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“Listen, repeated intellectual failings on both sides have done nothing to prevent thousands of dead Americans and will continue to be ineffective until Team America gets off its lazy backside and realizes that they all serve the same master: themselves, or at least the political party they pretend to represent.”

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VAIL — At the Children’s Garden of Learning in Vail, preschoolers regularly participate in fun projects, but one project in particular took on its own life during the past four months. What began as two separate investigations, estimating using an estimation jar and learning about different homes around the world, naturally merged into one grand culminating project: Constructing an igloo using recycled milk jugs.

“This project is truly an example of emergent curriculum and the Reggio Emilia philosophy at its finest,” said Nicky Teaver, Children’s Garden of Learning curriculum specialist. “The collaboration and learning that brought the igloo to life was amazing to witness.”

Children brought in empty milk jugs until there were finally enough to start constructing this grand project. Initiated by one classroom, the project soon became a school-wide project. As the

Vail preschoolers construct igloo of milk jugs

Children brought in empty milk jugs until there were finally enough to start constructing the project.

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The project began as two separate investigations but merged into one grand culminating project: Constructing an igloo using recycled milk jugs.

As the igloo came to life in the lobby, the entire school joined together, bringing in milk jugs, offering ideas, support and encouragement.

igloo came to life in the lobby, the entire school joined together, bringing in milk jugs, offering ideas, support and encouragement.

The children were able to have their ideas realized and literally construct something as big as a house. Their pride and awe in what they accomplished could easily be measured by the gasps in amazement and looks of astonishment and wonder upon crawling inside the completed structure.

Inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy, Children’s Garden of Learning partners with children, families and the Vail Valley community to provide an inquiry-based education for young learners.

Teachers and children co-construct their learning experience through observation, intentional planning, creative environments and active exploration of materials. The school’s goal is for each student to emerge as socially capable, creative citizens who love learning. For more information about the Children’s Garden of Learning, call 970-476-1420 or visit www.childrens garden-vail.com.

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Applicants set for commissioner position Six step forward to replace Stavney

By Scott N. Miller smiller@vaildaily.com

EAGLE COUNTY — Local Democratic Party officials will pick one of six candidates to replace Eagle County Commissioner Jon Stavney, who is resigning this summer to take the town manager’s job in the town of Eagle.

The applicants to replace Stavney are: ■ Donald “Jerry” McMahan, of Avon.

■ Yuri Kostick, of Eagle.

■ Adam Palmer, of Eagle.

■ Kathy Chandler-Henry, of Eagle.

■ Rohn Robbins, of Edwards.

■ Paul Witt, of Eagle.

Pat Hammon, the chairwoman of the vacancy committee, said she’s impressed by the breadth of experience in this pool of applicants.

“I’m impressed that so many people put themselves out there,” she said.

Hammon said the vacancy committee wants the process of

selecting a new commissioner to be as open as possible — all committee meetings will be open to the public — but members also don’t want the interview process to turn into campaigning. That’s why public comment is being limited to written questions submitted by either email or traditional mail.

Still, Hammon said, she and other committee members welcome both comments and possible interview questions from people interested in the process.

Here’s a look at each applicant, based on a combination of previous interviews and application information.

JERRY MCMAHAN Residence: Avon.

Profession: Retired certified public accountant, founder of McMahan and Associates CPA. The company has provided audit and accounting professional services to towns including Aspen, Frisco and Vail, as well as counties including Gunnison, Lake and Eagle.

Qualifications: McMahan’s application cites experience including service on the Colorado Lottery Commission, the Bravo music

festival and being a chaplain at Vail Valley Medical Center.

long list, Robbins writes a weekly column for the Vail Daily and is the host of a weekly radio program on KZYR. He’s a founder and current board chairman of the Vail Valley Charitable Fund and the Vail Symposium. Robbins has also provided pro bono legal services to Eagle Valley Senior Life.

YURI KOSTICK Residence: Eagle.

Profession: Eagle County home energy adviser and manager; mayor of Eagle since April 2012.

Qualifications: Kostick’s application cites his experience during the town of Eagle’s years-long controversy over the proposed Eagle River Station development, which he did not support. The project was eventually approved by town voters, and Kostick said he’s gained valuable experience trying to repair relationships in a town that was closely divided on the issue.

Kostick has also worked in both the public and private sectors and once owned a business with 25 employees.

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Residence: Edwards.

Profession: Attorney. After years of running his own practice in the valley, Robbins is currently a special counsel with Stevens, Littman, Biddison, Tharp & Weinberg, a law firm with offices in Boulder and Vail.

Qualifications: Picking from a

X May 29: Party vacancy committee will review applications and develop interview questions. Eagle County Building, 6:30 p.m.

X June 5: Applicant interviews.

Eagle County Building, 6:30 p.m.

X June 12: Applicant interviews.

Basalt Town Hall, 6:30 p.m.

X June 19: Final interviews, if necessary. Eagle County Building, 6:30 p.m.

X All meetings are open to the public, but public input — including interview questions for the applicants — will be accepted by email or regular mail only.

X For more information, email vacancy@eagledems.org. To view the applicants’ application information, go to www.eagledems.org.

KATHY CHANDLER-HENRY Residence: Eagle.

Profession: Researcher and facilitator. Chandler-Henry and her husband also own an electrical contracting business.

Qualifications: ChandlerHenry has worked for Colorado Mountain College and has spent several years compiling and analyzing economic information for the Economic Council of Eagle County. She has served on several local party committees and was a member of the 2006 Eagle County committee that investigated the possibility of moving Eagle County into “home rule” — a different form of county government that features five commissioners.

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VAIL — Vail Valley Medical Center and the town of Vail are hosting a site planning forum to allow community members to provide input on future campus development.

The event will be Wednesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in The Grand View on the third level of the Lionshead Welcome Center.

The medical center has begun work on a new master facility plan for the main campus at 181 West Meadow Drive in Vail. The team, led by nationally recognized health care planning firm Heery International, is currently in the assessment phase and is seeking community input from a variety of sources identifying present needs and future opportunities for the medical center. Once finalized, the master plan will serve as a guiding document to assist with the hospital’s near-term facility improvements as well as future expansion opportunities.

Representatives from the medical center, the town of Vail and Heery International will be leading the forum Wednesday to get input on the site plan, traffic and patient flow as well as project schedule and process. This planning forum will focus specifically on the details of the medical center site and will not include dialogue on health care services.

“The medical center is a cornerstone of the community,” said George Ruther, director of community development for the town of Vail. “The growth throughout our county and the increase in the number of year-round guests requires the hospital to adapt and grow to continue to meet the demands of a unique population. We are

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the Eagle Town Board and has worked on communications projects with local agencies, including the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District. He is also a board member for the Vail Valley Charitable Fund and is a member of the Vail Valley Partnership’s Economic Development Leadership Committee. Witt has also been a youth sports coach and substitute teacher.

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working together to ensure that we have a thorough understanding of the ideas held by members of the community regarding the hospital’s site.”

