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CHS student charged as juvenile for threat

Cyberstalking case will be tried in youth court; social media immediately and
multiple people contacted Co-
is in the process of doing the in-
vestigation,” she said. “We can’t
juvenile may also face discipline at school lumbus Police Department, said
Shelton. CPD had the student in
tell you the consequences, just
that it’s under investigation.”
By ISABELLE ALTMAN Youth Court, meaning the case custody by Sunday evening. Labat also didn’t want to
ialtman@cdispatch.com will not be public and his name The threatening post has speculate on the reason the stu-
will not be released to the pub- since been removed from Face- dent made the threat, but she
A student at Columbus High lic. However, Columbus Police book. didn’t think it was just a joke to
School is being charged with Chief Fred Shelton confirmed Cherie Labat, superinten- get out of class.
cyberstalking after posting on the student is between 14 and Shelton Labat dent for Columbus Municipal “I think that kids know, from
Facebook over the weekend 15 years old. row and yall better take cover in School District, said the stu- what happens nationally, the
that he planned to shoot a fire- The post, which appeared that b**** im takeing a gun to dent may face discipline from severity of making a threat to
arm at the school Monday. Sunday afternoon, included a school tomorrow and i put that the school, but declined to go anyone publicly in that man-
The student will face the photo of a shirtless male and ong....” into specifics. ner,” she said. “I don’t feel like
charge in Lowndes County said: “... just be at school tomor- The post began circulating “High school administration See Threat, 6A

McClanahan SHOW TIME FOR SHEEP

appointed
Lowndes
prosecutor
Will fill out unexpired
term but not seek
election in 2019
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com

In his 48 years as
an attorney, Hal Mc-
Clanahan said he’s
still looking for new
experiences.
Monday, the Lown-
des County Board of
Supervisors provided
McClanahan, 76, with McClanahan
yet another new role, choosing him
to serve out the remaining year of
the current term as county prosecu-
tor.
The position pays $45,700 annu-
ally.
“This is about the only thing I ha-
ven’t done,” McClanahan said after
the supervisors voted unanimously
to appoint him for the position from a
field of six candidates. “I’m what you
call a ‘do’ lawyer: Whatever walks
through the door, I do.”
McClanahan will serve as county Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
prosecutor as a replacement for Al- Emily and Bit Bit mug for the camera at the Nativity Scene at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home on Second Avenue North in
See McClanahan, 6A Columbus. Sheep have been a favorite feature of the display since the funeral home staged its first Nativity Scene in 1967.

Oktibbeha supervisor claims employees should

be paying more for dependent health insurance
Miller: Formula county is using is ross BlueShield serving
as a third-party adminis-
District 4 Super-
visor Bricklee
illegal; formula she suggests would trator for its coverage. By Miller, center,
speaks about
law, it can cover the costs
cover ‘catastrophic’ scenario of employee insurance
insurance during
Monday’s board
premiums. However, em- meeting. Miller
By Alex Holloway coverage for dependents. ployees are responsible questioned
aholloway@cdispatch.com However, county re- for all the premium costs whether the
cords and correspon- for their dependents. county is ade-
An Oktibbeha Coun-
dence with the State Au- District 4 Supervisor quately charging
ty supervisor suggested its employees
publicly on Monday the ditor’s Office indicate no Bricklee Miller, during
for dependent
county may be breaking wrongdoing. the board’s regular meet- health insur-
the law in the way employ- Oktibbeha County is ing Monday morning, ance.
ees pay for health care self-insured, with BlueC- See Oktibbeha, 3A Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff

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Say What?
Did you hear? “The best players in every sport never give up on a play.
CBS denies former CEO Les They know if they keep working, they can impact the
match. This is true of Erin Williams.”
Moonves $120 million severance MSMS girls soccer coach Chuck Yarborough on The Dis-
patch’s Prep Player of the Week, Erin Williams. Story, 1B.

Board of directors concluded Moonves

violated company policy and was
uncooperative with an investigation For Trump, the economy
into sexual misconduct allegations
By ALEXANDRA OLSON
The Associated Press
if they resisted.
is a potential 2020 storm cloud
“This is an important
reminder that harassment Optimism about the
NEW YORK — CBS
announced Monday that
happens everywhere, and
that in this moment, even economy has cooled After the Federal Reserve’s likely
former CEO Les Moonves
will not receive his $120
million severance package
someone who has been
perceived as untouchable
will be held accountable,”
somewhat this fall as rate hike this week, all bets are off
after the board of directors said Fatima Goss Graves, Trump’s trade fight By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
concluded he violated com- AP Economics Writer
pany policy and was unco-
a co-founder of the Time’s
Up Legal Defense Fund,
with China rattled
operative with an investiga- WASHINGTON — Having raised interest rates with steady regulari-
tion into sexual misconduct
which provides legal assis-
tance to victims of assault,
the markets ty in recent months, the Federal Reserve may embrace a new message
allegations. harassment or abuse. “I this week: Flexibility.
By JONATHAN LEMIRE
The decision, which hope other corporations and CATHERINE LUCEY
On Wednesday, the Fed is set to announce its fourth rate hike of the
came after a five-month are learning that lesson.” The Associated Press year. But after this week, no one is sure what it will do. Neither, most
outside investigation, New York-based CBS likely, is the Fed itself.
capped the downfall of one Corp. said at the time of WA S H I N G T O N A confluence of factors — a global slowdown, a U.S.-China trade war,
of television’s most influen- Moonves’ departure that it — Forget Robert still-mild inflation, stomach-churning drops in stock prices — may have
tial figures, the biggest en- had set aside $120 million Mueller. left Fed officials weighing a shift in policy. Many analysts think the Fed
tertainment powerbroker in severance for him but The greatest will signal Wednesday that it’s considering whether to slow or suspend
to see his career derailed warned that he would not threat to President its rate hikes in 2019 to avoid weakening the economy too much. And
amid the #MeToo move- get the money if the board Donald Trump’s some predict that the rate increases, which began three years ago, will
ment against sexual mis- concluded it had cause to re-election bid may end altogether next year.
conduct. terminate him. not be the slew of in-
A lawyer for Moonves “We have determined vestigations closing Trump again Monday, tweeting that “It is financial system by imposing tariffs,
said the board’s conclusion that there are grounds to in on his Oval Office but a possible incredible that with a very strong Trump seemed eager to ease anx-
“are without merit” but did terminate for cause, includ- economic slowdown. And the presi- dollar and virtually no inflation, the iety recently, striking a trade truce
not say whether the former ing his willful and materi- dent knows it. outside world blowing up around with China after a dinner meeting
CEO would challenge it in al misfeasance, violation The Dow Jones Industrial Aver- us, Paris is burning and China way during an international summit in
arbitration. of company policies and age fell again Monday, the latest dip down, the Fed is even considering Argentina. And when that move
Moonves was ousted in breach of his employment in the roller coaster markets amid yet another interest rate hike. Take only briefly buoyed confidence,
September after allegations contract, as well as his the strain of Trump’s trade war, ris- the Victory!” Trump set off on an erratic bout of
from women who said he willful failure to cooperate ing interest rates and worries about Throughout Trump’s term, the tweeting that rocked the markets
subjected them to mistreat- fully with the company’s a slowing global economy. economy has been strong. And even more.
ment including forced oral investigation,” CBS said in Trump, who has tied his political while the president credits his First Trump declared himself a
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Periodicals postage paid at Columbus, MS The Associated Press disinformation campaign reality and fiction” to help didn’t end with Trump’s
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516 Main St., Columbus, MS 39703 Russia’s sweeping political originally thought, with released Monday by the ing to stoke racial and po-
troll farms working to dis- Senate intelligence com- litical passions in America
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE courage black voters and mittee. at a time of high political
“blur the lines between And the campaign discord.
The two studies are
the most comprehensive
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Mississippi appeal seeks to revive 15-week abortion ban

The law was signed in March by Republican
Gov. Phil Bryant, and the state’s only
abortion clinic immediately sued the state
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi is
trying to revive one the most
restrictive abortion laws in the
nation.
The state’s Democratic at-
torney general, Jim Hood, filed
a notice of appeal Monday in
support of a Mississippi law that
would ban most abortions after
15 weeks.
The law was signed in March
by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant,
and the state’s only abortion
clinic immediately sued the
state. U.S. District Judge Carl-
ton Reeves issued a temporary
injunction the next day to pre-
vent the state from enforcing
the law. Then he issued a more
extensive ruling Nov. 20, find-
ing that the law “unequivocally”
violates women’s constitutional
rights.
Hood will ask the 5th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals to
overturn Reeves’ decision about
the constitutionality of the law.
Hood has said other federal cir-
cuits have reviewed laws ban-
ning abortion at 15 to 20 weeks,
but the 5th U.S. Circuit hasn’t
yet reviewed such a case.
Supporters and opponents of
the law will file detailed argu-
ments later to the 5th Circuit,
which handles cases from Lou-
isiana, Mississippi and Texas,
and is considered one of the
most conservative federal ap-
peals courts.
Beth Orlansky, an attorney
for the Mississippi Center for
Justice, said in a statement Mon-
day that the 15-week ban could
hurt low-income women who
can’t afford to travel to another
state for an abortion.
Nancy Northup, president
and CEO of the Center for Re-
productive Rights, said: “Mis-
sissippi is knowingly violating
women’s constitutional rights
in a shameless attempt to eradi-
cate abortion access in the state.
The district court resoundingly
rejected this ban as a clear vio-
lation of Roe v. Wade and the ap-
peals court should do the same.”
The only abortion clinic in
Mississippi says it provides
abortions until 16 weeks.
The Mississippi law and the
responding lawsuit set up a
confrontation sought by abor-
tion opponents, who are hoping
federal courts will ultimately
prohibit abortions before a fetus
is viable outside the womb, the
dividing line that the U.S. Su-
preme Court set in its 1973 rul-
ing saying that women have the
right to terminate pregnancies.
In his Nov. 20 decision,
Reeves cited Supreme Court
rulings and wrote that states
may not ban abortions before
viability. He wrote that viability
must be determined by trained
medical professionals, and the
“established medical consen-
sus” is that viability typically
begins at 23 to 24 weeks after
the pregnant woman’s last men-
strual period.
The Mississippi law would
allow exceptions to the 15-week
ban in cases of medical emer-
gency or severe fetal abnormal-
ity. Doctors found in violation
of the ban would face mandato-
ry suspension or revocation of
their medical license.
Because of Reeves’ ruling on
the Mississippi law, a similar
law in Louisiana is on hold. The
15-week abortion ban signed
by Louisiana Democratic Gov.
John Bel Edwards earlier this
year contains language saying
the law will take effect only if a
federal court upholds the law in
Mississippi.
An Iowa law, also challenged
in court, bans most abortions
once a fetal heartbeat is detect-
ed.

Oktibbeha
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questioned whether the
county is using the cor-
rect “formula” to make
sure taxpayers aren’t foot-
ing the bill for dependent
premiums — indicating
those employees should
be paying more for that
coverage.
She repeatedly re-
ferred to a different “for-
mula” the county should
be using to determine
premiums for dependent
coverage, citing a recent
presentation to the board
by Cigna firm representa-
tive Les Smith who was
trying to sell services to
the county.
“What I’m challenging
is the formula,” Miller
said. “I’m saying we need
to investigate the formula
that is supposed to be an
adequate amount.”
Other supervisors,
as well as County At-
torney Rob Roberson,
questioned what formula
Miller thought the county
should be using, but she
did not provide them with
one.
“I’ll bring it to you
before the next meet-
ing,” Miller said. “I’ll get
(Smith) to email it.”
Miller sent a formu-
la via text message to a
Dispatch reporter late
Monday night. She at
first said she found it “on
Google” and later said it
appeared on the “Bureau
of Labor” website. How
the formula relates to the
county’s insurance cov-
erage is unclear and The
Dispatch has been unable
to verify on what website
it appears.
Records: Employees are
sufficiently covering
costs
According to docu-
ments County Admin-
istrator Emily Garrard
provided The Dispatch,
the county deducts the
monthly cost of employ-
ees’ dependent insurance
premiums from their pay.
That cost is $525 for
family coverage, $315 for
children only or $300 for
Board Attorney Rob Roberson talks to Oktibbeha County supervisors. Roberson is investigating whether the coun-
ty’s employee dependent coverage meets adequate funding requirements under state law.
spouse only coverage.
The documentation
also shows for the most
recent insurance peri-
od, from Dec. 1, 2017
through Nov. 30 of this
year, the county collected
$171,945 in premiums for
dependent coverage for
its employees. During the
same period, the county
received $109,823.92 in
claims for those depen-
dents.
Roberson, speaking
with media after Mon-
day’s meeting, said he’s
not aware of any state
statute that dictates a for-
mula by which the county
has to set the premiums
for its insurance cover-
age. He said the county
sets the premiums at a
level that covers the costs
while still seeking to pro-
vide the most affordable
insurance possible to em-
ployees.
As a hypothetical ex-
ample, he said, if depen-
dent insurance costs $10,
the county tries to set the
premium to at least $11.
Whether there’s a legal
requirement through a
formula to set it higher is
unclear. He said he will
look into the matter and
report back to supervi-
sors with his findings.
“It’s a relevant ques-
tion, but the meat of it
is to make certain that
we’re keeping the coun-
ty protected in terms of
what we’re charging,”
Roberson said. “... I don’t
know the answer to that,
but at the moment, my
knee-jerk is there’s not a
formula that I’m aware of
through state law.”
Logan Reeves, a BCBS as its third-party
spokesperson for the
State Auditor’s Office,
said the office cannot
confirm if it has received
any complaints about or
initiated an investigation
into Oktibbeha County’s
insurance policy. How-
ever, he said the office’s
primary concern is to en-
sure that employees pay
the full premium for their
dependents.
“For any beneficiary,
the employee has got to
pay the entirety of the
premium,” he said.
Garrard confirmed the
employee deductions the
county presently charges
fully cover the costs for
dependent coverage.
Cigna competing for
county’s business
Supervisors, on a rec-
ommendation from Gar-
rard, opted to remain with
administrator for this
year’s insurance term.
However, Smith with
Cigna presented to the
board earlier this month,
contending he could pro-
Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff
vide lower administrative
costs to the county.
Miller said the admin-
istrative fees for Cigna
were cited at $583,740,
compared to the $619,135
BCBS charges.
At Monday’s meeting,
supervisors were reluc-
tant to change insurance
companies in the middle
of the term but voted to
reopen the matter in the
spring, to give sufficient
time to consider a pos-
sible change before the
next insurance term.
Smith told The Dis-
patch the issue with the
county’s dependent pre-
miums came to wheth-
er they could meet the
aggregate point — the
total amount of liability
the county would have
to meet if all of the de-
pendents and employees
maxed out their insur-
ance claims in the same
year.
If that happens, he said,
the county could be on
the hook for up to $75,000
in health insurance costs
for every insured person.
With 180 employees and
dependents, that cost
could soar well over $15
million, he said. In that
case, the county would be
responsible for paying the
cost.
He said the county
could add aggregate re-
insurance to its policy,
which would minimize its
exposure in a catastroph-
ic scenario.
“If they know that’s
their maximum, then at
that point, they have a
decision to make,” Smith
said. “Do we fund to that
exposure, so we know
we’re fiscally making a
good decision for this
county? If they fund, how
do they do that? They
have to charge that in
premiums for dependent
care.”
Trainer said the county
would have to weigh rais-
ing insurance premiums
against the likelihood of
any major hits to its insur-
ance. He said the county,
so far, has not experi-
enced such a situation.
“We were informed
that we weren’t charging
our employees enough,”
Trainer said. “That right
there would be a point of
contention. You’d have
to explain that to some
unhappy employees once
they got that notice. And
we haven’t had any cata-
strophic losses that would
put us in jeopardy.”

