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City Pop. Officers Starting pay Columbus 23,518 54 $34,650 Starkville 24,775 55 $31,800 Tupelo 35,827 112 $34,951

By Zack Plair [email protected]

It’s not like it used to be. Of that, Columbus Police Chief Tony Carleton is sure. In a society where police work is infinitely more chal- lenging, Carleton said it isn’t necessarily “harder” to find Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff qualified officers to fill his ros- Columbus Police Officers Mo Eguires and Chris Ware both joined the force last year. Chief Tony Carleton says ter. It does, however, take a lit- Carleton today’s officers face a much different world than they did a decade ago because of changes in technology and tle more reading between the public perception of law enforcement. lines. Today’s police officers face a more tech- nologically sophisticated criminal element, while also facing tougher media scrutiny and a citizenry who often doesn’t trust them. Plus, as incidents such as the May 9 shooting Different paths, same mission in Hattiesburg where two police officers were killed on a traffic stop starkly remind them, each day officers put on uniforms could be Columbus police officers still joining up despite hazards their last. The ones who join police forces despite all By Zack Plair that, Carleton said, do it with the knowledge [email protected] that they probably will not get rich. “They’re not here for the pay,” Carleton said. “They’re here to protect and serve. It’s my job to make sure they are properly trained Columbus police officer Mo Eguires Columbus police officer Chris Ware to know why they are here.” In fact, many full-time officers work sec- Some things just can’t be unseen. For Columbus police officer Chris ond — sometimes third — jobs. Police officer days are filled with Ware, everything in life is a choice. Officer Chris Ware, an 18-year law en- such moments, but for 27-year-old pa- Since he was young, he said he’s forcement veteran who joined CPD last June, trol officer and Iraq war veteran Mo chosen to help others, and that’s why works in construction and mows yards on the Eguires, one on-the-job sight reso- he ultimately chose to be a police offi- side. His coworker, Mo Eguires who joined nates as the worst. cer. the force last fall, also teaches at the Law En- Working a traffic accident on a “I came from a long line of preach- forcement Training Academy in Moorehead. highway one night, he arrived to a ers,” Ware said. “(When I became Eguires Ware “We believe in work,” Ware said. “We have scene where a drunk driver had trav- an adult) I wasn’t quite ready to be a to.” eled down the wrong side of the divid- preacher. So I figured being a police The recruiting and retention game has ed roadway and struck a vehicle head-on. As he ap- officer was the next best thing.” changed quite a bit, too, Carleton said, since proached the wreckage, he saw a baby bottle lying on Ware, 41, spent much of his 18-year career as a po- he first started in police work. Part of that, the ground beside one of the vehicles. lice officer with the Okolona and Chickasaw County he said, comes from the national spotlight on “That’s when I knew it was going to be bad,” departments before joining Columbus Police Depart- incidents like those in Hattiesburg, as well as Eguires said, choking back emotions as he recalled ment last June. attention to Ferguson, Missouri, Baltimore the scene. His affable nature translates well to the position, and New York, where police officers killed The drunk driver lived, he said. The family of five he said, because he easily relates to people and can unarmed suspects in the line of duty and See Eguires, 8A See Ware, 8A See Recruiting, 8A

Columbus native juggles love of Performing at the House music, medicine with UMMC band of Blues, the 4 Hearts, 1 Violin lover McGinty Chilcutt’s love of music and improvisation Beat mem- bers are, from brought him to the House of Blues in New Orleans left, Jorge Jimenez, Kelly Pippin, By ISABELLE ALTMAN medicine goes hand in hand relaxes him. McGinty [email protected] with his love of music. “They just saturate your Chilcutt, Drew Despite his hectic sched- entire life with medical Smith and Columbus native Mc- ule as a third-year medical knowledge (in med school),” John Bridg- Ginty Chilcutt is a third- student, Chilcutt makes he said. es. Chilcutt, year medical student at the time to practice and play his McGinty, son of Jack who plays University of Mississippi violin whenever he can. It’s and Laurie Chilcutt, grew the violin, is up in downtown Columbus a Columbus Medical Center whose something vastly separate native. immersion into the world of from the medical field. It See Band, 3A Courtesy photo/ Dr. Lyssa Weatherly

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public meetings 1 Which country has the world’s lon- Today through Saturday, June 1: Lowndes Supervi- gest coastline? sors, Courthouse, 9 a.m. 2 What animal was Bill Clinton mauled May 26-30 June 2: Columbus City by when he was 8, which he describes ■ “Almost, Maine”: This Council, Municipal Complex, as: “the awfullest beating I ever Starkville Community Theatre sea- 5 p.m. took”? son extra consists of nine short June 9: Columbus Municipal 3 What D.H. Lawrence novel was plays about love and loss. Perfor- originally titled “Tenderness”? School District Board meet- Emma Jane Rhett mances are at 7:30 p.m. at the 4 What is the name for a tropical ing, Brandon Central Office, Second grade, Heritage Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main cyclone that has wind speeds of 40- 6 p.m. St., Starkville. Gabe Smith directs. 73 mph? June 15: Lowndes Supervi- High Low 5 What part of Manhattan was the For more information, contact the 77 65 backdrop for many of the photos by box office, 662-323-6855. sors, Courthouse, 9 a.m. T-storms likely James Van Der Zee? June 16: Columbus City Full forecast on Council, Municipal Complex, page 2A. Answers, 8B Friday, May 29 5 p.m. ■ Star & Micey/McDill benefit: Star & Micey perform for a Chris July 7: Columbus City McDill “Go Grey in May” Benefit at Council, Municipal Complex, Inside The Princess Theater in downtown 5 p.m. Columbus. Show starts at 9 p.m.; Amanda Taylor lives in Caledo- July 21: Columbus City Classifieds7B Obituaries 5A admission is $5. May is Brain nia and is a stay-at-home mom. Council, Municipal Complex, 136th Year, No. 64 Comics 6B Opinions 6A Cancer Awareness Month. She likes to shop. 5 p.m.

DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A Tuesday, May 26, 2015 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Say What? Did you hear? “When we fired up, he chose the middle, I knew that was my chance.” Rick Rickman, talking about his strategy to beat John Nash, wife, ‘A Beautiful Scott Dedwyler in the Super Late Model race at Mind’ inspiration, die in NJ Tuesday Magnolia Motor Speedway on Sunday. Story, 1B. The Associated Press A Thousand Words TRENTON, N.J. — John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematical genius whose struggle with schizophrenia was chroni- cled in the 2001 movie “A Beautiful Mind,” has died along with his wife in a car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. He was 86. Nash and Alicia Nash, AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File In this 2002 file photo, 82, of Princeton Township, John Nash, left, and his were killed in a taxi crash wife Alicia, arrive at the Saturday, state police said. 74th annual Academy A colleague who had re- Awards, in Los Angeles. ceived an award with Nash most recently serving as in Norway earlier in the a senior research mathe- week said they had just matician. He won the No- flown home and the cou- bel Prize in economics in ple had taken a cab home 1994 for his work in game from the airport. theory, which offered in- Russell Crowe, who sight into the dynamics of portrayed Nash in “A human rivalry. It is consid- Beautiful Mind,” tweeted ered one of the most in- that he was “stunned.” fluential ideas of the 20th “An amazing partner- century. ship,” he wrote. “Beautiful Just a few days ago, minds, beautiful hearts.” Nash had received a prize In a statement Sunday, from the Norwegian Acad- his co-star in the film, Jen- emy of Sciences and Let- nifer Connelly, called the ters in Oslo with New York Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff couple “an inspiration,” University mathematician and the film’s director, Ron Louis Nirenberg, who ABOVE: World War II veteran Howard, tweeted that “it said he’d chatted with the Joe Mobley, was an honor telling part couple for an hour at the right, and Ray of their story.” airport in Newark before Tomlinson, a Known as brilliant and they’d gotten a cab. Niren- veteran of the eccentric, Nash was as- berg said Nash was a truly Korean and sociated with Princeton great mathematician and Vietnam wars, University for many years, “a kind of genius.” salute during the Me- morial Day Cere- mony held at the CONTACTING THE DISPATCH Oktibbeha Coun- Office hours: Main line: ty Courthouse n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 in Starkville on Monday. RIGHT: HOW DO I ... Email a letter to the editor? SSG David n [email protected] Mitchell salutes Report a missing paper? the raising of n 662-328-2424 ext. 100 Report a sports score? the flag during n Toll-free 877-328-2430 n 662-241-5000 the Memorial n Operators are on duty until Submit a calendar item? Day Ceremony held at the Ok- 6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 6:30 - n Go to www.cdispatch.com/ 9:30 a.m. Sun. tibbeha County community Courthouse in Buy an ad? Submit a birth, wedding Starkville. n 662-328-2424 or anniversary announce- Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff Report a news tip? ment? n 662-328-2471 n Download forms at www. n [email protected] cdispatch.com.lifestyles Physical address: 516 Main St., Columbus, MS 39701 Obama at Arlington: Never Mailing address: P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703-0511 Starkville Office: 101 S. Lafayette St. #16, Starkville, MS 39759 stop paying tribute to the fallen

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Nonsubscribers can purchase online access for less than $8 per month. @ Go to www.cdispatch.com/subscribe NEW HOPE GRADUATES Weather Service: Monroe Co. windstorm was tornado More than 60 buildings damaged in Amory, two homes destroyed By JEFF AMY in half,” he said. The Associated Press A survey team from the Weather Service JACKSON — A little office in Memphis, Ten- more than four years nessee, says the twister after a powerful tor- touched down briefly nado destroyed most southwest of Amory. of Smithville, Monroe Then it touched down County residents are again for 2.5 miles while cleaning up from anoth- headed from Amory to er twister. the northeast toward Monroe County Smithville. Emergency Manage- Mayor Brad Blalock ment Agency Director says the funnel cloud Robert “Bunky” Goza seemed to have hovered said no one was killed above the ground as it or injured during the crossed part of Amo- Monday morning storm, ry, explaining why just unlike during a 2011 snapped trees seemed tornado, which killed 17 to be the main casual- people in the county. ties. He was huddling in However, he said a bathroom at his house Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff more than 60 buildings with his wife and son New Hope High School graduates toss their caps into the air at Humphrey Coliseum on the Mississippi State were damaged, with 11 when it arrived. campus following commencement ceremonies Saturday. homes suffering major “The storm came damage and two de- up without warning,” stroyed. The West Amo- Blalock said. “The storm ry Elementary School popped up, the tornado and two businesses suf- sirens went off, and the fered minor impacts. storm came through.” Sen. Cochran marries longtime aide, his office says Most damage came The damage was from trees falling on compounded by heavy ly took pictures of a have been resolved. buildings, Goza said, es- rains on Monday that Webber has worked for bedridden Rose Co- Richard Sager, a Laurel teacher pecially in older parts of caused street flooding in chran in April 2014, and coach who had been charged Amory. some locations. Howev- Cochran since 1981, and officials say he with conspiracy and tampering “There are a lot of er, it was far less severe intended to use the with evidence, entered a pretrial di- makes $165K a year large trees that came than what hit Smithville images to advance version program. His case won’t be down, uprooted or broke in 2011. By JEFF AMY allegations that the prosecuted if he successfully com- The Associated Press senator was having pletes the program. an inappropriate re- Cochran John Mary of Hattiesburg plead- JACKSON — U.S. Sen. Thad Co- lationship with Webber. Cochran’s ed guilty in August to conspiracy chran — the Mississippi Republi- aides said then that there was noth- and agreed to cooperate with in- can whose 2014 primary campaign ing improper about the senator’s vestigators. Mary received no jail PRIMARY ELECTION - AUGUST 4, 2015 drew national attention over an as- PAID POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS relationship with Webber. time and could have the conviction This newspaper is authorized to list these candidates. piring blogger’s photos of his bed- Webber has worked for Cochran wiped from his record if he com- ridden wife — has married his long- since 1981, and both are 77, spokes- pletes probation. CIRCUIT CLERK time aide, his office said Monday. man Chris Gallegos said. Webber Ridgeland Attorney Mark May- MARGIE CANON - R The wedding to Kay Webber makes $165,000 a year working for field, who was charged with con- STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 41 took place privately Saturday in the senator. spiracy, died by suicide in June, ac- KABIR KARRIEM - D Gulfport. Kelly, of Pearl, faces charges of cording to police. The senator’s first wife, Rose Co- conspiracy, burglary and attempted The photograph controversy was Contact Melissa Garretson at 328-2424 or chran, died in December at age 73 burglary over the photograph. Kel- only one part of a chaotic 2014 Re- [email protected] to list a candidate from dementia after living in a nurs- ly’s lawyer questions whether any publican primary in which Cochran ing home for 13 years. laws were broken. was challenged by state Sen. Chris Political blogger Clayton Kel- Charges against three other men McDaniel, an Ellisville Republican. DISC BULGES Between the vertebrae of your spine are 23 Band discs that act as a spacer Continued from Page 1A and shock absorber. and attended Heritage Chilcutt began hopping a lot busier than I am, I Chilcutt still tries to Sometimes, due to an Academy through 10th up on stage with different think.” get in at least a half-hour injury or aging, the grade before transferring bands and improvising The band had the long practice at least once material in the disc to Mississippi School a violin part to go with chance to play for a a day. Even as he contin- pushes to one side or for Math and Science. It whatever music the band medical conference at ues his medical training, even ruptures. This is also was in Columbus that he was playing. He did this House of Blues in New he still thinks of music as known as herniation. The began playing the violin in Birmingham where he Orleans in April. It was his first love. pain, severity and location at the age of 3. He took vi- went to college, as well as an enjoyable experience “I spent so long build- of the pain depend on olin lessons from instruc- in Nashville, Jackson and for Chilcutt, who said at ing a skill, I just couldn’t which disc is herniated tors in the Columbus New Orleans. the time he didn’t know bear to see it go away,” he and how badly. Pain may Suzuki String Program “When I play with about the House of Blues’ said. extend to one or both legs until college. a band, it’s very much musical reputation. He imagines that or arms. Chilcutt didn’t always improvisation,” Chilcutt “For me it was just a medicine will become Chiropractic care works on relieving symptoms and practice the way his said. fun opportunity to play in more a part of his life as complications associated with herniation. To see if parents and instructors After starting med New Orleans,” he said. he furthers his education chiropractic may be able to help you call 662-327-6586 wanted him to. Rather school at UMMC, Chil- Chilcutt’s favorite and spends more time im- than play exactly what cutt’s improvisations thing about playing with mersing himself in it. But today for a complimentary consultation. the music asked for, he led to his permanent the band is improvising three years of medical would change things in inclusion with the band to those upbeat tunes like school can’t yet compete 111 Alabama Street the music or just strum “Four Hearts, One Beat.” “The Devil Went Down to with 20 years playing the Columbus, MS around until he found dif- Each band member was a Georgia.” On his own, he violin. 662-327-6586 ferent tunes when he was UMMC student when the prefers classical music, “Music is more a part practicing, he said. Some band got together. All but such as Bach’s Sonatas of me than medicine is,” Drs. Saum, Sullivan & Pokorney instructors accused him Chilcutt have since grad- for solo violin. He grew up he said. www.saumchiropractic.com © The Dispatch of “playing around.” uated, but the others will playings those pieces and “I was not very good all continue their training compares playing them to at following (the instruc- at UMMC in Jackson. staring into flames. tors’) rules sometimes,” “We’ll probably contin- “There’s almost a hyp- he said. ue playing as long as their notic quality to playing His playing around schedule allows,” Chilcutt some of these pieces,” he “Camp Rising Sun” paid off in college when said. “They’re going to be said.

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Accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) © The Dispatch for cancer. and The Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) © The Dispatch 4A Tuesday, May 26, 2015 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Protests, arrests after Ohio officer’s acquittal in 2 deaths of Justice that conclud- November. While that vestigation into the Tamir Officer still faces ed Cleveland police had demonstration became Rice shooting is nearly administrative engaged in a pattern and boisterous, with Eugene complete and will be given practice of excessive use Rice angrily calling for to the prosecutor’s office charges of force and violations of justice for his grandson, it to decide whether to pur- people’s civil rights. remained peaceful. An in- sue criminal charges. By MARK GILLISPIE, Angry but mostly or- The Associated Press derly protests followed Sat- urday’s verdict. More than CLEVELAND — Po- a dozen protesters were lice in riot gear made nu- arrested Saturday night merous arrests overnight for failing to disperse from as protesters took to the an alley in the city’s Ware- streets after a judge found house District on down- a city police officer not town’s west side, deputy guilty in the deaths of two AP Photo/John Minchillo police chief Wayne Drum- unarmed black suspects A protestor films riot police as they advance on a small mond said. Several other killed in a barrage of po- march against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrol- people were arrested else- lice gunfire. man charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed where downtown. Michael Brelo, 31, fac- suspects, Saturday, in Cleveland. es administrative charges The first protest formed while remaining suspend- and Malissa Williams in- gunfire for shots from Rus- outside the Justice Center ed without pay after his side it on Nov. 29, 2012. sell’s car. Saturday morning while acquittal Saturday on two The shooting occurred at Brelo fired 49 of those Judge John P. O’Donnell counts of voluntary man- the end of a 22-mile-long shots that night, but it was read from his 35-page ver- slaughter, but he no longer chase involving more than the final 15 fired into the dict. faces the prospect of pris- 100 Cleveland police offi- windshield while he stood A larger protest of on. The anxious city now cers and 60 cruisers after on the hood of Russell’s around 200 people gath- awaits a decision on crimi- Russell’s Chevy Malibu car that led his indictment ered at noon near where nal charges against a white backfired while speeding and a four-week trial. He Cuyahoga County Pros- officer in the fatal shooting by police headquarters. faced up to 22 years in ecutor Tim McGinty of a black 12-year-old boy During the chase, an of- prison if convicted on both lives. Both protests later with a pellet gun. ficer reported that he counts. merged at a recreation Brelo and 12 other of- thought he’d seen Wil- The shooting helped center where 12-year-old ficers fired 137 shots at a liams with a gun. At the prompt an investigation Tamir Rice was killed by car with Timothy Russell end, police mistook police by the U.S. Department a rookie patrol officer last

Defense chief: Iraqis showed no will to fight at Ramadi including several ‘They were not outnumbered; in fact, they vastly tanks, now presumed to be in Islamic State outnumbered the opposing force’ hands. By KEN DILANIAN that has seized a strategically im- “What apparently AP Intelligence Writer portant swath of the Middle East. happened is the Iraqi Although Iraqi soldiers “vast- forces just showed no WASHINGTON — The Islamic will to fight,” Carter ly outnumbered” their opposition Carter State group’s takeover of the pro- in the capital of Anbar province, said. “They were not vincial capital Ramadi is stark evi- they quickly withdrew last Sunday outnumbered; in fact, dence that Iraqi forces lack the “will without putting up much resistance they vastly outnumbered the op- to fight,” Defense Secretary Ash from the city in Iraq’s Sunni heart- posing force. That says to me, and I Carter said in a TV interview that land, Carter said on CNN’s “State of think to most of us, that we have an aired Sunday. The harsh assess- the Union.” The interview aired on issue with the will of the Iraqis to ment raised new questions about Sunday. fight ISIL and defend themselves.” the Obama administration’s strat- The Iraqis left behind large The White House declined to egy to defeat the extremist group numbers of U.S.-supplied vehicles, comment on Sunday.

Police: Pressure cooker from suspicious DC vehicle destroyed The Associated Press “Further investigation was detected,” Schneider called in because the ve- revealed a pressure cook- said, adding a Capitol hicle was deemed “suspi- WASHINGTON — A er, and an odor of gasoline Police bomb squad was cious in nature.” bomb squad safely de- stroyed a pressure cooker found in a “suspicious” ve- hicle left unattended Sun- day afternoon on the Na- tional Mall near the U.S. West Point Capitol building and the vehicle’s owner was lo- cated and arrested, a U.S. Community Living Center Capitol Police spokes- woman said. Would Like to Welcome Police Lt. Kimberly A. Schneider told The Asso- ciated Press that Capitol Dr. Ed Miller Police officers on routine patrol spotted the parked, As Their Medical Director unoccupied vehicle on a street on the mall west of As of May 1, 2015 the Capitol around 5 p.m. Sunday. © The Dispatch The DispaTch CASHWORDS This week’s prize: $100 Weekly prize increases by $50 each week a puzzle goes unsolved! Win an extra $25 by shopping at one of our sponsors. See Rules for complete details.

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A THOUSAND WORDS Lawyer: Allegations B.B. King was poisoned ‘ridiculous’ ‘I believe my father was murdered’

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LAS VEGAS — Two B.B. King heirs who’ve been most outspoken about the blues legend’s care in his final days have accused King’s two closest aides of poisoning him, but the attorney for King’s estate called the claims ridiculous and police said there was no active homicide inves- tigation. AP Photo/John Locher Three doctors determined that Patty King leaves a memorial service King was appropriately cared-for, for her father B.B. King on Saturday and King received 24-hour care and in Las Vegas. monitoring by medical professionals “up until the time that he peacefully tens of millions of dollars. passed away in his sleep,” attorney Johnson was at B.B. King’s bed- Brent Bryson told the AP on Monday. side when he died May 14 in hospice Daughters Karen Williams and care at home in Las Vegas at age 89. Patty King allege that family mem- No family members were present. bers were prevented from visiting “I believe my father was poisoned while King’s business manager, La- and that he was administered for- Verne Toney, and his personal assis- eign substances,” Patty King and tant, Myron Johnson, hastened their Williams say in identically worded father’s death. sections of affidavits provided to The Toney is named in King’s will as Associated Press by their lawyer, La- Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff executor of an estate that, according rissa Drohobyczer. Hundreds of flags blow in the wind in the lawn around the First Baptist Church in to court documents filed by lawyers “I believe my father was mur- Columbus, Friday, before Memorial Day. for some of King’s heirs, could total dered,” they say.