The master facility plan will bring many benefits to the region including a betterprepared hospital to serve the community as our residents age and evolve, the ability to expand and improve health care services and the chance to improve facilities that are outdated and/or inefficient through substantial capital improvements.

The medical center is committed to remain at its present campus in Vail, which is the sole focus of this community planning forum. The medical center will also continue to develop outreach facilities in the other parts of the county, such as the new Vail Valley Surgery Center in Edwards and Gypsum Urgent Care, to meet the growing needs of Eagle County.

Long-range solutions will be shared with the community later this summer.

To receive updates on the master planning process as well as Vail Health News alerts, sign up for the hospital’s email newsletter at www.vvmc.com.

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Qualifications: Palmer is a board member of the Holy Cross Energy Board of Directors. He is a former member of the Eagle County Planning Commission and the former executive director of the Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability. He is also the co-founder of the local Hardscrabble Trails Coalition and developed the “Commuter of the Year” program while serving on the county’s ECO Trails board.

Vail Daily Business Editor Scott Miller can be reached at 970-748-2939 or smiller@ vaildaily.com.

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He traveled the world extending his winters. His trips took him from Austria to New Zealand, enjoying snow on several continents.

He surrounded himself with lifelong friends. They talk about his heart and his kindness. People liked to be close to him.

There will be a service Wednesday at the Beaver Creek Chapel at 11 a.m. Food afterwards.

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Smokey Matheson 1932-2013

Kenneth “Smokey” Matheson passed (Gene), and son Dirk. away Thursday in Rifle.

He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, He was born Jan. 5, 1932, in Minturn and lived there his entire great-nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. life. He only left to join the Marines from 1952 to 1954.

He was preceded in death by his He met his beloved wife, Bertha, mother and father, Scottie and Pearl Matheson; and three brothers, Don in high school in Minturn, and they were married in 1956 in Taos, N.M. (Betty Jo), Morris (Ruth Hayes), and SMOKEY Pete (Marg).

In 1959, their only child, a son, Dirk, was born.

MATHESON A celebration of Smokey’s life will Smokey was in love with all be held at the Eagle-Vail Pavilion on sports — baseball was his favorite — and he Saturday at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Shaw played golf into his 70s.

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He is survived by his sister, Margaret

SENIOR COMMUNITY CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS • Friday, 10:45-11:30 a.m.: “Wisdom of Aging” class by Narda Reigel: Remembering our creativity and the power of laughter. Location: Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center.

Call 328-8831 for more information.

• Thursdays, May 2-June 13: Strong People progressive weight training class at the Golden Eagle Senior Center (eight-week session) at 11 a.m. $2 per class. Call 970-328-8896 for more information.

• Fridays, May 3-June 21: Strong People progressive weight training class at the Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center (eight-week session) at 10 a.m. $2 per class or $16 for the eight-week session.

Call 970-328-8831.

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• Full body fitness exercise class, 9 to 10 a.m. at the Golden Eagle Senior Center in Eagle. Call 970-328-8896 for more information.

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• Seated stretch and strengthen exercise class, 11 a.m. to noon at the Golden Eagle Senior Center. Call 970-328-8896.

• Transportation for errands (bank, post office, etc.). Bus leaves the Golden Eagle at 2 p.m. for this service. Call 970-328-8896.

• Joint relief water class, 10 to 11 a.m. at the Avon Recreation Center. $2 per class. Call 970-328-8831 for more information.

• Water aerobics class, 10 to 11 a.m. at the Gypsum Recreation Center. $5 drop in rate. Call 970-328-8896.

Wednesdays • Senior lunch, 11:30 a.m. at VSSA/ Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center. $2 per meal for those 60 or older. Home pick-ups and drop-offs are available, depending on location. Call 970-328-8831 for reservations.

• Nordic walking at Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center, 10 a.m.

• Chair yoga at Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center, 11 a.m.

• Grocery shopping, bus leaves Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center at 12:30 p.m.

• Full body fitness exercise class, 9 to 10 a.m. at the Golden Eagle. Call 970-3288896 for more information.

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Fridays • Senior lunch, 11:30 a.m. at VSSA/Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center, $2 fee per meal for those 60 or older. Call 970-328-8831 for reservations.

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COMMENTARY

Seriously, what’s the point?

There are a few things guaranteed to occur in my house on a regular basis.

1) Being the head male, I will always assume the blame whenever any part of the structure decides to blow a gasket or pop a nail.

2) The channel on any TV from which is either heard (or seen) the face (or voice) of Nancy Grace will immediately be changed faster than you can say “loudmouth exploitive opportunist.”

3) If I mention or make reference to religion in a column, I will receive at least three emails from allloving self-righteous types assuring me of a reserved spot in their mental version of a pretend place called Hell.

None of them are ever a Richard surprise.

Carnes So call me jaded, but My View when I extrapolate these personal idiosyncrasies on a national political basis, I am never shocked to see either political party accuse the other for anything — anything at all — if there is the slightest chance of benefitting their own while making the other appear as stupid as promoting Casey Anthony as the queen of a Mother’s Day parade or Jodi Arias for the Girlfriend-of-the-Month Club.

Whether the accusations made are true is completely irrelevant.

For eight long years we had to endure the never-ending complaints about (insert subject of choice) being Bush’s fault. The only thing that’s changed now is we spell Bush O-B-AM-A, and those who were loud are now quiet, while those who were quiet are now loud.

But now that our 44th president can no longer run for office (that pesky 22nd Amendment), the focus of continuous contempt has shifted to that other minority, Hillary Clinton.

Evidently the fear of her running for president in 2016 is so severe that GOP leaders have created Hyperbole-Gate in a desperate attempt to pin the four tragic deaths last August squarely in Hillary’s lap, apparently choosing to

ignore the 131 American servicemen and women who have died since then in Afghanistan.

That’s 131 compared to four.

“But Richard,” some of you are shouting at this very moment, “those specific deaths could have been avoided if the State Department had paid proper attention to the CIA intelligence reports!”

I agree, but which reports are you referring to? The 1999 report from the National Intelligence Council warning that fanatics loyal to bin Laden might try to hijack a jetliner and fly it into the Pentagon? The July 2001 CIA memo with the headline “Bin Laden determined to strike in U.S.”? Colin Powell’s infamous yellowcake warnings about traveling motorhomes of death?

Listen, repeated intellectual failings on both sides have done nothing to prevent thousands of dead Americans and will continue to be ineffective until Team America gets off its lazy backside and realizes that they all serve the same master: themselves, or at least the political party they pretend to represent.

Those screaming at who they perceive is the enemy, obsessed with what side they are on (all style, no substance), are simply part of the problem.

Did the Obama administration play politics with the CIA “talking points” in order to downplay the effects the Benghazi tragedy might have on the election?

Well, duh.

But that sadly is no different than nearly anything the Bush administration tried to get away with, and the result is more dead Americans either way, so why bother pretending to be upset when both sides are playing to the exact same double standard?

Some things in life are just so damned predictable.

Richard Carnes, of Edwards, writes weekly. He can be reached at poor@ vail.net.

