Times Leader 08-27-2012

LITTLE LEAGUE
WORLD SERIES
Noriatsu Osaka hit three
homers and tripled, and
Japan limited Tennes-
sees potent lineup to two
hits in a 12-2 victory Sun-
day in the Little League
World Series title game.
Starter Kotaro Kiyomiya
struck out eight in four
innings and added an RBI
single for the boys from
Tokyo. 1B
SPORTS
SHOWCASE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PHILLIES 4
NATIONALS1
METS 2
ASTROS1
BREWERS 7
PIRATES 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YANKEES 4
INDIANS 2
IL BASEBALL
SWB YANKS 6
IRON PIGS 2
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>> ELEPHANT DAYS OF SUMMER: Hey, political
junkies, do you want to do an experiment? When the GOP
National Convention begins today, watch how the various TV
networks cover it. On Fox News, you will see sun-drenched
images of Mitt Romney holding an American flag and walking
in slow motion through a wheat field all accompanied by a
stirring Aaron Copland soundtrack. Switch over to MSNBC,
and youll get grainy surveillance footage of Romney watch-
ing TV with an Amish guy to the theme from The Exorcist.
The political theater gets off to a delayed start, with a soft
opening today. The action" starts Tuesday and runs through
Thursday.
>> THIS FESTIVAL GOES TO11: After the down-
home, country-rock vibe of The Peach Festival, Montage
Mountain is ready to welcome in another day of eyeball-
melting, chainsaw-wielding, head-banging acts when the aptly
named Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival hits the stage
at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Toyota Pavilion has already played host
to the Vans Warped Tour and the Rockstar Mayhem
Festival earlier in the year, so its a wonder its
not been pulverized by now.
>> EWWWW. YUCK: Pity
poor Mike Rowe. The TV person-
ality started off as a clean-cut QVC
pitchman, and now spends his
time cleaning porta potties in
Poughkeepsie. For which he is
paid handsomely. OK, maybe
we shouldnt feel so sorry for
him. The host of Discoverys
Dirty Jobs will be up to his
elbows in snakes and toads
this week when a new
episode of the show airs
Wednesday at 8 p.m. His
next horrid, disgusting feat? Clean out my sock drawer.
>> A NEWERA: A football season unlike any other begins
this Saturday in State College. The Penn State Nittany Lions
will take the field, but it will be Bill OBrien and not Joe Pa-
terno who leads themout of the tunnel. There will be names
on the uniforms and the knowledge no bowl game awaits the
teamat years end. The game, the season and the future of
Penn State football begins at noon against Ohio University.
ESPN has the coverage.
>> ORANGES ARE ORANGE
: Poetry and rhyme go together
like cats and hats, muffets and tuf-
fets, and foxes and sockses. That is,
until now. This Saturday is No Rhyme
(Nor Reason) Day, a celebration of all
things rhymeless in the English lan-
guage. If Sylvia Plath or Dylan Thomas
had to ply their craft using the words
bulb or purple, theyd have ended up
in the bad poets society with William
McGonagall, who, rumor has it, once
injured himself trying to rhyme the
word scalp. (Thats not true.)
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TAMPA, Fla. His Republican National Convention
curtailed by a threatened hurricane, Mitt Romney con-
ceded Sunday that fresh controversy over rape and abor-
tion is harming his party and he accused Democrats of
trying to exploit it for political gain.
It really is sad, isnt it, withall the issues that America
faces, for the Obama campaign to con-
tinue to stoop to such a lowlevel, said
Romney, struggling to sharpen the
presidential election focus instead on a
weak economy and 8.3 percent nation-
al unemployment.
His comments came as aides and
party officials hurriedly rewrote the
script for the convention, cut fromfour
days to three because of the threat
posed by approaching Tropical Storm Isaac. The storm
is forecast to gain hurricane strength as it churns
through the Gulf of Mexico but to pass well west of the
convention city.
The revised schedule included a symbolic 10-minute
session on Monday in a nearly empty hall, during which
officials intend to launch a debt clock set to zero. The
political objective is to showhowmuch the government
borrows throughout the convention week.
Officials did not rule out further changes because of
the weather, and sidestepped when asked what might
happenif, as seemedpossible, the stormmade landfall in
Tempests
stir GOP
convention
Tropical Storm Isaac and controversy over rape and
abortion positions cloud the political event.
By DAVID ESPO
AP Special Correspondent
Romney
See CAMPAIGN, Page 8A
WILKES-BARRE State Sen. John Gordner is looking
forward to attending his first Republican National Con-
vention this week in Tampa, Fla.
Gordner, R-Berwick, finished fourth in the
race for delegate, but one of the top three
dropped out. and Gordner was appointed to
fill the vacancy.
With that designation, Gordner gets to
vote at the convention and he will be re-
quiredto attendmany meetings at all times of the day and
night.
Convention
a local affair
State senator from Berwick and other area
residents are in Tampa, Fla., for GOPs big event.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
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ame fluorescent lights, same color paint on the walls, same tiles on
the hall floors, same pressure to pass standardized tests.
The return to school in the next two weeks may feel familiar to
many students, but the similarities for teachers and administrators
are strictlyonthe surface, a veneer of continuityhidinganupheaval
of budget and curriculum.
The tectonic shifts in-
clude:
Elimination of the
Pennsylvania System of
School Assessment tests in
11th grade. An almost inevi-
table blemish on district
academic achievements
when compared to PSSAre-
sults in earlier grades, the
math and reading tests for
juniors are being replaced
by
Implementation of the
Keystone exams. This year,
all 11th-grade students must
take the tests in algebra I,
biology and literature (with
more subjects to come). Ini-
tially, Keystone test results
will be used instead of PSSA 11th-grade tests to
determine if a school meets federally mandated
Adequate Yearly Progress toward the goal of all
students scoring proficient or better in the tests.
By 2017 students will need to pass Keystones to
graduate.
Field test of new state writing exams in
grades three, four andfive. These are anearly, pal-
pable consequence of the implementation of the
common core standards on math and English
Language Arts over the next several years, a set
of newcurriculumstandards adoptedby 45 states
to ensure all students learn essential skills. The
problem, according to
local administrators,
is districts must teach
to the existing stan-
dards while introduc-
ing the new ones.
Implementation
of a new teacher eval-
uation system that
dramatically reshapes
the process, changing
the ratings froma sim-
ple satisfactory/un-
satisfactory to a four-
tier rating that relies
on student test results
and dozens of teach-
ing qualities judged
through a standar-
dized rubric.
AnewOpportunity Scholarship Tax Credit
program that called for the creation of a low
achieving schools list six Luzerne County
schools made the list this year and allows stu-
dents who live near those schools to win scholar-
ships used to attend other schools, including pri-
vate institutions. The money comes through do-
nations from businesses, which in turn get state
tax credits.
A moratorium on the states Plan Con sys-
tem for reimbursing some of the cost of school
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Changes await students, teacher and parents as the new school year is set to get under way.
Nancy, Annah, 9, and Elena,11, Giraldi listen to second-grade teacher Nicole Oravic as they check
out Fairview Elementary School on Thursday.
NOT AS EASY AS
ABC ANYMORE
New challenges await in new school year
By MARK GUYDISH mguydish@timesleader.com
Emily Marchase, 8, of Mountain Top, and
Tyler Stolpe, 8, of White Haven, get familiar
with Fairview Elementary School.
See SCHOOL, Page 8A
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Lottery officials said 76
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bers and won $373 each;
3,493 players matched three
numbers and won 13.50
each; and 45,135 players
matched two numbers and
won $1 each.
Wednesdays Powerball
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$70 million because no play-
er holds a ticket with one
row that matches all five
winning numbers drawn in
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HARRISBURG An April
flood, an August hurricane, a
tropical storm in September.
Could Nature throw anything
else at Rob and Karyn Bren-
kacs and their eastern Penn-
sylvania neighbors?
The couple and their three
children were forced from
their home on Yellow Breech-
es Creek when it flooded in
the spring. Three months lat-
er, they moved back after re-
pairs were made to their home
in Camp Hill.
But the homecoming cele-
bration didnt last long.
Hurricane Irene blew into
the state on Aug. 27, 2011, fol-
lowed within weeks by Trop-
ical Storm Lee.
Though the fall storms were
not the most damaging to hit
the state, their one-two
punch had devastating ef-
fects, said Ruth Miller, spokes-
woman for the Pennsylvania
Emergency Management
Agency.
A year after Irene, PEMA is
still working with local offi-
cials to process applications
for a hazard-mitigation pro-
gram that allows homeowners
to sell flood-prone properties
to the government, Miller
said.
Also still pending are thou-
sands of requests from state
and local agencies and certain
nonprofits for funds to pay for
debris removal, road repairs
and other disaster-recovery
work.
At least six deaths were
blamed on the hurricane. Its
lashing winds and rain
wreaked havoc on eastern
Pennsylvania, flooded creeks
and rivers, uprooted trees and
knocked out electrical power
to hundreds of thousands of
residents.
Less than two weeks later,
on Sept. 6, Tropical Storm Lee
arrived, bringing historic
floods and killing at least 12
people.
Jennifer Kocher, a spokes-
woman for the Public Utility
Commission, said 1.3 million
Pennsylvania electricity cus-
tomers were affected by Hurri-
cane Irene during the 12 days
it took to restore service. At
the peak of the power outages,
more than 750,000 customers
had no electricity.
The commission asked pow-
er companies in a follow-up
survey to rank the severity of
the hurricane.
All of the affected utilities
had it within their top five
worst storms on record, Koch-
er said.
Overall, the hurricane and
its remnants that blasted the
Caribbean, the eastern U.S.
and Canada rank among the
costliest in history. The storm
system killed more than 50
people and affected more than
110 million people living in the
15 U.S. states where deaths or
damage occurred.
Of the Pennsylvania deaths
blamed on Irene, three were
caused by falling trees, PEMA
says. Among the others, one
person drowned when she was
swept away by raging waters;
another fell off a deck and frac-
tured his neck, a third persons
death was described as related
to the power outage.
Damage from the hurricane
and tropical storm together
accounted for about $425 mil-
lion in losses covered by gov-
ernment relief agencies and
private insurers in Pennsylva-
nia.
Still, as tremendous as
those dollar amounts are,
damages from Hurricane
Agnes in 1972 would translate
to over $11 billion in todays
dollars, Miller said.
Irene was one of the worst
storms Allentown-based PPL
Electric Utilities has encoun-
tered, affecting 428,000 of the
companys 1.4 million custom-
ers and bearing a price tag of
$32 million to cover overtime
for employees working double
shifts, equipment replacement
and other expenses.
The experience under-
scored the need to improve
communications with custom-
ers and resulted in changes
that included expanding the
capacity of the companys call
center and hiring a vendor to
help manage calls during peak
periods, said spokesman Joe
Nixon.
We did have people having
trouble getting through to us,
he said.
When Tropical Storm Lee
was closing in in September,
neighbors helped the Bren-
kacs move their possessions
to higher ground taking
smaller items to the second
floor of the home and elevat-
ing furniture and appliances
on cinder blocks and makesh-
ift scaffolding on the first
floor.
For two tense days, the fam-
ily waited and watched flood-
waters creep toward the
house. Then the storm veered
in another direction and the
waters receded.
We were really lucky, Ka-
ryn Brenkacs said.
The Brenkacs now are fin-
ishing some landscaping at
their home. They enjoy the
pastoral beauty of their back-
yard and their proximity to
the creek where they can
swim, fish and kayak, she said.
Despite last years mayhem,
Karyn Brenkacs has a matter-
of-fact approach to any future
storm possibilities.
Im guessing the next time
it happens, we might be ready
to retire and downsize any-
way, she said.
Hurricane Irene among worst Pa. storms
AP FILE PHOTO
Debris on the flooded Schuylkill River collect in front of the historic Fairmount Water Works located
on the river below the Philadelphia Museumof Art on Aug. 28, 2011, in the aftermath of Hurricane
Irene in Philadelphia. The rains were hard but not devastating, but Irene left an impact on the state,
serving as a precursor to the deadlier and more dangerous Lee less than a month later.
Though Irene followed by Lee
had devastating one-two
punch in 2011.
By PETER JACKSON
Associated Press
LEWISTON, Maine The
weather world is full of high-
profile meteorologists like
NBCs Al Roker and the Weath-
er Channels Jim Cantore. But
the guy makingthe forecasts for
the Farmers Almanac is more
like the man behind the curtain.
Hes cloaked in mystery.
The publisher of the196-year-
oldalmanac, whichgoes onsale
this week, takes great pains to
protect the identity of its reclu-
sive weather soothsayer, who
operates under the pseudonym
Caleb Weatherbee. Calebs real
name and hometown are a se-
cret. And so is his age-old for-
mula used for making long-
term weather forecasts.
The mystery mans forecast
for the coming winter suggests
that people from the Great
Lakes tonorthernNewEngland
should get out their long johns
and dust off their snow shovels
because its going to be cold and
snowy. Its also supposed to be
wet and chilly in the Southeast,
and milder for much of the rest
of the nation.
Even just to speak to the fore-
caster, the almanac wouldagree
only to an unrecorded phone
call withthe manfromanundis-
closed location.
Its part of the mystique, the
almanac, the history, said Edi-
tor Peter Geiger of the current
prognosticator, the almanacs
seventh, who has been under-
ground since starting the job in
the 1980s.
The weather formula created
by almanac founder David
Young in 1818 was based on
planetary positions, sunspots
and lunar cycles. Since then,
historical patterns, data and a
computer have been added.
In an election season, the al-
manac dubbedits forecast a na-
tion divided because theres a
dividing line where winter re-
turns for much of the east, with
milder weather west of the
Great Lakes.
Scientists generally dont
think too muchof almanacs for-
mula.
Ed OLenic, operations chief
for NOAAs Climate Prediction
Center, declinedtoknocktheal-
manacs methodology but said
sun spots and moon phases
arent used anymore.
Im sure these people have
good intentions but I would say
that the current state of the sci-
ence is light years beyond what
it was 200 years ago, OLenic
said from Maryland.
In this years edition, the al-
manacs editors are contrite
about failing to forecast record
warmth last winter but they
suggested readers should go
easy on the publication and
on Caleb because nobody
forecast 80-degree weather in
March that brought the ski sea-
sona rapidendinnorthernNew
England.
Lets face it the weather
was so wacky last year. It was so
bizarre, said Sandi Duncan,
managing editor, pointing out
that NOAAandAccuweather al-
so missed the mark.
Indeed, NOAA and Accu-
weather didnt project the ex-
tent of the warm winter.
The Maine-based Farmers
Almanac is not to be confused
with the NewHampshire-based
Old Farmers Almanac. Both is-
sue annual forecasts, with the
Old Farmers Almanac sched-
uled for next month.
Forecast filled
with mystery
Farmers Almanac predicts
cold, snow for Great Lakes
to northern New England.
By DAVID SHARP
Associated Press
KINGS COMMUNITY SERVICE
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
K
ings College students shovel dirt at a Habitat for Humanity house site on Madison
Street, Wilkes-Barre, as part of a CitySERVE Day. About 500 students worked along
with team leaders from the faculty, administration and staff at various sites. Kings presi-
dent, the Rev. Jack Ryan, was among those at the Habitat site.
MISERICORDIA STUDENTS TRAIL BLAZERS
NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
M
isericordia University students sign up to work on sections of the Back Mountain Trail on
Saturday morning in Dallas. More than 600 students, including 522 members of the fresh-
man class, faculty and staff helped with the project as part of Orientation Day for Service 2012.
C M Y K
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HANOVER TWP.
Person stabbed in chest
One person was stabbed in the
chest around 9:50 p.m. Sunday night
outside an apartment on the corner
of Lee Park Avenue and Division
Street.
The victim was taken by ambu-
lance to Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center, Plains Township.
The name of the victim was not
available.
DALLAS TWP.
Alzheimers input sought
The Alzheimers Association Grea-
ter Pennsylvania Chapter will hold a
public input session to solicit views,
comments and perspectives from
stakeholders in the Alzheimers com-
munity to provide input on the Na-
tional Alzheimers Plan.
Northeastern Pennsylvania area
residents, including those living with
Alzheimers, their caregivers, repre-
sentatives from federal, state and
local government, the research com-
munity, health systems and long-
term care facilities are invited to the
session that runs from 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. Tuesday at the Meadows Nurs-
ing & Rehabilitation Center, 55 W.
Center Hill Road.
Registration is encouraged as
seating is limited. Please call the
Alzheimers Association at 570-822-
9915 to make a reservation.
NEWPORT TWP.
Community meeting is set
The Newport Township Communi-
ty Organization will meet at 6:30 pm
Tuesday at the Guardian Elder Care
Center in Sheatown.
The group is involved in a number
of community improvement projects,
such as a recycling program, the
cleanup of illegal dumpsites and
publishing a community newsletter.
All township residents are invited
to attend the meeting and join in this
effort to improve the quality of life in
the community.
The president of the organization
is Palmira Gregory Miller and vice
presidents are Tom Kashatus and Bill
Hourigan.
TAYLOR
Drivers are needed
The American Cancer Society is
looking for volunteer drivers to take
patients to and from treatment ap-
pointments in Luzerne, Susquehan-
na, Wyoming, Wayne, Pike and Lack-
awanna counties. Drivers need a
valid Pennsylvania drivers license,
automobile
insurance, a
clear back-
ground and
driver check.
Orientation is
provided. Vol-
unteer assignments are flexible;
transportation is needed during the
daytime hours Monday through
Friday. Drivers can drive use their
own vehicles or the American Can-
cer Society van where available. For
more information, please contact the
American Cancer Society at 1-888-
227-5445, press option #3 for your
local office.
PHILADELPHIA
Voter ID hearings on TV
The Administrative Office of Penn-
sylvania Courts said the Pennsylva-
nia Cable Network will broadcast the
state Supreme Courts hearings on
the voter ID law and the second
legislative redistricting plan on Sept.
13. Oral arguments are scheduled to
begin at 9:30 a.m. in the courts Phi-
ladelphia courtroom in room 456 of
City Hall.
The courts sessions held on Sept.
11 and 12 will be taped for future
airing by PCN.
PHILADELPHIA
2nd arrested in cop death
Police have announced the arrest
in Alabama of a second suspect in
the slaying of a Philadelphia police
officer gunned down on his way
home from work in an apparent
attempted robbery.
Philadelphia police spokesman Lt.
Raymond Evers said Chancier
McFarland, 19, was in custody in
Alabama on Sunday. He was wanted
in the recent slaying of Officer Moses
Walker Jr.
Capt. James Clark, head of the
Philadelphia police homicide divi-
sion, told reporters that police had
tracked the suspect to Alabama.
The Associated Press
N E W S I N B R I E F
HAZLETON -- An anniversary
alone was cause for celebration and
the move to a larger location just
added to the joy shared by the lead-
ers of The Dominican House of Ha-
zleton Inc.
They marked its seventh anniver-
sary Sunday night with a party at
Crystal Barbecue & Lounge on
Broad Street, not far from where the
non-profit organization will lease
space for computer and vocational
training, language and citizenship
and naturalization classes.
The lease is expected to be signed
this week for the first floor of a
building at 2 Broad St., Victor Perez,
president of The Dominican House,
said. The organization is accepting
donations of desks, chairs, comput-
ers, books and videos to be used at
the soon-to-be-opened center.
We are expanding our services to
give more opportunities to our peo-
ple, Perez said before the start of
the festivities.
He said he expected as many as
300 people to stop by during the cel-
ebration that ran from 5 p.m. to 9
p.m.
The organization, founded in Au-
gust 2005, has been operating out of
space on North Wyoming Street. It
started with about 50 members and
has grown to nearly 500. A core
group of 100 people pay member-
ship fees that support the training
open to all members of the Hispanic
community in the Hazleton area.
We are here for whoever needs
the services, Perez said.
He translated for Manuel Saldana,
the organizations first president,
who explained how The Dominican
House came about. It was neces-
sary that the Dominicans and Hazle-
ton City needed to create our orga-
nization to put everybody together,
Saldana said through Perez.
Other speakers at the event im-
plored the audience to spread the
word about the organization. They
spoke in their native language for
the Spanish-speaking audience.
Perezs father, Victor Perez Sr.,
translated for Robert Arias, the orga-
Making
milestone
change
The Dominican House of Hazleton
celebrates seventh anniversary.
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
See ANNIVERSARY, Page 4A
F
or the Williams
family of Tunkhan-
nock, back-to-
school shoe shop-
ping is no major debacle,
even though four children
are involved in the trip: The
family has it down to a sci-
ence.
Eleven pairs, mom,
Amy, 38, said of how many
shoes the family bought on
their first shoe-shopping
trip to Ginos Shoes Store
in Dallas earlier this
month. Sneakers for each,
and two pairs of dress shoes
for everyone except our
youngest, because hes only
in preschool.
The Williams kids, Scotty, 12,
Matthew, 10 Heidi, 7, and Sean,
4, were only a handful among the
droves of children who hit the
stores on the weekend for one
last final shoe-shopping crunch
before many of the area schools
let in. This time they were back
for soccer shoes.
Ginos was abuzz with custom-
ers early Sunday afternoon, but it
was all par for the course for Gi-
nocchetti family, who has been in
the shoe business for over 70
years.
Early August to mid-Septem-
ber is when you hit the school
shopping season, Vince Ginoc-
chetti, third generation at the
store and son of owner Jonathan
Gino Ginocchetti said.
Though there are many things
to cross off a school shopping list,
PETE G. WILCOX/THE TIMES LEADER
Matthew Williams, 10, is fitted for a new pair of soccer shoes by Vince Ginocchetti at Ginos Shoe Store in
Dallas on Sunday as Matthew and siblings Scotty, 12, far right, Heidi, 7, and Sean, 4, were out with parents
Amy and Scott.
If school shoe fits
Families hit the stores to find perfect pairs
Vince Ginocchetti of Ginos Shoe Store in Dallas checks for a proper fit
on a pair of shoes worn by Matthew Williams, 10, on Sunday.
By SARA POKORNY
spokorny@timesleader.com
See SHOE, Page 4A
LEHMAN TWP. -- Were
very thankful for whats not
coming out of the sky, said
Janis Winter, general chair-
person of the Arts at Hayfield
Summer Festival on Sunday.
She and 62 volunteers set
up to open the 28th annual
festival on Sunday at Penn
State Wilkes-Barre. More
than 2,500 visitors strolled
through more than 100 arts-
and-crafts displays enjoying a
Sunday afternoon with al-
most perfect late-summer
weather.
Last years festival was
quite different, she said. Due
to the hurricane-like condi-
tions from Tropical Storm
Irene , the campus was closed
and without electricity caus-
ing the event to be complete-
ly canceled.
This year was our come-
back, Winter said.
Winter has been involved
with the festival for the last
25 years and has chaired it for
the last 10.
She emphasized the Arts at
Hayfield is not a fundraiser,
but rather an event at which
local artisans, musicians and
crafters can showcase their
wares and talents to the com-
munity.
One shopper said there
were great deals at great
prices. Vendors sold hand-
made baskets, pet products,
wood carvings, jewelry and
accessories as well as home-
made desserts, jams, sauces
and dips.
Childrens activities includ-
ed crafts, a discovery play
area and a tour of the Fried-
man Observatory. Entertain-
ers provided a variety of mu-
Arts at Hayfield back as lively as ever
Last years festival at Penn
State W-B was canceled due
to Tropical Storm Irene.
By RALPH NARDONE
Times Leader Correspondent
See ARTS, Page 4A
HOW DO YOU suc-
cinctly capture the
essence of Luzerne
County government?
Not what it was,
but what it should be
in the future?
Thats what county
councils strategic initiative commit-
tee is pondering as it prepares the
countys first mission statement.
The committee will brainstorm
ideas for the statement and other
county priorities during its next meet-
ing, tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m.
Sept. 4 in the courthouse council
meeting room.
A mission statement is supposed to
briefly describe the purpose of the
organizations existence and what
actions it takes to fulfill this purpose,
according to the Seattle-based Munic-
ipal Research and Services Center.
The Internet is loaded with exam-
ples of mission statements adopted in
counties across the country, with
many promising transparency, fiscal
responsibility and a focus on the
health, safety and welfare of all citi-
zens within their boundaries.
A county in Michigan whittled
down its statement to once sentence:
The mission of Kalamazoo County
government is to provide responsive,
innovative and cost effective servic-
es.
Wednesday is Robert Lawtons
six-month anniversary as Luzerne
Countys first permanent manager
under the new home rule govern-
ment. Council plans to adopt a format
Tuesday to evaluate his performance
after hes been on the job a year.
Friday is Jim Bobecks last day as
county council chairman. Tim McGin-
ley assumes the leadership post Sept.
1 and has promised to try to build
consensus among his council col-
leagues.
Bobeck said he sacrificed personal
time for the chairmanship because he
wanted to help the new home rule
government get off the ground.
I hope the best and brightest of
JENNIFER
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L U Z E R N E C O U N T Y B E A T
Luzerne County Council prepares for first mission statement
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the county continue to involve
themselves more in helping the
county.
County tax claim operator
John Rodgers, of Northeast
Revenue Service LLC, did his
best to pump up sales at last
weeks back-tax auction.
When no takers surfaced for
several Jenkins Township par-
cels on a street named Paradise
on the River, Rodgers refer-
enced the exotic sound of the
locale, trying to drum up in-
terest.
One bidder offered a higher
price than needed for a proper-
ty in Hazle Township because
he mistakenly thought he still
had competition. Rodgers
urged him to stick with the top
offer.
The county needs money.
Well take all we can get, he
said.
A crowd of elected tax
collectors is expected at Tues-
days council meeting for a
discussion on the home rule
option to stop using them for
county taxes.
The county administration is
preparing a report outlining
the hundreds of thousands of
dollars in net savings that
could be realized by absorbing
the service in-house.
Several documents outlining
tax collection rates and sys-
tems used in other counties
have been posted on the coun-
cil section of the county web-
site, www.luzernecounty.org,
under Tuesdays meeting agen-
da.
Tuesdays council meeting
is at 6:30 p.m. in the Emergen-
cy Management Agency build-
ing, Water Street, Wilkes-
Barre.
The county administration
plans to present a detailed
report on the countys more
than $400 million debt Tues-
day, including options to re-
duce the load if non-budgeted
revenue windfalls surface.
Some of the outstanding
debt is locked into call protec-
tion that guarantees investors
a percentage of return for a
specific time period, prevent-
ing the bonds from being
called back or refinanced at
lower interest rates until the
protection expires.
Lawton said he wants the
public to understand how the
county amassed the debt so
past mistakes are not repeated.
County Councilman Harry
Haas asked for a discussion on
a potential skate park on land
near the courthouse during
Tuesdays council meeting.
County Chief Engineer Joe
Gibbons will outline options,
including the need to consider
ongoing maintenance costs.
The park idea came up be-
cause UGI Penn Natural Gas
Inc. has cleaned up contam-
ination on a 3.3-acre parcel on
Water Street in Wilkes-Barre
and is looking for a reuse that
doesnt involve structures that
could be flooded by the ad-
jacent Susquehanna River.
Skateboarders routinely
congregate at the River Com-
mon levee portal by the cour-
thouse.
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shoes almost always fall right
at the very top of it.
People do put a lot of
weight on the type of shoes
they buy, Ginocchetti said of
the accessorys importance.
They want to be in style,
make sure they have the new-
est thing.
That was the case with 10-
year-old Molly Moran, who
knew exactly what she want-
ed. She sat in Ginos, patiently
waiting to try on a pair of
brown shoes, her color of
choice for the season.
She is very specific, every
year, mother, Paulette, of
Swoyersville, said. Today
were looking for dress shoes,
and I hope we find them.
Paulette could breathe a
sigh of relief, as Molly seemed
content walking around the
store in a pair of flat brown
Kenneth Coles, a smile on her
face.
Though all ages look for
new kicks for the school year,
shoes for young ones can be
the trickiest to nail down.
Kids shoes are tough be-
cause their feet are always
growing and the sizes are
changing, Ginocchetti said.
Ginos now specializes mostly
in childrens shoes, making
sure to dedicate ample time to
each customer in order to find
the right fit.
Size was a problem for 11-
year-old Angela Simonetti.
Her mom, Casey, wasnt even
sure what size she would be in.
We tried shopping two
weeks ago and got frustrated
because it seemed like she was
a different size in everything
we tried on, Casey said. She
eventually ended up at Hum-
phreys Bootery and Bags in
Dallas, where the right mea-
surement was taken and she
and her daughter could shop
easier.
She has never been a fan of
shoe shopping, Casey said as
Angela stood by, nodding her
head in confirmation. It was
nice to be able to get in, get
out and, hey, hopefully we
wont have to do this until
next year.
