arming the fighters while they press for a diplomatic solution.

A rebel battlefield commander said four airstrikes Sunday largely stopped heavy shelling by government forces of the eastern city of Ajdabiya — a critical gateway to the opposition’s de facto capital of Benghazi. NATO’s leader of the operation said the airstrikes destroyed 11 tanks near Ajdabiya and another 14 near Misrata, the only city rebels still hold in

total of 38 people were killed in fighting over the weekend, including 11 rebels and seven civilians, Idris said.

In a new diplomatic push to halt the fighting that began in February, South African President Jacob Zuma and the heads of Mali and Mauritania arrived in Tripoli to try to broker a cease-fire. Gadhafi has ignored the cease-fire he announced after western airstrikes were authorized last month.

Gadhafi enjoys substantial support from countries of the AP PHOTO African Union, so it is not clear whether rebels would accept Libyan rebel fighters fire rockets in the desert Saturday halfthe AU as a fair broker. way between Ajdabiya and Brega.

The rebels, the U.S. and its them pro-Gadhafi forces, said European allies are insisting the western half of Libya.

The fighting in Ajdabiya on Mohammed Idris, the supervi- Gadhafi relinquish power imSunday killed 23 people, 20 of sor of a hospital in the city. A mediately.

Israeli defense missiles score hits

MAPLETON, IOWA

Tornado devastates town

large tornado flattened a grain A elevator and destroyed homes and

buildings on its weekend rampage through the small western Iowa town of Mapleton. Authorities reported no serious injuries.

Thomas Mohrhauser said the tornado appeared to be about a quarter-mile wide when it cut a northwest path through town Saturday evening.

Mayor Fred Standa said one side of town got hit worse than another, but overall he thought about 60 percent had been damaged. He estimated about 20 percent was “almost flat.”

The $200 million “Iron Dome” performed beyond all expectations for military.

SANAA, YEMEN

President called to resign

A regional bloc of oil-rich Arab nations along the Gulf, including powerful Saudi Arabia, called on Yemen’s president Sunday to give up power as part of a deal with the protest movement demanding for his ouster after 32 years, a Gulf diplomat said.

Keeping up the pressure, tens of thousands of protesters marched in the capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, a day after renewed clashes between demonstrators and security forces there. Witnesses said police fired a barrage of tear gas late Saturday and that many demonstrators suffered breathing problems.

The statement, by foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in the Saudi capital, was effectively a call for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, something he has refused to do. The bloc repeated an offer to mediate between Saleh and his opponents, said the diplomat, who requested anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.

The plan offered by the bloc would have Saleh resign in exchange for immunity from prosecution.

WARSAW, POLAND

Crash anniversary marked Poland on Sunday relived the deep pain that engulfed the nation a year ago with a day of prayers and other ceremonies marking the anniversary of the plane crash in Russia that killed President Lech Kaczynski and many other prominent leaders.

Church bells rang out across Poland to mark the exact time, 8:41 a.m., a year ago that the plane crashed, killing all 96 people aboard.

People filled churches and cemeteries, and a large crowd waving Polish flags gathered in front of the presidential palace, where Kaczynski and his wife Maria lived before their deaths in the crash near Smolensk, Russia.

By MATTI FRIEDMAN Associated Press

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A soldier allied with Alassane Ouattara takes up a position Sunday as fighting moves closer to a checkpoint used as a republican forces operating base in the Youpougon neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

U.N., French act in Ivory Coast

Helicopters fly over Ivory Coast bunker where strongman Laurent Gbagbo is holed up.

By MARCO CHOWN OVED Associated Press

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — United Nations and French helicopters fired rockets on strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s residence on Sunday in an assault the U.N. said was to retaliate for attacks by his forces on U.N. headquarters and civilians.

Residents from nearby neighborhoods reported seeing two U.N. Mi-24 attack helicopters and a French helicopter open fire on the residence, where Gbagbo is holed up in a bunker. The residents couldn’t be named for fear of reprisal.

An Associated Press reporter saw the helicopters take off from the French military base followed minutes later by explosions coming from the direction of the resi-

Gay-marriage ban assailed but still potent Defense of Marriage Act provoking anger and confusion among gays.

PITTSBURGH

Drilling critic quits post A western Pennsylvania university researcher who has been a vocal critic of gas drilling says he is leaving his post because the university doesn’t want him speaking publicly about environmental issues.

Conrad “Dan” Volz is director of the Center for Healthy Environments and Communities at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Volz says drinking water is being contaminated by drilling and is among the critics of "fracking" He told the Pittsburgh TribuneReview that he was not fired and has not been under pressure to resign.

Volz says drinking water is being contaminated by drilling on the Marcellus shale and is among the critics of "fracking" in which water, sand and chemicals are used to free the gas.

dence. Successive waves of French heli- tacks for the last three or four days not only copters took off from the base in the fol- against (the U.N.) but also against the cilowing hours and additional vilian population — often with heavy weapons,” said U.N. spokesman bombardments could be Hamadoun Toure. heard.

Forces on both sides have Gbagbo has been living in a “This is in bunker in his residence in retaliation for been accused by human rights groups of killing hundreds of ciAbidjan for nearly a week. Afvilians in recent weeks. ter a decade in power, he refus- a series of Toure said Sunday’s aires to step aside even though attacks for strikes targeted the presidential the United Nations has ruled that he lost the November the last three palace and Gbagbo’s residence, presidential election to Alas- or four days.’’ as well as military bases where heavy weapons had been identisane Ouattara.

Hamadoun Toure fied.

Forces loyal to Gbagbo were U.N. spokesman Gbagbo has lost control of virencircled at the presidential tually the entire country in the residence earlier this week but last two weeks as forces loyal to broke out on Saturday, ambushing a patrol of soldiers loyal to his ri- Ouattara have swept down from the north and west into the commercial capital. U.N. val and advancing downtown.

Pro-Gbagbo forces also attacked U.N. and French forces joined the effort last headquarters on Saturday and again on week, and a first round of U.N. and French airstrikes destroyed much of his arsenal of Sunday.

“This is in retaliation for a series of at- tanks, mortars and other heavy weapons.

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer

NEW YORK — These are frustrating, tantalizing days for many of the same-sex couples who seized the chance to marry in recent years.

The law that prohibits federal recognition of their unions is under assault in the courts.

The Obama administration has repudiated it and taken piecemeal steps to weaken its effects.

Yet for now, the Defense of Marriage Act remains very much in force — provoking anger, impatience and confusion among gay couples.

Because of DOMA, some binational couples still worry about deportation of the noncitizen spouse. Survivor bene-

fits aren’t granted after one spouse dies. And couples filing joint tax returns in the states allowing same-sex marriage must still file separately this month with the IRS. When DOMA was passed overwhelmingly by Congress in 1996, and signed by President Bill Clinton, it was a preemptive strike. There were no legally married same-sex couples in the United States.

Since 2004, however, thousands of gays and lesbians have married as Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Iowa and the District of Columbia legalized same-sex unions. Many others have wed in foreign countries.

“What was once theoretical now has practical effects that people can see, that can’t be explained other than as discrimination,” said Jon Davidson, legal director of the gay-rights group Lambda Legal. The controversy around DOMA cre-

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Married couple Tim Smulian, of South Africa, left, and Edwin Blesch, an American, of Long Island, spend half the year abroad so Smulian can abide by the terms of tourist visas.

ates an emotional rollercoaster for same-sex couples.

Last July, for example, many of them rejoiced when a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that the act was an unconstitutional infringement on equality for same-sex couples.

There was more elation in February, when President Barack Obama ordered his administration to stop defending the law in the still-pending Massachusetts case and several other lawsuits. Yet no one knows when these cases will finally be resolved.

JERUSALEM — A new Israelimade missile defense system has gotten off to an encouraging start, shooting down at least eight rockets in a test run that could potentially change the long-running war between Israel and Palestinian rocket squads in Gaza.

Israeli officials say the $200 million “Iron Dome” has performed beyond all expecta- “We will tions, raising hopes the mili- not be able tary has finally to protect found a way to rob Hamas mil- every itants of their house.” most potent Benjamin weapon: the Netanyahu short-range Prime Minister rockets that have made life miserable for large swaths of the population over the past decade.

The repeated successes have raised spirits in Israel’s embattled southern region, prompted a congratulatory visit to an Iron Dome battery on Sunday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and fueled calls, perhaps unrealistic, that the system be deployed nationwide. Experts say Iron Dome is the first system in the world capable of knocking down rudimentary rockets favored by militants around the globe.

Yet officials and analysts warn the excitement may be premature, noting the system is in its infancy and that armed groups in Gaza possess plenty of other formidable weapons.

“We will not be able to protect every house, every installation, every site in the state of Israel,” Netanyahu acknowledged, even as he hailed the Iron Dome as a “most impressive technological achievement.”

Iron Dome is a key element of what Israel refers to as its “multilayer” missile defense shield, a series of systems meant to defend the country from everything from medium-range missiles that could be launched from Iran, hundreds of miles away, down to the short-range projectiles possessed by enemies on its northern and southern borders. These primitive rockets, which fly just a few miles and are in the air for just seconds, have eluded Israel’s high-tech military for years.

With the system in use for just a few days, it is far too early to declare it an unabashed success.

Two decades ago, Israel used the American-made Patriot missiles to shoot down incoming Scuds fired by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Sights, smells of war zone used to treat vets’ stress disorder Study combines “smells” of Middle East combat zones with virtual reality scenes.

By LINDA SHRIEVES The Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s not quite smell-o-vision, but University of Central Florida researchers are kicking off a study that will combine a virtual reality simulation of wartime scenes along with the “smells” of Middle East combat zones to help veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder.

Because smells are so acutely tied to memories, researchers hope the combination of reliving painful experiences — along with the smells of war — will help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans overcome their anxieties.

Known as exposure therapy, the technique teaches people to face their fears by confronting them gradually.

"If you’re afraid of a dog, how do you get over it? By being around a dog," said Dr. Deborah Beidel, a University of Central Florida psychology professor who is leading the study.

In the program, Beidel and a team of therapists will use software programs known as Virtual Iraq and Virtual Afghanistan — which look like a video game but simulate the experience of being in those countries — to duplicate the traumatic experiences the soldier witnessed.

Gradually, the teams will take the soldier back through the experience, talking about it and reliving it until he or she overcomes the fear.

And though researchers have

been using Virtual Iraq for several years, the smells, Beidel said, may be a key part of reliving the experience. The computer that runs the virtual reality program is hooked up to a scent machine with 13 scents, ranging from burned rubber to gunpowder to "Middle Eastern spices."

By pushing a button, therapists running the program can send off a puff of air that contains those scents — and have it travel right under the vet’s nose.

Adding scents to the Virtual Iraq package, said creator Skip Rizzo, a psychology professor at the University of Southern California, was designed to make the experience more realistic.

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For Vietnam veterans, he said, the smell of swamps or even the scent of Asian food triggered wartime memories.

If results from the UCF study are promising, they may become part of Veterans Affairs treatment programs throughout the country.

Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury among troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have been disproportionately high, according to a study by the RAND Corp. A third of returning troops have reported mental problems, and 18.5 percent of all returning service members battle either post-traumatic stress or depres-

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Like Vietnam veterans — who said they dropped to the ground every time a helicopter flew overhead because that was how they were trained — many of today’s veterans find that the stresses they endured overseas have followed them home and are interfering with civilian life, Beidel said.

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MADELINE GLODEK MORGAN, 90, of Coopersburg, Pa., died Friday, April 8, 2011. She was born in Plymouth, retired from Atwater Throwing Co., and was a member of the Republican Club of Hunlock Creek. Madeline was preceded in death by parents, John and Antonia Galinis Vakoskaus; husband, Stephen Morgan; sisters and brothers. She is survived by her daughter, Madeline Blazick, and husband Joseph, Coopersburg; grandsons, Joseph Jr. and Stephen; as well as nieces and nephews.

Funeral is at10 a.m. Wednesday from the S.J. Grontkowski F.H., Plymouth, with Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Robert’s Parish, WilkesBarre. Interment will be held in St. Casimir’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Visit www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com to submit condolences.

JOAN WELLES, of WilkesBarre, died Sunday morning, April 10, 2011, at the Manor Nursing Home, Kingston.

Funeral services are pending from the Matthew T. Jacobs Funeral Home, 47 Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre.

LOREN ARTLEY, 44, of WilkesBarre, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Hospice Community Care, Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Funeral arrangements are pending from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley.

JEROME SEEHERMAN, of Kingston, died at home, Sunday evening, April 10, 2011.

Funeral will be on Tuesday at a time to be announced in Tuesday’s edition of The Times Leader. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Rosenberg Funeral Chapel, 348 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre.

WILLIAM J. VINCENT, 90, of Nanticoke died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Kingston Commons. Born on Dec. 8, 1920, he was a son of the late George and Anna Pekarowski Wieczbolwoicz, and resided in Nanticoke his entire life. A decorated veteran of World War II, he served with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was well known in Nanticoke and did lawn and hedge work for many people. He was preceded in death by a brother, George Vincent; sisters, Betty Hurst, Beatrice Dady, and Esther Raski.

Surviving is a nephew, William M. Vincent, Nanticoke, and a niece, Monica Estwanick, Belleville, N.J.; as well as several great-nieces, great-nephews, and their families.

A funeral will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday from Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke, with interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Wanamie. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

WILLIAM KOTULSKI, 59, of Luzerne, and a guest at Manor Care, Kingston, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Born in Kingston he was a son of the late Stanley and Elizabeth Cheskiewicz Kotulski.

William is survived by brothers, Stanley, Luzerne; Robert, WilkesBarre; and Joseph, Wilkes-Barre; sisters, Elizabeth Macdara, Pittston; Rose Basta, Carlsbad, Calif.; and Linda Thomas, Dublin, Pa. Funeral will be held at the convenience of the family from the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S Main St, Plains. Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to Manor Care, 200 Second Ave, Kingston, PA 18704.

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Robert Garren, of Upland, Pa., died Wednesday, April 6, 2011.

Born in Pittston, Robert was a husband of the late Jean M. (nee Slack); father of the late Donna Berridge; son of the late Ann (nee Gordon), and Calvin Garren; and brother of the late Calvin, Donald, Ann, and Thelma; loving father of Robert Thomas “Bob,” (Susan) Garren. Robert is also survived by his three grandchildren and his four great-grandchildren, and his brother Eugene.

Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing and funeral from 10 to 11:15 a.m. today. Funeral Service to follow in our Main Chapel at 11:30 a.m. at the Danjolell-Stigale Memorial Home, 3260 Concord Road., Aston, Pa. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Robert’s name can be made to the Friends of Fair Acres Fair Acres Geriatric Center, 340 N. Middletown Road, Lima, PA 19037 Condolences can be made at www.danjolell.com.

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ella Walk, 84, of Slocum Township, died Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Smith Health Care, LTD, Mountain Top, with her husband of 65 years at her side.

Born March 5, 1927, in Berwick, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Mae Snyder Harrington.

Zella enjoyed camping and family gatherings.

Preceding her in death are her infant daughter, Marion Jean; sisters Emma Garrison, Jean Miller, Shirley Humphries, and Wanda Eveland; brothers, William, and James Harrington; nieces Sylvia Salsman, and Sandy Harrington; nephew Bobby Garrison; brotherin-law Lewis Walk; and son-in-law, Martin Kremski.

Surviving are her husband, Harold; daughters Cynthia Kremski, Nuangola; Cathy Dietrick and husband James, Slocum Township; son, Harold Jr., and wife Cecilia, Slocum Township; grandchildren, Christopher Kremski, Jamie Dietrick, Dena Niles, Michael Kremski, Matthew Kremski, Harold Walk III, and Jennifer Walk; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Bertha Pifer; sister-in-law Lois Walk; brother-in-law Marvin Eveland; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at10 a.m. Wednesday from the Earl W. Lohman Funeral Home Inc., 14 W. Green St., Nanticoke, with the Rev. Barry Lohman officiating. Interment will be in Slocum Cemetery, Slocum Township. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Slocum United Methodist Church, Slocum Township.

patient Unit, Wilkes-Barre.

He was born in Luzerne, a son of the late Clarence and Bertha Krause Smith.

Prior to retirement Cecil was the manager at Vic Mar’s restaurant, Edwardsville. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Cecil was also a member of the Luzerne Volunteer Fire Co. He was preceded in death by sisters Dories Garey and Phyllis Smith; brother, Clarence; and an infant niece, Jennifer.

Cecil is survived by sister, June Soboleski, Luzerne, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Funeral for Cecil will be held at noon on Tuesday from the Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home Inc., 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville, with the Pastor Carol Coleman officiating. Interment will be in Orcutts Grove Cemetery, Noxen. Family and friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today.

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achary John Skwarlo Jr., 92, of Hanover Township, died Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Mountain Top Senior Care, where he had been a resident for the past two months.

Born in Warrior Run, on February 10, 1919, he was a son of the late Zachary and Anna Stoshak Skwarlo.

Zachary graduated from Warrior Run High School, class of 1937. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a sergeant in the Army Air Corps with the 95th Bomb Group, stationed in England.

He graduated from Latter Day Saints Business College, Salt Lake City, Utah. He was also a graduate of In addition to his parents, he was Empire Beauty College in 1950, and preceded in death by his infant attended classes at Wilkes College. brother, John; and sisters Irene and Zach resided in Askam, Hanover Helen Williams Koval.

Township, for most of his life.

Zach is survived by his loving He was employed by the Trane wife, the former Bernadyne Jean Co., Dunmore, until his retirement. Hodick; daughter, Karen Holodick, He was a member of the United and fiancée Robert Brocki, MounAssociation of Journeymen, and Ap- tain Top; granddaughter, Jocelyn prentices of Plumbing and Pipe Fit- Holodick-Reed, and husband, Brian, ting Industry, and was also a mem- Nanticoke; grandson, Jared Holodber of American Legion Post 176, ick, Hanover Township, his two preWarrior Run. cious great-granddaughters, Grace Zach was a loving husband and Ann and Kate Olivia Reed, Nantidevoted father, grandfather and coke; and his sister Arlene Geiger, great-grandfather. Always willing to New Jersey; as well as nieces and neput his family first, Zachary helped phews. to watch his grandchildren, taking The family would like to thank them to and from school, and never the staff of Mountain Top Senior missed a sporting event or perform- Care for the excellent care he reance. ceived during his stay.

He enjoyed playing golf in his Funeral will be held at 10:30 younger years, and attended many a.m. Wednesday from Kearprofessional golf tournaments to ney Funeral Home Inc., 173 E. see his favorite pro golfers. He Green St., Nanticoke, with a Mass of played on the championship basket- Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. ball team, the Gallopers, and base- Faustina Parish, 520 S. Hanover St., ball teams while serving in the Ar- Nanticoke. Entombment will be at my Air Corps. He enjoyed watching St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover his favorite baseball teams, the Phil- Township. Friends and family may lies and the Yankees. call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. WednesZach was a member of St. Francis day.

Church, Nanticoke, now St. FaustiIn lieu of flowers, the family rena Parish, where he and his wife, quests memorial donations to Bernadyne, were married on July American Heart Assoc. of NEPA, 71 14, 1945, by the Rev. Joseph Mad- N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA den.

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Isabelle Gush April 9, 2011 sabelle L. Gush, 85, of Plymouth, died Saturday afternoon, April 9, I2011, in the Inpatient Unit of Hos-

pice Community Care at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, following an illness.

Born September 4, 1925, in Pittston, she was a daughter of the late George and Isabelle (Trusa) Gush.

Educated in the Plymouth schools, Miss Gush was a member of the 1943 graduating class of the former Plymouth High School. She furthered her education by attending nursing school at New York City Hospital, where she worked for 38 years prior to her retirement as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

Miss Gush was a member of All Saints Parish Community, and had previously attended Mass at Saint Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church, Plymouth, where she formerly served with the parish Christian Women’s club.

She also held membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 1425, and the American Legion Auxiliary 463, both of Plymouth.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, George Gush; a nephew, Leonard Bish; and a great-niece, Christine Bish.