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Teen charged with
third shooting, second
murder in 8 months
TUPELO — A Missis-
sippi teen is jailed after
officials arrested him
for the drive-by shooting
death of a 66-year-old
woman.
Lee County Sheriff Jim
Johnson tells news outlets
17-year-old Latavious Bet-
ts is charged as an adult
with murder and aggra-
vated assault in Annie
Walton’s Dec. 7 death.
Johnson says Betts
fired a dozen or more
shots into a house near
Verona, killing Walton
and wounding four oth-
ers.
Betts was earlier
charged with first-degree
murder for a March 22
shooting at a Verona car
wash. He’s also charged
with aggravated assault in
a July 8 convenience store
shooting that injured two.
The teen is jailed
without bail because he’s
accused of violating pre-
vious release terms. It’s
unclear if he has a lawyer.
Betts was captured Friday
after a week on the run.
Dogs credited with
finding woman who
crashed into ravine
VICKSBURG — Sever-
al dogs in Vicksburg, Mis-
sissippi, are credited with
finding a woman who had
crashed into a ravine and
been reported missing.
The Vicksburg Post
reported Monday that
Blackie, Spottie and a
third dog heard 76-year-
old Corrine Palmer cry-
ing for help early Friday.
Warren County sheriff’s
office reports say Palmer
didn’t attend an appoint-
ment that morning and
was reported missing.
She had failed to drive
around a curve, and her
car flipped into a 40-foot
deep ravine. She was able
to get out of the car, but
couldn’t scale the sides of
the ravine.
Vicksburg Police Lt.
Johnnie Edwards says he
was searching for Palm-
er and noticed the dogs
gathered at the ravine. He
says went to see what was
going on and found Palm-
er, who was treated for
exposure.
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Mississippi voices
Out with the old, in with the new on many fronts
OXFORD — It’s Their thinking is tractive, she became the first about every county and state Routine is rare now, so after
probably premature also not completely female governor of South public office starts Jan. 2 and, years of adhering to a fixed
to make projections without merit. It’s Carolina in 2011 and accepted though there’s no voting until schedule my plan is aggravate
for the new year just that Trump’s Trump’s appointment as the June primaries, qualifying fish more often than people,
when the old one not the one capa- nation’s U.N. ambassador two closes March 1. Why so soon? and to submit columns now
has a week or so ble of introducing years ago. She has resigned Incumbency protection. If a and then. If editors want to
left, so apologies for integrity, clarity or that job effective Jan. 1, and, newcomer decides to run for use them, they may. If not,
getting ahead of the consistency to D.C. like O’Rourke, she seems judge, supervisor, sheriff or the that’s OK, too. In more than
calendar. Still, here — being so bereft of destined for her party’s nomi- Legislature a full six months three decades, I’ve given
goes: these traits himself. nation. before the general election — them about 3 million words to
n Taps for Some in the n Vice President Bryant? oops, too late. pore over and, well, there are
Trump. Trump army will It could happen. That said, the Legislature younger, brighter minds out
It won’t be the Charlie Mitchell never accept remov- If Trump is removed, the will be in session during the there.
loyal opposition that al him is best for the new president, Mike Pence, qualifying period so the peace The business of opinioniz-
removes our presi- nation. They were will need a VP. Mississippi’s on Earth everybody talks ing is a privilege. I’ve never
dent in 2019. Yes, House Demo- so lured by ideals of making lame duck governor has devel- about before Christmas will considered myself smarter
crats will certify impeachment, America great again — want- oped and maintained strong extend into the new year. No than readers, and when I write
but Senate Republicans will ing peace, prosperity, respect ties to the White House. He’s initiatives. No fresh ideas. No about public officials I’ve tried
deem him worthy of removal, for the working class, balanced a willing worker and could get use upsetting folks, you know. to remember that at least they
lest he take what remains of trade — they refuse to see his the job. Money will be found for raises submitted themselves to a
party principles with him. lack of fitness or ability to do If that doesn’t happen, some for state employees, including public vote — something I
n Angst in the army. the job. suggest that U.S. Sen. Cindy teachers. Small raises, but never did.
Few presidents have had n Texas and South Carolina. Hyde-Smith is a placeholder for enough to earn votes. Readers have tried to figure
as many “all-in” supporters, Many in Mississippi don’t Phil Bryant. At some point in Off into the sunset. me out as much as I have
explainers, defenders. Their know the name of Beto O’Ro- her 24-month term, she could Enough with the guesswork. tried to figure them out. One
thinking is not hard to sum- urke. They will. accept a U.S. Department of Here’s something definite. thing I learned is that only a
marize. 1. He was better than He’s the Texas Democrat Agriculture or private cattle The first weekly opinion col- few readers make it to the last
the other choice. 2. The capital who came within 2.6 per- industry position, leaving Bry- umn I wrote was on Labor Day paragraph.
desperately needs a purge centage points of defeating ant to step into the Senate seat 1986. In the 32 years since, To those who did this week,
and a double-dose of common Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz after leaving the Governor’s much has changed in journal- thank you. It has been a joy.
sense. 3. Plenty of others do last month. Young with Kenne- Mansion. ism and in readers’ habits. Rou- Charlie Mitchell is an
the same bad acts and either dy-like charm, he will emerge Once more to the polls. tine was prime back in the day. associate dean of journalism at
no one cares or we bleeding as his party’s frontrunner. The new year will be a If it was Sunday, the crossword the University of Mississippi.
hearts of the media provide Most have heard of Nikki state election year in Mis- puzzle was bigger. Saturday Email reaches him at cmitch-
cover. 4. RINOS are all talk. Haley. Also young and at- sissippi. Qualifying for just was for the religion writer. ell43@yahoo.com.

Health care

May you be healthy

and covered in 2019
A federal judge in Texas just threw
out the Affordable Care Act root and
branch. If the decision were to survive
legal challenges, an estimated 17 mil-
lion Americans could lose their health
coverage. Uncounted others would face
monstrous premium hikes as protec-
tions for pre-existing conditions vanish.
Upheld, the ruling would rocket
Republicans toward their goal of killing
Obamacare. President Trump didn’t
hold back his joy, hailing it as “a big, big
victory” by a “highly, highly respected” Froma Harrop
judge.
The downside for Republicans is that the program has become
quite popular. That’s why they didn’t actually repeal it though
they could have. Instead, they tried to dismantle it, screw by
screw, in the dark of night.
Republicans had two years to replace or fix the ACA to their
liking. They didn’t do it.
Trump said that if the judge’s ruling stands, “we will get great,
great health care for our people.” Right, like Mexico will pay for
that big, beautiful wall.
Time would be better spent discussing what Democrats
should do, now that they will soon command a House majority.
What they shouldn’t do is push a radical makeover of the
health care system in one swoop. A massive Medicare-for-all
initiative would burden an already exhausted public with more
disruption. Even a good number of Democratic House members
oppose that approach.
Half of Americans — 160 million people — get their health
coverage through their employer. Many may have complaints
about rising premiums and out-of-pocket payments, but the great
majority say they’re quite content with their health care. They
might be better off in Medicare, but they don’t know that yet.
Better to start small. Start by letting Americans just below the
Medicare eligibility age of 65 buy into the program — say, those
55 and up. The concept, “Medicare for more,” has been around
for a while.
What would this do?
First off, it would help the group stuck with the highest premi-
ums in the ACA insurance marketplaces. In most states, premi-
ums rise with the subscriber’s age. Older Americans are charged
more because they tend to use more health care. A Medicare
buy-in would be especially helpful to those who earn too much
to qualify for subsidies and currently face high premiums and
deductibles.
Secondly, “Medicare for more” would be voluntary. There
would be no coercion. People who qualify could take the deal or
not.
Thirdly, it would be a step toward “Medicare for all.” It would
demonstrate what happens when Medicare starts covering
people who are still working. Seeing that the roof doesn’t crash
down, the public might be more open to lowering the buy-in age
further.
In the meantime, Democrats must fight in the courts and in
the corridors of Congress to defend the ACA that we have. And
they should redouble efforts to lower the outrageous cost of
drugs. With Trump’s power to intimidate waning, some Republi-
cans might work with them.
So much is at stake. In addition to the losses listed at top, the
demise of the ACA would end guaranteed maternity care. Treat-
ment for addictions, gone. Importantly for Americans of modest
means, the dignity of going to the doctor through the front door
would be taken away.
Americans have seen the Promised Land of health care secu-
rity, and one can’t expect them to be shuttled back to the desert
quietly. They spoke loudly in the recent midterms. If Republicans
could lose 40 House seats in good part because of their threats
to take away ACA benefits, imagine the results in 2020 if they
actually did.
What happens to health coverage in 2019 will be a big, big
deal for everyone. May you keep yours.
Froma Harrop, a syndicated columnist, writes for the Providence
(Rhode Island) Journal. Her e-mail address is fharrop@gmail.com.
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AP analysis: Unemployment, income affect life expectancy

Life expectancy in Hawaii topped all other
states at 82 years and Mississippi’s estimate
of 74.9 years was the lowest
By NICKY FORSTER
AP Data Journalist
NEW YORK — Even your
lifespan can be local.
Researchers have long said
that health disparities are
heavily influenced by where
you live. New data from the Na-
tional Center for Health Statis-
tics show just how much your
neighborhood can impact the
length of your life.
In recent years, the U.S. has
seen overall life expectancy de-
crease, from 78.7 years in 2015
to 78.6 years in 2017. Experts
have pointed to opioid addiction
and an increase in suicides as
the main reasons.
Behind that national average
are American neighborhoods
where recently born residents
can expect to live much longer,
or much shorter, lives.
The Associated Press ana-
lyzed life expectancy and demo-
graphic data for 65,662 census
tracts, which are geographic
areas that encompass roughly
4,000 residents. The AP found
that certain demographic qual-
ities — high rates of unemploy-
ment, low household income, a
concentration of black or Na-
tive American residents and
low rates of high school educa-
tion — affected life expectancy
in most neighborhoods.
An increase of 10 percent-
age points in the unemploy-
ment rate in a neighborhood
translated to a loss of roughly a
year and a half of life expectan-
cy, the AP found. A neighbor-
hood where more adults failed
to graduate high school had
shorter predicted longevity.
New York state had the
largest range for life expectan-
cy among its neighborhoods,
spanning 34.5 years. The plac-
es with the highest and low-
est estimates are both in New
York City. Children born be-
As US life expectancy falls, West
Virginia offers lessons
By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer ‘It seems that the worst outcomes
MADISON, W.Va. — If you want to under- happen here first. We’re the
stand why U.S. life expectancy is declining,
West Virginia is a good place to start.
canary in the coal mine.’
The state is a bellwether of bad health, por- Dr. Michael Brumage, a West Virginia
tending major problems years before they be- University public health expert
came severe nationally.
“It seems that the worst outcomes happen 10 years ago. The nation’s suicide rate is where
here first,” said Dr. Michael Brumage, a West West Virginia’s was nearly 20 years ago.
Virginia University public health expert who Obesity was common in West Virginia before
formerly ran the health department in Charles- it became widespread in the rest of the coun-
ton. “We’re the canary in the coal mine.” try. And life expectancy started tumbling in the
The drug overdose death rate for all Amer- Mountain State before it began falling across
icans today is where West Virginia’s rate was the U.S.
tween 2010 and 2015 in part of in Chatham County — a child The AP analysis also found
the northern half of Roosevelt born between 2010 and 2015 discrepancies among states.
Island have an estimated life can expect to live 97.5 years, Life expectancy in Hawaii
expectancy of 59 years; a child the highest estimated lifespan topped all other states at 82
born 6 miles away in Chinatown for any neighborhood in the years. Mississippi’s estimate
in lower Manhattan can expect U.S. A child in part of Stilwell in of 74.9 was the lowest, followed
to live 93.6 years. Adair County, Oklahoma, can closely by West Virginia, Al-
In one North Carolina neigh- expect 59 years on average, the abama, Oklahoma and Ken-
borhood — Fearrington Village nation’s lowest. tucky.

US surgeon general warns of teen Study: Child abuse climbs

risks from e-cigarettes after Friday report cards
By LINDSEY TANNER

An estimated 3.6 million U.S. in tobacco

use. An
have been pitched to adult
smokers as a less-harmful
AP Medical Writer

Child abuse increases the day after school re-

teens are now using e-cigarettes,
representing 1 in 5 high school
students and 1 in 20 middle schoolers
By MAT THEW PERRONE
AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON — and 1 in 20 middle school-
The government’s top
doctor is taking aim at
the best-selling electron-
ic cigarette brand in the
U.S., urging swift action
to prevent Juul and sim-
ilar vaping brands from
addicting millions of teen-
agers.
In an advisory Tues-
day, Surgeon General Je-
rome Adams said parents,
teachers, health profes-
sionals and government
officials must take “ag-
gressive steps” to keep
children from using e-cig-
arettes. Federal law bars
the sale of e-cigarettes to
those under 18.
For young people, “nic-
otine is dangerous and it
can have negative health
effects,” Adams said in an
interview. “It can impact
learning, attention and
memory, and it can prime
the youth brain for addic-
tion.”
Federal officials are
scrambling to reverse a
recent explosion in teen
vaping that public health
officials fear could under-
mine decades of declines
estimated
3.6 million
U.S. teens
are now us-
ing e-ciga-
rettes, rep- Adams
resenting 1
in 5 high school students
ers, according to the lat-
est federal figures.
Separate survey re-
sults released Monday
showed twice as many
high school students used
e-cigarettes this year
compared to last year.
E-cigarettes and other
vaping devices have been
sold in the U.S. since
2007, growing into a $6.6
billion business. Most
devices heat a flavored
nicotine solution into an
inhalable vapor. They
alternative to cigarettes,
though there’s been lit-
tle research on the long-
term health effects or on
whether they help people
quit. Even more worri-
some, a growing body of
research suggests that
teens who vape are more
likely to try regular ciga-
rettes.
Adams singled out
Silicon Valley startup
Juul. The company leap-
frogged over its larger
competitors with online
promotions portraying
their small device as the
latest high-tech gadget
for hip, attractive young
people. Analysts now
estimate the company
controls more than 75
percent of the U.S. e-cig-
arette market.
port cards are released — but only when kids get
their grades on a Friday, a study in Florida sug-
gests.
The curious finding startled researchers, who
had figured abuse might go up regardless of the
specific day kids got their grades.
But their study of reports to a child abuse ho-
tline that included broken bones, burns and other
confirmed abuse found otherwise. An increase
only occurred on Saturdays after a report-card
Friday. Though overall rates were small, there
were almost four times more cases on those Sat-
urdays than on other Saturdays. No apparent
connection between report cards and abuse was
found on other days of the week.
“Anecdotally, we know a lot of parents will
spank their children or use corporal punishment
if they’re unsatisfied with their school work,” said
University of Florida psychologist Melissa Bright,
the lead author.
That punishment may become abusive when
kids don’t have school the next day and parents
think injuries might be more likely to go unno-
ticed, the researchers said, noting that teachers
are required to report suspected child abuse. Or,
it could be that severe punishment is less likely on
weekdays when parents are too busy to focus on
report cards, Bright said.

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Springfield, Ohio. She
was formerly employed
as a postmistress in
Ohio, a department
store clerk, office work-
er, cashier, seamstress
and plant nursery work-
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of Crossing Community
Church in Fort Pierce.
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parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
husband, Floyd Vernon
Dinnen; daughter,
Victoria Lowrance; and
brother, William Joseph
Jr.
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her son, Larry Dinnen
of Longanville, Geor-
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Thomas of Sulligent;
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Home, Columbus, MS. A funer-
al service followed at 11:00 AM
in the Lowndes Funeral Home
chapel with Pastor Steve Joiner
of the First Church of the Nazarene officiating.
Interment was at Memorial Gardens, Columbus,
MS with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Logan was born January 12, 1924, in
Birmingham, AL, to Elaine and George W. Sim-
mons, Jr. She married Albert “Terry” Logan, July
04, 1942. Together they moved to Columbus, MS
and became members of the First Church of the
Nazarene. They raised their family in Columbus
as she enjoyed a long working career as a sales
associate with Eggers, Woolco and Ruth’s Cloth-
ing Stores in Columbus. Mrs, Logan also worked
with Bosch until her retirement. She loved to
travel, enjoyed shopping and spending time with
her friends, children, grandchildren and church
family.
She was preceded in death by her loving hus-
band, Albert “Terry” Logan in 1977; and her par-
ents.
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of the family she leaves behind; son, Michael Lo-
gan of Columbus, MS; daughters, Marilyn Logan
of White Bear Lake, MN and Rebecca (Lance)
Mitchner of Bolivia, NC; sister, Doris Robinson
of Millport, AL; grandchildren, Traci Wahman,
Amy Hyser, Justin Mitchner, Rebecca Lynn Lo-
gan and Terry Logan; great-grandchildren, An-
thony Logan Tidwell, Cecilia Tidwell, Sam Hyser
and Savannah Hyser.
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Tousley, Bruce Williams, Lonnie Clardy, Arky
Beal and Billy Woods. Honorary Pallbearers will
be Tommy Beatty, Cecil Pew and Mrs. Logan’s
nurse and special friend, Delois Malone, as well
as the whole Malone family.
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Mississippi GOP senator sworn

in after special election win
Hyde-Smith is the first woman elected to represent
Mississippi in either chamber of Congress
The Associated Press
JACKSON — A Republican U.S.
senator from Mississippi has taken
her oath of office nearly three weeks
after winning a special election.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith was
administered the oath Monday in
Washington by the Senate’s presi-
dent pro tempore, Republican Orin
27 special election
runoff and will finish
the final two years of
the six-year term Co-
Hatch of Utah. chran started.
It’s the second time Hyde-Smith State election
has been sworn in to the Senate. officials last week
certified the special
The first time was in April, when Hyde-Smith
election results, with
she was appointed to temporarily Hyde-Smith winning 54 percent to
succeed retired Republican Sen. Espy’s 46 percent.
Thad Cochran. Hyde-Smith is the first woman
Hyde-Smith defeated Democrat- elected to represent Mississippi in
ic challenger Mike Espy in a Nov. either chamber of Congress.

Suspect in custody for West Point shooting

Suspect shot victim in parked car
Dispatch Staff Report
A West Point man was
hospitalized after a Mon-
day night shooting.
The shooting occurred
just before 6 p.m. near
Marshall Park off College
Street in West Point. The
shooter hit the driver’s
side of a parked vehicle,
which had two occu-
pants. The shooter then
approached the passen-
ger window and shot the
victim twice, according
to West Point Police Chief
Avery Cook. The victim
was taken to Mississippi
Medical Center-Tupelo
for treatment and is in sta-
ble condition.
Cook said no one has
been charged yet in the
shooting, but a suspect is
now in custody.
“We have a suspect we
are talking to right now,”
Cook said. “We are still in
the early process of try-
ing to figure it out.”

