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STARKVILLE — Bowl games typically bring together teams that often don’t face each other.

The Outback Bowl matchup between the Mississippi State and Iowa football teams is no different. Their meeting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in Tampa, Florida, will be the first time the programs will meet on the field. It also will be MSU’s first appearance in the Outback Bowl, which used to be called

the Hall of Fame Bowl.The coaching staffs, howev-

er, should be a little more famil-iar with each other.

MSU coach Joe Moorhead and running backs coach/run game coordinator Charles Huff were members of the Penn State football team’s coaching staff in 2016 and 2017. The Nittany Lions beat the Hawkeyes both times (41-14 and 21-19) in Big Ten Conference regular-season action.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and defensive coordinator Phil Parker also were present for

both meetings. They will be on hand to help kick off the new year when the teams meet at Raymond James Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ESPN2 will broad-cast the game live.

“I think the familiarity will help a little bit, but certainly Coach Parker does an excellent job,” Moorhead said Sunday on the Outback Bowl telecon-ference. “They’re physical and strong up front, the linebackers do a great job of playing down-hill and attacking the run. I be-

lieve they’re top 10 in the coun-try in run defense and up there in scoring defense, too. They’re very athletic on the back end.

“They’re very sound,” he added. “They don’t do a ton of things schematically but what they do, they do well.”

Iowa (8-4) is seventh in the nation in allowing 102.83 rush-ing yards per game and is 11th in scoring defense (17.4 points allowed per game). Iowa has been top 20 in scoring defense in each of the last three sea-sons, but that didn’t stop Moor-head from getting the better of the Hawkeyes.

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By MAry PoLLItZMpollitz@cdispatch.com

When Samantha Furby works in her Makerspace, she’s unknowingly learning life skills while she has fun.

The first grade student entered the colorful Makerspace at Sudduth Elementary School on Friday and immediately began building a cube — one larger than her — out of PVC pipes. When her original plan wasn’t working, she didn’t let herself get discouraged — rather she learned how to problem solve.

“I’m building a cube, and it has to have six sides,” Furby said. “I tried a

bigger one, but that one didn’t work, but I got it now.”

Furby is just one of many students who use the Makerspace at Sudduth Elementary for a creative learning environment.

The Makerspace, which is a class-room stocked with building blocks, LEGOs, lightboards, craft projects and other hands-on manipulatives, branched from the activities started by Sudduth librarian Leslie Hunt.

“I just started thinking, it would be awesome to have it all in one room for everyone to utilize,” Hunt said. “(The kids) love it with just being

‘THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS’

Chris McDill/Special to The DispatchThe Columbus Choral Society sings during its concert “The Story of Christmas” Saturday night at First Baptist Church in downtown Columbus. Phillip Stockton conducted the concert, which included other area musicians. The choir also performed at the Louise Campbell Center for the Performing Arts in West Point on Sunday.

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Witness: Manslaughter victim was beating her when suspect shot himvictim died in surgery at baptist on saturdaydIsPAtcH stAff rePort

According to Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office re-cords, a Columbus man arrested for manslaughter over the weekend shot the victim while the victim was beating a woman.

Stevie Moody, 26, has been charged in the Saturday shooting death of Tymechi-Ali Lachil Spann, also 26.

Authorities responded to a car crash at about 7:15 a.m. Saturday near Greentree Apartments in East Columbus where they found the driver of one of the vehicles, Spann, suffering from a gunshot wound. Spann was taken to Baptist Me-

Maker-movement gains headway in Starkville

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Sudduth Ele-mentary first graders Gianna Russell and Sirita Chanachai build with plas-tic cups in their Makerspace Friday after-noon. “We’re just building something and making sure it doesn’t fall down,” Russell said. “I think we’re building a castle.”

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MondaySay What?“I think my whole team had a presence today. From tip to finish we were dominant. We played our game.”

Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer said, talking about his team’s 67-49 victory against No. 10

Texas on Sunday. Story, 1B.

Where are the drones? Amazon’s customers are still waiting

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Jeff Bezos boldly pre-dicted five years ago that drones would be carrying Amazon packages to peo-ple’s doorsteps by now.

Amazon customers are still waiting. And it’s un-clear when, if ever, this par-ticular order by the compa-ny’s founder and CEO will arrive.

Bezos made billions of dollars by transforming the retail sector. But overcom-ing the regulatory hurdles and safety issues posed by drones appears to be a chal-lenge even for the world’s wealthiest man. The result is a blown deadline on his claim to CBS’ “60 Minutes” in December 2013 that drones would be making deliveries within five years.

The day may not be far off when drones will carry medicine to people in rural or remote areas, but the marketing hype around instant delivery of consum-er goods looks more and more like just that — hype. Drones have a short bat-tery life, and privacy con-cerns can be a hindrance, too.

“I don’t think you will

see delivery of burritos or diapers in the suburbs,” says drone analyst Colin Snow.

Drone usage has grown rapidly in some industries, but mostly outside the re-tail sector and direct inter-action with consumers.

The government esti-mates that about 110,000 commercial drones are operating in U.S. airspace, and the number is expect-ed to soar to about 450,000 in 2022. They are being used in rural areas for mining and agriculture, for inspecting power lines and pipelines, and for sur-veying.

Amazon says it is still pushing ahead with plans to use drones for quick deliveries, though the com-pany is staying away from fixed timelines.

“We are committed to making our goal of deliv-ering packages by drones in 30 minutes or less a re-ality,” says Amazon spokes-woman Kristen Kish. The Seattle-based online retail giant says it has drone development centers in the United States, Austria, France, Israel and the Unit-ed Kingdom.

By MArcy GordoNAP Business Writer

WASHINGTON — The truce in the trade dispute between the U.S. and China should boost rattled fi-nancial markets, at least through the year’s end, experts say. But the stock market’s recent wild gyrations likely will persist as the two coun-tries strain to reach a permanent accord.

“The all-clear sign hasn’t flashed yet but it’s certainly positive news,” says Mike Loewengart, vice pres-ident of investment strategy at E-Trade.

The U.S. was set to raise tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods on Jan. 1. President Donald Trump agreed

Saturday in a meeting in Buenos Ai-res with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit to hold off for 90 days while the two sides try to settle their differences.

That looming deadline, as well as Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on an additional $267 billion of goods from China, possibly including iP-hones and laptops, had contributed to sharp declines in stocks since ear-ly October.

The agreement buys time for the two countries to try to work out their differences in a fight over Chi-na’s aggressive drive to acquire ad-vanced technologies.

In the short term, at least, strong market gains could be in the offing.

“I think the market will proba-

bly respond quite favorably,” Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist for CFRA, said in reference to the temporary trade accord. “I do think that a Santa Claus rally is in the mak-ing.”

Markets opened the week in Asia with solid gains after the Trump-Xi meeting. In early trading Monday the Shanghai Composite index jumped 2.7 percent and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 2.8 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.4 percent. The Dow and S&P futures contracts were 1.9 per-cent and 1.8 percent higher, augur-ing a strong start on Wall Street.

After a steep decline in October, stocks steadied in early November. The selling picked up again as inves-tors abandoned high-flying technol-ogy stocks amid concerns over the U.S.-China trade tussle and slowing global economic growth and bailed on energy stocks as the price of oil plummeted.

US-China trade truce seen boosting US stock marketPresident Donald trump agreed to hold off for 90 days on the latest round of tariffs while the two sides try to settle their differences

‘i don’t think you will see delivery of burritos or diapers in the suburbs’

Drone analyst Colin Snow

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KATOWICE, Poland — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the climate summit in Po-land by issuing a dramatic appeal to world leaders Monday to take seriously the threat of global warm-ing and act boldly to avert a catastrophic rise in tem-peratures before the end of the century.

Guterres named cli-mate change as “the most important issue we face.”

“Even as we witness devastating climate im-pacts causing havoc across the world, we are still not doing enough, nor moving fast enough, to prevent irreversible and catastrophic climate disruption,” Guterres told representatives from almost 200 coun-tries gathered in Kato-wice, Poland.

The U.N. chief chid-ed countries, particular-ly those most responsi-ble for greenhouse gas emissions, for failing to do enough to meet the goals of the Paris cli-mate accord. The 2015 agreement set a goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahren-heit), ideally 1.5 C (2.7

F) by the end of the cen-tury.

Citing a recent scien-tific report on the dire consequences of letting average global tempera-tures rise beyond 1.5 de-grees, Guterres urged countries to cut their emissions by 45 per cent from 2010 levels by 2030 and aim for net zero emissions by 2050.

UN chief issues dramatic climate appeal to world leaders

By ToM Krisher ANd Josh BoAKAP Business Writers

DETROIT — For gen-erations, the career path for smart kids around Detroit was to get an en-gineering or business de-gree and get hired by an automaker or parts suppli-er. If you worked hard and didn’t screw up, you had a job for life with enough money to raise a family, take vacations and buy a weekend cottage in north-ern Michigan.

Now that once-reliable route to prosperity ap-pears to be vanishing, as

evidenced by General Mo-tors’ announcement last week that it plans to shed 8,000 white-collar jobs on top of 6,000 blue-collar ones.

It was a humbling warn-ing that in this era of rapid and disruptive technolog-ical change, those with a college education are not necessarily insulated from the kind of layoffs factory workers know all too well.

The cutbacks reflect a transformation underway in both the auto industry and the broader U.S. econ-omy, with nearly every type of business becoming oriented toward comput-

ers, software and automa-tion.

“This is a big me-ga-trend pervading the whole economy,” said Mark Muro, a senior fel-low at the Brookings Insti-tution who has researched changes being caused by the digital age.

Cities that suffered manufacturing job losses decades ago are now grap-pling with the problem of fewer opportunities for white-collar employees such as managers, law-yers, bankers and accoun-tants. Since 2008, The Associated Press found, roughly a third of major

U.S. metro areas have lost a greater percentage of white-collar jobs than blue-collar jobs. It’s a phe-nomenon seen in such places as Wichita, Kansas, with its downsized aircraft industry, and towns in Wis-consin that have lost auto, industrial machinery or furniture-making jobs.

In GM’s case, the jobs that will be shed through buyouts and layoffs are held largely by people who are experts in the in-ternal combustion engine — mechanical engineers and others who spent their careers working on fuel injectors, transmissions, exhaust systems and oth-er components that won’t be needed for the electric cars that eventually will drive themselves.

Salaried workers beware: GM cuts are warning for allCutbacks reflect a transformation underway in the u.S. economy, with nearly every type of business becoming oriented toward computers, software and automation

‘... We are still not doing enough, nor moving fast enough, to prevent irreversible and catastrophic climate disruption’

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

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By eMILy WAGster PettusThe Associated Press

JACKSON — Mike Espy lost a hard-fought U.S. Senate con-test in Mississippi but had the strongest showing of any Demo-crat seeking that office the past 30 years in a state where Repub-licans have steadily increased their power.

Espy, a former congressman and former U.S. agriculture secretary, received 46.2 per-cent of the vote, and Republi-can Cindy Hyde-Smith, who had been serving in the Senate under temporary appointment since GOP Sen. Thad Cochran retired in April, received 53.8

percent, according to unofficial results from the Nov. 27 special election runoff.

The last time any Democrat had a comparable performance in a U.S. Senate race in Mis-sissippi was in 1988, when two sitting congressmen ran for a job that was open because Dem-ocratic Sen. John C. Stennis chose not to seek re-election af-ter 42 years. Democrat Wayne Dowdy received 46.1 percent of the vote, losing to Republican Trent Lott, who received 53.9 percent.

Hyde-Smith is the first wom-an elected to either chamber of Congress in Mississippi, and

she won the rest of Cochran’s six-year term, which ends in January 2021. Espy was seeking to be-come the first Af-r ican-A merican U.S. senator from the state since Reconstruction.

Mississippi’s troubled racial history became a focal point during the runoff after a video released Nov. 11 showed Hyde-Smith praising a supporter at a Nov. 2 event in Tupelo by say-ing: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.” A separate video showed her in Starkville talking about “liberal folks” and making it “just a little more difficult” for them to vote.

Hyde-Smith’s campaign said her remarks about voting were a joke. She said the “hanging”

comment was “an exaggerated expression of regard,” and she read an apology more than a week later during a televised debate.

Terrence Wilson, a 52-year-old mortgage banker, said after casting his ballot at a church in south Jackson that he voted for Espy. Wilson, who is black, said he was disturbed by Hyde-Smith’s hanging remark. He described it as “inappropriate,” given Mississippi’s history of vi-olence, including lynchings. He said the state has been trying to progress and Hyde-Smith’s re-mark was “not a step forward.”

Asked if Hyde-Smith’s com-ment affected how people view Mississippi, Wilson said: “People are still going to think whatever they think. I thought Mississippi was a certain way until I spent time here.” Wilson

grew up in Flint, Michigan, but moved to Mississippi in the mid-1980s to attend Alcorn State University; he got married and stayed.

At the same precinct, 64-year-old teacher Libby Moore vot-ed for Hyde-Smith, saying the Democratic Party is “too liber-al.” Moore taught 28 years in public schools and is now in her second year of teaching science at a private school. Asked about Hyde-Smith’s hanging remark, Moore, who is white, said: “I thought it was a stupid thing to say.... I don’t think, personally, that she meant anything racist about it.”

Moore said, though, that Hyde-Smith’s remark gave peo-ple reason to think, “‘Oh, well, here Mississippi is again, doing something stupid or showing their racist side.’”

Analysis: Espy had strong showing for Dem in Mississippithe last time any democrat had a comparable performance in a u.s. senate race in mississippi was in 1988

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JACKSON — There are two remaining ques-tions left for a Mississippi woman who sued over being jailed 96 days without seeing a judge: Will the U.S. Supreme Court get involved, and if not, how much will she get paid?

U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock on Tuesday ruled that Choctaw County and Sheriff Cloyd Hal-ford are liable for violating Jessica Jauch’s consti-tutional rights. She set a March jury trial to deter-mine damages. However, the county and Halford are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case. If the high court refuses to hear the appeal, as happens in most cases, the county will be out of legal options.

Jauch, now 36, was arrested on traffic charges in 2012 and held after being served with a drug indictment. While in jail, she says she was forced to temporarily sign over her daughter’s custody rights to her mother. After finally seeing a judge, she was appointed a public defender and quickly made bail. She was eventually cleared of the drug charge after undercover video didn’t show her committing a crime.

In Choctaw County, like many rural Missis-sippi counties, circuit court only meets twice a year, and the next meeting was months away. The sheriff said he didn’t have to take Jauch before a judge until court met because she’d already been indicted on a felony drug charge, thus establish-ing probable cause for her detention.

Aycock originally agreed with that argument, dismissing Jauch’s case in 2016.

Choctaw County liable for jailing woman 96 days without seeing judge

area arrestsThe following arrests

were made by Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office:

■ Renaldo Thomas, 33, was charged with domes-tic violence/aggravated assault.

■ Eric Green, 37, was charged with conspiracy to commit a crime.

■ Bruce Fondren, 41, was charged with posses-sion of methamphetamine, possession of metham-phetamine with intent to distribute and violation of parole.

■ Michael Cox, 36, was charged with unarmed carjacking.

■ Derrick Bell, 37, was charged with felony mali-cious mischief and failure to appear.

The following arrests were made by the Oktibbe-ha County Sheriff’s Office:

■ Christopher Black-well, 42, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, stalking, pos-session of paraphernalia and trespassing.

■ Christopher Evans, 26, was charged with pro-bation violation and no driver’s license.

■ Dianndra Gay, 23, was charged with a MDOC hold and probation violation.

■ Brittaney Young, 31, was charged with embez-zlement.

■ Bianca McKinnis, 20, was charged with do-mestic violence.

■ Shonquell Fairley, 23,

was charged with a bench warrant.

■ Deairi-ous Coo-per, 26, was c h a r g e d with pro-bation vio-lation and two counts of driving on suspended driv-er’s license.

■ William Royston, 44, was charged with embez-zlement.

■ Sean Brown, 47, was charged with domestic vi-olence.

■ Johnna Royston, 46, was charged with embez-zlement.

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morial Hospital-Golden Triangle where he died during surgery.

At about the same time as the crash, LCSO deputies responded to a domestic violence call at Greentree Apartments, which authorities now say was related to the car accident. They arrested Moody for manslaughter.

Authorities did not re-lease more details of the shooting over the week-end, but The Dispatch obtained a copy of the in-cident report from LCSO Monday morning.

According to the inci-dent report, when depu-ties responded to the do-mestic call at Greentree Apartments, a woman living there told them Moody shot Spann while Spann was beating and choking her.

The woman told dep-uties that at about 6:45 a.m. Saturday, she and Moody were in her apart-ment when she heard a banging on her door like someone was trying to get in. She put a chair in front of the door to keep

the person out, she told investigators, and Spann forced the door open and wouldn’t leave even when she tried to push him back outside. At the time, the woman was holding her 10-month-old baby.

She said Spann then saw Moody and tried to fight him, according to the incident report. When the woman got between the two, Spann grabbed her hair and began to hit her in the face, she told investigators. She said Spann then choked her and she started to black out.

The woman said she couldn’t fight back be-cause she was holding her baby, though she added she thinks she dropped the baby while she was going in and out of con-sciousness. She said the baby “fell and hit hard on the ground,” according to the incident report.

She told investigators she heard Moody telling Spann to stop and then heard a gunshot. She said Spann then left the apart-ment.

LCSO Chief Deputy Marc Miley and Capt. Greg Wright did not re-spond to calls from The Dispatch by press time.

Lowndes County Cor-oner Greg Merchant told The Dispatch Saturday that it appeared Spann left the apartment in his own vehicle, drove a few hundred feet and collid-ed with a pickup which then collided with a third vehicle, causing the acci-dent. He said he did not have any indication any-one in either of the other vehicles were seriously injured.

Spann and the wom-an he allegedly attacked share a child together.

According to the inci-dent report, the woman told investigators Spann had entered her apart-ment once before when Moody was there, and become violent with her. She said that time, he stole the keys to her apartment.