Surviving are her sister, Mrs. Dorothy Bish, Plymouth; niece Dorothyann Lapresi, Rochester, N.Y.; nephews, George Bish, Chicago, Ill., El-

mer Bish, Van Nuys, Calif., and Richard Bish, Kingston; great-nieces and nephews; godchild, Maria; and several cousins.

Her family would like to thank the doctors and staff of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, and Hospice Community Care, as well as ManorCare of Kingston, where she recently resided, for making her final days as comfortable as possible.

Funeral services for Miss Gush will be conducted at 10 a.m.

Wednesday from the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson Street, Larksville, followed by a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. in All Saints Parish Community, 33 Willow Street, Plymouth, with the Rev. Joseph J. Adonizio officiating. Interment will follow in Saint Stephen’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lehman Township. Relatives and friends may join her family for visitation and remembrances from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

In lieu of floral tributes, memorial contributions may be made, in Isabelle’s memory, to the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association, 71 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 1870, or to American Cancer Society, 190 Welles St., Suite No. 118, Forty Fort, PA 18704.

To send her sister and family online words of comfort, please visit our website at www.JohnVMorrisFuneralHomes.com.

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atilda A. “Tillie” Sakowski, 88, of the Newtown section of Hanover Township, died on Sunday, April 10, 2011, at the Heritage House, Wilkes-Barre.

She was born in Wilkes-Barre, on March 6, 1923, a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Deladavitch Shupshinski.

Tillie was employed in the garment industry, in her earlier years, and was a member of the ILGWU, Wilkes-Barre.

She was a member of St. Leo’s/ Holy Rosary Church, Ashley.

Tillie was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, William Sakowski; sister, Ann Humenanski; and brothers, Joseph and Vincent Shupshinski.

She is survived by her daughter, Joan Crosby, and her husband, Thomas, Palmerton, Pa.; her son, William Sakowski, and his wife, Margie, Nanticoke; three grandchildren, Gregory Crosby, Virginia Beach, Va., Melissa Sakowski Valentino, Mountain Top, and Shawn Sakowski, Mountain Top; one great-granddaughter, Kaila Crosby; sisters, Ruth Sneeth, Broomfield, Colo., Rose Mattey, Pittston; brother, Raymond Shupshinski, Chesapeake, Va.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. A Mass of Christian Burial is at 9:30 in St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, with the Rev. Thomas J. O’Malley officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 to 9 a.m. Wednesday.

FUNERALS CARUSO – Michael, memorial service 8 p.m. today from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Family will receive friends today 6 p.m. until the time of services.

COLEY – John, funeral 9:30 a.m. today from the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. in St. Benedict’s Church, Parsons.

DAVIS – Jane, funeral 7 p.m. today from the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Friends may call today 5 p.m. until service time.

DOGAL – Joseph, funeral 9:30 a.m. today from the Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home Inc., 568 Bennett St., Luzerne. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in Holy Family Parish, Luzerne.

DYSLESKI – Anthony, funeral 11:30 a.m. today from the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial noon in St. Andre Bessette Church, formerly St. Stanislaus, Wilkes-Barre.

ERMISH – Margaret, Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. today at St. Jude’s Church, Mountain Top. GUPKO – Janice, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. today in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Township.

HODUN – Cyrilla, Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. today in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Township. At

Cyrilla’s request, family and friends will meet at church for the funeral Mass, and there will be no calling hours.

KEARNEY- Margaret, memorial Mass 10 a.m. today in St Theresa’s Church, Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown.

KLEMASH – Joseph, funeral 9 a.m. today from the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains Township. Requiem Services 9:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity R.O. Church, Plains Township PAPATOPOLI – Eugene, funeral 9:30 a.m. today from the Bednarski & Thomas Funeral Home, 27 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in St. Stanislaus Church, Wilkes-Barre SHEETZ – Claire, memorial Mass 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Mercy Center, Dallas.

SIDOREK – Edward, funeral 9:30 a.m. today from the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas.

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Helen Joyce Peacock April 8, 2011 Joyce Peacock, 55, of DalH elen las, died Friday afternoon, April

8, 2011, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Urbana, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Marion T. and Mary (Mae) Merowsky Warfel.

Helen was a retired dispatcher for the Illinois State Police.

She was preceded in death by her husband, David Peacock; and her brother, Craig Warfel.

Surviving are sisters, Janice Keener, Lake Wales, Fla.; Jean Quick, Glendale, Ariz.; Norine Seefeldt, Homer, Ill.; Nadine Rund, Tolono, Ill.; brother, Carl Warfel, Decatur, Ill.; aunt, Helen (Daisy) Dargiewicz, Nanticoke; as well as nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Funeral service will be held at 6:45 p.m. this evening with the Rev. Beverly Butler officiating from the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main Street, Plains Township. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m.

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at 1:55 a.m. Sunday.

• Police said they cited Andrew Picatagi, 21, of Brick, N.J., on public drunkenness charges ROARING BROOK TWP. – and Kyle Rountree, 20, of West State police said a man from Ross Street, on underage drinkToms River, N.J., was killed ing and public drunkenness early Sunday morning in a sincharges at 2:11 a.m. Friday. gle-vehicle crash on Interstate 380 northbound in Lackawanna Police said an officer found the two in an allegedly highly inCounty. toxicated state on Ross Street.

State police said Nicholas They were released to the cusFerrante, 20, who was wearing a seat belt, was ejected from his tody of a sober adult, police said. vehicle after it traveled off the • Police cited Drew Gommer, left shoulder of the highway and 48, of 823 Summit St., on public struck a median, causing the drunkenness charges Saturday. vehicle to roll over several Police said they observed Gomtimes at 3:44 a.m. mer allegedly highly intoxicatFerrante was taken by ambued and screaming at a female at lance to Community Medical the corner of South Main Street Center in Moscow, but later and Academy Street at 11:24 died from multiple traumatic p.m. He was held until sober injuries suffered in the crash, and released, police said. state police said.

State police said they are WEST HAZLETON – State investigating whether speed or police arrested Patrick Clark, alcohol played a role in the 47, of Hazleton, on suspicion of crash, and are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or has driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:41 a.m. Sunday at any information about it to contact state police in Dunmore the intersection of North Broad Street and West Broad Street. at 963-3516.

State police said Clark was stopped for a traffic violation WILKES-BARRE – Caitlyn Cashi, of Shickshinny, reported and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. to police that someone kicked the passenger-side front door of HANOVER TWP. – Police her vehicle Saturday, causing arrested Joseph Maille, of damage while it was parked in Sweet Valley, on charges of the Park and Lock South parkrecklessly endangering another ing garage, 52 S. Main St. person and carrying a loaded • Police said they filed haweapon in a vehicle early Sunrassment charges against Amy day.

Capinas, of South Franklin At approximately 2:51 a.m., Street, after a reported fight police said they responded to a between juveniles at 557 S. report of a man pointing a shotFranklin St. at approximately gun at another vehicle at McDo4:30 p.m. Sunday. Police said nald’s, 746 San Souci Parkway.

Capinas became involved in a Police said Maille fled the scene fight between several children in a vehicle as they arrived but and allegedly pushed a female was soon stopped by police, juvenile. who found a loaded shotgun on • Police cited Ramon J. Perez, 24, address listed as home- the passenger-side floor.

Maille was taken to the counless according to police, on ty prison for overnight arraignpublic drunkenness charges ment. Police request anyone Sunday after he was found with information about this allegedly intoxicated and arguincident to contact them at ing with security staff at Los 825-1254.

Banderos, 41 E. Northampton • Police said they cited Gina St. at 3:25 a.m. He was arrested, Campbell and John Reilly, of taken to police headquarters and held until sober, police said. Wilkes-Barre, on trespassing • Police cited Michael Kane, charges after they were allegedly found on Salvation Army 31, last known address South property off the San Souci ParkMain Street, on criminal misway after posted hours Sunday. chief charges Sunday. Accord• Joseph Wentz, of South ing to police, Erica Tosh, of Street, and Tyler Werts, of NanSouth Main Street, said Kane, ticoke, reported Sunday they her former boyfriend, smashed were assaulted in the parking her cell phone, pulled a mirror lot of Austie’s Restaurant, San down and broke a lamp during Souci Parkway. Wentz and an argument at 863 S. Main St. Werts said they were attacked by four men unknown to them, who fled prior to police arrival, police said. Wentz and Werts OBITUARY POLICY were transported by ambulance The Times Leader publishto a local hospital for treatment, es free obituaries, which police said. have a 27-line limit, and paid obituaries, which can run with a photograph. A funeral home representative can call the obituary desk at (570) 829-7224, send a fax to (570) 829-5537 or e-mail to tlobits@timesleader.com. If you fax or e-mail, please call to confirm. Obituaries must be submitted by 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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FREELAND – State police cited Lawrence Alexander Jancewicz, 25, of Freeland, on public drunkenness charges Saturday in front of the Freeland Borough Office, 801Centre St. At approximately 9:10 p.m., police said, Jancewicz flagged down a passer-by and said he wanted to speak with state police. State police said Jancewicz had no emergency to report and appeared to be intoxicated.

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Federal judge still on bench at 103

By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. — In a courtroom in Wichita, the day begins much as it has for the past 49 years: Court is in session, U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown presiding. But what happens next is no longer routine; it’s a testament to one man’s sheer determination.

As lawyers and litigants wait in respectful silence, Brown, who is 103, carefully steers his power wheelchair behind the bench, his stooped frame almost disappearing behind its wooden bulk. He adjusts under his nose the plastic tubes from the oxygen tank lying next to the day’s case documents.

Then his voice rings out loud and firm to his law clerk, “Call your case.”

Brown is the oldest working federal judge in the nation, one of four appointees by President Kennedy still on the bench. Federal judgeships are lifetime appointments, and no one has taken that term more seriously than Brown.

“As a federal judge, I was appointed for life or good behavior, whichever I lose first,” Brown quipped in an interview. How does he plan to leave the post?

"Feet first," he says.

In a profession where advanced age isn’t unusual — and, indeed, is valued as a source of judicial wisdom — Brown has left legal colleagues awestruck by his stamina and devotion to work.

His service also epitomizes how the federal court system keeps working even as litigation steadily increases, new judgeships remain rare, and judicial openings go unfilled for months or years.

“Senior judges keep the federal court system afloat given the rising case loads,” said David Sell-

ers, spokesman for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Of the 1,294 sitting federal judges, Brown is one of 516 on "senior status," a form of semi-retirement that allows a judge to collect his salary but work at a reduced case level if he chooses.

They handle almost a quarter of federal district trials.

And no one alive has logged more service than Brown, who took senior status in 1979 but still worked fulltime until recently. In March, he stopped taking new criminal cases and lightened his case load a bit. He still takes his full share of the new civil cases.

“I do it to be a public service,” Brown said. “You got to have a reason to live. As long as you perform a public service, you have a reason to live.”

Brown gets a ride to the federal courthouse at 8:30 a.m. every workday from the assisted living center where he lives. Until he was in his 90s, he climbed the stairs to his fourth-floor chambers. He works until about 3 p.m. presiding over hearings, reading court filings and discussing cases with his law clerks who handle the legal research.

In one concession to age, he keeps court hearings relatively short. But he listens intently to testimony and tells defendants to speak up or slow down if he has trouble following their statements. And, if necessary, he can be stern with lawyers, prodding them in a strong voice not to waste time.

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U.S. Federal District Judge Wesley Brown, shown in 2007, is one of four appointees by President Kennedy still on the bench.

he sentenced Kassie Liebsch last month to 37 months for her role in a ticket scalping scandal, he told the tearful 28-year-old woman how much he and other court officials wanted her to succeed in the future.

"As an old man, it is hard for me to say I am sorry it happened," Brown told her. "I know you will do the right thing. Good luck and be well."

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Melgren, formerly the U.S. attorney for Kansas, recalled that Brown took him aside after he became top federal prosecutor and advised him that the most important decisions he would make would be the ones no one knew about.

“I don’t get the perspective that he is stuck in the last century,” Melgren said. “His views are pretty much as the rest of us.”

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CHESTER — The shootings at a teenage party that killed two people and injured eight others have residents of a suburban Philadelphia city once again decrying the recurring violence that prompted the mayor to declare a state of emergency last summer “The city’s becoming a war zone,” said James Johnson, who has lived for 20 years across the Chester street from the scene of the shootings at the Minaret Temple No. 174.

Police said nine people were taken to Crozer Chester Medical Center after the 11:30 p.m. Friday shootings. One died soon after arriving and another died Saturday afternoon. Three others still hospitalized Sunday were listed in stable condition. A 10th person was treated at another hospital.

Johnson’s neighbor, Bernadette Thomas, had to use a garden hose Saturday to wash blood from her sidewalk. One of the victims had sat on her porch step before being taken to the hospital.

“It’s just got to stop. It’s got to stop,” Thomas told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Police have reported no arrests in the shooting deaths, saying one person was taken into custody on weapons charges. Police Chief Darren Alston told the Delaware County Daily Times on Sunday that one person connected with the party had been arrested on charges of risking a catastrophe and assault after an alleged fight with officers. KYW said another person was arrested on similar counts.

The county medical examiner’s office has not released the names of the victims pending notification of relatives.

Last summer, Mayor Wendell Butler declared a state of emergency and a 9 p.m. curfew was imposed in problem areas of the city, which has nearly 40,000 residents, after shootings left four people dead in eight days. The city, about 15 miles south of Philadelphia, ended the year with two dozen homicides.

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countless hours to the facility.

“They all deserve this award,” she said in her acceptance speech. “I find great difficulty in finding myself worthy of this.”

Twenty-five years ago, Sordoni’s husband, A.J. Sordoni III, was the first recipient of the ADL award, which is presented every two years. He was seated at the dais next to his wife. The five Sordoni children occupied a table up front: Claire Smith, 38, Ashville, N.C.; Patricia Rasmussen, 36, Haverford; Jack, 35, Pittsburgh; Laura, 29, Kingston; and Maria, 26, Philadelphia.

Sordoni, 64, announced at the age of 45 that she wanted to become a physician. It was an admirable goal accomplished five years later when Sordoni became, as she says, “a fairly old lady and a young doctor.”

She talked mostly of health care and said the need for clinics like VIM is growing. She said that while fewer people are unemployed, many are working parttime and have no health benefits.

“The health care system is in crisis,” she said. “The gap between the haves and have-nots is widening.”

Roth said the clinic, which opened in 2008, has 1,900 registered patients with more than 4,000 visits per year. In 2011, VIM opened a free dental clinic.

“The Volunteers in Medicine clinic has helped unburden local emergency rooms,” Roth said.

At age 45 she took the Medical College Admission Test, a prerequisite to the study of medicine and – as one of the oldest applicants – was accepted to the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1997, completed a family practice residency

Court, but that it should be run differently and more efficiently.

The father of three said he brings 18 years of legal expertise to the bench and has handled a vast amount of civil and criminal cases.

He worked as a county public defender, in his own private practice, and has held several solicitorships over the years. DeLuca said he has handled cases at the state and federal level.

“I was never afraid to try anything,” he said. “And, my opinion is never for sale.”

For the May primary, DeLuca said he expects to spend between $30,000 and $50,000 and is taking campaign contributions from anyone.

He also spoke of his involvement in the home rule charter debacle, and said his participation was “a personal choice.”

“I felt the charter didn’t solve

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Cantor Ahron Abraham of Temple Israel leads the audience in the singing of the national anthem Sunday at the 2011 Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Award Dinner.

through Hahnemann Medical School in November 2000 and started a family practice in the Wyoming Valley.

In 2004 Sordoni began planning to open a health clinic, and four years later it was accomplished. In 2008, she founded the Volunteers in Medicine Medical Clinic in Wilkes-Barre and has served as chairperson and volunteer physician. The clinic provides health care for people who are working and have no health benefits, for part-time workers without health care and for unemployed people looking for work.

Howard Levinson, dinner chairman, said Sordoni exemplifies “harmony, equality and respect.”

PA ST W I N N E R S Andrew J. Sordoni III Richard Pearsall Harold Rosenn John A. McCole Robert A. Fortinsky Esther “Essie” Davidowitz Dr. Christopher N. and Jane Breiseth Allan M. and Sue Kluger Dr. Wallace Stettler Clifford and Ruth Melberger

Tom Martinez, author of the autobiography “Brotherhood of Murder,” was the featured speaker. Martinez talked about his life that was filled with hate and memberships to the Ku Klux Klan and the Nazi Party. He said his life was filled with hate, bigotry and anti-Semitism until 1984,

when he became an FBI informant. In1985, he met with ADL Regional Director Barry Morrison in Philadelphia to begin “making amends.”

“She exemplified what is at the heart of the ADL’s mission – taking direct action to provide equality and opportunity for all people,” Morrison said of Sordoni receiving the award.

Proclamations were received from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the state Senate and others.

In closing, Sordoni gave her simple instructions for life.

“Where you come from to where you’re going is a really short ride,” she said. “The rules are simple – be good, do good and have fun.”

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under way along hundreds of miles of Japan’s ravaged northeastern coast involves the delicate business of separating junk from valuables. As workers and residents pick through the wreckage, they are increasingly stumbling upon cash and locked safes.

One month after the March 11 tsunami devastated Ofunato and other nearby cities, police departments already stretched thin now face the growing task of managing lost wealth.

“At first we put all the safes in the station,” said Noriyoshi Goto, head of the Ofunato Police Department’s financial affairs department, which is in charge of lostand-found items. “But then there were too many, so we had to move them.”

Goto couldn’t specify how many safes his department has collected so far, saying only that there were “several hundreds” with more coming in every day.

Identifying the owners of lost safes is hard enough. But it’s nearly impossible when it comes to wads of cash being found in envelops, unmarked bags, boxes and furniture.

Yasuo Kimura, 67, considers himself one of the lucky ones. The tsunami swallowed and gutted his home in Onagawa, about 50 miles south of Ofunato. He escaped with his 90-year-old father and the clothes on his back. But he still has money in the bank.

That’s not the case for many of his longtime friends and acquaintances, said Kimura, a former bank employee.

“I spent my career trying to convince them to deposit their money in a bank,” he said, staring out at his flattened city. “They always thought it was safer to keep it at home.”

The number of safes that have turned up in Ofunato alone is a reflection of the area’s population: In Iwate prefecture where this Pacific fishing town is located, nearly 30 percent of the population is over 65.

Many of them keep money at home out of habit and convenience, said Koetsu Saiki of the Miyagi Prefectural Police’s financial affairs department. This practice is likely compounded by persistently low interest rates, leaving little financial incentive for depositing money in a bank.

As in Iwate, local police stations in Miyagi are reporting “very high numbers” of safes and cash being

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Cashboxes collected from damaged houses sit in wait at a police station in tsunami-hit Ofunato city, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS • Prime Minister Naoto Kan paid another visit to Japan’s tsunamidevastated coast, promising officials in a fishing-dependent city that his government will do whatever it can to help.

Kan visited Ishinomaki, a coastal city of 163,000 people in Miyagi, one of the prefectures (states) hardest hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that killed as many as 25,000 people, destroyed miles of coastline and left tens of thousands homeless.

• Japanese and U.S. troops fanned out along the coast in another all-out search for bodies by land, air and sea. Television news showed them using heavy equipment to lift a boat washed inland by the tsunami so they could search a crushed car underneath. No one was inside.

•Only 13,000 deaths have been confirmed so far, and many bodies have likely washed out to sea and will never be found.

turned in.

“It’s just how people have operated their entire lives,” he said.

“When they need money, they’d rather have their money close by.

It’s not necessarily that they don’t trust banks. But there are a lot of people who don’t feel comfortable using ATMs, especially the elderly.”

A 2008 report by Japan’s central bank estimated that more than a third of 10,000-yen ($118) banknotes issued don’t actually circulate. That amounts to some 30 trillion yen, or $354 billion at current exchange rates, ferreted away.

