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BRAGG IS CRITICAL FOR KANSAS’ FRONTCOURT. 1D SUSPECT IN CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACK KILLED IN POLICE SHOOTOUT.

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oung artists from the Lawrence Arts Center this holiday season are enjoying a platform for their work that reaches beyond their usual supporters in the classroom and at home with Mom and Dad. Students at the Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., were invited by the U.S. Department of the Interior earlier this year to decorate ornaments for the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., and now their pintsized creations are on

The preschoolers are kind of little, so they may not have the context. But telling them it’s going to go on the nation’s Christmas tree, that’s pretty cool.”

— Margaret Weisbrod Morris, chief program officer at the Lawrence Arts Center

display for all to see — just a short walk from the White House on the tall, glittering tree that has been a D.C. tradition for more than 90 years.

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Top: Lawrence Arts Center students decorate their ornaments for the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C. The Arts Center was chosen by the U.S. Department of the Interior earlier this year to represent the state of Kansas in the longstanding national tradition. Bottom: Some of the Arts Center’s ornaments featured small sculptures of animals, including this owl.

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At 92, woman becomes state’s oldest bride

By Deanna Ambrose Special to the Journal-World

Isabella Watson walked down the aisle in her blue wedding gown with family and friends from across the country watching a moment she would remember the rest of her life.

Chills ran through her that October day as she neared her soon-to-be-husband, Drury

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Forinash. The little chapel hadn’t seen a wedding before, mainly because it’s located at Meadowlark Estates Gracious Retirement Living — a senior

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family there,” Isabella said.

Isabella is a short, lively woman with snow-white hair, a New England accent and a big laugh. Her husband, Drury, uses a wheelchair and his hands are prone to shaking. He wears retirement community. When glasses, but the caring and love the ceremony ended, she was in his eyes remain visible as he pronounced Isabella Forinash. gazes at his new bride.

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Topeka — A man who was convicted in a 1999 rape and robbery case in Lawrence and sentenced to 54 years in prison may still be entitled to a few more days in court, the Kansas Supreme Court said Friday.

In a four-page unanimous opinion, the justices ordered the Kansas Court of Appeals to take another look at the case of Terry D. McIntyre to determine whether a valid case can be made that he had ineffec- McIntyre tive counsel in the handling of one of his many appeals.

The issue involves technical details in Kansas statutes that govern issues that can be raised on appeal and whether the lower courts properly applied those statutes.

McIntyre was convicted of robbing a Payless ShoeSource store in Lawrence in 1999 and of raping one store clerk and beating another. The crime gained national attention when it was featured on a popular TV show at the time, “America’s Most Wanted.”

McIntyre fled the scene of the crime and remained at large for two months before he was finally captured following a car chase in the Kansas City area.

It was an everyday feeling for one another: the warmth, the caring, a whole new life.”

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BRIEFLY Western Kansas man dies of hypothermia Johnson City (ap) — Authorities have identified a 52-year-old man as the person who died of hypothermia over the weekend in western Kansas as temperatures dropped well below zero.

The Hutchinson News reports that funeral officials at Dykes Memorial Chapel in Walsh, Colorado, identified the man as Kyle Edward Christiansen.

The coroner, Dr. Hubert Peterson, said Christiansen died from hypothermia.

The temperature was minus 11 to minus 16 degrees outside where his body was found, and the wind chill was minus 30.

Peterson believes Christiansen died between midnight and noon on Sunday after being outside for several hours. He says the precise time of death was difficult to determine because Christiansen’s body was frozen solid.

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Margaret Weisbrod Morris, the Arts Center’s chief program officer, knows well the prestige — and magic — of the National Christmas Tree.

She grew up in the D.C. area, with a father who worked for the Department of the Interior, and remembers attending every lighting ceremony from the Carter administration all the way up to George H.W. Bush as a kid.

Now, she’s “proud” to share the excitement with the two classes of preschoolers and elementary school students tasked with decorating the 24 plastic globes now on display in the nation’s capital.

“The preschoolers are kind of little, so they may not have the context,” Weisbrod Morris says. “But telling them it’s going to go on the

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Chad Lawhorn, editor of the Arts Center to important. That’s what I As of now, Weisbrod 832-6362, clawhorn@ljworld.com have the opportunity, liked about it.”

Morris says, there aren’t Kim Callahan, managing editor and I’m really proud During the fall, Arts any plans to personally 832-7148, kcallahan@ljworld.com of our youth and our Center staffers were sent see the ornaments in Tom Keegan, sports editor programs,” she says.

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“The man across the hall calls us lovebirds,” he says with a smile.

The state of Kansas may call the couple something else: a new record.

At 92, Isabella appears to be the oldest bride in Kansas. The previous oldest bride was 89 years old and married in 2015, according to the Kansas Department of Vital Statistics.

Senior weddings are not as uncommon now as they were in the past.

In 2015, 1.5 percent of Kansas brides were older than 65, and 51 brides older than 75 remarried, according to the Kansas Department of Vital Statistics. Those statistics are even higher for men, who remarry at a higher rate than women.

According to the Pew Research Center, there has been a national trend in senior remarriage. A study by the center found that about 50 percent of people age 65 and older who had previously been married ultimately ended up marrying again. People are living longer in the 21st century, which is creating new needs and research areas. Remarriage research shows that for seniors, remarrying or cohabiting with a partner can provide physical and mental health benefits.

Marvel Williamson, the executive director of the Senior Resource Center of Douglas County (formerly known as Douglas County Senior Services) says senior marriage is a healthy trend.

“The people who have chosen to get married have done so for really good reasons,” said Williamson, who is a former nursing educator. “There is something about marriage that makes it better. ...

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He was tried and convicted in Douglas County District Court on multiple charges of robbery, rape, criminal sodomy, aggravated battery and kidnapping. Judge Sally Pokorny sentenced him to 645 months in prison, or 53 years and nine months.

The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld his conviction in 2002. But in the years since then, McIntyre has filed numerous “collateral”

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DRURY FORINASH, 79, AND ISABELLA WATSON, 92, MARRIED IN OCTOBER at Meadowlark Estates Gracious Retirement Living.

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(Learning to live without a spouse is) really tragic. I think it’s not fair that the people who are entering their most vulnerable years have some of the hugest challenges that they have to face.”

Just having somebody to share your life experiences with, to be like you’re on the same team together, to have common contacts and relatives and in-laws and kids and all that sort of thing, that creates this communal relationship, riding through all the stresses of life together.”

She said close relationships, including marriages, generally create types of intimacy — emotional, spiritual, psychological and intellectual — that help people live longer, happier lives.

Drury and Isabella both attested to the

happiness of not just having a partner, but being in love again.

“And, so when Liz and I met and it clicked,” Drury said. “It’s kind of like the answer to a dream.”

Isabella says it a little differently.

“It was an everyday feeling for one another: the warmth, the caring, a whole new life,” she said.

Drury, 79, had been married twice before. He divorced his first wife in the 1980s and later witnessed his second wife’s decline from Alzheimer’s disease.

Drury said he made peace with how his wife

died and was “assimilated to the concept” of being alone. At that point, he did a bit of traveling to see family around Washington state and Texas before coming to Lawrence and ultimately to Meadowlark.

Williamson said learning how to live without a spouse day to day is a difficult adjustment.

“It’s really tragic,” she said. “I think it’s not fair that the people who are entering their most vulnerable years have some of the hugest challenges that they have to face.”

Isabella said her marriage to Drury is her second, and she never really dated after divorcing her first husband in the 1950s.

“I married him while he was in the Navy, but he was loose, and you know what I mean,” Isabella said. “I couldn’t put up with that.”

appeals in both state and federal court, including one in which he represented himself alleging he had ineffective assistance of counsel at both the trial and appellate levels.

The Douglas County Court denied that motion. McIntyre then hired an attorney and appealed again to the Kansas Court of Appeals, which rejected his claim as well.

Five years later, in 2012, McIntyre filed yet another appeal, this time claiming that the attorney he hired in the previous appeal, John W. Fay, had been

ineffective.

Under Kansas law, defendants are usually allowed only one year in which to file such an appeal unless hearing the appeal is necessary to prevent a potential “manifest injustice.”

In McIntyre’s case, however, state prosecutors did not object to the filing, and the trial court heard the appeal. It then rejected the claim, saying the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to effective assistance of retained counsel in a collateral appeal.

In making that ruling, the Supreme Court said Friday, the trial court did not say why it allowed McIntyre to file such a late appeal, and it noted that state prosecutors did not object to it. Therefore, the court said, it could only be assumed that the trial court allowed it because of a potential “manifest injustice,” even though there was no mention of that in the record.

After that loss at the District Court, McIntyre appealed again to the Court of Appeals, and in an unpublished opinion in 2015 it rejected the

— Marvel Williamson, executive director of the Senior Resource Center of Douglas County

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As a single mother, Isabella worked as an operator and a secretary for a New York telephone POWERBALL company while her chil- WEDNESDAY’S 25 33 40 54 68 (3) dren grew up. Her chilFRIDAY’S MEGA MILLIONS dren have since died, but 21 30 39 60 69 (15) she and Drury have famWEDNESDAY’S ily in Lawrence. In fact, HOT LOTTO SIZZLER Drury’s sister, a Method19 26 30 40 43 (9) ist minister, married the THURSDAY’S LUCKY FOR couple.

LIFE “Drury made up for all 10 15 21 23 34 (1) my problems,” Isabella WEDNESDAY’S laughed.

SUPER KANSAS CASH 3 4 24 28 30 (6) Drury said the feeling FRIDAY’S KANSAS 2BY2 is mutual. The marriage Red: 3 8; White: 1 9 has served as a good reFRIDAY’S minder that life is for living, no matter at what KANSAS PICK 3 (MIDDAY) 7 1 4 age.

FRIDAY’S “You have to be over 3 (EVENING) 60 and have something KANSAS PICK 9 1 9 happen to you, I think, before it really sinks in that we’re mortal,” Drury said. “We may not make it forever and ever and BIRTHS ever.”

appeal, saying it was filed after the one-year deadline. But in that ruling, the appeals court did not address the potential issue of a manifest injustice.

Therefore, the Supreme Court said, the Court of Appeals must review the issue one more time and decide whether his late appeal claiming ineffective counsel in his previous appeals could be justified in order to prevent a manifest injustice.

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— Deanna Ambrose is a University of Kansas senior from Frankfort majoring in journalism.

— Statehouse reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 354-4222. Follow him on Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

Jade Mahan and Lucas Creamer, Lawrence, a boy, Friday.

William and Lucina Daniel, Lawrence, a boy, Friday.

Meaghan Tate and Jeremy Del Orhe, Eudora, a boy, Friday.

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

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Area lawmakers named to key House committee positions

By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

Topeka — Douglas County lawmakers will serve on key committees next year charged with writing the state budget and a new school finance formula, and three of the five members will serve on the House Agriculture Committee.

House Speaker-elect Ron Ryckman Jr., ROlathe, released the full list of assignments to standing committees on Friday. They include assignments of Democrats that Minority Leader Jim Ward, D-Wichita, submitted to the speaker’s office.

Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, will keep the three major positions she has held: ranking Democrat on the Social Services Budget Committee, and seats on the Appropriations and Transportation committees.

The Appropriations Committee is primarily responsible for handling most spending bills, including the state budget bill. The Social Services Budget Committee acts in some ways as a subcommittee of Appropriations, recommending funding levels for certain programs.

Rep. Tom Sloan, RLawrence, had previously

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been named to chair a new Water and Environment Committee. He will also hold seats on the Energy, Utilities and Transportation Committee, as well as the Agriculture, and Agriculture and Natural Resources committees.

Rep. Boog Highberger, D-Lawrence, will

Lawrence attorney suspended for conduct violations

By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

Topeka — The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday suspended the license of a Lawrence attorney for one year and said he would have to undergo a reinstatement hearing before he can be readmitted to practice law in Kansas.

The attorney, John M. Knox, was accused of violating, in several places, the code of professional conduct for his handling of a divorce case in 2014.

The violations involved safekeeping property, preserving client funds, termination of representation, failure to disclose a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known to him, engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, failure to cooperate in a disciplinary

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continue in his role as the ranking Democrat on the Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, as well as his seat on the Judiciary Committee. In addition, he will get a new assignment on the Federal and State Affairs Committee, which deals with hot-button issues such as abortion, gun rights,

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gambling and liquor laws.

Rep. John Wilson, DLawrence, will also serve on Federal and State Affairs, which is a new assignment for him as well.

He also has a new assignment on the Agriculture Committee, and he will keep the seat he has held on the Health and Human Services Committee.

Freshman Rep. Jim Karleskint, R-Tonganoxie, has been assigned to the K-12 Education Budget Committee, a new committee that is expected to have a major role in writing a new school finance formula.

Karleskint had hoped for that post because he is a former superintendent who taught about school finance at the graduate level at Baker University.

Karleskint also was assigned to the Agriculture Committee and Federal and State Affairs.

— Statehouse reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 354-4222. Follow him on Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

Injured man found on Iowa Street

investigation, and failure to file an answer in a disciplinary proceeding.

A hearing panel had initially recommended only a six-month suspension.

Knox had said he would accept that penalty because of personal health issues that made it difficult for him to practice anyway.

But the office of the disciplinary administrator pushed for a full year, noting among other things that Knox had Sara Shepherd/Journal-World Photo been disciplined on three FIRST RESPONDERS LOAD A PATIENT INTO A HELICOPTER to be flown to a hospital about 1 p.m. Friday near 23rd and other occasions in 2001, Iowa streets, on the University of Kansas West Campus. The man was found with injuries next to Iowa Street beneath 2006 and 2008. the Irving Hill Road overpass, KU police deputy chief James Anguiano said. Foul play is not suspected.

The Supreme Court, which has the final say in disciplinary cases, accepted the lengthier penalty and said Knox would have to undergo a reinstatement hearing at the end of his suspension before being admitted to

By Sara Shepherd police officer located the practice law in Kansas sshepherd@ljworld.com vehicle a short time later again. and pulled it over near Just before Christmas, Daylilly Drive and Dayshoplifters are at work in lilly Court.

Lawrence retail stores.

The driver was arrestPolice responded to ed on charges including two reports on Thursday theft and an unrelated that escalated, one where warrant, Fennelly said.

Alleged summer the suspect eluded police Just before noon in his car and the other Thursday, officers resex crime reported where the suspect alleg- sponded to a business in A sex crime that allegedly battered an employ- the 1000 block of West edly occurred over the ee before escaping.

23rd Street, where a man summer was reported to About 12:40 p.m. allegedly attempted to Lawrence police Thursday.

Thursday, officers were shoplift and, when conShortly before noon pocalled to a business in fronted by a store emlice received the report in the 500 block of Con- ployee, battered him, the 1900 block of Stewart gressional Drive after Fennelly said. The emAvenue, according to someone reported that ployee was not injured.

Lawrence Police Departa man tried to shoplift Police could not find ment activity logs. items, but the suspect the suspect but on Friday The report was in referfled before police ar- released a surveillance ence to a sex crime that rived, Officer Andrew image of him on Twitallegedly occurred in June, Fennelly said. ter (@LawrenceKS_PD) said Lawrence Police A Douglas County in hopes that the public Officer Drew Fennelly. sheriff’s deputy in the area can help identify him.

Fennelly said he was unspotted a vehicle match- Anyone with information @LawrenceKS_PD on Twitter able to release any more ing the description of the about the suspect’s idenLAWRENCE POLICE ON TWITTER (@LAWRENCEKS_PD) information, other than suspect’s vehicle, but the tity is asked to call the released a surveillance image of a man suspected of that the investigation is vehicle fled and the dep- Douglas County Emershoplifting and battering a store’s employee in hopes that ongoing. uty lost sight of it, Fen- gency Communications the public can help identify him. nelly said. A Lawrence Center at 832-7509.

2 shoplifting incidents reported Thursday

BRIEFLY Bill would raise Mo. marriage age Jefferson City, Mo. (ap) — Legislation has been filed that would raise Missouri’s minimum age requirement for marriage with parental consent from 15 to 17 years old.

KSDK-TV reports incoming state Rep. Jean Evans is filing the legislation. A Missouri resident must be 18 to get married without their parents’ permission under current law.

The bill will be considered once the 2017 session begins on Jan. 4.

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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

St Luke African Methodist Episcopal 900 New York Street 785-841-0847 Rev. Verdell Taylor, Jr. Sun. 11:00 am, Sun. School 10:00 am Bible Study Wed. 12:30 pm

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Calvary Temple Assembly of God 606 W. 29th Terrace 785-832-2817 Pastor Don Goatlay Sunday Service 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Wed Service 6:30 pm

Eudora Assembly Of God 827 Elm Street 785-542-2182 Pastor Glenn Weld Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday Evening 7:00 pm

Lawrence Assembly of God 3200 Clinton Pkwy 785-843-7189 Pastor Rick Burwick Sunday 10:00 am www.lawrence3620church.com

New Life Assembly Of God Church 5th & Baker Baldwin City (785) 594-3045 Mark L. Halford Sun. 11:00 am 6 pm Wed. Family Night 6 pm

Williamstown Assembly of God 1225 Oak St. 785-597-5228 Pastor Rick Burch am wagc@williamstownag.org Sunday Worship 10:30 am

BAHA’I FAITH Baha’i Faith

Baha’i Worship Service most Sundays at 10-00 Call 785-843-2703 or friendsoflawrencebahais@gmail.com

BAPTIST

First Regular Missionary Baptist Church 1646 Vermont St • 843-5811 Pastor Arsenial Runion Sunday School 9:30 am Wednesday 7:00 pm Prayer Service and Bible Study

Fellowship Baptist Church 710 Locust Street 785-331-2299 Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer 7:00 pm

Lawrence Baptist Temple 3201 W 31st Street Rev. Gary L. Myers Pastor Sun. School & Worship 10:00 am Sun. Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed. Evening 7:30 pm

Lighthouse Baptist Church 700 Chapel Street 785-594-4101 Pastor Richard Austin Sunday Worship 10:30 am llbt115@embarqmail.com.

Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church 901 Tennessee St (785) 843-6472 Pastor Eric A. Galbreath Sun. School 9:30am * Worship 10:45am nsmbclk.org

BAPTIST - AMERICAN First American Baptist Church 1330 Kasold Dr. * 785-843-0020 Rev. Matthew Sturtevant www.firstbaptistlawrence.com Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

BAPTIST - INDEPENDENT Heritage Baptist Church

1781 E 800th Rd. (785) 887-2200 Dr. Scott Hanks Sunday Worship 10:30 am www.heritagebaptistchurch.cc

BAPTIST - SOUTHERN

Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church 802 West 22nd Terrace (785) 843-0442 Pastor Gary O’Flannagan Sun. School 9:30 am * Worship 10:45 am www.cornerstonelawrence.com

Eudora Baptist Church 525 W 20th Street 785-542-2734 Pastor Jeff Ingle Sun. School 9:00 am * Worship 10:15 am eudorabc.org

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Lawrence Bible Chapel 505 Monterey Way *785-841-2607 John Scollon 785-841-5271 Lord’s Supper Sunday 9am Sun. School 10:10am Bible Hour 11:10am Supper: 6:15 PM; Prayer meeting 7pm

BUDDHIST

1423 New York St. Guiding Teacher Judy Roitman Sunday 9:30 am - 11:30 am Orientation for beginners 9 am kansaszencenter.org

CATHOLIC

Annunciation Catholic Church

Lawrence First Church of the Nazarene 1470 N 1000 Rd. 785-843-3940 Bob Giffin, Senior Pastor Celebration & Praise Service 10:15 am www.lawrencefirstnaz.org

Corpus Christi Catholic Church

Lawrence Community of Christ

6001 Bob Billings Pkwy (785) 843-6286 Fr. Michael Mulvany Sat. 4:00 pm * Sun. 8:30 am & 10:00 am www.cccparish.org

Holy Family Catholic Church 820 Birch Street, Eudora 785-542-2788 Monsignor Vince Krische Service Sat. 5:00 pm Sun. 10:00 am www.holyfamilyeudora.com

St. John Evangelist Catholic Church 1229 Vermont ST 785.843.0109 www.sjevangelist.com Weekend Mass: Sat 4:30 pm Sun. 7am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 2pm (Spanish), 5 pm

CHRISTIAN

Lawrence Heights Christian Church 2321 Peterson Road 785-843-1729 Pastor Steve Koberlein Sunday Worship 8:45 am & 10:30 am Lawrence-heights.org

North Lawrence Christian Church 7th and Elm Charles Waugh, Minister Bible School 10:00am Worship 10:55 am www.nlawrencechristianchurch.com

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST 711 W. 23rd in the Malls Shopping Center 785-843-7535 Pastor Marilyn Myers Sunday Worship 10:00 am

University Community Of Christ 1900 University Drive 785-843-8427 Pastor Nancy Zahniser Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday Classtime 9:00 am

EPISCOPAL

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

5700 W. 6th St. 785-865-5777 Father Matt Zimmermann 8 am & 10 am Holy Eucharist www.saintmargaret.org

Trinity Episcopal Church

1011 Vermont St (785) 843-6166 The Reverend Rob Baldwin, Rector 8 am; 10:30 am; 6:00 pm Solemn High Mass www.trinitylawrence.org

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF AMERICA Christ Community Church

1100 Kasold Drive 785-842-7600 Jeff Barclay Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 am & 10:30 am www.ccclawrence.org

ISLAMIC

Islamic Center Of Lawrence

603 East Front Street Perry Kansas 785-597-5493 Pastors Will Eickman and Alan Hamer

1917 Naismith Drive (785) 749-1638 Najabat Abbasi Director Friday 1:30 pm www.islamicsocietylawrence.org

CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

Perry Christian Church

Lone Star Church of the Brethren 883 E 800 Rd Lawrence, KS Jane Flora-Swick, Pastor Worship 10:30 * Sun. School 10:45am www.lonestarbrethren.com

CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLES OF CHRIST First Christian Church

Church Of Christ

201 N. Michigan St. 785-838-9795 Elders Tom Griffin & Calvin Spencer Sunday 10 am & 6:00 pm, Wed. 7 pm www.lawrencecoc.org

Church Of Christ of Baldwin City 820 High Street, Baldwin City (785) 594-4246 Sunday Worship 11:00 am

CHURCH OF GOD

Bridgepointe Community Church 601 W 29th Terrace Lawrence (785) 843-9565 Pastor Dennis Carnahan Sunday 10:45 am www.bridgepointcc.com

1802 E 19th St * 843-8765 Sun. 10:00 am Public Talk & Watchtower Study Tues. 7:30, TMS, & Service Mtg

JEWISH

Chabad Center for Jewish Life

917 Highland Drive 785-841-7636 www.LawrenceJCC.org Worship Friday 7:30pm Religious School Sunday 9:30am

K U Hillel House

722 New Hampshire Street (785) 749-5397 Rabbi’s Neal Schuster www.kuhillel.org

2211 Inverness Dr. * 785-843-3014 Pastor Ted Mosher Worship 2.0 9:30 am Classic Worship-11:00 am www.gslc-lawrence.org

Trinity Lutheran Church

1245 New Hampshire St. 785-843-4150 The Rev. Brian Elster, Lead Pastor Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 am www.tlclawrence.org

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Calvary Church Of God In Christ

315 E. 7th St. * 749-0985 Pastor Paul Winn Jr. SS 10:00 am * Worship 11:15 am Wed. & Fri. Bible Teaching 7:00 pm Call early for ride to church

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METHODIST

Lawrence Free Methodist Church

3001 Lawrence Ave 785-842-2343 Pastor Bill Bump Blended 9:00 am * Contemporary 10:35 am www.lfmchurch.org

Lawrence Indian Methodist Church 950 E. 21st Street 785-832-9200 Pastor Jami Moss Sun School 10 am *Worship 11 am Thurs Bible Study 7 pm

METHODIST - UNITED

Big Springs United Methodist Church 96 Highway 40 * 785-887-6823 Lou Davies, Pastor Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Contemporary call for information www.bigspringsumc.org

Centenary United Methodist Church 245 North Elm Street 785-843-1756 Pastor Daniel Norwood Sunday Worship 11:00 am centenarylawrence@yahoo.com

Central United Methodist Church

1501 Massachusetts St 785-843-7066 Pastor Piet Knetsch Sun. School 9:30am * Worship 10:45am www.centralumclawrence.org

Clearfield United Methodist Church 297 E. 2200 Rd. Eudora 785-883-2130 Rev. Kathy Symes Worship 9:00am Sunday School 10:30am

Eudora United Methodist Church

2084 N 1300th RD, Eudora KS 66025 785-542-3200 | eudoraumc@gmail.com Sunday Contemporary Praise Worship 9AM Classic Traditional Worship 10:45AM Christian Ed/Sunday School Classes 10AM Childcare for children 4 and under during worship. www.eudoraumc.com

First United Methodist Church

704 8th Street, Baldwin Rev. Paul Babcock Sunday School each Sunday 9:30 am Traditional Worship 8:30 am Contemporary Worship 10:45 am Combined Worship 10:45 last Sunday month

First United Methodist Church

Downtown 946 Vermont St. Rev. Dr. Tom Brady Pastor Traditional 10:30 am Contemporary 9:30 am West Campus 867 Highway 40 9:00 am & 11:00 am www.fumclawrence.org

Ives Chapel United Methodist

Lecompton United Methodist Church

LUTHERAN - MISSOURI SYNOD

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

615 Lincoln St 785-841-8614 Pastor Joanna Harader Service 10:30 am peacepreacher.wordpress.com

River Heights Congregation

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Corner of 25th & Missouri 785-843-0770 Chris Newton, Minister Sun. Bible School 9:15 am Sun. Worship 10:20 am & 5:00 pm Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm

Peace Mennonite Church

1802 E 19th St * 843-8765 Sun. 1:30 pm Public Talk & Watchtower Study

LUTHERAN - ELCA

Southside Church of Christ

MENNONITE

Southern Hills Congregation

Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Contact: scooper@ljworld.com 785-832-7261 before 5:00pm Thursday

1018 Miami St Baldwin City (785) 594-6555 Pastor Jeni Anderson Sunday Worship 11:00 am Church School 9:45 am

1203 West 19th St. Lawrence 785-832-TORA (8672) www.JewishKU.com “Your Source for Anything Jewish!”

1000 Kentucky Street 785-843-0679 www.fcclawrence.org Sr. Pastor Dr. David Pendergrass Sunday 9am & 11am

Praise Temple Church of God in Christ

841-0111

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

740 N 6th Street Baldwin City (785) 594-3700 Fr. Joman Palatty Sunday 10:30 am & 6:00 pm www.annunciationchurch.org

Victory Bible Church

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Church Of Jesus Christ Of LDS 1629 West 19th St. Lawrence 785-832-9622 Sacrament Worship 11:00am LDS.org, Mormon.org, institute.lds.org

3655 West 10th St. Lawrence 1st Ward 785-842-4019, 2nd Ward 785-3315912, Wakarusa Valley 785-842-1283 LDS.org, Mormon.org, institute.lds.org

4300 W. 6th Street (785) 843-8167 Pastor Joe Stiles Worship Service 8:30 am & 11:00 am www.fsbcfamily.com

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Lawrence University Ward (Student)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Kansas Zen Center

646 Alabama Street * 749-0951 Rev. William A Dulin Sun. School 10:30 am Worship 12:15 pm Tue. 7:00 pm Prayer & Bible Study Thur. 7:00 pm Worship & Pastoral Teaching

1942 Massachusetts St www.victorybiblechurchlawrence.com (785) 841-3437 Pastor Leo Barbee Sunday Worship 10:30 am

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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2104 Bob Billings Pkwy (785) 843-0620 Pastor Randy Weinkauf Worship w/ Holy Communion 8:30 (ASL sign.) & 11:00am ASL Signing lesson 9:35 am Sun. School & Christian Ed 9:45am Nursery Available & Wheelchair Accessible Ministry to Blind Outreach 3 Thur. 5:30pm www.immanuellawrence.org

Redeemer Lutheran Church

2700 Lawrence Ave 785-843-8181 * www.rlclks.org Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:00 am Wed. Evening Worship 7:00 pm

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402 Elmore Street, Lecompton 785-887-6327 Pastor Billie Blair Sunday 8:30 am & 10:45 am www.lecomptonumc.org

Stull United Methodist Church

1596 E 250 Rd. Lecompton (785) 887-6521 Pastor Faye Wagner Worship 11:00am * Sun. School 10:00am www.stullumc.org

Vinland United Methodist Church 1724 North 692 Rood 785-594-3256 Pastor Joni Raymond Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Worden United Methodist Church

294 East 900th Rd. Baldwin City 785-594-7598 Pastor Changsu Kim Worship 8:15 & 10:30 wordenumc.com

Family Church Of Lawrence

906 North 1464 Rd. * 843-3325 Pastor: Ron Channell Worship 10:30 am Afterglow & Youth Group 6:00 pm www.FCLHome.org

Lawrence Christian Center

416 Lincoln Street 785-842-4926 Pastor Dan Nicholson Sun. Worship 10:00 am * Wed. 7:00 pm lawrencechristiancenter.org

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Morning Star Church

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

998 N 1771 Rd. 785-749-0023 Pastor John McDermott Worship 9:00 am & 11:00 am www.msclawrence.com

Mustard Seed Church

700 Wakarusa Drive 785-841-5685 www.mustardseedchurch.com Wed. Youth Service 7:00 pm Sun. Morning Service 10:00 am

New Life In Christ Church

At Bridge Pointe Community 601 W. 29 Terrace 10:30 a.m. Sunday Pastor Paul Gray 785-766-3624 www.newlifelawrence.com

New Hope Fellowship

1449 Kasold Dr. Lawrence 785-331-HOPE (4673) Darrell Brazell Pastor 10:15 am Sundays www.newhopelawrence.com

The Salvation Army

946 New Hampshire St. 785-843-4188 Lts. Matt & Marisa McCluer Sun. School 9:30 am, Worship 10:45 am lawrence.salvationarmy.us

United Light Church 1515 West Main Street Lawrence, KS 66044 785-393-3539

Oread Meeting

1146 Oregon Street Elizabeth Schultz, Clerk 785-842-1305 Meeting for worship, 10:00 am Sunday www.oreadfriends.org

Tonganoxie Evangelical Friends Church

404 Shawnee St. Tonganoxie Pastor Scott Rose Sunday School 9:45am Sunday Worship 10:30am Wed. Bible Study 6pm

SPIRIT-FILLED Faith, Hope, & Love

2004 E. 23rd St. Lawrence, KS Pastor Hugh & Mary Ellen Wentz Sunday Worship 10:30 am

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST Congregation of Lawrence

1263 N 1100 Rd (785) 842-3339 Rev. Jill Jarvis 9:30 Program & RE; 11:00 Service www.uufl.net

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST - UCC

Plymouth Congregational Church, UCC

Velocity Church

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940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS Meeting at Lawrence Arts Center Sundays 9:00 am,10:15 am & 11:30 am www.findvelocity.org

Vintage Church

1501 New Hampshire St, Lawrence (785) 842-1553 vintagelawrence.com Deacon Godsey Sunday Service 10:00 am

ORTHODOX - EASTERN

Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church 1235 Iowa Street 785-218-7663 Rev. Dr. Joshua Lollar Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30am www.saintnicholaschurch.net

REFORMED-PRESBYTERIAN

Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church

2312 Harvard Road; Lawrence (785) 766-7796 Pastor John M. McFarland Sun. Worship 10:45 am; Classes at 9:30 am www.ChristCovenantChurchRPC.org

PRESBYTERIAN - USA

Clinton Presbyterian Church 588 N 1200 Rd. Pastor Patrick Yancey Worship Sunday 11:00 am www.clintonchurch.net

925 Vermont Street 785-843-3220 Rev. Dr. Peter Luckey Sun. Worship 9:30 am & 11:15 am www.plymouthlawrence.com

St John’s United Church-Christ 396 E 900th Rd. Baldwin City (785) 594-3478 Pastor Heather Coates Sunday School 10:00am Worship 11:00am

St Paul United Church-Christ 738 Church St. Eudora 785-542-2785 Rev. Shannah McAleer Sunday Worship 10:00 am stpaulucceudora.com

UNITY

Unity Church of Lawrence

900 Madeline Lane 785-841-1447 Sunday Meditation Service 9:30 am Sunday Worship 11:00 am Sunday Child/Nursery Care Available Wednesday Meditation 7:00 pm Moment of Inspiration 785-843-8832 www.unityoflawrence.org

WESLEYAN

Lawrence Wesleyan Church 3705 Clinton Parkway 785-841-5446 Pastor Nate Rovenstine Worship 9:30am, 11:00am lawrencewesleyan.com

SING OUT PEACE

P.O. Box 550 Lawrence KS 66044 785-749-2100 info@calledtogreatness.com www.calledtogreatness.com

Christ International Church

1103 Main St. Eudora KS 66025 785-312-4263 Sunday 10:30 am Wednesdays 6:30 pm

Lawrence Chinese Evangelical Church

Sunday Worship - 10:30 AM Friday Fellowship - 7:00 PM 2211 Silicon Ave Lawrence, KS 66046 www.lcec.org

City Church Lawrence 2518 Ridge Ct #207 (785) 840-8568 citychurchlawrence.org Pastor, Shaun LePage

Country Community Church

878 Locust St Lawrence 913-205-8304 Pastor, John Hart Sun. School 9 am, Fellowship 10 am, Worship 10:30 am

Eagle Rock Church

1387 N. 1300 Rd. Lawrence, KS 66046 785-393-6791 www.eaglerocklawrence.com Sundays at 10:00 am

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PRESBYTERIAN-EVANGELICAL

Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church 3312 Calvin Drive 785-843-2005 Pastor William D. Vogler Worship 8:15 am & 10:45 am www.gepc.org

911 Massachusetts Basement below Kinkos 785-838-9093 Gabriel Alvarado Worship 10:30 am AWANA, Wednesday, 6:00

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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West Side Presbyterian Church

1024 Kasold Drive (785) 843-1504 Rev. Debbie Garber Worship 9:55 am * Sun. School 10:15 www.westsidelawrence.org

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SOCIETY

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WEDDINGS Zeller And Roberson

Bethany Zeller and Cory Roberson, both of Lawrence, KS were united in marriage on November 29th, 2015.

Shawn Wheat, a dear friend and the one who initiated the couples first meeting via a local Sara Shepherd/Journal-World Photo radio station, officiated Mr. and Mrs. Roberson the ceremony at “CHILDREN OF DAYS,” A SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION BY INDIAN ARTIST SAHEJ RAHAL is pictured in front of the Spencer Maceli's in Lawrence.

Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. The sculpture is on view in conjunction with the exhibition “Temporal Turn: Their evening recep­ Art & Speculation in Contemporary Asia,” which runs through March 12, 2017.

The Bride, a 2008 tion immediately fol­ graduate of Free State lowed with close family High School, received a and friends attending.

Bethany is the Certificate in Massage daughter of Ronald and Therapy in 2010 from Rebecca Zeller of Pinnacle Career Insti­ Lawrence. Cory is the tute, attended Kansas son of Howard and University and then Kathleen Clark of began a career with Lawrence, and Donald Truity Credit Union in and Melissa Roberson Lawrence.

The Groom, after of Wichita. Grandpar­ Lawrence ents in attendance were graduating High School in 2008, Georgia Martin of Win­ hat IS that thing l A marching band writer-specific, but the enlisted in the United field, Chuck and Donna in front of the legend: A year ago, my pitch on Amazon.com States Marine Corps Spencer Mucolleague Joanna Hlavaimplies it contains infor- Lockwood of Wichita, and served 2 tours of and Collin and Queen seum of Art? I don’t want cek wrote a story about mation we all need: “The duty in Afghanistan.

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Heavy, rusty, jagged, per- “armatures for futuristic Legendary Perfect haps decayed by brine.

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— This is an excerpt from Agricultural and MeRahal sculpted the artYou might also be Webster 90th Birthday Sara Shepherd’s Heard on the chanical University. work using chicken wire interested in these new Hill column, which appears l Grammar for all: and found objects from books with KU connecBill Webster of Labor Day weekend. regularly on LJWorld.com. Lawrence will celebrate Please help continue This book sounds the University of Kansas tions. his 90th birthday on the celebration with a December 26th. Bill card shower. Cards may celebrated his birthday be sent to: Bill Webster Prestwick Dr with four daughters 1616 and their families over Lawrence, KS 66047.

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BIRTHDAYS

Make literacy kits for kindergartners

Agency: United Way of Douglas County Contact: Sarah at vista@unitedwaydgco.org or at 843-6626, ext. 373 The United Way of Douglas County brings community resources together to support a better life for residents by focusing on improvements in health, education and financial stability. Come support our education goal by volunteering at an event to prepare supplies for literacy kits that will be provided to families attending Kindergarten Roundup at several of our community schools.

We need a dozen volunteers who can cut with scissors, color and organize. The event will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 14, at the United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court. To sign up, go to volunteerdouglascounty.org or contact Sarah at vista@unitedwaydgco.org or at 843-6626, ext. 373.

income taxes through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. VITA will be available two days a week from Jan. 30 to April 12. For additional information please contact Michelle Carlstedt Jan. 26, at the Lawrence Public Li- at 913-433-2080 or at mcarlstedt@ brary, 707 Vermont St. Volunteers catholiccharitiesks.org, or stop by will sort seeds, prepare packets for the office at 1247 Kentucky St. filling and fill packets with seeds.

Volunteers may come and go as Board member sought Independence Inc. provides adtheir schedules allow during the activity. Please contact Aundrea vocacy, services and education Shafer at programs@justfoodks. for people with disabilities and for our community. Independence org for more information.

Inc. is seeking committed board Call bingo members who will serve a threeVisiting Nurses Association pro- year term. The board meets at 5:15 vides hospice care, home health p.m. the second Monday of every care, rehabilitation care and private month. Individuals must be willing duty care. Visiting Nurses is seeking to participate in Independence Inc. a volunteer to call bingo for residents activities, portray Independence at Arbor Court, an independent liv- Inc. in a positive manner and coning community. The residents are tribute to the organization’s misengaged and fun and past volunteers sion and vision in the community. have enjoyed this position. The Individuals with disabilities are commitment is once a month, 2-3 welcome. Contact Sarah at stalp.m. on the first Friday of the month. ford@independenceinc.org or 841To volunteer, please contact Kim at 0333, ext. 119, for more information. kim.pixler@kansasvna.org.

Sort seeds Just Food and its partners fight hunger in our community by increasing the availability of a variety of foods while reducing waste from discarded food. Just Food is looking for volunteers to assist in Prepare taxes Catholic Charities of Northeast getting ready for this year’s gardeners. Just Food is hosting a Seed Kansas is seeking volunteers interLibrary Work Party from 3 to 8 p.m. ested in preparing federal and state

— For more volunteer opportunities, contact Shelly Hornbaker at the United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center at 843-6626, ext.

301; at volunteer@unitedwaydgco.org; or go to volunteerdouglascounty.org.

ANNIVERSARIES Reschke 60th Anniversary Ralph & Mary Reschke will celebrate with a family reception December 31, 2016.

Hosted by Ralph Reschke Jr, Christine Fritzel, Gary & Cindy Aldridge, Tom Reschke families. Ralph & Mary are enjoying retirement from Hallmark travel­ ing and with family gatherings.

Love Lawrence, lived here all 60 years!!

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Opinion

Lawrence Journal-World l LJWorld.com l Saturday, December 24, 2016 Lawrence City Commission Mike Amyx, mayor 2312 Free State Lane 66047 843-3089 (H) 842-9425 (W) mikeamyx515@hotmail.com Leslie Soden, vice mayor 715 Connecticut, 66044 (913) 890-3647 lsoden@lawrenceks.org Stuart Boley, 1812 W. 21st Terr., 66046, 979-6699 sboley@lawrenceks.org Matthew Herbert 523 Kasold Dr., 66049 550-2085 matthewjherbert@gmail.com Lisa Larsen, 1117 Avalon., 66044, 331-9162 llarsen@lawrenceks.org

Douglas County Commission Jim Flory, 540 North 711 Road, Lawrence 66047; 842-0054 jflory@douglas-county.com Mike Gaughan, 304 Stetson Circle, 66049; 856-1662; mgaughan@douglas-county.com Nancy Thellman, 1547 North 2000 Road 66046; 550-7754 nthellman@douglas-county.com

Lawrence School Board Marcel Harmon, president; 550-7749 753 Lauren Street, 66044 mharmon@usd497.org Shannon Kimball, vice president, 840-7722 257 Earhart Circle 66049 skimball@usd497.org Kristie Adair, 840-7989 4924 Stoneback Place, 66047 kadair@usd497.org Jessica Beeson, 691-6678 1720 Mississippi St. 66044 jbeeson@usd497.org Jill Fincher, 865-5870 1700 Inverness Dr. 66047 jfincher@usd497.org Rick Ingram 864-9819 1510 Crescent Rd. 66044 ringram@usd497.org Vanessa Sanburn, 856-1233 765 Ash St., 66044 vsanburn@usd497.org

Area legislators Rep. Barbara Ballard (D-44th District) Room 451-S, State Capitol, Topeka 66612 Lawrence: 841-0063; Topeka: (785) 296-7697 barbara.ballard@house.ks.gov Rep. Tom Sloan (R-45th District) Room 149-S, State Capitol, Topeka 66612 Lawrence: 841-1526; Topeka: (785) 296-7654 tom.sloan@house.ks.gov Rep. Dennis “Boog” Highberger (D-46th District) Room 174-W, State Capitol, Topeka 66612 Topeka: (785) 296-7122 BoogHighberger@house.ks.gov Rep. John Wilson (D-10th District) 54-S, State Capitol, Topeka 66612 Topeka: (785) 296-7652; john.wilson@house.ks.gov Rep. Ken Corbet (R-54th District) 179-N, State Capitol, Topeka 66612 Topeka: (785) 296-7679; ken.corbet@house.ks.gov Sen. Marci Francisco (D-2nd District) Room 134-E, State Capitol, Topeka 66612 Lawrence: 842-6402; Topeka: (785) 296-7364 Marci.Francisco@senate.ks.gov Sen. Tom Holland (D-3rd District) Room 134-E, State Capitol, Topeka 66612 Lawrence: 865-2786; Topeka: 296-7372 Tom.Holland@senate.ks.gov Sen. Anthony Hensley (D-10th District) Room 318-E, State Capitol, Topeka 66612 Topeka: (785) 296-3245 Anthony.Hensley@senate. ks.gov

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A wish list for the people of Kansas Christmas is a tough season for a political columnist. We are a grumpy bunch who find a lot to grouse about. This season, however, should bring good cheer and well wishes for our fellow humans. Herewith an effort to put a little cheer into a meager Kansas political Christmas.

With the 2016 election over and the jockeying well underway for position and power, we are being treated to various Kansas politicians from the governor on down seemingly determined to dampen our holiday spirits by focusing on the annual convocation of the Legislature and the various revenue and policy messes with which it must deal. In an effort to maintain some happiness and good humor in this season it seems appropriate to send Santa a last minute wish list for the good people of Kansas.

First, for the Statehouse press corps, a year’s supply of Gorilla Glue in the handy instaspray applicator. This will help capture the cartoon balloons of rhetoric from the governor and his spinners concerning the great importance he attaches to not providing any substantive proposals for reducing expenditures now, and possibly

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The voters made a clear statement favoring significant changes in public policies as to the state’s services and how to pay for them.”

forever more, to fit the state’s purposely diminished revenues. With these new applicators, journalists will be able to retain and analyze the “substance” of these statements in their recently acquired “trutho-meters.”

Second, for Sen. Anthony Hensley, the Kansas Senate minority leader, a fashionable new Kevlar and Teflon suit. This is no “ugly sweater” gift offered as a practical joke. This new garment will protect Kansas’ longest serving, and perhaps longest suffering, legislator from blunt

force injuries and mud slung his way by the Republican administration. An educator by trade, the good senator keeps annoying people by suggesting that the governor should be applying better critical thinking and problemsolving skills.

Third, for Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wassail Cup of wisdom with a side order of tempered ambition.

This will be a most trying legislative session. After years of experience at speaking tough conservative rhetoric to her allies in Wichita’s famed Pachyderm Club, while managing efforts at the doable and expedient during legislative sessions, she will have a new set of circumstances to confront this year. She has signaled her displeasure with some hardright attitudes. Once an eager and active participant in the Koch sponsored, politically conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Sen. Wagle has become more centrist. In the last legislative session she executed a tart and tough dismissal of one social conservative senator from a committee chair’s position and had some pointed criticism for the governor as well. This term there are enough moderate Re-

publicans in the senate that policy majorities, built jointly with the nine Democrats Senator Hensley leads, could stop the governor’s “glidepath to zero” tax reduction program, reverse the 2012 tax cuts and constructively deal with school finance and Medicaid expansion.

Finally, for the Kansas House of Representatives, peace and goodwill. The voters made a clear statement favoring significant changes in public policies as to the state’s services and how to pay for them. The house is full of new, inexperienced members.

The moderate Republicans and Democrats could come together and accomplish a good bit to fix the revenue shortage and address the policy issues, but it will take hard work and intelligence, coupled with a sharp reduction in aggressive partisanship.

That will be a tall order in a body where many are strangers to one another and alpha personalities abound. Peace and goodwill may sound Pollyannish, but broad observation provides plenty of illustrations of what goes wrong when these qualities are absent.

— Dr. Mark Peterson teaches political science at the college level in Topeka.

OLD HOME TOWN After devastation of Aleppo, America has a long road ahead 125 Washington — The fall of Aleppo just weeks before Barack Obama leaves office is a fitting stamp on his Middle East policy of retreat and withdrawal. The pitiable pictures from the devastated city showed the true cost of Obama’s abdication.

For which he seems to have few regrets, however. In his end-ofyear news conference, Obama defended U.S. inaction with his familiar false choice: it was either stand aside or order a massive Iraq-style ground invasion.

This is a transparent fiction designed to stifle debate. Five years ago, the popular uprising was ascendant. What kept a rough equilibrium was regime control of the skies. At that point, the U.S., at little risk and cost, could have declared Syria a no-fly zone, much as it did Iraqi Kurdistan for a dozen years after the Gulf War of 1991.

The U.S. could easily have destroyed the regime’s planes and helicopters on the ground and so cratered its airfields as to make them unusable. That would have altered the strategic equation for the rest of the war.

And would have deterred the Russians from injecting their own air force — they would have had to challenge ours for air superiority. Facing no U.S. deterrent, Russia stepped in and decisively altered the balance, pounding the rebels in Aleppo to oblivion. The Russians were particularly adept at hitting hospitals and other civilian targets, leaving the rebels with the choice between annihilation and surrender.

They surrendered.

Obama has never appreciated that the role of a superpower in a local conflict is not necessarily to intervene on the ground, but to deter a rival global power from stepping in and altering the course of the war. That’s what we did during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Moscow threatened to send troops to support Egypt and President Nixon countered by raising America’s nuclear

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Assad was never a friend. But today he’s not even a free agent.

He’s been effectively restored to his throne, but as the puppet of Iran and Russia. Syria is now a platform, a forward base, from which both these revisionist regimes can project power in the region.”

alert status to Defcon 3. Russia stood down.

Less dramatically but just as effectively, American threats of retaliation are what kept West Germany, South Korea and Taiwan free and independent through half a century of Cold War. It’s called deterrence. Yet Obama never had the credibility to deter anything or anyone.

In the end, the world’s greatest power was reduced to bitter speeches at the U.N. “Are you truly incapable of shame?” thundered U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power at the butchers of Aleppo. As if we don’t know the answer. Indeed the shame is on us for terminal naivete, sending our secretary of state chasing the Russians to negotiate one humiliating pretend cease-fire after another.

Even now, however, the Syria debate is not encouraging.

The tone is anguished and emotional, portrayed exclusively in moral terms. Much less appreciated is the cold strategic cost.

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Assad was never a friend. But today he’s not even a free agent.

He’s been effectively restored to his throne, but as the puppet of Iran and Russia. Syria is now a platform, a forward base, from which both these revisionist regimes can project power in the region.

Iran will use Syria to advance its drive to dominate the Arab Middle East. Russia will use its naval and air bases to bully the Sunni Arab states, and to shut out American influence.

It’s already happening. The foreign and defense ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey convened in Moscow this week to begin settling the fate of Syria.

Notice who wasn’t there. For the first time in four decades, the United States, the once dominant power in the region, is an irrelevance.

With Aleppo gone and the rebels scattered, we have a long road ahead to rebuild the influence squandered over the last eight years. President-elect Donald Trump is talking about creating safe zones. He should tread carefully. It does no good to try to do now what we should have done five years ago. Conditions are much worse. Russia and Iran rule. Maintaining the safety of safe zones will be expensive and dangerous. It will require extensive ground deployments and it risks military confrontation with Russia.

And why? Guilty conscience is not a good reason. Interventions that are purely humanitarian — from Somalia to Libya — tend to end badly. We may proclaim a “responsibility to protect,” but when no American interests are at stake, the engagement becomes impossible to sustain. At the first losses, we go home.

In Aleppo, the damage is done, the city destroyed, the inhabitants ethnically cleansed.

For us, there is no post-facto option. If we are to regain the honor lost in Aleppo, it will have to be on a very different battlefield.

— Charles Krauthammer is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

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From the Lawrence Gazette for Dec. 24, 1891: years l “‘Oh, my God, ago my head, my head, IN 1891 my head!’ and Senator Preston B. Plumb, who, as a representative of the state of Kansas in the United States Senate continuously since 1876, has occupied a prominent place in the councils of the Republican party, a few minutes after fell unconscious, never to regain knowledge of what was going on about him…. It was 6:45 o’clock yesterday morning when he uttered this exclamation. A little more than five hours later the broad-framed, powerful-looking Kansas senator was stretched out dead in his modest apartments on Fourteenth Street…. Death came from apoplexy, the result of exhaustion of the brain. It was a clear case of overwork and inattention to the laws of nature. The senator has been known for years as the most pushing, energetic, hard working member of the senate. A year ago he began to fail. His brain became affected and throbbing headaches became more and more frequent. His physicians warned him that continuance of his labors meant death, but he refused to heed their warning. He continued to work with the energy of a steam engine, and yesterday, when apparently in full vigor and with many years of life before him, he died.” l “A Douglas county man has patented a horse cleaner.” l “Calendars for 1892 at J. P. Ross’ office. Come and get one.” l “The Kansas Seed House of Bardeldes & Co. are sending out 100,000 catalogues. The business of this popular firm has been well managed and shows a wonderful growth.” l “Phi Gamma Delta gave a swell party at Frazer hall, Friday night.” l “The Messiah was grandly rendered Thursday night at the Congregational church by Prof.

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Temperature High/low 51°/33° Normal high/low today 38°/20° Record high today 67° in 1955 Record low today -16° in 1983

Precipitation in inches 24 hours through 8 p.m. yest. 0.09 Month to date 0.75 Normal month to date 1.27 Year to date 32.45 Normal year to date 39.61

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DOUGLAS COUNTY CONNECTION (DCC), a local networking organization created and facilitated by small businesses in the Douglas County area, has announced its $600 donation to tiny-k Early Intervention, a local nonprofit organization providing free developmental support and services to children.

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New York, N.Y., averages nearly 3 times as much each year

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THE LAWRENCE BOARD OF REALTORS HAS COLLECTED kid-friendly nonperishable food for the holidays for 16 years now. All donations stay in Lawrence. This year, an estimated 5 tons of food was donated to six local organizations. Many members of the community also donated.

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In an unprecedented diplomatic rebuke of Israel, the United States abstained Friday on a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements, allowing the highly charged measure to pass.

The resolution was approved 14-0 with the one abstention. The vote was greeted with loud applause in the packed Security Council chamber.

Fingerprints of Tunisian Anis Amri were found on the truck used in Berlin attack that killed 12 Kim Hjelmgaard and Jane Onyanga-Omara USA TODAY

BERLIN The Tunisian national sought in the deadly Berlin truck attack was killed Friday in a shootout with police in Milan, Italy’s interior minister said.

Minister Marco Minniti said the man killed is “without a shadow of doubt” the attacker. German authorities said they were trying to determine whether Anis Amri, 24, had a network of accomplices.

The Islamic State’s Amaq news agency released a video Friday that showed Amri pledging allegiance to the terror group before the truck rampage through a Christmas market that killed 12 and injured 48, the terrorist monitoring group SITE reported.

The Italian news agency ANSA reported that Amri was stopped during a routine police check around 3 a.m. local time and was asked to show identity documents.

He allegedly pulled a gun from his backpack and shot an officer in the shoulder. The other officer then shot and killed Amri, Minniti said. He said the wounded officer’s condition was not

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Anis Amri, the suspect in the fatal truck attack in Berlin, was killed early Friday in Milan, Italy, after being stopped by police.

life-threatening.

Antonio de Iesu, Milan’s police chief, said Amri traveled through France before arriving in Milan by train around 1 a.m. Friday.

“We can be relieved at the end of this week that one acute danger has been ended,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin. “But the danger of terrorism as a whole remains, as it has for many years.”

Merkel said she ordered a case review that almost certainly will

include an assessment of what investigators knew about Amri.

He had been tracked for several months on suspicion of planning an attack.

Authorities also want to know how Amri managed to travel from Germany to Italy when he was the subject of an intense, Europe-wide manhunt.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Germany’s high alert level would not be scaled back. In western Germany, police detained two Kosovo-born brothers on suspicion of planning to carry out an attack on a shopping mall in Oberhausen, near the Dutch border. Police said there did not appear to be a connection to the Berlin attack.

German prosecutors said Amri’s fingerprints were found on the truck used in the Berlin attack. Amri’s family in Tunisia had urged him to surrender.

German and Italian media reported that Amri left Tunisia in 2011 after the Arab Spring uprising there and traveled to Italy on a boat with other migrants. He served four years in jail in Italy for trying to set fire to his school, according to the reports.

Onyanga-Omara reported from London.

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U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power casts her vote to abstain on a resolution condemning Israel.

The measure demands Israel “immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.” It declares the establishment of settlements by Israel have “no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law.”

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said the U.S. position on the settlements tracked with the stance of every administration back to President Johnson. “The U.S. has been sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for five decades,” Power said in remarks following the vote.

At the same time, she said, “Our vote does not in any way diminish our steadfast and unparalleled commitment to the security of Israel.” Israel, she noted, “faces very serious v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

Feeling bugged? The buzz is, trillions of ’em fly overhead Magnitude of insect migration a surprise Doyle Rice

@usatodayweather USA TODAY

Ever wonder how many bugs are buzzing over your head at any given time? Well, British scientists did, and the results from a decade-long study found literally trillions of insects zoom over southern England each year.

It’s the first study to pinpoint the precise number of bugs that

buzz over a region.

“Insect migration is hugely important, as many of the species are either harmful pests or beneficial (predators or pollinators), so we want to know how many are moving, and where they are coming from and going to,” said study co-author ecologist Jason Chapman of the University of Exeter.

In all, about 3.5 trillion insects migrate north and south over southern England every year from May to September, the study said.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and Rothamsted Research used an upward-point-

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A helium-filled tethered balloon and aerial net setup was used to sample the migration of high-flying small insects.

ing radar beam, along with nets hung from a blimp, to count the bugs flying around. They looked for bugs at 500 to 4,000 feet above the ground.

Weather radar, typically used to pick up rain and snow, often accidentally captures swarms of insects instead. In this instance, scientists used special radar to actually look for insects.

This annual movement of 3,200 tons of bugs is more than seven times the mass of the 30 million songbirds that depart the U.K. for Africa each autumn. By weight, it’s the same as 20,000 flying reindeer.

The numbers are likely higher

in warmer parts of the world, the scientists said.

“High-altitude insect migration represents the most important annual animal movement in ecosystems on land,” Chapman said.

Scientists found most bugs moved during the day and migration intensity was greatest on warm days with light wind. The insects also seemed able to select tailwinds.

The discovery that so many species were using winds to migrate “was a big surprise,” Chapman said. The research was published Thursday in the peerreviewed journal Science.

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Soaring insulin prices prompt insurance shift Higher deductibles, generics draw concern Jayne O’Donnell @jayneodonnell USA TODAY

Many parents of diabetic children and adults suffering with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes are bracing for changes in insurance coverage of their insulin next year, as prices of the vital medication continues to soar.

Higher insurance deductibles and changes in the prescription brands covered by some insurers are raising concerns among some people with diabetes.

CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), will no longer cover the insulin brand Lantus in favor of a new biosimilar version, Basaglar. Biosimilars are the generic versions of biologic drugs.

The company also announced a new program last week to further keep diabetes costs down, following a similar move in August by competitor Express Scripts.

Diabetes is an epidemic in the U.S., affecting nearly 10% of the population or about 29 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, more than 8 million people are undiagnosed.

Type 1 diabetes — often called juvenile diabetes — can occur when people are children or adults. Type 2 diabetes is becoming more common with the in-

crease in obesity and sedentary behavior.

Humalog and many insulin brands have increased from about $300 to $500 between January 2013 to October 2016, according to drug discount search company GoodRx. Lantus increased about 60% — from $240 to $380 — in the same time period.

“It’s definitely unforunate prices are going up so much and impacting the people who need it to stay alive,” says Henry Anhalt, an Englewood, N.J., pediatric endocrinologist. “But I think a big part of the problem is how much (insurers) cover and how much they fight you.”

The amount of insulin a diabetes patient needs every day depends on what they are going to eat, how much they will exercise and their stress level, says Anhalt, a co-founder of the T1D Exchange, which is researching ways to better manage diabetes symptoms.

Changes in the formularies — the lists of drugs covered by insurers and PBMs — make many patients anxious, Anhalt says.

But Troyen Brennan, a physician and chief health officer at CVS Caremark, says he has heard “very little complaint with regard to stress levels.”

Kristina Blake has insurance through the city of San Diego, but her deductible has increased by 400%, so she “will be dealing with the retail prices next year,” she

Mindy Bartleson, 24, has had Type 1 diabetes since she was 7.

Diabetes is an epidemic in the U.S., affecting nearly 10% of the population or about 29 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. says. Because she will always need insulin, Blake says, “I accept that I am a ‘cash cow.’ ” Until insurers started fighting back against price increases by raising deductibles, the insurance

company reaction to price hikes has tended to get more attention than the prices.

