61-Mile Chase Ends in 3 Arrests in Clarendon Sheriff Says Suspects Tried to Run Over Deputy; K-9, Handler Find Them

LOCAL See photos from 6th Derby Day in downtown Sumter WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.00 A5 61-mile chase ends in 3 arrests in Clarendon Sheriff says suspects tried to run over deputy; K-9, handler find them

BY SHARRON HALEY uties in the Wilson community of possible additional charges at the Special to The Sumter Item Clarendon County. conclusion of identifying unknown Jamie Steed Hendrix, 38; Dennis substances. Davenport, the driver MANNING — A shoplifting inci- Patrick Davenport, 32, of Lexing- of the vehicle, was also charged dent in Manning on Saturday ton; and Joseph Anthony Wolfinger, with driving under suspension, morning pointed Clarendon depu- 39, of Prosperity were arrested on third offense; possession of a stolen PHOTO PROVIDED ties to a stolen vehicle whose driver multiple charges including simple vehicle; possession of a stolen tag; Clarendon County K-9 Handler Ernie Grice works led them on a 61-mile chase that possession of marijuana, posses- assault and battery of a high and with K-9 Holmes, who is named in memory of the ended shortly after the driver re- sion with intent to distribute meth- late Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office Inv. Holmes portedly tried to hit one of the dep- amphetamine, ABC violation and SEE CHASE, PAGE A9 N. Smith Jr., who died in the line of duty in 2014. Dreaming big 17-year-old with autism is graduating from USC Sumter today with focus on genetics BY KAYLA ROBINS [email protected]

Don’t you ever tell this 17-year-old she won’t achieve her goals because she has autism or because she has Turner’s Syndrome or because she’s (really) short because she will prove you wrong in about three minutes. Aiyana Hayes, quickly described by her mother as short and very sassy, emphasis on very, is set to graduate from USC Sumter today after studying genetics and biology. Those fields are no coincidence, as seems nothing in the curly-haired girl’s life. Everyone has 46 chromosomes. Most everyone, that is. The first 11 are 22 pairs, then there’s the sex chromosomes, and most people have an x and a y, as Hayes explained by hardwired memory. Sometimes, you only have an x and that’s it. Turner’s Syndrome is a chromosomal condi- tion affecting girls and women who are missing part or all of their second sex chromosome. MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Aiyana Hayes, a 17-year-old with Turner’s Syndrome and autism, will graduate from USC Sumter today. SEE AIYANA, PAGE A8 Court hears appeal to reinstate lawsuit in massacre BY DENISE LAVOIE families had failed to prove bia, South Carolina, weeks be- procedures to do additional AP Legal Affairs Writer that their claims fit into nar- fore the shooting at Charles- research after learning Roof row exceptions to laws that ton’s AME Emanuel Church had been arrested. RICHMOND, Va. — Survi- shield federal agencies and should have prevented him “So what does she do? Noth- vors and relatives of nine peo- government employees from from buying a gun. ing. She quits,” said attorney ple killed in a racist attack at liability when carrying out In arguments before a Billy Wilkins. a South Carolina church their official duties. But U.S. three-judge panel of the 4th In his ruling last year, Ger- asked a federal appeals court District Judge Richard Gergel U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gel described a series of cleri- Tuesday to reinstate their also sharply criticized the FBI on Tuesday, a lawyer for the cal errors and missteps that lawsuit over a faulty back- for what he called its “disturb- survivors and families of allowed Roof to buy the AP FILE PHOTO ground check that allowed ingly superficial” background those killed argued that an handgun he later used in the Dylann Storm Roof is escorted Dylann Roof to buy the gun check system. examiner with the National massacre. The judge said a from the Cleveland County Court- he used in the 2015 shooting. The FBI has acknowledged Instant Criminal Background jail clerk wrongly listed the house in Shelby, North Carolina, A judge dismissed the law- that Roof’s arrest on a drug Check System was required in 2015. suit last year, finding that the possession charge in Colum- under standard operating SEE LAWSUIT, PAGE A9

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BY KAYLA ROBINS line. [email protected] Pollard has had her class create a music video before They didn’t avoid eye con- with other topics as a way to tact or dread talking to an meet her students where adult, though a handful of they are. There’s no getting the middle schoolers were around students having taller than me, and instead phones in schools. Pollard sat patiently, excitedly, mov- wants to use their situation ing to the front of the class for the best outcome. to be interviewed. “We’re pretty focused here The Ebenezer Middle on being college and career School pro-team class of ready with our students, and mostly eighth- and some especially with all the STEM seventh-graders made a here, I try to incorporate music video about bullying technology as much as pos- and posted it on YouTube as sible,” she said. a way to teach others who may watch it and practice How many lives were lost? career and life skills them- / A lot. / How many paid the selves. cost? / A lot. KAYLA ROBINS / THE SUMTER ITEM “I like doing songs, and it Over social media posts, of- Melissa Pollard’s seventh- and eighth-grade pro-team class at Ebenezer Middle School poses for a photo. helps build these relation- fensive comments people pass ships, and it’s relevant,” off as jokes. said Melissa Pollard, the students, different genders teacher at the rural Dalzell Pollard said she doesn’t TO WATCH THE VIDEO and different races, are play- school who led the charge mind stepping out of a com- Find this story online to watch “Stop the Bullying” by Melissa ing basketball in the gym, for her class to perform and fort zone to help her stu- Pollard’s pro-team class at Ebenezer Middle School and click others doing homework to- produce “Stop the Bullying.” dents become successful the link. gether, working on a school Pollard wrote the lyrics to adults. She has always loved project, playing, laughing, the song she then performed music, which helped. dancing. with her students chiming She grew up listening to cord,” said Desia Hall, an- ing suicide. in, taking a sample from educational videos like other eighth-grader. The process, while a heavy Show an act of kindness / “Crooked Smile” by rapper “Schoolhouse Rock,” which subject, was not all somber. that’s the best way to act J. Cole and the inspiration helped her come up with the Don’t think the only way to When asked who made the Let’s make a change / treat for the verses from 21 Sav- idea to use self-made lyrics bully has to be vicious most bloopers, the whole others the way we want to be age’s “a lot,” a rap song and a video format to help Excluding from a group / class, teacher and all, said, treated roughly about addressing the message stick. spreading rumors / making without pause, “Jonathan life’s hardships and coming Sa’Nya Brisbone, an threats [Davis].” He did not argue. They’re dressed for prom, out better on the other side. eighth-grader in the class, In a time in life when bul- and they’re playing Legos “The concept of bullying said they learned through The video shows groups of lying can be so prevalent with a student in a wheel- needs to be addressed, espe- the process to have empathy the class in the media cen- and so harmful, Pollard’s chair. They’re being kids, cially in middle school. It’s and kindness toward each ter, in a computer lab, class broke the stereotype of but they’re being nice, everywhere,” she said. other and that they have around school performing middle school chalking it up friendly, fun. Students said they don’t control over how they act the lyrics together. The end to insecurity and infighting. It doesn’t seem like “regu- see bullying on campus at and how they treat others. of the video gives tips on The end of the video cuts lar” middle school. It seems Ebenezer but that they have “The whole class kind of how to reach out if you’re to instrumental as a mon- like the kind of life they call seen it before. Especially on- vibes together when we re- being bullied or contemplat- tage runs on the screen. The for in the song.

Business news 1st-ever Pine Cone Festival to be held May 18 FROM STAFF REPORTS Hillcrest graduate promoted into LYNCHBURG — The first Pine Cone Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Shiloh Community Center, 475 Puddin Swamp Road. finance role at Augusta University The festival will feature games and activities for children of all ages including carriage rides, face painting, a pine cone decorating contest, flea market sales, flower ex- BY KAYLA ROBINS ment, accountability and compliance at the change, educational seminars and more. Free hotdogs will [email protected] state level will prove invaluable in ensuring be served, and food vendor trucks will be on site. our financial sustainability and increased Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Sumter County Fire De- A Hillcrest Hill School graduate is making budgetary and fiscal governance until a re- partment, a Clemson Extension Master Gardener and moves upward in her career. placement is named,” Augusta University health organizations will be on hand promoting a healthy Yvonne Turner was named interim execu- President Brooks A. Keel said. Shiloh/St. John community. tive vice president for finance at Augusta Turner went to Central Carolina Technical For more information, call (843) 659-4201. University after having served as assistant College in Sumter and also worked for the vice president for information technology City of Sumter, her mother, Dorothy Maple, and deputy chief information officer at the said. Georgia college. In her time with the Governor’s Office, Grant to be used to purchase fans The 1986 graduate held a num- Turner helped to balance the budget, create ber of progressively responsible a financial training program to bridge the FROM STAFF REPORTS need of relief from the positions at the Governor’s Of- gap between accounting and budget and re- The Bishopville/Man- summer weather. fice of Planning and Budget be- duce expenses through contract negotiations ning/Shaw AFB Alumni It is anticipated that the fore joining the university, in- and interagency agreements. Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi funds from the grant will cluding director of administra- Turner served on the Financial Training Inc. has received a $1,000 be used to purchase 50 or tion and her most recent role, in and Human Resources Advisory Boards for grant from the Senior more fans for senior citi- TURNER which she provided strategic di- the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at Kappa Affairs Endowment zens in need. rection for the office’s fiscal, the University of Georgia. She is also a mem- Fund of Kappa Alpha Psi. Beginning in early June, communications, information ber of the Board of Trustees for the Georgia According to Kenneth the chapter will work with technology and human resources divisions. Firefighters’ Pension Fund. Benjamin, Senior Kappa local organizations to iden- Prior to that, she held various accounting po- She received her bachelor’s degree in ad- Affairs chairman for the tify those most in need and sitions for the state of Georgia, according to ministrative management from Clayton State chapter, the grant will be provide the cooling assis- a news release. University. She is certified as a public man- used to provide fans for se- tance as quickly as possi- “Yvonne’s experience in fiscal manage- ager and change practitioner. nior citizens that are in ble.

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DNA tests, dogged detectives credited with solving 1988 case

BY JEFFREY COLLINS The DNA that linked Munns to Associated Press Ryan was found in that car and could be tested nearly 30 years after her COLUMBIA — Police solved the death. Authorities did not give more 1988 stabbing death of an 80-year-old details about the nature of the evi- South Carolina woman not just with dence. a cutting-edge DNA test, but also with “Fortunately these detectives have nearly two years of interviews and done an amazing job maintaining and other old-fashioned police work, au- preserving evidence,” prosecutor thorities said. Walt Wilkins said. The DNA test in 2017 only proved Ryan was killed after her daughter the suspect had been in Alice Hayn- dropped her off at home after a che- sworth Ryan’s car, which was stolen motherapy treatment and left for less after she was killed in her Greenville than an hour to run errands. She re- home, Greenville Police Chief Ken turned to find the rear door forced Thomas said. open and her mother’s car missing. It took dozens of interviews with In April 2017, Greenville police gave the suspect, his family, friends and the murder case file to its expanded others involved in the case to finally cold case unit. The DNA test came lead to a murder charge, Thomas said back with a match to Munns in No- at a news conference Monday. vember 2017, and detectives started a Brian Keith Munns, 51, was arrest- KEN RUINARD / THE INDEPENDENT-MAIL VIA AP number of interviews including with ed in February on lesser charges, but Joe Ryan, left, of Greenville stands with his wife near a photo of his late mother, Alice Munns, Thomas said. Thomas said he intentionally kept the Haynesworth Ryan, during a city police announcement of an arrest in the 1988 cold Ryan’s son thanked the investiga- arrest secret so detectives could do case homicide in Greenville on Monday. Police arrested suspect Brian Keith Munns. tors who never quit looking for his more interviews and get the best case mother’s killer. they could in the death of the daugh- entry, injuries inflicted, area of the wasn’t returned. “The people who have been work- ter of a well-known mill president encounter, location of evidence and The chief did not say what may ing this thing are unbelievable,” Joe and the great-aunt of the current the timeline of events,” Thomas said. have led Munns to Ryan’s home that Ryan said. “They have gone all out, Greenville Mayor Knox White. Munns, who is a registered sex of- day or if he knew her or her family. and all out for a long time. And they One of those interviews was the fender in South Carolina after a 2001 Munns lived within 2 miles of Ryan, don’t give up.” key to the murder charge. rape conviction, now is charged with and Ryan’s stolen 1967 Ford Galaxie The cold case squad in Greenville “An acquaintance of the suspect re- murder, burglary and armed rob- was found between the two houses has made arrests in three old cases in vealed detailed information the sus- bery. He was living in Americus, with items used to attack Ryan and the past year. The first two were pect described about the murder of Georgia, when he was arrested. A things stolen from her home found cracked with DNA results from fami- Alice Ryan to include method of message to Munns’ lawyer Monday nearby, authorities said. ly genealogy sites.