McClanahan
Continued from Page 1A
lison Kizer, who ran unop-
posed for county judge in
November. McClanahan
will be sworn in in January
and serve through the end
of 2019.
The other applicants
were Will Cooper, Chuck
Easley, William Starks,
Steve Wallace and Corky
Smith.
At Monday’s board
meeting, only McClanah-
an and Smith came up for
votes.
District 5 Supervisor
Leroy Brooks moved for
the job to go to Smith,
but the motion failed by a
3-2 vote, with Brooks and
District 4 Supervisors Jeff
Smith voting in favor and
board president Harry
Sanders, District 2 Super-
visor Bill Brigham and
District 3 Supervisor John
Holliman voting no.
Sanders then nominat-
ed McClanahan, a motion
that was seconded by
Brooks and
approved
unanimous-
ly.
S m it h
was the only
applicant to
attend the
m e e t i n g Sanders
and both
Holliman and Sanders ad-
dressed Smith in explain-
ing their vote.
In short, McClanahan
wants the post only for
the remainder of the term,
while Smith and the other
applicants indicated an in-
tent to run for election to
the position next year.
“It’s nothing against
Corky, but the way I look
at it, everybody else was
planning on running (in
November) except Mr.
McClanahan, so this will
make it an even playing
field for everybody,” Holli-
man said.
“I agree,” Sanders said.
Holliman Smith
“We just feel like there
shouldn’t be an endorse-
ment by the board of su-
pervisors for somebody
running for the prosecu-
tor position in the general
election.”
Smith, who once
served as an assistant to
then-County Attorney Tim
Hudson in 2010, took the
board’s decision in stride.
“I had hoped as the
only applicant in the pool
with any experience as the
county prosecutor, I’d have
a leg up,” he said. “I wish
Hal all the best and am hap-
py to work with him over
the next eleven months. I
did tell all the board mem-
bers if appointed I would
run for the position. Even
without the appointment,
I am still considering run-
ning for county prosecutor
and other offices.”
McClanahan said he
wouldn’t speculate why he
was chosen for the job, but
did admit his promise not
to run to retain the job in
November probably fac-
tored into the decision.
“I’m kind of in the
fourth quarter of the
game,” McClanahan said.
“I don’t want to get tied
down, so I didn’t have any
problem being appointed
with that condition.”

Missouri poacher ordered to repeatedly watch ‘Bambi’

Man must watch the Disney classic
at least once a month during his
year-long jail sentence
The Associated Press
OZARKS, Mo. — A
Missouri poacher has
been ordered to repeated-
ly watch the movie “Bam-
bi” as part of his sentence
in a scheme to illegally kill
hundreds of deer.
David Berry Jr. was
ordered to watch the Dis-
ney classic at least once
a month during his year-
long jail sentence in what
conservation agents have
called one of the largest
deer poaching cases in
state history, the Spring-
field News-Leader reports.
“The deer were tro-
phy bucks taken illegally,
mostly at night, for their
heads, leaving the bodies
of the deer to waste,” said
Don Trotter, the prosecut-
ing attorney in Lawrence
County.
Berry, his father, two
brothers and another
man who helped them
had their hunting, fishing
and trapping privileges re-
voked temporarily or per-
manently. The men have
paid a combined $51,000
in fines and court costs
— but the judge ordered a
special addition to Berry’s
sentence for illegally tak-
ing wildlife.
Court records show he
was ordered by Lawrence
County Judge Robert
George to “view the Walt
Disney movie Bambi, with
the first viewing being on
or before December 23,
2018, and at least one such
viewing each month there-
after” while at the county
jail.
Berry was also sen-
tenced to 120 days in jail
in nearby Barton County
for a firearms probation
violation.
His father, David Ber-
ry Sr., and his brother,
Kyle Berry, were arrested
in August after a nearly
nine-month investigation
that also involved cases
in Kansas, Nebraska and
Canada. The Missouri
Department of Conserva-
tion said information from
the investigation led to 14
Missouri residents facing
more than 230 charges in
11 counties.
Investigators say David
Berry Sr.’s other son, Eric
Berry, was later caught
with another person
spotlighting deer, where
poachers use light at night
to make deer pause and
easier to hunt.
The investigation into
the Berrys began in late
2015, when the conserva-
tion agency received an
anonymous tip about deer
poaching in Lawrence
County.

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this was a way to get out
of school because we are
way past that nationally.”
She said the schools
have programs in place to
ensure teachers and ad-
ministrators are talking
with students about vio-
lence and behavioral ex-
pectations so they know
what is and isn’t appropri-
ate.
“There’s no socioeco-
nomic status or criteria
why a person would have
a will to make a threat like
that,” she said. “That’s the
hardest part about man-
aging a situation like this,
because you never know.”
Dispatch reporter Mary
Pollitz contributed to this
report.

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NFL: Saints 12, Panthers 9
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SECTION

Saints close in on home field with win

By STEVE REED
The Associated Press
CHARLOT TE, N.C. — New
Orleans put the clamps on Cam
Newton, and the Saints beat
the Carolina Panthers 12-9 on
Monday night to take a big step
toward locking up home-field
advantage in the NFC playoffs.
The Saints’ defense, which
has been among the best in the
league the last six weeks, held
the former MVP to 131 yards
passing, sacked him four times
and forced two turnovers on a
night when Drew Brees and
the offense couldn’t get much
going.
Alvin Kamara had 103 yards
from scrimmage and a touch-
down, and Brees had 203 yards
passing for the Saints (12-2),
who took a one-game lead in
the NFC over the Rams. The
Saints close the season at home
against Pittsburgh and Caroli-
na; the Rams visit Arizona and
host San Francisco.
Carolina’s only scores came
off a trick play on fourth down
— a 50-yard touchdown pass
from running back Christian
McCaffrey to tight end Chris
Manhertz — and an intercep-
tion return by Donte Jackson on
a 2-point conversion attempt.
The Saints limited Carolina
(6-8) to 247 yards and 13 first
downs as Newton struggled
throwing the ball more than 10
yards down the field with a sore
right shoulder.
The Panthers have lost six
straight and are all but elimi-
nated from playoff contention. Jeremy Brevard/USA TODAY Sports
New Orleans Saints strong safety Vonn Bell (24) reacts to a stop in
They’re 1½ games behind the the second quarter against the Carolina Panthers Monday night.
See SAINTS, 4B

COLLEGE ATHLETICS WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL

MUW mourns Morgan helps

former AD bolster MSU
Spearman secondary
By Adam Minichino By Brett Hudson
aminichino@cdispatch.com bhudson@cdispatch.com

Glenn Schmidt had a lot of in- STARKVILLE — Bob Shoop

fluences in nearly 40 years as a
teacher and as a coach.
It’s hard to dispute Jo Edna
Spearman left an indelible im-
pression on Schmidt in the time
they worked together at the Mis-
sissippi University for Women.
“She had a wis-
dom about her that
you needed to listen
to everything she
said,” Schmidt said.
“She was a big,
positive influence
in my life and she
had options when Jaquarius
Landrews was the second starting
Star, the nickel defensive back, to
go down with injury, his coming
against Louisiana Tech.
Mississippi State’s defensive
coordinator could have easily cho-
sen a baptism by fire for freshman
Marcus Murphy at the same posi-
tion.
If MSU elected to shuffle at
Blake Williams/Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations safety rather than
Jordan Danberry (24) will help lead the No. 4 Mississippi State women’s basketball Star, it put Stephen
team in tonight’s Top 10 matchup at No. 7 Oregon (9 p.m., ESPN2). Adegoke on schol-
arship for this exact

BULLDOGS IN PRIME TIME

Spearman loved The W. She
gave her life to it.”
Spearman, who began her ca-
reer at Mississippi State College
for Women as an instructor in Au-
gust 1974 and retired as Emeritus
Professor and Head, Division of
Health and Kinesiology; Athletic
Director in 2005, died Monday.
Spearman had recently relocated
to Texas to be closer to family.
She was 77.
“Today is a very sad day for the
MUW athletics family,” The W
Director of Athletics Jason Tru-
fant said.
“Dr. Spearman guided this ath-
letics department for many years
and was a one of the first individ-
uals I met on this campus. Wel-
coming, genuine, thoughtful, and
leader are just a few words that
come to mind when I think of her.
Our thoughts and prayers go out
to the family. She will be forever
missed.”
See SPEARMAN, 4B
No 4 Mississippi State hopes to learn a lot on trip to No. 7 Oregon, Washington
STARKVILLE
S
et the alarm clock for a nap Tuesday
afternoon.
Get a bowl for microwave or
white cheddar cheese popcorn and your
favorite beverage ready.
Don’t get too comfortable,
though, because you want to be
able to stay awake for all of the
No. 4 Mississippi State women’s
basketball team’s game against
No. 7 Oregon. The game tips off
at 9 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN2) in
Eugene, Oregon.
The matchup features the
Minichino
nation’s top two scoring teams
(Oregon averages 92.4 points per
game; MSU 92.3). Oregon also leads the
nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.93)
— a category that is near and dear to
GAME 11
n At No. 7 Oregon, 9 p.m. Today (ESPN2;
WKBB-FM 100.9)
MSU coach Vic Schaefer’s heart — and
is second in turnovers per game
(10.8). MSU will try to combat
those areas of strength with
the nation’s fourth-best scoring
defense (50.3 ppg.) and the No. 1
scoring margin (42 ppg.).
Let’s not forget Oregon (8-1)
Adam
is second nationally in field goal
percentage (52.4) and MSU is
fifth (51.5).
So will this one be one of those old
last-team-with-the-ball-wins games?
See BULLDOGS, 4B
reason — depth —
and his time could
have been called.
Instead, it called
on C.J. Morgan. Morgan
The sophomore
from Bossier City,
Louisiana, was the answer when
the No. 18 Bulldogs were down
two defensive backs going into
the final three weeks of the sea-
son. He did not disappoint.
“He earned it. He said thank
you for giving him the opportuni-
ty, but I told him I didn’t give him
anything, he earned it,” Shoop
told The Dispatch.
Morgan ended the regular sea-
son with 16 tackles — 12 of them
came in the final three games as
a starter.
He also tallied his second in-
terception of the season in the
Arkansas game, the particulars
of that play showing his develop-
ment in the new role.
See MORGAN, 3B

PREP SOCCER

Williams provides leadership, offense for MSMS

By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
Erin Williams is more than a goal
scorer for the Mississippi School
for Mathematics and Science girls
soccer team.
In her second year at the school
for juniors and seniors in Colum-
bus, Williams has staked her claim
to be one of the area’s top scorers.
But unlike other teams with
more longer-tenured players, Wil-
liams is asked to do more than just
score goals. While her ability to
Adam Minichino/Dispatch Staff find the net has been impressive.
Mississippi for Mathematics and Science girls soccer Williams’ ability to teach and to
coach Chuck Yarborough poses for a picture with senior lead her teammates might be more
Erin Williams on Monday at the school in Columbus. valuable.
“If somebody comes to me and
asks me how to do a certain move
and they do it in the game, I just
feel really proud, like a proud mom
because I helped them to learn that
or to do that,” Williams said. “I just
feel really proud.”
Williams has 11 goals and three
assists to lead MSMS (3-1-1) enter-
ing the holiday break. Last week,
she scored a goal in a Mississippi
High School Activities Association
(MHSAA) Class 1A/2A/3A, Region
4 loss to Choctaw Central. She has
seven goals and two assists in the
team’s first three region matches.
For her accomplishments, Wil-
liams is The Dispatch’s Prep Player
of the Week.
“She really is a special kind of
player and leader,” MSMS girls soc-
cer coach Chuck Yarborough said.
“Clearly, she can play the game. …
The best players in every sport nev-
er give up on a play. They know if
they keep working, they can impact
the match. This is true of Erin Wil-
liams.
“But, in addition, what makes
Erin an extraordinary player on our
team and in our district is she never
gives up on her teammates, trust-
ing that working together they can
reach the goals they’ve set.”
Williams started her soccer ca-
reer when she was 6 years old in
Hattiesburg.
See WILLIAMS, 4B
2B Tuesday, December 18, 2018 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly CALENDAR Basketball Monday, Dec. 24

Denver at Oakland, 7:15 p.m.
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
Texas (9-4) vs. Georgia (11-2), 7:45 p.m.
NBA Bowl Schedule (ESPN)
Local Prep Basketball
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Saturday, Dec. 15
Celebration Bowl
At Atlanta
Monday, Jan. 7
College Football Championship
Mississippi wins Shrine Classic Today’s Games Toronto
Philadelphia
23 9 .719 —
20 12 .625 3
North Carolina A&T 26, Alcorn State 22
Cure Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif.
Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner, 7
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Team Mississippi knocked off Team Columbus at Noxubee County Boston 18 11 .621 3½ Orlando, Fla. p.m. (ESPN)
Alabama 24-20 to win the annual Shrine Classic prep football all-star Brooklyn 13 18 .419 9½ Tulane 41, Louisiana-Lafayette 24
game played Monday night.
New Hope at Pickens County New York 9 23 .281 14 New Mexico Bowl FCS Playoffs
Southeast Division Albuquerque Championship
Mississippi has now won two straight and three of the last four in Houston at Caledonia W L Pct GB Utah State 52, North Texas 13 Saturday, Jan. 5
Las Vegas Bowl At Toyota Stadium
the series. West Point at Kemper County Charlotte
Orlando
14 15 .483 —
14 15 .483 — Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20 Frisco, Texas
Hattiesburg’s Jarod Connor earned team MVP honors after Booneville at Aberdeen Miami 13 16 .448 1 Camellia Bowl North Dakota State (14-0) vs. Eastern Wash-
Washington 12 18 .400 2½ Montgomery, Ala. ington (12-2), Noon
rushing for 112 yards and pair of touchdowns. Thursday’s Games Atlanta 6 23 .207 8 Georgia Southern 23, Eastern Michgan 21
Starkville High’s Zach Edwards had four tackles, while Noxubee
County’s Maliek Stallings had three pass break-ups for Mississippi. On
New Hope at Calhoun City
Central Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans Bowl
Appalachian State 45, Middle Tennessee 13 Hockey
offense, Noxubee County’s Kyziah Pruitt had three receptions for 12 Vardaman at Hamilton
Milwaukee
Indiana
20 9 .690 —
20 10 .667 ½ Tuesday, Dec. 18 NHL
Detroit 14 14 .500 5½ Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl EASTERN CONFERENCE
yards. Friday’s Games Cleveland 7 23 .233 13½ UAB (10-3) vs. North Illinois (8-5), 6 p.m. Atlantic Division
(ESPN) GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Noxubee County at West Point Chicago 7 24 .226 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay 34 25 7 2 52 138 97
Buffalo 34 20 9 5 45 105 98
Lake Lowndes coaches meetings set Lafayette at Aberdeen

Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Wednesday, Dec. 19
Frisco (Texas) Bowl Toronto 33 21 10 2 44 117 93
Boston 34 18 12 4 40 94 88
The Lake Lowndes Summer Baseball and Softball League will hold Columbus Christian at Delta Academy Memphis 16 13 .552 — San Diego State (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4), 7 p.m.
Montreal 34 17 12 5 39 108 111
Dallas 15 13 .536 ½ (ESPN)
a series of coaches’ meetings in January. The meetings are set for Jan. Joe Horne Christmas Classic Houston 15 14 .517 1 Ottawa 35 15 16 4 34 116 135
9 (baseball), Jan. 16 (softball) and Jan. 23 (t-ball). Each meeting will run San Antonio 16 15 .516 1 Thursday, Dec. 20 Detroit 34 14 15 5 33 98 115
At Columbus High School New Orleans 15 16 .484 2 Gasparilla Bowl Florida 31 12 13 6 30 101 113
from 6 to 7 p.m. and take place at the New Hope Community Center Northwest Division At St. Petersburg, Fla. Metropolitan Division
(381 Stadium Road). The newly formed league is looking for coaches Minor (Ala.) girls vs. West Lowndes, 2 p.m. W L Pct GB Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5), 7 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA
(ESPN) Washington 32 20 9 3 43 122 100
for all age groups. For more information, call 662-328-0885 or visit Holly Springs boys vs. Minor (Ala.), 3:30 p.m. Denver
Oklahoma City
20 9 .690 —
19 10 .655 1 Columbus 33 18 12 3 39 108 105
N.Y. Islanders 32 16 12 4 36 93 92
www.lowndesrecreation.com. Horn Lake girls at Columbus, 5 p.m. Portland 16 13 .552 4 Friday, Dec. 21
Pittsburgh 33 15 12 6 36 112 108
Minnesota 14 16 .467 6½ Bahamas Bowl
Pinson Valley (Ala.) boys vs. Starkville, 6:30 p.m. Utah 14 17 .452 7 Nassau Carolina 32 14 13 5 33 84 93
N.Y. Rangers 32 14 13 5 33 94 106
Lake Lowndes registration set Caledonia boys at Columbus, 8 p.m.
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Toledo (7-5) vs. FIU (8-4), 11:30 a.m (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl New Jersey 31 11 13 7 29 94 111
The Lake Lowndes Summer Baseball and Softball Leagues will Golden State 20 10 .667 — Boise Philadelphia 31 12 15 4 28 93 116
hold registration from Jan. 2 to Feb. 23. Registration may take place
Saturday’s Games L.A. Lakers 18 12 .600 2 Western Michigan (7-5) vs. BYU (6-6), 3 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE
L.A. Clippers 17 12 .586 2½ (ESPN) Central Division
at the Lowndes Recreation Office (17 Airline Drive) or online at www. Joe Horne Christmas Classic Sacramento 16 14 .533 4 GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Saturday, Dec. 22 Winnipeg 33 22 9 2 46 121 94
lowndesrecreation.com. The offices are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At Columbus High School Phoenix 7 24 .226 13½
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Nashville 34 22 10 2 46 107 86
on weekdays. For more information, call 662-328-0885 or visit www. Colorado 34 18 10 6 42 122 106
Minor (Ala.) boys vs. Kosciusko, 11 a.m. Monday’s Games Memphis (8-5) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 11 a.m.
(ESPN) Minnesota 32 17 13 2 36 101 91
lowndesrecreation.com. Milwaukee 107, Detroit 104
Minor (Ala.) girls vs. Ridgeway (Tenn.), 12:30 p.m. Phoenix 128, New York 110 Armed Forces Bowl Dallas 33 16 14 3 35 92 93
Houston 102, Utah 97 Fort Worth, Texas St. Louis 31 12 15 4 28 88 107
Horn Lake girls vs. Starkville, 2 p.m. Houston (8-4) vs. Army (9-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chicago 35 10 19 6 26 99 135
Mississippi University for Women
Minnesota 132, Sacramento 105
Oklahoma City 121, Chicago 96 Dollar General Bowl Pacific Division
Ridgeway (Tenn.) boys vs. Starkville, 3:30 p.m. San Antonio 123, Philadelphia 96 Mobile, Alabama GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 34 22 10 2 46 122 93
Men’s basketball falls to Southwestern Assemblies Olive Branch girls at Columbus, 5 p.m. Golden State 110, Memphis 93
Portland 131, L.A. Clippers 127
Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl Anaheim
San Jose
35 19 11 5 43 93 100
34 18 11 5 41 112 103
WAXAHACHIE, Tex. – The Mississippi University of Women Pinson Valley (Ala.) boys vs. Okolona, 6:30 p.m. Today’s Games Honolulu
Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m. Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Hawaii (8-5), 9:30 p.m. Vegas 36 19 15 2 40 107 102
dropped a 74-53 decision to Southwestern Assemblies of God Monday New Hope boys at Columbus, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Edmonton 34 18 13 3 39 98 101
Vancouver 36 16 16 4 36 110 118
night. “Tonight was just one of those nights that the ball just didn’t want Washington at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
to go down for us,” MUW coach Brian Merkel said. “We got great looks Prep Soccer Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Wednesday, Dec. 26
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Arizona 32 14 16 2 30 81 89
Los Angeles 34 11 20 3 25 75 106
and unfortunately it just wasn’t our night. Our effort was there, we just Today’s Matches Cleveland at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Dallas
Boston College (7-5) vs. Boise State (10-3), NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
need to sustain it for forty minutes.” D.J. Clark had 13 points and eight Caledonia at New Hope, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Orlando, 6 p.m. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
Quick Lane Bowl and two wild cards per conference advance to
rebounds for the Owls (1-10), while Josh Skinner had 12 points and Indiana at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
playoffs.
Itawamba AHS at Columbus, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Detroit
eight rebounds. Brooklyn at Chicago, 7 p.m. Minnesota (6-6) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 4:15
Thursday’s Matches Detroit at Minnesota, 7 p.m. p.m. (ESPN) Monday’s Games
Columbus 1, Vegas 0
New Orleans at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Cheez-It Bowl
Tupelo at Starkville High, 5 p.m.
Mississippi State Washington at Houston, 7 p.m. Phoenix Anaheim 4, Pittsburgh 2
Boston 4, Montreal 0

Mangum earns preseason All-American honors Men’s College Basketball Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Portland, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
California (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 27
Ottawa 4, Nashville 3, OT
N.Y. Islanders 4, Colorado 1
STARKVILLE — The first preseason college baseball awards are Today’s Games Independence Bowl Today’s Games

out and Mississippi State center fielder Jake Mangum is in rarefied air. Mississippi University for Women at Wiley Col- Football Shreveport, La.
Temple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Florida at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Toronto at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Collegiate Baseball released its preseason All-American team and lege, 2 p.m. NFL Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Mangum is the lone Southeastern Conference player on the first team. Alabama vs. Liberty (Huntsville, Alabama), 7 p.m. AMERICAN CONFERENCE Pinstripe Bowl
Calgary at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
East Bronx, N.Y.
Ole Miss pitcher Parker Caracci joined Vanderbilt pitcher Drake Wednesday’s Games W L T Pct PF PA Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5), 4:15 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Fellows on the second team. Ryan Olenek of Ole Miss made the third New England 9 5 0 .643 374 310 (ESPN)
N.Y. Islanders at Arizona, 8 p.m.
team. Southern Miss at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Miami 7 7 0 .500 295 374 Texas Bowl Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 215 333 Houston
Southern Miss junior outfielder/right-handed pitcher Matt Wallner Wofford at Mississippi State, 7 p.m. N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286 292 359 Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
South
also earned selection first team at utility player. Friday’s Games W L T Pct PF PA Friday, Dec. 28
Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.
Mangum was one of MSU’s best offensive weapons on the way Ole Miss vs. Middle Tennessee (Nashville), 7 Houston 10 4 0 .714 352 281 Music City Bowl Thursday’s Games
Indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 372 300 Nashville, Tenn.
to the College World Series, hitting .351 with a career-high 22 doubles Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 268 254 Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
p.m. Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5), 12:30 p.m. Detroit at Carolina, 6 p.m.
and nine home runs. His 83 RBI last year are the most of any player on Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 225 289 (ESPN) Anaheim at Boston, 6 p.m.
Collegiate Baseball’s preseason All-American First Team. Southern Miss at South Dakota, 7 p.m.
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Camping World Bowl New Jersey at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Orlando, Fla. Florida at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Mangum’s senior year begins Feb. 15 with a three-game home Penn State at Alabama, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh 8 5 1 .607 384 316 West Virginia (8-3) vs. Syracuse (9-3), 4:15 Nashville at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 341 253 p.m. (ESPN)
series against Youngstown State. Saturday’s Game Cleveland 6 7 1 .464 309 348 Alamo Bowl
Chicago at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Cincinnati 6 8 0 .429 337 413 Montreal at Arizona, 8 p.m.
Mississippi State vs. Wright State (Jackson), 6 p.m. West
San Antonio Tampa Bay at Calgary, 8 p.m.

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x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 499 380
Iowa State (8-4) vs. Washington State (10-2),
8 p.m. (ESPN)
St. Louis at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Vegas, 9 p.m.
Winnipeg at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
x-L.A. Chargers 11 3 0 .786 395 298
Softball adds Pinto to signing class Today’s Games Denver 6 8 0 .429 306 299
Saturday, Dec. 29

OXFORD — On Monday, Ole Miss softball head coach Mike Smith Blue Mountain at Southern Miss, 6 p.m.
Oakland 3 11 0 .214 260 418
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 11 a.m.
Transactions
announced the addition of former Oregon Duck outfielder Alyssa Pinto. Mississippi State at Oregon, 9 p.m. East
(ESPN) Monday’s Moves
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Pinto will come to Ole Miss as a freshman and will be immediately Belk Bowl BASEBALL
eligible this spring. Wednesday’s Game Dallas 8 6 0 .571 276
Philadelphia 7 7 0 .500 311
269
318 Charlotte, N.C. American League
South Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5), 11 a.m. NEW YORK YANKEES — Signed LHP J.A.
Pinto, the No. 72 ranked player in the Class of 2018 according Troy at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. Washington 7 7 0 .500 265
N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 307
310
348 (ABC) Happ to a two-year contract. Designated RHP
Arizona Bowl Parker Bridwell for assignment.
to FloSoftball, originally signed with Oregon in the winter of 2017 and Thursday’s Games South
Tucson, Ariz. TEXAS RANGERS — Signed RHPs Matt Bush
W L T Pct PF PA
joined the Ducks this fall before deciding to transfer. The left-handed Alabama vs. Virginia (Orlando, Florida), 3 p.m. y-New Orleans 12 2 0 .857 459 292 Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5), 12:15 and Tim Dillard, LHP Zac Curtis and INF Chase
outfielder did not compete for Oregon during the “fall ball” season. Carolina 6 8 0 .429 333 344 p.m. (CBSSN) d’Arnaud to minor league contracts.
Southern Miss at Southeastern Louisiana, 6 p.m. Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 356 381 Cotton Bowl Classic National League
The daughter of a military family, Pinto competed for four different Tampa Bay 5 9 0 .357 344 403 Arlington, Texas PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Signed RHP Jor-
high schools in four years, helping her teams to capture a pair of state Mississippi State at Washington, 9 p.m. North CFP Semifinal, Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson dan Lyles to a one-year contract.
W L T Pct PF PA (13-0), 3 p.m. (ESPN) WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Traded 2B
championships. She concluded her high school career in the Golden y-Chicago 10 4 0 .714 383 264 Orange Bowl Andruw Monasterio to Cleveland to complete
Miami Gardens, Fla. an earlier trade.
State, graduating from Lodi High School in Lodi, California. Minnesota 7 6 1 .536 323 308
“We are excited to add more depth to our outfield with a top-100
player in Alyssa,” said Smith. “She brings championship experience
on the air Green Bay 5 8 1 .393 332
Detroit 5 9 0 .357 284
West
331
333
CFP Semifinal, Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama
(13-0), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
INDIANA PACERS — Named Kelly Krauskopf
assistant general manager.
and success. Alyssa is a hard-nosed player that loves the opportunity Today W L T Pct PF PA
y-L.A. Rams 11 3 0 .786 448 343
Monday, Dec. 31
Military Bowl WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Traded F Kelly
Oubre Jr. and G Austin Rivers to Phoenix for
to play in the SEC and become one of the best in the country. Alyssa COLLEGE BASKETBALL Seattle 8 6 0 .571 363 292 Annapolis, Md.
F Trevor Ariza.
San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 301 373 Cincinnati (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), 11
is another piece of the puzzle to help us become one of the elite teams Arizona 3 11 0 .214 192 367 a.m. (ESPN) FOOTBALL
in the nation.” 5 p.m. — Princeton at Duke, ESPN2 Sun Bowl Pro Football Hall of Fame
PFHOF — Signed president and CEO David
5:30 p.m. — Appalachian State at Georgetown, FS1 x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
El Paso, Texas
Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6), 1 p.m. (CBS) Baker to a five-year contract extension.
Canadian Football League
College Football 6 p.m. — Youngstown State at Ohio State, Big
Ten Network
Sunday’s Games
Baltimore 20, Tampa Bay 12
Redbox Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif.
Michigan State (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4), 2 p.m.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Agreed to
terms with LB Jesse Briggs on a two-year
Georgia freshman quarterback Fields plans transfer 6 p.m. — Xavier at Missouri, ESPNU
Washington 16, Jacksonville 13
Indianapolis 23, Dallas 0
(FOX)
Liberty Bowl
contract.
HOCKEY
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia freshman quarterback Justin Fields has Buffalo 14, Detroit 13 National Hockey League
Memphis, Tenn.
informed Bulldogs coaches he plans to transfer, a person with knowl-
7 p.m. — Buffalo at Syracuse, ESPN2 Chicago 24, Green Bay 17 Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6), 2:45
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed G Cory
Minnesota 41, Miami 17 Schneider on injured reserve. Recalled G
edge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday night. 7 p.m. — Mercer at Florida, SEC Network Tennessee 17, N.Y. Giants 0
p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
Mackenzie Blackwood from Binghamton (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned LW Matt
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Fields, the 7:30 p.m. — Presbyterian at Butler, FS1 Atlanta 40, Arizona 14
Cincinnati 30, Oakland 16
San Diego Beleskey and G Dustin Tokarski to Hartford
Northwestern (8-5) vs. Utah (9-4), 6 p.m. (FS1) (AHL). Recalled G Alexandar Georgiev from
former five-star recruit, had yet to formally notify No. 6 Georgia of his 8 p.m. — Western Carolina at Iowa, Big Ten Pittsburgh 17, New England 10 Gator Bowl Hartford.
San Francisco 26, Seattle 23, OT
intention to leave. Under new NCAA rules, players no longer request Network Philadelphia 30, L.A. Rams 23
Jacksonville, Fla. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Fired coach Dave
NC State (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6:30 p.m. Hakstol. Named Scott Gordon interim coach.
permission from a school to transfer. Now an athlete submits a notifica- Monday’s Game (ESPN)
tion paperwork, which results in the athlete’s name being placed in an 8 p.m. — Creighton at Oklahoma, ESPNU New Orleans 12, Carolina 9 ST. LOUIS BLUES — Reassigned C Tanner
Kaspick from Tulsa (ECHL) to San Antonio
Saturday, Dec. 22
NCAA-run database of available transfers. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Washington at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
(AHL). Recalled LW Zach Sanford from San
Baltimore at L.A. Chargers, 7:20 p.m. Antonio.
Another person with access to the database told AP Fields’ name 6 p.m. — Boca Raton Bowl: Alabama-Birmingham Sunday, Dec. 23 Tampa, Fla. SOCCER
Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 11 a.m. Major League Soccer
was not listed as of Monday night. That person spoke on condition of vs. Northern Illinois, ESPN Atlanta at Carolina, Noon
(ESPN2) NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Re-signed
Houston at Philadelphia, Noon
anonymity because the database is not public. NBA N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, Noon Citrus Bowl F Juan Agudelo to a multi-year contract.
Green Bay at N.Y. Jets, Noon Orlando, Fla. PHILADELPHIA UNION — Signed D Fabinho,
USA Today first reported Fields intends to transfer. Kentucky (9-3) vs. Penn State (9-3), Noon
Georgia spokesman Claude Felton told the AP in an email the 6:30 p.m. — Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn, Minnesota at Detroit, Noon
Buffalo at New England, Noon (ABC)
M Warren Creavalle and F Kacper Przybylko.
COLLEGE
school and coach Kirby Smart would have no comment Monday night NBA TV Cincinnati at Cleveland, Noon Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
INDIANA — Announced sophomore QB Jack
Tuttle is transferring from Utah.
Jacksonville at Miami, Noon
on Fields. NHL Tampa Bay at Dallas, Noon LSU (9-3) vs. UCF (12-0), Noon (ESPN) NORTH CAROLINA STATE — Named Kurt
L.A. Rams at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. Rose Bowl Roper quarterbacks coach.
NCAA rules would require Fields to sit out next season if he 6:30 p.m. — Nashville at Chicago, NBC Sports Chicago at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. OHIO STATE — Redshirt junior RB Mike Weber
transfers, though he could request a waiver to become immediately Pittsburgh at New Orleans, 3:25 p.m. Washington (10-3) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 4 p.m. will declare for the NFL draft after the Rose
Network Kansas City at Seattle, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN) Bowl.
eligible if he can show some sort of hardship he would endure by
staying at Georgia. SOCCER
Fields was one of the most highly rated recruits in the country in the 10:20 a.m. — FIFA Club World Cup, semifinal,
signing class of 2018. The Georgia native from Kennesaw, northwest
of Atlanta, decided to stay in his home state and sign with the Bulldogs,
River Plate vs. TBD, FS2
1:30 p.m. — Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf vs.
NFL
despite the presence of quarterback Jake Fromm on the roster.
Borussia Dortmund, FS1