The government has estimated that the cost of the earthquake and tsunami could reach $309 billion, making it the world’s most expensivenaturaldisasteronrecord.The

could include opening the safe and providing identification that A similar three-day search with matches any documents inside, even more troops a week ago said Akihiro Ito, a spokesman for found just 70 bodies, underscoring the disaster response unit in Kethe difficulties of locating victims sennuma, among the worst-hit in the ocean and the debris along cities in Miyagi prefecture. the coast.

Cold, hard cash is more com• The pumping of less-contamplicated. inated water into the ocean from a storage facility was set to end “Even if we receive 50,000 yen Sunday, and officials hoped that ($589) in cash, and someone within days they could start trans- comes in saying they’ve lost ferring the more highly contam50,000 yen, it’s nearly impossiinated water to the now-drained ble to prove exactly whose monfacility. The operation is risky ey we actually have,” said Saiki, because the water will be transof Miyagi’s police force. ferred through a hose snaking Only 10 to 15 percent of valuaaround the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex, meaning that if there are bles found in the tsunami rubble cracks or leaks in the hose, radihave been returned so far, offiation could escape. cials in Miyagi and Iwate prefecWorkers at the nuclear complex tures said this week. have spent the past month frantiInstead of waiting, police in cally trying to stop radiation spewIwate are considering a more ing from nuclear reactors by resproactive measure. Individual toring the cooling systems, but stations will likely start opening they still have a long way to go. safes to try to identify their owners, said Kiyoto Fujii, a spokesfigure includes direct losses from man for the prefectural police.

Andthesafesarelikelytokeep damaged houses, roads and utilities. But it doesn’t take into ac- on coming. count individual losses from home-held cash washed away by the powerful waves.

With more than 25,000 people believed to have died in the tsunami, many safes could go unContinued from Page 3A claimed. Under Japanese law, authorities must store found items in order to marry a rabbi,” she for three months. If the owner does said, “not become one.” not appear within that time, the Nelson Glueck, president of finder is entitled to the item, unless the college at the time, was more it contains personal identification than willing to ordain a woman. such as an address book.

“I believe that he took care of If neither owner nor finder many bumps in the road behind claims it, the government takes the scenes, possibly things I nevpossession. er even heard about,” Priesand But all those who survived and said. “I was very fortunate to are seeking to retrieve savings will have him help me along the way.” need to offer proof. That proof Unfortunately, with just a year

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The presidential speech on Wednesday is part of official Washington’s shift from the standoff over spending through September to next year’s budget and beyond. Alone and together, the prospects of raising the debt ceiling and passing a 2012 spending plan are politically perilous, a knot that lawmakers will spend the coming months trying to unravel. That means competing plans to shore up the nation’s long-term fiscal health in a debate many predict will make Friday’s nail-biter look minor.

For all the forward focus Sunday, congressional officials still were analyzing Friday’s 348-70 vote to fund the government through the week. Operating under it, aides were putting to paper the longer-term bipartisan accord to fund the government through September. It wasn’t clear that the vote would remain the same on the spending bill for the next six months.

The late hour of Friday’s handshake left lawmakers little time to react. House members of both parties who voted for the funding through the week could not say on Sunday that they’d vote for the plan to fund the government through September.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who voted "yes" Friday to extend funding this week while the final compromise was written, said he was nonetheless undecided on whether he’d vote for the final deal. On ABC’s "This Week," he said he didn’t think the six-month compromise would pass.

On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., also a "yes" vote on Friday, would not commit to voting for the sixmonth deal either.

Pence praised House Speaker John Boehner for fighting "the good fight."

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Bill Herbert, of Wilkes-Barre, a member of the United Steel WorkersUnion5652,saidhesupportsthe union ticket because the economic downturn has led to lost jobs, and he believes the 11 candidates will fight to keep jobs in the county and bring more to the area.

“Alotofpeoplearelookingforthe cheapestwayoutoneverything,”he said. “I think that everybody that works, no matter if they’re union or not, should get a decent wage, and we need someone on the council that understands that.” left until Priesand was to be ordained, Glueck passed away. His successor at the college did not give up his mission.

“Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk was committed to it as well,” Priesand said. “It was difficult for him. With only a year left, people were still trying to stop it, but he had the courage to take someone else’s dream and move forward with it.”

Among a class of 35 men, Priesand was ordained on June 3, 1972.

Afterward, she accepted a position at Stephen Wise Free Syn-

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ABOUT VITO DELUCA Age: 43 Education: King’s College, degree in accounting and minor in economics; University of Pittsburgh School of Law Law experience: Law clerk to former county judge and current state Superior Court President Judge Correale Stevens; law clerk for retired county Judge Gifford Cappellini Community affiliations: Involved in youth sports and has coached soccer, basketball and baseball Family: Wife, Maria; sons, Dominic, Anthony and Nico.

the county’s problems,” DeLuca said. “I felt I was part of something good.”

DeLuca spoke out publicly throughout the drafting of the home rule charter, that takes effect in 2012, voicing his displeasure with the charter and problems with it.

“I knew it could affect me politically,” he said. “But, I felt (we were) doing a good job with moving the county forward (with the government currently being used).”

"It sounds like John Boehner got a good deal, probably not good enough for me to support it, but a good deal nonetheless,” Pence said on ABC. Friday’s tally also offered a look at Republicans likely to be the staunchest opponents of any compromises on spending and policy.

Twenty-eight of the "no" votes were cast by Republicans. Sixteen of those are members of the 87member freshman class. Also voting no: Tea Party star and possible presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.

"This short-term was just ‘same ol’, same ol’ ” for Washington," one newcomer who voted "no," Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas, wrote on his Facebook page.

The $38.5 billion in cuts, Huelskamp wrote, "barely make a dent" in years of trillion-dollar deficits and the nation’s $14 trillion debt. Additionally, the measure lacked the policy riders he sought, such as one to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding, though by law no federal money goes to its abortion services.

All told, Huelskamp wrote, the measure "ignores the fundamental reasons I and my fellow freshmen members of Congress were sent to Washington in November of last year."

Plouffe said the president understands the mandate to dramatically cut spending. On talk show after talk show, he pointed to December’s bipartisan deal on tax cuts with Friday night’s agreement on this year’s budget as evidence that both parties can govern together when they want to.

"Compromise is not a dirty word," Plouffe said on ABC. The president, Plouffe said, would address ways to reduce the deficit and the long-term, $14 trillion debt. He gave few specifics, but he said Obama believes taxes should go up on higher-income Americans and cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will be necessary.

Eric Graff, of Mountain Top, said organizedlaborandunioncontracts have been “demonized” and used as a wedge issue recently, but he doesn’t believe it needs to be that way.

“It’salwaysusversusthem,”Graff said, “but you can see by the amount of people here, this isn’t all union people; there are regular people, too.”

“With all this controversy and hysteriagoingon,likeinWisconsin, it’s important that the working people get a voice, at least in local government,” he continued. “…Regular, non-management people are going to view this as people a lot like them; they’re not lawyers or account executives or bigwigs.” agogue in New York, N.Y., was then rabbi of Temple Beth El in New Jersey, and served as chaplain at Manhattan’s Lenox Hill Hospital.

She went on to serve at Monmouth Reform Temple, in New Jersey, in 1981, a position she helduntil2006,whensheretired.

In the time since Priesand’s ordination, it’s estimated that nearly 1,000 women from the three denominations – Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative – have become rabbis. Next year marks the 40th anniversary of her ordination.

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Yankees power to first win Parraz and Vazquez each go deep for second straight day to lead SWB past Rochester.

By JIM MANDELARO Special to the Times Leader

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jordan Parraz swears the 2011 Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees aren’t the International League’s version of the Bash Brothers.

“I don’t see us as really a home run club,” the right fielder said. “We’re a bunch of good middle-of-the-lineup hitters.”

Tell that to the Rochester Red Wings YANKEES pitching staff, who have been suffering a case of whiplash the RED WINGS past two days.

Parraz and Jorge Vazquez each homered for the second straight day on Sunday afternoon as the Yankees overpowered the Red Wings 7-5 at Frontier Field.

The Yankees withstood two more Rochester rallies – that’s seven in two days – to win their first game of the young season.

They have belted six homers in two days at Frontier, which is widely considered a pitcher’s ballpark.

Parraz hit 11 homers in 123 games for Triple-A Omaha last year, while Vazquez drilled 18 in

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Charl Schwartzel of South Africa reacts after winning the Masters with a birdie putt on the 18th hole Sundayin Augusta, Ga. Schwartzel birdied the last four holes of the tournament,

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Born: Aug. 31, 1984 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 140 pounds Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Turned Pro: 2002 First Masters: 2010 2010 PGA Tour season Tournaments: 11 In money: 9 Top 10 finishes: 3 Best finish: Second at World Golf Championships Career highlights: His best finish on the PGA Tour in 2011 is T14th at the The Honda Classic.

Won the 2010 and 2011 Joburg Open, only the third South African to successfully defend a European Tour title.

Also, won the 2010 Africa Open. Played in 11 PGA Tour events last year with three top-10 finishes.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Charl Schwartzel gave this Masters a finish it deserved.

On an amazing Sunday at Augusta National, where the roars came from everywhere and for everyone and didn’t stop until it was over, Schwartzel emerged from the madness by becoming the first Masters champion to close with four straight birdies.

His final putt from 20 feet curled into the side of the cup for a 6-under 66, the best closing round at the Masters in 22 years. It gave the 26-year-old South African a two-shot victory over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day. “Just an exciting day,” Schwartzel said.

“So many roars, and that atmosphere out there was just incredible. A phenomenal day.”

Indeed, this final round had it all.

First came a fist-pumping charge by Tiger Woods, who erased a seven-shot deficit in nine holes only to go flat on the back nine.

Then came the stunning collapse of 21-yearold Rory McIlroy, who put his name in Masters lore for all the wrong reasons.

Last year’s Masters champion Phil Mickelson, back, helps 2011 champion Charl See MASTERS , Page 4B

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know that. It’s very disappointing what happened. Hopefully, it’ll build a little bit of character in me, as well.”

McIlroy’s disaster back nine began with a triple-bogey 7 on the 10th hole when he hit his tee shot off a tree, and the ball bounced back near the famed cabins down the left-hand side of the fairway. He took three shots to get on the green, with the middle shot also hitting a tree, and three-putted to fall to 8-under, two shots out of the lead.

McIlroy followed that up with a bogey on No. 11 and a double-bogey on 12, and that stretch dropped him to 5-under and well out of contention for his first major championship title.

“I just hit a poor tee shot on 10, and I just sort of unraveled from there,” McIlroy said. “I just sort of lost it on 10, 11, 12 and couldn’t See MCILROY, Page 4B

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Promising future put on hold AUGUSTA, Ga. — Ranked ninth in the world and only 21 years old, Rory McIlroy is seen as one of the up-and-coming young stars in golf.

His expected rise to the top will have to wait for another day.

McIlroy led the Masters by four shots entering the final round Sunday, but he shot an 8-over-par 80 to finish at 4 under, tied for 15th and 10 shots behind Charl Schwartzel. McIlroy was at 1-over on his round after the front nine and still held the lead at 11 under, but he fell apart on the back nine with a 7-over-43.

“I thought I hung in pretty well on the front nine,” McIlroy said. “I was leading the tournament going into the back nine. I’ll have plenty more chances; I

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WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Chris Collins had to get something off his back during Sunday’s matchup between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Adirondack Phantoms: a 16 game goal-less drought.

With a wrist shot that found the beck of the net, Collins PENGUINS snapped his drought and started a threegoal third period PHANTOMS as the Penguins came from behind to beat the Phantoms 4-2 in the season finale.

The win improves the Penguins to 58-21-0-1 with a franchise-best 117 points on the season as they prepare to battle the Norfolk Admirals in the first round of the playoffs.

Norfolk earned a matchup with the Penguins by beating Connecticut on Sunday, creating a series that should feature plenty of physical play. The Penguins are 53-0-0 against Norfolk this season.

Schwartzel don his green jacket after winning the golf tournament Sunday in Augusta, Ga. with a score of 6-under 66 on Sunday and total tournament score of 14-under par.

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L O C A L C A L E N D A R Monday, April 11 H.S. BASEBALL (4:15 p.m.)

Berwick at Wyoming Area Dallas at Tunkhannock Holy Redeemer at Pittston Area Crestwood at Nanticoke Coughlin at Hazleton Area H.S. SOFTBALL (4:15 p.m.)

Berwick at Wyoming Area Dallas at Tunkhannock Holy Redeemer at Pittston Area Crestwood at Nanticoke Coughlin at Hazleton Area H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL (5:45 p.m.)

Abington Heights at Crestwood Lake-Lehman at Nanticoke Tunkhannock at Wyoming Area Holy Redeemer at Delaware Valley Pittston Area at Berwick H.S. BOYS TENNIS (4:15 p.m.)

Tunkhannock at Meyers Wyoming Area at Dallas Wyoming Seminary at Crestwood Wyoming Valley West at Coughlin Holy Redeemer at Berwick MMI at Hazleton Area Pittston Area at GAR H.S. GIRLS SOCCER (4:15 p.m. unless noted) Wyoming Seminary at Hanover Area North Pocono at Honesdale Tunkhannock at GAR MMI at Meyers Coughlin at Bishop McDevitt, 7:30 p.m.

H.S. TRACK GAR at Northwest COLLEGE BASEBALL Eastern at King’s, 3:30 p.m.

COLLEGE GOLF King’s at Glenmaura Tournament COLLEGE WOMENS LACROSSE Rosemont at Wilkes, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12 H.S. BASEBALL

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Nanticoke at Holy Redeemer Dallas at Wyoming Valley West MMI at West Side CTC Northwest at Wyoming Seminary Lake-Lehman at Meyers Hanover Area at GAR H.S. SOFTBALL (4:15 p.m.)

MMI at West Side CTC Northwest at Wyoming Seminary Lake-Lehman at Meyers Hanover Area at GAR Nanticoke at Holy Redeemer Coughlin vs. Pittston Area at Kirby Park H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL (5:45 p.m.)

West Side Tech at Hazleton Area Wyoming Valley West at North Pocono Hanover Area at Meyers Delaware Valley at Coughlin H.S. GIRLS SOCCER (4:15 p.m.)

Holy Redeemer at Berwick Crestwood at Dallas Wyoming Valley West at Nanticoke Lake-Lehman at Hazleton Area H.S. BOYS TENNIS (4:15 p.m.)

Hazleton Area at Holy Redeemer Meyers at Pittston Area Wyoming Valley West at Berwick COLLEGE BASEBALL King’s at Marywood COLLEGE SOFTBALL (3 p.m.)

Centenary College at King’s Scranton at Misericordia

Wednesday, April 13

H.S. BASEBALL Crestwood at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m.

H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL (5:45 p.m.)

Crestwood at Lake-Lehman Abington Heights at Tunkhannock Nanticoke at Holy Redeemer Wyoming Area at Pittston Area H.S. TRACK (4:15 p.m.)

Holy Redeemer at Nanticoke Meyers at GAR Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area Northwest at Wyoming Area H.S. BOYS TENNIS (4:15 p.m.)

Coughlin at Tunkhannock Crestwood at Pittston Area Dallas at MMI Meyers at Holy Redeemer Hazleton Area at GAR Berwick at Wyoming Seminary Wyoming Valley West at Wyoming Area H.S. GIRLS SOCCER (4:15 p.m.)

Meyers at Honesdale GAR at Hanover Area Wyoming Area at Pittston Area Tunkhannock at Wyoming Seminary MMI at North Pocono H.S. SOFTBALL Crestwood at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m.

COLLEGE MENS LACROSSE (4 p.m.)

King’s at Lebanon Valley Misericordia at Lycoming COLLEGE WOMENS LACROSSE (4 p.m.)

Lebanon Valley at King’s Arcadia at Wilkes Lycoming at Misericordia COLLEGE MENS TENNIS Lancaster Bible at King’s, 3:30 p.m.

COLLEGE WOMENS TENNIS Wilkes at Marywood, 3:30 p.m.

COLLEGE BASEBALL PSU Wilkes-Barre at Wilkes, 2:30 p.m.

Misericordia at Alvernia, 3:30 p.m.

COLLEGE GOLF Baptist Bible at Wilkes, 1 p.m.

Misericordia at DeSales, 12 p.m.

Thursday, April 14

H.S. BASEBALL (4:15 p.m.)

Wyoming Valley West at Tunkhannock Berwick at Dallas Coughlin at Nanticoke Crestwood at Pittston Area Hazleton Area at Holy Redeemer H.S. SOFTBALL (4:15 p.m.)

Wyoming Valley West at Tunkhannock Berwick at Dallas Coughlin at Nanticoke Crestwood at Pittston Area Hazleton Area at Holy Redeemer H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL (5:45 p.m.)

Dallas at West Side Tech Berwick at Wyoming Valley West Hazleton Area at Hanover Area North Pocono at Delaware Valley Coughlin at Meyers H.S. TRACK (4:15 p.m.)

Dallas at Coughlin Berwick at Tunkhannock Pittston Area at Crestwood Hazleton Area at Wyoming Valley West H.S. GIRLS SOCCER (4:15 p.m. unless noted) Hazleton Area at Dallas Nanticoke at Berwick Delaware Valley at Coughlin Wyoming Valley West at Holy Redeemer Lake-Lehman at Crestwood, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL Susquehanna at Wilkes, 3 p.m.

COLLEGE GOLF Misericordia at Wilkes, 1 p.m.

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Clay Buchholz on a four-year contract extension through the 2015 season.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed SS Erick Aybar on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 3. Recalled RHP Francisco Rodriguez from Salt Lake (PCL).

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Called up RHP John Ely from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned C A.J. Ellis to Albuquerque.

NEW YORK METS — Placed C Ronny Paulino on the 15-day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled LHP Wade LeBlanc from Tucson (PCL). Activated INF/OF Eric Patterson from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Samuel Deduno and OF Cedric Hunter to Tucson.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association NEW JERSEY NETS — Signed G Mario West for the remainder of the season.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League FLORIDA PANTHERS — Fired coach Peter DeBoer.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled C Adam Henrique and D Alex Urbom from Albany (AHL).

COLLEGE

UNLV — Named Dave Rice men’s basketball coach.

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SNY -- Colorado at N.Y.Mets ESPN — Tampa Bay at Boston

NBA DL BASKETBALL

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VERSUS — Playoffs, first round, game 2, Utah at Iowa

SOCCER

2:55 p.m.

ESPN2 — Premier League, Manchester City at Liverpool

WNBA BASKETBALL

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ESPN — Draft, at Bristol, Conn.