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BY JON GAMBRELL A Palestinian man The aid cuts and refusal to Associated Press walks next to the accept partial tax transfers rubble of a multi- have plunged the Palestinian DUBAI, United Arab Emir- story building on Authority into a deep crisis ates — Qatar on Tuesday said it Monday that was in which it is only able to pay is sending $480 million to Pales- hit and destroyed its workers half of their sala- tinians in the West Bank and on Sunday by Israeli ries. the Gaza Strip after a cease-fire airstrikes in Gaza In the West Bank, Palestin- deal ended the deadliest fight- City. The Israeli mili- ian President Mahmoud ing between Israel and Pales- tary has lifted pro- Abbas thanked the Qataris tinian militants since a 2014 and said the aid would “help tective restrictions war. the Palestinian people over- on residents in Qatar’s Foreign Ministry come some of their hard- said $300 million would support southern Israel ships, face the challenges and health and education programs while Gaza’s ruling strengthen their steadfast- of the Palestinian Authority, Hamas militant ness on their land.” while $180 million would go to- group reported a In Gaza, meanwhile, the ward “urgent humanitarian re- cease-fire deal had economy has been ravaged by lief” in U.N. programs and to- been reached to an Israeli-Egyptian blockade, ward electricity. The Hamas- end the deadliest years of fighting with Israel ruled Gaza Strip suffers from fighting between and Hamas’ isolation and chronic electricity shortages. the two sides since mismanagement. Cuts in aid The recent two-day outbreak a 2014 war. from Abbas’ government, as of violence killed 25 people in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS well as U.S. cuts in funding Gaza, both militants and civil- for U.N. programs, have also ians, and four civilians in Isra- through its two main crossings last month. ments are in deep financial dis- hurt the coastal strip’s popu- el. with the territory next week, The United States and the tress. The Palestinian Authori- lation. Hamas spokesman Hazem following the country’s obser- European Union classify ty has been hit hard by cuts of Hamas leader Ismail Hani- Qassem said Egyptian media- vation of Memorial Day and In- Hamas as a terrorist group. Al- hundreds of millions of dollars yeh welcomed the Qatari aid tors, along with officials from dependence Day. though Qatar doesn’t pay di- in U.S. aid, as well as a dispute and thanked the Gulf state’s Qatar and the U.N., helped bro- The energy-rich, small na- rectly to Hamas, its support with Israel over tax transfers. leader. ker the cease-fire deal. The deal tion of Qatar has become a since 2012, totaling $755 million, Israel has begun to withhold “This honorable decision is is thought to include a number major donor to the Palestin- has been a vital lifeline for the money from these transfers a continuation of the unwav- of economic aid and develop- ians. cash-strapped group, relieving that it says the Palestinians ering Qatari stances that sup- ment programs in Gaza, in- The Palestinians have been it from having to fund civilian give to families of Palestinian port the Palestinian people cluding providing additional divided between two rival gov- and infrastructure projects. attackers who have been jailed politically and financially, in electricity and creating tempo- ernments since 2007, when Omar Shaban, a Gaza econo- or killed in fighting with Israel. addition to defending the Pal- rary jobs in a territory where Hamas drove forces from the mist, said the latest funding Israel says the money re- estinian rights at internation- unemployment has skyrocket- internationally recognized Pal- was extraordinary. wards violence. The Palestin- al platforms,” he said. ed to more than 50%. estinian Authority out of Gaza. “This decision boosts Qatar’s ians say the payments are so- Associated Press writers Mo- Israel approved the resump- Hamas has ruled Gaza since role in the coming phase and cial welfare to families affected hammed Daraghmeh in Ra- tion of fuel shipments into the then, with the Palestinian Au- makes it as acceptable in Ra- by conflict, and they have re- mallah, West Bank, and Fares Gaza Strip on Tuesday after thority administering autono- mallah as it is in Gaza,” he fused to accept the tax trans- Akram in Gaza City, Gaza cutting off the supply during mous zones in the Israeli-occu- wrote on Facebook. fers unless the funding is fully Strip, contributed to this re- Sunday’s surge of violence, ac- pied West Bank. Both Palestinian govern- restored. port. cording to COGAT, the Israeli This marks the first time in defense body responsible for recent years that Qatar has Palestinian civilian affairs. 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That is, when she isn’t AIYANA helping her 10-year-old broth- FROM PAGE A1 er Landon memorize lines for his leading role as Horton in The most common features his school play “Seussical: are short stature and lack of The Musical” or helping the ovarian development, but, oldest boy, 15-year-old Chan- like with any disorder, there dler, learn to drive. are varying degrees. Being an older sister has Hayes also is on the autism helped her hone social and spectrum. Asperger syn- communication skills. They drome, or Asperger’s, stopped help her, too. being used as a separate diag- “Alyssa teaches me to em- nosis in 2013 and is now part brace my feminine side,” she of one umbrella diagnosis of said. “Micah is the heart of autism spectrum disorder, ac- the family. Lucas is … Lucas, cording to Autism Speaks, for sure.” but that’s where Hayes sits She returns the favor and on the spectrum. Indian- helps her siblings. style, usually. Chandler volunteered at Common traits of this part his school all year helping of the spectrum include high autistic students. His family focus and persistence, atten- didn’t find out until his teach- tion to detail, strong verbal er invited them to an end-of- skills and intellectual ability. year ceremony. He knows “They’re doing a lot of how to treat them. Push their studies on it, and they think MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM boundaries. Test their limits. they’ve ID’d one gene that’s Toby, Alyssa, Stephanie, Landon, Aiyana and Chandler Hayes sit at their home in Sumter on Monday, the Aiyana Hayes is a lot of associated with Turner’s day before Aiyana’s last final at USC Sumter. things. She’s short. She has Syndrome, so that’s what I Turner’s syndrome. She is an want to do,” the teenager Hayes said. older sister. She has autism. who started USC Sumter at ‘One of my pet peeves is that they limit The mother, long, dark-dyed She wants to be a geneticist. age 14 said the day before her red hair flowing over her She knows it’s not a coinci- last final on Monday. autistics. When they say OK, just stay in 7-year-old daughter’s shoul- dence. Hayes said she has loved ders as Alyssa sat in her lap, “I’m very spiritual and USC Sumter and her time your corral. With the right motivation, even the quietest of the always sar- very religious. I grew up in a there. She enjoyed the small- castic, joking, energetic, imag- church, but I really learned it ness of it and her ability to they can do something great for the world.’ inative bunch, grew up basi- myself when I was 12,” she walk around. cally in a hospital, always sick said. “I started having more “It became my home away AIYANA HAYES and sore from medicine from and more deep experiences from home,” she said. “They severe childhood asthma. with God and learn he has a helped me find my thing.” Now, the “modern hippie,” as plan for me, and my family If her thing is genetics, the 80 students there, her children often in tow. “The her eldest calls her, grows and their support made a she’s had multiple homes. parents were still married. teachers would say, ‘You herbs and home medicines to huge difference. They’re part Stephanie and Toby Hayes She said it was hard seeing a know, you don’t have to both help with Aiyana’s moods and of that plan.” married 20 years ago this No- lot of the kids left by them- be here.’” symptoms. Everyone has a gift, she vember at the age of 19. selves because their parents They did have to be there. All that moving may seem said. It just needs to be real- They’re putting the finishing didn’t want to deal with Through all the doctors visits like it would be a trigger for ized. touches on their 20th move. them. A third of them lived at and the diagnoses, through someone with autism. The “One of my pet peeves is With six kids, Aiyana being school. all the moves, the adjusting, spectrum tends to see people that they limit autistics,” she the oldest. “We would both go to not being close to family pret- who like rhythm and don’t said. “When they say OK, just Being the oldest, it took a teacher meetings together, ty much ever, the family of like change. 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COMMENTARY Discrimination, Disparities II ast week’s column discussed Dr. Thomas Sowell’s newest book “Dis- crimination and Disparities,” which Lis an enlarged and revised edition of an earlier version. In this review, I am going to focus on one of his richest chapters titled “Social Visions and Human Consequences.” Sowell challenges the seemingly invincible fallacy “that group outcomes in human endeavors would tend to be equal, or at least comparable or random, if there were no bi- ased interventions, on the one hand, nor ge- netic deficiencies, on the other.” But dispa- rate impact statistics carries the day among academicians, lawyers and courts as evidence of discrimination. Sowell gives the example of blacks, who make up close to 70 percent of NFL and AFL players in professional football. Blacks are greatly overrepresented among star players but almost nonexistent among field goal kickers and punters. Probably the only reason why COMMENTARY lawsuits are not brought against team owners is that the same people hire running backs and field goal kickers. One wonders whether anyone has considered the possibility that profes- Will Biden’s long career help or hurt? sional black players do not want to be punters and field oe Biden has been around a he’s much better known now, third-party candidates even closer. goal kickers? long time. He was first more than any other Democrat. It voted 13 percent for George Wal- Different social classes elected to the U.S. Senate in On the other hand, his past stands lace in 1968, within a point of his raise their children differ- J1972, at age 29 (he reached and votes could be politically haz- national average, with the two ently. Studies have shown the Constitution’s required age of ardous in a Democratic Party downstate counties giving him 18 that children whose parents 30 before taking office in January whose tweeters demand absolute percent. are professional heard more 1973). No one in the current Sen- political correctness according to So Biden, who regularly rode words per hour than chil- ate was there then; the current se- standards that can change by the the Amtrak to Wilmington, got Walter dren whose families are on nior-most House member only ar- hour. constant in-person tutoring in na- Williams welfare. Studies show that rived there after a special election I first interviewed Biden, by tional politics from his constitu- professional parents used two months later. Few other phone, in May 1972, when he was a ents in Delaware. That accounts “more words and more dif- Americans have had such long- long-shot Democratic nominee for some stands Democrats are at- ferent words ... more multiclause sentences, lasting, promi- against a Republican senator who tacking him for now but that were more past and future verb tenses. ... The nent political ca- had held statewide office for 26 popular nationally then — opposi- ratio of affirmative words to negative words reers: John Quin- years, in the year when George tion to school busing in the 1970s, was six to one with parents who had profes- cy Adams, An- McGovern ended up losing to tough anti-crime laws in the 1980s sional occupation.” By contrast, families on drew Jackson and Richard Nixon by a 61-to-38 per- and 1990s, his vote for the Iraq war welfare used discouraging words more than Henry Clay in the cent margin. Biden was a long- in 2002. two to one: words such as “Don’t,” “Stop,” 19th century, ar- shot candidate who got some fa- Delaware is no longer a national “Quit,” and “Shut up.” Sowell sarcastically guably; Claude vorable press after hiring the late bellwether. Affluent suburbanites asks are we to believe that children raised in Pepper and Strom Pat Caddell, McGovern’s pollster, across the country started trend- such different ways, many years before they Michael Thurmond in the some weeks later. ing Democratic in the late 1990s, reach an employer, a college admissions of- Barone 20th. But it was clear to me that and with most Delaware votes cast fice or crime scene are the same in capabili- Biden’s poll Biden, then a New Castle County in affluent New Castle County ties, orientation and limitations? numbers shot up Council member, had perfect polit- suburbs, the state has been safely Social justice warriors ignore many differ- after his announcement, by video ical pitch. He argued that the Democratic since 2000. This may ences that have little or nothing to do with and in person in Pittsburgh. The 63-year-old incumbent, who was help account for Biden’s an- discrimination but have an enormous impact three most recent polls show him reluctant to run, should be given nouncement video that features on outcomes. Age is one of those factors. Me- averaging 33 percent, way ahead an honorable retirement, while he the 2017 violence in Charlottesville dian age differences between groups, some- of Sen. Bernie Sanders (16 per- was young and eager to do the job. and (a distorted version of) Presi- times of a decade or two, will have an enor- cent), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (10 Delaware is a small state geo- dent Donald Trump’s comments mous impact on observed group outcomes. percent), Mayor Pete Buttigieg (8 graphically, with only 550,000 peo- on it. The median age for American Jews is slight- percent) and Sen. Kamala Harris ple then and 960,000 now, where That leaves conspicuously open ly over 50 years old, and that of Latinos is 28. (7 percent). Biden seems to run citizens expect to meet their of- the questions of how Biden will try Just on median age alone, would one be sur- strongest among those over 45 ficeholders, not just at rallies but to clinch the Democratic nomina- prised at significant group income disparity (who turn out more regularly than at the supermarket and the mall, tion and how he would govern as and other differences related to age? those younger) and in the Midwest in local restaurants and movie president; whether his long history Sowell says that a single inconspicuous dif- (where Hillary Clinton lost 50 crit- theaters. It’s a state where cam- will prove an asset or a liability; ference in circumstance can make a huge ical electoral votes, which the paign winners and losers together and whether he will cruise to nom- historical difference in human outcomes. Obama-Biden ticket won twice). appear at a small town Return ination and election or stumble During the 1940s, Ireland experienced a pota- Is Biden’s long career a help or Day parade two days after the from a not-uncharacteristic gaffe. to famine. Potatoes were the principal food hindrance? His 36 years in the election. Biden’s touchy-feely cam- Will he end up like Andrew Jack- of the Irish. That famine led to the deaths of Senate gave him experience deal- paigning, his obviously genuine son, who ran three times and won a million people and caused 2 million to flee. ing with multiple issues and see- friendliness, worked for him in twice, or like Henry Clay, who ran The same variety of potato that was grown ing how positions he’s taken have 1972 — when he won by 3,162 votes three times and lost all three? in Ireland was also grown in the U.S. with no fared over the years. His eight — and in multiple elections after- crop failure. The source of Ireland’s crop years as vice president gave him ward. Michael Barone is a senior political failure has been traced to a fertilizer used on the personal exposure to the Delaware was then a political analyst for the Washington Exam- both sides of the Atlantic. The difference White House and executive bellwether, resembling the nation iner, resident fellow at the Ameri- was that fertilizer contained a fungus that branch that few candidates, in our as a whole, up through the year can Enterprise Institute and long- thrived in the mild and moist climate of Ire- often dysfunctional presidential 2000. Its Democratic percentage time co-author of The Almanac of land but did not in the hot, dry climate of nominating system, possess. for president was within 4 points American Politics. Idaho and other potato-growing areas of the His earlier presidential runs, in of the national average from 1968 U.S. That one small difference caused mas- 1988 and 2008, went nowhere. But to 1996 and its percentage for © 2019 CREATORS.COM sive human tragedy. A study of National Merit Scholarship fi- nalists found that firstborn children were fi- nalists far more often than their younger sib- WHO REPRESENTS YOU lings. In the U.S. and other countries such as SUMTER COUNTY 317 W. Bartlette St. WARD 4 422A Blatt Building (803) 775-1263 (business) Britain and Germany, the firstborn’s IQs COUNCIL Sumter, SC 29150 Steven Corley Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 212-6132 (Columbia) were higher than their siblings. Among medi- DISTRICT 1 (803) 773-2353 (home) 115 Radcliff Drive (803) 938-3087(home) Christopher F. Sumpter II (803) 607-2777 (cell) Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) NATIONAL LAWMAKERS cal students, a high proportion are firstborn. 1200 Broad St., PMB 180 [email protected] (803) 305-1566 Sowell asks that if equality of outcomes don’t Sumter, SC 29154 [email protected] Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter Rep. Ralph Norman — 5th District (803) 305-9375 (cell) DISTRICT 7 District 67 2350 Rayburn HOB exist among people with the same parents, [email protected] Eugene Baten WARD 5 Sumter Washington, D.C. 20515 raised in the same household, why would one PO Box 3193 Colin Davis 420B Blatt Building (202) 225-5501 DISTRICT 2 Sumter, SC 29151 720 Oak Brook Blvd. Columbia, SC 29201 1115 Little St. expect equality of outcomes elsewhere? Artie Baker (803) 773-0815 (home) Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-2471 (business) Camden, SC 29020 Morally neutral factors such as crop fail- 3680 Bakersfield Lane [email protected] (803) 494-3337 (803) 778-1643 (fax) Dalzell, SC 29040 [email protected] (803) 469-4416 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District ures, birth order, geographic setting and de- (803) 469-3638 (home) 242 Cannon House Office Building SUMTER CITY COUNCIL WARD 6 [email protected] mographic or cultural differences are among MAYOR Washington, DC 20515 DISTRICT 3, VICE CHAIRMAN David Merchant (202) 225-3315 the reasons why economic and social out- James Byrd Jr. Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 26 Paisley Park Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter PO Box 1913 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 District 51 1225 Lady St., Suite 200 comes fail to fit the preconceived notions of Sumter, SC 29151 Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 330C Blatt Building Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 436-2580 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 “experts.” (803) 468-1719 (cell) [email protected] (803) 436-2108 (fax) [email protected] (803) 775-5856 (business) [email protected] The bottom line about Sowell’s new book, (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) [email protected] WARD 1 STATE LAWMAKERS “Discrimination and Disparities,” is that it Thomas J. Lowery Rep. Will Wheeler, D-Bishopville Sen. Lindsey Graham DISTRICT 4 829 Legare St. District 50 Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington 290 Russell Senate Office Building contains a wealth of data and analysis that Charles T. Edens District 29 Washington, DC 20510 3250 Home Place Road Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 484-5454 (office, Bishopville) turns much of the thinking of politicians, ac- (803) 773-9298 (803) 212-6958 (office, Columbia) 513 Gressette Bldg. (202) 224-5972 Sumter, SC 29150 Columbia 29201 Midlands Regional Office ademicians, legal experts and judges into (803) 775-0044 (home) [email protected] (803) 428-3161 (home) (803) 229-2407 (cell) (843) 332-5533 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 pure, unadulterated mush. (803) 236-5759 (cell) WARD 2 (803) 212-6172 (Columbia) Columbia, SC 29201 [email protected] Ione Dwyer (803) 933-0112 (main) Rep. Wendy C. Brawley, D-Hopkins PO Box 1492 Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics Sumter, SC 29151 District 70 DISTRICT 5 Richland, Sumter District 36 Sen. Tim Scott at George Mason University. To find out more Vivian Fleming-McGhaney (803) 481-4284 606 Gressette Building 717 Hart Senate Office Building 9770 Lynches River Road 309D Blatt Building [email protected] Columbia, SC 29201 Columbia, SC 29201 Washington, DC 20510 about Walter E. Williams and read features by Lynchburg, SC 29080 (202) 224-6121 WARD 3 Home (803) 776-9286 (803) 435-8117 (home) (803) 437-2797 (home) (202) 228-5143 (fax) other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoon- Calvin K. Hastie Sr. Office (803) 212-6961 (803) 212-6024 (Columbia) ists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at (803) 495-3247 (office) 810 S. Main St. 1901 Main St., Suite 1425 [email protected] Columbia, SC 29201 Sumter, SC 29150 Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, www.creators.com. 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Call Dorcus at AA “How it Works” Group — (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue at 85° 63° 83° / 62° 86° / 65° 85° / 68° 84° / 65° Mondays and Fridays, 8 p.m., (803) 847-2377. Chance of rain: 10% Chance of rain: 10% Chance of rain: 20% Chance of rain: 15% Chance of rain: 55% Chance of rain: 65% 1154 Ronda St., (803) 494- 5180. WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: SE 4-8 mph SSE 3-6 mph SSE 7-14 mph S 6-12 mph S 6-12 mph SW 8-16 mph 441 AA Support Group — Mon- Sickle Cell Support Group — Last Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 Gaﬀ ney days, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 80/60 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. p.m., South Sumter Resource 441. Center, 337 Manning Ave., Spartanburg (803) 774-6181. 79/61 Manning Al-Anon Family Group TODAY’S Greenville — Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Be- Divorce Care and Grief Share — SOUTH 79/61 havioral Health Building, 14 Two separate groups that meet Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Florence Church St., Manning, (803) CAROLINA Bishopville 435-8085. 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The last word ARIES (March honored. in astrology 21-April 19): LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Tread Don’t push SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PETS OF THE WEEK EUGENIA LAST carefully when dealing with your luck when emotional matters. Look for a way to dealing with keep the peace and to use your SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL someone in a higher position. Listen intelligence and charm to get others NEEDS YOUR HELP. The animal and learn. You’ll make a good to pitch in and help. Don’t reveal control volunteers are looking for impression and be given more family secrets. people to help walk dogs, foster or responsibility. A business trip will lead to greater opportunity. Romance will SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Learn as help with transport. We desperately improve your personal life. you go. Experience is the spice of life, need 9 a.m. Monday – Friday walkers. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What you and integrating who and what you Message us if interested. Must be at accomplish on your own will put you know with what you want to learn least 18 years old. Don’t have extra in a good bartering position. Issues will give you a broader outlook time to be a volunteer? We gladly concerning institutions, government regarding what’s possible. Avoid joint accept donations of the following: agencies and medical facilities should ventures. newspapers, puppy pads, canned and be handled with transparency. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll dry puppy food, paper towels, Clorox Physical action is encouraged if you be torn between what you should do wipes and heavy duty slip leashes. want to reach your goal. and what you want to do. Refuse to You can also donate from our Amazon GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Think let anyone meddle in your affairs or Wishlist under Saving Sumter’s Strays before you respond or act. You’ll be pressure you into doing something at https://www.amazon.com/gp/ inclined to agree to something you you shouldn’t. Focus on health, fitness registry/wishlist/10Q422KA0MI19. shouldn’t. Excess will lead to a and avoiding trouble. problem with the person you share All donations go toward helping CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): responsibilities with. Concentrate on Sumter County dogs. Our all-volunteer Personal improvements can be made. nurturing important relationships. organization is making a big di erence A change of attitude will help you in the lives of so many homeless CANCER (June 21-July 22): Channel clear up a problem you have with pets. Please help us continue to save your energy in a positive direction. someone. Winning over people will Open up to someone you care about, be easier if you can offer something animals. and build a closer bond. Give-and- for their time or trouble. Don’t make take will help you accomplish goals. an unnecessary purchase. TOP: Kaine, who weighs 46 pounds and is 3 to 5 years old, is a handsome young man. Luckily, he is heart- Choose peace and love over arguing worm negative. Kaine has had a rough start to life. He ended up at animal control because he was not AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stay and an emotional meltdown. being provided with the proper food, water and shelter. Kaine is a sweet fella and would be perfect for a active, and keep your plans rolling Kaine is a happy guy who deserves a Cupcake certainly lives up to her LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Set boundaries big dog lover. He would love a fenced-in yard where he would be safe for running and exercise. Despite his forward. The busier you are, the easier family and loving home of his own name when dealing with people who are situation, Kaine is a happy guy who is always excited to see the volunteers and loves taking walks. This it will be to avoid unpredictable unpredictable. Listen carefully, and be boy has been at animal control for awhile. He is tired of living in a kennel and needs a real family and a on guard to counter any negativity situations. Don’t reveal secrets, private loving home of his own. that comes your way. Look for ways to information or passwords. Personal BELOW: Meet Cupcake. This precious lady was brought to animal control because her owners could not improve your health, looks and improvements can be initiated. appeal. Romance or networking Romance is on the rise. take care of her any longer. She is sugar sweet and loves people as well as other dogs. Cupcake weighs 56 pounds and is 3 to 5 years old. She is a happy and loving dog. Cupcake is full of energy and would do best should be a priority. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Problems with a home that has a fenced-in yard. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your at home or work will surface if you let involvement in trade shows, seminars, emotions take over. If you overreact or If you are interested in meeting Kaine in kennel 33 or Cupcake in kennel 23 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 business trips and meetings will give make assumptions, you’ll end up Winkles Road, call (803) 774-3232 or email [email protected]. As with all of our adoptable dogs, a you the advantage when it comes to looking bad. Put energy into helping spay or neuter agreement is required, and it is strictly enforced. Proof of spay / neuter after adoption will be work, educational pursuits and others and finding unique ways to required. We have many other adoptable dogs as well as animals who were found and are waiting for their advancement. A favor owed will be use your skills. owners to claim them. Check Sumter Animal Control on Facebook. SECTION B WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected]