Mullens making mark with 49ers

n Kelly wins national coaching honor: At South Bend, Indiana,
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly is The Associated Press college football 1:30 p.m. — Bundesliga, Augsburg vs. Hertha
Coach of the Year and the third coach to win the award twice since it Berlin, FS2
was established in 1998. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kelly received 16 of 58 first-place votes from AP college football 5 p.m. — Stanford at Tennessee, SEC Network By JOSH DUBOW interceptions for a 151.9 passer rat-
poll voters and 81 total points. Alabama’s Nick Saban was second with The Associated Press
16 first-place votes and 66 points and Central Florida first-year coach 9 p.m. — Mississippi State at Oregon, ESPN2 ing that was the highest since the
merger for a player in his debut with
Josh Heupel was third with 33 points (five first-place votes).
Twelve coaches received at least one first-place vote and eight
Wednesday SANTA CLARA, Calif. — No at least 20 attempts.
received at least three for the award announced Monday. Washington COLLEGE BASKETBALL matter what happens when Jimmy He took a little step back the fol-
State’s Mike Leach finished fourth with 26 points (three first-place votes) 5:30 p.m. — St. Francis (N.Y) at St. John’s, FS1 Garoppolo is healthy again and lowing two games in losses to the
and Syracuse’s Dino Babers was fifth with 25 (five first-place votes). 5:30 p.m. — Sacred Heart University at Seton steps back in as starting quarter- New York Giants and Tampa Bay
Kelly joins Saban and TCU’s Gary Patterson as two-time winners. Hall, FS2 back for the San Francisco 49ers, before starting to show noticeable
Kelly was also coach of the year in 2012.
As he did in 2012, Kelly has guided the Fighting Irish to a 12-0
6 p.m. — Central Arkansas at Indiana, Big Ten Network Nick Mullens has proven there’s improvement in the second half of
season and a chance to compete for the national championship. Notre 6 p.m. — Penn State at Duquesne, CBS Sports a place for him somewhere in the a 43-16 loss at Seattle earlier this
Dame played Alabama in the BCS championship game after the 2012 Network NFL. month.
season and lost 42-14. The third-ranked Irish will face No. 2 Clemson 6 p.m. — Auburn at North Carolina, ESPN2 The former undrafted free agent
in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29 in their first College Football Playoff Mullens followed that up by lead-
6 p.m. — Virginia at South Carolina, SEC Network out of Southern Mississippi who ing the Niners (4-10) to wins over
appearance.
This undefeated season for Notre Dame seems very different than 7:30 p.m. — University of the Incarnate Word at wasn’t even deemed worthy enough Denver and Seattle to provide a rare
that one and it comes just two seasons after Notre Dame finished 4-8. DePaul, FS2 to invite to the combine in 2017 has bright spot in an otherwise down
Kelly overhauled his staff and his approach after that debacle, bringing 8 p.m. — UCLA at Cincinnati, ESPN2 been one of the league’s more prolif- season for San Francisco.
in new coordinators on both sides of the ball. He made a concerted 8 p.m. — Georgia Tech at Arkansas, SEC Network ic passers since getting his chance “I try to get better every week,”
effort to be more involved with all aspects of the team.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL to play last month. Mullens said. “That’s definitely
“I think I’m a better leader of our program,” Kelly told AP. “The
organization has gotten so much bigger. The ability to create the right 11 a.m. — National Signing Day Special, ESPNU “He’s shown he can play in this the goal. What you do in the past
energy and day-to-day culture is difficult. I think I’ve gotten a lot better a 7 p.m. — Frisco Bowl: San Diego State vs. Ohio, league,” 49ers cornerback Richard doesn’t matter. It’s all about what
leading that large group on a day-to-day basis.” ESPN Sherman said. “I hope we can keep you do today and the next day and
Kelly is 81-34 in nine seasons at Notre Dame and he credited his NBA
players for helping him improve as a coach. him because teams need a quarter- the future. It’s definitely a goal of
n No Love for Stanford in bowl game: At Stanford, California,
2 p.m. — G-League, Raptors 905 vs. Memphis, back. This guy’s not just playing mine to get better every single day.
Stanford running back Bryce Love will skip the Sun Bowl to prepare for ESPNU conservative football, oh man, get Feel more comfortable out there.
the NFL draft. 4:30 p.m. — G-League, Lakeland vs. Maine, ESPNU the ball in the right places. He’s Obviously, experience helps. You
Love announced his decision on Monday to sit out the bowl game 7 p.m. — G-League, Erie vs. Texas, ESPNU
for the Cardinal (8-4) on Dec. 31 against Pittsburgh (7-6). Love says he
making the right decisions, he’s could say the experience helps and
9 p.m. — Memphis at Portland, Fox Sports making good throws under pres- I feel more comfortable. I’m just en-
wants to be completely healthy for the 2019 draft.
Love had a rough senior season after deciding to bypass the 2018 Southeast sure. I’d say he’s playing like a top joying playing.”
draft after finishing as Heisman Trophy runner-up. He was slowed by NHL half quarterback in this league. You Since taking over as starter, the
injuries and finished with 739 yards on 166 carries. That was down 7 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Washington, NBC Sports have guys that are out there right player once considered too small
significantly from the previous season when he ran for 2,118 yards and Network
averaged 8.1 yards per carry. Love also set an FBS record with 13 runs now that are not playing better foot- and with an arm not strong enough
SOCCER ball than Nick Mullens. He could for the NFL ranks third in the
of at least 50 yards.
1:30 p.m. — Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs. RB be a starter for a lot of teams in this league in yards per attempt (8.6)
Leipzig, FS1
NBA 1:30 p.m. — Bundesliga, Frankfurt vs. FSV
football league and we appreciate and sixth in yards passing per game
that we have him and he’s playing (292.3).
Suns beat Knicks for third straight win Mainz, FS2 his tail off for us.” He fared well against Seattle’s
NEW YORK — A 4-24 record didn’t discourage the Phoenix Suns, 9:30 p.m. — FIFA Club World Cup, semifinal,
so a seven-point halftime deficit certainly wouldn’t. Mullens has built on his re- strong defense in a 26-23 overtime
The young Suns wiped away the second one, and insist they’ll Real Madrid vs. TBD, FS2 cord-setting debut against Oakland win on Sunday, completing 20 of 29
keep chipping away at the first. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL on Nov. 1, when he went 16 for 22 for passes for 275 yards and one touch-
“We’re building,” guard Devin Booker said. “We’re getting better 7:30 p.m. — Connecticut at Oklahoma, FS1 262 yards, three touchdowns and no down despite a couple of key drops.
every game.”
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• Please read your ad on the first day of publication. We accept

responsibility only for the first incorrect insertion. 0 Legals 1780 Sitting with Elderly/Sick 4000 Merchandise 5000 Pets & Livestock 8000 Real Estate
• The Publisher assumes no financial responsibility for errors nor for 1790 Stump Removal 4030 Air Conditioners 5100 Free Pets 8050 Commercial Property
1000 Service 1800 Swimming Pools 4060 Antiques 5150 Pets 8100 Farms & Timberland
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1060 Appliance Repair 1860 Tree Service
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1070 Asphalt & Paving 1890 Upholstery
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1090 Automotive Services 1910 Welding
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1120 Building & Remodeling
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1150 Carpeting/Flooring
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1180 Childcare 2050 Card of Thanks
4250 Burial Plots
6000 Financial 8500 Houses - Other
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1240 Contractors 6100 Business Opportunity Wanted
2200 In Memorial Equipment 8550 Investment Property
1250 Computer Services 6120 Check Cashing
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1300 Excavating
2250 Instruction & School
2300 Lost & Found
4300 Camera Equipment
4330 Clothing
6150 Insurance
6200 Loans
8600 Lots & Acreage
8650 Mobile Homes
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4390 Computer Equipment
6250 Mortgages
8750 Resort Property
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4420 Farm Equipment & Supplies
6300 Stocks & Bonds
8800 River Property
1360 General Services 2600 Travel/Entertainment 6350 Business for Sale
4450 Firewood 8850 Wanted to Buy

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1380 Housecleaning 3000 Employment
1390 Insulation
4460 Flea Markets 7000 Rentals 8900 Waterfront Property
3050 Clerical & Office 4480 Furniture 7050 Apartments
1400 Insurance 3100 Data Processing/ Computer 4510 Garage Sales 7100 Commercial Property
9000 Transportation
1410 Interior Decorators 9050 Auto Accessories/Parts
Bargain Column Ad must fit in 4 lines (approximately 1440 Jewelry/Watch Repair
1470 Lawn Care/Landscaping
3150 Domestic Help
3170 Engineering
4540 General Merchandise
4570 Household Goods
7150 Houses
7180 Hunting Land
9100 Auto Rentals & Leasing
9150 Autos for Sale
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1500 Locksmiths 9200 Aviation
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3250 Management Positions 4660 Merchandise Rentals 7200 Mobile Homes
9250 Boats & Marine
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1560 Mobile Home Services 3350 Opportunity Information 9300 Camper/R.V.’s
4700 Satellites 7300 Office Spaces
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1620 Painting & Papering
3400 Part-Time
3450 Positions Wanted
4720 Sporting Goods
4750 Stereos & TV’s
7350 Resort Rentals
7400 River Property
9350 Golf Carts
9400 Motorcycles/ATVs
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1680 Plumbing
3500 Professional
3550 Restaurant/Hotel
4780 Wanted To Buy 7450 Rooms
7500 Storage & Garages
9450 Trailers/Heavy Equipment
9500 Trucks, Vans & Buses
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7550 Wanted to Rent
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Legal Notices 0010
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Sale of con-
tents of self storage
unit. Pursuant to Missis-
sippi Code Ann. Sec-
tion 85-7-125, U-stor
Iside will offer for sale
and sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the
contents of the follow-
ing climate controled
storage units:
Unit A5
Summer Owens,
176 Astor Drive
Columbus, Ms 39702
The aforementioned
Lessees have rent due
on the self storage unit
which remains unpaid
and to whom proper no-
tice has been given ac-
Looking for goods
or services?
Find it in the
classifieds!
Stump Removal 1790 Bargain Column 4180
BASKETBALL GOAL,
new, fully assembled.
Portable. $100. Call
662-328-7313.
Apts For Rent: Northside 7010
FOX RUN COMPANY LLC
1 & 2 BR near hospital.
$595-645/mo. Military
discount offered, pet
area, pet friendly, and
furnished corporate
apartments available.
ON SITE SECURITY.
ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
24-HOUR CAMERA
SURVEILLANCE.
Benji @ 662-386-4446
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
Sat/Sun by appt only.
STUDIO APT for rent.
Newly remodeled.
$400/mth rent & dep
req. Convenient to town
& CAFB. No hud. No
pets. 662-328-2340.
Apts For Rent: West 7050
Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Commercial Property For Houses For Rent: South 7140 Houses For Sale: Northside Lots & Acreage 8600
DOWNTOWN - WALK to
Rent 7100
3BR/2BA, 2300 sqft,
8150
HUNTING LAND IN
MUW, church & shops!
2BR/1BA, central H&A,
COMMERCIAL PROPER-
TIES/Retail/Office
very nice w/ 2 car gar-
age, lg back yard. Pets
2622 CANTERBURY -
Enjoy the quiet conveni-
PICKENS COUNTY, AL
93 acres on County
hardwood. No Pets, no Spaces starting @ need approval. 1612 ence of this partially up- Road 47 (Gordo 159 to
smoking, no HUD. Avail-
able January. $675/
$675. Credit check.
$285/mo. Downtown &
East Columbus loca-
tions. 662-435-4188.
9th St. S. $1,050 per
mo + dep. 662-574-
7879 or 662-328-8655.
dated home. Features
include a wonderful
shaded back yard,
County Road 47. Turn
left & land is on the
left). Paved road ac-
Call Long & Long Real
Estate, 662-328-0770.
OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
Houses For Rent: Starkville
7170
covered patio, screened
porch, raised flower
beds, and a well for
cess. Mostly level.
Price: $204,600.
Linda Pruett, Keller
square feet. 294 duty free watering. Ex- Williams Realty Tusca-
FIRST FULL MONTH Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- 2BR/1BA house w/ 2 tremely spacious and loosa, 205-657-5330.
RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- ing terms. Available acres in county. 3 miles reduced to $135,000.
room Apts/Townhomes. now. 662-328-8254 from Strk, 5 miles from Call Emily C. Moody for WINTER SPECIAL
Stove & refrigerator. MSU South Entrance, a private viewing. 1.95 acre lots.
$335-$600 Monthly. W/D, carport. SMALL Long & Long, Realtors Good/bad credit.
Credit check & deposit. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN dogs ok w/ deposit. @ 662-328-0770 or 10% down, as low as
Coleman Realty, Columbus Office, Retail, Great for grad student 662-574-3903. $299/mo. Eaton Land.
662-329-2323. Restaurant Space avail- or professor. Non- 662-361-7711
able. Call 662-328- smoking. $700/mo.
8655 or 662-574-7879. Utilities not included. Investment Property 8550
JANUARY AVAILABILITY Campers & RVs 9300
(NOW ACCEPTING 662-617-5601.
GRAVEL FOR SALE on
APPLICATIONS) Houses For Rent: Northside private property. Approx
TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 6 acres. Will sell or
7110 located on Wilkins Wise

VIP
Downtown Area- lease property located Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
cording to law. The con- 2BR/1BA, CH&A, hard- 2BR/1BA Trailer. 129 in NE Noxubee County.
Farm Equipment & Supplies 2 AVAILABLE: 2BR/1BA Brownlee Dr. $500 Hookups available.
tents of the above unit wood, appliances, no

will be sold at public
auction on December
28th on line at selfstor-
ageauction.com and run
for 3 days. Winner bid-
der will clean out said
Unit at U-stor Inside,
213 Alabama St, Colum-
bus, Ms 39702.
PUBLISH: 12/18/2018
Building & Remodeling 1120
Tree Services 1860
HOME REPAIRS & CON-
STRUCTION WORK
WANTED. Carpentry,
small concrete jobs,
electrical, plumbing,
roof repairs, pressure
washing and mobile
citizen disc. Call Alvin @
home roof coating and
underpinning. No job
too small. 549-7031.
SUGGS CONSTRUCTION J&A TREE REMOVAL
Building, remodeling,
metal roofing, painting
Work from a bucket
truck. Insured/bonded. cluded. $50 each.
& all home repairs. Call Jimmy for a free es- Call 662-574-1561
662-242-3471 timate 662-386-6286.
Tom Hatcher, LLC
Custom Construction,
Restoration, Remodel- Tree
ing, Repair, Insurance moval.
claims. 662-364-1769.
4420
ALLSTUMP GRINDING
2016 JOHN Deere
SERVICE
GET 'ER DONE! 5100E Tractor, 210
We can grind all your
stumps. Hard to reach
hours. $46,500.
Also, 2016 15ft
places, blown over Kubota Bush hog avail.
205-329-1790.
roots, hillsides, back-
yards, pastures. Free
estimates. You find it, Firewood / Fuel 4450
we'll grind it!
662-361-8379 FIREWOOD FOR Sale.
Various lengths.
662-295-2274
A&T Tree Service General Merchandise 4600
Bucket truck & stump APPLE COMPUTERS
removal. Free est. Two 2009 iMac com-
Serving Columbus puters available. Good
since 1987. Senior
working condition.
242-0324/241-4447 Would be good for ba-
sic web browsing or
"We'll go out on a limb
for you!" word processing. 2Ghz;
2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD.
Computer and built-in
monitor only; mouse
and keyboard not in-
VINTAGE BIKE, Can-
nondale Road Bike, pro-
VICKERS TREE fessionally recondi-
SERVICE, LLC tioned. $275. Call 662-
trimming and re- 251-3205.
Fully insured.
Free estimates. Sporting Goods 4720
Rentals
near CAFB. $450/mo + per mo. $350 dep. 601-405-3717. $300/mo. 662-328-
pets, spacious, walk to $350 dep. 662-889- 8655 or 662-574-7879.
MUW. NO HUD. Call 662-295-3262.
1122. Lots & Acreage 8600
Apartments
Agent Owned.
$675.00/$675.00. 3BR/2BA Trailer, New Trailers & Heavy Equipment
Hope school dist. 2.28 +/- Acre Lot.
& Houses Convenience-
BLUECUTT ESTATES: $500/mo & $500 dep. 149 Tanyia Lane. Off of
9450
3BR/2BA, ch/a, double Call between 10a-7p.
1 Bedrooms 2BR/1BA, almost fin- garage, chain link 662-386-4292.
Lake Lowndes Road.
Has asphalt drive & 1999 MACK Dump
2 Bedroooms ished make-over. CH/A,
new flooring, paint, ap-
fenced backyard, newly NO TEXT MESSAGES.
remodeled.
parking, 1200 ft. shop Truck & 30,000lb Trail-
boss Tag-A-Long Trailer,
3 Bedrooms pliances & more. No For Rent: $900/mo. or NICE 3BR/2BA DBW
w/ living area, septic
tank & water meter. No both good condition.
pets, no HUD. For Sale: $115,000. MH in North Columbus. trailers. $45,000. Call Can be seen at 5356
Furnished & Agent Owned.
$495.00/$495.00.
662-352-4776. Close to schools & 662-574-0345. Hwy 182 E, Columbus.
Call 662-328-6203 or
Unfurnished CAFB. $600/mo +
$600 dep. 662-308- 662-574-6202.
West Point- Houses For Rent: New Hope 3.5 Acre Lot. 3 estab-
1, 2, & 3 Baths Large 1BR/1BA, gas 7130
7781 or 601-940-1397.
lished trailer lots. Play-
Five Questions:
Lease, Deposit space heat, window air.
Water furnished. No
RENT A fully equipped ground. Located on
Morgan Lane. Off of
4BR/2BA, 1.25 Acres camper w/utilities &
& Credit Check pets or HUD. Christopher Hills Sub; cable from $145/wk - Harris Road. Caledonia
1 Johnny
Schools. $25,000.
viceinvestments.com Agent Owned. $197K (15K below ap- $535/month. Colum-
662-574-0345.
327-8555
$375.00/$375.00 with praisal). New Hope bus & County School
Depp
approved application. School District. Avail- locations. 662-242-
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!
able to rent $1,000/ 7653 or 601-940-1397. A Stable growth invest-
Long & Long, Realtors mth - must meet minim-
Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070 ment. FSBO: 72 Acres
662-328-0770 um credit/income re-
2 Wrigley
in Webster Co., near
quirements. Military Mantee. Mature pines
SMALL APT, walking dis-
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Basketball
1. Kansas (56)
2. Duke (5)
3. Tennessee (2)
9-0 1586 1
9-1 1488 2
8-1 1464 3
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
0-0
0-0
0-0
.000
.000
.000
8-1
8-2
7-2
.889
.800
.778
Northwestern 97, Chicago St. 35
Oakland 64, Rochester College 46
SOUTHWEST
17. Arizona St.
18. Kentucky
19. Marquette
8-2 227 17
10-1 215 18
8-2 191 19
briefly
Monday’s Men’s 4. Michigan (1) 11-0 1442 5 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 8-2 .800 Cent. Arkansas 70, Williams Baptist 35 20. DePaul 7-3 185 20