Moody is in custody at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center on $25,000 bond.

Dispatch reporter Mary Pollitz contributed to this report.

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The little bird book“I heard a

bird sing in the dark of Decem-ber. A magical thing and sweet to remember.”

Oliver Her-ford, 1863-1935

The decidu-ous trees let go their leaves, the foliage folded into nothing-ness and the cold descended like the night sky. Simultaneously, flocks of birds swarmed the birdfeeders hanging empty. The feeders stayed empty for most the summer, as Wilhelmina and Harry discovered by hiding in flower beds, creeping ivy and neighboring bushes they could snatch a bird, a most colorful bird, in the blink of an eye. Therefore, I let the birds fend for themselves while nature provided boun-tifully. And now that the cats are more visible and less threatening and food sources are scarce, I’m again filling the feeders.

A small bird in notable numbers arrived last week. They are quick and chatty and flit from feeder to cedar trees and back again. I’m not good at bird

identification, so don’t hold me to it, but from my little bird book’s description, I’m convinced the birds are red-breast-ed nuthatches — a cousin of the white-breasted nuthatch. Our nuthatch has a black stripe across the face and eye and a rusty-colored breast. They favor birdfeeders with seed and insects from the bark of conifer trees. From the upstairs window I’ve seen many a nuthatch scouring the cedar trees.

The little bird book says the name nuthatch comes from “nut hack” — the

birds’ habit of sticking seed in the bark of a tree and then “hacking” it with its bill. The book also describes the call of the red-breasted nuthatch as a “quiet-er high-pitched ‘ank.’” I’m not sure I can confirm the sound, as I can never pronounce some bird book descriptions like the big bird book’s white-eyed vir-eo’s “chik-errrr-topikerreerr-chik.”

I do know every morning as I’m waking, I hear the chatter of the busy little birds outside my window and quite possibly it is a quiet “ank.” In any case,

it’s an altogether pleasant sound to greet the day.

More tips from the little bird book: Don’t worry about feeding all year long (unless you have cats); if the bird needs to migrate it will. If you chose to dis-continue feeding, the birds will survive. Metal feeders are OK. Birds’ feet won’t freeze to the metal. It’s OK to feed pea-nut butter. Their bills won’t stick togeth-er. (Peanut butter in hanging pinecones is a natural idea.) Using white sugar in hummingbird feeders is OK, but not honey. You can leave your hummingbird feeder up until the last bird is gone. (I still have my hummingbird feeder up but will take it down when the Christ-mas tree goes up.)

I should mention this favorite little pocket bird book of mine is “Early Bird: Eastern Backyard Birds,” by Millie Mill-er and Cyndi Nelson. The “Early Bird” book was published in 1990, probably when I bought it. To my surprise, it is still available. On the internet I found some copies for $2.98. Miller and Nel-son have also published other practical pocket books on nature things.

Millie Miller dedicated “Early Birds” to her mother “who was a bluebird her-self in her day.” I love it.

Email reaches Shannon Bardwell of Columbus at msdeltachild@msn.com.

Youth tobacco data highlights dangerous trend

Years of hard work to reduce youth tobacco usage are threatened by a new technology.

The use of e-cigarettes has increased dramatically among middle and high school students, according to a recent report, and the trend has sparked concern from public health advocates. In fact, a 2016 report from the Surgeon General calls e-cigarette use among U.S. youth and young adults “a major public health concern.”

Those concerns came into even sharper focus earlier this month when the latest annual National Youth Tobacco Survey was released. It found that 3.6 million middle and high school students were current e-cigarette users, more than double last year, as reported by the Daily Journal’s Michaela Gibson Morris. Led by that increase, overall tobacco use was also up after having seen encouraging declines in each of the past two years.

Among high school students, over-all tobacco use dropped from about 25 percent in both 2014 and 2015 to below 20 percent in 2016 and 2017. This year, it was up to 27.1 percent. The trend is similar for middle school students, with 7.2 percent reporting tobacco usage this year.

One reason that e-cigarettes tend to appeal more to children is the various fla-vors that are available. They’re also more difficult to detect.

Juul and other similar e-cigarettes don’t look like cigarettes or tank-based vaping devices, so parents and teachers often don’t recognize them. There is also no telltale smoke smell in hair and clothing.

The concern goes deeper than a worry that e-cigarettes are serving as a gateway to other tobacco products. The devices are also more dangerous.

The Juul delivers a pack’s worth of nicotine in one pod. A similar e-cigarette, The Phix, delivers two packs worth of nicotine. And research has shown young brains are more vulnerable to the negative consequences of nicotine exposure.

In response to Morris’s story, Juul re-leased a statement noting that its devices are intended only for adults.

“We cannot be more emphatic on this point: no young person or non-nicotine user should ever try JUUL,” it said, noting that the company’s mission is to serve as an alternative to combustible cigarettes for existing adult smokers.

We can’t agree more. And that’s why careful attention must be paid to keep such devices out of young hands.

That includes steps like tougher crackdowns on sales, limiting access to certain flavors, increased awareness of the dangers to teens, and strategies for parents and teachers to better recognize them. It also includes stricter regulating and labeling of e-cigarettes.

The rising usage of e-cigarettes among youths is a dangerous trend. It’s time to get to work on stopping it.

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Remembering Jeff ColeOn Friday, the day after

Thanksgiving, we buried my step father-in-law.

It was a beautiful cere-mony at St. Philips Episco-pal Church on Old Canton Road. Rev. C.J. Meaders played a beautiful song on his guitar. The homily was lovely. And so we said goodbye to Jeff.

It was hard watching him die. I had never watched a person die slow-ly before, sitting by his bedside as he gradually slipped away. In the end, he was skin and bones. He took one last big breath and was gone.

We wondered if he could hear us in the end. They say your hearing is the last thing to go. Dottie, my mother-in-law, deliberately told him everything was okay and he could go. His chil-dren were all fine. The cat would be taken care of. Everybody was going to be just fine. And so he went, with his daughter Libba by his side holding his cold stiff hand.

If Jeff had had the strength, he would have gone kicking and scream-ing. He loved life. He was fascinated by people. He was a character, smart, funny, unique. It is far beyond the scope of this column to describe him adequately.

When we checked Jeff’s things out of Ridgeland’s Hospice Ministries, a blessed place, we laughed at the near-empty bottle of Jack Daniels. He loved a bit of bourbon.

Just a month before, he told me he was going to beat this cancer. But it was not to be. There is one thing all of us must one day yield to: the power of death.

As I watched him lying there on his hospice bed, it seemed as though I was looking at myself, or my wife, or my father or my daughter or son. Many of us will be lying there one day.

Unless you are lucky like my father. He was out running at age 65. He would gun it up the first hill out of the

Delta on which our family home was built. “Quit doing that,” we admonished him. “One day you’ll sprint up the hill and fall over dead in the driveway.” Which is exactly what he did.

Two weeks before my father died, we took a long drive through the Carroll County hills in his 1985 Alfa Romeo Spider, a car I still drive today. It was one of those clear, crisp, sunny

Mississippi winter days.As we talked about life, I noted that

he had lived an extremely lucky life. Nothing bad had ever happened to him. No family deaths. No divorces. No illnesses. No children or business problems.

When he suddenly died two weeks later at a relatively young age, I figured he got his bad luck all at once, but now I’ve changed my mind. Although he missed some good years and never knew my children, he was spared the pain and indignities of old age.

One of the ageless questions is which is the best way to go. If we could all live until our health fails and then die quietly in our sleep, that would be ideal. But we don’t live in an ideal world. I would rather go quickly.

For those left behind, this is a mixed bag. Slowly allows you to say goodbye and adjust to the loss. A sud-den death is an emotional shock, but it is concentrated in time.

Life is such a profound mystery. Its path is always hidden with twists and turns that defy logic.

Jeff and my father were roommates at Ole Miss and lifelong friends. Imag-ine Jeff’s reaction if you had told him back then that his college roommate’s son would be by his side at the time of his death 70 years later. Life is strange in that way.

Jeff was farming in Greenwood when my father bought the Green-wood Commonwealth in 1973. Jeff was

elated. J.O. was moving to Greenwood. For the next 22 years they were best friends. I met my wife Ginny at my parent’s Christmas party. Ginny was there with Dottie and Jeff.

Later in life, Jeff became a painter. Ginny and I both loved his work. Our house is full of Jeff’s magnificent art.

While visiting my sister in Amster-dam, I walked out of the Vincent Van Gogh museum. “In 200 years, there’s going to be a Jeff Cole museum in Jackson as big as this one,” I predict-ed.

My favorite Jeff Cole masterpiece is titled, “On the way to J.O.’s barn.” It hangs over our living room mantle. There was this one beautiful spot on the way to my father’s barn. I saw its beauty and so did Jeff. That was an un-spoken bond we always had together.

There is a four-acre wooded area behind my house, the remnants of the old Fondren Plantation slave ceme-tery. By default, I have become its groundskeeper, slowly turning what was a thicket into something park like.

I am an atrocious artist. I cannot paint at all. But with the help of Russ Bourland at Tri County Tree Service, I tried to recreate Jeff’s painting just 50 yards from where it hangs.

It is autumn now and the leaves are falling. My patch of trees is beautiful in a wistful way. When I gaze on it, I think of J.O. and Jeff and the over-whelming miracle of life and death. How can such awesome people really be gone? What is heaven really like? How could it be better than it is on earth?

By winter, every leaf will be gone and the trees will be completely bare. Then there will be this beautiful spring day when I gaze upon these special trees in this special place and be full of love, appreciation, peace and hope.

Wyatt Emmerich is the editor and publisher of The Northside Sun, a weekly newspaper in Jackson. He can be reached by e-mail at wyatt@northside-sun.com.

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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE AND IVAN MORENOThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Ameri-cans will begin saying goodbye to former President George H.W. Bush on Monday when his body arrives in Washington for public viewing in the Capitol Ro-tunda — a rare honor that will be

bestowed on a man who earned the respect and admiration of many with his leadership, brav-ery and grace.

The public viewing will kick off four days of events that will include a state funeral at Wash-ington’s National Cathedral on Wednesday and a private ser-vice at Bush’s longtime church in Houston on Thursday. But

tributes from leaders around the world have been pouring in since his death Friday night.

Former Secre-tary of State Colin Powell called him “a perfect American” for how “he served the country in so many capacities.”

“He never forgot who he was,” Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Bush’s presidency, told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. “He never let it all go to his head. He was a man of great humility.”

Bush, who died at his Hous-ton home at age 94, will be bur-ied Thursday on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&M University.

In Washington, D.C., he will lie in state in the Capitol Rotun-da from 7:30 p.m. Monday to 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. President Donald Trump, who ordered fed-eral offices closed for a national day of mourning on Wednesday, is to attend with first lady Mela-nia Trump and other high-rank-ing officials.

James Baker, Bush’s former chief of staff and secretary of state, called his boss’s tenure in office “a consequential presiden-

cy” because of his foreign policy achievements.

“Yes, he’s a one-term presi-dent ... but he is going to be and was a very consequential one-term president. And I would ar-gue far and away the best one-term president we’ve ever had,” Baker told ABC’s “This Week.”

Bush’s crowning achieve-ment as president was assem-bling the international military coalition that liberated the tiny, oil-rich nation of Kuwait from in-vading Iraq in 1991 in a war that lasted just 100 hours. He also presided over the end of the Cold War between the United States and the former Soviet Union.

Americans begin saying their goodbyes to George H.W. BushFour days of events will include a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral on Wednesday and a private service at bush’s longtime church in Houston on thursday

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Floyd Sizemore Sr.PHEBA — Floyd

Thomas “Tommy” Sizemore Sr., 82, died Dec. 1, 2018, at Sanctu-ary Hospice House in Tupelo.

A Celebration of Life service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Todd Chesser officiat-

ing. Burial will follow at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery near Phe-ba. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Calvert Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments.

Mr. Sizemore was born July 11, 1936, in Clay County, to the late Floyd and Carrie Mae Harkins Sizemore. He attended Pheba School and was a graduate of West Point High School. He was former-ly employed with Build-ing Service Company, later known as Harrell and Briggs.

In addition to his parents, he was preced-ed in death by his wife, Jean Fowler Sizemore; and brother, Harper Sizemore.

He is survived by his daughters, Dona “Doopie” Cox of Cedar Bluff and Melissa Wil-son of Mathiston; sons, Floyd Thomas “Sonny” Sizemore Jr. of Pheba and William Dee “Bill” Sizemore of Clinton; sister, Glennis Marie Butler of Justin, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Zack Walker, Robert Champion, Larry Walk-er, Eddie Strickland, Stephen Moore, Wesley Champion, Bob Wash-ington, David Blansett

and Blake Garrett.Memorials may be

made to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, 848 Adams Ave., Memphis, TN 38103 or to Sanc-tuary Hospice House, 5159 West Main St., Tupelo, MS 38801.

Kathi CollinsHAMILTON —

Kathi Jean Collins, 65, died Dec. 2, 2018, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home.

Bill SavageCALEDONIA — Bill

Savage, 88, died Dec. 1, 2018, at Trinity Health Care.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Friendship Cemetery with Mel Howton officiating. Lowndes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Savage was born April 4, 1930, in Mem-phis, Tennessee, to the late Willie Michael and Dovie Ola White Sav-age. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was formerly employed in the accounting and finance department with Civil Service and Mississippi Department

of Human Services. He was a member of First Christian Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preced-ed in death by his wife, Mary Caroline Savage; and sister, Eloise Pitt-man.

He is survived by his sons, Mike Savage of Caledonia and John Savage of Charleston, South Carolina; daugh-ter, Suzann Blanchard; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchil-dren.

Pallbearers will be Mike Savage, Steve Blanchard, Derrick McEwen, Dale Robert-son, Doug Robertson and Reggie Hankins.

Memorials may be made to Growing the Gillon Adoption, 82 Cedar Dr., Columbus, MS 39705.

Charles SancilloNETTLETON —

Charles David Sancillo, 67, died Nov. 30, 2018, at his residence.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cleve-land-Moffett Funeral Home in Amory with Tony Sancillo and the Rev. Dan Finney offici-ating. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Cleve-land-Moffett Funeral Home is in charge of

arrangements.Mr. Sancillo was

born Nov. 28, 1951, in Tupelo, to the late Manuel and Eva Mae Sullivan Sancillo. He was a 1969 graduate of Nettleton High School and served in the National Guard. He was formerly employed as a project manager with JBHM and Hooker Construction.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Timothy Paul Sancillo.

He is survived by his son, Josh Sancillo of Nettleton; brother, Tony Sancillo of Saltillo; and sister, Patsy Tucker.

Pallbearers will be members of the Mon-roe County Republican Club.

June BairdCOLUMBUS — June

Turner Baird, 62, died Dec. 3, 2018, at Bap-tist Memorial Hospi-tal-Golden Triangle.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home.

By LINDSEy TANNERAP Medical Writer

Skip the costly elec-tronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Pediatri-cians say the best toys for tots are old-fashioned hands-on playthings that young children can enjoy with parents — things like blocks, puzzles — even throwaway cardboard boxes — that spark imagi-nation and creativity.

“A cardboard box can be used to draw on, or made into a house,” said Dr. Alan Mendelsohn,

co-author of a new re-port on selecting toys for young children, up to around age 5.

Many parents feel pressured by ads pro-moting tablet-based toys and games as educational and brain-stimulating but there’s not much science to back up those claims, Mendelsohn said. Their main misconception: “The toy that is best is the one that is the most expensive or has the most bells and whistles or is the most technologically sophisticated.”

Simpler hands-on toys that parents and young children can play with together are preferable for healthy development, said Mendelsohn, a pedi-atrician at NYU Langone Health in New York.

The report published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics cites studies suggesting that heavy use of electron-ic media may interfere with children’s speech and language develop-ment, replace important playtime with parents and lead to obesity.

Studies also have found that more than 90 percent of U.S. kids have used mobile devices and most started using them before age 1.

The pediatricians’ group recommends no screen time for children up to age 2, and says total screen time including TV and computer use should be less than one hour dai-ly for ages 2 and older.

“A little bit of screen time here and there is un-likely to have much harm if a child otherwise has other activity,” Mendel-sohn said. But he added that screen time can over-whelm young children and is difficult to limit and control.

Top tot toys? Blocks and boxes backed over high-tech toysstudies suggest heavy use of electronic media may interfere with children’s speech and language development, replace important playtime with parents and lead to obesity

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JERUSALEM — Is-raeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benja-min Netanyahu on brib-ery charges, adding to a growing collection of legal troubles that have clouded the longtime leader’s pros-pects for pursuing re-elec-tion next year.

Netanyahu denied the latest allegations. But his fate now lies in the hands of his attorney general, who will decide in the coming months whether the prime minister should stand trial on a host of corruption al-legations that could play a central role in next year’s election campaign.

In a scathing attack on police investigators

in a speech on Sunday, Netanyahu called the in-vestigation a “witch hunt” that was “tainted from the start.”

“Israel is a law-abiding country. And in a law-abid-ing country police recom-mendations have no legal weight,” he told his Likud party at a Hannukah can-dle-lighting ceremony. Most of his half-hour hol-

iday speech went to dis-missing the allegations, and the boisterous crowd of hundreds of party mem-bers rallied behind him.

Sunday’s decision fol-lowed a lengthy investiga-tion into a case involving Netanyahu’s relationship with Shaul Elovitch, the controlling shareholder of Israel’s telecom giant Bezeq.

Damaging police report looms over Netanyahu re-election bid

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Outback Bowlcontinued from Page 1a

Moorhead’s offenses gained 599 yards against Iowa in 2016 and 579 in 2017. Two turnovers and two missed field goals are the primary reasons the 2017 point total (21) didn’t look more like the one from 2016 (41).

Moorhead’s Nittany Li-ons had success in differ-ent ways. Their produc-tion in the 2017 featured 295 rushing yards and 284 passing yards and 51 carries compared to 48 pass attempts. In 2016, Penn State leaned on 359 rushing yards (52 carries to 18 pass attempts) to blow out Iowa.