SHOE
sic, juggling and martial arts
demonstrations.
Pia Somerlock, who oper-
ates the PS Pottery display,
said she has participated for
10 years and finds the festival
a good place to do business
and meet really nice folks.
The people who run the
event are very well-orga-
nized, she said. They are a
very friendly group.
She was pleased with the at-
tendance and the weather say-
ing she and the other vendors
she talked to had a good busi-
ness day. But, most of all she
enjoys talking to the shoppers
who have come by year after
year.
Even if they dont come to
buy something, they still stop
to give me a hug and say hel-
lo, she said.
In addition to the vendors
and entertainment, the event
included guided tours of the
historic Hayfield House con-
ducted by Janet Rosenbaum,
an employee of the university.
Winter lauded Rosenbaums
passion for the house, which
was home of John N. Conyng-
ham.
Adorned with European fur-
nishings along with historic
portraits of the family mem-
bers and their farm, the home
was a real showcase of the
day, Winter added.
She thanked the administra-
tion and staff at Penn State
Wilkes-Barre for providing the
venue for the event each year
as well as helping with the set-
up and clean-up afterwards.
She said the Arts at Hay-
field exists as a way for local
artists and crafters and the lo-
cal community to enjoy a nice
day.
ARTS
PETE G. WILCOX PHOTOS/THE TIMES LEADER
Hayfield House on the campus of Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman Township hosted the 28th
Annual Arts at Hayfield Summer Festival on Sunday. For CLICK photos, see page 1C.
Patrick Beisel, 9, of Shaver-
town, admires a stained-glass
piece of a parrot at the ven-
dors tent of Ed Jameson of
Nanticoke.
Frank Bevevino of Dallas
strolls with his grandchildren
Nick, 2, and Nellie Cramton, 3.
Caroline Duffy, 8, of Hunlock
Creek, has her face painted to
look like a mermaid.
HAZLETON A MinSec
inmate who did not return
from his community service
program and was wanted on
a charge of escape turned
himself in Saturday night to
Bloomsburg police.
Justin Lee Vaughn, 24, of
Hazleton, was taken into
custody around 11 p.m., the
Pennsylvania State Police
said.
He failed to return to the
community corrections cen-
ter on West Broad Street on
Thursday afternoon and a
warrant was issued for his
arrest, state police said.
HANOVER TWP. Police
early Sunday morning
charged Nicholas J. Vezo, 21,
of Park Street, Nanticoke,
after he allegedly assaulted
his mother, Denise Vezo, at
the Marion Terrace Apart-
ments.
Police said the son was
taken into custody around
1:50 a.m. and charged with
simple assault, harassment,
disorderly conduct and pub-
lic drunkenness.
He was arraigned by Dis-
trict Justice Donald Whittak-
er of Nanticoke and commit-
ted to the Luzerne County
Correctional Facility for lack
of $75,000 straight bail.
HANOVER TWP. A safe
containing cash was stolen
during a burglary at the
KFC restaurant on Oxford
Street overnight Sunday,
police said. The restaurant
was entered through a win-
dow smashed with a rock.
Anyone with information
about the break-in is asked
to contact Hanover Town-
ship Police at 570 825-1254.
HANOVER TWP. Irene
Yarnot of Monarch Road
reported Sunday the front
bay window at her residence
was damaged overnight.
WILKES-BARRE Police
are investigating a burglary
at the Fitness Headquarters
on East Northampton.
A front door was smashed
and the cash register was
stolen during the break-in
reported Friday.
WILKES-BARRE - Police
Saturday arrested George
Bauer after he allegedly
punched his wife Jeanette at
least 10 times in the head
on Hortense Street.
Jeanette Bauer suffered a
head laceration, police said.
POLICE BLOTTER
nizations secretary, saying,
We need you to tell your
friends and neighbors to help
us to help yourselves.
The junior Perez implored
the audience to get involved
and demonstrate that they
are part of the solution as in-
dustrious and enterprising
members of the community,
according to a translated copy
of his speech.
He urged them to respect
and work with local, state and
federal officials of this great
nation that has welcomed us
and gave us the opportunity to
have a better quality of life,
better education and opportu-
nities for our children. Do not
let anyone steal our American
Dream and turn it into a
nightmare, he said.
ANNIVERSARY
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Victor Perez Jr., president of the non-profit organization, spoke Sunday night at the seventh
anniversary of La Casa Dominica De Hazletonat Crystal Barbecue & Lounge
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N A T I O N & W O R L D
AMMAN, JORDAN
Syrian massacre claimed
B
ritain said Sunday it was deeply
concerned by emerging reports of a
brutal massacre of civilians in a Da-
mascus suburb where activists claim
more than 300 people have been killed
over the past week in a major govern-
ment offensive to take back control of
rebel-held areas in and around the
capital.
The British-based activist group
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said 32 more dead bodies were found
in the streets of Daraya on Sunday and
that they had been killed by gunfire
and summary executions.
Another activist group, The Local
Communication Committees, claimed
300 bodies were discovered Saturday in
Daraya and 633 people have been killed
there since the government launched
its assault last week.
INDIANAPOLIS
Taliban seeks group prayer
An American-born Taliban fighter
imprisoned in Indiana will try to con-
vince a federal judge that his religious
freedom trumps security concerns in a
closely watched trial that will examine
how far prisons can go to ensure secu-
rity in the age of terrorism.
John Walker Lindh was expected to
testify today in Indianapolis during the
first day of the trial over prayer policies
in a tightly restricted prison unit where
he and other high-risk inmates have
severely limited contact with the out-
side world.
Lindh, 31, a Muslim convert who was
charged with supporting terrorists
after he was captured by U.S. troops in
Afghanistan and later pleaded guilty to
lesser charges, claims his religious
rights are being violated because the
federal prison in Terre Haute deprives
him of daily group prayer.
SAN DIEGO
Quakes rattle California
Dozens of small to moderate earth-
quakes rattled Southern California on
Sunday, shaking an area from rural
Imperial County to the San Diego coast
and north into the Coachella Valley.
The largest quake, magnitude 5.3,
struck at 12:31 p.m. about three miles
north-northwest of the small Imperial
County farming town of Brawley, ac-
cording to Paul Caruso, a geophysicist
with the U.S. Geological Survey. It was
followed minutes later by a 4.9 magni-
tude quake.
An Imperial County sheriffs dis-
patcher said there were no reports of
damage or injuries.
CHICAGO
Docs OK circumcision
The nations most influential pediat-
ricians group says the health benefits
of circumcision in newborn boys out-
weigh any risks and insurance compa-
nies should pay for it.
In its latest policy statement on
circumcision, a procedure that has
been declining nationwide, the Amer-
ican Academy of Pediatrics moves
closer to an endorsement but says the
decision should be up to parents.
Its not a verdict from on high, said
policy co-author Dr. Andrew Freedman.
Theres not a one-size-fits-all-answer.
But from a medical standpoint, circum-
cisions benefits in reducing risk of
disease outweigh its small risks, said
Freedman, a pediatric urologist in Los
Angeles.
Recent research bolstering evidence
that circumcision reduces chances of
infection with HIV and other sexually
spread diseases, urinary tract infec-
tions and penis cancer influenced the
academy to update their 13-year-old
policy.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Witnesses: Sulfur smelled before blast
Members of a family walk on a street
Sunday as flames rise after an explo-
sion Saturday at the Amuay refinery
near Punto Fijo, Venezuela. Venezue-
lans who live next to the countrys
biggest oil refinery said they smelled a
strong odor of sulfur hours before a
gas leak ignited in an explosion on
Saturday that killed at least 39.
BERLINGermanys economymin-
ister has rejected calls for Greece to get
more time to implement economic re-
forms, saying in an interview Sunday
that Athens needs to respect the bailout
deal reachedwithits international cred-
itors.
Philipp Roeslers comments to ZDF
public television come after a visit by
Greeces primeminister toBerlinonFri-
day, duringwhichAntonis Samaras told
German Chancellor Angela Merkel that
his country needs time to breathe be-
fore it can make all the budget cuts and
reforms demanded as part of its (euro)
240 billion ($300 billion) bailout pack-
ages.
What the Greeks have asked for, half
a year or two years, thats not doable,
said Roesler, who is also the vice chan-
cellor in Angela Merkels coalition gov-
ernment. He added that time is always
money and all parties had agreed that
additional funds for Greece werent up
for debate.
Roesler, the leader of Germanys pro-
business Free Democratic Party, has
long taken a hard line on Greece. Last
month, he caused an outcry in Greece
by suggesting the idea of the country
leavingthe17-nationeurozonehadlost
its horror.
Those comments appeared to put
him at odds with Merkel, who has al-
ways insisted that Greece should re-
main in the euro.
But his latest views on the need for
Greece to stick to the agreed time plan
for reforms were echoed by German Fi-
nance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble,
who told a newspaper in comments
published Sunday that more time gen-
erally means more money and that
quickly means a new (bailout) pro-
gram.
Merkel has so far shied away from
making new promises to Greece. On
Sunday, she dodged questions on the
subject during an interview with Ger-
man public TV station ARD. Instead,
she insistedthat we are at a crucial mo-
ment in the fight against the debt crisis
and thats why I think we should all
weigh our words carefully.
The question of how to avert a Greek
debt default, which could spark a chain
reaction among other ailing European
economies, has preoccupied EUleaders
as they return from their traditional
summer break.
Germans give Greece mixed signals
Economy minister throws cold water
on hope for change in bailout deal.
AP PHOTO
German Chancellor Angela Merkel,
right, and German Economy Minister
Philipp Roesler, left, arrive for the
weekly cabinet meeting Wednesday.
By FRANK JORDANS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON Most Ameri-
cans say go ahead and raise taxes if it
will save Social Security benefits for
future generations. And raise the re-
tirement age, if you have to.
Both options are preferable to cut-
tingmonthlybenefits, evenfor people
who are years away fromapplying for
them.
Those are the findings of a new As-
sociated Press-GfKpoll on public atti-
tudes toward the nations largest fed-
eral program.
Social Security is facing serious
long-term financial problems. When
given a choice on how to fix them, 53
percent of adults said they would
rather raise taxes thancut benefits for
future generations, according to the
poll. Just 36 percent said they would
cut benefits instead.
The results were similar when peo-
ple were asked whether they would
rather raise the retirement age or cut
monthly payments for future genera-
tions 53 percent said they would
raise the retirement age, while 35 per-
cent saidtheywouldcut monthlypay-
ments.
Social Security is being hit by a
wave of millions of retiring baby
boomers, leaving relatively fewer
workers to pay into the system. The
trustees who oversee the massive re-
tirement and disability program say
Social Securitys trust funds will run
out of money in 2033. At that point,
Social Security will only collect
enough tax revenue to pay 75 percent
of benefits, unless Congress acts.
Lawmakers fromboth political par-
ties say there is a good chance Con-
gress will address Social Security in
the next year or two if the White
House takes the lead. Yet sofar, Social
Security has not played a big role in
the presidential election.
In previous polls, Democrats have
typically scored better than Republi-
cans on handling Social Security. But
the AP-GfKpoll shows Americans are
closely divided on which presidential
candidate they trust on the issue.
Forty-seven percent said they trust
President Barack Obama to do a bet-
ter job on Social Security, and 44 per-
cent said they trust his Republican
opponent, Mitt Romney. The differ-
ence is within the polls margin of
sampling error.
Up tax
to save
SS, poll
Respondents still divide about
evenly on Obama, Romney.
STATE COLLEGE Penn
State trustees Sunday ended a
two-day meeting on a positive
note, swapping ideas about
how the universitys looming
football season opener could
be usedas the vehicle for a pub-
lic-relations extravaganza.
Apresentationbythe boards
hired public relations consult-
ant sparked a spontaneous dis-
cussion about the image-re-
buildingpotential of the Sept. 1
home game against Ohio Uni-
versity, which trustees said is
likely to draw disproportion-
ately heavy national media at-
tention in the aftermath of the
Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse
scandal.
Anthony Lubrano and sever-
al fellow trustees urged dis-
playing messages on the score-
board, buying advertisements
and other gimmicks during the
game toremindfans not onlyof
Penn States athletic mile-
stones, but its solid academic
reputation.
When they walk into the
stadium why not prominently
display those successes? Lu-
brano asked the board. This
isnt football, were an academ-
ic institution. Why not display
that?
Well have a captive audi-
ence, said trustee Kenneth
Frazier.
Lubrano brought up the
Ohiogame after NewYorkpub-
lic-relations executive Richard
Edelman outlined his firms
multifaceted campaign to re-
pair the universitys image. It
includes a Faces of Penn
State piece that will promote
individual students, professors
and alumni on posters, Inter-
net postings and a video slated
to debut during the game.
Trustees also discussed on-
going preparations to recruit a
successor to Penn State Presi-
dent Rodney Erickson, who
plans to step down when his
present contract expires on
June 30, 2014.
The searchfor the next presi-
dent is slated to begin in early
2013 with the goal of selecting
Ericksons successor by early
2014. Erickson said he would
not participate in the search
but urged the trustees to cast
your net broadly and seek in-
put from diverse sources in-
cluding students, faculty and
alumni.
Penn State trustees see upcoming season opener as opportunity
By PETER JACKSON
Associated Press
This isnt football,
were an academic in-
stitution. Why not dis-
play that?
Anthony Lubrano
PSU trustee
M
IAMI Hurricane
warnings have been
issued for an area
stretching from
Louisiana to the
Florida Panhandle as Isaac churns
toward the Gulf Coast.
The warnings stretched from
east of Morgan City, La. which
includes the New Orleans area
to Destin, Fla.
IsaaclashedtheFloridaKeys as a
tropical stormon Sunday, bringing
rain and strong winds. But resi-
dents for the most part took it in
stride. However, preparations have
begun farther north as forecasters
warn Isaac could be a strong Cate-
gory2hurricanebythetimeit reac-
hes the Gulf Coast.
The U.S. National Hurricane
Center in Miami says Isaac is ex-
pected to hit somewhere between
southeastern Louisiana and the
Florida Panhandle either late Tues-
day or early Wednesday, the sev-
enth anniversary of Hurricane Ka-
trina.
Thestormwas predictedtopass west of Tampa, thesiteof
the Republican National Convention, but it had already dis-
rupted the schedule there because of the likelihood of heavy
rain and strong winds.
Even before reaching hurricane strength, Isaac caused
considerable inconvenience, with hundreds of flights can-
celed at airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. There were
scattered power outages from Key West to Fort Lauderdale
affecting more than 6,000 customers, and flooding occurred
in low-lying areas.
Wind gusts of 60 mph were reported as far north as Pom-
pano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale. But while officials
urged residents in southeast Florida to stay home, that rec-
ommendation was ignored by surfers and joggers on Miami
Beach and shoppers at area malls.
In Key West, Emalyn Mercer rode her bike while decked
out witha snorkel andmask, inflat-
able arm bands and a paddle, just
for a laugh. She rode with Kelly
Friend, who wore a wet suit, dive
cap and lobster gloves.
Were just going for a drink,
Mercer said.
With the ones that are brave
enough like us, Friend added.
AlongfamedDuval Street, many
stores, bars andrestaurants closed,
the cigar rollers and palm readers
packed up, and just a handful of
drinking holes remained open.
But people posed for pictures at
the Southernmost Point, while
Dave Harris and Robyn Roth took
her dachshund for a walk and
checked out boats rocking along
the waterfront.
Just a summer day in Key
West, Harris said.
That kindof ho-humattitude ex-
tendedfarther up the coast. Edwin
Reeder swung by a gas station in
Miami Shores not for fuel, but
drinks and snacks.
This isnt a storm, he said. Its
a rain storm.
Withalaugh, Reeder saidhehas not stockedupasidefrom
buying dog and cat food.
The forecast wasnt funny, however. Isaac was expectedto
drawsignificant strength fromthe warm, open waters of the
Gulf of Mexico, and with more uncertainty than usual about
thepath, ahurricanewatchwas ineffect fromeast of Morgan
City, La., to Indian Pass, Fla.
The storm, which stretched more than 200 miles fromits
center, was expected to make landfall as a Category 2 hurri-
cane, meaning top sustained winds of 96 to 110 mph.
The Gulf Coast hasnt been hit by a hurricane since 2008,
when Dolly, Ike and Gustav all struck the region.
Hurricane center forecasters are uncertain of the storms
path because two of their best computer models now track
the stormon opposite sides of a broad cone. One model has
Isaac going well west and the other well east. For the mo-
ment, the predicted track goes up the middle.
AP PHOTO
Shira Edllan Gervasi, of Israel, puts her name on plywood protecting a storefront in Key West, Fla., in anticipation of
Tropical Storm Isaac on Saturday.
Isaac bears down
People in Key West chill out despite soaking
AP PHOTO
Yoni Haim, left, and Jessica Yeshalek board
their storefront as they prepare for Tropical
Storm Isaac. Isaacs winds were felt in the
Florida Keys Sunday morning.
By MATT SEDENSKY
Associated Press
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In Loving Memory of
Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister,
Daughter & Friend - One year has
passed since that sad day, When the
one we loved was called away. Though
absent you are always near, Still
loved, still missed, still very dear.
Sadly missed by Family & Friends
June 26, 1953 - August 27, 2011
Pamela D. (Smith) Kaluzny
We think about you everyday
and miss you more than words
can say.
You were always there for us
and we never imagined life without
you.
Even though you are not here to
celebrate your birthday,
you are forever in our hearts.
Of all the mothers in the world, we
were lucky to get the best!
Happy Birthday to our Guardian
Angel.
Love
Tara & Tracie
In Loving Memory of
Donna McCutcheon
on what would have been her 60th
Birthday - August 27, 2012
Happy Birthday In Heaven
We know how much you loved
your birthday month.
We miss you so much.
Love, Peggy, John Jr. & Aubrey
8-27-54
John P.
Daniels, Sr.
BONSAVAGE Anne, funeral noon
today in the George A. Strish Inc.
Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St.,
Ashley. Mass of Christian Burial
at 12:30 p.m. in Holy Family
Church, Ashley. Friends may call 11
a.m. to noon.
BORUCH Carl, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today in the Joseph L. Wroblew-
ski Funeral Home, 56 Ashley St.,
Ashley. Mass of Christian Burial
at 10 a.m. in Holy Family Roman
Catholic Church, 828 Main St.,
Sugar Notch. Friends may call
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the funeral
home.
BYRAM Eleanor, memorial service
and calling hours 5 to 6 p.m.
today in the Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains
Township.
CARFI Emanuel, funeral 8 p.m.
today in the Sheldon-Kukuchka
Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga
St., Tunkhannock. Friends may
call 6 p.m. until time of service.
DESMOND Helen, funeral 10 a.m.
today in E. Blake Collins Funeral
Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-
Barre.
GULICK Elizabeth, funeral 10:30
a.m. today in Corcoran Funeral
Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Mass of Christian
Burial at 11 a.m. in Ss. Peter and
Paul Church, Plains Township.
Friends may call 9:30 a.m. until
10:30 a.m. in the funeral home.
KELLY Florence, funeral 9 a.m.
Tuesday in the Corcoran Funeral
Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter
and Paul Church, Plains Town-
ship. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
today.
MEIER Gloria, funeral 11 a.m. today
in the Richard H. Disque Funeral
Home Inc., 2940 Memorial High-
way, Dallas. Friends may call 10
a.m. until time of service.
NAGY John, funeral 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday in Kiesinger Funeral
Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial
at 10 a.m. in St. Michaels Byzan-
tine Catholic Church, Pittston.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
today. Parastas at 7 p.m.
PASSETTI Arline, funeral 9:30
a.m. Tuesday in the George A.
Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N.
Main St., Ashley. Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy
Family Church, Ashley. Friends
may call 6 to 8 p.m. today and
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
PIRILLO Mary Helen, funeral 9
a.m. today in Kielty-Moran Funer-
al Home Inc., 87 Washington Ave.,
Plymouth. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 in All Saints Par-
ish, Plymouth.
WILSON George, funeral noon
today in the Hugh B. Hughes &
Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Friends
may call 11 a.m. until time of
service.
FUNERALS
BETTYSTANKUS passed away
unexpectedly Sunday, August 26,
2012, at her residence in Garden
Village Apartments, West Pittston.
Funeral arrangements are
pending fromthe Howell-Lussi Fu-
neral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave-
nue, West Pittston.
MRS. JANE REGAN, 79 of Du-
ryea passed away Saturday, Au-
gust. 25, 2012, at Hospice Commu-
nity Care at Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre. She was proceeded
in death by her husband, Francis I.
(Pete) Regan; brothers, Joseph,
Alfred and John; and sisters Stella
Moskaitis and Alice Romanoski.
Surviving are son, Kevin, of New
York; sister Edna Wasilewski of
Elmhurst; brother-in-law, Edward
Romanoski of Duryea; nieces and
nephews; great-nieces and great-
nephews.
Funeral will be held Tuesday at
11a.m. fromthe BernardJ. Piontek
Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St.,
Duryea, with Mass of Christian
Burial at 11:30 a.m. in Holy Rosary
Church, Duryea, with the Rev. An-
drew Sinnott officiating. Inter-
ment will be in Holy Rosary Ceme-
tery, Duryea. Friends may call
Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the
funeral home.
R
etired Wilkes-Barre City Police
Captain Joseph Krawetz, of the
North End section of the city,
passed into Eternal Life early Sun-
day morning in the Kindred Hospi-
tal, Wyoming Valley following a
brief illness.
Born September 24, 1929 in
Wilkes-Barre, he was a son to the
late Gregory and Eleanor (Kwak)
Krawetz.
He was educated in the city
schools, graduating from the James
M. Coughlin High School and
earned an associate of art degree
from Kings College, Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. Krawetz furthered his profes-
sional education by attending the
Pennsylvania police academy in
Hershey, and the F.B.I. National A-
cademy in Quantico, Va.
He proudly served our country
during the Korean War with the
United States Air Force, earning the
rank of Staff Sergeant upon his hon-
orable discharge.
Mr. Krawetz began his career
with the city of Wilkes-Barre in
1963, serving the residents as a pa-
trolman. Over the years, he ad-
vanced to the rank of police captain,
servinginthat capacity under sever-
al administrations, and for all three
divisions of city police work. He was
former Captain of Detectives, Cap-
tain of Special Services and prior to
retiring, had served as Captain of
Patrol, with over 25 years of service
to the city.
In 1960, he married his best
friend, the former Dorothy A.
Abate, and together celebrated 51
years of married life on October 1,
2011.
He was a member of Saint Andre
Bessette Parish Community and
held membership in the Brookside
American Legion, Post 837 and the
Wyoming Valley Lodge 36 of the
Fraternal Order of Police.
Preceded in death by parents and
siblings, Josephwas the last remain-
ing member of his family.
Surviving, in addition to his wife
Dorothy, at home, are his children,
Gary J. Krawetz and his wife, Mari-
beth, of Dallas, and Linda A. Le-
Febvre of Ashburn, Va.; grandchil-
dren, Bret, Tyler, LaurenandAshley
LeFebvre; Jared and Julia Krawetz;
and by his special companion, his
Bischon, Buddy, of whom he was
remembered being seen with on
their daily walks in the neighbor-
hood.
Funeral services for Mr. Kra-
wetz will be conducted on
Wednesday at 9 a.m. from the John
V. Morris Funeral Home, 625 North
Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, followed
by a funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in the
Saint Stanislaus Kostka worship
site of Saint Andre Bessette Parish
Community, 668 North Main
Street, Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev-
erend Kenneth M. Seegar, pastor, as
celebrant.
Interment with Rite of Commit-
tal will follow in Maple Hill Ceme-
tery, Saint Marys Road, Hanover
Township, where military honors
will be accorded.
Relatives and friends may join his
wife and family for visitation and re-
membrances Tuesday from 5 to 8
p.m. A vigil service will be conduct-
ed Tuesday evening with Father
Seegar officiating.
In lieu of floral tributes, memo-
rial contributions may be made in
Capts memory to the Saint Vincent
dePaul Kitchen, 44 East Jackson
Street, Wilkes-Barre, or to the Lu-
zerne County SPCA, Fox Hill Road,
Plains Township, PA18705.
To send Capts family online
words of comfort and friendship,
please visit our familys website at
www.JohnVMorrisFuneralHome-
s.com.
Joseph Krawetz
August 26, 2012
T
heresa Cumbo, 91, formerly of
Pittston, passed away peaceful-
ly Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Wes-
ley Village in Pittston.
Born in Pittston, she was the
daughter of the late Phillip & Mary
Pettito Pirrelli.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Sam Cumbo, in 1981 and her
beloved son Charles, from Orlando,
Fla., in 2009; sisters, Anna Falvo,
Grace Fiore, Nancy Arnone, Eliza-
beth Pirrelli, Josephine DeAngelo;
brothers Charlie, Tony and Johnny
Pirrelli.
She is survived by her daughter,
Catherine Haduck, and husband
Charles fromDuryea; daughter-law,
Carol Cumbo, of Orlando, Fla.; four
grandchildren, Charles Haduck Jr.
and wife Donna of Annville, Pa.;
Charles Cumbo and wife Anita; Da-
vidCumbo, Theresa Myers andhus-
band Tom, all of Orlando, Fla.; five
great-grandchildren, Kristine and
Samantha Haduck and Michelle,
Anthony and Nicole Cumbo; one
great-great granddaughter, Kay-
leigh, 11 months old; sisters-in-law,
Jennie DeBella and Betty Pirrelli.
Alsosurvivingare manylovingniec-
es and nephews.
Funeral services are have been
entrusted to Graziano Funeral
Home Inc., Pittston Township.
The family will receive people
from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. at the fu-
neral home on Wednesday, August
29, 2012.
Funeral services will begin at the
funeral home on Wednesday, Au-
gust 29, 2012 promptly at 10:15 a.m.
AMass of ChristianBurial will be
held from The Nativity of Our Lord
Parish, (Holy Rosary R.C. Church)
Duryea, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday,
August 29, 2012. Celebrant is the
Rev. Andrew Sinnott.
Interment will take place in Mar-
cy Cemetery, Duryea, at the conve-
nience of the family.
For directions to our funeral
home or to submit online condo-
lences, please visit GrazianoFuner-
alHome.com.
Theresa Cumbo
August 25, 2012
A
ngeline L. Miles, 85, former resi-
dent of Hanover Township,
passed away on August 25, 2012 in
Mercy Center Nursing Care, Dallas.
She was born September 28,
1926, in Hunlock Creek, the daugh-
ter of the late Charles and Keturah
Harry Hartman.
She was a member of the Franklin
Street Primitive Methodist Church
of Plymouth. Shewas employedsev-
eral years by Rifkin Co. in Hanover
Township as a seamstress. Angeline
was a graduate of Harter High
School, class of 1944.
Surviving are her husband, Ar-
thur C. Miles, daughters, Denise
Gregory, Hunlock Creek; Debbie
Gill and her husband, Robert; sons,
David Whitesell and wife Barbara,
New Hampshire; Dean Whitesell
and wife Debbie, Hunlock Creek;
Dwight (Ike) Whitesell and wife
Bonnie, Hunlock Creek, sisters,
Roxie Gregory, Kingston, and Ger-
trude Barriale, New Jersey; broth-
ers, Elmer Hartman and wife Irene,
and Lauren Hartman and wife Ber-
tha A., both of Hunlock Creek, 14
grandchildren and 16 great-grand-
children, manynieces andnephews.
She was preceded in death by sis-
ters, Alberta, Fedelia, Felicia, Betty
Beatrice, and brother, Albert, and
step-daughter, Donna Miles.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 111
a.m. from the Clarke Piatt Funeral
Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Road,
Hunlock Creek, with the Rev. Gail
Kitchen officiating. Interment will
be in Benscoter Cemetery, Muhlen-
burg.
Visitation will be on Tuesday
from 6 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions, in lieu
of flowers, may be sent to Mercy
Center Nursing Unit, P.O. Box 370,
Lake Street, Dallas, PA18612.
Angeline L. Miles
August 25, 2012
H
elen M. Appel, 65, of Pittston,
passed away Saturday, August
25, 2012 in Hospice Community
Care, Geisinger South Wilkes
Barre, after a courageous battle
with cancer for the past nine years.
Born in Pittston, on August 29,
1946, shewas a daughter of thelate
Jacob and Catherine Karsko Mor-
gan.
She was a graduate of Pittston
High School. Helen was a former
member of St. John the Baptist
Church, William Street, Pittston.
She was employed as a lead
technician for the Social Security
Administration-WBDOC for 29
years.
Helen enjoyed spending time
with her family and engaging in
family activities.
She is survived by husband Ed-
ward Appel; daughter Alisha F.