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PETER IMES General Manager WILLIAM BROWNING Managing Editor BETH PROFFITT Advertising Director The MICHAEL FLOYD Circulation/Production Manager Opinion Dispatch Possumhaw Mystery of the Mississippi kite Across the field above the sedge was a dark shadow. I thought it a squirrel and continued to watch the shadow as it rose higher and higher above the blowing grass. The long, lean neck was that of a Canada goose and beside it, its mate. Over the past few weeks there’s been an in- crease of waterfowl, most- Shannon Bardwell ly in pairs. The Canada geese spend their days wandering the fields. “... as I grow They are not as wary of my presence as usual. As older and more I feed my three domestic ducks, I hope they will forgetful, I can see me as a safe person, with a generous hand of only hope I can corn or holding a bag of white bread. They never be as wise as come quite that close. the birds.” One afternoon I no- ticed a single Mallard drake cruising the lake. I The nation thought it a bit sad, and unusual, that he cruised alone. Then while Sam was bush hogging the Mal- lard hen flew up from the sedge. Sam immediate- The decline of Christian America ly changed his course and left a swath of sedge “This is a Christian the public square — and place it. “Selfies” could be the name hoping to save her nest. A few days later he tipped nation,” said the Su- has been met with a puz- for the generation for whom Easter out to the grassy area, searching. He found a preme Court in 1892. zling lack of resistance Sunday long ago took a back seat depression but no eggs. “There should be shells,” “America was born from Middle America to to Super Bowl Sunday. More than he said. a Christian nation,” the secularist revolution a million abortions a year, assisted I remembered seeing Leah, the domestic duck, echoed Woodrow being imposed upon it. suicide and euthanasia are seen as eating her own broken eggshells so perhaps the Wilson. Harry Truman Second, an anti-Chris- the milestones of social progress in ducklings hatched, dined on eggshells and went affirmed it: “This is a tian elite captured the cul- the new America. on their way. The Mallards were not seen again. Christian nation.” tural heights — the arts, “Panem et circenses,” bread and Wood ducks have come and gone from the But in 2009, Barack elite universities, popular circuses, were what the late Roman wood duck box. It’s an incredible sight to see Hussein Obama culture, the media — and Empire was all about. With us, it is wood ducks flying at supersonic speed and then, begged to differ: began, through movies, sex, drugs and rock, with variations without braking, fly directly into the box. Nature “We do not consider Patrick J. Buchanan books and magazines, on all three. cannot be adequately explained. ourselves a Christian an assault on Christian Historically, as the faith dies, the It’s not just waterfowl. Bush hogging brings nation.” beliefs and morality. culture and civilization to which it all sorts of birds. The mower stirs up insects and Comes now a Pew Research Cen- Third was the social revolution gave birth die, and then the people small rodents and the opportunistic birds follow. ter survey that reveals the United of the 1960s, which began with die. And a new tribe with its own I’m not sure where the derogatory phrase “bird States is de-Christianizing at an the arrival of the baby boomers gods comes to occupy the emptying brain” comes from because as I grow older and accelerated rate. on campus in 1964. Five years on, land. more forgetful, I can only hope I can be as wise as Whereas 86 percent of Amer- Woodstock Nation was wallowing in On the old and new continents, the birds. icans in 1990 identified as Chris- the mud, listening to Country Joe & it is the native-born of European “You’ve got to see this — and you might want tians, by 2007, that was down to 78 the Fish. ancestry who are de-Christianizing, to bring the camera.” Sam was bush hogging percent. Today only 7 in 10 say they The counterculture of the ’60s aging and dying. And the nations when he came inside and described the most are Christians. But the percentage would be used as a foil to build they created are the ones depopu- beautiful diving and soaring bird he had ever of those describing themselves as 49-state landslides for Richard lating. seen. He said that while he bush hogged, the atheists, agnostics or nonbelievers Nixon and Ronald Reagan, but then To occupy Rome, the barbarians birds ascended high into the air and then dived has risen to 23. That exceeds the the ’60s views and values were came from the east and north. To directly down over him. “You’ve got to see this.” Catholic population and is only embraced by the elites and came to occupy the West, they are com- With the camera I positioned myself near slightly below evangelicals. dominate the culture in the time of ing from the south. And like the the edge of the field against a tree. Capturing a Those in the mainline Protestant Bill and Hillary Clinton. Romans of the fourth century, we soaring, diving bird in midair would not be easy. churches — Presbyterians, Luther- Given his baggage, “Slick Willy” seem paralyzed and powerless to Sam started bush hogging, and the four birds ans, Methodists, Episcopalians — of Yoknapatawpha County would stop them. appeared. He was right; they soared high then have plummeted from 50 percent have been a comic figure in the Christianity was the founding plummeted, stopping maybe six feet over Sam’s of the U.S. population in 1958 to 14 1950s. Today he is the Democratic faith of the West. That faith and the head. It was difficult to photograph the birds. percent today. By accommodating Party’s beau ideal of a statesman. moral code and culture it produced With the sky as a background there was little the social revolution of the 1960s Many churches came out to meet once united this disparate and time to focus; with the trees as a background the to stay relevant, mainline churches the cultural revolution halfway. The diverse nation and civilization. birds were lost in the foliage. I managed to get a appear to have made themselves results were irrelevance and scan- As Christianity fades away and few good identifying shots. irrelevant to America’s young. dal — too many Elmer Gantrys in the moral code and culture it gener- “The Sibley’s Guide to Birds” identified the The decline in Christian identity televangelist pulpits and too many ated recede into irrelevance, what flock as Mississippi kites: “ ... highly aerial spe- is greatest among the young. While predators in priestly cassocks. will hold us together? cies having long, pointed wings and very buoyant 85 percent of Americans born What are the consequences of Economically, we are dependent flight ... capture and eat insects in midair ... are before 1945 still call themselves a de-Christianized America and on foreigners for the necessities of found over edges of woods.” Christians, only 57 percent of those West? Si monumentum requiris, our national life. Our politics are Sam was right. The birds were acrobats in the born after 1980 do. circumspice. (If you would seek its poisonous. Our racial divisions, air, and then they disappeared. If we want to see our future, we monuments, look around you.) once ameliorated by shared belief Shannon Bardwell lives in Columbus. Email should probably look to Europe, Half of marriages end in divorce. in the same God and Bible, are raw- reaches her at [email protected]. where Catholic Ireland just voted Fewer children are being born, er than they were in the 1950s. in a landslide to legalize same-sex and of these, over 40 percent are As for equality, diversity and marriage and where cathedrals out of wedlock. Record drug use global democracy, who will march and churches are being turned into rates and dropout rates and soaring and die for that? Our View: Local Editorials tourist attractions and museums crime rates that have declined only Historian Arnold Toynbee said it Local editorials appearing in this space represent the and even bars and restaurants. because we have an incarceration well: “Civilizations die from suicide, opinion of the newspaper’s editorial board: Birney What are the causes of a rate that rivals South Africa’s. not by murder.” Imes, editor and publisher; Peter Imes, general de-Christianized America? Despite astonishing advances in Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally manager; Slim Smith and senior newsroom staff. High among them is the Su- medicine, we have far more and far syndicated columnist, is the author of To inquire about a meeting with the board, please preme Court, which, since the Earl more varied and deadly STDs. the new book “The Greatest Come- contact William Browning at 662-328-2471, or e-mail Warren era began, purged Chris- As Christianity dies, individual- back: How Richard Nixon Rose From [email protected]. tianity from all public schools and ism, materialism and hedonism re- Defeat to Create the New Majority.”

Letters to the editor Voice of the people Clarity about Memorial Day Columbus was too poor to buy them all take time, wherever in this country/ tality. We have an all-volunteer military, Rufus (Ward) again delivered on his then. world, to take time to thank our lucky all gave some, some gave all. We all piece about Memorial Day on Sunday. Dad went further and said there stars that the servicemen/women who enjoy the freedoms our military fought Although I have no similar story, I had were Yankee ladies from Pennsylvania paid for our freedom are reverently and died for. Call me old-fashioned but often wondered why we celebrated that were trying to hijack our Day. remembered. Many would order a Bud, I think every able-bodied young man this April holiday in the Month of May. It was then that this Veteran told me eat a rib, and insist that we do the same. owes his country some time. Despite Deep into May. So, I posed this query to about some of his friends from the David Owen the faults we can find with America, the my (late) father, Ben. Greatest Generation that did not come Columbus voice we have is our vote. No vote, no The explanation was more enlight- home. Welling up in this story was the voice. ening than I had expected. First, back story about a fellow lieutenant from Freedom without sacrifice The apathy is shown when only 30% in the Reconstruction after the Civil Pennsylvania that went to the Far East Memorial Day is a day of picnics and or less vote. I see people on walkers and War, the term “April showers bring with Dad’s unit, but did not come home a day off, really? It is a day of remem- in wheel chairs come to vote and then May flowers” was a Yankee saying. Our with Dad. bering the sacrifice of many that gave many able-bodied citizen (70+%) not benevolent Southern Belle ladies in Then there was the stark realization their lives for the freedom we enjoy. even troubling themselves exercising the 1866 had only the blossoms from their that this best of all holidays was for There are those that enjoy this freedom No. 1 right so many gave their life for. yards to work with at Friendship. Our our protectors, in every conflict, who and never think about that fact. The flag Wake up people, Vote! flowers bloom in late April. With no did not return home. Rufus correctly is not respected, freedom of speech and God bless America. florists, flowers were a scarce commod- says this day is more than a reason to expression is use to loot burn and riot. Lee Roy Lollar, Jr. ity. Heck, even if for sale, everyone in consume barbecue and beer. We need Something is very wrong with this men- Columbus The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Tuesday, May 26, 2015 7A Education Annunciation Catholic school

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662-245-1420 • Lara Frasher, Owner © The Dispatch 8A Tuesday, May 26, 2015 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Recruiting Continued from Page 1A sparked riots, outrage When applications do “Young officers today of the population (the and conversations about come in, Carleton some- are coming from a gener- criminal and at-risk ele- the culture of police work. times wades through gen- ation where everybody on ment) 90 percent of the Those things, com- eration-gap issues before the soccer team got a tro- time, so they are used bined with pay, long he can determine who is phy, win lose or draw, and to people lying to them. hours and any number of right for the job. that’s not reality,” he said. That can sometimes other factors, are keeping On the positive side, “You’re not always going cause officers to become application volumes down Carleton said “millenni- to win, you’re not always jaded, he said, and forget all over the country, ac- als,” those who became going to get the new car, that the majority of the cording to Carleton. adults after the year 2000, and you’re not always go- population doesn’t be- “It’s not just us, but the understand technolo- ing to get the first pick on have illegally. number of people who gy far better than their job detail. We’re looking “If an officer doesn’t are applying to be police predecessors and have a for mature people, and we see a positive light in officers is down nation- greater tendency to think try to dig deep enough their job, his or her mo- wide, and those situa- outside the box. Those in our recruiting to see rale drops, and a lot of tions haven’t helped,” he skills prove invaluable, if applicants have good great officers leave the said. “Statistically, you according to the chief, morals, ethics and work profession because of still have a greater risk of and make young officers ethic. There are lots of that,” Carleton said. “It’s being raped or assaulted a stand-out commodity. challenges that way.” the supervisor’s responsi- than you have of an of- However, on the oth- Once officers come on bility to recognize when ficer mistreating you. If er side, Carleton said he the force, Carleton said it that starts to happen, you’re in trouble, you’re sees an element among can be just as big a chal- and then try to take steps gonna call 911 and you’re the millennials that some- lenge to keep them. to prevent it. We have to going to want the police times puts instant gratifi- He said officers typi- show them that every- to show up.” cation above teamwork. cally deal with 10 percent body is not bad.”

Eguires Continued from Page 1A in the other vehicle died. dog. in what we do because if tives far outweigh the neg- Eguires said that has “After that is when I people see that we are not atives, and a day of “doing been his worst experience started playing cops and calm, they lose the hope the right thing” always wearing blue. robbers with my buddies,” they had that somebody is outweighs the inherent While it sticks with he said. coming to fix it.” dangers of working in law him, he said he doesn’t let En route to his goal of His combined time in enforcement. it or any other experience becoming a police officer, the Marines and as a po- “There’s a feeling keep him from coming he served six years with lice officer, though, also when you get when you back. the Marine Corps. makes him see ostensibly get drugs off the street, or “You go home and re- Much of what he common situations differ- you get dangerous felons lax,” he said. “You leave learned as a Marine, he ently. Something as sim- off the street,” he said. work at work, and you said, crossed over natu- ple as someone stopping “You just get that feeling leave home at home ... peo- rally into his daily routine to shake his hand in pub- that you’ve done some- ple need us. It’s not about as a patrol officer. Mainly, lic, he said, causes him thing.” the money or about people he said it helped him learn pause. He’s even had an op- saying ‘Thank You.’ I feel how to stay aware and “Most people you see portunity to pay forward like I’m doing something calm in any situation. throughout the day want the very thing that in- for the greater good.” “The job we’re in, we’re to give you a handshake, spired him to become an A Chicago native, always in a heightened but you have to careful,” officer in the first place. Eguires worked a short sense of awareness, and Eguires said. “You think A few years back, he stint with the Walls Police if you remain situation- things like, ‘What if the said, when he still worked Department in DeSoto ally aware, you’ll be just person grabs your hand in Walls, he worked along- County before joining the fine,” he said. “It’s import- and holds onto it, and they side the Memphis Police Columbus Police Depart- ant for us to remember get access to your service Department to locate a ment in the fall. as cops that when people weapon before you can stolen pit bull, effectively He said he became in- call us, they are dealing break free?’” rescuing it from landing terested in becoming a po- with a bad situation, pos- Eguires wants to be a in a dog fighting ring. lice officer at age 10, when sibly the worst situation police officer for the rest He said he personally an officer tracked down they’ve faced. We have to of his working days, be- returned the dog to its and returned his stolen remain calm and diligent cause he believes the posi- young owner.

Ware Continued from Page 1A usually stay calm — and swimming pool. Ware cut “I told him that anywhere stood as one of the big- keep others calm — in his vacation short so he he went, there would be gest obstacles to the law Congratulations! tough situations. could sing and serve as a drug dealers and other enforcement profession. “This is a calling for pallbearer at the boy’s fu- negative influences, and He said it “gets under his me, like a ministry,” he neral. if he wanted things to skin” when he sees kids said. “We all have at least “He was making it,” change, he had to choose taught to fear or revile po- one thing that we know Ware said. “He never quite to change. We talked all lice officers. we’re meant to do ... as had the chance to get all the way there.” Whether it’s walking long as what I’m doing the way out. Ever since Months later, Ware said through a grocery store makes an impact, I want then, I try not to get that the man sent him a letter and hearing a parent tell to continue to do it. When close to the people I help.” from Parchman. In it, the their child, “Be good, or I’m no longer effective at That adjustment hasn’t inmate thanked Ware for that man will take you what I’m doing, it’s time to changed his goal, he said, his words, and he told the to jail,” or seeing a child Mark Tipton Ali Simmons get out.” and he’ll take on even the officer he was working running away from the Hamilton High School Caledonia High School A “calling” to help most seemingly hopeless on his GED and an early very sight of a person in Class of 2015 Class of 2015 others, however, doesn’t opportunities to positively “good behavior” release. uniform, he said he sees Son of Pediatric Dentistry Daughter of Pediatric Dentistry always work out the way impact someone’s life. Ware said the inmate also a dangerous mindset employee Cheryl Tipton employee Lauren Davidson people hope, and that’s a Once, he said he had promised to come see him forming that needs to be lesson Ware learned the the “privilege” of driving a after he got out. reversed. hard way. convicted man he had ac- “Sure enough, he did “I hate the fact parents We’re proud While in Okolona, tually arrested to the state it,” Ware said. “When he are teaching their kids to he said he befriended penitentiary in Parchman. got out, he looked me up. fear law enforcement,” of you! a 13-year-old boy who On the way, the man be- He even introduced me to he said. “Cops used to be Awesome Experience squarely fit into the “at- gan talking about his his fiancee. That’s a situa- people kids ran up to. Now Always Exceeds risk youth” category. He plans to skip town and tion where I did my job, I cops are people they run Expectations of Child played basketball with the start over when he got out did it right, and in the pro- from ... it needs to change, and Parents Dental care for infants, children & adolescents boy. He took him fishing. of prison — presumably cess, I changed someone’s but it takes time. It’s not Call & schedule your appointments Ware said he was on with a similar lifestyle life for the better. That’s going to happen over- vacation when he found that had earned the man what it’s about.” night. I don’t know how today! 662-327-0995 © The Dispatch out the boy had drowned his ride with Ware. In today’s environ- long it will take for people 300 HOSPITAL DRIVE • COLUMBUS, MS [email protected] while trespassing at a pri- “I just told him that it’s ment, though, Ware said to trust police like they vate residence to use the about choices,” Ware said. citizens’ distrust of police used to.” www.DrDKCurtis.com

