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Senate OKs school finance rewrite

Opening arguments could begin today in trial for killing of CiCi’s Pizza owner

By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

Topeka — The Kansas Senate gave final passage to a bill overhauling the way Kansas funds its public schools, sending it to Gov. Sam Brownback for his signature, even though a three-judge district court panel has suggested it may try to block the The formula bill from taking effect.

Action in the Senate is broken.” came a little more than one week after the bill — Senate President was first unveiled to Susan Wagle, R-Wichita the public. It repeals the school finance system that has been in place since 1992, replacing it for two years with block grants to each of the state’s 286 school districts.

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SARAH GONZALEZ MCLINN, TOP, IS CHARGED with first-degree murder in the January 2014 death of Harold “Hal” Sasko.

McLinn lived with Sasko at the time of his death at Sasko’s home on 26th Street, pictured above.

Woman living with victim charged in slaying

By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos

Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson and defense attorney Carl Cornwell are expected to conclude jury selection this morning in the first-degree murder trial of Sarah Gonzales McLinn, 20, of Lawrence,

after beginning the process Monday.

McLinn is charged with intentional, premeditated murder in the Jan. 14, 2014, death of Harold “Hal” Sasko, 52, of Lawrence. McLinn lived with Sasko at the time of his death and had previously worked for him at Sasko’s CiCi’s Pizza restaurant.

According to testimony at her May preliminary hearing, McLinn put crushed sleeping pills into Sasko’s beer, bound his wrists and ankles after he collapsed to the floor, plunged a hunting knife into his neck as far as she could and sliced ear to ear. She later Please see SLAYING, page 2A

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Topeka — Kansas legislators have shown little interest in allowing public scrutiny of officials’ private emails about government business, despite scrutiny of Hillary LEGISLATURE Rodham Clinton’s past communications and another incident involving Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget director.

The Kansas Open Records Act doesn’t specifically cover emails or other communications with private accounts or devices, even if they involve government business. State and local agencies don’t have to disclose their contents to the public.

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Kansas University offi“It is a powerful asset,” cials told state legislators Caboni said.

Monday that the KU officials were university’s ownin Topeka on Monership and use of day to answer quesjets gives taxpaytions from memers and students bers of the House a strong return on Standing Committhe investment. tee on Education The jet expenBudget about the KANSAS ditures of $1.5 UNIVERSITY use of KU’s jets. million a year are Rep. Amanda more than offset by rev- Grosserode, a Lenexa enue the planes help bring Please see JETS, page 8A in from donor relations

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DEATHS Journal-World obituary policy: For information about running obituaries, call 832-7151. Obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or the families of the deceased.

AmAndA JeAn Holl Services for Amanda Jean Holl, 36, Lawrence are pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary. She died March 15, 2015.

Walter Massey Walt passed away on March 7, 2015 in Alma, Kansas.

Graveside services will be Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Alma City Cemetery, Alma, Kansas.

Minnie Juanita Morris Services for Minnie Juanita Morris, 88, Lawrence will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

She passed away Sunday, March 15th at her home.

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wrote on the wall in his blood, according to testimony.

Branson began Monday by assuring potential jurors that though McLinn is charged with firstdegree murder, selected jurors will not have to worry about deciding on capital punishment.

“This is not a death penalty case,” Branson said. “That’s off the table, so don’t worry about that.”

Branson is, however, asking for a Hard 50 sentence, or 50 years in prison with no eligibility for parole, if McLinn is convicted.

Branson and Cornwell began at 9 a.m. Monday with 80 potential jurors.

By 10 a.m., that number was down to 65, in part because 10 potential jurors have plans next week. Branson said the trial, originally scheduled to last until Friday, could extend into the middle of next week.

By 10:45 a.m., more potential jurors had been dismissed because of personal relationships with the parties in the case.

One man said he knew McLinn and was excused because he said his wife conducts weekly Bible studies with her. A woman was excused because she said she believed too much in Branson.

“You’re the district attorney,” she said. “I served in the United States Air Force. When we wanted an ace, we put the ace in.”

By noon, another woman asked to be removed from the jury panel because she said she gets queasy at gruesome images and it would affect her ability to make a fair and impartial decision.

Branson told the court that jurors will have to view photos of the crime scene, including photos of Sasko’s body.

“These photos are not easy to look at. Nobody in this courtroom is going to want to sit and view these images,” Branson said. “You have to park your emotions at the door and decide this case on the evidence.”

Jurors were also cautioned to remain impartial if they have family members close to McLinn’s age.

“You have a young, female defendant in this case who may not be that different than your daughter, sister or niece,” Branson said.

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“You’re not to decide this case based on your sympathies either for Mr. Sasko or the defendant.”

Jury selection adjourned for lunch at 12:40 p.m., when Branson said he was finished with his line of questioning.

The process resumed at 1:45 p.m. with Cornwell’s questions. Cornwell weeded out just one potential juror, who left the courtroom in tears when he asked her if she would be OK seeing four photos of Sasko “on a morgue slab.” Before Cornwell’s question, the woman had said she’d known Sasko professionally and thought she could remain impartial.

At 3 p.m., District Judge Paula Martin concluded the public jury selection and began individual voir dire, or jury selection. Each potential juror was asked questions in a deliberation room out of the public’s earshot. Cornwell said that because of the nature of this case and his planned use of a “not guilty by mental disease or defect” defense, individual voir dire was essential.

Martin said the move to private questioning was to avoid tainting the entire jury pool and because some of the questions would be personal.

One woman, who asked not to be named, said attorneys asked her what she knew about the case during her individual questioning. She said she was dismissed as a possible juror after she told them she’d followed McLinn’s story in the media and had already formed an opinion on the matter.

At 5 p.m., just 12 of the 39-person jury panel had not been individually questioned. Those individuals were instructed to stay through 6 p.m., and the rest of the potential jurors were allowed to leave the courthouse.

Martin told all potential jurors who had not been dismissed to return to court this morning for more voir dire.

Martin said she expected jury selection to conclude late this morning. She said the trial will likely begin today with opening statements after the jury is announced.

Journal-World reporter Caitlin Doornbos will live tweet the McLinn trial throughout the week. Follow her at Twitter.com/ CaitlinDoornbos.

By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

Topeka — A member of the House Appropriations Committee suggested Monday that the budget for the state court system could suffer if the courts order the Legislature to spend more money on public schools.

Rep. Jerry Lunn, ROverland Park, made the comment to Judge Daniel Creitz, of Iola, who had testified about the judicial branch’s budget on behalf of the Kansas District Judges Association.

“Judge, this three-judge panel is on record saying that we should probably put somewhere in the neighborhood of $550 million — I’ve heard it go

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The bill passed by a vote of 25-14. Both Douglas County senators, Democrats Marci Francisco of Lawrence and Tom Holland of Baldwin City, voted no.

“While Charles and David Koch may have won this particular battle,” Holland said in an explanation of his vote, “Kansas families can at least take some small measure of comfort in knowing that our Kansas courts — as yet uncorrupted by the supplyside ideology cancer that has metastasized Kansas’ legislative and executive branches of government — that they are keeping a watchful eye on this Legislature’s actions.”

The bill narrowly passed out of the House on Friday, 64-57, and was immediately walked across the rotunda to be read into the Senate record, a move that prevented any wavering supporters of the bill from offering a motion Monday to reconsider that vote. And because the House had put the contents of its bill into a Senate bill — a procedure known as a “gut-and-go” — the Senate was able to take a simple yes-or-no vote to concur with the House, preventing any senator from offering amendments.

Francisco said she objected to the speed with which the block grant bill was pushed through the

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Democratic legislators introduced proposals in both chambers of the GOP-dominated Legislature following disclosures that Budget Director Shawn Sullivan used a private email account at least twice in December to circulate details about potential budget proposals.

Then, Clinton came under scrutiny for using personal email exclusively for official non-classified business as U.S. secretary of state.

Yet, neither bill in the Kansas Legislature has received a committee hearing. Some GOP leaders question what standards the state could use to separate public and private business. Brownback told The Associated Press that he is concerned about affecting the flow of information, particularly within – Reporter Caitlin Doornbos can be the executive branch. reached at 832-7146 or “If it becomes in a syscvdoornbos@ljworld.com. tem that’s discoverable, I

much, much higher,” Lunn said. “Do you think that should have any ramifications on sections of government other than K-12, for example the judiciary?”

He was referring to a 2013 decision by a panel presiding over a school finance lawsuit that held that school funding in place at that time was unconstitutionally low. The panel ordered the Legislature to increase base per-pupil funding and other types of school aid.

The Kansas Supreme Court later overturned part of that ruling and remanded the case for a new proceeding by the panel.

On Friday, though, the House passed a bill to fundamentally change the way schools are funded,

even though the lawsuit challenging the adequacy of state funding is still in court. The three-judge panel indicated Friday that it might move to block the Legislature from making fundamental changes in the finance formula.

Creitz replied that it would be a violation of judicial ethics for him to comment on a pending case.

The committee is proposing to put the judiciary’s budget in a separate bill from the rest of the state budget, a procedure that would allow them to tie the funding bill with various kinds of policy changes that would otherwise have to be run as separate legislation. The panel is expected to start debating the budget today.

Legislature.

“The Legislature should be discussing how to appropriate school funding,” Francisco said. “After all, K-12 funding is 53 percent of our annual state general fund budget. Concurring with changes made in Senate Bill 7 in the House provides for very little discussion.”

The new plan makes changes to the current year budget for education and essentially locks in place for the next two years the level of funding lawmakers say they thought they had approved for the current school year while adding some additional money, mostly for increased contributions into the state’s troubled pension system.

Over the next two years, GOP leaders have said they intend to put together a new funding formula.

But it does away with the per-pupil funding formula that has been in place since 1992, as well as the various weightings that provide more money for different categories of students, such as bilingual students and those from low-income households.

“The formula is broken,” said Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita, who served in the House and voted for the current funding system in 1992.

“We are no longer talking about student outcomes and student achievement.

We’re fighting for money.”

Last year, in response to a Kansas Supreme Court order, lawmakers

approved increases in socalled “equalization aid” that helps districts with less property wealth fund their capital outlay and local option budgets. But those formula changes ended up costing more than lawmakers had anticipated.

The Lawrence school district was one of the few districts that took a cut in overall funding last year — about $2 million, according to school district officials — mainly because of changes in how the formulas count students attending the district’s virtual school.

Under the new bill, according to State Department of Education estimates, Lawrence will lose another $1.6 million compared to what school officials thought they would get when they approved this year’s budget.

The bill now goes to Gov. Sam Brownback, who is expected to sign it. But there is still a possibility that a district court will intervene, and that the Kansas Supreme Court may have to review the legislation before it can take effect.

On Friday, a three-judge district court panel sent notice to parties in an ongoing school finance lawsuit, saying the court may issue any temporary orders it deems necessary, “to preserve the status quo and to assure the availability of relief, if any, that might be accorded should the Court deem relief warranted.”

think you’re going to have some difficulty getting as much input as you had hoped,” Brownback said.

“It’s going to, I think, have a real chilling impact.”

Brownback and his aides have said they don’t know how often officials use private emails or devices to discuss public business, and the administration doesn’t yet have a policy governing it.

“It’s something that I think should become part of, you know, the Open Records Act,” said Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat who is sponsoring his chamber’s bill. “I consider it a big loophole.”

The Wichita Eagle first reported Sullivan’s use of a private email account to circulate budget information, weeks before Brownback outlined his spending and tax proposals for lawmakers in January.

The recipients included lobbyists Mark Dugan and David Kensinger.

Dugan was the manager of Brownback’s successful re-election campaign

last year. Kensinger is a longtime Brownback confidante who served as the governor’s chief of staff from January 2011 to April 2012.

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New bill would ax green energy incentive

By Nicholas Clayton Associated Press

Topeka — Kansas companies that produce energy from wind, solar or other renewable resources would lose their property tax exemption under a bill discussed by a Senate panel Monday.

Such companies have been exempt from property tax since 1999, but a bill discussed by Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee would instead give those companies a 10-year exemption starting with the launch date of each project.

Chairman and Republican Sen. Les Donovan of Wichita said the

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bill still would provide an because the technolincentive for renewable ogy is new and at an investment, but require early stage of growth. those companies to pay Most companies opertheir fair share. ating renewable energy If passed, the Kansas plants have also already Division of the Budget signed contracts to estimates the changes LEGISLATURE share some revenue would generate less with local governments than $4,000 in additional rev- in lieu of paying taxes. enues in 2016, with the amount But, Donovan discounted the increasing as more energy idea that Kansas would see less plants reach the end of their investment in renewables be10-year exempt period. By 2025, cause of it. the taxes would generate near“I’ve been told I’ve got emails ly $18 million per year, most of on this issue that if we don’t conwhich would fund schools. tinue to be very, very friendly to Opponents to the bill argued this type of energy production, that tax incentives are neces- they will just pull up and leave. All sary for the industry to expand, right, well don’t we have some-

thing here that they really need?

It’s called wind,” Donovan said.

But, Kimberly Svaty, a lobbyist for the Wind Coalition, an association of renewable energy companies, said other central Plains states offer similar wind conditions as Kansas, and many developers would likely look elsewhere without the full tax incentive.

Jeff Riles, manager of regulatory affairs for Enel Green Power North America, said that many renewable energy companies came to Kansas specifically because of the tax incentives and called the proposal “a bait-andswitch.”

“To be clear, (the bill) makes

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By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

A man suspected of killing a woman who lived two doors down from him at Lawrence’s Cedarwood apartments has been formally charged with murder.

Rontarus Washington Jr., 18, who was arrested in January in Mississippi, was returned to Lawrence and booked into the Douglas County Jail early Monday morning. Monday afternoon via video, Washington made his first appearance in Douglas County District Court, where he was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated burglary in connection with the killing.

The body of Justina Altamirano Mosso, 19, was discovered Nov. 9, 2014, inside her apartment at 1727 W. 24th St. Police have described the crime scene as “violent.”

Washington is accused of killing Mosso on or about Nov. 7, according to court records. His bond was set at $750,000.

During Monday’s hearing, Washington asked Judge Kay Huff if his bond could be lowered because it was “a little too much.”

“They say I allegedly did it ... and I didn’t ever do it,” Washington said. He added, “I have kids to take care of.”

Huff maintained the bond.

Days after Mosso’s slaying, a Journal-World reporter working on a story about safety at the apartment complex interviewed Washington and his girlfriend inside their apartment. Greenville, Miss., where he was later arrested, is his hometown, authorities said.

Washington’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 23.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s office declined to release his booking photo to the Journal-World, citing a provision of the Kansas Open Records Act allowing agencies to withhold documents that could interfere with prospective law enforcement investigation or prosecution.

— Reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd@ljworld.com or 832-7187.

Back from Las Vegas, 2 charged in triple shooting

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BOB WOLFERSBERGER, OF TOPEKA, a 1965 Kansas University graduate and a member of Lawrence’s New Horizon’s Band, plays Irish tunes Monday at the corner of Ninth and Massachusetts streets.

“There aren’t many streets like this left in America,” Wolfersberger said. Lawrence will host its 28th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade along Massachusetts St. at 1 p.m. today, starting from 11th and Massachusetts streets.

A man and woman who were arrested in Las Vegas are back in town and now stand charged with multiple crimes in connection with February’s triple shooting on 19th Terrace.

Robert A. Long, 24, and Rachael A. Hampton, 20, both of Lawrence, were apprehended March 5 in Las Vegas after a warrant went out for their arrest. The pair were booked into the Douglas County Jail on Sunday night and formally charged in Douglas County District Court on Monday.

Hampton is charged with aggravated robbery, aggraLong vated burglary and three counts of aggravated kidnapping.

Long is charged with the same, plus one count of criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Both appeared in court via video from jail.

Hampton Hampton’s attorneys — Olathe-based Paul Morrison, former Kansas Attorney General and Johnson County District Attorney, and Veronica Dersch — appeared in person and entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf.

Morrison declined to discuss more about the case or Hampton’s relationship with Long.

Long and Hampton are scheduled to appear in court next on March 24.

Hampton was being held on $400,000 bond, and Long was being held on $500,000, plus an additional $25,000 for an unrelated traffic case.

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TedxLawrence names 12 speakers for Liberty Hall conference

By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @conrad_swanson

The 12 speakers for the March 23 TEDxLawrence event have been announced.

TEDx is a program of locally organized presentations meant to spark discussions between the speakers and attendees, TEDx Spokesperson Beth Pine said in a release.

Scheduled presentations for the event are:

l Shane Lopez, The Secrets of People Who Love Their Jobs. l Mark Hayward, A Yo-yo With A Broken String: How Failure Leads to Success. l Yong Zeng, Lap-on-aChip: Catching Molecular Messages Sent by Tumors. l Pam Grout, Why everybody — not just artists — needs to practice creativity. l Anthony Barnett, HumanCanine Healing.

l Eric Melin, How Air Guitar Can Reveal Your Own Creative Process. l Jackie Counts, Small Ripples, Big Change. l Jacqueline Von Edelberg, How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance. l Matt Kirby, The Distance From Your Center: Mechanical Advantage, Torque, and Your Local Effect Into the Permeating Medium.

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doing business in Kansas completely unstable, incredibly unattractive and very costly,” Riles said.

Across the Kansas Capitol, the House Energy and Environment Committee discussed a separate bill that would halt increases to the required proportion of renewable energy that Kansas utilities use to power the electrical grid.

Current law requires that 10 percent of electricity provided by utilities companies come from renewable energy sources.

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Public invited to offer feedback on jail expansion

By Elliot Hughes Twitter: @elliothughes12

Douglas County is inviting the public to participate in the first of a series of town hall meetings to solicit feedback on a proposed county jail expansion and the construction of a mental health crisis intervention center.

The meeting will run from 6-7:30 p.m. March 23 in the commission chambers at the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St. The meeting will focus on elements of the local criminal justice system,

specifically “the Douglas County correctional facility, its role in the criminal justice system and the affect other community services have on its operation,� according to a press release.

County officials, including Sheriff Ken McGovern, will participate. “We think the appropriate starting place to coming up with solutions is to seek input from the public,� said County Administrator Craig Weinaug. “And based on those public meetings, we will come up with recommendations and specific ideas

to meet those needs.�

According to county data, inmate populations for women, maximum security inmates and special-needs inmates, including those with mental health problems, are nearing capacity. Officials have said they must provide better mental health care as well.

The county is researching the scope of the project and what needs must be met. County officials estimate the project’s cost at $20 million to $30 million.

County commissioners have not yet decided how to raise funds.

Ottawa County all-natural cemetery would be state’s first Salina (ap) — Home funeral guide Sarah Crews, of Salina, stands in an Ottawa County field where she hopes to establish Heart Land Prairie Cemetery. The natural cemetery would be a first for Kansas.

If all goes as planned, in early April a plot of land in Ottawa County will become Kansas’ first all-natural cemetery.

The 13.5 acres in the southeastern part of the county, donated by the Land Institute, Salina, would become the Heart Land Prairie Cemetery.

On a 6-to-1 vote Wednesday night, the Ottawa County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special-use permit for the cemetery. Ottawa County commissioners will make the final decision at a hearing at 10:30 a.m. April 6, said Truette McQueen, county zoning administrator. “The whole concept behind it, I think that’s a good idea,� McQueen said. “I’m all for having less expense — ashes to ashes and dust to dust.�

Salinan Sarah Crews, a home funeral guide, is working with the state

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and county officials to make sure the Heart Land Prairie Cemetery is properly surveyed and platted. A nonprofit group, Heart Land Green Burial Inc., is seeking certification through the Green Burial Council, to have the land deemed a natural burial ground, The Salina Journal reports. “The most basic level involves receiving no embalmed bodies, not using vaults and requiring biodegradable containers, including shrouds,� said Crews, whose husband works at the Land Institute.

Heart Land Prairie Cemetery will push for a high level of certification from the national nonprofit Green Burial Council. The cemetery will replant only with native species and keep grave markers low to the ground. “There has to be an environmental management system in place,� said Crews, who serves as the cemetery’s director. She expects that graves will be dug by hand, but there may be instances when motorized equipment will be used.

Her goal is more about matters of the heart, and giving people options.

Heart Land cemetery is on file at the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office, said Kathy Sachs, deputy assistant secretary of state for business services.

She added that another step is placing $10,000 in a trust to be used as a permanent maintenance fund, and a certain amount of every burial plot sold must be held in the trust. “The idea is that 100 years from now, when there are no more plots, there has to be enough money left over for maintenance,�

Sachs said.

Once the land is secured, Crews said, fundraising will begin.

Other Kansas cemeteries have set aside space for green burials, said Steve Ryan, president of Ryan Mortuary. “With an agreement before services are required,� Ryan said, funeral homes can work with families to accommodate them. “By Kansas law,� he said. “A family has a right to bury their own.�

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BRIEFLY Fantasy sports bill moves ahead Topeka (ap) — A bill that would keep fantasy sports leagues legal amid a dispute with the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission has moved forward by a state legislative panel.

The House Federal and State Affairs Committee endorsed the bill Monday.

It would define fantasy sports as a game of skill.

The distinction is important because the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission said in August that fantasy sports meet the criteria of a lottery, which would make them illegal.

Under the Kansas Constitution, only the state is allowed to administer lotteries.

Republican Rep. Brett Hildabrand of Shawnee said he introduced the legislation so ordinary Kansans who enjoy fantasy football would not become criminals.

The federal government and 45 states consider fantasy sports legal games of skill. However, five states consider them illegal.

Avian flu zone set in Tonganoxie Tonganoxie — In response to a confirmed case of avian flu in Kansas, the state Department of Agriculture has set up a quarantine zone in Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties.

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booking photos to the Journal-World, citing a provision of the Kansas Open Records Act allowing agencies to withhold documents that could interfere with prospective

l South to Tonganoxie city limits l Southeast along Tonganoxie Creek to Woodend Road Bonner Springs, Lansing, Leavenworth and the western half of Tonganoxie are not part of the quarantine area.

The transportation of all avian flu-susceptible livestock, including live poultry and poultry products (including eggs), into or out of the designated control zone within Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties is prohibited without an official permit from the Kansas Department of Agriculture. For more info, visit agriculture.ks.gov/ avianinfluenza.

Burn ban in effect through Wednesday Douglas County has issued a burn ban effective immediately through Wednesday.

Jim Flory, chairman of the Douglas County Commission, authorized the ban at the recommendation of township fire chiefs, according to a press release. Dry conditions have increased the fire danger and created multiple fire calls Monday.

Careless use and disposal of smoking materials, including things like cigarettes, are prohibited, along with building or maintaining any open fire, except in permanent stoves, fireplaces or grills in developed recreational or residential home sites.

Burning of all fields, wild lands, trash or debris is also prohibited.

‘Safe Routes’ meeting planned The Lawrence Pedestrian Coalition and

law enforcement investigation or prosecution.

Three men — two of them Kansas University students — were held at gunpoint and shot during a robbery about 4:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at 1621 W. 19th Terrace.

Neither Long, Hampton nor a third suspect in the case has been directly charged with shooting the victims.

the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department are hosting a town hall meeting March 25 to discuss the need for safe and accessible transportation routes for everyone, officials said.

The meeting, called “Safe Routes for All,� will be from 7-9 p.m. at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. The focus will be community’s bicycle and pedestrian transportation infrastructure.

Robert Ping, an expert from the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute, will be the keynote speaker, the release said.

Lawrence city commissioners and commission candidates also will have an opportunity to discuss plans to improve transportation infrastructure.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

Refreshments and door prizes will be provided.

U.S. ag secretary outlines rural plan Wichita (ap) — U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined strategies his department is implementing aimed at boosting rural economies.

Vilsack told about 470 people attending the National Farmer Union convention in Wichita Monday that agriculture today is 12 times more productive than in 1950 when he was born. That means fewer people on the farm, and the challenge is keeping people in rural communities.

Part of his department’s rural strategy is using conservation efforts that create markets.

EPA administrator Gina McCarthy also touted biofuels as a major economic engine for rural economies.

Caleb K. Chrisman, 22, of Grain Valley, Mo., was charged in February with aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and three counts of aggravated kidnapping. He was jailed on $500,000 bond. — Reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd@ljworld.com or 832-7187.

CORRECTIONS

Births Jana Collins and Jared Bertels, Lawrence, a girl, Sunday.