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One more game MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM LMA’s Jake Jordan looks to see if he was safe after a slide into home plate as Brewer Brunson and the umpire make the call during the Swampcats’ 5-4 victory over Ben Lippen on Monday in Manning. The series resumed Tuesday in Columbia and will return to Manning on Thursday if a third game is needed in the best-of-3 series. Swampcats win opener in SCISA 3A semifinal series 5-4 over Ben Lippen

BY DANNY KELLY semifinals of the SCISA 3A Swampcats pitcher Andrew head coach Barry Hatfield, Tripp Williams gave up all [email protected] state playoffs. Boyd recorded five strikeouts whose team improved to 17-4 five runs on five hits and The Swampcats were trying while allowing three walks on the season. “He got up in three walks in 1-plus innings MANNING — One game to wrap up the series and ad- and three hits in five innings the pitch count, gave up walks of work. closer. vance to next week’s champi- to get the win. Relief pitcher and was falling behind. He Eli Johnson shut LMA The Laurence Manning onship series as they traveled Jake Jordan gave up three had a bad night, but he battled down the rest of the way, but Academy varsity baseball to Columbia on Tuesday for a strikeouts and allowed two and got through five innings. it wasn’t enough to allow team defeated Ben Lippen 5-4 7 p.m. game. Should a third walks in the final two innings Jake (Jordan) stepped up in them to come back for a victo- on Monday at Tucker Belan- game be needed, it will be to get the save. the sixth and seventh and got ry. gia Diamond in the first game played on Thursday in Man- “Andrew Boyd has been our it done.” of a best-of-3 series in the ning. ace all year long,” said LMA Falcons starting pitcher SEE LMA, PAGE B3

JA WATCH WOMEN’S COLLEGE Morant leaves untouchable legacy at Murray State TRACK AND FIELD

BY BRYAN EDWARDS Crestwood’s Kentucky New Era Sedajah Rembert MURRAY, Ky. – Don't be sad that it's over, be happy that it happened. heading for CIU Two years have come and gone, and yet at times it still BY DANNY KELLY feels like it was too soon. [email protected] Ja Morant had an opportunity of a lifetime, and to Crestwood High School no shock, he took it. And he track and field star Sedajah left a stamp on the Murray Rembert won’t be going too far State basketball program to continue her career. that is a permanent one. The senior signed with Co- "After the season, me and lumbia International Uni- my parents took some time versity in a ceremony on to talk over everything," Mo- Friday at Crestwood High rant said. "It took a lot of School. time, but this was the deci- Sedajah ran the sion we felt like was best for 100- and 200- me." meter dashes, Many greats have come legs on the 4x100 through the small town of and 4x400 relay Murray, but none have done teams and com- in two years what the Dal- peted in the long zell native did. REMBERT jump, triple jump Racers head coach Matt and high jump at McMahon listed off the ac- Crestwood. colades when Morant en- At CIU, she will be focusing tered his name for the NBA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on the jumps and perhaps run Murray State’s Ja Morant, left, takes a foul from Florida State’s M.J. Walker, right, during their second a leg on the 4x400. SEE MORANT, PAGE B5 round game in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament in March in Hartford, Connecticut. While at Crestwood, Sedajah finished third in the region in long jump and triple jump her freshman year, followed by be- NBA PLAYOFFS coming the region champion in both those events the next three years. She also qualified for state in the 200 as well as Harden scores 38 as Rockets even series with Warriors on the 4x100- and 4x400 teams all four years. BY KRISTIE RIEKEN Houston Rockets guard She is currently ranked The Associated Press James Harden (13) works third in the state in the triple against a Golden State jump. HOUSTON — James Harden and the Warriors defender during Crestwood head coach Ron- Houston Rockets dug out of a 0-2 hole the second half of Game 3 nie Choice is not only proud of to even their Western Conference semi- of their second-round NBA what Rembert has accom- finals series with the Golden State playoff series on Saturday plished on the track, but also Warriors after another game where in Houston. Harden of what she’s done in the class- they fought, scrapped and held off a poured in 38 points in the room. late rally to get a victory. Rockets’ 112-108 victory in “It means the world to me as Harden scored 38 points and the Game 4 that evened their a coach,” he said. “It’s hard for Rockets got a 112-108 win on Monday series at 2-2. Game 5 is Fri- a student athlete, period. She night to even the best-of seven series at day in Houston. has a 3.5 GPA (grade point av- 2-2. erage) and is also able to do "When you're dealing with these sports. That’s hard work and guys, if you let Klay (Thompson) and dedication. Academics are Steph (Curry) run around and shoot 3s first. If you can’t perform in you don't have no chance," Harden class, you can’t perform on the said. "The only chance we have is to be big stage.”

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PRO GOLF Trump awards medal to Tiger Woods, calls him ‘true legend’

BY KEVIN FREKING his business," said Jordan Li- friend Erica Herman. Woods' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS bowitz, communications di- father, Earl, passed away rector at Citizens for Respon- more than a decade ago. WASHINGTON — President sibility and Ethics in Wash- Woods' longtime caddie, Joe Donald Trump awarded golfer ington, a left-leaning public LaCava, also attended. Tiger Woods the nation's high- policy group. Woods became emotional as est civilian honor on Monday, Christopher Devine, an as- he spoke of his parents, and describing the 43-year-old as a sociate professor of political he thanked those who have "true legend" who trans- science at the University of supported him over the years, formed golf and then fought Dayton, said Trump may have saying, "You've seen the good through years of injury to re- a business angle, but when he and bad, the highs and lows, turn to the sport's summit. stacks up Woods' accomplish- and I would not be in this po- Trump awarded Woods with ments against other recipi- sition without all of your the Presidential Medal of ents, he believes Woods de- help." Freedom. He's the fourth golf- serves it. The Presidential Medal of er to earn that distinction and "If President Obama or Hill- Freedom is given to individu- certainly the youngest. While ary Clinton had given the als who have made "especially Woods dominated the sport award to Tiger, no one would meritorious contributions to for more than a decade, he have batted an eye," said the security or national inter- won his first major in nearly Devine, who has studied the ests of the United States, to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 11 years at last month's Mas- history of the award, estab- world peace, or to cultural or ters Tournament, a comeback President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom lished in 1963. other significant public or pri- that captivated the sporting to Tiger Woods during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White President George W. Bush vate endeavors," according to world. House in Washington on Monday. presented the Medal of Free- the White House. Presidents "Tiger was back on top," dom to Arnold Palmer and have complete discretion over Trump declared during the portantly, LIFE." calling changes he made to Jack Nicklaus. Obama pre- whom they honor with the Rose Garden ceremony. Trump has been using the club "phenomenal." sented it to Charlie Sifford, medal. If there were a Mount Rush- Woods' cachet to attract fans In Dubai, Woods designed sometimes referred to as the Some athletes and sports more for golfers, Woods would to his properties for decades. an 18-hole course to be man- "Jackie Robinson of golf." champions have resisted visit- almost certainly be on it. He Trump got Woods to show up aged by The Trump Organiza- Woods noted that he named ing the Trump White House ranks second in PGA Tour at his Taj Mahal casino in At- tion. his son after Sifford. "He was because of their differences wins and in major tourna- lantic City, New Jersey, a day Ethics officials have criti- like the grandpa I never had," with the president. ment victories. But the presi- after the golfer's first Masters cized Trump for not selling Woods recalled. Rick Reilly, who wrote a dent's decision to award the victory in 1997. The place was off his assets completely and Devine also noted that pre- book about Trump's golfing nation's highest civilian honor mobbed. Two thousand fans holding the money in a blind vious presidents have present- entitled "Commander in to Woods also raised scrutiny showed up as Woods walked trust. Instead, he set up a ed the award to supporters Cheat," said Woods has about whether the president down a 320-foot red carpet, trust to hold his assets, hand- and political donors. For ex- brought golf to people of color should be boosting the profile some of them storming steel ed day-to-day management re- ample, Obama awarded the all over the world, while of a business associate of The barricades to get a closer sponsibilities to two sons and Medal of Freedom to Bruce Trump has promoted it as a Trump Organization. look. hired an ethics lawyer to vet Springsteen, who performed sport for the rich. He said Trump understood the im- Trump has also struck busi- business deals. Trump can in concerts to support Woods has not been one to portance of Woods comeback ness deals with Woods. draw money from the trust Obama's election efforts. He take stands on political issues, to golf and its fans, tweeting Golfers at Trump's club in and can benefit if his proper- also awarded it to his vice but should have declined the shortly after the Masters win Doral, Florida, can stay at the ties increase in value. president, Joe Biden. award in this case. that he was awarding Woods Tiger Woods Villa. At a ribbon "You have to ask whether Woods was joined at the cer- "I can see how it would be the medal because of his "in- cutting ceremony in 2014, it's his true belief Tiger emony by his mother, Kutilda; hard to resist, but I still think credible Success & Comeback Woods lavished praise on the Woods deserves this award or daughter, Sam Alexis, 11; son, it's hypocritical to do it," Reil- in Sports (Golf) and, more im- future presidential candidate, whether he's doing it to help Charlie Axel, 10; and girl- ly said.

