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‘Hot Pursuit’ cook-off Saturday By Kim Morava Kimberly.morava@news-star. com Twitter: @Kim_NewsStar

The sights, smells and flavors of barbeque will be abundant in Shawnee Saturday as teams compete

in the “Hot Pursuit” cookoff benefit for the Shawnee Police Foundation. The family-friendly event, scheduled 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center, 1700 W. Independence, is sanctioned by the Kansas

City Barbeque Society. Ken Stafford, chairman of the SPF, said 34 teams are registered so far for the contest, with as many as 40 teams expected to show up by contest time on event … the whole family Saturday. “This is a family fun can come out and partici-

pate,” Stafford said. Along with live musical entertainment by Melissa Hembree, several Shawnee police vehicles will be there and available for tours — and children will be able BBQ, Page 5A

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Air National Guard unit is beginning a transition to a Special Operations Wing with the arrival of its first MC-12W aircraft. The first of 13 of the MC12W aircraft was delivered earlier this month to the 137th Air Refueling Wing at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City. Military officials say the aircraft’s arrival marks the return of flying operations to the guard base for the first time since 2007. The MC-12 is a mediumto low-altitude, twin-engine turboprop aircraft. Its primary mission is to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support directly to ground forces serving overseas.

Legislator eyes creation of central state bank OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma legislators will explore creating a central state bank that could potentially loan money to students to attend college or help finance projects for schools or municipalities. Republican state Rep. John Montgomery of Lawton requested an interim study on the proposal and it’s been assigned to the House Banking Committee. A hearing on the plan has not been scheduled. Montgomery said a constituent approached him with the idea, and he thought it was worth exploring. One other state — North Dakota — has a state bank that would be used as a model. Montgomery acknowledged the idea would likely require significant changes in state law and, potentially, the Oklahoma Constitution. Oklahoma Banking Department Deputy Commissioner Dudley Gilbert says the agency has several questions about how such a bank would operate.

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A 50-acre wheat field near Bethel Road and Independence Street is harvested by Jake Nowakowski.

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harvested wheat fields later this year due to an overabundance of rain in the state. He said he didn’t bother cutting about 10 acres because the water damage to the wheat was too great. The latest Oklahoma Harvest Report states several acres in South Central and Central Oklahoma could not be harvested at all.

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At right, Curtis McGlothlin, an Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) Livestock Inspector, left, and Dr. Michael Herrin, ODAFF Assistant State Veterinarian, are shown documenting addresses Tuesday during a “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Reconnaissance Exercise” near Sallisaw.

State workers prepare to control Avian influenza outbreak when necessary SALLISAW – Years from now assistant state veterinarian Dr. Michael Herrin hopes to look back on Tuesday’s Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Reconnaissance Exercise as a plan that never had to be implemented. Highly pathogenic avian influenza is a serious poultry disease and is highly contagious among birds. That’s why 24 members of an Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAFF) Incident Command team gathered in eastern Oklahoma, not to respond but to prepare. There have been no reported cases of HPAI in Oklahoma. But on Tuesday amid a gentle falling July rain, ODAFF personnel traveled the roads of Sequoyah County to prepare in case that day comes. Since late 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed several cases of HPAI in the migratory bird paths known as the Pacific, Central, and Mississippi flyways. The disease has been found in wild birds, as well as in a few backyard

and commercial poultry flocks. “We expect with the migration of the waterfowl beginning in August and September, we’ll start to see waterfowl migrating south into Oklahoma,” Herrin said. “That is a reservoir for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus. I know in Minnesota they expect to see waterfowl in August, so sometime in late August, early September we could see our first migrations through Oklahoma and potentially see positive flocks at that time.” The incident action plan objectives are to: ensure the safety of all personnel involved; determine the exact extent and magnitude of the HPAI incident; contain and control the HPAI incident to prevent the spread of disease; determine the source of the infection; minimize the financial impact to the poultry industry and promote continuity of business for non-infected animals and non-contaminated animal products. Steps taken during the exercise in Sequoyah County represent ODAFF’s

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McNear graduates basic training Air Force Airman Antony S. McNear graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. McNear is the son of Brett and Tammy Marek of Tecumseh, Okla., and Joseph McNear of Moore, Okla., and grandson of Edger Collier of Jones, Okla. He also is the husband of Nadia McNear. The airman graduated in 2009 from Tecumseh High School, Tecumseh, Okla.

SLT to hold auditions Auditions for Shawnee Little Theatre’s production of “Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike” will be Sunday, August 23 at 2:00 p.m. and Monday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the SLT lobby. The Tony Award winning comedy has the following roles available: • Vanya, 50’s, resigned to his life; • Sonia, 50’s his discontent adopted sister; • Spike, early 30’s/late 20’s, a self-absorbed aspiring actor; • Nina, early 20’s, star struck would-be actress and • Cassandra, cleaning lady soothsayer, any age. The role of Masha has been cast. Directed by Ronny Jones with Tami Lawson as assistant director, the comedy will be staged November 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30pm and November 15 at 2pm. Those wishing to help backstage may apply at auditions as well.

Day One response following an actual case. “Our first step with a confirmed case is to locate it on the map, draw two circles from the reported area, one of just under two miles and another of just over 6 miles,” Herrin said. “We’d go door to door. “We locate every residence, every premises, within the circles and document if there are poultry, if there are pet birds, if there are swine. Those are the animals that would be affected by Avian Influenza potentially.” For Tuesday’s exercise, Herrin selected Sequoyah County in part because the county “represents commercial poultry country.” Team members wrote down the latitude and longitude, and addresses if available, of each of the premises as they drove through their assigned areas of Sequoyah County. “Once we do that reconnaissance of that 6.2 mile circle, our next step would be return visits to the backyard poultry and doing the testing and return visits to the commercial poultry operations and doing the test-

ing,” Herrin said. “The goal is to verify that the disease has not spread from that affected premises.” ODAFF will reflect on the exercise to see what worked well on Tuesday and to determine if there are ways to improve efficiency of the reconnaissance. “We give our people here today the experience of what the number one step will be if we have a confirmed case, so we’ll be able to hit the road running,” Herrin said. Again, Herrin stressed that he hopes the plan will never be needed. But Tuesday’s exercise was one more step ODAFF has taken to be ready to respond in the event of a confirmed HPAI case in the state. “Our mission is to protect the herds and flocks of the livestock industries in Oklahoma and the more efficient we can be in this, in handling a positive case, the quicker and more efficiently we can get the reconnaissance done, then it’s that much sooner that commercial operations can resume their business,” Herrin said.

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Officials identify dead burglary suspect CHOCTAW, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma County officials have identified a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty Midwest City police inside the house of the officer’s in-laws. The Sheriff’s Office says the suspect has been identified as 54-year-old Stephen Ray Brown. Officials say Brown has a lengthy criminal history in Missouri, which includes burglary. Investigators say the shooting occurred on Monday while the officer was checking on his in-laws’ home in Choctaw while they were away. Officials say the officer found the door open and the home ransacked. Officials say the off-duty officer encountered a man with a gun when he entered the home and shot the suspect. He died at the scene. The officer has not been identified. The Sheriff’s Office and the Choctaw Police Department are investigating the shooting.

Brinkley asking for a stay in proceedings in civil suit OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Republican state senator at the center of an embezzlement investigation at the nonprofit agency where he once worked has asked a judge to file under seal a request to stay proceedings in a civil suit. The Tulsa World reports Sen. Rick Brinkley is asking a Tulsa district judge to let him file the request to put the proceedings on hold. If he’s allowed to file the request under seal, it wouldn’t be made public. The Better Business Bureau of Tulsa filed a civil suit against Brinkley June 5 alleging he embezzled more than $1 million over 15 years. The organization alleged he used its money to pay “his mortgage, pool cleaner, personal credit card invoices, and to support a hidden gambling habit.”

Grand jury’s inquiry of Tulsa sheriff done in secrecy TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A grand jury investigating a sheriff in Tulsa County, where a reserve deputy fatally shot an unarmed man, will do its work in secret. Even the room it meets in, what witnesses it calls, when it meets and for how long aren’t public. A 12-member jury and three alternates will investigate whether Sheriff Stanley Glanz neglected his duties and whether reserve deputies who gave gifts to the agency were given special treatment. A petition drive calling for a grand jury investigation into Glanz and his office was prompted by the April 2 fatal shooting of Eric Harris by ex-volunteer deputy Robert Bates and a 2009 memo that was leaked weeks later questioning whether Bates was qualified to serve as a reserve deputy. Bates, who has since left

the agency, says he confused his handgun and stun gun when he shot Harris. He has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and will face a jury trial in February. Bates is a close friend of Glanz’s, has donated thousands of dollars in cash, cars and equipment to the agency and was the sheriff’s’ campaign manager in 2012. If the grand jury met Wednesday, it could not be readily seen in the courthouse. Laurie Phillips, an attorney representing the organizers of the petition drive, said it’s likely that, if the panel met, it would pick a clerk and decide on a schedule the 12 jurors and three alternates could agree upon — a process that could eat up plenty of time. “Trying to set a schedule for 15 people is kind of difficult,” Phillips said. Witnesses called by the grand jury are forbidden by the court from discussing their testimony. Phillips said the secrecy is necessary to preserve the integrity of the investigation. “Even though it may seem (secret), it’s similar to a law enforcement investigation, and a law enforcement investigation doesn’t tell the public what it’s found,” she said. A message left with Rob Barris, an outside district attorney called in to run the grand jury, seeking comment on the panel’s whereabouts wasn’t immediately returned Wednesday. For an indictment, threefourths of the panel must agree.

Interstate 44 reopened in Oklahoma after pedestrian killed OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Westbound Interstate 44 and ramps onto the interstate in northwest Oklahoma City have reopened following a police investigation into a fatal hit-and-run. The interstate was narrowed to two lanes for several hours on the westbound side after a female pedestrian was struck and killed shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday in the area near the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. Police said it was not clear why the woman was not in a vehicle. Police say the driver who struck the woman left the scene that’s near the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said shortly after 1 p.m. that westbound I-44 and the on-ramp from Northwest 10th onto the interstate had reopened.

