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>> ARRRGGGHH! Take note ye scurvy dogs! Today be
the day. Aye. It be Talk Like A Pirate Day. What means ye
need to be soundin like a jolly ol buccaneer whenever ye
be speakin to yer mateys! For those of ye yeller in the
ways of talkin like a pirate, some sage advice have we.
When ye be doubtin yerself, say the word, Arrrrrgggh!
And yell be mistakin for a swashbuckler in no time.
Arrrggh!
>> ARRRGGHH YOU READY?: Avast ye NFL hooli-
gans, tonight be a fine Monday Night Football matchup
betwixt a band of jolly large fellers from New
York what be called the Giants. And some
salty tempered sheep we be callin the
Rams. The game be settin sail this fine eve
at the stroke of 8:30 on the
glowin box what be known
as ESPN.
>> PREMIERE
WEEK: With
Talk Like a
Pirate Day
safely in the rear
view window,
(Thank God) you
can get ready to
watch some shiny
new TV shows. This
is the time of year when the networks show off their Fall
lineup. On Tuesday, for example, CBS trots out the ninth
season premiere of NCIS. You can bet there will be foul
play afoot and some witty repartee. Catch the show at
8 p.m.
>> SUMMERS LEASE: Ahhhh. Summer. We
hardly knew ye. Actually, we knew ye for the
three months or so we were supposed to
know ye. Now, its autumns turn to take the
seasonal wheel. If you are up at 5:05 a.m.
this Friday, you can welcome the season in
personally. It should, however, be easier to
sleep in and say hi later.
>> GAME DAY: This Saturday, Penn State
welcomes the Eagles to Beaver Stadium. No, not
the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eastern Michigan
Eagles. (The Lions would score in the negative num-
bers against Philly.) ESPN2 has the game at noon.
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THE BOYS ARE
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Wilkes-Barre with the
same affection that he
has for his high school
and college. Needless to
say, Lovejoy is one of
many Penguin players
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When the Susquehanna River
begantoriseearlier this month, of-
ficials beganissuingevacuationor-
ders.
Andusingnewtechnology, local
media outlets were right behind
them, getting the word out as
quicklyandefficientlyas possible.
It seemed that information was
available every moment through
television, radio, newspaperandin-
ternetoutlets, withphotosflashing
acrossscreensfromanumber of lo-
cal communities and news alerts
nearlyeveryhouronthelevel of the
river.
Flash back to the Agnes flood of
1972, and the most-used source of
communication would have been
radio.
Television stations would have
takenfootage of anarea onfilm, re-
ported back to their stations and
then broadcast at a regular news
hour if televisionwas evenacces-
sible to residents affected by the
flood.
Local newspapers would have
been evacuated, therefore unable
toreport or toprint a newspaper.
Thereisnoquestionthat today,
wearesomuchmorepreparedand
awareof whats goingonas aresult
of not only media technology, but
otheradvancesmadeouttherethat
FLOOD OF 2011: AFTERMATH
News quick, immediate
Modern technology kept people informed
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
See NEWS, Page 10A
6 09815 10011
Most of the sediment, debris
and chemicals that flushed
through the Susquehanna Riv-
er duringlast weeks floodends
up in one place: the Chesa-
peake Bay.
That surge of floodwater and
everything carried with it pre-
sents a wide
range of po-
tential im-
pacts to the
bay ecosys-
tem, and
some of
them could
be devastat-
ing.
On the
positive side, the grasses in the
bay have already stopped
growing and are dying back in
preparation for winter. As a re-
sult, they wont be affected by
the flood, according to John
Surrick, a spokesman for the
Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
But other aspects critical to
the bay could be severely im-
pacted:
The oysters that play a vi-
tal role infilteringandcleaning
the water. An adult oyster can
filter as much as 50 gallons of
water per day, and it takes one
year for oysters to filter the en-
tire bay.
The sediment coming
down the river could smother
the oyster reefs. The concernis
when the beds get silted over,
the oysters particularly the
oyster larvae, dont have that
hard surface to attach to that
they need, Surrick said.
Surrick said the volume of
water coming out of the Sus-
Flood
posing
threat to
bay area
Chesapeake Bay is already
feeling the effects of
damage in Pennsylvania.
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
See BAY, Page 10A
Were
seeing
fields of
debris
John Surrick
Bay Foundation
DALLAS -- Due to the recent flooding,
there has been plenty of displacement in the
area. People have lost some material posses-
sions, others have lost entire homes.
With this some have also come across the
task of finding a temporary, or new, home for
members of the family that may not be
thought of at first: our furry friends.
Blue Chip Farms Animal Rescue, though
used to taking in animals of all shapes, sizes,
and situations, didnt think of it at first either,
until the phone calls started coming in.
Weve never been through something like
this before, said Marge Bart, who operates
Blue Chip. We had many people that were
affected by the flood come to us with their
animals asking if we could watch them for a
while.
We dont know if well have them two
weeks or three months, but were more than
happy to keep themhere safe until their own-
ers can recover from the flood.
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
This domestic shorthair cat is just one of the animals taken in by Blue Chip Farms Animal Rescue during the recent flooding.
Tragedys furry victims
Blue Chip Farms Animal Rescue in Dallas
opens its doors to displaced critters.
By SARAH POKORNY
spokorny@timesleader.com
See ANIMALS, Page 10A
WASHINGTON Drawing a
bright line with congressional Repub-
licans, President BarackObamaispro-
posing$1.5trillioninnewtaxrevenue
as part of his long-term deficit reduc-
tionplan, accordingtosenior adminis-
tration officials.
The president today will announce
a proposal that includes repeal of
Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest
taxpayers, nearly$250billioninreduc-
tions in Medicare spending, $330 bil-
lionincutsinother mandatorybenefit
programs, and savings of $1 trillion
from the withdrawal of troops from
Iraq and Afghanistan, the officials
said.
The planincludes nochanges inSo-
cial Security and does not include an
increase in the Medicare eligibility
age, which the president had consid-
ered this summer.
The officials briefed reporters Sun-
day evening, but spoke on the condi-
tion of anonymity in advance of the
presidents announcement.
All in all, the presidents plan is as
muchanopening bidas it is a political
statement designed to drawcontrasts
with Republicans, who control the
House of Representatives.
As such, it was not intended as a
Obama to urge tax cut repeal, Medicare cuts, officials say
The President
prepares to
announce his
deficit
reduction plan
today.
By JIMKUHNHENN
Associated Press
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Boston, Adam
Demchalk, Adam
Fromel, James
Glaush, Barbara
Glofka, Dorothy
Megargel, Leonore
Michalak, Dorothy
Moran, Elizabeth
Paglianite, Frank
Radwanski, Cailene
Radwanski, Kelly
Zamber, Daniel Sr.
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One player matched all
five winning numbers drawn
in Sundays Pennsylvania
Cash 5 game and will win a
jackpot worth $225,000.
Lottery officials said 47
players matched four num-
bers and won $333.50 each;
2,328 players matched three
numbers and won $11 each;
and 27,364players matched
two numbers and won $1
each.
None of the tickets sold
for the Powerball game
Saturday evening matched
all six numbers drawn, which
were:
06-20-22-32-43
Powerball: 11
Power Play: 2
Players matching all five
numbers and the Powerball
would have won or shared
the $20 million jackpot. The
prize goes to an estimated
$25 million for Wednesday.
Tickets that match the
first five numbers, but miss
the Powerball, win
$200,000 each, and there
were six of those. They were
sold in: Georgia(1), Illinois(1),
Minnesota(1), Oregon(1),
Virginia(1) and Wisconsin(1).
There was one Power Play
Match 5 winner in Florida(1).
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WILKES-BARRE Song and prayer
unitednearly100 people Sunday night ina
flood-delayed programat the First Presby-
terian Church to commemorate the 10th
anniversary of 9/11.
The recent flooding of the Susquehanna
River pushed back the programby a week
and several speakers noted that the recov-
ery effort under way in the Wyoming Val-
ley was similar to the nations response to
the terrorist attacks that destroyed the
World Trade Center towers, damaged the
Pentagon and killed nearly 3,000 innocent
people.
Theresolvetorebuildafter 9/11showed
that we Americans are resilient, and dis-
tinguished them from the people who
committed the horrible crime, said Dr.
MahmoudFahmy, a retiredWilkes Univer-
sity professor.
He readthe openingof the QuraninAra-
bic and presented a copy to the church so
people can read what the religion of Islam
is about.
The terrorists who flew jets into the
towers hijacked the religion, said Fah-
my, who condemned the attackers.
I cannot be a Muslim until I believe in
Christianity and Judaism, he said.
Christian and Jewish scriptures also
were read during the hour-long program
that brought clergy and government lead-
ers to the altar.
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton and
state Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Town-
ship, offered comments.
There was no American who was not
touched in some way by 9/11, said
Leighton. He pointed out that city native
Leonard Snyder died in the attacks on the
towers.
Baker said it was fitting that the service
was heldina churchbecause the strength
of faith carried many people through 9/
11.
The nation has a solemn obligation to
remember that day and what has hap-
pened as a result, she said, adding, Our
sense of purpose should not end, ever,
she said.
The Rev. Phil Altivilla, pastor of St. Pe-
ters Cathedral, Scranton delivered the
keynote address that he titled, From
Tragedy to Hope.
We are challenged not only to see the
good in tragic events, but we are chal-
lenged to be the good, he said.
The attacks caused death and destruc-
tion, and fromthe debris and ashes of our
world, God calls us to build his kingdom,
he said.
Atlivilla recalled he was driving to
Scranton from Altoona the day of the at-
tacks.
Andita Parker Lloyd of Wilkes-Barre,
who attended the program, also recalled
where she was.
I remember where I was on that day, in
Bloomsburg, she said. At the time she
was director of the multicultural center at
Bloomsburg University. She was dealing
with students coming into her office,
many of them from the New York City ar-
ea. They were frightened, she said.
Faith helped America survive 9/11, speakers say
A memorial ceremony delayed a week
by the flood is held at the First
Presbyterian Church in Wilkes-Barre.
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
The Rev. Phil Altivilla offers the keynote
address Sunday at the 9/11 ceremony.
WILKES-BARRE City
police reported the following:
Two men face drug charges
after police raided a residence at
132 S. Welles St. Friday night.
Jerry Eley, 43, who lived in
the residence, was committed to
the Luzerne County Correction-
al Facility for lack of $125,000
bail. Walter Pruitt, 22, of 338 N.
Main St., who was in the resi-
dence at the time, was held in
the prison for lack of $50,000
bail.
Members of the citys drug
task force served a search war-
rant and found several hand-
guns, approximately $4,000 of
crack cocaine, heroin, marijua-
na, scales and packaging materi-
al.
Three people were issued
citations for underage drinking
early Sunday morning. Daniel
Vincent Curry, 19, of Drexel Hill,
Tashina Lee Macrin Queen, 19,
of Easton, and Nicholas Lynch,
19, of Horsham, smelled of an
alcoholic beverage when they
were met on South Franklin
Street by police on patrol of
Wilkes University. The three
admitted they had been drink-
ing beer earlier at parties, police
said.
A driver who nearly collid-
ed with a marked police cruiser
after running a red light at the
intersection of Wilkes-Barre
Boulevard and Butler Street
early Sunday morning was in
the country illegally, police said.
Andres Nava-Saldivar, 42, of
86 Wyoming St., showed signs
of intoxication when stopped by
police around 2:25 a.m. He did
not have a valid license and
presented identification that he
was from Mexico, police said.
He was taken into custody and
was transported to a local med-
ical facility for a blood alcohol
test, but refused to submit to
the test, police said.
Police contacted the U.S.
Immigration and Customs En-
forcement agency which con-
firmed that Nava-Saldivar was in
the country illegally. The federal
agency said they would take
custody of him and proceed
with deportation. Police said he
was not in their custody Sunday
afternoon.
Rasheen Hamm, 31, of 35 S.
Pennsylvania Ave., was charged
with public drunkenness early
Sunday morning after an argu-
ment outside the Hardware Bar.
A police officer working secu-
rity at the bar saw bar security
personnel escort Hamm outside
around 12:50 a.m. Hamm re-
fused to leave the area and an
argument ensued. The officer
said Hamm showed signs of
being highly intoxicated and
was taken into custody. Hamm
was taken to police headquar-
ters, issued a citation and re-
leased to a responsible adult.
Kirsten Strauss of Allen-
town reported Saturday that her
vehicle was damaged while it
was parked at 276 N. Main St.
Strauss said that between 2:30
a.m. and 7 a.m. the paint on her
vehicle was scratched and dirt
was dumped on the hood.
A14-year-old girl said her
arming herself with Mace
scared away a man who said he
was going to rape her Saturday
night.
The girl told police that the
man approached her in the area
of Hanover and Barney streets
as she was walking from a
friends house. He asked her if
she wanted to get to know him
better and she told him, No.
The man then said he was going
to rape and slap her. She warned
him not to come any closer and
pulled out her Mace, causing
the man to turn and quickly
walk away.
She described the man as
black, between 5-foot-6 and
5-foot-8 inches tall, between 20
and 30 years of age, wearing a
black hooded top and blue
jeans.
BUTLER TWP. Two tractor
trailer drivers reported their
vehicles were damaged by rocks
thrown at them on the south-
bound Exit 119 ramp of Inter-
state 81 between 10:45 p.m. and
10:50 p.m. Saturday, state police
said.
Joseph Larkin of Dingmans
Ferry reported damage to the
windshield and a passenger-side
window of his 2008 Internation-
al Prostar tractor. Jeffrey Dieter
of Muncy Valley reported dam-
age to the passenger-side sleep-
ing compartment of his 2009
Peterbilt 386 tractor.
POLICE BLOTTER
NORTHMORELAND TWP.
A mother and daughter from Elk
Lake were killed early Saturday
in a head-on crash on state Route
292 in Wyoming County.
Kelly M. Radwanski, 40, and
her 15-year-old daughter Cailene
Marie Radwanski were passen-
gers in a car that collided with a
pickup truck around 2:45 a.m.,
state police said.
Thomas Kukuchka, county
coroner, said the Radwanskis
were pronounced dead at the
scene. The mother was riding in
the front passenger seat and her
daughter was sitting in the rear
seat. Autopsies will beperformed
today, he said.
The driver of the car, a 19-year-
old man, suffered severe injuries
and was flown by helicopter to
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Med-
ical Center, Plains Township.
The pickup trucks driver, a 23-
year-old woman, suffered moder-
ate injuries and was taken to a lo-
cal hospital, state police said.
The identities of the drivers
were not released and state po-
lice said the crash remains under
investigation.
State police said the car, a1999
Chevrolet Cavalier, was traveling
west on the roadway when it
crossed over into the oncoming
lane andstruck a 2004 Dodge Da-
kota pickup truck. The car came
to rest on the east berm of the
roadway and the pickup rolled
over, blocking the westbound
lane, state police said.
The roadway was closedfor ap-
proximately four hours after the
crash while state police conduct-
ed their investigation.
For obituaries of Cailene and
Kelly Radwanski, see Page 6A
Mother and daughter die
in Wyoming County crash
By JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
LOS ANGELES The Em-
mys keep buying what Mad
Men is selling. The 1960s
Madison Avenue saga won its
fourth consecutive best drama
series award Sunday, while
big-hearted romp Modern
Family claimed its second best
comedy trophy.
Modern Family producer
Steve Levitan, whose picture of
the American family today
includes gay couples and in-
terracial families, told of being
approached during shooting by
a real-life gay couple who want-
ed to say thanks.
They said, Youre not just
making people laugh, youre
making them more toler-
ant,said Levitan, whose show
received a total of five awards.
While Mad Men gained the
top drama award, it couldnt
pull honors for stars Jon Hamm
or Elisabeth Moss.
Kyle Chandler was the sur-
prise winner in the best drama
actor category for the last sea-
son of Texas football drama
Friday Night Lights, blocking
odds-on favorites among his
fellow nominees, including
Hamm.
I knew for a fact I would not
be standing here. I did not
write anything and now Im
starting to worry, said Chan-
dler, who also beat out Steve
Buscemi of Boardwalk Em-
pire.
It was a fitting victory for
Chandler and Friday Night
Lights, which was critically
acclaimed but struggled for an
audience, and whose high
school football teams motto
was, clear eyes, full hearts,
cant lose.
Julianna Margulies won top
drama acting honors for The
Good Wife. Margulies, who
navigates politics, law and
family in the show, added to
her Emmy stash. As part of the
ER medical drama cast, she
won a supporting actress Em-
my in 1995.
Melissa McCarthy of Mike
& Molly was honored as best
lead actress in a comedy series
with an Emmy and a glitzy
prom queens crown, while Jim
Parsons of The Big Bang The-
ory earned his second trophy
in the best actor category.
Holy smokes. Wow, its my
first and best pageant ever,
said a beaming McCarthy. Im
from Plainfield, Ill., and Im
standing here and its kind of
amazing.
Moments earlier, she and her
fellow nominees had broken
with tradition by jumping up
on stage as their names were
called, led by Amy Poehler of
Parks and Recreation.
They earned a standing ova-
tion from many in the audi-
ence, which seemed fitting in a
year in which TV shows and
movies are giving women ed-
gier leading roles. Among them
is the box-office hit Brides-
maids, which featured McCar-
thy.
Parsons looked genuinely
surprised at his victory. This is
so odd for so many reasons. I
was assured by many people in
my life that this wasnt happen-
ing, he said.
The first awards in the drama
category went to Jason Katims
of Friday Night Lights for
outstanding writing, and Mar-
go Martindale, named best
supporting actress for the show
Justified.
Sometimes, things just take
time. But with time comes
great appreciation, said the
veteran actress.
Peter Dinklage, the winning
actor in the category for sci-fi
fantasy Game of Thrones,
was awed by another winner,
filmmaker Martin Scorsese,
who received a directing trophy
for Boardwalk Empire.
Thanks. Wow. Wow. I fol-
lowed Martin Scorsese. My
heart is pounding. You are a
legend, Dinklage said.
The ceremony aired by Fox
opened with a pre-taped come-
dy sketch that generated con-
troversy because Alec Baldwins
part was cut after he included a
joke about the News Corp.
phone hacking scandal. Fox is a
unit of News Corp.
Baldwin tweeted that Fox
killed the joke about the hack-
ing scandal in Britain involving
the now-closed News of the
World tabloid. Fox said it be-
lieved the joke was inappropri-
ate to make light of an issue
being taken very seriously by
the company.
Leonard Nimoy stepped in
and the bit was retaped. It
featured host Jane Lynch cele-
brating television in a musical
number, singing about TV as a
vast wonderland, a kingdom of
joy in a box.
Charlie Sheen presented the
lead actor award, using his time
onstage to make nice with his
former Two and a Half Men
colleagues. He was fired from
the show after bitterly clashing
with its producer and studio,
and was replaced by Ashton
Kutcher.
From the bottom of my
heart, I wish you nothing but
the best for this upcoming
season, he said. I know you
will continue to make great
television.
Modern Family won the
first four Emmys, capturing
best supporting comedy ac-
tress, best supporting comedy
actor, best writing for a comedy
and best direction for a comedy
series.
Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell,
who play husband and wife on
the series, won best supporting
actor honors for a comedy
series.
Oh, my God, I dont know
what Im going to talk about in
therapy next week, said a
shocked-looking Bowen. I won
something.
2 01 1 E M M Y AWA R D S
Modern Family,
Mad Men win
Julianna Margulies, Kyle
Chandler, Melissa McCarthy
and Jim Parsons also win.
By LYNN ELBER
AP Television Writer
AP PHOTO
Julianna Margulies accepts the award for outstanding lead ac-
tress in a drama series at the Primetime Emmy Awards, Sunday.
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HARRISBURG
Surplus eyed for flood aid
G
ov. Tom Corbett says it was pru-
dent not to spend hundreds of
millions of dollars in surplus reve-
nues to restore
budget cuts be-
cause that money
may now be needed
to repair storm-
damaged roads and
bridges.
Corbett told a
gathering of Repub-
lican State Commit-
tee members in Harrisburg on Sat-
urday that inspection of 1,500
bridges in northeast and central
Pennsylvania was needed after mas-
sive flooding from Tropical Storm
Lee. He said federal dollars will only
pay for about 75 percent of repair
costs.
In June, Corbett resisted calls from
Democrats to use more than $700
million in year-end surplus funds to
ease education and social service
budget cuts.
TOWANDA
Body in creek identified
Authorities in northern Pennsylva-
nia have identified a body found
floating in a creek earlier this month
but are still investigating his death.
Bradford County Coroner Thomas
Carman said Saturday that 33-year-
old Stephen Mark Peters was the
man found floating in Mill Stone
Creek last week.
Carman said publication of the
photographs of the victims tattoos
led to his identification, which was
confirmed through fingerprints and
medical records.
State police said a road worker
found the body Sept. 8 in the creek
along Deep Hollow Road near Mon-
roeton.
The cause of death is pending
further investigation, including tox-
icology tests. Officials have not said
how the body got into the creek or
whether it was related to recent
flooding.
ALLENTOWN
Jury awards $23 million
An eastern Pennsylvania jury has
awarded more than $23 million to a
woman who lost portions of both
legs to infection almost three years
ago.
Attorneys for the 55-year-old Le-
highton woman argued that a home
care nurse failed to report a bacterial
infection in the feeding catheter of
the patient, who was being treated
for complications from Crohns dis-
ease, and the delay resulted in a
near-fatal bloodstream infection in
October 2008.
A Lehigh County jury late Friday
found the nurse and St. Lukes Min-
ers Memorial Home Care liable,
awarding $23.1 million for medical
expenses, lost earnings and pain and
suffering.
Attorney Matthew Casey said the
plaintiff hoped that the verdict would
result in St Lukes redoubling its
efforts to help prevent such infec-
tions during home care.
St. Lukes spokesman Ken Szydlow
expressed sympathy for the woman
but called the jury award excessive,
telling The (Easton) Express Times
that the nurse provided appropriate
care and practiced within applicable
standards of care. He did not say
whether an appeal was planned.
PHILADELPHIA
Controller errors see rise
Reports of errors by Philadelphia
International Airport air traffic con-
trollers almost doubled last year,
mirroring a national surge of con-
troller errors despite increased avia-
tion safety, a newspaper reported.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://
bit.ly/qIZjVQ ) said there were 20
operation errors last year, meaning
aircraft came too close together, an
increase from just 11 in 2009, accord-
ing to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration. The paper said it obtained
2009 and 2010 operational error and
deviation reports via a request under
the Freedom of Information Act.
Only two incidents involving mul-
tiple errors and aircraft were in the
most serious category, Category A,
while most were classified as B or C
errors and some went uncategorized.
Doug Church, spokesman for the
National Air Traffic Controllers Asso-
ciation, said the vast majority of
errors pose little to no safety risk.
N E W S I N B R I E F
Corbett
As Blue Cross companies
across the state seek increases
in health insurance premiums
from their poorest working cus-
tomers, healthcare advocates
are seeking hearings to deter-
mineif thoseincreases arereally
necessary.
Blue Cross of Northeastern
Pennsylvania is seeking approv-
al from the state Department of
Insurance for a 4.9-percent rate
increase for its Special Care pol-
icy subscribers for 2012 as well
as permission to add a $25 co-
pay for diagnostic services.
Special Care is a health insur-
ance plan designed for low-in-
come individuals who earn too
much to qualify for Medicare.
Current monthly premiums
range from a low of $130.78 in
Northeastern Pennsylvania to
$192.44 in Central Pennsylva-
nia.
After a funding agreement be-
tween the state and the Blues
for adultBasic the most affor-
dable healthcare plan at $36 per
month expired in February,
Gov. Tom Corbett suggested
low-income earners switch to
Special Care.
Antoinette Krause, project di-
rector of the Pennsylvania
Health Access Network, cited
data from the state Depart-
ments of Public Welfare and In-
surance that showed that of
37,588 former adultBasic enrol-
lees, only 4 percent (1,513) were
eligible for Medical Assistance,
while 34 percent (12,814) en-
rolled in Special Care. Nearly
two-thirds are now uninsured
becausetheycant affordSpecial
Care.
After Highmark a Blue
Cross company serving Central
and Western Pennsylvania an-
nounced in August its intent to
seek a 9.9-percent rate increase
for Special Care subscribers,
PHAN submitted a list of 3,000
names of people to the state In-
surance Commissioner urging
him to hold a public hearing to
investigate Highmarks plan.
Around that time, Highmark
withdrew the request for a 9.9-
percent increase and lowered it
to a 4.9-percent increase.
We believe Highmarks at-
tempt to avoid a hearing by low-
ering its request underscores
the need for meaningful hear-
ings, Krause said. Highmark
appears to create numbers with-
out justification or reason. At
the very least, people strug-
Hearings eyed
for Blue Cross
The insurer looks at rate
hikes for the plans used by
lower-income customers.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
See HEALTH, Page 8A
Highmark appears to
create numbers without
justification or reason.
Antoinette Krause
Pennsylvania Health Access
Network
DALLAS -- The recent snap of autumn in the
air was a fitting complement for the 9th Annual
Dallas Harvest Festival held Sunday along
Main Street in the borough.
Crowds of festivalgoers enjoyed the brilliant
sunshine as they strolled among colorful tents
filled with food and craft vendors and two
stages of live entertainers.
We wanted to bring people back to Main
Street, said festival organizer Rich Fufaro. We
never imagined this type of response.
Fufarosaidthe festival alsoprovides a vehicle
for other Back Mountain organizations such as
the Lions Club and Gate of Heaven Society to
raise money by hostinga boothat the event. Ac-
cording to Fufaro, the event is the result of
hours of work fromhis fellowcommittee mem-
bers and phenomenal volunteers.
Weve been participating for about five years
now, and each year is better than the last, said
Donna Sorber as she doled out plates of pigs in
the blanket for a hungry customer.
Sorber, the owner of Leave it to Donna Cater-
ing in Lehman, said shes happy to close her
kitchen for a day and be out among friends and
neighbors.
Fufarosaidtheevent was inspiredbytheNew
England harvest celebrations of his youth and
he feels the planned renovation project along
Dallas main thoroughfare will only enhance
the appeal of the festival.
Its a great place to come and see neighbors
you havent seen in awhile, added Fufaro. Its
our ninth year and we never looked back. Were
already planning for 2012.
Harvest Festival brings out the crowds
for a day of fun along Main Street
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Four-year-old Kailey Thompson of Dallas decorates a pumpkin at the Dallas Harvest Festival
on Sunday afternoon. The ninth annual event was held along Main Street.
Smiles galore
at Dallas fest
By STEVEN FONDO
Times Leader Correspondent
INSIDE: For Click photos, see Page 7A
WILKES-BARRE -- Despite
being displaced from its North
River Street headquarters by
flood water, Volunteers of
America continues to service
the community.
The nonprofit agency, which
offers an array of services for
low-income, elderly and the dis-
abled, has suffereda serious set-
back due to the destruction of
supplies and documents as well
as the loss of electrical power.
VOA donates over $20,000 a
year in supplies for our Caring
Alternatives program, accord-
ing to Chief Operating Officer
Bill Jones. The program took a
hit a weekagowhenit lost more
than $1,000 in diapers alone. In
addition, a decades worthof cli-
ent files was washedaway inthe
five feet of water.
VOA is focused on repairing
the homes of the evacuatedpeo-
ples of Manna House, the pro-
gram which accommodates
homeless young adults. Clients
in this program had been evac-
uated from their Hanover and
Wilkes-Barre homes.
Despite the situation, VOAs
Dial-A-Driver was kept active
from Thursday to Saturday
through continuous evacuating
of individuals with the inability
to do so themselves.
When asked how long it will
be before the offices are fully re-
paired, Bill Jones confidently
responded: Two weeks. We are
working with all the electri-
cians, plumbers, and profes-
sionals necessary to get back up
and running."
Volunteers, with the help of
students from Kings College
and some friends of the organi-
zation, managed to clean out
the flooded basement in a few
days.
But it was not without strug-
gle. Hundreds of swollen, sat-
urated diapers stacked two feet
Flood doesnt displace groups volunteer effort
VOA still serves community
despite headquarters being
hit by flood water.
By JORDAN RAMIREZ
Times Leader Intern
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Bill Jones looks
over the electricial box of the Volunteers of America building. See VOLUNTEER, Page 8A
The Volunteers of America office
in Wilkes-Barre can be reached
at 570-825-5261 for any informa-
tion regarding donations or
programs.
F O R H E L P
DALLAS TWP. - Supervisors
will soon face another pro-
posed change to the current
zoning code that will further
regulate the natural gas indus-
try in the township.
Solicitor Thomas Brennan
presented a proposed curative
amendment to the townships
zoning ordinance last week, a
document that nearly rewrites
the townships current zoning
laws, which were last amended
in 2008.
The change to the laws
comes as a response to in-
creased natural gas activity in
the area. Two companies re-
cently received the OK from
the township planning com-
mission to construct gathering
lines to tap into the Transco in-
terstate pipeline near the Dal-
las School District campus.
Both companies, Chief
Gathering LLC and Williams
Field Services LLC, are also
looking to build metering sta-
tions in the area. Chief is cur-
rently awaiting a decision from
the zoning hearing board,
while Williams has yet to file
an application for its metering
station.
Changing the zoning code is
not a proposal the township
Dallas Twp. examines
planned gas line rules
A public hearing on the
proposed zoning changes is
set for Oct. 13.
By SARAH HITE
shite@timesleader.com
See GAS, Page 8A
Residents can contact the munic-
ipal building at 674-2008 to
receive a copy of the ordinance,
or visit the township website at
www.dallastownship.com.
W H AT S N E X T
K
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N A T I O N & W O R L D
PHILADELPHIA
Human trafficking on trial
I
n a rare human-trafficking case going
to trial today, federal prosecutors
accuse a group of Ukranians of luring
desperate young people to the United
States and forcing them into bondage
cleaning Targets, Walmarts and other
retail and office buildings.
Life in America paled in comparison
to the $500 a month and free room and
board theyd been promised, author-
ities said.
Instead, the Botsvynyuk brothers
allegedly paid little or nothing to crews
laboring 16 hours a day, and threatened
to harm them or their families if they
fought the demands.
Investigators dont accuse the retail-
ers of wrongdoing.
TEHRAN, IRAN
Deal to free hikers delayed
A bail-for-freedom deal for two Amer-
icans jailed as spies in Iran hit a snag
Sunday because a judge whose signa-
ture is needed on the bail papers was
on vacation, the prisoners lawyer said,
dashing hopes for their immediate
release.
The attorney, Masoud Shafiei, said
he could not complete the paperwork
on the $1 million bail deal because a
second judge who must sign the docu-
ments is on vacation until Tuesday.
One judge already signed the papers
Saturday.
I have no choice but to wait until
Tuesday, Shafiei told The Associated
Press.
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 29
years old, have been jailed for more
than two years in a case that has dee-
pened the mistrust between Iran and
the United States.
GAUHATI, INDIA
India, Nepal quake kills 16
A strong earthquake shook north-
eastern India and Nepal on Sunday
night, killing at least 16 people, damag-
ing buildings and sending lawmakers
in Nepal running into the streets.
The quake, with a preliminary mag-
nitude of 6.9, struck at 6:10 p.m. local
time and was felt across northern and
eastern India, including in the capital
of New Delhi. It triggered at least two
aftershocks of magnitude 6.1 and 5.3,
Indian seismology official R.S. Dat-
tatreyan said.
At least five people in Indias Sikkim
state were killed and more than 50
were injured, according to the states
top official, Chief Secretary Karma
Gyatso. The north Indian state of West
Bengal reported four deaths, and Bihar
state reported two. Nepals government
said five people died and dozens were
hurt there.
TV stations reported buildings buck-
led and two major roads collapsed in
Sikkims state capital of Gangtok, 42
miles southeast of the quakes epicen-
ter near the border with Nepal. The
Indo-Tibetan Border Police said two of
its buildings had collapsed in Gangtok.
COLUMBIA, S.C.
Trucker charged in slayings
Long-haul trucker John Boyers gray
beard and round face give him a grand-
fatherly appearance, but when he
opens his mouth, he seethes with anger
toward women. This hatred had mur-
derous results, authorities said, as he
picked up prostitutes around the
Southeast, killed them and dumped
their bodies near interstate highways.
Hes accused of at least three slayings
and is suspected in a fourth.
Boyer has pleaded guilty to killing a
woman in North Carolina and faces
murder charges in slayings in Ten-
nessee and South Carolina. The simi-
larities of the cases and the apparent
lack of remorse from Boyer have in-
vestigators asking counterparts along
highways around the Southeast to
review unsolved killings.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Pakistani floods deadly, destructive
A Pakistani boy, center, smiles as he
walks with his father through flood
water in Pakistan, Sunday. The floods
caused by heavy rains have killed
more than 200 people, made about
200,000 people homeless and de-
stroyed millions of acres of crops. The
United Nations appealed for $357
million Sunday to help the Pakistanis.
SANAA, Yemen Yemeni
government forces opened fire
with anti-aircraft guns and au-
tomatic weapons on tens of
thousands of anti-government
protesters in the capital de-
manding ouster of their long-
time ruler, killing at least 26
and wounding dozens, medical
officials and witnesses said.
After nightfall, Sanaa sank
into complete darkness after a
sudden power outage, as pro-
testers took control of a vital
bridge, halting traffic and set-
ting up tents. Thousands of
other protesters attacked gov-
ernment buildings and set fires
to buildings they said were
usedbysnipers andpro-govern-
ment thugs.
The attack was the deadliest
in months against protesters
and comes as tensions have
been escalating in the long,
drawn-out stalemate between
the regime and the opposition.
The president, Ali Abdullah Sa-
leh, left for Saudi Arabia for
treatment after being severely
wounded in a June 3 attack on
his palace, raising hopes for his
removal but instead, he has
dug in, refusing to step down.
The protest movement has
stepped up demonstrations the
past week, angered after Saleh
deputized Vice President Abed
Rabbo Mansour Hadi to nego-
tiate a power-transfer deal.
Many believe the move is just
the latest delaying tactic.
At the same time, greater
numbers of the powerful Re-
publican Guards force, led by
Salehs son and heir apparent
Ahmed and armed regime sup-
porters have also been turning
out inthe streets inrecent days,
raising fears of a new bloody
confrontation.
More than 100,000 protes-
ters massed Sunday around the
state radio building and gov-
ernment offices, witnesses
said. When the crowd began to
march toward the nearby Presi-
dential Palace, security forces
opened fire and shot tear gas
canisters, they said. Snipers
fired down at the crowd from
nearby rooftops, and plain-
clothes Saleh supporters
armed with automatic rifles,
swords and batons attacked the
protesters. Protesters took con-
trol of a main bridge, closed off
the entrances and set fire to
tents in a camp used by pro-
government forces.
This peaceful protest was
confronted by heavy weapons
and anti-aircraft guns, said
Mohammed al-Sabri, an oppo-
sition spokesman. He vowed
that the intensifying protests
will not stop and will not re-
treat.Witnesses said al-Ah-
mars forces engaged in the
fighting Sunday for the first
time, but Abdel-Ghani al-She-
mari, spokesman for al-Ahmar
division denied that and said
they are maintaining self-re-
straint.
Yemeni forces fire at protesters
Attack, which killed at least
26, was deadliest in months
in the capital city.
By AHMED AL-HAJ
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Anti-government protestors carry a wounded protestor from
clashes with security forces, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday.
WADI DINAR, Libya The
rockets and mortars rained down
on the position where the revolu-
tionaries had retreated on the
outskirts of the mountainous
stronghold of Moammar Gadha-
fis loyalists. So, in a fury, the
fighters chargedwildandunorga-
nized Sunday back into the city
for yet another day of fighting.
Fighters for Libyas new rulers
have been throwing themselves
into the battle to take Bani Walid
for days with no progress against
the old regime loyalists, strongly
fortified and bristling with heavy
weaponry. The frustration is
showing among the amateur rev-
olutionary fighters.
We expected this kind of re-
sistance from Gadhafi forces, but
I thought we could take them
on, said Mohannad Bendalla, a
doctor treating wounded fighters
at a field hospital set up outside
of the city.
The official, trained military of
the National Transitional Coun-
cil, Libyas interim government,
has pulled away from Bani Walid
to regroup and reinforce for a
newassault after theywereheavi-
ly beaten in the city Friday. That
has left ragtag, undisciplined vol-
unteers at the front line. Most are
youths from the most die-hard
revolutionary neighborhoods of
Tripoli, like Souq al-Jomaa or Ta-
joura, strong on zeal to kill some
Gadhafi supporters and weak on
training on how to do so.
The amateur Tripoli fighters
get lost in the neighborhoods
rolling up and down Bani Walids
confusing mountain ravines. Be-
hind the front lines, frustrated
fighters turn blame on the Bani
Walid Brigade, units of city resi-
dents who are fighting alongside
thembut whose loyalties some of
them suspect.
The new leadership is facing a
tough fight uprooting the rem-
nants of Gadhafis regime nearly
four weeks after the then-rebels
rolled into Tripoli on Aug. 21and
ousted the now fugitive leader.
Bani Walid, southeast of the cap-
ital, is just one holdout. Fighting
is also raging at Sirte, Gadhafis
hometown on the Mediterranean
coast. The regime stronghold of
Sabha lies hundreds of miles
away inthe southerndeserts, and
there are others deep in the cen-
tral deserts like the cities of Houn
and Zallah.