Seely and husband Shawn, Plains;
granddaughter Jacinta Appel, Exe-
ter; sister Theresa Wozniak; two
nieces and one nephew.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 11 a.m.. at the Ho-
well-Lussi Funeral Home, 509
Wyoming Avenue, West Pittston.
Monsignor John Bendik, pastor of
St. John the Evangelist Church,
Pittston, will officiate.
Friends may call at the funeral
home Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m..
Interment will be in St. Marys
Cemetery, Hughestown.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to Traditional Home
Health and Hospice, 113 West
Drinker Street, Dunmore, PA
18518.
Helen M. Appel
August 25, 2012
S
usan P. Smith, 51, formerly of
Nanticoke, passed away Thurs-
day, August 23, 2012 at Regional
Hospital of Scranton following a
lengthy illness.
Born on July 13, 1961 in Astoria,
NewYork, she was a daughter of the
late Keith and Betty Jones Smith.
Early in life she resided in Nanti-
coke and graduated fromNanticoke
High School, class of 1979, and the
former Bradford Beauty School,
Wilkes-Barre. She had resided in
Colorado briefly and later in Mary-
land, returning to this area this past
April 19.
She was last employed at Dress
Barnas a manager andpreviously in
the commissary at Ft. Meade, Mary-
land.
Shehadbeenamember of thefor-
mer St. Georges Episcopal Church,
Nanticoke, and St. Stephens Epis-
copal Church, Wilkes-Barre. While
residing in Maryland, she attended
the Mountain Christian Church in
Joppa and the Severn Baptist
Church, Severn, Md.
Sue enjoyed arts-and-crafts,
stained glass, ceramics, sketching,
scrapbooking and stamping.
Surviving are her children, Mark
Sovyrda Jr., Miners Mills; and Faith
Sovyrda, Sugar Notch; sisters, Lynn
Boor (Dennis), Nanticoke, and Ja-
net Steele (Ron), Hanover Town-
ship; a niece, Shelley Newell Pegler;
a nephew, David Newell (Theresa
Uber); and great nieces and neph-
ews, Alyssa and Aiden Newell,
Blake and Tia Pegler, and Kira Uber.
Funeral serviceswill beheldFri-
day at 11a.m. fromDavis-Dinelli Fu-
neral Home, 170 East Broad Street,
Nanticoke, with Pastor Kenneth
Turley of First English Baptist
Church, Nanticoke, officiating.
Interment will be in Hanover
Green Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship.
Visitation will be Thursday from
7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family
would appreciate contributions in
Sues memory be made to Rain-
bows End Greyhound Rescue, 5521
Main Road, Sweet Valley, PA18656.
Susan P. Smith
August 23, 2012
C
arl J. Yachim, age 51, of Dallas,
diedunexpectedlySaturday, Au-
gust 25, 2012 at Geisinger Commu-
nity Medical Center, Scranton.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Carl was
thesonof thelateMichael andCath-
erine Kutzer Yachim.
He was a graduate of Wyoming
Valley West, Class of 1978, and Lu-
zerne County Community College,
Class of 1980. Carl was presently
working on a bachelors degree in
Business from Misericordia Univer-
sity.
A former resident of Forty Fort,
Carl moved to Dallas in 1982.
He was employed by Keystone
Automotive, Exeter.
Surviving are his wife of 30 years,
the former Donna Roberts, Dallas;
daughters, Stephanie Yachim, Be-
thlehem, andKaytlinYachim, Chap-
el Hill, N.C.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 7 p.m.
fromthe Harold C. Snowdon Funer-
al Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Sha-
vertown, with Deacon Thomas M.
Cesarini officiating. Friends may
call at the funeral home Tuesday
from 4 p.m. until time of service.
Carl J. Yachim
August 25, 2012
E
laine Novzen Adelson, of Laflin,
died Saturday, August 25, 2012,
withher lovingfamilybyher side, in
St. Lukes Villa, Wilkes-Barre.
BorninWilkes-Barre, she was the
daughter of the late Abraham and
Irene Pikarsky Novzen and was a
graduate of White Haven High
School, Mercy Hospital School of
Nursing, Wilkes-Barre, and attend-
ed College Misericordia. She was a
registered nurse for the VAHospital
prior to retiring. She was a member
of Congregation Ohav Zedek, a
member of the former Hochle Yosh-
er andother civic andreligious orga-
nizations.
Elaine is survived by her loving
husband, Mark H. Adelson; daugh-
ter Susan Rudofker, Laflin; son-in-
law, Joshua Rudin, Laflin; daughter
Robyn Steiner and her husband,
Ted, Wilkes-Barre; granddaughter,
Haley Rudofker; sisters, Lois Kliger,
New York City; Sheila Seeherman
and her husband, Stephen, Laflin,
brother, Martin Novzen, and his
wife Sandra, New York City; sister,
Estelle Kislin and her husband,
Louis, Scottsdale, Ariz.; brother-in-
law, Sy Adelson, Kingston; nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be held to-
day at 1 p.m. at the Rosenberg Fu-
neral Chapel Inc., 348 S. River St.,
Wilkes-Barre, with Rabbi Raphael
Nemetsky officiating. Interment
will be in Holche Yosher Cemetery,
Hanover Township.
Shiva will be observed at 146 Ma-
plewoodDrive, Laflin, 7to9p.m. to-
day; and 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Elaine Novzen Adelson
August 25, 2012
J
ennie Copeland, 89, of Laurel
Run, passed away on Sunday,
August 26, 2012, at the Timber
Ridge Health Care Center, Plains
Township.
She was born in Laurel Run on
December 7, 1922, a daughter of
the late AbramJ. andDruie Snyder
Belles. She was a graduate of
Coughlin High School, class of
1938. Jennie was a member of the
Laurel Run Primitive Methodist
Church and she was employed for
28 years as a candy maker for Stop-
ay Candies, retiring in 1998.
Jennie loved to square dance
with her husband, the late Richard
J. Copeland.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Richard J. Copeland,
in 2005. She was also preceded in
death by a son, Richard J. Cope-
land; a daughter, Karen Thomp-
son; grandson, Gene Edward
Hurst, and by a sister, Dolly Bur-
ridge.
Surviving are sons Edward
White, Marlboro, N.Y.; Lee Cope-
land and his wife, Gail, Marlboro,
N.Y.; daughters Sharon Hurst and
her husband, Sheldon, Valdosta,
Georgia; Sally Muzyka and her
husband, Paul, Bear Creek Town-
ship; daughter-in-law, Donna Co-
peland, Sugar Notch; 11 grandchil-
dren; nine great-grandchildren;
brother, Abram Belles, Wilkes-
Barre Township; nieces and neph-
ews.
F
uneral services will be held on
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. from the
Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89
Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. The
Rev. George Kropp, pastor of the
Laurel Run Primitive Methodist
Church, will officiate.
Friends may call onTuesday pri-
or totheservicefrom6to7:30p.m.
at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations may be made to the Laurel
Run Primitive Methodist Church,
3835Laurel RunRoad, Laurel Run,
PA18706.
Online condolences may be sent
by visiting Jennies obituary at
www.natandgawlasfuneralhome-
.com.
Jennie Copeland
August 26, 2012
LOS ANGELES Hollywood
may have runout of summer hits,
but an anti-Obama documentary
is helping to fill the gap.
Holdover movies easily topped
the weekend box office again, led
by Sylvester Stallones The Ex-
pendables 2 at No. 1 for the sec-
ond-straight weekend with $13.5
million.
The weekends new wide re-
leases were overshadowed by
2016: Obamas America, which
expanded fromlimited to nation-
wide release and took in $6.2 mil-
lion to finish at No. 8.
The documentary is a conser-
vative critique of what the coun-
try would look like four years
from now if President Barack
Obama is re-elected.
Released by Rocky Mountain
Pictures, Obamas America
nearly matched the $6.3 million
debut of the No. 7 movie, Joseph
Gordon-Levitts action tale Pre-
mium Rush, a Sony release that
played in more than twice as
many theaters as the Obama doc-
umentary.
The weekends other newwide
releases openedweakly. DaxShe-
pard and Kristen Bells road-
chase comedy Hit & Run, re-
leased by Open Road Films, de-
buted at No. 10 with $4.7 million,
and the Warner Bros. fright flick
The Apparition opened at No.
12 with $3 million.
The weak openings are typical
of late August, a dumpingground
for movies without much audi-
ence appeal as the summer block-
buster season winds down and
young viewers switch to back-to-
school mode.
But withless competitionfrom
Hollywood releases, it also opens
the door for surprise successes
such as Obamas America.
Its extremely rare for a docu-
mentary to break into the top-10,
but August canbealandof oppor-
tunity for smaller films, said
Paul Dergarabedian, box-office
analyst for Hollywood.com. Al-
so, theres the fact that this is a ve-
ry conservative film. Normally,
its Michael Moore-branded doc-
umentaries, the liberal documen-
taries that make all the money.
Obamas America opened in
a handful of theaters in mid-July
anddidstrongbusiness as it grad-
ually widened to more cities.
B O X O F F I C E
Anti-Obama
documentary
does well
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
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Editorial
This is done entirely privately.
One of the downsides of releasing
ones financial information is that
this is now all public, but we had
never intended to our contribu-
tions to be known.
Mitt Romney
The Republican presidential candidate said hes reluctant to release tax
returns because they reveal how much he and his wife have given to the
Mormon Church
IN THE current economic
situation, many people are
thinking twice before mak-
ing major purchases. Do I
really need that new car or
can this one get me through
another six months? Should
we buy a new refrigerator or just get our old
one fixed? One area where there should be
no room for debate is with higher education.
While it might be tempting to forego the
education in exchange for the instant grat-
ification of a full-time salary, without training
or education that full-time job will soon fall
short of providing the salary needed to keep
up with the rising cost of living. Everyone
needs some type of training or education
beyond secondary school in order to obtain a
sustainable income and therefore quality of
life. Community colleges offer many options
for acquiring the advanced skills necessary to
reach that goal.
Community colleges give students options
by ensuring that education is affordable.
With state and local funding and other grants
covering two-thirds of the tuition, communi-
ty colleges can offer two-year degrees at
economical rates. For example, students can
complete a full year of classes at Luzerne
County Community College for only $3,600.
Seventy-three percent of incoming students
receive financial aid. With the low cost of
tuition and fees, many LCCC students are
able to complete their educations with little
out-of-pocket expense.
Other options made available by communi-
ty colleges are the associate in applied sci-
ence degree programs, such as automotive
technology, culinary arts and medical reim-
bursement and coding specialist, just to
name a few. These programs allow students
to complete their educations in two years
and get into the workforce more quickly.
Through certificate and diploma programs,
students can fulfill their academic require-
ments even sooner. Non-credit career train-
ing programs such as nurse aide and phlebo-
tomy open even more opportunities for stu-
dents to get the advanced training that will
qualify them for better pay and working
conditions.
Through collaborative partnerships, com-
munity colleges also enable students to com-
plete two- and four-year degrees with flexibil-
ity. For example, LCCC has dual-admissions
agreements with four-year institutions grant-
ing full transfer of credits, and in some cases
guaranteed financial scholarships toward the
completion of the bachelors degree. Accred-
ited by the Commission on Higher Educa-
tion, Middle States Association of Colleges
and Schools, LCCC has articulation/transfer
agreements with more than 40 baccalaureate
degree-awarding institutions. In addition,
through the Young Scholars and Dual Enroll-
ment programs, high school students can get
an early start on their college educations.
Community colleges make higher educa-
tion possible for everyone. Higher education
makes a better quality of life possible. It not
only opens the door to opportunity in the
workforce, but it also enhances ones appre-
ciation and respect for art, culture, diversity
and lifelong learning. So when making a
decision on higher education, make the wise
choice. The cost of not obtaining a higher
education degree is far greater than the cost
of obtaining one.
Community colleges make higher ed possible for all
Thomas P. Leary is president of Luzerne County
Community College, based in Nanticoke.
COMMENTARY
T H O M A S P . L E A R Y
T
HE DECISION of the
Augusta National
Golf Club in Augusta,
Ga., to accept the for-
mer U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and the fin-
ancier Darla Moore as mem-
bers comes a few decades too
late. Still, it is a welcome sign
of progress and reflects the re-
ality of a changing world in
which excluding women is bad
for business.
Augusta, whichhosts the an-
nual Masters Tournament, is
more thanjust a private club. It
is where some of the most
wealthy and successful people
in U.S. politics, business and
society gather to network,
make deals and enjoy access to
privilege and power. Billio-
naires such as Warren Buffett
and Bill Gates are members,
along with many CEOs.
In the words of the author
Orin Starn: Its the country
club in America, and its the
place where golf and politics
and business are done.
Of course, private clubs in
theUnitedStates (andinCana-
da) are legally permitted to re-
strict their membership on the
basis of gender, provided they
do no business with the gov-
ernment and there are no local
laws prohibiting gender-based
clubs.
But Augusta National is so
much more than a place to
work on your handicap.
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
WORLD OPINION
Augusta moves forward
with inclusion of women
T
HE governments ini-
tiative to encourage
the National Health
Service to expand
abroad deserves support. Min-
isters want major specialist
hospitals to move into lucra-
tive overseas markets in order
to make money. That could
help subsidize those hospitals
work in the United Kingdom.
Critics say that such efforts
by hospitals wouldbe a distrac-
tion from their work here, es-
peciallyat a time of upheaval in
the NHS. Certainly no one
would want overseas oper-
ations to have that effect.
But there is no reason why
they should. Moorfields Eye
Hospital, for example, set up a
unit in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, in
2007, while Great Ormond
Street childrens hospital also
operates abroad. Such ven-
tures have not lessened the ex-
cellence of care offered here.
The broader point is to rec-
ognize the NHSs global repu-
tation, something that often
gets forgotten in stories about
waiting lists and funding wran-
gles.
There are plenty of prob-
lems, to be sure, but we also
have muchtobe proudof inthe
NHS, as reflected in Danny
Boyles inspiredOlympic open-
ing ceremony. People come
from all over the world for pri-
vate treatment in London hos-
pitals. If we can use that excel-
lence and that brand to raise
money abroad, that would be
positive.
London Evening Standard
NHS should head abroad
J
apans arrest of Hong
Kong-based activists
who illegally landed on
one of the disputed Sen-
kaku Islands in the East China
Sea triggered a wave of anti-Ja-
panese protests in China.
In Japan, the illegal landings
by Chinese activists provoked
angry reactions, prompting 10
Japanese nationals, including
local assembly members, to
land on the islet without gov-
ernment permission.
On the Takeshima islets in
the Sea of Japan, claimedby Ja-
pan and South Korea, the
South Korean government has
erected a stone monument
bearing the name of President
Lee Myung-bak, who recently
paid a visit to the disputed is-
lands. It was another thought-
less act by the country follow-
ing Lees landing on one islet.
Japan and its two neighbors
are againlockedinemotionally
charged clashes over territo-
rial disputes. How long can
such fruitless diplomatic rows
between the neighbors with
close ties continue? ...
It is vital for Japantokeepits
relations with both China and
SouthKorea firmly ona pathof
steady progress. Japanese po-
litical leaders need to think
calmly about what kind of re-
sponses to the situation would
be in the best interest of their
nation.
The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo
Islet landings spark ire
QUOTE OF THE DAY
PRASHANT SHITUT
President and CEO/Impressions Media
JOSEPH BUTKIEWICZ
Vice President/Executive Editor
MARK E. JONES
Editorial Page Editor
Editorial Board
MALLARD FILLMORE DOONESBURY
Natural gas use cited
for drop in emissions
A
t this point its becoming almost im-
possible to deny the environmental
benefits the increasing use of natural
gas is providing in the United States.
This was made abundantly clear in the
Aug. 17 article Carbon dioxide emissions
drop to 20-year lows, which highlighted
how natural gas utilization in the nations
power grid has enabled the U.S. to reduce
carbon emissions to their lowest levels in
20 years, dropping to 1992 levels.
The article reports how the news came
as a surprise to many of the worlds leading
climate scientists.
A spokesperson for Ohios largest elec-
tric utility summed up the situation rather
succinctly stating, It really is a reflection
of whats happened with Shale gas.
The news comes on the heels of earlier
announcements from the International
Energy Agency that show that the United
States has led the world in carbon reduc-
tions since 2006 thanks to the increasing
use of natural gas.
With natural gas development providing
millions of jobs, billions in economic activ-
ity, and cleaning our air while reducing our
carbon emissions its easy to see how this
resource is improving our lives for the
better.
John Krohn
Spokesperson, Energy In Depth
Northeast Marcellus Initiative
Dallas
Woman thanks everyone
who aided boyfriend
I
would like to give a warm and sincere
thank-you to all of the wonderful people
who stopped to help my boyfriend Dan
Kyte on Sunday, Aug. 5.
Dan appeared to suffer a severe heart
attack during the rainstorm at the Garden
Drive-in flea market at 10:30 a.m.
I never did get the names of the people
who were on hand and qualified to perform
CPR. They were like angels.
After many attempts to revive Dan they
continued to work on him in the pouring
rain. They didnt stop until the ambulance
arrived.
I wish I could thank you personally. And
to all of our other friends who were there, I
thank you, too: Warren, Annie, Christine
and family, Pat, Debbie and Ted, and all of
our friends.
We lost a good man, but I realize I just
gained a great family of friends.
Thank you, again.
Fran Stavetski and family
and Joan & Rich McAffee
Wilkes-Barre
Halt gun possession
and put end to violence
W
hen is violence going to end in Amer-
ica? It is not cool and needs to go
away.
Having a gun does not give a person
better status.
Alex S. Partika
Wilkes-Barre
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construction or renovation. The
decision should not affect local
districts major projects were ei-
ther completed or far enough
along to remain eligible for reim-
bursement. But it could put a
chilling effect on future plans to
upgrade or expand facilities.
Pa. budget cuts still sting
All of this comes in the wake of
steep state budget cuts that
prompted local districts to shed
scores of teachers and staff either
byfurloughor attrition, curtailing
programs andincreasingclass siz-
es. Couple that with an expected
spikeintheamount districts must
contribute to underfunded teach-
er pension funds, and many ad-
ministrators talk of facing the
myriad challenges in a fiscal
straightjacket.
And it comes as districts strug-
gletokeepupwithor at thevery
least, not get blindsided by rad-
ical changes in technology.
Doyoucurbcellphoneuseor in-
corporate it into the curriculum?
Is it time to replace those quaint
classroom notebook computers
withdigital tablets? Canyoucom-
pete with online cyber schools?
Are buildings wired for distance
learning? And how do you define
and curtail inappropriate student
behavior insocial media likeTwit-
ter and Facebook?
Some of the changes have been
coming for years. The idea of re-
quiring high school students to
pass a battery of subject-specific
Keystoneexamsinorder togradu-
ate has been promised and de-
layed since at least 2009.
The three tests mandated this
year were administered last year,
though the results had no conse-
quences. Nowtheywill. Aspecific
percentage of 11th-grade students
must take the test, and a percent-
age must score proficient or bet-
ter, withthat percentagerisingpe-
riodically until reaching 100 per-
cent.
Current high school students
do not have to pass the algebra,
biology and literature Keystones
in order to graduate, but the class
of 2017 will. They are expected to
take each test when the course is
completed, with the opportunity
to retest throughout their high
school years.
The class of 2019 will have to
pass those tests and a composi-
tion test, while the class of 2020
will have a test in civics and gov-
ernment added to the mandate.
Districts have been revamping
curriculumaccordingly.
Weve already workedonthis,
Hazleton Area Superintendent
Francis Antonelli said. Seventh-
and eighth-grade math courses
have been revamped, raising the
bar on expectations. They will be
taking pre-algebra or algebra I.
Common Core standards
The Common Core standards
have been in the works almost as
long. An initiative launched and
guidedbythestates, not thefeder-
al government, Pennsylvania was
the18thstatetoagreetoadopt the
standards in 2010. The idea is to
make sure students throughout
thecountrylearnthesamethings,
but how they learn it is left up to
state and local officials.
Pennsylvania is changing state
reading and writing tests to re-
flect adoption of the Common
Core standards during the next
three years, field testing new ex-
ams for different grades eachyear.
Newwritingtests will be testedin
grades three, four and five in Feb-
ruary, with those tests becoming
operational in 2014. Other exams
will be fieldtestedinother grades
in the following years, with most
of the newexams becoming oper-
ational by 2015.
In recent months Wilkes-Barre
Area School Districts outgoing
Superintendent Jeff Namey has
been warning the transition peri-
od will be very difficult because
schools are essentially trying to
teach to two standards, the cur-
rent ones and the Common Core
ones. The state Department of
Education website contends the
two are very similar, but Namey
said they are not similar enough.
The new teacher evaluation
system and the looming spike in
pension payments by districts
have also been in the works for
years.
As use of the evaluation system
ramps up, most district leaders
are finding it takes more time to
conduct the evaluations, without
anyreal financial support fromthe
state to compensate for that time.
On the plus side, many seem to
agree it fosters better cooperation
between teacher and administra-
tors, and charts a clearer path for
teacher improvement.
A state agency sets how much
districts must contribute into the
pension fund, and unless some-
thing changes, districts face huge
increased in coming years. Anto-
nelli estimates the changes under
the current proposal will increase
pensionpayments inHazletonAr-
ea from $2.8 million to $17.5 mil-
lion in five years.
And theres a another potential
siphon of district money: the
states new Opportunity Scholar-
ship Tax Credit program, which
allows businesses to get a tax
credit for money contributed to
scholarship funds that can help
some public schools students
switchtoprivate schools. The law
was signedlast month, andwithin
weeks three scholarship organiza-
tions were set up and 10 private
schools in Luzerne County had
signeduptotake advantage of the
program.
Technological challenges
Amid all the other issues, dis-
tricts are grappling with rapidly
evolving technology. Local dis-
tricts have started offering online
courses to students who other-
wise might be lured to publicly
funded, online cyber charter
schools.
Districts are also trying to find
ways tousemoderntechnologyin
brick-and-mortar classrooms.
Lake-Lehman took a giant leap
into world of hand-held tablet
computers this summer by buy-
ing350 iPads. The district hadex-
perimented with the devices in
two classrooms that went com-
pletely bookless and got positive
results, Superintendent Jim
McGovern said.
McGovern envisions a day
when students use their personal
digital devices notebook com-
puters, tablets andsmartphones
intheir daily school work. Its a fu-
ture Namey, at Wilkes-BarreArea,
is less confident will come soon.
We triedusingsmartphones in
the classroom, Namey said. The
biggest problem was the small
screens. Students spent too much
time scrolling through and deci-
pheringtext andimages onthelit-
tle devices.
They really need pad comput-
ers, Namey said. And theres no
way we can afford that.
And the challenges continue.
SCHOOL
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the New Orleans area on the
seventh anniversary of Hurri-
cane Katrina. That stormkilled
1,800 people and devastated
the city.
Were 100 percent full steam
ahead on Tuesday, said Reince
Priebus, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee,
expressing confidence the one-
day delay would be the extent
of the cancellations.
Despite concerns about the
weather, a mammoth pre-con-
vention celebration went on as
planned Sunday night, attend-
ed by thousands of delegates
and others who flocked to the
Rays major league baseball sta-
dium turned into a party venue
in nearby St. Petersburg.
Priebus said Romneys nomi-
nation would take place on
Tuesday, as would approval of a
conservative party platform.
The former Massachusetts
governor delivers his accept-
ance speech Thursday night be-
fore a prime-time TV audience,
thensets out onthe final leg of a
quest for the presidency that
spans two campaigns and more
than five years.
Polls make the race a close
one, with a modest advantage
for President Barack Obama.
For all the Republican at-
tempts to make the election a
referendum on the incumbents
handling of the economy, other
events have intervened.
An incendiary comment
more than a week ago by Rep.
Todd Akin, the partys candi-
date for a Senate seat in Mis-
souri, is among the intrusions.
In an interview, he said a wom-
ans body has a way of prevent-
ing pregnancy in the case of a
legitimate rape. The claim is
unsupported by medical evi-
dence, and the congressman
quickly apologized.
Romney and other party offi-
cials, recognizing a political
threat, unsuccessfully sought
to persuade Akin to quit the
race. Democrats have latched
onto the controversy, noting
not only what Akin said but al-
so his opposition to abortion in
all cases.
Now, Akins choice of words
isnt the real issue here. The re-
al issue is a Republican Party
led by Mitt Romney and Paul
Ryan whose policies on
women and their health are
dangerously wrong, said a re-
cent letter fromDebbie Wasser-
man Schultz, the chairwoman
of the Democratic Party.
The party also posted a Web
video that emphasizes the Re-
publican Partys opposition to
abortion and digitally alters the
Republicans Romney-Ryan
logo to say Romney Ryan
Akin.
Interviewed on Fox, his com-
ments broadcast on Sunday,
Romney said the controversy
over Akinhurts our party andI
think is damaging to women.
Romney spent the day in
New Hampshire, where he has
a summer home. Aides said he
was spending part of his after-
noon practicing his convention
speech with the use of a tele-
prompter.
Delegates markedtime as the
stormraked the Florida Keys to
the south of the convention city
en route to a projected landfall
along the Gulf Coast.
Somebody raised the pros-
pect of marathon Monopoly. I
favor the game Risk, but well
see, said Tom Del Beccaro,
chairman of the California dele-
gation. I think people will just
be ready for Tuesday and be
pretty energetic then.
Hundreds of miles away,
Romney said he was concerned
for the safety of those who are
going to be affected by the
storm, which is predicted to
worsen into a hurricane as it
heads for landfall along the
Gulf Coast.
In a presidential race defined
by its closeness, Republican of-
fice-holders past and present
said the party must find a way
to appeal to women and His-
panics, and they said the econo-
my was the way to do it.
We have topoint out that the
unemployment rate among
young women is now 16 per-
cent, that the unemployment
rate among Hispanics is very
high, that jobs andthe economy
are more important, perhaps,
than maybe other issues, said
Arizona Sen. John McCain,
who lost to Obama in 2008.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush agreed, saying that Rom-
ney can make inroads if he fo-
cuses on howdo we create a cli-
mate of job creation and eco-
nomic growth. If he succeeds,
I think people will move back
towards the Republican side,
Bush added.
Obama leads Romney among
women voters and by an over-
whelming margin among His-
panics, but he trails substantial-
ly among men.
The result is a race that is un-
predictably close, to be settled
in a small number of battle-
ground states.
An estimated $500 million
has been spent on television
commercials so far by the two
candidates, their parties and
supporting outside groups,
nearly all of it in Florida, North
Carolina, Virginia, New Hamp-
shire, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and
Nevada. Those states account
for100 electoral votes out of the
270 needed to win the White
House.
Republicans have made no
secret that they are eager to ex-
pand the electoral map to in-
clude Pennsylvania, Michigan,
perhaps running mate Paul
Ryans Wisconsin and even
Minnesota, states with 68 elec-
toral votes combined.
All four are usually reliably
Democratic in presidential
campaigns. Yet Romney has a
financial advantage over the
president, according to the
most recent fundraising re-
ports, anda move by the Repub-
licans into any of them could
force Obama to dip into his own
campaign treasury in regions
he has considered relatively
safe.
Making his case for the sup-
port of female voters, Romney
said in the Fox interview:
Look, Im the guy that was
able to get health care for all of
the women and men in my
state. ... Im very proud of what
we did.
CAMPAIGN
AP PHOTOS
Protest marchers move with a puppet depicting Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
during a march Sunday in Tampa, Fla. Hundreds of protestors gathered in Gas Light Park in downtown Tampa to march in demon-
stration against the Republican National Convention.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife,
Ann, arrive at Brewster Academy for convention preparations
on Sunday in Wolfeboro, N.H.
A newspaper headline is seen
on the floor of the Republican
National Convention in Tampa,
Fla., on Sunday, as weather
forecasts continue to show
Florida in the path of Tropical
Storm Isaac.
The convention starts today
with an abbreviated 10-minute
sessionduetoTropical StormIs-
sacs approach and concludes
Thursday evening.
Im sure it will be a very busy
time for me, Gordner, 50, said.
Its going to be all about the
economy; thats theNo. 1, 2and3
top issue.
He said he is looking forward
to hearing the GOP message of
howthe party will turn the econ-
omy around and create jobs.
The national unemployment
rate is at 8.5 percent, he said.
And the country has the largest
deficit in history. Gov. (Mitt)
Romney and (vice presidential
candidate) Paul Ryan have the
leadership ability to get a budget
done and get the countrys fi-
nances under control.
Gordner is especially interest-
ed in hearing New Jersey Gov.
Chris Christies keynote address.
Im incredibly impressed by
him, Gordner said. He has tak-
en over a very difficult situation
in New Jersey, and he has made
many difficult decisions.
