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Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffKabir Karriem poses outside City Hall on Saturday. Karriem has served as Ward 5 councilman for six years and will be sworn in as District 41 representative in the state House of Representatives.

By Alex HollowAy [email protected]

For Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem, last Tuesday’s Columbus council meeting was an end and a beginning.

The councilman formally announced his resignation from the seat he’s held since 2009, paving the way for him to begin his first term as the District 41 representative in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Karriem succeeded former Ward 5 Councilman Jay Jor-

dan. Karriem was the first to hold the seat for consecutive terms since Virginia Hooper held it for 22 years.

Karriem said the council’s politics could, at times, make it difficult to move the city forward in a direction he pre-ferred. But, for all the challenges, he said he’s proud of the time he served on the council and its accomplishments during his tenure.

“Despite the challenges we had, we did some really, re-ally good things on the council,” Karriem said. “I’m leav-ing on a good note.”

Karriem pointed to achievements such as the appoint-ment of the first African American police and fire chiefs during his tenure; the creation of a gun buyback program; the creation of a citizen oversight committee for the Co-lumbus Police Department; and approving the currently

Ward 5 councilman concludes final city council meeting

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A teenage Columbus girl was treat-ed and released from Baptist Memo-rial Hospital-Golden Triangle on Sun-day after being shot in the back.

Police responded to a call about shots fired near Suds & Duds on Main Street at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday, according to Fred Shelton, interim chief of police with the Columbus Po-lice Department. When officers ar-

rived at the scene they found no suspects.

About 2:40 p.m. Sun-day, CPD received a call from the hospital about a teen girl there who had been shot.

Officers talked to the victim who reported that she and another female had been in a vehicle with a man at Suds & Duds earlier in the day, when the man got into an altercation with another man, Shelton said. As the ve-

hicle with the girls and man started to pull away from the business, the other man pulled out a gun and fired four shots, two of which hit the car. One of the bullets hit the victim in the upper back.

Officers recovered four shell cas-ings at the scene.

The victim’s injury was not life-threatening. She was later re-leased from the hospital. Authorities declined to identify her, but CPD’s Twitter account stated she was 16 years old.

Police have suspects but have not made any arrests at this time, accord-ing to Shelton.

Girl shot in the back SundayAuthorities: Southside fire possible case of arson

Police say 16-year-old was injured during altercation between two men

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The Columbus Police Department is investigating a weekend house fire on the Southside as an arson.

CPD and Columbus Fire & Rescue responded to the fire in the 1400 block of 11th Avenue South on Sunday after-noon.

“We got a call from someone in the neighborhood who said they saw people in the back of the building who were smoking,” Shelton said. “We think that’s what started the fire. Columbus Fire & Rescue extinguished the fire in the house, which turned out to be an aban-doned house.”

No arrests have been made and the possible arson is being investigated by the CF&R fire investigator, Shelton said.

Shelton said incidents of fires in abandoned buildings are more frequent in cold weather, although that does not appear to be the case in Sunday’s fire.

“Homeless people do go into aban-doned houses and build fires when it’s cold,” Shelton said. “Sometimes, they even go to sleep with the fire still burn-ing, which is very dangerous, obviously.”

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A Columbus man is in custody after a witness saw him allegedly break-ing into a car on Sunday.

Officers with the Co-lumbus Police Depart-ment arrested Tashawn Lanier Grassiree, 25, on suspicion of auto burglary and possession of para-phernalia.

A CPD media release states the de-partment responded to a call on Seventh Avenue North about a suspicious male walking between vehicles in the First Baptist Church parking Lot. A witness reported seeing the suspect near a Chevy Silverado and saw him walk away in the direction of the YMCA with items in his hand, according to authorities.

A short time later, an officer saw Grassiree near Fifth Street South and College Street. The officer detained Grassiree and the witness identified him as the suspect from the FBC park-ing lot, according to CPD.

CPD notified the vehicle’s owner and will return the stolen items after they are processed.

Grassiree had a $687 bond set for possession of paraphernalia. No bond had been set for auto burglary as of press time.

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MondaySay What?“I thought our team came out in the second half and played much, much better.”

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‘Star Wars’ blasts opening weekend record with $238MBy LINDSEy BAHRAP Film Writer

LOS ANGELES — To say that the force is strong with this one is an under-statement.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” brought in a ga-lactic $238 million over the weekend, making it the biggest North American debut of all time according to studio estimates on Sun-day.

The Walt Disney Co. earnings destroy the pre-vious opening record set by Universal’s “Jurassic World,” which drew $208.8 million this summer.

Internationally, the film brought in $279 million, bringing its global gross to $517 million — second only to “Jurassic World’s”

global bow of $525 million. But the dinosaurs had the added benefit of China — “Star Wars” won’t open there until Jan. 9.

This is just the latest in a laundry list of records set by J.J. Abrams’ film, the seventh in the franchise, which had analysts antic-ipating a debut anywhere from $150 million to $300 million.

The “X-factor” was quality. While “The Force Awakens” drew enormous pre-sales, the film was kept under lockdown from the press and critics until mere days before it was released to the public. Reviews turned out to be stellar (95 percent on Rotten Toma-toes), as did early audience reaction, who gave the film an A CinemaScore.

Film Frame/Lucasfilm via APThis photo shows Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

By ARON HELLERThe Associated Press

KFAR SABA, Israel — Under the bright lights, a call of “set, hike” echoes out, followed by the clat-ter of helmets smashing against pads at a high school football game. But these aren’t American teenagers hoping to play college ball — they are Is-raelis with an eye on join-ing elite military combat units.

A growing number of native-born Israelis have taken to the army-like strategy, camaraderie and collisions of the gridiron and turned America’s Game, once a niche ex-pat activity, into a popular fixture in the Holy Land. Some 2,000 Israelis now play the game, thanks in large part to the support of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

In the central city of Kfar Saba, the home-town Hawks are Israel’s four-time defending high school champions and their coach, the son of a

former Israeli military chief, is churning out nearly as many comman-dos as victories.

“Football is a great tool for building a young man,” said head coach Itay Ashkenazi, 36. “The mentality of football is very similar to what you try to instill in elite com-bat units.”

Ashkenazi used to be a special forces commando himself, and his father, Gabi Ashkenazi, was the military chief of staff from 2007 to 2011. Yet Ashke-nazi, who was a star quar-terback in the adult Israel Football League until re-tiring a few seasons ago, says football has meant more to him than the mili-tary, and he tries to instill that love of the game in his young charges.

“Most of them com-ing in, they don’t know football, they don’t know anything about it. But you try to ‘sell’ the football as a tool for what they are going to do afterward, which is the army,” said Ashkenazi, who owns an insurance company in addition to his part-time work as coach.

“They fall in love with the atmosphere. They fall in love with the values we try to build up, you know, the team concept, the get-ting tough mentality and physicality,” he said.

He said word was get-ting out that his players made for good soldiers. The military itself had no comment.

Military service is compulsory for most Is-raelis, and Ashkenazi’s players have gone on to careers in some of the army’s most prestigious units, serving in elite

commando, reconnais-sance and undercover units. The army is Israel’s most admired institution, but Palestinians and hu-man rights groups see the military as a tool of Is-rael’s occupation of lands sought by the Palestin-ians for a future indepen-dent state.

Soccer and basketball reign supreme in Israel, but football has gained ground in recent years thanks to live NFL TV broadcasts and the ex-pansion of the IFL, now in its 9th year.

American football prepares Israeli teens for military combat

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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A radio shock jock who hosted “Opie and Antho-ny” is facing charges over a fight with a woman at his New York home.

Nassau County police say Anthony Cumia was arrested Saturday after the 26-year-old woman contact-ed authorities.

He was arraigned Sun-day on a charge of sec-ond-degree strangulation. A judge released him with-out setting bail but ordered him to stay away from the woman.

He’s due back in court in January.

His attorney says Cumia “emphatically denies the al-legations.”

Shock jock formerly of ‘Opie and Anthony’ arrested in fight

Some 2,000 israelis now play the game, thanks in large part to the support of New england Patriots owner robert Kraft

AP Photo/Dan BaliltyIn this Dec. 10 photo, high school football team Kfar Saba Hawks, in green shirts, play against Mazkeret Batya Gorillas in Kfar Saba, Israel. A growing number of native-born Israelis have taken to the army-like strategy, camaraderie and collisions of the gridiron and turned America’s Game, once a niche expat activi-ty, into a popular fixture in the Holy Land.

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WASHINGTON — Repub-lican foes of President Barack Obama’s health care law may be able to get more by chipping away at it than trying to take the whole thing down at once.

That’s one lesson of the bud-get deal passed by Congress and signed by the president last week.

It delayed a widely criti-cized tax on high-cost employ-er health insurance plans that hasn’t taken effect yet. And it temporarily suspended two tax-es on industry already being col-lected, which are also part of the health law.

In contrast to frontal attacks on “Obamacare” that have re-peatedly failed, this tactic could well succeed. Delays and sus-pensions have a way of becom-ing permanent.

Polls show that the public re-mains deeply divided over the Affordable Care Act, or ACA. Opponents are already looking for other provisions that could be separated from the law.

Next could be the “employer mandate,” a requirement that larger companies offer coverage or risk fines. Part of the man-date is a controversial definition of a full-time worker as someone who averages 30 hours a week. Critics say it discourages com-

panies from hiring full-time em-ployees.

“Maybe Republicans have come to grips with the idea that the basic structure of the ACA has been in place long enough that simple repeal is not possi-ble,” said economist Joe Antos of the American Enterprise In-stitute, a business-oriented think tank. Perhaps the budget deal “is practice” for more changes, he added.

Supporters of the health care law are trying to downplay the consequences of the budget deal as superficial dings. It did not touch coverage provisions that have reduced the nation’s uninsured rate to a historic low of 9 percent. Indeed, Obama himself announced that 6 mil-lion people have already signed up for 2016 coverage, with more than a month left in open-enroll-

ment season.“I think you can make too

much of these particular things,” said economist Paul Van de Wa-ter of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, referring to the deal. “They don’t actually have any effect on the ACA’s cover-age expansion. In that sense, it’s not a blow against the ACA at all.” The center advocates on behalf of low-income people.

Yet not too long ago a top White House adviser was vig-orously defending the health law’s tax on high-cost coverage, known as the Cadillac tax.

The tax is 40 percent of the val-ue of employer-sponsored plans that exceeds certain thresholds: $10,200 for individual coverage and $27,500 for family coverage. In its first year, 2018, it would have affected 26 percent of all employers and nearly half of

larger companies, according to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. Since the tax is in-dexed to general inflation, which rises more slowly than health insurance premiums, it would have affected a growing share of health plans over time.

Proponents of the tax, includ-ing many economists, see it as a much-needed brake on health care spending. But business and labor joined forces to oppose it. The budget deal delayed it two years, and its future is in doubt.

The spirited defense of the tax came from Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. “Repealing the tax or delaying its scheduled implementation ... would have serious negative consequences for our health care system,” Furman warned in a speech Oct. 7.

In budget deal, health law foes took a different path‘Maybe Republicans have come to grips with the idea ... that simple repeal is not possible’

German auto parts maker Hago to open Iuka plant, hiring 80The ASSOCIATeD PReSS

IUKA — German auto parts supplier Hago Au-tomotive Corp. will open a metal stamping plant in Tishomingo County, in-vesting $10 million and hiring 80 people.

The company and Gov. Phil Bryant made the an-nouncement Friday. Hago, based in Küssaberg, Ger-

many plans to start oper-ations in Mississippi by mid-2016.

Hago will lease a 50,000 square-foot building at the state’s Yellow Creek Port

Mississippi Develop-ment Authority spokes-woman Tammy Craft says the state agency will give Hago $500,000 to subsi-dize equipment and relo-cation costs.

By JeFF AMyThe Associated Press

JACKSON — Wild an-imals at a Mississippi zoo continue to fall prey to wilder animals intruding from the outside.

Jackson Zoo Director Beth Poff said Friday that an addra gazelle and five springbok were attacked and killed by feral dogs just before dawn Friday morning. Two spur-winged geese were in-jured.

“This is a sad day, and the hardest thing about it is it didn’t have to hap-pen,” Poff said in a state-ment. “There are people out there who have not taken responsibility for their dogs, and unfortu-nately we all have to suf-fer the consequences.”

It’s not the first time that dogs have killed ani-mals that are supposed to be safely confined inside the zoo. A klipspringer, a small African antelope, was killed by a dog in 2013, while two gazelles were killed in 2008. The zoo sits in a neighbor-hood west of downtown that’s plagued by aban-doned houses.

All the animals killed

are part of the zoo’s Af-rican savannah exhibit. The geese were being cared for in the zoo’s an-imal hospital.

Poff said four of five dogs believed to have been part of Friday’s at-tack were captured by zoo employees and handed over to the animal control division of the Jackson Police Department. The fifth dog got away, and animal control was also unable to capture a dog sighted in the adjoining Cedar Lawn Cemetery.

Spokeswoman Ange-la Harris said the zoo’s 24-hour security has spotted dogs and called city animal control eight times since June. Ani-mal control officers have captured dogs only three times.

Police spokeswoman Officer Colendula Green said animal control is waiting to see if any of the dogs are claimed. None of the four had collars. She said that if owners come forward, they could face misdemeanor crimi-nal charges.

“They’ll be held re-sponsible for these dogs,” she said.

If no one comes for-

ward, she said animal control officers would kill the dogs.

Harris said zoo em-ployees inspect the zoo’s exterior fences once a

week to check for holes where dogs or other ani-mals can get in. She said zoo officials hadn’t yet figured out how the dogs got in Friday.

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AMORY — The Unit-ed Steelworkers union says workers at the True Temper Sports plant in Amory have ratified a new contract with the sporting goods maker.

The 200 workers at the plant make steel tubes used in golf club shafts and other items by the company, based in Mem-phis, Tennessee.

Steelworkers District

Director Ronnie Flippo said Saturday that the con-tract includes a provision for True Temper to close a Chinese factory and move work to Amory, creating up to 50 new jobs in com-ing months and up to 100 jobs over the four-year life of the contract. About 200 people now work at the Amory plant.

“In a time of uncer-tainty, the USW and True Temper together have made the future more se-

cure for workers in Amo-ry,” Flippo said.

True Temper did not return requests for com-ment Friday.

Workers will get a $1,250 bonus for ratifying the contract, plus raises of $1 an hour by the agree-ment’s end, Flippo said. He couldn’t immediately say how much workers in Amory now make.

The union agreed to a lower wage tier for new workers hired to do the work being brought back from China. Flippo said the contract called for quarter-ly meetings between the union and managers, and

said union members hope to raise wages for lower-ti-er workers in the future.

The previous contract wasn’t supposed to end until July, but Flippo said the union and company agreed to negotiate a new agreement after managers told union officials that because of a downturn in demand for golf clubs, the company had too much ca-pacity at its two plants.

True Temper filed for bankruptcy in 2009 as part of a plan to wipe out much of its debt. Investors put in $70 million to help the company emerge from bankruptcy.

Animals killed by wild dogs at Mississippi zoo‘This is a sad day, and the hardest thing about it is it didn’t have to happen’

Union: Company will move work from China to Miss.Move will create up to 100 new jobs over life of four-year contract


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WASHINGTON — A shake-up of the nation’s kidney transplant system means more organs are getting to patients once thought nearly impossible to match, according to early tracking of the new rules.

It’s been a year since the United Net-work for Organ Sharing changed rules for the transplant waiting list, aiming to decrease disparities and squeeze the most benefit from a scarce resource: kid-neys from deceased donors. Now data from UNOS shows that the changes are helping certain patients, including giv-ing those expected to live the longest a better shot at the fittest kidneys.

The hope is to “really level the play-ing field,” said Dr. Mark Aeder, a trans-plant surgeon at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland who is chairman of the UNOS’ kidney com-mittee.

In Abingdon, Virginia, 8-year-old Marshall Jones was one of the lucky first

recipients. A birth defect severely dam-aged his kidneys and a failed transplant when he was younger left his immune system abnormally primed to reject kid-neys from 99 percent of donors.

Then last January, after four years of searching, organ officials found a pos-sible match, hours away by plane but available under the new policy — and it worked.

“We don’t use the word lightly, but this was really a miracle kidney for him,” said Dr. Victoria Norwood, Marshall’s doctor and the pediatric nephrology chief at the University of Virginia.

There’s a huge gap between who needs a new kidney and who gets one. More than 101,000 people are on the national waiting list, while only about 17,000 kidney transplants are performed each year.

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Ms. Logan was born July 2, 1957, to the late Arthur Davis and Mary Etta Jones. She was a member of 7th Street Church of Christ and was employed as a nurse’s aid.

In addition to her par-ents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Arthur Lee Jones.

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In addition to his parents, he was pre-ceded in death by his sister, Ada Catherine Booker.

He is survived by his wife, Marie Drummond Reynolds of West Point; son, Steve Reynolds of Amory; and three grandchildren.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Security re-searcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had snatched a California university’s housing files when he stumbled into a larg-er nightmare: Cyberattackers had opened a pathway into the networks running the United States’ power grid.

Digital clues pointed to Iranian hackers. And Wallace found that they had already taken passwords, as well as engineering drawings of dozens of power plants, at least one with the title “Mission Critical.” The drawings were so detailed that experts say skilled attackers could have used them, along with other tools and malicious code, to knock out electricity flowing to millions of homes.

Wallace was astonished. But this breach, The Associated Press has found, was not unique.

About a dozen times in the last de-cade, sophisticated foreign hackers have gained enough remote access to control the operations networks that keep the lights on, according to

top experts who spoke only on con-dition of anonymity due to the sensi-tive nature of the subject matter.

The public almost never learns the details about these types of at-tacks — they’re rarer but also more intricate and potentially dangerous than data theft. Information about the government’s response to these hacks is often protected and some-times classified; many are never even reported to the government.

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gency slides in what the airline’s CEO said was the fourth bomb hoax against the airline in re-cent weeks.

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during the approximate-ly 11-hour flight to Paris from the island of Mau-ritius, said the airline’s CEO, Frederic Gagey. He said the airline has had heightened security checks around the world since the Nov. 13 attacks that left 130 people dead in Paris.

“It was an ensemble of cardboard, papers and something that re-sembled a kitchen timer. Nothing that presented a danger to the plane, to the passengers or to the crew,” a visibly irritated Gagey told a news confer-ence in Paris. He said it contained no explosives.

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bers, including myself, and my friends have their annual physicals during the last two months of the year, the holiday months.

My doctor, looking through her bifocals and scanning the screen of her little handheld computer, said, “Well, the bad news is that your cholesterol has climbed again.”

I levitated from my chair. “That is not possible! I eat no meat, no butter and drink soy milk!”