Oakland 15 21 .417 6½ RUNS_Haniger, Seattle, 30; Garcia, Chicago, 27; Sunday, May 5: St. Louis 4, Dallas 1 SCOREBOARD Merrifield, Kansas City, 27; Springer, Houston, 26; Tuesday, May 7: Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. MONDAY’S GAMES Betts, Boston, 25; Encarnacion, Seattle, 25; Gallo, San Jose 3, Colorado 3 Chicago White Sox 9, Cleveland 1 Texas, 25; Moncada, Chicago, 25; Mancini, Baltimore, Friday, April 26: San Jose 5, Colorado 2 TV, RADIO N.Y. Yankees 7, Seattle 3 24; Voit, New York, 24. Sunday, April 28: Colorado 4, San Jose 3 Baltimore 4, Boston 1 RBI_Abreu, Chicago, 33; Mondesi, Kansas City, 32; Tuesday, April 30: San Jose 4, Colorado 2 TODAY Minnesota 8, Toronto 0 Santana, Seattle, 32; Springer, Houston, 29; Voit, New Thursday, May 2: Colorado 3, San Jose 0 11 a.m. — College Softball: Southeastern Conference Tampa Bay 12, Arizona 1 York, 29; Rosario, Minnesota, 28; AGordon, Kansas Saturday, May 4: San Jose 2, Colorado 1 Tournament Play-In Game — Texas A&M vs. Houston 6, Kansas City 4 City, 27; Davis, Oakland, 26; Gallo, Texas, 26; 2 tied at Monday, May 6: Colorado 4, San Jose 3, OT Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK). 24. Wednesday, May 8: Colorado at San Jose, 9 p.m. 1 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Washington at TUESDAY’S GAMES HITS_Brantley, Houston, 44; Andrus, Texas, 42; Milwaukee or Philadelphia at St. Louis (MLB Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m. Martinez, Boston, 42; Merrifield, Kansas City, 42; CONFERENCE FINALS NETWORK). Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 6:35 p.m. Anderson, Chicago, 41; Mancini, Baltimore, 41; (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) 1:30 p.m. — College Softball: Southeastern Conference Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Semien, Oakland, 41; Mondesi, Kansas City, 40; 8 tied Tournament Play-In Game — South Carolina vs. Texas at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. at 39. EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida (SEC NETWORK). Minnesota at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. DOUBLES_Buxton, Minnesota, 15; Healy, Seattle, 13; Boston vs. Carolina 3 p.m. — International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Arizona at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Haniger, Seattle, 12; Beckham, Seattle, 11; Choo, Thursday, May 9: Carolina at Boston, 8 p.m. Match — Tottenham vs. Ajax (TNT). L.A. Angels at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Texas, 11; Mancini, Baltimore, 11; Simmons, Los Remainder TBA 4 p.m. — Major League Baseball: New York Mets at San Kansas City at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Angeles, 11; 9 tied at 10. Diego (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWEORK). Cincinnati at Oakland, 10:07 p.m. TRIPLES_Mondesi, Kansas City, 6; Merrifield, Kansas 4 p.m. — College Softball: Southeastern Conference City, 5; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 4; Polanco, Minnesota, Tournament First-Round Game — Auburn vs. Missouri WEDNESDAY’S GAMES 4; 11 tied at 2. PRO GOLF (SEC NETWORK). Texas (Miller 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Kingham 1-0), 12:35 HOME RUNS_Rosario, Minnesota, 12; Bruce, Seattle, PGA TOUR 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9 p.m. 11; Gallo, Texas, 11; Springer, Houston, 11; Sanchez, WDXY-AM 1240). Arizona (Ray 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Morton 3-0), 1:10 p.m. New York, 11; Davis, Oakland, 10; Encarnacion, Seattle, 6:30 p.m. — College Baseball: Wright State at Ohio AT&T BYRON NELSON Chicago White Sox (Lopez 2-4) at Cleveland (Bieber 10; Voit, New York, 10; 6 tied at 9. Site: Dallas State (BIG TEN NETWORK). 2-1), 6:10 p.m. STOLEN BASES_Anderson, Chicago, 12; Mondesi, Course: Trinity Forest GC. Yardage: 7,371. Par: 71. 6:30 p.m. — College Softball: Southeastern Conference Seattle (Kikuchi 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Loaisiga 1-0), Kansas City, 10; DGordon, Seattle, 9; Hamilton, Kansas Purse: $7.9 million. Winner’s share: $1,422,000. Tournament First-Round Game — Arkansas vs. 6:35 p.m. City, 9; Ramirez, Cleveland, 9; Smith, Seattle, 8; Television: Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Golf Georgia (SEC NETWORK). Boston (Sale 1-5) at Baltimore (Cashner 4-1), 7:05 p.m. Buxton, Minnesota, 7; DeShields, Texas, 7; Villar, Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Seattle at New York Minnesota (Gibson 2-1) at Toronto (Thornton 0-3), 7:07 Baltimore, 7; 3 tied at 6. Channel); 3-6 p.m. (CBS Sports). Yankees (ESPN). p.m. PITCHING_German, New York, 6-1; Glasnow, Tampa Defending champion: Aaron Wise. 7 p.m. — College Baseball: Furman at South Carolina L.A. Angels (Skaggs 3-2) at Detroit (Boyd 3-2), 7:10 Bay, 6-0; Berrios, Minnesota, 5-1; Gonzales, Seattle, FedEx Cup leader: Matt Kuchar. (WNKT-FM 107.5). p.m. 5-1; Perez, Minnesota, 5-0; Verlander, Houston, 5-1; 9 Last week: Max Homa won the Wells Fargo 8 p.m. — USL Soccer: Tampa Bay at Nashville (ESPN2). Kansas City (Lopez 0-3) at Houston (Peacock 2-2), 8:10 tied at 4. Championship. 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs p.m. ERA_Glasnow, Tampa Bay, 1.47; Turnbull, Detroit, 2.31; Notes: Brooks Koepka at No. 3 is the only player from Semifinal Series Game 5 — Boston at Milwaukee Cincinnati (Gray 0-4) at Oakland (Anderson 4-2), 10:07 German, New York, 2.35; Minor, Texas, 2.40; Morton, the top 10 in the world in the field. Koepka, who (TNT). p.m. Tampa Bay, 2.52; Montas, Oakland, 2.75; Odorizzi, defends his PGA Championship title next week, 9 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Minnesota, 2.78; Perez, Minnesota, 2.83; Verlander, prefers to play the week before a major. ... Jordan Conference Semifinal Series Match 7 — Colorado at THURSDAY’S GAMES Houston, 2.86; Berrios, Minnesota, 2.91. Spieth, who grew up in Dallas, tied for 16th in 2010 as San Jose (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. STRIKEOUTS_Cole, Houston, 74; Bauer, Cleveland, 62; a 16-year-old on a sponsor exemption. That remains 9 p.m. — College Softball: Southeastern Conference L.A. Angels at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Verlander, Houston, 60; Boyd, Detroit, 57; Paxton, New his best finish at his hometown tournament. ... Retired Tournament First-Round Game — Mississippi vs. Cincinnati at Oakland, 3:37 p.m. York, 52; Carrasco, Cleveland, 50; Snell, Tampa Bay, 50; Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS football analyst Texas A&M or Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK). Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 6:35 p.m. Minor, Texas, 48; Morton, Tampa Bay, 48; 3 tied at 46. Tony Romo received a sponsor’s exemption. He 10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Los Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m. missed the cut in his two previous PGA Tour events, Angeles Dodgers (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM NATIONAL LEAGUE both in the Dominican Republic. ... The field features 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). BATTING_Bellinger, Los Angeles, .403; McNeil, New NATIONAL LEAGUE 12 of the top 50 players in the world, but only two 10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at East Division York, .352; Yelich, Milwaukee, .342; Cabrera, from the top 20 — Koepka and Patrick Reed. ... Lucas Oakland or Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB W L Pct GB Pittsburgh, .337; DeJong, St. Louis, .336; Markakis, Bjerregaard and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark and NETWORK). Philadelphia 19 15 .559 — Atlanta, .331; Baez, Chicago, .314; Peralta, Arizona, Justin Harding of South Africa received exemptions. 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Western Conference Atlanta 18 17 .514 1½ .312; Contreras, Chicago, .312; Walker, Arizona, .306. All three are in the PGA Championship field next Playoffs Semifinal Series Game 5 — Houston at Golden New York 16 19 .457 3½ RUNS_Bellinger, Los Angeles, 33; Baez, Chicago, 30; week. ... This is the second year at Trinity Forest. ... State (TNT). Washington 14 20 .412 5 DeJong, St. Louis, 30; Ozuna, St. Louis, 28; Story, After the PGA Championship in New York, the PGA 5:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Miami 10 24 .294 9 Colorado, 28; Yelich, Milwaukee, 28; Albies, Atlanta, Tour returns to the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the British Masters First Round (GOLF). Central Division 27; Arenado, Colorado, 26; Freeman, Atlanta, 26; 2 tied Colonial. W L Pct GB at 25. Next week: PGA Championship. St. Louis 21 14 .600 — RBI_Bellinger, Los Angeles, 38; Yelich, Milwaukee, 36; Online: www.pgatour.com NBA PLAYOFFS Chicago 19 13 .594 ½ Hoskins, Philadelphia, 31; Ozuna, St. Louis, 30; Alonso, Milwaukee 21 16 .568 1 New York, 27; Arenado, Colorado, 27; Rizzo, Chicago, PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Pittsburgh 16 15 .516 3 27; Baez, Chicago, 26; KMarte, Arizona, 26; 4 tied at 25. (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Cincinnati 15 20 .429 6 HITS_Bellinger, Los Angeles, 50; DeJong, St. Louis, 46; REGIONS TRADITION West Division McNeil, New York, 44; Peralta, Arizona, 44; Arenado, Site: Birmingham, Ala. EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Colorado, 43; Baez, Chicago, 43; Albies, Atlanta, 42; Course: Greystone Golf & CC (Founders course). Milwaukee 3, Boston 1 Los Angeles 23 14 .622 — Blackmon, Colorado, 42; Eaton, Washington, 41; 2 tied Yardage: 7,299. Par: 72. Sunday, April 28: Boston 112, Milwaukee 90 Arizona 20 15 .571 2 at 40. Purse: $2.4 million. Winner’s share: $360,000. Tuesday, Apil 30: Milwaukee 123, Boston 102 San Diego 20 16 .556 2½ DOUBLES_DeJong, St. Louis, 14; Peralta, Arizona, 14; Television: Thursday-Friday, noon to 3 p.m. (Golf Friday, May 3: Milwaukee 123, Boston 116 Colorado 16 19 .457 6 Walker, Arizona, 14; Blackmon, Colorado, 11; Bryant, Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel). Monday, May 6: Milwaukee 113, Boston 101 San Francisco 15 20 .429 7 Chicago, 11; Baez, Chicago, 11; Posey, San Francisco, Defending champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez. Wednesday, May 8: Boston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. 11; 6 tied at 10. Charles Schwab Cup leader: Scott McCarron. x-Friday, May 10: Milwaukee at Boston, 7 p.m. MONDAY’S GAMES TRIPLES_Blackmon, Colorado, 4; Tapia, Colorado, 4; Last week: Scott McCarron won the Insperity Cincinnati 12, San Francisco 4 x-Monday, May 13: Boston at Milwaukee, TBD Rosario, New York, 3; 10 tied at 2. Invitational. Tampa Bay 12, Arizona 1 Philadelphia 2, Toronto 2 HOME RUNS_Yelich, Milwaukee, 15; Bellinger, Los Notes: The first major of the PGA Tour Champions Milwaukee 5, Washington 3 Saturday, April 27: Toronto 108, Philadelphia 95 Angeles, 14; Baez, Chicago, 11; Ozuna, St. Louis, 11; schedule dates to 1989 and spent 14 years in Arizona Miami 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Monday, April 29: Philadelphia 94, Toronto 89 Alonso, New York, 10; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 10; and eight years in Oregon before moving to Alabama St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 0 Thursday, May 2: Philadelphia 116, Toronto 95 Pederson, Los Angeles, 10; Suarez, Cincinnati, 10; 8 in 2011. ... Jack Nicklaus is a four-time winner of the L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 3 Sunday, May 5: Toronto 101, Philadelphia 96 tied at 9. Tradition. ... An American has not won the event since San Diego 4, N.Y. Mets 0 Tuesday, May 7: Philadelphia at Toronto, 8 p.m. STOLEN BASES_Robles, Washington, 8; Story, Jeff Maggert in 2015. ... This is the first of consecutive Thursday, May 9: Toronto at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Colorado, 7; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 6; Tatis Jr., San majors on the Champions schedule, with the Senior x-Sunday, May 12: Philadelphia at Toronto, TBD TUESDAY’S GAMES Diego, 6; Wong, St. Louis, 6; Yelich, Milwaukee, 6; PGA in two weeks. ... Senior PGA champion Paul Texas at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Dyson, Arizona, 5; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 5; 9 tied at 4. Broadhurst is not in the PGA Championship next week Arizona at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE PITCHING_Greinke, Arizona, 5-1; Arrieta, Philadelphia, because of the move to May. He played in the PGA Washington at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. Golden State 2, Houston 2 4-2; Buehler, Los Angeles, 4-0; Davies, Milwaukee, 4-0; last August in St. Louis, and the PGA of America did Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m. Sunday, April 28: Golden State 104, Houston 100 Eflin, Philadelphia, 4-3; Fried, Atlanta, 4-1; Mikolas, St. not think he should play in two PGAs. ... This is the Miami at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 30: Golden State 115, Houston 109 Louis, 4-2; Quintana, Chicago, 4-1; Woodruff, only Champions major where the winner does not San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Saturday, May 4: Houston 126, Golden State 121, OT Milwaukee, 4-1; 16 tied at 3. earn a spot in a corresponding event on the PGA Tour. Cincinnati at Oakland, 10:07 p.m. Monday, May 6: Houston 112, Golden State 108 ERA_Paddack, San Diego, 1.55; Davies, Milwaukee, Next tournament: Senior PGA Championship on May Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 8: Houston at Golden State, 10:30 1.56; Castillo, Cincinnati, 1.97; Smith, Miami, 2.00; 23-26. p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Fried, Atlanta, 2.11; Lyles, Pittsburgh, 2.20; Musgrove, Friday, May 10: Golden State at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Pittsburgh, 2.63; Eflin, Philadelphia, 3.00; Samardzija, LPGA TOUR x-Sunday, May 12: Houston at Golden State, TBD WEDNESDAY’S GAMES San Francisco, 3.16; Weaver, Arizona, 3.29. Last week: Sei Young Kim won the LPGA Mediheal Texas (Miller 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Kingham 1-0), 12:35 Portland 2, Denver 2 STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 72; Castillo, Championship. p.m. Monday, April 29: Denver 121, Portland 113 Cincinnati, 59; Strasburg, Washington, 57; deGrom, Next tournament: Pure Silk Championship on May 23- Arizona (Ray 2-1) at Tampa Bay (Morton 3-0), 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 1: Portland 97, Denver 90 New York, 56; Marquez, Colorado, 52; Corbin, 26. Washington (Hellickson 2-0) at Milwaukee (Woodruff Friday, May 3: Portland 140, Denver 137, 4OT Washington, 50; Greinke, Arizona, 50; Syndergaard, Race to CME Globe leader: Jin Young Ko. 4-1), 1:10 p.m. Sunday, May 5: Denver 116, Portland 112 New York, 49; Teheran, Atlanta, 48; Wheeler, New York, Online: www.lpga.com Tuesday, May 7: Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-1) at St. Louis (Flaherty 3-2), 47. Thursday, May 9: Denver at Portland, 10:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. x-Sunday, May 12: Portland at Denver, TBD N.Y. Mets (TBD) at San Diego (Strahm 1-2), 3:40 p.m. Miami (Urena 1-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-4), TRANSACTIONS 8:05 p.m. NHL PLAYOFFS San Francisco (Holland 1-4) at Colorado (Gray 3-3), TUESDAY CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS BASEBALL MLB STANDINGS 8:40 p.m. (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Cincinnati (Gray 0-4) at Oakland (Anderson 4-2), 10:07 American League AMERICAN LEAGUE p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled RHP Jefry Rodriguez East Division Atlanta (Foltynewicz 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP Jon Edwards to W L Pct GB Boston 4, Columbus 2 Columbus. 1-0), 10:10 p.m. Thursday, April 25: Boston 3, Columbus 2, OT Tampa Bay 22 12 .647 — LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reinstated RHP Cody Allen, Saturday, April 27: Columbus 3, Boston 2, 2OT New York 20 14 .588 2 INF Zack Cozart and RHP-DH Shohei Ohtani from the THURSDAY’S GAMES Tuesday, April 30: Columbus 2, Boston 1 Boston 17 19 .472 6 Miami at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. IL. Designated OF Peter Bourjos and RHP Chris Thursday, May 2: Boston 4, Columbus 1 Toronto 15 20 .429 7½ San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Stratton for assignment. Optioned INF Luis Rengifo to Saturday, May 4: Boston 4, Columbus 3 Baltimore 13 22 .371 9½ Cincinnati at Oakland, 3:37 p.m. Salt Lake (PCL). Monday, May 6: Boston 3, Columbus 0 Central Division Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated 1B Matt Olson Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 W L Pct GB Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. from the 10-day IL. Optioned OF Skye Bolt to Las Friday, April 26: Carolina 1, N.Y. Islanders 0, OT Minnesota 21 12 .636 — Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Vegas (PCL). Sunday, April 28: Carolina 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Cleveland 18 15 .545 3 National League Wednesday, May 1: Carolina 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Detroit 15 16 .484 5 NEW YORK METS - Activated RHP Wilmer Font. Friday, May 3: Carolina 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Chicago 15 18 .455 6 Optioned RHP Corey Oswalt to Syracuse (IL). Kansas City 12 24 .333 10½ MLB LEADERS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Recalled LHP Williams West Division WESTERN CONFERENCE Jerez from Sacramento (PCL). Selected the contracts W L Pct GB AMERICAN LEAGUE Dallas 3, St. Louis 3 of INF Donovan Solano and OF Mac Williamson from BATTING_Dozier, Kansas City, .348; Anderson, Chicago, Thursday, April 25: St. Louis 3, Dallas 2 Houston 21 14 .600 — Sacramento. Announced OF Gerardo Parra refused his .339; Andrus, Texas, .333; Reddick, Houston, .333; Saturday, April 27: Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 Seattle 19 18 .514 3 outright assignment to Sacramento an elected free Mancini, Baltimore, .328; Choo, Texas, .328; Brantley, Monday, April 29: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 Texas 16 16 .500 3½ agency. Designated INF Yangervis Solarte and LHP- Houston, .326; Goodwin, Los Angeles, .323; LeMahieu, Wednesday, May 1: Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 Los Angeles 15 19 .441 5½ RHP Pat Venditte for assignment. New York, .321; Martinez, Boston, .321. 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lemson football Southern Wyman of Greensboro, N.C., CLEMSON AND USC fer plans on Twitter and struck recruiting California. said he has shut down his re- One of the newest offers by wrote that his transfer was gold again last week, He said Ohio cruiting and will not take any Muschamp is to TE Jonathan due to an “event” that hap- C landing 2020 commit- State is re- more visits other than to USC. Odom (6-6, 240) of Tampa. pened with his mother. The ments from two players recruiting the USC CB target Art Green of The nationally regarded re- fact Honor is transferring to garded as among the best at hardest. Hutchinson Junior College in cruit has heavy Florida ties. be closer to his Orlando, Fla., their positions in the country. Defensive Kansas was offered by UGA His father played on the OL for home due to a family issue One of the big catches was end Myles and Texas A&M. UF as well as for Tampa Bay could lead to an appeal for im- quarterback DJ Uiagalelei Murphy of USC linebacker target Mo- in the National Football mediate eligibility. (6-feet-4-inches, 235 pounds) of Phil Kornblut Marietta, Ga., hamed Kaba of Clinton, N.C., League, and his mother played During his freshman season Bellflower, Calif., projected as RECRUITING told Rivals he plans to announce his com- basketball at Florida. It would for Fordham, Honor averaged the top QB nationally in the CORNER will an- mitment on Friday. He also appear to be an uphill battle 15 points and three assists, ‘20 class. He chose the Tigers nounce his has North Carolina State, for anyone to turn him from leading the team in both cate- over Oregon after sifting commitment Tennessee, North Carolina UF, but Muschamp and many gories. He shot 37% from the through offers from practical- on May 17. He’s choosing be- and Duke on his short list. He others are giving it a shot. floor, 33% from 3, and 82% ly every Power 5 Conference tween Clemson, UGA and Au- last visited USC on March 30. Odom has yet to visit USC, from the foul line. He was program in the country. burn. USC recruiters Thomas but he watched them practice named to the Atlantic 10 All- Uiagalelei follows the lead of Clemson offensive line Brown and McClendon were at his high school prior to the Rookie team. Deshaun Watson, Hunter coach Robbie Caldwell visited at Callaway High School in 2018 Outback Bowl in Tampa. Colby Jones, a 6-6 shooting Johnson and Trevor Lawrence Indian Land High School on Hogansville, Ga., on Monday He said USC TE coach Bent- guard from Mountain Brook, as top-rated QBs to choose the Monday to look in on ‘21 OL to see RB Tank Bigsby coming ley plans to get down to see Ala., was impressive playing Tigers over the last decade. Prestin Hawkins. off his visit with USCs the him this spring. Odom has for the Alabama Fusion in Uiagalelei visited Clemson last prior weekend. Bigsby has taken official visits to LSU the recent Nike EYBL event summer. He returned for the USC taken an official visit to LSU. and UF. He has one scheduled in Atlanta. Sitting in the USC game and the spring The University of South Alabama, Auburn, LSU, UGA for Purdue on June 15. This stands taking it all end were game in early April. From Carolina was a recent offer to and Tennessee also are in- weekend he will take an unof- members of the Clemson those visits and meetings with tight end Blake Smith (6-4, 247) volved. ficial visit to Ohio State. staff, including Brownell. head coach Dabo Swinney and of Dallas and on Wednesday USC WR commitment Many schools are now com- Brownell must have liked the offensive coaching staff, he USC had an assistant coach Da’Quon Stewart of Hunters- ing through to watch Odom in what he saw because on got the insight he needed to on hand to watch his spring ville, N.C., was offered by spring practice and Clemson Wednesday he offered Jones, make an informed decision to practice workout. As for get- Georgia Tech. will be down this week to becoming the second coach go with Clemson. ting the offer from USC, USC TE target AJ Beatty of check him out. of a high major program to “I knew for sure, well the Smith was excited partially Pittsburgh will release his top Some other offers are Ala- offer the sharpshooter. time I felt it, was probably because his aunt lives in the list on June 1. bama, FSU, Louisville, Iowa, UGA also has offered Jones. when I was out there in June – Palmetto State, so there is a USC ’21 RB target Will Shi- Nebraska, Miami, Penn State He has taken official visits to almost a year ago,” Uiagalelei connection there. pley of Weddington, N.C., was and Vandy. Odom plans to Harvard and Yale and he said. “It was the first time I “It’s definitely something offered by GT and Notre make his decision before his plans to visit Clemson this had been out there. I just felt where I’m going to take a visit Dame. season with late July being summer. He also plans to visit like this was the place I needed to South Carolina,” Smith Dylan Brooks, a ‘21 DE from the earliest date. UGA and Xavier. Some other to be. That was when I felt it. I said. “It’s a beautiful campus. Roanoke, Ala., said a USC DE Desmond Evans of San- reported offers are Middle felt like, this is definitely the I like the head coach (Will coach was at his practice on ford, N.C., released a top 10 Tennessee, Troy, Samford and place for me and this definitely Muschamp); I think he’s all- Wednesday. USC has offered that includes USC and Clem- South Alabama. is where I want to be. This is time hard work. I talk to the Brooks. son. The others on his list are Clemson also offered ‘21 where I want to play.” tight ends coach (Bobby Bent- USC ‘21 OL target Micah UNC, Ohio State, Alabama, point guard Carter Whitt of Ra- And a major reason for that ley) quite a bit. I really like Morris of Kingsland, Ga., was Virginia Tech, Tennessee, leigh, N.C. was the religious-based atmo- his energy.” offered by LSU. He visited NCSU, UF and Duke. Terrence Williams, a 6-6 USC sphere he felt around the pro- Smith describes himself as USC late last month. Payton Page (6-4 295), a ’21 target, took an official visit to gram. a very athletic TE. In fact, he Uahvaree Ritzie (6-5, 235), a DT from Greensboro, N.C., ND over the weekend. He also “For me, the first time I was also plays some QB, but ’21 DE from Kernersville, carries a heavy offer load has visited Stanford and UVa. out there and being able to see schools like him as a TE be- N.C., made an unofficial visit early in his recruiting pro- USC coaches have been in college coaches talk about cause he can bring a number to USC late last month for the cess. On board with him al- place to watch 6-6 Matt Cross Jesus Christ, that was huge of options to the position. social gathering that doubled ready are USC, Alabama, UF, of Woodstock Academy in for me,” he said. “Seeing that, “They say I’m very versa- as a recruiting opportunity. UGA, Michigan, ND, Ohio Connecticut during the AAU I knew this is the place I tile,” he said. “I can line up on USC has offered along with State, PSU, Tennessee, UNC, season. Head coach Frank wanted to be. The people here the line with my hand in the Duke, East Carolina, UNC, NCSU and others. Martin already has offered talk about Jesus, and they’re dirt, run pass routes, block NCSU, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Recently he made another Cross and met with him at his being open about it. That was down, they say I can even flex UVa, Virginia Tech and oth- stop at Clemson, part of a school and home, and Cross a big thing for me because I out. They know that I can be a ers. tour of schools he’s taken this made an unofficial visit for had never heard that from a big mismatch for a defensive USC certainly caught his at- spring. the UGA game last season. coaching staff or coaches be- back. I can also play quarter- tention on the visit. Despite not having an offer The two sides have become fore talk about Jesus Christ back and put some plays in “I loved everything about it, at this point, Page said Clem- very comfortable with one an- and just being open about it there somewhere and just use coaches, atmosphere, where it son is recruiting him hard other. Martin made sure and showing their faith. I my athletic ability for my is, and the facilities were and he has plenty of other Cross knew they were in At- could just feel the Holy Spirit size.” amazing to see,” Ritzie said. reasons to like it right now. lanta to focus on him. talking to me and telling me Smith has taken unofficial “The coaches loved my char- Page said he plans to return Cross was outstanding in this is the place I need to be.” visits to Texas Christian, acter and who I am as a per- this summer for one of the his four games in Atlanta, av- Uiagalelei said he commit- Vanderbilt and Ohio State, but son. We weren’t there for re- Swinney camps. eraging over 22 points to go ted to Swinney on his last with spring ball going on now, cruiting. We were there for with 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 as- visit. Just to be sure about he won’t take more until that’s bonding. That’s what they BASKETBALL sists. He showed his complete things, Uiagalelei and his fam- complete. Among his other of- said and they showed it.” Clemson men’s head coach game to the recruiters, and ily visited Oregon last month, fers are Boston College, Colo- However, you don’t bring a Brad Brownell has some the result was several more and he was giving the red-car- rado, FSU, California, LSU, top prospect on campus for a scholarships to spend and he offers. pet treatment by the Ducks. Miami, Iowa State, TCU, Vir- visit ;without talking a little is doing so through the trans- Some of those new offers in- As impressive as that was, it ginia and Vandy. Smith said he recruiting. And Ritzie said fer market. On Monday 6-4 clude Indiana, Illinois, Miami, wasn’t enough to turn him wants to make his decision be- USC did make a bit of a pitch Curran Scott announced he Butler, Creighton, GT and from his original feelings for fore his senior season. to him. will play his graduate transfer Cleveland State. He also has Clemson. Wide receiver Ze’Vian Capers “They said I would be a season with Clemson. offers from PSU, Massachu- “I was pretty much ‘all In’ – of Alpharetta, Ga., committed great part to their defense,” He’s the second transfer setts, Connecticut, Tulane and both me and my family,” he to Arkansas in February but said Ritzie, who is being re- guard Brownell has taken. St. Joseph’s. said. “I also wanted to make has kept an open relationship cruiting as a strong side DE. Earlier 5-11 Nick Honor an- Besides USC, Cross said sure that my parents and my with other programs, includ- Despite his good trip, he’s nounced his plans to move in he’s not sure who will get his brother saw Oregon, just kind ing USC. Late last month Ca- not ready to put USC out from Fordham. other official visits. He plans of to make sure that we were pers took an official visit with ahead of any of the others. Scott played in 96 games at to wait until after he com- making the right decision, but USC along with his parents “All the schools are the Tulsa averaging over eight pletes his AAU season and see I already felt like we were and two siblings. He has not same,” he said. “I just like the points and two rebounds per what other offers come in be- making the right decision be- renounced his commitment to experience they gave me, just game. He shot 42% from the fore making visit plans. cause I already committed, so Arkansas but said on Sunday like all the schools. They fit in floor, 40% from the 3-point Martin was among the it was like I already know the visit with USC was good to what I’m thinking, them line and 81 percent from the coaches in on Wednesday to what I’m doing. Going back to enough to move them back to and a lot of schools. I just like free throw line. Last season, see 6-6 Earl Timberlake of Hy- Oregon, it solidified the deci- the front of his list. the recruiting, and the experi- he averaged nearly nine attsville, Md., according to @ sion for Clemson. It just made “I’ve always felt that family ences that comes with them.” points and over two rebounds stockrisers. it that much more clear. It environment in Columbia, Ritzie also has visited Clem- per game. Coaches from UF, Vandy was clear, but it just made it and I got that feeling again,” son, NCSU UNC, Duke and Scott is a native of Edmond, and Butler were at Dorman super clear, like 20-20 vision.” Capers said. “Coach Mus- UVa. He’s not sure about fu- Okla. He signed with Char- High in Roebuck last week to Last season, Uiagalelei champ and (offensive coordi- ture visits. lotte out of high school and check on 6-10 PJ Hall and 6-0 passed for 3,361 yards and 48 nator) Coach (Bryan) McClen- USC offered LB Allen Merrick played one season there be- Myles Tate. touchdowns with five inter- don treat me like I’m already of Gadsden, AL, ‘21 WR Ga- fore transferring to Tulsa to Ja’Von Benson, a 6-8 player ceptions. Uiagalelei gives on campus. They treat me like Quincy McKinstry of Pinson, be closer to his home. He sat from Ridge View High in Co- Clemson 14 commitments for I’m one of the players already Ala., ‘21 CB Kamar Wilcoxson of out one season and played the lumbia, was offered by Geor- the ‘20 class. on the team. Decatur, Ga.,, ‘21 RB Phil next two for Tulsa. gia Southern. The 13th recruit was run- “We enjoyed ourselves very Mafah (6-1, 218) of Loganville, Scott gives Clemson 11 schol- Former USC forward Felipe ning back Demarckus Bowman much. It kind of opened up Ga., ‘21 TE Gage Wilcox of arship players for the ‘19-20 Haase is transferring to Mer- (5-11, 190) of Lakeland, Fla. my eyes a little bit because Tampa, Fla., ‘21 DE Tyleik Wil- season and is the only one that cer. His former high school Bowman chose Clemson over South Carolina has always liams and ‘22 LB Shawn Murphy is not an underclassmen. head coach is now an assis- Florida and Georgia. He also been that top school. This of Manassas, Va. Honor announced his trans- tant with Mercer. had offers from Alabama, Au- visit opened up my eyes, and I burn, Florida State, Tennes- seen that South Carolina see, Ohio State, and others. could be a future home for me After visiting during the and my family. As of right Keep COOL this spring game weekend, Bowman now, I would put South Caro- named Clemson his leader. lina at the top right, No. 1, as “They just do everything of right now.” Summer different up there,” Bowman This was Caper’s fourth said. “Everything is orga- visit to USC since September. nized, and they do everything He’s gotten a good education the right way.” from McClendon on how he • Upright Freezer - White Bowman is one of the most would be used in the offense • 19.7 cu. ft. NEW CONSTRUCTION coveted RBs in the country and he’s convinced he would • Frost-free coming off a junior season of flourish. PACKAGES AVAILABLE 2,417 yards and 36 TDs. “Coach McClendon told me • LED Lighting Cornerback Elias Ricks of that I’m a guy that’s very ver- • Fast Freeze Option 1152 Pocalla Rd, Sumter Santa Ana, Calif., has been satile, and he can put me in committed to Louisiana State. multiple positions and create #WZF79R20DW (803) 773-8016 He originally was in the ‘20 matchups. 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NBA PLAYOFFS Bucks beat Celtics 113- 101, lead series 3-1