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OXFORD — For the 20th time in program his- tory, the Ole Miss base- ball team has earned a berth in the NCAA tour- nament, the organization’s selection committee an- nounced Monday. The Rebels (30-26) David Miller/Special to The Dispatch received an at-large bid to Brian Rickman (86) passes a car from a race at Magnolia Motor Speedway earlier this season. Rickman won his first race of the play at the season Sunday at Magnolia. Los Angeles Regional. Ole Miss Rickman earns first win on rainy night will be the No. 2 seed By DAVID MILLER ter than the cars before. Not sure if we’re and will play Special to The Dispatch NeSmith feature, other divisions learning it better from the situation of run- No. 3 seed ning here more ... the corners had mois- M a r y l a n d Bianco Rick Rickman could see the lightning washed out at Magnolia Speedway ture and the straights were slick, but we at 6 p.m. in the distance Sunday night prior to the still had traction in the straights.” Friday at Jackie Robinson Super Late Model race at Magnolia Motor But an even heavier rain moved in and Stadium on the campus of The race’s only caution and subsequent Speedway. washed out the night. The NeSmith race UCLA, the No. 1 overall re-start proved to be the turning point for Luckily for Rickman and the rest of the will be made up Sept. 6, while a reschedule seed in the tournament. Super Late Model drivers, the rain held off date for the Street Stock and Factory Sock Rickman, who was second at the time, The game will be broad- until the 25-lap feature was complete. races that were scheduled Sunday will be passed and held off Dedwyler with the in- cast on ESPN3 as well as Rickman won the RockAuto.com-spon- announced later. side line. the Ole Miss Radio Net- sored race by nearly two seconds over “When we finished, they told me we “Scott got me there on the start of the work. Chase Washington and Scott Dedwyler weren’t going to do pictures because they race,” Rickman said. “I chose the bottom UCLA will face No. 4 and claimed first feature win of the season. wanted to try and get the other race in,” line. I was watching him, and he couldn’t seed CSU Bakersfield in Drivers in other divisions weren’t as Rickman said. “It’s unfortunate everyone hug the bottom like I could. When we fired the other game Friday. didn’t get to race.” fortunate. Several moments after the con- up, he chose the middle, I knew that was The four teams will battle clusion of the Super Late Model race, rain For Rickman, though, the extra mois- my chance. I drove by him coming off, two, it out in a double-elimina- drops began to sprinkle the track. And ture in the track — there were lighter show- ran side by side before I got by.” tion format with the victor when the Limited Late Models began their ers earlier in the day — was welcomed. earning a spot to a NCAA parade lap for the NeSmith Late Model Rickman said he often has struggled at Brett White and Brian Rickman round- ed out the top five. Super Regional. National Touring Series race, the rain in- Magnolia because of the surface type and “Postseason is always Magnolia will play host “Fast Friday,” tensified, forcing drivers off the track and the shorter-banked turns. the most exciting time featuring sprint cars of the Outlaw Thun- a lengthy delay. The weather cleared for a “Also, we have a really good car (Bob of the season,” Ole Miss brief period around 10 p.m., and track offi- Pierce chassis) this year,” Rickman said. der Tour, Super Late Models, and Winged coach Mike Bianco said. cials began working on the track surface. “Even in slicker situations, it’s run bet- Mini-Sprints, on May 29. “We are excited for our guys to start the Road to Omaha.” Montoya gives IndyCar Indianapolis 500 it needed The Rebels are head- By JENNA FRYER shot, his mood soaring. for Montoya’s two papers. seriously injured driver. ing to the NCAA tourna- ment for the 13th time in The Associated Press And when the India- With a seven-figure But Montoya’s win served as 15 seasons under Bianco. napolis Motor Speedway’s payout looming for win- a bright reminder that a classic INDIANAPOLIS — Extra! Ole Miss has also made deliveryman rode a bicy- ning Indy, Montoya could comeback and a thrilling finish Extra! Juan Pablo Montoya still five NCAA Super Region- in front of a packed house can had to pay $2 to read all about it. cle of newspapers over to afford the purchase. al appearances during the On a gray and blustery Mon- Montoya and asked how His second Indianapo- provide the series with the juice Bianco era. Last year, Ole day morning, the Colombian many he wanted, Montoya lis 500 victory generated it needs to draw attention to the Miss made its first trip to spent more than two hours on asked for two. But he had Montoya the bold-print, feel-good foundering series. the College World Series the Yard of Bricks taking the no cash in the pockets of headlines IndyCar need- “It was some race when you since 1972, finishing third customary Indianapolis 500 his firesuit, and a scramble en- ed after a month dominated by think about how we started the in the nation. The Dia- winner photos. His voice was sued to locate the money needed flying cars, safety concerns and a See indycar, 2B mond Rebels won as host of a regional before taking See OLE MISS, 5B COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Women’s College World Series Inside At Jackie Robinson Stadium, Los Angeles Friday’s Games Florida looks to repeat in crowded field of SEC teams n Maryland (39-21) vs. Ole Miss (30-26), 6 p.m. By CLIFF BRUNT Florida will play No. 8 seed Tennessee n UCLA (42-14) vs. Cal State The Associated Press SCHEDULE At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, Oklahoma City on Thursday. Bakersfield (36-22-1), 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Alabama, last year’s national runner-up, OKLAHOMA CITY — Reigning nation- n Florida vs. Tennessee, 11 a.m. might have had the toughest road to Okla- n NCAA tournament glance. al champion Florida leads five Southeast- n Auburn vs. LSU, 1:30 p.m. homa City. It defeated Oklahoma in the Su- Page 3B ern Conference schools in the field for the n Michigan vs. Alabama, 6 p.m. per Regional. eight-team Women’s College World Series. n Oregon vs. UCLA, 8:30 p.m. No. 6 seed Alabama lost the first game, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, and LSU and then grabbed a pair of wins on Satur- Inside are the other SEC qualifiers. Action starts then took the second game on Sunday day. Oklahoma’s Lauren Chamberlain, the n MORE COLLEGE Thursday at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. when Lauren Haeger tossed a three-hitter career leader for home runs in Division I, BASEBALL: The Big Ten Florida, the No. 1 seed, defeated Ken- in a 1-0 victory. The game’s lone run scored went deep twice in the deciding game Sat- Conference has a strong tucky in Super Regional play to advance. on a single by Justine McLean in the fourth urday, but Marisa Runyon’s grand slam presence in this year’s The Gators won the series opener, and inning. See SOFTBALL, 5B NCAA tournament. 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Alabama’s Talley wins title; Routliffe-Jansen repeat as champions © The Dispatch 662.327.2921 From Special Reports ire took the lead at 1-under, Lining up her birdie California’s Klara Fabikova 321 Hospital Drive Talley answered with a putt, the horns sounded and Zsofi Susanyi 6-2, 6-7 Columbus, MS 39705 BRADENTON, Fla. birdie on the par-4 first. and play was suspended (5), 6-3. — Emma Talley became Continuing her bo- for 52 minutes for light- Jansen and Routliffe the first NCAA individu- gey-free round, the junior ning in the area. After the defeated teams from Tex- al champion in Alabama golfer from Princeton, Ken- delay, Talley made the as-Arlington, UCLA, Bay- women’s golf history with tucky, parred No. 2, before putt, to close the first, and lor, and Stanford to reach 3-under 285 Monday at making birdie on the par-5 one of only two, bogey-free their second title match in the par-72, 6,468-yard Con- third, once again counter- rounds of the champion- as many seasons, and fin- cession Golf Club. Her bo- ing Maguire’s birdie, and ships at 3-under 69. ish the 2014-15 campaign gey-free final round of 3-un- moving to 2-under. “I came back out (from with a 32-4 record. der 69 sealed the one-shot Clutch putting on the the clubhouse), and all “I’ve talked about an victory. par-3 fourth, the par-3 the nerves hit me again,” overwhelming feeling of “It was just an incredible week,” said Talley, a junior. sixth, and the par-4 eighth Talley said. “It was really excitement throughout this “I had been playing well preserved Talley’s 2-under, nerve-racking, but I think tournament, and what a up to this point, and every- and she walked to her final my past experiences really truly amazing feeling it is thing kind of came togeth- hole with a one-stroke lead. helped me be able to take to say we are back-to-back er and clicked just at the On the par-4 ninth, Tall- care of that pressure.” national champions,” Rout- right time. God’s blessed ey’s tee shot found the fairway n Jansen-Routliffe liffe said. “We stuck to our me with so much, and I just bunker. She hit a seven-iron win second consecutive game plan at crucial times, took it and ran with it.” from the sand 148 yards from NCAA doubles title: At and played extremely ag- Talley entered the final the hole that landed eight feet Waco, Texas, For just the gressive, which helped us round with a one-stroke from the hole. second time in the history to take advantage of a lot of lead. She started on the “It was as good (a shot) of NCAA women’s tennis, a opportunities.” back nine, and played the as I’ve seen,” Alabama doubles team has won back- Routliffe and Jansen first nine at even-par, mak- coach Mic Potter said. “Up- to-back national titles. On ended the dual-match sea- ing pars on all nine holes. hill, and into the wind, and Monday, Alabama’s Maya son with a 19-2 (9-1 South- When her birdie putt on to be able to hit it that solid, Jansen and Erin Routliffe eastern Conference) re- the par-4 18th lipped out it never left the flag stick. It stamped their names in cord and ranked atop the and Duke’s Leona Magu- was pretty impressive.” the record books, defeating ITA Division I rankings. IndyCar Continued from Page 1B month, all the issues, the negative and with the confidence he’d shown fidence was shaken and Ganassi let things that came out about the race- early in his career, he didn’t flinch him go at the end of 2013 to make cars,” winning car owner Roger when Dixon went wheel to wheel with room for upstart Kyle Larson. Penske said. “It was a safe race. The him in a battle of nerves in the closing Yet there was Ganassi as Montoya world saw the race that we wanted laps. began his victory lap Sunday, offering to see come out of Indianapolis, the Once clear of Dixon, he went for his former driver a congratulatory “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” the lead in a race in which few driv- hug. Oh, did IndyCar need that thrilling ers wanted to be out front on the final “When I came to NASCAR, it was finish. lap. They were thought to be a sitting hard because like Chip told me, ‘We Three cars went airborne last duck on point, lacking the ability to don’t have the best cars, but I want to week, leading to a chaotic qualifying pull away and forced to defend a po- work on something, work on having day and prompting last-minute rule tential pass for the win. winning cars,’” Montoya said. “We changes as the series tried to keep Montoya went for it and held his were going in the right direction ... the cars on the ground. A day after breath. He believed his car was better you think you’re pretty good. You go that, James Hinchcliffe sustained a than Power’s, and he was proved right into the next year and it kind of pla- when Power failed to catch him and life-threatening leg injury in a crash teaus. It’s like somebody pulled the unrelated to the flying cars. He’s ex- snatch the win. parachute.” pected to make a full recovery, but With that, Montoya was kissing But Montoya is soaring again with watched Sunday’s race from his hos- the bricks for a second time, 15 years Penske. His win Sunday was his sec- pital bed. after his first victory. That win pro- ond of the season, third since he re- What Hinchcliffe and everyone pelled him into Formula One, where else saw was a frantic battle between he figured he’d end his career. turned to IndyCar last year, and he’s Team Penske and Chip Ganassi Rac- “I thought I’d retire about 35,” currently leading the points stand- ing, the titans of open-wheel racing Montoya said Monday. “That’s when ings. who fielded a combined nine cars. people retire in Formula One.” He’s a championship contender at They were the class of the field in du- But when he was 31 and couldn’t 39 years old, and he drove a race that eling Chevrolets and the two organi- find a competitive F1 seat, he bolted IndyCar so badly needed. Montoya zations combined to lead all but seven for NASCAR in a reunion with Chip says his stint in NASCAR is not to be of the 200 laps. Ganassi, who had fielded his Indy 500 discounted. It became a three-driver battle winning car in 2000. “I learned to race a lot smarter, to as the laps ticked off, with Montoya, Their time together was up and be honest,” he said. “I was impulsive. teammate Will Power and Ganassi down: Montoya won two Sprint Cup That was mentality, and it always driver Scott Dixon clearly the drivers races and gave the organization what worked.” to beat. remains its only berth in the Chase On Sunday, he was smart and he Montoya had already charged for the championship. But the team was fearless, and he was Juan Pablo from second-to-last back into the mix, struggles wore him down, his con- Montoya of 15 years ago.