Christie will be at a reception
that Gordner is invited to and he
looks forward to talking to him
one-on-one.
Gordner represents the 27th
Senatorial District, which in-
cludes parts of six counties, in-
cluding Luzerne.
Aaron Kaufer, 24 of Kingston,
is the Republican candidate in
the 120th Legislative District
who is trying to unseat incum-
bent Phyllis Mundy. D-Kingston.
He is attending the convention
with his two brothers, Seth, an
alternate delegate fromPhiladel-
phia, and Adam.
Ive always wanted to go to a
national convention, he said.
Whoknows, I maynever beable
to attend another.
Kaufer has a degree in govern-
ment/law and international af-
fairs from Lafayette College. He
said he looks forward to hearing
the discussions at the conven-
tion.
The partyis a groupof people
with many opinions, he said. I
want to listen, but I intend to of-
fer my opinions as well.
Kaufer said he enjoys political
conversations.
Im sure there will be plenty
of them at the convention, he
said. Political theory makes the
world go round.
Holly and Mike Anderson of
Dallas also will be in Tampa
Holly is an alternate delegate
who hopes someone doesnt
showupsoshe canstepuptothe
plate.
It will be a learning experi-
ence for me, she said. This is a
whole new thing for me.
Anderson, 27, saidshefeels ev-
eryone should participate in the
political process at some level.
This is an important election
year and I felt I needed to get in-
volved, she said.
AndersongraduatedfromDal-
las High School and she earned
an associates degree in applied
science from Luzerne County
Community College.
I guess you can say Im just
curious, she said. But Im not
interested in running for office
anytime soon.
LOCALS
Kaufer
The GOP convention will be held
in Tampa through Thursday,
when 2,286 delegates and 2,125
alternate delegates from all 50
states, the District of Columbia
and five U.S. territories gather
together to nominate Gov. Mitt
Romney as their candidate to run
for president.
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REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION
Gordner
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
Nucky Thompson, meet Jimmy
Buffett. And both of you gentle-
men, meet the Mohegan Indians.
An unusual arrangement is
coming soon to Atlantic City in
which the operators of Mohegan
Sun casinos in Connecticut and
Pennsylvania will buy a piece of
Resorts Casino Hotel and run its
day-to-day affairs.
The deal centers on a $35 mil-
lion expansion that will bring a
Margaritaville restaurant to the
casino, splashing palm trees and
parrots across its facade. But the
casinos existing Roaring 20s
theme, adopted to take advan-
tage of interest in the hit HBOse-
ries Boardwalk Empire about
Prohibition-era Atlantic City, is
staying, too.
The idea is to bring newexcite-
ment (and new customers with
their newmoney) toa casinothat
has struggled since nearly having
to close two years ago. The alli-
ance with the Mohegans and
their well-established casinos in
Connecticut and Pennsylvania
should give a big boost to Re-
sorts, which was the first casino
in the United States to open out-
side Nevada.
We are really excited about
this, said Mitchell Etess, CEOof
the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Au-
thority. Its a win-win for every-
one involved.
The arrangement must be ap-
proved by NewJersey casino reg-
ulators. A vote has yet to be
scheduled, but one could come
next month.
It became necessary following
the sudden death of Resorts co-
owner Dennis Gomes in Febru-
ary.
Margaritaville for Mohegans
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Associated Press
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NEW YORK Champion at
Wimbledon in both singles and
doubles. Winner again at the All
England Club in both events,
four weeks later at the London
Olympics.
Nobody would blame Serena
Williams if she felt worn down
by this years jam-packed tennis
calendar. She doesnt see it that
way, though
even with
the grind of
the U.S.
Open loom-
ing.
I look for-
ward to this, Williams said. Its
almost as like a launching pad
for what I want to do for the rest
of the hard-court season.
In a way, yes, Mondays start of
the years last Grand Slam ac-
tually marks something of a new
beginning the kickoff of a six-
month stretch on the hard courts
that winds down at the 2013 Aus-
tralian Open.
Call it mental gymnastics, a
creative way of looking at things
or whatever else might apply.
What cant be denied is that in
an Olympic year, the U.S. Open
considered the toughest test
in tennis even under normal cir-
cumstances is essentially the
seasons fifth major.
A lot of them, Jim Courier
said, are running on fumes.
Indeed, many top players have
had to double down on their fit-
ness and find new, creative ways
of organizing their schedules to
get ready for what they hope will
be a two-week grind in the fish-
T E N N I S
AP PHOTO
Serena Williams has already
won two Wimbledon titles and
two gold medals this year.
Serenas
long year
nears end
The U.S. Open, the final major
of the tennis season, starts
today in New York.
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
See OPEN, Page 5B
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Coverage
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ALLENTOWN -- Something
seemed strange.
Runners were reaching scoring
position for Scranton/Wilkes-
Barres leading RBI guy, and sud-
denly, he was stranding themthere.
Until it really counted.
Thats when Brandon Laird
picked up his intensity, and pulled
the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yan-
kees to the brink of a division title.
Laird socked a go-ahead, two-run
single in the top of the seventh in-
ning Sunday, then scored in the
ninth inning as the Yankees put
away a 6-2 victory over Lehigh Val-
ley with a three-run ninth inning.
First two at-bats I was kind of
frustrated, Laird said.
But he left Lehigh Valley livid in
the clutch.
With the Yankees down a run
with two outs and runners at sec-
ond and third in the seventh, Laird
lined an 0-2 pitch into center field
for a 3-2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
lead.
I knewI could probably come up
with a big opportunity, said Laird,
who drove home his 86th and 87th
runs of the season with his go-ahead
blow. I shortened my swing and
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YANKEES
2
IRONPIGS
I N T E R N AT I O N A L L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
Yankees magic number down to 2
Brandon Laird comes up big in
victory over Lehigh Valley.
By PAUL SOKOLOSKI
psokoloski@timesleader.com
See YANKEES, Page 5B
RENTON, Wash. Terrell
Owens NFLreturnlastedless than
three weeks.
Owens was released by the Seattle Sea-
hawks on Sunday, part of the league-man-
dated roster reductions from 90 to 75 play-
ers.
The 38-year-old posted a message on his
Twitter account shortly before 11 a.m. PDT
that he had been released and the Seahawks
made the move official later in the after-
noon.
Im no longer a Seahawk. I THANK the
organization 4 the opportunity, Im truly
blessedbeyondbelief. My FAITHis intact &
will NOT waiver.
Owens wasnt the only veteran to get cut
by the Seahawks. Offensive linemen Deuce
Lutui and Alex Barron both had their veter-
an contracts terminated, while
Seattle waived/injured defensive
back Roy Lewis (knee), tight end
Cameron Morrah (toe), defensive
tackle Pep Levingston (knee) and
linebacker Jamison Konz (shoulder).
Owens signeda one-year deal withSeattle
(No. 22 in APPro32) on Aug. 7, following a
sterling workout that had coaches and Sea-
hawks staff raving about how good he
lookedfor havingnot playedanNFLgame in
more than 18 months.
He signedjust before Seattles first presea-
son game and made his debut in the second
week against Denver.
But his preseason performance was more
notable for the passes he dropped than any-
thing he caught.
Owens dropped a potential 46-yard touch-
down against Denver on a perfect throw
from Matt Flynn.
AP PHOTO
Terrell Owens announced on his Twitter account Sunday
morning that he had been released by the Seattle Se-
hawks.
N F L
T.O. tweets hes no longer with Seahawks
Im no
longer a
Seahawk. I
THANK the
organiza-
tion 4 the
opportuni-
ty, Im
truly
blessed
beyond
belief.
Terrell Owens
on Twitter
By TIMBOOTH
AP Sports Writer INSIDE
NFL roundup,
Page 4B
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Arms
outstretched in the air with a smile from
ear-to-ear, Noriatsu Osaka couldnt con-
tain his glee.
Neither could his teammates from To-
kyo after Osakas third home run of the
game put an exclamation point on Ja-
pans 12-2 victory over Tennessee in five
innings in the Little League World Series
title game Sunday.
The 12-year-old Osaka added a triple
for good measure, too, to top off his 4-
for-4 afternoon. In a symbolic gesture, Ja-
pans players jogged the traditional post-
game victory lap carrying the flags for
both their home country and the United
States.
We had such a great time in Pennsyl-
vania and we really played a good game
today. It was kind of a, Thanks, Osaka
said through an interpreter.
Starter Kotaro Kiyomiya struck out
eight in four innings and added an RBI
single for Japan. The game ended in the
fifth after Osakas third homer made it a
10-run game.
We thought we played the best in the
tournament so far, especially to win by
the10-run rule in the finals, said12-year-
old Rintaro Hirano, who homered in the
fourth to make it 10-1.
A day after pounding out a 24-16 win
over California in the U.S. title game, the
Goodlettsville, Tenn., sluggers could on-
ly muster two hits solo shots by Brock
Myers and Lorenzo Butler.
It was a bittersweet final game for two
teams that grew close during their two
L I TTL E L EAGUE WORL D SERI ES
TKO from Tokyo
AP PHOTO
Tokyos Noriatsu Osaka, right, celebrates with Satoru Aoyama, left, after hitting a two-run home run against Goodletts-
ville, Tenn., in the fifth inning of the Little League World Series championship game in South Williamsport Sunday.
Slugger smacks three homers for Japan
By GENARO C. ARMAS
AP Sports Writer
See SERIES, Page 5B
When the Tryba Preseason
Invitational begins today with a
9 a.m. shotgun start at Fox Hill
Country Club, a new champion
is guaranteed to be crowned.
For the first time since 2007,
someone
other than
Pittston Ar-
eas Brandon
Matthews
will walk
away with a
victory.
Now, that the Patriot great is
at Temple to continue his ath-
letic and academic career, Pitt-
ston Area coach Len Benfante
is hoping his personal streak
continues this afternoon. It
would also be a fitting end to a
successful career for Benfante,
who is in his final season after
leading the team for 23 years.
Ryan Tracy and Chris Lynch
are two Patriots who have legit-
imate chances of winning the
event and extending their
coachs stretch. Tracy is one of
the top golfers in the Wyoming
Valley Conference, while Lynch
has posted solid scores early on
for his team.
I was thinking about pack-
ing it in after Brandon but these
seniors made it easy to come
back, Benfante said.
It would be really special if
they were to do that. To go out
on a note like that would be a
thrill. I would really love to see
one of the kids do that that
would be great.
There will be stiff competi-
tion for the PA duo, including
Holy Redeemers Mariano
Medico and Chase Makowski,
who both are coming off ap-
pearances in a national tourna-
ment in North Carolina and are
two of the elite in the league.
Coughlins Shamus Gartley,
who was a regional qualifier in
2010 and Wyoming Valley
Wests Chris McCue are two
other favorites and Fox Hill is
their home course.
In the team competition, Ho-
ly Redeemer is a strong favorite
to claim its third straight tour-
nament title. Coughlin has
been playing well to open the
season and, along with Wyom-
H . S . G O L F
Someone
different
will rule
tourney
Brandon Matthews, now
playing at Temple, won every
Tryba Invitational since 2007.
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
drosengrant@timesleader.com
See GOLF, Page 5B
Inside
Team-by-team
capsules,
Page 5B
K
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BASEBALL
Favorite Odds Underdog
American League
RED SOX -$118 Royals
ORIOLES -$107 White Sox
As -$135 INDIANS
YANKEES -$190 Blue Jays
Rays -$120 RANGERS
Mariners -$165 TWINS
National League
Cards -$120 PIRATES
Brewers -$130 CUBS
Dodgers -$170 ROCKIES
DBACKS -$110 Reds
Braves -$148 PADRES
College Football
Favorite Points Underdog
Thursday
S Carolina 7 VANDERBILT
C Florida 23.5 AKRON
BALL ST 3.5 E Michigan
s-Texas A&M 7 LA TECH
CONNECTICUT 25.5 Massachusetts
Ucla 16 RICE
BYU 13.5 Washington St
Minnesota 8 UNLV
S ALABAMA 6 Tx-S Antonio
Friday
a-Tennessee 4 Nc State
MICHIGAN ST 7 Boise St
STANFORD 25.5 San Jose St
Saturday
i-Notre Dame 16.5 Navy
W VIRGINIA 24 Marshall
PENN ST 6.5 Ohio U
Northwestern 1 SYRACUSE
OHIO ST 22.5 Miami-Ohio
ILLINOIS 9.5 W Michigan
Tulsa 1 IOWA ST
CALIFORNIA 11.5 Nevada
NEBRASKA 17.5 So Miss
BOSTON COLL 1 Miami-Fla
c-Iowa 6.5 No Illinois
d-Colorado 5.5 Colorado St
GEORGIA 37.5 Buffalo
FLORIDA 29 Bowling Green
TEXAS 28.5 Wyoming
HOUSTON 37.5 Texas St
a-Clemson 3 Auburn
USC 38.5 Hawaii
ar-Alabama 12 Michigan
Rutgers 17.5 TULANE
Oklahoma 30.5 UTEP
ARIZONA 10.5 Toledo
WASHINGTON 14.5 San Diego St
Troy 5.5 UAB
DUKE 4 Florida Intl
LSU 43.5 N Texas
OREGON 35.5 Arkansas St
September 2
LOUISVILLE 4.5 Kentucky
BAYLOR 11 Smu
September 3
VA TECH 7.5 Ga Tech
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODYA
H.S. GIRLS TENNIS
Hanover Area at Wyoming Valley West
GAR at Coughlin
Dallas at Crestwood
Berwick at Pittston Area
MMI Prep at Tunkhannock
Holy Redeemer at Wyoming Area
Hazleton Area at Wyoming Seminary
WEDNESDAY
H.S. GOLF
Crestwood at Hazleton Area
Wyoming Valley West at Berwick
Pittston Area at Dallas
Coughlin at Tunkhannock
Wyoming Area at Wyoming Seminary
GAR at Meyers
Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area
MMI Prep at Nanticoke
H.S. GIRLS TENNIS
Dallas at Holy Redeemer
Crestwood at MMI Prep
Coughlin at Pittston Area
Wyoming Valley West at Tunkhannock
Wyoming Seminary at Wyoming Area
Berwick at Hanover Area
GAR at Hazleton Area
FRIDAY
H.S. FOOTBALL
(All games 7 p.m.)
Berwick at Crestwood
Central Mountain at Williamsport
Hazleton Area at Scranton
Holy Redeemer at Northwest
Lakeland at GAR
Mid Valley at Hanover Area
Nanticoke at Lackawanna Trail
Old Forge at Lake-Lehman
Scranton Prep at Wyoming Area
H.S. FIELD HOCKEY
Abington Heights at Wallenpaupack
Delaware Valley at Dallas
Holy Redeemer at Wyoming Area
Lackawanna Trail at Hazleton Area
Lake-Lehman at Crestwood
Wyoming Seminary at Honesdale
Wyoming Valley West at Nanticoke
H.S. GOLF
Wyoming Valley West at Pittston Area
Hazleton Area at Dallas
Berwick at Tunkhannock
Crestwood at Coughlin
GAR at Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Area at Holy Redeemer
Nanticoke at Hanover Area
Lake-Lehman at MMI Prep
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
Nanticoke at Berwick
MMI Prep at GAR
Wyoming Valley West at Hazleton Area
Lake-Lehman at Pittston Area
Holy Redeemer at Tunkhannock
Hanover Area at Wyoming Area
Dallas at Crestwood
H.S. GIRLS SOCCER
Crestwood at Dallas
GAR at MMI Prep
Berwick at Nanticoke
Wyoming Area at Hanover Area
Tunkhannock at Holy Redeemer
Hazleton Area at Wyoming Valley West
Meyers at Coughlin
Pittston Area at Lake-Lehman
H.S. GIRLS TENNIS
Crestwood at GAR
Coughlin at Hanover Area
Wyoming Valley West at Hazleton Area
Wyoming Seminary at Holy Redeemer
Wyoming Area at MMI Prep
Tunkhannock at Pittston Area
Berwick at Dallas
H.S. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Berwick at Dallas
Tunkhannock at Nanticoke
MMI Prep at North Pocono
Pittston Area at Holy Redeemer
Coughlin at GAR
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Wilkes at Misericordia, 5 p.m.
Kings at Misericordia, 6 p.m.
Misericordia at Misericordia Invitational, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
SUNY Geneseo at Wilkes, 3 p.m.
Keystone College at Kings, 4 p.m.
Gwynedd-Mercy at Misericordia, 7 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER
Ursinus at Misericordia, 4 p.m.
McDaniel College at Kings, 7 p.m.
Keystone at Wilkes, 8 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER
Misericordia at Swarthmore, 4 p.m.
Wilkes at Muhlenberg, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Wilkes at Greyhound Premiere Invitational, 4 p.m.
Kings at Moravian Tournament, 4 p.m.
Gwynedd-Mercy at Misericordia, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
H.S. FOOTBALL
Meyers at Holy Cross, 1 p.m.
Pittston Area at Abington Heights, 1 p.m.
Wyoming Valley West at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Tunkhannock at Coughlin, 7 p.m.
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
Meyers at Wyoming Seminary
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Wilkes at Morrisville State, noon
Kings at William Patterson, 1 p.m.
Misericordia at Gettysburg, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Virginia Wesleyan at Misericordia, 1 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER
Farmingdale State at Kings, 3:30 p.m.
Wilkes at Moravian, 4 p.m.
Susquehanna at Kings, 6 p.m.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Wilkes at Greyhound Premiere Invitational, 10 a.m.
Kings at Moravian Tournament, 10 a.m.
SUNDAY
Misericordia at Bryn Mawr, 1 p.m.
W H A T S O N T V
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN Edmonton at Toronto
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ROOT St. Louis at Pittsburgh
YES Toronto at N.Y. Yankees
8 p.m.
ESPN Tampa Bay at Texas
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
SE2, WYLN Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Val-
ley
NFL
1 p.m.
NFL Preseason, Houston at New Orleans (tape)
4 p.m.
NFL Preseason, Pittsburgh at Buffalo (tape)
TENNIS
1 p.m.
ESPN2 U.S. Open, first round, at New York
7 p.m.
ESPN2 U.S. Open, first round, at New York
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOXAdded 1B James Loney to
the active roster. Optioned OF Che-Hsuan Lin to
Pawtucket (IL). Recalled RHP Pedro Beato from
Pawtucket.
TEXAS RANGERSReinstated RHP Koji Uehara
from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Tanner Schep-
pers to Round Rock (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSTraded LHP Joe
Saunders to Baltimore for RHP Matt Lindstrom and
cash considerations or a player to be named.
PITTSBURGH PIRATESAdded LHP Hisanori
Takahashi to the active roster. Placed RHP Chad
Qualls on the 15-day DL.
American Association
ST. PAUL SAINTSReleased C Jay Slick.
Can-Am League
ROCKLAND BOULDERSTraded RHP Bobby
Blevins to Long Island for a player to be named. Re-
leased INF Jose Reyes, INF Gabe Martinez and
RHP Julio Santana.
BASKETBALL
Women's National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON MYSTICSSigned F Iziane Cas-
tro Marques.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENSWaived K Billy Cundiff.
BUFFALOBILLSReleasedLBDanny Batten, WR
DavidClowney, DESeanFerguson, CBPrinceMill-
er, TEFendi Onobun, DTJay Ross, WRDerek Ses-
sion, DB Nick Sukay and G Jake Vermiglio. Placed
TE Mike Caussin on the physically unable to per-
formlist. Released DBJosh Nesbitt frominjured re-
serve after reaching an injury settlement.
CHICAGO BEARSWaived DE Thaddeus Gib-
son, LB K.C. Asiodu, QB Matt Blanchard, S Trevor
Coston, WR Terriun Crump, WR Chris Summers,
DE Derek Walker. Waived/injured LB Adrien Cole
and GNick Pieschel. Terminated the contract of DT
John McCargo. Placed WRJohnny Knox the phys-
ically unable to perform list and S Brandon Hardin
on the injured reserve list.
CLEVELANDBROWNSWaived OL Jake Ander-
son, OL Matt Cleveland, DB Emanuel Davis, LB Jo-
Jo Dickson, PSpencer Lanning, WRCarlton Mitch-
ell, WR Bert Reed, WR Jermaine Saffold and WR
Owen Spencer.
INDIANAPOLISCOLTSAcquiredCBVontaeDa-
vis from Miami for a 2013 second-round pick and a
conditional 2013 late-round pick.
NEWYORKJETSWaivedGTerrenceCampbell,
LS Derek Chard, DT Matt Hardison, WR Dexter
Jackson, CBLeQuan Lewis, SMarcus Lott and WR
Raymond Webber.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKSWaived/Injured LB Ja-
meson Konz, DE Pep Levingston, DB Roy Lewis
and TE Cameron Morrah Waived WR Phil Bates,
OTEdawnCoughman, CBDonny Lisowski, CBRon
Parker and RB Tyrell Sutton. Terminated Contract
of OT Alex Barron, G Deuce Lutui and WR Terrell
Owens.
TENNESSEETITANSWaived P-KWill Batson, G
George Bias, WR Chase Deadder, RB Herb Do-
naldson, WRLaQuinton Evans, WRMarcus Harris,
TE Joey Haynos, OT Jonathan Palmer, S Christian
Scott, QB Nick Stephens and C William Vlachos.
COLLEGE
NOTRE DAMESuspended senior RB Cierre
Wood two games for violating team rules.
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
At A Glance
All Times EDT
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(Yankees) ................................ 80 57 .584
Pawtucket (Red Sox) ............. 73 63 .537 6
1
2
Lehigh Valley (Phillies).......... 73 64 .533 7
Rochester (Twins).................. 68 69 .496 12
Syracuse (Nationals) ............. 65 71 .478 14
1
2
Buffalo (Mets) ......................... 64 73 .467 16
South Division
W L Pct. GB
z-Charlotte (White Sox)......... 79 57 .581
Norfolk (Orioles)..................... 68 69 .496 11
1
2
Durham (Rays) ....................... 65 72 .474 14
1
2
Gwinnett (Braves) .................. 61 75 .449 18
West Division
W L Pct. GB
z-Indianapolis (Pirates) ........... 82 54 .603
Columbus (Indians) ................. 69 67 .507 13
Toledo (Tigers) ........................ 58 78 .426 24
Louisville (Reds) ...................... 50 86 .368 32
z-clinched playoff spot
Saturday's Games
Buffalo 5, Rochester 3
Lehigh Valley 9, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5
Toledo 5, Louisville 1
Syracuse 1, Gwinnett 0
Durham 5, Norfolk 3
Indianapolis 8, Columbus 6
Pawtucket 4, Charlotte 3
Sunday's Games
Buffalo 1, Rochester 0, 1st game
Columbus 5, Indianapolis 3
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6, Lehigh Valley 2
Pawtucket 5, Charlotte 4
Rochester 11, Buffalo 9, 2nd game
Syracuse 7, Gwinnett 0
Durham 4, Norfolk 3
Louisville at Toledo, (n)
Monday's Games
Rochester at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m.
Pawtucket at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Syracuse at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Rochester at Buffalo, 6:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Toledo, 6:30 p.m.
Pawtucket at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.
Durham at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Syracuse at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.
E A S T E R N
L E A G U E
At A Glance
All Times EDT
Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) ................. 76 58 .567
Reading (Phillies)................... 71 62 .534 4
1
2
New Britain (Twins) ............... 68 66 .507 8
Portland (Red Sox) ................ 65 68 .489 10
1
2
Binghamton (Mets) ................ 65 69 .485 11
New Hampshire (Blue Jays) . 58 76 .433 18
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) ....................... 77 56 .579
Bowie (Orioles)....................... 72 61 .541 5
Richmond (Giants) ................. 67 66 .504 10
Altoona (Pirates)..................... 64 68 .485 12
1
2
Harrisburg (Nationals) ........... 61 72 .459 16
Erie (Tigers) ............................ 55 77 .417 21
1
2
Saturday's Games
Binghamton 5, Portland 1
Reading 2, Erie 1
Bowie 5, Harrisburg 4
Altoona 3, Richmond 0
New Hampshire 4, New Britain 2
Akron 4, Trenton 3
Sunday's Games
Binghamton 5, Portland 3, 10 innings
Trenton 3, Akron 2
New Hampshire 8, New Britain 7
Harrisburg at Bowie, ppd., rain
Richmond at Altoona, 6 p.m.
Erie at Reading, 6:05 p.m.
Monday's Games
Akron at Altoona, 5:30 p.m., 1st game
Portland at New Hampshire, 6:35 p.m.
Erie at Bowie, 7:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
Harrisburg at Richmond, 7:05 p.m.
New Britain at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Akron at Altoona, 8:05 p.m., 2nd game
Tuesday's Games
Portland at New Hampshire, 6:35 p.m.
Akron at Altoona, 7 p.m.
Erie at Bowie, 7:05 p.m.
Binghamton at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
Harrisburg at Richmond, 7:05 p.m.
New Britain at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
T H E B A R C L A Y S
Par Scores
Sunday
At Bethpage State Park, Black Course
Farmingdale, N.Y.
Purse: $8 million
Yardage: 7,468; Par 71
Final Round
Nick Watney (2,500),
$1,440,000............................65-69-71-69274 -10
Brandt Snedeker (1,500),
$864,000 ...............................70-69-68-70277 -7
Sergio Garcia (875),
$464,000 ...............................66-68-69-75278 -6
Dustin Johnson (875),
$464,000 ...............................67-71-72-68278 -6
Graham DeLaet (481),
$281,000 ...............................75-67-72-65279 -5
Brian Harman (481),
$281,000 ...............................65-75-68-71279 -5
Louis Oosthuizen (481),
$281,000 ...............................70-71-68-70279 -5
Lee Westwood (481),
$281,000 ...............................69-72-68-70279 -5
Greg Chalmers (400),
$232,000 ...............................70-70-68-72280 -4
Bud Cauley (303),
$160,889 ...............................71-71-72-67281 -3
Tim Clark (303), $160,889..70-72-67-72281 -3
Luke Donald (303),
$160,889 ...............................68-74-69-70281 -3
Bob Estes (303), $160,889.69-66-72-74281 -3
Tom Gillis (303), $160,889 .69-72-68-72281 -3
David Hearn (303),
$160,889 ...............................70-73-67-71281 -3
William McGirt (303),
$160,889 ...............................68-74-67-72281 -3
Bubba Watson (303),
$160,889 ...............................70-70-70-71281 -3
Kevin Stadler (303),
$160,889 ...............................72-69-65-75281 -3
Padraig Harrington (250),
$96,960..................................64-75-75-68282 -2
J.B. Holmes (250), $96,96071-69-73-69282 -2
Geoff Ogilvy (250),
$96,960..................................70-72-69-71282 -2
John Senden (250),
$96,960..................................68-68-72-74282 -2
Josh Teater (250), $96,960.72-71-69-70282 -2
Ricky Barnes (208),
$56,700..................................71-72-70-70283 -1
Roberto Castro (208),
$56,700..................................76-67-69-71283 -1
Jason Day (208), $56,700...70-70-77-66283 -1
Harris English (208),
$56,700..................................70-69-71-73283 -1
Rickie Fowler (208),
$56,700..................................67-70-75-71283 -1
Rory McIlroy (208),
$56,700..................................69-73-69-72283 -1
Ryan Moore (208), $56,70069-69-70-75283 -1
Ryan Palmer (208),
$56,700..................................75-68-68-72283 -1
Carl Pettersson (208),
$56,700..................................73-66-73-71283 -1
Charl Schwartzel (208),
$56,700..................................71-69-69-74283 -1
Scott Stallings (208),
$56,700..................................72-70-71-70283 -1
Bo Van Pelt (208), $56,700.70-69-74-70283 -1
John Huh (173), $40,200 ....70-67-77-70284 E
Ian Poulter (173), $40,200 ..68-71-76-69284 E
Tommy Gainey (148),
$32,000..................................70-70-73-72285 +1
Zach Johnson (148),
$32,000..................................68-75-72-70285 +1
Matt Kuchar (148), $32,000 72-68-73-72285 +1
Phil Mickelson (148),
$32,000..................................68-74-67-76285 +1
Greg Owen (148), $32,000.68-73-72-72285 +1
Pat Perez (148), $32,000 ....66-70-77-72285 +1
Jimmy Walker (148),
$32,000..................................66-74-74-71285 +1
Tiger Woods (148),
$32,000..................................68-69-72-76285 +1
Jonas Blixt (108), $21,080..67-73-73-73286 +2
Gary Christian (108),
$21,080..................................66-71-77-72286 +2
Chris Kirk (108), $21,080....68-71-76-71286 +2
Billy Mayfair (108), $21,08071-72-71-72286 +2
Bryce Molder (108),
$21,080..................................70-73-71-72286 +2
Rod Pampling (108),
$21,080..................................70-73-74-69286 +2
Justin Rose (108), $21,080 67-72-79-68286 +2
Vijay Singh (108), $21,080..68-67-76-75286 +2
Ernie Els (68), $18,000........68-72-72-75287 +3
Brian Gay (68), $18,000 ......71-72-72-72287 +3
Charles Howell III (68),
$18,000..................................71-69-77-70287 +3
Troy Kelly (68), $18,000......74-66-74-73287 +3
Sean OHair (68), $18,000..71-72-73-71287 +3
John Rollins (68), $18,000..72-69-74-72287 +3
Henrik Stenson (68),
$18,000..................................73-65-78-71287 +3
Steve Stricker (68),
$18,000..................................69-71-73-74287 +3
Adam Scott (45), $17,280...70-69-74-75288 +4
Kevin Streelman (38),
$17,040..................................69-72-76-72289 +5
Michael Thompson (38),
$17,040..................................71-68-77-73289 +5
Blake Adams (28), $16,720 71-69-78-72290 +6
Troy Matteson (28),
$16,720..................................68-73-76-73290 +6
Trevor Immelman (13),
$16,240..................................75-66-75-75291 +7
Fredrik Jacobson (13),
$16,240..................................71-68-79-73291 +7
George McNeill (13),
$16,240..................................67-76-71-77291 +7
Seung-Yul Noh (13),
$16,240..................................71-71-78-71291 +7
Robert Garrigus (5),
$15,760..................................73-68-77-74292 +8
Martin Laird (5), $15,760.....70-68-77-77292 +8
K.J. Choi (5), $15,440..........67-71-80-75293 +9
Jeff Maggert (5), $15,440....69-74-74-76293 +9
James Driscoll (5), $15,20073-70-75-77295+11
L P G A T O U R
Canadian Open Scores
Sunday
At The Vancouver Golf Club
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Purse: $2 million
Yardage: 6,681; Par 72
Final Round
a-amateur
a-Lydia Ko....................................68-68-72-67275
Inbee Park, $300,000.................68-71-70-69278
Na Yeon Choi, $140,103 ...........67-72-73-68280
Chella Choi, $140,103................72-64-73-71280
Jiyai Shin, $140,103...................70-70-69-71280
Anna Nordqvist, $75,478...........74-70-68-69281
Stacy Lewis, $75,478.................72-71-66-72281
Haeji Kang, $56,860...................72-71-72-67282
Jane Rah, $47,300......................71-71-72-69283
Vicky Hurst, $47,300 ..................70-70-72-71283
Gerina Piller, $36,682 ................73-74-70-67284
Azahara Munoz, $36,682...........73-71-71-69284
Catriona Matthew, $36,682........74-72-67-71284
Moira Dunn, $36,682..................69-70-72-73284
Mika Miyazato, $26,568 .............71-71-73-70285
Dewi Claire Schreefel, $26,568 72-71-72-70285
Jessica Korda, $26,568 .............72-71-71-71285
Suzann Pettersen, $26,568.......71-69-73-72285
Taylor Coutu, $26,568................71-70-71-73285
Mina Harigae, $26,568...............73-70-69-73285
Sydnee Michaels, $26,568........70-72-69-74285
Ilhee Lee, $21,134......................73-73-72-68286
Mo Martin, $21,134.....................74-71-73-68286
Paige Mackenzie, $21,134........70-76-71-69286
Stacy Prammanasudh, $21,13472-73-72-69286
Meena Lee, $17,477 ..................72-74-72-69287
Katherine Hull, $17,477..............73-71-72-71287
Amy Yang, $17,477.....................70-76-70-71287
Hee-Won Han, $17,477 .............73-73-69-72287
Karrie Webb, $17,477 ................71-73-71-72287
Angela Stanford, $17,477..........69-70-74-74287
Lizette Salas, $14,592................73-74-74-67288
Belen Mozo, $14,592 .................71-72-76-69288
Jenny Shin, $14,592...................71-70-72-75288
Laura Diaz, $12,127 ...................71-71-76-71289
Nicole Castrale, $12,127 ...........72-72-73-72289
Brittany Lang, $12,127 ...............71-70-76-72289
Hee Young Park, $12,127 .........73-69-75-72289
Sun Young Yoo, $12,127...........72-74-71-72289
Yani Tseng, $12,127 ..................66-75-74-74289
Sandra Gal, $9,477.....................75-72-73-70290
Mariajo Uribe, $9,477.................72-71-76-71290
Cindy LaCrosse, $9,477 ............72-73-72-73290
So Yeon Park, $9,477................74-71-72-73290
Jessica Shepley, $9,477............73-74-70-73290
Cristie Kerr , $9,477....................71-75-68-76290
Natalie Gulbis, $7,950 ................74-72-73-72291
Hee Kyung Seo, $7,950.............75-71-72-73291
Julieta Granada, $7,950.............72-73-69-77291
Katie Futcher, $6,863 .................73-73-75-71292
Jennie Lee, $6,863.....................73-74-73-72292
Jennifer Rosales, $6,863...........77-70-73-72292
Eun-Hee Ji, $6,863.....................70-77-70-75292
Jane Park, $6,863.......................72-73-71-76292
Irene Cho, $5,837.......................74-73-76-70293
Hannah Yun, $5,837...................71-76-76-70293
Shanshan Feng, $5,837.............75-72-75-71293
Janice Moodie, $5,837...............71-76-73-73293
Sophie Gustafson, $5,837.........72-74-71-76293
Beatriz Recari, $4,793................74-73-78-69294
Christine Song, $4,793 ..............70-73-79-72294
Paula Creamer, $4,793 ..............74-72-75-73294
Jee Young Lee, $4,793..............69-76-74-75294
Alison Walshe, $4,793 ...............72-75-72-75294
Jodi Ewart, $4,793......................73-73-72-76294
Marcy Hart, $4,793.....................75-70-73-76294
Brittany Lincicome, $4,793 ........72-73-70-79294
Numa Gulyanamitta, $4,328......76-71-73-76296
Maria Hernandez, $4,226 ..........73-73-77-74297
Lisa Ferrero, $4,076...................73-72-79-74298
Becky Morgan, $4,076 ...............71-73-77-77298
Kristy McPherson, $3,976 .........77-70-74-78299
Christel Boeljon, $3,850.............73-74-78-75300
Sarah Jane Smith, $3,850 .........74-73-78-75300
Cydney Clanton, $3,850 ............72-72-78-78300
Amanda Blumenherst, $3,850...74-73-74-79300
H A R N E S S
R A C I N G
Pocono Downs Results
Sunday
First - $9,500 Pace 1:54.1
7-A Bettor World (Ja Marshall III).....3.40 2.40 2.10
4-Rockaholic (Jo Pavia Jr) .........................2.40 2.10
2-Tims Castoff (Th Jackson) .............................2.20
EXACTA (7-4) $6.00
TRIFECTA (7-4-2) $12.40
50 CENT TRIFECTA (50 Cent) $3.10
SUPERFECTA (7-4-2-3) $53.60
10 CENT SUPERFECTA (10 Cent) $2.68
Second - $4,500 Pace 1:53.2
7-Cannae Barron (Th Jackson) ......18.20 5.80 5.40
2-Skedaddle Hanover (Ho Parker) ...........2.80 2.20
4-Lifetime Louie (Jo Pavia Jr) ............................4.20
EXACTA (7-2) $43.60
TRIFECTA (7-2-4) $257.80
SUPERFECTA (7-2-4-3) $686.60
DAILY DOUBLE (7-7) $14.00
Scratched: Quik Change Artist
Third - $9,500 Trot 1:59.3
4-One More Kid (Ja Marshall III)......4.20 3.00 2.20
1-Pee Wee Hanover (Dr Chellis).............19.60 7.40
5-Radical Ridge (Ho Parker)..............................2.80
EXACTA (4-1) $84.60
TRIFECTA (4-1-5) $301.00
SUPERFECTA (4-1-5-8) $2,548.80
Fourth - $4,500 Pace 1:53.3
2-Really Showing Off (Ma Kakaley) 8.00 4.20 2.40
7-Thunder Seelster (Ge Napolitano Jr) ....2.80 2.10
6-Gladiare Grande (Mi Simons).........................4.60
EXACTA (2-7) $22.80
TRIFECTA (2-7-6) $86.40
SUPERFECTA (2-7-6-8) $709.40
Fifth - $12,000 Trot 1:55.3
2-Woody Marvel (Er Carlson) ........14.60 5.80 2.40
7-Master Begonia (Ge Napolitano Jr) ......4.40 2.40
1-Bayside Volo (Ja Bartlett).................................2.20
EXACTA (2-7) $46.20
TRIFECTA (2-7-1) $101.00
SUPERFECTA (2-7-1-5) $503.00
PICK 3 (4-2-2) $273.60
Scratched: Fort Benning
Sixth - $15,000 Trot 1:54.1
7-Talladega Hanover (Ge Napolitano Jr) 15.80 7.80
6.20
1-Im The Cash Man (Ma Kakaley) ..........10.60 6.40
3-Keystone Thomas (Da Bier) ...........................3.40
EXACTA (7-1) $191.00
TRIFECTA (7-1-3) $880.60
50 CENT TRIFECTA (50 Cent)$220.15
SUPERFECTA (7-1-3-2) $1,633.40
Scratched: Super Lotto
Seventh - $11,000 Pace 1:54.3
2-Mr Govianni Fra (Ma Kakaley) ......6.00 3.00 2.10
7-Ts Electric (Ho Parker) ..........................2.80 3.20
9-Arc De Triumph (Ge Napolitano Jr) ...............3.80
EXACTA (2-7) $23.60
TRIFECTA (2-7-9) $129.00
SUPERFECTA (2-7-9-4) $914.40
Eighth - $15,000 Trot 1:53.2
5-Definitely Mamie (Jo Pavia Jr)....20.60 6.80 5.80
3-Mymomsablizzard (Er Carlson).............6.60 4.60
8-Tactical Caviar (Ho Parker) ............................8.40
EXACTA (5-3) $116.60
TRIFECTA (5-3-8) $962.60
SUPERFECTA (5-3-8-4) $13,847.20
Scratched: Sonny Mcdreamee
Ninth - $6,000 Pace 1:53.1
8-Worthys Magic (Gr Merton) ....88.40 79.40 20.40
3-Tattoo Hall (Ma Kakaley) ........................4.20 3.60
5-Kennairnmachmagic (Mi Simons) .................6.40
EXACTA (8-3) $742.60
TRIFECTA (8-3-5) $3,539.60
SUPERFECTA (8-3-5-ALL) $9,889.00
PICK 4 (7-2-5-8 (3 Out of 4)) $1,621.40
Tenth - $21,000 Trot 1:53.2
4-Imperial Count (Ho Parker) ...........4.80 3.60 2.80
8-Mystery Photo (Ja Bartlett).....................6.60 4.00
3-Tagyoureit Hanover (Ge Napolitano Jr) ........3.20
EXACTA (4-8) $35.20
TRIFECTA (4-8-3) $102.40
SUPERFECTA (4-8-3-9) $665.20
Eleventh - $4,500 Pace 1:53.0
4-Absolutely Michael (Ja Bartlett) ....5.40 2.60 2.60
5-Warrawee Iceman (Ge Napolitano Jr) ..2.40 2.40
8-Third Day (Ma Kakaley)...................................3.80
EXACTA (4-5) $13.60
TRIFECTA (4-5-8) $119.40
SUPERFECTA (4-5-8-6) $717.60
Twelfth - $9,000 Trot 1:55.3
6-Benns Sure Thing (Ja Bartlett) ....11.00 6.00 5.00
3-Marion Monaco (Ma Kakaley)..............12.80 8.80
4-Stretch Limo (Jo Pavia Jr).............................13.20
EXACTA (6-3) $98.20
TRIFECTA (6-3-4) $670.00
SUPERFECTA (6-3-4-8) $8,576.00
PICK 3 (4-4-6) $129.00
Thirteenth - $9,500 Pace 1:53.0
7-He Rocks The Moon (Ja Bartlett)11.40 5.00 4.20
4-Ralbar (Ge Napolitano Jr).......................4.00 2.80
6-Card Knock Life (Er Carlson) .........................3.40
EXACTA (7-4) $32.00
TRIFECTA (7-4-6) $163.40
SUPERFECTA (7-4-6-3) $285.00
Fourteenth - $9,000 Trot 1:55.4
2-Broadway Victory (Ja Bartlett).......8.00 4.20 3.40
4-Fun N Pleasure (Jo Pavia Jr)...............10.40 5.80
6-Paisley (Ma Kakaley).......................................5.00
EXACTA (2-4) $77.00
TRIFECTA (2-4-6) $689.40
SUPERFECTA (2-4-6-1) $4,404.20
LATE DOUBLE (7-2) $45.60
Scratched: Second Avenue, Baileys Photo
Total Handle-$318,574
Pocono Downs Results
Saturday
First - $18,000 Pace 1:49.1
5-Great Vintage (Ji Takter)................4.80 3.20 2.40
1-Custard The Dragon (Mo Teague) ........3.40 2.40
4-Drop Red (Ge Napolitano Jr) ..........................2.20
EXACTA (5-1) $18.80
TRIFECTA (5-1-4) $49.00
SUPERFECTA (5-1-4-6) $432.40
Second - $8,500 Pace 1:50.1
5-Hanks Kid (Ma Romano) .............30.80 7.20 5.20
1-Northern Smoke Out (Ty Buter).............3.00 2.40
3-Touch Of Steel (Ge Napolitano Jr) ................2.40
EXACTA (5-1) $124.40
TRIFECTA (5-1-3) $493.20
SUPERFECTA (5-1-3-2) $3,752.40
DAILY DOUBLE (5-5) $71.40
Third - $12,000 Pace 1:51.0
4-Go West Lucky Cam (Jo Pavia Jr)7.60 2.60 2.60
3-Four Starz Twins (Ge Napolitano Jr) .....2.10 2.10
2-Indian Giver N (An McCarthy) ........................6.20
EXACTA (4-3) $14.40
TRIFECTA (4-3-2) $114.80
SUPERFECTA (4-3-2-5) $435.20
Fourth - $8,500 Pace 1:52.2
1-Boiler Bob The Qb (Ho Parker).25.60 10.80 7.60
4-Mr Snicker (Ty Buter)..............................4.20 3.80
7-Goodbye So Long (Ge Napolitano Jr) .......... 6.00
EXACTA (1-4) $78.40
TRIFECTA (1-4-7) $1,025.00
SUPERFECTA (1-4-7-8) $3,841.80
Fifth - $10,000 Pace 1:51.2
2-Brave Call (Ge Napolitano Jr) .......2.80 2.20 2.20
8-Oyster Bay (Ho Parker)...........................4.80 3.60
7-Keytoourdreams N (Er Carlson).....................4.00
EXACTA (2-8) $15.80
TRIFECTA (2-8-7) $134.40
SUPERFECTA (2-8-7-1) $763.20
PICK 3 (4-1-2) $223.20
Sixth - $15,000 Pace 1:50.1
9-Woodstock Hanover (An McCarthy) 33.00 9.20
8.80
8-Shakerattlenrock (Ge Napolitano Jr).... 4.00 3.60
1-Domethatagain (Br Simpson)..........................3.40
EXACTA (9-8) $180.20
TRIFECTA (9-8-1) $560.00
SUPERFECTA (9-8-1-3) $1,641.80
Seventh - $18,000 Pace 1:50.2
1-Rader Detector (Ty Buter)............11.40 4.20 4.00
6-Elusive Reward (An McCarthy) .............8.20 6.40
4-Recent News (Br Simpson) ............................5.00
EXACTA (1-6) $128.40
TRIFECTA (1-6-4) $463.60
SUPERFECTA (1-6-4-9) $1,519.40
Eighth - $15,000 Pace 1:49.4
5-Im The Pied Piper (Ma Kakaley)..6.40 4.20 2.80
2-Mustang Art (Ty Buter) ...........................4.20 2.60
3-Wink N Atcha (Mo Teague) ............................2.60
EXACTA (5-2) $27.20
TRIFECTA (5-2-3) $84.00
SUPERFECTA (5-2-3-7) $296.80
Ninth - $14,000 Pace 1:50.1
8-Fall Toy (Jo Pavia Jr) ...................20.80 6.60 4.00
5-Ol Man River (Ma Romano)...................6.80 4.20
3-Kentucky Rebel (Ho Parker)...........................4.20
EXACTA (8-5) $179.80
TRIFECTA (8-5-3) $1,281.20
SUPERFECTA (8-5-3-4) $6,849.40
PICK 4 (9-1-5-8 (3 Out of 4)) $208.60
Scratched: Another Homer N
Tenth - $25,000 Pace 1:49.0
1-Rockincam (Br Simpson) ...............5.20 3.80 3.00
5-Feel Like A Fool (Mo Teague) .............16.20 5.40
2-Annieswesterncard (Ma Kakaley)..................3.40
EXACTA (1-5) $94.60
TRIFECTA (1-5-2) $552.20
SUPERFECTA (1-5-2-4) $1,965.00
Eleventh - $12,000 Pace 1:51.1
2-Sgt Charlie (Ma Romano)............25.00 9.00 4.80
8-Prestissimo (Ge Napolitano Jr) .............6.60 3.40
5-Tinys Million (Ma Kakaley)..............................4.80
EXACTA (2-8) $170.60
TRIFECTA (2-8-5) $1,121.20
SUPERFECTA (2-8-5-4) $31,049.60
10 CENT SUPERFECTA (10 Cent) $1,552.48
Twelfth - $16,000 Pace 1:50.2
2-Mcsocks (Ty Buter) ........................3.20 2.40 2.40
4-Fool Of Ideas (Er Carlson) ....................4.00 3.20
6-Saywhatuneedtosay (Ma Romano) ................3.60
EXACTA (2-4) $11.80
TRIFECTA (2-4-6) $63.80
SUPERFECTA (2-4-6-1) $169.00
PICK 3 (1-2-2) $194.60
Scratched: Woodmere Ultimate
Thirteenth - $16,000 Trot 1:54.1
4-Ginger Tree Jimmy (Ge Napolitano Jr) 5.40 3.60
3.20
7-Jl Rockin Jake (An Napolitano)............13.00 7.20
8-Commander K (Er Carlson) ............................3.60
EXACTA (4-7) $62.60
TRIFECTA (4-7-8) $150.40
SUPERFECTA (4-7-8-1) $1,290.80
Scratched: Smooth Power
Fourteenth - $8,500 Pace 1:51.2
4-Donnie Bop (Ge Napolitano Jr).....7.20 3.60 2.60
1-General Montgomery (Ma Romano) ...17.00 9.60
3-Jersey Dan (Jo Pavia Jr) .................................3.20
EXACTA (4-1) $112.40
TRIFECTA (4-1-3) $471.80
SUPERFECTA (4-1-3-2) $661.80
LATE DOUBLE (4-4) $13.60
Total Handle-$308,172
N A S C A R
Sprint Cup-Irwin Tools Night Race Results
Saturday
At Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tenn.
Lap length: .533 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500 laps, 136.2 rating,
47 points, $329,441.
2. (37) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500, 103.1, 43,
$250,051.
3. (11) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500, 113.9, 41,
$205,026.
4. (22) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 500, 98.5, 41,
$139,215.
5. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 500, 102.6, 40,
$153,398.
6. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500, 103.4, 38,
$161,998.
7. (23) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 500, 101.9, 37,
$141,554.
8. (4) Joey Logano, Toyota, 500, 119.5, 38,
$130,440.
9. (12) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 500, 86.2, 36,
$117,515.
10. (7) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 500, 82.8, 34,
$117,640.
11. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 500, 104.9, 34,
$134,119.
12. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 83.8,
33, $112,780.
13. (28) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 500, 84.4,
31, $133,921.
14. (36) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 500, 64.5, 30,
$130,388.
15. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 92, 29,
$149,741.
16. (14) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 500, 70.4, 28,
$125,813.
17. (26) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 500, 67.4, 27,
$132,038.
18. (41) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 500, 60.2, 26,
$122,488.
19. (3) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 83, 26, $108,555.
20. (18) David Gilliland, Ford, 500, 62.9, 24,
$111,963.
21. (1) Casey Mears, Ford, 499, 64.5, 24, $113,477.
22. (27) Carl Edwards, Ford, 496, 76.9, 23,
$141,246.
23. (30) Michael McDowell, Ford, 496, 48.9, 21,
$93,805.
24. (33) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 490, 48.3, 20,
$122,850.
25. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 486, 84.1, 20,
$142,041.
26. (25) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, accident, 476,
57.2, 18, $94,780.
27. (21) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 471, 65.7, 18,
$144,585.
28. (20) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 440, 61.3, 16,
$101,525.
29. (43) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, accident, 434,
46.3, 0, $90,640.
30. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 434, 87.5, 14,
$130,025.
31. (39) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 417, 38.7, 0,
$90,895.
32. (24) David Ragan, Ford, 409, 40.3, 12, $90,285.
33. (6) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 360, 86.2, 11,
$132,525.
34. (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 343, 43.7, 0,
$134,890.
35. (5) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 235, 63.6, 9,
$127,116.
36. (19) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, accident, 189,
47, 8, $134,228.
37. (31) David Stremme, Toyota, rear gear, 159,
34.5, 7, $89,660.
38. (32) Josh Wise, Ford, brakes, 150, 32, 6,
$91,052.
39. (40) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, electrical, 130, 31,
0, $86,110.
40. (38) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, fuel pressure,
56, 30.6, 4, $85,975.
41. (35) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, brakes, 20, 29.8, 3,
$85,750.
42. (42) Ken Schrader, Ford, accident, 9, 28.9, 2,
$93,910.
43. (34) Mike Bliss, Toyota, power steering, 6, 28.4,
0, $85,960.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 84.402 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 9 minutes, 27 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 1.103 seconds.
Caution Flags: 13 for 87 laps.
Lead Changes: 22 among 13 drivers.
Lap Leaders: C.Mears 1-26;J.Logano
27-84;D.Hamlin 85;J.Logano 86-107;K.Kahne
108-149;J.Logano 150-192;D.Earnhardt Jr.
193-205;D.Hamlin 206-226;G.Biffle
227-253;M.Kenseth 254-272;J.Johnson
273-324;D.Hamlin 325;M.Kenseth
326-331;T.Stewart 332;J.Logano
333-348;M.Ambrose 349;G.Biffle
350-363;M.Truex Jr. 364-407;D.Hamlin
408-415;C.Edwards 416-443;B.Vickers
444;C.Edwards 445-461;D.Hamlin 462-500.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):
J.Logano, 4 times for 139 laps;D.Hamlin, 5 times for
70 laps;J.Johnson, 1time for 52 laps;C.Edwards, 2
times for 45 laps;M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 44 laps;K-
.Kahne, 1 time for 42 laps;G.Biffle, 2 times for 41
laps;C.Mears, 1timefor 26laps;M.Kenseth, 2times
for 25 laps;D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 13 laps;B-
.Vickers, 1 time for 1 lap;M.Ambrose, 1 time for 1
lap;T.Stewart, 1 time for 1 lap.
C M Y K
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M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
PHILADELPHIA Cliff Lee
tossed seven sharp innings to
earn his first home win in
nearly a year and the Philadel-
phia Phillies completed a
three-game sweep against the
major league-leading Washing-
ton Nationals with a 4-1 victory
on Sunday.
Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run
homer and Laynce Nix had a
solo shot to back Lee (3-7).
Cardinals 8, Reds 2
CINCINNATI Matt Holli-
day had four hits and four RBIs
to help the St. Louis Cardinals
beat the Cincinnati Reds.
Pirates 7, Brewers 0
PITTSBURGH Mark
Rogers allowed three hits over
five innings, Carlos Gomez and
Aramis Ramirez homered and
the Milwaukee Brewers beat
the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Cubs 5, Rockies 0
CHICAGO Chris Volstad
ended a 24-start winless streak,
allowing three hits in 6 2-3
strong innings for his first
victory in 13 months as the
Chicago Cubs beat the Col-
orado Rockies in a game short-
ened to eight innings by rain.
Padres 5, Diamondbacks 4
PHOENIX Edinson Vol-
quez pitched seven effective
innings and the San Diego
Padres extended their winning
streak to a season-high seven
games with a victory over the
Arizona Diamondbacks.
.
Braves 7, Giants 1
SAN FRANCISCO Tim
Hudson pitched seven strong
innings for his seventh consec-
utive victory and Paul Janish
tripled home two runs to help
the Atlanta Braves beat the San
Francisco Giants.
he NL wild-card leaders.
Marlins 6, Dodgers 2
LOS ANGELES Rob
Brantly gave Miami the lead
for good with his first major
league home run, and the Mar-
lins also got long balls from
Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Reyes
and Carlos Lee to beat the
revamped Los Angeles Dodg-
ers in the finale of an 11-game
road trip.
Mets 2, Astros 1
NEW YORK Ike Davis hit
his second homer of the day
with one out in the ninth in-
ning soon after Lucas Duda cut
a runner down at the plate,
lifting the New York Mets to
their first series win at home
since early July.
N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P
AP PHOTO
The Philadelphia Phillies Jimmy Rollins celebrates with third
base coach Juan Samuel after hitting a two-run home run
against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning of a game
on Sunday in Philadelphia.
Lee, Rollins carry
Phillies to a sweep
CLEVELAND Curtis
Granderson hit his 200th ca-
reer homer as the New York
Yankees beat the Cleveland
Indians 4-2 Sunday.
The Yankees took a 3-0 lead
in the second inning off Ubal-
do Jimenez (9-13). Grander-
sons 33rd homer in the sixth
made it 4-2 and gave New
York a record eight current
players with 200 or more ca-
reer homers.
The Yankees took two of
three in the series following a
three-game losing streak,
opening a four-game lead in
the AL East over idle Tampa
Bay.
Tigers 5, Angels 2
DETROIT Prince Fielder
and Delmon Young homered
on consecutive pitches in the
sixth inning to support Max
Scherzer and help the Detroit
Tigers beat the Los Angeles
Angels.
Red Sox 8, Royals 6
BOSTON James Loney
hit a tying single in his Boston
debut and Jacoby Ellsbury
drove in the go-ahead run as
the revamped Red Sox
bounced back from a nine-
player trade and a 12-inning
loss to beat the Kansas City
Royals.
A day after he was the only
major leaguer coming to Bos-
ton in a deal that sent Josh
Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl
Crawford, Nick Punto and
more than $250 million in
salary to the Los Angeles
Dodgers, Loney went 1 for 5.
Pedro Ciriaco had three hits,
scored twice and drove in two
runs for the Red Sox, who
won for just the fourth time in
12 games.
Twins 6, Rangers 5
ARLINGTON, Texas Ben
Revere had four hits, Cole De
Vries won for the first time in
nearly two months and the
Minnesota Twins held off the
Texas Rangers to snap a five-
game losing streak.
The Twins avoided getting
swept in the four-game series.
They finished a 10-game road
trip with a 2-8 record.
White Sox 4, Mariners 3
CHICAGO Tyler Flowers
hit a go-ahead homer just
before the final downpour and
the Chicago White Sox beat
the Seattle Mariners in a rain-
shortened game for their sixth
straight victory.
Immediately following a
6-minute rain delay in the
seventh inning, Flowers
launched a two-run shot off
Kevin Millwood to lead first-
place Chicago to its second
consecutive series sweep.
A M E R I C A N L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Granderson HR helps
Yankees beat Indians
STANDINGS/STATS
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
New York...................................... 74 53 .583 4-6 W-1 39-24 35-29
Tampa Bay ................................... 70 57 .551 4 7-3 L-2 35-30 35-27
Baltimore ...................................... 69 57 .548 4
1
2 6-4 W-2 34-29 35-28
Boston .......................................... 61 67 .477 13
1
2 9 4-6 W-1 31-38 30-29
Toronto......................................... 56 70 .444 17
1
2 13 1-9 L-7 31-30 25-40
Central Division
Chicago ........................................ 71 55 .563 7-3 W-6 38-26 33-29
Detroit ........................................... 69 58 .543 2
1
2
1
2 7-3 W-2 39-26 30-32
Kansas City.................................. 56 70 .444 15 13 5-5 L-1 26-33 30-37
Cleveland ..................................... 55 72 .433 16
1
2 14
1
2 1-9 L-1 31-31 24-41
Minnesota .................................... 52 75 .409 19
1
2 17
1
2 2-8 W-1 24-37 28-38
West Division
Texas............................................ 75 52 .591 7-3 L-1 41-24 34-28
Oakland ........................................ 69 57 .548 5
1
2 8-2 W-2 39-27 30-30
Los Angeles................................. 66 62 .516 9
1
2 4 4-6 L-2 33-29 33-33
Seattle........................................... 61 67 .477 14
1
2 9 7-3 L-3 33-30 28-37
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
Washington.................................. 77 50 .606 5-5 L-4 36-24 41-26
Atlanta........................................... 73 55 .570 4
1
2 4-6 W-2 36-29 37-26
Philadelphia................................. 61 67 .477 16
1
2 9
1
2 7-3 W-4 31-35 30-32
New York...................................... 59 69 .461 18
1
2 11
1
2 3-7 W-2 30-35 29-34
Miami ............................................ 58 71 .450 20 13 5-5 W-1 29-31 29-40
Central Division
Cincinnati...................................... 77 52 .597 5-5 L-1 42-24 35-28
St. Louis ....................................... 70 57 .551 6 6-4 W-1 40-26 30-31
Pittsburgh..................................... 68 59 .535 8 2 4-6 L-1 38-25 30-34
Milwaukee .................................... 59 67 .468 16
1
2 10
1
2 7-3 W-1 38-28 21-39
Chicago ........................................ 49 77 .389 26
1
2 20
1
2 3-7 W-1 32-29 17-48
Houston........................................ 40 88 .313 36
1
2 30
1
2 1-9 L-2 27-35 13-53
West Division
San Francisco.............................. 71 57 .555 7-3 L-2 37-28 34-29
Los Angeles................................. 69 59 .539 2 1
1
2 4-6 L-1 35-29 34-30
Arizona ......................................... 64 64 .500 7 6
1
2 5-5 L-3 33-31 31-33
San Diego..................................... 59 70 .457 12
1
2 12 7-3 W-7 31-32 28-38
Colorado....................................... 51 75 .405 19 18
1
2 6-4 L-1 26-39 25-36
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Saturday's Games
Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 2
Texas 9, Minnesota 3
Detroit 5, L.A. Angels 3
Cleveland 3, N.Y. Yankees 1
Baltimore 8, Toronto 2
Kansas City 10, Boston 9, 12 innings
Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle 4
Sunday's Games
Detroit 5, L.A. Angels 2
N.Y. Yankees 4, Cleveland 2
Boston 8, Kansas City 6
Toronto at Baltimore, ppd., rain
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle 3, 7 innings
Minnesota 6, Texas 5
Monday's Games
Kansas City (Hochevar 7-11) at Boston (Matsuzaka
0-3), 1:35 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Liriano 5-10) at Baltimore
(W.Chen 12-7), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (B.Anderson 1-0) at Cleveland (Ro.Her-
nandez 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Toronto (H.Alvarez 7-11) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps
3-4), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 16-4) at Texas (D.Holland 8-6),
8:05 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-5) at Minnesota (Hendriks
0-6), 8:10 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Oakland at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Saturday's Games
Colorado 4, Chicago Cubs 3
N.Y. Mets 3, Houston 1
Atlanta 7, San Francisco 3
Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 2
Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 0
Philadelphia 4, Washington 2
San Diego 9, Arizona 3
L.A. Dodgers 8, Miami 2
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Mets 2, Houston 1
St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 2
Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 0
Philadelphia 4, Washington 1
Chicago Cubs 5, Colorado 0, 8 innings
Miami 6, L.A. Dodgers 2
San Diego 5, Arizona 4
Atlanta 7, San Francisco 1
Monday's Games
St. Louis (Lohse 13-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett
15-4), 7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Estrada 1-5) at Chicago Cubs (Germa-
no 2-3), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0) at Colorado (Francis
4-4), 8:40 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 10-7) at Arizona (Skaggs 1-0),
9:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Maholm 11-8) at San Diego (C.Kelly 0-0),
10:05 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Cincinnati at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Atlanta at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
A M E R I C A N
L E A G U E
Yankees 4, Indians 2
New York Cleveland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Jeter ss 5 0 0 1 Kipnis 2b 5 1 3 0
Swisher rf 4 0 3 1 AsCarr ss 4 1 0 0
Cano 2b 3 0 2 0 Choo rf 2 0 0 0
Teixeir 1b 4 0 1 0 CSantn c 4 0 1 2
Grndrs cf 4 1 1 1 Brantly cf 4 0 1 0
ErChvz 3b 4 1 1 0 Ktchm 1b 4 0 0 0
Ibanez dh 3 1 0 0 LaPort dh 4 0 0 0
ISuzuki lf 4 1 2 1 Hannhn 3b 4 0 2 0
CStwrt c 3 0 1 0 Carrer lf 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 411 4 Totals 35 2 7 2
New York ........................... 030 001 000 4
Cleveland........................... 000 020 000 2
ECano (6). DPCleveland 2. LOBNewYork 6,
Cleveland 9. 2BSwisher (30), Cano (36), Kipnis
(15), Hannahan (12). HRGranderson (33). SB
Kipnis 3 (26). CSI.Suzuki (5), Brantley (8). S
C.Stewart.
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
F.Garcia ................... 4
2
3 4 2 2 2 6
Logan W,5-2............ 1
2
3 1 0 0 0 2
D.Robertson H,19... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 2
R.Soriano S,33-35.. 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Cleveland
Jimenez L,9-13 ....... 5 8 3 3 1 4
Sipp........................... 1 1 1 1 0 1
J.Smith ..................... 1 1 0 0 1 1
E.Rogers.................. 2 1 0 0 0 0
HBPby F.Garcia (As.Cabrera). PBC.Stewart.
Twins 6, Rangers 5
Minnesota Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Span cf 5 2 2 0 Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 0
Revere rf 4 3 4 1 Morlnd 1b 4 2 2 0
Mauer 1b 5 0 1 1 Hamltn lf 4 1 2 4
Wlngh lf 5 0 1 1 Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0
Mornea dh 3 0 0 1 N.Cruz rf 4 1 1 1
Plouffe 3b 4 0 1 1 DvMrp dh 4 0 0 0
JCarrll 2b 4 1 1 0 Soto c 3 0 0 0
Butera c 4 0 1 0 Gentry cf 3 0 0 0
Flormn ss 4 0 0 1 LHrndz ss 2 0 0 0
Andrus
ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 611 6 Totals 33 5 6 5
Minnesota.......................... 111 021 000 6
Texas.................................. 200 003 000 5
EBeltre (8), Moreland (2). LOBMinnesota 7,
Texas 3. 2BWillingham (26). 3BRevere (5).
HRHamilton (35), N.Cruz (20). SBMauer (8).
SGentry. SFMorneau.
IP H R ER BB SO
Minnesota
De Vries W,3-5........ 5 3 2 1 0 5
Gray ..........................
1
3 3 3 3 0 0
Fien H,4.................... 1
2
3 0 0 0 1 3
Burton H,14 ............. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Perkins S,8-11 ........ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Texas
Feldman L,6-10....... 5
2
3 10 6 5 1 4
Kirkman.................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Mi.Adams................. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Uehara ..................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
PBButera 2.
Red Sox 8,
Royals 6
Kansas City Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
L.Cain cf 4 1 1 3 Ciriaco 3b 5 2 3 2
AEscor ss 4 0 1 0 Ellsury cf 5 1 2 1
AGordn lf 5 0 2 0 Pedroia 2b 5 1 2 1
Butler dh 5 1 1 0 C.Ross rf 4 1 2 1
S.Perez c 5 1 2 0 Loney 1b 5 0 1 1
Francr rf 3 0 0 0 Lvrnwy c 5 1 1 0
Giavtll 2b 4 1 1 0 MGomz dh 2 2 0 0
Hosmer 1b 3 1 1 1 Aviles ss 4 0 2 1
TAreu 3b 4 1 2 2 Pdsdnk lf 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 611 6 Totals 39 814 7
Kansas City ....................... 000 400 020 6
Boston................................ 110 021 21x 8
EA.Escobar 2 (17), Ciriaco (3), Lavarnway (1).
DPKansas City 1. LOBKansas City 8, Boston
10. 2BPedroia (30), Aviles (27). HRL.Cain (5),
Ciriaco (2), Pedroia (12). SBA.Escobar (26),
A.Gordon (8), Ellsbury (9). CSA.Gordon (5).
SFHosmer.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
W.Smith L,4-6 ......... 5 9 5 4 2 1
Collins.......................
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Crow.........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Jeffress.....................
2
3 3 2 0 1 1
Bueno.......................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
L.Coleman ............... 1 1 1 1 0 3
Boston
Doubront .................. 5 6 4 4 2 7
Beato W,1-0............. 2 3 2 2 1 2
Breslow H,2............. 1 1 0 0 0 2
Melancon S,1-2....... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Beato pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
W.Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
UmpiresHome, Cory Blaser;First, Dan Bellino-
;Second, Mike Estabrook;Third, Jerry Layne.
T3:36. A37,188 (37,067).
Tigers 5, Angels 2
Los Angeles Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Trout cf 4 1 1 0 AJcksn cf 4 0 0 0
MIzturs 3b 4 0 1 0 Infante 2b 3 1 0 0
TrHntr rf 3 1 0 0 Dirks lf-rf 3 2 2 1
KMorls dh 4 0 2 1 Fielder 1b 4 1 2 2
Trumo 1b 3 0 0 0 DYong dh 4 1 2 1
HKndrc 2b 4 0 1 0 Boesch rf 2 0 0 0
Aybar ss 4 0 0 0 Berry lf 0 0 0 1
V.Wells lf 2 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 4 0 0 0
Iannett c 3 0 0 0 JeBakr 3b 3 0 1 0
RSantg 3b 0 0 0 0
Laird c 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1 Totals 30 5 7 5
Los Angeles....................... 100 000 001 2
Detroit................................. 001 003 01x 5
DPDetroit 1. LOBLos Angeles 5, Detroit 5.
2BK.Morales (17), D.Young (22). 3BDirks (3).
HRFielder (23), D.Young (14). SFBerry.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
E.Santana L,7-11.... 7 5 4 4 3 5
S.Downs...................
2
3 2 1 1 0 1
Hawkins....................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit
Scherzer W,14-6..... 7 4 1 1 2 9
Benoit H,26.............. 1 0 0 0 0 2
Valverde................... 1 1 1 1 0 1
HBPby Valverde (Tor.Hunter).
White Sox 4, Mariners 3
Seattle Chicago
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ackley 2b 3 1 1 0 Wise cf 4 0 1 0
TRonsn lf 4 0 1 0 Youkils 3b 3 0 1 1
Seager 3b 3 0 0 0 A.Dunn dh 3 0 0 0
Jaso c 2 0 0 0 Konerk 1b 3 0 1 0
JMontr dh 3 0 1 1 Rios rf 3 1 1 0
Thams rf 2 0 0 0 AlRmrz ss 3 0 1 0
Smoak 1b 3 1 2 0 JrDnks lf 1 1 0 1
C.Wells cf 3 1 1 2 Flowrs c 3 1 1 2
Ryan ss 3 0 0 0 Olmedo 2b 3 1 2 0
Totals 26 3 6 3 Totals 26 4 8 4
Seattle..................................... 100 020 0 3
Chicago .................................. 011 000 2 4
Two outs when winning run scored.
ERyan (7). DPSeattle 1, Chicago 1. LOB
Seattle 5, Chicago 4. 3BYoukilis (2). HR
C.Wells (8), Flowers (6). SBRios (20). CS
Al.Ramirez (6). SFJor.Danks.
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Millwood L,4-11....... 6
2
3 7 4 1 1 3
Luetge ...................... 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pryor ......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago
Floyd......................... 2 3 1 1 1 1
H.Santiago............... 4 3 2 2 1 3
N.Jones W,7-0 ........ 1 0 0 0 1 1
H.Santiago pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Luetge pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
Phillies 4,
Nationals 1
Washington Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Espinos ss 4 0 0 0 Rollins ss 4 1 2 2
Harper cf 3 0 0 0 Pierre lf 2 0 1 0
Grzlny p 0 0 0 0 Mrtnz lf 0 0 0 0
Dsmnd ph 0 0 0 0 Utley 2b 3 0 0 0
Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Storen p 0 0 0 0 Mayrry cf 4 0 1 0
Zmrmn 3b 4 0 1 0 L.Nix rf 4 1 1 1
Werth rf 4 1 1 0 Frndsn 3b 4 1 2 0
LaRoch 1b 4 0 2 0 Kratz c 3 0 0 0
TMoore lf 4 0 2 1 Cl.Lee p 3 1 1 1
Flores c 3 0 0 0 Horst p 0 0 0 0
Lmrdzz 2b 3 0 0 0 Lindlm p 0 0 0 0
Zmrmn p 1 0 0 0
Berndn ph-cf 2 0 2 0
Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 30 4 8 4
Washington ....................... 000 000 100 1
Philadelphia....................... 000 031 00x 4
ECl.Lee (1). DPWashington 1, Philadelphia 1.
LOBWashington 5, Philadelphia 6.
2BLaRoche (27), T.Moore 2 (8), Bernadina (11),
Cl.Lee (2). HRRollins (15), L.Nix (3). SBPierre
(32). SPierre.
IP H R ER BB SO
Washington
Zimmermann L,9-8. 5 5 3 3 3 3
Gorzelanny .............. 2 3 1 1 0 2
Storen....................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia
Cl.Lee W,3-7 ........... 7 7 1 1 0 5
Horst H,3..................
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Lindblom S,1-4........ 1
2
3 0 0 0 0 3
PBFlores.
UmpiresHome, Lance Barksdale;First, Gerry Da-
vis;Second, Phil Cuzzi;Third, Manny Gonzalez.
T2:41. A44,653 (43,651).
Mets 2, Astros 1
Houston New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
BBarns cf 3 0 0 0 AnTrrs cf 4 0 0 0
Altuve ph-2b 1 1 1 0 DnMrp 2b 4 0 0 0
MGnzlz 2b 4 0 2 1 RCeden 2b 0 0 0 0
Maxwll cf 0 0 0 0 DWrght 3b 4 0 1 0
Wallac 1b 4 0 1 0 I.Davis 1b 4 2 2 2
BFrncs rf 4 0 1 0 Duda lf 2 0 0 0
SMoore 3b 3 0 0 0 Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Greene ss 4 0 0 0 Baxter rf 3 0 0 0
CSnydr c 2 0 0 0 Shppch c 2 0 1 0
FMrtnz lf 3 0 1 0 Hefner p 2 0 0 0
Harrell p 2 0 0 0 RCarsn p 0 0 0 0
Bogsvc ph 1 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0
WLopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 28 2 4 2
Houston.............................. 000 000 001 1
New York ........................... 000 100 001 2
One out when winning run scored.
DPNew York 1. LOBHouston 5, New York 4.
2BMa.Gonzalez 2(13). HRI.Davis 2(24). SB
Altuve (26), Baxter (4). SHefner.
IP H R ER BB SO
Houston
Harrell ....................... 7 2 1 1 2 7
W.Lopez L,5-2......... 1
1
3 2 1 1 0 1
New York
Hefner....................... 8 5 1 1 1 7
R.Carson..................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Parnell W,3-3 ..........
2
3 1 0 0 1 0
Hefner pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
UmpiresHome, David Rackley;First, Tom Hal-
lion;Second, Brian ONora;Third, Chad Fairchild.
T2:19. A25,071 (41,922).
Marlins 6,
Dodgers 2
Miami Los Angeles
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Petersn lf 5 0 1 0 Victorn lf 5 0 3 0
Ruggin cf 4 0 1 0 Punto 2b-3b 3 1 1 0
Reyes ss 4 1 1 1 Kemp cf 3 1 1 0
Ca.Lee 1b 5 1 2 1 AdGnzl 1b 4 0 2 1
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DSolan 2b 5 1 1 0 L.Cruz 3b 4 0 1 0
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Webb p 0 0 0 0 Treanr c 2 0 0 0
GHrndz ph 1 0 0 0 A.Ellis ph-c 2 0 0 0
MDunn p 0 0 0 0 Harang p 2 0 0 0
Gaudin p 0 0 0 0 League p 0 0 0 0
Kearns ph 0 0 0 0 Uribe ph 1 0 1 0
H.Bell p 0 0 0 0 Elbert p 0 0 0 0
Cishek p 0 0 0 0 JWrght p 0 0 0 0
Belisari p 0 0 0 0
Choate p 0 0 0 0
M.Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 611 5 Totals 37 211 2
Miami .................................. 000 120 012 6
Los Angeles....................... 100 000 100 2
EH.Ramirez (11). LOBMiami 11, Los Angeles
16. 2BDobbs 2 (9). HRReyes (11), Ca.Lee (8),
Stanton (29), Brantly (1). SBRuggiano (11),
Reyes (29), Punto (1), Kemp (8), Ad.Gonzalez (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Miami
Buehrle W,12-11..... 5
2
3 6 1 1 3 4
Webb H,7.................
1
3 1 0 0 0 1
M.Dunn H,16...........
1
3 2 1 1 1 1
Gaudin H,1...............
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
H.Bell H,10 ..............
2
3 2 0 0 0 1
Cishek S,11-14 ....... 1
1
3 0 0 0 2 0
Los Angeles
Harang L,9-8............ 5
1
3 6 3 3 1 4
League .....................
2
3 0 0 0 1 1
Elbert ........................
1
3 2 0 0 0 0
J.Wright ....................
2
3 0 0 0 1 0
Belisario ...................
2
3 1 1 0 2 0
Choate...................... 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sh.Tolleson ............. 1
1
3 2 2 2 1 3
Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBPby Buehrle (Treanor), by Cishek (A.Kenne-
dy).
UmpiresHome, Tony Randazzo;First, Todd Ti-
chenor;Second, Brian Gorman;Third, Bob David-
son.
T3:50. A41,907 (56,000).
Cubs 5, Rockies 0
Colorado Chicago
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Blckmn rf 4 0 0 0 DeJess rf 5 0 2 1
LeMahi 2b 3 0 1 0 Valuen 3b 5 0 0 0
Pachec 1b 4 0 1 0 Rizzo 1b 2 0 2 0
CGnzlz lf 3 0 0 0 ASorin lf 4 0 0 0
WRosr c 3 0 1 0 SCastro ss 3 3 2 0
Colvin cf 3 0 1 0 Clevngr c 4 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 1 0 0 0 BJcksn cf 2 1 1 0
JHerrr ss 3 0 0 0 Barney 2b 3 1 1 2
Chacin p 1 0 0 0 Volstad p 3 0 1 0
Fowler ph 1 0 0 0 Corpas p 0 0 0 0
Ottavin p 0 0 0 0 Camp p 0 0 0 0
Rutledg ph 1 0 0 0 Mather ph 0 0 0 1
MtRynl p 0 0 0 0
WHarrs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 4 0 Totals 31 5 9 4
Colorado .............................. 000 000 00 0
Chicago................................ 010 001 03 5
EC.Gonzalez (3), Colvin (5). DPColorado 1,
Chicago 1. LOBColorado 6, Chicago 9.
2BLeMahieu (7), Colvin (19), S.Castro (18). SF
Mather.
IP H R ER BB SO
Colorado
Chacin L,1-4............ 5 5 1 1 2 3
Ottavino.................... 2 2 1 1 2 2
Mat.Reynolds...........
1
3 1 2 2 1 0
W.Harris...................
2
3 1 1 1 1 0
Chicago
Volstad W,1-9.......... 6
2
3 3 0 0 3 3
Corpas H,5 ..............
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Camp S,2-5.............. 1 1 0 0 0 0
WPW.Harris.
UmpiresHome, Derryl Cousins;First, Mike Mu-
chlinski;Second, Alan Porter;Third, Ron Kulpa.
T2:33 (Rain delay: 2:53). A32,346 (41,009).
Padres 5, Diamondbacks 4
San Diego Arizona
ab r h bi ab r h bi
EvCarr ss 4 0 0 0 GParra lf 5 1 1 0
Venale cf-lf 5 0 2 0 A.Hill 2b 4 1 1 2
Headly 3b 5 1 2 0 J.Upton rf 4 1 2 0
Quentin lf 4 1 1 1 Gldsch 1b 1 1 0 0
Brach p 0 0 0 0 MMntr c 4 0 1 1
Layne p 0 0 0 0 CYoung cf 4 0 2 1
Grgrsn p 0 0 0 0 CJhnsn 3b 4 0 0 0
Grandl c 2 2 1 1 Elmore ss 4 0 0 0
Alonso 1b 5 0 2 1 Cahill p 1 0 0 0
Kotsay rf 4 0 1 1 Zagrsk p 0 0 0 0
Amarst 2b 3 0 1 1 RWhelr ph 1 0 0 0
Volquez p 3 1 1 0 Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Maybin cf 0 0 0 0 Nieves ph 1 0 0 0
DHrndz p 0 0 0 0
Putz p 0 0 0 0
Kubel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 511 5 Totals 34 4 7 4
San Diego.......................... 201 100 100 5
Arizona............................... 200 000 020 4
ELayne (1). DPSan Diego 1. LOBSan Diego
11, Arizona 6. 2BQuentin (17), Amarista (13),
C.Young (21). HRA.Hill (20). CSHeadley (5).
SEv.Cabrera, Volquez.
IP H R ER BB SO
San Diego
Volquez W,9-9 ........ 7 4 2 2 2 7
Brach H,9.................
2
3 2 2 2 0 1
Layne........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gregerson S,1-4..... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 2
Arizona
Cahill L,9-11 ............ 3
2
3 8 4 4 3 6
Zagurski ................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 1 2
Shaw......................... 2 2 1 1 1 2
D.Hernandez ........... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Putz........................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Layne pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBPby Volquez (Goldschmidt), by Cahill (Gran-
dal). PBM.Montero.
UmpiresHome, Jeff Nelson;First, Chris Guccio-
ne;Third, Angel Campos.
T3:13. A28,172 (48,633).
Cardinals 8, Reds 2
St. Louis Cincinnati
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Jay cf 5 1 1 1 Cozart ss 4 1 0 0
MCrpnt 3b 5 1 3 0 Heisey cf 4 0 1 1
Hollidy lf 5 2 4 4 BPhllps 2b 4 0 1 0
Craig 1b 5 1 3 3 Ludwck lf 3 0 1 1
Beltran rf 5 0 1 0 LeCure p 0 0 0 0
YMolin c 5 0 0 0 Arrdnd p 0 0 0 0
Salas p 0 0 0 0 Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
Schmkr 2b 4 1 2 0 Bruce rf 4 0 1 0
Boggs p 0 0 0 0 Frazier 1b 3 0 0 0
T.Cruz ph-c 1 0 0 0 Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0
Furcal ss 4 0 1 0 Hanign c 3 1 1 0
Wnwrg p 2 1 1 0 HBaily p 1 0 0 0
Rzpczy p 0 0 0 0 Valdez ph 1 0 1 0
SRonsn ph 1 1 1 0 Marshll p 0 0 0 0
Mujica p 0 0 0 0 Paul lf 1 0 0 0
Descals
ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 817 8 Totals 32 2 7 2
St. Louis............................. 003 002 201 8
Cincinnati ........................... 000 002 000 2
DPSt. Louis 1. LOBSt. Louis 8, Cincinnati 4.
2BM.Carpenter (17), Holliday (32), Schumaker
(12), Rolen (15). 3BHolliday (2). HRCraig (20).
CSM.Carpenter (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
St. Louis
Wainwright
W,13-10 ................... 5
2
3 6 2 2 0 2
Rzepczynski H,16...
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Mujica....................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Boggs ....................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Salas......................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati
H.Bailey L,10-9........ 6 9 5 5 0 3
Marshall ...................
2
3 4 2 2 0 1
LeCure ..................... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 2
Arredondo................ 1 3 1 1 0 1
HBPby Wainwright (Frazier).
UmpiresHome, Brian Runge;First, Tim McClel-
land;Second, Jordan Baker;Third, Ted Barrett.
T3:14. A31,564 (42,319).
Brewers 7, Pirates 0
Milwaukee Pittsburgh
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Aoki rf 4 0 0 1 Snider lf 3 0 0 0
RWeks 2b 4 1 1 1 Walker 2b 5 0 0 0
Loe p 0 0 0 0 AMcCt cf 4 0 0 0
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ArRmr 3b 4 1 1 2
GSnchz
ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Veras p 0 0 0 0 PAlvrz 3b 3 0 1 0
Bianchi ph-2b 1 0 1 0 Barajs c 4 0 1 0
Hart 1b 4 1 2 0 JHrrsn ss 4 0 2 0
Mldnd ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Bedard p 2 0 0 0
Lucroy c 3 1 3 0 Correia p 0 0 0 0
CGomz cf 4 1 1 3 Mercer ph 1 0 0 0
Segura ss 4 1 1 0 Takhsh p 0 0 0 0
MRgrs p 2 1 1 0 Resop p 0 0 0 0
Ishikaw ph 0 0 0 0 Tabata ph 1 0 0 0
MParr p 0 0 0 0
Ransm ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 711 7 Totals 34 0 5 0
Milwaukee.......................... 000 331 000 7
Pittsburgh .......................... 000 000 000 0
ERansom(6), Hart (4), Segura (2). DPMilwau-
kee 1, Pittsburgh 1. LOBMilwaukee 7, Pittsburgh
12. 2BBianchi (1), M.Rogers (2), G.Jones (23).
3BSegura (1). HRAr.Ramirez (18), C.Gomez
(13). SBC.Gomez 2 (26). SFAoki.
IP H R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
M.Rogers W,2-1...... 5 3 0 0 3 5
M.Parra .................... 2 2 0 0 0 2
Veras ........................ 1 0 0 0 1 3
Loe............................ 1 0 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh
Bedard L,7-14 ......... 4
2
3 6 6 6 2 3
Correia ..................... 2
1
3 4 1 1 1 0
Takahashi ................ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Resop....................... 1 1 0 0 1 0
UmpiresHome, Kerwin Danley;First, Paul
Nauert;Second, Dana DeMuth;Third, Doug Ed-
dings.
T3:13. A36,626 (38,362).
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NEWYORKSandy Alder-
son is set on keeping All-Stars
David Wright and R.A. Dickey
with the Mets.
New Yorks general manager
told a group of season-ticket
holders a few hours before the
Mets played the Houston As-
tros onSundayhewants todeal
with contracts for Dickey and
Wright this offseason even
though the teamholds options
on each player for 2013.
I fully expect that David
Wright and R.A. Dickey will be
here not only next year, but
longer term, he said. Were
going to deal with it up front
while we have a little room to
maneuver.
Wright and Dickey are two
bright spotsinaseasonthat has
gone sour after the All-Star
break. At 58-69, the Mets are
headed for their sixth straight
season without a playoff ap-
pearance and fourth in a row
finishing under .500.
But the 29-year-old Wright is
havingoneof hisfinestseasons,
batting.317with17homersand
76 RBIs. His .411 on-base per-
centage is second in the major
leagues. Dickey has ridden his
knuckleball right into the con-
versation for the NL Cy Young
Award. Thefirst-timeAll-Staris
tied for the league lead in wins
with16andhasa2.76ERAwith
a career-high183 strikeouts.
The 37-year-old Dickey re-
vived his career by becoming a
knuckleball pitcher and, in
2010, the Mets in gave him a
chance to prove he could excel
in a rotation. He would like to
repaythattrustif thecircum-
stances are right.
Im open to talking about
whatevertheywouldlike. I love
it here. A part of me enjoys be-
ingloyal toanorganizationthat
has given me a shot, Dickey
said. I do want to win, too, be-
cause I am at the place I am in
my career. And I want to be a
part of that solutionhere, what-
ever thats going to be. I would
like to know what direction
that were going. I think thats
fair. Makethedecisions accord-
ingly.
Manager Terry Collins
thinks the talent is in the orga-
nization. He cited the emer-
gence of pitcher Matt Harvey
and players such as first base-
man Ike Davis and outfielder
Lucas Duda, who was recalled
from Triple-A Buffalo on Sun-
day, as reasons to be hopeful.
Mets want to
keep Dickey
and Wright
By HOWIE RUMBERG
AP Sports Writer
Braves 7, Giants 1
Atlanta San Francisco
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Bourn cf 4 1 0 0 Pagan cf 4 0 0 0
RJhnsn lf 5 0 0 0 Scutaro 2b 3 0 0 0
Heywrd rf 5 2 2 1 Sandovl 3b 4 0 0 0
FFrmn 1b 4 1 1 1 Posey 1b 4 1 2 0
Prado 2b 4 1 0 1 Pence rf 4 0 3 0
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CMrtnz p 0 0 0 0 Kontos p 0 0 0 0
Belt ph 1 0 0 0
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
Hensly p 0 0 0 0
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Atlanta ................................ 200 102 002 7
San Francisco.................... 000 000 100 1
DPAtlanta 1. LOBAtlanta 7, San Francisco 7.
3BJanish (1). HRHeyward (24), F.Freeman
(18), J.Francisco (9). SBBourn 2 (37), Heyward
(19). SLincecum. SFB.Crawford.