“Employers, unions and government programs that offer these benefits don’t have much choice but to spend their resources on competitively priced (medications) that offer the same or better value,” says Mark Merritt, CEO of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, Mindy Bartleson, 24, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 7 and lost good insurance coverage when her father died.

“I remember what it was like to be floating around trying to get on a low income insurance,” says Bartleson, who is a program assistant with the College Diabetes

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Network. “After I gradated from college and got to switch to a new insurance company, my stress level went down because I wasn’t in survival mode.”

Nearly $5,000 is spent on average per diabetes patient every year on medical expenses that could have been avoided if patients had taken their diabetes medications as prescribed, according to the Express Scripts.

Improperly treated diabetes can lead to loss of limbs, kidney function and vision.

In the last four years, Blake’s receipts for three vials of Humalog show a cash price increase from $270 to $1,253, Blake says, adding that it’s not “a new and improved medication.”

Israel criticizes U.S. vote Trump exchanges as measure passes 14-0 pleasantries with Putin v CONTINUED FROM 1B

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Amid back-and-forth about nuclear weapons capability, President-elect Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin exchanged end-of-the-year greetings revealed Friday and pledged to improve U.S.-Russia relations.

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“His thoughts are so correct,” President-elect Donald Trump, above, said of Russian President Vladimir Putin. said he hopes to work with the new U.S. president in a “constructive and pragmatic manner” in order to “restore the framework of bilateral cooperation in different areas.”

Said Trump: “I hope both sides are able to live up to these thoughts, and we do not have to travel an alternate path.”

U.S.-Russia relations will certainly be a major feature of the Trump presidency; the intelligence community has accused Putin’s government of hacking emails from Democratic Party officials in an effort to help Trump win the recent presidential election. In 2014, Russia annexed the territory of Crimea from neighboring Ukraine, which triggered several rounds of economic sanctions against Russia by the U.S. and European Union.

U.S. lawmakers in both parties are pushing an investigation into Russian involvement in the election. Putin has denied the allegations; Trump, who made better relations with Russia a theme of his campaign, has questioned whether the Russians were involved in the hacking scheme.

Trump revealed the exchange with Putin on a day in which he criticized how conflict of interest laws affect his son, golfed with Tiger Woods, blew off reports that celebrities are shunning his inauguration and re-affirmed his Thursday tweet about strengthening and expanding the U.S. nuclear ability — another issue involving Russia and Putin.

Trump told MSNBC he is willing to engage in an arms race with other countries if necessary, though his aides said he is more interested in modernizing existing nuclear weapons systems.

“Let it be an arms race because

we will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all,” Trump said, reported MSNBC’s Morning Joe. The comment came a day after Trump tweeted: “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.”

In between tweets, Trump also prepared for a round on the links Friday with Woods at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is spending the holiday weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.

Various nuclear comments Friday reflect the difference between what Trump has said in person and via Twitter and what his staff tries to interpret after he speaks.

Trump spokesman Jason Miller said Thursday, hours after Trump’s initial tweet, that the president-elect referred to “threat of nuclear proliferation and the critical need to prevent it — particularly to and among terrorist organizations and unstable and rogue regimes. He has also emphasized the need to improve and modernize our deterrent capability as a vital way to pursue peace through strength.”

Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer, also Friday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, said Trump is issuing a warning to other countries. They “need to understand that ... if they expand their nuclear capabilities this president is not going to sit back, he’s going to act,” Spicer said.

Putin said he is not interested in engaging in an arms race and that he found nothing unusual in Trump’s comments. Putin also praised Trump, saying: “He went to the end, though nobody believed he would win except us.”

threats in a very tough neighborhood.”

Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon criticized the U.S. abstention, saying he has “no doubt” the new U.S. administration will usher in a new era.

In remarks to the council, Danon said Jews overcame many obstacles in the past, and “we will overcome this evil decree too.”

President-elect Donald Trump, whose unprecedented intervention with Egypt on Thursday delayed the U.N. vote by one day, offered his reaction in a tweet shortly after the resolution’s passage: “As to the U.N., things will be different after Jan. 20th.”

Pro-Israel lobby AIPAC said it was “deeply disturbed” the Obama administration declined to veto what it called a “a destructive, one-sided, anti-Israel resolution.

By adopting this resolution, the United Nations has once again served as an open forum to isolate and delegitimize Israel — America’s lone stable, democratic ally in the Middle East,” AIPAC said in a statement.

“Our vote does not in any way diminish our steadfast and unparalleled commitment to the security of Israel.”

Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.

Palestinian authoritiy ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour thanked the council for the vote and said he believes it could contribute to prospects for peace talks.

The resolution, he said, “may rightly be seen as a last attempt to preserve the two-state solution and revive the path for peace, to keep the hope alive.”

Although Egypt withdrew the measure Thursday, co-sponsors New Zealand, Malaysia, Venezuela and Senegal requested the vote take place Friday. To pass, it needed nine “aye” votes and no veto from a permanent council member — the United States, France, Russia, Britain or China.

In the past, the U.S. has vetoed a similar resolution, which Israel strongly opposes.

While the resolution does not call for sanctions on Israel, it amounts to a high-profile rebuke

of the Israeli government and could hamper Israel’s negotiating position in future peace talks.

Palestinians argue that the expansion of settlements on the disputed land makes a peace deal even less likely.

Under international law, Israeli settlements — built on Palestinian land occupied by Israel — are considered to be illegal.

Some 600,000 Israelis live in east Jerusalem and on the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as part of a future independent state. Israel captured both areas in the 1967 Mideast war.

Israel argues the final status of the territories should be determined in any future talks on Palestinian statehood.

The initial resolution was withdrawn by Egypt following the intervention of Trump, in a rare personal involvement on a foreign policy issue by a president-in-waiting.

Trump, who does not take office until Jan. 20, issued a statement Thursday calling for a U.S. veto only hours before the initially scheduled vote. The White House has not commented on his actions.

Trump spokesman Sean Spicer said the Republican president-elect spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi about the proposed Security Council action Thursday.

Friday, Sisi’s spokesman said the two leaders agreed to allow Trump’s administration a chance to take up the issue.

“During the call, they discussed regional affairs and developments in the Middle East and in that context the draft resolution in front of the Security Council on Israeli settlement,” spokesman Alaa Yousef said.

“The presidents agreed on the importance of affording the new U.S. administration the full chance to deal with all dimensions of the Palestinian case with a view of achieving a full and final settlement.

A senior Palestinian official, speaking anonymously according to protocol, said Egypt didn’t consult with the Palestinians about delaying the vote and it was a “complete shock” for them, The Associated Press reports. Egypt represents Arab states on the security council.

Egypt is the first Arab country to make peace with Israel, with whom it shares close security ties in a joint struggle against Islamic militants.

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Home prices still below pre-recession levels Paul Davidson @PDavidsonusat USA TODAY

Home prices hit a milestone recently. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

In September, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index exceeded its prerecession high, marking a symbolic recovery from the devastating housing crash.

But after accounting for inflation, home prices are still about 20% below their peak, says Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist of housing research firm Trulia.

And markets reaching their pre-recession peaks based on inflation-adjusted prices are almost exclusively in the West and South, with mostly high-end homes accomplishing the feat.

Just seven metro areas — Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Denver, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Tulsa and San Francisco — have hit prerecession levels for starter, tradeup and premium homes.

Only two outside of the West and South have recovered to prerecession highs in any segment — Pittsburgh and Buffalo.

The rebound “reflects the nature of the broader economic recovery: job, wage, and population growth has occurred disproportionally in the South and West,” McLaughlin says.

Rising prices have created challenges for homebuyers, whose incomes generally have not kept pace. But they’re good news for homeowners who had mortgage debts that exceeded their home values. The S&P index for October, out Tuesday, should show continued advances in housing prices.

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The automaker’s Shanghai General Motors was fined $29 million in China for fixing automobile prices in the region. It’s related to the company’s affiliation with SAIC Motor, a local automaker.

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-1.5

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Ralph Lauren (RL) Dips along with peers as sector suffers.

89.45

-1.28

-1.4

-19.8

Lockheed Martin (LMT) Trump F-35 comment pushes shares down.

249.59

-3.21

-1.3

+14.9

Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) Doesn’t make up loss as fund managers sell.

143.98

-1.90

-1.3

-9.9

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Reverses early gain as sector trails.

38.38

-.52

-1.3

+14.6

105.59

-1.21

-1.1

-6.5

SL Green Realty (SLG) Continues downtrend in weak industry.

June

-1.10

-1.1

+44.1

Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) Dips along with peers in losing sector.

185.01

-1.93

-1.0

+47.6

85.51

-.87

-1.0

+22.6

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NAV 208.81 56.67 206.04 56.66 206.05 14.62 56.68 42.52 99.80 67.76

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Close 3.25 19.34 6.24 225.71 34.28 4.30 23.58 9.18 136.04 33.97

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EOG Resources (EOG) 102.03 Losing sector overshadows positive company note.

Schlumberger (SLB) Reverses gain on dividend boost speculation.

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1,900

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Allergan (AGN) 199.08 +5.09 Outlook up on colon drug, keeps outperform rating.

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+2.29

Frontier Communications (FTR) Climbs as company announces earnings call.

5,400

4,400

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 74.31 Rebounds from year’s low as fund manager buys.

Endo International (ENDP) Up another day since management changes.

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CLOSE: 1,371.51 CHANGE: +.6% PREV. CLOSE: 1,362.66 YTD: +235.62 YTD % CHG: +20.7% RANGE: 1,362.55-1,371.50

Williams Companies (WMB) Rating upgraded at Morgan Stanley.

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The regional drugstore chain based in Tennessee has offered $950 million to buy 865 stores from Rite Aid, which needs to sell to complete its buyout deal with Walgreen Boots Alliance. The deal will more than double its current store count, now at 650.

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CHANGE: +.3% YTD: +455.28 YTD % CHG: +9.1%

$15

Price: $20.20 Day’s high: $20.60 Low: $19.68 Change $0.82

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The German bank settled with the U.S. Justice Department on civil claims over mortgage-backed securities they sold for $5.3 billion. The bulk is loan forgiveness or credit relief. The bank reassured its staff about its financial strength.

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Facebook’s secretive Building 8 inks deal with 17 universities Jessica Guynn USA TODAY

Facebook’s secretive lab Building 8 has signed a collaboration deal with 17 universities to speed up the research cycle for hardware and software.

Building 8, headed by former Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency chief and Google executive Regina Dugan, has entered into a “Sponsored Academic Research Agreement.” That means Facebook can get new reSAN FRANCISCO

search projects launched vard researchers can iniin weeks, bypassing the tiate new projects with nine to 12 months it ususcientific colleagues at Facebook almost immeally takes, Dugan said in a Facebook post. diately,” said Isaac T. Kohlberg, Harvard’s Facebook is hoping to tap “the best research chief technology development officer and senminds in the world” to ior associate provost. speed up product develGETTY IMAGES opment, Dugan said. The “This agreement recogFOR FAST COMPANY academic institutions, Regina Dugan nizes that the most sigwhich include Stanford, nificant, transformative Harvard and MIT, will be paid a solutions will be informed by unifee by Facebook, according to versity science.”

As the director of DARPA, DuTechCrunch.

“When curiosity strikes, with gan worked with universities on this new agreement in place, Har- research projects involving tech-

nology for the U.S. military.

In April, Facebook hired Dugan to launch Building 8. Dugan, who helped shape such Google initiatives as Project Tango (3-D mapping capability for mobile devices), Project Ara (tools for building modular smartphones) and smart fabrics wired with electronics, heads the research-andproduct-development group considered vital to Facebook’s 10-year technology road map.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s 10-year vision for the company relies on major tech breakthroughs on three fronts: ar-

tificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality and bringing Internet access to the 4 billion or so people who don’t have it.

At the time of her appointment, Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post: “I’m excited to have Regina apply DARPA-style breakthrough development at the intersection of science and products to our mission. This method is characterized by aggressive, fixed timelines, extensive use of partnerships with universities, small and large businesses, and clear objectives for shipping products at scale.”

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The Radio City Rockettes are set to kick up heels at Donald Trump’s inauguration, but they won’t have to if they don’t want to. One dancer, Phoebe Pearl, said on Instagram she was embarrassed and disappointed and would not be forced.

The Rockettes’ union, the American Guild of Variety Artists, warned a boycott would be invalid. But in a statement Friday, the owner of the Rockettes, Madison Square Garden Company, said Rockettes are never forced; they voluntarily sign up.

“It is always their choice. In fact, for the coming inauguration, we had more Rockettes request to participate than we have slots available.”

HOW WAS YOUR DAY? BAD DAY NICK CANNON He’s in a hospital being treated for lupus, he said Thursday, posting an Instagram picture from his bed. “I will be in the Hospital through Christmas. All good though, Doctors say I will be back to normal before the New Year.”

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THEY SAID WHAT? THE STARS’ BEST QUOTES “I don’t really have anything, I like being safe. That’s what really turns me on, being safe.” — Jennifer Lawrence, shutting down an Australian interviewer’s question about the “most adventurous place you’ve had sex” while promoting her new movie ‘Passengers.’

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‘Collateral Beauty,’ ‘A Monster Calls’ are this year’s salve Brian Truitt @briantruitt USA TODAY

Sappy movies are the Christmas gifts that keep on giving.

Emotional cinema classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street have melted cold hearts over the years around the holidays, but it turns out they’re also good for your mental well-being.

“Those kinds of movies that celebrate hope, celebrate the possibility of a better life, that kind of thing. They’re needed all the time. But Christmas is a season dedicated to that feeling and need,” says Skip Dine Young, professor of psychology at Indiana’s Hanover College and author of Psychology at the Movies.

Two new movies are additions to that seasonal canon: In Collateral Beauty (now showing), an advertising executive played by Will Smith engages human representations of Love, Time and Death to come to grips with the loss of his daughter. And A Monster Calls (in theaters Friday in New York and Los Angeles, expands nationwide Jan. 6), though not exactly holiday-themed, calls for tissues as it centers on a British boy (Lewis MacDougall) who conjures a tree monster while taking care of his dying mother (Felicity Jones).

Although such releases don’t always work out — case in point, Collateral Beauty’s disastrous $7 million opening weekend — Hollywood studios “look at this time of year as a time of escapism but also of connecting with the warm and fuzzy side of how people feel,” says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore.

Eggnog is too rich to drink all year, and similarly, tales such as Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or pretty much anything on the Hallmark Channel act as a tonic in December, says Alonso Duralde, a film critic for trade site TheWrap.com and author of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas.

“Christmastime is when we open ourselves up to correcting our past mistakes and rekindling our old relationships, just like Ebenezer Scrooge does,”

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Will Smith is a grieving father in desperate need of some Christmas spirit in Collateral Beauty.

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John Payne and Edmund Gwenn in the 1947 classic Miracle on 34th Street.

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James Stewart and Donna Reed star in the heartwarming It’s a Wonderful Life.

Conor (Lewis MacDougall) summons up a tree monster to help him cope with his mom’s illness in A Monster Calls.

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Duralde says. “We light a candle to ward off the darkness of winter, and we seek out sentimentality to keep our hearts from growing too chilly.”

Young acknowledges that a lot of his research is in the way films act as “equipment for living,” and holiday fare such as the musical White Christmas, super-senti-

mental Love Actually or the unconventionally touching Bill Murray comedy Scrooged, work on two levels: They help people already in the spirit get in touch with the holiday but also act as a salve for the downtrodden.

“The season is meant to celebrate hope and renewal,” Young says. “The contrast sometimes

leads to people who aren’t feeling it to experience the opposite: depression, hopelessness, feeling like they lack something in this season that’s supposed to be about giving in abundance.”

Everybod has their favorites to embrace around the holiday, even movie critics. “One person’s milk of human kindness is another person’s saccharine,” says Duralde, who sheds “a few tears every December” for It’s a Wonderful Life and 1970’s Scrooge with Albert Finney.

“The usual rules of objectivity in film criticism fly out the window when it comes to Christmas movies: You either respond, or you don’t,” Duralde adds.

“They’ve got the power to weaken your resistance in a way that other kinds of films don’t.”

Animals know how to carry a tune in animated ‘Sing’ Musical tale isn’t very deep, but it sure is toe-tapping For those lamenting the absence of American Idol, now there’s Animal Idol — better known as MOVIE Sing.

REVIEW BRIAN Written and diTRUITT rected by Garth Jennings (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), the musical animated film (eegE out of four; rated PG; in theaters Wednesday) trades Ryan Seacrest for a charismatic koala in its showcase of hearttugging stories, colorful characters and enough pop songs to fill a playlist but not much else.

It’s confident in its fluffy nature, though, and is a lighthearted treat for kids who can stand a little Sir Mix-A-Lot and Christopher Cross with their Taylor Swift and Katy Perry.

The animal city in Sing is like Zootopia but with way less social commentary and a better soundtrack.

Showman Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) runs a theater that has seen better days, and he gets the idea to host a singing competition. He

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Buster (right, voiced by Matthew McConaughey) tries to instill confidence in shy Meena (Tori Kelly) in Sing. only has $1,000 to his name for prize money, and thanks to his senile lizard secretary (Jennings), a typo on the show flier says $100,000, which puts the koala in a bind.

That brings out anybody with a tune in their soul and a little ambition in their heart, including punk-girl porcupine Ash (Scarlett Johansson), British gorilla Johnny (Taron Egerton) and overworked mommy pig Rosita (Reese Witherspoon). They all have their own stories to tell,

though the personality that resonates strongest is Meena (Tori Kelly), an immensely talented teenage elephant who would be a superstar if she could only get past crippling stage fright.

The plot is predictable with a well-trod “Let’s put on a show!” premise, though there are quite a few hilariously quirky moments — Buster and his best sheep pal Eddie (John C. Reilly) washing cars is surprisingly funny — and some touching scenes as well.

Family is a crucial aspect to many

of the main characters’ journeys as they all try to find their voices.

Like Idol, the best parts of Sing are the musical sequences.

There’s an entertaining first round of auditions with bunnies doing Baby Got Back, a trio of frogs singing Jump and a snail crooning Ride Like the Wind — the more nonsensical, the better.

The middle slows but picks up in time for the tune-filled finale that’ll leave you with a big grin.

The one off note is the mouse Mike (Seth MacFarlane), whose Frank Sinatra songs seem out of place amid a plethora of Top 40.

McConaughey gives Buster a great can-do spirit. Johansson and Egerton are both more than capable singers, Nick Kroll is fashionably Europop as Rosita’s glam German dance partner Gunter, and the supporting cast is a zoo of personality, from Leslie Jones as Meena’s mom to Jennifer Hudson as a young version of Eddie’s operatic grandmother.

Kelly, a Grammy-nominated songstress, lives up to the Sing title more than most, and her take on Hallelujah is particularly effective.

In a year full of talking-animal hits, Sing isn’t quite as strong a number. It’s a tale that might not be particularly thought-provoking, but it sure is toe-tapping.

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Dear Annie: This is not an earthshaking problem, but it concerns me. I am a childless widow and celebrate Christmas with my sister’s family.

Everyone was buying a gift for everyone else, and the cost became more than some could handle. The Christmas before last, we decided to draw names so no one would have to buy more than one gift.

Last year, I dutifully brought my one gift to the gathering, as did most others. However, it turned out my sister had “cheated” and bought several gifts for each person. Dismayed, the rest of us asked why she had not followed the rules. Her reply was that this was her last chance to give everyone a gift. The whole point had been to relieve the burden

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on those who aren’t well-off.

Annie, I am not wealthy, but I am very capable of giving a small gift to everyone in our family. My joy in the whole exercise is in seeing people’s pleasure as they open the gifts. I have no wish or need to receive any gifts. I feel that my sister robbed me of the pleasure of giving, and I feel cheated. My natural inclination is to get each person something

A very festive UFC event?

There’s a Christmas special for every taste. Even those who have thrown taste to the winds.

Fox News may not like the so-called ‘‘War on Christmas,’’ but Fox thinks Christmas Eve is a night for ultimate fighting! A “Special UFC Event” (7 p.m.) features all manner of ultra-violence between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis; Donald ‘‘Cowboy’’ Cerrone and Matt ‘‘The Immortal’’ Brown; and ‘‘Groovy’’ Lando Vannata and kickboxer John Makdessi.

If watching such bouts seems like something you’d consign to the seediest corners of Pottersville, then you might watch, or re-watch, the 1946 Frank Capra holiday classic ‘‘It’s a Wonderful Life’’ (7 p.m., NBC).

Christmas is hardly immune to the prevailing technological thrust of our times. “Disney Prep & Landing” (7 p.m., ABC, TV-G) and “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” (7:30 p.m., ABC, TV-G) puts a military logistics spin on the North Pole’s activities. A similar theme runs through the 2014 cable feature “Santa Hunters” (7 p.m., Nickelodeon) about kids who employ advanced video equipment to catch Santa Claus in the act. Benjamin ‘‘Lil P-Nut’’ Flores Jr. stars.

Both TNT and TBS present the 20th annual 24-hour marathon of “A Christmas Story” (7 p.m.). As if to prove that this tale of Ralphie, his ‘‘Old Man’’ and the boy’s quest for a Red Ryder BB gun could not be improved upon, they went and made the unloved and unwelcomed 2012 sequel ‘‘A Christmas Story 2’’ (6 and 9 p.m., CMT).

O Viewers can spend tonight with their favorite cartoon characters, famous and obscure, from “The Peanuts Movie” (6 p.m., HBO Family) to “The Simpsons Movie” (7:30 p.m., Cinemax) to the 1997 cartoon musical “Anastasia” (7 p.m., DFC). For holiday viewers who want to retreat to their favorite decades, MTV Classic bids you an ‘80s Christmas with “Footloose” (6 p.m.) and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (8:30 p.m.).

O Viewers can dial back the nostalgia meter a little further to the left tonight with the Antenna network’s festival of Christmas episodes, including “The Partridge Family” (7 p.m.), “Green Acres” (7:30 p.m.), “The Monkees” (8 p.m.), “The Flying Nun” (8:30 p.m.), “Sanford & Son” (9 p.m.) and “All in the Family” (9:30 p.m.).

O Sundance also invites viewers to a 24-hour marathon of “The Andy Griffith Show” (5 a.m.).

O Christmas Eve offers one last chance to indulge in “Elf” (6:40 p.m., Freeform) and “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (8:45 p.m., Freeform). It’s also your last opportunity to rewatch the 1951 version of “A Christmas Carol” (6 p.m. and 8:50 p.m., Fox Movie Network). The best of the Scrooge movies, in my book.

O Hallmark has been keeping movies like “Every Christmas Has a Story” (7 p.m.) and “A December Bride” (8:30 p.m.) in steady rotation since Oct. 29!

and let the chips fall where they may, but I don’t want it to look as if I’m trying to outdo my sister. What do you think I should do? — Love My Family Dear Love: Your sister no doubt lives by the adage, “‘Tis better to give than to receive.”

But the irony is that she’s denying her loved ones the gift of feeling generous themselves.

She probably hasn’t thought of it that way.

She may think you all are just begging off the presents out of politeness and would be delighted to receive them.

Break out the milk and cookies, and sit her down for a sisterly fireside chat, explaining how the rogue Santa act leaves you feeling robbed.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Tired of the Fight,” whose

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Saturday, Dec. 24 This year you break out of restrictive situations more quickly than you originally thought possible. If you are single, you could be in a period of change. If you are attached, the two of you often pretend that you aren’t home, just so you can enjoy more private time.

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) ++++ Follow your instincts.

Your unexpected actions will help someone open up. Tonight: Do the Santa countdown.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) +++++ Defer to others.

Walk away from a conflicted situation. Go with your new perspective. Tonight: Settle in, and watch a holiday movie.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) +++ Pace yourself, as some last-minute errands seem to have become a major issue. Tonight: Sing a favorite holiday tune!

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ++++ A surprise surrounds an obligation, which seems to be changing in nature. Tonight: Let a controlling individual have his or her way.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ++++ Invite others over for some eggnog and perhaps to swap gifts. Tonight: Home is where your heart is.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ++++ Make an effort to

husband wants her to go to bed when he goes to bed, even when she isn’t ready.

If a person cannot fall asleep at a certain time, then she shouldn’t go to bed. All it would do is cause her to toss and turn, which I would think would wake him.

In any case, I really agree with your suggestion that they find a compromise through understanding.

We all have our little things that bug us, but in a relationship in which two people communicate well and are willing to learn and grow together, having the type of conversation I’m talking about shouldn’t be an issue.

— Someone Who Has Been There — Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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reach out to someone you care about, as this person is often down during the holidays. Tonight: Be available, yet play it low-key.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) +++ A child or new friend will perk up your mood. This person knows how to appeal to your playful side. Tonight: Indulge a loved one.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) +++++ You know what to do and with whom. Proceed with caution. Just don’t hide or pout.

Tonight: Whatever suits you.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) +++ A friendly call comes in, which pleases you. A new friend is unpredictable and fun. Tonight: Let no one find you or wake you up, except maybe Santa.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) +++++ You might feel as if you are on the edge. Make time to bring several friends together to swap gifts in the late afternoon.

Tonight: Adjust to new plans.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ++++ Someone has enlisted you to work in a soup kitchen, be an elf or participate in some other happening. Tonight: Rethink a relationship.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ++++ You could be in a predicament where you need to listen to various options. Tonight: Enjoy caroling outside with a special friend or two.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy Parker December 24, 2016 ACROSS 1 Flat tableland 5 Some party favorites 10 Distinct clothing 14 Graph line X or Y 15 The very best of the best 16 Marge’s relative in a tub?

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35 Male offspring 36 Angels slugger Mike 38 Put a squeegee to work 39 Time when much gets done 43 Where Napoleon was exiled to 44 Started, as prolonged inclement weather 45 Camp bed, often 46 Call someplace home

49 Put in logical order 50 Slimming twins?

51 Molten rock 53 Movie projectionist’s unit 55 Sought-after countertop marble 58 Awarded stars to, e.g.

62 When many return to work after a huge party 65 Arm bone 66 Transmissions via Internet 67 Beaming expression 68 Needed stitches 69 “Beetle Bailey” superior 70 Sharpen, as a sword edge DOWN 1 Gaping mouths 2 Make like a banana and split 3 Job location 4 Coatings on hearths 5 Ring’s shining glory 6 “The Greatest” of boxing 7 Watch over, as a store 8 Ladies’ bags for small articles 9 Mid-sized sofa 10 Proceed with gusto 11 ___ vera

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Mo. artist’s tools: glitter and gore

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Columbia, Mo. — Picking a dead opossum for a canvas comes naturally to artist Devon Devaughn.

Devaughn recently created a photo series depicting roadkill in various stages of decomposition, covered in glitter and surrounded by Lisa Frankesque levels of neon, the Missourian reported.

“Basically what I’m trying to do with it is memorialize these animals,” Devaughn said. “There’s so many bodies on the side of the road, and I kind of wanted to call attention to it and also honor them like you would a person in my own special way.”

Devaughn, a senior fine arts major at the University of Missouri, originally worked on similar pieces when she was a sophomore. She decided to return to it her senior year as a project for her

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There’s so many bodies on the side of the road, and I kind of wanted to call attention to it and also honor them like you would a person in my own special way.”

— Devon Devaughn, artist

advanced photo class.

Travis Shaffer, an assistant teaching professor, taught the class and was impressed with the project.

“I think the work shows a lot of initiative and, let’s say, kinds of risk,” he said.

“I think it shows commitment and dedication. A level of seriousness despite all of the glitter and magenta.”

Devaughn said she wasn’t always in favor of calling the pieces a photo project. “I think I’d rather have it be more of a performance or sculptural thing,” she said.

The work caused a smattering of confusion when people first began to notice it but didn’t

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Devaughn was amused by a story that ran in the Columbia Daily Tribune, especially by the comments section. One commentator dubbed her “Ranksy,” a combination of “rank” and the name of famous street artist “Banksy.”

“I thought it was hilarious that people thought I was younger than I am,” she said. The article quoted people who described Devaughn as possibly a high school student.

Devaughn worked in broad daylight, and she said that only two people approached her when she was working. One woman thought the animal

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rowing sprouts indoors over the winter can satisfy the gardening itch as well as provide a delicious addition to salads, sandwiches and other dishes. “Sprouts” is a general term that refers to the tender, newly germinated seedlings of many different vegetables.

Alfalfa, bean and onion sprouts are probably the most popular, but sprouts of radish, kale, cabbage, broccoli and other vegetables are also suitable for growing and eating.

To get started, you need seeds and either a specialized germinator or wide-mouth glass canning jars. If using jars, you

clean water, keeping them separated by species. Prepare the germinator according to package instructions, or sterilize the canning jars by immersing them in boiling water for at least 10 minutes. Allow jars to cool.

Put seeds (continuing to keep separate by species; they have different germination requirements) into jars or the germinator, cover with warm water, and cover the container. If using jars, use cheesecloth or wire mesh to cover the openings and use rings or rubber bands to secure the coverings. Allow seeds to soak for about 12 hours.

After the soaking, drain the seeds. If using a jar, leave the cheesecloth or mesh in place during the process. Add water to rinse the seeds and drain again, thoroughly. Cover the jar or move it to a dark place.

Keep it about room temperature. Rinse the seeds a couple of times daily until they have sprouted and are ready to be harvested. Be sure to drain thoroughly each time to reduce the likelihood of mold growth.

If contaminants appear at any time in the process, discard the seeds, sterilize the jar and start fresh. Most seeds suitable will also need cheesecloth or for sprouts will germinate and something similar and screwproduce harvestable seedlings top rings or rubber bands to in three to five days. secure the cloth over the tops of Green up the sprouts if the jars. desired by placing them in a Seeds are typically availsunny window for a few hours able at local garden centers or before harvest. online, or sometimes may be Once sprouts have reached found at health food stores. the desired height, you can take Seeds may be organic or nonthem straight from the jar to the organic depending on your dish. They can also be moved to preference, but make sure they a sealable container and placed are untreated as some seeds are in the refrigerator for later concoated with fungicide. sumption.

Sprout germination kits may — Jennifer Smith is a former hortialso be available at garden cenculture extension agent for K-State Reters or online. Wide-mouth cansearch and Extension and horticulturist ning jars can be found at many for Lawrence Parks and Recreation. She different types of retailers. is the host of “The Garden Show.”

To get started, rinse seeds in

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Sprouts are the newly germinated seedlings of vegetables and other plants.

Pictured here are radish sprouts, above, and pea sprouts, left.

At bottom are bean sprouts, left, and alfalfa sprouts, right.

LAWRENCE HOUSING MARKET STATISTICS QUICK STATS for the year 2016 thru 11/01/16 1,048 Homes $213,013 Sold in Avg. Sold 2016 Price

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Tips for choosing recessed light fixtures

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ne of the easiest ways to add light to any room is by installing one or more recessed light fixtures.

Understanding the many options available can help you choose the right fixture for the project. l Think about how the fixture will be mounted. New construction fixtures mount directly onto a ceiling joist or between two joists. They can be used in situations where the joists are exposed or where the backside of the ceiling is accessible. Remodel fixtures insert up through a hole cut into an existing ceiling. These easily mounted lights come in a wide variety of styles and sizes and work for new construction projects also. l For insulated ceilings, choose an IC (insulation contact) approved fixture. For

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Linda Cottin fire safety purposes, non-IC fixtures need to be mounted at least three inches from any type of insulation. l Choose an airtight fixture to eliminate heating and cooling loss around the fixture housing. l Recessed light fixtures typically come in 4-, 5- and 6-inch diameters. Other sizes are also available. The size of the fixture does not dictate the amount of light it will

provide. Choose a size that best suits the overall look desired. l Recessed lights are often sold as two separate parts, the housing and the trim. The housing is the bulk of the fixture, including the light socket, wiring and mounting hardware. The trim is the part of the fixture that remains visible after installation. Some fixtures come with the trim already installed, but more often than not trim needs to be purchased separately. Choose a trim that matches or accents the décor of the room and that fits the housing. l When installing more than one light, space the fixtures no less than one half the height of the ceiling apart from each other. For rooms with 8-foot ceilings, fixtures should be mounted 4 feet apart, with

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10-foot ceilings they should be 5 feet apart and so on. Spacing from the wall to the fixture should be one half the spacing between each light. l Pay attention to the type of light bulb the fixture will accept. Some fixtures come with nonreplaceable LED lights

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installed. When these lights stop working the entire fixture needs to be replaced. Housings with standard light sockets allow for the most versatility in bulb selection.

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20 Yr. Fixed 10 Yr. Fixed

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3.325% + 0 (3.407% APR)

15 YR Investment 30 YR Investment 10 YR FIXED 20 YR FIXED VA 30, 15 YR

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Pulaski Bank

University National University National Bank Bank

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856-7878 www.meritrustcu.org 841-8055 650 Congressional Dr www.mid-americabank.com 4114 W 6th St.

841-8055 www.mid-americabank.com 856-1450 4114 W 6th St. www.pulaskibank.com 3210 Mesa Way, Ste B

Truity Credit Union

Truity Credit Union

www.greatambank.com 3500 Clinton Parkway 838-9704

www.landmarkbank.com 2710 Iowa St 856-7878

Meritrust Credit Union

Mid America Bank

www.firststateks.com 609838-9704 Vermont St.

www.landmarkbank.com 2710 Iowa St 841-7152

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Landmark National Bank

Meritrust Credit Union

312-6810 www.firststateks.com 3901 W. 6th St. 312-6810

www.greatambank.com 3500 Clinton Parkway 841-6677

Great American Bank

Landmark Bank

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4104 W. 6th St., Ste. B

Fairway Mortgage Corp.

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865-1000 865-1085 www.centralbankmidwest.net www.centralbankmidwest.net 300 W 9th St

4340 W 6th (and Folks Rd)

Central Bank of the Midwest

Fairway Mortgage Corp.

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749-6804

749-6804 www.truitycu.org www.truitycu.org 3400 3400 W. W. 6th 6th

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Tennis Coach Ottawa USD 290 is accepting applications for a Head Boys Tennis Coach for the spring of 2017 at Ottawa High School. If you are interested in the position please apply online at www.usd290.org under the employment opportunities tab. If you have questions please contact Brad Graf at 785.229.8020

Job Seeker Tip If you choose the easy way now, life will be hard later

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Measures 18”x12”.

The sign is in excellent condition, bright orange, black letters, white border. $45 cash.

Call Ken, (785) 542-5024.

Monday January 2nd 6:00 PM 790 N. Center St. Gardner Ks. For more info and pictures see web ronstrickersauction.com Ron Stricker Auctioneer 913 963 3800 Office: 913-856-6890

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Pets

Furniture, Primitatives, Glassware, Man Cave, Lamps, Quilts, Etc. All Marked Down for the Holidays!

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KANSAS BASKETBALL Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Start letting players show emotion Fueled by adrenaline, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiele Elliott didn’t put the brakes on once he crossed the goal line. He didn’t even slow down when he ran through the end zone. He didn’t stop, in fact, until he had jumped into a giant Salvation Army kettle stationed near the edge of the stands.

In so doing, Elliott sparked an outpouring of generosity. Salvation Army reports that donations were up 61 percent in the days following the celebration that typically would draw a fine for the player, but in this case didn’t.

Elliott donated $21,000 to the Salvation Army and encouraged others to pony up, tweeting that, “Your $21 feeds a family for 3 days.”

Now it’s on the NFL to call more attention to the coolest sports moment of the holiday season and do it in a way that gives the Salvation Army a more prominent place on everybody’s mind. It’s on the NFL to get rid of the absurd rule that penalizes excessive celebration with flags and fines.

Call it “The Zeke Kettle Leap” rule change because that’s what he’s calling the move that painted the NFL in brighter colors. See if Elliott would be up for taping a commercial ringing a bell and asking for donations from viewers of every NFL game from now until infinity and beyond, plus two. You know Elliott, the coolest Santa Claus of this Christmas season, would be up for it.

I’ve never understood the NFL penalizing players for celebrating their accomplishments. The sport requires playing through so much pain, and when a player does something exceptional, he then has to repress his excitement?

If excessive celebration bothers players on the wrong end of touchdowns, they have means of dealing with that and they have memories. It might even fuel the scored-upon player or team to even the score on the scoreboard.

In football, the helmet hides a player’s face and in turn closes a window to his personality. Lifting the ban on celebrating lifts the curtain and allows the public a peek into players’ personalities.

Roughly 40 years ago, Billy White Shoes Johnson, phenomenal punt return man for the Houston Oilers, celebrated his touchdowns by doing the “funky chicken dance.” In 1988, Cincinnati Bengals shifty power back Ickey Woods invented “The Ickey Shuffle,” a dance so clumsy anybody could do it and most of the fans did.

And then there was Hall of Fame receiver Paul Warfield, worshiped by those who favor athletes who act as if they’ve been there before. Warfield had

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KANSAS FORWARD CARLTON BRAGG JR. (15) DEFENDS AGAINST UNLV guard Kris Clyburn during the Jayhawks’ 71-53 victory Thursday night in Las Vegas.

Jayhawks need Bragg to focus on his role

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KANSAS GUARD DEVONTÉ GRAHAM (4) and forward Landen Lucas turn to the bench Thursday night against UNLV.

Thursday night, following the Kansas men’s basketball team’s 71-53 victory over UNLV at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, KU coach Bill Self issued an indirect challenge of sorts to sophomore Carlton Bragg Jr. Asked how much the 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward’s role might change with 7-foot freshman and sixgame starting center Udoka Azubuike out for the season because of a wrist injury, Self flat-out said it would not.

Despite the way he has played thus far, and regardless of where he seems to look and feel most comfortable on the floor, Bragg is a big man. And, provided he performs well enough for Self to trust him the rest of the season, he’s going to have to get comfortable playing the bulk of his minutes as the Jayhawks’ lone forward on the floor alongside a four-guard lineup that has been wildly successful and productive during the

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Carlton needs to settle in on being a defender and a rebounder and getting some easy baskets.”

— Kansas coach Bill Self on Carlton Bragg Jr. first 12 games of the season.

“He’s not gonna play the 4 much,” said Self of the position where Bragg began the season, starting next to senior Landen Lucas in the Jayhawks’ front court. “He can’t.

We don’t have enough depth to do that. He might if there’s no foul trouble the second half, but I don’t think it’s gonna change much.

“Carlton needs to settle in on being a defender and a rebounder and getting some easy baskets. When the faceup jumper’s there, take it; but that’s not something we can play to, face-up jumpers, when you don’t have another big guy in the game.”

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The more Kansas sophomore defensive end Dorance Armstrong Jr. displayed flashes of dominance in 2016, the more opponents reacted by game-planning to try and stop him. > KEEGAN, 3D With the Jayhawks losing

their other experienced edge rushers before next season and anticipating even more focus from their foes geared toward eliminating Armstrong as a threat, David Beaty and his staff made sure to address a need in its 2017 recruiting class. The head coach thinks KU might have found a perfect pass-rushing partner for its star with the

mid-year signing of Willie McCaleb.

“We really needed a guy to play opposite Dorance,” Beaty said of McCaleb, an NJCAA first-team All-American from Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Late in the season, especially, teams such as Kansas State sent double-teams at Armstrong or

chipped him at the line of scrimmage with tight ends, who gave the D-end a hit or shove at the beginning of their passing routes.

Beaty doesn’t blame other Big 12 teams for scheming ways to limit KU’s all-conference lineman. He said he would’ve done the same thing, too.

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No. 11 West Virginia 92, Northern Kentucky 61 Morgantown, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins wanted to see some improvement from his team after a sloppy performance against Radford.

He had to wait awhile.

Tarik Phillip scored 16 points, and the 11th-ranked Mountaineers pulled away from Northern Kentucky on Friday.

West Virginia shot 52 percent from the field, overcoming a slow start on the way to its seventh straight win. Teyvon Myers had 13 points, Esa Ahmad scored 12 and Jevon Carter finished with 11.

The Mountaineers (11-1) got outscored in the second half of an 84-57 win against the Highlanders on Tuesday.

Then Northern Kentucky jumped to a 12-4 lead early in the first half against Huggins’ team.

“We got to stop hurting ourselves,” Huggins said. “We just didn’t play very well in the first

Williams 4-8 4-6 12, Garnett 4-8 1-2 9, McDonald 0-4 0-0 0, Murray 2-5 0-0 5, Holland 3-8 3-3 10, Gillis 3-5 4-6 10, Garrett 3-6 1-5 7, Maxwell 0-1 0-0 0, Spellman 0-0 0-0 0, Walton 0-1 0-0 0, Cobbs 0-1 3-4 3, Faulkner 0-1 5-6 5.

Totals 19-48 21-32 61.

WEST VIRGINIA (11-1) Ahmad 5-8 2-4 12, Watkins 3-6 2-5 8, Adrian 3-9 3-4 9, Carter 3-6 4-7 11, Miles 3-5 2-2 9, Routt 0-0 0-0 0, Konate 3-3 0-0 6, Bender 0-0 1-2 1, West 0-2 2-2 2, Macon 1-2 1-2 3, Myers 4-8 5-5 13, Harler 0-0 0-0 0, Bolden 0-1 2-2 2, Phillip 7-11 0-1 16, Long 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-62 24-36 92.

Halftime-West Virginia 36-29. 3-Point Goals-N. Kentucky 2-16 (Murray 1-4, Holland 1-5, Maxwell 0-1, Gillis 0-1, Walton 0-1, Garnett 0-1, Faulkner 0-1, McDonald 0-2), West Virginia 4-17 (Phillip 2-4, Miles 1-2, Carter 1-3, Ahmad 0-1, Myers 0-1, Long 0-1, West 0-2, Adrian 0-3).

Fouled Out-Murray, Faulkner. Rebounds-N. Kentucky 36 (Garnett 7), West Virginia 33 (Adrian 8). Assists-N. Kentucky 4 (Murray, Williams, Garnett, Faulkner 1), West Virginia 13 (Carter 4). Total Fouls-N. Kentucky 28, West Virginia 24. Technicals-N. Kentucky coach John Brannen. A-10,197 (14,000).

No. 14 Wisconsin 90, Florida A&M 37 Madison, Wis. — Reserve D’Mitrik Trice scored 14 points and Vitto Brown added 11 and eight rebounds as Wisconsin breezed past Florida A&M. The game came after an eight-day layoff for the Badgers (11-2) as they finished final exams. But they showed few signs of rust.

They led Florida A&M (2-11)

by 10 points 5 minutes into the game, pushed the lead to 20 with less than 4 minutes to go in the half and had it up to 38 midway through the second half before coach Greg Gard pulled all of his starters.

Bronson Koenig, who added eight points, played 22 minutes, the most of any starter.

Florida A&M, playing on consecutive nights, struggled on offense, shooting just 26 percent. Elijah Mays and Brendon Myles led Florida A&M with nine points each.

FLORIDA A&M (2-11) Dandridge 1-5 1-6 3, Mays 3-12 2-2 9, Barham 3-15 0-0 8, Ravenel 4-6 0-0 8, Severado 0-4 0-0 0, Austin 0-0 0-0 0, Core 0-4 0-0 0, Myles 3-8 0-0 9.

Totals 14-54 3-8 37.

WISCONSIN (11-2) Hayes 3-3 0-0 6, Happ 4-6 0-0 8, Brown 3-5 4-4 11, Showalter 1-3 2-2 5, Koenig 2-7 2-2 8, Van Vliet 3-5 0-0 9, Moesch 1-1 0-0 2, Illikainen 1-1 0-1 2, Thomas 5-10 0-0 11, Ferris 0-2 0-0 0, Trice 5-8 0-0 14, Schlundt 0-1 0-0 0, Hill 3-6 0-0 6, Pritzl 2-3 2-2 6, Iverson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-65 10-11 90.

Halftime-Wisconsin 43-22. 3-Point GoalsFlorida A&M 6-22 (Myles 3-4, Barham 2-8, Mays 1-3, Dandridge 0-1, Severado 0-1, Ravenel 0-2, Core 0-3), Wisconsin 12-27 (Trice 4-5, Van Vliet 3-3, Koenig 2-7, Thomas 1-1, Brown 1-2, Showalter 1-3, Ferris 0-1, Iverson 0-1, Pritzl 0-1, Hill 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Florida AM 20 (Dandridge, Myles 5), Wisconsin 50 (Happ 9). Assists-Florida A&M 7 (Austin, Core 2), Wisconsin 23 (Hayes 4). Total Fouls-Florida A&M 14, Wisconsin 13. A-17,287 (17,230).

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Game-ending kick lifts Louisiana Tech The Associated Press

Armed Forces Bowl Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45 Fort Worth, Texas — Louisiana Tech senior quarterback Ryan Higgins was bawling like a baby even before Jonathan Barnes’ gameending kick went through the uprights to win the Armed Forces Bowl.

“As soon as (the holder) put the ball down, I felt like the kick was money,” Higgins said. “Each person that I hugged after that, it was just getting worse and worse. .... I just couldn’t be happier to send my class and this team out on a high note.”

Higgins threw for 409 yards and four touchdowns, two each to Trent Taylor and Carlos Henderson, and Barnes’ 32yard field goal broke the game’s fourth tie as the Bulldogs beat Navy on Friday.

“Excellent win would be an understatement,” coach Skip Holtz said.

“If you want to be a kicker, you live for that,” Barnes said.

“I’m lucky to be able to share it with a bunch of guys that are like my brothers.”

The Bulldogs (9-5) drove for the winning score after Navy freshman quarterback Malcolm Perry ran 30 yards for a touchdown on his only play.

Higgins was then 4 for 4 for 58 yards on the final drive.

Navy (9-5), which was trying for its first consecutive 10-win seasons, instead ended with its third straight loss. The Midshipmen lost the American Athletic Conference title game

before its first loss to Army since 2001.

“They made a few more plays than we did,” coach Ken Niumatalolo said.

Taylor, a 5-foot-8 senior, set an Armed Forces Bowl record with his 12 catches for 233 yards, including a 51-yard TD just before halftime for a 31-24 lead, and joined Troy Edwards as the only Bulldogs with more than 4,000 career receiving yards. Henderson, a junior, had 10 catches for 129 yards and finished this season with 19 TDs. Perry, whose TD with 3:46 left tied the game at 45-45, came in after Zach Abey took a shot to the ribs on a play that led to a targeting ejection by Tech defensive tackle Jordan Bradford.

Abey, who made only his second start, ran for 114 yards and two scores and threw for 159 yards and another touchdown.

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Bahamas Bowl Old Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20 Nassau, Bahamas — David Washington came to Old Dominion a year before the program started its transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Five years later, he led the Monarchs to a victory in their first bowl game.

Washington threw three touchdowns passes, Ray Lawry ran for 133 yards and Old Dominion beat Eastern Michigan.

Old Dominion (10-3) didn’t play football for 69 years before

restarting the program in 2009.

The Monarchs started at the FCS level and made the transition to the FBS in 2013, where they play in Conference USA. “I know I haven’t been here since the program started, but I’ve been here five years,” Washington said. “So it kind of feels like my baby. We just took it to a bowl game and won the bowl game so it’s just really special.”

Eastern Michigan (7-6) lost in its first bowl appearance since 1987. The Eagles were led by Brogan Roback, who completed 26 of 46 passes for 300 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Roback threw for at least 300 yards in six of his final seven games.

“We were moving the ball,” Roback said. “We just weren’t really finishing.”

Old Dominion had a 10-0 halftime lead, but Eastern Michigan rallied to tie it at 17 late in the third quarter on Paul Fricano’s 24-yard field goal.

The Monarchs took the lead for good on Washington’s third touchdown pass, which went for 5 yards to Jonathan Duhart and put Old Dominion up 2417.

“We played really good football at times, but it just wasn’t quite good enough to win,” Eastern Michigan coach Chris Creighton said. “It’s a heartbroken locker room right now.

We’ve had a wonderful week here. This isn’t the way we wanted it to end.”

ODU controlled the game in the first half and an impressive 47-yard touchdown throw from Washington to Zach

Pascal gave the Monarchs their 10-0 halftime advantage.

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Dollar General Bowl Troy 28, Ohio 23 Mobile, Ala. — Jordan Chunn had three short touchdown runs and Troy intercepted four passes.

The Trojans (10-3) finished off their first 10-win season since moving up to the FBS in 2001, thanks largely to a defense that came up with three big fourth-quarter stops. The first Sun Belt Conference team to crack the Top 25, Troy forced 18 turnovers in its last five games.

The Bobcats (8-6) settled for field goal attempts twice in the fourth quarter, making one, and got one more chance from their own 15 with 2:20 left and no timeouts. They managed one first down but Greg Windham couldn’t throw for another one under heavy pressure.

Louie Zervos had made a 37yard field goal with 4:01 left to cut Troy’s lead to 28-23. They had first down from the 12 before a personal foul penalty against lineman Jake Pruehs.

Chunn found little room to run except near the goal line against the nation’s sixthranked run defense. He had 56 yards on 20 carries. Deondre Douglas gained 113 yards on six catches. Ohio’s Jordan Reid had 12 catches for 162 yards.

Ohio 7 10 3 3 — 23 Troy 14 7 7 0 — 28

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But West Virginia rallied to a 36-29 lead at the break and then opened the second half with a 12-2 run. The Norse (9-4) never recovered.

“We adjusted our press a little bit and they wore down,” Phillip said. “We just turned it up to the next notch so we could put the game out of reach.”

West Virginia finished the game without junior forward Elijah Macon, who tweaked his right knee in the second half. But Huggins said he didn’t think it was serious.

Carson Williams led Northern Kentucky with 12 points.

The Norse went 2 for 16 from 3-point range.

“I thought we handled pressure in the first half pretty well,” Northern Kentucky coach John Brannen said. “We rebound the basketball. We didn’t get annihilated on the glass like a lot of teams do.”

Northern Kentucky had a 3633 advantage on the glass.

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TODAY IN SPORTS 1950 — Cleveland’s Otto Graham throws four touchdown passes despite icy footing in Municipal Stadium, and Lou Groza kicks a 16-yard field goal with 28 seconds left to give the Browns a 30-28 victory over the Los Angeles Rams and the NFL title in their first year in the league.

1961 — George Blanda’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Billy Cannon gives the Houston Oilers a 10-3 victory over the San Diego Chargers for their second AFL title.

1997 — In one of the biggest upsets in college basketball, Division II Puerto Rico-American University defeats No. 12 Arkansas 64-59 in the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic.

2000 — Marshall Faulk breaks Emmitt Smith’s NFL record for touchdowns, scoring three times to give him 26 for the St. Louis Rams. Faulk’s three touchdowns and 220 yards fueled a 26-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Emmitt Smith scored 25 times for Dallas in 1995.

2000 — Baltimore sets an NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game schedule. The Ravens allow 165 points, easily breaking the mark of 187 by the 1986 Chicago Bears.

2003 — Steven Jackson ties a bowl game record with five touchdowns, and Oregon State’s defense overwhelms mistakeplagued New Mexico in a 55-14 win at the Las Vegas Bowl.

2006 — Colt Brennan sets the NCAA single-season record for touchdown passes at 58, throwing five in the second half to lead Hawaii to a 41-24 victory over Arizona State in the Hawaii Bowl. Brennan, 33-of-42 for 559 yards, breaks the previous mark of 54 set by Houston’s David Klingler in 1990.

2006 — Peyton Manning reaches 4,000 yards passing for the seventh season, an NFL record, in the Indianapolis Colts’ 27-24 loss to Houston. Manning needed 90 yards to break a tie with Dan Marino.

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SCOREBOARD Big 12 Men

League Overall 12-0 Baylor 0-0 11-1 Kansas 0-0 Kansas State 0-0 11-1 TCU 0-0 11-1 Texas Tech 0-0 11-1 West Virginia 0-0 11-1 Oklahoma State 0-0 10-2 Iowa State 0-0 8-3 Oklahoma 0-0 6-5 6-5 Texas 0-0 Friday’s Games West Virginia 92, Northern Kentucky 61 Tuesday, Dec. 27 Kent State at Texas, 6 p.m.

Big 12 Women

League Overall West Virginia 0-0 12-0 Baylor 0-0 11-1 Oklahoma State 0-0 10-1 Kansas State 0-0 10-2 Iowa State 0-0 9-2 Oklahoma 0-0 9-3 8-3 TCU 0-0 Texas Tech 0-0 8-3 Texas 0-0 6-4 6-5 Kansas 0-0 Thursday, Dec. 29 Iowa State at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m.

West Virginia at TCU, 6:30 p.m.

Texas Tech at Texas, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma at Kansas, 7 p.m.

Kansas State at Baylor, 7 p.m.

Kansas Men

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INCOMING KANSAS DEFENSIVE END WILLIE MCCALEB poses for a photo during a recruiting visit to Lawrence.

McCaleb CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D

“So, when you have that, you’ve got to have a guy on the other side that can be able to be productive,” the KU coach said.

“Willie gives us that juice off the edge on the other side now to do it.

And I think when you see Isaiah (Bean, a true freshman this past season) grow, he’s gonna be a guy that’s going to be able to do that, too. But now we just add some depth and a guy that is a very sharp, very mature guy for his age.”

Armstrong finished his All-Big 12 season with 10 sacks, 20 tackles for loss, five quarterback hurries

Bragg CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D

Averaging 7.2 points and 5.6 rebounds in 16.1 minutes per game, Bragg continues to be a wildcard for this Kansas team, which ran through nonconference play with an 11-1 record and enters the Big 12 Conference portion of its schedule — 8 p.m.

Friday at TCU — ranked third in the nation.

Moments of growth and progress too often have been interrupted by long stretches of silly fouls and sub-par decision making, which have made Bragg more difficult to count on during the biggest moments of games. Beyond that, the player who many believed was in line to make the biggest jump of any Jayhawk — from solid reserve as a freshman to big-time starter capable of stepping into Perry Ellis’ shoes this season — often has looked to be pressing and frustrated by his inability to find a rhythm and deliver.

Keegan CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1D

been there 85 times for the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins before retiring and looked almost bored as he flipped the football to

Nov. 11 — vs. Indiana, at Honolulu, L 99-103 OT (0-1) Nov. 15 — vs. Duke, at New York, W 77-75 (1-1) Nov. 18 — vs. Siena, W 86-65 (2-1) Nov. 21 — vs. UAB, at Kansas City, Mo., W 83-63 (3-1) Nov. 22 — vs. Georgia, at Kansas City, Mo., W 65-54 (4-1) Nov. 25 — vs. UNC Asheville, W 95-57 (5-1) Nov. 29 — vs. Long Beach State, W 91-61 (6-1) Dec. 3 — vs. Stanford, W 89-74, (7-1) Dec. 6 — vs. UMKC, W 105-62, (8-1) Dec. 10 — vs. Nebraska, W 89-72 (9-1) Dec. 17 — vs. Davidson, at Kansas City, Mo., W 89-71 (10-1) Dec. 22 — vs. UNLV, at Las Vegas, W 71-53 (11-1) Dec. 30 — at TCU, 8 p.m.

Jan. 3 — vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m.

Jan. 7 — vs. Texas Tech, 6:15 p.m.

Jan. 10 — at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

Jan. 14 — vs. Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.

Jan. 16 — at Iowa State, 8 p.m.

Jan. 21 — vs. Texas, 1 p.m.

Jan. 24 — at West Virginia, 6 p.m.

Jan. 28 — at Kentucky, 5 p.m.

Feb. 1 — vs. Baylor, 8 p.m.

Feb. 4 — vs. Iowa State, 5 or 7 p.m.

Feb. 6 — at Kansas State, 8 p.m.

Feb. 11 — at Texas Tech, 1 p.m.

Feb. 13 — vs. West Virginia, 8 p.m.

Feb. 18 — at Baylor, noon Feb. 22 — vs. TCU, 6 p.m.

Feb. 25 — at Texas, 5 or 7 p.m.

Feb. 27 — vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

March 4 — at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m.

Big 12 Championship, at Kansas City, Mo. March 8 — First Round March 9 — Quarterfinals March 10 — Semifinals March 11 — Final

and 56 total tackles — numbers the 6-foot-4 edge rusher extraordinaire from Houston aims to improve upon as a junior. McCaleb’s productivity at the junior college level for NMCC, where the 6-foot-2, 235-pound lineman made 42 total tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 12 quarterback hurries and one pass breakup as a sophomore, leads Beaty to think the former Troy commit could turn out to be far more talented than many anticipated.

The head coach credited a young staffer, graduate assistant Micah Davis, for getting KU to recognize McCaleb as a recruiting target early on.

Once the coaches zeroed in on the juco star for

its incoming class, they tried to keep their interest concealed from public knowledge, because, in Beaty’s words, “he was a dude that was going to be able to blow up.”

Once McCaleb joins the program, ahead of the spring semester, Beaty hopes defensive line coach Michael Slater can turn the junior-to-be into someone who will draw Kansas Women Nov. 13 — vs. Missouri State, L 64-87 double-teams and chips (0-1) Nov. 16 — vs. SMU, L 63-75 (0-2) away from Armstrong.

Nov. 20 — at Memphis, W 68-58 (1-2) “Man, we’re going to Nov. 23 — vs. Oral Roberts, W 64-56, like Willie McCaleb,” 2 OT (2-2) 27 — vs. North Dakota, W 76-71, Beaty said. “He can run. OTNov. (3-2) Nov. 30 — at Creighton, L 49-69 (3-3) He’s big enough to play Dec. 4 — at Alabama, L 65-71, OT that six technique for (3-4) us and hold that C-gap.

Dec. 7 — vs. Harvard, L 59-69 (3-5) Dec. 11 — vs. Rhode Island, W 72-36 But, man, the thing I re- (4-5) ally like about him is this Dec. 17 — vs. Arizona, W 75-51 (5-5) Dec. 21 — vs. U.C. Riverside, W 90-84 dude can rush the passer. (6-5) He can do it. There’s no Dec. 29 — vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

Jan. 1 — at Baylor, 2 p.m. doubt about it.”

With Azubuike out and freshman Mitch Lightfoot and junior transfer Dwight Coleby the only other big-men options behind Lucas, the desire now seems to be for Bragg to become more solid than sensational.

“It wasn’t a problem (against UNLV) because Landen didn’t pick up his second foul until the second half,” said Self of dividing up the big-man minutes. “But Carlton got two (fouls) early, in six minutes, which, to me, is inexcusable, and then I put Mitch and Dwight in the game. Mitch did fine.

Dwight fouls twice, one 94 feet from the basket at the end of the half. So we’ve gotta tighten up things from an intellect standpoint and hopefully play a little smarter.”

Lucas, who recently has shown signs of life after a similarly frustrating start to his own season, played big against the Runnin’ Rebels — 12 rebounds in 27 minutes — and said he believed KU’s bigs were prepared to proceed without Azubuike.

“I think we did a pretty

good job of staying out of foul trouble early on. So we haven’t really been tested yet,” he began. “But the guys gotta be ready to come in and play. They’ll get their mind right and understand that even if you’re in for a minute or 30 seconds at the end of the half, whatever it may be, that could be a big momentum change in NBA the game. They’ll figure EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division it out.”

W Without going into Toronto 21 17 detail about substitu- Boston York 16 tion patterns or how he New Philadelphia 7 planned to divvy up the Brooklyn 7 Southeast Division minutes, Self more clear- W ly spelled out the pecking Charlotte 17 15 order of the Jayhawks’ Atlanta 13 four remaining front- Washington Orlando 14 court players, with Lucas Miami 10 Division and Bragg being the first Central

W two options.

Cleveland 22 Milwaukee 14 “I think that’s gonna 15 be pretty much it,” he Indiana Chicago 14 said. “I’d like to play two Detroit 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE bigs some, but it’s gonna Southwest Division be hard to play two bigs W 23 some if both of them get San Antonio 22 in foul trouble early in Houston Memphis 20 the first half. I see it being New Orleans 11 8 that, Mitch working in as Dallas Northwest Division the third big, and hope- W fully he’ll continue to get Oklahoma City 18 Utah 18 better and get comfort- Portland 13 able so we can play two Denver 12 Minnesota 9 bigs some.”

Pacific Division

the referee after racking up another six points.

Such rule changes no doubt require meetings and votes, etc. So call an emergency one via conference call, make the change, drive Elliott to the nearest TV studio, film the commercial, and watch Salvation Army donations make those

Jan. 4 — vs. Texas, 7 p.m.

Jan. 8 — at Iowa State, 1 p.m.

Jan. 11 — at Kansas State, 7 p.m.

Jan. 15 — vs. Baylor, 1 p.m.

Jan. 18 — vs. West Virgina, 7 p.m.

Jan. 22 — at TCU, 6 p.m.

Jan. 25 — at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

Jan. 28 — vs. Texas Tech, 11 a.m.

Feb. 1 — at Oklahoma, 10:30 a.m.

Feb. 5 — vs. TCU, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 8 — vs. Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 11 — at Texas, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 18 — at Texas Tech, 2 p.m.

Feb. 21 — vs. Iowa State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 — vs. Kansas State, 2 p.m.

Feb. 27 — at West Virginia, 6 p.m.

Big 12 Championship, at Oklahoma City March 3 — First round March 4 — Quarterfinals March 5 — Semifinals March 6 — Final

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W L Pct GB Golden State 27 4 .871 — L.A. Clippers 22 8 .733 4½ Sacramento 13 17 .433 13½ L.A. Lakers 11 22 .333 17 Phoenix 9 21 .300 17½ Friday’s Games Charlotte 103, Chicago 91 Orlando 109, L.A. Lakers 90 Cleveland 119, Brooklyn 99 Golden State 119, Detroit 113 Oklahoma City 117, Boston 112 Memphis 115, Houston 109 Milwaukee 123, Washington 96 New Orleans 91, Miami 87 Sacramento 109, Minnesota 105 Atlanta 109, Denver 108 Phoenix 123, Philadelphia 116 Toronto 104, Utah 98 San Antonio at Portland, (n) Dallas at L.A. Clippers, (n)

Sunday’s Games Boston at New York, 11 a.m.

Golden State at Cleveland, 1:30 p.m.

Chicago at San Antonio, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Memphis at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Portland, 9 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Memphis at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 12 2 0 .857 365 233 Miami 9 5 0 .643 315 314 Buffalo 7 7 0 .500 358 314 N.Y. Jets 4 10 0 .286 242 358 South

W L T Pct PF PA Houston 8 6 0 .571 250 294 Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 340 323 Indianapolis 7 7 0 .500 362 339 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 260 359 North

W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 341 276 Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 306 263 Cincinnati 5 8 1 .393 288 293 Cleveland 0 14 0 .000 220 408 West

W L T Pct PF PA x-Oakland 11 3 0 .786 377 336 Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 319 274 Denver 8 6 0 .571 299 258 San Diego 5 9 0 .357 366 366 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA x-Dallas 12 2 0 .857 366 258 N.Y. Giants 10 5 0 .667 291 274 Washington 7 6 1 .536 345 343 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 340 318 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 469 358 Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571 313 322 New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 406 392 Carolina 6 8 0 .429 337 352 North

W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 9 5 0 .643 301 285 Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 363 339 Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 264 259 Chicago 3 11 0 .214 248 320 West

W L T Pct PF PA y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679 298 235 Arizona 5 8 1 .393 340 325 Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 197 328 San Francisco 1 13 0 .071 264 434 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Game Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Giants 19 Today’s Games Atlanta at Carolina, noon Washington at Chicago, noon N.Y. Jets at New England, noon San Diego at Cleveland, noon Miami at Buffalo, noon Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon Minnesota at Green Bay, noon Indianapolis at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Houston, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 1 New England at Miami, noon Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon Green Bay at Detroit, noon Carolina at Tampa Bay, noon Dallas at Philadelphia, noon Houston at Tennessee, noon Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, noon Chicago at Minnesota, noon Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon New Orleans at Atlanta, noon N.Y. Giants at Washington, noon Seattle at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

Arizona at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

NFL Playoff Scenarios

Week 16 AFC CLINCHED: New England AFC East title and first-round bye; Oakland playoff berth.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-2) vs.

New York Jets (4-10), today New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: — Win and Oakland loss or tie, OR — Tie and Oakland loss MIAMI DOLPHINS (9-5) at Buffalo (7-7), today Miami clinches a playoff berth with: — Win and Denver loss or tie, OR — Tie and Baltimore loss and Denver loss and Houston loss or tie, OR — Tie and Baltimore loss and Denver loss and Tennessee loss or tie HOUSTON TEXANS (8-6) vs. Cincinnati (5-8-1), today Houston clinches AFC South title with: — Win and Tennessee loss PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-5) vs.

Baltimore (8-6), Sunday Pittsburgh clinches AFC North title with: — Win OAKLAND RAIDERS (11-3) vs.

Indianapolis (7-7), Saturday Oakland clinches AFC West title and a first-round bye with: — Win and Kansas City loss or tie, OR — Tie and Kansas City loss KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (10-4) vs. Denver (8-6), Sunday Kansas City clinches a playoff berth with: — Win or tie, OR — A Baltimore loss or tie NFC CLINCHED: Dallas NFC East title and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs; Seattle NFC West title.

NEW YORK GIANTS New York clinches a playoff berth with: — A Detroit loss or tie, OR — A Green Bay loss or tie, OR — Tampa Bay loss or tie, OR — An Atlanta loss ATLANTA FALCONS (9-5) at Carolina (6-8), today Atlanta clinches NFC South title with: — Win and Tampa Bay loss or tie, OR — Tie and Tampa Bay loss Atlanta clinches a playoff berth with: — Win and clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Detroit, OR — Win or tie and Green Bay loss or tie, OR — Win and Detroit loss or tie, OR — Tie and Detroit tie, OR — Washington loss or tie and Green Bay loss, OR — Washington loss or tie and Green Bay tie and Detroit loss

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-6) at New Orleans (6-8), today Tampa Bay clinches a playoff berth with: A win and Green Bay loss and Detroit loss and Washington loss, OR A win and Green Bay loss and Detroit loss and Washington tie and Tampa Bay clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Detroit DETROIT LIONS (9-5) at Dallas (12-2), today Detroit clinches NFC North title with: — Win and Green Bay loss or tie, OR — Tie and Green Bay loss Detroit clinches a playoff berth with: — Win and Tampa Bay loss or tie, OR — Tie and Tampa Bay loss, OR — Tie and Tampa Bay tie and Atlanta win, OR — Washington loss or tie and Tampa Bay loss and Atlanta win or tie GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-6) vs.

Minnesota (7-7), today Green Bay clinches a playoff berth with: A win and Washington loss or tie and Tampa Bay loss and Atlanta win or tie and Green Bay clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Tampa Bay SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-4-1) vs.

Arizona (5-8-1), today Seattle clinches a first-round bye with: — Win and Detroit loss and Atlanta loss or tie

Kansas City Chiefs

Sept. 11 — vs. San Diego, W 33-27 OT (1-0) Sept. 18 — at Houston, L 19-12 (1-1) Sept. 25 — N.Y. Jets, W 24-3 (2-1) Oct. 2 — at Pittsburgh, L 43-14 (2-2) Oct. 9 — Bye week Oct. 16 — at Oakland, W 26-10 (3-2) Oct. 23 — vs. New Orleans, W 27-21 (4-2) Oct. 30 — at Indianapolis, W 30-14 (5-2) Nov. 6 — vs. Jacksonville, W 19-14 (6-2) Nov. 13 — at Carolina, W 20-17 (7-2) Nov. 20 — vs. Tampa Bay, L 19-17 (7-3) Nov. 27 — at Denver, W 30-27, OT (8-3) Dec. 4 — at Atlanta, W 29-28 (9-3) Dec. 8 — vs. Oakland, W 21-13 (10-3) Dec. 18 — vs. Tennessee, L 19-17 (10-4) Dec. 25 — vs. Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 1 — at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

NHL

Friday’s Games Minnesota 7, N.Y. Rangers 4 Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Islanders 5, Buffalo 1 Columbus 2, Montreal 1 Washington 4, Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 4, Florida 3, SO Carolina 3, Boston 2, OT Dallas 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Colorado 2, Chicago 1, OT Toronto 4, Arizona 1 Calgary 4, Vancouver 1 Edmonton at San Jose, (n) Today’s Games No Games Scheduled

BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Designated RHP Angel Nesbitt for assignment. Agreed to terms with C Alex Avila on a oneyear contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Designated INF Ji-Man Choi for assignment.

Agreed to terms with OF Ben Revere on a one-year contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with RHP Norge Ruiz on a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Shane Peterson, 2B Ryan Brett, C Michael McKendry, RHP Diego Moreno and LHPs Justin Marks and Dana Eveland on minor league contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed RHP Brady Dragmire off waivers from Pittsburgh, RHP Tyrell Jenkins off waivers from Cincinnati and LHP David Rollins off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with OF Ender Inciarte on a five-year contract.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with 3B Justin Turner on a four-year contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Designated LHP Elvis Araujo for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Brad Ziegler on a two-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Named Andy Barkett manager of Indianapolis (IL), Michael Ryan manager and Bryan Hickerson pitching coach of Altoona (EL), Gera Alvarez manager of Bradenton (FSL), Brian Esposito manager of West Virginia (SAL) and minor league catching coordinator, Bob Herold manager of the GCL Pirates and Kieran Mattison manager of the Dominican Academy Pirates.

BASKETBALL NBA Development League ERIE BAYHAWKS — Traded G Lewis Jackson to Delaware for a 2017 fifthround draft pick.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed S Tyrann Mathieu on injured reserve.

Signed S Trevon Hartfield from the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Placed DL Eddie Goldman on injured reserve. Signed OL Cornelius Edison. Activated LB Jerrell Freeman from the exempt/ commissioner permission list.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waivedinjured PK Patrick Murray. Signed DB Trae Elston to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS — Waived DE Corey Lemonier.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed CB Mackensie Alexander on injured reserve. Signed RB C.J. Ham. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DL Woodrow Hamilton to the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed LB Shilique Calhoun on injured reserve.

Activated DL Mario Edwards Jr. from injured reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed WR Torrey Smith on injured reserve.

Signed LB Wynton McManis from the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Waived LB Nick Moody. Signed LB Lynden Trail from the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled G Spencer Martin from San Antonio (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned F Wade Megan to Chicago (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer HOUSTON DYNAMO — Traded F Will Bruin to Seattle for targeted and general allocation money.

MINNESOTA UNITED — Traded its No. 2 player allocation ranking to Chicago for a 2017 second-round draft pick, their No. 3 player allocation ranking and general allocation money.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Acquired D Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense (Brazil-Primeira Liga).

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How former Jayhawks fared

Suns 123, 76ers 116 Phoenix — Eric Bledsoe scored 16 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and had 11 assists, leading Phoenix to a come-frombehind victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Devin Booker added 23 points for the Suns, making four 3-pointers, and T.J. Warren scored 19.

Joel Embiid, the highest-scoring rookie in the NBA, scored 27 for the 76ers in the opener of a four-game trip to the West. Sergio Rodriguez added 21.

Philadelphia led by as many as 14 in the first half and was up by 13 at the break. The Suns built a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter before Philadelphia cut it to four in the waning seconds.

The Suns outscored the 76ers 70-50 in the second half.

Cole Aldrich, Minnesota Min: 5. Pts: 0. Reb: 2. Ast: 0.

Darrell Arthur, Denver Min: 11. Pts: 5. Reb: 1. Ast: 0.

Tarik Black, L.A. Lakers Did not play (ankle injury).

Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Did not play (coach’s decision).

Cheick Diallo, New Orleans Did not play (coach’s decision).

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia Min: 28. Pts: 27. Reb: 7. Ast: 1.

Ben McLemore, Sacramento Min: 16. Pts: 7. Reb: 3. Ast: 0.

Marcus Morris, Detroit Min: 20. Pts: 2. Reb: 3. Ast: 3.

PHILADELPHIA (116) Covington 6-11 3-3 16, Embiid 8-15 10-11 27, Okafor 3-4 0-0 6, Rodriguez 8-12 1-1 21, Henderson 5-10 0-0 11, Thompson 2-3 0-0 4, Saric 3-10 0-0 8, Noel 1-1 2-4 4, Ilyasova 5-11 1-1 14, McConnell 1-6 2-2 5. Totals 42-83 19-22 116.

PHOENIX (123) Tucker 5-7 2-2 15, Chriss 1-2 0-0 3, Chandler 5-9 5-8 15, Bledsoe 7-12 8-11 24, Booker 8-18 3-3 23, Dudley 2-4 0-0 4, Warren 7-16 3-6 19, Len 3-4 2-2 8, Knight 4-7 4-5 12, Barbosa 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-79 27-37 123.

Philadelphia 31 35 19 31 — 116 Phoenix 24 29 28 42 — 123 3-Point Goals-Philadelphia 13-31 (Rodriguez 4-8, Ilyasova 3-5, Saric 2-5, McConnell 1-1, Henderson 1-2, Embiid 1-3, Covington 1-6, Thompson 0-1), Phoenix 12-26 (Booker 4-9, Tucker 3-4, Warren 2-5, Bledsoe 2-5, Chriss 1-2, Dudley 0-1). Fouled Out-Covington.

Rebounds-Philadelphia 28 (Embiid 7), Phoenix 44 (Chandler 12). Assists-Philadelphia 23 (Rodriguez 7), Phoenix 25 (Bledsoe 11). Total Fouls-Philadelphia 31, Phoenix 24. TechnicalsPhiladelphia defensive three second, Okafor, Phoenix defensive three second 2, Phoenix team 2, Booker.

Thunder 117, Celtics 112 Boston — Russell Westbrook had his 14th triple-double of the season and his third straight 40-point game, finishing with 45 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City to a victory over Boston.

Westbrook missed his first five shots but scored the last seven points of the first half as the Thunder turned a three-point deficit into a four-point lead. He scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, including eight straight during a 10-0 run that flipped a 104-100 deficit into a six-point lead.

Rookie Domantas Sabonis topped his career high by halftime and finished with 20 points for Oklahoma City. Enes Kanter also had 20 points. Isaiah Thomas had 34 points and 10 assists for Boston.

OKLAHOMA CITY (117) Sabonis 8-11 0-0 20, Adams 4-6 0-2 8, Westbrook 13-25 14-16 45, Roberson 2-4 1-6 5, Morrow 1-5 0-0 2, Singler 1-2 0-0 3, Grant 1-4 2-2 4, Kanter 8-13 4-6 20, Lauvergne 0-3 3-4 3, Christon 2-5 0-0 4, Abrines 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 41-80 24-36 117.

BOSTON (112) Crowder 1-6 1-1 3, Johnson 6-10 4-5 17, Horford 8-17 4-4 23, Thomas 12-22 8-9 34, Bradley 6-16 3-6 16, Brown 2-5 1-1 5, Jerebko 1-2 0-0 2, Zeller 1-2 0-0 2, Olynyk 0-1 0-0 0, Smart 3-10 0-0 7, Rozier 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 41-93 21-26 112.

Oklahoma City 25 33 30 29 — 117 Boston 28 26 25 33 — 112 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma City 11-26 (Westbrook 5-7, Sabonis 4-6, Abrines 1-1, Singler 1-2, Lauvergne 0-1, Roberson 0-1, Grant 0-2, Morrow 0-3, Christon 0-3), Boston 9-28 (Horford 3-6, Thomas 2-8, Rozier 1-1, Johnson 1-2, Smart 1-2, Bradley 1-5, Olynyk 0-1, Crowder 0-3). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsOklahoma City 44 (Adams, Westbrook 11), Boston 39 (Johnson, Horford, Bradley, Jerebko 6). Assists-Oklahoma City 27 (Westbrook 11), Boston 29 (Thomas 10). Total Fouls-Oklahoma City 21, Boston 29. A-18,624 (18,624).

Warriors 119, Pistons 113 Auburn Hills, Mich. — Draymond Green made a tiebreaking dunk with 1:31 left and Kevin Durant overcame foul trouble to score 32 points, lifting Golden State past Detroit.

The NBA-leading Warriors have won seven straight, rolling with their new star, Durant, as they head into their Christmas NBA Finals rematch in Cleveland. The Pistons have lost five in a row.

Golden State had a seasonhigh 23 turnovers, surpassing the 20 it had in a 20-point loss Nov. 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers, and Detroit took advantage of them to score 33 points.

Stephen Curry had 25 points and eight assists.

GOLDEN STATE (119) Durant 13-18 3-4 32, Green 1-8 3-4 5, Pachulia 2-2 3-3 7, Curry 7-15 6-6 25, Thompson 6-14 2-2 17, West 3-4 0-0 6, McGee 6-7 3-3 15, Livingston 2-5 0-0 4, Iguodala 1-2 0-0 2, Clark 2-2 2-2 6.

Totals 43-77 22-24 119.

DETROIT (113) Morris 1-7 0-0 2, Leuer 4-7 0-0 8, Drummond 6-7 3-9 15, Jackson 7-17 3-4 17, Caldwell-Pope 9-18 3-4 25, Harris 8-14 6-6 26, Johnson 1-4 2-4 5, Baynes 3-4 0-0 6, Smith 4-7 0-1 9. Totals 43-85 17-28 113.

Golden State 33 24 31 31 — 119 Detroit 32 27 25 29 — 113 3-Point Goals-Golden State 11-27 (Curry 5-9, Durant 3-4, Thompson 3-8, Green 0-6), Detroit 10-29 (Harris 4-6, Caldwell-Pope 4-12, Smith 1-1, Johnson 1-2, Leuer 0-1, Morris 0-3, Jackson 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Golden State 41 (Green 10), Detroit 36 (Drummond 9). Assists-Golden State 34 (Green 12), Detroit 21 (Jackson 6). Total Fouls-Golden State 21, Detroit 22. Technicals-Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy. A-21,012 (19,971).