Major Scores
EAST
Cornell 70, Longwood 64
SOUTH
California Baptist 73, SE Louisiana 52
Florida St. 85, SE Missouri 68
Gardner-Webb 79, Georgia Tech 69
High Point 90, NC Wesleyan 85, OT
Lipscomb 119, Covenant 48
Morgan St. 85, Wilmington 78
Samford 85, Houston Baptist 61
Tulane 77, Texas Southern 70
Vanderbilt 81, Arizona St. 65
Wake Forest 67, Davidson 63
MIDWEST
Ball St. 77, Valparaiso 61
Drake 79, SIU-Edwardsville 66
Ill.-Chicago 63, Incarnate Word 57
N. Illinois 91, W. Illinois 76
SOUTHWEST
UTSA 101, Bethany (KS) 77
FAR WEST
Montana 60, N. Dakota St. 53
Utah 93, Florida A&M 64
No. 11 Florida State 85,
SE Missouri State 68
SE MISSOURI (5-7): Gable 3-6 0-0 8,
Tolbert 1-3 1-5 3, Hogan 5-9 0-0 14, Brewer
6-13 2-2 16, Dalton 2-6 1-1 6, McGlothan 3-5
0-0 7, Laros 0-2 0-2 0, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Russell
0-3 0-0 0, Caldwell 2-8 0-0 5, Kao 1-1 0-0 3,
Cuffee 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 25-59 4-10 68.
FLORIDA ST. (9-1): Gray 1-2 0-0 2, Kou-
madje 6-6 0-0 12, Mann 1-5 3-6 5, Savoy 0-5
0-0 0, Forrest 8-12 6-8 23, Cofer 0-4 0-0 0, Wil-
kes 1-4 0-0 3, Kabengele 3-5 3-5 9, Prieto 0-0
0-0 0, Polite 1-4 0-0 2, Miles 0-0 0-0 0, Light
0-0 0-0 0, Nichols 5-8 0-0 13, Lindner 0-0 0-0
0, Vassell 5-7 4-6 16. Totals 31-62 16-25 85.
Halftime—34-34. 3-Point Goals—SE
Missouri 14-37 (Hogan 4-7, Cuffee 2-3, Ga-
ble 2-5, Brewer 2-7, Kao 1-1, McGlothan 1-2,
Dalton 1-4, Caldwell 1-5, Laros 0-1, Russell
0-2), Florida St. 7-26 (Nichols 3-4, Vassell 2-3,
Wilkes 1-4, Forrest 1-4, Cofer 0-1, Mann 0-1,
Kabengele 0-1, Polite 0-3, Savoy 0-5). Fouled
Out—None. Rebounds—SE Missouri 25 (Tol-
bert 5), Florida St. 43 (Forrest 8). Assists—SE
Missouri 14 (Dalton 5), Florida St. 15 (Forrest
4). Total Fouls—SE Missouri 21, Florida St. 13.
A—5,726 (12,100).
Vanderbilt 81,
No. 18 Arizona State 68
ARIZONA ST. (8-2): Cheatham 3-6 3-4
9, White 2-4 5-6 9, Lawrence 3-12 0-0 7, Dort
3-13 2-3 10, Martin 3-12 2-2 9, Lake 0-0 0-1 0,
Cherry 3-8 0-0 7, Edwards 4-10 4-4 14. Totals
21-65 16-20 65.
VANDERBILT (7-2): Ryan 2-11 5-6 11,
Moyer 0-2 0-0 0, Shittu 4-10 1-2 9, Lee 2-3 9-12
14, Toye 4-8 0-0 11, Brown 1-1 1-2 3, Nesmith
5-10 0-2 13, Wetzell 3-5 5-5 12, Garland 0-0
0-0 0, Evans 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 24-55 21-29 81.
Halftime—Vanderbilt 34-28. 3-Point
Goals—Arizona St. 7-24 (Dort 2-4, Edwards
2-4, Lawrence 1-4, Martin 1-5, Cherry 1-6,
Cheatham 0-1), Vanderbilt 12-28 (Toye 3-4,
Nesmith 3-5, Evans 2-3, Ryan 2-9, Wetzell 1-2,
Lee 1-2, Shittu 0-1, Moyer 0-2). Fouled Out—
None. Rebounds—Arizona St. 38 (Cheatham
14), Vanderbilt 31 (Shittu 7). Assists—Arizona
St. 9 (Dort, Edwards 3), Vanderbilt 13 (Shittu
4). Total Fouls—Arizona St. 19, Vanderbilt 18.
Technicals—Dort. A—9,271 (14,316).
Tulane 77,
Texas Southern 70
TEXAS SOUTHERN (4-7): Butler 2-6 2-2
7, Combs 5-10 2-7 12, Reed 2-3 1-2 5, Patter-
son 5-11 5-7 17, Bruce 2-9 0-0 5, Olden 1-7 4-4
7, Ewing 5-11 2-4 12, C.McClelland 0-2 0-0 0,
Armstrong 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 1-5 0-0 3. Totals
24-66 16-26 70.
TULANE (4-6): Sehic 11-15 4-5 28, Koka
1-2 0-0 2, Daniels 7-9 4-7 21, Cornish 1-6 3-6 6,
Barrett 2-6 0-3 5, Ajang 0-1 0-1 0, Paul 0-1 0-0
0, Quinn 1-1 0-0 2, Crabtree 4-7 3-4 11, Wood
1-4 0-0 2. Totals 28-52 14-26 77.
Halftime—Tulane 34-22. 3-Point Goals—
Texas Southern 6-32 (Patterson 2-6, Butler
1-4, Jones 1-4, Olden 1-6, Bruce 1-6, Reed
0-1, Ewing 0-1, Combs 0-1, Armstrong 0-1,
C.McClelland 0-2), Tulane 7-21 (Daniels 3-3,
Sehic 2-4, Cornish 1-4, Barrett 1-5, Wood 0-2,
Crabtree 0-3). Fouled Out—Barrett, Wood,
Bruce. Rebounds—Texas Southern 32 (Combs
9), Tulane 36 (Sehic 11). Assists—Texas South-
ern 10 (Patterson 3), Tulane 19 (Cornish 5).
Total Fouls—Texas Southern 23, Tulane 24.
A—1,050 (4,100).
AP Top 25 Men
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’
college basketball poll, with first-place votes
in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, total
points based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote and last
week’s ranking:
Record Pts Prv
5. Virginia (1)
6. Nevada
7. Auburn
9-0 1400 6
11-0 1319 7
9-1 1156 8
8. Gonzaga
9. North Carolina
9-2 1147 4
8-2 1126 12
10. Michigan St. 9-2 1070 9
11. Florida St. 8-1 949 10
12. Texas Tech
13. Virginia Tech
10-0 912 11
9-1 838 13
14. Buffalo
15. Ohio St.
10-0 684 14
9-1 647 15
16. Wisconsin 9-2 619 16
17. Mississippi St.
18. Arizona St.
9-1 529 18
8-1 415 20
19. Kentucky 8-2 377 19
20. Marquette 8-2 350 21
21. Houston 10-0 266 24
22. Indiana 9-2 226 25
23. Iowa 8-2 224 22
24. Furman 12-0 208 23
25. Nebraska 9-2 156 —
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 115, Mary-
land 103, Kansas St. 90, St. John’s 59, Villano-
va 52, N.C. State 38, Purdue 20, TCU 17, Iowa
St. 9, Cincinnati 7, Louisville 6, Florida 3, Min-
nesota 3, Belmont 2, San Francisco 2, NJIT 1.
USA Today Top 25 Men
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s
college basketball poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Dec. 16, points
based on 25 points for a first-place vote through
one point for a 25th-place vote and previous
ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kansas (27) 9-0 768 1
2. Duke (1) 9-1 709 2
3. Virginia 9-0 697 3
4. Tennessee
5. Michigan (3)
8-1 694 4
11-0 678 5
6. Nevada 11-0 617 7
7. Auburn 9-1 532 8
8. Michigan State 9-2 502 9
9. Gonzaga
10. North Carolina
9-2 497 6
8-2 493 12
11. Texas Tech 10-0 470 11
12. Florida State 8-1 452 10
13. Virginia Tech 9-1 425 13
14. Ohio State 9-1 341 14
15. Buffalo 10-0 318 15
16. Mississippi State 9-1 272 17
17. Wisconsin 9-2 232 19
18. Kentucky 8-2 198 18
19. Arizona State 8-1 178 20
20. Houston 10-0 168 22
21. Iowa 8-2 115 21
22. Nebraska 9-2 94 25
23. Marquette 8-2 91 —
24. Maryland 9-2 90 23
25. Furman 12-0 82 —
Others receiving votes: Indiana 62, Oklahoma
58, St. John’s 51, Kansas State 45, Villanova
35, Cincinnati 28, TCU 24, Iowa State 15, N.C.
State 13, UCF 7, North Texas 7, Florida 6, Lou-
isville 6, Purdue 3, Belmont 2.
Top 25 Scheddule
Monday’s Games
No. 11 Florida State 85, Southeast Missouri 68
Vanderbilt 81, No. 18 Arizona State 68
Tuesday’s Games
No. 1 Kansas vs. South Dakota, 7 p.m.
No. 2 Duke vs. Princeton, 5 p.m.
No. 8 Gonzaga vs. UT Arlington, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Buffalo at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
No. 15 Ohio State vs. Youngstown State, 6 p.m.
No. 20 Marquette vs. North Dakota, 8 p.m.
No. 23 Iowa vs. Western Carolina, 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
No. 3 Tennessee vs. Samford, 6 p.m.
No. 5 Virginia at South Carolina, 6 p.m.
No. 7 Auburn at N.C. State, 5 p.m.
No. 11 Florida State vs. North Florida, 6 p.m.
No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. N.C. A&T, 6 p.m.
No. 17 Mississippi State vs. Wofford, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Indiana vs. Central Arkansas, 6 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 12 Texas Tech at Madison
Square Garden, 6 p.m.
No. 21 Houston vs. Utah State, 7 p.m.
Friday’s Games
No. 8 Gonzaga vs. Denver, 8 p.m.
No. 10 Michigan State vs. Oakland, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Buffalo at No. 20 Marquette, 7:30 p.m.
No. 24 Furman at LSU, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
No. 1 Kansas at No. 18 Arizona State, 8 p.m.
No. 3 Tennessee vs. Wake Forest, 11 a.m.
No. 4 Michigan vs. Air Force, 3 p.m.
No. 5 Virginia vs. William & Mary, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Nevada vs. Akron, 6 p.m.
No. 7 Auburn vs. Murray State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 9 North Carolina vs. No. 19 Kentucky at the
United Center, 4:15 p.m.
No. 11 Florida State vs. Saint Louis at the BB&T
Center, Sunrise, Fla., 1:30 p.m.
No. 15 Ohio State vs. UCLA at the United Cen-
ter, 2 p.m.
No. 16 Wisconsin vs. Grambling State, 11 a.m.
No. 17 Mississippi State vs. Wright State at
Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, Miss., 6 p.m.
No. 22 Indiana vs. Jacksonville, 5 p.m.
No. 23 Iowa vs. Savannah State, No
No. 25 Nebraska vs. Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
No. 21 Houston vs. Coppin State, 4 p.m.
Southeastern Conference
Men
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Auburn 0-0 .000 9-1 .900
Mississippi State 0 -0 .000 9-1 .900
Vanderbilt
LSU
Alabama
0-0
0-0
0-0
.000
.000
.000
7-2
8-3
6-3
.778
.727
.667
Lamar 93, Howard Payne 37
Texas-Arlington 65, Houston 61
UALR 63, Tulsa 53
21. Gonzaga
22. Michigan St.
23. Texas A&M
10-1 148 21
9-1 134 23
8-2 98 -
Men’s College Basketball
Missouri
Georgia
0-0
0-0
.000
.000
6-3
5-4
.667
.556
FAR WEST
Arizona 62, UTEP 40
24. Miami
25. South Carolina
9-2 95 24
6-4 66 25
Vanderbilt surprises No. 18 Arizona State
Florida 0-0 .000 5-4 .556 Cal Poly 60, Seattle 50 Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 22, South Da- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt used a 12-day break for
Texas A&M 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 UC Davis 76, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 74 kota 22, Florida St. 21, Virginia Tech 21, South
final exams to figure out how to play without freshman Darius
South Carolina 0-0 .000 4-5 .444
No. 19 Marquette 93, Florida 19, Missouri 13, Indiana 11, Georgia 8,
Utah 5, Southern Cal 4, West Virginia 1, Drake Garland.
Monday’s Game Binghamton 40 1, South Dakota St. 1. Saben Lee scored 14 points to lead five players in double
Vanderbilt 81, Arizona State 68
Today’s Games
BINGHAMTON (5-7): Krchnavi 2-4 0-0 4,
Ramil 4-6 0-0 8, Boland 2-9 0-0 6, Carmody
AP Voting figures and sharp-shooting Vanderbilt beat No. 18 Arizona State
Xavier at Missouri, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
Oakland at Georgia, 6 p.m.
2-11 0-1 4, Spindler 1-4 0-0 2, Thompson 0-0 for Adam Minichino 81-65 on Monday night.
0-0 0, Moon 3-7 2-2 9, Moore 1-4 0-0 2, Ramil Dispatch sports editor Adam Minichino is a
Liberty vs. Alabama, 7 p.m. 1-2 0-0 3, Wasco 1-3 0-2 2, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, voter on The Associated Press’ weekly wom- Vanderbilt snapped an eight-game skid against ranked
Mercer vs. Florida, 7 p.m. (SEC Network) Totals 17-50 2-5 40. en’s college basketball poll. Here is his ballot opponents that dated to an overtime win over Florida in the 2017
Wednesday’s Games MARQUETTE (9-2): Davenport 6-9 1-1 for this week:
Virginia at South Carolina, 6 p.m. 13, Blockton 9-17 1-1 20, Hiedeman 4-10 1-2 1. Connecticut Southeastern Conference Tournament. The Commodores (7-2)
(SEC Network) 11, King 3-6 1-2 9, Wilborn 1-6 1-2 3, Anderson 2. Louisville also beat Arizona State for the first time in five tries on the Sun
Auburn at North Carolina State, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) 1-2 0-0 2, Dahling 0-1 0-0 0, Marotta 1-3 1-2 3, 3. Notre Dame
Samford at Tennessee, 6 p.m. Maqueia 1-2 0-0 2, Lott 1-1 1-2 4, Spingola 8-12 4. Mississippi State Devils’ first visit to Memorial Gym.
Wofford at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.
Valpariaso at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.
0-0 24, Van Kleunen 0-2 2-2 2, Totals 35-71 5. Oregon They did it without Garland, a touted freshman who tore the
9-14 93. 6. Stanford
Georgia Tech at Arkansas, 8 p.m. Binghamton 11 13 9 7 —40 7. Maryland meniscus in his left knee in a loss to Kent State on Nov. 23.
(SEC Network) Marquette 24 19 28 22 —93 8. Baylor “It’s huge for us,” Vanderbilt junior forward Yanni Wetzel
Thursday’s Games 3-Point Goals—Binghamton 4-20 9. North Carolina State
No games scheduled (Krchnavi 0-2, Ramil 0-1, Boland 2-7, Carmody 10. Tennessee said. “We obviously lost a critical piece a couple weeks back and
Friday’s Games 0-4, Spindler 0-1, Moon 1-2, Moore 0-2, Ramil 11. Oregon State to get this win that just shows the resilience of this team and that
Ole Miss vs. Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m. 1-1), Marquette 14-27 (Blockton 1-4, Hiedeman 12. California we can put the next man up mentality. And I think we definitely
Furman at LSU, 7 p.m.
Penn State at Alabama, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
2-6, King 2-2, Wilborn 0-1, Dahling 0-1, Lott 1-1,
Spingola 8-10, Van Kleunen 0-2). Assists—
13. Syracuse
14. Marquette showed that tonight.”
Saturday’s Games Binghamton 8 (Boland 2), Marquette 25 (Hie- 15. Texas A&M The Commodores had a big night from beyond the arc,
Wake Forest at Tennessee, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) deman 7). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— 16. Minnesota
Georgia at Georgia Tech, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Binghamton 29 (Krchnavi 7), Marquette 43 17. Gonzaga hitting 6 of 12 from deep in the first half and 12 of 28 for the game.
Clemson at South Carolina, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) (Davenport 9). Total Fouls—Binghamton 13, 18. Kentucky
Texas State at Arkansas, 1 p.m. (SEC Network) Marquette 9. Technical Fouls—None.A—920. 19. Texas
Aaron Nesmith added 13 points off the bench for Vanderbilt.
Marshall at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. Wetzell had 12, and Matt Ryan and Joe Toye had 11 each. The
Murray State at Auburn, 3:30 p.m. No. 20 DePaul 95, 20. DePaul
21. Iowa Commodores’ bench outscored Arizona State’s 36-21.
(SEC Network)
Florida Gulf Coast vs. Florida, 4 p.m. (FS2) Tennessee State 73 22. Miami
23. Michigan State Arizona State, which moved up two spots in the AP Top 25
Kentucky at North Carolina, 4:15 p.m. (WCBI) TENNESSEE ST. (0-11): Roberts 5-9
24. Iowa State
Vanderbilt vs. Kansas State, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) 9-11 21, Wooten 6-15 3-4 15, Wrightsell 0-1 0-2
25. Arizona State
earlier Monday, has lost two of three.
Wright State at Mississippi State, 6 p.m. 0, Elliott 1-6 0-0 2, Sims 0-4 0-0 0, Outlow 3-7
4-4 11, Pizzo 0-0 0-0 0, Primas 1-2 0-0 2, Ban- “We got to get back home, get back to the drawing board,
(SEC Network)
Illinois vs. Missouri, 7 p.m. (Big Ten Network) ner 1-3 2-2 4, Broner 0-0 0-0 0, Burnett 0-1 0-0 Top 25 Schedule watch the film and see how we can be more effective offensive-
0, Wrister 1-2 0-0 3, Young 6-8 3-5 15, Totals Monday’s Games
Sunday, Dec. 23 No. 15 Syracuse 94, Niagara 45 ly,” Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said. “It’s hard to put that
No games scheduled 24-58 21-28 73.
No. 19 Marquette 93, Binghamton 40
DEPAUL (8-3): Grays 6-12 5-5 18, Stone- much pressure on your defense, especially on the road. We
Conference USA wall 2-6 4-5 9, Campbell 6-9 1-1 18, Dahlman
4-4 0-0 9, Millender 2-7 2-2 7, Allen 0-3 0-0 0,
No. 20 DePaul 95, Tennessee State 73
Today’s Games didn’t make shots. We shot 32 percent, and that’s not going to
Conference All Games No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 7 Oregon, 9 p.m.
W L Pct. W L Pct. Bekelja 6-6 3-6 18, Daninger 0-2 0-0 0, Held win you a lot of games.”
5-9 0-2 10, Morris 3-8 0-0 6, Stovall 0-2 0-3 0, No. 8 Stanford at No. 9 Tennessee, 5 p.m.
North Texas 0 0 .000 10 1 .909
Totals 34-68 15-24 95. No. 18 Kentucky vs. Western Carolina, 6 p.m. Rob Edwards led Arizona State (8-2) with 14 points.
FIU 0 0 .000 8 2 .800 Wednesday’s Game
Louisiana Tech 0 0 .000 9 3 .750 Tennessee St. 15 16 22 20 —73 Luguentz Dort came in as the fourth-highest freshman scorer in
DePaul 26 26 26 17 —95 No. 1 UConn at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.
Old Dominion 0 0 .000 8 3 .727
3-Point Goals—Tennessee St. 4-10 No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Western Kentucky, 6 p.m. the nation averaging 20.9 points, but he had just 10 points. Zylan
Southern Miss. 0 0 .000 7 3 .700
FAU 0 0 .000 7 3 .700 (Roberts 2-2, Elliott 0-1, Outlow 1-2, Banner No. 23 Texas A&M vs. Southern Cal, 5 p.m. Cheatham had 14 rebounds.
0-1, Wrister 1-2, Young 0-2), DePaul 12-35 Thursday’s Games
Marshall 0 0 .000 7 4 .636
(Grays 1-4, Stonewall 1-4, Campbell 5-8, Dahl- No. 3 Louisville at Central Michigan, 6 p.m. This was the first game after the Commodores’ finals break
UAB 0 0 .000 6 4 .600
W. Kentucky 0 0 .000 5 5 .500 man 1-1, Millender 1-6, Allen 0-3, Bekelja 3-3,
Daninger 0-2, Held 0-3, Morris 0-1). Assists—
No. 4 Mississippi State at Washington, 9 p.m.
No. 5 Maryland at Delaware, 2 p.m.
and is the second part of a home-and-home deal with Arizona
UTEP 0 0 .000 4 5 .444
Tennessee St. 12 (Banner 4), DePaul 23 (Held No. 7 Oregon vs. Air Force, 1 p.m. State. The Sun Devils won 76-64 in Tempe last season.
Rice 0 0 .000 4 7 .364
UTSA 0 0 .000 3 7 .300 5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Tennessee No. 11 Oregon State vs. Duke, 9 p.m. Arizona State opened by scoring the first nine points as
St. 36 (Roberts 8), DePaul 40 (Stonewall 9). No. 12 Texas at Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 7
Charlotte 0 0 .000 2 5 .286
Total Fouls—Tennessee St. 19, DePaul 27. p.m. Vanderbilt missed its first six shots. After that, the Commodores
Middle Tenn. 0 0 .000 3 8 .273
Technical Fouls—None.A—1,542. No. 17 Arizona State vs. Fresno State, 3 p.m. finished the first half outscoring the Sun Devils 34-19, including
No. 20 DePaul at Loyola of Chicago, 7 p.m.
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
No. 15 Syracuse 94, No. 21 Gonzaga vs. Idaho, 8 p.m. an 18-3 run over the final 6:49.
Today’s Games Niagara 45 No. 22 Michigan State vs. FAU, 6 p.m.
No. 24 Miami vs. Vanderbilt at Warden Arena,
“Really proud of how we responded,” Vanderbilt coach
South Florida at FIU, 6 p.m. NIAGARA (3-7); Ekpiteta 2-6 1-4 5, Gath- Bryce Drew said. “Obviously, the start wasn’t how we planned it
East Carolina at Charlotte, 6:30 p.m. ers 4-9 0-0 8, Bryant 1-4 2-2 4, McIntyre 1-5 Winter Park, Fla., 7:30 p.m.
Alcorn St. at UAB, 7 p.m. 0-0 3, Moore 1-9 6-8 8, Davidsdottir 1-4 0-0 2, Friday’s Games going down 9-zero, but guys really fought back and played with a
Pepic 0-4 2-2 2, Baughman 0-1 0-0 0, Edwards No. 7 Oregon vs. UC Irvine, 2 p.m.
Rice at Rio Grande, 7 p.m.
1-6 0-0 3, Grimshaw 1-3 0-0 2, Haar 1-3 1-2 4, No. 8 Stanford at Buffalo, 11 a.m. lot of energy the rest of the game.”
North Texas at New Mexico, 8 p.m.
Wanzer 1-3 0-0 2, Yelle 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 15-58 No. 9 Tennessee vs. ETSU, 6 p.m. Vanderbilt pushed that to 37-28 when Ryan hit a 3 to open
Southwestern Athletic 12-18 45. No. 10 N.C. State at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.
the second half. Dort scored five straight points to pull Arizona
SYRACUSE (9-2): Drummond 6-11 2-2 No. 15 Syracuse vs. Duquesne at the McArthur
Conference 19, Strautmane 4-8 0-0 12, Finklea-Guity 5-8 Center, St. Petersburg, Fla., 6:30 p.m. State within 37-34, but that was as close as the Sun Devils got
Conference All Games 1-1 11, Cooper 1-5 0-0 2, Mangakahia 3-6 0-0 No. 16 Iowa at Drake, 6 p.m.
W L Pct. W L Pct. 8, Djaldi-Tabdi 5-7 0-0 10, Foppossi 0-1 0-0 0, No. 18 Kentucky vs. Murray State, 11 a.m. until Edwards and Kimani Lawrence hit back-to-back 3s with 3:53
Grambling St. 0 0 .000 5 6 .455 Bailey 1-2 1-1 3, Engstler 7-10 1-2 16, Fitzmau- No. 23 Texas A&M vs. Prairie View A&M, 6:30 left to pull within 62-59.
Alcorn St. 0 0 .000 4 6 .400 rice 0-1 0-0 0, Fowler 0-0 0-0 0, Fox 1-2 0-0 3, p.m.
Texas Sou. 0 0 .000 4 7 .364 Lewis 2-4 0-0 4, Young 2-7 0-0 6, Totals 37-72 No. 24 Miami vs. Alabama at Warden Arena, Simisola Shittu answered with a layup, and Toye knocked
Ark.-Pine Bluff 0 0 .000 3 7 .300 5-6 94. Winter Park, Fla., 5:15 p.m. down a 3 as Vanderbilt pushed the lead back to double digits.
Alabama St. 0 0 .000 2 6 .250 Niagara 10 15 14 6 —45 No. 25 South Carolina vs. Temple, 6 p.m.
Jackson St. 0 0 .000 2 9 .182 Syracuse 25 27 24 18 —94 Saturday’s Games n No. 11 Florida State 85, Southeast Missouri State 68:
MVSU 0 0 .000 2 11 .154 3-Point Goals—Niagara 3-21 (Gathers No. 1 UConn at No. 14 California, 2 p.m. At Tallahassee, Florida, playing for the first time in eight days,
Prairie View 0 0 .000 1 9 .100
Southern U. 0 0 .000 1 10 .091
0-1, Bryant 0-3, McIntyre 1-5, Moore 0-2,
Baughman 0-1, Edwards 1-4, Grimshaw
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 19 Marquette, 12:30
p.m. Florida State looked rusty and trailed for much of the first half.
Alabama A&M 0 0 .000 0 9 .000 0-1, Haar 1-2, Wanzer 0-2), Syracuse 15-37 No. 13 Minnesota vs. Wisconsin, 3 p.m. Trent Forrest soon changed everything, driving to the basket
(Drummond 5-10, Strautmane 4-7, Cooper No. 15 Syracuse vs. UCF at the McArthur Cen-
Monday’s Game 0-2, Mangakahia 2-3, Foppossi 0-1, Engstler ter, St. Petersburg, Fla., 6:30 p.m. and consistently producing points or drawing fouls.
Tulane 77, Texas Southern 70 1-3, Fitzmaurice 0-1, Fox 1-2, Lewis 0-1, Young Forrest scored a career-high 23 points and freshman Devin
Today’s Games
Alabama State at Sam Houston State, 6:30 p.m.
2-7). Assists—Niagara 11 (Bryant 4), Syracuse SEC Women Vassell added 16 points as No. 11 Florida State overcame a
30 (Mangakahia 15). Fouled Out—None. Re- Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Alcorn State at Alabama-Birmingham, 7 p.m. bounds—Niagara 41 (Ekpiteta 9), Syracuse Mississippi State 0-0 .000 10-0 1.000 sluggish first half and beat Southeast Missouri 85-68 on Monday
Monday’s Women’s 41 (Engstler 9). Total Fouls—Niagara 11, Syr-
acuse 19. Technical Fouls—None.A—6,093.
Tennessee
Kentucky
0-0 .000 8-0 1.000
0-0 .000 10-1 .909
night.
“It was one of those grinding games that I think is good for
Major Scores Auburn 0-0 .000 8-1 .889
EAST AP Top 25 Women Texas A&M 0-0 .000 8-2 .800 this team this time of year to keep us focused and understand
Kent St. 76, St. Bonaventure 64 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ Missouri 0-0 .000 8-3 .727
Syracuse 94, Niagara 45 women’s college basketball poll, with first-place Arkansas 0-0 .000 8-3 .727 we’re still a work in progress,” Florida State coach Leonard Ham-
SOUTH votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, Alabama 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 ilton said. “We have some moving parts that still are developing.”
Appalachian St. 94, Wofford 70 total points based on 25 points for a first-place LSU 0-0 .000 5-3 .625
Belmont 67, Chattanooga 51 vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and Georgia 0-0 .000 6-4 .600 One dependable part this season has been Forrest. The
Florida Gulf Coast 81, Abilene Christian 65 last week’s ranking: South Carolina 0-0 .000 6-4 .600 junior point guard shot 8 for 12 from the floor, 6 of 8 from the
McNeese St. 106, Southern University at New Record Pts Prv Ole Miss 0-0 .000 5-7 .417
Orleans 54 1. UConn (31) 9-0 775 1 Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 4-6 .400 free-throw line, had a team-high eight rebounds and four assists
Memphis 69, SE Missouri 57 2. Notre Dame 9-1 738 2 Florida 0-0 .000 3-7 .300 to help the Seminoles (9-1) win their fourth straight.
North Alabama 86, MVSU 72 3. Louisville 11-0 712 4
Rust College 78, Alcorn St. 59 4. Mississippi St. 10-0 681 5 Monday’s Game Forrest has scored eight or more points in all but one game
SE Louisiana 49, Louisiana-Monroe 42 5. Maryland 10-0 632 6 Texas State at Missouri, 7 p.m. this season and has been a leader in his first season as the
South Alabama 97, Faulkner 40 6. Baylor 8-1 585 3 Today’s Games
South Florida 102, Vermont 55 7. Oregon 8-1 583 7 Stanford at Tennessee, 5 p.m. (SEC Network) Seminoles’ starting point guard.
UCF 64, Pacific 57 8. Stanford 7-1 561 11 Auburn vs. Coastal Carolina, 5:30 p.m. Florida State secured its 30th straight non-conference home
Wake Forest 50, James Madison 49 9. Tennessee 8-0 558 9 Western Carolina at Kentucky, 6 p.m.
win. Nebraska is the last non-conference team to defeat the
MIDWEST 10. NC State 11-0 510 10 Nicholls at LSU, 6:30 p.m.
Bowling Green 79, Detroit 73
Butler 72, Indiana St. 49
11. Oregon St.
12. Texas
8-2 429 8
8-2 390 12
Nebraska at Arkansas, 7 p.m.
Mississippi State at Oregon, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
Seminoles, 70-65 on Dec. 1, 2014.
DePaul 95, Tennessee St. 73 13. Minnesota 10-0 387 13 Wednesday’s Games Ledarrius Brewer scored 16 points and Skyler Hogan added
Marquette 93, Binghamton 40 14. California 9-0 386 13 Lipscomb at Georgia, 10 a.m. 14 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, for SEMO (5-7).
Missouri 69, Texas State 50 15. Syracuse 9-2 337 15 USC at Texas A&M, 5 p.m.
N. Illinois 78, E. Illinois 59 16. Iowa 8-2 303 16 Troy at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. —From Wire Reports