IP H R ER BB SO
Atlanta
T.Hudson W,13-4 ... 7 5 1 1 1 3
Venters..................... 1 0 0 0 1 0
C.Martinez ............... 1 1 0 0 1 1
San Francisco
Lincecum L,7-14..... 5 5 3 3 2 4
Mijares......................
1
3 1 2 2 1 1
Kontos ...................... 1
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Affeldt ....................... 1 1 0 0 1 0
Hensley .................... 1 2 2 2 0 0
WPT.Hudson.
UmpiresHome, Sam Holbrook;First, Andy
Fletcher;Second, Rob Drake;Third, Joe West.
T2:55. A41,735 (41,915).
T H I S D A T E I N
B A S E B A L L
1897 Roger Bresnahan, later a Hall of Fame
catcher, made his major league debut as a pitcher
for the Washington Senators by shutting out the St.
Louis Browns 3-0.
1937 Brooklyns Fred Frankhouse pitched a rain-
shortened no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds.
The game was stopped with two out in the eighth
inning with the Dodgers leading 5-0.
1974 Benny Ayala of the Mets became the first
National League player in13 years to hit a home run
in his first major league at-bat, connecting against
Houstons Tom Griffin in New Yorks 4-2 victory at
Shea Stadium.
C M Y K
S P O R T S
We all play favorites.
Every one of us.
Oh, we may think
were open minded as
we head into our fanta-
sy drafts, but when
faced with a mid-draft
choice, we always take
our guy.
On the flip side, we also have our
little mental list of players we wouldnt
draft even if they were the last players
on Earth.
And, sorry ESPN, youre all-time
favorite athlete in the history of histo-
ry itself, Mr. Tim Tebow, has a perma-
nent place on top of THAT list.
So here, with only a little further
ado, is my list of five guys I want on
my team and five guys who need not
apply. (Im leaving Tebow off, as his
place there is understood.)
I WANT YOU ON MY WALL
1: Julio Jones, WR, Falcons. Theres
just something about him this year
that screams SUPERSTAR! Next year
at draft time, hes going to be taken in
the middle of Round One with the
likes of Calvin Johnson.
2: Peyton Hillis, RB, Chiefs. Tech-
nically, hes behind Jamaal Charles on
the Kansas City depth chart. But hes
going to get the rushing TDs, hes a
good pass catcher, and if Charles fal-
ters, Hillis will be what you talkin
bout.
3: C.J. Spiller, RB, Bills. When he
came into the league in 2010, Spiller
was compared to Marshall Faulk. But
for most of his two years in the
league, he played like Peter Falk. In
the last five games of 2011, however,
Spiller showed what the hoopla was all
about with four high-quality fantasy
games. He may never be the next
Marshall Faulk, but with a mid-to-late
round pick, Ill take the chance he
could be.
4: Jared Cook, TE, Titans. The NFL
is a copycat league. And you can bet
coaches have seen what New England
is doing with its two unstoppable tight
ends. Cook fits into the Rob Gronkow-
ski mold, and had a nice late-season
run. He wont be drafted as a No. 1
fantasy TE, but he could end up there.
5: Torrey Smith, WR, Ravens. Smith
wasnt as highly touted as some of the
other rookie WRs last year, and hes
listed as Baltimores No. 2 receiver, but
he might be one of the better wide-
outs in the NFL by years end. Even a
slight sophomore improvement would
give him 1,000 yards receiving and 9
TDs. Thems good stats.
YOU ARE DEAD TO ME
1: Steven Jackson, RB, Rams. From
2006-2009, Jackson used to be on my
fave list. But as the once high-flying
St. Louis offense has fallen on into
disrepair, and injuries have taken their
toll, Jacksons value has slipped. He
had a good 2011, but for a No. 1 RB, I
want great -- 1,100 yards and six totals
TDs isnt great enough for me.
2: DeSean Jackson, WR, Eagles. Oh,
he could go out and have a dynamic
2012. But I dont trust him. He played
like a slug last year and recently ad-
mitted he wasnt trying because he
was worried about his contract. If he
quits once, he could do it again if
things dont go his way.
3: Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Giants.
Hes been in a great system for a fanta-
sy running back, but has never had
consistent success. There are weeks
the offense scores points, and Brad-
shaw does too. But he follows up with
too many mediocre outings. Plus, hes
got rookie David Wilson lurking about.
4: Jermichael Finley, TE, Packers:
Three touchdowns one week, three
catches the next. Hes more up and
down than an elevator on a roller
coaster. As a main target in Aaron
Rodgers Green Bay offense he should
produce better than he does.
5: Andy Dalton, QB, Bengals: Cincin-
nati fans probably like that Dalton led
the Bengals to their first playoff ap-
pearance since 2006. But fantasy own-
ers could care less. They like numbers,
and Dalton doesnt bring big ones to
the table. Hes young, yes, and he
could improve, of course, but hell
never be the top flight passer you
want on your team.
Some guys I like even less than Tebow
RICH SHEPOSH
F A N T A S Y S P O R T S
Rich Sheposh is a page designer, editor and
neer-do-well who writes stuff about fantasy
sports. If you feel so inclined, you can reach
him at rsheposh@timesleader.com
CYCLING
Vande Velde wins
USA Pro Challenge
DENVER Christian Vande
Velde won the overall title in the
USA Pro Challenge, finishing
second Sunday behind Taylor
Phinney in the closing time
trial.
Vande Velde, the 36-year-old
Garmin-Sharp rider from Lem-
ont, Ill., won the seven-stage
race a year after finishing sec-
ond to Levi Leipheimer. Tejay
van Garderen of BMC and Boze-
man, Mont., was second overall
21 seconds back after
finishing third in the time trial.
Leipheimer, the Omega Pharma-
Quickstep rider based in Santa
Rosa, Calif., was ninth in the
final stage and third overall
24 seconds behind.
Gilbert wins 9th stage
of Spanish Vuelta
BARCELONA, Spain Bel-
gian cyclist Philippe Gilbert
won the ninth stage of the Span-
ish Vuelta on Sunday, just in
front of Joaquin Rodriguez of
Spain.
Rodriguez extended his over-
all lead ahead of a key time trial
in three days.
Racing up Barcelonas Mont-
juic Olympic park, the two rid-
ers broke away from the peloton
in the final kilometers before
Gilbert surged past Rodriguez
to win in 4 hours, 45 minutes,
28 seconds.
Rodriguez stretched his over-
all advantage to 53 seconds
from Christopher Froome, while
Alberto Contador finished 9
seconds behind Sunday to sit 1
minute back in the standings.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Irish suspend Wood
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Notre
Dame suspended starting tail-
back Cierre Wood two games for
violating team rules, leaving the
Fighting Irish without their
1,000-yard rusher against Navy
and Purdue.
Wood led the Irish in rushing
last year with 1,102 yards and
scored nine rushing touchdowns
while averaging 5.1 yards per
carry. Wood, a senior, played in
all 13 games in 2011 with nine
starts. Theo Riddick and George
Atkinson III will likely be the
Irishs top two ball carriers now
that Wood is out.
Coach Brian Kelly also an-
nounced Sunday that junior
defensive end Justin Utupo was
suspended for the games against
Navy in Dublin, Ireland on Sept.
1 and the home opener the fol-
lowing Saturday against Purdue.
AUTO RACING
Briscoe takes Sonoma
SONOMA, Calif. Ryan
Briscoe got past Penske team-
mate Will Power out of a cau-
tion pit stop Sunday and held off
the two-time defending Sonoma
champion for his first IndyCar
victory since 2010.
After Power led for most of
the race, Briscoe slipped into
position for his eighth career
victory when Power got caught
in traffic following a scary crash
for Sebastien Bourdais and Josef
Newgarden.
Both drivers apparently avoid-
ed injury when Bourdais lost
control on cold tires and
slammed Newgarden into a
protective barrier.
Power barely failed to win his
third straight race in Sonoma
after starting from the pole.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Christian Vande Velde, center,
celebrates his win in the USA
Pro Challenge cycling race next
to second-place finisher Tejay
Van Garderen, left, and third-
place finisher Levi Leipheimer
in Denver on Sunda.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. Nick Watney
salvaged a dismal season with a victory
Sunday at The Barclays that was timely
in so many ways.
Watney turned a two-shot deficit
against Sergio Garcia into a three-shot
lead in four holes around the turn at
Bethpage Black, and then hung on to
close with a 2-under 69 and capture the
opening playoff event for the FedEx Cup.
Watney won by three over Brandt Sne-
deker.
Watney is assured a shot at the $10
million prize at the Tour Championship
next month. Winning against one of the
strongest fields of the year also puts him
in the conversation as a captains pick for
the Ryder Cup. Davis Love III will select
four players after next weeks tourna-
ment outside Boston.
Garcia shot 75 and tied for third.
15-year-old Lydia Ko wins in Canada
COQUITLAM, British Columbia
Lydia Ko won the Canadian Womens
Open on Sunday to become the youngest
winner in LPGA Tour history and only
the fifth amateur champion.
The 15-year-old South Korean-born
New Zealander closed with a 5-under 67
for a three-stroke victory. She broke the
age record of 16 set by Lexi Thompson
last September in the Navistar LPGA
Classic in Alabama, and is the first ama-
teur winner since JoAnne Carner in the
1969 Burdines Invitational.
In January, Ko won the New South
Wales Open in Australia at 14 to become
the youngest player to win a professional
tour event. She also won the U.S. Wom-
ens Amateur two weeks ago in Cleve-
land.
Ko finished at 13-under 275 at The
Vancouver Golf Club, pulling away with
birdies on five of the first six holes on the
back nine.
P R O G O L F
Watney
posts win
at Barclays
AP PHOTO
Nick Watney pumps his fist after win-
ning The Barclays golf tournament at
Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale,
N.Y., on Sunday.
DENVER Peyton Manning was
magnificent in his final regular-season
tuneup Sunday, throwing his first two
touchdown passes for the Denver Bron-
cos in a 29-24 loss to the San Francisco
49ers.
Manning completed 10 of 12 passes
for 122 yards, including TD tosses of 10
and 5 yards to Eric Decker, and was
nearly perfect. The two misses were a
dropped pass by Joel Dreessen and an
errant pass to Brandon Stokley, who
was held on the play but didnt draw
the flag.
After managing one TD to go with
four turnovers in his first seven posses-
sions this preseason, Manning drove
the Broncos (1-2) to scores on all three
of his possessions, then put on his visor
with 46 seconds left in the first quarter
after staking Denver to a 17-0 lead.
Alex Smith threw a 49-yard TD pass
and David Akers kicked five field goals
for the Niners (2-1), who outscored the
Broncos backups 19-0 in the second
half but lost wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr.
to an ankle injury early in the second
half.
For the second straight week, the
Broncos backups were awful. In blow-
ing a 24-10 halftime lead, theyve been
outscored 40-0 after halftime in the last
two games.
Denvers first drive stalled when the
replacement officials failed to whistle
cornerback Carlos Rogers for a blatant
hold on a third-down pass to Stokley,
and the Broncos settled for Matt Pra-
ters 53-yard field goal.
Manning was money after that.
He completed all six of his passes for
83 yards on a long drive that ended
with his first touchdown throw in or-
ange and blue, a 10-yard strike to Deck-
er, who beat Rogers over the middle.
Panthers 17, Jets 12
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Tim
Tebow got the fans fired up with a
dazzling 20-yard run in the fourth quar-
ter, but threw an interception three
plays later and the Carolina Panthers
held on for a victory over the New York
Jets.
The Jets (0-3) still havent scored a
touchdown through three preseason
games.
Tebow faced a third-and-16 from the
Jets 34 and ran around in the backfield,
eluded a tackle attempt by Ryan Van
Bergan and took off and slipped
through a few other tackle attempts by
the Panthers (2-1) before being taken
down for a 20-yard gain by Reggie
Smith.
NATI ONAL FOOTBAL L L EAGUE
AP PHOTO
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning calls a play at the line of scrimmage during the first quarter of an NFL
preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers in Denver on Sunday.
Manning on the money in Broncos loss
E X H I B I T I O N
R O U N D U P
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Terrelle
Pryor is still far frombeing a polished
quarterback for the Oakland Raiders
and isnt likely to move up the depth
chart any time soon.
His footwork needs improvement and
hes still trying to get comfortable stay-
ing in the pocket instead of taking off
on a run as he did many times in col-
lege.
Pryor is making progress, though. He
put up 227 yards of offense and threwa
pair of touchdown passes in second half
of the Raiders 31-20 preseason win over
Detroit in what was easily the highlight
of his young NFL career.
More than the numbers, Raiders
coach Dennis Allen was impressed with
Pryors command of the huddle and his
communication.
Ravens cut KCundiff,
BALTIMORE Kicker Billy Cundiff
was cut Sunday by the Baltimore Rav-
ens, who decided to keep rookie Justin
Tucker instead of the former Pro Bowl
star.
Tucker went 5 for 5 on field goal tries
during Baltimores first five preseason
games and showed more leg strength
than the 32-year-old Cundiff. Tucker
made two field goals of 50 yards or
longer; Cundiff was 1for 6 last year
fromthat distance.
He also comes at a cheaper price.
Cundiffs place on the roster ap-
peared in peril after coach John Har-
baugh used Tucker for all the placekick-
ing chores in Friday nights preseason
win over Jacksonville.
Source: Bills in talks to acquire QB
Jackson
BUFFALO, N.Y. A person familiar
with discussions has told The Associ-
ated Press that the Buffalo Bills have
tentatively agreed to acquire quarter-
back Tarvaris Jackson in a trade with
the Seattle Seahawks.
Its close, the person said Sunday,
speaking on the condition of anonymity
because neither teamhas announced
the trade. The Bills are in talks with
Jacksons agent to restructure the final
year of the players contract. Hes sched-
uled to make $4 million this season.
Jacksons future was in question with
the Seahawks, after the teamacquired
Matt Flynn in free agency this offsea-
son, and after using a third-round pick
to draft Russell Wilson in April.
Texans kicker out for the season
HOUSTONHouston Texans
coach Gary Kubiak says rookie kicker
Randy Bullock is out for the season
after tearing a muscle near his groin.
Bullock, a fifth-round draft pick out of
Texas A&M, and was competing with
veteran Shayne Graham. Bullock was 3
for 4 on field goals and Grahamhas
gone 5 for 5 in the preseason.
Raiders pleased with QB Pryors progress
N O T E S
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
DIVISION I (Class 3A)
Coughlin
Home Course: Wilkes-Barre Municipal
Golf Club (Par 36)
Coach: Mike Galli, 6th year
2011 Record: 5-4
Key Losses: Tom Donato
Key Players: Shamus Gartley, Sr.;
Michael Post, Sr.; Corey Hauser, Jr.;
Daulton Lentini, Jr.; Alex Andersen, Jr.
Coachs Outlook: We have a lot of
experience. Theyve played a lot to-
gether at practice and outside practice
in their own free time. If were going to
make any noise its going to be this
year. We have the talent we just need
the consistency. We feel like we have
the ability to beat anybody.
Dallas
Home Course: Irem Golf Club (Par 36)
Coach: Tom Kilduff, 23rd year
2011 Record: 10-1 (North Division co-
champion)
Key Losses: None
Key Players: Rudy Georgetti, Sr., Ryan
Georgetti, Jr., Justin Brojakowski, Jr.;
Nigel Stearns, Jr.; Chad DeBona, Jr.
Coachs Outlook: Its going to be
tough to make up for some losses from
last year. We may not contend for a
championship, but, Im confident well
have a winning record this year. Weve
got a good, solid five starters and once
someone steps up for the sixth spot
well be in ok shape.
Pittston Area
Home Course: Fox Hill Country Club
(Par 35)
Coach: Len Benfante, 23rd year
2011 Record: 9-1 (East Division Cham-
pion)
Key Losses: Brandon Matthews
Key Players: Ryan Tracy, Sr.; Matt
Carroll, Sr.; Chris Lynch, Sr.; Calvin
OBoyle, Sr.; Matt Pierantoni, Sr.; Con-
nor Mitchell, Sr.; Tyler McGarry, So.;
David Zydko, So.; Braulio Garcio, So.
Coachs Outlook: We have four letter-
man back, but we have some tough
matches. Ryan Tracy is a solid top five
player in the league and Chris Lynch is
really playing well early on this season.
Im looking forward to see how they
react to this loss (to Coughlin).
Tunkhannock
Home Course: Stonehedge Golf
Course, (Par 36)
Coach: Andy Neely, 7th year
2011 Record: 6-4
Key Losses: Ryan Potuck
Key Players: Brent Christy, Sr.; Race
Sick, Sr.; Jim DeWitt, Sr.; Sean Soltysiak,
Jr.; Jim Lyons, Jr.; Jake Shaffer, Sr.
Coachs Outlook: We cant start slow
with just 10 matches. Were playing
courses weve never played before. Its
going to be difficult to play new cours-
es.
DIVISION II (Class 3A)
Berwick
Home Course: Berwick Country Club
(Par 36)
Coach: Joe Nespoli, 13th year
2011 Record: 9-3 (Southern Division
co-champion)
Key Losses: Ben Bower
Key Players: Ty Morzilla, Jr.; Brian
Bridge, Sr.; Matt Dalo, Jr.; Kyle Miller, Sr.;
Eric May, Sr.; Ryan Stashko, Jr.
Coachs Outlook: We have a good
team, but were in a very, very difficult
division. We have a lot of really good
matches to look forward to. Theres not
one match you can go into saying we
should win this one. This is going to be
fun. Im optimistic. We have a nice
team.
Crestwood
Home Course: Blue Ridge Trail Golf
Club (Par 36)
Coach: Mark Jarolen, 25th year
2011 Record: 9-3 (Southern Division
co-champion)
Key Losses: Zach Ciavarella, Joe egg,
Keith Novatnak
Key Players: Jake Popowycz, Sr.;
Thomas Goyne, Sr.; Dave Supko, Sr.;
Drew Munisteri, Sr, Bill Dombroski, Jr.;
Joe Hurn, Jr.; Jason Dotzel, So.
Coachs Outlook: This years team has
the experience to be very competitive.
The team hopes to contend for the
division title and to qualify for the
playoffs.
Hazleton Area
Home Course: Sugarloaf Golf Club (Par
36)
Coach: Mike Dulina, first year
2011 Record: 5-7
Key Losses: Jared Piskorick, Matt
Alshefski, T.J. Chirico, Tyler Rubasky
Key Players: Rick Kuzmitsky, Sr.; Dave
McHolick, Sr.; Miranda Matz, Sr.; Rich
Gawel, Jr.; Anthony Sidari, So.; Nicholas
Thrash, Sr.; Joe Baran, So.; Josh Pro-
vost, Fr.; Taylor Burns, Fr.; Geran Triano,
Fr.
Outlook: Dulina is a longtime golf pro
and is a veteran of the game. The
Cougars lost some top players from
last year, but they should be able to
hang in the new division with some of
the top teams.
Wyoming Valley West
Home Course: Irem Golf Club (Par 36)
Coach: Gary Mack, 5th year
2011 Record: 10-1 (North Division co-
champion)
Key Losses: Ryan Hettes
Key Players: Chris McCue, Sr., Colin
Harrison, Sr.; Chris Nixon, Sr.; Andrew
Crossin, Jr.; Evan Pirillo, Sr.; Dave
Chacke, Sr.; Nick Ostrowski, Sr.; Leanne
Dellarte, Jr.; Derek Heffelfinger, Jr.; Dan
Miller, Jr.; Tyler Yankosky, Fr.
Outlook: We have five starters back
from last year. If we play well we can
really put up some impressive scores.
Its a tribute to the kids with how hard
they worked to be competitive. If we
play well, we can win our division and
we will compete for the conference title
and thats our goal. They put them-
selves in this position with how hard
they have worked.
DIVISION III (Class 2A)
GAR
Home Course: Hollenback Golf Course
(Par 36)
Coach: Chris Buzinkai, 7th year
2011 Record: 0-10
Key Losses: Ryan Pavone
Key Players: Brian Klapat, Sr.; Alec
Niemiec, Sr.; Michael Rowe, Jr.; Sean
Paul Williamson, So.; Jeremy Klapat,
So.
Coachs Outlook: Hopefully we can be
more competitive and maybe surprise
somebody. Im very proud of the play-
ers who have stuck with it even though
winning hasnt been the most impor-
tant thing. Theyre really dedicated.
Holy Redeemer
Home Course: Wilkes-Barre Municipal
Golf Club (Par 36)
Coach: Art Brunn Jr., 23rd year overall;
6th at Holy Redeemer
2011 Record: 10-0 (Central Division and
WVC Champion)
Key Losses: Will Fulton, Ryan DeRemer
Key Players: Mariano Medico, Jr.;
Chase Makowski, Jr.; Matt Slavoski, Sr.;
Mike Bollinger, Jr.; Ryan Crossin, So.;
John Yurkoski, Jr.; Alex Rowan, So.
Outlook: With two of the top players in
the whole league in Medico and Makow-
ski, the Royals have a lot of experience,
which is starting to trickle down to the
other golfers, according to Brunn.
Im looking forward to see how
Ryan Crossin picks it up knowing how
good the other two guys are, the
coach said. (Medico and Makowski)
play off each other and the other guys
see that and they got better off that.
Meyers
Home Course: Hollenback Golf Club
(Par 36)
Coach: Sean McLaughlin, 4th year
2011 Record: 4-6
Key Losses: Tony Morrash
Key Players: Will Amesbury, Sr.; Dan
Conrad, Sr.; C.J. Szafran, Sr.; Lee Fal-
zone, Fr.
Coachs Outlook: Were looking to be
competitive in every match and for Will
and Dan to be two of the better players
in the leagueWere looking to make
some noise and see where it ends up.
Wyoming Area
Home Course: Fox Hill Country Club
(Par 35)
Coach: Gordon Williams, 3rd year
2011 Record: 3-6
Key Losses: Nick Rydzewski, Connor
Mangan
Key Players: Zach Mulhern, Sr.; Court-
ney Melvin, Jr.; Madeline Wharton, Fr.;
Billy Peck, Fr.; Gavin Kross, Fr.
Coachs Outlook: Within our division,
Im hoping to take second. Redeemer
has it wrapped up.
Wyoming Seminary
Home Course: Huntsville Golf Club (par
36)
Coach: Matt Occhiato, first year
2011 Record: 5-6
Key Losses: None
Key Players: Frank Henry, Sr.; John
Zirnheld, Jr.; Andrew Golden, So.; Gabi
Coslett, Jr.; Jared Godlewski, Fr.; John
Bath, Sr.; Malcolm Lumia, So.
Coachs Outlook: A record above .500
would be good. Moving into 2A, its a
good chance to get a couple wins. If we
could finish second or third behind
Holy Redeemer it would be great.
Division IV (Class 2A)
Hanover Area
Home Course: Wyoming Valley Country
Club (Par 35)
Coach: Brian McDermott, 3rd year
2011 Record: 4-6
Key Losses: none
Key Players: Chris Jones, Sr., Kyle
Cunard, Sr.; Matt Kuhl, Jr.; Matt Kocher,
Sr.; Mike Steve, Jr.; Fred Schiel, Jr.;
Steve Dokas, Sr.
Coachs Outlook: With the aligning of
our divisions we really think we can
contend for the division title.
These kids have all been playing
together since they were freshmen.
Every year weve gotten better. I
couldnt be prouder of them. I think we
can definitely contend.
Lake-Lehman
Home Course: Huntsville Golf Club (Par
36)
Coach: Tom Motovidlak, 5th year
2011 Record: 1-10
Key Losses: Jeff Heath
Key Players: Robert Ide, Sr.; Jeff
Carter, Sr.; Ben Pilch, So.; Nick Egan, Jr.;
Mike Murphy, Sr.; Kenny Kocher, Sr.
Coachs Outlook: I feel like were
going to fare pretty well this year. We
have a pretty good team. I feel like we
should fare out pretty well.
MMI
Home Course: Valley Country Club (Par
35)
Coach: Mike Morrison, 4th year
2011 Record: 3-9
Key Losses: None
Key Players: Jeff Lotz, Sr.; Casey
McCoy, Sr.; Sam Harmon, So.; Sean
Ducaki-Reap, Sr.; Cassie Caldwell, Sr.;
Coachs Outlook: We have a bunch of
returning players and a bunch of
seniors and Im looking for a division
title with the realigned divisions."
Nanticoke
Home Course: Edgewood in the Pines
(Par 36)Coach: Nina Matzoni, 6th year
2011 Record: 0-12
Key Losses:
Key Players: Mike Malshefski, Jr.;
Shaun Boyle, Sr.; Justin Lewis, Sr.; Joe
Olszyk, So.; Anthony Seiwell, Sr.; Ricky
Ultsh, Sr.; Nick Butczynski, Jr.
Coachs Outlook: I feel that now that
were playing in 2A instead of 3A it will
be a little more competitive. I think
theyve come a long way from last year
and I think they can carry us to some
wins this year.
W V C G O L F T E A M - B Y - T E A M
C A P S U L E S
ing Valley West and Pittston
Area should give the Royals
fits. Berwick and Crestwood
should also be near the top of
the standings when the final
scores are calculated.
A MIXED BAG
Majority rules amongst
Wyoming Valley Conference
coaches when it comes to be-
ing in favor of the newdivision-
al alignment. Just a few are op-
posed.
But those against the change
have legitimate concerns.
In the previous four seasons,
the league was aligned geo-
graphically. So Tunkhannock,
the team furthest away from
the rest had matches against
schools closer to the area.
Now, the Tigers will play Ha-
zleton Area, Crestwood and
Berwick, all schools that re-
quire a lot of traveling and
more expenses.
Another team that the new
changes dont favor is Holy Re-
deemer. The Royals are the fa-
vorite to claim the league title
no matter who they are pitted
against. But instead of playing
the bigger teams, Redeemer
will face smaller, under-
manned schools.
One team that benefits from
the change is MMI. The Prep-
pers have always struggled
playing in the Southern Divi-
sion going up against big guns
like Crestwood, Dallas, Wyom-
ing Valley West, Berwick and
Hazleton Area. This season,
MMI will play schools and
teams its own size like Meyers,
GAR and Nanticoke to name a
few.
Im for it 100 percent, MMI
coach Mike Morrison said.
When it was based on geogra-
phy, there was just no way (we
would compete). Now, its
much fairer.
NEW COACHES
Mike Dulina, a veteran of the
game takes over at Hazleton
Area for Del Kelshaw, while
Huntsville Golf Club assistant
pro Matt Occhiato is the new
coach at Wyoming Seminary
relieving Tim Foran.
KEY DATES
Today: Preseason Tryba
Tournament at Fox Hill Coun-
try Club; Sept. 24: Pre-District
Tournament at Fox Hill Coun-
try Club; Sept. 27: Wyoming
Valley Conference Playoffs;
Oct. 1: District 2 Individual
Championships; TBA: District
2 Team Playoffs; Oct. 15-16: Re-
gional Tournament at sites to
be announced; Oct. 22-24:
PIAA Championships at Heri-
tage Hills and Springwood
Golf Course, York.
GOLF
Continued from Page 1B
bowl that is Flushing Meadows.
Defending champion Novak
Djokovic barely took any time off
following his fourth-place finish
at the Olympics. He traveled to
Toronto for a hard-court tuneup,
played six matches and won the
tournament.
Then, he flew to Cincinnati,
played six more matches but lost
to Roger Federer in the final. No
shame there, though that loss to
Federer did include an uncharac-
teristic 6-0 whitewashing in the
first set.
Mentally, I wasnt there,
wasnt fresh, Djokovic said. It
had been a very busy time start-
ing at the Olympic Games, and
maybe that caught up with me at
the end.
No big deal in Cincinnati. But
a half-hour mental lapse in New
York could mean the end of Djo-
kovics quest to win what has, es-
sentially, shaped up as the tie-
breaker major for 2012.
Second-seeded Djokovic won
the Australian Open. Rafael Na-
dal won the French Open. Top-
seeded Federer won Wimbledon.
Just for good measure, third-
seeded Andy Murray won the
Olympics, meaning the U.S.
Open could essentially deter-
mine the player of the year in
mens tennis.
Some combination of Nadal
absent this year because of a
knee injury and the other
three have occupied every spot
in the finals of the past eight
Grand Slam tournaments.
Who has the most to gain over
this fort night? John McEnroe
thinks its Murray, who has the
Olympic gold, but is still in
search of his first Grand Slam ti-
tle.
The way it pans out, its con-
ceivable that Murray could make
an argument were he to win this
... that you could say hes the
best player in the world this
year, McEnroe said. To me,
thats an unbelievable upside.
Murray opens Monday in Ar-
thur Ashe Stadium against Alex
Bogomolov Jr., of Russia.
Federer, back at the top of the
rankings after 25
1
2 months dur-
ing which Nadal and Djokovic
took the spot from him, has a
night match Monday against
American Donald Young, who is
3-21 this season.
Federer says theres a differ-
ence between how he feels now
and last year, when he had two
match points in the semifinals
against Djokovic, but lost both
and closed out his first full sea-
son since 2002 without a Grand
Slam title.
I think I felt good last year,
but probably felt that maybe, at
times, the matches were not al-
ways on my racket, he said.
Whereas maybe this time
around, I feel like if Im playing
well, I can dictate whos going to
win or lose.
Though the womens game
has been more in flux than the
mens of late seven different
winners over the past seven
Grand Slams the math is es-
sentially the same in 2012: Three
of the top four women No. 1
Victoria Azarenka (Australia),
No. 3 Maria Sharapova (France)
and No. 4 Williams (Wimble-
don) have major titles this
year and all need this one to
break the tie.
Where things differ is in the
way Williams has been playing of
late. She lost a total of 17 games
over six matches in the Olym-
pics, punctuating it with a 6-0,
6-1 victory over Sharapova in the
final the kind of drubbing that
would have to come to mind if
the two should meet in the U.S.
Open final on Sept. 8.
OPEN
just tried to make contact.
He helped make his teams
road to the postseason much
easier.
The victory reduced Scran-
ton/Wilkes-Barres magic
number for clinching the Inter-
national League North Divi-
sion to two, meaning the Yan-
kees can celebrate a division ti-
tle with another victory over
Lehigh Valley as soon as today.
You always like to be in the
hunt, SWB Yankees manager
Dave Miley said. Weve still
got a ways to go. Weve got to
clinch it first of all.
What the 80-57 Yankees
clinched Sunday was a sense of
relief.
Aday after having their nine-
game winning streak snapped
with a 9-5 loss to Lehigh Valley,
the Yankees rebounded nicely.
They were locked in a tight
battle througout, until Iron-
Pigs left fielder Michael Spi-
dale gambled and lost by
charging Melky Mesas sinking
liner that turned into a two-run
triple in the ninth inning. Ko-
suke Fukudome followed with
an RBI double, and suddenly, a
one-run game turned into a
comfortable 6-2 lead for Scran-
ton/Wilkes-Barre.
Laird got a big hit, makes a
whole lot of difference, Miley
said. Fukudome and Mesa
came up with some big hits,
too.
But the bulk of Sundays vic-
tory was built around pitching.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
starter Justin Thomas was
taggedfor Hector Lunas game-
tying homer in the fourth in-
ning and a sacrifice fly by
Andres Blanco in the fifth.
But Thomas didnt allow
anything else, and improved
his Scranton/Wilkes-Barre re-
cord to 2-1 by sticking around
for seven innings for the first
time in a game since throwing
a complete game in 2008 pitch-
ing in Double-A ball in the
Seattle organization.
Justin Thomas was the key
for us, Miley said. Hes done
well for us. The most hes gone
for us was six (innings). It was
an extra step.
Laird helped lift him and the
Yankees over the top.
With two men on, Laird flied
out in the second inning and
left Francisco Cervelli stand-
ing on second when he was
called out on strikes in the
sixth.
But Fukodome singled home
Ronnier Mustelier later in the
second inning, Thomas buck-
led down to keep the Yankees
close in a 2-1game into the sev-
enth, then Laird laced his sin-
gle that brought home Corban
Joseph and Mustelier with a
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lead in
the seventh.
Were playing real good
right now. We pick each other
up, Laird said. Everybodys
pitching well, everybodys hit-
ting one through nine.
Now theyll hit the field at
Coca-Cola Park at 7:05 p.m. to-
night looking to wrap up a divi-
sion title, as Adam Warren
(7-8, 3.64 ERA) takes the
mound for Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre against Lehigh Valleys
Tom Cochran (8-5, 4.15 ERA).
Thats what your goal is,
Miley said, to try to get to the
postseason.
YANKEES
weeks in South Williamsport.
They exchanged customary
postgame handshakes at the
plate before Japan received the
World Series championship
banner and took their warning-
track run.
Tennessee was our best
friends in the U.S. division, Ki-
yomiya said.
Japans jog finally stopped in
front of the teams giddy cheer-
ing section as proud family
members and friends stood
shoulder-to-shoulder to take
pictures through the infield
fence.
There were so many high-
lights, including five home runs
off Tennessee pitching.
That was more than enough
offense for 13-year-old ace Kiyo-
miya, who had a fastball
clocked in the high-70s, The
right-hander with the hitch in
mid-delivery pitched like a big-
league ace in allowing just one
hit.
Regardless, this is still a ban-
ner year for Goodlettsville after
its exhausting victory Saturday
over Petaluma, Calif., for the
U.S. championship. That game
set a record for most combined
runs in the World Series.
The thrilling victory kept the
Tennessee players and their
families up late into the night.
(The parents) must have
partied harder than the kids
did, manager Joey Hale said. I
knew wed be flat today.
Tennessee lost a 10-run lead
inthe bottomof the sixthof that
game before scoring nine times
the next inning to finally put
away Petaluma in a Little
League classic. Even more im-
pressively, Butler had three
homers and a record nine RBIs
a feat so unique the 12-year-
olds name became a trending
topic on Twitter.
Butler went deep again off re-
liever Osaka in the fifth But-
lers fourth homer in two days
to cut the lead to 10-2 and
give Goodlettsvile some home
hope. Tennessees mini-mash-
ers have proven they can break
out any time at the plate.
It feels really goodandit was
really great, Butler said simply
about his hitting exploits. He
said his three homers Saturday
were the longest he had hit all
season.
Its pitching depth sapped,
Tennessee turned to right-
hander Justin Smith to start
against Japan the first time
the 12-year-old had pitched in
the World Series or in South-
east regional tournament.
Everybody knew our pitch-
ing was depleted and we were
boundfor a letdown, Hale said.
Im not saying we were going
to beat Japan. I think they were
the best team here at every-
thing by far, pitching, hitting.
But I think last night is how we
want to be remembered.
Leadoff hitter Osaka, 12,
didnt waste any time with a
first-pitch triple to the right-
field corner in the first. Kiyomi-
ya delivered his RBI single two
batters later to get the scoring
started.
Osaka then homered in the
second to left-center, just in
front of the Little League sign
above the fence, before leading
off the fourth with his second
homer, this time to center, for a
6-1 lead.
The Kitasuna league all-star
team from Tokyo won Japans
eighth Little League title and
second in three seasons.
While his players danced
around in delight after the
game, skipper Yoichi Kubo
teared up. He kept his compo-
sure after managing a teamthat
won the World Series in 2001,
but I was crying this time
when we won this game as
world champion, he said.
Smith pitched admirably in a
tough spot, allowing five runs
and seven hits over three in-
nings while striking out three.
His team was trying to make
history as the first squad from
Tennessee to win youth base-
balls biggest prize.
Goodlettsville also was the
first Tennessee teamto advance
to South Williamsport since
Morristown in1987. The subur-
ban Nashville crew counts
among its fans Rays ace David
Price, who is from Murfreesbo-
ro.
They might be done with
baseball for now, but the cele-
bration is just beginning back
home. On Tennessees social
calendar is a visit to the Vander-
bilt season opener Thursday
night against South Carolina.
When we get home, its go-
ing to be a carnival, Hale said.
AP PHOTO
Tokyos Noriatsu Osaka rounds the bases past Goodlettsville, Tenn. second baseman Lorenzo
after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of the Little League World Series champion-
ship game in South Williamsport Sunday.
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Forecasts, graphs
and data 2012
Weather Central, LP
Yesterday 85/62
Average 79/58
Record High 98 in 1948
Record Low 45 in 1944
Yesterday 9
Month to date 198
Year to date 766
Last year to date 676
Normal year to date 501
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was above 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.00
Month to date 2.84
Normal month to date 2.90
Year to date 21.95
Normal year to date 24.52
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 0.07 -0.11 22.0
Towanda 0.07 -0.04 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 3.07 0.75 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 2.42 -0.05 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 75-80. Lows: 61-66. Expect scat-
tered showers and thunderstorms today
into tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 80-83. Lows: 69-72. Chance of
thunderstorms today and tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 77-86. Lows: 63-66. Showers and
thunderstorms will be likely at times
today and tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 82-85. Lows: 64-70. Chance of
thunderstorms today and tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 81-85. Lows: 70-72. Scattered thun-
derstorms will be possible today. Partly
cloudy tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 59/48/.04 61/50/pc 62/48/pc
Atlanta 85/68/.00 91/71/pc 84/72/t
Baltimore 79/69/3.34 87/70/pc 87/68/t
Boston 76/64/.00 83/70/pc 82/64/t
Buffalo 85/66/.00 83/65/t 79/55/s
Charlotte 87/58/.00 89/68/pc 85/70/pc
Chicago 79/66/.19 86/66/s 83/65/s
Cleveland 88/67/.00 80/66/t 78/60/s
Dallas 84/77/.00 94/73/t 92/67/pc
Denver 94/59/.00 93/63/pc 93/63/pc
Detroit 86/69/.00 81/64/t 80/59/s
Honolulu 86/74/.01 88/74/s 88/74/s
Houston 92/75/.00 95/76/pc 94/75/pc
Indianapolis 87/68/.00 80/65/t 86/61/s
Las Vegas 101/81/.00 101/81/s 102/82/s
Los Angeles 73/64/.00 77/63/pc 79/64/pc
Miami 84/76/2.13 89/81/t 91/79/t
Milwaukee 78/72/.15 84/62/s 81/62/s
Minneapolis 85/66/.01 87/64/s 88/68/pc
Myrtle Beach 84/64/.00 85/74/t 84/75/t
Nashville 89/66/.00 92/70/pc 90/69/s
New Orleans 90/77/.00 90/78/pc 86/79/w
Norfolk 87/71/.02 88/72/pc 89/72/pc
Oklahoma City 91/70/.08 90/69/pc 92/65/s
Omaha 85/65/.00 90/63/s 93/66/pc
Orlando 84/77/.05 88/78/t 92/77/t
Phoenix 103/84/.00 106/85/pc 109/85/pc
Pittsburgh 83/63/.00 83/65/t 79/57/pc
Portland, Ore. 75/56/.00 77/55/pc 73/55/sh
St. Louis 87/71/.00 85/68/t 91/67/s
Salt Lake City 95/70/.01 95/70/pc 95/71/s
San Antonio 94/78/.00 96/75/t 97/75/pc
San Diego 75/66/.00 78/68/pc 79/70/pc
San Francisco 66/57/.00 68/54/pc 69/55/pc
Seattle 68/54/.00 74/54/pc 71/55/sh
Tampa 84/75/.00 87/79/t 90/79/t
Tucson 99/74/.00 99/75/pc 101/75/pc
Washington, DC 84/72/.26 88/72/pc 88/68/t
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 66/54/.00 73/61/pc 70/58/sh
Baghdad 111/81/.00 114/79/s 116/77/s
Beijing 86/66/.00 86/73/pc 88/68/pc
Berlin 75/61/.12 68/50/pc 73/54/c
Buenos Aires 50/34/.00 54/44/pc 58/49/pc
Dublin 64/48/.00 66/51/r 64/55/sh
Frankfurt 68/61/.15 73/56/pc 81/56/pc
Hong Kong 91/86/.00 92/79/pc 91/81/t
Jerusalem 89/69/.00 87/63/pc 85/62/s
London 70/55/.00 68/64/sh 71/53/pc
Mexico City 77/55/.00 72/50/pc 73/49/s
Montreal 86/70/.00 87/69/pc 77/56/t
Moscow 72/55/.00 69/62/c 66/58/sh
Paris 75/61/.00 78/59/pc 79/56/pc
Rio de Janeiro 77/66/.00 80/66/t 80/67/sh
Riyadh 104/79/.00 109/81/s 111/79/s
Rome 86/73/.00 91/67/s 87/69/s
San Juan 88/78/.00 88/79/t 90/79/t
Tokyo 93/79/.00 88/74/t 88/74/t
Warsaw 70/59/.28 61/49/sh 70/52/pc
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
85/70
Reading
83/66
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
78/65
79/66
Harrisburg
82/69
Atlantic City
82/71
New York City
82/71
Syracuse
84/66
Pottsville
80/66
Albany
82/67
Binghamton
Towanda
77/63
80/65
State College
80/65
Poughkeepsie
80/67
94/73
86/66
93/63
93/73
87/64
77/63
65/53
90/65
94/64
74/54
82/71
81/64
91/71
89/81
95/76
88/74
60/47
61/50
88/72
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 6:25a 7:44p
Tomorrow 6:26a 7:42p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 5:03p 2:05a
Tomorrow 5:44p 3:12a
Full Last New First
Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22
We will have rain
showers
throughout the
day with mostly
cloudy skies and
the chance for a
thunderstorm. A
cold front will
move through
tonight into
Tuesday morning
but clear out
quickly. Tuesday
afternoon looks
like it will be nice
with partly
cloudy skies.
Wednesday will
be beautiful. It
will also feel
much cooler
with low humidi-
ty. Sunshine will
stay with us for
Thursday, Friday
and Saturday
with tempera-
tures in the mid
80s. Rain from
Isaac will start to
move to our area
early Sunday
morning and
stay with us the
entire day and
most of the fol-
lowing Monday.
- Michelle Rotella
NATIONAL FORECAST: Hurricane Isaac is expected to strengthen over the Gulf today, with periods of
rain and thunderstorms continuing over Florida and adjacent portions of the Southeast. Isolated tor-
nadoes will be likely in parts of the region. Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms will accompany a
weakening frontal boundary stretching from the Texas to the Northeast.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Cooling Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Mostly cloudy with
showers and thun-
derstorms
TUESDAY
Partly
sunny,
a.m. rain
82
65
THURSDAY
Mostly
sunny
83
53
FRIDAY
Mostly
sunny
85
58
SATURDAY
Partly
cloudy
85
60
SUNDAY
Cloudy
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80
65
WEDNESDAY
Sunny
78
55
78
65
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The 9th Annual Plymouth Kielbasa Festival on Saturday
celebrated the famous Polish sausage so popular
throughout the area. The two-day event featured a Kiel-
basa contest, dozens of food vendors and a parade. From
left, Harriet Posluszny and Melissa Ovrien, and Steven
Posluszny, 4 months old, and Eddie Posluszny, 5.
The first "Bark for Life of Wyoming Valley" event on Saturday at
Nesbitt Memorial Park gave owners and their pets an opportunity
to participate together in the fight against cancer and to recognize
those pets that stay by their owners with unconditional love, the
American Cancer Society organized the event along with members
of the local Relay for Life Committee. Among those attending were
Linda Tirpak, left, and Doreen Keeler and Twinkle.
The 28th Arts at Hayfield Summer Festival took 10 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Leh-
man Township, showcasing more than 120 artisans, mu-
sicians and crafters, as well as food vendors, artisan
demonstrations, childrens activities, an open house at
the Friedman Observatory and tours of the historic Hay-
field House. Left to right, Alex Seasock, Hannah Eroh,
Ryan Scardigli and Chris Metcalf.
From left, Mike and Ann Berish and Howard Stritzinger
Eric Lawson, Sarah Lawson and Kyra Santasania walk Sidney the
pug.
Left to right, Jean Carson and Kim Downs
From left, James Mahon, Pat Gerko and Steve Gerko
Bark For Life relay organizers Desiree Thorne and Russell Keeler
Left to right in front, Paul Steinruck, Sam Steinruck, 5,
and Max Steinruck, 8. In back, Mary and Leo Landau and
Ellie Steinruck.
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Lori and Jeff Besecker and their dog Remy
Front to back, Issy Bowman, Sharon Ballard and Gary
Hayes.
Robin and Rick Santasania and their dog Buster
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During a recent meeting of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 102, Kingston, Robert C. Bar-
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Willard R. Rollins, commander; Bartlow; Raymond Smith, senior vice commander; Charles Lamoreaux,
secretary. Back row: Eugene Slabinski, chaplain; John P. Sladin, Thomas Bowditch and Lyle Johnson,
members; Edward Meade, junior vice commander. Robert Savage is treasurer.
Past commander of DAV Chapter 102 honored
The Luzerne County Community College Literary Arts Society recently presented a check to repre-
sentatives at the Head Start New Street Center in Plymouth in support of the Birthday Book Project.
The funds were raised through a used book and junque jewelry sale and will be used to purchase a
book for each child on their birthday. At the check presentation, from left, first row, are Isadora, Mag-
gie, Morgan, Eric, Alexandria, Saydee, McKayla and James. Second row: Katlyn Bronson, assistant
teacher, Head Start; Sonia Quan, assistant teacher, Head Start; Marion Sod, center manager, Head
Start; Paula Rittenhouse, treasurer, Literary Arts Society; Allison Williams, secretary, Literary Arts
Society; and Mary Stchur, associate professor, English and adviser, Literary Arts Society.
LCCC Literary Society makes donation to Birthday Book Project at Head Start
Representatives of the Luzerne County Bar Association Char-
itable Foundation recently presented a check to the Ruth Matthews
Bourger Women with Children Program (WWC) at Misericordia
University. WWC provides a place to live and a support network for
single women with children pursuing an education. The donation
will be used for the Women with Children Emergency Fund, which
assists with the cost of items such as food, medicine, clothing and
emergency child-care needs for families in the program. At the
check presentation, from left: Joseph P. J. Burke III, executive
director, Luzerne County Bar Association; Katherine Totino, grants
and gift research manager, Misericordia University; Alan S. Hollan-
der, board of directors, Luzerne County Bar Association Charitable
Foundation; Vicki Austin, director, Ruth Matthews Bourger Women
with Children Program; Michael A. MacDowell, president, Miser-
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Law foundation makes donation to WWC program
More than 150 high school students from the region put their
physics and engineering skills to the test to save superheroes
caught in a series of hands-on challenges at The University of
Scrantons ninth annual Kane Competition. Twenty teams of stu-
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second place, Scranton High School; and Josh Smith, third place,
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bondale Area, Delaware Valley, Dunmore, Forest City Regional,
Lackawanna Trail, North Pocono, Scranton, West Scranton, Summit
Christian Academy, Wayne Highlands, Valley View, Scranton Prep
and Wyoming Area. At the competition, from left, first row: Declan
Mulhall, associate professor of physics/electrical engineering, The
University of Scranton; Wyoming Area High School first-place team
members John Barcelon and David Pizano, teacher. Second row:
James Scrobola, Louis Vullo, Nicholas Szewczyk, Jonathan Scrobo-
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Students take part in physics, engineering competition
The Luzerne County Chapter of Northeastern Region of PSEA-
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were Steve Harmanos, president; Phil Russo, vice president; and
Pam Zaremba, secretary. The fall luncheon will be held on Sept. 13
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Brandon Edward Wozniak, son of
Daniel and Jennifer Wozniak,
Honey Pot, is celebrating his
sixth birthday today, Aug. 27.
Brandon is a grandson of Gerald
and Mary Shemanski, Honey Pot,
and Jorden and Debbie Ent,
Wilkes-Barre. Brandon is a great-
grandson of the late Theodore
and Margaret Shemanski; the
late Leon and Mary Retel; the
late John and Helen Antonik;
and the late John and Amelia
Wozniak.
Brandon E. Wozniak
Sept. 9
DUPONT: Polish American Citi-
zens Club of Elm Street, 2 p.m.,
at the club home. Active mem-
bers are encouraged to attend,
refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
WILKES-BARRE: North-End
Slovak Citizens Club, 2 p.m., at
the club, 635 N. Main St. All
members are invited to attend.
President Andrew Butch
Hvozdovic will preside. Refresh-
ments will be served after the
meeting.
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The Luzerne County Community College Nursing Department recently hosted the third annual Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania In-
terprofessional Education Coalition (NEPA-IPEC) student care summit. The program was a collaborative care summit between LCCC, Kings
College, University of Scranton, Marywood University, Penn College of Technology, Misericordia University and The Commonwealth Medical
College (TCMC). Close to 600 students were in attendance at the various sites. LCCC hosted 65 students and 14 facilitators from various
health care professions. The goal of the program is to increase and improve communication between health care students. At the summit,
from left, first row: Susan Koronkiewicz, Kingston, assistant professor, nursing, LCCC; Sandra Rochon, Mountain Top, CNS, WBGH; Sandy
Hollock, Wapwallopen, assistant professor, nursing, LCCC; Marisue Rayno, Weatherly, associate professor, nursing, LCCC; Virginia Clarke,
Avoca, professor, nursing, LCCC; and Jennifer McMicken, Pharm.D., Wilkes-Barre, pharmacy practice resident, Wilkes University. Second row:
Paran Mukhija, Pharm. D., Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes University; Julie L. Olenak, Pharm.D., Hanover Township, associate professor, pharmacy prac-
tice, Wilkes University; Linda Szmal, Mountain Top, Mansfield University; Peggy Sosnak, Wilkes-Barre, associate professor, nursing, LCCC; Dr.
Deborah Vilegi-Peters, Mountain Top, dean, nursing and health sciences, LCCC; Karen Noss, Plains Township, associate professor, nursing,
LCCC; Pam MacNeely, Shavertown, PA faculty, Kings College; and Laurie Brogan, Pittston, physical therapist, Gentiva Health Services. Third
row: Nancy Glidden, Nanticoke, secretary, nursing, LCCC; Mark Ercolani, Laflin, paramedic class coordinator, LCCC; Edward Foote, Pharm.D.,
Trucksville, professor and chair, pharmacy practice, Wilkes University; Peter McCoshell, Kingston, medical student III, TCMC; Nick Frusciante,
Edwardsville, professor, nursing, LCCC; Mary Waclawski, Nanticoke, secretary, nursing, LCCC; and Nicole Evanosky, Dallas, professor, physical
therapy, Misericordia University.
LCCC holds student care summit
High school students recently participated in the Misericordia University Department of Nursings annual Nursing Career Exploration Camp
which enabled rising high school seniors to gain experience in the field of nursing through a mixture of clinical, laboratory, classroom and
field experiences. Participants, from left, first row: Hailynn Granoski, Nanticoke; Jacqueline Buckley, Nanticoke; Clarissa Gingell, Dallas; Nikki
Zula, Hanover Township; Abby Panetta, Clark, N.J.; Cassie Stevens, Harveys Lake; Alicia Yeiter, Washington Township, N.J.; Angel King, Sayre;
and Erin Lynch, Park Ridge, N.J. Second row: Misericordia nursing student counselors Cory Chikowski, West Pittston; Lindsey Ross, Wyoming;
and Amanda Boutin, Hackettstown, N.J.; and campers Gary Pyner, Pittstown, N.J.; Sarah Stouges, South Huntington, N.Y.; Morgan Grenier,
Lancaster; Kiera Grassi, Franklin Square, N.Y.; and Lian Lenihan, Ambler; and Kathleen Devine Gelso, assistant professor of nursing, Miser-
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30 Rock
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Americas Funniest
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WGN News at Nine
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WYLN
Rehabili-
tation
Legally
Speaking
Minor League Baseball Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees at
Lehigh Valley IronPigs. (N) (Live)
Late Edition Classified Beaten
Path
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breakers
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Real Time With Bill
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Hard Knocks: Train-
ing Camp With
Miami
The Change-Up (R, 11) Ryan Reyn-
olds. An overworked lawyer and his care-
free buddy switch bodies. (CC)
HBO2
Sister Act (5:45) (PG, 92)
Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie
Smith, Kathy Najimy. (CC)
Veep (CC)
(TVMA)
True Blood Bill slips
into religious fervor.
(CC) (TVMA)
True Blood Save
Yourself Eric tries to
save Bill. (TVMA)
The Newsroom Nina
surprises Mac. (CC)
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Veep (CC)
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tance
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son, Nancy Travis. CIA-funded pilots fly for
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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
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Tower Heist (9:15) (PG-13, 11) Ben
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Life on
Top (CC)
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by flaunting her huge breast-im-
plants. (TV14)
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Dear Abby: I am
a pastor and just
received word that a
parishioner died yes-
terday. Harold had
been hospitalized for
a week in another
city, and I wasnt
notified. A member of his family said,
We didnt know if we should bother
you or not. The saddest part is, I was
in that city the night before he died,
seeing another parishioner. It would
have been easy to visit Harold.
Abby, permit me to share three rea-
sons why I WANT to be bothered in
the future:
First: The one who is ill is entitled
to the care and support of his or
her faith community. I have sat at
the side of persons who appear
nonresponsive, taken their hands
and told them who I am. Their hand
frequently tightens around mine.
When I say familiar prayers, their lips
move in concert with mine. Spiritual
leaders of other faiths report similar
experiences.
Second: My presence may be physi-
cally and spiritually helpful to the
family and friends of the patient.
Many congregations provide net-
works of contacts for social agencies,
additional medical specialists, and
even respite care groups within the
congregation.
Third: The ill person may have
confided his or her wishes regarding
maintenance of life, burial and funeral
arrangements to his or her spiritual
leader. When people come to me to
discuss their wishes, I file that infor-
mation in a secure place. (I encour-
age them to share their desires with
family and formalize them with an at-
torney or funeral director.) In at least
one instance, the family purchased a
burial plot through the funeral home,
unaware that one had already been
purchased in another cemetery of the
persons own choosing.
I urge adult children and others in
charge of anothers affairs: PLEASE
contact the faith community of the
dying person for the sake of the
patient, the faith community and
yourself.
A Pastor in Wisconsin
Dear Pastor: Thank you for your
informative and caring letter. I hope
it will convince readers whose loved
ones are having medical problems to
notify their faith community leader
immediately.
Dear Abby: I hope you print this
because moviegoers worldwide will
appreciate it.
Attention, all parents who bring
their babies to the movies PLEASE
DONT! I just spent $11 to listen to
a baby cry and fuss for two hours. It
made it impossible to enjoy Spider-
Man. Thank you.
Silent Movie Fan in
Sacramento
Dear Silent: I understand that baby
sitters are expensive and not always
reliable and that parents want
to see the latest films, too. How-
ever, when a baby starts to fuss,
the infant should be taken out of
the theater to be fed, changed and/
or calmed. To do otherwise is unfair
to those who have also spent hard-
earned money to enjoy a film with-
out distraction.
P.S. DVDs are just what the doc-
tor ordered for new parents not
only can they be paused, but they are
cheaper, too.
DEAR ABBY
A D V I C E
Tending to his flock in times of grief is part of devoted pastors calling
To receive a collection of Abbys most
memorable and most frequently re-
quested poems and essays, send a busi-
ness-sized, self-addressed envelope, plus
check or money order for $3.95 ($4.50 in
Canada) to: Dear Abbys Keepers, P.O.
Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
(Postage is included.)
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can
never fail in relationships; you
just produce results by which to
learn. Consider how you played
it and how you might play it
differently next time to get a
different result.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your
dreams are still alive, though it
may feel to you that they are in
hibernation now. Its peaceful
this way. Let them have the rest
without worrying about how long
this nap lasts.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Good
news: The real world does not lie
in wait just around the next cor-
ner. The real world is going on
right in front of your nose, and
youre as much a part of it as
anyone in the world today.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You
are not content to do the best
you can with the information you
have. You want better informa-
tion. Youll further investigate
both your problems and your
passions.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A new
person on the scene is quickly
becoming an admired presence.
Youll model yourself after this
persons work ethic, attitude and
approach to relationships.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Youll
get to the point, keeping your
meetings short and simple. The
more you delegate, the better
people around you will get at
handling their responsibilities.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your cur-
rent friends help you in every
way they know, and yet what
you need isnt provided. Widen
your circle; broaden your search.
Expansion is your answer.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You will
use your time differently from
the way your friends use theirs;
your path requires this. Youll
wind up at different destinations,
too, but the points of intersec-
tion are most enjoyable.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Everything is unfolding as it
should. Relax and trust that if its
supposed to happen, its happen-
ing. Strained relationships ease
up. Life becomes comfortable
again.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Saturn pushes your buttons.
You either want to be like your
father or the complete opposite.
Both the gray areas and the full
spectrum of possibilities hold no
appeal. Its a day of extremes.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). One
of your biggest jobs will be to
avoid distractions. Block out
the things that could potentially
obstruct your productivity, and
youll have much to show for
your efforts.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Reach
out, ask more questions, and see
whether you cant get people to
drop their masks. A friend who
seems to have it all together
could actually use more help
than you might have guessed.
TODAYS BIRTHDAY (Aug. 27).
Even though you want to com-
plete what you start, its not
always worth your time to do
so. Youll strategize your efforts
and profit from your ability to
prioritize well. September heals
a relationship. Aries and Scorpio
people adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 5, 25, 49, 2 and 18.
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