Having seen Moor-head’s offense at its best, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz knows what to expect in the Outback Bowl.

“The one thing I know about Coach Moorhead — as I understand it, their quarterback is a tremen-dous player — he’s going

to utilize the quarterback position,” Ferentz said. “(Quarterback Trace) Mc-Sorley at Penn State was very difficult to defend. I understand these are dif-ferent body types, but still an excellent leader and a dual-threat type guy.

“When you play teams with running quarter-backs, it’s kind of like playing a 12-man of-fense,” he added. “… I know it’s going to be a great challenge.”

The matchup of Iowa’s defense against Moor-head’s offense isn’t the only place where familiar-

ity will play a factor. MSU defensive coordinator Bob Shoop also worked at Penn State before Moor-head arrived, and Ferentz coached against him.

On all fronts, both coaches believe the famil-iarity with one another will play a role to a de-gree.

“There will be some common themes. The other point of that is (Moorhead) has a differ-ent team than he had at Penn State and a different group of players, so I’m sure there will be some variance,” Ferentz said.

“Philosophically, I’m guessing there will be parallels,” he added.

MSU (8-4) will make its school-record ninth-straight bowl appearance. This will be the third-straight year the Bulldogs will play a bowl game in the state of Florida.

MSU finished No. 18 in

the College Football Play-off rankings, which was its highest finish since 2014.

NOTE: Tickets for the Outback Bowl are on sale at HailState.com/bowltickets and start at $80. MSU’s ticket allot-ment is located on the east side of Raymond James Stadium. The NFL’s clear bag policy will be in place.

Follow Dispatch sports writer Brett Hudson on Twitter @Brett_Hudson

2019 OuTBACk BOWl■ WHO: Mississippi State vs. Iowa ■ WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at 11 a.m.■ WHERE: Tampa, Florida■ HOW TO GO: Tickets on sale at HailState.com/bowltickets and start at $80■ HOW TO WATCH: ESPN2

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creative and it helps them with behavior issues. It is amazing (because) some of the kids ... have had difficulty doing certain things, but in here it’s kind of like everyone is on the same level.”

At Sudduth, classroom teachers can use a sign-up sheet to bring their students to the Maker-space for about a 40-min-ute block.

Hunt said though the Makerspace offers a num-ber of “advanced” proj-ects for children to use, most enjoy the simple aspect of building. Stu-dents focus their energy on those projects, such as unsharpened pencils to build towers or stacking empty plastic cups. She added the students tend to use their imagination more with the less ad-vanced materials.

First grade teacher Mya Floyd said she tries to bring her class at least once a week. Not only do her students get to work creatively, but she has started to notice a differ-ence in classroom behav-ior.

“It helps them analyze and work on communi-

cation,” Floyd said. “The communication skills they learn here, they take that back to the classroom in academics. They’ve started working better together in both reading and math and are even helping each other. I love bringing them here.”

Floyd added the Mak-erspace’s learning envi-ronment gives her and her students a chance to build a stronger relation-ship.

“I get to sit and build with them even,” she said. “We talk about things that aren’t academic in here. I ask them about their fam-ily and weekend and I get to tell them about myself too.”

Plan in actionBrandi Burton,

Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School Dis-trict grants and innova-tive strategy specialist, has been working to cre-ate similar Makerspaces in schools throughout the district.

“Maker movement is pretty much across the nation, and we wanted to bring that to Starkville,”

Burton said. “The librar-ies are supposed to be the hub of each of the schools, so that’s where we start-ed.”

Librarians from each of the SOCSD schools met Friday afternoon for professional development to continue that maker movement district-wide.

Burton said the district purchased a number of hands-on manipulatives to test the waters with children and see their in-terests.

Though a set plan is not in place, Burton said by the end of the school year, each school will create a “maker-area.” With some school’s lim-ited space, Burton said schools may have mobile carts stocked with the same type of materials al-ready at Sudduth.

West Elementary li-brarian Stephanie Mont-gomery has already start-ed brainstorming creative ways to help her students at her school.

“I’m really excited about Makerspace com-ing into our schools,” Montgomery said. “I plan on getting ourselves a large cart and having sev-

eral items and choices for our students and teachers to use. I’m just real excit-ed about the hands-on activities to help the stu-dents build their critical thinking skills.”

Montgomery said she hopes to have coding toys, flexi-straws, LEGOs and other build-able items ready for teachers to “check-out.”

Moving forward, Bur-ton said she will meet with librarians in January to continue expanding on the Makerspace which started at Sudduth Ele-mentary.

“I think it’s so im-portant for us to join this movement, so that the kids that are hands-on learners and out-of-the-box thinkers, that they have just as much of an advantage as the students that are just academic,” Burton said. “We just need to make sure we have opportunities for every type of learner, and with the things that will be available in these spac-es, every type of learner will be catered to in some way.”

Mary Pollitz/Dispatch StaffWest Elementary librarian Stephanie Montgomery builds a prototype Friday afternoon at The Idea Box, a Maker-space, on Main Street. Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District librarians learned ways to implement Makerspaces in their libraries and schools throughout professional development Friday.

By TIM REyNOLDSThe Associated Press

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Alabama football team was the easy pick. Oklahoma was the difficult choice.

They’re on equal footing now.Top-seeded Alabama (13-0) will

continue its quest for a second-consec-utive national championship in the Or-ange Bowl on Dec. 29, when the Crim-son Tide will take on the fourth-seeded Sooners (12-1) — who got to the Col-lege Football Playoff semifinals on the

By STEPHEN HAWKINSThe Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Clemson football team played Notre Dame during a hurricane on the way to its first College Football Playoff appearance.

Now the ACC champion Tigers (13-0, No. 2 CFP) are in football’s final four for the fourth season in a row, and tak-ing on playoff first-timer Notre Dame (12-0, No. 3 CFP) in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29.

The national semifinal will be the

By JOHN FINERANThe Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Geno Auriemma believes there’s a lot to like about Connecticut’s latest star in the making, freshman Christyn Williams.

Williams scored 16 of her season-high 28 points in the first quarter to help the No. 2 UCo-nn women’s basketball team dominate No. 1 No-tre Dame 89-71 on Sunday.

“Christyn adds a big dimension to our team,” Auriemma said of his 5-foot-11 guard from Little Rock, Arkansas. “She’s fearless. I was upset we didn’t give it to her more in the second quarter (when Williams had zero points). I wish she was 6-3. She is one of the rare individuals that comes along that know who they are. She knows who she is.”

Williams hit 7 of 8 shots in the first quarter on way to making 11 of 16 in the game to lead five Huskies in double figures. Her 16 first-quarter points were one off her previous game high of 17 points against Purdue on Nov. 24.

“I didn’t even know I did that,” Williams said. “I was just being aggressive, listening to my coaches and playing off my teammates. We want-ed this one bad.”

It was Williams’ basket with 6 minutes, 36 seconds left in the first quarter that gave UConn an 8-6 lead that it would not relinquish against Muffet McGraw’s 7-1 Irish, who saw their 28-game winning streak at home ended by the Hus-kies. UConn has all three victories against Notre Dame in its last 100 home games at the Purcell Pavilion.

Napheesa Collier had 16 points along with 15 rebounds and three blocks, All-American Katie Lou Samuelson had 15 points after being held

From Staff and Wire Reports

AUSTIN, Texas — The Mississippi State women’s basketball team’s toughest test of the early season had a familiar result: another rout.

Jazzmun Holmes scored 17 points, Chloe Bibby had 14, and Teaira McCowan rebounded her way to a school record to help No. 6 MSU roll past No. 10 Texas 67-49 on Sunday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

The Bulldogs entered the marquee matchup of powerhouse programs braced for a slugfest after a series of early season blowouts. MSU has made it to the NCAA tour-nament final the last two seasons and Texas has advanced to the Sweet 16 or further each of the last four years.

The Bulldogs barely gave the Longhorns a chance to take the floor before they were run-ning them off their home court.

“I think my whole team had a presence today,” MSU coach Vic Schaefer said. “From tip to finish we were dominant. We played our game.”

MSU earned its first victory against a top-10 squad this season. For the first time in school history, MSU held a top-10 team to less than 50 points.

MSU also outscored Texas 48-28 in the paint and forced 22 turnovers. McCowan’s 12 rebounds gave her 1,109 for her career, breaking the school record of 1,108 set by LaToya Thomas. And while the score fell far below their average of 97 points, the Bulldogs were in complete control.

MSU (8-0) ended the first quarter with a 10-0 run. The Bulldogs led by 17 at halftime and stretched it to 24 in the third quarter. Even when Texas made a run late in the period, Bibby beat the shot-clock buzzer with a layup and then made a 3-pointer to push the lead back to 20 to start the fourth quarter.

Sug Sutton scored 16 points for Texas (7-1). The Longhorns scored their fewest points since they had 48 in loss to Baylor in 2016.

By GREG BEACHAMThe Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Tyson Fury dominated long stretches of his heavyweight title bout against Deontay Wilder with shifty technique and graceful defense.

He still ended up flat on the canvas in the 12th round, his eyes rolling backward while Wilder celebrated above him.

Fury somehow gath-ered his wits, rose and made it to the final bell. That’s when both hulk-ing men heard a verdict that didn’t satisfy them, but nearly guaranteed a rematch of this exciting

showdown.W i l d e r

and Fury fought to a split draw S a t u r d a y night, with W i l d e r r e t a i n i n g his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his Brit-ish challenger twice.

“One hundred percent we’ll do the rematch,” Fury said. “We are two great champions. Me and this man are the two best heavy-weights on the planet.”

Wilder (40-0-1) floored Fury (27-0-1) in the ninth and final rounds, yet Fury

clearly out-boxed Wild-er for large portions of their meet-ing at Sta-ples Center.

Fury ap-peared to be on his

way to a decision victory when he came out for the final round — and a min-ute later, he looked total-ly finished when Wilder put him on his back with a right-left combination. Yet Fury rose, summon-ing strength at the critical moment of his comeback from a two-and-a-half-year ring absence amid

bouts of drug abuse and depression.

“I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring,” Fury said. “I was never going to be knocked out tonight. I showed good heart to get up. I came here tonight and I fought my heart out.”

While Wilder kept his belt, Fury remained the unofficial lineal champion of the heavyweight divi-sion by virtue of his victo-ry over Wladimir Klitsc-hko in November 2015.

Judge Robert Tapper scored the fight 114-112 for Fury, while Alejandro

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GAME 9n No. 22 Marquette, 7 p.m., Thursday (SEC Network+; WKBB-FM 100.9, WFCA-FM 107.9).

InSIDEn MORE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Former New Hope High School standout Tyler Stevenson helped lead the Southern Mississippi men to a victory against Rust College on Sunday. n Also, the Ole Miss and Alabama women lost; Men’s, Women’s Scores. Page 4B

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAyOFF

Cotton Bowl ClassicAt Arlington, Texas

Semifinals — Dec. 29n Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson (13-0), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Orange BowlAt Miami Gardens, Florida

Semifinals — Dec. 29n Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama (13-0), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

InSIDE n MORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mississippi State will take on Iowa in the Outback Bowl. Page 1An Also, Bowl Schedule. Page 3B

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John David Mercer/USA TODAY SportsAlabama football coach Nick Saban and his players hold the Southeastern Conference championship trophy after the No. 1 Crimson Tide defeated No. 4 Georgia 35-28 on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Wilder keeps title after split draw with Fury

Wilder Fury

Bulldogs pass first ranked testHolmes has 17 points to lead No. 6 MSU to fast start, win against No. 10 Texas

Huskies dominate in battle for No. 1

FINal FOUr SET FOr playOFFClemson back for fourth year in a row, will face Notre Dame

alabama will take on Oklahoma in first step in quest to repeat

Prep BasketballToday’s Games

Aberdeen at BaldwynWinona Christian at Heritage AcademyCalhoun Academy at Oak Hill Academy

Tuesday’s GamesNew Hope at CaledoniaColumbus at SaltilloWest Point at Noxubee CountyHeritage Academy at HamiltonHebron Christian at Oak Hill AcademyLeake Academy at Starkville AcademyMarshall Academy at Columbus Christian

Prep SoccerToday’s Match

Columbus Christian at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m.Tuesday’s Matches

Tupelo at Columbus, 5 p.m.Starkville at Caledonia, 5 p.m.West Point at New Hope, 5 p.m.Jackson Prep at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m.MSMS at Southeast Lauderdale, 5:30 p.m.Lamar School at Heritage Academy, 5:30 p.m.

Men’s College BasketballTuesday’s Games

McNeese at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.Georgia State at Alabama, 7 p.m.

Women’s College BasketballTuesday’s Games

Mississippi University for Women at Judson College, 5:30 p.m.

TodayCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. — Iowa at Michigan State, FS15:30 p.m. — Liberty at Georgetown, FS27:30 p.m. — Florida A&M at Depaul, FS1

NBA6 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Detroit, NBA TV6:30 p.m. — Golden State at Atlanta, Fox Sports Southeast

NFL7:15 p.m. — Washington at Philadelphia, ESPN

TuesdayCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. — New Hampshire at Seton Hall, FS16 p.m. — Jimmy V Classic, Oklahoma vs. Notre Dame, ESPN6 p.m. — Providence at Boston College, ESPN27:30 p.m. — UTEP at Marquette, FS28 p.m. — Jimmy V Classic, West Virginia vs. Florida, ESPN2

NBA8 p.m. — San Antonio at Utah, NBA TV

NHL6:30 p.m. — Toronto at Buffalo, NBCSports Network

SOCCER1:55 p.m. — Premier League, Watford vs. Manchester City, NBCSports Network

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BasketballNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBToronto 20 4 .833 —Philadelphia 17 8 .680 3½Boston 13 10 .565 6½Brooklyn 8 16 .333 12New York 8 16 .333 12

Southeast Division W L Pct GBCharlotte 11 12 .478 —Orlando 11 12 .478 —Miami 9 13 .409 1½Washington 9 14 .391 2Atlanta 5 18 .217 6

Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 15 7 .682 —Detroit 13 7 .650 1Indiana 13 10 .565 2½Chicago 5 19 .208 11Cleveland 4 18 .182 11

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBMemphis 13 9 .591 —Dallas 11 10 .524 1½New Orleans 12 12 .500 2Houston 11 11 .500 2San Antonio 11 12 .478 2½

Northwest Division W L Pct GBDenver 15 7 .682 —Oklahoma City 14 7 .667 ½Portland 13 10 .565 2½Minnesota 11 12 .478 4½Utah 11 13 .458 5

Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 15 7 .682 —Golden State 15 9 .625 1L.A. Lakers 14 9 .609 1½Sacramento 11 11 .500 4Phoenix 4 19 .174 11½

Late SaturdaySacramento 111, Indiana 110

Sunday’s GamesL.A. Lakers 120, Phoenix 96New Orleans 119, Charlotte 109Miami 102, Utah 100Philadelphia 103, Memphis 95Dallas 114, L.A. Clippers 110San Antonio 131, Portland 118

Today’s GamesOklahoma City at Detroit, 6 p.m.Cleveland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.Denver at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.Golden State at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.Washington at New York, 6:30 p.m.Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesChicago at Indiana, 6 p.m.Orlando at Miami, 6:30 p.m.Portland at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Sacramento at Phoenix, 8 p.m.San Antonio at Utah, 8 p.m.

GolfAustralian

PGA ChampionshipSunday

At RACV Royal Pines ResortGold Coast, Australia

Purse: $1.5 millionYardage: 7,346; Par: 72

FinalCameron Smith, Australia 70-65-67-70—272Marc Leishman, Australia 68-68-69-69—274Ross McGowan, England 71-73-70-63—277Matthew Millar, Australia 72-70-67-68—277J. Eom, South Korea 67-74-70-70—281Jason Scrivener, Australia 68-73-74-67—282Nick Flanagan, Australia 69-73-69-71—282Ben Eccles, Australia 70-71-69-72—282Sean Crocker, United States 73-71-71-68—283Jarryd Felton, Australia 69-73-72-69—283Tom Murray, England 69-73-71-70—283Daniel Gale, Australia 70-74-69-70—283Darren Beck, Australia 73-71-69-70—283Andrew Johnston, England 70-69-73-71—283Nick Taylor, Canada 74-68-70-71—283Christopher Wood, Australia 71-66-76-71—284Robert Allenby, Australia 70-70-73-71—284H. Varner III, United States 69-69-71-75—284Josh Geary, New Zealand 72-71-73-69—285Renato Paratore, Italy 73-70-73-69—285G. Paddison, New Zealand 70-72-73-70—285Terry Pilkadaris, Australia 69-74-72-70—285Jonathan Thomson, England 72-71-71-71—285Sam Brazel, Australia 70-71-72-72—285Aaron Cockerill, Canada 72-69-71-73—285

Rhein Gibson, Australia 72-70-70-73—285Matthew Stieger, Australia 74-69-69-73—285Jake McLeod, Australia 66-70-75-74—285D. Papadatos, Australia 67-70-74-74—285Mathew Goggin, Australia 68-72-71-74—285Matt Jager, Australia 66-71-73-75—285James Morrison, England 69-75-70-72—286Peter Senior, Australia 72-70-71-73—286Austin Connelly, Canada 72-71-75-69—287Matthew Griffin, Australia 72-71-74-70—287Max McCardle, Australia 76-68-73-70—287Hughes Joannes, Belgium 72-72-72-71—287David McKenzie, Australia 73-69-70-75—287Troy Merritt, United States 71-71-70-75—287Blake Proverbs, Australia 71-72-75-70—288Gaganjeet Bhullar, India 69-70-78-71—288Jordan Zunic, Australia 70-72-74-72—288Daan Huizing, Netherlands 73-69-74-72—288Ricardo Gouveia, Portugal 69-74-73-72—288Oliver Farr, Wales 71-69-75-73—288Zach Murray, Australia 70-74-71-73—288Anthony Quayle, Australia 70-69-75-74—288Rod Pampling, Australia 74-69-71-74—288Harrison Endycott, Australia 70-72-71-75—288Daniel Fox, Australia 73-69-71-75—288Braden Becker, Australia 70-73-67-78—288Ashley Hall, Australia 70-74-74-71—289Damien Jordan, Australia 69-73-74-73—289Craig Ross, Scotland 71-72-70-76—289Ryan Fox, New Zealand 69-75-69-76—289Stephen Allan, Australia 70-73-77-70—290Michael Wright, Australia 72-70-76-72—290Alex Edge, Australia 73-70-73-74—290Simon Hawkes, Australia 70-73-72-75—290Douglas Klein, Australia 68-74-72-76—290A. Knappe, Germany 70-74-70-76—290Tim Stewart, Australia 70-74-69-77—290Jack Munro, Australia 73-71-74-73—291Frazer Droop, Australia 73-69-76-74—292Ryan Evans, England 72-72-74-74—292David Bransdon, Australia 71-68-77-76—292Aaron Wilkin, Australia 73-69-75-76—293Mark Brown, New Zealand 71-73-78-74—296Paul Hayden, Australia 72-67-81-76—296Peter Cooke, Australia 73-69-80-75—297Jason Norris, Australia 70-74-81-74—299

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Jon Rahm, $1,000,000 71-63-69-65—268Tony Finau, $400,000 72-64-67-69—272JusTin Rose, $250,000 70-70-68-65—273henRik sTenson, $175,000 68-66-69-71—274PaTRick canTlay, $147,500 65-70-76-64—275Rickie FowleR, $147,500 72-67-67-69—275DusTin Johnson, $140,000 68-67-72-69—276alex noRen, $126,667 69-69-70-69—277x. schauFFele, $126,667 73-68-66-70—277GaRy wooDlanD, $126,667 72-66-67-72—277PaTRick ReeD, $115,000 65-77-66-70—278B. DechamBeau, $109,000 70-71-71-68—280JusTin Thomas, $109,000 70-70-70-70—280BuBBa waTson, $109,000 69-73-69-69—280keeGan BRaDley, $107,000 71-69-72-70—282Jason Day, $106,000 71-72-70-70—283TiGeR wooDs, $105,000 73-69-72-73—287h. maTsuyama, $100,000 74-68-71-75—288

HockeyNHL

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GATampa Bay 27 19 7 1 39 103 79Toronto 27 19 8 0 38 98 70Buffalo 27 17 7 3 37 85 76Boston 26 14 8 4 32 71 64Montreal 27 12 10 5 29 83 88Ottawa 27 12 12 3 27 98 109Detroit 27 12 12 3 27 76 87Florida 25 10 10 5 25 82 91

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 26 15 8 3 33 95 83Columbus 26 15 9 2 32 90 83N.Y. Islanders 25 13 9 3 29 76 72N.Y. Rangers 28 13 12 3 29 80 88Carolina 26 12 10 4 28 66 71Pittsburgh 25 10 10 5 25 83 84Philadelphia 25 11 12 2 24 76 88New Jersey 25 9 11 5 23 74 86

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GANashville 27 18 8 1 37 88 66Colorado 27 16 6 5 37 99 73Winnipeg 26 16 8 2 34 91 77Dallas 27 14 10 3 31 74 71Minnesota 26 14 10 2 30 83 76Chicago 28 9 14 5 23 77 104St. Louis 25 9 13 3 21 74 85

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GACalgary 27 16 9 2 34 91 76Anaheim 29 14 10 5 33 70 83San Jose 28 13 10 5 31 85 89Vegas 28 14 13 1 29 82 78Edmonton 26 13 11 2 28 70 79Arizona 25 12 11 2 26 66 66Vancouver 29 11 15 3 25 82 102Los Angeles 27 10 16 1 21 58 82

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Late SaturdayEdmonton 2, Vegas 1

Sunday’s GamesAnaheim 6, Washington 5Winnipeg 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SOSan Jose 3, Montreal 1Colorado 2, Detroit 0Calgary 3, Chicago 2Los Angeles 2, Carolina 0

Today’s GamesTampa Bay at New Jersey, 6 p.m.Buffalo at Nashville, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesWinnipeg at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.Boston at Florida, 6 p.m.Calgary at Columbus, 6 p.m.Colorado at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Ottawa at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Toronto at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.Washington at Vegas, 9 p.m.Minnesota at Vancouver, 9 p.m.Arizona at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Soccer Major League Playoffs

MLS CupSaturday’s Game

Portland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

NCAA Division I Women’s tournament

COLLEGE CUPChampionshipSunday’s Game

Florida State 1, North Carolina

TransactionsSunday’s Moves

BASKETBALLNBA G League

SOUTH BAY LAKERS — Traded G Demarcus Holland to Agua Caliente for a 2019 first-round draft pick.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

GEREEN BAY PACKERS — Fired coach Mike McCarthy. Named Joe Philbin interim coach.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Claimed RW Nikita Scherbak off waivers from Montreal.NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned F Tim Gettinger to Hartford (AHL). Recalled F Matt Beleskey from Hartford.TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned G Connor Ingram to Syracuse (AHL). Recalled G Eddie Pasquale from Syracuse.

SOCCERU.S. SOCCER FEDERATION — Named Gregg Berhalter U.S. men’s national team coach.

Major League SoccerNEW YORK RED BULLS — Transferred M Tyler Adams to Leipzig (Bundesliga-Germany).

COLLEGEAKRON — Fired football coach Terry Bowden.KANSAS STATE — Announced the retirement of football coach Bill Snyder.

VolleyballNCAA Division I

tournamentSecond RoundLate Saturday

Minnesota 3, South Carolina 0Washington State 3, Tennessee 1

QuarterfinalsFriday’s Matches

Kentucky vs. Nebraska, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)Florida vs. BYU, 5:30 p.m.

Split drawContinued from Page 1B

Rochin favored Wilder 115-111. Judge Phil Edwards and The Associated Press scored it a 113-113 draw, with Wilder’s knockdowns compensating for Fury’s superior technique.

“We gave each other all we’ve got,” Wilder said. “We’re the best in the world. The respect was mutual.”

While both men thought they won, neither was overly upset by the verdict in front of the crowd. They embraced warmly and immediate-ly talked about a rematch in the spring.

“When you get two warriors, you get a great fight,” Wilder said. “That’s what we proved to-night, and I’m ready to do it again.”

The bout was a rare meeting of two unbeat-en heavyweight stars in their apparent primes, with both fighters putting aside caution and the typical squabbles over money or belts to stage one of the most compelling matchups in the glamour division’s recent history.

And the fighters delivered, each in his unique way. The 6-foot-9 Fury spent nearly ev-ery moment of the fight nimbly avoiding Wild-er’s punches in a masterful display — except for the two moments when the 6-foot-7 Wilder viciously knocked him to the canvas.

A punch to the top of Fury’s head shockingly put him down in the ninth, but he bounced up quickly.

With just two minutes left in the fight, Wild-er buckled Fury’s knees with a right hand and knocked him senseless with a perfect left on the way down.

Even though Wilder made a throat-slashing gesture and mouthed “It’s over,” Fury beat the count and went back to work.

Wilder failed to win for the first time since his semifinal bout at the Beijing Olympics, and he failed to knock out his opponent for only the second time in 41 career bouts. Yet the Bronze Bomber showed remarkable resourcefulness and power, avoiding what would have been a de-cision loss with those two knockdowns.

“We’re both warriors, but with those two drops, I think I won the fight,” Wilder said. “I came out slow. I rushed my punches. I didn’t sit still. I was too hesitant. I started overthrowing the right hand, and I just couldn’t adjust.”

Fury responded admirably to a big step up in competition after a lengthy absence and two warmup bouts, but Wilder got him in just enough trouble to earn a draw.

Staples Center had a frenzied atmosphere af-ter the high-energy introductions, but the fight-ers settled into a technical bout early. Fury used his twitchy movement and near-constant feints to disrupt the rhythm of Wilder, whose trade-mark looping punches rarely found their mark.

MSUContinued from Page 1B

“As really good, ag-gressive teams do, they came out of the gates and punched pretty hard,” Texas coach Karen Aston said. “We talk a lot about what we would love our team identity to be. Clear-ly that’s what theirs was and is. I thought our team just didn’t handle it very well.”

McCowan recorded her 14th consecutive dou-ble-double and could have gobbled up even more re-bounds if she wasn’t lim-ited by foul trouble early on. She used her 6-foot-7 frame to dominate on both ends of the court. The only thing McCow-an didn’t do was block a shot. She came in with 25, which ranked No. 1 na-tionally.

Texas was without junior forward Joyner Holmes, who has been out with an ankle injury. Tex-as hopes to have her back in time for its next game against No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday.

“She warmed up today. I thought she might play. She’s going to give them a completely different look,” Schaefer said.

Aston wasn’t ready to

say Holmes would have made a difference Sunday.

“Joyner obviously has some experience,” Aston said. “We have to kind of look in the mirror about our toughness.”

In addition to getting foff to a fast start, the Bulldogs also contained senior transfer Danni Wil-liams and freshman Au-drey Warren. Both played more than 27 minutes but totaled just six points, six rebounds, three assists, and four turnovers.

“I’m awfully proud of my team ,” Schaefer said. “These two (Jazzmun Holmes and Teaira Mc-Cowan) were special. In a big game, in big moments, there’s so many moments in a game like this. You have two top-10 teams battling. It was a battle. That’s who we are at Mis-sissippi State. That’s how we play the game. That’s how we honor the game, and I’m really proud of our kids.”

MSU earned its 44th-straight non-conference regular-season victory. The win sets the stage for a return to Starkville, where MSU will play host to No. 22 Marquette.

UConnContinued from Page 1B

scoreless in the first half, Crystal Dangerfield scored 13 points and Me-gan Walker added 12 for the 7-0 Huskies.

“I thought Christyn Williams was phenome-nal,” McGraw said of the player the Irish also tried to recruit. “She was the real difference.”

Jackie Young, who had 32 points in the teams’ last meeting in the NCAA semifinals when the Irish won 91-89 in overtime on Arike Ogunbowale’s first of two buzzer-beaters in the Women’s Final Four, led five Irish players in double figures with 18 points.

Ogunbowale had 17 points, but only five after halftime, and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Irish. Jessica Shepard had 13 points, Marina Mabrey 11 and Brianna Turner had

10 points and four blocks for Notre Dame.

“I thought a defensive transition was poor, I thought our half-court de-fense was poor, I thought our offensive execution was poor and then we lost our poise and that was un-expected,” McGraw said. “This time, the team we played was good enough to take advantage of it. We’re a better team than we showed.”

UConn led 27-22 after the first quarter and 44-41 at halftime despite getting no points from the 6-foot-3 Samuelson, who was 0-for-7 from the field. But she helped in other areas with six assists, three rebounds, a block and a steal.

“To be up whatever we were at halftime without Lou getting a basket, that was a good sign for us,” Auriemma said.

John David Mercer/USA TODAY SportsAlabama quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) runs against Georgia linebacker Tae Crowder (30) in the fourth quarter of the Southeastern Conference Championship Game on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

ClemsonContinued from Page 1B

first meeting for the teams since that October 2015 game, when Clemson won 24-22 at home while play-ing in heavy rains from Hurricane Joaquin as it hit the East Coast.

“I will never forget that game,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday. “It was an amazing game. Both teams truly left it all on the field. We played in a hur-ricane, literally a hurricane. ... They were an amazing opponent. And I think, you know, both teams walked away from the game with great respect for each oth-er.”

When they play again for a spot in the national cham-pionship game, there will be no concerns about the weather. The Cotton Bowl is played at AT&T Stadium, which has a retractable roof.

Notre Dame has its first undefeated regular season since 2012 when the Irish were 12-0 before losing 42-14 to Alabama in the BCS national title game.

While Notre Dame is the first independent team to make the playoff, the Irish went undefeated with 10 wins over Power Five teams. That included five ACC teams, four that Clem-son also beat this season.

“They have been a mod-el of consistency. We’ll have a great challenge but one that we’re excited about,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. “We’ve been on a journey here the last cou-ple years to put our football team back in this position.”

Clemson has never played at the home stadi-um of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, which hosted the first national championship game in the CFP era in 2014. The bowl last served as a semifinal three years ago, when Alabama beat Michigan State 38-0.

The Tigers’ only Cotton Bowl was Jan. 1, 1940, a 6-3 win over Boston College.

Notre Dame last played in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day 1994, beating Texas A&M when the game was still in its namesake stadium about 20 miles away at the site of the State Fair of Texas. The Fighting Irish are 5-2 in Cotton Bowl games.

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strength of their victory against Texas in the Big 12 Conference champion-ship.

“Sooner Nation, we just got some great news,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said in a video post-ed to Twitter shortly after the announcement was made.

The Crimson Tide knew they were headed to the playoff. What the defending champions don’t know is who will be at quarterback for their semifinal matchup.

Alabama starter Tua Tagovailoa was diagnosed Sunday with a high right ankle sprain, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said. When Tagovailoa went down in the South-eastern Conference title game Saturday — a game where Alabama had to rally past Georgia — the Tide turned to former starter Jalen Hurts, who threw for one touchdown and then ran for the win-ning TD with about a min-ute left.

Tagovailoa will be scoped in an effort to ac-celerate the ankle’s heal-ing process, and Saban said Alabama is thinking his recovery could take two weeks.

“We’re hopeful that by the time we get started in practice, he’ll be ready to go,” Saban said.

Oddsmakers don’t

seemed worried, and list-ed Alabama as about a two-touchdown favorite.

“We’ve got a lot of re-spect for the team that we’re getting ready to play, no question about that,” Riley said. “But we’ve got a formula that we believe in and we’ve got a program that’s used to winning and players that are used to win-ning. We know it’s going to be a great challenge, but we’re going to go prepare like we do and our goal will be for us to be at our very best.”

Ohio State, Georgia and even UCF all felt deserving of a spot, but the selection committee obviously be-lieved Oklahoma’s resume was the best off that long list of contenders for the fourth and final entry into the playoff.

“There was a lot of debate about Oklahoma, Georgia and Ohio State,” CFP committee chair-man Rob Mullens said. “The debate was deep, detailed, and occasionally contentious. There was division.”

Alabama has won 15 consecutive games, start-ing with its two wins in last season’s playoff. Oklahoma’s only defeat this season was to Texas, a 48-45 game on a neutral field in Dallas on Oct. 6 — and the Sooners won the rematch in Saturday’s Big 12 title game, 39-27.

“Oklahoma was ranked No. 4 because they’re a one-loss conference champion with a dynamic offense,” Mullens said.

It’s a matchup of the two highest-scoring teams in the nation this season. Oklahoma, led by Heisman Trophy hopeful quarterback Kyler Mur-ray, averages 49.5 points per game. Alabama aver-ages 47.9 points per game.

Murray has faced Ala-bama once before: He was 2 for 4 passing for Texas A&M in a game against the Tide in 2015.

“I think he’s about as dynamic as any player I’ve seen all season long,” Saban said.

Alabama is going to the Orange Bowl for the ninth time. This will be Oklahoma’s 20th trip to the Orange Bowl, extend-ing the Sooners’ record for most appearances in the game.

A labama - Ok lahoma got slotted for the Orange Bowl instead of the Cot-ton Bowl in part because of how close the Sooners’ home is to Dallas. It would have largely been a home game for Oklahoma had this matchup been in the Cotton Bowl.

“I didn’t have a prefer-ence at all,” Saban said. “I knew that we would be playing a good team in a first-class venue, wherev-er we played.”

By The Associated Press

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Bill Snyder already was considered the architect of the greatest turnaround in college football history before he decided to return from a three-year retirement to resurrect Kansas State again.

Now, the 79-year-old coach is heading back into retirement.

Snyder decided to step away Sun-day after 27 seasons on the sideline, ending a Hall of Fame tenure in Man-hattan that began in the Big Eight and weathered seismic shifts in college football. Along the way he overcame throat cancer, sent dozens of players to the NFL and gave countless more an opportunity to succeed not only on the field but also in life.

“Coach Snyder has had an immea-surable impact on our football pro-gram, Kansas State University, the Manhattan community and the entire

state of Kansas,” Wildcats athletic di-rector Gene Taylor said. “He and his family have touched the lives of so many people, from student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans, and he is truly one of the greatest coaches and lead-ers in college football history.

“His impact on college football is unmatched and legacy is one that will last a lifetime.”

The Wildcats fell apart during a season-ending loss to Iowa State, leaving them 5-7 and at home for the bowl season. Snyder finishes with a resume featuring a record of 215-117-1, trips to 19 bowl games, two Big 12 championships and a legacy that will endure long into the future.

n McElwain takes Central Michigan job after year as Michigan aide: At Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Michi-gan receivers coach Jim McElwain has been named head coach at Central Michigan.

Central Michigan announced McElwain’s hiring Sun-

day. He replaces John Bonamego, who went 1-11 in his fourth season after taking the Chippewas to three straight bowls.

The 56-year-old McElwain was at Michigan for one season. He previously coached at Florida, where he was Southeastern Conference coach of the year in his first sea-son (2015) and went 22-12 overall.

The Gators won SEC East titles his first two years. Af-ter a 3-4 start in 2017, McElwain said he and his family had received death threats. His claim couldn’t be substantiated and he parted ways with Florida, agreeing to a $7.5 million buyout.

CMU athletic director Michael Alford called McElwain a “proven winner.”

n Akron fires coach Terry Bowden after 4-8 season: Terry Bowden raised Akron’s profile, made the Zips competitive and led them to bowl games over seven seasons. It wasn’t enough.

Bowden was fired Sunday, a day after Akron completed a disappointing 4-8 season with a 28-3 loss at South Caroli-na. The Zips lost their last five games.

Athletic director Larry Williams announced Bowden’s dismissal, saying it came after a thorough review of the pro-gram in consultation with the school’s president and board of trustees.

Bowden went 1-11 in his first season at Akron and finished 35-52, going 23-33 record in Mid-American Con-ference play. He also led the Zips to bowl in 2015 and 2017.

But after an upset victory over Northwestern on Sept. 15 in their second game, the Zips went 2-6 in the MAC and 2-8 overall.

By WILL GRAVESThe Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Phil-ip Rivers watched Ben Roethlisberger do what the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback so often does — lead a game-tying drive late in the fourth quarter — and decided it was time for the Los Angeles Char-gers to do something they so rarely do: win a big one on the road against a team with Super Bowl aspira-tions of its own.

So the longtime Los Angeles quarterback gathered his teammates around him and delivered a very blunt message.

“It was ‘Let’s go win it,’” Rivers said. “’Let’s make this the last drive and win it.’”

Done and done. Rivers drove the Chargers 64 yards in 11 plays to set up Michael Badgley’s 29-yard field goal on the final snap as the Los Angeles rallied for a 33-30 victory on Sunday night.

Badgley’s initial 39-yard attempt sailed wide left, but the Steelers were called for offsides. Badg-ley’s ensuing 34-yard attempt was blocked, but Pittsburgh’s celebra-tion was cut short when the Steelers were again flagged for crossing the line of scrimmage early. The Steelers jumped once more Badgley’s 29-yarder, but the Chargers gleeful-ly declined the penalty as they spilled onto the field.

“There was no worry or

doubt,” Badgley said. “It’s just one of those things where you stay tough. It’s a situation you never really plan out there where you get three in a row like that. You just have to go do what you know how to do.”

Down 23-7 at the half, the Chargers (9-3) became the first visiting team to win in Pittsburgh after trailing by 16. The Steelers (7-4-1) had been 174-0-1 when up by that much at home. Pitts-burgh enters the final quar-ter of the season having its once comfortable lead in the AFC North trimmed to just a half-game over surg-ing Baltimore (7-5).

“Don’t need to pan-ic,” Roethlisberger said. “Don’t need to worry.”

Might be time to start. The Steelers have dropped two straight for the first time this season and seemingly had no an-swer for the Chargers in the second half.

Rivers was 26-for-36 for 299 yards and two touch-downs for Los Angeles. Keenan Allen caught 14 passes for 148 yards and a score and Justin Jackson ran for 63 yards and a touch-down in place of injured starter Melvin Gordon. Desmond King added a 73-yard punt return for a score as the Chargers bolstered their postseason chances by winning in Pittsburgh for just the fourth time in 19 tries.

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Chargers 33, Steelers 30

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FOOTBALLAMERICAN CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivNew England 9 3 0 .750 331 259 6-0-0 3-3-0 6-2-0 3-1-0 3-0-0Miami 6 6 0 .500 244 300 5-1-0 1-5-0 5-4-0 1-2-0 3-1-0Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 178 293 2-3-0 2-5-0 3-6-0 1-2-0 1-2-0N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 .250 243 307 2-4-0 1-5-0 2-7-0 1-2-0 0-4-0

South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivHouston 9 3 0 .750 302 235 5-1-0 4-2-0 7-2-0 2-1-0 3-1-0Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 325 279 4-2-0 2-4-0 5-5-0 1-1-0 2-2-0Tennessee 6 6 0 .500 221 245 4-1-0 2-5-0 4-6-0 2-0-0 2-2-0Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 203 243 3-4-0 1-4-0 3-6-0 1-2-0 1-3-0

North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivPittsburgh 7 4 1 .625 346 282 3-3-0 4-1-1 4-4-1 3-0-0 3-1-1Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 297 214 4-2-0 3-3-0 6-3-0 1-2-0 2-3-0Cincinnati 5 7 0 .417 286 371 3-4-0 2-3-0 3-5-0 2-2-0 1-3-0Cleveland 4 7 1 .375 266 312 3-2-1 1-5-0 3-5-1 1-2-0 2-1-1

West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivKansas City 10 2 0 .833 444 327 5-0-0 5-2-0 8-1-0 2-1-0 4-0-0L.A. Chargers 9 3 0 .750 340 249 4-2-0 5-1-0 6-2-0 3-1-0 2-2-0Denver 6 6 0 .500 276 262 3-3-0 3-3-0 4-5-0 2-1-0 2-2-0Oakland 2 10 0 .167 220 367 1-5-0 1-5-0 1-7-0 1-3-0 0-4-0

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC DivDallas 7 5 0 .583 247 223 5-1-0 2-4-0 6-3-0 1-2-0 3-1-0Washington 6 5 0 .545 220 229 3-3-0 3-2-0 6-3-0 0-2-0 2-1-0Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 230 253 3-3-0 2-3-0 3-5-0 2-1-0 2-1-0N.Y. Giants 4 8 0 .333 267 315 2-4-0 2-4-0 3-7-0 1-1-0 0-4-0

South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC DivNew Orleans 10 2 0 .833 419 269 5-1-0 5-1-0 7-2-0 3-0-0 2-1-0Carolina 6 6 0 .500 304 306 5-1-0 1-5-0 4-5-0 2-1-0 1-2-0Tampa Bay 5 7 0 .417 318 355 4-2-0 1-5-0 4-5-0 1-2-0 2-2-0Atlanta 4 8 0 .333 296 333 3-4-0 1-4-0 4-4-0 0-4-0 2-2-0

North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC DivChicago 8 4 0 .667 344 241 5-1-0 3-3-0 6-2-0 2-2-0 3-1-0Minnesota 6 5 1 .542 275 270 4-2-0 2-3-1 5-3-1 1-2-0 2-1-1Green Bay 4 7 1 .375 281 287 4-1-1 0-6-0 2-6-1 2-1-0 1-2-1Detroit 4 8 0 .333 254 316 3-4-0 1-4-0 2-7-0 2-1-0 1-3-0

West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Divy-L.A. Rams 11 1 0 .917 419 298 6-0-0 5-1-0 7-1-0 4-0-0 4-0-0Seattle 7 5 0 .583 319 259 3-2-0 4-3-0 6-3-0 1-2-0 2-2-0Arizona 3 9 0 .250 175 310 1-5-0 2-4-0 3-5-0 0-4-0 2-2-0San Francisco 2 10 0 .167 255 336 2-3-0 0-7-0 1-8-0 1-2-0 0-4-0y-clinched division

Thursday, Nov. 29Dallas 13, New Orleans 10

Sunday’s GamesJacksonville 6, Indianapolis 0Tampa Bay 24, Carolina 17Houston 29, Cleveland 13Baltimore 26, Atlanta 16Arizona 20, Green Bay 17Miami 21, Buffalo 17Denver 24, Cincinnati 10L.A. Rams 30, Detroit 16N.Y. Giants 30, Chicago 27, OTTennessee 26, N.Y. Jets 22Kansas City 40, Oakland 33New England 24, Minnesota 10Seattle 43, San Francisco 16L.A. Chargers 33, Pittsburgh 30

Today’s GameWashington at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday’s GameJacksonville at Tennessee, 7:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9New Orleans at Tampa Bay, NoonN.Y. Giants at Washington, NoonAtlanta at Green Bay, NoonIndianapolis at Houston, NoonN.Y. Jets at Buffalo, NoonCarolina at Cleveland, NoonNew England at Miami, NoonBaltimore at Kansas City, NoonCincinnati at L.A. Chargers, 3:05 p.m.Denver at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.Detroit at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.Pittsburgh at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.L.A. Rams at Chicago, 7:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 10Minnesota at Seattle, 7:15 p.m.

Bowl ScheduleSaturday, Dec. 15Celebration Bowl

At AtlantaNC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), 11 a.m. (ABC)

Cure BowlAt Orlando, Florida

Tulane (6-6) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-6), 12:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

New Mexico BowlAt Albuquerque

North Texas (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas BowlFresno State (11-2) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ABC)

Camellia BowlAt Montgomery, Alabama

Georgia Southern (9-3) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans BowlMiddle Tennessee (8-5) vs. Appalachian State (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 18Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl

UAB (10-3) vs. North Illinois (8-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 19Frisco (Texas) Bowl

San Diego State (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 20Gasparilla Bowl

At St. Petersburg, FloridaMarshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 21Bahamas Bowl

NassauToledo (7-5) vs. FIU (8-4), 11:30 a.m (ESPN)

Famous Idaho Potato BowlAt Boise, Idaho

Western Michigan (7-5) vs. BYU (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 22Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Memphis (8-5) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Armed Forces BowlAt Fort Worth, Texas

Houston (8-4) vs. Army (9-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)Dollar General BowlAt Mobile, Alabama

Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN)Hawaii BowlAt Honolulu

Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Hawaii (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 26SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

At DallasBoston College (7-5) vs. Boise State (10-3), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Quick Lane BowlAt Detroit

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 4:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Cheez-It BowlAt Phoenix

California (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 27Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, LouisianaTemple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Pinstripe BowlAt Bronx, New York

Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5), 4:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas BowlAt Houston

Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 28Music City Bowl

At Nashville, TennesseePurdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Camping World BowlAt Orlando, Florida

West Virginia (8-3) vs. Syracuse (9-3), 4:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo BowlAt San Antonio

Iowa State (8-4) vs. Washington State (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 29Peach BowlAt Atlanta

Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Belk BowlAt Charlotte, North Carolina

South Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5), 11 a.m. (ABC)

Arizona BowlAt Tucson, Arizona

Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5), 12:15 p.m. (CBSSN)

Cotton Bowl ClassicAt Arlington, Texas

CFP Semifinal, Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson (13-0), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Orange BowlAt Miami Gardens, Florida

CFP Semifinal, Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama (13-0), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 31Military Bowl

At Annapolis, MarylandCincinnati (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun BowlAt El Paso, Texas

Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6), 1 p.m. (CBS)Redbox Bowl

At Santa Clara, CaliforniaMichigan State (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4), 2 p.m. (FOX)Liberty BowlMemphis, Tenn.Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6), 2:45 p.m. (ESPN)Holiday BowlSan DiegoNorthwestern (8-5) vs. Utah (9-4), 6 p.m. (FS1)Gator BowlJacksonville, Fla.NC State (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 1Outback Bowl

At Tampa, FloridaMississippi State (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)

Citrus BowlAt Orlando, Florida

Kentucky (9-3) vs. Penn State (9-3), Noon (ABC)

Fiesta BowlAt Glendale, Arizona

LSU (9-3) vs. UCF (12-0), Noon (ESPN)Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, CaliforniaWashington (10-3) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar BowlAt New Orleans

Texas (9-4) vs. Georgia (11-2), 7:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 7College Football Championship

At Santa Clara, CaliforniaCotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 19East-West Shrine ClassicAt St. Petersburg, Florida

East vs. West, 2 p.m. (NFLN)NFLPA Collegiate BowlAt Pasadena, California

American vs. National, TBA (NFLN)

Saturday, Jan. 26Senior Bowl

At Mobile, AlabamaNorth vs. South, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN)

Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs

QuarterfinalsFriday’s Game

Maine (9-3) at Weber State (10-2), 7 p.m.Saturday’s Games

Colgate (10-1) at North Dakota State (12-0), 11 a.m.South Dakota State (9-2) at Kennesaw State (11-1), 1 p.m.UC Davis (10-2) at Eastern Washington (10-2), 3 p.m.

SemifinalsFriday, Dec. 14 or Saturday, Dec. 15

TBD

ChampionshipSaturday, Jan. 5

At Toyota StadiumFrisco, Texas

Semifinal winners, 11 a.m.

Division II PlayoffsSemifinals

Saturday’s GamesNotre Dame (Ohio) (13-0) at Valdosta State (12-0), 11 a.m.Ferris State (14-0) at Minnesota State-Mankato (13-0), 2 p.m.

ChampionshipSaturday, Dec. 15

At McKinney, TexasTBD, 3 p.m.

Division III PlayoffsSemifinals

Saturday’s GamesJohns Hopkins (12-1) at Mount Union (13-0), 11 a.m.Mary Hardin-Baylor (13-0) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-0), 2:30 p.m.

ChampionshipFriday, Dec. 14

At Shenandoah, TexasTBD, 6 p.m.

NAIA PlayoffsChampionship

Saturday, Dec. 15At Municipal Stadium

Daytona Beach, FloridaMorningside (14-0) vs. Benedictine (Kan.) (13-1), 6 p.m.

Rivers, San Diego rally past Pittsburgh

Kansas State’s Snyder retiring after 27 seasonsRoundup

By RALph RuSSoThe Associated Press

Alabama? Always. Clemson? Four years running. Oklahoma? Make it three of the last four sea-sons for the Sooners.

Thank goodness for Notre Dame or the College Football Play-off would have been nothing but more of the same.

The Fighting Irish are the only CFP first-timers this season, and just the 10th school to reach the four-team playoff in five seasons. While there is more parity than ever in college football’s middle and even upper-middle class, the national championship race is still reserved for a select few.

It has made the playoff feel like a regional event, particularly in the Southeast, when the goal was the exact opposite. The Big Ten has missed the last two playoffs. The Pac-12 has been left out three times. And it looks like college foot-ball is headed for a fourth straight season of Alabama playing Clem-son in the playoff with what would be the third Tigers-Tide champion-ship game.

The guardians of the postseason insist this is not a problem, but a

Steady dose of same reason for playoff expansion

See RUSSO, 5B

By The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Baylor women’s bas-ketball coach Kim Mulkey knows her team can pound the ball inside.

Once No. 4 Baylor started hitting 3-point-ers Sunday night, she knew No. 18 South Car-olina wasn’t going to be much trouble.

Baylor made seven of its first 10 shots to jump out to a 16-3 lead en route to a 94-69 vic-tory in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

The Lady Bears (7-0) scored 32 points in the first quarter — tied for the most ever against the Gamecocks (4-4).

Baylor went inside and outside. Seven of its 10 two-point field goals were inside the paint and they were 3 for 4 on 3-pointers.

“We’re big and you better worry about our post game,” Mulkey said. “But you better re-spect out perimeter game.”

Baylor ended the first half leading 57-35, scoring the most points South Carolina has ever given up in a first half. The 94 points were tied for the most allowed by a team coached by Dawn Staley.

“We tried to pick our poison and load up the inside,” Staley said. “When you do that, you’re going to give some wide open looks and we didn’t expect them to hit all their shots.”

Kalani Brown had 22 points and nine re-bounds. Chloe Jackson had 19 points and seven assists and Juicy Landrum was 3-for-4 on 3-pointers to finish with 15 points for the Lady Bears.

“Things are finally falling into place,” Brown said of her team, which has won the Big 12 Conference regular-season title all three of her seasons, but hasn’t made the Fi-nal Four.

Te’a Cooper led South Carolina with 16 points. Sophomore LeLe Grissett scored 11 and had 10 rebounds for her first career dou-ble-double.

n No. 11 Tennessee 76, Oklahoma State 63: At Stillwaterm Oklahoma, Evina Westbrook scored a career-high 29 points on 12-for-15 shooting and Tennessee handed Oklahoma State its first loss in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

Westerbrook, who made all eight of her shots for 16 points, and Braxtin Miller, who had 22 for the Cowgirls, put on a show in the first half. There were 10 ties and three lead changes with Oklahoma State (6-1) holding

a 43-40 lead.Tennessee (6-0) controlled the third quar-

ter, scoring the first eight points and then following that with an 11-1 run. It was 61-49 entering the fourth quarter.

Rennia Davis and Zaay Green had 15 points apiece for the Lady Vols and Cher-idene Green had 13 rebounds.

Miller had 29 points, five rebounds, and five steals.

n No. 22 Marquette 85, Michigan 74: At Milwaukee, Erika Davenport scored 21 points and Allazia Blockton had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists to help Mar-quette beat Michigan.

Davenport was 9-for-11 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds, and Blockton hit 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Amani Wilborn and Danielle King scored 12 points apiece and Natasha Hiedeman had 11 points, seven as-sists, three steals, and two blocked shots for Marquette (6-1).

Hiedeman hit back-to-back 3-pointers — the first of which gave the Golden Eagles the lead for good at 13-12 — during a 16-2 run that made it 24-14 with three minutes left in the first quarter.

Hillmon, Priscilla Smeenge, and Nicole Munger had 12 points apiece for Michigan and Hallie Thome scored 11.

n No. 23 Iowa State 91, Arkansas 82: At Ames, Iowa, Bridget Carleton scored 24 points to move into Iowa State’s top 10, Kris-tin Scott added a career-high 21 and the Cy-clones turned back Arkansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

Iowa State (6-1) led by 14 points late in the third quarter but a 7-0 run by the Razorbacks (5-2) cut the lead to 85-82 with 3 minutes, 2 seconds to play.

Chelsea Dungee, who had a career-high 27 points, made a layup at the 3:10 mark then had a steal and was fouled. Dungee, who was 13-for-15 from the line, only made one free throw and Arkansas didn’t score again.

Carleton, who also had 11 rebounds, moved past Stacy Frese (1,494) on the Cy-clone scoring list.

Malica Monk added 22 points for Arkansas.

From Special Reports

TEMPE, Ariz. — Kierra Anthony had a game-high 25 points, and Raizel Gunto added 17 to lead the Louisi-ana Tech women’s basket-ball team to a 79-62 victory against Alabama on Sunday on the final day of the Arizo-na State Classic at the Wells Fargo Arena.

With the loss the Crim-son Tide fall to 5-3, while the Lady Techsters improve to 5-3.

Anthony added seven re-bounds, three assists, and

two steals for Louisiana Tech, which built a 22-11 lead after 10 minutes and cruised from there.

Junior Cierra Johnson led the Tide with 15 points and four assists, while se-nior Shaquera Wade had 13 points. Freshman De’Sha Benjamin had 11 and fresh-man Allie Craig Cruce added 10.

Trailing 39-27 at halftime, Alabama used a 7-0 run to

cut the deficit to 39-34 with 8 minutes, 13 seconds to go in the third quarter. Louisi-ana Tech responded by out-scoring Alabama 18-5 for the remainder of the quarter and took the 57-39 advantage.

Alabama shot 33 percent (21-for-63) from the field, while Louisiana Tech hit 47 percent (31-for-66).

Alabama will play host to South Alabama at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in its annual 5th Grade Fastbreak game at Coleman Coliseum.