Morgan
Continued from Page 1B
He gives MSU (8-4) yet to be better than the old free safety to strong safe-
another option in the sec- ones. Morgan never let ty.
ondary going into the 11 that thought enter his “There wasn’t any se-
a.m. Jan. 1 (ESPN2) Out- mind. cret formula we gave him
back Bowl against Iowa “It can be very discour- or anything like that,”
(8-4). aging, you see great play- Shoop said. “He just paid
That interception ers come in over you, but attention in meetings to
against Arkansas came you stay true to the pro- both free and strong safe-
in a new coverage cess, work hard and wait ty. He’s a smart, tough
scheme, one that Morgan your turn,” Morgan said. football player and when
and Bulldog defensive “When your number’s his opportunity was ready
backs drilled constant- called, be ready. to go, he took it.
ly throughout the week. “One thing (former “C.J. has the speed and
Morgan quickly paired MSU) Coach (Dan) Mul- the athletic ability to play
the coverage scheme with len taught us was mental against this level of com-
the Razorback formation, toughness. Calling back petition, it was just a mat-
which gave him a tip as to to those things his staff ter of him focusing, and
what play was coming. taught us, mental tough- he’s done that. Hopefully
As soon as he could, ness, knowing no matter it’s a kickstart to a really
Morgan darted for the what’s going on, give your good career.”
sideline and beat the Ra- best effort.” As if the opportunity
zorback receiver to the One caveat to Mor- to start against the top-
ball. gan’s journey: he was not ranked Crimson Tide and
“I wanted to run it back, as ready for this exact in the Egg Bowl were not
of course, but shoot I was opportunity as he could enough, the future may
tired, it was a long drive,” have been, because he be the most exciting part
Morgan said through a had no reason to believe it of Morgan’s season-end-
smile. “Just go down, cel- would come this way. ing stretch: it comes in his
ebrate the interception.” Morgan had never sophomore season, thus
Morgan also had a piv- played the strong safe- two years to shine after
otal pass defended in the ty position, the one he the senior safeties ahead
Egg Bowl: his pass break- started at in the last three of him depart.
up midway through the games, but the faith in He has an offseason
fourth quarter ended all him to do it came from ev- to contemplate that and
hope of a Rebel comeback. eryone around him. work to make it a reality.
On those two snaps, Shoop said he ap- The sheer opportunity to
Morgan made the two proached Johnathan play was far too good for
most significant plays of Abram, the usual start- him to think beyond it.
his college career to date. er at strong safety, for “It’s been something
Even he will admit the list his opinion of what I’ve been waiting on since
to compare them with is MSU should do without I set foot on this campus,
short, given his lack of Landrews. Abram vol- something I worked hard
prior playing time. unteered himself to take for,” Morgan said. “I take
In many programs on Landrews’ spot and sug- pride in doing the little
the rise like MSU’s, play- gested Morgan take over things right. I felt like if I
ers such as Morgan can at strong safety, assur- practiced hard, I would be
be the victim. They are ing Shoop he would have ready if I got a shot.”
brought in when the pro- Morgan ready.
gram is recruiting at one Luckily for Morgan, Follow Dispatch sports
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Saints
Continued from Page 1B
Vikings and one game
behind the Eagles and
Redskins for the second
NFC wild card spot with
two games remaining.
The Panthers struck
first after offensive coor-
dinator Norv Turner dug
into his bag of tricks.
On a fourth-and-2
from midfield, McCaf-
frey got a handoff, took a
step toward the line, then
stepped back and lofted
a perfect pass over the
middle to Manhertz, who
was 15 yards behind the
defense. Manhertz trot-
ted into the end zone for
a 50-yard touchdown and
a 7-0 lead.
It was McCaffrey’s first
career pass attempt, al-
though he threw two TD
passes while at Stanford.
He became the first non-
QB to throw a TD pass in
Panthers history.
The Saints responded
with two field goals by
Wil Lutz and appeared
on the verge of taking the
lead before halftime, but
James Bradberry inter-
cepted Brees’ tipped pass
and returned it to Saints
territory. Carolina’s sub-
sequent drive ended when
Eli Apple intercepted
Newton in the end zone
with 10 seconds left in the
half.
The Panthers held the
Saints in check for most
of the third quarter, but
the game changed when
Panthers receiver D.J.
Moore fumbled on an in-
side handoff. The Saints
pounced, capping an 84-
yard drive with a 16-yard
TD run by Kamara to
make it 12-7 early in the
fourth quarter. The Saints
went for 2, but Brees’ toss
was intercepted by Jack-
son, who took it back
nearly 100 yards.
A fumble by Tommylee
Lewis near the goal line
turned into a touchback
and gave Carolina one last
chance to tie the game
with 1:44 remaining.