B A S K E T B A L L National Basketball Association All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct y-Boston ......................... 55 25 .688 x-New York .................... 42 38 .525 x-Philadelphia................ 41 39 .513 New Jersey .................... 24 56 .300 Toronto ........................... 22 58 .275 Southeast Division W L Pct y-Miami........................... 56 24 .700 x-Orlando ....................... 50 30 .625 x-Atlanta ......................... 44 36 .550 Charlotte ........................ 32 48 .400 Washington.................... 22 58 .275 Central Division W L Pct z-Chicago ..................... 60 20 .750 x-Indiana ....................... 37 44 .457 Milwaukee..................... 33 47 .413 Detroit ........................... 29 51 .363 Cleveland...................... 17 63 .213 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct z-San Antonio ................ 61 19 .763 x-Dallas .......................... 55 25 .688 x-New Orleans............... 46 34 .575 x-Memphis ..................... 46 34 .575 Houston.......................... 42 38 .525 Northwest Division W L Pct y-Oklahoma City.......... 53 26 .671 x-Denver ....................... 49 31 .613 x-Portland ..................... 47 33 .588 Utah............................... 37 43 .463 Minnesota..................... 17 63 .213 Pacific Division W L Pct y-L.A. Lakers................ 55 24 .696 Phoenix......................... 38 42 .475 Golden State ................ 35 44 .443 L.A. Clippers................. 31 50 .383 Sacramento.................. 23 56 .291 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Saturday's Games Washington 115, Atlanta 83 Houston 99, L.A. Clippers 78 Milwaukee 108, Cleveland 101 San Antonio 111, Utah 102 Denver 130, Minnesota 106 Sunday's Games Chicago 102, Orlando 99 Miami 100, Boston 77 Memphis 111, New Orleans 89 Detroit 112, Charlotte 101 Toronto 99, New Jersey 92 New York 110, Indiana 109 Dallas 115, Phoenix 90 Sacramento at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday's Games Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Chicago at New York, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NBA LEADERS THROUGH APRIL 9 Scoring G FG FT PTS Durant, OKC ............. 75 686 570 2084 James, MIA............... 77 737 486 2050 Wade, MIA ................ 74 679 485 1906 Anthony, NYK........... 75 665 497 1915 Stoudemire, NYK..... 77 738 471 1957 Bryant, LAL ............... 79 709 456 1984 Rose, CHI ................. 78 683 457 1946 Ellis, GOL.................. 79 724 337 1922 Martin, HOU.............. 78 537 577 1823 Howard, ORL............ 76 610 532 1752 Nowitzki, DAL........... 70 585 372 1607 Griffin, LAC ............... 81 683 441 1814 Aldridge, POR .......... 80 697 349 1747 Westbrook, OKC...... 79 587 512 1717 Bargnani, TOR.......... 66 525 287 1414 Granger, IND ............ 78 528 393 1602 Love, MIN.................. 73 482 424 1476 Randolph, MEM ....... 74 593 296 1490 Lopez, NJN............... 79 612 366 1590 Beasley, MIN ............ 71 537 211 1341 FG Percentage FG FGA Hilario, DEN ................................ 398 647 Howard, ORL.............................. 610 1024 Okafor, NOR............................... 293 508 Horford, ATL ............................... 509 911 Gortat, PHX................................. 315 564 Monroe, DET .............................. 290 525 McGee, WAS.............................. 323 585 Young, PHL ................................ 448 824 Ibaka, OKC ................................. 322 595 Odom, LAL.................................. 452 850 Rebounds G OFF DEF TOT Love, MIN............... 73 330 782 1112 Howard, ORL ......... 76 304 768 1072 Randolph, MEM..... 74 324 585 909 Griffin, LAC ............ 81 267 712 979 Humphries, NJN.... 74 225 546 771 Gasol, LAL ............. 79 263 539 802 Lee, GOL................ 70 211 478 689 Jefferson, UTA ...... 80 234 544 778 Okafor, NOR .......... 69 221 444 665 Horford, ATL .......... 75 180 529 709 Assists G AST Nash, PHX..................................... 72 820 Rondo, BOS .................................. 67 755 Williams, NJN ................................ 65 667 Paul, NOR...................................... 77 759 Calderon, TOR.............................. 68 605 Wall, WAS...................................... 67 567 Felton, DEN................................... 74 615 Kidd, DAL....................................... 77 636 Westbrook, OKC........................... 79 649 Rose, CHI ...................................... 78 614

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Doubles Championship Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja (3), Spain, def. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 tiebreak.

Family Circle Cup Results Sunday At The Family Circle Tennis Center Charleston, S.C. Singles Championship Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles Championship Sania Mirza, India, and Elena Vesnina, Russia, def.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy (4), United States, 6-4, 6-4.

ATP World Tour

U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Results Sunday At River Oaks Country Club Houston Singles Championship Ryan Sweeting, United States, def. Kei Nishikori (6), Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Sunday Monte Carlo, Monaco Singles First Round Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-1, 6-2.

Milos Raonic, Canada, def. Michael Llodra, France, 6-3, 0-6, 6-0.

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (14), Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4.

Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Doubles First Round Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Guillaume Couillard and Jean-Rene Lisnard, Monaco, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Marcel Granollers and Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 11-9 tiebreak.

Grand Prix Hassan II Sunday Casablanca, Morocco Singles Championship Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Potito Starace (5), Italy, 6-1, 6-2.

American Hockey League

PCT .615 .596 .577 .559 .559 .552 .552 .544 .541 .532 AVG 15.2 14.1 12.3 12.1 10.4 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.5 AVG 11.4 11.3 10.3 9.9 8.9 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.2 7.9

S O C C E R Major League Soccer All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia ................... 3 1 0 9 3 1 New England.................. 1 1 3 6 5 6 Houston .......................... 1 1 2 5 5 4 New York........................ 1 1 2 5 2 2 Toronto FC..................... 1 1 2 5 6 6 Columbus ....................... 1 1 2 5 3 3 Chicago .......................... 1 1 1 4 5 5 Sporting Kansas City .... 1 1 1 4 8 8 D.C. ................................. 1 2 1 4 6 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Real Salt Lake ............... 3 0 0 9 7 1 Colorado......................... 3 1 0 9 8 5 Los Angeles ................... 2 1 2 8 5 6 Vancouver ...................... 1 2 2 5 9 10 San Jose......................... 1 1 2 5 5 4 Seattle ............................. 1 2 2 5 5 6 FC Dallas........................ 1 2 1 4 4 5 Chivas USA.................... 0 2 2 2 3 5 Portland .......................... 0 2 1 1 2 6 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday's Games Vancouver 1, New England 1, tie Friday's Games FC Dallas 3, Colorado 0 Saturday's Games Seattle FC 2, Chicago 1 Philadelphia 1, New York 0 Real Salt Lake 2, New England 0 D.C. United 1, Los Angeles 1, tie San Jose 1, Toronto FC 1, tie Chivas USA 0, Columbus 0, tie Sunday's Games Houston 3, Vancouver 1 Wednesday, April 13 Los Angeles at Toronto FC, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.

Thursday, April 14 Chicago at Portland, 11 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 Seattle FC at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

D.C. United at Toronto FC, 7 p.m.

Chivas USA at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at New York, 7:30 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA y-Portland ............. 80 47 24 7 2 103 280 238 x-Manchester ....... 80 44 26 4 6 98 255 209 x-Connecticut ....... 80 40 32 2 6 88 221 223 Worcester ............. 80 36 31 4 9 85 210 245 Providence ........... 80 38 36 3 3 82 209 252 Springfield ............ 80 35 40 2 3 75 232 253 Bridgeport ............. 80 30 39 4 7 71 218 266 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA y-Penguins .......... 80 58 21 0 1 117 261 183 x-Hershey ............. 80 46 26 3 5 100 255 214 x-Charlotte............ 80 44 27 2 7 97 265 243 x-Norfolk ............... 80 39 26 9 6 93 265 230 x-Binghamton....... 80 42 30 3 5 92 255 221 Syracuse............... 80 35 38 3 4 77 217 249 Adirondack ........... 80 31 39 4 6 72 197 248 Albany.................... 80 32 42 1 5 70 217 282 WESTERN CONFERENCE North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA y-Hamilton............. 80 44 27 2 7 97 226 193 x-Lake Erie............ 80 44 28 3 5 96 223 206 x-Manitoba ............ 80 43 30 1 6 93 220 210 Abbotsford ............ 80 38 32 4 6 86 186 212 Toronto .................. 80 37 32 1 10 85 228 219 Grand Rapids........ 79 36 33 2 8 82 226 250 Rochester.............. 80 31 39 5 5 72 218 266 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA y-Milwaukee ......... 79 43 22 6 8 100 222 193 x-Houston ............. 80 46 28 1 5 98 240 212 x-Peoria ................ 80 42 30 3 5 92 223 218 x-Texas ................. 80 41 29 4 6 92 213 210 x-Oklahoma City .. 80 40 29 2 9 91 245 234 Chicago................. 80 39 30 5 6 89 260 262 San Antonio .......... 80 40 33 4 3 87 228 245 Rockford ............... 80 38 33 4 5 85 216 245 Sunday's Games Bridgeport 4, Albany 3 Penguins 4, Adirondack 2 Springfield 2, Portland 1, OT Rockford 5, Chicago 4, OT Providence 3, Manchester 2 Norfolk 6, Connecticut 3 Syracuse 4, Hershey 1 Toronto 6, Abbotsford 0 Lake Erie 5, Rochester 4, SO Houston 6, Oklahoma City 3 San Antonio 1, Texas 0 Grand Rapids at Milwaukee (n) AHL Playoff Glance DIVISION SEMIFINALS (x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Semifinals Portland vs. Connecticut Thursday, April 14: Connecticut at Portland, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: Connecticut at Portland, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 17: Portland at Connecticut, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Portland at Connecticut, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, April 21: Connecticut at Portland, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: Portland at Connecticut, 7 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Connecticut at Portland, 7 p.m.

Manchester vs. Binghamton Thursday, April 14: Binghamton at Manchester, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 15: Binghamton at Manchester, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 17: Manchester at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Manchester at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 20: Manchester at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Binghamton at Manchester, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: Binghamton at Manchester, 7 p.m.

East Division Semifinals Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Norfolk Friday, April 15: Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.

Hershey vs. Charlotte Thursday, April 14: Charlotte at Hershey, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 17: Charlotte at Hershey, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Hershey at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Hershey at Charlotte, 7 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Hershey at Charlotte, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Charlotte at Hershey, 5 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Charlotte at Hershey, 7 p.m.

Western Conference North Division Semifinals Hamilton vs. Oklahoma City Thursday, April 14: Oklahoma City at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: Oklahoma City at Hamilton, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Hamilton at Oklahoma City, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Hamilton at Oklahoma City, 8:05 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Hamilton at Oklahoma City, 8:05 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Oklahoma City at Hamilton, 4 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Oklahoma City at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.

Lake Erie vs. Manitoba Saturday, April 16: Manitoba at Lake Erie, Noon Sunday, April 17: Manitoba at Lake Erie, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Lake Erie at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Lake Erie at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Lake Erie at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Manitoba at Lake Erie, 4 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Manitoba at Lake Erie, 7 p.m.

West Division Semifinals Milwaukee vs. Texas Thursday, April 14: Texas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: Texas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Milwaukee at Texas, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Milwaukee at Texas, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Milwaukee at Texas, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Texas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Texas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Houston vs. Peoria Wednesday, April 13: Peoria at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

Friday, April 15: Peoria at Houston, 8:35 p.m.

Monday, April 18: Houston at Peoria, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Houston at Peoria, 8:05 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 20: Houston at Peoria, 8:05 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Peoria at Houston, 8:35 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Peoria at Houston, 5:05 p.m.

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Checkerboard Golf League will begin play for the 2011 season at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday at Wilkes Barre Municipal Golf Course. Members are reminded that dues must be paid in full at this time. Teams are to contact Frank at 675-7532 if they cannot attend.

Second Annual Swing “fore” the Kids Nine and Dine Golf Event, May 20 at Mountain Laurel Golf Club, White Haven with shotgun start at 3 p.m., cocktail hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $125 per person and $500 per foursome. For more information, visit [http://www.wvcakids.org/ events] www.wvcakids.org/events.

MEETINGS

CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Suns - T’wolves circle is for Phoenix guard Steve Nash (questionable); all the other circle games are for teams that have clinched and might rest some starters. For the latest odds & scores, check us out at www.americasline.com.

BOXING REPORT: In the WBO welterweight title fight on May 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao is -$800 vs. at Shane Mosley +$550.

BASEBALL Favorite

Odds

NBA Underdog

American League TIGERS

( 8.0 )

Rangers

RED SOX

( 9.0 )

Rays

WHITE SOX

( 8.5 )

A’s

ANGELS

( 8.0 )

Indians

( 6.5 )

Blue Jays

MARINERS

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Celtics

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WIZARDS

76ERS

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Magic

Heat

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HAWKS

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PISTONS

6.5

Bobcats Cavaliers

BUCKS

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HORNETS

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Raptors Jazz ROCKETS

METS

( 8.0 )

Rockies

Mavericks

1

Cubs

( 8.5 )

ASTROS

NUGGETS

11.5

Warriors

D’BACKS

( 9.5 )

Cards

SUNS

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T’wolves

PADRES

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Reds

Thunder

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KINGS

GIANTS

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Dodgers

National Hockey League All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Philadelphia............. 82 47 23 12 106 259 223 x-Pittsburgh ................ 82 49 25 8 106 238 199 x-N.Y. Rangers........... 82 44 33 5 93 233 198 New Jersey ................. 82 38 39 5 81 174 209 N.Y. Islanders ............. 82 30 39 13 73 229 264 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Boston ...................... 82 46 25 11 103 246 195 x-Montreal ................... 82 44 30 8 96 216 209 x-Buffalo ...................... 82 43 29 10 96 245 229 Toronto ........................ 82 37 34 11 85 218 251 Ottawa.......................... 82 32 40 10 74 192 250 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Washington ............. 82 48 23 11 107 224 197 x-Tampa Bay ............... 82 46 25 11 103 247 240 Carolina ....................... 82 40 31 11 91 236 239 Atlanta.......................... 82 34 36 12 80 223 269 Florida.......................... 82 30 40 12 72 195 229 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Detroit....................... 82 47 25 10 104 261 241 x-Nashville .................. 82 44 27 11 99 219 194 x-Chicago.................... 82 44 29 9 97 258 225 St. Louis ...................... 82 38 33 11 87 240 234 Columbus.................... 82 34 35 13 81 215 258 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Vancouver................ 82 54 19 9 117 262 185 Calgary ........................ 82 41 29 12 94 250 237 Minnesota ................... 82 39 35 8 86 206 233 Colorado...................... 82 30 44 8 68 227 288 Edmonton.................... 82 25 45 12 62 193 269 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-San Jose .................. 82 48 25 9 105 248 213 x-Anaheim................... 82 47 30 5 99 239 235 x-Phoenix .................... 82 43 26 13 99 231 226 x-Los Angeles............. 82 46 30 6 98 219 198 Dallas........................... 82 42 29 11 95 227 233 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Saturday's Games N.Y. Rangers 5, New Jersey 2 Boston 3, Ottawa 1 Montreal 4, Toronto 1 Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Islanders 4 Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 2 Florida 1, Washington 0 Buffalo 5, Columbus 4 St. Louis 2, Nashville 0 Vancouver 3, Calgary 2, OT Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 1 San Jose 3, Phoenix 1 Sunday's Games Detroit 4, Chicago 3 New Jersey 3, Boston 2 Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 2 Colorado 4, Edmonton 3, OT Minnesota 5, Dallas 3 Monday's Games No games scheduled

National Hockey League Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington vs. New York Rangers Wednesday, April 13: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 15: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 17: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 3 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, TBD x-Wednesday, April 27: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, TBD Philadelphia vs. Buffalo Thursday, April 14: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Monday, April 18: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Buffalo at Philadelphia, TBD Boston vs. Montreal Thursday, April 14: Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 18: Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Boston at Montreal, TBD x-Wednesday, April 27: Montreal at Boston TBD Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay Wednesday, April 13: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 15: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 18: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, TBD x-Monday, April 25: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, TBD x-Wednesday, April 27: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver vs. Chicago Wednesday, April 13: Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Friday, April 15: Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Sunday, April 17: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Thursday, April 21: Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Chicago at Vancouver, TBD San Jose vs. Los Angeles Thursday, April 14: Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 23: Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD x-Wednesday, April 27: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD Detroit vs. Phoenix Wednesday, April 13: Phoenix at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 16: Phoenix at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Monday, April 18: Detroit at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Detroit at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 22: Phoenix at Detroit, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Detroit at Phoenix, TBD x-Wednesday, April 27: Phoenix at Detroit, TBD Anaheim vs. Nashville Wednesday, April 13: Nashville at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, April 15: Nashville at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 17: Anaheim at Nashville, TBD Wednesday, April 20: Anaheim at Nashville, TBD x-Friday, April 22: Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m. x-Sunday, April 24: Anaheim at Nashville, TBD x-Tuesday, April 26: Nashville at Anaheim, TBD

Odds to Win 2010-11 Stanley Cup

By Keith Glantz and Russell Culver .................................................CURRENTOPENING TEAM.......................................

ODDS ODDS Vancouver...............................

7-2 10-1 San Jose .................................

6-1 10-1 Washington ............................

6-1 5-1 Boston .....................................

8-1 20-1 Detroit......................................

9-1 12-1 Philadelphia............................

9-1 15-1 Pittsburgh ...............................

10-1 6-1 Chicago...................................

13-1 7-1 Tampa Bay..............................

13-1 35-1 Buffalo .....................................

18-1 30-1 Anaheim..................................

20-1 40-1 Montreal..................................

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22-1 45-1 Phoenix ...................................

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25-1 18-1 N.Y. Rangers..........................

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W L Pct. GB Syracuse (Nationals) ................. 3 1 .750 — Buffalo (Mets) ............................. 2 2 .500 1 Pawtucket (Red Sox) ................. 2 2 .500 1 Rochester (Twins)...................... 2 2 .500 1 Lehigh Valley (Phillies).............. 1 2 .333 11⁄2 Yankees ...................................... 1 2 .333 11⁄2 South Division W L Pct. GB Charlotte (White Sox).............. 4 0 1.000 — Durham (Rays) ......................... 2 2 .500 2 Gwinnett (Braves) .................... 2 2 .500 2 Norfolk (Orioles)....................... 0 4 .000 4 West Division W L Pct. GB Columbus (Indians).................. 4 0 1.000 — Louisville (Reds) ...................... 3 1 .750 1 Toledo (Tigers)......................... 1 3 .250 3 Indianapolis (Pirates) ............... 0 4 .000 4 Saturday's Games Pawtucket 8, Buffalo 3 Rochester 7, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6, 12 innings Louisville 2, Toledo 1 Syracuse 2, Lehigh Valley 1, 10 innings Durham 2, Gwinnett 1 Columbus 8, Indianapolis 7, 10 innings Norfolk at Charlotte, ppd., rain Sunday's Games Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 1 Yankees 7, Rochester 5 Charlotte 2, Norfolk 1, 1st game Syracuse 2, Lehigh Valley 0 Gwinnett 5, Durham 4, 11 innings Louisville 5, Toledo 1 Columbus 7, Indianapolis 5 Charlotte 2, Norfolk 1, 2nd game Monday's Games Pawtucket at Buffalo, 6:05 p.m.

Columbus at Louisville, 6:35 p.m.

Syracuse at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.

Norfolk at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.

Toledo at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m.

Durham at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Syracuse at Lehigh Valley, 10:35 a.m.

Durham at Charlotte, 11:15 a.m.

Pawtucket at Buffalo, 6:05 p.m.

Columbus at Louisville, 6:35 p.m.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.

Eastern League

All Times EDT Eastern Division W L New Hampshire (Blue Jays) ..... 3 1 Binghamton (Mets)..................... 2 2 New Britain (Twins).................... 2 2 Portland (Red Sox)..................... 2 2 Reading (Phillies)....................... 2 2 Trenton (Yankees) ..................... 1 3 Western Division W L Akron (Indians) ........................... 2 2 Altoona (Pirates)......................... 2 2 Erie (Tigers) ................................ 2 2 Richmond (Giants) ..................... 2 2 Bowie (Orioles)........................... 1 1 Harrisburg (Nationals) ............... 1 1 Saturday's Games Reading 13, Portland 5 Altoona 6, Erie 2 Binghamton 6, Akron 2 New Hampshire 4, Trenton 1 Richmond 6, New Britain 2 Bowie 2, Harrisburg 0 Sunday's Games Portland 2, Reading 0 Akron 1, Binghamton 0 Altoona 10, Erie 7 New Hampshire 5, Trenton 0 New Britain 4, Richmond 0 Monday's Games Trenton at Portland, 6 p.m.

Bowie at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.

Binghamton at Erie, 6:35 p.m.

Reading at New Hampshire, 6:35 p.m.

New Britain at Harrisburg, 7 p.m.

Altoona at Akron, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Trenton at Portland, 6 p.m.

Binghamton at Erie, 6:35 p.m.

Reading at New Hampshire, 6:35 p.m.

Bowie at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.

New Britain at Harrisburg, 7 p.m.

Altoona at Akron, 7:05 p.m.

Pct. GB .750 — .500 1 .500 1 .500 1 .500 1 .250 2 Pct. GB .500 — .500 — .500 — .500 — .500 — .500 —

B O X I N G Fight Schedule National TV in parentheses April 15 At Temecula, Calif. (ESPN2), Ivan Popoca vs. Ruslan Provodnikov, 10, junior welterweights; Ji-Hoon Kim vs. Marvin Quintero, 10, lightweights.