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14. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 100.2, 0, At Hawkins Field, Nashville, Tennessee Sunday Auto Racing $16,895. Friday Football Soccer Singles 15. (7) Erik Jones, Toyota, 200, 92.3, 0, $23,170. Game 1 — Indiana (34-22) vs. Radford (43-14), 2 p.m. Men 16. (18) Dakoda Armstrong, Ford, 200, 70.1, 28, Sprint Cup Leaders Game 2 — Vanderbilt (42-19) vs. Lipscomb (39-18), Arena League MLS First Round Through May 24 $22,287. NATIONAL CONFERENCE 7 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Roberto Bautista Agut (19), Spain, def. Florian Mayer, Points 17. (21) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 200, 67.6, 28, West Division W L T Pts GFGA $22,060. At Illinois Field, Champaign, Illinois W L T Pct. PF PA Germany, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. 1, Kevin Harvick, 473. 2, Martin Truex Jr., 432. 3, D.C. United 6 2 4 22 14 10 Joey Logano, 407. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 401. 5, Jim- 18. (17) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 199, 72.7, 26, Friday Arizona 6 2 0 .750 436 368 Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), Germany, def. Go Soeda, mie Johnson, 393. 6, Brad Keselowski, 381. 7, Matt $21,832. Game 1 — Wright State (41-15) vs. Notre Dame Las Vegas 3 5 0 .375 375 420 New England 5 3 5 20 18 16 Japan, 6-1, 6-0, 6-2. Kenseth, 372. 8, Jamie McMurray, 353. 9, Jeff Gor- 19. (6) Aric Almirola, Ford, 199, 74.5, 0, $15,806. (36-21), Noon Los Angeles 0 8 0 .000 300 466 New York 4 2 5 17 14 11 Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Elias Ymer, don, 346. 10, Kasey Kahne, 345. 20. (3) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 197, 88.1, 24, $22,255. Game 2 — Illinois (47-8-1) vs. Ohio (36-19), Pacific Division Columbus 4 4 3 15 17 14 Sweden, 6-2, 7-6 (7), 6-3. W L T Pct. PF PA 11, Ryan Newman, 343. 12, Aric Almirola, 339. 13, 21. (25) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 196, 58.5, 23, $21,554. 7 p.m. Toronto FC 4 5 1 13 14 14 Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Mikhail 22. (32) David Starr, Toyota, 196, 55.1, 22, $21,497. At Hammons Field, Springfield, Missouri San Jose 9 0 0 1.000 551 337 Paul Menard, 336. 14, Kurt Busch, 327. 15, Denny Orlando City 3 5 4 13 14 15 Youzhny, Russia, 6-2, 6-1, retired. Hamlin, 321. 16, Carl Edwards, 312. 17, Clint Bowyer, 23. (30) Blake Koch, Toyota, 196, 53.8, 21, $21,448. Friday Portland 3 5 0 .375 364 431 Spokane 3 5 0 .375 407 467 Philadelphia 3 7 3 12 13 21 Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Alejandro Falla, 296. 18, Danica Patrick, 292. 19, Greg Biffle, 284. 20, 24. (22) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 195, 59.2, 20, $21,381. Game 1 — Oregon (37-23) vs. Iowa (39-16), 1 p.m. Chicago 3 5 2 11 11 14 AJ Allmendinger, 274. 25. (28) Chad Boat, Chevrolet, 194, 46.5, 0, $15,496. AMERICAN CONFERENCE Colombia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Game 2 — Missouri State (45-10) vs. Canisus South Division Montreal 2 3 2 8 9 10 Money 26. (35) Jimmy Weller, Chevrolet, 193, 43.5, 18, (34-28), 6 p.m. Stan Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, def. Marsel Ilhan, 1, Kevin Harvick, $4,187,936. 2, Joey Logano, $21,311. W L T Pct. PF PA New York City FC 1 7 4 7 9 16 Turkey, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. At Alex Box Stadium, Orlando 5 4 0 .556 516 487 WESTERN CONFERENCE $3,559,736. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $3,105,158. 4, 27. (34) Kyle Fowler, Toyota, 192, 46.7, 0, $15,275. Baton Rouge, Louisiana Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Matthias Bachinger, 28. (38) Peyton Sellers, Chevrolet, 192, 38, 16, Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 463 459 W L T Pts GFGA Denny Hamlin, $3,092,297. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Friday Tampa Bay 3 5 0 .375 373 381 Germany, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5). $2,811,670. 6, Matt Kenseth, $2,426,387. 7, Jeff $21,240. FC Dallas 6 3 3 21 18 15 Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Ivo Karlovic (25), 29. (23) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, 191, 56.3, 0, Game 1 — LSU (48-10) vs. Lehigh (25-29), East Division Gordon, $2,421,542. 8, Brad Keselowski, $2,375,297. W L T Pct. PF PA Seattle 6 3 2 20 17 9 Croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $2,174,313. 10, Ryan Newman, $21,194. 3 p.m. Game 2 — Tulane (34-23) vs. UNC Wilmington Philadelphia 8 1 0 .889 537 413 Vancouver 6 5 2 20 14 12 Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Albert Ramos- $2,133,393. 30. (36) Eric McClure, Toyota, 189, 33.8, 14, $21,449. Cleveland 5 4 0 .556 502 465 San Jose 5 4 3 18 13 12 31. (20) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, engine, 187, 58.3, (39-16), 7 p.m. Vinolas, Spain, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (3). 11, Greg Biffle, $2,089,130. 12, Jamie McMurray, New Orleans 2 7 0 .222 378 508 Sporting Kansas City 4 2 6 18 17 15 $2,031,967. 13, Clint Bowyer, $2,031,126. 14, Aric 13, $21,113. At L. Dale Mitchell Park, Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, Real Salt Lake 4 3 5 17 12 15 Almirola, $1,978,632. 15, Trevor Bayne, $1,841,030. 32. (39) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 186, 29.7, 12, $21,067. Stillwater, Oklahoma Saturday, May 23 France, 6-3, 7-5, 6-1. 16, Austin Dillon, $1,840,740. 17, Kasey Kahne, 33. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 183, 94.4, 0, $15,097. Friday Spokane 63, Las Vegas 56 Los Angeles 4 4 5 17 12 15 Ernests Gulbis (24), Latvia, def. Igor Sijsling, $1,809,104. 18, AJ Allmendinger, $1,805,052. 19, Da- 34. (26) Cale Conley, Toyota, 146, 41.5, 10, $20,991. Game 1 — Oral Roberts (41-14) vs. Arkansas Orlando 69, Portland 37 Houston 4 5 4 16 16 16 Netherlands, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3). vid Ragan, $1,791,754. 20, Casey Mears, $1,787,830. 35. (27) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, transmission, (35-22), Noon Philadelphia 71, Tampa Bay 27 Portland 3 5 4 13 10 13 Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Kimmer 141, 46.9, 9, $20,957. Game 2 — Oklahoma State (37-18) vs. St. John’s Jacksonville 70, New Orleans 41 Colorado 2 2 7 13 10 9 Coppejans, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4). 36. (37) Carl Long, Dodge, engine, 129, 32.1, 8, Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 (39-14), 6 p.m. San Jose 70, Cleveland 58 Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Sunday $19,499. Friday’s Game At Charlie and Marie Lupton Stadium, NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. At Charlotte Motor Speedway, 37. (33) B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet, fuel pump, 58, 28.3, Fort Worth, Texas Orlando at Cleveland, 6 p.m. 0, $18,499. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14), France, def. Christian Concord, North Carolina Friday Saturday’s Games 38. (31) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, accident, 45, 31.9, San Jose at Portland, 5 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Lindell, Sweden, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Lap length: 1.5 miles Game 1 — Stony Brook (34-14-1) vs. N.C. State (Start position in parentheses) 6, $17,499. Las Vegas at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Toronto FC 1, Portland 0 Steve Johnson, United States, def. Guillermo (34-21), 1:30 p.m. 1. (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 400 laps, 107.2 rating, 47 39. (29) Timmy Hill, Toyota, electrical, 40, 34.7, 0, New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. New England 1, D.C. United 1, tie Garcia-Lopez (26), Spain, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (1), 3-6, 6-3. Game 2 — TCU (45-11) vs. Sacred Heart points, $363,390. $10,499. Arizona at Spokane, 9 p.m. Montreal 2, FC Dallas 1 Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, 2. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford, 400, 97.7, 42, $277,263. 40. (40) Jeff Green, Toyota, vibration, 2, 29.2, 4, (23-30-1), 6 p.m. Sunday’s Game Colorado 1, Vancouver 0 At Horner Ballpark, Dallas Jacksonville at Los Angeles, 5 p.m. Kazakhstan, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4). 3. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 400, 105.8, 41, $9,499. Seattle 0, Sporting Kansas City 0, tie Race Statistics Friday Women $217,255. Real Salt Lake 2, New York City FC 0 4. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 400, 98.4, 41, $252,716. Average Speed of Race Winner: 139.824 mph. Game 1 — Texas (30-25) vs. Oregon State First Round 5. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 400, 132.8, 41, Time of Race: 2 hours, 8 minutes, 44 seconds. (38-16-1), 1:30 p.m. Golf Sunday, May 24 Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Evgeniya $182,350. Margin of Victory: 2.692 seconds. Game 2 — Dallas Baptist (43-13) vs. VCU PGA Crowne Plaza Philadelphia 2, New York 0 Rodina, Russia, 7-5, 6-4. 6. (19) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 400, 79.2, 38, Caution Flags: 3 for 22 laps. (37-22), 6 p.m. San Jose 1, Orlando City 1, tie Ekaterina Makarova (9), Russia, def. Louisa Chirico, $166,570. Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers. At Olsen Field, College Station, Texas Invitational at Colonial Wednesday’s Games United States, 6-4, 6-2. 7. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 104.4, 38, Lap Leaders: A.Dillon 1-98; D.Wallace Jr. 99; Friday Sunday Colorado at Seattle, 9 p.m. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, def. Fiona Ferro, France, $172,911. K.Kahne 100; D.Suarez 101; L.Cassill 102-105; A. Game 1 — California (34-19) vs. Coastal At Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas D.C. United at Portland, 9:30 p.m. 6-3, 6-2. Dillon 106-111; K.Harvick 112-122; A.Dillon 123-166; Purse: $6.5 million / Yardage: 7,204; Par 70 8. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 114.8, 37, $143,720. Carolina (38-19), Noon Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def. Lauren 9. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 400, 116.8, 36, D.Hamlin 167-185; A.Dillon 186-200. Final Game 2 — Texas A&M (45-11) vs. Texas Friday’s Game $174,045. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): a-amateur Davis, United States, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. 10. (14) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 122.2, 35, A.Dillon, 4 times for 163 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 19 Southern (31-17), 6 p.m. Chris Kirk (500), $1,170,000 68-69-65-66—268 FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m. Garbine Muguruza (21), Spain, def. Petra $140,045. laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 11 laps; L.Cassill, 1 time for At Cougar Field, Houston Jason Bohn (208), $485,333 69-69-68-63—269 Martic, Croatia, 6-2, 7-5. 11. (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400, 103.3, 33, $157,301. 4 laps; K.Kahne, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Wallace Jr., 1 time Friday Brandt Snedeker (208), $485,333 67-69-66-67—269 Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Tatjana Maria, 12. (33) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 400, 87, 32, for 1 lap; D.Suarez, 1 time for 1 lap. Game 1 — Louisiana-Lafayette (39-21) vs. Rice Jordan Spieth (208), $485,333 64-73-67-65—269 Softball Germany, 7-5, 6-3. $128,685. Top 10 in Points: 1. C.Buescher, 401; 2. T.Dil- (35-20), 2:30 p.m. Adam Hadwin (93), $220,350 69-66-69-66—270 Women’s College World Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, def. Lesia Kevin Kisner (93), $220,350 67-69-67-67—270 13. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 103.7, 32, $161,793. lon, 397; 3. C.Elliott, 373; 4. D.Wallace Jr., 371; 5. Game 2 — Houston (42-18) vs. Houston Baptist Tsurenko, Ukraine, 1-6, 6-1, 6-0. R.Smith, 360; 6. E.Sadler, 352; 7. B.Scott, 350; 8. George McNeill (93), $220,350 65-69-69-67—270 14. (23) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 400, 91.2, 30, (28-25), 7 p.m. Series Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Re- $120,735. R.Reed, 320; 9. D.Suarez, 320; 10. B.Gaughan, 309. Pat Perez (93), $220,350 69-69-68-64—270 At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, At Jackie Robinson Stadium public, 6-3, 6-2. 15. (18) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 400, 82, 29, Ian Poulter (93), $220,350 65-67-68-70—270 Oklahoma City Los Angeles Brian Harman (62), $134,875 68-66-69-68—271 Donna Vekic, Croatia, def. Caroline Garcia (31), $156,371. Friday Double Elimination Charley Hoffman (62), $134,875 66-69-66-70—271 France, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. 16. (11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400, 85.2, 28, Baseball Game 1 — Maryland (39-21) vs. Mississippi (30-26), x-if necessary Jerry Kelly (62), $134,875 67-70-67-67—271 Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Olivia Ro- $147,271. 6 p.m. Colt Knost (62), $134,875 66-73-66-66—271 Thursday’s Games 17. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 399, 72.7, 27, $146,046. American League gowska, Australia, 0-6, 7-5, 6-2. East Division Game 2 — UCLA (42-14) vs. Cal State Danny Lee (62), $134,875 66-69-70-66—271 Game 1 — Florida vs. Tennessee, 11 a.m. 18. (28) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 399, 66.5, 0, Ben Martin (62), $134,875 66-71-68-66—271 Flavia Pennetta (28), Italy, def. Magda Linette, Po- $103,910. W L Pct. GB Bakersfield (36-22-1), 10 p.m. Game 2 — Auburn vs. LSU, 1:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 24 22 .522 — Kevin Na (62), $134,875 64-66-69-72—271 land, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. 19. (22) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 399, 60.3, 25, At Goodwin Field, Fullerton, California Game 3 — Michigan vs. Alabama, 6 p.m. New York 23 22 .511 ½ Rory Sabbatini (62), $134,875 67-70-66-68—271 Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Peng Shuai (24), Chi- $136,826. Friday Game 4 — Oregon vs. UCLA, 8:30 p.m. Baltimore 20 22 .476 2 John Huh (53), $97,500 70-68-70-64—272 na, 6-0, 2-0, retired. 20. (24) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 399, 61.1, 24, $140,368. Game 1 — Clemson (32-27) vs. Arizona State Friday’s Games Boston 21 24 .467 2½ Kevin Chappell (50), $78,780 71-68-68-66—273 Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, def. Yaroslava 21. (12) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 399, 64.7, 23, (34-21), 5 p.m. Tony Finau (50), $78,780 67-72-66-68—273 Game 5 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m. Toronto 21 26 .447 3½ Game 2 — Cal State Fullerton (34-22) vs. Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. $132,399. Central Division Zach Johnson (50), $78,780 70-69-67-67—273 Game 6 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 8:30 22. (20) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 398, 58.4, 22, Pepperdine (30-27), 9 p.m. Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Oceane Dodin, France, W L Pct. GB Shawn Stefani (50), $78,780 67-69-69-68—273 p.m. $111,760. At The Diamond, Lake Elsinore, California Robert Streb (50), $78,780 71-68-68-66—273 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. Kansas City 28 16 .636 — Saturday’s Games 23. (34) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 398, 59, 21, Minnesota 26 18 .591 2 Friday Chesson Hadley (46), $57,200 70-71-67-66—274 Lucie Safarova (13), Czech Republic, def. Anastasia $128,993. Game 1 — Virginia (34-22) vs. Southern Cal (37-19), Russell Knox (46), $57,200 71-67-69-67—274 Game 7 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 11 a.m. Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (9). Detroit 26 20 .565 3 Game 8 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 1:30 p.m. 24. (26) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 398, 53.4, 20, Cleveland 20 24 .455 8 5 p.m. Adam Scott (46), $57,200 72-66-66-70—274 Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Bel- $128,305. Chicago 19 23 .452 8 Game 2 — UC Santa Barbara (40-15-1) vs. San Diego Fabian Gomez (42), $45,175 70-69-67-69—275 Game 9 — Game 5 loser vs. Game 7 winner, 6 p.m. gium, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. 25. (9) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 398, 66.1, 19, West Division State (40-21), 9 p.m. Luke Guthrie (42), $45,175 66-74-68-67—275 Game 10 — Game 6 loser vs. Game 8 winner, 8:30 $129,468. W L Pct. GB Scott Langley (42), $45,175 68-72-68-67—275 p.m. ATP World Tour Super Regionals Marc Leishman (42), $45,175 66-69-70-70—275 26. (31) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 397, 47.6, 18, Houston 29 17 .630 — Sunday’s Games $116,518. June 5-8 Steve Stricker (42), $45,175 67-70-71-67—275 Geneva Open Los Angeles 23 22 .511 5½ Los Angeles champion vs. Lake Elsinore champion Nick Taylor (42), $45,175 68-68-68-71—275 Game 11 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 9 27. (27) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 397, 47.5, 17, $141,210. Texas 22 23 .489 6½ Saturday 28. (37) Cole Whitt, Ford, 396, 39.1, 16, $113,343. Stillwater champion vs. Springfield champion Scott Brown (34), $31,525 70-71-67-68—276 winner, Noon At the Parc des Eaux-Vives Seattle 21 23 .477 7 Coral Gables champion vs. Dallas champion Erik Compton (34), $31,525 73-65-69-69—276 Game 12 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 10 29. (30) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 395, 57.3, 15, Oakland 17 30 .362 12½ Geneva, Switzerland $125,618. Tallahassee champion vs. Gainesville Jon Curran (34), $31,525 68-72-68-68—276 winner, 2:30 p.m. Purse: $439,405 (WT250) 30. (25) Michael McDowell, Ford, 394, 45, 14, champion David Hearn (34), $31,525 66-75-69-66—276 x-Game 13 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 9 loser, 6 Surface: Clay-Outdoor Sunday’s Games Jim Herman (34), $31,525 71-68-70-67—276 Singles $97,335. Toronto 8, Seattle 2 Baton Rouge champion vs. Houston champion p.m. 31. (40) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 393, 36.8, 13, $97,185. College Station champion vs. Fort Worth champion David Lingmerth (34), $31,525 71-70-70-65—276 Championship Houston 10, Detroit 8 William McGirt (34), $31,525 73-66-67-70—276 x-Game 14 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 10 loser, Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Joao Sousa (6), Portu- 32. (36) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 393, 37.2, 12, Miami 5, Baltimore 2 Champaign champion vs. Nashville champion 8:30 p.m. $95,560. Jeff Overton (34), $31,525 67-73-70-66—276 gal, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2 Fullerton champion vs. Louisville champion Patrick Reed (34), $31,525 70-69-68-69—276 NOTE: If only one game is necessary, it will be played Doubles 33. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, 392, 38.3, 12, $115,957. Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 2 34. (42) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 392, 33, 10, Boo Weekley (34), $31,525 64-69-71-72—276 at 6 p.m. Championship Boston 6, L.A. Angels 1 Monday’s College Scores Paul Casey (24), $18,993 69-71-69-69—278 Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah (2), Colom- $95,285. Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 1 TOURNAMENTS Jason Dufner (24), $18,993 68-72-67-71—278 35. (38) Josh Wise, Ford, 392, 29, 9, $98,135. Championship Series bia, def. Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Yen-hsun St. Louis 6, Kansas City 1 NCAA Division II Lucas Glover (24), $18,993 70-71-69-68—278 Lu, Taiwan, 7-5, 4-6, 10-7. 36. (43) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 389, 26.8, 8, Texas 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Oklahoma Christian 13, Central Baptist 3, Ryo Ishikawa (24), $18,993 64-74-69-71—278 (Best-of-three) $97,535. Monday’s Games 8 innings Martin Laird (24), $18,993 69-68-72-69—278 Monday, June 1 — TBD, 7 p.m. ATP World Tour Open de Nice 37. (29) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 382, 59, 7, N.Y. Yankees 14, Kansas City 1 Angelo St. 5, Wilmington (Del.) 0 Geoff Ogilvy (24), $18,993 69-70-70-69—278 Tuesday, June 2 — TBD, 7 p.m. $102,761. Baltimore 4, Houston 3 Scott Piercy (24), $18,993 70-69-68-71—278 Wednesday, June 3 — TBD, 7 p.m. Cote d’Azur 38. (41) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, engine, 377, 30.4, 0, Catawba 5, Henderson St. 1 Saturday Minnesota 7, Boston 2 NCAA Division III Vijay Singh (24), $18,993 69-66-69-74—278 $89,413. Oakland 4, Detroit 0 Brendon Todd (24), $18,993 70-67-71-70—278 At The Nice Lawn Tennis Club Frostburg St. 5, Ramapo 2 39. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 375, 38.1, 0, Texas 10, Cleveland 8 Cameron Tringale (24), $18,993 68-70-71-69—278 Tennis Nice, France $85,350. Toronto 6, Chicago White Sox 0 Trinity (Texas) 10, Emory 1 Graham DeLaet (16), $14,976 70-68-67-74—279 Purse: $503,000 (WT250) 40. (13) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 370, 68.7, 4, Seattle 4, Tampa Bay 1 Cortland St. 17, Frostburg St. 3 Martin Flores (16), $14,976 72-69-68-70—279 French Open Surface: Clay-Outdoor $129,286. L.A. Angels 4, San Diego 3 Trinity (Texas) 16, Wis.-La Crosse 6 Billy Hurley III (16), $14,976 70-70-69-70—279 Monday Singles 41. (7) David Ragan, Toyota, engine, 353, 62.7, 3, Today’s Games NAIA World Series Hunter Mahan (16), $14,976 67-71-71-70—279 At Stade Roland Garros, Paris Championship Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Leonardo Mayer (4), $105,164. Houston (Feldman 3-4) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-5), St. Thomas (Fla.) 14, Vanguard 10 Jhonattan Vegas (16), $14,976 68-73-68-70—279 Purse: $30.86 million (Grand Slam) 42. (16) Ryan Blaney, Ford, engine, 281, 66.6, 0, Bryce Molder (12), $14,365 72-68-68-72—280 Argentina, 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (2). 6:05 p.m. Oklahoma Baptist 5, Tabor 1 Surface: Clay-Outdoor $73,350. Kansas City (J.Vargas 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Warren Faulkner 7, Embry-Riddle 6 Carlos Ortiz (12), $14,365 70-70-69-71—280 Doubles Singles Championship 43. (35) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 135, 2-3), 6:05 p.m. Lewis-Clark St., 7, Concordia (Cal.) 4 Kevin Streelman (12), $14,365 71-69-66-74—280 40.2, 1, $77,850. Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-4) at Toronto (Dickey Daniel Summerhays (12), $14,365 68-71-68-73—280 Men Mate Pavic, Croatia, and Michael Venus, New Zea- land, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Race Statistics 2-5), 6:07 p.m. Zac Blair (8), $13,910 66-71-70-74—281 First Round Sunday’s College Scores Steve Flesch (8), $13,910 71-69-68-73—281 Tecau (1), Romania, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 10-8. Average Speed of Race Winner: 147.803 mph. Seattle (Happ 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Colome 3-1), 6:10 FAR WEST Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, def. Time of Race: 4 hours, 3 minutes, 34 seconds. Brian Stuard (8), $13,910 71-69-70-71—281 p.m. Arizona 8, Hawaii 1 Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 6-0, 7-5, 6-3. Margin of Victory: 4.785 seconds. Angel Cabrera (4), $13,390 70-71-70-71—282 WTA Internationaux de Texas (W.Rodriguez 2-2) at Cleveland (Salazar 5-1), California 7, Oregon St. 3 Fabio Fognini (28), Italy, def. Tatsuma Ito, Caution Flags: 8 for 39 laps. 6:10 p.m. Whee Kim (4), $13,390 72-68-71-71—282 Oregon 4, UCLA 3 Strasbourg Lead Changes: 22 among 9 drivers. Boston (Buchholz 2-5) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-1), Scott Pinckney (4), $13,390 70-70-67-75—282 Japan, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Saturday Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-2; M.Kenseth 3-27; D.Gil- 7:10 p.m. Southern Cal 6, Arizona St. 3 Alex Prugh (4), $13,390 72-69-70-71—282 Pablo Cuevas (21), Uruguay, def. Sam Groth, Austra- At Centre Sportif de Hautepierre liland 28; M.Kenseth 29; J.Logano 30-43; D.Hamlin Detroit (Price 3-1) at Oakland (Chavez 1-4), 9:05 p.m. Washington 1, Utah 0 Jimmy Walker (4), $13,390 72-66-72-72—282 lia, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Strasbourg, France 44-63; K.Harvick 64-78; Ku.Busch 79; B.Keselowski San Diego (Despaigne 2-3) at L.A. Angels Washington St. 3, Stanford 2 a-Gunn Yang, $0 67-70-71-74—282 Purse: $250,000 (Intl.) Ben Crane (1), $12,935 66-73-72-72—283 Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Frances Tiafoe, United 80; K.Harvick 81-90; M.Truex Jr. 91; B.Keselowski (Shoemaker 3-4), 9:05 p.m. TOURNAMENTS States, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. Surface: Clay-Outdoor 92-93; J.Logano 94-96; Ku.Busch 97-189; C.Edwards American Athletic Conference Andres Gonzales (1), $12,935 68-73-70-72—283 Singles Wednesday’s Games Made cut, did not finish Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Feliciano Lopez 190-191; M.Truex Jr. 192-236; Ku.Busch 237-260; Texas (Lewis 4-2) at Cleveland (Carrasco 5-4), Championship Championship Chad Collins (1), $12,350 73-68-71—212 (11), Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3. Sam Stosur (3), Australia, def. Kristina M.Truex Jr. 261-329; D.Hamlin 330-362; M.Truex Jr. 11:10 a.m. East Carolina 9, Houston 1 Harrison Frazar (1), $12,350 68-73-71—212 363-378; K.Harvick 379; C.Edwards 380-400. Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 4-2) at Toronto Atlantic Coast Conference Benjamin Becker, Germany, def. Ruben Mladenovic, France, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Jarrod Lyle (1), $12,350 69-69-74—212 Doubles Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): (Estrada 1-3), 11:37 a.m. Championship Patrick Rodgers, $12,350 72-69-71—212 Bemelmans, Belgium, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. M.Truex Jr., 4 times for 131 laps; Ku.Busch, 3 times for Kansas City (C.Young 4-0) at N.Y. Yankees Florida St. 6, NC State 2 Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Federico Championship Steve Wheatcroft (1), $12,350 70-71-71—212 Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Liang Chen (1), Chi- 118 laps; D.Hamlin, 2 times for 53 laps; M.Kenseth, (Pineda 5-2), 12:05 p.m. Big East Conference John Peterson (1), $11,960 69-71-73—213 Delbonis, Argentina, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-2. 2 times for 26 laps; K.Harvick, 3 times for 26 laps; Boston (Porcello 4-3) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 3-4), na, def. Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, and Zheng Saisai Championship Kyle Reifers (1), $11,830 72-69-75—216 Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Ivan Dodig, (2), China, 4-6, 6-4, 12-10. C.Edwards, 3 times for 25 laps; J.Logano, 2 times for 12:10 p.m. St. John’s 8, Creighton 7 17 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 3 laps; D.Gilliland, Seattle (F.Hernandez 7-1) at Tampa Bay Champions Tour Croatia, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. 1 time for 1 lap. (Archer 5-4), 12:10 p.m. Big Ten Conference Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Ricardas Wins: J.Johnson, 3; K.Harvick, 2; Ku.Busch, 1; Detroit (Simon 5-2) at Oakland (Kazmir 2-3), Championship Senior PGA Championship Berankis, Lithuania, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1. WTA Nuernberger D.Earnhardt Jr., 1; C.Edwards, 1; D.Hamlin, 1; 2:35 p.m. Michigan 4, Maryland 3 Sunday Fernando Verdasco (32), Spain, def. Taro Big 12 Conference At French Lick Resort, The Pete Dye Course, Versicherungscup M.Kenseth, 1; B.Keselowski, 1; J.Logano, 1. Houston (McHugh 5-2) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-3), Daniel, Japan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Saturday 3:35 p.m. Championship French Lick, Indiana Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 473; 2. M.Truex Jr., Gilles Simon (12), France, def. Lucas Pouille, France, At Tennis-Club 1. FC Nuernberg eV 432; 3. J.Logano, 407; 4. D.Earnhardt Jr., 401; 5. San Diego (Cashner 1-7) at L.A. Angels Texas 6, Oklahoma St. 3 Purse: $2.75 million / Yardage: 7,147; Par: 72 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Nuremberg, Germany J.Johnson, 393; 6. B.Keselowski, 381; 7. M.Kenseth, (Richards 4-2), 9:05 p.m. Conference USA Final Purse: $250,000 (Intl). 372; 8. J.McMurray, 353; 9. J.Gordon, 346; 10. Championship Colin Montgomerie, $495,000 72-69-70-69—280 Benoit Paire, France, def. Gastao Elias, Surface: Red Clay-Outdoor K.Kahne, 345; 11. R.Newman, 343; 12. A.Almiro- National League FIU 8, UAB 2 Esteban Toledo, $297,000 74-68-73-69—284 Portugal, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Singles la, 339; 13. P.Menard, 336; 14. Ku.Busch, 327; 15. East Division Mid-American Conference Woody Austin, $187,000 73-71-72-69—285 Bernard Tomic (27), Australia, def. Luca Vanni, Italy, Championship Brian Henninger, $117,500 74-67-74-71—286 D.Hamlin, 321; 16. C.Edwards, 312. W L Pct. GB Championship 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Karin Knapp (6), Italy, def. Roberta Vinci (4), Italy, 7-6 Washington 27 18 .600 — Scott Verplank, $117,500 73-72-70-71—286 (5), 4-6, 6-1. Ohio 6, Ball St. 2 Bernhard Langer, $90,000 73-72-69-74—288 Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Marinko Indianapolis 500 New York 25 21 .543 2½ Missouri Valley Conference Doubles Sunday Atlanta 22 22 .500 4½ Jeff Sluman, $77,500 74-73-73-69—289 Matosevic, Australia, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Championship Championship Tom Pernice, Jr., $77,500 73-73-71-72—289 At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Philadelphia 19 28 .404 9 Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Aljaz Bedene, Britain, Chan Hao-ching, Taiwan, and Anabel Medina Garri- Missouri St. 5, Bradley 2 Marco Dawson, $65,000 77-72-73-68—290 Indianapolis, Indiana 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3. gues (2), Spain, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, and Miami 18 28 .391 9½ Mountain West Conference Mark McNulty, $65,000 77-74-70-69—290 Lap length: 2.5 miles Central Division David Goffin (17), Belgium, def. Filip Krajinovic, Ser- Raluca Olaru (4), Romania, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Championship Sandy Lyle, $65,000 75-71-70-74—290 (Starting position in parentheses) W L Pct. GB San Diego St. 6, New Mexico 4 Steve Jones, $65,000 78-70-68-74—290 bia, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-1. 1. (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, St. Louis 29 16 .644 — Kirk Triplett, $49,750 76-74-70-71—291 Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Donald Young, Unit- Running. Chicago 24 20 .545 4½ NCAA Division II Transactions Mercyhurst 3, Truman 1, 11 innings Roger Chapman, $49,750 79-70-71-71—291 ed States, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. 2. (2) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running. Pittsburgh 22 22 .500 6½ Joe Durant, $49,750 75-71-73-72—291 3. (14) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Tampa 7, Cal Poly-Pomona 4, 10 innings Tommy Robredo (18), Spain, def. Andrey Monday’s Moves Cincinnati 18 26 .409 10½ Kevin Sutherland, $49,750 75-74-70-72—291 BASEBALL Running. Milwaukee 16 30 .348 13½ Northeast Conference Russ Cochran, $37,000 73-77-72-71—293 Golubev, Kazakhstan, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3. 4. (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running. Championship Nick Kyrgios (29), Australia, def. Denis Istomin, Uz- COMMISSIONER’S OFICE — Suspended Baltimore West Division Olin Browne, $37,000 79-69-71-74—293 LHP Brian Matusz eight games for having a foreign 5. (17) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running. Sacred Heart 5, Bryant 4 bekistan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. W L Pct. GB Jerry Haas, $37,000 73-74-72-74—293 substance on his arm. 6. (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running. Los Angeles 27 17 .614 — Southeastern Conference Peter Senior, $37,000 75-74-70-74—293 Gael Monfils (13), France, def. Edouard 7. (5) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, American League San Francisco 26 20 .565 2 Championship Paul Goydos, $37,000 75-70-72-76—293 Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5. Running. Barry Lane, $27,000 72-76-74-72—294 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed LHP Danny Duffy Arizona 21 23 .477 6 Florida 7, Vanderbilt 3 Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Sam Querrey, United 8. (10) J.R. Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, San Diego 21 25 .457 7 Southern Conference Kiyoshi Murota, $27,000 73-74-73-74—294 on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 17. Recalled States, 7-6 (8), 6-3, 0-6, 6-3. Running. Colorado 18 25 .419 8½ Championship Joel Edwards, $27,000 76-70-73-75—294 LHP Brandon Finnegan from Omaha (PCL). Sent OF 9. (9) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Mercer 5, Samford 0 Jeff Maggert, $27,000 76-73-69-76—294 Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, def. Nikoloz Basilash- Alex Rios to Omaha for a rehab assignment. Running. Sunday’s Games Sun Belt Conference Duffy Waldorf, $18,500 73-74-76-72—295 vili, Georgia, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated INF-OF Ben 10. (3) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Miami 5, Baltimore 2 Bart Bryant, $18,500 72-74-76-73—295 Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Steve Darcis, Zobrist from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Craig Gen- Running. Championship Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2 Grant Waite, $18,500 74-76-72-73—295 Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. try to Nashville. 11. (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Louisiana-Lafayette 5, South Alabama 1 Rocco Mediate, $18,500 76-74-71-74—295 Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1 TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed 1B James Loney on the Running. Western Athletic Conference Michael Allen, $18,500 76-72-73-74—295 Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, def. Andreas Haid- Pittsburgh 9, N.Y. Mets 1 Championship er-Maurer, Austria, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5). 15-day DL. Recalled INF Tim Beckham and INF-OF 12. (31) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running. Jerry Smith, $18,500 73-77-70-75—295 Jake Elmore from Durham (IL). Optioned RHP Pres- Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 Bakersfield 5, Seattle 4 Tom Lehman, $18,500 73-67-78-77—295 Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Facundo Arguello, Ar- 13. (24) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running. ton Guilmet to Durham (IL). 14. (23) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, St. Louis 6, Kansas City 1 Chien-Soon Lu, $18,500 76-72-70-77—295 Arizona 4, Chicago Cubs 3 gentina, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. TEXAS RANGERS — Activated OF Josh Running. Rod Spittle, $12,000 77-75-75-69—296 Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, San Diego 11, L.A. Dodgers 3 Basketball Billy Andrade, $12,000 72-78-73-73—296 Hamilton from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Neftali 15. (16) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 200, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Running. Colorado 11, San Francisco 2 Jesper Parnevik, $12,000 78-71-71-76—296 Feliz has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, 16. (26) Gabby Chaves, Dallara-Honda, 200, Run- Monday’s Games NBA Playoffs Massy Kuramoto, $12,000 71-72-76-77—296 Viktor Troicki (31), Serbia, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, retroactive to May 20. Colorado 5, Cincinnati 4 CONFERENCE FINALS Jean Francois Remesy, $12,000 72-72-74-78—296 Germany, 6-2, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-1. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Activated SS Jose Reyes ning. (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) 17. (20) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running. N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 3 Skip Kendall, $12,000 74-72-71-79—296 Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Adrian Mannarino (30), from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Munenori Kawa- San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 4 Tuesday, May 19 Chip Beck, $9,000 76-73-76-72—297 saki to Buffalo (IL). 18. (19) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running. Golden State 110, Houston 106 France, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4). Washington 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Willie Wood, $9,000 76-74-75-72—297 National League 19. (18) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 200, Wednesday, May 20 Kyle Edmund, Britain, def. Stephane Robert, France, Running. St. Louis 3, Arizona 2, 10 innings Anders Forsbrand, $9,000 77-74-73-73—297 Cleveland 97, Atlanta 89 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. CINCINNATI REDS — Placed C Devin 20. (11) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running. Pittsburgh 4, Miami 2 Lee Rinker, $9,000 73-78-73-73—297 Thursday, May 21 Mesoraco on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 21. 21. (6) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running. L.A. Dodgers 6, Atlanta 3 Christopher Williams, $9,000 75-71-76-75—297 Women Golden State 99, Houston 98 Activated LHP Manny Parra from the 15-day DL. 22. (25) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 197, Running. L.A. Angels 4, San Diego 3 Peter Fowler, $7,000 77-67-80-74—298 First Round Friday, May 22 COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP 23. (27) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara- Today’s Games Mark O’Meara, $7,000 75-76-72-75—298 Alize Cornet (29), France, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, Cleveland 94, Atlanta 82 Jeff Hart, $7,000 73-78-71-76—298 David Hlae to Albuquerque (PCL). Chevrolet, 175, Contact. Miami (Urena 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 2-2), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. MIAMI MARLINS — Sent C Jeff Mathis to New Orle- 24. (28) Jack Hawksworth, Dallara-Honda, 175, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Eddie Kirby, $7,000 74-77-71-76—298 Ian Woosnam, $7,000 76-73-68-81—298 Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def. Monica ans (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Contact. Washington (Zimmermann 4-2) at Chicago Cubs Golden State 115, Houston 80 Mark Brooks, $6,050 78-73-74-74—299 Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 6-2. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Activated RHP Charlie (Hendricks 1-1), 6:05 p.m. Sunday, May 24 25. (29) Stefano Coletti, Dallara-Chevrolet, 175, Scott Dunlap, $6,050 78-73-74-74—299 Contact. Colorado (J.De La Rosa 1-2) at Cincinnati Cleveland 114, Atlanta 111, OT, Cleveland leads Paula Kania, Poland, def. Mona Barthel, Morton from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Rad- series 3-0 Jay Haas, $6,050 76-71-77-75—299 Germany, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. hames Liz for assignment. 26. (4) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevrolet, 151, Contact. (Lorenzen 1-1), 6:10 p.m. Sonny Skinner, $5,600 77-75-76-72—300 27. (33) James Davison, Dallara-Honda, 116, Me- Philadelphia (Williams 3-4) at N.Y. Mets Monday, May 25 Amandine Hesse, France, def. Jarmila SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sent RHP Jake Peavy Houston 128, Golden State 115, Golden State leads Joey Sindelar, $5,600 75-76-76-73—300 chanical. (deGrom 5-4), 6:10 p.m. Gajdosova, Australia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. to Sacramento (PCL) for a rehab assignment. series 3-1 Tommy Armour, III, $5,600 80-72-73-75—300 28. (32) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 116, Me- San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza FOOTBALL Today’s Game Greg Bruckner, $5,600 78-74-72-76—300 Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, def. Casey chanical. 2-6), 7:10 p.m. Mike Goodes, $5,600 75-75-72-78—300 Dellacqua, Australia, 6-2, 6-2. National Football League 29. (13) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 112, Contact. Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. CHICAGO BEARS — Released DE Ray Arizona (Bradley 2-1) at St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 0-1), Wednesday’s Game Gary Hallberg, $5,058 76-76-78-71—301 Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, def. Nicole Gibbs, 30. (12) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevrolet, 112, Con- 7:15 p.m. Philip Golding, $5,058 75-77-75-74—301 McDonald. tact. Houston at Golden State, 8 p.m. United States, 6-3, 6-1. COLLEGE San Diego (Despaigne 2-3) at L.A. Angels Thursday’s Game Steve Pate, $5,058 77-74-74-76—301 31. (30) Bryan Clauson, Dallara-Chevrolet, 61, Con- (Shoemaker 3-4), 9:05 p.m. John Riegger, $5,058 76-74-74-77—301 Sabine Lisicki (20), Germany, def. Monica Puig, ARIZONA — Announced the retirement of baseball tact. x-Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Puerto Rico, 6-3, 6-2. Atlanta (Teheran 4-1) at L.A. Dodgers Friday’s Game David Frost, $5,058 73-73-77-78—301 coach Andy Lopez. 32. (21) Sage Karam, Dallara-Chevrolet, 0, Contact. Rick Schuller, $5,058 78-72-73-78—301 Virginie Razzano, France, def. Veronica (Kershaw 2-3), 9:10 p.m. x-Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m.. BREVARD — Named Michael Bayne track coach. 33. (22) Conor Daly, Dallara-Honda, 0, Wednesday’s Games Marc Farry, $4,775 77-75-74-76—302 Cepede Royg, Paraguay, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. UMASS — Named Tom McElroy senior Mechanical. Colorado (K.Kendrick 1-6) at Cincinnati (Leake 2-3), Rockets 128, Warriors 115 Nick Faldo, $4,775 76-75-71-80—302 Angelique Kerber (11), Germany, def. Timea Babos, associate director of athletics for external Race Statistics 11:35 a.m. GOLDEN STATE (115): Barnes 6-13 0-0 14, Jay Don Blake, $4,650 76-75-79-74—304 relations. Winners average speed: 161.341. Scott Hoch, $4,650 74-77-74-79—304 Hungary, 6-0, 6-1. Miami (Undecided) at Pittsburgh (G.Cole 6-2), Green 9-14 1-1 21, Bogut 0-1 0-2 0, Curry 7-18 3-3 23, Sam Stosur (26), Australia, def. Madison Time of Race: 3:05:56.5286. 11:35 a.m. Thompson 9-21 0-0 24, Iguodala 4-9 3-5 13, Barbosa John Cook, $4,650 79-69-75-81—304 Brengle, United States, 6-1, 6-3. Sunday’s Moves Margin of Victory: 0.1046 seconds. Philadelphia (O’Sullivan 1-3) at N.Y. Mets 5-10 0-0 12, Ezeli 2-5 0-2 4, Livingston 2-6 0-0 4, Lee Andre Bossert, $4,525 79-72-76-79—306 BASEBALL Cautions: 6 for 47 laps. (Syndergaard 1-2), 12:10 p.m. 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-97 7-13 115. Paul Wesselingh, $4,525 74-75-76-81—306 Vitalia Diatchenko, Russia, def. Stefanie Voegele, Jim Estes, $4,400 81-71-77-78—307 American League Lead Changes: 37 among 10 drivers. San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-2) at Milwaukee HOUSTON (128): Ariza 5-10 4-4 17, Smith 7-8 Switzerland, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Lap Leaders: Dixon 1-18, Kanaan 19-20, Dixon 21, Yutaka Hagawa, $4,400 75-77-77-78—307 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned LHP (Undecided), 12:40 p.m. 3-12 20, Howard 6-10 2-7 14, Terry 4-9 0-0 10, Hard- Annika Beck, Germany, def. Agnieszka Kanaan 22-25, Dixon 26-34, Pagenaud 35-36, Power Gene Fieger, $4,400 75-75-78-79—307 T.J. McFarland to Norfolk (IL). Selected the Washington (Scherzer 5-3) at Chicago Cubs (Lester en 13-22 12-13 45, Prigioni 1-1 0-0 3, Jones 6-11 1-1 37-38, Montoya 39-40, Dixon 41-66, Pagenaud 67- Kirk Hanefeld, $4,300 77-71-81-80—309 Radwanska (14), Poland, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. contract of RHP Chaz Roe from Norfolk. 4-2), 7:05 p.m. 14, Brewer 0-4 1-2 1, Capela 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 43-76 70, Dixon 71, Pagenaud 72, Kanaan 73-74, Dixon 25-43 128. John DalCorobbo, $4,250 76-76-77-84—313 Elina Svitolina (19), Ukraine, def. Yanina Transferred LHP Wesley Wright from the 15- to the 75, Kanaan 76-97, Pagenaud 98-99, Castroneves Arizona (Collmenter 3-5) at St. Louis (Lynn 3-4), Todd McCorkle, $4,200 78-74-81-83—316 Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-2, 6-2. 60-day DL. 7:15 p.m. Golden State 22 37 25 31—115 100-101, Pagenaud 102-123, Power 124, Pagenaud Houston 45 24 30 29—128 Daria Gavrilova, Australia, def. Johanna BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RF Shane 125, Dixon 126-127, Pagenaud 128, Dixon 129-148, San Diego (Cashner 1-7) at L.A. Angels 3-Point Goals—Golden State 20-46 (Curry Victorino on the 15-day DL. Selected the (Richards 4-2), 9:05 p.m. Hockey Larsson, Sweden, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Pagenaud 149-150, Kimball 151-152, Tagliani 153- 6-13, Thompson 6-13, Barnes 2-4, Green 2-5, Bar- Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, def. Aleksandra contract of INF Jeff Bianchi from Pawtuck- 154, Kimball 155-162, Dixon 163-164, Montoya 165- Atlanta (A.Wood 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 5-1), bosa 2-5, Iguodala 2-6), Houston 17-32 (Harden 7-11, et (IL). Announced RHP Anthony Varvaro was 9:10 p.m. NHL Playoffs Krunic, Serbia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. 166, Dixon 167-169, Munoz 170-172, Wilson 173-174, Smith 3-4, Ariza 3-7, Terry 2-6, Prigioni 1-1, Jones returned to the team from the Chicago Cubs and CONFERENCE FINALS Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Kaia Kanepi, Power 175-186, Dixon 187, Power 188-191, Montoya 1-2, Brewer 0-1). Fouled Out—Green. Rebounds— placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 29. Division I tournament Golden State 50 (Green 15), Houston 60 (Howard (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Estonia, 6-2, 6-4. 192, Power 193-196, Montoya 197-200. Saturday, May 16 CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated C Yan Gomes Points: Montoya 272, Power 247, Dixon 211, Castro- Regionals 12). Assists—Golden State 26 (Curry, Green, Bogut Victoria Azarenka (27), Belarus, def. Maria- Double Elimination 4), Houston 22 (Harden, Smith 5). Total Fouls—Gold- N.Y. Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1 from the 15-day DL. Designated C Brett Hayes for neves 206, Rahal 204, Newgarden 173, Bourdais 161, Sunday, May 17 Teresa Torro-Flor, Spain, 6-2, 6-1. assignment. Kimball 160, Andretti 151, Kanaan 147. At Dick Howser Stadium, en State 29, Houston 16. Technicals—Golden State Tallahassee, Florida Coach Kerr, Livingston, Jones. Flagrant Fouls—How- Anaheim 4, Chicago 1 Irina-Camelia Begu (30), Romania, def. Bethanie DETROIT TIGERS — Placed LHP Kyle Friday ard. A—18,239 (18,023). Monday, May 18 Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (6). Lobstein on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Dixon XFINITYHisense 300 Game 1 — Auburn (35-24) vs. College of Charleston Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 2 Saturday Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Zheng Saisai, Machado from Toledo (IL). (43-13), 11 a.m. Cavaliers 114, Hawks 111, OT Tuesday, May 19 LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP Mike Morin At Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicago 3, Anaheim 2, 3OT China, 6-3, 6-0. Game 2 — Florida State (41-19) vs. Mercer (35-21), ATLANTA (111): Carroll 4-12 0-0 10, Millsap on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cam Bedrosian from Concord, North Carolina 5 p.m. 5-11 11-11 22, Horford 7-10 0-0 14, Teague 9-23 9-9 Wednesday, May 20 Sara Errani (17), Italy, def. Alison Riske, United Lap length: 1.5 miles At Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 5, OT States, 7-6 (1), 2-6, 6-0. Salt Lake (PCL). 30, Bazemore 3-9 6-8 14, Mack 5-10 0-2 13, Scott 3-9 NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Branden (Start position in parentheses) Gainesville, Florida 2-2 8, Schroder 0-2 0-0 0, Muscala 0-2 0-0 0, Antic Thursday, May 21 Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Margarita Gasparyan, 1. (1) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 150 rating, Pinder to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Selected the Friday 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-88 28-32 111. Anaheim 2, Chicago 1 Russia, 6-1, 6-4. 0 points, $70,854. Friday, May 22 contract of LHP Jacob Lindgren from Scranton/Wil- Game 1 — South Florida (33-24-1) vs. FAU (40-17), CLEVELAND (114): James 14-37 8-10 37, Heather Watson, Britain, def. Mathilde 2. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 118, 0, $45,242. Noon Thompson 5-7 0-3 10, Mozgov 3-6 3-4 9, Dellavedo- N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 1 kes-Barre. Transferred INF Brendan Ryan from the 3. (8) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200, 113.5, 0, $35,150. Game 2 — Florida (44-16) vs. Florida A&M (23-23), va 5-15 3-4 17, Shumpert 5-11 1-2 15, Smith 6-14 2-3 Saturday, May 23 Johansson, France, 6-4, 7-5. 15- to the 60-day DL. 4. (15) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 92.5, 40, 6 p.m. 17, Jones 2-5 3-3 9, Marion 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-97 Chicago 5, Anaheim 4, 2OT Andreea Mitu, Romania, def. Alize Lim, France, 6-3, TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with $34,424. At A-Rod Park at Mark Light Field, 20-29 114. Sunday, May 24 6-2. RHP Jared Burton on a minor league con- 5. (2) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, 200, 119.9, 40, Coral Gables, Florida Atlanta 24 25 27 28 7 —111 Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Rangers 0, Tampa Bay leads Carina Witthoeft, Germany, def. Katerina tract and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL). $35,548. series 3-2 Friday Cleveland 21 27 33 23 10 —114 Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5. Announced RHP Kyuji Fujikawa cleared Game 1 — Columbia (31-15) vs. East Carolina Monday, May 25 6. 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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated 3B Casey Anaheim at Chicago, 7 p.m. McGehee for assignment. Recalled RHP Hunter 10. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, 85.5, 34, $25,997. Friday land 68 (James 18). Assists—Atlanta 20 (Teague 7), Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Venus Williams Game 1 — Michigan (37-23) vs. Bradley Cleveland 24 (James 13). Total Fouls—Atlanta 25, Friday’s Game Strickland from Sacramento (PCL). 11. (14) Chris Buescher, Ford, 200, 82.3, 33, $24,514. (15), United States, 7-6 (5), 6-1. 12. (10) Ryan Reed, Ford, 200, 80, 32, $23,983. (35-19), 1 p.m. Cleveland 24. Technicals—Dellavedova. Flagrant x-Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Taylor 13. (24) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200, 75.1, 31, Game 2 — Louisville (43-16) vs. Morehead State Fouls—Horford. Ejected—Horford. A—20,562 Saturday’s Game Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, def. Jordan from Syracuse (IL). Optioned RHP A.J. Cole $23,375. (38-20), 5 p.m. (20,562). x-Chicago at Anaheim 7 p.m. Johanna Konta, Britain, 7-6 (17), 4-6, 6-2. to Syracuse. 4B Tuesday, May 26, 2015 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com FOOTBALL: NFL Bears release McDonald after arrest in California By KRISTIN J. BENDER and The Chicago Bears released a to Chicago. ANDREW SELIGMAN statement Monday afternoon about McCaskey talked to McDonald’s The Associated Press the decision to let McDonald go. parents but didn’t talk to any law- “We believe in second chances, yers involved in McDonald’s cases SAN FRANCISCO — The Chi- but when we signed Ray we were or the accusers. cago Bears released defensive end very clear what our expectations He cited a league investigation Ray McDonald following a domes- were if he was to remain a Bear,” and said: “An alleged victim I think tic violence arrest in Northern Cali- fornia that police say stemmed from General Manager Ryan Pace said in much like anybody else who has a an assault on a woman who was the statement. “He was not able to bias in a situation there’s a certain holding a baby. meet the standard, and the decision amount of discounting what they McDonald was taken into custo- was made to release him.” have to say. But our personnel de- dy Monday morning on suspicion Bears guard Kyle Long quickly partment had done its work looking of domestic violence and child en- reacted to the move by tweeting into his background and the inci- dangerment, Santa Clara police Lt. “Good riddance.” dents and we had the benefit of two Kurt Clarke said. Chicago signed McDonald to coaches who had been with him Police say the assault happened a one-year contract in late March with the 49ers. at his home in Santa Clara. He was knowing it was a gamble given his “I spoke with Vic Fangio and found about three hours later at a history of legal issues. came away very impressed with home in San Jose and arrested. Chairman George McCaskey what Vic had to say about him, that McDonald was released from even acknowledged at the time that he’s well-liked by his teammates, by jail after posting bail later Mon- he initially told Pace not to go after his coaches, his strong work ethic. day, pushing past TV cameras and him. But McCaskey came away im- That he’s considered a leader on the reporters without answering ques- pressed from a face-to-face conver- field and speaking to Vic and Ray tions as he got into a taxi. sation that he described as “very especially I was convinced that he’s Police did not disclose if the candid, very forthright” and “diffi- sufficiently motivated to make this woman or the baby were injured. cult” after McDonald paid his way work.” MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Los Angeles hits three home runs in eighth to beat Atlanta By BETH HARRIS Dodgers 6, Braves 3 “It was definitely an Atlanta took a 2-1 lead The Associated Press embarrassment. I feel like in the fifth on Freddie I let the team down,” Mas- Freeman’s RBI single af- LOS ANGELES — An- Jimmy Rollins also hom- set said. “I blew the lead ter tying the score 1-all in dre Ethier made it clear ered in the eighth to give and gave us a big fat ‘L.’ ” the fourth on Pedro Ciria- in spring training: He the Dodgers a crucial Ethier said he never co’s RBI single with two wanted to be an everyday cushion. stopped believing in him- outs. player. Ethier got things start- self, even when he fell be- The Dodgers had a Because of injuries, ed, homering to snap hind Yasiel Puig and Joc chance to extend their he’s gotten his wish and a 2-all tie against Nick Pederson in the outfield lead in the third, but Scott the veteran outfielder is Masset (0-1). Ethier’s bas- hierarchy, and was deal- Van Slyke grounded into a proving a valuable offen- es-loaded walk in the first sive commodity. His solo drove in the Dodgers’ ini- ing with a variety of inju- double play with the bases homer put the Los An- tial run. ries. Ethier is hitting .313 loaded to end the inning. geles Dodgers ahead for Pinch-hitter Guerrero — third-best on the team. Williams Perez al- good in the eighth inning, sent a 3-1 pitch into the “Andre has backed it lowed one run and seven rallying them to a 6-3 left-field pavilion, scoring up and he deserves to be hits in six innings of his victory over the Atlanta A.J. Ellis, who walked, to playing every day,” man- second major league start Braves on Monday night. make it 5-2. It was Guer- ager Don Mattingly said. for the Braves. He struck “Satisfaction that rero’s major-league lead- Adam Liberatore (1-0) out seven and walked one. we’re playing good ball ing third pinch-hit homer. got the victory, tossing 11 “He was better than I and in first place,” Ethier With two outs, Rollins pitches, and Kenley Jan- expected,” Braves man- said. “My frame of mind homered for a 6-2 lead. sen got three outs in the ager Fredi Gonzalez said. is make the most of my It was the Dodgers’ ninth for his fourth save. “I liked the way he pro- opportunities every day. most runs scored since Los Angeles tied it at gressed and I think he Still don’t know what to- getting six on May 15 2-all in the seventh on did a very nice job. In five morrow will hold. You got against Colorado. They Adrian Gonzalez’s bas- days, we’ll be ready to put to go out there and fight.” lead the majors with 60 es-loaded groundout to him back out there. He Alex Guerrero and homers. the pitcher. can build on this game.” Former MSU standout Lindgren makes debut for Yankees From Staff and Wire Reports last year’s draft to reach the majors, had a 2-1 record and one save (2.16 struck out two and walked two in ERA) in 19 games for four teams in NEW YORK — Former Missis- two scoreless innings. the minor leagues. In 25 innings, sippi State standout Jacob Lindgren Lindgren played some corner- he allowed 12 hits and 13 walks. He made history Monday in his debut back in high school, but the 5-foot- struck out 48. with the New York Yankees. 11, 205-pounder made his debut Lindgren started this season at When Lindgren relieved Na- in New York after Eovaldi gave up Scranton Wilkes-Barre, the Yan- than Eovaldi in the eighth inning of a leadoff single in the eighth. Two kees’ AAA affiliate. In 15 games, he New York’s 14-1 victory against the pitches in, Lindgren induced Eric was 1-1 with three saves and a 1.23 Kansas City Royals, the left-hander Hosmer to hit into a double play. ERA. In 22 innings, he allowed 16 became one of only two Yankees to “After the double-play ball, I kind hits and 10 walks. He struck out 29. make their Major League Baseball of locked in,” said Lindgren, who Lindgren’s family — including debut within a year of being draft- was pitching in the SEC tournament his grandfather, aunt, and uncle — ed. Hall of Fame football player De- for MSU last year at this time. were among the 36,031 fans in at- ion Sanders (1989) is the other. The Yankees selected Lindgren tendance watching. The rest of the “Maybe I should try playing foot- with their first pick (second round, Yankees’ relievers moved closer to ball,” he said. 55th overall) last June in the MLB the fence in the bullpen to get a bet- Lindgren, the third player from First-Year Player draft. In 2014, he ter view of him. Mets will go with six-man rotation to cut innings By RONALD BLUM When they objected elbow surgery. Washing- the norm. But no pitcher The Associated Press again, he said the Mets ton lost to St. Louis in a has thrown 300 innings had decided to go with five-game NL Division in a season since Phila- NEW YORK — New a six-man rotation when Series. delphia’s Steve Carlton York Mets manager Terry Dillon Gee comes off the General manager San- in 1980. No pitcher has Collins called his starting disabled list in the next dy Alderson said pitch- topped 36 starts since At- pitchers into his office last week or so, joining a start- ing 200-plus innings lanta’s Greg Maddux and weekend to talk numbers ing staff that also includes “has never really been in Toronto’s Roy Halladay in — as in six-man rotation. Matt Harvey has Bartolo Colon and Jona- the cards” and called the 2003. thrown 58 2/3 innings thon Niese. switch “prophylactic.” “One of my closest following his return from No one seems to want “I wouldn’t call it tem- friends is Sandy Koufax,” Tommy John surgery. NL to emulate the Nationals, porary, but it’s certainly Collins said. “He laughs Rookie of the Year Jacob who cut Stephen Stras- not permanent,” he said. right in my face every DeGrom has pitched 55 burg’s season short in “Let’s see how it goes.” time I talk about pitch 2/3. And Noah Synder- early September 2012 Until the 1970s, a counts and innings lim- gaard, who made his big following his return from four-man rotation was its.” league debut on May 12, has thrown 47 in the ma- jors and minors. New York projected the numbers over a full season and didn’t like the totals. “If we stay with the five-man, I’m going to take you out after five in- nings. You guys OK with that?” Collins remem- bered telling the group. When they balked, he pointed to them one at a time and said: “Next month you’re going on the DL for two weeks, and you’re going on the DL for two weeks, and you’re going to go on the DL for two weeks.” “That didn’t go over very good, either,” he re- called. “The next option is none of you are pitching in Sep- tember,” Collins said. The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Tuesday, May 26, 2015 5B Poker Ole Miss COLLEGE BASEBALL Continued from Page 2B Continued from Page 1B The World Series of offline worlds of poker in a two of three from Louisi- (54), Michigan State (50), Big Ten earns record Poker set the last record for tournament that will start ana Lafayette in a NCAA and Southern Miss as the largest live poker tourna- on WSOP.com and take the Super Regional to lock up last four left out. five teams in NCAAs ment with 8,773 people vy- final six players to a table at the trip to Omaha. “Anytime you get ing for the top prize in the the Rio for the win, appeal- Ole Miss has won six to those points where By ERIC OLSON ment and the Pac-12 has The Associated Press 2006 main event. ing to a generation of poker of its last eight games to you’re on the bubble and six. “My biggest concern players who have grown up Until this year, the Big reach the 30-win plateau considering a number OMAHA, Neb. — As is having enough physical playing online. Ten had never had more for the 18th-straight sea- of teams, one thing that usual, the Southeastern poker chips,” Palansky said. “You can be in your pa- than three qualifiers. The son. The Rebels faced has struck me is this has Conference, the Atlantic THE MAIN EVENT jamas anywhere at home in big breakthrough came in eight tournament teams compressed so much. Coast Conference, and the There will be fewer Nevada,” or a hotel room, 2013, when Indiana became this season, compiling a Our coaches are listen- Pacific-12 Conference had bricks of cash piled atop the or coffee shop, or anywhere the first Big Ten team since record of 11-11 against ing and our programs are the most teams make the poker table when the next just so long as you’re phys- Michigan in 1984 to reach them for the nation’s listening,” NCAA tourna- NCAA baseball tourna- winner of poker’s Main ically in Nevada, Palansky the CWS. Last year Indiana toughest schedule. The ment committee chair- ment. was the first Big Ten team Event is crowned in Novem- said of the new event. And Right behind those Ole Miss went 7-6 against man Dave Meeke said on to earn a national seed, ber. A guaranteed $10 mil- even though the state has warm-weather confer- top-10 teams, including the selection show. “The at No. 4, but the Hoosiers lion top prize is no longer an agreement with Dela- ences, though, was the Big 5-4 versus No. 1 ranked fine lines that are drawn were upset in regionals. a certainty since top poker ware allowing players there Ten Conference, a league teams with series wins makes it very, very dif- Illinois (47-8-1) is in the players told series officials to join in Nevada’s online that not long ago was an against Florida and Van- ficult. Teams are very tournament for the 11th they would rather see more cash games, only players afterthought on selection derbilt, who were ranked similar. When we scrub time but will host its first people win money, in this physically in Nevada quali- day. No. 1 at the time. it down, we look for those regional. The Illini had the case the last 1,000 players fy for tournament matches, The Big Ten advanced a Ole Miss is scheduled nation’s longest win streak standing. Spreading the he said. teams who show some record five teams into the to start senior left-hander this season at 27 games wealth likely will drop the Why all the changes? performance metrics on field of 64 and has a nation- Christian Trent (7-6, 3.70 that ended in the Big Ten top prize closer to $8 mil- “Poker does have an the field in a deserving al seed for the second year tournament. lion if the same number ecosystem and you must ERA) against Maryland, fashion to be in the field. in a row, this time No. 6 Il- of people who entered last continue to bring new which likely will turn All very worthy of being linois. Iowa (39-16) made the year do so again. players in the game,” said to 6-foot-3 right-hander in the field (but) it gets to “I’ve been in this confer- tournament for the first Poker pro Daniel Ne- Palansky. That said, last Mike Shawaryn. A 32nd- a point where we have to ence for 25 years, and 10 time since 1990 and will greanu pushed for it. year the event had its most round selection by the put them side by side and years as a head coach, and be the No. 2 regional seed at the Missouri State site. “I don’t think we lose a entries ever, some 82,360, Kansas City Royals in really look at what’s the this is the best it’s been by a Michigan (37-23) won the single player as a result,” a massive number com- the 2013 Major League best team. long shot,” Illini coach Dan Big Ten tournament to re- he said. “We’re going to pared with the humble be- Baseball First-Year Play- “We felt those who Hartleb said Monday night. have 1,000 people leave the ginnings at a single table er draft, the sophomore “For us to have this type of ceive an automatic bid and came in had just a little will be the No. 3 regional main event in Las Vegas a in 1970 at Benny Binion’s is 12-2 with a 1.65 ERA. bit more on their resumes year with the quality in this winner.” Horseshoe Casino, where seed at Louisville. In 103 1/3 innings, Sha- and deserved to be in.” league, it’s very satisfying, ONLINE TO the players voted on the Indiana (34-22) won 11 waryn has struck out 124 Southern Miss ended but it’s not the ultimate IN-PERSON winner in the end. goal.” of its last 14 games under and walked 23. the regular season on a The World Series of Pok- “It’s never been more Pac-12 champion UCLA first-year coach Chris Lem- 13-game winning streak, er is bridging the online and popular,” Palansky said. (42-14) edged SEC regu- onis to get a No. 3 regional Southern Mississippi but it went 1-2 in the Con- lar-season champion LSU seed at Vanderbilt. Mary- left out ference USA tournament (48-10) for the No. 1 nation- land (39-21) is the No. 3 re- Softball While Ole Miss earned in Hattiesburg. al seed. The other six na- gional seed at UCLA. Continued from Page 1B an invitation, Southern USM swept Ole Miss, tional seeds, in order, are: “That conference has lifted the Crimson Tide to Chamberlain ended Mississippi didn’t receive Mississippi State and Ala- Louisville, Florida, Miami, done a really good job a 5-3 win. her career with 95 home a bid even though it had a bama in four games. Illinois, TCU, and Missouri with promoting facilities, Runyon had no hits in runs. 36-18-1 record and a Rat- “I thought we had a State. promoting players and TV the Super Regional until Alabama will play No. ings Percentage Index great resume and body The tournament opens exposure,” UCLA coach she cranked the grand 3 seed Michigan, which (RPI) of 46. The NCAA of work,” USM sixth-year Friday with 16 four-team, John Savage said. “They’re slam. advanced with a sweep tournament selection coach Scott Berry said. double-elimination region- a legitimate baseball con- ference right now. It seems “I just wanted to get it against Georgia. committee uses RPI, “I respect the commit- als. Best-of-three super re- like the depth of the confer- done,” she said. “I didn’t No. 4 seed Auburn beat which gauges a team’s tee and know it’s a hard gionals are next week, with care about any other Louisiana-Lafayette on ence is vastly improved.” strength, as a tool to pick job trying to select 33 those winners moving to at-bat. Mentally, I just Saturday to advance to the College World Series in UCLA’s dominance the at-large teams it in- at-large bids from a lot of thought, ‘Whatever, it the College World Series Omaha. in the Pac-12 this spring vites to the tournament. schools who worked real- happens.’ I just wanted to for the first time. Auburn National seeds that win impressed the Division ly hard. I don’t agree with get at least one run in and coach Clint Myers had Maryland (51 RPI), their regionals play at home I Baseball Committee hit the ball hard and let discussed the possibility South Florida (23), Or- their decision, but I don’t in super regionals. Since so much that the Bruins fate tell the rest.” with his team throughout egon (64), and Clemson have to do that at all. the NCAA went to its cur- earned the No. 1 national Alabama won 2-0 in the the season. (58) were listed as the “We did so many good rent tournament format in seed for the first time. A first game of Saturday’s Auburn will play No. 5 last four teams into the things and to just come 1999, only one No. 1 nation- year ago, they followed up doubleheader. Freshman seed LSU. tournament on ESPNU’s up short and not see your al seed — Miami in 1999 — their 2013 national cham- Alexis Osorio struck out No. 2 seed Oregon will broadcast of the NCAA name called, that hurt.” has won the championship. pionship with a 25-30-1 Chamberlain with the face No. 7 seed UCLA in a tournament field. North Wire reports were The SEC and ACC have record that kept them out bases loaded in the fifth. Pac-12 matchup. Carolina (27), Missouri included in this story. seven teams in the tourna- of the tournament. Houston Continued from Page 1B Dwight Howard had 14 10 with four minutes re- pump fake and get some- points and 12 rebounds, maining. A dunk by Andre body off their feet,” Ariza and received a flagrant Iguodala got them within said. “I didn’t know that 1 foul early in the third eight with about two min- he flipped over ... it wasn’t quarter after throwing an utes left, but Harden an- intentional or anything like elbow at Andrew Bogut’s swered with a 3-pointer to that.” head. He would be sus- shut the door. Curry was called for a pended by accumulation Curry was injured after foul on the play and Ariza of flagrant foul points if he jumped in the air as Trev- made both shots to extend the NBA upgrades it to a or Ariza was about to go up Houston’s lead to 57-36 flagrant 2 after review. for a shot. Ariza saw him with about six minutes un- “I hope not,” Howard and stopped causing Cur- til halftime. said when asked about that ry to be upended in midair Thompson picked up possibility. “But there’s when he crashed into Ari- the slack with Curry out, nothing I can do about it at za’s shoulder. 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Rangers (if necessary), NBC Championship, match play, finals, at Bradenton, 1:30 p.m. — World Series, game 2, Auburn vs. 2:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole Sports Network Florida, TGC LSU, at Oklahoma City, ESPN qualifying for FedEx 400, at Dover, Delaware, FS1 SOCCER 2 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Irish Open, first 6 p.m. — World Series, game 3, Alabama vs. 4:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Truck Series, Lucas Oil 8 p.m. — Youth, FIFA, U-20 World Cup, New round, part I, at Newcastle, Northern Ireland, TGC Michigan, at Oklahoma City, ESPN2 200, at Dover, Delaware, FS1 Zealand vs. Ukraine, at Auckland, New Zealand, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 8:30 p.m. — World Series, game 4, Oregon vs. BOXING FS1 11:30 a.m. — Regional coverage, Miami at UCLA, at Oklahoma City, ESPN2 8 p.m. — Javier Fortuna (27-0-1) vs. Bryan 11 p.m. — Youth, FIFA, U-20 World Cup, United Pittsburgh or Colorado at Cincinnati, MLB GOLF Vasquez (34-1-0), for vacant WBA World junior States vs. Myanmar, at Whangarei, New Zealand, 2:30 p.m. — Regional coverage, Detroit at 10 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Irish Open, first lightweight title; welterweights, Amir Khan FS1 Comics & Puzzles DILBERT Dear Abby DEAR ABBY: me how to tell my you plan to have a life together. I’m a 48-year-old husband I want I say that because vindictive woman. I have out and want to people with nasty tempers can known I was gay be with his sister. be violent. since I was 14. — WANTS OUT DEAR ABBY: My wife and I No one knows be- BACK EAST are in our 50s and have legal cause I never act- DEAR WANTS custody of three of our grand- ed on it until I met OUT: Considering children, who are between the “Bob,” my current that Bob has a ages of 3 and 8 years old. We common-law temper and can have been raising them since husband of 25 be vindictive, I birth. years. I fell in love suggest you do My wife is nearing the end ZITS with his sister, it in stages. The of her battle with cancer. My “Janelle,” back first is to tell him family — my mother, siblings then. We kissed a that you are not and son — keep asking me few times and fell happy in the mar- what I’m going to do when my deeply in love, but Dear Abby riage and haven’t wife passes away. They say because we didn’t been for a long they know people who would want to hurt Bob, we ended time. Depending upon your adopt the children. I don’t wish what we had. talent as an actress for the to be nasty, but I need to let Bob and I raised my son, last quarter-century, he may or them know that I am able to who is being married this year. may not be surprised. take care of my grandchildren. Through all these years my Then it will be time to tell Can you please tell me how feelings and Janelle’s have him that you have known for a to tell my family that I can raise never changed. We love each long time that you were more my grandchildren without hurt- other and want the chance attracted to women than to ing their feelings like they have GARFIELD to be together that we were men. Because you can’t pre- hurt mine when they mention denied back then. dict how he will react, do it in adoption? — HURT GRANDFA- I have given Bob 25 faithful the presence of someone else THER IN PENNSYLVANIA years. I love him, but I am — but NOT Janelle. DEAR HURT: Yes, the words not in love with him. We are Because there can be legal to use are: “When you say like two ships passing in the ramifications regarding a com- that to me, it hurts me deeply, night. He has a temper and mon-law marriage, you should so please don’t say it again. is vindictive. I want out of discuss this with a lawyer I will raise these children just this relationship to be with before telling Bob you want a as I always have, and I do not his sister. I have asked her to divorce. Only after you have plan to ever turn them over to marry me, and she agreed. We left him and several months strangers.” Period. Expressing don’t want to hurt Bob, but we have elapsed should you and it this way is not hurtful; it love each other. Please advise his sister let it be known that clarifies your feelings.

CANDORVILLE Horoscopes TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May sure to put yourself in a terrific maturity. It is said that the 26). James Carville said, “The mood before you leave the strong master others, but the best time to plant an oak tree house. powerful master themselves. was 25 years ago. The second TAURUS (April 20-May LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). best time is today.” You’ll 20). There’s a chant inside Neutrality is not negativity. seize your moments to lay you, a mantra repeated from Don’t confuse the two. Some- down your legacy. Compassion morning to night, waxing and one’s neutral feelings toward will guide your choices this waning in intensity throughout you could turn positive with a summer. You’ll create, make the day. This inside talk is not smile and a kind word. Try that more money and grow your necessarily true. Challenge it. before you assume a person family. September and January GEMINI (May 21-June 21). doesn’t like you. bring a call to adventure. Scor- When you reach out in joy and VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). pio and Leo people adore you. curiosity, life meets you with Do birds change their tune? BABY BLUES Your lucky numbers are: 40, enthusiasm and inclusiveness. Sure, they do it all the time in 17, 30, 28 and 19. You don’t require the people their efforts to communicate ARIES (March 21-April you meet to delight you, but clearly to one another. You’ll 19). Those close to you will they will anyway! change your tune, too. It’s not sense how you’re feeling. Then CANCER (June 22-July duplicitous; it’s accommodat- again, so will complete strang- 22). The work you do today to ing. ers, and perhaps with even accept your thoughts and man- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). more accuracy. If influencing age your expectations will lead The things that seem like tiny others is on the agenda, be to your next leap in emotional coincidences are not. They are evidence of your role in a larger web of consciousness. When what you think of materi- alizes in some funny way, it’s a wink from the universe to you. BEETLE BAILEY SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your social icebreaker will be a joke that’s self-dep- recating, but only slightly. Go too far with that, and it seems disingenuous. Tonight, what’s fun is also good for you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- Dec. 21). Crushes are not only for schoolgirls. They’re for anyone who’s ever been infected by someone’s person and gotten carried away with the impression in spite of themselves. Someone’s crush- MALLARD FILMORE ing on you now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You can always reinvent yourself, but it’s more difficult in familiar settings. That’s why the new environment today is an opportunity not to be missed! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ve been an angel before. Remember when you appeared at the right time to help someone? You’ll be an angel again as you stay FAMILY CIRCUS aware of your environment and respond accordingly. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s no need to swim upstream right now. There’s a time to find your inner salmon, but this isn’t it. You’re not being called back to the shore where you were born, so float along today.

FOR SOLUTION SEE THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE IN CLASSIFIEDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PORT ACCESS ROAD OVERLAY LOWNDES COUNTY PORT LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Sealed bids for Port Ac- cess Road Overlay at the Lowndes County Port will be received by the Lowndes County Port Authority at 1121 Main Street, Lowndes County Administrative Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Suite 204, Columbus, Mississippi, 39701 un- til 10:30 A.M on June 17, 2015 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. This project includes re- surfacing of the Port Ac- cess Road in Columbus, Mississippi. The resur- facing includes 1.65 miles of overlay. The above general out- line of features of the work does not in any way limit the responsib- ility of the Contractor to perform all work and fur- nish all labor, equip- ment and materials re- quired by the specifica- tions and the drawings referred to therein. CERTIFICATE OF RE- SPONSIBILITY: Each contractor submitting a bid in excess of $50,000.00 must show on his bid and on the face of the envelope containing the bid, his Certificate of Respons- SECTION 00 11 13 ibility Number, as re- quired by Section 31-3- ADVERTISEMENT FOR 21 and 31-3-15, Missis- BIDS sippi Code of 1972. If the bid does not ex- Notice is hereby given ceed $50,000.00, a that sealed bids will be notation so stating received for the project must appear on the named below by the face of the envelope. Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, P O Box Each bid must be sub- 1364, 505 2nd Avenue mitted in a sealed en- North (39701), Colum- velope, addressed to bus, Mississippi 39703 the Port Director, until 2:00 p.m. on Lowndes County Port Thursday, June 18, Authority. Each sealed 2015. envelope containing a bid shall be clearly Location for Receipt of marked on the outside Bids: as: BID ENCLOSED Lowndes County Board “PORT ACCESS ROAD of Supervisors, Board OVERLAY”, and the en- Room, 2nd Floor velope should aThelso b eDispatchar Lownd e•s www.cdispatch.comCounty Court- TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 7B on the outside the house, P. O. Box 1364, name of the Company 505 2nd Avenue North and the Company’s ad- (39701), Columbus, dress. If forwarded by Mississippi 39703 mail, the sealed envel- ope containing the bid Plans and Specifica- must be enclosed in an- tions Entitled: other envelope ad- LOWNDES COUNTY dressed to the Port Dir- BOARD OF SUPER- Phone: 662.328.2424 • Fax: 662.329.1521 ector, Lowndes County VISORS Port Authority, 1121 EMERGENCY 911 ADDI- [email protected] Main Street (P. O. Box TION 633), Columbus, Mis- 515 2nd AVENUE sissippi 39701 NORTH cdispatch.com/classifieds (39703). Any bid not re- COLUMBUS, MISSIS- ceived in writing at this SIPPI P. O. Box 511 • 516 Main Street office by the date and time specified will be May be inspected at the Columbus, MS 39701 declared late. The Port office of the Architect CLASSIFIEDSAuthority will not be re- named below, or may sponsible for delays in be obtained from the Ar- delivery. It is solely the chitect as set out be- (Deadlines subject to change.) responsibiliREGULARty of the low: RATES SUPER SAVER RATES GARAGE SALE RATES DEADLINES vendo4r tLines/6hat bids to Days ...... $19.20 6 Days ...... $12.00 4 Lines/1 Day...... $9.20 reach the opening on a. Qualified Prime (Gen- 12 Days ...... $18.00 time.4 A nLines/12y bid receive dDaysera ...... l) Contractors$31.20, Sub- 4 Lines/3 Days...... $18.00 For Placing/Canceling Classified Line Ads: Over 6 lines is $1 per additional line. after 4de Lines/26adline will be Daysre- co ...... ntractors, and $46.80Materi- Sunday Paper Deadline is Thursday 3:00 P.M. turned unopened. Bids al Suppliers are re- Six lines or less, consecutive days. Price includes 2 FREE Garage Sale or alterRateation sapplies by fax o tor commercialquired to reg isoperationster and signs. RAIN GUARANTEE: If it Monday Paper Deadline is Friday 12:00 P.M. phone will nandot be merchandise accep- order boverid do c$1,000.uments at Rate applies to private party ads of non-commer- Tuesday Paper Deadline is Monday 12:00 P.M. ted. www.jbhmplanscol.com. cial nature for merchandise under $1,000. Must rains the day of your sale, we will Wednesday Paper Deadline is Tuesday 12:00 P.M. Call 328-2424b. Bi dfor do cratesumen tons are include price in ad. 1 ITEM PER AD. re-run you ad the next week FREE! No bidder may with- available as paper You must call to request free re-run. Thursday Paper Deadline is Wednesday 12:00 P.M. draw his bid within additionalprints olines.r as digital cop- No pets, firewood, etc. ninety (90) days after ies on CD. Cost of CD Friday Paper Deadline is Thursday 12:00 P.M. the actual date of the (.pdf Format) is $50 per LEGAL NOTICES must be submitted 3 business days opening thereof. CD. Bid documents are prior to first publication date non-refundable and EVIDENAdvertisementsCE: No bid will must be purchased must be paid for in advance. be openYoued, co nmaysidere canceld thro uatgh tanyhe we timebsite. during regular business hours and receive a refund for days not published. • Please read your ad on the first day of publication. We accept or accepted unless the c. Questions regarding above information is giv- website registration and responsibility only for the first incorrect insertion. en as specified. online orders please • The Publisher assumes no financial responsibility for errors nor for contact our wTheseeb sup- ads are taken by fax, e-mail or in person at our office. Ads will not be take by telephone. omission of copy. Liability shall not exceed the cost of that portion ofAw aFREErding publi cSERVICES con- port line at (662) 329- space occupied by such error. tracts to non-resident 3341. • All questions regarding classified ads currently running should be Bidders will be on the d. All plan hAdolde mustrs are fit in 4 lines Up to 4 lines, runs for 6 days. samBargaine basis as the n oColumnn- required to have a valid Free Pets directed to the Classified Department. resi(dapproximatelyent bidder’s stat e20 charactersemail addre spers fo rline reg)is and- will run for 3 days. • All ads are subject to the approval of this paper. The Commercial awards contracts to tration. Lost & Found Up to 6 lines, ad will run for 6 days. Dispatch reserves the right to reject, revise, classify or cancel any MisForsiss ipitemspi Con $100tracto rors lesse. P aONLY.rtial set sMore will n othant one item may be in advertising at any time. biddsameing un dad,er sbutimil apricesr cir- b maye issu noted. total over $100, no relists. cumstances. In order to Proposals shall be sub- Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 eLegalnsu rNoticese tha t0010 mLegalitte dNotices in d u0010plicate only Building & Remodeling 1120 Lawn Care / Landscaping Clerical & Office 3050 Trades 3650 Mississippi’s Golden upon the blank propos- 1470 LEGAL GRANTS IN THE CHANCERY ADVERTISEMENT FOR Rule is followed, state al forms provided with LAW FIRM seeks experi- HVAC TECHNICIANS (Block Grants) COURT OF LOWNDES BIDS law requires a non-resid- the specifications and SAM'S LAWN Service. enced legal secretary wanted. STAR SERVICE, COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI ent bidder to attach to must be accompanied No lawn too large or too for a full time position. INC. of JACKSON is tak- MISSISSIPPI PORT ACCESS ROAD his bid, a copy of by Proposal Security in small. Call 243-1694 Requires a min. of 3 ing applications for em- DEPARTMENT OF IN THE MATTER OF THE OVERLAY his/her resident state’s the form of Certified yrs. experience in litiga- ployment in the COLUM- HUMAN SERVICES ESTATE OF current laws pertaining Check or acceptable Bid FLOOR COVERING, tion or domestic law; BUS/STARKVILLE area. HOUSSEIN LOWNDES COUNTY to such state’s treat- Bond in the amount type 65 wmp; skilled in Exc. bnfts/income. For ment of non-resident equal to at least five Countertops, Kitchen & TERRA CARE Division of Community MOHAMMED AHMED, PORT Landscaping L.L.C. Microsoft Word and Out- confidential considera- Services DECEASED contractors. percent (5%) of the Bath Designs, Cabinets, Outdoor Phone: 662-549-1878 look. Excellent benefits. tion, call or forward re- LOWNDES COUNTY, Base Bid; such security Mail resume to box sume to: Stan Rasberry, Each Bidder must de- to be forfeited as liquid- Grills, Plumbing Home: 662-327-5552 Legislative Public Hear- NO. 2015-0082 MISSISSIPPI Landscaping, Property 560, c/o the Commer- STAR SERVICE, INC. ing posit with his proposal, ated damages, not pen- fixtures. Now also carry- ing appliances & Clean Up, Plant Care, cial Dispatch, P.O. Box P.O. Box 720339, ESKANDER HOUSSEIN Sealed bids for Port Ac- a Bid Bond or Certified alty, by any bidder who 511, Columbus, MS Byram, MS 39272. Check in an amount fails to carry out the mattresses! Bush Hogging, The Mississippi Depart- AHMED, ADMINISTRAT- cess Road Overlay at Herbicide Spraying 39703. Phone: 1-800-478- ment of Human Ser- OR the Lowndes County equal to five percent terms of the proposal, Licensed: Residental & Commercial work. 0486; Fax: 601-373- vices, Division of Com- Port will be received by (5%) of his bid, payable execute contract and General Help Wanted 3200 0459. munity Services will be NOTICE TO CREDITORS the Lowndes County to the Lowndes County post Performance Bond 327-6900 Painting & Papering 1620 www.fryetile.com www.star-service.com conducting the Legislat- Port Authority at 1121 Port Authority, as bid se- in the form and amount JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!– curity. The successful within the time spe- ive Public Hearing on Letters of Administra- Main Street, Lowndes REMODELING OF all SULLIVAN'S PAINT The CPI Group is taking Truck Driving 3700 the Community Ser- tion have been granted County Administrative bidder will be required cified. The Bid Bond, if types. Apartment main- SERVICE applications for Electric- to furnish a Payment used, shall be payable vices Block Grant and and issued Eskander Boardroom, 2nd Floor, tenance, brick masonry, Certified in lead al Techs., Janitors, Low-Income Home En- Houssein Ahmed, Ad- Suite 204, Columbus, Bond and Performance to the Owner. FEDEX GROUND con- stone work & painting. removal. Offering spe- Upholsters and many tractor seeking team ergy Assistance Pro- ministrator of the Es- Mississippi, 39701 un- Bond each in the Free estimates. 662- cial prices on interior & amount of one hundred Bids on the Project more. Apply online driver. Home every grams under Title 26 of tate of Houssein Mo- til 10:30 A.M on June 497-1011 or 328-0001. exterior painting, pres- today www.cpi- the Omnibus Budget Re- hammed Ahmed, de- 17, 2015 and then at percent (100%) of the must be received on or sure washing & sheet weekend. Dedicated contract amount. before the period sched- group.com. Never a run. $50,000 per year. conciliation Act of ceased, by the Chan- said office publicly rock repairs. fee/eoe. 1981, as amended. The cery Court of Lowndes opened and read aloud. uled for the Project and Tom Hatcher, LLC Free Estimates Must have a class A Custom Construction, CDL with 1 year experi- hearing for the 2016 County, Mississippi, on Copies of the Instruc- no bid withdrawn after Call 435-6528 LOCAL SECURITY programs is scheduled the 11th day of May, This project includes re- tion to Bidders, Bid the scheduled closing Restoration, Remodel- ence. 662-295-2129. ing, Repair, Insurance COMPANY seeking qual- for Tuesday, June 9, 2015. This is to give no- surfacing of the Port Ac- Forms and Contract time for the Project for a ified and experienced in- 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in tice to all persons hav- cess Road in Columbus, Specifications (with the period of forty-five (45) claims. 662-364-1769. Stump Removal 1790 Local Truck Company exception of the Missis- days. Licensed & Bonded stallers and service the new Training Room ing claims against said Mississippi. The resur- technicians (1 yr. experi- Seeks at the Mississippi De- estate to Probate and facing includes 1.65 sippi Standard Specific- MECHANIC ations for Road and All bids submitted in ex- ence preferred). Salary partment of Human Ser- Register same with the miles of overlay. General Services 1360 commensurate with ex- Must Be Familiar with Bridge Construction) cess of $50,000.00 by Diesel Engines, Air vices, 750 North State Chancery Clerk of perience. Must pos- Street, Jackson, Missis- Lowndes County, Mis- The above general out- may be procured at the a Prime or Subcontract- C & P PRINTING Brakes, & Trailer sippi. sissippi, within ninety line of features of the office of Neel-Schaffer, or to do any erection, The one stop place for sess clean driving re- Maintenance & Repair. (90) days from this work does not in any Inc., P. O. Box 2100 building, construction, all of your printing cord. Send resume to Amory, MS The Community Ser- date. A failure to so Pro- way limit the responsib- (2310 Martin Luther repair, maintenance, or needs. No job too large Box 553, c/o The Com- 662-257-0605 mercial Dispatch, P.O. vices Block Grant bate and Register said ility of the Contractor to King, Jr. Drive), Colum- related work must com- or too small. ALLSTUMP GRINDING provides funds for a claim will forever bar the perform all work and fur- bus, MS 39704 ply with the Mississippi Call today. Box 511, Columbus, MS SERVICE 39703, or email to OTR DRIVERS range of activities to same. nish all labor, equip- (39705), 662-328- Contractors Act of 662-327-9742 GET 'ER DONE! AMORY, MS ameliorate the causes ment and materials re- 4460, between the 1985, by securing a alarmcompany@ We can grind all your bellsouth.net. Hub Miles Pay. Home and effects of poverty. THIS the 15th day of quired by the specifica- hours of 8:00 A.M. and Certificate of Respons- stumps. Hard to reach During the Week & For Fiscal Year 2016, at May, 2015. tions and the drawings 5:00 P.M., Local Time, ibility from the State places, blown over LOCAL SPA is seeking a Every Weekend. Class A least 90 percent of the referred to therein. Monday through Friday, Board of Contractors. roots, hillsides, back- License. Three Years funds allocated to the /s/Eskander Houssein upon payment of Each bid, exceeding Licensed Massage Ther- yards, pastures. Free apist to work a flexible Verifiable Experience State through these Ahmed CERTIFICATE OF RE- $150.00 for each set, $5,000.00, must be ac- estimates. You find it, Required. grants will be contrac- ESKANDER HOUSSEIN SPONSIBILITY: Each which will not be refun- companied by the Bid- schedule Mon-Fri with we'll grind it! some Saturdays when 662-257-0605 ted to non-profit com- AHMED, contractor submitting a ded. Checks are made der's certified check or 662-361-8379 munity action agencies, Administrator bid in excess of payable to the Engineer. a bid bond, duly ex- needed. Minimum of migrant seasonal farm $50,000.00 must show ecuted by the Bidder as NOW two years of experience OWNER/OPERATOR STUMP GRINDING, ex- preferred. Please sub- Seeks Drivers. worker organizations or OF COUNSEL: on his bid and on the The Lowndes County principal and having cavation, & dirt work. community-based organ- Dewitt T. Hicks, Jr. face of the envelope Port Authority hereby no- surety thereon, a surety mit resume to Box 561, Please Call OFFERS Text/call 662-251- c/o The Commercial (662) 549-2787 izations that meet the Hicks & Smith, PLLC containing the bid, his tifies all Bidders that it company approved by 9191. eligibility requirements P. O. Box 1111 Certificate of Respons- will affirmatively insure the Owner and signed Dispatch, P.O. Box 511, Hiring Immediately. as described in Section Columbus, MS 39703- ibility Number, as re- that in any contract by an agent, regularly COPY Columbus, MS 39703. CDL Required. 675 of the Community 1111 quired by Section 31-3- entered into pursuant to commissioned and li- Tree Services 1860 Services Block Grant (662) 243-7300 21 and 31-3-15, Missis- this advertisement, dis- censed to transact busi- SERVICES! LOOKING FOR potential PROVINE HELICOPTERS Act, as amended. The sippi Code of 1972. If advantaged and ness in Mississippi, in A&T Tree Service matchmaker. Need help Drivers Needed eligibility requirements Publish: 5/19, 5/26, the bid does not ex- women’s business en- the amount of five per- Bucket truck & stump making and posting 1. Willingness to travel for the program are out- 6/2/2015 ceed $50,000.00, a terprises will be af- cent of the bid. All bid STARTING AT removal. Free est. YouTube videos and 2. Class B CDL with lined in the application notation so stating forded the full opportun- bonds must be accom- Serving Columbus other various assist- Haz-mat & Tanker process. IN THE CHANCERY must appear on the ity to submit bids in re- panied by the appropri- since 1987. Senior ance. Paid $10/hour. 3. Load chemicals and COURT OF LOWNDES face of the envelope. sponse to this invita- ate Power of Attorney ¢ citizen disc. Call Alvin @ Call 662-435-0268. fuel into helicopter The Low-Income Home COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI tion and will not be dis- designating the Missis- 10 242-0324/241-4447 WCBI IS seeking to fill 4. Seasonal & full time Energy Assistance Pro- Each bid must be sub- criminated against on sippi Resident Agent. PER SHEET "We'll go out on a limb positions gram assists eligible IN THE MATTER OF THE mitted in a sealed en- the grounds of race, col- for you!" the positions of p/t Master Control Operat- 5. Good pay households to pay the ESTATE OF velope, addressed to or, or national origin in The Owner reserves the 662-453-9406 costs of home energy PEGGY ANN HARRIS, the Port Director, consideration for an right to reject any and or and p/t New Produc- bills and other energy- DECEASED Lowndes County Port award. all bids on any or all tion Assistant. For job J&A TREE REMOVAL description and details Antiques 4060 related services, for ex- Authority. Each sealed projects and to waive in- Work from a bucket CAUSE NO.:15-0087 516 Main Street on how to apply go to ample, wood, kerosene, envelope containing a The Lowndes County formalities. truck. Insured/bonded. ANTIQUE SECRETARY Port Authority reserves Columbus www.wcbi.com. electricity, gas, heaters, bid shall be clearly Call Jimmy for a desk, Walnut marble-top blankets, fans and air NOTICE TO CREDITORS marked on the outside the right to reject any OWNER: free estimate bids and all bids and LOWNDES COUNTY Medical / Dental 3300 dresser, corner chair, conditioners. For Fiscal as: BID ENCLOSED 662-386-6286 handmade carved head- Year 2016, at least 90 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI “PORT ACCESS ROAD waive any informality. BOARD OF SUPER- VISORS COME JOIN OUR board, & more. 916- percent of the funds al- OVERLAY”, and the en- J.R. Bourland 612-9676. located to the State COUNTY OF LOWNDES velope should also bear BY: /s/ Will Sanders 505 2ND AVENUE Tree & Stump TEAM!!!! through these grants on the outside the Port Director NORTH Removal. Trimming LPNs NEEDED! will be contracted to Letters of Administra- name of the Company COLUMBUS, MISSIS- w/bucket truck BCBS INSURANCE/ Appliances 4090 private, nonprofit, and tion have been granted and the Company’s ad- DATES OF PUBLICA- SIPPI 39701 Licensed & Bonded 401 K PROGRAM public agencies desig- and issued to the under- dress. If forwarded by TION: Firewood 4 sale LWB 7 PM TO 7 AM KENMORE WASHER & signed upon the Estate CALL NOW FOR PLEASE CONTACT dryer: $250. Hotpoint nated in accordance mail, the sealed envel- May 18th, 2015 ARCHITECT: MORE INFO ON EYE- $100. 662-574-1621 with Public Law 97-35, of PEGGY ANN HARRIS, ope containing the bid May 26th, 2015 JBHM ARCHITECTS, PA JENNIFER CARR refrigerator w/ice Deceased, by the Chan- BROW THREADING OR as amended. must be enclosed in an- P O BOX 9127 TREE REMOVAL, trim- DIRECTOR OF NURSING maker: $125. Snapper cery Court of Lowndes 104 THIRD STREET LASH EXTENSIONS! ALICEVILLE MANOR push mower 6 h.p.: The eligibility require- other envelope ad- SECTION 00 11 13 Licensed Massage ming, heavy duty indus- ments for the program County, Mississippi, on dressed to the Port Dir- SOUTH (39701) NURSING HOME $100. Old but working the 8th day of May, Therapy & Aesthetics, trial mowing & mulch- are outlined in the ap- ector, Lowndes County COLUMBUS, MS 39705 ing. Text/call 662-251- 205-373-6307 air conditioner 18,000 A.D., 2015. This is to ADVERTISEMENT FOR PH: (662) 329-4883 Facials, Teeth Whiten- BTU: $50. 662-251- plication process. Port Authority, 1121 BIDS 9191 give notice to all per- Main Street (P. O. Box FX: (662) 329-2725 ing, Individual Eyelash LIBERTY HEART 5003 or 356-6413. Copies of the state sons having claims 633), Columbus, Mis- Extensions. CENTER is seeking Notice is hereby given 717 6th Street North, plans are available for against said estate to sissippi 39701 DATES OF ADVERTISE- Good Things To Eat 2150 qualified & experienced LIKE NEW Whirlpool Probate and Register that sealed bids will be MENT: TUESDAY, MAY Columbus LPN; prefer 2 years review at (39703). Any bid not re- received for the project Cabrio washer & dryer. the Mississippi Depart- same with the Chan- ceived in writing at this 19, 2015 662-798-0150 FRESH CHILTON CO. experience. Send re- named below by the theglamstationspa.com Washer is high ment of Human Ser- cery Clerk of Lowndes office by the date and TUESDAY, MAY 26, PEACHES Tues.-Fri. all sume to: 3491 Bluecutt efficiency. $750. Call County, Mississippi, Lowndes County Board 2015 Road, Suite 3, Colum- vices by calling 601- time specified will be of Supervisors, P O Box RETAINER WALL, drive- summer!! Columbus - 662-356-6507. 359-4768 or 1-800- within ninety (90) days declared late. The Port way, foundation, con- Hwy 45 between Miller bus, MS, 39705. No from the first publica- 1364, 505 2nd Avenue phone calls please. 421-0762. Authority will not be re- North (39701), Colum- crete/riff raft drainage Tire & Goose Hollow. tion date of this Notice sponsible for delays in Air Cond & Heating 1030 work, remodeling, base- Starkville - on the corner to Creditors. A failure to bus, Mississippi 39703 LONG TERM Care Facil- Inquiries, comments or delivery. It is solely the until 2:00 p.m. on ment foundation, re- of N Jackson St/Hwy suggestions regarding so Probate and Re- responsibility of the 3 TON 14 series heat pairs, small dump truck 389 & Garrard Rd at the ity seeks MDS gister said claim will Thursday, June 18, Coordinator/Medicare the vendor that bids to 2015. pump system. Replace- hauling (5-6 yd) load & 4-way stop in front of WITH block grant plans forever bar the same. reach the opening on ment or upgrade, 10 demolition/lot cleaning. Broadcast Media. We Nurse. RN License YOUNG APPLIANCE! and/or eligibility require- time. Any bid received year warranty, $2995. Burr Masonry 242- look forward to seeing required, previous Top quality used appli- This the 8th day of May, Location for Receipt of ments must be re- after deadline will be re- We service all makes & 0259. you there! Find us on experience preferred. ances! Whirlpool, Fri- 2015. Bids: Please fill out applica- ceived on or before turned unopened. Bids Lowndes County Board models. Omega Heat- Facebook to stay up- gidaire, Kenmore, Kit- June 16, 2015 by the or alterations by fax or ing & AC Company. 662- dated. tion in person at 2002 chen-Aid, & more. All ANGELA FOWLER of Supervisors, Board Lawn Care / Landscaping 5th Street North, Division of Community phone will not be accep- Room, 2nd Floor 418-0579. come with 30 day Services, P. O. Box ted. 1470 Columbus, MS. warranty. We also do Publish: 5/12, 5/19, & Lowndes County Court- Instruction & School 2250 352, Jackson, Missis- house, P. O. Box 1364, appliance repairs! sippi 39205. 5/26/2015 No bidder may with- C & T LAWN Sales / Marketing 3600 505 2nd Avenue North Appliance Repair 1060 JULIA BROWN has 662-549-5860 draw his bid within (39701), Columbus, SERVICE or 662-364-7779 Public comments will be The following vehicles ninety (90) days after retired from teaching & THE COMMERCIAL have been abandoned Mississippi 39703 Mid South Appliance is offering enrichment & reviewed before finaliz- the actual date of the DISPATCH is in search Farm Equipment & Supplies ing the 2016 State at Jarrett's Towing, Inc. opening thereof. Repair strengthening classes of an excellent newspa- 5209 Hwy 182 East, Plans and Specifica- licensed-bonded- this summer for grades 4420 Plans for these pro- tions Entitled: per subscription sales- grams. Columbus, MS. EVIDENCE: No bid will insured K-3. For more info call person to work the Mon- LOWNDES COUNTY STEVE: 662-549-3467 662-425-6229. FERTILIZATION: CHICK- be opened, considered BOARD OF SUPER- roe County area. Must 2006 Ford or accepted unless the ALL WORK be able to sell door-to- EN litter, Ammonia Ni- VIN# VISORS For all your lawn above information is giv- GUARANTEED door, KIOSK & work in- trate, biostimulant and 1FMEU63E46UA47288 EMERGENCY 911 ADDI- services. micronutrients. Call us en as specified. TION Call 769-0680 or dependently. Must be SEWING MACHINES able to pass drug for all your fertilization IF THESE VEHICLES ARE 515 2nd AVENUE 386-7569 for free needs. 386-9122. Awarding public con- NORTH & VACUUM CLEANERS screen if hired. For NOT CLAIMED THEY tracts to non-resident estimate. WILL BE PUT UP FOR COLUMBUS, MISSIS- Sales & repair. Mowing, Blowing, more information apply Bidders will be on the SIPPI Columbus Vacuum and to The Commercial Dis- Flea Markets 4460 SALE ON THE 9th DAY same basis as the non- Weed-eating, OF June, 2015 at 10:00 Sewing Center, Pressure Washing, patch at 516 Main resident bidder’s state May be inspected at the 1218 Main Street, Street in Columbus, WANTED: VENDORS for A.M. AT JARRETT'S awards contracts to Tree Trimming. LEARN TO DANCE! TOWING, INC. 5209 office of the Architect Columbus. B&A DANCE MS. No phone calls ac- indoor flea market. Call Mississippi Contractors named below, or may 662-328-5612. AVERAGE SIZE yard cepted. 329-1854 or 574-2806 HWY 182 EAST, bidding under similar cir- CREATIONS COLUMBUS, MS be obtained from the Ar- mowed/trimmed/ Summer registration for details. cumstances. In order to chitect as set out be- driveway blown off $40. Trades 3650 ensure that going on now! Publish: 5/19/15, low: 574-7189. May 26th-29th Garage Sales: Downtown 4500 Mississippi’s Golden Building & Remodeling 1120 LOCAL CONSTRUCTION 5/26/15 & 6/2/2015 Rule is followed, state Call for more info! a. Qualified Prime (Gen- JESSE & BEVERLY'S Blair: 662-352-3869 company seeking a Con- law requires a non-resid- eral) Contractors, Sub- Tony Doyle LAWN SERVICE. Spring crete pump truck oper- ent bidder to attach to Arquetia: 435-1399 contractors, and Materi- Cabinets & cleanup, firewood, land- 3240 New Hope Road ator. Minimum 5 years’ his bid, a copy of al Suppliers are re- Construction experience using large All legal ads must beh isemailed/her resident state ’s scaping, tree cutting. Columbus, formerly quired to register and 356-6525. Susan's Dance Studio boom Concrete placer. PORCH SALE: Antiques, current laws pertaining order bid documents at Competitive salary. Fax junker's junk, & collect- to such state’s treat- www.jbhmplanscol.com. resume to 662-570- ibles. 309 Main St. to [email protected] of non-residen,t b. Bid documents are Clerical & Office 3050 4564. Wed-Sat. 10am-6pm. contractors. available as paper prints or as digital cop- Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 Each Bidder must de- EXPERIENCED LEGAL (2) days before publication ies on CD. Cost of CD SECRETARY: Starkville posit with his proposal, (.pdf Format) is $50 per a Bid Bond or Certified Cabinets, Building & law firm seeks experi- CD. Bid documents are Remodeling, Framing, enced legal secretary. date at noon. TheyChe ck inmust an amo unt non-refundable and equal to five percent Trim Work, Concrete, Petty's Lawn Please e-mail resume must be purchased Roofing, Painting, Maintenance and salary (5%) of his bid, payable through the website. to the Lowndes County replacement of old Commercial & requirements to either be in a word c. Questions regarding windows & doors. Residential. lawfirm39759@ Port Authority, as bid se- website registration and curity. The successful No job too small! Call 662-570-1885. gmail.com. online orders please Free Bids attachment or pastedbi dintoder will be therequired contact our web sup- General Help Wanted 3200 to furnish a Payment 662-769-0680 port line at (662) 329- 662-386-7569 Bond and Performance 3341. 1/2 Off First Month’s Rent body of an email. If Btheyond each inare the d. All plan holders are The Carrington Move In Same Day Specials! amount of one hundred required to have a valid TODD PARKS Military Discounts Available percent (100%) of the email address for regis- Construction Nursing & Rehabilitation Center not emailed, there willcontract abemoun ta. tration. New Construction, Re- e. Partial sets will not modeling, Repairs, Con- Is Seeking CNAs, LPNs and RNs 625 31st Ave. N. - Columbus, MS Copies of the Instruc- be issued. crete. Free est. Call or tion to Bidders, Bid Proposals shall be sub- email 662-889-8662 or (662) 329-2544 $10 charge perForm sad. and Contract 307 Reed Road, Starkville mitted in duplicate only toddparks.construction Specifications (with the upon the blank propos- @gmail.com Apply In Person. Mon-Fri 8-4:30pm www.falconlairapts.com exception of the Missis- al forms provided with sippi Standard Specific- the specifications and ations for Road and must be accompanied Bridge Construction) by Proposal Security in may be procured at the the form of Certified office of Neel-Schaffer, Check or acceptable Bid Inc., P. O. Box 2100 Bond in the amount (2310 Martin Luther equal to at least five King, Jr. Drive), Colum- percent (5%) of the bus, MS 39704 Base Bid; such security (39705), 662-328- to be forfeited as liquid- 4460, between the ated damages, not pen- hours of 8:00 A.M. and alty, by any bidder who 5:00 P.M., Local Time, fails to carry out the Monday through Friday, terms of the proposal, upon payment of execute contract and $150.00 for each set, post Performance Bond which will not be refun- in the form and amount ded. Checks are made within the time spe- payable to the Engineer. cified. The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable The Lowndes County to the Owner. Port Authority hereby no- tifies all Bidders that it Bids on the Project will affirmatively insure must be received on or that in any contract before the period sched- entered into pursuant to uled for the Project and this advertisement, dis- no bid withdrawn after advantaged and the scheduled closing women’s business en- time for the Project for a terprises will be af- period of forty-five (45) forded the full opportun- days. ity to submit bids in re- sponse to this invita- All bids submitted in ex- tion and will not be dis- cess of $50,000.00 by criminated against on a Prime or Subcontract- the grounds of race, col- or to do any erection, or, or national origin in building, construction, consideration for an repair, maintenance, or award. related work must com- ply with the Mississippi The Lowndes County Contractors Act of Port Authority reserves 1985, by securing a the right to reject any Certificate of Respons- bids and all bids and ibility from the State waive any informality. Board of Contractors. Each bid, exceeding BY: /s/ Will Sanders $5,000.00, must be ac- Port Director companied by the Bid- der's certified check or DATES OF PUBLICA- a bid bond, duly ex- TION: ecuted by the Bidder as May 18th, 2015 principal and having May 26th, 2015 surety thereon, a surety company approved by the Owner and signed by an agent, regularly commissioned and li- censed to transact busi- ness in Mississippi, in the amount of five per- cent of the bid. All bid bonds must be accom- panied by the appropri- ate Power of Attorney designating the Missis- sippi Resident Agent. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all projects and to waive in- formalities. OWNER: LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPER- VISORS 505 2ND AVENUE NORTH COLUMBUS, MISSIS- SIPPI 39701 ARCHITECT: JBHM ARCHITECTS, PA P O BOX 9127 104 THIRD STREET SOUTH (39701) COLUMBUS, MS 39705 PH: (662) 329-4883 FX: (662) 329-2725 DATES OF ADVERTISE- MENT: TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015 TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 8B TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

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Will pay up to $4000 of 1 to 9 in the empty spaces moving cost. Contact so that each row, each Deborah. 364-8408. column and each 3x3 box Waterfront Property 8900 contains the same number only once. The difficulty 2BR CABIN on Buttahatchie River on 2 level increases from lots for sale. Call 662- Monday to Sunday. 549-9550. RIVER LOT & house- boat for sale. Clay county, call for details. 662-574-0093. Autos For Sale 9150 2001 ACURA TL 4 door. Hunter green with camel leather interior. Sunroof, fully loaded. Body and interior in great shape. Needs a few mechanic- al repairs. $3000 obo. Call 662-497-4297 or 205-799-3333. 2005 CHEVY Malibu, very nice condition with all extras, $3300 obo. just reduced. Call 662- 356-6413 or 251-5003. 2005 VW Beetle, con- vertible, New Transmis- sion (value $4,100). Motor A/C heat in excel- lent condition. Price $6,350. Call 225 235 8482 Or 225 313 1231. Located in Hamilton, MS. 2006 JEEP Grand Cher- okee Laredo. 4WD, 6 Lawn & Garden 4630 Apts For Rent: West 7050 Commercial Property For Rooms For Rent 7450 Houses For Sale: Starkville cylinder, good cond, Rent 7100 8460 asking $7900, call Rus- 21" BIG Wheel, self pro- BEDROOMS COM- sell at 341-0374. pelled mower. B&S eng. Office space available PLETELY furn. in West 4BR/2BA home, 2,119 exc. condition. $135. Point. Furn, appl, utilit- 2010 Toyota Corolla S, at Military Centre across sq. ft on Pine Circle in white, auto, 93k miles, 662-327-9279. from Lion Hills Golf ies & cable. $125/wk. Pleasant Acres subdivi- No dep. 662-295-6677. great condition. $9,000 Course. 1500 s.f. sion. 662-871-0321. obo. 662-251-1151 $1750/mo. 662-574- Free Pets 5100 4413. Photos Available. Storage & Garages 7500 Houses For Sale: Other 8500 2014 SMART Car, you take over payments. KITTENS: 1 male, 1 fe- RETAIL/OFFICE/COM- INEXPENSIVE $233/mo & 40 mpg. male, 8 weeks, gray. MERCIAL space in West MINI-STORAGE. From 662-549-0003. Healthy & playful. 662- Point, MS. Secure & at- 5'x10' to 20'x20'. Two 327-1202. tractive outlet mall loca- well-lit locations in DELTA 88 for sale: tion. Contact Sonny Columbus: Near Wal- 1982 model w/less Jameson at 662-295- mart on Hwy 45 & near than 37,000 miles, 4 Taco Bell on Hwy 182. door, runs good, needs 0247 HOME FOR Sale by BLACK LAB, female, 1.5 Call 662-327-4236 for lots of TLC. Car has more information. Owner: 2700 sf, 3BR/ been sitting out in years old, free to ap- Houses For Rent: Northside 2.5BA. Living/dining proved home. 662-364- weather. $1200. 662- 7110 room, kitchen, family 242-2610. 6114. room, laundry room, 898 WATERWORKS Rd, screened porch. Shown GREAT FIRST car for 3BR/1BA $450/mo FRIENDLYMini-Warehouses CITY by appointment only. sale. Black 2008 Jeep Pets 5150 w/$450 deposit. New friendlycitymini.com Call 662-304-5148. Grand Cherokee Laredo. roof, new paint inside. 311 S Hickory St, Aber- Exc. cond. 59K miles. 1 MALE Yorkie puppy, 9 662-386-7694 or 364- deen, MS 39730. $13,900 obo. 662-386- weeks old, w/papers. 1030. 4469. 662-256-0951. 8905 PRAIRIE Point Rd., Apts For Rent: Caledonia 7060 2 Convenient Boats & Marine 9250 COLONIAL TOWN- Locations Macon. 3BD/2BA on 2 2BR/2BA Duplex for HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- ac. NEW: int & ext Horses / Cattle / Livestock room w/ 2-3 bath town- Best Rates paint, carpet, counter '86 16" Fisher Alum rent. Stove, fridge & In Town! Boat. 50HP '87 Nissan 5200 dishwasher. $750/mo. houses. $575/$700. tops, ceiling fans, 662-549-9555. Ask for 662-327-4236 blinds, appl. Open Outboard motor & re- 386-4180, 356-4700, mote trolling motor w/ RHODE ISLAND Red 356-6363. Glenn or lv. message. House 5/30. 10a-2p. chicks. $2.50 ea. Also 662-312-7043 foot pedal. $2700, price neg. 662-549- ACROSS rare Lavender Orping- Apts For Rent: Other 7080 SPACIOUS, EXECUTIVE ton chicks $8 ea. Home. 4BR/3.5 BA plus Commercial Property 8050 Investment Property 8550 2768 1 Lewis’ partner Brooksville. 662-738- 1000 more sq. ft. Great 6 Verdi creation 3,000 sq ft office or re- 2007 BENNINGTON 5953. Columbus location! 1.5 acres of land di- 2050GL Pontoon Boat. Convenient! Pool/Patio; tail space. Great rate vided & set up into 5 11 Hammerin’ Hank and location! Call 662- Single outboard motor, Perfect for Family or mobile home lots w/4 F150PLR Yamaha 4 12 Cow’s first Business Opportunity 6050 Pilot's Palace. $1850. 574-0147. Storage trailers now that are units also available. Stroke. Tritoon. 20ft. stomach 662-327-2107. renters. In New Hope Trailer incl, $23k. 662- 13 Taking it easy Restaurant space for school dist. 386-1467. 251-7465 lease @ Elm Lake Golf Houses For Rent: West 7150 Houses For Sale: Northside 15 Golfer Ernie Course. Fully equipped 8150 Lots & Acreage 8600 Campers & RVs 9300 16 Shark’s home for your own business. 4BR/2.5BA at Elm Lake $300/mo plus butane. Golf Course, 2000 sq. DESIGNER HOME: 1/2 acre lot w/1500 RV CAMPER & mobile 17 Under the 662-329-8964. ft. All appliances fur- 3BR/3.5BA. Kitchen sq. ft. slab, driveway, home lots. Full hookup weather nished, w/garage. has Viking & Sub-Zero & septic tank, & fenced w/sewer. 2 locations 18 Pourer’s phrase Power plus home. separate ice maker. backyard, no restric- W&N from $80/wk - Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 $1300/ mo. 549-4492. Rinnai water system. tions. 272 Pinecrest Cir. $265/mo. 662-251- 20 Tell tales Specialty bathrooms, air in New Hope area. 1149 or 601-940-1397 21 Spectrum end FIRST MONTH FREE! 1 Houses For Rent: Starkville tub. All 8 ft. interior $12,000. 662-889- Still a few 2014 to be 22 Easter lead-in & 2BR. Starting @ $600 7170 doors. Brick home 0928. sold at remarkably low or $500 w/military disc. w/deck plus patio. prices. Plenty more to 23 Flanks Short term leases avail. 3BR/2BA $950/mo. 662-574-0026. 28.5 ACRES in N.H. choose from. 26 Walks in water Located next to Hospit- 1700 sq. ft. 770-714- w/25 yr. old pines. Johnny Bishop RV, al. Fox Run Apts. 662- 5957. Houses For Sale: East 8200 $3500/ac. Will divide 8971 Hwy 45 N, 27 Troubling sign 328-9471. into 10 ac. plots. 4 acre Columbus. 28 — Lanka Hunting Land 7200 303 Beverly Dr. lot, Chism Dr. $20,000. 662-434-6501 or 29 Stag party guest 4BR/2BA home, formal Owner financing avail. 1-800-569-9847 HUNTING LEASE BIDS living/dining area, den, 386-6619. johnnybishoprv.com 30 Rider’s footrest 2 Muhammad Ali’s 23 In one way or 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- for 2015-16 Season large kitchen, privacy 34 Sense of self daughter another ments & townhouses. Chateaux invited: 150 acre tract fence, 2 car garage, Are You Ready to Sell? Trucks, Vans & Buses 9500 35 Newsstand buy, Call for more info. 662- in Sessums & 326 acre 1987 Sq. Ft. $89,900. Pioneer Auction 3 Pretentious 24 Dream up 549-1953. Holly Hills tract in Penn Station Nice neighborhood, near & Realty LLC 1996 FORD Ranger, 6 for short 4 Go bad 25 Signified Apartments Road & Crawford Road schools, call 245-1191 662-562-6767 cyl, automatic trans, 36 Lennon’s wife Corner. Phone J.R. or 549-9298. Pioneer-Auctions.com 4wd, reg. cab, 225K mi. 5 Deli offerings 26 Move worm-style 102 Newbell Rd Arnold, 662-324-0474 Runs good, needs minor 37 Retaliating Columbus 6 Heart or liver 28 Jazz’s Getz 2BR/1BA apts. in North or FAX 662-323-4738. Houses For Sale: New Hope repairs. $1500. 662- 40 Ryan of “Paper INDUSTRIAL SITE for 574-8187. 7 Place for a pint 30 Beam & East Columbus. Mon-Fri 8-5 8250 sale. 229 acres + at the Moon” CH&A, all elec, water & Mobile Homes 7250 Southwest corner of 8 Wrote to, in a way 31 Map lines sewer furn, convenient 328-8254 $85,000. New Hope Artesia Rd. & Manufac- 41 Soup server 9 Use an easy chair 32 Aunt’s spouse to shopping. $350/mo. • Central Heat & Air 12X40 1 small BR, school district. turer's Dr. Immediately 42 Doorstop shape 10 Short socks 33 Jabs $150 dep. 352-4776. Conditioning 1BA, perfect for a single 3BD/2BA, over 1400 south of Severstal. 43 Moves cautiously • Close to CAFB person. Rents weekly sq. ft, hardwood, car- Please call 327-3154 14 Demand 38 Luggage ID • Onsite Laundry Facility for $150/wk. Water, pet & vinyl floors, wood Northwood Town- elec, garbage furnished. 19 Small songbird 39 Lamb lament • All Electric/Fully Equipped burning insert, CH&A, 300 ACRES in Lowndes DOWN houses 2BR, 1.5BA, 206 Livingston Rd. 662- ceiling fans, double car- Find It 22 Den Kitchen CH/A, stove, fridge, 574-7614. County: 6 lakes, pas- 1 Wine buys • Lighted Tennis Court port, storage building. ture land, timber land, DW, WD hookups, & 662-549-7372. private patios. Call • Swimming Pool excellent hunting. For 3BR/2BA single wide. more info call 205-695- Robinson Real Estate $525/month with 328-1123 Where Coming Houses For Sale: Southside 2248 or 205-609-0264. Home is the $400/deposit. No pets allowed. 12 8300 Best Part of LOWNDES COUNTY: 78 the Day month lease required. Apts For Rent: East 7020 Located in Caledonia 1 BLOCK from MUW! acres on Concord Rd. school district. Must 4BR/2BA w/ bonus Land & timber. Power & 1, 2, 3 BEDROOMS & DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA have previous rental room. Just redecorated water avail. $1650/ townhouses. Call for CH&A, remodeled, 1 references. Call 434- & ready for new owner! acre. 205-799-9846. more info. 662-549- story, W/D, historic dis- 6000. Call Anne 662-328- trict, 1 block from down- 8956 or 662-386-2151 in the 1953 READY TO GO: 100 town, $550/mo. with 2BR/1BA, clean, quiet, acres w/green fields & $550 dep. NO PETS. country, $435/mo. Houses For Sale: Caledonia shooting houses. 1.5 Call 662-574-8789. $350 dep. No pets. 8450 mi. SW of Crawford, MS TRINITY PLACE Retire- 662-327-2951 after on Fairport Rd. ment Community, in 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apart- 5pm. 574-1246 for day- 196 Justin Cir. in Ridge- $2500/acre. Serious in- Five Questions Columbus, now has stu- ments & Townhouses. time. land estates. Beautiful quiries only. Contact dio, 1 bedroom, & 2 1BR/1BA Apt. $300 3BR/2BA home. 2002 Randy Luker at 386- bedroom apartments 2BR/1BA Apt. $350- 3BR/2BA double wide. Sq. ft, large living room, 8470. available. We offer noon $400. 2BR/2BA 3BR Has screened in front w/ large sun room, 1 Canada meal 6 days each week, /2BA Townhouses porch, carport, and screened in patio, large SUMMER SPECIAL. 2½ scheduled transporta- $550-$800. No HUD al- fenced back yard. NO backyard w/privacy acre lots. Good/bad tion, variety of activities, lowed. Lease, deposit, PETS! 12 month lease. fence and shed. credit. $995 down. optional housekeeping, credit check required. Must have previous $159,900. Call 549- $197/mo. Eaton Land. 2 Sheep & many other amenit- Coleman Realty. 329- rental references. Call 9298 or 245-1191. 662-726-9648 ies. Rent assistance to 2323 434-6000. Autos For Sale 9150 those that qualify. Call Michelle for a tour Commercial Property For VERY NICE 5BR/3 full 3 “Lady today, 327-6716 & you Rent 7100 bath 28x80 for sale, can enjoy the Trinity way vinyl/shingle, central NEED A CAR? Chatterley’s of life. EHO. BUSINESS SPACE avail- H&A, fireplace, patio Guaranteed Credit Approval! able. 114 Alabama St. doors, glamour bath, No Turn Downs! Lover” Suite B. Move in ready $36,900 incl. delivery & We offer late model vehicles with warranty. Apts For Rent: South 7040 with ample parking. set up Call 662-760- 662-352-9903. 2120. Call us, we will take application by phone. 1BR/1BA Apts. 6 blocks We help rebuild your credit! 4 A tropical from Main St, 6 blocks OFFICE SPACES & retail Office Spaces For Rent 7300 from MUW. Hardwood space for lease. 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