Unperturbed, she said, “Well, it has. Blame your parents.”

At home I fired off an email to my brother, “Are you on cholesterol medi-cine?”

“Yes,” he replied.My brother brags on his cholesterol

levels. That’s what you brag on at our

age — how good your blood is doing, or how well your knee replacement went or when you’re getting your sec-ond cataract surgery. It’s like competitive health reporting.

I was fuming inside. It’s doesn’t count, bragging on cholesterol levels if you’re on drugs. For Pete’s sake, any-one can win the discus throw if they’re on steroids!

At least I wasn’t on meds yet, so I tore through the

pantry checking labels and trying to figure out what I was supposed to be looking at and what I could or couldn’t eat.

Some items had no cholesterol but had saturated fats; some had polyunsat-urated fat and monounsaturated fat but no cholesterol. The Fruit & Grain bars had no cholesterol, .5g of saturated fats, no trans fats but 2.5 grams of total fat.

Now figure that out.Sam came home from his doctor’s

appointment with virtually the same report, adding a little weight gain. He said, “I guess I thought since I was walking I could eat anything I wanted; so I did.”

I sent an email to my dietitian friend questioning all this cholesterol stuff.

She replied, “It’s all very complicat-ed. Just eat healthy, exercise and thank your parents.” Basically what the doctor said.

Shirley, my walking partner, got the same report. “Better cholesterol count than last year but not as good as two years ago.”

It’s starting to feel like pulling the lever on a slot machine. “Two apples, no banana.”

A lifelong member of Weight Watch-ers, Shirley went to a meeting to find out about the new program. She said they recommended eliminating processed

foods, and they cut way back on treats. Looks like Shirley and the rest of us are going to celebrate Christmas with “Cutie” oranges and seedless grapes.

My sister-in-law texted her report. She’s been balancing on the diabetes beam for a few years, then found out she had fallen over into the diabetic-need-ing-medicine side. Her words were, “Diabetes ... on meds, no more candy/sugar. Cold turkey!”

She seemed a little depressed to get the news so close to Christmas. Bard-wells were born loving sugar. It might have been a little more palatable to have gotten the news in January.

The brother-in-law reports that he can’t have salt. Well, who gives a fig about salt when Christmas morning your stocking is filled with oranges and grapes.

Shannon Bardwell’s column appears in The Dispatch on Mondays. Email reaches her at [email protected].

Where can Rubio win?

It’s not exactly like Babe Ruth pointing with his bat to the stands where he was about to hit a home run. But the presidential primary equivalent is that can-didates can stay in the race so long as they can point to a state where they are going to win — and, preferably, it’s an early state.

“Winning” in prima-ry politics is very often not about winning but about doing “better than expected,” particularly if you’re not the frontrunner. But at some point, sooner or later, you do need to win. You need to show that you’re not just second or third choice but the first choice somewhere.

And therein lies the problem for Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. It’s just not clear where he is going to win, at least among the four early states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. It’s unlikely that anyone will sweep all four, but if you don’t win one of them, how do you claim to be in the top tier?

For his part, Rubio’s folks are trying to make lemonade out of their failure to put a stake in the ground anywhere, claiming that it saves them from disappointing expectations. That’s true enough, but if the expectations are that you won’t win, and then you don’t win, it’s hard to turn that into a victory. Unless, perhaps, your name is Bill Clinton, you’ve just been ham-mered by the tabloids over an alleged mistress and you manage to turn a second-place finish in New Hampshire into a victory for “the come-back kid.” Miracles like that rarely happen twice and, for all of his skill, Rubio has yet to prove himself a political Bill Clinton.

Which doesn’t mean Rubio should be taken lightly: quite the contrary. Rubio is not only a skilled debater but — compared to say, Ted Cruz — he’s also an all-around Mr.

Congeniality. Rubio is far better liked and respected in the Senate than Cruz, which may not be saying much except for the fact that Cruz is leading in Iowa and is turning his lack of popularity into an asset of sorts, owning it, even. He’s painting himself as Mr. Outsider: the first senator anyone can remember to be denied basic senatorial courtesies by the members of his own party; a guy who has managed to unite the entire Senate against him.

But Rubio’s supporters have now taken to complaining to the press about his failure to commit to winning anywhere. This is not a good sign. His top supporters in Iowa are using The New York Times to send a message to the candidate that he needs to push harder in Iowa and not just aim to show. That’s a very bad sign. Remember when Ben Carson’s foreign policy team decided to brief reporters on their can-didate’s lack of attention to matters of national security? That was the beginning of the end of his candidacy.

I’m old-fashioned enough to believe in that ancient instrument of communication — the telephone. It’s the usual way — shall we say the best way — for supporters to give advice to their candidates. When they use a national newspaper instead, it generally means one of two things: that they’re not really supporters, or that they are, but they’ve tried everything else, and they might not be supporters much longer.

Marco Rubio has the potential to be a strong candidate for president. He’s smart and affable, and he has a story to tell. Once the voting be-gins, he won’t have to win everywhere. But first, he does have to win somewhere, and he has yet to decide, or even to hint, where that might be.

Susan Estrich is a nationally syndicated columnist. To find out more about her go to www.creators.com.

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Concerned Citizen: Come to Mayhew! Great location, crossroads, education, entertainment area..it has all the needed. Did I mention lo-cation? Plus, the leaders there know how to keep a secret, Max. Rule No. 1, don’t talk out of school when working on economic development projects.

Slimantics: Talking ‘bout my generation: The movies the ‘70s

Raider: I believe you forgot “Shaft” (1971).

frank: They don’t make music like they did in the 60s and 70s either. The kids of today still listen to it and every other commercial on TV has it as background score. I sometimes wonder if the technolo-gy of today has stifled some of our creativity.

Just the thoughts of another old man who thought that the now forgotten “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” which ran just after the original “Star Wars,” was the better sci-fi movie of that year.

Is hunting on the decline in Mississippi?

frank: The last few paragraphs beginning with the “Hunting is im-portant” quote say a lot. It is a FAM-ILY activity. The guns are real and their handling and safety as well as their power are demonstrated.

It puts things in a far different light for the children than any video game ever will. I praise these parents for taking the time to teach and set an example for their two children.

I read a statistic some time back

that children who were taught to hunt and handle guns in their early and pre-teen years were dramati-cally less likely to commit a violent crime in their lifetime. I am sure this has as much to do with parent-ing as it does with firearms. Teach-ing children to hunt is an example of discipline in both.

Orenokoto: A big congratula-tions, Caleb an Kendall! I am so happy to see Mom and Dad taking you hunting. And, you cannot get healthier food than wild game. We love it at our house.

As a geezer (that’d be senior citizen) who was raised hunting, the main reason I don’t hunt as much as I’d like, is the cost to join hunting clubs.

For people like me, if it’s not pub-lic land, I cannot hunt. Even though I have a lifetime license, I pay to hunt on the private land dove hunts the state leases from farmers, but there are just no doves. I didn’t even get one shot this dove season so far.

Oh well, I still love just being outdoors on the beautiful land.

frank: Great photo by the way. The rendering makes it look like a Norman Rockwell painting.

Experts: Coyotes not a Golden Triangle problem

Mike Rathbone: There was one traveling along Alabama Street about 30 yards parallel to it and it cut right through my yard, crossed the street, and headed off toward McCrary. There was no mistake about what it was...also, one bow season I was coming to the top of a little rise along a trail and ended up within about 10 foot of one...face to face we just looked at each other in disbelief. I loaded an arrow, and the coyote hauled butt.

The experts here will also tell you there are no Florida panthers in this area. It’s not the first time they

were wrong. I’ve seen two of them, one out by the airport, the other by the state line. Again, there is no mistaking a large, long bottle-brush tailed cat that is rust colored.

Don’t get me started on the coon problem in town ....you’d be amazed at how many, and how dangerous their presence in this town is. They carry a bacteria in their intestines that is usually fatal to humans, but it can be treated.

Most times though, you’ll be dead long before they figure out what is wrong with you and children are the most at risk as they are most likely to touch objects and then their mouth.

Critters...this isn’t your world...it’s theirs.

Slimantics: Fear and hatred are the first steps to injustice

Tro705: Nice article Slim.Bringing things up like Chris-

tians showing us their own bigotry and racism is alive and well is some-thing we are supposed to ignore.

During the time the Irish were coming to America and staying in the New York area, signs started popping up on most business that simply said INNA.

Irish need not apply was its meaning and this was from those that would proudly proclaim that they were good Christians all the while condemning the entire Irish group as drunkards and lazy.

Muslims today have been put into that same category by a few that have managed to stroke the fears of many.

Next we might see signs saying MNNA and that will bring us back to when we could show our hatred and misinformation to the world and maybe even be proud that America is no longer moving forward but instead has decided we like going backwards to support our fears of those that don’t fit into our tiny view of others.

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MANCHESTER, N.H. — Democratic presi-dential candidates Ber-nie Sanders and Hillary Clinton moved past the rancor over a breach of her campaign’s valuable voter data, shifting Satur-day night’s debate into a pointed but polite discus-sion of national security, Americans’ heightened terrorism fears and the economy.

Clinton, the Demo-cratic front-runner, kept much of her focus on the general election, sharp-ly criticizing Donald Trump’s plan to ban Mus-lims from entering the United States. She called the leader of the GOP race the Islamic State’s “best recruiter.”

“Mr. Trump has a great capacity to use blus-ter and bigotry to inflame people,” said Clinton, the former secretary of state.

Clinton and Sanders, her closest challenger,

entered the debate in the midst of one of their fiercest fights — about the campaign itself rather than a national or inter-national issue. Clinton’s campaign accused Sand-ers’ team of stealing in-formation used to target voters and anticipate what issues might motivate them. In response to the breach, the Democratic National Committee tem-porarily cut off Sanders’ team’s access to its own data, a move the Vermont senator said Saturday was an “egregious act.”

Still, Sanders said his staff had acted improper-ly.

“This is not the type of campaign that we run,” he said. Sanders’ campaign fired a worker involved in

the breach but also used the controversy to raise money, sending an email to supporters that said the national party had placed “its thumb on the scales in support of Hil-lary Clinton’s campaign.” His campaign said after the debate it had suspend-

ed two more aides.Clinton quickly accept-

ed his apology Saturday night, saying, “We should move on, because I don’t think the American peo-ple are all that interested in this.”

Sanders, Clinton move past rancor over voter data breach

AP Photo/Jim ColeBernie Sanders, left, and Hillary Clinton speak during an exchange during the Democratic presidential primary debate Saturday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

AP Photo/Jim ColeMartin O’Malley speaks during a Democratic presiden-tial primary debate Saturday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

Clinton’s campaign had accused Sanders’ team of stealing information used to target voters

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WASHINGTON — Hil-lary Clinton had no evi-dence to back up her claim in the latest Democratic presidential debate that the Islamic State group is using video of Donald Trump to recruit Muslims to its cause.

CLInTOn: “He is becoming ISIS’s best re-cruiter. They are going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in or-der to recruit more radical jihadists.”

THE FACTS: What’s true is that Trump’s provocative comments about Muslims, including his call to ban them from coming to the U.S., have been widely played across the Middle East — in the hothouse of social media and beyond. Plenty of peo-ple — his Republican rivals among them — see his positions as playing into the hands of terrorists and raising the risk of radicaliz-ing Muslims in the West as well as in the Middle East. It’s also true that IS has a sophisticated propaganda operation and it can’t be ruled out that the group has spread such videos un-der the Western radar.

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Mrs. Montgomery’s 2nd grade class presented the West Point Animal Shelter with stockings of toys and money they raised for the shelter. They all had so much fun visiting with all the puppies and kittens!


JACKSON — Jackson State University will be-come the second of Mis-sissippi’s three histori-cally black universities to gain control of an endow-ment set aside in a deseg-regation lawsuit.

Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce announced the transfer of $24.3 million

at a Thursday meeting of the College Board.

“We will transfer the money to them immedi-ately,” he said.

JSU became eligible for the funds this year, its third straight year with nonblack enrollment greater than 10 percent. The amount more than doubles Jackson State’s overall endowment. Re-cently hired Vice Pres-

ident for Institutional Advancement Anthony Holloman said JSU has about $15 million in its own endowment cur-rently. The school was already receiving invest-ment income from the endowment, and will still be barred from invading the principle. Investment income must be spent for academic purposes, in-cluding financial aid and faculty salaries.

“One of the major things at Jackson State is we want to continue to grow and be a diverse campus reflective of our

state,” Holloman said. “Those dollars have al-lowed us to recruit the best and brightest stu-dents regardless of race,” he said.

The late Jake Ayers Sr. sued in 1975, citing inequitable funding for Mississippi’s three pre-dominantly black uni-versities. The case was settled in 2001, with the state committing more than $500 million to rec-tify the problems. So far, the state has contributed about $400 million, and contributions are begin-ning to taper off.


JACKSON — Mississippi could get smoother roads, lower taxes and a tax system more tilted to fa-vor the rich than it does today.

That’s one possible outcome of a “tax shift” that some people are discussing as the 2016 legislative approaches.

It would work something like this: Lawmakers would vote to raise fuel or other taxes to repave roads and rebuild bridges. But at the same time they would vote to cut other taxes, either Mississippi’s corporate franchise tax or some or all of its personal income tax.

The tax cut might even be big enough to outweigh the $375 mil-lion tax increase proposed Friday by the Mississippi Economic Coun-

cil for transportation.Joe Sanderson Jr., who led a

transportation study for MEC, the state’s Chamber of Commerce, made the idea explicit in a speech Friday.

“There are current conversa-tions about phasing out the corpo-rate franchise tax and reducing personal income taxes to stimulate economic growth,” Sanderson said. “There is no reason why a strate-gy for boosting our state’s econo-my through improving highways, roads and bridges, cannot be com-bined with efforts to make our tax climate more competitive.”

Answering questions after the speech, he told reporters that “you could come up with a net tax de-crease.”

That echoes the position of Gov.

Phil Bryant, who in a statement Fri-day on the MEC report, said that “any tax increase must be offset by corresponding tax cuts.”

But unless the tax cuts proposed are drastically different than those considered in the Legislature last year, people in lower income brack-ets could benefit less than people in higher income brackets.

Here’s why. Last year, Republi-can lawmakers tried to eliminate Mississippi’s franchise tax, and to reduce or eliminate its personal in-come tax.

After granting more than $350 million of tax cuts to businesses since 2011, even some Republicans were uneasy about eliminating Mis-sissippi’s corporate franchise tax, which charges a 2.5 percent levy on business property or capital em-ployed. Business groups, especially banks and manufacturers, dislike franchise taxes because they apply not only when a business is profit-able but also when it’s losing mon-ey. Business groups including MEC have long aimed to eliminate Mis-sissippi’s franchise tax.

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under-construction Sen. Terry Brown Amphithe-ater.

For Karriem, the six years on the council were a time for personal growth. He said he saw that not only in himself, but his fellow councilmen.

“Of course, it’s been a growing process, but I think the whole en-tire council has grown through my tenure, be-cause of some of the things that have been brought before us and some of the challenges we have faced,” Karriem said. “I think it’s been a learn-ing process for the entire council. Am I the same person I was when I first entered the council? Of course not, because I have a lot of experience under my belt now.”

Mayor Robert Smith set a little time aside during Tuesday’s council meeting to say goodbye to Karriem.

“I’ve really enjoyed working to you,” Smith said. “You brought a lot to

the table since you’ve been working with us. You will definitely be missed, but I’m quite sure you won’t be a stranger. We will be call-ing on you, especially me, for support of the projects we’ve been working on — like the amphitheater and the continuation of the Riverwalk and several oth-er projects where you can assist us. I know you won’t turn a deaf ear upon us.”

Karriem said his re-lationship with the may-or was another point of growth, and it’s come a long way since he and Smith got into a fight in city hall in 2010. He said he’s gathered a mutual re-spect for Smith.

Regardless of any sour feelings in the past, Kar-riem said he’s ready to move on and do whatev-er he can to help the city from his new position.

“The mayor and coun-cil are going to need sup-port in Jackson, just like I’m hoping that I can call back to the mayor and city hall to get things accom-

plished for my constitu-ents as I represent them in Jackson,” he said. “I think we have a mutual respect for each other and I am hopeful that our relation-ship with each other has grown.”

The next stepKarriem will take the

oath of office as represen-tative on Jan. 5.

The office will be only the second public seat he’s held, and he said he feels some nerves about it. Still, more than that, he said he’s ready to go to work in the new phase of his politi-cal career.

“Anything you don’t really know about, you’ll have some little apprehen-sions about it,” he said. “But I’m excited. I hope that I can represent the people of District 41 to the best of my ability.”

Karriem said he plans to open a constituent ser-vices office in Columbus, though he’s still working to determine a location.

For his first term in

Jackson, Karriem plans to focus on economic devel-opment and finding ways to bring jobs to the com-munity. He acknowledged the well-worn talking point, but nevertheless said jobs are vital to the community’s continued wellbeing.

“It’s so important that people are able to take care of themselves,” he said. “I want to help provide some hope. Our community desperately needs hope. For the neighborhood in the area I represent right now — I’m in the trenches and I just see the dispari-ty that is just so prevalent. It’s easy to cast blame and point fingers for what peo-ple can and cannot do, but we have to make sure the opportunity is there for people to achieve what they need to achieve and take care of themselves and their families.”

Columbus councilmen will likely determine a date for a special election at their next regular meet-ing.

‘there is no reason why a strategy for boosting our state’s economy through improving highways, roads and bridges, cannot be combined with efforts to make our tax climate more competitive’

JSU raises nonblack enrollment, gains control of endowmentbecame eligible for the funds this year, its third straight year with nonblack enrollment greater than 10 percent

By JIMMy GOLENThe Associated Press

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots know they’ll get a first-round bye in playoffs.

The Tennessee Titans’ future is even more in doubt.

Tom Brady threw for two touchdowns to help the Patriots hold onto the top spot in the AFC, beating Tennessee 33-16 Sunday after knocking quarterback Marcus Mariota out with a knee injury.

The 2014 Heisman Trophy winner and the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft, Mariota left the game and didn’t return after being sacked to stop

From Special Reports

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Another dominat-ing defensive performance in the second half sparked the No. 9 Mississippi State women’s basketball team.

Pulling away from a two-point halftime lead, MSU poured it on the sec-ond half to take a 90-68 victory against Western Michigan in the second day of the Puerto Rico Classic.

“I thought our team came out in the second half and played much, much better,” MSU coach Vic Schaefer said. “We probably played our worst half of the year (in the first half). The second half three things hap-pened: Chinwe (Okorie) established our inside game, (Teaira) came off the bench and really es-tablished our inside game and Victoria took over the game in a brief stretch where she made some great shots.

“Defensively, we were much better in the sec-ond half. We got out of the press and tried to defend them in the half court, and we held them to 36 percent from the floor.”

MSU (10-1) won its fifth-straight game to im-prove to 2-0 in the event. It will wrap up its pre-Christ-mas slate at 12:15 p.m. to-day with a game against SMU in its final game of the tournament.

Freshman Teaira Mc-Cowan had her fourth double-double with sea-son-highs totals of 24 points and 13 rebounds, including 10 on the offen-sive end.

“When coach gives you an opportunity, you have to take advantage of it and produce and do as much as you can,” McCowan said. “Second-chance points keeps teams in games, so I tried to get as many offensive rebounds and

By The Associated Press

OXFORD — Ole Miss defensive line-man Robert Nkemdiche has played his last college football game.

The junior standout, who was recently charged with marijuana pos-session after a 15-foot fall at an Atlanta hotel, won’t play against Oklahoma State in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The school said he will enter the NFL draft.

Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said in a statement Sunday that Nkemdiche was

told last week that he “will not be joining us” for the bowl game. He added that the school will “support him as he prepares for the next chapter in his life.”

Freeze said he will share information with NFL general managers and scouts on Nkemdiche, “a unique and talented in-dividual” who has made an “immeasurable impact on our program.”

The 6-foot-4, 296-pounder is a sec-ond-team All-American and a possible top-10 draft pick. He has 29 tackles, seven for losses, including three sacks. He also scored three touchdowns for Ole Miss, which used him at fullback at times.

“While I wish I could have finished this journey with my team, I am grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of this program, and I am ready to begin the next phase of my life,” Nkemdiche said in a statement. “I have learned a valuable les-son in the last week, and I look forward to showing NFL personnel that this is not rep-

resentative of my true character.”Police said the 21-year-old Nkemdiche

on Dec. 12 broke a hotel-room window, walked about 15 feet, climbed over a wall and fell about 15 feet. He was taken to a hospital, ending up with stitches in his back and leg and a swollen ankle.

A police report said a double-pane win-dow was broken and the room was in “com-plete disarray.” The report also said there were “approximately seven rolled mari-juana cigarettes” in plain sight that police linked to Nkemdiche.

Nkemdiche came to Ole Miss, where his older brother, linebacker Denzel, also plays, as one of the top-rated recruits in the country. Ole Miss beat Alabama two consecutive years and reached two major bowls.

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Stan Beall/Special to The DispatchOle Miss junior defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche (5) gets help from C.J. Johnson (back) in a sack of Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott in a 38-27 victory on Nov. 28 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. Nkemdiche won’t play for Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 and will enter the NFL draft.

By BEN [email protected]

Luther Riley is no stranger to good high school basketball rival-ries.

Riley, who is in his first year as Columbus High School boys bas-ketball coach, spent 12 seasons at Provine High in Jackson. Provine and Lanier High have one of the best basketball rivalries in the state of Mississippi. Players like Monta Ellis (Lanier), who plays for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, and Scottie Haralson (Provine), who played at Connecticut and Tulsa, have played in the rivalry.

“It’s a little bit more intense, just being in the capital city,” Ri-ley said.

Riley had his first taste of the cross-town rivalry between Co-lumbus and New Hope on Satur-day night and came away with a 65-56 victory in the final game of the two-day Joe Horne Christmas Classic at Columbus High.

The former Alcorn State coach was impressed with the in-tensity of the rivalry. The stands were packed and standing-room only overflowed into the lobby outside of the gym, as the 10 p.m. tip didn’t stop fans from showing up in droves.

“The crowd said it all,” Riley said. “It was jam packed. A lot of people came out. It was just a great environment.”

Sophomore Robert Woodard II led Columbus with 14 points.

He has friends who play for New Hope, and he knows many people who are go to New Hope High.

Woodard said playing a rival like New Hope makes for a more intense game, which means get-ting a victory is even more im-portant.

“It’s a pretty fun rivalry for both of us,” Woodard said. “I don’t believe in bragging. I may joke around about it in the future, but just move onto the next game.

“The atmosphere was nice, and you had people going for both teams. It was a nice experience.”

Cameron Douglas led Colum-bus (8-2) with 15 points, while Chris DeLoach added 13 and Demetrius Clark had 10.

Junior Terryonte Thomas led

New Hope (9-1) with 16 points. Carlos Brooks had 13, while Ter-rell Jennings added 10.

“It’s just a cross-town rivalry and that’s what rivalries are all about,” New Hope coach Drew McBrayer said. “It was a great at-mosphere and two teams trying to go after each other.”

The Falcons led 11-6 after the first quarter. Both teams scored 20 points in the second quarter and Columbus led 31-26 at half-time.

Columbus led 48-40 enter-ing the fourth quarter and did enough in the final eight min-utes to win Game 1 between the teams. They will meet again Jan. 2 in New Hope’s Trojan Holiday Classic.

“These is an intense rival-ry,” Riley said. “They have good players and we have some pretty good players.”

Even though the loss to Class 6A Columbus won’t hurt New Hope, which is Class 5A, in the di-vision standings or in its quest for a state championship, McBrayer said his team has plenty to learn from the game.

“The physicality of the game is a measuring stick,” McBrayer said. “We had too many turn-overs against their length. It’s all stuff we need to go back and work on in practice for the next time we see them.”

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GAME 12n No. 9 Mississippi State vs. SMU, at Puerto Rico, 12:15 p.m. Today (WKBB-FM 100.9)

By BARRy WILNERThe Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After one of the strangest and nastiest games this NFL season, Cam Newton had an odd feeling.

His Carolina Panthers had just shrugged off a record-tying Giants comeback to remain perfect with a wild 38-35 victory Sunday. Newton, who threw for five touchdowns to further state his case for NFL Most Valuable Player honors, wasn’t quite sure what he’d just been through.

“It was kind of a weird feeling in that lock-er room, and I’m still feeling kind of weird, but

Patriots lead AFC after beating Titans

panthers hold on to keep perfect mark

Prep BasketballToday’s Games

West Point at RidgelandSaturday’s Games

West Point hosts West Point Christmas Classic

Men’s College Basketball

Today’s GameAlabama vs. Oregon (Birmingham), 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesTroy at Ole Miss, 3 p.m.Southern Mississippi at Tulane, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s GameMississippi State vs. Northern Colorado (Jackson), 7 p.m.

Women’s College Basketball

Today’s GameMississippi State vs. SMU (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 12:15 p.m.

TodayCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m. — Sacred Heart at Northwestern, Big Ten Network6 p.m. — Providence at Massachusetts, CBS Sports Network6 p.m. — Appalachian State at North Carolina, ESPN26 p.m. — Eastern Kentucky at West Virginia, ESPNU6 p.m. — Chicago State at Marquette, FS18 p.m. — Pepperdine at Gonzaga, ESPN28 p.m. — Oregon vs. Alabama (at Birmingham, Alabama), ESPNU8 p.m. — North Texas at Creighton, FS1

COLLEGE FOOTBALL1:30 p.m. — Miami Beach Bowl, South Florida vs. Western Kentucky, at Miami, ESPN

NBA6:30 p.m. — Minnesota at Boston, NBA TV9:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Los Angeles Clippers, NBA TV

NFL7:15 p.m. — Detroit at New Orleans, ESPN

SOCCER2 p.m. — Premier League, Manchester City at Arsenal, NBC Sports Network

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL4 p.m. — Florida State at Arizona State, ESPNU

TuesdayCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

1:30 p.m. — Diamond Head Classic, Auburn vs. New Mexico, at Honolulu, ESPNU3 p.m. — Troy at Ole Miss, SEC Network3:30 p.m. — Diamond Head Classic, BYU vs. Harvard, at Honolulu, ESPNU4 p.m. — Miami (Fla.) at La Salle, CBS Sports Network5 p.m. — Kennesaw State at Indiana, Big Ten Network5 p.m. — Clemson at Georgia, SEC Network5:30 p.m. — South Florida at Seton Hall, FS26 p.m. — Georgetown at Charlotte, CBS Sports Network6 p.m. — Iowa State at Cincinnati, ESPN26 p.m. — Michigan State vs. Oakland, at Auburn Hills, Michigan, ESPNU6 p.m. — Delaware at Villanova, FS17 p.m. — Vanderbilt at Purdue, Big Ten Network7 p.m. — American at LSU, SEC Network7:30 p.m. — Southern Utah at Butler, FS28 p.m. — St. John’s vs. South Carolina, at Uncasville, Connecticut, CBS Sports Network8 p.m. — California at Virginia, ESPN28 p.m. — Mercer at Ohio State, ESPNU8 p.m. — George Washington at DePaul, FS110 p.m. — Diamond Head Classic, Oklahoma vs. Washington State, at Honolulu, ESPNU10 p.m. — Kansas at San Diego State, CBS Sports NetworkMidnight (Wednesday) — Diamond Head Classic, Northern Iowa vs. Hawaii. at Honolulu, ESPNU

COLLEGE FOOTBALL2:30 p.m. — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Akron vs. Utah State, at Boise, Idaho, ESPN6 p.m. — Boca Raton Bowl, Temple vs. Toledo, at Boca Raton, Florida, ESPN

NBA6:30 p.m. — Dallas at Toronto, NBA TV

NHL7 p.m. — Montreal at Minnesota, NBC Sports Network9:30 p.m. — San Jose at Los Angeles, NBC Sports Network

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLNoon — Arkansas-Little Rock at Texas A&M, SEC Network

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BRiEfLyLocalStarkville Academy boys beat Oak Hill Academy

WEST POINT — Carter Roach had 17 points and three assists Sat-urday to lead the Starkville Academy boys basketball team to a 65-42 victory against Oak Hill Academy.

Ade Amusa had 13 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists, while Codie Futral had 13 points and six steals for the Volunteers, who led 40-13 at halftime.

n The Oak Hill Academy girls basketball team beat Starkville Academy 53-45.

AlabamaMen’s basketball team will face Oregon tonight

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama men’s basketball team will take on Oregon at 8 tonight (ESPNU) in The Vulcan Classic, presented by BBVA Compass, at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena.

It will be Alabama’s first game in Birmingham since it defeated Oklaho-ma State 69-52 in the 2011 season.

While the game is considered a home game for Alabama, it will be the seventh time in 10 games this season it has played a game away from Tus-caloosa, marking the first time since the 1978-79 season that has occurred (played nine of first 11 games on the road that year).

College FootballGeorgia Southern hires Colorado State’s Summers as coach

STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern hired Colorado State defen-sive coordinator Tyson Summers as coach Sunday night.

Summers, from Tifton, Georgia, will replace Willie Fritz, who left Georgia Southern to become Tulane’s coach. Fritz was formally introduced as Tulane’s coach Tuesday.

Summers served as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern in 2006 before stints at Alabama-Birming-ham and Central Florida. He said Statesboro is home and he plans to “carry on the proud traditions of both Georgia Southern University and the Eagle football program.”

“I’m looking forward to building off the offense that is in place and con-tinuing to progress with the defense,” Summers said.

Georgia Southern plans to intro-duce Summers at a press conference on Saturday. Interim President Dr. Jean Bartels, athletic director Tom Kleinlein and the Georgia Southern board of regents announced Sunday night that Summers had accepted the offer from Georgia Southern.

Kleinlein said Summers is a “great fit” for the Eagles.

“What we get in Tyson is some-one who knows Georgia, someone who was born and raised in Georgia, someone who has recruited Georgia his entire career, and someone who has been a part of a ... school that has played on New Year’s Day, which is the level we’re aspiring to get to,” Kleinlein said.

Before his move to Colorado State, Summers spent three seasons at UCF. He was defensive coordinator in 2014, when UCF’s defense led the American Athletic Conference and ranked fifth in the nation in yards allowed. He was interim defensive coordinator when UCF upset Baylor in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl.

Georgia Southern will play Bowling Green in the GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, on Wednesday. It is the first bowl game for the Eagles in their first season eligible as a Football Bowl Subdivision team.

NBAMilwaukee’s Kidd taking leave of absence to have surgery

PHOENIX — Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd is taking an indefi-nite leave to have hip surgery.

Assistant coach Joe Prunty will direct the team in Kidd’s absence, general manager John Hammond said after the Bucks’ 101-95 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

“I tried to put off surgery for as long as I could, but after consulting with my doctor, he advised that the best course of action was to have the procedure now,” Kidd said in statement released by the team.

The Bucks are 11-18 this season and 52-59 in two seasons under Kidd.

Prunty has 20 years of NBA coaching experience, including three under Kidd. He served as an assistant during Kidd’s one season coaching the Brooklyn Nets and has been with Kidd in Milwaukee the past two sea-sons. Prunty also is the head coach of Britain’s national team.

“I have every confidence in Joe to lead our team during my absence,” Kidd said. “Joe has many years of coaching experience both in the NBA and in international competition. He’s well-respected in the league and I know our players and coaches will give their all during Joe’s time as head coach.”

— From Special Reports

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BasketballNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBToronto 17 12 .586 —Boston 14 13 .519 2New York 14 14 .500 2½Brooklyn 7 20 .259 9Philadelphia 1 28 .034 16

Southeast Division W L Pct GBMiami 16 10 .615 —Atlanta 17 12 .586 ½Charlotte 15 11 .577 1Orlando 15 12 .556 1½Washington 11 14 .440 4½

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 18 7 .720 —Indiana 16 10 .615 2½Chicago 15 10 .600 3Detroit 16 12 .571 3½Milwaukee 11 18 .379 9

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 23 5 .821 —Dallas 15 12 .556 7½Memphis 15 14 .517 8½Houston 14 14 .500 9New Orleans 8 19 .296 14½

Northwest Division W L Pct GBOklahoma City 18 9 .667 —Utah 11 14 .440 6Denver 11 16 .407 7Minnesota 11 16 .407 7Portland 11 18 .379 8

Pacific Division W L Pct GBGolden State 26 1 .963 —L.A. Clippers 16 12 .571 10½Phoenix 12 17 .414 15Sacramento 11 16 .407 15L.A. Lakers 4 23 .148 22

Sunday’s GamesMiami 116, Portland 109Minnesota 100, Brooklyn 85Cleveland 108, Philadelphia 86Milwaukee 101, Phoenix 95Sacramento 104, Toronto 94Atlanta 103, Orlando 100New Orleans 130, Denver 125

Today’s GamesSacramento at Washington, 6 p.m.Minnesota at Boston, 6:30 p.m.Orlando at New York, 6:30 p.m.Brooklyn at Chicago, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Houston, 7 p.m.Portland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Indiana at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesMemphis at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Dallas at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.Detroit at Miami, 6:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Men’s College Scores

EASTAssumption 83, Philadelphia 73Chestnut Hill 75, St. Michael’s 63Goldey Beacom 80, Wilmington (Del.) 74Marist 89, Army 83Md.-Eastern Shore 79, American U. 64Monmouth (NJ) 73, Rutgers 67NJIT 83, St. John’s 74Pittsburgh 94, Davidson 69Post (Conn.) 73, New Haven 67St. Francis Brooklyn 64, Liberty 55Stockton 73, Hood 64, OTStony Brook 71, Hofstra 68Towson 88, Rio Grande 47UConn 88, Mass.-Lowell 79

SOUTHAustin Peay 92, Lipscomb 84Coastal Carolina 68, Alabama St. 65E. Connecticut 66, Berry 60, OTHampden-Sydney 69, Albright 53James Madison 67, East Carolina 61Manhattan 78, Morgan St. 66Morehead St. 60, W. Carolina 52Shaw 80, Fort Valley St. 79

MIDWESTSamford 69, Nebraska 58Wright St. 83, Bowling Green 47

SOUTHWESTTCU 80, Abilene Christian 69Texas A&M-CC 80, Cal Poly 74UALR 84, N. Arizona 57

FAR WESTBoise St. 90, Bradley 70CS Northridge 79, Bethesda 49E. Washington 74, Denver 58Evansville 85, Fresno St. 77Seattle 67, San Jose St. 64

The Associated Press Men’s Top 25 Fared

1. Michigan State (12-0) beat Northeastern 78-58.

2. Kansas (9-1) beat Montana 88-46.3. Oklahoma (8-0) beat Creighton 87-74.4. Kentucky (9-2) lost to Ohio State 74-67.5. Iowa State (9-1) lost to Northern Iowa

81-79.6. Maryland (10-1) beat Princeton 82-61.7. Duke (9-2) beat Georgia Southern

99-65; lost to Utah 77-75, OT.8. Virginia (9-1) beat No. 12 Villanova

86-75.9. Purdue (11-1) lost to No. 17 Butler

74-68.10. Xavier (11-0) beat Auburn 85-61.11. North Carolina (9-2) beat Tulane

96-72; beat No. 22 UCLA 89-76.12. Villanova (8-2) lost to No. 8 Virginia

86-75.13. Arizona (11-1) beat Northern Arizona

92-37; beat UNLV 82-70.14. Providence (11-1) beat Rider 73-65.15. Miami (9-1) beat College of

Charleston 85-63.16. Baylor (8-2) beat Hardin-Simmons

104-59; lost to No. 24 Texas A&M 80-61.17. Butler (9-1) beat No. 9 Purdue 74-68.18. SMU (9-0) beat Nicholls State 86-42;

beat Hampton 105-72.19. Louisville (9-1) beat Kennesaw State

94-57; beat Western Kentucky 78-56.20. West Virginia (9-1) beat Marshall

86-68.21. George Washington (10-1) beat St.

Peter’s 87-74.22. UCLA (8-4) beat Louisiana-Lafayette

89-80; lost to No. 11 North Carolina 89-76.23. Cincinnati (10-2) beat Norfolk State

75-59; beat VCU 69-63.24. Texas A&M (9-2) beat No. 16 Baylor

80-61.25. UConn (7-3) beat UMass-Lowell

88-79.

Southeastern ConferenceSunday’s Games

No games scheduledToday’s Game

Oregon vs. Alavama at Birmingham, Alabama, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

Tuesday’s GamesAuburn vs. New Mexico, 1:30 p.m. (ESPNU)Troy at Ole Miss, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)Clemson at Georgia, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)Jacksonville at Florida, 6 p.m.East Tennessee State at Tennessee, 6 p.m.Vanderbilt at Purdue, 7 p.m. (Big Ten Network)American at LSU, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)North Florida at Arkansas, 7 p.m.St. John’s vs. South Carolina, 8 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

Wednesday’s GamesMissouri at Illinois, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)Northern Colorado at Mississippi State, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Friday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday’s GameLouisville at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (WCBI)

Sunday, Dec. 27No games scheduled

Late Saturday Men’s College Scores

SOUTHWESTMercer 69, Arkansas 66, OTNew Mexico St. 73, UTEP 53Texas A&M 80, Baylor 61

FAR WESTArizona 82, UNLV 70Colorado 95, Hampton 53Gonzaga 86, Tennessee 79Oregon St. 76, Tulsa 71Portland 65, Cal St.-Fullerton 60Rice 90, New Mexico 89Texas 75, Stanford 73

No. 24 Texas A&M 80, No. 16 Baylor 61

BAYLOR (8-2): Gathers 4-10 0-5 8, Med-ford 5-12 5-6 16, Prince 2-8 3-4 8, Wainright 4-8 0-0 12, Freeman 1-6 2-2 5, Lindsey 1-5 2-2 4, Motley 3-6 0-0 6, McClure 0-3 0-0 0, Maston 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-59 12-19 61.