The battle at Sirte, launched
Friday, has also been fierce, but
there the revolutionaries have
been more organized and have
made slow progress.
Progress
slow for
Libyas
ex-rebels
Revolutionaries frustrated in
attempts to capture Gadhafi
stronghold of Bani Walid.
By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI
Associated Press
RENO, Nev. The World War II-era
plane that plummeted into an air-race
crowd like a missile bore little resem-
blance to its original self. It was rebuilt
for speed, if not for stability.
The 65-year-old Galloping Ghost un-
derwent years of massive overhauls that
took a full 10 feet off its wingspan. The
ailerons the back edges of the main
wings usedtocontrol balancewerecut
from about 60 inches to 32.
Pilot Jimmy Leeward had said the
changes made the P-51 Mustang faster
and more maneuverable, but in the
months before Fridays crash even he
wasnt certain exactly how it would per-
form.
I know itll do the speed, he said in a
podcast uploaded to YouTube in June.
The systems arent proven yet. We think
theyre going to be OK.
Investigators dont yet know what
caused the plane to pitch sharply into the
crowd at the National Championship Air
Races in Reno, killing nine people, in-
cluding Leeward, and injuring dozens.
They have focused on the elevator trim
tab a piece of the tail that helps the
aircraft maintain lift and appeared to
break off before the crash.
In the highly competitive, bravado-fil-
led world of air racing, pilots go for broke
on the ground and in the sky, hitting
speeds of 500 mph. Leeward is the 20th
pilot to die at the air races since they be-
gan 47 years ago, but Fridays crash was
the first in which spectators were killed.
Leewards own website alludes to the
dangers and bragging rights.
Leeward had said the plane underwent
several years of modifications before Fri-
days race, including lopping five feet off
each wing, but he hadnt revealed many
of the specifics. In the podcast, he called
some of the changes extremely radical,
compared some to systems on the space
shuttle and explained that he had in-
creased the planes speed capabilities to
be more like those of a modernfighter jet.
To control the airplane in the wind,
and in different circumstances if any-
thing happens, you need those types of
speeds. You need jet speeds, he said.
Reno plane underwent changes
The craft that crashed into an
air-race crowd was rebuilt for speed.
By MARTIN GRIFFITH and BRIAN SKOLOFF
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
A P-51 Mustang airplane approaches the ground before crashing Friday during an
air race in Reno, Nev. The pilot Jimmy Leeward and eight others were killed.
LAKELAND, Fla. A gun-
man killed his wife at their
Florida home and then burst
through the front door of a
nearby church on Sunday,
wounding a pastor and associ-
ate pastor before parishioners
tackled him, authorities and
relatives said.
The suspect, 57-year-old
JeremiahFogle, killedone per-
son at a home about a block
away from the church before
shooting the pastors, the Polk
County Sheriffs office said.
The two men, pastor William
Boss and associate pastor Carl
Stewart, were incritical condi-
tion. No other church mem-
bers were hurt.
Maria Beauford said the
slainwomanwas her sister, 56-
year-old Theresa Fogle. The
Foglesmarriedin2002andran
a transportation business to-
gether. They had been mem-
bers of Greater FaithChristian
Center Church, where the
shootings happened, but had
started their own ministry out
of their house and regularly
hosted Sunday services, Beau-
ford said.
Beauford said she had never
known Jeremiah Fogle to be
violent toward her sister. He
had been sick over the past
year andhadbacksurgery, and
Theresa Fogle nursed him
back to health, Beauford said.
She said her brother-in-law
was always smiling at family
gatherings.
We have no idea what his
motivewas, shesaid. Wejust
have no idea.
Authorities said Jeremiah
Fogle ran through the doors of
the Greater Faith Christian
Church after a morning ser-
vice had wrapped up and just
before another daily service.
The red-brick building also
serves as a school and sits
across from a mobile home
park.
Man kills his wife, shoots 2 ministers, police say
Suspect Jeremiah Fogle
had seemed a good man, a
relative says.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Laura Gardin, sister of victim Theresa Fogle, and Jon Gar-
din, Lauras husband, talk about the Florida shootings.
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N E W S
BLOOMSBURG Two
blocks one way and Helena Fish-
ers white shingled house might
have been spared.
Yet amid the ruins of the first
floor of her two-story home,
Fisher realizes something: If her
house sat two-plus blocks in the
other direction, the damage
could have been even worse.
Pennsylvanians like Fisher
bounce between reliving last
weeks record flooding of the
Susquehanna River and its trib-
utaries; marveling at random
acts of kindness from strangers;
and wondering about an uncer-
tain future. The flooding trig-
gered by rain from the remnants
of Tropical StormLee left behind
a massive, long-termcleanup job
and a stew of emotions for thou-
sands.
Ive lost virtually everything
on the first floor. So thats diffi-
cult, Fisher, an educator who
turns 56 next month, said one
morning last week, as a stack of
soaked record albums sat on the
curb with a pile of other trash.
What shell miss most is the an-
tique furniture handed down
from her mother, like a camel-
back sofa and cane-bottomed
chairs.
But so many people are so
bad off, she said. Its terrible as
I drive around. You see people
losing everything.
Thats the only thing that
keeps me going. When I want to
cry, I have to think of that.
Bloomsburg floods roughly
every five years though 2011
may be the newbenchmark, sur-
passing the catastrophic after-
math of Hurricane Agnes 40
years ago.
The water came up so fast,
moving between the houses so
quick, it created sinkholes in
yards and upended fuel tanks in
basements, said Bloomsburg
Second Assistant Fire Chief
Scott McBride. It was a mess. It
was crazy.
At least 2,000 homes or busi-
nesses in Pennsylvania were de-
stroyed or heavily damaged, ac-
cording to early estimates from
emergency management offi-
cials.
FEMA. We need your help,
read a sign written in blue mark-
er on plywood posted on a lamp-
post two blocks fromthe fire sta-
tion. Down the street was a
scene common in town: piles of
rusted appliances, soggy wood-
work and other debris stacked in
front of each home.
The situation in town return-
ed to just above stable, First
Assistant Fire Chief John Mahon
said this week. There were no
major injuries, he said.
Yet for every tale of destruc-
tion or near-miss, there seemed
to be a story of hope or act of
kindness.
With school out, children
wheeled red wagons down the
street offering free bottles of wa-
ter to homeowners clearing out
debris. Church parking lots turn-
ed into places to gather for com-
fort and a free meal.
Members of St. Johns Luthe-
ran Church fired up the grill
early one morning cooking hot
dogs for weary residents or vol-
unteers who arrived ready to
work. For days, BloomsburgUni-
versity football players donned
boots and rubber gloves to haul
debris out of homes or business-
es.
If you can look at a bright
side, its to see the community
coming together. Weve met
neighbors that we didnt know,
said Merrill Smith, the wife of
the pastor.
Broken-down washers and
dryers needed moved, as did wa-
terlogged couches and wall insu-
lation. Abigproject onemorning
was the removal of large freezers
and the twisted, mangled re-
mains of metal shelving fromthe
corner market.
Have you guys eaten yet?
one community organizer asked
the players barely a minute after
they walked off the bus before
getting to work. The players po-
litely declined.
The cleanup made the players
own hardships pale in compari-
son. Like the rest of town, the
water was turned off at the uni-
versity, so athletes didnt have a
place to shower after morning
cleanupdutyandafternoonprac-
tices. But a golf club the next
townover offeredthe players use
of their locker rooms.
Youthought it was Christmas
morning when they went in and
took a shower, Bloomsburg as-
sistant coach Chet Henicle said.
There were similar stories
about 50 miles to the northwest
in Lycoming County, where the
Loyalsock Creek swept over its
banks.
With phone service out in the
region, the Plunketts Creek Fire
Hall in Williamsport became a
hub to make calls or pick up
food. Unaffected residents drop-
ped off donated clothing.
Spirit aids Bloomsburg cleanup
Random acts of kindness help
Bloomsburg residents recover
from devastating flood.
By GENARO C. ARMAS
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Helena Fisher talks about damage to her house in Bloomsburg,
while she cleans up from flooding from the Susquehanna River.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Rhode
Island is the nations smallest
state. But its pension problem
may well be the largest in the
land.
The state is on the hook for bil-
lions of dollars worth of pension
benefits owed to police officers,
firefighters, teachers, judges and
state workers. But the moneys
not there. Projected investment
gains never happened. State ac-
tuarial projections failed to keep
up with public workers who are
retiring earlier and living longer.
Estimates put Rhode Islands
unfundedliabilityfor publicwork-
ers pensions at $7billion, slightly
less than the entire state budget
for one year. To make good on
promises to public workers, the
state must pour more and more
into the pension system every
year, from $319 million in 2011 to
$765 million in 2015 and $1.3 bil-
lion in 2028.
Several states including Ohio,
Illinois and California face even
larger unfunded pension costs,
but whenRhodeIslandscost isdi-
vided among its 1 million resi-
dents, it becomes clear that it has
one of the weakest pension sys-
tems in the nation.
We kind of go back and forth
withIllinoisastowhoislast, said
Treasurer Gina Raimondo, who
took office in January and has
made the pension problem her
top priority. Raimondo and Gov.
Lincoln Chafee are working on a
pensionoverhaul bill theyhope to
submit to lawmakers soon.
The General Assembly plans a
special sessionnext monthaimed
at revamping the retirement sys-
tem. Public workers will watch
closely as lawmakers tinker with
retirement benefits that many say
theyve been counting on for
years.
We have an obligation to de-
fend and protect the benefits our
members were promised, said
George Nee, president of the
Rhode Island AFL-CIO. The
union has formed a coalition with
other groups that represent pub-
lic employees to lobby lawmakers
during the special session.
Nearly every state has grappled
with their own pension predica-
ments as they face ever more ex-
pensive retirement benefits, huge
investment losses and recession-
induced budget deficits. The Pew
Center onthe States releaseda re-
port earlier this year that found
states face a collective gap of
$1.26 trillion between what
theyve promised public workers
and what they have set aside to
meet those promises.
The study found that 40 states
have failed to fund their retire-
ment systems at an appropriate
level, and concluded that far too
many states are not responsibly
managing the bill for their em-
ployees retirement.
States have looked at different
ways to rein in pension costs.
Lawmakers in15 states includ-
ing Arizona, Nebraska, Maryland
andNewJersey votedthis year
to increase the amount public
workers contribute toward their
retirement, according to a survey
by the National Conference of
State Legislatures. Fourteen
states voted to raise retirement
ages or increase the time an em-
ployee must work before being el-
igible for benefits.
Indiana and Utah now offer
401k-style plans for certain work-
ers alongside old-style pensions.
States dont have that many
choices, said Dean Baker, an
economist and co-director of the
Center for Economic and Policy
Research in Washington.
Small state facing
big pension crunch
Rhode Islands unfunded
liability could equal nearly a
years state budget.
By DAVID KLEPPER
Associated Press
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FUNERALS
JAMESFROMEL, age 96, of Ha-
nover Township, passed away
Thursday, September 15, 2011. He
was a U.S. Navy veteran of World
War II and a member of the Amer-
ican Legion, Post 609 and the AM-
VETS, Post 59. James was a mem-
ber of the Boiler Maker Union, Lo-
cal 13. Hewas precededindeathby
his wife, the former Julia Halchak;
his parents; four brothers; and two
sisters. Surviving are a son, James
Bruce Fromel, Hanover Township;
and several nieces and nephews.
Private funeral was held at the
convenience of the family fromthe
S. J. Grontkowski Funeral Home,
Plymouth.
DANIEL W. ZAMBER SR., 83,
of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on
Saturday, September 17, 2011 in
the River Street Manor, Wilkes-
Barre. His wife of 62 years is Ruth
Masker Zamber.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Simon S. Russin
Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St.,
Plains Township.
LEONORE MEGARGEL, 88,
died Friday, September 16, 2011, in
Hudson, Fla. She was preceded in
death by her husband, William;
and daughter, Suzanne. She is sur-
vived by a son, William; four
grandchildren, and six great-
grandchildren. She spent most of
her life at Harveys Lake but raised
her childrennear Bloomsburg. Lee
can best be described as a loving,
giving, supportive mother and
grandmother. Integrity to the
9th degree. To know her is to
love her.
Services will be held at the Ri-
chard H. Disque Funeral Home.
For information, call (570) 675-
3255.
B
arbara A. Glaush, 76, Wilkes-
Barre, passed away Saturday
evening, September 17, 2011, in
the Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a
daughter of the late Lee and Hilda
(Snyder) Roth.
Barbara attended G.A.R. High
School, Wilkes-Barre, and was a
homemaker all of her life.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Charles J. Glaush, on
March 16, 2010, and her brothers
and sisters.
Surviving her are daughters,
Shirley Glaush, Kingston; Leona
Krantz and her husband John,
Nanticoke; Hilda Mendoza and
her husband Jim, Dallas; Bonnie
Maslowski and her husband Ge-
orge, Wilkes-Barre, and Lorie Per-
rins and her husband Bob, Wilkes-
Barre; sons, Charles Buddy
Glaush Jr. and his wife Lesha,
Wilkes-Barre, and Mark Glaush,
Mountaintop; 13 grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren, and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be pri-
vate andheldat the convenience of
the family. There will be no calling
hours. Arrangements are under
the direction of the Corcoran Fu-
neral Home, Inc., 20 S. Main St.,
Plains Township. Online condo-
lences may be made at www.corco-
ranfuneralhome.com.
Barbara A.
Glaush
September 17, 2011
A
dam Clay Boston, Addie, 25,
of Everetts Lane, Berwick,
passed away Friday, September 16,
2011.
Born January 24, 1986 in Ber-
wick, he was a son of Robert and
Linda Boston.
In addition to his father and
mother, he is survived by a brother,
Robert Bo Boston, and his beautiful
Rotti, Sarg.
He graduated in 2004 from Co-
lumbia-Montour Vo-Tech from the
electricity class. Right after gradua-
tion he started at Kawneer in
Bloomsburg and worked there until
his time of death.
He andhis brother also workedat
Evansville Motocross track in his
teenage years.
Adam was the greatest and
sweetest kid you could ever meet!
He was a loving son and loving
brother. He hadsomany friends and
family that loved him. His favorite
thing was to go on his quad up to
Treverton with his best friend Pete
and all his other friends.
Adam will be missed by so many
people.
There is a saying You hold your
childs hand for a short time but you
hold their hearts forever. Always
in our hearts, We love you Adam.
Honoring the familys wishes
therewill benoservices at this time.
Amemorial service will be held at a
later date. Arrangements are
through the Clarke Piatt Funeral
Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Rd, Hun-
lock Creek.
Adam Clay Boston
September 16, 2011
A
dam Demchalk, 68, formerly of
Laflin and Wilkes-Barre Town-
ship, passed away unexpectedly on
Saturday, September17, 2011, inthe
Pocono Medical Center, East
Stroudsburg.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre
Township, on December 17, 1942,
son of the late Adamand Anna Mis-
lan Demchalk.
Adam was a graduate of Wilkes-
Barre Township High School, class
of 1960, and a graduate of Kings
College.
Prior to his retirement in1996, he
had been employed as a school
teacher in the Wilkes-Barre Area
School District, having taught for
many years in the Plains Township
Junior High School. He was a mem-
ber of Our Lady of Hope Parish,
Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Jacqueline Mayer Demchalk,
in1991; son, WilliamDemchalk; and
by sister, Shirley Talacka.
Surviving him are son, Chris-
topher Demchalk and his wife, Ma-
ria, Newington, Conn.; grandson,
Alexander Demchalk; brother, John
Demchalk, Frederick, Md.; sisters,
Margaret Stash, Iselin, N.J.; Nancy
Krincek, Plains Township; and sev-
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
9a.m. WednesdayintheNat &Gaw-
las Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial to follow at 9:30 a.m. in
Our Lady of Hope Parish, 40 Park
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Interment will
be in Memorial Shrine Cemetery,
Carverton. Friends may call from 5
to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to the
American Heart Association, 613
Baltimore Dr., Suite 3, Wilkes-
Barre, PA18702. Online condolenc-
es may be sent to www.natandgaw-
lasfuneralhome.com.
Adam Demchalk
September 17, 2011
D
orothy M. Glofka, 94, Wilkes-
Barre Township, passed away
Friday evening, September 16, 2011,
at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-
Barre.
Born in the East End section of
Wilkes-Barre, on January 27, 1917,
she was a daughter of the late Mar-
tin and Anna Brown and had attend-
ed local schools.
Dorothy was preceded in death
by her husband, John Glofka, in
1970; son-in-law, Henry Mago, in
1998; and by several brothers and
sisters.
Surviving her are daughter, Mau-
reenMago, Wilkes-Barre; grandchil-
dren, Stephen Kofchak, Wilkes-
Barre; Joseph Kofchak, Wilkes-
Barre; Cheryl Kofchak Remakus,
Wilkes-Barre; Linda Kofchak Zaro-
la, Wilkes-Barre; Henry Mago,
Mountain Top, Allan Mago, Wilkes-
Barre Township; Julie Mago,
Wilkes-Barre; 19 great-grandchil-
dren; seven great-great-grandchil-
dren; nieces, Philomena Conrad,
Wilkes-Barre, HelenYakobitis, West
Pittston; nephew, Joe Cassidy,
Wilkes-Barre; and several other
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
9 a.m. Thursday in the Bednarski &
Thomas Funeral Home, 27 Park
Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of
Christian Burial celebrated at 9:30
a.m. in Our Lady of Fatima Parish in
St. Marys Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Msgr. Thomas Ban-
ick will officiate. Private interment
will be held at the convenience of
the family. Friends may call from 5
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home.
Inlieuof flowers, memorial dona-
tions may be made to the American
Cancer Society.
Dorothy M. Glofka
September 16, 2011
D
orothy Dot Michalak, 89, of
Plymouth, was called by the
Lord Monday morning, September
5, 2011.
She was bornMay12, 1922, inHa-
nover Township, a daughter of the
late Peter Paulik and Mary Derkash
Paulik.
She worked at and was the co-
owner with her late husband, Al, of
Pauliks Furniture for 35 years.
Dorothy was a drummajorette at
Plymouth High School and gradu-
ated in 1939. Upon graduation from
Plymouth High, Dorothy attended
Susquehanna University, where she
became the schools first head drum
majorette.
She was a beautiful lady, both in-
side and out, right to the end. She
was an extremely devoted mother
and always made sure her sons at-
tendedMass every Sunday. She also
attended Mass for as long as she
could. She loved the Lord and in-
stilled the love for the Lord in her
sons. Trying to be as fine a person
has been a goal for themthat will be
toughto achieve. Dot likedto watch
Catholic TV and especially Mother
Angelica, however, she didmiss see-
ing Father Corapi later on.
We love you so much, Dot. xxxx
Dorothy was preceded in death
by her devoted husband, Alexander,
and her loving son John.
Dot is survived by sons Dr. Peter
Michalak of Tucson, Ariz., and Atty.
Al Michalak, Plymouth, with whom
Dot resided; and grandsons, John
Jr., and Peter Jr.
A private service will be held
Wednesday at the S.J. Grontkowski
Funeral Home, Plymouth, with Pa-
nachayda at 10:30 a.m. Divine Litur-
gy will be presided over by Father
Roman Petryshak and assisted by
her cousin, Brother Augustine Pau-
lik, at 11a.m. in Ss. Peter &Paul Uk-
rainian Catholic Church, 20 Not-
tingham St., Plymouth. Interment
will be held in Ss. Peter & Paul Uk-
rainian Catholic Church Parish
Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial donations may be sent
in Dorothys name to Ss. Peter and
Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, 20
Nottingham St., Plymouth, PA
18651.
Dorothy Michalak
September 5, 2011
E
lizabeth R. (Betty) Moran, 84,
passed away peacefully at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after
a brief illness on Saturday, Septem-
ber 17, 2011.
One of four children born August
1, 1927, to Harry and Rachel (Mar-
tin) Hufford, she graduated from
Larksville High School and attend-
ed Nesbitt Hospital School of Nurs-
ing.
Betty owned and operated Sham-
rock House Craft Shop in Wilkes-
Barre for several years and was a
dedicatedhealthcare provider toin-
dividuals withspecial needs andthe
elderly.
She enjoyed her Irish customs,
crafts, baking and telling good col-
orful jokes. She was an excellent
seamstress and avid reader.
Betty will be missed by all who
had the honor of knowing her.
Betty married her beloved hus-
band, the late Thomas Joseph Mo-
ran Sr. in 1948, and they resided in
Wilkes-Barre throughout their mar-
ried years.
In addition to her parents, she
was proceeded in death by her hus-
band Thomas, who passed away on
February 1, 1983; brother, Ira; a set
of twin grandchildren; great-grand-
child, Scott Eric Gryczka.
Betty is survived by children,
Maureen and her husband Howard
Sprau, Harveys Lake; Susan and her
husband Ted Richards, Seattle,
Wash.; Thomas Moran Jr. and his
wife Jane, Parsons; Timothy and his
wife Terry Moran, Sarasota, Fla.;
Anita and her husband Robert
Burns, Trucksville; Patrick and his
wife Karen Moran, Key West, Fla.,
and Michelle and her husband Tho-
mas Maley, Trucksville; grandchil-
dren, Paxton, Casey, Brian, Laura,
Jennilyn, Maggie, Heidi, Katie, Rob-
ert, Eric, Timothy, Matthew, Mi-
chael, Pamela, Kristylee, Shane,
Justine and Patrick, Jonah, Eli;
great-grandchildren, Austin, Rina,
Max, Logan, Xsavior, Evelyn, Aidan,
Talia and Abigayle sister, Edyth
Moore; brother, William Hufford;
and many grandsons, daughters-in-
law, nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m.
Wednesday in the E. Blake Collins
Funeral Home, 159 George Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady
of Fatima Parish at St. Marys
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
tion, South Washington Street,
Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in
the parish cemetery, Hanover
Township. Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Contributions may be made in
her memory to Back Mountain Me-
morial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd.,
Dallas, Pa 18612. Condolences can
be sent to the family at: www.ebla-
kecollins.com.
Elizabeth R. Moran
September 17, 2011
C
ailene Marie Radwanski, 15, of
Elk Lake, died Saturday morn-
ing, September 17, 2011, from inju-
ries she received in a car accident in
Wyoming County.
She was born May 30, 1996, in
Kingston, daughter of Thomas Rad-
wanski of Tunkhannock. Her moth-
er Kelly was also killed in the acci-
dent.
Cailene was a student at Elk Lake
but had previously attended Tunk-
hannock Area Schools.
She loved animals and hiking but
had a special passion for photogra-
phy.
Cailene is also survived by her
brother, David Haines III, Elk Lake;
paternal grandparents, Ronald and
Paula Vargo Radwanski; maternal
grandparents, John Shingler, Tunk-
hannock, and Dennis and Linda
Henry Talbert, Elk Lake; maternal
great-grandmother, Edith Henry,
Montrose; paternal great-grand-
mothers, Harriet Himka, Spring-
ville, andDolores Radwanski, Tunk-
hannock; and several aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Funeral servicesfor Cailene and
her mother, Kelly, will be held at 11
a.m. Wednesday in the Harding-Lit-
winFuneral Home, 123W. TiogaSt.,
Tunkhannock. The Rev. John Shaff-
er will officiate. Interment will be in
Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhan-
nock. Friends may call from 5 to 9
p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Wyoming County Hu-
mane Society, P.O. Box 478, Tunk-
hannock, PA 18657. For condolenc-
es and directions, please visit
www.aplitwinfuneralhomes.com.
Cailene Marie Radwanski
September 17, 2011
K
elly M. Radwanski, 40, of Elk
Lake, died Saturday morning,
September 17, 2011, in a car acci-
dent in Wyoming County.
Kelly was born in Tunkhannock,
daughter of John Shingler of Tunk-
hannockandLinda HenryTalbert of
Elk Lake.
She was in a car accident which
also took the life of her daughter,
Cailene Marie Radwanski.
Inadditiontoher parents, Kellyis
survived by her son, David Haines
III; brother, Will Talbert; stepfather,
Dennis Talbert, all of Elk Lake; ma-
ternal grandmother, Edith Henry,
Montrose; and several, aunts, un-
cles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
11a.m. Wednesday, for Kellyandher
daughter, in the Harding-Litwin Fu-
neral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunk-
hannock. The Rev. John Shaffer will
officiate. Interment will be in Sun-
nyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Wyoming County Hu-
mane Society, P.O. Box 478, Tunk-
hannock. For condolences and di-
rections, please visit www.aplitwin-
funeralhomes.com.
Kelly M. Radwanski
September 17, 2011
F
rank A. Paglianite, 75, of Pittston
Township, passed away Friday
morning, September 16, 2011, in Her-
itage House, Wilkes-Barre.
His wife of 50 years is the former
Dorothy A. Waslick.
BorninPittstonTownship, onJuly
16, 1936, he was a son of the late Gre-
gorio and Anna (Aruzzo) Paglianite.
He graduated fromPittston Town-
ship High School, class of 1953, was a
member of Our Lady of Mount Car-
mel Church, Pittston, and served in
the U.S. Army.
He worked as a mason his entire
life and was a member of BAC Local
5.
Frank was a wonderful husband,
father, brother, uncle, grandfather
and great-grandfather. He enjoyed
watching the New York Yankees and
playing cards. He will be sadly mis-
sed.
He was preceded in death by sis-
ters, Catherine and Frances; brother,
Dominic; brother-in-law, Michael Sal-
vo; nephewand godson, Christopher
Glasgow.
In addition to his wife, and daugh-
ter, Annie Jackson and husband Tho-
mas, Moosic; surviving Frank are
sons, Gregorio and wife Mary and
daughter, Christina Koons, Hughes-
town; Vincent and wife Carol, Pitt-
ston Township; granddaughter, Kelly
Ann (Jackson) OBrien and husband,
Earl, Avoca; great-granddaughter, Sa-
die Anna OBrien, Avoca; brother, Sa-
muel J., Schnecksville; sisters, Kath-
ryn Salvo, West Pittston; Carmella
Glasgow and husband James, Illi-
nois; sister-in-law, Carole Paglianite,
West Pittston; and several nieces and
nephews.
There will be no calling hours.
A Blessing Service will be held
at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Adonizio
Funeral Home Inc., 251 William St.,
Pittston. Interment will be held in St.
Roccos Cemetery, Pittston Town-
ship. Funeral arrangements are en-
trusted to the Peter J. Adonizio Fu-
neral Home, West Pittston.
Frank A.
Paglianite
September 16, 2011
GARY E. BILSKI, of Norris-
town, died Saturday, September
17, 2011, at Jefferson University
Medical Center, Philadelphia.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Lehman Family
Funeral Service, Wilkes-Barre.
HARRISBURG A central
Pennsylvania prison inmate who
was denied a copy of the state
constitution is getting support
from public officials and others
who have decried the decision.
Michael Baynard, 37, whois in-
carcerated at the State Correc-
tional Institution in Coal Town-
ship for sex offenses, requested a
copy of the document from the
Pennsylvania Department of
State through the states Right to
Know Law, according to The
(Harrisburg) Patriot-News. Bay-
nard appealed to the states Of-
fice of Open Records, which on
Sept. 7 ordered the department
to send him a copy of the consti-
tution.
Terry Mutchler, executive di-
rector of the Open Records Of-
fice, said she thought the matter
was somebodys idea of fun at
first.
It almost leaves me speech-
less, Mutchler said. It encapsu-
lates some of the derision that
folks have for us in government
because a copy of the constitu-
tion is clearly a public record.
Barry Kauffman, executive di-
rector of Common Cause Penn-
sylvania, called the denial just
plain silly.
Inmate cant get
state constitution
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK The scene this
weekendat the last of the remain-
ing Borders bookstores to close
was more like a memorial service
than a funeral. Shoppers reminis-
ced fondly about their beloved
bookseller rather than grieve its
loss.
Amid upbeat jazz music and
large red-and-yellow signs an-
nouncing the Final Days of the
Borders in Queens in New York
City, customers snagged deals on
used chairs and coffee machines.
At a Borders in Cincinnati, read-
ers were eager to grab book titles
for upto90percent off. Andsigns
at a Borders in Cambridge,
Mass., implored shoppers to hag-
gle: No Reasonable Offer Re-
fused.
I find it really sad, said Victo-
ria Florea, 49, who was looking
for discounts this weekend at the
Cambridge store soshe coulduse
her $50 gift card before it closes.
Im glad to get these bargains,
but Im sad at the same time.
Borders, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-
based chain that pioneered the
big-box bookselling concept and
grewto1,249 stores at its peak in
2003, ceased to exist by the end
of the day on Sunday. Its a victim
of a shift in the industry brought
on by customers whod much
rather read their favorite titles on
an electronic book or tablet com-
puter than turn the page on a pa-
perback. The chains demise is
expected to have wide-reaching
effects on everyone from authors
and publishers who will have to
find new ways to market their
work to competitors like Barnes
& Noble that will benefit from
losing a big rival.
The absence of Borders is go-
ing to be felt across the industry,
said Michael Norris, a Simba In-
formation senior trade analyst.
The loss of the showroom ef-
fect of bookstores is not going to
be replaced anytime soon.
Started in 1971, Borders grew
to become a giant in the industry,
operating Borders and Walden-
books bookstores. But the com-
pany failed to adapt quickly to
the changing industry and lost
sales to the Internet, discounters
andother competition. It filedfor
bankruptcy protection in Febru-
ary and has since shuttered
stores and laid off thousands of
employees. Borders began liqui-
dating its remaining 399 stores in
July when a $215 million white
knight bid by a private-equity
firm dissolved under objections
from creditors and lenders who
argued the chain would be worth
more if it were liquidated imme-
diately.
A few vestiges of Borders will
remain. Books-A-Million is tak-
ingover14stores. Andbidders in-
cluding Barnes & Noble and Ma-
laysian company Berjaya Books
(whichoperatedsome Borders in
Malaysia) will take over $15.8
million in Borders intellectual
property. That includes trade-
marks; the Borders, Walden-
books and Brentanos trade
names; Internet domain names;
and the Borders.com e-com-
merce website.
Thats little solace to some
shoppers who were taking advan-
tage of the deals at the remaining
Borders stores this weekend.
Many wondered where they
would shop once the chain disap-
pears even though many of
themalready are migrating to on-
line booksellers and discount
chains.
Steve Mannix on Friday car-
ried out 10 books and two maga-
zines for $11.79 total at the Wal-
denbooks store in Cincinnatis
Western Hills neighborhood.
Most of the books were graphic
novels about vampires, super-he-
roes and Japanese characters. He
saidhe hadbeeninterestedinthe
artwork and stories in graphic
novels, but didnt want topay $20
for one book.
Its sad, he said, loading the
books into the trunk of his car. I
used to come to this store all the
time.
Still, Mannix said he reads on-
line andbuys most of his books at
aHalf PriceBooks discount book-
store, which he says saves him a
lot of money. They really priced
themselves out of business, he
said of the Waldenbooks store.
At the Queens store in The
Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale,
half a dozen shoppers milled
around scantily filled shelves.
Signs touting up to 90 percent off
books and 50 percent off fixtures
peppered Borders large glass
windows. Awooden sign showed
photos of fixtures like coffee ma-
chines, lockers and chairs - all
marked sold. Abright red display
shelf stood empty and aban-
doned. Sale price: $100.
What a shame, said Marcin
Machula, 40, a trainer from
Queens whowas inthe store over
the weekend. He saidhe has been
coming to the Glendale Borders
once a month for years to have a
cup of coffee and look for books
on sports performance. This
place is going to be missed.
At the Borders in Cambridge-
Side Galleria mall in Cambridge,
Mass., Mary Jane Diodati, a law-
yer on disability, also pondered
the end of an era.
I really like the camaraderie
and the peace of just being in a
bookstore it is different froma
library, in my opinion, she said.
Shoppers hit Borders for last time
Bookstore falls victim to shift
in industry to electric books
and tablet computers.
By MAE ANDERSON
AP Retail Writer
AP PHOTO
Sue Schmidt of Shaker Heights, Ohio, sits on the floor to sort through her potential purchases in a
nearly-empty Borders bookstore in Solon, Ohio.
hasnt seen before. In May, Bren-
nan proposed an amendment to
the zoning ordinance similar to
one passed in neighboring King-
ston Township, which was
based on an ordinance drafted
by the Pennsylvania State Asso-
ciation of Township Supervi-
sors.
Residents slammed the pro-
posed change, and some felt it
would hurt the township more
than help it. Supervisors voted
to deem the current ordinance
as unfit to handle natural gas ac-
tivity requests and Brennan be-
gan to work on a new amend-
ment with planning consultant
Jack Varaly.
The resulting work is one that
Brennan feels is more detailed
and protective than what was
originally proposed. He said
changing the way issues are
handled by deeming the super-
visors, not the zoning hearing
board, as having the final say in
certain situations will give the
township more control.
The document features zon-
ing guidelines for pipelines - an
issue that has been disputed
among the township and natu-
ral gas companies. The town-
ship recently entered into agree-
ments with Chief and Williams
to settle that contentious issue.
While Brennan said the issue
still remains unresolved, the
agreements in which both com-
panies have to follow certain
stipulations outlined by the
township act as compliance
with zoning for their pipeline
projects.
The amendment states oil
and gas pipelines will be al-
lowed in every zoning district as
a conditional use, and it says
pipelines must have a minimum
setback of at least 50 feet.
Other aspects of the proposed
amendment include provisions
for hydraulic fracturing water
withdrawal facilities, hydraulic
fracturing water treatment facil-
ities, metering stations, com-
pressor stations, natural gas
processing facilities, natural gas
staging facilities, and natural
gas water reuse storage facili-
ties.
The document also insists ap-
plicants have environmental
pollution liability insurance and
requires applicants to work with
local emergency responders to
become familiarized with a
worksite in order to better re-
spond in the event of an emer-
gency.
Brennan said he wants to hear
how the public feels about the
ordinance before making any
further comments. A public
hearing will be held on Oct. 13.
GAS
Continued from Page 3A
gling to keep their health insur-
ance have a right to know if the
rate increase is needed.
Lance Haver, of the Philadel-
phia Mayors Office of Consum-
er Affairs, said during a recent
conference call with Krause
that the Blues cite rising admin-
istrative costs as one reason for
rate increases, but that doesnt
add up because the companies
laid off numerous employees at
the end of 2010.
Whywas there anincrease in
administrative costs if youve
just laid off workers? We sus-
pect they want the increase be-
cause they want to buy Dela-
wares Blue Cross or just in-
crease their surplus, Haver
said.
Haver also suspects that
when seeking permission for a
rate increase from the Insur-
ance Department, the insur-
ance companies provide cost
numbers based on incurred
claims fromhealthcare provid-
ers rather thanonthe amount of
money they actually paid out.
Haver also said he believes
the $61 million it would have
cost the Blues to fund adultBas-
ic this year was already worked
into the rates of other policyhol-
ders whose premiums helped
subsidize adultBasic, so the
Blues would see a windfall.
Anthony Matrisciano, Blue
Cross of Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania spokesman, said the com-
pany subsidized adultBasic
with its surplus funds, which,
he said, do not come from pre-
miums, but frominvestment in-
come.
Matrisciano said that in 2010,
Blue Cross of NEPArequested a
15-percent increase for Special
Care premiums in 2011 and was
approved for a 9.9-percent in-
crease. But to cover the costs of
the plan, the company would
have needed an 84.3-percent in-
crease in premiums.
We expect to use $3 million
from our surplus this year to
make up that difference, he
said.
Rosanne Placey, press secre-
tary for the state Department of
Insurance, said her office ac-
tually received Highmarks
amended filing for a lower rate
increase the day before the of-
fice received the petition from
PHAN. She saidthe department
had been working behind the
scenes with Highmark to low-
er their rate increase.
Placey said if the insurance
commissioner agreed to have
public hearings on the rate re-
quests, he would have to recuse
himself from final say in the
matter. She said the deputy
commissioner could choose to
hold hearings. She said it would
be premature to have hearings
now and better to wait and see
what comments come in from
the public.
Placey said its good that
PHAN is keeping the health in-
surance debate in the public
eye, but pointed out that adult-
Basic was a heavily subsidized
program. I dont see a $36 plan
coming back. There are no
means for the state to under-
write such a program, she said.
HEALTH
Continued from Page 3A
high and other debris lined the
lengths of the basement floor.
Volunteers of America has
lost a host of items that are es-
sential inits provisionof care for
people and families in poverty
or without homes. Items suchas
baby formula, clothing, diapers,
shampoo, baby food and stroll-
ers.
Some members of the com-
munity have been generous in
donating supplies, Jones said.
Volunteers of America is opento
any donations of this sort to
help restore the supply of the
Caring Alternatives program.
In the meantime, the thrift
store, located on 400 S. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre, will be hold-
ing a 50 percent off storm-relief
sale fromSept. 27-29. The store,
open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., is using
the proceeds to help flood vic-
tims recover. While the flood
has taken its toll on everyone as
well as VOA, Jones ensures that
[it] is certainly not going to
stop the Volunteers of America
from being a quality provider of
human services in our commu-
nity.
VOLUNTEER
Continued from Page 3A
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Editorial
His book is full of disgusting lies,
innuendo and smears.
Todd Palin
The husband of Sarah Palin blasted author Joe
McGinniss for a racy biography that alleges infidelity
and drug use by the Alaskan ex-governor and
former Republican vice presidential candidate.
