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Courtesy photoShannon Miller, Columbus native and heavy-weight boxer, died Thursday of an apparent heart attack. He is remembered for inspiring kids in the Sandfield community.

Airbus celebrates new Army contractsmore than $500 million in funding granted for new helicoptersBy Alex [email protected]

State and nation-al leaders gathered at Airbus’ Lowndes County facility on Friday to celebrate hundreds of millions of dollars in new con-tracts for the compa-ny to build dozens of helicopters for the U.S. Army.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississip-pi), one of the main speakers at Friday’s event, said the com-pany has received more than $500 mil-lion in contracts to build 71 helicop-ters.

On March 8, the Army awarded Airbus a $273 million contract for 35 UH-72A “Lakota” helicopters. Wicker said the Army awarded an additional $116 million contract on March 23 for 16 more Lakotas, and when U.S. President Donald Trump signed the 2018-19 Fiscal Year om-nibus spending bill on March 23, it included another $200 million for 20 more Lakotas.

“This is good for the industrial base,” Wicker said. “This is good for the Golden Triangle. This is good for Mississippi. This is good for American manufacturing be-cause many states will participate in this.”

Airbus President Chris Emerson said the contract is good for about two and half years of production for Airbus, and about three years for suppliers, who have longer produc-tion lead times.

“I am overwhelmingly proud of the men and women here in Columbus, Mississippi who build these helicopters,” Emerson said. “I think 10, 12 years ago, no one would have believed we’d be where

Unyielding fighter remembered for persistence, dedication to childrenBy Slim [email protected]

When Shannon Miller stepped into the boxing ring at Trotter

Convention Center on the evening of Jan. 6, he hadn’t won a fight in almost six years, a string of nine consecutive losses that had dropped the 42-year-old light-heavy-weight’s record to 25 wins, 56 losses and eight draws, according to BoxRec.com.

No one knew it at the time, but it would be Miller’s last fight.

A couple of months after that fight, 39-year-old boxer Anthony Walker, for whom Shannon Miller had always been a hero and mentor, asked his friend a simple question.

“I’d always heard when

boxers turned 40 it was time to quit,” Walker recalled. “I was getting close to that, but Shan-non was 42 and he was still going. So I asked him, ‘When do you stop?’

“He didn’t really answer,” Walker said. “He just said it’s different for everybody.”

For Shannon Miller, the time to stop came Thursday before dawn when Miller died in his sleep, apparently from a heart attack.

“We think that’s what it was, a heart attack,” said his father, Oliver Miller. “But we haven’t seen the autopsy.”

Oliver Miller said his son was working out at his gym — Miller’s Tae-Kwon-Do on College Street — early Wednesday evening when he got sick.

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toP oF Page■ Brody Snider, 7, serves a beach ball back into the crowd at the Columbus Riverwalk during the Tropical Paradise concert to kick off Market Street Festival Friday. Attend-ees arrived in their best beach attire to hear the Missis-sippi Lions All-State Band and the official and original Jim-my Buffet Tribute band, A1A, perform. Brody is the son of Billy and Roxanne Snider of Columbus. See more photos on page 7A. — Photo by Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff

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Courtesy photo/Carolyn Kaye The pavilion and a trolley car at Lake Park in Columbus about 1912. One hundred years ago on May 8, 1918, Emancipation Day in Columbus was celebrated with a parade, speeches and other festivities at Lake Park (now part of Propst Park). There are accounts of the Columbus trolleys being used for the transportation of those going to the celebration.

SundaySay What?“We will never give up our freedom. We will live free and we will die free. We’ve got to do great in ‘18.”

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Trump chides Giuliani to ‘get his facts straight’ on Stormy

By JONATHAN LEMIRE ANd CATHERINE LUCEyThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is suggesting Rudy Gi-uliani, the aggressive new face of his legal team, needed to “get his facts straight” about the hush money paid to porn ac-tress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. Giuliani quickly came up with a new version.

Trump on Friday chid-ed Giuliani even while in-sisting “we’re not chang-ing any stories” about the $130,000 settlement paid to Daniels to keep quiet about her allegations of a sexual encounter with Trump — a tryst Trump has denied. Hours later, Giuliani backed away from his previous assertion that the Oct. 27 settlement had been made because Trump was in the stretch run of his campaign.

“The payment was made to resolve a person-al and false allegation in order to protect the pres-

ident’s family,” Giuliani said in a statement. “It would have been done in any event, whether he was a candidate or not.”

A day earlier, Giuliani had told Fox News: “Imag-ine if that came out on Oc-tober 15, 2016, in the mid-dle of the last debate with Hillary Clinton.”

Trump said Giuliani was “a great guy but he just started a day ago” on the defense team, and the former New York may-or was still “learning the subject matter.” Giuliani disclosed this week that Trump knew about the payment to Daniels made by Trump’s personal law-yer, Michael Cohen, and the president repaid Co-hen.

Giuliani insisted Trump didn’t know the specifics of Cohen’s ar-rangement with Daniels until recently, and he told “Fox & Friends” on Thurs-day that the president was unaware of all the details until “maybe 10 days ago.” Giuliani told The New York Times that Trump had repaid Cohen $35,000 a month “out of his per-sonal family account” after the campaign was over. He said Cohen received $460,000 or $470,000 in all for expenses related to Trump.

President: Giuliani ‘a great guy but he just started a day ago’

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area, the “Eight O’May” has long been called “Eman-cipation Day.” It is the day which tradition says the slaves in the Columbus area learned they were free.

Especially in the late 1800s and early 1900s the black community held a large celebration with pa-rades, speeches and various forms of entertainment. The day was a recognized holiday for the black community ranging from industrial workers to farm laborers to cooks. Because all of the cooks and maids who worked for ladies of St Paul’s Episcopal Church had the day off, the church started its Eight of May luncheon which included both lunch and dinner at a cost of only 50 cents in 1908.

There would be parades, speeches, picnics, singing, ball-games and religious ceremonies at churches, schools and city parks. Parades, often led by the Union Band, would assemble at Union Academy or a church and march to the place of celebration. At other times the city’s trolley line would provide transportation. A typical example was the Eight of May celebration one hundred years ago, as described in the Columbus Commercial on May 9, 1918:

“Representatives of the different colored churches, schools and benevolent societies assembled at Lake Park yesterday afternoon, when the following program was given: Song “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”; Prayer, Rev I.M. Mission; Song ‘My Country Tis of Thee,’ Introductory

remarks, Emancipation Address by Rev. E.L. Hollis; Short address, Mrs. L.A. Williams, Rev. E.R. Mill-er and Prof. T.P. Harris; Closing Prayer, Rev. E.J. Echols.”

The 1918 celebration also included a parade, a ball game and other outdoor amusements at Lake Park. The park is now a part of Propst Park and in 1918 the Colum-bus Trolley line provided transpor-tation to the park from downtown and from Military Road. The trolleys ran down the middle of Main Street and the median there is a remnant of the trolley line.

There has been some confusion as to why May 8 was considered Emancipation Day in Columbus. The date did not correspond with Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclama-tion or with the accepted date of the Confederate surrender of the Military Departments Mississip-pi and Alabama by Confederate General Taylor to Union General Canby near Citronelle, Alabama, on May 4, 1865.

I had often heard that May 8 was the date when the news of the Confederate surrender on May 4 actually reached Columbus. Also

adding to the confusion was the fact that the Union cavalry under General Grierson was not sent orders to occupy Columbus until May 10, 1865.

All of that confusion was cleared up in an article by E.T. Sykes in the October 29, 1921 edition of The Columbus Dispatch. Sykes had been in a position to fully know the story. He had served as Adju-tant-General of Walthall’s Brigade in the Confederate Army.

According to Sykes, the docu-ment signed by Generals Canby and Taylor on May 4, 1865 had not been the formal surrender document but only an armistice or temporary cessation of hostilities. The actual surrender document was not signed by both generals until May 8. Sykes concluded his article: “The undersigned writer personally knows that the date of surrender of this (Alabama and Mississippi) Department, and consequent freedom of the Negro in Mississippi, was first officially recognized on May 8th, 1865. E.T. Sykes.”

Rufus Ward is a local historian.

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Courtesy photo/ Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus Lowndes Public LibraryThe Union Band leading a parade down Main Street in Columbus around 1900. The Union Band often led the Emancipation Day parades in Colum-bus in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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HATTIESBURG — The Univer-sity of Southern Mississippi will award a posthumous honorary de-gree to a black U.S. Army veteran who was rejected when he tried to integrate the school decades ago.

Clyde Kennard applied several times between 1955 and 1959 to what was then called Mississippi Southern College. His applications were blocked by state, local and col-lege officials.

In 1960, Kennard was falsely charged with taking part in the theft of chicken feed, and was con-victed and sentenced to seven years at the Mississippi State Penitentia-ry at Parchman. While there, he was diagnosed with cancer but was

denied proper treatment until he was critically ill. Under pressure of bad publicity should Kennard die at Parchman, Gov. Ross Barnett ordered his release in early 1963. Kennard died July 4, 1963. He was 36.

Kennard’s legacy will be recog-nized Friday during commence-ment on the USM campus in Hat-tiesburg.

“This will be an important day for The University of Southern Mis-sissippi as we award Mr. Kennard, albeit posthumously, with a degree representing the education he sought and so rightfully deserved,” Rodney D. Bennett, who has been USM president since 2013, said in a news release. “As president of the university, and especially as its

first African-American president, I am honored to be part of our insti-tution’s progress in moving toward this outcome.”

On March 30, 2006, Kennard was declared innocent of the crimes that sent him to prison. USM ulti-mately renamed its student ser-vices building in honor of Kennard and Walter Washington, the first African-American to earn a doc-toral degree from the university. The university also established a scholarship in 2014 to continue Kennard’s legacy. More than 40 students have benefited from the program.

A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker telling Kennard’s story was dedicated in February on USM’s main campus in Hattiesburg. The Freedom Trail is a series of state-funded signs at noteworthy civil rights sites.

USM has a second commence-ment May 12 in Biloxi.

Mississippi college giving posthumous degree to black vet

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TUPELO — More than 4,000 Mississippi Na-tional Guard soldiers are going through intensive training to prepare them for deployment to the Middle East.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal re-ports the guardsmen made their way to Fort Bliss, Texas in March for the start of live-fire training and maneuvers. The arid, sandy and windy envi-ronment mimics some of the conditions the sol-diers will face in the Middle East.

The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team members will begin deployment in support of Op-eration Spartan Shield by the end of June. They will be based in Kuwait.

Commander Col. Doug Ferguson says the strategy is now more decisive action. Ferguson says they’ll be doing more wartime missions with wartime equipment.

The soldiers will begin returning home next spring when their nine-month tour overseas is completed.

By emily wAGSter PettUSThe Associated Press

JACKSON — A Republican mayor from south Mississippi said Thursday that he is running for governor next year, even though he expects to be widely outspent by other candidates.

Hal Marx has been mayor of Petal since 2009, and has advocated limiting the scope of govern-ment programs.

He said leading city government, including go-ing through two tornadoes, has prepared him to run for governor. Mayor and governor are execu-tive branch jobs, and Marx said he is accustomed to dealing with budgets. He also said Petal, with a growing population of about 10,700, has not in-creased its tax rates since he took office.

Marx said he doesn’t expect to attract big cam-paign contributions from lobbyists.

“I know I’m going to be the underdog, but I think people like the underdog; they root for the underdog,” Marx told The Associated Press. “I’m OK with being underestimated.”

The current governor, Republican Phil Bryant, is limited to two terms and cannot run again in 2019.

Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and Demo-cratic Attorney General Jim Hood are among the high-profile officials who have said they might run for governor. Reeves reported having $1.2 million in campaign cash at the end of 2017, and Hood reported about $662,500. Marx does not have a statewide campaign account listed on the secretary of state’s website.

Marx, 50, previously worked as a high school social studies teacher. Before that, he was a re-porter and managing editor of the Laurel Lead-er-Call newspaper.

Marx supported state Sen. Chris McDaniel during a contentious Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2014. With help from tea party voters, McDaniel came close to defeating longtime Sen. Thad Cochran in a race that divided the state GOP. Marx said Thursday that critics use “tea party” as a pejorative label, but he believes in the original goal of keeping taxes low.

“I consider myself a conservative, first and foremost. ... I would gladly be called a tea party candidate,” Marx said.

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kennard’s story was dedicated in February on usm’s main campus in hattiesburg ‘i consider myself a conservative,

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we are today. We are building one of the most advanced commercial and now Army helicopters in the world, and we do it on time, on cost and on bud-get.

“This is something all of the men and women and women here in Mis-sissippi can be very proud of,” he added.

The new contract comes after the expira-tion of a 10-year contract from 2006-16 that was worth more than $1 bil-lion, Emerson said. The facility has delivered 423 Lakotas already.

Emerson said the La-kotas are not designed for combat deployments, but can be used to support humanitarian missions, and serve a wide range of uses for the National Guard and law enforce-ment agencies.

U.S. Army Col. Billy Jackson said the helicop-ters, which are the prima-ry training aircraft for the U.S. Army, will support rotary aircraft training at Fort Rucker in Alabama. He said some will also be sent to the National Train-ing Center at Fort Irwin, California, to support ob-server controller opera-tions.

“We’re trying to build the Army back up — to build capabilities,” Jack-son said. “Our warrant officers are the primary pilots for the Army fleet. They’re getting older and starting to retire. We need to replenish those

officer (ranks) with new, young officers. This La-kota platform is part of that strategy.

“This aircraft will like-ly be in the fleet an addi-tional 30 years supporting that mission,” Jackson lat-er added.

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant also spoke at Friday’s event. Bryant said he could remember doubts about whether Mississippi and the Gold-en Triangle could support companies like Airbus.

“Now there were chal-lenges,” Bryant said. “There were people who thought, ‘Maybe in some other state. Maybe Texas can do that, and maybe Georgia. But this is Mis-sissippi. Can we find the

workforce?’ “Oh yes, we can find

the workforce,” he con-tinued. “The workforce that’s here today and makes the Lakotas makes the most advanced, and I think, the best helicop-ters in the world.”

Newly-appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith (R-Mississippi) lauded the work of Airbus’ em-ployees, and said they’re an example of what makes Mississippi workforces special.

“I cannot say more about the employees here, and the pride of owner-ship and building this air-craft,” she said. “Industry and commerce in Mis-sissippi is so bright from one end of the state to the

other. Mississippi is an amazing place, but it has a lot of amazing people and good leadership, and we’re reaping the benefits of that.”

Emerson said 200 peo-ple work at the Lowndes County factory. He said that facility supports up to four times that many jobs through the supply chain.

The Columbus facility also produces two civilian helicopters — the H125 and H130.

“This is a great day,” Emerson said. “It’s been years coming and I’m just really happy for the men and women here. It’s job security, but more than that, it’s recognition of a job well done.”

Alex Holloway/Dispatch StaffAirbus President Chris Emerson speaks Friday morning at Airbus’ Lowndes County facility. Airbus has recently been awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to build new helicopters for the U.S. Army.

Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker speaks about new contracts for Airbus to build UH-72A “La-kota” helicopters for the U.S. Army at Airbus’ Lowndes County facility Friday. Wicker and other state officials visited the facility to celebrate the contracts.

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Justin Mitchener of Starkville, whose generos-ity should serve as an inspiration

to us all. When Brad Massey, a 19-year veteran of the Missis-sippi State University Police Department, was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, his law enforcement peers held a raffle to help the family deal with uncovered medical ex-penses. Mitchener, who owns Juva Juice outlets in Columbus and Starkville, bought a ticket and was chosen as the winner of the $10,000 prize. Rather than plow that money into his businesses or spend it on himself, Mitchener donated the entire prize to Massey. There

has probably never been a more successful raffle, thanks to Mitchener’s kindness. Perhaps it’s a coincidence, but since learning of Michener’s act of generosity we find our Juva Juice purchases have never tasted better.

A rose for a speedy recovery for Rep. Gary Chism, who suffered his second stroke in

early April. Chism, who had his first stroke in 2009, shared his story about his second stroke with The Dispatch last week. Unlike the first stroke, Chism said, the most recent stroke was not accompanied by the typical symptoms — partial pa-

ralysis and slurring of speech. Instead, his symptoms were manifested by odd behavior — getting up in the middle of the night to get ready for work, put-ting his clothes on backwards, etc. Medical professionals point out that Chism’s story is not uncommon — often stroke sufferers exhibit atypical symptoms, something family members are often the first to detect. By sharing his story, Chism has helped spread the word. No doubt, it will benefit other stroke sufferers who do not exhibit the conventional symptoms.

A rose to Peco

Foods, which announced last week its plans to

invest $40 million in opening a poultry process/distribution facility at the former Americold building in West Point, and to the Golden Triangle Develop-ment LINK and the Mississippi Development Authority for their efforts in facilitating the project. The state provided $3 million in incentives. A10-year exemption from city and coun-ty taxes was also offered. In return, the facility will provide 300 jobs paying an average of $15 to $17 per hour It’s a real shot in the arm for the community and our economy. Welcome to town, Peco!

A rose to the Mississippi State men’s tennis team,

which captured its second SEC Tournament title — and first in 22 years — with a 4-3 victory over top-seeded Texas A&M last weekend. The title was the fifth SEC crown of any kind for MSU men’s tennis. MSU won regular-sea-son crowns in 1965, 1967, and 1993. Tuesday, MSU was named as the No. 6 seed in the national tournament and will serve as a host for the first two rounds of the tournament. MSU will play Tennessee Tech May 11 after the conclusion of the Memphis-South Alabama match; if MSU beats Ten-nessee Tech, it will play the winner of the Memphis-South Alabama match May 12 at 1 p.m. in the second round. Hail State!

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Local pastor proposing solar farm near Kerr-McGee site

Trey Hess: As a graduate of MSU’s mechanical engi-neering school (a long time ago), I’ve always thought that the Kerr-McGee cleanup project should be a cooperative effort between MSU’s Engineering Program, the Colum-bus Public Schools STEM Program, TVA, and the commu-nity. Seems to me that building a program that gives the kids of the 14th Avenue area something “tangible” that ties the past to the future and (hopefully) gets them excited about science and engineering (mechanical, environ-mental, electrical, structural, etc.) is the smart thing to do. Think about it. We could have a solar farm (mechan-ical/electrical/structural) on top of a long-term cleanup (environmental/civil/geological). Just a thought given the fact that the Greenfield Trust is an available resource that could leverage additional resources (e.g., MSU Research dollars, USDOE, non-profits like Bill/Melinda Gates, etc.).

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Birney Imes/Dispatch StaffThirty years ago when Michael and Sandra Keasler started growing a “few tomato” plants to pay the pow-er bill in their greenhouse, they had no idea the enterprise would grow into a nursery with nine greenhous-es. Sandra describes their plant farm in rural Pickens County, Alabama, as, “The hobby that has gotten out of hand.”

Growing Aunt Zada’s white eggplantIn a world trend-

ing toward one-click-and-it’s-on-the-way commerce, it’s reaf-firming to run up on someone who grows and sells watermelon plants from seeds found in a deceased uncle’s freezer 20 years ago. Or white eggplant from seeds stashed in a baby food jar in the house of a grandmother named Zada. Or two varieties of cowhorn peppers (cayenne peppers re-sembling a cow’s horn) obtained from a Miss Louise Freeman of Millport who got the seeds from her mother.

And, it is further reaffirming to know the business is located on an obscure country road in backwoods Alabama near a community named after a church there, but doesn’t show up on a map. And that it — the business — has had for years a devoted clientele.

Welcome to S.A.M. Plant Farm, a family enterprise that be-gan innocently enough 30 years ago when Sandra Keasler asked her husband, Michael, to build her a small greenhouse for ferns that had grown too large to over-winter in the dining room of their home in Antioch community.

For years I’d been hearing about a near-mythic plant nurs-ery somewhere north of Highway 82 between the state line and Re-form, Alabama. Then, earlier this spring, I happened to ask Dis-patch bookkeeper Debbie Foster, a dedicated gardener, where she gets her tomato plants.

Debbie went on to describe an outing she took with her sister last year to a nursery in the wilds of Alabama. She wasn’t sure what route they took to get there, but said the place had a great selec-tion and prices to match.

It’s not the easiest place to find. Driving north on County

Road 45 in Pickens County Alabama, east of McShan Lake, one comes to a weathered homemade sign with “SAM” painted in yel-low. On the other side of the gravel drive, a faded turquoise sign with movable letters provides confirma-tion: “S.A.M. Plant Farm.” SAM, by the way, is Sandra, Ashley

(the Keaslers’ daughter) and Michael.

After Michael built Sandra the greenhouse — she calls it a hobby house — one of his co-workers at the Weyerhaeuser plant in Millport encouraged him to raise a few tomato plants to offset the heating bill in the greenhouse.

That got the genie out of the bottle, so to speak. Word spread; in time Michael built more greenhouses — he’s built nine, all told.

“After the first two or three years, we realized this was the thing to do,” said Sandra.

Soon the nursery became their life. “We have camped in the greenhouse because that’s all we had to do,” said Sandra. “We’d take the black-and-white TV into the sprout house. It’s weird out here, but it’s fun.”

This will their 29th growing season.

SAM’s has become something of a community institution. “Peo-ple bring us their seed and say, ‘can you keep this going for us?’” said Sandra. “Lots of people say they’ve never bought plants anywhere else.”

And, as you might expect, the Keaslers have plants you won’t find anywhere else — Aunt Zada’s white eggplant, Hickman and Spruill watermelons. Mi-chael estimates they have about 30 varieties of tomatoes and an equal number of peppers.

About 25 years ago the Kea-

slers bought a fern from George and Janie Rose of Caledonia. The plant resembled a True Boston Fern, a popular item in commer-cial nurseries, but is, according to Sandra, “a whole lot tougher.” Over the years, they have sold countless offspring of the fern they got from the Caledonia cou-ple; they call it “The Kind.”

As the reader might surmise by now, SAM’s — open only from mid-March to mid-June — bears little resemblance to a retail nursery. The gardener/customer walks rutted paths littered with gardening equipment, hanging baskets and children’s toys. The place has a makeshift, dishev-eled quality. The effect is, well, charming.

“If we had cleaned off and made this all on one level, it wouldn’t have been near as much fun,” Sandra said.

Thursday, at the end of a long hot afternoon, Michael and San-dra sat in a shady corner of the nursery and talked about their three decades in the nursery business. Nearby their 4-year-old granddaughter, Madeline Grace, squatted in the dirt studying a small colony of ants while her mother looked on. Ashley teach-es second grade in Reform. The nursery serves as Madeline’s day care.

Fourteen knee surgeries notwithstanding, Sandra, 61, is full of spunk. Michael, 67, bearded, face browned by hours of sun, is more taciturn. “I’m not going to say it’s paid the bills,” he said. “We’ve made a lot of people happy,” Sandra said

As I sat listening to Sandra and Michael talk about their three decades of working long hours side-by-side in the heat growing things, they seemed to be, just as I was, in that moment of repose, struck by the ineffable sweetness of what they have done together.

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The NFL should listen to its aggrieved cheerleaders

Two former National Football League cheerleaders who have filed discrimination complaints against the league have offered to settle their claims. They don’t want a lot of money or even an admission of guilt. All they are asking for is the chance to sit down for a four-hour meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. It’s hard to see how the league could turn down the offer — unless, of course, it’s not really serious when it says its commitment to a fair and respectful work environment includes the women who cheer on the sidelines.

A settlement proposal crafted by the lawyer represent-ing former New Orleans Saints cheerleader Bailey Davis and former Miami Dolphins cheerleader Kristan Ware offers to settle all their claims for just $1 each if Mr. Good-ell agrees to meet them in “good faith.” The purpose of the meeting, which would include two other yet-to-be selected cheerleaders, would be to negotiate leaguewide reforms of the outdated rules and regulations affecting cheerleaders. Implementation of change, though, would not be a condi-tion. “I understand that they could meet with us, patronize us and do nothing in the end,” the women’s attorney, Sara Blackwell, told the New York Times.”But it’s a risk we’re willing to take to try to have real change.”

Complaints filed by Ms. Davis, with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Ms. Ware, with the Florida Commission on Human Relations, con-tend that the NFL maintains different standards for its male employees and its female ones. The cases — notably that of Ms. Davis, who was fired after posting a photo-graph of herself in a lace leotard on her private Instagram account — have brought new attention to the treatment of cheerleaders. A series of reports by the Times has detailed the indignities they face, including extremely low pay, long hours and sexual harassment — sometimes physical — from fans.

Most appalling was the account of some cheerleaders for the Washington football team of a 2013 trip to Costa Rica for a calendar photo shoot. They said they were posed topless or in body paint in front of an all-male audience of team sponsors and stadium suite holders. Some said they were later required to accompany sponsors to a nightclub. The director of the cheerleading squad disputed much of the account, and a statement from the team touted the pro-gram as “one of the NFL’s premier teams in participation, professionalism, and community service.”

Whether sideline cheerleading featuring attractive women in provocative attire is integral to the enjoyment of football or a sexist relic of the past is a matter for debate. Six NFL teams do not have cheerleading squads, some for philosophical reasons and one to avoid the impact of a class-action lawsuit over pay. What shouldn’t be an issue is that the women who do choose to do this work shouldn’t be treated like second-class citizens or — as Washington cheerleaders alleged to the Times — sexually exploited. That Ms. Davis and Ms. Ware are willing to forgo any claim to monetary awards to tell their stories in the hope of bringing about change should convince Mr. Goodell that, at the very least, he needs to listen.

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Do we really need to ‘understand’ Trump supporters?

This is for Rose.She is a nice lady who

wrote me a nice email in which she spoke about the need to try to under-stand Donald Trump’s supporters. As Rose put it, “We need to not close ourselves off to how the other side thinks.”

It’s a sentiment I hear a lot from progressives, and it bespeaks a great generosity of spirit.

But I couldn’t disagree more.Don’t get me wrong. Thinking people will

always try to see past their own ideological blind spots, to put themselves into the shoes of those they disagree with. That’s an admirable trait. In normal times it’s a trait I would applaud with enthusiasm.

But these are not normal times. Indeed, some-times, I wonder if we appreciate just how abnor-mal — how fraught with danger — they really are. Under Trump, American laws, news media and mores are under assault, to say nothing of American democracy itself.

And I’m sorry, but I don’t think “understand-ing” Trump followers will ameliorate — or even address — any of that. Besides which, is there really so much left to “understand?”

Not from where I sit. Long before Trump even existed as a political force, many of us noted with alarm the rise of a backlash among right-wingers deeply angry and profoundly terrified by the writing on the demographic wall. Said writing foretold — and for that matter, still foretells — the declining preeminence of white, Christian America. As several studies now show, a sense of alarmed displacement among white, Chris-tian America is the soil from which the weed of Trumpism grew.

The idea that we must “understand” those folks carries with it an implicit suggestion that in so doing, we might find some ground for compro-mise. It would be a great idea in normal times. But again, these times are not normal.

No compromise is possible here for a simple reason Trump followers seem to understand bet-ter than the rest of us: You can’t compromise with demography, can’t order numbers to stop being what they are and saying what they say about the coming tide of change. But what you can do is seize the levers of power and change the rules of the game in hopes of blunting the force of that tide. That — again, look at the studies — is what Trump supporters elected him to do.

So while, it is admirable to think “understand-ing” can fix this country, it is also naive. Progres-sives should ask themselves: When’s the last time you heard any Trump supporters talking about the need to understand you? You haven’t — and that ought to tell you something.

Here’s the thing: the rest of us have the moral high ground here. We see the same demographic writing on the wall that Trump followers see, but where it makes them angry and fearful, it leaves us energized.

Many of us are excited to see the nation that will arise from this cauldron of change.

That’s because the idea of change doesn’t threaten us. It will challenge us, yes, but we’re ready for that. We know that this is a big country, big enough for many different kinds of people, many different ways of life. We know what it means to live and let live. And we know that welcoming the stranger, caring for the stranger, is simply what you do as a human being.

I submit that those are core American virtues. And that now would be an excellent time for progressives to exhibit a little courage in their defense. Trump followers see a nation in demo-graphic peril, so they seek a nation where those who frighten them can be regulated into irrele-vance. There’s no big mystery about that. There never has been.

So no, they don’t really need to be understood.What they need to be is defeated.Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitzer

Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald. Email him at [email protected].

Genetic testing could save millions and improve care

Mississippi Spends about $350 million dol-lars a year on prescrip-tion drugs through its Medicaid program.

Unfortunately, a huge percentage of that money is wasted because the drugs don’t work. A mouth swab genetic test could fix that, but prog-ress is slow in our state.

Expensive drugs such as statins, diabetes med-ications, blood thinners, antidepres-sives and the like are covered under Mississippi Medicaid but the genetic tests that can determine whether they work aren’t covered.

