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KANSAS SENIOR FORWARD PERRY ELLIS WALKS OFF THE COURT as Villanova celebrates a 64-59 win over the Jayhawks on Saturday in an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight matchup at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

KU loss to Villanova in Elite Eight leaves fans disappointed, subdued

By Chad Lawhorn and Mackenzie Clark Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw and @mclark_ljw

Alex Nguyen was like many KU fans heading into Saturday night’s Elite Eight contest against Villanova.

“The road was paved to the championship,” Nguyen said of the No. 1-seed Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament.

Then, the pothole came. The type that knocks the wheels all the way off.

Kansas University lost to Villanova 64-59 in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, ending the Jayhawks’ hopes of another national title. Thousands of fans who filled many downtown Lawrence bars to capacity on Saturday night left quickly and with plenty

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SILA SHALHOUB, a KU graduate student from Syria, watches the final seconds of Saturday’s game at Jefferson’s, 743 Massachusetts St., against Villanova as the Jayhawks lost 64-59.

See complete KU postgame coverage and analysis in Sports, 1C. LATEST AT KUSPORTS.COM of expletives, but seemed to produce few other disturbances, according to various reports from officers who were patrolling the downtown area.

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Funding frustration: The ABCs of school finance in Kansas Statehouse Live

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f you want to understand the debate over school finance in Kansas, a shouting match might be the place to start.

A debate on the House floor Thursday briefly erupted into a shouting match as lawmakers were debating a bill that, in essence, makes only minor changes in the way hundreds of millions of dollars are distributed among the state’s 286 school districts.

Rep. Tom Burroughs, of Kan-

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member, a violation of House protocol. But the volume of emotion and anger that flared up in that brief moment illustrated just how much is at stake, both legally and politically, in the school finance debate.

The state of Kansas spends more money on K-12 public education than any other single program — roughly $4.6 billion out of a $15.4 billion all-funds budget. Public schools in Kansas employ more than 68,000 teach-

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sas City, the House Democratic leader, shouted and pointed his finger directly at Rep. John Whitmer, a Wichita Republican, calling him “an ideologist (and) a politician” (sic) in response to Whitmer’s accusation that, for all their criticisms of the bill, Democrats had not offered a solution of their own.

The ruckus was quickly brought to a halt when Burroughs was called out of order for directing remarks at another

ers, administrators and other staff, and they shape the lives of nearly 487,000 students who are currently enrolled.

The bill passed by the Legislature on Thursday involves the shifting of only about $38 million of education funding, less than 1 percent of the total K-12 budget. And yet, the way in which that money is shifted — who receives it and who gives Please see FINANCE, page 2A

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some of it up — may well determine whether the Kansas Supreme Court allows schoolhouse doors to open this fall.

And looming on the horizon is an even more significant question before the court: whether the $4.6 billion is enough to satisfy the Kansas Constitution’s mandate that the Legislature “make suitable provision for the finance of the educational interests of the state.”

To understand why there is so much at stake in the issue, it’s necessary to understand the basic elements of school funding and why that seemingly complicated formula was cobbled together in the first place.

Kansas Constitution The current language in the Constitution was adopted through an amendment that Kansas voters approved in 1966.

That was while the state was going through a gut-wrenching process of “unification,” merging literally thousands of school systems throughout the state into a collection of “unified school districts” offering a full, standardized K-12 education curriculum.

Before that amendment, each county in Kansas had its own elected superintendent of public instruction. But with the amendment, K-12 education became the responsibility of the state, to be supervised by an elected State Board of Education and the board’s appointed commissioner.

Through the 1970s and 1980s, the state exercised its power by delegating most of it back to local districts. Funding public schools was still largely a local responsibility.

School districts and their elected local boards had virtually unlimited authority to levy local property taxes to fund their programs. The state kicked in only a small amount to supplement their budgets. How much each district got was determined by the number of students enrolled.

By the late 1980s, though, it was apparent that there were huge disparities in the level of funding between wealthy districts and poor ones.

Children who grew up in low-income neighborhoods in, for example, Kansas City, Kan., routinely received lowerquality education than children in neighboring Shawnee Mission.

In addition, taxpayers in less wealthy areas routinely paid significantly

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KANSAS STATE REPS. JOHN WHITMER, left, R-Wichita, and Marc Rhoades, right, R-Newton, watch one of the House’s electronic tally boards as members vote to approve a Republican school funding plan Thursday at the Statehouse in Topeka. The plan redistributes $38 million in education funding in an attempt to comply with a Kansas Supreme Court order to help poor districts. higher property tax rates than those in wealthier areas because a single mill of property tax in a wealthy area produced vastly more money than a similar mill in a poor community.

In Kansas, and in many other states, plaintiffs began filing constitutional lawsuits. Whenever a state constitution says education is a state responsibility, plaintiffs argued, the state must provide adequate funding for an education, and it must deliver education services equally, on a nondiscriminatory basis.

The 1992 finance formula Faced with such a lawsuit, the Kansas Legislature adopted an entirely new method of funding in which the state took over primary responsibility for levying taxes, setting the budgets and distributing money to all the school districts, which numbered more than 300 at the time.

Under that system, the state levied a uniform statewide property tax, and it set the general fund budgets of every school district, based on a uniform per-pupil formula.

Those ideas met with stiff resistance at the time on a number of fronts.

Lawmakers from Johnson County and other more affluent suburban communities saw it as a form of “state-mandated mediocrity,” putting artificial limits on how much they could spend on their schools to make sure they couldn’t be superior to anyone else’s schools.

Johnson County had grown accustomed to having superior schools.

That’s what made Johnson County an attractive place to live, especially for middle-class families, and they didn’t want to give it up.

Meanwhile, the uniform tax levy was also unpopular in some corners. While it represented a substantial tax cut for most parts of the state, it was a huge

tax increase in places like Burlington, home of the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant, and southwest Kansas, which was still rich in oil and gas wealth at the time.

And lawmakers from other areas objected because a single, uniform per-pupil funding formula did not take into account the higher cost of educating students from poor neighborhoods and immigrant backgrounds, or the economies of scale enjoyed by large districts compared with smaller ones.

Eventually, lawmakers struck a series of compromises and passed a formula that provided each district with the following: l General operating fund budgets, based on a “weighted” per-pupil formula that adjusted a district’s enrollment based on various cost factors such as low-income status, non English-speaking families, and low total enrollment in the district. l Local Option Budgets, or LOBs, that gave districts the option, within certain limits, of levying additional taxes to enhance their general fund so they could provide additional programs and services. l And equalization formulas so that the property tax levies charged at the local level for LOBs, capital outlay funds and debt service funds would be comparable to one another, regardless of the wealth of the district.

Later lawsuits Through most of the 1990s, that system remained fairly stable, and the relative economic prosperity that Kansas and the rest of the nation enjoyed made it possible for the Legislature to continue funding it without worry of running the budget into the red.

But that era also marked the rise of a growing conservative movement in Kansas, creating tension between those who wanted to put more money into the

base per-pupil formula to keep up with growing costs, and those who thought growing revenues indicated a need for tax cuts.

During that time, base per-pupil funding increased only marginally while the statewide property tax was cut from 35 mills down to its present 20 mills.

Meanwhile, lawmakers continued to tinker with the weighting formulas, the equalization formulas and the caps on local option budgets in order to satisfy different constituent groups. So by the early 2000s — amid the post 9/11 recession in Kansas that forced cutbacks in state spending — a new group of plaintiffs argued, overall funding had become inadequate, and the same pattern of disparities that prompted the 1992 change in the first place had all re-emerged.

In the landmark case Montoy v. Kansas, a unanimous Supreme Court in 2005 sided with the plaintiffs, ordering an overhaul of the equalization formulas and, more importantly, ordering the Legislature to phase in a $285 million-per-year increase in base state aid for public schools.

Then, as now, the court threatened to close public schools if lawmakers refused to comply, saying it would not allow the state to operate schools under an unconstitutional funding system that deprived many students of their right to adequately funded and equalized educational opportunities.

That ignited a firestorm of controversy, and sparked tension between the courts and the Republican-controlled Legislature that still linger today, as evidenced Thursday by the blowup between Reps.

Whitmer and Burroughs on the floor of the Kansas House.

Reluctantly, lawmakers did eventually comply with the Montoy ruling, but things quickly changed again in 2008 with the burst of the housing market bubble that brought down some of the nation’s biggest financial institutions, sending the U.S. and global economies spiraling into a Great Recession.

In the face of rapidly declining revenues in 2009, then-Gov. Mark Parkinson, a Democrat, ordered across-the-board cuts in all categories of state spending, including public education, some of which were back-filled with temporary federal assistance through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, part of newly elected President Barack Obama’s stimulus

plan for the economy.

In 2010, after the Supreme Court declined to reopen the Montoy case, lawyers from that case filed a new lawsuit in Shawnee County District Court, Gannon v. Kansas, which is the case that is still on appeal.

Today’s battle But circumstances have become massively more complicated since then. In November 2010, Republican Sam Brownback was elected governor, bringing with him his own economic plan to stimulate the Kansas economy through a massive series of tax cuts.

And the Legislature itself made things even more complicated when, in 2015, at Brownback’s urging, even as the Gannon case was still being litigated, lawmakers repealed the 1992 school finance formula, replacing it for two years with a system of block grants.

Those block grants effectively froze school funding in place, redefined how equalization aid was calculated and consolidated several different kinds of funding into a single grant that school districts could spend as they chose.

In the midst of all that, the Gannon case has essentially been broken into two parts: adequacy and equity.

A three-judge trial court panel has ruled that the block grant system violates both standards: equity, because of the disparities in tax rates levied between rich and poor districts; and adequacy, based on the number and the racialeconomic profile of students in Kansas who are still performing below the state’s minimum level of expectations.

The Supreme Court still has not reviewed the adequacy question, which could involve an order for hundreds of millions of dollars per year in new funding, at a time when the state is already facing revenue shortfalls.

In February, though, the court upheld the panel on the question of equity, and gave the Legislature until July 1 to come up with a remedy, again saying it would not allow schools to reopen in the fall under an unconstitutional funding mechanism.

The bill that the House and Senate passed Thursday represents the Legislature’s answer to that order. The state now waits to see whether it will satisfy the court’s demands.

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Baskets fill up with Easter cheer Richard Gwin/Journal-World Photos

TOP PHOTO: Molly Green, a seasonal employee for the city of Lawrence, scatters some of the 6,000 plastic Easter eggs for the city’s annual Easter egg hunt Saturday in South Park. LEFT PHOTO: Ceci Davis, 5, of Lawrence, works quickly to load her bucket.

Black Hawk helicopters deployed for wildfire Largest conflagration in state history has charred more than 600 square miles in Kansas, Oklahoma Medicine Lodge (ap) — Firefighters trying to snuff out the biggest wildfire in Kansas history are getting help from military helicopters — and a potential assist from looming rain or snow.

Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Kansas National Guard were deployed Saturday in the effort to contain the persistent prairie blazes that since Tuesday have

charred at least 620 square miles in Oklahoma and southern Kansas.

Six homes have been destroyed and some livestock has been lost, the Kansas Adjutant General’s Office said. Three bridges and one railroad trestle have also been damaged or destroyed. No serious human injuries have been reported.

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A HOME IN THE PATH of the largest wildfire in Kansas history sits in ruins Please see FIRE, page 4A last week near Medicine Lodge.

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What tech support is available? What if they break? District responds

By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde

The Lawrence school board approved a proposal on Monday to purchase 5,000 iPads for the district, and the devices will be issued to Lawrence teachers and students next school year.

The discussion regarding the purchase lasted nearly two hours and resulted in an uncommon mixed vote of 5-2 from the board. Rick Ingram and Kris Richard Gwin/Journal World-Photo Adair voted against the pro- A TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST posal, Ingram with the Lawrence school saying that lap- district discusses some of the tops would be issues on people’s minds as the more useful the district prepares to get device for stu- 5,000 new iPads. dents and Adair expressing worry about limiting students to one device and operating system.

The lease-purchase agreement with Apple totals about $3.2 million and includes 5,000 iPads, 500 laptops, as well as other associated accessories and services. As part of the agreement, the district will pay an interest rate of about 1 percent over a fouryear lease period.

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At least two of the helicopters have 660-gallon buckets that can dump water from local sources onto the flames, said Ben Bauman, a spokesman for the Kansas Adjutant General’s Office. The National Guard also was contributing a fuel tanker truck and another ground support vehicle.

Firefighters focused again Saturday southwest of Wichita in Butler County, where only 15 percent of the blaze that has scorched 427 square miles of the county was contained, said Darcy Golliher, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Incident Management Team.

The National Weather Service said the area where the fire has raged, which borders Oklahoma, may get one-tenth to a quarter inch of rain or snow Saturday night or this morning.

“There’s still a bit of uncertainty about how much they could get,” said Andy Kleinsasser, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Wichita office.

“Hopefully they can get a decent dousing. Anything is better than nothing.”

Shawna Hartman, a Kansas Forest Service spokeswoman, said slightly windier conditions pre-

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THIS PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES shows the Anderson Creek fire in Woods County, Okla., last week. Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the wildfire that spread from Oklahoma to Kansas and that has burned more than 600 square miles. vailed Saturday compared with the previous day.

And while she expects the forecast precipitation to add welcome moisture, “it really won’t do anything to the fire that’s actively burning.”

Still, she said, “we don’t anticipate the perimeter

(of the fire) increasing at all.”

The prospect of relief from rain may offer little solace to 87-year-old Don Gerstner, a Korean War veteran who along with his wife, Carol, lost their 19th century home near Medicine Lodge to the

fire after the two narrowly escaped it.

Gerstner said he looked out his kitchen window Wednesday and saw what he described as fast-approaching “wall of fire.” He yelled for his wife to get her pocketbook, and the couple fled

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The agreement will be paid for from a pool of funds in the capital improvement plan that is earmarked for technology leases. Once the lease is up, the district can buy the devices for $1 each, sell them or trade them in toward another leasepurchase agreement with Apple.

About half of the iPads will be for the middle school level, where every student will be issued the device next school year.

The remaining iPads will be distributed throughout the district, many going to teachers and to support additional blended learning classrooms. The agreement with Apple includes 500 attachable keyboards, enough for 10 percent of the iPads.

Discussion among board members and district administrators proposing the plan centered mainly on whether iPads were a preferable device to laptops, but touched on several particulars as well. Conversation regarding the rollout included technical support, training, student responsibility and polices for use.

Three district staff involved in the rollout — Jerri Kemble, Joe Smysor and Jarod Merritt

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JOE SMYSOR, technology integration support specialist with the Lawrence school district, talks about the new iPads that students in the Lawrence district will be receiving. The image on the iPad in front of him is displaying on the large screen on the wall.

— answered some of the most frequently asked questions from teachers and parents. Kemble is assistant superintendent of educational programs and technology; Smysor is technology integration support specialist; and Merritt is network analyst.

What training will be available for teachers and parents?

Teachers will have both optional and required training on the device itself, its operating system and software. The district will also offer a training session for parents after the devices are distributed to students.

The parent training will provide basic information about the device and tips for proper use and online safety. There will also be online video tutorials available for teachers and parents.

What technical support will be available?

The district will continue to use its help desk line — no additional staff will be added — that is staffed during business hours. Parents and staff can also call the AppleCare line, which is available 24/7. The district’s Wi-Fi network is currently being assessed and changes or updates to make it more reliable will

be made over the summer.

What happens if the iPad is broken, lost or stolen?

All iPads will be issued to individual students, who will be able to take them home during the school year. Each iPad will have a rubber case with screen protector.

Each iPad includes two repairs during the fouryear lease.

The board policy advisory committee is in the process of drafting a recommendation regarding student and parent financial responsibility of the devices, which the district purchased for about

with their dogs, at times driving through flames to make their getaway.

The couple watched from afar as the fire consumed their home of 54 years, much of the structure built with bricks from the county’s old courthouse.

Now facing the task of starting over, Carol Gerstner lamented: “At our age, it’s just hard to get used to something different.”

But her husband said he’s seen worse. “It’s not as bad as Korea,” he laughed.

$500 each. Once the recommendation is drafted, the board will discuss and vote on it in open session.

The iPads also have tracking software installed, so they can likely be located if lost or stolen.

teachers to cache class materials, which are then automatically synched onto all students’ iPads in the class once they have an Internet connection.

Cached and synched materials will be available for viewing even when a student doesn’t have Internet access.

Each iPad will come preloaded with certain educational apps, which will be determined through focus groups with teachers. If a teacher wants to install additional apps to their students’ iPads, those can be approved at the building or district level. The board policy advisory committee is currently discussing whether students will be allowed to use their own money to add apps to their device, but committee members initially said allowing that would be inequitable.

Apple Classroom is software that allows the teacher to monitor and control all devices in the classroom. A teacher can see what a student has on his or her screen in real time or see what apps or programs they have open.

A teacher can push out digital books, websites or apps to individual students or all iPads at once and lock students’ iPads on certain content.

What filters and rules of use will be in place?

The district’s Wi-Fi network filter currently blocks inappropriate content such as explicit material, gambling or illicit substances while students are on district property. The district is in the process of establishing a cloud-based filter that would block that content no matter where the device is.

The iPads will have software that allows both teachers and parents to monitor student activity on the device. The board policy advisory committee is in the process of drafting a recommendation regarding how apps will be addressed. All apps rated 17+ will not be allowed, and they are considering creating a blacklist of other prohibited apps as well.

What are the advantages of the iPad? The three top advantages of iPads over laptops that are touted by the district are iTunes U, educational apps and Apple Classroom. One of the functions of iTunes U is a platform that allows

— K-12 education reporter Rochelle Valverde can be reached at rvalverde@ ljworld.com or 832-6314.

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Moran’s comments on court nominee cause stir Washington (ap) — A Republican senator’s remarks expressing support for Senate consideration of President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick have angered conservatives and underscored the passion the issue stirs in GOP and Democratic activists.

The comments by Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran put him at odds with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other GOP leaders, who have said the chamber won’t hold hearings or a vote on the nominee.

Only a handful of Senate Republicans have diverged from that stance.

Moran’s statements prompted a leader of one conservative group to warn that her organization was preparing an advertising campaign “to remind Senator Moran that he represents the people of Kansas and neither President Obama nor the Democratic Party.” Others didn’t rule out that the comments might prompt a conservative to challenge Moran in the state’s GOP primary.

Obama nominated federal judge Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court vacancy on March 16.

The fuss over Moran’s comments came as the White House announced that Garland will have his first courtesy meeting next week with a Republican senator, Mark Kirk of Illinois.

Kirk faces a difficult re-election in November in Democratic-leaning Illinois. Until Moran’s remarks, Kirk was the only GOP senator to call for a Senate vote on Obama’s pick and one of two — with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine — to favor Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.

Moran, former head of the Senate GOP’s campaign organization, faces re-election this fall in a deeply conservative state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since the 1930s. While he is so far unopposed in the Aug. 2 Republican Senate primary, the filing deadline for candidates who might run against him is not until June 1.

According to the Dodge City Daily Globe, Moran said Monday at the Dodge City Rotary Club, “I think we have the responsibility to have a hearing, to have the conversation and to make a determination on the merit.”

The Garden City Telegram reported that on the same day, Moran told a small gathering in Cimarron that there should be a hearing and said, “I would rather have you

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Critics say Kansas bills create ‘bounty’ on transgender students

Topeka (ap) — Legislation in Kansas that would restrict how public schools and colleges accommodate transgender students is receiving national attention because other students would be able to collect monetary damages if someone was in what is deemed the wrong bathroom.

Two separate but identical bills before House and Senate committees limit accommodations for transgender students.

The measures say group bathrooms, locker rooms and showers must be limAP Photo ited to a single sex, and IN THIS MARCH 8 FILE PHOTO, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, gender would be defined speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D. C. Moran’s “by a person’s chromocomments expressing support for Senate consideration somes” — so that transof President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick have gender students would angered conservatives. have to use facilities associated with their birth Supreme Court debate, genders.

If transgender students and now is not the time for him to go wobbly.”

Asked if the episode might encourage a conservative challenge to Moran, Christensen said, “I think this definitely raises concerns among CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A conservatives.” Asked the same question, spokesJudge Merrick Garland “This was the most disman Dan Holler of Heri(constituents) complain- tage Action for America appointing loss in a long ing to me that I voted said, “This is certainly a time,” said Nguyen, who was wearing a shirt from wrong on nominating point of frustration.”

Milton Wolf, whose tea the Jayhawks’ 2003 toursomebody than saying party-backed campaign ney run for Saturday’s I’m not doing my job.”

Moran said it was ex- nearly captured the GOP game. “We just weren’t tremely unlikely he’d nomination in 2014 from ourselves tonight.”

KU suffered one of its back the nominee and long-time incumbent Sen. expressed doubt that Mc- Pat Roberts, tweeted this colder shooting nights of Connell would let the week, “How much of a the season, and star seSenate process proceed, coward is @JerryMoran?” nior Perry Ellis finished McConnell spokesman his career with just four according to both reports.

A Moran spokeswoman Donald Stewart declined points.

And that was “heartsaid Friday that the law- to comment on Moran’s breaking to watch,” said maker was not reachable remarks.

The White House said KU alumna Jaky Reyes, for comment, but released a written statement in Garland, who met with five who came into town from which he did not retreat Democratic senators last Topeka to watch the from his earlier remarks. week, will meet with Kirk game at Dempsey’s with “I believe I have a duty on Tuesday. He will also friend Callie Dunlap. Still, to ask tough questions meet with four additional she said getting to see the and demand answers. I Democrats next week, the Jayhawks win their 12tham certain a thorough in- White House said. straight Big 12 regular vestigation would expose In Las Vegas, Senate Judge Garland’s record Minority Leader Harry and judicial philosophy, Reid, D-Nev., predicted and disqualify him in the Senate will confirm the eyes of Kansans and Garland after Democrat Americans,” Moran said. Hillary Clinton is elected Carrie Severino, chief president in November. counsel of the conservaReid chided McContive Judicial Crisis Net- nell’s strategy of opposing work, said “caving into” Senate consideration of Obama was not serv- the nominee this year, saying Kansans and said ing he couldn’t compreher group was prepar- hend what senator would ing a “robust” television follow that “dumb advice.” and digital ad campaign He said once Democrats aimed at Moran. win the presidential elecDavid Christensen, tion, Republicans would lobbying for the anti- choose to confirm the abortion Family Research moderate Garland over Council, said Moran had a Clinton nominee, who earned a perfect score in might be more liberal. Mcthe group’s rating of law- Connell has said the Senmakers’ votes last year ate will not consider Garand said, “Now we have land during a post-election this extremely important lame duck session.

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are discovered using group facilities for their identified genders, other students who were present can sue the schools and colleges. The measures allow an award of $2,500 for each incident, along with monetary damages for “all psychological, emotional and physical harm.” Aggrieved students would have four years after an incident to file suit.

“We are referring to them as a $2,500 bounty on the head of every trans student,” said Tom Witt of the advocacy group Equality Kansas. “This puts trans kids in danger.”

Both bills were introduced earlier this month. The Senate bill is assigned to its Education Committee and the House bill to that chamber’s Federal and State Affairs Committee.

Neither has scheduled a hearing, and lawmakers are on their annual spring break until April 27.

But the measures are being scrutinized in the wake of North Carolina enacting a new law that bars municipalities from adopting their own anti-discrimination ordinances. North Carolina is requiring public school and university students to use only those bathrooms that match their birth certificates.

Rep. Jan Pauls, chairwoman of the House Federal and State Affairs Committee, said last week that Kansas legislators must deal with the issue because privacy is a serious concern for students and parents. She said that even if men coach women’s sports teams, they’re not allowed in their locker rooms.

season title was a great moment this season.

Approximately 570 people turned Liberty Hall into a smaller version of Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday night. One fan there, Andy Atkinson, traveled nearly 13 hours on two planes from Girdwood, Alaska, to watch the game in Lawrence.

Hunter Finch, a graduate student from Los Angeles, said he mainly chose to attend KU for his love of college basketball.

Finishing high school in 2009, he missed the 2008 National Championship experience. Finch has one more year to go at KU and is still hopeful for next year, but he was sad to say the Jayhawks’ graduating seniors won’t have that chance.

“It was still a great season; I just feel bad

for Perry (Ellis), Jamari (Traylor), those guys,” he said. “... It’s the highs and lows of March Madness; we were just on the wrong side this time.”

Clad Kueffer was thinking of his younger siblings after the loss — his brother is a manager for the men’s basketball team, and his sister is a manager for the women’s team.

“We are a Jayhawk family, and we are just happy about how well they did as a whole,” Kueffer said.

“We can’t be sad.”

KU fan Casey Sader stood on the sidewalk outside a downtown bar slightly shell-shocked after the loss. He said he didn’t have anything to say, then thought of something.

“I won’t be happy until Royals’ opening night,” he said.

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“Under Joe’s 29 years of leadership, Weaver’s Department Store, founded in 1857, has become a landmark in Lawrence,” said Pat Slabaugh, President of Central Bank of the Midwest, Lawrence.

“Joe will be an excellent board member, bringing a wealth of retail experience to our board of directors meetings.”

Currently, Joe serves on the Board of Directors for the Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence and Douglas County, KU Center for Research, and National Retail Federation. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas.

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Group helps give women in transition a fresh start Agency: Women’s Fresh Start Project Contact: Patricia Roach Smith at proach@ bertnash.org or at (785) 830-1735.

Women’s Fresh Start Project provides employment for women who are in transition, homeless, under/unemployed or caught in the cycle of poverty. Fresh Start provides a safe work environment, job readiness and life skills training, a mentor/coach and an opportunity to experience success.

Fresh Start Project is looking for a volunteer to serve as project coordinator. Responsibilities include handling correspondence, oversight of sales and inventory, and working closely with board members and volunteers. For more information, please contact Patricia Roach Smith at proach@bertnash.org or at (785) 830-1735.

Musicians needed Visiting Nurses Association provides hospice care, home health care, rehabilitation care and private duty care. The agency is looking for volunteers to share their musical talents with residents at local memory care facilities, including hospice patients who may be living there.

Volunteers are needed who are willing to play piano, guitar and/or sing songs with residents. Volunteers should be comfortable “going with the flow” and responding to client reactions/needs.

Visit once a month or once a week as you are able.

Best visit times between the hours of 9-11 a.m. or 3-4

p.m. Please contact Sarah Rooney at sarahro@kansasvna.org or at (785) 8433738 for more information.

Native plant sale The Grassland Heritage Foundation preserves tallgrass prairie in northeast Kansas through education, stewardship, and land protection.

Support GHF by volunteering to assist with the annual native plant sale May 14. This is a very large event and volunteers are needed to help set up, tear down, help customers and restock plants. Two-hour shifts starting at 7 a.m. are available. No experience is necessary.

For more information, please contact Kim Bellemere at grasslandheritage@gmail.com.

Fair trade retail Ten Thousand Villages-Lawrence is a nonprofit, volunteer-operated, fair trade retailer of artisan products from about 40 developing countries around the world. Ten Thousand Villages creates opportunities for artisans in developing countries to earn income by bringing their products and stories to market through long-term, fair trading relationships.

Volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of tasks-customer service, fundraising, event planning, marketing, social media and community outreach. All volunteers

For more volunteer opportunities, please contact Shelly Hornbaker at the United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center at (785) 865-5030, ext. 301 or at volunteer@unitedwaydgco. org or go to www.volunteerdouglascounty.org.

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to help keep our community healthy. Classes at Join us at the LMH Performance LMH and registration and Wellness Center, Suite 100, requested, unless noted.

Lawrence Parks and Recreation Call 785-505-5800 or Sports Pavilion for these classes. visit lmh.org for details.

They are free, unless otherSenior Supper wise noted. More information and Seminar and registration at lmh.org.

Tues, April 19, Supper, 5 Cholesterol Screening pm & Presentation, 6 pm Fri, April 8, 7:30-9 am Topic: End of Life Issues: Drop in for a lipid profile (full What You Need to Know cholesterol test) by finger About Resuscitation stick. $15/test. Fast of 8-10 Presented by: Richard Sosinski, hours, water and necesMD; David Goering, MD; & sary medications okay.

Janelle Williamson, APRN. Each month, we bring you a Wellness Friday three-course supper and a Drop in Discussion health seminar. Reservations Fri, April 8, 9:30-10:30 am required 24 hours in advance for Topic: What’s all of the Hype meal and presentation. Space About Hypertension is limited. $5.50 for the meal.

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commit to working in the store a minimum of eight hours a month. Flexible scheduling allows you to work when you can, utilizing your talents when your time allows. Contact the volunteer coordinator at Lawrence@ tenthousandvillages.com to find out how you can affect the lives of those in the most need.

Be a Big Brother Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County provides one-to-one relationships for children facing adversity. Are you looking to make a difference in the life of a young boy in our community?

For a few hours, a couple times a month, you can give a “Little” the invaluable gift of your friendship.

Big Brothers Big Sisters serving Douglas County is looking for a male mentor 18 years of age or older to spend a few hours a week with a 12-year-old boy on their waiting list.

He enjoys going to the library and bookstores, and loves animals. He needs consistent contact with a role model.

If you are ready to make a difference in the life of a young person in our community, ask about volunteering today.

Please contact Big Brothers Big Sisters at (785) 843-7359.

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Prediabetes Class

Wed, April 20, noon-1:30 pm Are you at risk for developing diabetes or have prediabetes?

Topics include preventing or

healthcare and living will. Free.

Register early as space is limited.

Look Good, Feel Better Wed, April 20, 1-2:30 pm Trained volunteer beauty professionals offer free advice on non-medical beauty techniques to help manage appearancerelated side effects of cancer treatment. Call Liv at (785) 505-2807 to enroll.

Nutrition Carnival

Sat, April 23, 11 am-1 pm Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Interactive, fun nutrition education activities and information.

Presentations and performances from Last Carnival Circus Arts and Aerial Dance School, Edible Books Festival, nutritious remake of carnival foods contests, healthy snacks, giveaways and more.

For more info, visit News and Events at lawrence.lib.ks.us.

Blood Pressure Screening

Mon, April 11, 9:30-11:15 am Lawrence Parks and Recreation Community Building, 115 West 11th St. Free blood pressure screening and other helpful heart healthy brochures and tips.

Breastfeeding Your Baby

Sun, April 24, 3-6 pm Learn how to have a good and a lasting breastfeeding experience. $20/ person. Partner is free.

delaying Type 2 diabetes, diet, exercise, weight loss, medicaNewborn Safety tions and avoiding potential complications. Thurs, April 7 or April 21, 6-8:30 pm Learn about infant CPR and Understanding choking; child passenger Advance safety; safe sleep; and Directives; Do safety issues. $25/perYour Loved son or $40/couple.

Ones Know Your Choices?

Wed, April 20, 6:30-8:30 pm In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day, come and learn about advance directives including durable power of attorney for

Babycare Workshop

Tues, April 12, 6-9 pm Bathing, cord care, diapering, sleeping, crying, nutrition and safety. $25/ person. Partner is free.

AHA Heartsaver AED CPR

Sat, April 16, 8 -10:30 am An American Heart Association class for CPR certification for child care or other licensing requirements. Includes certification test and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Not usually acceptable for healthcare providers. $50/person.

Pediatric First Aid/ CPR Renewal

Sat, April 2, 9-11 am Meets KDHE child care licensing requirements for child care providers with a current American Heart Association Pediatric First Aid card and a Heartsaver CPR certification. $50.

Fit for Life

A safe, supervised and non-threatening environment to achieve fitness goals. Fit 1 is a self-directed exercise program. In Fit Assist, a trained “buddy” can assist you with your exercise. $35/12 sessions.

(785) 505-2712. Physician’s medical clearance required.

Free Support Groups

All groups are free at LMH, 325 Maine St. Call the numbers provided for more information. No registration required, unless noted.

Better Breathers Club Tues, April 12, 10-11 am Topic: Vest and Cough Assist Questions? Call LMH Pulmonary Rehab Department at (785) 505-2850.

Diabetes Education Group

Wed, April 13, 6 pm Topic: Diabetes and Oral Health Presented by: Marvin Heinbach, DDS For more information call (785) 505-3062.

Cancer Support Group Wed, April 20, 5:30 pm No registration necessary. At LMH Oncology Center. (785) 505-2807 or liv.frost@lmh.org.

Stroke Support Group

Tues, April 19, 4 pm (785) 505-2712.

Grief Support Group

Mon, April 4 & 18, 4 pm (785) 505-3140.

Build Your Village – a Perinatal Support Group Call (785) 505-3081 for dates.

Breastfeeding & New Parent Support Group

Mon, April 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10-11:30 am Weight checks available.

Online Courses

For details or to enroll, visit lmh.org or call ConnectCare at 785-749-5800.

Online American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR

This class includes online course work for adult, child and infant modules for childcare providers.

An in-person skills check is required. $50.

Online Childbirth Preparation

In this online class, you can learn at your own pace.

Participants will have access to detailed pregnancy, birthing and postpartum information. $65.

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iddling Jayhawk fans buy a new big screen TV to watch the Final Four.

Full-fledged Jayhawk fans buy a bigger house to host the parties, or maybe one to replace the old house that hosted the parties, based off what I’ve seen.

Whatever the case, home buyers of any type should be aware that the Lawclawhorn@ljworld.com rence real estate market is tightening.

The latest report from rates and the economy the Lawrence Board of remain attractive, home Realtors shows home prices will start to rise. buying activity picked Whether it be tight up slightly in February, inventory or a lack of but the number of homes demand, the Lawrence on the Lawrence market market has started off continues to reach new a bit sluggish in 2016. lows.

While February numbers Home sales increased were up, they weren’t up by 13 percent in February enough to compensate compared with February for a slow January. For 2015. But because Febru- the year to date, home ary isn’t a big home sales sales are down 6.2 permonth, we’re not talking cent — 91 sales versus 97 about that large a year ago. But of an increase The Realtor January and in actual home board reports February aren’t sales — real es- 255 active traditionally tate agents sold listings in great indica51 homes versus tors of the Lawrence.

45 a year ago. strength of the The more in- That’s down market.

Real teresting statis- from 325 in estate agents tic is the numare in their ber of active 2015 and 344 busiest part of the season right listings on the in 2014. now, the spring Lawrence marhome buying ket. The Realtor board reports 255 ac- season.

Cline said activity levtive listings in Lawrence.

That’s down from 325 in els are strong, currently.

2015 and 344 in 2014. The The numbers from the situation has caused Carl latest report suggest acCline, president of the tivity also may be pickLawrence Board of Real- ing up. Real estate agents tors, to officially label the wrote 109 sales contracts in February. That’s up 28 market as “tight.”

“Our local market is percent from the same emulating what is hap- period a year ago, and is pening nationally, with a a sign that more sales will shortage of supply caus- soon be closing.

Other numbers of ining upward pressure on pricing as buyers com- terest from the report inpete for homes,” Cline clude: l The number of newly said in a release.

Home prices will be constructed homes sold something to watch in the thus far in 2016 is seven, coming months. The data nearly unchanged from right now are a bit mixed. the six sold during the Thus far for 2016, the av- same period a year ago. l The median number erage selling price of an existing home is $169,536. of days a home is staying That is up 4.4 percent from on the market before it the same period a year ago. sells is 55, down from 64 I normally pay more atten- in 2015 and 84 in 2014. l Although the number tion to the median price of homes because that dis- of homes sold thus far in counts the impact of one 2016 is down slightly, the or two really large home total dollar volume of sales sales on the market. The is up slightly, further evimedian shows the price dence that prices may be for existing homes actually rising. Real estate agents has fallen by 2.9 percent to have sold $17.3 million worth of homes in the first $143,200.

Since these num- two months of the year bers only represent compared with $17.1 miltwo months of sales, I lion during the same time wouldn’t place too much period a year ago. reliance on them at this — This is an excerpt from point. History would Chad Lawhorn’s Town Talk suggest if the number column , which appears each of homes on the market weekday on LJWorld.com. remain low and interest

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Alek Joyce, server at 715, Lawrence “We started getting SMART Boards in middle school; the teachers had computers and projectors. There were some desktops in the backs of classrooms for kids to share; no iPads or anything like that.”

Bree Wilson, financial analyst, Eudora “We had the rolling carts that had Apple laptops — the green and orange ones.”

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Officers with the Lawrence Police Department searched an East Lawrence neighborhood early Saturday morning after hearing gunshots.

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Hospital bind Problems with mental health care in Kansas go well beyond one hospital’s mishandling of a case.

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shortage of mental health facilities in Kansas is placing new pressures on some small hospitals that already are struggling to survive.

The problem is illustrated by a recent situation at Emporia’s Newman Regional Health, which is being threatened with a cutoff of Medicare and Medicaid funding because of its handling of a case involving a patient in need of mental health treatment. The hospital’s actions may have fallen short in this case, but at least some of the problem lies with the fact that Newman and other small Kansas hospitals don’t have enough resources and options to properly care for some of the patients who come to their emergency rooms.

According to news reports, a patient came to the Newman emergency room on Sept. 24, 2015, seeking treatment for chest pain and suicidal thoughts. A staff member of the Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas determined the patient qualified for inpatient mental health treatment, and three hospitals that provide that kind of care were contacted. All three declined to take the patient because they didn’t have space and because the patient’s chest pain might have indicated a cardiac problem.

Newman staff conducted suicide checks on the patient until the next day then discharged the patient with the understanding that someone from the mental health center was taking him/ her to one of the hospitals that had been contacted. However, that hospital said it hadn’t been notified of the transfer and didn’t have space available. Details about what happened to the patient after the failed transfer aren’t available.

Federal law bars hospitals from discharging a patient with an unstable emergency medical condition — either mental or physical — so the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services intervened. Newman now is waiting to learn whether the CMS will conclude that the hospital has successfully corrected its procedures to prevent future problems. If not, Newman’s Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements could be cut off, a crippling blow for a small Kansas hospital.

Newman is doing its best to comply, but it’s not easy to cope with the new pressures it faces. In a prepared statement, Newman CEO Robert Wright said because of waiting lists at inpatient psychiatric hospitals in Kansas, “many rural hospitals like ours are in the position of trying to care for mental health patients in emergency rooms and other inpatient and outpatient settings not intended for that purpose while waiting for the next available psychiatric bed.”

A representative of the Kansas Hospital Association confirmed that several member hospitals have reported some mental health patients remaining, sometimes for days, in hospital emergency departments while they wait for an inpatient psychiatric bed to become available. Small hospitals don’t have the resources to provide inpatient mental health care and they have nowhere to send these patients, so they are doing the best they can.

Newman hospital’s treatment of the patient in September may not have been good enough, but simply punishing the hospital for a problem that has its roots in state policy that has drastically reduced treatment facilities for people with serious mental illness doesn’t get to the heart of the problem.

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Are America’s best years behind her?

Washington — Presidential campaigns incite both hypochondria and euphoria, portraying the present as grimmer than it is and the future as grander than it can be. As an antidote to both, read a rarity, an academic’s thick book (762 pages) widely recognized as relevant to America’s current discontents.

Robert Gordon’s “The Rise and Fall of American Growth” argues that an unprecedented and unrepeatable “special century” of life-changing inventions has produced unrealistic expectations, so the future will disappoint: “The economic revolution of 1870 to 1970 was unique … . No other era in human history, either before or since, combined so many elements in which the standard of living increased as quickly and in which the human condition was transformed so completely.”

In many ways, the world of 1870 was more medieval than modern. Three necessities — food, clothing, shelter — absorbed almost all consumer spending. No household was wired for electricity. Flickering light came from candles and whale oil, manufacturing power from steam engines, water wheels and horses. Urban horses, alive and dead, complicated urban sanitation.

Window screens were rare, so insects commuted to and fro between animal and human waste outdoors and the dinner table. A typical North Carolina housewife in the 1880s carried water into her home eight to 10 times daily, walking 148 miles a year to

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Gordon says two calamities — the Depression and World War II — fueled the postwar boom: The Depression by speeding unionization (hence rising real wages and declining work hours), the war by high-pressure ‘productivityenhancing learning’…” tote 36 tons of it. Few children were in school after age 12.

But on Oct. 10, 1879, Thomas Edison found a cotton filament for the incandescent light bulb. Less than 12 weeks later in Germany, Karl Benz demonstrated the first workable internal combustion engine. In the 1880s, refrigerated rail cars began to banish “spring sickness,” a result of winters without green vegetables. Adult stature increased as mechanical refrigeration and Clarence Birdseye’s Birds Eye frozen foods improved nutrition. By 1940, households were networked — electrified, with clean water flowing in and

waste flowing out, radio flowing in and telephonic communications flowing both ways.

Today’s dwellings, Gordon says, are much more like those of 1940 than 1940 dwellings were like those of 1900.

No more lack of privacy for people living and bathing in the kitchen, the only room that was warm year-round.

Since 1940, however, only air conditioning, television and the Internet have dramatically changed everyday life, and these combined have not remotely matched the impact of pre-1940 changes.

Nineteenth-century medicine mostly made patients as comfortable as possible until nature healed or killed them.

In 1878, yellow fever killed 10 percent of the Memphis population. But 20th-century medicine moved quickly from the conquest of infectious diseases (the cause of 37 percent of deaths in 1900; 2 percent in 2009) to the management of chronic ailments of the elderly. There were 8,000 registered automobiles in 1900 but 26.8 million in 1930. Ford’s Model T, introduced in 1908 at $950, sold in 1923 for $269.

Gordon says two calamities — the Depression and World War II — fueled the postwar boom: The Depression by speeding unionization (hence rising real wages and declining work hours), the war by high-pressure “productivityenhancing learning” that, for example, manufactured a bomber an hour at Michigan’s Willow Run plant.

But the classic modernization trek from rural con-

ditions into sanitized urban life and the entry of women into the workforce were vast, unrepeatable advances.

Today the inflation-adjusted median wage of American males is lower than in 1969, and median household income is lower than when this century began.

America’s entitlement state is buckling beneath the pressure of an aging population retiring into Social Security and Medicare during chronically slow economic growth.

Gordon doubts the “technooptimists” who think exotic developments — robots, artificial intelligence, etc. — can match what such by-nowbanal developments as electricity and the internal combustion engine accomplished.

There is, however, no reason to expect that medical advances have been exhausted.

And there are many reasons to believe that the rapid expansion of regulatory, redistributive government, which can be reformed, has contributed to — it certainly has coincided with — the onset of (relative) economic anemia.

The “fatal conceit” (Friedrich Hayek’s term) is the optimistic delusion that planners can manage economic growth by substituting their expertise for the information generated by the billions of daily interactions of a complex market society. Gordon’s stimulating book expresses a pessimist’s fatal conceit, the belief that we know the future will be less creative than the “special century.”

— George Will is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

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From the Lawrence Daily JournalWorld for March 24, 1916: “Two hundred years more automobiles ago are in use in DougIN 1916 las county this year than last according to the auto license figures in the office of the county treasurer. There are yet five months in which to make the record even greater. Last year the total number of cars licensed was 705. Licenses for 905 cars have been issued since July first. During the month of March thirty-eight auto owners have applied for licenses.”

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Why a Muslim should love America An open letter to American Muslims: In April 1944, a Cpl. Rupert Trimmingham wrote the editor of Yank, a U.S. Army magazine, about what happened when he and eight fellow soldiers, traveling by train, had an overnight layover in a small Louisiana town. They went to get coffee, but no restaurant would serve African-American soldiers except the one at the depot. And it required that they go into the kitchen.

“But that’s not all,” wrote Trimmingham. That morning at 11:30, “about two dozen German prisoners of war, with two American guards, came to the station. They entered the lunchroom, sat at the tables, had their meals served, talked, smoked, in fact, had quite a swell time. I stood on the outside looking on, and I could not help but ask myself these questions: Are these men sworn enemies of this country? … Are we not American soldiers, sworn to fight for and die if need be for this country?

Then why are they treated better than we are? Why are we pushed around like cattle? … Why does the Government allow such things to go on?”

I invoke Trimmingham’s letter because it embodies a

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‘America’ is simple. It’s ‘liberty and justice for all.’ It’s freedom. It’s an ideal.

‘Americans’ are the people charged with living up to that ideal.

And very often, they fail to do so.”

dilemma with which I suspect you are too familiar: the question of how — and whether — to love a country that often fails to love you back.

That quandary is thrown into sharp focus by last week’s terror attack in Belgium and the wearisomely predictable response from the political right. On the one hand, there’s Ted Cruz arguing for an increased police presence to “patrol and secure” your neighborhoods. On the other hand, there’s Donald Trump, reiterating his call to close America’s

borders to Muslims.

These are, of course, manifestly stupid ideas.

How will we define a “Muslim neighborhood”? Will a Christian living there need a pass to come and go freely?

How does Trump propose to identify Muslims at the border? Will religions have to issue ID cards? Besides which: the Constitution.

Not to mention that, every two weeks or so, it seems some disaffected white guy shoots up a movie theater, schoolyard or church, yet no one proposes to lock down white neighborhoods or close American borders to white men because of it. Indeed, we are told such carnage is the price of “freedom.” But let some thug calling himself Muslim commit mass murder on the far side of the planet and suddenly people want Marines guarding every falafel stand in New York.

It has to hurt and cannot help but make the question more pointed: Why should a Muslim love America? Trying to find a way and a reason to do so must sometimes feel foolish and naive. Why serve a country that often hates you? Why support a country that sometimes fails you?

Why tell your children to believe in a country like that?

So I write this letter for four reasons: The first is to say that some of us have been there.

Some of us still are.

The second is to remind you that Cruz and Trump do not represent the predominant opinion — only the loudest.

The third is to say, on behalf of the rest of us: I’m sorry for what you’re dealing with.

The fourth is to point out that there is a difference between America and Americans.

“America” is simple. It’s “liberty and justice for all.”

It’s freedom. It’s an ideal.

“Americans” are the people charged with living up to that ideal. And very often, they fail to do so. Because of expedience. Because of bigotry. Because of cowardice.

Truth to tell, sometimes, they don’t even try.

But the failure of the people is not the failure of the ideal. This is a truth some of us hold to when our country disappoints and I commend it to you. America belongs to all of us. And America is worth believing in.

Even when Americans let you down.

— Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist for the Miami Herald.

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Commissioners will be asked to authorize issuing $7.8 million in industrial revenue bonds to developers of the apartment and retail project at 800 New Hampshire St. The bonds, which provide a sales tax exemption on construction materials, would save developers approximately $317,000 on the $7 million project.

The City Commission voted 3-2 in December, stating it was the intent of the city to issue the industrial revenue bonds with the condition that the development group, led by Doug Compton and Mike Treanor, contribute $75,000 to Lawrence’s affordable housing trust fund. The city received the $75,000 on March 8. That’s the approximate amount the

city stands to lose because of the sales tax exemption. It will cost the state approximately $227,000 and Douglas County about $13,000.

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• Approve all claims. The list of claims will be posted by the Finance Department on Monday prior to the meeting. If Monday is a holiday, the claims will be posted as soon as possible the next business day.

• Approve licenses as recommended by the City Clerk’s Office.

• Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9210, authorizing the issuance of $7.8 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds for the 800 New Hampshire project.

• Receive state forfeiture fund reports for the Police Department for 2013, 2014, and 2015.

• Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Alicia Kelly and Katy Clagett to implement an Intersection Repair Community Mural Project at 10th Street and New Jersey Street and approve a temporary use of right-of-way permit for the intersection to be closed April 23 for the purpose of installing the mural.

Receive public comment of a general nature

Regular agenda

• Receive recommendations from the Affordable Housing Advisory Board regarding the Transitional Housing Voucher Program and consider awarding $100,000 to the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority.

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the City Commission approve the program parameters as recommended by the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and award $100,000 from the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund to the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority.

• Recommendations from Transient Guest Tax grant fund committee for funding for 2016.

ACTION: Approve Transient Guest Tax Advisory Board recommendations for FY2016 funding and authorize the City Manager to execute grant agreements with the grant recipients.

• Consider the following items related to the Sales Tax Reserve Fund: a) Discussion of the Sales Tax Reserve Fund.

ACTION: Direct staff as appropriate. b) Consider the following purchases from the Sales Tax Reserve Fund: i) Authorize staff to develop specifications and set a bid date for the replacement of the HVAC unit for the leisure pool at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center. ii) Award bid for the Baldwin Creek Trail Project to R.D. Johnson Excavating, for $335,561.55. This project is an 80/20 grant from the Federal Recreational Trails Program and the cost to the city will be approximately $67,111.55.

Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute the Greenspace, Pedestrian and Recreational path Easement, and to execute

a petition to be filed before the Board of Douglas County Commissioners to vacate certain Greenspace, Pedestrian and Recreational Path Easements. iii) Award bid to replace the HVAC system at the Holcom Parks Recreation Center, to A & H Air Conditioning and Heating for $52,581.24.

ACTION: Authorize Bid and Purchase items, if appropriate.

• Receive presentation from Frank Male, Lawrence Landscape, regarding the interchange at Kasold Drive and K-10. Consider approving a request for a temporary signal at Kasold Drive and E. 1200 Road and K-10.

ACTION: Approve request for a temporary signal at Kasold Drive and E. 1200 Road and K-10, if appropriate.

• Consider request for temporary over hire of 17 additional police officer positions in response to accelerated attrition based upon large number of anticipated retirements from 1991 Basic Recruit Academy and provide direction on long-term police hiring strategy.

ACTION: Approve request for temporary over hire of 17 additional police officer positions in response to accelerated attrition based upon large number of anticipated retirements from 1991 Basic Recruit Academy and provide direction on long-term police hiring strategy.

• City Commission direction to staff regarding HERE project ACTION: Direct staff as appropriate

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Nearly a year ago, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said work was underway to create a health-hazard standard for lead in drinking water, records from agency advisory group meetings show.

Yet despite growing public concern about high levels of lead coming out of taps in Flint, Mich., as well as at homes and schools in all 50 states, the EPA still hasn’t released results of computer models estimating what level of

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An off-limits water fountain at Woodside Church in Flint, Mich. A USA TODAY NETWORK probe found a wider problem.

lead in water poses a serious health threat and should trigger health department aid for families.

“People across the country and in Flint need to know what EPA thinks the level is at which a household should consider taking action,” said Tom Neltner, a member of the EPA’s lead and copper work group and chemicals policy director for the Environmental Defense Fund.

“I think it’s stuck within the EPA decision-making,” Neltner said. “I think they have it. I think they are arguing about it.”

EPA officials declined to grant an interview and did not answer USA TODAY NETWORK questions about why the analysis is taking so long and what deadlines

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agency leadership has set to ensure timely progress.

“EPA is analyzing data on lead exposure, blood lead level models and exposure pathways,” the agency said in an emailed statement. “Once the agency has a scientifically robust analysis, and completes internal agency reviews, we intend to seek external peer review.”

The EPA hasn’t begun an internal review yet because, among other things, it still is evaluating approaches that at least five offices within the agency use for predicting a person’s blood-lead level based on exposures, the statement said. The goal is for the level to be included in a package v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

Sanders extends reach to West Nails Washington, Alaska, vies with Clinton for Hawaii Fredreka Schouten USA TODAY

A message of

HOPE at Easter

ETTORE FERRARI, EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY

Pope Francis wrapped up a bleak week in Europe by presiding Saturday night over a solemn vigil to usher in Easter celebrations.

Francis entered the silent, darkened St. Peter’s Basilica with a single candle guiding him at the start of the service. As he reached the altar, the basilica’s floodlights turned on in a symbolic show of light after the darkness of Jesus’ crucifixion.

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders swept to victory in the Democratic caucuses in Alaska and Washington state Saturday, as he sought to cut into Hillary Clinton’s commanding delegate lead and gain fresh momentum in his bid for their party’s presidential nomination.

Sanders also sought to capture Hawaii’s caucuses Saturday.

Washington state, with 101 delegates up for grabs, was Saturday’s biggest prize. Sanders fought hard for the state, holdEPA ing big rallies in the last week to Sanders drive turnout among the kinds of liberal activists who have helped him prevail in earlier caucuses.

Sixteen delegates were at stake in Alaska and 25 in Hawaii.

“We are making significant inroads in Secretary Clinton’s lead, and we have a path toward victory,” Sanders told a cheering crowd in Madison, Wis., on Saturday, following his Alaska win.

“It is hard for anyone to deny that our campaign has the momentum.”

Sanders’ drive to win Saturday’s trio of Western states comes as the race heads back to the Midwest and Northeast next v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

‘Man in hat,’ 2 other suspects charged in Brussels DNA test results could verify identity Doug Stanglin USA TODAY

Belgian prosecutors charged three men with terrorist offenses Saturday, including a man identified by Belgian media as the “man in the hat” shown on surveillance video at Brussels Airport minutes before Tuesday’s attacks.

While prosecutors have not officially identified a suspect as the man in the video, they confirmed

they have charged a man identified as “Faycal C.” with “involvement in a terrorist group, terrorist murder and attempted terrorist murder.”

Belgian state TV and the newspaper Le Soir, using a different spelling, identified the suspect as Faisal Cheffou, a Belgian freelance filmmaker and journalist.

They say he was fingered by a taxi driver who picked up three men on Tuesday, including two of the suicide bombers who blew themselves up at the airport in the terror attacks that killed at least 31 people.

Prosecutors are awaiting DNA

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Najim Laachraoui, left, and Ibrahim El Bakraoui, center, blew themselves up in the Brussels Airport attack.

evidence before making any official statement on whether they believe they have the third terrorist in custody, RTBF, Belgian state

TV, reported. Prosecutors did say that they searched the latest suspect’s home and turned up no weapons or explosives.

In a statement Friday, the prosecutor’s office said “Faycal C” was one of three men police detained near the federal prosecutor’s office. Eric Van Der Sypt, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office, said the three were picked up while standing “outside our door.” On the surveillance video, the third terrorist, wearing a hat and light-colored clothing on the right, is shown walking beside the two other terrorists. Authorities said the man was pushing a cart

with luggage containing a 35pound bomb that did not detonate. The man fled and became the main target of a manhunt after the attacks. The bomb was later set off in a controlled explosion.

Prosecutors say two other suspects arrested Thursday and identified as Rabah N. and Aboubakar A. have been charged with “involvement in the activities of a terrorist group,” according to the Associated Press A fourth man, taken into custody Friday after he was shot by police at a Brussels tram stop, is being held for 24 hours longer.

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At greatest risk: Infants and schoolchildren v CONTINUED FROM 1B

of regulatory proposals the agency expects to publish sometime in 2017.

Current EPA regulations do not include a health-hazard standard for lead in drinking water. In regulating water systems, the EPA has set what it calls an “action level” for lead of 15 parts per billion to trigger water-treatment actions if more than 10% of faucets sampled exceed that level.

But the number is only an engineering standard that, when it was set in 1991, was considered to be the lowest amount of lead in water that systems could achieve reliably through adding anti-corrosion chemicals.

“Right now people are using the current action level as if it had meaning for health, even though it is not based on health,” Neltner said Studies have documented harm from drinking water contaminated at far lower levels. The EPA and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both say lead in drinking water is not safe at any concentration.

The EPA has set a maximum contaminant goal of zero for lead in drinking water. The goal is not enforceable, and experts say it also is impossible to achieve because millions of U.S. homes receive water that passes through lead pipes and plumbing.

Without a health-hazard level, the public and water systems can’t put lead test results in any context or know when immediate action is needed, said Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech water

engineering expert whose team has independently investigated Flint’s contamination issues.

“You have to have some level that requires people to know when their health is in danger,” Edwards said. “Whatever they set, I think they’re fearful of the fallout.

“People are measuring lead in schools again, and they’re getting levels in the hundreds of parts per billion,” he said.

This month, a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation revealed that nearly 2,000 water systems serving about 6 million people have failed to meet the EPA’s existing lead standard since 2012. About 350 of the failing systems are dedicated to serving schools and day care centers, and about 600 of the systems had tests at some taps showing lead levels topping 40 ppb, EPA enforcement data show.

“Your series has really driven it home, more so than anyone else, how widespread this problem is,” Edwards said.

Meeting minutes from an EPA drinking water expert advisory group indicate agency staff made progress on a health hazard number last year and thought it might even be released by late 2015.

As of this past April, EPA staff told the lead and copper working group that the agency had an existing computer model to help determine what level of lead in a home’s tap water posed a serious health risk. Joyce Donohue of EPA’s Office of Science and Technology discussed factors that would need to be considered in the modeling.

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Corrosion and rust line water pipes in Flint, Mich. Old water pipes and plumbing nationwide put millions of homes at risk.

“You have to have some level that requires people to know when their health is in danger.”

Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech water engineering expert

At the time, the working group was drafting recommendations for creation of a household action level for lead. At greatest risk were infants fed formula made with tap water, the group said.

The modeling should establish a hazard level that would protect them from having dangerous levels of lead in their blood.

If a water test found lead above this household action level, the group wanted public health experts notified so they could inves-

tigate and help.

In June, records show that members asked about the EPA’s progress in developing a household action level, which EPA officials dubbed HAL. Eric Burneson of the EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water “indicated that EPA is working on establishing the HAL, but that it will take some time because the HAL must undergo a peer review and quality assurance. It may or may not be available for the full (advisory council) meeting in late 2015.” Burneson is the director of the water office’s standards and risk management division.

“Nine months ago, EPA said it needed to complete quality assurance and peer review before releasing a draft household action level,” Neltner said.

“It makes no sense to wait for rulemaking to help parents who

must decide whether to invest in a filter for the water they use to make up their child’s infant formula,” he said.

The lead and copper working group is part of the EPA’s National Drinking Water Advisory Council, which in December formally sent recommendations to the agency, including for the creation of the household action level. Jill Jonas, advisory council chairwoman and the drinking water chief for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, declined to be interviewed.

Several of the experts who served on the advisory council’s 16-member lead and copper working group were traveling, unavailable or declined to be interviewed.

June Swallow of the Rhode Island Department of Health said through a spokesperson that she doesn’t recall the EPA committing to a time frame for developing the health-action level.

Leon Bethune of the Boston Public Health Commission, declined to be interviewed about the EPA’s progress developing the action level.

Through a spokesperson, he issued a statement: “It was a great experience meeting with the folks from health departments and water utilities from around the country, using our own experiences, knowledge and research to come to consensus on how to improve the lead and copper rule.”

Read the USA TODAY NETWORK’s “Beyond Flint” investigation of lead contamination in water nationwide at lead.usatoday.com.

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“The Q” in Cleveland is a gun-free zone, but Gov. John Kasich is being asked to change that.

A groundswell for guns at July’s GOP convention More than 25,000 petitioners fight for the right to carry Doug Stanglin @dstanglin USA TODAY

More than 25,000 people have signed a petition to allow firearms inside the Republican National Convention being held in Cleveland in July.

Firearms are currently not permitted inside the Quicken Loans Arena, known as “the Q,” where the gathering will take place.

The petition, posted Monday on Change.org, sought only 5,000 signatures but has since quintupled. It was posted by an author identified only as “N.A.” from Cleveland, but the user profile appears to have been deleted from the website. It was not clear whether the person posting the petition was backing the proposal or attempting to put the party, which strongly backs gun rights, in an awkward position.

Among the petition’s five goals, it calls upon Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, to mount a “concerted effort to use his executive authority to override the “gun-free zone” loophole being exploited by the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.”

The name of the group purportedly behind the effort — Americans for Responsible Open Carry — does not appear anywhere else online and accepts online messages only from networked supporters, the Akron

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It was unclear whether the anonymous person posting the petition was backing the proposal or trying to stir up trouble.

Beacon Journal reported.

The Ohio Republican Party said it was not aware of the petition, the Journal reported, nor was the host committee overseeing the convention, although it noted that the Secret Service, in conjunction with Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and state and federal authorities, is handling security for the event.

“They are coordinating and will be continuously refining security plans leading up to the national convention,” said Alee Lockman, a spokesperson for the Republican National Convention, the Journal says.

In 2012, firearms were banned by the Secret Service at the Republican convention in Tampa.

The Journal says the National Rifle Association declined to comment on the petition, which

states: “This is a direct affront to the Second Amendment and puts all attendees at risk. As the National Rifle Association has made clear, ‘gun-free zones’ such as the Quicken Loans Arena are ‘the worst and most dangerous of all lies.’ The NRA, our leading defender of gun rights, has also correctly pointed out that ‘gun free zones ... tell every insane killer in America ... (the) safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk.’ ” The petition claims that forcing attendees to leave firearms at home puts all at risk: “Without the right to protect themselves, those at the Quicken Loans Arena will be sitting ducks, utterly helpless against evil-doers, criminals or others who wish to threaten the American way of life.”

month, territory likely to prove more favorable to Clinton, who has outperformed Sanders in more racially diverse states. Next up: Wisconsin, which votes April 5. Clinton’s home state of New York, where a whopping 291 delegates are up for grabs, will vote April 19.

Sanders, who outraised Clinton in January and February, is expected to use his wins Saturday to spur his legions of online, small donors to refill his campaign accounts, following a costly round of March contests.

Despite his victories Saturday, the delegate math still favors Clinton.

She headed into Saturday’s contests with a big lead among pledged delegates. When party officials, known as superdelegates, are added in, Clinton’s advantage grows even larger.

The states making their choices Saturday were friendly ground for Sanders, who relied on caucus victories in seven of the 11 states he had won heading into this weekend. In addition, some of his strongest performances in the nomination battle have come from states in which white voters make up a large share of the electorate, indicating an edge in Alaska and Washington.

In more diverse Hawaii, Clinton has the support of several top officials, including Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono. Sanders, however, has the backing of a popular figure in the state, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a rising Democratic star who resigned her post as vice chairwoman of the Demo-

cratic National Committee last month to openly campaign for Sanders in the Aloha State. Gabbard, a combat veteran, cut an emotional commercial for Sanders, highlighting the toll of overseas combat and Sanders’ opposition to the Iraq war.

Washington was the most hotly contested of the three states staging contests Saturday.

Clinton dispatched both her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and daughter, Chelsea, there on her behalf ahead of Saturday’s caucuses. Sanders himself crisscrossed the state.

Even with Sanders’ wins, Clinton also added delegates to her column because the party awards them proportionally.

Clinton and her allies already are looking past the nomination fight to the general election and a potential match-up against GOP front-runner Donald Trump, who is engaged in an increasingly ugly fight with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for their party’s nomination. On Friday, the two bickered over Cruz’s accusation that Trump planted a tabloid story about Cruz allegedly having extramarital affairs, a charge Trump denied. Cruz called the National Enquirer story “garbage” and “completely false.”

A pro-Clinton super PAC recently announced it was reserving $70 million in television advertising to start after the national convention in Philadelphia.

Sanders’ fundraising prowess, however, could give him staying power deep into the primary election calendar. He has collected nearly $140 million over the course of the election cycle.

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Bernie Sanders said Friday in Seattlethat wins in the Pacific Northwest and California would clear a path for him to win.

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CLINTON LOOKS TO GIULIANI MODEL FOR GOING TOE-TO-TOE WITH DONALD TRUMP Like Trump, Giuliani was a bit of an enigma but helped to train Clinton on attitude

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Hillary Clinton’s Donald Trump challenge has little to do with issues.

It’s how she responds to his brass-knuckles tone and bluster — a style that felled Republican competitors from Rick Perry to Jeb Bush to Marco Rubio.

There’s no playbook for Democrats when it comes to the real estate mogul who grew up in the hothouse of the Big Apple’s tabloid media.

Yet, as Clinton and Trump veer closer to their party’s 2016 presidential nominations, the former U.S. senator from New York is getting some advice from her inner circle.

They’re citing Clinton’s brief Senate match-up against Rudy Giuliani, the Brooklyn-born former New York City mayor who spent several months testing the waters against Clinton in early 2000.

“That is the perfect race for this,” said Neera Tanden, who was Clinton’s deputy campaign manager at the time. “There were no issues in that race — he’s a bully, Donald Trump’s a bully,” said

Tanden, who went on to serve as a top Clinton policy aide in 2008.

In 2000, The New York Times called the Clinton-Giuliani faceoff a “spectacle of a race” that was also historic in that it would mark the first time a former first lady had been elected to the Senate.

Like Trump, Giuliani was a bit of an enigma in the Republican Party. He was to the left of the GOP on a number of issues, such as gay rights, and succeeded as New York mayor by picking off various traditional Democratic constituencies — some of the same ones Clinton was struggling with.

He had also angered some minority groups by defending New York’s law enforcement culture after the shooting death of Amadou Diallo, killed by four plainclothes officers.

Clinton has drawn parallels between 2000 and 2016. During a February Democratic town hall, Clinton mentioned her 2000 race and said “people were barraging,” citing Giuliani by name.

Given Giuliani’s more moderate record, Clinton focused instead on his temperament and cast him as too combative. She also sought to paint him as a xenophobe by playing up an appear-

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general-election audience.

“A tough attack on a female politician can very easily be viewed as bullying,” said Doug Heye, a Republican strategist who’s advised leading House and Senate Republicans.

Trump appears to have unveiled a moniker for the Democratic presidential front-runner, calling her “incompetent,” and Clinton has returned fire, labeling Trump a “bully” during a speech before a leading American-Israeli group last week in Washington.

“A tough attack on a female politician can very easily be viewed as bullying.”

Republican strategist Doug Heye

“I don’t think Trump’s going to have a stylistic makeover,” said Lee Miringoff, a poll director at Marist College in New York who’s familiar with both candidates. For instance, Trump experienced blowback during the primary for disparaging Republican Carly Fiorina’s facial features. “But I also think Hillary Clinton in the

past has done very well in the socalled victim role, and that goes back to the 1990s.”

Clinton has indicated she’ll avoid directly tangling with Trump, who sharply attacked her husband’s extramarital history after Clinton suggested late last year that he was sexist. In January in Des Moines, she said her 2016 resolution is to let Trump live in his “alternate reality.”

Yet it’s unlikely she can avoid direct confrontation for long, and that’s where her experience with Giuliani comes in, says Tanden.

“It took her a while to get her footing. She finally, one day, started to laugh at him. She called him a bully and started to laugh,” she said. “It literally drove him crazy,” said Tanden. “That was the beginning of the end of his candidacy.”

Jeff Berkowitz, who was Giuliani’s research director during his 2008 presidential run, said that same approach is unlikely to hurt Trump.

“Both parties are on the verge of nominating the most unpopular and least-liked people probably to ever be nominated,” he said. “Trump is growing the base by being confrontational. I suspect Trump is going to be immune from all of that.”

IN BRIEF ous rebuttal, the Texas senator called Trump “a sniveling coward” and told him to “leave Heidi the hell alone.”

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Speaking of Cruz, with more establishment-friendly candidates having exited the stage, like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, he’s emerged as the favorite of some prominent Republicans desperate to stop Trump. It’s an ironic development for a candidate who’s made his anti-establishment credentials central to his campaign and who hasn’t exactly endeared himself to his Senate colleagues during his time in Washington.

Officials who even joked about Cruz’s murder are now backing his bid. Well, for the most part. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a former GOP candidate who recently endorsed Cruz, discussed the race on MSNBC. When pressed by Mika Brzezinski whether he thought Ohio Gov. John Kasich would make a better president than Cruz, Graham said, “Think so.”

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Ted Cruz came to the quick defense of wife Heidi, seen Feb. 19 in South Carolina.

TRUMP, CRUZ WIVES AT CENTER OF CAMPAIGN SPAT The 2016 GOP presidential race hasn’t exactly been marked by its decorum, and that was never more true last week. The latest dispute between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz began when an anti-Trump super PAC ran an ad on social media that featured a nude photo of Melania Trump from a number of years ago.

Despite the fact that the image, which was from a GQ photo shoot, hadn’t been distributed by the Cruz campaign, Trump took aim at the candidate himself, with a vague threat to “spill the beans” on Cruz’s wife, Heidi.

Things escalated, culminating in Trump sharing on Twitter an image of Heidi Cruz posted by another user that seemed to insult her appearance. In a furi-

ance in the same state as far-right Austrian leader Joerg Haider.

And she focused on minority outreach, including visiting a number of black churches.

USA TODAY reached out to Giuliani, but his office said the former mayor was unavailable for comment.

Giuliani ultimately decided against running in 2000 after a prostate cancer diagnosis and amid marital strife after news reports of an affair. Clinton went on to crush Rick Lazio, then a 42year-old Long Island congressman, to capture the Senate seat.

Trump has already consulted with Giuliani during his campaign. In a Wednesday appearance on Fox News’ O’Reilly Factor, Giuliani said he’s close to making an endorsement. “Here’s my goal: I don’t want Hillary in the White House,” he said. “Right now, Trump looks like the best one to me.”

Both Clinton and Trump will retool their strategy for a generalelection race as they seek to appeal to more moderate voters.

For Trump, that may include considering whether his entertaining but aggressive debate performances will be as effective opposite a woman and with a

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has tossed support to Cruz.

FRONT-RUNNERS’ UNFAVORABLES If Trump and Clinton do emerge as their parties’ presidential nominees, it won’t exactly be a match-up of two universally beloved political figures. A CBS/ New York Times poll last week found the two have the highest net negative ratings for frontrunners at this point in the campaign since at least 1984.

Trump had a favorability rating of 24%, with his unfavorable at 57%, while Clinton was 31% favorable to 52% unfavorable.

Contributing: Josh Hafner and Donovan Slack

SYRIAN FORCES BATTLE ISIL INSIDE PALMYRA

Syrian government forces have seized three neighborhoods inside Palmyra, a town with famed Roman-era ruins that fell to the Islamic State group last May, state media reported Saturday.

Syrian troops and allied militiamen backed by Russian airstrikes have taken up positions in the three neighborhoods that are part of the modern town, according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group.

The battle for Palmyra, now entering its fourth week, according to the rights group, has not been easy. Government forces lost at least 18 soldiers on Friday alone, including a major general, the Observatory and Islamic State-affiliated media sites reported. Another 10 soldiers were killed Saturday, the Associated Press reported.

ETHICS REPORT FILED AGAINST ALA. GOVERNOR

Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler filed a report with the Alabama Ethics Commission on Friday over allegations that Gov. Robert Bentley had an affair with a staff member.

Zeigler said in an interview Friday that he believed the report would force the commission to begin an investigation into Bentley and his relationship with staffer Rebekah Caldwell Mason.

Bentley, responding to allegations from the former head of the state’s law enforcement agency, denied participating in a “physical, sexual relationship.”

— Brian Lyman, The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser NORTH KOREAN VIDEO DEPICTS NUCLEAR ATTACK

North Korea released a dramatic propaganda video Saturday called Last Chance that depicts a nuclear strike on Washington, complete with animation of a missile slamming into the earth near the Lincoln Memorial.

The four-minute video, backed by a hyper musical score reminiscent of TV Westerns of the 1960s, includes a mushroom cloud and a U.S. flag going up in flames.

IN HER EASTER BONNET?

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A guest makes her entrance at the Meydan racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup horse racing event on Saturday.

California Chrome, last year’s runner-up, pulled off the win.

It was posted to the YouTube channel of D.P.R.K. Today, a North Korean website, and includes a rapid-fire catalog of “humiliating defeats” meted out to the U.S. over the years, including the North’s capture of an American ship, the Pueblo, in 1968.

“If the American imperialists provoke us a bit, we will not hesitate to slap them with a pre-emptive nuclear strike,” read the Korean subtitles in the video, according to The New York Times.

“The United States must choose!

It’s up to you whether the nation called the United States exists on this planet or not.”

— Doug Stanglin

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An American couple who went missing during the terrorist attack in Brussels last week died in the airport bombing there, their employers said Saturday.

Justin and Stephanie Shults had not been seen since they dropped off Stephanie’s mother at the airport in Brussels, one of two sites where bombs exploded, killing at least 31 people.

Justin Shults worked in Brussels for Clarcor, a manufacturing company based in Franklin, Tenn.

Stephanie Shults worked for Mars Inc., the company said.

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Bill would let French shun work emails at home

Technology makes it possible to be a worker bee 24/7 — but not all think it’s a good idea Maya Vidon

Special for USA TODAY

Mathilde Bouvier occasionally leaves her cellphone on the fireplace mantel after work so she can focus on dinner and family.

But her 4- and 6-year-old daughters are slow eaters, so she can’t help herself: She checks her inbox — until she can get to her laptop and work again while the children sleep.

“It is a good time for me to write up my reports, send reminder emails,” said Bouvier, a manager at a consulting company. “All day long I am in meetings — with clients or the teams I manage — so I do this in the evenings and a lot during the weekends.”

Recent technology has dealt a tremendous blow to the French laissez-faire way of life that emphasizes enjoying time off.

But a controversial new bill could give workers the “right to disconnect” during off hours and vacations. The measure is one of a series of changes introduced by President François Hollande’s government to change France’s highly regulated labor market.

Other measures, allowing PARIS

overtime on top of France’s 35hour workweek and granting employers more power to hire and fire, have spurred hundreds of thousands to protest in the streets in recent weeks. Protesters say the government is caving to business interests in hopes of reducing France’s 10% unemployment rate.

The “right to disconnect” legislation, which would go into effect in 2018 if passed, would require companies to encourage employees to turn off phones and other devices after they leave work.

“As a business owner, my life today is to be connected to my company 24/7,” said Nicolas Potier, founder of ACSEO, a startup that builds Web and mobile applications. “We are already vigilant to the quality of life of our employees.”

He said some of his workers have no problem staying online until a customer is satisfied. “We don’t have a time clock or any equivalent system. It really is a state of mind,” he said.

The law reflects the sense in France that white-collar workers in the digital age are vulnerable to burnout. Technologia, a risk analysis firm, found that 3.2 million French workers were emo-

“Traditional courtesy teaches you to abstain from disturbing people. ...

This form of courtesy has totally disappeared.”

Yves Lasfargue, a French sociologist

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tionally exhausted from work and at risk of developing burnout symptoms like exhaustion and chronic stress.

“It is a real problem,” said Yves Lasfargue, a sociologist who specializes in teleworking. “Twenty years ago, before emails had been invented and we could not reach colleagues, we would have to go and knock on their doors. Traditional courtesy teaches you to abstain from disturbing people.

With these new tools, this form of courtesy has totally disappeared. This is why we need to legislate.”

France’s powerful labor unions

don’t support most of the government’s labor overhauls, but they at least partially support the disconnect measure.

A survey in November found that 75% of managers worked at home in the evening. More than 50% of managers said they worked on weekends and holidays, according to UGICT-CGT, a union of engineers, managers and technicians.

The union took up the issue after it heard that German automaker Volkswagen shuts down its servers after work so employees can’t send emails. “It made us reflect upon our own work condi-

tions, so we launched our own campaign,” said Sophie Binet, the union’s secretary-general.

Areva, a French nuclear power company, drew up rules four years ago to let workers disconnect.

“We wanted to negotiate a general agreement on the quality of life at work. This included the use of new technologies,” said Philippe Thurat, Areva’s diversity and work-life balance manager.

Areva didn’t adopt strict guidelines. Workers can still send emails at night, but the company launched an education campaign asking employees not to email between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. or on their days off.

“The idea was not so much to establish a right to switch off but rather to address the topic of a healthy use of emails and set clear boundaries,” Thurat said.

“If I receive an email from one of my colleagues during the weekend, I don’t feel that I have an obligation to reply,” Areva spokesman Christophe Neugnot said. “And I won’t answer, because I don’t wish to prompt him to reply back again.”

Bouvier feels conflicted about the measure.

“If I really wanted to, I could disconnect after 8 p.m.,” Bouvier said. “There is no real obligation to connect — it is self-created. It’s just that we don’t want to be outside of the loop.”

SOME PALESTINIANS URGE NON-VIOLENCE, BUT FEW HEAR Israeli and Palestinian activists march for peace in the West Bank city of Beit Jala, between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, on March 4.

With statehood prospects remote, many support attacks on Israelis tinue and peace talks with Israel languish without progress toward Special for USA TODAY Palestinian statehood, the groups struggle to make their message RAMALLAH , WEST BANK Palesheard above the praise for “martinian banker and peace activist tyrs” who carried out attacks.

Ahmad Abd Albaset was shocked “Our rational voice is most to hear that a 19-year-old friend needed at times like this,” said participated in a fatal shooting of Ayed Atmawi, youth organizer for an Israeli policewoman in Jerusa- the coalition. “But our most comlem last month. “In the end, he plicated obstacle is facing those wasted his life for nothing,” he who believe in violence and have said of Ahmad Zakarna, who was enormous skepticism about any killed at the scene by Isother method.” raeli security forces.

For the past six Abd Albaset is among months, mostly young the ranks of Palestinians Palestinians armed with preaching non-violent knives, meat cleavers ways to advance his peoand even cars have atple’s cause, as opposed to tacked Israeli civilians what he calls “a culture and soldiers almost daiwhere killing and blood ly. Since September, 28 are the mainstream.”

Israelis have been killed, SHIRA RUBIN Abd Albaset organizes and at least 188 Palestintree-planting events for Ahmad Abd ians — most identified by the Palestinian Peace Albaset Israel as attackers — Coalition several times a have been killed by Isyear as “an act of resistance,” he raeli fire, according to the Associsaid, explaining that the plantings ated Press. are “meant to make it harder for The Palestinian Center for PolIsrael to confiscate that land.” icy and Survey found in DecemThe Peace Coalition is one of ber that in the absence of dozens of non-violence organiza- Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations in the West Bank that are tions, two-thirds of Palestinians trying to persuade young people endorse armed resistance and the to invest in their future rather current wave of attacks, with the than throw away their lives in at- strongest support coming from tacks. The groups use educational Palestinians ages 18 to 22. workshops and activities to spark “People know from experience dialogue within both Palestinian that ‘peace’ and negotiations society and with Israeli partners, don’t work,” said Zuhdei Dawabhoping their small-scale peace sheh of the West Bank village of initiatives will ultimately push Duma, where three members of a both sides toward the establish- family were killed in an arson atment of a Palestinian state. tack. Two Jewish settlers were Yet, as attacks on Israelis con- charged in the attack.

Shira Rubin

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A Palestinian protester kicks a burning tire during clashes with Israeli security forces on March 18.

“With what the Israeli army is doing recently, raiding houses and putting up checkpoints that don’t allow us to move, it’s not 100% a mistake for a young Palestinian to want to carry out an attack, even if he does kill himself and bring sadness to his family forever,” said Dawabsheh.

Preaching non-violence is difficult because Palestinian youth have come of age without any prospects for statehood, and they are deluged on social media with images and memes that demonize Jews and praise attacks.

Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that governs Gaza, has hailed the attacks and called for their continuation.

Husam Zomlot, a senior official with the Fatah party, which rules in the West Bank, said non-vio-

“Our rational voice is most needed at times like this.”

Ayed Atmawi, youth organizer for the Peace Coalition

lence is the most effective method to advance the Palestinian cause, but it has become “marginalized” by the rise of violent extremism by Israel.

“It’s not just a problem of the nationalist religious parties, but that has also bred this scary phenomenon of tribalism and mob mentality, where Palestinians are being targeted by ‘shoot to kill’ policies,” said Zomlot.

Manal Tamimi from the West

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Bank village of Nebi Saleh sees fault on both sides. Palestinians believe that “Israelis are only brutal soldiers or land-grabbing settlers,” while Israelis “think that Palestinians are only terrorists,” she said.

For more than six years, Tamimi and other villagers have participated in weekly demonstrations against expanding Israeli settlements. But they have been criticized for non-violent approaches, “which are still new to Palestinians,” she said.

“We cannot stand up against Israel’s army technology,” Tamimi added. “All we have is our ability to educate average people throughout the world about the rights violations happening throughout all of Palestine.”

The village has hosted foreign diplomats, human rights organizations and Israeli peace activists, and counts as a major achievement its participation in a growing movement that calls for divestment from Israeli companies, sanctions against Israel and boycotts against companies that do business with Israel.

Although the weekly protests are supposed to be non-violent, stone-throwing against Israeli soldiers and arrests often occur.

While other children in the West Bank are influenced by Palestinian media that portray attackers as heroes, none here has ever expressed a desire to carry out a potentially fatal attack, Tamimi said.

“I tell my children that they need to be strong to stand in front of this occupation that will affect them at some point in their lives,” she said, “but I also teach them that they need to fight for the lives, not for their deaths.”

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EUROPE’S MUSLIM POPULATION GROWING FASTER THAN OTHER RELIGIOUS GROUPS The March 22 attacks in Belgium and surge of Muslim refugees from the Syrian war have intensified the debate in Europe on immigration restrictions. Size of Europe’s Muslim population and its projected growth:

MUSLIMS IN EUROPE

BY THE NUMBERS

European nations by percentage of population that identify themselves as Muslim:

TOP 10

MORE THAN 6.0% 4.1% TO 6.0%

More than 10%

FINLAND

0.8%

2.1% TO 4.0% LESS THAN 2.0%

SWEDEN

NORWAY

4.6%

NON EU MEMBER NATION

ESTONIA

0.2%

NORTH SEA

RUSSIA

LATVIA

DENMARK

6%

0.1%

4.1%

LITHUANIA

of Europe’s total population in 2010 is Muslim, up from 4.1% in 1990.

< 0.1%

NETHERLANDS

6.0%

BELGIUM IRELAND

1.1%

BELARUS

5.9%

UNITED KINGDOM

2.7%

POLAND

4.8%

< 0.1%

GERMANY

Europe’s share of the global Muslim population in 2010.

5.8%

CZECH REPUBLIC

2.3%

0.2%

AUSTRIA

5.4%

FRANCE

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

< 0.1%

LUXEMBOURG

ATLANTIC OCEAN

MOLDOVA

HUNGARY

< 0.1%

SWITZERLAND

7.5%

ROMANIA

0.3%

SLOVENIA

CROATIA

3.6%

1.4%

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SERBIA

Muslim men pray at the East London Mosque on the last day of Ramadan in 2013 in London.

BULGARIA

13.7%

PORTUGAL

KOSOVO ALBANIA

ITALY

SPAIN

0.3%

By 2030, Muslims will make up 10% of the population in the 10 European countries with the largest Muslim populace.

3.7%

2.1%

GREECE

TURKEY

5.3%

MALTA

REGION: EUROPE The number of Muslims in Europe is growing at a steady pace. Total number of Muslims in Europe:

0.2% MOROCCO

ALGERIA

More than 58M

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

TUNISIA

44.1M 29.6M

PROJECTED GROWTH The United Kingdom is expected to have the largest increase in the number of Muslims in Europe by 2030. Countries and greatest changes:

5.6 1990

20301

1 – projected

5 million

2010

2030

4 million

MEDIAN AGES

3.2

(in millions)

2.9

3 million 1.9

2 million 1 million 0

2010

0.04 0.1

0.04 0.1

Finland

Ireland

0.1

0.4

Norway

0.4

0.7

0.5

Switzerland

0.8

Austria

1.1

1.0

1.6

1.0

32

0.6

0.5

Belgium

Sweden

Spain

Italy

United Kingdom

Median age of Muslims throughout Europe in 2010.

40

Note Population estimates are rounded.

AGE STRUCTURE

RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN EUROPE Projected growth of major religious groups in Europe, 2010-2050: CHRISTIAN

5.9%

UNAFFILIATED

0.8%

MUSLIM

10.2%

Median age for all Europeans in 2010.

OTHER

Muslim populations in Europe are younger than their non-Muslim counterparts. People under age 30 make up about 49% of the Muslim population in Europe in 2010, compared with about 34% of the non-Muslim population.

1.4%

MUSLIMS

37

Median age of religiously unaffiliated people in Europe, 2010.

NON-MUSLIMS

Note Includes atheists, agnostics and those with no religion in particular

24.9%

23.8%

18.8%

20.9%

23.3%

26.2% 22.5%

21.5% 18.5%

16.0%

74.5%

15.3%

65.2% 10.5%

2010

2050

Regional total population

Regional total population

742.6 million

696.3 million

Note Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Sources Pew Research Center’s Fact Tank and “The Future of the Global Muslim Population” GEORGE PETRAS AND KARL GELLES, USA TODAY

HOW EUROPEANS VIEW MUSLIMS Unfavorably 19%

Britain

72%

24%

France

76%

24%

Germany

69%

61%

Italy

31%

56%

Poland

30%

42% Age 60+

45-59

30-44

15-29

Note Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

0-14

Favorably

Spain

52%

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BUSINESS SURVEILLANCE VULNERABLE VERIZON uIn a nutshell: Records for more than 1.5 million customers of the computer security wing of Verizon, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, appeared last week. This Verizon unit aids large corporations when they’ve been the victims of a hack. Now the company itself has been breached, writes our Elizabeth Weise. uThe lowdown: Brian Krebs, a respected computer security writer, said the entire database was offered up for $100,000 on a “closely guarded underground cybercrime forum,” or in increments of 100,000 records for $10,000 apiece. Buyers were offered the option to purchase information about security vulnerabilities in Verizon’s website. uThe upshot: In an emailed statement, the company said, “Verizon Enterprise Solutions recently discovered and fixed a security vulnerability on our enterprise client portal. Our investigation to date found an attacker obtained basic contact information on a number of our enterprise customers.”

ON THE FRONT BURNER A JOB BOOST FOR VETS Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his wife, philanthropist and educator Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, are giving $275,000 to four nonprofits working on the front lines for military veterans, with the aim of getting more of them into tech jobs, writes our Jessica Guynn. “Our veterans and those active in military service enable a free society. To be able to support this population, I consider it to be an extraordinary honor,” Arrillaga-Andreessen told USA TODAY. The U.S. has 21.2 million veterans and another million will leave the military in the next four years. They have skills the tech industry seeks — discipline, work ethic, problem solving, leadership and exposure to cuttingedge technology — but may lack the social networks to land jobs.

USA SNAPSHOTS©

Credit fear factor

20%

prefer not to know their credit score out of fear it will be low.

GREAT

FAIR

GOOD

POOR

Note Two in five don’t know their current score.

Source Chase Slate 2016 Credit Outlook survey of 1,000 adults JAE YANG AND KARL GELLES, USA TODAY

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University of CaliforniaBerkeley and Arizona State compete in last year’s tourney.

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT

BIG PLAYERS ENTER THE ‘ESPORTS’ CHALLENGE Video gaming goes pro, with industry stakes expected to near $2 billion soon.

Could this become the new national pastime?

Kevin Assia, left, of Germany competes with Rodrigo Arauji of Brazil during the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2016 at The Skylark lounge in Manhattan on Monday.

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By the end of this week, four teams will advance to determine a champion after an intense, multiweek competition.

But they aren’t playing basketball. They’re battling with video game controllers in competitive video gaming, whose increasing popularity has attracted the attention of big names in tech and media seeking to capitalize.

‘We have the early markers of what will ultimately make e Sports mainstream,” says Joost van Dreunen, CEO of SuperData Research, which gathers data on the global games market.

On April 3, the “Heroic Four” will be crowned in Heroes of the Dorm, a tournament hosted by Blizzard Entertainment, based on its game Heroes of the Storm.

Entering its second year, teams representing U.S. colleges play for glory and more than $500,000 in scholarships and prizes. Fans watch the action online on ESPN, Twitch and YouTube, and they can even join tournament pools, where the winner with the most accurate bracket snags $10,000.

The eSports market is likely to more than double to $1.9 billion in three years, according to Superdata. The rising audience — SuperData estimates it at 134 million as of last year — is pushing video game publishers and cable networks to create competitive video game experiences and explore broadcasting options.

Riot’s League of Legends helped spawn eSports. The realtime strategy game — players control a character with special powers and work with teammates to infiltrate an opponent’s base and destroy a key structure— attracts more than 67 million players a month. Two years after the

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game’s launch in 2009, Riot Games hosted its first World Championship Series in Sweden.

About the same time, the streaming service Twitch emerged. It served as a home for video game players to broadcast their virtual exploits online.

Twitch took off in 2013 after receiving prominent placement on Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4. In 2014, Amazon acquired Twitch for $970 million.

“Amazon valuing Twitch at $1 billion got everybody excited,” says Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter.

Since then, interest in competitive video gaming has surged.

ESPN has gradually beefed up its presence, broadcasting events such as The International Dota 2 Championships, which boasted a prize pool last year of $18 million, before the ongoing Heroes of the Dorm tournament.

ESPN and Yahoo set up editorial sites for coverage of eSports.

“We are setting out to be the premier destination for eSports fans,” says Bob Condor, vice president of Yahoo Sports Media.

More gamemakers are getting involved, too, including Electron-

ic Arts, which launched divisions focused on eSports.

“This is a long-term play for Electronic Arts,” says EA chief operating officer Peter Moore, who will run the company’s Competitive Gaming Division. “This is not going to explode out of the blocks this year.”

Before going mainstream, there are some obstacles to overcome, including bolstering the viewing experience.

Wedbush’s Pachter compares it to poker, where the televised version didn’t take off until a piece of glass was added to tables so viewers could see players’ cards.

“That makes it interesting and exciting because we have kind of an inside view and we know what’s going on,” says Pachter.

Another key factor: time.

Whalen Rozelle, director of eSports at Riot Games, says eSports is years away from reaching the mainstream. “There’s a generation of sports fans growing with eSports as their primary sport of choice. They’re not dipping in and watching basketball, hockey or football. This is a generation that really focused in on this as their sport.”

The stock market, the candidates:

WHO HAS BIGGER INFLUENCE? Mark Hulbert Special for USA TODAY

Does the stock market’s rough start this year portend a victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election? Or is Trump’s surprising success causing the stock market’s gyrations?

Investors want to know.

Historical data show a strong correlation between the stock market’s performance in election years and whether the political party in power retains the White House. Consider the 18 presidential elections since 1900 in which the incumbent party retained the White House: The Dow Jones industrial average’s year-to-date performance going into those elections was a gain of 10.8%.

That contrasts with an average loss of 3.7% going into the 11 elec-

tions since 1900 in which the incumbent party lost.

This tendency for the stock market to perform worse during years when incumbents lose was on display the past two election cycles. The Dow was sporting a 29.7% year-to-date loss on Election Day in 2008, and the incumbent party lost. On 2012’s Election Day, in contrast, the Dow was sitting on a 7.3% gain, and — sure enough — the incumbent party retained the White House.

As statisticians constantly remind us, correlation is not causation.

Strong as this pattern is, it’s surprisingly difficult to determine what to do with it. No one knows whether it’s the stock market that is causing the incumbent political party’s chances to be better or worse, or vice versa.

As statisticians constantly re-

mind us, correlation is not causation. And until we have a good idea what is causing what, the correlation between the stock market’s election-year performance and the incumbent party’s fortunes doesn’t help us forecast either one.

On one hand, for example, it’s plausible that changes in the parties’ political fortunes lead to changes in the stock market. The stock market hates uncertainty, so as it becomes more likely that the incumbent party will lose the White House the stock market will tend to lose ground.

Hedge-fund manager Doug Kass, president of Seabreeze Partners Management, is advancing a variant of this argument today. In an interview, Kass argued that Trump’s rapidly improving odds of winning have contributed to Wall Street’s volatility. Trump is a “political blank slate,” Kass said, with positions that are “unpredictable and somewhat unformed.” So long as that continues, he concluded, we

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The market fares worse in years when incumbent parties lose. should expect volatility to persist.

Yet the cause and effect also run in the opposite direction.

Voters are more likely to want a change of political party in the White House when the economy and the stock market are in awful shape. As James Carville, Bill Clinton’s campaign strategist in 1992, famously put it: “It’s the economy, stupid!”

Notice, however, that even if you were convinced that the stock market is what causes changes in the parties’ political fortunes, you’d still not have much to go on today. The stock market is basically flat for the first quarter of 2016, having recovered from the big hole it dug

in January and early February. If the stock market is a political handicapper, right now it’s essentially throwing up its hands.

The bottom line? Both political junkies and investors should focus on other factors that have a more obvious and direct impact.

In the stock market, that means focusing on things like the economy in general and corporate earnings in particular. Both are far more likely to cause the stock market to be higher or lower at the end of this year than shifting political fortunes.

Mark Hulbert is the founder of the Hulbert Financial Digest and a market observer for more than 30 years.

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PETE THE PLANNER

HEY, PARENTS: HANDOUTS ARE TOXIC TO ADULT KIDS Peter Dunn Special for USA TODAY

I

write to you not from a place of judgment, but instead I address you based on an immense body of work that has brought me great clarity. The financial support you are offering your adult children is toxic. You are hurting them, you are hurting yourself, and until you realize it’s not money that they need, everyone involved will feel the pain.

Think back to when you taught your child to ride her bicycle without training wheels. Who was more scared?

The idea of letting go of a toddler rocketing across concrete with little protection is terrifying.

If you let go, she will fall — she will bleed. If you don’t, she will never learn to ride the most elementary transportation device since the invention of feet. Once you let go, and she falls and bleeds, she will quickly learn that balance and control equal the absence of pain.

Your continued support of your adult children will ruin your financial life, and it will ruin theirs, too.

At that moment, everyone moves on with their life.

Assuming your now 20- or 30something can ride their bike without training wheels, what was the primary element in their initial bike-riding achievement?

It was your willingness to remove yourself from the situation, with the disturbing knowledge your absence would result in pain.

If you are still supporting your adult child, your absence will lead to their success — not your financial support. You have to remove yourself from the situation.

As you look at your adult child’s life, what is missing? Your child lacks skills on budgeting, resourcefulness and, potentially, restraint.

To be fair, if your child’s problems stem from student loans, then their lack of independence actually makes sense.

However, you must be willing to acknowledge the amount of debt our children hold is directly correlated to our willingness and ability to pre-fund those college expenses, as well as our willingness to encourage our children to blindly accumulate hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, with absolutely no plan to pay it off.

There’s a giant chasm that exists between not being able to

pre-fund an education and encouraging your children to pursue what their 18-year-old minds think is an ideal education. That gap can be bridged with uncomfortable conversations and restraint. Ignoring the chasm will result in everyone falling in.

In most cases that I’ve seen of parents supporting adult children, the child isn’t allowed to fail because the parent either doesn’t want their child to experience temporary discomfort or the parent doesn’t want to admit that they, as parents, have failed.

Regular payments start to feel like penance. When your child lacks the skills to limit their expenses based on their income, that’s as much your failure as it is theirs. Guilt sets in. Checks are written. Nothing is solved.

I don’t want my kids to fail, but I look forward to their failures.

They build character, resourcefulness and guile. It’s only when I try and mask their failures that their failures become my failure.

The entire discussion around cutting off an adult child can certainly ring of callousness.

But your continued support of your adult children will ruin your financial life, and it will ruin theirs, too. There are no winners.

You believe you are sacrificing for

This column is the first of a twopart series addressing the financial support of adult children.

Peter Dunn is an author, speaker and radio host.

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another, but you aren’t. You are the captain of a sinking ship.

One of the primary arguments used to justify this dangerous financial decision is the argument of relativity. You decide to help someone financially because you’re in a relatively better financial situation than they are.

It’s a lose-lose situation. You make them more dependent on you as you head toward retirement. That math doesn’t work.

I’d be remiss to not acknowledge scenarios in which financial support is not only warranted, but necessary. Yet, these situations are the exceptions, not the rule.

The way out of your conundrum will be messier than you want. If you can’t articulate to your child why your support is a problem, then that’s where you begin, by better understanding the impact of your entangled financial relationship.

If your retirement plan is underfunded, you will work deep into your 70s so that your adult child can avoid learning how money works.

Remember, your support isn’t about the sacrifice of your money.

It’s much the opposite. This is about sacrificing your feelings and letting failure be the teacher.

Navigating Medicaid for elder care is a pain It’s complicated and time consuming, but diligence, planning and good records help Jayne O’Donnell and Laura Ungar USA TODAY

You have to be very impoverished or very sick to qualify for Medicaid late in life.

No wonder people put off thinking about it.

It’s also hardly the way most of us would want to live out our final days — or years. Depending on whether your state has special waivers allowing for limited athome care, most Medicaid care will mean sharing a nursing home room with other people.

“Quality of life can decline dramatically,” says Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, who co-wrote a recent report on long-term care financing. “It’s not great care.”

You’re also going to need massive documentation. And if you or a loved one wants care at home, you’ll likely wait a long time, Gleckman warns. In his home state of Maryland, the waiting list for an at-home caregiver covered

by Medicaid is about three years.

It’s easy to complain about both the level and quality of care available under Medicaid and the fact that you have to nearly spend down your life savings to qualify.

But it’s also easy to understand

why government officials work to limit Medicaid costs.

Up to 30% of Medicaid funding covers long-term care, totaling about $100 billion a year. More than two-thirds of older adults will need some personal assistance before they die, and almost half will need so much care that they would be eligible for private, long-term care insurance or Medicaid, according to the report by Gleckman last month from the Long-Term Care Financing Collaborative.

So what to do in the meantime? Although many people think about ways to shelter assets so they can qualify for Medicaid sooner, Urban Institute research has shown it isn’t common.

“There are a lot of families making hard decisions on how to allocate money they’ve saved all their lives,” says Jeff Myers, CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America. “It’s a big social issue.”

It can cost an average of $90,000 a year for nursing home care, so most people burn through savings pretty quickly.

Some begin transferring assets to their children far earlier so there is some semblance of inheritance.

Many believe that’s unethical, but it can also make the transfers subject to what’s known as a “clawback,” or forfeiture, if they

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occur in the five years before the elderly family member’s application for Medicaid.

Under some states’ waivers, Medicaid pays a certain amount toward in-home care, and in some cases family members or friends can even be paid for nonmedical services, such as housekeeping, says Kelly Gannott, a partner at Kentucky ElderLaw in Louisville.

More often, Medicaid pays for nursing home care. But not every nursing home takes Medicaid, and some have only a few beds set aside for Medicaid patients. Gannott says some facilities require people to pay privately for a year or two before letting them stay as Medicaid patients.

But she says, “That’s probably in violation of federal law,” because Medicaid beds should be for any Medicaid patient, although in her area, “no one has challenged it yet.”

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“Quality of life can URBAN INSTITUTE decline dramatically.

It’s not great care.”

Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, on sharing a nursing home room with others

Medicaid is a state and federal program, so state laws vary when it comes to what it covers and what you can keep. But here are some general things to consider: uIn most states, an individual can give one car to a child — and it doesn’t have to be a 1974 Chrysler either. It could even be an exotic sports car, says Myers. The same applies to art.

uIn order to qualify for Medicaid, an elderly widow or widower can’t have more than $2,000 in “countable resources,” although qualified retirement accounts are exempt in some states. uIn many states, most Medicaid individuals still receive Social Security benefits, but nursing homes can access these funds to pay for the room on top of the Medicaid coverage. uSeniors can keep their houses for six months on the assumption they might recover (unless the house is worth more than about $520,000), Gannott says, but then either apply for sixmonth extensions or put the house up for sale to pay the nursing home. uIn the case of a couple, a house and a car for the spouse and personal property such as wedding rings are exempt, and the spouse can keep half of countable resources up to a maximum of $119,220.

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Clearly, Medicaid can get complicated quickly. So it’s crucial for families to keep track of elderly loved ones’ financial and medical paperwork and discuss long-term care plans with them as early as possible, says Sandy Markwood, CEO of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging.

“These are important discussions to have before they’re in that crisis situation,” Markwood says.

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Louisville, Ky. — Perry Ellis, the eighth-leading scorer and 12th-leading rebounder in Kansas University basketball history, sat dejectedly in front of his KFC Yum! Center locker and, in a clear voice, explained to wave after wave of reporters how he felt after Saturday’s 64-59 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight loss to Villanova.

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“I mean, it kusports. was frustratcom/ku ing,” Ellis bball32616 said of Villanova keying on him and holding him to a season-low four points off 1-of-5 shooting. He didn’t attempt a three and only went to the line three times, hitting two, as the No. 2 seed Wildcats (33-5) halted No. 1 seed KU’s 17-game winning streak.

“But in the second half, we fought and we were up five (45-40 with 10:50 left). I was excited because as a team we were doing a great job,” Ellis added. “We made some plays, but they fought back, got the lead (50-45), and we fell short. It hurts so bad because we couldn’t close out.

We were so close.”

Ellis, who had scored 20 or more points in seven of the Jayhawks’ last eight games, explained the problems Villanova posed in his getting involved offensively in his 34-minute stint.

“They did a great job of down-in-the-post fronting, things of that sort,” Ellis said, keeping his composure and shedding no tears.

“They did a great job of trying to swarm at me. Someone was always there. They did a good job of denying me the ball. I could have tried to demand the ball more. It was hard to get in the flow.

They did a great job, credit to them.”

KU coach Bill Self, whose squad hit just 40.4 percent of its shots — just six of 22 from three and received absolutely no points off the bench — explained Ellis’

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Louisville, Ky. — Sure, there were chances at the end, a five-point, secondhalf lead, even. But the reality is, Villanova won Saturday night’s Elite Eight game in the Yum! Center by making Kansas University lose it, 64-59, with as bad a seven-minute stretch of basketball as it had played in months.

Somehow, Villanova played such smart, tough defense that for 6 minutes and 55 seconds of game clock, Kansas went scoreless and turned it over eight times.

The anatomy of a breakdown that befuddled KU’s offensive purpose and stole their composure with a 13-0 run: Wayne Selden Jr. turnover. Carlton Bragg Jr. turnover. Frank Mason III missed three-pointer. Perry Ellis turnover. Mason turnover. Ellis turnover. Mason turnover. Selden turnover.

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk missed three-pointer. Ellis turnover. Devonté Graham missed three-pointer.

The drought finally ended at the 3:46 mark of the first half when Mason made one of two free throws. By that time, a 16-12 lead had turned into a 25-16 deficit.

Naturally, Kansas didn’t run away and hide. The Jayhawks (33-5) compete too hard to quit. Not surprisingly, they even went ahead in the second half, using a 9-0 run to go up five points.

But unlike what happens to some opponents that get caught in KU’s wake, that just made Villanova play tougher, strengthened the Wildcats’ resolve to continue shutting Ellis out of the game, holding him to a season-low four points.

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ACC makes up right side of NCAA bracket The Associated Press

This mini-Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament has even higher stakes than usual: The winner earns a spot in the national championship game.

The entire right side of the NCAA Tournament bracket has boiled down to four teams — and they’re all from the ACC, with North Carolina and Notre Dame in the East, and Virginia and Syracuse in the Midwest.

The Tar Heels and Fighting Irish play today in the East Regional final in Philadelphia, with the Cavaliers and Orange facing off in the Midwest final in Chicago. Because those regions are paired in the Final Four, those winners will meet next Saturday night on the big stage in Houston with a spot in the national title game on the line.

No wonder Notre Dame coach Mike Brey called the ACC “the sexiest league.”

“I just remember the grind of the Big East, and this is the same grind with the depth of this league now,” Brey said Saturday. “Everybody talks about our league now and the matchups.”

The ACC got off to quite the hot start in this tournament, finishing the opening weekend with a 12-1 record.

It joined the Big 12 and Big Ten in placing seven teams in the field but outperformed

those leagues by having six of them — all but Pittsburgh — reach the Sweet 16.

And who knows how far a likely eighth team — Louisville — would have advanced, had the Cardinals not selfimposed a postseason ban for this year?

“I happen to think the ACC is the best league from top to bottom, the depth we have,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.

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MONDAY

Mike Krzyzewski

Krzyzewski apologizes to Oregon Durham, N.C. (ap) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski says he has apologized to Oregon coach Dana Altman for his postgame conversation with Dillon Brooks.

In a statement issued Saturday, Krzyzewski said “it is not my place to talk to another team’s player” and he hoped he “did not create a distraction” for the top-seeded Ducks.

They play Oklahoma on Saturday night in the West Regional final.

Brooks hit a long three-pointer with the shot clock expiring in the final seconds of the Ducks’ 82-68 victory over Duke on Thursday night. In the handshake line, Krzyzewski had a prolonged discussion with the Oregon guard — and video of it immediately went viral.

In the statement, Krzyzewski said that chat “took the focus away from the terrific game that Dillon played.”

The Hall of Fame coach also apologized for responding “incorrectly to a reporter’s question about my comment to Dillon.”

Brooks said in the locker room after the game that Krzyzewski told him “I’m too good of a player to be showing (off) at the end.”

In his news conference, Krzyzewski disputed Brooks’ version of events and appeared angry when it was brought up.

“I didn’t say that,” Krzyzewski said. “You can say whatever you want. Dillon Brooks is a hell of a player. I said, ‘You’re a terrific player.’ And you can take whatever he said and go with it, all right?”

A day later, Altman defended his leading scorer, saying Krzyzewski should have approached him — not Brooks — and that he gave the order to shoot because the shot clock was winding down.

“I told Dillon to shoot it. So if anybody’s got a problem with it, it should be directed at me,” Altman said. “He was acting on my orders. I told him to shoot it. I didn’t think he’d make it. It was a 30-footer, but there was a five-, six-second difference there.”

On Saturday, Krzyzewski expressed regret about the situation.

“Clearly, the story that night was about Oregon advancing to the Elite Eight, and the outstanding game they played,” he said. “I sincerely hope I did not create a distraction for coach Altman and his team at this critical time of year. Certainly, I have the utmost respect for the Oregon program and their tremendous accomplishments.”

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JASON DAY HITS HIS DRIVE ON THE EIGHTH HOLE during a quarterfinal-round match against Brooks Koepka at the Dell Match Play Championship golf tournament at Austin County Club on Saturday in Austin, Texas.

Day reaches Match Play semis, retakes No. 1 ranking Austin, Texas — Jordan Spieth lost in the fourth round at the Dell Match Play. Then, he lost his No. 1 ranking.

Jason Day assured a return to the top of the world ranking Saturday when he advanced to the semifinals of the Dell Match Play. His reward is to face Rory McIlroy, who ran his unbeaten streak to 12 matches in this event and needs two more to join Tiger Woods as the only players to win in consecutive years.

“It’s been a bit of an up and down week, especially emotionally,” said Day, who considered withdrawing Wednesday night when his back seized up on him. “It’s been quite amazing to be able to start the week, not really thinking I’m going to be able to play with what happened Wednesday, and then turn around and I’m No. 1 in the world. It’s a strange feeling. I’m glad I stuck it out.”

Even with the local star gone, Match Play has a heavyweight battle this morning. This is only the second time since the Match Play began in 1999 that the No. 2 (Day) and No. 3 (McIlroy) seeds have met in the semifinals.

Day and McIlroy were all square going to the back in their matches. Day won two of the first three holes to pull away from Brooks Koepka, closing him out on the 16th hole. McIlroy ran off four birdies in six holes for a 4-and-3 victory over Chris Kirk.

Louis Oosthuizen, who eliminated Spieth with a 4-and-2 victory in the morning, took advantage of Dustin Johnson’s blunders in the quarterfinals to win, 2 and 1. Rafa Cabrera Bello of Spain also advanced to the semifinals by beating Ryan Moore, 2 and 1.

McIlroy and Day have never faced each other in match play.

“I’d love to play Jason,” McIlroy said. “I’d really relish it. He’s playing really well at the minute, coming off a win last week. I’d be really up for it. It’s a big match.”

MLB

Volquez will start KC opener Surprise, Ariz. — Edinson Volquez will start the Kansas City Royals’ opener April 3 against the New York Mets in a rematch of the World Series Game 5, manager Ned Yost announced Saturday.

Matt Harvey, who started the final game of the World Series against Volquez, will be the Mets’ starter at Kauffman Stadium.

“When was the last time two starting pitchers pitched consecutive games? Game 5 starters are matching up again,” Yost said upon selecting Volquez.

Volquez, who was 13-9 with a 3.55 ERA last season and limited the Mets to five runs over two starts in the World Series, joked to Yost, “What about Ventura?”

Yordano Ventura, the 2015 opening day starter, will start the third game, April 8, against the Minnesota Twins. Yost said he is pushing Ventura back because he has been battling the flu.

Ian Kennedy, whom the Royals signed to a five-year $70 million contract in the offseason, will start the second game. Chris Young and Kris Medlen will complete the rotation.

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With the Royals off three days during the first week, Yost said he would likely skip Medlen the initial time through the rotation.

NBA

Cuban calls out ref on Twitter Dallas — Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has never been shy about ripping into officials after a game. This season, he’s been particularly critical of inconsistencies in flagrant foul calls across the league.

But Cuban took things to another level Friday night after a traveling call went against the Mavericks in the first half of their game against the Golden State Warriors, not to mention some no-calls that Cuban thought should have gone against the Warriors.

Cuban took to Twitter to criticize the whistle and call out official Derrick Stafford by name.

“Derrick Stafford has mailed it in. That travel was not a travel and the no calls. Rick needs to get a tech,” Cuban tweeted.

Cuban has never been shy about paying up in order to speak his mind on officiating, but to call the referee, who is in his 28th season in the NBA, by name and ask for his head coach Rick Carlisle to yell at the refs and earn a technical foul? That’s a new one.

NFL

Tray Walker mourned in Miami Miami — Mourners started stepping out of a hot Florida afternoon and into the 93rd Street Community Baptist Church just after noon Saturday. For the next hour, they kept filing in, intent on honoring late Ravens cornerback Tray Walker.

Friends and family members wore shirts with his picture and number on them. High school and college teachers and administrators came with stories about a fun yet rebellious boy who grew into a dedicated and driven NFL prospect.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh recalled his first meeting with Walker during the lead-up to the 2015 NFL draft.

“The first thing I noticed was the smile, that big Tray Walker smile,” Harbaugh told those in attendance. “That smile can light up a room.”

Walker died on March 18, a day after his motorbike collided with an SUV in a north Miami neighborhood near where he grew up. Hundreds gathered Saturday at the Baptist church to pay their respects to Walker, who was 23 and just months removed from his rookie season with the Ravens.

The crowd included Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, Walker’s former teammate at Miami Northwestern Senior High School; DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association; and approximately 50 Ravens players, coaches and team officials, many of whom arrived from Baltimore in a plane chartered by team owner Steve Bisciotti.

Harbaugh and general manager Ozzie Newsome walked shoulder to shoulder down the middle aisle of the church, followed by a line of Ravens including Steve Smith Sr., Kamar Aiken, Breshad Perriman, Buck Allen, Timmy Jernigan and Crockett Gilmore.

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WEST VIRGINIA FRESHMAN KYLE GRAY SLIDES IN under the throw to Kansas sophomore Matt McLaughlin to steal second base during their game Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. WVU won, 11-6.

Mountaineers top Jayhawks J-W Staff Reports

After a 1-0 pitchers’ duel on Friday, Kansas University and West Virginia produced a decidedly different game Saturday, when the Mountaineers blasted the Jayhawks, 11-6, at Hoglund Ballpark.

Kansas rode three hits and two RBIs from junior first baseman Marcus Wheeler to keep the game close through six innings, trailing 7-6, but West Virginia scored four more runs to cement the victory.

Kansas (7-13, 0-2 Big

12) used a combination of six pitchers, but could not solve West Virginia’s (12-9, 2-3 Big 12) hitters as they tallied 15 hits and scored runs in all but two innings of the contest.

WVU’s Conner Dotson (4-1) was credited with the win, and Mountaineer Jeff Hardy earned a three-inning save, striking out six.

The Jayhawks had little trouble getting its leadoff men on base to begin five of nine innings against the Mountaineers. Freshman leadoff hitter Rudy Karre hit safely in three appear-

ances leading off an inning, and the Jayhawks, with the help of Wheeler and sophomore catcher TJ Martin — who had two RBIs — scored in such a situation four times.

“I was pleased with the back end of our lineup,” KU coach Ritch Price said. “It was nice to see Martin contribute and it was nice to see Wheeler contribute.”

Game three of the series is today. First pitch from Hoglund Ballpark is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

“We have a saying

in our program, ‘It’s all about Sunday.’ It is the most important day of the weekend,” Price said.

“It will be a two-man game tomorrow. Blake Weiman will start, and then we will go right to Stephen Villines — there will be nobody between them. We need to find a way to salvage the game on Sunday.”

West Virginia 013 120 121 — 11 15 0 Kansas 103 011 000 — 6 13 1 W — Dotson, 4-1. L — Goldsberry, 0-3. SV — Hardy, 1.

2B — Hill 2, Inman, Wood, Galusky, West Virginia; Karre, Wright, Kansas.

KU Highlights — Marcus Wheeler, 3-for-4, 2 RBIs; TJ Martin, 2-for-5. 2 RBIs; Rudy Karre, 3-for-5, 2 runs; Colby Wright, 2-for-4, run.

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QUALITY EDUCATION ACADEMY SENIOR SHOOTING GUARD DASHAWN CORPREW, a Kansas recruiting target, puts up a shot in traffic during the Grind Sessions championship game Saturday evening at Free State High.

KU target Corprew held to six points

By Bobby Nightengale bnightengale@ljworld.com

Kansas soccer falls in exhibition J-W Staff Reports

The stifling defense of the National Women’s Soccer League’s defending champion proved to be too much for Kansas Univeristy soccer, as the Jayhawks fell, 3-0, to FC Kansas City in an exhibition Saturday afternoon at Rock Chalk Park.

“I’m not worried about the result today,” KU coach Mark Francis said.

“The spring is all about getting better, and playing the two-time defending champion from the professional league will definitely help us get better.

“We were a little intimidated in the first half,” Francis added, “but in the second half

is preparing to kick off its defense of the NWSL crown in three weeks, jumped to an early lead when forward Shea Groom rifled in a shot in the eighth minute after a cross got through the KU defense and into the sixyard box.

The Jayhawks allowed only one more FCKC goal in the opening half when midfielder Erika Tymrak tapped in a ball that was sent across the six-yard box in the 16th minute.

John Young/Journal-World Photo Kansas’ defense held KANSAS SOCCER’S TAYLOR CHRISTIE (17) AND HANNA strong for the remainder KALLMAIER (23) ATTEMPT TO SLOW the FC Kansas City of the game. offense during their 3-0 exhibition loss Saturday at Rock The Jayhawks will Chalk Park. take on Tulsa on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. we created some chanc- happy with how we deKickoff from Hurries and had more posses- fended as a group, too.” cane Soccer Stadium is sion. I was also really FC Kansas City, which slated for 1 p.m.

Fuentes drives Royals win Surprise, Ariz. (ap) — Reymond Fuentes singled in a pair of runs in a four-run Kansas City first inning, and the Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Saturday.

The Royals batted around in the first, which included Chris Bassitt walking Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon with the bases loaded.

“The first inning was a good inning for us,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “Esky (Alcides Escobar) started it with a base hit down the right field line. Moose (Mike Moustakas) taking advantage of the shift with a perfect bunt, a couple

of big walks and we score four runs.”

Bassitt limited the Royals to one run and three hits after the first inning.

“I got back to kind of what I was doing last year, making them as uncomfortable as possible,” Bassitt said. “In the first inning, that was exact opposite of what I was doing and they were able to do whatever they wanted and put the bat wherever they wanted.”

Fuentes is 8-for-16 with six RBIs amid a sixgame hitting streak to raise his average to .419.

He appears to be batting his way onto the Royals’ roster, possibly as

the Opening Day right fielder.

Royals righthander Chien-Ming Wang, who has not pitched in the majors since six starts in 2013 with Toronto, tossed three scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 2.08 for seven outings.

Mark Canha had a RBI triple in the ninth for the A’s.

Bassitt threw 34 pitches in the four-run first. “In the first inning, I beat myself kind of thing,” Bassitt said. “They are a team that will let you beat yourself if you’re wanting to. They did it all last year and won the World Series because of it.”

BOX SCORE Royals 5, Athletics 2 Oakland Kansas City

ab r h bi ab r h bi Burns cf 4 1 2 0 A.Escobar ss 3 1 2 0 Canha 1b 4 1 1 1 Barmes ss 1 0 0 0 Coghlan rf 3 0 0 0 Moustks 3b 3 1 1 0 Smolinski rf 0 0 0 1 Merrifield 3b 1 0 1 0 K.Davis lf 3 0 0 0 L.Cain cf 2 0 1 0 Lambo lf 1 0 0 0 Orlando cf 1 0 0 0 Vogt c 3 0 1 0 Hosmer 1b 2 2 1 1 Blair c 1 0 0 0 C.Decker 1b 1 0 0 0 Semien ss 2 0 0 0 Morales dh 3 0 0 0 Phegley dh 3 0 1 0 T.Cruz ph-dh 1 0 0 0 M.Chapman 3b 3 0 0 0 A.Gordon lf 1 1 0 1 Sogard 2b 3 0 1 0 Snider pr-rf 1 0 0 0 S.Perez c 3 0 1 1 Butera c 1 0 0 0 Fuentes rf 3 0 1 2 Gore lf 1 0 0 0 Mondesi 2b 2 0 0 0 C.Colon 2b 2 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 6 2 Totals 32 5 8 5 Oakland 000 000 002—2 Kansas City 400 010 00x—5 DP-Oakland 1. LOB-Oakland 3, Kansas City 7.

2B-Hosmer (5). 3B-Canha (1). SF-Smolinski.

IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Bassitt L,2-1 5 7 5 5 4 4 Fe.Rodriguez 1 1 0 0 0 2 Doolittle 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dull 1 0 0 0 0 2 Kansas City Wang W,1-0 3 4 0 0 0 0 D.Duffy 2 0 0 0 1 2 Moylan 2 0 0 0 0 1 Huff 2 2 2 2 0 1 Balk-D.Duffy.

Umpires-Home, Mike Muchlinski; First, Alan Porter; Third, Chris Segal.

T-2:26. A-10,264 (10,714).

Corbett, Gudde lead Free State baseball to win in Missouri J-W Staff Reports

Branson, Mo. — Mikey Corbett went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, and Hunter Gudde hit a two-run double and picked up the victory as Free State High’s baseball team defeated

Branson (Mo.), 10-2, on Saturday.

The Firebirds (4-0) went 2-0 in southeast Missouri, a weekend trip that included a victory over Ozark on Friday.

“We got better,” FSHS coach Mike Hill said. “We

were a lot better today. is a road game at 4:30 p.m.

We got good pitching, as Thursday against Shawwe expected. Our kids nee Mission Northwest. played well in all facets.”

State 0 02 611 0 — 10 11 1 Gudde’s bases-loaded Free Branson 000 200 x — 2 3 3 W — Hunter Gudde (1-0).

L — Allison. double came during a 2B — Gudde, FS. six-run fourth inning that FSHS highlights — Mikey Corbett 4-for-4, BB, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Kyle Abrahamson 2-for-4. bumped the lead to 8-0.

FSHS record — 4-0. Next for FSHS — 4:30 p.m.

Next for the Firebirds Thursday at SM Northwest.

For most of the Grind Session national championship game on Saturday, a showcase for some of the top prep schools across the nation, Deshawn Corprew was a distributor, trying to help his teammates find open looks.

That’s not the way Corprew prefers to play. The 6-foot-5, 190-pound guard for Quality Education Academy (N.C.) wishes his shot was more consistent and he could’ve made a bigger impact in an 8574 loss to Victory Rock (Fla.) at Free State High, a game played between two teams that looked tired from playing three games in about 24 hours.

Corprew, a Kansas University recruiting target, was limited to six points on 3-of-14 shooting, adding eight rebounds and a steal. When he went into the paint, he was bothered by the length of his opponents. If he tried jump shots, they just wouldn’t drop.

The Jayhawks made the cut for his final three schools, along with Missouri and Texas A&M. Missouri coach Kim Anderson saw him play Friday. Corprew said he hopes to make a decision on a school “as soon as possible,” but he enjoyed spending the weekend in Lawrence.

“It was all right, I got to see a lot of things while I was down here,” Corprew said. “It helped. Hopefully I’ll be on a visit.”

Oklahoma State commit Gorjok Gak, a 6-10, 210-pound center, had a big impact for Victory Rock, scoring 16 points

and affecting numerous shots at the rim with his length. He swatted one layup attempt by Corprew out of bounds. Loren Jackson, a 5-7 guard signed to Long Beach State, had a game-high 32 points with seven three-pointers.

“It was really good to get that far,” Corprew said. “We weren’t supposed to make it that far.

We had two hard games in the beginning. But I’m really proud of our underclassmen and how they fought. We just came up short this time.”

Corprew helped QEA advance to the title game with victories against Athlete Institute (Ontario, Canada), which included 7-foot KU target Thon Maker, and Sunrise Christian.

But Corprew didn’t score the ball like he usually does, averaging 31 points during the school’s national schedule. A fourstar recruit by Rivals. com, ranked No. 112 in the nation, Corprew showed flashes on Saturday by dropping a floater and knocking down a long jumper with his foot on the three-point line.

When he dribbles into the lane, he looks like a linebacker racing to the line of scrimmage with his strong frame.

“It was really good,” Corprew said of the opposing talent. “I love playing against bigger players and players that are better than me. I enjoy it. I’m just happy I got a chance to play against (Victory Rock). They made me kind of better.”

“I was not consistent with my shot. Usually I am consistent,” Corprew added. “I was trying to do too much out of my game.”

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Key for Wildcats: denying Ellis

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Louisville, Ky. — Although it looked at the time like No. 2 seed Villanova was on the verge of melting down, Wildcats coach Jay Wright said an early timeout his team took after a hot second-half start by Kansas University might have been the best thing that could’ve happened.

Instead of having to adjust on the fly to KU’s new plan to get struggling senior Perry Ellis the ball, Wright and his coaching staff calmly explained things during that

timeout, and the instruction ultimately helped the Wildcats (33-5) pull out a 64-59 victory Saturday in the Elite Eight at KFC Yum! Center.

“As soon as we started the second half, bangbang, they got (Ellis) inside differently than they tried to get him in the first half and that got us,” Wright said after the victory. “If we didn’t turn that ball over and they didn’t score and we didn’t call timeout, I don’t know if we would’ve been able to adjust, so it actually helped a little that way.”

Limiting Ellis to four points on 1-of-5 shooting

in 34 minutes was by far the biggest factor in Villanova knocking off the tournament’s top overall seed and ending Kansas’ 17-game winning streak.

But Wright said his team’s effectiveness against a player who entered the game having scored 20 or more points in seven of his last eight games was not the product of some genius defensive scheme.

“We were very aware of trying to limit his touches,” Wright said.

“We played him mostly straight. We played zone.

We played man-to-man, but we mostly just tried

to find where he was. We really didn’t double him too many times. I don’t know if we doubled him once.”

If they didn’t, it sure looked like it. Because every time Ellis caught the ball, and even during a few possessions when he didn’t, there were two or three Villanova jerseys within reach of KU’s leading scorer. ’Nova big man Daniel Ochefu said stifling Ellis was “completely a team effort” and something that began long before Saturday night.

“From the day we found out we were play-

ing Kansas, everybody on the team just locked in,” Ochefu said. “We knew he was the No. 1 guy on the scouting report. Everybody just rolled to him, making plays on him, being aware of where he was, team defense, just knowing where he was at all times. Our communication was great.

“We all know he’s a special player, and for us to be able to do that talks a lot about how we defended.”

As if qualifying for the Final Four already wasn’t sweet enough, Wright said getting there by going through a team like

Kansas (33-5) made it all the more meaningful.

“That Kansas team is a championship team,” Wright said. “That’s a national-championshipcaliber team. They made every single correct play down the stretch. They hit the three, they got the layup, they fouled the right guys. We made the foul shots. They kept coming until we got a steal at the end. That’s a great team. Never went away, made every right play. I have all the respect in the world for Bill (Self) and their program. And, specifically, this team this year.”

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY GUARD DEVONTÉ GRAHAM DIVES ON A BALL after losing it on one of the Jayhawks’ final drives against Villanova. Graham was whistled for a foul on the play, and the ball was awarded back to the Wildcats. Villanova eventually won, 64-59, Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

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four-point outing, his lowest of the season and lowest overall since scoring four against West Virginia on March 3, 2015.

“Perry never really engaged himself in the game the first half,” Self said. Ellis did not score in 16 minutes, missing two shots as KU (335) lagged, 32-25, at the break. “They took away the pick and pop with him when they played man, because the way they rotated, so he didn’t catch the ball naked at the top like we’ve been scoring quite a bit during the tournament.

They made him make the extra pass, and we missed some shots when we were wide-open making the extra pass. But I think you should give Villanova credit. I don’t think Perry was as aggressive demanding the ball as he has been at certain times.”

Self said the Jayhawks “bailed out” the Wildcats several times in firing up threes rather than working the offense. He by no means was blaming Ellis for the setback.

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KANSAS GUARD FRANK MASON III (0) WIPES HIS FACE as he looks at the scoreboard during a timeout late in the second half.

“He’s a stud,” Self said.

“He got a couple easy looks early and missed them both and probably shied away from being quite as aggressive after that. We’ve ridden Perry pretty hard over the last three years, and he’s almost always delivered for us. So it doesn’t take anything away at all. It would

have been nice to see our seniors get to a Final Four because we haven’t gone with this group. Certainly in my mind he’s been a stud and one of the alltime greats regardless of the outcome of this game.”

Of problems feeding Ellis, junior Wayne Selden Jr. (16 points,

6-for-14 shooting, 0-for6 from three), indicated: “They focused on him.

You could tell their game plan was to really bother him. They were doubling down. They were diving hard on him.”

Villanova used a 10-0 run to erase KU’s 4545 lead and lead, 50-45, at 7:54. KU did cut it

to 50-48 on a Devonté Graham three at 6:59. A crucial moment came at :41.5 when Graham was called for his fifth foul as he dove into the legs of a Wildcat as he lost possession. A foul on ’Nova in that situation, instead of KU, would have sent Graham to the line.

Instead, Frank Mason III fouled Ryan Arcidiacono on the ensuing possession, and Arcidiacono hit two free throws at :33.1 to make the score 58-54. Mason hit a three at :25.5 to make it 58-57.

It was 62-59 at :13.3 when Mason declined to fire up a three and instead, while cutting, lost the ball into ’Nova’s hands. Two free throws at 3.5 second wrapped it up for the Wildcats. ’Nova, not KU, will be going to Houston for the Final Four, while Ellis will begin preparing for the NBA Draft, where he’s being called a possible second-round pick.

“He’s one of the greatest to ever wear a Kansas jersey,” Selden said.

“He gave it his all. Every practice, every game in his career. He carried himself so well. He gave himself to this place. He committed himself to this place.”

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BOX SCORE VILLANOVA (64)

MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Josh Hart 38 6-17 0-0 1-4 3 13 Ryan Arcidiacono 33 3-6 6-7 0-3 3 13 Kris Jenkins 28 3-10 6-6 0-4 4 13 Daniel Ochefu 29 5-8 0-0 1-8 3 10 Jalen Brunson 22 2-6 2-2 0-1 1 7 Mikal Bridges 26 2-4 2-2 1-3 2 6 Darryl Reynolds 12 0-0 2-2 2-4 0 2 Phil Booth 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 team 0-1 Totals 21-52 18-19 5-28 16 64 Three-point goals: 4-18 (Brunson 1-2, Arcidiacono 1-3, Hart 1-4, Jenkins 1-7, Bridges 0-1, Booth 0-1). Assists: 7 (Jenkins 3, Ochefu 2, Arcidiacono, Bridges).

Turnovers: 9 (Hart 2, Jenkins 2, Bridges 2, Arcidiacono, Brunson, Reynolds). Blocked shots: 2 (Ochefu, Reynolds). Steals: 11 (Bridges 5, Hart 2, Arcidiacono, Jenkins, Ochefu, Reynolds).

KANSAS (59)

MIN FG FT REB PF TP m-a m-a o-t Devonté Graham 35 6-13 0-0 0-7 5 17 Frank Mason III 40 7-14 1-2 1-3 3 16 Wayne Selden Jr. 38 6-14 4-5 1-2 3 16 Landen Lucas 35 3-3 0-1 1-12 2 6 Perry Ellis 34 1-5 2-3 2-5 3 4 Svi Mykhailiuk 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 Carlton Bragg Jr. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Jamari Traylor 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 team 1-3 Totals 23-50 7-11 6-32 19 59 Three-point goals: 6-22 (Graham 5-9, Mason 1-6, Mykhailiuk 0-1, Selden 0-6).

Assists: 11 (Mason 4, Selden 3, Lucas 2, Ellis, Bragg). Turnovers: 16 (Mason 4, Ellis 4, Graham 3, Selden 3, Bragg, Traylor).

Blocked shots: 2 (Mason, Selden). Steals: 5 (Graham, Mason, Selden, Ellis, Traylor).

Villanova 32 32 — 64 Kansas 25 34 — 59 Officials: Terry Wymer, Chris Rastatter, Jeff Clark. Attendance: 19,422.

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY GUARD FRANK MASON III (0) LOSES THE BALL between Villanova guards Ryan Arcidiacono (15) and Mikal Bridges (25) late in the Jayhawks’ 64-59 loss in the Elite Eight on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

NOTEBOOK

Jayhawks quiet about future plans

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Louisville, Ky. — Seniors Perry Ellis, Jamari Traylor, Hunter Mickelson and Evan Manning have completed their basketball careers at Kansas University.

Some additional players could also be moving on, the futures of some non-seniors to be decided in coming weeks.

“We only start one senior, but the reality is we’re not going to have our entire group back,” KU coach Bill Self said after the Jayhawks’ seasonending loss to Villanova.

“Because with the rules that allow you to definitely investigate, I think several of our guys or a couple of our guys at least will.

“Some of these kids

have maybe played their last game for us as well, even though they are not seniors. We’ll wait and see on that.”

Junior Wayne Selden Jr. very well could have played his last game at KU. “I’m not talking about it right now. I don’t know,” Selden said, asked his future plans. “I’m with my brothers right now.”

Sophomore Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk told the Journal-World on Friday he “wasn’t thinking about” his future and had no comment. Other Jayhawks asked about their pro plans during the postseason include Cheick Diallo, Carlton Bragg Jr. and Brannen Greene, who all indicated they were not thinking about the future and not willing to address the situation at this time.

A new rule allows players to work out for one NBA team and attend the pre-draft combine and still return to school if they don’t sign with an agent. In order to return to school and be eligible, players have to withdraw from the draft within 10 days of the combine, which runs May 11-15. l

Graham on foul: KU sophomore guard Devonté Graham was called for his fifth foul with :45 left when he appeared to get hit as he lost the basketball near midcourt. He was called for a foul while diving for the ball and hit the legs of a ’Nova player. A foul on Villanova, with the Wildcats leading 5654, would have sent Graham to the line.

“It could have gone either way,” Graham said.

“It definitely didn’t go our way.”

He was asked if he was hit and that’s why he lost the ball.

“It is what it is. He hit the ball according to the refs, and I tripped the guy,” Graham said.

“I was surprised it was a foul. I thought he was going to call a travel at first or something like that. But I was definitely surprised it was a foul.”

Of some controversial calls, Self said: “I thought he (Graham) made quickhand great defensive plays that would have led to runouts. Our runouts turned to free throws for them. Maybe he fouled. I don’t know. About four plays could have gone either way throughout the

game and it didn’t work we were out of characout for us.” ter for the most part the l whole night.”

Self on the season l Recruiting: Two of the coming to an end: “It is hard for everybody. top big men in the counThese kids have done ev- try, senior Thon Maker erything they could pos- and junior DeAndre Aysibly do. I feel awful for ton, who both are conPerry. He’s given us so sidering attending KU, much. Tonight wasn’t his will play for the World Team in the Nike Hoop night.”

Of the game, Self Summit, set for April 9 in said: “We were up 16- Portland, Ore. Maker hails from Su12 and then it’s 32-23,” he said of Villanova’s dan, and Ayton is from lead. “A lot of that was Bahamas. Also on the shot selection. Live ball World Team is Arizona turnovers led to layups. signee Lauri Markkanen We bailed them out of Finland, son of former by clipping off threes. KU center Pekka MarkOther than Devonté, we kanen.

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their team. To break them, we had to break him to get everything started.”

Villanova broke Ellis by mixing its preferred man-to-man with a zone defense and by sending a guard from the weak side to steal passes intended for him in the post and on pick-and-pops. It worked beautifully and created the harsh reality that if Kansas was not going to get hot from long range, it was not going to win the game. The Jayhawks made just six of 22 three-pointers.

“I think we were just anxious, extremely hyped, and we were shooting it kind of hard, shooting it back rim or over the rim, stuff like that,” said Graham, who led the Jayhawks with 17 points and seven rebounds. “We just couldn’t knock down shots we normally do.

Wayne missed a couple of threes, and so did I. We just couldn’t knock them down.”

In truth, Graham was knocking them down to the tune of 5-of-9, but didn’t have any company.

The rest of the team made one of 13 shots from beyond the arc.

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KANSAS UNIVERSITY FORWARD PERRY ELLIS, CENTER, gets tied up with Villanova forward Kris Jenkins and forward Darryl Reynolds (45) during the first half.

Graham fouled out with 34.1 seconds left when he was diving for a loose ball.

“I tried to split a double-team,” Graham said.

“The guy hit my arm, and the ball went flying out, and I went and dove for it. At first I thought he was calling a travel, but he said I tripped the guy, and he called a foul on me. Of course I didn’t agree with it, but it is what it is.”

Graham and coach Bill Self looked shocked on earlier foul calls against the team’s only player who brought a hot shooting touch with him Saturday.

“A couple of them were definitely not fouls, but I can’t comment on the refs,” Graham said. “... I can’t talk about the refs. Coach told us not to

say anything about the refs.”

Instead, Graham talked about how much he’ll miss seniors Ellis, Jamari Traylor, Hunter Mickelson and Evan Manning.

“It was a great season,” Graham said of one that included KU’s 12th consecutive Big 12 title and a 17-game winning streak that ended Saturday.

“Hate to have it end like this, but, overall, it was a great season. I’ll miss the guys. They know we love them. We’ll still be brothers forever.”

This was a close bunch of tough competitors that ran into another close bunch of tough competitors, and only one team could advance. The NCAA Tournament ends Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo in sadness for 67 of the 68 teams, the ugly side of VILLANOVA GUARD JOSH HART PULLS DOWN A REBOUND between Kansas forward Carlton Bragg Jr., left, and guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk. such a great event.

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Hield hits for 37; OU marches on Anaheim, Calif. (ap) — Buddy Hield was brilliant from start to finish for Oklahoma, scoring 37 points with a fluid jumper and an answer for everything Oregon tried against him defensively.

In fact, there was only one remaining question after Hield climbed a stepladder to cut down the net that he had just set on fire in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament.

Can Buddyball take the Sooners all the way to their first national title?

Hield hit eight threepointers in another utterly dominant performance, and Oklahoma advanced to its first Final Four since 2002 with an 80-68 victory over Oregon on Saturday.

“It’s special,” Hield said afterward, a piece of the net tied to his Final Four hat. “As a kid, you dream of having games like this. ... I’m just happy that we all made it, and we’ve just got to finish it out.”

Jordan Woodard added 13 points for the Sooners (29-7), who streaked to an 18-point lead in the first half and never let the Ducks back in it.

Oklahoma is in the Final Four for the fifth time in school history, and coach Lon Kruger is back in college basketball’s biggest showcase for the second time after a 22-year absence.

“It’s about seeing the feelings of satisfaction on the players’ faces,” Kruger said. “They feel good about this right now, but they’ll feel even better about it years from now.

They’ve got a special, special spot.”

The regional final was

ready to do something, he would jump up and make a shot.”

Oregon had beaten six NCAA Tournamentbound teams by double digits during its winning streak, but Oklahoma’s outside shooting and rebounding led to a first-half hole that was too deep for the Pac-12 champions. Hield had the highest-scoring performance against the Ducks all season.

Lon’s turn Kruger is headed to the second Final Four of his 30-year head coaching career at five schools. He made it in 1994 with Florida, but hadn’t been back.

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Experience counts Oklahoma capitalized on its veteran consistency in the one-and-done era.

Hield started alongside Ryan Spangler, Woodard and Isaiah Cousins for the 104th consecutive game, and every Oklahoma starter contributed.

OKLAHOMA’S BUDDY HIELD, RIGHT, DIVES FOR A LOOSE BALL as Oregon’s Elgin Cook looks on. The Sooners won, 80-68, in Early going the West Regional final Saturday in Anaheim, Calif.

Oklahoma jumped out to an early lead with 11 Hield scored 17 points points in the first 5:08 a monument to the formi- ant,” Hield said with an just unbelievable. He dable talent of Hield, the embarrassed grin. “They shoots with great confi- in the first half, capped from Hield.

Sooners’ senior star who should not compare me. dence and doesn’t force by drilling his fifth three- OKLAHOMA (29-7) Spangler 2-4 0-0 4, Woodard 3-8 5-5 passed on NBA riches for I just make shots. Me and many. He got it going ear- pointer from three steps Cousins 4-13 1-2 11, Lattin 3-5 0-0 another chance to reach Kobe (are) in two differ- ly, and he made some big behind the line with 4 13, 6, Hield 13-20 3-4 37, Walker 0-0 0-0 the Final Four. ent classes.” shots there in the second seconds left to put the 0, James 0-4 5-6 5, McNeace 0-0 0-0 0, 2-4 0-0 4, Cole 0-0 0-0 0. Totals He carved up the The Sooners have half to keep them from Sooners up 48-30 at the Buford 27-58 14-17 80.

Ducks’ defense from all never won a title, but cutting into the lead, too.” break.

OREGON (31-7) Benson 2-5 1-2 5, Dorsey 3-10 4-6 11, He hit two more huge distances with his smooth Hield’s talent suggests Elgin Cook scored 24 6-13 11-12 24, Brooks 3-6 1-2 7, down Cook outside shot and a knack history could be made in points for the Ducks (31- three-pointers Boucher 5-10 3-4 14, Benjamin 1-6 0-0 for momentum-swinging Houston. Their travel- 7), whose 11-game win- the stretch, including a 3, Bell 1-4 2-4 4, Small 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-30 68. high-arching 21-54 buckets. ing fans serenaded him ning streak ended one graceful, Halftime-Oklahoma 48-30. 3-Point Even Orange County with chants of “Buddy! game shy of the second shot with 4:20 to play that Goals-Oklahoma 12-24 (Hield 8-13, 2-3, Cousins 2-5, Buford 0-1, resident Kobe Bryant Buddy!” after the final Final Four in school his- pushed Oklahoma’s lead Woodard James 0-2), Oregon 4-21 (Cook 1-1, back to 17 points. watched admiringly from whistle. tory.

Boucher 1-4, Benjamin 1-5, Dorsey “I thought he had a 1-7, Brooks 0-2, Benson 0-2). Fouled the stands, prompting Sure, he didn’t have an “No one expected it,” Out-Brooks, Woodard. Reboundssome Oregon players assist in 39 minutes. Hield Cook said. “We were phenomenal game,” Or- Oklahoma 38 (James 10), Oregon to compare Hield to the didn’t need the help. confident. We believed in egon coach Dana Altman 32 (Bell 12). Assists-Oklahoma 16 7), Oregon 10 (Cook 4).

Lakers’ retiring superstar.

“Buddy just makes each other, but this hurts said. “And every time I (Cousins Total Fouls-Oklahoma 21, Oregon 16. felt like we were getting A-16,232.

“I’m not Kobe Bry- shots,” Kruger said. “He’s a lot.”

EAST REGIONAL FINAL

Tar Heels, Irish know each other well Philadelphia (ap) — The day before North Carolina and Notre Dame were to meet for a berth in the Final Four, the talk around the Wells Fargo Center was about a game played two weeks ago.

That would have been the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, a 78-47 victory for North Carolina over the Fighting Irish. A 31-point blowout just 15 days ago.

“I misplaced it,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said about the tape of that game. “Those are the ones that you burn, you don’t go back to. But certainly you have to learn from it, and we’ve talked about it a little bit in practice.”

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Since that loss, N o t r e Dame has Who: North become Carolina the come(31-6) vs. back kids Notre Dame of the (24-11) N C A A When: 7:49 Tournap.m. today ment. The Fighting Where: Philadelphia Irish have trailed in TV: TBS the sec(WOW! ond half of channels 51, all three 251) of their g a m e s and two have come down to the final seconds.

“They’re playing at a really high level right now. But I think we are as well,” Notre Dame forward Steve Vasturia

said. “So especially with one day to get ready for them, we’re so familiar with what they do and they know what we do.

So I think mainly for us just going out there and focusing on what we do best and playing with nothing to lose and that should be good enough for us.”

The matchup between top-seeded North Carolina (31-6) and sixth-seeded Notre Dame (24-11) in the East is just one of two all-ACC regional finals.

In the Midwest, top-seeded Virginia meets 10thseeded Syracuse, guaranteeing the ACC a team in the national championship game.

North Carolina players look to another matchup

the Tar Heels had with Notre Dame that turned the season around. On Feb. 6, the Fighting Irish won at home, 80-76, and the Tar Heels say that second half is what turned around for them and they have gone 12-2 since that loss.

“First thing we’ve learned is that defense wins championships.

We’ve really played well defensively especially at the end of the first half and beginning of the second. And that’s basically what we learned mostly out of that game,” said Brice Johnson, North Carolina’s leading scorer (16.8) and rebounder (10.5). “We can’t let up on them because they’re

a very good team and they will make runs during the game. And that’s pretty much it.”

This is North Carolina’s 26th regional final, and the Tar Heels have gone on to the Final Four a record 18 times, the last in 2009 when they won the last of their five national championships.

For Notre Dame this is its seventh regional final and the Fighting Irish won once, its only Final Four appearance in 1978.

“I was a freshman at Northwestern Louisiana,” Brey said. “I certainly remember watching those Notre Dame teams.”

North Carolina’s Marcus Paige, who got the Tar Heels’ Sweet 16 win

over Indiana off to great start with four threepointers, brought it all back to what tonight’s game really means.

“Revenge can’t be the only motivating factor in a game that gets you to the Final Four. That’s the biggest thing. This game is to go to the Final Four,” he said. “I don’t care what happened in the past. And I’m sure they don’t either.

This is a one-game opportunity to change your season.”

Familiar foe: This will be the second time North Carolina has faced another ACC team in the NCAA Tournament. In 1981, the Tar Heels beat Virginia in the national semifinals in Philadelphia.

MIDWEST REGIONAL FINAL

Virginia knocking on Final Four door Chicago (ap) — Before every game, the door knocker comes out, and each of the Virginia Cavaliers takes a turn. While the swings are different for each player, the message is the same.

Just keep going.

“We don’t want to take steps back,” junior guard London Perrantes said Saturday. “We want to keep on knocking until the door opens for us.”

The next door for the top-seeded Cavaliers (297) leads to the Final Four in Houston, but standing in the way is resurgent Syracuse (22-13) after a late slide almost led to another empty March for the Orange. With

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coach Jim Boeheim d e f t l y pulling Who: Virthe right ginia (29-7) strings on vs. Syracuse his tricky, (22-13) 2-3 matchWhen: 5:09 up zone, p.m. today 1 0 t h seeded Where: ChiSyracuse cago is allowTV: TBS ing 53.7 (WOW! points per channels 51, game in 251) the NCAA Tournament.

The Orange appeared to be in big trouble in the Midwest Regional semifinals against Gonzaga, but used their full-court pres-

sure to rally for a 63-60 victory and an all-ACC rematch with Virginia on Sunday.

“They’re a very disciplined team, and we’ve just got to be smart defensively and offensively, as well,” said Michael Gbinije, who scored 20 points against the Bulldogs, including a goahead layup with 22 seconds left.

The Orange visited Virginia on Jan. 24, and the Cavaliers used a strong finish to secure a 73-65 victory. Syracuse trailed 49-48 with 5:58 to go before Malcolm Brogdon hit consecutive three-pointers to help Virginia pull away.

The Cavaliers shot 56.8 percent from the field in their third consecutive victory against the Orange. It was the highest shooting percentage against Syracuse since North Carolina State shot 57.7 percent in the Orange’s 88-72 victory on Dec. 17, 2011.

“It’s a good zone. You have to be able to attack it in different ways,” Virginia coach Tony Bennett said. “You have to knock down some shots.

The ball has to move, you have to dent it off the dribble, get on the glass, different kinds of things.

“I just think I have the guys that have the right spacing and the right

mindset, and these are the guys who have made the shots and made the plays.”

Mostly known for its defense since Bennett took over in 2009, Virginia is averaging 80.7 points and shooting 55.7 percent from the field in the NCAA Tournament.

Led by Anthony Gill’s 23 points, the Cavaliers placed four players in double figures in their 8471 win against Iowa State in the regional semifinals.

At stake: Virginia is going for its third consecutive 30-win season and the school’s third appearance in the Final Four. It also made it in 1981 and 1984.

ACC power: The winner of Syracuse-Virginia will take on another school from the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Final Four. North Carolina meets Notre Dame in the East Regional final.

“You ask anybody, what’s the toughest league in America? The one you’re in,” Bennett said. “I think every coach says that. It’s a statement that’s kind of true. But this isn’t a tiptoe league to use something we talked about yesterday.

It’s a big-boy league, and there’s a few of those, and it’s hard and it’s a fine line between being in the upper echelon and not being there.”

SPORTS

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Nets 120, Pacers 110 New York — Brook Lopez scored 23 points, Bojan Bogdanovic added 18, and Brooklyn beat Indiana on Saturday night.

Sergey Karasev added a career-high 17 points for the Nets.

INDIANA (110) George 8-21 8-10 27, Turner 2-7 2-2 6, Mahinmi 6-7 6-8 18, G.Hill 7-8 1-1 17, Ellis 1-4 0-0 3, Allen 1-4 2-2 4, Stuckey 1-6 3-4 6, J.Hill 5-7 2-2 12, Lawson 2-5 0-0 5, Miles 4-8 1-1 12, S.Hill 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 37-77 25-30 110.

BROOKLYN (120) Bogdanovic 7-14 0-0 18, T.Young 4-8 0-0 8, Lopez 7-16 9-13 23, Larkin 4-6 6-6 14, Karasev 5-7 6-7 17, HollisJefferson 2-3 2-2 6, Kilpatrick 6-9 2-2 14, McCullough 0-4 0-0 0, Sims 2-3 1-1 5, Sloan 3-3 5-5 11, Brown 2-4 0-0 4.

Totals 42-77 31-36 120.

Indiana 29 37 27 17 — 110 Brooklyn 26 34 25 35 — 120 3-Point Goals-Indiana 11-24 (Miles 3-5, George 3-10, G.Hill 2-2, Lawson 1-1, Stuckey 1-3, Ellis 1-3), Brooklyn 5-12 (Bogdanovic 4-7, Karasev 1-3, McCullough 0-1, Larkin 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Indiana 36 (J.Hill 6), Brooklyn 49 (Lopez 9). AssistsIndiana 24 (Ellis 6), Brooklyn 24 (Sloan, Larkin 5). Total Fouls-Indiana 26, Brooklyn 23. Technicals-Brooklyn defensive three second. A-16,625 (17,732).

Magic 111, Bulls 89 Orlando, Fla. — Orlando journeyman center Dewayne Dedmon scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Jason Smith added 14 off the bench, and the Magic dealt Chicago a blow to its fading playoff hopes.

CHICAGO (89) Dunleavy 3-7 3-3 10, Gibson 8-9 0-0 16, Gasol 3-6 1-2 7, Rose 4-14 0-2 9, Butler 5-10 2-4 12, Mirotic 1-7 1-2 4, McDermott 5-10 0-0 12, Holiday 1-6 2-2 4, Portis 1-8 2-2 4, Brooks 3-6 0-0 6, Felicio 1-2 0-0 2, Snell 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 36-88 11-17 89.

ORLANDO (111) Fournier 5-9 2-3 12, Gordon 4-9 0-0 9, Dedmon 9-14 0-0 18, Payton 7-9 1-1 15, Hezonja 2-3 0-0 5, Marble 3-6 1-1 8, Watson 2-5 1-2 6, Smith 7-12 0-0 14, Nicholson 5-13 3-5 14, Jennings 3-5 0-0 7, Napier 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 48-89 8-12 111.

Chicago 22 28 21 18 — 89 Orlando 36 32 21 22 — 111 3-Point Goals-Chicago 6-24 (McDermott 2-2, Dunleavy 1-2, Snell 1-2, Rose 1-4, Mirotic 1-7, Portis 0-1, Butler 0-1, Brooks 0-1, Gasol 0-1, Holiday 0-3), Orlando 7-19 (Hezonja 1-1, Jennings 1-1, Watson 1-2, Marble 1-2, Napier 1-3, Gordon 1-3, Nicholson 1-4, Smith 0-1, Fournier 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 51 (Portis, Felicio 7), Orlando 52 (Dedmon 13). Assists-Chicago 20 (Gasol 8), Orlando 32 (Payton 10). Total FoulsChicago 16, Orlando 21. TechnicalsBrooks 2, Gordon. Ejected-Brooks.

A-18,846 (18,500).

Raptors 115, Pelicans 91 New Orleans — DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, Patrick Patterson had 16, and Toronto snapped a two-game losing streak, beating New Orleans to tie a franchise record with its 49th victory of the season.

TORONTO (115) Powell 5-11 3-3 15, Scola 4-5 0-0 12, Valanciunas 5-8 0-0 10, Lowry 3-13 5-7 11, DeRozan 9-11 4-4 23, Joseph 2-5 1-1 6, Johnson 4-8 2-2 11, Biyombo 1-1 5-6 7, Patterson 5-7 3-3 16, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Nogueira 0-0 2-2 2, Caboclo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-73 25-28 115.

NEW ORLEANS (91) Cunningham 3-12 1-2 7, Ajinca 3-10 3-3 9, Asik 2-6 3-6 7, Douglas 4-14 1-1 11, Gee 8-12 2-4 18, Babbitt 6-11 0-0 14, Frazier 5-9 2-2 12, Perkins 1-1 0-0 2, Hamilton 5-10 1-2 11. Totals 37-85 13-20 91.

Toronto 20 28 37 30 — 115 New Orleans 15 21 25 30 — 91 3-Point Goals-Toronto 12-29 (Scola 4-5, Patterson 3-3, Powell 2-6, Joseph 1-1, DeRozan 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Thompson 0-1, Lowry 0-8), New Orleans 4-15 (Babbitt 2-4, Douglas 2-5, Frazier 0-1, Gee 0-1, Cunningham 0-4).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 53 (Valanciunas 9), New Orleans 39 (Gee 8). Assists-Toronto 24 (Lowry 8), New Orleans 22 (Frazier 6). Total Fouls-Toronto 18, New Orleans 18.

Technicals-Toronto defensive three second, Ajinca. A-17,009 (16,867).

How former Jayhawks fared Cliff Alexander, Portland Did not play (inactive) Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Did not play (coach’s decision).

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia Did not play (inactive) Kirk Hinrich, Atlanta Did not play (coach’s decision) Sasha Kaun, Cleveland Min: 1. Pts: 0.

Reb: 0. Ast: 0.

Marcus Morris, Detroit Min: 39. Pts: 13.

Reb: 5. Ast: 5.

Thomas Robinson, Brooklyn Did not play (coach’s decision) Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Min: 33. Pts: 13.

Reb: 4. Ast: 2.

Jeff Withey, Utah Did not play (coach’s decision)

Hawks 112, Pistons 95 Auburn Hills, Mich.

— Paul Millsap had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Atlanta snapped Detroit’s five-game winning streak.

The Hawks have won 13 of their last 16 and moved a game ahead of Miami atop the Southeast Division.

ATLANTA (112) Bazemore 7-9 0-0 17, Millsap 8-14 4-5 23, Horford 6-15 0-0 13, Teague 3-12 4-4 12, Korver 5-10 1-1 12, Schroder 5-14 0-0 11, Humphries 5-8 1-1 11, Hardaway Jr. 1-8 1-1 3, Scott 3-5 2-2 10, Muscala 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-95 13-14 112.

DETROIT (95) Harris 10-20 0-0 21, Morris 3-12 5-6 13, Drummond 7-11 5-9 19, Jackson 4-12 1-1 11, Caldwell-Pope 3-13 1-2 9, Tolliver 0-4 0-0 0, Johnson 1-5 2-2 4, Blake 1-4 1-2 3, Baynes 5-6 5-6 15, Hilliard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-88 20-28 95.

Atlanta 27 29 27 29 — 112 Detroit 15 27 32 21 — 95 3-Point Goals-Atlanta 13-34 (Millsap 3-4, Bazemore 3-5, Teague 2-3, Scott 2-4, Schroder 1-3, Korver 1-5, Horford 1-5, Humphries 0-2, Hardaway Jr. 0-3), Detroit 7-29 (Jackson 2-4, Morris 2-6, Caldwell-Pope 2-7, Harris 1-3, Blake 0-2, Johnson 0-3, Tolliver 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 51 (Millsap 9), Detroit 64 (Drummond 17).

Assists-Atlanta 34 (Teague 12), Detroit 25 (Blake 6). Total Fouls-Atlanta 21, Detroit 14. Technicals-Hardaway Jr., Drummond, Johnson. A-17,857 (22,076).

Jazz 93, Timberwolves 84 Minneapolis — Gordon Hayward scored 16 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, and road-weary Utah finished a five-game road trip with a victory over Minnesota.

UTAH (93) Hayward 7-15 2-2 18, Favors 8-15 3-3 19, Gobert 2-3 1-2 5, Mack 3-14 0-0 6, Hood 7-11 0-0 15, Booker 0-3 0-0 0, Ingles 3-5 0-0 8, Neto 2-6 0-0 5, Lyles 6-9 0-0 15, Johnson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-83 6-7 93.

MINNESOTA (84) Wiggins 4-12 5-7 13, Dieng 2-6 0-0 4, Towns 6-12 2-2 14, Rubio 9-12 3-4 23, LaVine 3-11 2-2 9, Smith 1-5 0-0 2, Jones 2-7 4-4 8, Muhammad 4-12 0-0 8, Bjelica 1-5 0-0 3, Prince 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-84 16-19 84.

Utah 18 17 25 33 — 93 Minnesota 10 24 25 25 — 84 3-Point Goals-Utah 9-21 (Lyles 3-5, Hayward 2-3, Ingles 2-4, Neto 1-2, Hood 1-3, Mack 0-4), Minnesota 4-11 (Rubio 2-2, LaVine 1-2, Bjelica 1-2, Jones 0-1, Wiggins 0-1, Prince 0-1, Towns 0-2).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Utah 51 (Gobert 11), Minnesota 49 (Towns 11).

Assists-Utah 21 (Mack 6), Minnesota 18 (Rubio 6). Total Fouls-Utah 16, Minnesota 13. A-14,694 (19,356).

Cavaliers 107, Knicks 93 New York — LeBron James had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his third triple-double of the season, Kevin Love Thunder 111, Spurs 92 Oklahoma City — added 28 points and 12 rebounds, and Cleveland Kevin Durant scored 31 points, and Russell Westbeat New York. brook added 29 to lead Oklhoma City.

CLEVELAND (107) James 10-21 5-6 27, Love 10-19 4-6 28, Mozgov 1-4 3-4 5, Smith 5-11 0-0 13, Dellavedova 3-8 1-1 10, M.Williams 3-6 0-0 8, Thompson 0-0 6-8 6, Frye 3-7 0-0 6, Shumpert 1-3 0-0 2, Jefferson 1-3 0-0 2, Kaun 0-0 0-0 0, McRae 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 37-83 19-25 107.

NEW YORK (93) Anthony 9-24 5-6 28, Porzingis 7-16 4-6 19, Lopez 4-8 0-0 8, Vujacic 4-6 0-0 9, Calderon 3-6 0-0 6, Grant 0-2 2-2 2, Seraphin 0-1 0-0 0, Afflalo 2-4 1-5 5, D.Williams 2-7 7-9 11, Galloway 2-5 0-0 5, Amundson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-79 19-28 93.

Cleveland 32 24 33 18 — 107 New York 15 17 40 21 — 93 3-Point Goals-Cleveland 14-34 (Love 4-9, Dellavedova 3-6, Smith 3-8, M.Williams 2-2, James 2-3, Shumpert 0-1, Jefferson 0-2, Frye 0-3), New York 8-23 (Anthony 5-9, Vujacic 1-2, Galloway 1-3, Porzingis 1-5, Grant 0-1, D.Williams 0-1, Afflalo 0-1, Calderon 0-1). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsCleveland 59 (Love 12), New York 48 (Anthony 9). Assists-Cleveland 21 (James 10), New York 20 (Calderon 7).

Total Fouls-Cleveland 23, New York 23.

Technicals-James, Anthony. A-19,812 (19,763).

SAN ANTONIO (92) Anderson 3-7 0-0 7, Diaw 4-6 2-2 10, Marjanovic 5-12 3-4 13, Mills 4-10 0-0 10, Green 1-6 0-0 2, West 7-16 3-3 17, Martin 1-9 1-1 3, Bonner 1-2 0-0 2, Miller 4-7 3-3 11, Simmons 7-11 2-4 17.

Totals 37-86 14-17 92.

OKLAHOMA CITY (111) Durant 13-20 0-0 31, Ibaka 7-12 0-0 15, Adams 4-5 1-2 9, Westbrook 10-18 9-9 29, Roberson 2-2 0-0 5, Singler 0-1 0-0 0, Kanter 7-12 6-7 20, Waiters 0-4 0-0 0, Payne 0-5 0-0 0, Foye 1-6 0-0 2.

Totals 44-85 16-18 111.

San Antonio 26 18 19 29 — 92 Oklahoma City 24 24 35 28 — 111 3-Point Goals-San Antonio 4-15 (Mills 2-6, Anderson 1-1, Simmons 1-1, Martin 0-1, Diaw 0-2, Green 0-4), Oklahoma City 7-20 (Durant 5-7, Roberson 1-1, Ibaka 1-4, Westbrook 0-2, Foye 0-3, Payne 0-3). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-San Antonio 40 (Miller 8), Oklahoma City 55 (Kanter, Durant 10). Assists-San Antonio 14 (West, Anderson 3), Oklahoma City 19 (Westbrook 8). Total FoulsSan Antonio 17, Oklahoma City 18.

Technicals-Diaw, Westbrook. A-18,203 (18,203).

STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB x-Toronto 49 23 .681 — Boston 43 30 .589 6½ New York 30 44 .405 20 Brooklyn 21 51 .292 28 Philadelphia 9 64 .123 40½ Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 44 30 .595 — Miami 42 30 .583 1 Charlotte 42 31 .575 1½ Washington 35 37 .486 8 Orlando 30 43 .411 13½ Central Division

W L Pct GB y-Cleveland 52 21 .712 — Indiana 38 34 .528 13½ Detroit 39 35 .527 13½ Chicago 36 36 .500 15½ Milwaukee 30 44 .405 22½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 61 12 .836 — Memphis 41 32 .562 20 Houston 36 37 .493 25 Dallas 35 37 .486 25½ New Orleans 26 46 .361 34½ Northwest Division

W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City 51 22 .699 — Portland 38 36 .514 13½ Utah 36 37 .493 15 Denver 31 42 .425 20 Minnesota 24 49 .329 27 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB y-Golden State 65 7 .903 — L.A. Clippers 44 27 .620 20½ Sacramento 28 44 .389 37 Phoenix 20 53 .274 45½ L.A. Lakers 15 57 .208 50 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday’s Games Brooklyn 120, Indiana 110 Toronto 115, New Orleans 91 Orlando 111, Chicago 89 Atlanta 112, Detroit 95 Cleveland 107, New York 93 Utah 93, Minnesota 84 Oklahoma City 111, San Antonio 92 Charlotte 115, Milwaukee 91 Boston 102, Phoenix 99 Portland 108, Philadelphia 105 Today’s Games Denver at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 5 p.m.

Houston at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Golden State, 7 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Hornets 115, Bucks 91 Milwaukee — Nicolas Batum scored 23 of his 25 points in the first half, and Charlotte used a three-point barrage to rout Milwaukee.

CHARLOTTE (115) Batum 8-15 4-4 25, Williams 8-12 1-2 21, Zeller 2-4 0-0 4, Walker 5-11 5-5 18, Lee 5-9 0-0 12, Jefferson 4-8 7-10 15, Lin 4-5 0-0 9, Kaminsky 2-3 0-0 4, Lamb 0-1 0-0 0, Hawes 0-2 0-0 0, Hansbrough 0-1 0-0 0, Daniels 3-3 0-0 7, Gutierrez 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-74 17-21 115.

MILWAUKEE (91) Antetokounmpo 3-9 2-2 8, Parker 6-13 2-2 15, Monroe 3-7 6-8 12, Bayless 1-7 0-0 2, Middleton 6-10 0-0 13, Vaughn 2-7 0-0 5, Henson 8-10 3-3 19, Plumlee 3-5 0-0 6, Ennis 4-10 0-0 9, O’Bryant 1-4 0-0 2, Inglis 0-2 0-0 0.

Totals 37-84 13-15 91.

Charlotte 29 26 35 25 — 115 Milwaukee 17 21 26 27 — 91 3-Point Goals-Charlotte 16-29 (Batum 5-9, Williams 4-7, Walker 3-6, Lee 2-4, Daniels 1-1, Lin 1-2), Milwaukee 4-16 (Parker 1-2, Vaughn 1-2, Middleton 1-3, Ennis 1-4, Inglis 0-1, Bayless 0-1, Antetokounmpo 0-3).

Rebounds-Charlotte 42 (Williams 8), Milwaukee 44 (Henson 8). AssistsCharlotte 30 (Batum 8), Milwaukee 26 (Ennis 12). Total Fouls-Charlotte 11, Milwaukee 16. A-15,544 (18,717).

Celtics 102, Suns 99 Phoenix — Isaiah Thomas scored 28 points against his former team, and Boston held off Phoenix despite almost blowing a 21-point lead. Evan Turner added 17 points, 15 of those in the first half, to go with 11 rebounds for Boston.

BOSTON (102) Turner 6-14 5-6 17, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Sullinger 2-8 0-0 4, Thomas 8-20 10-11 28, Bradley 5-16 4-4 15, Smart 2-7 5-6 9, Olynyk 7-10 0-0 16, Jerebko 3-5 0-0 9, Rozier 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-84 24-27 102.

PHOENIX (99) Jenkins 3-3 0-0 9, Tucker 3-8 3-3 9, Len 5-8 0-1 10, Knight 5-16 7-7 19, Booker 8-20 4-4 21, Teletovic 7-17 2-4 17, Goodwin 3-4 2-2 8, Price 0-4 0-0 0, Budinger 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 37-85 18-21 99.

Boston 35 23 23 21 — 102 Phoenix 22 19 34 24 — 99 3-Point Goals-Boston 8-29 (Jerebko 3-5, Olynyk 2-4, Thomas 2-7, Bradley 1-7, Turner 0-1, Smart 0-5), Phoenix 7-31 (Jenkins 3-3, Knight 2-12, Booker 1-4, Teletovic 1-7, Budinger 0-1, Tucker 0-2, Price 0-2). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Boston 54 (Turner 11), Phoenix 49 (Tucker 10). Assists-Boston 14 (Smart 4), Phoenix 19 (Tucker 5).

Total Fouls-Boston 23, Phoenix 24.

Technicals-Thomas, Boston defensive three second. A-18,055 (18,055)

Trail Blazers 108, 76ers 105 Portland, Ore. — C.J. McCollum converted a three-point play with 7.6 seconds left to break a tie and lift Portland.

PHILADELPHIA (105) Thompson 6-13 0-0 17, Grant 4-11 5-10 13, Landry 5-6 2-2 12, Smith 8-14 0-1 17, Canaan 2-11 2-2 6, Holmes 1-4 2-2 4, Covington 6-17 4-5 17, Stauskas 4-8 2-2 13, McConnell 2-4 0-0 4, Weems 0-2 0-0 0, Brand 1-1 0-0 2, Marshall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-93 17-24 105.

PORTLAND (108) Aminu 6-12 5-5 20, Harkless 5-9 5-7 16, Plumlee 3-7 2-4 8, Lillard 6-20 2-2 16, McCollum 9-22 6-6 25, Crabbe 2-8 0-0 4, Henderson 4-7 2-2 11, Davis 2-4 2-4 6, Vonleh 1-1 0-0 2, Roberts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-91 24-30 108.

Philadelphia 27 22 25 31 — 105 Portland 31 26 29 22 — 108 3-Point Goals-Philadelphia 10-38 (Thompson 5-11, Stauskas 3-6, Smith 1-2, Covington 1-9, Grant 0-1, Weems 0-2, Marshall 0-2, Canaan 0-5), Portland 8-25 (Aminu 3-8, Lillard 2-6, Henderson 1-2, Harkless 1-3, McCollum 1-3, Crabbe 0-3). ReboundsPhiladelphia 57 (Smith 14), Portland 63 (Davis 13). Assists-Philadelphia 21 (Smith 9), Portland 21 (Lillard 7). Total Fouls-Philadelphia 22, Portland 21.

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Sunday, March 27, 2016

NCAA Women NCAA Men

EAST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 17 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina 83, Florida Gulf Coast 67 Providence 70, Southern Cal 69 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Indiana 99, Chattanooga 74 Kentucky 85, Stony Brook 57 Friday, March 18 At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Stephen F. Austin 70, West Virginia 56 Notre Dame 70, Michigan 63 At Scottrade Center St. Louis Wisconsin 47, Pittsburgh 43 Xavier 71, Weber State 53 Second Round Saturday, March 19 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina 85, Providence 66 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Indiana 73, Kentucky 67 Sunday, March 20 At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Notre Dame 76, Stephen F. Austin 75 At Scottrade Center St. Louis Wisconsin 66, Xavier 63 At Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Notre Dame 61, Wisconsin 56 North Carolina 101, Indiana 86 Regional Championship Today Notre Dame (24-11) vs. North Carolina (31-6), 7:49 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 17 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Miami 79, Buffalo 72 Wichita State 65, Arizona 55 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa UConn 74, Colorado 67 Kansas 105, Austin Peay 79 Friday, March 18 At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Villanova 86, UNC Asheville 56 Iowa 72, Temple 70, OT At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

Hawaii 77, California 66 Maryland 79, South Dakota State 74 Second Round Saturday, March 19 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Miami 65, Wichita State 57 At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Kansas 73, UConn 61 Sunday, March 20 At Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Villanova 87, Iowa 68 At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

Maryland 73, Hawaii 60 At KFC YUM! Center Louisville, Ky. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Villanova 92, Miami 69 Kansas 79, Maryland 63 Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Villanova 64, Kansas 59 MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 17 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Butler 71, Texas Tech 61 Virginia 81, Hampton 45 At Pepsi Center Denver Iowa State 94, Iona 81 UALR 85, Purdue 83, 2OT Utah 80, Fresno State 69 Gonzaga 68, Seton Hall 52 Friday, March 18 At Scottrade Center St. Louis Syracuse 70, Dayton 51 Middle Tennessee 90, Michigan State 81 Second Round Saturday, March 19 At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. Virginia 77, Butler 69 At Pepsi Center Denver Iowa State 78, UALR 61 Gonzaga 82, Utah 59 Sunday, March 20 At Scottrade Center St. Louis Syracuse 75, Middle Tennessee 50 At The United Center Chicago Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Virginia 84, Iowa State 71 Syracuse 63, Gonzaga 60 Regional Championship Today Virginia (29-7) vs. Syracuse (22-13), 5:09 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 17 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Duke 93, UNC Wilmington 85 Yale 79, Baylor 75 Friday, March 18 At Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City VCU 75, Oregon State 67 Oklahoma 82, Cal State Bakersfield 68 Texas A&M 92, Green Bay 65 Northern Iowa 75, Texas 72 At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

Oregon 91, Holy Cross 52 Saint Joseph’s 78, Cincinnati 76 Second Round Saturday, March 19 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Duke 71, Yale 64 Sunday, March 20 At Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City Oklahoma 85, VCU 81 Texas A&M 92, Northern Iowa 88, 2OT At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash.

Oregon 69, Saint Joseph’s 64 At The Honda Center Anaheim, Calif.

Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 63 Oregon 82, Duke 68 Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Oklahoma 80, Oregon 68 FINAL FOUR At NRG Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday, April 2 Villanova (33-5) vs. Oklahoma (29-7) East champion vs. Midwest champion National Championship Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners

BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 18 At Starkville, Miss.

Michigan State 74, Belmont 60 Mississippi State 60, Chattanooga 50 Saturday, March 19 At Storrs, Conn.

UConn 101, Robert Morris 49 Duquesne 97, Seton Hall 76 At Los Angeles UCLA 66, Hawaii 50 South Florida 48, Colorado State 45 At Austin, Texas Missouri 78, BYU 69 Texas 86, Alabama State 42 Second Round Sunday, March 20 At Starkville, Miss.

Mississippi State 74, Michigan State 72 Monday, March 21 At Storrs, Conn.

UConn 97, Duquesne 51 At Los Angeles UCLA 72, South Florida 67 At Austin, Texas Texas 73, Missouri 55 Regional Semifinals At Bridgeport, Conn.

Saturday, March 26 UConn 98, Mississippi State 38 Texas 72, UCLA 64 Regional Championship Monday, March 28 UConn (35-0) vs. Texas (31-4), TBA DALLAS REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 18 At Waco, Texas Baylor 89, Idaho 59 Auburn 68, St. John’s 57 At Louisville, Ky. DePaul 97, James Madison 67 Louisville 87, Central Arkansas 60 At Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State 73, Troy 31 St. Bonaventure 65, Oklahoma State 54 Saturday, March 19 At College Station, Texas Florida State 72, Middle Tennessee 55 Texas A&M 74, Missouri State 65 Second Round Sunday, March 20 At Waco, Texas Baylor 84, Auburn 52 At Louisville, Ky. DePaul 73, Louisville 72 At Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State 69, St. Bonaventure 40 Monday, March 21 At College Station, Texas Florida State 74, Texas A&M 56 Regional Semifinals Saturday, March 26 At Dallas Baylor 78, Florida State 58 Oregon State 83, DePaul 71 Regional Championship Monday, March 28 Baylor (36-1) vs. Oregon State (314), TBA SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 18 At Columbia, S.C. Kansas State 56, George Washington 51 South Carolina 77, Jacksonville 41 At Syracuse, N.Y. Albany (NY) 61, Florida 59 Syracuse 73, Army 56 At Columbus, Ohio West Virginia 74, Princeton 65 Ohio State 88, Buffalo 69 At Tempe, Ariz.

Tennessee 59, Green Bay 53 Arizona State 74, New Mexico State 52 Second Round Sunday, March 20 At Columbia, S.C. South Carolina 73, Kansas State 47 At Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse 76, Albany (NY) 59 At Columbus, Ohio Ohio State 88, West Virginia 81 At Tempe, Ariz.

Tennessee 75, Arizona State 64 Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 At Sioux Falls, S.D. Syracuse 80, South Carolina 72 Tennessee 78, Ohio State 62 Regional Championship Today Syracuse (28-7) vs. Tennessee (2213), 2:30 p.m.

LEXINGTON REGIONAL First Round Saturday, March 19 At South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame 95, North Carolina A&T 61 Indiana 62, Georgia 58 At Stanford, Calif.

South Dakota State 74, Miami 71 Stanford 85, San Francisco 58 At Lexington, Ky. Oklahoma 61, Purdue 45 Kentucky 85, UNC Asheville 31 At College Park, Md. Maryland 74, Iona 58 Washington 65, Pennsylvania 53 Second Round Monday, March 21 At South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame 87, Indiana 70 At Stanford, Calif.

Stanford 66, South Dakota State 65 At Lexington, Ky. Kentucky 79, Oklahoma 58 At College Park, Md. Washington 74, Maryland 65 Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 At Lexington, Ky. Washington 85, Kentucky 72 Stanford 90, Notre Dame 84 Regional Championship Today Washington (25-10) vs. Stanford (277), noon FINAL FOUR At Indianapolis National Semifinals Sunday, April 3 Bridgeport champion vs. Dallas champion, 5 or 7:30 p.m.

Sioux Falls champion vs. Lexington champion, 5 or 7:30 p.m.

National Championship Tuesday, April 5 Semifinals winners, 7:30 p.m.

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Purse: $1.7 million Yardage: 6,593; Par: 72 Third Round Lydia Ko Sung Hyun Park Brittany Lang Jenny Shin Inbee Park Jessica Korda Suzann Pettersen Na Yeon Choi Haru Nomura Mi Jung Hur Candie Kung Danielle Kang Jodi Ewart Shadoff Hyo Joo Kim Paula Creamer Ai Miyazato

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Dell Match Play

At Austin Country Club Austin, Texas Yardage: 7,703; Par: 71 Fourth Round Saturday (Seedings in parentheses) Chris Kirk (54), United States, def.

Bill Haas (30), United States, 2 and 1.

Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, def. Zach Johnson (14), United States, 1 up.

Brooks Koepka (18), United States, def. Matt Kuchar (28), United States, 1 up.

Jason Day (2), Australia, def. Brandt Snedeker (15), United States, 3 and 2.

Rafa Cabrera Bello (52), Spain, def.

Byeong-Hun An (27), South Korea, 11 holes, An withdrew.

Ryan Moore (45), United States, def.

Patton Kizzire (63), United States, 4 and 3.

Dustin Johnson (8), United States, def. Patrick Reed (9), United States, 3 and 2.

Louis Oosthuizen (16), South Africa, def. Jordan Spieth (1), United States, 4 and 2.

High School

FREE STATE INVITATIONAL Friday at Free State FSHS, LHS results BOYS 3200 relay — 1. Lawrence, 9:18.99.

110 hurdles — 1. Moore, L, 15.49; 5.

Atkinson, L, 16.85.

100 — 1. Woods, 11.02; 3. Bryant, L, 11.18.

1600 — 2. Donley, FS, 4:33.0; 5.

Edwards, FS, 4:42.2.

400 relay — 2. Lawrence, 43.6; 4. Free State, 44.6.

400 — 3. Williams, 54.4; 5. Schoenen, 55.5.

300 hurdles — 6. Reeder, 45.6.

800 — 1. Donley, FS, 1:55.9.

200 — 5. Jacobs, FS, 23.47; 6. White, FS, 23.50.

3200 — 2. Hockenbury, FS, 9:54.93.

1600 relay — 3. Lawrence, 3:35.71; 6.

Free State, 3:40.63.

Pole vault — 3. Sisson, L, 9-6; 3.

Hodge, FS, 9-6.

Discus — 3. Bledsoe, L, 133-8; 4.

Hambleton, FS, 131-2.

Javelin — 3. Simon, FS, 158-0; 5.

Fanshier, FS, 150-0.

Triple jump — 6. Kamaka, L, 38-3.

GIRLS 3200 relay — 3. Lawrence, 11:23.54.

100 hurdles — 5. Shields, L, 17.84.

1600 — 2. Kiran Cordes, FS, 5:38.46; 4. Hannah Stewart, L, 5:50.02.

300 hurdles — 3. Harjo, L, 52.4.

800 — 5. Thomas, FS, 2:42.2.

3200 — Venters, FS, 10:51.36.

1600 relay — 1. Lawrence, 4:20.01.

Pole vault — 1. Callie Hicks, FS, 10-6; 3. Landon Prideaux, FS, 6-6; 5.

McKenzie Tochtrop, 6-0.

High jump — 5. Dykes, L, 5-2.

Long jump — 2. Thomas, FS, 16-4 1/2.

Discus — 2. Irving, FS, 105-0.

Shot put — 2. Walter, FS, 34-10.

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W L T Pts GF GA Montreal 2 1 0 6 6 4 Philadelphia 2 1 0 6 5 3 Orlando City 1 0 2 5 4 3 New York City 1 1 2 5 7 7 Toronto FC 1 1 1 4 4 3 New York 1 2 0 3 4 8 New England 0 1 3 3 4 7 Chicago 0 1 2 2 4 5 D.C. United 0 2 2 2 2 8 Columbus 0 2 1 1 2 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA Sporting KC 3 0 0 9 4 1 FC Dallas 3 1 0 9 7 5 Los Angeles 2 1 0 6 7 3 Vancouver 2 2 0 6 6 6 San Jose 2 1 0 6 4 4 Real Salt Lake 1 0 2 5 6 5 Houston 1 2 1 4 11 8 Portland 1 1 1 4 5 5 Colorado 1 1 1 4 2 2 Seattle 0 3 0 0 2 5 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday’s Games New York City FC 1, New England 1, tie FC Dallas 3, D.C. United 0 Vancouver 1, Houston 0 Friday’s Game New York at New England, 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 2 Philadelphia at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Toronto FC at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Seattle, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

D.C. United at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Spring Training

Saturday’s Games Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 3, tie, 10 innings Baltimore 16, Boston 8 Washington 7, St. Louis 0 Detroit 6, Philadelphia 5 Minnesota 3, Pittsburgh (ss) 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3 Cincinnati (ss) 9, Chicago White Sox (ss) 7 Kansas City 5, Oakland 2 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Milwaukee 7, Arizona 7, tie Cincinnati (ss) 7, Cleveland 4 Seattle 7, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 6 Colorado 8, Texas 6 L.A. Angels 9, San Diego (ss) 8 Miami vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., Rain Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh (ss) 1 Houston (ss) 11, San Diego (ss) 1 Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., (n)

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Saturday’s Games Buffalo 3, Winnipeg 2 Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 2 Minnesota 4, Colorado 0 Dallas 4, San Jose 2 Boston 3, Toronto 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Montreal 2 Anaheim 4, Ottawa 3, OT Florida 5, Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 4, Washington 0 N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3, OT Nashville 5, Columbus 1 Chicago 4, Calgary 1 Los Angeles 6, Edmonton 4 Arizona 2, Philadelphia 1 Today’s Games New Jersey at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned RHP Austin Adams, OF Joey Butler and INFs Erik Gonzalez and Giovanny Urshela to Columbus (IL). Reassigned C Adam Moore to minor league camp.

DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned OF Steven Moya and SS Dixon Machado to Toledo (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Reassigned OF James Jones to minor league camp.

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A bit of snow this morning

Pleasant and warmer

A t-storm in spots in the p.m.

A shower and thunderstorm around

Cooler with periods of sun

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High 69° Low 59° POP: 40%

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Wind SSW 12-25 mph

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Oberlin 62/31

Clarinda 52/27

Lincoln 54/29

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Beatrice 55/30

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Concordia 59/35

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Kansas City Marshall Manhattan 52/31 51/29 Salina 54/28 Oakley Kansas City Topeka 58/33 60/33 55/29 Lawrence 52/30 Sedalia 52/26 Emporia Great Bend 50/30 54/28 58/32 Nevada Dodge City Chanute 53/29 59/34 Hutchinson 51/28 Garden City 58/31 61/32 Springfield Wichita Pratt Liberal Coffeyville Joplin 50/27 56/32 57/33 59/33 52/29 56/29 Hays Russell 60/32 60/34

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kins made a three-point play, hitting a shot as she falling down in the lane while being fouled, to push the lead to 63-56 and the Longhorns hit their free throws down the stretch.

UCLA missed its last nine shots.

Texas will play UConn in the regional final.

The Longhorns won the game underneath, outrebounding Texas 46-40 and outscoring the Bruins 40-22 in the paint.

UCLA had the early advantage in part because Texas’ two big women, the 6-foot-7 Boyette and 6-5 Kelsey Lang each Texas 72, UCLA 64 Bridgeport, Conn. — picked up two first-half Imani Boyette scored 18 fouls. points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead secondseeded Texas to a come- Dallas Regional from-behind win over Baylor 78, UCLA. Florida St. 58 Brooke McCarty added Dallas — Nina Da15 points for the Long- vis scored 30 points, and horns (31-4), who will Baylor is going to the play in their first regional Elite Eight for the third final since 2003. straight year after a vicMonique Billings tory over Florida State. scored 20 points and The Bears (36-1), the grabbed 12 rebounds for No. 1 seed in the Dallas UCLA, which finishes Regional, went ahead to its season at 26-9. Jor- stay with a 15-3 run to end din Canada also had 20 the first quarter after an points for the third-seed- early flurry of turnovers ed Bruins. led to frustrated coach UCLA led by 10 points Kim Mulkey calling timein the second quarter, out. five points at the half and Alexis Jones added 15 54-48 after three quarters. points, nine rebounds But Texas scored the and five assists for Bayfirst 10 points of the lor, which has a 23-game fourth to take the lead winning streak. Khadijiah for good. Texas’ Ariel At- Cave had 10 rebounds.

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Leticia Romero had 11 points for fifth-seeded Florida State (25-8), which made consecutive Sweet 16 appearances for the first time in school history. Ivey Slaughter and Shakayla Thomas each had 10 points.

It was only the fifth time this season the Seminoles were held below 65 points.

Oregon St. 83, DePaul 71 Dallas — Jamie Weisner had career highs with 38 points and seven threepointers, and Oregon State advanced to its first women’s NCAA Tournament regional final with a victory over DePaul.

Weisner also had 10 rebounds for the Pac-12 champion Beavers (31-4), the No. 2 seed in the Dallas Regional. They will play top-seeded Baylor (36-1) on Monday night with a Final Four berth on the line.

Sydney Wiese added 13 points for Oregon State, including three threepointers in an early threeminute span when the Beavers went ahead to stay. Ruth Hamblin also scored 13 points.

DePaul (27-9) was in its fourth Sweet 16 under 30year coach Doug Bruno, but has never gotten farther in the tournament.

Jessica January had 20 points for DePaul, while Jacqui Grant had 15 and Mart’e Grays 14.

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Connecticut 98, Mississippi St. 38 Bridgeport, Conn. — Breanna Stewart had 22 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead No. 1 UConn to a record rout of fifth-seeded Mississippi State on Saturday.

The win was the 72nd straight for UConn (35-0) and left the Huskies three victories shy of an unprecedented fourth consecutive national championship. Their road to that historic title got a bit easier Friday night when top seeds South Carolina and Notre Dame both lost in the Sweet 16.

Stewart and the Huskies were determined to make sure the upset trend didn’t continue Saturday.

The best team in the nation put together one of its most dominant games during this run, needing just four minutes to quash any thoughts of the Bulldogs pulling off the upset.

The victory supplanted the record 51-point win the Huskies had over Texas in the regional semifinals last year that set the NCAA record for margin of victory in the regional rounds and beyond.

Stewart, the two-time AP player of the year, got the game started with a three-pointer and UConn was off and running. The Huskies scored the game’s first 13 points, including 11 by Stewart and Morgan Tuck.

A basket by Mississippi State (28-8) did little to turn the tide as UConn scored 19 of the final 21 points of the quarter, including Moriah Jefferson’s basket that just beat the buzzer.

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Volunteer Nicholas Ward, of Lawrence, preps a painting for the Lawrence Percolator’s new “Heating Up: Artists Respond to Climate Change” exhibit, which runs through April 23.

WHEN WORDS, AND WORLDS, FAIL US New Percolator exhibit invites artists to examine climate change Arts and Culture, “Heating Up” has been more than a year in the making, says Taliaferro, who co-chaired early a year ago, the city of the planning committee with fellow Lawrence was abuzz — pun Lawrence artist Lora Jost. intended — with talk of cicaThe pair wanted to foster a sense das. Entomology enthusiasts of inclusion with the programming, had waited 17 years for the inviting everyone — even those who precious few weeks in late spring might not feel knowledgeable on the 2015 when tens of millions of perisubject, or who may have been intiodical cicadas would crawl out from mated by “intellectualized” lectures underground to mate, make a lot of or talks in the past — to join in. noise in the process, and die.

“I think there’s a nuance to this But not before laying eggs inside conversation that isn’t in the broader the grooves of young twigs, which conversation happening right now. in less than a dozen weeks would It’s not black or white. Our hearts hatch, delivering us a new generaare in it too,” says Taliaferro. “Bringtion of cicadas to burrow and reing it into your heart or your intuemerge in another 17 years. ition or your guts or maybe making “I had a conversation with an old- it sexy — that’s a conversation that er friend of mine who’s in his 80s,” has the potential to include everySara Taliaferro remembers. “He and one.”

I both realized he might not be there Because art isn’t data-driven or to witness the next one.” objective by nature, an exhibition “I thought, what will the cicadas like “Heating Up” offers room for experience when they emerge in different voices and different ways 17 years? Or if the emergence octo engage the viewer in an oftencurs just fine, what will happen 17 politicized issue, program organizers years after that?” Taliaferro asks. “I say. imagine them emerging into a very Or, as Jost puts it, “You don’t have droughty situation or not emerging to be a scientist to speak out about at all.” climate change.”

What the next generation of periArtists of varying experience and odical cicadas might find above the training, among them professors and surface in 2032 — and beyond — is students, have contributed works the subject of Taliaferro’s watercolor varying from paintings, prints and “Extinction Emergence.” A scientific drawings to sculptures, handmade illustrator by trade, Taliaferro is books and installations. one of nearly two dozen local and When asked to describe his “Heatregional artists participating in the ing Up” piece, Washburn UniverLawrence Percolator’s “Heating Up: sity professor of art Marin Abell Artists Respond to Climate Change.” references a quote by Ralph Waldo The exhibition, which opened Emerson: Friday, is part of a monthlong series “What is a weed? A plant whose of cultural and educational events virtues have yet to be discovered.” scheduled throughout March and His 9-foot flat-bottomed trolling April. Sponsored by the Lawrence motorboat is partially made with Ecology Teams United in SustainEurasian Watermilfoil, an invasive ability (LETUS) and Lawrence field Please see WORLDS, page 2D office of the U.S. Department of

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Above right: Kansas City artist David Titterington’s painting “Pearl Gate” explores the lopsided relationship between humans and the environment.

Below right: Geraldine Emily Walsey’s “Pathetique.”

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at Kansas University and Haskell Indian Nations University. “Because we depend on the landscape like we depend on part of our own body, but the landscape CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D doesn’t really depend on us.”

“If humans don’t survive this catastrospecies that he started researching during phe,” he adds, referring to climate change, a residency at upstate New York’s Stone “the world will go on without us.”

Quarry Hill Art Park in the summer of In “Pearl Gate,” Titterington has 2014. created ambiguous imagery of either In the Finger Lakes area, communia polluted gut complete with swollen ties were spending millions of dollars intestines or a polluted bit of nature surin efforts to eradicate the species, Abell rounded by craggy bluffs and tree stumps learned, at times dousing water bodies — or some blend of the two. with herbicide, sending in scuba divers What appears to be sewage flows from to remove the plant by hand or mowing a pipe into a brown pool of liquid. It’s all with WeedWacker-boat hybrids that pretty bleak, but just off the shore of the would bail the weed on deck and transsewage pond glows a clean white pearl. port it by ton to the city dump, where it “Pearl Gate” refers, initially, to pearly would decompose for a year to be used as gates of heaven as described in the New soil fertilizer.

Testament’s Book of Revelation. So, When Abell moved to Topeka not long there’s some hope in this yet, Titterington after, he discovered Eurasian Watermilsays. foil had also become a problem at nearby “And that out of that maybe will come Lake Shawnee, and that herbicides were wisdom,” he adds, “Like the pearl coming being used to beat back the thick stem out of the clam.” entanglements and vast mats of vegetation that covered the water’s surface.

Related events So, he decided to offer an alternative For more information on these happensolution.

“I’m using a material that’s considered ings, visit the “Heating Up: Artists Respond to Climate Change” Facebook page. a menace and treating it as something productive,” Abell says of his creation.

Hang12 “Effecting Climate Change” “In my own life, I think of certain things Coordinated by the Hang12, the as wasteful, and I think as a culture we Lawrence Arts Center’s youth curatorial do that too, which to me seems a very narrow-minded way to classify the world. board, this current exhibit at the Watkins Weeds are different — they disregard our Museum of History includes art made by teens from repurposed materials. “Efagenda.” fecting Climate Change” will remain on The “H.M.S. Hydra,” as he’s calling it, display at Watkins, 1047 Massachusetts is crafted from a resin-sealed fiber made St., through April 22. out of Eurasian Watermilfoil. Produced in consultation with Topeka’s All Grain “How Can We Work Together Brewing Specialists, the boat runs on on Climate Change?” distilled Eurasian Watermilfoil ethanol.

This panel discussion, slated for 3 p.m.

The name of the boat, of course, comes from the Greek myth of the Hydra water to 5 p.m. April 10 in Room 110 of Haskell Indian Nations University, 155 E. Indian monster, whose many heads would only Ave., features five local panelists. The regenerate if any hero dared to chop them off. When sliced by boat propellers, event is free and open to the public. the fragments of Watermilfoil stems will “Mrs. Noah in Poetry and Dance” disseminate and grow into new plants The Lawrence Percolator, 913 Rhode even faster.

Island St., will host this collaborative “In this Greek mythology, the Hydra performance by poet and KU professor is a feminine figure that’s slain by a male emerita of English Elizabeth Schultz and figure,” Abell says. “Instead of trying to slay it, I’m trying to embrace the perspec- retired KU dance instructor Joan Stone with performances at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. tive of the other.”

April 15.

While weeds like the Eurasian Watermilfoil continue to “disregard our agenda,” Kansas City artist David Titterington Eco Ambassadors “Haskell explores a similarly lopsided relationship Wetlands Restoration Day” The public is invited to join in from between humans and the environment in 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 during this his “Pearl Gate” painting. workday of seeding and planting led by “My philosophical discussion is how Haskell students of the Haskell Wetlands. we are not part of the landscape — the Guests are encouraged to bring gloves landscape is part of us,” says Titteringand gardening/landscaping tools. ton, who teaches painting and drawing

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2016 Enrollment Ses842-1516 for info. sion, 4-6 p.m., Peaslee Board of CommisTechnical Training Censioners of the Lawter, 2920 Haskell Ave. rence-Douglas County Friends of the LawHousing Authority, 5:30 rence Public Library p.m., Babcock Place, Spring Used Book 1700 Massachusetts St. Sale, Members Night, Ripping Yarns, 6:305-7 p.m., Lawrence Pub8:30 p.m., Meeting Room lic Library, 707 Vermont B, Lawrence Public St. (Kentucky Street Library, 707 Vermont St. entrance) Lawrence Board of Turkish Film Night: Education meeting, My Grandfather’s Peo7 p.m., school district ple, 7 p.m., 318 Bailey headquarters, 110 McHall, KU Campus.

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Singing Bowls with Eudora City CommisJulie Cisz, 7-8:30 p.m., sion meeting, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public LiEudora City Hall, 4 E. brary, 707 Vermont St. Seventh St. Concert: Amy AnThe Future of the drews, 7 p.m. doors, GOP with Alex Castelshow 8-10 p.m., Cider lanos, 7:30 p.m., Dole Gallery, 810 PennsylvaInstitute, 2350 Petefish nia St. Drive.

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KU Men’s Glee Club, Murder By Death, Christopher Smith, with Tim Barry, 8 p.m., director, noon, Kansas Granada, 1020 MassaState Capitol Rotunda, chusetts St. 300 SW Tenth Ave., Topeka.

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The Blue Room sign hangs outside the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Mo. The Blue Room is a "working jazz club exhibit" that's part of the museum in the city's Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District.

KC museum serves living jazz as historical exhibit but in a “Hey — pay attention!” kind of way.

The Blue Room is a Kansas City, Mo. — small two-tiered space Kansas City has a wide- adjoining Kansas City’s open selection of bars American Jazz Museum to help the business in the Historic 18th traveler shake off that & Vine Jazz District, last meeting and down a few miles from the beverages poured from hotels and convention full-size bottles not locales of Crown Cenfound in the mini-bar. ter, downtown and the There are also loads Country Club Plaza. It’s of taverns that aim to dark, the bar is stocked, sully your gin and quiet the tables small. with music — DJs, kaOn a recent Friday raoke, a guy on a guitar. night, by 8:40 p.m., And then there is apart from a couple bar the Blue Room, 1616 E. stools, the place was 18th St., where patrons standing-room-only head when the need packed. The draw that for good music pushes night was the James aside those lower-brain Ward Band, a sixurges. You don’t go to piece contemporary the Blue Room just to jazz group that hushed have a drink, chit chat the middle-age skewor get rid of another ing crowd and set one night. older gentleman in an You go to the Blue oversized sport coat Room to listen, and not dancing alone in front in a background-fill-in- of the bar. the-gaps kind of way, Most everyone else

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sat quietly, drinks before them, heads facing forward, soaking it in.

A few raised their voices and clinked glasses during the set, but they were a minority.

The Blue Room “is a working jazz club exhibit” that hosts veteran musicians and new bands, locals and the internationally known, said Christopher Burnett, marketing

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Email suggestions to Journal-World health reporter Mackenzie Clark at mclark@ ljworld.com.

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What: The Blue Room Where: 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo. When: Open Mondays and Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m. (entertainment starts at 7; admission free); Fridays, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Saturdays, 7 p.m.1 a.m. (entertainment Friday-Saturday begins at 8:30 with $10 cover unless otherwise noted).

Contact: club.americanjazzmuseum.org Also worth the trip: The American Jazz Museum and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum are located in the same building as the Blue Room. The museums are open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. Combined tickets to both museums cost $15 for adults, and $8 for children 5 through 12; or for one museum, $10 for adults or $6 for children.

and communications manager for the American Jazz Museum. Ida McBeth makes regular appearances.

It’s open Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, with the last Monday of the month usually for big bands, and the last Thursday for Latin Jazz and Salsa.

“We’ve got some pretty good Latin bands here in Kansas City, and they pack the place,” Burnett said. “And, we have about a dozen big bands in Kansas City that are off the chain.”

The Blue Room also holds a free jam session on Monday evenings where musicians of all skill levels can sit in with veterans.

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Dad’s lawyer should know about brother’s cons Dear Annie: Do you have any suggestions for dealing with a con artist sibling who swoops into town only to beg, borrow and steal from our dying, incapacitated father?

My brother makes more than anyone else in the family, yet feels entitled to squeeze all he can out of Dad. He constantly asks for business loans, cars and college tuitions for his children, mortgage payments on a multimillion-dollar home, money for his family to travel, etc.

In addition to suffering multiple physical illnesses, my father is losing his cognitive abilities. He is being scammed and bamboozled in every conversation he has with my brother and his wife. The rest of

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the family knows they are both manipulators.

I realize that it’s Dad’s money to do with as he pleases, but he has made it perfectly clear that he wants everything divided equally between all of his children, as stated in his will. And I think my brother is already taking all of the heirloom items from the family home whenever he drops into town.

All of my other siblings are retired and

‘Grace’ a bland take on faith Easter brings us two examples of the difficulties of incorporating religious life into entertainment. AJ Michalka (“The Goldbergs”) stars in the cable film “Grace Unplugged” (6 p.m. and 8 p.m., UP), released theatrically in 2013. She’s Grace Trey, an upstanding member of her Birmingham, Alabama, church youth group and singing ensemble. Everybody think’s she’s lucky because her father, Johnny (James Denton, “Desperate Housewives”), is a former pop star who left show business after the touring life and booze caught up to him.

Since being saved, he has devoted himself to church and devotional pop music for local fans.

He’s also become a controlling father. Not like the crazed obsessives in Lifetime movies, but demanding enough to bring out the rebel in Grace. When Johnny’s old manager, Frank (Kevin Pollak), tries to lure him back into the pop scene, Grace goes behind her dad’s back and schemes to hit the big time.

As the film’s title makes clear, the film is about keeping, losing and maybe rediscovering faith.

But faith in what, or for what, is where the message gets a tad fuzzy. The characters’ declarations or demonstrations of their beliefs are generic at best and even a tad self-serving.

Is the former pop star Johnny truly devout, or merely using religion as an alternative to AA? Grace’s struggle to stay on the narrow path is discussed entirely in terms of her life, her feelings and her career.

Proselytizing via popular culture often results in a rather watered-down product. The Christianity celebrated in this gentle family-friendly film seems hardly distinguishable from a self-help group.

Tonight’s other highlights O Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (6 p.m., CBS): the MakeA-Wish foundation; nurse practitioners who deliver health care to remote areas of Appalachia; billionaire philanthropists.

O Fox repeats its live staging of the musical “Grease” (6 p.m., TV-PG).

O Elizabeth helps mediate between India and Pakistan on “Madam Secretary” (7 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

O Gentrification and resentment on “The Carmichael Show” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

O Hank accuses one of the Warrens of assault on “The Family” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

O A neighbor goes missing on “The Walking Dead” (8 p.m., AMC, TV-MA).

O Suspicious minds on “Vinyl” (8 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

O Marnie reflects on “Girls” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

O Axe and Wendy lick their wounds on “Billions” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

live out of state. As the only local child, I provide Dad’s care while working full-time. All of the siblings share power of attorney. We previously shared estate executorship, but my brother escorted Dad to his attorney and had it changed, making himself sole executor.

My brother does not know that Dad showed me a copy of an IOU for a large loan for a startup business. Dad wanted us to know that it needs to be paid back to the estate, but he expects the siblings to collect. This will create a lot more anger and resentment.

Should I contact my dad’s attorney now, wait until after Dad’s death, or cut all ties with the thieves? — Flabbergasted Sibling

Dear Flabbergasted: Taking advantage of a parent financially is called elder abuse. Talk to Dad’s lawyer now.

Find out if the power of attorney gives you any leverage. Discuss with your other siblings the idea of removing valuable items from Dad’s home.

You can report your brother to Adult Protective Services, and you also can get more information through the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (preventelderabuse.org).

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Sunday, March 27: This year you are fiery and bold.

Sometimes your energy will not be greeted positively. As a result, you will find yourself escaping or acting out. Be careful with spending, as you could do some damage. A little self-discipline will go a long way. If you are single, you open up to a new type of person. You might want to date for a while before making a commitment. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy traveling and exploring different cultures.

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) ++++ Much of what you recently have heard might come to the forefront now and make sense.

Tonight: Opt to be close to home.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ++++ You might wonder about the revolving door of friends that seem to enter your life periodically. Tonight: Accept a fun invitation.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ++++ You could be at a point where you need to stop and try not to relate so intensely. Tonight: Make your lists for tomorrow.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ++++ Your ability to conjure up wild ideas and have them fit the moment seems to work for you. Tonight: Let go of restraint.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) +++ Make a request. You

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might expect some resistance, but others won’t hesitate to respond.

Tonight: People come to you.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ++++ Your ability to bottomline a problem is likely to help others, especially a friend. Tonight: Hang out.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ++++ Though you might have been open to having a discussion, you seem to be avoiding it now.

Tonight: At home.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) +++ You might want to take a leap of faith. Recognize that you will land fine. Tonight: Hang out with a friend.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) +++ Make this a lazy day. The more R and R you get right now, the better the next few days will be. Tonight: Keep it intimate.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ++++ You might be surprised by what a friend reveals. Try not to have a knee-jerk reaction. Tonight: Be where the party is.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ++++ You might have concerns, and could feel critical of some of what you hear. Tonight: Count your change.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) +++++ Reach out for more information before you “yea” or “nay” a potential trip. Tonight: Try a new type of cuisine.

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD Universal Crossword Edited by Fred Piscop March 27, 2016

ACROSS 1 Fey of “30 Rock” 5 Drains of strength 9 Reduce drastically 14 Meteorite element 15 Recording studio effect 16 Magna ___ 17 Choice of a molding or painting?

19 Ticket word 20 Pew attachment 21 Really disapprove of 23 Rustic stopovers 25 One “in the headlights” 26 Do away with 30 Souffle need 32 Emit, as lava 35 Sidestep 36 Mule’s mother 37 Stretch, of sorts 38 Larry of the Three Stooges 39 Unwilling to bend 40 Fill with cargo 41 “Who am ___ judge?”

42 Homecoming attendee, for short 43 Whipped in chess 44 Alaska, until 1959 (Abbr.)

46 Shaving cream type 3/27

47 Potatoes and yams 48 Optimistic view 50 Russia’s Trotsky 52 Corny saying 55 Marrakech’s land 60 Watchmaker’s glass 61 Choice of a boat part or a boater?

63 Good thing 64 Roofer’s piece 65 Colombian metropolis 66 Moth-eaten 67 Scott in an 1857 case 68 Holepunching tools DOWN 1 Clock sound 2 “Argo” setting 3 Groucho glasses feature 4 Pay-to-play fee 5 Hard to fluster 6 Squirrel’s nibble 7 Honor society letter 8 Auctioneer’s word 9 Suffix with “moon” or “sea” 10 Soup servers 11 Choice of an octopus part or an armadillo part?

12 Tend to the batter 13 Can’t stomach 18 Cocktail garnish 22 Moved stealthily 24 Beach bird 26 Equip to new specs 27 Online party notice 28 Choice of a chess piece or a Monopoly piece?

29 Homage in verse 31 Lacking mirth 33 Source of down 34 Vacant lot growth 36 About 1,609 meters 39 Blew a gasket

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64 ____ jacet (phrase on ACROSS tombstones) 1 Joke’s target 65 Often-torchlit events 5 Own (up) 9 One of the Five Pillars 66 Requirement for one going into labor? of Islam 67 Impudence 13 French film award 68 “Speaking personally 18 Phlegmatic …,” in texts 20 Prefix with distant 69 Supporting the idea 21 Black-and-white, in 70 *Pressured sneaker lingo 73 *Makes wedding 22 More than enough plans 23 Folded food 75 Geometry- textbook 24 111-Across’s partner 25 They “don’t lie,” in a symbols 76 Big fund-raising No. 1 Shakira hit effort 26 Not be able to sleep 77 One-stanza poem 27 *Doctor’s orders?

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30 ____ fraîche 80 Expression in a 31 Regenerist brand 32 Capital of Kazakhstan toothpaste ad 33 Streaming-video giant 83 Shade of blue or 35 “Fareed Zakaria GPS” green 85 “Feliz ____ Nuevo!” airer 86 *County that 36 Up in years includes much of 37 ____ pull (sports Everglades National Park injury) 90 *Tidy sum 38 *1999 rom-com 94 Relative of ibid. based on Shaw’s 95 Newspaper unit: “Pygmalion” Abbr.

42 *Manhattan Project 96 What they say about site you, informally 44 Cook in charge of 97 Ectomorphic 110-Across DOUBLE-CROSSED

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98 Car collector?

100 “That’s just ____ roll” 101 “Same here” 103 *Hides out 107 Arrive 108 South side?

109 Portend 110 See 44-Across 111 See 24-Across 112 Face with numbers 113 Skin So Soft maker 114 Sadness 115 Cultural values 116 Kind of prof.

117 Agent Scully on “The X-Files” 118 “____ to me” DOWN 1 Wharton, e.g., informally 2 Maurice who painted Parisian street scenes 3 Grippers for geckos 4 At risk of capsizing 5 Scary 6 Math term that uses all five vowels exactly once 7 Things taken home from the beach?

8 Protest type 9 Deep laugh 10 Lavish Vegas casino opened in 2009 11 Lowest part 12 Book before Judges 13 Deliberate 14 Robe-wearing ruler 15 Certain balloons 16 Smith graduate, e.g.

17 Start on a righteous path 19 CNBC interviewee, maybe 28 Ring figure?

29 Old Spanish kingdom 34 Cousin of inc.

37 Muscle strengthened by a StairMaster, informally 39 “That guy?”

40 My Chemical Romance and others 41 Mine transport 43 Up in years 47 Chat-room policers, informally 48 ____ Hawkins dance 49 Spirit 51 Fairly recent 52 Some game-show prizes 53 Peninsula in 2014 headlines 54 Quitting aid, of sorts 55 Relative of a skillet 57 Fix 58 Band with a Ben & Jerry’s flavor named for it 59 Trudge 60 Glows 61 “Something to Talk About” singer, 1991 66 Sports teams wear them, informally 69 Dangerous rifts 70 “I could go with whatever” 71 Like Mount Rushmore at night 72 Kicked oneself over 74 “S.N.L.” bit 79 Country singer Lee ____ Womack 80 Nursed 81 1990s craze 82 Chatting online with, for short 84 Bedroom shutter?

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37 Takeover 39 Frequent 007 foe 41 Always, in verse 42 Lyon’s river 43 Peeves 44 Grapevine produce 46 Spiky flower 50 Geol. formations 51 Throne 52 It’ll hold water 53 Shed, as light 57 Valentino of silents 59 -- dollar 60 13 witches 61 Heroic tale 62 Comes to terms 63 Green-egg layers 64 Airport exits 65 Keystone Konstable 66 Derrick or crane 67 Screw up 68 Improve the highway 69 Mist and smoke 72 Film speed no.

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aslamp Fantasy was first coined by Kaja Foglio to describe her graphic novel series “Girl Genius.” The term evolved as a response to the Steampunk movement to distinguish titles that share some of the same literary elements, but lack a focus on scientific technology and mechanization.

Books within the Gaslamp Fantasy genre are typically set in the 19th century, have a strong sense of place and atmosphere (imagine the industrial, coal-stained streets of London), and tend to focus on world building with the presence of intricate magic systems or supernatural creatures. It owes much of its influence to Gothic Fiction and serves as a contemporary manifestation of the classic genre.

If you’re like me and enjoy reading outside of your comfort zone, then you’ve come to the right place to explore a new genre. So make yourself a fine cup of tea, bake a batch of buttery scones, and curl up with one of these Gaslamp Fantasy titles for a wondrous reading experience.

‘Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell’

by Susanna Clarke Winner of the 2005 Hugo Award, “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell” is an epic tome with a story set in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars — a time when the study of magic only exists in theory.

This is the case until the cloistered bibliophile Mr. Norrell demonstrates to the elites of society that he can perform actual magic, and he is enlisted to assist the British government in its war against France.

Here enters Jonathan Strange, an adventurous aristocrat with a natural talent for magic, who finds himself as an apprentice to Mr. Norrell despite their disagreements on magical discourse and clashing personalities.

What follows is an intimate portrayal of the lives of these two magicians as they make a name for themselves and attempt to recapture the essence of magic.

“Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell” is Tolkien-esque in that it reads like an intimate historical narrative with painstaking attention to detail. However, Clarke’s prose is far from laborious due to her use of cheeky dialogue and vivid, picturesque descriptions that make the pages shift from an imagined world to something tangible.

Don’t let the immense size and slow start faze you, as you will relish the opportunity to spend as much time as possible within Clarke’s enchanting world.

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‘The Magpie Lord’ by KJ Charles After the death of his father and brother, Lord Lucien Vaudrey finds himself the subject of a dark curse that endangers his life.

Stephen Day, one of the most talented magicians in London, has a temperamental history with the Vaudrey clan who have all but managed to destroy his family. Stephen must overlook these issues to save Lucien’s life. When the curse’s progenitor proves to be more dangerous than expected, Lucien and Stephen must work together to stop an evil force before it destroys them both. Then, everything can go back to normal if only they could only avoid falling in love with one another. However, to Stephen and Lucien, being normal is overrated.

“The Magpie Lord” is the perfect romance book if you think you don’t like romance. There is no teeny bopper love triangle or artificiality to it. Instead, what emerges is a heartfelt relationship that blooms between two individuals who grow to love one another more than life itself. Charles succeeds because she gets you to care about these characters in a limited span of time, all while capturing your attention with a plot that will keep you guessing till the end.

“The Magpie Lord” has everything you could want from a Gaslamp Fantasy including magical mayhem, a foreboding mystery, true love, and steamy scenes of passion. What’s not to like?

‘The Shadow Revolution’

by Clay and Susan Griffith Inspired by “Fullmetal Alchemist” and Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful,” “The Shadow Revolution” is a relentless Victorian adventure full of mysticism, alchemy, mad science experiments and bloodthirsty werewolves.

When playboy scribe Simon Archer and his tutor Nick Barker encounter a rogue werewolf on a foggy evening in London, their fates become irrevocably intertwined with a gifted alchemist named Kate Anstruther and the fearsome Scottish monster hunter Malcolm MacFarlane.

Although this first book in the trilogy leaves minimal room for character development, especially considering how the protagonists have no time to breathe between their encounters with the supernatural, you’ll find yourself completely enamored with this motley group of heroes.

With witty banter and intriguing interpersonal relationships, “The Shadow Revolution” is the kind of book that remains impossible to put down even when sleep beckons. It is an addicting, fast-paced adventure that will have you placing the next two books on hold before you can say abracadabra.

— Fisher Adwell is an information services assistant at Lawrence Public Library.

BESTSELLERS Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Sunday, March 20, compiled from nationwide data.

Hardcover fiction 1. Private Paris.

James Patterson, Mark Sullivan. Little, Brown 2. Property of a Nobelwoman.Danielle Steel. Delacorte Press 3. Dark Promises.

Christine Feehan. Berkley Books 4. Off the Grid. C.J. Box. G.P. Putnam’s Sons 5. The Gangster.

Clive Cussler, Justin Scott. Putnam 6. Dungeons & Dragons: Curse of Strahd.

Wizards of the Coast 7. A Girl’s Guide to Moving On. Debbie Macomber. Ballantine 8. Fire Touched.

Patricia Briggs. Ace 9. The Steel Kiss.

Jeffrey Deaver. Grand Central Publishing 10. Deep Blue. Randy Wayne White. Putnam Hardcover nonfiction 1. When Breath Becomes Air. Paul Kalanithi. Random House 2. Eat Fat, Get Thin.

Mark Hyman. Little, Brown 3. Cravings. Chrissy Teigen and Adeena Sussman. Clarkson Potter 4. Spark Joy. Marie Kondo. Ten Speed 5. World of Warcraft: Chronicle, Vol. 1. Dark Horse 6. Dark Money. Jane Mayer. Double Day Unscramble these sixFaster Jumbles, 7. Smarter one letter to each square, Charles Duhigg. toBetter. form six ordinary words.

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RNs Corizon Health, a provider of health services for the Kansas Department of Corrections, has excellent opportunities on NIGHTS at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Facility in Topeka, KS. Correctional nursing provides a rewarding career in a specialized field that encompasses ambulatory care, health education, urgent care and infirmary care and specialty clinics for patients with chronic conditions.

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Warehouse Associates Focus Workforces is currently seeking Warehouse Associates that can perform a variety of job duties and functions in a distribution center in Ottawa, KS! We are looking for candidates that possess the desire and the ability to work in a fast paced environment!

If you are driven and ready for a new challenge, we want to interview YOU!

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Administrative Support This position provides a full range of administrative support to the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) in the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute. The main responsibilities include administering grant funds received from federal, state and private funding sources, implementing requirements established by the University and sponsors. This position reports to the Assistant Director of the Division of Sponsored Programs Administration. This a temporary position with a possibility to become regular, full time.

Essential functions are to: 1) Assist Principal Investigators with grant account set up and grant funds monitoring to ensure that the rules and regulation required by federal, state and private funding agencies are followed. 2) Review budget categories and process budget revision requests to make sure agency’s costs principles are followed and the changes are necessary for the completion of the project. 3) Familiar with NIH, DOD, PCORI, NSF and other funding agencies providing support to the biomedical research community. 4) Effectively and professionally interface with administrators, principal investigators, and research staff for issues relate to budget, reporting and interpretation of rules and regulations. 5) Prepare and review monthly/quarterly billings required by funding sources; monitor receivable status monthly.

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11 Hard Workers needed NOW! Kansas Athletics This full-time, benefits eligible position is responsible for reconciliation of the bank statements, general ledgers and the state accounting system; calculation and reporting of state sales tax; maintaining accounts receivable and posting deposits to the general ledger. Go to www.kuathletics.com for a full announcement and to apply. Application deadline April 18, 2016.

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Ogden Publications, Inc., the largest sustainable living media company in the country, is seeking an Advertising Account Executive to work in our Topeka office. Applicants should have an understanding of sales to increase revenue and have the capacity to juggle multiple priorities. Prospecting and new business calls are required.

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Electrical Tech City of Lawrence The Parks & Recreation dept seeks advanced journey level class in the Trades Technician series. Provides work in the maint, repair, and construction of city parks, facilities, equipment and fixtures including carpentry, plumbing, and electrical trades work. Equivalent to completion of 12th grade. 3-4 years experience as journeyman electrician. Possession of or ability to obtain CDL. $18.35 Apply online by 4/8/16 at: www.LawrenceKS.org/jobs EOE M/F/D

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Hall, 6 E. 6th Street, at 6:30 p.m.

The description of the property and the case file for the public hearing items are available in the Planning Office for review during regular office hours, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The following agenda items will be considered:

Miscellaneous Items: *Provide comment on Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission applications received since March 24, 2016. *Review of any demolition permits received since the March 24, 2016. *Architectural Review Committee report.

Consent Agenda: Approval of February 18 and March 24, 2016 Action Summaries

Lawrence/Douglas County Planning Office, 6 E. 6th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 832-3151 Lynne Braddock Zollner Historic Resources Administrator lzollner@lawrenceks.org _______

to control the noxious weeds within the time period allowed may result in the county treating the noxious weeds at the landowners expense and placing a lien on the property if the bill is not paid within 30 days or, 2. Filing criminal charges for non-compliance.

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(First Published in the Lawrence Daily JournalDR-16-00084 6 E 8th Street; Plumbing World March 27, 2015) Permit; State Law Review, Certificate of Appropri- GENERAL NOTICE TO CONTROL NOXIOUS WEEDS ateness, and Downtown Design Guidelines Review DR-16-00087 Intersection of New Jersey Street and 10th Street; Street Intersection Repair Art Project; Certificate of Appropriateness

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal- DR-16-00089701 World March 27, 2016) Massachusetts Street; Wall Art Project; State Notice of Abandoned Law Review, Certificate of Property Appropriateness, and Downtown Design GuideCody Wingfield, Jessica lines Review Parsons. Property left at 837 Michigan 6D, Law- Regular Agenda: rence, Kansas, 66044; DR-16-00086 Clothing, furniture, 637 Tennessee Street; Sokitchen items.

These lar Structure Addition; items will be disposed of State Law Review and on April 8, 2016 Certificate of Appropri_______ ateness (First published in the DR-16-00091715 Lawrence Daily Journal- New York Street; Addition; World March 27, 2016) Certificate of Appropriateness NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC DR-16-00092623 The Lawrence Historic Re- Massachusetts Street; sources Commission will Exterior Rehabilitation; hold a public hearing on Certificate of AppropriApril 21, 2016 in the City ateness and Downtown Commission Room of City Design Guidelines Review

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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.

Housing Authority 1600 Haskell Ave. Lawrence KS 66044

by 4 pm on Tues., March 29 or email to housing@ldcha.org with PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST in subject line.

The Kansas Noxious Weed Law K.S.A. 2-1314 et seq requires all persons who own or supervise land in Kansas to control and eradicate all weeds declared noxious by legislative action. The weeds declared noxious are; FIELD BINDWEED, MUSK THISTLE, CANADA THISTLE, JOHNSON GRASS and SERICEA LESPEDEZA. Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Kansas Noxious Weed Law to every person who owns or supervises land in Douglas County that noxious weeds growing or found on such land shall be controlled and eradicated. Control is defined as preventing the production of viable seed and the vegetative spread of the plant.

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Bring resume and fill out an application at:

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The public is also hereby notified that it is a violation of the Kansas Noxious Weed Law to barter, sell or give away infested nursery stock or livestock feed unless the feed is fed on the farm where grown or sold to a commercial processor that will destroy the viability of the noxious weed seed. Custom harvesting machines must be free of all weed seed and litter when entering the County and when leaving a field infested with noxious weeds.

County Noxious Weed Officials shall have at all reasonable time, free access to enter upon premises and to inspect property, both real and personal regardless of location, in connection with the administration of the Kansas Noxious Weed Law.

Chemical application is an important part of Noxious Weed Control program, care needs to be exercised to protect all types of crops. These crops include Row Crops, Organic Crops, Sensitive Crops and Range/Grassland. A list of Registered Crop locations can be obtained at the Failure to observe this no- Douglas County Noxious tice may result in Douglas Weed Department, 3755 E. County: 25th Street, Lawrence, Kansas (785) 331-1330.

1. Serving a legal notice re_______ quiring control of the noxious weeds within a minimum of five days. Failure

EEO/AA Employer

General

General

The KS Dept of Health and Environment is seeking a talented, dynamic individual to manage the Inorganic Chemistry Unit in opeka.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a natural science field. Management and instrument analysis experience preferred.

Job training will be provided. Go online for details about this pposition (Req#183273) and how to apply at

The Federal Public Defender for Kansas is accepting applications for a Legal Assistant position.

Details at: http://kansasfpd.org

Healthcare

LPN/RN Wellsville Retirement Community has created a fabulous full-time position for a nurse in our Assisted Living neighborhood.

YOU MUST BE FUN OR DON’T APPLY! And we are SERIOUS! Flexible hours, 18 residents, competitive wage and deep commitment to quality of life – for YOU and our residents. Prefer previous experience in assisted living/long term care but willing to train a “FUN” person.

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Needed for an I-Car Gold-Class Shop.

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Trade Skills

Commercial Electricians Oliver Electric Construction accepting applications for experienced Journeyman & Apprentice, for work in the Lawrence & KC area. Top wages/ Benefits. EOE. For details: (785) 748-0777

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DOUGLAS COUNTY INTERNET ONLY SURPLUS AUCTION

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Come in & Apply!

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Customer Service

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Multi-tasking a must.

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Excellent pay & benefits.

Call Administrator:

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REAL ESTATE

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Bob Bloom: 842-8204

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Price $39,900 785-843-2361| 785-865-8075

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801-360-3698 pianotech@ku.edu

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CARS TO PLACE AN AD:

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Ford Trucks

Honda Cars

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2013 Honda Civic EX

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Mazda Cars

Mercury SUVs

Toyota Cars

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Mercury 2007 Mariner

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE

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Stk#PL2128 Stk#PL2152

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2012 Hyundai Veloster w/Black

2015 Nissan Pathfinder SL

2014 Lincoln MKX

2010 Toyota 4Runner V6

2010 Toyota Corolla LE

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FARM AUCTION: Saturday April 2nd, 2016 9:30 A.M. 818 East 1300 Rd., Lawrence, KS

830 N. KANSAS AVE., TOPEKA, KS | (LOCATED IN THE NOTO ARTS DISTRICT) VEHICLES:

From Lawrence 2.5 miles South on Hwy 59 to Dg. 1000 (458) turn Right to 1300 Rd.(Old 59) go South 1 mile to 900 Rd., turn Left & go over the bridge(New 59) to Auction! Watch For Signs!!

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT:

Assorted Beer and Liquor Neon signs Various Metal advertising signs Over 30 wooden booth openings complete with padded booths and tables, 4 and 6 person GE Freezer chest Stainless steel 6’ deep sink with 4’ prep area and 18”x24”x12” deep sink Stainless steel ice bin with speed rail Stainless steel speed rails Beer and Wine glasses Assorted bartending supplies Assorted commercial kitchen supplies and dishes Many more items

2006 Jaguar XJ8L 94K miles excellent condition, silver with black leather, all options including moon-roof, navigation, heated seats, parking sensors, Michelin tires.

2007 Harley Davidson FXDB Dyna Street Bob 11K miles, excellent condition, Vance and Hines custom exhaust and fuel pack, Billet Wheels, Edge Series Limited Edition numbered paint job (#28 of 200), over 4K custom add ons.

FURNITURE AND GLASS DISPLAY CASES:

Truck/Tractors/Trailers/Equipment: 1985 Ford F350 1 ton Flatbed truck w/Haul-Mor steel diamond plate bed & hoist w/Tommy Lift tail-gate, new tires, only 57K!!; IH 300 tractor ser#37589(not running); Toro LX500 Lawn Tractor 22 hp., hydro, 50 in. deck, 221 hrs (Like New); JD LA100 Lawn Tractor 42 in., w/bagger system; Troy-Bilt chipper/vac 5 hp.(Like New); 2011 Eagle 7 x 14 flatbed tandem trailer w/fold down ramp & toolbox; Dougan 6 x 20 open sided Gooseneck Livestock trailer; J & W 7 x 24 triple-axle Gooseneck Livestock trailer w/2 center gates; AC Gleaner K combine 10 ft. platform ser#10094 (owner’s manual)w/E240 corn head & 39-92934 straw chopper; Dempster Clipper 200S dry fertilizer spreader; JD 8 ft. pull-type spring shank cultivator; AC snap cplg. 2 bottom plow; Dempster 2 row planter; IH 3-bottom trip-plow; IH 7 ft. sickle mower; AC #7 semi-mount rake; AC Roto-Baler(parts); 40 ft. hay/grain elevator on rubber w/IH gear-box; 30 ft. hay/grain elevator w/gear box & electric motor; New Idea 1-row corn picker; McCormick Deering iron wheel drill; JD Vanbrunt drill; 4-wheel running gear; 10 ft. pull-type disc on rubber; 8 ft. pull-type disc; iron wheel side delivery rake; Continental 300 gal. pull-type sprayer w/booms; 3 pt. post-auger w/12in. bit; manure forks; 2-wheel trailer; 3 pt. hvy duty log splitter; 1993 500 gal. propane tank; Snapper 10 hp. riding mower; McCulloch 14 garden shredder; Handy-Lawn self-pumping 10 gal. lawn sprayer; Agri-Fab push spreader; Snapper front-tine tiller; Craftsman 6.5 hp. electric start snow-blower; Lawn Boy & Craftsman push mowers; 4x8 hvy duty metal shop table w/bench grinder; A-Frame; fuel tanks & stands; Wood Heater woodstove w/blower; several sizes combination/panel gates; 50+hog panels/gates; fence posts; several sizes hedge posts; stock tanks; feed bunks; stock racks; animal hut/sheds; Stewart clippers; shop power/hand tools; salvage metal & iron Building/Firearms: 20 x 25 Tin Building; Taurus 9mm PT 92 5 in barrel new in box; Savage Mark II .22 rifle bolt-action w/scope Collectibles/Household/Misc.: Vintage porcelain wash sink (rare!); Lilli Ann Paris coat; caldron; 100 ft. vintage lawn-fence; iron-wheels; implement seats; Maytag red ringer washers; cow stanchions; pitcher well pump; Ashland hayforks; wet-stone pedal grinder; Ford model-T running board; Eclipse #13 nail puller; Germany Ideal slicer; 7-UP cooler; AC implement manuals; metal fuel/water cans; kettles; wash tubs; WOODEN OUTHOUSE Bldg.; 1-row walking plow; cast-iron skillets/pans; granite & enamel ware; primitive tools of all kinds; knives; Very Large Amount Costume & Other Jewelry!!: Duck lamp; retro lamps; Fisher Price Happy Hauler; IH toy backhoe; Tru-Scale drill; 60-70’s Western Toys (Wagon/Horses); wooden doors & cabinets; 50’s kitchen table; White treadle sewing machine & cabinet; oak commode; oak dressing mirror; retro bedroom suite; iron beds; several pieces of custom made Pine furniture; several chest of drawers; cedar chest; vintage pictures/frames; Garcia picture; Christmas décor; sewing items; several quilts; Longaberger baskets; vintage Valentines & greeting cards; GE stove; refrigerator; Frigidaire upright freezer & washer; small appliances; kitchen décor; large amount of box lots; yard art; fruit jars; fishing rods/reels/lures; numerous items too many to mention!

2-Phillips 52” LCD TV 120 htz 1-Sanyo 52’ LCD TV 120 htz 17- Bulldog style wooden high back pub stools 11-Bulldog style wooden high back pub stools Leather couch Old English style love seat Large conference table with 8 leather padded rolling chairs Large file cabinets Office desk with chair Motorized assisted east chair with remote Large selection of retail glass display cases 4’ and 5’ with sliding doors, shelves, and lighting 8’ Antique drug store style display case Assorted Professional Dance Floor Lighting Professional Sound Equipment and Speakers

MISC:

40 collectible ceramic beer steins Budweiser, Coors, miller Universal Weight lifting machines 3’x8’ portable wooden indoor bar Camping equipment NEW in box Jeff Gordon collectible ceiling fan Dale Earnhardt Sr. collectible ceiling fan 100’ Chain link fence Assorted Taxidermy Outdoor gas grills Assorted Lumber Lots of other items too numerous to list

Seller: Bud & Thelma Dillon Estate

Auction Note: The Dillon Farm has been in the family for 70 + years! Inspection By Appointment Only! Security Cameras on Premise! Loader Day of Auction only! Concessions: Happy Trails Chuckwagon

Auctioneers: Mark Elston & Jason Flory (785-594-0505) (785-218-7851) “Serving Your Auction Needs Since 1994” Please visit us online at www.KansasAuctions.net/elston for pictures!!

AUCTIONS Auction Calendar ESTATE SALE 1217 Lawrence Ave. Saturday, April 2 8:00-6:00 Everything in great condition; furniture, antiques, appliances, collectibles.

Sale by Elvira STRICKER’S AUCTION MONDAY, APRIL 4, 6 PM 801 NORTH CENTER GARDNER, KANSAS Furniture, fountain pen collection, sports memorabilia, tools, hand guns, mowers, neon signs, collectibles, antiques MORE INFO & PICS, SEE WEB STRICKERSAUCTION.COM RON: 913-963-3800 JERRY: 913-707-1046 FARM AUCTION Saturday, April 2, 9:30 AM 818 E. 1300 Rd Lawrence, KS Trucks, Tractors, Trailers, Equipment, OutBuilding, Firearms, Collectibles, Household, & Misc.

70+ Years of Farming!

Seller: Bud & Thelma Dillon See website for list & pics!

Mark Elston & Jason Flory 785-594-0505|785-218-7851 www.kansasauctions.net/elston

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**PAWN SHOP AUCTION** Saturday, April 2, 6 PM 4795 Frisbie Rd Shawnee, KS Preview items at NOON

MANY COLLECTIBLE ITEMS FROM ROYALS STADIUM, 2003 DODGE RT DURANGO, JD LT 160 MOWER, SNAPPER 0 TURN MOWER, 2 HOSPITAL BEDS, LARGE KOBALT STAINLESS TOOL BOX, CRAFTSMAN TOOL BOX, LOTS OF TOOLS.  ADVANCE NOTICE: REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY SATURDAY, APR. 16, 10 AM 215 WEST PARK GARDNER KANSAS MILLARD CARLSON LIVING ESTATE  MORE INFO & PICS, SEE WEB STRICKERSAUCTION.COM RON: 913-963-3800 JERRY: 913-707-1046

screen, torche lamps, modern area carpet, trunk cocktail table, jewelry, office desk, Pro Form treadmill, Maytag washer, GE dryer, wicker dress form, vintage wedding dress, artwork, books, frames, Xmas, lots of misc.

Estate Sales

2nd & Walnut Downtown Ottawa, KS Tues - Sat, 10 am - 5 pm 785-242-1078 <<<< >>>> Mitch has listed his building for sale but the mall is open until it sells.

His own large inventory (#R01) is all 40% off!

Some other dealers discounting also

-Great selection of recreational items from hunting, laptops, game systems, tools, coins, jewelry AND MORE! Metro Pawn Inc 913.596.1200 metropawnks.com Lindsay Auction Svc. 913.441.1557 lindsaysauctions.com MAN CAVE AUCTION Sat. April 9, 9 AM 830 N. Kansas Ave. Topeka, KS 2006 Jaguar XJ8L, 2007 Harly Davidson Dyna Bob, 2006 EZ-GO Golf Cart, Lots of nice furniture, restaurant equip., & misc.

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ESTATE SALE

PAINE AUCTION SVCS 785-233-2727|785-554-2234

Auctions STRICKER’S AUCTION IS BACK !!!  MONDAY, APRIL 4, 6 PM 801 NORTH CENTER GARDNER, KANSAS  LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, & BEDROOM FURNITURE, 6 RECLINERS, RUGER HAND GUNS, GERMAN LUGER, MARLIN 22 RIFLE, APROX 500 OLD FOUNTAIN PENS ( MANY W/14 K POINTS), 100 OLD INK WELLS ( MUST SEE), MODEL CAR COLLECTION,

Saturday, April 2 8:00-6:00 1217 Lawrence Ave. Everything in this sale is in excellent condition. Sofa, chair and a half, end tables, lamps, 4 poster bead4 drawer chest and nite stand, ottoman, lounge chair, small china cab., book cases, 2 pc. sofa, corner cabinets, large mirror, buffet, black leather recliner, kitchen bar stools, chiminea, concrete stool, leather rocker recliner, china, iron patio set, sectional sofa, round ottoman, 6 drawer jewelry case, two tone buffet, small chests, Lane recliner, Japanese

Sale by Elvira

MERCHANDISE Antiques OTTAWA ANTIQUE MALL

REMODELING SALE Antiques & Vintage  203 W. 7th, Perry, KS Open 9 am - 5 pm daily Call first: 785-597-5752 Clearing out merchandise so we can paint & repair.

Tons of pictures, mirrors, shelving curios & all merchandise will be 50% off O.B.O. No reasonable offers will be rejecetedWe need to clear up & clean out!

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Terms: Cash, Check, Credit, Debit, 5% processing fee on all credit/debit card payments, all checks must clear before item is released. Statements day of sale take precedence. Everything as is where is without warranty expressed or implied. Not responsible for accidents or theft.

Collectibles

Tools/Mower/snow blower Champion 4K Watt Generator NEW in box Brute Power washer Contractor grade Power tools Assorted hand tools Shop Vac Drill Press Several multidrawer toolboxes on rolling carts White hydro static riding lawn mower/ tractor Craftsman 179 cc electric start snow Blower with 24” head Air compressors Lawn tools Battery chargers/jump starter Off Road Winches NEW in box 5000# and 12,000# 4 ton A/C Condenser Fiberglass step ladders 6’-12’ Professional construction scaffolding 5’x5’ 4 sections, 5’x3’ 4 sections, 5’x6’ 2 sections Aluminum scaffold decking/flooring 7’x19” 8 sections Mobile rolling step ladder Shop lights various sizes Rockwell table saw NEW Kenmore Gas Dryer Refrigerators Many more items

PAINE 785.233.2727 or 785.554.2234

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Jewelry

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Coca-Cola Collectibles Show & Sale Saturday, April 23 9 AM-2 PM Holiday Inn Hotel 8787 Reeder Road Overland Park FREE ADMISSION

Furniture 2 black faux leather swivel chairs w/ foot stools. Recline/rock. $40 each or both $75 785-841-4616. Leave a message w/name and number and what you are inquiring about.

Beautiful Cocktail Table with sculptural iron base, granite top. $100 785-841-3332 Benchmark Petite Wingback Chair Coral custom benchmark chair. Nice. $100 785-841-4616

Five piece Oak bedroom set. $275 obo More info: 785-8414616 Oriental Brass Lamp w/shade Very Nice Oriental Brass table lamp w/shade. $100 785-841-4616

Household Misc.

2 Tier Chandelier White Porcelin/brass 2 tier chandelier excellent condition. $100 785-841-4616

Diamondart CZ Ring 1 Carat Diamondart CZ Ring w/silver band.

Very nice. $100 obo 785-841-4616

Men’s Silver Wedding band. $100 obo.

785-841-4616

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SOLID OAK RCA TV RCA Solid Oak TV/Cabinet.

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Livestock Black Faced Sheep Pasture too small Need to Sell$5 - $20 each.

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NOTICES ANNOUNCEMENTS Special Notices

Miscellaneous NEW MICHELIN TIRES 175/70 R14, SET OF 4 $100 913-845-3365

Music-Stereo

PIANOS • H.L. Phillips upright $650 • Cable Nelson Spinet $500 • Gulbranson Spinet - $450 Prices include tuning & delivery

785-832-9906

Parkwood Day School Lawrence NOW OPEN! Early education program offering highquality services for children 6 weeks to 6 years, including children with special needs.

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The Wood Doctor - Wood rot repair, fences, decks, doors & windows - built, repaired, or replaced & more! Bath/kitchen remodeled. Basement finished.

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Remodeling Specialist Handyman Services • 30 Yrs Exp Residential & Commercial 785.608.8159 rrodecap@yahoo.com

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DECK BUILDER HOUSE CLEANER ADDING NEW CUSTOMERS Years of experience, References available, Insured.

785-748-9815 (local)

Over 25 yrs. exp.

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Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB. Free Estimates Since 1962 Wagner’s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepairks.com

Deck Drywall Siding Replacement Gutters Privacy Fencing Doors & Trim Commercial Build-out Build-to-suit services

Stamped & Reg. Concrete, Patios, Walks, Driveways, Acid Staining & Overlays, Tear-Out & Replacement Jayhawk Concrete Inc. 785-979-5261

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New York Housekeeping Accepting clients for weekly, bi-weekly, seasonal or special occasion cleaning.

Excellent References.

Beth - 785-766-6762

Higgins Handyman

Concrete

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Seamless aluminum guttering.

Many colors to choose from. Install, repair, screen, clean-out. Locally owned. Insured. Free estimates.

Foundation & Masonry Specialist Water Prevention Systems for Basements, Sump Pumps, Foundation Supports & Repair & more. Call 785-221-3568

Ag Equipment & Farm Tools / Supplies

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Auctioneers

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Stacked Deck Decks • Gazebos Siding • Fences • Additions Remodel • Weatherproofing Insured • 25 yrs exp.

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AAA Home Improvements Int/Ext Repairs, Painting, Tree work & more. We do it all! 20 Yrs. Exp. w/ Ins. and local ref. Will beat all est.

Call 785-917-9168 Handyman Services Located in Lawrence Family business with the lowest prices & guarantee service. Did you see a great idea on Pinterest?

I can make it! Anything from hanging a picture to building decks or pergolas.

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Email or call fcano100@gmail.com Phone: 917-921-6994 Anytime & Any Day! Free estimates!

Mike McCain’s Handyman Service Complete Lawn Care, Rototilling, Hauling, Yard Clean-up, Apt. Clean outs, Misc odd jobs.

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Retired Carpenter, Deck Repairs, Home Repairs, Interior Wall Repair & House Painting, Doors, Wood Rot, Power wash and Tree Services.

785-766-5285

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Plumbing RETIRED MASTER PLUMBER & Handyman needs small work.

Bill Morgan 816-523-5703

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Landscaping YARDBIRDS LANDSCAPING Tractor and Mowing Services.

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Mowing...like Clockwork!

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Spring Clean -Up Mowing-Trimming Serving Lawrence Since 1993 Pioneer Lawn Care Call 785-393-3568 or email Pioneerlawncare93@gmail.com

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RENTALS • HOMES • CARS 785-832-7248 awilson@ljworld.com

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