From Special Reports

OXFORD — Destiney Elliott had a game-high 20 points to go with eight re-bounds Sunday to lead the Jacksonville State women’s basketball team to a 60-49 victory against Ole Miss at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.

Yamia Johnson added 15 points for Jacksonville State (4-3), which had a 30-16 edge in points in the paint and forced 20 turnovers, which it converted into a 24-5 advan-tage in points off turnovers.

Crystal Allen led Ole Miss (3-6) with 19 points, while Shandricka Sessom had 14.

“(JSU) fought and they wanted it,” Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said. “They came out and they stuck to their game plan. They did what it took, and we didn’t, and that’s how you win

games and lose games. They pressured us for 40 minutes. They helped off a lot inside and did not allow us to get a lot of clean looks inside without us being crowded. On drives, they were waiting there, and instead of us mak-ing one more pass we tried to run them over.”

Ole Miss led 20-15 after one quarter thanks to a 9-for-17 showing (52.9 percent) from the field. But the Rebels shot 23.9 percent the rest of the way.

Allen and Sessom com-bined for 14 points in the first quarter. They also combined for nine turnovers at point guard. The Rebels played without freshman Mimi Reid, who missed the game

due to a concussion. Jack-sonville State capitalized on Reid’s absence by using a full-court pressure defense to force turnovers.

“They turn a lot of people over because of their pres-sure defense, and honestly I was concerned because of our lack of point guard play,” McPhee-McCuin said. “It just made Crystal and Drique play a lot of minutes and put them in positions that are at a disadvantage to us. It was a different type of pressure from TCU where we were able to bring the ball up the floor. This game, they made those girls work for every shot.”

Junior Jhileiya Dunlap added six points and eight re-bounds for Ole Miss, which will play host to Savannah State at 2 p.m. Saturday at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.

From Special Reports

HATTIESBURG — Dominic Magee had a team-high 14 points Sunday to lead five play-ers in double figures in the Southern Missis-sippi men’s basketball team’s 106-46 victory against Rust College at Reed Green Gymna-sium.

Tyree Griffin had 13 points, former New Hope High School standout Tyler Stevenson had 12, and LaDavius Draine and Ladarius Marshall had 10 for the Golden Eagles (6-2).

“I was really happy about only turning it over three times in the first half,” Southern Miss coach Doc Sadler said. “We shot the ball very well, just like we had done a few times this season. The three games from North Florida to William Carey, I don’t think we could have played any worse. Everybody goes through slumps, and hopefully ours was

just through the start of this season.“It’s always good to win. If you look at the

scores in college basketball nowadays, you’ll see results you didn’t think could happen. That’s college basketball.”

Southern Miss was 8-for-17 from 3-point range in the first half to build a 54-18 halftime lead. The Golden Eagles were 22-for-38 from the field (65.7 percent) for their fourth-best performance in school history.

Stevenson was 6-for-6 from the field with seven rebounds in 15 minutes.

Southern Miss will take a break from ac-tion for final exams. It will return to action Tuesday, Dec. 11, against Millsaps.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALLSunday’s Men’s Major

ScoresEAST

Arizona 76, UConn 72Delaware 87, Columbia 86, 2OTSacred Heart 64, Lafayette 62

SOUTHColgate 74, Florida Gulf Coast 56East Carolina 70, Md.-Eastern Shore 47Southern Miss. 106, Rust College 46Tennessee 79, Texas A&M-CC 51

MIDWESTMissouri 64, UCF 62, OTNebraska 75, Illinois 60Ohio St. 79, Minnesota 59Valparaiso 82, UC Riverside 73

SOUTHWESTSMU 79, Oral Roberts 67

FAR WESTUCLA 82, Loyola Marymount 58Washington 67, UC Santa Barbara 63

The Associated Press Men’s Top 25 Fared

1. Gonzaga (8-0) beat North Dakota State 102-60; beat Creighton 103-92.

2. Kansas (6-0) beat Stanford 90-84, OT.3. Duke (7-1) beat Indiana 90-69; beat

Stetson 113-49.4. Virginia (7-0) beat No. 24 Maryland

76-71.5. Nevada (8-0) beat Loyola of Chicago

79-65; beat Southern Cal 73-61.6. Tennessee (6-1) beat Eastern

Kentucky 95-67; beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79-51.

7. Michigan (8-0) beat No. 11 North Carolina 84-67; beat No. 19 Purdue 76-57.

8. Auburn (6-1) beat Saint Peter’s 99-49.9. Michigan State (6-2) lost to Louisville

82-78, OT; beat Rutgers 78-67.10. Kentucky (7-1) beat Monmouth 90-44;

beat UNC Greensboro 78-61.11. North Carolina (6-2) lost to No. 7

Michigan 84-67.12. Kansas State (6-1) lost to Marquette

83-71.13. Virginia Tech (6-1) lost to Penn State

63-62; beat CCSU 94-40.14. Iowa (6-1) beat Pittsburgh 69-68; lost

to No. 22 Wisconsin 72-66.15. Florida State (6-1) beat No. 19

Purdue 73-72.16. Ohio State (7-1) lost to Syracuse

72-62; beat Minnesota 79-59.17. Texas (5-2) lost to Radford 62-59.18. Oregon (4-3) lost to Texas Southern

89-84; lost to Houston 65-61.19. Purdue (5-3) lost to No. 15 Florida

State 73-72; lost to No. 7 Michigan 76-57.20. Texas Tech (7-0) beat Memphis

78-67.21. Buffalo (7-0) beat Milwaukee 96-77;

beat San Francisco 85-81.22. Wisconsin (7-1) beat N.C. State

79-75; beat No. 14 Iowa 72-66.23. Villanova (6-2) beat La Salle 85-76.24. Maryland (7-1) lost to No. 4 Virginia

76-71; beat Penn State 66-59.25. Mississippi State (6-1) beat Alcorn

State 88-65; beat Dayton 65-58.

No. 6 Tennessee 79, Texas A&M-C.C. 51

TEXAS A&M-C.C. (4-4): Schmidt 1-5 0-0 2, Talton 2-5 0-0 5, M.Smith 5-9 3-4 16, Toney 1-6 0-0 3, South 3-10 0-0 6, Lewis 0-6 0-0 0, Hunte 1-7 1-2 3, Clark 1-1 0-0 3, P.Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Babic 2-4 0-0 6, Gray 3-6 0-0 7. Totals 19-59 4-6 51.

TENNESSEE (6-1): Schofield 6-13 2-3 16, Williams 5-9 4-4 14, Alexander 4-4 4-5 12, Pons 1-2 0-0 2, Bone 1-6 4-4 7, Walker 1-2 1-4 3, Jancek 0-0 0-0 0, Fulkerson 1-2 0-0 2, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 2-3 0-0 6, Wood-son 1-1 0-0 3, Fleschman 0-0 0-0 0, Bowden 4-6 5-5 14. Totals 26-49 20-25 79.

Halftime—Tennessee 34-19. 3-Point Goals—Texas A&M-CC 9-25 (M.Smith 3-6, Babic 2-3, Clark 1-1, Gray 1-2, Talton 1-3, Toney 1-5, Hunte 0-1, South 0-4), Tennessee 7-17 (Johnson 2-3, Schofield 2-6, Woodson 1-1, Bowden 1-2, Bone 1-3, Williams 0-1, Pons 0-1). Rebounds—Texas A&M-CC 29 (South 7), Tennessee 34 (Alexander 10). Assists—Texas A&M-CC 10 (Brown 3), Tennessee 20 (Bone 10). Total Fouls—Texas A&M-CC 19, Tennes-see 7. A—14,730 (21,678).

Missouri 64, UCF 62, OTUCF (6-2): C.Smith 4-7 3-3 11, Fall 3-3

0-3 6, Taylor 2-10 7-7 12, Dawkins 6-9 6-6 22, Allen 2-5 1-2 6, Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Griffin 1-3 0-0 2, DeJesus 0-0 1-2 1, Bertz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-40 18-23 62.

MISSOURI (4-3): Tilmon 4-6 2-2 10, Puryear 0-6 0-0 0, Geist 6-12 1-2 18, M.Smith 2-8 2-4 8, Pickett 6-15 0-1 13, Nikko 0-1 0-0 0, M.Smith 3-8 1-2 9, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Pinson 2-3 0-0 6, Suggs 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 23-63 6-11 64.

Halftime—UCF 27-21. End Of Regu-lation—Tied 57. 3-Point Goals—UCF 6-20 (Dawkins 4-7, Allen 1-3, Taylor 1-7, C.Smith 0-1, Griffin 0-2), Missouri 12-29 (Geist 5-8, M.Smith 2-2, Pinson 2-3, M.Smith 2-7, Pickett 1-5, Suggs 0-2, Puryear 0-2). Fouled Out—M.Smith. Rebounds—UCF 30 (Brown 8), Missouri 30 (M.Smith 7). Assists—UCF 9 (Taylor, Allen 4), Missouri 7 (Pickett 3). Total Fouls—UCF 18, Missouri 21.

Southern Mississippi 106, Rust College 46

RUST COLLEGE (0-3): Jackson 3-8 0-0 8, Taylor 4-12 4-5 14, Wade 5-16 0-0 10, Grimes 0-6 1-2 1, Pough 2-9 0-0 4, Roberts 0-2 0-0 0, M.Robinson 4-5 0-0 9, Ester 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-59 5-7 46.

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (6-2): Rowe 3-4 2-2 8, Harper-Baker 3-3 3-4 9, Holland 2-6 1-1 6, Edwards 4-7 0-0 9, Griffin 5-8 0-0 13, Stevenson 6-6 0-1 12, Marshall 5-6 0-0 10, Jacdonmi 0-2 0-0 0, Watson 2-6 0-0 5, Hamp-ton 4-6 0-0 8, Daniel 1-3 0-2 2, Magee 5-6 0-0 14, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Draine 4-4 0-0 10. Totals 44-67 6-10 106.

Halftime—Southern Miss. 54-18. 3-Point Goals—Rust College 5-27 (Jackson 2-7, Taylor 2-8, M.Robinson 1-1, Roberts 0-1, Ester 0-1, Pough 0-4, Wade 0-5), Southern Miss. 12-25 (Magee 4-5, Griffin 3-6, Draine 2-2, Edwards 1-3, Holland 1-4, Watson 1-4, Hampton 0-1). Rebounds—Rust College 17 (Taylor 5), South-ern Miss. 47 (Rowe 8). Assists—Rust College 7 (Wade 3), Southern Miss. 31 (Griffin, Magee 6). Total Fouls—Rust College 14, Southern Miss. 12. A—1,943 (8,095).

Late Saturday Men’s Major College Scores

SOUTHWESTHouston 65, Oregon 61UTEP 77, Northwestern St. 47

FAR WESTArizona St. 83, Texas Southern 71California Baptist 107, MVSU 71Grand Canyon 69, Boise St. 67New Mexico St. 69, Washington St. 63Pacific 82, Air Force 69Portland St. 123, Portland Bible College 40Sacramento St. 88, CS Northridge 68Saint Mary’s (Cal) 84, California 71San Diego 74, Long Beach St. 70Utah St. 89, UC Irvine 65Weber St. 113, BYU 103

Arkansas 121, FIU 89FIU (7-2): Andrews 2-7 0-0 4, Dieng 1-2

0-0 2, Nunez 4-14 2-2 13, Beard 5-15 10-12 21, Jacob 9-18 0-1 20, Douglas 0-3 1-2 1, Ametepe 1-1 0-0 2, Daye 5-10 5-10 15, Banks 4-10 3-7 11, Veira 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-83 21-34 89.

ARKANSAS (5-1): Bailey 4-6 2-4 10, Gafford 9-12 5-8 23, Harris 2-6 5-6 9, Joe 11-14 2-2 34, Jones 5-8 7-9 19, Chaney 1-2 0-0 2, Osabuohien 1-4 1-4 3, Henderson 1-1 1-2 3, Phillips 2-6 0-0 4, Sills 3-4 1-2 7, Embery 3-5 0-2 7, Holmes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-69 24-39 121.

Halftime—Arkansas 58-35. 3-Point Goals—FIU 6-37 (Nunez 3-13, Jacob 2-6, Beard 1-7, Andrews 0-1, Daye 0-1, Douglas 0-2, Veira 0-2, Banks 0-5), Arkansas 13-25 (Joe 10-13, Jones 2-4, Embery 1-3, Harris 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Osabuohien 0-1, Sills 0-1, Holmes 0-1). Fouled Out—Bailey, Dieng, Douglas. Re-bounds—FIU 37 (Beard, Jacob 8), Arkansas 45 (Gafford 12). Assists—FIU 16 (Beard 6), Arkansas 26 (Harris 10). Total Fouls—FIU 27, Arkansas 28. A—13,763 (19,368).

Southeastern Conference Men

Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.Kentucky 0-0 .000 7-1 .875Auburn 0-0 .000 6-1 .857Mississippi State 0-0 .000 6-1 .857Tennessee 0-0 .000 6-1 .857Arkansas 0-0 .000 5-1 .833LSU 0-0 .000 6-2 .750Alabama 0-0 .000 5-2 .714 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 5-2 .714Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 5-2 .714Florida 0-0 .000 4-3 .571Georgia 0-0 .000 4-3 .571South Carolina 0-0 .000 4-3 .571Missouri 0-0 .000 4-3 .571Texas A&M 0-0 .000 2-4 .333

Late SaturdayArkansas 121, FIU 89

Sunday’s GamesTennessee , Texas A&M-C.C. Missouri 64, UCF 62, OT

Today’s GamesTexas Southern at Georgia, 6 p.m.Northwestern State at Texas A&M, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)

Tuesday’s GamesGeorgia State at Alabama, 7 p.m.UT Arington at Missouri, 7 p.m.McNeese at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.UNC Asheville at Auburn, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)Florida vs. West Virginia, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday’s GamesMiddle Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network)South Carolina at Wyoming, 8 p.m.Arkansas at Colorado State, 9 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Friday’s GameOral Roberts at Missouri, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)

Saturday, Dec. 8South Carolina at Michigan, 11 a.m. (FS1)Michigan State at Florida, 11 a.m. (WCBI)Kentucky vs. Seton Hall, 11 a.m. (WLOV)Western Kentucky at Arkansas, 2:30 p.m. (SEC Network)Mississippi State vs. Clemson, 3 p.m. (ESPN2)Boston College at Texas A&M, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)Ole Miss at Illinois State, 7 p.m.Dayton at Auburn, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

Sunday, Dec. 9Arizona at Alabama, Noon (ESPN)Incarnate Word at LSU, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)Tennessee vs. Gonzaga, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday’s Women’s Major Scores

EASTBoston College 74, Columbia 60Boston U. 72, Delaware 61Bucknell 81, Iona 43Cent. Michigan 67, Quinnipiac 52Colgate 71, Fairleigh Dickinson 52Holy Cross 63, Mass.-Lowell 54Missouri 68, West Virginia 51Monmouth (NJ) 55, George Washington 51Navy 66, Rider 60Northeastern 53, UMass 52Penn St. 80, Jacksonville 61Princeton 65, Davidson 57Providence 72, Bryant 64Rhode Island 72, Brown 67Seton Hall 90, St. Peter’s 47Syracuse 98, Towson 55VCU 47, Georgetown 45Vermont 71, NJIT 63Villanova 47, Saint Joseph’s 35William & Mary 60, Fairfield 54

SOUTHAppalachian St. 80, Coll. of Charleston 66Auburn 95, Oklahoma 79Baylor 94, South Carolina 69Clemson 65, Belmont 62Duke 64, Marist 56Elon 77, Hampton 62FIU 59, Morgan St. 50Florida 72, Texas Tech 67Georgia 83, Charleston Southern 75Georgia Tech 78, Georgia St. 71Jacksonville St. 60, Mississippi 49Louisiana Tech 79, Alabama 62Louisiana-Monroe 63, Northwestern St. 55Louisville 107, Tennessee St. 52Maine 85, North Carolina 73Maryland 92, UMBC 61Miami 73, Colorado 58Morehead St. 85, Evansville 63NC State 85, Old Dominion 56Samford 75, Presbyterian 54Virginia 55, Coppin St. 41Wake Forest 64, St. John’s 59

MIDWESTButler 64, Ball St. 47Creighton 74, Nebraska 65Iowa 92, Robert Morris 63Iowa St. 91, Arkansas 82Kansas St. 72, Vanderbilt 61Marquette 85, Michigan 74Michigan St. 91, Texas Southern 45Minnesota 67, Air Force 50N. Illinois 98, Nevada 69Nebraska-Omaha 81, Graceland 39Ohio St. 69, Cincinnati 56Tennessee Tech 55, Wichita St. 45UConn 89, Notre Dame 71UMKC 69, N. Dakota St. 59Valparaiso 62, E. Illinois 60W. Illinois 77, Austin Peay 72Wright St. 61, Kent St. 55Xavier 94, North Alabama 81

SOUTHWESTArk.-Pine Bluff 68, Paul Quinn College 52Mississippi St. 67, Texas 49TCU 63, Army 38Tennessee 76, Oklahoma St. 63Texas-Arlington 97, Incarnate Word 49

FAR WESTArizona 69, San Diego St. 60Arizona St. 70, Tulsa 52California 67, CS Northridge 42Colorado St. 61, North Florida 59Fresno St. 68, E. Washington 58Gonzaga 79, Stanford 73Indiana 67, UCLA 65Montana 62, UC Davis 56Oregon 110, Long Beach St. 48Pepperdine 78, Seattle 64UC Irvine 74, San Jose St. 66UC Santa Barbara 66, Grand Canyon 55Washington 81, George Mason 52

The AP Women’s Top 25 Fared

1. Notre Dame (7-1) beat No. 14 Iowa 105-71; lost to No. 2 UConn 89-71.

2. UConn (7-0) beat No. 16 DePaul 99-63; beat No. 1 Notre Dame 89-71.

3. Oregon (7-0) beat Long Beach State 110-48.

4. Baylor (7-0) beat No. 18 South Carolina 94-69.

5. Louisville (8-0) beat Miami (Ohio) 95-73; beat Nebraska 85-68; beat Tennessee State 107-52.

6. Mississippi State (8-0) beat Little Rock 98-63; beat No. 10 Texas 67-49.

7. Maryland (8-0) beat Georgia Tech 67-54; beat UMBC 92-61.

8. Stanford (6-1) lost to Gonzaga 79-73.9. Oregon State (6-1) beat La Salle

100-46.10. Texas (7-1) beat UTSA 98-54; lost to

No. 6 Mississippi State 67-49.11. Tennessee (6-0) beat Oklahoma State

76-63.12. Syracuse (7-2) lost to No. 20

Minnesota 72-68; beat Towson 98-55.13. N.C. State (8-0) beat Michigan 66-55;

beat Old Dominion 85-56.14. Iowa (6-2) lost to No. 1 Notre Dame

105-71; beat Robert Morris 92-63.15. California (7-0) beat Cal State

Northridge 67-42.16. DePaul (4-3) beat Savannah State

124-61; lost to No. 2 UConn 99-63.17. Texas A&M (4-2) lost to Lamar 74-68.18. South Carolina (4-4) beat Dayton

65-55; lost to No. 4 Baylor 94-69.19. Arizona State (5-2) beat Louisiana

Tech 80-44; beat Tulsa 70-52.20. Minnesota (7-0) beat No. 12 Syracuse

72-68; beat Air Force 66-50.21. Miami (7-2) lost to Purdue 75-63; beat

Colorado 73-58.22. Marquette (6-1) beat Milwaukee

83-74; beat Michigan 85-74.23. Iowa State (6-1) lost to South Dakota

64-59; beat Arkansas 91-82.24. Drake (7-1) beat Creighton 85-69.25. Kentucky (8-0) beat Morehead State

87-57.

