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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
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Commissioner rejects Rose’s plea CINCINNATI — Pete Rose’s application for reinstatement to baseball was rejected Monday by Commissioner Rob Manfred, who concluded the career hits leader continued to gamble even while trying to end his lifetime Rose ban and would risk the sport’s integrity if allowed back in the game. Rose agreed to the ban in August 1989 after an investigation for Major League Baseball by lawyer John Dowd found Rose placed numerous bets on the Cincinnati Reds to win while playing for and managing the team from 1985-87.
Cooper, Moore AP All-SEC COLUMBIA — University of South Carolina junior Pharoh Cooper has been selected to The Associated Press AllSoutheastern Conference firstteam unit as a wide receiver and garnered second-team honors as an all-purpose back,
while junior linebacker Skai Moore made second-team. Cooper led the team with 66 receptions for 973 yards and eight touchdowns. Moore paced the Gamecock defense with 111 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and four interceptions. USC 86 Winthrop 37
COLUMBIA — With No. 2 South Carolina’s 86-37 win Sunday over Winthrop essentially decided in the first quarter, the only drama left was whether Alaina Coates could get the block she needed for the Gamecocks’ first tripledouble in nine years. It took her nearly the entire fourth quarter and four fouls, but the junior finally swatted one more shot with 18 seconds left to finish with a school-record 10 blocks, along with a career-best 29 points and 16 rebounds. Alabama 51 Clemson 50
GREENVILLE — It figures a game between Alabama and
Clemson would come down to a late interception. Shannon Hale stole an inbound pass for an uncontested jam with 25.6 seconds left to lift the Crimson Tide to a 51-50 victory on Sunday.
Women’s top 5 same The top five of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll released on Monday remained the same. UConn still is the unanimous choice as No. 1. The Huskies beat Colgate and Florida State by an average of 34 points. The Huskies are off for the week for exams. UConn was followed by South Carolina, Notre Dame, Baylor and Texas.
Oklahoma up to No. 3 NORMAN, Okla. — The Oklahoma Sooners rose from No. 7 to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll. The Sooners remain undefeated and beat then-No. 9 Villanova 78-55 last week. From wire reports
BOYS area roundup
Alice Drive Middle remains unbeaten Alice Drive Middle School’s boys basketball team stayed undefeated on the season with a 53-30 victory over Chestnut Oaks on Monday at the CO gymnasium. Carldrelle Cooper led the Hawks, who improved to 5-0, with 13 points. Justice Wells added 11. Manning 55 Ebenezer 31
MANNING — Manning Junior High School improved to 4-1 with a 55-31 victory over Ebenezer on Monday at the Manning gymnasium. Corey Graham led the Monarchs with 23 points. Deandre Nelson had eight. Mayewood 46 Furman 20
Mitchell Pollard scored 21 points to lead Mayewood Middle School to a 46-20 victory on Monday at the Furman gym-
nasium. Dorien Glover added nine points and five steals for the Lady Vikings and Montrell White had eight points.
VARSITY BASKETBALL Lakewood 73 Lee Central 62 Lakewood High School improved to 7-1 with a 73-62 victory over Lee Central on Saturday at The Castle. Davante Pack led the Gators with 24 points. Grant Singleton added 20, while Jarvis Johnson and Malik Wilson both had eight. Manning 51 East Clarendon 45
MANNING — Manning High School defeated East Clarendon 51-45 on Friday at Thames Arena. Rayvon Witherspoon led the Monarchs with 14 points.
Jalen White added 10.
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Gray Collegiate 50 Laurence Manning 42
MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy lost to Gray Collegiate 50-42 on Monday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Brewer Brunson, Chase Lee and Wyatt Rowland each had 10 points for LMA. Thomas Sumter 58 The King’s Academy 32
DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated The King’s Academy 58-32 on Monday at Edens Gymnasium. Zach Fugate led TSA with 10 points. Eli Kessinger added nine and Tyler Millwood had eight.