RANDOM THOUGHTS
dislodged by the flood
Remember when con-
servatives such as Lou
Barletta, Pat Toomey and
Tom Marino kept telling us
the country is broke, that
theres just no money left, that there was no
solution other than cutting spending? Re-
member how often they parroted the Repub-
lican Party mantra Governments not the
solution, governments the problem?
Now they fall over each other promising
the federal government will come to the aid
of the areas flood victims. Funny how hav-
ing hundreds of registered voters standing
knee-deep in muck with their belongings
tossed to the curb or washed downstream
can change political views.
Im all for cutting the debt and have been
since Ronald Reagan ran up his record def-
icits. But to be clear, were not broke. Were
still the richest country in the world. We
decided to cut spending rather than raise
taxes, which is fine by me if thats the major-
ity opinion. This is a democracy. But talking
about cuts and watching the pain they in-
flict are two different things.
Did we really need a devastating flood to
make the point?
How did it make sense to put in a water
level gauge that maxed out at 38.5 feet
when you have a levee designed to contain
the Susquehanna River up to 41 feet? What
conversation led to that decision?
I know you built it for 41 feet, but itll
never get that high!
But what if it does? How will we know?
Well, poke a yardstick over the levee, and
if the water hits your stick, youll know.
Which raises another point: High-tech
gauges are great, but cant we add a low-
tech backup? Perhaps some hash marks on
the bridge piers at the North Cross-Valley
Expressway. We could paint the top one red
at 41 feet and 1 inch, with a sign: This is
higher than the levee.
I realize all news media worked hard to
keep people informed, and we all risked
error as we rushed to give important in-
formation that could save lives or property,
but things sometimes got a little loony on
some local TV.
I watched one station where, in the span
of maybe 20 minutes, one reporter advised
viewers to trust only what they heard from
that station or public officials, another re-
porter casually tossed out an unconfirmed
report, a third reminded viewers the station
always checked before it reported some-
thing and a fourth stood by the Luzerne
County Courthouse and cited sources
saying we might as well write off a bridge.
It behooves us as journalists trapped in a
24-hour news cycle to stop and take a
breath. During such a crisis, dead air space
can be less damaging than bad info.
Speaking of rumors, I received one tip
that looters had trashed the West Side
Career and Technology Center presum-
ably evacuees taking advantage of their
hosts.
Not true, Director Nancy Tkatch said
with a laugh, though entertaining so many
children did leave the library a bit dishev-
eled as they pulled books and items out in
haste. Tkatch praised the volunteers who
helped at the shelter, and the evacuees who
used it.
One co-worker at the newspaper jokingly
suggested looters had intended to meet at
Voiteks appliances, but someone mistakenly
thought they said vo-tech.
Actually, thered be an upside to looters in
libraries. It would suggest they want to
improve their minds, rather than improve
their TV viewing with a larger screen.
A few free-flowing thoughts on the Flood of 2011
Mark Guydish can be reached at 829-7161 or email
mguydish@timesleader.com.
MARK GUYDISH
C O M M E N T A R Y
T
HE TALIBANS dead-
ly terror attacks
against high-profile
targets in Kabul last
week shouldalert Westernlead-
ers to the worrying reality that
the NATO-led mission to Af-
ghanistan is running into seri-
ous trouble.
The fact that insurgents were
able to attack the American em-
bassy and NATO headquarters,
as well as other keyfacilities, is a
graphic illustration that, 10
years after the Sept. 11 attacks,
they continue to pose a consid-
erable threat to that countrys
well-being.
It also undermines recent
claims made by British Prime
Minister David Cameron and
U.S. President Barack Obama
that the NATO mission is
achieving its goals of bringing
peace and security to Afghanis-
tan, thereby enabling Britain
andAmericatobeginwithdraw-
ing their troops. There always
has been a nagging suspicion
that the troop withdrawal time-
tables, whichwill seeall combat
operations cease by the end of
2014, are dictated more by do-
mestic political considerations
inLondonandWashingtonthan
by conditions in Afghanistan.
NATO commanders have
made clear that they would pre-
fer tomaintainthemilitarypres-
sure on the Taliban until it
agrees to end violence and en-
gages in political dialogue. But
militant Taliban leaders are un-
likelytoengageinpeacetalks so
long as the only message they
hear from Western leaders is
how they intend to quit this be-
nighted country at the earliest
opportunity.
No one wants to see our
troops remain indefinitely but
they should be allowed to ac-
complish their mission before
they leave.
The Telegraph, London
WORLD OPINION
Taliban attacks signal
need to maintain troops
B
RIAN TOPP, THE
first declared candi-
datefor Canadas New
Democratic Party
leadership, said at his press
conference last week that Can-
ada should vote in favor of Pal-
estinian statehood at the Unit-
ed Nations. Although a two-
state solutiontothe Israeli-Pal-
estinianconflict is certainlyde-
sirable, the idea of purporting
to grant statehood to an entity
without defined borders or an
agreed-upon governing body is
ill-considered.
Moreover, Topp premature-
ly has taken a position on a res-
olution that has not yet been
formulated. It has no settled
wording. Nor has it beendecid-
ed whether the resolution will
be tabled only in the General
Assembly, which has power to
grant the status of a non-mem-
ber observer state, or wheth-
er it will go to the Security
Council, which would be re-
quired for actual U.N. member-
ship. A Palestinian resolution
probably will pass in the As-
sembly, but it would be vetoed
inthe Council by at least one of
its permanent members.
The proposedobserver-state
status is basedonanerroneous
analogy with the Vatican, a
small enclave with clear bor-
ders, as well as a long-estab-
lished government, which has
had a treaty for many decades
with Italy, the large nation-
state that surrounds it.
The Globe and Mail
Toronto
A premature position
W
HILE YEARS OF
minority govern-
ment are partially
to blame, the feder-
al publicservicehas nonetheless
ballooned by 33,000 bodies
since Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper took up digs at
24 Sussex.
Inother words, the federal bu-
reaucracy has grown by the size
of a small Canadian city in five
years. Itsanunaffordableluxury.
In Europe last week, as the
Greek debt crisis red-lined,
stock indices in London, Berlin
and across the euro zone went
nuts, resulting in the euro plum-
meting to a 10-year low.
The problems within Greece
are aplenty, but its main enemy
is its people, where one in three
isemployedinacivil servicethat
has job-for-life guarantees. The
result is endemic taxevasion, of-
fices filled with dead wood and
social unrest so widespread that
its onthe cuspof dislodgingany
hope of economic recovery.
Here inCanada, some 3.7mil-
lion people work in the public
service sector. The result is a
bloated over-governance wors-
ened by their unions involve-
ment.
The public service ranks must
be cut across all boards, and
there is no better place to look
for reasons why than to Europe.
Ottawa Sun
Canada
A civil service lesson
QUOTE OF THE DAY
RICHARD L. CONNOR
Editor and Publisher
JOE BUTKIEWICZ
Vice President/Executive Editor
MARK E. JONES
Editorial Page Editor
PRASHANT SHITUT
President/Impressions Media
Editorial Board
MALLARD FILLMORE DOONESBURY
Writer holds out hope
for River Street plan
I
had the same reaction as Mr. Frank
Burnside in his Sept. 4 letter to the edi-
tor (River St. meeting quite frustrat-
ing) about the recent public meeting to
address the proposed River Street corridor
improvements: disappointment!
The need for a better, safer way to reach
our stunning Millennium Circle and the
entire River Common walkway by parking
(somewhere?) and then getting across
busy River Street without causing a dread-
ful accident is a big one.
This has been brought home to me often
in the past months as I endeavor to show
off our stunning waterfront gem that I
boast of to visiting family and friends.
They arent necessarily elderly or physical-
ly challenged, but how the dickens do I get
them over there?
A Floridian son-in-law got me across and
stood in awe at the gorgeous Susquehanna
riverfront walk, amazed at the panorama in
front of us. A few bikers, a walker and a
brave mother pushing a baby carriage
came along, but how many more might
there be, he wondered, if access were made
easier and clearly explained.
I hope the next Department of Trans-
portation meeting will be soon and will
include leaders familiar with our wonder-
ful city, not only these from Bangor Bor-
ough, etc., as cited in the survey handed
out at the last corridor improvement
meeting.
Betsy Bell Condron
Kingston
Commuter not on board
with River Street project
I
n regard to Department of Transporta-
tion officials and other people who are
proponents: Your idea for the River
Street project stinks.
I travel that road in Wilkes-Barre six
days a week and never have a problem. But
what you are planning to do will definitely
cause one.
In one statement, a project backer said it
would stop speeders over the Market
Street Bridge. Six days a week, back and
forth, there are always cars speeding.
My thought: After you change the road
to two lanes it would be only a matter of
time before you give a piece of that to
Wilkes University, just as you gave a piece
of road to Kings College.
Ill just sit back and wait until it hap-
pens.
Joanne Smith
Laurel Run
West Side Tech Center
a haven for evacuees
W
e thank all West Side Career and
Technology Center employees for the
magnificent job they did for the eva-
cuees during the recent flood.
To Mr. G., the principal, to Mike and his
staff who did such a splendid job feeding
all of the people, to Nancy the adminis-
trative director who kept everything run-
ning smoothly, and to Brian and all of the
volunteers, thank you for making this
tragedy much more tolerable.
Terry Cozzi
Olga Feistl
Violet Loyack
and
Marge Maskas
Kingston
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Spaghetti dinner planned
The Coughlin Girls soccer
Team and Plains Lions Club
are sponsoring a spaghetti
dinner at the Plains Township
Municipal Park Lions Pavil-
ion today for the residents
affected by the recent flooding.
Salvation Army, Red Cross,
Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agen-
cy and Luzerne County repre-
sentatives will be on hand to
assist.
Diocese holding drive
The Diocese of Scranton will
hold Parish Intake Nights to
provide people who were af-
fected by flooding with gift
cards to purchase food, cloth-
ing and other items necessary
to help them recover. Staff
members of Catholic Social
Services, other diocesan offices
and parish volunteers will
provide assistance.
The programs will be held
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the following locations in
Luzerne, Wyoming and Sus-
quehanna counties:
Holy Spirit Parish, 150
Main St., Mocanaqua
Corpus Christi Parish, 605
Luzerne Ave., West Pittston
Nativity BVM Parish, 99
E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock
St. Brigid Parish, 17 Cot-
tage St., Friendsville.
Donations can be made out
to Diocesan Relief Fund and
mailed to: Diocese of Scranton,
300 Wyoming Ave., Scranton,
PA18503.
Wilkes providing loan help
Wilkes University students
and the Small Business Devel-
opment Center (SBDC) will
help businesses apply for feder-
al disaster assistance.
Junior and senior accounting
majors from the Sidhu School
of Business and Leadership and
members of the schools Stu-
dents in Free Enterprise will
help the SBDC provide consult-
ing services to businesses that
have lost important records
and documents during the
flooding.
Services are available from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday at the SBDC.
Appointments are encouraged
but not required. The SBDC
can be reached at 570 408-4340
or at sbdc@wilkes.edu.
Businesses and individuals
seeking assistance should
gather as much documentation
as possible to support damage
claims such as an asset value
list; tax returns; financial state-
ments for the past two or three
years; photos taken before and
after the flooding; and detailed
insurance information.
Northwest sets up fund
The Northwest Area School
District has created a flood
recovery fund for people within
the district affected by the
flooding.
Donations will be used to
supply food, shelter and cloth-
ing and can be made to: PNC
Bank, 132 Main Road, Mocana-
qua, PA18655.
Checks should be made
payable to: NASD Flood Recov-
ery Fund.
Credit Union collects items
The UFCW Federal Credit
Union is accepting donations of
cleaning supplies, personal
hygiene items and coats, hats
and mittens in good condition
for flood victims.
Donations can be dropped
off at the branch offices at:
1460 Sans Souci Parkway,
Hanover Township
377 Wyoming Ave., Wyom-
ing
570 Market St., Kingston.
Wegmans offers program
Area Wegmans stores are
participating in a checkout
donation program to help flood
victims.
Customers at the stores in
Wilkes-Barre Township and
Dickson City can contribute
any amount in the program
that continues through Oct.1.
In Pennsylvania, all of the
donations will be given to the
American Red Cross Disaster
Relief Fund.
FUNDRAISERS
AND BENEFITS
The Pennsylvania Emergen-
cy Management Agency (PE-
MA) and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
opened six Disaster Recovery
Centers to help residents and
business owners affected by the
floods. Centers are open from10
a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The three
in NEPA are:
Luzerne County Communi-
ty College, 1334 S. Prospect St.,
Nanticoke.
Wyoming County, 41 Phila-
delphia Ave., Tunkhannock
Columbia County Agricul-
tural Center, 702 Sawmill Road,
Bloomsburg
Wyoming Valley Chapter of
the American Red Cross has
emergency response vehicles
distributing food in West Pitt-
ston, West Nanticoke, Shick-
shinny and Plains Township.
Cleanup kits are available for
pick-up at the Wyoming Valley
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, 256 Sherman St., Wilkes-
Barre.
The Red Cross and Luzerne
County Community College
have set up a shelter for dis-
placed residents, and a service
center to assist with other
needs, including vouchers for
clothing from the Salvation
Army, Wilkes-Barre, or Goodwill
Industries Thrift Shop, King-
ston. For more information, call
The Wyoming Valley Chapter of
the Red Cross at 823-7161.
Wyoming County Chapter
of the American Red Cross has
set up the following distribution
sites for cleaning supplies, wa-
ter, comfort kits including per-
sonal care items, and infant
care, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Falls
Fire Hall, Church St., Falls;
Mehoopany Fire Station, Route
87, Mehoopany; Old Ken Mar
Building, Route 6, Meshoppen;
Laceyville Fire Company, Main
Street, Laceyville. For more
information, call 836-2626.
The Salvation Army has
canteens providing lunch, din-
ner, snacks and water at West
Pittston Corps, Brookside Street
in Wilkes-Barre, Chester Avenue
in Wilkes-Barre, the West Nanti-
coke Fire Company, and the
Shickshinny Fire Company.
Emotional and spiritual care is
also being provided. For more
information, contact Major Ed
Binnix, 270-392-0392 or Lt.
Jason Burnes, 901-601-7842.
The Northern Columbia
Community and Cultural Cen-
ter, 42 Community Drive, Ben-
ton, is offering food. Also, flood
buckets containing cleaning
supplies, garbage bags, disin-
fectants and paper towels are
available. Items for personal
hygiene, such as hot showers,
toothpaste, soap and other
products, are also available. For
information, call 925-0163.
AID STATIONS
no doubt has saved many, many
lives, said Raymond Gamache, a
communications professor at
Kings CollegeinWilkes-Barre.
Gamache says the beauty of in-
stant information, whether it bevia
TV news coverage, a newspapers
website or social media networks
suchasFacebook, isthatpeoplefeel
connectedtowhats goingon.
Pictures, video and social media
trafficking keep users together as a
community, Gamache said, but in
1972, delayed information and
sparse news coverage kept resi-
dents wondering what was going
on. This time, Gamache said TV
station WBRE relocated its studio
to Plains TownshipandWNEPTV
was able to broadcast throughout
the day, using digital equipment
that allows live reporting from the
field.
Ultimately, theywantedtokeep
peopleinformed, Gamachesaidof
the continuous broadcasts. They
areoperatinginthepublicsinterest.
It was really for the welfare of the
peopleinthis area.
Gamache said he repeatedly
checked his smartphone through-
out the flood, checking The Times
Leaders app to get updates, and
keepingtrackof eventslateintothe
night.
TheonlykindofblipsIsawwere
notcausedbythemedia,Gamache
said. But by the fact that the river
gaugewasnotaccurate. Thereport-
ing around (the faulty gauge)
causedsomealarm.
Context lacking, prof says
Another local professor, while
commending the vast news cover-
ageoftherecentflooding, saidwhat
she felt was missing was the real
context of thedisaster.
An event like thisgoes far be-
hind flood levels, damage that peo-
ple have. It requires reportingwith-
inacontext,saidMelissaSgroi, de-
partment chairwoman of the com-
munications department at
Misericordia University. What
makesthisflooddifferent? Whyare
the dikes not available in West Pitt-
ston? Were (the dikes) planned for
Duryea?
While spot news coverage can
cover ahost of topics, likephotosof
local communities and short snip-
petsofroadclosures, whatSgroi felt
was lost was real stories from
trainedjournalists.
And, with fewer reporters work-
inginahost of mediaoutlets, Sgroi
said integrity was also lost by the
use of Facebook photos on TV
news.
Couldthosephotoshavebeenal-
teredinsomeway, Sgroi wondered.
And, just because a resident says
there was 5 feet of water in their
house, does that meanthats true?
Theresabigdifferencebetween
publicdiscourseanddiscussionand
trained reporting, Sgroi said. Did
those rumors get more legs and
more power because this is how
were communicating now? In my
opinion, its worse. We lost some-
thingveryimportant.
Sgroi said news outlets did a tre-
mendous job getting information
like rising water levels, evacuation
timeperiods anddanger inaspecif-
ic community to residents who
neededit most.
But what Sgroi says diminished
the coverage was a shortage of re-
porters. And thats changing the
waythemediaoperates,Sgroisaid.
In 1972, Sgroi said, reporters
wouldhave hadtime toactually do
those news stories that are mea-
ningful. Now, reporters must have
things immediately, with an Inter-
net that has nodeadline.
We are changing the way were
doing journalism, Sgroi said. We
havetorefinethewayweuseit and
to use it with integrity. We just
havent worked there yet. And this
(flood) lays out thoseissues.
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Luzerne County Commissioner Stephen Urban, center, updates the press during the flood on Sept.
8. Commissioner Thomas Cooney is at left and Chairwoman Maryanne Petrilla is at right.
NEWS
Continued fromPage 1A
FEMA - 1-800-621-FEMA
(3362). Disaster assistance appli-
cants with a speech disability or
hearing loss and use TTY, should
call 1-800-462-7585 directly. For
those who use 711 or Video Relay
Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362.
Register for assistance online at
www.disasterassistance.gov, or
using a web enabled mobile device
at m.fema.gov,
Help Line -- 1-888-829-1341
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Med-
ical Center, Plains Twp., 808-3100,
is in the process of organizing
medical clinics for the flood areas.
Wyoming Valley Health Care
System, Wilkes-Barre, 829-8111.
Pennsylvania American Water --
1-800-565-7292 or at infopa@am-
water.com
PPL -- 1-800-342-5775 option 1
for emergencies.
UGI Electric and Natural Gas --
1-800-276-2722
Residents in flooded areas must
show a certificate from a licensed
contractor stating flood damage
has been repaired and it is safe to
turn on electric services.
I M P O R TA N T N U M B E R S
quehanna River has drastically
reduced the salinity level in parts
of the bay, particularly the upper
Maryland portion. Oysters need
water witha certainlevel of salin-
ity to survive, and officials are
hoping that levels return to nor-
mal soon. Oysters can survive a
few weeks in such conditions.
The big question is how long
does the low salinity level re-
main. Right now the salinity in
the upper bayis1.2to1.5percent,
which is very low, Surrick said.
The enormous load of sedi-
ment, nitrogen and phosphorous
carriedtothe baybythe river pre-
sents another problem. Surrick
said it could cause a resurgence
of dead zones in the bay areas
with oxygen levels too low for
most aquatic species to survive.
After Hurricane Irene struck
the bay, the resulting winds
caused the dead zone to disap-
pear.
We may see the dead zones re-
appearing, Surrick said. This
all ties intothe importance of the
bay pollution diet the limit that
the bay can withstand. This kind
of event underscores the impor-
tance of getting that pollution
diet in place and adhering to it.
As for the debris, Surrick
saidit is all over the bay. OnTues-
day, one person found a bowling
ball floating in the water, he said,
adding that a 30-foot tree washed
down the river and now floats by
his office. Were seeing fields of
debris coming down the river,
Surrick said.
Awet spring and summer have
already contributed to a heavy
dose of sediment, pollution and
debris into the bay. Surrick said
the amount of water that the Sus-
quehanna River poured into the
bay by June was equivalent to
what it contributes in an entire
year.
Although its too early to tell if
the impact on the bay from last
weeks flood is greater than what
occurred during the Agnes Flood
in1972, Surricksaidtheconcerns
are high.
The bay is out of balance. The
normal things that help to clean
it, like oysters, could be signifi-
cantly impacted, he said. The
bay is going to be affected by this
for some time.
NASA Satellite Image
September 12, 2011
SUBMITTED PHOTO
This NASA satellite image shows Chesapeake Bay, darker color,
with sediment fromthe flooded areas to the north in lighter color.
BAY
Continued fromPage 1A
Bart said pets came from peo-
ple who live on Susquehanna
Avenueandalsosomethat reside
in Harding.
Blue Chiphas incurred10 cats,
toaddontothe 75 it already had,
and 3 dogs, adding on to the 32
currently there. There are cur-
rently 115 animals on the 30-acre
farm.
Weve pretty much reached
capacity with everyone, Bart
said.
Even though Blue Chip finds
itself teeming with extra ani-
mals, the utmost care and atten-
tionis still giventoeachone, as if
they were the only pet on the
farm.
Cats of flood victims are cur-
rently being kept in cages sepa-
rate from the other cats that al-
ready live on the farm, but this is
only a temporary arrangement.
We have to test the cats to
make sure they dont have feline
leukemia, which can be very con-
tagious, Bart said. Were al-
most done withthat process and,
whenweare, weregoingtoallow
the cats toroamwiththe others.
Though its a nice sentiment,
Bart said its also something that
canbe highly unlikely depending
on the cat.
Its a rough time for these ani-
mals. Theyve been taken out of
their homes and put somewhere
completely different. Theyre
away from their owners. Were
doing everything we canto make
them as comfortable as possi-
ble.
This applies to the dogs as
well.
We actually ended up build-
ing an extra kennel for the dogs
to stay in, Bart said. We let
them run around every day, we
walk them, and make sure they
get plenty of exercise.
While these dogs and cats
were willingly dropped off to
Blue Chip as a safe haven for the
time being, there are other ani-
mals that were found out in the
flood waters.
We have three bunnies that
were floating down the river that
one of our volunteers pickedup,
Bart said. Weve had them
spayed and neutered, and theyre
ready for adoption.
Blue Chip is a nonprofit orga-
nization that works off of dona-
tions. They currently have
around 30 volunteers that help
when they can and Bart said ex-
tra help is always welcome.
The next fundraiser will be a
benefit danceheldSaturdayfrom
7 to 11 p.m. at the Wilkes-Barre
Township Fire Hall. Tickets are
$25 a person and include refresh-
ments. There will also be a Chi-
nese auction and 50/50 door
prizes.
ANIMALS
Continued fromPage 1A
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Blue Chip Farms Animal Rescue operator Marge Bart visits
Pluto, a German shepherd rescued fromthe flood.
compromise and did not include
agreements Obama had reached
withHouseSpeaker JohnBoehner
during failed deficit reduction ne-
gotiations this summer.
Thenewtaxes inparticular have
little or no chance of passing Con-
gress as proposed. Republicans
were already lining up against the
presidents tax proposal before
they even knew the magnitude of
what he intendedtorecommend.
Key features of the proposal:
$1.5 trillion in new revenue,
which would include about $800
billion realized over 10 years from
repealingtheBush-erataxrates for
couples making more than
$250,000. It alsowouldplacelimits
on deductions for wealthy filers
and end certain corporate loop-
holes and subsidies for oil and gas
companies.
$580 billion in cuts in manda-
tory benefit programs, including
$248 billion in Medicare and $72
billion in Medicaid and other
health programs. Other mandato-
ry benefit programs include farm
subsidies.
$430 billion in savings from
lower interest payment on the na-
tional debt.
By adding about $1 trillion in
spending cuts already enacted by
Congress and counting about $1
trillion in savings from the draw-
down of military forces from Iraq
and Afghanistan, the combined
deficit reduction would total more
than$4trillionover10years, senior
administrationofficials said.
Obama backed away from pro-
posing sweeping changes to Medi-
care, following the advice of fellow
Democrats that it would only give
political cover to a privatization
plan supported by House Republi-
cans that turned to be unpopular
witholder Americans.
Administration officials said 90
percent of the $248 billion in 10-
year Medicare cuts would be
squeezed from service providers.
The plandoes shift some addition-
al costs to beneficiaries, but those
changes wouldnot start until 2017,
and administration officials made
clear as well that Obama wouldve-
to any Medicare cuts that arent
pairedwithtaxincreases onupper-
income people.
The deficit reductionplanrepre-
sents an economic bookend to the
$447 billion in tax cuts and new
publicworksspendingthat Obama
has proposed as a short-termmea-
sure tostimulate the economy and
create jobs.
Hes submitting his deficit fight-
ing plan to a special joint commit-
teeofCongressthatischargedwith
recommending howto reduce def-
icits by $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion
over10years.
DEFICIT
Continued fromPage 1A
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
timesleader.com
PITTSBURGH Ben Lovejoy
views Wilkes-Barre with the same af-
fection that he has for his high school
and college. Its a place where he
grew up, both as a hockey player and
a person after spending most of three
seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scran-
ton.
And tonight, when Lovejoy makes
his first trip back after spending all of
last season in the NHL, Wilkes-Barre
could be a place where the fans cheer
as loudly for him as they do Evgeni
Malkin and Marc-Andre Fleury.
Needless to say, Lovejoy is one of
many Penguin players looking for-
wardto tonights Black &Goldgame.
I am so excited to go back to
Wilkes-Barre, Lovejoy said. I still
followthe team, everygame. Ima fan
now.
And as far as the response fromthe
fans whenhesteps ontotheiceat Mo-
hegan Sun Arena, Lovejoy said there
is nowhere else where he will get
cheered as loudly.
Maybe my hometown, but proba-
bly not, he said. Ive been getting
texts and Facebook messages about
it. That place was great for me and I
miss it.
N H L
Lovejoy looking forward to return to W-B
Ben Lovejoy was
a fan favorite
when he played
for the WBS
Pengiuns.
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguin will be on ice tonight
for Black and Gold Game.
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
UP NEXT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Black and Gold Game
7:05 p.m. Tonight
Mohegan Sun Arena
See PENS, Page 8B
Michael Mauti staggeredbackto
thesidelineandhis helmet was im-
mediatelytak-
enaway.
The Penn
State line-
backer had
takenashotto
the head dur-
ing the third
quarter of Sat-
urdays game
against Temple and was quickly
takenoff thefield.
Team doctors scrambled to his
side tostart administeringconcus-
siontests, swipingMautislidinthe
processtoprevent himfromsneak-
ingbackout onthefield.
They were saying, Subtract
sevenfromahundredandjust keep
going down. Dude, I couldnt do
that sitting here right now, Mauti
joked after the game. Thats why
Imnot a mathmajor.
Thentheyaskyoutomemorize
sets of random items. But after
awhileIwascool. Didnthaveacon-
cussion.
C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L
AP PHOTO
Penn State Sean Stanley
knocks the ball fromthe hands
of Temple quarterback Mike
Gerardi Saturday.
Mauti, D
step up
in Philly
Linebacker Michael Mauti was
checked for a concussion
before making big play.
By DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com
See LIONS, Page 9B
UP NEXT
Eastern
Michigan
at
Penn State
Noon Saturday
ESPN2
The latest dominos have fallen
in the ever-changing world of col-
lege conference realignment.
Now schools from coast to coast
are left tofigure out howthey will
be affected.
The jump by Pittsburgh and
Syracuse to the Atlantic Coast
Conference from the Big East,
formally announced Sunday by
the ACC, could create another
catalyst that hurls intercollegiate
athletics toward the era of 16-
team superconferences.
Or it couldgive the power play-
ers in college sports a chance to
catch their breath while they sort
out their next moves.
Will Texas and Oklahoma stay
in the Big 12 or join another
league possibly the Pac-12?
Will the ACCstop at 14 members
or keepgrowingto16andif so,
who might the next two addi-
tions be?
Will the Southeastern Confer-
ence be forced to keep up by add-
See CHANGES, Page 9B
Conference
change game
begins anew
Pitt and Syracuses move to
ACC may trigger another
round of realignment.
By JOEDY McCREARY
AP Sports Writer
TONIGHTS GAME: St. Lious Rams at New York Giants
8:30 p.m., ESPN
ATLANTA Michael Vick
wobbled off the field with an ach-
ing neck late in the third quarter,
all done inhis returntoAtlanta as
a starting quarterback.
This is Matt Ryans city now,
and he led the Falcons back with
their former quarterback sitting
inthe locker room.
Ryan threw a career-high four
touchdownpasses, shakingoff all
thehooplaover Vickcomingback
tofacehisoldteam, andralliedAt-
lanta from a 10-point deficit for a
35-31 victory over the Philadel-
phia Eagles onSunday night.
Two of Ryans TD throws went
to ageless tight end Tony Gonza-
lez, who went past Terrell Owens
into the fifthspot onthe NFLs ca-
reer receiving list. Then, Ryan
hookedupwithOvie Mughelli on
a1-yard score that brought Atlan-
ta to 31-28 with just over 6 min-
utes remaining.
The Falcons (1-1) completed
thecomebackwithMichael Turn-
er breakingoff a 61-yardrun, then
powering over from the 3 with
3:24 remaining. Turner finished
with114 yards on21carries.
Vick threw for a pair of touch-
downs but left with a neck injury
after getting spun by a Falcons
rusher into Eagles lineman Todd
Herremans. No. 7 staggered off
the field and Mike Kafka came in
for the first game of his two-year
career.
Vince Young, normally the
backup, was inactive because of a
hamstring injury.
Kafka did a good job in a tough
situation, guiding the Eagles
down the field on a potentially
winning drive in the closing min-
utes. But onfourthdownfromAt-
lantas 22, Jeremy Maclin drop-
ped a pass over the middle that
wouldhave kept it going.
NATI ONAL FOOTBAL L L EAGUE: WEEK 2
Vick injured in loss
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) is pursued by Atlanta Falcons defensive end Ray Edwards (93) in the first quarter of a game at the Georgia Dome in
Atlanta on Sunday. The Falcons won the game, 35-31.
Quarterback appeared to suffer a neck injury
By CHARLES ODUM
AP Sports Writer
Chicago.................................13
New Orleans .....................30
Baltimore..............................13
Tennessee..........................26
Tampa Bay ........................24
Minnesota...........................20
Kansas City ...........................3
Detroit ...............................48
Jacksonville ..........................3
N.Y. Jets.............................32
Oakland ...............................35
Buffalo................................38
Arizona .................................21
Washington.......................22
Seattle ...................................0
Pittsburgh.........................24
Green Bay..........................30
Carolina ...............................23
Cleveland...........................27
Indianapolis..........................19
Dallas..................................27
San Francisco.....................24
Cincinnati ............................22
Denver................................24
Houston .............................23
Miami.....................................13
San Diego .............................21
New England.....................35
Philadelphia .........................31
Atlanta...............................35
SCOREBOARD
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Mark Sanchez and
theNewYorkJets offensegotthingsstartedearly, and
thedefensemadethingsmiserableforLukeMcCown.
Sanchezthrewtwotouchdownpassesastheoffense
broke a16-game skid without scoring a touchdown in the
first quarter, and Antonio Cromartie had two of the Jets
four interceptions of McCown to cruise past the Jackson-
ville Jaguars 32-3 onSunday.
Rex Ryan challenged his offensive line to play better
thanitdidintheseason-openingwinoverDallaslastweek,
andwantedto see the offense move the ball early.
TheJets (2-0) wonthetoss, electedtoreceiveararity
Sanchez, Cromartie
lead Jets past Jags
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
AP Sports Writer
See JETS, Page 6B
PITTSBURGHThePittsburghSteelers
bouncedback ina big way.
BenRoethlisberger threwfor 298yardsand
atouchdownastheSteelersreboundedfroma
horrific opening week loss with a 24-0 rout
over Seattle onSunday.
MikeWallacecaught eight passes for126yards anda
score and Rashard Mendenhall ran for 67 yards and a
touchdown for the Steelers (1-1), who limited the list-
less Seahawks (0-2) to164 total yards.
Aweekaftercommittingseventurnoverswhilegetting
whipped by rival Baltimore, the Steelers worked with re-
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
See STEELERS, Page 6B
Roethlisberger
Steelers bounce back,
shut out Seahwaks
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S C O R E B O A R D
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
TODAY
H.S. FIELD HOCKEY
Wallenpaupack at Hazleton Area
Abington Heights at Lackawanna Trail
Coughlin at Honesdale
Meyers at Wyoming Seminary
Crestwood at Wyoming Valley West
Lake-Lehman at Nanticoke
Dallas at Wyoming Area
Delaware Valley at Holy Redeemer
H.S. GOLF
MMI Prep at Berwick
Hazleton Area at Crestwood
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
Wyoming Valley West at Tunkhannock
Dallas at Wyoming Seminary
Crestwood at Meyers
Hazleton Area at Holy Redeemer
Pittston Area at Coughlin
H.S. GIRLS TENNIS
Pittston Area at Wyoming Seminary
Tunkhannock at Wyoming Area
Berwick at GAR
Hanover Area at Dallas
Hazleton Area at Crestwood
Holy Redeemer at Coughlin
MMI Prep at Wyoming Valley West
H.S. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
(4:15 p.m. unless noted)
Hazleton Area at North Pocono
Delaware Valley at Coughlin
Dallas at Pittston Area
Berwick at Tunkhannock
Crestwood at Holy Redeemer
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Washington at Kings, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Misericordia at Keystone, 3:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
H.S. FIELD HOCKEY
GAR at Montrose
Tunkhannock at Northwest
Hanover Area at Pittston Area
Berwick at Elk Lake
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
Wyoming Area at Berwick
GAR at Hanover Area
MMI Prep at Nanticoke
Lake-Lehman at Wyoming Seminary
H.S. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
(4:15 p.m. unless noted)
MMI at Nanticoke
Hanover Area at Wyoming Area
Meyers at Lake-Lehman
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Elizabethtown at Wilkes, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S GOLF
FDU-Florham at Misericordia, 1 p.m.
MEN'S SOCCER
Wilkes at Penn College, 5 p.m.
Misericordia at Scranton, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Penn College at Misericordia, 7 p.m.
MEN'S TENNIS
Arcadia at Misericordia, 3:30 p.m.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Delaware Valley at Misericordia, 7 p.m.
Eastern at Wilkes, 7 p.m.
Kings at FDU-Florham, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
H.S. CROSS COUNTRY
Berwick, GAR, Northwest, Wyoming Valley West at
Pittston Area
Coughlin, Hazleton Area, Holy Redeemer, Nanti-
coke, Wyoming Seminary at Hanover Area
Crestwood, Dallas, Lake-Lehman, MMI Prep,
Tunkhannock at Meyers
H.S. FIELD HOCKEY
Hazleton Area at Abington Heights
Lackawanna Trail at Coughlin
Honesdale at Meyers
Wyoming Seminary at Wallenpaupack
Wyoming Valley West at Lake-Lehman
Nanticoke at Dallas
Wyoming Area at Delaware Valley
Holy Redeemer at Crestwood
H.S. GOLF
Crestwood at MMI Prep
Berwick at Nanticoke
Dallas at Wyoming Valley West
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
Lake-Lehman at Wyoming Valley West, 6:30 p.m.
Holy Redeemer at Dallas
Pittston Area at Hazleton Area, 6 p.m.
Tunkhannock at Crestwood, 7 p.m.
Wyoming Seminary at Coughlin
H.S. GIRLS TENNIS
Wyoming Valley West at Hanover Area
Coughlin at GAR
Crestwood at Dallas
Pittston Area at Berwick
Tunkhannock at MMI Prep
Wyoming Area at Holy Redeemer
Wyoming Seminary at Hazleton Area
H.S. VOLLEYBALL
(4:15 p.m. unless noted)
North Pocono at Dallas
Hazleton Area at Pittston Area
Coughlin at Crestwood
Delaware Valley at Holy Redeemer
Wyoming Valley West at Tunkhannock
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Oneonta at Misericordia, 4 p.m.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Baptist Bible at Wilkes, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Kings at Keystone, 3 p.m.
THURSDAY
H.S. FIELD HOCKEY
Elk Lake at Montrose
Tunkhannock at Hanover Area
GAR at Pittston Area
Northwest at Berwick
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
Hanover Area at Berwick, 3:30 p.m.
Wyoming Area at MMI Prep
GAR at Nanticoke
Meyers at Wyoming Seminary
Hazleton Area at Lehighton
H.S. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
(4:15 p.m. unless noted)
Wyoming Area at MMI
Lake-Lehman at Nanticoke
GAR at Hanover Area
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Neumann at Kings, 7 p.m.
MEN'S GOLF
FDU-Florham at Kings, 1 p.m.
MEN'S SOCCER
Kings at Penn State-Altoona, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Wilkes at Marywood, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
H.S. FOOTBALL
(7 p.m.)
Crestwood at East Stroudsburg North
Dallas at Pittston Area
GAR at Northwest
Holy Redeemer at Lake-Lehman
Meyers at Nanticoke
Tunkhannock at Hazleton Area
Williamsport at Coughlin
Wyoming Valley West at Berwick
Wyoming Area at Hanover Area
H.S. GOLF
Nanticoke at Crestwood
MMI Prep at Hazleton Area
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
Wyoming Seminary at Crestwood, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Pittston Area
Meyers at Wyoming Valley West
Coughlin at Lake-Lehman, 3:45 p.m.
MMI at Hanover Area
H.S. GIRLS TENNIS
Holy Redeemer at Dallas
MMI Prep at Crestwood
Pittston Area at Coughlin
Tunkhannock at Wyoming Valley West
Wyoming Area at Wyoming Seminary
Hanover Area at Berwick
Hazleton Area at GAR
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Messiah at Misericordia, 7 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Misericordia at Baptist Bible, 4 p.m.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Kings at Carnegie Mellon Tournament
SATURDAY
H.S. BOYS SOCCER
MMI at Weatherly, 11 a.m.
Tunkhannock at Nanticoke, 11 a.m.
Hazleton Area at Williamsport, noon
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Kings, Misericordia, Wilkes at Messiah Invitational
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Misericordia at DeSales, noon
Wilkes at Eastern, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Albright at Kings, 1 p.m.
Widener at Wilkes, 1 p.m.
MEN'S GOLF
Misericordia at Susquehanna Invitational
MEN'S SOCCER
Elizabethtown at Misericordia, 2 p.m.
Kings at Gwynedd-Mercy, 3 p.m.
Wilkes at Lebanon Valley, 3 p.m.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kings at Elmira, 2 p.m.
Arcadia at Wilkes, 5 p.m.
MEN'S TENNIS
Lycoming at Kings, 11 a.m.
Wilkes at Susquehanna, noon
Misericordia at Alvernia, 1 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Lycoming at Kings, 11 a.m.
Wilkes at Susquehanna, noon
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Albright, Misericordia at PSU-Harrisburg
Kings at Carnegie Mellon Tournament
Montclair State, Wilkes at Penn State-Berks
SUNDAY
No events scheduled
W H A T S O N T V
AUTO RACING
Noon
ESPNNASCAR, Sprint Cup, GEICO400, Joliet,
Ill.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
YES Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees
7 p.m.
MLBSt. Louis at Philadelphiaor Baltimoreat Bos-
ton
COMCAST St. Louis at Philadelphia
9:30 p.m.
ROOT Pittsburgh at Arizona
NFL FOOTBALL
8:30 p.m.
ESPN St. Louis at N.Y. Giants
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN2 Playoffs, first round, game 3, teams TBD
(if necessary)
10 p.m.
ESPN2 Playoffs, first round, game 3, teams TBD
(if necessary)
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANSSent $20,000 to Minne-
sota to complete an earlier trade.
National League
NEWYORKMETSAgreedtoterms withLHPTim
Byrdak on a one-year contract extension.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTSActivated RHP Brian
Wilson from the 15-day DL.
COLLEGE
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCEAnnounced
the council of presidents voted to accept Pittsburgh
and Syracuse.
C O L L E G E
F O O T B A L L
Scores
EAST
Alfred 36, St. Lawrence 12
American International 37, Assumption 27
Army 21, Northwestern 14
Baldwin-Wallace 35, Heidelberg 20
Brown 21, Stony Brook 20
CCSU 28, Wagner 24
Cornell 24, Bucknell 13
Dartmouth 37, Colgate 20
Delaware 45, Delaware St. 0
Delaware Valley 34, Lebanon Valley 10
Denison 42, Hiram14
Duke 20, Boston College 19
Duquesne 49, Valparaiso 14
Edinboro 41, Cheyney 13
Fordham 21, Columbia 14
Gettysburg 58, Juniata 27
Holy Cross 30, Harvard 22
Lafayette 37, Penn 12
Lehigh 34, Princeton 22
Maine 31, Albany (NY) 15
Merrimack 63, Pace 7
Monmouth (NJ) 20, Villanova 9
Muhlenberg 34, McDaniel 26
NY Maritime 13, Merchant Marine 7
Penn St. 14, Temple 10
Rowan 39, Brockport 32
S. Connecticut 59, St. Anselm 34
St. Francis (Pa.) 50, Morehead St. 49
St. John Fisher 52, Rochester 3
Susquehanna 20, Dickinson 18
UMass 36, Rhode Island 27
Ursinus 21, Franklin & Marshall 9
Westminster (Pa.) 25, Grove City 20
Widener 31, Lycoming 28
Yale 37, Georgetown 27
SOUTH
Alabama 41, North Texas 0
Alabama A&M 21, Tuskegee 6
Alabama St. 31, Grambling St. 17
Alcorn St. 39, MVSU14
Appalachian St. 41, Savannah St. 6
Apprentice 9, Greensboro 7
Averett 35, Guilford 21
Chattanooga 23, E. Kentucky 14
Clemson 38, Auburn 24
Cumberland (Tenn.) 33, Kentucky Christian 17
Elon 23, NC Central 22
FIU17, UCF 10
Florida 33, Tennessee 23
Georgetown (Ky.) 31, Cumberlands 14
Georgia 59, Coastal Carolina 0
Georgia Tech 66, Kansas 24
Glenville St. 36, Fairmont St. 30, 3OT
Houston 35, Louisiana Tech 34
Indiana St. 44, W. Kentucky 16
Jackson St. 28, Southern U. 24
Jacksonville 37, Charleston Southern 30
Jacksonville St. 37, Georgia St. 21
James Madison 27, Liberty 24
Lenoir-Rhyne 20, Carson-Newman 7
Lindsey Wilson 34, Belhaven 28
Louisiana-Lafayette 38, Nicholls St. 21
Louisville 24, Kentucky 17
McNeese St. 31, Sioux Falls 17
Memphis 27, Austin Peay 6
Miami 24, Ohio St. 6
Morgan St. 13, Robert Morris 12
Murray St. 58, Tennessee St. 27
NC State 35, South Alabama 13
Newberry 21, Catawba 13
Norfolk St. 23, Howard 9
North Carolina 28, Virginia 17
Oklahoma 23, Florida St. 13
Old Dominion 45, Hampton 42
Richmond 34, VMI 19
South Carolina 24, Navy 21
South Florida 70, Florida A&M17
Southern Miss. 52, SE Louisiana 6
Thomas More 41, Geneva 6
Trinity (Texas) 42, Rhodes 7
Tulane 49, UAB10
Vanderbilt 30, Mississippi 7
Virginia Tech 26, Arkansas St. 7
Wake Forest 48, Gardner-Webb 5
West Virginia 37, Maryland 31
William & Mary 13, New Haven 10
MIDWEST
Adrian 17, Augustana (Ill.) 14
Alma 37, Rockford 17
Augsburg 28, Hamline 20
Ball St. 28, Buffalo 25
Bemidji St. 41, SW Minnesota St. 10
Bethel (Minn.) 27, Carleton 9
Butler 23, Taylor 6
Capital 26, Wilmington (Ohio) 12
Carroll (Wis.) 49, Beloit 20
Carthage 20, Concordia (Wis.) 3
Central 37, Luther 9
Cincinnati 59, Akron 14
Coe 34, Simpson (Iowa) 26
Concordia (St.P.) 27, Northern St. (SD) 22
Dayton 24, Marist 10
Doane 20, Northwestern (Iowa) 8
Drake 27, Missouri S&T 23
Eureka 23, Crown (Minn.) 6
Ferris St. 35, Ohio Dominican 13
Findlay 50, Tiffin 27
Hillsdale 40, Ashland 34, 3OT
Illinois 17, Arizona St. 14
Illinois College 48, Lake Forest 35
Illinois Wesleyan 28, Aurora 0
Indiana 38, SC State 21
Indianapolis 34, Grand Valley St. 33
Iowa 31, Pittsburgh 27
Kalamazoo 43, Rose-Hulman 22
Kansas St. 37, Kent St. 0
Macalester 34, Maranatha Baptist 20
Mary 10, Augustana (SD) 0
Mayville St. 9, Gustavus 6
Michigan 31, E. Michigan 3
Millikin 27, Hope 15
Minn. St.-Mankato 42, Minn.-Crookston 0
Minnesota 29, Miami (Ohio) 23
Missouri 69, W. Illinois 0
Monmouth (Ill.) 56, Lawrence 0
N. Michigan 38, Northwood (Mich.) 17
Nebraska 51, Washington 38
North Central 86, Olivet 14
Northwestern (Minn.) 55, Presentation 0
Notre Dame 31, Michigan St. 13
Ohio 44, Marshall 7
Purdue 59, SE Missouri 0
Ripon 38, Grinnell 20
Saginaw Valley St. 35, Lake Erie 20
South Dakota 48, NW Oklahoma 10
St. Ambrose 24, Malone 22
St. Johns (Minn.) 28, Concordia (Moor.) 21
St. Norbert 43, Knox 7
St. Scholastica 30, Greenville 26
St. Thomas (Minn.) 49, St. Olaf 14
St. Xavier 55, Walsh 30
Stillman 31, Kentucky St. 29
Tennessee Tech 31, E. Illinois 20
Trine 42, Wis.-River Falls 20
Upper Iowa 45, Minn. St.-Moorhead 31
W. Michigan 44, Cent. Michigan 14
Wabash 28, Ohio Wesleyan 7
Wartburg 27, Buena Vista 7
Wayne (Mich.) 27, Michigan Tech 10
Wayne (Neb.) 7, Minn. Duluth 0
Westminster (Mo.) 54, Martin Luther 0
Wheaton (Ill.) 23, Wis.-Platteville 14
Winona St. 29, St. Cloud St. 16
Wis. Lutheran 42, Minn.-Morris 20
Wis.-Whitewater 54, Campbellsville 14
Wisconsin 49, N. Illinois 7
Wittenberg 20, Washington (Mo.) 17
Wooster 14, Oberlin 3
Wyoming 28, Bowling Green 27
Youngstown St. 34, Illinois St. 27
SOUTHWEST
Ark.-Pine Bluff 36, Prairie View 29
Arkansas 38, Troy 28
Baylor 48, Stephen F. Austin 0
Howard Payne 17, Sul Ross St. 9
Lamar 45, Incarnate Word 35
Louisiana College 56, Millsaps 0
Mary Hardin-Baylor 28, McMurry 27
Mississippi College 45, Hardin-Simmons 28
Oklahoma St. 59, Tulsa 33
SMU 40, Northwestern St. 7
Sam Houston St. 31, Cent. Arkansas 10
TCU 38, Louisiana-Monroe 17
Texas A&M 37, Idaho 7
Texas Lutheran 44, E. Texas Baptist 34
Texas Southern 49, Texas College 6
Texas St. 38, Tarleton St. 28
FAR WEST
Cal Lutheran 28, Pacific Lutheran 17
Cal Poly 48, S. Dakota St. 14
California 63, Presbyterian 12
Colorado 28, Colorado St. 14
Fresno St. 27, North Dakota 22
Idaho St. 50, N. Colorado 20
Lewis & Clark 48, Pomona-Pitzer 39
Montana 17, E. Washington 14
Montana St. 43, Minot St. 7
Nevada 17, San Jose St. 14
Oregon 56, Missouri St. 7
Portland St. 31, N. Arizona 29
Redlands 30, Whitworth 20
S. Utah 45, UTSA 22
San Diego St. 42, Washington St. 24
Sewanee 34, Puget Sound 23
Southern Cal 38, Syracuse 17
Stanford 37, Arizona 10
Texas 49, UCLA 20
Texas Tech 59, New Mexico 13
UC Davis 31, San Diego 3
UNLV 40, Hawaii 20
UTEP16, New Mexico St. 10
Utah 54, BYU10
Weber St. 49, Sacramento St. 17
Willamette 31, S. Oregon 9
EDITORS NOTE: Due to
computer problems, Mondays
Americas Line was unavailable
at press time.
S C H E D U L E
All Times EDT
(Subject to change)
Thursday, Sept. 22
SOUTH
Murray St. at UT-Martin, 7 p.m.
Hampton at Bethune-Cookman, 7:30 p.m.
MIDWEST
NC State at Cincinnati, 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 23
FAR WEST
UCF at BYU, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 24
EAST
Monmouth (NJ) at CCSU, Noon
Old Dominion at Delaware, Noon
E. Michigan at Penn St., Noon
Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, Noon
Toledo at Syracuse, Noon
Cornell at Yale, Noon
Albany (NY) at Columbia, 12:30 p.m.
Liberty at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.
UMass at Boston College, 1 p.m.
Wagner at Bryant, 1 p.m.
Georgetown at Marist, 1 p.m.
Fordham at Rhode Island, 1 p.m.
Dartmouth at Sacred Heart, 1 p.m.
Ohio at Rutgers, 2 p.m.
Morgan St. vs. Howard at East Rutherford, N.J., 4
p.m.
UConn at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Bucknell at Princeton, 6 p.m.
Lafayette at Stony Brook, 6 p.m.
Penn at Villanova, 6 p.m.
Brown at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Duquesne at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.
Colgate at Towson, 7 p.m.
LSU at West Virginia, 8 p.m.
SOUTH
North Carolina at Georgia Tech, Noon
SMU at Memphis, Noon
Georgia at Mississippi, 12:21 p.m.
Temple at Maryland, 12:30 p.m.
San Diego at Morehead St., 12:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Campbell, 1 p.m.
Presbyterian at Furman, 1 p.m.
Norfolk St. at Charleston Southern, 1:30 p.m.
The Citadel at Elon, 1:30 p.m.
Delaware St. at SC State, 2 p.m.
Arkansas at Alabama, 3:30 p.m.
Chattanooga at Appalachian St., 3:30 p.m.
Florida St. at Clemson, 3:30 p.m.
Tulane at Duke, 3:30 p.m.
UAB at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Marshall, 3:30 p.m.
Kansas St. at Miami, 3:30 p.m.
New Hampshire at Richmond, 3:30 p.m.
Florida A&M vs. Southern U. at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee at Troy, 3:30 p.m.
Southern Miss. at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at NC A&T, 4 p.m.
Northwestern St. at Nicholls St., 4 p.m.
Alabama St. at Jackson St., 5 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at FIU, 6 p.m.
W. Carolina at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
Alabama A&M at Grambling St., 6 p.m.
Savannah St. at NC Central, 6 p.m.
FAU at Auburn, 7 p.m.
E. Kentucky at Austin Peay, 7 p.m.
Johnson C. Smith at Davidson, 7 p.m.
E. Illinois at Jacksonville St., 7 p.m.
Florida at Kentucky, 7 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi St., 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
UTEP at South Florida, 7 p.m.
James Madison at William & Mary, 7 p.m.
Samford at Wofford, 7 p.m.
SE Louisiana at McNeese St., 8 p.m.
SE Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m.
MIDWEST
Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa, Noon
San Diego St. at Michigan, Noon
Cent. Michigan at Michigan St., Noon
Drake at Butler, 1 p.m.
Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio), 1 p.m.
Dayton at Central St., Ohio, 1:30 p.m.
VMI at Akron, 2 p.m.
Army at Ball St., 2 p.m.
Youngstown St. at Indiana St., 2:05 p.m.
W. Michigan at Illinois, 3:30 p.m.
South Alabama at Kent St., 3:30 p.m.
Cal Poly at N. Illinois, 3:30 p.m.
Colorado at Ohio St., 3:30 p.m.
South Dakota at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m.
Clark Atlanta vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff at St. Louis, 4 p.m.
W. Illinois at N. Iowa, 5 p.m.
S. Dakota St. at Illinois St., 7 p.m.
N. Dakota St. at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Black Hills St. at North Dakota, 7 p.m.
Missouri St. at S. Illinois, 7 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Portland St. at TCU, 2 p.m.
Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 2 p.m.
Bacone at UTSA, 2 p.m.
Rice at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Indiana at North Texas, 7 p.m.
MVSU at Prairie View, 7 p.m.
Texas St. at Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma St. at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
Nevada at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
Cent. Arkansas at Arkansas St., 8 p.m.
Georgia St. at Houston, 8 p.m.
Missouri at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
FAR WEST
Tennessee St. at Air Force, 3 p.m.
UCLA at Oregon St., 3:30 p.m.
California at Washington, 3:30 p.m.
Weber St. at N. Colorado, 3:35 p.m.
New Mexico St. at San Jose St., 4 p.m.
Fresno St. at Idaho, 5 p.m.
Sam Houston St. at New Mexico, 6 p.m.
Idaho St. at N. Arizona, 6:05 p.m.
Montana St. at E. Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Nebraska at Wyoming, 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa at Boise St., 8 p.m.
Colorado St. at Utah St., 8 p.m.
S. Utah at UNLV, 9 p.m.
Montana at Sacramento St., 9:05 p.m.
Oregon at Arizona, 10:15 p.m.
Southern Cal at Arizona St., 10:15 p.m.
UC Davis at Hawaii, Midnight
P G A T O U R
BMW Championship Scores
Sunday
At Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
Lemont, Ill.
Purse: $8 million
Yardage: 7,616;Par: 71
Final Round
Justin Rose (2,500),
$1,440,000...................................63-68-69-71271
John Senden (1,500),
$864,000 ......................................68-66-70-69273
Geoff Ogilvy (1,000), $544,000.69-68-68-69274
Luke Donald (750), $384,000 ...75-66-67-68276
Webb Simpson (550),
$320,000 ......................................65-68-73-71277
Jason Dufner (475), $278,000..71-68-71-68278
Camilo Villegas (475),
$278,000 ......................................68-73-71-66278
Chez Reavie (425), $248,000...69-70-70-70279
Brandt Jobe (400), $232,000 ....75-64-69-72280
K.J. Choi (363), $208,000..........67-71-73-70281
David Toms (363), $208,000.....71-66-73-71281
Robert Allenby (298), $162,00069-67-75-71282
Sergio Garcia (298), $162,000 .69-72-67-74282
Martin Laird (298), $162,000.....72-69-68-73282
Y.E. Yang (298), $162,000........70-72-70-70282
Keegan Bradley (263),
$116,000 ......................................71-66-70-76283
Bill Haas (263), $116,000..........70-66-69-78283
Jerry Kelly (263), $116,000 .......71-74-68-70283
Ryan Moore (263), $116,000 ....74-69-74-66283
Carl Pettersson (263),
$116,000 ......................................70-72-72-69283
Gary Woodland (263),
$116,000 ......................................70-68-73-72283
Aaron Baddeley (225), $68,44471-71-75-67284
Matt Kuchar (225), $68,444.......72-65-78-69284
Chris Stroud (225), $68,444......72-67-76-69284
Nick Watney (225), $68,444......71-75-71-67284
Jim Furyk (225), $68,444...........68-70-70-76284
Brandt Snedeker (225),
$68,444 ........................................71-66-73-74284
Kyle Stanley (225), $68,444......72-69-72-71284
Jimmy Walker (225), $68,444...69-71-72-72284
Mark Wilson (225), $68,444......65-66-77-76284
Brian Davis (188), $46,400........74-70-72-69285
Brendon de Jonge (188),
$46,400 ........................................75-64-74-72285
Lucas Glover (188), $46,400.....70-69-75-71285
Zach Johnson (188), $46,400...69-70-72-74285
Chris Kirk (188), $46,400...........74-69-70-72285
Cameron Tringale (188),
$46,400 ........................................71-70-72-72285
Jonathan Byrd (160), $36,000...70-70-75-71286
Chad Campbell (160), $36,000.69-70-72-75286
Robert Karlsson (160),
$36,000 ........................................69-71-74-72286
Sean OHair (160), $36,000.......70-69-73-74286
Adam Scott (160), $36,000........74-70-74-68286
Ernie Els (133), $27,200............72-71-74-70287
Charles Howell III (133),
$27,200 ........................................72-70-72-73287
Fredrik Jacobson (133),
$27,200 ........................................72-73-70-72287
Marc Leishman (133), $27,200.71-71-74-71287
Hunter Mahan (133), $27,200...69-72-72-74287
Charl Schwartzel (133),
$27,200 ........................................73-68-76-70287
Rickie Fowler (115), $21,920....69-72-75-72288
Jason Day (103), $19,960 .........77-65-73-74289
Spencer Levin (103), $19,960...73-70-72-74289
Ryan Palmer (103), $19,960 .....74-73-72-70289
Jhonattan Vegas (103),
$19,960 ........................................73-73-74-69289
D.A. Points (85), $18,613 ..........71-73-75-71290
Charley Hoffman (85), $18,613.75-69-73-73290
Bubba Watson (85), $18,613.....78-68-72-72290
Phil Mickelson (70), $18,080.....72-73-71-75291
Andres Romero (70), $18,080 ..77-66-73-75291
Bo Van Pelt (70), $18,080..........76-74-70-71291
Steve Marino (58), $17,680.......76-72-71-73292
Rory Sabbatini (58), $17,680.....72-69-78-73292
Blake Adams (50), $17,440.......74-68-77-74293
Scott Stallings (45), $17,280.....71-70-76-77294
Johnson Wagner (40), $17,120 73-75-75-72295
George McNeill (35), $16,960...71-72-79-74296
Dustin Johnson (28), $16,720...76-72-73-77298
Scott Piercy (28), $16,720.........77-68-80-73298
Vijay Singh (20), $16,480...........76-75-75-73299
Brendan Steele (15), $16,320...78-75-75-72300
Tommy Gainey (10), $16,160 ...77-74-77-78306
PGA TOUR
FedExCup Leaders
1. Webb Simpson
2. Dustin Johnson
3. Justin Rose
4. Luke Donald
5. Matt Kuchar
6. Brandt Snedeker
7. Nick Watney
8. Chez Reavie
9. John Senden
10. Jason Day
L P G A T O U R
Navistar Classic Par Scores
Sunday
At RTJ Golf Trail (Capital Hill Course)
Prattville, Ala.
Purse: $1.3 million
Yardage: 6,603; Par: 72
Final
(a-amateur)
Lexi Thompson,
$195,000.........................66-68-67-70271 -17
Tiffany Joh, $120,057 ...68-75-65-68276 -12
Angela Stanford,
$87,093...........................73-69-69-66277 -11
Brittany Lang, $60,800..71-68-72-67278 -10
Karen Stupples,
$60,800...........................72-68-68-70278 -10
Stacy Lewis, $40,753....68-68-73-70279 -9
Meena Lee, $40,753.....73-64-69-73279 -9
Morgan Pressel,
$29,469...........................69-71-73-67280 -8
Jenny Shin, $29,469.....70-70-72-68280 -8
Jennifer Johnson,
$29,469...........................65-73-71-71280 -8
Paula Creamer,
$23,071...........................73-68-70-70281 -7
Giulia Sergas, $23,071.72-66-71-72281 -7
Becky Morgan, $23,07167-69-72-73281 -7
Haeji Kang, $18,601......73-72-68-69282 -6
Se Ri Pak, $18,601 .......72-68-72-70282 -6
Gwladys Nocera,
$18,601...........................73-66-72-71282 -6
Juli Inkster, $18,601......72-69-69-72282 -6
Na Yeon Choi, $15,144 73-70-72-68283 -5
Wendy Ward, $15,144..74-69-72-68283 -5
Hee-Won Han ,
$15,144...........................74-69-70-70283 -5
Brittany Lincicome,
$15,144...........................72-70-69-72283 -5
Hee Kyung Seo,
$15,144...........................71-67-73-72283 -5
Chella Choi, $13,278 ....69-73-71-71284 -4
Maria Hjorth, $13,278...72-71-69-72284 -4
Yani Tseng, $10,787.....68-73-75-69285 -3
Song-Hee Kim,
$10,787...........................74-68-72-71285 -3
Jin Young Pak,
$10,787...........................70-69-75-71285 -3
Pornanong Phatlum,
$10,787...........................78-68-67-72285 -3
Amy Yang, $10,787.......69-71-73-72285 -3
Paige Mackenzie,
$10,787...........................68-74-70-73285 -3
Inbee Park, $10,787 .....71-69-72-73285 -3
Suzann Pettersen,
$10,787...........................68-72-72-73285 -3
Heather Bowie Young,
$10,787...........................73-69-69-74285 -3
Grace Park, $8,085.......73-72-73-68286 -2
Eun-Hee Ji, $8,085 .......75-71-70-70286 -2
Christel Boeljon,
$8,085.............................72-71-72-71286 -2
Katherine Hull, $8,085 ..70-70-74-72286 -2
Pat Hurst, $8,085...........68-73-68-77286 -2
Lisa Ferrero, $6,573......76-69-75-67287 -1
Moira Dunn, $6,573 ......73-71-72-71287 -1
Haru Nomura, $6,573...69-71-76-71287 -1
Mariajo Uribe, $6,573 ...69-74-72-72287 -1
Sandra Gal, $6,573.......75-71-67-74287 -1
Stephanie Kim, $5,686 .74-69-73-72288 E
Amanda Blumenherst,
$5,686.............................68-71-72-77288 E
Jennie Lee, $4,995........74-68-77-70289 +1
Kristy McPherson,
$4,995.............................75-70-74-70289 +1
Reilley Rankin, $4,995..70-73-75-71289 +1
Mina Harigae, $4,995 ...72-70-73-74289 +1
Jee Young Lee, $4,995 73-69-73-74289 +1
Belen Mozo, $4,207......71-71-77-71290 +2
Azahara Munoz, $4,20773-71-75-71290 +2
Na On Min, $4,207........75-70-73-72290 +2
Vicky Hurst, $4,207.......71-71-75-73290 +2
Alison Walshe, $4,207..67-73-77-73290 +2
Sophie Gustafson,
$3,681.............................75-69-76-71291 +3
Birdie Kim, $3,681.........70-73-77-71291 +3
Jennifer Rosales,
$3,681.............................73-68-78-72291 +3
Jessica Korda, $3,234..73-70-77-72292 +4
Adrienne White, $3,23472-71-75-74292 +4
Anna Grzebien, $3,234 74-72-71-75292 +4
Samantha Richdale,
$3,234.............................69-71-75-77292 +4
Alena Sharp, $3,234.....72-69-74-77292 +4
Jessica Shepley,
$3,024.............................70-72-82-69293 +5
Meaghan Francella,
$2,892.............................73-72-80-69294 +6
Lisa Meldrum, $2,892...74-70-73-77294 +6
Karin Sjodin, $2,892......73-71-72-78294 +6
Stephanie Sherlock,
$2,728.............................73-69-81-72295 +7
Michelle Wie, $2,728 ....74-71-73-77295 +7
Sara Brown, $2,630 ......75-71-74-76296 +8
Sarah Kemp, $2,580.....74-72-75-76297 +9
Jimin Kang, $2,580........71-73-76-77297 +9
a-Janie Jackson.............78-67-79-75299+11
Jane Park, $2,530 ......... 73-73-77-79302+14
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N A T I O N W I D E
T O U R
Boise Open Scores
Sunday
At Hillcrest Country Club Course
Boise, Idaho
Purse: $725,000
Yardage: 6,807; Par: 71
Final Round
Jason Kokrak, $130,500............68-68-63-67266
John Mallinger, $78,300 ............68-68-65-67268
Camilo Benedetti, $37,700 ........68-67-68-66269
Jonas Blixt, $37,700...................62-66-74-67269
Ken Duke, $37,700.....................69-67-66-67269
Paul Claxton, $22,693 ................67-67-68-68270
Brian Smock, $22,693................66-68-68-68270
John Riegger, $22,693...............67-67-67-69270
Billy Horschel, $22,693 ..............67-65-68-70270
David Hearn, $22,693 ................65-68-67-70270
Chris Baker, $14,396..................69-69-67-66271
Tyrone Van Aswegen, $14,396.71-66-68-66271
B.J. Staten, $14,396 ...................71-64-69-67271
Billy Hurley III, $14,396..............67-64-71-69271
J.J. Killeen, $14,396...................69-68-65-69271
Greg Owen, $14,396..................66-71-65-69271
Troy Merritt, $14,396..................63-68-69-71271
Steve Wheatcroft, $10,150 ........65-70-68-69272
Chris Tidland, $10,150...............65-65-71-71272
Rahil Gangjee, $10,150 .............67-68-64-73272
James Sacheck, $7,830.............70-68-69-66273
Daniel Summerhays, $7,830.....69-70-67-67273
Scott Brown, $7,830...................70-66-67-70273
Luke List, $7,830.........................69-64-67-73273
Jon Mills, $5,419.........................71-66-70-67274
Cameron Percy, $5,419.............68-70-69-67274
Miguel Angel Carballo, $5,419..70-68-68-68274
Rob Oppenheim, $5,419............70-69-67-68274
Casey Wittenberg, $5,419.........68-68-69-69274
Kevin Stadler, $5,419.................65-74-66-69274
Dicky Pride, $5,419 ....................68-70-66-70274
Craig Bowden, $5,419................68-68-65-73274
Aaron Goldberg, $3,915 ............69-70-71-65275
Tim Petrovic, $3,915 ..................71-67-69-68275
Roberto Castro, $3,915 .............67-68-71-69275
Mark Anderson, $3,915..............68-68-70-69275
Jason Schultz, $3,915................65-68-71-71275
Jason Gore, $3,915....................69-66-69-71275
Matt Hendrix, $3,915 ..................68-66-69-72275
Josh Broadaway, $3,915............67-66-69-73275
Martin Flores, $3,915 .................66-67-67-75275
William McGirt, $2,991...............70-68-72-66276
Gavin Coles, $2,991...................72-66-71-67276
Won Joon Lee, $2,991...............69-70-69-68276
Garth Mulroy, $2,991..................68-70-69-69276
Gary Christian, $2,632 ...............70-69-70-68277
Chris Nallen, $2,632...................70-69-69-69277
Woody Austin, $2,632 ................67-69-71-70277
James Hahn, $2,632 ..................71-68-66-72277
Bradley Iles, $2,632....................68-65-70-74277
Alexandre Rocha, $2,411 ..........71-68-72-67278
Russell Knox, $2,411 .................70-68-72-68278
Bob Heintz, $2,411.....................69-68-70-71278
Troy Kelly, $2,411.......................70-65-71-72278
Bobby Gates, $2,411..................67-68-70-73278
Sunghoon Kang, $2,411 ............72-65-68-73278
Nicholas Thompson, $2,157 .....71-68-71-69279
Scott Gordon, $2,157.................68-66-74-71279
Shane Bertsch, $2,157...............71-67-70-71279
David Lingmerth, $2,157............70-67-71-71279
Will Wilcox, $2,157 .....................67-71-70-71279
Elliot Gealy, $2,157 ....................67-68-71-73279
Matt Weibring, $2,157 ................70-67-69-73279
Mark Hensby, $2,157.................68-68-68-75279
Scott Sterling, $1,976.................71-67-73-69280
Ted Tryba, $1,976.......................70-69-72-69280
Chris Epperson, $1,885.............70-69-71-71281
Marco Dawson, $1,885 ..............68-71-69-73281
Justin Bolli, $1,885......................70-68-67-76281
Rich Barcelo, $1,758 ..................69-70-72-71282
Brenden Pappas, $1,758...........70-69-70-73282
Jeff Gove, $1,758........................69-70-69-74282
Darron Stiles, $1,758..................68-71-69-74282
Erik Compton, $1,668 ................69-70-71-73283
Jamie Sadlowski, $1,613...........73-66-73-75287
D.J. Brigman, $1,613..................70-69-76-72287
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
P L A Y O F F S
At A Glance
All Times EDT
(x-if necessary)
First Round
(Best-of-5)
Lehigh Valley 3, Pawtucket 0
Wednesday, Sep. 7: Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley,
ppd., Rain
Thursday, Sep. 8: Lehigh Valley 4, Pawtucket 2
Friday, Sep. 9: Lehigh Valley 3, Pawtucket 2, 10 in-
nings
Saturday, Sep. 10: Lehigh Valley 3, Pawtucket 1
Columbus 3, Durham 0
Wednesday, Sep. 7: Columbus 3, Durham 0
Thursday, Sep. 8: Columbus 8, Durham 3
Friday, Sep. 9: Columbus 5, Durham 2
Championship
(Best-of-5)
Columbus 3, Lehigh Valley 1
Tuesday, Sep. 13: Lehigh Valley 5, Columbus 2
Wednesday, Sep. 14: Columbus 4, Lehigh Valley 1
Thursday, Sep. 15: Columbus 6, Lehigh Valley 2
Friday, Sep. 16: Columbus 4, Lehigh Valley 1
E A S T E R N
L E A G U E
P L A Y O F F S
At A Glance
All Times EDT
(x-if necessary)
First Round
(Best-of-5)
Richmond 3, Harrisburg 0
Wednesday, Sep. 7: Richmond at Harrisburg, ppd.,
Flooding
Thursday, Sep. 8: Richmond at Harrisburg, ppd.,
Flooding
Friday, Sep. 9: Richmond 6, Harrisburg 0
Saturday, Sep. 10: Richmond 4, Harrisburg 2, 11in-
nings
Sunday, Sep. 11: Richmond 2, Harrisburg 1
New Hampshire 3, Reading 1
Wednesday, Sep. 7: Reading at New Hampshire,
ppd., Rain
Thursday, Sep. 8: New Hampshire 2, Reading 0
Friday, Sep. 9: Reading 11, New Hampshire 2
Saturday, Sep. 10: New Hampshire 1, Reading 0
Sunday, Sep. 11: New Hampshire 4, Reading 2
Championship
(Best-of-5)
New Hampshire 3, Richmond 1
Tuesday, Sep. 13: Richmond10, NewHampshire 9
Wednesday, Sep. 14: NewHampshire 7, Richmond
5
Friday, Sep. 16: New Hampshire 5, Richmond 3
Saturday, Sep. 17: New Hampshire 4, Richmond 3
N A S C A R
Sprint Cup
GEICO 400 Lineup
After Saturday qualifying; race today
At Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, Ill.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 183.243 mph.
2. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 183.125.
3. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 183.032.
4. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 183.007.
5. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 182.914.
6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 182.859.
7. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 182.648.
8. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 182.587.
9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 182.34.
10. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 182.309.
11. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 182.223.
12. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 182.02.
13. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 181.879.
14. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 181.843.
15. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 181.641.
16. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 181.5.
17. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 181.5.
18. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 181.409.
19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 181.305.
20. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 181.287.
21. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 181.269.
22. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 181.269.
23. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 181.165.
24. (4) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 181.135.
25. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 181.074.
26. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 181.038.
27. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 180.729.
28. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 180.638.
29. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 180.602.
30. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 180.524.
31. (51) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 180.162.
32. (38) J.J. Yeley, Ford, 180.12.
33. (66) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 180.06.
34. (30) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 180.054.
35. (46) Scott Speed, Ford, 180.
36. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 179.904.
37. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 179.766.
38. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 178.832.
39. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 178.642.
40. (71) Andy Lally, Ford, owner points.
41. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, owner points.
42. (32) Mike Bliss, Ford, owner points.
43. (37) Josh Wise, Ford, 179.188.
Failed to Qualify
44. (55) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 179.164.
45. (95) David Starr, Ford, 178.725.
46. (35) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 178.159.
47. (60) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 176.517.
N H R A
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Nationals Results
Sunday
At zMax Dragway
Concord, N.C.
Finish Order
TopFuel 1, AntronBrown. 2, Spencer Massey. 3,
Tony Schumacher. 4, Larry Dixon. 5, Brandon
Bernstein. 6, Bob Vandergriff. 7, Doug Kalitta. 8,
Rod Fuller. 9, Morgan Lucas. 10, Shawn Langdon.
11, Terry McMillen. 12, T.J. Zizzo. 13, DomLagana.
14, Del Worsham. 15, David Grubnic. 16, Clay Milli-
can.
Funny Car 1, Matt Hagan. 2, Mike Neff. 3, Jack
Beckman. 4, Johnny Gray. 5, Cruz Pedregon. 6,
Tim Wilkerson. 7, Jeff Arend. 8, Jim Head. 9, Tony
Pedregon. 10, Ron Capps. 11, Bob Tasca III. 12,
John Force. 13, Melanie Troxel. 14, Robert Hight.
15, John Smith. 16, Paul Lee.
Pro Stock 1, Kurt Johnson. 2, Jason Line. 3,
Steve Kent. 4, Vincent Nobile. 5, Erica Enders. 6,
Shane Gray. 7, Greg Stanfield. 8, Mike Edwards. 9,
Greg Anderson. 10, Ronnie Humphrey. 11, Buddy
Perkinson. 12, Warren Johnson. 13, Rodger Brog-
don. 14, Larry Morgan. 15, V. Gaines. 16, Allen
Johnson.
Pro Stock Motorcycle 1, Eddie Krawiec. 2, Karen
Stoffer. 3, Matt Smith. 4, Michael Ray. 5, JimUnder-
dahl. 6, Shawn Gann. 7, Andrew Hines. 8, Hector
Arana Jr. 9, Justin Finley. 10, Angie Smith. 11, Jerry
Savoie. 12, Chip Ellis. 13, LE Tonglet. 14, Steve
Johnson. 15, Michael Phillips. 16, Hector Arana.
Final Results
Top FuelAntron Brown, 3.784 seconds, 325.14
mph def. Spencer Massey, 4.533 seconds, 155.08
mph.
Funny CarMatt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 4.130,
301.07 def. Mike Neff, Ford Mustang, 4.431,
202.79.
Pro StockKurt Johnson, Pontiac GXP, 6.545,
210.97 def. Jason Line, GXP, foul.
Pro Stock MotorcycleEddie Krawiec, Harley-Da-
vidson, 6.870, 196.42 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki,
foul.
Pro ModifiedLeah Pruett, Ford Mustang, 5.843,
253.52 def. Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 5.915,
247.57.
Competition EliminatorVan Puckett, Chevy Cav-
alier, 8.705, 126.10 def. Glen Treadwell, 23-TFord,
broke.
Super StockJoe Tysinger, Pontiac Firebird,
10.681, 123.06 def. Ronnie Courtney, Chevy Cava-
lier, 9.435, 139.52.