April 16 At Manchester, England (HBO), Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey, 12, for Khan’s WBA World light welterweight title.

At Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn.

(HBO), Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz, 12, for Berto’s WBC welterweight title.

At Bayamon, Puerto Rico (SHO), Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Orlando Salido, 12, for Lopez’s WBO featherweight title; Roman Martinez vs. Luis Cruz, 10, super featherweights.

April 17 At Jakarta, Indonesia, Chris John vs. Daud Yordan, 12, for John’s WBA Super World featherweight title.

April 19 At Pakchong, Thailand, Kwanthai Sithmorseng vs.

Muhammad Rachman, 12, for Sithmorseng’s WBA World minimumweight title.

April 22 At Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

(ESPN2), Breidis Prescott vs. Bayan Jargal, 10, light welterweights.

April 23 At Nokia Theater, Los Angeles (SHO), Joseph Agbeko vs. Abner Mares, 12, for Agbeko’s IBF bantamweight title; Yonnhy Perez vs. Vic Darchinyan, 12, bantamweights.

April 29 At Las Vegas (ESPN2), Victor Cayo vs. Tim Coleman, 12, IBF junior welterweight eliminator.

April 30 At Mannheim, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko vs. Dereck Chisora, 12, for Klitschko’s WBO-IBO heavyweight titles.

At Buenos Aires, Luis Lazarte vs. Ulises Solis, 12, for Lazarte’s IBF junior flyweight title; Roberto Bolonti vs. Isidro Prieto, 10, heavyweights.

At Panama City, Panama, Rafael Concepcion, vs.

Hugo Ruiz, 12, for the interim WBA World bantamweight title.

At Mexico City, Raul Garcia vs. Rommel Asenjo, 12, for Garcia’s WBO strawweight title; Jesus Geles vs.

Ramon Garcia Hirales, 12, for Geles’ WBO interim junior flyweight title.

At TBA, Mexico, Gilberto Keb Baas vs. Adrian Hernandez, 12, for Baas’ WBC light flyweight title.

May 1 At TBA, Thailand, Drian Francisco, vs. Tepparith Singwancha, 12, for the interim WBA World super flyweight title.

May 7 At Osaka, Japan, Koki Kameda vs. Daniel Diaz, 12, for Kameda’s WBA World bantamweight title.

At Copenhagen, Denmark, Evander Holyfield vs.

Brian Nielsen, 12, heavyweights.

At Neubrandenburg, Germany, Sebastian Sylvester vs. Daniel Geale, 12, for Sylvester’s IBF middleweight title.

At MGM Grand, Las Vegas (PPV), Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley, 12, for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title; Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. vs. Jorge Arce, 12, for Vazquez’s WBO junior featherweight title; Humberto Soto vs. Urbano Antillon, 12, for Soto’s WBC lightweight title; Kelly Pavlik vs. Alfonso Lopez, 10, super middleweights.

May 13 At Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, Calif. (ESPN2), Kendall Holt vs. Julio Diaz, 10, light welterweights.

Pittston Area Boys Basketball Booster Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Tony’s Pizza in Pittston for any parents in the Pittston Area School District with students interested in playing basketball from grades seven through 12. Election for new officers will be made and ideas on fundraising for next season will be welcomed. Any questions call Carl or Maria Stravinski at 883-7220.

WVW Gridiron Club will be holding its monthly meeting on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Wyoming Valley West Middle School in Kingston. All parents are encouraged to attend.

REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS Full Progression is now accepting new registrations for summer strength, speed and agility lessons.

All trainers are certified strength and conditioning specialists. Private baseball lessons are also being offered by college coaches.

Please contact 762-3070 or performance@fullprogression.com.

Geisinger Sports Performance Enhancement Camps, registrations are open for the camps which will be held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from June 21 to July 14 at Lake-Lehman High School. This is an opportunity for athletes to receive disciplined training to help them achieve maximum performance in their sport of choice. Participants can attend 12, or unlimited number of sessions. Camps in Bloomsburg and Hazleton were previously announced. To register, visit www.geisinger.org/pc. Specialized team training is also available, designed to meet specific needs of sports teams seeking to improve overall performance. For more information about camps and team training in the northeast region, call 808-6086.

UPCOMING EVENTS Electric City Baseball and Softball Academy will host a two day hitting clinic at Connell Park Little League April 16-17 from 10 am-12:30 p.m. Cost is $75. For more information, visit www.electriccitybaseball.com or call 878-8483.

Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.

N A S C A R Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 Results Saturday At Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 334 laps, 144.7 rating, 48 points, $525,886.

2. (3) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 334, 123.6, 43, $353,883.

3. (2) Carl Edwards, Ford, 334, 116, 42, $269,791.

4. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 334, 111.7, 41, $206,975.

5. (19) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 334, 100.2, 39, $162,625.

6. (7) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 334, 105.5, 39, $176,341.

7. (1) David Ragan, Ford, 334, 115.5, 38, $166,375.

8. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334, 92, 36, $179,761.

9. (28) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 334, 93.8, 36, $140,525.

10. (10) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 334, 100, 35, $167,125.

11. (12) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 334, 86.1, 33, $132,325.

12. (26) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 334, 83, 33, $168,308.

13. (14) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 333, 79.9, 31, $156,583.

14. (16) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 333, 76.7, 30, $155,125.

15. (23) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 333, 82, 29, $160,850.

16. (11) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 333, 96.7, 28, $157,791.

17. (18) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 333, 72.9, 0, $120,550.

18. (27) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 333, 88.9, 27, $137,458.

19. (15) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 332, 84.3, 25, $146,186.

20. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 332, 65.2, 24, $153,861.

21. (13) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 332, 61.5, 23, $130,308.

22. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 332, 75.4, 22, $139,564.

23. (32) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 332, 60.3, 22, $140,936.

24. (8) Joey Logano, Toyota, 331, 56.8, 20, $109,450.

25. (34) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 331, 52.6, 19, $126,720.

26. (22) Casey Mears, Toyota, 331, 50.8, 18, $98,250.

27. (30) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 330, 56.8, 17, $123,839.

28. (24) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 330, 49.4, 0, $110,183.

29. (25) David Reutimann, Toyota, 329, 49.9, 15, $121,733.

30. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 329, 40.2, 15, $105,833.

31. (39) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 328, 42.7, 14, $99,797.

32. (43) Andy Lally, Ford, 324, 37.1, 12, $96,150.

33. (41) Ken Schrader, Ford, 319, 34, 11, $86,500.

34. (42) Tony Raines, Ford, 319, 30.9, 10, $84,450.

35. (31) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, accident, 213, 63.8, 9, $91,325.

36. (21) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, accident, 213, 60.4, 8, $90,175.

37. (5) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, accident, 212, 57.5, 7, $107,420.

38. (33) David Starr, Ford, accident, 122, 41.4, 0, $79,925.

39. (37) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, clutch, 60, 30.7, 0, $79,800.

40. (20) Michael McDowell, Toyota, electrical, 56, 33.5, 4, $79,650.

41. (35) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, electrical, 52, 31.9, 3, $79,490.

42. (40) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 44, 32.5, 2, $79,395.

43. (36) Mike Skinner, Toyota, rear gear, 36, 24.9, 0, $79,724.

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Hamels, Phillies shutout Atlanta The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Cole Hamels combined with two relievers on a five-hitter and Shane Victorino capped a big series with three hits, including his first homer, to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Sunday.

Hamels (1-1) gave up four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in seven innings to beat Derek Lowe (1-2), who was almost as strong. The right-hander allowed seven hits and two runs in seven innings.

Nationals 7, Mets 3

NEW YORK — Ivan Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 11th inning and the Washington Nationals came back to beat the New York Mets.

Laynce Nix followed with a three-run homer off Blaine Boyer (0-2), the Mets’ fifth reliever.

Rodriguez’s hit got past second baseman Daniel Murphy, who pinch hit for Brad Emaus in the ninth after the Mets’ bullpen blew a 3-1 lead in the eighth. Right fielder Lucas Duda, whose misplay of a flyball in the eighth led to the tying runs, scooped up the ball, but his throw to the plate was inaccurate and pinch-runner Wilson Ramos scored easily.

Rockies 6, Pirates 5

PITTSBURGH — Seth Smith drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning and Colorado kept up its strong start with a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving the Rockies three wins in four games of their first road series this season.

Astros 7, Marlins 1

HOUSTON — J.A. Happ pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning and drove in two

runs with a double in Houston’s victory.

Hunter Pence, Carlos Lee and Matt Downs also knocked in runs for the Astros, who finished with a season-high 16 hits, six for extra bases.

Brewers 6, Cubs 5

MILWAUKEE — Pinchhitter Casey McGehee delivered a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning as Milwaukee rallied for the win.

Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun each hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee, which has won five of six after an 0-4 start.

Padres 7, Dodgers 2

SAN DIEGO — Aaron Harang pitched six sharp innings, and Ryan Ludwick broke out of a slump with a go-ahead homer and Nick Hundley added a two-run shot in San Diego’s win.

Cameron Maybin had a solo home run and an RBI triple as the Padres avoided a threegame sweep.

Cardinals 6, Giants 1

SAN FRANCISCO — David Freese went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs and Kyle Lohse allowed one run in eight innings to help the Cardinals snap a three-game losing streak.

Matt Holliday scored the go-ahead run and added an RBI single in his first game since undergoing an appendectomy April 1 to help the Cardinals win for just the third time in nine games this season.

Diamondbacks 10, Reds 8

PHOENIX — Chris Young hit the decisive three-run homer and Stephen Drew had four hits and three RBIs, helping Arizona rally twice and take two of three from the Reds.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP

Beckett silences Yanks to lift Red Sox to win The Associated Press

BOSTON — Josh Beckett allowed two hits in eight shutout innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-0 on Sunday night to take two out of three games from their rivals after opening the season with six straight losses.

Beckett (1-1) was dropped to fourth in the season-opening rotation but struck out 10 and walked one while retiring the last 14 batters he faced.

The Red Sox returned home after the worst start to a season since they lost their first eight games in 1945. They ended that by beating the Yankees 9-6 on Friday before losing 9-4 on Saturday.

White Sox 6, Rays 1

CHICAGO — Paul Konerko hit two home runs and Gavin Floyd pitched eight masterful innings Sunday as the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1.

Konerko’s solo homers in the first and fifth innings gave him three on the season. He has a 10-game hitting streak dating back to last year and has driven in a run in all but one game for Chicago this year.

Rays manager Joe Maddon was ejected in the sixth inning for arguing a reversed call.

Royals 9, Tigers 5

DETROIT — Wilson Betemit went 4 for 4 with two doubles, and the Kansas City Royals beat the mistake-prone Detroit Tigers.

Luke Hochevar pitched seven solid innings for Kansas City, and every Royals starter had a hit. Miguel Cabrera, Jhonny Peralta and Alex Avila all homered for Detroit, but the

Tigers made four errors.

Rangers 3, Orioles 0

BALTIMORE — Derek Holland allowed five hits over six innings, Adrian Beltre and Ian Kinsler homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles to win their third consecutive series.

The Rangers took two of three from Baltimore and improved to 8-1, matching the best start in franchise history (1989). The only other seasons in which Texas opened with more than two successive series wins were 1989 (five straight) and 1993 (four).

Athletics 5, Twins 3

MINNEAPOLIS — Hideki Matsui homered to help the Athletics break out of a seasonlong offensive slump and Brandon McCarthy pitched into the eighth inning in Oakland’s victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Angels 3, Blue Jays 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver struck out a careerhigh 15 and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of a costly error by Toronto center fielder Rajai Davis to beat the Blue Jays.

Weaver allowed four hits in 7 2-3 innings and Peter Bourjos tripled home a pair of unearned runs to help the Angels take two of three in the series.

Indians 6, Mariners 4

SEATTLE — Asdrubal Cabrera welcomed Erik Bedard back to Safeco Field with a solo homer and the surprising Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners for their seventh straight victory.

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STANDINGS/STATS Baltimore...........................................

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W 7 6 6 3 3

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W 7 5 4 4 4

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W 6 5 4 4 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 3 .667 — — 4 .556 1 1 4 .556 1 1 7 .222 4 4 8 .111 5 5 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 2 .778 — — 3 .667 1 — 3 .667 1 — 6 .333 4 3 6 .333 4 3 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 1 .889 — — 4 .556 3 1 5 .444 4 2 7 .222 6 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 2 .778 — — 4 .556 2 — 5 .444 3 1 5 .444 3 1 1 6 .400 3 ⁄2 11⁄2 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 3 .667 — — 1 5 .500 11⁄2 ⁄2 1 5 .500 11⁄2 ⁄2 5 .444 2 1 6 .333 3 2 7 .222 4 3 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 2 .750 — — 4 .556 11⁄2 — 1 4 .500 2 ⁄2 1 4 .500 2 ⁄2 5 .444 21⁄2 1

AMERICAN LEAGUE Saturday's Games N.Y. Yankees 9, Boston 4 Kansas City 3, Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 5, Texas 0, 1st game Oakland 1, Minnesota 0 Texas 13, Baltimore 1, 2nd game L.A. Angels 6, Toronto 5, 14 innings Cleveland 2, Seattle 1 Sunday's Games Kansas City 9, Detroit 5 Texas 3, Baltimore 0 Oakland 5, Minnesota 3 Chicago White Sox 6, Tampa Bay 1 L.A. Angels 3, Toronto 1 Cleveland 6, Seattle 4 Boston 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 Today's Games Texas (Ogando 1-0) at Detroit (Verlander 1-0), 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Hellickson 0-1) at Boston (Matsuzaka 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Braden 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Talbot 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Chatwood 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

Toronto (Litsch 1-0) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 1-1), 10:10 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Texas at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

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

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

Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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B O X E S Phillies 3, Braves 0

Philadelphia

Atlanta ab r h bi ab r h bi Victorn cf 4 2 3 1 Prado lf 4 0 1 0 Polanc 3b 4 0 1 0 McLoth cf 3 0 1 0 Rollins ss 4 1 1 0 C.Jones 3b 4 0 0 0 Howard 1b 4 0 0 1 McCnn c 4 0 0 0 BFrncs rf 3 0 0 0 Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 Ibanez lf 4 0 1 0 Heywrd rf 3 0 1 0 Ruiz c 3 0 2 0 AlGnzlz ss 3 0 1 0 Mrtnz 2b 3 0 0 0 Fremn 1b 3 0 1 0 Hamels p 2 0 0 0 D.Lowe p 1 0 0 0 Mayrry ph 1 0 0 0 Venters p 0 0 0 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 Contrrs p 0 0 0 0 Kimrel p 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 8 2 Totals 30 0 5 0 Philadelphia....................... 000 101 001 — 3 Atlanta ................................ 000 000 000 — 0 E—Heyward (1). DP—Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 2.

LOB—Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 5. 2B—Rollins (3), McLouth (2). HR—Victorino (1). CS—B.Francisco (1). S—D.Lowe.

IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Hamels W,1-1..........

7 4 0 0 1 8 Madson H,2 .............

1 1 0 0 0 1 Contreras S,2-2 ......

1 0 0 0 0 1 Atlanta D.Lowe L,1-2 ...........

7 7 2 2 0 2 Venters.....................

1 0 0 0 0 0 Kimbrel .....................

1 1 1 0 1 1 Umpires—Home, Lance Barksdale;First, Fieldin Culbreth;Second, Adrian Johnson;Third, Gary Cederstrom.

T—2:20. A—43,796 (49,586).

Brewers 6, Cubs 5 Chicago

ab 2 2 5 3 5 3 3 4 4 1 0 0 1 0

r 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Milwaukee

ab r h bi Weeks 2b 4 0 1 0 Gomez cf 4 2 1 0 Braun lf 4 1 1 2 Fielder 1b 4 1 3 2 Kotsay rf 2 0 1 0 Almont ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Morgan rf 0 0 0 0 YBtncr ss 3 1 1 0 Counsll 3b 3 0 0 0 Kottars c 4 0 2 0 Gallard p 0 0 0 0 Mitre p 0 0 0 0 Reed ph 1 0 0 0 Green p 0 0 0 0 Stetter p 0 0 0 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0 McGeh ph 1 1 1 2 Axford p 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 511 5 Totals 31 611 6 Chicago.............................. 211 000 100 — 5 Milwaukee.......................... 202 000 02x — 6 DP—Milwaukee 2. LOB—Chicago 9, Milwaukee 7.

2B—Byrd (5), Ar.Ramirez 3 (4), Colvin (1), Coleman (1), Gomez (1), Kotsay (1). HR—Braun (4), Fielder (2), McGehee (1). CS—Byrd (1), Weeks (1). S—Coleman 2, Counsell, Gallardo 2.

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Coleman...................

5 9 4 4 1 2 Mateo ........................

1 0 0 0 0 1 Marshall H,3 ............

1 1 0 0 0 0 K.Wood L,0-1 BS,1-1 ......................

1 1 2 2 1 1 Milwaukee Gallardo ...................

5 7 4 4 4 2 Mitre..........................

1 1 0 0 0 0 Green ....................... 1⁄3 1 1 1 0 0 Stetter.......................

0 0 0 0 1 0 Loe W,1-0 ................ 12⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 Axford S,3-4 ............

1 1 0 0 0 1 Stetter pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

HBP—by K.Wood (Weeks). WP—Loe. Umpires—Home, Dale Scott;First, Jerry Meals;Second, C.B. Bucknor;Third, Dan Iassogna.

T—2:59. A—37,193 (41,900).

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Rockies 6, Pirates 5 Colorado

Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler cf 5 1 2 0 Tabata lf 3 1 1 0 Herrer 2b 2 2 1 0 Walker 2b 4 1 1 1 Giambi 1b 4 0 1 1 AMcCt cf 4 1 1 1 Rogers pr 0 0 0 0 Overay 1b 4 0 1 2 FPauln p 0 0 0 0 Alvarez 3b 3 1 1 0 MtRynl p 0 0 0 0 Doumit c 4 0 1 0 Lndstr p 0 0 0 0 GJones rf 2 0 0 0 CGnzlz ph 1 0 0 0 Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 Street p 0 0 0 0 Hanrhn p 0 0 0 0 Tlwtzk ss 2 1 1 0 Cedeno ss 2 0 0 1 S.Smith rf 3 1 1 2 Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 JoLopz 3b 4 1 1 3 JMcDnl p 3 1 1 0 Wggntn lf-1b 4 0 1 0 Crotta p 0 0 0 0 Iannett c 2 0 0 0 DMcCt p 0 0 0 0 Chacin p 2 0 0 0 Bowker rf 1 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 Splrghs lf 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 6 8 6 Totals 32 5 7 5 Colorado ............................ 400 000 200 — 6 Pittsburgh .......................... 013 100 000 — 5 E—Wigginton (2), Chacin (1). DP—Colorado 1, Pittsburgh 2. LOB—Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 5.

2B—Tulowitzki (2), Overbay (4). HR—Jo.Lopez (2). SB—Fowler (2), Herrera (1), Tabata (5). CS— Fowler (1). SF—Cedeno.

IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Chacin W,2-0 ..........

6 7 5 4 2 3 F.Paulino H,1........... 2⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Mat.Reynolds H,2 ...

1 0 0 0 0 2 Lindstrom H,2.......... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Street S,4-4 .............

1 0 0 0 0 2 Pittsburgh Ja.McDonald ........... 62⁄3 6 5 5 3 3 Crotta L,0-1 BS,1-1 0 1 1 1 3 0 D.McCutchen .......... 11⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Hanrahan..................

1 1 0 0 0 1 Crotta pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

HBP—by Chacin (Tabata), by Ja.McDonald (Iannetta).

Umpires—Home, Eric Cooper;First, Mark Carlson;Second, Tim Timmons;Third, Jeff Kellogg.

T—3:00. A—18,043 (38,362).