Lawton man sentenced to life in slaying of his wife LAWTON, Okla. (AP) — A Lawton man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his wife — whose body was found buried in the backyard of the couple’s home. The Lawton Constitu-

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for all or parts of four counties in eastern Oklahoma following overnight rains.

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July 23 Shawnee Little Theatre’s annual meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at the theater, 1829 Airport Rd. The business meeting with yearly reports and election of board members will be followed by a special memorial tribute to longtime SLT founding member and Artistic Director Pat Snider. The tribute will include photos and memories of Snider’s years of service to SLT. Refreshments will follow the presentation. There will be a centralized enrollment day and health fair from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Alumni Center at Tecumseh High School. This enrollment day and health fair will be for students of all grades in the Tecumseh Public School System. All students who pre-enrolled in the spring will be asked to review and correct their enrollment information.

July 24 Redeemer Lutheran Church, 39307 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, will host a free movie night at 7 p.m. The movie will be “Dolphin Tale,” a movie for all ages. Everyone is invited, and there will be free popcorn and pop. For more information, call 405-273-6286.

July 25 The Shawnee High School Class of 1955 will be in town for their 60th class reunion. Come welcome them at the Shawnee High School Alumni Museum from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 25. Wesley United Methodist Church will hold its Free Clothes Closet 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 302 E. Independence.

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at 401 N. Bell just north of 10th and bell. At lunch, the group enjoys eating together t the many eating places close to the downtown area. The event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Come for the entire time, or just drop in for a short time. Quilt guild members would love to answer any questions, give any advice, or just visit about quilting. For more information, call 642-7865.

August 4 Central Oklahoma Human Resource Association (COHRA) will be hosting Oklahoma’s women’s basketball coach, Sherri Coale on at 11:30 a.m. at the Firelake Arena in Shawnee for a free Business Leader Workshop. Sherri will be presenting “What Winners do to Win.” Please note Due to NCAA restrictions: Recruitable students in the 9th through 12th grades are not allowed to attend this session. For more information please visit the COHRA website www.cohra.shrm.org. Please RSVP by July 31.

August 5 The Spinning Spools Quilt Guild will have a “piecing a quilt” day from 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. at the Senior Center, located at 401 N. Bell just north of 10th and bell. At lunch, the group enjoys eating together t the many eating places close to the downtown area. The event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Come for the entire time, or just drop in for a short time. Quilt guild members would love to answer any questions, give any advice, or just visit about quilting. For more information, call 642-7865.

August 7 AT&T Pioneers will meet 11 a.m. today.

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A Korean Veteran Reception will take place at the Shawnee VFW from 2 to 5 p.m. and is open to all veterans.

The ExxonMobil retirees will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Paul’s Place for lunch.

Overeaters Anonymous meets on Thursday and Monday at 11 a.m. at the First Christian Church, located at 1625 N. Broadway in Shawnee. It is free, and all are welcome.

The Spinning Spools Quilt Guild will have a “piecing a quilt” day from 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. at the Senior Center, located at 401 N. Bell just north of 10th and bell. At lunch, the group enjoys eating together t the many eating places close to the downtown area. The event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Quilt guild members would love to answer any questions, give any advice, or just visit about quilting. For more information, call 642-7865.

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Wesley United Methodist Church will hold its Free Clothes Closet 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 302 E. Independence.

July 28 The Shawnee High School 1958 Reunion committee will meet at 6 p.m. at Van’s on East Highland.

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Jonie Renay Byrd was born June 13, 1995, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in Prague, Oklahoma, at the age of 20. Jonie, the daughter of Steve Wayne and Michelle Renay (Wright) Byrd, was a life-long resident of Prague. She graduated from Prague High School with the Class of 2014. She was a member of Prague First Baptist Church. She played basketball in junior high and loved watching the OU girls’ basketball team as well as the Prague girls’ basketball team. Jonie was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Carol Bailey. Survivors include her parents, Steve and Michelle Byrd of Prague; maternal grandparents, Glenda and Jerry Clifton of Norman, and Billy and Cindy Wright of Shawnee; paternal grandparents, Marion and Lois Byrd of Oklahoma City; aunts and uncles, Sherry and Mark Cox of McLoud, Debbie Partain of Noble, Leigh Ann and Lee Shelton of Shawnee, and Catina Wright of Norman; and other numerous family and friends The Byrd family will receive friends on Friday, July 24, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Prague. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at First Baptist Church in Prague with Bro. Mike Matlock officiating. Interment will follow at Little Cemetery in Seminole. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague. A guest book is available to share your memories online at www.ParksBrothers.net

Jack Johnson, owner of Jack’s Wrecker Service of Shawnee, took his final call on Sunday July 19, 2015, following a short illness. He was born August 5, 1948 to Andrew & Patsy (Caldwell) Johnson in Shawnee. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Patsy Johnson. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 50 years, Regina (Ward) Johnson of the home; son, Brian of Shawnee; son, Mark and his wife Christy, grandchildren: Justin and his wife Taylor Beth of Shawnee, Taylor, Taryn, and Zack of Shawnee, Taylor Monroe, and Tyler, Steven and his wife Darling of Shawnee, Mikole of Shawnee. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2015 at Walker Funeral Services with Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Service.

89 Mattie Louise Parris, a resident of Shawnee for 89 years, passed away on July 19, 2015, in Lawrenceville, GA. Mattie is survived by her son, Russell (Eddie) Parris; her daughter-in-law, Margaret (Judy) Parris; three grandchildren: Russell S. Parris and his wife Libby, Robert W. Parris, and Maureen K. Walker and her husband Josh; and three great grandchildren: Jackson, William and Alexander Parris. Mattie was preceded in death by her husband, Russell E. Parris, who was killed in action in World War II; her father, Henry Black, her mother, Arminda Black; brothers: Henry, Eugene and Charlie and half-sister Ruth Singleton. She was named after her aunt, Mattie Dodson. Mattie was born on August 11, 1922, in Dale, Oklahoma, where she graduated from High School in 1940. After the loss of her husband in 1944, Mattie attended business school and obtained employment as a typist and secretary in the County Clerk’s office. She then worked as a clerk at Tinker Air Force Base for over 30 years. After retirement, Mattie worked part time as a bank teller and enjoyed hosting visits by her grandkids. Mattie was an active member of Liberty Baptist Church for many years. Having lived through the Great Depression as a young teenager, losing her one and only spouse in World War II and then raising her child as a single mom before anyone coined that phrase, Mattie truly represented what Tom Brokaw referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 24 at Walker Funeral Service of Shawnee with Phil Thompson officiating, followed by internment at Dale Cemetery.

Gatlin Ruger Willis McDonald Infant Gatlin Ruger Willis McDonald, infant son of Lari Rene Willis and Coleton Audra McDonald, entered and departed this world on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada, Oklahoma. Little Gatlin leaves to survive him, his mother, Lari Rene Willis and his father, Coleton A. McDonald of the home; grandparents, Bill and Tarrah Willis of Maud, Oklahoma, Kelli and Troy Jones of Mounds, Oklahoma, Carl and Kristin McDonald of Mounds, Oklahoma, great-grandparents, Brenda and Larry Fletcher of Tuskahoma, Oklahoma, great-grandparents, Carolyn and Danny Atwell of Mounds, Oklahoma, great-grandfather, Carl McDonald, Sr. of Mounds, Oklahoma, great-grandfather, Bill Willis Jr. of Konawa, Oklahoma, great-grandparents, Ron and Luita Noble of San Angelo, Texas, great-great grandparents, Verlin and Barbra Fletcher of Maud, Oklahoma, great-great grandparents, Jess and Betty Love of Tuskahoma, Oklahoma. Aunts and Uncles, Megan Willis of Maud, Oklahoma, Beau Willis of Maud, Oklahoma, Dakota McDonald of Hereford, Texas, Caci Arias of Mounds, Oklahoma, Sarah Dinelli of Mounds, Oklahoma, Jacob Dinelli of Mounds, Oklahoma, Brandon Jones of Claremore, Oklahoma, Preston Jones of Claremore, Oklahoma, and a host of other family and special friends who have shown us how much they love us through this difficult time in our life. Gatlin is preceded in death by Barbara McDonald, Winford Crawford and by Betty Crawford. Graveside services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2015 at Cummings Cemetery in Maud, Oklahoma with Chad Eads officiating the service. Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family online at www.swearingenfuneral.com.

BIBLE VERSE But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. ... If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Matthew 5:44,46-47 NIV

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Stanley Gene Larman Shawnee Stanley Gene Larman, lifelong resident of Shawnee, passed into Heaven on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. He had suffered from heart problems for years. Stanley was born October 2, 1954, in Shawnee to Galvin Luther and Lorena Gail (Holloway) Larman. He worked at Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Wonderbread, and the oil field. Stan graduated from Shawnee High School in 1972 and became a child of God in 1993 at Aydelotte Baptist Church. Stan had a love for boxing and was naturally talented in the sport. He competed in Golden Glove tournaments and trained many. He also played baseball, football and ran track in school. He served as president of Shawnee Church Softball League and coached Aydelotte Baptist Church softball teams for many years. Those preceding him in death are his parents; Uncle Gus and Aunt Helen Blevins, and grandparents Herschel and Granny Larman. Stanley married Connie Newsom in 1978 and together they had two daughters. Those left to cherish his memories are daughters Lindsay Nicole Larman and fiancé Bryan State and Hayley Michelle Larman; grandson Nickolas Shay Larman; twin granddaughters Cheyenne Nicole and Raeanne Michelle Larman, all of whom he helped raise as his own; brother and wife Ronnie and Jackie Larman, brother and wife Philip and Ruthie Larman, sister and husband, Kathy and Gary Powell; treasured nephew, Zack Larman; two nephews, Trace and Chad Larman; and two nieces Crystal O’Rorke and Erica Franklin. Stanley had a soft heart for people and animals and would never turn either one away. Also left to cherish his memory are many close friends whom he considered his family. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Cross Connections Church, 11th and Pesotum, Shawnee. The Rev. Kenny Kerbo will officiate.

Robert ‘Bob’ Emra Teape 92 Robert “Bob” Emra Teape was born on June 25, 1923, in Hobart, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 92. Bob, the son of Emra Clifford and Genevieve (Harris) Teape, was a resident of Shawnee. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He married Peggy Starritt of Marietta in 1946 and they remained married until her death in 1993. They resided in Stillwater until Bob graduated from Oklahoma State University. In 1949, they returned to Prague. They had two sons, Robby and Chris. After returning to Prague, Bob became a partner in Prague Motor Sales with his father, E.C. He operated the dealership until it was destroyed by fire in 1985. Bob’s sons joined him in the dealership for many years. In 1986, Bob and Robby owned and operated the Shawnee Lincoln Mercury dealership. In 1988, they bought the Seminole Ford-Mercury dealership and operated both dealerships until they were sold in 1994. In 1995, Bob moved to Shawnee and was remarried in 1997 to Mary (Kirk) Walton of Shawnee. They remained married until her death in 2008. Bob was very active in the community. He was a past member and chairman of the Prague Hospital Board, a past president of the Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce and a long-time member and past president of the school board. Bob was also a founding member of the Prague Builders Association, a past board member and a president of the Board of the United Methodist Church. Most recently, before his health began to fail, Bob was a volunteer at the Shawnee Medical Center. Bob’s parents, first wife, Peggy and second wife, Mary preceded him in death. Survivors include sons and daughter-in-law, Robby Teape of Oklahoma City and Chris and Debbie Teape of Southlake, Texas; grandchildren, Trey Teape of Shawnee, Staci Lockhart of Norman, Christen White of Fort Worth, Texas, Britney Teape of Colleyville, Texas, Amanda Teape of Shawnee, Shelly Teape of Oklahoma City, and Trevor Teape of Royce City, Texas; nine great grandchildren; Sisters, Joanne Estes of Del City, and Mary Pat Kahanek of Shawnee; and other numerous family and friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at 2:00 PM, at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel in Prague with Pastor Trey Teape officiating. Interment will follow at Prague Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague. A guest book is available to share your memories online At www.ParksBrothers.net

Republican contenders scrambling to adjust to ‘Trumpism’ AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is on his way to the Mexican border, the latest event in a presidential campaign some of his rivals would like to dismiss as a sideshow — a “carnival act,” as one puts it. But he’s been stealing their thunder for days and left them scrambling to adjust to a race dominated by a bombastic longshot. The billionaire developer and reality TV host will be in Laredo, Texas, on Thursday, highlighting his unyielding stance on immigration. The trip will revisit a topic that has stirred criticism that has now grown into open hostility from some Republican contenders. From party heavyweights like Jeb Bush to recently announced candidates like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the contenders are confronted by Trump’s hairtrigger habit of calling out his critics by name, vilifying the GOP establishment and roiling the debate over immigration and more. In Washington, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was asked about Trump’s planned trip on to Laredo. He snapped, “I hope he can find the border because I’m not sure he’s ever been there before.” This, after Perry denounced Trump’s campaign as a “cancer on conservatism” and “barking carnival act” in a speech that laced into “Trumpism: a toxic mix of demagoguery, meanspiritedness and nonsense that will lead the Republican Party to perdition if pursued.” Indeed, the insults flying between Trump and his fiercest critics have been caustic. Sen. Lindsey Graham called him a “jackass” a day earlier and Trump responded by calling Graham an “idiot” and giving out the senator’s cellphone number, jamming his voice mail. Others in the field have been more measured, though showing signs of growing exasperation. Bush, in particular, has conspicuously tried to avoid alienating Trump’s supporters — “good people” with “legitimate concerns” — even while branding Trumps’ rhetoric “ugly” and “meanspirited.” The feud is unfolding as the candidates prepare for the first GOP debate, a venue to which the top 10 in national polling will be invited out of a swollen lineup of 16. Although they are all accomplished, few are well known nationally, and “Trumpism” isn’t making it easier for them to get their messages out at a time when mere name recognition can drive popularity in polling. Trump, a longtime celebrity, is almost guaranteed a spot in the de-

bate. Bush, in South Carolina on Wednesday, said he wasn’t approaching the debate thinking about Trump or any rival who might be on the stage. “My objective with this is to, wherever I can, share my record,” he said. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a day earlier, addressed the Trump feud almost serenely, expressing confidence the primary campaign would “get beyond the novelty of a reality TV star.” And Walker, campaigning in Tennessee, said he used to run track and “I realized there were some folks sprinting out ahead. I made sure I was ahead at the end of the race when it really mattered.” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio likened Trump to Barack Obama, a president with “no class” who Rubio said demeaned the office with his appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” On Fox News, Rubio said of Trump: “I don’t think the way he has behaved over the past few weeks is either dignified or worthy of the office he seeks.” Trump remains unbowed. “I’m called a jackass,” he said Wednesday on CNN. “You have to fight back. “The country has to fight back. Everyone’s pushing our country around. We can’t allow that.” Meanwhile, federal regulators made public records that show, as he has said, that he is rich. He has assets of at least $1.4 billion and debt of at least $240 million, the regulators said in a report with such broad categories that his wealth could well be much greater. His precise fortune isn’t pinpointed, but the disclosures underscore his financial potential staying power in the race and his freedom from the influence — or muzzles — of the deep-pocketed Republicans who banroll rival campaigns. On Thursday, he plans to hold a news conference at the U.S-Mexico border, meet members of the union that represents Border Control agents and speak to law enforcement officers, his campaign said. The border became a flashpoint in the GOP debate when Trump branded Mexican immigrants rapists and drug-bearing criminals. After that episode came a broadside against Arizona Sen. John McCain, who earned Trump’s ire by saying his remarks about immigrants had brought out “crazies.” Trump mocked McCain’s experience in the Vietnam War where he was tortured as a prisoner, called him “dumb” and laced into his record on veterans issues in the Senate.

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cess include the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry. Board members who reject the attorney general’s advice would be subject to removal for misconduct, according to the order, which was issued Friday. The attorney general’s Chief Tom Pringle of the McLoud Police Department, left, and Interim City Man- office already provides legal counsel to most state ager Kay Heinz, right, are thanking the Avedis Foundation donating $5,000 to boards and commissions. purchase 15 body cameras for the police force in McLoud. PROVIDED PHOTO But the order will formalize

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Investigators in Oklahoma City are looking into an accident involving a train and a pedestrian. Television station KFOR reports that shortly before 5 p.m., emergency crews were called to the train tracks following an accident on the city’s northwest side. There was no immediate information on the victim’s identity or condition. Authorities say drivers are encouraged to avoid the area and find an alternate route while investigators clear the scene.

Police stun, shoot man OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting on the city’s northeast side. Police spokesman Capt. Paco Balderrama says one suspect is dead in an incident that was reported just after 5 p.m. Police say the shooting happened after police were called to a home to investigate a potential crime. Police officials say officers found a man hiding under a bed. Police said the man came at officers with a knife and refused to drop it after officers ordered him to. Police said officers used a stun gun on him twice and were then forced to shoot the man. It was not immediately clear how many officers were involved in the shooting the alleged suspect.

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to sound the sirens too. There also will be a dunk tank for people to try their hand at dunking a cop, Stafford said. There will be fingerprinting services offered for parents to have fingerprint ID cards made for their children, along with other fun events and booths. Participating barbecue cook-off teams are coming from several states, including Kansas, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. As teams cook up brisket, pork, chicken and ribs, judges sanctioned by the KCBS are coming in from four states to sample and

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. James Lankford is introducing a bill to end all taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood unless the organization stops performing all abortions. Lankford announced Wednesday he has introduced the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, which would impose a one-year moratorium on federal funding to the organization unless it stops providing abortions. Planned Parenthood provides a variety of non-abortion health services, including health screenings, family planning and adoption referrals at several clinics in Oklahoma. Lankford says his bill was prompted in part by the release of secretly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing how they provide organs from aborted fetuses for research. He said the video “hit a nerve with many Americans.” Planned Parenthood has said the videos were made by an anti-abortion group that seeks to ban abortions.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A report of a lion roaming a Milwaukee neighborhood has police and others on the lookout. Milwaukee police say a woman reported seeing a lion Monday afternoon in her north side neighborhood. Police Chief Edward Flynn says his officers were given cellphone video of an animal that appeared to be a “lion-ish creature.” Officers checked the neighborhood, but didn’t find anything. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was notified and dispatched an employee to check it out. Flynn says it was “theoretically possible” a wild cat had made its way south from northern Wisconsin. Since the first call, police have received about two dozen lion reports. Officers investigated each call and found no lion. The initial report of a lion sighting lit up social media with its own hashtag #mkelion.

Police: Man who called 911 sought help with air conditioner INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — State police say a western Pennsylvania man with a penchant for making unnecessary emergency calls recently complained of chest pains so he could ask medics to help him fix his air conditioner. Twenty-six-year-old Travis Turn-

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judge the barbecue, with awards presented at 3 p.m. Prize money for the contest totals $10,000. Concessions for drinks and snow cones will be available, Stafford said, but as far as the food, it’s all about the barbecue. Those in attendance also can be part of the contest and judge the People’s Choice category. There is no admission fee to attend to event, but cost for a barbecue tasting kit is $7 for adults and $4 for children. With that purchase, tasters also get a “Hot Pursuit” Frisbee. While it will be hot where contestants are cooking, the eating area of the Expo Center is air-conditioned. The event is a fundraiser for the Shawnee Police

Foundation, which raises funds to help purchase equipment for the Shawnee Police Department that might not always be in the city’s budget. Over the years, the foundation has purchased numerous items for the department and its officers. The foundation hosts a golf tournament fundraiser each year and while this is the first KCBS cook-off they’ve held, they plan to make it a yearly event, Stafford said. For more information, go the event website, www. hotpursuitbbq. Other information also can be found on the SPF Facebook page: www.facebook.com/shawneepolicefoundation.

the process of reviewing board actions that could have anti-competitive ramifications. Earlier this month, Attorney General Scott Pruitt wrote a letter to the governor warning that numerous Oklahoma boards and commissions were at increased risk of being sued because they were mostly composed of members of the professions they regulate. Pruitt said his concerns were prompted by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case involving a

North Carolina state dental board. That board, which had six dentists among its eight members, was sued after it sent cease-and-desist letters to non-dentists who were offering teeth whitening services at lower prices than dentists. The court ruled that state licensing boards controlled by people who work in the markets they regulate aren’t immune from federal antitrust liability unless they’re subject to active state supervision.

er, of Indiana, Pa., was charged Wednesday with obstructing emergency services and disorderly conduct. Troopers say Turner has called Indiana County 911 dispatchers or the state police 63 times in the last three years for minor or harassing complaints. In December, they charged him. The complaint later was withdrawn and Turner was warned to stop making such calls. But police say Turner called 911 again Sunday afternoon. They say that when an ambulance arrived, Turner said he didn’t have any medical issues but needed help with his air conditioner. Turner’s listed phone was disconnected Wednesday.

Maine brewer makes beer out of live lobsters, sea salt PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine brewer is offering a quicker way to consume two of the state’s summertime staples: beer and lobster. Oxbow Brewing is serving up beer brewed with live Maine lobsters and a dash of sea salt. Brewmaster Tim Adams says the lobsters were placed in a mesh bag and suspended in a kettle full of boiling wort during the brewing process. He says the lobsters add a subtle brininess and sweetness that lobster fans will recognize. The beer is a saison (say-ZAHN’)style beer brewed in collaboration with a brewery in Parma, Italy. It is 4.5 percent alcohol by volume

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and is available on a limited basis. The beer is served in the brewery’s tasting room. Adams says the lobsters that were cooked in the brewing process were later eaten.

Albuquerque woman tracks down late husband’s stolen truck ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque, New Mexico, woman says she took the law into her own hands to find her late husband’s stolen truck and help capture the alleged thief herself. KOAT-TV reports Ana Dean boxed in the accused car thief Tuesday after driving around Albuquerque with her grandchildren in search of the stolen Ford F-150. According to Dean, she loaded up her grandchildren, prayed that her husband’s spirit would lead them to the truck and found it in a parking lot. Dean says after she entered the key code into the truck’s electronic lock, she used her own car to block the entrance to the parking lot and called 911. Police arrived and arrested 25year-old Jasen Mulvaney on a stolen vehicle charge. It was not known if he had an attorney.

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Open-carry push has counterproductive impact From The Oklahoman, July 19, 2015 We have long supported robust Second Amendment rights, believing law-abiding Oklahomans with weapons are a threat only to criminals. Yet the recent push for open carry of firearms has, ironically, restricted the sphere where citizens may legally possess a gun. This suggests gun-rights supporters need to rethink their strategy. Texas-based Whataburger has announced that customers won’t be allowed to openly carry firearms in the chain’s 780 national locations. Preston Atkinson, Whataburger’s president and CEO, said the open display of firearms made many employees and customers “uncomfortable.” Atkinson said patrons licensed to carry concealed handguns would still be allowed to do so. An official with Open Carry Texas condemned Whataburger’s stance, while the action was praised by Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America. This highlights the bizarre state of the national gun debate: A restaurant chain that allows concealed carry of firearms in its stores is being criticized by gun-rights advocates and praised by gun-control groups. Yet in other instances, opencarry laws have caused stores to roll back permissive policies regarding even concealed carry of firearms. Target stores and Chipotle are among that group. In 2014, the Washington Post reported that Target, Chipotle “and other businesses previously went along with local gun laws, allowing patrons to openly display weapons in states where the law allows it.” But when members of some gun-rights groups took rifles into stores, company officials felt compelled to revise those policies. This is a basic issue where gun rights and property rights can conflict. In short, you don’t have the right to carry a firearm onto someone else’s property without their permission. And many businesses are increasingly worried that allowing open carry of firearms will drive away more customers than it will attract. This is unfortunate, because concealed carry has undoubtedly increased public safety and saved lives in the years since it was enacted in Oklahoma and elsewhere. But where the concealed-carry debate focused on citizen protection, the open-carry debate has mostly been about making a political statement. The cost of making that statement is that there are now fewer places where citizens can be legally armed. If anyone thinks this change is without consequence, recall that in 1991 a gunman at a Luby’s restaurant in Texas killed 22 people and wounded 20 others. One survivor, Dr. Susan Gratia-Hupp, had left her gun in her car in the parking lot, as required by law at the time. Thus, she was unable to defend herself or her parents, who were both killed. The Luby’s shooting led many business owners to allow customers to conceal carry. But open carry is now causing many of those same businesses to rethink those policies out of fear of losing other customers. Oklahoma has allowed open carry since 2012, yet few people actually engage in the practice even though 44,811 people held self-defense act licenses in 2014 (with one-third of licenses held by women). Clearly, the vast majority prefer concealed carry. In their efforts to make a rhetorical point — that open carry of firearms should be just as legal as concealed carry — a small sliver of gun activists has created a financial incentive for businesses to ban all weapons, whether concealed or not. That this is an unintended consequence of the open-carry movement doesn’t mean the impact will be any less severe for public safety.

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rying to understand the intent of our Founding Fathers in the U.S. Constitution has created much controversy and debate. The problem comes from the fact that the Founding Fathers created a document that is so skillfully written that it can be applied just as successfully today as in 1787 when it was written. In order to create such a “living constitution”, the Founding Fathers purposefully didn’t include “intent language” in the document. This created a major problem for those who debate as to whether the Constitution should be “strictly interpreted” (conservative view) or “loosely interpreted” (liberal view). The lack of key terms in the Constitution adds to this controversy. For example, “democracy” isn’t found in the Constitution. However, both views generally agree the Founders wanted some form of a representative democracy to rule as is evident in the Preamble which begins with, “We the people...” Neither the terms “free enterprise” nor “capitalism” are in the U.S. Constitution. However, it was understood among the constitutional delegates that property would be privately owned and was protected from government or private confiscation by “due process of law”. The only direct reference to economics was that the U.S. government was given the power to regulate commerce between the states (Interstate Commerce clause - Article I, Section 8). The concepts of free enterprise are found in the “Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith, published in 1776, and all evidence documents the U.S. economic system was almost completely based on these principles until the 1930s. The creation of cities and school boards wasn’t included in the U.S. Constitution; and therefore, the state governments have assumed their creation through their 50 state constitutions. However, since the 1930’s, states, cities and school boards, whether rightly or wrongly, have become dependent on federal dollars for their economic survival. The states have historically had the power to establish “mar-

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riage and divorce laws” since the Constitution includes no mention of such issues. However, U.S. Supreme Court decisions have recently determined federal authority over marriage, and subsequently, includes divorce under the power of civil liberties (Equal Protection Clause) granted under the 5th and 14th amendments. There’s also no mention of political parties within the Constitution’s seven Articles and 27 Amendments. However, the system has been the basis of our election process since its beginning in the Presidential race of 1800. Within the last century, a polarizing subject of debate between conservatives and liberals has been whether the U.S. was established as a Christian nation. Similar to the above terms, “Christianity” isn’t mentioned in the Constitution but in the closing of Article 7 (relating to ratification) it states: “Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventh Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven...”. During the period known as Colonial American History, eight of the thirteen original English colonies created an “Established Church” to receive tax supported dollars. Soon after the American Revolutionary War during the 1780’s, three states quickly adopted an Established Church because these states were seeking a method to aid the impoverished and the states forced that responsibility upon the church. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights (1791) was directed to prohibit an “Established Church” to prevent the U.S. government from prohibiting the “free exercise of religion”. To the shock of most Americans, the terms “Separation of Church and State” aren’t included

in the U.S. Constitution. It wasn’t until 1878 (Reynolds v. U.S.) that the U.S. Supreme Court first referred to the terms in its decision relating to a Utah polygamy case defining marriage as between “one man and one woman”. During the 1890’s, the Supreme Court rendered three decisions called the “Trinity Cases”, in which it stated the U.S. was created as a Christian nation, and subsequently, all laws written at both the national and state levels had to be based on Christian values. It wasn’t until 1947 (Everson v. Board of Education) that the Supreme Court ruled, in what is considered a reversal of the “Trinity Cases,” that the “No Established Church clause” in the First Amendment meant there must be a “wall of separation between church and state”. Using that 1947 decision as a precedent, the Court ruled in Engle v. Vitale (1961) that prayer in public schools violated this ‘wall of separation’. George Washington, the president of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and first elected U.S. President, set the precedent after being administered the oath of office by proclaiming, “So Help Me God”. He also once stated, “It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible”. Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing the phrase “there should exist a wall of separation between church and state” in a 1801 letter to the Danbury Baptist Church congregation. On his memorial in Washington, D.C. are inscribed his words, “God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are a gift of God?” Living under a Constitution that allows free expression with individual liberties has created the greatest nation on earth. A debate continues between conservatives and liberals on constitutional interpretation but for reasonable citizens on both sides it’s extremely difficult to understand exactly which provision within the “10 Commandments” violates a moral code of decency and, therefore, must be removed from society.

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place a cost factor on this aspect of America’s Wars. The actual monetary cost are never talked about and I doubt records would show the actual cost. I would like to see an actual Cost/Benefit study on America’s Wars. A study that would show who paid the cost of the wars in human sacrifice and taxes. The study would also show the

American taxpayer that the profits of War flows to those who make the weapons of War, the Military/Industrial Complex. President Obama and the other nations are right in pursuing a diplomatic solution with Iran. The harrows of War should only happen when every other avenue for peace has failed. James B. Townsend Shawnee

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You most likely lock your doors and may have a home security system. But how well are you protecting the personal data you store, use or transmit at home? With recent news about “Data Breaches” in large chain stores, and now, even in our government systems, it is easy to forget that most personal information stolen actually happens from your home. Even simple information like your name, phone number and address can be used by criminals to access more sensitive information like your Social Security number and financial accounts. According to TransUnion, here are four simple safeguards to strengthen your home’s data security: 1. Don’t take a vacation on your mail. It’s a great time of year to travel, but before you do, ask the postal service to hold your mail until you’re back. If mail’s piling up at your house, thieves may feel more comfortable

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rifling through that mail, digging in your trash or even breaking into your home to get credit card applications and other exploitable info. 2. Secure sensitive information you’ll need. Store passports, recent bank statements, and other private documents in a locked file cabinet or safe. Keeping bank and credit card statements out on a counter leaves them accessible to anyone who might come into your home. 3. S h r e d documents you’ll no longer need. Personal shredders are not expensive. Shop around for one that crosscuts documents so thieves can’t easily put the pieces back together. This includes credit or service offers you don’t plan to use. 4. Make sure your address didn’t change on you. We’re not talking about a prankster removing a digit from your house’s street number. We’re talking about fraudsters who’ve already stolen enough of your account information to get

the bank, credit card company or other creditor to change your address to one more convenient for more fraudulent activities. For this last one, a good credit monitoring service can help you stop this quickly developing type of fraud called account takeover. Many times an account can be “taken over” for many months before a consumer knows it has occurred. There are several companies which offer this service. Many times they send an email alert anytime there’s a critical change to any of the three national credit bureau reports. Once the alert is received, log on and verify if a change is something you are familiar with, and if you see an unfamiliar address listed on your report, you know to investigate further. Data breaches aren’t always about huge criminal syndicates and corporate vulnerabilities to computer systems. Sometimes, they’re just simple attacks that can hit way too close to home.

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Unmask the science of super heroes, villians â€œUnmask!â€? is this yearâ€™s theme, focusing on heroes of this world and beyond. Programs mix in some literature with a dash of storytelling and all wrapped up by the theme of science and learning while having fun. The Shawnee Public Library welcomes Oklahoma Museum Network for the teen program â€œSuperheroes Are Awesome!â€? at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 29. In this program, participants will learn about the scientific origins of many supervillains, from the beginnings of Dr. Freeze manipulating the cold to the magnetic control held

by Magneto. Several handson experiments will give participants a chance to find their own inner villain and the science that could make them unique and powerful. Programs are geared to students going into 7th through 12th grades. The Oklahoma Museum Network is as much a part of the Pioneer Library Systemâ€™s Summer Reading Program as great books and reading goals. The Outreach wing of the multi-museum network primarily offers programs generated by Science Museum Oklahoma. Each year they

combine science and reading in a way where participants are able to have fun and, before they know it, learn something that could be useful for them down the road in school. â€œOne of the things we pride ourselves in is being able to find the science in anything, regardless of what the topic or the theme is,â€? said Eileen Castle, Outreach Coordinator for the Oklahoma Museum Network and Science Museum Oklahoma. For more information, call 275-6353 or go online to www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org/shawnee.

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Hansbrough inks free agent contract with Charlotte

Division winners may not get playoff spot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Hansbrough hopes to jumpstart his basketball career in the same state where he first emerged on to the national scene. The former North Carolina Tar Heels star forward signed a free agent contract with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not announced. The 29-year-old Hansbrough spent the past two seasons with Toronto, although he saw limited playing time. He played four seasons before that with Indiana after being selected 13th overall in 2009 NBA draft. His best season was 2010-11, when he averaged 11 points and 5.2 rebounds and started a career-high 29 games for the Pacers. His playing time and production have decreased each of the past four seasons. He averaged 3.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in 2014-15 for the Raptors. Hansbrough is optimistic he can get back to the production he had in his early years with the Pacers. Cody Zeller is expected to start at power forward and rookie first-round draft pick Frank Kaminsky is slated to be his backup, so it’s unclear how much playing time Hansbrough will see in Charlotte. Hansbrough retired as UNC’s all-time leader in points (2,872) and rebounds (1,219) and helped the Tar Heels win a national championship in 2009.

Pistons, Johnson agree to terms AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have signed Stanley Johnson, their first-round draft pick. The Pistons took Johnson with the No. 8 pick last month. The Arizona star is expected to compete for playing time at small forward for Detroit. Johnson played one season at Arizona, averaging 13.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in 2014-15. The 6foot-7, 245-pound Johnson was the Pac-12 freshman of the year. That was after an impressive high school career at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California.

Former BYU star headed to Spurs SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have signed guard Jimmer Fredette. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed Wednesday. The former BYU player spent last season with the New Orleans Pelicans, averaging 3.6 points, 1.4 assists and 10.2 minutes. He has career averages of 6.1 points and 1.4 assists in 229 games in four seasons with Sacramento, Chicago and New Orleans. As a senior at BYU in 2010-11, he was the NCAA Division I scoring leader with a 28.9 average.

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Cincy blasts Cubs CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle Hendricks had a tough first inning, and the Chicago Cubs couldn’t catch up. Todd Frazier extended his post-derby surge with three more hits on Wednesday, and Mike Leake was solid in what might have been his final start in Cincinnati, leading the Reds to a 9-1 victory in the opening game of a day-night doubleheader. Frazier won the All-Star Home Run Derby at Great American Ball Park, then went into an 0-for-10 slump. After getting a day off last Sunday, the third baseman is 6 for 12 with a homer and six RBIs. Joey Votto added a solo homer off Hendricks (4-5), who gave up four runs while facing nine batters in the first inning.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A division title might soon mean a banner but no assurance of a playoff spot in the NBA. Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday the league is leaning toward not guaranteeing a postseason berth to a team that wins its division, forcing clubs to finish in the top eight of their conference if they want a shot at the title.

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Silver had already said he expected a change from the current format that guarantees division winners no worse than the No. 4 seed. But after discussions with both the competition committee and board of governors, he believes the change will go further than that. “First of all, it’s never happened before that a division winner did not finish within the top eight,

and our basketball analytics folks calculate that there’s less than a 5 percent chance that it would happen,” he said before taking part in a panel discussion at the “Beyond Sport United” program. “Where we are leaning right now is that we would not guarantee a spot for a division winner in part because it’s so unlikely to happen, and No. 2 if it does happen it would be

potentially confusing to fans. No. 3, you would be displacing a team that did have a top-eight record.” Portland got the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference last season by winning the Northwest Division, but the Trail Blazers would have been seeded sixth by win-loss record. That sparked new calls to throw out the protection for division winners, and Silver said after the owners’

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annual summer meeting in Las Vegas that change was coming, though they wanted more time before voting on it. “So while we’re going to continue to discuss it a little bit more — we need to make a decision before the preseason begins — I think the greater likelihood is we will not be guaranteeing a spot to a division winner,” NBA, Page 2B

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Adrus delivers ninth-inning game-winning hit as Rangers prevail DENVER (AP) — Elvis Andrus overcame his struggles with runners in scoring position to deliver a big hit for the Texas Rangers. Andrus hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the ninth inning, and the Rangers bounced back from blowing an early five-run lead to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 on Wednesday. Rougned Odor homered and finished with three hits for the third time in the last six games for the Rangers. Andrus was hitting .225 with runners in scoring position before he stepped to the plate in the ninth. With the bases loaded and one out he hit a 1-2 pitch past a drawn-in infield into left to give the Rangers the lead. “A big hit by Elvis,” manager Jeff Banister said. “He came through in a situation where he was looking to be successful.” Carlos Gonzalez and Nick Hundley homered in Colorado’s four-run eighth. Gonzalez’s three-run shot off Tanner Scheppers (4-1) tied it at 8. “Those two homers, I feel like the balls are finding holes,” Scheppers said. “At the same time I’ve just got to make better pitches. Something to learn here. Yeah, you can probably assume I’m not going to sign here as a free agent.” Odor, who has raised his average 124 points to .268 since being

recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on June 15, led off the ninth with a walk against closer John Axford (23). Adrian Beltre singled and one out later pinch-hitter Prince Fielder was intentionally walked. Andrus came through after failing to expand on the lead in the seventh, and Shawn Tolleson worked a perfect ninth for his 15th save. “Really proud of Elvis’ approach there,” Banister said. “He didn’t get too big with his swing, he seemed to simplify his approach and was able to get a ball through a drawn-in infield.” It was the second time in the three-game series Axford has surrendered runs in the ninth. He allowed the Rangers to tie Monday’s game but Colorado won it in its last at-bat. “I tried to throw a curveball down to get a strikeout or a ground ball,” Axford said of Andrus’ hit. “It just went through the hole.” The Rangers led most of the way after a four-run first inning. Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa nearly escaped down 2-0 but first baseman Wilin Rosario inexplicably cut off a strong throw home from Gonzalez and allowed Beltre to score easily without a play at the plate. “There may have been a play there, but I think he most likely would have been safe,” manager Walt Weiss said. Shin-Soo Choo made it 4-0 with

a single, but followed with four strikeouts a day after hitting for the cycle. Odor’s solo homer in the second, his sixth of the season, made it 50. Colorado answered with a run in the bottom of the inning and three more in the fourth to get within a run, but Delino DeShields stole third and scored on an error in the fifth to make it 6-4. “What happens early in the game keeps hurting us,” Gonzalez said. “Whenever we get going from the beginning, we put the other guys against the wall. Even though we scored eight runs, I believe we missed a lot of opportunities to score more runs and take control of the game.” Odor had an RBI triple in the seventh and scored on a fielder’s choice to make it 8-4. He came to bat in the ninth needing a double for the cycle, but his 10-pitch walk sparked the winning rally. “Roogie’s at-bat was extremely important for us,” Banister said. “He was down 0-2 and spoiled a couple of pitches to be able to grind out a walk.” Gonzalez’s home run, his 14th, denied starter Martin Perez his first win in 15 months. Perez missed more than a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery on May 14, 2014, and returned to take the loss RANGERS, Page 2B

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Jamaica holds on for win over U.S. ATLANTA (AP) — Jamaica stunned the United States with a pair of first-half goals, one off a blunder by goalkeeper Brad Guzan, and held on for a 2-1 victory in the Gold Cup semifinals Wednesday night that dealt the Americans their biggest upset defeat. Darren Mattocks, who plays for Vancouver in Major League Soccer, put the Reggae Boyz ahead with 31st-minute header directly off a throw-in. Giles Barnes followed five minutes later with a goal on an 18-yard free kick after Guzan was caught going outside the penalty area on a routine throw. Michael Bradley scored in the 48th

minute for the Americans, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a stunning setback in front of sold-out crowd at the Georgia Dome. The small contingent of green-and-gold-clad Jamaican fans saluted their underdog team, ranked 76th in the world but now becoming the first Caribbean nation to reach a Gold Cup final. The Reggae Boyz face Mexico or Panama on Sunday in Philadelphia. The 34th-ranked Americans, who had played in five straight Gold Cup finals, will face the loser of Wednesday’s second semifinal in the third-place game on Saturday. They also will meet the Gold Cup winner in a playoff for the region’s berth in

the 2017 Confederations Cup. It marked the first time the U.S. was eliminated by a CONCACAF team en route to the Gold Cup final. In the era when teams outside the region were invited guests, the Americans lost semifinals to Brazil in 1996 and 2003, and a quarterfinal to Colombia in 2000. In the early going, it looked as though the Americans might romp to another impressive win after a 6-0 blowout of Cuba in the quarterfinals. They had most of the chances but kept sending good looks wide or over the net against Jamaican goalkeeper Ryan Thompson, who plays for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Adam Silver has “no doubt” the NBA could see a day when Becky Hammon or another woman is a head coach. The commissioner said Wednesday he had texted and emailed with Hammon while they were in Las Vegas, where she coached the Spurs to the Summer League championship Monday night. He praised the San Antonio organization for hiring her last season as the first full-time female assistant in the NBA and putting her in charge of its entry in the Vegas league. “No different than for me in coming up in my career, unless you’re given those opportunities, you’re never going to show your ability to be successful,” Silver said. “So I’m enormously proud of her and I’m enormously proud of the players who’ve quickly seen that she’s a top-notch coach and have been willing to follow her.” Hammon is a former WNBA star who had been hired by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich last summer before ending her playing career in San Antonio.

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Strasburg to throw batting practice WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to throw batting practice Friday as the Nationals star comes back from a strained left oblique. Manager Matt Williams said Wednesday that the right-hander will accompany the team on its road trip that begins Thursday in Pittsburgh. Strasburg threw his first bullpen session Tuesday since going on the disabled list July 5 and felt good afterward. Williams also says that injured left fielder Jayson Werth, infielder Anthony Rendon and first baseman Ryan Zimmerman won’t return against the Pirates this weekend. Werth has been sidelined since May 15 with a fractured left wrist. He played nine innings in a rehab game Tuesday. Rendon has been out since June 24 with a strained quadriceps. He had five at-bats during his rehab assignment Tuesday. An MRI of David Carpenter’s injured right shoulder was negative, but the reliever had an anti-inflammatory injection that will keep him from throwing for two or three days. He went on the disabled list July 17.

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All Times CST American North Division W L Pct. Oklahoma City 60 36 .625 (Dodgers) Omaha (Royals) 54 44 .551 Iowa (Cubs) 52 45 .536 Colorado Springs 39 56 .411 (Brewers) American South Division Round Rock 55 41 .573 (Rangers) Memphis 51 47 .520 (Cardinals) Nashville 45 53 .459 (Athletics) New Orleans 42 55 .433 (Marlins) Pacific North Division Fresno (Astros) 56 41 .577 Reno 45 52 .464 (Diamondbacks) Tacoma (Mariners) 45 52 .464 Sacramento 43 55 .439 (Giants) Pacific South Division Las Vegas (Mets) 56 41 .577 El Paso (Padres) 49 48 .505 Albuquerque (Rockies) 44 53 12 Salt Lake (Angels) 40 57 .412

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Wednesday’s Games Omaha 5, Oklahoma City 4 Colorado Springs 4, Nashville 3 El Paso 15, Sacramento 2 Memphis 9, New Orleans 5 Round Rock 4, Iowa 0 Fresno at Las Vegas, late Albuquerque at Reno, late Salt Lake at Tacoma, late Thursday’s Games Round Rock at Iowa, 12:08 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Omaha, 7:05 p.m. Nashville at Colorado Springs, 8:05 p.m. El Paso at Sacramento, 9:05 p.m. Albuquerque at Reno, 9:05 p.m. Fresno at Las Vegas, 9:05 p.m. Salt Lake at Tacoma, 9:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Iowa at Memphis, 7:05 p.m. New Orleans at Nashville, 7:05 p.m. Colorado Springs at Omaha, 7:05 p.m. Oklahoma City at Round Rock, 7:05 p.m. El Paso at Salt Lake, 7:35 p.m. Sacramento at Albuquerque, 8:05 p.m. Fresno at Tacoma, 9:05 p.m. Las Vegas at Reno, 9:05 p.m.

MLB GLANCE National League East Division W L Washington 51 42 New York 49 46 Atlanta 45 50 Miami 39 55 Philadelphia 34 63 Central Division St. Louis 60 34 Pittsburgh 54 40 Chicago 51 43 Cincinnati 42 51 Milwaukee 42 53 West Division Los Angeles 54 42 San Francisco 51 44 Arizona 43 49 San Diego 44 51 Colorado 40 53

Pct GB .548 — .516 3 .474 7 .41512½ .351 19 .638 — .574 6 .543 9 .45217½ .44218½ .563 — .537 2½ .467 9 .463 9½ .430 12½

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Washington 2 Tampa Bay 1, Philadelphia 0

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against Houston on Friday. He allowed four runs — three earned — and walked four. “I made good pitches,” Perez said. “They didn’t hit the ball hard, just ground balls and pop ups. That’s part of the game. The most

Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 4, 13 innings Atlanta 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Milwaukee 8, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 3, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 8, Chicago White Sox 5 Texas 9, Colorado 0 Miami 3, Arizona 0 San Francisco 9, San Diego 3 Wednesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 1 Cincinnati 9, Chicago Cubs 1, 1st game Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings Cleveland 7, Milwaukee 5 Texas 10, Colorado 8 San Francisco 7, San Diego 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 5, 2nd game Kansas City 5, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Miami at Arizona, late Thursday’s Games Washington (Fister 3-5) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-6), 6:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-6) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 9-8), 6:10 p.m. Kansas City (C.Young 8-5) at St. Louis (Lackey 8-5), 6:15 p.m. Milwaukee (Fiers 5-7) at Arizona (Godley 0-0), 8:40 p.m. Miami (Koehler 7-6) at San Diego (T.Ross 6-7), 9:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona, 8:40 p.m. Miami at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m. American League At A Glance East Division New York 52 41 Toronto 48 47 Tampa Bay 48 49 Baltimore 46 47 Boston 42 53 Central Division Kansas City 57 36 Minnesota 50 43 Detroit 47 47 Cleveland 45 48 Chicago 42 50 West Division Los Angeles 53 40 Houston 53 43 Texas 45 49 Oakland 43 52 Seattle 43 52

.559 — .505 5 .495 6 .495 6 .442 11 .613 — .538 7 .50010½ .484 12 .45714½ .570 .552 .479 .453 .453

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Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 3, Baltimore 2 Tampa Bay 1, Philadelphia 0 Seattle 11, Detroit 9 Houston 8, Boston 3 Milwaukee 8, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 3, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 8, Chicago White Sox 5 Texas 9, Colorado 0 L.A. Angels 7, Minnesota 0 Toronto 7, Oakland 1 Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings Cleveland 7, Milwaukee 5 Texas 10, Colorado 8 N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 3 Detroit 9, Seattle 4 Houston 4, Boston 2 Kansas City 5, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Minnesota at L.A. Angels, late Toronto at Oakland, late Thursday’s Games Baltimore (U.Jimenez 7-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 6-3), 12:05 p.m.

important thing is we got the win.” DJ LeMahieu had two singles for Colorado to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. TRAINER’S ROOM Rockies: Backup C Michael McKenry did not make his usual start with De La Rosa on Wednesday because of fluid in his right knee. He pinch-hit for De La Rosa in the sixth. Weiss

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Seattle (Iwakuma 2-1) at Detroit (Price 9-3), 12:08 p.m. Minnesota (E.Santana 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Richards 10-6), 2:35 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 9-2) at Oakland (Kazmir 5-5), 2:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 6-5) at Cleveland (Bauer 8-6), 6:10 p.m. Kansas City (C.Young 8-5) at St. Louis (Lackey 8-5), 6:15 p.m. Boston (Miley 8-8) at Houston (McCullers 4-3), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Houston at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. Toronto at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

WNBA WNBA By The Associated Press All Times CDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct New York 11 5 .688 Chicago 11 6 .647 Washington 9 6 .600 Connecticut 8 7 .533 Indiana 8 8 .500 Atlanta 7 10 .412 WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota 12 4 .750 Phoenix 9 7 .563 Tulsa 10 8 .556 San Antonio 5 12 .294 Seattle 5 13 .278 Los Angeles 3 12 .200

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Tuesday’s Games San Antonio 80, Indiana 62 Washington 76, Tulsa 69 Chicago 97, Atlanta 92 New York 81, Seattle 77 Los Angeles 70, Phoenix 65 Wednesday’s Games Connecticut 78, Minnesota 77, OT New York at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

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said McKenry should be ready Friday against the Reds. UP NEXT Rangers: RHP Colby Lewis (9-4) opens a threegame series in Anaheim on Friday. He is 5-1 with a 4.55 ERA since June 1. Rockies: RHP Eddie Butler (3-6) gets his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday, facing Cincinnati on Friday.

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he said Wednesday. Silver added it was too far off to talk about whether owners would opt out of the collective bargaining agreement in 2017, after saying last week that a significant number of teams were still

He was then joined by former NBA star and league global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo and women’s great Teresa Edwards in discussing the social responsibilities of the league and its players. Commissioners Rob Manfred of Major League Baseball and Gary Bettman of the NHL took part in other panels.

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Veterans looking for fresh start EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Right after Roy Hibbert, Lou Williams and Brandon Bass received their new gold jerseys Wednesday, they all spoke variations on the same theme. The three veteran NBA players entered the summer looking for a fresh start, and they’re all eager to get it with the Los Angeles Lakers. They’re also looking forward to playing with Kobe Bryant — after they get a chance to talk to him. “I appreciate the Lakers getting me out here, and I’m going to work extremely hard to make sure the Lakers get back

to where they should be,” Hibbert said. The Lakers were thrilled to swing a trade for Hibbert, the 7-foot-2 center who spent the past seven seasons with the Indiana Pacers. The two-time All-Star had already moved to Los Angeles before the deal happened, and he is determined to return to dominant defensive form after a perceived down season precipitated his departure from Indiana. While the Pacers are trying to get smaller and faster, the Lakers could use a bulky stopper after struggling as one of the NBA’s worst defensive teams last

year. “Looking at the team here, they have a lot of firepower,” Hibbert said. “My main presence is going to be at the rim. Last year, the Lakers were (29th) in defensive efficiency, so my job is to make sure I clog up the paint, (provide) helpside defense, and whatever else I get on the offensive end is candy.” Hibbert’s perceived decline last season wasn’t visible in most statistics. He started 76 games and averaged 10.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots per game — all numbers that look great to the Lakers.

Spurrier, at 70, has message for critics after 7-6 season COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Steve Spurrier has a message for all those “enemies” out there, saying he will remain South Carolina’s coach for a long time. Spurrier said Wednesday that he’s not too old at 70 to coach and is not leaving the school where he has coached the past 10 years and is the team’s career victory leader. Spurrier essentially said similar things at Southeastern Conference media days last week. That hasn’t stopped the questions about how long Spurrier might remain on the sidelines. “I got some enemies out there, I got some guys talking and writing and it’s all part of the game,” Spurrier said Wednesday. “Some of our enemies out there want to make you think, ‘Spurrier’s getting

Ramirez put runners on first and third before Khris Davis hit into a game-ending double play started by third baseman Giovanny Urshela. Allen pumped his fist on the mound after picking up his 20th save. Austin Adams (1-0) threw 1 1-3 innings of scoreless relief. “You get into a situation where one swing can beat

old, he can’t do it anymore.’” That’s why Spurrier called a hastily arranged gathering with area media to refute those notions. Spurrier said questions about his future did not come up when the Gamecocks went 11-2 three straight seasons from 2011-13, but sarcastically notes that it’s suddenly an issue after South Carolina went 7-6 last year. Spurrier used comments attributed to ancient conqueror Attila the Hun as a lesson he and Gamecocks fans need to seize on when others say South Carolina can’t win. “It’s a simple truth that the greater your accomplishments — your victories — the greater opposition, torment, and discouragement your enemies will throw in your path. Expect it and

don’t become a victim of it,” Spurrier said, quoting Attila. “So I’m telling our fans expect those people that are our enemies to talk bad about us,” Spurrier continued. “We finally won enough games.” Spurrier has gone 8445 in 10 seasons with the Gamecocks. He said the school’s doctor said he had the physical and mental faculties of a 55-year-old. Spurrier said a member of the university’s Board of Trustees wanted to name the field at Williams-Brice Stadium after the coach. But Spurrier advised him to wait five or six years. Spurrier said he would not address this issue again and thought the Gamecocks might surprise those who say they won’t get back to double-digit wins.

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Moustakas homers in KC victory KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Edinson Volquez pitched effectively into the eighth inning against his old team and Mike Moustakas hit a threerun homer to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night. Volquez (9-5), who won 13 games last season for the Pirates, picked up his first victory since June 26. He allowed one run on eight hits, while walking one and striking out eight. Moustakas homered with two out in the eighth with Alex Rios and Jarrod Dyson aboard. Moustakas drove the 3-0 offering from right-hander Charlie Morton into the Royals’ bullpen.

Dyson’s bunt single scored Omar Infante with the first run of the inning. Morton (6-4) allowed five runs on seven hits, two of them home runs, walked one, hit two batters and struck out four. He is 1-3 in his past five starts, inflating his ERA from 1.62 to 4.59. Eric Hosmer hit his ninth home run, matching his 2014 total, in the fourth for the other Kansas City run. Hosmer went 101 at-bats since his previous homer on June 19. The Pirates went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position off Volquez. Opponents are hitting just .186 off Volquez with runners in scoring position.

The Pirates have lost five of six since the AllStar break. The Royals have won six of eight and top the American League with 57 victories.

Astros triumphant HOUSTON — Preston Tucker homered twice and drove in three runs and Evan Gattis added a solo shot to give the Houston Astros a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox Wednesday night. Collin McHugh (11-5) allowed seven hits and two runs in seven innings to help Houston extend Boston’s losing streak to a season-high-tying seven games. Luke Gregerson pitched a perfect ninth for his 20th save.

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Watson seeking record fourth title SUNNINGDALE, England (AP) — Less than a week after his emotional farewell to the British Open at St. Andrews, Tom Watson is going for a record fourth title in the Senior British Open on the Old Course at Sunningdale. The 65-year-old Watson won the event at Turnberry in 2003, Royal Aberdeen in 2005 and Muirfield in 2007. Watson missed the cut last week in his final appearance in the British Open. He won the major championship five times. Bernhard Langer strolled to a Champions Tour-record 13-shot victory on the fast hard links at Royal st Large n tio Selec n In Tow

Porthcawl in South Wales last year, and the U.S.based German is among the favorites this time. With conditions on the heathland course on the outskirts of London much the same as last July for the start of this year’s championship, Langer begins his title defense Thursday alongside Miguel Angel Jimenez and Fred Couples, the 2012 winner at Turnberry. The tournament is the last of the Champions Tour’s five majors. Jeff Maggert won the U.S. Senior Open and Regions Tradition, Langer took the Senior Players Championship, and Colin Montgom-

erie the Senior PGA Championship. Watson will play alongside Montgomerie and Maggert. Also in the field is Loren Roberts, winner at Turnberry in 2006 and Sunningdale in 2009, the only other time the Berkshire course staged the Senior Open. Others include Russ Cochrane, winner at Walton Heath in 2011, and Mark Wiebe, who beat Langer in a playoff at Royal Birkdale in 2013. Langer more than made up for that defeat with his performance last year at Porthcawl, posting rounds of 65-66-68-67 for an 18under total of 266.

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Indians notch win over Brewers 7-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. The Brewers tried to follow the same steps in the ninth. Allen entered with a three-run lead. But a scoreless stretch for the bullpen that started with one out in the third ended with Adam Lind’s RBI double with one out in the ninth. A single for Aramis

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with her and I know she will quiz me about what we talked about in the sessions. I just want to keep the peace and not risk her going into a tirade about how she “did what she had to do.” I don’t know what to do. Please help. — STILL HURTING IN NEVADA DEAR STILL HURTING: You should absolutely talk about this to a therapist. If your mother demands to know what you’re discussing, tell her. If she unleashes a tirade, invite her to accompany you to a session so she can explain to your therapist that she didn’t kick her child-molesting husband out because she was afraid she couldn’t support herself and two children

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alone. (Was your sibling also assaulted?) You and your mom are both adults. You should be able to have a frank discussion without her intimidating you with her anger. If anyone has a right to be angry, it is you. And she should clearly understand how her inaction affected you for all these years, and possibly your sibling, as well. DEAR ABBY: I never used to be a supporter of same-sex marriage. During the 2008 presidential elections, I posted my opinions about it on social media. Since then, I have changed my mind. The most significant reason is that I worked closely with a gay woman for four years. After I got to know her, her wife and two children, I realized they are the same as any other happy family. I feel I may have offended some friends when I posted those views — specifically, my best friend from childhood, who has come out as gay. I’d like to

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DEAR ABBY: I’m in my early 50s, disabled and live with my elderly mother. Between the ages of 8 and 11 I was sexually abused by my adoptive father. My mother finally caught him in the act, but the next day they acted like nothing had happened. He never did it again, and it was never spoken about, ever. I have read about women who caught their husbands abusing their children and kicked them out, pressed charges, etc. It makes me think I didn’t matter enough for her to do that. I confronted her about it a few years ago. Her response was that it would have been in all the papers (my parents were prominent local musicians in our town), and there was no way she could have raised two kids on her own. I still have a deep ache in my soul that tells me that I don’t matter as much as other human beings. I resist going to therapy because I live

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Through the wringer By FRANK STEWART Tribune Content Agency

In an early-round match in the Vanderbilt Teams at the ACBL’s Spring Championships in New Orleans, Geoff Hampson was declarer in today’s deal. West’s hypermodern opening bid of two hearts showed a weak hand with hearts and another suit. East tried to get in the way with a leap to four hearts, but Hampson had enough to bid four spades; I suspect he wished he could try 3NT. West led the queen of diamonds and shifted to a club. Declarer won in his hand and cashed six trumps, discarding diamonds from dummy and putting the East hand through the wringer.

opens three clubs. The next player doubles. What do you say? ANSWER: Your opponents can make a game or slam. You have many tactical approaches: You could pass, raise gently to four clubs or try a bluff such as 3NT. Against good opponents, I would favor an “advance sacrifice.” Jump to five or six clubs and let them sort things out at a high level. West dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH ♠J42 ♥ 962 ♦ J865 ♣K65

DIAMOND TRICK East had to save two clubs. If he threw one, Hampson could take dummy’s king and exit with a club, forcing West to lead a heart from his king at the end. East also had to save one high diamond, else declarer’s ten would score. So East pitched his four of hearts. Hampson then led the ace and queen of hearts, setting up dummy’s nine for a 10th trick. As it happens, only a club opening lead would beat four spades. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ 9 6 5 ♥ K 8 7 5 3 ♣ Q 9 7 3. Neither side ♦ Q vulnerable. Your partner deals and

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Thought for Today “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” — Langston Hughes

Birthdays Today is the birthday of ... Lane Underwood Doris Norton Bufford Wilson Wilma Riley Richard “Ric B” Middleton Penny Palmer Jessica Rackley Dickie Herron Evelyn Danner Jerry W. Brown, Jr. Betty Mauldin Long Hope Davis Tressie Wano Paula Vaughn Julie Gibbs Jaxon Bates Emma McAdams Renee’ Clymer Matthew Willis Jace Lewis

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Felony case against confidante dismissed LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed two felony conspiracy convictions against Anna Nicole Smith’s lawyer-boyfriend, ruling it would be unfair to prolong the six-year-old case involving prescription drugs provided to Smith. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry cited numerous problems with the case against Howard K. Stern that centered on his role in obtaining prescription drugs for Smith before the Playboy model and reality TV star died of an accidental overdose in 2007. In 2010, a jury convicted Stern, 46, of the two conspiracy counts but acquitted him of all other charges of conspiracy, excessive prescribing of opiates and sedatives to an addict, and fraudulently obtaining drugs by using false names. The case has been the subject of years of appeals.

After Perry previously dismissed the two conspiracy charges, prosecutors appealed to the California Supreme Court, which ruled in November that Stern could be re-tried on the counts and left it to Perry to decide the outcome. Perry noted in his ruling Wednesday that the case had been hanging over Stern’s head for more than six years and said he believed the lead prosecutor during the trial had been overzealous in pursuing a conviction. “This case reeks of unfairness,” Perry said. The judge said prosecutors seemed to be unfairly targeting Stern because he was a public figure and noted the expense in pursuing the case. Perry estimated that just running the courtroom over the course of the 50day trial cost taxpayers $500,000.

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DALLAS (AP) — A woman whose death in a Texas jail has raised suspicions about the official conclusion that she hanged herself told a guard during the booking process that she had tried to kill herself in the past, the sheriff said Wednesday. Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith told The Associated Press that Sandra Bland told a jailer about the previous suicide attempt sometime after her arrest on July 10. Bland provided the information while being asked a series of questions posed to each person booked into the jail in Hempstead, about 60 miles northwest of Houston, the sheriff said. He did not provide details about the conversation. The attorney representing Bland’s family, Cannon Lambert, said relatives have no evidence that she ever attempted suicide or had been treated for depression.

Tennessee shooting: 3-5 minutes of terror where troops died CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Twenty Marines and two Navy corpsman were in the middle of an otherwise mundane task, just checking their equipment after a training mission, when the silver Mustang convertible came barreling through the gates of the reserve center on the banks of the Tennessee River. The driver blasted his way through that facility for the next three to five minutes, officials said during a Wednesday news conference that provided the most complete account yet of how four Marines and a sailor were killed. The shooter’s motives remain unclear to investigators, even nearly a week later. Muhammad Abdulazeez made his first stop at a military recruiting office about 7 miles away, sending recruiters there scrambling for cover from the hail of gunfire that left the front windows pocked with bullet holes. Abdulazeez never left the driver’s seat, staying only briefly before moving to his next target. After plowing his rented car through the gates, and with Chattanooga Police chasing close behind, the

gunman got out of the car and stormed into the building. He was ready for a shootout: Abdulazeez wore a vest with extra ammunition. One gun was found in his vehicle; an assault rifle and a handgun were found on him. A service member inside the building saw Abdulazeez approaching and fired at him. The gunman shot back and then proceeded inside.

Sister says trooper would have frightened her, too HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — The latest on the investigation into the recent death of a woman in a Texas jail cell (all times local): 4:20 p.m. The sister of a black woman who died in a Texas jail cell three days after being arrested during a traffic stop says she believes her sister acted reasonably when confronted by the arresting officer. Sharon Cooper said Wednesday during a news conference near Chicago that she, too, would have felt threatened and wouldn’t have gotten out of the car if a trooper had threatened to “light me up.” The trooper arrested Bland on July 10 after pulling her over for not signaling correctly. Dashcam video shows him holding a stun gun and warning Bland that unless she obeyed his order to exit her car, “I will light you up.”

Armed citizens taking on job of guarding recruiters COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gun-toting citizens are showing up at military recruiting centers around the country, saying they plan to protect recruiters following last week’s killing of four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The citizens, some of them private militia members, said they’re supporting the recruiters, who by military directive are not armed. “We’re here to serve and protect,” Clint Janney said Tuesday, wearing a Taurus 9mm handgun as he stood in a parking lot across from a recruiting center on the west side of Columbus. “What the government won’t do, we will do.” Similar posts have been set up outside recruitment centers in several cities around the country, from

Spanaway, Washington, to Hiram, Georgia. Other sites are in Madison, Wisconsin; McAllen, Texas; Auburn Hills, Michigan; Phoenix; and several locations in Tennessee, including Murfreesboro. There’s no evidence that such centers are in danger, and the government isn’t changing how they’re staffed, although some governors have temporarily moved National Guard recruiting centers to armories and several — including Ohio’s John Kasich on Wednesday — have authorized Guard personnel to carry weapons at state facilities.

Man accused in church shooting indicted on federal charges WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina, was motivated by racial hatred and a desire for “notoriety” when he opened fire inside a historic house of worship, according to a federal grand jury indictment issued Wednesday that makes him eligible for the death penalty. The 33-count federal indictment charges Dylann Roof, 21, with hate crimes, firearms violations and obstructing the practice of religion in the June 17 shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The federal counts, announced Wednesday by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, are in addition to state murder charges brought against Roof days after the shooting. The Justice Department has not decided whether it will seek the death penalty against Roof, nor whether its prosecution will come before the state’s case. Because South Carolina has no state hate-crimes law, federal charges were needed to adequately address a motive that prosecutors believe was unquestionably rooted in racial hate, Lynch said. Roof, who is white, appeared in photos waving Confederate flags and burning or desecrating U.S. flags, and purportedly wrote of fomenting racial violence.

Minimum-wage proposals gain ground in New York, California SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The push for a higher minimum wage gained momentum on both sides of the country Wednesday, with New York embracing an eventual $15 an hour for the state’s 200,000 fastfood workers and the huge University of California system announcing the same raise for its employees. “How we support our workers and their families impacts Californians who might never set foot on one of our campuses,” said UC President Janet Napolitano, who oversees 10 campuses, including UCLA and Berkeley. “It’s the right thing to do.” The 240,000-student University of California becomes the nation’s largest public university to commit itself to the $15-an-hour wage that has become the rallying cry of many labor groups in recent months. So far, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley have approved phased-in increases that eventually will take their minimum wage to $15 an hour, or about $31,200 a year. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County, the nation’s most populous county, voted to craft a law to do the same over five years. In New York, the state Wage Board endorsed a proposal to set a $15 minimum wage for workers at fast-food restaurants with 30 or more locations. The increase would be phased in over three years in New York City and over six years elsewhere.

Social Security disability payments face significant cuts in 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) — The 11 million Americans who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year, the government said Wednesday, handing lawmakers a fiscal

and political crisis in the middle of a presidential campaign. The trustees who oversee Social Security and Medicare said the disability trust fund will run out of money in late 2016. That would trigger an automatic 19 percent cut in benefits, unless Congress acts. The average monthly benefit for disabled workers and their families is $1,017. The typical beneficiary would see a reduction of $193 a month. “Today’s report shows that we must seek meaningful, in some instances even urgent, changes to ensure the program is on stable ground for future generations,” said Jo Ann Jenkins, the chief executive officer of AARP. In more bad news for beneficiaries, the trustees project there will be no cost-of-living increase in benefits at the end of the year. It would mark only the third year without an increase since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975.

platform that brought their Syriza party to power in January. That sentiment was reflected by about 10,000 people who demonstrated outside parliament before the debate, protesting the latest measures, which will overhaul Greece’s judicial and banking sectors. Minor violence marred the end of the protest, when a few teenagers threw petrol bombs at riot police, but no injuries or arrests were reported. Negotiations with creditors are expected to start soon after the latest package of reforms is approved. The radical left-led government hopes the new bailout talks can conclude before Aug. 20, when Greece must repay a debt worth more than 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) to the European Central Bank.

Parliament to vote on more bailout conditions

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Barack Obama visited Kenya for the first time nearly 30 years ago, he was astonished that an airport worker recognized his last name. It was a striking experience for a young man — and future American president — struggling to understand how a country he had never seen and a Kenyan family he barely knew had shaped his identity. “My name belonged and so I belonged, drawn into a web of relationships, alliances, and grudges I did not yet understand,” Obama wrote in his memoir, “Dreams From My Father,” about the airport encounter. This week, Obama will make his first visit to Kenya as U.S. president, a trip that will bear little resemblance to the 1988 one, when he arrived aboard commercial flight and his luggage got lost. Now, Air Force One will take Obama to a country where children, roads and schools now bear his name, and the world leader is seen as a local son.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers launched a late-night debate Wednesday on further reforms demanded by international creditors in return for a third multi-billion-euro bailout, with attention focusing on government dissenters who have vowed to reject the measures. Despite the revolt in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ own party, parliament is expected to approve the draft legislation in a vote early Thursday — the second such crucial test in a week — again with broad support from pro-eurozone opposition parties. Failure to do so would derail the bailout and rekindle fears over Greece’s future in the shared euro currency. As with last week’s vote, Tsipras’ main problem lies with hard-line lawmakers in his party, many of whom see the reforms as a betrayal of the anti-austerity

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