BY JIMMY GOLEN Game 3. After sitting out The Associated Press the last 8:18 of the third quarter, Antetokounmpo BOSTON — When Gi- scored 17 points with annis Antetokounmpo seven rebounds in the picked up his fourth foul fourth to help the Bucks early in the third quarter pull away. of a tie game, the Boston "It's always hard to take Celtics sensed a chance to out Giannis; let's start pull away. there. But at the end of Instead, Milwaukee the day, we are conscious took control. of trying to keep him Of the game, and the fresh," Budenholzer said. series. "It's hard to find the Antetokounmpo words (for) what he does watched the Bucks bench for our team, both ends open a double-digit lead, of the court. He's special, then returned with a but he's very hungry. He dominating fourth quar- wants more, and he's ter to finish with 39 playing that way." points and 16 rebounds as The Bucks have won Milwaukee beat Boston three straight since los- 113-101 on Monday night ing the opener of the to move one win from its best-of-seven series at first trip to the Eastern home and can eliminate Conference finals since the Celtics in Game 5 at 2001. home on Wednesday "If we're honest with night. They have not you, when Giannis and reached the East finals Khris (Middleton) go to since the '01 team of Ray the bench, you're con- Allen and Glenn Robin- cerned," Bucks coach son fell to Philadelphia's Mike Budenholzer said Allen Iverson and Dikem- after his reserves out- be Mutombo in seven scored Boston's 32-7 in games. the game and turned a 59- "Good players, when all tie into a 78-68 lead. they have an opportunity "But you have confidence like this, they don't waste that that group can play." it," Antetokounmpo said. George Hill scored 15 "At the end of the day, points — nine in the I've got to do whatever it third quarter — and Pat takes to help my team Connaughton had nine win." points and 10 rebounds off the bench for Milwau- UP NEXT kee, which outscored Game 5 is Wednesday in Boston's bench 42-16 in Milwaukee. MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Ja Morant puts on a dunking demonstration during Ja Morant Day in Sumter earlier this year after his Murray State team exited the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament.