No. 4 Baylor 94, No. 18 South Carolina 69

BAYLOR (7-0): Cox 5-12 0-0 10, Brown 7-13 8-10 22, Jackson 9-13 1-2 19, Landrum 6-8 0-0 15, Richards 3-6 1-1 7, Bickle 0-0 0-0 0, DeCosta 1-3 0-0 2, Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Egbo 1-2 0-0 2, Oliver 0-0 0-0 0, Scott-Grayson 2-4 0-0 4, Ursin 3-5 1-2 9, Totals 39-71 11-15 94.

SOUTH CAROLINA (4-4): Grissett 4-6 3-4 11, Jennings 5-10 1-4 11, Cliney 0-4 0-0 0, Cooper 5-13 5-5 16, Harris 3-12 4-5 10, Herbert Harrigan 2-3 0-0 4, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Saxton 0-0 0-2 0, Wesolek 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 1-1 1-2 3, Cuevas-Moore 1-7 2-2 5, Henderson 1-5 1-2 4, Perry 1-3 2-4 5, Totals 23-66 19-30 69.Baylor 32 25 14 23 —94South Carolina 13 22 12 22 —69

3-Point Goals—Baylor 5-8 (Cox 0-1, Landrum 3-4, DeCosta 0-1, Ursin 2-2), South Carolina 4-16 (Cliney 0-2, Cooper 1-3, Harris 0-3, Wesolek 0-1, Cuevas-Moore 1-4, Hen-derson 1-2, Perry 1-1). Assists—Baylor 23 (Jackson 7), South Carolina 11 (Harris 4). Re-bounds—Baylor 42 (Brown 9), South Carolina 39 (Grissett 10). Total Fouls—Baylor 22, South Carolina 18. A—10,531.

No. 6 Mississippi State 67, No. 10 Texas 49

MISSISSIPPI STATE (8-0): Bibby 6-12 0-0 14, Howard 3-14 1-2 7, McCowan 5-8 3-4 13, Danberry 6-11 0-0 12, Holmes 7-11 2-2 17, Carter 1-6 0-0 2, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Espino-za-Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 1-3 0-0 2, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Wiggins 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 29-65 6-8 67.

TEXAS (7-1): Underwood 1-2 0-0 2, White 2-5 3-6 7, Sutton 7-15 0-0 16, Warren 1-5 0-0 2, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Aborowa 2-2 0-0 4, Collier 1-5 2-4 5, Allen-Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Little-ton 4-7 1-1 9, Totals 20-46 6-11 49.Mississippi St. 18 18 17 14 —67Texas 9 13 11 16 —49

3-Point Goals—Mississippi St. 3-9 (Bib-by 2-4, Howard 0-3, Holmes 1-2), Texas 3-11 (Sutton 2-4, Warren 0-1, Williams 0-3, Collier 1-2, Littleton 0-1). Assists—Mississippi St. 8 (Howard 2), Texas 11 (Sutton 5). Rebounds—Mississippi St. 35 (McCowan 12), Texas 30 (Sutton 8). Total Fouls—Mississippi St. 15, Texas 14. A—4,579.

No. 11 Tennessee 76, Oklahoma State 63

TENNESSEE (6-0): Davis 6-13 1-1 13, Green 3-6 0-1 6, Green 7-15 2-4 17, Jackson 3-8 0-0 7, Westbrook 12-15 4-5 29, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Burrell 2-6 0-0 4, Mas-sengill 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 33-68 7-11 76.

OKLAHOMA STATE (6-1): De Lapp 0-1 0-2 0, Gray 5-17 3-4 14, Jones 1-4 1-2 3, Hobbs 4-8 0-0 12, Miller 8-17 11-16 29, Winchester 0-1 2-2 2, Gnanou 1-1 1-2 3, Asberry 0-2 0-0 0, To-tals 19-51 18-28 63.Tennessee 25 15 21 15 —76Oklahoma St. 22 21 6 14 —63

3-Point Goals—Tennessee 3-18 (Davis 0-2, Green 1-4, Jackson 1-6, Westbrook 1-2, Burrell 0-1, Massengill 0-3), Oklahoma St. 7-17 (Gray 1-3, Jones 0-3, Hobbs 4-6, Miller 2-4, Asberry 0-1). Assists—Tennessee 13 (Green 3), Oklahoma St. 13 (Miller 5). Fouled Out—Tennessee Davis, Rebounds—Tennessee 45 (Green 13), Oklahoma St. 28 (De Lapp 6). Total Fouls—Tennessee 23, Oklahoma St. 12. A—3,493.

No. 23 Iowa State 91, Arkansas 82

ARKANSAS (5-3): Williams 1-3 2-2 4, Dungee 6-17 13-16 27, Mason 4-10 0-0 10, Monk 8-15 1-2 22, Zimmerman 1-7 0-0 3, Thomas 1-1 0-1 2, Gaulden 1-3 2-2 4, North-cross-Baker 0-0 0-0 0, Tolefree 4-12 1-2 10, Totals 26-68 19-25 82.

IOWA STATE (6-1): Burkhall 4-4 0-0 8, Wise 3-7 2-2 9, Carleton 8-15 5-6 24, Joens 6-12 0-0 14, Middleton 7-14 0-1 15, Camber 0-2 0-0 0, Nezerwa 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 6-10 8-10 21, Johnson 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 34-69 15-19 91.Arkansas 15 18 31 18 —82Iowa St. 18 19 39 15 —913-Point Goals—Arkansas 11-27 (Dungee 2-5, Mason 2-3, Monk 5-8, Zimmerman 1-6, Tole-free 1-5), Iowa St. 8-29 (Wise 1-3, Carleton 3-6, Joens 2-7, Middleton 1-4, Camber 0-2, Scott 1-3, Johnson 0-4). Assists—Arkansas 13 (Gaulden 3), Iowa St. 20 (Middleton 8). Re-bounds—Arkansas 37 (Williams 6), Iowa St. 47 (Carleton 11). Total Fouls—Arkansas 22, Iowa St. 19. A—10,097.

Jacksonville State 60, Ole Miss 49

JACKSONVILLE STATE (4-3): Elliott 9-18 2-2 22, Long 1-5 1-2 3, Pearson 5-7 1-6 11, Hawks 3-13 0-0 7, Johnson 4-9 4-6 15, Day 0-2 0-0 0, Webster 0-1 0-0 0, Perry 0-5 0-0 0, Walker 0-5 0-0 0, Willis 1-6 0-0 2, Totals 23-71 8-16 60.

MISSISSIPPI (3-6): Dunlap 3-7 0-0 6, Muhate 1-3 0-0 2, Allen 6-13 4-4 19, Dozier 0-3 0-0 0, Sessom 6-16 0-0 14, Crawford 1-5 2-4 4, Kitchens 0-1 0-0 0, Salter 0-1 1-2 1, Smith 0-2 3-6 3, Totals 17-51 10-16 49.Jacksonville St. 15 10 22 13 —60Ole Miss 20 8 13 8 —49

3-Point Goals—Jacksonville St. 6-26 (Elliott 2-8, Hawks 1-5, Johnson 3-6, Perry 0-3, Walker 0-3, Willis 0-1), Ole Miss 5-9 (Allen 3-5, Sessom 2-4). Assists—Jacksonville St. 14 (Hawks 4), Ole Miss 9 (Allen 3). Rebounds—Jacksonville St. 46 (Pearson 9), Ole Miss 43 (Dunlap 8). Total Fouls—Jacksonville St. 17, Ole Miss 22. A—1,510.

Louisiana Tech 79, Alabama 62

ALABAMA (5-3): Benjamin 3-9 3-4 11, Craig Cruce 3-7 2-2 10, Knight 1-3 0-0 2, Barber 0-0 0-0 0, Wade 5-9 2-2 13, Copeland 2-6 0-1 4, Walker 2-10 1-2 5, Abrams 1-5 0-0 2, Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 4-14 7-9 15, Worth 0-0 0-2 0, Totals 21-63 15-22 62.

LOUISIANA TECH (5-3): Cleaver 1-3 2-2 4, Anthony 12-19 0-0 25, Bright 4-9 1-2 9, Guin-to 6-12 2-2 17, Stahly 3-10 0-0 9, Alexander 0-0 2-4 2, Harris 2-6 0-0 4, Whitney 0-3 2-2 2, Dixon 0-0 0-0 0, Lang 0-0 0-0 0, McCutcheon 0-0 1-2 1, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 3-4 0-0 6, Totals 31-66 10-14 79.Alabama 11 16 12 23 —62Louisiana Tech 22 17 18 22 —79

3-Point Goals—Alabama 5-19 (Benjamin 2-5, Craig Cruce 2-4, Wade 1-2, Walker 0-4, Johnson 0-4), Louisiana Tech 7-22 (Anthony 1-3, Bright 0-2, Guinto 3-6, Stahly 3-10, Harris 0-1). Assists—Alabama 11 (Johnson 4), Louisi-ana Tech 15 (Bright 4). Rebounds—Alabama 39 (Walker 10), Louisiana Tech 45 (Anthony 7). Total Fouls—Alabama 16, Louisiana Tech 15. A—1,881.

Auburn 95, Oklahoma 79 OKLAHOMA (2-5): Simpson 3-6 0-0 6,

Williams 4-9 2-5 10, Pellington 3-10 5-6 11, Robertson 9-18 2-4 27, Veitenheimer 3-5 1-3 8, Lampkin 1-4 0-4 2, Odimgbe 0-0 0-0 0, Murcer 5-9 3-4 15, Totals 28-61 13-26 79.

AUBURN (6-1): Thompson 4-7 6-8 14, Alexander 7-15 2-2 19, Jones 6-11 0-0 16, McK-ay 3-11 0-0 6, Primm 6-11 2-3 14, Howard 2-4 0-0 4, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, White 1-2 0-0 2, Benton 5-7 0-0 14, Moore 2-5 0-0 6, Totals 36-74 10-13 95.Oklahoma 24 6 23 26 —79Auburn 17 27 19 32 —95

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma 10-23 (Pel-lington 0-2, Robertson 7-15, Veitenheimer 1-2, Murcer 2-4), Auburn 13-29 (Alexander 3-7, Jones 4-9, McKay 0-2, Howard 0-1, Benton 4-5, Moore 2-5). Assists—Oklahoma 14 (Simp-son 4), Auburn 15 (Alexander 5). Fouled Out—Oklahoma Simpson, Rebounds—Oklahoma 39 (Williams 16), Auburn 39 (Thompson 17). Total Fouls—Oklahoma 17, Auburn 18. A—1,877.

Florida 72, Texas Tech 67 TEXAS TECH (5-2): Brewer 11-22 1-2 28,

Sanders 1-5 4-8 6, Carr 7-15 3-3 19, Goodson 1-5 0-0 3, Sidney 5-14 0-0 10, Shoals 0-2 0-0 0, DeGrate 0-2 1-2 1, Castaneda 0-0 0-0 0, Hayden 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 25-65 9-15 67.

FLORIDA (1-6): Moore 2-6 0-0 6, Robin-son 3-10 1-2 8, Nakkasoglu 7-13 4-4 21, Smith 4-13 2-4 11, Washington 1-8 0-0 2, Williams 0-7 0-0 0, de Oliveira 4-9 0-0 10, Johnson 4-9 2-2 14, Staples 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 25-75 9-12 72.Texas Tech 13 11 22 21 —67Florida 11 13 23 25 —72

3-Point Goals—Texas Tech 8-25 (Brew-er 5-9, Carr 2-6, Goodson 1-4, Sidney 0-6), Florida 13-29 (Moore 2-4, Robinson 1-1, Nakkasoglu 3-7, Smith 1-4, de Oliveira 2-5, Johnson 4-8). Assists—Texas Tech 7 (Carr 3), Florida 16 (Johnson 5). Rebounds—Texas Tech 44 (Brewer 13), Florida 47 (Williams 12). Total Fouls—Texas Tech 19, Florida 13. A—1,259.

Georgia 83, Charleston Southern 75

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (1-6): Du-morne 3-5 0-0 7, Blackmon 0-2 0-0 0, Burns 2-7 7-8 12, Jackson 6-12 1-2 14, Ruff-Mills 3-6 0-0 9, Cassell 0-1 0-0 0, Godfrey 0-0 2-2 2, Steede 3-3 0-0 6, Wilbanks 4-9 1-2 9, Myers 5-8 2-2 16, Totals 26-53 13-16 75.

GEORGIA (5-3): Paul 4-5 2-2 10, Rob-inson 8-13 3-4 19, Cole 5-11 0-0 10, Connally 6-11 5-5 20, Hose 0-2 0-0 0, Staiti 4-6 3-4 11, Caldwell 3-8 0-1 7, Hubbard 0-1 5-6 5, Johnson 0-4 1-2 1, Totals 30-61 19-24 83.Charleston Sou. 24 21 16 14 —75Georgia 25 19 25 14 —83

3-Point Goals—Charleston Southern 10-19 (Dumorne 1-1, Burns 1-2, Jackson 1-3, Ruff-Mills 3-4, Cassell 0-1, Wilbanks 0-1, Myers 4-7), Georgia 4-17 (Paul 0-1, Cole 0-3, Connally 3-6, Hose 0-1, Caldwell 1-3, Hub-bard 0-1, Johnson 0-2). Assists—Charleston Southern 15 (Dumorne 4), Georgia 19 (Cole 7). Rebounds—Charleston Southern 31 (Blackmon 7), Georgia 32 (Robinson 10). Total Fouls—Charleston Southern 20, Georgia 15. Technical Fouls—Charleston Southern Burns 1. A—3,069.

Missouri 68, West Virginia 51

MISSOURI (6-2): Schuchts 1-4 0-0 2, Aldridge 2-7 0-0 5, Chavis 3-9 2-3 11, Cun-ningham 2-3 0-0 4, Smith 10-15 4-5 28, Berg 0-1 0-0 0, Tahane 1-2 0-0 2, Levy 0-0 0-0 0, Roundtree 1-2 0-0 2, Troup 5-9 1-2 14, Totals 25-52 7-10 68.

WEST VIRGINIA (4-2): Davenport 4-20 1-2 9, Niblack 2-2 6-10 10, Gondrezick 0-4 0-0 0, Martin 6-17 4-4 18, Pardee 3-10 0-0 7, Jor-dan 1-2 0-0 3, Smith 1-5 1-2 4, Staples 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 17-61 12-18 51.Missouri 20 14 15 19 —68West Virginia 17 6 15 13 —51

3-Point Goals—Missouri 11-28 (Schuchts 0-2, Aldridge 1-5, Chavis 3-9, Cunningham 0-1, Smith 4-6, Troup 3-5), West Virginia 5-18 (Dav-enport 0-3, Gondrezick 0-2, Martin 2-6, Pardee 1-4, Jordan 1-1, Smith 1-2). Assists—Missouri 15 (Schuchts 4), West Virginia 8 (Smith 4). Fouled Out—Missouri Cunningham, Re-bounds—Missouri 42 (Smith 13), West Virginia 34 (Martin 7). Total Fouls—Missouri 21, West Virginia 11. Technical Fouls—West Virginia Martin 1. A—1,273.

Kansas State 72, Vanderbilt 61

VANDERBILT (3-5): Alexander 3-8 2-4 8, Fasoula 9-22 3-4 21, Newby 0-3 1-2 1, Clemons-Green 2-6 0-0 4, Walker 5-8 4-4 19, Carter 3-10 2-4 8, Paldrmic 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 22-57 12-18 61.

KANSAS ST. (5-2): Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 7-11 2-4 16, Carr 7-16 2-2 21, Goth 4-10 4-4 14, Ranke 4-8 0-0 10, Beard 2-2 1-5 6, Macke 1-1 0-0 2, Lakes 0-1 0-0 0, Ray 0-0 0-0 0, Simmons 1-1 0-0 3, Totals 26-52 9-15 72.Vanderbilt 14 10 12 25 —61Kansas St. 21 20 17 14 —72

3-Point Goals—Vanderbilt 5-10 (Alex-ander 0-1, Clemons-Green 0-2, Walker 5-7), Kansas St. 11-22 (Williams 0-2, Carr 5-11, Goth 2-2, Ranke 2-5, Beard 1-1, Simmons 1-1). Assists—Vanderbilt 13 (Carter 4), Kansas St. 18 (Goth 9). Fouled Out—Vanderbilt Newby, Kansas St. Beard. Rebounds—Vanderbilt 36 (Carter 11), Kansas St. 28 (Williams 14). Total Fouls—Vanderbilt 15, Kansas St. 19. A—3,130.