Manning Junior High girls top Ebenezer to go to 5-0
Mayewood 21 Furman 14
Mayewood Middle School defeated Furman 21-14 on Monday at the Furman gymnasium. Teauna Thomas led the Lady Vikings with nine points. Jada Williams added five steals. Bates 44 Hillcrest 8
DALZELL — Bates Middle School defeated Hillcrest 44-8 on Monday at the Hillcrest gymnasium. Nina Edlow led Bates with 10 points. Faith Witherspoon added nine. Mya Hayes scored all of the Lady Wildcats’ points.
VARSITY BASKETBALL Gray Collegiate 67 Laurence Manning 46 MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy lost to Gray Collegiate 67-46 on Monday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Courtney Beatson led the Lady Swampcats with 12 points. Kaela Johnson added 11. Lakewood 46 Lee Central 34
Taja Randolph recorded her
fifth double-double in five games to lead Lakewood High School to a 46-34 victory over Lee Central on Saturday at The Castle. Randolph scored 12 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the Lady Gators, who improved to 3-2. Tatyana Weldon added 11 points and four steals and Shanekia Jackson had nine points and 14 rebounds.
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Crestwood 35 Lee Central 29
Crestwood High School improved to 3-1 with a 35-29 overtime victory over Lee Central on Monday at The Castle.
Scoreboard TV, RADIO
Monday’s Game
TODAY 7 a.m. – College Football: NCAA Division II Playoffs Semifinal Game – Grand Valley State at Shepherd (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Georgia Southern at Duke (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Norfolk State at Cincinnati (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Philadelphia (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana Tech at Mississippi (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Drexel at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK+, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Presbyterian vs. Clemson from Greenville (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM `102.7). 7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Monmouth at Georgetown (FOX SPORTS 1). 7:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Cleveland at Boston (NBA TV). 8:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Colorado at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Virginia Commonwealth at Georgia Tech (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Longwood at Oklahoma State (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Mercer at Auburn (SEC NETWORK). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: DePaul at Stanford (FOX SPORTS 1). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Milwaukee at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA TV). 2:20 a.m. – International Soccer: FIFA Club World Cup Japan Fifth-Place Match from Osaka, Japan -- TP Mazembe vs. Club América (FOX SPORTS 1).
prep schedule TUESDAY Varsity Basketball Crestwood at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Camden at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Bowman Academy, 6:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball East Clarendon at Lake City (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. Varsity Wrestling Sumter at Hartsville, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Varsity Basketball Mullins at Crestwood, 6 p.m. B Team Basketball Spring Valley at Sumter (Boys Only), 6 p.m. Middle School Basketball East Clarendon at C.E. Murray, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Wrestling Sumter at Swansea, 6 p.m.
Sedejah Rembert led the Lady Knights with 19 points. Gray Collegiate 32 Laurence Manning 31
MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy lost to Gray Collegiate 32-31 on Monday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Abby Coker and Olivia Patrick both had eight points for LMA. Thomas Sumter 34
NFL STANDINGS
By The Associated Press
AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 11 2 0 .846 402 253 N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 325 256 Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 316 301 Miami 5 7 0 .417 240 300 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 7 0 .462 275 356 Houston 6 7 0 .462 259 291 Jacksonville 5 8 0 .385 326 357 Tennessee 3 10 0 .231 253 326 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 10 3 0 .769 354 229 Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 344 260 Baltimore 4 9 0 .308 278 326 Cleveland 3 10 0 .231 240 357 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 3 0 .769 281 225 Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 331 243 Oakland 6 7 0 .462 299 326 San Diego 3 10 0 .231 250 334
Ben Lippen 22
COLUMBIA — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Ben Lippen 34-22 on Friday at the BL gymnasium. Anna Thomas led TSA with 12 points. Carmen Silvester added eight points and Taja Hunley grabbed nine rebounds.
