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Five Questions

1 According to slogans, what candy “Makes Mouths Happy” and is “FunYou Can Eat”?2 Who began singing with collegeriend Bobby Hatfeld in 1962?3 In 2005, who became the frstproessional goler to win the sameevent — the Mizuno Classic — in fveconsecutive years?4 What playwright took the title Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf? rom grafti heonce saw written in soap on the mirror

o a Greenwich Village bar?5 In Carlo Collodi’s novel, whom doesPinocchio angrily kill with a mallet atthe beginning o the book?

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BY NATHAN GREGORY

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On the eve o breaking ground on their new plant in Clay County, Yokohama TireCompany made another statement o com-mitment to the Golden Triangle area.

The global tire manuacturing giant announced plans to give $250,000 each to

Mississippi State University and East Mis-sissippi Community College Sunday.

On hand or the announcement were

newly-named YTC Mississippi president Tadahuru Yamamoto, MSU president MarkKeenum, EMCC president Rick Young, Yokohama Rubber Company president Hi-komitsu Noji and Mississippi governor PhilBryant.

The ofc ial ground -breaking ceremony, which was not open to the publ ic, was heldat 9:30 a.m. today.

Yamamoto said he hopes the gi t wi ll as -sist the two institutions o higher learningin developing workorce training programsthat would be instrumental in helping YTC

Mississippi and other Golden Triangle area industry orward.

Yokohama gives $250K to both MSU, EMCC

AP Photo/Andre Penner

In this Sept. 16,2013, photo,

Enio Guarnieriwipes the VWemblem o his1972 Volkswa-

gen van, in SaoPaulo, Brazil.

Guarnieri, whokeeps his blueand white van

or Kombi in hiscluttered garage,bought the vehi-cle a year ago tostoke childhood

memories.

Long, strange trip endingfor Volkswagen’s hippie van

THE AssOciATEd PREss

SAO PAULO — It carried hippiesthrough the 1960s, hauled surers insearch o killer waves during endless

summers and serves as a workhorseacross the developing world, but the

long, strange trip o the Volkswagen van is ending.

Brazil is the last place in the worldstill producing the iconic vehicle, or “bus” as it’s known by afcionados, but

VW says production will end Dec. 31.

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President o Yokohama Rub-ber Company Hikomitsu Noji,let, and Missis-sippi GovernorPhil Bryantpose or photosduring the Yoko-hama Communi-ty Giting NewsConerence atthe Ritz Theater

in downtownWest Point onSunday.

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NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyanmilitary spokesman Monday saidthat the ate o hostages inside a mall besieged by al-Qaida-linked ter-rorists was not clear despite earlier statements that “most” hostages hadbeen rescued.

Military helicopters circled over the mall at daybreak, when about fveminutes o sustained gunfre brokeout at the mall, a clear indication that at least one o the estimated 10 to 15gunmen who attacked the mall whenit was flled with shoppers Saturday was still on the loose.

A large milita ry assault began on

the mall shortly beore sundown onSunday, with one helicopter skim-ming very close to the roo o theshopping complex as a loud explo-sion rang out, ar larger than any previous grenade blast or gunfre volley.Ofcials said the siege would soonend and said “most” hostages hadbeen rescued and that ofcials con-trolled “most” o the mall.

But ofcials never said how many hostages had been rescued, andKenya’s military spokesman on Mon-day was still not able to provide clear

Highest honors

William Browning/Dispatch Sta

Columbus resident Joseph R. Johnson sits on the back porch o his East Columbus home Friday morning. Johnson is a veterano World War II and will receive the French Legion o Honor Tuesday.

Columbus resident to receiveFrench Legion of HonorBY WiLLiAM BROWNiNG

[email protected]

On the 640-acre Alabama arm hegrew up on, 16-year-old Joseph R. Johnson told his ather he wanted

to join the Army a ter World War II brokeout.

Being underage, Johnson neededhis ather’s signature to go o to war.His ather didn’t like that idea. Johnsonpersisted.

“We had a world to save,” he said last week. “I we let Hitler alone he wouldtake over the world.”

His ather fnally relented and his youngest son went o to war. On June 6,1944, Johnson took part in the Invasiono Normandy in France. Thousands diedon that beach, but the Allies won thebattle and, roughly a year later, the war.

“You’re looking at a miracle,” Johnsonsaid while talking about the battle. “AndI’d do it again.”

Today, he’s an 88-year-

old Columbus resident

living on Lehmberg Road.

On Tuesday, he will re-

ceive the French Legion o

Honor during a ceremony

in Jackson. The distinction

recognizes contributions

and acts o bravery. It is

France’s highest military honor.

In all, 11 Mississippi residents will

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Columbus Sunday

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Record low .............................. 44° (1953)

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Normal year to date ....................... 40.48"

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Boston 66 51 s 67 54 s

Chicago 73 56 s 73 53 s

Dallas 90 65 s 92 67 s

Honolulu 88 73 pc 89 72 pc

Jacksonville 84 71 t 83 70 t

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Aberdeen Dam 188' 164.21' +0.71'

Stennis Dam 166' 138.21' +0.71'

Bevill Dam 136' 136.32' -0.07'

Amory 20' 11.85' +0.41'

Bigbee 14' 5.88' +2.19'

Columbus 15' 5.45' +0.81'

Fulton 20' 11.46' +4.09'

Tupelo 21' 3.00' +1.80'

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Orlando 86 74 r 85 73 t

Philadelphia 73 53 s 75 56 s

Phoenix 97 72 s 97 71 s

Raleigh 77 56 s 78 59 pc

Salt Lake City 82 53 s 64 44 t

Seattle 62 48 sh 63 46 pc

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A ThousAnd Words

Monday Say What?“This is totally irresponsible, completely juvenile and,as I called it, legislative arson. It’s just destructive.”

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi speaking aboutRepublican opposition to a sweeping health care overhaul

as an excuse or a government shutdown. Story, 3A.

‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘ModernFamily’ crowned at EmmysBy LyNN ELBER

P Television Writer

LOS ANGELES —“Breaking Bad,” the brutal,drug-ueled saga o an ev-eryman’s ambition turnedevil, captured its rst best drama Emmy Award onSunday, denying the onlineseries “House o Cards” a history-making honor.

“I did not see this com-ing,” said “Breaking Bad”creator Vince Gilligan,tipping his hat to Netfix’spolitical thriller “House o Cards,” the rst digital con-tender or top Emmy hon-

ors. Attention and acclaim or

the AMC cable channel’s“Breaking Bad” has built as it nears the end o itsve-season run next Sun-

day, with the nal eight-ep-isode arc eligible or next year’s Emmys.

“Moder n Family” won itsourth consecutive trophy or top comedy series eventhough its ot-honored cast was shut out this time.

Je Daniels won theEmmy or best drama seriesactor or his portrayal o anidealistic TV anchormanin “The Newsroom,” withClaire Danes capturing topactress honors or her trou-bled CIA agent in “Home-land.”

Daniels noted that he’dalso received an age 50-plus

acting honor rom AARP, which represents the inter-ests o older Americans.

“With all due respect tothe AARP, this is even bet-ter,” Daniels said.

Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Vince Gilligan, center, and the cast and crew o “Break-ing Bad” accept the award or outstanding drama seriesat the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre inLos Angeles on Sunday.

By LyNN ELBER

AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES — Theexclusion o Jack Klug-man rom

an Emmy Awards trib-ute that in-cludes Cory Monteith isan insult to the memory o the late TV veteran andthree-time Emmy win-ner who starred in “TheOdd Couple” and “Quin-cy M.E.,” Klugman’s sonsays.

“I think it’s criminal,” said Adam Klugman in aninterview with The Asso-ciated Press. “My dad wasat the inception o televi-sion and helped build it inthe early days.”

Ceremony producersannounced this weekthat ve individual sa-lutes would be includedon Sunday night’s Emmy show in addition to thetraditional “in memoriam”segment that groups to-

gether industry members who died in the past year.

Besides Monteith, the“Glee” star who died in July o a heroin and drugoverdose, those to behonored include “The So-pranos” star James Gan-dolni; Jean Stapleton o “All in the Family”; come-dian and actor Jonathan Winters; and “Family Ties” producer Gary Da- vid Goldberg.

Monteith, who was 31 when he died, is by ar the youngest o the group. Allthe others are Emmy win-ners, while he had yet tobe nominated in his ab-breviated career.

Emmy nominees whodied last year and won’t

be accorded separatetributes include LarryHagman o “Dallas” andCharles Durning o “Eve-ning Shade.”

Hagman, Durningand Klugman will be in-cluded in the group re-membrance, an academyspokesman said Friday. The ceremony at theNokia Theatre in Los An-geles airs at 8 p.m. EDT Sunday on CBS.

“It’s an insult and it re-ally seems typical o this youth-centric culture that has an extremely short at-tention span and pandersto only a very narrow demographic” o youngadults, Adam Klugmansaid.

Actor deserves individual Emmy tribute, son says

online:n emmys.org

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By CAROLyN THOMPSON

The Associated Press

BEMUS POINT, N.Y. — In-creasingly popular bathroom wipes— pr e-moistened towelettes that are oten advertised as fushable— are being blamed or creatingclogs and backups in sewer sys-tems around the nation.

Wastewater authorities say wipes may go down the toilet, but even many labeled fushable ar-en’t breaking down as they coursethrough the sewer system. That’scosting some municipalities mil-lions o dollars to dispatch crewsto unclog pipes and pumps and to replace and upgrade machinery.

The problem got so bad in this western New York community this summer that sewer ocialsset up traps — basket strainersin sections o pipe leading to an

ot-clogged pump — to gure out which households the wipes werecoming rom. They mailed lettersand then pleaded in person or res-idents to stop fushing them.

“W e could walk right up, knock

on the door and say, ‘Listen, thisproblem is coming right rom your

house,’” said Tom Walsh, senior project coordinator at South &Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts, which was dispatchingcrews at least once a week to clear a grinder pump that would seize up

trying to shred the brous wipes. The National Association o

Clean Water Agencies, which rep-resents 300 wastewater agencies,says it has been hearing com-plaints about wipes rom sewer systems big and small or about thelast our years.

Popular bathroom wipesblamed for sewer clogs

AP Photo/ City of Vancouver

In this Aug. 16, 2013, photo provided by the City o Vancouver, Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator Frank Dickposes with ushable wipes that made it through a test to see i they would break down, at the Westside Wast-erwater Treatment Plant in Vancouver, Wa. Various bathroom wipes were specially dyed and then sent throughthe sewer system, but instead o dissolving, most wound up intact.

AP Photo/Julio Cortez

In this photograph taken, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, in Middlesex, N.J., thelabel that indicates wipes should not be ushed in a toilet is seen on abox next to baby wipes at the ofce o Rob Villee, executive director o the Plainfeld Area Regional Sewer Authority in New Jersey.



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WASHINGTON — Even be-ore a budget deadline arrives,leaders rom both parties areblaming each other — and someRepublicans are criticizing their own — or a government shut-down many are treating as inev-itable.

The top Democrat in theHouse says Republicans are“legislative arsonists” whoare using their opposition to a sweeping health care overhaulas an excuse to close govern-ment’s doors. A leading tea party antagonist in the Senatecounters that conservativesshould use any tool availableto stop the Aordable Care Act rom taking hold. President BillClinton’s labor secretary saysthe GOP is willing “to risk theentire system o government toget your way,” while the House

speaker who oversaw the last government shutdown urgedellow Republicans to remember “this is not a dictatorship.”

The unyielding political pos-turing on Sunday comes one week beore Congress reachesan Oct. 1 deadline to dodge any interruptions in government services. While work continues

on a temporary spending bill,a potentially more devastatingseparate deadline looms a ew weeks later when the govern-ment could run out o money topay its bills.

“This is totally irresponsi-ble, completely juvenile and, asI called it, legislative arson. It’s just destructive,” House Demo-cratic Leader Nancy Pelosi saidin an inter view that aired Sun-day.

The Republican-led House onFriday approved legislation de-signed to wipe out the 3-year-old

health care law that President Barack Obama has vowed topreserve. But the House’s move was more a political win than a measure likely to be implement-ed.

Across the Capitol, SenateDemocratic Leader Harry Reidsaid he would keep the healthlaw intact despite Republicans’

attempts, in his words, “to takean entire law hostage simply to appease the tea party anar-chists.”

One o those tea party agi-tators, Sen. Ted Cruz o Texas,showed little sign on Sunday that he cared about the uphill climbto make good on his pledge toderail the health care law over Obama’s guaranteed veto.

“I believe we should stand our ground,” said Cruz, who already was trying to blame Obama andhis Democratic allies i the gov-ernment shuts down.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Mis-souri Democrat, said Cruz’seorts were destructive andsel-serving as Cruz eyes a White House campaign.

“I cannot believe that they are going to throw a tantrum

and throw the American peopleand our economic recovery un-der the bus,” she said.

“This is about running or president with Ted Cruz. Thisisn’t about meaningul states-manship,” she added later.

Blame already being cast over budget fghtWrangling over the budget comes as lawmakers consider separatelegislation that would let the United States avoid a rst-ever deault

on its debt obligations

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, during anews conference with conservative Congressional Republicans atthe Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Cruz and Leestand as the Senate’s dynamic duo for conservatives, crusadingagainst President Barack Obama’s health care law while infuriatingmany congressional Republicans with a tactic they consider futile,self-serving and detrimental to the party’s political hopes in 2014.

THE AssOcIATEd PrEss

ABERDEEN — For-mer Ecru police ocer ody Mac Rock o Ponto-

toc has been sentenced toone year in prison on twocivil rights violations.

U.S. District Judge

Sharion Aycock sentencedRock this past week inU.S. District Court in Ab-erdeen.

Rock was accused o depriving two motoristso their civil rights in 2008by demanding money inexchange or destroying

trac tickets.

The indictment saidsuch action deprives a person o his or her consti-tutional rights or protec-tion against unreasonablesearches and seizures.

The U.S. attorney’s o-ce also says Rock must complete 100 hours com-munity service.

Rock was ordered to re-port to prison by Nov. 18.

Ex-Ecru police ofcer sentencedMan was accused o demanding cash

in exchange or destroying tickets


PURVIS — A pair o es-caped inmates who killeda 95-year-old woman havebeen sentenced to lie inprison without parole.

Lamar County Circuit Court Judge Tony Mozin-go sentenced 23-year-oldames Robert Martin and

27-year-old David EdwardBass Friday ater the twopleaded guilty to capitalmurder in the 2012 deatho Ada Smith.

Smith was ound deadOct. 21 in her home near Purvis, bound to a chair with orange shoestringsand stabbed in the throat.

“You both are cowardsand you do not deservethe (sentence) you will re-ceive,” Laura Taylor, oneo Smith’s 21 grandchil-dren, said in court Friday.

“Neither o you are menbecause no man wouldtake the lie o an old lady,

tying her up with shoe-

string and then stabbingher in the neck.”Investigators said the

men stabbed Smith in part because she “wouldn’t stop talking about Jesus.”

“She was trying to talkto you about the Lord,”Mozingo said in part.

Prosecutors had threat-ened to seek the deathpenalty in a trial that hadbeen set or Dec. 9 beorethe men agreed to pleadguilty. The pair had alsobeen charged with bur-glary and intent to commit

burglary.Both suspects walked

o the Mississippi Depart-

ment o Corrections’ For-

rest County Community Work Center the day be-ore they killed Smith, hid-ing out in another houseovernight beore breakinginto Smith’s home. Martinhad been a ve-year sen-tence or a grand larceny conviction rom MonroeCounty. Bass was servinga seven-year sentence or ve burglary convictionsrom Lee County.

The men stole Smith’scar, which authorities later ound stashed in a swampy area near Slidell, La. U.S.

Marshalls arrested bothmen at a bar on BourbonStreet in New Orleans.

Pair get lie in killing o 95-year-old‘Neither o you are men because no

man would take the lie o an old lady,

tying her up with shoestring and then

stabbing her in the neck.’Laura Taylor, one of the victim’s grandchildren


NATCHEZ — NatchezRegional Medical Center will seek a “stalking horse”bid in which a potential buy-er makes an initial oer to

set the foor or an auction.Hospital ocials tell The

Natchez Democrat that three health care providershave agreed to participate.

“We are hopeul that within a matter o weeks

we will have identieda stalking horse,” saidHealthcare Management Partners Director ClareMoylan.

Healthcare Manage-ment Partners was hired

by Adams County in July to help negotiate the sale o the county-owned NRMC.

The three potentialbidders have been givenaccess to proprietary inor-mation about the hospital’s

nances, employees andoutlook or coming years.

In the stalking horseprocess, HMP will negoti-ate a selling price with oneo the interested parties.Once that price and any stipulations are decided,the agreement with thestalking horse becomes thebase bid or the hospital’ssale.

I no one outbids thestalking horse, the hospi-tal is automatically sold tothe stalking horse, which would have provided thecounty with a security toensure the sale.

Natchez hospital looks or bidderHospital seeking initial oer to set

the foor or an auction


JACKSON — The na-tional Association o Zoos& Aquariums has pulled itsaccreditation rom the only Mississippi zoo which heldit, because o nancial insta-bility.

The Jackson Zoo, whichkeeps 773 animals on 30acres next to LivingstonPark in west Jackson, willkeep provisional accredita-tion during an appeal pro-cess that ends in March,The Clarion-Ledger report-

ed. The problem is that ewer and ewer people arecoming to see the zoo’sanimals and its interactiveexhibits, educational pro-grams and indoor and out-door activities. Attendancehas dropped rom a peak

o 192,000 to 117,000 last year. Ticket sales last year brought $850,275, less thanone-quarter o the zoo’sbudget. Six years earlier,tickets brought in nearly $1.2 million, two-thirds o allrevenue.

As a result, the zoo now relies more heavily on gov-ernment subsidies to stay afoat. It got more than $2.2million combined — about two-thirds o its $3.5 millionbudget — last year alonerom the state and the city.

The zoo itsel is well run

but its location is one o themore “challenged” amongthe roughly 220 AZA-accred-ited zoos in North America,said national zoo consultant Rick Biddle o Philadelphia,Pa.-based Schultz & Wil-liams.

“You are just under one

mile rom 220 to the zoo,and that’s a rough one mile,”said Biddle, who is helpingthe Jackson Zoo examineits options. “It needs to bemore engaging and welcom-

ing; it needs to have a senseo arrival. I you see no signsor all you see is the bumpy road, then you are starting your experience wrong.”

The zoo’s executive di-rector, Beth Po, said many people tell her “I used tocome all the time but my neighbor’s araid to come”or “I never go to west Jack-son. I’m araid to go to thezoo.”

Zoo ocials ace hardchoices: Closing the park,cutting its collection, reno-

vating and adding new ex-hibits in hopes o drawingbigger crowds, or relocat-ing.

Closure is a worst-casescenario. “That would be a tragedy or this city and thestate,” said board member Eric Stracener.

Financial instability puts JacksonZoo’s accreditation on the lineTicket sales last year only covered

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Mississippi voices

OXFORD — A charmedlie.

That ’s what the evidencesays about Robert Khayat.

High school athleterecruited to Ole Miss romMoss Point. “Big man on cam-

pus” drated into the pros.Happy home and amily. Twodegrees in law, the secondrom Yale. A 14-year tenureas the 15th chancellor o theUniversity o Mississippicapped by welcoming BarackObama and John McCain or their rst debate. Seven bowlgames with six wins. Hisname in granite across theront o the majestic Robert C.Khayat Law Center.

Speaking o that new $50 million law school, U.S.Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.,

beeed up the rather somber dedication by invoking “Kha-yatman” as a better name or the honoree. “His mind is ast-er than a speeding bullet; hispride is more powerul than a locomotive, able to leap over stubborn search committeesin a single bound,” Wicker said. “Look, up in the skybox,he’s a jock, he’s a judge, he’s a brain; yes, he’s Khayatman.”And then, more slowly, “Heghts a never-ending battleor truth, justice and the OleMiss way.”

Now contrast that lie withanother:

• Missed a big “no excuse” eld goal that wouldhave won a big game.

• Struggled with recurring and painful pancreatitis,so severe at its onset that it almost killed him.

• Rejected by coworkers of almost two decades for a role as their new leader.

• Admired father arrested, charged with corruptionand acing prison.

• Depicted as a black-hooded executioner when a state senator decided to stage a protest over loss o “tradition.”

Actua lly, most will know, the lives are one and thesame.

Mississippians have long been amiliar, or good or ill, with the Khayat name. Now, with release o his au-

tobiography, “The Education o a Lietime,” we obtaininsights to Khayat as a person.

Turns out he’s one o us.He doesn’t grumble, complain, boast or brag in the

book. He just puts his story out there. There’s a wonderul vignette o his attempt to woo

90-pound spinster Gertude Ford, who came to the door o her Jackson home in an inside-out dressing gown,drink in one hand and cigarette in the other, chihua-huas yipping around. She made him sit on an ottoman,explained that Shakespeare was a raud and made it clear that i she wrote $100 million check, it wouldn’t bounce.

Their chat ended, the chancellor headed or the door with an invitation to return i he wanted to, but alsowith a parting shot: “I’m not giving one red cent to Ole

(the common term or urine).” The rest o the story? The Gertrude Castello FordCenter on University, where Obama and McCain met back in 2008, is a world-class perorming arts center.And a foor-to-ceiling portra it (without the cigaretteand drink, but with the chihuahas) adorns the entranceto the Ford Ballroom at the Inn at Ole Miss.

The missed eld goal was at Tennessee, part o a stint in athletics that included college baseball and a couple o years with the Washington Redskins as a lineman and placekicker.

The pancreatitis started in Vicksburg, where Khayat was practice teaching high school in case the procareer didn’t work out. He spent months in the hospital,received Last Rites.

The vote was by the law school aculty, most o whom had encouraged him to seek the deanship yet changed their minds when a strong minority candidateapplied.

His ather was Jackson County Supervisor EddieKhayat, a practitioner o graveling country churchparking lots and using county equipment to dig ruralgraves — deeds that were practical in political termsbut against the law. (Ater one mistrial, the elder Khayat pleaded guilty to another count, was ned andorced rom oce. He died our years later.)

And the execution scene, with Col. Reb as thecondemned person, was a highlight o what many saw – and many still see – as the dening theme o theKhayat tenure: The struggle over whether the Ole Miss“brand” would be “last bastion o the Conederacy” or as “center o research and learning.”

That tug-o-war continues, o course, and wi ll or a

long, long time.Meanwhile, thanks to his book (Nautilus Press, 302

pages), we learn that Robert Khayat’s lie, like most o ours, has not been all sunshine and roses and not dominated entirely by setbacks and ailures.

And we learn that achievement is not the product o luck or magic or any other charm.

Just the courage to make decisions and the stub-bornness to persevere.

Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write tohim at Box 1, University, MS 38677, or e-mail cmitch- [email protected].

HealtH care

News consumers by now have absorbed themessage that Repub-licans are going to de-und Obamacare, shut down the government,ruin the economy andstarve the poor.

This is what Demo-crats would have youbelieve and, given theGOP’s recent ob-structionist history, it would not be a stretch.However, there is analternative scenario that bearsair consideration.

Not deund, as the House votedto do Friday, but delay.

Democrats and President Obama see delay as just another maneuver to upend Obamacare.“Extort ” is the word Obama recently used. But let’s step backa moment and examine some o the reasoning. Sometimes evenpartisans are right.

Topping the list is the act that the Aordable Care Act (ACA) isbecoming increasingly unpopular.Only 39 percent o Americanscurrently avor the health-careprogram, compared with 51percent in January, according toa recent CNN/ORC Internationalpoll.

Some o the reasons:Many companies are cut-

ting worker hours to below thethreshold (30 hours) at whichthey’re required to comply with

Obamacare. (SeaWorld is cutt inghours or thousands o workers.)

Others are cutting workerscompletely to avoid complianceor to reduce costs associated withthe expanded coverage. (TheCleveland Clinic cited Obamacareas one reason or oering early retirement to 3,000 workers andhinting at uture layos.)

●Many young people, unem-ployed or earning little, wil l havetrouble paying premiums onceopen enrollment or health insur-ance exchanges begins Oct. 1.Even discounts won’t be enough

or some, who then will ace nes

or have to turn toparents who ace their own insurance chal-lenges. List-price pre-miums or a 40-year-old buying a mid-rangeplan will average closeto $330 per month,

according to a recent Avalere Health study.For someone who is60, premiums will runabout $615 a month.Forget retirement.

One o the most popular aspects o Obamacarehas been that children can remainon their parents’ policy untilthey’re 26, but there’s nothingmagical about 27 i you don’t have a job, are still in school or are otherwise dependent. Expect many under-30s to decline to buy insurance, whereupon America’s youth will be under the thumbo the Internal Revenue Service.Remember, the Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandateto purchase insurance is a tax.

The other most-popular item was the requirement that preex-isting conditions not precludeinsurance coverage. Under a pro-posed alternative plan unveiledrecently by the Republican Study Committee — the AmericanHealth Care Reorm Act (H.R.3121) — this provision would beprotected and unded throughstate-based, high-risk pools andother reorm measures.

The biggest concern across al ldemographics is the likely eect on the larger economy. What hap-pens when so many people losehours and work and, thereore,income?

Moreover, the law is being ap-plied unairly and unequally, withexemptions and delays oeredto special groups and the brunt o the strain alling directly onmiddle-class Americans.

Larger employers, or exam-ple, have been given a one-year reprieve on nes or leaving work-ers uncovered. No such grace or

individual citizens. The incen-

tives to cut employees and hoursprompted three powerul ormer supporters to write a strong letter o dissent to Democratic leaders. The letter writers, saying the ACA would destroy the backboneo the American middle class and“the very health and wellbeing o

our members along with millionso other hardworking Americans,”also lamented the alsehood that employees could keep the insur-ance they like. This is obviously not true, despite Obama’s repeat-ed assurances to the contrar y.

The authors were all unionleaders, including James Hoa,president o the InternationalBrotherhood o Teamsters.

Finally, in a tweak not likely toinspire admiration, the president is oering Congress a break other Americans won’t get . Obamacarerequires congressional leadersand sta to enter the exchangeslike everyone else, but Obama has oered a special dispensationto soten the blow. Their employ-er — you — will pay part o thepremium, a compensatory optionnot oered to non-ederal employ-ers and their beuddled, underem-ployed stas.

Delay may eel like one moreRepublican strategy, but that doesn’t necessarily make it unwise. I we can delay sendingcruise missiles to Syria pend-ing a better solution, perhapsthere’s some sense to delaying a health-care overhaul that creates

unacceptable collateral damage tocitizens and that is not quite ready or public consumption.

In the long run, delay might benet Obama, especially i it averts a revolt once citizens ully absorb the expensive realitieso Obamacare and promises not kept. He has already demonstrat-ed that he is comortable with waiting when risks are dispropor-tionate to theoretical gains.

Kathleen Parker’s nationally syndicated column is a regular feature of The Dispatch. Her e-mail address is kathleenparker@wash-

post.com.

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For the past 10 years, An-nunciation Catholic Church’sSt. Vincent de Paul Society has served in our community

working alongside with HelpingHands, Salvation Army, Owens’

Foundation and Love in Deedo First Baptist Church. Each o these ministries seeks to helpthose in our community who acecrisis o any kind. Oten thesecrises result in need or nancialassistance with utilities, rent,mortgages, educational certica-tions, school supplies, clothing, ood, and other necessities o lie. As we work with our clients,those working ull-time, part-

time, unemployed, or disabled, we encourage them to seek toimprove their lives with their own eorts.

However, or many o these in-dividuals, transportation to work

or to school remain an obstacleto urthering their education or getting to and rom work. Oten

we provide transportation to hos-pitals or treatment or to doctor’sappointments, because, whenthe client looks to “catch a ride,”the cost is as much as $10 or a ride downtown rom the housingprojects.

That is why we were sothrilled when the city took the

initiative to provide bus trans-portation or our community, ... a community lled with individu-als held back by lack o mobility or improving their day-to-day lives. It is our prayer that Colum-

bus residents and store owners wil l be fexible and look at thebigger picture ... the lives that can be changed by simply provid-ing aordable transportation.

It is the measure o a commu-nity’ s true heart by how it deals

with the “ least o these.” May we move orward to prov ide this vital ser vice or our citi zens.

Karen Overstreet

Columbus

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CANTON — Federalauthorities are investi-gating the emergencylanding o a medical he-licopter.

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — An-gry Pakistani Christians on Mon-day denounced the deadliest at-tack ever in this country against members o their aith as thedeath toll rom the church bomb-ings climbed overnight to 81.

A pair o suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundredso worshippers outside a historicchurch in northwestern Pakistan.

The attack on the All Saints

Church in the city o Peshawar,which also wounded over 140 peo-ple, occurred as worshippers wereleaving ater services to get a reemeal o rice oered on the ront lawn.

A wing o the Pakistani Talibanquickly claimed responsibility or the bombing, saying they wouldcontinue to target non-Muslims

until the U.S. stops drone attacksin the remote tribal region o Pa-

kistan. The bombings also raised new

questions about the Pakistani gov-ernment’s push to strike a peacedeal with the militants to end a decade-long insurgency that haskilled thousands o people.

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“They don’t want dialogue,”said Bhatti. “They don’t want peace.”

The death toll on Monday climbed to 81, ater three moreo the wounded in Peshawar diedovernight, according to police of-

cial Noor Khan.“Our state and our intelligence

agencies are so weak that anybody can kill anyone anytime. It is a shame,” said Bhatti.

Angry Christians blockedroads around the country to pro-test the bombings. On one o themain roads coming into the capi-

tal o Islamabad, demonstratorsburned tires and demanded gov-ernment protection or the mem-bers o the Christian minority.

Missionary schools around thecountry would be closed or threedays, said Christian leader Nasir Gill.

Churches and other places im-portant to the Christian commu-nity in Peshawar have been givenextra security, said Khan, the po-lice ofcial.

But this has not been sufcient to appease angry Christians in Pa-kistan, who want the government to take even stronger steps to pro-tect them.

Many churches, as well asmosques and other religious insti-tutions, already receive some typeo police protection although many Christians say that is too little. A police ofcer who was supposedto be protecting the church wherethe suicide bombers attacked Sun-day was killed in the incident.

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Keenum said he wantsto ensure MSU uses itsresources and researchto help make a dierencein the company’s success.

“It’s a tremendousstatement by Yokoha-ma Tire to invest in thestate’s most comprehen-sive research university and recognizing the rolethat we have played upto this point in helpingto attract them to locatehere, but also recogniz-ing the role we can play in the uture in helpingthem be even more suc-cessul,” Keenum said.“Taking advantage o the outstanding graduatestudents we produce andhaving them within suchclose proximity, I canoresee internships andco-op programs with our students working withthe plant, but also withthe outstanding researchand scientists we havethat are doing expansivehigh-tech automotive re-search on our campus

today. All o that’s tiedtogether.”

Young said Yokoha-ma’s choice to locate inClay County is a “great honor” and hoped it would be the beginningo a long-term partner-ship with EMCC.

“The emphasis that Yokohama brings to ed-

ucation through their contribution shows they realize we must equipour students on the com-munity college level, andthe high school level as well, to give these youngmen and young womenand also non-traditionalstudents who are poten-

tial job holders the back-ground and training they need at whatever level we must start that tra in-ing on,” Young said. “For some, it will be advancedmanuacturing right o.For some, it will be developing basic ski lls andmoving up the ladder to

where they can be suc-cessul.”

Bryant said the git to MSU and EMCC is a symbol o long-term investment in the state as a whole.

“They realize this isgoing to be a 60-year,80-year commitment, so

it will be generational,”Bryant said. “Fathers willsee their sons and daugh-ters work here. Moreimportantly, it’s realizingeducation is the import-ant element in creatingthe success or this com-pany and companies allover Mississippi.”

Honorcontinued from Pge 1a

“These gentlemenrisked their lives to bringliberty and reedom to theFrench people,” Heath-er Clave, who works incommunications or theConsul General o Francein Atlanta, told The SunHerald. “They deserve

that highest honor.”Denis Barbet, theconsul general o Francein Atlanta, will be at Tuesday’s ceremony at theOld Capital Museum inackson. It begins at 2:30

p.m. Johnson, wearing a

hat that read “GeneralPatton’s Third Army,”sat on his backporch last week talking about his

service. When he joinedthe military he was Pvt.1st Class Joseph R. John-son, assigned to the Third Army.

He was trained to shoot a 40mm Boors gun. He was a decent shot.

“I was good,” he said.

“I lived and was raised ona arm and I could shoot a squirrel’s eye at 40 yards.”

Ater boot camp hecrossed the Atlantic infve days with 1,500 other soldiers on an Englishship. They eventually made their way to En-gland, where he remem-bers the Nazis’ relentlessbombing.

“They were airing

bad,” he said o theEnglish. “Those bombsmade a terrible noise.”

At Normandy, he waspart o the fth wave o soldiers who rushed thebeach. The frst, secondand third wave werenearly completely lost.

What he remembers themost was the noise. Hesaid our American bat-tleships turned longwaysin the sea and shot at theGermans.

The French hadhedgerows everywhere.Germans were dug in be-hind them. Johnson and a ew others were orderedto remove the hedgerows.He took a 50-caliber

machine gun, he said, and“we mowed them downlike weed eaters.”

He laughed and said,“They’ll never get all theammo o that beach.”

Later, Johnson wasassigned to a unit that picked up SS troops —

those who had playedroles at Nazi concentra-tion camps. Telling that part o his story, he said,“I I cry, I’m sorry.”

He talked about thesmell o human bodiesat the camps. He talkedabout being ordered toblow up a gas chamber.He put dynamite beneathit.

“The last time I saw it,

it was going up toward themoon.”

A ter the war hemarried his wie, Olivia,and they’re still together. They had three children. Johnson worked at Air Force bases in Alabama and Utah. In 1985, he

retired rom Columbus Air Force Base, where he was tra fc management ofcer.

A ew weeks ago hegot a phone call tellinghim about the LegionO Honor. Asked how heresponded, he said, “I toldthem O.K.”

He gave 42 years o hislie to the U.S. military asa civilian and soldier. The

awards are just part o doing your job, he said.

He plans on puttingthe Legion O Honor inthe room where he keepshis other awards, includ-ing our Bronze Stars.

The other Mississippi-ans who will be honored

Tuesday are James F. Rob-inson o Aberdeen, JackCarver o Belzoni, Thom-as Creekmore o OceanSprings, Gerald Campbello Gulport, William S.Fuller o Vicksburg, Edsol Wells o Lauderdale, Joseph Coscia o South-aven, Malcolm Jones o Hazelhurst, and Harry C. Quinn and William W.Correll, both o Madison.

Kenyacontinued from Pge 1adetails.

“We are yet to get con-frmation rom what’shappening in the build-ing,” Col. Cyrus Oguna, a Kenyan military spokes-man, told The AssociatedPress.

Late on Sunday, Ken-ya’s National Disaster Operation Centre said onTwitter that “this will endtonight. Our orces willprevail.”

Late on Sunday, Oguna

said that many o the res-cued hostages — whomhe said were mostly adults— were suering romdehydration. An Associ-ated Press reporter at a triage center next to the

mall said no hostages ever showed up there.

As the crisis neared the48-hour mark, video tak-en by someone inside themall’s main department store when the assault be-gan emerged. The videoshowed rightened andunsure shoppers crouch-ing as long and loud vol-leys o gunfre could beheard.

The assault cameabout 30 hours ater 10 to

15 al-Shabab extremistsstormed the mall Satur-day rom two sides, throw-ing grenades and fring oncivilians.

Loud exchanges o gunfre rang out rom in-

side the our-story mallthroughout Sunday. Ken- yan t roops were seen car-rying in at least two rock-et-propelled grenades. Al-Shabab militants re-acted angrily to the he-licopters on Twitter and warned that the Kenyanmilitary action was endan-gering hostages.

Kenyan authoritiessaid they would do their utmost to save hostag-es’ lives, but no ofcials

could say precisely how many people were beingheld captive. Kenya’s RedCross said in a statement,citing police, that 49 peo-ple had been reportedmissing. Ofcials did not

make an explicit link but that number could give anindication o the number o people held captive.

Kenya’s Red Crosssaid the death toll rose to68 ater nine bodies wererecovered Sunday. Morethan 175 people were injured, including many children, Kenyan ofcialssaid.

Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked rebel group, al-Shabab, claimed respon-

sibility or the attackthat specifcally targetednon-Muslims, saying it was in retribution or Ken- yan orces’ 2011 push intoneighboring Somalia.

U.S. Secretary o State

John Kerry condemned what he called “an enor-mous oense against ev-erybody’s sense o right

and wrong,” and calledthe attackers “ruthlessand completely recklessterrorists.”

Volkswagencontinued from Pge 1a

Saety regulations man-date that every vehicle inBrazil must have air bagsand anti-lock braking sys-tems starting in 2014, andthe company says it cannot change production to meet the law.

Although output willhalt in Brazil, there shouldbe plenty o VW vans roll-ing along or decades i only because there areso many, and they are sodurable. VW producedmore than 10 million Volk-swagen Transporter vansglobally since the modelwas introduced 63 yearsago in Germany, thoughnot all resemble the clas-

sic hippie machine. More

than 1.5 million have beenproduced in Brazil since1957.

The VW van is so deep-ly embedded in popular culture, it will likely live oneven longer in the imagi-nation.

“The van representsreedom,” said DamonRistau, the Missoula,Montana, director o thedocumentary “The Bus,” which ollows van anaticsand their aection or themachine. “It has a magicand charm lacking in oth-er vehicles. It’s about theopen road, about bringingsmiles to peoples’ aces when they see an old VW

van rolling along.”

Perhaps nothing witha motor has driven itsel deeper into Americanand European pop culturethan the VW, known or its durability but also itstendency to break down. Van lovers say its ailuresonly reinorce its charm:Because its engine is sosimple, it’s easy to fx, im-parting a deeper sense o ow nership.

The van made an ap-pearance on Bob Dylanand Beach Boys record al-bum covers, among many,t hough in music circles itsmost closely linked to theGrateul Dead and the le-gion o touring ans that

ollowed the rock group

across the U.S., the ma-chines serving as rollinghomes. Steve Jobs is saidto have sold his van in the1970s to buy a circuit boardas he built a computer that helped launch Apple. The vehicle is linked to the Cal-iornia sur scene, its cav-ernous interior perect or hauling boards.



By JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Al-abama’s special teams and de-ense are providing a nice bail-out whenever the oense isn’t scoring.

The top-ranked Crimson Tide has scored just about ev-ery way this season — return-ing a punt, a kick, a blockedpunt, and two interceptions or touchdowns.

That knack helped Alabama (3-0) beat No. 10 Texas A&Mand create more lopsided scores

against Virginia Tech and Colo-rado State, games when the o-ense stalled at times.

Alabama managed its thnon-oensive touchdown whenKenyan Drake smothered a punt Saturday night against Colorado State and Dillon Leescooped and scored rom 15 yards with Alabama leading7-0 early in the second quar-

ter. Two ourth-quarter touch-downs helped Alabama earn a 31-6 victory.

“We always want to makebig plays on special teams,” Tide linebacker C.J. Mosley said. “That was a big momen-tum changer. It put points on

the board. And we went backout on deense and executed. At the end o the day, we want our special teams to make playsand put points on the board.”

Alabama’s oense put up bignumbers against Texas A&M,but it had modest success in theother two games, including 338 yards against Colorado State.

Alabama is last in the South-

eastern Conerence in rush-ing, averaging 132.0 yards per game, and 13th in total oense(370.7).

Next up is No. 21 Mississippiat 5:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN).

“We have a dicult gamecoming up, and we need toget it right,” Alabama coachNick Saban said. “We didn’t do a very good job on thirddown. We couldn’t run the ball,couldn’t nish a lot o drives,and consequently they stayedin the game.”

The non-o ensive touch-

downs have accounted or 35points and Alabama holds a 57-point edge against oppo-nents. The Tide deense andspecial teams accounted or three touchdowns in 14 gameslast season. It has produced 33in Saban’s six-plus seasons.

Against Colorado State, Al-abama’s oense got limited

By MATTHEW STEVENS

[email protected]

STARKVILLE — The statement couldn’t bemisunderstood.

Minutes ater a 62-7 victory against Troy onSaturday at Davis Wade Stadium, Mississippi

State ootball coach Dan Mullen made sure ev-erybody knew who was the Bulldogs’ startingquarterback. The individual he named didn’t play in the 55-point blowout.

“Tyler (Russell) is our starting quarterback,”Mullen said. “We plan on Tyler being the starter against LSU and going orward.”

Leading up to the game against Troy, Mullenand his coaches gave the impression Russell would return or MSU’s game against LSU onOct. 5 at Davis Wade Stadium. MSU (2-2) has a bye week this week.

MSU lost Russell on a rst-down scramble ina season-opening 21-3 loss to then-No. 13 Okla-

homa State. Deensive tackle James Castleman

dragged Russell down while sophomore line-

backer Ryan Simmons nished the play. Replays

shown on the Reliant Stadium jumbotron and on

television appeared to show inadvertent contact

between Simmons’ leg and Russell’s head. Min-

utes later, members o the MSU training sta

led Russell o the eld. He was later diagnosed

By BRETT MARTEL


NEW ORLEANS —Drew Brees pulled himsel up in the end zone ater hisdiving touchdown scram-ble and held both armshigh, basking in the cheerspouring orth rom the rol-licking Superdome crowd.

It has only been a year since the Saints were 0-3,shrouded in scandal andgoing nowhere. It might aswell have been a lietimeago.

Brees passed or threetouchdowns to go with hisscoring run and the Saintsbeat the Arizona Cardinals31-7 on Sunday to improveto 3-0 or the rst timesince 2009, when they wonthe Super Bowl.

“Hopeully we can just continue to get a littlebit better, and gain con-dence and momentumand keep the train rolling,”said Brees, who connect-ed twice with tight endimmy Graham or scores

and once with Robert Meachem. “I’m very happy

to be 3-0, 2-0 in the (NFCSouth) division, 3-0 in theNFC. All those things aresignicant.”

Deensively, New Orle-ans couldn’t ask or muchmore. The Saints allowed a single-season record 7,042yards a year ago. This sea-son under new coordinator Rob Ryan, New Orleanshas allowed our TDs in therst three games. The unit produced our sacks andtwo interceptions o Arizo-na’s Carson Palmer.

Saints deensive endCameron Jordan sackedPalmer twice. Outside line-backer Junior Galette addedanother, as did rookie deen-sive end Glenn Foster.

“It was all just pressureeverywhere,” said Jordan,who exchanged high-veswith ellow deensive line-man Akiem Hicks in thelocker room aterward.“When you’re part o a D-line like that, I mean, it’sa party.”

First-round drat choice

saety Kenny Vaccaromade his rst career in-terception, and KeenanLewis, acquired in reeagency last oseason, hadhis rst interception withthe Saints.

By DAN GELSTON,


LOUDON, N.H. — Matt Kenseth just might win a champi-onship with a touch o dominance,not dullness.

Kenseth has rmly deendedthe style o his 2003 championship,stating his one-win season in thenal year beore NASCAR madethe move to the playo-style Chaseormat was as meaningul as all the

titles collected by Jimmie Johnsonor Tony Stewart.He probably won’t have to justi-

y anything about his Cup run thisseason. There are plenty o check-ered fags.

Kenseth made it 2-or-2 in theChase, holding o Joe Gibbs Rac-ing teammate Kyle Busch to winSunday at New Hampshire Motor

Speedway.He ollowed his win in the Chase

or the Sprint Cup championshipopener at Chicagoland with hisseries-high seventh victory o theseason. Kenseth made his 500thcareer start and built a 14-point lead over Busch beore the seriesshits to Dover.

One win or seven, Kenseth willtake a title any way he can.“I you’re ortunate enough to

win a championship, or another championship, I don’t think there’sa bad way to win it,” he said. “I know it still gets brought up because it was the last year without the Chaseand we won once race. But I wasreal proud o what we did that year.

It was tough to accomplish.”Kenseth was paired with owner

Jack Roush or more than a decadeand won 22 races, a pair o Daytona 500s and the 2003 championship.He’s having a career year in hisrst season at JGR, obliterating hisprevious season best or wins — 5in 2002.

“I don’t eel like I’m necessarily a better driver than what I was last year,” he said. “Things are dier -ent.”

Kenseth’s gamble to changeteams has been a success, andKenseth’s eyes glistened as tearsrolled down his cheeks in Victory Lane. He reached or a big whitetowel to wipe them away.

“We’ve known Matt or a longtime but, in all reality, we wouldn’t have guessed seven wins,” teamPresident J.D. Gibbs said.

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CHICAGO — The title was right there, across theront o the soaked gray T-shirts that each o the Atlanta Braves wore.

“WE OWN THEEAST,” it read.

Atlanta wrapped up theNL East crown, and thenrode two homers by An-drelton Simmons to a 5-2 victory against the Chica-go Cubs that touched o a wild part y in the cramped visitors’ clubhouse at

Wrigley Field. The game was in the

sixth inning when the Washington Nationals lost 4-2 to the Miami Marlinsto give Atlanta its rst division championship ineight years. There were a ew high-ves in Atlanta’sdugout when the Mar-lins won, and a couple o Braves ans did the toma-hawk chop in the stands.

Manager Fredi Gonza-lez high-ved a an as hemade his way to the dug-

out ater a lineup change,and the celebration real-ly picked up when CraigKimbrel nished or hismajor league-best 49thsave. The Braves pouredout o the dugout and bull-pen and jumped in a cir-cle near the mound at the99-year-old ballpark.

“What a great eeling,”Gonzalez said. “It really isa great eeling to realize we’ve played 150-somegames to get to this point. We knew early on that the

Nationals had lost but westill wanted to be able tocelebrate and come out with a win. And we did.”

The Braves sprayedbubbly and doused eachother with beer in theclubhouse. Cigars werepassed around, and thesmoke quickly lled thesmall room. A couple oplayers took a quick breakto check on their antasy ootball teams, and thenre-joined the party.

“This is only one cele-bration o our, hopeully,”slugger Freddie Freemansaid.

Simmons hit a solodrive in the ourth and a two-run shot in the eighth,giving him 17 homers onthe year.

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Mississippi State quarterbacks Dak Prescott, let, and Tyler Russell stand on the sideline Saturday

during a break in the action o a 62-7 victory against Troy at Davis Wade Stadium. MSU coach DanMullen reiterated Russell is the team’s starting quarterback and that he expects him to play nextweek against No. 6 LSU.

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MHSAA Region 2-6A Division Overall

W L W L PF PAolumbus 0 0 2 2 81 72

Madison Cent. 0 0 2 2 122 118NW Rankin 0 0 2 2 52 82Starkville 0 0 2 2 108 104

arren Cent. 0 0 2 2 67 62Murrah 0 0 2 3 185 155

linton 0 0 1 3 76 138reenville 0 0 1 3 51 114

WEEK FIVELouisville 21, Columbus 10Forest Hill 29, Murrah 26Clinton, openGreenville, openMadison Central, openNorthwest Rankin, openStarkville, openWarren Central, open

WEEK SIXFriday’s Games

Madison Central at ClintonStarkville at ColumbusMurrah at GreenvilleWarren Central at Northwest Rankin

Region 1-5A Division Overall

W L W L PF PAxford 0 0 4 0 134 50altillo 0 0 4 1 151 83

Lake Cormorant 0 0 2 2 94 100

New Hope 0 0 2 2 113 48est Point 0 0 2 2 116 135larksdale 0 0 1 2 61 82

Lewisburg 0 0 1 2 64 64enter Hill 0 0 1 3 53 119

WEEK FIVEClarksdale at Charleston, canceledLake Cormorant 34, Hernando 29 (Sat.)New Hope 21, Amory 0Saltillo 49, Baldwyn 19West Point 14, Noxubee County 6Center Hill, openLewisburg, openOxford, open


Lewisburg at Center HillNew Hope at ClarksdaleSaltillo at Lake CormorantWest Point at Oxford


W L W L PF PAorinth 0 0 4 1 129 65

Itawamba AHS 0 0 3 2 117 139hannon 0 0 2 2 48 73mory 0 0 2 3 85 117ishomingo Co. 0 0 2 3 137 144

Pontotoc 0 0 1 4 55 107

WEEK FIVENew Hope 21, Amory 0Corinth 24, New Albany 16Itawamba AHS 44, Aberdeen 36North Pontotoc 14, Pontotoc 7Lafayette County 10, Shannon 0Booneville 48, Tishomingo County 26


Bruce at AmoryCorinth at AberdeenItawamba AHS, openRipley at PontotocShannon at OkolonaBaldwyn at Tishomingo County


W L W L PF PA

Leake Central 0 0 5 0 158 40

est Lauderdale 0 0 3 2 109 105

aledonia 0 0 2 3 103 135

Kosciusko 0 0 2 3 102 134

Noxubee Co. 0 0 2 3 72 90

Houston 0 0 0 5 53 107

WEEK FIVE

East Webster 25, Caledonia 13

Choctaw County 12, Houston 8Forest 13, Kosciusko 7

Leake Central 26, Union 0

West Point 14, Noxubee County 6

Newton County 33, West Lauderdale 10

WEEK SIX

Friday’s Games

Caledonia at Choctaw County

Eupora at Houston

Louisville at Kosciusko

S’east Lauderdale at West Lauderdale

Leake Central, open

Noxubee County, open


W L W L PF PA

Kemper Co. 0 0 5 0 164 106

Louisville 0 0 5 0 145 34

Nettleton 0 0 3 2 127 90

outh Pontotoc 0 0 3 2 132 112

berdeen 0 0 2 3 138 142

inona 0 0 1 4 73 118

WEEK FIVE

Itawamba AHS 44, Aberdeen 36

Kemper County 30, Velma Jackson 26Louisville 21, Columbus 10

Nettleton 6, Kossuth 0

Walnut 22, South Pontotoc 14

Cleveland 13, Winona 6

WEEK SIX

Friday’s Games

Corinth at Aberdeen

Kemper County at Philadelphia

Louisville at Kosciusko

Nettleton at Mantachie

South Pontotoc at Mooreville

Water Valley at Winona


W L W L PF PAEast Webster 0 0 5 0 154 78Eupora 0 0 3 0 134 41Bruce 0 0 3 1 143 44

alhoun City 0 0 3 2 128 93kolona 0 0 2 2 79 60

WEEK FIVERipley 22, Calhoun City 19East Webster 25, Caledonia 13Eupora at Byhalia (moved to today)

North Panola 28, Okolona 20Bruce, openWEEK SIX

Friday’s GamesBruce at AmoryNorth Panola at Calhoun CityEast Webster at J.Z. GeorgeEupora at HoustonShannon at Okolona


W L W L PF PACoffeeville 2 0 2 3 131 177Smithville 2 0 4 1 150 66Coldwater 1 0 2 2 106 128

Falkner 1 0 2 2 137 148Hamilton 1 1 3 2 117 92Houlka 1 1 2 3 90 175Biggersville 0 2 1 4 128 211Thrasher 0 2 2 2 28 60Vardaman 0 2 1 4 34 173

WEEK FIVEFalkner 32, Hamilton 27 (Thursday)Smithville 47, Biggersville 6Coffeeville 34, Thrasher 7Houlka 59, Vardaman 13Coldwater, open


Falkner at Houlka (Thursday)Coffeeville at BiggersvilleSmithville at Coldwater Vardaman at Thrasher Hamilton, open


W L W L PF PANoxapater 2 0 2 2 87 67Pelahatchie 2 0 3 1 152 78Sebastopol 2 0 3 2 165 112

Nanih Waiya 1 0 2 2 113 88French Camp 1 1 1 4 108 124Ethel 0 1 1 3 58 84West Lowndes 0 2 1 3 51 129East Oktibbeha 0 2 0 2 13 84West Oktibbeha 0 2 0 2 0 89

WEEK FIVESebastopol 37, East Oktibbeha 0Pelahatchie 28, Ethel 0French Camp 34, West Lowndes 6Noxapater 42, West Oktibbeha 0Nanih Waiya, open


East Oktibbeha at Noxapater Ethel at West LowndesWest Oktibbeha at French CampNanih Waiya at PelahatchieSebastopol, open

MPSA District 1-AAA Division Overall

Division I

W L W L PF PA

Jackson Acad. 2 0 3 2 163 38Washington 1 0 4 0 128 34Mad-Ridgeland 1 0 3 2 129 70

Division IIW L W L PF PA

Heritage Acad. 1 1 4 1 136 64Magnolia Hts. 1 1 4 1 164 112

Starkville Acad. 1 2 2 3 109 102Pillow Acad. 0 1 2 3 125 126Hillcrest Chr. 0 2 1 4 57 161

WEEK FIVEHeritage Academy 33, Hillcrest Chr. 0Magnolia Heights 20, Starkville Acad. 8Jackson Acad. 28, Briarcrest (Tenn.) 24Jackson Prep 19, Madison-Ridgeland 13

Pillow Academy 43, Kirk Academy 18Washington School 33, Lee Academy 6


Jackson Academy at Pillow AcademyMadison-Ridgeland at Magnolia HeightsOak Hill Academy at Heritage AcademyWinston Academy at Starkville Academy

Hillcrest Christian, openWashington School, open

District 2-AA Division Overall

W L W L PF PALeake Acad. 2 0 3 2 101 79Tri-County Acad. 1 1 4 1 134 68Oak Hill Acad. 1 1 3 2 139 116Canton Acad. 0 0 4 1 125 53Winston Acad. 0 1 1 4 70 110Manchester Ac. 0 1 1 4 45 135

WEEK FIVELeake Academy 17, Tri-County Acad. 7

Canton Academy 28, Central Hinds 13Winona Chr. 20, Manchester Academy 7Oak Hill Acad. 26, Newton Co. Acad. 20Winston Academy 14, Central Holmes 0


Leake Academy at Canton AcademyManchester Academy at Hartfield Acad.

Oak Hill Academy at Heritage AcademyCentral Hinds Acad. at Tri-County Acad.Winston Academy at Starkville Academy

District 2-A Division Overall

W L W L PF PA

Immanuel Chr. 1 0 2 3 93 130Carroll Acad. 1 1 2 3 59 137Greenville Chr. 0 0 0 4 6 173Deer Creek Ac. 0 1 2 3 114 123

WEEK FIVECarroll Academy 14, Deer Creek Acad. 0Heidelberg Acad. 46, Immanuel Chr. 12

Benton Academy 48, Greenville Chr. 0WEEK SIX

Friday’s GamesIndianola Academy at Carroll AcademyImmanuel Christian at Greenville Chr.Claiborne (La.) at Deer Creek Academy

Eight Man District 1 Division Overall

W L W L PF PAKemper Acad. 1 0 3 2 154 112Central Acad. 1 1 1 4 100 136Hebron Chr. 0 0 2 2 94 84

Calhoun Acad. 0 0 1 3 98 82Strider Acad. 0 1 0 3 0 156

WEEK FIVEClinton Christian 22, Kemper Acad. 14Rebul Academy 26, Central Academy 6Calhoun Academy, open

Hebron Christian, openStrider Academy, open


The Veritas at Kemper AcademyCalvary Christian at Central AcademyHebron Christian at Delta AcademyStrider Academy at Calhoun Academy

Prep Football Weekend Review/PreviewMississippi Standings

ACFA Eight-Man Division Division Overall

W L W L PF PAVictory Chr. 2 0 4 1 176 88Tabernacle 1 1 3 3 176 231Tuscaloosa Chr. 1 1 2 3 128 145New Life Chr. 0 1 0 2 14 80First Assembly 0 1 0 2 12 97

WEEK FIVETabernacle 40, Tuscaloosa Christian 34Victory Christian 34, Ezekiel 6First Assembly at New Life (not reported)


Victory Christian at Tuscaloosa ChristianTabernacle at New Life ChristianFirst Assembly Christian, open

AHSAA Region 4-2A Division Overall

W L W L PF PALamar County 3 0 4 0 160 33Aliceville 3 0 3 1 114 65Marion 2 1 3 1 112 96Oakman 2 1 3 1 183 68Cold Springs 1 2 2 2 99 72Hale County 1 2 1 3 46 85Hatch 0 3 0 4 26 188Sulligent 0 3 0 4 44 181

WEEK FOUR Aliceville 26, Cold Springs 6Lamar County 46, Sulligent 14Oakman 69, Hatch 6

Marion 44, Hale County 14WEEK FIVE

Friday’s GamesBerry at Lamar County

Aliceville at Pickens CountyNorthside at OakmanHale County at GreensboroLynn at Cold SpringsDallas County at MarionHatch at SunshineSulligent at Fayette County


W L W L PF PAPickens County 3 0 4 0 187 32Hubbertville 2 1 3 1 124 106Marion County 2 1 3 1 202 137Brilliant 2 1 2 2 50 85Berry 1 2 2 2 108 110Parrish 1 2 1 3 94 108South Lamar 1 2 1 3 61 133Lynn 0 3 1 3 92 186

WEEK FOURPickens County 40, Brilliant 0Marion County 60, Hubbertville 36South Lamar 42, Lynn 19Parrish 28, Berry 12

WEEK FIVEFriday’s Games

Vina at Brilliant Aliceville at Pickens CountyMeek at Marion CountyHubbertville at Shoals ChristianSouth Lamar at Central of Coosa CountyLynn at Cold SpringsBerry at Charlotte CatholicParrish at Cordova

AISA Region 2-1A Division Overall

W L W L PF PA

Marengo Acad. 2 0 4 0 186 34

Pickens Acad. 2 0 4 0 123 46Jackson Acad. 1 1 1 3 69 123

Sparta Acad. 1 1 1 3 51 96

Sumter Acad. 1 2 1 3 88 96

Eastwood Chr. 1 2 1 3 33 148Meadowview Ch. 0 2 0 4 39 171

WEEK FOURMarengo 37, Patrician Acad. 0 (Thurs.)

Pickens Academy 29, South Choctaw 7

Clarke Prep 37, Jackson Academy 0Escambia Academy 35, Sparta Acad. 3

Southern Academy 33, Sumter Acad. 28

South Montgomery 38, Eastwood Chr. 6Chambers Academy 62, Meadowview 27

WEEK FIVE

Friday’s GamesPickens Academy at Eastwood ChristianMeadowview Christian at Jackson Acad.Wilcox Academy at Marengo AcademyChambers Academy at Sparta AcademyPatrician Academy at Sumter Academy

Alabama Standings

Top PerformancesHighlights from Week Five ...

n Demarcus Brooks (Louisville): 11 rushes, 43 yards,rushing TD, 93 yard KO return TD in victory against Columbus

n Jamarcus Brown (Pickens County): 9 rushes, 230yards, our TDs in victory against Brilliant

n Holden Fields (South Lamar): 12 rushes, 125 yards, twoTDs in victory against Lynn

n Josh Lewis (Pickens Academy): 127 rushing yards, 128passing yards, three TDs in victory against South Choctaw

n Darion Manning (Aliceville): 21 rushes, 205 yards, TDin victory against Cold Springs

n Drew Riley (Oak Hill Academy): 17 rushes, 91 yards,two TDs in victory against Newton County Academy

n Anthony Sharp (Victory Christian): 15 rushes, 181yards, three TDs in victory against Ezekiel Academy

n Brenton Spann (New Hope): Pair o rushing TDs invictory against Amory

n Mark Thatcher (Heritage Academy): Interception returnor TD, kicko return or TD in victory against Hillcrest Chr.

n Aeris Williams (West Point): 35 rushes, 162 yards, TDin victory against Noxubee County

Snapshots

Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch

West Oktibbeha County High School’s Ty Smith(11) tries to bring down Noxapater’s Tyrell Carter(2) Friday night in Maben.

Snapshots

Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch

East Oktibbeha County High School’s Mario Thomas (9) struggles to grab the wetootball while trying to feld a punt Friday night in a 37-0 loss to Sebastopol in aClass 1A, Region 3 game in Craword.

Snapshots

David Miller/Special to The Dispatch

Caledonia High School linebacker Josh Livingston (30)wraps up an East Webster’s Deangelo Liggins (2) Friday night in Caledonia. East Webster 25-13.

Five ThingsFive Things We Learned from Week Five ...

n 1. LOUISVILLE IS REALLY GOOD: Quickly having

established themselves as a avorite in Class 3A, the

Wildcats have size, speed, and depth. Louisville has

a monster deensive line, a veteran quarterback, and

several talented receivers.

n 2. WEST POINT STILL HAS CONFIDENCE: Ater

being roughed up South Panola and Columbus in their

non-region schedule, it would be OK i doubt had set in

with the Green Wave. Instead, West Point

dominated every phase o the game in a victory

against Noxubee County.

n 3. POWER POINTS ARE YOUR FRIEND: This

season, the MAIS has shited away rom wild cards.

Instead, the association is using a power-point system

to determine the fnal participants in the Class AA

and A playos. Oak Hill Academy earned 15 o those

points in a win Friday at Newton County Academy.

n 4. OKTIBBEHA COUNTY PAIR STRUGGLES: With

new coaches and a cloudy uture or each program,

one has to wonder the incentive at East Oktibbeha and

West Oktibbeha. So ar, the teams are 0-4 and have

been outscored 173-13.

n 5. RAIN CAN COME FAST AND FOR LONG PERIODS

OF TIME: All results rom this past weekend should

come listed with an asterisk. On a night when it rained

or most or all o the night, it was difcult to hang on

to the ootball and to fgure out who you were throwing

to or blocking.

Five Things to Watch in Week Six ...

n 1. BIG RIVALRY GAME: Ater realignment broke

up the Columbus and Starkville rivalry, the two were

unable to put together a non-region matchup. Now,

the two play again Friday in Columbus. Since the top

two teams in Region 2-6A host in the playo, this is ahuge game.

n 2. BIG RIVALRY GAME, PART II: Even though

it is merely Week One in Class 5A, Region 1 play,

the title could be on the line when West Point visits

Oxord. This rivalry has been un o late and will match

high-scoring Chargers oense against a Green Wave

deense still looking or an identity.

n 3. OAK HILL UP FOR CHALLENGE?: Two seasons

ago, Heritage Academy scored on each o frst three

oensive plays against Oak Hill Academy. The Raiders

eel like they have closed the gap. We will see how ar

Friday night in Columbus.

n 4. IMMANUEL THINKS PLAYOFFS: Immanuel

Christian can all but lock up a playo berth Friday

night in its MAIS Class A, District 2 game at

Greenville Christian. The Rams are 1-0 in the district

and will only play our district games.n 5. FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS: The long range

weather orecast calls or a high o 84 degrees with a

10-percent chance o rain Friday night. It will be neat

having heat timeouts again, without players having to

stand up to keep rom drowning.

Catching up with

Troy ArnoldHebron Christian School Senior

n WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT PLAYING

FOOTBALL? The best thing about playing is

being out there with your teammates. You

are trying to accomplish something as a group.

n WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO YOU ON A

FOOTBALL FIELD? Anytime I make a big play and the crowd

gets excited.

n WHAT IS THE BIGGEST cHALLENGE ABOUT PLAYING EIGHT-

MAN FOOTBALL? The biggest thing is depth because you

never get a break and never get a rest. It’s a challenge to

play eight-man, especially since we have to go both ways.

n WHAT IS THE KEY TO WINNING IN EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL?

It is all about containment. You have to make that frst stop

are you are in trouble.

n ArE THE EAGLES ExcITED ABOUT A cHANcE TO MAKE THE

PLAYOFFS? That is our No. 1 goal. It has been a couple o

years (not eligible last two years due to changing to eight-

man league), so we have been waiting or this or a while.

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FRIDAY’SGAMES

All games start at 7 p.m.Starkville at ColumbusNew Hope at ClarksdaleEthel at West LowndesWest Point at OxordCaledonia at Choctaw Co.Noxubee Co. at Leake Cent.Corinth at Aberdeen

Bruce at Amory East Webster at J.Z. GeorgeLouisville at KosciuskoEast Oktibbeha at NoxapaterWest Oktibbeha at FrenchCampOak Hill Ac. at Heritage Ac.Winston Ac. at Starkville Ac.Hebron Christian at DeltaImmanuel Christian atGreenville ChristianFriendship at Central Ac.Victory Christian at Tuscalo-osa, 7 p.m.Aliceville at Pickens County Berry at Lamar County South Lamar at CentralSulligent at Fayette County Pickens Academy at

Eastwood Christian

THIS WEEKn TUESDAY: Player o Week

n WEDNESDAY: OktibbehaCounty Preview

n THUrSDAY: Clay County Preview

n THUrSDAY: West AlabamaPreview



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Prep Cross CountryToday’s Meet

Starkville Academy at Madison-Ridgeland

Invitational

Prep SoccerTuesday’s Matches

Washington School at Heritage Academy, 3 p.m.

Indianola Academy at Immanuel Christian, 4 p.m.

Wednesday’s Match

Starkville Academy at Washington School, 3 p.m.

Thursday’s Matches

Heritage Academy at Starkville Academy, 3 p.m.

Bayou Academy at Immanuel Christian, 4 p.m.

Prep SoftballToday’s Games

Mississippi Association of Independent Schools

Class AAA North tournament

At Propst Park, Columbus

MRA at Heritage Academy, 10 a.m.

Magnolia Heights vs. Starkville Academy, 11:45 a.m.

MAIS Class A North tournament

At Carroll Academy, Carrollton

Central Academy at Carroll Academy, 11:45 a.m.

Tuesday’s Games

New Hope at Starkville, 6 p.m.

Smithville at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m.

Caledonia at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.

Prep VolleyballTuesday’s Matches

New Hope at Ridgeland, 6 p.m.

DeSoto Central at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Belmont at Caledonia, 6 p.m.

Tupelo at Starkville, 6:30 p.m.

TodayMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6 p.m. — Milwaukee at Atlanta, SportSouth

NFL

7:25 p.m. — Oakland at Denver, ESPN

WNBA

9 p.m. — Playos, frst round, game 3, Phoenix

at Los Angeles, ESPN2

TuesdayMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6 p.m. — Milwaukee at Atlanta, SportSouth

CALENDAR

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LEARNED — Leshon Hill scored on a 65-yard run Friday night, buthe Central Academy football team lost to Rebul Academy.

The Vikings (1-4) had five turnovers that snuffed out any drive thatcrossed midfield.

Central Academy will play host to Friendship Academy on Friday.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After the heavy rains ruled out play

Saturday, the Mississippi State women’s golf team finished tied for ninthplace in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic.

Junior standout Ally McDonald claimed a share of eighth. Shealso notched her sixth-consecutive top-10 finish after a 1-over-par 72second round.

MSU shot a 25-over-par 593 at the Cherokee Country Club to ex-end the school record of 13 consecutive regular season top-10 finishes.

Junior Rica Tse notched a 3-over-par 74 final round to finish tiedor 25th. Jessica Peng finished her 6-over round with a birdie on theinal hole to land her at 10-over for the event. Mary Langdon Gallagher posted an 80 for her second round and tallied a 13-over-par 155. BlaiseCarabello made a four-shot improvement in the second round to post a6-over-par 77. She finished at 16-over 158.

n Men’s golf team beats Boston College, helps SEC winConference Challenge: At Nashville, Tenn., the men’s golf teamdefeated Boston College in match play to help the Southeastern Con-erence claim “Top Conference” honors at the Dick’s Sporting GoodsCollegiate Challenge Cup.

MSU beat BC 3-2, helping the SEC win 17 to 8 against the AtlanticCoast Conference. Along with MSU, three other SEC schools won their

match, including Georgia, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.Senior Chad Ramey, who picked up a top-10 finish Saturday, beat

Max Christiana 2-and-1, which was MSU’s closest match.Also picking up wins for MSU was senior Barrett Edens (4-and-2)

and junior TJ Morgan (4-and-3).n Angus/Stropp fall in SEC Fall Classic final: At Nashville,

enn., the No. 6 duo of Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp lost to Vander-bilt’s 13th-ranked duo of Gonzales Austin and Ryan Lipman 8-7 (9) inhe SEC Fall Classic doubles title match.

MSU’s second-seeded duo led by a break until Austin and Lipmanput the match back on serve with a break to cut MSU’s lead to 6-5.After Angus held to give the Bulldogs a 7-6 lead, Vanderbilt fought off amatch-winning break to force a tiebreaker. Angus and Stropp took a 3-0lead before Vanderbilt evened the score at 5. The Commodore tandem,a 5-8 seed, pulled away to take the crown.

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OXFORD — Rafaelle Souza scored two goals Sunday to lift the

Ole Miss women’s soccer team to a 3-0 victory against Arkansas-LittleRock on “Kickin’ Cancer” night at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium.

Olivia Harrison added a goal on a corner kick in the first half to helpOle Miss improve to 8-1-1. UALR slipped to 3-6.

With non-conference play completed, Ole Miss will play host to No.8 Florida at 7 p.m. Friday.

n Newton shoots 3-over 74 to women’s golf team: At Knoxville,enn., Abby Newton carded a 3-over 74 Sunday in final-round action to

lead the women’s golf team to a 15th-place finish at the Mercedes-BenzChampionship.

Newton was 5-over through the 36-hole tournament, which wasshortened by around due to rain Saturday.

Alison Hovatter rebounded from a 7-over 77 round in the openinground to post a 5-over 76 in the final round. Maria Toennessen closedout her first collegiate tournament with a round a 78, 7-over par, andinished tied for 54th. Hovatter finished 64th.

The Rebels shot a 309 in the final round for a two-day score of 609, which was 35-over par. Six stokes separated 10th-17th place.

Taelor Rubin shot a 10-over-par 81 for a 155, while Stani Schia-vone shot an 11-over par and finished 81st.

Arkansas claimed the tournament title with a two-day score of 563,which was 5-under par.

n Jones takes title: At Little Rock, Ark., Junior Julia Jones defeat-ed Memphis sophomore Skyler Kuykendall 6-3, 7-5 in the finals of the ADraw at the Country Club of Little Rock Invitational on Sunday.

Jones won all three of her matches in straight sets, including twoop-50 wins in the first two rounds, to improve to 6-1.

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ChpionshipFRANKLIN, Tenn. — The Alabama women’s golf team shot a

21-over-par 895 and finished eighth Sunday at the Mason RudolphWomen’s Championship at the par-72, 6,337-yard VanderbiltLegends Club.

Alabama shot its highest round of the season with a 13-over-par 301. UCLA won the event with a 14-under-par total of 850.

Stephanie Meadow finished fourth at 2-under-par 214, while

Emma Talley tied for 13th at 2-over 218. Talley was 2-under over t heinal 36 holes after opening with a 76.Janie Jackson shot 78 Sunday and finished tied for 55th at

14-over 230. Cammie Gray’s final-round 81 was dropped, and sheinished tied for 72nd. Daniela Lendl, who posted a top-10 finish inhe first event of the season, shot 79 in the last round to fi nish tiedor 80th.n Men’s tennis team gets four victories: At Napa, Calif.,

he men’s tennis team earned four victories Sunday at the NapaValley Tennis Classic to bring its win total to eight for the three-dayournament.

Daniil Proskura, who went undefeated until a final 10-pointshootout match Sunday, received the Norma Miner OutstandingPlayer Award, which has been given annually since the event’sinception. In addit ion to Proskura’s wins against the USTA’s TomFawcett and Florida State’s Dominic Cotrone, Becker O’Shaugh-nessey and Nikko Madregallejo also won in straight sets.

— From Special Reports

ato rcinSprint Cup Sylvania 300

SundayAt New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, N.H.Lap length: 1.058 miles

(Start position in parentheses)1. (9) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 300 laps, 141.5rating, 48 points, $262,066.2. (12) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 300, 112.7, 42,$210,143.3. (10) Greg Biffle, Ford, 300, 97.3, 41,$146,585.4. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 300, 116.7,41, $160,796.5. (23) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 300, 94.2,39, $142,005.6. (17) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 300, 103,39, $115,835.7. (29) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 300, 91.1, 0,$105,235.8. (25) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 300, 91.7, 36,

$102,535.9. (26) Carl Edwards, Ford, 300, 86.1, 35,$127,360.10. (5) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 300, 120.7, 35,$135,060.11. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 300, 102.1, 34,$140,826.12. (14) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 300, 93.6, 32,$105,785.13. (4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 300, 81.8, 31,$115,830.14. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 300, 90.5, 31,$115,668.15. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 300, 105.7, 30,$131,696.16. (1) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 300, 82.8,29, $128,693.17. (16) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 300, 76.9, 28,$124,793.18. (22) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 300, 69.9, 26,$112,874.19. (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 300,67.5, 25, $112,574.20. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 300, 73.9, 24,$130,046.21. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford, 300, 67.7, 23,$121,746.22. (7) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 300, 70.4, 22,$114,451.23. (18) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 300, 64.4, 21,

$127,660.24. (31) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 300, 62, 20,$130,471.25. (34) Casey Mears, Ford, 300, 57.7, 19,$110,443.26. (35) David Reutimann, Toyota, 300, 55.8,18, $99,593.27. (21) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 300, 57.1,17, $83,110.28. (30) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 300, 51.9, 16,$104,968.29. (19) David Ragan, Ford, 299, 54.6, 15,$102,193.30. (27) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 297,43.4, 14, $100,832.31. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 297, 41, 13,$79,085.32. (43) Josh Wise, Ford, 297, 39.4, 0, $78,810.33. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 296, 44.8, 12,$78,585.34. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 296, 43, 0,$78,385.35. (36) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 296, 33.7, 0,$78,185.36. (42) Timmy Hill, Ford, 293, 27.4, 8, $77,955.37. (2) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 278, 97.6, 8,$103,241.38. (33) Kevin Swindell, Toyota, 244, 32.1, 0,$72,675.39. (24) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 239,38.6, 5, $68,675.40. (28) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, accident, 161,37.2, 4, $72,675.41. (39) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, brakes, 128,29, 0, $60,675.42. (41) Johnny Sauter, Ford, brakes, 103, 31.4,0, $56,675.43. (40) Scott Riggs, Ford, brakes, 92, 25.8,1, $53,175.

BsebAmerican League

East DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Boston 95 62 .605 —Tampa Bay 86 69 .555 8New York 82 74 .526 12½Baltimore 81 74 .523 13Toronto 71 84 .458 23

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Detroit 91 65 .583 —Cleveland 86 70 .551 5Kansas City 82 73 .529 8½Minnesota 65 90 .419 25½Chicago 61 94 .394 29½

West DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Oaklan d 93 63 .596 —Texas 84 71 .542 8½Los Angeles 76 79 .490 16½Seattle 68 88 .436 25Houston 51 105 .327 42x-clinched division

Late SaturdayL.A. Angels 6, Seattle 5

Sunday’s GamesCleveland 9, Houston 2San Francisco 2, N.Y. Yankees 1Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 3Boston 5, Toronto 2Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1Kansas City 4, Texas 0, 10 inningsSeattle 3, L.A. Angels 2Oakland 11, Minnesota 7

Today’s GamesBaltimore (W.Chen 7-7) at Tampa Bay (Archer 9-7), 2:10 p.m.Houston (Lyles 7-8) at Texas (D.Holland 9-9),7:05 p.m.Detroit (Verlander 13-12) at Minnesota (Pelfrey5-13), 7:10 p.m.Toronto (Happ 4-6) at Chicago White Sox(Quintana 8-6), 7:10 p.m.Oakland (Milone 11-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards7-6), 9:05 p.m.Kansas City (Ventura 0-0) at Seattle (Maurer 4-8), 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesChicago White Sox (H.Santiago 4-9) atCleveland (U.Jimenez 12-9), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (M.Moore 15-4) at N.Y. Yankees(Kuroda 11-12), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (Redmond 4-2) at Baltimore (Tillman16-7), 7:05 p.m.Houston (Peacock 5-5) at Texas (Darvish13-9), 8:05 p.m.Detroit (Fister 13-9) at Minnesota (Diamond6-11), 8:10 p.m.Boston (Peavy 11-5) at Colorado (Chatwood7-5), 8:40 p.m.Oakland (Griffin 14-9) at L.A. Angels (Vargas8-7), 10:05 p.m.Kansas City (B.Chen 8-3) at Seattle (Paxton2-0), 10:10 p.m.

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBx-Atlanta 92 63 .594 —Washington 84 72 .538 8½New York 71 84 .458 21Philadelphi a 71 84 .458 21Miami 57 99 .365 35½

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

z-St. Louis 91 65 .583 —Cincinnati 89 67 .571 2

Pittsburgh 89 67 .571 2Milwaukee 69 86 .445 21½Chicago 65 91 .417 26

West DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Los Angeles 90 66 .577 —Arizona 79 76 .510 10½San Diego 72 83 .465 17½San Francisco 72 84 .462 18Colorado 71 86 .452 19½z-clinched playoff berthx-clinched division

Sunday’s GamesSan Francisco 2, N.Y. Yankees 1Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 3Miami 4, Washington 2, 1st gameN.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 3Atlanta 5, Chicago Cubs 2Arizona 13, Colorado 9L.A. Dodgers 1, San Diego 0Washington 5, Miami 4, 2nd gameMilwaukee 6, St. Louis 4

Today’s GamesMilwaukee (Estrada 6-4) at Atlanta (Minor 13-7), 6:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Harang 0-1) at Cincinnati (Cueto5-2), 6:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Halladay 4-4) at Miami (Eovaldi3-6), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 7-4) at Chicago Cubs(Samardzija 8-12), 7:05 p.m.Washington (Roark 7-0) at St. Louis(Wainwright 17-9), 7:15 p.m.Arizona (McCarthy 5-9) at San Diego (Stults9-13), 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesMilwaukee (Thornburg 3-1) at Atlanta (F.Garcia1-2), 6:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-8) at Cincinnati (Leake14-6), 6:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Miner 0-1) at Miami (H.Alvarez4-5), 6:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Cole 9-7) at Chicago Cubs (Rusin2-5), 7:05 p.m.Washington (G.Gonzalez 11-7) at St. Louis(Wacha 3-1), 7:15 p.m.Boston (Peavy 11-5) at Colorado (Chatwood7-5), 7:40 p.m.Arizona (Miley 10-10) at San Diego (T.Ross3-8), 9:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 13-7) at San Francisco(M.Cain 8-9), 9:15 p.m.

BsketbWNBA Playoffs

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(Best-of-three)

Eastern Conference

Atlanta vs. WashingtonThursday, Sept. 19

Washington 71, Atlanta 56Saturday’s Game

Atlanta 63, Washington 45, series tied 1-1Today’s Game

Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Chicago vs. IndianaFriday, Sept. 20

Indiana 85, Chicago 72Sunday’s Game

Indiana 79, Chicago 57, Indiana wins series 2-0

Western ConferenceMinnesota vs. Seattle

Friday, Sept. 20Minnesota 80, Seattle 64

Sunday’s GameMinnesota 58, Seattle 55, Minnesota winsseries 2-0

Los Angeles vs. PhoenixThursday, Sept. 19

Phoenix 86, Los Angeles 75Saturday’s Game

Los Angeles 82, Phoenix 73, series tied 1-1Today’s Game

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

FootbNFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England 3 0 0 1.000 59 34Miami 3 0 0 1.000 74 53N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 55 50Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 65 73

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 2 1 0 .667 70 82Indianapoli s 2 1 0 .667 68 48Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 60 56

Jacksonvi lle 0 3 0 .000 28 92NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 75 6 4Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 71 64Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 47 6 4Pittsburgh 0 3 0 .000 42 76

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 3 0 0 1.00 0 71 34Denver 2 0 0 1.000 90 50Oakland 1 1 0 .500 36 30San Diego 1 2 0 .333 78 81

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PADallas 2 1 0 .667 83 55Philadelphi a 1 2 0 .333 79 86N.Y. Giants 0 3 0 .000 54 115Washington 0 3 0 .000 67 98

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 70 38Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 36Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 71 74Tampa Bay 0 3 0 .000 34 57

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 95 74Detroit 2 1 0 .667 82 69

Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 96 88Minnesota 0 3 0 .000 81 96West

W L T Pct PF PASeattle 3 0 0 1.000 86 27St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 58 86San Francisco 1 2 0 .3 33 44 84Arizona 1 2 0 .333 56 79

Thursday, Sept. 19Kansas City 26, Philadelphia 16

Sunday’s GamesTennessee 20, San Diego 17New Orleans 31, Arizona 7Dallas 31, St. Louis 7Cleveland 31, Minnesota 27Baltimore 30, Houston 9Carolina 38, N.Y. Giants 0Detroit 27, Washington 20New England 23, Tampa Bay 3Cincinnati 34, Green Bay 30Miami 27, Atlanta 23Indianapolis 27, San Francisco 7Seattle 45, Jacksonville 17N.Y. Jets 27, Buffalo 20Chicago 40, Pittsburgh 23

Today’s GameOakland at Denver, 7:40 p.m.

Thursday’s GameSan Francisco at St. Louis, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 29N.Y. Giants at Kansas City, NoonSeattle at Houston, NoonBaltimore at Buffalo, NoonArizona at Tampa Bay, NoonIndianapolis at Jacksonville, NoonCincinnati at Cleveland, NoonChicago at Detroit, NoonPittsburgh vs. Minnesota at London, NoonN.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.Washington at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.Dallas at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.Philadelphia at Denver, 3:25 p.m.New England at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Open: Carolina, Green Bay

Monday, Sept. 30Miami at New Orleans, 7:40 p.m.

Saints 31, Cardinals 7Arizon a 7 0 0 0 — 7New Orleans 7 7 3 14 — 31

First Quarter Ari—Smith 3 run (Feely kick), 9:13.NO—Meachem 27 pass from Brees (Hartleykick), 5:28.

Second Quarter NO—Graham 16 pass from Brees (Hartleykick), 2:52.

Third Quarter

NO—FG Hartley 31, 4:03.Fourth Quarter

NO—Brees 7 run (Hartley kick), 14:42.NO—Graham 7 pass from Brees (Hartley kick),5:25.A—73,057.

Ari NOFirst downs 16 27Total Net Yards 247 423Rushes-yards 16-86 24-104Passing 161 319Punt Returns 2-15 3-53Kickoff Returns 3-87 0-0Interception s Ret. 1-0 2-49Comp-Att-Int 18-35-2 29-46-1Sacked-Yards Lost 4-26 4-23Punts 8-40.8 4-49.5Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 3-18 4-30Time of Possessio n 24:29 35:31

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING—Arizona, Mendenhall 9 -29, Smith3-27, Ellington 3-19, Peterson 1-11. New Orle-ans, K.Robinson 4-38, Thomas 11-28, Brees6-21, Sproles 3-17.PASSING—Arizona, Palmer 18-35-2-187. NewOrleans, Brees 29-46-1-342.RECEIVING—Arizona, Fitzgerald 5 -64, Floyd

4-49, Ellington 3-36, Housler 1-13, Menden-hall 1-12, Smith 1-7, Roberts 1-6, S.Taylor 1-2,Peterson 1-(minus 2). New Orleans, Graham9-134, Thomas 6-39, Colston 5-71, Sproles4-39, Meachem 2-34, Watson 1-14, Moore 1-6,Collins 1-5.

CFLEAST DIVISION

W L T Pt s PF PAToronto 8 4 0 16 354 315Hamilton 6 6 0 12 316 329Montreal 4 8 0 8 285 349Winnipeg 2 10 0 4 251 368

WEST DIVISIONW L T Pt s PF PA

Calgary 9 3 0 18 373 301B.C. 8 4 0 16 325 302Saskatchewan 8 4 0 16 376 282Edmonton 3 9 0 6 294 328

Sunday’s GameB.C. 24 Saskatchewan 22

Friday’s GameB.C. at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesCalgary vs. Hamilton at Guelph, Ontario, 5 p.m.Toronto at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 29Saskatchewan at Montreal, Noon

Late Saturday CollegeScores

UCLA 59, New Mexico St. 13Utah 20, BYU 13Washington St. 42, Idaho 0Wyoming 56, Air Force 23

The Associated PressTop 25

The weekly poll, with first-place votes inparentheses, records through Sept. 21, totalpoints based on 25 points for a first-place votethrough one point for a 25th-place vote, andprevious ranking:

Rec. Pts Pv1. Alabam a (56) 3-0 1,496 12. Oregon (4) 3-0 1,418 23. Clemson 3-0 1,340 34. Ohio St. 4-0 1,320 45. Stanford 3-0 1,270 56. LSU 4-0 1,167 67. Louisvil le 4-0 1,088 78. Florida St. 3-0 1,049 89. Georgia 2-1 1,029 910. Texas A&M 3-1 1,011 1011. Oklahoma St. 3-0 849 1112. South Carolina 2-1 828 12

13. UCLA 3-0 798 1314. Oklahoma 3-0 689 1415. Miami 3-0 687 1616. Washington 3-0 559 1717. Northwestern 4-0 477 1818. Michigan 4-0 450 1519. Baylor 3-0 441 2020. Florida 2-1 414 1921. Mississippi 3-0 342 2122. Notre Dame 3-1 256 2223. Wisconsi n 3-1 130 2424. Texas Tech 4-0 127 2525. Fresno St. 3-0 110 NRAlso Receiving Votes: Arizona St. 41, GeorgiaTech 30, Maryland 24, UCF 19, Nebraska 13, N.Illinois 9, Arizona 8, Virginia Tech 4, MichiganSt. 3, Missouri 2, Navy 1, Rutgers 1.

USA Today Top 25The weekly poll, with first-place votes in paren-theses, records through Sept. 21, total pointsbased on 25 points for first place through onepoint for 25th, and previous ranking:

Rec. Pts Pvs1. Alabam a (59) 3-0 1,547 12. Oregon (3) 3-0 1,480 23. Ohio St. 4-0 1,399 34. Clemson 3-0 1,332 45. Stanford 3-0 1,312 5

6. LSU 4-0 1,161 77. Louisvil le 4-0 1,140 68. Florida St. 3-0 1,121 89. Texas A&M 3-1 1,044 910. Georgia 2-1 1,020 1011. Oklahoma St. 3-0 909 1112. Oklahoma 3-0 863 1213. South Carolina 2-1 825 1314. UCLA 3-0 731 1515. Miami 3-0 613 1716. Northwestern 4-0 560 1617. Michigan 4-0 534 1418. Baylor 3-0 465 1919. Florida 2-1 449 1820. Washington 3-0 427 2021. Mississippi 3-0 331 2222. Notre Dame 3-1 317 2123. Fresno St. 3-0 156 2524. Wisconsi n 3-1 98 NR25. Texas Tech 4-0 92 NR

Also Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech 47;Central Florida 35; Nebraska 34; Arizona33; Northern Illinois 21; Arizona State 19;Maryland 11; Michigan Stat e 8; Rutgers 5; Texas 4;Virginia Tech 3; Missouri 2; Minnesota 1; Utah1.

This Week’s ScheduleThursday’s Games

SOUTHVirginia Tech at Georgia Tech, 6:30 p.m.Howard at NC A&T, 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHWESTIowa St. at Tulsa, 6:30 p.m.

FAR WESTCal Poly at Portland St., 9:15 p.m.

Friday’s GamesFAR WEST

Middle Tennessee at BYU, 8 p.m.Utah St. at San Jose St., 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

EASTFordham at St. Francis (Pa.), 11 a.m.Oklahoma St. at West Virginia, 11 a.m.Cornell at Yale, 11 a.m.Monmouth (NJ) at Columbia, 11:30 a.m.New Hampshire at Lehigh, 11:30 a.m.Virginia at Pittsburgh, 11:30 a.m.CCSU at Rhode Island, NoonBryant at Wagner, NoonPrinceton at Georgetown, 2 p.m.Florida St. at Boston College, 2:30 p.m.UConn at Buffalo, 2:30 p.m.Penn at Villanova, 4 p.m.Sacred Heart at Bucknell, 5 p.m.Towson at Stony Brook, 5 p.m.Holy Cross at Dartmouth, 6 p.m.James Madison at Delaware, 6 p.m.Brown at Harvard, 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHButler at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.Miami at South Florida, 11 a.m.South Carolina at UCF, 11 a.m.South Alabama at Tennessee, 11:21 a.m.East Carolina at North Carolina, 11:30 a.m.Drake at Mercer, NoonDavidson at Morehead St., NoonNorfolk St. at Morgan St., NoonSan Diego at Stetson, NoonCoastal Carolina at Elon, 12:30 p.m.Robert Morris at VMI, 12:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.Hampton at SC State, 1 p.m.Troy at Duke, 2 p.m.W. Carolina at Samford, 2 p.m.Charleston Southern at Appalachian St., 2:30p.m.Wake Forest at Clemson, 2:30 p.m.LSU at Georgia, 2:30 p.m.Cent. Michigan at NC State, 2:30 p.m.Murray St. at Jacksonville St., 3 p.m.Maine at Richmond, 3 p.m.Alcorn St. at Alabama St., 5 p.m.Chattanooga at Georgia Southern, 5 p.m.Albany (NY) at Old Dominion, 5 p.m.Delaware St. at Savannah St., 5 p.m.Furman at The Citadel, 5 p.m.Point (Ga.) at Gardner-Webb, 5 p.m.Mississippi at Alabama, 5:30 p.m.Texas Southern at Alabama A&M, 6 p.m.Lamar at Grambling St., 6 p.m.Florida at Kentucky, 6 p.m.Kentucky Wesleyan at Liberty, 6 p.m.Tulane at Louisiana-Monroe, 6 p.m.Arkansas Tech at Nicholls St., 6 p.m.Langston at Northwestern St., 6 p.m.Jackson St. at Southern U., 6 p.m.Navy at W. Kentucky, 6 p.m.UAB at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m.Indiana St. at Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m.

MIDWEST

Miami (Ohio) at Illinois, 11 a.m.N. Illinois at Purdue, 11 a.m.Marist at Dayton, NoonIllinois St. at Missouri St., 1 p.m.Campbell at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.Akron at Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m.E. Kentucky at E. Illinois, 2:30 p.m.Toledo at Ball St., 2 p.m.Tennessee St. vs. Central St. (Ohio) at St. Louis,2 p.m.N. Dakota St. at S. Dakota St., 2 p.m.Iowa at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.Montana St. at North Dakota, 2:30 p.m.Oklahoma at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m.South Dakota at W. Illinois, 3 p.m.McNeese St. at N. Iowa, 4 p.m.Youngstown St. at S. Illinois, 6 p.m.UT-Martin at SE Missouri, 6 p.m.Kent St. at W. Michigan, 6 p.m.Arkansas St. at Missouri, 6:30 p.m.Wisconsin at Ohio St., 7 p.m.

SOUTHWESTSMU at TCU, 11 a.m.E. Washington at Sam Houston St., 2 p.m.Houston at UTSA, 3 p.m.Army vs. Louisiana Tech at Dallas, 3 p.m.Texas A&M at Arkansas, 6 p.m.FAU at Rice, 6 p.m.Prairie View at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m.Wyoming at Texas St., 6 p.m.

FAR WESTStanford at Washington St., TBAColorado at Oregon St., 2 p.m.UTEP at Colorado St., 2:30 p.m.S. Utah at N. Colorado, 2:35 p.m.Temple at Idaho, 4 p.m.Arizona at Washington, 6 p.m.UNLV at New Mexico, 7 p.m.San Diego St. at New Mexico St., 7 p.m.Sacramento St. at Weber St., 7 p.m.Air Force at Nevada, 7:05 p.m.Montana at N. Arizona, 8 p.m.Idaho St. at UC Davis, 8 p.m.Southern Cal at Arizona St., 9 p.m.Southern Miss. at Boise St., 9:15 p.m.California at Oregon, 9:30 p.m.Fresno State at Hawaii, 10:59 p.m.

HockeyNHL Preseason

Late SaturdaySan Jose 3, Phoenix, 2, OT

Sunday’s GamesChicago 4, Detroit 3Nashville 2, N.Y. Islanders 0Toronto 5, Buffalo 3Colorado 2, Anaheim 1

Today’s Games

Washington at Boston, 6 p.m.Chicago at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Minnesota at Columbus, 6 p.m.New Jersey at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 8 p.m.Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.Phoenix at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesOttawa at Toronto, 6 p.m.New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Tampa Bay at Nashville, 7 p.m.Dallas at Colorado, 8 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.Anaheim at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.Vancouver at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

SocceMajor League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCEW L T Pts GF GA

New York 15 6 9 47 36 51Sporting K.C. 14 6 9 43 28 48Montreal 13 6 9 46 42 45Houston 12 7 10 37 36 43New England 11 7 11 41 33 40Chicago 11 6 12 36 43 39Philadelphi a 10 9 10 37 39 39Columbus 11 5 14 36 39 38Toronto FC 4 11 15 25 44 23D.C. 3 6 20 19 48 15

WESTERN CONFERENCEW D L GF GA Pts

Seattle 15 5 8 38 28 50Real Salt Lake 14 6 10 53 3 9 48Portland 11 13 5 45 31 46Los Angeles 13 6 10 46 36 45Colorado 12 9 9 37 31 45Vancouver 11 8 10 42 38 41San Jose 11 8 11 31 41 41FC Dallas 10 10 9 40 42 40Chivas USA 6 8 16 29 54 26

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie

Late SaturdayLos Angeles 1, Seattle FC 1

Sunday’s GameNew York 1, FC Dallas 0

Friday’s GamePhiladelphia at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 28D.C. United at Toronto FC, NoonReal Salt Lake at Vancouver, 6 p.m.Houston at New England, 6:30 p.m.Montreal at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 29Los Angeles at Portland, 2:30 p.m.Columbus at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m.New York at Seattle FC, 8 p.m.San Jose at Chivas USA, 10 p.m.

TennisATP World Tour Moselle Open

SundayAt Les Arenes de Metz, Metz, France

Purse: $621,700 (WT250)Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles — FinalsGilles Simon (2), France, def. Jo-WilfriedTsonga (1), 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles — ChampionshipJohan Brunstrom, Sweden, and RavenKlassen, South Africa, def. Nicolas Mahut andJo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

ATP World Tour St. Petersburg Open

SundayAt SCC Peterburgsky,St. Petersburg, Russia

Purse: $519,775 (WT250)Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles — FinalsErnests Gulbis (6), Latvia, def. GuillermoGarcia-Lopez, Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.

Doubles — ChampionshipDavid Marrero and Fernando Verdasco (1),Spain, def. Dominic Inglot, Britain, and DenisIstomin, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

WTA KDB Korea OpenSunday

At Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaPurse: $500,000 (Intl.)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles — Finals

Agnieszka Radwanska (1), Poland, def.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (3), Russia, 6-7 (6),6-3, 6-4.

Doubles — ChampionshipChan Chin-wei, Taiwan, and Xu Yi-Fan, China,def. Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (1),United States, 7-5, 6-3.

PGA Tour ChampionshipNOTE: FedEx points followed by money won.

At East Lake Golf Club, AtlantaPurse: $8 million / Yardage: 7,307; Par: 70

FinalHenrik Stenson (2,500), $1,440,000 ...................................................6 4-66- 69-68 —267Jordan Spieth (1,250), $708,000 ...........................................................68-67-71-64—270Steve Stricker (1,250), $708,000 ..........................................................66-71-68-65—270Webb Simpson (750), $384,000 ...........................................................68-71-69- 63—271Dustin Johnson (550), $320,000 ..........................................................68-68-67-69—272Justin Rose (500), $288,000.................................................................68-68-70-67—273Billy Horschel (438), $264,000 .............................................................6 6-70-70-6 8—274Zach Johnson (438), $264,000 .............................................................69-68-69-68—274Roberto Castro (375), $227,733 ............................................................67-71-72-65—275Jason Dufner (375), $227,733 ...............................................................74-70-66-65—275Sergio Garc ia (375), $227,733 ...............................................................68-71-69-67—275Keegan Bradley (313), $200,000 ...........................................................72-65-72-67—276Phil Mickelson (313), $200,000..............................................................71-67-70-68—276Jason Day (278), $173,600 ...................................................................68-74-68 -67—277Jim Furyk (278), $173,600.....................................................................70-68-73-66—277Adam Scott (278), $173,600 .................................................................65-69-74-69—277Nick Watney (278), $173,600 ................................................................7 2-65-70-70—2 77Brendon de Jonge (263), $158,400 .......................................................70-72-71-65—278Luke Donald (263), $158,400 .................................................................70-70-67-71—278Hunter Mahan (253), $152,000 .............................................................70-69-71-69—279Brandt Snedeker (253), $152,000.........................................................69-75-67-68—279

Gary Woodland (243), $145,600............................................................70-67-71-72—280Tiger Woods (243), $145,600 ...............................................................73-71-69- 67—280Bill Haas (233), $139,200 ......................................................................70-69-69-74—282Kevin Streelman (233), $139,200 ..........................................................69-72-74-67—282Matt Kuchar (223), $133,600 .................................................................69-74-69-71—283D.A. Point s (223), $133,60 0 ...................................................................72-67-70-74—283Graham DeLaet (215), $131,200 ...........................................................68-71-72-73—284Charl Schwartzel (210), $129,600 ........................................................68-79-77-66—290Boo Weekley (205), $128,000................................................................70-75-73-74—292

Champions Tour Pacific Links HawaiiAt Kapolei Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii

Purse: $1.8 million / Yardage: 7,002; Par 72Final

(x-won on second playoff hole)Mark Wiebe (270), $270,000.......................................................................64-69-72—205Corey Pavin (158), $158,400......................................................................68-68-69—205Bernhard Langer (130), $129,600 ..............................................................69-69-68—206Esteban Toledo (96), $96,300 ....................................................................71-70-66—207John Cook (96), $96,30 0 ............................................................................66 -71-70—207Fred Couples (56), $55 ,800 ........................................................................71-71-66 —208Kirk Triplett (56), $55,800 ..........................................................................69 -70-69—20 8David Frost (56), $55,800 .......................................................................... 69-69 -70—208Gene Sauers (56), $55,800 .......................................................................6 9-69-70 —208Brian Henninger (56), $55,800 ...................................................................67-69-72—208Vijay Singh (56), $55,800 ...........................................................................69 -66-73—20 8Sandy Lyle, $39,600 ....................................................................................70- 67-72—209Rocco Mediat e, $35,100 .............................................................................69-71-70—210Mark Calcavecchi a, $35,100....................................................................... 66-72-72—210Mark Moul and, $32,4 00 ...............................................................................72-72-67—211Mark O’Meara, $27,900 ..............................................................................70-73-69—212Dan Forsman, $27,900 ................................................................................73-69-70 —212Duffy Waldor f, $27,900 ...............................................................................71-6 9-72—212Bart Bryant, $27,900 ................................................................................... 68-70-74—212Willie Wood, $21,600 ..................................................................................69-75-69—213Bill Glass on, $21,600 .................................................................................. 74-68-71—213Joel Edwards, $21,600 .................................................................................70-72-71—213Dick Ma st, $21,600 ......................................................................................72-69-72—213Bob Tway, $16,088 .......................................................................................73-71-70—214Steve Elkington, $16,0 88 ............................................................................71-74-69 —214Larry Mize, $16,088......................................................................................71-72-71—214Jay Don Blake, $16,08 8 ...............................................................................71-72-71—214Doug Garwoo d, $16,088 .............................................................................71-75-68—214Scott Simpson, $16,088 ...............................................................................70-71-73—214Brad Faxon, $16,088 ...................................................................................68 -73-73—214Jeff Har t, $16,088 ........................................................................................71-69-74—214Jeff Sl uman, $11,880 ...................................................................................6 9-75-71—215Peter Senior, $11,880 ...................................................................................72-72-71—215Anders Forsbrand, $11,880 ........................................................................74-68-73—215Jim Gallagher, Jr., $11,880..........................................................................69-73-73—215Steve Pate, $11,880 ....................................................................................71-69 -75—215

Sunday’s Golf Scores

MSUContinued from Page 1B

with a concussion that has orced him to missthe last three games.

Sophomore Dak Prescott, who has beenlisted in ront o Russell on the ocial depthchart or two weeks, has played well in victories

against Alcorn State and Troy and in a 24-20 lossat Auburn. Against Troy, Prescott was 13 o 21or 233 yards and a touchdown. He also led MSUin rushing in the rst hal with 53 yards and twoscores. In a little more than 12 minutes direct-ing the oense, Prescott had a career-high 296all-purpose yards.

Through our games, Prescott is ourthamong Southeastern Conerence quarterbacksin rushing and ninth among all players in totaloense (231 yards per game). The deensesPrescott has aced were a Football Champion-ship Subdivision opponent, Auburn (ranked96th in the nation) and Troy (ranked 85th).

“Tyler got cleared to play, but it was late in the week, and since Dak had taken all the live repsagainst the (rst-string) deense, we thought

we’d give Dak the start,” Mullen said. “Tyler haddone seven-on-seven and scout team stu, but hadn’t taken a live rep with the ones. That’s what led to the decision.”

Prescott said Russell is the leader o the teamand that he is ready to play whatever role Mullenand the coaches need him.

“(Russell’s) the guy, so when he’s healthy andall the way back we’ll all ollow him,” Prescott said. “I’ve got things to work on and we’ll get bet-ter as a team as well.”

Mullen said last week he never has had a quarterback controversy in his coaching career.He has said this season that Russell would play when he was medically cleared to play, he’d beput in the lineup. He also said “anybody can lose

their job anytime.” Prescott ’s play the past threegames has created a discussion about whichquarterback will start or MSU.

“I have a lot o aith in Tyler,” Mullen said.“He’s won some pretty big games or us and he’sour starting quarterback. But in Dak we want toalways train multiple starting quarterbacks.”

Follow Matt Stevens on Twitter

@matthewcstevens.

AlabamaContinued from Page 1B

action rom tailback T.J. Yeldon and was without top receiver Amari Cooper and guard Anthony Steen, who were held out to get healthy or Ole

Miss. The running game never got going. That made the play by Drake and Lee a big pick-me-up.

“It’s antastic. It’s a momentum booster,the oense gets a momentum booster,” saidsaety Landon Collins, who has been a topplayer on Alabama’s coverage teams. “They just know that they can push the bal l harder next time.”

Collins was also involved in the punt block.“We were coming o the edge, me, Kenyan to

my right, Dillon to my let, coming o the edge,”he said. “I pushed the man that was to my sideand reed up Kenyan Drake and he just came inclean or the punt. The ball just bounced up andDillon picked it up.

“I thought he was going to drop it. So I put my hands there, he thought I was trying to strip it. And he kind o jacked it away and we just pushedhim all the way to the end zone.”

This trend started in the opener with Virginia Tech. Christion Jones returned a punt and kick-o or touchdowns and Vinnie Sunseri returnedan interception the distance. Sunseri did it againin a 49-42 victory against Texas A&M.

The oense, which produced 568 yardsagainst the Aggies, converted 2 o 10 third-downattempts and was held to 66 yards rushing.



DILBERT

ZITS

GARFIELD

CANDORVILLE

BABY BLUES

BEETLE BAILEY

DOONESBURY

MALLARD FILMORE

FOR SOLUTION SEE THE

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

IN CLASSIFIEDS

FAMILY CIRCUS

DEAR ABBY:My grand-daughter

was murderedby her boyriend.They had an

18-month-olddaughter, “Bella.”

All three wereliving togetherwhen he shot

her, but we don’tknow what roomBella was in when

it happened.Another amily

member (I’ll callher Lucy) tookBella into her

home, and Bella calls herMom. Lucy has been takingBella to the prison to visit

her ather, but has told herhe is her uncle. I told Lucy I

thought it would be better towait until Bella is old enoughto understand, THEN tell her

what happened and let herdecide whether she wants tovisit her ather.

Bella went into the closetone day and came out holding

a T-shirt with her mother’spicture on it, asking, “Who isthis?” Lucy’s only response

was, “You know you aren’tallowed in my closet. Take thatback!” She never answered

the question.I have a ramed photo o

Bella’s mother on my wall.The last time Bella was here, Inoticed her looking out o the

corner o her eye and scowlingat the picture. I was the only one who noticed.

Bella is now 4, and I can’taccept that Lucy thinks it’s OK

to lie to her. I eel it should be

Bella’s decisionwhether to visither dad. Am I

wrong? Howshould this behandled so Bella

isn’t traumatizedany more than

need be? Be-cause o theseincidents, I’m

almost convincedshe should havesome kind o

counseling, butperhaps she’s

too young. Thisis why I des-perately need

advice, in the best interesto the child. — BELLA’SGREAT-GRANDMA

DEAR GREAT-GRANDMA: IsLucy a member o your amily

or the murderous boyriend’s?I nd it hard to comprehendthat a amily member o the

victim would drag a toddlerto a prison to visit the lowliewho killed her mother.

I do not think it is healthy to lie to children. This situa-

tion will explode when Bellanally learns that the womanshe has always called “Mom”

isn’t her mother, and the manin the orange jumpsuit notonly isn’t her uncle but killed

her birth mother. That poorgirl won’t know whom she

can believe and could havetrust issues that aect herrelationships or the rest o

her lie. Does she need coun-seling now? No. But will shewhen she nds out about the

deception? You bet!DEAR ABBY: What is your

opinion about emales and

car maintenance? My motherraised me alone and taughtme to be independent. She

would not let me drive an auto-matic car until I had mastereddriving a standard (stick shit).

I was also not allowed to driveuntil I was able to perorm ba-

sic, essential tasks — chang-ing a tire, checking the oil andmaintaining all fuid levels.

I am thankul and appre-ciate that I have these skills.However, I know many women

today who can’t perorm thesetasks and would rather make

it a “man’s job.” I think every woman should have theseskills. Where do you stand?

— INDEPENDENT LADY INFLORIDA

DEAR INDEPENDENT LADY:

I stand beside you. There isno guarantee that a woman

will have a man to “take care”o her — in act, the oppo-site is more likely to be true.

However, i she can’t learn thebasics o taking care o hercar, she should be sure that

she’s a member o AAA.Dear Abby is written by

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Comics & Puzzles

Dear Abby

Dear Abby

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept.23). You care deeply aboutglobal matters, and this yearyou’ll act to improve circum-stances or people you don’tknow. At home, a loving ges-ture in October starts a beau-tiul new era in a relationship.You spend and save wisely and will be able to aord whatyou want in December. May

and August bring travel. Taurusand Scorpio people adore you.Your lucky numbers are: 30,40, 33, 16 and 2.

ARIES (March 21-April19). You’re strong, and youcorrectly assume that rightnow you have more energy at your disposal than others.That’s why even though the

task at hand is difcult andweighty, you eel it is your duty to take it on.

TAURUS (April 20-May

20). It seems that lately whenyou help others it comes atyour own expense — and it isvery expensive, indeed! Thisisn’t the way it has to be. Youdo deserve to be paid or yourcontributions, you know.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).You assume that what’s goingon inside everyone else’shead is pretty close to what’sgoing on inside your head. Aninteraction this aternoon willremind you that some peopleare hardwired very dierently.

CANCER (June 22-July

22). I you eel that you must

continually try harder and harder to make a relationship work,that’s a sign that the relation-ship is inherently dysunction-al. Healthy relationships don’ttake as much eort.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Keeping score can be such achore that you’d rather avoidplaying the game altogether.When you spend time doing

the things that are intrinsically worthwhile, you don’t have toworry about what your take-away will be.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22). You may have claimedyour territory long ago, butsome o the invisible encesyou erected to protect yourspace have eroded over time.Reestablish those boundariesto generate a eeling o saety and well-being.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You don’t mind problems, aslong as they are new prob-lems. I you see the sameproblem twice, it’s an invita-tion to consider and try out awider array o options.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.21). The reason you shouldn’t jump through the hoops beingdangled beore you today isthat it’s a trick. However easy the frst jump is, the hoop willonly get higher and higher.Pass on this dog-and-pony show.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You will be a magnetor amorous attention. I thiskind o attention is unwanted,prepare to pull a third party into the conversation and tapdance away rom your admirer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19). You’d like to think thatyour eelings are sel-generat-ed and contained, and yet the

day’s ups and downs will havea lot to do with how the peoplearound you are eeling.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

18). I you consider it a highhonor that people can relaxand be themselves aroundyou, then you will be pleasedby today’s events. You may also be shocked or amused by what happens.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March

20). Music and math are re-lated, but it’s hard to dance tomath. Your stars highlight newtastes and tunes. Mix up thesoundtrack o your lie, and letyour mood ollow a song.

Horoscopes

By MATTHEW STEVENS

[email protected]

STARKVILLE — Not that Mississippi State needed himin the second hal Saturday,but an ankle injury orced se-nior tailback LaDarius Perkinsto miss most o MSU’s 62-7 vic-tory against Troy.

Perkins had fve carries or 23 yards beore aggravatingthe injury.

The Fox Sports South broad-

cast announced ater haltime

that Perkins, who is third on

the team in rushing with 109

yards on 29 carries , would be

inactive or the second hal.

MSU was leading 45 -7, so back-

ups Josh Robinson, Derrick

Milton, and Ashton Shumpert

wrapped up the victory. Mullen

said three weeks ago Perkinssuered a sprained ankle in

a season-opening 21-3 loss to

then-No. 13 Oklahoma State.

Perkins didn’t play against Alcorn State due to precau-tionary reasons. He had eight carries or 36 yards and twocatches or 14 yards in a 24-20loss at Auburn. He is expectedto play next weekend vs. LSU.

Bell continues to struggleMSU sophomore kick-

er Devon Bell’s search or answers continues ater hemissed a 30-yard ield goal out late in Saturday’s win.

Bell is 6 o 13 rom 30-39

yards in 17 career games. He

also missed a 35-yard feld goal

wide right in the frst quar-

ter last week against Auburn.

Against Troy, Bell missed wide

let with MSU leading 52-7 in

the third quarter.

Bell split the uprights on a

25-yard ield goal in the irst quarter to give MSU a 10-0

lead.

“I’m the one that’s got to put

the ball through the uprights

or my team and put points on

the board,” Bell said. “That’s

my job.”

MSU walk-on kicker Evan

Sobiesk made a 24-yard ield

goal and an extra point in the

ourth quarter. The ield goal

was Sobiesk ’s i rst attempt.

He has made three extrapoints.

Follow Matt Stevens on

Twitter @matthewcsteven s.

Perkins injures ankle vs. Troy, but he is expected to play against LSU





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