Markieff Morris, Washington Min: 26. Pts: 14. Reb: 2. Ast: 0.

Kelly Oubre Jr., Washington Min: 14. Pts: 5. Reb: 3. Ast: 0.

Paul Pierce, L.A. Clippers Late game.

Thomas Robinson, L.A. Lakers Min: 19. Pts: 7. Reb: 11. Ast: 1.

Brandon Rush, Minnesota Did not play (coach’s decision).

Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Min: 40. Pts: 15. Reb: 0. Ast: 1.

Jeff Withey, Utah Did not play (coach’s decision).

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PHILADELPHIA 76ERS CENTER JOEL EMBIID (21) DRIVES PAST PHOENIX SUNS CENTER ALEX LEN during the first half of an NBA game Friday in Phoenix. added 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Cleveland rolled past Brooklyn.

The defending champion Cavaliers (22-6) never trailed against the Nets and built a 46-point lead in the third quarter. The lopsided margin gave the Cavaliers a chance to rest their stars heading into their Sunday showdown against Golden State.

BROOKLYN (99) Hamilton 3-8 2-2 8, Lopez 7-11 0-0 16, Lin 5-10 0-0 10, Kilpatrick 4-10 2-2 12, Bogdanovic 0-5 0-0 0, Bennett 4-8 3-4 11, McCullough 1-2 0-0 2, Scola 3-5 1-1 8, Dinwiddie 6-7 0-1 13, Harris 0-4 0-0 0, Foye 0-2 2-2 2, Hollis-Jefferson 3-6 2-2 8, LeVert 2-7 3-4 9. Totals 38-85 15-18 99.

CLEVELAND (119) James 7-16 5-6 19, Love 4-14 4-4 14, Thompson 7-8 2-2 16, Irving 5-11 2-2 13, Liggins 1-3 0-0 3, Jefferson 2-4 1-1 5, Frye 5-9 1-1 12, Felder 4-7 3-4 11, Dunleavy 6-9 0-0 14, McRae 1-5 3-4 5, Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Shumpert 3-9 0-0 7. Totals 45-99 21-24 119.

Brooklyn 15 25 17 42 — 99 Cleveland 29 37 32 21 — 119 3-Point Goals-Brooklyn 8-30 (Lopez 2-3, Kilpatrick 2-5, LeVert 2-5, Dinwiddie 1-1, Scola 1-1, McCullough 0-1, Foye 0-1, Hollis-Jefferson 0-1, Lin 0-2, Bennett 0-2, Bogdanovic 0-2, Harris 0-3, Hamilton 0-3), Cleveland 8-35 (Dunleavy 2-4, Love 2-7, Liggins 1-2, Irving 1-3, Frye 1-5, Shumpert 1-5, Jefferson 0-1, McRae 0-1, Felder 0-2, Jones 0-2, James 0-3). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Brooklyn 44 (LeVert 7), Cleveland 51 (Love 15). Assists-Brooklyn 22 (Lin 6), Cleveland 28 (Irving 10). Total Fouls-Brooklyn 22, Cleveland 20. A-20,562 (20,562).

Grizzlies 115, Rockets 109 Memphis, Tenn. — Mike Conley scored 24 points and Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol each added 16 to help Memphis beat Houston.

Memphis snapped a threegame home skid and ended Houston’s road winning streak at five.

HOUSTON (109) Ariza 2-5 0-0 6, Anderson 10-18 3-3 31, Harrell 7-11 2-2 16, Beverley 4-11 2-2 13, Harden 6-13 2-3 16, Brewer 0-3 1-2 1, Dekker 2-6 0-0 5, Hilario 1-3 2-2 4, Gordon 6-19 1-1 17. Totals 38-89 13-15 109.

MEMPHIS (115) Parsons 2-7 0-0 4, Green 1-3 4-4 7, Gasol 5-14 6-6 16, Conley 9-17 3-4 24, Allen 3-5 2-4 9, J.Ennis 5-7 0-0 13, Martin 1-2 0-0 2, Randolph 8-11 0-0 16, Harrison 1-6 3-4 5, Carter 5-8 0-0 14, Daniels 1-1 2-3 5. Totals 41-81 20-25 115.

Houston 31 18 26 34 — 109 Memphis 25 29 23 38 — 115 3-Point Goals-Houston 20-52 (Anderson 8-14, Gordon 4-16, Beverley 3-9, Ariza 2-4, Harden 2-6, Dekker 1-3), Memphis 13-25 (Carter 4-6, J.Ennis 3-5, Conley 3-6, Green 1-1, Daniels 1-1, Allen 1-1, Gasol 0-1, Parsons 0-1, Harrison 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Houston 41 (Harrell 8), Memphis 37 (Green, Randolph, Gasol 5). Assists-Houston 27 (Harden 17), Memphis 23 (Harrison 6). Total Fouls-Houston 22, Memphis 16. Technicals-Houston defensive three second, Houston team, Beverley.

A-17,454 (18,119).

Pelicans 91, Heat 87 New Orleans — Anthony Davis had 28 points, a career-high 22 rebounds and four blocked shots, and New Orleans overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Miami.

Davis had 19 points and 14 rebounds after halftime to lead the comeback effort. Jrue HoliCavaliers 119, Nets 99 day added 22 points for the Cleveland — LeBron James Pelicans. Goran Dragic scored scored 19 points, Kevin Love 23 points for Miami.

MIAMI (87) Winslow 6-16 0-0 12, McRoberts 1-3 0-0 3, Whiteside 4-10 2-6 10, Dragic 10-17 1-3 23, Richardson 2-8 2-2 7, Babbitt 2-4 0-0 5, D.Williams 2-3 0-0 5, J.Johnson 4-12 2-2 11, Reed 0-1 0-0 0, T.Johnson 5-13 0-0 11. Totals 36-87 7-13 87.

NEW ORLEANS (91) Cunningham 2-8 0-0 5, Davis 10-17 6-9 28, Ajinca 2-5 1-2 5, Holiday 9-17 3-5 22, Hield 1-8 0-0 3, Hill 1-6 0-0 3, Galloway 4-11 0-0 11, Frazier 1-4 0-0 2, Moore 2-6 0-1 5, Evans 1-7 4-4 7. Totals 33-89 14-21 91.

Miami 28 21 19 19 — 87 New Orleans 25 19 20 27 — 91 3-Point Goals-Miami 8-19 (Dragic 2-4, Babbitt 1-1, D.Williams 1-2, J.Johnson 1-2, T.Johnson 1-2, McRoberts 1-2, Richardson 1-4, Winslow 0-2), New Orleans 11-28 (Galloway 3-7, Davis 2-3, Holiday 1-2, Moore 1-2, Evans 1-2, Cunningham 1-3, Hill 1-3, Hield 1-4, Frazier 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Miami 59 (Whiteside 18), New Orleans 52 (Davis 22).

Assists-Miami 19 (Dragic 5), New Orleans 17 (Holiday 6). Total Fouls-Miami 20, New Orleans 20. A-16,322 (16,867).

Kings 109, Timberwolves 105 Minneapolis — DeMarcus Cousins scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half and Sacramento rallied to beat Minnesota.

Cousins hit three 3-pointers and added seven rebounds and seven assists for Sacramento, which has won four of its past five games. Anthony Tolliver came off the bench to go 5 of 7 on 3s and score 17 points as the Kings hit a season-high 15 3-pointers. Sacramento was 15 of 29 from beyond the arc.

Zach LaVine scored a careerhigh 40 points and tied a career best with seven 3s for Minnesota. Karl-Anthony Towns tallied his 10th straight double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who had won three of their previous four games.

SACRAMENTO (109) Barnes 4-6 0-0 10, Cousins 13-24 3-5 32, Koufos 6-8 0-0 12, Collison 1-5 0-0 3, McLemore 2-4 2-3 7, Tolliver 6-9 0-0 17, Cauley-Stein 1-3 0-0 2, Lawson 5-11 3-4 15, Afflalo 1-4 0-0 2, Temple 3-6 2-2 9. Totals 42-80 10-14 109.

MINNESOTA (105) Wiggins 6-19 3-4 15, Towns 7-15 5-6 20, Dieng 3-5 0-0 6, Rubio 4-10 2-2 13, LaVine 13-21 7-7 40, Muhammad 1-1 3-4 6, Bjelica 1-3 0-0 2, Aldrich 0-1 0-0 0, Dunn 1-4 1-3 3. Totals 36-79 21-26 105.

Sacramento 25 26 27 31 — 109 Minnesota 26 29 30 20 — 105 3-Point Goals-Sacramento 15-29 (Tolliver 5-7, Cousins 3-6, Lawson 2-3, Barnes 2-4, Collison 1-2, Temple 1-3, McLemore 1-3, Afflalo 0-1), Minnesota 12-32 (LaVine 7-12, Rubio 3-6, Muhammad 1-1, Towns 1-5, Dunn 0-1, Bjelica 0-1, Wiggins 0-6). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsSacramento 34 (Cousins 7), Minnesota 42 (Towns 13). Assists-Sacramento 27 (Cousins 7), Minnesota 18 (Rubio 8). Total FoulsSacramento 23, Minnesota 21. TechnicalsMinnesota coach Tom Thibodeau. A-13,288 (19,356).

Hornets 103, Bulls 91 Charlotte, N.C. — Nic Batum had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first tripledouble of the season and seventh overall to help Charlotte beat Chicago.

Kemba Walker added 20 points, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots. Jimmy Butler had

26 points for the Bulls. They have lost five of their last six.

CHICAGO (91) Gibson 4-10 2-2 10, Lopez 3-8 0-0 6, Rondo 3-10 0-0 7, Butler 11-19 2-2 26, Wade 5-16 2-2 12, McDermott 5-12 2-2 15, Felicio 0-2 0-2 0, Mirotic 5-16 0-0 11, Grant 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 38-96 8-10 91.

CHARLOTTE (103) Kidd-Gilchrist 5-9 2-3 12, Williams 3-7 2-2 9, Zeller 5-9 3-4 13, Walker 6-16 6-6 20, Batum 7-15 5-6 20, Kaminsky 5-14 2-2 13, Hibbert 2-2 0-0 4, Sessions 2-5 1-2 5, Lamb 2-6 3-3 7, Belinelli 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-84 24-28 103.

Chicago 26 14 27 24 — 91 Charlotte 22 26 27 28 — 103 3-Point Goals-Chicago 7-22 (McDermott 3-7, Butler 2-4, Rondo 1-3, Mirotic 1-7, Wade 0-1), Charlotte 5-18 (Walker 2-3, Williams 1-3, Kaminsky 1-4, Batum 1-5, Sessions 0-1, Lamb 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 52 (Mirotic 10), Charlotte 48 (Batum 11). AssistsChicago 20 (Rondo 10), Charlotte 25 (Batum 10). Total Fouls-Chicago 20, Charlotte 8.

Technicals-Gibson 2, Lopez. Ejected-Gibson, Lopez. A-19,249 (19,077).

Magic 109, Lakers 90 Orlando, Fla. — Elfrid Payton had 25 points and nine assists and Orlando blocked nine shots in the first quarter in a victory over Los Angeles.

Serge Ibaka added 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for Orlando. Jordan Clarkson had 18 points for the Lakers. They finished a seven-game trip with their 12th loss in 13 games.

L.A. LAKERS (90) Deng 3-8 4-4 11, Ingram 3-9 3-3 9, Young 2-7 0-2 5, Mozgov 1-7 2-2 4, Russell 6-15 2-2 15, World Peace 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 3-5 1-2 7, Zubac 2-7 2-2 6, Huertas 1-4 0-0 2, Williams 3-11 6-7 13, Clarkson 7-14 0-0 18. Totals 31-87 20-24 90.

ORLANDO (109) Gordon 3-10 2-2 9, Ibaka 8-15 2-3 19, Biyombo 4-8 0-3 8, Augustin 4-5 0-0 11, Meeks 3-11 2-2 9, Rudez 0-1 0-0 0, Green 2-3 1-2 6, Zimmerman 0-1 0-0 0, Vucevic 5-11 1-2 11, Payton 11-16 0-0 25, Watson 5-7 0-0 11, Hezonja 0-0 0-0 0, Wilcox 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-89 8-14 109.

L.A. Lakers 14 26 29 21 — 90 Orlando 30 27 29 23 — 109 3-Point Goals-L.A. Lakers 8-23 (Clarkson 4-8, Deng 1-2, Williams 1-3, Young 1-3, Russell 1-4, Huertas 0-1, Ingram 0-2), Orlando 11-27 (Augustin 3-4, Payton 3-6, Green 1-2, Gordon 1-2, Watson 1-2, Ibaka 1-4, Meeks 1-6, Wilcox 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-L.A. Lakers 47 (Robinson 11), Orlando 47 (Ibaka 11).

Assists-L.A. Lakers 16 (Deng, Russell, Huertas 3), Orlando 25 (Payton 9). Total Fouls-L.A. Lakers 14, Orlando 20. A-18,846 (18,846).

3-Point Goals-Washington 7-24 (Porter 4-5, Morris 1-2, Oubre 1-3, Beal 1-5, Burke 0-1, Nicholson 0-1, Thornton 0-1, McClellan 0-3, Wall 0-3), Milwaukee 9-25 (Brogdon 3-3, Terry 2-2, Maker 1-1, Parker 1-3, Dellavedova 1-4, Snell 1-4, Antetokounmpo 0-1, Novak 0-1, Teletovic 0-6). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Washington 30 (Gortat 6), Milwaukee 41 (Monroe 11).

Assists-Washington 24 (Wall 10), Milwaukee 29 (Brogdon 7). Total Fouls-Washington 21, Milwaukee 16. Technicals-Milwaukee defensive three second, Milwaukee team. A-15,921 (18,717).

Raptors 104, Jazz 98 Salt Lake City — Kyle Lowry took advantage of a depleted Utah guard corps by scoring a season-high 36 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, to lead Toronto to a victory over Utah.

Lowry was nearly unstoppable as he either pulled up for a 3-pointer or drove the lane unfazed by the lurking Rudy Gobert. The point guard shot 9 for 10 in the final quarter as the Raptors set a franchise record with six straight wins on the road.

TORONTO (104) Carroll 1-6 0-0 2, Siakam 0-1 0-0 0, Valanciunas 5-5 4-6 14, Lowry 15-20 2-3 36, DeRozan 10-24 4-6 24, Ross 4-7 0-0 10, Patterson 1-2 0-0 3, Nogueira 4-5 0-0 9, Joseph 2-8 0-0 4, Powell 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 43-81 10-15 104.

UTAH (98) Hayward 8-16 6-7 23, Diaw 1-3 0-0 2, Gobert 5-7 3-3 13, Mack 7-13 1-2 17, Hood 1-6 0-0 2, Ingles 2-6 3-3 9, Johnson 3-7 0-0 7, Lyles 6-13 3-4 19, Favors 2-8 2-2 6, Neto 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-79 18-21 98.

Toronto 28 28 16 32 — 104 Utah 29 22 23 24 — 98 3-Point Goals-Toronto 8-21 (Lowry 4-8, Ross 2-4, Nogueira 1-1, Patterson 1-2, DeRozan 0-1, Powell 0-1, Joseph 0-1, Carroll 0-3), Utah 10-27 (Lyles 4-6, Ingles 2-4, Mack 2-6, Johnson 1-2, Hayward 1-5, Hood 0-4). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Toronto 36 (Valanciunas 7), Utah 40 (Gobert 14). Assists-Toronto 12 (Lowry 5), Utah 21 (Ingles 7). Total Fouls-Toronto 19, Utah 16.

A-19,911 (19,911).

Hawks 109, Nuggets 108 Denver — Paul Millsap capped a 9-0 run in the final 1:43 with two free throws and Atlanta rallied to beat Denver.

Dennis Schroder had 27 points and Millsap finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the injury-depleted Hawks.

Atlanta played its third straight game without center Dwight Howard because of lower back stiffness.

The Nuggets led 108-100 but Atlanta scored seven straight points from the line to make it a one-point game with 42.8 seconds left. Wilson Chandler missed on Bucks 123, Wizards 96 the other end, and Millsap hit two Milwaukee — Giannis Ante- free throws with 6 seconds retokounmpo had a career-high maining to put Atlanta ahead.

39 points to help Milwaukee ATLANTA (109) rout Washington.

Sefolosha 4-8 2-2 12, Bazemore 2-9 1-2 5, Antetokounmpo made 12 of Millsap 5-15 8-10 20, Humphries 4-10 2-2 10, Schroder 7-7 27, Prince 0-0 1-2 1, Bembry 19 shots and 15 of 17 free throws 4-6 1-1 9, 9-19 Muscala 5-7 2-3 13, Scott 1-4 3-4 5, and had eight rebounds and six Delaney 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 37-86 27-33 109. assists in 33 minutes. John Wall DENVER (108) Gallinari 5-10 9-10 21, Chandler 9-17 0-3 19, and Otto Porter each scored 18 Jokic 3-4 1-2 8, Mudiay 3-8 10-10 17, Harris 5-12 2-3 12, Barton 4-9 3-5 12, Hernangomez 0-0 0-0 points for Washington.

WASHINGTON (96) Porter 7-9 0-0 18, Morris 5-10 3-4 14, Gortat 4-8 0-0 8, Wall 8-18 2-2 18, Beal 3-10 3-3 10, Oubre 2-4 0-0 5, Smith 1-1 1-1 3, Nicholson 0-1 0-0 0, Ochefu 3-4 0-2 6, Burke 2-5 2-2 6, McClellan 1-5 4-4 6, Satoransky 1-1 0-0 2, Thornton 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 37-79 15-18 96.

MILWAUKEE (123) Antetokounmpo 12-19 15-17 39, Snell 5-8 0-0 11, Parker 9-15 2-2 21, Henson 1-4 3-4 5, Dellavedova 2-6 0-0 5, Maker 2-2 0-0 5, Teletovic 0-9 0-0 0, Novak 0-1 0-0 0, Plumlee 0-0 2-2 2, Monroe 5-7 2-2 12, Terry 2-2 0-0 6, Brogdon 7-7 0-0 17. Totals 45-80 24-27 123.

Washington 29 29 20 18 — 96 Milwaukee 37 36 27 23 — 123

0, Arthur 2-4 0-0 5, Faried 2-5 0-0 4, Nelson 3-6 1-2 8, Murray 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-78 26-35 108.

Atlanta 29 22 31 27 — 109 Denver 29 26 27 26 — 108 3-Point Goals-Atlanta 8-25 (Sefolosha 2-3, Schroder 2-4, Millsap 2-5, Delaney 1-3, Muscala 1-3, Humphries 0-1, Bembry 0-1, Bazemore 0-2, Scott 0-3), Denver 8-25 (Gallinari 2-4, Jokic 1-1, Arthur 1-2, Mudiay 1-3, Nelson 1-3, Barton 1-3, Chandler 1-4, Murray 0-2, Harris 0-3). Fouled OutJokic. Rebounds-Atlanta 41 (Millsap, Humphries 8), Denver 45 (Gallinari, Chandler 11). AssistsAtlanta 26 (Schroder 5), Denver 27 (Jokic 6).

Total Fouls-Atlanta 25, Denver 29. TechnicalsAtlanta defensive three second, Atlanta team, Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer, Denver coach Michael Malone. A-13,823 (19,155).