SEC Women Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.Kentucky 0-0 .000 8-0 1.000Mississippi State 0-0 .000 8-0 1.000Tennessee 0-0 .000 6-0 1.000Auburn 0-0 .000 6-1 .857Missouri 0-0 .000 6-2 .750 LSU 0-0 .000 4-2 .667Texas A&M 0-0 .000 4-2 .667Alabama 0-0 .000 5-3 .625Arkansas 0-0 .000 5-3 .625Georgia 0-0 .000 5-3 .625South Carolina 0-0 .000 4-4 .500Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 3-3 .375Ole Miss 0-0 .000 3-6 .333Florida 0-0 .000 1-6 .143

Sunday’s GamesFlorida 72, Texas Tech 67Georgia 83, Charleston Southern 75Mississippi State 67, Texas 49Kansas State 72, Vanderbilt 61Jacksonville State 60, Ole Miss 49Iowa State 91, Arkansas 82Auburn 95, Oklahoma 79Tennessee 76, Oklahoma State 63Missouri 68, West Virginia 51Baylor 94, South Carolina 69

Today’s GamesNo games scheduled

Tuesday’s GamesFurman at Georgia, 6 p.m.Tennessee Tech at Arkansas, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesSouth Alabama at Alabama, 11:30 a.m.Stetson at Tennessee, 6 p.m.Bethune-Cookman at Florida, 6 p.m.Appalachian State at South Carolina, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesRhode Island at Kentucky, TBDTexas A&M at Houston, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)Auburn at Saint Joseph’s 6 p.m.Vanderbilt at Ball State, 6 p.m.Marquette at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.UMKC at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Friday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday, Dec. 8Arkansas at Abilene Christian, 1 p.m.Tulane at Alabama, 2 p.m.Savannah State at Ole Miss, 2 p.m.Central Arkansas at Texas A&M, 2 p.m.

Southern Mississippi (M) 106, rust College 46

Jacksonville St. (W) 60, Ole Miss 49

Louisiana Tech (W) 79, Alabama 62

Stevenson part of balanced attack for USM

Turnovers cost rebels in home loss

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HoroscopesTODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.

3). The congruence of speech and action will be key to your success. It’s a simple chain. You’ll say what you’re going to do, do it and then say what you did. More highlights of the year include a responsibility that falls to you, a sharp increase in the reach and efficacy of your social network, and a sweet romantic connection. Libra and Leo adore you. Your lucky num-bers are: 7, 21, 8, 40 and 11.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Just as the bodybuilder grows muscles by alternately exhaust-ing and resting them, you will become emotionally stronger through bearing and releasing emotional burdens.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

In this astounding world, so much that seemed impossible has already become part of daily life. Getting focused amid all of these options will be both challenging and very worth the effort.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re not working for the feedback, but you do need it to better understand how others are impacted by what you do. You’re not in it for the praise, laughter or applause, but this will let you know when you’re on the right track.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The potential to be hurt goes up exponentially in a boat or in a relationship. But what would life be like without a boat ride or another person to bounce

around emotional waters with? Take the risk. At heart, you’re a sailor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Part of your job is to teach others, so it gets a little frustrating when they don’t seem to be learning. It might help you to think in terms of helping others find what’s already inside them.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). To breathe easy – that’s the goal in all areas today. Widen the margins. Give yourself a bigger berth. Be generous with the best things, such as com-passion and kindness.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ve a large capacity for reason, but don’t forget to keep dreaming. Those who will tamp down ideas with too heavy a dose of logic and practicality are no more correct than imagi-native fools.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The pleasure of creat-ing and playing is so often squashed by the pressure to do so. That’s why, if you can in any way manage it, keeping money out of the equation might be very uplifting to the experience.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The advances are exciting when they come, but do keep in mind that there’s inevitably some awkwardness in growth. One part gets bigger faster; the other has to catch up. Take heart in knowing that this is par for the course.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s hard to say why you feel the way you do, and if you can’t come up with a good enough answer, you might talk yourself out of the feeling. But just because you don’t know the origin of the feeling doesn’t make it incorrect.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). How do you get there? One foot in front of the other. Inch by inch, bit by bit. The biggest chal-lenge will be consistency. Break the action down into extremely small parts and the consistency will cease to be an issue.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When you can solve the problem in a few steps, you will. No complaint. The complaint only happens when you’re not sure how to solve the problem. Ideally, the complaint will inform you and not be a substitute for the solution.

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DEAR ABBY: The holiday season is

here, with the tra-ditional family din-ner get-togethers. Our problem is, our two children (ages 27 and 29) don’t like each other and rarely have contact during the year. This creates such stressful holiday meals that my wife and I would prefer to simply not have them.

What words should we use to explain to both of them that we will no longer host holiday family dinners in the future? The conundrum arises if one of them says, “Well, I can come for Thanksgiving, so ‘Jesse’ can come for Christmas,” which divides us in a way that is unacceptable. Although we have asked them to work out their issues, they have made no progress. Your advice? — DAD STRESSED BY THE HOLIDAYS

DEAR DAD: Your “children” are adults and should be able to bury their differences two nights out of the year for your sake. If one makes that sug-gestion, your response should be: “No. It would only remind us that half our family is missing, which would sadden us on

what’s supposed to be a happy occasion. That’s why your mother and I have decid-ed to make other plans instead.”

DEAR ABBY: I was visiting a neighbor whose son and daughter-in-law were also visiting. They have two daughters, ages 9 and 7. While I was there her son took the girls into the bath-

room and gave them baths. I was shocked. The mom said, “That’s HIS job!”

Abby, I could understand if they were toddlers, but by that age, they should be able to bathe themselves. When I asked her why, she said, “They play too much.” Is this unusual? The grandmother – my neighbor – confided later that it made her uncomfortable, too, and said she has hinted to them both that the girls need privacy. What should we do or say, or is it none of our business? — CONFUSED IN ALABAMA

DEAR CONFUSED: By the ages of 7 and 9, the girls should not only be capable of bathing themselves, but also be able to comprehend when

either parent says, “You’re splashing around too much. Cut out the funny business!” The parents should act only as monitors. While I don’t think it’s your place to say anything, I do think the grandmother should.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 64-year-old man who has decided to donate my body to science after I pass. Would it be helpful to write/have a bio that includes some of my medical history? I have broken my left arm twice and my little finger, which required surgery. Also, I broke my right wrist, which required surgery, including five temporary metal pins.

I am a Type 2 diabetic and have scars on my face from injuries from when I was a kid to adulthood. I’m not interested in writing a book but thought it might be helpful after I die for the medical institution. What do you think? — CURIOUS IN FORT WORTH

DEAR CURIOUS: You are very thoughtful. However, it might be more fun for the med-ical students to discover these “surprises” for themselves.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dear Abby

RussoContinued from Page 3B

desire to engage more fans in more parts of the country is one of the reasons playoff expansion is inevitable.

Fans, in this case, are also customers, whether they are buying tickets, watching the playoff on television or stream-ing it on their phones. The larger the audience, the bigger the profits.

“It was intended to be a national event and much of that intention is the manner it’s been moved around and hasn’t gone back to the same place more than once yet,” Big 12 Commis-sioner Bob Bowlsby said Sunday, a few hours after the four-team field was unveiled. “I think it’s intended to be a national event and I suppose if we got to the point where we felt like there were regional elements of it that were a concern, that would be something we spend some time

talking about. But ultimately we want to get those deserving teams into the four-team event. We don’t carry out our respon-sibilities if we don’t continually evaluate. We’re relatively early in the process now.”

For now, making the playoff a “national event” means play-ing the games at different sites around the country. Location, location, location. This year’s championship game is at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Cali-fornia, on Jan. 7. Among this season’s playoff participants, Oklahoma is closest to North-ern California, about 1,400 miles.

This would have been a perfect season for an eight-team playoff. Just look at the rankings. The committee strained over Oklahoma, Georgia or Ohio State in the fourth spot. An argument could have been made

for any of the three. Why not just put them all in and add No. 7 Michigan and No. 8 UCF?

Or give the Power Five con-ferences an automatic bid, elim-inating so much of the subjec-tivity and inconsistency in the selection process that drives fans nuts. Plus, every team that has a chance to win its confer-ence is now a part of the playoff chase in November. Add three wild cards so talking heads and fans can still bicker over what teams are best — a tradition as old as sports. Maybe reserve a spot for the best team outside the Power Five conferences. Those fan bases might not be as large, but there are five confer-ences with 60 schools so why not keep them involved, too?

How’s this for a national event:No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 8

Washington;No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 7 UCF;

No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Ohio State;

No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Georgia.

Admittedly, there are logistics to sort out. Conferences would have to reassess how they crown their champions, eliminating the title games or trimming the regular season.

The arguments about whether Georgia or Michigan should get the final wild-card spot would have been more than enough to carry several hours of programing. Sure, it would still likely be Alabama and Clemson in the end, but television execu-tives will tell you that once fans become engaged with a playoff they are more likely to stick around after their teams are out. It is one of the reasons the NCAA basketball tournament is such a long-running hit.

A small pool of championship

contenders is not a new develop-ment in college football. The last team to win a national title that had never won one before was Florida in 1996.

The Bowl Championship Se-ries, or all its faults, was a huge step toward stretching college football’s appeal from coast to coast. It made SEC fans care about Pac-12 games and vice versa. By doubling the number of participants from the BCS, the playoff intended to build on that.

If it’s the same teams over and over again, that growth — and the financial growth that comes with it — will be stunted.

Ralph D. Russo is a college football writer for The Associated Press. You can follow him at https://twitter.com/ ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://podcastone.com/AP-Top-25-College-Football-Podcast

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GENERATIONS OFVERNON is looking forcompassionate andenergetic LPN’s andRN’s to join our caringteam. If you are aspassionate about longterm care as we are,we welcome you toapply in person atGenerations of Vernon,1050 Convalescent Rd.,Vernon, AL 35592or call 205.695.9313and speak with HumanResources for more in-formation. We havecompetitive wages, signon bonus for nurses,and uniform allowance.

Computer Equipment 4390

APPLE IMAC, 2.0 GHzCore Duo computer.Built-in monitor. 2GBRAM, Keyboard, mouse,printer & desk incl.$300. 205-246-8704.

Farm Equipment & Supplies 4420

2016 JOHN Deere5100E Tractor, 210hours. $46,500.Also, 2016 15ftKubota Bush hog avail.205-329-1790.

WANTED TO BUY! Goodused drawbar pulled roll-a-bar type hay rake(such as N/H 256) anda good used KuhnGMD600 (or equivalent)6 disc mower. Also look-ing for a good cattletrailer. 662-328-5248.

Firewood / Fuel 4450

FIREWOOD FOR Sale.Various lengths.662-295-2274

Furniture 4480

CORINTHIAN LEATHERsofas with dual re-cliners, new, burgundy,oxblood. Barely used!Purchase price was$2400. Will sell both for$1800 or $900/$1000sep. Serious inquiresonly. H 662-798-4375or C 662-574-0369.

General Merchandise 4600

HOVERROUND CHAIR,needs battery. New.$300, Cash Only.662-386-2915.

MILLERMATIC 180 wirewelder. New. $1200firm. CASH ONLY.Text, 662-386-2915.

Sporting Goods 4720

ED SANDERS GunsmithOpen for season! 9-5,Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.Over 50 years experi-ence! Repairs, cleaning,refinishing, scopesmounted & zeroed,handmade knives.Located: Hwy 45 Alt,North of West Point,turn right on YokahamaBlvd, 8mi & turn left onDarracott Rd, will seesign, 2.5mi ahead shopon left. 662-494-6218.

Pets 5150

AKC ROTTWEILER pup-pies. 6 weeks old.DOB: 10/12/18. Firstshots. Have beenwormed. Dew claws re-moved. Tails docked.$1,000. 205-412-6880.

Horses / Cattle / Livestock 5200

1 EACH: Reg Black An-gus Bull & Small Bull(800lb).2 EACH: Cows will calvein March. $2,900 forall. 662-251-5738.

Business Opportunity 6050

HISTORIC DOWNTOWNColumbus: 411 MainSt. Office, Retail, Res-taurant Space available.Call 423-333-1124.

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

520 11TH St. N. -Renovations almostcomplete. 2BR/1BA,Central H&A, freshpaint, new flooring,appliances and more.Taking applicationsnow. $450/mo + $450deposit with good refer-ences only. No HUD orpets. Call Long & Long662-328-0770.

STUDIO APT for rent.Newly remodeled.$400/mth rent & depreq. Convenient to town& CAFB. No hud. Nopets. 662-328-2340.

Apts For Rent: West 7050

FOR LEASE: 2BR/1BA,Prairie Waters,$700/mo, $700 dep.Call 662-328-5556.

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Apts For Rent: Other 7080

1BR/1BA in HistoricDowntown Columbus.$525/mo. No pets.662-328-8655.

1BR/1BA located in His-toric Downtown Colum-bus, Open space, verynice. $650/mo. 662-328-8655.

1BR/1BA Loft in Histor-ic Downtown Columbus.1,200 sqft. Available12/1. $700 per month662-328-8655.

1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart-ments & townhouses.Call for more info.662-328-8254.

DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,CH&A, 1 story, W/D,historic district, 1 blockfrom downtown, $625/mo. + $625 dep. NOPETS. 662-574-8789.Peaceful & Quiet area.

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

FIRST FULL MONTHRENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-room Apts/Townhomes.Stove & refrigerator.$335-$600 Monthly.Credit check & deposit.Coleman Realty,662-329-2323.

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

COMMERCIAL PROPER-TIES/Retail/OfficeSpaces starting @$285/mo. Downtown &East Columbus loca-tions. 662-435-4188.

OFFICE SPACE: 2,000square feet. 294Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-ing terms. Availablenow. 662-328-8254.

HISTORIC DOWNTOWNColumbus Office, Retail,Restaurant Space avail-able. Call 662-328-8655 or 662-574-7879.

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

BLUECUTT ESTATES:3BR/2BA, ch/a, doublegarage, chain linkfenced backyard, newlyremodeled, $115,000.662-352-4776.

Houses For Rent: New Hope 7130

4BR/2BA, 1.25 AcresChristopher Hills Sub;$197K (15K below ap-praisal). New HopeSchool District. Avail-able to rent $1,000/mth - must meet minim-um credit/income re-quirements. Militaryfamilies welcome. Movein ready. Dep $500 plusfirst month’s rent. Hottub, detached apart-ment, & large wiredshop. Contact JamesThompson @ 662-574-6269.

GREAT LOCATION toschool, clean, 2BR/1BA, a/c, gas heat, w/dhook up. No pets, noHUD. 662-327-2798.Lv msg after 3rd ring,available for showing.

Houses For Rent: South 7140

2BR/2BA, 2300 sqft,very nice w/ 2 car gar-age, lg back yard. Petsneed approval. $1,050per mo + dep. 662-574-7879 or 662-328-8655.

Houses For Rent: Other 7180

1 ROOM/1BA, UtilitiesIncluded. $450/mo.One person only. Refsreq. Contact/leave amessage for more info:662-328-8655.

SMALL COTTAGE:1BR/1BA, all appl. incl.Water, trash, lawn incl.in lease. Near Stark-ville, Columbus & WestPoint. No pets.$500/mo. $400 dep.App/refs/lease req.662-242-2923.

Land For Rent / Lease 7190

25 ACRES, Hay or Pas-ture land in Steens forrent. 662-327-4392.

Hunting Land 7200

135 ACRES in Caledo-nia. $1,400 for huntinglease. 662-327-4392.

Mobile Homes for Rent 7250

RENT A fully equippedcamper w/utilities &cable from $145/wk -$535/month. Colum-bus & County Schoollocations. 662-242-7653 or 601-940-1397.

Rooms For Rent 7450

WEST POINT:Room - $120/wk.Large Room (priv entr) -$150/wk. All furnishedw/ furn, appl, utils &cable. 662-295-4701.

Lots & Acreage 8600

2.28 +/- Acre Lot.149 Tanyia Lane. Off ofLake Lowndes Road.Has asphalt drive &parking, 1200 ft. shopw/ living area, septictank & water meter. Notrailers. $45,000. Call662-574-0345.

3.5 Acre Lot. 3 estab-lished trailer lots. Play-ground. Located onMorgan Lane. Off ofHarris Road. CaledoniaSchools. $25,000.662-574-0345.

LOWNDES COUNTY 45acres on Sobley & Dav-is Rd. Excellent hunting.1 mile west of Hwy. 69.Small creek runs thruproperty. $1375 peracre. 205-799-9846 or205-695-2248.

WINTER SPECIAL1.95 acre lots.Good/bad credit.10% down, as low as$299/mo. Eaton Land.662-361-7711

Mobile Homes for Sale 8650

ASSUME PAYMENTS.3BR/2BA, Singlewide

$299/month3BR/2BA Doublewide

$369/month4BR/2BA, Doublewide

$400/monthCall 205-372-7273.

NEW DOUBLEWIDE!3BR/2BA, Central A/C,Skirting, Delivery, Set-up& Tie down included.Only $48,995.Columbus Home Center662-570-1375

NEW SINGLEWIDE!2BR/2BA, Central A/C.Skirting, Delivery, Set-up& Tie down included.Only $32,900.Columbus Home Center662-570-1375

USED SINGLEWIDE.2BR/1BA. Delivery, Set-up & Tie down included.Only $17,950.662-570-1375.

Autos For Sale 9150

1994 GMC JIMMY,4WD, power windows,mud tires, everythingworks! $1150. 662-251-5738.

2002 VOLVO S80 T6, 4door sedan. Good condi-tion, Michelin radials.$3950. CASH ONLY!662-889-8914.

Campers & RVs 9300

TOMBIGBEE RV Park,located on Wilkins WiseRd & Waverly Rd. FullHookups available.$300/mo. 662-328-8655 or 662-574-7879.

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