East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 6 7 0 .462 281 307 Philadelphia 6 7 0 .462 301 322 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 307 296 Dallas 4 9 0 .308 230 305 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 13 0 0 1.000 411 243 Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 288 322 Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 279 295 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 323 397 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 317 245 Minnesota 8 5 0 .615 258 255 Chicago 5 8 0 .385 272 314 Detroit 4 9 0 .308 267 336 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Arizona 11 2 0 .846 405 252 Seattle 8 5 0 .615 340 235 St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 210 271 San Francisco 4 9 0 .308 188 315 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division
Sunday’s Games
St. Louis 21, Detroit 14 Kansas City 10, San Diego 3 Washington 24, Chicago 21 Philadelphia 23, Buffalo 20 Cleveland 24, San Francisco 10 New Orleans 24, Tampa Bay 17 N.Y. Jets 30, Tennessee 8 Pittsburgh 33, Cincinnati 20 Jacksonville 51, Indianapolis 16 Carolina 38, Atlanta 0 Seattle 35, Baltimore 6 Oakland 15, Denver 12 Green Bay 28, Dallas 7 New England 27, Houston 6
N.Y. Giants at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 17
Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19
N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Tennessee at New England, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Green Bay at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Miami at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Denver at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21
Detroit at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
NBA Standings
By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Charlotte Miami Atlanta Orlando Washington Central Division Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee
W L Pct 16 9 .640 14 10 .583 11 14 .440 7 16 .304 1 24 .040
GB — 1½ 5 8 15
W L Pct 14 9 .609 13 9 .591 14 11 .560 12 11 .522 10 12 .455
GB — ½ 1 2 3½
W L Pct 15 7 .682 13 8 .619 13 9 .591 14 11 .560 10 15 .400
GB — 1½ 2 2½ 6½
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Utah Portland Denver Minnesota Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers
W L Pct 20 5 .800 13 11 .542 13 12 .520 12 12 .500 6 17 .261
GB — 6½ 7 7½ 13
W L Pct 16 8 .667 10 12 .455 10 15 .400 9 14 .391 9 14 .391
GB — 5 6½ 6½ 6½
W L Pct GB 24 1 .960 — 14 10 .583 9½ 11 14 .440 13 9 15 .375 14½ 3 21 .125 20½
Sunday’s Games
Phoenix 108, Minnesota 101 Toronto 96, Philadelphia 76 Miami 100, Memphis 97 Oklahoma City 104, Utah 98, OT
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
GIRLS AREA roundup
MANNING — Manning Junior High School’s girls basketball team remained undefeated on the season with a 42-21 victory over Ebenezer on Monday at the Manning gymnasium. Measha Jones led the Lady Monarchs, who improved to 5-0 on the season, with 13 points. Seuio Junios added 12 points and Taja Dow had eight.
The SUMTER ITEM
Monday’s Games
Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m. Orlando at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Washington at Memphis, 8 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Houston at Denver, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.
NHL Standings
By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 31 20 8 3 43 100 70 Detroit 30 16 8 6 38 78 77 Boston 28 16 9 3 35 91 77 Ottawa 30 15 10 5 35 92 90 Florida 30 14 12 4 32 76 74 Tampa Bay 30 14 13 3 31 71 68 Buffalo 30 12 15 3 27 72 83 Toronto 28 10 13 5 25 64 76 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 28 20 6 2 42 85 62 N.Y. Islanders 31 18 8 5 41 89 72 N.Y. Rangers 31 18 9 4 40 90 72 New Jersey 30 15 11 4 34 74 75 Pittsburgh 28 15 10 3 33 67 67 Philadelphia 30 12 12 6 30 62 83 Carolina 30 12 14 4 28 74 92 Columbus 31 11 17 3 25 74 93
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 30 22 6 2 46 102 79 Chicago 31 17 10 4 38 85 75 St. Louis 31 17 10 4 38 78 75 Minnesota 28 15 7 6 36 73 66 Nashville 30 15 10 5 35 80 79 Winnipeg 30 14 14 2 30 82 91 Colorado 31 14 16 1 29 85 88 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 29 19 8 2 40 75 61 Arizona 30 14 14 2 30 81 95 Vancouver 31 11 12 8 30 79 86 San Jose 29 14 14 1 29 75 78 Calgary 29 13 14 2 28 78 103 Edmonton 30 13 15 2 28 82 90 Anaheim 29 11 13 5 27 56 73 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Sunday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 0 Colorado 3, St. Louis 1 Chicago 4, Vancouver 0
Monday’s Games
Edmonton at Boston, 7 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Good Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday