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Local Track & Field
Coalition hosts first
cross-country event
By Jeff Hayner, Samoa News Reporter
The American Samoa Track and Field Coalition (ASTFC) hosted its first 10-mile cross-country
relay race last Saturday, July 6, with the American Samoa National Park Service (Team Pe’a Vao)
taking 1st place. They outlasted the Ohana Runners of the ASTFC, who took 2nd place and Team
[courtesy photo]
Eagles of the local Army Reserve who took 3rd.
Police look for suspects
in Brazil soccer slaying
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Police in rural Brazil have detained one man and were seeking
two others in the slaying of a soccer referee who was killed, dismembered and decapitated by
spectators after he stabbed a player to death mid-match, a police official said Monday.
Officer Valter Costa, who was heading the investigation into the June 30 slayings, said
police have detained Luis Moraes Souza, 27, who is suspected of pummeling the referee over
the head and smashing a bottle of cachaca sugarcane rum onto his face.
Souza’s brother, Francisco, is among the two still being sought, Costa said.
The slayings began after the 20-year-old referee, Otavio Jordao da Silva, expelled player
Josemir Santos Abreu, 31, from an amateur match in the small town of Centro do Meio, in the
northern state of Maranhao.
Angered by the expulsion, Abreu threw Silva to the ground.
As he rose, Silva pulled a knife and stabbed Abreu in the chest, Costa said, and the player
died on the way to the hospital.
Players and spectators then rushed Silva, tying him up by his arms and legs while Souza hit
him over the head with a spike and then broke the bottle on his face.
One of the suspects being sought, a man nicknamed “Pirolo,” then took the knife that had
been used to stab Abreu and stabbed the referee in the neck, said Costa.
It was not immediately clear why Silva had been carrying the knife in the first place.
Souza’s brother Francisco then used a sickle to cutting off Silva’s arms, legs and head,
which he placed on a spike in the middle of the field, Costa said.
He added that Francisco may have been on drugs at the time.
Costa said violence was unusual in Centro de Meio, a remote rural community with little
crime.
He said those involved in the slayings were all from neighboring towns.
While violent clashes between rival fans is common in Brazil, the brutality of the killings in
Centro de Meio sent shockwaves through Brazil, which last month played host to the Confederations Cup and is gearing up to host next year’s World Cup soccer tournament.
Paulo Storani, a professor and security expert who spent three decades in Rio’s police forces,
called the slayings “an isolated incident” and said they don’t reflect on Brazil’s ability to ensure
security at during the World Cup.
“It’s something that’s completely out of the ordinary which took place in an isolated area of
the poorest state in the country, an area where violence is very widespread,” said Storani.
“While it’s true we are used to soccer violence in Brazil, this is completely off the charts of
what we usually see.”
The American Samoa Track and Field Coalition (ASTFC)
hosted its first out of stadium event this past Saturday with three
different running teams competing in a 10 mile cross- country
relay race. The Pe’a Vao Team from the American Samoa
National Park Service (AS-NPS), the Ohana Runners from the
ASTFC and the Eagle Team from the local Army Reserve Unit
each competed with 10 runners apiece, running one mile each.
“The day was perfect for the cross country event, cool with
a little bit of sunshine and not too much rain. It went smoothly
and successfully without any mishaps,” said head of the Ohana
Running Club, Clayton ‘Boom’ Mahuka.
There were six exchanges that began at the Motor Vehicles
(OMV) driving course that went all the way to the Aveina Store
in Matu’u and back to the OMV. The first exchange was at Joe’s
Auto Shop (past the BOH bank), then to the Toa Bar and Grill,
Alanoa’s Petal, Avau (Ioane’s residence, to Aveina in Matu’u
and then back to the OMV exchanging at the same places.
The teams were fairly close at the beginning of the race with
the Pe’a Vao Team taking a real lead at about the 2nd to 3rd
leg of the race. The Ohana Runners made up about 4-5 minutes
from about the 6th to last leg of the race to come in 2nd overall.
The Eagles Team lost some time in the beginning of the race
and came in 3rd overall at about 6 minutes behind the Ohana
Runners.
“Overall, it was a success and if interest prevails, we will
continue to host these cross country events for interested organizations,” said Mahuka.
Mahuka stated that there will be another 10 mile relay race in
the near future and if any team wishes to compete, to contact him
as soon as possible at: [email protected] for more information, or to come down to the Veterans Memorial Stadium where
they train Monday through Friday morning starting at 8:30 a.m.
1st Place: Pe’a Vao AS-NPS (time: 1 hour 21 minutes)
2nd Place: Ohana Runners ASTFC (time: 1 hour 24 minutes)
3rd Place: Eagle Army Reserve (time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
Teams:
Pe’a Vao AS-NPS
Team Coach/Leader: Tavita Togia
Tutuila Maalaelu
Abel Fata
Senetenari Leui
Roman Vaoga
Anthony Talosaga
Kiliona Atanoa
KananaFou Savea
Kona Mahuka
Martin Maa
Elama Faatonu
Ohana Runners ASTFC
Team Coach/Leader: Clayton ‘Boom’ Mahuka
Bruce Scanlan
Danielle Floor
Darien Tauiliili
Stephanie Floor
Pasefika
Casidhe Mahuka
James Scanlan
John Scanlan
Rhoderick Tarray
Sean Floor
Eagles Army Reserve
Team Coach/Leader: Hana Vaouli (and runner in the race)
Galo Tuiolosega
Doug Siaumau
Raelynn Mapu
Hana Matagi
Manophei Puletasi
Tina Aetonu
Seini Mauga
Xanderson Fesili
BJ Sopoaga
Reach the reporter at [email protected]
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samoa news, Tuesday, July 9, 2013
American Samoa baseball players (backrow, l-r) Ikaika Mahuka, JV Langkilde, and Java
Savaliga Fatu, were recently hosted by Hans Langkilde Jr. (with American Samoa Baseball
t-shirt), and his wife Eua with their children in Los Angles before the three players headed to San
Diego for the America’s Baseball Camp — organized by the Major League Baseball Coaches, at
the University of California-San Diego from July 8-12th.
Following the San Diego camp, the three players will then travel to Utah to play on a baseball
team for the remainder of the summer in St. George, Utah. [courtesy photo]
Orioles fail in clutch,
fall to Rangers 8-5…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ian Kinsler capped a
six-run sixth inning with a bases-loaded double,
and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 Monday night in a rematch of last
year’s AL wild-card game.
The victory thrust the Rangers 15 games
over .500 (52-37) for the first time since May
25. It also improved their road record to 25-18,
best in franchise history after 43 games.
Kinsler had four RBIs, including three in the
sixth against former teammate Scott Feldman (0-1)
when the Rangers turned a 3-2 deficit into an 8-3
lead. Derek Holland (7-4) allowed five runs, three
earned, and 10 hits in 6 2-3 innings for Texas. He
struck out Matt Wieters and major-league home
run leader Chris Davis three times apiece.
TIGERS 4, INDIANS 2
CLEVELAND (AP) — Max Scherzer
remained unbeaten and Victor Martinez hit a
two-run double in the 10th inning as the Tigers
extended their lead in the AL Central with a win
over the second-place Indians.
Martinez doubled off Matt Albers (2-1) as
the Tigers won three of four in the series and
moved 3½ games ahead in the division.
Drew Smyly (4-0) worked out of a jam in the
ninth for the win, and Joaquin Benoit pitched the
10th for his seventh save, striking out Mike Aviles
with runners at first and third to end the game.
RAYS 7, TWINS 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yunel
Escobar and Ben Zobrist homered during
a three-run seventh inning and the surging
Rays beat the Twins. Escobar had a leadoff
tiebreaking homer in the seventh off Samuel
Deduno (4-4), who departed after Desmond
Jennings followed with a triple. Caleb Thielbar
entered and got one out before Zobrist gave
Tampa Bay a 6-3 lead with a two-run shot.
Alex Torres (3-0) pitched a perfect seventh for
the Rays, who have won nine of 10 and moved
to a season-best 10-games (50-40) over .500.
Escobar also had a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
Fernando Rodney got the final two outs to
pick up his 20th save after an RBI single by
Pedro Florimon off Jamey Wright.
ROYALS 5, YANKEES 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Guthrie neatly
handled a nemesis and a long rain delay to pitch
into the seventh inning, Billy Butler homered
and the Royals beat the Yankees.
All-Star Alex Gordon, David Lough and
Johnny Giavotella each had RBI doubles, and
Alcides Escobar added a run-scoring triple to
help the Royals end a five-game skid against
New York.
Guthrie (8-6) held the Yankees to just three
hits over six innings that included a 59-minute
delay for a sun shower-hailstorm in the fourth.
Leading 5-1, closer Greg Holland was
needed in the ninth when Lyle Overbay walked
and Luis Cruz singled to start the inning against
Luke Hochevar. Holland gave up a hit to Chris
Stewart to load the bases. But Holland struck
out Eduardo Nunez, Brett Gardner and Zoilo
Almonte to end it for his 21st save.
MARINERS 11, RED SOX 4
SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez held
the Red Sox to two runs and six hits over seven
innings and Raul Ibanez hit his 22nd home run
in leading the Mariners to a victory over Boston.
Hernandez (9-4) walked two and struck out
six, maintaining his 2.69 ERA, second lowest in
the American League behind teammate Hisashi
Iwakuma’s 2.60.
Hernandez allowed two or fewer runs for the
13th time in 19 starts.
Ibanez’s home run — on a 0-2 pitch from
Boston starter Jon Lester (8-5) — broke a 2-2
tie in the fifth. It was the 41-year-old’s seventh
go-ahead home run and extended his hitting
streak to 13 games.
Seattle pounded out 15 hits in winning for
the fifth time in seven games. Boston has lost
three straight, matching its season high.
INTERLEAGUE
CUBS 8, WHITE SOX 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Garza pitched
seven strong innings, Alfonso Soriano homered
and scored four runs, and the Cubs pulled away
late to beat the White Sox.
Dave Sappelt had a career-high four hits,
while Soriano had three. Luis Valbuena drove
in three runs, hitting the tiebreaking two-run
double and scoring during a five-run eighth.
Garza (5-1), meanwhile, came through with
another terrific outing. He’s 4-0 in his last five
starts after allowing two runs — one earned — and
five hits, striking out six without a walk. He’s lowered his ERA from 4.98 to 3.22 during this stretch.
Valbuena broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run double
off reliever Matt Thornton (0-3) and came around
on a single by Sappelt off Nate Jones. Ransom
capped the rally with a two-run, bases-loaded
single, and the Cubs completed the four-game
season sweep against their crosstown rivals.
Move over Wilt –
Kastles can pass
Lakers win streak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oh, the audacity. A World TeamTennis club is challenging the Los Angeles Lakers for all-time
winning streak supremacy.
The Washington Kastles began the WTT season riding a
32-game winning streak, following back-to-back unbeaten
championship seasons. They liked to tell anyone who would
listen that they were second only to the Lakers among the “longest winning streaks in major U.S. pro sports history.”
That changed Monday night when they won their season
opener against the New York Sportimes — in front of a sellout
crowd that included first lady Michele Obama — to tie the
Lakers’ mark of 33 from the 1971-72 season. Another win
Tuesday against the Boston Lobsters would break the record.
Saying the Sportimes, Lobsters and Lakers are on a level
playing field might make some chortle — but not the Kastles.
Leander Paes said he cried — yes, cried — when he had to
leave the Kastles for a few games last year to represent India
at the Olympic Games. He was fearful that his absence might
cause the team to lose.
“I hurt for it,” Paes said. “To me, playing the Olympics last
year was huge. But leaving the Kastles to go for the Olympics
and give it a chance to break the streak, I walked off the court
in tears that day.”
Still, it’s a tough sell — Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain
taking a back seat to a team that plays its entire regular season
in 17 days.
Most fans don’t consider WTT to be a “major” sports
league. The matches have more of an exhibition feel, with
the sport’s top players making only featured appearances on
certain nights. It would look more like the majors and less
like Triple-A if, say, Roger Federer and Andy Murray were
playing every match.
Nonetheless, these are professionals who are trying to win.
And, in the Kastles’ case, they keep doing it. Coming out on top
32 times in a row isn’t easy in anything.
“It all depends on your perspective,” Kastles coach Murphy
Jensen said. “Bjorn Borg, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean
(King), Chris Evert, the best tennis players that have ever
played tennis have played World TeamTennis, and no team
had gone undefeated. So to think this is anything less than
the NBA or the NHL? Seriously? Five years ago, I would say
absolutely, but not with the Washington Kastles. This organization is completely different than any other team in the
league.”
Asked what makes it different, Jensen and his players have a
two-word answer: Mark Ein, the team owner and entrepreneur
who has created a winning culture that attends to every need of
player and fan.
“Mark Ein is the architect, and he’s put together a product
that players want to perform and want to play for,” Jensen said.
“It is the most professional, elite World TeamTennis organization ever assembled. There are players knocking on the door
that would only play for this organization.”
Jensen and three members of his roster — Paes, Anastasia
Rodionova and Bobby Reynolds — were a picture of contentment and camaraderie as they talked and joked while sitting
courtside before a practice Monday morning at the Kastles’
immaculate waterfront stadium, which almost always sells out
its 3,000 or so seats. Ein stood near the center of the court, his
2009 and 2011 WTT championship rings on his left hand and
the 2012 ring on his right hand.
“Teams that are good, like the Patriots — granted they’ve
got Tom Brady, but people come and go — they just have the
right culture,” Ein said.
Ein doesn’t hedge when asked to defend the streak.
“I see what they have done to make this happen and what
it means to them, and truly how hard it’s been some nights,”
Ein said. “I really believe, deeply believe, that this streak is
as hard as any of the other streaks. Eight of our matches have
been decided by one game. We’ve had 10 match points against
us. It’s not like we’ve killed everyone every night. There have
been a lot of close matches, and they’ve managed to pull out
the victory.”
The streak — and the debate over where it belongs in sports
history — has brought invaluable attention to the Kastles and
the WTT overall. That, in turn, has helped WTT promote its
spectator-friendly brand of tennis, one that emphasizes the
game’s personalities.
The team aspect adds to the atmosphere. As does the streak.
Opponents want to be the team that stops the Kastles’ winning
run. And each of the Kastles players doesn’t want to be the one
that has a bad night that cause it to end.
So far, at least, they’ve had each other’s backs.
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Ewen McKenzie, left, and Australian rugby union CEO Bill Pulver, right, shake hands during
a press conference, where McKenzie was appointed as the new coach of the Australian rugby
team, held in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, July 9, 2013.
McKenzie replaces Robbie Deans who resigned from the position after a series loss to the British
(AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
and Irish Lions earlier this month. Search warrants to soon be
released in Hernandez case
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — More details
could be released soon about the murder investigation involving former New England Patriots
tight end Aaron Hernandez as search warrants
in the case may be unsealed.
A judge has granted a motion by news organizations to lift an impoundment of the material, saying he would do so by 2 p.m. Tuesday if
there is no challenge by prosecutors and defense
attorneys who had argued to keep it sealed.
Bristol County District Attorney Samuel
Sutter said he won’t appeal the judge’s Monday
ruling. It wasn’t immediately clear if defense
attorneys would.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder
and gun charges in the fatal shooting of Odin
Lloyd. His lawyers argue the case against him
is circumstantial and say he is eager to clear his
name. A judge has denied bail for Hernandez,
and he is being held in a Massachusetts jail.
Police searched his home several times during
the investigation.
Two other men face lesser charges in the
case. One of them, Carlos Ortiz, is due in Attleboro District Court Tuesday morning to determine if he could get bail on a gun charge.
Ortiz, who lives in Hernandez’s hometown
of Bristol, Conn., was arraigned last month on a
charge of illegally carrying a firearm on the day
of the shooting. A not guilty plea was entered
on his behalf.
Ortiz has a so-called “dangerousness”
hearing. Defendants who are deemed by the
court to be a danger to the community may be
held without bail for 90 days.
On Monday, Ernest Wallace, who is facing
an accessory to murder charge, pleaded not
guilty in the same court. The Miramar, Fla., man
will be held without bail until another hearing
on July 22, under an agreement between his
attorney and prosecutors.
Details of the charge against Wallace —
accessory to murder after the fact — were not
released during the brief proceeding. Sutter,
the district attorney, declined to comment on
the specific allegations outside the courthouse,
citing the ongoing investigation.
Lloyd, a semi-pro football player, was found
slain on June 17 at an industrial park in North
Attleborough not far from Hernandez’s home.
The 27-year-old Lloyd’s relatives say he was
dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee and that
the two men were friends.
Prosecutors say Wallace, 41, and Ortiz, were
with Hernandez when they drove with Lloyd to
the industrial park. Authorities say Hernandez
orchestrated the killing because he was upset at
Lloyd for talking to certain people at a nightclub a few days earlier; they have not said who
fired the fatal shots.
Wallace did not speak during his hearing but
mouthed “I love you” to some people sitting in
the courtroom before he was led out. Defense
attorney David Meier did not immediately
return a message seeking comment.
A member of the Lloyd family declined to
comment outside the courthouse, saying she
would wait until the case was over.
It was during a separate hearing Monday
in the same courthouse that a judge lifted the
search warrant impoundment order. Motions
to unseal the material were filed by The Patriot
Ledger and Taunton Gazette newspapers and
their parent Gatehouse Media, supported by
The Associated Press and separately by The
Boston Globe.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Monday
that if the charges against Hernandez are true,
his organization has been “duped.” The Patriots
last year signed Hernandez to a five-year contract worth $40 million but released him the day
of his arrest.
“If this stuff is true, then I’ve been duped
and our whole organization has been duped,”
Kraft said in a session with reporters from The
Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and ESPNBoston.com. “When he was in our building, we
never saw anything where he was not polite.
He was always respectful to me. We only know
what’s going on inside the building. We don’t
put private eyes on people.”
Kraft also said the Patriots will “be looking at
our procedures and auditing how we do things”
with regard to character reviews.
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Japan’s Shingo Kunieda, right, and France’s Stephane Houdet celebrate winning the Men’s Wheelchair Doubles Final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn
(AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski, PA)
Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, Sunday July 7, 2013.
Lannan dominates former
team, Phils beat Nationals
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John Lannan
tossed four-hit ball over eight innings against
his former team, Ben Revere had three hits and
the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington
Nationals 3-2 Monday night.
Lannan (2-3) had four strikeouts in his longest outing in four years. The lefty registered
12 groundouts to beat the team he played for his
first six seasons in the majors.
Jonathan Papelbon allowed two runs in a
shaky ninth to earn his 19th save in 23 tries.
Dan Haren (4-10) came off the disabled
list and took the loss after missing two weeks
because of right shoulder inflammation. Haren
allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings,
striking out a season-high seven. Revere and
Jimmy Rollins, the 1-2 hitters in Philadelphia’s
lineup were 5 for 9 with three runs and one RBI.
DODGERS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 1
PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Greinke gave up
two hits in seven scoreless innings in his first
game against Arizona since last month’s benchclearing brawl, and Los Angeles snapped the
Diamondbacks’ five-game winning streak.
Greinke (7-2) struck out seven and walked two
in his fourth straight win. He also had a careerhigh three hits. Hanley Ramirez singled three
times to extend his career-best hitting streak to 19
games and was one of five Dodgers with an RBI.
Los Angeles, winner of 13 of 16, tied its season
high with 17 hits — 16 of them singles.
Randall Delgado (1-3) allowed three runs
and 11 hits in six innings.
Andre Ethier also had three hits as Los
Angeles climbed within 3½ games of the firstplace Diamondbacks in the NL West.
BREWERS 4, REDS 3
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Center fielder
Carlos Gomez robbed Joey Votto of a potential go-ahead homer with a spectacular catch in
the ninth inning, saving Milwaukee’s victory
over Cincinnati. Jonathan Lucroy homered for
the third consecutive game for the last-place
Brewers. Jean Segura had three hits off Homer
Bailey (5-7) in the right-hander’s first start since
his second no-hitter in 10 months.
Gomez made the biggest play of the game
when he made a perfectly timed jump to grab
Votto’s drive for the final out, sending a charge
through the crowd on an otherwise sleepy night
at Miller Park.
Kyle Lohse (5-6) pitched into the seventh
for his fourth consecutive win. Francisco Rodriguez finished for his ninth save and No. 303 of
his career, tying Doug Jones for 22nd on the
major league list. Chris Heisey homered for
Cincinnati, which has lost three of four.
BRAVES 7, MARLINS 1, 14 INNINGS
MIAMI (AP) — Justin Upton broke a tie by
driving in two runs when he doubled in a sixrun 14th inning for Atlanta’s first hit since the
sixth against Miami.
Five Miami relievers combined to retire
24 consecutive batters before Reed Johnson
walked to start the 14th against Chris Hatcher
(0-1). Jason Heyward walked with one out, and
Upton’s double scored both runners.
Gerald Laird hit a two-out, two-run single.
Chris Johnson added an RBI single with the
bases loaded, and another run scored when the
ball skipped past left fielder Justin Ruggiano for
an error. Seven relievers for the two teams combined to retire 30 straight batters from the eighth
to the 13th. David Carpenter (2-0) pitched two
innings and escaped a jam in the 13th.
ROCKIES 4, PADRES 2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tyler Chatwood took
a shutout into the seventh inning and Colorado
handed skidding San Diego its 10th consecutive
defeat. Wilin Rosario hit a two-run double to
help the Rockies end a three-game slide with
their second victory in eight games. They have
won nine of 11 against San Diego this season.
Chatwood (5-2) allowed two runs and five
hits in a season-high 6 2-3 innings. Rafael
Betancourt worked the ninth for his 12th save
in 13 opportunities, retiring pinch-hitter Mark
Kotsay with two on to end it. Edinson Volquez
(6-7) gave up four runs and eight hits in 5 1-3
innings. The Padres have lost 16 of 20 since
winning a season-high seven straight to move
two games over .500 on June 17.
INTERLEAGUE
ATHLETICS 2, PIRATES 1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bartolo Colon
allowed one run over seven innings and the
Athletics won for the ninth time in their past
12 games, beating the Pirates. The 40-year-old
Colon (12-3) shook off a tough-luck 3-1 defeat
in his previous start to win for the ninth time
in his last 10 outings. He outdueled Jeff Locke,
who had a personal eight-game winning streak
snapped. Locke (8-2) lost for the first time since
his first start of the season April 10.
Colon moved into a tie for second in the
majors in victories, and has the second-most
wins by a 40-year-old in A’s history. He allowed
seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts.
Coco Crisp made a diving catch in left-center
to preserve Oakland’s lead in the seventh off a
hard-hit sinking liner from Andrew McCutchen
with two men on and two outs.
The Marlins’ Jose
Fernandez thrilled
to be an “All-Star”
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins rookie right-hander Jose
Fernandez phoned his mom one night last week and told her he
had been demoted to Double-A. Given his 2.72 ERA at the time,
the news sounded like a joke — which it was.
“I told her, ‘Hey, Mom, I’m kidding. I’m going to the AllStar Game,’” Fernandez said Monday. “She started crying.”
Maritza Fernandez quickly forgave her son’s high jinks, and
she’ll happily accompany him to the game in New York next
week. The 20-year-old was selected Saturday as the Marlins’
representative. He said the trip will be a learning experience, and
he’ll be all ears in the National League clubhouse and dugout.
“I’m going to listen to those guys,” he said. “They’re the best
in the game. Whatever they say must be good, because they’re
the best. I don’t want to be the kid who goes to everybody asking
questions; that’s not the way I am. But I’m going to sit there and
listen and learn as much as I can. Everything I get out of it is
going to be good for my career.”
The trip also offers a chance to augment his autograph collection. “I’m bringing some bats, and hopefully I can get some
balls, too, and have the whole team sign,” he said. “It would
be pretty amazing.” A Cuban defector who came to the United
States at age 15, Fernandez ranks among the top three rookies
in the majors in ERA (2.83) and strikeouts (99). He’s 5-5 for a
team with the worst record in the NL, and in seven starts since
June 1 he has an ERA of 1.75.
Fernandez is scheduled to make his next start for the Marlins
on Saturday. That means he would be available to pitch in the
All-Star Game the following Tuesday.
“In my mind I’m thinking I’m going to pitch,” he said. “One
pitch, I hope, maybe one out, two outs — whatever it is, I’m
going to try to enjoy it.”
Fernandez said the All-Star he most looks forward to meeting
is David Ortiz of the Red Sox. He hopes to pitch against Ortiz or
Robinson Cano of the Yankees.
The Marlins are expected to limit Fernandez to 170 innings
this year, but if a couple of them come in the All-Star Game,
that’s fine with manager Mike Redmond.
“I want to see him pitch,” Redmond said. “Are you kidding
me? A 20-year-old All-Star? I hope they get him in there. It
would be great. He’s going to be on cloud nine, that’s for sure.
What an honor.”
Jets coach Ryan
runs with the bulls
twice in Pamplona
NEW YORK (AP) — Rex Ryan spent part of his summer
vacation running from angry bulls.
The New York Jets coach joined thousands of thrill-seekers
on Sunday and Monday in the annual running of the bulls at the
San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.
The team confirmed Monday that Ryan was uninjured while
participating both days in the run, which is the highlight of a
nine-day street festival and is televised nationally. Ryan was
there on two mostly uneventful days as there were no gorings,
while six people were treated for injuries.
Ben Patton, a contestant on NBC’s matchmaker show
“Ready for Love,” tweeted an Instagram photo http://instagram.com/p/bf6Qk0x2t5/# of himself and some friends posing
with Ryan in Pamplona. A slim-looking Ryan is wearing white
pants, a red T-shirt with a picture of a bull in the middle —
with the words “Bad Toro” printed underneath — and a red
bandana around his neck.
The sports website Deadspin posted a 17-second video
Monday night of what clearly appears to be Ryan climbing
a barricade, along with several other participants, moments
before a bull charges down the street. It was uncertain if the
video was from Ryan’s run on Sunday or Monday.
The race, which lasts just over 2 minutes, takes place early
in the morning as participants run with six fighting bulls along
a narrow course of about 900 yards. It ends when the bulls have
run from a holding pen to a city bull ring.
Ryan isn’t the first football coach to race through the streets
of the northern Spanish city. Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip
Kelly, then the coach at Oregon, participated in the event last
summer, along with wide receivers coach Scott Frost — a
former Jets safety. Ryan and the Jets report for training camp
on July 25 in Cortland, N.Y.
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Murray eyes more Slam titles
LONDON (AP) — The first question at the
first formal news conference of the first full
day of Andy Murray’s new life as Wimbledon
champion concerned the buzz building in
Britain about whether knighthood awaits.
Murray sighed and rested his chin on his left
hand.
“I don’t really know,” he said Monday. “I
mean, it’s a nice thing to have, or be offered. I
think just because everyone’s waited for such a
long, long time for this — that’s probably why
it would be suggested. But I don’t know if it
merits that.”
Everything will always be different moving
forward for Murray, who became the first
British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years by
beating No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5,
6-4 in Sunday’s final.
Pictures of Murray adorned the front pages
of plenty of newspapers Monday morning, several showing him holding and kissing his gold
trophy.
Forget about honorifics or headlines or even
reaching No. 1. All Murray wants is more Grand
Slam championships to go with the two he’s got
at the moment.
Twelve months ago, he dropped to 0-4 in
major finals by losing to Roger Federer at the
All England Club. Undeterred — indeed, more
determined than ever — Murray regrouped and
got better. He has played in the finals of the last
four Grand Slam tournaments he’s entered (he
missed this year’s French Open with a bad back).
After winning the U.S. Open in September for a
career-altering breakthrough, he added a second
Slam title Sunday at the place he called “pretty
much the pinnacle of the sport.”
Add a gold medal at the London Games, and
it’s been quite a year. He had three clear goals —
win a Grand Slam title, win an Olympic title at
home, win Wimbledon — and he is now 3 for 3.
Murray was asked Monday whether it could
be difficult to find other aims to drive him.
“I hope I don’t lose hunger. You know, I
think I should be able to use this as motivation. I
know what it’s like losing in a Wimbledon final,
and I know what it’s like winning one. And,”
he said with a bit of a chuckle, “it’s a lot better
winning. So the hard work is worth it.”
His father sensed a change after the victories
at the Olympics and U.S. Open.
“There’s a bit more of a swagger about him, my
son. I noticed that,” Willie Murray said Sunday.
“He’s more confident, I think, and it helped him.”
Murray, a 26-year-old Scotsman, attended
the All England Club champions’ dinner Sunday
night, then woke up after about an hour’s worth
of sleep for the obligatory media appointments.
That included posing for photos with both arms
wrapped around the trophy while standing
alongside the statue of Fred Perry, the British
man who won Wimbledon in 1936.
Now Murray plans to take some vacation
before beginning preparations for playing at
Flushing Meadows as the reigning champion at
a major tournament for the first time.
“I just need to make sure I don’t get sidetracked by anything. And after the next few
days — yeah, enjoy it and celebrate and stuff,
but — go away, rest up and get ready for the
U.S. Open,” he said. “Because I’ve never had to
defend a Grand Slam before. That will be a new
experience for me, and I look forward to that.”
While Murray still sits at No. 2 in the ATP
rankings, behind No. 1 Djokovic, that’s just
fine.
Murray insists he is far more interested in
winning extra Grand Slam titles.
“It’s a tough one for me, because right now
I’ve won two Slams and ... (won) the Olympic
gold, and I’m nowhere near being No. 1. I don’t
know exactly why that is,” he said. “I would
rather not get to No. 1 and win more Grand
Slams, than never win another Grand Slam and
get to No. 1. I’d rather try to win more Slams.”
So far this season, he is 34-5 with four titles,
second on tour to Rafael Nadal’s seven.
There is one more Grand Slam tournament remaining in 2013, the U.S. Open, and
for the second year in a row, the season’s first
three major titles were divided by three men.
This year, Djokovic won the Australian Open
(beating Murray in the final), Nadal won the
French Open, and Murray put his name on the
list Sunday.
It sets up an intriguing hard-court stretch
leading to the U.S. Open, where play begins
Aug. 26.
As for the long-sought victory on home turf,
which the BBC said was watched by more than
17 million people in Britain, Murray said he
can’t quite be sure what his triumph means to
the locals.
They love their tennis and revere Wimbledon
and had hoped someone could follow in Perry’s
footsteps.
“I do really try my best to avoid sort of everything that goes on with playing at Wimbledon,
with the media coverage and the TV stuff. I try
to avoid it because I just can’t get wrapped up in
it. And it can be a distraction,” he said.
“But, look, I know how long it’s been. It’s
been a long time, there’s been a lot of close calls.
... It’ll be nice that as a nation, we don’t have to
look at Wimbledon as being sort of a negative.
It can be viewed as a positive,” Murray said,
before adding: “And I just hope it’s not another
70-odd years again.”
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Column: Yasiel Puig
might make All-Star
game fun again…
by TIM DAHLBERG, AP Sports Columnist
An Utulei Youth youngster tries to control the ball against a Green Bay opponent during a 6-8
age group match of the 2013 FFAS Summer Youth League on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Pago Park
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]
Soccer Stadium.
Summer Youth League 2013 kicks off
by FFAS Media staff
July Fourth was a day filled with screams and shouts of joy from parents and more than 300
children alike during the first day of the 2013 FFAS Summer Youth League at Pago Park Soccer
Stadium.
“This is one of our most popular competitions, the Summer Youth League for the youth of
our territory,” said Faiivae Alex Godinet, president of FFAS who officially opened the league.
“Go out and enjoy the games and enjoy yourselves.”
New executive committee members Amio Mavaega-Luvu and Michelle Sasala were given
the honors to provide the opening kick to start the competition.
There are 43 teams from all 14 FFAS clubs with the 6-8 and 9-11 mixed competition a noncompetitive one. These age groups have eight and 10 teams, respectively, competing.
Missing from last year’s summer competition was a girls 15-17 contest but this year seven
clubs are fielding a team for an U-17 fixture.
A new change has been added to the competitive age groups — 12-14 Boys, U-17 Girls,
15-17 Boys — with the older boys and U-17 Girls moving away from the 5-a-side format to a
7-a-side design.
The boys’ 12-14 age group will still play in the 5-a-side format. The defending champs for
this age group is Ilaoa & To’omata but they are not fielding a team in this competition. There
are nine teams competing in this bracket.
Utulei Youth is the winner of the Boys 15-17 age for the last two years and are back to defend
their title. There are nine teams competing in this bracket.
Paia Ipiniu of Ilaoa & To’omata battles
Vaiala Tongan’s Lekina Afu (left) for control of
the ball during a Boys’ 15-17 match of the 2013
FFAS Summer Youth League on Thursday, July
4, 2013 at Pago Park Soccer Stadium.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]
An Atu’u Broncos player dribbles past a
PanSa defender during a Girls’ 15-17 match
of the 2013 FFAS Summer Youth League on
Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Pago Park Soccer
Stadium.
[FFAS MEDIA/Brian Vitolio]
Bruce Bochy wasn’t willing to go with the small sampling
size and make Yasiel Puig an All-Star, though he might have
been tempted to change his mind after watching the rookie sensation do a little bit of everything in helping the Dodgers to a
win Sunday in San Francisco.
The Giants’ manager wasn’t going to leave someone who has
played like an All-Star the whole season off the National League
squad just to put Puig on it, and that’s OK. But Puig is one of
the five finalists that fans can still vote on, and that’s a vote Puig
should win in a landslide to get a spot on the team.
Hopefully, that will make Tim McCarver happy, too. The
Fox announcer seemed even more insufferable than usual over
the weekend in San Francisco when he said an All-Star can’t
be minted in just five weeks, but that if the fans really want the
Dodgers’ right fielder on the team he won’t avert his eyes when
Puig is at the plate.
Make the All-Star game fun and interesting? Well, OK, but
only if the fans insist.
That there has been an ongoing debate in recent days over
Puig’s selection is probably a good thing for a game that seems to
have lost its appeal to all but the hard-core baseball fan. There’s
little special about the All-Star game anymore, as evidenced by
the fact it has lost half its television audience in the last 20 years.
But fans are talking about Puig, the Cuban who may well be
the truest five-tool player to come into baseball in recent times.
They will tune in just to watch him, and they may buy tickets to
see him in person the next time the Dodgers are in town.
He’s not going to save the All-Star game because the game
itself is such an anachronism. Players like making the team and
earning the bonuses that often go with it, but even Bud Selig’s
ill-suited attempt to make it relevant by giving the winning
league home field advantage in the World Series didn’t move
the engagement needle among fans.
There was once a time when the All-Star game was really
something special. Fans were eager to compare leagues and,
aside from spring training and the World Series, the Midsummer
Classic was the only place to do it.
Ernie Banks might get his only chance to bat against Whitey
Ford. Pete Rose could show Ray Fosse and the rest of the American League how baseball was played in the National League.
And Carl Hubbell could introduce his screwball to the American League in spectacular fashion, striking out Babe Ruth, Lou
Gehrig and three other future Hall of Famers in a row in 1934
with a pitch none of them had seen before.
But with the greed of baseball owners knowing no bounds,
there’s now interleague play every day of the season. There
are so few distinctions between the leagues anymore that even
the first appearance by the Dodgers at Yankee Stadium for the
first time in 32 years last month barely drew a mention outside
New York.
Want to see Justin Verlander face Bryce Harper? Just wait
two weeks after the All-Star break and the Washington Nationals
will be in Detroit.
Clayton Kershaw against Robinson Cano? The Yankees
will play at Dodger Stadium late in July, and there are plenty of
tickets available.
At least there’s still some intrigue about Puig, who found his
way out of Cuba and into the major leagues when the Dodgers
signed him to a $42 million contract.
Not even the Dodgers were sure what they had in Puig, but
it didn’t take long watching him run crazily around the bases or
swing at anything close to the plate to figure out that he is an
electric and immensely talented player.
His numbers alone should get him in the game, particularly
the .409 average he had after getting two hits in Monday night’s
game in Arizona.
Yes, he’s had only 132 official at-bats, but Harper won a
starting outfield job on the NL squad with less than 200 at-bats
himself after being injured for several weeks this season.
Even Bochy was finding it hard to leave Puig out of the mix
completely. He’s as old school as they get, but having Puig on
the second chance ballot of five players pretty much ensures
he’ll have him in uniform next week at Citi Field in New York.
The Dodgers are hosting All-Star voting parties this week for
both Puig and Adrian Gonzalez, who is also one of the last five
for the final spot.
Gonzalez has had a strong first half for the Dodgers, but even
he understands his place on the ballot.
“I’m voting for Puig,” Gonzalez said.
Baseball fans will, too, and that’s a good thing. It just might
make the game interesting enough to watch.
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Detroit Pistons’ Peyton Siva (34) looks for a way around Boston Celtics’ Phil Pressey (26) during an NBA summer league basketball game, Monday, July 8, 2013,
in Orlando, Fla.
(AP Photo/John Raoux)
Judge ordering the NFL and Nuggets get Foye
retired players to negotiate in Iguodala deal
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL and
former players must try to negotiate a dispute
over whether complaints about concussionrelated injuries belong in court or in arbitration,
a federal judge said Monday.
U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody of Philadelphia had planned to rule July 22 in a legal
fight that involves about 4,200 former players
and could be worth billions of dollars.
But instead she ordered the two sides to
begin mediation with retired federal Judge
Layn Phillips.
The retirees want the right to sue the league,
while the NFL insists the claims must be arbitrated under terms of the collective bargaining
agreement.
Brody asked for a progress report by Sept. 3,
while placing a gag order on the lawyers. Both
sides agreed to comply.
Many former players say they suffer from
dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions, which they believe stem
from on-field concussions.
The league insists that safety has always
been a top priority.
Both sides have something to fear from a
court ruling.
Brody could throw out the lawsuits and steer
them to arbitration; or accept some or all of
them, and open up internal NFL files to plaintiffs’ lawyers looking for a smoking gun.
Still, sports law professor Marc Edelman,
who teaches at Fordham University and Baruch
College, called it “highly unlikely” that either
side would budge during mediation.
“The sentimental impact of this type of case
is one that would make it strongly advantageous
for the plaintiffs to get to a jury,” Edelman said.
“The position the NFL has taken is they are
not liable for anything that’s happened to the
players.”
In legal arguments before Brody in April,
NFL lawyer Paul Clement said teams bear the
chief responsibility for health and safety under
the contract, along with the players’ union and
the players themselves.
Players’ lawyer David Frederick accused
the league of concealing studies linking concussions to neurological problems for decades.
“The plaintiffs got in a lot of their case,
that the NFL glorified violence all these years.
I would think in mediation that Judge Phillips would let it go further, if that’s what they
want to talk about,” said Andrew Brandt, who
directs a sports law center at Villanova University School of Law.
In recent years, a string of former NFL
players and other concussed athletes have
been diagnosed after their deaths with chronic
traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, including
popular Pro Bowler Junior Seau and lead
plaintiff Ray Easterling. Both committed suicide last year.
About one-third of the league’s 12,000
former players have joined the litigation since
2011. Some legal experts feel the NFL may be
most vulnerable on claims from a few hundred
“gap” players, who played during years when
there was no contract in place.
“We respect and will comply with the
court’s order regarding mediation and will be
available to meet with Judge Phillips at his
direction,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said
in a statement. The Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the former NFL players also pledged
to “follow the court’s directive.”
Phillips, 61, had a meteoric law career
before leaving the federal bench in Oklahoma
and moving to private practice before age 40.
He was a tennis standout at the University
of Tulsa, where he also played flag football,
according to an online biography. He is now
based in Newport Beach, Calif.
“Judge Phillips is pleased to have been
appointed ... in this challenging and complex
matter. He looks forward to working with the
parties to achieve resolution,” his office said in
a statement.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Denver Nuggets will get
something back for Andre Iguodala after all.
The Nuggets have agreed to separate sign-and-trade deals
that will land them guard Randy Foye from the Utah Jazz and
send Iguodala to the Golden State Warriors, a person familiar
with the decision said Monday.
The Warriors had planned to sign Iguodala to a four-year,
$48 million deal as a free agent last week. Instead, the restructured deal will give Golden State more salary cap flexibility,
deliver Denver a $9 million trade exception and help Utah build
for the future with expiring contracts and draft picks.
The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to The
Associated Press on Monday because teams are not allowed to
confirm moves until the new league year begins Wednesday,
said the original Warriors-Jazz deal remains intact.
The Warriors will clear more than $24 million by sending
Richard Jefferson, Andris Biedrins and Brandon Rush to the
Jazz along with the package of draft picks. All three are in the
last year of their deals.
Golden State is only taking back Kevin Murphy and his nonguaranteed $788,000 deal from Utah. Yahoo Sports, which first
reported the new deal, said Foye will sign a three-year contract
worth $9 million. Utah will receive multiple draft picks from
Golden State, including its 2014 and 2017 first-round picks.
By signing Iguodala first and then sending him to the Warriors, Denver will get a trade exception worth about $9 million
that it can use anytime within the next year. And in the meantime, it softens the blow left by Iguodala’s departure.
The Warriors will also get some roster flexibility to sign
other free agents through other exceptions in the NBA’s complicated salary cap system.
The 6-foot-4, 213-pound Foye, who will turn 30 on Sept. 24,
is primarily an off-guard but can also play point guard. He averaged 10.8 points and two assists while playing all 82 games for
the Jazz last season.
Foye has shot 40.9 percent for his career, including 37.7 percent from 3-point range. He was drafted seventh overall out Villanova in 2006 by the Boston Celtics, who immediately traded
him to Portland, which moved him to Minnesota.
Foye’s best season came with the Timberwolves in 200809, when he averaged 16.3 points, 4.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds
per game. He played three seasons in Minnesota, one with the
Washington Wizards and two for the Los Angeles Clippers
before going to the Jazz last year.
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Murder trial of
federal agent
begins in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — A federal agent was fueled by alcohol,
a sense of authority and a friend’s warning about hostility of
locals when he shot and killed a man in a Waikiki McDonald’s,
a prosecutor told jurors Monday.
The allegations came during opening statements at the murder
trial of State Department Special Agent Christopher Deedy,
29, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death
of 23-year-old Kollin Elderts of Kailua. Soon after arriving in
Honolulu to help provide security for the November 2011 AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation summit, Deedy was warned by
a fellow agent about hostility by local residents toward newcomers, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Janice Futa said.
The agent told Deedy to be on his guard, and Deedy said he
would carry his off-duty gun, Futa told jurors.
Deedy and two friends later went bar-hopping in Chinatown
and Waikiki before going to the fast-food restaurant in the early
morning hours of Nov. 5, 2011, Futa said.
Elderts, meanwhile, had been celebrating the birthdays of
two friends, drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana, before he
went to the McDonald’s, authorities said.
“Within six minutes of getting there, he was shot and died of
that single gunshot wound,” Futa said.
Deedy was in the Diplomatic Security Service for less than
two years and carried his gun that night despite a policy prohibiting consuming alcohol while armed, the prosecutor said.
Defense attorney Brook Hart countered in his opening statement that Deedy wasn’t drunk and only had beer earlier in the evening in Chinatown. “Agent Deedy acted responsibly and in selfdefense,” Hart said, telling jurors his client had provided security
for Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Dalai Lama in the past.
Deedy took his gun with him that night because that’s what
he normally did, not because of any warnings he may have
received about hostility from locals, the defense lawyer said.
Hart told jurors that Deedy interceded when he noticed
Elderts was bullying another customer. He said Deedy had tried
to calm Elderts and showed him his credentials before drawing
his weapon. Hart said Elderts pushed Deedy and a shot fired.
While Deedy was being hit in the face by Elderts, another shot
went off, he said, hitting a wall. A third shot during the scuffle
hit Elderts, the lawyer said. Futa’s version painted Deedy as
the aggressor who told Elderts while he was joking around that
acting that way would get him shot.
“Everybody has a different recollection of the events that
took place,” Futa said of witnesses, some of whom were drunk.
The prosecution began calling witnesses on Monday. One
of the witnesses was Special Agent Matthew Golbus, who runs
the Diplomatic Security Service’s Honolulu office. He testified
that agents aren’t allowed to consume alcohol while armed or
six hours before going on-duty. Under cross examination by
defense attorney Karl Blanke, he said the rule doesn’t prevent
off-duty agents from consuming alcohol.
The defense had hoped for a last-minute decision by the 9th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a request to move the case
from state court to federal court.
Lawyers for Deedy had argued that publicity about racial issues
could hinder a fair trial. But hours before the trial began, the appellate court upheld the lower court’s ruling denying the move.
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Oahu home median sales
price nears 2007 peak
HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Board
of Realtors says the median sales price for a
single family home on Oahu is near the all-time
high marked in June 2007.
The organization said Monday single family
homes on Oahu sold for a median price of
$677,250 in June.
That’s about 1 percent below the market’s
peak price of $685,000 from June 2007.
It’s also more than 9 percent higher than the
same month last year.
The number of homes sold also climbed
more than 10 percent from last June last year
to 308.
The organization says the median price of a
condominium rose 11 percent from last year to
$330,000.
The number of condos sold surged 15 percent to 392.
Police: Woman shot
self at Maui firing range
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui police
are investigating the death of a woman who
shot herself during a firearms education safety
class.
The 44-year-old Lahaina woman was participating in the class at the Ukumehame Firing
Range on Sunday.
Police say that without warning, she put the
barrel of a loaded revolver under her chin and
pulled the trigger. She had loaded the .22-caliber revolver herself.
Police say instructors who witnessed the
shooting had no time to react before the gun
was fired.
The name of the woman is being withheld
pending notification of her family. Lt. William
Juan says if it’s ruled a suicide, her name won’t
be released.
Honolulu mayor names new
chief medical examiner
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu Mayor
Kirk Caldwell says he’s appointing a Northern
California forensic pathologist to be the city’s
new medical examiner.
Dr. Christopher B. Happy’s appointment
must be confirmed by the Honolulu City
Council.
The city said Monday it will announce Happy’s start date once he is licensed to practice in
Hawaii.
He’s expected to get his license in a few
months.
Honolulu hasn’t had a chief medical
examiner since Dr. Kanthi De Alwis retired
in 2009.
The city raised the annual salary for the job
to $250,000 from $200,000 after struggling to
find qualified candidates for the position.
The city says Happy is currently employed
as a consulting forensic pathologist in Northern
California.
He’s previously been assistant medical
examiner in San Francisco and chief medical
examiner in Milwaukee.
Access is top health care issue
for Hawaii Island
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A new
report shows limited access to health care is the
top medical issue facing Hawaii Island.
The State of Hawaii Community Health
Needs Assessment says Hawaii County suffers
from limited access to primary, mental, specialized and other types of care.
West Hawaii Today reports the primary and
specialized care shortage is particularly severe
in the Puna, Kau and Waikoloa areas.
The Big Island has mental health care provider shortage and not enough substance abuse
and mental health treatment options.
Nonprofit hospitals were required to participate in the study as part of President Barack
Obama’s health care overhaul.
The report is designed to help Hawaii’s hospitals set priorities over the next few years.
The Healthcare Association of Hawaii collaborated with the Healthy Communities Institute to conduct the study.
Canadian accused of
selling rifle in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — A Canadian living on
the Big Island illegally is accused of selling a
rifle to an undercover police officer.
Former real estate agent Douglas Leopold
is charged with unlawful possession of a rifle
after allegedly selling an AR-15 to an undercover officer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Hino says
those living in the country illegally are prohibited from possessing firearms.
Hino says he’s considered a flight risk.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported
Monday Leopold is being held without bail
because of his immigration status.
According to court documents, Leopold
fraudulently entered the country and didn’t disclose his Canada criminal convictions.
Federal officials say he overstayed his visa.
According to Sun & Sea Realty’s website,
the 50-year-old from Calgary, Alberta was
president and owner of the business specializing in Kailua-Kona properties.
Hawaii bill would allow
for sentencing discretion
HONOLULU (AP) — One of the bills
Hawaii’s governor plans to veto would allow
judges discretion in setting aside mandatory
minimum sentences for some felony drug
cases.
The attorney general’s office and various
law enforcement agencies oppose the bill.
Those who support the measure say those
cases usually involve nonviolent offenders.
State Sen. Maile Shimabukuro introduced
the bill. She tells the Honolulu Star-Advertiser
those people need treatment instead of prison
time.
She says the bill would allow judges to consider other factors when deciding a sentence.
Community Alliance of Prisons Coordinator
Kat Brady says mandatory minimum sentences
hurt women.
She says women have a lower rate of violent-crime convictions and a higher rate of
drug-related convictions.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie has until Tuesday to
make a final decision on vetoes.
Dog taken from Illinois
8 years ago found in Kona
HONOLULU (AP) — A dog taken from
its owner in Illinois has been found in Hawaii
eight years later.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser says Sheryl
Jans lost her Boston terrier named “Koki” after
a breakup with her boyfriend.
She found out a couple of weeks ago that
someone had left her pet at the Hawaii Humane
Society shelter in Kona.
Humane Society dispatcher Oliana Villanueva said shelter employees checked on the
microchip embedded in Koki to locate her
owner and eventually found Jans.
Jans said her ex-boyfriend and his mother
had apparently moved to Hawaii a couple of
years ago.
She’s trying to raise money to fly to Hawaii
to reunite with her dog.
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Universal Crossword
Tuesday,
July 9,
2013
Edited by Timothy E. Parker July 9, 2013
ACROSS
1 Come out of
denial
6 Skeletal
component
10 Phenomena
after retiring
14 Former
15 Afterlife bio?
16 “Will &
Grace” star
McCormack
17 Islam’s largest branch
18 Capital in the
Baltics
19 Optimally
rated
20 Bird that
cannot fly
21 Comic-strip
spaceman
24 Pre-fax
transmission
26 Famed
circus clown
Kelly
27 Peak points
29 Who Jimmy
courted off
the court
31 Russian
legislature
32 Main or
Maple
34 Nudge, as
memory
37 The stuff of
plays
39 “___ for
apple”
40 Upper part
of a steeple
42 One of a
state’s two,
briefly
43 Rich sponge
cake
46 Off yonder
47 Ganges garments
48 Archie Bunker order
7/9
50 Secret target?
53 Dilapidated
54 Fast sweepers
57 Soft pitch
60 Starchy food
61 You can
spend it in
many places
62 Neutral
shade
64 Gulf by
Somalia
65 Bed with no
easy exit
66 Shelter, as in
a cove
67 Time of
March madness?
68 No-longermade car
make
69 Phnom Penh
money
DOWN
1 Where the
altar is
2 Beaten
instrument
3 Revolutionary War
participant
4 Act ending?
5 Matter of no
importance
6 20 Mule
Team
cleanser
7 Japanese
middle managers?
8 Close by, to
poets
9 Knickknack
displayer
10 Gets ready
for a second
offensive
11 Crumble into
the sea, as
shoreline
12 North Dakota
fair city
13 Perfume
emanation
22 Smaller in
amount
23 Passes over
intentionally
25 Course
concluder
27 Extends
28 Like 24-karat
gold
29 “Hurray!”
and “Oh,
no!”
30 “For ___ jolly
...”
33 M. Hulot’s
player, in
films
34 Place for an
oil change
35 Like some
medication
36 Richard of
“American
Gigolo”
38 “Won’t Get
Fooled ___”
41 What dues
need to be
44 Popular ’20s
design style
45 Put to a
purpose
47 Some eating
utensils
49 Lab technician, perhaps
50 Very, musically speaking
51 Check your
arithmetic
52 Janis Joplin’s “Me and
Bobby ___”
53 Those on
high horses
55 Throw the
horsehide
56 Like dry land
58 Aussie gemstone
59 One-time
Turkish
governors
63 “What ___
supposed to
say?”
PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
7/8
© 2013 Universal Uclick
www.upuzzles.com
QUICK STUDY By Irma Afram
Happy Birthday: You may be pressured to
change the way you do things. Don’t give in if you
believe you have a better or more unique way of
accomplishing your goals. Do your research and keep
adding to your knowledge and skills. Broaden your
horizons and expand your friendships. Speak up and
your memory will impress someone. Your numbers
are 5, 14, 21, 26, 30, 38, 44.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are best to focus
on what you do best and forget about trying to please
everyone around you. Social events should include
some form of physical activities that will keep you out
of trouble or help you make self-improvements. 2 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Mingle with friends,
relatives or neighbors. What you learn from interacting
with others will help you make an important decision
regarding your home, family and your future. Don’t let
your stubbornness stand between you and a good
time. 4 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When it comes to
earning a living or making donations, you are best not
to make snap decisions that might jeopardize your
financial future. Use your experience and know-how
to find solutions to any work-related problem you
face. Greater security is apparent. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Revisit the obstacles
that stand in your way and consider what it will take to
work your way around whatever is holding you back.
Making a subtle but strategic move will far exceed the
results you get if you are impulsive. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Personal changes will make
you feel good and raise your confidence. A change in
the way you are treated will alter the way you treat
others. Improving your surroundings or investments
will result in greater accomplishments and satisfaction. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll impress new
acquaintances with your intellect and knowledge.
You can make financial gains, but you mustn’t be too
quick to extend a helping hand. Offer suggestions,
not cash, if someone is looking for a handout. Protect
a good idea. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Observe and listen to
what’s being said. Approach difficult situations graciously and with the intent to please. Expect others to
overreact. Having your facts correct will help you redirect any notion or assumption that you are to blame.
Romance is highlighted. 4 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Improve or utilize
your space at home better. The changes you make
will inspire you to take on a project that can help you
expand your skills, knowledge or capability to earn
more cash. A contract or proposal shows great potential. 2 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may have
to twist things around to fit your schedule, but once
you have everything in place, you should be able to
make the alterations required to make your life happier. Love and romance are on the rise. 5 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Settle differences
with partners or people you work with. Discussing
plans will allow you to persuade others to see things
your way. An unusual change may be questioned,
but once the results come in, it will be easy to keep
moving forward. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Physical activity,
challenges and working toward a better relationship with someone you care about will help improve
your life and the way you do things. A change in your
beliefs is apparent but must be considered carefully
before you make a commitment. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Investments will be
prosperous, and expanding your interests, surroundings or friendships will help you reach your goals.
Don’t be afraid to do things differently. It’s your uniqueness that will attract the support you need. 3 stars
Birthday Baby: You are charming and conscientious. You are confident and bold.
Dear Abby
by Abigail Van Buren
IDEA FOR SURPRISE WEDDING MAY NEED FURTHER THOUGHT
DEAR ABBY: I am thinking about planning a “surprise” wedding for me and my fiance. We have been
together for eight years and have lived together for
seven. We put off the wedding for many reasons, chiefly
the cost because those things are expensive. We do
not want to just elope. The idea of having a theme party
and inviting all our friends and family occurred to me the
other day. Then, in the middle of it, we could bring in a
priest and tie the knot! I have figured out the cost, and
it shouldn’t be more than a grand. We could swing that.
But my question is, do we tell anyone about it
beforehand? I told one of my girlfriends and my fiance,
and they think it’s a great idea. It would take a lot of
stress off. Should I tell my parents? They sometimes
blab (Dad is worse than Mom) when they’re excited
about something. -- STEALTH BRIDE-TO-BE
DEAR STEALTH BRIDE-TO-BE: One person you
should definitely discuss this with would be the priest.
Ask if he would be willing to marry a couple who has
been living together because some aren’t, and also
if he’d prefer the solemn vows be taken in a house
of worship rather than a theme-party atmosphere. If
that’s the case, you may have to settle for an officiant
of another faith or a justice of the peace to perform
the ceremony. Also, I suggest you rethink your idea
of keeping this happy news from your folks, who may
have been praying for this for seven years. They might
feel very hurt to find they were kept in the dark.
******
DEAR ABBY: My husband’s stepmother and
father send religious-themed gifts for every holiday.
We have an abundance of unused books, DVDs,
stickers, coloring books, dolls, bookmarks, etc., purchased from local Christian stores for a hefty price.
We don’t see them often during the year because we
live in different states, but we would like our kids to
have a good relationship with them. The kids don’t
seem to be fazed by it, but they also don’t get excited
about opening and using these gifts.
We pay for our children to participate in religious
education as well as attend several church functions
during the school year. We believe grandparents
should be interested in learning about what each child
is drawn to, and not so much about preaching their
own religious beliefs to us. It makes us uncomfortable and resentful at times. How does one politely
tell in-laws to stop sending religious-themed gifts? -OVERLOADED IN SOUTH CAROLINA
DEAR OVERLOADED: One doesn’t. A better way
to handle it would be to communicate with them in
between these holidays and tell them what activities
the grandkids are involved in, and any new interests
they may have. A stronger hint than that would be
offensive, and I don’t recommend it. As to what to do
with the unused items -- donate them.