More progressive states such as Texas and Georgia have figured this out. As a result, the right medica-tions are getting prescribed to the right people. Mississippi should do the same. It could save a hundred million dollars a year and vastly increase the health of hundreds of thousands of patients.

We all know about genetic test-ing. It’s producing new miracles ev-ery year. Now a genetic test done by swabbing the cheek of your mouth can determine what medications will work for you and which ones won’t.

The results are staggering. As it turns out, about a third of the prescriptions are ineffective because of genetic variances among individ-uals. Worse, they cause bad side effects.

A recent Mayo Clinic study regarding depression found a 70 percent improvement in results when genetic testing was done to determine what drugs would work best with what patient.

It has to do with enzymes in the liver. About half of all drugs must be synthesized by enzymes in the liver to work. If you don’t have the right enzyme, the drug will not only not work, it will cause bad side effects.

About a third of the people lack the right level of enzymes for many of the best selling drugs to work, so a third of the money spent on pre-scription drugs is wasted. A genetic test, costing anywhere from $1,200 to $1,800 can fix that by identifying which patients have which enzymes. No doubt the cost will come down as time goes on.

I have personal experience with this. My son was given medications relating to autism. His condition dramatically worsened, precipitating a crisis.

I was blessed to have a close friend, Bob Cris-ler, who has a company in the genetic testing business. He walked me through the process and got me to insist that the psychiatrist do the genet-ic testing. As it turned out, my son lacked enough enzymes to metabolize the drug. Not only was the drug not helping, it was hurting.

With the test results in hand, I insist-ed that his medication be changed. The difference was staggering. Within a few days, he recovered and has been fine ever since. “You saved his life,” I often tell Bob.

Here’s another example: I use an old-style antihistamine, chlorpheni-ramine when I can’t sleep. It’s old, cheap and over-the-counter. When my wife Ginny was having insomnia, I suggested she try it. It made her bounce off the walls.

As it turns out, chlorpheniramine requires a genetically coded liver enzyme to work. I have it. My wife doesn’t. So we had dramatically different results.

The same is true with statins, dia-betes drugs, blood thinners, ADHD meds, blood pressure meds, mood stabilizers and many other common-place drugs. Hundreds of thousands of Mississippians are taking the wrong drugs wasting millions and furthering disease. What a shame.

During my experience with my son, I stood facing a psychiatrist with my son’s genetic test results in my hand. “Mr. Emmerich, you seem to think I don’t believe in genetic testing. I do. It is established tech-nology,” the psychiatrist assured me.

I wanted to ask him, “Then why did you not use it in the first place instead of allowing my child to suffer when a simple genetic test could have avoided that.” Instead, I shyly thanked him and walked away.

My heart goes out to all the people who are suffering from the wrong medication. As a practical matter, Mississippi could save mil-lions in Medicaid expenses if they took an aggressive stance toward genetic testing. Less trial and error. Fewer hospital visits. Better health.

I just recently covered a class action trial regarding the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCR). Ninety percent of the prisoners there suffer from mental illness, causing bedlam. The prison

is a disaster.Imagine, if all those prisoners

were genetically tested and given medications that actually worked based on their enzyme makeup. Many lives would be saved, not to mention a huge reduction in prison costs.

Bob’s company, Medical Spark, has struggled to break through the monolithic state bureaucracy that runs at a snail’s pace. It’s tough slogging attempting to get a conser-vative state to adopt cutting edge technology.

Even so, his company recently tested a sample of 137 patients at two Veterans Administration nurs-ing homes. The results show a third of the vets lack enzymes that would allow common medications to work properly.

The testing was done by Gene-Trait, a Columbia, Missouri, com-pany that is owned by its founders. Their expertise is taking complex genetic information and reducing it to easy-to-understand guidelines to assist physicians in prescribing the right meds.

Let’s take Plavix, a common anticoagulant, for example. Gene-Trait’s testing found that only a third of the nursing home patients had the enzyme variant, CY2PC19, to process Plavix correctly. Two-thirds had either an under-response or over-response, which can lead to either heart attack or stroke. Similar results were found with a wide vari-ety of common drugs for common illnesses.

A third of the patients lacked the enzyme to metabolize Celebrex, a common pain reliever. Half the pa-tients lacked the enzyme to process respiridone, a common prescription for bipolar disorder. And so on.

In essence, genetic testing can vastly improve medical results by getting the right medications to the right people. This will improve re-sults and save money. But change is slow. There is resistance in the med-ical community. People fear change. Technology can be threatening.

But change will come. It’s hard to stop progress. A good first step would be for the Mississippi De-partment of Medicaid to embrace genetic testing and designate it a covered procedure.

Wyatt Emmerich is the editor and publisher of The Northside Sun, a weekly newspaper in Jackson. He can be reached by e-mail at [email protected].

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The Iranian deal is still a good bargainThe case

against the nu-clear deal with Iran is remi-niscent of what Woody Allen once said: “Life is full of misery, loneliness and suffering — and it’s all over much too soon.” The agreement, critics insist, is terrible and doesn’t last long enough.

Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, said on NPR Tuesday, “The problem is that the restrictions that the deal puts in place are automatically removed in a few years. This was the core problem of the deal from the beginning.”

If it’s not a good deal for the U.S. and Israel, shouldn’t we prefer that it be over as quickly as possible? The weird logic of the opponents is that because parts of the accord will end too soon, we should end the whole thing even sooner — right now. Their implication is that all the flaws would be acceptable if only they would remain in effect until the end of time.

At his briefing Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood be-

side a giant screen filled with two words: “Iran lied.” This assertion was a surprise on the order of finding snow in Siberia. The United States entered negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program precisely because we didn’t believe the claim that it had only peaceful purposes.

Had the Obama administration taken the Iranians to be paragons of honesty, it would not have held out for the most in-trusive inspections regime ever imposed on a country. National security adviser Susan Rice said in 2015, “Our approach is distrust but verify.”

The Israelis point out that the inspec-tors didn’t unearth the files Netanyahu released. They didn’t need to. “All of it was information that the International Atomic Energy Agency already had and has already commented on,” Mark Fitz-patrick, executive director of the Interna-tional Institute for Strategic Studies, told CNN.

“Even if the documents assembled by Israel are genuine, they do not appear to reveal that prohibited nuclear weapons research and design activities continued in an organized fashion beyond 2003,” Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, told me.

Besides, the nuclear inspectors aren’t supposed to spend their time finding

out what the Tehran government did 15 years ago. They are supposed to ensure that Iran is complying with its current obligations, and they’ve found over and over that it is.

The important part of the session was what Netanyahu didn’t say. He didn’t say Iran has violated the agreement.

The White House responded to his slide show with a statement that the disclosures prove Iran “has a robust, clandestine nuclear program that it has tried and failed to hide from the world and from its own people” — and then had to correct the statement to say Iran “had” such a program. Meaning: It no longer does. That would be thanks to the accord.

The deal put severe limits on Iran. It had to give up 97 percent of its stock-pile of enriched uranium, dismantle its plutonium reactor and surrender 70 percent of its centrifuges. Inspectors can gain access to any site where they detect suspicious activity. The curbs on Iran are why Donald Trump’s own defense secretary, James Mattis, has said it’s in our national security interest to stay in the agreement.

The president, however, says it must be revised or he’ll withdraw. But why would Iran agree to changes without new concessions on our part? And why would

Iran see any point in amending an agree-ment with a government that feels free to renege on its established commitments?

Some restrictions on Iran’s activities expire after 10 or 15 years. But if the ad-ministration would like to see those limits extended, the best hope is to abide by our obligations. Over time, Iran might grow more confident that it doesn’t need nucle-ar weapons and agree to longer terms.

Trump’s threats are likely to have the opposite effect. They tell the Iranian government it can’t rely on multilateral agreements and had better have a good military deterrent against its enemies.

Trump accuses Barack Obama of sticking him with “a terrible deal.” If the U.S. abandoned the deal, Iran would be free to evict the inspectors and resume the very activities that Netanyahu de-cried.

At that point, we would be presented with the same choice that the agreement served to avert: Allow Iran to proceed with its nuclear program or start a war to try to prevent it. Talk about a terrible deal.

Steve Chapman blogs at http://www.chi-cagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman. Follow him on Twitter @SteveChapman13 or at https://www.facebook.com/stevechap-man13.

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“He was throwing up, so I took him to the hospi-tal,” the elder Miller said, “but Shannon didn’t want to stay. He wanted to go home. He died sometime overnight.”

Miller’s gym: A detour from destruction

Miller’s gym, located at 1800 College Street, is an old nondescript brick building, not much more than 1,000 square-feet.

Its location is notable in one respect, although probably not by design. The gym sits between the Lowndes County Juvenile Justice Center and the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center, less than a mile away.

For many troubled kids, Miller’s gym inter-rupts the path from the former to the latter, and both Oliver Miller and his son, Shannon, have become heroic figures here in this part of town known as the Sandfield community.

Oliver Miller is 63 years old, but aside from a dusting of gray in his hair, he looks like a much younger man. Miller himself fought well into his 50s and his body retains the attributes of an athlete — he is trim, solid. He does not sit for an interview. He stands, shifting from foot to foot, always moving. As he speaks, he will occasion-ally throw a light jab at a heavy bag at the gym he has operated since 1977 where he’s taught hun-dreds of kids tae-kwon-do, karate and boxing — and keeping them out of trouble, in many cases.

“Kids get frustrated, too,” he said, flicking a jab to illustrate his point. “They come in that door one way — frustrated, agitated, mad. Whatever it is they bring in here, they get it out. They come in one way, they leave another.”

Walker nodded in agreement.

“I’m one of those kids he’s talking about,” said Walker, who works at PACCAR as he continues boxing. “I don’t know what my life would be if I hadn’t come into this gym 15 years ago.”

“The best I ever had”

Shannon, the eldest of Miller’s three boys, was 2 when his father opened the gym. He started ka-rate training at age 4 and was a black belt by 7.

“He was the best I ever had,” Oliver Miller said.

Over the years, Shan-non set himself apart for his speed, his mastery of fundamentals and his understanding of the craft. He competed in karate and kick-boxing events through his early teens and transitioned to

boxing at age 17. He never fought an amateur fight and made his professional debut on April 6, 1996 at Jaycee Fairgrounds Arena in Tuscaloosa where he fought to a draw against Willie Dollard.

But there were two oth-er qualities that separated Shannon from all of the other young men Oliver Miller has taught over the decades — an unshakable confidence and a stub-born resiliency.

For many boxers, the ego is their most vulnera-ble spot. An early loss can rob the fighter of his con-fidence. Discouragement often follows. That is why, in most cases, fighters are brought along slowly, matched with opponents they can beat as a means of building their confi-dence.

It was never, ever, that way with Shannon. His record could have — probably should have — been much better, his father said.

“The one thing he didn’t do well was pick his fights,” Oliver Miller said. “He would fight any-body, anywhere. It didn’t matter.”

Shannon would lose fights — many of them — but he never lost his confi-dence nor his passion.

In their own way, those losses — and Miller’s response to them — may have been the most important lesson he could ever share with the poor kids of Sandfield, where life never seems to pull any punches.

“You’re gonna get knocked down in life,” Ol-iver Miller said. “But will you get up and keep go-ing? That’s what Shannon did, over and over again. He always got up. He never quit. He never even thought about quitting.”

Always giving

In his 42 years, there was one thing that Shannon Miller seemed incapable of doing — being idle.

In his regular job, he drove a garbage truck for Waste Management while keeping a relentless workout schedule in his father’s gym. A father of five — three girls and two boys ranging in age from 3 to 19 — he poured his energies into his children, too, encouraging them in their interests.

“When his daughters got into dancing, Shan-non starting helping out with their dance teams,” Oliver said. “Whatever it was they were doing, he wanted to help out.”

But his interest in kids went beyond his own children.

“He was an assistant coach for a kids football team and a baseball team. He helped with the dance

team and, of course, he helped a lot of kids here in the gym,” Walker said. “He was working at this job and training, too. I don’t know how he found the time, but he was there. He loved kids and he loved seeing them play sports. He wanted to help. It was never about him.

It was always about the kids.”

Walker said Shannon was more than an encour-ager.

“Whatever it was you decided you were going to do, he expected you to work hard at it,” Walker said. “He didn’t take it easy on you. I remember

when his son, Tyran, first came into the gym and wanted to learn. Shannon asked me to work him out. I said, ‘OK.’

“Tyran was just 11 years old, so before we started, I’m thinking I’ll take it easy on him since he’s just beginning,” he continued. “I told Tyran that I’d take it easy. Well, Shannon overheard me say that and he said, ‘No, you won’t. He’s not going to learn anything that way.’”

The champ

On the night of Jan. 6, carrying a nine-bout

losing streak into the ring, Shannon Miller pummeled his opponent, Anthony Greeley, winning by a technical knockout in the second round.

It was just his 26th win in 90 professional fights.

A boxer is judged by his record.

But a man is judged by his character, by his generosity, by his spirit.

On that January night, Shannon Miller won the last fight of his life.

The hometown crowd roared in approval.

Forget the records.They knew a champion

when they saw one.

‘Whatever it was you decided you were going to do, he expected you to work hard at it. he didn’t take it easy on you.’

Anthony Walker

Tell your child a bedtime story.

Police: Man who rammed cars thought zombies were after him

GULFPORT — A police report says a Mississippi man accused of stealing a front-end loader and ramming vehicles in a Walmart parking lot did so because he thought it was the end of the world and zombies were chasing him.

The Sun Herald reports 32-year-old Shaun Michael Stroud of Kiln waived a prelim-inary hearing Thursday and re-mains jailed on $550,000 bond.

His attorney works for the public defender’s office, and she says the office does not comment on cases.

Stroud is charged with one count of grand larceny and two counts each of felony malicious mischief and aggravated as-sault.

He’s accused of stealing a front-end loader from a Gulf-port recycling center April 8.

Police say Stroud drove it to Walmart and hit several utility trailers and five vehicles, two of them occupied.

Parents arrested after 15-month-old ingests crystal meth

LAUREL — The parents of a 15-month-old child who ingested crystal methamphet-amine are facing felony child abuse charges in Mississippi.

Multiple media outlets re-port 24-year-old Shawn Beas-ley and his 17-year-old wife are in custody at the Jones County Jail. It was unknown if either is represented by an attorney.

The sheriff’s department says deputies responded to a child abuse report Thursday at South Central Regional Med-ical Center where the mother brought the toddler after see-ing the child lick a bottle cap that allegedly had crystal meth in it.

Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffOPEN HOUSE AND CLOTHING DRIVE: Shakira Johnson, left, and Dominique Brown help carry a box of goods while volunteering at the J.L. King Center in Starkville Friday. The center part-nered with Families First of Mississippi and held an open house and clothing drive. “I donated a lot of clothes and we are gonna do this more often because it turned out better than expected,” Johnson said. Johnson is a freshman at Mississippi State University from Greenwood majoring in criminology. Brown, of Starkville, is a senior majoring in international business.

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By CATHERINE LUCEyThe Associated Press

DALLAS — Months after the hor-ror of the Parkland school shootings in Florida, President Donald Trump stood before cheering mem-bers of the National Rifle Association on Friday and implored them to elect more Republicans to Congress to defend gun rights.

Trump claimed that Democrats want to “outlaw guns” and said if the nation takes that drastic step, it might as well ban all vans and trucks because they are the new weapons for “maniac terrorists.”

“We will never give up our free-dom. We will live free and we will die free,” Trump said, as he sought to rally pro-gun voters for the 2018

congressional elections. “We’ve got to do great in ‘18.”

Activists energized by shootings at schools, churches and elsewhere are also focused on those elections.

In the aftermath of the Febru-ary school shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which left 17 dead and many more wounded, Trump had temporarily strayed from gun rights dogma.

During a televised gun meeting with lawmakers in late February, he wagged his finger at a Republican senator and scolded him for being “afraid of the NRA,” declaring that he would stand up to the group and finally get results in quelling gun vi-olence. But he later backpedaled on that tough talk.

He was clearly back in the fold at the NRA’s annual convention, pledg-ing that Americans’ Second Amend-ment right to bear arms will “never

ever be under siege as long as I am your president.”

Trump briefly referenced the Parkland shootings in his speech, saying that he “mourned for the vic-tims and their families” and noting that he signed a spending bill that included provisions to strengthen the federal background check sys-tem for gun purchases as well as add money to improve school safety.

He also repeated his strong support for “letting highly trained teachers carry concealed weapons.”

Trump’s speech in Dallas was his fourth consecutive appearance at the NRA’s annual convention. His gun comments were woven into a campaign-style speech that touched on the Russia probe, the 2016 cam-paign, his efforts in North Korea and Iran and his fight against illegal immigration.

In strikingly personal criticism of members of Congress, he decried what he said were terribly weak im-migration laws, declaring, “We have laws that were written by people that truly could not love our country.”

Trump salutes NRA, says elect Republicans to save gun rights‘We will never give up our freedom. We will live free and we will die free. We’ve got to do great in ‘18.’

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By BILL BARROWThe Associated Press

As primary season kicks into high gear, Re-publicans are engaged in nomination fights that are pulling the party to the right, leaving some lead-ers worried their candi-dates will be out of a step with the broader elector-ate in November.

Primaries in four states on Tuesday, all in places Donald Trump carried in 2016, showcase races in which GOP candidates are jockeying to be seen as the most conservative, the most anti-Washington and the most loyal to the president. It’s evidence

of the onetime outsider’s deepening imprint on the Republican Party he com-mandeered less than two year ago.

In Indiana, Republi-cans will pick from among three Senate candidates who have spent much of the race praising the Trump and bashing each other. In West Virginia, a former federal convict and coal baron has taken aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., with racially charged accu-sations of corruption.

In Ohio, Republicans are certain to nominate someone more conserva-tive than outgoing GOP Gov. John Kasich, a 2016

presidential candidate, moderate and frequent Trump critic. Even Ka-sich’s former running mate, Lt. Gov. Mary Tay-lor, has pledged to unwind some of Kasich’s centrist policies, including the ex-pansion of the Medicaid government insurance program following Dem-ocrats’ 2010 health insur-ance overhaul.

With Trump’s job ap-proval hanging around 40 percent and the GOP-run Congress less than half that, the abandonment of the middle has some Re-publicans raising alarms.

“The far left and the far right always think they are going to dominate these elections,” said John Weaver, a Trump critic and top strategist to Kasich, who has been become a near-pariah in the primary to succeed him.

Early GOP primaries shaping up as rightward march with Trump‘The far left and the far right always think they are going to dominate these elections’

By MARLEy JAyAP Markets Writer

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks made up for a shaky week with a strong finish Friday as Apple led a rally in technology companies. The tech giant hit an all-time high after Warren

Buffett said he’d made an-other big investment.

Stocks got off to a mixed start after trade talks be-tween the U.S. and China ended with few signs of progress. The April jobs report showed that hiring continued at a solid clip and wages continued to

grow at a slow pace. Ap-ple surged after Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway bought 75 million shares during the first quarter.

Alphabet, Cisco Sys-tems and other technology companies rose, and retail-ers, banks, and household goods makers also rallied.

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MHSAA Class 4A Baseball Playoffs

Brett Hudson/Dispatch StaffStarkville Academy’s Kyle Faver signed with Blue Mountain College in baseball Friday. Faver is shown with parents Rodney and Patti, as well as Starkville Academy coach Brooks Roberts.

SA’s Faver signs with Blue Mountain

TROJANS FIND MAGIC LATENew Hope heads back to North State

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Alabama Athletic Media RelationsAlabama second baseman Chandler Avant makes a play during Friday’s game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Bulldogs homer past Lady Vols

Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch

New Hope knocked off Ripley 4-3 Friday night at Trojan Field to advance in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 4A baseball playoffs.In the photo above, Ryan Burt slides home with the game-tying run for New Hope in the sixth inning.At right, pitcher Nick Sims is greeted by his teammates after getting the game-ending strike-out.New Hope will play host to Kosciusko Thursday to begin the North State championship series.

By Scott [email protected]

New Hope High School junior Rye McGlothin is not your every-day No. 7 hitter.

“Eight home runs, from the seven-hole,” New Hope coach Lee Boyd said. “That’s a secret weapon. People are surprised by power that low in the lineup. You just can’t fool him.”

With his team struggling Fri-day night, McGlothin again got the offense going with a massive home run to left center field.

It was the fifth inning and New Hope needed to start scoring. In the end, they did just enough of that, beating Ripley 4-3 to clinch a Mississippi High School Activi-ties Association (MHSAA) Class 4A playoff series before a packed house at Trojan Field.

“We just needed something,” McGlothin said. “That’s been the story of this team. One thing is going to get us going.”

On both nights against Ripley, that one thing was McGlothin. He hit a two-run home run in a 3-1 win Thursday night at Ripley. Friday night, his solo shot start-ed the home team’s rally from a 3-0 deficit.

Friday’s win meant a 2-0 sweep in the playoff series and a return trip to the North State championship series.

That series starts Thursday at Trojan Field and it is against re-gion rival Kosciusko (18-13).

“Rye probably wanted to play Ripley one more time,” New Hope senior catcher Cade Odom said. “The rest of us are happy about moving on to the North State championship series. There is a lot of tradition in this program. We want to hold our spot.”

New Hope (26-5) rolled to a region championship with a pun-ishing offense. In the postsea-son, the offensive numbers have

By Brett [email protected]

STARKVILLE — Starkville Academy’s Kyle Faver is the kind of player that puts in the extra work. Coach Brooks Rob-erts saw it all the time.

“On Saturdays, I’m driving by to turn the sprinklers on or something and he’s out there hitting,” Roberts said. “His work ethic is very contagious, that’s what I’m going to remem-ber most about him.”

For three years as a starter, that drive made the Starkville Academy baseball program bet-ter; now that drive is what got him an opportunity to play for Blue Mountain College. Favor signed with the Toppers Friday.

“I’m really excited about the opportunity to see what I can do at the next level,” Faver said. “I really enjoyed high school sports and sports is all I’ve ever known, so I’m really excited to play at the next level.

“It’s always been my goal to

play college baseball. It’s some-thing I’ve always wanted to do and I’m blessed that I get to play at Blue Mountain.”

Through his dedication to the sport, Faver developed a skill that Roberts sees as the clear reason he was granted a chance to play in college — the same skill that earned him a starting spot as a sophomore.

“Really good at the plate, that’s what jumps out when you first watch him: kid can hit,”

Bulldogs fall to Tide in extra innings By Brett [email protected]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Keith Holcombe’s night was almost nothing but swinging and missing. Alabama’s left fielder, the same man who end-ed Friday night with three runs driven in on two hits, amassed three strikeouts in four at-bats through the first nine innings.

His best swing of the night happened to combine with one of Cole Gordon’s (3-3) few

mistakes pitches of the 53 he threw, covering 3 2/3 innings. For that, he was given a loss.

Alabama’s 4-3 win off the single form Holcombe forces a 3 p.m. Sunday (ESPNU) rubber match, one MSU looks poised to avoid as Gordon tamed the Crimson Tide (24-24, 6-17 Southeastern Conference) from the bullpen for two innings just for two pitches to unravel it all.

“I think he was effective, but one’s a decent pitch that gets through, another is up and the

last was clearly up and you pay for those,” MSU interim coach Gary Henderson said.

Gordon’s first mistake tied the game, a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning off the bat of first baseman John Trousdale, his second home run of the season. Gordon rallied to retire the next two batters he faced, taking the game to extra innings, and got two outs in the 10th before Hol-combe ended the game.

From Staff Reports

STARKVILLE — Behind a re-cord-tying four home runs, No. 24 Mississippi State (35-19, 7-16 SEC) knocked off No. 7 Tennes-see (43-11, 13-10 SEC), 10-3, Sat-urday afternoon at Nusz Park to even up the series.

Four different Bulldogs knocked home runs in the series, which ties the single-game re-cord, which was set on April 19, 2015 against Tennessee.

Three Bulldogs turned in multi-hit performances led by se-nior Reggie Harrison, who went 2-for-2 with a home runs and two RBIs. Freshman Mia David-son drove in three runs off her SEC-leading 17th home run of the season, which ties the MSU fresh-man record.

Senior Holly Ward tossed the complete game for the Bulldogs, allowing just two earned runs in the outing. Ward gave up four hits and six walks, but struck out nine Lady Vols to improve to 14-7 on the season.

Mississippi State took advan-tage of free passes in the bottom of the first to manufacture its first run of the game as three walks loaded the bases with two outs before Harrison was struck by a pitch to pick up an RBI.

The Bulldogs broke open the game in the bottom of the second as Davidson knocked a three-run bomb to take a 4-0 lead over UT. The Lady Volunteers would get a run back in the top of the fourth with a bases-loaded walk, but Ward responded with a strikeout to prevent further damage.

Junior Kat Moore plated the fifth Bulldog run of the game with an RBI triple in the third before scoring herself on a grounder to second off the bat of senior Calyn Adams. Tennessee plated its final runs of the game in the fourth off an RBI single and squeeze bunt and a close play at the plate.

Senior Morgan Bell knocked her second solo home run of the series and the second Bulldog ho-mer of the game in the bottom of the fourth to push MSU’s lead to 7-3.

Prep BaseballTuesday’s Game

Mississippi Association of Independent SchoolsNorth State Class AAA Championship

Best-of-three series – Game 1Indianola Academy at Heritage Academy

Thursday’s GamesMississippi Association of Independent Schools

North State Class AAA ChampionshipBest-of-three series – Games 2 & 3

Heritage Academy at Indianola AcademyMississippi High School Activities Association

Class 4A North State ChampionshipBest-of-three series – Game 1

Kosciusko at New HopeFriday’s Game

Mississippi High School Activities AssociationClass 4A North State Championship

Best-of-three series – Game 2New Hope at Kosciusko

Saturday’s GameMississippi High School Activities Association

Class 4A North State ChampionshipBest-of-three series – Game 3

Kosciusko at New Hope

Prep SoftballMonday’s Games

Mississippi High School Activities AssociationSouth State Class 1A ChampionshipBest-of-three series – Games 2 & 3

Vardaman at Hamilton, 6 p.m.

College BaseballToday’s Games

Ole Miss at South Carolina, 11 a.m.Southern Mississippi at UAB, 1 p.m.Mississippi State at Alabama, 3 p.m.

Tuesday’s GameJacksonville State at Alabama, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s GameMississippi State vs. Troy (Hoover, Alabama), 6 p.m.

Thursday’s GameAuburn at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.

Friday’s GamesLouisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi, 6 p.m.Mississippi State at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m.Auburn at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m.Alabama at LSU, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesMississippi State at Kentucky, 2 p.m.Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi, 2 p.m.Auburn at Ole Miss, 4 p.m.Alabama at LSU, 7 p.m.

Next Sunday’s GamesMississippi State at Kentucky, 1 p.m.Alabama at LSU, 1 p.m.Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi, 1 p.m.

College SoftballToday’s Games

Georgia at Ole Miss, 1 p.m.Southern Mississippi at Charlotte, 1 p.m.Texas A&M at Alabama, 1:30 p.m.Tennessee at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.

Women’s College GolfMonday through Wednesday

Ole Miss at NCAA San Francisco RegionalAlabama at NCAA Tallahassee Regional

Men’s College TennisFriday’s Matches

Starkville RegionalMemphis vs. South Alabama, 10 a.m.Tennessee Tech at Mississippi State, 1 p.m.

Tallahassee RegionalTulane vs. Alabama, 1 p.m.Alabama State Florida State, 4 p.m.

Saturday’s MatchesPalo Alto Regional

Ole Miss vs. Duke, NoonNew Mexico State at Stanford 3 p.m.

Starkville RegionalMemphis or USA vs. Tennessee Tech or MSU, 1 p.m.

Tallahassee RegionalTulane or Alabama vs. Alabama State or Florida State, 4 p.m.

Sunday’s MatchPalo Alto Regional

Ole Miss or Duke vs. New Mexico State or Stan-ford, 3 p.m.

Women’s College TennisFriday’s Matches

Chapel Hill RegionalMississippi State vs. William & Mary, 9 a.m.Morgan State at North Carolina, 2 p.m.

Oxford RegionalSyracuse vs. Wichita State, NoonMissouri State at Ole Miss, 3 p.m.

Saturday’s MatchesChapel Hill Regional

MSU or William & Mary vs. Morgan State or North Carolina, 2 p.m.

Oxford RegionalSyracuse or Wichita State vs. Missouri State or Ole Miss, 2 p.m.

College Track and FieldFriday’s Meet

SEC Outdoor Championships (Knoxville, Tennes-see)

Saturday’s MeetSEC Outdoor Championships (Knoxville, Tennes-see)

Sunday’s MeetSEC Outdoor Championships (Knoxville, Tennes-see)

Junior College SoftballToday’s Games

Mississippi Associationof Community and Junior Colleges

State Tournament (Fulton)Jones at Itawamba, 1 p.m.East Central vs. Pearl River, 3 p.m.Elimination Game, 5 p.m.