Stock EliminatorVictor Guilmino, Ford Mustang,
10.515, 124.48 def. Brian Rowe, Chevy Camaro,
11.266, 117.75.
Super CompMichelle Furr, Dragster, 8.904,
172.45 def. Shane Carr, Dragster, 8.919, 169.19.
Super GasJason Kenny, Chevy Corvette, 9.925,
148.85 def. Sherman Adcock, Pontiac Firebird,
9.955, 158.32.
Super StreetDennis Hill, Chevy Nova, 10.901,
136.43 def. Michelle Furr, Chevy Camaro, 10.890,
141.56.
I R L
Indy Japan 300 Results
Sunday
At Twin Ring Motegi (Road Course)
Motegi, Japan
Lap length: 2.983 miles
(Starting position in parentheses)
1. (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
2. (2) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
3. (10) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 63, Run-
ning.
4. (15) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
5. (16) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
6. (14) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Honda, 63,
Running.
7. (19) J.R. Hildebrand, Dallara-Honda, 63, Run-
ning.
8. (9) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
9. (20) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
10. (11) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
11. (23) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 63, Run-
ning.
12. (3) GrahamRahal, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
13. (8) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
14. (26) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 63,
Running.
15. (5) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Honda, 63, Run-
ning.
16. (18) Giorgio Pantano, Dallara-Honda, 63, Run-
ning.
17. (25) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
18. (22) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
19. (21) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
20. (4) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
21. (13) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 63, Running.
22. (6) HelioCastroneves, Dallara-Honda, 63, Run-
ning.
23. (7) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 63, Off
Course.
24. (17) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 63,
Running.
25. (24) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 61, Off Course.
26. (12) Joao Paulo de Oliveira, Dallara-Honda, 19,
Mechanical.
Race Statistics
Winners average speed: 96.635.
Time of Race: 1:56:41.0107.
Margin of Victory: 3.4375 seconds.
Cautions: 3 for 8 laps.
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Dixon 1-20, Power 21, Dixon 22-63.
Points: Power 542, Franchitti 531, Dixon 483, Ser-
via 397, Kanaan 353, Briscoe 340, M.Andretti 327,
Hunter-Reay 317, Rahal 302, Castroneves 302.
W N B A
Playoff Glance
All Times EDT
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-3)
Eastern Conference
Indiana 1, New York 1
Thursday, Sept. 15: Indiana 74, New York 72
Saturday, Sept. 17: New York 87, Indiana 72
Monday, Sept. 19: New York at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Atlanta 2, Connecticut 0
Friday, Sept. 16: Atlanta 89, Connecticut 84
Sunday, Sept. 18: Atlanta 69, Connecticut 64
Western Conference
Minnesota 1, San Antonio 1
Friday, Sept. 16: Minnesota 66, San Antonio 65
Sunday, Sept. 18: San Antonio 84, Minnesota 75
Tuesday, Sept. 20: San Antonio at Minnesota, 8
p.m.
Seattle 1, Phoenix 1
Thursday, Sept. 15: Seattle 80, Phoenix 61
Saturday, Sept. 17: Phoenix 92, Seattle 83
Monday, Sept. 19: Phoenix at Seattle, 10 p.m.
F I G H T
S C H E D U L E
Sept. 21
At Newcastle, Australia, Anthony Mundine vs. Ri-
goberto Alvarez, 12, for the interim WBA World ju-
nior middleweight title.
Sept. 23
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marcos Maidana vs.
Petr Petrov, 12, for Maidanas interim WBA World
junior welterweight title.
At Fantasy Springs Resortcasino, Indio, Calif., Vi-
cente Escobedo vs. Rocky Juarez, 10, junior light-
weights.
Sept. 24
At Club Chicago, Burbank, Ill., Roman Karmazin vs.
Osumanu Adama, 12, IBF middleweight title elim-
inator.
At Mexicali, Mexico, Jorge Arce vs. Simphiwe
Nongqayi, 12, for Arces WBO super bantamweight
title; Raul Martinez vs. Rodrigo Guerrero, 12, for the
vacant IBF super featherweight title.
At Mexico City, Adrian Hernandez vs. Gideon Buth-
elezi, 12, for Hernandezs WBC light flyweight title.
Sept. 25
At Krasnodar, Russia, Dmitry Pirog vs. Gennady
Martirosyan, 12, for Pirogs WBOmiddleweight title;
Khabib Allakhverdiev vs. Nate Campbel, 10, junior
welterweights.
Sept. 30
At The Hangar, Costa Mesa, Calif., Luis Ramos vs.
David Rodela, 10, junior welterweights.
At Santa Ynez, Calif. (SHO), Ajose Olusegun vs. Ali
Chebah, 12, WBC junior welterweight eliminator.
Oct. 1
At Neubrandenburg, Germany, Steve Cunningham
vs. Yoan Pablo Hernandez, 12, for Cunninghams
IBF cruiserweight title; Sebastian Sylvester vs.
Grzegorz Proksa, 12, for vacant European middle-
weight title; Karo Murat vs. Gabriel Campillo, 12,
light heavyweights.
At Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO), Sergio Martinez vs.
Darren Barker, 12, middleweights; Brian Vera vs.
Andy Lee, 10, middleweights.
At MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Toshiaki Nishioka vs.
Rafael Marquez, 12, for Nishiokas WBC junior
featherweight title; Roman Gonzalez vs. Omar So-
to, 12, for Gonzalezs WBA World light flyweight ti-
tle; Jesus Soto Karass vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai, 10,
welterweights.
Oct. 6
At Chicago, Roman Karmazin vs. Osumanu Ada-
ma, 12, IBF middleweight title eliminator.
Oct. 8
At Bacolod City, Philippines, Ramon Garcia Hirales
vs. Donnie Nietes, 12, for Hirales WBO junior fly-
weight title.
At Sheffield, England, Kell Brook vs. Rafal Jackiew-
icz, 12, WBA welterweight title eliminator.
Oct. 14
At Cagliari, Italy, Moruti Mthalane vs. Andrea Sarrit-
zu, 12, for Mthalanes IBF flyweight title.
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jonathan Barros vs.
Celestino Caballero, 12, for Barros WBA World
featherweight title.
Oct. 15
At Almaty, Kazakhstan, Gennady Golovkin vs. La-
juan Simon, 12, for Golovkins WBA World middle-
weight title.
At Liverpool, England, Nathan Cleverly vs. Tony
Bellew, 12, for Cleverlys WBOlight heavyweight ti-
tle; Piotr Wilczewski vs. James DeGale, 12, for
Wilczewskis European super middleweight title.
At Staples Center, Los Angeles (PPV), Bernard
Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson, 12, for Hopkins WBC
light heavyweight title; Antonio DeMarco vs. Jorge
Linares, 12, for the vacant WBC lightweight title;
Kendall Holt vs. Danny Garcia, 12, for the vacant
WBO-NABO junior welterweight title; Paulie Malig-
naggi vs. Orlando Lora, 10, welterweights.
Oct. 19
At Newcastle, Australia, Anthony Mundine vs. Ri-
goberto Alvarez, 12, for the interimWBAWorld light
middleweight title.
Oct. 22
At the Theater at Madison Square Garden, New
York (HBO), Nonito Donaire vs. Omar Narvaez, 12,
for Donaires WBC-WBO bantamweight titles.
At Panama City, Panama, Alberto Mosquera, vs.
Brunet Zamora, 12, for the interim WBA World light
welterweight title.
At Sinaloa, Mexico, Hugo Ruiz vs. Francisco Arce,
12, for Ruizs interimWBAWorldbantamweight title.
Oct. 24
At Tokyo, Pornsawan Porpramook, vs. Akira Yae-
gashi, 12, for Porpramooks WBA World minimum-
weight title.
Oct. 28
At Bangkok, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
vs. Edgar Sosa, 12, for Wonjongkams WBC fly-
weight title.
At Ballys Event Center, Atlantic City, N.J., Tony
Thompson vs. Eddie Chambers, 12, IBF heavy-
weight eliminator.
Oct. 29
At Atlantic City, N.J. (SHO), Andre Ward vs. Carl
Froch, 12, for Wards WBAand Frochs WBCSuper
World welterweight titles.
At Hermosillo, Mexico, Hernan Marquez vs. Luis
Concepcion, 12, for Marquezs WBA World fly-
weight title.
Nov. 4
At Moscow, Ismayl Sillakhvs. Chris Henry, 12, WBC
light heavyweight eliminator; Denis Lebedev vs.
James Toney, 12, cruiserweights.
At Copenhagen, Denmark (SHO), Robert Stieglitz
vs. Mikkel Kessler, 12, for Stieglitzs WBO super
middleweight title.
At Quebec, Canada (SHO), Lucian Bute vs. Glen
Johnson, 12, for Butes IBF super middleweight ti-
tle; Steve Molitor vs. Sebastien Gauthier, 10, junior
featherweights; Pier-Olivier Cote vs. Jorge Luis Te-
ron, 10, junior welterweights.
Nov. 6
At Tokyo, Takahiro Ao vs. Devis Boschiero, 12, for
Aos WBC junior lightweight title; Shinsuke Yama-
nakavs. ChristianEsquivel, 12, WBCbantamweight
eliminator; Toshiyuki Igarashi vs. Wilbert Uicab, 12,
WBC flyweight eliminator.
Nov. 12
At MGMGrand, Las Vegas (PPV), Manny Pacquiao
vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, 12, for Pacquiaos WBO
welterweight title.
Nov. 19
At Houston(HBO), JulioCesar Chavez Jr. vs. Peter
Manfredo Jr. 12, for Chavezs WBC middleweight
title.
Nov. 30
At Perth, Australia, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs. Dan-
ny Green, 12, for Wlodarczyks WBC cruiserweight
title.
Dec. 3
At Madison Square Garden, New York (PPV), Mi-
guel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito, 12, for Cottos
WBA Super World junior middleweight title; Rico
Ramos vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux, 12, for Ramos
WBA World super bantamweight title.
P A C I F I C
C O A S T L E A G U E
P L A Y O F F S
At A Glance
All Times EDT
(x-if necessary)
First Round
(Best-of-5)
Omaha 3, Round Rock 1
Wednesday, Sep. 7: Omaha 4, Round Rock 0
Thursday, Sep. 8: Omaha 7, Round Rock 2
Friday, Sep. 9: Round Rock 9, Omaha 8, 11innings
Saturday, Sep. 10: Omaha 4, Round Rock 2, 10 in-
nings
Sacramento 3, Reno 2
Wednesday, Sep. 7: Reno 7, Sacramento 4
Thursday, Sep. 8: Reno 4, Sacramento 2
Friday, Sep. 9: Sacramento 5, Reno 2
Saturday, Sep. 10: Sacramento 8, Reno 2
Sunday, Sep. 11: Sacramento 13, Reno 2
Championship
(Best-of-5)
Omaha 3, Sacramento 0
Tuesday, Sep. 13: Omaha 3, Sacramento 2
Wednesday, Sep. 14: Omaha 15, Sacramento 4
Friday, Sep. 16: Omaha 11, Sacramento 6
C M Y K
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M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
PHILADELPHIA Allen
Craig hit two homers and
drove in three runs, Chris
Carpenter gave up eight hits
in eight innings, and the St.
Louis Cardinals improved
their playoff chances with a
5-0 victory over the Philadel-
phia Phillies on Sunday night.
Albert Pujols also homered
for the Cardinals (83-69),
who pulled within 3
1
2 games
of the Atlanta Braves in the
NL wild-card chase with their
ninth win in 11 games. The
Cardinals remained 6
1
2 back
of the Milwaukee Brewers in
the NL Central.
Carpenter (15-8) recorded
all but four of his outs by
groundballs, and induced
three double plays. Only
three Phillies reached second
and none advanced to third.
Carpenter finished with five
strikeouts and one walk.
Chase Utley had three hits
for the Phillies (98-53).
Giants 12, Rockies 5
DENVER Pablo Sand-
oval homered twice in an
eight-run fourth inning, part
of a six-home run barrage
that led the late-charging San
Francisco Giants over the
Colorado Rockies 12-5 Sunday
for their eighth straight win.
Diamondbacks 5, Padres 1
SAN DIEGO Joe Saun-
ders took a five-hitter into
the ninth inning, Paul
Goldschmidt drove in three
runs and Arizonao cut the
magic number to five for
their first NL West title since
2007.
Mets 7, Braves 5
ATLANTA Ruben Tejada
had four RBIs, Lucas Duda
homered off Craig Kimbrel in
the ninth inning and New
York slowed the Braves wild-
card bid with a walk-filled 7-5
victory.
Atlanta lost two of three to
the Mets, who arrived with a
six-game losing streak. New
York went 6-4 at Atlanta this
year, its first winning record
at Turner Field since 2008.
Brewers 8, Reds 1
CINCINNATI Carlos
Gomez and Prince Fielder
each hit two-run homers in
the first and Zack Greinke
breezed through seven sharp
innings to help Milwaukee
complete a series sweep.
Greinke (15-6) allowed just
two hits and one run with
three walks. He tied his sea-
son high with 10 strikeouts.
Dodgers 15, Pirates 1
LOS ANGELES James
Loney had five hits with
three RBIs, Jerry Sands and
Juan Rivera each drove in
four runs, and the Dodgers
routed Pittsburgh.
Astros 3, Cubs 2
CHICAGO Brett Myers
benefited from a reversed
homer call to beat the Cubs
again and Clint Barmes had a
two-run single for Houston.
With Chicago down by a
run in the eighth and Starlin
Castro on first, Carlos Penas
drive to left was initially
ruled a two-run homer. The
call was overturned after
umpires reviewed video of
the play. Pena was given a
double and Castro was put
on third base, then Marlon
Byrd flied out to end the
threat.
Nationals 4, Marlins 3
WASHINGTON Chien-
Ming Wang had the longest
start of his comeback from
shoulder surgery, leaving with
two outs in the seventh in-
ning, and Danny Espinosa
delivered his first RBI in two
weeks for the Washington.
N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Cards close gap
in wild-card race
The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. Justin
Verlander won his 12th straight
start, pitching three-hit ball
over eight innings to become
the first pitcher in nine years to
reach 24 wins and lead the AL
Central champion Detroit
Tigers over the Oakland Ath-
letics 3-0 Sunday.
Verlander (24-5) extended
his scoreless streak to 17 in-
nings, becoming the first pitch-
er to win a dozen starts in a
row since Minnesotas Johan
Santana in 2004, according to
STATS LLC.
Rays 8, Red Sox 5
BOSTON David Price
took a line drive off his chest
but stuck around to pitch four
solid innings, and Tampa Bay
capitalized on wild knuckle-
balls from Tim Wakefield (7-7)
to cut Bostons AL wild-card
lead to two games.
Boston lost for 11th time in
14 games, including defeats in
six of seven against the Rays.
Tampa Bay trailed Boston by
nine games on Sept. 3.
Price took Mike Aviles liner
off his right shoulder Price
pitched the fourth before leav-
ing for what the team said was
precautionary reasons.
Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0
TORONTO Mariano
Rivera remained at 601 saves
as Adam Lind homered twice
off Freddy Garcia (11-8) to back
Brandon Morrow (10-11).
Morrow allowed four hits in
eight innings, struck out eight
and walked one. Frank Francis-
co pitched around an Eduardo
Nunez double in the ninth for
his 16th save.
New York remained 4 1-2
games ahead of second-place
Boston in the AL East.
Rangers 3, Mariners 0
SEATTLE Adrian Beltre
hit a two-run homer in the
fourth off former teammate
Felix Hernandez (14-13) as
Texas remained 4
1
2 games
ahead of the second-place Los
Angeles Angels in the AL West.
Matt Harrison (13-9) won his
third straight start, striking out
a career-high nine in 6 2-3
innings, and Neftali Feliz got
three outs for his 28th save.
Angels 11, Orioles 2
BALTIMORE Erick Aybar
went 4 for 4, homered twice
and tied a franchise record set
by Tim Salmon in 1998 by
scoring five runs as the Angels
averted a three-game sweep.
Vernon Wells also connected
for the Angels.
Indians 6, Twins 5
MINNEAPOLIS Shelley
Duncan homered to start a
six-run seventh and added a
two-run double in the inning as
Cleveland completed a three-
game sweep and extended
Minnesotas losing streak to
eight.
Trailing 3-0, the Indians
scored five unearned runs in
the seventh with help from an
error by first baseman Chris
Parmalee. Duncan led off with
a homer and also doubled in a
pair of runs in the inning.
White Sox 10, Royals 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. A.J.
Pierzynski homered twice
among his four hits and drove
in four runs as Chicago stop-
ped a seven-game losing streak
and ended Kansas Citys seven-
game winning streak, the Roy-
als longest since September
2008.
A M E R I C A N L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Verlander picks up
his 24th victory
The Associated Press
STANDINGS/STATS
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
New York...................................... 91 60 .603 4-6 L-1 46-27 45-33
Boston .......................................... 87 65 .572 4
1
2 2-8 L-2 44-33 43-32
Tampa Bay ................................... 85 67 .559 6
1
2 2 7-3 W-2 42-33 43-34
Toronto......................................... 77 75 .507 14
1
2 10 7-3 W-1 40-37 37-38
Baltimore ...................................... 62 89 .411 29 24
1
2 6-4 L-1 37-41 25-48
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
x-Detroit........................................ 89 64 .582 8-2 W-1 45-29 44-35
Cleveland ..................................... 75 75 .500 12
1
2 11 5-5 W-3 39-33 36-42
Chicago ........................................ 74 78 .487 14
1
2 13 2-8 W-1 33-42 41-36
Kansas City.................................. 67 87 .435 22
1
2 21 7-3 L-1 39-40 28-47
Minnesota .................................... 59 92 .391 29 27
1
2 1-9 L-8 30-45 29-47
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Texas............................................ 88 65 .575 7-3 W-2 49-29 39-36
Los Angeles................................. 83 69 .546 4
1
2 4 6-4 W-1 44-31 39-38
Oakland ........................................ 69 84 .451 19 18
1
2 4-6 L-1 42-36 27-48
Seattle........................................... 63 89 .414 24
1
2 24 4-6 L-2 38-43 25-46
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
x-Philadelphia ............................... 98 53 .649 5-5 L-1 52-24 46-29
Atlanta............................................ 87 66 .569 12 4-6 L-1 47-31 40-35
New York ....................................... 73 80 .477 26 14 3-7 W-1 31-44 42-36
Washington ................................... 72 79 .477 26 14 7-3 W-1 42-35 30-44
Florida............................................ 69 84 .451 30 18 5-5 L-1 28-44 41-40
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Milwaukee.................................. 90 63 .588 5-5 W-3 52-23 38-40
St. Louis ..................................... 83 69 .546 6
1
2 3
1
2 8-2 W-1 41-34 42-35
Cincinnati.................................... 74 79 .484 16 13 4-6 L-3 40-38 34-41
Pittsburgh................................... 68 85 .444 22 19 2-8 L-3 34-44 34-41
Chicago...................................... 67 86 .438 23 20 5-5 L-1 37-41 30-45
Houston...................................... 52 100 .342 37
1
2 34
1
2 4-6 W-1 28-46 24-54
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Arizona ......................................... 88 65 .575 6-4 W-1 45-27 43-38
San Francisco.............................. 83 70 .542 5 4 8-2 W-8 44-34 39-36
Los Angeles................................. 76 76 .500 11
1
2 10
1
2 6-4 W-3 40-38 36-38
Colorado....................................... 70 82 .461 17
1
2 16
1
2 3-7 L-4 38-40 32-42
San Diego..................................... 65 88 .425 23 22 3-7 L-1 32-43 33-45
x-clinched division
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Saturday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 6
Cleveland 10, Minnesota 4
Oakland 5, Detroit 3
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3
Baltimore 6, L.A. Angels 2
Kansas City 10, Chicago White Sox 3
Texas 7, Seattle 6
Sunday's Games
Toronto 3, N.Y. Yankees 0
L.A. Angels 11, Baltimore 2
Tampa Bay 8, Boston 5
Chicago White Sox 10, Kansas City 5
Cleveland 6, Minnesota 5
Detroit 3, Oakland 0
Texas 3, Seattle 0
Monday's Games
Baltimore (Guthrie 8-17) at Boston (Weiland 0-2),
1:05 p.m., 1st game
Minnesota(Diamond1-4) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Bur-
nett 10-11), 1:05 p.m.
Seattle (Furbush 3-9) at Cleveland (D.Huff 2-5),
4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (J.Williams 3-0) at Toronto (R.Romero
15-10), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Matusz 1-7) at Boston (Lackey 12-12),
7:10 p.m., 2nd game
Tuesday's Games
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m., 1st
game
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m., 2nd
game
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Saturday's Games
Chicago Cubs 2, Houston 1
Atlanta 1, N.Y. Mets 0
Florida 4, Washington 1, 13 innings
Philadelphia 9, St. Louis 2
Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 1
San Francisco 6, Colorado 5
San Diego 3, Arizona 1
L.A. Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh 1
Sunday's Games
Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 1
Washington 4, Florida 3
N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 5
Houston 3, Chicago Cubs 2
San Francisco 12, Colorado 5
Arizona 5, San Diego 1
L.A. Dodgers 15, Pittsburgh 1
St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 0
Monday's Games
St. Louis (Lohse 13-8) at Philadelphia (Halladay
18-5), 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Minor 5-2) at Florida (Nolasco 10-11), 7:10
p.m.
Houston (Happ 6-15) at Cincinnati (Willis 0-6), 7:10
p.m.
Milwaukee (Narveson 10-7) at Chicago Cubs
(C.Coleman 2-8), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Luebke 5-9) at Colorado (Millwood 3-2),
8:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 9-8) at Arizona (I.Kennedy
19-4), 9:40 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Washington at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m., 1st game
Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m., 2nd game
Atlanta at Florida, 7:10 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
A L B O X E S
Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0
New York Toronto
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Gardnr cf 4 0 0 0 McCoy ss 3 0 1 0
ENunez 2b 4 0 3 0 EThms lf 2 0 0 1
Cano dh 3 0 0 0 Cooper ph 0 0 0 0
AlRdrg 3b 4 0 0 0 Wise pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Swisher rf 3 0 0 0 Bautist rf 3 0 1 0
ErChvz 1b 3 0 0 0 Lind dh 3 2 2 2
RMartn c 3 0 1 0 Encrnc 1b 3 0 1 0
Dickrsn lf 3 0 1 0 KJhnsn 2b 3 0 0 0
R.Pena ss 3 0 0 0 Lawrie 3b 4 0 1 0
Rasms cf 4 0 0 0
Arencii c 2 1 1 0
Totals 30 0 5 0 Totals 27 3 7 3
New York ........................... 000 000 000 0
Toronto............................... 010 110 00x 3
EF.Garcia (1). LOBNew York 4, Toronto 8.
2BE.Nunez (16), Arencibia(19). HRLind2(26).
SBK.Johnson (2). CSCano (2), Encarnacion
(2), Lawrie (1). SMcCoy. SFE.Thames.
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
F.Garcia L,11-8....... 4
2
3 5 3 3 3 4
Laffey........................ 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ayala......................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Proctor......................
1
3 1 0 0 2 0
Valdes ...................... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 2
Kontos ......................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto
Morrow W,10-11..... 8 4 0 0 1 8
F.Francisco
S,16-20..................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Laffey pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
WPProctor.
UmpiresHome, Dan Iassogna;First, Dale Scott-
;Second, Jerry Meals;Third, CB Bucknor.
T2:45. A34,657 (49,260).
Angels 11, Orioles 2
Los Angeles Baltimore
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Aybar ss 4 5 4 4 Angle cf 3 0 0 0
JMoore rf 0 0 0 0 Hardy ss 3 0 0 0
HKndrc 2b 5 1 3 3
Flormn
ph-ss 1 0 0 0
BAreu dh 5 0 1 1 Markks rf 3 1 2 0
TrHntr rf 5 0 1 1 Fox ph-lf 1 0 0 0
AnRmn ss 0 0 0 0 Guerrr dh 3 1 2 2
Trumo 1b 3 0 2 0 C.Davis 1b 4 0 2 0
ENavrr ph-1b 1 0 0 0 J.Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Callasp 3b 4 1 1 0 Andino 2b 2 0 0 0
Amarst ph-lf 1 0 0 0 RAdms 2b 1 0 0 0
V.Wells lf 4 1 2 2 KHdsn lf 1 0 0 0
Velazqz
ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Reimld
ph-lf-rf 2 0 0 0
Bourjos cf 3 1 0 0 Tatum c 3 0 0 0
Mathis c 3 2 1 0
Totals 39111511 Totals 31 2 6 2
Los Angeles .................... 101 402 030 11
Baltimore.......................... 100 001 000 2
DPLos Angeles 1. LOBLos Angeles 5, Balti-
more6. 2BAybar 2(31), H.Kendrick (29), B.Abreu
(30), Trumbo 2 (30). 3BGuerrero (1). HRAybar
2 (10), V.Wells (22), Guerrero (13). SBBourjos
(21). CSH.Kendrick (6), V.Wells (4). SK.Hud-
son.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
Weaver W,18-7....... 6 6 2 2 1 2
Takahashi ................ 1 0 0 0 0 2
Cassevah................. 1 0 0 0 2 2
R.Thompson............ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Baltimore
Simon L,4-9............. 5 8 6 6 1 5
Bergesen .................
2
3 3 2 2 0 0
Z.Phillips ..................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Berken...................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jo-.Reyes................. 1 3 3 3 1 1
Accardo.................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
HBPby Simon (Trumbo), by Bergesen (Mathis).
WPSimon.
UmpiresHome, Laz Diaz;First, Alan Porter;Se-
cond, Ed Rapuano;Third, Alfonso Marquez.
T2:51. A27,471 (45,438).
Tigers 3, Athletics 0
Detroit Oakland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
AJcksn cf 5 2 2 1 JWeeks 2b 4 0 0 0
Kelly 3b 3 0 0 0 SSizmr 3b 3 0 1 0
Inge ph-3b 1 0 1 1 Crisp cf 4 0 1 0
DYong lf 4 0 0 0 Wlngh lf 3 0 0 0
MiCarr 1b 3 0 0 0 DeJess rf 3 0 1 0
VMrtnz dh 3 0 0 0 Carter dh 3 0 0 0
Avila c 3 1 1 0 Allen 1b 2 0 0 0
Guillen 2b 1 0 0 0 KSuzuk c 3 0 0 0
Raburn 2b-rf 2 0 1 0 Sogard ss 3 0 0 0
Dirks rf 3 0 0 0
Worth 2b 1 0 0 0
RSantg ss 3 0 0 1
Totals 32 3 5 3 Totals 28 0 3 0
Detroit................................. 000 001 011 3
Oakland.............................. 000 000 000 0
EMoscoso (2). DPDetroit 1. LOBDetroit 7,
Oakland 4. 2BInge (10), Raburn (20). HR
A.Jackson(10). CSS.Sizemore(3). SR.Santia-
go.
IP H R ER BB SO
Detroit
Verlander W,24-5.... 8 3 0 0 3 6
Valverde S,46-46.... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Oakland
Moscoso L,8-9 ........ 6 1 1 1 2 8
Fuentes .................... 1 0 0 0 1 0
Breslow.................... 1 2 1 1 1 0
Outman.....................
2
3 2 1 1 0 0
Carignan...................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
UmpiresHome, Mike DiMuro;First, Andy Fletch-
er;Second, Eric Cooper;Third, Jim Reynolds.
T2:56. A18,405 (35,067).
Rays 8, Red Sox 5
Tampa Bay Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Jnnngs lf 5 1 2 1 Ellsury cf 5 1 2 0
BUpton cf 5 0 0 0 Aviles 3b 5 1 2 3
Longori 3b 4 2 1 0 AdGnzl 1b 4 0 0 0
Ktchm 1b 4 1 0 0 Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0
Damon dh 5 1 1 1 D.Ortiz dh 3 1 0 0
Zobrist 2b 3 1 0 0 CJcksn lf 2 0 0 0
Joyce rf 4 2 3 3 Crwfrd ph-lf 1 0 1 0
SRdrgz ss 0 0 0 1 DMcDn rf 3 0 1 2
Brignc ss 1 0 0 0 Sltlmch c 4 0 0 0
Shppch c 3 0 0 0 Scutaro ss 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 8 7 6 Totals 35 5 8 5
Tampa Bay......................... 030 120 200 8
Boston................................ 000 200 300 5
EAviles 2 (12). LOBTampa Bay 6, Boston 6.
2BDamon (28), Joyce (31), Ellsbury (44), Aviles
(16), C.Crawford (26), D.McDonald (5). HRAviles
(7). SBJennings (18), Longoria (3), Zobrist (18),
Joyce(13). CSB.Upton(10). SShoppach. SF
S.Rodriguez.
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
Price ......................... 4 3 2 2 3 2
McGee W,3-1.......... 2
2
3 1 1 1 0 2
C.Ramos..................
1
3 2 2 2 0 1
B.Gomes H,3...........
2
3 0 0 0 0 1
Howell....................... 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jo.Peralta S,5-7...... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 1
Boston
Wakefield L,7-7....... 5 6 6 2 1 5
Atchison ................... 1 0 0 0 1 1
A.Miller ..................... 1 1 2 2 2 2
Albers....................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
T.Miller .....................
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
Howell pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBPby Wakefield (S.Rodriguez). WPWake-
field, A.Miller. PBSaltalamacchia 4.
UmpiresHome, Jerry Layne;First, BobDavidson-
;Second, Hunter Wendelstedt;Third, Brian Knight.
T3:53. A37,613 (37,065).
White Sox 10, Royals 5
Chicago Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Pierre lf 4 1 2 0 AGordn lf 4 0 1 0
AlRmrz ss 5 1 1 0 MeCarr cf 5 1 1 0
Konerk 1b 5 2 2 2 Butler dh 5 0 1 1
Przyns c 5 3 4 4 Hosmer 1b 5 1 3 1
Rios cf 3 1 0 0 Francr rf 5 1 2 0
A.Dunn dh 5 1 2 1 Giavtll 2b 5 0 3 2
Viciedo rf 5 1 2 0 Mostks 3b 5 1 1 0
De Aza rf 0 0 0 0 B.Pena c 5 1 1 0
Morel 3b 4 0 2 2 YNavrr ss 4 0 2 1
Bckhm 2b 4 0 0 1
Totals 40101510 Totals 43 515 5
Chicago............................ 020 200 240 10
Kansas City ..................... 000 021 101 5
EBeckham(6). LOBChicago8, Kansas City12.
2BA.Dunn (14), Morel (17), Butler (39), Fran-
coeur (46), Moustakas (15). 3BGiavotella (3).
HRKonerko (30), Pierzynski 2 (8). SBMe.Ca-
brera (20), Francoeur (22). CSPierre (15). SF
Beckham.
IP H R ER BB SO
Chicago
Danks W,7-12.......... 6 10 4 3 0 0
Crain H,20................
2
3 2 0 0 0 1
Sale H,15................. 1
1
3 0 0 0 1 2
S.Santos................... 1 3 1 1 0 1
Kansas City
Chen L,11-8............. 5
1
3 9 4 4 2 2
L.Coleman ............... 1
2
3 3 2 2 0 4
J.Chavez.................. 1 3 4 4 2 3
Collins....................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Danks pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
UmpiresHome, Angel Hernandez;First, Todd Ti-
chenor;Second, Greg Gibson;Third, Clint Fagan.
T3:07. A29,480 (37,903).
Indians 6, Twins 5
Cleveland Minnesota
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Fukdm rf 4 1 1 0 Revere cf 4 0 1 1
Kipnis 2b 4 1 0 1 Plouffe ss 4 0 0 0
CSantn 1b 4 1 0 1 Cuddyr dh 5 0 0 0
LaPort 1b 0 0 0 0 Parmel 1b 5 1 2 0
Thome dh 4 0 1 1 LHughs 3b 5 3 2 0
Phelps pr-dh 1 0 0 0 Dnklm 2b-rf 5 1 4 1
Duncan lf 4 1 2 3 Benson lf 4 0 1 1
Crowe lf 1 0 0 0 Repko rf 2 0 0 0
Chsnhll 3b 4 0 1 0
Tolbert
pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Donald ss 3 0 0 0 Butera c 3 0 0 0
Carrer cf 4 1 1 0 Valenci ph 0 0 0 1
Marson c 4 1 2 0 RRiver c 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 8 6 Totals 37 510 4
Cleveland........................... 000 000 600 6
Minnesota.......................... 010 101 020 5
EMarson(5), Donald2(4), Kipnis (4), Pavano(2),
Parmelee (2). DPCleveland 2. LOBCleveland
8, Minnesota 10. 2BDuncan (14), Parmelee (2).
HRDuncan (10). SBFukudome (2), Kipnis (3),
Cuddyer (10), Benson (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland
Masterson W,12-10 6 7 3 1 1 3
J.Smith H,14............ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sipp H,23.................
1
3 2 2 2 0 1
Pestano H,22...........
2
3 0 0 0 2 1
C.Perez S,34-38..... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota
Pavano L,8-13......... 6
2
3 5 4 1 1 6
Mijares...................... 0 0 1 1 1 0
Al.Burnett BS,2-2.... 0 0 1 1 1 0
Perkins .....................
1
3 2 0 0 0 0
Dumatrait.................. 1 1 0 0 1 3
Nathan ...................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Mijares pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Al.Burnett pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
HBPby Masterson (Repko), by Pestano (Tol-
bert). PBMarson.
UmpiresHome, Mike Everitt;First, Mike Winters-
;Second, Chris Guccione;Third, Mark Wegner.
T3:18. A37,012 (39,500).
Rangers 3, Mariners 0
Texas Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Kinsler 2b 5 1 2 0 ISuzuki rf 4 0 1 0
Andrus ss 5 1 3 1 LRdrgz ss 3 0 2 0
JHmltn lf 4 0 1 0 Ackley 2b 4 0 0 0
MiYong 1b 5 0 0 0 Olivo c 4 0 0 0
ABeltre 3b 3 1 1 2 Carp 1b 4 0 0 0
Napoli c 4 0 1 0 W.Pena dh 4 0 2 0
DvMrp rf 4 0 2 0 TRonsn lf 4 0 1 0
N.Cruz dh 4 0 0 0 Liddi 3b 3 0 0 0
EnChvz cf 4 0 2 0 MSndrs cf 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 312 3 Totals 33 0 6 0
Texas.................................. 000 201 000 3
Seattle ................................ 000 000 000 0
EMi.Young (8). DPTexas 1, Seattle 1. LOB
Texas10, Seattle8. 2BAndrus 2(26), Napoli (25),
L.Rodriguez (10). HRA.Beltre (27).
IP H R ER BB SO
Texas
M.Harrison W,13-9. 6
2
3 6 0 0 2 9
Uehara H,20............
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
M.Adams H,6........... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Feliz S,28-34........... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Seattle
F.Hernandez
L,14-13..................... 7 9 3 3 1 5
Kelley........................ 1 2 0 0 0 1
Delabar..................... 1 1 0 0 1 1
UmpiresHome, Dan Bellino;First, Tony Randaz-
zo;Second, Larry Vanover;Third, Brian Gorman.
T2:38. A21,479 (47,878).
N L B O X E S
Mets 7, Braves 5
New York Atlanta
ab r h bi ab r h bi
RTejad ss 4 0 2 4 Bourn cf 6 2 2 1
Pridie cf 5 0 0 0 Prado 1b-lf 6 0 1 0
DWrght 3b 5 0 1 0 C.Jones 3b 2 0 1 1
Duda rf 4 1 2 1
JaWlsn
pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Bay lf 3 2 1 0 Uggla 2b 4 0 1 1
Evans 1b 4 1 2 0 McCnn c 3 0 0 0
Thole c 3 0 0 0 Diaz lf 3 0 1 0
JosRys ph 1 1 0 0 CMrtnz p 0 0 0 0
Parnell p 0 0 0 0 OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0
Acosta p 0 0 0 0 Hinske ph 1 0 0 0
JuTrnr 2b 2 1 0 0 Venters p 0 0 0 0
Gee p 1 1 0 1 Conrad ph 1 0 0 0
DHerrr p 0 0 0 0 Kimrel p 0 0 0 0
Harris ph 1 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 5 2 2 1
Batista p 0 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 4 1 3 0
Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 Beachy p 1 0 0 0
RPauln ph-c 0 0 0 1 Fremn 1b 1 0 1 1
ARchrd pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 7 Totals 37 512 5
New York ........................... 000 400 021 7
Atlanta ................................ 001 300 100 5
EPridie (2). DPNew York 1, Atlanta 1. LOB
New York 7, Atlanta 15. 2BR.Tejada (14),
C.Jones (32), Ale.Gonzalez (26). HRDuda (10),
Ale.Gonzalez (14). SBR.Tejada (4), Diaz (5). S
Beachy.
IP H R ER BB SO
New York
Gee........................... 4
1
3 8 4 4 5 4
D.Herrera.................
2
3 0 0 0 1 0
Batista....................... 1
1
3 2 1 1 0 0
Byrdak W,2-0 ..........
2
3 1 0 0 0 2
Parnell H,10.............
2
3 0 0 0 2 0
Acosta S,2-5............ 1
1
3 1 0 0 1 0
Atlanta
Beachy ..................... 4
1
3 5 4 4 5 8
C.Martinez ............... 1
2
3 0 0 0 0 0
OFlaherty ................ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Venters L,6-2
BS,4-9 ...................... 1 2 2 2 3 1
Kimbrel ..................... 1 1 1 1 0 1
UmpiresHome, Tim McClelland;First, Marvin
Hudson;Second, Brian Runge;Third, Ted Barrett.
T3:18. A39,862 (49,586).
Astros 3, Cubs 2
Houston Chicago
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Bourgs cf-lf 4 1 0 0 SCastro ss 3 1 1 0
AngSnc 2b 4 1 0 0 Campn rf 3 0 0 0
JMrtnz lf 5 1 2 1
ArRmr
ph-3b 0 0 0 1
JSchafr cf 0 0 0 0 LaHair lf-1b 3 0 1 1
Ca.Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 C.Pena 1b 4 0 1 0
Bogsvc rf 4 0 2 0 R.Ortiz p 0 0 0 0
Melncn p 0 0 0 0 Byrd cf 4 0 2 0
Pareds 3b 4 0 1 0
DeWitt
2b-3b-lf 4 0 1 0
Barmes ss 4 0 2 2 LeMahi 3b 3 0 1 0
Quinter c 4 0 0 0 Smrdzj p 0 0 0 0
Myers p 3 0 0 0 RJhnsn rf 1 0 0 0
Shuck rf 0 0 0 0 K.Hill c 3 0 0 0
ASorin ph 1 0 0 0
Dmpstr p 2 0 0 0
JRussll p 0 0 0 0
Barney 2b 1 1 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3 Totals 32 2 7 2
Houston.............................. 300 000 000 3
Chicago.............................. 100 000 010 2
EBogusevic (1), LeMahieu (2). DPHouston 1.
LOBHouston 9, Chicago 6. 2BBogusevic (12),
S.Castro (34), C.Pena (26). SBBourgeois (29),
Barmes (3). SFAr.Ramirez, LaHair.
IP H R ER BB SO
Houston
Myers W,6-13.......... 7
2
3 7 2 1 1 5
Melancon S,18-23 .. 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 3
Chicago
Dempster L,10-13... 7 7 3 3 2 2
J.Russell ..................
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Samardzija...............
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
R.Ortiz ...................... 1 0 0 0 1 1
Dodgers 15, Pirates 1
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Presley lf-cf 5 0 0 0 DGordn ss 4 3 3 0
Paul rf 3 0 2 1 JCarrll 2b 5 1 1 1
AMcCt cf 2 0 1 0 Kemp cf 4 3 3 2
DMcCt p 0 0 0 0 Oeltjen cf 2 0 0 0
Watson p 0 0 0 0 JRiver lf 4 3 3 4
BrWod ph 1 0 0 0 Velez lf 1 0 0 0
Grilli p 0 0 0 0 Loney 1b 6 2 5 3
Doumit c 3 0 0 0 Miles 3b 2 1 1 0
Jarmll c 1 0 0 0 Mitchll 3b 2 0 1 0
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0 Sands rf 6 1 4 4
GJones 1b 4 0 0 0 A.Ellis c 3 0 1 1
PAlvrz 3b 3 0 0 0 Ely p 1 0 0 0
RCeden ss 4 0 2 0 Troncs p 0 0 0 0
Lincoln p 0 0 0 0 Blngsly p 4 1 1 0
AThmp p 0 0 0 0 Kuo p 0 0 0 0
Pagnzz ph 1 0 0 0 Fdrwcz c 1 0 0 0
Leroux p 0 0 0 0
Resop p 0 0 0 0
dArnad ph 1 1 1 0
Meek p 0 0 0 0
Ciriaco lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 7 1 Totals 45152315
Pittsburgh ........................ 000 010 000 1
Los Angeles .................... 362 013 00x 15
DPPittsburgh1. LOBPittsburgh9, Los Angeles
14. 2BPaul (6), Kemp (28), J.Rivera (12), Loney
(27). 3BD.Gordon (2). HRKemp (34), Sands
(3). SBA.McCutchen (21). SD.Gordon.
IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsburgh
Lincoln L,1-3............ 1
2
3 8 6 6 0 1
A.Thompson............
1
3 2 3 3 2 0
Leroux ......................
2
3 3 2 2 1 0
Resop....................... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 2
Meek.........................
2
3 1 1 1 3 2
D.McCutchen .......... 1
1
3 6 3 3 0 1
Watson ..................... 1 1 0 0 1 1
Grilli........................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles
Billingsley W,11-10. 5 4 1 1 2 5
Kuo ........................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Ely............................. 2 1 0 0 1 2
Troncoso.................. 1 2 0 0 0 1
WPD.McCutchen.
UmpiresHome, Mike Muchlinski;First, Jeff Kel-
logg;Second, Mark Carlson;Third, Tim Timmons.
T3:37. A37,802 (56,000).
Diamondbacks 5, Padres 1
Arizona San Diego
ab r h bi ab r h bi
GParra lf 4 1 1 0 Maybin cf 4 1 1 0
A.Hill 2b 5 1 2 1 Bartlett ss 4 0 0 1
J.Upton rf 4 1 2 0 Denorfi rf 4 0 1 0
MMntr c 3 1 1 1 Guzmn 1b 3 0 0 0
Gldsch 1b 3 1 2 3 OHudsn 2b 4 0 1 0
CYoung cf 4 0 2 0 Blanks lf 4 0 2 0
Blum 3b 5 0 0 0 AlGnzlz 3b 4 0 2 0
JMcDnl ss 4 0 2 0 RJhnsn c 2 0 0 0
JSndrs p 3 0 0 0 Hundly ph 1 0 0 0
Putz p 0 0 0 0 Harang p 2 0 0 0
Spence p 0 0 0 0
Brach p 0 0 0 0
Frieri p 0 0 0 0
Cnghm ph 1 0 0 0
ACrpnt p 0 0 0 0
Hamrn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 512 5 Totals 33 1 7 1
Arizona............................... 000 101 201 5
San Diego.......................... 001 000 000 1
EM.Montero (11), G.Parra (3), Blanks (1), Ham-
ren(1). DPArizona1, SanDiego2. LOBArizona
11, San Diego 7. 2BJ.Upton (39), Alb.Gonzalez
(10). HRM.Montero (17), Goldschmidt (8). SB
G.Parra (13), Goldschmidt (4), Maybin (37). S
J.Saunders. SFGoldschmidt.
IP H R ER BB SO
Arizona
J.Saunders
W,12-12 ................... 8
2
3 7 1 0 2 3
Putz S,41-45............
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
San Diego
Harang L,13-7 ......... 6 8 2 2 3 3
Spence..................... 0 0 1 1 1 0
Brach........................
1
3 2 1 0 1 1
Frieri .........................
2
3 0 0 0 0 2
A.Carpenter ............. 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hamren..................... 1 1 1 0 0 0
Spence pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
HBPby Hamren (J.Upton). PBRo.Johnson 2.
Brewers 8, Reds 1
Milwaukee Cincinnati
ab r h bi ab r h bi
C.Hart rf 4 2 3 1 BPhllps 2b 4 0 0 0
LSchfr ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Renteri ss 4 0 0 0
CGomz cf 5 2 2 2 Votto 1b 4 0 0 0
Braun lf 4 2 3 0 Bruce rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Alonso lf 4 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 4 2 1 2 JFrncs 3b 2 1 1 0
Kotsay 1b 1 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 2 0 0 0
RWeks 2b 3 0 2 2 Mesorc c 3 0 1 1
HrstnJr 2b 0 0 0 0 Malony p 0 0 0 0
McGeh 3b 4 0 0 0 LeCure p 1 0 0 0
YBtncr ss 4 0 0 0 Burton p 0 0 0 0
JoWilsn ss 0 0 0 0 Frazier ph 0 0 0 0
Lucroy c 4 0 0 0 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0
Greink p 3 0 0 0 Chpmn p 0 0 0 0
TGreen ph 1 0 0 0 Masset p 0 0 0 0
Dillard p 0 0 0 0 Sappelt ph 1 0 0 0
Saito p 0 0 0 0 Corder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 812 7 Totals 29 1 2 1
Milwaukee.......................... 430 001 000 8
Cincinnati ........................... 000 010 000 1
EY.Betancourt (20), Mesoraco (3). DPMilwau-
kee1. LOBMilwaukee5, Cincinnati 4. 2BC.Hart
(21), R.Weeks (26). HRC.Hart (25), C.Gomez
(7), Fielder (34). CSRenteria (2).
IP H R ER BB SO
Milwaukee
Greinke W,15-6....... 7 2 1 1 3 10
Dillard ....................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Saito ......................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati
Maloney L,0-3 ......... 1
2
3 9 7 6 0 0
LeCure ..................... 2
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Burton....................... 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ondrusek ................. 1 1 1 1 0 0
Chapman ................. 1 1 0 0 0 1
Masset...................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cordero.................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
WPGreinke.
UmpiresHome, TomHallion;First, Phil Cuzzi;Se-
cond, Mike Estabrook;Third, James Hoye.
T2:41. A37,845 (42,319).
Nationals 4, Marlins 3
Florida Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Bonifac lf 4 0 1 0 Dsmnd ss 4 0 0 0
Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 Werth cf 4 0 0 0
Stanton rf 4 0 1 0 Zmrmn 3b 4 1 2 0
Dobbs 3b 4 0 0 0 Morse lf 3 1 0 0
GSnchz 1b 4 1 1 1 Storen p 0 0 0 0
Petersn cf 4 1 1 0 JGoms rf 3 1 1 0
DMrph ss 3 0 0 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0
Hayes c 3 1 1 2 Berndn lf 0 0 0 0
Hand p 1 0 1 0 Espinos 2b 3 1 1 1
Badnhp p 0 0 0 0 Marrer 1b 2 0 1 2
JoBakr ph 1 0 0 0 Flores c 3 0 0 0
Ceda p 0 0 0 0 Wang p 2 0 0 0
Rottino ph 1 0 0 0 Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0
R.Webb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 Totals 29 4 5 3
Florida ................................ 000 010 200 3
Washington ....................... 010 300 00x 4
EInfante (7), Petersen (2). LOBFlorida 3,
Washington 3. 2BZimmerman 2 (21), J.Gomes
(11), Marrero (4). HRG.Sanchez (19), Hayes (4).
SFMarrero.
IP H R ER BB SO
Florida
Hand L,1-8............... 4 5 4 3 1 5
Badenhop................. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ceda......................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
R.Webb.................... 2 0 0 0 0 1
Washington
Wang W,3-3............. 6
2
3 6 3 3 0 5
Clippard H,35 .......... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 2
Storen S,38-43........ 1 0 0 0 0 1
UmpiresHome, Cory Blaser;First, Vic Carapaz-
za;Second, Scott Barry;Third, Wally Bell.
T2:32. A26,581 (41,506).
Giants 12, Rockies 5
San Francisco Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi
AnTrrs cf 4 2 0 0 EYong cf 3 1 0 1
Fontent 2b 4 2 1 2 Nelson 2b 5 0 1 0
Beltran rf 5 2 2 1 Pachec 1b 4 0 0 0
PSndvl 3b 4 2 3 4 S.Smith rf 4 1 2 1
A.Huff 1b 4 0 1 0 Kzmnff 3b 2 1 0 0
RRmrz p 0 0 0 0 Wggntn lf 3 1 2 1
Gillaspi ph 1 0 1 0 Iannett c 3 1 1 1
BrWlsn p 0 0 0 0 Field ss 4 0 0 0
JaLopz p 0 0 0 0 Rogers p 1 0 0 0
Belt lf-1b 5 1 1 1 GRynld p 1 0 0 0
BCrwfr ss 5 2 2 1 JRomr p 0 0 0 0
Whitsd c 5 0 0 0 M.Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
Cain p 3 1 2 2 Hamml p 1 0 0 0
Christn lf 1 0 0 0 Roenck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41121311 Totals 32 5 6 4
San Francisco ................. 200 811 000 12
Colorado.......................... 001 220 000 5
EFontenot (7), Nelson (8). DPSan Francisco1.
LOBSan Francisco 7, Colorado 9. 2BBeltran
(38), B.Crawford (4), S.Smith (30), Wigginton (20).
3BP.Sandoval (3). HRFontenot (4), P.Sando-
val 2 (22), Belt (8), B.Crawford (3), Cain (1). SB
E.Young 2 (23). SFS.Smith.
IP H R ER BB SO
San Francisco
Cain W,12-10 .......... 5 5 5 3 4 3
R.Ramirez................ 2 0 0 0 2 1
Br.Wilson ................. 1 0 0 0 0 2
Ja.Lopez .................. 1 1 0 0 0 0
Colorado
Rogers L,6-6............ 3
2
3 7 9 9 2 0
G.Reynolds.............. 1
1
3 4 2 2 0 0
J.Romero ................. 1 1 1 0 0 2
Hammel .................... 2 1 0 0 1 2
Roenicke.................. 1 0 0 0 1 0
HBPby Cain (Pacheco, Kouzmanoff), by Rogers
(Fontenot).
UmpiresHome, Joe West;First, Angel Campos-
;Second, Sam Holbrook;Third, Paul Schrieber.
T3:09. A31,875 (50,490).
Cardinals 5, Phillies 0
St. Louis Philadelphia
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Theriot 2b 4 1 1 0 Rollins ss 4 0 1 0
Craig rf 4 3 3 3 Victorn cf 4 0 1 0
CPttrsn rf 0 0 0 0 Utley 2b 4 0 3 0
Pujols 1b 4 1 1 2 Pence rf 4 0 1 0
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0 Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0
Descals 3b 0 0 0 0 Polanc 3b 3 0 1 0
Brkmn lf 4 0 1 0 Gload 1b 3 0 0 0
Salas p 0 0 0 0 Schndr c 4 0 0 0
YMolin c 4 0 0 0 Hamels p 2 0 1 0
Furcal ss 3 0 1 0 Bowker ph 1 0 0 0
Jay cf 4 0 1 0 Blanton p 0 0 0 0
Crpntr p 3 0 0 0 DeFrts p 0 0 0 0
Chamrs lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5 Totals 33 0 8 0
St. Louis............................. 200 002 010 5
Philadelphia....................... 000 000 000 0
EFurcal (11). DPSt. Louis 3, Philadelphia 1.
LOBSt. Louis 3, Philadelphia 8. 2BTheriot
(24), Craig (13). HRCraig 2 (8), Pujols (36). SB
Furcal (9).
IP H R ER BB SO
St. Louis
C.Carpenter
W,10-9...................... 8 8 0 0 1 5
Salas......................... 1 0 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia
Hamels L,14-9......... 7 7 4 4 0 9
Blanton ..................... 1 1 1 1 0 2
De Fratus.................. 1 0 0 0 1 0
UmpiresHome, Gary Darling;First, Paul Emmel-
;Second, Rob Drake;Third, Bruce Dreckman.
T2:27. A45,063 (43,651).
T O P T E N
AMERICAN LEAGUE
G AB R H Pct.
AdGonzalez Bos....... 149 594 103 198 .333
MiCabrera Det .......... 152 540 102 179 .331
MiYoung Tex............. 151 599 80 198 .331
VMartinez Det ........... 136 506 71 164 .324
Ellsbury Bos .............. 148 612 111 195 .319
DOrtiz Bos................. 136 485 80 152 .313
Kotchman TB ............ 137 470 43 144 .306
Konerko CWS........... 144 527 68 161 .306
Bautista Tor ............... 139 480 102 146 .304
AGordon KC.............. 149 603 99 183 .303
Home Runs
Bautista, Toronto, 42;Granderson, New York,
40;Teixeira, New York, 37;MarReynolds, Balti-
more, 34;Konerko, Chicago, 30;Kinsler, Texas,
29;DOrtiz, Boston, 29.
Runs Batted In
Granderson, New York, 113;Cano, New York,
112;AdGonzalez, Boston, 111;Teixeira, New York,
104;Konerko, Chicago, 103;MiYoung, Texas,
102;Bautista, Toronto, 100.
Pitching
Verlander, Detroit, 24-5;Sabathia, New York,
19-8;Weaver, Los Angeles, 18-7;CWilson, Texas,
16-7;Nova, New York, 15-4;Lester, Boston,
15-8;Haren, Los Angeles, 15-9.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
G AB R H Pct.
Braun Mil.................... 141 533 103 179 .336
JosReyes NYM......... 118 507 94 168 .331
Kemp LAD................. 152 563 103 180 .320
Votto Cin.................... 152 560 98 178 .318
Pence Phi .................. 146 577 78 179 .310
ArRamirez ChC......... 145 552 79 170 .308
SCastro ChC............. 149 638 89 195 .306
Tulowitzki Col............ 140 530 80 161 .304
Morse Was ................ 137 490 66 148 .302
Helton Col.................. 124 421 59 127 .302
Home Runs
Pujols, St. Louis, 36;Fielder, Milwaukee, 34;Kemp,
Los Angeles, 34;Uggla, Atlanta, 34;Howard, Phila-
delphia, 33;Stanton, Florida, 32;Braun, Milwaukee,
31;Bruce, Cincinnati, 31.
Runs Batted In
Howard, Philadelphia, 113;Kemp, Los Angeles,
113;Fielder, Milwaukee, 112;Tulowitzki, Colorado,
105;Braun, Milwaukee, 103;Votto, Cincinnati,
98;Pujols, St. Louis, 95.
Pitching
IKennedy, Arizona, 19-4;Kershaw, Los Angeles,
19-5;Halladay, Philadelphia, 18-5;Gallardo, Mil-
waukee, 17-10;ClLee, Philadelphia, 16-7;DHudson,
Arizona, 16-10;Greinke, Milwaukee, 15-6.
1908 Bob Rhoads of the Indians pitched a no-
hitter against the Boston Red Sox for a 2-1victory in
Cleveland.
1930 NewYork pitcher Red Ruffing hit two home
runs as the Yankees edged the St. Louis Browns
7-6 in 10 innings.
1963 The New York Mets lost their last game at
thePoloGrounds tothePhiladelphiaPhillies, 5-1, in
front of a crowd of only 1,752.
1968Ray Washburnthrewa2-0no-hitter against
the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park, one
day after the Giants Gaylord Perry tossed a no-hit-
ter against Washburns St. Louis Cardinals.
1984 The Detroit Tigers clinched the American
League East Division with a 3-0 victory over the Mil-
waukeeBrewers, makingtheTigers thefourthteam
in major league history to lead from start to finish.
The other three teams were the 1923 New York Gi-
ants, 1927 New York Yankees and the 1955 Brook-
lyn Dodgers.
1987 Detroits Darrell Evans became the first
40-year-old player in major league history to hit 30
home runs in a season as the Tigers beat the Mil-
waukee Brewers 7-6.
1996 Roger Clemens equaled his own major
league record, fanning 20 batters and pitching a
four-hitter to lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers
4-0.
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Duo attends soccer camp
David Oram and WilliamTrowbridge attended the College
Soccer Preparatory Academy at Slippery Rock University
recently and were chosen as camp all-stars. Oram was
picked as a goalkeeping, while Trowbridge was chosen as a
midfield/winger. Oram was also chosen as MVP goalkeeper
at the YSC Varsity Elite Team Camp held at Eastern Uni-
versity. Both are members of Upper 90 Revolution U18
travel team and are seniors at Meyers High School in the
fall.
Kingston-Forty Fort all-stars
The Kingston-Forty Fort Little League 10 and 11 year old
all-star team finished as runner up in the District 31 tour-
namnet and took second place in the Back Mountain tour-
nament. Pictured are team members. First row, from left:
Danny Polacheck, Grayson Butcher, Charlie Keefer, Liam
Gabriel, Jake Malia, Billy Elko. Second row: Nial Vender,
Stephen Banas, Austin Sienkiewicz, Josh Payne, Michael
Lyons, Mark Mahalick. Third row Manager Joe Butcher,
coach Bill Gabriel and coach Jim Malia.
Mountain Top wins D-16 tourney
The Mountain Top 11 Year Old All-Star Team won the Dis-
trict 16 championship. Pictured are team members. First
row, from left: Connor Kaminski, Evan Knapp, Brett Calade,
Matt Taleroski, Justin Darden, Nick Andrews, Brandon Bro-
zena. Second row: Jai Hoover, Sean Wills, Wyatt Kindler,
Colin Macko and Stephen Wegener.
Youngster gets hole-in-one
Evan Murphy,12, from West Pittston, got his first hole-in-
one recently at Fox Hill Country Club in Exeter. Evan hit a
Titleist NXT ball with a Ping 20 degree hybrid on the par-3,
seventh hole that measured 142 yards. Evan was golfing
with his father, Jim Murphy.
Blakeslee honored
While playing fast-pitch softball with the Wyoming Valley
Vipers 14U travel team, Sugarloaf Township teen Lauren
Blakeslee was crowned 2011 Miss NSA at the recent Nation-
al Softball Associations World Series softball tournament
in Sterling, Va.The 14-year-old was selected for the honor
based on her athletic achievements, academic record and
civic involvement. Lauren is the daughter of Eric and Jen-
nifer Blakeslee and will be attending ninth grade in theHa-
zleton Area School District this fall. When she is not playing
travel ball for the Vipers, Lauren plays recreational softball
with the Valley Regional Girls Softball League and field
hockey with the Hazleton Area School District. Lauren is a
member of the National Junior Honor Society.
Team qualifies for nationals
The USTA U13 girls soccer team recently competed in a 3
vs. 3 national qualifier tournament in Downingtown. The
Strikers were undefeated in the tournament and went on
to win the championship game in sudden death overtime-
.With the championship win, the team qualified to play in
the national tournament in 2012. Team members, pictured
left to right are: Liz Shoemaker, Vanessa Atie, Taylor Caridi,
Audrey Williams and Maya Kornfeld.
Kachurak wins WVCC junior title
Matt Kachurak won the Wyoming Valley Country Clubs
junior championship recently. Pictured are Matt, left, and
runner-up Mike Hirthler.
Mileski wins womens crown
Debbie Mileski recently won the Wyoming Valley Country
Clubs womens championship. Pictured are runner-up Ma-
rie Mihalos, left, and Mileski.
Pony club competes in rally
Members of the Mountain Laurel Pony Club recently com-
peted in the United States Pony Club Eastern Pa. Region
Dressage Rally held at Radnor Hunt in Malvern. Members
were divided into two teams. Team1 placed third in dres-
sage and second in horse management overall. Team 2
placed first in dressage and fifth in horse management
overall. Pictured in top photo, from left: Stable manager
Sidney Blashock, advisor Hannah Woodeshick, stable man-
ager Jordan Greshko along with team members, Kayla
Mushala, Donnie Brady, Sydney Greshko, Taylor Woodesh-
ick, Kaitlyn Hyduke and Haley Greshko. Pictured in bottom
photo, from left, Team1 members: Hannah Woodeshick,
Jordan Greshko, advisor Kayla Mushala and Sidney Blash-
ock. Team 2: Taylor Yencho and Rebecca Gabb. .
WVCC women hold Ryder Cup tourney
The Womens Golf Association of the Wyoming Valley Country Club held its eighth annual Ryder Cup Tournament re-
cently. Based upon handicaps, two teams Yellow and White were selected. Each team consisted of 8 players. The two-
day competition included nine-hole captain and mate and nine-hole alternate shot formats for the first day. The second-
day format consisted of 18-hole individual match play. Both teams were tied at four points each after the first day. The
White team rallied on the second day to win the two-day tournament by four points. Pictured: White team on right with
Jeanne Elinsky as captain, and Yellow team on left with Debbie Mileski as Captain.
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STANDINGS, STATS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Aaron
Rodgers threw for 308 yards and
two scores, while the Green Bay
Packers withstood another 400-
yard passing day from Carolina
rookie Cam Newton to beat the
Panthers 30-23 on Sunday.
A week after throwing for 422
yards, Newton topped himself
by throwing for 432 yards and a
touchdown. He also ran for a
4-yard touchdown with 37 sec-
onds left to bring Carolina (0-2)
within seven, but the Packers
(2-0) recovered the onside kick
to seal the victory.
Rodgers found Greg Jennings
for a 49-yard touchdown early in
the third quarter to put the
Packers ahead for good. Then,
after Clay Matthews stopped
Newton on a fourth-down run
inside the 5, Rodgers found
Jordy Nelson for an 84-yard
touchdown to make it a two-
possession game and help the
Packers hang on.
Browns 27, Colts 19
INDIANAPOLIS Peyton
Hillis ran for 94 yards and two
touchdowns, Colt McCoy threw
for 211 yards and a score and
Cleveland ended a five-game
losing streak against Peyton
Manning-less Indianapolis.
The Colts are 0-2 for the first
time since 1998, and Manning
likely will miss two months
following his third neck surgery
in 20 months. The Browns re-
bounded with their first win for
new coach Pat Shurmur after a
loss to the Bengals last week.
Saints 30, Bears 13
NEW ORLEANS Drew
Brees threw for three touch-
downs and New Orleans de-
fense beat up on Jay Cutler.
Brees scoring strikes includ-
ed a 79-yarder to Devery Hen-
derson. Darren Sproles scored
on a 12-yard swing pass and
Robert Meachem had a 4-yard
TD reception as the Saints (1-1)
bounced back from an opening
week loss to Green Bay.
Bills 38, Raiders 35
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a 6-yard
touchdown pass to David Nel-
son with 14 seconds left to cap a
wild back-and-forth fourth quar-
ter.
The Bills scored touchdowns
on all five of their second-half
possessions to overcome a 21-3
first-half deficit. The teams
traded leads five times over the
final 14:10.
Patriots 35, Chargers 21
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
Tom Brady threw for 423 yards
six days after setting a single-
game team record of 517 in
leading New England.
Brady had three touchdown
passes and tied for the third
most yards passing in club histo-
ry, going 31 of 40 with no in-
terceptions as the Patriots (2-0)
scored on each of their four
first-half possessions.
Cowboys 27, 49ers 24
SAN FRANCISCO Playing
with a fractured rib, Tony Romo
hit Jesse Holley on a 77-yard
completion in overtime to set up
Dan Baileys winning 19-yard
field goal for Dallas.
Bailey kicked a tying 48-yard
field goal as time expired in
regulation after missing an early
21-yard attempt. Romo complet-
ed five of six passes on the tying
drive, connecting on consec-
utive throws to Holley before
finding him again in OT.
Redskins 22, Cardinals 21
LANDOVER, Md. Graham
Gano kicked a 34-yard field goal
with 1:45 remaining as Washing-
ton rallied from an eight-point,
fourth-quarter deficit.
The Redskins (2-0) beat the
Cardinals (1-1) for the eighth
time in a row. Santana Moss
18-yard catch on fourth down
with 5:17 remaining pulled
Washington within two, but the
2-point conversion attempt
failed.
Titans 26, Ravens 13
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Matt
Hasselbeck threw for 358 yards
and a touchdown, and Ten-
nessee gave new coach Mike
Munchak a big win in the home
opener.
With the Ravens (1-1) focused
on stopping Chris Johnson,
Hasselbeck attacked through the
air. Kenny Britt caught nine
passes for 135 yards and a TD,
while Nate Washington caught
seven passes for 99 yards. Rob
Bironas also kicked four field
goals as Tennessee (1-1) held the
ball for more than 35 minutes
and outgained Baltimore 432-
229 in total offense.
Lions 48, Chiefs 3
DETROIT Matthew Staf-
ford threw two of his four TD
passes to Calvin Johnson and
Detroit came away with its
largest margin of victory in a
regular season game.
The Lions broke the mark
they set with a 44-0 win over
expansion Jacksonville in 1995
and matched the record set in
the 1957 NFL title game when
they beat Cleveland 59-14.
Texans 23, Dolphins 13
MIAMI Andre Johnson
caught a 23-yard touchdown
pass from Matt Schaub that
helped Houston get off to s 2-0
start.
Miamis sieve-like pass de-
fense was no match for Johnson
and Schaub, who threw for 230
yards and had a quarterback
rating of 118.5. Johnson made
seven catches for 93 yards.
Buccaneers 24, Vikings 20
MINNEAPOLIS LeGar-
rette Blounts 4-yard touchdown
run with 31 seconds left lifted
Tampa Bay and completed an-
other comeback by quarterback
Josh Freeman this time from
a 17-0 halftime deficit.
Eight of Freemans 14 career
victories have come when the
Bucs (1-1) went ahead in the
fourth quarter or overtime.
Given how overwhelmed they
were before halftime, outgained
284 yards to 62 during the first
two quarters, this might have
been the most impressive.
Broncos 24, Bengals 22
DENVER Kyle Orton
threw two TD passes to Eric
Decker, Willis McGahee ran for
another score and John Fox
gained his first win as Denvers
coach.
The Broncos (1-1) lost two
more players to injury giving
them nine, including six starters
but still topped the Bengals
(1-1) for the ninth straight time
in Denver, where Cincy hasnt
won since 1975.
R O U N D U P
AP PHOTO
The Green Bay Packers Greg Jennings (85) runs past the Car-
olina Panthers Jordan Pugh (29) for a touchdown during the
third quarter of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday.
Rodgers leads Pack
past Newton, Panthers
The Associated Press
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div
New England........................................... 2 0 0 1.000 73 45 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
Buffalo...................................................... 2 0 0 1.000 79 42 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
N.Y. Jets.................................................. 2 0 0 1.000 59 27 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
Miami........................................................ 0 2 0 .000 37 61 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
South
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div
Houston ................................................... 2 0 0 1.000 57 20 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
Jacksonville............................................. 1 1 0 .500 19 46 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
Tennessee .............................................. 1 1 0 .500 40 29 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
Indianapolis............................................. 0 2 0 .000 26 61 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
North
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div
Baltimore.................................................... 1 1 0 .500 48 33 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
Cincinnati ................................................... 1 1 0 .500 49 41 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
Cleveland................................................... 1 1 0 .500 44 46 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
Pittsburgh .................................................. 1 1 0 .500 31 35 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0
West
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div
Oakland...................................................... 1 1 0 .500 58 58 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
San Diego.................................................. 1 1 0 .500 45 52 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
Denver........................................................ 1 1 0 .500 44 45 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
Kansas City ............................................... 0 2 0 .000 10 89 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div
Washington............................................. 2 0 0 1.000 50 35 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
Dallas....................................................... 1 1 0 .500 51 51 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
Philadelphia ............................................ 1 1 0 .500 62 48 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
N.Y. Giants .............................................. 0 1 0 .000 14 28 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
South
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div
New Orleans.............................................. 1 1 0 .500 64 55 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Tampa Bay................................................. 1 1 0 .500 44 47 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Atlanta ........................................................ 1 1 0 .500 47 61 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Carolina...................................................... 0 2 0 .000 44 58 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
North
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div
Green Bay................................................ 2 0 0 1.000 72 57 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Detroit ...................................................... 2 0 0 1.000 75 23 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
Chicago.................................................... 1 1 0 .500 43 42 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Minnesota................................................ 0 2 0 .000 37 48 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
West
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div
San Francisco ........................................... 1 1 0 .500 57 44 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
Arizona....................................................... 1 1 0 .500 49 43 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
St. Louis..................................................... 0 1 0 .000 13 31 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Seattle ........................................................ 0 2 0 .000 17 57 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
Sunday's Games
New Orleans 30, Chicago 13
Tennessee 26, Baltimore 13
Tampa Bay 24, Minnesota 20
Detroit 48, Kansas City 3
N.Y. Jets 32, Jacksonville 3
Buffalo 38, Oakland 35
Washington 22, Arizona 21
Pittsburgh 24, Seattle 0
Green Bay 30, Carolina 23
Cleveland 27, Indianapolis 19
Dallas 27, San Francisco 24, OT
Denver 24, Cincinnati 22
Houston 23, Miami 13
New England 35, San Diego 21
Atlanta 35, Philadelphia 31
Monday's Game
St. Louis at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sep. 25
Houston at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Denver at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 26
Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Saints 30, Bears 13
Chicago................................. 7 3 3 0 13
New Orleans......................... 3 13 7 7 30
First Quarter
ChiSanzenbacher 8 pass from Cutler (Gould
kick), 6:55.
NOFG Kasay 31, :23.
Second Quarter
NOHenderson 79 pass from Brees (Kasay kick),
12:37.
NOFG Kasay 29, 5:52.
NOFG Kasay 53, 2:09.
ChiFG Gould 42, :00.
Third Quarter
ChiFG Gould 38, 12:15.
NOMeachem 4 pass from Brees (Kasay kick),
7:33.
Fourth Quarter
NOSproles 12 pass from Brees (Kasay kick),
12:05.
A73,019.
Chi NO
First downs ........................... 18 16
Total Net Yards .................... 246 382
Rushes-yards ....................... 12-60 29-118
Passing.................................. 186 264
Punt Returns......................... 1-(-4) 2-1
Kickoff Returns..................... 3-77 1-24
Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 19-45-0 26-37-0
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 6-58 1-6
Punts...................................... 8-43.8 5-45.8
Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards.................... 6-47 7-41
Time of Possession............. 23:46 36:14
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGChicago, Forte10-49, Cutler 1-12, Bell
1-(minus1). NewOrleans, Ingram14-51, P.Thomas
9-41, Sproles 4-17, Meachem1-7, Brees 1-2.
PASSINGChicago, Cutler 19-45-0-244. New Or-
leans, Brees 26-37-0-270.
RECEIVINGChicago, Forte 10-117, Sanzen-
bacher 3-33, Knox 2-45, Hester 1-17, Hurd 1-13,
Clutts 1-10, Bennett 1-9. New Orleans, Sproles
8-43, Graham 6-79, Meachem 4-10, Henderson
3-103, P.Thomas 2-14, Arrington 1-14, Moore 1-6,
D.Thomas 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALSNone.
Titans 26, Ravens 13
Baltimore............................. 0 10 0 3 13
Tennessee.......................... 0 10 10 6 26
Second Quarter
TenFG Bironas 25, 8:32.
BalRice 31 pass fromFlacco (Cundiff kick), 4:38.
TenBritt 4 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick),
:40.
BalFG Cundiff 41, :00.
Third Quarter
TenRinger 10 run (Bironas kick), 11:10.
TenFG Bironas 43, 3:25.
Fourth Quarter
TenFG Bironas 39, 12:00.
BalFG Cundiff 29, 6:58.
TenFG Bironas 33, :26.
A69,143.
Bal Ten
First downs ........................... 15 21
Total Net Yards .................... 229 432
Rushes-yards ....................... 17-45 29-74
Passing.................................. 184 358
Punt Returns......................... 1-4 3-17
Kickoff Returns..................... 4-142 0-0
Interceptions Ret.................. 1-0 2-34
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 15-32-2 30-42-1
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 3-13 0-0
Punts...................................... 5-45.0 3-39.7
Fumbles-Lost........................ 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 7-44 6-70
Time of Possession............. 24:08 35:52
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGBaltimore, Rice13-43, R.Williams 4-2.
Tennessee, C.Johnson 24-53, Ringer 5-21.
PASSINGBaltimore, Flacco 15-32-2-197. Ten-
nessee, Hasselbeck 30-42-1-358.
RECEIVINGBaltimore, Rice 5-53, Boldin 3-46,
Evans 2-45, Dickson 2-25, Pitta 2-24, Leach 1-4.
Tennessee, Britt 9-135, Washington 7-99, L.Haw-
kins 3-22, C.Johnson3-12, Cook 2-37, Ringer 2-30,
Mariani 2-9, Q.Johnson 1-13, Stevens 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALSTennessee, Bironas 34
(WR).
Buccaneers 24, Vikings 20
Tampa Bay........................ 0 0 10 14 24
Minnesota......................... 7 10 0 3 20
First Quarter
MinPeterson 1 run (Longwell kick), :02.
Second Quarter
MinFG Longwell 22, 5:06.
MinPeterson 9 run (Longwell kick), :52.
Third Quarter
TBBlount 27 run (Barth kick), 10:59.
TBFG Barth 36, :29.
Fourth Quarter
MinFG Longwell 29, 9:41.
TBBenn 25 pass from Freeman (Barth kick),
6:39.
TBBlount 4 run (Barth kick), :31.
A62,461.
TB Min
First downs ........................... 19 25
Total Net Yards .................... 335 398
Rushes-yards ....................... 19-105 33-186
Passing.................................. 230 212
Punt Returns......................... 2-27 2-3
Kickoff Returns..................... 4-91 2-17
Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 1-32
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 22-31-1 18-30-0
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-13 2-16
Punts...................................... 4-45.8 4-41.3
Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards.................... 6-53 8-65
Time of Possession............. 26:30 33:30
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGTampa Bay, Blount 13-71, Graham
3-18, Freeman 3-16. Minnesota, Peterson 25-120,
Gerhart 2-36, Harvin 2-18, McNabb 4-12.
PASSINGTampa Bay, Freeman 22-31-1-243.
Minnesota, McNabb 18-30-0-228.
RECEIVINGTampa Bay, Parker 6-98, Graham
5-21, Winslow 4-44, Briscoe 4-42, Benn 1-25,
Stocker 1-17, Williams1-(minus 4). Minnesota, Har-
vin 7-76, Jenkins 3-29, Shiancoe 3-28, Peterson
2-21, Gerhart 1-42, Berrian 1-17, Rudolph 1-15.
MISSED FIELD GOALSNone.
Lions 48, Chiefs 3
Kansas City......................... 3 0 0 0 3
Detroit.................................. 7 13 7 21 48
First Quarter
DetJohnson15pass fromStafford(Hansonkick),
10:50.
KCFG Succop 33, 8:00.
Second Quarter
DetScheffler 36 pass from Stafford (Hanson
kick), 5:50.
DetFG Hanson 51, 1:07.
DetFG Hanson 28, :02.
Third Quarter
DetJohnson 1 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick),
1:17.
Fourth Quarter
DetBest 9 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick),
14:49.
DetBest 1 run (Hanson kick), 11:31.
DetK.Williams 1 run (Hanson kick), 5:06.
A60,040.
KC Det
First downs ........................... 12 23
Total Net Yards .................... 267 411
Rushes-yards ....................... 29-151 30-89
Passing.................................. 116 322
Punt Returns......................... 1-1 1-7
Kickoff Returns..................... 3-69 0-0
Interceptions Ret.................. 1-4 3-45
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 15-23-3 24-40-1
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-17 0-0
Punts...................................... 5-39.6 5-41.2
Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-3 1-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 8-70 4-35
Time of Possession............. 27:36 32:24
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGKansas City, McCluster 8-51, Jones
12-40, Charles 2-27, McClain 4-15, Bowe 1-12, Bat-
tle 2-6. Detroit, Best 16-57, K.Williams 9-25, Harri-
son 4-6, Stafford 1-1.
PASSINGKansas City, Cassel 15-22-3-133, Pal-
ko 0-1-0-0. Detroit, Stafford 23-39-1-294, Sh.Hill
1-1-0-28.
RECEIVINGKansas City, Bowe 5-101, McClus-
ter 4-(minus 2), McClain 2-12, Pope 2-9, Breaston
1-7, Urban 1-6. Detroit, Burleson 7-93, Best 6-66,
T.Young 5-89, Johnson 3-29, Scheffler 1-36, Pet-
tigrew1-7, Heller 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOALSKansas City, Succop 44
(WL).
Jets 32, Jaguars 3
Jacksonville .......................... 3 0 0 0 3
N.Y. Jets................................ 9 6 14 3 32
First Quarter
NYJHolmes 17 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick),
11:37.
NYJWilkerson safety, 10:33.
JacFG Scobee 55, 3:02.
Second Quarter
NYJFG Folk 38, 13:28.
NYJFG Folk 45, :26.
Third Quarter
NYJKeller 11 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick),
3:50.
NYJGreene 1 run (Folk kick), 1:30.
Fourth Quarter
NYJFG Folk 23, 14:03.
A78,834.
Jac NYJ
First downs ........................... 11 15
Total Net Yards .................... 203 283
Rushes-yards ....................... 27-112 32-101
Passing.................................. 91 182
Punt Returns......................... 2-7 0-0
Kickoff Returns..................... 6-104 3-100
Interceptions Ret.................. 2-12 4-76
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 11-25-4 17-24-2
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-20 1-0
Punts...................................... 5-40.6 5-38.8
Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 4-50 7-60
Time of Possession............. 26:37 33:23
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGJacksonville, Jones-Drew 18-88, Ka-
rim6-15, Bolen1-4, McCown1-4, Gabbert 1-1. N.Y.
Jets, Greene 16-49, Sanchez 3-29, McKnight 6-14,
Tomlinson 6-8, Cromartie 1-1.
PASSINGJacksonville, McCown 6-19-4-59,
Gabbert 5-6-0-52. N.Y. Jets, Sanchez17-24-2-182.
RECEIVINGJacksonville, Thomas 3-29, Miller
3-28, Jones-Drew 3-19, Dillard 1-25, Karim 1-10.
N.Y. Jets, Keller 6-101, Holmes 3-42, Mulligan 2-8,
Greene 2-6, Conner 1-9, Mason1-7, Tomlinson1-7,
Cumberland 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOALSNone.
Bills 38, Raiders 35
Oakland............................. 0 21 0 14 35
Buffalo............................... 0 3 14 21 38
Second Quarter
OakBush 1 run (Janikowski kick), 11:33.
OakMcFadden 5 run (Janikowski kick), 8:08.
BufFG Lindell 25, 2:22.
OakJ.Campbell 1 run (Janikowski kick), 1:22.
Third Quarter
BufJackson 43 run (Lindell kick), 13:26.
BufSt.Johnson 7 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell
kick), 3:41.
Fourth Quarter
BufJackson 1 run (Lindell kick), 14:10.
OakMcFadden 12 pass from J.Campbell (Jani-
kowski kick), 9:18.
BufChandler 6 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell
kick), 4:48.
OakMoore 50 pass fromJ.Campbell (Janikowski
kick), 3:41.
BufNelson 6 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick),
:14.
A68,191.
Oak Buf
First downs ........................... 26 34
Total Net Yards .................... 454 481
Rushes-yards ....................... 30-131 25-217
Passing.................................. 323 264
Punt Returns......................... 2-19 2-16
Kickoff Returns..................... 4-61 0-0
Interceptions Ret.................. 1-2 1-0
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 23-33-1 28-46-1
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 0-0 0-0
Punts...................................... 3-51.7 2-49.5
Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 8-85 3-26
Time of Possession............. 29:13 30:47
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGOakland, McFadden 20-72, Moore
1-25, Bush 4-23, T.Jones 1-4, Reece 1-4, J.Camp-
bell 3-3. Buffalo, Jackson 15-117, Spiller 4-63, Fitz-
patrick 3-23, B.Smith 3-14.
PASSINGOakland, J.Campbell 23-33-1-323.
Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 28-46-1-264.
RECEIVINGOakland, McFadden 7-71, Moore
5-146, Hagan 5-61, Reece 3-20, Myers 2-16, Schi-
lens 1-9. Buffalo, Nelson 10-83, St.Johnson 8-96,
Jones 4-24, Jackson 2-23, Chandler 2-16, Parrish
1-16, Spiller 1-6.
MISSED FIELD GOALSBuffalo, Lindell 39 (BK).
Redskins 22, Cardinals 21
Arizona................................ 7 0 7 7 21
Washington ........................ 0 10 0 12 22
First Quarter
AriKing 21 pass from Kolb (Feely kick), 3:54.
Second Quarter
WasFG Gano 26, 10:25.
WasDavis 1 pass from Grossman (Gano kick),
3:04.
Third Quarter
AriWells 2 run (Feely kick), 2:47.
Fourth Quarter
WasFG Gano 23, 11:18.
AriFitzgerald 73 pass from Kolb (Feely kick),
10:58.
WasMoss 18 pass from Grossman (pass failed),
5:17.
WasFG Gano 34, 1:45.
A76,330.
Ari Was
First downs ........................... 16 28
Total Net Yards .................... 324 455
Rushes-yards ....................... 15-93 35-172
Passing.................................. 231 283
Punt Returns......................... 2-30 4-73
Kickoff Returns..................... 2-62 4-105
Interceptions Ret.................. 2-50 1-0
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 17-30-1 25-43-2
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 3-20 1-8
Punts...................................... 6-49.0 3-39.3
Fumbles-Lost........................ 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 10-97 3-15
Time of Possession............. 21:30 38:30
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGArizona, Wells 14-93, Taylor 1-0.
Washington, Hightower 20-96, Helu 10-74, Young
1-7, Grossman 4-(minus 5).
PASSINGArizona, Kolb 17-30-1-251. Washing-
ton, Grossman 25-43-2-291.
RECEIVINGArizona, Fitzgerald 7-133, Roberts
3-30, King 2-36, Stuckey 2-24, Doucet 2-20, Heap
1-8. Washington, Davis 6-86, Gaffney 5-62, Moss
5-61, Helu 3-38, Stallworth 2-16, Armstrong 2-14,
Hightower 1-10, Young 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALSWashington, Gano 30
(BK).
Steelers 24, Seahawks 0
Seattle.................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh.............................. 7 10 7 0 24
First Quarter
PitMendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick), 3:28.
Second Quarter
PitRedman 20 run (Suisham kick), 12:41.
PitFG Suisham 20, 1:52.
Third Quarter
PitWallace 2 pass fromRoethlisberger (Suisham
kick), 3:30.
A63,663.
Sea Pit
First downs ........................... 8 23
Total Net Yards .................... 164 421
Rushes-yards ....................... 13-31 35-124
Passing.................................. 133 297
Punt Returns......................... 1-0 6-62
Kickoff Returns..................... 2-39 1-23
Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 20-29-0 23-31-0
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 5-26 2-16
Punts...................................... 8-48.1 3-58.3
Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 6-66 4-48
Time of Possession............. 21:16 38:44
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGSeattle, Jackson 3-12, Lynch 6-11,
Forsett 3-10, Washington 1-(minus 2). Pittsburgh,
Mendenhall 19-66, Redman 10-49, Roethlisberger
5-8, A.Brown 1-1.
PASSINGSeattle, Jackson 20-29-0-159. Pitts-
burgh, Roethlisberger 22-30-0-298, Sanders
1-1-0-15.
RECEIVINGSeattle, Obomanu 4-35, Durham
3-30, Forsett 3-20, Tate 2-12, A.McCoy 2-9, E.Wil-
liams 1-17, Miller 1-13, Washington 1-9, M.Williams
1-9, Baldwin 1-4, Lynch 1-1. Pittsburgh, Wallace
8-126, A.Brown 4-67, Ward 4-33, Sanders 2-44,
Mendenhall 2-12, Miller 1-16, Moore 1-9, Redman
1-6.
MISSED FIELD GOALSPittsburgh, Suisham 41
(WR).
Packers 30, Panthers 23
Green Bay......................... 0 7 16 7 30
Carolina ............................ 10 3 0 10 23
First Quarter
CarLaFell 3 pass fromNewton (Mare kick), 9:20.
CarFG Mare 20, 6:32.
Second Quarter
CarFG Mare 33, 14:48.
GBKuhn 1 run (Crosby kick), 9:58.
Third Quarter
GBG.Jennings 49 pass from Rodgers (Crosby
kick), 12:23.
GBFG Crosby 37, 10:22.
GBFG Crosby 19, 5:43.
GBFG Crosby 34, :57.
Fourth Quarter
CarFG Mare 21, 10:05.
GBNelson 84 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick),
2:14.
CarNewton 4 run (Mare kick), :37.
A73,167.
GB Car
First downs ........................... 16 26
Total Net Yards .................... 419 475
Rushes-yards ....................... 21-124 21-71
Passing.................................. 295 404
Punt Returns......................... 0-0 2-11
Kickoff Returns..................... 3-53 5-107
Interceptions Ret.................. 3-6 0-0
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 19-30-0 28-46-3
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-13 4-28
Punts...................................... 3-38.7 2-37.5
Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards.................... 7-57 6-50
Time of Possession............. 27:26 32:34
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGGreen Bay, Starks 9-85, Grant 6-25,
Rodgers 5-13, Kuhn 1-1. Carolina, Newton 10-53,
D.Williams 5-13, Stewart 6-5.
PASSINGGreen Bay, Rodgers 19-30-0-308.
Carolina, Newton 28-46-3-432.
RECEIVINGGreenBay, Finley 5-68, Starks 3-30,
Grant 3-14, G.Jennings 2-55, Cobb 2-25, Nelson
1-84, J.Jones 1-15, Driver 1-10, Kuhn 1-7. Carolina,
Stewart 8-100, Smith6-156, LaFell 4-49, D.Williams
4-23, Shockey 3-56, Naanee 2-14, Olsen 1-34.
MISSED FIELD GOALSNone.
Browns 27, Colts 19
Cleveland............................ 0 14 0 13 27
Indianapolis ........................ 3 6 3 7 19
First Quarter
IndFG Vinatieri 39, 10:31.
Second Quarter
IndFG Vinatieri 27, 14:15.
CleMoore 16 pass from McCoy (Dawson kick),
7:53.
IndFG Vinatieri 52, 3:53.
CleHillis 1 run (Dawson kick), :15.
Third Quarter
IndFG Vinatieri 36, 6:52.
Fourth Quarter
CleFG Dawson 20, 10:57.
CleHillis 24 run (Dawson kick), 3:55.
CleFG Dawson 23, 2:59.
IndClark 6 pass from Collins (Vinatieri kick), :24.
A65,035.
Cle Ind
First downs ........................... 18 19
Total Net Yards .................... 303 285
Rushes-yards ....................... 34-106 26-109
Passing.................................. 197 176
Punt Returns......................... 2-52 0-0
Kickoff Returns..................... 2-80 3-66
Interceptions Ret.................. 1-28 0-0
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 22-32-0 19-38-1
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-14 2-15
Punts...................................... 5-40.2 4-52.0
Fumbles-Lost........................ 4-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards.................... 3-49 4-21
Time of Possession............. 34:34 25:26
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGCleveland, Hillis 27-94, McCoy 3-10,
Hardesty 3-1, Marecic 1-1. Indianapolis, Addai
14-64, Carter 11-46, Collins 1-(minus 1).
PASSINGCleveland, McCoy 22-32-0-211. Indi-
anapolis, Collins 19-38-1-191.
RECEIVINGCleveland, Little 4-38, Hillis 4-23,
Massaquoi 3-45, Cribbs 3-41, Al.Smith 3-19, Wat-
son 2-16, Marecic 2-13, Moore 1-16. Indianapolis,
Wayne 4-66, Addai 4-37, Clark 4-32, Garcon 3-28,
Collie 3-24, Eldridge 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALSNone.
Cowboys 27, 49ers 24
Dallas............................. 0 7 7 10 3 27
San Francisco............... 0 14 7 3 0 24
Second Quarter
SFGore 1 run (Akers kick), 11:54.
SFK.Williams 12 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers
kick), 6:23.
DalAustin 53 pass fromRomo (Bailey kick), 1:48.
Third Quarter
DalAustin 5 pass from Kitna (Bailey kick), 6:50.
SFWalker 29 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers kick),
:37.
Fourth Quarter
SFFG Akers 55, 11:12.
DalAustin 25 pass fromRomo (Bailey kick), 6:55.
DalFG Bailey 48, :00.
Overtime
DalFG Bailey 19, 12:07.
A69,732.
Dal SF
First downs ........................... 20 14
Total Net Yards .................... 472 206
Rushes-yards ....................... 22-45 24-74
Passing.................................. 427 132
Punt Returns......................... 4-38 4-45
Kickoff Returns..................... 1-26 1-43
Interceptions Ret.................. 1-15 2-18
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 26-43-2 16-24-1
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-5 6-47
Punts...................................... 4-48.5 6-55.3
Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 8-83 5-25
Time of Possession............. 32:10 30:43
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGDallas, Jones 9-25, Murray 6-21,
Choice 5-5, Austin 1-(minus 2), Ogletree 1-(minus
4). San Francisco, Gore 20-47, Ale.Smith 3-21, Dix-
on 1-6.
PASSINGDallas, Romo 20-33-0-345, Kitna
6-10-2-87. San Francisco, Ale.Smith 16-24-1-179.
RECEIVINGDallas, Austin 9-143, Witten 7-102,
Holley 3-96, Ogletree 2-50, Choice 2-24, Phillips
1-8, Jones 1-5, Murray 1-4. San Francisco, Ginn Jr.
4-38, Morgan 3-35, Gore 3-17, Walker 2-38, V.Da-
vis 2-18, Edwards 1-21, K.Williams 1-12.
MISSED FIELD GOALSDallas, Bailey 21 (WR).
Broncos 24, Bengals 22
Cincinnati............................... 0 3 12 7 22
Denver ................................... 7 3 7 7 24
First Quarter
DenMcGahee 1 run (Prater kick), 6:30.
Second Quarter
CinFG Nugent 45, 6:33.
DenFG Prater 34, :12.
Third Quarter
DenDecker 25 pass from Orton (Prater kick),
10:57.
CinFG Nugent 37, 8:54.
CinCaldwell 10 pass from Dalton (pass failed),
3:36.
CinFG Nugent 23, 1:05.
Fourth Quarter
DenDecker 52 pass from Orton (Prater kick),
13:30.
CinGreen 5 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick),
11:17.
A73,281.
Cin Den
First downs ........................... 18 19
Total Net Yards .................... 382 318
Rushes-yards ....................... 20-72 36-131
Passing.................................. 310 187
Punt Returns......................... 5-29 0-0
Kickoff Returns..................... 0-0 1-23
Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 27-41-0 15-25-0
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-22 2-8
Punts...................................... 5-41.0 6-55.8
Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 2-2
Penalties-Yards.................... 7-69 7-55
Time of Possession............. 29:45 30:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGCincinnati, Benson 16-59, Scott 2-10,
Dalton 2-3. Denver, McGahee 28-101, Ball 6-28,
Larsen 1-4, Orton 1-(minus 2).
PASSINGCincinnati, Dalton 27-41-0-332. Den-
ver, Orton 15-25-0-195.
RECEIVINGCincinnati, Green 10-124, Simpson
4-136, Caldwell 3-27, Benson 3-17, Shipley 3-15,
Gresham 2-8, Leonard 2-5. Denver, Decker 5-113,
Larsen 3-23, Willis 2-22, Royal 2-18, Fells 1-9,
McGahee 1-5, J.Thomas 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALSNone.
Texans 23, Dolphins 13
Houston................................. 6 10 0 7 23
Miami ..................................... 3 0 7 3 13
First Quarter
HouFG Rackers 23, 9:58.
HouFG Rackers 22, 4:33.
MiaFG Carpenter 42, 2:25.
Second Quarter
HouDaniels 4 pass from Schaub (Rackers kick),
14:09.
HouFG Rackers 36, :00.
Third Quarter
MiaMarshall 12 pass from Henne (Carpenter
kick), 6:37.
Fourth Quarter
MiaFG Carpenter 34, 12:53.
HouA.Johnson 23 pass from Schaub (Rackers
kick), 10:06.
A51,032.
Hou Mia
First downs ........................... 19 18
Total Net Yards .................... 345 306
Rushes-yards ....................... 36-138 28-153
Passing.................................. 207 153
Punt Returns......................... 2-36 4-40
Kickoff Returns..................... 2-77 3-77
Interceptions Ret.................. 1-5 0-0
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 21-29-0 12-30-1
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 3-23 2-17
Punts...................................... 6-47.8 3-60.3
Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards.................... 4-76 3-20
Time of Possession............. 34:06 25:54
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGHouston, Tate 23-103, Foster 10-33,
Schaub 2-2, Slaton 1-0. Miami, Thomas 18-107,
Henne 3-26, Bush 6-18, Johnson 1-2.
PASSINGHouston, Schaub 21-29-0-230. Miami,
Henne 12-30-1-170.
RECEIVINGHouston, A.Johnson 7-93, Tate
4-32, Jones 3-48, Daniels 3-25, Foster 2-7, B.John-
son1-16, Dreessen1-9. Miami, Marshall 6-79, Bess
2-42, Hartline 2-36, Thomas 1-10, Bush 1-3.
MISSEDFIELDGOALSMiami, Carpenter 22, 34
(WL).
Patriots 35, Chargers 21
San Diego ........................... 7 0 0 14 21
New England...................... 7 13 0 15 35
First Quarter
NEHernandez 14 pass from Brady (Gostkowski
kick), 6:16.
SDMathews 10 run (Novak kick), 2:55.
Second Quarter
NEFG Gostkowski 22, 13:20.
NER.Gronkowski 10 pass from Brady (Gostkow-
ski kick), 2:49.
NEFG Gostkowski 47, :00.
Fourth Quarter
SDJackson 3 pass from Rivers (Novak kick),
13:33.
NER.Gronkowski 17 pass from Brady (Wood-
head run), 8:40.
SDJackson 26 pass from Rivers (Novak kick),
5:40.
NEGreen-Ellis 16 run (Gostkowski kick), 1:54.
A68,756.
SD NE
First downs ........................... 29 28
Total Net Yards .................... 470 504
Rushes-yards ....................... 24-98 25-94
Passing.................................. 372 410
Punt Returns......................... 1-(-2) 0-0
Kickoff Returns..................... 3-63 2-39
Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 2-30
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 29-40-2 31-40-0
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-6 2-13
Punts...................................... 1-35.0 2-42.5
Fumbles-Lost........................ 2-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 6-44 8-80
Time of Possession............. 30:58 29:02
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGSan Diego, Mathews 12-64, Rivers
2-12, Hester 1-12, Tolbert 9-10. New England,
Green-Ellis17-70, Woodhead4-12, Ridley 2-9, Bra-
dy 2-3.
PASSINGSan Diego, Rivers 29-40-2-378. New
England, Brady 31-40-0-423.
RECEIVINGSan Diego, Jackson 10-172, Tolbert
8-73, Mathews 7-62, Floyd 2-59, McMichael 1-6,
Walters 1-6. New England, Branch 8-129, Welker
7-81, Hernandez 7-62, R.Gronkowski 4-86, Ocho-
cinco 2-45, Woodhead 2-15, Green-Ellis 1-5.
MISSED FIELD GOALSNone.
Falcons 35, Eagles 31
Philadelphia...................... 0 10 21 0 31
Atlanta............................... 7 7 7 14 35
First Quarter
AtlWhite 2 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 2:44.
Second Quarter
PhiMaclin 5 pass fromVick (Henery kick), 10:54.
PhiFG Henery 22, 6:46.
AtlGonzalez 4 pass fromRyan (Bryant kick), :44.
Third Quarter
AtlGonzalez 17 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick),
11:56.
PhiMaclin 36 pass from Vick (Henery kick),
10:00.
PhiMcCoy 8 run (Henery kick), 7:52.
PhiMcCoy 2 run (Henery kick), 1:59.
Fourth Quarter
AtlMughelli 1pass fromRyan(Bryant kick), 10:45.
AtlTurner 3 run (Bryant kick), 4:48.
A69,608.
Phi Atl
First downs ........................... 27 20
Total Net Yards .................... 447 318
Rushes-yards ....................... 30-133 29-138
Passing.................................. 314 180
Punt Returns......................... 3-6 1-19
Kickoff Returns..................... 5-113 3-78
Interceptions Ret.................. 2-20 1-2
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 26-37-1 17-28-2
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 0-0 4-15
Punts...................................... 4-44.8 7-35.6
Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 4-20 7-57
Time of Possession............. 30:03 29:57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGPhiladelphia, McCoy18-95, Vick 6-25,
Brown 3-10, Kafka 1-2, Maclin 1-1, D.Jackson 1-0.
Atlanta, Turner 21-114, Rodgers 3-17, Ryan 4-6,
Mughelli 1-1.
PASSINGPhiladelphia, Vick 19-28-1-242, Kafka
7-9-0-72. Atlanta, Ryan 17-28-2-195.
RECEIVINGPhiladelphia, Maclin 13-171, Celek
4-43, McCoy 4-21, Smith 2-29, D.Jackson 2-21,
Avant 1-29. Atlanta, Gonzalez 7-83, White 3-23,
Jones 2-29, Douglas 2-19, Turner 1-32, Snelling
1-8, Mughelli 1-1.
MISSEDFIELDGOALSPhiladelphia, Henery 63
(SH).
N F L T O D A Y
Monday, Sept. 19
St. Louis (0-1) at New York Giants (0-1), 8:30 p.m.
EDT.
Former Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spag-
nuolo faces New York for the first time since be-
coming coach of St. Louis in a matchup of two of the
NFLs most banged-up teams.
STARS
Passing
Cam Newton, Panthers, was 28 for 46 for 432
yards with a TD and three interceptions in Caroli-
nas 30-23 loss to Green Bay. Newtons 854 yards
passing are the most yards for a player in his first
two games.
TomBrady, Patriots, was 31 for 40 for 423 yards
and three TDs in NewEnglands 35-21win over San
Diego. Brady set an NFL record with 940 yards
passing in the first two weeks of the season.
Tony Romo, Cowboys, was 20 of 33 for 345
yards with 2 TDs in Dallas 27-24 OT win over San
Francisco.
Matt Hasselbeck, Titans, finished30of 42for 358
yards and a TD and interception in Tennessees
26-13 win over Baltimore.
Andy Dalton, Bengals, was 27 of 41 for 332 yards
with 2 TDs in Cincinnatis 24-22 loss to Denver.
Rushing
Adrian Peterson, Vikings, had 25 carries for 120
yards and 2 TDs in Minnesotas 24-20 loss to Tam-
pa Bay.
Fred Jackson, Bills, finished with 117 yards and
two TDs on 15 carries in Buffalos 38-35 win over
Oakland.
Daniel Thomas, Dolphins, had 18 carries for 107
yards in Miamis 23-13 loss to Houston.
Ben Tate, Texans, had 23 carries for 103 yards in
Houstons 23-13 win over Miami.
Willis McGahee, Broncos, finished with 101 yards
and a TD on 28 carries in Denvers 24-22 win over
Denver.
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S P O R T S
JOLIET, Ill. Sundays rain at
Chicagoland Speedway forced
NASCAR to postpone the open-
ing race of the Chase for the
Sprint Cup championship.
NASCAR rescheduled the race
for today at noon Eastern.
The forecast didnt look good
fromthe start, but because the fa-
cility has lights, NASCARwaited
all day for a window to dry the
track. Officials got the window
and had the track almost dry, but
the sky opened again roughly six
hours after the scheduled start.
We appreciate the fans hang-
ing in there with us and we know
that rain presents an issue that
nobody has much control over
and its uncomfortable, NAS-
CAR president Mike Helton said
earlier Sunday. But I think its in
everybodys best interest to try to
get it in and weve got time to
wait and see.
Time ran out about 8 p.m.,
withNASCARreleasingteams af-
ter the almost-dry track was
soaked by a heavy rain. It marks
the first Chase race since the
championship series debuted in
2004 to be postponed.
The only Chase race that failed
to be run to its conclusion was
the 2007 event at Kansas, which
was called for darkness after a
rain delay halted action in the
middle of the event. The race re-
sumed, but ran only 210 of the
scheduled 267 laps.
Matt Kenseth will start from
the pole at Chicagolandwhenthe
race goes off on Monday, and he
said he didnt think the full day of
rain would present many prob-
lems for drivers.
I think it will change the first
40 or 50 laps until the track gets
rubbered up again, then I think it
will be similar to what it has been
all weekend, Kenseth said.
NASCAR previously had
scheduled a competition caution
30 laps into the race.
A U T O R A C I N G
Rain postpones
NASCAR race
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
rallied to force overtime before
falling to No. 20 Montclair
State at McCarthy Stadium.
Montclair State led 3-2 with
no time remaining in regu-
lation when Jenera Quinones
scored her second goal of the
game on a penalty corner to
force extra play.
Jackie Sikoras penalty
stroke goal in the first half
staked Kings to a 2-1lead that
the Lady Monarchs took into
halftime.
Brittany Carroll scored four
minutes into overtime on a
penalty corner. Megan With-
rowmade13 saves for Kings.
WILKES-BARRE-- The
Kings mens soccer team
rallied in the second half to
earn a 2-0 victory over Saint
Vincent on Sunday.
The Monarchs finally got on
the board in the 71st minute
on a penalty kick by Joey Ben-
der, his second in as many
days.
Bender netted an insurance
tally in the 88th minute.
Brandon Raynor made six
saves for the shutout.
COLLEGEFIELDHOCKEY
Montclair St. 4, Kings 3, OT
WILKES-BARRE-- Kings
L O C A L C O L L E G E S
Monarchs rally for victory in soccer
EASTRUTHERFORD, N.J.
Eli Manningwasnt searchingfor
answers earlier this week when
hesaidtheNewYorkGiantswere
lookingfor anidentityafter asea-
son-opening loss.
The 2008 Super Bowl MVP
knowsexactlywhotheGiantsare
whentheyhavetheball. Sodothe
St. Louis Rams, who will face
them Monday night at MefLife
Stadium in the first coaching
matchup of Tom Coughlin and
former pupil Steve Spagnuolo.
The Giants are a run-first of-
fense. The passinggame is set up
by the rushing of Ahmad Brad-
shaw and Brandon Jacobs and
the blocking of a hard-nosed of-
fensive line.
Inexplicably, the Giants (0-1)
lost that identity in their 28-14
losstotheRedskins. Therunning
game produced 63 yards on 13
carries in the first half. NewYork
rushedseventimesfor12yardsin
the secondhalf andwas shut out.
Theyre not going to try to
trick you or anything like that,
Rams defensive end Chris Long
said. Theyre going to run the
ball at you and say stop it if you
can. Theyve got a nice power
running game and Eli can make
plays when he has to. Im pretty
sure theyre going to try to run
the ball on us, and with good rea-
son. We didnt stop the run real
well last week.
The Rams (0-1) didnt stop the
run, period, in a 31-13 loss to the
Michael VickandtheEagles. Phi-
ladelphia rushed for 236 yards
with LeSean McCoy collecting
122 and Vick 97.
While many might expect the
Giants to be salivating at the
prospect of rebounding against
the Rams, they arent for two rea-
sons.
Despite his 2-yard touchdown
run last week, the slow-footed
Manning isnt Vick. McCoys
numbers also need to be looked
at cautiously since he gained 95
yards in the fourth quarter.
They are going to be coming
in here fighting, Giants center
David Baas said. They dont
want to be 0-2 and we dont want
tobe0-2. Werenot underestimat-
ing themat all. But definitely we
are going to come out and be ag-
gressive and do what we do.
Bradshaw said the Redskins
put eight men in the box in an ef-
fort to force Manning to throw
the ball. It worked, partly be-
cause New York putting itself in
too many third-and-long situa-
tions that took away the run op-
tion.
Left tackle Will Beatty expects
the Giants to be themselves.
We knowthe defense is going
to put eight in the box, Beatty
said. They want to force us to
passtheball. Weknowwecanrun
against eight in the box because
teams have been showing that
against us week after week. We
just havetodowhat wehavetodo
and things will fall in place.
N F L
Giants O looking to regain identity against Rams
By TOMCANAVAN
AP Sports Writer
under the defensive-minded
Ryan and efficiently moved
the ball down the field before
scoringona17-yardcatchbySan-
tonio Holmes.
First-round pick Muhammad
Wilkerson had his first NFL sack
for a safety early in the game,
helpingset thetonefor alongday
for McCown and the Jaguars
(1-1).
Eric Smith and Josh Mauga in-
tercepted McCown, who was re-
placed by rookie Blaine Gabbert
early in the fourth quarter after
posting a dismal 1.8 quarterback
rating.
McCown was 6 for 19 for 59
yards. Gabbert, the teams first-
roundpick, was5of 6for52yards.
The Jets improved to 5-1while
wearing their navy New York Ti-
tans throwback jerseys, and are
2-0 for the second time in three
years under Ryan. It was acrucial
win for the Jets even so early in
the season since they face three
straight roadgames.
Its uncertain if they will be
without All-ProcenterNickMan-
gold, who left with an ankle inju-
ry late in the first quarter and
didnt return. Ryan said X-rays
were negative, but that Mangold
would undergo an MRI exam
Monday.
Sanchez, who was rested for
most of the fourth quarter, fin-
ished 17 of 24 for 182 yards with
touchdownstoHolmesandDust-
in Keller, and two interceptions.
Keller had six catches for 101
yards, and Shonn Greene ran for
49 yards anda score.
NewYorkwasup9-0lessthan5
minutes in, helped by its impres-
sive opening drive.
LaDainian Tomlinson had a 7-
yard catch on third-and-4, and af-
ter a 2-yard run by Greene, San-
chez got plenty of time from his
offensivelineandconnectedwith
Keller for 33 yards.
On the next play, Sanchez
found Holmes, who brought
down a high pass for a touch-
down. Holmes had been ques-
tionable entering the game with
an ailing knee and quadriceps
muscle.
JETS
Continued from Page 1B
lentless efficiency against Seattle.
Roethlisberger shook off a gim-
py right knee to complete 22 of 30
passesasPittsburghhadlittletrou-
bledoingwhateveritwantedonei-
ther side of the ball.
The Seahawks put up little re-
sistance and didnt take an offen-
sive snap on Pittsburghs side of
the fielduntil midwaythroughthe
fourthquarter.
By then, the Steelers were well
ontheir way to putting their deba-
cle against the Ravens in the rear-
viewmirror, though not without a
brief scare late in the second quar-
ter when their franchise quarter-
backcrumpledtothe groundafter
takingashottotherightkneefrom
Seattles RaheemBrock.
Roethlisberger stepped up to
complete a pass to Heath Miller
whenBrockdivedathislegs, draw-
ing a flag for roughing the passer
and a gasp from the Heinz Field
crowd.
The quarterback laid on the
ground for several minutes before
gingerly making his way to the
sideline. He sat out two plays
while reserve Charlie Batch exe-
cuted a couple of go-nowhere
handoffs to Mendenhall and Ike
Redman before returning and
throwing incomplete on his first
playbackastheSteelerssettledfor
a Shaun Suisham field goal and a
17-0 halftime lead.
The Steelers looked shell-
shocked while letting the Ravens
run away early on the road last
week, but had no issues in their
home-opener.
Pittsburgh wasted little time at-
tacking, quickly moving deep in-
side Seattle territory before en-
countering a case of deja vu.
The Steelers went for it on
fourth-and-goal at the Seattle 1
when the Seahawks stuffed Men-
denhall just before the goal line.
The Steelers challenged the play,
sending referee Bill Leavy under
the hoodfor a secondlook.
Leavy called Pittsburghs 21-10
winover theSeahawks inthe2006
Super Bowl, a game marred by
what Leavy has admitted were a
couple of badcalls against Seattle,
including a dubious touchdown
awarded to Roethlisberger on a
quarterback sneak in which it ap-
peared he might not have crossed
the goal line.
STEELERS
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PRATTVILLE, Ala. Lexi
Thompsonwas poisedto be-
come the youngest player to
winanLPGATour event at a
fresh-faced16, sitting five
strokes aheadof the fieldand
one roundfromhistory.
So what was the dinner table
topic the night before?
Boys. Boys definitely came
up, she said.
Hey, shes anLPGAwinner.
But shes still 16.
The Floridianclosedwitha
2-under 70 Sunday to winthe
Navistar LPGAClassic, beating
Tiffany Johby five strokes to
finishat 17-under 271.
Thompsonshatteredthe age
recordfor winning a multiple-
roundtournament heldby
Paula Creamer, who wonin
2005 at 18. Marlene Hagge was
18 years and14 days oldwhen
she wonthe single-roundSara-
sota Openin1952.
The victory brought a piece
of history and$195,000.
This has beenmy dreamlike
my whole life, Thompsonsaid.
Its the best feeling ever.
Thompson, who turned16 in
February, ledby five strokes
entering the final roundand
built that to seventhrough10
holes at the Robert Trent Jones
Trails Capitol Hill complex.
Thencame the teens only big
lapse onthe pressure-packed
day, bogeys onthe next two
holes that allowedJohto surge
withinthree strokes.
Thompsonerasedany con-
cerns of a collapse withbirdies
onNos. 16 and17, andthenthe
celebrationandthe kindwords
began.
Paula Creamer came up to
me andsaid, If anybody was
going to change the record, it
shouldhave beenyou, Thomp-
sonsaid. That meant a lot.
Cool under pressure most of
the day, Thompsonandher
father, also her caddie, couldnt
containbroadsmiles as they
approachedthe18thgreenwith
the win, anda spot inLPGA
history, inhand.
Its just awesome watching
your kiddo something like this,
but it is very nerve-racking,
though, Scott Thompsonsaid.
This is a very special day.
It was anunbelievable feel-
ing to hear people cheering
your kidlike that. Avery proud
moment.
Thompsonsaidher dadtold
her he was going off to the side,
because I might cry.
The home-schooledteen
fromCoral Springs, Fla., tapped
infor par, huggedher father and
got a celebratory dousing of
bottledwater over her head
fromJoh.
Rose hangs ontowinBMW
Championship
LEMONT, Ill. JustinRose
chippedinfor birdie onthe17th
hole andhung onto winthe
BMWChampionship onSun-
day.
Rose closedwithaneven-par
71at Cog Hill for a two-shot
victory andis headedto the
Tour Championship witha shot
at the $10 millionFedEx Cup
prize. But it wasnt that easy. He
watcheda five-shot leadshrink
to one shot over JohnSenden
until the birdie chip gave hima
cushion.
Sendenclosedwitha 70 to
finishalone insecondandgo
fromNo. 55 inthe FedEx Cup to
No. 9, making himamong the
top 30 who qualify for the Tour
Championship.
Geoff Ogilvy (69) finished
third. That gave hima spot at
East Lake andat Royal Mel-
bourne for the Presidents Cup.
P R O G O L F
AP PHOTO
Lexi Thompson hits her tee shot on the par-3 second hole dur-
ing the final round of the Navistar LPGA Classic golf tourna-
ment at Capitol Hill at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in
Prattville, Ala., on Sunday. Thompson, 16, won the tournament.
Teenager captures
LPGA tourney win
The Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre was also great
for several other Pittsburghplay-
ers who will be making a return
to the place that helped them
launch NHL careers.
Deryk Engelland spent three
seasons with Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton before landing a full-
time job with Pittsburgh last
year. Like Lovejoy, Engelland
still keeps tabs on whats going
on in Wilkes-Barre.
It was a great town to me and
the fans were awesome, he said.
Im looking forward to going
back there for a game.
So is Mark Letestu, who spent
four seasons with Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton before spending all of
last season in Pittsburgh. Letes-
tu said it will be nice to be recog-
nized by the Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton fans as he returns for
the first time as an established
NHL player.
Still, Letestu isnt expecting
an ovation like the one he be-
lieves Lovejoy will get.
Bens such a fan favorite, I
dont think Ill be quite as pop-
ular, Letestu said. But Im still
happy to go back and play in
front of what is hopefully a full
house.
For players who spent last sea-
son with Wilkes-Barre/Scran-
ton, tonights game is a way for
themto put behind themthe bit-
ter playoff loss that the teamsuf-
fered against Charlotte last sea-
son.
Just stepping on the ice is a
way to put that behind us, de-
fenseman Brian Strait said. Its
over with, and this game is the
start of a newtraining camp and
season.
Zach Sill said tonights game
will alsobeachancetoshowcase
Wilkes-Barre to the Pittsburgh
players who have never been
there.
Its a great environment there
and I think it might open a few
eyes, he said.
Just as important, the game is
a way for the Pittsburgh Pen-
guins to give back to the fans in
Wilkes-Barre who support the
organization.
Its important for the fans
there toknowthat we appreciate
their support and to let them
know were proud of Wilkes-
Barre, Pittsburgh general man-
ager Ray Shero said. It was a
great time a couple of years ago
when we went there with the
Cup.
Equally important, Shero
said, is that the game will give
Pittsburghs players an idea of
what Wilkes-Barre is about and
where the players who get called
up during the season are coming
from.
Its important for our players
to know about Wilkes-Barre and
where the players that get called
up play, what their rink is like
and the fan base, he said.
For Pittsburgh head coach
Dan Bylsma, the game is not on-
ly a return to where he began his
coaching career but also an op-
portunity to evaluate young
players competing in what the
organization is viewing as an ex-
hibition game.
I enjoy the game because its
very much like the rosters youre
goingtosee for the first games of
the exhibition season, Bylsma
said. For players like Joe Mor-
row, Scott Harrington, its a real
NHLexhibitiongame. Thats the
way its treated.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton head
coach John Hynes added that
the evaluation that has been go-
ing on during the first two days
of training camp in Pittsburgh
will continue during tonights
game in Wilkes-Barre.
Every time they step on the
ice theyre under a microscope,
Hynes said. This is definitelyan
opportunity for the younger
guys trying to make an impres-
sion. Its an important game.
PENS
Continued from Page 1B
I am so excited to go back to Wilkes-Barre. I still
follow the team, every game. Im a fan now.
Ben Lovejoy
Pittsburgh Penguin
PITTSBURGH Pitts-
burgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma said after Sun-
days practice that the goal-
tending duties for tonights
Black & Gold game will be
split evenly, and Team Black
and Team Gold will each be
comprised of full 20-man
rosters. A few players with
injuries wont participate,
he said.
As far as a matchup
between last seasons coach-
es of the year at the NHL
and AHL levels -- Bylsma
and John Hynes, it might
not happen.
Im scared, Bylsma said.
Im going to opt out. Im
scared of the matchup.
Hynes said D Robert
Bortuzzo is recovering from
a lower body injury and
wont need surgery. Bortuz-
zo should be back for the
first or second week of the
regular season, Hynes said.
In Sundays scrimmage,
Team Black defeated Team
White 2-1 in a shootout.
Zach Sill scored for Team
Black while Eric Tangradi
registered a goal for Team
White. In the shootout,
Mark Letestu and Pascal
Dupuis scored for Team
Black, while Steve Sullivan
added the lone goal for
Team White.
As of Sunday afternoon,
a few tickets remained for
tonights Black & Gold
game. The game begins at
7:05 p.m. and will be tele-
vised on WQMY and broad-
cast on WDMT-FM (102.3).
Wilkes-Barre/Scran-
tons training camp opens
Sept. 25.
Teams will have
full rosters tonight
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LAS VEGAS Floyd May-
weather Jr. won the fight with a
questionable if legal pair of
punches that Victor Ortiz never
saw coming. He followed it by
berating an 80-year-old announ-
cer in the ring and demanding he
be fired.
Later on he would insinuate
that the only way Manny Pac-
quiao keeps winning is that hes
juiced.
All in a nights work for box-
ings badboy, anda profitable one
at that. Probably not as profitable
as Mayweather claims, but a
huge payday without doubt.
He sells because people buy
pay-per-views to either cheer him
on or yell at the big screen in
hopes he will lose. On Saturday
night he won for the 42nd
straight time, and he wasnt
about to offer up apologies for
how it was done.
Once we touchgloves its fight
time, Mayweather said. Its
open season.
Mayweather came back froma
16-month layoff to stop a fighter
10 years younger thanhim, which
by itself wasnt much of a sur-
prise. He was a 5-1favorite to use
his speed and experience against
an opponent who was in a mega-
fight for the first time.
The way he did it, though, was
the story of the night at the MGM
Grand hotel arena.
Those who love Mayweather
will say he exploiteda mistake by
the relatively inexperienced Or-
tiz. Those who hate him will
claim hes a dirty fighter who hit
Ortiz when he wasnt expecting
it.
Mayweather himself didnt re-
ally seem to care either way.
Eventuallyhewas goingtoget
knocked out anyway, May-
weather said. What comes
around goes around. Things hap-
peninthis sport. Its protect your-
self at all times.
B O X I N G
Mayweather
victory is
controversial
By TIMDAHLBERG
AP Boxing Writer
C M Y K
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. Now
that Notre Dame has finally
tasted victory, coach Brian Kelly
would love for his team to main-
tain a similar approach to the one
that helped the Irish beat Michi-
gan State and break into the win
column.
Theyre not going to forget
the fact that they let two games
slipaway. ... Youwant that feeling
of were not going to let this hap-
pen again, enough is enough,"
Kelly said. If thats what they do,
I think thats a good place to be.
The Irish played tough de-
fense, limiting Michigan State to
29 yards rushing Saturday ina 31-
13 victory, and thats one of Kel-
lys keys for success against a re-
maining schedule full of winna-
blegames. If NotreDamecancor-
ral the running game, protect the
football better (13 turnovers in
three games so far) and play pass
defense late like it did against the
Spartans, who knows how many
the Irish can win.
Notre Dame must continue to
improve in those three areas
while balancing the offense to
keep some of the pressure off
sophomore quarterback Tommy
Rees with a running game. Jonas
Gray and Cierre Wood, who had
two TD runs, split the duties al-
most evenly Saturday and com-
bined for 126 yards on 26 carries.
If we can carry that over and
get better in other areas that pop-
ped up in the first few weeks, we
should have some pretty good
success, Kelly said.
Maybe some of the schools
past success rubbed off after the
1966 national championship
teamattended reunion festivities
during the weekend. The current
players got to meet some of the
greats fromthat teamcoached by
Ara Parseghian.
A great away to mix todays
team with the championship
team from 66, Kelly said.
Saturdays win over Michigan
State followed a stunning open-
ing loss at home to South Florida
and a crushing last-second set-
back at Michigan. And now the
Irish will go to Pitt this weekend,
facing a Panthers team that let
one get away at Iowa, blowing a
17-point fourth-quarter lead in a
loss.
Then its on to Purdue before a
three-game homestand against
Air Force, SouthernCal andNavy
with a bye week throw in.
Notre Dames defensive stand-
outs Saturday were numerous.
Robert Blantons late intercep-
tion and 82-yard return turned
the Spartans away when they
were attempting to stage a come-
back.
AP PHOTO
Notre Dame defensive tackle Hafis Williams celebrates after a
31-13 win over Michigan State in a football game in South Bend,
Ind., on Saturday.
Kelly: Attitude key
in Notre Dame win
Coach says team must keep
enough is enough approach
to stay on winning course.
By RICK GANO
AP Sports Writer
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Easy to laugh about after a14-10
win. Mauti wasnt laughing at the
time.
The junior admitted he started
feeling a little aggravated when
they wouldnt let him check right
back into the game. Much of the
frustration, however, stemmed
fromthefact that theNittanyLions
trailed the Owls 10-7 heading into
thefourthquarter despitea terrific
performance fromthe defense.
SoMauti didsomethingaboutit.
The Lions had already forced
two turnovers in the second half,
only to see the offense squander
the momentum with an intercep-
tionandthena missedfieldgoal.
Temple was looking to put the
game away with nine minutes left
inthegame, throwingonfirstdown
fromthe Owls 33.
Inagamble, Templequarterback
Mike Gerardi went over the mid-
dle, looking for senior receiver Joe
Jones ona crossingroute.
It hadthe potential tobe a disas-
terfortheLionsasmiddlelineback-
erGlennCarsonbumpedintoanof-
ficial, opening up some room for
Jones.
Mauti recognized the problem
and read the route, running to his
left withJones alreadybehindhim.
Mauti sprinted just far enough be-
fore leaving his feet and snagging
the pass. He securedthe ball while
airborne by pinning it to that hel-
met that wastakenawayfromearli-
er inthe day.
His first career interception
came with 8:46 left and set up the
Lions winningtouchdowndrive.
In practice before, yeah, Ive
made some catches, Mauti said.
Never inagame. Imfinallyonthe
pickboard.
The Louisiana native finished
with a team-high six tackles and
tiedacareer-bestwiththreetackles
for loss.
Mauti led a defensive effort that
heldTemplestandouttailbackBer-
nard Pierce to just 50 yards on 17
carries -- a2.9average. Piercecame
into the game with297 yards rush-
ingandsixtouchdowns.
Earlier in the second half Sean
Stanley forced a fumble by Pierce
that was recovered by Nick Sukay.
CornerbackChazPowell alsocame
up with his first career pick in the
half.
I toldtheminthefourthquarter
they were gonna have to make
someplays,defensivecoordinator
Tom Bradley said. They made
someplayswhentheyhadto. Mau-
tis was just a great play.
Andvery, very timely.
Coach Joe Paterno had called
out his defense during the week,
saying that the unit needed to
make some big plays, needed to
create some turnovers, to give the
teama chance towina tight game.
Afterthegame, Mauti wasasked
if he was sick of hearing about the
defenses lack of forced turnovers
duringthe week.
Well now i am, he said with a
laugh. Now we made them. But
its about consistency -- constantly
doingit andkeepingthefoot onthe
gas pedal. Thats what we need to
do-- notbesatisfiedorcontentwith
thisperformance. I thinkitsagreat
stepforward.
When they called our name, I
think we showed up collectively.
All 11of us.
LIONS
Continued from Page 1B
ing a14thschool if andwhenTexas A&M
joins? And what happens to the Big East
after once again losing multiple corner-
stone programs to the ACC?
I can say that in all my years of colle-
giate athletics administration, Ive never
seen this level of uncertainty and poten-
tial fluidity in schools and conferences,
ACC Commissioner John Swofford said
on a conference call. Schools, theyre
lookingfor stability, andwhenthat stabil-
ity doesnt exist, for whatever reason, as
long as thats going on, I think the confer-
ences that appear tobe stable movingfor-
ward are going to receive inquiries from
schools that are desirous of having that
kind of stability.
Until now, the focus of this most recent
roundof realignment hadcenteredonthe
Big12.
Texas A&Malready has announced its
intentiontojointheSoutheasternConfer-
ence, leaving the future of the Big 12 in
doubt. The boards of regents at Oklaho-
ma and Texas are meeting today to dis-
cuss the possibility of the universities
leaving that conference.
Oklahoma could leave for the Pac-12
and take Oklahoma State with it. Texas
has stated its desire to keep the Big12 to-
gether, but the Pac-12 could be an option.
So could the ACC, or even independence
in football if they can find an arrange-
ment somewhere like Notre Dame and
the Big East have for the Irishs non-foot-
ball teams. Over the weekend, Notre
Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick
reaffirmed his desire to keep the Irish in-
dependent in football.
In Texas, a group of prominent busi-
nessmen and politicians ran full-page ads
in some of the states largest newspapers
to plead for the Big12 to hold together.
It is time for the boards and adminis-
trations of all theinstitutions intheBig12
to call a truce ... what we have is a confer-
encenot onlyworthfightingfor, its worth
waging peace for, read the ad fromDray-
ton McLane, owner of the Houston As-
tros, B.J. Red McCombs, former owner
of the Minnesota Vikings and San Anto-
nioSpurs, former Texas Gov. MarkWhite
and former San Antonio Mayor Phil Har-
deberger.
But, if Texas and the two Oklahoma
schools go, that couldmeantheendof the
Big 12 and that might create the best-
case scenario for the Big East.
The Big 12 schools left behind Mis-
souri, Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor and
Iowa State might make serviceable fits
for a reconstituted Big East.
Were not going to talk about any spe-
cific scenarios and hypothetical specula-
tion, but youveheardmebefore, wearein
the business of being prepared, and look-
ing at different scenarios, Kansas State
athletic director John Currie said. And
we knowthat we will have K-State ina po-
sitionpreferablytheBig12Conference
that is (a BCS) conference competing
at the highest level of intercollegiate ath-
letics.
There already has been speculation
that West Virginia would be a target for
the SEC to balance that conference geo-
graphically and grow to 14 members if
and when Texas A&Mfinally joins.
We will continue working to do whats
best for our university and its athletic
teams, West Virginiaathleticdirector Ol-
iver Luck said. No matter how the col-
lege athletic landscape changes, there is
no doubt WVU is and will remain a na-
tional player.
Missouri could wind up in the SEC or
even the Big Ten, though Commissioner
JimDelany has said his league is set with
12 but could reconsider if other confer-
ences make additions.
Anumber of schools fromConnecti-
cut and Rutgers, to Texas and Texas Tech
have been linked to another possible
round of ACC expansion. Swofford de-
clinedtodiscuss specifics about Texas ex-
cept to say that its an outstanding insti-
tution with a tremendous athletic pro-
gram.
Maryland athletic director Kevin An-
derson said his school would encourage
afutureexpansionfortheACC. Swofford
saiddouble-digit numbersof schools re-
cently expressed interest in possibly join-
ing his league but declined to identify
them, and when asked if any other Big
East members couldbetargets for further
expansion, Swofford said I dont think it
would be appropriate for me to go there.
University of Connecticut President
Susan Herbst said in a statement that re-
alignment speculation is not close to be-
ing over, so we need to have some pa-
tience.
UConn is a proud charter member of
the BIG EAST, and we have taken a lead
role in the leagues success over the
years, she said. However, it is my re-
sponsibility as President that we stay in
constant communication and be actively
involved in discussions with our counter-
parts from around the country to ensure
thesuccessful long-termfutureof our uni-
versitys athletic program.
CHANGES
Continued from Page 1B
Mark another loss for Ohio
State in a year full of setbacks.
The Buckeyes fell out of The
Associated Press college foot-
ball rankings for the first time in
nearly seven years, ending the
nations longest streak of ap-
pearances in the Top 25.
Coming off a 24-6 beating at
Miami, the Buckeyes dropped
fromNo. 17 in the media poll re-
leased Sunday. They had been
ranked in 103 straight Top 25s
since last being left out on Nov.
20, 2004.
Oklahoma remained No. 1 af-
ter a 23-13 victory at Florida
State. The loss dropped the
Seminoles six spots to 11th.
For the third consecutive
week, LSU and Alabama flip-
flopped at Nos. 2 and 3. The Ti-
gers moved up to second after
winning 19-6 at Mississippi
State. The Crimson Tide
slipped to third. Boise State
stayed at No. 4 and Stanford
moved up to fifth.
Oklahoma received 37 first-
places votes out of 60. LSU re-
ceived 14, Alabama had seven
and Boise State got two.
Ohio State was one of five
teams to drop fromthe rankings
following a loss, along with Mi-
chigan State, defending nation-
al champion Auburn, Mississip-
pi State and Arizona State.
Moving in this week was No.
21 Clemson, which snapped Au-
burns 17-game winning streak
with a 38-24 victory in Death
Valley, No. 22 Southern Califor-
nia, No. 23 Michigan, No. 24 Illi-
nois and No. 25 Georgia Tech.
For OhioState, its beena year
of loses and embarrassments
stemming from NCAA viola-
tions committed by players who
traded memorabilia for tattoos.
Coach Jim Tressel was forced
to resign on Memorial Day, star
quarterback Terrelle Pryor left
school early for the NFL with
further NCAA scrutiny looming
and several key players serving
NCAA suspensions.
The loss of Pryor, who would
have been a senior, has left Ohio
State (2-1) with huge problems
at quarterback, andnot until the
sixthgame of the seasonwill the
Buckeyes get three other key of-
fensive players back in the li-
neup running back Dan Her-
ron, receiver DeVier Posey and
tackle Mike Adams.
The Buckeyes are 95th in the
nation in passing offense (172.3
yards per game) and 85th in to-
tal offense (342 ypg).
Those offensive issues were
exposed against Miami. Ohio
State quarterbacks Joe Bauser-
man and Braxton Miller com-
pleted only four passes for 35
yards.
Im kind of shocked, Ohio
States Carlos Hyde said after
the game in Miami. I wasnt ex-
pecting to lose to these guys.
The Buckeyes face Colorado
(1-2) in Columbus on Saturday
then open their Big Ten sched-
ule with a home game against
Michigan State (2-1) before get-
ting those starters back.
With Ohio States streak of
Top 25 appearances over, Alaba-
ma now has the longest streak
with 53. Boise State is next with
49.
The rest of this weeks top 10
has Wisconsinat No. 6, followed
by Oklahoma State and Texas
A&M. The Cowboys andAggies
meet in College Station, Texas,
on Saturday.
Ohio St out of AP Top 25
for 1st time since 2004
T H E A P
T O P 2 5
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press col-
lege football poll, with first-place votes in paren-
theses, records through Sept. 17, total points
based on 25 points for a first-place vote through
onepoint for a25th-placevote, andprevious rank-
ing:
........................................................Record Pts Pv
1. Oklahoma (37) ......................... 2-01,471 1
2. LSU (14) ................................... 3-01,424 3
3. Alabama (7) .............................. 3-01,402 2
4. Boise St. (2).............................. 2-01,309 4
5. Stanford .................................... 3-01,212 6
6. Wisconsin................................. 3-01,170 7
7. Oklahoma St. ........................... 3-01,092 8
8. Texas A&M............................... 2-01,043 9
9. Nebraska .................................. 3-0 911 11
10. Oregon.................................... 2-1 899 12
11. Florida St. ............................... 2-1 896 5
12. South Carolina....................... 3-0 891 10
13. Virginia Tech.......................... 3-0 830 13
14. Arkansas................................. 3-0 781 14
15. Florida..................................... 3-0 669 16
16. West Virginia.......................... 3-0 579 18
17. Baylor ...................................... 2-0 521 19
18. South Florida ......................... 3-0 496 20
19. Texas ...................................... 3-0 402 23
20. TCU......................................... 2-1 273 23
21. Clemson ................................. 3-0 272NR
22. Michigan ................................. 3-0 266NR
23. Southern Cal .......................... 3-0 260NR
24. Illinois...................................... 3-0 106NR
25. Georgia Tech......................... 3-0 59NR
Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 42, Auburn
29, Houston 25, Miami 23, Iowa St. 19, Utah 19,
Ohio St. 16, Maryland 15, Mississippi St. 14, Mis-
souri 10, Arizona St. 9, Notre Dame 8, San Diego
St. 8, Vanderbilt 8, Georgia 7, FIU 4, California 3,
Navy 3, North Carolina 2, Tennessee 2.
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
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Yesterday 67/42
Average 72/52
Record High 88 in 1948
Record Low 35 in 1943
Yesterday 10
Month to date 43
Year to date 51
Last year to date 66
Normal year to date 84
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.00
Month to date 6.37
Normal month to date 2.34
Year to date 45.07
Normal year to date 27.35
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 6.54 -1.06 22.0
Towanda 4.02 -0.57 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 2.86 0.54 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 5.41 -0.15 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 65-70. Lows: 52-54. Mostly sunny
today.
The Poconos
Highs: 68-71. Lows: 56-61. Mostly sunny
skies.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 66-72. Lows: 52-60. Partly to most-
ly sunny, chance of showers and thun-
derstorms to the west.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 68-72. Lows: 57-59. Partly cloudy.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 69-72. Lows: 56-64. Partly sunny
skies today.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 55/44/.00 52/43/r 54/44/r
Atlanta 79/58/.00 80/64/pc 80/65/t
Baltimore 69/53/.00 72/62/pc 77/67/r
Boston 66/51/.00 64/53/s 71/59/r
Buffalo 69/47/.00 72/60/t 70/57/pc
Charlotte 69/57/.00 78/58/pc 81/62/pc
Chicago 61/55/.17 70/60/pc 75/61/pc
Cleveland 70/48/.00 72/61/sh 70/60/s
Dallas 93/74/.00 87/64/pc 90/67/s
Denver 75/43/.00 80/55/s 72/51/pc
Detroit 69/50/.00 73/58/sh 71/59/s
Honolulu 86/77/.00 88/74/s 88/74/s
Houston 86/74/.02 90/73/t 92/73/t
Indianapolis 73/58/.01 75/58/t 77/60/s
Las Vegas 93/69/.00 95/76/s 96/74/s
Los Angeles 70/59/.00 73/65/s 74/65/s
Miami 91/80/.00 88/79/t 89/80/t
Milwaukee 65/60/.13 70/55/pc 72/58/pc
Minneapolis 61/55/.20 73/55/s 70/52/sh
Myrtle Beach 73/63/.00 80/66/pc 83/67/t
Nashville 82/62/.00 77/63/t 81/63/pc
New Orleans 90/75/.00 86/71/t 85/71/t
Norfolk 69/64/.01 74/62/pc 79/66/t
Oklahoma City 84/66/.02 84/58/s 86/63/s
Omaha 65/56/.36 79/57/s 76/53/pc
Orlando 87/74/.09 90/75/t 89/73/t
Phoenix 100/74/.00 105/78/s 107/78/s
Pittsburgh 66/47/.00 71/60/t 73/61/pc
Portland, Ore. 65/58/.09 76/57/pc 79/60/s
St. Louis 72/60/.48 76/54/pc 81/60/pc
Salt Lake City 77/52/.00 81/59/s 80/58/s
San Antonio 93/72/.00 91/73/t 92/71/t
San Diego 72/63/.00 76/64/s 76/65/s
San Francisco 74/55/.00 77/55/s 75/55/s
Seattle 65/53/.20 68/51/pc 70/56/pc
Tampa 91/75/.00 91/74/t 91/71/t
Tucson 90/65/.00 96/70/s 97/71/s
Washington, DC 68/55/.00 73/62/c 78/66/r
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 59/48/.00 61/50/sh 63/57/sh
Baghdad 106/75/.00 106/80/s 107/76/s
Beijing 70/46/.00 74/54/s 76/53/s
Berlin 64/55/.25 63/49/sh 66/50/pc
Buenos Aires 64/43/.00 68/41/s 70/43/s
Dublin 59/50/.00 61/48/c 59/46/pc
Frankfurt 61/52/.18 62/48/sh 66/49/pc
Hong Kong 88/84/.00 90/80/t 88/78/s
Jerusalem 93/66/.00 84/62/s 82/60/s
London 61/46/.00 66/51/pc 64/54/sh
Mexico City 79/55/.00 74/54/pc 75/55/t
Montreal 66/45/.00 69/54/s 70/52/sh
Moscow 61/46/.00 63/49/s 62/46/c
Paris 63/50/.00 66/52/sh 70/55/s
Rio de Janeiro 79/66/.00 77/63/s 76/64/s
Riyadh 106/72/.00 106/81/s 107/76/s
Rome 82/61/.00 76/57/t 77/56/s
San Juan 79/73/.05 85/78/t 86/79/t
Tokyo 90/79/.00 89/73/pc 76/70/t
Warsaw 73/50/.00 72/54/c 66/48/sh
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
72/60
Reading
71/56
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
66/52
67/53
Harrisburg
68/58
Atlantic City
68/61
New York City
70/58
Syracuse
70/55
Pottsville
67/52
Albany
68/49
Binghamton
Towanda
66/52
66/52
State College
66/56
Poughkeepsie
68/50
87/64
70/60
80/55
92/67
73/55
73/65
76/55
78/58
77/43
68/51
70/58
73/58
80/64
88/79
90/73
88/74
52/44
52/43
73/62
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 6:48a 7:06p
Tomorrow 6:49a 7:05p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 11:07p 1:40p
Tomorrow none 2:29p
Last New First Full
Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 11
Grab that jacket
as you head
out the door this
morning, it
will be breezy
and cool with
a morning low
of 42. We will
warm up and
see a high
of 68 with
partly cloudy
skies. Increasing
clouds will
roll in later in
the day and we
will have a low of
43. Showers are
expected on
Tuesday, up
to a quarter
inch in some
areas. We will
have mostly
cloudy skies,
with a high
of 69 and cool
down to 55.
The good news
is temperatures
are expected
to rise into
the mid 70s
on Wednesday
and stick
around for the
week.
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NATIONAL FORECAST: A frontal boundary stretched from Texas to Michigan will bring scattered
showers and thunderstorms from the Gulf Coast, across the lower Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley
and into the Great Lakes today. Showers and thunderstorms associated with this system will push
into portions of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Heating Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Partly sunny
TUESDAY
Rain,
mostly
cloudy
69
55
THURSDAY
Cloudy,
a show-
er
75
62
FRIDAY
Partly
sunny
72
59
SATURDAY
Partly
sunny,
showers
70
56
SUNDAY
Mostly
sunny,
nice
75
59
WEDNESDAY
Cloudy, a
shower
75
59
68
43
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on Oct. 3 at the post home.
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ciations meeting will follow.
Food and refreshments will
be served after each session.
GLEN LYON: The Lt.
Chester F. Strzalka Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 8353
will meet at 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesday at American Legion
Post 539, 62 Newport St.
Commander John F. Pickle
will preside.
Prospective members are
invited to bring their DD-214
form to determine member-
ship edibility.
PLAINS TWP.: AmVets
Post 59 Ladies Auxiliary will
volunteer at the Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center on Sept. 25. A carni-
val will begin at 1 p.m. in
Liberty Hall. Transportation
will depart from the post
home at 12:30 p.m. for mem-
bers if needed.
The auxiliary is collecting
the names of soldiers who
are currently serving over-
seas to send them donations.
All names and donations may
be sent to AmVets Post 59
Ladies Auxiliary, 578 Fellows
Ave., Hanover Township, PA
18706.
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Navy Seamen Adam J. Fi-
gueroa and James A. Pat-
terson have completed U.S.
Navy basic training at
Recruit Training Command,
Great Lakes, Ill. During the
eight-week program, they
completed a variety of
training which included
classroom study and practi-
cal instruction on naval
customs, first aid, fire-
fighting, water safety and
survival, and shipboard and
aircraft safety. Figueroa,
son of Evelyn Santana of
Dunmore and Victor Figue-
roa of Plymouth, is a 2006
graduate of Wyoming Valley
West High School, Ply-
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of Gloria H. and James R.
Patterson of Freeland. He is
a 1995 graduate of Hazleton
Area High School, Hazleton.
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USAR 300th Field Hospital
Veterans will gather to mark
the 20th anniversary of
Operation Desert Storm
from 1 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct.
1 at McDonnells Grove, 169
Petrilak Road, Greenfield
Township, Clifford, Pa. Fam-
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and dinner are included. To
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Field Hospital on facebook-
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MILITARY REUNION
The Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade Committee is sponsoring its annual essay contest with
the theme It is important to honor our military veterans because . All Wyoming Valley students
enrolled in a school or home-schooled in grades fourth through 12th are eligible to participate. There
will be four awards in each of the three age categories judged on proper English structure, accuracy,
extent of information and originality. Prizes are $250 for first place, $100 for second, $50 for third and
$25 for honorable mention. Essays, preferably typewritten, must be between 500 (250 for grades
fourth and fifth) to 1,000 words to qualify. Each school must determine its own winners and submit the
winning essays by Oct. 14 to Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade Committee, c/o 1st Battalion 109th
Field Artillery, 280 W. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18704. The winners will honored at a ceremony and
participate in the Wyoming Valley Veterans Day parade to be held at 2 p.m. on Nov. 6. For more in-
formation, contact retired Navy Lt. Commander Susan Allen at sdecker973@aol.com. Members of the
parade committee are, in the cockpit, Karel Zubris, public relations chair. First row: Sam Greenberg,
past commander, Jewish War Veterans and parade treasurer; Capt. Cliff Morales, parade chair; and
George Handzo, Korean War Veterans. Second row: Master Sgt. John Paul Karpovich, Pennsylvania
National Guard; Al Porter, Sons of the American Legion; Charles Coleman; Lonnie Seamon, American
Legion Post 395; Michele Harris, The Times Leader; John Emil, American Legion District 12; retired
Navy Capt. Bob Ambrose; retired Navy Lt. Commander Susan Allen; Lou Wiernusz, Korean War Veter-
ans; and Phillip Allabaugh, Korean War Veterans.
Area students eligible to participate in essay contest honoring veterans
Members of the NEPA Coast Guard Veterans Association were
represented at the Armed Forces Tribute weekend sponsored by the
Eckley Miners Village Associates at Eckley Miners Village. The NE-
PA Coast Guard Veterans Association will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672,
Memorial Highway, Dallas. Any Coast Guard veteran interested in
joining should contact Neil Morrison at 288-6817 for additional
information. Members, from left, are Chester Kulesa, John Sidorek,
Morrison, Bill Corcoran, Thomas Betsko and Joseph Scarcella.
Coast Guard veterans attend tribute, plan meeting
Members of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association of Realtors assisted athletes during the Wilkes-
Barre Triathlon. Each year the event begins at the Harveys Lake Beach Club and ends at the Penn
State-Wilkes-Barre campus. Realtors were in charge of the athletes transition bags as they moved
from one event to another. Participants, from left, are Theresa Seward, Angela Dessoye, Michele Reap,
Holly Kozlowski, Paul Bukeavich, Anna Dombroski, Terry August and Hayley Kozlowski.
Wilkes-Barre Realtors volunteer at local triathlon
The Lupus Foundations Lupus Loop Committee for Paulas Walk/
Lupus Loop 5K, presented by PNC Bank, received more than 100
beverages donated by the Larksville Fire Department. The 5K event
will take place on Sunday at Kirby Park. Representatives, from left,
are Terry Laubaugh, Mary Ann Wills, Jean Mikush and Joe Miller.
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Shane Joseph Macko, son of
Trish and Andy Macko, Vernon, is
celebrating his seventh birthday
today, Sept. 19. Shane is a grand-
son of Joe and Roseanne Gates,
Centermoreland, and Christine
Macko and the late Andy Macko,
Wilkes-Barre. He is a great-
grandson of Dorothy Gluc,
Wilkes-Barre. Shane has a broth-
er, A.C., 12, and two sisters, Ni-
cole, 1 1, and Dana, 8.
Shane J. Macko
Jacob Kachinko, son of Stepha-
nie and Paul Kachinko Jr., Ply-
mouth, is celebrating his third
birthday today, Sept. 19. Jacob is
a grandson of James and Debra
Jury, West Pittston, and Paul and
Cheryl Kachinko, Larksville. He is
a great-grandson of Carol Brown
and the late Brent Brown, Cur-
wensville; Louise Jury and the
late Donald Jury, Clearfield;
Sarah Yustat and the late Ed-
ward Yustat, Stillwater; and the
late Michael and Katherine
Kachinko, Larksville.
Jacob Kachinko
Keith A. Hughes Jr., son of Keith
A. Hughes Sr. and Lisa Riley,
Dallas, is celebrating his fifth
birthday today, Sept. 19. Keith is
a grandson of Michael and Bar-
bara Goldsmith, Dallas; Peggy
and Al Sobiecki, Mountain Top;
and the late Edgar H. Hughes,
Wilkes-Barre. He has two sisters,
Madison Riley, 10, and Lauren
Hughes, 10, and a brother, Nath-
an Hughes, 12.
Keith A. Hughes Jr.
Jackson Ryan Staples, son of
Jeffrey and Lori Staples, New-
town, is celebrating his third
birthday today, Sept. 19. Jackson
is a grandson of Conrad and Sue
Schintz, Plains Township, and
Patricia Staples, Blakely.
Jackson R. Staples
Christopher Potoski, son of Carl Jr. and Patty Potoski of Ply-
mouth, stands with his father beside the Eagle Scout project he has
completed at the Plymouth Historical Society in Plymouth. Potoski
is a member of Troop 456 of Plymouth. Potoski painted and refur-
bished two display cases and shelving to display personal and
public memorabilia of former Pennsylvania Gov. Arthur H. James of
Plymouth. Potoski, with assistance from Scout leader John Sherrill,
hung family photographs of James and his first wife, Ada Norris,
and his son, Arthur H. Jr. who died in 1939. The items were donated
by William Powell, the last living member of James immediate
family. The Pennsylvania Historical Society will scan and preserve
many of the displayed items. Potoski is a sophomore at Wyoming
Valley High School. This display is open from noon to 4 p.m. Thurs-
day and Saturday.
Plymouth youth completes Eagle Scout project
Chackos Family Bowling Center,
195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Wilkes-
Barre, conducted a successful
bowl-a-thon to
benefit Mat-
thew Sloan
Walker, who is
one of only 35
people in the
world to be
affected by a
rare neuronal
migration
disorder of the
brain. He is unable to walk or
speak. Because of the rarity of
this disease, insurance will not
cover all of his expenses for
required medical equipment and
specialized therapies. The fun-
draiser included bowling, pizza,
soda, basket raffles and live
music and raised $1,700.
First National Community Bank
collected monetary donations
and items including cat litter,
paper towels, kitten food, clean-
ing supplies and pet toys for the
Hazleton Animal Shelter. The
shelter at 101 Poplar Road is
dedicated to reuniting lost pets
with their owners and helping
animals find new homes. The
idea to help the animal shelter is
the result of FNCBs Professional
Development Program. The
Professional Development Pro-
gram is a year-long course,
coordinated by Wilkes-University,
which focuses on developing
leadership skills and teamwork.
In addition to helping the animal
shelter, FNCB teams have
developed SCA projects to help
other community organizations
including the Commission on
Economic Opportunity Backpack
Program, the Osterhout Free
Library and Habitat for Human-
ity of Lackawanna County.
The Lupus
Foundation
Pennsylva-
nia Pocono/
NE Branch
received a
grant for
computer
and software
upgrades.
Barry Wolborsky, information
technologist, preformed the
upgrade.
Jack Williams Tire and Auto
Service Centers is one of six
major sponsors of Ryans Run
201 1. WNEP-TVs Ryan The
Leckenator Leckey and a team
of 20 local runners will run in
the New York City Marathon on
Nov. 6. Ryan and Team Leckey
will run on behalf of Allied Ser-
vices Integrated Health System.
All funds raised through Ryans
Run 201 1 will be used to update
therapy, assistive and fitness
equipment and technology at
Allieds Heinz Rehab Hospital in
Wilkes-Barre Township and Allied
Rehabilitation Hospital in Scran-
ton.
United Methodist Homes wel-
comed four new members to its
Board of Directors: Attorney
James V.
Pyrah, James
Corselius,
Donna Delle
Brandmeyer
and Maryann
K. Johnson.
Pyrah, of
Hanover
Township, is a
principal in the
law firm of
Pyrah Stevens,
LLC, in King-
ston. Corselius
of Clarks Sum-
mit is retired
from a career
as an account-
ant and region-
al manager
with the Penn-
sylvania Farm
Bureau and a
member of the
Wesley Village
Local Devel-
opment Com-
mittee. Brand-
meyer, of
Harrisburg, is a
certified regis-
tered nurse
practitioner
with a specialty
in geriatrics at
Francis Henry
Health Center
in Harrisburg.
Johnson of
Binghamton,
N.Y., is vice
president for human resources
at BAE Systems in Johnson City.
Bath Fitter in the Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton area will help fight
breast cancer by making a dona-
tion to The Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer walk.
Bath Fitter has teamed up with
the American Cancer Society to
sponsor the Wilkes Barre/Scran-
ton walk and encourages its
employees to participate. Em-
ployees who participate in the
walk are given a free T-shirt
designed by the marketing
department in Lewisberry. This
year the T-shirt design incorpo-
rates photos of people submitted
by employees who have fought
breast cancer.
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Wolborsky
Pyrah
Corselius
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The Swoyersville Kiwanis Club is participating in the Pennsylva-
nia District Kiwanis Rose Sale. Multicolored roses can be purchased
for $18 per dozen including Babys Breath by Sept. 28. Orders will
be ready Oct. 27 at the Swoyersville Borough Building, Main Street,
Swoyersville. Delivery is available for orders of 10 dozen or more
per location. To place orders, call 287-9924 or 283-1677. Club mem-
bers, from left, are Deb Moughan, president, Jane Wallace, chair-
person, and Shirley Gavlick.
Swoyersville Kiwanis is accepting rose sale orders
The Plymouth Kiwanis Club has
made a monetary donation to the
Plymouth Public Library. Anne
Lisman, a representative of li-
brary, accepted the donation
following her discussion at the
clubs recent meeting. The Ply-
mouth Kiwanis Club meets at
6:30 p.m. on the first and third
Wednesday of each month at
Happy Pizza, 40 W. Main St.,
Plymouth. For more information,
contact Richard at 288-1849 or
John at 287-0582. From left are
Lisman and James Mahon, club
president.
Plymouth Kiwanis donate
to Plymouth Library
The Upper Valley Eye Bank collected eyeglasses at a meeting hosted by the Bear Creek Lions Club
at The Brothers Shim Restaurant, Bear Creek. Corneal transplants were discussed. Participants, first
row, are Nancy Baiera, vice president, Frank Jones, Bear Creek Lions Club, and Marina Martin, presi-
dent. Second row: John Beuduk, Betty Kresge, Sandi Carl and Ted Carl, all of the Bear Creek Lions
Club, and Mimi Tosh, vice district governor.
Upper Valley Eye Bank receives eyeglass donations
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