Alesia and Rene Woszidlo, Lawrence, a boy, Monday.

Dylan and Kristel Stang, Lawrence, a boy, Monday.

Michael and Laura Roth, Lawrence, a boy, Monday.

The Journal-World’s policy is to correct all significant errors that are brought to the editors’ attention, usually in this space. If you believe we have made such an error, call (785) 832-7154, or email news@ljworld.com.

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Teacher insult Legislators’ efforts to abolish an educator-run teaching award is an insulting piece of micromanagement.

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n a number of ways this year and last, the Kansas Legislature is expressing its dissatisfaction with the way the state’s K-12 public schools are doing their job.

In addition to the legislation that dumps the entire formula used to determine how much state funding school districts will get, legislators have taken aim at teachers’ due process and bargaining rights. Now they are taking another swipe at teachers with legislation that would do away with the Kansas Teacher of the Year Award.

Ironically, one of the first resolutions approved by the Kansas Senate this session was a measure “congratulating and commending the members of the 2015 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.” The resolution, sponsored by Sens. Steve Abrams and Tom Arpke, named and congratulated the 2015 teacher of the year and the regional finalists.

Apparently, members of the Kansas House didn’t share the Senate’s regard for this program, as evidenced in HB 2378, which does away with the program and forbids the Kansas Department of Education from continuing that program or “any substantially similar successor teacher recognition and award programs.”

To replace the existing award, whose winners are selected by a large committee of educators, administrators, school board members, parents and other education representatives, the bill creates the new “Kansas legislature award for teaching excellence.” Teachers to be honored would be selected by a 13-member committee. Eight members of that committee — four members of the “Kansas business community” and four legislators — would all be appointed by legislative leaders. The education community would have five members — four who represent school groups and the previous year’s teacher of the year.

Not only is the bill an insulting power grab, it also places an additional financial burden on the state, which already faces a tight budget year. Currently Teacher of the Year winners receive a $4,000 prize and can enroll in nine credit hours free of charge at several Kansas colleges and universities. The new program would make one $20,000 award, four $15,000 awards and at least 10 additional $10,000 awards.

The annual cost of the program is estimated at about $340,000.

It makes little sense that state legislators and business people are more qualified to identify outstanding teachers than the people who work with those teachers every day. If the Kansas business community wants to recognize teachers, let the Kansas Chamber start — and pay for — its own teaching award, but leave the Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year program alone.

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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 17, 1915: “At the meeting of the Boys’ Club last night in the Y. M. buildyears ing the boys went on record as ago unanimously against the use of IN 1915 tobacco by high school students.

A committee of three men were appointed by Mr. Jenks to take the matter up with the city commissioners…”

— Compiled by Sarah St. John

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White House real target of letter Those who criticize President Obama’s weak foreign policy (as I have done often) have been looking for smarter ideas from prospective candidates for 2016. Judging by Lettergate — the bizarre tale of the missive sent by Sen. Tom Cotton and 46 Republican colleagues to Iran’s ayatollahs — the Republicans aren’t ready for prime time.

Take a look at the broader implications of the letter and you’ll see why.

What was most disturbing about the letter was the carelessness with which it was dispatched. It freaked out our European allies, who are deeply involved in the Iran

Trudy Rubin

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Although Obama’s critics complain that foreign leaders no longer respect us, they can hardly respect a democracy that is so clearly dysfunctional.”

talks. It displayed, yet again, the paralysis in Washington.

Although Obama’s critics complain that foreign leaders no longer respect us, they can hardly respect a democracy that is so clearly dysfunctional. The episodes add up: The government shutdowns, the inability to pass a budget, now the letter, all giving the world a picture of a democracy that can no longer function. How can foreign leaders take our government seriously when the legislative majority regards the president with as much hostility as Iraqi Sunnis do Shiites.

Moreover, Cotton acted without the slightest regard for his gambit’s impact on the credibility of future presidents.

The letter claimed that presidential agreements (which make up 97 percent of our diplomatic accords) cannot be trusted because Congress can undo them. In fact, that very rarely happens, but the

Republicans effectively told the world a president’s word meant nothing — no matter which party he comes from.

Yet, the 37-year-old Cotton, in office only two months, who dreamed up the letter and wrote it, has been hailed by the party’s neoconservative wing as a future foreign-policy star.

“Tom Cotton is ahead of the mainstream of Republicans on foreign-policy thinking,” said Bill Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard, who helped raise big bucks for Cotton. “Most of those running in 2016 will sound a lot more like Cotton than Rand Paul,” he told the New York Times.

If that is true, the U.S. public had better pay close attention to the behavior of Cotton and his colleagues.

America’s security interests — and the answer to a weak Obama — will not be served by a return to the mistakes of the not-so-distant past.

Kristol was one of the prime movers for regime change in Iraq during the George W. Bush administration. (In the 1990s, I heard him insist that the United States should push for regime change in Beijing.) He predicted in his columns the Iraq war would “have terrifically good effects throughout the Middle East” and “start a chain reaction in the Arab world that would be

very healthy.”

In February 2003, he wrote, “If we free the people of Iraq, we will be respected in the Arab world … and … around the world.”

The enthusiasm with which Cotton is pushing for an end to Iran talks — and this is the aim of his letter, not a better deal — should give pause. An end to talks, especially if the U.S. Congress is blamed, is likely to fray sanctions. That, in turn, will lead inevitably to pressure from Republican hawks (and Israel) for airstrikes against Tehran. Such airstrikes — as top Israeli security experts have warned — will probably accelerate Iran’s push for a bomb and enmesh the United States in another Mideast conflict.

That may or may not be what Cotton and the Republican 47 are seeking. But that is where Lettergate is pointed.

Cotton’s Senate campaign was heavily financed by U.S. supporters of Benjamin Netanyahu, including billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson. This big-bucks donor to Republican coffers famously suggested in October 2013 that Obama stop nuclear talks with Iran, fire a nuclear weapon into the Iranian desert, and then threaten to nuke Tehran if Iran didn’t end its nuclear energy

program. Adelson didn’t appear to be joking.

If Cotton is about to become the Republican’s foreign-policy point man, he needs to make clear whether he’d be as careless about dragging America into another Mideast war as he was about sending his letter.

The antidote to Obama’s Mideast vacillation is not to march heedlessly into another unnecessary conflict that will not achieve the objectives claimed by its supporters.

Yet, financially and politically wedded to supporters of Netanyahu, the Republican 47 may be unwilling to listen to more reasoned Mideast experts, such as the former head of the Israeli Mossad (their CIA) Meir Dagan. Dagan said last week that war with Iran was “the last thing we need” and that there are other ways for Israel to thwart Iran for the time being.

In their war with Obama, the Republican 47 seem more concerned with defeating their enemy in the White House than with producing a bipartisan strategy to curb Iran — or crack ISIS. That’s certainly the message Lettergate conveys. If that message is wrong, Cotton should clarify it, now.

— Trudy Rubin is a columnist and editorial-board member for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Battle for open government continues

By Ron Keefover

March 15-21 marks the 10th anniversary of the nationally commemorated Sunshine Week during which open government proponents throughout our nation point with pride at transparency breakthroughs, but are equally alarmed about setbacks to the people’s right to know what their government is up to.

A review by the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government shows the Kansas experience over the past 10 years is no different. While sunshine victories can be proclaimed in some areas of our state government — Keefover the legislative enactment of a media shield law, for example — there have been serious setbacks, including the expansion of exceptions to the state’s Open Records Act from 10 or so to 57 and counting.

Meanwhile, the cost of gaining access to these “open government” records has mushroomed to the point that pressing access in many instances simply isn’t worth the effort to the citizenry.

Kansas media representatives who track open government legislation could describe their job as “whack-a-mole” because, as Gilda Radner was wont to say, “There’s always somethin’”! This year is no different. Currently, organizations representing cities, counties and other governmental entities are pushing to end the practice of publicizing their legally required notices, including budgets, in print, opting instead to restrict them to websites, particularly if the website is operated by the very entity charged with making their work available to the general public.

On another front, the current governor’s administration has taken the position that government business may be discussed — transacted? — in secrecy via email using a private internet service provider. Object lesson: Accomplish the deed by gmail, making sure only the agency “good news” is transmitted through government email accounts. Case in point: An email detailing what should be the most public of any public document, the state budget director’s proposal to close budget shortfalls totaling more than $710 million. It was secretly emailed to two lobbyist confidantes prior to it being unveiled even to the Legislature, let alone Kansans, many of whom are struggling with their own budget woes brought about by a burgeoning tax load.

Adding salt to the wound is news that the Wichita Eagle, which broke the budget proposal story, was advised that a request to the governor’s office for access to emails between that office and one of the lobbyists would cost $1,235. So, if a government official needs to accomplish a deed in secret, do so on a home computer using a private email account, but if that isn’t possible make the cost of accessing the public record prohibitively high for most members of the public.

That same secret mindset has now been extended to state judiciary appointments, which had been transparent by Supreme Court rule since 1981. Now, no one knows who has applied for a judge vacancy until the governor makes his appointment. Confirmation of that appointee now rests with the same entity — the Legislature — which voted to make the process opaque in the first place.

Secrecy in government is not the exclusive domain of the executive and legislative branches of government, however, as an ongoing case study at Kansas University demonstrates. There,

a student group seeks to determine the extent of the influence the Charles and David Koch foundations may have in its donations totaling at least $1.4 million to the KU School of Business. The students’ records request for any restrictions on Koch funding was approved by the university — but with a price tag of $1,800. (Read: If a public document must be made available, make the cost of obtaining it prohibitive.)

So, what does secrecy in government mean to us? Last year, legislators needed only to hear from a Leawood couple to learn what a travesty secret records could unleash. That case involved an innocent family whose personal nightmare began when a totally unfounded drug raid was promulgated on their suburban Johnson County home. Despite the horrors of the morning raid, to the couple’s dismay, they found that the information on which the bogus raid was based was secret per a 1979 law. Though the record detailing probable cause, or in this case, lack of probable cause for the search, could have been opened, it was kept secret.

Given the baseless grounds for the drug raid in the first place, it is unsurprising that someone wanted to keep the family in the dark to protect an exposed backside — or several. Thanks to efforts by the couple and other proponents of open government, the affidavit for the search warrant eventually was opened to the couple, and legislation opening future affidavits in searches and arrests has been enacted to bring a little additional sunshine into Kansas government.

Kansans fear and mistrust the unknown. We must, in fact and in deed, let the sunshine in!

— Ron Keefover retired last year as public information officer for the Kansas Court System. He is president of the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government.

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Maker Meet-Up, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Creates Red Dog’s Dog Days Makerspace, 512 E. Ninth workout, 6 a.m., CommuSt. (9th & New Jersey). nity Building, 115 W. 11th Fraoch: Traditional St. (11th and Vermont Irish music for St. streets.)

Patrick’s Day, 7-10 p.m., Kaw Valley Quilters Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Guild Meeting: “Collab2nd St. orating with Your Long Tuesday Concert Arm Quilter, “ 9:30 a.m., Series: Gwyneth, The Plymouth Congregational Feral Flute, 7:30 p.m., Church, 925 Vermont St. Lawrence Arts Center, Library Storytime for 940 New Hampshire St. ages 3 & up, 10:30-11:15 Gamer Night, 8 p.m., a.m., Lawrence Public Burger Stand at the CasLibrary, 707 Vermont St. bah, 803 Massachusetts Lawrence St. Patrick’s St., free.

Day Parade, 1 p.m., Slideshow photogdowntown Lawrence. raphy group, 8 p.m., Lawrence Parkinson’s Gaslight Gardens, 317 N. Support Group, 2 p.m., Second St. First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway.

18 WEDNESDAY Annunciation Altar 1 Million Cups preSociety’s Annual Irish sentation, 9-10 a.m., Stew Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 PennAnnunciation Catholic sylvania St. Church, 740 N. Sixth St., Lawrence Public Baldwin City.

Big Brothers Big Sis- Library Book Van, 9-10 a.m., Brandon Woods, ters of Douglas County 1501 Inverness Drive. volunteer information, Books and Babies 5:15 p.m., United Way (birth-23 months), 9:30Building, 2518 Ridge 10 a.m., Lawrence Public Court.

Library, 707 Vermont St. Books and Babies Books and Babies (birth-23 months), 6-6:30 (birth-23 months), 10:30p.m., Lawrence Public 11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Library, 707 Vermont St. Lonnie Ray’s open Lawrence Public Lijam session, 6-10 p.m., brary Book Van, 10:30Slow Ride Roadhouse, 11:30 a.m., Drury Place, 1350 N. Third St., no 1510 St. Andrews Drive. cover.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County volunteer information, noon, United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, noon, Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W Sixth St. Class: Kids Cook Italian (ages 7-11), noon-2 p.m., The Community Mercantile, 901 S. Iowa St. Lawrence Public Library Book Van, 1-2 p.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Massachusetts St. Korso the Curious, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Douglas County Commission meeting, check website at http://www. douglas-county.com for meeting time, Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St.

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tion,” Gordzica said. “We have all the assets in one office.”

Jeff Long, KU’s aviation director, told the committee that safety is an important component, and the university feels comfortable using Executive AirShare, which sold KU the fractional jet, and also services that plane.

“In my role I’m worried about safety,” Long said.

“I believe and experts in the industry believe the safest way to run an operation is to be familiar with all parts of it.

“Going out to other charter services like KU Athletics occasionally has to do to meet their needs because we’re already busy … is one of those situations where I don’t know exactly how good that program is.

Somebody else has called that program safe but the best way to do it is have someone who is familiar with how they run their operation from a safety operational standpoint.”

Sheahon Zenger, KU athletic director, said the jets were an important tool for the athletics department and for head men’s basketball coach Bill Self.

“Self has said a number of times he couldn’t do it without this tool,” Zenger said. “Basketball is the bedrock of our athletic department.”

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Republican and chairwoman of the committee, said members had questions after stories about KU’s use of the plane were published in the Lawrence Journal-World earlier this month.

The university has owned planes for several decades, but in more recent years the endowment association, KU’s official fundraising organization, has given KU the funds to buy jets.

Last fall, KU received an $8 million gift from the association to buy a Cessna Citation CJ4. Two years ago, the university spent a gift of $290,000 to buy a 25-percent share in a Phenom 100. Taxpayers and students pay for the fuel, operations and maintenance of the jets.

The Journal-World requested and received flight data for five years that showed that about two-thirds of the $3.5 million spent over that period of time were for Kansas coaches and athletic administrators. The rest were for top university officials. Over the same period, KU flew doctors and medical staff 643 times to rural cities so doctors could treat patients.

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Several questions from representatives Monday were about why the athletic department, whose revenue last year was more than $97 million, could not pay for its own flights. The flights on KU jets do not include flying student athletes to games.

Theresa K. Gordzica, KU chief financial officer, explained that FAA rules require all payments for flights to come from one pool of money. The university decided that funding should come from tax dollars.

For the athletic department to spend revenue generated by sports on flights, the university would have to obtain a charter company license.

Rep. Barbara Bollier, a Mission Hills Republican, asked why KU’s athletics department could not pay just purchase its own fractional ownership of a plane with its own revenue and not use the university plane.

“Can their (athletic) corporation subcontract for part (ownership) of an airplane?” Bollier asked.

Gordzica said that, in addition to the federal regulations, university officials think aviation travel should be organized under one office.

“It’s more efficient the way the ownership is structured now, and it is managed as all one opera-

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Clinton’s charter use cleared $500K Flights increased before key elections Paul Singer USA TODAY

Before her 2006 Senate re-election campaign and 2008 presidential bid, then-senator Hillary Rodham Clinton dramatically increased her use of taxpayer-funded charter flights, becoming the Senate’s biggest spender on reported charter airfare.

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tors running for president — including Barack Obama — took a total of two taxpayer-funded charters. Both flights were taken

by Sen. Joe Biden and totaled less than $10,000.

Clinton spent $225,000 traveling on such charters during her eight-year tenure. That covers only her airfare. The figure rose to $527,000 when her staff is included. Clinton’s charter spending grew as her 2006 re-election loomed, rising from $85,000 in 2004 to $150,000 in 2006.

Before an anticipated run for president in 2016, Clinton’s past expenditures and other practices, such as her use of a private e-mail account, have come under greater scrutiny.

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Charter travel is legal, and it’s not uncommon for Congress members to travel more as they near re-election, said Lawrence Noble, a campaign-finance expert at the Campaign Legal Center.

Lawmakers, he said, frequently “try to maximize the use of non-

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campaign funds for events” to save money in campaign accounts. Senators can pay for travel to official events from office accounts but must spend from campaign accounts for travel to political events or fundraisers.

Clinton’s travel was part of “her tireless work on behalf of New York,” spokesman Nick Merrill said, and “she constantly crisscrossed the state to meet with the people she represented.”

It wasn’t all New York travel.

USA TODAY found 28 of her office flights traveled outside New York, costing taxpayers $42,000, including trips to Atlanta to speak at a synagogue and Charleston, S.C., for Renaissance Weekend, an annual New Year’s Day conference.

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The White House is removing a federal regulation that subjects its Office of Administration to the Freedom of Information Act, making official a policy under Presidents Bush and Obama to reject requests for records to that office.

The White House said the cleanup of FOIA rules is consistent with court rulings holding that the office is not subject to the transparency law. The office handles such record-keeping duties as Whie House e-mail archiving.

But the timing of the move raised eyebrows among transparency advocates, coming on National Freedom of Information Day and during a national debate over the preservation of Obama administration records. It’s also Sunshine Week, an effort by news organizations and watchdog groups to highlight issues of government transparency.

“The irony of this being Sunshine Week is not lost on me,” said Anne Weismann of the liberal Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW. “It is completely out of step with the president’s supposed commitment to transparency.”

Unlike other White House officese, which were always exempt from FOIA, the Office of Administration responded to FOIA requests for 30 years. Until the Obama administration, watchdog groups on the left and the right used the office’s records to show how the White House works.

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States with most ‘smilin’ eyes’ Irish ancestry is the second most claimed ancestry in the USA, after German. Percentage of state’s population of Irish ancestry:

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After running over his brother and initially escaping police, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hid in the boat above in which he wrote messages while the manhunt for him closed in. Jurors saw the boat Monday.

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American Ebola patient worsens to critical condition Separate case moved to biocontainment unit John Bacon and Liz Szabo USA TODAY

The condition of an American health care worker being treated for Ebola has deteriorated to critical, the National Institutes of Health said Monday.

The patient, who has not been identified, tested positive for Ebola virus while volunteering with Partners in Health at an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra

Leone. The patient was airlifted by private charter medevac Friday to the the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md. The patient is the 11th person with Ebola to be treated in the USA. On Sunday, 10 health care workers who came in contact with the patient in Sierra Leone were flown to the USA. All were staying near hospitals with highlevel biocontainment units capable of treating Ebola, in case they became sick.

On Monday, one of these health workers was moved into the biocontainment unit at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha

“Some of the symptoms which prompted the move to the biocontainment unit have resolved.”

Phil Smith of the Nebraska Medical Center

because of a change in symptoms, officials say. Hospital staff did not reveal what sort of symptoms the person experienced. Early symp-

toms of Ebola — such as a fever, nausea or diarrhea — can be caused by many unrelated conditions, from the flu to food poisoning.

“At this point, this person has not tested positive for the Ebola virus,” says Phil Smith, medical director of the biocontainment unit at the Nebraska Medical Center. “However, because of a change in symptoms, we decided the most prudent course of action was to bring the individual to the biocontainment unit, where we can better monitor symptoms and safely perform testing. However, some of the symptoms

which prompted the move to the biocontainment unit have resolved this morning.”

The other nine evacuated health workers had no symptoms as of Sunday, according to Partners in Health, a Boston-based aid organization.

NIH officials have not revealed whether their patient has received any experimental treatments. With no approved vaccines or therapies, previous Ebola patients treated in the USA have received experimental drugs, such as ZMapp, TDK-Ebola, brincidofovir, as well as blood donations from survivors.

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Police officers, residents testify at Boston bombing trial G. Jeffrey MacDonald Special for USA TODAY

BOSTON The police officer who confronted the Boston Marathon bombing suspects while on patrol three nights after the attacks took the witness stand Monday to describe a harrowing, eight-minute shootout, punctuated by a massive explosion from a pressurecooker bomb that rattled the suburban neighborhood.

The shooting “was non-stop,” recalled Watertown, Mass., police officer Joseph Reynolds, who said he also saw muzzle flashes and a lighter being lit and what looked like a wick burning. It was the first of four pipe bombs that the suspects would toss toward the cops. Three exploded; one didn’t.

Reynolds said the shooting ended when he and other officers

“I could actually feel my room shake with those explosives.”

Andrew Kitzenberg, witness

managed to subdue the older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Just as quickly, they heard an engine revving and saw younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the wheel of a stolen SUV and heading straight for them.

The cops managed to scramble out of the way, but Tamerlan Tsarnaev died after the SUV struck him.

The four-day manhunt ended the next night when police arrested a wounded Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was hiding in a boat stored in a nearby backyard.

The officers’ testimony came Monday morning in the trial of Tsarnaev, 21. He is charged in a 30-count indictment, including 17 counts that could carry the death penalty.

Neighborhood residents also testified Monday, telling jurors that they heard gunfire and peeked out of windows to witness the shootout.

Andrew Kitzenberg said he saw two men crouching by a Mercedes SUV and reaching periodically into a backpack at their feet.

He said he could hear and feel the bomb blasts. “I could actually feel my room shake with those explosives,” Kitzenberg said. He felt two bombs go off, followed by a third, much larger one. When he saw one of the figures light that one, he dove to the floor.

“I could see the cloud of smoke rising from that one,” he said.

Earlier Monday, jurors saw the bullet-riddled, blood-stained boat on a flatbed at an off-site, undisclosed location in South Boston.

Defense attorneys had asked that jurors be allowed to see the entire boat, not just panels or photos of writings Dzhokhar Tsarnaev made while hiding in it. The boat had at least 108 bullet holes in it, according to a pool report.

Staging on one side of the boat let jurors climb up to a high vantage and peer inside. To view the boat’s other side, they took turns riding in what one pool reporter described as a cage at the front

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officers recalled.

“I saw a larger-type bomb being thrown at us — a cylinder, like a big cooking pot, a big pan,” Reynolds said. Prosecutors called it a pressurecooker bomb.

“It was horrendous,” MacLellan said. “A lot of debris — I thought shingles were coming off houses. … A lot of smoke, car alarms, people screaming.”

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The suspects fired dozens of rounds, MacLellan testified. Reynolds said he reloaded his .40-caliber Glock twice and emptied everything he had.

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More officers arrived. Reynolds said he thought at one point that he had a good angle on Tsarnaev and moved out from behind his cover to “end the threat” by firing on the older brother. Still armed, Tsarnaev rushed him from about 30 yards away. When he was 10 feet away, Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese tackled him.

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All three officers tried to wrestle the 6-foot-3 Tsarnaev to the ground. Then Reynolds heard an engine revving.

“Get off! Get off! He’s coming back toward us!” Reynolds recalled yelling. Younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was driving the SUV, he said, and heading straight for them.

Numbers mark locations of evidence on a Watertown, Mass., street.

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Officer Joseph Reynolds began his regular patrol on the night of April 18, 2013. His supervisor told him to be extra vigilant because a Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus security officer had been killed just miles away.

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At 12:38 a.m., Reynolds got word to be on the lookout for a carjacked Mercedes SUV. He saw a vehicle that matched the description and plate number. “He was driving slow, very suspicious,” Reynolds told jurors.

“We locked eyes.”

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Moments later, Reynolds said, the SUV stopped and Tamerlan Tsarnaev got out. He moved toward the cruiser, pulled a gun and fired on Rey-

Reynolds called for backup and sought cover behind a tree with another officer. “We continued the gunfight with the two suspects,” he said. “I could see two men. I could see muzzle flashes, a lighter being lit and what looked like a wick burning.”

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Dzhokhar was captured the next night, hiding inside a boat in a backyard.

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The officers barely got out of the way. The SUV ran over Tamerlan Tsarnaev. “It was very violent,” MacLellan said. “The car was jumping back and forth with the body stuck up under the wheels.”

The Mercedes’ front end smashed into the Ford Escape cruiser that Reynolds had been driving, and the two vehicles were briefly stuck together. When the Mercedes broke free, it disappeared into the night, with Dzhokhar at the wheel. Officers rushed to answer an “officer down” call and tended to Dic Donohue, who had been severely injured in the gunfire.

nolds, who took cover under the dashboard and threw his Ford Escape into reverse.

For the next eight minutes, Reynolds said, a ferocious battle ensued. Reynolds used his driver’s door for cover and fired on Tsarnaev, who took cover and kept firing from behind the Mercedes door.

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A thermal image of the boat in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, left, hid.

He emerged wounded.

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end of a forklift.

Jurors saw some details that hadn’t been evident before, including writing not made in pencil. Some of what Tsarnaev had written was carved into a wooden fixture on the fiberglass Slipaway II: “Stop killing our innocent ci-

vilians.” Prosecutors call the boat writings, which decries the suffering of innocent Muslims at the hands of the U.S. government, Tsarnaev’s “manifesto.”

Tsarnaev’s defense team has acknowledged that he was involved in the April 15, 2013, twin

bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 260 at the marathon finish line.

But they argue that their client, who was 19 at the time, played a lesser role than his late brother, who they insist was the mastermind behind the plot.

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NATION/WORLD Number of uninsured drops 16.5M Decrease from 5 years ago largest in 40 years, report says

Laura Ungar USA TODAY

The number of American adults without health insurance fell 16.5 million from five years ago — when Obamacare was signed into law — the largest drop in four decades, a new report says.

The report, released by the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday, says the uninsured rate is 13.2%, down from 20.3% in 2012-13.

That’s a 35% decline, “quite simply an historic reduction in the uninsured rate,” said Meena Seshamani, director of the Office of Health Reform for HHS. “Today, we know that the Affordable

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The statistics are based on an analysis of data from the GallupHealthways Well-Being Index Survey through March 4. They do not break out how many of the newly insured gained coverage through Medicaid, how many

Health and Human Services says the uninsured rate is 13.2%, down from 20.3% in 2012-13.

bought insurance on health care exchanges and how many got insurance at work.

Edmund Haislmaier, senior research fellow for health policy at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, said using survey data and extrapolating figures is “kind of a backwards way” of looking at the reduction in the uninsured. A better way is to examine insurer data, he said. For the first three quarters of last year, he said, insurer data showed a net growth of 5.8 million people in the individual insurance market, both on and off exchanges.

He said that was offset by a 4.9 million-person decrease in the employer-insured market — meaning net growth in the private insurance market was less

than a million people.

Government data cited by the Kaiser Family Foundation showed that from summer 2013 to 2014, there was a net increase of 8.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Richard Frank, HHS assistant secretary for planning and evaluation, disagreed with Haislmaier on the private-coverage numbers, saying, “We have not seen a drop in employer-based coverage.”

Overall, he said, the nation hasn’t seen a drop this significant in the rates of uninsured Americans since the implementation of Medicare and Medicaid.

“That’s good for the people and their health, and it’s good for the economy,” Frank said.

Netanyahu: ‘A close struggle’ He makes final appeal to backers before Israeli vote

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Michele Chabin

Special for USA TODAY

Benjamin Netanyahu made a last-ditch appeal to supporters of his right-wing Likud Party to turn out for Israel’s election today and avert defeat for the long-serving prime minister.

“This is a fateful struggle, a close struggle,” Netanyahu, who is seeking a fourth term, declared Monday in the face of polls showing him trailing his center-left opponent. “We must close this gap. We can close this gap,” he told a crowd of backers.

Isaac Herzog, whose Zionist Union coalition was leading in the polls, confidently predicted an “upheaval” was imminent, the Associated Press reported.

The final polls released Friday showed Likud trailing the Zionist Union by two to four seats in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.

Although Netanyahu is favored on security issues, voters prefer Herzog on domestic concerns, such as the high cost of living, which is resonating as a top issue in this election.

Under Israel’s electoral system, the president asks the leader of the party that wins the most seats to cobble together at least 61 of the 120 Knesset seats needed to form a coalition government.

That process of negotiating and horse-trading could take weeks. And if the winner can’t form a coalition, the runner-up can try to form a coalition government.

On Monday, an internal Likud poll found 49.6% of Israelis believe Netanyahu will form the next government, down from 63.3% on March 9, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The newspaper said the polls were conducted by McLaughlin and Associates, a U.S. Republican group working for the Netanyahu campaign.

A top 2012 campaign aide to President Obama is working for a group seeking to oust Netanyahu, who has strained relations with JERUSALEM

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Har Homa, a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, on Monday, the eve of parliamentary elections in Israel.

ISRAEL’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION Projected number of seats the top parties would receive in today’s election. At least 61 seats are needed for a majority in the 120-seat Israeli Knesset, or parliament. The leader of the party winning the most seats is given time to pull together enough seats to form a coalition government. If that fails, the runner-up then tries to form a coalition.

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Jewish Home

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the White House over his outspoken opposition to U.S. negotiations with Iran on a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program.

Netanyahu campaigned Mon-

day in Har Homa, a Jerusalem neighborhood built on territory Israel captured in its 1967 war, to underscore his promise that Jerusalem will never be divided un-

der any peace accord with Palestinians. They claim the land as part of their future state.

The prime minister charged that Herzog would divide the city by ceding parts of east Jerusalem to the Palestinians in a future peace deal.

The city was physically divided from 1948 to 1967, until Israel captured east Jerusalem from Jordan.

Netanyahu told Har Homa residents he will “continue to build and fortify” all of Jerusalem.

He also ruled out establishing a Palestinian state if he is kept in office. He made the pledge in a videotaped interview posted Monday on the nrg news website, the AP reported.

The international community, including the Obama administration, considers Har Homa an illegal settlement.

Herzog vowed to keep Jerusalem’s Jewish sites under Israeli sovereignty in any future peace deal.

He has said he would freeze construction of some new settlements and consider relinquishing territory and Jewish settlements in a negotiated peace deal with the Palestinians.

The front-runner in today’s election comes from a distinguished family considered the Kennedy clan of Israel.

Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog’s father, Chaim, served as Israel’s sixth president in 1983-93 and was a United Nations ambassador. His grandfather was a high-ranking rabbi when Israel was founded in 1948. His extended family tree includes diplomats and writers, including neurologist and best-selling British author Oliver Sacks.

In contrast to the combative incumbent, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Herzog lacks the tough-guy personality that has led to Israel’s recent clashes with President Obama over negotiations to curb Iran’s nuclear program and on progress toward peace with the Palestinians.

Netanyahu, 65, nicknamed “Bibi,” picked up his fluent American English while attending MIT and working at the Boston Consulting Group.

Herzog’s English is more halting and European-accented.

His Egyptian-born, Frencheducated mother nicknamed him “Bougie,” or “little doll.”

Herzog, 54, has vowed to pursue social and economic justice for Israelis and Palestinians. Netanyahu ruled out support for a Palestinian state.

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Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

IN BRIEF POLL: NEARLY A THIRD TOOK ACTION TO SHIELD DATA

Nearly a third of Americans have taken action to shield their personal data from government surveillance programs that monitor phone and electronic communications, said a Pew Research Center poll released Monday.

Those actions include strengthening privacy settings on social media, avoiding online searches for words such as “explosives” that might trigger government scrutiny, and having more face-to-face conversations instead of communicating online or by phone.

Adults under age 50 are more likely than older Americans to have taken action to protect their data from government snooping, the poll shows. There was no real difference between Republicans and Democrats who responded to the survey.

Those who took action told pollsters they knew “a lot” about the government surveillance pro-

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surveillance, according to the poll, with 46% saying they are “not very concerned” or “not at — Erin Kelly all concerned.”

PUTIN IS BACK — FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN 11 DAYS

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Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters led by the opposition Congress party in New Delhi on Monday. grams revealed in June 2013 by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

Snowden, a fugitive living in Russia, revealed the agency was collecting the phone records of

millions of Americans not suspected of any terrorist activity.

More than half of Americans, 52%, described themselves as “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about government

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in public for the first time in 11 days, joking but not explaining his absence.

Putin showed up in St. Petersburg for a meeting in the Constantine Palace with Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambaev.

Putin was last seen in public March 5, when he was with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

Over the past week, the Kremlin released undated photos and video footage of Putin, 62, but that only increased conjecture about his health, whether he had lost control of the government and even about his love life.

Speaking about the health rumors, he told reporters that “It would be boring without gossip.”

— Kim Hjelmgaard

ROBERT DURST CHARGED WITH MURDER IN L.A. CASE

Los Angeles prosecutors charged New York real estate heir and TV documentary subject Robert Durst with murder in the 2000 death of his friend Susan Berman.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said that Durst, the subject of an HBO documentary who was taken into custody in New Orleans on Saturday by FBI agents, is charged with one count of first degree murder.

The charge under California law carries the “special circumstances of murder of a witness and lying in wait,” and makes Durst eligible for the death penalty if convicted, Lacey said.

Durst, 71, is being held without bail in New Orleans. He was in possession of a handgun when he was arrested in New Orleans, complicating his return to Los Angeles to face the charge.

—William M. Welch

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STATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA ALABAMA Tarrant: A man shot during a home invasion here has died, WBRC-TV reported.

ALASKA Anchorage: A 28-year-

old man who climbed a fence and escaped from the Anchorage jail has been arrested, KTUU-TV reported. Kevin Tuckfield was taken into custody after an attempted carjacking on Lake Otis Parkway.

ARIZONA Phoenix: Arizona State Route 51 was closed northbound Sunday afternoon after a man jumped from the freeway’s bridge near Indian School Road.

Police took the man to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, The Arizona Republic reported.

ARKANSAS Mountain Home:

More than 70 people were “freezin’ for a reason” Saturday in the Mountain Home Polar Plunge as they raised $18,424 for Special Olympics Arkansas, The Baxter Bulletin reported.

HIGHLIGHT: NEW YORK

One small step for gays in parade Marisol Bello USA TODAY

In one of the rare times in its history, New York City is not on the leading edge of a trend.

Although cities such as Boston and Washington allowed gay groups to march in their St. Patrick’s Day parades this year, the city often known for leading the way on all things urban and diverse has not opened its Irish celebration to gay groups.

So for the second consecutive year, the city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, and its City Council are again boycotting the nation’s largest and, at 250 years, oldest St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

After a backlash last year against the ban on gay groups led to de Blasio being the first mayor in 20 years to stay away from the event, parade organizers said they would allow one gay group to march with a banner in this year’s parade.

The organizers have long refused entry to gay groups, based on the Roman Catholic opposition to homosexuality.

The parade is steeped in Catholic tradition. Cardinal Timothy Dolan is this year’s grand marshal. The church, while not revising its doctrine, has become more welcoming to gay men and lesbians under Pope Francis.

The one group that will be al-

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Gay-rights supporters protest against the exclusion of the gay community from New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. lowed, OUT@NBCUniversal, is a corporate group for gay employees of NBC Universal, a parade sponsor whose local affiliate will broadcast today’s event.

Parade organizers have said other gay groups may apply for the 2016 parade.

Organizers and the NBC employee group did not respond to phone calls and Facebook messages seeking comment.

“We are proud to become the 1st LGBT group to march in New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” the group said on its

Facebook page.

But the move is not enough, other gay rights organizations said.

Emmaia Gelman of the New York group Irish Queers has been pushing for a gay group to openly march in the parade for 20 years.

“The parade is still controversial,” she said. Allowing an employee group of a corporate sponsor was an effort to divert attention from the issue and is not inclusiveness, she said.

Contributing: The Associated Press

CALIFORNIA South Lake Ta-

hoe: The Sierra at Tahoe ski resort closed its trails because of a lack of natural snow. The Sacramento Bee reported Donner Summit has already closed for the same reason.

COLORADO Fort Collins: Busi-

ness owners here oppose a new beer festival that could cordon off a key downtown strip, the Coloradoan reported. New Brew Fest promotes craft breweries and cideries five years or younger. Its organizers have applied for a permit for an event in Fort Collins on June 6.

CONNECTICUT Branford: Au-

thorities are investigating the death of an unidentified man following the use of a stun gun by local police, The New Haven Register reported.

DELAWARE Milford: Police said a man was arrested and charged with felony theft for stealing thousands of rounds of ammunition and survival gear from a Walmart, The News Journal reported. Linwood Hallman, 35, of Lincoln, who worked at the store, stole the ammunition in a series of thefts since January.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: A Sta-

dium-Armory Metro station manager was stabbed by a patron Sunday, according to Metro Transit Police. The station manager, who has been with Metro for 18 years, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, WUSA-TV reported.

FLORIDA Canavarel National Seashore: A dozen sea turtles rescued last year in frigid Massachusetts waters have been returned to the ocean here by the SeaWorld Orlando Animal Rescue Team, Florida Today reported.

GEORGIA DeKalb County: One

person was seriously injured when a train crashed into a car that had become trapped by railroad crossing arms, WXIA-TV reported.

HAWAII Honolulu: Salvage bids

came in much higher than expected for a sunken fishing boat blocking a pier in Honolulu Harbor, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The 77-foot Judy K remains half-submerged at Pier 16.

IDAHO Caldwell: A tourism group is looking to use a new downtown plaza to rebrand Caldwell as a food and wine center, the Idaho Press Tribune reported.

ILLINOIS Chicago:

Filming for two television pilots began here Monday, the Chicago Tribune reported. ABC’s Runner

and NBC’s Love is a Four Letter Word will film for two weeks.

INDIANA Muncie: A local man is facing allegations that he repeatedly sexually abused a girl under the age of 10, The Star Press reported.

IOWA Des Moines: A bill being considered by the Iowa Senate would allow grocery and convenience stores to purchase draft beer and sell it to customers in 64-ounce glass to-go containers known as growlers, The Register reported.

KANSAS Topeka: A suspended birthing center is in talks with two hospitals as it seeks to reopen, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment suspended the Topeka Birth and Women’s Center last month.

MICHIGAN Madison Heights: Some school officials are demanding changes to Michigan’s open carry law after a gun-rights activist prompted a lock down when he approached Lamphere High School with a rifle slung over his shoulder and a pistol in a holster, the Detroit Free Press reported.

MINNESOTA St. Cloud: A small-

but-growing movement of parents are pushing back on standardized school testing, the St. Cloud Times reported. They’re opting their children out of tests such as the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments.

LOUISIANA Monroe: Gov. Jindal

said his three children will take the controversial PARCC test associated with Common Core as testing begins throughout the state despite his opposition to both the test and Common Core, The News-Star reported.

MAINE Brunswick: A water bill

for $1.40 sent out almost a halfcentury ago has been returned, The Times Record reported. The Brunswick and Topsham Water District mailed the bill to a resident of Topsham in October 1969.

The bill was supposed to be returned to the water district by the post office because the customer’s post office box had been closed.

MARYLAND Baltimore: A man

accused of seriously injuring another man at a 2013 Orioles game accepted a plea deal giving him 10 days in jail, The Baltimore Sun reported. Gregory Fleischman, 23, entered an Alford plea to first-degree assault.

MASSACHUSETTS Holyoke: A chapter of American Gold Star Mothers, the organization for women who have lost children in military service, was established here at the Holyoke Soldiers Home, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported. It will be led by Paula Bouffard, whose son, U.S. Army Cpl. Jeremy Bouffard, was killed in action in Iraq in 2007.

NEW JERSEY Rahway: A dozen firefighters used a harness and rope to rescue a deer from a Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority’s water tank, the Home News Tribune reported.

NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: The

state House is considering legislation that would allow mines to remain on standby for as long as 100 years without obligation of restoration, The Santa Fe New Mexican reported.

NEW YORK Rochester: A man

faces an array of felony charges after allegedly stealing an unmarked Rochester Police vehicle while it was left unoccupied as the officer driving it was involved in a foot chase, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported.

KENTUCKY Louisville: Steve

Dillard, known as “Mr. Kentucky Chess,” was found beaten and stabbed to death Friday in his Jeffersontown home, and police charged one of his former foster kids with murder, The CourierJournal reported.

resentatives, where opposition is likely if past trends are any indication, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported.

MISSISSIPPI Natchez: The Mis-

sissippi River here is expected to rise 6.6 feet in the next two weeks, placing it just below flood level early in the spring rise season, The Natchez Democrat reported. The river will rise to near 46.5 feet by March 27.

MISSOURI Diamond: Authorities say a man is charged in the shooting death of his 88-year-old grandfather, who was an immigrant from Thailand, KYTV reported.

MONTANA Missoula: The city will go to trial in an eminent domain case against Mountain Water Company. Among the city’s lawyers is Harry Schneider, who represented Osama bin Laden’s driver when he was in Guantanamo Bay, the Missoulian reported.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: A program will help provide job training to parolees and minimum-security inmates, The Lincoln Journal Star reported. The state recently awarded $6.2 million in grants to eight organizations across Nebraska to provide training to nearly 1,500 felons.

NEVADA Reno: Coyote hunting contest critics are seeking to ban such competitions. The Board of Wildlife Commissions states they will not get involved in this dispute unless forced, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord:

The state Senate approved the legalization of two casinos, in part to create jobs and speed up economic recovery. The bill now moves to the state House of Rep-

NORTH CAROLINA McDowell County: The North Carolina Education Lottery announced the third lottery winner of at least $1 million this month in the same county. Russell Guffey and the two other winners bought their winning tickets in McDowell County, WGHP-TV reported.

NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: A commercial airliner headed for Chicago from Anchorage made an unscheduled landing at Fargo’s Hector International Airport after a passenger suffered a medical emergency, KFGO radio reported.

OHIO Cincinnati: The Ohio

River has begun receding from its highest flood levels in two decades, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. It is expected to stay above flood stage until Thursday.

OKLAHOMA Lawton: A Texasbased company is seeking a permit from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for cloud-seeding operations here, The Lawton Constitution reported.

OREGON Portland: Heavy rain and high winds caused damage and downed power lines Sunday, KGW-TV reported.

PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh:

Runoff from melting snow caused minor flooding here, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

RHODE ISLAND Newport: The seaside city is asking for more money to fix the Cliff Walk, The Providence Journal reported.

About $347,000 would come from federal disaster relief funds set aside after Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and would repair the nearby trail’s stone-and-mortar foundation.

SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia:

The South Carolina Department

of Motor Vehicles began hosting Driver Suspension Eligibility Week on Monday, allowing drivers who’ve lost their driving privileges because certain suspensions to reduce or clear the remaining time of the suspension, WLTXTV reported.

SOUTH DAKOTA Fort Pierre: A

Denver filmmaker is making a documentary about rodeo legend Casey Tibbs, the Capital Journal reported. Justin Koehler hopes to release the film later this year.

Between 1949 and 1955, Tibbs won a record six PRCA saddle bronc-riding championships.

TENNESSEE Nashville: Before

Andrea Comte was the wife of a governor, she was an entrepreneur and the victim of a thwarted kidnapping — but the wife of former governor Phil Bredesen fought back in more ways than one, The Tennessean reported.

Five years after the 1988 crime, she started a victim’s rights group called You Have The Power; it’s now in its 22nd year.

TEXAS Austin: Lawmakers are

looking to end or modify Sunday state blue laws, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Most of the laws were repealed in 1985 but vehicles still cannot be sold on consecutive Sundays and liquor stores must be closed.

UTAH Zion National Park: Police and park rangers had a few tense hours when campers noticed what appeared to be a grenade in the campground.

Authorities later determined it was a plastic replica of a grenade, The Spectrum reported.

VERMONT Burlington: Mike

Minchin is the winner of the 2015 Vermont Writers’ Prize for his story “Neighbors,” a story about two neighbors of very different backgrounds and how they connect during a power outage. The Vermont Writers’ prize is awarded by Green Mountain Power and Vermont Magazine, Burlington Free Press reported.

VIRGINIA Roanoke: Sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway will close periodically for maintenance work over the next month, The Roanoke Times reported. Work began Monday on a section that runs from the U.S. 460 entrance in Botetourt County to Virginia 43 near Peaks of Otter.

WASHINGTON Tacoma: The

Puyallup Tribe has purchased the Seattle Cancer Treatment & Wellness Center, The News Tribune reported. The Renton clinic was previously owned by Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

WEST VIRGINIA Morgantown: The West Virginia Division of Highways faces nearly 200 claims seeking payment for road-related injuries and damage, The Dominion Post reported. Most of the claims are for vehicle repairs.

WISCONSIN Weston: The fam-

ily of bicyclist Dan Christianson, 50, of Schofield, whose life police say was saved by three teens after he crashed in a Rothschild park released a statement thanking the boys. Hunter Devine, Ethan Kariger and Jakob Brogli, all 15, did CPR and called 911 for Christianson, the Wausau Daily Herald reported.

WYOMING Powell: Twenty-five bighorn sheep have been transplanted from the Big Horn Mountains in northern Wyoming to the Seminoe Mountains in the south-central part of the state, the Powell Tribune reported. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department took the sheep from the Devils Canyon herd in the Big Horn Mountains to supplement a herd north of Sinclair.

Compiled by Tim Wendel, Carolyn Cerbin, Linda Dono, Nicole Gill, Mike Gottschamer and Dennis Lyons. Design

by Robert Hatfield. Graphics by Alejandro Gonzalez.

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$11 BILLION That’s the eye-popping implied

value of Pinterest, the tech startup that offers consumers a visual tool for creative ideas, after it raised $367 million with new and previous investors. The latest funding round makes Pinterest one of the world's most highly valued start-ups. The company, which began selling display advertising in January, may raise as much as $211 million more. Prior to this funding round, Pinterest had raised $764 million.

UBER CFO STEPS DOWN Uber’s CFO, Brent Callinicos, who oversaw ballooning growth in the ride-hailing company over the last two years, is stepping down.

BLOOMBERG NEWS Uber CEO Travis Kalanick shared the news in an e-mail, saying Callinicos will stay on as a consultant, according to a copy of the letter obtained by USA TODAY. Kalanick said Gautam Gupta, Callinicos’ “right hand” on strategic finance, will be acting head of the finance division. Callinicos has seen the company’s valuation tied to investments grow to $41 billion — up from $3.5 billion in September 2013 when he came to Uber from Google.

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ment publicly because the change of hands hasn’t yet closed.

The sellers include New York real estate investors Joseph Chetrit and Joseph Moinian, along with Illinois-based American Landmark Properties. The group bought the tower in 2004 for a then-record $840 million.

“We are bullish on Chicago as companies expand within and move into the city and look for first-class office space,” said Jacob Werner, a managing director in Blackstone’s real estate group.

“Moreover, we see great potential in further improving both the building’s retail operations and the tourist experience for one of the most popular destinations for visitors to Chicago.”

The sellers issued a statement that said the tower had been an excellent investment and predicted the new owners “will con-

tinue to be an excellent steward of this world-famous building.”

Blackstone executives told The Wall Street Journal the company plans to invest as much as $150 million in the tower, in part to upgrade the tower’s observation deck and make it an even more significant profit center. The Skydeck generated roughly $25 million in admissions in 2014, making it one of the tower’s most regular revenue streams, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The transaction price represents an approximately $342-persquare-foot cost for the 3.8 million square-foot building.

Founded in 1991, Blackstone’s real estate division has approximately $81 billion in investor capital under management, the company said. Major holdings include Hilton Worldwide and Invitation Homes.

Gas could break $2 again

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Oil price slide sends costs sinking toward bottom Gary Strauss Gasoline prices — which nearly dropped below $2 a gallon nationally in January before spiking almost 25% higher — could soon test multiyear lows again.

U.S. benchmark West Texas crude sank to $42.85 early Monday before settling off 2.1% to $43.88 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, a six-year low.

Brent crude, the international benchmark, eased 2.3% to $53.44 in the wake of a burgeoning global supply glut and prospects of even more oil coming to market with a possible nuclear accord with Iran paving the way for higher Iranian exports.

The renewed slide in crude pushed U.S. wholesale gasoline prices for mid-April delivery down 2% to $1.72 a gallon. Currently, retail prices, down nine straight days, average $2.42 a gallon, up from $2.25 a month

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Private equity real estate investment giant Blackstone Group is buying Chicago’s Willis Tower in a deal likely to spur an upgrade of the retail space and observatory of the nation’s second-tallest office building.

The deal for the 110story former Sears Tower is valued at $1.3 billion, a record for an office tower outside New York, according to a person who was familiar with the transaction but was not authorized to com-

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“I think we could see a retest of $2.02 if crude doesn’t stabilize soon,” said Tom Kloza, chief analyst for the Oil Price Information Service. “The last time we saw (West Texas crude) settle below $43.50 a barrel in March 2009, the average retail price was about $1.93 a gallon.”

After topping out above $107.23 a barrel last June, West Texas crude has tumbled almost 60%.

Monday’s drop came after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said recent cutbacks in U.S. output may not tighten global supplies until late 2015. That followed Friday’s news that U.S. crude inventories remain at record levels.

Weak demand and the lingering oil glut could be a boon for consumers, especially in California, where refinery woes had pushed prices up from $2.79 a gallon in midFebruary to an average of $3.54 by last week.

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bling, gas prices could have already topped well before the traditional late-April/early May peak.

“My sense is that many motorists will see retail prices below $2 a gallon in the actual (peak) driving season and that the national average will be below $2 somewhere between May and October,” Kloza said.

Georgetown University professor Brenda Shaffer, a specialist on energy and foreign policy who has long analyzed the ties between geopolitics and oil prices, says given how much global oil is currently stored in inventory, just the prospects of higher Iranian oil exports will send global oil prices plummeting.

“We are a long ways away from seeing significantly more Iranian oil in the market,” Shaffer said.

“But U.S. demand isn’t picking up.

And oil storage is near capacity.

Iran just adds another bite to the market and will result in a dip in prices.”

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At SXSW, unlikely allies in privacy-law fight John Shinal @johnshinal USA TODAY

AUSTIN Some conservatives and liberals are becoming unlikely allies on what they see as the worst of the Obama administration’s technology policies.

Those include the expansion of U.S. government spying on electronic communication and President Obama’s recent push to either weaken or ban encryption.

This new, ad-hoc alliance is part of an emerging consensus among lawmakers, privacy advocates and tech companies worried that federal law enforcement practices are a growing threat to both privacy and economic growth.

“If I have to choose between unfettered surveillance and an

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encryption economy, I’ll take the encryption economy,” says Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican from California.

Issa made his comment this weekend during a panel discussion on digital privacy at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin In a sign of the bipartisan nature of the effort, Issa shared the panel with two fellow members of the House Judiciary Committee: fellow Republican Blake Farenthold of Texas and Democrat Suzan DelBene of Washington.

The three are among over 200 members of the House who’ve signed onto a bill designed to overhaul the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986.

That law, among other things, weakened privacy protections for electronic communications more than 180 days old.

Along with other, similar laws that have made it easier for the government to obtain private electronic data, the ECPA is part of a confused legal landscape re-

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Privacy advocate and author Bruce Schneier in 2010.

garding privacy.

As various federal courts have interpreted these laws differently over the years, federal law enforcement agencies — especially in the wake of the 9/11 attacks — have stepped in to assert broad authority to spy on U.S. citizens.

Issa says that broad surveillance violates the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which was written by America’s founders to prevent the “unreasonable search and seizure” of private property.

“While the statutes are murky, the Fourth Amendment is crystal

clear,” he said during the panel.

As Issa made his comments in a meeting room of the JW Marriott Hotel here, ACLU attorney Ben Wizner and privacy advocate and author Bruce Schneier — during another SXSW privacy panel just down the hall — were making a similar argument: Mass surveillance is throttling both society and business.

“Pervasive surveillance leads to conformity,” Schneier said. “If everything we do is watched, we’ll do fewer new things.”

Schneier’s comments echo the position of a growing number of Silicon Valley companies worried that surveillance will cost them customer trust and future business.

“Right now, U.S. companies dominate Internet services,” says Alex Stamos, Yahoo’s chief information security officer, who was in the audience for the lawmaker’s panel.

“The worry is that someone else will surpass us” if customers lose trust in American technology

over privacy concerns, Stamos said.

Those concerns were heightened in January, after Obama, alongside U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, said law enforcement and intelligence agencies should not be locked out of encrypted messages.

The president’s remarks came after Apple, Google and other tech giants built stronger encryption technology into their latest smartphone software.

The problem with backdoors — that is, a way for governments to use surveillance — is that they weaken encryption technology.

“Any attempt to weaken encryption via a backdoor will make it easier for bad actors to get in,” says David Campbell, chief security officer of SendGrid, a Boulder, Colo.-based security software startup. “It’s a huge mistake.”

As privacy advocate Schneier said in Austin on Saturday, “the best technology can be subverted by law.

“We need to get both right.”

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AMERICA’S MARKETS What to watch Adam Shell @adamshell USA TODAY

The Federal Reserve kicks off its two-day meeting on interest rate policy today, and Wall Street will be pontificating non-stop until the meeting ends Wednesday afternoon on the $64,000 question: Will she or won’t she?

The “she” Wall Street is referring to, of course, is Fed Chair Janet Yellen. And the “will she or won’t she” query centers on whether Yellen will remove the “patient” language from the Fed’s post-meeting statement, thus paving the way for the Fed’s first interest rate hike since 2006, perhaps as early as June.

A review of incoming Wall Street research reports Monday suggests that most Wall Street firms think Yellen will get rid of

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the “patient” language, currently the linchpin of its forward guidance. Firms such as RBC, Barclays, PNC, Eaton Vance Management as well as JPMorgan Funds all said Monday they expect the Fed to jettison the “patient” language.

But there are a few holdouts, such as Don Luskin of TrendMacro, who think Yellen will keep the “patient” wording in. That said, Luskin still thinks the Fed is on track for a June rate hike. Removing the word “patient,” he says, would limit her options at a time of currency gyrations, as well as unsettle markets already in so-called “patient panic.”

“The ‘patient’ language stays in this week,” Luskin predicts. “The Fed is still on track for liftoff in June, but it doesn’t want to precommit to it now by removing ‘patient’ while so much uncertainly surrounds the dollar rally.”

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After some lean years, banks are looking juicy Q: Are bank stocks solid investments again?

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A: Bank stocks were money in the bank for investors during much of the 1980s and 1990s. Steady and large dividends paired with stock gains made these stocks sleeper hits.

The financial crisis changed everything. Banks’ dividends were slashed or eliminated. Many regional banks, which used to be a great way to get a dividend and wait for a takeover bid, turned into Wall Street roadkill. Bank stocks have lagged for years as the rock-solid sector turned ugly.

There are signs investors can renew their interest in bank stocks again. The latest round of stress tests reinforced the fact that many of these banks have fixed their balance sheets. Since the banks are in much stronger positions, they’re able to pay decent dividends again, which is one of the things that makes the sector most attractive.

After big dividend hikes announced in mid-March, the financial sector is now the largest contributor of dividends in the S&P 500, says Howard Silverblatt of S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Investors can buy the whole sector with an exchange-traded fund like Vanguard’s Financials. Cleveland-based bank KeyCorp is a specific bank analysts like. The company boosted its quarterly dividend 15% — and analysts still see upside in the stock.

NBA joins the ‘marketing madness’ for NCAA basketball Bruce Horovitz USA TODAY

March Madness has an unlikely new cheerleader: the NBA. Huh? The National Basketball Association, which might seem to be a direct competitor for the eyeballs and backsides of sports fans this time of year, for this first time will run ads this month that actually embrace the National ColleAthletic Association’s giate annual basketball tournament and championship series.

The TV and digital campaign

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After making big plays, NBA players’ uniforms revert to their alma maters, with the help of animation.

features both young and veteran NBA stars: Golden State’s Stephen Curry, Houston Rockets’ James Harden, Washington Wizards’ Paul Pierce and Oklahoma

Thunder’s Russell Westbrook. A print campaign features veteran superstar Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs. In the 15-second spots, the NBA players are seen in action on the court — then, after making big plays, their uniforms suddenly revert, with the help of animation, back to that of their college alma maters.

For Curry, it’s Davidson College. For Harden, it’s Arizona State. Westbrook dons a UCLA jersey. Pierce reverts to University of Kansas. And Duncan wears the Wake Forest colors.

“If you think about it, March is the best time of the year for bas-

ketball fans — period,” says Pam El, chief marketing officer at the NBA. “Our goal is to grow our fan base — and one of the best places to look is to the college fan who already loves the game of basketball.”

In another college twist, the ads to the NBA March Madness campaign, dubbed “The Dance Never Ends,” feature the ever-ecstatic voice of Dick Vitale, a legendary former college basketball, NBA coach and current ESPN sportscaster.

“Sounds to me like it’s an ‘If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’ kind of move,” says George Belch, pro-

fessor of sports marketing at San Diego State University. “There will be nothing but March Madness for the next two weeks. The NBA has come to the recognition that they might as well embrace it.”

Last year, alone, advertisers spent $1.13 billion in March Madness TV ads — second only to the NFL playoffs in total national TV ad spend among post-season sports programming, reports Kantar Media, the media and marketing research specialist.

“March Madness has evolved into Marketing Madness,” says Jon Swallen, chief research officer.

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Fresh off of the success of this weekend’s live-action film ‘Cinderella,’ Disney has announced that a live-action, 3-D ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ based on the 1991 animated classic, will hit theaters March 17, 2017.

Emma Thompson has joined the cast as Mrs. Potts and Kevin Kline as Belle’s father, Maurice.

Emma Watson will star as Belle, and Dan Stevens of ‘Downton Abbey’ will play the Beast/Prince.

Luke Evans will play the role of Gaston.

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AWARD TRACKER DAYTIME EMMYS Betty White will be honored April 26 with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Recipients have included Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Walters, Merv Griffin, Dick Clark, Bob Barker, Phil Donahue, Regis Philbin and Alex Trebek.

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CAUGHT IN THE ACT Together again: Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy reunited for a special 30th-anniversary restoration world premiere of cult classic ‘The Breakfast Club’ at SXSW in Austin.

In ‘The Gunman,’ he comes packing ‘a lot of Advil’ Andrea Mandell @AndreaMandell USA TODAY

LOS ANGELES Sean Penn is officially bulletproof.

If not in the press, at least onscreen. In The Gunman, Penn’s new white-knuckle action flick, the baton is subtly passed to him as the new over-50 muscle in town. It helps to have Pierre Morel, who directed Liam Neeson in Taken, behind the lens.

Penn’s take on the parallels?

“Taken is a movie starring a 6foot-4 masculine, melodically voiced, deeply decent good man who is fighting for ... the people he loves. Our movie is about a 5foot-9 conflicted man who is really fighting for himself.”

True, in The Gunman Penn plays anti-hero Jim Terrier, a contract killer who flees the Democratic Republic of the Congo after assisting in a high-profile assassination. Eight years later, he’s repenting, an unarmed aid worker digging wells in impoverished villages. That’s when they come for him.

There goes Penn’s eyebrow.

He jokes that he’s now a card-carrying member of a new genre: “geri-action.”

And for Penn, 54, his Gunman physique is one a man half his age would boast about. He deflects the requisite workout questions like a champion.

“I can tell you that there was a lot of Advil involved,” he protests. “Three gel caps.”

Audiences last saw Penn in a violent role playing mobster Mickey Cohen in 2013’s Gangster Squad, but he has turned down straight action fare for years, avoiding movies that “relied on a violence that felt like what I call ‘pop violence’ ... (and) one-liners that come, or the stoic man walking away from a fireball explosion. And that stuff which this didn’t have.”

The Gunman has plenty of box office ammo: Javier Bardem plays a former partner, and Idris Elba is an Interpol agent. Their director marvels at a scene in which Penn and Bardem face off.

“Sean and Javier, that is something to watch,” Morel says.

The personal stuff? Penn has called girlfriend Charlize Theron the love of his life. He also remains an ardent advocate for Haiti since the earthquake that struck in 2010, flying to the country “once a month from anything from two days to

Penn is a conflicted former Special Forces operative in The Gunman, opening Friday.

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“Our day-to-day life together ... it’s interfered upon sometimes.

And that’s not weird, it’s maddening and saddening.”

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two weeks” when he’s not working.

Penn has this to say about the rabid interest in his relationship: “Our day-today life together has nothing to do with that. ... It’s interfered upon by (paparazzi) sometimes. And that’s not weird, it’s maddening and saddening.”

He directed Theron and Bardem recently in The Last Face; both play doctors doing humanitarian relief work in Afri-

ca. Next? “I finish the movie I’ve been working on,” he says. As marriage rumors swirl, he adds an asterisk, smiling slightly: “I’ve got family stuff to do.”

Nibbling a piece of a molasses cookie, Penn ponders a question about summing up this stage of his life: Theron, solid action flick at the box office and a new directing effort in the can.

He lands upon it, grins.

“Just rewards,” Penn says. And with a quick bang of his cigarette pack on the table, he goes.

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The same could be said of the album’s dense, soniALBUM cally experimental REVIEW contents, which PATRICK surely will be examRYAN ined by music writers and hip-hop fans for months and years to come.

With Butterfly, the 27-year-old rapper has created an album that is cinematic in scope and weighty in its ideas. Unlike his 2012 majorlabel debut, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, this surprise-released effort has no obvious hits, save for the Grammy-winning i, which climbed the charts last fall, and quite possibly These Walls, which comments on race wars and

incarceration.

The album opens with the Flying Lotus-produced Wesley’s Theory, which signals immediately that Lamar is aiming for a throwback sound. Theory samples Boris Gardiner’s 1973 Every N - - - - - is a Star before Lamar ferociously raps over Thundercat’s cool, woozy bass line. Previously released song King Kunta is a slice of smooth but angry funk, while the Snoop Doggassisted Institutionalized sounds like a hazy rewind to Good Kid-era Lamar.

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And on The Blacker the Berry, Lamar is at his most confrontational.

He takes no prisoners as he fires off on police brutality and racism, and owns his African heritage with lyrics about the color of his skin and coming from “the bottom of mankind.”

The biggest puzzlement — and the track that listeners will most likely revisit — is the 12-minute closer Mortal Man, which imagines a conversation between Lamar and the late Tupac (via clips from a 1994 interview). It acts as a symbolic passing of the torch as the two discourse on wealth, religion and what the future holds, wrapping it all together with the album’s central metaphor of caterpillars and butterflies.

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The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department recognized local chef Rick Martin and high school junior Di Xie on Monday evening as the 2015 Douglas County Health Champions.

Each year the department selects one person from the adult and youth communities to receive the award, said Karrey Britt, the department’s communications coordinator. Recipients are selected for their efforts in promoting health within the community, often going above and beyond

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validate, validate by saying things like: “Babies do need a lot of love and care. But you are my only Joshua,” Markham suggested.

Avoid the implication that Joshua is “a big boy now,” dwelling instead on how he will be the “big brother.”

McNish and her husband decided to bring big brother Sawyer along on ultrasounds. “We shared with him that the baby was a boy and that the baby’s name was Sutton before he was born,” she said.

Bringing baby home While McNish and her husband did a lot to get Sawyer comfortable with the sibling idea before birth, having the real

what is expected of them.

Martin is a chef and owner of Limestone Pizza, 814 Massachusetts St., and has worked to educate people in Lawrence on the importance of a healthy diet, said Dan Partridge, county health department director. He has also worked with the school district to provide food demonstration for students, and he has worked with the local food bank to teach lowincome families how to eat healthy on a budget.

“He’s been very active around healthy food and those who have limited access to it,” Partridge said.

Martin said he was

humbled and honored to receive the award.

“I feel really proud of my position in the community, and I feel like I get a lot of opportunities to work with kids and the underserved and low-income families in so many ways,” he said. “Good food is where it’s at.

That’s where the health of the community lies in so many ways.”

Xie, a junior at Free State High School, just started her fourth year as a student gardener in the Growing Food, Growing Health project, Partridge said. The project grows food in a garden at West Middle School. The food is then either served in

the school’s cafeteria or sold at the Merc Co-op.

“She’s not only responsible but she’s passionate about healthy foods,” Partridge said. “And she’s a great role model.”

Both Martin and Xie will be honored April 10 during a community breakfast at the Community Health Facility, 200 Maine St. The breakfast, which is a part of the department’s celebration of National Public Health Week, will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and is open to the public.

thing home proved to be another matter.

“He came to the hospital the day we came home and he was looking at the baby like, ‘What is this thing? I don’t know what it is.”

That’s where extra attention from dad and grandparents came in handy, she said.

McNish signed up her husband and oldest son for a daily swim class the first month for quality time away from the baby.

to drink pumped breast milk when he wanted.

She pumped so she could hand the baby off to her husband. Switching up which parent is with which child is important, Markham said, so both kids feel they’re getting time with each adult.

Markham said tandem breast-feeding works for some families to foster a close relationship between siblings close in age.

“When you sit down to nurse the baby, your toddler looks at you doing that and feels the same way you might feel if you watched your husband walk into a bedroom with another woman,” she said.

would be further along at this point if I didn’t have the baby so soon after Sawyer but I don’t push because clearly he needs time and is being influenced by having a baby in the house,” she said.

The family moved into a new house about six weeks before the baby was born. McNish and her husband didn’t want to shuttle Sawyer off to a new room so soon after so they let him sleep in a portable crib in their room as the baby slept in the room in a bassinet.

“That way he felt like he wasn’t being pushed out because of the baby,” she said.

Hayne suggested investing in the biggest, baddest double stroller you can find and getting both children out for walks. Chances are they’ll fall asleep at the same time that way and mom or dad can enjoy some fresh air for a while.

Feeding the baby If you plan to nurse and your older child has become the Velcro-sibling, put together an activity box and keep it fresh with things to do as you nurse.

Nursing, or even pumping and putting breast milk aside in bottles, might reawaken your older child’s interest. McNish said that’s what happened at her house and they went with it, allowing Sawyer

Two in diapers “They never pooped together,” McNish laughed, and her older son lost interest in potty training once his brother came along.

“I believe Sawyer

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baffle them with as my fingers fumbled around: Azerbaijan! Aracataca!

Addis Ababa!

But a life of buffoonery takes its toll. When my wife recently expressed her chagrin that our 2and 4-year-olds had succeeded in getting me, a card-carrying wallflower, out on the dance floor — a feat she had rarely accomplished over the previous decade — I had a simple answer: Since they had already stripped me of all human dignity, what was left to lose?

How embarrassing could anything be after I’ve yodeled “The Lonely Goatherd” along with Julie Andrews to distract my daughter?

What shame is left to those of us who have chased our offspring all the way to the pins at a bowling alley? Or turned back around from paying at a restaurant to find one dragging the other across the floor by the ankles all the way to their favorite booth?

Or held one as he screamed to the point of choking on his own tears and snot, simply because

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I often wonder about my male ancestors: If rolling around on the floor with babies wasn’t something they went in for, what would they think of a guy like me, who willingly has chosen to spend half the work week at home with my kids, the first I know of in my entire family tree to have done so?

I didn’t have another piece of gum, in those toxic minutes on a landed airplane when the human traffic jam standing in the aisle waits to disembark, no escape in sight from a tantrum so intense we all expected the Department of Homeland Security to storm the plane at any moment?

Nope, not enough shame left here to prevent a little public shaking of the tail feather, even if Dirty Harry wouldn’t approve.

At least my generation has onscreen role models like Ty Burrell, better known as “Modern Family’s” Phil Dunphy, who is a nincompoop for the ages, but also a dad willing to find fun in the thankless toil of parenting, and sacrifice himself when needed for comic relief at his own expense.

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I often wonder about my male ancestors: If rolling around on the floor with babies wasn’t something they went in for, what would they think of a guy like me, who willingly has chosen to spend half the work week at home with my kids, the first I know of in my entire family tree to have done so?

I try to read a verdict in their old photos, what I know of their lives.

— Reporter Conrad Swanson can be reached at cswanson@ljworld.com or 832-7144.

My grandfathers — the corner grocer and the elevator mechanic — and my own dad, collared, starched, and stressed: Did they work so hard, for so many years, so I could do this? Are they proud or ashamed? Did they miss out? If they had it to do over, would they roll around on the floor a little more? Pummeled to delirium one day down here beneath the human puppy pile, I thought I saw a ghost.

But ghosts never answer the questions we put to them. I never did see who it was, anyway, since its face was covered by the wastebasket it dumped on its head. Then it floated away, bounced off the wall for a farewell laugh, and disappeared.

— Dan Coleman is secretary on the board of Dads of Douglas County. He is a part-time stay at home dad with a 2-yearold and a 4-year-old, but in his other life he is a librarian at the Lawrence Public Library, where he selects children’s and parenting books for the Children’s Room.

Heartland recognized by national nonprofit Heartland Community Health Center has been distinguished as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

The Level 3 designation is the highest level of recognition given by the NCQA. A press release from Heartland said the center underwent a twoyear process of transforming its practice to meet those standards.

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who see themselves as pansexual or questioning.

As but one example, a young graduate student who identifies as straight and has always dated guys recently shared without hesitation that a certain girl is her ultimate crush, that she has been in love with her since eighth grade, and that she would drop anyone and anything to marry that girl. Unfortunately, she noted, that girl likes guys. Or so she thinks.

Your son may be a great example of a biological imperative, and he’s just coming forward at this age as many other kids would have in previous times, if that were considered acceptable.

Or he may simply be exploring his attractions at an early age with the ultimate answer yet to come.

Regardless, Kyra offers some great ideas on how you can respond. I would add to her list the value of therapy in these cases, not to change anyone’s identity, but to help make the journey easier and more successful for your son — and for you.

Kyra: As adolescents, we convince and unconvinced ourselves of a great many things — sometimes in a matter of minutes. It can be difficult for us, and definitely those around us, to distinguish between what’s a passing fancy and what’s here to stay.

Regarding your child’s sexual identity, I can’t tell you whether it falls in the “here to stay” category. No one can.

What’s important, however, is that you validate his feelings and opinions on the matter.

In his mind, it probably doesn’t feel temporary, and telling him “it’s just a phase” or “you aren’t old enough to know what about [love, sex, identity]” will do more harm than good.

In fact, reacting negatively or disregarding your son’s assertion that he is gay may only push him to intensify that

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ON THE AIR Check out a podcast of Up to Date with Steve Kraske as Dr. Wes and Kyra discuss the selfie culture, including posting of sexual images through social media. A link to the KCUR archive can be found at dr-wes.com. identity instead of try it on without external pressure to see if it fits.

When teens and even preteens hear the word “no,” they gravitate toward the forbidden fruit.

Fad or not, be supportive and available to help your child work through his feelings instead of discounting them.

By respecting his opinion and encouraging him to express it openly, you’re maintaining positive conversation and showing your son that you believe his thoughts matter and he has a right to have them.

In the long run, that validation will prove itself in your relationship regardless of which sexual identity your child ends up with and the outcomes of any other stages he has during his teenage years.

— Wes Crenshaw, Ph.D., ABPP, is author of “I Always Want to Be Where I’m Not: Successful Living with ADD & ADHD.” Learn about his writing and practice at dr-wes.com.

Kyra Haas is a Free State High School senior who blogs at justfreakinghaasome.wordpress. com. Send your confidential 200-word question to ask@drwes.com. Double Take opinions and advice are not a substitute for psychological services.

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I would grab what I could and leave, taking the dog. I tried once, and he caught up with me. Any suggestions?

— Gloria Dear Gloria: You need a better plan.

First, please don’t tell your husband you are leaving. He will use whatever means necessary to stop you. Would your friend offer to pick you up? Is there a bus or train you can afford?

Please call the

‘Big Happy’ a new low for comedy How bad is the sitcom “One Big Happy” (8:30 p.m., NBC)?

In the show’s first nanosecond, main character Lizzy (Elisha Cuthbert) announces that she’s a lesbian. She does so with all of the nuance and characterdefining wit of somebody declaring herself a professional periodontist.

Ellen DeGeneres produced this show. Some 20 years ago, she faced controversy for coming out as a gay actor and titular sitcom character.

Apparently she wanted to make Lizzy’s lesbianism on “Happy” as banal, forgettable and inconsequential as possible. She’s succeeded. If you want to watch a Tuesday night show with Sapphic overtones, stick to “Rizzoli & Isles.”

Once we get that established, Lizzy’s pal Luke (Nick Zano) announces that he’s been strenuously trying to get her pregnant, but not in the old-fashioned way.

Jokes about body parts, genitals and fluids arrive with awkward and unamusing frequency.

Ten minutes into the pilot, Luke and Lizzy go to a bar where he meets Prudence (Kelly Brook), a well-endowed free spirit with a British accent and revealing outfits. She and Luke bond over beer and science fiction. It’s love at first sight.

Not to give too much away, but fate forces Prudence to move in and share Luke with the very uptight Lizzy.

So, in very short order, 2015 has brought us a tepid remake of “The Odd Couple” on CBS followed by this brazen rip-off of “Three’s Company” on NBC. This is easily the worst new network comedy since “The McCarthys.”

Coincidentally, that show starred Tyler Ritter, son of the late John Ritter, of “Three’s Company” fame. His “Company” co-star Suzanne Somers debuted last night on “Dancing With the Stars.”

Tonight’s other highlights

Catch an all-day “Malcolm

in the Middle” (5:15 a.m., IFC) marathon.

A serial sniper looms on a two-part “Rizzoli & Isles” (7 p.m., TNT) season finale.

The unpopular seem unlikeable on the unwatchable “Undateable” (8 p.m., NBC) entering a second season.

A toddler rescue on “Chicago Fire” (9 p.m., NBC).

Ava is tested on “Justified” (9 p.m., FX).

BIRTHDAYS Actor Kurt Russell is 64. Actor Gary Sinise is 60. Actor Rob Lowe is 51. Soccer player Mia Hamm is 43. Actress Brittany Daniel is 39.

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For Tuesday, March 17: This year you will be more open to others. You will focus on your work and on integrating a new element into your life. At times, you will want to retreat. Make that OK. If you are single, look to fall 2015 to meet someone special.

You could meet Mr. or Ms. Right!

If you are attached, the two of you love your downtime together as a couple.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) You might decide to indulge yourself or a loved one.

Expect some surprises along the way. Tonight: Live it up!

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Others look to you to take the lead. Don’t make excuses.

Tonight: Paint the town green.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) You will be weighing the pros and cons of an idea. You might not be ready to share it with others yet. Tonight: Returns calls and emails.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) You don’t need to share everything that is on your mind. Deal with a touchy person carefully. Tonight: With a favorite person.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be rethinking a relationship. Don’t worry; everything will work out. Tonight: Sort through the possibilities.

me to see the doctor, but they refuse. I am so lost right now, I don’t know what to do. Please help. — Confused in Northwest Illinois Dear Confused: You may be eligible for reduced-cost medical care, including medications, which would help you get back on your feet. Right now, your health is the most important thing, and you’ll feel better if you can be proactive about your care. Please contact the American Diabetes Association (diabetes.org) at 1-800-DIABETES. You also can try Partnership for Prescription Assistance (pparx.org) for low-cost medications.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might want to go out at some point, but a sudden introverted streak could take over.

Tonight: Not to be found.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might have a serious meeting on your schedule, but you still will make time to visit your Irish friends. Tonight: Go for naughty.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might discover that a child or loved one seems to be acting quite spontaneous. Tonight: Go green.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You generally are full of fun, yet you seem to be more serious right now. Tonight: Hang out.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might be short several facts, or perhaps you just can’t see the whole picture yet. Tonight: Treat an Irish friend to a drink.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You’ll see a new beginning as others seem to reveal much more. Try to make fewer judgments. Tonight: You might not be Irish, but you can act like you are.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Share your views, and allow others to express their free will.

The results will be better in the long run. Tonight: A vanishing act.

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I finally found a friend who offered to let me stay with her, but she lives four hours away, and I cannot afford a rental car. Then my husband tells his boss that he needs time off because I have a disability. That part is true, but I know now that he is using it as an excuse to be home and control the situation.

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WSU holds tourney edge Both schools have enough experience returning at key positions that it’s not too unrealistic to daydream about Free State and Lawrence meeting in the Class 6A state football championship game next fall.

In keeping with the theme of dreaming about great games between regional rivals that might never be played, let’s take a look at one angle of the potential basketball game pitting No. 2 seed Kansas University vs. No. 7 seed Wichita State in Omaha, Nebraska, on Sunday.

The experience factor tends to favor the school INSIDE that didn’t land big-name n With the perceived high school snub of a 7 recruits, and seed, Wichit’s no excepita State tion here. should Even in the area of NCAA have no trouble Tournament trying experience, to “play the Shockers angry” this have a big weekend. advantage.

Page 4D Tekele Cotton has played in eight tourney games, Ron Baker and Fred Van Vleet seven apiece. For KU, Perry Ellis and Jamari Traylor lead the way with five games apiece.

Players on the Wichita State roster have combined for 629 tournament minutes, KU’s for 238 minutes.

No current KU player has made a three-point field goal in an NCAA Tournament game, combining for 0-for-7. Active Shockers have combined for 25 threes in 63 attempts, a .397 percentage.

KU has had two doublefigures scoring games, both against Eastern Kentucky last season. Traylor dominated with 17 points and 14 rebounds in 22 minutes, and Ellis totaled 14 points and 13 rebounds in 34 minutes.

For the Shockers, Baker has had four double-figures scoring games, Van Vleet two, Cotton one.

Baker has been the most prolific tournament performer on either roster.

He has averaged 11.7 points and shot .839 from the line and .483 from three. Baker’s first tournament game, in a victory vs. Pittsburgh during his freshman year, he showed jitters, missing all five three-point attempts.

Since then, he’s 14-for-24 in the tourney.

The Shockers’ tourney experience and Baker’s 40 points almost were enough to conquer Kentucky last season. KU can overcome an experience deficit vs. the Shockers, but only if its stars align on the same day.

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NEW MEXICO STATE COACH MARVIN MENZIES, RIGHT, HUGS CENTER TSHILIDZI NEPHAWE toward the end of the second half of the Aggies’ victory over Cal State-Bakersfield in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament on Friday in Las Vegas. Nephawe is one of four seniors Menzies will count on when the Aggies open the NCAA Tournament against Kansas on Friday in Omaha, Nebraska.

After a season full of injuries and ups and downs in its starting lineup, the New Mexico State men’s basketball team finally started the same five guys in eight of its final nine games.

Three of the FIRST UP five players in that group were Who: No. 15 seniors, and as seed New NMSU coach Mexico Marvin Menzies State (23prepares his 15th- 10) vs. No. seeded Aggies for 2 Kansas an 11:15 a.m. NCAA (26-8) Tournament show- When: 11:15 down with No. 2 a.m. Friday Kansas on Friday Where: in Omaha, Nebras- Omaha, ka, the eighth-year Nebraska head coach said he thought that kind of experienced roster could be one of the few advantages that the Aggies possess in their opening-round matchup.

“I’d much rather go in there with the group we have than five freshmen,” Menzies said before pausing to qualify the statement.

“Unless they were Kentucky freshmen.”

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Bill Self woke up Monday morning feeling the same way about the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional as he did on Selection Sunday.

“There’s no question it’s a hard draw,” Self, Kansas University’s 12th-year coach, said Monday on 610 radio.

He made the electronicmedia rounds Monday and also spoke on the weekly Big 12 coaches teleconference about the monumentally tough task that’s ahead.

“You look at potential firstand second-round games (they are actually called second- and third-round games now), and it’s very, very difficult. If you are fortunate enough to win and see what

potentially lies ahead, that would be the toughest anybody has to go through,” Self added.

KU’s regional includes top overall seed Kentucky, a squad that enters a perfect 34-0. Of course, as 2-seed, KU would not have to meet Kentucky until the Elite Eight.

“I’ve not studied them. I studied them before the second game of the season (a

72-40 KU loss Nov. 18 in Indianapolis),” Self said, asked specifically about the Wildcats on the Big 12 coaches call.

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Big 12 has chance to assert dominance The Associated Press

The Big 12 again has seven teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Regular-season champion Kansas is a No. 2 seed, and the No. 3 seeds in three of the four regions are from the Big 12 — tournament champion Iowa State, Oklahoma and Baylor. The league also has the nation’s top cumulative RPI and five top-20 teams in this season’s final AP poll.

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Ventura hit hard in Royals’ 6-5 win Surprise, Ariz. (ap) — Yordano Ventura gave up four runs in the first two innings, but the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Monday.

Ventura gave up hits to the first four batters, with Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana contributing RBI singles in a threerun first. The right-hander allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk in three innings. He struck out five. Ventura has a 10.29 ERA in three starts.

Indians right-hander Shaun Marcum, who was limited to 171⁄3 innings in the minors last season, threw three scoreless innings, allowing two hits.

With Gavin Floyd set to have elbow surgery, Marcum is competing for a spot in Cleveland’s rotation.

Matt Fields hit a two-run homer, and Christian Colon had a two-run single for the Royals.

BOX SCORE Royals 6, Indians 5 Cleveland Kansas City

ab r h bi ab r h bi J.Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0 Fuentes lf 3 0 0 0 E.Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 P.Orlando ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Dav.Murphy rf 4 1 1 1 Rios rf 3 0 0 0 C.Moncrief rf 0 0 0 0 Sierra rf 1 0 0 0 Kipnis 2b 2 1 1 1 L.Cain cf 2 1 2 0 A.Ciriaco 2b 1 1 1 1 Starling cf 2 1 1 0 C.Santana 1b 3 0 1 1 Hosmer 1b 2 0 1 0 Sands 1b 1 0 1 0 M.Fields 1b 2 1 1 2 Raburn dh 3 0 0 0 K.Morales dh 3 0 2 1 Aguilar ph-dh 1 0 0 0 B.Eibner pr-dh 1 1 0 0 T.Holt lf 3 0 0 1 S.Perez c 3 0 1 0 J.Ramsey lf 1 0 0 0 L.Adams pr 0 1 0 0 T.Naquin cf 3 0 1 0 F.Pena c 1 0 0 0 J.Smith cf 1 0 1 0 Moustakas 3b 1 0 1 0 R.Perez c 3 1 1 0 C.Cuthbert 3b 2 1 1 0 T.Wolters c 1 0 0 0 R.Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 Rohlinger 3b 3 0 0 0 Mondesi ss 0 0 0 0 Lindor ph 1 0 0 0 C.Colon 2b 3 0 2 2 O.Caxito 2b 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 10 5 Totals 33 6 12 5 Cleveland 310 000 010—5 Kansas City 000 105 00x—6 E-Ventura (1). DP-Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1. LOB-Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4. HR-A.Ciriaco (1), M.Fields (2). SB-J.Smith (1).

CS-Moustakas (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Marcum 3 2 0 0 0 2 Atchison 1 3 1 1 1 0 Crockett 1 1 0 0 0 1 1⁄3 Brewer L,0-1 BS,1-1 6 5 5 0 1 2⁄3 Roth 0 0 0 0 0 D.Molleken 1 0 0 0 0 1 B.Price 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City Ventura 3 7 4 4 1 5 Flynn 2 0 0 0 0 1 G.Holland W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Hochevar 1 0 0 0 0 0 C.Young S,1-1 2 3 1 1 0 1 WP-Brewer.

Umpires-Home, Nick Lentz; First, Todd Tichenor; Second, Jordan Baker; Third, Lance Barrett.

T-2:33. A-8,137 (10,714).

Chiefs sign DB Parker for 5 years Kansas City, Mo. — Defensive back Ron Parker proved his versatility for the Chiefs last season. On Saturday, he was rewarded for it.

The Chiefs and Parker agreed on a five-year $30-million deal Saturday. The team announced the signing Monday.

Parker’s hometown newspaper, The Beaufort Gazette of South Carolina, was the first to report that the free agent was returning to Kansas City.

“Glad to be back in KC!!”

Parker tweeted later. “Can’t wait to get back to work.”

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• Continued coverage of the matchup between Kansas and New Mexico State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

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NBA roundup The Associated Press

Heat 106, Cavaliers 92 Miami — Dwyane Wade scored 21 of his 32 points in the first half, Goran Dragic added 20, and Miami handed LeBron James another loss on his former home floor.

CLEVELAND (92) James 8-19 6-8 26, Thompson 3-8 1-2 7, Mozgov 4-7 2-3 10, Irving 5-15 9-11 21, Smith 3-8 0-0 8, Shumpert 3-7 0-0 7, Jones 2-8 0-0 6, Dellavedova 0-3 2-2 2, Perkins 0-0 0-0 0, Marion 2-4 1-1 5, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-79 21-27 92.

MIAMI (106) Deng 5-9 0-0 11, Haslem 0-0 0-0 0, Whiteside 6-12 4-6 16, G.Dragic 7-13 6-6 20, Wade 13-18 6-8 32, Chalmers 6-10 2-2 16, Walker 1-4 0-0 3, Andersen 2-4 0-0 4, Beasley 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 42-76 18-22 106.

Cleveland 22 16 25 29 — 92 Miami 27 29 27 23 — 106 3-Point Goals-Cleveland 11-33 (James 4-8, Smith 2-6, Irving 2-7, Jones 2-8, Shumpert 1-3, Dellavedova 0-1), Miami 4-15 (Chalmers 2-5, Deng 1-2, Walker 1-4, Beasley 0-1, Andersen 0-1, G.Dragic 0-2). Fouled Out-Walker.

Rebounds-Cleveland 42 (Thompson 8), Miami 51 (Whiteside 11). Assists-Cleveland 17 (Irving 6), Miami 21 (G.Dragic 9). Total Fouls-Cleveland 21, Miami 21. A-19,626 (19,600).

Raptors 117, Pacers 98 Indianapolis — Kyle Lowry had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and Toronto pulled away from Indiana.

TORONTO (117) Ross 3-6 0-0 9, A.Johnson 3-7 4-5 11, Valanciunas 7-10 0-1 14, Lowry 7-13 1-3 20, DeRozan 6-19 10-11 22, Patterson 1-1 2-2 4, Vasquez 3-8 0-0 8, Hansbrough 1-1 3-4 5, Williams 8-17 7-7 24, Fields 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-82 27-33 117.

INDIANA (98) S.Hill 4-8 3-4 11, West 3-8 1-1 7, Hibbert 5-13 7-8 17, G.Hill 9-15 4-5 23, Miles 4-12 3-4 12, Mahinmi 0-2 0-0 0, Stuckey 9-16 2-2 20, Scola 1-3 0-0 2, Watson 3-8 0-1 6, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Copeland 0-2 0-0 0, Rudez 0-0 0-0 0, Sloan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-88 20-25 98.

Toronto 29 29 30 29 — 117 Indiana 24 30 27 17 — 98 3-Point Goals-Toronto 12-23 (Lowry 5-8, Ross 3-4, Vasquez 2-4, A.Johnson 1-1, Williams 1-6), Indiana 2-19 (G.Hill 1-3, Miles 1-7, Sloan 0-1, S.Hill 0-2, Copeland 0-2, Watson 0-2, Stuckey 0-2). Rebounds-Toronto 58 (Valanciunas 12), Indiana 46 (West 9). Assists-Toronto 19 (Lowry 10), Indiana 21 (S.Hill, Stuckey 4). Total FoulsToronto 24, Indiana 22. Technicals-DeRozan.

A-17,060 (18,165).

Wizards 105, Trail Blazers 97 Washington — John Wall had 21 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and two blocks, and Washington beat Portland.

PORTLAND (97) Batum 4-12 2-2 12, Aldridge 10-19 4-6 24, Lopez 3-6 2-3 8, Lillard 5-18 2-2 14, Afflalo 5-9 3-3 15, McCollum 2-5 0-0 5, Kaman 5-8 2-2 12, Blake 1-4 0-0 3, Wright 0-2 2-2 2, Leonard 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 36-89 17-20 97.

WASHINGTON (105) Pierce 4-9 6-8 16, Nene 5-13 2-4 12, Gortat 8-10 0-0 16, Wall 10-23 1-2 21, Beal 8-13 3-6 23, Gooden 4-7 0-0 9, Butler 2-6 1-2 5, Sessions 0-0 3-4 3, Seraphin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-82 16-26 105.

Portland 20 20 34 23 — 97 Washington 27 33 21 24 — 105 3-Point Goals-Portland 8-28 (Afflalo 2-5, Batum 2-6, Lillard 2-8, McCollum 1-2, Blake 1-3, Wright 0-1, Aldridge 0-1, Leonard 0-2), Washington 7-12 (Beal 4-4, Pierce 2-5, Gooden 1-1, Wall 0-1, Butler 0-1). Rebounds-Portland 54 (Batum 15), Washington 53 (Wall, Gortat 9).

Assists-Portland 19 (Lillard 9), Washington 25 (Wall 11). Total Fouls-Portland 19, Washington 17. Technicals-Portland Coach Stotts. A-17,324 (20,308).

Celtics 108, 76ers 89 Boston — Tyler Zeller scored a career-high 26 points, Avery Bradley had 20, and Boston won its fifth straight game.

PHILADELPHIA (89) Thompson 5-9 1-2 13, Mbah a Moute 4-8 1-4 10, Noel 7-15 4-6 18, Canaan 4-11 1-2 11, Richardson 1-7 0-0 2, Smith 7-13 1-2 16, Covington 1-8 1-2 4, Grant 2-5 1-2 6, Robinson 2-5 3-4 7, Sims 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 34-84 13-24 89.

BOSTON (108) Turner 5-9 0-0 10, Bass 6-10 0-0 12, Zeller 11-15 4-4 26, Smart 4-10 1-1 11, Bradley 8-14 0-0 20, Olynyk 0-6 1-2 1, Datome 4-8 0-0 10, Crowder 5-7 0-0 10, Pressey 1-7 3-4 5, Jerebko 0-1 2-2 2, Young 0-0 0-0 0, Randolph 0-1 1-2 1.

Totals 44-88 12-15 108.

Philadelphia 18 16 34 21 — 89 Boston 38 19 32 19 — 108 3-Point Goals-Philadelphia 8-24 (Thompson 2-5, Canaan 2-7, Mbah a Moute 1-1, Smith 1-2, Grant 1-3, Covington 1-4, Richardson 0-2), Boston 8-20 (Bradley 4-7, Smart 2-3, Datome 2-4, Jerebko 0-1, Pressey 0-1, Crowder 0-2, Olynyk 0-2). Rebounds-Philadelphia 53 (Noel 7), Boston 55 (Bradley 10). Assists-Philadelphia 20 (Smith 4), Boston 27 (Bradley 6). Total FoulsPhiladelphia 20, Boston 21. Flagrant FoulsTurner. A-16,553 (18,624).

How former Jayhawks fared Darrell Arthur, Denver Min: 29. Pts: 3. Reb: 5. Ast: 3.

Tarik Black, L.A. Lakers Min: 18. Pts: 4. Reb: 6. Ast: 1.

Mario Chalmers, Miami Min: 29. Pts: 16. Reb: 5. Ast: 3.

Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Min: 0. Pts: 0. Reb: 0. Ast: 0.

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia Did not play (inactive).

Drew Gooden, Washington Min: 21. Pts: 9. Reb: 2. Ast: 1.

Ben McLemore, Sacramento Min: 29. Pts: 11. Reb: 6. Ast: 3.

Paul Pierce, Washington Min: 32. Pts: 16. Reb: 5. Ast: 1.

Thomas Robinson, Philadelphia Min: 15. Pts: 7. Reb: 5. Ast: 0.

Brandon Rush, Golden State Did not play (coach’s decision) Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Min: 38. Pts: 13. Reb: 6. Ast: 3.

Grizzlies 92, Nuggets 81 Memphis, Tenn. — Zach Randolph had 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Memphis thwarted a fourth-quarter rally by Denver.

DENVER (81) Chandler 4-10 3-6 13, Arthur 1-11 1-2 3, Nurkic 0-2 2-4 2, Nelson 11-18 0-0 24, Foye 6-14 2-2 16, Hickson 3-12 3-5 9, E.Green 1-5 0-0 2, Barton 1-5 2-2 5, Lauvergne 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 3-4 0-0 7.

Totals 30-81 13-21 81.

MEMPHIS (92) Je.Green 2-4 2-2 6, Randolph 9-20 3-4 21, Gasol 4-13 6-8 14, Udrih 4-8 0-0 9, Lee 3-7 2-2 9, Allen 5-10 4-4 14, Calathes 5-11 2-2 12, Koufos 1-3 2-2 4, Carter 0-4 3-4 3, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-80 24-28 92.

Denver 18 19 26 18 — 81 Memphis 24 23 18 27 — 92 3-Point Goals-Denver 8-18 (Chandler 2-2, Nelson 2-5, Foye 2-6, Harris 1-2, Barton 1-2, Arthur 0-1), Memphis 2-9 (Lee 1-2, Udrih 1-3, Calathes 0-1, Je.Green 0-1, Carter 0-1, Randolph 0-1). Rebounds-Denver 47 (Chandler 8), Memphis 63 (Randolph 16). Assists-Denver 14 (Barton 4), Memphis 14 (Calathes, Gasol 3).

Total Fouls-Denver 24, Memphis 16. A-16,614 (18,119).

Nets 122, Timberwolves 106 Minneapolis — Joe Johnson scored 22 points, rookie Bojan Bogdanovic had 21, and Brooklyn beat short-handed Minnesota.

BROOKLYN (122) Johnson 10-14 0-0 22, Young 8-17 3-4 19, Lopez 7-8 2-3 16, Williams 3-9 2-2 8, M.Brown 1-4 0-0 2, Jack 6-10 4-4 16, Plumlee 2-2 2-2 6, Jefferson 2-6 0-2 4, Bogdanovic 10-15 0-0 21, Anderson 2-4 0-0 6, Jordan 1-1 0-0 2, Morris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 52-90 13-17 122.

MINNESOTA (106) Wiggins 5-13 3-4 13, Payne 3-8 0-0 6, Dieng 4-7 3-4 11, LaVine 8-15 0-0 20, Martin 7-16 6-6 23, Hamilton 6-14 3-3 15, Budinger 8-10 0-0 18, L.Brown 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 41-88 15-17 106.

Brooklyn 33 34 31 24 — 122 Minnesota 29 26 24 27 — 106 3-Point Goals-Brooklyn 5-13 (Anderson 2-2, Johnson 2-5, Bogdanovic 1-3, Jack 0-1, Williams 0-2), Minnesota 9-15 (LaVine 4-6, Martin 3-5, Budinger 2-3, Wiggins 0-1).

Rebounds-Brooklyn 51 (Plumlee 9), Minnesota 40 (Wiggins, Hamilton 6). Assists-Brooklyn 21 (Williams 7), Minnesota 27 (Martin 6). Total Fouls-Brooklyn 15, Minnesota 15. A-14,234 (19,356).

Mavericks 119, Thunder 115 Dallas — Chandler Parsons scored 31 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 22, and Dallas rallied rallied from 15 down in the third quarter to defeat Oklahoma City.

OKLAHOMA CITY (115) Waiters 6-16 2-4 15, Kanter 7-12 5-5 19, Adams 5-8 5-6 15, Westbrook 7-17 9-10 24, Roberson 1-1 0-0 3, Morrow 5-11 0-0 13, Collison 0-0 3-4 3, McGary 5-11 2-4 12, Augustin 3-11 0-0 6, Singler 1-3 2-2 5. Totals 40-90 28-35 115.

TODAY • Women’s golf at Arizona Wildcat Invitational • Softball vs. Indiana State, 3 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W Toronto 40 Boston 30 Brooklyn 27 Philadelphia 15 New York 13 Southeast Division

W x-Atlanta 53 Washington 39 Miami 30 Charlotte 29 Orlando 21 Central Division

W Cleveland 43 Chicago 40 Milwaukee 34 Indiana 30 Detroit 23 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W Memphis 47 Houston 44 Dallas 43 San Antonio 41 New Orleans 36 Northwest Division

W Portland 44 Oklahoma City 37 Utah 30 Denver 26 Minnesota 14 Pacific Division

W x-Golden State 52 L.A. Clippers 42 Phoenix 35 Sacramento 22 L.A. Lakers 17 x-clinched playoff spot

L 27 36 38 52 53

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DALLAS (119) Parsons 10-14 8-9 31, Nowitzki 8-18 2-2 22, Chandler 1-4 3-6 5, Rondo 5-8 0-0 11, Ellis 8-20 8-11 24, Villanueva 4-8 0-0 10, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Stoudemire 5-9 0-1 10, Jefferson 0-2 3-4 3, Barea 1-5 1-2 3. Totals 42-89 25-35 119.

Oklahoma City 29 34 29 23 — 115 Dallas 27 26 39 27 — 119 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma City 7-26 (Morrow 3-7, Roberson 1-1, Singler 1-2, Westbrook 1-4, Waiters 1-5, Augustin 0-7), Dallas 10-25 (Nowitzki 4-7, Parsons 3-5, Villanueva 2-5, Rondo 1-2, Jefferson 0-1, Barea 0-2, Ellis 0-3).

Fouled Out-Adams, Westbrook. ReboundsOklahoma City 68 (Kanter, McGary 13), Dallas 46 (Chandler 7). Assists-Oklahoma City 19 (Westbrook 12), Dallas 27 (Rondo 13). Total Fouls-Oklahoma City 34, Dallas 27. TechnicalsCollison, Kanter, Chandler, Nowitzki, Stoudemire. Flagrant Fouls-Westbrook, Chandler. A-20,231 (19,200).

HIGH SCHOOLS HUB:

CBI Tournament First Round LOYOLA CHICAGO..............41⁄2................................... Rider College Insider Tournament First Round OAKLAND............................... 7...................Eastern Illinois USC UPSTATE.....................51⁄2. ..............James Madison Bowling Green...................41⁄2..............ST. FRANCIS, PA EASTERN KENTUCKY.......... 8.............................Norfolk St UL-Lafayette......................21⁄2. .........INCARNATE WORD Wednesday, March 18th.

NCAA Tournament UD Arena-Dayton, OH. First Four North Florida.................21⁄2 (139)..............Robert Morris Dayton.............................31⁄2 (127)..........................Boise St Thursday, March 19th.

NCAA Tournament Memorial Arena-Jacksonville, FL. Second Round Arkansas.........................71⁄2 (137)..........................Wofford North Carolina............... 10 (134)...........................Harvard Baylor......................8 (130).............. Georgia St Xavier....................................OFF.......................................TBD NCAA Tournament Consol Arena-Pittsburgh, PA. Second Round Notre Dame.....................12 (141).................Northeastern Texas..................... 11⁄2 (122)...................Butler

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Villanova........................221⁄2 (147)......................Lafayette NC State..........................11⁄2 (140)...................................Lsu NCAA Tournament KFC Yum! Center-Louisville, KY. Second Round Kentucky..............................OFF.......................................TBD Purdue................................2 (118)........................Cincinnati Iowa St.................. 131⁄2 (146)..............Ala-Birm Smu...................................31⁄2 (134).................................Ucla NCAA Tournament Rose Quarter-Portland, OR. Second Round Utah.................................. 61⁄2 (131)...............................Sfasu Georgetown.....................7 (147)............... E. Washington Arizona.............................23 (134)..................Texas South Ohio St.............................31⁄2 (137).................................. Vcu Friday, March 20th.

NCAA Tournament Time Warner Cable Arena-Charlotte, NC. Second Round Virginia...........................161⁄2 (124)........................Belmont Michigan St....................51⁄2 (126)..........................Georgia Duke......................................OFF.......................................TBD San Diego St....................3 (120)........................St. John’s NCAA Tournament Nationwide Arena-Columbus, OH. Second Round West Virginia.........41⁄2 (150)..................Buffalo Maryland...........................5 (123)...................... Valparaiso

TODAY College Basketball

CHARLOTTE (66) Kidd-Gilchrist 2-7 3-4 7, Ma.Williams 1-5 0-0 3, Jefferson 5-11 0-0 10, M. Williams 3-12 0-0 7, Henderson 1-6 2-2 4, Walker 1-8 2-2 5, Biyombo 0-0 1-2 1, Maxiell 1-3 0-0 2, Stephenson 6-13 5-6 17, Taylor 0-6 0-0 0, Roberts 1-4 0-0 2, Vonleh 0-1 2-2 2, Daniels 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 23-78 15-18 66.

UTAH (94) Hayward 5-12 5-6 18, Favors 5-9 0-0 10, Gobert 2-4 5-8 9, Exum 4-8 0-0 11, Hood 9-11 1-1 24, Ingles 2-3 0-0 5, Millsap 2-7 0-0 5, Burke 3-14 0-0 8, Booker 0-5 0-2 0, Cooley 1-3 0-0 2, Evans 0-0 2-2 2, Cotton 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-78 13-19 94.

Charlotte 16 14 16 20 — 66 Utah 30 31 24 9 — 94 3-Point Goals-Charlotte 5-19 (Daniels 2-2, Walker 1-2, Ma.Williams 1-3, M. Williams 1-8, Stephenson 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Roberts 0-1, Henderson 0-1), Utah 15-24 (Hood 5-5, Hayward 3-5, Exum 3-5, Burke 2-5, Ingles 1-1, Millsap 1-3). Rebounds-Charlotte 42 (Jefferson 7), Utah 67 (Gobert 22). Assists-Charlotte 9 (Walker, M. Williams 3), Utah 19 (Burke 4).

Total Fouls-Charlotte 11, Utah 19. A-16,743 (19,911).

Hawks 110, Kings 103 Sacramento, Calif. — Jeff Teague scored 23 points, and Paul Millsap added 19 points and 10 rebounds to help Atlanta (53-14) set a franchise record with its 23rd road win of the season.

ATLANTA (110) Carroll 6-10 1-2 16, Millsap 8-13 2-2 19, Brand 2-5 2-2 6, Teague 6-16 9-11 23, Bazemore 4-12 1-2 11, Mack 5-10 1-2 14, Antic 1-3 2-4 5, Schroder 3-12 4-5 10, Muscala 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 38-84 22-30 110.

SACRAMENTO (103) Casspi 6-13 2-2 16, Landry 1-3 2-2 4, Cousins 7-19 6-8 20, McCallum 4-8 0-0 10, McLemore 5-11 1-2 11, Stauskas 2-8 2-3 7, Williams 0-5 0-0 0, Miller 6-7 2-2 16, Thompson 7-7 4-4 18, Evans 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 38-81 20-25 103.

Atlanta 28 26 28 28 — 110 Sacramento 29 18 29 27 — 103 3-Point Goals-Atlanta 12-31 (Carroll 3-6, Mack 3-7, Teague 2-4, Bazemore 2-8, Millsap 1-2, Antic 1-2, Schroder 0-2), Sacramento 7-20 (Miller 2-2, McCallum 2-4, Casspi 2-5, Stauskas 1-4, Cousins 0-1, McLemore 0-2, Williams 0-2).

Fouled Out-McLemore. Rebounds-Atlanta 49 (Millsap 10), Sacramento 53 (Cousins 13).

Assists-Atlanta 25 (Teague, Schroder 6), Sacramento 23 (Miller 7). Total Fouls-Atlanta 24, Sacramento 29. Technicals-Cousins.

A-16,835 (17,317).

Oklahoma................ 13 (127).............Albany, NY Providence..........................OFF.......................................TBD NCAA Tournament Centurylink Arena-Omaha, NE. Second Round Kansas...................111⁄2 (131)......New Mexico St Wichita St.......................51⁄2 (138)...........................Indiana Wisconsin........................20 (120)............ Coast Carolina Oklahoma St.......Pick’em (137).............. Oregon NCAA Tournament Key Arena-Seattle, WA. Second Round Northern Iowa................6 (109)......................... Wyoming Louisville........................81⁄2 (124).......................Cal Irvine Gonzaga......................... 171⁄2 (127)................N. Dakota St Iowa..................................21⁄2 (146)....................... Davidson NHL Favorite....................Goals.................Underdog Ottawa..............................Even-1⁄2......................CAROLINA Pittsburgh.......................Even-1⁄2.................NEW JERSEY Montreal..........................Even-1⁄2.........................FLORIDA BOSTON.............................. 21⁄2-3.............................. Buffalo WINNIPEG.........................Even-1⁄2........................San Jose NASHVILLE......................Even-1⁄2.....................Minnesota CHICAGO............................... 1⁄2-1......................NY Islanders St. Louis...........................Even-1⁄2....................... CALGARY VANCOUVER........................ 1⁄2-1......................Philadelphia Home Team in CAPS (c) TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC

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Jazz 94, Hornets 66 Salt Lake City — Rookie Rodney Hood scored 24 points, Pro Basketball and Utah extended its seasonOrlando v. Dallas best win streak to six games.

LATEST LINE NBA Favorite.............. Points (O/U)............Underdog San Antonio..................121⁄2 (197)....................NEW YORK x-Memphis.....................OFF (OFF)........................DETROIT y-NEW ORLEANS..........OFF (OFF)....................Milwaukee HOUSTON.......................111⁄2 (203).........................Orlando LA CLIPPERS..................91⁄2 (199).......................Charlotte x-Detroit center A. Drummond is questionable. y-Milw guard M. Carter-Williams is doubtful.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Favorite.............. Points (O/U)............Underdog NCAA Tournament UD Arena-Dayton, OH. First Four Manhattan......................81⁄2 (140)...................... Hampton Byu......................................3 (157)......................Mississippi NIT Tournament First Round PITTSBURGH........................21⁄2. ..... George Washington MIAMI-FLORIDA..................91⁄2........................ NC Central RHODE ISLAND..................... 7........................................Iona LOUISIANA TECH...............51⁄2. ...........Central Michigan TULSA.................................... 71⁄2. ...............William & Mary ALABAMA............................... 3....................................Illinois MURRAY ST.........................51⁄2. ................................... Utep TEXAS A&M..........................111⁄2............................ Montana STANFORD...........................81⁄2............................ UC Davis

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Kentucky completes poll sweep The Associated Press

Kentucky, the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, is the first team since Duke in 1991-92 to hold the No. 1 spot in the AP poll for the entire season. The Wildcats, who were a unanimous No. 1 for the last seven polls and 11 weeks overall, are the 13th team to run the table on top of the rankings.

UCLA holds the record with four seasons as No. 1 every week (1967, 1969, 1972, 1973) with Ohio State (1961, 1962) and Cincinnati (1960, 1963) the only others to do it for more than one season. San Francisco (1956), Indiana (1976), UNLV (1991) and Duke also were topranked for a whole season.

The AP poll began with the 1948-49 season. Since the poll expanded to 25 teams in 198990, only four teams ranked No. 1 in the final poll went on to win the national championship: Duke (1992), UCLA (1995), Duke (2001) and Kentucky (2012).

Record match: There were 53 teams ranked at some point this season, matching the record set in 2009-10.

Record breaker: The Big 12 set the record for highest percentage of teams from a conference in one season. Nine of the league’s 10 schools were ranked — Texas Tech was the one that didn’t make the Top 25 — a 90 percent mark that shattered the previous record of 78 percent set by the Big East in 1991 when seven of its nine teams were ranked.

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Belmont edges KU in grad-rate bracket J-W Staff Report

Kansas University’s basketball team reached the championship game of Inside Higher Ed’s 2015 NCAA Academic Tournament, falling to Belmont in “double overtime,” the publication announced.

Inside Higher Ed annually uses the NCAA’s most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) to determine the winner of each matchup from the actual NCAA Tournament bracket.

The APR rewards teams whose players stay in good academic stand-

ing and remain enrolled from semester to semester.

Inside Higher Ed — an online source for information on higher education — broke ties by using the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR), a variation of the graduation rate that considers

transfers and does not punish teams whose athletes leave college before graduation if they leave in good academic standing.

If a further tiebreaker is needed, the publication uses the Federal Graduation Rate, which deducts points when student-

athletes, for any reason, do not graduate from the school at which they originally enrolled.

KU defeated New Mexico State, Indiana, Texas, Kentucky and Arizona en route to the championship game. KU and Belmont had identical APRs and GSR, but

Belmont’s federal rate was better.

KU won this competition in 2014, 2012 and 2010, reached the championship game in 2013 and reached the Final Four in 2011.

For the full Inside Higher Ed story go to http://ljw.bz/1EloowY

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played all 33 games but only made 25 starts.

A couple of key underclassmen, notably starters Pascal Siakam and Ian Baker, helped round out the Aggies’ lineup, but Menzies said the team always leaned on its leadership.

“Philosophically speaking, I’ve always wanted to have upperclassmen in our program, even if it’s just juniors,” Menzies said. “If we get blown out by 40, it didn’t help us too much. But I’d like to think (that kind of experience puts us) in a position to not be nervous and to feel like we’ve been there before, because we have.”

That’s the mindset Menzies expects his team to have when the ball goes up Friday morning. The former Rick Pitino assistant said he saw endless amounts of individual and team talent during his film study of the Jayhawks this week.

He even went as far as to joke about it when he

was asked if the Aggies’ stiff zone defense could be considered a strength against the Jayhawks.

“Our strength against Kansas,” Menzies repeated. “That’s a separate question altogether. You might want to go back and ask, ‘Do we have a strength against Kansas.’”

Having respect for one’s opponent is often considered to be a strength in itself, and it’s clear that Menzies and crew have the utmost respect for Bill Self and the Jayhawks (26-8).

“Their overall individual talent was the biggest thing,” Menzies said. “And their ability to transition and finish in transition. There’s a lot of things that jumped out. Their ability to pressure the ball. They really guard you. Man-to-man defense has always been one of Bill’s signatures.

There’s some things I already knew about them.

I just kind of reinforced them, unfortunately,

when I was watching the film.”

But because of his roster, as well as the teams they’ve played and the places they’ve been during the past few seasons, Menzies believes his team will have a shot.

They proved that in an overtime loss to fourthseeded San Diego State last season and again, four years earlier, in a three-point loss to Michigan State in the tournament’s opening round.

“I’m not gonna outcoach Bill,” Menzies said.

“We’re not gonna draw up any special play or do anything out of the box that’s gonna have people ranting and raving about our coaching ability. We feel like we’re pretty solid, and we do a good job, but it’s gonna be about our seniors, if we’re able to play a close game and make it really competitive and hopefully be in a position to do something late in the game. ... We’ll go as far as our seniors take us.”

by ESPN’s Andy Katz on Monday about the odds of freshman Cliff Alexander playing in the NCAA Tournament, Self said: “I think the same as it was last week and the week before and the week before that; not very good.

We’re certainly moving on with the likelihood he will not be available to us. If he is, of course that would be a big bonus, but at this time I don’t think so.”

Asked about the chances the NCAA and Alexander might actually meet this week to try to address the NCAA issue that has sidelined Alexander, Self said: “I don’t think it has anything to do with what he wants to do or with what the NCAA wants to do. They just have to have all the parties on the same page. I’m not privy to that information so I l don’t know where all that Cliff status quo: Asked is. I’m hopeful that’s the

case. I know that’s what he (Alexander) wants.

Certainly, I don’t think we are at the point where that is going to transpire yet.”

Twitter was abuzz with incorrect reports that Self said on Katz’s show that Alexander definitely was ruled out for the postseason.

“I think I said nothing has changed (to Katz),” Self told the JournalWorld while the frenzy was occurring. “So we’re moving forward as we won’t have him.”

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NEW MEXICO STATE SENIOR REMI BARRY, LEFT, HOLDS THE BALL away from Seattle’s Isiah Umipig in the first half of the championship game of the WAC tournament on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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to figure a way to try to attack them on both ends differently than the first time.

“I really don’t know (how to beat UK), other than the fact whoever plays them, you have to make some shots.

You’ve got five potential pros out there no matter what combinations they use. That does make it difficult when you play against talent. More importantly than playing against talent, you are playing against talent that plays together. They appear to be a team … from the outside looking in they are a team on the same page.”

First up for KU (26-8) is Friday’s game against No. 15 seed New Mexico

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They lost to Kentucky in the 2012 championship game.

Big 12 teams made up half the Final Four

has to what the top-seeded team in the Midwest region brings.

The Aggies (23-10) won the WAC regular-season title by five games before cruising to a fourth consecutive conference tournament championship last week in Las Vegas. And Menzies said Monday that his four seniors, who will be playing in their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament, played a huge role in leading his team through the injuryfilled season.

Six-foot-eight forward Remi Barry, from Paris, France, was the only NMSU senior to start all 33 games this season. Sixfoot-10 forward Tshilidzi Nephawe and 6-2 guard Daniel Mullings each missed 12 games. And 6-2 guard DK Eldridge

State (23-10), set for an 11:15 a.m. tipoff at CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

If KU wins, it would meet either No. 7-seed Wichita State or No. 10 Indiana on Sunday for the right possibly to meet No. 3 seed Notre Dame the following Thursday in Cleveland in the Sweet 16.

“I was shocked Wichita State was a 7. I thought they’d be higher than that,” Self said, “maybe considerably higher than that. My initial thing (thought) was, ‘How are they a 7?’ I go through in my mind thinking of who are potential teams to be a 7, and they were not on my list at all.

“That was my initial thing. The next thing was, ‘OK, Wichita State ... there will be so much banter if it plays to be the matchup.’ I told myself, ‘This is not going to become a distraction for me at all.’ My focus has to

be on our team and New Mexico State. We’ll prepare for a four-team tournament over the weekend and not be hung up on who the matchup will be or what outside people are saying.

“We’ve had other games like that with Carolina (KU is 3-0 vs.

Roy Williams teams). I know it’d be a big game if it plays out for our state, obviously because we have not played Wichita State in a long time and rightfully so. The bottom line is, you are not playing an in-state foe. You are playing a team that is really good, really sound, and you’ve got to figure a way to go against their players and not all the hoopla around it.

Self said of KU’s status as one of the tourney’s top eight teams ... “the reason we are a 2 seed is we played a monster schedule. Let’s call it

like it is. If our schedule wasn’t like this, we probably wouldn’t be.

“I thought all along it would be very difficult for us to jump Gonzaga,” Self said of the 2 seed in the South that plays North Dakota State in the first round in Houston and would meet either Iowa or Davidson in the second round, with Iowa State the 3 seed.

“If we’d won the (Big 12) tournament, maybe we’d have given the committee at least something to think about. I think we probably got exactly what we deserved,” Self added.

“I’m proud of our guys.

They’ve fought hard. It’s been a long grind. Now obviously our batteries have to get recharged. It’s important to me to go and win a two-day tournament, just like it is all the other coaches.”

in 2002 and 2003, with Kansas in both times — joined by Oklahoma in 2002 and Texas the next year. Oklahoma State got to the Final Four in 2004.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, whose team is in its third Big 12 season, isn’t sure the league has to prove any-

thing in the NCAA Tournament.

“Sometimes what gets lost in the excitement of this month is that we’ve already played 30 games.

We’re the No. 1 RPI league in the country,” Huggins said.

“It’d be great if four of our teams end up in the

Sweet 16, or seven of them, really, but ... everybody says well, let’s see what happens with the test of time. I think we have kind of shown what we do over the test of time.”

Oklahoma State’s Travis Ford, like the rest of the coaches, takes pride in the Big 12 doing well in

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March. But he doesn’t believe the NCAA Tournament is a true indication of how strong a team or a league is based on what happens in those games.

“I don’t care what happens from this point ... we have the best league in America from top to bottom,” Ford said.

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“It would nice to see our league take a step forward,” Self said. “I also think this. I don’t think you take away that our league’s had a great year.

Just like was the SEC the best league in football this past year? Absolutely. They had a bad bowl season.”

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‘Play angry’? Easy for Shockers Wichita (ap) — Wichita State should have no problem playing angry this time around.

The program whose mantra of “play angry” carried them to the Final Four two years ago, and to a perfect regularseason record last year, was dealt a No. 7 seed by the NCAA Tournament selection committee on Sunday and given a tough opening matchup against Indiana.

Hardly a reward for winning another regularseason Missouri Valley title, spending much of the season ranked in the top 10 and having one of the nation’s best backcourts.

But if anybody is a master manipulator when it comes to using a perceived slight to his advantage, it just may be Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall. He thrives on playing the underdog role, and the Shockers have come to embody that over the years.

“It is what it is,” Marshall said Monday. “We don’t get to vote on where they seed us.”

That may constitute a

“How in the world they’re a seven-seed blows my mind,” he said.

“I thought the Missouri Valley, to be honest, deserved a little more credit than what they got. I thought they would be a higher seed and Northern Iowa would be a higher seed, too.”

Know who else was intrigued by a potential Shockers-Jayhawks matchup? Hoosiers coach Tom Crean, who didn’t even notice that at first it would come at the expense of his team.

“It’s like, ‘There’s Kansas,’ and then, ‘There’s Wichita State,’” he said, “and I’m saying, ‘Wow! Wichita State can play Kansas in the semi ... whoa, there’s Indiana,’ and it was just one of those deals. That was my thought process.”

This is hardly the first time that Wichita State got stuck with a tough seed.

After its perfect run last season, it was rewarded with a No. 1 seed — and a date third-round date with eventual runner-up Kentucky, which was given the eighth seed.

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WICHITA STATE COACH GREGG MARSHALL REACTS AFTER A FOUL WAS CALLED against his team in the second half of the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Saturday in St. Louis. verbal shrug, but you can bet the uber-competitive Marshall will have his guys playing as if they have been treated unfairly against the Hoosiers on Friday.

“Bottom line is our region is tough,” Marshall said. “We have four of the top 10 winningest programs in the history of

college basketball — and we’re not one of them — in our region. Kentucky is one, Kansas is two, Indiana and Notre Dame.

We’ve got four in our region. We have to make it through those guys to get to the Final Four.”

Ah, yes — Kansas.

Don’t forget the Shockers could earn a third-round

date with the Jayhawks if both win, finally getting a chance to play the school that refuses to schedule them.

That fact surely wasn’t lost on Kansas coach Bill Self, who was stunned to see the Shockers fall to the seventh line when the bracket flashed on the television screen.

The year before that, they were dealt a No. 9 seed before going all the way to the Final Four.

“If I don’t like it, it doesn’t really matter,” Marshall said. “They don’t call me and ask my opinion. I know you’re asking me, but that doesn’t matter. I’ll just go with what we’ve got, try to play the best we can and try to get to the second weekend.”

The Shockers’ “play angry” mantra was born a couple years ago, when former Shockers stars Xavier McDaniel and Antoine Carr visited the team. They asked the Shockers how it would feel if someone came into their house and tried to steal something. The response was quite natural: They’d be angry. So McDaniel and Carr encouraged the Shockers to play that way every time on the court, and it stuck.

Now, it’s emblazoned on T-shirts worn around town, bumper stickers on cars, flags flying in front of houses. It’s not just a mantra anymore, it’s a state of mind.

OPENING REGIONAL ODDS West Regional

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 Xavier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 VCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-1 Ohio St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-1 Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-1 BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-1 Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-1 Oklahoma St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-1 Harvard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-1 Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-1 Georgia St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500-1 Coastal Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000-1 Texas Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000-1

South Regional

Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Gonzaga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Iowa St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Georgetown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-1 San Diego St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-1 St. John’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-1 Stephen F. Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-1 UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-1 Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150-1 E. Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-1 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500-1 N. Dakota St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000-1 North Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000-1 Robert Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000-1

Tues., 5:40 p.m.

11 Ole Miss (20-12)

16 Hampton (16-17)

11 BYU (25-9)

Second Round

March 21-22

16 Hampton/Manhattan

Pittsburgh Omaha, Neb.

March 26-27

Elite Eight

Thurs., 8:20 p.m.

Mar. 27

5 N. Iowa (30-3) Fri., 12:40 p.m.

12 Buffalo (23-9)

12 Wyoming (25-9)

Final Four

Mar. 22

Mar. 22

Indianapolis

Fri., 3:50 p.m.

Thurs., 1:45 p.m.

11 Texas (20-13)

MIDWEST

EAST

Cleveland Mar. 28

Syracuse, N.Y. Mar. 29

13 UC Irvine (21-12) 6 Providence (22-11) Fri., 8:57 p.m.

Mar. 22

Mar. 21

11 Boise St./Dayton 3 Oklahoma (22-10) Fri., 6:27 p.m.

Thurs., 11:15 a.m.

14 Albany (24-8)

14 Northeastern (23-11) Mar. 26

7 Wichita St. (28-4) Fri., 1:45 p.m.

10 Indiana (20-13) 2 Kansas (26-8)

4 Louisville (24-8) Fri., 3:10 p.m.

April 4

13 Valparaiso (28-5)

3 Notre Dame (29-5)

8 NC State (20-13) 9 LSU (22-10)

Fri., 1:10 p.m.

4 Maryland (27-6)

1 Villanova (32-2) Thurs., 5:50 p.m.

March 28-29

Mar. 26

March 19-20

16 Lafayette (20-12) Mar. 21

Elite Eight

March 28-29

9 Purdue (21-12)

March 21-22

Second Round

Mar. 22

National Championship

Mar. 27

7 Michigan St. (23-11) Fri., 11:40 a.m.

Mar. 22

April 6

Fri., 11:15 a.m.

10 Georgia (21-11) 2 Virginia (29-3) Fri., 2:10 p.m.

15 Belmont (22-10)

1 Wisconsin (31-3)

1 Duke (29-4)

16 Coastal Car. (24-9)

16 N. Fla./R. Morris

Fri., 8:20 p.m.

8 Oregon (25-9)

Fri., 6:10 p.m.

Mar. 22

Mar. 22

9 St. John’s (21-11)

9 Okla. St. (18-13) Mar. 26

5 Arkansas (26-8)

Mar. 27

5 Utah (24-8)

12 SF Austin (29-4)

12 Wofford (28-6)

Mar. 21

Mar. 21

Thurs., 6:20 p.m.

Thurs., 8:57 p.m.

13 Harvard (22-7) 6 Xavier (21-13)

WEST

SOUTH

Los Angeles Mar. 28

Houston Mar. 29

13 E. Washington (26-8) 6 SMU (27-6)

Thurs., 2:10 p.m.

11 UCLA (20-13) Mar. 21

Mar. 21

Thurs., 12:40 p.m.

14 UAB (19-15) 7 Iowa (21-11) Fri., 6:20 p.m.

All Times CDT

10 Ohio St. (23-10) Mar. 21

Mar. 22

Seattle

Thurs., 3:40 p.m.

15 Texas So. (22-12)

Mar. 27

Mar. 26

7 VCU (26-9)

Thurs., 1:10 p.m.

3 Iowa St. (25-8)

Thurs., 11:40 a.m.

14 Georgia St. (24-9)

2 Arizona (31-3)

Louisville, Ky.

Thurs., 3:10 p.m.

11 BYU/Ole Miss 3 Baylor (24-9)

4 Georgetown (21-10)

Portland, Ore.

Thurs., 6:27 p.m.

Thurs., 8:50 p.m.

4 N. Carolina (24-11)

8 San Diego St. (26-8) Fri., 8:40 p.m.

Fri., 5:50 p.m.

Charlotte, N.C.

15 New Mex.St. (23-10)

Charlotte, N.C.

Omaha, Neb.

Sweet 16

Third Round

Columbus, Ohio

Jacksonville, Fla.

11 Dayton 25-8)

Sweet 16

Thurs., 6:10 p.m.

6 Butler (22-10)

Jacksonville, Fla.

16 Robert Morris (19-14)

Men’s Division I Basketball Championship

Mar. 21

5 W. Virginia (23-9)

Wed., 8:10 p.m.

11 Boise State (25-8)

March 26-27

Thurs., 8:40 p.m.

8 Cincinnati (22-10)

March 17-18 Dayton, Ohio

Wed., 5:40 p.m.

16 N. Florida (23-11)

Seattle

Columbus, Ohio

1 Kentucky (34-0)

Third Round

First Round

Midwest Regional

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-1 Wichita St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-1 Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-1 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-1 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-1 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-1 Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125-1 Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-1 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-1 Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750-1 Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250-1 Manhattan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250-1 New Mexico St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250-1

Pittsburgh

Louisville, Ky.

March 19-20

Portland, Ore.

Tues., 8:10 p.m.

16 Manhattan (19-13)

East Regional

Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Michigan St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 N. Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-1 N.C. State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-1 Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-1 Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-1 Boise St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-1 Dayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-1 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-1 Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500-1 UC Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500-1 Belmont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000-1 Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000-1

10 Davidson (24-7) 2 Gonzaga (32-2) Fri., 8:50 p.m.

15 N. Dakota St. (23-9) AP

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SCOREBOARD AP Top 25 Men

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final 2014-15 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Rec Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (65) 34-0 1,625 1 2. Villanova 32-2 1,522 4 3. Wisconsin 31-3 1,460 6 4. Duke 29-4 1,406 2 5. Arizona 31-3 1,405 5 6. Virginia 29-3 1,333 3 7. Gonzaga 32-2 1,229 7 8. Notre Dame 29-5 1,178 11 9. Iowa St. 25-8 1,043 13 10. Kansas 26-8 995 9 11. N. Iowa 30-3 979 10 12. Maryland 27-6 935 8 13. Oklahoma 22-10 740 15 14. Wichita St. 28-4 737 12 15. North Carolina 24-11 703 19 16. Baylor 24-9 680 16 17. Louisville 24-8 614 14 18. SMU 27-6 485 20 19. Utah 24-8 455 17 20. West Virginia 23-9 398 18 21. Arkansas 26-8 373 21 22. Georgetown 21-10 177 23 23. Michigan St. 23-11 159 — 24. Butler 22-10 142 22 25. VCU 26-9 109 — Others receiving votes: Oregon 91, Providence 62, Xavier 18, Davidson 16, Ohio St. 12, Stephen F. Austin 12, Wyoming 6, Boise St. 5, LSU 5, BYU 3, Valparaiso 3, Harvard 2, Murray St. 2, Wofford 2, Colorado St. 1, Dayton 1, Iowa 1, Purdue 1.

USA Today Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 15, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking:

Rec Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (32) 34-0 800 1 2. Villanova 32-2 747 3 3. Wisconsin 31-3 730 5 4. Arizona 31-3 689 6 5. Duke 29-4 675 2 6. Virginia 29-3 646 4 7. Gonzaga 32-2 597 7 8. Notre Dame 29-5 587 9 9. Northern Iowa 30-3 509 11 10. Iowa St. 25-8 504 15 11. Kansas 26-8 482 10 12. Maryland 27-6 470 8 13. Wichita State 28-4 379 12 14. North Carolina 24-11 347 19 15. Oklahoma 22-10 336 14 16. Louisville 24-8 292 13 17. Baylor 24-9 291 16 18. Utah 24-8 232 17 19. SMU 27-6 216 21 20. Arkansas 26-8 213 20 21. West Virginia 23-9 191 18 22. Michigan State 23-11 93 NR 23. Butler 22-10 79 22 24. Georgetown 21-10 69 23 25. Oregon 25-9 66 NR Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Commonwealth 46; Providence 37; San Diego State 18; Brigham Young 11; Stephen F. Austin 9; Davidson 8; Valparaiso 7; Ohio State 6; Xavier 6; Wyoming 5; Dayton 2; Boise State 2; Murray State 1; Purdue 1; Texas 1.

NCAA Men’s Tournament

FIRST ROUND At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Today Hampton (16-17) vs. Manhattan (1913), 5:40 p.m.

BYU (25-9) vs. Mississippi (20-12), 8:10 p.m.

BYU-Mississippi Matchup

BYU UM Record 25-9 20-12 Avg. Pts. 83.6 72.6 Opp. Avg. Pts. 72.6 67.5 Margin 11.0 5.1 FG Pct. .467 .426 Opp. FG Pct. .435 .400 3-Pt. FG Pct. .388 .338 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .328 .349 3-Pt. FG-Game 8.4 6.5 Opp. 3-Pt. FG-Game 6.2 7.7 FT Pct. .768 .778 Rebound Margin 4.9 2.8 TO Diff.

1.4 1.3 Avg Steals 7.6 6.6 Avg Blocks 3.0 3.7 Hampton-Manhattan Matchup

HU Record 16-17 Avg. Pts. 67.2 Opp. Avg. Pts. 68.0 Margin -0.8 FG Pct. .408 Opp. FG Pct. .413 3-Pt. FG Pct. .304 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .344 3-Pt. FG-Game 5.7 Opp. 3-Pt. FG-Game 5.7 FT Pct. .652 Rebound Margin 0.9 TO Diff.

-0.2 Avg Steals 6.7 Avg Blocks 4.1

MU 19-13 69.9 67.5 2.4 .435 .436 .340 .322 6.5 4.5 .694 -2.1 2.1 8.1 2.8

Wednesday, March 18 North Florida (23-11) vs. Robert Morris (19-14), 5:40 p.m.

Boise State (25-8) vs. Dayton (25-8), 8:10 p.m.

Odds to Win 2015 NCAA Men’s Tournament

TEAM Kentucky Duke Villanova Wisconsin Virginia Arizona Gonzaga North Carolina Baylor Iowa St. Kansas Oklahoma Notre Dame Michigan St. Georgetown Maryland SMU Utah Arkansas Louisville N. Iowa Xavier VCU West Virginia Wichita St. Butler LSU N.C. State Ohio St. Oregon Providence BYU Cincinnati

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EAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 19 At CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Villanova (32-2) vs. Lafayette (2012), 5:50 p.m.

N.C. State (20-13) vs. LSU (22-10), 8:20 p.m.

Friday, March 20 At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Michigan State (23-11) vs. Georgia (21-11), 11:40 a.m.

Virginia (29-3) vs. Belmont (22-10), 2:10 p.m.

At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Oklahoma (22-10) vs. Albany (24-8), 6:27 p.m.

Providence (22-11) vs. Boise StateDayton winner, 8:57 p.m.

At KeyArena Seattle Northern Iowa (30-3) vs. Wyoming (25-9), 12:40 p.m.

Louisville (24-8) vs. UC Irvine (21-12), 3:10 p.m.

Third Round Saturday, March 21 At CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Villanova-Lafayette winner vs. N.C. State-LSU winner Sunday, March 22 At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Virginia-Belmont winner vs.

Michigan State-Georgia winner At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Oklahoma-Albany winner vs.

Providence-Boise State-Dayton winner At KeyArena Seattle Louisville-UC Irvine winner vs.

Northern Iowa-Wyoming winner At The Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 Villanova-Lafayette-N.C. StateLSU winner vs. Louisville-UC IrvineNorthern Iowa-Wyoming winner Virginia-Belmont-Michigan StateGeorgia winner vs. Oklahoma-AlbanyProvidence-Boise State-Dayton winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 19 At KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Iowa State (25-8) vs. UAB (19-15), 11:40 a.m.

SMU (27-6) vs. UCLA (20-13), 2:10 p.m.

At Moda Center Portland, Ore. Utah (24-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (29-4), 6:27 p.m.

Georgetown (21-10) vs. Eastern Washington (26-8), 8:57 p.m.

Friday, March 20 At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Duke (29-4) vs. North Florida-Robert Morris winner, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego State (26-8) vs. St. John’s (21-11), 8:40 p.m.

At KeyArena Seattle Iowa (21-11) vs. Davidson (24-7), 6:20 p.m.

Gonzaga (32-2) vs. North Dakota State (23-9), 8:50 p.m.

Third Round Saturday, March 21 At KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Iowa State-UAB winner vs. SMUUCLA winner At Moda Center Portland, Ore. Georgetown-Eastern Washington winner vs. Utah-Stephen F. Austin winner

Georgia Indiana Iowa Mississippi Oklahoma St. San Diego St. Texas Boise St. Dayton Purdue St. John’s Stephen F. Austin UCLA Davidson Buffalo E. Washington Harvard Valparaiso Wofford Wyoming Albany Georgia St. Northeastern UAB UC Irvine Belmont Coastal Carolina Hampton Lafayette Manhattan New Mexico St. N. Dakota St. North Florida Robert Morris Texas Southern

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Sunday, March 22 At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Duke-North Florida-Robert Morris winner vs. San Diego State-St. John’s winner At KeyArena Seattle Gonzaga-North Dakota State winner vs. Iowa-Davidson winner At NRG Stadium Houston Regional Semifinals Friday, March 27 Duke-North Florida-Robert MorrisSan Diego State-St. John’s winner vs.

Georgetown-Eastern WashingtonUtah-Stephen F. Austin winner Iowa State-UAB-SMU-UCLA winner vs. Gonzaga-North Dakota StateIowa-Davidson winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 19 At KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Cincinnati (22-10) vs. Purdue (21-12), 6:10 p.m.

Kentucky (34-0) vs. HamptonManhattan winner, 8:40 p.m.

At CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Notre Dame (29-5) vs. Northeastern (23-11), 11:15 a.m.

Butler (22-10) vs. Texas (20-13), 1:45 p.m.

Friday, March 20 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio West Virginia (23-9) vs. Buffalo (239), 1:10 p.m.

Maryland (27-6) vs. Valparaiso (285), 3:50 p.m.

At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Kansas (26-8) vs. New Mexico State (23-10), 11:15 a.m.

Wichita State (28-4) vs. Indiana (2013), 1:45 p.m.

Third Round Saturday, March 21 At KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Kentucky-Hampton-Manhattan winner vs. Cincinnati-Purdue winner At CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Notre Dame-Northeastern winner vs. Butler-Texas winner Sunday, March 22 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Maryland-Valparaiso winner vs.

West Virginia-Buffalo winner At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Kansas-New Mexico State winner vs. Wichita State-Indiana winner At Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 26 Kentucky-Hampton-ManhattanCincinnati-Purdue winner vs.

Maryland-Valparaiso-West VirginiaBuffalo winner Kansas-New Mexico State-Wichita State-Indiana winner vs. Notre DameNortheastern-Butler-Texas winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 28 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 19 At Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Baylor (24-9) vs. Georgia State (249), 12:40 p.m.

Xavier (21-13) vs. BYU-Mississippi winner, 3:10 p.m.

North Carolina (24-11) vs. Harvard (22-7), 6:20 p.m.

Arkansas (26-8) vs. Wofford (28-6), 8:50 p.m.

At Moda Center Portland, Ore. Arizona (31-3) vs. Texas Southern (22-12), 1:10 p.m.

VCU (26-9) vs. Ohio State (23-10), 3:40 p.m.

Friday, March 20 At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Oregon (25-9) vs. Oklahoma State (18-13), 5:50 p.m.

Wisconsin (31-3) vs. Coastal Carolina (24-9), 8:20 p.m.

Third Round Saturday, March 21 At Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. North Carolina-Harvard winner vs.

Arkansas-Wofford winner Baylor-Georgia State winner vs.

Xavier-BYU-Mississippi winner At Moda Center Portland, Ore. Arizona-Texas Southern winner vs.

VCU-Ohio State winner Sunday, March 22 At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Wisconsin-Coastal Carolina winner vs. Oregon-Oklahoma State winner At The Staples Center Los Angeles Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 26 Wisconsin-Coastal CarolinaOregon-Oklahoma State winner vs.

North Carolina-Harvard-ArkansasWofford winner Arizona-Texas Southern-VCU-Ohio State winner vs. Baylor-Georgia StateXavier-BYU-Mississippi winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 28 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 4 Midwest champion vs. West champion East champion vs. South champion National Championship Monday, April 6 Semifinal winners

AP Top 25 Women

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Rec Pts Prv 1. UConn (35) 32-1 875 1 2. Notre Dame 31-2 836 2 3. South Carolina 30-2 798 3 4. Maryland 30-2 777 4 5. Baylor 30-3 721 5 6. Tennessee 27-5 705 6 7. Florida St. 29-4 670 7 8. Louisville 25-6 572 8 9. Arizona St. 27-5 561 9 10. Oregon St. 26-4 549 10 11. Kentucky 23-9 545 11 12. Mississippi St. 26-6 475 12 13. Princeton 30-0 464 13 14. Stanford 24-9 381 14 15. North Carolina 24-8 355 15 16. Duke 21-10 352 16 17. Chattanooga 29-3 297 17 18. Iowa 24-7 287 18 19. Geo. Washington 29-3 206 19 20. Florida Gulf Coast 30-2 196 20 21. Texas A&M 23-9 140 21 22. Northwestern 23-8 134 22 23. Ohio St. 23-10 116 23 24. California 23-9 93 25 25. South Florida 26-7 71 — Others receiving votes: DePaul 46, Rutgers 44, Seton Hall 33, Green Bay 19, W. Kentucky 19, LSU 8, James Madison 7, Syracuse 6, Texas 6, Quinnipiac 4, Wichita St. 4, Dayton 3.

NCAA Women’s Tournament

ALBANY REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 20 At Berkeley, Calif.

Texas (22-10) vs. Western Kentucky (30-4), 4 p.m.

California (23-9) vs. Wichita State (29-4), 6:30 p.m.

At Lexington, Ky. Dayton (25-6) vs. Iowa State (18-12), 11 a.m.

Kentucky (23-9) vs. Tennessee State (18-12), 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 At Storrs, Conn.

Rutgers (22-9) vs. Seton Hall (28-5), 5:30 p.m.

Connecticut (32-1) vs. Francis (N.Y.) (15-18), 8 p.m.

At Tampa, Fla. Louisville (25-6) vs. BYU (23-9), 3 p.m.

South Florida (26-7) vs. LSU (17-13), 8:30 p.m.

Second Round Sunday, March 22 At Berkeley, Calif.

Texas-Western Kentucky winner vs.

California-Wichita State winner, TBA At Lexington, Ky. Dayton-Iowa State winner vs.

Kentucky-Tennessee State winner, TBA Monday, March 23 At Storrs, Conn.

Rutgers-Seton Hall winner vs.

Connecticut-Francis (N.Y.) winner, TBA At Tampa, Fla. Louisville-BYU winner vs. South Florida-LSU winner, TBA

Regional Semifinals At Albany, N.Y. Saturday, March 28 Rutgers-Seton Hall-ConnecticutFrancis (N.Y.) winner vs. TexasWestern Kentucky-California-Wichita State winner, TBA Dayton-Iowa State-KentuckyTennessee State winner vs. LouisvilleBYU-South Florida-LSU winner, TBA Regional Championship Monday, March 30 Semifinal winners SPOKANE REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 20 At Durham, N.C. Duke (21-10) vs. Albany (NY) (24-8), 11 a.m.

Mississippi State (26-6) vs. Tulane (22-10), 1:30 p.m.

At Corvallis, N.C. Oregon State (26-4) vs. South Dakota State (24-8), 4 p.m.

George Washington (29-3) vs.

Gonzaga (24-7), 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 At College Park, Md. Princeton (30-0) vs. Green Bay (284), 10 a.m.

Maryland (30-2) vs. New Mexico State (22-7), 12:30 p.m.

At Knoxville, Tenn.

Chattanooga (29-3) vs. Pittsburgh (19-11), 10 a.m.

Tennessee (27-5) vs. Boise State (2210), 12:30 p.m.

Second Round Sunday, March 22 At Corvallis, N.C. George Washington-Gonzaga winner vs. Oregon State-South Dakota State winner, TBA At Durham, N.C. Duke-Albany (NY) winner vs.

Mississippi State-Tulane winner, TBA Monday, March 23 At College Park, Md. Princeton-Green Bay winner vs.

Maryland-New Mexico State winner, TBA At Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee-Boise State winner vs.

Chattanooga-Pittsburgh winner, TBA Regional Semifinals At Spokane, Was. Saturday, March 28 Princeton-Green Bay-MarylandNew Mexico State winner vs. DukeAlbany (NY)-Mississippi State-Tulane winner, TBA George Washington-GonzagaOregon State-South Dakota State winner vs. Tennessee-Boise StateChattanooga-Pittsburgh winner, TBA Regional Championship Monday, March 30 Semifinal winners OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 20 At Notre Dame, Ind. Minnesota (23-9) vs. DePaul (26-7), 4 p.m.

Notre Dame (31-2) vs. Montana (248), 6:30 p.m.

At Iowa City Washington (23-9) vs. Miami (1912), 11 a.m.

Iowa (24-7) vs. American (24-8), 1:30 p.m.

At Waco, Texas Northwestern (23-8) vs. Arkansas (17-13), 11 a.m.

Baylor (30-3) vs. Northwestern State (19-14), 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 At Stanford, Calif.

Oklahoma (20-11) vs. Quinnipiac (31-3), 3 p.m.

Stanford (24-9) vs. CS Northridge (23-9), 5:30 p.m.

Second Round Sunday, March 22 At Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame-Montana winner vs.

Minnesota-DePaul winner, TBA At Iowa City Washington-Miami winner vs. IowaAmerican winner, TBA At Waco, Texas Baylor-Northwestern State winner vs. Northwestern-Arkansas winner, TBA Monday, March 23 At Stanford, Calif.

Oklahoma-Quinnipiac winner vs.

Stanford-CS Northridge winner, TBA Regional Semifinals At Oklahoma City Friday, March 27 Notre Dame-Montana-MinnesotaDePaul winner vs. OklahomaQuinnipiac-Stanford-CS Northridge winner, TBA Washington-Miami-Iowa-American winner vs. Baylor-Northwestern State-Northwestern-Arkansas winner, TBA Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Semifinal winners GREENSBORO REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 20 At Columbia, S.C. South Carolina (30-2) vs. Savannah State (21-10), 4 p.m.

Syracuse (21-9) vs. Nebraska (2110), 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 At Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina (24-8) vs. Liberty (266), 10 a.m.

Ohio State (23-10) vs. James Madison (29-3), 12:30 p.m.

At Tempe, Ariz.

Texas A&M (23-9) vs. ArkansasLittle Rock (28-4), 3 p.m.

Arizona State (27-5) vs. Ohio (27-4), 5:30 p.m.

At Tallahassee, Fla. Florida Gulf Coast (30-2) vs.

Oklahoma State (20-11), 10 a.m.

Florida State (29-4) vs. Alabama State (17-14), 12:30 p.m.

Second Round Sunday, March 22 At Columbia, S.C. Syracuse-Nebraska winner vs.

South Carolina-Savannah State winner, TBA Monday, March 23 At Chapel Hill, N.C. Ohio State-James Madison winner vs. North Carolina-Liberty winner, TBA At Tempe, Ariz.

Texas A&M-Arkansas-Little Rock winner vs. Arizona State-Ohio winner, TBA At Tallahassee, Fla. Florida Gulf Coast-Oklahoma State winner vs. Florida State-Alabama State winner, TBA Regional Semifinals At Greensboro, N.C. Friday, March 27 Syracuse-Nebraska-South CarolinaSavannah State winner vs. Ohio State-James Madison-North CarolinaLiberty winner, TBA Texas A&M-Arkansas-Little RockArizona State-Ohio winner vs. Florida Gulf Coast-Oklahoma State-Florida State-Alabama State winner, TBA Regional Championship Sunday, March 29 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR at Tampa, Fla. National Semifinals Sunday, April 5 Albany Champion vs. Spokane champion, TBA Oklahoma City champion vs.

Greensboro champion, TBA National Championship Tuesday, April 7 Semifinal winners

NIT

First Round Today George Washington (21-12) at Pittsburgh (19-14), 6 p.m.

NC Central (25-7) at Miami (21-12), 6 p.m.

Iona (26-8) at Rhode Island (22-9), 6 p.m.

Central Michigan (23-8) at Louisiana Tech (25-8), 6:30 p.m.

William & Mary (20-12) at Tulsa (2210), 7:15 p.m.

Illinois (19-13) at Alabama (18-14), 8 p.m.

UTEP (22-10) at Murray State (275), 8 p.m.

Montana (20-12) at Texas A&M (2011), 8 p.m.

UC Davis (25-6) at Stanford (19-13), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, March 18 Arizona State (17-15) at UConn (2014), 6 p.m.

Bucknell (19-14) at Temple (23-10), 6 p.m.

Charleston Southern (19-11) at Old Dominion (24-7), 6:15 p.m.

St. Francis (NY) (23-11) at Richmond (19-13), 6:30 p.m.

Green Bay (24-8) at Illinois State (21-12), 7 p.m.

Vanderbilt (19-13) at Saint Mary’s (Cal) (21-9), 8 p.m.

South Dakota State (23-10) at Colorado State (27-6), 9 p.m.

Second Round March 20-23 Bucknell-Temple winner vs. George Washington-Pittsburgh winner, TBA Central Michigan-Louisiana Tech winner vs. Montana-Texas A&M winner, TBA St. Francis (NY)-Richmond winner vs. Arizona State-UConn winner, TBA Illinois-Alabama winner vs. NC Central-Miami winner, TBA South Dakota State-Colorado State winner vs. Vanderbilt-Saint Mary’s (Cal) winner, TBA Iona-Rhode Island winner vs. UC Davis-Stanford winner, TBA UTEP-Murray State winner vs.

William & Mary-Tulsa winner, TBA Illinois State-Green Bay winner vs.

Charleston Southern-Old Dominion winner, TBA Quarterfinals March 24-25 Bucknell-Temple-George Washington-Pittsburgh winner vs.

Central Michigan-Louisiana TechMontana-Texas A&M winner, TBA St. Francis (NY)-Richmond-Arizona State-UConn winner vs. IllinoisAlabama-NC Central-Miami winner, TBA South Dakota State-Colorado StateVanderbilt-Saint Mary’s (Cal) winner vs. Iona-Rhode Island-UC DavisStanford winner, TBA UTEP-Murray State-William & Mary-Tulsa winner vs. Illinois StateGreen Bay-Charleston Southern-Old Dominion winner, TBA

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Auctioneers BILL FAIR AND COMPANY REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS 785-887-6900 www.billfair.com

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO PLACE AN AD: NOTICE OF SALE (First Published in the Lawrence Daily JournalUnder and by virtue of an World, March 10, 2015) Order of Sale issued to me IN THE DISTRICT COURT by the Clerk of the District OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, Court of Douglas County, KANSAS Kansas, the undersigned CIVIL DEPARTMENT Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell Capitol Federal Savings to the highest bidder for Bank cash in hand, at the Lower Plaintiff, Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center of vs. the Courthouse at Lawrence, Douglas County, Deborah D. Bridson, et al.

Kansas, on April 2, 2015, at Defendants.

10:00 AM, the following real estate: Case No. 14CV75 Lot 1, in EDGEWOOD PARK Court Number: 5 ADDITION NO. 6, an addition to the City of LawPursuant to K.S.A. rence, in Douglas County, Chapter 60 Kansas, commonly known

785.832.2222 as 1512 East 21st Terrace, Lawrence, KS 66046 (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Propertyâ&#x20AC;?) to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case.

The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com Kenneth Sheriff Kansas

M. McGovern, Douglas County,

Prepared By: SouthLaw, P.C. Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100

Overland Park, KS 66211 (913) 663-7600 (913) 663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff (157546) File No. 157546 ________ (First Published in the Lawrence Daily JournalWorld, March 10, 2015) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT

classiďŹ eds@ljworld.com Rocky G. Radford a/k/a Rocky Gene Radford ; Becky M. Radford a/k/a Becky Radford , a/k/a Rebecca Mary Radford, a/k/a Rebecca M. Radford; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Millennia Mortgage Corp.; Unknown spouse, if any, of Rocky G. Radford; Unknown spouse, if any, of Becky M. Radford; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant), Defendants.

U.S. Bank National Association Plaintiff,

Case No. 15CV52

vs.

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Court Number: 3

NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conser-

vators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.

County, Kansas, commonly known as 2933 Fenwick Road, Lawrence, KS 66046 (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Propertyâ&#x20AC;?) and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 20th day of April, 2015, in the District Court of Douglas County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate NOTICE mortgage on the following Pursuant to the Fair Debt described real estate: Collection Practices Act, 15 Lot 13, Block 7, of PRAIRIE PARK ADDITION NO. 2, a subdivision in the City of Lawrence, Douglas

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745 AREA JOB OPENINGS! CITY OF LAWRENCE ........................ *250

KINCAID READY MIX .............................8

LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL .......... 45

DAYCOM ........................................ *19

KU: STUDENT OPENINGS .................. 120

MANPOWER ...................................... 25

DST/BOSTON FINANCIAL................... *15

KU: FACULTY/ACADEMIC/LECTURERS .. 116

MISCELLANEOUS ............................... 40

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ..................5

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Behavioral Health Care

Have a desire to work with people?

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Valeo Behavioral Health Care is in need of PRN Mental Health Technicians to work with adult clients that have mental health issues within our Crisis Diversion Services program- which includes residential and In-Home Support Services. The primary function of the Mental Health Technician involves one-to-one support for mental health clients by assisting them toward maximizing opportunities to become more self-sufficient over time in meal preparation, laundry and cleaning, transportation, psychosocial skills, and other personal care needs. Flexible work schedule, 16-40 hrs. p/week, as coverage is needed 24/7. Training provided and incentive after 6 months. A valid Kansas Driver’s License and proof of auto insurance is required, as the position requires providing transportation to clients. Must be at least 18 years of age or older and be able to pass pre-employment background checks and KDADS adult/child abuse registries.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Valeo Behavioral Health Care, Human Resources, 5401 SW 7th Street, Topeka, KS 66606 or email to apply@valeotopeka.org.

Valeo gives an incentive for Spanish speaking applicants. Valeo is an EOE.

For a complete listing of these positions, please visit our website: valeotopeka.org.

Customer Service Representatives Managers A New department is opening at DST/Boston Financial Services at 6th & Iowa Streets in Lawrence, KS! • Must be comfortable using a computer, and helping customers over the telephone. No selling • Must be available for any shift 7 am - 6 pm, Monday - Friday.

• Full-time with excellent benefits

Jobs start in mid-to-late April so APPLY NOW! APPLY at: http://www.dstsystems.com/careers/ • Phone Dedicated Mutual Fund Processor positions (Customer Service Representatives): Job ID #20771BR

Deliver Newspapers!

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Welders - Entry Level Production Assembly Sheet Metal Fabricator Electrical Harness Assembly 1st shift - 7:00 to 3:30 Overtime possible.

Health Benefits Medical, Dental, Vision.

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32050 W. 83rd Street.

DeSoto, Kansas 66018 At 83rd and Kill Creek Rd. EOE Se habla Espanol

• Managers: Job ID # 20773BR ®

DST

Equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

It’s Fun! Outstanding pay Part-time work Be an independent contractor, Deliver every day, between 2-6 a.m.

Reliable vehicle, driver’s license, insurance in your own name, and a phone required.

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FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES • BENEFITS • PAID TIME-OFF Hiring Full Time and Part Time Team Members for 2nd & 3rd Shifts Starting pay $10.25 an hour!

We offer the best in benefits!

ARE YOU: 19 years or older? A high school graduate or GED? Qualified to drive a motor vehicle? Looking for a great, meaningful job? Help individuals with developmental disabilities, learn various life skills, lead a self directed life and participate in the community.

Join the CLO family today:

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Community Living Opportunities, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults and children with developmental disabilities is currently hiring Direct Support Professionals (DSP’s).

WORK THREE DAYS A WEEK, TAKE FOUR DAYS OFF! $9.50/HOUR If you are interested in learning more about becoming a direct care professional at CLO and to fill out an application, please visit our website:

785-865-5520 www.clokan.org

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Tuition Reimbursement Paid Vacation/Sick Leave Heath Care Coverage FREE Life Insurance 401k Plan Employee Asistance Program Upward mobility!

Connex is recruiting in its Lawrence, KS office in the Customer Service area helping companies host events using web & audio options. Our work environment is fast-paced and friendly.

NO COLD CALLING. Both FT/PT openings available with pay at $9.50/hr plus benefits package. To apply, send resume to: careers@connexintl.com M/F/V/D/EOE

AdministrativeProfessional Full time staff needed for busy optometric office.

Excellent customer service and communication skills required.

Previous experience in sales or medical office preferred but will train right person. Right person is a happy, energetic, caring person who is self motivated and can be part of a team. Must be willing to travel on occasion.

Wage and benefits commensurate with experience. Bring resume and fill out an application by 5 p.m. on March 27th at:

The EyeDoctors 2600 Iowa St Lawrence, KS 66046

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CUSTOMER SERVICE Stouse, Inc., a specialty printing company in the Gardner area listed as one of the Top 20 Area Manufacturers, is looking to fill full time positions in Client Services. Candidates should have skills in customer care, problem solving and have a stable work history. Experience in a high call environment, detail oriented and good customer communication skills are required.

The position requires a minimum of a high school diploma, college a plus. We offer a competitive benefit and wage package which includes profit sharing. Send resume to frumans@stouse.com Stouse, Inc. Human Resources Dept 300 New Century Pkwy New Century, KS 66031 Drug Free/EEO Employer

Call today!

785-841-9999 DayCom

Healthcare

Job Seeker Tip “Thinking Right”

CNAs

When making a choice, think what will be the result in a week, a month or a year later. Really good decisions lead to really good results in the long run.

Lawrence Presbyterian Manor is now seeking enthusiastic and hard-working CNAs. This is a rewarding and exciting job working with great people!

“You’ve got to play the tape all the way through!”

(Sherman Tolbert)

Apply online at www.lawrencepres byterianmanor.org or in person at: 1429 Kasold

Decisions Determine Destiny

Lawrence

Baymont Inn & Suites is now hiring for a morning front desk clerk. Hotel experience a plus.

Apply in person at 740 Iowa St.

Maintenance

Maintenance Technician Prefer 10+ years experience with injection molding or industrial manufacturing equipment.

Skills required are machine controls troubleshooting, PLC programming, Windows PC, 3 phase electrical circuits, hydraulics, pneumatic, mechanical.

General production support equipment PM & repair for, air compressors, chillers, cooling towers & raw material conveying.

This is a day shift position with seasonal 24/7 operation.

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OR MAY BE CONCERNED. You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in the Douglas County Court by Tanya Webb; you are hereby required to answer the petition on or before April 27, 2015, in the Court at Lawrence, Kansas.

If you fail to answer, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

TANYA WEBB, PETITIONER ________

U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction.

The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journalpurpose.

World, March 17, 2015) Prepared By: IN THE DISTRICT COURT SouthLaw, P.C. OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, Brian R. Hazel (KS # 21804) KANSAS 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 In the Interest of: Overland Park, KS 66211 Katherine Ann Lero (913) 663-7600 and (913) 663-7899 (Fax) Ella Kenzie Marie Lero, Attorneys for Plaintiff minor children, by and (75352) through her next friend Katherine Ann Lero, File No. 75352 Petitioners Invoice No. 75352-721432 ________ vs.

(First published in the Lawrence Daily JournalTimothy Chad Boyer, World March 17, 2015) Respondent IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS DIVISION 2

Case No. 2015 DM 41 Division 4

In the Matter of the Marriage of

STATE OF KANSAS TO TIMOTHY CHAD BOYER, RESPONDENT:

TANYA JEAN WEBB, Petitioner, and THOMAS EARL WEBB, Respondent.

NOTICE OF SUIT

Petitioner has filed a petition for paternity in the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, and you are required to plead to Case No. 2014-DM-1126 the petition on or before the 30th of April, 2015, in NOTICE OF SUIT said Court. If you do not, judgment will be entered THE STATE OF KANSAS TO in due course upon the peTHOMAS WEBB, AND ALL tition.

OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE

Kari Nelson PO Box 44-2588 Lawrence, KS 66044 785-979-4985 785-312-9052 (fax) kari@knlawoffice.com _______ (First published in The Lawrence Daily -Journal World March 17, 2015) Abandoned Property Notice LANDLORD has declared said PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ISSUE is abandoned and may remove TENANT’s PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ISSUE from said PREMISES and dispose of said possessions immediately after April 17th at 5:00 PM. Rick Hedger 1141 E. 1200 rd Lawrence,KS. 66047 Abandoned household goods, furnishings, appliances, electronics, clothing, food, fixtures, cars, trucks, supplies or any other personal property.

Contact The Retreat, LLC 1136 Hilltop Dr. Lawrence, KS 66044 785-841-4449 _______ (First Published in the Lawrence Daily JournalWorld March 17, 2015) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS DIVISION SIX IN THE INTEREST OF: M.W. DOB: 05/06/2009, a male Case No. 2015-JC-000001 NOTICE OF HEARING (K.S.A. Chapter 38) TO: Ashley Turner, the parents and adult relatives of Ashley Turner; and all other persons who are or may be concerned

COMES NOW the Petitioner, State of Kansas, by and through counsel, Emily C. Haack, Assistant District Attorney, and provides notice of a hearing as follows:

quest for a court appointed attorney should be made without delay to: Clerk of the District Court; ATTN: Division 6; 111 East 11th Street; Lawrence Kansas 66044-9202.

Craig A. Stancliffe an attorney in A petition pertaining to the Lawrence, Kansas, has parental rights to the child been appointed as guardwhose name appears ian ad litem for the child. above has been filed in this Court requesting the All parties are hereby noCourt to find the child is a tified that, pursuant to child in need of care as de- K.S.A. 60-255, a default fined in the Kansas Code judgment will be taken for the Care of Children. If against any parent who a child is adjudged to be a fails to appear in person child in need of care and or by counsel at the hearthe Court finds a parent to ing. be unfit, the Court may permanently terminate /s/Emily C Haack that parent’s parental Emily C Haack, #23697 rights. The Court may also Assistant District Attorney make other orders includ- Office of the District ing, but not limited to, re- Attorney quiring a parent to pay Douglas County Judicial Center child support.

111 East 11th Street On the Monday, April 6, Lawrence, KS 66044-2909 2015 at 11:00 a.m. the (785) 841-0211 mother and any other per- FAX (785) 330-2850 son claiming legal custody ehaack@douglas-count.com _______ of the minor child is required to appear for an ad(First Published in the judication and disposition hearing in Division 6 at the Lawrence Daily JournalDouglas County Law En- World March 17, 2015) forcement and Judicial IN THE DISTRICT COURT Center, 111 E 11th Street., OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, Lawrence, Kansas.

Each KANSAS grandparent is permitted DIVISION SIX but not required to appear with or without counsel as IN THE INTEREST OF: an interested party in the J.B. proceeding.

Prior to the DOB: 01/05 /2011, a male proceeding, a parent, grandparent or any other Case No. 2015-JC-000004 party to the proceeding NOTICE OF HEARING may file a written re(K.S.A. Chapter 38) sponse to the pleading with the clerk of court.

TO: Unknown father, the Each parent has the right parents and adult relatives to be represented by an at- of the father; and all other torney.

A parent that is persons who are or may not financially able to hire be concerned an attorney may apply to the court for a court ap- COMES NOW the Petipointed attorney.

A re- tioner, State of Kansas, by

and through counsel, Emily C. Haack, Assistant District Attorney, and provides notice of a hearing as follows: A petition pertaining to the parental rights to the child whose name appears above has been filed in this Court requesting the Court to find the child is a child in need of care as defined in the Kansas Code for the Care of Children. If a child is adjudged to be a child in need of care and the Court finds a parent to be unfit, the Court may permanently terminate that parent’s parental rights. The Court may also make other orders including, but not limited to, requiring a parent to pay child support.

On the Monday, April 20, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. the father and any other person claiming legal custody of the minor child is required to appear for an adjudication and disposition hearing in Division 6 at the Douglas County Law Enforcement and Judicial Center, 111 E 11th Street., Lawrence, Kansas.

Each grandparent is permitted but not required to appear with or without counsel as an interested party in the proceeding.

Prior to the proceeding, a parent, grandparent or any other party to the proceeding may file a written response to the pleading with the clerk of court.

Each parent has the right to be represented by an attorney.

A parent that is not financially able to hire an attorney may apply to the court for a court appointed attorney.

A request for a court appointed attorney should be made without delay to:

Clerk of the District Court; ATTN: Division 6; 111 East 11th Street; Lawrence Kansas 66044-9202.

Jody M. Meyer an attorney in Lawrence, Kansas, has been appointed as guardian ad litem for the child. Craig A. Stancliffe an attorney in Lawrence, Kansas, has been appointed as counsel for the mother, Christina Black.

suance of Letters Testamentary under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act was filed in this Court by Brent Flanders, an heir, devisee and legatee, and Executor named in the “Last Will and Testament of Kenneth Eugene Flanders,” deceased. All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

All parties are hereby notified that, pursuant to K.S.A. 60-255, a default judgment will be taken against any parent who fails to appear in person or by counsel at the hear- Brent Flanders ing.

Petitioner /s/Emily C Haack EMILY C HAACK, 23697 Assistant District Attorney Office of the District Attorney Douglas County Judicial Center 111 East 11th Street Lawrence, KS 66044-2909 (785) 841-0211 FAX (785) 330-2850 ehaack@douglas-county.com _______

Brian Russell 730 New Hampshire 3M Lawrence, KS 66044 785-423-4234 Attorney for Petitioner ________ (Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World March 10, 2015)

The following list of vehicles will be sold by Bob’s (First published in the Imports at public auction Lawrence Daily Journal- for repairs and storage fees, on March 25th 2015 @ World, March 17, 2015) 10:00am. At 714 W 6th St. Lawrence, KS 66044.

IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT 1997 Ford DOUGLAS COUNTY, 1FTDF1869VND02086 KANSAS ________ PROBATE DIVISION In the matter of No. 2015-PR-000033 Kenneth Eugene Flanders, Deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on March 9, 2015, a Petition for Probate of Will and Is-

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NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT

UConn secures another top seed The Associated Press

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies are ready to begin their quest for a third straight national championship.

The Huskies earned the first overall in the women’s NCAA Tournament and placed in the Albany Region. They are looking for their 10th overall title, which would tie Auriemma with UCLA men’s coach John Wooden for most all-time.

“This is why you coach,” Auriemma said of going for a third straight championship. “This is why you come to Connecticut if you are one of these players. Are we mature enough to handle it?

We will find that out very soon.”

Though Connecticut is favored to three-peat, Auriemma said winning another title isn’t a guarantee.

“The fact that everybody thinks it’s a done deal, that we’re going to win the whole thing,” Auriemma said, “those are probably people who have never coached, or haven’t coached in a Final Four or have won a national championship.”

Joining the Huskies as top seeds in the 64-team tournament that begins Friday are Maryland, South Carolina and Notre Dame.

Notre Dame and UConn, former Big East rivals, met in the national championship game last season as undefeated teams with the Huskies coming away with the victory. The pair played earlier this season in South Bend, Indiana, and the Huskies won by 18 points. UConn also beat South Carolina on Feb. 9 by 25.

The Huskies, who are led by Breanna Stewart,

First Round

March 22-23

1 UConn (32-1) 16 St. Fran. Bklyn (15-18)

Mar. 29-30

Tampa, Fla. Lexington , Ky.

16 Montana (24-8) 8 Minnesota (23-9) 9 DePaul (26-7)

Mar. 27

5 Oklahoma (20-11) Sat., 3 p.m.

Fri., 4 p.m.

12 W. Ky. (30-4)

Final Four

Mar. 22

4 California (23-9)

12 Quinnipiac (31-3) Mar. 23

Tampa Bay

Fri., 6:30 p.m.

Sat., 5:30 p.m.

April 5

13 Wichita St. (29-4)

ALBANY

OKLAHOMA CITY

Mar. 30

Mar. 29

Sat., 5:30 p.m.

11 LSU (17-13)

13 CSUN (23-9) 6 Washington (23-9) Fri., 11 a.m.

Mar. 22

Mar. 23

3 Louisville (25-6)

4 Stanford (24-9)

Sat., 3 p.m.

11 Miami (FL) (19-12) 3 Iowa (24 -7) Fri., 1:30 p.m.

14 BYU (23-9) Mar. 28

7 Dayton (25-6)

National Championship

Fri., 11 a.m.

10 Iowa St. (18-12)

Mar. 27

7 Northwestern (23-8) Fri., 11 a.m.

April 7

Mar. 22

2 Kentucky (23-9)

14 American (24-8) Waco •, Texas

Mar. 22

10 Arkansas (17-13) 2 Baylor (30-3) Fri., 1:30 p.m.

Fri., 1:30 p.m.

15 Tenn. St. (18-12)

15 Nwestern St. (19-14)

1 Maryland (30-2) Sat., 12:30 p.m. New 16 Mex. St. (22-7)

1 S. Carolina (30-2) Fri., 4 p.m.

Mar. 22

Mar. 23

8 Princeton (30-0)

Columbia, S.C.

College Park, Md.

1 Notre Dame (31-2)

Fri., 4 p.m.

Mar. 29-30

Mar. 28

March 20-21

Fri., 6:30 p.m.

Mar. 22

Elite Eight

First Round

Iowa City

16 Savannah St. (21-10) 8 Syracuse (21-9) Fri., 6:30 p.m.

Sat., 10 a.m.

9 Green Bay (28-4)

9 Nebraska (21-10) Mar. 27

Mar. 28

5 Miss. St. (26-6)

5 Ohio St. (23-10) Sat., 12:30 p.m.

Fri., 1:30 p.m.

12 Tulane (22-10)

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Durham, N.C.

Sweet 16

March 22-23

March 27-28

Elite Eight

9 Seton Hall (28-5)

Second Round

Stanford, Calif.

12 James Madison (29-3) Mar. 23

Mar. 22

4 Duke (21-10) 13 Albany (NY) (24-8) 6 G. Washington (29-3)

SPOKANE

GREENSBORO

Mar. 30

Mar. 29

Fri., 6:30 p.m.

11 Gonzaga (24-7) 3 Oregon St. (26-4)

Mar. 23

Mar. 22

13 Liberty (26-6) 6 Texas A&M (23-9) Sat., 3 p.m.

11 UALR (28-4) 3 Arizona St. (27-5) Sat., 5:30 p.m.

Fri., 4 p.m.

14 S. Dakota St. (24-8)

7 FGCU (30-2) Sat., 10 a.m.

All times Central

10 Pittsburgh (19-11) Mar. 23

10 Okla. St. (20-11) Mar. 23

Sat., 12:30 p.m.

15 Boise St. (22-10)

2 Florida St. (29-4) Sat., 12:30 p.m.

15 Alabama St. (17-14) AP

NCAA W BRACKET: Bracket for the 2015 NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Championship; 5c x 8 inches;

Tallahassee, Fla.

Sat., 10 a.m.

14Ohio (27-4)

Mar. 27

Mar. 28

7 Chattanooga (29-3)

2 Tennessee (27-5)

4 North Carolina (24-8) Sat., 10 a.m.

Fri., 11 a.m.

Tempe, Ariz.

Corvallis, N.C.

Sweet 16

Sat., 5:30 p.m.

5 Texas (22-10)

wins came with an RPI over 100.

“The committee is very excited about the Green Bay-Princeton matchup ... they’ll have a chance to show the entire country what they can do.”

Other teams in Spokane include No. 2 Tennessee and third seed Oregon State.

All teams in the field would like to get to the national championship game April 7 in Tampa, Florida. This season the women’s tournament moved its games up one day in the first two rounds and the regionals. The Final Four is still being played on Sunday (semifinals) and Tuesday (title game).

The NCAA also decid-

Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Championship

Mar. 23

8 Rutgers (22-9)

joined this year. They will open up against New Mexico State on Saturday.

Undefeated Princeton, which is the 15th team to enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten, is an eight-seed — the highest in Ivy League history. The Tigers will face Green Bay. It’s the third time in five tournament appearances that the Tigers will play in the 8 vs.

9 game.

“They had a historic year,” NCAA women’s basketball committee chair Dru Hancock said.

“When it came to where to seed them, they didn’t have any wins in the Top 25. Their strength of schedule wasn’t great.

Twenty one of the 30

March 27-28

Sat., 8 p.m.

6 South Fla. (26-7)

Knoxville, Tenn.

face Savannah State in the first round, a team they beat by 62 points earlier this year.

Florida State, Arizona State and North Carolina will try and stop South Carolina in the Greensboro Region. Last season the Gamecocks lost to North Carolina in the regional semifinals.

“Obviously, last year left a sour taste in our mouths and if ever you want a chance to do it over, I’d like to do it over,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said.

Maryland is the top seed in the Spokane Region.

The Terrapins became the second team to go unbeaten in the Big Ten, the conference they just

Notre Dame, Ind.

Storrs, Conn.

seem to be improving and have been rolling — winning games by an average of 42 points this season.

UConn will open on Saturday in Storrs, Connecticut, against St. Francis, Brooklyn, which is making its first tournament appearance. The Terriers (15-18) are the 10th team to enter the NCAAs with a losing record.

The Irish are the top seed in the Oklahoma City Region.

Notre Dame has played in the past four Final Fours, but have come up short of a title each time.

Baylor, Iowa and Stanford are the top seeds in the region that will try and derail the Irish.

The Gamecocks will

Second Round

March 20-21

Berkeley, Calif.

Michael McAndrews/AP Photo

CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH GENO AURIEMMA SPEAKS TO THE MEDIA after the selection show Monday in Storrs, Connecticut. UConn is the overall No. 1 seed in the tournament.

ed to go back to rewarding the top 16 seeds with home games in the opening two rounds for the first time since 2003.

By awarding the sites on merit the Gamecocks were allowed to host the first two rounds despite the state flying the Confederate flag on Statehouse grounds. The NCAA banned South Carolina and other schools in the state from hosting championships held at predetermined sites because of the state’s decision to fly the Confederate flag. Mississippi schools also face the same NCAA rules.

Third-seeded Louisville was the only one of the 16 teams not hosting as the school’s home arena was being used for the men’s NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals will head to South Florida to face BYU in the opener.

Louisville is one of eight Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the tournament. The Big Ten, led by former ACC member Maryland, has seven teams in the field. South Carolina is one of seven SEC teams in the tournament. The SEC hasn’t had a team reach the Final Four since Tennessee won the title in Tampa in 2008.

The Lady Vols will be making their 34th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, getting into the field ever year. Three teams will be making their first trip — American, St. Francis, Brooklyn and Savannah State.

Monday’s bracket didn’t include Georgia, which saw its 20-year run of consecutive appearances end. Earlier in the day coach Andy Landers announced his retirement.