CALENDARBRiEFLyLocalNew Hope High School will hold baseball camp

The New Hope High School baseball team will hold its annual camp May 29 through June 1 at the school’s baseball field.

The camp, which is open to ages 6-13 (kindergarten through grade six), will run from 8 a.m. to noon each day. The cost is $70 per camper ($55 for each additional camper in the same family). Make checks payable to the Trojan Baseball Club.

Registration will be from 7:30-8:30 a.m. the first day of camp.Attendees should bring athletic clothes, shoes, hat, and a baseball

glove. Bats are optional. The concession stand will be open daily.On June 1, instructors will wet down the field and teach the proper

techniques of sliding. A towel and an extra set of clothes might be needed for the ride home.

New Hope High baseball coach Lee Boyd, his assistant coaches, and current and former players will work with the campers. Attendees will receive a camp T-shirt and use of same field and equipment as the New Hope High Trojans Each camper also will receive instruction in hitting, bunting, catching, pitching, infield and outfield play, and baserunning.

For more information, contact Boyd at [email protected].

Caledonia High School will hold baseball campThe Caledonia High School baseball team will hold its ninth –

annual baseball camp from 8:30 a.m. to noon May 29-30 at the school’s baseball field.

The camp, which is open to players in kindergarten through fifth grade, costs $50 for the first child, $35 for a second child, and $25 for a third child.

Each camper will receive a T-shirt and lunch Wednesday. Instruc-tion will include fielding, hitting, pitching, and game situations. Caledonia High coach John Wilson and assistant coach Mark Hysaw will lead the instructional staff.

The instructors will put the players through drills on throwing, fielding, and hitting. The last 30-45 minutes of each day will be used for games and teaching situations.

Attendees are encouraged to register early. Make checks out to the Caledonia Dugout Club. Send to: Coach Wilson, 111 Confederate Drive, Caledonia, MS 39740, or drop it off at the high school office. Late registration will be available at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 29.

Heritage Academy baseball team will hold campThe Heritage Academy baseball team will hold its annual camp

May 28 through June 1 at the school.The camp, which is open to players in senior kindergarten through

sixth grade, will be from 8 a.m. to noon each day. The cost is $85.Heritage Academy coach Justin Flake and assistant coach Chris

Ball will serve as instructors. Campers should bring baseball pants, gloves, bats, and batting helmets.

For more information, call Flake at 662-315-2403 or Ball at 662-386-0608.

Columbus Christian Academy will hold girls basketball camp

Columbus Christian Academy will hold a varsity and junior varsity girls basketball came June 4-7 at the school and two other local gyms.

The cost is $80 per player with $40 going back to the coach. The fee includes a camp T-shirt for players and coaches.

If a school has enough players, it can divide into as many teams as it wants. The camp will hire referees so all you have to do is coach your team. There will be a mix of private and public schools at the camp.

The camp will break each day around lunch and have a guest speaker for about 15 minutes. The concession stand will be avail-able as an option each day.

On Wednesday night, there will have a girls youth rally with speakers, music, and free pizza.

CCA will have accident insurance for the camp. Each player must fill out a medical consent form and have it

signed by a parent or guardian. Coaches can bring this form the first day of camp. Players won’t be allowed to play without the form.

For more information, contact Billy Thomas at 662-549-3918 or Keith Taylor 901-605-9376.

Mississippi StateCamp dates set in volleyball, women’s basketball

STARKVILLE – With summer comes camps, and new Mississippi State volleyball coach Julie Darty is offering several options to fit all needs.

Four different camps will be offered in the July at Newell-Grissom, and prices for each one varies.

From July 13-15, a team camp will be offered. The High School Team Camp is designed for only high school teams. Team strategies as opposed to individual skills will be emphasized. Competition among other schools will take place during each session. The camp will be wrapped up with an All-Camp tournament team. Participating schools must have at least eight players, with a maximum of 12.

In addition, from July 16-17 the Lil’ Puppy Dog Volley School for ages 6-12 and an All Skills Day Camp for ages 12 and over will be of-fered. The Lil’ Puppy Dog Volley School will teach volleyball beginners the basics of volleyball techniques and strategies

The All Skills Day Camp is for players with intermediate or veteran volleyball skills and is designed to improve the fundamental skills of volleyball, such as serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking and individual defense. In addition, campers will work on team offensive and defensive systems.

The final camp offered is the Big Dawgs College Prep Camp from July 18-20. This camp is open for ninth graders and higher. The Big Dawgs College Prep Camp is designed to provide athletes an inside look into the practice setting of a collegiate program. The same drills and techniques used by the Mississippi State Bulldogs will be featured.

This camp is designed for those players aspiring to play in college and beyond. Camp curriculum will also feature offensive and defensive strategies.

Those interested in signing up for the clinics can visit www.HailStateCamps.com to view the full schedule of events. For more information on any MSU volleyball camp, contact assistant coach Taylor Unroe at [email protected].

n Women’s basketball team announces summer camp slate: At Starkville, the women’s basketball team has announced the schedule for its summer camps.

The slate will kick off June 3-5 with the Skills Camp. It will conclude June 15-16 with the Team Shoot Out Camp.

Participants can register for the camps online at www.hailstate.com/camps.

More information on the camps is available at the site or by calling 662-325-0198.

Campers will have the opportunity to learn and develop their skills from Southeastern Conference and Naismith Coach of the Year Vic Schaefer, the MSU coaching staff, and players and other coaches from around the state.

The Skills Camp is open to grades 5-12 and costs $200 for commuters and $275 for residents. Players will receive instruction from Schaefer and his staff. Sessions will focus on position work, shooting, fast breaks, team practice, and games.

The Day Camp will be June 11-14 and is open to players in grades 2-7. Running from 8 a.m.-noon each day, the camp is de-signed to teach fundamental skills to aspiring players through drills and other fun competitions. The cost is $100.

The final camp is the Team Shoot Out Camp. Teams can attend June 15 or 16, and cost is $300 per team (12 players and two coaches) per day and $25 for each additional player or coach. Teams will play three games in one day against quality competition.

n Football player Lewis arrested for disorderly conduct: Mississippi State linebacker Leo Lewis was arrested early Friday morning on a disorderly conduct charge by the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Brett Watson, deputies responded to a call about a large crowd of people cars blocking streets at Aspen Heights Apartment on Blackjack Road shortly before 1 a.m. Friday. Watson said that while deputies were trying to clear the streets, Lewis, driving a vehicle, attempted to push through the traffic in spite of officers’ directions for traffic to exit in the opposite direction. Lewis was arrested after “several attempts to gain compliance.”

Lewis was booked into the Oktibbeha County Jail and released on $483 bond.

Lewis just completed his redshirt sophomore year. Lewis was a regular starter for MSU last season, tallying

46 tackles. Lewis has been a consistent fixture into the NCAA’s investigation into recruiting violations committed by Ole Miss and is currently involved in a lawsuit by Rebel Rags, an Oxford business.

“We are aware of the situation involving Leo Lewis earlier this morning,” said a MSU Athletics Department emailed statement. “We are still collecting information and will have no further comment at this time.”

— From Special and Staff Reports

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com2B Sunday, May 6, 2018

Auto RacingNASCAR Monster Cup

Drive for AutismAfter Friday qualifying; race Sunday

At Dover International SpeedwayDover, Del.

Lap length: 1 miles(Car number in parentheses)

1. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 158.103 mph.2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 157.494.3. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 157.432.4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 157.226.5. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 157.006.6. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 156.733.7. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 156.542.8. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 156.447.9. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 156.284.10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 155.993.11. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 155.898.12. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 155.703.13. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 155.871.14. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 155.743.15. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 155.655.16. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 155.514.17. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 155.313.18. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 155.300.19. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 155.219.20. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 155.166.21. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 155.025.22. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 154.679.23. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 154.500.24. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 153.224.25. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 154.467.26. (43) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet, 154.209.27. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 154.110.28. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 154.011.29. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 153.951.30. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 153.459.31. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 153.178.32. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 152.588.33. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 152.226.34. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 149.838.35. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 149.701.36. (99) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 144.671.37. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 141.498.38. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 0.000.

XFINITY SeriesOne Main Financial 200

SaturdayAt Dover International Speedway

Dover, Del.Lap length: 1 miles

(Start position in parentheses)1. (6) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 59 points.2. (4) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 2045.3. (5) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 200, 46.4. (34) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 200, 42.5. (33) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 200, 47.6. (11) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 200, 0.7. (2) Noah Gragson, Toyota, 200, 0.8. (3) Matt Tifft, Chevrolet, 200, 35.9. (7) Austin Cindric, Ford, 200, 41.10. (1) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200, 35.11. (8) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 200, 34.12. (10) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 25.13. (36) Cole Custer, Ford, 200, 24.14. (35) John Hunter Nemechek, Chevrolet, 200, 27.15. (37) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200, 23.16. (18) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200, 23.17. (13) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200, 20.18. (19) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200, 19.19. (12) Ryan Reed, Ford, 200, 18.20. (21) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 200, 17.21. (15) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 200, 16.22. (25) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 200, 15.23. (26) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 199, 14.24. (14) Dylan Lupton, Ford, 199, 13.25. (30) Chad Finchum, Chevrolet, 198, 12.26. (38) David Starr, Chevrolet, 196, 11.27. (29) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 196, 10.28. (17) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 195, 9.29. (31) Josh Bilicki, Toyota, 194, 8.30. (27) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 190, 7.31. (39) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 188, 0.32. (23) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, suspen-sion, 169, 5.33. (40) Stephen Leicht, Toyota, vibration, 149, 4.34. (9) Ty Majeski, Ford, accident, 129, 3.35. (22) Timmy Hill, Toyota, transmission, 113, 2.36. (20) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, vibration, 111, 1.37. (16) Kaz Grala, Ford, accident, 76, 1.38. (28) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, trans-mission, 57, 1.39. (32) Carl Long, Toyota, brakes, 29, 1.40. (24) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, vibration, 11, 1.

Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 98.053 mph.Time of Race: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 23 seconds.Margin of Victory: 0.306 seconds.Caution Flags: 8 for 45 laps.Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers.Lap Leaders: B.Jones 1-22; E.Sadler 23-48; T.Majeski 49-52; M.Tifft 53; T.Reddick 54-76; J.Allgaier 77-93; B.Jones 94-104; E.Sadler 105-110; J.Allgaier 111-129; E.Sadler 130; G.Smithley 131-132; J.Allgaier 133-200Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Allgaier, 3 times for 101 laps; B.Jones, 2 times for 31 laps; E.Sadler, 3 times for 30 laps; T.Reddick, 1 time for 22 laps; T.Majeski, 1 time for 3 laps; G.Smithley, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Tifft, 1 time for 0 laps.Top 10 in Points: 1. E.Sadler, 401; 2. J.Allgai-er, 368; 3. T.Reddick, 363; 4. C.Bell, 349; 5. D.Hemric, 343; 6. C.Custer, 323; 7. B.Jones, 304; 8. R.Truex, 285; 9. M.Tifft, 270; 10. R.Reed, 252.

BaseballAmerican League

East Division W L Pct GBBoston 23 9 .719 —New York 23 10 .697 ½Toronto 18 16 .529 6Tampa Bay 15 16 .484 7½Baltimore 8 24 .250 15

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 17 16 .515 —Detroit 14 18 .438 2½Minnesota 12 17 .414 3Kansas City 10 23 .303 7Chicago 9 22 .290 7

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 20 12 .625 —Houston 21 13 .618 —Seattle 18 13 .581 1½Oakland 16 16 .500 4Texas 13 21 .382 8

Friday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 7, Cleveland 6Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2Boston 5, Texas 1Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 4Kansas City 4, Detroit 2Houston 8, Arizona 0Oakland 6, Baltimore 4L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 0

Saturday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 5, Cleveland 2Detroit 3, Kansas City 2Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 3Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 4Boston at Texas, lateHouston at Arizona, lateBaltimore at Oakland, lateL.A. Angels at Seattle, late

Today’s GamesCleveland (Clevinger 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Ger-man 0-1), 12:05 p.m.Toronto (Estrada 2-2) at Tampa Bay (Archer 2-2), 12:10 p.m.Minnesota (Gibson 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 1-3), 1:10 p.m.Detroit (Boyd 1-2) at Kansas City (Junis 3-2), 1:15 p.m.Boston (Sale 2-1) at Texas (Fister 1-2), 2:05 p.m.Baltimore (Cobb 0-3) at Oakland (Triggs 2-1), 3:05 p.m.Houston (Verlander 4-0) at Arizona (Koch 1-0), 3:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (TBD) at Seattle (Hernandez 4-2), 3:10 p.m.

Monday’s GamesDetroit at Texas, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at St. Louis, 7:10 p.m.Houston at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBAtlanta 19 13 .594 —Philadelphia 18 14 .563 1New York 17 14 .548 1½Washington 17 17 .500 3Miami 12 20 .375 7

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 19 12 .613 —Milwaukee 20 14 .588 ½Chicago 16 14 .533 2½Pittsburgh 18 16 .529 2½Cincinnati 8 25 .242 12

West Division W L Pct GBArizona 21 11 .656 —Colorado 19 15 .559 3San Francisco 18 15 .545 3½Los Angeles 15 17 .469 6San Diego 11 22 .333 10½

Friday’s GamesWashington 7, Philadelphia 3Cincinnati 4, Miami 1Colorado 8, N.Y. Mets 7San Francisco 9, Atlanta 4Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 4St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 2L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 0Houston 8, Arizona 0

Saturday’s GamesSt. Louis 8, Chicago Cubs 6, 10 inningsPhiladelphia 3, Washington 1San Francisco 11, Atlanta 2Colorado 2, N.Y. Mets 0Miami 6, Cincinnati 0Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 3L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego at Monterrey, lateHouston at Arizona, late

Today’s GamesColorado (Freeland 1-4) at N.Y. Mets (Synder-gaard 2-1), 12:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Arrieta 3-1) at Washington (Scherzer 6-1), 12:35 p.m.San Francisco (Suarez 0-1) at Atlanta (McCar-thy 4-0), 12:35 p.m.Pittsburgh (Kuhl 3-2) at Milwaukee (Anderson 3-2), 1:10 p.m.Houston (Verlander 4-0) at Arizona (Koch 1-0), 3:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Hill 1-1) vs. San Diego (Lauer 0-1) at Monterrey, 3:10 p.m.Miami (Straily 0-0) at Cincinnati (Finnegan 0-2), 3:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Lester 2-1) at St. Louis (Wacha 4-1), 7:05 p.m.

Monday’s GamesSan Francisco at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.Miami at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 7:10 p.m.Washington at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

Saturday’s College ScoresSoutheastern Conference

Alabama 4, Mississippi State 3, 10 inningsAuburn 11, Vanderbilt 5Florida 6, Texas A&M 1Georgia 7, Missouri 1Kentucky 10, Tennessee 3South Carolina 11, Ole Miss 6Arkansas at LSU, late

EASTArmy 6-0, Lehigh 2-5Binghamton 7-2, Maine 4-4Bryant 8, UMass 2CCSU 9-3, Mount St. Mary’s 4-6Cornell 10-6, Brown 7-7Dartmouth 14-16, Princeton 3-1Fordham 10, Dayton 3George Mason 5, George Washington 3Georgetown 4, Villanova 1Hartford 9-4, UMBC 7-2Hofstra 6, Northeastern 4Iona 1-1, Fairfield 0-7Lafayette 8-9, Holy Cross 3-7Louisville 11, Boston College 3Manhattan 2-2, Marist 1-3Michigan 9, Rutgers 4Monmouth (NJ) 22-5, St. Peter’s 10-0Penn St. 6, Michigan St. 1Quinnipiac 6-6, Niagara 3-10Rhode Island 2, La Salle 1Sacred Heart 3-15, Fairleigh Dickinson 2-5Saint Joseph’s 8, NJIT 1Siena 4-3, Rider 2-2St. John’s 7, Liberty 6UMass 4, Stony Brook 3Mass.-Lowell 12-1, Albany (NY) 4-7Wagner 3-6, LIU Brooklyn 2-5

SOUTHAlabama A&M 8, Alcorn St. 4Charleston Southern 4, Winthrop 3, 13 inningsCharlotte 6, W. Kentucky 4Coll. of Charleston 13, Towson 5Coppin St. 5-9, Norfolk St. 2-8Delaware 3, Elon 1E. Illinois at UT Martin, ppd.East Carolina 8, Tulane 5Florida A&M 7-1, N.C. Central 4-6Georgia Southern 7, Troy 4Georgia Tech 11, Radford 8, 10 inningsHigh Point 7, Campbell 3Jacksonville St. 8, Morehead St. 4Louisiana Tech 15, Middle Tennessee 12Louisiana-Monroe 9, Georgia St. 6LSU-Alexandria 13, Jarvis Christian 3Md.-Eastern Shore 8-5, Delaware St. 3-1Milwaukee 10, N. Kentucky 9Navy 2-7, Longwood 1-1N.C. A&T 5-5, Savannah St. 0-6NC State 8, William & Mary 4NC Wilmington 5-7, James Madison 4-6North Florida 9, Florida Gulf Coast 4Point (Ga.) 7, Bryan 4Point (Ga.) 6, Tennessee Wesleyan 5, 16 in-ningsSouthern Miss 6, UAB 1Thomas More 10, St. Vincent 3, 2nd game ccd.Trevecca Nazarene 7, Davis & Elkins 1UConn 5, Memphis 1VCU 3, Richmond 1W. Carolina 2, Furman 1Wofford 6, Samford 4

MIDWESTAustin Peay 4, SIU-Edwardsville 0Ball St. at Ohio, ppd.Butler 8, Xavier 4Davidson 9, Saint Louis 5E. Michigan 5, Cent. Michigan 2Georgia 7, Missouri 1Hope 11-17, Adrian 9-12Illinois 11, Ohio St. 3Illinois St. 13, Bradley 6Iowa 16, Oklahoma St. 14Indiana St. 8, S. Illinois 2Kansas 13, West Virginia 3Kent St. 12, Bowling Green 0Missouri St. 6, Valparaiso 4Minnesota 9, Indiana 1Nebraska 17, Maryland 8Notre Dame 7, Pittsburgh 5Oakland 16, Youngstown St. 6Toledo 15, N. Illinois 0W. Illinois 11-8, Fort Wayne 1-5W. Michigan 6, Miami (Ohio) 1Wichita St. 9, Cincinnati 1Wright St. 6, UIC 3

SOUTHWESTAppalachian St. 5, Texas-Arlington 0Cent. Arkansas 9, Abilene Christian 8New Orleans 2, Houston Baptist 1Northwestern St. 11-5, Incarnate Word 9-6Oklahoma 2, Kansas St. 0Rice 8, UTSA 3SE Louisiana 6, Sam Houston St. 4, 11 inningsSouth Alabama 10, Little Rock 7Stephen F. Austin 4-10, Nicholls St. 1-22TCU 4, Lamar 3Texas A&M-CC 9, McNeese St. 8Texas Southernm 11, Grambling 3Texas Tech 16, Texas 5

FAR WESTAir Force 12, Chicago St. 5Cal St.-Fullerton 5, UC Davis 0N. Colorado 6, Texas Rio Grande Valley 4New Mexico 4, San Diego St. 3New Mexico St. 6, Utah Valley 2Pepperdine 5, San Francisco 3San Jose St. 8, UNLV 5St. Mary’s (Cal.) 7, BYU 1Stanford 25, Utah 5UC Irvine 8, Oregon 5UC Santa Barbara 12, CS Northridge 0

Friday’s College ScoresSoutheastern Conference

Arkansas 5, LSU 4Auburn 4, Vanderbilt 1Florida 9, Texas A&M 0Georgia 5, Missouri 3Mississippi State 14, Alabama 12, 10 inningsSouth Carolina 13, Ole Miss 5Tennessee 6, Kentucky 2

EASTGeorge Washington 1, George Mason 0Iona 10, Fairfield 3Louisville 6, Boston College 1Mount St. Mary’s 17, CCSU 4Northeastern 5, Hofstra 1Rhode Island 10, La Salle 5Rutgers 15, Michigan 9St. John’s 12, Liberty 2Sacred Heart 10, Fairleigh Dickinson 8Stony Brook 9, Bryant 1LIU Brooklyn 8, Wagner 7

SOUTHCampbell 4, High Point 2Charleston 8, Towson 3Charlotte 4, W. Kentucky 2E. Illinois 16, UT Martin 6Elon 6, Delaware 2Georgia Tech 6, Radford 5Kentucky Wesleyan 6, Cedarville 4Lipscomb 7, SE Missouri 6Louisville 6, Boston College 1Marshall 11, Old Dominion 6Miami 4, Bethune-Cookman 2Morehead St. 13, Jacksonville St. 8NC State 5, William & Mary 0Notre Dame 7, Pittsburgh 4Tennessee 6, Kentucky 2Tennessee Tech 13, Belmont 10The Citadel 13, ETSU 6Trevecca Nazarene 7, Davis & Elkins 6, 12 inningsUConn 5, Memphis 1Virginia Wesleyan 4, Guilford 1Winthrop 5, Charleston Southern 4

MIDWESTAdrian 9-11, Hope 2-8Doane 12, Concordia (Neb.) 7Evangel 4, MidAmerica Nazarene 1Missouri Baptist 5, Columbia (Mo.) 3Milwaukee 9, N. Kentucky 3

SOUTHWESTNew Orleans 8-2, Houston Baptist 1-5N. Colorado 5, Texas Rio Grande 4Rice at UTSA, ppd.

FAR WESTSan Francisco 6, Pepperdine 4Stanford 12, Utah 1

TOURNAMENTSAppalachian Athletic Conference

Third RoundPoint (Ga.) 5, Bryan 1Point (Ga.) 8, Truett McConnell 3Reinhardt 3, Milligan 1Tennessee Wesleyan 6, Reinhardt 5

Mid-South ConferenceSecond Round

Campbellsville 9, Cumberland (Tenn.) 8Georgetown (Ky.) 11, Pikeville 7Pikeville 9, Shawnee St. 6

BasketballNBA Playoffs

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Saturday, April 28Golden State 123, New Orleans 101

Sunday, April 29Houston 110, Utah 96

Monday, April 30Boston 117, Philadelphia 101

Tuesday, May 1Cleveland 113, Toronto 112, OTGolden State 121, New Orleans 116

Wednesday, May 2Utah 116, Houston 108

Thursday, May 3Cleveland 128, Toronto 110, Cleveland leads series 2-0Boston 108, Philadelphia 103

Friday, May 4New Orleans 119, Golden State 100, Golden State leads series 2-1Houston 113, Utah 92, Houston leads series 2-1

Saturday, May 5Boston 101, Philadelphia 98, Boston leads series 3-0Toronto at Cleveland, late

Sunday, May 6Golden State at New Orleans, 2:30 p.m.Houston at Utah, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 7Boston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.Toronto at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 8Utah at Houston, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 9x-Cleveland at Toronto, TBAx-Philadelphia at Boston, TBA

Thursday, May 10x-Golden State at New Orleans, TBAx-Houston at Utah, TBA

Friday, May 11x-Toronto at Cleveland, TBAx-Boston at Philadelphia, TBA

Sunday, May 13x-Cleveland at Toronto, TBAx-Philadelphia at Boston, TBA

Monday, May 14x-New Orleans at Golden State, TBAx-Utah at Houston, TBA

HockeyNHL Playoffs

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Thursday, April 26Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2Vegas 7, San Jose 0

Friday, April 27Winnipeg 4, Nashville 1

Saturday, April 28Boston 6, Tampa Bay 2San Jose 4, Vegas 3, 2OT

Sunday, April 29Washington 4, Pittsburgh 1Nashville 5, Winnipeg 4, 2OT

Monday, April 30Tampa Bay 4, Boston 2Vegas 4, San Jose 3, OT

Tuesday, May 1Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3Winnipeg 7, Nashville 4

Wednesday, May 2Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1San Jose 4, Vegas 0

Thursday, May 3Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1Nashville 2, Winnipeg 1, series tied 2-2

Friday, May 4Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, OT, Tampa Bay leads series 3-1Vegas 5, San Jose 3, Vegas leads series 3-2

Saturday, May 5Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3, Washington leads series 3-2Winnipeg at Nashville, late

Sunday, May 6Boston at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m.Vegas at San Jose, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, May 7Washington at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Nashville at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 8x-Tampa Bay at Boston, TBAx-San Jose at Vegas, TBA

Wednesday, May 9x-Pittsburgh at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 10x-Boston at Tampa Bay, TBAx-Winnipeg at Nashville, TBA

SoccerMajor League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GANew York City FC 6 2 2 20 19 14Atlanta United FC 6 1 1 19 21 9Orlando City 5 2 1 16 16 13New York 5 3 0 15 21 10Columbus 4 3 3 15 13 10New England 4 3 2 14 15 12Montreal 3 6 0 9 14 23Chicago 2 3 2 8 11 12Philadelphia 2 4 2 8 6 13Toronto FC 2 4 1 7 9 13D.C. United 1 4 2 5 8 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GASporting Kansas City 5 2 2 17 20 12Los Angeles FC 5 2 1 16 18 14Vancouver 4 5 1 13 10 18FC Dallas 3 1 4 13 11 7Minnesota United 4 5 0 12 12 16LA Galaxy 3 4 1 10 10 13Real Salt Lake 3 4 1 10 9 16Houston 2 3 2 8 15 11Colorado 2 3 2 8 10 10Portland 2 3 2 8 12 14San Jose 1 4 2 5 12 15Seattle 1 4 2 5 5 9NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Friday’s GameToronto FC 3, Philadelphia 0

Saturday’s GamesMontreal 4, New England 2New York 4, New York City FC 0Minnesota United 1, Vancouver 0FC Dallas 1, Los Angeles FC 1, tieColumbus 0, Seattle 0, tieAtlanta United FC at Chicago, lateColorado at Sporting Kansas City, lateLA Galaxy at Houston, latePortland at San Jose, late

Today’s GameReal Salt Lake at Orlando City, 4 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesPhiladelphia at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.Seattle at Toronto FC, 6:30 p.m.Sporting Kansas City at Atlanta United FC, 6:30 p.m.Montreal at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota United at Los Angeles FC, 9 p.m.

National Women’sSoccer League

W L T Pts GF GANorth Carolina 5 0 1 16 11 4Seattle 3 1 1 10 7 5Chicago 2 2 3 9 9 8Portland 2 2 2 8 9 9Orlando 2 2 2 8 6 6Washington 1 2 2 5 7 8Utah 0 1 4 4 3 4Houston 0 3 2 2 1 7Sky Blue FC 0 2 1 1 1 3NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday’s GamesSeattle 3, Portland 2Houston at Sky Blue FC, lateWashington at Utah, late

Today’s GameChicago at North Carolina, 2 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesPortland at Houston, 7 p.m.Orlando at Utah, 8 p.m.

SoftballSaturday’s College Scores

Southeastern ConferenceAlabama 10, Texas A&M 4Florida 5, Missouri 0Georgia 5, Ole Miss 0LSU 10, Arkansas 2, 5 inningsMississippi State 10, Tennessee 3South Carolina at Kentucky, ppd.

Friday’s College ScoresSoutheastern Conference

Alabama 6, Texas A&M 2Florida 4, Missouri 2Kentucky 7, South Carolina 5LSU 2, Arkansas 1Ole Miss 4, Georgia 3Tennessee 7, Mississippi State 4

TennisMadrid Open

SaturdayAt Caja MagicaMadrid, Spain

Purse: ATP, $7.43 million (Masters 1000); WTA, $8.01 million (Premier)

Surface: Clay-OutdoorSinglesWomen

First RoundCarolina Garcia (7), France, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-1, 7-5.Elina Svitolina (4), Ukraine, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-2, 6-2.Petra Martic, Croatia, def. Svetlana Kuznetso-va, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, def. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.Julia Goerges (11), Germany, def. Timea Ba-bos, Hungary, 6-2, 6-4.Karolina Pliskova (6), Czech Republic, def. Ele-na Vesnina, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, def. Maria Sakkari, Greece, 6-4, 6-4.Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Coco Vande-weghe (12), United States, 7-5, 6-0.Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Venus Williams (8), United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.Daria Kasatkina (14), Russia, vs. Wang Qiang, China, 7-5, 7-6 (6).Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, def. Jelena Os-tapenko, Latvia, 6-3, 6-3.

DoublesWomen

First RoundChan Hao-Ching, Taiwan, and Yang Zhaoxu-an (8), China, def. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, and Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 1-6, 6-4, 10-4.Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, and Anastasia Rodi-onova, Australia, def. Raquel Atawo, United States, and Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.

ATP TourBMW Open

SaturdayAt MTTC Iphitos

MunichPurse: $608,000 (WT250)Surface: Clay-Outdoor

SinglesSemifinals

Alexander Zverev (1), Germany, def. Chung Hyeon, South Korea, 7-5, 6-2.Philipp Kohlschreiber (6), Germany, def. Maxi-milian Marterer, Germany, 6-2, 6-4.

DoublesSemifinals

Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Rajeev Ram (2), Unit-ed States, def. Tim Puetz and Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 6-1, 6-3.

ATP World TourEstoril Open

SaturdayAt Clube de Tenis do Estoril

Estoril, PortugalPurse: $608,000 (WT250)Surface: Clay-Outdoor

SinglesSemifinals

Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4).Frances Tiafoe, United States, def. Pablo Car-reno Busta (2), Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

DoublesSemifinals

Wesley Koolhof, Netherlands, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, def. Jonathan Eysseric, France, and Joe Salisbury, Britain, 7-5, 6-3.Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, and Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

ATP World TourIsttanbul Open

SaturdayAt Garanti Koza Arena

IstanbulPurse: $516,800 (WT250)Surface: Clay-Outdoor

SinglesSemifinals

Taro Daniel, Japan, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, def. Laslo Djere, Serbia, 6-3, 6-2.

DoublesSemifinals

Ben Mclachlan, Japan, and Nicholas Monroe (1), United States, def. Jamie Cerretani, Unit-ed States, and Daniel Nestor, Canada, 6-2, 2-6, 10-6.

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, May 6, 2018 3B

New Hope Baseball Advances brieflyOle MissMen’s basketball signs Hinson

OXFORD — Ole Miss head men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis announced that four-star guard/forward Blake Hinson signed his Nation-al Letter of Intent and will join the Rebels for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Hinson, a guard/forward who originally was a 2019 prospect, reclassified to the 2018 class and will make his way to Oxford this fall.

“Blake is a very skilled 6-7, 225-pound guard/forward,” said Davis. “He really shoots with range, plays off the bounce and what caught my eye is that he has really quick feet to guard multiple positions. Blake comes from an outstanding family, and his dad, Denny, has been an excellent coach for years at all levels.”

Hinson is a four-star prospect ranked No. 102 in the country by Rivals.com. A native of Deltona, Florida, the 6-7 wingman spent the past season at basketball powerhouse Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas. “Luke Barnwell is an excellent coach with a fantastic culture at Sunrise Christian, where Blake really enhanced his game,” said Davis.

His versatility as a guard and forward has prompted 247Sports.com to declare him the No. 1 recruit in the state of Kansas. Hinson averaged 10 points per game, six rebounds per game and two steals per game.

He led Sunrise Christian to championships at the Saint James In-vitational, the Quincy Shootout and the Lighthouse Classic. At the 2018 Saint James Invitational, Hinson propelled his team to three victories while earning a spot on the all-tournament team.

Prior to attending Sunrise Christian, Hinson was a standout at Deltona High. During the 2016-17 season, he led the region in scoring with 29.3 ppg. Hinson earned all-area first team honors and helped his team to an appearance in the Region 2-7A semifinals. Alongside his older brother Evan, currently a guard at South Carolina, the duo led Deltona to the school’s first ever state final four. Hinson was also a wide receiver in high school, starting on the football team as an eighth grader at Warner Christian.

n Ayers completes women’s basketball staff: At Oxford, Ole Miss women’s basketball head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has finalized her coaching staff for the 2018-19 season with the addition of new assistant coach Chris Ayers.

“Chris Ayers will be one of the best relationship builders in the country,” McPhee-McCuin said. “He has grassroots experience and is great with player development, and his communication skills both with players and the community at large are superb. He will be a force to reckon with in this business.”

Ayers most recently was a graduate manager at Georgia Tech for the 2017-18 season, where he assisted with scouting and player development, in addition to day-to-day duties with the coaching staff. Georgia Tech is coming off a 20-14 season that saw a trip to the Third Round of the WNIT.

“My family and I are excited to have joined Rebel Nation and the Oxford community,” Ayers said.

“I’m honored that Coach Yo is giving me the opportunity to be part of her journey and trusting me to help guide Ole Miss women’s basketball to success.”

Ayers has spent most of the last decade cultivating an impressive resume in the high school and AAU ranks before joining the Georgia Tech program last season. Ayers was simultaneously the head coach of the Nike Essence AAU team and the assistant coach of the boys varsity team at Godby High School in Tallahassee, Florida, from 2008-17. He then served as the girls varsity assistant coach at Hapeville Charter Career Academy during the 2016-17 season.

Ayers coached Essence to a 2012 Nike Silver Division national title, and he took the Breakdown boys AAU team to back-to-back national titles in 2007 and 2008. Ayers was also part of a 2015 state title team at Godby. All told, Ayers has coached more than 100 athletes who went on to play either collegiately, professionally or both.

Ayers graduated from Florida A&M in 2008 with a bachelor’s in criminal justice. Ayers and his wife, Jasmine, have two children: a daughter, Khierstin, and a son, Chris Jr.

Southern MississippiBrescher chosen to lead men’s golf program

HATTIESBURG — Southern Mississippi Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert announced the hiring of Eddie Brescher as Men’s Golf coach Friday afternoon.

Brescher, most recently the Southern Miss interim Women’s Golf coach during the spring season, takes over for coach Jerry Weeks, who recently retired following 12 years at the helm of the program.

“Jerry had been a mentor to our young golfers for over the last decade,” said Gilbert. “We wanted someone to match that leadership, as well as have solid teaching credentials, and we were fortunate to already have that person in our program, Eddie Brescher.

He has served both our men’s and women’s golf programs well and we look forward to having Eddie lead our men’s golf program.”

Brescher worked five seasons as assistant men’s golf coach and three seasons as an assistant for the women’s golf program at Southern Miss, before being elevated to the interim women’s coach in December of 2017.

“I came here five years ago with hopes of maybe being here for a long time,” Brescher said. “That day has come. Southern Miss is home to me, just like I tell recruits. I am very fortunate, humbled and appreciative to be given the reigns to lead the team going forward. We have some good stuff coming up.”

Brescher came to Southern Miss after spending two years as the head men’s and women’s golf coach at Millsaps College. While there, Brescher led the Majors to a ranking as high as No. 37 ranking, which was the best in school history. He also had two team victories, two SAA All-Conference players, six All-Tournament Team selections and six academic honor roll golfers.

Brescher, a former letterwinner at Southeastern Louisiana, also earned Southland Conference All-Academic honors.

Following his collegiate playing career, Brescher served as a Grad-uate Assistant at Southeastern Louisiana. During that time, Brescher helped with recruiting, arranging team practices and implementing team workouts.

The Lions won two tournaments and finished third overall in the conference tournament during his tenure as a graduate assistant.

The Ponchatoula, La., native then spent two years at the profes-sional level, competing on the Adams and Hooters Golf Tours, as well as qualifying stages of the PGA Tour Q School. While as a professional, Brescher finished in sixth-place at the Hooters Tour McCormick, S.C., event (12-under) while finishing two-under par at the 2010 PGA Tour Q-School First Stage (missing the Second Stage by one shot). He also had stint as a caddy for Casey Crain on the 2011 Nationwide Tour.

Upon regaining his amateur status in 2011, Brescher has made a name for himself amongst amateur golfers. He is a three-time Mississip-pi Open Champion (2013, 2014, 2017), while also winning the 2017 Mis-sissippi Four Ball championship, setting a record for 18 hole (59) and 36 holes (123). Brescher collected the Mississippi State Amateur runner-up three times (2013, 2014, 2015) and was the Mississippi Golf Association Player of the Year runner-up on three occasions (2012, 2013, 2014). In addition, Brescher was a two-time participant in the USGA Men’s State Team (2012, 2014) and was ranked the No. 2 golf in Mississippi from 2013-15 by Scratchplayers.org.

Brescher’s other notable amateur performances include a fourth-place finish at the 2008 Labor Day Invitational, fifth-place at the 2013 Magnolia Amateur, sixth at both the 2009 Louisiana State Amateur and 2012 Magnolia Amateur, 10th at the 2008 Spirit of America (Team Champions) and 2009 New Year Invitational and 15th at the 2014 New Year Invitational.

His duties while as a Golden Eagle assistant specifically included recruiting prospective student-athletes, but also has helped oversee budget management, equipment orders, fundraising, practice and competitive tournament schedules and monitoring academic progress.

Brescher received his bachelor’s degree in Marketing in 2007 and his MBA in Management in 2009 from Southeastern Louisiana University. He is married to the former Lauren Mayer. The couple have one son, Bowen, and one daughter, Georgia Rose.

Junior CollegesMACJC softball state tournament resets schedule

FULTON — Due to heavy rains, the second round of the Missis-sippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Softball Tournament has been postponed to Sunday on the Fulton campus of Itawamba Community College.

The tournament will begin at 1 p.m. today with No. 3 ICC and No. 4 Jones County playing in the semifinals of the winner’s bracket. No. 10 East Central and Pearl River will face off at 3 p.m. in the first elimination game of the tournament.

The loser from the ICC and Jones County game will play the winner from the East Central and Pearl River game at 5 p.m. in an elimination game. The winner will face the winner between ICC and Jones in the championship game at 1 p.m. Monday. The ‘if necessary’ game will be scheduled for 3 p.m.

Admission to Sunday’s games will be $5.00. Concessions will be available throughout the day. All games will be streamed on Lets-GoICCTV.com/RED.

ICC, Jones County, and No. 2 LSU-Eunice have already secured their spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 Tournament hosted at Itawamba Community College May 10-12.

The winner between East Central and Pearl River will complete next week’s double-elimination bracket.

—From Special Reports

Chris McDill/Special to The DispatchNew Hope knocked off Ripley 4-3 Friday night at Trojan Field to advance in the Mississippi High School Activities Associ-ation (MHSAA) Class 4A baseball playoffs.In the photos above, New Hope’s Tyler Murphy connects for a single (left) and New Hope pitcher Pey-ton Springfield tosses to first base to get a putout.At right, New Hope’s Rye McGlothin is greeted at home plate after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning to put the Trojans on the board.New Hope rallied from a 3-0 deficit to sweep the best-of-three third-round series.New Hope will play host to Kosciusko Thursday to begin the North State championship series.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Ole Miss drops pair of games to South CarolinaFrom Special Reports

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ole Miss rallied late in South Carolina, but the comeback fell short as the Rebels fell 11-6 to clinch just their third series defeat of the season, all of which have come on the road in SEC play.

Grae Kessinger homered and Tim Rowe doubled as part of a huge eighth-inning rally, but it was simply too late to complete the come-back.

Brady Feigl started strong on the hill for Ole Miss, striking out five of his first seven batters. However, South Carolina plated three runs in the third and five more in the fourth to break the game open.

Will Golsan drove home the Rebels’ first run on a sin-gle deep into the hole to the South Carolina shortstop in the fourth. Ryan Olenek doubled in the fifth to take his SEC-leading hitting streak to 22 games.

The Gamecocks tacked on two more runs in the fifth to take a commanding 10-1 advantage. The score stayed there until three straight singles by Cole Zabowski, Golsan and Tyler Keenan set

the stage for the Rebels’ big-gest inning of the afternoon.

After a pitching change came Rowe’s RBI double. Jacob Adams nearly contin-ued the rally with a single through the right side but was robbed of a base hit on a diving play by the Game-cock second baseman. Kessinger followed Adams’ RBI groundout with a deep home run to left center to cut the deficit to four, but the Rebels couldn’t sustain the rally after that.

South Carolina won 13-5 Friday night.

Ole Miss will look to take one for the road in Game 3, which is set for an 11 a.m. start today and will air on SEC Network.

n Southern Miss wins twice: At Birmingham, Al-abama, Trent Driver and Mason Strickland came out of the bullpen to hold UAB scoreless over the last six innings and Luke Reynolds and Mason Irby hit home runs as No. 13 Southern Miss rallied to down the Blazers 6-1 Saturday after-noon at Young Memorial Field.

Southern Miss’ 11th vic-tory in its last 12 games allowed the Golden Eagles

(34-12, 18-4 Conference USA) to secure its 12th con-secutive conference base-ball series. Southern Miss has outscored the Blazers 12-1 over the first two games of the series.

Southern Miss starter Stevie Powers exited the game with the bases loaded and no outs after due to pre-cautionary measures.

Driver (4-0) entered, and after a grounder to short-stop gave UAB a 1-0 lead, he struck out the next two Blaz-ers to get out of the inning.

Driver worked four in-nings, allowed just three hits while walking none and striking out two. Strickland picked up his second of the season, allowing one hit over the final three innings and striking out one.

After UAB (19-25, 11-12) took the lead, Southern Miss immediately answered.

Gabe Montenegro, who had a season-high four hits and scored three runs from the top of the Golden Ea-gles’ batting order, opened the top of the fourth inning and came all the way around to tie the game on Matthew Guidry’s triple off the wall in right field.

After Reynolds was hit

by a pitch, Matt Wallner doubled off the wall in right to score Guidry and give Southern Miss a 2-1 lead.

In the fifth, Montenegro singled with one out, and Reynolds followed an out lat-er with his 12th homer of the year, second of the series and fourth in his last three games to give the Golden Eagles a 4-1 lead.

Irby led off the ninth in-ning with his first home of the season and just the sec-ond of his Southern Miss career for a 5-1 lead. With one out, Montenegro and Guidry singled, putting run-ners at first and third, and Reynolds’ grounder brought home the final run.

UAB starter Ryan Rug-gles (1-3), who had been named C-USA’s Pitcher of the Week for his effort at Florida Atlantic the previ-ous weekend, allowed four runs on seven hits over five innings. He walked one and struck out seven.

Southern Miss won 6-0 Friday.

Southern Miss will be seeking its third C-USA se-ries sweep when the teams meet at 1 p.m. today.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Alabama, Ole Miss clinch pair of conference seriesFrom Special Reports

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The potent offense for Alabama softball from game one carried over into Satur-day’s game two, as the Crimson Tide slugged three home runs to clinch the weekend series with a 10-4 win over Texas A&M.

Alabama (31-17, 11-12 SEC) trailed by two after Texas A&M (40-14, 13-10 SEC) scored a pair of unearned runs in the top of the first, but back-to-back home runs in the bottom half from freshman Kaylee Tow and sophomore Bailey Hemphill moved the Tide back in front, 3-2. Alabama led for the re-mainder of the game, scoring in four of the six innings they came to the plate.

Senior Sydney Booker posted four of the team’s 10 RBIs, legging out a two-run triple in the fourth inning and a two-run single in the sixth. Junior Reagan Dykes also had a pair of hits

in the win, including a solo home run in the second inning. The three home runs ties a season high for the Tide. Ju-nior Courtney Gettins (12-4) went the distance in the circle, scattering 11 hits but allowing just four runs, two earned.

Alabama won 6-2 Friday.The weekend finale is set for a 1:30

p.m. start today.n Ole Miss beats Georgia: At

Oxford, a Brittany Finney double in the first inning gave Ole Miss a 1-0 lead and that was all the help Kaitlin Lee would need in a dominating per-formance in the circle. Nonetheless, Ole Miss tacked on late to defeat No. 5 Georgia 5-0 Saturday afternoon at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.

The win clinches the series for the Rebels (30-21, 7-16 SEC), the first SEC series victory of the season for Ole Miss. It is also the first conference se-ries defeat of the year for the Bulldogs (42-10, 15-8 SEC).

Prior to the start of play, the Rebels honored seven players competing in their final series in Oxford for Senior Day, celebrating the careers of Bry Castro, Alyssa Clayton, Elantra Cox, Elisha Jahnke, Lee, Paige McKinney and Alex Schneider.

Lee was nothing short of sensation-al on the rubber. The Gulfport native tossed her fourth complete-game shut-out of the season and 13th of her ca-reer, assuming sole possession of third place in the Rebel record book. Lee held the dangerous Georgia offense to just five hits, striking out a pair to im-prove to 16-10 on the year.

Ole Miss won 4-3 Friday.The teams play at 1 p.m. today.n Southern Miss falls to Char-

lotte: At Charlotte, North Carolina, the Southern Miss softball team dropped the doubleheader to Charlotte on Sat-urday, May 5, 7-0 and 5-4. The Golden Eagles move to 19-35, 8-15 in C-USA.


brieflyCollege FootballArmy enjoys White House visit

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army finished spring with a visit to the White House after a standout season.

The Black Knights were invited to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to receive the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy . Army beat both Air Force and Navy in the same season for the first time since 1996 to earn the trophy.

“It was a great experience for everybody,” Army coach Jeff Monken said Friday. “There’s not a bunch of teams that get invited to the White House. It’s nice to be one of them.”

Monken enters his fifth year coming off a stellar 10-3 campaign , only the second double-digit win total for a season in West Point history. Come fall, for the first time in his tenure at the academy, he’ll field a team comprised solely of players he’s recruited. But he sure did OK with what he had.

Army rushed for 4,710 yards to lead the nation and scored 50 touchdowns on the ground last year, averaging 6 yards a carry on 785 rushing attempts behind standout quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw.

The secret to the success that matched the school record for wins in a season was ball security. In 850 total plays, the Black Knights lost just five fumbles, and one of those came deep in Army territory on a punt return late in the season at North Texas. The Mean Green quickly converted the mistake into a TD en route to a three-point victory, Army’s lone setback in its final nine games.

“I think the coaches have done a really good job of emphasizing that (ball security), and our kids have taken a lot of pride in taking care of the ball,” Monken said. “They realize that’s probably the single biggest factor in whether we’re going to win or lose a game.”

Spring ball concluded five weeks ago with the annual black and gold game , and Monken thought the team made some decent progress.

“I hope we got some of our young guys a little better and prepared them for the fall, to get in games and play,” he said. “Obviously, there’s a lot of things we’ve got to work on.”

One of the most pressing tasks ahead is retooling an offensive line that included standout Brett Toth, a 6-foot-5, 303-pound right tackle, and was integral to the team’s running success. Bryce Holland, who will play a fifth year after missing his sophomore season with an injury, is the lone returning starter.

“We’re going to miss guys like that (Toth),” Monken said. “It’ll be interesting to see how the guys that are going to step in and take their place develop.”

Monken also has to replace Bradshaw, who averaged 7.2 yards per carry in setting a school record with 1,746 yards rushing. Army has five quarterbacks on the roster heading to summer camp in early August. The staff isn’t ruling anything out, even using a rotation.

Speedy slotback Kell Walker took snaps at QB all spring and played the position in the spring game along with sophomore Kelvin Hopkins Jr., freshmen Cam Thomas and Christian Anderson and junior Luke Langdon. None has played a full game at the position.

“I think there’s a way to do that (share the position),” Monken said. “I think it’s important that a guy establishes himself as a quarterback and is the leader of the team as the quarterback, but we’ll see.

“To win is what’s important. If that’s what it takes, then we’re certainly open to doing that.”

The team also elected three new captains — Holland, junior FB Darnell Woolfolk, and LB Cole Christiansen, who was second on the team in tackles (84) as a sophomore.

“He (Christiansen) is such a tremendous leader,” Monken said. “I think the guys really respect him as a leader. It’s how he’s asserted that leadership in his role over the last year or so.”

n Hawaii coaches question Oregon State recruitment: At Honolulu, Hawaii coach Nick Rolovich called out Oregon State on social media for sending recruiting materials to his current players.

According to a post on Twitter , players received materials including invitations to the Beavers’ spring game. The packages were sent to the university.

“My apologies for our players not being able to attend your Spring game,” Rolovich wrote. “Ours was the same day, bad timing. Quick question, in the 203 years of coaching, none of you realized you couldn’t actively recruit another school’s players? Sent to campus?”

Oregon State is investigating the matter. Under NCAA rules, coaches and programs can’t actively recruit players who have already signed a letter of intent with another school.

Three Oregon State assistants, special teams coordinator Jake Cookus, wide receiver coach Kefense Hynson and defensive line coach Legi Suiaunoa, were assistants at Hawaii in recent years.

n South Dakota quarterback signs with CFL: At Vermillion, South Dakota, University of South Dakota all-American quarterback Chris Streveler has signed a free-agent contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

Streveler is from Crystal Lake, Illinois. He was a two-year starter for the Coyotes after transferring from the University of Minnesota.

He set 20 program records at USD. Last season he was runner-up for the Walter Payton Award, given each year to the FCS offensive player of the year.

Pro FootballCarlson ready for camp with Vikings

EAGAN, Minn. — Daniel Carlson’s career-best field goal at Auburn was 56 yards. His confidence range indoors reaches 65. During pre-draft training in the high altitude of his home state Colorado, he said, even a 75-yard kick was makeable.

The Minnesota Vikings were so enamored with that strong leg they used a fifth-round pick on the 6-foot-5, 213-pound Carlson, a bold enough move to suggest he’ll be the place kicker this season and not incumbent Kai Forbath.

No matter how big of a boom Carlson delivers on the ball, though, what matters the most is how accurate he can be from those less-im-pressive and more-critical distances. The shorter kicks that the Vikings have seen missed too many times over the past five years.

“I’m a 6-foot-5 kicker, which is pretty rare. That does help having those long levers to hopefully get a couple touchbacks and some longer kicks here and there,” Carlson said. “But at the end of the day it’s the kicks inside of 50 that really are going to make or break a season or make or break you.”

The Vikings re-signed Forbath in March. In 25 games since he replaced the struggling Blair Walsh, Forbath has missed eight extra points. He also pulled a couple of 39-yard field goals wide in 2017. Though he came through down the stretch with several important makes, including three field goals in the playoff game win over New Orleans, Forbath clearly didn’t gain the full trust of the coaching staff and front office.

“The whole objective right now at this point is to create the most competitive 90-man roster that you can, regardless of position,” general manager Rick Spielman said last weekend after making Carlson the 167th overall selection.

When the Vikings drafted Walsh in the sixth round in 2012, they released reliable incumbent Ryan Longwell the day after the rookie minicamp was complete. The same scenario played out in 2013 with punter Jeff Locke, a fifth-round pick, and his outspoken predecessor, Chris Kluwe. For now, the Vikings have said they’ll keep the competition open. Still, a fifth-rounder is a high price for a specialist.

n Meanwhile, the Vikings have signed offensive tackle Brian O’Neill, their second-round draft pick out of Pittsburgh.

The four-year deal was done Friday, before Vikings rookie minicamp began. They have three of their eight draft picks left unsigned: first-round cornerback Mike Hughes, fourth-round defensive end Jalyn Holmes, and fifth-round tight end Tyler Conklin.

O’Neill was the 62nd overall selection, a 6-foot-6, 305-pound con-verted tight end. He played in all 38 games over the last three seasons for the Panthers, forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the draft. The Vikings lauded his athleticism but stressed the need for him to add strength. O’Neill is likely headed for a backup role this season behind starting tackles Riley Reiff and Mike Remmers.

n Panthers assistant resigns: At Charlotte, North Carolina, the Carolina Panthers have announced that defensive backs coach Curtis Fuller resigned following an investigation into complaints of inappropriate conduct.

Panthers spokesman Steve Drummond released a statement Friday that said “after approaching Coach Fuller with the findings of an investigation into complaints of inappropriate conduct, we accepted his resignation.”

The 39-year-old Fuller joined the Panthers in 2013 as a coaching assistant after playing in the NFL.

He took over the secondary before the 2017 season.The move comes with Panthers owner Jerry Richardson still

under investigation by the NFL for sexual and racial misconduct in the workplace.

n Bills hire Morgan for front office job: At Orchard Park, the Buffalo Bills have hired Dan Morgan to take over as their player personnel director.

Morgan joins the Bills after spending the previous seven seasons working his way up the Seattle Seahawks’ scouting ranks. He most recently served as Seattle’s pro personnel director in overseeing the team’s pro and advance scouting duties.

He replaces Brian Gaine, who left the Bills after just one season to return to Houston in January and become Texans general manager.

Morgan is a former NFL linebacker, who spent his entire sev-en-year NFL career playing for the Carolina Panthers from 2001-07. That makes him familiar with Bills general manager Brandon Beane, who spent 19 years with the Panthers before being hired by Buffalo a year ago.

—From Wire Reports

AUTO RACING

Johnson looks to end worst losing streak at DoverBy DAN GELSTONThe Associated Press

DOVER, Del. — Jimmie Johnson wore a helmet painted in tribute to boyhood race hero Cale Yarborough. He then went out and tied the Hall of Famer on NASCAR’s career wins list last year at Dover.

For Johnson, winning at Dover had become the norm — his 11 wins on the mile track are easily the record. His victory was already his third of the season and the hunt for a record eighth championship was roaring ahead.

Until it stalled.He had just two top-

10s over the next 12 rac-es, fell out of title conten-tion and never finished a race better than third. He opened this season by wrecking out of the Daytona 500 and has just one top-five in 10 races.

The 42-year-old John-son is used to racking up the kind of milestones that have made him a surefire Hall of Famer. But his return to Dover marks a rather ignominious distinction — he’s riding the longest losing streak of his career at 33 races.

Is it over at Dover?“We’ll get it close, and history

shows that,” Johnson said. “Hopefully we get it perfect and we can have the day that we really want to have and get back to victory lane. But it does take a little pressure off me knowing that this is my best track and knowing that this is my favorite track.”

The Hendrick Motorsports driver swept Dover in 2002 and 2009 and won races in 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. He also joined NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty (Mar-

tinsville-15, North Wilkesboro-15, Richmond-13, Rockingham-11) and Darrell Waltrip (Bristol-12, Martins-ville-11) as drivers to win 11 races at a single track. His 83rd career victo-ry tied him with Yarborough for sixth on the career victory list. Waltrip and Bobby Allison are next at 84.

“I think we have created an envi-ronment of very high expectations because of the success we’ve had and I think people forget how special our run has been,” Johnson said. “We cer-tainly want to get back into those ways and have it happen again. But history shows it doesn’t happen very often. And we’re very fortunate to harness lightning for a long stretch of time.”

His biggest loss, though, has been his sponsor. Lowe’s is leaving the sport after 18 years as the only Cup Series sponsor Johnson has had. His rights are for sale for the first time.

Then there is the question of his manufacturer — Chevrolet switched its car body to the Camaro. Austin Dil-lon’s win in the Daytona 500 is the only one for a Chevy driver this season and Kyle Larson’s pole run on Friday was just the second for Chevy of the season.

Toyota won eight of the final 10 rac-es in 2017, including the championship with Martin Truex Jr. and Furniture Row Racing.

“I think we have been the bench-mark or that high watermark for so many years, that other manufacturers and teams invested a couple of years in figuring out how to beat us,” Johnson said.

Johnson, who starts 19th, hopes the turnaround truly starts at Dover.

Other items of notes at Dover:

Not so fast?Larson, who won his fifth career

pole, isn’t quick to blame the Camaro for the Chevy drivers’ collective funk.

“I’ve never been one of the guys that has said we’ve been behind where we were last year with the new Camaros,” he said. “I’ve felt like our team has done a really good job of taking what we had last year with the SS and then putting everything that we learned through that into the Camaro and been just as fast.”

Thumbs upDaniel Suarez starts a solid seventh

as he tries to build on consecutive top-10 finishes. The second-year Joe Gibbs Racing driver broke his left thumb in a race last month at Texas.

“It’s not painful at all. It’s just not 100 percent comfortable because I can’t really grab the wheel how I want,” Suarez said.

He’ll race with a brace for about two more weeks.

Go go LoganoJoey Logano topped the speed

chart Saturday in the second practice, a strong run following his first win of the season at Talladega. Logano’s win qualified him for the playoffs. He failed to make the playoffs last year even with a win — NASCAR essentially stripped him of all benefits that came with his April win at Richmond because of a rear suspension violation.

His win last week in the No. 22 Ford for Roger Penske stood.

“I didn’t want to go through that again,” Logano said. “There is a little feeling of relief knowing that we are in the playoffs. The goal has changed. When you start the season, it is always to win the championship which you have to take one step at a time.”

Johnson

By DAN GELSTONThe Associated Press

DOVER, Del. — Darrell Wallace Jr. was a budding photographer his first few years at the track, snapping away with his Canon 60D to show an insider’s view of NASCAR.

The hob-by is on hold. Wallace fills his social me-dia feeds with photos shot on his mobile phone. The fancy camera still has the lens cap on.

“I just don’t have time for it now,” Wallace said. “This Cup schedule, it takes all your time away.”

Wallace’s career has come into focus this season in his first full Cup season and he finds himself on the other side of the camera as one of the sport’s media dar-lings. The 24-year-old Wal-lace has given Richard Petty Motorsports a needed dose of enthusiasm and plenty of optimism with the kind of results that show perhaps better days are ahead for the famed No. 43 car.

“He can be as good as anybody,” Richard Petty said.

Lots of praiseHigh praise coming from

a Hall of Fame driver who was at NASCAR’s first race.

Better known as “Bub-ba,” Wallace would at least like to be better than 22nd in the standings when the season comes to a close. But

making it to Cup and hav-ing the security of a ride is a victory itself following a career full of fits and starts through the developmental ranks. Wallace made his second-tier Xfinity debut in 2012 and made his first four Cup starts last year for RPM as a fill-in for an injured Aric Almirola.

“You hear to so much about him, you’d think he’s been here forever,” Petty said.

Wallace has maximized his exposure through his nearly 173,000 Twitter fol-lowers, a docu-series on the Facebook Watch show page that ran around the Daytona 500 and the natural attention that comes as one of the few black drivers in NASCAR history. He is al-ready the best of the bunch and hasn’t been distracted by the added scrutiny that comes along with his slice of history.

“I’ve enjoyed it, from on track stuff to off track stuff, getting a lot more attention and kind of growing your brand,” Wallace said.

The Alabama native knows winning can change his career.

He flirted with contention in a few races and led laps at Bristol (6) and last week at Talladega (5) but failed to build those runs at the top into a top-10 result.

Still, Wallace was second in the Daytona 500 and put the sport on notice that he was no ordinary rookie.

“I think that set the bar high for outsiders looking in,” Wallace said. “For us, we were just like, great race,

that means nothing, let’s go to work.”

Wallace is hardly alone when it comes to NASCAR’s prominently pushed collec-tion of blossoming young drivers — the “Young Guns” as they’ve been tagged — who can’t win. There was so much hype at Daytona around Wallace and other early 20-somethings (such as Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney) that veterans sort of got lost in the shuffle. That was about the last time they lost anything — former Cup champs Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick each have three wins.

Lots of competitionRacing against the big

boys has meant some ad-justments. The biggest sur-prise?

“Just how aggressive this sport is,” Wallace said. “It’s a challenge. Once you get to this level, you have to be the aggressive one.”

RPM and Wallace are on a bit of a learning curve, not just with each other, but with an organization that un-derwent an overhaul that in-cluded a switch to Chevrolet and a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing.

“He’s making rookie mistakes and we’re making mistakes because we don’t know him that good, either,” Petty said. “If we get all the mistakes behind us, we’re going to be in good shape. He’s learning. He’s racing good. But then he misses a gear or comes down pit road too fast or misses the pit.”

Wallace will start 26th in Sunday’s race at Dover, a

rare misstep at a track where he has had great results in other series. Wallace won two poles and finished sec-ond in six races at Dover in the Xfinity Series.

He was still a hit at Dover, signing for a steady stream of autograph seekers and posing for selfies. Winning races — as he has six times in Trucks — and popularity contests hasn’t done much to land him full-time spon-sorship. Wallace lost his Xfinity ride last season when cash dried up and RPM has patched together deals for this season. World Wide Technology just signed on for six races in a deal that starts next week at Kansas Speedway. He still has 17 races this season without a primary sponsor.

“Companies just don’t have the money to spend. It’s a tough battle, I get that,” he said.

And one other drivers are facing, too, as ratings and attendance continue to sag and companies pull back.

“People are looking at it different than what they used to,” Petty said. “A lot of the sponsors are losing interest, also. They’re in-terested in it but if they’re spending money, they’ve got to get it in front of enough people to make it pay off for them.”

RPM believes it has a winning combination with Wallace — now they need a checkered flag or two to prove it.

“When he gets his stuff together and we get our stuff together,” Petty said, “we’re going to be pretty good.”

Wallace making strides early in season

Wallace, Jr.

By DAN GELSTONThe Associated Press

DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson had a good week with some nice drives.

Larson enjoyed playing in a PGA Tour Pro-Am, then turned a lap of 158.103 mph on Friday to take the pole at Dover International Speedway. In winning his fifth career pole, he gave Chevrolet a needed boost and its first pole since Alex Bowman took the top spot at the Daytona 500 back in Febru-ary.

“Our team hasn’t once been stressed out about the new Camaro,” Larson said.

“I don’t know what other people and teams are battling. I think balance-wise I feel exactly the same as what I did last year. It hasn’t been an issue to us. I feel like speed-wise, we are close to where we were.”

Larson will try Sunday to win his first race of the season and the Chip Ganassi Racing driver should be con-sidered a favorite. Larson was run-ner-up in each of the last two spring races at Dover and has a 7.9 average finish in eight career races on the mile-long track.

Kevin Harvick in his Ford will be beside Larson on the front row as the Stewart-Haas Racing star goes for his fourth win of the season. Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. completed the top five in Friday’s qual-ifying.

Larson is a natural behind the wheel, but the 25-year-old is still learning his way on the links. Larson only picked up golf as a hobby two years ago but he jumped at the chance Wednesday to play with Russell Henley at Quail Hol-low, the Charlotte, North Carolina site of the Wells Fargo Championship.

“I love golf,” Larson said. “As each week passes by, I’ve become more ob-sessed with it.”

Larson said he was about as ner-vous as he could remember before he approached the first tee box. But he steeled himself for his first drive and — sure enough — boom: “right down the fairway.” Henley, who has three PGA Tour wins, gave Larson some needed pointers.

It was just very relaxing out there on the golf course and all the fans there didn’t really bother me at all either,” Larson said.

“It was just cool to get to play with him and get to experience the whole thing.”

Chase Elliott, another Chevy driv-er who had complained last week he didn’t have help from his fellow manu-facturer drivers in the closing laps, will start sixth on Sunday.

Fresh off golf course, Larson earns pole position


brieflyMajor League BaseballWong’s walk-off home run lifts Cardinals past Cubs

ST. LOUIS — For the St. Louis Cardinals, there’s more importance to their early season games with the Chicago Cubs this year than most seasons.

The games are about St. Louis putting to rest any leftover doubts after a dismal 5-14 record against its rival a year ago.

The Cardinals showed on Saturday they aren’t about to just lie down and let the Cubs cruise to a third straight National League Central title. Kolten Wong hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to cap an 8-6 win, one which had all the back-and-forth of a postseason affair rather than an early May contest.

Wong’s game-ending blast put the finishing touch on a game in which St. Louis trailed 4-0 after one inning and by two runs entering the bottom of the ninth. Both times the Cardinals recovered on their way to a fourth straight win, along with wining for the third time in four games against Chicago this season.

“I’ve never (played) in the World Series or those kinds of games,” St. Louis outfielder Marcell Ozuna said. “This feels like more than a regular game.”

Ozuna tied the game in the ninth inning with a two-run double off Chicago closer Brandon Morrow, who allowed his first runs of the season. An inning later, it was Wong who sent a 1-1 pitcher from Luke Farrell (1-1) into the right field seats for the game winner.

“We would have loved a double, and the homer was even better,” St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said.

Wong’s game-ending home run is the third of his career, his first since a victory over Pittsburgh on May 3, 2015.

The blast made a winner out of reliever Tyler Lyons (1-0), and it sent Chicago to a season-worst fourth loss in a row. Anthony Rizzo homered for a third time in four games for the Cubs, who lost despite scoring more than three runs in a game for the first time since April 24th.

Javier Baez added his eighth home run in the loss for Chicago, which had won five games in a row before its current losing stretch.

“They’re a good team, they’re always a good team,” Rizzo said. “They put together hits, they put together rallies and it’s a good group of guys and they play hard.”

NBACeltics takes 3-0 series lead with overtime win

PHILADELPHIA — Al Horford scored the go-ahead basket for Boston late in overtime in a wild Game 3 where the Philadelphia 76ers gave away the basketball and the confetti, leading the Celtics to a 101-98 win on Saturday night.

The Celtics go for the sweep on Monday.The ending to regulation was about as wild as it gets for both

teams. JJ Redick threw away the basketball on an errant pass to no one that was scooped by Terry Rozier who threw to Jaylen Brown for the basket and an 89-87 lead.

Seconds later, Marco Belinelli stunned everyone with a falling 22-footer in front of the 76ers bench as time expired that sent the game into overtime — and confetti mistakenly blasted from the cannon. There was about a seven-minute delay while team employees scrambled to clean up the mess on the court. Some players even scooped up confetti as everyone waited for the start of overtime.

Belinelli opened OT with a 23-footer and Redick followed with a 3 that appeared to take him off the hook.

But the Celtics wouldn’t let them pull away and Horford escaped for a layup with 5.5 seconds that gave Boston a 99-98 lead. Ben Simmons then threw the ball away after a timeout and Horford sealed the win with two free throws.

GolfDay seizes control at Quail Hollow

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quail Hollow was softer and shorter, pro-ducing one low score after another before the final groups even started Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship.

Jason Day wasn’t paying attention, which probably helped.When he sputtered at the start, there was no reason to panic that

he wasn’t taking advantage of a great day for scoring. And when Day finally picked up his first birdie by blasting a 9-iron out of the rough with the wind at his back from 195 yards to 18 inches on the ninth hole, he was on his way.

Day made five birdies over his last 10 holes for a 4-under 67, giving him a two-shot lead as he goes for his second PGA Tour victory this year.

“I was just staying in my own world, staying in my lane and not really thinking about it too much,” Day said. “I knew that if I could just get myself in position ... don’t do anything too silly out there and find a way to get back into the swing of things, that I could come out of this on the better half.”

Day finished with a daring play on the 18th. With his bare feet in the stream and the ball on the bank well above his feet, he hit a full wedge to the back of the green for a two-putt par.

He was at 10-under 203.Nick Watney overcame a double bogey on the par-5 10th hole with

four birdies over his last six holes for a 66. He will be in the final group for the first time in nearly four years as he tries to win for the first time since a back injury two years ago.

“To get back in contention, that’s why I play golf. I’m super, super excited,” Watney said. “I’m just going to try to embrace everything that comes with tomorrow and hope I have a chance down the last.”

Peter Uihlein finished the front nine with five straight birdies and started the back nine with an eagle. He shot 62, one off Rory McIlroy’s course record, and wound up three shots out of the lead and in the penultimate group.

Phil Mickelson shot a 64, his best score of the year. He starts Sunday four shots out of the lead. McIlroy three-putted the last hole and still shot 66. As a testament to the conditions, all he did was shrug. “I didn’t play that well. The score sort of flatters me,” he said.

Tiger Woods, who started the third round on the same score as Uihlein, Mickelson and McIlroy, failed to take advantage on a course that was set up 228 yards shorter and was soft enough that players actually found pitch marks on the green. Woods finally got going on the back nine with three straight birdies, but a three-putt bogey on the final hole gave him a 68. He was nine shots behind.

n Langer leads on Champions Tour: At The Woodlands, Texas, Bernhard Langer plodded his way to an even-par 72 on Saturday, good enough to maintain the lead at the Insperity Invitational as the leaderboard bunched up behind him.

Langer was at 9-under 135 and had a one-shot lead over three players after he followed up his course-record-tying opening-round 63 by making just two birdies and two bogeys at The Woodlands Country Club. The second bogey was especially painful, following his birdie on the par-5 15th with a missed 2-footer on the par-3 16th.

“It was a tough day, Langer said. “The wind was up and the pins were difficult at times. I played really good for the most part, but I just did make as many birdies, and I missed that really short one there ... three-putted from 12 feet or so. That one hurt. I didn’t take advantage of the par 5s, either. I just didn’t get much going.”

The 60-year-old German, a three-time winner of the Houston-area event, is seeking his first victory of 2018 after seven wins last year. A victory would be his fourth after turning 60, the most in PGA Tour Champions history.

Tom Pernice Jr. (68), Miguel Angel Jimenez (69), Mark Calca-vecchia (69) and Scott Dunlap (70) were one stroke behind. Jimenez turned in 32 to join Langer at 9 under, but made two bogeys and just one birdie on the back nine.

Bart Bryant (67) and local favorite Jeff Maggert (71), who lives in this sprawling suburb north of Houston, trailed by two.

Kenny Perry birdied four of the final five holes for a 65, the low round of the day, and was one of eight players sitting three shots back. This is the second start of 2018 for the 57-year-old Perry, who’s recover-ing from shoulder surgery.

n Park, Shin share LPGA lead: At The Colony, Texas, Sung Hyun Park and Jenny Shin finished the rain-delayed first round of the abbreviated LPGA Texas Classic on Saturday with 6-under 65s to share a one-stroke lead.

After Thursday’s play was canceled and Friday’s began after an 8 ½-hour rain delay, the tournament was reduced from 72 holes to 36. There will be no cut, but only the top 70 and ties in the 144-woman field will win prize money.

The second round began Saturday afternoon before the first round ended. Park and Shin were scheduled to start their final rounds Sunday afternoon.

Park, last year’s U.S. Women’s Open champion and the top-ranked player in the field at No. 5, had seven birdies and one bogey at the 6,475-yard Old American Golf Club, which is hosting the event for the first time. She was 6 under when play was halted on Friday and parred her remaining four holes on Saturday.

Shin, also from South Korea, was 4-under through 14 on Friday. On Saturday, she birdied the par-3 seventh and the par-4 ninth. Shin’s only career LPGA Tour win was two years ago at this tournament’s previous home, Las Colinas Country Club in Irving.

Denmark’s Nicole Broch Larsen and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn were among those playing their second rounds Saturday and making a run at the lead. Jutanugarn, who won at Los Angeles two weeks ago, shot a first-round 66, sandwiching eight birdies between an opening double bogey and a closing bogey.

After heavy rains and gusty wind Thursday and Friday, Saturday featured bright sunshine and high temperatures in the low 80s.

This will be the LPGA Tour’s first 36-hole event since the Baha-mas-LPGA Classic in May 2013.

—From Wire Reports

TodayAUTO RACING

1 p.m. — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, AAA 400 Drive for Autism, at Dover, Delaware, FS1

BEACH VOLLEYBALL6 p.m. — AVP Tour, FIVB Huntington Beach Open, at Huntington Beach, California, NBC Sports Network

BOWLING11 a.m. — PBA Tour, League semifinals, at Portland, Maine (taped), ESPN

COLLEGE BASEBALL11 a.m. — Ole Miss at South Carolina, SEC NetworkNoon — Florida at Texas A&M, ESPN23 p.m. — Mississippi State at Alabama, ESPNU

COLLEGE SOFTBALL1 p.m. — Florida at Missouri, SEC Network3 p.m. — Arkansas at LSU, ESPN2

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL10:30 a.m. — NCAA Beach Volleyball Tour-nament, second semifinal, at Gulf Shores, Alabama, ESPN21 p.m. — NCAA Beach Volleyball Tour-nament, championship, at Gulf Shores, Alabama, ESPN2

DRAG RACING10:30 a.m. — NHRA, Southern Nationals, qualifying, at Commerce, Georgia, FS15 p.m. — NHRA, Southern Nationals, finals, at Commerce, Georgia (same-day tape), FS1

GOLF6:30 a.m. — European PGA Tour, GolfSix-es, Day 2, at St. Albans, England, TGCNoon — PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Champi-onship, final round, at Charlotte, North Carolina, TGC2 p.m. — PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Cham-pionship, final round, at Charlotte, North Carolina, WCBI2 p.m. — Champions Tour, Insperity Invitational, final round, at The Woodlands, Texas, TGC4:30 p.m. — LPGA Tour, Volunteers of America Texas Classic, final round, at The Colony, Texas, TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLNoon — Regional coverage, Cleveland at NY. Yankees OR Toronto at Tampa Bay, MLB Network12:30 p.m. — San Francisco at Atlanta, Fox Sports Southeast3 p.m. — L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego, at Monterrey, Mexico, ESPN7 p.m. — Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, ESPN

NBA2:30 p.m. — NBA playoffs, Western Con-ference semifinal, Game 4, Golden State at New Orleans, WTVA-ABC7 p.m. — NBA playoffs, Western Confer-ence semifinal, Game 4, Houston at Utah, TNT

NHL2 p.m. — Stanley Cup playoffs, Eastern Conference, semifinal, Game 5, Boston at Tampa Bay, WTVA

6:30 p.m. — Stanley Cup playoffs, Western Conference, semifinal, Game 6, Vegas at San Jose, WTVA

SOCCER7:30 a.m. — Premier League, Manchester City vs. Huddersfield Town, NBC Sports Network10:30 a.m. — Premier League, Chelsea vs. Liverpool, NBC Sports Network

MondayCOLLEGE BASEBALL

6 p.m. — Florida State at Clemson, ESPN2MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7 p.m. — Minnesota at St. Louis, ESPN10 p.m. — Regional coverage, Washing-ton at San Diego OR Houston at Oakland (games joined in progress), MLB Network

NBA5 p.m. — NBA playoffs, Eastern Confer-ence, semifinal, Game 4, Boston at Phila-delphia, TNT7:30 p.m. — NBA playoffs, Eastern Conference, semifinal, Game 4, Toronto at Cleveland, TNT

NHL6 p.m. — NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, East-ern Conference, semifinal, Game 6, Wash-ington at Pittsburgh, NBC Sports Network8:30 p.m. — NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, Western Conference, semifinal, Game 6, Nashville at Winnipeg, NBC Sports Network

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GOLF

Woods fires 68 at Wells-Fargo to remain in huntBy STEVE REEDThe Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tiger Woods said he feels like he’s on the verge of putting it all together and winning his first PGA tournament in five years — if he can just start rolling the ball a little better on the greens.

The 42-year-old Woods made some significant progress in that area Sat-urday for a 3-under 68. He hasn’t shot worse than par in the third round in six events this year. But it wasn’t good enough to make up a lot of ground, and it wasn’t nearly as bold as the moves from Phil Mickelson (64) or Rory McIl-roy (66). They were tied with him at the start of the day.

“I’m close,” Woods said. “I’m hitting the ball well enough to contend, to win this golf tournament, but I just haven’t made putts.”

He had to wait to see how far back he was at the end of the day to see if he had a remote chance at making a run.

“Maybe I can play a low one and see what happens,” said Woods, who has won 79 career PGA Tour events and 105 professional tournaments over-

all. “I feel like I’m hitting the ball well enough and just trending in the right direction for next week.”

The greens at Quail Hollow have perplexed Woods all week.

In his mind, the pace of the greens is faster than they really are. That forced Woods to make changes to his stroke Saturday.

“I made it a little more handsy, kind of like how we used to putt when greens were so slow on public cours-es,” Woods said. “So I put a little more hit into my stroke, put a little more load, a little more hit and it worked out good, I hit some good putts. Also left a few out there, too.”

Woods was one of several golfers who began the third round at 2 over par, but he took advantage of playing in the morning under overcast skies and an easier course setup than the previ-ous two rounds.

Mickelson had his lowest round of the season. McIlroy three-putted the 18th and still shot 66.

“There was a little bit more moisture on the greens so you could give them a little more pace and not have them run

six or eight feet by,” said Mickelson, who said he never knew a round of 7 under was possible when he teed off.

“The course was easier — maybe not quite 10 shots easier, but it was a few shots easier,” said McIlroy, who shot a 76 on Friday.

And as well as those star players performed, they couldn’t match Peter Uihlein, who shot 62 after a six-hole stretch that included five birdies and an eagle.

It was the best round at Quail Hol-low since McIlroy’s 61 in the 2015 Wells Fargo Championship in which he crushed the field. McIlroy’s score came before a course change at Quail Hollow, when par was 72.

“My 61 was better,” McIlroy said with a laugh. “... It’s a different course. I mean, 9 under around this place is pretty good.”

Uihlein, who is seeking his first PGA Tour win, didn’t have much time to celebrate before being taken to be randomly drug tested.

“It’s totally ironic,” Uihlein said. “First low round of the year, I feel like, and I have to go (urinate) in a cup.”

TransactionsSaturday’s Moves

BASEBALLAmerican League

BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated LHP Eduardo Rodri-guez from the family medical leave list. Optioned LHP Bobby Poyner to Pawtucket (IL).CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed INF Yoán Moncada on the 10-day DL. Recalled INF José Rondón from Charlotte (IL).CLEVELAND INDIANS — Acquired RHP Oliver Drake from Milwaukee for cash considerations and added him to the major league roster.MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed C Jason Castro on the 10-day DL. Selected the contract of C Bobby Wilson from Rochester (IL).TAMPA BAY RAYS — Recalled RHP Ryne Stanek from Durham (IL). Optioned RHP Chih-Wei Hu to Durham.TEXAS RANGERS — Sent 2B Rougned Odor on rehab assignment to Frisco (Texas).

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with RHP Clay Buchholz on a minor league contract.ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned LHP Max Fried to Gwin-nett (IL). Recalled RHP Lucas Sims from Gwinnett.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Traded RHP Oliver Drake to the Cleveland Indians for cash.NEW YORK METS — Designated RHP Matt Harvey for assignment. Recalled RHP Hansel Robles from Las Ve-gas (PCL).WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated 3B Anthony Rendon from the 10-day DL. Optioned INF Adrian Sanchez to Syracuse (IL).Midwest LeagueQUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS — Acivated OF J.J. Matijevic from the disabled list. Transferred RHP Tanner Duncan to extended spring training.

American AssociationCHICAGO DOGS — Signed LHP Evan Smith.CLEBURNE RAILROADERS— Signed LHP Josh Blanco.GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed RHP Gabriel Perez.KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Traded RHP Miguel Rosario to the Texas AirHogs for a player to be named.ST. PAUL SAINTS — Placed OF Harrison Kain on the inactive list.

Atlantic LeagueLONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed C Keith Ezersky. Placed C Audie Afenir on the disabled list.

Can-Am LeagueOTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Released RHP Daniel Cordero.TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released RHP JF Dionne.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DT Jaylen Holmes and TE Tyler Conklin.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS— Signed DB Tarvarius Moore, DT Richard James Jr. and WR Jullian Taylor.

Friday’s MovesBASEBALL

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX — Recalled LHP Bobby Poyner from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Marcus Walden to Paw-tucket.CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled LHP Jace Fry from Charlotte (IL). Optioned RHP Juan Minaya to Charlotte.CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected the contract of RHP Alexi Ogando from Columbus (IL). Activated 3B Gio Urshe-la from the 10-day DL and designated him for assignment. Designated LHP Jeff Beliveau for assignment. Optioned RHP Adam Plutko to Columbus.DETROIT TIGERS — Placed DH Miguel Cabrera on the 10-day DL. Recalled C Grayson Greiner from Toledo (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Blaine Hardy from Toledo.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Selected the contract of RHP Jason Adam from Omaha (PCL). Optioned RHP Scott Barlow to Omaha.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed C Martin Maldona-do on bereavement list. Selected the contract of C Juan Graterol from Salt Lake City (PCL). Transferred RHP JC Ramirez to the 60-day DL.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent RHP Nathan Eovaldi on a re-hab assignment to Charlotte (IL).TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled OF Dalton Pompey and INF Richard Urena recalled from Buffalo (IL). Op-tioned RHPs Joe Biagini and Carlos Ramirez and OF Dwight Smith Jr. to Buffalo. Selected the contract of RHP Jake Petricka from Buffalo. Designated RHP Luis Santos for assignment.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Transferred RHP Taijuan Walker from the 10 to the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Silvino Bracho to Reno (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Kris Medlen from Reno.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Selected the contract of 3B Jose Bautista from Gwinnett (IL). Placed SS Dansby Swanson on the 10-day DL.CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Tanner Rainey from Louisville (IL).COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated LHP Chris Rusin from the 10-day DL. Optioned RHP Antonio Senzatela to Albuquerque (PCL).LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled RHP Walker Buehler from Rancho Cucamonga (Cal). Optioned LHP Edward Paredes to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled INF-OF Brevyic Valera from Oklahoma City.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled RHP Jorge Lopez from Colorado Springs (PCL).ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Activated RHP Sam Tuivailala and LHP Ryan Sherriff from the 10-day DL. Optioned LHP Austin Gomber and 1B Luke Voit to Memphis (PCL).SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled INF Javy Guerra from El Paso (PCL).

American AssociationKANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed C Adrian Nieto.ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed INF J.J. Gould.

Can-Am LeagueQUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed RHP Lazaro Blanco and INF Yordan Manduley.SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Released OF Jose R Gomez.

Frontier LeagueFLORENCE FREEDOM — Released LHP Chris Bates, INF Kent Blackstone, OF Rob DeAngelis, and 3B Brent Gillespie.RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed RHP Jacob Gangelhoff. Released SS Trevor Achenbach, RHP Logan Campbell, and RHP Storm Rynard.SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed RHP Ryan Askew, catcher Dalton Blumenfeld, OF Corey Dempster, and RHP Nick Palacios.WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Released RHP Brett Gerritse, OF Austin Krajnac, and OF Brandon Rawe.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed WRs Jaelon Acklin and Andre Levrone; OL Randin Crecelius; RBs Gus Edwards, Mark Thompson, De’Lance Turner; G Justin Evans; LBs Alvin Jones and Mason McKendrick; TE Nick Keizer; DE Christian LaCouture; LS Trent Sieg; C Alex Thompson; P Kaare Vedvik, Marshall and DB Darious Williams.BUFFALO BILLS — Named Dan Morgan director of player personnel.CAROLINA PANTHERS — Announced the resignation of defensive backs coach Curtis Fuller.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WRs Evan Berry, Da’Mari Scott and Derrick Willies; DBs Elijah Campbell, Micah Hannemann and Montrel Meander; OL Christian Dilauro, Desmond Harrison and Fred Lauina; DL Daniel Ekuale and Trenton Thompson; RB Dontrell Hilliard and P Michael Carrizosa.GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed P Jake Scott; LS Hunter Bradley; OL Jacob Alsadek and Alex Light; QB Tim Boyle; C Austin Davis; S Raven Greene; LBs Parris Bennett, Naashon Hughes, CJ Johnson and Marcus Porter; DT Tyler Lancaster; OT Kyle Meadows; DT Filipo Mokofisi; TE Kevin Rader and DE Conor Sheehy. Released P Justin Vogel.MIAMI DOLPHINS — Claimed QB Bryce Petty off waivers from the New York Jets.MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed OT Brian O’Neill.NEW YORK JETS — Waived RB Akeem Judd. Signed RB Trenton Cannon, FB Dimitri Flowers, OL Austin Golson, CB Reggie Hall, DL Lord Hyeamang, OL Darius James, G Dakoda Shepley, and DL Mychealon Thomas.OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed TE Marcus Baugh, WR Saeed Blacknall, LB Jason Cabinda, C Alex Officer, K Eddy Pineiro and FB Nick Sharga.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released DE Cliff Avril.

Canadian Football LeagueWINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed QB Chris Strevel-er and DB Marcus Sayles.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

DALLAS STARS — Named Jim Montgomery coach.WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed G Ilya Samsonov to a three-year, entry-level contract.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

MLS — Fined Vancouver Whitecaps FC F Anthony Blondell and Columbus Crew SC D Harrison Afful for sim-ulation/embellishment in a game.ATLANTA UNITED — Signed G Paul Christensen to a short-term agreement.

National Women’s Soccer LeagueSKY BLUE FC — Waived D Erin Simon.

COLLEGEGEORGIA SOUTHERN — Named Amanda Caldwell wom-en’s swimming & diving coach.PROVIDENCE — Announced women’s hockey coach Bob Deraney will not return next season.RUTGERS — Announced men’s junior basketball G Jacob Young has transferred from Texas.VANDERBILT — Announced men’s junior basketball F Matthew Moyer has transferred from Syracuse.

GolfPGA Tour

Wells FargoSaturday

At Quail Hollow ClubCharlotte, N.C.

Purse: $7.7 millionYardage: 7,554; Par: 71

Third RoundJason Day 69-67-67—203Nick Watney 72-67-66—205Peter Uihlein 72-72-62—206Bryson DeChambeau 75-65-66—206Paul Casey 69-68-69—206Aaron Wise 68-68-70—206Sam Saunders 70-69-68—207Charl Schwartzel 70-67-70—207Johnson Wagner 67-71-69—207Phil Mickelson 72-72-64—208Adam Hadwin 73-71-65—209Talor Gooch 71-72-66—209Patrick Reed 71-71-67—209Luke List 70-72-67—209Rickie Fowler 72-69-68—209Rory McIlroy 68-76-66—210Chesson Hadley 70-74-66—210Francesco Molinari 70-72-68—210Michael Thompson 68-73-69—210Cameron Tringale 70-70-70—210Emiliano Grillo 68-71-71—210Charles Howell III 71-68-71—210Kyle Stanley 67-72-71—210Peter Malnati 67-68-75—210Graeme McDowell 71-73-67—211Daniel Berger 73-69-69—211Jonas Blixt 71-71-69—211Greg Chalmers 71-70-70—211Troy Merritt 72-69-70—211Joel Dahmen 70-71-70—211Tiger Woods 71-73-68—212Brandon Harkins 73-71-68—212Harold Varner III 72-72-68—212Austin Cook 71-72-69—212Ted Potter, Jr. 72-71-69—212Justin Thomas 73-69-70—212Alex Cejka 70-71-71—212Tyrrell Hatton 67-73-72—212Sam Burns 69-70-73—212Seamus Power 74-71-68—213Brian Harman 72-73-68—213Corey Conners 75-69-69—213J.B. Holmes 71-73-69—213Beau Hossler 68-76-69—213Byeong Hun An 73-70-70—213Ross Fisher 69-73-71—213Webb Simpson 72-70-71—213Vaughn Taylor 74-68-71—213Martin Kaymer 73-67-73—213Jason Dufner 68-72-73—213Shawn Stefani 71-69-73—213

Robert Streb 73-72-69—214Blayne Barber 71-73-70—214Mackenzie Hughes 71-73-70—214John Peterson 65-77-72—214Sean O’Hair 72-70-72—214Ollie Schniederjans 68-73-73—214Xinjun Zhang 71-69-74—214T.J. Vogel 69-75-71—215Grayson Murray 73-71-71—215Shane Lowry 74-70-71—215Brooks Koepka 72-72-71—215Jonathan Randolph 74-69-72—215Stewart Cink 71-72-72—215Rory Sabbatini 71-71-73—215Bud Cauley 69-76-71—216Tony Finau 69-76-71—216Chris Stroud 73-72-71—216Martin Flores 72-73-71—216Xander Schauffele 74-71-71—216Tom Lovelady 68-76-72—216Patrick Rodgers 71-73-72—216Jhonattan Vegas 70-74-72—216Brice Garnett 71-72-73—216Keith Mitchell 67-74-75—216

Made cut did not finish Adam Scott 75-70-72—217Tom Hoge 73-72-72—217Hideki Matsuyama 77-68-72—217Keegan Bradley 68-77-72—217C.T. Pan 73-70-74—217Billy Hurley III 71-74-73—218Tyrone Van Aswegen 72-73-74—219Andrew Putnam 74-71-74—219Tyler Duncan 73-72-75—220J.J. Henry 73-72-75—220Ryan Blaum 75-70-75—220Fabián Gómez 71-74-75—220

Failed to make the cut (Friday)Hudson Swafford 70-76—146Lanto Griffin 75-71—146Joaquin Niemann 72-74—146Sam Ryder 71-75—146Retief Goosen 77-69—146Kevin Tway 73-73—146Jason Kokrak 74-72—146Bill Haas 72-74—146Louis Oosthuizen 74-72—146Ernie Els 71-75—146Ryan Moore 73-73—146Derek Ernst 74-72—146Jamie Lovemark 75-71—146Bronson Burgoon 72-74—146Ben Silverman 74-72—146Kevin Kisner 72-75—147D.A. Points 76-71—147Gary Woodland 73-74—147Jonathan Byrd 71-76—147Dominic Bozzelli 74-73—147Richy Werenski 71-76—147Nick Taylor 77-70—147James Hahn 74-73—147Russell Henley 74-73—147Rod Pampling 71-76—147

Ben Martin 73-74—147J.T. Poston 78-69—147Dylan Frittelli 77-70—147Danny Lee 75-73—148Sung Kang 72-76—148Scott Brown 75-73—148Tommy Fleetwood 74-74—148Patton Kizzire 75-73—148Lucas Glover 74-74—148Chris Paisley 75-73—148Stephan Jaeger 76-72—148Trey Mullinax 77-71—148Aaron Baddeley 71-77—148Nate Lashley 75-73—148Geoff Ogilvy 68-81—149Alex Noren 73-76—149Whee Kim 76-73—149Kelly Kraft 76-73—149Vijay Singh 74-75—149Brian Stuard 78-71—149Denny McCarthy 76-73—149Abraham Ancer 72-78—150Nicholas Lindheim 75-75—150Kevin Streelman 79-71—150Anirban Lahiri 76-74—150Ryan Ruffels 78-72—150Rob Oppenheim 72-79—151Carter Jenkins 76-75—151Matt Every 79-72—151Kyle Thompson 74-78—152Adam Schenk 77-75—152Scott Stallings 79-73—152Roberto Díaz 75-78—153J.T. Griffin 79-74—153Dru Love 79-74—153Mito Pereira 81-73—154Martin Piller 75-81—156Smylie Kaufman 80-79—159Charles Frost 82-77—159Derek Fathauer 83-80—163Bob Estes 77—WDDavis Love III 78—WDSteve Marino 80—WD

LPGA TourTexas Classic

SaturdayAt Old American GCThe Colony, TexasPurse: $1.3 million

Yardage: 6,475. Par: 71First Round

Jenny Shin 34-31—65Sung Hyun Park 34-31—65Moriya Jutanugarn 35-31—66Olafia Kristinsdottir 32-34—66Yu Liu 36-31—67Sei Young Kim 35-32—67Jin Young Ko 34-33—67Jane Park 34-33—67Sandra Gal 36-31—67P.K. Kongkraphan 35-32—67

Mo Martin 34-33—67In Gee Chun 35-32—67Nicole Broch Larsen 35-32—67Katie Burnett 34-33—67Mi Jung Hur 32-35—67Su Oh 33-35—68Lindy Duncan 36-32—68Ariya Jutanugarn 35-33—68Gaby Lopez 34-34—68Hee Young Park 37-31—68Minjee Lee 35-33—68Morgan Pressel 34-34—68Daniela Darquea 37-32—69Alison Walshe 35-34—69Laetitia Beck 36-33—69Paula Creamer 35-34—69Laura Davies 36-33—69Lydia Ko 35-34—69Jackie Stoelting 35-34—69Emily K. Pedersen 34-35—69Sun Young Yoo 36-33—69Aditi Ashok 35-34—69Mariah Stackhouse 36-33—69Daniela Iacobelli 35-34—69Perrine Delacour 36-33—69Jaye Marie Green 35-34—69Mi Hyang Lee 37-33—70Ally McDonald 36-34—70Ayako Uehara 37-33—70Jacqui Concolino 36-34—70Amelia Lewis 37-33—70Celine Boutier 36-34—70Benyapa Niphatsophon 36-34—70Kelly Shon 35-35—70Alena Sharp 34-36—70Tiffany Joh 37-33—70Katherine Kirk 37-33—70Wichanee Meechai 33-37—70Nontaya Srisawang 36-35—71Brittany Marchand 36-35—71Maddie McCrary 36-35—71Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras 36-35—71Kim Kaufman 38-33—71Karrie Webb 38-33—71Anna Nordqvist 37-34—71Brittany Lincicome 37-34—71Cheyenne Woods 38-33—71Gemma Dryburgh 37-34—71Katelyn Sepmoree 37-34—71Luna Sobron 37-34—71Emily Tubert 36-35—71Vicky Hurst 37-34—71Sophia Popov 36-35—71Camilla Lennarth 38-33—71Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong 37-34—71Anne-Catherine Tanguay 36-35—71Xiyu Lin 36-35—71Cristie Kerr 36-35—71Brooke M. Henderson 36-35—71Joanna Klatten 37-35—72Rebecca Artis 35-37—72Sarah Jane Smith 38-34—72Brittany Altomare 37-35—72

Champions TourInsperity Invitational

SaturdayAt The Woodlands CCThe Woodlands, Texas

Purse: $2.2 millionYardage: 7,002; Par 72

Second RoundBernhard Langer 63-72—135Tom Pernice Jr. 68-68—136Miguel Angel Jiménez 67-69—136Mark Calcavecchia 67-69—136Scott Dunlap 66-70—136Bart Bryant 70-67—137Jeff Maggert 66-71—137Kenny Perry 73-65—138Lee Janzen 72-66—138Paul Goydos 70-68—138Olin Browne 70-68—138Corey Pavin 70-68—138Mike Goodes 68-70—138Joe Durant 68-70—138Russ Cochran 68-70—138Kevin Sutherland 70-69—139Todd Hamilton 70-69—139Marco Dawson 69-70—139Brandt Jobe 69-70—139Tom Lehman 67-72—139Sandy Lyle 67-72—139Wes Short, Jr. 72-68—140Steve Pate 69-71—140Colin Montgomerie 68-72—140David Frost 68-72—140Clark Dennis 73-68—141Billy Mayfair 72-69—141John Huston 72-69—141Tom Byrum 71-70—141Duffy Waldorf 70-71—141Paul Broadhurst 70-71—141Michael Allen 70-71—141Willie Wood 70-71—141Glen Day 70-71—141David Toms 70-71—141Tommy Armour III 70-71—141Jerry Kelly 69-72—141Woody Austin 69-72—141Jesper Parnevik 69-72—141Michael Bradley 68-73—141Jerry Smith 72-70—142Esteban Toledo 72-70—142Carlos Franco 70-72—142Gary Hallberg 70-72—142Dan Forsman 70-72—142Kirk Triplett 69-73—142Jay Haas 68-74—142Scott Parel 68-74—142Doug Garwood 67-75—142Mark O’Meara 70-73—143Scott Verplank 69-74—143Scott McCarron 67-76—143Tom Kite 71-73—144


FaverContinued from Page 1B

Roberts said. “He can hit 95 (miles per hour), he can hit 65; he can hit a curve-ball, he can hit a changeup; inside, out-side, it doesn’t matter.

“He can figure (a defensive position) out later. If you can hit, someone will get you.”

Faver thinks he will play in the out-field for Blue Mountain, another skill he flashed to this exact coaching staff be-fore he signed.

Faver said he played for a member of the Blue Mountain coaching staff over the summer, his first exposure to the school and he left the summer with a promise that the school was looking at him. He visited campus roughly a month ago, when he got a scholarship offer, and decided last week that it was for him.

He joins a signing class not lacking

on local talent, as high school teammate Will Holley and the Oak Hill Academy duo of Collins Brown and Dylan Scott signed last week. Comfort should be easy to find in the locker room, leaving just comfort on the field for Faver to at-tain; Roberts doesn’t see that as being a problem.

“I think he’ll have no problem hitting at the next level. There’s going to be an adjustment period, there always is, but that adjustment period is not going to take very long,” Roberts said. “He’s a smart kid, he knows how people want to pitch him and he knows how to get people to defer to him, to give him his pitches.”

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The few pitches Gor-don left in less-than-ad-vantageous spots were troubling, but not neces-sarily more so for Hen-derson than the need for Gordon to be so fine in the first place.

“We certainly had an opportunity to score more runs than we did, but we didn’t,” Henderson said, alluding to the 13 run-ners MSU left on base and MSU’s 3-for-19 (.158) hitting with runners on

base. “Obviously we get to the end of the game and we should’ve had more of a cushion, but we didn’t.”

The Bulldogs (25-22, 10-13 SEC) took the lead in the seventh on a solo home run from Rowdey Jordan, his second of the series and fifth of the sea-son.

MSU enters the rub-ber match with a starting pitcher that remains to be determined, just as it was when MSU entered the

weekend. That spot has been occupied all season by Jacob Billingsley, who has yet to pitch this week-end and thus is available. Henderson said after the game the decision would be made later Saturday evening.

“It’s not going to be anybody you haven’t heard of or haven’t seen pitch,” he said.

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slowed but still have been good enough.

“The playoffs are al-ways going to be a little different,” Boyd said. “If you look at our team, any player is capable. One through nine, any spot in the lineup might be the one that night. Defen-sively, we have that good play from that person and then another good play from another person. The pitching has been solid. This was the type of game that we have been playing in the play-offs.”

Nice streak goingNew Hope moved to

6-1 in the postseason with another solid, gritty effort.

Junior pitcher Payton Springfield was clearly not at his best. However, he kept competing. Nick Sims was dominant in the seventh inning, retiring the side in order and then fist pumping his team-mates as he came storm-ing off the mound after getting the final out.

The capacity crowd approved.

“Nick is something,”

Odom said. “He just has an incredible amount of passion for playing this game. He had the adren-aline going and blew it right by them there in the seventh inning.”

Ripley (22-5) built a 2-0 lead in the first in-ning on a balk call and RBI-single by Mason Mc-Bride.

Springfield was touched for at least one hit in each of the first five innings but kept getting his teammates back to the dugout.

An RBI-double by Will Long ran the lead to 3-0 in the Ripley fifth inning.

In the home half of that inning, McGlothin hammered a pitch to left center and the crowd fi-nally got engaged.

Ripley pitcher Cole Melton walked no one through four innings. He walked back-to-back bat-ters after the home run.

New Hope only turned that into one more run. Things then changed for good in the sixth inning.

Hits by Bryce Brad-dock and Springfield, as well as a walk loaded the bases. A sacrifice-fly by

Odom tied the contest. A two-out dropped fly ball on the infield brought in the go-ahead run.

Closing the dealA great defensive play

by Odom and the domi-nance of Sims ended the contest in the seventh inning.

“Everybody is excit-ed,” McGlothin said. “We know what is left for us to reach our ultimate goal. We just have to keep working at it.”

New Hope swept Kos-ciusko during the regular season.

“We will have to talk the kids back down this week,” Boyd said. “Kos-ciusko has an excellent team. They have beaten Corinth, Caledonia and Amory to get here, so that means they are play-ing good baseball right now. Can’t take anything from granted. We just have to keep doing what we have been doing.”

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Bulldogs survive slugfest in series opener with Crimson TideBy Brett [email protected]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Slumping players expecting a revelatory thought from the mind of Mississippi State inter-im baseball coach Gary Hen-derson are going to leave dis-appointed. When his team was at its lowest on Friday night, having watched each of its last 12 batters sat down without a threat, he initiated a conversa-tion that he (partially) joked has been had, “since the begin-ning of time.”

Find elevated fastball and hit them hard. It’s a simple ap-proach, and it’s the one Justin Foscue used to win the game.

MSU’s third baseman did just that, turned on a high fast-ball, as he sent his two-run home run over the left field wall that won the Friday game over Alabama 14-12 in 10 innings. Alabama left fielder Keith Hol-combe won the Saturday game in the 10th inning with a RBI single, giving the Crimson Tide

(24-24, 6-17 Southeastern Con-ference) a 4-3 win. MSU (25-22, 10-13 SEC) will play the rubber match 3 p.m. Sunday on ES-PNU.

“I saw fastball elevated and I took a good swing on it. That’s basically all it was,” Foscue said. “These SEC games are one pitch wins the game and to-night, it was my hit.”

Such a moment has been a long time coming for the fresh-man from Huntsville. Play-ing time has been consistent throughout the SEC season, but results have taken time to develop as he carried a sub-.240 batting average for the first half of conference play. The series sweep of Arkansas in late April was the beginning of a revival with the game-winning home run being the clutch moment he needed to solidify his position as a player to be trusted.

He wasn’t the only one hit-ting fastballs.

The only reason the Bull-dogs gave Foscue a chance to

play the hero in extra innings was a seven-run eighth inning rally, almost all of it coming on hard hit grounders to the left side. After Alabama pulled starting pitcher Sam Finnerty, second baseman Hunter Stovall started it with a RBI single to the left and catcher Marshall Gilbert did the same. Right fielder Elijah MacNamee’s hard-hit left-side grounder re-sulted in an error, but Foscue got back on the RBI single roll right after MacNamee.

“We’re just ready to hit, that’s what it is. We’re ready to hit the fastball,” Foscue said.

Freshman left fielder Rowd-ey Jordan also did damage on a fastball, a three-run home run in the second that helped MSU battle back from a five-run deficit after one inning. Bats quieted after that, as Finnerty settled in to keep MSU off the board for five innings.

“It was just different, veloci-ty-wise, it wasn’t as fast as we’re used to,” Jordan said. “That’s

why we were all out in front the first few at-bats, but we all made the adjustment.”

Starting pitching recoveriesKonnor Pilkington and

Ethan Small entered the week-end with earned run averages among the best in the SEC and walk rates in similar standing. Neither of them brought that version of themselves to Tus-caloosa, yet neither of them put their bullpens into tough spots.

Pilkington needed 36 pitch-es to get through his first in-ning and Small needed 31 to get through his Saturday, but both rebounded to give MSU 4 2/3 and 6 innings, respectively, and did enough to avoid the loss.

“What that does is it gives you a chance to get back in the ball game, and we did. Instead of using six guys out of the bullpen, you only have to use three or four,” Henderson said after the Friday game. “Proud of Konnor; what you saw after the first inning, some guys can’t

come back from that. That was obviously his worst inning of the year but he came back and stabilized it for us.”

Small’s only damage Satur-day was self-inflicted, as four first-inning walks granted Al-abama a run. His next five in-nings saw him hold Alabama to three hits and a run.

Self on the way upHenderson hoped this would

be the weekend sophomore re-liever Riley Self could return to action against a SEC opponent for the first time since March 17. Henderson told The Dis-patch after the Friday game that his Wednesday bullpen went well and he was available for the weekend; Self spent some of the regulation innings of Saturday’s games as the first base coach and, at print dead-line, had not been seen in the bullpen.

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HORSE RACInG

Wettest Kentucky Derby ever no match as Justify keeps on cruisingBy BetH HarrISThe Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you want to bust a racing curse, call Bob Baffert.

The white-haired trainer smashed a jinx that stood for 136 years when Justify splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby by 2½ lengths on Saturday.

Not since Apollo in 1882 had a colt won the roses without rac-ing as a 2-year-old.

Now, Baffert is in position to make another run at the Triple Crown. Three years ago, he trained American Pharoah to the sport’s first sweep of the Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 37 years and just the 12th ever.

Records and streaks are made to be a broken and Baffert is certainly on a tear.

The Derby record for most wins by a trainer is within Baf-fert’s grasp, too. With his fifth victory, the 65-year-old snapped a tie for second and trails only

Ben Jones with six.Justify is just as impressive.

The imposing chestnut colt with the blaze running from his eyes to the tip of his nose improved to 4-0 — winning his races by a combined 21½ lengths. The fa-vorite won for the sixth year in a row, the longest such run since the 1970s.

Mike Smith earned his sec-ond Derby victory, becoming at 52 the second-oldest winning jockey. Bill Shoemaker was 54 when he won with Ferdinand in 1986.

Smith crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs with only a few specks of mud on his white and green silks in the rainiest Derby in the race’s 144-year history. Nearly 3 inches fell on the crowd of 157,813 through-out the day.

“Amazing horse,” Smith said. “He’s got that ‘it’ factor. He is so above average, he’s got unbelievable talent and he’s got a mind to go with it. He was lov-ing this stuff.”

Smith’s silks were nearly

spotless after he kept 5-2 favor-ite Justify near the lead through-out the race. He gunned Justify out of the No. 7 spot in the start-ing gate — something Baffert said had to happen — and the colt’s early speed helped hook leader Promises Fulfilled from the start.

“When he got away clean, then I thought we had a chance,” Baffert said. “We had to get away. Then Mike took his time.”

They set a blistering pace through the muck, going a half-mile in 45.77 seconds.

“It was an unbelievable per-formance by the winner, on this track, going that fast,” Derby trainer Dale Romans said. “He never stopped. He may be a su-per horse.”

Entering the final turn, Justi-fy took the lead and kept on go-ing to the finish under Smith’s left-handed whip.

Justify ran 1¼ miles in 2:04.20. He paid $7.80, $6 and $4.40.

“I was just in awe of the per-

formance,” Baffert said. “He just put himself up there with the greats.”

Good Magic returned $9.20 and $6.60, while Audible was another head back in third and paid $5.80 to show. Audible was the best of trainer Todd Pletch-er’s four entries.

Good Magic — last year’s 2-year-old champion and Breed-ers’ Cup Juvenile winner — was the only horse to have a serious shot at Justify turning for home. Good Magic, under Jose Ortiz, drifted out while Justify and Smith kept a clear and straight inside path.

“Justify looked like a big monster,” said Chad Brown, who trains Good Magic. “We thought he was the horse to beat and it was true.”

Justify won his career debut on Feb. 18 at Santa Anita un-der 23-year-old Drayden Van Dyke. Baffert, sensing he had a special horse, knew he need-ed a rider who could handle the pressure of the Triple Crown trail and reached out to Smith.

They teamed to win Justify’s second race on March 11 in the mud, foretelling his ability to handle what he would face at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.

Justify announced his pres-ence nationally last month in the Santa Anita Derby, with a front-running, three-length vic-tory over Bolt d’Oro, who ended up 12th on Saturday.

“He’s the most beautiful horse,” Baffert said. “He has that presence about him. Every day at Santa Anita everybody says, ‘Who is that?’”

They’ll be talking about him leading up to the Preakness in Baltimore on May 19.

“The winner was brilliant,” Derby trainer Steve Asmussen said. “It’ll be exciting to see Jus-tify go on.”

The victory was worth $1,432,000 to owners WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Star-light Racing and Head of Plains Partners. They bought Justify for $500,000.

Hall of Fame jockey Smith earns second win at DerbyBy Gary B. GraVeS The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mike Smith showed how he got his nickname.

“Big Money Mike” came up with another im-pressive victory, this time aboard Justify in the Ken-tucky Derby.

He has won in many ways, but Saturday all it took was a big move at the start that gave the horse all the room it needed on

a sloppy track to remain unbeaten.

Smith guided Justify to a 2½-length victory over Good Magic in the 144th Run for the Roses at Chur-chill Downs and earned his second Derby victo-ry. It was his first Derby win since 2005 with 50-1 longshot Giacomo. The 52-year-old Smith is the second-oldest Derby win-ner behind Bill Shoemak-er, who rode Ferdinand to victory in 1986 at age 54.

Smith has achieved so much on the big stage, but he doesn’t take any-thing for granted at his age. Especially a chance to ride a top-flight horse like Justify.

“Just keeping riding horses like this and that’ll keep you around a long time,” Smith said. “You don’t have to work a whole lot; they do all the work for you.”

Smith helped Justify improve to 4-0 and be-

come the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win with-out racing as a 2-year-old.

And the jockey made it look almost easy racing in pelting rain and on a mud-dy, crowded track. Smith got Justify near the lead at the start and left the oth-er horses to deal with the muck.

Smith who has 5,456 career wins, was none the worse for wear after-ward with nearly spotless green-and-white silks.

He is one of the sport’s best-conditioned riders and a keen tactician, a couple of the reasons why trainer Bob Baffert chose Smith to ride Justify after breaking his maiden be-neath Drayden Van Dyke. It also is one reason Baf-fert appeared so calm all week.

The rain and track made Baffert nervous, al-beit only briefly, as Justify and Smith ran another im-pressive race.

“He was just ... he’s all Hall of Fame,” Baffert said. “He came through. That’s a lot of pressure.”

Justify came into the Derby off a three-length win in the Santa Anita Derby and even had a March win in the mud at the California track. De-spite concerns about the so-called Apollo Curse continuing, he went off as the 5-2 favorite from the No. 7 post at Churchill Downs.


Charles WrightOctober 18, 1935- May 1, 2018 — Charles

Douglas Wright, 82, (Col., US Army Reserves Ret) passed away in his home on May 1, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Jan Tubbs Wright of West Memphis and his two sons, Andrew Douglas Wright (Courtney) and Bradley Clarke Wright (Alicia) of Memphis. He is also survived by his brother, Harold Eugene Wright and step daughters, Pam Moise of West Memphis and Tammy Taylor of Hughes, AR. Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Leo Clark Wright and Nannie Lou Wright of Caledonia, MS and his aunt Frances Strickland Stinson.

Charles grew up on his family farm outside Caledonia, MS. He graduated from Caledonia High School in 1953. Charles attended Mississippi State University where he graduated in 1957 and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He then earned his MBA in Management and Finance, as well as, a Juris Doctor from Memphis State University. He practiced law for over 40 years in Memphis and touched the lives of many. Charles also served his country over 30 years in the US Army Reserves where he retired as Colonel and commander of the local 330th General Hospital. He was also active in the local Sons of the American Revolution chapter where he once served as President.

Funeral services will be held at the West TN Veterans Cemetery. His life will be celebrated at the home of Andy Wright on Friday, May 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. at 990 Audubon Drive. All friends are welcome to visit.

Memorial Gifts may be sent to Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church c/o Harold Wright, 125 Indian Valley Rd, Huntsville, AL 35806 or the charity of donor’s choice.

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Katherine “Kacky” Lines

COLUMBUS — Katherine “Kacky” Lines, 87, died May 3, 2018, at the Arrington at Plantation Pointe.

Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Lowndes Fu-neral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Minnie WilliamsNOXUBEE — Min-

nie P. Williams, 80, died May 5, 2018, at Noxu-bee County Nursing Home.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cock-rell Funeral Home of Macon.

David ColbertABERDEEN — Da-

vid Byron Colbert, 78, died May 2, 2018, at his residence.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Visita-tion will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Tis-dale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home in Ab-erdeen. Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Colbert was born Jan. 7, 1940, in Trebloc, to the late Joseph By-ron Colbert and Dor-othy Donald Colbert. He was a graduate of Aberdeen High School and attended Itawamba Community College and University of Wyo-ming. He was formerly employed at Kerr Mc-Gee Chemical Corpo-ration in Hamilton and attended First United Methodist Church.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Timothy Colbert.

He is survived by his

wife, Judy Evans Col-bert of Aberdeen; one daughter, Leslie Val-samakis of Aberdeen; one son, Kerry Colbert of Greenwood; three sisters, Carol White and June Colbert, both of Memphis, Tennessee and Diane Jordan of Nashville, Tennessee; and eight grandchil-dren.

Dan LivingstonCOLUMBUS — Dan

Livingston, 82, died May 3, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT.

Private family ser-vices will be held at a later date.

Mr. Livingston was born Dec. 13, 1935, in Lowndes County, to the late Eulis Hayes and Tezzie Moore Living-ston.

He is survived by his wife, Polly Carr Living-ston; daughters, Frank-ie McDaniel of Steens and Debra Milliern of Columbus; son, Mitch Livingston of Amory; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchil-dren.

George WilliamsSTARKVILLE

— George Eckford “Sleepy” Williams, 74, died May 1, 2018, in Starkville.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Second Baptist Church with Rev. John Tolliver offici-ating. Burial will follow

in Sessums Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. today at Cen-tury Hairston Funeral Home in Starkville. Century Hairston Fu-neral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Williams was born June 22, 1943, in Starkville, to the late Walter Williams and Estella Stialllings Wil-liams. He was a retired laundry worker.

He is survived by his wife, Maggie Lou Williams of Starkville;

two sons, Harold Wil-liams of Birmingham, Alabama and Gabriel Williams of Atlanta, Georgia; one daugh-ter, Janet Williams of Starkville; four sisters, Jennie Nash of Kenns-ington, Massachusetts, Dorothy Gray Cash of St. Louis, Missouri, Elizabeth Williams of Starkville and Jim-mie Marie Jenkins of Chicago, Illinois; one brother, Walter Wil-liams of Starkville; and six grandchildren.

Chester Bullock, Jr.Ethelsville — Chester Ishmall Bullock, Jr., age

78, of Ethelsville, AL, died May 3, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Redus Hall and Rev. Tony Tilley officiating. Burial will follow in Forrest United Methodist Church Cemetery in Ethelsville with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Sandra Jean Studdard Bullock; his son, Jeff Bullock; and his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Carter Bullock of Ethelsville, AL; his sons, Mike Bullock (Terrina) of Sylacauga, AL and Charlie Harrison of Columbus, MS; daughters, Stephanie Harrison of Hartselle, AL and Loretta Pilson of Raleigh, NC; brother, Nathan Bullock of Dewitt, Ark.; nine grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

Mr. Bullock was born February 24, 1940, in Dewitt, Arkansas, to the late Chester Ishmall Bullock Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Phillips Bullock.He attended Ethelsville First Freewill Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Chester was a retired employee of Omnova Solutions in Columbus, MS with 30 years of service and a life long farmer.

Pallbearers will be Jeff Bullock, Shawn Bullock, Charles E. Harrison, Jr., James Sailors, Mike Jewell and Jake Corbitt.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.

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Doris RyanDoris Ryan, age 97, died Thursday, May 3,

2018 at Trinity HealthCare. Funeral arrange-ments have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Avenue North location. Graveside services will be Sun-day, May 6, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Friendship Ceme-tery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating.

The only daughter of the late Matthew H. and Margaret Rhegness Ryan, Miss Ryan was born September 7, 1920 in Columbus, MS. She was a 1939 graduate of S.D. Lee High School and a life-long member of First Baptist Church, where she worked in the Nursery on Sundays. She was also a member of W.M.U.

She is survived by close friends Alice R. and Gerald Scallions of Columbus, Betsy Timmons of Salem, AL and Sarah Richardson of Columbus.

Pallbearers will be Larry Rainey, Dr. Jerry Stennett, Steve Foreman, Sam Lafoone, Dr. Cecil Boswell and Wesley Platt.

The close friends and caregivers would like to thank the staff of Trinity Healthcare for their compassionate concern and care of Miss Ryan.

Memorials may be made to Mississippi Meth-odist Senior Services Sunday Fund, 230 Airline Rd., Columbus, MS 39702.

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Fromm, Sr., age 74 died Thurs-day, May 03, 2018 at Baptist Me-morial Hospital, Columbus sur-rounded by family. Services will be held Monday, May 07, 2018 at 12:00 noon at Memorial Gunt-er Peel 2nd Ave N. Chapel with Rev. Glenn Miller officiating. Visitation will be held Monday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Mr. Fromm was born on Friday, June 25, 1943 in Columbus, MS to the late John W. and Lyda Be-atrice Blankenship Fromm, Jr. He married Mar-gie Lavender on August 18, 1962, and they cele-brated 55 wonderful years of marriage together. He was a member of the 7th Street Church of Christ and the owner/operator of Fromm Ap-pliance & Refrigeration Service since 1978. He was the leader of the Boston Butt Barbecue Fundraiser for the Trinity Healthcare Family Group, former member and past president of the Tombigbee Stump Jumpers Ski Club, where he loved driving his Hydrodyne ski boat for family and friends. He was a past member of the Twelve Man Supper Club, the Chittlin Club, chief cook for the Barnyard Roasters Barbecue Competition cooking team, Memphis Barbecue Network, for-mer country & western dance instructor, team leader of the Possum Town Boot Scooters, and team leader of the Jug Town Stompers. He was an avid Mississippi State sports fan, he loved his Bulldogs, and Will Clark, former MSU baseball player. Mickey lived life to the fullest and loved his family and friends with all his heart. He was very proud of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchild. Mickey will be remembered as a caring person, and always willing to help oth-ers. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memo-rial contributions be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

His survivors include his wife, Margie Laven-der Fromm of Columbus, MS; children, Michael A. Fromm, Jr. (Kay) of Waco, TX, William Laven-der “Bill” Fromm of Columbus, MS and Pamela Dawn Fromm Renfrow (Sam) of Southaven, MS; grandchildren, Marisa Danielle Fromm, Caitlyn Marie Fromm, Aaron Tyler Renfrow, Anthony Braeden Renfrow, Landon Bryan Renfrow and Tanner Michelle Fromm; and great granddaugh-ter, Copelynn Faye Heineck.

Honorary pallbearers will be his children, grandchildren, great grandchild, and close friends.

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HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital on Fri-day after spending 13 days being treated for an infec-tion that required his hos-pitalization a day after his wife’s funeral.

Jim McGrath, a spokes-man for the 93-year-old Bush, tweeted that doc-tors at Houston Methodist Hospital “report he is do-ing well” and that the for-mer president is “happy to return home.”

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Broken-bat singles makes Pujols 32nd player to join 3,000-hit clubBy TIM BOOTHThe Associated Press

SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols got his 3,000th hit, reaching the mark with a broken-bat sin-gle Friday night against Seattle and becoming the 32nd player in major league history to join the exclusive club.

Pujols dumped the sin-gle into shallow right field in the fifth inning against Mike Leake. It came on Pujols’ sixth attempt after getting to 2,999 a day earlier.

Pujols received a standing ovation from the crowd at Safe-co Field and was given the base-ball and first base as a memen-to. His teammates all greeted him on the field before action resumed. The Angels won the game 5-0, and Pujols collected hit No. 3,001 in the ninth inning with a two-run single.

“I was really excited, but at the same time you still have a game you need to play and you still need to focus to win

that game,” Pujols said. “That’s what I told those guys. Let’s go win that game so it can taste a little better with a win.”

The 38-year-old Pujols nearly got the mark in the first inning, but his hard liner was right at shortstop Jean Segura. Pujols walked on a 3-2 pitch leading off the fourth inning after foul-ing off four two-strike pitches.

Pujols joined Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodri-guez as the only players in baseball history with 3,000 hits and 600 homers. He’s the first player to reach the mark since Adrian Beltre last year against Baltimore.

“I’m aware of the legacy and the people that I tie and am on the same page right now,” Pu-jols said. “But at the end of the day it’s about winning a cham-pionship. Nothing would be more special than in September and October and playing in the playoffs and bringing a champi-onship back to the city of Ana-heim.”

Pujols reached the preci-pice of the milestone earlier this week in Anaheim, getting two hits against Baltimore on Wednesday night — including his 620th career homer — be-fore getting No. 2,999 on a sec-ond-inning double Thursday night.

He then came to the plate three times with the chance to hit the mark in front of his standing home crowd. But Pu-jols couldn’t quite do it, eventu-ally flying out to right and de-flating his eager home fans in the eighth inning of the Angels’ 12-3 win.

“Trust me I wanted to do it last night. But it didn’t happen last night. It just happened to-night,” Pujols said.

Ichiro Suzuki reached 3,000 hits in 2016 and also accom-plished it on the road. He was in the Seattle clubhouse on Fri-day night when Pujols joined the club.

“More than the actu-al 3,000th hit, I remember

the week prior,” Suzuki said through a translator before Fri-day’s game.

“We were home for the whole week. I just had pinch-hitting opportunities. Every night was a pinch-hitting opportunity and that was really difficult. I was able to start on the last day of the road trip and getting it then.”

Pujols became the second Dominican player to reach 3,000 hits by joining Beltre. With Suzuki stepping away this week for the remainder of the 2018 season, Beltre is the only active player with more hits than Pujols.

And it may be a while be-fore another player joins the club. The next closest player to 3,000 is Miguel Cabrera, who is more than 300 hits away. Af-ter Cabrera is Robinson Cano, nearly 600 hits away from the mark.

Few sluggers in baseball his-tory have been more versatile than Pujols, who joins Aaron as

the only players with 600 dou-bles and 600 homers among their 3,000 hits. He is seventh on baseball’s career homers list after hitting his 600th last season.

Pujols, who was raised in Santo Domingo before mov-ing to New York and Missouri as a teenager, is the sixth for-eign-born player to get 3,000 hits along with Suzuki, Rod Carew, Rafael Palmeiro and Ro-berto Clemente, who also had exactly 3,000 hits.

A three-time NL MVP with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pujo-ls joined the Angels in 2012. Carew and Pujols are the only players to record their 3,000th hit with the Angels.

Pujols is in the seventh sea-son of the lavish 10-year, $240 million contract that persuad-ed him to leave the Cardinals, with whom he won two World Series, earned nine All-Star selections and established him-self as one of the greatest hit-ters of his generation.

Dodgers use four pitchers for no-hit performance in MexicoBy CARLOS RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press

MONTERREY, Mexi-co — The Dodgers have the most no-hitters in the majors — and now the most in Mexico, too.

Rookie Walker Buehler and a trio of Los Angeles relievers combined for the franchise’s 23rd no-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a neutral-site se-ries Friday night.

Mexico had waited since 1999 to host a reg-ular-season big league game, and it got a histor-ic one: the first no-hitter ever outside the U.S. or Canada and the 12th com-bined no-hitter in major league history.

“It was awesome,” Bue-hler said. “It’s one of those things, to pitch in a place like this, an atmosphere like this. It was awesome.”

A crowd of 21,536 at Estadio de Beisbol Mon-terrey saw Buehler stay steady despite early rain. In just his third start in the majors, he went six in-nings before Tony Cingra-ni , Yimi Garcia and Adam Liberatore closed it out.

Buehler, a 23-year-old taken in the first round of the 2015 amateur draft, struck out eight and walked three. After 93 pitches, the highly touted right-hander was pulled. Cingrani walked two in the seventh, but the lefty kept the bid intact.

“It*s probably one of the toughest conversa-tions I ever had, I wanted to keep going,” Buehler said. “But they made the choice and the guys fin-ished out and it was cool.”

Buehler overcame wet

conditions — the hardest rain fell in the second in-ning.

“I threw one in high school, but I gave up two runs in the first inning, so that one doesn’t really count,” Buehler said.

Garcia struck out two in a perfect eighth and Liberatore threw a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Franchy Cordero to end it with the Dodgers’ 146th pitch.

That ended a festive night that began with a ceremonial first pitch thrown by Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela, who became a star in the U.S. and Mexico and set off “Fernandomania” when

he became a fan favorite in the 1980s.

Valenzuela pitched a no-hitter against St. Lou-is at Dodger Stadium on June 29, 1990, the same night Oakland’s Dave Stewart pitched a no-hitter at Toronto — one of five in Canada, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

The Dodgers threw this no-hitter on the same night Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels got his 3,000th hit in a game at Seattle. When Pujols hit his 600th home run at home against Minne-sota last June 3, Miami’s Edinson Volquez pitched a no-hitter at home against Arizona.

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So here we were, Dispatch photographer Luisa Porter and I, trailing Tuesday in a second car behind Robert Lewis and his

wife, Keats. The waning sun was headed to bed, draining light from the thick forest lining the Noxubee Refuge roadside in Oktibbeha County. We were cruising for snakes, not sure what to expect. Suddenly, brake lights ahead flashed red and Robert, the snake hunter, pulled over. He’d spotted something. He often does.

This time it was a juvenile cottonmouth, making its way across the warm asphalt to ver-dant foliage ahead, where hiding and dining awaited. But first, a brief photo session.

Robert and Keats quickly exited their car with camera equipment, snake tongs, snake hook and know-how. Robert, almost 29, has been doing this a while. As a commercial freelance photographer, he often shoots real estate, but when shooting for himself, he’s usually in the woods. Nature is his subject of choice.

Growing up in Selma, Alabama, and Hat-tiesburg, Robert got pretty comfortable with creatures most people avoid at all cost.

“My dad was a land realtor and doing cat-fish farming and timber, and he would bring

Area photographer offers an intimate look at ‘beautiful animals’

Snakes alive

Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffRobert Lewis and his wife, Keats Lewis, team up Tuesday to photograph a juvenile cottonmouth spotted at the Noxubee Refuge. Keats holds a speedlight with a diffuser as Robert patiently composes the shot. Robert is experienced with snakes. “What’s best about photographing them is the education aspect of it,” he said, “kind of normaliz-ing the animal, because they’re very demonized and they’re very misunderstood.”

Photo by Robert LewisThis cottonmouth neonate (infant) was photographed by Robert Lewis on a yellow lotus pad in water at the Noxubee Refuge. View original images of Lewis’ photographs at picturesbylewis.com.

Photo by Robert LewisA juvenile cottonmouth flicks its tongue to pick up scents Tuesday while being photographed by Robert Lewis at the Noxubee Refuge. Dispatch pho-tographer Luisa Porter is in the background.

Photo by Robert LewisRobert Lewis’ photograph of this pygmy rattlesnake was taken at the Noxubee Refuge.

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Tuesday, May 8Writer’s talk, book signing — The Columbus Arts Council hosts Michael Kardos at a book signing and light reception from 5:30-7 p.m. for his new novel, “Bluff,” at the Rosenz-weig Arts Center, 501 Main St. Kardos gives a writer’s talk with Q&A at 6 p.m. Free. For more information, visit columbusarts.org or call 662-328-2787.Eighth of May Emancipation Cele-bration — See details at right.

Thursday, May 10Book signing — Bill Darnell of Caledonia signs copies of “One Light City,” his book about growing up in that community, from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. at Caledonia United Method-ist Church (North Wolfe Road entrance, behind Main Street). Refreshments served. For infor-mation, call 662-402-7900 or 662-402-7901.CHS concert — The Columbus High School Varsity Singers present a concert at 7:30 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church Jeff Artz Building, 602 College St. in Columbus.

Friday, May 11Spring Luncheon — This annual commu-nity-wide spring event at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 318 College St., Columbus, is 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and includes a bake sale. Chicken salad or barbecue plates are $10. Takeout orders will be accepted May 9-10 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and May 11 (8-10 a.m.) at 662-328-6673, [email protected], or fax 662-352-3691.Caledonia Banquet — Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 85th annual Caledonia High School Alumni Banquet at Caledonia High. Program begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 advance; $25 at the door. Mail ticket money to CHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 352, Caledonia, MS 39740.King Cotton Crawfish Boil — Come out to Starkville’s Cotton District for crawfish and fixins, beer and beverages from 6-10 p.m.

Tickets are $20 each at the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, 200 E. Main St. or at Visit kingcottoncrawfishboil.com.Friday Night Jams — The West Point/Clay County Arts Councils hosts Friday Night Jams, an informal evening of live music at the Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, 235 Com-merce St., West Point. Free.

Saturday, May 12Farmers Market Grand Opening — Columbus’ Hitching Lot Farmers Market at Second Avenue and Second Street N. hosts its 2018 season grand opening from 7-10 a.m. Find fresh produce, arts and crafts, baked goods, kids’ activities and entertainment. For more information, contact Main Street Colum-bus, 662-328-6305.

Sunday, May 13“A Tribute to Mom” — The Columbus Choral Society presents this Mother’s Day con-cert at 2 p.m. at the Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St., followed by refreshments. Alisa Toy conducts. Admission is $10; children with mothers are $5.

Monday, May 14 Road Dawgs Tour — Join the Oktibbeha MSU Alumni Association Chapter, MSU Head Football Coach Joe Moorhead and other guests for a social and breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and program at 8 a.m. at the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex, 100 Championship Way on campus. Cost is $15. Register/get advance tickets at starkvilleroaddawgs.eventbrite.com. For infor-mation, email [email protected] or call 662-312-2599.

Tuesday, May 15Noxubee Historical Society —The Noxubee County Historical Society meets at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hut at the corner of Pearl and Wayne Streets, Macon. A covered

dish supper at 6:30 p.m. is followed by a 7 p.m. program on Mashulaville and a collection of historical photographs by T.J. Sanders. All are welcome. For information, email [email protected].

Thursday, May 17Downtown at Sundown — This free summer concert series on third Thursdays May through August in Starkville kicks off with music from 7-9 p.m. at Fire Station Park. Loca-tions will vary every month. Blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged. No coolers, please. For more information, contact The Partnership, 662-323-3322.

Saturday, May 19Color Run and Walk — Life Choices Pregnancy Center hosts a 5K and 1-mile Color Run and Walk at 9 a.m. at the Columbus Riverwalk. Sign-in opens at 8 a.m. Registration is $25 adults; $10 kids, with prizes for the top fundraisers. Register at mslifechoices.org.Barn Quilt Painting Class — The Buttahatchee Barn Quilt Trail hosts a barn quilt painting class from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Caledonia Community Center, 205 South St.,

Caledonia. Class includes primed 2-by-2 board, paints, pattern, supplies. Cost is $75; limited to 20 people. Email [email protected].

Sunday, May 20Sundays at the Center — Voice stu-dents of Betty and Thomas Griffin perform at 2 p.m. at the Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, 235 Commerce St., West Point. Free.

Tuesday, May 22Veterans Town Hall — This event for veterans, their families and stakeholders begins at 10 a.m. at the American Legion, 308 Chubby Drive, Columbus. Veterans Administra-tion representatives will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, contact the VA Medical Center, 601-368-4477.

Sunday, May 27 Sunday Funday — This Starkville mini arts and music fest from 1-6 p.m. on Uni-versity Drive at the Parthenon will be held monthly through October. Visit facebook.com/Starkvilles-Sunday-Funday.

CALENDAR Tuesday, May 8Eighth of May Emancipation Celebration — This 6 p.m. produc-tion of the MSMS African-American History Class and MSMS Voices in Harmony choir at Sandfield Ceme-tery, 2500 College St., Columbus, includes a histor-ical performance with music and drama, along with exploring 19th- and early-20th-century African-American leaders in Colum-bus and surround-ing area. Free to the public.

OUT THEREMay 12-13 – 47th annual Gumtree Festival (artists, musi-cians, vendors). 662-844-2787, gumtreefestival.com.

May 17 – Marc Cohn (with The Blind Boys of Alabama), Riley Center, Meridian. 601-696-2200, msurileycenter.com.

May 24 – World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Con-est, Nutt Auditorium, Ole Miss Department of Music, Oxford. oldtimepianocontest.com.

June 6-10 – Tupelo Elvis Festival, Commerce and Main St., Tupelo. tupeloelvisfestival.com.

Courtesy photoTimothy Spivey rehearses his role in 2016 for the MSMS Eighth of May celebration.

Tell your child a bedtime story.

Longtime Caledonian’s ‘One Light City’ gets it down in writing Book signing is set for ThursdayBY JAN [email protected]

Bill Darnell will tell you he loves Caledonia and every-thing about it. He’s a native

of the close-knit Lowndes Coun-ty town and, making good on a promise to himself and others, he’s achieved a longtime goal — getting “the adventures” down in writing.

“One Light City” — named for Caledonia’s single traffic light — is a collection of memories, stories of life from when Darnell and his friends, now many in their 60s, were young adults. It was a time when the Confederate Cafe down-town was often central base, with the eatery on one side and pool tables and games on the other. It was an era of drag races, late-night Rook, high-spirited shenanigans, Big Mark, fireworks and cooling off in the Buttahatchee.

“A few of the names have been changed, but the adventures are real,” said Darnell, who has served on the Caledonia Board of Alder-man a total of 40 years.

These are stories of a group of young men in a small Southern town coming up together, sharing joy, sorrow, disappointment and achievement, Darnell said.

“ ... Growing up in a small Southern city is a gift from God. Everyone knows everyone. There is respect for our elders, respect

for the law and reverence to God,” he writes in the forward. “Not to say some laws aren’t stretched, but when they are stretched by the good ole boys, a great deal of respect and reverence are always in the back of your mind.”

The book has been on Darnell’s mind for a long time.

“When we’d get together and talk about these things, some-body’d say ‘Somebody’s got to write it down before it’s forgotten,’” he recalled. So, back around 2002, Darnell actually penned the first several chapters, and those who knew about that kept after him.

Now complete with 17 chapters ranging from “Give Big Mark a Beer” and “The Fight” to “The Christmas Miracle,” the self-pub-lished book compiles some of the past’s colorful tales of life in Caledonia.

“I love old Caledonia, and I just wanted to do that,” Darnell said. “A lot of the people have passed away, and I figured it was time to get the stories down and finished.”

Darnell’s wife, Betty, said, “These are stories he lived and does not want to be forgotten. It was a pure labor of love for him.”

While all the memories in “One Light City” are meaningful — like the year Darnell and the rest of a newly-formed Civitan Club pulled together a Caledonia Christmas Parade in short order — one that truly stands out is a cold day in November 1980. Some of the good ole boys had traveled to Jackson for the Mississippi State v. Ala-bama game. The Bulldogs bested Bama that day. And then, there was the little matter of the tailgate grill causing a fire in the back of Darnell’s El Camino, and even a thwarted robbery back home at the same time. The curious can find the rest of the story in “One Light City.”

Book signingDarnell will hold a book signing

Thursday from 9-11 a.m. and again from 3-6 p.m. at Caledonia United Methodist Church, North Wolfe Road entrance. Refreshments will be served.

Courtesy photoBill Darnell of Caledonia is pictured with the original traffic light that once hung in downtown Caledonia.

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Add gardening space, beauty and ease with elevated gardensSPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

Elevate gardens to waist high level for convenience and

easy access, says recog-nized gardening expert Melinda Myers. Elevated gardens are easy on the back and knees and are perfect for the patio, balcony, deck or any area where a bit of planting space is desired. Place them near the kitchen door, grill or table for easy cooking and serving access. You’ll be able to plant, weed and harvest with minimal bending or even from a chair, says the nationally syndicated host of “Melinda’s Garden Moment” TV and radio segments and author of more than 20 books on gardening.

Purchase one on wheels or add casters to the legs of an elevated garden for added mobility. Then wheel it into the sun or shade as needed each day or out of the way when entertaining.

Getting startedSet the garden in place

first. Once it’s filled with soil, it will be very heavy and difficult to move. Those gardening on a bal-cony should confirm the space will hold the weight of the elevated garden when filled with soil and mature plants.

Make sure there is easy access to water. Since this is basically a container, gardeners will need to check soil moisture daily and water thoroughly as needed. Fill the elevated garden with a well-drained planting mix that holds moisture while providing needed drainage.

Incorporate a low nitro-gen slow release fertilizer like Milorganite (milor-ganite.com) at planting. It contains 85 percent organic matter, feeding

the plants and soil. Slow release fertilizers provide plants with needed nutri-ents for several months, eliminating the need for weekly fertilization.

Grow a variety of favorite herbs and vege-tables like basil, parsley, compact tomatoes and peppers. Support vining plants or try compact ones like Mascotte compact bush bean. Add color and dress up the planter with flowers like edible nasturtiums and trailing herbs like thyme and oregano which will cascade over the edge of the planter.

Plan the plantsMaximize growing

space by planting quick maturing vegetables like radishes, beets and lettuce in between toma-toes, peppers, cabbage and other vegetables that take longer to reach mature size. You’ll be harvesting the short season vegetables just as the bigger plants need the space.

Further increase the garden’s productivity with succession plant-ings. Fill vacant spaces that are left once a row or block of vegetables are harvested. Add more planting mix if needed.

Select seeds and transplants that will have time to reach maturity for harvesting before the growing season ends. Broccoli, cabbage, compact Patio Pride peas, lettuce, spinach and other greens taste best when harvested in cooler fall temperatures.

Replace weather-worn flowers with cool weather beauties like pansies, nemesias, dianthus, alyssum and snapdrag-ons. Fertilize the whole planter so new plantings and existing plants have the nutrients they need to finish out the season.

Once you discover the fun, flavor and ease

of waist high garden-ing, you’ll likely make room for more elevated planters for your future gardening endeavors.

Melinda Myers hosts The Great Courses “How

to Grow Anything: Food Gardening for Everyone” DVD set and is a colum-nist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Her website is MelindaMyers.com.

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Gardener’s Supply Co./Courtesy photoElevated gardens are an easy and convenient way to add planting space wherever it’s desired.


Transitions: Area Weddings, Engagements and Anniversaries

William Walker Bell and Jane Ellen Crecink

Crecink/BellMr. and Mrs. John C. Crecink Jr. of Starkville an-

nounce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jane Ellen Crecink, to William Walker Bell.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. John C. Crecink Sr of Starkville, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Wilde of Huntsville. Alabama.

She is a graduate of Central Academy and a 2017 graduate of Mississippi State University’s College of Human Sciences with a Bachelor of Science degree in child studies. She received her certification for pre-k and kindergarten education.

She is currently employed by the Kemper County School System as a kindergarten teacher.

The prospective groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs William J. Bell Jr. of Macon. His grandparents are Hel-lon Bell of Macon and the late Mr. William J. Bell Sr. of Macon, and Mr. and Mrs. Walker Wood of Greenwood.

He is a graduate of Central Academy and a 2014 graduate of East Mississippi Community College with an Associate degree in electrical technology.

He is presently employed as an Engineering Divi-sion draftsman with Trailboss Trailers Inc. in Macon.

The couple will exchange vows at 6 p.m. May 26, 2018, on the grounds of the Bell Home in Macon.

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MSU breaks ground for Famous Maroon Band’s new practice fieldMSU OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Mississippi State University broke ground

Monday on the south-east corner of campus for its new synthetic turf field that will enable improved practice con-ditions for the Famous Maroon Band. The field, adjacent to the current band hall, is slated for completion in early August prior to the start of a new academic and athletic year.

“The reputation of the Famous Maroon Band will continue at a very high caliber with the addition of this syn-thetic practice field,” said MSU President Mark E. Keenum. “Our band features students studying in every MSU college, and we want them to be able to max-imize their practice time and best show-case their talents while performing on behalf of our university.”

Along with gifts from alumni, friends and parents, the lead gift for the project comes from Jim and Ju-lia Rouse of Suwanee, Georgia. Jim Rouse is a retired vice president of ExxonMobil and the university’s 2012 National Alumnus. Contributions exceed-ing the project’s goal have become part of an endowment to maintain the field over time.

“We gratefully ac-knowledge all gifts that are providing an ade-quate outdoor practice area, allowing our band to rehearse, even after periods of inclement weather, which pre-viously impacted our field conditions,” said Elva Kay Lance, MSU alumna and director of bands. “We are excited about the future of the Famous Maroon Band and anticipate

the positive impact of this field as we continue to compete for the top players in the state and region and further our reputation nationally.”

Part of MSU’s nationally accredited Department of Music, the Famous Maroon Band has been a signif-icant part of MSU for

more than 115 years and is one of the oldest traditions of its kind in the Southeast. Com-prised of students from 18 states, the band has nearly 400 members, making it the largest student organization on the MSU campus and the largest college band in Mississippi.

Learn more about MSU’s Department of Music online at music.msstate.edu and the Famous Maroon Band at msuband.msstate.edu. The endowment for the synthetic field may be increased with addi-tional contributions at msufoundation.com.

Megan Bean/Courtesy photoCelebrating a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a new synthetic turf practice field for the Famous Ma-roon Band were principal and owner of Allred Stolarski Architects Hoppy Allred; MSU Director for Planning, Design and Construction Tim Muzzi; MSU Professor and Head of the Department of Music Barry Kopetz; College of Education Dean Richard Blackbourn; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Drum Majors Jacob T. Bak-er of Falkville, Alabama, Jacob S. Lanier of Marietta, Georgia, and Reece G. Paulk of Ruth; Director of Bands Elva Kaye Lance; Associate Director of Bands Cliff Taylor; and Associate Director of Bands Craig Aarhus.

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Explore spring stars at Rainwater ObservatorySPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

Rainwater Obser-vatory in French Camp offers a free

public program called “Exploring Spring Stars!” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 11. Astronomer and teacher David Teske will present an educational and enter-taining evening of explor-ing the beauty, science and mythology of spring stars and constellations. The event is sponsored by 4-County Electric Power Association.

Teske has won teach-ing awards including teacher of the year from schools at the Air Force Association and has been recognized by NASA. He is a retired science teach-er and lifelong amateur astronomer. He has con-ducted public outreach at Rainwater Observatory since 1990 and also goes into area schools and nature centers.

Teske previously

worked at planetariums and nature centers in northern Minnesota. An avid observer of the skies, Teske contributes his solar and lunar obser-vations to the American Association of Variable Star Observers and the American Lunar and Plan-etary Observers.

After the presentation, weather permitting, an observing session will be held using some of Rainwater’s powerful telescopes. The planetari-um can be used if outdoor observing is clouded out.

Rainwater Observa-tory and Planetarium is located about an hour’s drive from Columbus, less from Starkville, one mile east of the Natchez Trace Parkway off Mississippi Highway 413 near the village of French Camp. The Council House Cafe, another support ministry of French Camp Academy, will be open prior to the program.

For more information, contact Edwin Faughn at 662-547-7283 or email [email protected].

Sign up for the obser-vatory’s free e-newsletter at rainwaterobservatory.org.

Worth the drive

When I was begin-

ning my horti-culture journey after making a career transi-tion, I thought I had some idea about color and planting combinations. I would alternate colors and sizes because all my neighbors were planting that way. But this approach changed for good one afternoon.

A group of horticulture club students was helping our advisor, David Bradshaw, add color annuals to the entrance beds of the horticulture building.

I was new to the program and start-ed with the only style I knew. Doctor B quickly stopped me. He wanted to use this service activity to do a little teaching. This was my first exposure to taking advantage of a teaching moment.

Doc picked up a tray with a variety of plants and started walking, tossing plants over his shoulder. He had us plant wher-ever they randomly landed. I was horri-fied! Where was the order and planned sequences?

But once the beds were finished, they had that completely composed look. I was hooked! This is a style I have used for color ever since in most of my in-ground or raised beds.

While most of my garden and land-scape is in containers, I recently installed a raised planting bed in the strip between my sidewalk and street — you know, the “Hell Strip.”

The color I’ve chosen for the summer is a completely random mix of transplants that looked good on the days I’ve been to the garden center. I got marigold, verbe-na, sweet potato and zinnia. But one color annual was a must-have on my shopping list: celosia.

These plants are almost guaranteed to be a success. They are high in style and

low in maintenance. What more could any home gardener ask for?

Celosia will attract a lot of interest, and their flowers come in a virtual kaleido-scope of vibrant colors. This year, I’ve stayed with plumosa-types. These plants tolerate Mississippi’s summer heat and drought while producing masses of side plumes nonstop all summer.

Dragon’s Breath is one of the best celosias I’ve seen in recent years. It grows equally well in the landscape bed or patio container (which I also have, of course).

This medium-tall celosia selection, which reaches about 20 inches by the end of the season, has unique, red-green foli-age topped with blazing red, feathery flow-ers that resemble flames licking upwards. I think their best flowering happens in the fall when many other warm-season annu-als are worn out after the harsh summer heat and humidity.

One of my favorite celosias to plant is the Fresh Look group. These have a broad branching habit, a variety of color-ful plumes and bright-green foliage. Red, gold and yellow varieties have all three have been recognized as All-America Selections: Fresh Look Red (2004), Fresh Look Gold (2007) and Fresh Look Yellow (2004).

This year, I’m growing Fresh Look Red. It blooms nonstop all summer, which is especially important because of the intense heat and humidity we have in our Mississippi gardens.

Pinching the plants will promote lateral growth and more flowers. Pruning or deadheading are not required, although I’m sure the home gardener wouldn’t mind collecting a few flowering stems for summer arrangements.

With their attractively colored flowers and easy care, celosia are a welcome addi-tion to your summer landscape.

Gary Bachman is an Extension and research professor of horticulture at the Mis-sissippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi and hosts Southern Gardening television and radio programs. Contact him at [email protected].

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Gary Bachman

Celosia almost guarantee summer garden success

Gary Bachman/MSU Extension ServiceThe Fresh Look group of celosias have bright-green foliage and come in a great vari-ety of colorful plumes that bloom


Paul Thorn brings the gospel to MPB Monday

BY JAN [email protected]

There’s always been a healthy hint of gospel in Paul Thorn’s signa-

ture brand of roots-rock, but earlier this year, the Tupelo area native released his first true gospel album, “Don’t Let the Devil Ride.” The recording journey was filmed by Mis-sissippi Public Broadcasting for a documentary that will air Monday at 8 p.m. on MPB Television.

“Paul Thorn: The Making Of ... ” includes recording ses-sions in 2017 at Sam Phillips Studio in Memphis, Tennes-see; FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Preserva-tion Hall in New Orleans; and back to Tupelo. Some power-ful guests make appearances: The Blind Boys of Alabama, the McCrary Sisters, Bonnie Bishop and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band horn section.

Immediately after the

album documentary, MPB presents the concert “Paul Thorn’s Mission Temple Fire-works Revival” from Franklin, Tennessee, at 8:30 p.m.

“To capture such an exclu-sive experience in recording a record at these legendary studios with such amazing artists was more than ap-pealing to MPB Television,” said MPB’s Taiwo Gaynor, producer of the shows, in an article posted on mpbonline.org April 25. “This is not your typical gospel record. The music has a rich dose of raw grittiness, which is inspired from the rhythm and blues era of gospel music.”

Thorn devotees know the songwriter grew up the son of a Pentecostal preacher. His recordings for the past two decades have been secular, but Thorn always had it in the back of his mind to do a gospel record.

“It’s an homage to my

upbringing ’cause when I was growing up, I sang gospel music. We didn’t have rock ’n’ roll records in our house, we had gospel records. Going to church, singing with the black people, singing with the white people, I learned how to play music. And it’s in my heart. It’s from my beginning. It’s my roots. It’s my foundation, and it had to be done.”

The new 14-track album pays tribute to lesser-known gospel songs Thorn hopes will offer uplift during turbulent times. The “Mission Temple Fireworks Revival” concert features 12 of the 14 songs from the album that reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts, according to MPB.

Concerts in the Golden Triangle at venues including Market Street Festival and the Columbus Arts Council helped Thorn amass a legion of area fans early in his career. Stewart Stafford of Columbus is among them.

“He’s one of my favorite artists,” said Stafford who has seen Thorn perform

throughout the Southeast. “I can’t think of anybody more deserving of some widespread exposure. He’s a nice guy, too; what you see is what you get.”

The new album, Thorn told MPB, is “like a dream come true as far as everything that came together for this gos-

pel record. It’s really a thrill because my mom and dad are getting old, and they’ve heard a copy of it, and they like it. And that makes them happy when they listen to it. It’s just something that had to be done, and it got done. Praise the Lord, it’s here.”

Tune in at 8 p.m. for documentary, concert

aulthorn.comTupelo-area native Paul Thorn is featured in a documentary titled “Paul Thorn: The Making Of ... ” at 8 p.m. Monday on MPB Tele-vision. It documents the making of his new album, “Don’t Let the Devil Ride.” His concert, “Paul Thorn’s Mission Temple Fireworks Revival,” follows the documentary.

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home all kinds of snakes all the time to show us,” he explained. “Me and my brother would just go around flipping logs and finding everything we could find behind our house.”

Robert spent a lot of time fishing and hunting, “but the killing aspect lost its novelty to me; more than anything now I just like to see,” he said.

When he eventually moved to Caledonia in Lowndes County, Robert attended Caledonia High School his junior and se-nior years before joining the U.S. Air Force. Then, about six years ago, that affinity for nature and a keen interest in photogra-phy caught fire, turning him into an explorer with a lens. In that pursuit, he’s currently a Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate in photography and art at Mississippi State Univer-sity. That’s where he met Keats.

Snakes on a ... honeymoon

“I think on our second date he took me to the Refuge and we got up close to animals out there,” said Keats, who graduated from MSU last year with a major in graphic design. “A few dates after that he caught a little snake, and he let me hold it.”

The experience was an awesome one, she said. “I’ve been interested in nature but never out in it as much as he had been. I liked that about him — that he was passionate about it and was able to help me get out there and

that he knew so much.”They married in

March 2017. Their honey-moon was, one might say, unconventional.

“We went on a 17-day road trip out west driving around the wilderness looking for reptiles and snakes. It was so much fun,” said Keats.

On Tuesday’s snake quest, Keats was at Rob-ert’s side in the familiar role of “trusty assistant.” That can involve position-ing a speedlight, focusing the snake’s attention, finding just the right stick for a prop, and “some-times maybe a word of caution.”

The young cotton-mouth, about 18 to 20 inches long, coiled in place as Robert composed detailed images with a Nikon D750 camera with a 20mm f1.8G lens, and a Fujifilm X-T1 with a 23mm F2WR lens.

His goal always is to create interesting photo-graphs while respecting the subject, treating it gently, with minimal invasion into its day.

He hopes his imag-es can be educational, “kind of normalizing the animals, because they’re very demonized and they’re very misunder-stood.”

Don’t do this at homePhotographing snakes

safely requires education and experience. Robert has studied them in-tensely. He knows readily which are venomous and which are not, knows their habitats, habits and best handling. He can recite genus and species

with ease and approaches each shoot with precau-tion and patience.

Has he been bitten? Yes, once, in the finger when he was about 13. It was a “dry bite” (no venom released) from a very small copperhead. What Robert remembers vividly is being stuck at the hospital after a family friend took him in to be checked.

“They wouldn’t release me without my parents unless I promised I wouldn’t mess snakes with any more.” But Rob-ert wasn’t about to make that pledge. “I thought, I can’t lie to this man,” he chuckled. A stand-off ensued, but he finally got to go home, to continue developing a “collector mentality.” “If you get in, you want to get all the way in,” he described it. That means he’ll continue to seek out species he hasn’t photographed yet. Sort of a snake bucket list.

“I still haven’t photo-graphed an eastern dia-mondback rattlesnake,” he said. “It wouldn’t be that difficult, I just haven’t taken the time yet. If I really want to find them I would go to north Florida, but they do occur as far north as a little south of Jackson.”

Robert’s eye and camera lens aren’t limited to snakes. He captures images of turtles, frogs and some of the forests’ smallest inhabitants, spi-ders, at close range. His website, picturesbylewis.com, also displays land-scapes, posed portraiture and more.

“His photographs are

just really something special,” said Keats. “I’m his biggest fan.”

Tuesday’s cottonmouthAfter the brief waylay

Tuesday, the juvenile cottonmouth we encoun-tered went on its way,

having given all those who will see the images a more intimate look at its species and, perhaps, a bit more understand-ing.

Even after photo-graphing so many, Robert still feels the charge. “Every time I see something, especially if

I’ve never seen it before, it’s a big adrenalin rush ... probably seeing a mud snake or a corn snake, or the hog-nose — they like to play dead — they’re really cool to watch.”

His fascination is genuine. “Snakes are beautiful animals, they just don’t have legs.”

Photo by Robert LewisRobert Lewis’ photograph of a corn snake at the Noxubee Refuge reveals its striking markings on the head and body.

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Today is Sunday, May 6, the 126th day of 2018. There are 239 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

n On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey; 35 of the 97 people on board were killed along with a crewman on the ground.

On this date:n In 1527, unpaid

troops loyal to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V attacked Rome, forcing Pope Clement VII to flee to safety; some scholars mark the ensuing sack of the city as the end of the Renaissance in Italy.

n In 1757, during the Seven Years’ War, Prus-sian troops under King

Frederick II forced Aus-trian soldiers to retreat in the Battle of Prague. (Prussia then lay siege to Prague, but ultimately failed to take the city.)

n In 1889, the Paris Exposition formally opened, featuring the just-completed Eiffel Tower.

n In 1910, Britain’s Edwardian era ended with the death of King Edward VII; he was suc-ceeded by George V.

n In 1935, the Works Progress Administra-tion began operating under an executive order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

n In 1941, Josef Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership, replacing Vyacheslav M. Molotov. Comedian Bob Hope did his first USO show before an audience of servicemen as he broad-cast his radio program from March Field in

Riverside, California.n In 1942, during

World War II, some 15,000 American and Filipino troops on Cor-regidor surrendered to Japanese forces.

n In 1954, medical student Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile during a track meet in Oxford, England, in 3:59.4.

n In 1968, French student protesters and police clashed outside the Sorbonne in Paris, resulting in hundreds of arrests and injuries.

n In 1974, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned after one of his aides was exposed as an East German spy.

n In 1981, Yale archi-tecture student Maya Lin was named winner of a competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 6). New freedoms abound! You’ve stopped agreeing to be who people want you to be. You have other plans. You’re empowered to do it your way,

explore and declare new pref-erences, and find your unique offering to the world. Instead of you doing all the bending and changing, the world will mold to what you present.

Aries and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 14, 18, 30, 22 and 17.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re trying to make things better. True, sometimes this starts with a complaint. The classy way is not to voice it. Ponder it a while instead. Observe more closely. Try to see into the heart of the issue.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If people are wondering what you’re going to say, you’re in a good position. You have their attention. You can check off the first step. And if what you say surprises, delights or intrigues them further, you’re golden.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). To be loyal is to be supportive when you agree and voice your

opinion when you don’t. If you were disloyal, you’d just leave. But instead, you speak your mind.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). When you know you’re shooting for an unlikely out-come, it’s great to have fun with the process. The more unlikely it is, the more fun you should have, otherwise what’s in it for you?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You invest in your interactions. You want to get it right, but more than that, you want to make a connection — nothing weighty or weird, just enough to produce that spark that lets people know they are seen and important in this world.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The way most people deal with noise is by making more noise. After all, one must be louder to be heard over the cacophony, right? Better yet, attempt a form of communication that speaks beyond what sound waves can carry.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). For today, the best order of things will be the order in which they naturally need to happen. The best time to do things will be when they are necessary. You don’t need to fret, only to get building.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

21). You’re doing quite a lot on your list, crossing things off, if not actually, then at least mentally. But why not actually? Until you write down this plan, it won’t be official.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). What is standing in the way of being able to guar-antee an excellent outcome? Ponder how you might take dominion over or eliminate some of the factors that are out of your control.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When the pond is muddy, you can’t clear the water by stirring it. It’s inaction that allows things to return to the clear. Sometimes you just have to wait for things to settle.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are actions and patterns that were fine for you in the past but you’re not willing to repeat. Don’t waste time judging who you were. Accept that you’re on to something different, and enjoy yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you had to choose either fear of failure or fear of fear, you’d choose the first one any day. Bottom line: Win-ners fail more times. Success depends on getting used to the fear of failure and doing the thing anyway.

Horoscopes

DEAR ABBY: I am a happily married man. I’m also

a part of my church’s worship team and at the church three times a week. Two ladies are active in the church al-most as much as I am. Every time I’m there it’s a good bet I’ll see at least one of them.

I’m ashamed to ad-mit this, but I have lust-ful feelings for them. I would never act on my feelings, but I would like to get rid of them. Leaving the church is not an option. — EMBARRASSED IN KANSAS

DEAR EMBARRASSED: You seem like a very nice person. Lust is part

of the human condition. It has been around since before the Old Testament was written. Instead of feeling guilty, perhaps it’s time to accept that you are human.

Rather than quietly suffer embarrassment, it may help to discuss your feelings privately with your clergyperson. It won’t be the first time he or she has heard something like this, trust me. Sometimes simply verbalizing un-

comfortable feelings can make them diminish or go away entirely.

DEAR ABBY: A co-worker reached out to me and we started talking. He

asked me on a date, and we’ve been official for about a month now. He’s beyond amazing, but there’s a prob-lem. He can’t express his feelings to me, or to anyone for that matter. He’s very insecure because he used to be overweight.

He hasn’t been in a relationship in forever. I know he’s serious about us. I’m slowly falling for him, and I want it to work out. Is there anything I can do to help him get comfortable with opening up to me? — FALLING FOR HIM

DEAR FALLING: Yes. Start by remembering the two of you have been “official” for only one MONTH, and relationships — like trust — have to evolve. Do not push him to make a commitment or declare his undying love. If you are patient, as your relationship develops, he may

become more open about expressing his feelings to you. Give him time, and because workplace romances are sometimes frowned upon, give him space.

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I will cel-ebrate our 50th wedding anniversary this year. What is typical or accept-able in preparing for the celebration?

We have a 48-year-old son who has NEVER remembered dates, especially our wedding anniversa-ries, so I don’t expect that he’ll plan anything in our honor. I love my wife so much I just can’t let our 50th slide by without a celebration. Would it be appropriate for me to take the lead? I feel weird setting up a party to honor myself. — SAD IN COLORADO

DEAR SAD: It is not uncommon for couples to plan and host their own anniversary parties. If you would

like to celebrate your 50th surround-ed by friends and family, you are free to take the initiative and do so. Or spend the money taking your bride on a cruise or other trip of a lifetime.

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MSU senior named New Orleans Fashion Week Top DesignerMSU OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

A fashion design and merchandising major in Mississippi State Univer-

sity’s School of Human Scienc-es recently took home the top prize in New Orleans Fashion Week’s 2018 Top Design Com-petition.

Jacob F. Burkett, a senior from Columbia concentrating in design and product develop-ment, was named the overall winner at the annual runway competition that challenges emerging fashion designers to showcase unique garments in a city renowned for its style.

“New Orleans Fashion Week Top Design Competition is an opportunity for young designers to take their craft to the next level and truly show-

case their talent,” said Tracee Dundas, NOFW founder. “So many talented designers com-peted this year and showcased different looks. Jacob Burkett really embraced this concept and showed our judges cut-ting-edge designs.”

Through a partnership be-tween NOFW and New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, this year’s competition provided Burkett and nine other designers with a business-focused platform to prepare for the transition from runway to retail.

Judges included Law Roach, image architect and “America’s Next Top Model” judge; Lisa McRoberts, fashion designer and former Louisiana State University design professor; Courtney Hammond, former academic fashion director at the Art Institute of Atlanta; and Jessica Osborn, fashion design-er and owner of Privy Label.

Burkett’s aesthetic is inspired by Korean street style and music. He said NOFW was an exciting opportunity because he was able to test his technical skills while design-ing an entire collection for the first time.

“Competing against such amazing designers and being named the winner of Top De-sign Competition is an incred-ible honor,” Burkett said. “I am moving forward after New Orleans Fashion Week with a newfound confidence and a rekindled passion for my art.”

Charles Freeman, assistant professor of fashion design and

merchandising, said Burkett is the third MSU student to win the NOFW competition.

“Jacob is a very talented young man with a lot of pas-sion, drive and a strong work ethic. Through the coursework and curriculum demands of our program, we have been able to help him refine that talent and successfully compete against established design houses and compa-nies,” Freeman said. “Having a design mentor like Dr. Cath-erine Black throughout this process also has helped Jacob in continuing the tradition of excellence our program has been able to showcase at New Orleans Fashion Week.”

Black, professor and intern-ship coordinator for the fashion design and merchandising program, said Burkett exhib-ited “extraordinary effort” in creating 10 garments outside of class to serve as his collection for the competition.

“We’re all very, very proud of Jacob. To do that much quali-ty work says so much about his integrity, what he can do and where he wants to go in the future,” Black said.

Burkett is receiving a prize package that includes a Project Runway sewing machine cour-tesy of AllBrands.com; retail placement with a trunk show at Hemline Boutique in Metairie, Louisiana; photo shoot with fashion photographer Gustavo Escanelle; features in New Orleans Living Magazine and Moi Digital Magazine; design,

development and production consultation with Jessica Osborn of Privy Label; and an invitation to return to NOFW

2019 as a featured designer with a three-day pop-up bou-tique in Luxe Marketplace.Courtesy photo

Jacob Burkett

Courtesy photo Jacob Burkett’s design aesthetic is inspired by Korean street style and music.

Blockbuster hopes Russell Crowe’s jockstrap helps businessBy MARK THIESSEN The Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A celebrity jockstrap that’s been the buzz of Alaska for nearly two weeks went on dis-play Wednesday at one of the nation’s last Blockbuster video stores in an effort to ramp up business.

“I tell you, we’re going to get a lot of traffic, is what I’m expecting,” said Kevin Daymude, general manager of Blockbuster Alaska.

He expects the store to get a lot of calls: “Did you get it in? Can we go see it?” he said.

The jockstrap has a strange history since actor Russell Crowe wore it in the 2005 movie “Cinderella Man.”

It recently became part of a celebrity auction, which Crowe has dubbed ‘the di-vorce auction,’ where it caught the eye of the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.”

Oliver purchased the jock-strap and some other items

and sent them to Anchorage, which has one of the last remaining big box store video chains. The video store is trying to stave off streaming movie services, which are gaining popularity as more broadband capability comes to the nation’s most remote state.

Oliver also sent along the robe and boxing shorts worn by Crowe in the movie as well as the actor’s hood from “Rob-in Hood,” his vest from “Les Misérables” and a director’s chair with Crowe’s name on it.

But the prize is the leather jockstrap, and Daymude be-lieves it might have a unique place in movie folklore.

“The very first jockstrap memorabilia I can think of, yes,” he said.

And as for the most asked question so far, no, he doesn’t know if they washed it before sending it, but he would like to think they did.

Daymude admits it was “be awesome” if Crowe were ever to show up at the store, but in the meantime he’d like to send

photos of the display to him as a thank you.

And as for Oliver, Daymude said he would like to thank him by sending him copies of the movies that features the memorabilia Oliver sent to Alaska.

“I don’t know if he’s ever seen the movies, but I figure we can send him the movies and he can watch them,” Day-mude said.

A message seeking com-ment from HBO wasn’t imme-diately returned Wednesday.

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WHEREAS the followingtenants entered into alease with RENT ASPACE for storagespaces in which to storepersonal property:

DARREN HOWARDR203

WHEREAS, default hasbeen made in the pay-ment of the rent andRENT A SPACE pursu-ant to said lease is au-thorized to sell the per-sonal property to satis-fy the past due rent andany other charges owedto it.

NOW THEREFORE, no-tice is hereby given thatRENT A SPACE will offerfor sale, and will sell atauction to the highestbidder and best bidderfor cash all personalproperty in the storage.Said property located atRENT A SPACE 216 LIN-COLN ROAD, COLUM-BUS, MS 39705 will besold at 9:30 AM on MAY25, 2018.

Title to the personalproperty to be sold isbelieved to be good, butat such sale, RENT ASPACE will convey onlysuch title as is vestedin it pursuant to itsleases and as allowedunder Mississippi CodeAnnotated Section 85-7-121 et seq.(Supp1988).

WITNESS MY SIGNA-TURE ON MAY 1, 2018.RENT A SPACE

By: MANAGER

PUBLISH: 5/6/2018


Notice of Sale


PATRICK COLLEYC1186

SANDRA SMITHJ2087

SANDRA SMITHJ2030

MARY SIKESC1025

JAMAINE SANDERSC1021

TILLMAN RODACOUGHD1433

MIA KINGC1312

ROSIE JETHROWJ2047


NOW THEREFORE, no-tice is hereby given thatRENT-A-SPACE will offerfor sale, and will sell atauction to the highestbidder and best bidderfor cash all personalproperty in the storage.Said property located atRENT- A- SPACE 406WILKINS WISE RDCOLUMBUS, MS will besold at 9:00 AM on may25, 2018.


WITNESS MY SIGNA-TURE ON MAY 2, 2018.

RENT-A-SPACEBy: MANAGER

PUBLISH: 5/6/2018

Legal Notices 0010


Notice of Sale


PATRICK COLLEYC1186

SANDRA SMITHJ2087

SANDRA SMITHJ2030

MARY SIKESC1025

JAMAINE SANDERSC1021

TILLMAN RODACOUGHD1433

MIA KINGC1312

ROSIE JETHROWJ2047


NOW THEREFORE, no-tice is hereby given thatRENT-A-SPACE will offerfor sale, and will sell atauction to the highestbidder and best bidderfor cash all personalproperty in the storage.Said property located atRENT- A- SPACE 406WILKINS WISE RDCOLUMBUS, MS will besold at 9:00 AM on may25, 2018.


WITNESS MY SIGNA-TURE ON MAY 2, 2018.

RENT-A-SPACEBy: MANAGER

PUBLISH: 5/6/2018

Building & Remodeling 1120

REMODELING, BRICKwork, painting, stormdamage or additions.Free estimates.40 years experience.662-328-0001 or (cell)662-570-3430.

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General Services 1360

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CHRIS' LAWN Care andHandyman Services.Lawn Care and GeneralResidential Mainten-ance. Serving all theGolden Triangle Since2005. For all your LawnCare and Handymanneeds call Chris today!662-251-1656.

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MUSIC LESSONSGuitar, Bass & Theory:$25 per hourChords, Scales, Modes& more! Call Jimbo @662-364-1687If no answer leavevoicemail or text.

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RETAINER WALL, drive-way, foundation, con-crete/riff raft drainagework, remodeling, base-ment foundation, re-pairs, small dump truckhauling (5-6 yd) load &demolition/lot cleaning.Burr Masonry662-242-0259.

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Painting & Papering 1620

CLIFF'S PAINTING. CliffBaswell. Free estim-ates. Interior/Exteriorwork. 30 years experi-ence. Many references.662-327-9079.662-386-0006.

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Sitting With The Sick / Elderly 1780

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Tree Services 1860

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J&A TREE REMOVALWork from a buckettruck. Insured/bonded.Call Jimmy for a free es-timate 662-386-6286.

Clerical & Office 3050

PART TIME individual w/some accounting/book-keeping knowledge. Du-ties will include answer-ing phones, filing, com-puter work, & othertasks as assigned.Mon-Fri, 9am to 1pm,may be subject tochange. Credit & back-ground check. Pleasesend resume & refer-ences to:Blind Box 649Commercial DispatchPO Box 511Columbus, MS 39703


PRICE PEST Control islooking to hire a NewTechnician ASAP. Musthave good social skillsand be self motivated.No exp. req. Benefitsavailable. Serious in-quiries. Call Brad Price@ 662-251-6463.

Professional 3500

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General Merchandise 4600

CARPET, 16'X21'. Fourmos old, copper brown,paid $700, asking$275. Excellent shape!662-549-6055.

Pets 5150

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Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

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Apts For Rent: East 7020

TOWNHOUSE. 2BR/1.5BA. New ceramic tile &carpet. Central air &heat. HUD accepted.662-425-6954.

Apts For Rent: South 7040

1BR/1BA, close toMUW & downtown.$400/mo + $400 dep.Pet friendly. More info,call 662-251-8499.

DOWNTOWN 1BR - Thislarge 1 bedroom apart-ment has been recentlyrenovated. It featuresgreat natural light, hard-wood floors, tall ceil-ings and access to ashared laundry room.$750 rent and $750 de-posit. Utilities included.No pets please. CallPeter 662-574-1561

Apts For Rent: West 7050


1 & 2 BR Apts for Rent.Military & 6th Ave N.CH&A and Owner payswater. $350 per month,deposit required.662-352-4776.

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1BR/1BA located in his-toric Downtown Colum-bus. New hardwoodfloors, skylight, outsidedeck, exposed brick.$750/mo. No pets. Ref-erences req. AvailableMay. 662-328-8655,leave message.

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423 MAIN St. Apt. 1.1BR Extra-Large. 900sq. ft. total. $650/mo.No Pets. 662-889-1837or 662-327-7841

DEPOT APARTMENTS,Downtown Columbus.Beautiful, newly con-structed 1BR/1BAapartments in the his-toric Depot. Granite, SSappl, heart pine floorsand unlimited parking.

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DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,CH&A, 1 story, W/D,historic district, 1 blockfrom downtown, $575/mo. + $575 dep. NOPETS. 662-574-8789.Peaceful & Quiet area.

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Commercial Property For Rent 7100

COMMERCIAL PROPER-TIES/Retail/OfficeSpaces starting @$285/mo. Downtown &East Columbus loca-tions. 662-435-4188.

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

OFFICE SPACE: 2,000square feet. 294Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-ing terms. Availablenow. 662-328-8254.

RESTAURANT SPACEavailable in historicdowntown. 5000 sq ft.Located at 400 Main St.Can split for two separ-ate spaces. 662-574-7879 or 662-328-8655.

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802 17th Street NorthNice 2 bed/1 bath,carpet, ceramic bathduplex. All electric.$375/$375 deposit.Call Long & Long @662-328-0770 if youhave good references.

COLONIAL TOWN-HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-room w/ 2-3 bath town-houses. $600 to $695.662-549-9555. Ask forGlenn or text.

Houses For Rent: Other 7180

FOR RENT: 118 SandRd, Columbus, MS.3BR/2BA house forrent. $850 per monthand $600 deposit.662-574-7023.

2BR/1BA, Caledonia/Steens area. Nice, quietneighborhood, 1 acrelot. Laundry room, car-port, & workshop. NoPets. No HUD. Trashpick up incl. $662/mo+ $650 dep. 662-386-5000 or 662-386-5002.

RIVER HOUSE 4br/3 ba,water-front lot w/ boathouse in Pickensville,AL. $1200/mo,$1000 deposit.Call 662-386-6378.

Mobile Homes for Rent 7250

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Office Spaces For Rent 7300

OFFICE SPACE for leaseat 822 2nd Ave. N.Call 662-574-3970.

OFFICE SPACE, greatlocation on BluecuttRoad - Front receptionarea, 4 offices, and aconference room. Reas-onable rent! 662-328-1976, leave message.

Rooms For Rent 7450

BEDROOM FOR RENT inmy home. Completelyfurnished w/ appl, cable& utilities. No kids, nopets. $110/wk, $440/mo. 662-295-4701.

Houses For Sale: Northside 8150

2BR/1BA house. Elecwall heat. Window AC.Remodeled. Fencedyard. Owner fin. avail.w/Cash down. 1016Shady St. 352-4776

FSBO: 3BR/2BA w/ al-most 1800 sq. ft. Sitsoff Jolly Rd. on 1.9 ac.Fenced backyard, news/s appliances, newhardwood floorsthroughout, carpet inbedrooms & ceramic tilebaths. If privacy is whatyou are looking for, thisis the house for you!Asking $164,900. Mustbe pre-approved forloan. Call 662-251-9041 for private show-ing by appt. only!

Houses For Sale: Caledonia 8450

3BR/2BA in RidgelandEstates. 226 Justin Cir.Newly remodeled.Caledonia school dist.$164,900. 662-245-1191 or 662-549-9298.

Houses For Sale: Other 8500

CABIN FOR sale onwaterway in Aberdeen,at sunset point. 2acres. 1000 sq/ft.Excellent condition.Call 662-213-9197.

Investment Property 8550

INVESTORS OPPORTUN-ITY: 10 unit apartmentcomplex, leases at$350 per month perunit. Corner of Military &6th Ave. N. $199k.Call 662-352-4776.

Lots & Acreage 8600

REDUCED: 272.7ACRES Silver Ridge Rd,10mi West of Starkville,MS, off Hwy 12, Brad-ley Community. Approx180ac w/14yo pinesready for thinning.Balance in young hard-woods & creek bottoms.$1950 per acre.601-260-9403 or601-940-6545.

8.5 ACRE building site.Paved frontage, waterand power. 2741 EastTibbee Rd., West Point.662-295-0250.

LAND FRONTING High-way 50 & Holly Hills Rd.68 Acres of beautifulwoods. 662-312-5184.Realtor Owned.

Residential or Commer-cial lots in HighlandsPlantation, Starkville.Close to campus. Per-fect for building! Askabout our size options!Eaton Land Develop-ment 662-361-7711.

SPRING SPECIAL1.95 acre lots.Good/bad credit.10% down, as low as$199/mo. Eaton Land.662-361-7711

Resort Property 8750

10.4 ACRES in High-lands Plantation, Stark-ville. Resort status, canbe Commercial. Roadfrontage & beautiful hilloverlooking valley. SoldWhole or Divided. EatonLand Development, LTD662-361-7711.

Campers & RVs 9300

TOMBIGBEE RV Park,located on Wilkins WiseRd & Waverly Rd. FullHookups available.$300/mo. 662-328-8655 or 662-574-7879.

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