TEXAS A&M (9-2): A. Collins 2-6 2-2 8, Jones 8-15 0-0 17, Caruso 2-4 2-2 6, House 6-13 1-1 17, Davis 6-6 3-6 15, Hogg 1-5 1-3 4, Gilder 1-7 3-4 5, Trocha-Morelos 2-4 0-3 4, Aparicio 0-0 0-0 0, Byers 1-1 0-1 2, Dobbins 0-0 0-2 0, Distefano 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 1-2 0-4 2. Totals 30-63 12-28 80.

Halftime—Texas A&M 51-30. 3-Point Goals—Baylor 7-21 (Wainright 4-5, Freeman 1-2, Medford 1-4, Prince 1-5, Lindsey 0-2, McClure 0-3), Texas A&M 8-22 (House 4-9, A. Collins 2-4, Jones 1-3, Hogg 1-4, Gilder 0-1, Trocha-Morelos 0-1). Fouled Out—Wainright. Rebounds—Baylor 40 (Gathers 18), Texas A&M 45 (House 8). Assists—Baylor 15 (Lind-sey 6), Texas A&M 23 (Caruso 8). Total Fouls—Baylor 22, Texas A&M 18. A—9,056.

Sunday’s Women’s College Scores

EASTAmerican U. 52, Manhattan 48Auburn 74, Towson 52Boston College 66, Mass.-Lowell 55Bryant 55, New Hampshire 42Bucknell 80, Delaware 51Caldwell 97, Washington Adventist 51Fairfield 74, IPFW 62Fairleigh Dickinson 81, Monmouth (NJ) 75Fordham 63, CCSU 48Franklin Pierce 75, Molloy 71George Washington 70, Iona 65Goldey Beacom 85, Wilmington (Del.) 72Hofstra 71, Marist 67Penn St. 83, Sacred Heart 46Philadelphia 75, Holy Family 70Pittsburgh 75, Rider 44Providence 64, Rhode Island 55, OTSeton Hall 81, St. Peter’s 65St. Rose 67, Chestnut Hill 53UMBC 52, Loyola (Md.) 46Vermont 54, NJIT 46Villanova 67, La Salle 56

SOUTHAlabama 72, Grambling St. 57Appalachian St. 92, Furman 78Campbell 66, North Florida 55Cent. Arkansas 51, SC State 38Charlotte 99, Davidson 88Florida Gulf Coast 57, Arizona 55Georgia St. 68, Bethune-Cookman 61Kentucky 71, Duke 61Lehigh 63, Hampton 56Louisville 71, Coll. of Charleston 67Marshall 81, Norfolk St. 67Maryland 106, Md.-Eastern Shore 30Miami 89, Indiana 75Middle Tennessee 69, Tennessee Tech 53Mississippi St. 90, W. Michigan 68North Carolina 69, Southern Miss. 62SMU 69, Gardner-Webb 61Shaw 64, St. Leo 54South Carolina 88, East Carolina 57South Florida 68, Oklahoma St. 46Stetson 79, Georgia Southern 57Stockton 63, Concordia (Wis.) 58Wake Forest 43, Richmond 33West Virginia 69, James Madison 62

MIDWESTCincinnati 70, E. Illinois 57Creighton 69, Nebraska-Omaha 46Dayton 85, Princeton 81Georgia 63, Wright St. 57Georgia Tech 60, IUPUI 50Iowa St. 91, Alcorn St. 41Missouri 91, Lamar 57N. Iowa 75, Tulsa 59Toledo 60, Ill.-Chicago 51Washington St. 66, Kansas 53

SOUTHWESTMissouri St. 64, UALR 58TCU 76, S. Utah 47Texas 61, Arkansas 50Texas A&M 74, Oklahoma 68Texas Rio Grande Valley 55, Houston 45Texas Tech 84, Ark.-Pine Bluff 40

FAR WESTAbilene Christian 71, Idaho 59, OTColorado St. 74, Denver 46Hawaii 74, Sacramento St. 72Long Beach St. 67, UNLV 63New Mexico St. 52, New Mexico 47Portland St. 83, CS Northridge 77San Jose St. 79, UC Irvine 58Scranton 86, Emory & Henry 57UC Santa Barbara 89, LaVerne 41

TOURNAMENTGator Holiday Classic

First RoundFlorida 122, St. Francis (Pa.) 65NC State 73, E. Kentucky 62

Lady Griz ClassicChampionship

Montana 86, Utah St. 70Third Place

FAU 69, Tennessee St. 64Tulane Classic

First RoundSaint Louis 76, Cleveland St. 65Tulane 74, UNC-Greensboro 53

Women of Troy ClassicChampionship

Florida A&M 61, UC Davis 58Third Place

Southern Cal 68, Albany (NY) 67

The AP Women’s Top 25 Fared

1. UConn (8-0) did not play.2. South Carolina (11-0) beat Hampton

86-48; beat East Carolina 88-57.3. Notre Dame (9-1) did not play.4. Baylor (12-0) beat Oral Roberts 97-39;

beat No. 23 Miami 88-81.5. Texas (10-0) beat Canisius 92-62; beat

Arkansas 61-50.6. Maryland (11-0) beat Maryland-

Eastern Shore 107-30.7. Oregon State (8-1) beat Cal State

Bakersfield 75-51; lost to No. 14 Tennessee 53-50.

8. Kentucky (10-0) beat No. 13 Duke 71-61.

9. Mississippi State (10-1) beat Southern Mississippi 78-65; beat Florida Gulf Coast 65-60; beat Western Michigan 90-68.

10. Ohio State (7-3) beat Princeton 90-70.11. Florida State (9-2) beat Mercer 79-36;

beat Murray State 101-59.12. Northwestern (10-1) beat Alcorn State

91-47; lost to No. 16 DePaul 77-64.13. Duke (9-3) beat UMass 70-46; beat

Liberty 79-41; lost to No. 8 Kentucky 71-61.14. Tennessee (8-3) lost to No. 15

Stanford 69-55; beat No. 7 Oregon State 53-50.

15. Stanford (8-2) beat No. 14 Tennessee 69-55; beat Cornell 93-38.

16. DePaul (8-4) lost to South Dakota State 88-79; beat No. 12 Northwestern 77-64.

17. Oklahoma (9-2) lost to No. 18 Texas A&M 74-68.

18. Texas A&M (8-3) beat No. 17 Oklahoma 74-68.

19. UCLA (7-2) beat UC Irvine 83-48; beat Sacramento State 109-76.

20. South Florida (7-2) beat Oklahoma State 68-46.

21. Arizona State (7-3) beat Hartford 60-29; beat Marquette 90-80.

21. California (7-2) did not play.23. Miami (11-1) lost to No. 4 Baylor

88-81; beat Indiana 89-75.24. Michigan State (8-2) beat

Northeastern 77-51.25. St. John’s (8-2) lost to Duquesne

76-57.

No. 20 South Florida 68, Oklahoma State 46OKLAHOMA ST. (8-1): Coleman 1-4 3-4

5, Loecker 0-3 0-0 0, Jensen 6-12 3-5 15, Mar-tin 8-21 3-3 19, Patton 0-3 0-0 0, Simon 1-3 0-0 2, Omozee 2-4 0-0 5, Walton 0-2 0-0 0, Holt 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-5 0-0 0, Swanson 0-1 0-0 0, Wheeler 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-61 9-12 46.

SOUTH FLORIDA (7-2): Jenkins 3-5 2-2 8, Weber 4-4 0-0 8, Williams 6-19 3-5 16, Fer-reira 6-13 0-0 14, Flores 1-4 0-0 3, Pujol 0-1 0-0 0, Jespersen 2-5 0-0 5, Stringfield 1-3 0-0 2, Warioba 0-0 0-0 0, Laksa 5-8 0-0 12. Totals 28-62 5-7 68.Oklahoma St. 8 13 12 13—46South Florida 16 15 18 19—68

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma St. 1-12 (Omozee 1-2, Jensen 0-1, Jones 0-1, Wheeler 0-2, Patton 0-3, Loecker 0-3), South Flori-da 7-21 (Laksa 2-3, Ferreira 2-7, Flores 1-3, Jespersen 1-3, Williams 1-4, Pujol 0-1). Re-bounds—Oklahoma St. 40 (Martin 9), South Florida 39 (Jenkins 14). Assists—Oklahoma St. 10 (Patton 4), South Florida 19 (Flores, Jenkins 5). Total Fouls—Oklahoma St. 13, South Flori-da 13. A—1,912.

SECSunday’s Games

Mississippi State 90, Western Michigan 68South Carolina 88, East Carolina 57Auburn 74, Towson 52Georgia 63, Wright State 57Texas 61, Arkansas 50Florida 122, St. Francis (Pa.) 65Alabama 72, Grambling State 57Missouri 91, Lamar 57Texas A&M 74, Oklahoma 68Kentucky 71, Duke 61

Today’s GamesTennessee-Martin at Vanderbilt, NoonMississippi State vs. SMU, 12:15 p.m.North Carolina State at Florida, 1:30 p.m.LSU at UConn, 6 p.m.Texas State at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesArkansas-Little Rock at Texas A&M, Noon (SEC Network)Elon at South Carolina, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesCincinnati at Georgia, NoonGeorge Mason at Auburn, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Friday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Sunday’s GamesNo games scheduled

No. 2 South Carolina 88, East Carolina 57

EAST CAROLINA (6-6): Payne 3-11 6-6 14, Taylor 8-18 0-1 16, Laramie 4-14 2-2 13, Toure 1-9 2-2 4, Gray 0-3 0-0 0, Frazier 1-2 1-1 3, Womble 0-0 0-0 0, Csutoras 2-8 0-0 5, Holston 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 19-69 13-14 57.

SOUTH CAROLINA (11-0): Wilson 7-10 1-1 15, Dozier 4-5 0-0 10, Coates 4-8 2-4 10, Sessions 1-5 3-4 5, Mitchell 5-9 5-8 16, Colley 1-2 0-0 3, Cuevas 1-7 2-2 4, Duckett 1-1 0-0 2, Roy 1-5 0-0 3, Imovbioh 2-6 2-3 6, White 5-8 4-6 14, Farmer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-67 19-28 88.East Carolina 15 11 22 9—57South Carolina 21 23 25 19—88

3-Point Goals—East Carolina 6-23 (Lara-mie 3-7, Payne 2-6, Csutoras 1-3, Gray 0-3, Toure 0-4), South Carolina 5-18 (Dozier 2-2, Colley 1-2, Mitchell 1-3, Roy 1-4, Farmer 0-1, White 0-1, Sessions 0-2, Cuevas 0-3). Fouled Out—Holston. Rebounds—East Carolina 37 (Laramie 10), South Carolina 54 (Coates 15). Assists—East Carolina 7 (Toure 3), South Car-olina 13 (Colley 4). Total Fouls—East Carolina 26, South Carolina 14. Technical—East Caroli-na Bench. A—NA.

No. 5 Texas 61, Arkansas 50

TEXAS (10-0): Davenport 2-7 0-0 5, Rodrigo 3-8 2-2 9, McCarty 3-10 2-2 9, Taylor 6-10 3-6 15, Boyette 3-6 0-0 6, Hosey 0-1 0-0 0, Higgs 4-8 0-0 8, Atkins 1-5 2-2 5, Sanders 0-0 0-0 0, Hattis 1-2 0-0 2, Lang 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 24-64 9-12 61.

ARKANSAS (3-8): Jackson 8-23 5-5 22, Zimmerman 0-1 0-0 0, Danberry 0-6 3-4 3, Wolff 1-5 0-2 2, Cooley 1-6 0-0 2, Monk 1-5 0-0 2, Swenson 2-4 0-0 6, Freeman 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 0-2 0-0 0, Cosper 4-10 2-2 13, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-62 10-13 50.Texas 20 5 18 18—61Arkansas 3 16 17 14—50

3-Point Goals—Texas 4-19 (Atkins 1-3, Davenport 1-4, Rodrigo 1-5, McCarty 1-6, Higgs 0-1), Arkansas 6-20 (Cosper 3-7, Sw-enson 2-2, Jackson 1-7, Monk 0-1, Danberry 0-1, Brooks 0-1, Zimmerman 0-1). Fouled Out—Boyette, Danberry. Rebounds—Texas 50 (Taylor 9), Arkansas 39 (Jackson, Swenson 6). Assists—Texas 12 (Davenport 3), Arkansas 11 (Cosper, Monk 3). Total Fouls—Texas 18, Ar-kansas 17. A—NA.

No. 8 Kentucky 71, No. 13 Duke 61

DUKE (9-3): Stevens 6-15 5-5 17, Chidom 4-5 0-0 8, Belton 1-5 0-0 2, Lambert 1-8 4-6 7, Greenwell 0-6 1-2 1, Gorecki 1-5 0-0 2, Salva-dores 3-9 2-3 9, Primm 6-7 3-4 15, Mathias 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 15-20 61.

KENTUCKY (10-0): Jennings 1-3 0-0 2, Akhator 8-14 2-2 18, Thompson 7-12 0-0 17, Morris 4-11 0-0 9, Epps 4-7 8-9 17, Camara 2-6 0-0 4, Jakubcova 0-0 0-0 0, Murray 2-5 0-0 4, Rice 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 10-11 71.Duke 13 17 17 14—61Kentucky 22 16 19 14—71

3-Point Goals—Duke 2-13 (Salvadores 1-2, Lambert 1-3, Stevens 0-2, Greenwell 0-3, Gorecki 0-3), Kentucky 5-9 (Thompson 3-4, Epps 1-1, Morris 1-4). Rebounds—Duke 38 (Chidom 7), Kentucky 28 (Akhator 6). Assists—Duke 8 (Greenwell, Salvadores, Stevens 2), Kentucky 13 (Epps 8). Total Fouls—Duke 19, Kentucky 17. A—17,150.

No. 9 Mississippi State 90, Western Michigan 68W. MICHIGAN (7-3): Shipman 4-9 7-8

17, Meeks 1-2 4-4 6, Morton 2-4 0-0 4, Reeves 1-4 2-2 4, Jessing 4-8 3-4 11, Wimby 0-2 2-2 2, Mobley 1-4 3-6 5, Smith 2-2 0-0 5, Miller 0-1 2-2 2, Woods 3-5 1-2 7, Brooks 0-1 5-6 5. Totals 18-42 29-36 68.

MISSISSIPPI ST. (10-1): Dillingham 3-6 2-2 9, William 3-6 2-2 9, Chapel 5-6 1-1 11, Vivians 6-14 2-2 15, Okorie 3-6 1-2 7, Schaefer 0-5 0-0 0, Richardson 0-4 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Holmes 1-4 1-2 3, McCowan 9-16 6-8 24, Nevitt 2-4 0-0 5, Salter 2-6 1-2 7. Totals 34-78 16-21 90.W. Michigan 23 15 11 19—68Mississippi St. 25 15 27 23—90

3-Point Goals—W. Michigan 3-11 (Ship-man 2-5, Smith 1-1, Miller 0-1, Reeves 0-1, Jessing 0-3), Mississippi St. 6-16 (Salter 2-3, Dillingham 1-2, William 1-2, Nevitt 1-2, Vivi-ans 1-5, Schaefer 0-2). Fouled Out—Reeves, Woods. Rebounds—W. Michigan 29 (Shipman 6), Mississippi St. 44 (McCowan 13). As-sists—W. Michigan 12 (Brooks 3), Mississippi St. 19 (William 5). Total Fouls—W. Michigan 21, Mississippi St. 26. A—NA.

No. 18 Texas A&M 74, No. 17 Oklahoma 68TEXAS A&M (8-3): Hillsman 4-8 0-0 8,

C. Williams 8-13 7-10 23, Jennings 5-10 2-2 12, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Walker 7-17 4-6 18, Cooper 1-4 0-0 3, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Knox 1-2 0-0 2, D. Williams 1-4 0-2 2, Lump-kin 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 1-2 4-6 6. Totals 28-63 17-26 74.

OKLAHOMA (9-2): Little 3-13 2-2 8, Wy-att 4-11 0-0 11, Ortiz 3-7 0-0 8, Manning 3-10 2-2 10, K. Williams 4-9 4-8 12, Pierre-Louis 3-9 2-6 8, Edwards 2-6 0-0 4, Treece 2-2 0-0 4, L. Williams 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 25-71 11-20 68.Texas A&M 17 13 26 18—74Oklahoma 17 20 10 21—68

3-Point Goals—Texas A&M 1-5 (Cooper 1-2, Jones 0-1, D. Williams 0-2), Oklahoma 7-23 (Wyatt 3-7, Manning 2-5, Ortiz 2-6, L. Williams 0-1, Little 0-4). Fouled Out—Manning, K. Wil-liams. Rebounds—Texas A&M 49 (Walker 8), Oklahoma 39 (K. Williams 13). Assists—Texas A&M 10 (Jones 5), Oklahoma 14 (Edwards, Or-tiz 4). Total Fouls—Texas A&M 21, Oklahoma 22. A—2,403.

Alabama 72, Grambling State 57

GRAMBLING STATE (2-8): Kennedy 3-6 0-0 6, Neal 6-15 2-2 16, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, An-drews 2-8 0-0 5, Boyd 4-13 3-3 12, Hill 0-1 3-4 3, Lewis 2-6 1-2 5, Parsons 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 5-8 0-0 10. Totals: 22-58 9-11 57.

ALABAMA (10-2): Bolton 7-11 0-0 14, Hegstetter 8-14 1-2 17, Cook 1-5 0-0 3, Knight 1-6 4-4 6, Middlebrook 2-7 0-0 4, Magee 1-2 2-2 5, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Hayden 6-12 2-3 15, Foy 0-0 0-0 0, Wade 3-6 0-1 6, Martinez 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 30-64 9-12 72.Grambling St. 27 2 11 17 — 57Alabama 20 15 14 23 — 72

3-Point Goals—Grambling State 4-16 (Neal 2-4, Andrews 1-5, Boyd 1-5, Lewis 0-1, Jones 0-1), Alabama 3-14 (Magee 1-1, Cook 1-2, Hayden 1-2, Wade 0-1, Hegstetter 0-1, Bolton 0-1, Knight 0-2, Middlebrook 0-4). Rebounds—Grambling State 28 (Neal 9), Alabama 45 (Hegstetter 10). Assists—Gram-bling State 9 (Boyd 3), Alabama 18 (Knight 5). Total Fouls—Grambling State 19, Alabama 15. Fouled Out—Thompson. A—2,474.

Late Saturday Women’s College Scores

SOUTHWESTStephen F. Austin 59, Rice 45Texas Southern 51, Texas A&M-CC 43Texas-Arlington 64, Houston Baptist 40UTSA 88, Texas A&M-Kingsville 51

FAR WESTSouth Alabama 59, Grand Canyon 56Tennessee 53, Oregon St. 50

No. 14 Tennessee 53, No. 7 Oregon State 50

TENNESSEE (8-3): Graves 4-6 1-2 9, Dunbar 0-1 0-0 0, Carter 4-8 0-0 8, Russell 6-8 0-0 12, Nared 0-7 0-0 0, Reynolds 4-9 0-0 8, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, DeShields 6-12 2-8 14, Coo-per 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 25-57 3-10 53.

OREGON ST. (8-1): Hanson 2-9 0-0 5, Weisner 6-23 4-4 16, Wiese 7-17 0-0 17, Hunter 0-3 0-0 0, Hamblin 3-8 0-0 6, Siegner 0-0 0-0 0, McWilliams 0-1 2-2 2, Orum 0-0 0-0 0, Gulich 2-2 0-0 4, Hill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-65 6-6 50.Tennessee 17 18 10 8—53Oregon St. 11 7 22 10—50

3-Point Goals—Tennessee 0-2 (Nared 0-1, Dunbar 0-1), Oregon St. 4-24 (Wiese 3-10, Hanson 1-3, McWilliams 0-1, Weisner 0-10). Rebounds—Tennessee 33 (DeSh-ields 9), Oregon St. 48 (Hamblin, Weisner 12). Assists—Tennessee 10 (Carter, Cooper, Nared, Reynolds 2), Oregon St. 7 (Hunter 3). Total Fouls—Tennessee 17, Oregon St. 11. A—8,223.

FootballCollege Bowl Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 19Celebration Bowl

AtlantaNC A&T 41, Alcorn State 34

New Mexico BowlAlbuquerque

Arizona 45, New Mexico 37Las Vegas Bowl

Utah 35, BYU 28Camelia Bowl

Montgomery, AlabamaApplachian State 31, Ohio University 29

Cure BowlOrlando, Florida

San Jose State 27, Georgia State 16New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28

Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28

Arkansas St. 3 14 3 8—28Louisiana Tech 10 7 17 13—47

First QuarterLaT—Dixon 9 pass from Driskel (J.Barnes kick), 12:00.AkSt—FG J.Houston 36, 6:38.LaT—FG J.Barnes 50, 1:55.

Second QuarterLaT—Taylor 13 pass from Driskel (J.Barnes kick), 12:06.AkSt—Wand 1 run (J.Houston kick), 7:22.AkSt—Knighten 1 run (J.Houston kick), :18.

Third QuarterLaT—FG J.Barnes 20, 10:00.AkSt—FG Ferguson 37, 8:17.LaT—Dixon 59 pass from Driskel (J.Barnes kick), 5:09.LaT—Dixon 8 run (J.Barnes kick), :18.

Fourth QuarterLaT—FG J.Barnes 28, 13:45.LaT—Dixon 4 run (J.Barnes kick), 10:52.AkSt—Taylor 98 kickoff return (Griswold pass from Knighten), 10:38.LaT—FG J.Barnes 22, 1:31.A—32,847.

AkSt LaTFirst downs 23 26Rushes-yards 39-177 36-229Passing 146 458Comp-Att-Int 15-29-2 26-38-0Return Yards 40 28Punts-Avg. 5-40.0 3-43.3Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 11-109 13-154Time of Possession 25:13 34:47

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING—Arkansas St., Wand 12-66, Knighten 13-42, J.White 9-41, McKissic 3-25, Gordon 2-3. Louisiana Tech, B.Scott 4-106, Dixon 21-102, Driskel 8-16, Higgins 1-3, Mar-tin 2-2.PASSING—Arkansas St., Knighten 14-28-2-137, McKissic 1-1-0-9. Louisiana Tech, Driskel 26-38-0-458.RECEIVING—Arkansas St., Wand 5-20, T.Houston 3-47, McKissic 3-26, Stowers 2-27, Paschal 1-17, Knighten 1-9. Louisiana Tech, Taylor 10-149, Dixon 6-113, P.Turner 5-97, C.Smith 3-40, Henderson 1-53, Gaines 1-6.

Today’s GameMiami Beach Bowl

South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday’s GamesFamous Idaho Potato Bowl

BoiseAkron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Boca Raton (Fla.) BowlTemple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday’s GamesPoinsettia Bowl

San DiegoNorthern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

GoDaddy BowlMobile, Alabama

Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (8-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday’s GamesBahamas Bowl

NassauMiddle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Hawaii BowlHonolulu

Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday’s GamesSt. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl

Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN)Sun Bowl

El Paso, TexasMiami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 1 p.m. (WCBI)

Heart of Dallas BowlWashington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Pinstripe BowlBronx, New York

Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (WKDH-WTVA)

Independence BowlShreveport, Louisiana

Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Foster Farms BowlSanta Clara, California

Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 28Military Bowl

Annapolis, MarylandNavy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Quick Lane BowlDetroit

Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 29Armed Forces BowlFort Worth, Texas

Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic BowlOrlando, Florida

North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Arizona BowlTucson

Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (TBA)

Texas BowlHouston

Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 30Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Belk BowlCharlotte, North Carolina

NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City BowlNashville, Tennessee

Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday BowlSan Diego

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 31Peach Bowl

AtlantaHouston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal)Miami Gardens, Florida

Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahom a (11-1), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal)Arlington, Texas

Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 1Outback BowlTampa, Florida

Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)

Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida

Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), Noon (WKDH-WTVA)

Fiesta BowlGlendale, Arizona

Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), Noon (ESPN)

Rose BowlPasadena, California

Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)Sugar Bowl

New OrleansOklahoma State (10-2) vs. Ole Miss (9-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 2TaxSlayer Bowl

Jacksonville, FloridaPenn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Liberty BowlMemphis, Tennessee

Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo BowlSan Antonio

Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)Cactus Bowl

PhoenixWest Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 11College Football Championship Game

Glendale, ArizonaOrange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 23East-West Shrine ClassicAt St. Petersburg, Florida

East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

At Carson, CaliforniaNational vs. American, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 30Senior Bowl

At Mobile, AlabamaNorth vs. South, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN)

HockeyNHL

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 34 20 11 3 43 103 82Boston 32 19 9 4 42 104 83Detroit 33 17 9 7 41 86 85Florida 34 18 12 4 40 93 80Ottawa 34 17 12 5 39 104 102Tampa Bay 34 17 14 3 37 86 80Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 79 89Toronto 31 11 13 7 29 77 86

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 32 24 6 2 50 103 70N.Y. Rangers 35 19 12 4 42 101 91N.Y. Islanders 34 18 11 5 41 91 80New Jersey 34 16 13 5 37 79 84Philadelphia 33 14 12 7 35 70 89Pittsburgh 32 15 14 3 33 71 82Carolina 33 13 15 5 31 79 99Columbus 35 13 19 3 29 86 107

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GADallas 33 24 7 2 50 114 85St. Louis 34 20 10 4 44 87 81Chicago 35 20 11 4 44 96 83Minnesota 31 17 8 6 40 86 73Nashville 33 16 11 6 38 85 85Colorado 34 17 16 1 35 95 90Winnipeg 32 15 15 2 32 90 97

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GALos Angeles 32 20 10 2 42 81 71San Jose 33 16 15 2 34 88 91Vancouver 35 12 14 9 33 89 102Arizona 32 15 15 2 32 87 102Calgary 33 15 16 2 32 87 112Edmonton 34 14 18 2 30 88 105Anaheim 31 12 14 5 29 58 77

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Late SaturdayArizona 1, N.Y. Islanders 0Colorado 5, Edmonton 1

Sunday’s GamesFlorida 5, Vancouver 4, SOBoston 2, New Jersey 1, SOTampa Bay 5, Ottawa 2Detroit 4, Calgary 2Washington 7, N.Y. Rangers 3Chicago 4, San Jose 3, OT

Today’s GamesAnaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.St. Louis at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m.Montreal at Nashville, 7 p.m.Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Toronto at Colorado, 8 p.m.Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesSt. Louis at Boston, 6 p.m.Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.New Jersey at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.Ottawa at Florida, 6:30 p.m.Montreal at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Chicago at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Winnipeg at Calgary, 8 p.m.Toronto at Arizona, 8 p.m.San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

TransactionsSunday’s Moves

BASEBALLNational League

CINCINNATI REDS — Promoted senior director of baseball operations Nick Krall and senior director of baseball analytics Sam Grossman to assistant general managers.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

DETROIT PISTONS — Recalled G Brandon Jennings and Fs Reggie Bullock and Darrun Hilliard from Grand Rapids (NBADL).

FOOTBALLNational Football League

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released G Craig Watts from the practice squad. Signed QB Brad Sorensen to the practice squad.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled D Mark Fayne from Bakersfield (AHL).MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled D Guillaume Gelinas from Quad City (ECHL) to Iowa (AHL).ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned F Zach Pochiro from Chicago (AHL) to Quad City (ECHL).TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled C Tanner Richard from Syracuse (AHL).

COLLEGEGEORGIA SOUTHERN — Named Tyson Summers football coach.MARYLAND — Named Walt Bell offensive coordinator.

From Special Reports

HATTIESBURG — The Southern Mississippi football team went through its final on-campus practice Sunday af-ternoon before heading west to play in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dal-las Bowl, where it will take on Washington at 1:20 p.m. Satur-day at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

The Golden Eagles went through an hour workout on

the game field at M.M. Roberts Stadium before transitioning into a mock game that allowed new offensive coordinator John Wozniak an opportunity to call plays while also working on pre-paring special teams. Wozniak replaces Chip Lindsey, who ac-cepted a similar position at Ari-zona State earlier this month.

Southern Miss will travel to Dallas today. It will return to practice Tuesday.

USM football team leaves today for Dallas

By ROB MAADDIThe Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The Arizona Cardinals are NFC West champions. Now, they have more to accomplish.

David Johnson ran for 187 yards and three touch-downs, Carson Palmer threw a touchdown pass and the Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles 40-17 on Sunday night to clinch their first division title since 2009.

Arizona (12-2) will earn a first-round bye with a victory against Green Bay next week. It still will have a chance to secure the No. 1 seed if it wins out and Carolina (14-0) loses its

last two games.Afterward, coach Bruce Arians wore a hat that

said: “NFC West Champions”“I have a closet full of them, but this is a good

one,” he said. “Still, I want one with a lot more writ-ten on it.”

Philadelphia (6-8) would win the NFC East title if it beats Washington (7-7) at home Saturday and the New York Giants (6-8) on the road on Jan. 3.

But they’re not even close to Arizona’s level.The Cardinals outclassed Philadelphia in every

way on their way to their eighth-straight victory.“If we don’t take care of business on Saturday,

there’s no need to talk about the second game,” Ea-gles coach Chip Kelly said.

Johnson, a rookie filling in for injured backs Chris Johnson and Andre Ellington, had a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs and a 47-yarder.

“I’m just trying to learn, get better and help the team win,” Johnson said.

Palmer gave Cardinals fans a brief scare when he came out for one play after injuring his right index finger on a throw. But he returned to toss a 16-yard touchdown pass to John Brown and was 20 of 32 for 274 yards.

“It’s very gratifying to come into this environ-ment against a team that’s hot,” Palmer said. “It’s a blast to be part of this group. We’re coached hard and we play hard.”

Deone Bucannon returned Sam Bradford’s inter-ception 39 yards for a touchdown to give Arizona a 37-10 lead early in the fourth quarter, sending fans to the exits.

Bradford threw for 361 yards and two touch-downs, including a 78-yard score to Jordan Mat-thews.

“Everybody is frustrated,” Bradford said. “Good news is we have to have a short memory. The next two games are important.”

By JANIE MccAULEyThe Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — AJ McCarron’s mind-set with a big lead had everything to do with pro-tecting the ball and sticking with high-percentage plays. No passes into traffic necessary.

His opportunistic defense could take the risks.McCarron kept handing off to Jeremy Hill and

stayed steady in his first career start to lead the Bengals back into the playoffs.

Hill ran for a pair of 1-yard touch-downs to back McCarron’s first start, and the patch-work Bengals clinched a fifth-straight postseason berth by beating the San Francisco 49ers 24-14 on Sunday.

As Andy Dalton watched from the sideline with a large cast over his broken right thumb, McCarron threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Kroft just before halftime as the Bengals (11-3) forced three sec-ond-quarter turnovers by San Francisco (4-10) to take command.

Dalton offered high-fives to McCarron with his good hand and cracked jokes “keeping it light,” McCa-rron said. “I was happy for him,” Dalton said. “It’s never easy to win on the road.”

Vontaze Burfict and Adam “Pacman” Jones each made interceptions on balls that deflected off the hands of tight end Vance McDonald.

Cincinnati capitalized with touchdowns on two of the turnovers, including Kroft’s touchdown catch one play and five seconds after the second interception.

If all goes as planned, the Bengals will return to the Bay Area for the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium.

“We’ve got bigger and better goals,” Burfict said. “But that puts a smile on our faces.”

McCarron, who led Alabama to two national cham-pionships and was a fifth-round pick in 2014, went 15 of 21 for 192 yards and a 115.6 passer rating. He became the first former Alabama player to win a game in the NFL as the starting quarterback since Jeff Rutledge for the Giants on Nov. 15, 1987, according to STATS.

Marvin Jones had four receptions for 89 yards for Cincinnati, which blocked a fourth-quarter field goal but still let San Francisco stick around late until Shawn Williams’ pick on the goal line with 1 minute, 50 sec-onds left.

Hill carried 19 times for 31 yards. But his fumble late in the third put San Francisco in position for Bruce Miller’s 1-yard touchdown. Anquan Boldin caught a 15-yard touchdown from Blaine Gabbert in the closing minutes.

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com Monday, deceMber 21, 2015 3B

Sunday’S StandoutS

football: nflAMERICAN CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Divy-New England 12 2 0 .857 435 269 7-1-0 5-1-0 9-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-0N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272 5-2-0 4-3-0 6-4-0 3-1-0 2-2-0Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336 3-3-0 3-5-0 6-5-0 0-3-0 3-2-0Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361 2-4-0 3-5-0 3-7-0 2-2-0 0-5-0

South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivHouston 7 7 0 .500 275 301 4-3-0 3-4-0 5-5-0 2-2-0 3-1-0Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372 3-4-0 3-4-0 4-6-0 2-2-0 3-2-0Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380 4-4-0 1-5-0 5-6-0 0-3-0 2-3-0Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359 1-6-0 2-5-0 1-9-0 2-2-0 1-3-0

North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Divx-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243 5-2-0 6-1-0 8-2-0 3-1-0 4-1-0Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 378 287 6-2-0 3-3-0 6-4-0 3-1-0 2-2-0Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 292 360 2-5-0 2-5-0 3-7-0 1-3-0 2-2-0Cleveland 3 11 0 .214 253 387 2-5-0 1-6-0 2-8-0 1-3-0 1-4-0

West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivDenver 10 4 0 .714 308 259 4-2-0 6-2-0 6-4-0 4-0-0 3-2-0Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257 4-2-0 5-3-0 8-2-0 1-3-0 4-1-0Oakland 6 8 0 .429 319 356 2-5-0 4-3-0 6-4-0 0-4-0 2-2-0San Diego 4 10 0 .286 280 348 3-5-0 1-5-0 3-7-0 1-3-0 0-4-0

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC DivWashington 7 7 0 .500 316 332 6-2-0 1-5-0 6-4-0 1-3-0 2-2-0Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362 3-4-0 3-4-0 3-7-0 3-1-0 2-2-0N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358 3-4-0 3-4-0 4-6-0 2-2-0 2-3-0Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324 1-6-0 3-4-0 3-8-0 1-2-0 3-2-0

South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Divy-Carolina 14 0 0 1.000 449 278 7-0-0 7-0-0 10-0-0 4-0-0 4-0-0Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312 3-3-0 4-4-0 4-6-0 3-1-0 0-4-0Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353 3-4-0 3-4-0 5-5-0 1-3-0 3-2-0New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 323 397 3-3-0 2-5-0 4-6-0 1-2-0 2-3-0

North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Divx-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265 5-2-0 5-2-0 7-3-0 3-1-0 3-2-0Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272 5-2-0 4-3-0 6-4-0 3-1-0 4-1-0Chicago 5 9 0 .357 289 352 1-6-0 4-3-0 2-8-0 3-1-0 1-4-0Detroit 4 9 0 .308 267 336 3-4-0 1-5-0 3-6-0 1-3-0 2-3-0

West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Divy-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269 5-1-0 7-1-0 9-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248 5-2-0 4-3-0 6-4-0 3-1-0 2-2-0St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294 5-3-0 1-5-0 5-5-0 1-3-0 3-1-0San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 202 339 3-4-0 1-6-0 3-7-0 1-3-0 0-5-0x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 17St. Louis 31, Tampa Bay 23

Saturday, Dec. 19N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesMinnesota 38, Chicago 17Atlanta 23, Jacksonville 17Houston 16, Indianapolis 10Carolina 38, N.Y. Giants 35New England 33, Tennessee 16Washington 35, Buffalo 25Kansas City 34, Baltimore 14Seattle 30, Cleveland 13Green Bay 30, Oakland 20San Diego 30, Miami 14Cincinnati 24, San Francisco 14Pittsburgh 34, Denver 27Arizona 40, Philadelphia 17

Today’s GameDetroit at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s GameSan Diego at Oakland, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday’s GameWashington at Philadelphia, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 27Houston at Tennessee, NoonCleveland at Kansas City, NoonNew England at N.Y. Jets, NoonIndianapolis at Miami, NoonSan Francisco at Detroit, NoonDallas at Buffalo, NoonChicago at Tampa Bay, NoonCarolina at Atlanta, NoonPittsburgh at Baltimore, NoonJacksonville at New Orleans, 3:05 p.m.St. Louis at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.Green Bay at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 28Cincinnati at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Passingn Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers, had 380 yards passing and three touchdowns to lead Pittsburgh to a 34-27 comeback victory against Denver.n Cam Newton, Panthers, threw five touchdown passes for the third time in five weeks and also ran for 100 yards as Carolina remained perfect on the season by outlasting the New York Giants 38-35.n Kirk Cousins, Redskins, equaled his career high with four touchdown passes and ran 13 yards for another score, helping Washington win consecutive games for the first time in more than a year and stay atop the NFC East by beating Buffalo 35-25.n Teddy Bridgewater, Vikings, threw a career-high four touchdowns and ran for another one, and the Vikings beat Chicago 38-17.n Eli Manning, Giants, threw four touchdown passes in a losing cause as New York fell 38-35 to unbeaten Carolina.

Rushingn Rookie David Johnson, Cardinals, ran for 187 yards and three touchdowns as they beat the Philadel-phia Eagles 40-17 to clinch the NFC West title.n Alfred Blue, Texans, ran 20 times for 107 yards in Houston’s 16-10 win at Indianapolis.n Rashad Jennings, Giants, had 107 yards rushing — the first 100-yard rusher for the team this season — and a touchdown on 16 carries in a 38-35 loss to Carolina.n Jeremy Hill, Bengals, ran for two scores in Cincinnati’s 24-14 win at San Francisco.n Danny Woodhead, Chargers, had a touchdown run and also caught three touchdown passes in San Diego’s 30-14 victory against Miami.

Receivingn Antonio Brown, Steelers, caught 16 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns in Pittsburgh’s 34-27 victory against Denver.n Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos, made 10 receptions for a career-high 181 yards and a touchdown in a losing cause as Denver fell to Pittsburgh 34-27.

n DeSean Jackson, Redskins, had six catches for 153 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown in Washington’s 35-25 victory against Buffalo.n Kamar Aiken, Ravens, caught eight passes for 128 yards, including a desperation 48-yard touchdown at the end of the first half of Baltimore’s 34-14 loss to Kansas City.n Sammy Watkins, Bills, had two touchdowns catches while finishing with five receptions for 111 yards in Buffalo’s 35-25 loss at Washington.n Delanie Walker, Titans, caught two touchdowns passes in Tennessee’s 33-16 loss at New England.

Special Teamsn Graham Gano, Panthers, kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired to keep Carolina perfect this season with a wild 38-35 victory against the New York Giants.n Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots, booted four field goals in New England’s 33-16 win against Tennessee.n Carlos Dunlap, Bengals, blocked Phil Dawson’s 41-yard field goal attempt in Cincinnati’s 24-14 win at San Francisco.n Mason Crosby, Packers, kicked three field goals in the second half to help lift Green Bay past Oakland 30-20.

Defensen Tyvon Branch, Chiefs, returned a fumble 73 yards for a touchdown in Kansas City’s 34-14 rout of Baltimore. Teammate Marcus Peters scored on a 90-yard interception return.n Damarious Randall, Packers, returned an interception 43 yards for a score in Green Bay’s 30-20 victory against Oakland.n Akiem Hicks, Patriots, recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown after Jamie Collins’ strip-sack in New England’s 33-16 victory against Tennessee.n Julius Peppers, Packers, had two-and-a-half sacks in Green Bay’s 30-20 victory at Oakland.

— By The Associated Press

Sunday’S taKEaWaySSTARTS

n Cam Newton led Carolina (14-0) to its 18th-straight regular-season victory, helping the Panthers improve to 14-0 with a 38-35 victory against the New York Giants. Carolina will visit Atlanta and will play host to Tampa Bay to finish the schedule. All three previous NFL teams to reach 14-0 — Miami in 1972, New England in 2007 and Indianapolis in 2009 — made the Super Bowl. ... With New England’s 33-16 victory against Tennessee, the Patriots (12-2) have won two in a row since consecutive losses — their first two-game losing streak since 2012.

STREAKS & STATSn With its 35-25 loss at Washington, Buffalo (6-8) is assured of missing the playoffs for the 16th year in a row, the longest active drought in the NFL. ... Baltimore (4-10) lost its third straight and fell to 2-5 at home with a 34-14 defeat against Kansas City, the first time in their 20-year history that the Ravens have lost five home games. ... Houston snapped a six-game skid in the series and improved to 1-13 all-time in Indianapolis with a 16-10 victory. ... Washington scored touchdowns on each of its first three possessions of a game for the first time since September 1999, grab-bing a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter before beating Buffalo 35-25. ... Atlanta snapped a six-game skid with a 23-17 win at Jacksonville. ... After winning an NFL-record 16 con-secutive games against division foes, Indianapolis has lost two AFC South games in two weeks. ... The Cardinals have won eight in a row, the latest a 40-17 victory at Philadelphia to clinch the NFC West.

MILESTONESn Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri played in his 304th career game, breaking a tie with Jerry Rice for No. 6 on the NFL’s career list for games played. ... Indianapolis’ Matt Hassel-beck tied Terry Bradshaw and Y.A. Tittle for No. 30 in touchdown passes (212), and Colts receiver Andre John-son passed James Lofton for No. 9 in yards receiving (14,015). ... Washing-ton’s Kirk Cousins threw for 319 yards in a 35-25 win over Buffalo, his sixth 300-yard passing day of the season, a franchise record. He equaled anoth-er club mark, set in 1967 by Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen, by starting the season with at least one touch-down throw in 14 straight games. ... Atlanta’s Julius Jones has 118 catch-es, breaking teammate Roddy White’s mark of 115 set in 2010. ... Teddy Bridgewater became the first Minneso-ta player to throw for four touchdowns in a game since Brett Favre on Jan. 17, 2010, against Dallas in the play-offs. ... Oakland rookie Amari Cooper cracked the 1,000-yard milestone as he caught six passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-20 loss to Green Bay. He reached the mark on a 41-yard catch in the third quarter, becoming the first Oakland player with 1,000 yards receiving since Randy Moss in 2005. That was the longest current drought in the NFL.

TICKETS PUNCHEDn Seattle clinched a playoff spot for the fourth straight season with a 30-13 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. ... Green Bay beat the Oakland Raiders 30-20 on Sunday after clinch-ing a franchise-record seventh straight playoff spot when the New York Giants lost to Carolina. But Green Bay still has its eyes set on a division title and remained one game ahead of Minne-sota in the NFC North. ... AJ McCarron was steady in his first career start and helped Cincinnati clinch a fifth straight postseason berth by beating the San Francisco 49ers 24-14. ... New England (12-2) clinched a first-round bye in the postseason for the sixth consecutive year when Denver lost to Pittsburgh. The Patriots could clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with one more win, either next week at the Jets or the final weekend at Miami. ... Arizona (12-2) won the NFC West with its 40-17 victory at Philadelphia.

SUPER CAMn Carolina’s Cam Newton passed for 340 yards with five touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards in the Panthers’ 38-35 victory against the New York Giants on Sunday. Newton became the first player in NFL history with at least 300 yards passing, 100 yards rushing and five touchdown passes in a game. He has 3,402 yards passing and 580 yards rushing this season and is the only player in NFL history to have five years with at least 3,000 yards passing and 500 yards rushing. Newton has accomplished the feat in each of his five NFL seasons.

SWINGSn With their 34-14 victory at Baltimore, the Kansas City Chiefs (9-5) became the first team in NFL history to follow a five-game skid with eight successive wins in the same season. Kansas City also kept itself in the thick of the AFC playoff picture. ... The New York Giants were down 35-7 against Carolina but matched San Francisco’s 28-point rally — from the same score — against New Orleans in 1980. It came in a losing effort for the Giants, who fell 38-35.

BUTTING HEADSn The New York Giants’ Odell Beck-ham Jr. was involved in a game-long helmet-smacking, shoving, and jawing session with Carolina cornerback Josh Norman in the Panthers’ 38-35 victory. Three times, a frustrated Beckham was penalized for roughness. Norman also drew a flag for hitting Beckham in the helmet. And after his tying score, Beck-ham appeared to taunt Norman before he ran to midfield in celebration. “You got two bulls going at it in a physical sport, a field full of alpha males, they’re not going to be playing patty-cake, patty-cake,” Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said.

SOARING SEAHAWKSn Seattle’s Russell Wilson was 21 of 30 for 249 yards in a 30-13 win over Cleveland and became the first player with three or more touchdown passes and no interceptions in five straight games. Doug Baldwin had touchdown

catches of 6 and 3 yards, joining Jerry Rice as the only wide receivers to have 10 touchdown catches in a four-game span in the same season. Rice had 10 touchdown catches from a combo of Joe Montana and Steve Young during the 1987 season. Baldwin has grabbed all 10 from Wilson. Baldwin also became the third wide receiver since 1960 with four straight games with multiple touch-down catches, joining Calvin Johnson in 2011 and Cris Carter in 1995, and matched Daryl Turner’s single-season franchise record of 13 touchdown catches.

YOU STAY CLASSY, SAN DIEGOn If this was the last NFL game in San Diego, the Chargers at least provided a win for their fans. The Chargers Cannon went off when Danny Woodhead caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers, the first of four scores for the running back in a 30-14 victory against Miami. In the final minutes, fans started chanting “San Diego!” Rivers, tight end Antonio Gates and receiver Malcom Floyd came out of the game with 37 sec-onds left, to applause. No one knows if this was the last Chargers game in San Diego after 55 seasons. Team chairman Dean Spanos has been angling since February to try to beat St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke to the Los Angeles market, which has been without the NFL for 21 years.

PATRIOT GAMESn New England improved to 12-2 with a 33-16 victory against Tennessee, and became the second team in NFL history with at least 12 regular-season wins in six consecutive seasons. The Patriots joined the Indianapolis Colts, who had at least 12 regular-season victories in seven consecutive seasons from 2003-09. Tom Brady, who leads the NFL with 35 touchdown passes, joined Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL his-tory with at least 35 touchdown passes in four seasons.

BROWN DELIVERSn Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown had 16 catches for 189 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-27 win against Denver. Brown, who leads the AFC and ranks second in the NFL with 116 receptions, joined Wes Welker (2007-09) as the only players in NFL his-tory with three consecutive 110-catch seasons. Brown led the NFL with 129 catches in 2014 and ranked second in the league with 110 catches in 2013.

STEPPING INn With Houston’s top two quarterbacks out, Brandon Weeden responded when he was pressed into service late in the first half Sunday. Weeden led Houston to two field goals before throwing an 8-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Jael-en Strong with 10 minutes, 36 seconds left to help Houston rally for a 16-10 victory. The win gave the Texans their first win on Indianapolis’ home turf after being 0-13 there. Starting quarterback Brian Hoyer missed the game with a concussion. His replacement, T.J. Yates, left with 1:14 to go in the first half because of an injured left knee.

— By The Associated Press

Victory helps Cincinnati clinch spot in playoffs

bengals 24, 49ers 14

Arizona cliniches first division title since ‘09

Cardinals 40, Eagles 17


SOCCER

By GRAHAM DUNBARThe Associated Press

ZURICH — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics committee Monday in a stunning removal of world soccer’s most powerful leaders.

FIFA President Blatter and his one-time protege Platini were kicked out of the sport for conflict of interest and dis-loyalty to FIFA in a $2 million payment deal that is also the subject of a criminal investigation in Switzerland.

Both men were defiant in response to the verdict, with each saying they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and insisting they had done noth-ing wrong.

“I will fight,” Blatter told a news con-ference in Zurich. “I will fight until the end.”

Platini described the proceedings as a “true mockery.”

Blatter invoked Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and the United Nations in a spirited 52-minute perfor-

mance holding court with international media. He also said he will challenge his ban at the FIFA appeal committee.

His last words were “I’ll be back, thank you.”

Blatter’s trademark fighting talk was delivered while still sporting a strip of surgical tape on his right cheek after a minor medical procedure five days ear-lier.

Still, his FIFA career is ending in dis-grace after more than 17 years as presi-dent and 40 years in total with the scan-dal-hit governing body.

Blatter made it clear he regretted his current position but declared he was in-nocent of any wrongdoing.

“I am not ashamed,” he said. “I am sorry that I am a punching ball. I am sorry for football... I am now suspended eight years, suspended eight years. Sus-pended eight years for what?”

Platini was also dismissive of the eth-ics commission’s work.

He said its proceedings, which includ-ed a hearing earlier this month that he did not attend, had been “orchestrated...

by governing bodies that I know well” to tarnish him.

“I’m convinced that my fate was sealed before the Dec. 18 hearing and that this decision is just a pathetic ma-neuver to hide a true will of taking me out of the football world,” the French-man said.

“My behavior has always been fault-less and I’m at peace with my own con-science.”

Platini, who also said he will file a law-suit in a civil court to seek damages for what he had endured, now looks unlikely to succeed in his bid to replace Blatter in the Feb. 26 presidential election. In a brief statement, UEFA said it was “ex-tremely disappointed” with the ruling and supported its leader’s right to clear his name.

FIFA’s ethics judges decided that Blatter and Platini broke ethics rules on conflicts of interest, breach of loyalty and offering or receiving gifts.

Platini took $2 million of FIFA money in 2011 approved by Blatter as uncon-tracted salary for work as a presidential

adviser from 1999-2002.In Monday’s verdict, Blatter was

fined 50,000 Swiss francs ($50,250) and Platini 80,000 Swiss francs ($80,400).

“Neither in his written statement nor in his personal hearing was Mr. Blatter able to demonstrate another legal basis for this payment,” the judges said. “By failing to place FIFA’s interests first and abstain from doing anything which could be contrary to FIFA’s interests, Mr. Blatter violated his fiduciary duty to FIFA.

“His (Blatter’s) assertion of an oral agreement was determined as not con-vincing and was rejected by the cham-ber.”

Blatter hit back at that conclusion during his news conference, portraying the ethics committee as saying of Platini and himself: “He’s a liar and I’m a liar.”

“This is not correct,” Blatter said.Responding to a reporter’s question,

he said in French: “I’m sad. It can’t go on this way. It’s not possible. After 40 years, it can’t happen this way. .. I’m fighting to restore my rights.”

FIFA ETHICS COURT BANS BLATTER, PLATINI FOR EIGHT YEARS

BASKETBALL: NBA

By BRIAN MAHONEyThe Associated Press

On Friday, after gifts are given and dinner is digested, somebody might watch an NBA game for the first time this sea-son.

Christmas, with five nation-ally televised games, is when the NBA pops onto the radar for some sports fans.

If so, they missed Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors putting together the best start in league history, winning their first 24 games. They are 26-1 and appear even more potent than the team that beat Cleveland in June to win the championship.

“I said going into the year I think they’re the prohibitive favorite, and I think that if you gave me the choice of picking either Golden State to win it or getting the rest of the field, I would take Golden State,” said Jeff Van Gundy, who will work

the NBA Finals rematch on ABC. “I think they’re that big a favorite.”

Plenty more has happened. Kobe Bryant said this season would be his last, and Karl-An-thony Towns and Kristaps Porzingis have been terrific in their first.

The Eastern Conference has gotten better, except for the Philadelphia 76ers, who have managed to look even worse.

The dominant story, and dominant team, has been Gold-en State. San Antonio, also on the Christmas schedule, isn’t far behind, while Cleveland tops the East even without hav-ing its team together because of injuries.

And though it feels like the season is just starting to some fans, the reality is all the win-ning the Warriors have done before Christmas could pay off much later.

“When you get out with

the cushion like Golden State has, you can go through a bad stretch where maybe you take an injury to a really valuable piece and you’re able to with-stand it,” Van Gundy said. “I thought home court had a big impact on last year’s finals and I think it can have an impact again, so I think that’s the ad-vantage of what Golden State and San Antonio have done so quickly.”

A look at the five games on Christmas (all times Eastern):

PELICANS AT HEAT 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Miami has won on Christmas each of the last six years and is 9-2 all-time on the holiday, an .818 winning percentage that is slightly behind Portland (14-3, .824) for the NBA’s best. Dwy-ane Wade is second to Bryant among active players in appear-ances and points.

BULLS AT THUNDER 1:30 p.m. (WKDH-WTVA)

Two good teams who so far look not quite good enough to beat the powerhouses ahead of them in their conferences. But Van Gundy won’t rule out a run from either, because of the Thunder’s trio of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka, and the Bulls’ depth he believes is best in the East. “I think both of those teams could definitely find their way into the conference finals and then take their shot against a really good team,” he said.

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Kyrie Irving returned Sunday and will back on the floor where he fractured his kneecap in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The loser is 4-2 in finals rematches on Christmas, with LeBron James

2-0 in such games.SPURS AT ROCKETS

7 p.m. (ESPN)Houston reached the West fi-

nals last season but San Antonio is again the best in Texas. The Spurs are 23-5 and playing the finest basketball anywhere out-side the Bay Area. The Rockets have battled back to .500 after a rocky start.

CLIPPERS AT LAKERS 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Bryant has played in 15 Christmas games and scored 383 points, both records on the holiday. Most of that came back when the Lakers were the best in Los Angeles, but that’s been the Clippers for a while now.

STAT OF THE WEEK: Ir-ving: 17 minutes, 12 points Sun-day against Philadelphia. Not the best stats of the week but the most important, as the Cavaliers finally had their team together for the first time this season.

Christmas coming, Warriors rolling into NBA Finals rematch

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From Staff and Wire Reports

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Southeastern Conference might want to watch out. The league’s reigning player of the year is starting to feel better.

Tiffany Mitchell scored 17 points to lead No. 2 South Carolina (11-0) to an 88-57 win Sunday over East Carolina with conference season looming in just a few weeks.

Mitchell has been con-sistently getting her game back in shape since foot surgery in August. “I have given myself until January to kind of get things going, but I’m starting to feel a lot better,” Mitchell said.

The reigning Southeast-ern Conference player of the year was 5 of 9 from the field — the first time this season she’s shot better than 50 percent. But South Carolina coach Dawn Sta-ley said Mitchell also had a season-best on the other side of the court, which is important because she was on the 2014 all-SEC defen-sive team.

“Tiffany Mitchell looked like Tiffany Mitchell on both sides of the ball,” Sta-ley said.

South Carolina took control of a physical game in the second quarter, out-scoring East Carolina 23-11 as the Pirates (6-6) made just three of their 15 shots in the quarter with just one bucket in the lane.

A’ja Wilson returned from resting shin splints for two games to add 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Alania Coates added 10 points and 15 rebounds.

I’tiana Taylor scored 16 points despite picking up three fouls in the first quar-ter, while Jada Payne added 14 for East Carolina.

East Carolina shot just 28 percent, while South Carolina made of 48 per-cent of its shots. The Game-cocks scored 48 points in the paint, while the Pirates

had just 18 points.Playing their third game

in three days, the Pirates decided to slow South Car-olina down by playing phys-ical, which worked for most of the first quarter. The Gamecocks led 21-15 after the first 10 minutes, but starting guard Khadijah Sessions had two charging calls on back-to-back pos-sessions and sat out the rest of the first half.

Two East Carolina play-ers picked up three fouls in the first quarter and got a technical. One played picked up coach Heather Macy in her arms as she charged at the referees af-ter the technical and placed her back by the bench.

“Call that passion,” East Carolina coach Heather Macy said.

n No. 5 Texas 61, Arkansas 50: At Okla-homa City, When a poten-tial blowout turned into a nail-biter, Brianna Taylor stepped up for No. 5 Texas.

After watching an ear-ly 17-point lead shrink to three in the fourth quarter, Taylor scored four of her 15 points in the final minute to lead Texas to a 61-50 victory over Arkansas on Sunday in the Big 12-Southeastern Conference Challenge.

Celina Rodrigo had nine points and eight rebounds, and Brooke McCarty also had nine points for Texas (10-0). The Longhorns have won 24 straight reg-ular-season games against nonconference foes.

“You can’t complain too much about not having a loss at this point with our team,” Texas coach Kar-en Aston said. “But there are areas that we will look at and obviously will need to improve before league play.”

Jessica Jackson led Arkansas (3-8) with 22 points, and Devin Cosper added 13. The Razorbacks reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament

last season, but have lost eight of their last nine games.

It was the first meet-ing between the former Southwest Conference ri-vals since 2003, when they faced each other in the NCAA tournament.

Texas’ leading scorer, Imani Boyette, played only 21 minutes due to foul trouble, but was a force defensively. She blocked six shots and had seven re-bounds and six points.

Boyette scored her fi-nal four points on baskets during the first two min-utes of the fourth quarter, helping Texas build a 49-40 lead. Texas still led 53-44 with 5:02 left, but the Long-horns didn’t score again for more than four minutes and Boyette fouled out on a charging call with 1:47 left.

Jackson made two free throws with 1:18 left to pull Arkansas to 53-50. Taylor’s put-back she had a sea-son-high nine rebounds, six of those offensive with 51.4 seconds extended the Longhorns’ lead to five points. She followed with two free throws two sec-onds later. After a charging foul on Arkansas’ Jordan Danberry, McCarty hit two free throws to seal the win.

“Brianna Taylor’s con-tribution to this game was huge,” Aston said. “She had to spend most of the time guarding Jessica, which was difficult, and then at the other end, she gave us some huge offen-sive rebounds and some extra possessions which really were the difference in the game.”

Texas jumped to a 20-3 lead after one quarter as the Razorbacks hit only one of their first 18 shots six of those were blocked by the Longhorns and com-mitted nine turnovers. It was Arkansas’ lowest-scor-ing quarter of the season.

“I thought we outplayed Texas the last 30 minutes,”

Arkansas coach Jimmy Dykes said. “We dug our-selves a 20-3 hole after the first quarter. We could not have played any worse. There is no way we could have played any worse than we did. We dug a huge hole, but from that point on, I thought we outplayed them, I thought we outef-forted them. I thought our enthusiasm was good.”

n No. 8 Kentucky 71, No. 13 Duke 61: At Lex-ington, Kentucky, the Ken-tucky women are at home in Rupp Arena, too.

Evelyn Akhator scored 18 points to help No. 8 Ken-tucky beat No. 13 Duke 71-61 on Sunday night in front of 17,150 fans, the fourth-largest women’s crowd in school history.

Akhator scored eight of Kentucky’s first 10 points and the Wildcats (10-0) built an early lead and nev-er trailed. The game was team’s second of the sea-son at Rupp.

Kentucky coach Mat-thew Mitchell said the team’s point of emphasis was producing a presence in the post. Sparked by Akhator, the Wildcats out-scored the Blue Devils 38-34 in the paint.

“You must establish a paint presence and you have to go right at them,” Mitchell said. “You have to attack the paint early. It was on the board all week. Something that was em-phasized all week long. It was a great, great accom-plishment for us to out-score them in the paint.”

Janee Thompson and Makayla Epps each added 17 points for the Wildcats, who ended a two-game los-ing streak to the Blue Dev-ils. Epps, who didn’t have a field goal in the first half, scored 11 points in the final two quarters. She also had eight assists.

Thompson said the pres-ence of Akhator helped the Wildcats keep and the lead

throughout.“A good start in the

paint is always important,” Thompson said. “We have to establish a post presence so all other areas of our game can become open. Ev-elyn was key to the way we started. She was almost un-stoppable (and) almost au-tomatic every time we gave her the ball she was able to score in the first half.”

Akhator made 8 of 14 shots from the field and the Wildcats shot 48 percent from the floor. They also made 10 of 11 free throws. Thompson made three of Kentucky’s five shots from long range, including a 3 at the buzzer to end the first quarter.

Azura Stevens led Duke (9-3) with 17 points, and Crystal Primm had 15.

Kentucky led by 11 in the second quarter, but Duke rallied to cut it to 26-25 with 6 minutes remain-ing in the half. The Wild-cats responded by scoring eight of the next nine points and pushed it to 34-26 with 4 minutes remaining in the half and held a 38-30 half-time lead.

Duke struggled against Kentucky’s pressure and committed 17 turnovers, including 10 in the first half. The Blue Devils shot 37 percent from the field and were just 2 of 13 from 3-point range.

n No. 18 Texas A&M 74, No. 17 Oklahoma 68: At Oklahoma City, Courtney Williams scored 23 points and No. 18 Tex-as A&M rallied from a 10-point third-quarter defi-cit to beat No. 17 Oklahoma in the Big 12/SEC Chal-lenge on Sunday, snapping the Sooners’ eight-game win streak.

Courtney Walker, a na-tive of the Oklahoma City area, added 18 points for Texas A&M (8-3).

Kaylon Williams had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Oklahoma (9-2).

The Sooners led 45-35 with seven minutes left in the third quarter. Chelsea Jennings made a pair of free throws to spark a 21-2 run and Texas A&M led 56-47 at the end the third. Williams scored six points and Walker had five during the span.

Jennings made consec-utive layups to stretch the Aggies’ lead to 60-48. Wil-liams made a layup to pull Oklahoma to 60-50. But the Sooners were 0 for 12 from the floor with three turnovers during a nearly seven-minute stretch be-tween the third and fourth quarters.

n Alabama 72, Gram-bling State 57: At Tus-caloosa, Alabama, Nikki Hegstetter matched her ca-reer high with a team-high 17 points and 10 rebounds Sunday to help the Crim-son Tide improve to 10-2.

Alabama held Gram-bling State (2-8) to two points in the second quar-ter after the Tigers hit nine shots from the field in a row en route to an 11-of-14 performance in the first quarter. The Tigers led by as many as 11 points with one minute left in the quar-ter, but Alabama closed to within seven at 27-20. Mon-isha Neal paced Grambling State with 11 points in the opening 10 minutes.

“Our first group has to get off to a better start,” Alabama coach Kristy Cur-ry said. “You have to have some folks on the bench to give me a reason to change my mind. At the end of the day, we were able to make enough plays. Basketball is a game of runs. We were able to more. That counts. They’re a team that went at us, and they have played some folks close. She (Na-dine Domond) does a really good job. We have to make shots, and we have some folks that really care. In general, we did enough to win.”

Mitchell leads No. 2 South Carolina; No. 8 Kentucky beats No. 13 Duke

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stickbacks I could.”Victoria Vivians recorded her

10th-straight game in double fig-ures with 15 points, while Ketara Chapel added her third-straight double-figure game with 11. The Bulldogs had 19 assists, with Mor-gan William being credited with five and Dominique Dillingham and Jazzmun Holmes with four.

MSU rallied from a 36-29 deficit in the second quarter to take a 40-38 halftime lead.

MSU never trailed in the second

half and held Western Michigan to 8-of-22 shooting the final two quar-ters. The defensive effort sparked an 11-0 run. A basket by Vivians capped the run and gave MSU a 60-46 lead. The quarter ended with an 18-3 run for a 67-49 lead.

William drained a 3-pointer, one of her nine points, in the fourth quarter to help the Bulldogs coast to the finish line.

MSU was 34 of 78 from the field (43.6 percent), 6 of 16 from 3-point range (37.5), and 16 of 21 from the

free-throw line (76.2). Western Michigan was 18 of 42 from the field (42.9), 3 of 11 from 3-point range (27.3), and 29 of 36 from the free-throw line (80.6).

MSU held a 44-29 rebounding advantage. It had 19 assists and 11 turnovers, while Western Michigan had 12 assists and 17 turnovers.

Meredith Shipman led Western Michigan with 17 points and six rebounds. Jessica Jessing had 11 points.

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not enough to (not) cele-brate,” said Newton, who also rushed for 100 yards. “We’re just trying to find a way to get victories.”

New York tied the score after trailing by 28 points in the third quarter, but the Panthers got to 14-0 on Graham Gano’s 43-yard field goal as time expired.

It was Carolina’s 18th straight regular-season vic-tory. Newton has thrown for 19 touchdowns in the last five games and a ca-reer-best 33 in this so-far special season.

It looked oh so easy when NFC South champi-on Carolina led 35-7 with 5 minutes, 32 seconds left in the third quarter. Then the Giants (6-8) matched San Francisco’s 28-point ral-ly — from the same score — against New Orleans in 1980.

One big difference: The 49ers won that game in overtime. New York trails Washington by one game in the NFC East, and has lost in the final minutes six times.

Carolina will visit Atlan-ta and will play host to Tam-pa Bay to finish the sched-ule. All three previous NFL teams to reach 14-0 — Mi-ami in 1972, New England in 2007, and Indianapolis in 2009 — made the Super Bowl. Only the Dolphins won the championship, though.

The 18 straight wins match the third-longest string in NFL history.

“These last two games are division opponents, and we’ll be in a hostile environ-ment in Atlanta,” Newton added. “And we’ve got a tricky week with Christ-mas. We just have to find a way to keep moving ahead and make sure we stay on the side of the pendulum.”

The Giants tied it when Odell Beckham Jr., in-volved in a game-long hel-met-smacking, shoving and jawing session with cornerback Josh Norman, got behind Norman for a 14-yard touchdown catch with 1:46 to go. Beckham had lost his cool several times as Norman was get-ting the best of him in their high-profile matchup. But he got free for a 40-yard catch and run that led to the tying touchdown.

Then Newton calmly guided the Panthers 49 yards to the winning kick.

“To go out there and just let them drive down the field is just mind-boggling,” said cornerback Domi-nique Rodgers-Cromartie, who blocked a field goal in the fourth quarter.

Play ranged from chippy to vicious, particularly as the Panthers banged Beck-ham around. He gave back, too, especially during one sequence when Norman crashed into him and Beck-

ham wrestled Norman to the ground.

Three times, a frustrat-ed Beckham was penalized for roughness. Norman also drew a flag for hitting Beckham in the helmet. And after his tying score, Beckham appeared to taunt Norman before he ran to midfield in celebra-tion.

“He’s got the maturity of a little kid,” Norman said.

“You got two bulls go-ing at it in a physical sport, a field full of alpha males, they’re not going to be play-ing patty-cake, patty-cake,” Newton added.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he consid-ered sitting Beckham for some plays, but didn’t.

“He did lose his com-posure,” Coughlin said of Beckham. “I think throughout the course of the game he regained it. I won’t try to speak for him.”

Beckham tried to ex-plain his actions.

“You are a competitor. I’m a competitor. We are always going to go at it,” he said. “Anybody who has played sports — you are competitive and you are going to go as hard as you can.”

NFL spokesman Mi-chael Signora said Sunday night: “The disqualifica-tion of a player is a judg-ment made by the on-field officials. The actions of

the players involved in un-sportsmanlike conduct will be reviewed as per the standard protocol that is followed in all situations of this type throughout the season.”

Meanwhile, Newton was staying calm.

He showed off his sprinting skills, and his toughness, on a 47-yard gain to set up Carolina’s first touchdown. The quarterback surged away from pursuers, then was slammed as he stepped out of bounds by rookie safety Landon Collins — Alabama hitting Auburn — for a late-hit penalty that began all malicious-ness.

Ted Ginn Jr. caught a 3-yarder to make it 7-0. He added a 14-yard touch-down catch in the third quarter.

Newton also took a helmet to the right shoul-der when passing in the second period and came to the sideline in obvious pain. But he was back on the field moments later af-ter Rashad Jennings’ fum-ble was forced and recov-ered by Charles Tillman. Newton was celebrating in the end zone again af-ter Greg Olsen’s 37-yard reception three plays later.

It was Carolina’s league-leading 34th take-away; the Panthers have 124 points off turnovers.

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consecutive second-quarter pos-sessions. He said after the game he could have returned, but agreed with interim coach Mike Mularkey that it wasn’t worth the risk.

“I wanted to go in right away,” Mariota said, adding that he de-ferred to the wishes of the training staff. “I don’t expect to be out for the rest of the year.”

New England (12-2) clinched a first-round bye in the postseason when Denver lost to Pittsburgh later Sunday. It could clinch home-field throughout the playoffs with one more win, either next week at the New York Jets or the final week-end at Miami.

Brady was 23 of 35 for 267 yards for New England. James White caught seven passes for 71 yards, including a 30-yard catch-and-run touchdown, and Keshawn Martin had a 75-yard kickoff return to set up another score.

White was filling in at No. 1 running back, a job that had been held by Dion Lewis and LeGarrette Blount before they both sustained season-ending injuries. The big

Patriots losses Sunday were line-backer Dont’a Hightower (knee), receiver Danny Amendola (knee), and safety Patrick Chung (hip).

All three left the game and didn’t return. No information about their conditions was immediately available.

“Guys are going out and guys are coming in,” Brady said. “You’re just trying to do what you can to be pro-ductive.”

The Patriots have won two in a row since stumbling to consecutive losses — their first two-game los-ing streak since 2012. Instead, they have recorded their sixth straight season with at least 12 wins.

“Twelve wins, that’s on the right track here,” coach Bill Belichick said.

Rob Gronkowski caught a 5-yard touchdown pass, and Akiem Hicks fell on the ball in the end zone after Jamie Collins’ strip-sacked Mario-ta for New England’s other touch-down.

The rookie quarterback was sacked to end the next drive, too. Zach Mettenberger replaced him and was 20 of 28 for 242 yards, two

touchdowns — both to Delanie Walker — and two interceptions.

Walker had a 7-yard catch in the third quarter and then a 57-yard rumble down the right sideline with seven minutes left in the game. Ryan Succop missed the extra point, leaving Titans (3-11) with a 27-16 deficit.

But Brady led the Patriots to the Tennessee 23, and Stephen Gost-kowski put one through off the up-right to make it a two-touchdown game. After Collins intercepted Mettenberger and ran it back 51 yards to the Titans 16, Gostkowski added another field goal.

Already mired in a lost season, with coach Ken Whisenhunt fired midway through the season, the only thing left for the Titans is to get Mariota some experience — and add a high draft pick such as Ohio State defensive lineman Joey Bosa to the roster. Mariota has al-ready missed two games this sea-son with a left knee injury.

“We discussed bringing him back in,” Mularkey said. “I’d rather err on the side of caution.”


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DEAR ABBY: I am turning 40 and have

never been mar-ried. Lately, on dates, men have started asking me why I’ve never married. It makes me uncomfort-able, and I don’t know how to answer them.

I have always been attracted to emotionally abusive men and have always been the one to break things off. I was abused as a child and was also a victim of sexual trauma. I’m not sure if this is why abusive men keep showing up in my life.

I’d like to meet someone who is kind and stable. Is it too late, and how do I answer the question as to why I’ve never been married? — FOR-EVER SINGLE IN CHICAGO

DEAR FOREVER SINGLE: Because someone asks a question does not compel you to do a psychological striptease. A way to answer without baring your soul would be to say that you haven’t met the right man yet. (If you are attracted to abusive men, that’s the truth.)

People are usually attracted to the familiar. Because of your background, you may not pick up on warning signs that might alert others that there is trouble ahead. This does not mean it’s too late for you to find a caring, support-ive life partner — however, you might have an easier time of accomplishing it

if you schedule some sessions with a licensed mental health professional. Old habits are hard to break, but it can be done.

DEAR ABBY: When my hus-band passed away four years ago, I donated his corneas to a local organization. I was told the donor family could write a letter to the recipients, who remain anonymous, telling them a little something about the donor but without divulging any personal data. I finally felt up to doing it a couple of years after the funeral.

I sent the letters to the organization, which forwarded them to the recipients. I was told not to expect a reply. I

learned that two women in Cal-ifornia had each received one of my husband’s corneas.

I have not heard from either of these ladies, which I really don’t understand. I don’t want a pat on the back, but I’d love to know how the corneas changed their lives. It would help me know that my husband’s death was not in vain. — WIDOW IN WASHING-TON STATE

DEAR WIDOW: Your hus-band’s death was not in vain. You did a wonderful thing in offering his corneas so that others might see. Not every surviving relative is as brave as you were to do that.

Frankly, it’s hard to guess why you haven’t heard from the recipients. I can’t imagine that they aren’t extremely grateful for what you did. However, many people have great difficulty expressing their feelings on paper. The lucky individuals who were given those corneas may be among them.

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HoroscopesTODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.

21). The next three weeks time seems elastic, alternately blurring fast-paced events and turning the slow-motion camera on other days. When you look back from 2016 you’ll notice much has changed. Friendships solidify in January. March brings big news. Love will take on many forms from April to August. Aquarius and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 30, 42, 32 and 47.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Each person lives in the reality of his or her feelings -- a reality that others may not share. Because you are sensitive to this basic human

condition you’ll be included in someone’s inner circle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your creative efforts will be well-received, but only if you have the courage to work them out. The beginning stages will be rough, but keep going. Don’t expect yourself to get it right the first time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Unless you’re getting the story straight from the source, it’s likely to be severely distorted. If you’re getting it from the source it will likely only be somewhat distorted.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Mindful that everyone has their own set of special associations, you’ll be careful

to steer clear of anything with the potential to be sacred, loaded with extra meaning or offensive in any way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Intuition will spark and flame in you. When you find that you know immediately and without a process of reason, it’s an impulse to act on. A fellow fire sign (Aries, Leo or Sagittarius) will be involved.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Question and analyze what others are accepting as truth. Just because a tradition or belief has been handed down on good authority doesn’t make it automatically right or beneficial to all involved.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Don’t be afraid to ask for a favor. It won’t put the other person off; in fact your bene-factor will like you even more than before. To help others is a real human need.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The animal kingdom will call to you. You might even open your home to a new crea-ture. If you’re already a pet owner, the care and mainte-nance of your animal will play into the day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While following your heart, let your mind ride shot-gun. It will be chatty company today and will have lots of insights and probably protests about the journey.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you’re not sure you can “fake it till you make it,” try believing instead. Deepen your commitment. Tell yourself that you can and will because it’s who you are.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Two realities can be cor-rect at the same time, so it’s useless to argue with a person who doesn’t see it as you do. Agreeing to disagree is a mid-dle ground. The best course is to seek understanding.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The basics of an upcom-ing event will be the same as they were last time and the time before. This is the ideal day to plan the extra fluff on the outside -- the details that will make memories.

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Given Breaux’s arduous and highly unconven-tional route to the NFL, the Saints could only hope he’d justify the faith they showed in him. By now, coach Sean Pay-ton knows he was right to make

sure he had the New Orleans native under contract before Breaux had a chance to leave club facility for other scheduled

NFL workouts last offseason.“Delvin Breaux is playing

amazing football,” Payton said earlier this week when asked not about Breaux, but the perfor-mance of the defense in general. “He has been fantastic.”

A broken neck in a high school game — an injury doc-tors said he was fortunate to sur-vive — prevented Breaux from playing college football at LSU, which had recruited him. He en-rolled at LSU anyway, but never was cleared to play. Ultimately, Breaux got back in the game by playing semi-pro and arena foot-ball. That yielded an opportuni-ty in the CFL, where he caught the attention of NFL scouts.

Just how good the 26-year-old Breaux has gotten through 13 NFL games was apparent to the

Detroit Lions as they prepared to test him in front of a national audience tonight.

“He’s a really talented guy. I’ve heard his backstory, which is really interesting. If we weren’t playing him this week, you’d kind of root for the guy,” Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said. “Physically, he looks like a lot of the really good corners in this league. Obvious-ly, he hasn’t played as much NFL football as some other guys his age, but I think he’s an ascend-ing young corner and he makes plays on the ball, he picks balls

off, he covers really good receiv-ers a lot of times.”

The Saints made the 6-foot-1, 196-pound Breaux a starter be-cause of injuries to Keenan Lew-is. Breaux has been credited with 15 passes defended and has made two interceptions while also recovering a fumble. He also has been in on 38 tackles.

Breaux said his perspective has helped him prevent lack-luster plays or games from un-dermining his confidence as he seeks to prove himself.

“Each day I come in and put on my cleats, I thank God, man, that I just come to work, because it was taken away from me for a while and I don’t take it for grant-ed,” Breaux said. “It has shaped me to be the best I can on every snap. I’m just thankful for the

opportunity and I just want to try to be the best.”

Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro said if not for Breaux’s neck in-jury, “he would have been in the league and been a star a long time ago. He’s fought back, and now the world is just now seeing what he Delvin Breaux do.”

“(Breaux) has exceeded our expectations of what we thought we had in him,” Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said. “The guy works ex-tremely hard. He really studies his opponent to try to under-stand what type of routes he’s going to get. ... That is where he is really kind of developing as a pro, and certainly we have a lot of confidence in putting him out there to play, and to play against anybody.”

Breaux comes back from broken neck to start for Saints

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IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN RE: ESTATE OFEDGAR MARKHAM, DE-CEASED

EDITH M. MARKHAM,EXECUTOR CAUSE NO.:2015-00241-DWC

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDESLetters Testamentaryhave been granted andissued to the under-signed upon the Estateof EDGAR MARKHAM,Deceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe ¬¬¬16th day ofDecember, A.D., 2015.This is to give notice toall persons havingclaims against said es-tate to Probate and Re-gister same with theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, within ninety(90) days from thisdate. A failure to so Pro-bate and Register saidclaim will forever bar thesame.This the 16th day ofDecember 2015.

/s/ Edith M. MarkhamEDITH M. MARKHAM

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IN RE: ESTATE OFEDGAR MARKHAM, DE-CEASED

EDITH M. MARKHAM,EXECUTOR CAUSE NO.:2015-00241-DWC

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDESLetters Testamentaryhave been granted andissued to the under-signed upon the Estateof EDGAR MARKHAM,Deceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe ¬¬¬16th day ofDecember, A.D., 2015.This is to give notice toall persons havingclaims against said es-tate to Probate and Re-gister same with theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, within ninety(90) days from thisdate. A failure to so Pro-bate and Register saidclaim will forever bar thesame.This the 16th day ofDecember 2015.

/s/ Edith M. MarkhamEDITH M. MARKHAM

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ESTATE OF FRANCESHALBERT O'BRYANT,DECEASED

CAUSE NO: 44CH1-15-PR-00226KMB

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentaryhaving been granted tothe undersigned in theEstate of Frances Hal-bert O'Bryant by theChancery Court ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, on the 1st dayof December, 2015, no-tice is hereby given toall persons havingclaims against said es-tate to present thesame to the Clerk ofsaid Court for probateand registration accord-ing to law within ninety(90) days from the dateof the first publicationhereof, or they will beforever barred.

/s/ David O'BryantCo-Executor

/s/ Kathy WoodsCo-Executor

David S. Van Every, Sr.Attorney At LawP.O. Box 761Columbus, MS 39703(662) 327-4065(662) 329-5083 (Fax)MSB# 06094

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IN RE: ESTATE OFJENNY C. PRATER, DE-CEASED CAUSE NO.:2014-00055-HJD

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters Testamentaryhave been granted andissued to the under-signed upon the Estateof JENNY C. PRATER,Deceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe 2nd day of Decem-ber, 2015. This is togive notice to all per-sons having claimsagainst said estate toProbate and Registersame with the Chan-cery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi,within ninety (90) daysfrom this date. A failureto so Probate and Re-gister said claim willforever bar the same.

This the 3rd day ofDecember 2015.

/s/ Jeffrey C. SmithJEFFREY C. SMITH

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IN RE: ESTATE OFJENNY C. PRATER, DE-CEASED CAUSE NO.:2014-00055-HJD

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters Testamentaryhave been granted andissued to the under-signed upon the Estateof JENNY C. PRATER,Deceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe 2nd day of Decem-ber, 2015. This is togive notice to all per-sons having claimsagainst said estate toProbate and Registersame with the Chan-cery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi,within ninety (90) daysfrom this date. A failureto so Probate and Re-gister said claim willforever bar the same.

This the 3rd day ofDecember 2015.

/s/ Jeffrey C. SmithJEFFREY C. SMITH

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IN RE: LAST WILL ANDTESTAMENTOF KEVIN B. “ROCKY”ROCKWELL NO. 2015-0249-DWC

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters Testamentaryhave been granted andissued to the under-signed upon the Estateof Kevin B. “Rocky”Rockwell, deceased, bythe Chancery Court ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, on the 16thday of December, 2015.This is to give notice toall persons havingclaims against said es-tate to probate and re-gister same with theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, within ninety(90) days from thisdate. A failure to so pro-bate and register saidclaim will forever bar thesame.This the 16th day ofDecember, 2015.

Dianne J. Rockwell, Ex-ecutrix

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IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OFTYRONE VINSONJAMES, SR., DE-CEASED CAUSENO.:2015-0234

NOTICE TO CREDITORS


COUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters of Administra-tion have been grantedand issued to the under-signed upon the estateof Tyrone Vinson James,Sr., Deceased, by theChancery Court ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, on the 1st dayof December, A.D.,2015. This is to give no-tice to all persons hav-ing claims against saidestate to Probate andRegister same with theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, within ninety(90) days from the firstpublication date of thisNotice to Creditors. Afailure to so Probateand Register said claimwill forever bar thesame.This the 1st day ofDecember, 2015.

AVEE JAMES, Adminis-trator

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IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OFTYRONE VINSONJAMES, SR., DE-CEASED CAUSENO.:2015-0234

NOTICE TO CREDITORS


COUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters of Administra-tion have been grantedand issued to the under-signed upon the estateof Tyrone Vinson James,Sr., Deceased, by theChancery Court ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, on the 1st dayof December, A.D.,2015. This is to give no-tice to all persons hav-ing claims against saidestate to Probate andRegister same with theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, within ninety(90) days from the firstpublication date of thisNotice to Creditors. Afailure to so Probateand Register said claimwill forever bar thesame.This the 1st day ofDecember, 2015.

AVEE JAMES, Adminis-trator

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GUN SMITH. Over 45yrs. exp. (As good asthe best, better thanmost). New & usedguns, new scopes, re-pairs, rebuilding, clean-ing & scopes, mounted& zeroed on range, an-tique guns restored, &wood refinished. EdSanders, West Point. 3mi. N. Barton Ferry onDarracott Rd. Open Tue-Sat. Call for appt. 494-6218.

Pets 5150

For Sale: CKC re-gistered Siberian Huskypuppies. Will be readyin time for Christmas.Call or text 662-305-5584

Lost & Found Pets 5160

FOUND HUNTING dog atthe MUW campus.Please call (662) 435-1500 if lost.

Business Opportunity 6050

CONVENIENCE STOREfor Sale in Columbus,MS. Call Phil @205-266-5128.


Bittersweet Townhouses2BR/1.5BAFully furnished kitchenappliances,Carports available,Fenced in backyards,CH&A(662)327-5000

1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart-ments & townhouses.Call for more info. 662-549-1953.

Northwood Town-houses 2BR, 1.5BA,CH/A, stove, fridge,DW, WD hookups, &private patios. Call

Robinson Real Estate328-1123

2BR/1BA apts. in North& East Columbus.CH&A, all elec, water &sewer furn, convenientto shopping. $350/mo.$150 dep. 352-4776.


FOR RENTEASY STREET PROPER-TIES1 & 2BR very clean &maintained. Sound-proof. 18 units which Imaintain personally &promptly. I rent to allcolors: red, yellow,black & white. I rent toall ages 18 yrs. to notdead. My duplex apts.are in a very quiet &peaceful environment.24/7 camera surveil-lance. Rent for 1BR$600 w/1yr lease + se-curity dep. Incl. water,sewer & trash ($60value), all appliances in-cl. & washer/dryer. Ifthis sounds like a placeyou would like to livecall David Davis @ 662-242-2222. But if can-not pay your rent, like toparty & disturb others,you associate w/crimin-als & cannot get alongw/others, or drugs isyour thang, you won'tlike me because I'm oldschool, don't call!!!!

Apts For Rent: East 7020

1, 2, 3 BEDROOMS &townhouses. Call formore info. 662-549-1953

TRINITY PLACE Retire-ment Community, inColumbus, now has stu-dio, 1 bedroom, & 2bedroom apartmentsavailable. We offer noonmeal 6 days each week,scheduled transporta-tion, variety of activities,optional housekeeping,& many other amenit-ies. Rent assistance tothose that qualify. CallMichelle for a tourtoday, 327-6716 & youcan enjoy the Trinity wayof life. EHO.

Apts For Rent: South 7040

1 LARGE bedroom, 1bathroom loft apt, over-looking Main Street. Ap-px. 1000 sq. ft. Avail.NOW. $600/ mo. +dep. 662-889-1837.

2BR/1BA. A/C windowunits. All electric. Up-stairs Apt 1730 4thAve. S. Apt #4. Call662-364-3443

Apts For Rent: West 7050

Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070

3 & 4 BR Apts for rent.Next door to Campus.No pets. $900-$1200/month. 662-418-8603.

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

2BR APT. ChristmasSpecial! Move in today,no rent until Jan. 1.Northside & Southsidelocations! 662-798-4194.

Chateaux Holly HillsApartments102 Newbell Rd

Columbus

Mon-Fri 8-5328-8254

• Central Heat & Air Conditioning• Close to CAFB• Onsite Laundry Facility• All Electric/Fully Equipped Kitchen• Lighted Tennis Court• Swimming Pool

Where Coming Home is the Best Part of

the Day

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apart-ments & Townhouses.1BR/1BA Apt. $3002BR/1BA Apt. $350-$400. 2BR/2BA 3BR/2BA Townhouses$550-$800. No HUD al-lowed. Lease, deposit,credit check required.Coleman Realty. 329-2323

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

205 Tuscaloosa Road:located on intersectionwith Gardner Blvd.450-3650 sq ft spacesavailable. Restaurant,Office Space, Retail.113 Tuscaloosa Road:2000 sq ft restaurant.Covered Porch, DriveThru.(662)327-5000

NOW AVAILABLE FORHOLIDAY PARTIES!3,000 sq. ft. building on4.5 acres of land, 1078Old Yorkville Rd. S. Nextto Lake Lowndes. Avail-able for sale or rent.386-5938 or 329-9939.

OFFICE SPACES & retailspace for lease. Start-ing at $285/mo. Fair-lane Center, 118 S. Mc-Crary. 662-435-4188.

Office Building - greatBluecutt Rd. location,reasonable rent. Call662-328-1976, leavemessage.

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

1073 RIDGE Rd. Small2 bedroom house. Cent-ral H&A. No pets.No HUD. $500/ mo.662-329-1424.

3 BR/2 BA. Largefenced in yard. Caledo-nia schools. Close toCAFB. No pets. Prefernon-smoker. $950/ mo.Plus deposit. AvailableJan 1st. Excellent refer-ences. 356-4764.

3BR/2BA House forrent. 287 E PlymouthRd. 662-251-2583.

COLONIAL TOWN-HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-room w/ 2-3 bath town-houses. $575/$700.662-549-9555. Ask forGlenn or lv. message.

FIRST MONTH RentFree! 2-3BR Homes. 1BA. Stove, Refrig, W/DHookup, Window A/C,Gas/Heat, $450-$500/mo. Deposit.Credit Check. HUD Ap-proved. Coleman Realty.329-2323.

Houses For Rent: Other 7180

NEW COTTAGE:1BR/1BA, all appl, wa-ter, trash, yard maint.incl. in lease. NearStarkville, Columbus, &West Point. Perfect for1 person or couple. NOpets. $500/mo. $300dep. 1 yr lease reqd. Ap-plication/ref. reqd. 494-5419/242-2923.

Mobile Homes 7250

2BR/1BA. Clean, Quiet.No Pets. $350 deposit.$475/mo. 327-2951after 5pm.

CLOSE TO MSU! 2 bdrmmobile homes for rentstarting at $460/mo.$15 app fee. Housingnot accepted. Call 662-268-2107.www.universityhillsmhp.com

CLOSE TO MSU! 3 bdrmmobile homes for rentstarting at $560/mo.$15 app fee. Housingnot accepted. Call 662-268-2107.www.universityhillsmhp.com.

RENT A fully equippedcamper w/utilities &cable from $135/wk -$495/month. 3 Colum-bus locations. Call 662-242-7653 or 601-940-1397.

Office Spaces For Rent 7300

RETAIL/OFFICE SpaceAvail for lease. Down-town. 2000sq feet. Call662-574-7879 for in-quires.

Storage & Garages 7500

INEXPENSIVEMINI-STORAGE. From

5'x10' to 20'x20'. Twowell-lit locations in

Columbus: Near Wal-mart on Hwy 45 & nearTaco Bell on Hwy 182.Call 662-327-4236 for

more information.

FRIENDLY CITYMini-Warehouses

2 Convenient LocationsBest RatesIn Town!

friendlycitymini.com

662-327-4236

Houses For Sale: East 8200

3BR/1BA house loc-ated on Poplar Street.Updated approximately3 yrs ago on inside &with new roof. Largefenced back yard. Greatfor an investor or a newfamily. Call 662-275-1865 for more info.

Houses For Sale: New Hope 8250

3BR/2.5BA. FSBO.Beautiful, Great Neigh-borhood. Keeping rm,kitchen, living rm, din-ing rm, & laundry down-stairs. 1BR/1BA play-room upstairs. Largedeck, fenced backyard,2 story 32x24 shop.Call 662-328-9634 formore information.

3BR/2BA FSBO. Com-pletely Remodeled.1500 sq. ft home onquiet street. 1 acre. 45S Justin Rd. Steens.Above ground pool.125k. No renting. Noowner financing.386-1287.

3BR/2BA. 73 SummerLane Dr. Lakeover Sub-division. 1,720 sqft.High ceilings, hardwoodfloor, ceramic tile floor,ceramic tile masterbathroom shower, 4year old architecturalroof, 2 year old 3.5 tonGoodman AC unit, Greatneighbors!!662-574-8699

CUSTOM HOME. Justcompletely renovated.For Sale OR LEASE.Hwy. 50 East.3BR/2FBA. Open FloorPlan. 30x60 covereddeck. 2 car enclosedgarage. 2400sq. ft un-der one roof. 18x30shop. 1 1/2 acrefenced lot. New HopeSchools. For Appt call574-9472.

FSBO. 3BR/1.5BA. CentH&A. Completely refur-bished. Large Bldg inback. 2 Acres. 1622Hughes Rd. Serious Inq.Only.327-6331/251-7983.

REDUCED! 3BDR/2BA.1560sq. ft. 9ft ceilings.Vaulted L/R. Trey ceil-ing in Master BR w/ W-I-C. Close to school.$144,500. 662-386-6036.

Investment Property 8550

Investment Property forSale.

22 Unit ApartmentCompex. 2BD/1BTH.

W/D Hook-ups. Land ad-jacent for extension.

662-327-5000.

Lots & Acreage 8600

28.5 ACRES in N.H.w/25 yr. old pines.$3500/ac. Will divideinto 10 ac. plots. Own-er financing avail. 662-386-6619.

FAMILY FARM, 44ac +/-near Tibbee. Paved Co.Rd. Frontage, pastures,pond, & mature hard-wood timber. Must Seetract to appreciate!! Ser-ious inq. only, please.Priced on showing only.Stan 205-391-8606.

75AC. HUNTING/FamilyRec. land located 10minfrom Starkville. Greenfields planted. Suitableto build cabin on. CallPhil @ 662-295-1344

HUNTING LAND or Fam-ily Farm(s) located inMonroe Co. Tracts havepaved frontage w/ utilit-ies. Acreage varies from1-171ac tracts. Cabin isbeing built on one tractnow. 7 cabins tochoose from should youwant to buy land & buildcabin. Call Stan @ 205-391-8606

RIVERFRONTPROPERTYCamp Pratt

Call 574-3056Ray McIntyre

Blythewood Realty

FALL SPECIAL. 2½ acrelots. Good/bad credit.$995 down. $197/mo.Eaton Land. 662-726-9648

Autos For Sale 9150

2005 CHEVY Impala. 4Door. Black.182,000mi. $4500OBO. 549-5054.

BEIGE '05 Grand Mar-quis GS for sale. Oneowner. 145k miles.Good condition. Tiresare excellent.205-799-6288

Campers & RVs 9300

RV CAMPER & mobilehome lots. Full hookupw/sewer. 2 locationsW&N from $80/wk -$265/mo. 662-242-7653 or 601-940-1397

Motorcycles & ATVs 9400

04' HONDA Shadow600. Silver. Clean,Windshield, Bags, BckRest. Ready. $1,750.662-574-6395.

LIKE NEW 2011TRIUMPH THRUXTONRed Cafe Racer StyleBike. ONLY 1600 miles.Garage kept. Comes w/Cover & ALL access.Has never beenwrecked or damaged.Back seat cover slipsoff for 2nd passenger.Comes w/ motorcyclejack/lift. $5500 OBO.940-867-6041

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