Bulldogs Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

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many players better than Oregon In the last three games, Holmes vember in College Station, Texas, agiven
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junior guard Sabrina Ionescu or is averaging 14.3 points, 7.0 assists, and a second time in December in given numbers.
is to place The object
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junior forward Ruthy Hebard. and 2.3 steals. She has only three Las Vegas. Hebard had 24 points 1 to place
to 9 in thethe numbers
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Ionescu, a preseason All-American turnovers in that stretch, and is in the first meeting. Ionescu had a so that each
column row, each
and each 3x3 box 1 4 6 8 9 5 2 3 7
by The Associated Press, needs shooting 50 percent from the field. triple-double. Maite Cazorla had 26 column
one more triple-double to break There are more numbers like containsand theeach
same3x3 box
number 7 6 9 3 4 1 8 5 2
points in the second game. Ionescu contains the same number
the NCAA overall career record only once. The difficulty
this on both sides. Beth Mowins, had 25. only once. The difficulty 2 1 3 5 8 7 9 6 4
level increases from
(12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU). She Debbie Antonelli, and Holly Rowe level increases from 8 5 4 9 6 2 1 7 3
Monday to Sunday.
is the only player in the NCAA will be ready to give them all to Monday to Sunday.
Praise for the opponent
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averaging 18-plus points, eight-plus
rebounds, and eight-plus assists
per game. She has five double-dou-
bles. Hebard is sixth in the NCAA,
shooting 68.8 percent from the
field. She has three double-dou-
bles.
Repeat of last season
As they did last season, all five
of Oregon’s starters are averaging
more than 10 ppg., led by Ionescu’s
20.1 ppg.
Oregon isn’t going to see many
players more dominating than
6-foot-7 senior center Teaira Mc-
Cowan, who has scored in double
figures in 16-straight games dating
back to last season. She has 10
games in which she has scored
20 or more points. The two-time
Southeastern Conference Player
of the Week is averaging 19.8 ppg.
and 11.9 rebounds per game and
is shooting 74.7 percent from the
field in the last seven games.
Senior point guard Jazzmun
Holmes is playing at nearly as high
a level as McCowan. Holmes leads
the nation with a 6.1 assist-to-turn-
over ratio. The Bulldogs have the
fifth-best assist-to-turnover ratio
you. It’s great to see the best col-
lege basketball has to offer set to
call the game.
There should be plenty of
adrenaline and a packed house at
the Matthew Knight Arena. The at-
mosphere should be similar to the
one the Ducks faced last season
in a 90-79 loss on Dec. 13, 2017, in
Starkville.
The question will be which team
responds to adversity. Schaefer
likes to say his team has to punch
first and be the aggressor. The
Bulldogs have played that role
most of the season. They also
showed a willingness and a knack
to respond when things didn’t
go their way against Marquette.
The back–and-forth nature of
MSU’s 87-82 victory on Dec. 6 in
Starkville could offer a glimpse
into how the game against Oregon
will play out.
You’re not going to find any
predictions here. My guess is
Schaefer will have the Bulldogs
ready to play. Graduate transfer
Anriel Howard should have extra
motivation. Last season, Howard
was a member of the Texas A&M
women’s basketball team that lost
“I remember they were very fast
and they came out ready to play
both games that we played them,”
Howard said. “Their post players
were really good. Of course their
guards were really good as well.
They played really well together.
They all had chemistry. We weren’t
ready to play. I am excited to play
them.”
When asked what she thought
it would be like to face nearly the
same Oregon team with a new
set of teammates that is trying to
find its identity, Howard feels the
Bulldogs match up well with the
Ducks.
“I feel we have all the pieces we
need,” Howard said. “We just have
to be able to come out there ready
to play and we need to listen to our
coaches. They will give us what we
need. It is just a matter of us exe-
cuting what we’re supposed to do. I
think if we do that and be ready we
will be good.”
Adam Minichino is sports editor
of The Dispatch. You can email him
at aminichino@cdispatch.com. Fol-
low him on Twitter @ctsportseditor.

Williams
Continued from Page 1B
She played only one
year before she gave up
the sport, only to return
when she started at Hat-
tiesburg High. She also
competed in volleyball
and in track and field in
high school. Williams
said she played club soc-
cer for one year in Hat-
tiesburg.
When she arrived at
MSMS, Williams said she
was surprised by the qual-
ity of the players on the
soccer team. She said she
wanted to make sure she
had the “full high school
experience,” so she opted
to continue playing soc-
cer at MSMS.
As one of the most ex-
perienced players in her
second season on the
squad, Williams said she
feels more like a leader.
Last season, she said she
helped her roommate, Za-
riah Wright, learn to play
the sport.
This season, Wright
has emerged as a defend-
er.
“I feel it is good to have
people in those kind of
roles to help people out,”
Williams said.
Williams said she al-
ways tries to give her
best because she doesn’t
want to let her teammates
down. That motivation
stems from the fact she
is one of the most ex-
perienced players and
because she has high
expectations for herself.
Williams said the goals
she sets for herself ha-
ven’t changed because
she might be playing with
teammates who haven’t
been playing soccer for as
long as she has been play-
ing the sport.
When you’ve been
playing for as long as Wil-
liams, you tend to become
a teacher. In the process,
Williams said has learned
a lot about herself.
Williams also has
learned how to shoulder
the responsibility of being
leading scorer. That feel-
ing continues to motivate
Williams, who said she
would like to play soccer
in college. She said she
hopes to study computer
science in college.
“I know I have learned
patience,” Williams said.
“A lot of people come here
and try a sport for the first
time. Not everybody is go- ACROSS
ing to be at the same ex- 1 Christie of mys-
teries
perience level or the same 7 Hotspot offering
skill level. 11 “Green Eggs and
“I think I have learned Ham” character
12 Piercing tools
how not to get upset with
13 Exiting in large
people because every-
numbers
body’s best is different.” 15 Enticed
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Spearman
Continued from Page 1B
With 31 years of history, expe-
rience, and knowledge, Spearman
worked with close friends and for-
mer W faculty members Dot Burde-
shaw, Barbara Garrett, Joan Thom-
as, and Martha Wells to document
the history of athletics at The W in
the book “Legacy of the Blues —
A Century of Athletics at The W,”
which was filled with pictures, data,
stories, and many memories.
On Monday, Schmidt and Bur-
deshaw shared their memories of a
woman they said dedicated her life
to helping women realize opportu-
nities in education and in sports.
Schmidt spent 11 years as bas-
ketball coach at The W prior to
working at Starkville Academy as
girls basketball coach and as ath-
letic director. She said Spearman
was a “wise woman” who she called
a “mentor” and a “champion of all
champions.”
“She didn’t give you the answer.
She led you to it,” Schmidt said.
“Jo had such a common-sense ap-
proach to things. She was highly or-
ganized. The thing about it that was
so amazing was she had the ability
to set you on the right path or give
you something to think about that
you hadn’t thought about. She was
compassionate and student and ath-
lete friendly.”
Schmidt recalls countless sub-
tle conversations with Spearman
where she learned so many things.
She said she also had the pleasure
to get to know Spearman in a re-
24 Sept. preceder
25 Do a yard job
26 Poseidon’s
domain
27 “Jeopardy!” host
laxed atmosphere on a cruise of Burdeshaw said Spearman 29 Depend
Alaska in 2004. She said Spearman, helped shape The W’s athletic pro- 5 “Roots” writer 22 Stir-fry pan
30 Poker game
6 In the thick of 23 Opposition vote
who had a Ph.D, was one of many in gram by coaching the volleyball and 31 Mechanical
7 “Das Rheingold” 25 Olympics award
her time at The W who provided an track and field teams. She said she learning
composer 28 Taps players
example to young women and gave knew Spearman when they worked 32 Whole range
8 — Jima 29 Cheap booze
them confidence that they could at the University of Texas at Austin 34 Kicking back
9 Winter bug 31 Talk at length
accomplish things and encouraged and was excited when she came to 40 Walk in the
10 Follower’s suffix 33 Cats’ quarries
woods
them to believe in themselves. The W. 14 Impossibly, 34 Greek X
41 Golf setting
“She was one of the best in her Burdeshaw said Spearman made informally 35 Concealed
42 Midmonth day
time — ever — in what she did,” such a big impact because she was 16 Sightseeing trips 36 Mamie’s man
43 Main dish
Schmidt said. “You could talk to her dedicated to the idea women need- 17 Thesaurus 37 Bruin Bobby
author 38 Wield
for 30 minutes and she could give ed the opportunity to participate DOWN
19 Good quality 39 Golf support
you two sentences and you would in intercollegiate sports and she 1 Braying beast
20 “Get Out” direc-
be, ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ had a willingness to give above and 2 Mountain pass
tor Jordan
She was intelligent, compassionate beyond what most jobs require to 3 French friend
21 Light touch
contemplative. She studied what do that. She said Spearman was a 4 Boat part
she said. She may even come back determined individual who wasn’t
two or three days later and ask you going to be denied once she made
how you felt about what you talked up her mind to do something.
about.” “She was extremely dedicated,”
Schmidt said Spearman was Burdeshaw said. “In those early
like that with everybody. She said days, you had a full-time job teach-
Spearman believed it was “her ob- ing and added all of the time coach-
ligation” to be a mentor for all fac- ing that it takes. She was extremely
ulty members and student-athletes. dedicated to the work at The W.
Schmidt said Spearman worked in There were several people like that.
a way that made her “one of a kind.” In getting the intercollegiate pro-
Burdeshaw, a former teach- gram for women off the ground in
er who also served as head of the physical education departments all
Health and Kinesiology Depart- over the South and the nation you
ment and athletic director at The could find people who gave so much
W, said she was part of a committee to give girls a chance to participate
that recommended to the school’s in intercollegiate sports. She was
president that Spearman be hired. one of the best of those.”
She agreed with Schmidt in saying A memorial service will be held
Spearman was an intelligent and in Columbus for Spearman early in
caring person who took great pride January 2019.
in everything she did. Follow Dispatch sports editor
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SOCCER

MLS reduces season, changes format to all-knockouts in playoffs

By ANNE M. PETERSON
The Associated Press
Major League Soccer is
shortening its season by a
month, going to single-elimina-
tion playoffs and scheduling the
2019 MLS Cup final for Nov. 10
in its earliest finish since 2002.
The league announced the
change Monday and will have
an all-knockout postseason in
place of a two-leg format for the
conference semifinals and finals.
MLS had started using a two-leg,
total-goals format in 2003.
After then-U.S. coach Jur-
gen Klinsmann criticized the
league’s season as being too
short, MLS stretched its sched-
ule into December each year
starting in 2012. Klinsmann
was fired in November 2016.
“The big challenge is for
MLS overall, how can they
stretch that season into a for-
mat that is kind of competitive
with the rest of the world?”
Klinsmann said in 2011. “Right
now it’s not competitive. If you
have a seven-, eight-month sea-
son, that’s not competitive with
the rest of the world.”
MLS says the new format
will reward teams with top
regular seasons with greater
home-field advantage.
The league expands to 24
teams with the addition of Cin-
cinnati next year, and 14 teams
will make the playoffs. Each
of the two conference winners
will get first-round byes and be
joined in the conference semifi-
nals by the winners of the three
first-round series.
The league will finish before
the November international
break — and before the start
of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
that Nov. 21. The October break
will be between the end of the
regular season and the start of
the playoffs.
The regular season will run
March 2 to Oct. 6 next year.
The league said the chang-
es resulted from discussions
throughout the year with team
owners, general managers,
television partners and other
officials. The changes were rat-
ified last week.
“The idea here is to contin-
ually work on making the reg-
ular season become more and
more important, so winning in
March is as important as win-
ning in September or October,”
MLS Commissioner Don Gar-
ber said this month. “Our play-
off format, the one that we’re
evaluating,
I think is really going to
place a very, very high empha-
sis, strong emphasis, on the
regular season.”
n In other MLS news, Zlatan
Ibrahimovic is staying with the
LA Galaxy.
A person with knowledge of
the deal confirmed the 37-year-
old striker will play next season
for the Major League Soccer
team. The person spoke to The
Associated Press on condition
of anonymity because the Gal-
axy had not yet formally an-
nounced it.
Ibrahimovic made $1.5 mil-
lion for the Galaxy last season,
the first year of a two-year con-
tract. His new deal, according
to the person with knowledge
of the contract, includes a raise
and makes him a designated
player.
Ibrahimovic had 22 goals
and 10 assists in 27 games last
season, his first with the Gal-
axy. He dropped a video on
social media Monday morning
with the words, “MLZ I’m not
done with you yet.”
There had been persistent
rumors linking him to Europe-
an clubs, including one of his
former teams, AC Milan, but
Milan confirmed last week that
a deal for a loan could not be
struck.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I’m a wom-
an in my
50s and will be
going to my high
school reunion in
a few months. I
recently recon-
nected with one
of my high school
teachers, whom I
greatly admired.
ZITS (OK, I’ll admit I
had a schoolgirl
crush on him.)
He is 10 years
older, and we had
a friendly rela-
Dear Abby
tionship “back in
the day” with extracurricular
school activities (he was
a sponsor) and even some
outside socializing (dances
and such), though there were
no lines crossed as far as
impropriety. We were both
engaged to other people (who
GARFIELD both happened to live a good
distance away) at the time,
so there was no thought of a
romantic relationship.
Fast-forward 40-odd years.
We are both single (I’m di-
vorced; he never married). We
have been emailing back and
forth for a couple of months
and making plans to get to-
gether at the reunion — may-
be before. We have discussed
a lot of things, but he never
mentions dating or his former
fiancée, so I sometimes won-
CANDORVILLE der if he might be gay.
I have two
questions: (1)
Would it still be
crossing a line
if we started a
romantic rela-
tionship because
I was once his
student? (He’s
long retired.) (2)
How do you ask
a man or find out
if he’s gay before
you embarrass
yourself by trying
to start a ro-
mance? — TORN
IN THE SOUTH
DEAR TORN:
It would not be crossing a line
if you and your former teacher
were to start a romantic rela-
tionship at this point in your
lives. However, before you
embark on that campaign, it is
important that you understand
why he has been single all
these years. A way to do that
without embarrassing yourself
would be to pay him a compli-
ment by saying, “Why is it that
such a great guy like you has
never married?” Then listen.
DEAR ABBY: Have you ever
heard the saying, “A daughter
is a daughter all of her life, but
a son is a son ‘til he takes a
wife”? Our son and his family
have never spent a single
Christmas Eve or Christmas
Day with us during the entire
17 years they have been mar-
ried. A Thanksgiving with them
is very rare.
They live an hour away.
We and his in-laws live in the
same small town, but they
spend every holiday at the
in-laws’. Their children have
no memories of us on the hol-
idays. When I talked about it
with our friends, they said they
have the same problem. All of
their sons go to their daugh-
ter-in-laws’ parents’, too.
With the holidays coming
up, I hope you may have
something to say about this.
When we spoke to our son
about it, it just caused bad
feelings. — SAME PROBLEM
IN MINNESOTA
DEAR PROBLEM: My heart
goes out to you and other
parents who experience this.
However, there is nothing I can
do to change the behavior of
adult children, as regrettable
as it may be. The best advice
I can offer is for you -- and
your friends -- to spend the
holidays doing things that you
enjoy. Take a trip, gather with
these friends and celebrate. It
would be a lot healthier than
sitting around brooding about
something none of you can
control.
P.S. It’s regrettable that
although you live in the same
community as the in-laws, you
have not been asked to join
them for a holiday meal at
their table. After all, marriage
is supposed to unite families,
not divide them.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
18). You never stop educating
yourself this year, and you
become freer with every hour
of study. Knowing how things
work – emotionally, spiritually,
practically – gives you advan-
tages you’ll use time and again.
Major fun at the start of 2019
happens because you dare to
do things different from your
BABY BLUES predecessors. Leo and Virgo
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 7, 20, 14, 4 and 32.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). You’re not asking much
out of this day, but you would
like to know that you’ve made a
difference in the experience of
others. You’ll get the feedback
you desire.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
There was a time when it took
extra energy to be thoughtful
and considerate. But that was
long ago, when you were still
learning how you wanted to op-
erate in the world. Now it takes
no energy. It’s just who you are.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You pay attention to the tone of
interactions and try to raise the
energy level, if only just a little
so that you’re always leaving
people in a better mood than
they were in when you started.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
While it may feel like you’re
giving more love and attention
to someone than you’re getting
back, that’s only if you’re cap-
ping off the count at the end of
the day. Extend the deadline.
This has potential to be a long
relationship.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
There are more moving parts
today but don’t let it overwhelm
you. The only moving part you
need to concern yourself with is
your own, and you can trust that
it will connect beautifully where
it’s supposed to.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
People respect your power
because you use it quietly, ap-
plying influence only where you
really think it is necessary, and
where it will do the most good
for the situation.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
The third eye is the one that
sees what’s really important.
But it’s vision can vary in
accuracy, which is why it will be
interesting to write down your
predictions so you can look
back later and track what you
got right.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Sure, you have your pref-
erences – certain people you
care to be around more than
others – but you see things to
love in many people around you
today. Do you think it’s possible
to love everyone?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). Your mind doesn’t
always fire off thoughts that
create the neural pathways to
feeling good, but luckily today
you can take hold of the situa-
tion and feed it what it needs to
get some favorable chemistry
going.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Doing what you don’t want
to do because you feel you
should is the most direct route
to wasted time. Your best bet
is to either figure out a better
reason to follow through, or bail
fast.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Don’t worry about success
or winning or anything along the
lines of gaining approval. The
only approval you need now is
your own. Honest contempla-
tion is in store. Can you still
stand behind your choice?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Mostly, things are going
in your favor, and will continue
to do so, as you show more en-
thusiasm for your good fortune,
however small it may seem.

Olympic Games
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