St. Louis

L10 6-3 5-4 5-4 2-7 1-8

Str L-2 L-1 L-2 W-1 L-2

Home 3-3 4-2 4-2 2-1 0-5

Away 3-0 1-2 1-2 0-6 1-3

L10 7-2 6-3 6-3 3-6 3-6

Str W-7 W-2 W-2 L-2 L-2

Home 4-2 3-1 4-2 1-2 1-2

Away 3-0 3-2 2-1 2-4 2-4

L10 8-1 5-4 4-5 2-7

Str W-2 W-2 W-2 L-7

Home 6-0 2-1 1-2 0-3

Away 2-1 3-3 3-3 2-4

L10 7-2 5-4 4-5 4-5 4-6

Str W-2 L-1 L-1 W-1 L-2

Home 5-1 3-3 1-2 1-2 1-2

Away 2-1 2-1 3-3 3-3 3-4

L10 6-3 5-5 5-5 4-5 3-6 2-7

Str L-1 W-2 L-2 L-2 W-1 W-1

Home 5-1 5-2 1-3 3-3 2-4 1-2

Away 1-2 0-3 4-2 1-2 1-2 1-5

L10 6-2 5-4 4-4 4-4 4-5

Str W-2 L-1 W-1 W-1 L-1

Home 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-3 2-1

Away 3-1 2-3 2-3 2-1 2-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday's Games Philadelphia 10, Atlanta 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 2, 11 innings, comp. of susp. game Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 4 Florida 7, Houston 5 Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 4 Cincinnati 6, Arizona 1 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 0 San Francisco 3, St. Louis 2 Sunday's Games Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 3, 11 innings Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 0 Houston 7, Florida 1 Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 5 San Diego 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 St. Louis 6, San Francisco 1 Arizona 10, Cincinnati 8 Today's Games Colorado (Hammel 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Dempster 0-2) at Houston (Figueroa 0-1), 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis (McClellan 0-0) at Arizona (Enright 0-0), 9:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Volquez 1-0) at San Diego (Latos 0-0), 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-1) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-1), 10:15 p.m.

Tuesday's Games Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

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

Florida at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Nationals 7, Mets 3 Washington Dsmnd ss Ankiel cf Werth rf AdLRc 1b WRams pr-c Morse lf Clipprd p Storen p

ab 6 6 4 3 0 4 0 0

Royals 9, Tigers 5

Cardinals 6, Giants 1

S TA N D I N G S

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h bi 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

New York JosRys ss Harris lf DWrght 3b I.Davis 1b Pagan cf Duda rf Hairstn ph Emaus 2b DnMrp ph-2b Thole c CYoung p DCrrsc p TBchlz p Byrdak p FRdrgz p Beltran ph Boyer p

ab 5 5 4 4 5 3 1 3

r 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Zmrmn ph 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 SBurntt p 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Espinos 2b 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 IRdrgz c-1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Cora 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L.Nix ph-lf 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Marqus p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gaudin p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Stairs ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HrstnJr pr-3b 2 1 0 0 Totals 38 7 7 7 Totals 41 3 8 3 Washington................ 010 000 020 04 — 7 New York ................... 200 010 000 00 — 3 LOB—Washington 7, New York 8. 2B—Desmond (3), I.Rodriguez (1). HR—L.Nix (1). SB—Desmond (3), Ad.LaRoche (1), Morse (1), Duda (1). S—Zimmermann, I.Rodriguez.

IP H R ER BB SO Washington Marquis ....................

6 7 3 3 2 9 Gaudin ......................

1 0 0 0 0 2 Clippard....................

2 0 0 0 0 3 Storen W,1-1 ...........

1 1 0 0 1 1 S.Burnett ..................

1 0 0 0 0 2 New York C.Young ...................

7 1 1 1 2 5 D.Carrasco BS,1-1 . 2⁄3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 T.Buchholz............... 2⁄3 Byrdak ...................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 F.Rodriguez............. 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer L,0-2 ..............

2 4 4 4 0 0 HBP—by Boyer (Espinosa). PB—I.Rodriguez.

Umpires—Home, Brian Gorman;First, Larry Vanover;Second, Tony Randazzo;Third, Dan Bellino.

T—3:53. A—35,157 (41,800).

Diamondbacks 10, Reds 8 Cincinnati

Arizona ab r h bi ab r h bi Stubbs cf 4 1 0 0 Blmqst lf 5 2 3 0 Phillips 2b 4 2 2 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 2 1 0 Votto 1b 5 1 4 1 J.Upton rf 4 1 2 0 Rolen 3b 3 3 2 1 S.Drew ss 4 2 4 3 Gomes lf 4 1 2 3 CYoung cf 4 1 1 4 Renteri ss 3 0 2 1 Mirand 1b 4 0 0 0 Chpmn p 0 0 0 0 RRorts 3b 3 1 1 3 Masset p 0 0 0 0 HBlanc c 3 0 0 0 JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 JSndrs p 1 0 0 0 Bruce rf 5 0 1 1 Mickoli p 1 0 0 0 RHrndz c 3 0 0 0 Branyn ph 1 0 0 0 Leake p 2 0 0 0 Heilmn p 0 0 0 0 JrSmth p 0 0 0 0 GParra ph 1 1 1 0 Cairo ph 1 0 0 0 Putz p 0 0 0 0 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0 Janish ss 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 813 7 Totals 35101310 Cincinnati ......................... 311 000 201 — 8 Arizona............................. 001 050 04x — 10 E—Renteria (1), Bruce (1), Miranda (2). DP—Cincinnati 1, Arizona 1. LOB—Cincinnati 8, Arizona 8.

2B—Phillips (2), Rolen (3), Bruce (2), S.Drew (2).

HR—Gomes (2), C.Young (2), R.Roberts (2). SB— Votto (1), Gomes (2), Bloomquist (6). CS—Bloomquist (1), S.Drew (1). SF—Rolen, Renteria, C.Young.

IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Leake........................ 42⁄3 9 6 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jor.Smith.................. 1⁄3 Ondrusek .................

1 1 0 0 0 1 Chapman H,2 ..........

1 0 0 0 3 2 Masset L,0-2 BS,1-1 ......................

1 3 4 4 1 0 Arizona J.Saunders...............

3 6 5 4 5 1 Mickolio ....................

2 2 0 0 0 2 Heilman W,1-0 BS,1-1 ......................

3 2 2 2 0 2 Putz S,3-3 ................

1 3 1 1 0 2 Umpires—Home, Marvin Hudson;First, Tim McClelland;Second, Ted Barrett;Third, Brian Runge.

T—3:18. A—19,718 (48,633).

San Francisco ab r h bi Theriot ss Fontent ss 4 0 0 0 Rasms cf FSnchz 2b 4 1 2 0 Pujols 1b Huff lf 4 0 0 0 Hollidy lf PSndvl 3b 4 0 1 1 Miller p Rownd cf 4 0 1 0 Craig rf Schrhlt rf 4 0 0 0 Freese 3b Belt 1b 3 0 0 0 Schmkr 2b Whitsd c 3 0 1 0 Laird c Zito p 2 0 0 0 Lohse p Mota p 0 0 0 0 Jay lf Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 DeRosa ph 1 0 1 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 611 6 Totals 33 1 6 1 St. Louis ............................. 010 003 110 — 6 San Francisco.................... 100 000 000 — 1 DP—San Francisco 2. LOB—St. Louis 8, San Francisco 5. 2B—Craig (1), Freese (2), Schumaker (2), Rowand (1). HR—Freese (1). SB—Rasmus (1).

IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis Lohse W,1-1 ............

8 5 1 1 0 5 Miller .........................

1 1 0 0 0 1 San Francisco Zito L,0-1.................. 51⁄3 6 4 4 5 1 Mota.......................... 21⁄3 5 2 2 0 2 Affeldt ....................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Romo ........................

1 0 0 0 0 2 Umpires—Home, Rob Drake;First, Gary Darling;Second, Bruce Dreckman;Third, Paul Emmel.

T—2:32. A—42,092 (41,915). r 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

h bi 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

Dodgers 4, Padres 0 Los Angeles

ab 5 3 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 0

r 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

A L

h bi 2 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0

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Angels 3, Blue Jays 1 Toronto

Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi RDavis cf 2 0 0 0 Bourjos cf 4 0 1 2 JMcDnl 3b 1 0 1 0 HKndrc 2b 2 1 0 0 YEscor ss 2 0 1 1 Abreu rf 4 0 1 0 Bautist rf 3 0 0 0 TrHntr dh 3 0 1 1 Lind 1b 4 0 0 0 V.Wells lf 4 0 0 0 A.Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 Callasp 3b 3 1 1 0 JRiver dh 4 0 0 0 Trumo 1b 4 1 1 0 Snider lf-cf 4 0 1 0 BoWlsn c 3 0 0 0 J.Nix 3b-lf 3 0 0 0 B.Wood ss 3 0 1 0 JMolin c 3 1 1 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 30 3 6 3 Toronto............................... 000 001 000 — 1 Los Angeles....................... 100 200 00x — 3 E—R.Davis (1). DP—Toronto 1. LOB—Toronto 6, Los Angeles 7. 2B—J.Molina (1). 3B—Bourjos (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Toronto Jo-.Reyes L,0-1 ......

7 6 3 1 1 6 Purcey ...................... 2⁄3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richmond................. 1⁄3 Los Angeles Weaver W,3-0 ......... 72⁄3 4 1 1 4 15 Takahashi H,2 ......... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Rodney S,2-3 ..........

1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP—by Jo-.Reyes (H.Kendrick).

Umpires—Home, Brian Knight;First, Jerry Layne;Second, Bob Davidson;Third, Hunter Wendelstedt.

T—2:48. A—43,525 (45,389).

Athletics 5, Twins 3 Oakland

Minnesota ab r h bi ab r h bi DeJess cf 4 0 2 0 Span cf 4 1 1 0 Barton 1b 5 0 1 0 Mauer c 4 1 1 0 Wlngh lf 4 1 1 1 Mornea 1b 4 0 3 1 Matsui dh 4 2 2 1 Thome dh 4 1 1 2 Sweeny rf 3 1 1 0 DYong lf 4 0 1 0 M.Ellis 2b 3 1 0 0 Kubel rf 4 0 1 0 Kzmnff 3b 2 0 0 1 Cuddyr 2b 4 0 0 0 Powell c 3 0 2 1 Valenci 3b 4 0 2 0 Pnngtn ss 3 0 0 1 ACasill ss 2 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 9 5 Totals 34 310 3 Oakland.............................. 000 104 000 — 5 Minnesota .......................... 000 000 030 — 3 DP—Oakland 1, Minnesota 1. LOB—Oakland 7, Minnesota 5. 2B—Sweeney (1), Powell (1), Mauer (1), Morneau (3), Kubel (2). HR—Willingham (3), Matsui (1), Thome (1). SB—Kouzmanoff (1). CS— DeJesus (1), Willingham (1). S—A.Casilla. SF— Kouzmanoff, Pennington.

IP H R ER BB SO Oakland McCarthy W,1-0...... 71⁄3 9 2 2 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 Blevins...................... 1⁄3 Balfour H,2 ............... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Fuentes S,3-3..........

1 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota S.Baker L,0-2...........

5 7 4 4 2 5 Manship.................... 1⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 Perkins ..................... 12⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Al.Burnett .................

1 0 0 0 1 1 Mijares......................

1 1 0 0 1 0 S.Baker pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP—by Al.Burnett (Kouzmanoff). WP—S.Baker.

Umpires—Home, Bill Miller;First, Phil Cuzzi;Second, James Hoye;Third, Tom Hallion.

T—2:50. A—38,484 (39,500).

Indians 6, Mariners 4 Cleveland

Seattle ab r h bi ab r h bi Brantly cf 5 1 1 1 ISuzuki rf 4 0 0 0 ACarer ss 5 1 3 2 Figgins 3b 3 1 0 0 Choo rf 4 1 2 0 AKndy 2b 4 0 1 0 CSantn dh 4 1 0 0 Cust dh 3 0 1 0 Duncan lf 4 0 1 1 Smoak 1b 3 1 0 1 Kearns lf 0 0 0 0 Lngrhn cf 4 1 1 2 OCarer 2b 4 0 2 0 LRdrgz ss 4 0 0 0 LaPort 1b 4 0 0 0 MSndrs lf 2 1 1 1 Hannhn 3b 4 1 1 1 CGmnz c 3 0 1 0 Marson c 3 1 1 0 Totals 37 611 5 Totals 30 4 5 4 Cleveland ........................... 221 100 000 — 6 Seattle ................................ 000 100 300 — 4 E—I.Suzuki (2). DP—Cleveland 1. LOB—Cleveland 5, Seattle 3. 2B—Brantley (3), Duncan (2), O.Cabrera (1), Marson (2). HR—A.Cabrera (3), Hannahan (2), Langerhans (2), M.Saunders (1).

SF—Smoak.

IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Tomlin W,2-0 ........... 62⁄3 3 3 3 3 4 Durbin.......................

0 2 1 1 0 0 R.Perez H,2 ............. 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Sipp H,5 ...................

1 0 0 0 0 1 C.Perez S,4-4..........

1 0 0 0 0 1 Seattle Bedard L,0-2............

4 10 6 6 1 6 Pauley.......................

3 0 0 0 0 3 J.Wright ....................

1 1 0 0 0 2 League .....................

1 0 0 0 0 1 Durbin pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP—Bedard, J.Wright.

Umpires—Home, Todd Tichenor;First, Gerry Davis;Second, Sam Holbrook;Third, Greg Gibson.

T—2:48. A—21,128 (47,878).

Rangers 3, Orioles 0

Florida

Texas

Baltimore ab r h bi BRorts 2b 5 0 0 0 Markks rf 5 0 1 0 D.Lee 1b 3 0 2 0 Guerrr dh 4 0 2 0 MrRynl 3b 2 0 0 0 AdJons cf 3 0 0 0 Fox lf 3 0 0 0 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 CIzturs ss 0 0 0 0 Wieters c 3 0 0 0 Andino ss-lf 3 0 0 0 Pie ph 1 0 1 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 33 0 6 0 Texas.................................. 000 100 200 — 3 Baltimore ............................ 000 000 000 — 0 E—Mar.Reynolds (2). DP—Baltimore 1. LOB— Texas 6, Baltimore 11. 2B—D.Lee (1), Guerrero (1).

HR—Kinsler (4), A.Beltre (3). S—A.Blanco.

IP H R ER BB SO Texas Holland W,2-0..........

6 5 0 0 2 6 Oliver H,3 .................

1 0 0 0 0 0 O’Day H,2 ................ 2⁄3 0 0 0 2 0 Feliz S,3-3................ 11⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Baltimore Guthrie L,1-1 ...........

6 4 1 1 1 1 Ji.Johnson ...............

1 2 2 2 0 0 M.Gonzalez .............

1 0 0 0 0 0 Gregg .......................

1 1 0 0 1 0 HBP—by Holland (Mar.Reynolds). WP—Ji.Johnson.

Umpires—Home, Bill Welke;First, Tim Tschida;Second, Jeff Nelson;Third, Marty Foster.

T—2:42. A—21,452 (45,438).

Kinsler 2b MiYong dh Hamltn lf ABeltre 3b N.Cruz rf Morlnd 1b Torreal c ABlanc ss Borbon cf

ab 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 4

r 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

h bi 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Kansas City

Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi Getz 2b 3 1 1 2 AJcksn cf 4 0 1 0 MeCarr cf 6 1 2 0 Rhyms 2b 4 0 1 0 Gordon lf 5 1 1 1 Boesch rf 4 1 0 0 Butler 1b 4 0 1 0 MiCarr 1b 4 2 2 2 Kaaihu dh 4 1 1 1 VMrtnz dh 4 0 1 0 Francr rf 5 2 2 1 Raburn lf 3 0 0 1 Betemt 3b 4 2 4 1 JhPerlt ss 4 1 3 1 Treanr c 4 1 1 1 Avila c 4 1 1 1 AEscor ss 5 0 2 1 Inge 3b 4 0 1 0 Totals 40 915 8 Totals 35 510 5 Kansas City ....................... 002 120 211 — 9 Detroit................................. 001 001 201 — 5 E—Treanor (1), Inge (2), Raburn (2), Schlereth (1), Porcello (1). DP—Kansas City 2. LOB—Kansas City 11, Detroit 4. 2B—Me.Cabrera (2), Butler (3), Betemit 2 (4), A.Escobar (2), Jh.Peralta (3).

3B—Francoeur (1). HR—Mi.Cabrera (4), Jh.Peralta (1), Avila (3). SB—Betemit (2). SF—Getz 2, Ka’aihue, Raburn.

IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Hochevar W,1-1......

7 5 4 3 0 6 Tejeda ......................

1 2 0 0 0 0 Texeira ..................... 1⁄3 3 1 1 0 0 Soria S,3-4............... 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit Porcello L,0-2 ..........

5 9 5 5 3 2 E.Gonzalez .............. 12⁄3 3 2 2 0 1 Schlereth.................. 11⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 Weinhardt ................ 1⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 Thomas .................... 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 WP—Schlereth.

Umpires—Home, Tim Welke;First, Jim Reynolds;Second, Mike DiMuro;Third, Andy Fletcher.

T—3:02. A—28,984 (41,255).

San Diego

ab r h bi Venale rf 4 0 0 0 Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 1 0 0 0 OHudsn 2b 4 0 1 0 Hawpe 1b 4 0 2 0 Headly 3b 4 0 2 0 Denorfi lf 2 0 0 0 Maybin cf 4 0 0 0 RJhnsn c 3 0 1 0 Mosely p 1 0 0 0 CHuntr ph 1 0 0 0 Deduno p 0 0 0 0 Cantu ph 1 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 413 3 Totals 31 0 6 0 Los Angeles....................... 100 020 010 — 4 San Diego .......................... 000 000 000 — 0 E—Denorfia (1). DP—Los Angeles 2, San Diego 1.

LOB—Los Angeles 14, San Diego 7. 2B—Gwynn (2), Carroll (1), Ro.Johnson (1). HR—Ethier (1).

SB—Gwynn 2 (2), Kemp 3 (5). S—Blake.

IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Kuroda W,2-0 .......... 82⁄3 6 0 0 2 4 Broxton S,5-5 .......... 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 San Diego Moseley L,0-2..........

6 8 3 2 3 1 Deduno.....................

2 4 1 1 2 3 Qualls .......................

1 1 0 0 0 0 WP—Deduno.

Umpires—Home, Ed Rapuano;First, Brian O’Nora;Second, Alfonso Marquez;Third, Ed Hickox.

T—2:49. A—42,420 (42,691).

Gwynn lf Blake 3b Ethier rf Kemp cf Uribe 2b Loney 1b A.Ellis c Carroll ss Kuroda p Broxtn p

Marlins 7, Astros 5 Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Coghln cf 5 1 1 1 Bourn cf 4 1 1 0 Infante 2b 5 0 2 1 AngSnc ss 4 1 2 1 Morrsn lf 5 1 2 0 Pence rf 5 0 2 2 Stanton rf 3 2 1 1 Ca.Lee lf 4 1 1 0 Hensly p 0 0 0 0 Wallac 1b 4 0 1 1 LNunez p 0 0 0 0 CJhnsn 3b 4 0 0 0 GSnchz 1b 3 1 0 0 Hall 2b 4 1 1 0 Dobbs 3b 4 1 3 3 Towles c 4 0 1 0 J.Buck c 4 0 0 0 Norris p 2 1 1 1 DMrph ss 4 0 0 1 Inglett ph 1 0 0 0 Vazquz p 2 0 0 0 Abad p 0 0 0 0 Helms ph 1 1 1 0 WLopez p 0 0 0 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0 DelRsr p 0 0 0 0 R.Webb p 0 0 0 0 Bourgs ph 1 0 1 0 Cousins ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 710 7 Totals 37 511 5 Florida ................................ 010 003 210 — 7 Houston.............................. 120 010 010 — 5 E—C.Johnson (3). DP—Florida 1. LOB—Florida 5, Houston 7. 2B—Coghlan (5), Infante (1), Morrison (3), Stanton (2), Dobbs (1), Helms (2), Ang.Sanchez (1), Pence (3), Ca.Lee (1), Hall (2), Norris (1). HR— Dobbs (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Florida Vazquez W,1-1 .......

6 8 4 4 2 4 Choate H,1 ............... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 R.Webb H,1 ............. 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Hensley H,3 .............