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LOS ANGELES — Throwing games, but at the same point, fastballs away just kind of hit 100 pitches for the first time I'll appeal it," Gausman said. them the opposite way." this season and almost hitting "We'll see. Hopefully I can get Bellinger was making his 100 mph on the radar gun were it to four and won't miss a first start since Friday at San only part of the reason Los start." Diego when he dislocated his Angeles Dodgers starter Walk- Gausman's quick turn- right shoulder and popped it er Buehler felt more like him- around between outings came back into place on the field. self Monday night. because he threw just 27 He continued to play in the Buehler shook off a rough pitches Friday. He gave up game but had just one pinch- playoff start against Atlanta five runs over 4 1/3 innings hit appearance over the next last year, matching a season Monday, but two were un- two games. high with eight strikeouts earned on the passed ball and while pitching the Dodgers to his own throwing error in the UP NEXT a 5-3 victory over the Braves. first inning when Cody Bell- The Braves will send Los Chris Taylor had two RBIs inger bunted for a hit and Angeles-area native Max as the Dodgers extended their Gausman threw the ball into Fried (4-1, 2.11 ERA) to the home winning streak to eight right field. mound Tuesday. He has given games. "It kind of seemed like up two earned runs or less in "I was just better on first wherever the pitch was, that's five of his last six starts. LHP pitch is what I think was the kind of the direction they hit Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-1, 2.55) goes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS biggest thing," said Buehler, it," Gausman said. "They did a for the Dodgers. He has Los Angeles Dodger Justin Turner, right, slides across home plate in who reached 99 mph with his really good job of staying in walked just two batters over front of Atlanta catcher Brian McCann in the Dodgers’ 5-3 victory on fastball for the first time this on the fastballs in, and the 35⅓ Monday in Los Angeles. year. "With the way that I throw the ball, if I can get in advantage counts, it makes it tough on them." Buehler started the only game the Braves won in last © 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 22 he mother Surinam toad cares for her eggs in one of the season's NL Division Series strangest ways. As the mother toad lays eggs, the male toad presses them one by one into the soft skin on the mother’s matchup, giving up a grand back. After a while, each egg sinks into a little pocket that forms slam to Ronald Acuña Jr. The Which animal would you like to be your mom? on the mother’s back. Then a covering of skin grows over the pocket. The baby toads hatch right-hander allowed homers Motherhood means different things to different and develop in these little this time to Freddie Freeman pockets. A few weeks animals. Read about how these animal mothers later, the mother rubs and Nick Markakis, but limit- care, or don’t care for their young. Which her back and the little toads swim free. ed the damage to three runs animal mother would you like to have? over seven innings. What did the mother Surinam toad say to "Obviously, the two home her kids? Unscramble the answer: runs kind of stink, but both of those were 2-1 counts and that FINISH Donkey Devotion was the stuff I was avoiding A donkey’s mother may be the most of the (game)," Buehler most devoted of all. They will said. not let any other animal By then, the Dodgers had Silly Sheep come between them It is not uncommon for a sheep to and their babies. Even built a five-run lead, scoring simply abandon its lamb. Farmers if a curious, little kitten comes FARMER Find the words in the puzzle. in each of the first three in- often have to bottle-feed lambs. close, a donkey mom will How many of them can you chase it away. EGGS find on this page? nings. After Corey Seager Help the little lost sheep find the DONKEY drove home a run in the first farmer with Strange CH I CK ENORF the bottle. MOMS inning on a groundout, Alex START Reflection HTGMDLAMBI SHEEP Verdugo made it 2-0 in the sec- Find the AAFROGSEOS ond when he scored on a differences FROGS between the BOTTLE S DAHNMOUTH passed ball. mother donkey The Dodgers made it 4-0 in and its foal and TADPOLES E P RAKG S P TU the third when Taylor deliv- their reflection FISH YOMTE I HO LO in the pond. ered an RBI single and Verdu- LAMB OLECYFENEM Standards Link: Visual go brought home a run on a Discrimination: Finding similarities and differences in POND UERHKREGGS sacrifice fly. Taylor added an common objects. CHICKEN P S AMB C P O ND RBI double in the fifth to Use the numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Sometimes a goat will abandon its kid. CHASE Usually a farmer does not have to make it 5-0. Make the top row of eggs equal 6. Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical bottle-feed the little critter because another HATCH words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Buehler gave up a mam- Make the sum of the middle row nanny goat will step in and adopt it. of eggs equal 16. moth, two-run homer in the Adoptions can also be seen in the sixth to Freeman, his seventh. Make the sum of the bottom row chicken coop. Some hens will sit on Markakis added a solo shot in equal 17. any eggs that happen to be around. the seventh, his fourth. Standards Link: Math: Find the sum of whole numbers to 20; students use strategies, skills Standards Link: Life Science: Different animals inhabit Mom Jobs Buehler (4-0) permitted five and concepts in finding solutions. the earth, reproduce and adapt in different ways to survive. Imagine you could fire your mom. Look hits and did not walk a batter Underwater Moms through the newspaper to find all of the for the first time this season. Frogs and fish moms generally lay their eggs and forget about them. Fortunately, once the eggs hatch, different people and companies you would "Wasn't putting anything, to the tiny tadpoles and baby fish can survive on their own. In fact, one of the predators they have to need to hire to replace your mother. How me, in the middle of the plate. watch out for is their own mom! Find 8 things in the pond that don’t belong. Mom much would it cost for one week? One year? Adjectives He was just hitting spots," Standards Link: Career: Recognize different roles and jobs in society. Look through Braves manager Brian Snitk- today’s er said. "That was really, real- newspaper for ly good. We hit some balls adjectives that describe each Send your story to: hard, just couldn't find a gap. of the animal Ode to the Sun That was tough. Location was mothers Write a poem so good it made us miss." mentioned on today’s Kid about the sun. The Dodgers made it a Scoop page. rough night for Braves starter Standards Link: Kevin Gausman (1-3), who English Language: Conventions: Grammar; Deadline: June 2 Published: Week of June 30 identify adjectives. Please include your school and grade. was able to pitch after appeal- Standards Link: Life Science: Different animals reproduce and adapt in different ways to survive; classify objects. ing a five-game suspension for throwing at Miami's José Ureña on Friday. 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NBA are much stockier than his squad. got to be more poised and that has to within 108-101. FROM PAGE B1 "They've got a lot of middle line- be a focus." Green was shaken up when Harden backers on that team," he said. Eric Gordon added 20 points for inadvertently knocked him in the in to their bodies and make every "They're sturdy and we're like volley- Houston and P.J. Tucker had 17 points head on the follow through after he shot that they take contested." ball players, long and lean ... every- and 10 rebounds. made a 3-pointer that put Houston up The Rockets were up by nine before body tries to be physical with us be- Despite two straight win, the Rock- 71-59 with nine minutes left in the the Golden State scored the next seven cause they should. That's the best way ets still don't think they've played third quarter. Green fell to the court points, capped by a 3 from Stephen to try to beat us." their best. where he remained holding the left Curry, to get within 110-108 with 19 After losing the first two games of "We've got to be better," Tucker said. side of his head for a couple of min- seconds left. Harden made one of two the series on the road, the Rockets "We've got to be more aggressive. utes. The Warriors called a timeout free throws with 11.5 seconds left. head back to Golden State for Game 5 We've got to pick it up." and he collected himself and re- Kevin Durant missed a 3 after that. on Wednesday night with momentum Houston made 17 of its 50 3-point at- mained in the game. The lead grew to But the Warriors got the rebound and on their side after their overtime win tempts, while the Warriors shot just 8 77-60 before Golden State got going. Curry also missed a 3-point attempt in Game 3 before Monday night's vic- of 33 from downtown with Curry mak- TIP-INS before Golden State was forced to foul tory. ing just 4 of his 14 attempts. Chris Paul. The Warriors got 34 points from The Rockets were up by nine after Warriors: Green had 15 points and "We got a couple of wide-open Kevin Durant, who had 46 in the three and used an 8-2 run, with four 10 rebounds. ... Golden State trailed by looks," Durant said. "They just didn't Game 3 loss. Curry, who was criticized points from Harden, to open the as many as 17 in the second half be- fall for us." after shooting 7 for 23 in Game 3, got fourth and extend the lead to 101-86. fore its late surge. Paul made one of two free throws off to a good start, scoring 11 points in Golden State used an 8-3 run, with six Rockets: Tucker has scored at least with 2.9 seconds left to secure the vic- the first quarter. He cooled off after points from Draymond Green, to cut it 10 points in six of Houston's nine play- tory. that, but finished with 30 points on 12 to 104-94 midway through the quarter. off games this season and Monday Golden State coach Steve Kerr was of 25 shooting. Houston had a 10-point lead with was his third straight game with at asked about the physical play of the "I didn't think we got great shots for about four minutes left before a 5-2 least 10 rebounds. ... Austin Rivers had Rockets, who have several players who much of the night," Kerr said. "We've run, with a 3 from Curry, got them 10 points.