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Breathless over Benghazi Republicans could make not know “what took place, an easy hit on the Obama and who was where doing administration by highlightwhat and why,” yet he deing the State Department’s clared, “I believe that it’s a lot apparent bureaucratic blunbigger than Watergate, and if dering during and after the you link Watergate and Irandeadly terrorist attack on Contra together and multithe American consulate in ply it times maybe 10 or so, Benghazi, Libya, last fall, but you’re going to get in the zone they refuse to settle for such a where Benghazi is.” small political prize.

Yup, King does not actuInstead, they have got ally know any details, but themselves all steamed up he is sure Benghazi is vastly and snarling about heinous, bigger than the two bigimpeachable offenses that gest political scandals of are figments the past 40 of their years. Either David Horsey imaginations.

King does not My View The latreally have est round of a clue about House hearings about the what Watergate and IranBenghazi incident proContra were all about or he vides a perfect example of simply thinks if he really, how American politics has really believes, wishes upon been warped and gummed a star, picks a crop of fourup by bombastic, partisan leaf clovers and asks Santa, extremism. he and his party will luck A cool, methodical inquiry into a scandal big enough could well uncover serious to topple a president they mistakes and provide remdespise. edies so that future incidents That seems to be what Mike can be thwarted before more Huckabee is praying for. On American diplomats are Monday, the former preacher killed in the line of duty. and presidential candidate But the current generasaid on his radio show, “I tion of Republican lawmakbelieve that before it’s all over, ers does not know how to this president will not fill out do cool. Hot rhetoric more his full term. I remind you, as suited to a Glenn Beck tirade bad as Watergate was, because seems to be the only way they it broke the trust between the know how to communicate. president and the people, no A prime example is Rep. one died. This is more serious Steve King, of Iowa. On because four Americans did in Wednesday, he said he did fact die.”

Of course, none of these folks were calling for impeachment of President George W. Bush in 2001 when he and his top advisors ignored warnings of an impending attack and 3,000 people died on the morning of Sept. 11. That was a failure that went right to the top.

Whatever lack of foresight there may have been at Benghazi, the fault would appear to lie with mid-level bureaucrats (as well as with a Congress that failed to provide adequate funding for State Department security).

It is a fever dream for Republicans to think they can bring down President Obama with this pipsqueak of a scandal.

Possibly, though, they could do some harm to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the strongest Democratic prospect for the 2016 presidential election. A smartly targeted investigation might do that.

More likely, though, Republicans will continue to overreach and come off looking like hyper-partisan, blustering witch hunters.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David Horsey is a political commentator for the Los Angeles Times. Go to latimes.com/news/politics/ topoftheticket/ to see more of his work.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Slow down, please!

Speed limits: Why were they created? For safety, right? I would say this is the main reason they are enforced and hopefully are obeyed.

Not in Miller Ranch. During the past nine years of living here on one of the main thoroughfares of the neighborhood, the speeding has hit an all-time high.

I watch as cars consistently drive 10 to 30 miles over the 10 mph speed limit all day long.

“Slow” signs aren’t working a bit.

Police can’t patrol this neighborhood 24 hours a day, and that’s understandable.

Speed bumps need to be approved by at least 85 percent of this community in order to even start that process.

Not likely.

I am begging you to slow down when you drive. I am begging you to think about what you are doing when you speed through a small neighborhood with lots of people, big and small, and many dogs.

Please just slow down!

Leave five minutes early. This is the Vail Valley, not New York City.

Julie Moore Edwards

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LOCAL & REGION Questions that men should ask their doctors you would attend in your field of This may be a bit uncomfortable, but it’s for your own good. work — be thorough and unafraid to ask the tough questions.

We know that men, in general, tend to shy away from visiting Below are a few questions that men should consider asking their their doctors too readily. doctors, especially The Agency for Healthcare if you are over 50 Judson Haims years of age: Research and My View Quality in Rock■ How often ville, Md., states should I be screened that men are 24 percent less likely for prostate cancer? Having expethan women to have visited a doc- rienced this myself, PSA (prostate specific antigen) tests can be tor within the past year. Couple elevated for many reasons, even that with the reasonable assumption that most doctors visits last the normal aging process may increase the numbers. However, 10-15 minutes, and you have a it is recommended that this parperfect set-up for a truly inefticular screening be part of a total fective doctor visit, one in which health review and your doctor will you walk away saying to yourself, “Darn, I forgot to ask this or that, tell you how often the screening or what did he say about this?” should be performed based on your overall health evaluation.

From this point forward, men ■ Many insurance plans are (and women) need to advocate now covering preventative care for their own health — don’t rely (i.e., annual physicals). What on your memory to ask the tough questions or for your doctor to tell are some of the screenings you what you think you need to to expect or ask for? The anhear. Prepare for your next doctor’s swer: “High blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, fasting visit as you would for any meeting

glucose or blood sugar levels should be tested every three years” (Source: Cleveland Clinic).

Changes in these tests from yearto-year would warrant further investigation.

■ Why is there blood in my urine (hematuria)? This is a concern that should be explored immediately. Possible reasons for this might be kidney infection, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, too much exercise, injury, a bleeding disorder, etc. Get it checked out.

■ Why am I not sleeping well?

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 50 million to 70 million adults have some difficulty sleeping. Although we’ll know sleep trouble-makers such as caffeine and alcohol can easily be detected and controlled, other causes of poor sleep are less easily diagnosed, such as sleep apnea. A doctor’s intervention is a must in those situations.

■ Are there any reasonable alternatives to taking the

medications you are prescribing?

We have come to be a society of quick fixes — pills are one of our big crutches. Ask your doctor if there are any alternatives to popping more pills. For example, often high blood pressure is a factor of lack of exercise or excessive weight — regular exercise may do the trick without medications.

■ My sex life is not what it used to be. What could be wrong? As we age, our testosterone levels drop with the result often being a decrease in libido. It is not recommended to simply take a testosterone supplement as there are side effects that could be problematic to your overall health. And, your lack of interest or performance may have to do with other issues such as erectile dysfunction, excessive weight, medication side effects, etc. Again, a doctor is the person to direct such concerns.

As time goes on, our Western medicine gurus (our doctors) are beginning to understand that a holistic approach to one’s health

makes sense. As a result of this burgeoning open-mindedness, Eastern medicine is slowly entering our treatment plans resulting in better and more effective outcomes for many patients. However, one truth still holds center court. If you aren’t feeling “right,” then you need to ask your doctor for his/her help.

With the help of the Internet, you can arm yourself with a vast amount of knowledge before you even see your physician allowing you to ask pointed questions that hopefully will assist your doctor in narrowing down the possible causes of what is ailing you. Medicine should be a team approach with you and your doctors. Ask questions, lots of questions. Nobody cares about your well-being like yourself, so take the initiative.

Judson Haims is the owner of Visiting Angels in Eagle County. He may be reached at.visitingangels.com/comtns or at 970-328-5526.

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Obama condemns IRS targeting, calls GOP criticism ‘political sideshow’ President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as “outrageous” the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year’s deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

Simultaneous investigations — and demands by Republicans for more — have put the White House on the defensive, emboldened GOP lawmakers and threatened to overtake a second-term Obama agenda already off to a rocky start.

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Retailers embrace reforms in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1,127 Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127.

Bangladesh’s government also agreed to allow garment workers to form unions without permission from factory owners. That decision came a day after it announced a plan to raise the minimum wage in the industry.

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Police say they’ve made progress in probe of Mother’s Day shooting New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother’s Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city’s festive image.

Gov’t obtains AP phone records Justice Department seizes access to more than 20 telephone lines

By Mark Sherman Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news.

The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for the work and personal phone numbers of individual reporters, for general AP office numbers in New York, Washington and Hartford, Conn., and for the main number for the AP in the House of Representatives press gallery, according to attorneys for the AP. It was not clear if the records also included incoming calls or the duration of the calls.

In all, the government seized the records for more than 20 separate telephone lines assigned to AP and its journalists in April and May of 2012. The exact number of journalists who used the phone lines during that period is unknown, but more than 100 journalists work in the offices where phone records were targeted, on a wide array of stories about government and other matters.

In a letter of protest sent to Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday, AP President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Pruitt said the government sought and obtained information far

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The screen on the phone console at the reception desk at The Associated Press Washington bureau pictured on Monday. The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation. He demanded the return of the phone records and destruction of all copies.

“There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone communications of The Associated Press and its reporters. These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP’s newsgathering operations and disclose information about AP’s activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know,” Pruitt said.

The government would not say why it sought the records. Officials have previously said in public testimony that the U.S. attorney in Washington is

conducting a criminal investigation into who may have provided information contained in a May 7, 2012, AP story about a foiled terror plot. The story disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen that stopped an al-Qaida plot in the spring of 2012 to detonate a bomb on an airplane bound for the United States.

In testimony in February, CIA Director John Brennan noted that the FBI had questioned him about whether he was AP’s source, which he denied. He called the release of the information to the media about the terror plot an “unauthorized and dangerous disclosure of classified information.”

Prosecutors have sought phone records from reporters before, but the seizure of records from such a wide array of AP offices, including general AP switchboards numbers and an officewide shared fax line, is unusual.

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Wood solid as Cubs cruise past Rockies Chicago beats Colorado, 9-1 Associated Press

CHICAGO — Travis Wood pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs came within two outs of their first shutout since last August in a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

Alfonso Soriano homered for Chicago, which has won three straight for the second time this season. The Cubs’ 14 hits were one short of a season high.

Josh Rutledge hit a home run off Carlos Marmol with one out in the ninth, ruining the Cubs’ bid for their first shutout win since they beat Colorado on Aug. 26.

The Cubs have gone 74 games between shutouts, their longest streak since going 75 in a row from May 15 until Aug. 6, 1999, according to STATS. Wood (4-2) allowed two hits while striking out two for his major league-leading eighth quality start. He’s the first Cubs pitcher since Hippo Vaughn in 1919 to start with eight quality starts.

Wood also had two hits and an RBI. Juan Nicasio (3-1) recovered from a shaky first two innings to last six for Colorado, allowing five runs and eight hits in his first loss of the season. Nicasio, who hasn’t won since beating Arizona on April 26, allowed all five runs over the first two innings but finished with four scoreless.

The Rockies have lost five of six and have scored 12 runs over those games. They were shut out twice over the weekend by St. Louis before scoring eight runs

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Chicago Cubs’ Travis Wood pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning on Monday in Chicago. The Rockies lost to the Cubs, 9-1.

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The Cubs, who were coming off two straight wins at Washington, scored early.

With two outs in the first, Soriano gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead with his fourth home run. It was Soriano’s 376th of his career, tying him for 69th all-time with former Red Sox and White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk.

The home run, during which left fielder Carlos Gonzalez didn’t move, continued Nicasio’s first-inning problems. Heading into Monday, Nicasio had a 9.00 ERA and was allowing opponents to hit .333 against him during seven first innings.

Soriano’s home run was the fourth Nicasio has allowed in the opening frame.

Chicago added to its lead with three in the third on two-out RBI doubles from Wood and Starlin Castro. Wood’s double brought in Welington Castillo, who also doubled, while Castro drove in Wood and David DeJesus.

Wood’s RBI was his first of the season and just his third hit.

Nicasio worked around a leadoff Soriano double in the third, but the five earned runs increased his ERA over the first three innings to 6.38.

Anthony Rizzo went 1 for 5 after his 7-year, $41 million contract

extension was announced earlier Monday. He and Castro scored on Nate Schierholtz’s two-run triple and in the seventh that gave the Cubs a 7-0 lead.

Castillo had two doubles, while DeJesus, Schierholtz and Castro had two hits.

NOTES Cubs pitcher Matt Garza threw a bullpen session Monday. Garza, who hasn’t pitched this season in the major leagues because of a strained lat suffered during spring training, is expected to make a rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Iowa. After that rehab start, his fourth, the Cubs will

determine whether to activate Garza. . Rockies manager Walt Weiss said outfielder Dexter Fowler was getting the night off.

Fowler is 2 for his last 26 and is hitting .262. . Cubs third baseman Luis Valbuena was not in the lineup for the second straight game after suffering a jammed right pinkie Saturday in Washington. Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Valbuena was available to pinch hit. . Colorado hasn’t won a three-game series at Wrigley Field since Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006. ... Tuesday’s pitching matchup is the Rockies’ Jeff Francis (1-3, 6.90) against the Cubs’ Carlos Villanueva (1-2, 3.02).

Source: Hansen adds backup offer to Kings sale

By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE — If the NBA Board of Governors denies the pending sale and relocation of the Sacramento Kings, the Seattle group seeking to purchase the franchise has a backup deal with the Maloof family.

The backup agreement would have the Seattle group, led by investor Chris Hansen and Microsoft Chairman Steve Ballmer, purchase a limited ownership of the Maloofs stake in the Kings, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday. The limited partnership would be a purchase of at least 20 percent of the Maloofs stake in the franchise at a valuation of $600 million.

The person spoke to the AP

on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publically discuss the details of the offer. ESPN.com first reported the backup deal. If the backup plan is used, the Maloofs would retain majority ownership of the franchise and continue to run the team in Sacramento.

But Hansen’s group would hold a two-year right to purchase a majority interest of the franchise at a later date.

If Hansen’s group became limited partners in the Kings the sale would still need approval from the Board of Governors.

News of the backup offer came after Hansen and Ballmer already upped the stakes on Friday when they announced they had increased the valuation of the Kings from $550 million to $625 million in another attempt to

sway NBA owners to allow him to buy the franchise and move it to Seattle. The revised offer was sent to the league and owners earlier this week.

The latest offer by the Seattle group would also include a relocation fee of $115 million, or roughly $4 million per franchise, and include a contribution from the Maloof family. That is $85 million more than Clay Bennett paid when he moved the SuperSonics from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008.

But this backup offer from Hansen’s group would only come into play if the BOG denies the sale and move of the Kings to Seattle. The BOG is meeting in Dallas on Wednesday and is expected to vote on the matter then.

The league’s relocation committee recommended unanimously

nearly two weeks ago to deny the relocation of the Kings to Seattle.

Hansen has had a deal since January to buy a 65 percent controlling interest in the Kings from the Maloof family. He originally offered a total valuation of $525 million, and then increased that offer to $550 million after a competing Sacramento group matched his deal. The Maloofs have been steadfast throughout the process of their desire to sell to the Hansen and Ballmer group.

Hansen, in announcing the increased offer Friday, said the Seattle group’s arena proposal was more advanced than the one in Sacramento. He said the Seattle ownership group had bought all of the needed property, had 100 percent of the private financing “committed and in place” and

added that the environmental review process was further along.

“While we appreciate that this is a very difficult decision for the league and owners, we hope it is understood that we really believe the time is now to bring the NBA back to Seattle, and that it is paramount that we do everything we can to put Seattle’s best foot forward in this process,” Hansen said.

What remains unknown, and likely won’t be answered until the BOG meeting, is if the revised valuation and the backup offer will sway votes. The potential of an increased purchase price would also raise the value of other franchises, but NBA Commissioner David Stern has said repeatedly during the process that this would not become a bidding war.

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VAIL — The Vail Recreation District’s 2013 Spring MTB Short Track Race Series will continue Wednesday at Maloit Park in Minturn. This is the third race in the fourrace series, which will conclude next week on May 22 in Beaver Creek.

Race-day activities begin at 4:30 p.m. with day-of registration, which will last until 6:30 p.m. The first race of the event begins at 5:15 p.m. for kids ages 6 to 9 years, followed by a race at 5:30 p.m. for kids ages 10 to 14 years. Adult races will begin at 5:45 p.m. with the Beginner Category and continue with the Sport Category at 6:15 p.m. The final race, for cyclists in the Expert Category, will begin at 6:45 p.m.

Costs to participate in the races are $7 for kids and $15 for adults.

To access the race, exit off of Interstate 70 onto U.S. Highway 24 heading through Minturn. Take a right heading west on Cross Creek Road. Parking will be available at Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy with the race taking place at the Maloit Park softball fields behind the school.

The short track races will take place on a short, dirt loop, with adult participants completing as many laps as possible in 20

minutes with an average lap taking approximately two minutes to finish. The length of time for the children’s racers is five minutes for ages six to 10 and 10 minutes for ages 11 to 14. An after party will be held at Magusto’s in Minturn following the race for all participants and spectators. All racers will have the chance to win raffle prizes, and adult racers ages 21 and older will receive a free Bud Light.

Unlike this summer’s seven-race Athletic Club at The Westin’s Vail, Beaver Creek Mountain Bike Race Series, the Spring MTB Short Track Series will not award prizes or points for individual racers or teams.

Sponsors of the 2013 Spring MTB Short Track Series include the Athletic Club at The Westin, East West Resorts, Vail Valley Medical Center, The Dusty Boot, Beaver Creek Resort, Summit Ford, Bud Light, Apex Dental, New York Life/Ryan Van Ness, Central Rockies Mortgage, Primal Cycling Apparel, Drift Innovation, Honey Stinger, Steadman Philippon Research Institute and The Steadman Clinic.

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CHICAGO — LeBron James and the Miami Heat didn’t even give the Chicago Bulls room to breathe, practically squeezing the playoff life out of them to take a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Another effort like this will seal it.

James scored 27 points and the Heat nearly matched a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game, pounding the listless and short-handed Bulls 88-65 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the series.

“We worked for it,” said Heat forward Chris Bosh. “I never like to say that things are easy.”

The Heat sure made it look that way, though.

The 65 points allowed were only two more than the all-time postseason low for a Miami opponent, and it was easily the worst offensive performance by a Chicago team in the playoffs.

Never before had the Bulls scored fewer than 69 in a playoff game nor 10 or less in a quarter during the postseason, but both those marks fell on a night when they were dominated on both ends of the floor.

Miami led by 11 at the half and put this one away in the third quarter, outscoring Chicago 17-9 in the period.

Now the Heat will try to wrap up the series at home Wednesday night, taking what they hope will be the next step toward a second straight championship.

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Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh (1), Shane Battier (31) and Mario Chalmers (15) defend against Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer during the second half of Game 4 on Monday in Chicago. The Heat lead the series, 3-1.

It’s hard to believe the Bulls won the series opener the way the past three games have gone.

Miami pounded Chicago in Game 2, coming away with its most lopsided playoff victory while handing the Bulls their worst ever postseason loss — and the Heat continued to roll from there.

James had his usual complete game with eight assists and seven rebounds

Monday.

Bosh finished with 14 points after scoring 20 and grabbing 19 rebounds in Game 3, and the Heat won again despite another quiet night from Dwyane Wade (six points), whose right knee was bothering him again.

He appeared to land hard on it taking a fallaway jumper in the third quarter but was able to return to the game after getting re-taped.

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SCOREBOARD TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned LHP Mike Belfiore to Norfolk (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned 3B Lonnie Chisenhall to Columbus (IL). Selected the contract of LHP David Huff from Columbus. Recalled RHP Trevor Bauer from Columbus.

DETROIT TIGERS—Placed OF Austin Jackson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled OF Avisail from Toledo (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced the resignation of president and CEO George Postolos.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled RHP Brett Marshall from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned OF Brennan Boesch to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

National League CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with 1B Anthony Rizzo on a seven-year contract.

CINCINNATI REDS—Assigned C Corky Miller outright to Louisville (IL).

MIAMI MARLINS—Optioned C Kyle Skipworth to New Orleans (PCL). Placed OF Austin Kearns on the restricted list.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with OF Rick Ankiel on a one-year contract. Optioned OF Andrew Brown to Las Vegas (PCL). Transferred RHP Jenrry Mejia to the 60-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Reinstated INF Neil Walker from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Jordy Mercer to Indianapolis (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed RHP Jake Westbrook on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 9.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Announced assistant coach Barry Hecker has left the team.

NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS—Named Mark Madsen coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Promoted Dru Grigson to director of college scouting, Quentin Harris to director of pro scouting, and Josh Scobey to pro scout. Named Terry McDonough eastern regional scout, John Mancini area scout-midwest, Debbie Pollom college scouting coordinator and Glen Fox and Darius Vinnett scouting assistants.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed CB Saeed Lee and K Jeremy Shelley.

BUFFALO BILLS—Announced Buddy Nix is stepping down as executive vice president/general manager and will remain with the club as special assistant.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed WR Brenton Bersin, TE Logan Brock, C Brian Folkerts, DT Linden Gaydosh, WR Taulib Ikharo, LB Ben Jacobs, DE Louis Nzegwu and WR R.J. Webb.