******
DEAR ABBY: When my daughter calls her motherin-law “Mom,” it hurts my feelings. I gave birth to her,
worked hard to put a roof over her head and food in
her mouth. She has only one mother during her lifetime -- ME. I never called my mother-in-law “Mom.”
The name meant something to me, and it was
reserved for the woman who gave me life! -- DISAPPOINTED IN IDAHO
DEAR DISAPPOINTED: Many women besides
your daughter call their mothers-in-law “Mom.” Rather
than be jealous and territorial, you should be happy that
your daughter has such a warm relationship with her
mother-in-law. However, because you feel slighted, ask
if she would be willing to call her MIL “Mama Smith” -something other than her name for you when you are all
together in order to avoid “confusion.”
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CLASSIFIEDS
for sale
2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Pickup Truck 4 cyl, A/C in good
conditioin, asking $8,000. Call
252-4205. [07/11]
1992 TOYOTA BUS 6V asking
$4,000. Call 731-5440 or 6442753 for more info. [07/10]
NEW & USED TOOLS for contract; plate compactors, concrete vibrators, tile & brick
saw, mitre saw, router, wood
lathe, spray guns and more.
Call 699-0243, 252-5719, 2561135. [07/13]
COMPLETE DJ SYSTEM for
$7,500 OBO. Call 258-5695 or
644-5815. [07/12]
FORD RANGER XLT, 51k miles,
A/C, 4WD, registered til 04-14,
been a loyal servant but owner
leaving island. Call 258-8448.
[07/10]
2007 KIA SPORTAGE 50,000
miles, 2007 Nissan Versa, 2008
Chevy Aveo. Call 633-4908 or
731-2265. [07/13]
ALIA BOAT New boat house &
tarp extension. Ice freezer built
in both hulls. No motor. $4,500.
Also 2 fabricated basketball
poles, asking $100. Call 7337578. [07/10]
MUST SELL 1994 Toyota Corola, 4 cyl $2,500 Neg. 1990
Chevy Suburban 4WD, 4door
$2,500 Neg. Call 731-1040 or
252-6772. [07/09]
PRIVATELY OWNED LAND In
Tafeta - for sale or lease. 1 acre
or 1/4 acre. Call 731-2472 and
ask for Maea. [07/15]
USED TIRES Sizes 14, 15, 16,
17, 18: Also Low Profile tires
sizes 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20. Call
699-4025, 258-5470 or 2562996. [07/09]
for rent
1BDRM UNIT APT Fully furnished, living room, huge parking lots. Also a Studio room with
queen size bed, 2 burner, refig,
A/C. Call 699-9603, 252-8383
or 258-7260 or email: 2-7-52@
samoatelco.com [07/15]
2 BDRM 2 FULL BATH HOUSE
Located near Golf course. Quiet, secured area. Furnished with
refrigerator & stove. Affordable
rent that includes electric & water. Must see to appreciate. Call
258-7442 for appt.
3 BDRM 2 BATHRM Fully furnished, very nice view from
Utulei Hill. Nice area. Pls call
258-4870 for more info. [07/19]
3 BDRM APT Overlooking
Pago Harbor in Leloaloa. Appliances furnished. $500 Month.
Available now. Call 733-7994
EXISTING SNACK SHOP, small
retail store in Fagatogo. Also
good for sewing shop, office.
Call 699-9557 or 254-2788.
SPACE FOR A BEAUTY SALON Fully furnished, could be
utilized as salon and massage
parlor. Malaeimi. Call 699-9557
or 254-2788. [07/11]
4 BDRM HOUSE In Tafuna.
$500 a month. Please call 7339814 or 254-6045 for more info.
misc.
MISCELLANEOUS
NEED PARTS FOR YOUR APPLIANCES? Call Lesco Appliances. We supply parts for
washers, dryers, stoves, refrigeration, air conditioners. If we
don’t have it, we can order. Repair service available. Call for
referrals 699-9557or 254-2788.
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MULIFANUA, SAMOA
Single, $75SAT per bed
Double, $100SAT per room
Private Rooms
3 Minutes from the airport
1 Minute from the interisland wharf
685-45008 / 685-775-1644 [email protected]
Transit Motel a subsidiary of Ausage & Associates,
Lepuapua, Leone.- 688-7922 / 733-4337
SHIELD VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE 2013 General Meeting Thur. July 18th
4;30pm Nu’uuli mtg place for all interested volleyball teams. More info 2541152 or 733-9575
PRAXIS TEST Sat, July 20th 7:30am Samoan HS Math Bldg. Registered
candidates bring your admission tickets, current photo ID/Passport & 2 #2
pencils. Info 699-4756/4757/4758.
OCEAN STAR Program started on 07/02/13. Calling ALL OCEAN STARS,
class starts from 8am-11am every Tue. Wed. & Thurs until July 25th, at the
Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center. More info call 633-6500.
ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES During Summer Break, checks for all school
employees will be disbursed at their respective schools after 11:00am &
NOT at the DOE Central Office..
FOR ALL WOMEN: Women’s Health Clinic (Tues & Thurs 4-7pm @ OBGYN)
will be held at the Dept. of Health, Beast & Cervical Cancer Office starting
June 25th. Clinic days & time remain the same. New location is behind Vital
Statistics Office across the LBJ compound. Question 633-2135/4606/1944.
FAGA’ITUA HS FOOTBALL Any 7th, 8th, 9th graders wanted to play football for FHS, call Coach Ta’ase 254-0717.
MANU’A ENVIRO-DISCOVERY CAMP Will be held the week of July 15th in
Ta’u. Registraiton no required. For more info about the camps, contact Joe
633-1031 ext 131
PLEASE DONATE Your unwanted clothes, shoes, and kids’ wear to
GRASPP Inc., call 256-6223 or 733-1025 anytime.
AA MEETINGS Held at Catholic Social Services. Samoan version - Tues.
& Thur. 11:00am. English version - Tue. & Fri. 5-6pm (Hope House)- More
info 699-6611/5683 or 258-6302
TAFUNA HS BOOSTER CLUB Weekly Meeting every Tuesday @ 5:30pm in
Coach’s room at the school.
Development Bank
of American Samoa
Spaces for Rent
HELP/JoBS
TMO WHOLESALE SALES
CLERK Pleasant voice, excellent customer service, excellent attention to details, very
accurate, neat penmanship, 10
key by touch, etc. Apply in person. [07/11]
Lumana’i Building, second floor.
Spaces will be available by August 1, 2013.
For more information, please call
Komesina Afalava @
HELP WANTED
HELP/JoBS
770.1553 or 633.4031.
CARPENTERS Needed immediately, must be dependable
and experienced. Please call
373-3466. [07/11]
HELP/JoBS
HELP WANTED
2 DRESSMAKERS & 2 TAILORS Needed with 15 years
experience. Must cut & sew.
Send applicaiton to P.O. Box
2000, Pago Pago, AS 96799
[07/15]
AS-EPA SAYS:
Litter hurts. .
Do the right thing
AMERICAN SAMOA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
RFP No. ASCC #005-2013
Issuance Date: June 26, 2011
Due Date and Time: July 26, 2013
No later than 2:00p.m. Local Time
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) issues a Request for Proposals (RFP)
from qualified firms to provide:
“Food Service Operation for the ASCC Cafeteria to serve
college students, Faculty and Staff”
Submissions:
Original and (5) five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope
marked “RFP No. ASCC-005-2013 Food Service.” Submissions are to be sent or hand
delivered to the following address and shall be received NLT 2:00 p.m. American Samoa
(Local Time).
ASCC Procurement Office
Mapusaga Campus
Attention: Jessie Su’esu’e, PO
Telephone: 684-699-9155 extension: 391
Note:
Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under
any circumstances.
Document:
The RPF Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements can be obtained from the
ASCC Procurement Office, Mapusaga Campus during normal working hours (7:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m.)
Review:
Request for Proposals (RFP) submittals will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed
Source Evaluation Board (SEB) under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer.
Right of Rejection:
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) reserves the right to reject any and/or
all proposals and/or to waive any irregularities and/or any informalities contained in
submitted proposals that are not in the best interest of ASCC or the public.
Approved by:
Dr. Seth P. Galea’i
President, American Samoa Community College (ASCC)
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