1 2 1 1 0 1 L.Nunez S,3-3 .........

1 1 0 0 0 1 Houston Norris ........................

6 5 4 4 2 6 Abad L,1-1 ............... 2⁄3 3 2 2 0 0 W.Lopez................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Del Rosario..............

2 2 1 0 0 1 Umpires—Home, Derryl Cousins;First, Jim Joyce;Second, Ron Kulpa;Third, Jim Wolf.

T—3:05. A—25,421 (40,963).

ab 5 4 5 3 0 4 4 4 3 4 0

White Sox 6, Rays 1 Tampa Bay

Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Fuld lf 4 1 1 0 Pierre lf 4 0 1 1 Damon dh 4 0 1 0 Bckhm 2b 4 1 1 1 BUpton cf 3 0 0 0 Rios cf 3 1 1 0 DJhnsn 1b 4 0 0 0 Konerk 1b 3 2 2 2 Zobrist 2b 4 0 0 0 Quentin rf 4 0 0 0 Joyce rf 3 0 2 0 Przyns c 4 0 1 1 SRdrgz 3b 3 0 0 0 Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0 Shppch c 3 0 0 0 Teahen dh 3 1 1 0 Brignc ss 3 0 0 0 Morel 3b 3 1 1 1 Totals 31 1 4 0 Totals 31 6 8 6 Tampa Bay......................... 000 001 000 — 1 Chicago.............................. 221 010 00x — 6 E—Fuld (1), Floyd (1). LOB—Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 3. 2B—Fuld (2), Joyce (2), Morel (3). HR—Beckham (2), Konerko 2 (3). SB—Joyce (1). CS—Pierre (1), Rios (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay Niemann L,0-2......... 22⁄3 5 5 3 2 1 Sonnanstine............. 51⁄3 3 1 1 0 2 Chicago Floyd W,1-0 .............

8 4 1 0 1 8 T.Pena......................

1 0 0 0 0 0

Red Sox 4, Yankees 0 New York

ab 4 4 3 3 3

r 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Boston

ab r h bi Crwfrd lf 5 0 0 0 Pedroia 2b 4 1 3 0 AdGnzl 1b 3 0 1 0 Youkils 3b 3 1 1 0 Ortiz dh 4 1 2 1 Ellsury Swisher rf 3 0 0 0 pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Posada dh 3 0 0 0 Camrn cf 4 0 1 1 Chavez 3b 3 0 1 0 J.Drew rf 4 1 1 0 Martin c 2 0 0 0 Varitek c 5 0 1 0 Scutaro ss 2 0 2 2 Totals 28 0 2 0 Totals 34 412 4 New York ........................... 000 000 000 — 0 Boston ................................ 001 000 21x — 4 DP—New York 1, Boston 1. LOB—New York 3, Boston 16. 2B—Ortiz (2), Scutaro (1). S—Cameron.

IP H R ER BB SO New York Sabathia L,0-1 ......... 52⁄3 9 1 1 4 4 Chamberlain ............ 2⁄3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Logan........................ 2⁄3 F.Garcia ...................

1 1 1 1 1 1 Boston Beckett W,1-1..........

8 2 0 0 1 10 Papelbon..................

1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP—by Sabathia (Ad.Gonzalez), by Beckett (Martin).

Umpires—Home, Mike Winters;First, Mike Everitt;Second, Mark Wegner;Third, Chris Guccione.

Gardnr lf Jeter ss Teixeir 1b Cano 2b Grndrs cf

S A T U R D AY ’ S L A T E B O X E S Indians 2, Mariners 1 Cleveland

ab 3 4 4 4 3 0 3

r 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

h bi 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

Seattle

ab r h bi ISuzuki rf 4 0 1 0 Figgins 3b 4 0 2 0 Bradly lf 4 0 0 0 Cust dh 4 0 0 0 Smoak 1b 4 1 1 0 Olivo c 3 0 0 0 AKndy 2b 2 0 1 0 LRdrgz T.Buck lf 4 0 0 0 ph-2b 1 0 0 0 LaPort 1b 2 0 0 0 Ryan ss 3 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 3 0 0 0 Lngrhn ph 1 0 0 0 MSndrs cf 3 0 1 1 Totals 30 2 7 1 Totals 33 1 6 1 Cleveland ........................... 000 200 000 — 2 Seattle ................................ 000 000 100 — 1 E—Brantley (1), Bradley (1). DP—Seattle 3. LOB— Cleveland 5, Seattle 7. 2B—Figgins (2), Smoak (4), A.Kennedy (2). SF—O.Cabrera.

IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Masterson W,2-0 .... 61⁄3 4 1 1 1 9 R.Perez H,1 ............. 2⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 Sipp H,4 ...................

1 1 0 0 0 1 C.Perez S,3-3..........

1 0 0 0 0 2 Seattle Fister L,0-2 ..............

6 6 2 1 2 3 Lueke........................

1 0 0 0 1 0 Ray............................

2 1 0 0 0 0 WP—Masterson.

Umpires—Home, Greg Gibson;First, Todd Tichenor;Second, Gerry Davis;Third, Sam Holbrook.

T—2:44. A—30,309 (47,878).

Brantly cf ACarer ss Choo rf CSantn c Hafner dh Everett pr-dh OCarer 2b

Dodgers 4, Padres 2

Los Angeles

San Diego ab r h bi ab r h bi Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 Venale rf 4 1 1 0 Carroll ph-ss 0 0 0 0 Bartlett ss 5 0 1 0 Blake 3b 5 2 1 0 OHudsn 2b 4 1 2 1 Ethier rf 4 0 1 0 Cantu 1b 5 0 1 0 Kemp cf 4 0 3 1 Ludwck lf 5 0 0 1 Uribe 2b 5 1 1 0 Headly 3b 3 0 0 0 Loney 1b 5 0 1 0 Maybin cf 5 0 3 0 Thams lf 2 0 0 0 Neshek p 0 0 0 0 Paul lf 2 0 1 0 Hundly c 5 0 1 0 Hwksw p 0 0 0 0 Richrd p 0 0 0 0 Miles ph 0 1 0 0 Luebke p 2 0 0 0 Broxtn p 0 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 Barajs c 5 0 0 0 CHuntr ph 1 0 0 0 Lilly p 2 0 0 0 Grgrsn p 0 0 0 0 MacDgl p 0 0 0 0 Adams p 0 0 0 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0 Hawpe ph 1 0 0 0 HGmnz ph 1 0 0 0 Bell p 0 0 0 0 Guerrir p 0 0 0 0 Frieri p 0 0 0 0 Kuo p 0 0 0 0 Denorfi cf 1 0 0 0 Gwynn lf 2 0 2 1 Totals 41 410 2 Totals 41 2 9 2 Los Angeles............... 000 101 000 02 — 4 San Diego .................. 000 020 000 00 — 2 E—Kemp (1), Hundley (1). DP—Los Angeles 1, San Diego 1. LOB—Los Angeles 10, San Diego 12.

2B—Kemp (4), Uribe (1), Cantu (1). SB—Carroll (1), Blake (1), Kemp (2), Venable (1), Bartlett 2 (3), Maybin 3 (3). S—Carroll.

IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Lilly............................ 41⁄3 7 2 2 2 3 MacDougal .............. 2⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Jansen ......................

1 0 0 0 1 2 Guerrier .................... 12⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 1 Kuo ........................... ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Hawksworth W,1-0..

2 0 0 0 1 3 Broxton S,4-4 ..........

1 1 0 0 1 0 San Diego Richard.....................

1 1 0 0 0 0 Luebke .....................

4 0 1 0 2 5 Qualls BS,1-1 ..........

1 3 1 0 0 1 Gregerson................

1 0 0 0 0 1 Adams ......................

1 0 0 0 0 0 Bell ............................

1 3 0 0 0 0 Frieri L,0-1 ............... 11⁄3 2 2 2 1 1 Neshek ..................... 2⁄3 1 0 0 1 2 Richard pitched to 1 batter in the 2nd.

HBP—by Frieri (Miles). WP—Luebke, Neshek.

PB—Hundley.

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

St. Louis

San Francisco ab r h bi Torres cf 1 0 0 0 Schrhlt rf 3 0 3 0 FSnchz 2b 4 0 0 0 Huff 1b 4 0 0 0 Posey c 4 1 1 0 Burrell lf 2 1 0 0 Belt pr 0 1 0 0 Rownd rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Tejada ss 3 0 2 2 DeRosa 3b 3 0 1 1 RRmrz p 0 0 0 0 Cain p 2 0 0 0 Runzler p 0 0 0 0 PSndvl ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 1 Totals 31 3 7 3 St. Louis ............................. 000 001 100 — 2 San Francisco.................... 000 010 002 — 3 Two outs when winning run scored.

E—DeRosa (1). DP—St. Louis 2, San Francisco 1.

LOB—St. Louis 6, San Francisco 5. 2B—Y.Molina (2), Tejada (3). 3B—Schierholtz (1). HR—Rasmus (1). SB—Greene (1). CS—Jay (1). S—Descalso.

IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis J.Garcia....................

6 4 1 1 1 9 Batista H,1 ................

2 1 0 0 0 3 Franklin L,0-1 BS,3-4 ...................... 2⁄3 2 2 2 1 0 San Francisco Cain ..........................

7 5 2 2 2 4 Runzler.....................

1 0 0 0 2 1 R.Ramirez W,1-0 ....

1 0 0 0 0 0 HBP—by J.Garcia (Burrell). WP—J.Garcia, Cain.

Umpires—Home, Paul Emmel;First, Rob Drake;Second, Gary Darling;Third, Bruce Dreckman.

Schmkr 2b Jay lf Pujols 1b Brkmn rf Rasms cf YMolin c Descals 3b JGarci p Craig ph Batista p Freese ph Frnkln p Greene ss

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Caroline Wozniacki was happy to win her first clay-court tournament of the season at the Family Circle Cup. That didn’t keep the world’s No. 1 player from looking ahead to a major prize — the French Open.

Wozniacki ended a satisfying week with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Elena Vesnina on Sunday.

It also marks her as one of the favorites when the clay-court season ends in two months at Roland Garros.

“I feel confident and I know I can win a (Grand) Slam (tournament),” Wozniacki said.

She showed that in capturing her third tournament of the season. She lost only one set in her five matches, in the quarterfinals to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, and took out former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in straight sets to reach the finals here for the second time in five years.

The unseeded Vesnina, ranked 56th in the world, attempted to break Wozniacki’s rhythm by going for the midcourt sidelines instead of hitting deep into the corners. But Wozniacki was up for that, too, easily chasing most of them down.

“I mean sometimes you feel like she’s everywhere on the court,” Vesnina said.

The top-seeded Dane broke her opponent to grab a 3-1 lead in the opening set. Vesnina held strong in the second set, but again Wozniacki broke her serve for a 5-3 lead. Minutes later, Wozniacki had claimed the title. She also won at Dubai and Indian Wells, Calif.

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Power leads from start to grab win BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Will Power sat down at the podium, smiled and said, “Good day.”

The Australian meant it as a greeting, but he most definitely had a good day.

Power started up front and never relinquished his spot to win the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama on Sunday, capturing a race that escaped him last year and doing so without a misstep.

“I can’t think of a race where I’ve been so cool, so physically fine and where I had everything go so right,” Power said, adding that maybe last year at Sonoma was comparable.

Power extended his wire-towire lead enough for some comfort in the final laps and finished 3.38 seconds ahead of Scott Dixon on Sunday, while Dario Franchitti was third on the 2.38-mile road course at Barber Motorsports Park.

Power became the first IndyCar driver to stay up front for the distance since Franchitti did it at Sonoma in 2009.

Power dominated in practice and qualifying rounds the past two years at Barber, and stressed how badly he wanted to win after a pit strategy backfired and cost him the lead in 2010 — and perhaps the IndyCar points championship.

“It’s just satisfying not only to get a win here, because I felt we should have won last year,” he said. “We had such a good car, and we didn’t get it. I was very determined to get it this weekend.”

IndyCar’s second race since moving to the double-file restart helped produce plenty of thrills — along with six fullcourse cautions. Six drivers were knocked out of the race by contact, including Ryan Briscoe, who started in second place.

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Tiger Woods reacts after missing an eagle putt on No. 15 during Sunday’s final round of the Masters. Woods was co-leader and was one of eight golfers to hold at least a share of the lead.

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Still leading by one shot as he headed to the back nine, McIlroy hit a tee shot next to the cabins left of the 10th fairway and twice hit a tree to make triple bogey. He three-putted from 7 feet for bogey on the 11th, fourputted from about 12 feet on the next hole and buried his head into his forearm as the shock began to settle in.

McIlroy shot 80, the highest final round by the 54-hole leader since Ken Venturi in 1956. Not since Jean Van de Velde at Carnoustie had someone blown at least a four-shot lead going into the last round of the major.

So wild was this steamy afternoon that eight players had at least a share of the lead on some point during the back nine. The steady hand came from Schwartzel, whose only bogey came on the fourth hole as this Masters was just getting warmed up.

He got up-and-down from behind the 15th green for birdie to briefly tie for the lead, only for Scott to stuff his tee shot into 2 feet up ahead on the par-3 16th.

Schwartzel answered with a 15foot birdie to catch Scott atop the leaderboard again.

Then came the pivotal 17th, where Schwartzel made a 10foot birdie. It was the first time all day he had the lead to himself, and he finished it off in style.

South Africans now have won two of the last three majors, following Louis Oosthuizen winning at St. Andrews last summer. This one came on the 50th anniversary of Gary Player becoming the first international player to win the Masters.

“I am absolutely delighted for Charl and South Africa. Congratulations and very well done to him. That is how you finish like a champion!” Player said on Twitter.

In so many respects, this looked more like 1986 when Jack Nicklaus charged on the back nine to win a sixth green jacket over a Hall of Fame cast of contenders. There were twice as many possibilities at this Masters, though, from Woods and former Masters champion Angel Cabrera, from Geoff Ogilvy and Luke Donald, from K.J. Choi and Bo Van Pelt, who made two eagles on the back nine.

Schwartzel set the tone early when he chipped in from some 75 feet across the green for birdie on the opening hole, then holed out from the fairway on No. 3 for eagle. Just like that, McIlroy’s four-shot lead was gone.

The cheers were impossible for McIlroy to ignore.

From the second green, where he was scrambling to make par, McIlroy could hear the noise ahead of him for Schwartzel’s eagles. Moments later came another roar to his right on the seventh green, where Woods stuffed one close for another birdie.

Woods’ red shirt looked a little brighter. He walked a little taller. And the cheers kept coming.

The biggest boom from the

M A S T E R S S C O R E S Sunday At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Purse: TBA Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 Final (a-amateur) Charl Schwartzel......................69-71-68-66—274 Jason Day .................................72-64-72-68—276 Adam Scott................................72-70-67-67—276 Tiger Woods .............................71-66-74-67—278 Geoff Ogilvy ..............................69-69-73-67—278 Luke Donald..............................72-68-69-69—278 Angel Cabrera ..........................71-70-67-71—279 Bo Van Pelt ...............................73-69-68-70—280 K.J. Choi....................................67-70-71-72—280 Ryan Palmer .............................71-72-69-70—282 Justin Rose ...............................73-71-71-68—283 Steve Stricker ...........................72-70-71-70—283 Lee Westwood..........................72-67-74-70—283 Edoardo Molinari......................74-70-69-70—283 Trevor Immelman .....................72-69-73-69—284 Brandt Snedeker ......................69-71-74-70—284 Fred Couples ............................71-68-72-73—284 Ross Fisher...............................69-71-71-73—284 Rory McIlroy..............................65-69-70-80—284 Ryo Ishikawa.............................71-71-73-70—285 Ricky Barnes.............................68-71-75-74—285 Yong-Eun Yang ........................67-72-73-73—285 Martin Laird ...............................74-69-69-73—285 Gary Woodland ........................69-73-74-70—286 Jim Furyk...................................72-68-74-72—286 David Toms...............................72-69-73-72—286 Robert Karlsson .......................72-70-74-71—287 Charley Hoffman ......................74-69-72-72—287 Ian Poulter .................................74-69-71-73—287 Alvaro Quiros............................65-73-75-74—287 Miguel Angel Jimenez .............71-73-70-73—287 Phil Mickelson ..........................70-72-71-74—287 a-Hideki Matsuyama ................72-73-72-74—287 Matt Kuchar ...............................68-75-69-75—287 Alexander Cejka .......................72-71-75-70—288 Sergio Garcia............................69-71-75-73—288 Ryan Moore ..............................70-73-72-73—288 Paul Casey................................70-72-76-71—289 Rickie Fowler ............................70-69-76-74—289 Dustin Johnson ........................74-68-73-74—289 Bubba Watson ..........................73-71-67-78—289 Bill Haas ....................................74-70-74-72—290 Steve Marino ............................74-71-72-73—290 Kyung-Tae Kim ........................70-75-78-68—291 Jeff Overton ..............................73-72-72-74—291 Nick Watney ..............................72-72-75-73—292 Ernie Els ....................................75-70-76-72—293 Aaron Baddeley ........................75-70-74-74—293 Camilo Villegas.........................70-75-73-76—294

gallery came on the par-5 eighth, when Woods knocked in an eagle putt to reach 10 under and tie for the lead. There was no mistaking that sound, or who it was for.

Over the next few minutes, more cheers could be heard from all corners of Augusta each time Woods’ score was posted on a leaderboard. He still had the back nine to play, and momentum was on his side.

Not for long, though.

He missed a 3-foot par putt on the 12th, failed to birdie the par-5 13th with a 7-iron for his second shot. Then, after twirling his 7-iron with a shot so pure it settled 4 feet away on the par-5 15th, he missed the 4-foot eagle putt.

Woods closed with a 67, his best final round ever here. But he shot a 36 on the back nine, and that doesn’t win the Masters, certainly not this one.

“I got off to a nice start there and posted 31,” he said. “And then on the back nine, could have capitalized some more.”

Which shot would he like to have back?

“Oh, we can’t do that,” Woods said. “We do that every week and we would go crazy, wouldn’t we?”

Schwartzel finished at 13-under 274 and moves to No. 11 in the world, making him the No. 1 player in South Africa. He becomes the sixth South African to win a major.

“It’s been such a short time to think about what can happen.

It’s a dream for me,” Schwartzel said. “It’s obviously the highlight of my golf career, by a long way. I always thought if there was one I would win, it would be this one.”

For Scott and Day, it was bitter disappointment for themselves and their country. The Masters is the only major an Australian has never won, and it has become a rallying cry for so many players who watched Greg Norman endure years of heartache.

“Every single game was a war against them,” Collins said.

“A complete war. There will definitely be some bloodbaths between us. I feel like its been playoff hockey the entire season against them.”

The Penguins used Sunday’s game to fine-tune things for the postseason, give additional opportunities to some players vying for ice time, rest others and, in Collins’ case, find some renewed confidence.

“I’ve been squeezing the stick hard and getting tons of chances, but I was always a hair or a fraction off,” Collins said of his goal scoring drought. “I was getting frustrated.”

Collins’ goal – his 13th of the season – came when Zach Sill made a nice backhand pass from the corner. Collins was posted in the right faceoff circle and blew a wrister past Phantoms goaltender Johan Backlund.

It was Collins’ first goal since March 8, and with the playoffs set to begin on Friday, it couldn’t have come at a better time.

“That goal helps me a lot confidence-wise,” he said. “To get it right before the playoffs makes you feel a lot better.”

The goal by Collins tied things up 2-2 and was the start of dominant third period from the Penguins. Ryan Schnell followed with a nice deflection goal in front at 14:14 which proved to be the game-winner, and Nick Petersen added some insurance when he teamed up with Ben Street on a two-on-one, froze Backlund and slid the puck behind his skate at 16:05 to make it 4-2. The tally was Petersen’s second of the game and his fifth of the season.

Schnell’s goal – his second of the season, was his first gamewinner of his AHL career and one that he admitted was a surprise.

“I wanted to finish my year on a high note. I don’t think it could’ve ended any better way,” Schnell said. “I definitely wasn’t expecting that coming into this game.”