Waived WR Trey Diller, LB Damario Jeffery, DE Thomas Keiser and OL Zack Williams.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed WR Demetrius Fields, DT Corvey Irvin and DT Christian Tupou. Agreed to terms with CB Maurice Jones. Released LB Dom DeCicco and CB LeQuan Lewis.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed LB Sean Porter, HB Rex Burkhead and DT Terrence Stephens. Waived DT Travis Chappelear.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed DB Akeem Auguste, DB Abdul Kanneh, P T.J. Conley, DL Nicolas Jean-Baptiste and LB Ausar Walcott. Waived DB Kevin Barnes, DB Ricky Tunstall, WR Mike Edwards, DL Paipai Falemalu and P Jake Schum.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed RB Joseph Randle, OL Edawn Coughman, OL D.J. Hall and WR Anthony Jones. Released OL Charlie Bryant and Aderious Simmons and WR Greg Herd.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed C Darren Keyton. Released C Skyler Allen.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed FB Jonathan Amosa, LB Donte Savage, CB Brandon Smith, WR Tyrone Walker and LB Jarvis Wilson. Released LB Micah Johnson and FB Ryan Roberson.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed RB Knile Davis, DL Risean Broussard, S Greg Castillo, DE Miguel Chavis, S Justin Glenn, RB Jordan Roberts and DB James Rogers. Released FB Ryan D’Imperio, RB Nate Eachus and DB Jose Gumbs.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed OL Tyronne Green and OL R.J. Mattes. Released DL Brandon Deaderick and WR Andre Holmes.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed DE Baraka Atkins, WR Brent Leonard, DB Korey Lindsey, PK Jose Maltos, RB Khiry Robinson and G Jeremiah Warren. Waived RB Shawne Alston, CB Ryan Lacy and C Ryan Lee. OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed CB Chance Casey-Thomas, LB Eric Harper, WR Greg Jenkins, TE Jeron Mastrud, DE Ryan Robinson, C Andrew Robiskie and CB Mitchell White. Claimed WR Andre Holmes off waivers from New England. Waived CB Adrian Bushell, C Deveric Gallington, DB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, TE Mickey Shuler and LS Adam Steiner.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released LB Ramon Buchanon.

Signed TE Victor Marshall and DE Benson Mayowa.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed DT Antonio Johnson to a one-year contract. Waived LB Tom Wort.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed DE Steven Means and RB Mike James.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed LB Brandon Jenkins and S Bacarri Rambo. Waived WR Jason Thompson.

MOTORSPORTS INDYCAR—Named Derrick Walker head of competition.

COLLEGE ECAC—Named Dr. Kevin T. McGinniss commissioner.

CHATTANOOGA—Named Will Wade men’s basketball coach.

ELON—Named Jonathan Small director of football operations.

GEORGE MASON—Accepted an invitation to join the Eastern Wrestling League.

MANHATTAN—Named Alyssa Shale assistant athletic director for compliance.

MICHIGAN—Announced S Marvin Robinson and LB Mike Jones and LB Kaleb Ringer have left the football team.

VIRGINIA—Announced the resignation of softball coach Eileen Schmidt.

BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE

West Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Houston East New York Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Central Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

W 24 19 18 14 10 W 24 23 22 19 15 W 21 21 18 18 15

L Pct 13 .649 20 .487 20 .474 23 .378 29 .256 L Pct 14 .632 15 .605 16 .579 18 .514 24 .385 L Pct 15 .583 16 .568 16 .529 17 .514 21 .417

GB — 6 6½ 10 15 GB — 1 2 4½ 9½ GB — ½ 2 2½ 6

Sunday Cleveland 4, Detroit 3, 10 innings Toronto 12, Boston 4 Tampa Bay 4, San Diego 2 Baltimore 6, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Kansas City 2 Texas 12, Houston 7 Seattle 6, Oakland 1 Chicago White Sox 3, L.A. Angels 0 Monday Cleveland 1, N.Y. Yankees 0, 1st game N.Y. Yankees 7, Cleveland 0, 2nd game Detroit 7, Houston 2 Minnesota 10, Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday Cleveland (Kazmir 2-1) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 2-0), 5:05 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 2-2) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 5:05 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 5-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-3), 5:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Zito 3-1) at Toronto (Dickey 2-5), 5:07 p.m.

Houston (Harrell 3-3) at Detroit (Fister 4-1), 5:08 p.m.

Boston (Lackey 1-3) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 6-0), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Peavy 4-1) at Minnesota (Correia 4-2), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 5-0) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 1-3), 8:05 p.m.

Texas (D.Holland 3-2) at Oakland (Colon 3-2), 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday San Diego at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

Houston at Detroit, 11:08 a.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m.

Texas at Oakland, 1:35 p.m.

Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

TODAY’S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—Loney, Tampa Bay, .376; MiCabrera, Detroit, .369; Mauer, Minnesota, .343; Altuve, Houston, .333; TorHunter, Detroit, .333; Longoria, Tampa Bay, .333; Machado, Baltimore, .331; Pedroia, Boston, .331.

RUNS—AJackson, Detroit, 33; AJones, Baltimore, 29; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 28; Machado, Baltimore, 28; McLouth, Baltimore, 28; MiCabrera, Detroit, 27; Jennings, Tampa Bay, 27.

RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 40; CDavis, Baltimore, 37; Fielder, Detroit, 33; Napoli, Boston, 33; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 32; AGordon, Kansas City, 28; Morneau, Minnesota, 28.

HITS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 55; Machado, Baltimore, 54; Altuve, Houston, 51; AJones, Baltimore, 51; TorHunter, Detroit, 49; Pedroia, Boston, 49; 5 tied at 47.

DOUBLES—Napoli, Boston, 17; Mauer, Minnesota, 15; AJones, Baltimore, 14; Machado, Baltimore, 14; Lowrie, Oakland, 13; CDavis, Baltimore, 12; Donaldson, Oakland, 12.

TRIPLES—Ellsbury, Boston, 4; Trout, Los Angeles, 3; 15 tied at 2.

HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 11; Encarnacion, Toronto, 11; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 11; Cano, New York, 10; 9 tied at 9.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 12; McLouth, Baltimore, 11; Crisp, Oakland, 8; RDavis, Toronto, 8; Pedroia, Boston, 8; Andrus, Texas, 7; AEscobar, Kansas City, 7.

PITCHING—Buchholz, Boston, 6-0; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 6-0; Darvish, Texas, 6-1; Masterson, Cleveland, 6-2; Guthrie, Kansas City, 5-0; Scherzer, Detroit, 5-0; Lester, Boston, 5-0; Hammel, Baltimore, 5-1; FHernandez, Seattle, 5-2; Kuroda, New York, 5-2.

STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 80; AniSanchez, Detroit, 66; Scherzer, Detroit, 61; Dempster, Boston, 61; Masterson, Cleveland, 60; Buchholz, Boston, 60; Verlander, Detroit, 57.

SAVES—Rivera, New York, 15; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 14; Nathan, Texas, 11; Reed, Chicago, 11; Wilhelmsen, Seattle, 10; Janssen, Toronto, 10; Perkins, Minnesota, 8.

NATIONAL LEAGUE West San Francisco Arizona ROCKIES San Diego Los Angeles East Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami Central St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago

W 23 21 20 16 15 W 21 20 18 14 11 W 24 22 21 16 16

L 15 17 18 21 21 L 16 17 21 21 27 L 13 16 17 20 22

Pct GB .605 — .553 2 .526 3 .432 6½ .417 7 Pct GB .568 — .541 1 .462 4 .400 6 .289 10½ Pct GB .649 — .579 2½ .553 3½ .444 7½ .421 8½

Sunday Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Chicago Cubs 2, Washington 1 Tampa Bay 4, San Diego 2 ROCKIES 8, St. Louis 2 San Francisco 5, Atlanta 1 L.A. Dodgers 5, Miami 3 Philadelphia 4, Arizona 2, 10 innings Monday Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Chicago Cubs 9, ROCKIES 1 Atlanta at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Tuesday Cleveland (Kazmir 2-1) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 2-0), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 1-4) at Pittsburgh (Locke 3-1), 5:05 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 2-2) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 5:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Zito 3-1) at Toronto (Dickey 2-5), 5:07 p.m.

Cincinnati (H.Bailey 1-3) at Miami (Nolasco 2-4), 5:10 p.m.

ROCKIES (Francis 1-3) at Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 2-4) at St. Louis (Gast 0-0), 6:15 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 2-0) at Arizona (Corbin 5-0), 7:40 p.m.

Washington (Haren 4-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-2), 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday San Diego at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 1:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Cincinnati at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

ROCKIES at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

ON TELEVISION TODAY CYCLING 3 p.m. — NBCSN — Tour of California, stage 3, Palmdale to Santa Clarita, Calif.

HOCKEY 3 a.m. — NBCSN — IIHF World Championship, preliminary round, United States vs. Slovakia, at Helsinki MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 5 p.m. — MLB — Regional coverage, Boston at Tampa Bay or San Francisco at Toronto

NBA BASKETBALL 5 p.m. — TNT — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 4, New York at Indiana 7:30 p.m. — TNT — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 5, Golden State at San Antonio NHL HOCKEY 5:30 p.m. — NBCSN — Playoffs, conference semifinals, games 1, Ottawa at Pittsburgh

THE LINE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL National League FAVORITE LINE Milwaukee -110 Cincinnati -145 at Chicago -115 at St. Louis -155 at Arizona -135 at Los Angeles -175 American League at Detroit -280 at New York -120 at Tampa Bay -150 Chicago -115 at Los Angeles -125 Texas -110 Interleague at Philadelphia -120 at Baltimore -130

UNDERDOG at Pittsburgh at Miami Colorado New York Atlanta Washington

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Houston Seattle Boston at Minnesota Kansas City at Oakland

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Cleveland San Diego

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TODAY’S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—Segura, Milwaukee, .368; CGomez, Milwaukee, .367; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, .345; YMolina, St. Louis, .343; SMarte, Pittsburgh, .320; Sandoval, San Francisco, .320; Cuddyer, ROCKIES, .319.

RUNS—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 29; Choo, Cincinnati, 29; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 29; CGonzalez, ROCKIES, 28; Holliday, St. Louis, 28; JUpton, Atlanta, 28; Votto, Cincinnati, 26.

RBI—Phillips, Cincinnati, 31; Tulowitzki, ROCKIES, 31; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 30; Buck, New York, 29; Craig, St. Louis, 28; Rizzo, Chicago, 28; Braun, Milwaukee, 26; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 26; Sandoval, San Francisco, 26.

HITS—Segura, Milwaukee, 50; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 48; CGomez, Milwaukee, 47; YMolina, St. Louis, 47; GParra, Arizona, 47; Sandoval, San Francisco, 47; SCastro, Chicago, 45.

DOUBLES—Pollock, Arizona, 14; Desmond, Washington, 13; Bruce, Cincinnati, 12; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 12; GParra, Arizona, 12; Schierholtz, Chicago, 12; Craig, St. Louis, 11; DeJesus, Chicago, 11; YMolina, St. Louis, 11; Rollins, Philadelphia, 11.

TRIPLES—ECabrera, San Diego, 3; CGomez, Milwaukee, 3; Hechavarria, Miami, 3; Segura, Milwaukee, 3; DWright, New York, 3; EYoung, ROCKIES, 3; 12 tied at 2.

HOME RUNS—JUpton, Atlanta, 12; Buck, New York, 10; Harper, Washington, 10; Beltran, St. Louis, 9; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 9; Rizzo, Chicago, 9; 5 tied at 8.

STOLEN BASES—Segura, Milwaukee, 13; Pierre, Miami, 12; ECabrera, San Diego, 11; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 10; CGomez, Milwaukee, 8; 6 tied at 7.

PITCHING—Zimmermann, Washington, 6-1; Lynn, St. Louis, 6-1; Corbin, Arizona, 5-0; SMiller, St. Louis, 5-2; Wainwright, St. Louis, 5-2; 15 tied at 4.

STRIKEOUTS—AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 72; Harvey, New York, 62; Samardzija, Chicago, 57; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 56; Wainwright, St. Louis, 55; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 54; Lynn, St. Louis, 54.

SAVES—Grilli, Pittsburgh, 15; Romo, San Francisco, 12; RSoriano, Washington, 12; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 11; Mujica, St. Louis, 10; RBetancourt, ROCKIES, 9; Street, San Diego, 8; League, Los Angeles, 8; Chapman, Cincinnati, 8.

BASKETBALL NBA DAILY PLAYOFF GLANCE

FIRST ROUND

Saturday, April 20 New York 85, Boston 78 NUGGETS 97, Golden State 95 Brooklyn 106, Chicago 89 L.A. Clippers 112, Memphia 91 Sunday, April 21 Indiana 107, Atlanta 90 San Antonio 91, L.A. Lakers 79 Miami 110, Milwaukee 87 Oklahoma City 120, Houston 91 Monday, April 22 Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82 L.A. Clippers 93, Memphis 91 Tuesday, April 23 Miami 98, Milwaukee 86 New York 87, Boston 71 Golden State 131, NUGGETS 117 Wednesday, April 24 Oklahoma City 105, Houston 102 Indiana 113, Atlanta 98 San Antonio 102, L.A. Lakers 91 Thursday, April 25 Miami 104, Milwaukee 91 Chicago 79, Brooklyn 76 Memphis 94, L.A. Clippers 82 Friday, April 26 New York 90, Boston 76 San Antonio 120, L.A. Lakers 89 Golden State 110, NUGGETS 108 Saturday, April 27 Chicago 142, Brooklyn 134, 3OT Memphis 104, L.A. Clippers 83 Atlanta 90, Indiana 69 Oklahoma City 104, Houston 101 Sunday, April 28 Boston 97, New York 90 Miami 88, Milwaukee 77, Miami wins series 4-0 San Antonio 103, L.A. Lakers 82, San Antonio wins series 4-0 Golden State 115, NUGGETS 101 Monday, April 29 Brooklyn 110, Chicago 91 Atlanta 102, Indiana 91 Houston 105, Oklahoma City 103 Tuesday, April 30 NUGGETS 107, Golden State 100 Memphis 103, L.A. Clippers 93 Wednesday, May 1 Boston 92, New York 86 Indiana 106, Atlanta 83 Houston 107, Oklahoma City 100 Thursday, May 2 Brooklyn 95, Chicago 92 Golden State 92, NUGGETS 88, Golden State wins series

at Toronto

-145 San Francisco

+135

NBA PLAYOFFS FAVORITE at Indiana at San Antonio

LINE O/U 5 (179½) 7 (195)

UNDERDOG New York Golden State

NHL PLAYOFFS TONIGHT FAVORITE at Pittsburgh at Los Angeles

LINE UNDERDOG -200 Ottawa -160 San Jose

at Chicago Odds to Win Series Pittsburgh Los Angeles Chicago

-200 Detroit

Weather 82/46 Partly cloudy 79/45 Partly cloudy 72/46 Partly cloudy 63/41 Chance of t-storm

4-2

Friday, May 3 New York 88, Boston 80, New York wins series 4-2 Indiana 81, Atlanta 73, Indiana wins series 4-2 Oklahoma City 103, Houston 94, Oklahoma City wins series 4-2 Memphis 118, L.A. Clippers 105, Memphis wins series 4-2 Saturday, May 4 Chicago 99, Brooklyn 93, Chicago wins series 4-3 (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Sunday, May 5 Oklahoma City 93, Memphis 91 Indiana 102, New York 95 Monday, May 6 Chicago 93, Miami 86 San Antonio 129, Golden State 127, 2OT Tuesday, May 7 New York 105, Indiana 79 Memphis 99, Oklahoma City 93 Wednesday, May 8 Miami 115, Chicago 78 Golden State 100, San Antonio 91 Friday, May 10 Miami 104, Chicago 94 San Antonio 102, Golden State 92 Saturday, May 11 Memphis 87, Oklahoma City 81, Memphis leads series 2-1 Indiana 82, New York 71, Indiana leads series 2-1 Sunday, May 12 Golden State 97, San Antonio 87, OT, series tied 2-2 Monday, May 13 Miami 88, Chicago 65, Miami leads series 3-1 Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14 New York at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Golden State at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15 Chicago at Miami, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 16 Indiana at New York, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, May 17 x-Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 or 6 p.m. x-Miami at Chicago, 8 or 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 18 x-New York at Indiana, TBA Sunday, May 19 x-Chicago at Miami, TBA x-Golden State at San Antonio, TBA x-Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA Monday, May 20 x-Indiana at New York, 6 p.m.

HOCKEY NHL DAILY PLAYOFF GLANCE (x-if necessary) FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Tuesday, April 30 Chicago 2, Minnesota 1, OT St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Anaheim 3, Detroit 1 Wednesday, May 1 Boston 4, Toronto 1 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 0 San Jose 3, Vancouver 1 Thursday, May 2 Ottawa 4, Montreal 2 Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1 Detroit 5, Anaheim 4, OT Friday, May 3 Montreal 3, Ottawa 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 5, Minnesota 2 San Jose 3, Vancouver 2, OT Saturday, May 4 Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Toronto 4, Boston 2 Anaheim 4, Detroit 0 Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0 Sunday, May 5 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT

TOMORROW +170

-360 Ottawa -165 San Jose -340 Detroit

TODAY’S GOLF REPORT

Course Gypsum Creek Eagle Ranch Eagle-Vail Vail

LINE +170 +140

+280 +145 +270

Details Open Open Open (10 holes) Open (six holes)

Phone 970-524-6200 970-328-2882 970-949-5267 970-479-2260

Ottawa 6, Montreal 1 San Jose 5, Vancouver 2 Minnesota 3, Chicago 2, OT Monday, May 6 Boston 5, Toronto 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Detroit 3, Anaheim 2, OT Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3 Tuesday, May 7 Ottawa 3, Montreal 2, OT N.Y. Islanders 6, Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 3, Minnesota 0 San Jose 4, Vancouver 3, San Jose wins series 4-0 Wednesday, May 8 Boston 4, Toronto 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2, OT Anaheim 3, Detroit 2, OT Thursday, May 9 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Ottawa 6, Montreal 1, Ottawa wins series 4-1 Chicago 5, Minnesota 1, Chicago wins series 4-1 Friday, May 10 Toronto 2, Boston 1 Washington 2, NY Rangers 1, OT Detroit 4, Anaheim 3, OT Los Angeles 2, St. Louis 1, Los Angeles wins series 4-2 Saturday, May 11 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT, Pittsburgh wins series 4-2 Sunday, May 12 N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 0 Toronto 2, Boston 1 Detroit 3, Anaheim 2, Detroit wins series 4-3 Monday, May 13 Boston 5, Toronto 4, OT, Boston wins series 4-3 N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 0, N.Y. Rangers wins series 4-3 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Tuesday, May 14 Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15 Detroit at Chicago, 6 p.m.

DATELINE May 14 1913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gives up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56 scoreless innings. The Senators win 10-5.

1919 — Four days after his Kentucky Derby victory, Sir Barton, ridden by Johnny Loftus, wins the Preakness Stakes by four lengths over Eternal.

1920 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators records his 300th victory with a 9-8 win over the Detroit Tigers.

1967 — Mickey Mantle’s 500th home run, off Stu Miller, lifts the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

1977 — The Montreal Canadiens edge the Boston Bruins 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup in four games.

1981 — The Boston Celtics win the NBA championship with a 102-91 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 6.

1993 — Billy Mayfair shoots a 61, the 11th-best score in PGA Tour history, in the Byron Nelson Classic.

1995 — Kelly Robbins overcomes a three-shot deficit in the final seven holes to win the LPGA Championship by a stroke over defending champion Laura Davies.

1999 — Annika Sorenstam shoots an 11-under 61, the best score in LPGA history on a par-72 course, to take a two-shot lead over Michelle McGann after the opening round of the Sara Lee Classic.

2003 — Jean-Sebastien Giguere stops 35 shots for his third straight shutout as Anaheim takes a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. He’s the first goalie in modern NHL history to record three consecutive shutouts in the next-to-last round of the playoffs.

2004 — Richard Jefferson scores 18 of his 31 points after regulation to lead New Jersey to a 127-120 triple-overtime victory over Detroit and a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The last playoff game to be decided in three overtimes was Phoenix’s 129-121 victory over Chicago in Game 3 of the 1993 NBA Finals.

2006 — Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in a five-set match to successfully defend his Rome Masters title and tie Guillermo Vilas’ record 53-match winning streak on clay in the Open era.

2010 — The Philadelphia Flyers overcome a couple of 3-0 deficits to finish off the Boston Bruins. Simon Gagne scores on a power play with 7:08 left to cap a comeback from a three-goal deficit, and the Flyers win 4-3 for a berth in the Eastern Conference finals. The Bruins become the third team in NHL history to lose a series after winning the first three games.

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