thew Green, Brittany Adkins, Tony Porter officiating. Burial 1964. OBITUARIES Laura Adkins and Daniel will be at Evergreen Memori- JP Holley Funeral Home is Green; five great-grandchil- al Park cemetery. in charge. HUNTER B. CHRISTMAS cious memories: his children, dren, Calan O’Neill, Cash The family will receive RONALD KOSCIUCH Hunter Bradford Christmas, six sons, Collam (Deloris) O’Neill, Caden O’Neill, Evan friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fri- 21, died on Saturday, May 4, Wells, Jerry L. (Emma) Wells Slaughter and Lily Adkins; day at Elmore-Cannon-Ste- Ronald Kosciuch, 73, de- 2019. and Clint Wells, all of Sumter, and three sisters, Sandra phens Funeral Home and parted this life on Tuesday, Born on Sept. 25, 1997, in Willie (Greta) McCray of Pat- Liebl (Joseph) of Fort Pierce, other times at the home, 373 April 30, 2019. Sumter, he was a erson, New Jersey, Wayne Florida, Lisa Keith of Irmo Pack Road. He was born on Oct. 14, son of Paul Mar- (Lila) Wells of Turbeville and and Debra Keith-Serafy Memorials may be made to 1945. cus "Mark" and Herbert (Trina) McCray of (Keith) of Sag Harbor, New Faith Outreach Assembly JP Holley Funeral Home is Lisa D. Mattmill- Raleigh, North Carolina; York. Church, 42 Callen Drive, Sum- in charge. er Christmas. He seven daughters, Helen V. Funeral services will be ter, SC 29150. GUSSIE MACK was a member of Robinson of Fort Washington, held at 2 p.m. on Friday in Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Northside Me- Maryland, Shirley Staton of the Elmore-Cannon-Ste- Funeral Home and Crematori- BISHOPVILLE — Funeral CHRISTMAS morial Baptist Paterson, Melissa J. Wells of phens Funeral Home chapel um of Sumter is in charge of service for Gussie Mack, of Church and at- Owings Mills, Maryland, and with Glenn Maggard officiat- the arrangements. Bishopville, will be held at 2 tended Sumter First Church Shelly (David) Cooper, Martha ing. Burial will be at Ever- MARY A. JOHNSON p.m. on Thursday at New Zion of God. He was employed by Williams, Barbara A. Wells green Memorial Park ceme- AME Church, Bishopville, Jet-Vac Equipment Co. and Karen E. Wells, all of tery. Funeral services for Mary with the Rev. A.S. Temoney Survivors include his par- Sumter; one sister, Betty J. Pallbearers will be Phillip A. Johnson will be held at 1 Sr., pastor. ents of Sumter; paternal Fortune of Bowie, Maryland; Adkins Jr., Ryan Adkins, p.m. on Thursday at the cha- He died on Saturday, May 4, grandparents, Bobby Joe and 53 grandchildren; 76 great- Mike Prudhome, Derek pel of Whites Mortuary. Inter- 2019. Paulette Christmas of Sum- grandchildren; 10 great-great- Goode, Mathew Green and ment will follow Public viewing will be held ter; and his maternal grand- grandchildren; and a host of David Littlejohn. at the Clark from 2 to 7 p.m. today at JP parents, Matt and Linda Matt- nieces, nephews, other rela- The family will receive United Methodist Holley Funeral Home, Bishop- miller of Sumter. tives and friends. friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Fri- Church Ceme- ville chapel. Interment will be Funeral services will be In addition to his parents, day at Elmore-Cannon-Ste- tery. held at New Zion Memorial held at 11 a.m. today at Sum- he was preceded in death by phens Funeral Home and A public view- Gardens. ter First Church of God with one son, Forest Wells; three other times at the home. ing will be held The family is receiving the Rev. Jim Johnson, the Rev. brothers; and five sisters. Memorials may be made to JOHNSON from 1 to 6 p.m. friends at the home. Ron Bower and the Rev. Public viewing will be held the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. today at the mor- JP Holley Funeral Home of Jimmy Holley officiating. from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job's Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC tuary. Bishopville is in charge of all Burial will be at Sumter Cem- Mortuary. 29150. Mary was born on March arrangements. etery. Mr. Wells will be placed in Elmore-Cannon-Stephens 15, 1952, in Sumter, to the late GEORGE MCBRIDE Pallbearers will be D.J. the church at 11 a.m. on Funeral Home and Crematori- Maude Davis and Samuel Nance, Jamie Richardson, Thursday for viewing until um of Sumter is in charge of Kennedy. George "Paul" McBride, of Meyers Noyes, Gabe Mit- the hour of service. the arrangements. In addition to her parents, 25 W. Patricia Drive, died on chum, Jeffrey Truesdale and Funeral services will be FRANCIS ELIZABETH C. LEE she was preceded in death by Monday, May 6, 2019, at his Corey Hughes. held at noon on Thursday at a son, Darrell C. Johnson. residence. Honorary pallbearers will Salem Chapel & Heritage Cen- Francis Elizabeth Crump Mary departed this life on The family is receiving be Clayton Christmas, Adam ter, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, Lee, 78, wife of Nigel J. Lee, Friday, May 3, 2019, in Sum- friends at the home of his sis- Allemond, Peejay Truesdale, SC 29150 with Dr. Helen Rob- died on Sunday, May 5, 2019, ter. ter, Margret McDaniel, 53 Dol- Dillon Norton, James Rabon inson officiating and Apostle at Prisma Health Tuomey Mary leaves to cherish her lard Drive. and Jake Hodge. Jerry Wells, eulogist. Inter- Hospital. memory: her husband, Sam- The staff of Sumter Funeral The family received friends ment will follow at Goodman Born on April mie L. Johnson; daughter, Service Inc. is in charge of ar- from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Cemetery. 19, 1941, in Bon- Joycelyn D. Kennedy; two rangements. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Fu- The family will receive nieville, Ken- sons, Sammie L. Johnson Jr. RICHARD C. HOPKINS neral Home and will receive friends at the home, 3550 Brit- tucky, she was a and Terrence L. Johnson; friends at other times at the ton Brodgon Road, Sumter, SC daughter of the grandson, Justin T. Kennedy; Funeral services for Rich- home. 29153. late Jesse and two brothers, Leroy (Missy) ard C. "Boose" Hopkins, who Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. LEE Mae Crump. She Carter and Lyndon Washing- passed on Saturday, May 4, Funeral Home and Crematori- Main St., Sumter, is in charge was a member ton; sister, Janie Mae Bur- 2019, will be held at 2 p.m. on um of Sumter is in charge of of arrangements. of Faith Outreach Assembly gess; reared in the home as Thursday at Victory Temple the arrangements. Online memorials may be Church. She was the deli brothers and sisters, Nathan Church, Sumter. JEFF WELLS sent to the family at jobsmor- manager at Piggly-Wiggly Carter, Joseph Carter, Barba- A visitation will be held [email protected] or visit us on and retired after 35 years. ra Jean Cooper (Ferdinand), from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today at Jeff Wells, widower of the web at www.jobsmortuary. She and her husband owned Mary Sue Peterson, David Victory Temple COGOP, Sum- Emma Jane Fulwood Wells, net. and operated Chappy’s Fish Carter Jr. and Lindsay (Jan- ter. departed this earthly life on LESLIE ANN GREEN Chips on Wesmark Boule- nie Mae) Carter; mother-in- Services are entrusted to JP Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Pris- vard. She was very active in law, Ora L. Johnson; and a Holley Funeral Home, Gar- ma Health Tu- Leslie Ann Green, 70, wife the PTA with her grandchil- host of aunts, uncles, nieces, ners Ferry Road Chapel. omey Hospital. of Wesley Allen Green, died dren. nephews, other relatives and Surviving are two sons, re- He was born on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Survivors include her hus- friends. tired Master Sgt. Richard C. on June 6, 1926, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospi- band of 40 years; three daugh- The family is receiving (Myrtis) and retired Col. in Lee County, a tal. ters, Annetta Gail Foulds friends at 2765 Lowder Road, Gregory A. (Gloria); two son of the late Born on Aug. (Tom) of San Antonio, Caro- Sumter. daughters, Rita (Fred) Walter and Mag- 15, 1948, in Hart- lyn Wilson Debosky of Sum- Services are entrusted to McLeod and Barbara (Jeff) WELLS gie Smith Wells. ford, Connecti- ter and Connie Wilson Scurry Whites Mortuary LLC. Jones; 11 grandchildren; 17 Jeff attended the cut, she was a (Junior) of Sumter; five OC WILSON great-grandchildren; one public schools of Sumter daughter of the grandchildren, Bryan Foulds, brother, Dec. Thomas Hop- County. Being reared in a late Arthur G. Kelly Foulds, Nickie Debosky, OC Wilson entered eternal kins; two sisters, Eulia Flem- Christian environment, he ac- GREEN Keith Jr. and Daniel Bochette and Andrew rest on Saturday, May 4, 2019, ing and Esteel McKenzie; a cepted Jesus Christ as his per- Dorothy Ann An- Bochette; three great-grand- at his residence, 7 W. Hunter host of other loving relatives sonal Savior at an early age derson Keith. She was a lov- children, Dylan Foulds, Land- St. and caring friends. and joined Asbury United ing and devoted wife, mother on Foulds and Emily Foulds; The family is receiving ROBERT JOYNER Methodist Church. "Bubba," and grandmother. and a sister, Nadine Ray of friends and relatives at the as he was affectionately called Survivors include her hus- Kentucky. residence. WEDGEFIELD — Robert by his family and many band of 53 years; four chil- She was preceded in death Funeral arrangements are Joyner, 68, departed this life friends, was so sweet and dren, Donna Prudhome by siblings, Orine Cassle, Cal- incomplete and will be anon Friday, May 3, 2019, in kind. To know him was to love (Mike) of Stonewall, Louisi- vin Crump, Robert Crump, nounced by Wilson Funeral Sumter. him. As the patriarch of the ana, Douglas Green (Corey) of Jake Crump and Audrey Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishop- He was born on Aug. 3, 1950, family, he enjoyed time with Hoover, Alabama, David Crump. ville. in Miami, to the late Rudolph his family and making others Green (Susan) of Irmo and Funeral services will be MICHAEL LESLIE M. and Ada M. Lawson smile. His sense of humor will Denise Adkins (Phillip) of held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Joyner. be missed by all who had the Sumter; nine grandchildren, the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Michael Leslie, 54, departed Funeral services are incom- pleasure of knowing and lov- Samantha O’Neill, Alexandra Funeral Home chapel with this life on Friday, April 12, plete and will be announced ing him. Goode, Jordan Green, Ryan the Rev. Betty Gainey, the Rev. 2019. later by Whites Mortuary He leaves to cherish pre- Adkins, Jessica Adkins, Mat- Margie Dancy and the Rev. He was born on April 15, LLC. We will beat any advertised prices ! Highest Prices Around! 10k Gold $23 per penny weight 14k Gold $32 per penny weight We Also Buy Diamonds!

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Call Bureau of Water 803-898-4223. The permit number HP-19-09, 16 Law Range (City) Newman's Tree Service at 2600 Bull Street should be placed at the top of the Notice Of Request for Historic Preservation Robert's Metal Roofing 803-316-0128 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 first page of comments. When there Application Design Review approval for the 35 Yrs exp. 45 yr warranty. Financing is a significant degree of public Notice is hereby given that Family construction of a 250 sq. ft. addition avail. Expert installation. Long list of Public Notice No. 19-028-M interest in a permit or group of Dollar Stores of South Carolina, LLC to an existing structure located at 16 Date: May 08, 2019 Law Range and represented by Tax satisfied customers. 803-837-1549. permits, the Department may hold a intends to apply to the South public hearing. SC DHEC is not Carolina Department of Revenue for map # 249-09-01-023. NOTICE OF PROPOSED involved in zoning, land use, or a license permit that will allow the Tree Service RENTALS MODIFICATION OF A property value issues. Please contact sale and OFF premises consumption HP-19-04 (Rev. 1), 2 S. Main St. (City) NATIONAL POLLUTANT your local County or Municipal of Beer & Wine at Family Dollar Request for Historic Preservation DISCHARGE ELIMINATION officials for questions or concerns on Store #30967, 3340 Highway 15 Design Review approval for Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, SYSTEM PERMIT these issues. modifications to the approved Unfurnished South, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, the issuance of this permit / license, storefront door system at the front 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. Apartments The South Carolina Department of All comments received within the written protest must be postmarked entrance to add two additional doors Health and Environmental Control 30-day period will be considered in no later than May 24, 2019. For a on property located at 2 S. Main St. (DHEC) proposes to modify the the formulation of final and represented by Tax Map # Newman's Tree Service Tree Senior Living protest to be valid, it must be in National Pollutant Discharge determinations regarding the writing, and should include the 228-13-07-014. removal, trimming, topping, view Apartments enhancement pruning, bobcat Elimination System (NPDES) Permit permit. All persons submitting following information: (1) the name, for those 62+ #SC0000795, issued to PILGRIMS written comments will be notified of address and telephone number of Documents pertaining to the work stump grinding, Lic & PRIDE CORP/SUMTER SC PROC proposed request(s) are on file in the insured. Call 803-316-0128 (Rent based on income) the final determinations. Requests the person filing the protest; (2) the Shiloh-Randolph Manor PLT, (SUMTER COUNTY/SUMTER for adjudicatory hearings may be specific reasons why the application Office of the Sumter City-County 125 W. Bartlette. EQC OFFICE) 2050 HWY 15 S, filed after the above described should be denied; (3) that the person Planning Department and are Tree removal & stump grinding. SUMTER, SC 29150-8790. The facility available to be inspected and 775-0575 determinations have been made. protesting is willing to attend a Jenkinson Tree Service, LLC. Fully is located at 2050 Highway 15 South, Additional information regarding studied by interested citizens. Studio/1 Bedroom hearing (if one is requested by the insured. Call 803-847-8014 for a free Sumter, South Carolina, 29150 adjudicatory hearings is available applicant); (4) that the person estimate. apartments available Sumter County. The facility has 2 from the Legal Office at the above protesting resides in the same Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. EHO discharge points: 001-process Department address or by calling Mayor A Notch Above Tree Care Log wastewater drainage from the West Spray Field, recovered groundwater pickup available. Full quality service Huntington Place low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB and stormwater, discharging to: Apartments Pocalla Creek to Pocataligo River; accredited 983-9721 Ashton Mill 002-process wastewater drainage Apartment Homes from the North Spray Field, Rents from $700 per mo. recovered groundwater and 1 Month Free with a stormwater, discharging to: Cane Going on Savannah Creek to Pocataligo River. MERCHANDISE 13 month lease. The Standard Industrial (2 bedroom only) Classification (SIC) Code for the facility is 2077. The receiving LEASING OFFICE LOCATED streams are classified Class FW: Garage, Yard & AT ASHTON MILL freshwaters suitable for primary and Estate Sales APARTMENT HOMES secondary contact recreation and as 595 ASHTON MILL DRIVE a source for drinking water supply after conventional treatment in BIG Yard Sale: Thurs. & Fri. 803-773-3600 accordance with the requirements of 1pm-6pm Sat. 8am-2pm at 329 West the Department. Suitable for fishing Hampton Ave. A little bit of OFFICE HOURS: and the survival and propagation of MON-FRI 9-5 a balanced indigenous aquatic vacation? everything. community of fauna and flora. Yard Sale, Baked goods, hot dogs. Suitable also for industrial and Mobile Home agricultural uses. Wastewater Sumter Freewill Baptist Pentecostal Rentals sludge will be land applied by Belger Faith. 971 Blvd Rd Sumter, SC Farms (ND0088889). The permittee 29153. Thurs. May 9th & Fri. May 3BR/2BA home, all appliances, disposes of wastewater by spray Don’t Miss A Thing! 10th 8am - until irrigation to onsite fields totaling 311 some furniture, country setting, acres. A fact sheet is available. ESTATE SALE! fenced yard, Manning area. No pets Groundwater will be monitored at 18 May 10 & 11. 8-2. 1682 Heritage Dr. & no smokers. $400 a month, $1,000 existing and 2 proposed monitoring Let your carrier save your paper for you MANNING. deposit. Married couple only, pro- wells. There is no potential to affect vide 3 reliable references. Call Mike an existing or proposed drinking 803-410-4981 water source and no state-approved while you are on vacation! For Sale source water protection area. Hence or Trade MCLs or W/O criteria shall not apply. This permit contains the following REAL internal outfall(s): 01A.