With head coach John Hynes electing to rest several regulars, he was able give additional ice

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really get it back. It’s one of those things. I’m very disappointed at the minute, and I’m sure I will be for the next few days, but I’ll get over it.

I’ve got to take the positives, and the positives were I led this golf tournament for 63 holes.”

McIlroy was tied for the lead after the first round when he shot a 67, and he led by himself after the second round when he sat at 10 under. He had no bogeys in the first round and only three

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76 games for Scranton/WilkesBarre. But they led the team with two each through three games.

"We know those guys over there can hurt you all through their lineup,” Rochester manager Tom Nieto said. "You can’t make many mistakes against them.”

Yankees right-hander Adam Warren fell into an early hole as the Red Wings scored two runs in the bottom of the first. Matt Brown singled in a run, Warren issued three walks, including one to Rene Tosoni that forced in the second run as the Wings went up 2-0.

Warren walked two more in the second inning but escaped trouble when speedy Ben Revere hit into a 4-6-3 double play.

The Yankees took the lead with three runs in the third. Although they managed only one hit off left-hander Scott Diamond, they capitalized on an error by second baseman Trevor Plouffe.

Plouffe, normally a shortstop, dropped a throw from third baseman Matt Brown that likely would have started a 5-4-3 double play. Instead, a run scored.

Chris Dickerson singled in a run that inning and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Jorge Vazquez.

The Red Wings tied it off War-

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time to other players auditioning for an opportunity to be in the lineup for the postseason. Forwards Paul Thompson, David Marshall, Andy Bathgate and Schnell all received a long look on Sunday.

“We’re going to need versatility and depth to get through (the playoffs) and last night and tonight was an opportunity for some guys to show what they can do,” Hynes said. “We’re going to have to make some tough decisions during the week, but that’s a good thing.”

The Penguins almost had a bad thing happen when goaltender Brad Thiessen left the game early in the third period and headed to the locker room. Patrick Killeen took his place in the crease, but only for a couple minutes until Thiessen returned and finished the game.

Thiessen said he suffered a cut from a skate blade during a scrum and left to have it checked.

“It wasn’t deep or anything,” Thiessen said. “Just got it patched up and went back out there.”

Watching his star goaltender exit the last game of the season early was the last thing Hynes wanted to see.

“When he came over to the bench I wasn’t sure what it was,” Hynes said. “But it turned out to be nothing.”

Other than that, the Penguins avoided any injuries and finished the regular season with an inspiring third period that saw them grind down the Phantoms. It’s a style of play that has worked all season, and one the Penguins ex-

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pect to utilize in the playoffs against Norfolk.

“It’s hard to keep up with us for 60 minutes,” Collins said. “It will be close and then we pour it on in the third. Going into the playoffs it’s nice to have a home win like this.”

NOTES The Penguins rested D Corey Potter, RW Geoff Walker, LW Bryan Lerg, D Steve Wagner and LW Tim Wallace on Sunday, while C Keven Veilleux missed the game completing his twogame suspension…The AHL announced on Sunday that Thiessen and John Curry won the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award presented to the goaltenders on the team which allows the fewest goals in the regular season…The Penguins surrendered just 183 goals this season.

Winners of the Penguins’ team awards were announced prior to Sunday’s game: Media Award – Chris Collins Star of the Year – Brad Thiessen Rookie of the Year – Ben Street Community Service Award – Chris CollinsMost Valuable Defenseman – Corey Potter Leading Scorer – Brett Sterling Most Improved Player – Keven Veilleux Herb Brooks Memorial Award – Ryan Craig Fan Favorite – Zach Sill Penguin Award – Ryan Craig Most Valuable Player – Brad Thiessen

Adirondack ......................................... 1 1 0 -- 2 Penguins............................................. 1 0 3 - 4 First Period: Scoring – ADK, Rob Bordson 8 (Hamel, Read) 10:40. 2. WBS, Nick Petersen 4 (Street, Hutchinson) power play 19:38. Penalties – WBS, bench – served by Collins (too many men) 3:33; ADK, Ryan (Hooking) 19:19.

Second Period: Scoring – 3. ADK, Matt Read 7 (unassisted) 11:38. Penalties – ADK, Eddy (roughing) 7:24; WBS, Craig (roughing) 7:24; ADK, Jancevski (hooking) 14:29; ADK, Marshall (delay of game) 14:35; WBS, Craig (delay of game) 14:35.Third Period: Scoring – 4. WBS, Chris Collins 13 (Sill) 9:51. 5. WBS, Ryan Schnell 2 (Mormina, Sneep) 14:14. 6. WBS, Nick Petersen 5 (unassisted) 16:05. Penalties – ADK, Holmstrom (cross-checking) 3:23; WBS, Schnell (cross-checking) 3:23.

Shots on goal: Adirondack – 10-5-10-25. Penguins – 13-6-21-40.

Power-play Opportunities: Adirondack – 0 of 1.

Penguins – 1 of 2.

Goaltenders: Adirondack – Johan Backlund 1019-3 (36 saves – 40 shots). Penguins – Brad Thiessen 35-8-1 (23-25).

Starters: Adirondack – G Johan Backlund, D Dan Jancevski, D Erik Gustafsson, LW Rob Bordson, C Denis Hamel, RW Matt Read. Penguins – G Brad Thiessen, D Brian Strait, D Robert Bortuzzo, LW Chris Collins, C Ryan Craig, RW Joe Vitale.

Three Stars: 1. WBS, Ryan Schnell (game-winning goal) 2. WBS, Nick Petersen (two goals) 3.

WBS, Chris Collins (goal) Referee – Jeff Smith. Linesmen – Jameel Chaudry, Judson Ritter Attendance – 7,161

“I just hit a poor tee shot on 10, and I just sort of unraveled from there. I just sort of lost it on 10, 11, 12 and couldn’t really get it back. It’s one of those things.”

Rory McIlroy

through the next two rounds as he sat at 12 under entering the final round.

Last year, McIlroy led the British Open after the first round when he shot a 63, but that was followed up by an 80.

“If I reflect on it over the next few days, I’ll probably be able to tell you a little bit better,” McIlroy said when he

was asked if he could pinpoint what went wrong Sunday. “I can’t really put my finger on it. I lost a lot of confidence in my putting around the turn. I didn’t really get anything going and was sort of second guessing lines and second guessing my speed, and on these greens you can’t do that.”

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Parraz gave the Yankees a tworun cushion with a homer to right off Jim Hoey in the sixth. But as they did over and over on Saturday, the Red Wings rallied as Rene Tosoni went deep for a tworun shot off George Kontos in the bottom of the sixth.

In the eighth, Jesus Montero singled with one out. Vazquez then ripped a two-run homer to straightaway center for the game-decider.

Andrew Cisco picked up the win in relief, while Kevin Whelan recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. Whelan allowed a twoout single to Plouffe before striking out Brian Dinkelman.

Next Game: The four-game series at Rochester continues tonight with Game 3 slated for 7:05.

Probable Pitchers: Yankees RHP DJ Mitchell vs. Rochester RHP Andy Baldwin On Deck: The season-opening road trip wraps up Tuesday night at Rochester before the team opens its home slate Wednesday versus Buffalo at 6:35 p.m.

ren in the bottom of the fourth.

Rene Tosoni led off with a double, moved to third on Chase Lambin’s single and scored on Steve Holm’s sacrifice fly to center.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Ramiro Pena experienced a strange journey around the basepaths in the top of the fifth. He singled to open the inning, stole second even though pitcher Scott Diamond threw behind him to first baseman Jeff Bailey and then moved to third on Greg Golson’s groundout.

It looked like Pena would score when Diamond’s pitch skidded to the right of catcher Steve Holm.

But Holm hustled after the ball and threw to Diamond, who tagged Pena out and ended the shortstop’s strange journey around the bases.

Warren left after giving up a two-out single to Dustin Martin in the fifth. He allowed the three runs on five hits, walked five and struck out one in a 93-pitch effort.

Yankees 7, Red Wings 5 Red Wings ab r h bi ab r h bi Golson, cf 4 1 1 0 Revere, cf 4 1 0 0 Dickerson, dh 5 1 1 1 Plouffe, 2b 4 1 2 0 Dinkelman, J.Montero, c 5 1 2 0 dh 5 0 0 0 Jo. Vazquez, 1b 4 1 1 3 D. Martin, lf 4 0 1 0 M. Brown, Laird, 3b 4 1 1 0 3b 4 0 1 1 Parraz, rf 4 1 2 2 J. Bailey, 1b 2 1 0 0 Maxwell, lf 4 0 1 0 Tosoni, rf 3 2 2 3 Russo, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lambin, ss 3 0 1 0 R. Pena, ss 3 1 2 0 Holm, c 0 0 1 1 Totals 37 711 6 Totals 29 5 8 5 SWB ................................... 003 002 020 — 7 Rochester .......................... 200 102 000 — 5 2B –ROC: Tosoni. HR – SWB: Parraz, Jo. Vazquez; ROC: Tosoni IP H R ER BB SO SWB Warren ..................... 4.2 5 3 3 5 1 Kontos ...................... 1.1 1 2 2 2 0 Sisco, W ...................

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2 6 2 2 0 1 Pitches-strikes: Warren 93-54, Kontos 24-11, Sisco 22-15, Whelan 19-12, Diamond, S 76-44, Hoey 25-18, Waldrop 30-22.Groundouts-flyouts: Warren 4-5, Kontos 2-2, Sisco 1-2, Whelan 0-1, Diamond, S 9-3, Hoey 2-0, Waldrop 2-1.Batters faced: Warren 22, Kontos 7, Sisco 6, Whelan 4, Diamond, S 20, Hoey 8, Waldrop 12.Inherited runners-scored: Kontos 1-0.Umpires: HP: Gerard Ascani. 1B: David Rackley. 2B: . 3B: Toby Basner.Weather: 52 degrees, drizzle.Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF.T: 2:43.Att: 3,906.

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WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes baseball team defeated FDU-Florham, 13-10 on Sunday in another slugfest between the two teams following Saturday’s hit parade.

The Colonels and Devils combined for 87 runs and 94 hits in the three-game series, wrapping up one of the highest scoring three-game totals in Wilkes history (39 runs).

Al Clocker went 3-for-5 with a triple and five RBI on Sunday for Wilkes, while Joey Watson added a two-run home run in the third inning.

In the fifth, Wilkes added three more runs, including one driven in by Clocker on a double. Clocker moved the lead to 13-4 in the top of the ninth with a two-run homer.

The Devils added six runs in the bottom of the ninth, but the Colonels hung on for the victory.

King’s splits twinbill

Levi Tate pitched 6 2/3 innings of two-hit ball while Chris Sweeney had two home runs to lead King’s over Eastern 5-2 in the second game of a doubleheader after losing the first game 7-1.

In the second game, King’s jumped out to a 3-0 first inning lead, highlighted by the first of Sweeney’s home runs. Sweeney later hit a home run to give King’s a 5-1 lead in the seventh.

Sweeney ended 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored. Rich Acierno added two hits and one RBI.

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Marywood 7, King’s 2

Jake Rohring and Chris Dimino won in singles action, yet the Monarchs lost to Marywood on Sunday.

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King’s at Glenmaura

The King’s golf team stood in last place out of 11 teams after the opening day of the Glenmaura National Collegiate invitational at Glenmaura National Golf Course The Monarchs finished the day with a score of 351.

Muhlenberg currently stands in first place with 303.

Chris McGrath is 29th out of 55 with a score of 80. Eric Jesikiewicz shot an 87 while Joe Santino scored 90.

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Heat and Celtics players scuffle after Boston’s Jermaine O’Neal fouled LeBron James in the second quarter of Sunday’s game in Miami, won by the Heat 100-77. It was Miami’s first win in four tries over Boston this season.

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MIAMI — LeBron James scored 27 points, Dwyane Wade added 14 and the Miami Heat moved past the Boston Celtics into second place in the Eastern Conference with a 100-77 victory on Sunday.

Miami had been 0-3 against the Celtics this season. The Heat need a combination of two wins or Boston losses to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the East.

Chris Bosh added 13 points and eight rebounds for Miami.

Paul Pierce scored 24 points and Kevin Garnett added 21 for Boston, which lost for the 10th time in its last 19 games.

Bulls 102, Magic 99 ORLANDO, Fla. — Derrick Rose had 39 points and five assists, and Luol Deng added 15 points to help Chicago hold off Orlando.

Orlando’s Jameer Nelson appeared to tie it with a 3pointer at the buzzer, but an official review upheld an initial call of no basket. Ryan Anderson led the Magic with a career-high 28 points, Jason

The Mountaineers opened their season with the victory by opening a 5-1 lead and holding on.

Zack Taylor, JT Carey, and Karsten Leu had two goals each for Dallas, while Tanner Baloh chipped in with 3 assists.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michael Phelps had a disappointing finish in the Michigan Grand Prix, placing second in the 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle Sunday.

Phelps won three events in the three-day meet. The 14time Olympic gold medalist led the 200 individual medley with 50 meters remaining, but was passed down the stretch

by Ous Mellouli, who finished in a pool-record 1:59.42.

Richardson added 24 and Nelson had 17.

Chicago won its seventh consecutive game and for the 19th time in 21 games. The Bulls also kept alive their chances of finishing with the NBA’s best record, which would give them home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

The Magic fell to 1-3 this season without center Dwight Howard. He sat out Sunday, serving his second suspension of the season after picking up his 18th technical foul.

Grizzlies 111, Hornets 89 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — O.J. Mayo scored 18 points, Marc Gasol added 16 and Memphis continued its march to the postseason by beating New Orleans.

Hornets All-Star guard Chris Paul was held scoreless for the first time in his career, missing all six of his field goal attempts. An 88-percent free throw shooter, Paul went to the line once and missed both shots. He did have 10 assists.

Both teams already have

a 15-point, first-quarter deficit for their first road victory since Feb. 9 at Cleveland.

Gerald Henderson scored 21 points, Boris Diaw added 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter and Kwame Brown had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats, who have dropped six straight.

Raptors 99, Nets 92 TORONTO — Jerryd Bayless scored 19 points, James Pistons 112, Bobcats 101 Johnson had a season-high 18 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rod- and Toronto beat New Jersey, snapping a three-game losing ney Stuckey scored 24 points, fellow reserve Charlie Villanue- streak.

DeMar DeRozan and Ed va added 20 and Detroit recoDavis both scored 18 points vered from a terrible start to beat reeling Charlotte and snap and Julian Wright had 10 for the Raptors, who had to hold an 11-game road losing streak. on after leading by as many as Chris Wilcox chipped in 21. with 14 points for the Pistons, Reggie Evans had 15 rewho shot 56 percent from the field in their third straight win bounds for Toronto, which had and second in three days since lost nine of 10.

Brook Lopez had 35 points California investor Tom Gores and 11 rebounds for the Nets, reached a deal to buy the who have lost three straight team. and nine of 11. Sasha Vujacic, Hours after coach John who scored 19, was the only Kuester said he hopes to reother Nets player to reach turn for the last year of his contract, the Pistons overcame double figures.

Miettinen’s goal lifts Wild, ends Stars’ season ST. PAUL, Minn. — Antti Miettinen’s goal early in the third period against his former team gave Minnesota the lead and kept Dallas out of the playoffs, with a 5-3 season-ending win by the Wild over the Stars on Sunday.

When Chicago lost at home to Detroit earlier in the day, Dallas had a chance to grab the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference field that looked like a long shot just a week and a half ago. The Stars had won their last four games and were in position to catch the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks and win the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 3 CHICAGO — Jimmy Howard made 33 saves and Detroit temporarily kept defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago from clinching the final playoff berth in the Western Conference.

But the Blackhawks secured

the eighth and final spot in the West later in the day when Dallas lost at Minnesota.

Devils 3, Bruins 2 NEWARK, N.J. — Vladimir Zharkov and Alexander Urbom scored third-period goals and New Jersey topped playoffbound Boston in what was Jacques Lemaire’s final game as Devils coach.

The 66-year-old Lemaire said before the regular-season finale that he would disclose after the game whether he would return next season. Once it was over, he said he wouldn’t be back in New Jersey.

The Hall of Famer, who retired after last season, returned on Dec. 23 after rookie coach John MacLean was fired and helped the Devils make a valiant run at a playoff berth.

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Marco Belinelli led the Hornets with 18 points.

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The game marked the farewell performance of Avalanche captain Adam Foote, who announced Friday that he was retiring after 19 seasons in the NHL, all but two with the Avalanche-Quebec Nordiques franchise.

Trailing 3-2, Colorado pulled into a tie at 19:30 of the third when Milan Hejduk scored. In overtime, Matt Duchene sent a shot that caromed away from Nikolai Khabibulin and to Jones for the winner.

Colorado snapped a fourgame losing streak, but still finished with the fewest wins (30) since the team moved to Denver from Quebec for the 1995-96 season. Edmonton joined them outside of the playoffs, finishing last in the NHL for the second consecutive season.

Penguins 5, Thrashers 2 ATLANTA — Tyler Kennedy scored the first of Pittsburgh’s four second-period goals, reserve goalie Brent Johnson won his fourth straight decision, and the Penguins closed the regular season with a victory over already-eliminated Atlanta.

Pascal Dupuis, Michael Rupp and rookie Mark Letestu added goals to give the Penguins a 4-1 lead 18:14 into the second.

Kennedy’s 21st goal came on a power play.

Mike Comrie scored an empty-net goal to make it 5-1, and Ben Lovejoy finished with three assists.

The Thrashers, who missed the playoffs for the 10th time in their 11-year history, scored twice on power plays. Andrew Ladd’s 29th goal came on a two-man advantage to make it 1-0 early.

ARCADIA, Calif. — Bob Baffert is headed toward the Kentucky Derby with three contenders, giving the Hall of Fame trainer one of his strongest hands in years. Yet with four weeks to go, he isn’t getting cocky, espe- UP NEXT cially after a What: weekend of Kentucky Derby upsets along When: Saturday, May the Derby 7 trail.

TV: NBC Uncle Mo dropped from the unbeaten ranks with a thud, while Midnight Interlude, the least accomplished of Baffert’s Derby candidates, ran his way into the suddenly chaotic picture with a narrow victory in the Santa Anita Derby.

Uncle Mo’s invincibility took a major hit with his third-place finish in the Wood Memorial, won by longshot Toby’s Corner. He had been undefeated, including a runaway win in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, and was threatening to turn the May 7 Derby into a one-horse show.

“I went into yesterday thinking Uncle Mo was a standout; today it is a very wide-open crop,” trainer Todd Pletcher said Sunday.

Uncle Mo’s failure to hold the lead through the stretch in the Wood has raised questions about the colt nearly a month before the 11⁄4-mile Derby.

“The horse has been the big talked-about star and they kind of got to babying him a little bit,” Baffert said.

Pletcher said Sunday that Uncle Mo came out of the race in sound condition. He stepped on himself and injured the back of his hoof, although the trainer described it as “very minor and insignificant.” Uncle Mo will arrive at Churchill Downs on April 18 to prepare for the Derby.

“We’ll see if we can get him prepared to step up,” Pletcher said. “It was not a typical Uncle Mo performance, but I do not feel like the mile and an eighth was an issue.”

Baffert noted Secretariat was upset in the Wood and then came back to win the Triple Crown in 1973.

“I think he just got tired. Sometimes a horse needs a gutwrencher like that,” he said. “I still think he’s a very good horse and he probably got a lot out of that race.”

Beside Uncle Mo, Pletcher’s other Derby candidates are Gotham winner Stay Thirsty; Brethren, a half brother to last year’s winner Super Saver, also trained

by Pletcher; and the trio of Praetereo, Queen’splatekitten and Sensational Slam.

Baffert had put much of his focus going into Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby on Jaycito. The colt inherited the favorite’s role after initial favorite Premier Pegasus was scratched with a hairline fracture in his left front leg.

Then Baffert was forced to scratch Jaycito because of an injured foot, leaving him with only Midnight Interlude in an attempt to win for his record sixth time.

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