ESTATE The proposed modifications are as follows: 1. Cover Page: The cover page has Mobile Home been updated to identify 311 acres Call for wastewater land application. with Lots 2. Part II.L.5: This section has been updated to match more recent 227 E Red Bay Rd. Nearly 1 acre of permit language. 3. Part III. A.1: The Outfall 001 Total 803-774-1258 land, that includes a mobile home. Zinc limitations have been removed $14k or best offer. For info. call from the permit. Total Copper and 803-720-2192. Mercury limitations have been added for Outfall 001. Customer Service TRANSPORTATION 4. Part III.A.2: The Outfall 002 Total Star Professional Outdoor Grill, Copper limits have been removed all Stainless Steel. Seldom used. from the permit and Total Mercury Dept. Hours Paid $6,000 new. Asking $1,500. Call limitations have been replaced with monitor and report requirements. 803-983-0648 5. Part III.A.3: The total nitrate Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm limits has been revised to be Autos For Sale effective until the 1st of the month following the Department's issuance of the approval to place in operation 1964 Ford Fairlane: 2dr, ht, for the addition of land application 260-V8. Family owned since new. Fields 1-4 and 6-8. Drive home $14,000 803-410-2465 6. Part III.C.1: Groundwater monitoring requirements have been or 803-410-7317 included for the two newly proposed groundwater monitoring wells. 1973 Buick Riviera 455 engine, 400 7. Part IV.A: A schedule has been trans., 4 BBL carb. Like brand new added for the permittee to submit in motor and trans. Completely rebuilt, a groundwater monitoring plan for body restored. 803-460-2755 the two newly proposed groundwater

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Chicken Marbella gets an update

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ore than 25 years ago, MChicken Mar- bella was the signature dish of the famous Silver Palate gourmet shop in Manhattan and the cook- book it later inspired. And it’s no wonder this chicken dish caught fire — mari- nated in a pungent mix of CHICKEN MARBELLA capers, olives and prunes, it boasted big and, for the Servings: 4-6 fresh parsley era, unusual flavors. Start to finish: 1 hour, 15 minutes Adjust oven rack to middle position, and heat oven to 400 F. Paste: For the paste: Pulse all ingredients in food processor until finely That said, we felt it was 1/3 cup pitted green olives, rinsed chopped, about 10 pulses. Scrape down bowl, and continue to pro- time for some modern im- 1/3 cup pitted prunes cess until mostly smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl. (Paste provements. Instead of a 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours.) marinade, we made a paste. 4 garlic cloves, peeled For the chicken: Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Sprinkle After browning the chicken, 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed chicken pieces with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and season with pepper. we caramelized a portion of 3 anchovy fillets, rinsed Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smok- the paste in the skillet to 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano ing. Add chicken, skin side down, and cook without moving it until bloom its complex flavors. 1/2 teaspoon pepper well browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer chicken to large plate. Drain After deglazing the skillet 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt off all but 1 teaspoon fat from skillet, and return to medium-low with wine and pouring the Pinch red pepper flakes heat. sauce around the chicken, we Chicken: Add 1/3 cup paste to skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until transferred everything to the 2 1/2-3 pounds bone-in, skin-on split chicken breasts and/or leg fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in broth, wine, olives, capers and bay oven. Using a skillet with quarters, trimmed leaves, scraping up any browned bits. Return chicken to pan, skin low, flared sides allowed Kosher salt and pepper side up (skin should be above surface of liquid), and roast, uncov- more steam to escape, result- 2 teaspoons olive oil ered, for 15 minutes. ing in a concentrated sauce. Once the chicken was half- 3/4 cup chicken broth Remove skillet from oven, and use back of spoon to spread re- cooked and the skin well ren- 1/3 cup white wine maining paste over chicken pieces; sprinkle prunes around chicken. dered and browned, we 1/3 cup pitted green olives, rinsed and halved Continue to roast until paste begins to brown, breasts register 160 added the remainder of the 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed F, and leg quarters register 175 F, 7 to 12 minutes longer. paste to coat the chicken. 2 bay leaves Transfer chicken to serving platter, and tent with aluminum foil. Last-minute additions of but- 1/3 cup pitted prunes, chopped coarse Remove bay leaves from sauce and whisk in butter, vinegar, and 1 ter, vinegar and parsley 1 tablespoon unsalted butter tablespoon parsley; season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour pulled everything together. 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar sauce around chicken, sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon pars- 2 tablespoons minced ley, and serve.

Buttermilk, salt are key to Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken

BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN reshapes protein molecules and helps them Soaking chicken in seasoned buttermilk hold onto moisture when the meat is cooked. guarantees that your crispy chicken will come Buttermilk contains lactic acid, which is a out of the oven moist and juicy on the inside. mild acid that gently breaks down some pro- Salt doesn’t just enhance flavor — when you teins and makes chicken more tender. soak meat in a salty solution (a brine), the salt Follow this recipe with your kids.

CRISPY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN chicken, then pull off and discard skin. Repeat with remaining pieces of chicken. Add chicken to but- Servings: 4 termilk mixture, and turn to coat well. Wash your Prep Time: 10 minutes hands. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and refrig- Cook Time: 1 1/2 hours erate for at least 30 minutes or overnight. Prepare Ingredients: Adjust oven rack to middle position, and heat 2 cups buttermilk oven to 400 F. Line rimmed baking sheet with 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard aluminum foil and set cooling rack inside baking Salt and pepper sheet. Spray rack with vegetable oil spray. 1 teaspoon garlic powder Place cornflakes in large zipper-lock bag. Add 3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts, poultry seasoning and paprika. Seal bag, and drumsticks, and/or thighs) shake to combine. Use rolling pin to crush corn- Vegetable oil spray flakes into small pieces. Pour cornflake mixture 4 cups cornflakes into second large bowl. 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning Remove one piece of chicken from buttermilk 1 teaspoon paprika mixture, add to bowl with cornflake mixture, and Gather Cooking Equipment: toss to coat. Use your hands to gently press 2 large bowls crumbs onto all sides of chicken. Place chicken Whisk on greased rack in baking sheet. Repeat with re- Paper towels maining pieces of chicken. Wash your hands. Plastic wrap Spray chicken all over with vegetable oil spray Rimmed baking sheet until each piece is shiny. Place baking sheet in Aluminum foil oven, and bake until chicken breasts register 165 2 cooling racks F on instant-read thermometer and drumsticks/ Large zipper-lock plastic bag thighs register 175 F, 35 to 45 minutes. Rolling pin Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from Instant-read thermometer oven (ask an adult for help). Place baking sheet Oven mitts on second cooling rack, and let cool for 5 minutes. Serve. In large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, mus- Nutrition information per serving: 438 calories; 166 calories tard, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and from fat; 18 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 155 mg cho- garlic powder. lesterol; 1160 mg sodium; 26 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 7 g Use paper towel to grasp skin on one piece of sugar; 39 g protein. CARL TREMBLAY/AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP C2 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM BIZARRO WALLACE THE BRAVE

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Fox canceled a 1950-51 Senate hearing on “Lucifer” for a good old- organized crime became the fashioned reason: Its first case of “must-see TV.” viewership declined in each People would gather at of its three seasons. taverns or loiter around Tom Ellis stars in this appliance stores to watch series based on a comic book the proceedings, known as character partially created the Kefauver Committee by Neil Gaiman. Ellis plays Hearings. According to the devil himself, who leaves David Halberstam’s 1993 the underworld to run a book “The Fifties,” these nightclub in L.A. and help hearings were the the police solve crimes. Why, galvanizing event that made with all of the power in the television seem substantial universe at your disposal, and essential. would you choose to do that? For all of its new series and ability to generate buzz TONIGHT’S SEASON JOHN P. FLEENOR / NETFLIX about its dominant place in FINALES Tom Ellis, left, stars as the devil himself and Lauren German as Chloe in the fourth season of “Lucifer,” now homes all over the world, • Cookie and Lucious deal streaming on Netflix. Netflix finds itself in a with one betrayal too many curious spot. Many of its on “Empire” (8 p.m., Fox, TV- PBS, TV-PG, check local “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Christina Applegate and most-watched shows are still 14). listings) surveys 9,000 years Jimmy Fallon welcomes Kenneth Branagh appear on repeats of old network • Barry breakdances on of human transportation Maya Rudolph, Rita Ora and “The Late Late Show With series. So, it adds “Lucifer” “The Goldbergs” (8 p.m., ideas that preceded the Kygo on “The Tonight Show” James Corden” (12:35 a.m., to “Friends,” “The Office” ABC, TV-PG). automobile. (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Lena CBS). and “Grey’s Anatomy.” • Dr. Barry plays Cupid on • The Staten Island gang Dunham and Ian McShane Can a reboot of “Two “Schooled” (8:30 p.m., ABC, faces the judgment of an visit “Late Night With Seth Copyright 2019 Guys, a Girl and a Pizza TV-PG). international vampire Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * United Feature Syndicate Place” be far behind? • Alex anticipates her big tribunal on “What We Do in • Speaking of reboots, day on “Star” (9 p.m., Fox, the Shadows” (10 p.m., FX, Court TV is back as a digital TV-14). TV-MA). Not sure why channel, offering gavel-to- • A glance back at gavel coverage of trials for memorable birthdays on true-crime obsessives. “Modern Family” (9 p.m., CULT CHOICE BUSINESS IS SLOW? Court TV came of age in ABC, TV-PG). When After discovering him in a the 1990s, the time of the renewing this series, ABC bar bouncing-contest trials of the Menendez announced that its next segment of a 1980 show Brothers and O.J. 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BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN To make grilled cauliflower with a tender interior and a flavorful, nicely browned exterior, we first microwaved it until it was cooked through and then briefly grilled it to pick up color and flavor. To ensure that the cauliflower held up on the grill without falling through the grate and to provide sufficient surface area for browning, we cut the head into wedges. Dunking the cauliflower in a salt and sugar solution before microwaving seasoned it all over, even in the nooks and crannies. Look for cauliflower with densely packed florets that feels heavy for its size. Using tongs or a thin metal spatula to gently flip the wedges helps keep them intact. This dish stands well on its own, but to dress it up, serve it sprinkled with 1 tablespoon of Almond, Raisin and Caper Relish (recipe follows). GRILLED CAULIFLOWER Servings: 4-6 Start to finish: 35 minutes 1/4 cup salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 head cauliflower (2 pounds), cut into 6 equal wedges 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives 1 tablespoon topping (recipe follows) Lemon wedges Whisk 2 cups water, salt and sugar in medium bowl until salt and sugar dissolve. Holding wedges by core, gently dunk in salt-sugar mixture until evenly moistened (do not dry — residual water will help cauliflower steam). Transfer wedges, rounded side down, to large plate and cover with inverted large bowl. Microwave until cauliflower is translucent and tender and paring knife slips easily in and out of thickest stem of florets (not core), 14 to 16 minutes. Carefully (bowl and cauliflower will be very hot) transfer cauliflower to paper towel-lined plate, and pat dry with paper towels. Brush cut sides of wedges with 1 tablespoon oil. For a charcoal grill: Open bottom vent completely. Light large chimney starter three-quarters filled with charcoal bri- quettes (4 1/2 quarts). When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour evenly over grill. Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent completely. Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes. For a gas grill: Turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Turn all burners to medium- high. Clean and oil cooking grate. Place cauliflower, cut side down, on grill and cook, covered, until well browned with AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP spots of charring, 3 to 4 minutes. Using tongs or thin metal spatula, flip cauliflower and cook second cut side until well browned with spots of charring, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip again so cauliflower is sitting on rounded edge, and cook until browned, 1 to 2 minutes. A foolproof way to make Transfer cauliflower to serving platter. Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, sprinkle with chives and topping, and serve with lemon wedges. drumsticks ultra-tender ALMOND, RAISIN, AND CAPER RELISH Makes about 1/2 cup BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Golden raisins plus briny capers, crunchy almonds and their flavor. white wine vinegar make for a sweet, salty and tangy top- We set up a half-grill fire with two zones: On ith their built-in handles and ping. Champagne vinegar can be used in place of white the cooler side, we roasted the drumsticks be- wine vinegar and regular raisins in place of golden raisins, small size, economical chicken yond their usual doneness temperature of 175 if desired. F to 190 F, at which point most of their connec- drumsticks are tailor-made for 2 tablespoons golden raisins tive tissue had turned into rich gelatin and 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar W their skin had rendered gently. a cookout. So we decided to devise a fool- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted and chopped fine Indirect grilling is largely hands off, but 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and chopped fine proof way to roast them on the grill to ul- halfway through roasting we rearranged the 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley tra-tender perfection with nicely drumsticks, moving those closer to the heat to the outside and those on the outside closer to Pinch red pepper flakes browned skin and wonderfully juicy the heat to ensure all of the drumsticks were 3-4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Salt and pepper meat. done at the same time. We moved them to the hotter side until the Combine raisins and 2 tablespoons hot water in small bowl, We usually don’t brine fattier dark meat, skin was nicely charred and crisp, which took and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain raisins and chop fine. Toss but since we were roasting the drumsticks only 5 minutes. Before applying the spice rub, raisins and vinegar in bowl, then stir in almonds, capers, pars- for a fairly long time in the grill’s dry heat smooth the skin over the drumsticks so it is ley and pepper flakes. Stir in 3 tablespoons oil; mixture should we brined them first in salt water to help covering as much surface area as possible. be well moistened. If still dry, add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. them retain their juices as well as to season This will help the skin render evenly and pre- Season with salt and pepper to taste. them. A light coating of spice rub also upped vent the meat from drying out. Nutrition information per serving: 233 calories; 145 calories from fat; 16 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 1021 mg sodium; 18 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 10 g sugar; 6 g protein. GRILL-ROASTED SPICE-RUBBED charred, about 5 minutes. Transfer to serving dish, CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS and let rest for 10 minutes. Serve. Barbecue Spice Rub Servings: 6 Makes about 1/3 cup Start to finish: 40 minutes plus 30-60 minutes 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar brining 1 tablespoon paprika 1/2 cup salt 1 tablespoon chili powder 5 pounds chicken drumsticks 2 teaspoons garlic powder (You can substitute 1 recipe spice rub (recipes follow) granulated garlic for the garlic powder, if desired) Dissolve salt in 2 quarts cold water in large con- 3/4 teaspoon salt tainer. Submerge drumsticks in brine, cover, and re- 3/4 teaspoon pepper frigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Place spice rub on plate. Remove drumsticks Combine all ingredients in small bowl. from brine, and pat dry with paper towels. Holding 1 drumstick by bone end, press lightly into rub on Jerk-Style Spice Rub all sides. Pat gently to remove excess rub. Repeat Makes about 1/4 cup with remaining drumsticks. If you can’t find whole allspice berries, substitute 2 For a charcoal grill: Open bottom vent halfway. teaspoons of ground allspice. Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal bri- 1 tablespoon allspice berries quettes (6 quarts). When top coals are partially cov- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns ered with ash, pour evenly over half of grill. Set 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar halfway. Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes. 2 teaspoons garlic powder For a gas grill: Turn all burners to high, cover, 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Leave 3/4 teaspoon salt primary burner on high, and turn off other 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper burner(s). (Adjust primary burner as needed to Grind allspice, peppercorns and thyme in spice maintain grill temperature between 325 F and 350 grinder or mortar and pestle until coarsely ground. F.) Transfer to bowl, and stir in sugar, garlic powder, Clean and oil cooking grate. Place drumsticks, mustard, salt and cayenne. skin side down, on cooler side of grill. Cover and Nutrition information per serving: 642 calories; 303 calories cook for 25 minutes. Rearrange pieces so that from fat; 34 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 311 mg choles- drumsticks that were closest to edge are now closer terol; 1215 mg sodium; 5 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; g sugar; 72 g protein. to heat source and vice versa. Cover and cook until drumsticks register 185 F to 190 F, 20 to 30 minutes. For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and product reviews, visit https://www.americastestkitchen.com. Find Move all drumsticks to hotter side of grill and more recipes like Grill-Roasted Spice-Rubbed Chicken Drum- cook, turning occasionally, until skin is nicely sticks in “How to Roast Everything .” AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP