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NFL STAR LATEST ROAD RAGE VICTIM
Death of ex-Saint
Will Smith is third
incident in a week
John Bacon
USA TODAY
The shocking death of former
NFL football star Will Smith in
apparent road rage in New Orleans marked the nation’s third
highly publicized road rage incident in less than a week.
Smith, 34, a beloved player
who won a Super Bowl with the
New Orleans Saints, was fatally
shot Saturday following an arguNEWSLINE
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ment after his car was rear-ended, police said in a statement. In
Minneapolis on Tuesday, a gunman shot a motorist multiple
times in a road rage incident. And
in Houston on Wednesday, a
brawl involving several adults
broke out over a parking space at
the Houston Zoo.
While the circumstances and
motive surrounding Smith’s
death are not yet firmly established, the problem of road rage is
clear cut and on the rise.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, based on
police reports, show road rage or
aggressive driving were reported
as factors in 375 fatal crashes that
resulted in 418 deaths in 2014,
NFL chief: ‘Such a
tragic loss of life’
Motive still unclear in shooting
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NEW ORLEANS POLICE
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Will Smith
the latest year statistics are available. In 2009, road rage or aggressive driving was reported as a
contributing factor in 196 fatal
crashes, causing 235 fatalities.
The numbers do not include violence after a crash.
Of course, the vast majority of
road rage and aggressive driving
incidents do not result in death.
Jeff Asher, a crime data consultant based in New Orleans,
said Sunday that there are no
firm statistics on road rage. He
said curbing the problem has
more to do with psychology than
driving skills.
“It’s about conflict resolution,”
Asher told USA TODAY. “It starts
in childhood, with education.
Teaching people to resolve their
conflicts peacefully.”
In New Orleans, Smith and his
Will be highest-ranking
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memorial service at site
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and says no political
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Q1 earnings may
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for companies
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S&P may see red, too.
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Jordan Spieth helps Danny Willett into his green jacket after Willett
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Kepler spacecraft’s cry for help
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The Kepler spacecraft — initially launched to find other habitable planets across the universe
— has kicked into an emergency
mode more than 75 million miles
away in deep space, prompting
efforts on Earth to recalibrate the
unmanned observatory.
“The mission has declared a
spacecraft emergency, which provides priority access to groundbased communications at the
agency’s Deep Space Network,”
according to a statement issued
overnight by NASA.
Mission operations engineers
were expecting a routine contact
with the $600 million spacecraft
on April 7 when it was determined that Kepler had moved
into an emergency mode, which
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Obama
defends
Clinton
on emails
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John Kerry to visit
Hiroshima but
won’t apologize
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wife were traveling in their Mercedes when they were struck by a
Hummer H2 driven by Cardell
Hayes, 28, police said. The two
men “exchanged words,” the police statement said, then Hayes
fatally shot Smith and wounded
Smith’s wife.
A recent survey by the AAA
Foundation for Traffic Safety
found 87% of respondents said
they believed aggressive drivers
were a “somewhat” or “very serious” threat to their personal
safety.
AAA’s advice when confronted
with road rage or aggressive driving: “Don’t engage.”
J.D. Gallop
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NASA
Scientists are trying to recalibrate
Kepler, an unmanned observatory.
means the spacecraft is operating
minimally while fuel intensive.
Mission engineers based in Silicon Valley at the Ames Research
Center were hoping to aim Kepler toward the Milky Way’s center. The spacecraft’s mission is
part of the larger Discovery Program to carry out science-based
space exploration.
The last contact the Earthbased ground control had with
the spacecraft was April 4 when
Kepler’s operating systems reported that it was functioning
properly.
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“The spacecraft is nearly 75
million miles from Earth, making
the communication slow. Even at
the speed of light, it takes 13 minutes for a signal to travel to the
spacecraft and back,” said Charlie
Sobeck, Kepler and K2 mission
manager, in a statement from
NASA.
The spacecraft was launched
March 6, 2009, from Cape Canaveral Air Station with a three-anda-half year mission to seek out
signs of other habitable, Earthlike planets.
The spacecraft was designed to
watch about 150,000 stars similar
to the Earth’s sun. It began looking toward Orion, hunting for
stars that were closer than 600
light years, NASA details of the
initial mission reported.
That mission was completed in
2012 as the spacecraft confirmed
the existence of more than 1,000
planets orbiting stars outside of
Earth’s solar system. It now has
an extended mission to study supernovae, young stars and more.
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President Obama said Hillary
Clinton exhibited “carelessness”
in handling emails, but he defended his former secretary of
State and “guaranteed” that politics will not influence an ongoing
investigation of her, in an appearance on Fox News Sunday.
“I guarantee that there is no
political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice
Department or the FBI — not just
in this case, but in any case,” Obama said in the pre-taped interview that broadcast Sunday.
While critics say Clinton’s private email system could have
been used to illegally transmit
classified information, exposing it
to hackers, Obama described her
as an “outstanding” secretary of
State — though he questioned her
use of private email.
“What I’ve also said is that —
and she has acknowledged — that
there’s a carelessness, in terms of
managing emails, that she has
owned, and she recognizes,” Obama told Fox News.
Obama said he could not comment in detail about the Clinton
investigation because it is ongoing but said he is confident that
the institutions of the Justice Department and FBI are going by
the book.
Clinton, who is battling Bernie
Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, said she is
cooperating with investigations
and that there is no chance of her
being indicted.
In his Fox News Sunday interview, his first on the program as
president, Obama also suggested
that over-classification may be at
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VOICES
In Ukraine, Lenin gone, but the past still haunts
Sherry Ricchiardi
Special for USA TODAY
ZAPORIZHIA , UKRAINE
As we
slid into a taxi on a bone-chilling
afternoon, the driver delivered
the news: “Lenin kaput,” he said
with a wide grin. “You want to
have a look?”
We rushed to a square on the
Dnieper River where, for days,
workers braved freezing winds to
bring down a last vestige of Communist rule in this industrial city.
Around 3 p.m. on March 17,
Ukraine’s largest remaining statue of Vladimir Lenin was carted
away in a flatbed truck.
When a crane lifted the founder of the Soviet state from a
pink granite pedestal, fireworks
exploded. Hundreds of onlookers
cheered, waved blue and yellow
flags and shouted, “Glory to
Ukraine.”
Kateryna Markova spent 30
hours keeping a vigil for her TV
station. As the 65-foot statue
came down, she was overcome by
emotion.
“My camera was shaking. We
have waited so long for this,” said
Markova, 26, who grew up across
the street from the square. “All
my life I could see Lenin from
my window. I cannot believe he
finally is gone.”
Not everyone was ecstatic.
A longing to re-establish ties
to Russia runs deep in some
parts of this ex-Soviet republic.
FRANK S. FOLWELL
Workers dismantle a 65-foot Lenin statue, a symbol of
Ukraine’s Soviet past, that was removed on March 17.
Photojournalist Frank Folwell
and I were teaching at Zaporizhia National University when
“Leninfell,” as some call it, was
launched.
We often stopped by to watch
the removal process and gauge
the mood of spectators.
While one group hoisted vodka in raucous farewell toasts,
others stood silently, wiping
tears over Lenin’s demise.
On a rainy afternoon, an elderly woman shouted for workers to
stop sawing at the base and belted out a patriotic Russian song.
A few made feeble attempts to
The sentiments in
Zaporizhia are a
microcosm of the
ideological split
that threatens to
tear Ukraine
apart.
stop the demolition. Security
guards whisked them away.
Our translator explained,
“There are lots of Lenin defenders and local separatists here.
Some have mixed feelings.”
Grigoriy Bensman, 74, was adamant: “I am not for communism, but Lenin should stay. He
is part of our history.” He credits
the Soviet leader for the dam in
Zaporizhia that brought electricity to the region in the 1930s.
Two young men eavesdropping nearby were not buying it.
They wanted Lenin “down and
out of sight. We are looking to
the future, not the past,” Eugeniy
Tregger, 21, said.
The sentiments in Zaporizhia
are a microcosm of the ideological split that threatens to tear
Ukraine apart.
On Dec. 8, 2013, Euromaidan
protesters pulled down Kiev’s
landmark Lenin statue, marking
a turning point in the country’s
political crisis. They opposed the
Ukrainian government’s plans
for closer ties to Moscow.
A newly elected government
passed laws to obliterate
Ukraine’s Communist past. Soviet symbols were banned; streets,
parks and public buildings renamed.
Today, the dust from Ukraine’s
past is far from settled.
Russian-backed rebels occupy
territory in the Donbas region,
120 miles from Zaporizhia. More
than 9,100 have been killed, and
1.5 million Ukrainians have been
displaced.
On April 1, Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty posted a
headline, “Spike in fighting in
eastern Ukraine threatens fragile
ceasefire.”
The article noted that monitors from OSCE — Organization
for Security and Cooperation in
Europe — had observed evidence
of Russian soldiers and weapons
“since the conflict began,” a
charge Russian vehemently
denies.
On our last night in town, we
invited five bright, Englishspeaking journalism students to
a campus hangout for pizza and
beer.
All supported closer ties to the
European Union. Were they concerned war could spread to
Zaporizhia?
“Sure, we are afraid. Why not?
We know there are separatists
here,” said Andrei, who was
about to turn 20. Others nodded
in agreement.
According to the students,
their grandparents and “other
old people” tend to idealize Soviet times, touting free education,
free health care and governmentsubsidized apartments.
“They don’t mention the bad
stuff that went on with Stalin and
other Soviet leaders,” Andrei
said.
As we gave farewell hugs, there
was a final question: “When you
return to America, what will you
say about Ukraine?”
“We will say if your generation
has its way, this country will be in
good hands.” That led to smiles
and light applause.
As we headed back to our hotel, there was lingering concern:
If Russia does flex its muscle,
what price will these promising
young Ukrainians have to pay?
Ricchiardi,who specializes in international journalism training and conflict
reporting, has worked in 25 countries.
Brussels suspects had
planned to hit France
Group
chose a
different
target
because
of Paris
probe,
prosecutor
says
Steph Solis
USA TODAY
The group responsible for the
deadly bombings in Brussels initially had planned to attack
France, Belgium’s federal prosecutor said Sunday.
The suspects were “surprised
by the speed of the progress in
the ongoing investigation” and
decided to attack Brussels instead, the office said in a statement. The alleged organizers of
the Brussels attacks were part of
the same group behind the Paris
massacre in November, federal
prosecutors said.
The statements from prosecutors come after the arrest of Mohamed Abrini, who was described
as the “man in the hat” or the
“man in white” captured on surveillance footage with the two suicide bombers at Brussels
Airport, RTBF reported.
Abrini and three others were
charged with “terrorist murders”
and conducting the “activities of a
terrorist group” in connection
with the Brussels attacks.
“It’s fresh proof of the very real
threat that weighs on all of
Europe, and on France in particular,” French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Belgian Justice Minister Koen
Geens told VRT network it
amounted to “a dirty war” when
more attacks could be expected.
“We need to remain very alert
and new cells can pop up at any
moment. The facts have already
taught us that,” Geens added.
The suicide bombers killed 16
people at the Brussels Airport on
March 22, and another16 people
died in a blast at a subway station.
Abrini confessed he was the
“man in the hat” seen in surveillance footage, prosecutors said.
The other suspects were identified as Osama Krayem, Herve B.
M. and Bilal E. M. Krayem, who is
known to have left the Swedish
city of Malmo to fight in Syria.
Investigators found links between the group behind Brussels
attacks and the one that killed
130 in Paris on Nov. 13.
Authorities said a series of
KURT DESPLENTER, AFP/GETTY IMAGES
People take part in a march against terrorism organized by three Turkish organizations on Sunday in Ghent, Belgium.
raids leading up to the Brussels
attack, notably the arrest of key
suspect Salah Abdeslam on
March 18, prompted the suspects
to change course and speed up
the plan.
Several connections surfaced
involving Abrini. Surveillance
footage shows him driving Abdeslam to Paris two days before the
rampage.
Authorities said Abrini grew up
with Abdeslam and his brother,
Brahim Abdeslam, both suspects
in the Paris attacks. They believe
he also knew Abdelhamid Abbaoud, the Paris attackers’
ringleader.
Abrini’s fingerprints and DNA
were found in a car used in Paris
and an apartment in Brussels
used by the airport bombers.
Obama addresses highs, lows of his tenure
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play, and that some of the emails
traced to Clinton should not have
had high classification.
While there is “top-secret” information that should not be
shared, Obama said there is also
material “being presented to the
president or the secretary of
State, that you might not want on
the transom, or going out over
the wire, but is basically stuff that
you could get in open-source.”
Obama also said, “I continue to
believe that she has not jeopardized
America’s
national
security.”
During the interview taped
during his recent visit to Chicago,
Obama also said:
uProposals by Republican
presidential candidates Donald
Trump and Ted Cruz will undermine national security.
Saying the nation should stand
by its laws and values in the fight
against the Islamic State, Obama
criticized Cruz’s proposal to “carpet bomb” Islamic State positions
and Trump’s plan to temporarily
ban Muslims from entering the
United States until the terrorism
problem is addressed.
“We have to make sure that
what we do doesn’t end up being
counterproductive,” Obama said,
adding: “Our approach has to be
smart.”
uHis “No. 1 job is to protect
“I continue to
believe that she
has not
jeopardized
America’s national
security.”
President Obama
in Fox News interview
MANDEL NGAN, AFP/GETTY IMAGES
the American people,” and his
“No. 1 priority” is to defeat the Islamic State.
Disputing claims by Trump,
Cruz and other Republicans that
he is not taking the terrorist
threat seriously enough, Obama
said that “there isn’t a president
who’s taken more terrorists off
the field than me, over the last
seven-and-a-half years.”
uIf necessary, he will stick
with Supreme Court nominee
Merrick Garland until the end of
his term in January, regardless of
whether Clinton or a Republican
wins the presidential election in
November.
Again demanding that the Republican Senate vote as soon as
possible on Garland’s nomination, Obama said that “as more
senators meet with him, I think
they will recognize the qualities”
of the current appeals court
judge.
uHe understands the frustrations with government expressed
by supporters of Trump and
Sanders, among other protest
candidates.
While the economy is improv-
ing, Obama said the nation is
“still shell-shocked” from the financial meltdown of 2007 and
2008. Many people lost their
homes, jobs and savings, the
president told Fox News Sunday,
“and they still don’t fully know
how that happened, and was the
system fixed in a way that they
can have confidence in.”
uHis best day in office was the
congressional vote approving his
health care bill, while the worst
was traveling to Newtown, Conn.,
after the mass shooting at an elementary school.
His biggest accomplishment?
“Saving the economy from a
Great Depression.”
Worst mistake? “Probably failing to plan for the day after ... in
intervening in Libya.”
When he leaves office in January, Obama said the thing he will
miss the most — “other than Air
Force One” — is “the breadth of
interactions” he has with the
American people. “When you are
president, you meet people from
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he said. “And it gives you a unique
appreciation for this unbelievable
country of ours.”
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MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
NEWS 3A
KERRY WILL MAKE HISTORY WITH
HIROSHIMA VISIT WHILE IN JAPAN
Secretary of State
won’t apologize
for the bombing
Kirk Spitzer
USA TODAY
S
TOKYO
ecretary of State John
Kerry arrived Sunday
in Japan for meetings
with foreign ministers
from six other leading
nations — and a historic visit to
Hiroshima, the site of the
world’s first atomic bombing.
On Monday, Kerry will become the highest-ranking U.S.
official to attend a memorial
service at the Hiroshima Peace
Park, ground zero for the first of
two atomic bombs dropped by
the United States on Japan near
the end of World War II.
He will not apologize for the
attack, the Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed U.S.
official. Kerry is scheduled to
lay a wreath at the Cenotaph for
A-bomb Victims and to tour the
nearby Atomic Bomb Museum.
An estimated 140,000 Japanese died Aug. 6, 1945, in the
Hiroshima bombing, which remains a deeply emotional subject for many Japanese people.
The park and museum attract
more than 1 million visitors a
year; memorial services are held
annually.
For decades, top U.S. officials
avoided going to Hiroshima because of the sensitive issue.
Then-U.S. Ambassador John
Roos was the first U.S. envoy to
attend a memorial service in Hiroshima in 2010, and current
Ambassador Caroline Kennedy
attended in 2014 and 2015.
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi
Matsui and other officials have
urged President Obama to visit
Hiroshima when he is in Japan
in late May to attend the G-7
Summit in the Ise-Shima
region.
KAZUHIRO NOGI, AFP/GETTY IMAGES
KIMIMASA MAYAMA, AFP/GETTY IMAGES
OVER 100 DIE IN INDIA TEMPLE FIRE
EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center right with hand
on chin, assesses the situation Sunday at Puttingal temple in
Kollam, India, where more than 100 people were killed after a
fire broke out following a fireworks mishap.
CIA Director John Brennan
said Sunday that the intelligence
agency will not engage in “enhanced interrogation” practices,
including waterboarding — even
if a future president demands it.
Speaking to NBC News, Brennan said he “absolutely” would
not agree to having “any CIA officer carrying out waterboarding
again.”
The CIA used waterboarding
and other techniques on suspected terrorists after the Sept. 11,
2001, attacks. But in January
2009, early in his first term,
President Obama signed an executive order banning the CIA from
using the harsh techniques. The
CIA has said it stopped waterboarding in 2003.
Two of the top Republican
presidential candidates have signaled they would support using
waterboarding: Donald Trump
and Sen. Ted Cruz.
On Sunday, NBC News reported that Brennan, a longtime Obama security adviser, said: “I will
not agree to carry out some of
these tactics and techniques I’ve
heard bandied about because this
institution needs to endure.”
— Greg Toppo and Cooper Allen
YATSENYUK, UKRAINE’S
PRIME MINISTER, RESIGNS
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigned Sunday
On Sunday, Kerry stopped at
a U.S. air base near Tokyo before
traveling to Hiroshima for two
days of talks among foreign
ministers from the G-7 countries. The talks are expected to
focus on terrorism, international refugees and nuclear
disarmament.
The agenda also may include
North Korea’s nuclear weapons
program and China’s aggressive
territorial claims and islandbuilding program in the disputed South China Sea. China is
not a member of the G-7 group
and will not attend the talks.
PANAMA PAPERS
IN BRIEF
CIA DIRECTOR SAYS NO
MORE WATERBOARDING
Secretary of
State John
Kerry, left,
and above,
gathered with
the G-7 foreign ministers Sunday
at the Itsukushima Shrine
in Japan.
An estimated
140,000 Japanese
died Aug. 6, 1945,
in the Hiroshima
bombing, which
remains a deeply
emotional subject
for many
Japanese people.
under pressure to expedite
changes in the former Soviet-bloc
nation.
Yatsenyuk’s government has
been besieged by war, corruption
and economic struggles. His Cabinet survived a no-confidence
vote in February, but two parties
left the governing coalition in
protest that the prime minister
wasn’t ousted, a move that deprived the coalition of a majority
in parliament.
President Petro Poroshenko
said then that Yatsenyuk had lost
support and should resign.
Public opinion polls have
showed support for Yatsenyuk as
low as 1%.
— John Bacon
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR
SAILOR OFF N.C. COAST
A search effort off the coast of
North Carolina continued Sunday for a sailor from the dock
landing ship Carter Hall who is
missing and presumed to have
fallen overboard Saturday on a
training mission off the coast of
North Carolina.
The aircraft carrier USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower assumed
the lead role in the search effort,
Navy officials said.
A pair of boots with a note was
reportedly found on deck near
the rear of the ship, according to
an internal Navy report obtained
by Navy Times, which did not
mention the woman’s name.
— David Larter, Navy Times
British prime minister seeks to
blunt fallout on investments
Tax
returns
raise
questions
about his
offshore
trust
fund
AFP/GETTY IMAGES
David Cameron’s father
ran a trust
fund with the
aid of Panama law firm
Mossack
Fonseca.
Chris Woodyard
USA TODAY
British Prime Minister David
Cameron released his income
tax returns from the past seven
years Sunday as he sought to
quell controversy about his personal investments in the latest
fallout from the Panama Papers.
While Cameron hoped to
calm political waters regarding
an offshore trust account set up
by his late father, Ian Cameron,
the disclosure also raised more
questions. Protesters have been
calling for his resignation.
Cameron is one of several major world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin,
who have been caught in the
snare of the so-called Panama
Papers.
Iceland’s prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson,
stepped aside last week over his
family’s financial dealings that
became public.
Journalists have been poring
over 11 million documents that
divulge financial accounts set up
in tax-haven countries through
the Panama law firm Mossack
Fonseca.
The disclosures, starting a
week ago, shed light on how the
rich and powerful appear to
have tucked away fortunes in
hidden offshore accounts.
Cameron told the Conservative Party that he was wrong in
failing to acknowledge his investment in Blairmore Holdings,
a trust fund based in the Bahamas that was run by his father
with the aid of Mossack Fonseca.
“I could have handled this better,” he told his party members.
The prime minister’s tax records showed he made 9,501 British pounds, about $15,297, in
profits from selling his stake in
Blairmore in 2010.
Cameron became prime minister in May, 2010, four months
after he sold his shares in Blairmore. His wife recorded about
the same amount of profit, falling shy of the level that would
DAN KITWOOD
Demonstrators in Parliament Square on Saturday and elsewhere called for David Cameron
to resign.
(David) Cameron told the
Conservative Party that he was
wrong in failing to acknowledge his
investment in Blairmore Holdings, a
trust fund based in the Bahamas
that was run by his father with the
aid of Mossack Fonseca.
have triggered a capital gains
tax.
In the most recent tax year,
Cameron had a taxable income
of about $310,000.
While casting light on Cameron’s finances, the disclosure
didn’t note whether the prime
minister benefited from other
tax-avoidance investments before 2010. British newspapers
seized upon what appeared to be
ways Cameron used to avoid
paying the capital gains tax.
The headline in The Mail
newspaper: “Cameron Tax Bill
Dodge.”
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News from across the USA
HIGHLIGHT: NEVADA
ALABAMA Birmingham:
Mounted sheriff’s unit back in the saddle
Charges were dismissed against
Lori Michelle McCombs, 46, a
Hoover High School physical
education teacher arrested in
March after allegations that she
manhandled a student, AL.com
reported.
ALASKA Fairbanks: Two people
were seriously injured when a
Honda dirt bike collided with a
Subaru Crosstrek at the intersection of 21st Avenue and Cowles
Street, newsminer.com reported.
ARIZONA Flagstaff: This year,
there have been more than a
dozen dog bites reported within
city limits, according to the Police
Department. In 2015, the lone
animal control officer fielded 822
calls on top of more than 1,500
animal control-related reports
that fell to other patrol officers,
the Arizona Daily Sun reported.
About 40 were for dog attacks.
ARKANSAS Little Rock: Riverfest officials amended the 39th
annual festival’s re-entry policy
to allow attendees to come and go
for several hours each afternoon,
ArkansasOnline reported. The
event will be June 3-5.
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: A
federal judge sided with plaintiffs
who argued it was unconstitutional for supervisors to place a
Christian cross on the county
seal, the Los Angeles Times reported.
COLORADO Fort Collins: Exactly 18 months to the day since a
quintet of suspects collaborated
in torturing and — in various
capacities — killing a Fort Collins
woman, a judge doled out maximum prison sentences to the
final, fourth and fifth, defendants,
The Coloradoan reported.
Marcella Corona
Reno Gazette-Journal
Four years before his
rescue, Gunnar the horse was
suffering. He had a broken rear
leg that had fused together, he
was 400 pounds underweight,
and he was living in a pen
alone.
Four years after his rescue,
he is ready to serve on the new
Mounted Horses Unit at the
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s
Office announced earlier this
week that it was bringing back
an old tradition, thanks to six
deputies who volunteered to
participate and enlist their
horses. Although many deputies supported the idea, it was
Lt. Jeff Clark who pushed to
bring back the unit.
The department previously
had a horses unit in the early
1990s before it was disbanded
because of budget cuts, Washoe
County Sheriff Chuck Allen
said.
“It started with a conversation among many deputies last
year asking me if I would be
willing to bring back the equestrian program to the county
sheriff’s office family, and it
didn’t take me long to say yes,”
Allen said Tuesday.
Allen said he’s looked at similar units from other agencies
such as the Sparks Police De-
RENO
INDIANA Franklin: Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity’s national leaders have suspended the Franklin
College chapter and closed its frat
house amid undisclosed allegations of student misconduct, The
Indianapolis Star reported.
IOWA Des Moines: A string of
robberies that have targeted
Git-N-Go convenience stores
across the city might be connected, Des Moines police say. Seven
gas stations were robbed in 23
days, with three stores robbed
twice, The Des Moines Register
reported.
CONNECTICUT New Haven: The
Yale Traffic Safety Committee
collected signatures on a pledge
not to text while crossing the
road, the New Haven Register
reported.
DELAWARE Rehoboth Beach:
Additional measures have been
put in place to stop sediment flow
from the construction of the new
City Hall into environmentally
sensitive Lake Gerar.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The
D.C. Council voted 7-6 to ban
marijuana clubs, The Washington
Post reported.
HAWAII Hilo: Doctors are warn-
ing patients that there could be
inaccuracies in thousands of
mammograms taken in Hilo
Women’s Imaging Center while it
was using a faulty machine, the
Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported.
The machine was problematic
from June 30, 2014, and Aug. 24,
2015.
IDAHO Twin Falls: Construc-
tion on a $90 million Clif Bar
bakery here is nearly complete,
The Times-News reported. Clif
Bar has hired 170 full-time workers for the 275,000 square-foot
bakery.
ILLINOIS Chicago: Heather
Mack, who is serving a prison
sentence in Indonesia for helping
to kill her mother while on vacation in Bali, was hospitalized after
vomiting blood, according to the
Chicago Tribune.
MARCELLA CORONA, RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
Beverly Wood, supervising specialist for the Washoe County Sheriff's Crime Lab, pets Gunnar last week.
partment’s Mounted Unit – the
only other agency in Washoe
County with a horse unit.
Washoe County Sheriff’s
mounted unit is another tool to
help assist the public and get
deputies involved in the community, Allen said.
“Just the stature of the animal with a uniformed deputy…
on the animal’s back is a very
strong deterrent for somebody
wanting to do something stupid,” he said. “The animal is
harmless. They don’t have a
mean bone in their body, but
they’re there to assist the depu-
unions in the state have been
sharply increasing their commercial lending, diversifying away
from what had been a reliance on
auto loans and home mortgages,
Crain’s Detroit Business reported. The Michigan Business Alliance, which originates and
manages business loans on behalf
of large area credit unions, was to
announce Monday that Kirk
Albert has been hired as senior
vice president in charge of commercial lending.
KENTUCKY Louisville: A drugtrafficking case involving more
than a ton of marijuana – and an
alleged plot to kill a Bullitt County detective – could collapse
because of wiretaps that may
have been improperly approved
in Riverside County, Calif., The
Courier-Journal reported.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: The city
council voted to hire Trilogy
Engineering Services to conduct
a water study required by the
state, the Clarion-Ledger reported. This is in response to the
discovery of high levels of lead in
some homes in June and again in
January and February.
LOUISIANA New Orleans: A
MISSOURI Springfield: An
unknown number of prints of
Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup
Cans” were stolen from the
Springfield Art Museum, The
Springfield News-Leader reported.
FLORIDA Tallahassee: Gov.
Scott signed a repeal of Florida’s
1868 cohabitation law, which
carried a 60-day jail sentence and
a $500 fine for an unmarried man
and woman found living together,
the Tallahassee Democrat
reported.
GEORGIA Marietta: Police say a
21-year-old man was killed when
he drove his vehicle into a wall at
a local shopping mall. There were
no other injuries.
SOUTH DAKOTA Deadwood:
46-year-old man was arrested
after attacking and injuring his
roommate with a machete.
43-year-old man woke up without his wallet and pants after
being attacked by two people on
Canal Street, The Times-Picayune
reported.
MAINE Bar Harbor: Acadia
National Park’s Bass Harbor
Head Light is featured on a U.S.
Postal Service stamp celebrating
the National Park Service’s 100th
anniversary. It’s one of 16 “forever” stamps to be revealed over a
three week period.
MARYLAND Frederick: In
August, Firestone’s Culinary
Tavern will open a raw bar in an
adjacent building formerly occupied by its gourmet food store,
The Frederick News-Post reported. The raw bar will feature appetizers and small dishes as well as
beer, wine and cocktails.
MASSACHUSETTS Wellesley: A
boil-water advisory has been
issued for four buildings on the
campus of Wellesley College after
the water supply tested positive
for E. Coli bacteria. There are no
reported illnesses.
MICHIGAN Ann Arbor: Credit
RHODE ISLAND Providence:
Freshwater fishing season opened
in Rhode Island. The Department
of Environmental Management
released 80,000 trout in ponds
and streams across the state.
SOUTH CAROLINA Greer: A
Chinese plastic mold parts supplier will create 150 jobs when it
establishes a new facility with a
$45 million investment, The
Greenville News reported. Jiangnan Mold Plastic Technology is
expected to be fully operational
by the second half of 2017.
MINNESOTA St. Paul: Premier
Bank Chairman Donal Regan is
the new owner of the headquarters of the Archdiocese of St. Paul
and Minneapolis, the Star Tribune reported. The $3.2 million
bid was OK’d by a bankruptcy
judge.
KANSAS Wichita: Police say a
from a car that went into the
Schuylkill River here, KYW-TV
reported.
ty in his or her job.
“It gives them the height to
look at the crowd.”
The unit only had six deputies on Tuesday, but Allen said
he expects more volunteers.
Deputy Walter Lum said
most of the volunteering deputies love horses. Lum owns
three horses including Gunnar,
a 12-year-old Clydesdale quarter horse mix.
“I was in the military,” Lum
said. “Working with animals,
whether it’s dogs or horses, it’s
also good for my mind. We feed
off of each other.”
ed that University President Bob
Frank announced that the University of New Mexico’s Health
Sciences Center will be restructured so the main campus has
oversight. The Health Sciences
Center is a $1.7 billion operation
that includes the medical school
and the hospital.
Evangelist Franklin Graham
called PayPal a “hypocrite” for
abandoning its plans to expand
here because the company opposes a state law limiting LGBT
legal protections, The News &
Observer reported.
NEW JERSEY Highlands: An
OHIO Dayton: Mayor Nan Wha-
ley is the latest city official to ban
employee travel to Mississippi
and North Carolina, the Dayton
Daily News reported. Officials in
five other cities and five other
states also have prohibited travel
to the states, which recently
passed laws authorizing gay discrimination; four other cities
specifically targeted North Carolina.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City:
Oklahoma City Thunder forward
Kevin Durant went backward —
way backward — when he sold his
two-house luxury home in Gaillardia. Durant took a nearly 50%
hit when he sold his place on
Calais Court on March 11 for
$925,000, The Oklahoman reported.
ongoing survey indicates residents want the Sandy survivor
memorial removed, Asbury Park
Press reported. Residents voted
76% to 24% to remove the 1,104square foot concrete structure
instead of applying for permits to
make it compliant with environmental codes.
OREGON Medford: The City
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque:
Authorities say a man was pronounced dead after he was pulled
The Albuquerque Journal report-
UTAH Salt Lake City: Police are
searching for a large rabbit
named Dolly Parton stolen from a
working public farm in Salt Lake
County. The animal is estimated
to be worth $100.
VERMONT Burlington: The
Vermont Tourism Summit will
begin Tuesday evening with 12
bartenders mixing it up while
contending to be named bartender of the year, Burlington Free
Press reported.
WASHINGTON Olympia:
State health officials say will
begin trapping and testing North
Dakota mosquitoes for the Zika
virus this summer, the Bismarck
Tribune reported.
Due to water being contaminated
with perfluorooctanoic acid
(PFOA) outside of a plastics
plant, 400 homes and businesses
will be provided with bottled
water, The Telegraph reported.
knife that weighs 3,000 pounds
was unveiled as the world’s largest knife just days before the 50th
annual Jim Bowie Days festival,
the Houston Chronicle reported.
VIRGINIA Richmond: The state
Supreme Court granted a writ of
actual innocence to Keith Allen
Harward, tossing out the convictions against the former sailor
wrongly convicted of the slaying
in 1982 of a Newport News man
and the rape of his wife, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
officials confirmed two more
influenza-related deaths in Yellowstone County, the Billings
Gazette reported.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Litchfield:
TEXAS Bowie: A 20-foot, 6-inch
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte:
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck:
NEVADA Reno: SmartPlanes, a
Swedish commercial drone developer, is planning to move some of
its operations here, KRNV-TV
reported.
TENNESSEE Memphis: Filming
began a week ago on the Memphis-based birth-of-rock-and-roll
television series Million Dollar
Quartet, The Commercial Appeal
reported. The production in its
first few days has hit Millington,
the Cooper-Young neighborhood
and the South Main district.
NEW YORK Mount Vernon:
Police arrested Zakaila Gorham,
29, for allegedly lighting a fire
that tore through a three-story
beige brick building on Mount
Vernon Ave., The Journal News
reported. Gorham was a tenant in
the building who owed back rent.
MONTANA Billings: Health
NEBRASKA Omaha: The Omaha
Police Department can build an
outdoor shooting range at the
Public Safety Training Center on
Omaha’s rural northwest fringe.
The Omaha Planning Board
approved changes to the city
permit that governs use of the
site.
Lawrence County’s planning and
zoning board recommended the
approval of a rock quarry that
some area residents are opposing,
the Rapid City Journal reported.
Mountain View Ranches LLC
plans to produce an estimated
50,000 to 100,000 tons of sand,
gravel and rock at the site each
year.
Council is considering establishing a tiny house community
for homeless people in the city.
The Mail Tribune reported that
the council heard from the public
about the proposed village on a
1
⁄3 acre lot near downtown.
PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia:
Health officials issued toxic algae
warnings for two Thurston County Lakes, The Olympian reported.
They recommend people keep
their children and pets out of
Long Lake and Pattison Lake
until another test shows the lakes
are clear. The lakes will be monitored weekly until algae levels
are at or below the state standard.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston:
Two rare crayfish species found
in scattered populations in sediment-imperiled streams in coalfields received protection under
the federal Endangered Species
Act, the Charleston Gazette-Mail
reported.
WISCONSIN Green Bay: A
Green Bay School District facilities worker is accused of stealing
students’ medication from eight
elementary schools, Green Bay
Press-Gazette reported.
WYOMING Casper: The U.S.
Forest Service will not allow oil
and gas leasing on nearly 40,000
acres in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, the Casper StarTribune reported. The decision is
not final. Forest Service officials
say the ultimate determination
will be made in October. The
public will have 45 days to comment on the draft decision.
Compiled by Tim Wendel and Jonathan
Briggs, with Carolyn Cerbin, Linda
Dono, Mike Gottschamer, Ben Sheffler,
Mike B. Smith, Nichelle Smith and Matt
Young. Design by Karen Taylor. Graphics by Alejandro Gonzalez.
NEWS 5A
USA TODAY
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
Cruz, Trump, Kasich
looking for GOP
convention delegates
Three are scrambling
during schedule break
David Jackson
USA TODAY
Facing a break in the primary
calendar, the Republican presidential candidates are fighting
over convention delegates and
the process of selecting them.
“Republicans are uniting behind our campaign because they
want a leader with real solutions
who will bring back jobs, freedom, and security,” Texas Sen.
Ted Cruz said after completing a
sweep of Colorado’s 34 delegates
at a state convention over the
weekend.
Meanwhile, New York businessman Donald Trump, whose
lead in GOP delegates has fallen
below 200, protested that he is
losing delegates in states that he
won handily among voters.
“I win a state in votes and then
get non-representative delegates
because they are offered all sorts
of goodies by Cruz campaign. Bad
system!” said a Sunday tweet
from Trump, who revamped his
campaign organization last week
to better prepare for the Republican convention in July.
During an appearance Sunday
in Rochester, N.Y., Trump called
the delegate system “crooked.”
Trump’s new convention manager, Paul Manafort, said Cruz’s
people are using “Gestapo” and
“scorched-earth” tactics to intimidate delegates into supporting the Texan.
Cruz aides say they are following the party’s rules, and that
Trump’s people don’t seem to
know what they are.
“It’s no surprise that Trump’s
team will lash out with falsehoods to distract from their fail-
ure, as they have the entire time,”
Cruz spokeswoman Alice Stewart
said.
“We have earned our success
by working hard to build a superior organization and are working
within the process and rules that
have been established,” Stewart
said.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich and his
aides also are looking to pick up
delegate support — state convention by state convention, local
committee by local committee —
ahead of the national Republican
convention that starts July 18 in
Cleveland.
Both Kasich and Cruz are looking to block a Trump victory on
the convention’s first ballot, unbinding many delegates on subsequent votes.
The candidates have to wait
more than a week before the next
public delegate selection contest,
an April 19 primary in Trump’s
home state of New York. A big
leader in New York polls, Trump
is looking to rally from his double-digit loss to Cruz in last
week’s Wisconsin primary.
Cruz’s success at the Colorado
convention makes it more difficult for Trump to secure 1,237
delegates, the majority he needs
to clinch the Republican
nomination.
As of Sunday, Trump has 743
delegates to Cruz’s 545, according
to the Associated Press. However,
Trump has more than 100 delegates less than the combined totals of Cruz, Kasich (143) and
ex-candidate Marco Rubio (171),
meaning the New York businessman has to roll up big margins in
the weeks ahead to clinch the
nomination before the convention opens.
Kasich said he is pursuing delegates in states such as New York
and Pennsylvania, which holds a
big primary April 26.
CRAIG RUBADOUX, AP
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton at the Miami Dade College-Kendall Campus on March 9.
Sanders, losing in delegates to
Clinton, claims ‘path to victory’
Says primaries in
N.Y. and Pa. are key
David Jackson
USA TODAY
Bernie Sanders — who is winning delegate contests against
Hillary Clinton but not catching
up much in terms of actual delegates — insists he has a path to
the Democratic presidential
nomination, starting with primaries
in
New
York
and
Pennsylvania.
“We believe that we have the
momentum,” Sanders said Sunday on ABC’s This Week. “We believe that the polling is showing
that we’re closing the gap.”
The Vermont senator toured a
string of Sunday shows a day after
beating Clinton by double digits
in the Wyoming caucuses —
though Clinton will wind up with
more
convention
delegates
thanks to “superdelegates” who
“We believe that
we have the
momentum. We
believe that the
polling is showing
that we’re closing
the gap.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders
can back any candidate they want.
Speaking on NBC’s Meet The
Press, Sanders said he has cut
Clinton’s lead by one-third in recent weeks, won eight of the last
nine delegate contests and is
moving up in national polls
against both Clinton and potential Republican opponents.
“We’re
running
stronger
against Donald Trump and other
Republicans than Secretary Clinton,” Sanders told NBC. “I think
we stand a really good chance to
do well in New York State, in
Pennsylvania, and as we head into
other states.”
The New York primary is April
19, and Clinton holds a doubledigit lead there, according to recent polls. Pennsylvania — along
with Connecticut, Delaware,
Maryland and Rhode Island —
holds its primary a week later.
The Associated Press reports
that when superdelegates are included Clinton holds a significant
lead over Sanders: 1,756 to 1,068.
Sanders said he believes his
campaign can block Clinton from
winning the 2,383 delegates needed for nomination at the
convention.
“I believe that we have a real
path to victory,” Sanders said on
CBS’ Face The Nation, “and that
at the end of the day, we’re going
to win this.”
Clinton, naturally, disagrees.
The former New York senator
and secretary of State told CNN’s
State of The Union on Sunday: “I
intend to have the number of delegates that are required to be
nominated.”
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New details reveal extent
of VA scheduling fraud
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Those of you who are screaming for government health care
for everybody should take a
moment to consider all these VA
horror stories and re-examine
your opinion. The VA treats only
a small subsection of the population. What if everybody was
in the same boat?
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Regardless of whether or not
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USA TODAY reported Thursday
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directed employees to manipulate patient wait times.
Don Scotter
Very easy
This is not “news.” It’s been
going on for years and apparently there is no accountability.
A good start would be firing the
Congress — both parties.
10%
Somewhat
easy
Somewhat
difficult
Jim Sheets
Very difficult
As a retired vet, the current
system should be scrapped, and
vets should be allowed to seek
care in the private sector. A
provider of their choice would
assume care and refer patients
to other specialists as needed.
No opinion
John Dusenbery
I wonder what the wait times
at military hospitals and health
care clinics are? Perhaps in-
I believe the reason for the
falsifications was that bonuses
were given for reducing wait
times. Incentives invariably lead
to cheating.
20%
28%
Is MLB’s Utley slide rule
good for baseball?
John Dyce
27%
What do you expect from an
administration that appears to
despise the military? These VA
administrators all need to be
fired, denied benefits and
charged with criminal neglect.
How much more disrespectful
can you be to veterans, who
sacrificed for this country, than
to postpone needs and then
falsify records at their expense?
14%
Source Gallup Poll conducted
June 16-20, 2014, of 1,268 U.S.
military veterans; margin of error is
± 3.3 percentage points.
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tegration of VA health care and
military health care would benefit both systems?
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Just another example of how
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once
they
become
expendable.
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@keelocorleon
This is a perfect example of
why we should fight government involvement in anything. I refuse to believe they
can run anything.
It is outrageous that they put
their own personal interest in
bonuses over the health of our
vets.
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The rule, as being enforced, is
emasculating the game.
Chase Utley Rule. Breaking
up the double play by wiping
out the middle infielder is not
“hard nosed.” It’s dirty. It’s
time it was eliminated
(“Keeping players safe has
downside,” Sports,
Thursday).
The runner is supposed to
run to the next base. He is
out if he runs out of the baseline. Wasn’t the Toronto Blue
Jays’ Jose Bautista out of the
baseline when he slid over
second base in a possible
attempt to take out the Tampa Bay Rays second baseman? A runner can’t take out
an infielder to prevent him
from fielding a grounder.
Interference is interference.
Baseball is a game of finesse, not brute force. Eliminating the second base take
out play is good for baseball.
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USA TODAY
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
NEWS 7A
OPINION
TODAY’S DEBATE EQUAL RIGHTS
Our view
‘Religious freedom’ laws use
shotgun instead of a scalpel
The conservative backlash
against last year’s 5-4 Supreme
Court decision protecting the
right of gays and lesbians to marry has erupted in several states
over “religious freedom” bills. At
their ugliest, these laws permit
open discrimination against
members of the LGBT community in matters beyond marriage.
Mississippi adopted a bill last
week that gives religious organizations, government employees,
businesses and individuals the
right to refuse service to gays and
lesbians, especially when it comes
to same-sex marriages. The First
Amendment already protects the
right of religious leaders to refuse
to conduct a gay marriage, but
this law includes virtually anyone
in the wedding business — even
jewelry stores.
North Carolina passed a measure to override anti-discrimination statutes in almost a dozen
localities. It also included language to bar transgender people
from using bathrooms according
to their preferred identity, demonizing a tiny minority.
The National Conference of
State Legislatures counts related
bills in 10 states; the Human
Rights Campaign says it’s monitoring nearly 200 measures in 34
states. When the Supreme Court
gets ahead of the elected
branches of government on social
issues, a backlash is the price of
democracy.
Armand V. Cucciniello III
J
udging by the collective
Republican sigh of relief
after Ted Cruz swept the
Wisconsin primary and
put the brakes on Donald
Trump’s juggernaut, many in the
party seem to consider Cruz a viable alternative. But that view is
nothing short of baffling.
Despite his Ivy League education, pastor-like polished oratory
and apparent voter appeal, Cruz
seems to know how to do only
one thing in government, and
that is to say, “No.”
Love him or hate him, Trump
knows how to make a deal. Sure,
some ventures were a flop —
something not uncommon for
lifelong entrepreneurs. But his
net worth, to the tune of $4.5 billion according to Forbes, is not
exactly indicative of a dummy.
His blustering speech and nonconformist policy proposals make
him an unorthodox fit for the
GOP nomination, but that is no
reason to gravitate toward Cruz.
In fact, it is a sign of shortsightedness and desperation.
MICHAEL CONROY, AP
Many people of faith say
they’re under siege by powerful
cultural forces backed by the
courts. They say traditional beliefs about marriage and sexuality
no longer have a place in mainstream America. Their anger is
only increased by the counterbacklash — major companies
with gay customers and employees have condemned the laws and
are pushing to roll them back.
PayPal canceled plans to open an
office in North Carolina with 400
jobs. Bruce Springsteen even canceled a concert in Greensboro
over the weekend.
In Georgia, religious conservatives called for retribution against
Republican Gov. Nathan Deal after he vetoed the state’s religious
freedom bill last week.
Deal had it right: “I do not
think we have to discriminate
against anyone to protect the
faith-based community in Georgia, of which I and my family have
been a part of for all of our lives.”
As Deal implied, the authors of
religious freedom laws have
countered what they see as excess
with excess of their own.
What is important to remember is that the impulse to protect
Americans’ right to live according
to their religious convictions was
born in Europe’s bloody history
of religious war and discrimination. Religious freedom is as important a bulwark of inclusion as
the right to equal treatment regardless of sexual orientation.
Where such laws go wrong is
using a shotgun approach to protecting religious freedom when
what is really needed is a scalpel.
These laws are not designed to
walk a careful line between protecting religious freedom and ensuring the rights of gays and
lesbians. Instead, the licenses to
discriminate reflect the political
power of religious conservatives,
not an effort to find solutions.
When rights conflict, the
American tradition is to work out
an accommodation. Government
should be on the side of protecting broad scope for both rights,
not on the side of discrimination.
CRUZ COULD
BE WORSE
THAN TRUMP
Why is the GOP getting serious about
a man who fails at his full-time job?
‘LOOK TO THE RECORD’
Rafael Cruz, Ted’s father, recently
said in an interview, “We need to
get to the point where, instead of
listening to the rhetoric, we look
to the record. Candidates will say
what people want to hear. We
look at what they do and what
they have done.”
Heeding the elder Cruz’s call is
in no way redeeming for the junior senator from Texas. He has
systematically demonstrated that
he lacks the ability to negotiate,
govern according to the rule of
law, and navigate amicably
through differences of opinion.
Cruz famously spearheaded
the 2013 federal government
shutdown that cost the economy
$24 billion and taxpayers $2 billion. He brazenly supported Kim
Davis, the Kentucky county clerk
who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses as
required by the Supreme Court.
He has also said that people
would “quite rightly” revolt if a
brokered convention in Cleveland were to produce a nominee
other than him or Trump.
In the Senate, Cruz has personified the word “obstructionism” since he took office in 2013.
His first vote was “nay” on the
Disaster Relief Appropriations
Act — a bill authorizing $60 billion for relief agencies that would
in part provide much-needed federal funds for New Jersey after
Hurricane Sandy.
Later that year, Cruz voted
against key bills such as the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act; the Border Security,
JASON CONNOLLY, AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz campaigns in Colorado Springs on Saturday.
Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act; the
Employment Non-Discrimination Act; and the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act. (All
passed the Senate without his
vote).
Cruz also voted against renewing the James Zadroga 9/11
Health and Compensation Act
last December. The act, which
passed and became law, finances
health care programs through
2090 for more than 72,000 first
responders and survivors from
around the country who went to
the three 9/11 crash sites. Cruz’s
“nay” vote on the emotionally
charged issue will very likely hurt
his chances in the New York primary on April 19 as well as the
New Jersey primary on June 7.
WHO’S PULLING THE CON?
As for reaching across the aisle,
an analysis by GovTrack.us found
that in 2015, only 7% of the bills
Cruz introduced had co-sponsors
of both parties. That was the lowest of any Republican in the
Senate.
Like Trump, Cruz prides himself on his idiosyncrasies and personal
brand
of
political
independence. But while critics
repeatedly lambaste Trump for
failed ventures such as Trump
Steaks and Trump Vodka, those
are just two of countless projects
undertaken by the business mogul. Cruz’s Senate record and reputation show that he fails at his
full-time job.
The dangers of a Cruz candidacy haven’t exactly been lost on
the Republican Party. His cocky
personality and inability to “play
nice” in the Senate are wellknown. As Sen. Lindsey Graham,
a onetime 2016 candidate himself, quipped in February, “If you
killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the
Senate, and the trial was in the
Senate, nobody would convict
you.” (Just three weeks later and
exhibiting a full-blown case of
“Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Graham announced he’d
be backing Cruz’s bid for the
nomination.)
Sen. Marco Rubio, another former contender, said shortly before dropping out of the
nomination race that Trump is
“pulling the ultimate con job on
the American people.” But when
you look at what Cruz would
bring to the presidency, who is
really “pulling the ultimate con
job” on voters?
Armand V. Cucciniello III is a
former senior press officer for the
Department of State and served as
an adviser to the U.S. military in
Iraq and Pakistan.
Opposing view
Don’t punish
religious belief
Tony Perkins
Nearly a half-million children are in the foster care system, and roughly a quarter of
them are available for adoption. Over 1,000 non-profit
agencies, many of them faithbased, work to find safe and
loving homes for these children. States such as Mississippi
are being pressured to end
their relationships with these
faith-based organizations because the government doesn't
like the organizations’ beliefs
about natural marriage.
This is just one example of
how states are being used to
discriminate against people
with deeply held religious beliefs. This penalizes more than
the religious organization; it
hurts society as a whole.
Most of us would say that’s
not fair. The government
should treat everyone equally,
religious or not, even in the
wake of the Supreme Court’s
redefinition of marriage. The
government should not punish
groups or individuals who continue to believe marriage is between a man and a woman.
Contrary to opponents’
claim that the new Mississippi
law is discriminatory, it actually prevents the government
from punishing entities or indi-
viduals because they believe
marriage is between a man and
a woman. It leaves others who
support same-sex marriages
unaffected, so any benefits provided due to the new legal marriage ruling will continue. The
law merely ensures that all are
free to believe and live according to their beliefs without government punishment.
Sadly, in recent years, our
government and the courts
have eroded the fundamental
freedoms that have bound
Americans together. The freedom for Americans to believe
and live according to those beliefs is the cornerstone of a civil
society where people of differing beliefs can live and work together with mutual respect.
However, this mutual respect is
compromised when the government threatens individuals
or non-profits with the loss of
tax exempt status, disqualification or punishment simply for
believing what President Obama believed a few years ago,
that marriage is the union of a
man and a woman.
Mississippi lawmakers have
ensured government will not
be used as a club to force people to abandon their freedom
to believe.
Tony Perkins is president of
the Family Research Council.
I got the Merrick
Garland treatment
J. Rich Leonard
In 1995, the White House
called with news that the president submitted my name for Senate confirmation as a judge on the
Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit. It was the stuff of dreams.
Months of vetting preceded
this. The White House, the Senate Judiciary Committee, the FBI
and the American Bar Association sent questionnaires requiring exhaustive documents. FBI
agents interviewed classmates,
friends, colleagues and professors. They tracked down my college adviser, Anne Queen. I had to
calm everyone after she told
agents to “get off my damn land.”
I assumed it would work out. I
did not realize, post-Bork, that judicial confirmation had become a
blood sport. Fellow nominee Jim
Beaty was pilloried when an opinion he merely voted on with the
majority was distorted beyond
recognition. In my case, senators
argued that additional judges
were unnecessary.
I twisted in the wind for two
years. As all nominations not voted on do, mine died when the
Senate adjourned.
My story is not unique, particularly in our state, and both parties are complicit.
North Carolina lacked full representation on the court for more
than a decade, and a whole generation was denied the chance to
serve at the federal courts’ highest levels. No wonder North Carolina has not had a U.S. Supreme
Court justice in 200 years.
The confirmation process is
out of whack. Both North Carolina senators at the time of their
confirmation supported the three
nominees now representing our
state on the court of appeals. Yet
Raleigh’s district court seat remains vacant. Men and women
with merit and integrity who deserve to be fairly considered for
executive and judicial posts instead are reduced to pawns as
senators fight for primacy and
sound bites.
Is this how the Founding Fathers envisioned the confirmation process? There are no
normative limits on what the
Senate can consider when exercising its obligation to advise and
consent. Questions far beyond
those of the nominee’s competence are fair game.
The original Senate had no
rules dealing with confirmation.
Of President Washington’s first
six Supreme Court nominees, all
were confirmed in two days. In
1806, the Senate adopted a rule
instructive in its simplicity:
“When nominations shall be
made in writing by the president
of the United States to the Senate, a future day shall be assigned,
unless the Senate unanimously
direct otherwise, for taking them
into consideration.” Unless the
president sent a name found
unanimously unsuitable, an upor-down vote was required and
promptly.
Of course, this was a Senate
rule, not constitutional text, and
subsequent Senates are free to set
their own rules. Nonetheless, it is
some comfort that this Orwellian
process that has trashed so many
fine people can not be fairly attributed to our forefathers’ judicious governmental design.
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Cole Myers, center, of McComb, Miss., protests
Mississippi House Bill 1523 with hundreds of others
during a rally at the Governor's Mansion on April 4.
Cancels new operations
center in Charlotte
Cost: $3.6 million
Jobs: 400
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Rock icon Bruce Springsteen
canceled his April 10 concert in
Greensboro, N.C., in protest of
HB 2 in North Carolina. “Some
things are more important
than a rock show and this fight
against prejudice and bigotry,
which is happening as I write, is
one of them,” he wrote on his
website. Tickets will be
refunded.
The NBA says it
may block North
Carolina from
hosting the 2017
All-Star Game.
Marketing firm reconsidering
expansion plans in Charlotte
Jobs: 500+
THE BILLS
Justin Sellers, The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss.
BANS &
BOYCOTTS
Gov.
Pat McCrory,
R-N.C.
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North Carolina’s House Bill 2:
The Public Facilities Privacy
and Security Act
The North Carolina General
Assembly passed and Gov. Pat
McCrory signed House Bill 2
on March 23. It went into effect
April 1.
What it does: The measure
mandates bathroom choice be
made by gender as specified
on birth certificates.
More than 130 companies
have asked lawmakers to
repeal the bill.
Reconsidering expansion
plans in Raleigh/Durham
Cost: $20 million
Jobs: 52
NORTH CAROLINA,
MISSISSIPPI BACKLASH
The CEO of the venture
capital division says no
investments should be
made in North Carolina
while the law is in effect.
In addition to public protests, corporations have canceled or
are reconsidering expansion plans in North Carolina and
Mississippi after those states passed legislation that was
criticized as biased toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Some states and cities have enacted travel
bans. A look at some of the reaction:
The entertainment company
has canceled the filming of
“Crushed,” a comedy series
pilot in Charlotte. Production
will move to Canada. Lionsgate
will complete filming the
musical “Dirty Dancing” in
North Carolina.
TRAVEL BANS SUPPORT GAY RIGHTS
Areas issuing non-essential travel bans to:
Miss.
Seattle
N.C.
Both
Boston
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Gov. Phil Bryant, R-Miss.
Portland
Mississippi’s House Bill 1523:
Protecting Freedom of
Conscience Government
Discrimination Act
Chicago
Gov. Phil Bryant signed the bill
on April 5. It takes effect July 1.
San Francisco
What it does: The measure
shields individuals, organizations and businesses from
prosecution for refusing to
serve gay or transgender
people, based on religious
beliefs. This includes sale of
products, hiring and firing, and
selling or renting housing.
New
York
Washington
Santa Fe
Stephen Schwartz,
composer of “Wicked”
and other musicals, is
seeking to prohibit North
Carolina theaters from
producing or
staging musical shows
created by him and his
collaborators. He’s urging
others to do the same.
Atlanta
More than a dozen
companies have asked for the
bill to be repealed.
West Palm Beach
STATES RELY ON TRAVEL, TOURISM
Travel and tourism play a part in roughly 1 in 10 jobs in Mississippi and North Carolina. Tax revenue produced by each sector
means that families pay less taxes each year.
Economic breakdown:
Miss.
N.C.
VISITORS
JOBS
Total (in millions)
Directly connected to tourism
21.6
84,345
52.5
289,055
Percentage from out of state
All tourism1
115,025
67%
60%
379,714
Business-related visitors2
Tourism as percentage of all jobs1
10.4%
9.2%
1 — Includes jobs that
indirectly benefit from
tourism
8%
REVENUE
State, local tax revenue from tourism
2 — Visitors on business
trips of all durations
13%
VISITOR ORIGIN
Highest percentages of out-of-state visitors
$630 million
$3.0 billion
Per household tax relief
$580
$816
14%
11%
8%
10.2%
6.7%
5.6%
La.
Ala.
Fla.
S.C.
Fla.
Va.
Sources Mississippi, North Carolina state reports; North Carolina data from calendar year 2013, Mississippi data from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, the latest data available; USA TODAY research
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the United Kingdom’s bestknown newspapers, the “Daily
Mail,” is talking to private equity
firms about making a bid for
Yahoo, the “Wall Street Journal”
is reporting based on anonymous sources. Daily Mail & General Trust and its associates
would become one potential
bidder out of what may become
several as Yahoo’s April 18 deadline for bids now only about a
week away. The bid would encompass Yahoo’s core Web
business, including Yahoo Finance and Sports, the Journal
reports. Daily Mail & General
Trust is publisher of the “Daily
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173,000 2011 SONATAS
Hyundai is recalling most 2011
Sonatas, its midsize sedan, to fix
a glitch that could cause loss of
power steering, potentially leading to a crash. Some 173,000 cars
made from Dec. 11, 2009, to Oct.
31, 2010 are covered under the
recall. Hyundai told the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration that an electronic power
steering circuit board can become damaged, resulting in loss
of power steering. If that happens, the steering wheel can still
be turned, but it will take a lot
more effort, and could result in a
crash. Hyundai will start the
recall May 30.
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INDEX
CLOSE
Dow Jones industrials
Dow for the week
Nasdaq composite
S&P 500
T-bond, 30-year yield
T-note, 10-year yield
Gold, oz. Comex
Oil, light sweet crude
Euro (dollars per euro)
Yen per dollar
CHG
17,576.96 x 35.00
1.2% y 215.79
4850.69 x
2.32
2047.60 x
5.69
2.55% x
0.03
1.72% x
0.03
$1240.50 x
4.30
$39.72 x
2.46
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0.09
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Percentage of
workers who
expect to retire
after age 65
1991
11%
2016
37%
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Confidence Survey”
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Hard to swallow: Chipotle
facing its first loss ever
First-quarter earnings likely
to be sour for burrito chain
and 15 others in the S&P 500
Matt Krantz
USA TODAY
nvestors are prepared for a
lousy earnings season. But
the hardest hits to swallow
are going to come from
companies expected to actually sink into the red after making money just a year ago.
A prime example is Chipotle
Mexican Grill (CMG). The burrito chain dogged by food-safety
concerns is expected to post its
first-ever loss since it started reporting public financials a decade
ago. That’s just the most dramatic
swing, though, in a potentially ugly quarter for the bottom line.
I
“It’s going to be a
gut-wrenching
couple of weeks
as investors
reconcile current
(stock) prices with
tepid results from
companies.”
Jack Ablin, BMO Private Bank
There are 16 companies in the
Standard & Poor’s 500, including
a host of energy companies like
EOG (EOG) and Noble (NBL),
but also computer chip maker
Micron Technology (MU), that
are expected to post adjusted
losses during the first quarter after being profitable the same period a year ago, according to a
USA TODAY analysis of data
from S&P Global Market Intelligence. S&P 500 companies, in total, are expected to post 7.9%
lower profit in the first quarter —
the steepest drop in growth since
the second quarter of 2009.
THINKSTOCK
Earnings reports
will be top of mind
for investors this
week as aluminum
company
Alcoa
(AA) unofficially
kicks off the reporting
season
Monday.
“It’s going to be a
tough earnings season,” said Jack
Ablin, chief investment officer at
BMO Private Bank.
“It’s going to be a
gut-wrenching couple of weeks as investors
reconcile
current (stock) prices
with tepid results from
companies.”
Much of the pain is the result of the profit evaporation at
some energy companies. Twelve
of the 16 companies expected to
swing from a profit to a loss are in
the energy sector. The biggest
drop is expected to come from
EOG Resources, a Houston-based
oil and natural gas explorer. Last
year, the company eked out an
adjusted profit of 3 cents a share,
but in the first quarter is seen losing 79 cents. That’s what happens
when the price of a barrel of oil
drops by about a third between
the beginning of 2015 and the
start of 2016.
Meanwhile, Chipotle is expected to report an adjusted loss of
$1.05 a share in the first quarter, a
bitter taste for investors considering the company earned $3.88 a
share in the same period a year
ago and never posted an adjusted
loss before.
Analysts think S&P 500 companies will see profit growth
again in the third quarter, but “investors have to come face-to-face
with these numbers,” Ablin said.
FROM PROFIT
TO LOSS
S&P 500 companies expected
to post losses in Q1 of 2016 that
were profitable in Q1 of 2015:
Company
Autodesk
Cabot Oil
& Gas
Chesapeake
Energy
Chevron
Chipotle
Mexican Grill
Devon Energy
EOG
Resources
Frontier Communications
Helmerich
& Payne
Micron
Technology
National
Oilwell Varco
Newfield
Exploration
Noble Energy
Occidental
Petroleum
Range
Resources
Southwestern
Energy
Adjusted per
share profit
Q1
Q1
2015 2016
$0.30 -$0.14
$0.12 -$0.12
$0.11 -$0.10
$1.37 -$0.20
$3.88 -$1.05
$0.22 -$0.58
$0.03 -$0.79
$0.02 -$0.06
$0.96 -$0.23
$0.81 -$0.09
$1.14 -$0.01
$0.02 -$0.11
$0.03 -$0.51
$0.04 -$0.33
$0.19 -$0.19
$0.22 -$0.18
NOTE: PER SHARE PROFIT FOR 2016 IS
PROJECTED
SOURCES: S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE, USA TODAY
It’s full steam ahead for Royal Caribbean
Just in time for a hot summer, cruise ship operator
Royal Caribbean Cruises is
about to embark on a first
for the company: Putting
three new cruise ships at
sea in Europe, the U.S. and
Asia within the next two
weeks. I caught up with
CEO Adam Goldstein to get
a check on the cruise business, the global economy
and what’s new for your
summer getaway. He says
while the U.S. is still driving the business, Asia is
fueling a big part of the
growth. Our interview follows, edited for clarity and
length.
Maria
Bartiromo
Special for
USA TODAY
@MariaBartiromo
Q: How’s business
today?
A: The cruise
business has been
growing steady at
about 4% or 5% per year on a
global basis for a bunch of years
now. We were all hit very hard in
2009 by the Great Recession. But
this will be the seventh year of
steady progress in terms of our
performance and growth in the
market since then. Within that,
there’s a clear trend toward faster
growth from the Asia Pacific reONE
ON
ONE
gion. The China market is now the Caribbean market flexes over
the fastest-growing cruise market time. Right now, it’s in a relatively
in the world, probably the biggest robust position. And we’re thinking that maybe demand
development in cruising
for Cuba will even put a
in the last five years, but
bigger halo on that. Also
also because it’s coming
the dollar’s been strong,
off of a small base. It’s
so in terms of Ameriprimarily Chinese people
beginning to cruise, takcans purchasing holiing cruises from Shangdays further abroad, the
hai and Tianjin, which is
dollar goes further than
it used to go.
near Beijing, cruising to
Japan and Korea on fiveQ: There is also some
2013 BLOOMBERG
and six-night cruises, a
debate in terms of when
new vacation trend for CEO Adam
the Cuba approvals will
Goldstein
the Chinese.
happen. When will more
ships be approved to sail
Q: What is the most in
to the island nation?
demand?
A: There’s a lot of excitement
A: We hope sooner rather than
around the prospect of being able later. Cubans are taking it step by
to see Cuba for the first time in step. So, there’s not real clarity tomost everybody’s life. So, that’s ward how the process will unfold.
one of the important ones. The
Alaska market is really solid, and v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B
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Four questions large banks must answer
The clouds may be
parting — or another
storm may be on way
Kaja Whitehouse
USA TODAY
NEW YORK Large banks have
come under myriad pressures in
recent months, ranging from declining merger activity to souring
oil and gas loans.
Those pressures have weighed
heavily on bank stocks, which are
down by double-digits this year.
Shares of Bank of America are
down 22% this year, while Citigroup’s stock is off 21%. Even
Wells Fargo, a darling of bank investors, is down 13% for the year.
So it should come as no surprise that banks are expected to
report sagging revenue in the first
three months of the year. JPMorgan, for example, is expected to
post earnings of $1.26 a share on
revenue of $22.7 billion when it
kicks off earnings season
Wednesday, according to data
from S&P Capital IQ. That’s down
from last year’s first quarter when
the New York bank posted earnings of $1.45 a share on revenue of
$24.1 billion.
Still, bank analysts and investors will be looking for signs
about the future of banking when
AP
Big banks are likely to report sagging revenue in the first three
months of the year. Earnings season kicks off Wednesday.
they talk to bank executives
about the three months ended in
March.
Here are four questions the big
banks will need to answer when
they report earnings:
Are oil and gas loan woes
improving? The banks gave investors a significant scare earlier
this year when they warned that
they were upping loan loss reserves for the first time in years
to protect against souring loans
to troubled oil and gas companies. Such cash cushions increase
banks’ costs and therefore pressure earnings.
At the time the banks started
warning of loan deterioration, the
price of oil had fallen to $30 a
barrel and executives were bracing for prices to drop to $20 a
barrel.
Now, there are signs that the
pressure could be easing as the
price of oil climbs to closer to $40
a barrel.
Banks will still likely announce
that they upped their loan loss reserves in the first quarter com-
pared to the previous quarter.
The question is whether the
amounts they are setting aside
were as severe as initially predicted, and whether their predictions for the rest of the year have
improved, analysts said.
How are American consumers doing? Even as bank executives rushed to protect against
deteriorating oil and gas loans,
they loudly proclaimed the U.S.
consumer remains in good
health, which is good news for
banks.
“The U.S. consumer is a huge
winner” of falling oil prices,
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
told investors at the company’s
annual Investor Day in February.
When banks report first-quarter results, analysts and investors
will be keen to hear whether such
predictions have held true, analysts said.
How bad was trading? Investment banks that make money
trading on behalf of large clients
have been getting hammered in
recent months, especially when it
comes to fixed income and currencies.
Analysts and investors will
want to know whether the bloodbath continued in the first quarter and whether it leaked into
equities as well.
There is some indication that
things were bad. In early March,
Citigroup’s Chief Financial Officer, John Gerspach, warned that
first-quarter revenue from fixedincome and equity trading will
fall by 15%. JPMorgan warned
that revenue from sales and trading could decline by 20% for the
quarter.
What’s the outlook for investment banking and IPOs?
If trading is expected to be down,
investment banking revenue
could prove even worse.
Citigroup’s Gerspach warned
that the bank’s investment banking revenue would be down 25%
in the first quarter, as did JPMorgan, citing declines in stock and
debt underwriting.
To be sure, last year’s first
quarter proved a stellar year for
investment banking revenues, so
it will be hard to compete. But investors and analysts will also be
looking for signs about what activity could start picking up again
— and when.
So far this year, the outlook appears pretty dire. Global M&A activity totaled $701.5 billion in the
first three months of the year,
down 25% over the previous year,
according to Dealogic. Initial
public stock offerings are also
sagging, down 69% over last year,
while debt activity fell 32% in the
first quarter of 2016 — its lowest
first quarter levels since 2009,
Dealogic said.
Asia, Cuba new frontiers for cruising
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But I think it’s pretty clear that
the Cubans would like to participate in the cruise sector. They are
quite limited from an infrastructure standpoint. There is one pier
in Havana harbor that can take a
ship on either side. But on the
bigger side, it can take sort of medium-sized cruise ships, and on
the smaller side small-size cruise
ships. So, in order for Cuba to
play the role that we all believe
that it can play over the next year,
there will have to be considerable
infrastructure development that
doesn’t exist today. If you think
about the so-called marquee
ports in the Caribbean, St. Martin, St. Thomas, San Juan, Cozumel, all those places can take four
to six ships simultaneously, including some of the largest cruise
ships in the world. Nassau would
be another example of that. So,
for Havana to have the ability to
take one medium and one small
cruise ship compared to St. Martin being able to take six of the
biggest at one time, you can see
there’s a really big gap there.
Q: What about the threat of
terrorism? This is now front
and center with what just
happened in Brussels. Does
that dictate behavior for customers? And how do you ensure their safety?
A: This is a societal issue. It’s a
series of societal threats. It’s way
bigger than the travel and tourism business or the cruise business. These people want to
undermine the sort of basic quality of life, the fabric of living of
Western society or developed society. From our standpoint, we
put a lot of energy into having the
right people with the skill sets for
helping to keep our guests and
our crew secure. We work with
law enforcement all over the
world. If there’s any reason for us
to be uncomfortable about going
to any one of the 500 places we
normally call on in a year, we just
don’t go.
Q: What are the kinds of
things that go on behind the
scenes?
A: We have people in our company from the intelligence community, who have had or have
clearances, who are proficient
and professional at sifting
through all sorts of incoming da-
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Royal Caribbean shows its playful side by imagining its new ship, Harmony of the Seas, as Boaty
McBoatface of the Seas. The not-so-elegant name was a recent sensation on the Internet.
ta. When it comes to things like
safety, the environment and security, there is a fair amount of information exchange, making sure
that we all can do a proper and
accurate assessment of any particular destination. That traffic is
going on behind the scenes all
day, every day.
Q: You said, Asia is the
growth story for the industry.
What’s your take on the U.S.
right now? It feels like the recession fears have begun to
fade.
A: The U.S. market is providing
half of the world’s cruises. Twelve
out of 24 million people who will
take a cruise this year will be
from the U.S. That market is fundamentally robust. It’s powering
most of the world’s cruising activity. When I talk about China being the fastest growth story, I
should point out that it’s from a
remarkably low base. So it’s easy
to generate higher percentages of
growth. If one big new ship like
“I think it’s pretty
clear that the
Cubans would like
to participate in
the cruise sector.
(But) they are
quite limited from
an infrastructure
standpoint.”
Adam Goldstein
Ovation of the Seas shows up
there this summer, that makes a
big difference in the percentage
growth. If one big new cruise ship
shows up in the Caribbean like
Harmony of the Seas, it doesn’t
make that much of an impact. So,
that needs to be taken into
account.
Right now, about 3.5% of all
the people in America will take a
cruise this year. About 4% of all
Australians will take a cruise this
year. This is the most active set of
markets in the world for cruising.
In China, less than 1% of the people who travel outbound will take
a cruise this year, and only 10% of
Chinese travel outbound to begin
with. So, we shouldn’t mistake
the momentum of China with the
magnitude and the robustness of
the United States.
Q: So what do the bookings
look like this summer?
A: The summer is a really important part of the year for cruising with Europe, Bermuda and
Alaska, and people still going to
the Caribbean and China.
The revenue guidance is up in
low- to mid-single digits. We have
an extraordinary moment coming up for our company in the
next three weeks.
We have three new cruise ships
going into service inside of a
month. That has never happened
before in the history of our company. I’m not sure it’s happened
for any cruise company before.
Harmony of the Seas will come
from the shipyard in France, sister ship to Oasis and Allure of the
Seas, a tiny bit bigger. That now
makes her the largest cruise ship
ever built in the world, with a remarkable slide that starts on deck
15 or 16 in the back of the ship.
You go in the slide and you come
out on deck six at the boardwalk.
There’s never been anything like
that before. She will start service
in Europe this summer. But then,
she will come full time to live in
Fort Lauderdale from November
onward.
Ovation of the Seas will be delivered from Germany. She is the
sister ship to Quantum and Anthem of the Seas (Royal Caribbean took delivery of Ovation on
Friday).
As soon as she is delivered to
us, she will go through the Mediterranean, through Suez, around
India, and to live in Tianjin, China. And the other ship is from our
German joint venture, Tuition
Cruises, built for us in Finland.
And she will begin to serve for
our German customers this
summer.
Q: Wow, that’s a big month
ahead.
A: You can imagine the amount
of work that’s going on behind the
scenes in areas like human resources, information technology,
the supply chain to get three of
the world’s greatest cruise ships
ready to go inside of 60 days. I
mentioned the slide on Harmony
because its quite exceptional.
Harmony of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas each come with
what we call VOOM, the fastest
Internet at sea.
We have managed to break the
paradigm of constraint when it
comes to getting bandwidth to
ships going across the ocean so
that all of our guests and all of our
crew can upload to social media,
download Netflix, do whatever
they want whenever they want
with land-like speed. And we’re
incredibly proud of that. And
that’s an advantage that Royal
Caribbean International uniquely
has for the time being.
Bartiromo is the anchor and global
markets editor of ‘Mornings with
Maria’ on the Fox Business network.
Weekdays 6-9am ET on The Fox Business Network. You can follow
@mariabartiromo on Twitter.
Dead Pfizer deal may help give drug stocks a boost
U.S.-based biotechs
could now attract
pharmaceuticals
Matt Krantz
@Mattkrantz
USA TODAY
Pfizer and Allergan may have
seen their stocks bruised after
calling off their tax-saving merger
deal. But drug stock investors
overall actually are getting a
much-needed shot in the arm as
the canceled deal opens up opportunity.
The SPDR S&P Biotech exchange-traded fund and the
SPDR Pharmaceuticals ETF
jumped roughly 4% and 6%, respectively, since last Monday after the Treasury Department
announced new rules to curb the
practice of inversions. Out of the
20 pharmaceutical and biotech
stocks in the Standard & Poor’s
500, 11 were up on the week.
Inversions are mergers designed in a way to allow a U.S.based company to combine with a
foreign firm to reduce taxes. The
Treasury’s new rules prompted
U.S.-based Pfizer to kill its merger
with Ireland-based Allergan.
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New rules prompted U.S.based Pfizer to kill its merger
with Ireland-based Allergan.
Seeing the deal scuttled gave
struggling drugmaker stocks a lift
because now many U.S.-based
biotechs could be attractive tar-
gets for pharmaceutical companies, said Eric Schmidt, analyst at
Cowen. Smaller drug companies
and biotechs “rallied because we
all now believe that Pfizer and Allergan will be on the lookout for
additional acquisitions,” he said.
“It’s generally good to see industry and investor attention
swing back to innovation and
away from financial engineering
and tax planning,” said Geoff
Porges, analyst at Leerink
Partners.
This is a big shift. Many U.S.based drug companies have
seemed more interested in buying overseas companies for tax
perks than boosting their business or adding product lines. Allergan itself was formed from a
number of deals that moved operations outside the U.S. Medtronic is a medical device maker
that used an inversion to move its
headquarters to Ireland in 2014.
If drug companies again look
to buy companies to add products, that is “very positive” for
drug and pharmaceutical stocks,
said Andrew Fein, analyst at H.C.
Wainwright. “We believe it may
drive larger pharmaceutical companies to pursue more fundamental
vs.
structural
acquisitions.”
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He added that “Treasuries are
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Some investors may be leery of
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depressed prices, said Mariann
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short-term volatility overseas in
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12%
12%
9%
8%
6%
6%
4%
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“We believe China’s economic
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while India’s will continue its top
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Ron Weiner, founder and president of RDM Financial Group in
Westport, Conn. “This is a good
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Facebook’s unending quest for world domination
At f8 conference, social media giant will push
for more customers in developing countries
Jon Swartz
@jswartz
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO
Nearly onefourth of the world’s inhabitants
use Facebook. And if the social
networking giant has its druthers,
the rest soon will, too.
That is the ultimate quest of
Facebook, which opens the f8 developers conference Tuesday
seeking more customers in developing countries.
Facebook’s global ambitions
are as huge as its audience of 1.6
billion people: Digitally connect
the service around the world, especially in poor countries. Some
2,600 developers, including onethird from outside the U.S., are
making the journey to f8.
“F8 started in 2007 as a way to
connect with the developer community and launch our platform,”
Debbie Liu, vice president of platform at Facebook, told USA
TODAY. “The world has evolved a
lot since then.”
Filip Santos, director of international business for Beijingbased MomentCam, an app that
lets consumers turn themselves
into personalized cartoon carica-
tures, calls f8 a must-attend conference to keep pace with
developments in mobile technology.
His sentiment is shared by
Mike Torres, director of product
management for Amazon Kindle.
Its subscription service, Kindle
Unlimited, debuted in China in
February, India last September
and is available in nine other
countries. “Development is more
global than ever,” he says.
At f8, to be held at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, the Silicon Valley-based company is
pursuing the next digital frontier
with a palette of products. At the
conference’s seventh gathering,
developers and analysts expect
the rise of Messenger as Facebook’s next major platform and
plenty of tech goodies in artificial
intelligence, connectivity, virtual
reality and augmented reality.
Case in point: Facebook Live, a
rival to Twitter’s Periscope, is getting a major push from Facebook
so more of its members shoot and
watch live-streaming video on
mobile devices. (About 1 billion
people spend more than 20 minutes a day on Facebook.)
Analysts, such as Brian Blau of
market researcher Gartner, expect Facebook to open up Messenger platform to “chatbots” —
interactive software powered by
DAVID PAUL MORRIS, BLOOMBERG
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook, will
open the two-day conference with a keynote speech Tuesday.
artificial intelligence with help
from humans — and launch an
online store for them. Facebook
declined to comment.
Messenger just topped 900
million monthly active users and
added a version of Snapchat’s
snapcodes that start a conversation when scanned.
“We’re entering the post-app
Facebook Live is
getting a major push
from Facebook so
more of its members
shoot and watch
live-streaming video
on mobile devices.
era, where multiple apps will be
linked together in a seamless way,
probably by intelligent bots,” Blau
says. “They will act in concert, so
you don’t have to jump from app
to app.”
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s
31-year-old CEO who opens the
two-day conference with a keynote speech on Tuesday, has created a digital empire that is the
world’s six-most valuable, at $325
billion, and a family of apps that
account for 30% of mobile Internet use by Americans.
As Facebook extends its digital
tentacles into the everyday lives
of consumers, it has adroitly acquired and folded into its service
new technology. Although some
analysts have dismissed VR as a
long term bet for Facebook, financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald estimated it could be 10%
of revenue by 2020.
Oculus Rift continues to be a
recurring storyline for Facebook,
but analyst Blau expects more details at Oculus Connect, a developers summit in the fall. “VR will
become more immersive” in the
Facebook experience, he says.
“We expect more advancements in messenger bots, Oculus,
machine learning, live video and
better analytics,” says Ben Roodman, director of partner development
at
AppsFlyer,
a
mobile-measurement partner of
Facebook.
“We expect a lot,” Roodman
says.
Whole Foods 365 set to open doors
L.A. neighborhood first to get budget-friendly version of Whole Foods
Hadley Malcolm
USA TODAY
Soon, Los Angeles residents
will be able to shop at Whole
Foods without the bill eating up
their whole paycheck.
The first Whole Foods 365
store, a budget-friendly version
of Whole Foods aimed at Millennials, is set to open May 25 in the
Silver Lake neighborhood, the
company said Thursday. The
opening will come roughly a year
after Whole Foods first announced the new store concept,
seen as an attempt to re-establish
the brand amid increased competition in the organic market by
appealing to customers who can’t
afford the company’s pricey groceries.
To do that, Whole Foods 365
stores will be positioned as part
grocery store, part food hall —
they’ll sell food under the lessexpensive Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value brand and partner
with other companies to build
out additional retail options such
as restaurants and coffee bars
within the store.
The Silver Lake store will have
an outpost of byChloe, a trendy
vegan fast-casual restaurant
based in New York that sells
plant-based hamburgers and
Hostess-style cupcakes.
The store will also host Allegro
Coffee Company, which is owned
by Whole Foods and will sell organic coffee and craft beer, and
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teaBOT, self-serve kiosks where
customers can customize cups of
loose-leaf tea.
The idea is to not only entice
customers through the door, but
get them to stay a while, says Jeff
Turnas, president of the 365
stores. Stores will also feature a
more streamlined layout and a
rewards program that will offer
everything from coupons to “per-
WHOLE FOODS
A rendering shows what the Whole Foods 365 stores will look
like. The grand opening is set for May 25 in Silver Lake.
sonalized nutrition insights,” according to the company’s
website.
A prolonged shopping experience, and cheaper groceries, may
be just what Whole Foods needs
as it attempts to compete in a
crowded market that has seen
discounters like Walmart and
more mainstream grocery stores
like Kroger start to stock stores
with more organic goods. Plus,
it’s hoping for a more strategic
position against the onslaught of
fresh meal delivery and dinner
kits capturing shoppers’ dollars.
“For Whole Foods, management is fighting an uphill battle,
as its once-dominant position in
the high-end food-at-home market is challenged by these startups, but also by traditional grocers like Kroger,” said Scott
Mushkin, consumer staples analyst with Wolfe Research, in a recent research note.
To appeal to shoppers gravitating toward options like meal delivery, the 365 stores will partner
with grocery delivery app Instacart, which full-line Whole Foods
stores already work with. And retail partners will vary by store as
Whole Foods aims to localize
each operation. The company
created buzz earlier this year
when it suggested that the 365
stores might partner with tattoo
parlors.
So far, that doesn’t appear to
be happening, but two more 365
stores will open in Bellevue,
Wash., and Portland, Ore., later
this year. Retail partners for
those stores haven’t been announced yet.
Walmart’s cage-free vow could change egg industry
‘The cost is going to
come down’ as more
retailers make move
Hadley Malcolm
USA TODAY
Walmart, the nation’s largest
grocery chain, is scrambling to
join the “cage-free” eggs movement, which will mean hens get
more space to move around and
their eggs should become
cheaper.
The retailer’s announcement
Tuesday that it will sell only cagefree eggs by 2025 is being lauded
as the final act solidifying the
food industry’s transition to more
humane egg production. Walmart
follows dozens of other retailers,
restaurants and food manufacturers to commit to cage-free
eggs over the next several years.
McDonald’s, Kroger, Costco and
Trader Joe’s are among those also
in transition.
As more cage-free eggs come to
market, the often-pricier option
could become more affordable.
“We expect that as cage-free
eggs shift from a specialty product to the industry standard over
the next decade, that change will
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Walmart’s vow to sell only cage-free eggs will solidify the industry’s transition to more humane egg production, some say.
be reflected for our customers in
pricing,” says Kevin Gardner, a
Walmart spokesman.
Cage-free eggs have long been
a more expensive choice compared with conventional eggs
from hens raised in cages. The
most recent figures put the price
for a dozen white cage-free eggs
at $2.99, with the price of a dozen
large white eggs at $1.29, according to the Department of
Agriculture.
Studies show only a slight dif-
ference in the cost to produce
cage-free eggs, but no difference
between cage-free and conventionally produced eggs themselves, says Josh Balk, senior food
policy director for The Humane
Society of the United States.
“The cost is going to come
down,” Balk says. “These production practices are going to gain in
efficiency because producers are
going to understand even better
how to do it.”
The difference is in the living
conditions of the hens laying the
eggs.
“Currently, the majority of
hens are confined to battery
cages, where birds are crowded
together so tightly that they don’t
even have room to flap their
wings,” says Nancy Roulston, director of corporate engagement
for farm animal welfare at the
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “Each
bird has less space than an iPad
to live on,” Balk says. Both The
Humane Society and ASPCA
worked with Walmart to develop
its new policy.
United Egg Producers, a trade
association that sets guidelines
for egg production, says caged
systems help eliminate diseases
and protect animals from weather and predators. “UEP supports
all methods of hen housing for
egg production, when they assure
proper hen well-being and meet
or exceed all food safety requirements,” President and CEO Chad
Gregory said Tuesday, at the
same time pledging support for
Walmart and other retailers transitioning to cage-free eggs. Just
6% of eggs currently come from
cage-free hens.
“At this point, it’s a niche within a grocery store,” Balk says of
cage-free eggs. “Producers know
they can charge more because
people who buy them often care
about issues of social responsibility, therefore they’re willing to
put more money into buying
those eggs. It’s an inflated cost.”
Cost doesn’t seem to be deterring shoppers from picking up a
carton. Cage-free eggs have
grown in popularity. Unit sales of
a dozen white eggs with a cage-
“As cage-free
eggs shift from a
specialty product
to the industry
standard over the
next decade, that
change will be
reflected ... in
pricing.”
Kevin Gardner, a Walmart spokesman
free claim for the 52 weeks ended
Feb. 20 were up 20.4% compared
to a year ago, while non cage-free
egg unit sales fell 3.8%, according
to Nielsen figures.
Walmart has sold cage-free
eggs since 2001.
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Charging
what you
owe the
taxman is
an option
Don’t freak if you still
need to file your taxes
Take care because mistakes raise red flags with IRS
Jeff Reeves
Special for USA TODAY
I
Sometimes it makes
sense; sometimes not
Paul Soucy
NerdWallet
If you don’t have the money to
pay your taxes in full by the April
deadline, putting what you owe
on a credit card is certainly an option. Whether it’s a good option is
another matter.
For one thing, you’ll have to
pay an extra fee to use a credit
card. That fee will probably be
high enough to wipe out any
credit card rewards you’d earn.
And if you carry the balance on
your card, you’ll be charged interest — probably at a higher rate
than you’d pay if you had worked
out an installment plan with the
IRS.
However, paying the IRS with
your credit card could work in
your favor in a couple of situations: when it helps you earn a
sign-up bonus or when you use a
0% interest card.
When you pay taxes with a
credit card, it will cost you more
than if you paid by check.
Whenever you pay for anything with a credit card, there’s a
processing fee, usually 2% to 3%
of the amount charged. These
fees are mostly invisible to you
because the merchant pays them.
If you buy something for $10, for
example, the merchant may get
only $9.70.
The IRS, however, is barred by
law from paying credit card processing fees. If the IRS won’t pay,
who will? You.
The IRS has authorized several
companies to accept tax payments by credit card; each of
these companies adds a “convenience fee” on top of your tax bill
to cover processing costs. Those
fees range from 1.87% to 2.25%. If
you use tax software with an integrated e-file or e-pay option, the
fee ranges from 2.35% to 3.93%.
TurboTax, for example, has a convenience fee of 2.49%.
Convenience fees are bad news
if you’re hoping to earn rewards
by putting a big tax payment on a
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credit card. To come out ahead,
your rewards rate would have to
exceed the fee. That’s unlikely.
Rewards credit cards typically
earn points, miles or cash back at
a rate of 1% to 2%. Many cards offer higher rates in bonus categories — but don’t expect “tax
payments” to be a bonus category
on any card.
But if you have a new credit
card that offers a sign-up bonus, a
tax payment might come out in
your favor. Several travel credit
cards offer bonuses if you charge
a certain amount on the card in
the first few months.
Say your card offers a bonus
worth $400 if you spend $3,000.
If you make a $3,000 tax payment
and pay a 2.5% convenience fee,
you’ll come out $325 ahead: $400
minus a $75 fee.
Of course, this doesn’t take
into account credit card interest.
Unless you plan to pay off the
charge in full on your next statement, interest will change the
calculation significantly.
The bottom line: If you have
the money to pay your tax bill, it’s
probably best to just do so. Using
a credit card just isn’t worth the
hassle or the expense for most
people. That said, if you need
time to pay what you owe, a card
with a 0% APR period could save
you money.
Soucy is an assigning editor at
NerdWallet, a personal finance website
that is a USA TODAY content partner.
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YOU STILL HAVE TO FILE
SOMETHING IN APRIL.
Persuading the IRS to give
you more time is fairly easy —
just file Form 4868 by April 18
(April 19 if you live in Maine or
Massachusetts). You’ll get an
automatic reprieve until Oct. 17.
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YOU MAY STILL HAVE TO
WRITE A CHECK IN APRIL.
You’ll still need to have a
good estimate of what you owe
and send it in with your extension request. “The IRS is pretty
patient about getting a return,
but they’re not very patient
about getting their money,” says
Curt Sheldon, president of financial planning firm C.L. Sheldon & Co.
3
Reeves is executive editor of
InvestorPlace.com.
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE
FILING FOR AN EXTENSION
As the tax clock counts down,
people may hope to delay the
inevitable by filing for an extension. But an
extension may not get you as much breathing
room as you might like. Here’s why.
1
f you’ve waited to file your
taxes, you’re not alone.
About one in five taxpayers
wait until the last week, according to data from the IRS and
tax-preparation software giant
TurboTax.
But waiting until the end of tax
season doesn’t have to mean long
lines at the post office or a mad
dash to fill out your forms. There
are tools that can help procrastinators make good with the tax
man, even if they’ve waited until
the last minute.
Taxpayers making less than
$62,000 can download tax-preparation software free from the
IRS’ Free File portal. And
those
making
over
$62,000 can download
free fillable online forms
that help take the guesswork out of things.
“You’re 20 times less
likely to make a mistake
when you e-file compared to filing a paper return,” the IRS
writes in their LastMinute Filing Tips.
“That’s because the tax
software catches and corrects common paper filing
errors. It also will alert you
to tax credits and deductions you
may otherwise miss.”
If you’ve waited until the last
minute, don’t rush it. In addition
to mistakes or omissions making
your tax bill higher than it has to
be, errors also put you at higher
risk of an IRS audit. Some of the
most common errors come from
taxpayers missing some forms or
writing down the wrong numbers.
You obviously benefit from getting your refund check sooner.
But those who owe a significant
tax bill may actually want to put
off filing their returns until the
last possible moment.
Electronic payment processor
ACI Worldwide has been a partner with the IRS since 1999, and
it is used to the bulk of its tax payments coming through at the last
minute.
“About 65% of our tax-season
transactions come in during the
last week up to the due date, and
30% of our transactions come in
on the due date,” said Sheri Chin,
vice president of marketing at
ACI.
That kind of procrastination
from people with an outstanding
tax bill is understandable, she
said. “Why would you pay earlier
than you need to pay?” Chin said.
YOU MIGHT HAVE
TO PAY INTEREST.
If the estimated payment
you send in April ends up being
less than what you actually owe,
you’ll pay interest on the difference. “The interest runs until
you pay the tax. Even if you had
a good reason for not paying on
time,” the IRS cautions.
As of the first quarter of 2016,
the interest rate is 3%, compounded daily, meaning a $1,000
underpayment in April could
cost you another $15 or so by
October.
4
YOU MIGHT ALSO
GET HIT WITH A LATEPAYMENT PENALTY.
This penalty normally is 0.5%
per month of the outstanding
tax not paid by April 18.
The max penalty is 25%, according to the IRS. The IRS
shows a little mercy, though: It
might not assess the penalty if
you can give a “reasonable explanation” for not paying on
time, but you’ll need to attach a
written statement to your
return.
5
IT’S NOT A
SCARLET LETTER.
It doesn’t mean you’re a
failure, Sheldon says. It
might not even mean you’re
a procrastinator. For example, people who invest
in partnerships routinely get
extensions because they often
don’t receive their statements of
income from those partnerships
until after April.
“It’s really not that uncommon,” he says.
Orem is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a
personal finance website.
Email: [email protected].
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TAX DAY ISN’T ON APRIL 15
Lisa Kiplinger
USA TODAY
For those still toiling away,
you’ve got a few extra days before
you really have to sweat.
Tax Day isn’t April 15 this year,
it’s April 18. And for the lucky
folks in Maine and Massachusetts, it’s April 19. What gives?
Well, it all comes down to a couple of holidays that take precedence over taxes.
uEmancipation Day celebrates the day in 1862 that President
Lincoln
signed
the
Compensated Emancipation Act,
freeing more than 3,000 slaves in
the District of Columbia. It will
be observed in the District of Columbia on April 15 this year. That
means we all get to procrastinate
on our taxes until April 18. Hey,
thanks D.C.
uPatriots’ Day, meanwhile,
is a state holiday in Massachusetts and Maine that commemorates the first battles of the
American Revolution. Because it
will be celebrated on April 18 this
year, folks in those two states will
get until April 19 to file.
But they shouldn’t push their
luck with estimated tax payments. Those are all due on April
18 for everyone, no matter what
state you live in. So, go, enjoy
your parades, but don’t forget to
pay the piper.
WHAT EXCUSES WORK WITH IRS
When it comes to excuses for why you missed the deadline, the dog ate
my tax return won’t fly. But you might be surprised at what will. Cari Weston, director of taxation at the American Institute of CPAs, shares some
actual “reasonable explanations” (or attempts) she has encountered.
ACCEPTED
uFEAR OF IRS. Taxpayer who had
been laid off was overwhelmed by
Schedule C instructions. As a result
he just shut down and stopped
filing for years as the fear and
anxiety mounted. He hired a CPA
(Weston) to get his books in order.
Once all returns were filed and
taxes assessed, the IRS abated all
penalties, because they agreed the
taxpayer had no malicious intent.
uHEALTH ISSUES. Prolonged
illness made it difficult to concentrate, and short-term memory
suffered.
uBURGLARY.
House was
robbed
and the
family
computer
with all
records was
stolen.
BOTTOM LINE:
According to the
IRS, relief is
generally
granted when
the taxpayer
exercised
“ordinary business care and
prudence.”
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REJECTED
uPREPARER FAILED TO MAIL.
Prior accountant said he signed
and mailed several years of business and personal tax returns on
behalf of the taxpayer, but he
didn’t. The IRS disallowed excuse
because it said the taxpayer still
has the burden to file the returns.
uIGNORANCE ISN’T BLISS. Taxpayer didn’t know stock option
income was taxable.
uYE OF LITTLE FAITH. Religious
beliefs precluded the income from
being taxable.
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FREE PASS
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excuses, they have another, guiltfree option: the first-time penalty
abatement waiver. Everyone is
entitled to one mistake. So if you
have a clean record — you’ve filed
(or filed a valid extension for) all
required returns and are all paid
up — you can qualify for the FTA
waiver.
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Boeing
707 seen
as game
changer
John Cox
Special for USA TODAY
Pack attack: Hotels to rescue
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Don’t panic if you forgot to bring something; just ask your concierge
Charisse Jones
USA TODAY
All travelers have been there.
You’re dashing out the door on a
business trip, and when you arrive at your destination, you realize you’ve forgotten a must-have,
such as deodorant or your
toothbrush.
And sometimes the items business trekkers forget to pack go
well beyond toiletries. We’re talking power cords, cuff links — even
shoes.
“I was on business in Dubai ...
and in packing a quick bag,
missed the shoes completely,” recalls Barry Phillips, who lives in
New York City and is a customer
experience manager. “Within
three hours of arrival, the hotel
had arranged the same shoes and
size for delivery at my hotel room
from the Dubai Mall.”
And there was no charge, adds
Phillips, a member of USA
TODAY’s Road Warriors panel of
frequent travelers.
Beyond the standard toothpaste and shower caps, many hotels have a stash of sometimes
unusual essentials to help guests
who’ve left what they need at
home.
The guest services team at The
Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Ga., for instance, has cufflinks, bow ties and
shirt collar stays on standby.
Along with chargers for smartphones and laptops, there’s also a
complimentary shoe shine ser-
vice, and the concierge even has
an Allen wrench if your golf club
needs a slight tweak.
“We want to make traveling as
convenient as possible for our
guests whether they are here for
meetings or to relax at the lake,”
Ralph Vick, general manager at
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds said
in an email. “We assist guests on a
daily basis who forget to bring
important items.”
At the Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort in Phoenix,
the personal concierge and
housekeeping director have eyeglass repair kits and bug spray at
the ready. The Conrad Miami’s
complimentary trove includes
belts and socks. And if you’re
staying at the Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia, and find that your luggage was waylaid, you can help
yourself to a complimentary tote
that includes toiletries and
pajamas.
Sometimes hotels share items
that have been left behind by previous guests. And a few are not
above borrowing from staff to
help out a desperate corporate
trekker.
Road Warrior Ron Sklaver
found that out first hand on a
business trip to Melbourne, Australia, when he needed a dress
shirt in a hurry.
“They brought a rolling rack of
shirts from the bellboy uniforms
up to my room,” Sklaver, a professional services manager based in
Palm Harbor, Fla., said of the
Sheraton hotel staff. “I picked one
that fit and kept my jacket on
HOTELS
CAN HELP
In addition to toothbrushes
and razors, many hotels
have unusual items
available for guests
who forgot to pack them
or lost their luggage.
uPajamas
uBug spray
uBow ties
uEyeglass repair kits
uPhone chargers
At the Arizona
Biltmore, the
personal
concierge and
housekeeping
director have
eyeglass repair
kits and bug
spray at the
ready.
during my meeting to hide the
crest. ... I was checking out and
going straight from the meeting
to the airport, and they didn’t
care that they would never see
the shirt again.’’
Hal Warren, a commercial real
estate investment adviser and
USA TODAY Road Warrior who
lives in Orlando said a Hyatt
Place in Pensacola came to his
rescue with a spare pair of khaki
pants.
John Musso, a Road Warrior
who is CEO of a non-profit association, says he tends to forget essentials when he is rushing
between back to back treks.
“Last year ... I had to go to
Palm Springs (Calif.), come home
one day, then go to Anchorage
(Alaska),” Musso, who lives in
Ashburn, Va., recalls. “I was so
rushed preparing, and the day at
the office was so crazy, that I
picked up the wrong bag. Alaska
clothes went to Palm Springs. You
can imagine what I was trying to
borrow from the hotel.”
At other times, hotels have
helped him out with a spare tie,
USB cord — and black dress shoes
in size 13. Also, “on occasion, I
forgot to pack workout clothes,”
he says. “Some hotels were able to
provide athletic shoes and socks,
gym shorts and shirts.”
Once, when the zipper on his
bag broke, he asked the concierge
how to get to a store where he
could replace it. “To my surprise,
the hotel had one that was left in
a room,” Musso says. The bag’s
owner had asked the hotel to return the contents, “but not the
case itself due to the shipping
fee.”
Dennis Reno, a Road Warrior
from Alameda, Calif., didn’t need
a whole suitcase, but he did once
need a spare wheel. “I was at the
Marriott Park Lane in London,”
said Reno, a corporate vice president working in technology, “and
they replaced it.”
Q: From a pilot’s standpoint, how revolutionary was
the advent of the Boeing 707
vs. the 787?
— George, N.Y.
A: The 787 and Airbus A350
are the latest generation of modern jets. They are much more
fuel-efficient, automated and
comfortable than the first-generation B707 and DC-8. The 707
was more revolutionary in its day.
Modern jets such as the 787 are
easier to fly, and are more
evolutionary.
Q: How much has the efficiency of planes improved
over the last 30 to 40 years?
For example, how much more
efficient are Boeing 737s and
747s now compared to when
they first entered service?
What is their range now relative to three decades ago?
— Richard, San Antonio
A: The improvement in efficiency of modern jet engines
compared to the first generation
is remarkable. The last number I
saw is that the most modern jets
are 70% more efficient than the
first generation. We now fly 18
hours routinely, where the first
B707s and DC-8s struggled to get
across the Atlantic.
Q: I just retired after 42+
years in the industry and am
still amazed at how much
things have changed. How
does the length of the B707
compare with the longest
stretch 737?
— Alan, formerly of Piedmont/US Airways
A: The basic length of a B707
was 145 feet, the basic length of a
737-900 is 136 feet. Yes, there
have been some changes in our
industry in the last 40 years.
Q: Would it be possible for a
pilot to do a barrel-roll or
somersault in a commercial
airliner carrying passengers?
— Troy V., Dallas
A: Yes, very early in the Boeing
707’s development, pilot Tex
Johnson rolled the demonstration airplane over the Seattle Seafair. While physics may permit it,
good judgment would not.
Have a question about flying? Send it to
[email protected].
Passenger shaming not black and white
Putting focus on air travelers’ bad behavior widespread with Internet
Christopher
Elliott
[email protected]
Special for
USA TODAY
You’ve seen the
pictures,
haven’t
you?
You know, the
snapshots of oversized airline passengers violating
their seatmates’ space. Of travelers propping their bare feet
against seatbacks. Or of the trash
they leave behind after their
flight.
It’s called passenger shaming,
or the act of taking travelers —
usually air travelers — to task for
their boorish behavior.
And while some passengers
probably deserve to be called out,
most don’t. But it was just a matter of time before something abstract, like uploading a photo of
someone’s shame-worthy actions,
crossed over into the real word,
with troubling results.
To understand how we arrived
here, you have to return to the
start of the passenger-shaming
movement. Many of the humiliation-inducing photos came from
airline
crewmembers
who
couldn’t believe what they were
seeing. Some of their customers
were acting like caged animals.
Sandra Sanci, a flight attendant
for a Canadian airline, says occasionally passengers deserved the
negative publicity.
ON
TRAVEL
EVERY
MONDAY
CHAD MCDERMOTT, GETTY IMAGES/HEMERA
Some passengers and flight attendants are going online to
shame others. These reports of public humiliation are rising.
“If they are compromising
safety in any way, yes, by all
means,” she says. “It really depends on the level of aggression
they are displaying.”
But what about ordinary rudeness, like leaning your seat into
someone’s personal space or
loading your luggage into the bin
above another passenger’s seat?
Even travelers agree that the culprits deserve a little exposure —
and embarrassment.
“These people should be
shamed publicly,” says Maryann
Lasalle, a retired insurance underwriter from Mullica Hill, N.J.
“If I pay for a seat and even pay
additional fees to be in the front
of the plane, either I or the passengers seated in my row should
be the only ones using the bins
above our seats.”
Yet in many cases, it’s not really the “shamees” fault, at least not
to the extent that it seems. For
example, there’s an infamous image of an impossibly overweight
passenger that made the rounds a
few years ago, that shows half of
the passenger’s body blocking the
aisle. It’s visually arresting. It was
said to be taken by a flight attendant, but was allegedly the product of said attendant’s Photoshop
skills. That’s a particularly vile
form of public humiliation called
body shaming and does nothing
to further good behavior among
travelers.
Curiously, airlines appear to do
little to stop these anonymous
protest actions by their employees.
WHERE TO FIND
PASSENGER
SHAMING
u Passengershaming
.com (also on Facebook
at facebook.com/
PassengerShaming).
It’s the best-known forum
for humiliating airline
passengers. Many of the
posters are airline cabin
crew.
u The blogosphere.
Sites such as Rants of a
Sassy Stew (rantsofasassy
stew.com) and The Flight
Attendant Life (theflight
attendantlife.com) often
chronicle incorrigible
passenger behavior.
u On your next flight.
Unfortunately, passengers
and flight attendants are
not waiting to go online
to shame you. Reports
of public humiliation are
surfacing at a regular rate
and are only expected
to increase as the summer
travel season gets
underway.
“I don’t believe that blame or
shame are productive ways of
dealing with any problem,” says
Marjorie Yasueda, a retired travel
agent from San Francisco. “If
there is a problem, I prefer dealing with it one-on-one and as privately as possible.”
Perhaps, she adds, too much is
expected from air travelers. “Unfortunately, we don’t become fab-
ulous people just by walking
down a jetway,” she adds.
Agree or not, the online version of this hobby appears to be
jumping into real life. Consider
what happened to Christina Fabian-Roman, who was flying from
Bellingham, Wash., to Phoenix
recently with her husband, who is
suffering from terminal cancer,
and their 7-year-old son. As the
aircraft boarded, her son reportedly had an allergic reaction to a
dog. Reseating the family didn’t
help, so attendants finally had
them to exit the aircraft.
I’m sure passengers on the
flight were unhappy with the resulting delay and maybe they
were unaware of the family’s personal circumstances. But their reaction — some are said to have
applauded as the family got off
the plane. They didn’t wait to go
online to show their displeasure.
They did it in public and without
seeing the big picture.
Shame on them.
Passenger shaming begs an
even bigger question: Are air travelers the only ones to blame for
the repulsive acts being committed onboard? At first glance, it appears many of these people are
being inconsiderate and ought to
be called out online, if not also
offline. But did they install the
too-small seats? Did they create
the fees, fare restrictions and the
customer-hostile, you-get-whatyou-pay-for service? They did
not. But you know who did.
Elliott is a consumer advocate and
editor at large for National Geographic
Traveler.
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unclear
Historic
victory
Police have
few answers
in the
shooting
death of
ex-Saints
player Will
Smith, 3C
The Warriors
tie the Bulls’
record for
wins in a season and end
the Spurs’ bid
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THE MASTERS
Spieth’s back-nine
meltdown won’t
soon be forgotten
Christine Brennan
[email protected]
USA TODAY Sports
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FIRST WORD
I’M PRETTY SPOILED
NOW.”
First-time Masters spectator
Wayne Jones, who was sitting
behind the 16th green Sunday
and saw holes-in-one from Davis
Love III and Shane Lowry within
about 20 minutes of each other.
Then not long afterward, Louis
Oosthuizen scored the third ace
at 16 when his ball rolled into the
ball of J.B. Holmes and kept
going into the cup. It was the
first time three aces had been
recorded on one day at 16.
AUGUSTA , GA .
MICHAEL MADRID, USA TODAY SPORTS
With his hopes of a Masters repeat gone, Jordan Spieth waits to putt on the 18th green Sunday.
JAMES BY DAVID RICHARD, USA TODAY SPORTS
TWEETS OF THE DAY
@KingJames
Prayers and condolence
sent out to Will Smith #RIP
and his beautiful family! So
sad man. Good dude he was
man!
LeBron James, who is from Ohio,
on former Ohio State and New
Orleans Saints player Will Smith,
who was shot to death late
Saturday in an apparent road
rage incident in New Orleans.
@drewbrees
Mourning the loss of a great
friend and teammate, Will
Smith. Such a senseless
tragedy. Please pray for
Racquel and their children.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees,
about his friend and former
teammate.
LAST WORD
“If the boy does what he
should, I will be able to say
‘I’ve shared a bath with a
Masters winners — brilliant”
P J Willett, brother of Masters
winner Danny Willett, on Twitter
late in Sunday’s final round. He
added, “I once punched that kid
in the head for hurting my pet
rat.”
Edited by Thomas O’Toole
Willett makes most of chance
after son arrives, Spieth sinks
Steve DiMeglio
@Steve_DiMeglio
USA TODAY Sports
AUGUSTA , GA .
Eight days before
the dawn of the 80th Masters,
Danny Willett wasn’t going to
play among the Georgia pines.
Nine holes Sunday won him
the green jacket.
Taking advantage of a stunning
collapse by defending champion
Jordan Spieth, Willett shot a
back-nine 33 at Augusta National
Golf Club to finish at 5-under-par
67 and win the first major of the
season.
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the crowd Sunday after completing the 18th hole.
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CHICAGO Tom Ricketts, the man
who still gets mistaken for Ted
Cruz and whose family is on Donald Trump’s black list, peeks outside his second-story office window on Clark Street.
There are snow flurries, wind
gusting in from Lake Michigan,
hard hats rushing in and out of
Gate D, construction crews working around the clock inside Wrigley Field and dust everywhere.
He’s never seen such a beautiful sight.
This is hardly what Ricketts
envisioned when he and his
brother lived in an apartment
above the Sports Corner, a tavern
just a few feet beyond Wrigley’s
right field, in 1990, talking baseball, scouring though Bill James’
baseball abstracts and owning
two fantasy teams.
Then again, it was impossible
to visualize owning a Chicago
Cubs powerhouse favored to win
the World Series, either.
The Cubs, who have won five of
their first six games, take the field
Monday for perhaps their most
anticipated home opener in generations. The Cubs, for the first
time, will be dressing in what
they’re calling the nicest clubhouse in baseball, with a new sixstory office building, 172-room
hotel, plaza, restaurants, ice rink
and lucrative TV deal on the way.
This, the Cubs think, could be
the beginning of their greatest
reign in a century.
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Red Wings
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The collapse was
breathtaking in its suddenness.
There was 22-year-old golf wunderkind Jordan Spieth marching
into history as a back-to-back,
wire-to-wire Masters champion,
holding a commanding five-shot
lead as the shadows grew long
Sunday evening in the first men’s
major tournament of the year.
Then, when not one but two of
his shots disappeared into iconic
Rae’s Creek, resulting in a quadruple-bogey 7 on Augusta National’s famous par-3 12th, there
was
previously
unflappable
Spieth falling apart, historically
melting down before our very
eyes.
When Spieth left the green, undoubtedly as shocked as every
sports fan who was watching, not
only was he no longer in the lead,
he was a stunning three shots behind the unsuspecting new leader, and eventual champion,
Danny Willett of England.
And although there was another hour and a half of golf to be
played, the Masters was lost.
Spieth was not going to win his
second consecutive green jacket.
He instead would be the unwitting architect of what arguably
was the worst collapse in the history of the game, more sudden
than Greg Norman’s Sunday demise here exactly 20 years ago,
more surprising than Jean van de
Velde’s madcap 72nd-hole follies
at the 1999 British Open.
“It’s just ... it’s tough, it’s really
tough,” Spieth said afterward, his
voice cracking. “It was a very
tough 30 minutes for me that
Jordan Spieth made the turn
Sunday in the Masters with a
five-stroke lead. Then came the
collapse as he shot 5-over 41:
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Tyler Summitt resigned as women’s basketball coach at Louisiana Tech on Thursday, citing an inappropriate relationship.
Parents: Favoritism
divided La. Tech team
Josh Peter and
Nicole Auerbach
@joshlpeter11, @NicoleAuerbach
USA TODAY Sports
Tyler Summitt’s treatment of
Louisiana Tech’s starting point
guard divided the team months
before he resigned as women’s
basketball coach, parents of team
members told USA TODAY
Sports.
Summitt’s perceived favoritism
of Brooke Pumroy and its negative impact on the team led junior
Ashley Santos to address the matter with assistant coaches, according to Santos’ father, Jose.
“She presented to the coaches
that some of the girls had confided in her that if things didn’t start
to change or some things weren’t
addressed they were not returning,” Jose Santos told USA
TODAY Sports. “They didn’t like
the environment at all, and they
talked about leaving, and that’s a
fact.
“I know for sure that Ashley
was told there would be adjustments made and it never
happened.”
Ashley Santos on Friday posted
a midriff-bearing photo of herself
online to prove she was not impregnated by Summitt, the player’s parents told USA TODAY
Sports on Friday.
Jose Santos said his daughter
felt she had no choice as rumors
escalated online that Summitt,
the son of Hall of Fame coach Pat
Summitt, resigned Thursday because he had impregnated one of
the two players on Louisiana
Tech’s team who transferred
from Marquette, and Ashley Santos is one. Pumroy is the other.
In a statement Summitt released Thursday, he said, “I am
profoundly disappointed in myself for engaging in a relationship
that has negatively affected the
people I love, respect and care
about the most.” He did not say
with whom he had a relationship.
Louisiana Tech athletics director Tommy McClelland said Friday that the school began
investigating whether Summitt
had engaged in an “inappropriate
relationship” as soon as it was
aware of the allegations and Summitt resigned before the investigation was complete. But he
provided no information about
the alleged relationship.
Jose Santos said Pumroy’s statistics reflected the favoritism issue. Pumroy, who was a 5-9
senior guard, took more than
three times as many three-point
shots (179) than any other team
member, made 31.8% of those
shots and led the team in minutes
played (30.8 per game).
Jose Santos said his daughter
also complained about Pumroy’s
work ethic.
“We just felt that at the very
least there was some basketball
favoritism going on,” Jose Santos
said. “(Pumroy) was doing whatever she wanted to do. She played
without any fear of consequence.”
Attempts to reach Pumroy for
comment were unsuccessful. She
announced during the season
that she would forgo her last year
of eligibility.
Risha Moten, mother of junior
forward Kevione Moten, said she
felt the similar frustration while
watching Pumroy during games.
“She could mess up a million
times, and (Summitt) wouldn’t
take her out,” Risha Moten said.
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Stephen Curry’s 37 points led the Warriors past the Spurs 92-86 and into the history books.
Warriors top Spurs
to tie wins record
Sam Amick
@sam_amick
USA TODAY Sports
SAN ANTONIO History was made
in fitting form Sunday, with Stephen Curry doing what he does
for the Golden State Warriors in
the final stretches.
The Warriors finally reached
the rarefied air of Michael Jordan
and his legendary 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, beating the San Antonio Spurs 92-86 to improve to
72-9 and guarantee at least a tie
for the NBA record of 72-10. They
also became the first team in
league history to never lose twice
in a row in a season.
Golden State will try to break
the Bulls’ record Wednesday in
its season finale at home vs. the
Memphis Grizzlies.
Curry hit driving layups, leaning floaters and the patented
transition pull-up threes that are
so impossible to defend. For good
measure, and despite the “MVP”
chants Spurs fans lavished on
their own Kawhi Leonard, the
Warriors’ reigning MVP even
dribbled through the entire Spurs
cavalry with about 90 seconds left
before his high-arching layup put
Golden State up by 11 points late.
He finished with 37 points, hitting 13 of 22 shots.
When it was over, Curry and
fellow All-Star Draymond Green
hugged at midcourt. Curry cradled the ball, pointing to his
teammates, who all implored
coach Steve Kerr to push for this
mark. Kerr has a share of both 72win seasons because he played
for the Bulls.
“I’ve got to believe that Steve
cares about (the record) a whole
lot less than his players do,” Spurs
coach Gregg Popovich said.
The Spurs lost for the first time
this season at AT&T Center, failing in their attempt to be the
league’s first perfect team at
home. The Warriors had been in
that race until recently, losing
two of their last three games at
home after starting 37-0.
The Boston Celtics had come
the closest, going 40-1 at home in
the 1985-86 season.
“I know them all pretty well,
and I don’t think they give one
damn about that,” Popovich said
of the home record. “All they care
about is getting as good as they
can possibly be to play whoever
we are going to play and to have a
shot in the playoffs to win everything. I think that’s all they really
care about.”
Yet the thing that might matter
should these teams meet in the
Western Conference finals is the
Warriors pulled off a rare win in a
place that had haunted them for
so long. Golden State’s streak of
regular-season losses in San Antonio that began Nov. 19, 1997,
ended at 33.
IN BRIEF
the London club’s first title since
1961. United’s capitulation from
the 70th minute — conceding
goals from Dele Alli, Toby Alderweireld and Erik Lamela —
was a major setback for Louis
van Gaal’s quest to make the top
four. Manchester City is four
points ahead of neighbor United
in the fourth and final Champions League position.
THREE WRESTLERS EARN
SPOTS ON OLYMPIC TEAM
ERIC HARTLINE, USA TODAY SPORTS
Julie Johnston (8) celebrates a goal
Sunday with U.S. teammates.
JOHNSTON SCORES TWICE
AS USA BEATS COLOMBIA 3-0
Julie Johnston scored two
goals, Tobin Heath had two assists and the U.S. women’s soccer
team defeated Colombia 3-0 Sunday. Christen Press also scored
for the Americans, who wrapped
up a two-game exhibition series
with Colombia after a 7-0 win
Wednesday in Connecticut. U.S.
captain Carli Lloyd, the 2015
FIFA women’s player of the year,
was held scoreless despite several
chances in her homecoming,
coming out to an ovation in the
73rd minute. The Delran Township, N.J., native grew up 30 minutes from Talen Energy Stadium,
home of Major League Soccer’s
Philadelphia Union in Chester,
Pa. It was her first game in the
area since leading the USA to the
2015 World Cup, getting a hat
trick in the final.
TOTTENHAM, LEICESTER STAY
ATOP PREMIER LEAGUE
Tottenham scored three times in
a swaggering six-minute spell to
end a 15-year winless run at
home to Manchester United on
Sunday, grabbing an impressive
3-0 victory that maintained its
pursuit of English Premier
League soccer leader Leicester.
But with Leicester seven points
in front after beating Sunderland
earlier Sunday, ending the
drought was more significant for
second-place Tottenham’s bid to
qualify for the Champions League
for only the second time. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hasn’t given up on delivering
Wrestlers Tervel Dlagnev, Ben
Provisor and Elena Pirozhkova secured trips to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with wins
Saturday in the U.S. team trials.
Dlagnev beat Zach Rey twice in a
best-of-three finals series at freestyle heavyweight to earn his second berth in the Games. Provisor
pinned Jacob Clark in the finals
to earn the U.S. spot for Rio at
85 kilograms in the Greco-Roman discipline. Pirozhkova, who
represented the USA in the London Games in 2012, pinned Erin
Clodgo in the second match of
the finals at women’s 63 kilograms.
REYNOLDS, STEWART
WIN SULLIVAN AWARD
Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds and Connecticut forward
Breanna Stewart won the AAU
James E. Sullivan Award on Sunday as the most outstanding U.S.
amateur athletes who also demonstrate premier leadership,
character and sportsmanship.
Reynolds led Navy to a schoolrecord 11 wins against two losses
and the academy’s best end-ofseason ranking in more than 50
years at No. 18. He finished his career as the Football Bowl Subdivision leader in touchdowns (88)
and rushing yards by a quarterback (4,559). Stewart led UConn
to four consecutive national
championships.
dered a 5-2 lead in the opening
set before prevailing in a tiebreaker. She let three match
points disappear in the contest’s
final game before Vesnina hit her
service return wide to secure the
match. Stephens, 23, earned her
fourth career tournament victory
and third of 2016, adding the
year’s first clay-court event to victories in Auckland, New Zealand,
and Acapulco, Mexico.
uGilles Simon saved six of
seven break points to advance to
the second round of the Monte
Carlo Masters on Sunday. The
15th-seeded Frenchman beat
Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-4, improving his career record against the
Serb to 6-0. Simon next plays
Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria or
Filip Krajinovic of Serbia. Jeremy Chardy of France had eight
aces against Russian Andrey
Kuznetsov, winning 7-6 (7-3),
7-5 in a topsy-turvy encounter
featuring nine breaks of serve.
uArgentina’s Juan Monaco
won the U.S. Men’s Clay Court
Championship for the second
time in five years, beating defending champion Jack Sock 3-6,
6-3, 7-5 Sunday.
NORTH DAKOTA WINS 8TH
NATIONAL HOCKEY TITLE
Drake Caggiula was determined
to not leave the Frozen Four
without North Dakota’s eighth
national hockey championship.
The senior forward scored two
third-period goals in his final college game and the Fighting
Hawks got a short-handed goal
LAWYERS FIGHT CONVICTION
IN KILLING OF JORDAN’S DAD
KIM KLEMENT, USA TODAY SPORTS
North Dakota forward Drake Caggiula skates around with the trophy.
and three assists from freshman
Brock Boeser in a 5-1 victory
against top-seeded Quinnipiac on
Saturday night. Cam Johnson
had 32 saves for the Fighting
Hawks (34-6-4). They won their
first national championship since
2000 and pulled within one of
Michigan for the record.
RED WINGS STAR DATSYUK
PLANS TO RETIRE FROM NHL
Detroit Red Wings center Pavel
Datsyuk is expected to retire
from the NHL after the playoffs.
Dan Milstein, his agent, confirmed Datsyuk’s decision. Datsyuk discussed his plans for the first
time in an interview with the Detroit Free Press. “I’m thinking I’ll
go home after this season,” Datsyuk said. “I may not be done with
hockey, but — it is hard to say — I
think I am done playing in the
NHL.” Datsyuk wants to return to
Russia to reunite with his teenage
daughter and play in the Kontinental Hockey League at least
one season.
IAAF TO ALLOW WOMEN
IN 50 KM RACE WALK
STEPHENS CAPTURES
THIRD WTA TITLE OF YEAR
American Sloane Stephens outlasted Russian Elena Vesnina to
capture her third WTA title this
year with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 victory
in the Volvo Car Open on Sunday.
Seventh-seeded Stephens squan-
standards as men, the association
announced. As part of its decision, the IAAF council decided to
allow women to compete with
men in the IAAF World Race
Walking Team Championships
next month in Rome, where their
results will count equally with the
men’s toward team results. The
Olympic program currently contains only a 20 km event for
women while the men compete
in 20 km and 50 km.
MIC SMITH, AP
Sloane Stephens reacts as she learns
she won a new Volvo V60 Polestar.
The International Association of
Athletics Federations will permit
women to compete in the 50km
race walk for the first time in history, according to Winston &
Strawn LLP. The law firm represented U.S. race walker Erin
Taylor-Talcott in her petition to
the IAAF. Women can now qualify and compete in all IAAF 50 km
race walk events under the same
Attorneys for the man convicted
of killing Michael Jordan’s father in North Carolina in 1993
and dumping his body in South
Carolina say they have new evidence to bolster their request for
a new trial. The Charlotte Observer reports that court documents
say misleading testimony and
misconduct by the prosecutor
and jury helped wrongfully convict Daniel Green of murder.
His attorneys have long argued
that Green helped get rid of
James Jordan’s body but didn’t
participate in the carjacking.
They’re seeking a hearing on
their evidence. Green and his
friend Larry Demery were convicted 20 years ago of killing 56year-old Jordan. Both were sentenced to life in prison. A jury
found Green fired the fatal shot.
The verdict has been upheld on
several appeals.
USA FILLS OUT OLYMPIC
TABLE TENNIS TEAM
Teenager Kanak Jha, 2012
Olympian Timothy Wang and
Jiaqi Zheng won the final spots
on the U.S. Olympic table tennis
teams on the third and last day of
the North American Olympic
trials Sunday. Jha, who will turn
16 in June, is from Milpitas, Calif.
Yijun Feng of Atlanta won the
first singles spot on Saturday. The
USA will field full women’s and
men’s teams of two singles players and one doubles player for the
first time ever. The women’s team
qualified in 2008 and 2012. Wang
was the only U.S. man in the 2012
Games.
From staff and wire reports
SPORTS 3C
USA TODAY
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
Truex, crew endure
more misfortune,
frustration at Texas
Brant James
[email protected]
USA TODAY Sports
FORT WORTH Martin Truex Jr.
discarded his helmet and stared
off toward the grandstands at
Texas Motor Speedway, pit road
filling with Sprint Cup cars and
crewmen in the moments after
the Duck Commander 500.
He had that look on his face
again, the painfully well-honed
facade mustered for the latest unfulfilled moment. Part disappointed, part dignified. Resigned.
A hint of suppressed indignation.
Hopeful somewhere below the
surface, but disbelieving that another odd strategic circumstance
had conspired to stunt his emergence as a consistent winner.
“It’s frustrating, but that’s racing. That’s the way it goes sometimes,” he said late Saturday after
leading a race-high 141 laps but
finishing sixth because of an inopportune caution and the cruel
calculus of late-race tactics.
Truex — like seventh-place finisher Carl Edwards — was at
times oppressive Saturday, never
running worse than third until a
final restart, leading by as much
as eight-plus seconds in the
No. 78 Toyota. But a caution on
lap 289 of 334 forced crew chief
Cole Pearn to decide whether to
pit for a precious set of new tires,
and it has become patently clear
in these situations that chasers
will opt for the opposite tack as
the chased, and most of the leaders peeled onto pit road for tire
changes as Pearn elected to stay
out on tires that had been affixed
anew fewer than five laps earlier.
Then the crew chief reconsidered, but it was too late, and
Truex stayed out, thinking he
couldn’t duck down pit road without risk of a penalty for a commitment violation.
“What do you do? If you stay,
they all come. If you come, they
all stay,” Pearn pondered. “It’s a
bummer for the team. We had (a)
great weekend to that point, pretty much had a flawless race to
that point.”
Truex drew off during the next
restart, but another caution
bunched the field again, warmed
and slickened his more worn tires
and Kyle Busch, by now in second
place, swept into the lead on the
subsequent restart and led the final 33 laps for his second consecutive Sprint Cup win.
“The bed was made, and you
had to lay with it,” Pearn said.
“The first one, we got away, and I
thought we were going to be fine.
The second one, we spun the tires
a little bit and (Busch) … It’s easy
to call a race when you’re second.
Not easy when you’re leading.”
Encouragingly for Truex, the
top-10 finish was his third in seven races this season. He is 11th in
points. But his mind could forgivably flit to the second-place finish
in the Daytona 500 after a broad-
side battle down the stretch with
eventual winner Denny Hamlin
or this.
Truex and Pearn have become
all too familiar with sorting out
their emotions and re-evaluating
their schemes in recent seasons
but have persevered. This looked
much like last spring, when Truex
led the most laps in three consecutive races without winning.
At Kansas Speedway, impacted
by rain just like at the Texas race
Saturday, he led 95 laps but finished ninth because fuel and tire
strategy eluded his team late. Or
the next week when he led 131
laps at Charlotte Motor Speedway and finished fifth because of
fuel mileage. Or the arduous next
race at Dover International
Speedway when he led 131 but
finished sixth when a series of
late cautions foiled his bid to win
on fresh-tire tactics.
But he went on to finally break
through with a win at Pocono
Raceway in the next race and in
the fall advanced through the
Chase for the Sprint Cup to finish
fourth in points.
“That thing was so fast all
night, we did everything we were
supposed to do except for that
one deal there,” Truex said. “I
don’t know. It hurts; it’s tough.
But we have a lot to look forward
to this year. We have great race
cars, and we have a lot to look forward to. We’ll go back home and
get to work and hopefully come
out smarter and stronger.”
Runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr.
thinks this could be another beginning of the beginning, not a
reason to lament.
“He just has to not beat himself
up or make it too hard on the
guys, just kind of bring your guys
up and get them excited for the
next race and be excited about
how fast your car was,” he said.
“You know, that’s one of the
things that’s so hard to get in this
sport is speed and be that competitive, it’s so hard to do. You
luck into good runs every once in
a while, but to be dominant is
really hard to do, so he should be
real proud of that and just happy
that his team is strong and look
forward to the rest of the year.”
FOLLOW REPORTER
BRANT JAMES
@brantjames for breaking news
and insight from the track.
JEROME MIRON, USA TODAY SPORTS
Martin Truex Jr. led 141 laps
but finished sixth.
2013 PHOTO BY DERICK E. HINGLE, USA TODAY SPORTS
Will Smith played 10 years for the Saints, including on the Super Bowl XLIV title team.
MOTIVE UNCLEAR
IN SMITH SHOOTING
Brian Allee-Walsh
Special for USA TODAY SPORTS
NEW ORLEANS Authorities continue to search for a motive into
the fatal shooting of former New
Orleans Saints defensive lineman
Will Smith after a multiple-car
accident in the Lower Garden
District.
Smith, 34, was shot multiple
times and pronounced dead at
the scene late Saturday. Smith’s
wife, Racquel, 33, is recovering in
a hospital from non-life threatening wounds after being shot once
in the right leg, according to New
Orleans superintendent of police
Michael Harrison.
According to Harrison, Smith
was shot after exchanging words
with the driver of a Hummer H2
that rear-ended his Mercedes
G63 SUV, which then struck another vehicle.
The driver of the Hummer H2
has been identified as Cardell
Hayes, 28. He has been charged
with second-degree murder. Bail
was set at $1 million.
Hayes remained on the scene
after the accident and was taken
into custody. Harrison said the
handgun used in the incident had
been recovered.
“At this time we do not have
any information to suggest that
(Hayes and Smith) knew one another or that this was anything
other than an accident that
turned into a dispute and a disturbance that turned violent,”
Harrison said. “We’re not ready
to talk about motive. We’re not
ready to talk about how or why
this happened. What we know is
that we have information that
(Hayes) was the shooter.”
Smith’s family issued a statement Sunday: “On behalf of the
Smith family, we are thankful for
the outpouring of support and
prayer. We ask that you continue
to respect the family’s privacy as
they grieve the loss of a devoted
husband, father and friend.”
Prayers, well wishes and condolences poured in from friends,
pro and college teammates and
Saints officials throughout Sunday soon after news of the tragedy went viral.
NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell called the killing “such a
tragic loss of life.” New Orleans
Mayor Mitch Landrieu said he
was shocked and saddened by
Smith’s death.
“Our thoughts and prayers are
with Will and his wife, Racquel,
but more importantly with their
children, William, Wynter and Lisa, who are suffering and just
starting to realize and deal with
the unimaginable loss,” Saints
owners Tom and Gayle Benson
said in a statement. “We are devastated and saddened by Will’s
tragic and preventable death due
to a senseless act that will leave a
lasting scare on our community.”
Smith, a product of Ohio State
and the 18th overall selection in
the 2004 draft, spent 10 seasons
with New Orleans. A Pro Bowl selection in 2006, Smith ranks
fourth in Saints history with 671⁄2
sacks, including a career-high 13
during the 2009 Super Bowl season. Smith had been elected to
the Saints Hall of Fame in March
in his first year of eligibility. A formal announcement was forthcoming.
“While this was an isolated in-
cident, it was certainly tragic at
every level and on all sides,” Harrison said. “We absolutely do not
tolerate this type of behavior on
the streets of New Orleans, and
we will build a strong case for the
district attorney to prosecute
Cardell Hayes to the fullest extent of the law.”
Hayes sued the city of New Orleans after police killed his dad in
2005. One of the defendants
mentioned in that lawsuit had
dined with Smith and his wife before the former pro football player’s shooting death. The litigation
was settled in 2011 for a undisclosed amount of money described as “large” by attorney Ike
Spears, who represented Hayes in
that matter.
Smith was scheduled to go
home this week to Utica, N.Y. The
annual Where There’s A Will,
There’s A Way Foundation dinner
was planned for Thursday to honor the best high school football
players in the region. He was going to present a golden football
Friday to his alma mater, Proctor
High, as part of the NFL’s Super
Bowl High School Honor Roll.
“Will still has some close
friends in the city here, and my
phone started ringing at 2:30 in
the morning,” Smith’s high school
coach, Paul Filletti, told USA
TODAY Sports. “We’re all so sad
that he’s been taken from us at
such a young age.
“We’ve coached a lot of kids
over the last 20 years and we’re
proud of a lot of them, but he was
our crown jewel. Every kid in the
inner city of Utica wanted to be
Will Smith.”
Contributing: Josh Barnett
With legends retiring, who’ll fill boxing void?
Mayweather, Pacquiao exits open door
for compelling potential superstars
Bob Velin
@BobVelin
USA TODAY Sports
Manny
Pacquiao
waved
goodbye to boxing
the way he said hello
15 years ago: with
fists flying and his trademark earto-ear smile.
Pacquiao put the finishing
touches on his Hall of Fame career with a workmanlike unanimous decision Saturday against
Timothy Bradley before a partisan crowd at MGM Grand Garden Arena. He twice knocked
down an athletic fighter known
for staying on his feet. Bradley
has lost two fights in his career,
both to Pacquiao. Most think it
should have been three because
of their disputed 2012 bout.
There were no excuses Saturday from Bradley.
“I got beat by a legend,” he said.
So boxing has lost its two biggest stars in a matter of seven
months. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
hung up his gloves in September,
and Pacquiao will fly back to the
Philippines, very likely to be
elected as a senator there, and in
ANALYSIS
LAS VEGAS
a few years could run for president.
Smart money says it’s likely
neither boxer will stay retired. As
Pacquiao’s Hall of Fame trainer,
Freddie Roach, said Saturday,
boxing is a difficult sport to quit.
The fame, fortune and adulation,
plus $20 million to $30 million or
more per fight, are hard to turn
down.
But Mayweather says he’s happily retired, and Pacquiao said
this about possibly coming back:
“I don’t know, because I might
enjoy retired life. I’m not there
yet, so I don’t know what the feeling is. And I am committed to my
family already. If you ask me
about the condition of my body,
my body’s OK.”
Does that sound like a man
who is certain about his future?
Boxing’s past is littered with
great fighters who stayed around
too long: Sugar Ray Robinson,
Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield and (still
fighting at 47) Roy Jones Jr. are a
few who come to mind.
Mayweather and Pacquiao
have retired if not at the top of
their games then close to it. They
were two of the biggest pay-perview attractions ever in the sport,
MARK J. REBILAS, USA TODAY SPORTS
Manny Pacquiao, right, defeated Timothy Bradley on Saturday
in what might have been the Filipino great’s last fight.
and Pacquiao has perhaps the
greatest global following since
Ali.
Boxing can’t help but miss
these superstars. Did they retire
too early? Will they come back
again, like so many others have
before them? Time will answer
those questions, and the question
now is: Who is waiting in the
wings to replace them?
Boxing has no shortage of qual-
ified candidates. If you watched
Showtime on Saturday, you saw
Anthony Joshua. The British
heavyweight (16-0, 16 KOs)
knocked out Charles Martin in
the second round to become the
IBF champion. Joshua possesses
all the attributes needed for boxing stardom.
Other qualified candidates:
uGennady Golovkin, aka Triple G, who fights April 23 in Los
Angeles, has it all, including 21
consecutive knockouts, not to
mention a killer smile. But he’s
34.
uGolden Boy Promotions’
prize, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 26,
with that spectacular shock of red
hair. The Mexican superstar has
global appeal.
uBob Arum unveiled three
new faces Saturday in his “NoTrump” undercard, all undefeated and of Mexican descent: Gilberto Ramirez, who beat great
European champion Arthur
Abraham; two-time Mexican
Olympian Oscar Valdez, who
looks like a young Mayweather
with power; and Jose Ramirez, a
former U.S. Olympian trained by
Roach who has looks, power, charisma and this on his résumé: He
is an advocate for the farm workers of central California and for
bringing more water to the
parched fields there.
uIn the heavyweight division,
undefeated knockout artist Deontay Wilder of Premier Boxing
Champions has a knockout
punch ranked among the best in
the world. The Alabaman is the
great hope among U.S. heavyweights. Others includes Andre
Ward, the last U.S. Olympic gold
medalist, and Terence Crawford,
the 2014 fighter of the year and
Top Rank’s ace with Pacquiao out
of the picture.
4C SPORTS
USA TODAY
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
MLB SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Toronto
Tampa Bay
W
5
3
3
3
2
L Pct.
0 1.000
2 .600
2 .600
4 .429
4 .333
GB
—
2
2
3
31/2
Strk.
W-5
L-1
W-1
W-1
L-2
Central
Kansas City
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Minnesota
W
4
3
4
2
0
L
1
1
2
2
6
Pct.
.800
.750
.667
.500
.000
GB
—
1
/2
1
/2
11/2
41/2
Strk.
W-3
L-1
W-1
L-1
L-6
West
Oakland
Texas
Houston
Los Angeles
Seattle
W
4
3
2
2
2
L
3
4
4
4
4
Pct.
.571
.429
.333
.333
.333
GB
—
1
11/2
11/2
11/2
Strk.
W-3
L-1
L-1
W-1
L-3
Last
10
5-0
3-2
3-2
3-4
2-4
Last
10
4-1
3-1
4-2
2-2
0-6
Last
10
4-3
3-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
Home
5-0
0-0
2-1
1-2
2-2
Away
0-0
3-2
1-1
2-2
0-2
Home
4-1
1-1
1-1
1-1
0-0
Away
0-0
2-0
3-1
1-1
0-6
Home
1-3
1-2
0-0
2-4
0-3
Away
3-0
2-2
2-4
0-0
2-1
Home
1-1
1-2
0-0
0-2
0-5
Away
2-0
1-1
2-4
1-1
0-0
Home
0-0
5-1
3-0
3-3
0-0
Away
5-1
0-0
1-2
0-0
3-3
Home
3-1
0-0
1-2
0-3
2-5
Away
2-1
4-3
2-1
2-1
0-0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Miami
Atlanta
W
3
2
2
1
0
L
1
3
4
3
5
Pct.
.750
.400
.333
.250
.000
GB
—
11/2
2
2
31/2
Strk.
W-1
L-2
W-2
L-1
L-5
Central
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
St. Louis
W
5
5
4
3
3
L
1
1
2
3
3
Pct.
.833
.833
.667
.500
.500
GB
—
—
1
2
2
Strk.
W-2
W-2
L-2
W-1
W-3
West
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Colorado
San Diego
Arizona
W
5
4
3
2
2
L
2
3
3
4
5
Pct.
.714
.571
.500
.333
.286
GB
—
1
11/2
21/2
3
Strk.
W-1
L-1
W-1
L-1
L-2
Last
10
3-1
2-3
2-4
1-3
0-5
Last
10
5-1
5-1
4-2
3-3
3-3
Last
10
5-2
4-3
3-3
2-4
2-5
Toronto 3, Boston 0
Kansas City 4, Minnesota 3, 10 innings
Texas 3, L.A. Angels 1
GS
2016 Statistics
Pct.
WHIP
ERA
W-L
IP
K
5.0
6.0
4
10
(Line: MIN -113)
1.24
3.18
5.2
2.40
7.20
5.0
7
3
(Line: BOS -175)
1-0
1.000 1.00
1-0
1.000 1.17
1
1
Chi. White Sox at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m. ET
CWS: Quintana (L)
MIN: Gibson (R)
1
1
0-0
0-1
NA
.000
Kansas City at Houston, 8:10 p.m. ET
KC: Young (R)
HOU: McHugh (R)
1
1
0-1
0-1
0
1
1.80
3.00
(Line: HOU -133)
.000
1.20
3.60
.000 15.00 135.00
(Line: OAK -160)
NA
0.00
0.00
1.000 1.00
1.29
0-0
1-0
Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. ET
TEX: Lewis (R)
SEA: Iwakuma (R)
5.0
0.1
4
0
0.0
7.0
0
5
1
1
(Line: SEA -148)
0-0
NA
1.50
0-0
NA
1.80
4.50
3.60
6.0
5.0
4
5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. ET
SD: Cashner (R)
PHI: Nola (R)
1
1
0-1
0-0
.000
NA
1
1
5
8
(Line: STL -170)
NA
1.00
1.80
NA
2.54
8.31
5.0
4.1
1
3
(Line: WSH -285)
.000
1.14
3.86
NA
0.71
2.57
7.0
7.0
4
7
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0
0
(Line: CHC -235)
NA
0.67
3.00
1.000 0.57
1.29
0.0
7.0
9
4
0.0
6.0
7
5
0-0
0-0
Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m. ET
ATL: Norris (R)
WSH: Scherzer (R)
1
1
0-1
0-0
(Line: PHI -120)
2.00 11.25
0.57
1.29
4.0
7.0
Milwaukee at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. ET
MIL: Jungmann (R)
STL: Wacha (R)
Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. ET
MIA: Cosart (R)
NYM: Matz (L)
(Line: NYM -155)
0-0
NA
0.00
0-0
NA
0.00
0
0
Cincinnati at Chi. Cubs, 8:05 p.m. ET
CIN: Finnegan (L)
CHC: Lester (L)
1
1
0-0
1-0
St. Louis
ab r h bi bb so avg
Carpenter 3b
4 2 1 3 0 1 .217
Hazelbaker cf
5 1 2 1 1 2 .400
Piscotty rf
5 1 2 2 1 0 .292
Moss lf
4 1 1 3 0 1 .200
Rosenthal p
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Adams 1b
2 0 0 0 0 1 .083
Grichuk ph
0 2 0 0 3 0 .067
Molina c
5 1 1 0 0 2 .200
Wong 2b
5 0 0 0 0 2 .261
G. Garcia ss
2 2 1 1 3 0 .600
Wainwright p
1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gyorko ph
0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
Maness p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Siegrist p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Oh p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Holliday ph
1 1 1 0 0 0 .190
Broxton p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Diaz ss
1 1 1 2 0 0 .500
Totals
36 12 10 12 9 10
u Batting — 2B: Diaz (1); Molina (1); HR:
Carpenter (1); Moss (1); S: Wainwright (1);
RBI: Carpenter 3 (5); Hazelbaker (4); G. Garcia (2); Piscotty 2 (4); Diaz 2 (4); Moss 3 (4)
LOB: 10.
u Baserunning — SB: Hazelbaker (2);
Grichuk (1).
u Fielding — E: Wong (3); DP: 1.
Atlanta
ab r h bi bb so avg
Aybar ss
6 1 2 0 0 1 .238
Markakis rf
6 1 3 2 0 2 .300
Freeman 1b
3 0 0 0 2 1 .125
Garcia 3b
2 0 0 0 2 1 .267
J. Johnson p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Francoeur ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Ramirez p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Olivera lf
4 2 2 1 0 1 .267
Flowers c
3 1 1 0 2 2 .333
Peterson 2b
3 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Winkler p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Johnson 2b
2 0 1 0 0 0 .167
Stubbs cf
4 1 1 3 1 3 .182
Perez p
1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O’Flaherty p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Withrow p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beckham 2b
1 1 1 0 2 0 .125
Totals
36 7 11 6 9 13
u Batting — 2B: Olivera (1); Markakis 3
(4); Beckham (1); HR: Stubbs (1); S: Perez (1);
SF: Olivera (1); RBI: Olivera (2); Markakis 2
(4); Stubbs 3 (3); GIDP: Olivera LOB: 13.
u Baserunning — SB: Aybar (1).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
St. Louis
Wainwright
5 6 5 5 5 2 6.55
1
/3 1 1 1 0 1 7.36
Maness
2
/3 1 0 0 1 2 0.00
Siegrist
Oh W,1-0
1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2
/3 1 0 0 2 2 0.00
Broxton H,1
Rosenthal S,2
11/3 2 1 0 1 4 0.00
Atlanta
Perez
42/3 3 4 4 3 4 7.71
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
O’Flaherty
2
/3 1 1 1 2 0 13.50
Withrow BS,1
Winkler
1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
J. Johnson L,0-1 11/3 3 2 2 1 2 6.00
BS,1
Ramirez
1 3 5 5 3 3 27.00
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. ET
1
1
(Line: DET -113)
NA
1.20
NA
0.83
0-0
0-0
7.20
4.50
001 002 011 — 5
000 002 000 — 2
WP: Hellickson. Batters faced; pitchesstrikes: Hellickson 21; 91-61; Russell 1; 5-4;
Neris 6; 21-16; Gomez 4; 14-8; Harvey 24;
95-64; Henderson 3; 17-10; Reed 6; 22-15;
Verrett 5; 18-12
uUmpires — HP: Meals; 1B: Kulpa; 2B:
Nauert; 3B: Conroy
uGame data — T: 2:57. Att: 37,233.
INTERLEAGUE
PIT: Niese (L)
DET: Verlander (R)
Boston
Toronto
Philadelphia
ab r h bi bb so avg
Galvis ss
4 1 1 1 0 1 .208
Hernandez 2b
4 1 2 0 0 0 .421
Herrera cf
3 1 1 2 1 0 .182
Franco 3b
4 0 2 0 0 1 .333
Howard 1b
1 0 0 1 2 1 .235
Ruiz c
4 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Hunter lf
4 0 0 0 0 2 .111
Bourjos rf
3 2 1 0 1 1 .167
Hellickson p
2 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Russell p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Goeddel ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Neris p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blanco ph
1 0 1 1 0 0 .222
Gomez p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
31 5 9 5 4 7
u Batting — 2B: Blanco (1); HR: Herrera
(1); S: Hernandez (2); SF: Galvis (1); Howard
(1); RBI: Galvis (3); Herrera 2 (3); Blanco (1);
Howard (4); GIDP: Ruiz LOB: 6.
u Baserunning — SB: Hernandez (1); CS:
Ruiz (1).
New York
ab r h bi bb so avg
Granderson rf
4 0 0 0 0 0 .050
Wright 3b
4 1 2 0 0 1 .267
Cespedes cf
4 1 2 2 0 0 .200
Duda 1b
4 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Walker 2b
4 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Conforto lf
2 0 0 0 1 1 .267
Cabrera ss
3 0 0 0 0 1 .263
Plawecki c
3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Harvey p
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
De Aza ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Henderson p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reed p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Flores ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Verrett p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
31 2 4 2 1 9
u Batting — 2B: Wright (2); HR: Cespedes (1); RBI: Cespedes 2 (2) LOB: 3.
u Fielding — DP: 1.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Philadelphia
Hellickson W,1-0 52/3 3 2 2 1 5 1.54
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 54.00
Russell H,1
Neris H,2
2 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
Gomez S,2
1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
New York
Harvey L,0-2
6 6 3 3 2 3 4.63
Henderson
1 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
Reed
1 2 1 1 1 0 4.50
Verrett
1 1 1 1 1 1 9.00
L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. ET
LAA: Tropeano (R)
OAK: Gray (R)
Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0
Houston
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore at Boston, 2:05 p.m. ET
BAL: Gallardo (R)
BOS: Price (L)
Brewers 3, Astros 2
Miami
Washington
004 001 025 — 12
100 311 001 — 7
Phillies 5, Mets 2
St. Louis 12, Atlanta 7
Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 3
San Francisco 9, Los Angeles 6
TODAY’S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pitchers
Nationals 4, Marlins 2
St. Louis
Atlanta
WP: J. Johnson. IBB: G. Garcia (by Ramirez).
HBP: Carpenter (by J. Johnson). Batters
faced; pitches-strikes: Wainwright 25; 8752; Maness 2; 8-5; Siegrist 4; 17-11; Oh 3;
14-8; Broxton 5; 31-15; Rosenthal 8; 30-19;
Perez 21; 83-48; O’Flaherty 1; 1-1; Withrow
6; 30-13; Winkler 3; 16-10; J. Johnson 9; 2615; Ramirez 9; 37-18
uUmpires — HP: Wegner; 1B: Foster; 2B:
Muchlinski; 3B: Winters
uGame data — T: 3:55. Att: 23,214.
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
American League
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, ppd.
N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, ppd.
Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 3
Oakland 2, Seattle 1, 10 innings
National League
Washington 4, Miami 2
Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 2
Colorado 6, San Diego 3
Interleague
Milwaukee 3, Houston 2
Cardinals 12, Braves 7
Odds provided by SportsOdds.
RESULTS, UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday
American League
BOS 8, TOR 4
NYY 8, DET 4
CWS 7, CLE 3
TB at BAL, ppd.
KC 7, MIN 0
TEX 4, LAA 1
OAK 6, SEA 1
National League
CIN 5, PIT 1
LAD 3, SF 2 (10)
MIA at WSH, ppd.
PHI 1, NYM 0
STL 12, ATL 2
CHC 4, ARI 2
SD 16, COL 3
Interleague
HOU 6, MIL 4
Tuesday
American League
NYY at TOR, 7:07
BAL at BOS, 7:10
CLE at TB, 7:10
KC at HOU, 8:10
LAA at OAK, 10:05
TEX at SEA, 10:10
National League
ARI at LAD, 4:10
ATL at WSH, 7:05
SD at PHI, 7:05
MIA at NYM, 7:10
SF at COL, 8:40
Interleague
PIT at DET, 1:10
AL LEADERS
BATTING
White, Houston
Trumbo, Baltimore
BMcCann, New York
HRamirez, Boston
SCastro, New York
Eaton, Chicago
Rickard, Baltimore
RUNS
Donaldson, Toronto
BMcCann, New York
10 tied at 5
RBI
Donaldson, Toronto
White, Houston
SCastro, New York
BHolt, Boston
Cano, Seattle
Fielder, Texas
Lowrie, Oakland
Teixeira, New York
HITS
HRamirez, Boston
White, Houston
SCastro, New York
Donaldson, Toronto
Eaton, Chicago
Machado, Baltimore
Trumbo, Baltimore
DOUBLES
EEscobar, Minnesota
Beltre, Texas
Bogaerts, Boston
Schoop, Baltimore
Tucker, Houston
Upton, Detroit
.556
.474
.467
.455
.450
.450
.444
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
Reds 2, Pirates 1
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Wednesday
American League
LAA at OAK, 3:35
TEX at SEA, 3:40
NYY at TOR, 7:07
BAL at BOS, 7:10
CLE at TB, 7:10
CWS at MIN, 8:10
KC at HOU, 8:10
National League
MIA at NYM, 1:10
ATL at WSH, 7:05
SD at PHI, 7:05
CIN at CHC, 8:05
MIL at STL, 8:15
SF at COL, 8:40
ARI at LAD, 10:10
Interleague
DET at PIT, 7:05
20 tied at 2
TRIPLES
AEscobar, Kansas City
11 tied at 1
HOME RUNS
Cano, Seattle
Donaldson, Toronto
Correa, Houston
Dickerson, Tampa Bay
Machado, Baltimore
Souza Jr, Tampa Bay
White, Houston
STOLEN BASES
Altuve, Houston
Barney, Toronto
Correa, Houston
Crisp, Oakland
DeShields, Texas
24 tied at 1
PITCHING
Hamels, Texas
Sale, Chicago
38 tied at 1
ERA
Zimmermann, Detroit
Kennedy, Kansas City
Latos, Chicago
FHernandez, Seattle
Tillman, Baltimore
AaSanchez, Toronto
Gray, Oakland
Jimenez, Baltimore
STRIKEOUTS
Archer, Tampa Bay
FHernandez, Seattle
Volquez, Kansas City
Sale, Chicago
Odorizzi, Tampa Bay
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2-0
2-0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.69
1.29
1.29
1.29
1.29
17
16
15
14
14
010 000 000 — 1
000 001 001 — 2
Pittsburgh
ab r h bi bb so avg
Jaso 1b
4 0 2 0 1 0 .292
McCutchen cf
3 0 1 0 2 0 .318
Freese 3b
5 0 1 0 0 1 .269
Marte lf
5 0 2 0 0 1 .292
Polanco rf
2 0 0 0 2 0 .313
Harrison 2b
5 0 1 0 0 1 .240
Mercer ss
2 0 0 0 0 2 .238
Stewart c
4 1 2 1 0 1 .500
Locke p
2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Feliz p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joyce ph
0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Watson p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Caminero p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
32 1 9 1 6 8
u Batting — 2B: McCutchen (2); HR: Stewart (1); S: Mercer (1); Locke (1); Polanco (1);
RBI: Stewart (1) LOB: 14.
u Baserunning — SB: Marte (2); Polanco
(1).
u Fielding — DP: 3.
Cincinnati
ab r h bi bb so avg
Cozart ss
3 0 1 0 1 0 .400
Suarez 3b
4 1 3 1 0 0 .435
Votto 1b
4 0 0 0 0 0 .174
Phillips 2b
4 1 2 0 0 0 .385
Mesoraco c
3 0 0 0 1 0 .125
Bruce rf
4 0 2 1 0 0 .391
Duvall lf
3 0 2 0 0 0 .308
Melville p
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Straily p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schebler ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Diaz p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ohlendorf p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hamilton cf
3 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Totals
30 2 10 2 2 2
u Batting — 2B: Duvall 2 (2); 3B: Bruce (1);
HR: Suarez (4); S: Straily (1); RBI: Suarez (9);
Bruce (9); GIDP: Mesoraco; Votto LOB: 6.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Pittsburgh
Locke
6 7 1 1 2 1 1.50
Feliz
1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Watson
1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
1
/3 2 1 1 0 0 2.08
Caminero L,0-1
Cincinnati
Melville
4 5 1 1 4 5 2.25
Straily
3 0 0 0 1 3 0.00
Diaz
1 2 0 0 1 0 0.00
Ohlendorf W,2-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9.00
WP: Melville. HBP: Mercer (by Straily). Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Locke 24; 8053; Feliz 3; 14-10; Watson 3; 9-6; Caminero
3; 13-9; Melville 21; 92-55; Straily 11; 56-32;
Diaz 5; 15-8; Ohlendorf 5; 21-13
uUmpires — HP: West; 1B: Danley; 2B:
Fletcher; 3B: Ripperger
uGame data — T: 3:04. Att: 27,207.
100 000 001 — 2
100 000 30X — 4
Miami
ab r h bi bb so avg
Gordon 2b
4 1 2 0 0 0 .421
Ozuna cf
4 0 0 0 0 2 .111
Yelich lf
2 1 1 1 2 0 .364
Stanton rf
4 0 1 1 0 1 .294
Prado 3b
4 0 2 0 0 1 .353
Bour 1b
3 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Narveson p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackson p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McGowan p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dietrich ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Realmuto c
3 0 1 0 0 0 .235
Hechavarria ss
3 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Koehler p
2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
C. Johnson 1b
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals
31 2 7 2 2 7
u Batting — 3B: Gordon (2); Prado (1);
HR: Yelich (1); RBI: Stanton (4); Yelich (2);
GIDP: Prado; Hechavarria LOB: 4.
u Baserunning — CS: Gordon (2).
u Fielding — DP: 1.
Washington
ab r h bi bb so avg
Taylor cf
5 0 1 0 0 1 .063
Rendon 3b
5 2 3 0 0 0 .333
Harper rf
3 1 2 1 1 0 .385
Murphy 2b
2 1 2 0 2 0 .462
Werth lf
3 0 1 1 1 1 .071
Ramos c
4 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Robinson 1b
4 0 1 2 0 1 .167
Espinosa ss
3 0 0 0 1 2 .250
Ross p
3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Treinen p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
den Dekker ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Papelbon p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
33 4 11 4 5 6
u Batting — 2B: Harper 2 (2); Rendon (2);
RBI: Robinson 2 (2); Harper (3); Werth (1)
LOB: 10.
u Baserunning — CS: Murphy (1).
u Fielding — DP: 2.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Miami
Koehler L,0-1
61/3 8 2 2 4 6 2.84
Narveson
1 2 2 1 0 18.00
2
/3 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jackson
McGowan
1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Washington
Ross W,1-0
7 5 1 1 2 5 1.29
Treinen H,1
1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Papelbon S,3
1 2 1 1 0 1 3.00
Narveson pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
IBB: Murphy (by Narveson). Batters faced;
pitches-strikes: Koehler 29; 101-64; Narveson 2; 6-2; Jackson 4; 22-15; McGowan 3;
15-8; Ross 25; 97-57; Treinen 3; 9-7; Papelbon 5; 19-13
uUmpires — HP: Little; 1B: Barrett; 2B:
Basner; 3B: Barksdale
uGame data — T: 2:52. Att: 24,593.
Rockies 6, Padres 3
San Diego
Colorado
100 010 000 — 2
200 100 00X — 3
Houston
ab r h bi bb so avg
Altuve 2b
3 1 1 1 1 1 .208
Springer rf
4 0 1 0 0 2 .167
Harris p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Correa ss
3 0 0 0 1 1 .304
Rasmus cf
3 0 0 0 1 1 .294
White 1b
3 0 0 0 1 1 .556
Tucker lf
4 1 1 1 0 2 .385
Gonzalez 3b
3 0 0 0 0 2 .100
Castro c
2 0 0 0 0 2 .063
C. Gomez ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Keuchel p
2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Neshek p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fields p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Valbuena ph
0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
Marisnick pr
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kratz c
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
28 2 3 2 5 13
u Batting — HR: Altuve (1); Tucker (2);
RBI: Altuve (1); Tucker (3) LOB: 4.
u Baserunning — SB: Altuve (4); CS: Altuve (1); Springer (1); Correa (1).
u Fielding — E: White (1); DP: 2.
Milwaukee
ab r h bi bb so avg
Santana rf
3 1 2 1 1 0 .261
Villar ss
4 0 0 0 0 3 .294
Braun lf
2 1 0 0 2 0 .238
Carter 1b
3 0 1 0 1 1 .250
Hill 3b
4 0 1 2 0 1 .150
Maldonado c
3 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Rivera 2b
3 1 1 0 1 1 .500
Nelson p
3 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Thornburg p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blazek p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walsh ph
0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Nieuwenhuis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Broxton cf
3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Gennett ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .389
Jeffress p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
29 3 6 3 7 10
u Batting — 2B: Santana (2); Carter (2);
Rivera (2); RBI: Santana (4); Hill 2 (2); GIDP:
Gennett LOB: 9.
u Fielding — E: Blazek (1).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Houston
Keuchel L,1-1
52/3 6 3 3 6 8 3.55
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
Neshek
Fields
1 0 0 0 0 2 13.50
Harris
1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Milwaukee
Nelson W,1-1
6 3 2 2 4 9 2.70
Thornburg H,1
1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Blazek H,2
1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Jeffress S,3
1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Nelson pitched to 1 batters in the 7th. WP:
Thornburg. IBB: Braun (by Keuchel). Batters
faced; pitches-strikes: Keuchel 29; 110-59;
Neshek 1; 5-2; Fields 3; 11-8; Harris 3; 11-5;
Nelson 22; 102-62; Thornburg 3; 15-9; Blazek 5; 19-12; Jeffress 3; 11-8
uUmpires — HP: Bellino; 1B: Morales;
2B: Hallion; 3B: Cuzzi
uGame data — T: 3:08. Att: 28,441.
011 000 010 — 3
200 010 12X — 6
San Diego
ab r h bi bb so avg
Jay cf
4 1 1 0 0 1 .308
Spangenberg 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250
Kemp rf
4 0 0 0 0 1 .360
Myers 1b
3 0 0 1 0 1 .280
M. Upton lf
4 1 1 0 0 1 .263
Bethancourt c
4 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Ramirez ss
4 0 2 0 0 1 .174
Rosales 3b
4 0 1 1 0 1 .333
Shields p
2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Blash ph
0 1 0 0 1 0 .167
Maurer p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
33 3 8 3 1 7
u Batting — 2B: Spangenberg (1); Rosales (1); SF: Myers (1); RBI: Spangenberg
(7); Rosales (2); Myers (2) LOB: 5.
u Baserunning — SB: Spangenberg (1);
CS: Ramirez (1).
u Fielding — DP: 1.
Colorado
ab r h bi bb so avg
Blackmon cf
4 0 0 1 0 0 .111
Story ss
3 1 1 1 1 1 .333
Gonzalez rf
4 2 2 2 0 0 .375
Arenado 3b
4 1 2 1 0 0 .217
Parra lf
4 0 0 0 0 0 .211
LeMahieu 2b
4 0 1 0 0 0 .478
Paulsen 1b
3 0 0 0 1 1 .222
Wolters c
2 1 1 0 2 0 .250
Bettis p
2 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Raburn ph
1 1 1 1 0 0 .375
Logan p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Castro p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Adames ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
McGee p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals
32 6 9 6 4 3
u Batting — 2B: LeMahieu (3); HR: Story
(7); Raburn (2); Gonzalez 2 (3); Arenado (2);
RBI: Blackmon (3); Story (12); Raburn (3);
Gonzalez 2 (5); Arenado (4); GIDP: LeMahieu LOB: 6.
u Baserunning — SB: Blackmon (1).
u Fielding — E: Parra (1).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
San Diego
Shields L,0-2
7 6 4 4 2 2 4.85
Maurer
1 3 2 2 2 1 9.00
Colorado
Bettis W,1-0
7 6 2 1 0 6 4.38
1
/3 1 1 1 1 1 8.10
Logan H,3
2
/3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Castro H,2
McGee S,2
1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50
Royals 4, Twins 3 (10)
Minnesota
Kansas City
000 002 100 0 — 3
000 001 002 1 — 4
Minnesota
ab r h bi bb so avg
Dozier 2b
5 1 1 1 0 1 .182
Rosario lf
5 1 1 0 0 2 .200
Mauer dh
3 1 3 0 1 0 .400
Sano rf
4 0 1 1 0 3 .158
Kepler rf
0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Park 1b
5 0 0 0 0 4 .167
Escobar ss
5 0 0 0 0 2 .348
Nunez 3b
4 0 4 1 0 0 .800
Plouffe 3b
0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
Murphy c
5 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Buxton cf
4 0 1 0 0 1 .158
Totals
40 3 11 3 2 14
u Batting — HR: Dozier (1); RBI: Dozier
(1); Nunez (1); Sano (1) LOB: 11.
u Baserunning — SB: Nunez (1); CS: Nunez (2).
u Fielding — E: May (1).
Kansas City
ab r h bi bb so avg
Escobar ss
5 0 0 0 0 2 .217
Moustakas 3b
4 1 1 1 1 1 .250
Cain cf
4 1 1 0 0 0 .235
Hosmer 1b
4 1 1 1 0 0 .222
K. Morales dh
3 0 1 1 0 0 .176
Gordon lf
4 0 1 0 0 2 .176
Perez c
4 0 1 0 0 2 .294
Colon 2b
3 0 1 0 1 0 .333
Gore pr
0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Orlando rf
4 0 0 0 0 1 .375
Totals
35 4 7 3 2 8
u Batting — 2B: Perez (2); 3B: Hosmer (1);
HR: Moustakas (2); SF: K. Morales (2); RBI:
Hosmer (2); Moustakas (3); K. Morales (3)
LOB: 5.
u Fielding — E: Gee (1); Cain (1).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Minnesota
Nolasco
7 3 1 1 0 5 1.29
Jepsen H,1
1 1 0 0 0 1 10.13
Perkins BS,1
1 3 2 2 0 1 9.00
2
/3 0 1 0 2 1 1.93
May L,0-1
Kansas City
Volquez
52/3 8 2 2 0 10 1.54
Hochevar
11/3 1 1 1 0 1 3.00
Gee
2 2 0 0 2 3 0.00
Davis W,1-0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
IBB: Paulsen (by Maurer). Batters faced;
pitches-strikes: Shields 28; 93-53; Maurer
8; 27-13; Bettis 26; 99-64; Logan 3; 13-6;
Castro 2; 9-6; McGee 4; 13-10
uUmpires — HP: Hudson; 1B: Hoye; 2B:
Fairchild; 3B: Joyce
uGame data — T: 2:38. Att: 27,587.
WP: May. IBB: Mauer (by Gee). HBP: Nunez
(by Davis). Batters faced; pitches-strikes:
Nolasco 24; 98-67; Jepsen 4; 14-9; Perkins 6;
21-15; May 4; 22-9; Volquez 25; 103-72; Hochevar 6; 11-9; Gee 10; 35-20; Davis 3; 11-8
uUmpires — HP: Hirschbeck; 1B: B.
Welke; 2B: Carapazza; 3B: Reyburn
uGame data — T: 3:23. Att: 35,317.
Giants 9, Dodgers 6
Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 3
Los Angeles
500 100 000 — 6
San Francisco 203 103 00X — 9
Chicago
Arizona
Los Angeles
ab r h bi bb so avg
Utley 2b
4 2 1 0 0 0 .310
Seager ss
5 1 2 1 0 1 .333
Turner 3b
5 1 1 1 0 0 .296
Gonzalez 1b
4 0 2 1 0 1 .429
Puig rf
4 1 0 0 1 2 .385
Pederson cf
3 1 1 0 1 2 .292
Thompson lf
3 0 2 2 0 0 .400
Coleman p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howell p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Garcia p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blanton p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Barnes c
4 0 1 1 0 2 .143
Kazmir p
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Hernandez lf
1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Totals
35 6 10 6 3 9
u Batting — 2B: Utley (2); S: Kazmir (1);
SF: Gonzalez (1); RBI: Seager (4); Barnes (1);
Gonzalez (6); Turner (3); Thompson 2 (3)
LOB: 8.
u Fielding — DP: 1.
San Francisco
ab r h bi bb so avg
Span cf
5 1 2 0 0 1 .214
Panik 2b
5 1 1 2 0 1 .269
Posey c
5 2 2 1 0 0 .391
Pence rf
2 2 1 1 1 0 .250
Belt 1b
3 1 2 3 1 0 .292
Duffy 3b
3 0 2 1 0 0 .241
Crawford ss
3 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Cueto p
3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Adrianza ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Romo p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Osich p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Casilla p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pagan lf
4 2 2 1 0 0 .320
Totals
34 9 12 9 3 4
u Batting — 2B: Panik (1); Duffy (1); Pagan (3); HR: Belt (1); Pagan (1); Posey (2); SF:
Pence (1); RBI: Belt 3 (4); Panik 2 (6); Duffy
(7); Pagan (3); Pence (5); Posey (5) LOB: 6.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Los Angeles
Kazmir
4 7 6 6 1 4 5.40
Coleman L,0-1
1 1 1 1 2 0 2.70
Howell
2 2 2 0 0 54.00
Garcia
1 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
Blanton
2 2 0 0 0 0 3.00
San Francisco
Cueto W,2-0
7 10 6 6 2 8 4.50
1
/3 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Romo H,4
2
/3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Osich H,1
Casilla S,2
1 0 0 0 0 1 2.70
Chicago
ab r h bi bb so avg
Zobrist 2b
4 0 1 0 1 2 .375
Heyward cf
4 1 1 1 1 0 .250
Bryant rf
5 1 1 0 0 1 .231
Rizzo 1b
4 0 0 0 1 2 .273
Soler lf
3 1 1 2 0 1 .150
Szczur cf
1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
La Stella 3b
4 1 3 1 0 0 .500
Grimm p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kawasaki ph
1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Ramirez p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Montero c
3 1 2 1 2 1 .278
Russell ss
5 1 1 0 0 2 .136
Arrieta p
3 1 1 2 0 2 .333
Fowler ph
0 0 0 0 0 0 .526
Totals
37 7 12 7 5 11
u Batting — 2B: Montero 2 (3); HR: Arrieta (1); Soler (1); SF: Soler (1); RBI: Arrieta 2
(2); La Stella (1); Soler 2 (3); Montero (5); Heyward (3); GIDP: Russell LOB: 10.
u Baserunning — SB: Kawasaki (1).
Arizona
ab r h bi bb so avg
Brito cf
4 1 2 1 0 0 .286
Gosselin 2b
3 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Delgado p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ahmed ss
1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Goldschmidt 1b
4 1 2 1 0 1 .280
Peralta rf
4 1 1 0 0 1 .357
Drury lf
4 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Lamb 3b
4 0 2 1 0 1 .273
Owings ss
3 0 1 0 0 1 .227
Barrett p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buschmann p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Weeks ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Herrmann c
4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Miller p
2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Segura 2b
1 0 0 0 0 0 .407
Totals
35 3 8 3 0 9
u Batting — 2B: Goldschmidt (1); Peralta
(4); HR: Goldschmidt (2); Brito (1); RBI:
Goldschmidt (7); Brito (1); Lamb (6) LOB: 5.
u Fielding — DP: 1.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Chicago
Arrieta W,2-0
7 8 3 3 0 6 1.93
Grimm
1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Ramirez
1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Arizona
Miller L,0-1
5 7 4 4 2 6 8.18
Delgado
12/3 2 2 2 2 3 8.53
Barrett
11/3 2 1 1 0 2 6.75
Buschmann
1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Howell pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. HBP:
Duffy (by Kazmir). Batters faced; pitchesstrikes: Kazmir 21; 81-55; Coleman 6; 2713; Howell 2; 11-8; Garcia 3; 12-9; Blanton 7;
21-15; Cueto 34; 104-74; Romo 2; 12-5; Osich 2; 8-5; Casilla 3; 12-9
uUmpires — HP: Porter; 1B: Tumpane;
2B: Kellogg; 3B: O’Nora
uGame data — T: 3:07. Att: 41,656.
020 101 210 — 7
000 210 000 — 3
Miller pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. WP:
Miller. IBB: Montero (by Buschmann). HBP:
Fowler (by Barrett). Batters faced; pitchesstrikes: Arrieta 29; 99-70; Grimm 3; 11-7;
Ramirez 3; 12-9; Miller 24; 94-58; Delgado 9;
39-22; Barrett 7; 26-17; Buschmann 4; 19-10
uUmpires — HP: Wolf; 1B: Johnson; 2B:
Cederstrom; 3B: Cooper
uGame data — T: 3:21. Att: 33,258.
NL LEADERS
BATTING
Fowler, Chicago
LeMahieu, Colorado
DMurphy, Washington
Suarez, Cincinnati
AGonzalez, Los Angeles
DGordon, Miami
CHernandez, Philadelphia
RUNS
Suarez, Cincinnati
Pagan, San Francisco
Fowler, Chicago
LeMahieu, Colorado
DPeralta, Arizona
Puig, Los Angeles
Story, Colorado
.526
.478
.462
.435
.429
.421
.421
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
RBI
Story, Colorado
Kemp, San Diego
Rizzo, Chicago
Bruce, Cincinnati
Suarez, Cincinnati
MDuffy, San Francisco
Goldschmidt, Arizona
Spangenberg, San Diego
HITS
AGonzalez, Los Angeles
LeMahieu, Colorado
Segura, Arizona
Fowler, Chicago
DPeralta, Arizona
Puig, Los Angeles
12
10
10
9
9
7
7
7
12
11
11
10
10
10
000 000 000 — 0
200 000 01X — 3
Boston
ab r h bi bb so avg
Betts rf
4 0 0 0 0 2 .130
Pedroia 2b
4 0 1 0 0 1 .304
Bogaerts ss
4 0 1 0 0 1 .227
Ortiz dh
4 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Ramirez 1b
4 0 3 0 0 0 .455
Shaw 3b
2 0 0 0 2 1 .313
Young lf
3 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Sandoval ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Swihart c
3 0 1 0 0 1 .200
Bradley Jr. cf
3 0 1 0 0 1 .231
Totals
32 0 7 0 2 11
u Batting — 2B: Bogaerts (3); Ramirez (1);
GIDP: Bogaerts LOB: 7.
u Fielding — E: Pedroia (1); PB: Swihart 2
(2); DP: 3.
Toronto
ab r h bi bb so avg
Pillar cf
4 1 1 0 0 0 .207
Donaldson dh
4 2 2 1 0 2 .310
Bautista rf
2 0 0 0 2 1 .286
Encarnacion 1b
4 0 1 1 0 0 .296
Smoak 1b
0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Tulowitzki ss
4 0 0 0 0 1 .120
Saunders lf
2 0 0 0 1 0 .263
Martin c
3 0 1 0 0 1 .100
Goins 2b
2 0 2 0 1 0 .286
Barney 3b
3 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals
28 3 7 2 4 5
u Batting — 2B: Goins (1); HR: Donaldson (4); RBI: Encarnacion (4); Donaldson (9);
GIDP: Barney; Encarnacion; Tulowitzki LOB:
5.
u Fielding — DP: 1.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Boston
Wright L,0-1
62/3 6 2 1 3 5 1.35
Ramirez
11/3 1 1 1 1 0 3.86
Toronto
Estrada W,1-0
7 5 0 0 2 8 0.00
Storen H,3
1 1 0 0 0 0 7.71
Osuna S,3
1 1 0 0 0 3 0.00
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Wright 27;
118-78; Ramirez 5; 20-11; Estrada 27; 91-62;
Storen 3; 12-8; Osuna 4; 19-13
uUmpires — HP: Wendelstedt; 1B: Gibson; 2B: Fagan; 3B: Layne
uGame data — T: 2:27. Att: 46,168.
Orioles 5, Rays 3
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
000 120 000 — 3
040 000 01X — 5
Tampa Bay
ab r h bi bb so avg
Forsythe 2b
4 1 1 0 1 0 .217
Morrison dh
4 0 0 0 0 3 .056
Guyer ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Longoria 3b
5 1 1 1 0 1 .269
Dickerson lf
3 1 2 1 0 1 .263
Pearce 1b
4 0 1 1 0 0 .273
Miller ss
3 0 1 0 1 1 .059
Souza rf
3 0 1 0 1 2 .381
Kiermaier cf
3 0 0 0 1 1 .222
Casali c
3 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Conger ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Totals
34 3 8 3 4 12
u Batting — 2B: Miller (1); HR: Dickerson
(3); RBI: Pearce (1); Dickerson (3); Longoria
(3) LOB: 9.
u Baserunning — CS: Forsythe (1).
u Fielding — DP: 2.
Baltimore
ab r h bi bb so avg
Rickard cf
3 0 1 1 0 0 .444
Machado 3b
4 2 4 2 0 0 .429
Davis 1b
4 0 0 0 0 2 .176
Trumbo rf
4 0 2 0 0 1 .474
Wieters c
4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Alvarez dh
3 1 1 0 0 0 .067
Hardy ss
3 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Schoop 2b
3 1 1 1 0 1 .313
Kim lf
3 1 2 0 0 0 .667
Reimold pr
0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
Totals
31 5 11 4 0 4
u Batting — 2B: Machado (1); Schoop (3);
HR: Machado (3); SF: Rickard (2); RBI: Machado 2 (4); Schoop (4); Rickard (3); GIDP:
Rickard; Wieters LOB: 3.
u Fielding — E: Wieters (1).
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Tampa Bay
Odorizzi L,0-1
6 9 4 4 0 4 3.86
Ramirez
2 2 1 1 0 0 2.25
Baltimore
Worley
42/3 7 3 3 1 5 5.79
Brach W,1-0
11/3 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Givens H,3
1 0 0 0 1 2 9.00
O’Day H,2
1 1 0 0 2 2 0.00
Britton S,2
1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
WP: Ramirez. Batters faced; pitchesstrikes: Odorizzi 25; 103-66; Ramirez 7; 2316; Worley 23; 78-49; Brach 4; 18-11; Givens
3; 16-9; O’Day 6; 33-21; Britton 3; 14-10
uUmpires — HP: DeMuth; 1B: Gibson;
2B: Hickox; 3B: Estabrook
uGame data — T: 2:53. Att: 23,101.
Angels 3, Rangers 1
Texas
Los Angeles
000 010 000 — 1
002 000 10X — 3
Texas
ab r h bi bb so avg
DeShields Jr. cf
4 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Mazara rf
4 1 3 1 0 0 .750
Fielder dh
3 0 1 0 1 1 .208
Beltre 3b
4 0 1 0 0 0 .296
Moreland 1b
3 0 1 0 0 2 .217
Desmond lf
4 0 1 0 0 1 .148
Andrus ss
4 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Alberto 2b
3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Odor ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .130
Holaday c
3 0 0 0 0 2 .111
Totals
33 1 7 1 1 8
u Batting — 2B: Beltre (3); HR: Mazara
(1); RBI: Mazara (1); GIDP: Andrus LOB: 7.
u Baserunning — SB: Desmond (1).
u Fielding — E: Desmond (1); DP: 3.
Los Angeles
ab r h bi bb so avg
Escobar 3b
3 1 2 0 1 0 .273
Gentry lf
1 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Trout cf
1 0 0 2 2 0 .200
Pujols dh
4 0 1 1 0 0 .125
Cron 1b
4 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Calhoun rf
3 0 1 0 1 1 .333
Simmons ss
4 0 1 0 0 0 .238
Soto c
3 1 1 0 0 0 .167
Giavotella 2b
3 1 1 0 0 0 .188
Pennington 2b
0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals
26 3 7 3 5 1
u Batting — S: Gentry (1); SF: Trout (1);
RBI: Trout 2 (2); Pujols (3); GIDP: Simmons;
Pujols; Soto LOB: 7.
u Fielding — DP: 1.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Texas
Perez L,0-1
61/3 7 3 3 5 0 3.65
2
/3 0 0 0 0 0 6.75
Barnette
Klein
1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Los Angeles
Weaver W,1-0
6 6 1 1 1 4 1.50
Salas H,1
1 0 0 0 0 1 4.91
Smith H,1
1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Street S,1
1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
HBP: Gentry (by Perez). Batters faced;
pitches-strikes: Perez 29; 102-62; Barnette
2; 9-4; Klein 3; 13-9; Weaver 25; 84-56; Salas
3; 10-6; Smith 4; 14-9; Street 3; 10-8
uUmpires — HP: DiMuro; 1B: Wolcott;
2B: Gorman; 3B: Carlson
uGame data — T: 2:43. Att: 35,097.
Athletics 2, Mariners 1 (10)
Oakland
Seattle
000 000 010 1 — 2
000 001 000 0 — 1
Oakland
ab r h bi bb so avg
Crisp cf
5 1 1 1 0 1 .222
Coghlan 3b
5 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Reddick rf
3 0 0 0 1 2 .227
Vogt dh
4 0 0 0 0 2 .238
Lowrie 2b
4 0 1 0 0 1 .222
Davis lf
3 0 0 0 1 3 .174
Alonso 1b
4 0 1 0 0 0 .136
Phegley c
3 0 1 0 0 2 .500
Burns ph
1 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Doolittle p
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Semien ss
3 1 1 1 1 1 .200
Totals
35 2 5 2 3 12
u Batting — 2B: Lowrie (1); HR: Semien
(1); Crisp (1); RBI: Semien (1); Crisp (1) LOB:
6.
u Fielding — E: Lowrie (3); DP: 1.
Seattle
ab r h bi bb so avg
Aoki lf
5 0 1 0 0 0 .261
Seager 3b
5 0 1 0 0 2 .174
Cano 2b
4 0 0 0 1 2 .240
Cruz rf
4 1 2 0 1 0 .261
Lind 1b
4 0 0 0 0 1 .067
Lee ph
1 0 0 0 0 1 .125
S. Smith dh
2 0 0 0 2 1 .300
Marte ss
3 0 0 0 1 0 .190
Clevenger c
4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martin cf
4 0 2 0 0 0 .316
Totals
36 1 6 0 5 7
u Batting — 2B: Seager (2); Aoki (1); Cruz
(2); GIDP: Aoki LOB: 10.
Pitching
ip h r er bb so era
Oakland
Bassitt
7 3 1 0 5 4 2.92
Madson
1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Axford W,1-0
1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Doolittle S,1
1 1 0 0 0 2 2.45
Seattle
Hernandez
7 3 0 0 2 10 0.69
Peralta BS,1
1 1 1 1 0 1 3.00
Cishek
1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Vincent L,1-1
1 1 1 1 0 1 3.00
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Bassitt 29;
97-58; Madson 4; 21-15; Axford 4; 8-6; Doolittle 4; 11-8; Hernandez 26; 99-62; Peralta 4;
19-14; Cishek 4; 23-13; Vincent 4; 13-10
uUmpires — HP: Davis; 1B: Holbrook;
2B: Drake; 3B: C. Torres
uGame data — T: 3:03. Att: 30,834.
USA TODAY
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
SPORTS 5C
E2
League parity
means playoffs
will be wild ride
Kevin Allen
[email protected]
USA TODAY Sports
T
he Washington Capitals
are 11 or more points
better than every other
team in the NHL this
season. The Caps entered Sunday as the league’s No. 2
offensive team and No. 2 defensive team. They had a 48-win
goalie, a 50-goal scorer and a
+59 goal differential.
But in their previous six games,
the Capitals had lost to three divisional rivals.
The Chicago Blackhawks have
won three Stanley Cups over the
last six seasons. They have eliminated the Minnesota Wild three
times in the playoffs over the last
three years. They will be considered one of the favorites. But this
season the Blackhawks are 0-4-1
against the No. 8-seeded Minnesota team. They are 1-4 against
the Dallas Stars and have a losing
record against the St. Louis Blues.
The NHL has become increasingly about parity since the salary
cap was introduced in 2005, but
this might be the first season in
which all 16 playoff qualifiers
have a reasonable shot at winning
the Stanley Cup. The 2016 postseason, starting this week, should
be one of the most wide-open, exciting playoff races in NHL
history.
If the Capitals lose in the first
round, maybe it could be called
an upset because Washington was
the best team in the Eastern Conference all season. But would it be
shocking?
The
Philadelphia
Flyers
clinched the final wild-card spot
in the Eastern Conference on
Saturday. This is the same Flyers
team that has looked sharper
down the stretch than the Capitals and has beaten Washington
twice in their three meetings
since Jan. 27.
The Atlantic Division-winning
Florida Panthers, led by ageless
Jaromir Jagr, will play the New
York Islanders in the first round.
The Panthers have been an impressive bunch all season, ranking in the top eight offensively
and defensively.
GEOFF BURKE, USA TODAY SPORTS
The Capitals dominated the regular season, clinching the Presidents’ Trophy two weeks ago, but sputtered a bit toward the end.
But the Panthers won two of
their three meetings this season.
At best, this series should be considered a toss-up.
Can you see a pattern?
By all accounts, the Los Angeles Kings are capable of winning
it all. They are a big, physical,
gritty, scary team, perfectly designed by general manager Dean
Lombardi for postseason competition. They have stepped up their
regular-season performance and
have looked like a prime contender all season long.
But the Kings have won two of
five games against the Anaheim
Ducks and the San Jose Sharks.
They are 1-2 against the St. Louis
Blues and Minnesota Wild. They
are 2-1 against the Nashville
Predators but needed overtime to
secure both wins.
Solving for the unknown in
this season’s playoffs means figuring out what to make of the Pittsburgh Penguins. They have been
the NHL’s best team down the
stretch.
The Pens have scored four or
more goals 10 times in the last 13
games. They have looked as sharp
defensively as offensively. They
have given up 33 goals in their
last 15 games.
We should all believe in the
Penguins, but history gives us
pause.
No. 1 goalie Marc-Andre Fleury
has been out because of a concussion, and star Evgeni Malkin remains out with an undisclosed
injury.
Plus, the Penguins have psychological baggage when it comes
to the postseason. They have
been knocked off in the first
round in three of the last five
years.
Will the Penguins’ dynamic offense be as effective when teams
start playing grind-it-out playoff
hockey? Pittsburgh’s up-tempo
game looks like it will work
against all manner of competition.
In the recent past, the Penguins have had trouble making
the transition from regular-season hockey to playoff hockey.
That’s essentially why Ray Shero
and Dan Bylsma lost their jobs in
Pittsburgh.
Regardless of how sharp the
Penguins look, it’s hard to be sure
what they will do when the playoffs begin.
It’s yet another reason every
matchup could be considered a
coin flip.
Goaltending and defensive
schemes play a significant role in
the NHL’s parity. It’s not a coincidence that 14 of the NHL’s top 16
defensive teams, based on goalsagainst average entering Sunday,
are in the playoffs.
How close is the competition
this season?
The Ducks were the NHL’s top
defensive team at 2.32 goals per
game, and the Rangers were 15th
at 2.62. That’s a difference of not
quite one extra goal given up every third game.
It’s no wonder these playoffs
seem too close to call.
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Cubs build expectations amid Wrigley renovation
v CONTINUED FROM 1C
Ricketts won’t deny it stung
when he looked at his phone Friday and saw the message from
Cubs President Theo Epstein:
Torn knee ligament. Kyle Schwarber out for the season.
Still, Ricketts showed no signs
of panic after losing his young
power hitter, knowing the team’s
depth and resiliency. A night later, his No. 5 starter, Kyle Hendricks, outpitched $207 million
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher
Zack Greinke in the desert.
“We finished so strong in 2015,
people have high expectations.
And they should,” Ricketts told
USA TODAY Sports. “We haven’t
been there for a while, so it’s hard
not to be excited.”
The Cubs’ hot start had Ricketts trying to figure out the last
time the team had even been
better than its hated rivals, the
St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs
have finished ahead of the Cardinals only three times since 1998.
Since the Cubs last won the National League pennant in 1945,
the Cardinals have won 11 pennants and six World Series.
The Cubs’ last title, everyone
in Chicago knows, came in 1908,
two weeks after the first Model-T
rolled onto America’s streets.
“I know the NFL makes more
money and gets higher ratings,
but your baseball team is a sense
of more local pride,” Ricketts
said. “It’s a source of civic pride.
They close schools. They allow
the kids to come out to the parade. You don’t know when it will
happen again.
“I remember last year when
we beat the Cardinals in the division series, I walk onto the field,
everybody is holding up the
‘W’ flags, and all I can think of is,
‘No one who is here today will
ever forget this.’ It was such a
great feeling, an emotional feeling. It was just the first step, but a
critical first step into building toward that championship.”
Ricketts, 52, was 21 before the
Cubs earned a playoff berth in his
lifetime. He quickly notes the
Cubs finished third in the NL
Central last season. Yet he has a
GUY RHODES, USA TODAY SPORTS
A baseball team is a source of civic pride, Tom Ricketts says.
confession to make.
A year ago, he made plans with
his wife, Cecelia, to travel to Buenos Aires to catch Cubs loyalist
Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam. The
itinerary was set months in advance for the Rickettses and another couple to leave Chicago on
Nov. 1 — the day of World Series
Game 5.
“When we booked our vacation, I didn’t even look at the
schedule,” Tom Ricketts said. “I
figured it would be all over in October. Then, as it got closer, I’m
thinking, ‘Wow, I may have to
cancel this trip.’ ”
The Cubs earned their first
postseason berth since 2008, got
their first playoff win since 2003
and beat the Cardinals in the division series before falling to the
New York Mets in the NL Championship Series. The Cubs were
denied, but a vacation was saved.
There is no vacation date set
this year, and Vedder has made
sure not to tour during October.
This November, the more
pressing concern might be the
election cycle. The presidential
race will be decided a year after
Ricketts’ brother, Pete, was elected governor of Nebraska and nine
months after Trump sent out a
tweet that read: “I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago
Cubs, are secretly spending $’s
against me. They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!”
Well, the Ricketts family isn’t
keeping its anti-Trump views a
secret. Tom Ricketts’ parents, Joe
and Marlene, contributed $3 million to Our Principles PAC, which
opposes Trump.
“I stay away from the politics
stuff, but my family has always
been very open about its politics,”
Tom Ricketts said. “This cycle is a
little more interesting because of
the whole Trump thing. It’s a little surreal to have a presidential
candidate go after your mother.”
And, no, despite the strong resemblance in photographs, Ricketts insists he doesn’t look like
Cruz, another Republican presidential candidate.
The trouble is convincing everyone else who sees Ricketts engulfed by Cubs fans.
Ricketts was asked if he was
Cruz at a Fort Lauderdale restaurant last week. And while he was
watching the Cubs’ season opener vs. the Los Angeles Angels, a
fan walked up with a pen and
notebook, seeking Cruz’s autograph. When he was told it was
the Cubs owner and not Cruz, the
fan walked away.
“Apparently, I wasn’t cool
enough for his collection of autographs,” Ricketts said. “I’ve had
people walking up really believing
I’m Ted Cruz. I think from a lot of
the photo angles it may look that
way, but in person you can see the
difference.”
Much like the Cubs and Wrigley Field.
This is a ballclub that spent
$272 million in free agency, had a
franchise-record $154.6 million
opening-day payroll and looks
nothing like the team that lost 101
games four years ago.
“This whole quest is about paying back fans who were patient
and believed in us,” Ricketts said.
“In 2010, walking around the
ballpark, the biggest question
was, ‘What’s the plan? We got a
plan here?’ Now, they see it.”
The Cubs’ putrid seasons
vaulted them to top of the draft,
bringing in 2015 NL rookie of the
year Kris Bryant, Schwarber, Albert Almora and Javier Baez.
They traded away veterans to
land All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo and shortstop Addison Russell. And the money saved
has been used for starting pitchers Jon Lester and John Lackey,
outfielder Jason Heyward and
second baseman Ben Zobrist.
“We told everyone it was going
to take some time,” Ricketts said.
“Our fans watched the story build
the last few years, and by telling
the story as we went along, and
seeing the whole movie, we’re
now getting into the good parts.”
Sure, there will be precautions.
The Cubs don’t want to spend a
quarter of a billion dollars each
year in free agency. Their TV contract expires after the 2019 season, and they want to ensure it
doesn’t become like the Los Angeles Dodgers’ disaster in which
$8.35 billion doesn’t guarantee
any games will be on local TV.
Still, the future has never
looked brighter.
Their famous marquee, now
remodeled, is back up, with fans
able to look at the back of the
marquee from inside Wrigley.
The statues of Ernie Banks,
Billy Williams, Ron Santo and
Harry Caray have been reinstalled.
The 30,000-square-foot clubhouse, the second largest in MLB
behind the New York Yankees’,
complete with a conditioning
center, lounge and all the finest
amenities known to an athlete, is
ready to go.
In the next few years, every
piece of steel and the electrical
system will be replaced inside the
ballpark, with new windows and
iron and tile patterns on the outside, along with 40% more bathrooms,
concession
stands,
expanded suites and a press box.
“We’re restoring it to its original beauty to look like it did in
1935,” Ricketts said. “The most
important thing is doing it right
this time, as opposed to a century
of deferred maintenance. ... We
want people hanging around because it’s just cool to be there. We
think Wrigley will not only be an
emotional place people can relate
to again, but will be beautiful
again. People will just want to be
near it.”
The Cubs, who spent decades
fighting the rooftop owners, have
even taken care of that battle by
purchasing 10 of the 14 rooftops
surrounding Wrigley, hoping to
have all of them one day. They are
back on good terms with Mayor
Rahm Emanuel’s office. The
Cubs, after hearing complaints
from their neighbors to the
southwest, even removed the
speakers from atop their scoreboard, and one day they’ll have a
new sound system.
The Cubs even vow to remodel
the cramped visitors clubhouse
next year, which perhaps will stop
opponents’ complaints.
“Um, we’re going to maintain
the historical integrity of it,”
Ricketts said, laughing at the notion it will be remotely luxurious.
“This is where Babe Ruth got
dressed. Come on, it’s not good
enough?
“Maybe we’ll even give them
hot water, well, at least to the
American League teams.”
And, for the first time in the
102-year history of Wrigley, will
there actually be the need for hot
water in November for a World
Series game?
“I’d love to find out,” Ricketts
said.
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THE MASTERS
Another major miss for Johnson
Although not a
train wreck this
time, result same
Nancy Armour
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USA TODAY Sports
AUGUSTA , GA .
Clear room in
Dustin Johnson’s trophy case for
another “what if?”
There are already glaring holes
where the two U.S. Open trophies
should be. A gap where the Wanamaker Trophy would have gone.
Dust in place of the Claret Jug.
And, now, instead of a green
jacket, more empty space.
Johnson missed on another
major there for his taking Sunday.
How fitting it would have been if
he could have capitalized on Jordan Spieth’s collapse in the Masters, given all the players who
have benefited from his misfortunes in the major championships.
It was all set up for it.
With the way he started, Johnson never should have been in
contention, Spieth meltdown or
not. Beginning the day three
strokes back, Johnson missed
birdie putts from 10 feet and
6 feet on the first three holes,
then four-putted for a double-bogey on No. 5.
“That’s a situation where it can
go one of two ways, and I came
right back and made a nice putt
for birdie” on No. 6, Johnson said.
“I felt like I came back really good
after that and played really solid
all day.”
Consecutive birdies on Nos. 8
and 9 got him to 1 under, and he
picked up another stroke on the
par-5 13th.
But it was his birdie on 15 that
made things interesting.
While Spieth’s second green
jacket was going up in flames,
Johnson pulled his tee shot on
MICHAEL MADRID, USA TODAY SPORTS
Dustin Johnson saved par after hitting into a bunker on No. 7 in Sunday’s final round, but a bogey on No. 17 didn’t help.
the par-5 left and into the trees.
Most players couldn’t have seen
an opening, much less played it,
but that is what makes Johnson
so confounding. He possesses
some of the greatest talent in the
game, even if he hasn’t made the
most of it.
Punching his shot through a
hole “about as big around as a
baseball,” he knocked it onto the
green.
“It might be one of the better
shots I’ve ever hit,” Johnson said.
A two-putt for birdie left him
two strokes behind eventual winner Danny Willett, with the gettable 16th, a hole three players had
already aced, in front of him.
Johnson put himself in good
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gey 7 on the 12th when he
dumped two balls into Rae’s
Creek. Just two holes prior,
Spieth had taken a five-shot lead
to the 10th tee after ripping off
four consecutive birdies.
Coupled with Spieth’s 41 on the
back nine, Willett wound up at 5
under for the tournament and
three shots clear of Spieth (73)
and playing partner Lee Westwood (69). Another shot back in a
tie for fourth were Paul Casey
(67), Dustin Johnson (71) and J.B.
Holmes (68).
World No. 1 Jason Day (73) and
No. 3 Rory McIlroy (71) finished
in a tie for 10th.
“It all happened very, very
quickly, obviously. It was all a bit
surreal,” Willett said. “It’s still not
quite sunk in yet. It was very special today. Obviously 67, I wasn’t
quite sure if it was going to be
enough, but in the end to win by
three is pretty special. It’s not
really sunk in. ...
“I feel fortunate to be in position to take advantage of what
happened to Jordan. Every time
we seemed to make ground, Jordan kept pulling ahead. And we
were just trying to dig in and dig
in and try and make birdies and
birdies. It was just a very surreal
day, when you look back at the
ebbs and flows. And, yeah, fortunate that the shots we hit were
correct at that time and we holed
a few putts when we needed to.”
When Spieth was holding a
five-shot lead with nine holes to
play, it sure had the feel that he
would move back to No. 1 in the
world and win a second consecutive Masters title — an accomplishment only Jack Nicklaus,
Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods have
achieved. But the unimaginable
became a cruel reality. A bogey
from the greenside bunker on
No. 10 and a bogey from the trees
on No. 11 put his victory procession in jeopardy. And then he
went to the 12th tee.
He fanned his tee shot to the
right and watched the ball bounce
off the bank into the water. After
taking a drop, he chunked his
third shot into the creek again
and then found the back bunker
after taking another penalty drop.
He needed two to get down from
there and signed for a 7.
“I just think it was a very tough
30 minutes for me that I hope I
never experience again,” Spieth
said.
Willett will never forget the
last 12 days.
While he’s relatively unknown
in the USA, Willett, 28, is a late
bloomer who has become a
world-class player. He will move
to No. 9 in the world after his first
major victory. He’s won a major
European Tour event in each of
the last three years. This fall in
the Ryder Cup, he will be a major
presence for Europe.
Willett, who joins Faldo as the
only Englishmen to win the Masters, added a birdie on the 14th
and another on the 16th to take a
two-shot lead after the Spieth
splashes. With two solid pars —
and some anxious TV watching as
Spieth tried to come back with
birdies at Nos. 13 and 15 — Willett
knew he was the Masters
champion.
The first person he called was
his wife, Nicole, who was celebrating her birthday.
She was due to give birth to the
couple’s first child Sunday. But
the Willetts welcomed son Zachariah to the world March 30,
and with his wife’s blessing Willett flew across the pond and teed
it up in his second Masters.
After rounds of 70-74-72, Willett started Sunday three strokes
behind Spieth.
Willett didn’t make anything
happen until a birdie on the sixth
and another on the eighth. But
with Spieth holding a five-shot
lead with nine holes to play, everyone was playing for second.
Until Spieth delivered a Texassized train wreck and Willett finished strong.
“It’s not been a bad last
12 days,” Willett said. “I always
said that I wouldn’t come here if
he wasn’t born by now, which
stuck. Fortunately enough, listened to my prayers and he came
early. Words can’t describe what
position, giving himself a 15-footer for birdie.
He missed by 2 feet.
It was all but over then, anyway, with Willett already making
his triumphant march up 18. For
good measure, though, Johnson
found the bunker off the tee on
17, then banged his 18-inch bogey
putt off the back of the cup.
When he finally signed his
scorecard, Johnson was at 1-under-par 287, four strokes behind
Willett. He tied for fourth, the
11th time he’s finished in the top
10 in a major.
“I think my game’s exactly
where it needs to be,” Johnson
said. “I feel like I’m playing really
solid.”
Who is Willett?
Turned pro: 2008
College: Attended Jacksonville State in Alabama and
was the 2006 Ohio Valley
Conference freshman of the
year
Career: Four international
victories (2012 BMW International Open, 2015 Nedbank
Golf Challenge, 2015 Omega European Masters, 2016
Omega Dubai Desert Classic)
Highlight: He had a strong
2015 British Open at St. Andrews, opening with 66-69
to trail by a stroke after 36
holes. He finished 11-under
for the tournament and tied
for sixth.
I’m feeling right now, but words
definitely can’t describe how I
was feeling when you get to hold
something that I and my wife
have made.
“And this week. I’m just going
to have to wait and see if it sinks
in.”
Spieth will wait to see if he can
recover.
He wasn’t himself all week
even though he set a Masters record with seven consecutive
rounds atop the leaderboard at
Augusta.
With many of his shots on the
loose side, Spieth flew in his
coach, Cameron McCormick, for
a checkup Sunday morning. He
got his posture and alignment
lined up, and McCormick’s voice
made a difference. Four birdies in
a row on the front nine provided
evidence that all was well.
Then he took his 9-iron back to
hit his tee shot on the 12th tee.
“Big picture, this will hurt,”
said Spieth, who shot par or better in his first nine rounds at Augusta but was over par on his last
three. “This will take awhile.”
Spieth’s last distressing act was
to slip the green jacket onto
Willett.
“As you can imagine, I can’t
think of anybody else who may
have had a tougher ceremony to
experience,” Spieth said. “Obviously happy for Danny. More important than golf, he’s had a lot of
really cool things happened in his
life. Like he said, maybe fate had
it this time for him. I certainly
wanted to control fate myself.”
It’s true he wasn’t the train
wreck he’s been in other majors.
But the result is the same: Someone else takes home the trophy
while Johnson maintains his
stranglehold on that dreaded title
of Best Player Never to Win a
Major.
Taking a three-shot lead into
the final round in the 2010 U.S.
Open, he threw that one away by
going triple bogey-double bogeybogey on Nos. 2-4 at Pebble
Beach. Two months later, he led
the PGA Championship by a
stroke when he grounded his club
in a hazard area.
He was within one shot of the
lead in the 2011 British Open
when he hit out of bounds. In last
year’s U.S. Open, he three-putted
from 12 feet to lose by a stroke.
“If your name’s getting mentioned, ‘Best player whatever
comes after that,’ it’s usually pretty good,” Johnson said last week.
“I still feel like my time’s coming.
I’ve just got to keep putting myself in position to have a chance
to win.
“One of these days I will get it
done.”
So far, that’s a promise as empty as his trophy case.
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hopefully I’ll never experience
again.”
It all happened so fast. As
Spieth strode to the 12th tee,
hundreds of spectators rose to
greet him. Even though he had
bogeyed the previous two holes,
he had majestically birdied the
four holes before those and still
led the Masters by two with seven
holes to play.
Rae’s Creek lay between him
and the enticing green, its bank
foreboding, its dangers plentiful.
Spieth stood over the ball with
a 9-iron in his hands and swung.
It was not a good swing. Instead
of rising high into the cool spring
air and dropping softly onto the
green, the ball veered right,
bouncing menacingly into the
bank. The moment it hit, Spieth
knew it wasn’t going to stay there.
And it did not, dribbling back
down the embankment and into
the creek.
That was bad. This was worse:
Now hitting his third shot (because of the one-stroke penalty
for going into the water), Spieth’s
club smashed into the ground before hitting the ball, creating a
huge divot. He chunked the shot,
and he knew it, recoiling as it
splashed into the creek.
Could this really be happening
on the back nine Sunday at the
Masters? Spieth had become a
real-life, sadly sympathetic Tin
Cup. His caddie, Michael Greller,
reached into the golf bag for another ball, and Spieth stood over
another shot, his fifth on the
par-3. This one carried safely over
the creek, and over the green,
into a back bunker.
From there, Spieth blasted out
of the sand and made a 3-foot
putt for his 7. No one who saw it
will ever forget it, including, sadly, Spieth.
“Buddy, it seems like we’re collapsing,” Spieth said to Greller.
Later, in describing the scene,
he shook his head, chagrined. “I
didn’t take that extra deep breath.
Instead I went up and put a quick
swing on it. That hole for whatever reason just has people’s
number. It was really one swing.”
Spieth carried on, making two
birdies to give himself hope before falling back with another bogey on No. 17, unable to make one
last charge.
And then, the final ignominy:
As defending champion, Spieth
was required to be at the ceremony to put the green jacket on
Willett.
“As you can imagine, I can’t
think of anybody else who may
have had a tougher ceremony to
experience,” Spieth said. “It was
very tough given it was so soon
after the finish, but he handled it
with extreme class and I felt that
I stood up there and smiled like I
should.”
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FOR THE RECORD
NBA
Pacers 129, Nets 105
BROOKLYN
All Times ET
EASTERN CONFERENCE
y-Cleveland
y-Toronto
x-Atlanta
x-Boston
x-Miami
x-Charlotte
x-Indiana
x-Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Orlando
Milwaukee
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
W
56
54
48
47
47
46
43
43
40
39
34
33
32
21
10
L
24
26
32
33
33
34
37
37
40
41
46
47
49
59
70
Pct
.700
.675
.600
.588
.588
.575
.538
.538
.500
.488
.425
.413
.395
.263
.125
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
z-Glden State
72
y-San Antonio
65
y-Okla. City
54
x-L.A. Clippers
52
x-Portland
43
x-Memphis
42
Dallas
41
Utah
40
Houston
39
Denver
33
Sacramento
32
New Orleans
30
Minnesota
28
Phoenix
22
L.A. Lakers
16
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
L
9
15
26
28
38
38
39
40
41
48
48
50
52
58
64
Pct
.889
.813
.675
.650
.531
.525
.513
.500
.488
.407
.400
.375
.350
.275
.200
GB
—
2
8
9
9
10
13
13
16
17
22
23
241⁄2
35
46
GB
—
61⁄2
171⁄2
191⁄2
29
291⁄2
301⁄2
311⁄2
321⁄2
39
391⁄2
411⁄2
431⁄2
491⁄2
551⁄2
Saturday’s Games
Phoenix 121, New Orleans 100
Atlanta 118, Boston 107
Golden State 100, Memphis 99
Chicago 105, Cleveland 102
Sacramento 114, Oklahoma City 112
Minnesota 106, Portland 105
Sunday’s Games
Washington 113, Charlotte 98
L.A. Clippers 98, Dallas 91
Houston 130, L.A. Lakers 110
Utah 100, Denver 84
Milwaukee 109, Philadelphia 108, OT
Miami 118, Orlando 96
Indiana 129, Brooklyn 105
Golden State 92, San Antonio 86
Toronto 93, New York 89
Monday’s Games
Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Washington at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Bucks 109, 76ers 108
MILWAUKEE
Parker 6-10 1-1 15, Antetokounmpo 4-15
5-6 14, Plumlee 4-7 0-0 8, Ennis 2-5 0-0 4,
Middleton 14-24 7-7 36, Henson 6-12 6-6
18, Vaughn 3-10 0-0 9, O’Bryant 1-2 3-4 5,
Vasquez 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-87 22-24 109.
PHILADELPHIA
Covington 6-20 2-2 19, Grant 6-13 8-13 21,
Noel 9-12 0-0 18, Smith 9-17 2-5 22, Stauskas 3-15 4-4 12, Thompson 3-14 1-1 10,
McConnell 3-5 0-0 6, Brand 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
39-96 17-25 108.
Milwaukee
29 33 14 22 11 — 109
Philadelphia 23 22 25 28 10 — 108
3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 7-23 (Vaughn
3-8, Parker 2-2, Antetokounmpo 1-4, Middleton 1-5, Vasquez 0-2, Ennis 0-2), Philadelphia 13-46 (Covington 5-17, Thompson
3-10, Smith 2-5, Stauskas 2-12, Grant 1-2).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 59 (Henson 10), Philadelphia 55 (Noel
13). Assists—Milwaukee 26 (Middleton 9),
Philadelphia 24 (McConnell 9). Total
Fouls—Milwaukee 19, Philadelphia 19.
Technicals—Henson. A—16,267 (20,318).
Jazz 100, Nuggets 84
UTAH
Hayward 8-16 4-4 22, Lyles 9-16 0-0 22,
Gobert 5-7 6-11 16, Mack 6-13 0-0 14,
Hood 5-13 0-0 13, Booker 1-3 4-4 6, Ingles
1-4 0-0 3, Neto 1-3 2-2 4, Burks 0-4 0-0 0,
Withey 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
36-79 16-21 100.
DENVER
Sampson 0-2 0-0 0, Jokic 7-9 5-6 19, Nurkic
2-11 2-5 6, Mudiay 8-16 0-0 19, Harris 5-9
2-2 13, Lauvergne 4-11 2-2 10, Arthur 2-8
0-0 5, Barton 4-10 1-2 10, Augustin 0-2 2-2
2, Toupane 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-80 14-19
84.
Utah
26 22 34 18
— 100
Denver 22 25 15 22
—
84
3-Point Goals—Utah 12-31 (Lyles 4-8,
Hood 3-5, Mack 2-4, Hayward 2-6, Ingles
1-4, Booker 0-1, Burks 0-1, Neto 0-2), Denver 6-27 (Mudiay 3-6, Harris 1-3, Barton
1-4, Arthur 1-5, Sampson 0-1, Toupane 0-2,
Lauvergne 0-2, Jokic 0-2, Augustin 0-2).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 52
(Gobert 14), Denver 49 (Jokic 11). Assists—
Utah 19 (Mack 6), Denver 18 (Mudiay 5). Total Fouls—Utah 14, Denver 19. A—16,172
(19,155).
Clippers 98, Mavericks 91
DALLAS
Anderson 0-4 3-6 3, Nowitzki 4-9 5-5 14,
Pachulia 2-3 1-2 5, Williams 6-11 3-5 15,
Matthews 2-9 2-2 7, Lee 0-2 2-2 2, Harris 3-7
0-0 8, Felton 7-14 6-7 21, Mejri 0-1 1-2 1, Villanueva 4-11 0-0 11, Powell 2-2 0-2 4,
McGee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-74 23-33 91.
L.A. CLIPPERS
Mbah a Moute 1-1 0-0 2, Griffin 7-18 3-5 17,
Jordan 4-5 6-23 14, Paul 2-10 1-1 5, Redick
8-10 0-0 20, Johnson 1-1 0-0 3, Crawford
7-13 4-7 22, Green 5-11 1-1 11, Rivers 0-4
0-0 0, Aldrich 2-3 0-0 4, Prigioni 0-0 0-0 0,
Ayres 0-0 0-0 0, Wilcox 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 3776 15-37 98.
Dallas
21 26 12 32
— 91
L.A. Clippers 23 26 27 22
— 98
3-Point Goals—Dallas 8-30 (Villanueva
3-6, Harris 2-5, Nowitzki 1-4, Felton 1-5,
Matthews 1-5, Williams 0-2, Anderson 0-3),
L.A. Clippers 9-18 (Redick 4-4, Crawford
4-6, Johnson 1-1, Rivers 0-1, Green 0-2, Paul
0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 60 (Lee 7), L.A. Clippers 55 (Griffin 11).
Assists—Dallas 18 (Felton 5), L.A. Clippers
25 (Paul 11). Total Fouls—Dallas 29, L.A.
Clippers 20. Technicals—Matthews, Crawford, L.A. Clippers defensive three second.
A—19,170 (19,060).
Rockets 130, Lakers 110
L.A. LAKERS
Bryant 10-22 11-11 35, Randle 4-8 3-3 11,
Hibbert 1-6 0-0 2, Russell 2-5 2-2 8, Clarkson 9-17 0-0 21, Huertas 4-9 0-1 9, Nance Jr.
4-5 0-0 8, Black 4-6 0-2 8, World Peace 3-5
0-0 8, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-83 16-19
110.
HOUSTON
Ariza 8-14 0-0 19, Motiejunas 3-8 2-2 8,
Howard 4-7 1-3 9, Beverley 7-11 2-2 19,
Harden 14-31 6-8 40, Beasley 3-5 0-0 6, Capela 2-4 1-1 5, Terry 4-8 0-0 11, Brewer 2-4
0-0 4, Smith 3-6 1-2 9, McDaniels 0-0 0-0 0,
Goudelock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 50-98 13-18
130.
L.A. Lakers 27 26 27 30
— 110
Houston
29 26 33 42
— 130
3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 12-28 (Bryant 411, Clarkson 3-8, World Peace 2-3, Russell
2-3, Huertas 1-1, Randle 0-1, Nance Jr. 0-1),
Houston 17-41 (Harden 6-14, Beverley 3-6,
Terry 3-7, Ariza 3-7, Smith 2-5, Motiejunas
0-1, Beasley 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 44 (Clarkson 8), Houston 54 (Howard 13). Assists—L.A. Lakers 25
(Huertas 7), Houston 30 (Harden 13). Total
Fouls—L.A. Lakers 15, Houston 15. Technicals—Ariza. A—18,442 (18,023).
Wizards 113, Hornets 98
CHARLOTTE
Batum 3-11 3-3 10, Williams 5-11 2-2 14,
Zeller 2-3 2-2 6, Walker 4-11 7-9 16, Lee 211 2-2 8, Kaminsky 4-8 7-9 18, Jefferson 4-9
2-2 10, Lin 0-6 1-2 1, Daniels 2-7 0-0 6,
Hawes 1-3 0-0 2, Gutierrez 0-0 4-4 4, Hansbrough 0-0 0-0 0, Lamb 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 2881 30-35 98.
WASHINGTON
Porter 4-6 0-0 10, Morris 5-10 0-0 11, Gortat 10-11 1-2 21, Sessions 6-13 2-4 15, Beal
1-2 0-0 3, Thornton 4-11 6-8 16, Anderson
1-3 2-4 4, Dudley 4-7 2-2 11, Temple 1-2 1-1
3, Nene 3-8 6-7 12, Oubre Jr. 2-6 0-0 4, Hickson 0-0 0-0 0, Eddie 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 42-80
20-28 113.
Charlotte
27 21 26 24
— 98
Washington 28 27 31 27
— 113
3-Point Goals—Charlotte 12-33 (Kaminsky
3-3, Williams 2-4, Lee 2-6, Daniels 2-7, Lamb
1-1, Batum 1-2, Walker 1-7, Lin 0-3), Washington 9-21 (Porter 2-2, Thornton 2-5, Eddie
1-1, Beal 1-1, Dudley 1-1, Sessions 1-3, Morris 1-4, Temple 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Oubre Jr.
0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 50 (Kaminsky 11), Washington 54
(Gortat 13). Assists—Charlotte 21 (Walker
7), Washington 27 (Sessions 11). Total
Fouls—Charlotte 25, Washington 23. Technicals—Morris. Flagrant Fouls—Morris.
A—19,187 (20,308).
Bogdanovic 2-15 5-5 10, McCullough 2-4
0-2 6, Robinson 1-2 0-0 2, Larkin 5-12 3-3
15, Ellington 0-6 0-0 0, Brown 7-14 1-2 18,
Kilpatrick 10-18 3-3 26, Sims 1-4 2-2 4,
Sloan 6-13 4-6 19, Karasev 1-3 3-3 5. Totals
35-91 21-26 105.
INDIANA
George 5-9 4-4 15, Allen 1-1 2-2 4, Mahinmi
7-10 2-4 16, G.Hill 6-10 2-2 18, Ellis 2-5 0-0
6, Stuckey 2-4 4-4 8, Miles 4-7 0-0 11, S.Hill
6-9 1-2 13, Lawson 3-6 1-2 7, Turner 11-17
6-7 28, J.Young 0-4 0-0 0, Robinson III 1-4
0-0 3. Totals 48-86 22-27 129.
Brooklyn 19 22 31 33
— 105
Indiana
39 30 35 25
— 129
3-Point Goals—Brooklyn 14-37 (Brown 3-5,
Sloan 3-7, Kilpatrick 3-7, McCullough 2-2,
Larkin 2-3, Bogdanovic 1-7, Karasev 0-2, Ellington 0-4), Indiana 11-27 (G.Hill 4-6, Miles
3-6, Ellis 2-4, Robinson III 1-2, George 1-4,
S.Hill 0-1, J.Young 0-2, Stuckey 0-2). Fouled
Out—None.
Rebounds—Brooklyn
43
(Brown 11), Indiana 61 (S.Hill 12). Assists—
Brooklyn 24 (Larkin 8), Indiana 34 (Lawson
9). Total Fouls—Brooklyn 21, Indiana 22.
Technicals—Stuckey. A—18,165 (18,165).
Heat 118, Magic 96
ORLANDO
Fournier 9-16 1-1 21, Ilyasova 0-4 0-0 0, Vucevic 9-17 1-2 19, Payton 3-8 1-2 8, Hezonja
4-8 0-0 10, Marble 2-6 4-6 9, Smith 2-7 1-1 5,
Watson 3-5 1-1 8, Nicholson 2-6 4-4 8, Napier 1-3 2-2 4, Dedmon 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 3783 15-19 96.
MIAMI
J.Johnson 3-9 0-0 7, Deng 7-11 5-8 20, Whiteside 5-7 8-8 18, Dragic 8-12 3-3 19, Wade
7-9 3-3 17, Richardson 3-7 2-2 9, Winslow
1-3 2-2 5, McRoberts 1-6 3-4 6, Green 7-12
0-0 15, Weber 1-1 0-0 2, Haslem 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 43-77 26-30 118.
Orlando 28 21 20 27
— 96
Miami
31 25 33 29
— 118
3-Point Goals—Orlando 7-18 (Hezonja 2-3,
Fournier 2-4, Payton 1-1, Watson 1-2, Marble 1-3, Napier 0-1, Ilyasova 0-2, Nicholson
0-2), Miami 6-20 (Winslow 1-1, McRoberts
1-3, Green 1-3, J.Johnson 1-4, Richardson
1-4, Deng 1-4, Dragic 0-1). Fouled Out—
None. Rebounds—Orlando 41 (Vucevic 8),
Miami 47 (Whiteside 15). Assists—Orlando
18 (Fournier 5), Miami 28 (Dragic 6). Total
Fouls—Orlando 18, Miami 16. A—19,913
(19,600).
Warriors 92, Spurs 86
GOLDEN STATE
Barnes 3-10 2-4 9, Dr.Green 4-5 2-3 11, Bogut 2-3 0-0 4, Curry 13-22 7-7 37, Thompson
6-14 0-0 14, Iguodala 1-5 0-0 3, Ezeli 0-3
1-2 1, Livingston 2-5 0-0 4, Rush 1-5 0-0 3,
Speights 2-4 2-2 6, Clark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
34-77 14-18 92.
SAN ANTONIO
Leonard 7-22 6-7 20, Aldridge 11-18 2-2 24,
West 2-7 0-1 4, Parker 2-7 0-0 4, Da.Green
1-7 0-0 2, Ginobili 2-7 3-4 8, Mills 2-8 2-2 7,
Anderson 2-5 0-0 4, Martin 3-5 2-2 9, Marjanovic 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 34-90 15-19 86.
Golden State 14 21 27 30 — 92
San Antonio 19 16 26 25 — 86
3-Point Goals—Golden State 10-27 (Curry
4-9, Thompson 2-4, Dr.Green 1-2, Iguodala
1-2, Rush 1-3, Barnes 1-5, Speights 0-1,
Clark 0-1), San Antonio 3-17 (Ginobili 1-2,
Martin 1-2, Mills 1-4, Leonard 0-3, Da.Green 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 51 (Iguodala 7),
San Antonio 56 (Leonard 13). Assists—
Golden State 19 (Curry 5), San Antonio 21
(Leonard 5). Total Fouls—Golden State 18,
San Antonio 18. Technicals—Dr.Green.
A—18,658 (18,797).
Raptors 93, Knicks 89
TORONTO
Powell 1-6 0-0 2, Thompson 3-4 0-0 6, Valanciunas 6-11 2-5 14, Lowry 5-15 1-2 15,
DeRozan 12-17 3-3 27, Patterson 2-4 0-0 5,
Biyombo 1-1 0-2 2, Carroll 1-4 2-2 5, Joseph
1-5 2-2 4, Ross 5-11 2-3 13. Totals 37-78 1219 93.
NEW YORK
Anthony 7-16 6-6 21, Williams 3-8 2-2 8, Lopez 4-10 2-2 10, Vujacic 4-11 2-2 13, Grant
7-16 4-6 19, O’Quinn 3-11 2-3 8, Afflalo 0-1
0-0 0, Galloway 3-10 0-0 7, Early 1-6 0-0 3.
Totals 32-89 18-21 89.
Toronto
20 34 21 18
— 93
New York 25 26 18 20
— 89
3-Point Goals—Toronto 7-20 (Lowry 4-7,
Carroll 1-1, Patterson 1-3, Ross 1-4, Thompson 0-1, Powell 0-2, Joseph 0-2), New York
7-20 (Vujacic 3-7, Anthony 1-1, Early 1-2,
Grant 1-4, Galloway 1-4, Afflalo 0-1, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—
Toronto 47 (Biyombo 8), New York 61
(O’Quinn 10). Assists—Toronto 19 (Lowry 7),
New York 14 (Galloway 4). Total Fouls—Toronto 19, New York 15. Technicals—New
York defensive three second. A—19,812
(19,763).
All Times ET
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
W
47
46
41
42
38
38
35
29
L
26
31
30
31
35
38
36
42
OT
9
5
11
9
9
6
11
11
Metropolitan Division
z-Wshingtn
x-Pittsburgh
x-N.Y. Rngrs
x-N.Y.Islndrs
x-Phildlphia
Carolina
New Jersey
Columbus
GP
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
W
56
48
46
45
41
35
38
34
L
18
26
27
27
27
31
36
40
OT
8
8
9
10
14
16
8
8
Pts GF GA
103 239 203
97 227 201
93 211 224
93 240 230
85 236 247
82 221 236
81 201 222
69 198 246
Pts GF GA
120 252 193
104 245 203
101 236 217
100 232 216
96 214 218
86 198 226
84 184 208
76 219 252
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
z-Dallas
x-St. Louis
x-Chicago
x-Nashville
x-Minnsta
Colorado
Winnipeg
The Masters
At Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, Ga.
Purse: TBA (Last year: $10 million)
Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72
Final
Danny Willett, $1,800,000 ..............70-74-72-67—283 (-5)
Jordan Spieth (270), $880,000.......66-74-73-73—286 (-2)
Lee Westwood, $880,000...............71-75-71-69—286 (-2)
Paul Casey (127), $413,333 ............69-77-74-67—287 (-1)
J.B. Holmes (127), $413,333...........72-73-74-68—287 (-1)
Dustin Johnson (127), $413,333 ....73-71-72-71—287 (-1)
Matthew Fitzpatrick, $311,667........71-76-74-67—288 (E)
Soren Kjeldsen, $311,667 .................69-74-74-71—288 (E)
Hideki Matsuyama (94), $311,667.71-72-72-73—288 (E)
Daniel Berger (73), $230,000........73-71-74-71—289 (+1)
Jason Day (73), $230,000..............72-73-71-73—289 (+1)
Rory McIlroy (73), $230,000...........70-71-77-71—289 (+1)
Justin Rose (73), $230,000 .............69-77-73-70—289 (+1)
Brandt Snedeker (73), $230,000 ..71-72-74-72—289 (+1)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, $175,000 .72-72-77-70—291 (+3)
Louis Oosthuizen (60), $175,000 ..72-77-71-71—291 (+3)
Rafa Cabrera Bello, $145,000 ......74-73-75-70—292 (+4)
Emiliano Grillo (54), $145,000 ......71-75-74-72—292 (+4)
Billy Horschel (54), $145,000.........70-77-73-72—292 (+4)
Danny Lee (54), $145,000..............68-74-79-71—292 (+4)
Jamie Donaldson (49), $116,000 .74-72-75-72—293 (+5)
Brooks Koepka (49), $116,000......73-72-76-72—293 (+5)
Bryson DeChambeau, $0 ..............72-72-77-72—293 (+5)
Angel Cabrera (45), $89,000 ........73-73-73-75—294 (+6)
Bill Haas (45), $89,000 ....................75-74-72-73—294 (+6)
Matt Kuchar (45), $89,000 .............75-73-72-74—294 (+6)
Bernhard Langer (45), $89,000 ....72-73-70-79—294 (+6)
Henrik Stenson (45), $89,000........72-75-78-69—294 (+6)
Charley Hoffman (40), $68,000....71-77-73-74—295 (+7)
Smylie Kaufman (40), $68,000 ....73-72-69-81—295 (+7)
Scott Piercy (40), $68,000...............70-72-79-74—295 (+7)
Webb Simpson (40), $68,000 .......77-72-74-72—295 (+7)
Jimmy Walker (40), $68,000..........71-75-74-75—295 (+7)
Sergio Garcia (36), $56,500..........69-75-81-71—296 (+8)
Kevin Streelman (36), $56,500 .....71-75-79-71—296 (+8)
Bernd Wiesberger, $56,500..........73-72-79-72—296 (+8)
Kevin Kisner (34), $50,250 .............77-72-76-72—297 (+9)
Bubba Watson (34), $50,250 ........75-75-76-71—297 (+9)
Shane Lowry (31), $46,000..........68-76-79-75—298 (+10)
Justin Thomas (31), $46,000 .......76-73-78-71—298 (+10)
Ducks 2, Capitals 0
Anaheim
0
2
0
—
2
Washington
0
0
0
—
0
First Period—None. Penalties—Fowler, Ana
(high-sticking), 3:56; Stoner, Ana, major
(fighting), 15:20; Latta, Was, major (fighting), 15:20; Winnik, Was (hooking), 18:46.
Second Period—1, Anaheim, Perry 34 (Garbutt), 4:34. 2, Anaheim, Ritchie 2 (Santorelli,
Wagner), 6:36. Penalties—McGinn, Ana
(high-sticking), 10:03; Manson, Ana (slashing), 11:15; Johansson, Was (slashing),
11:15; Kuznetsov, Was (high-sticking),
12:18.
Third Period—None. Penalties—Manson,
Ana (delay of game), 14:05; Burakovsky,
Was (goaltender interference), 15:36.
Shots on Goal—Anaheim 9-8-4—21. Washington 6-11-7—24.
Power-play opportunities—Anaheim 0 of 3;
Washington 0 of 3.
Goalies—Anaheim, Andersen 22-9-7 (24
shots-24 saves). Washington, Grubauer 89-1 (21-19).
A—18,605 (18,506). T—2:22.
NHL Playoffs
All Times ET
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Florida vs. N.Y. Islanders
Thursday, April 14: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 8 p.m.
Friday, April 15: N.Y. Islanders at Florida,
7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 17: Florida at N.Y. Islanders,
8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 8 p.m.
x-Friday, April 22: N.Y. Islanders at Florida,
TBD
x-Sunday, April 24: Florida at N.Y. Islanders, TBD
x-Tuesday, April 26: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBD
Tampa Bay vs. Detroit
Wednesday, April 13: Detroit at Tampa
Bay, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 15: Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7
p.m.
Sunday, April 17: Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7
p.m.
Tuesday, April 19: Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7
p.m.
x-Thursday, April 21: Detroit at Tampa Bay,
TBD
x-Sunday, April 24: Tampa Bay at Detroit,
TBD
x-Tuesday, April 26: Detroit at Tampa Bay,
TBD
Washington vs. Philadelphia
NHL
y-Florida
x-Tmpa Bay
x-Detroit
Boston
Ottawa
Montreal
Buffalo
Toronto
GOLF
GP
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
W
50
49
47
41
38
39
35
L OT Pts GF GA
23 9 109 267 230
24 9 107 224 201
26 9 103 235 209
27 14 96 228 215
33 11 87 216 206
39 4 82 216 240
39 8 78 215 239
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Anaheim 82 46 25 11 103 218 192
x-L.A.
82 48 28 6 102 225 195
x-San Jose 82 46 30 6 98 241 210
Arizona
82 35 39 8 78 209 245
Calgary
82 35 40 7 77 231 260
Vancouver 82 31 38 13 75 191 243
Edmonton 82 31 43 8 70 203 245
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Saturday’s Games
Vancouver 4, Edmonton 3, SO
Winnipeg 4, Los Angeles 3, SO
Ottawa 6, Boston 1
N.Y. Rangers 3, Detroit 2
Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 1
Anaheim 5, Colorado 3
Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 2
Florida 5, Carolina 2
New Jersey 5, Toronto 1
Columbus 5, Chicago 4, OT
Calgary 2, Minnesota 1
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT
Washington 5, St. Louis 1
Dallas 3, Nashville 2
San Jose 1, Arizona 0
Sunday’s Games
Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Islanders 2
Anaheim 2, Washington 0
End of regular season
Flyers 5, Islanders 2
Philadelphia
2
1
2
—
5
N.Y. Islanders
2
0
0
—
2
First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Kulemin 9
(de Haan, Pulock), 5:58. 2, N.Y. Islanders,
Martin 10 (Pulock, de Haan), 9:19. 3, Philadelphia, Gostisbehere 17 (Voracek,
Schenn), 11:15 (pp). 4, Philadelphia, Medvedev 4 (Read, Cousins), 19:52 (pp). Penalties—Johnston, NYI (high-sticking), 10:44;
Kearns, NYI (holding), 18:37; Johnston, NYI
(slashing), 19:45.
Second Period—5, Philadelphia, Raffl 13
(Laughton, Schenn), 6:38. Penalties—Philadelphia bench, served by Cousins (too
many men), 1:11; Gudas, Phi (unsportsmanlike conduct), 11:13; MacDonald, Phi
(delay of game), 12:56.
Third Period—6, Philadelphia, Laughton 7
(Raffl), 5:50. 7, Philadelphia, Umberger 2
(Raffl, Medvedev), 11:10 (pp). Penalties—
Kearns, NYI (slashing), 10:59; Gostisbehere, Phi (delay of game), 19:14.
Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 9-9-9—27.
N.Y. Islanders 7-4-6—17.
Power-play opportunities—Philadelphia 3
of 4; N.Y. Islanders 0 of 4.
Goalies—Philadelphia, Neuvirth 18-8-4 (17
shots-15 saves). N.Y. Islanders, Greiss (9-7),
Gibson 1-1-1 (0:00 second, 18-15).
A—14,244 (15,795). T—2:18.
Thursday, April 14: Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 16: Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Monday, April 18: Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
x-Friday, April 22: Philadelphia at Washington, TBD
x-Sunday, April 24: Washington at Philadelphia, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 27: Philadelphia at
Washington, TBD:
Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Rangers
Wednesday, April 13: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 16: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 21: Pittsburgh at N.Y.
Rangers, TBD
x-Saturday, April 23: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD
x-Monday, April 25: Pittsburgh at N.Y.
Rangers, TBD
x-Wednesday, April 27: N.Y. Rangers at
Pittsburgh, TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Dallas vs. Minnesota
Thursday, April 14: Minnesota at Dallas,
9:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 16: Minnesota at Dallas, 8
p.m.
Monday, April 18: Dallas at Minnesota,
8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Dallas at Minneso-
Romain Langasque, $0 ...............74-73-83-68—298 (+10)
Victor Dubuisson, $37,000............73-76-76-74—299 (+11)
Harris English (26), $37,000 .........74-73-76-76—299 (+11)
Anirban Lahiri (26), $37,000 ........76-73-75-75—299 (+11)
Davis Love III (26), $37,000 ..........73-73-76-77—299 (+11)
Troy Merritt (26), $37,000.............74-71-79-75—299 (+11)
Adam Scott (26), $37,000.............76-72-75-76—299 (+11)
Chris Wood, $37,000 ....................72-73-75-79—299 (+11)
Martin Kaymer, $27,467...............74-75-79-72—300 (+12)
Ian Poulter (21), $27,467 .............69-78-82-71—300 (+12)
Patrick Reed (21), $27,467 ...........76-73-75-76—300 (+12)
Keegan Bradley (19), $24,900 ....74-73-77-77—301 (+13)
Larry Mize (19), $24,900 ..............76-73-78-74—301 (+13)
Hunter Mahan (17), $24,000 ......73-75-78-76—302 (+14)
Kevin Na (16), $23,400 ................72-74-85-72—303 (+15)
Cameron Smith (16), $23,400 ....74-73-82-74—303 (+15)
Thongchai Jaidee, $23,000 ........72-76-81-78—307 (+19)
Web.com Tour
Servientrega Championship
At TPC Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Purse: $700,000
Yardage: 7,135; Par: 72
Final
(x-won on first playoff hole)
x-Brad Fritsch, $126,000........................71-65-70-71—277
Ollie Schniederjans, $75,600................74-68-66-69—277
Tag Ridings, $47,600 ..............................69-75-66-69—279
Matt Atkins, $30,800...............................72-70-71-67—280
Andrew Putnam, $30,800 .....................80-64-66-70—280
Wesley Bryan, $21,175...........................73-70-66-72—281
Jorge Fernandez-Valdes, $21,175 .......69-68-70-74—281
Josh Geary, $21,175 ...............................76-65-70-70—281
Jimmy Gunn, $21,175.............................69-71-70-71—281
Andrew Landry, $21,175........................78-67-65-71—281
Adam Long, $21,175...............................70-70-70-71—281
Steven Alker, $13,720.............................74-68-72-68—282
Scott Harrington, $13,720.....................72-70-68-72—282
Chris Naegel, $13,720 ...........................69-71-71-71—282
Xander Schauffele, $13,720..................74-68-70-70—282
Kevin Tway, $13,720 ...............................72-67-66-77—282
Ryan Armour, $8,855 ..............................74-70-69-70—283
Ryan Brehm, $8,855................................71-73-69-70—283
Roberto Diaz, $8,855..............................68-72-74-69—283
Timothy Madigan, $8,855 .....................73-68-67-75—283
ta, 9:30 p.m.
x-Friday, April 22: Minnesota at Dallas,
TBD
x-Sunday, April 24: Dallas at Minnesota,
TBD
x-Tuesday, April 26: Minnesota at Dallas,
TBD
St. Louis vs. Chicago
Wednesday, April 13: Chicago at St. Louis,
9:30 p.m.
Friday, April 15: Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 17: St. Louis at Chicago, 3
p.m.
Tuesday, April 19: St. Louis at Chicago,
9:30 p.m.
x-Thursday, April 21: Chicago at St. Louis,
TBD
x-Saturday, April 23: St. Louis at Chicago,
TBD
x-Monday, April 25: Chicago at St. Louis,
TBD
Anaheim vs. Nashville
Friday, April 15: Nashville at Anaheim,
10:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 17: Nashville at Anaheim,
10:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19: Anaheim at Nashville,
9:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 21: Anaheim at Nashville,
8 p.m.
x-Saturday, April 23: Nashville at Anaheim, TBD
x-Monday, April 25: Anaheim at Nashville,
TBD
x-Wednesday, April 27: Nashville at Anaheim, TBD
Los Angeles vs. San Jose
Thursday, April 14: San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 16: San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Monday, April 18: Los Angeles at San Jose,
10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Los Angeles at San
Jose, 10:30 p.m.
x-Friday, April 22: San Jose at Los Angeles,
TBD
x-Sunday, April 24: Los Angeles at San
Jose, TBD
x-Tuesday, April 26: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD
MLS
All Times ET
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Montreal
Philadelphia
Orlando City
N. England
D.C. United
NY City FC
Chicago
Toronto FC
New York
Columbus
W
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
L
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
3
T Pts GF GA
0
9
8
5
0
9
7
5
2
8
9
6
4
7
6
8
3
6
7
9
3
6
7
7
3
6
5
5
2
5
5
5
0
3
4 11
2
2
3
7
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Sporting KC
R. Salt Lake
FC Dallas
San Jose
Los Angeles
Colorado
Vancouver
Houston
Portland
Seattle
W
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
L
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
T Pts GF GA
0 12
7
3
2 11
9
6
2 11 10
8
2
8
7
7
2
8
8
4
1
7
3
3
1
7
6 10
2
5 12
9
2
5
7 10
1
4
4
6
Friday’s Game
Philadelphia 2, Orlando City 1
Saturday’s Games
New England 1, Toronto FC 1, tie
Montreal 2, Columbus 0
D.C. United 4, Vancouver 0
Sporting KC 2, New York 0
FC Dallas 2, San Jose 2, tie
Real Salt Lake 1, Colorado 0
Sunday’s Games
Houston 1, Seattle 1, tie
Chicago 0, NY City FC 0, tie
Portland 1, Los Angeles 1, tie
Wednesday’s Games
Colorado at Sporting KC, 8:30 p.m.
FC Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
New York at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
AUTO RACING
John Merrick, $8,855 ..............................74-68-73-68—283
Adam Schenk, $8,855.............................68-72-70-73—283
J.J. Spaun, $8,855....................................70-73-69-71—283
Diego Velasquez, $8,855 .......................71-70-70-72—283
Michael Arnaud, $5,562.........................69-72-73-70—284
Reid Edstrom, $5,562 .............................71-71-68-74—284
Julian Etulain, $5,562 .............................73-68-68-75—284
Denny McCarthy, $5,562 .......................71-73-68-72—284
Jason Millard, $5,562 .............................72-66-72-74—284
Anders Albertson, $4,452 ......................69-76-69-71—285
Abraham Ancer, $4,452.........................71-72-71-71—285
Rafael Campos, $4,452 .........................71-73-72-69—285
Ian Davis, $4,452.....................................72-73-67-73—285
Mackenzie Hughes, $4,452 ...................70-74-69-72—285
Joe Affrunti, $3,410 .................................73-71-70-72—286
Jonathan Byrd, $3,410............................70-67-75-74—286
Greg Eason, $3,410 ................................74-68-72-72—286
Martin Flores, $3,410 ..............................73-72-71-70—286
Seamus Power, $3,410 ...........................71-67-75-73—286
Curtis Thompson, $3,410 .......................73-66-73-74—286
Kyle Thompson, $3,410 ..........................76-66-70-74—286
Oscar Fraustro, $2,590...........................75-68-69-75—287
Mathew Goggin, $2,590 .......................75-68-69-75—287
Chas Narramore, $2,590.......................78-67-72-70—287
Aaron Watkins, $2,590...........................72-70-71-74—287
Santiago Rivas, $2,158 ..........................78-66-69-75—288
Erik Barnes, $2,158 .................................76-69-74-69—288
Joel Dahmen, $2,158..............................70-75-74-69—288
Jonathan Fricke, $1,998 .........................76-69-71-73—289
Bhavik Patel, $1,998................................75-67-70-77—289
Sam Ryder, $1,998...................................71-73-70-75—289
Kyle Scott, $1,998 .....................................74-70-70-75—289
Josh Teater, $1,998 .................................74-69-71-75—289
Dominic Bozzelli, $1,888 ........................72-70-77-71—290
Rob Oppenheim, $1,888........................73-71-72-74—290
Marcelo Rozo, $1,888 .............................74-71-72-73—290
Andrew Svoboda, $1,888 ......................75-67-73-75—290
Ryan Blaum, $1,820 ................................73-71-72-75—291
Brad Elder, $1,820 ...................................73-72-73-73—291
Matt Harmon, $1,820.............................76-69-73-73—291
Max Homa, $1,820 .................................73-71-72-75—291
Chase Wright, $1,820.............................73-72-70-76—291
Oscar Alvarez, $1,771 ............................73-68-77-75—293
James Driscoll, $1,771............................71-71-73-78—293
Jonathan Randolph, $1,750 .................76-67-72-80—295
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Duck Commander 500
Saturday
At Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, Texas
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (15) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 334 laps, 44
points.
2. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 334,
39.
3. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 334, 38.
4. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334, 37.
5. (4) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 334, 37.
6. (3) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 334, 37.
7. (1) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 334, 35.
8. (17) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 334, 33.
9. (21) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 334, 32.
10. (22) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 334, 32.
11. (9) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 334, 31.
12. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 334, 29.
13. (18) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 334,
28.
14. (20) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 334, 27.
15. (12) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 334, 27.
16. (5) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 334, 25.
17. (19) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 333, 24.
18. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 332, 23.
19. (10) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 332, 22.
20. (30) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 332, 0.
21. (26) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 332, 20.
22. (23) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 332,
19.
23. (32) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 332, 18.
24. (24) Aric Almirola, Ford, 331, 17.
25. (33) Landon Cassill, Ford, 330, 16.
26. (25) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 330, 15.
27. (27) Brian Scott, Ford, 330, 14.
28. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 330, 13.
29. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 330, 12.
30. (37) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 329, 11.
31. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 329, 10.
32. (35) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 329, 9.
33. (31) David Ragan, Toyota, 328, 9.
34. (29) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 327, 7.
35. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 323, 6.
36. (40) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 315, 5.
37. (13) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, accident,
290, 4.
38. (36) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, accident,
289, 3.
39. (14) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 286, 2.
40. (39) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, accident,
178, 1.
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All Times ET
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Orlando
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Tampa Bay
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Pregame.com Line
Monday
NBA
Favorite
ORLANDO
CLEVELAND
BOSTON
Washington
OKLAHOMA CITY
NEW ORLEANS
Houston
UTAH
PHOENIX
Line O/U
Underdog
5 209
Milwaukee
6 204
Atlanta
7 208
Charlotte
5 (209) BROOKLYN
16 (215)
LA Lakers
OFF OFF
Chicago
31⁄2 (215) MINNESOTA
OFF OFF
Dallas
6 218 Sacramento
DEALS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled RHP Michael Ynoa from Birmingham (SL). Placed
OF Adam Eaton on the paternity list.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed OF-INF Danny Santana on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF
Max Kepler from Rochester (IL).
TEXAS RANGERS — Placed OF Shin-Soo
Choo on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April
9. Placed C Robinson Chirinos on the 60day DL. Recalled OF Nomar Mazara from
Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the contract
of C Brett Nicholas from Round Rock. Assigned OF Justin Ruggiano outright to
Round Rock.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Acivated RHP Marco Estrada from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP
Franklin Morales on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 7.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed OF Ender Inciarte on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris
Withrow from Gwinnett (IL). Optioned RHP
John Gant to Gwinnett. Agreed to terms
with INF-OF Emilio Bonifacio on a minor
league contract.
BASKETBALL
National basketball Association
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Named Bryan Colangelo president of basketball operations.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARENA FOOTBALL
Arizona
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Portland
BETTING LINE
0
0
0
0
NEW YORK JETS — Acquired OT Ryan Clady
and a 2016 seventh-round draft pick from
Denver for a 2016 fifth-round draft pick.
1.000
.500
.500
.000
1.000
1.000
.000
.000
Saturday’s Games
Cleveland 41, Tampa Bay 29
Orlando 53, Portland 50
Arizona 69, Los Angeles 28
Monday’s Game
Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 16
Los Angeles at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Sunday, April 17
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned F Turner Elson, F Hunter Shinkaruk, F Drew Shore, D Oliver Kylington and D Pat Sieloff to Stockton
(AHL).
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned F
Brendan Woods to Charlotte (AHL).
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Reassigned F
Andrew Agozzino to San Antonio (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned LW Anthony Mantha to Grand Rapids (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled F Ross
Johnston from Bridgeport (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS — Announced the resignation of general manager Bryan Murray to take on an advisory role within the
organization. Named Pierre Dorion general manager.
COLLEGE
DUKE — Announced men’s freshman basketball G Derryck Thornton is transferring.
Portland at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
SPORTS ON TV
Times Eastern. Programs live unless noted. Check local listings.
ARENA FOOTBALL: Jacksonville at Philadelphia (CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Pittsburgh at Detroit (MLB Network,
1 p.m.); Milwaukee at St. Louis or Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
(MLB Network, 4 p.m.); Miami at New York Mets (ESPN, 7 p.m.)
NBA: Atlanta at Cleveland (NBA TV, 7 p.m.); Sacramento at Phoenix (NBA TV, 10 p.m.)
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
International League
Eastern League
California League
Sunday’s Games
Columbus 1, Indianapolis 0, 1st game
Norfolk 9, Gwinnett 4
Buffalo 9, Pawtucket 1
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse, ppd., rain
Rochester 4, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1
Louisville at Toledo, 1st game, ppd., rain
Indianapolis 4, Columbus 0, 2nd game
Louisville at Toledo, 2nd game, ppd., rain
Durham 6, Charlotte 4
Monday’s Games
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Pawtucket, 6:15
p.m.
Charlotte at Norfolk, 6:35 p.m.
Louisville at Columbus, 6:35 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Rochester, 6:35 p.m.
Buffalo at Syracuse, 6:35 p.m.
Gwinnett at Durham, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Buffalo 3, Pawtucket 1, 1st game
Indianapolis at Columbus, ppd., rain
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse, ppd., rain
Pawtucket 4, Buffalo 3, 2nd game
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Rochester, ppd.,
rain
Durham 3, Charlotte 2
Louisville at Toledo, ppd., rain
Gwinnett 11, Norfolk 5
Sunday’s Games
Altoona 6, Harrisburg 3
Trenton 6, Erie 2
New Hampshire 8, Binghamton 1
Reading 5, Portland 4, 13 innings
Akron 5, Bowie 4
Monday’s Games
New Hampshire vs. Hartford at New
Hampshire, 4:05 p.m.
Akron at Altoona, 6 p.m.
Erie at Bowie, 6:35 p.m.
Harrisburg at Binghamton, 6:35 p.m.
Richmond at Reading, 6:35 p.m.
Portland at Trenton, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
New Hampshire at Binghamton, ppd., rain
Hartford 5, Richmond 1, 1st game
Richmond 4, Hartford 0, 2nd game
Erie at Trenton, ppd., rain
Harrisburg at Altoona, ppd., rain
Portland 6, Reading 2
Akron at Bowie, ppd., rain
Sunday’s Games
Lancaster at San Jose, ppd., rain
High Desert 3, Inland Empire 2
Lake Elsinore 7, Rancho Cucamonga 6
Stockton 4, Modesto 2
Visalia at Bakersfield
Monday’s Games
Visalia at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Lake Elsinore at High Desert, 9:35 p.m.
Inland Empire at Rancho Cucamonga,
10:05 p.m.
Lancaster at Stockton, 10:10 p.m.
Modesto at Bakersfield, 10:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Lancaster at San Jose, ppd., rain
High Desert 9, Inland Empire 5
Lake Elsinore 3, Rancho Cucamonga 2
Modesto at Stockton, ppd., rain
Bakersfield 0, Visalia 0, tie, 1 innings, susp.,
suspended
Pacific Coast League
Sunday’s Games
Round Rock 10, Iowa 4
Colorado Springs 6, Memphis 4
Oklahoma City 3, Nashville 1
New Orleans 7, Omaha 4
Salt Lake 7, Sacramento 4
Fresno at Las Vegas, 1st game, ppd., rain
Reno 6, El Paso 1
Tacoma 13, Albuquerque 1
Fresno at Las Vegas, 2nd game, ppd., rain
Monday’s Games
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7:35 p.m.
Colorado Springs at Nashville, 7:35 p.m.
Round Rock at Omaha, 7:35 p.m.
New Orleans at Iowa, 7:38 p.m.
Fresno at Salt Lake, 8:35 p.m.
El Paso at Tacoma, 9:05 p.m.
Albuquerque at Reno, 9:35 p.m.
Sacramento at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Omaha 11, New Orleans 8
Round Rock 9, Iowa 3
Memphis 4, Colorado Springs 0
Oklahoma City 2, Nashville 1
Albuquerque 2, Tacoma 0
Salt Lake 6, Sacramento 0
El Paso at Reno, ppd., rain
Fresno at Las Vegas, ppd., rain
Southern League
Sunday’s Games
Pensacola 4, Mississippi 2
Mobile 4, Tennessee 1
Biloxi 8, Chattanooga 5, 8 innings
Jacksonville 8, Birmingham 3
Montgomery 9, Jackson 2
Monday’s Games
Pensacola at Mississippi, 11:35 a.m.
Mobile at Tennessee, 11:35 a.m.
Montgomery at Jackson, 12:05 p.m.
Birmingham at Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m.
Chattanooga at Biloxi, 7:40 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Birmingham 2, Jacksonville 1, 10 innings
Pensacola 5, Mississippi 4, 13 innings
Jackson 3, Montgomery 1
Tennessee 1, Mobile 0
Chattanooga 9, Biloxi 5
Texas League
Sunday’s Games
San Antonio 3, Tulsa 0
Northwest Arkansas 16, Midland 2
Springfield 6, Corpus Christi 4
Frisco 6, Arkansas 4, 12 innings
Monday’s Games
Tulsa at San Antonio, 8:05 p.m.
Midland at Northwest Arkansas, 8:05 p.m.
Springfield at Corpus Christi, 8:05 p.m.
Frisco at Arkansas, 8:10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Frisco 9, Northwest Arkansas 1
Corpus Christi 6, Tulsa 0
Springfield 6, San Antonio 4
Midland 4, Arkansas 1
Carolina League
Sunday’s Games
Potomac 9, Wilmington 4
Lynchburg 2, Winston-Salem 0
Carolina 5, Salem 0, 11 innings, 1st game
Myrtle Beach 7, Frederick 5
Salem 5, Carolina 4, 2nd game
Monday’s Games
Frederick at Salem, 11:05 a.m.
Potomac at Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m.
Carolina at Wilmington, 6:35 p.m.
Winston-Salem at Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Carolina at Salem, ppd., rain
Lynchburg 7, Winston-Salem 2
Frederick 6, Myrtle Beach 0
Potomac at Wilmington, ppd., rain
Midwest League
Sunday’s Games
South Bend at West Michigan, ppd., rain
Bowling Green 8, Dayton 7
Wisconsin 4, Beloit 2, 1st game
Lansing at Great Lakes, ppd., rain
Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 2, 10 innings
Clinton 4, Kane County 3
Fort Wayne 14, Lake County 4
Beloit 4, Wisconsin 3, 2nd game
Peoria 4, Burlington 3
Monday’s Games
Fort Wayne at Great Lakes, 6:05 p.m.
Lake County at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m.
Bowling Green at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.
Dayton at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
Quad Cities at Peoria, 7:30 p.m.
Cedar Rapids at Kane County, 7:30 p.m.
Beloit at Clinton, 7:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Burlington, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Great Lakes 5, Lansing 4
Cedar Rapids 6, Quad Cities 2
South Bend 5, West Michigan 3
Dayton 7, Bowling Green 2
Beloit at Wisconsin, ppd., rain
Fort Wayne 9, Lake County 5
Peoria 8, Burlington 6
Kane County 5, Clinton 4
Florida State League
Sunday’s Games
Palm Beach 4, Charlotte 1
Bradenton 4, Fort Myers 3, 10 innings
Lakeland 2, Tampa 1, 10 innings
St. Lucie 4, Jupiter 3
Clearwater 7, Dunedin 0
Daytona 2, Brevard County 1
Monday’s Games
Jupiter at Lakeland, TBA
Daytona at Palm Beach, 6:30 p.m.
Dunedin at St. Lucie, 6:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Clearwater, 7 p.m.
Bradenton at Tampa, 7 p.m.
Brevard County at Fort Myers, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
St. Lucie 7, Jupiter 5
Tampa 11, Lakeland 6
Palm Beach 5, Charlotte 1
Clearwater 9, Dunedin 5
Fort Myers 5, Bradenton 1
Brevard County 9, Daytona 6
South Atlantic League
Sunday’s Games
Augusta 9, Rome 2
Lakewood 10, Lexington 9, 10 innings
Delmarva 7, Hagerstown 4, 1st game
West Virginia 3, Greensboro 1
Greenville 7, Asheville 4
Delmarva 3, Hagerstown 0, 2nd game
Kannapolis 10, Hickory 3
Charleston, S.C. 6, Columbia 5
Monday’s Games
Lakewood at Hagerstown, 6:05 p.m.
Hickory at Greensboro, 7 p.m.
Columbia at Rome, 7 p.m.
Augusta at Lexington, 7:05 p.m.
Delmarva at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m.
Asheville at Charleston, S.C., 7:05 p.m.
West Virginia at Greenville, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Augusta 4, Rome 3
Columbia 9, Charleston, S.C. 0
Delmarva at Hagerstown, ppd., rain
Lexington 11, Lakewood 3
West Virginia 8, Greensboro 2
Hickory 6, Kannapolis 1, 10 innings
Greenville 5, Asheville 2
USA TODAY
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
8C SPORTS
NCAA action hurts student-athletes
Satellite camps gave recruits exposure
needed to secure scholarships
Paul Myerberg
@PaulMyerberg
USA TODAY Sports
The NCAA’s decision to ban
satellite camps, effectively immediately, is seen largeANALYSIS ly as a victory for the
Southeastern Conference, which has
long railed against a
practice it views as
giving the rest of the Football
Bowl Subdivision an unfair
recruiting advantage.
It didn’t help, of course, that
the SEC and the Atlantic Coast
Conference had rules prohibiting
coaches from participating as
guest coaches at satellite-camp
opportunities — essentially giving
the rest of the FBS free rein to
hold camps in the Southeast.
Supporters viewed satellite
camps as a tool for casting a wider recruiting net, in a potentially
mutually beneficial relationship
between program and recruit.
Detractors, on the other hand,
viewed such camps as a threat.
“It’s has to be all or nothing for
us,” Texas A&M coach Kevin
Sumlin said last week. “It’s either
we join what everybody else is
doing with the satellite camp situation and we move on from
there, or we don’t and nobody
does them. Either we do it like everybody else, or nobody does.”
The loser here isn’t Michigan,
which famously ventured into
SEC country, led by coach Jim
Harbaugh, and ruffled feathers
throughout the conference;
Michigan landed verbal commitments from a number of recruits
during its satellite-camp foray,
though several were eventually
jettisoned from the Wolverines’
signing class.
And the losers aren’t other
Power Five conferences that
reaped the advantages given by
satellite camps, which afforded
programs with entry into areas of
the country typically outside
their recruiting blueprint — as
was the case with Ohio State and
Nebraska, which held camps in
Florida last offseason.
The NCAA’s ban does affect the
Group of Five, which often used
satellite camps to ride the coattails of bigger, name-brand programs. Ohio State shared its
satellite camp with Florida Atlantic, for example, perhaps putting
the Owls in front of a level of
prospects otherwise unavailable
RALPH RUSSO, AP
Michigan players stretch during a camp in Bradenton, Fla., in
March. New NCAA legislation bans satellite camps.
to members of Conference USA.
Since its home state provides
few top-level recruits, Boise State
has leaned on California to find
overlooked talent; the Broncos
held three satellite camps over
the summer in Southern California, creating inroads that can last
well beyond one signing class.
“It’s great for us,” Boise State
defensive coordinator Andy Avalos told USA TODAY Sports during the summer. “We’re able to
put the brand out there and let
people who aren’t around us see
what we’re all about. On every
front, for everybody, I think it’s a
great experience.”
The new legislation hurts the
Group of Five, but the real losers
are
clear:
under-recruited
prospects who used the camps to
gain access to potential scholarship offers. In a move designed to
even the playing field on a conference-wide level, the NCAA has
instead robbed prospective student-athletes from casting their
own wide recruiting net.
For every five-star recruit
there are hundreds — if not thousands — of prospects angling for
opportunities. Technological advancements, such as the Hudl
program used on nearly every
level of football, have made it eas-
ier to sell oneself to an FBS or
Football Championship Series
program. Yet for school and player alike, there was no replacing
the in-person audition.
There’s also a dollars-andcents issue. Official visits are paid
for by host universities but can be
held only in the regular season. At
any other point, recruits must
pay their way to visit a university
— demanding not only time but
also money, particularly if the trip
includes family members.
Satellite camps brought recruiting to a local level, allowing
recruits in certain regions — as
with California prospects and
Boise State last summer — similar access to coaches and instruction at a fraction of the cost.
Based on what they saw at their
camps, Boise State coaches estimated six or seven recruits would
be extended scholarship offers.
There’s the paradox of the ban:
While it aids the SEC, keeping interlopers out of its recruiting
backyard, the legislation comes at
a substantial cost to a wide swath
of the FBS — and to the majority
of potential student-athletes,
many of whom leaned on the access provided by these camps to
raise their own recruiting profile.
Seem fair? It’s not. Aimed at
closing a loophole, the ban has instead slammed the door on those
it is designed to represent.
Money allows players Grass added
luxury of walking away to infield at
Jarrett Bell
Fenway Park
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USA TODAY Sports
Surprise retirements are all the
rage these days in the NFL.
When word leaked Friday that
D’Brickashaw Ferguson was
hanging up the cleats after 10 seasons, it was only so stunning that
the New York Jets left tackle had
joined a growing list of players
who bolted against what used to
be the grain for pro football
players.
Calvin Johnson. Jerod Mayo.
Husain Abdullah. B.J. Raji. Marshawn Lynch. And so on.
It’s the new normal in a league
that Jerry Glanville, the former
Elvis-loving coach, once colorfully insisted was an acronym for
the notion of Not For Long.
Yes, Roger Goodell, there has
been a culture shift fueled by
variables that include concussions, chronic traumatic encephalopathy concerns, protocols, a
huge class-action lawsuit and
common sense.
Players, in many cases, are not
so much waking up to the ultimate reality check of having their
broken-down bodies kicked to
the curb in a salary cap slashing
as they are to opting out on their
own terms.
How empowering.
Not that it’s a huge threat to
the viability of the bloodsport
that is pro football. Despite decreasing participation in youth
football, the NFL doesn’t have to
worry about its pipeline running
dry. Regardless of the perceived
risks, there’s no shortage of willing participants to step up to the
big-time meat market for the
chance to be a millionaire.
It’s just that the retirement
rules have changed. For the better. Consider that in 2011 five
NFL players retired at 30 or
younger, according to ESPN Stats
and Information. This year the
total is more than four times that.
The reasons for quitting vary,
just like the manner in which decisions are announced these days
— on Instagram, via Twitter, with
a simple statement, in a grand
news conference or maybe in a
video of the player riding off on a
horse. The common denominator
is that players are seemingly
more prone than ever to hang it
up when they have much more
value on the field.
Ferguson, 32, has surely put in
his time. He missed only one
snap in 10 seasons — on a gadget
play, at that, when Darrelle Revis
lined up at his offensive line post.
His health is intact, relatively
speaking, so my first reaction was
that Ferguson might be concerned about all the subconcussive blows he has endured in the
trenches. Every single play.
When Abdullah, a Kansas City
Chiefs safety, retired in late
March after seven seasons (and
five concussions), he cited risk to
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The Jets’ D’Brickashaw Ferguson retired after 10 seasons.
his long-term health, just like San
Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris
Borland did in retiring after his
rookie season.
“I don’t want to be that boxer
that just stayed around too long,”
Abdullah told USA TODAY
Sports after announcing his decision.
Abdullah, according to a person with knowledge of his situation who was not authorized to
speak publicly, had promised to
himself that he would retire if he
suffered a fifth concussion, which
occurred last season.
Ferguson, expected to address
the media Thursday at Jets headquarters, was undoubtedly struck
by Concussion, judging from an
essay he wrote for SI.com upon
the movie’s release in December.
Maybe this walk-off can be attributed partly to this age of enlightenment. But his agent, Brad
Blank, insisted that long-term
health risk was not the driving
force.
Nor was this a negotiating ploy,
Blank maintained, even though
the timing comes a week after
Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan had a brief chat with Ferguson in the weight room — the
place that pretty much signals
you’re preparing for another season — about the prospects of a
pay cut. Ferguson, with a
$14.1 million cap figure, was due
$10.375 million this season.
Instead of instructing Blank to
negotiate the best deal possible
with the Jets or seeking a job
elsewhere — and with an alwaysthin market for left tackles, Ferguson has value even as his skill
level has decreased — he walked
away. The way Blank put it, Ferguson didn’t want to hang around
if he was not an elite player.
He’s also a man who has
earned more than $72 million,
according to Spotrac.com, since
he was drafted fourth overall in
2006. The money — for many of
the players — underscores a huge
difference from the players from
a generation ago, when considering the options.
Johnson earned more than
$113 million; Mayo collected
more than $42 million.
Raji, the nose tackle drafted
ninth overall by the Green Bay
Packers in 2009, didn’t declare he
was retired. Instead, he called it a
hiatus that allows him to be “allin” with his family and “explore
new frontiers.” He could come
back, much like 49ers tackle Anthony Davis (11th overall, 2010)
plans to do this year after walking
away last year.
Hey, when Ed “Too Tall” Jones
walked away from the Dallas
Cowboys in 1979, he stood to
make more money as a high-profile, neophyte boxing draw — all
six of his fights were televised nationally by CBS — than as a Pro
Bowl left end.
That was surely a different
time. In the 1980s, players typically tried to hang on as long as
possible — all the while perhaps
risking their long-term health.
The first $1 million salary in the
NFL came with Warren Moon in
1985 (topping John Elway’s
$900,000 and Joe Montana’s
$858,000), which means that the
top-dollar deals of that era would
be worth less than $2 million in
today’s dollars.
Raji and Davis, meanwhile,
have each earned about $28 million in their careers.
So while any concerns about
health risks are legitimate, the reality is players typically don’t
have to keep bashing their heads
and bodies to the limit.
Sure, there are more than a few
who will blow their money, engage in assorted knucklehead
drama that is costly or simply
love playing the game more than
others. But the cash — from exploding NFL revenue and sharethe-pie labor pacts — has effectively bought the option to walk
away, too.
“The money has gotten big
enough that if you choose to do
what D’Brickashaw did,” Blank
told USA TODAY Sports, “then
you’re doing what you want to
do.”
And not doing what you really
don’t want to do.
It’s called leaving on your own
terms, which strikes me as a fair
deal when considering the tremendous sacrifices a player
makes with his body and soul.
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resod the entire
When Fenway Park opens field. This year
Monday for its 105th season as
the Boston Red Sox host the Bal- was one of
timore Orioles, careful observers
might notice something different those.”
about the ballpark’s infield turf.
There will be more infield grass.
The grass between the pitcher’s mound and the basepaths,
specifically around the bases and
home plate, has been extended.
Additional grass on the infield
can have an effect on offense and
defense. Offensively, it can slow
ground balls, turning singles into
outs. Defensively, it can give fielders better reads on ground balls.
Grass is often more consistent
than dirt. So an extra hop by a
ball on grass can give a fielder
more confidence in his approach
to the ball.
But that wasn’t the primary
reason to change the infield grass,
Red Sox President Sam Kennedy
said. And it’s not the first time the
club has given the playing surface
a makeover.
Fenway hosted several events
during the winter, including high
school football games, the Notre
Dame-Boston College football
game and Big Air, a snowboarding
and freeskiing competition.
“We put a lot of strain on the
field through the offseason,” Kennedy said. “A couple of times
we’ve had the opportunity to resod the entire field. This year was
one of those. So when we put the
field in, we added — it’s a very
Red Sox President Sam Kennedy
small amount — but the cutouts
around home plate, around first
base, around second base and
around third base.”
The Red Sox also overhauled
the playing surface after the 2012
and 2014 seasons.
Major League Baseball does
not have specific requirements
for the mix of grass and dirt on
the infield, Kennedy says, but
there are recommendations.
The additional grass should
bring Fenway more in line with
other ballparks around the major
leagues.
The change, however, comes in
a season in which the Red Sox
have two new infielders. Travis
Shaw, who entered the season
with five major league starts at
third base, beat out veteran Pablo
Sandoval in spring training for
the starting third-base job, and
Hanley Ramirez is playing first
base for the first time in his 12season career.
Uniformed personnel, including manager John Farrell and
bench coach Torey Lovullo, were
consulted about the changes. But
the changes were not made to accommodate any specific player,
Kennedy said.
GREG M. COOPER, USA TODAY SPORTS
A view of Fenway Park from May 2015 shows the infield cutouts, which have been adjusted this season to add more grass.
SECTION D
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016
Will and Kate’s royal escape
The couple jet
off to India,
leaving a
questioning
hometown
media in their
wake 2D
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Drake made an announcement
about his new album on his
Beats 1 show Saturday night:
“I’m happy to let you know that
‘Views’ is dropping April 29,” he
said. “I promise you that you’ll
have your full share of Drake
music for the summer and for
the year and forever.”
Burns’ ‘Jackie Robinson’
looks far beyond baseball
MAKING WAVES
Before the fight
for rights, ‘he’s first
through the door’
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USA TODAY
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Actress and U.N. goodwill
ambassador Ashley Judd was
moved by a visit to a refugee
camp Sunday in Jordan. “He’s
gonna stay with me,” she joked
after playing with the Syrian baby
in the photograph.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton and Cheryl
‘Salt’ James joined Ryan Reynolds
at the MTV Movie Awards, which
aired Sunday night. What brings
this trio together? Salt-n-Pepa
sing ‘Shoop,’ which has become
a theme song for Reynolds’
‘Deadpool.’ When Reynolds
won the award for best comedic
performance, the hip-hop group
did a surprise performance of the
song, surrounded by dancing
Deadpools.
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Jackie Robinson was not the
best baseball player who ever
lived, but renowned filmmaker
Ken Burns makes a strong argument that he was the most important one.
Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers infielder who broke baseball’s
infamous color barrier in 1947,
advanced America’s pastime and
the nation, says Burns, who directed the two-part Jackie Robinson (PBS, Monday and Tuesday,
9 p.m. ET/PT) with his daughter,
Sarah Burns, and son-in-law,
David McMahon.
“He’s a really good baseball
player. He’s in the Hall of Fame.
But this is about bigger things,”
says Burns (The Civil War and
Baseball). Robinson’s achievement “is baseball’s finest
moment.”
Burns notes the historical significance of the arrival of Robinson, a multi-sport star at UCLA.
“This is the first real progress
in civil rights since the Civil War,”
Burns says. “Martin Luther King
Jr. is a junior at Morehouse
College. Truman hasn’t integrated the military. Brown vs. Board
of Education hasn’t happened.
There haven’t been lunch counter
sit-ins. He’s the first coming
through the door.”
As Robinson charts such progress, it also embraces the love
story between Jackie and his
wife, Rachel. Now 93, she radiates
the grace and strength her husband relied upon, while sharing
invaluable insights.
Pointing to a baseball colleague’s comment that Robinson
picked the right person to marry,
“you begin to realize that: No
Rachel, no Jackie,” Burns says.
“Without her, Jackie probably
can’t make it alone.”
Rachel Robinson remembers
the tribulation of spring training
in Florida, where she and Jackie
couldn’t stay at the team hotel or
eat at certain restaurants.
“The only triumph we had in
that situation was that we didn’t
go hungry, and we didn’t get angry with each other. The tension
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Jackie Robinson shattered major-league baseball’s infamous
color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 —
and paid a steep price for his bravery.
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Ken Burns’ film is also a
love story: Rachel Robinson,
93, stood by her husband
during the dark times.
wasn’t between the two of us. The
tension was between us and that
community. And so often, that
was how we had to deal with discrimination,” she says.
“I was behind him, and I wanted to be there. … But it wasn’t
just Jackie Robinson. It was the
whole idea of equality in America
and equal opportunities for
people.”
Robinson faced tremendous
adversity — threats and hate mail;
pitchers throwing at his head;
and hostility from players, managers and fans — but still became
a star, putting up Hall of Fame
numbers and helping lead the
Dodgers to their only world
championship in Brooklyn.
Robinson accepted the larger
responsibility of his breakthrough. (Burns contends that
the hostility Robinson faced, and
not just his health problems, led
to his early death at age 53.)
“He says, ‘Maybe I’m doing
something for my race.’ Then,
when it’s done, he’s got his calling
in life,” Burns says. For a time,
Robinson would “be the civil
rights movement and then help
that movement when it really
gets started (but) then watch the
new militancy in the late ’60s”
and see himself marginalized by
some.
But most African-Americans
idolized Robinson. As Burns says:
“On April 15, 1947, every AfricanAmerican family became Brooklyn Dodgers fans.”
MOVIES
McCarthy shows who’s ‘Boss’
Brian Truitt
USA TODAY
Sorry, Batman. Apologies,
Superman. Melissa McCarthy is
the new box office boss — at least
for now.
The actress’ new R-rated comedy, The Boss, squeaked past Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
to win its opening weekend, according to studio estimates from
comScore. It scored $23.481 million — just enough to break the
two-week streak of the superhero
movie, which took in $23.435 million and ran its domestic total to
$296.7 million.
It’s a virtual tie for first place
with less than a $50,000 difference between them, however, and
The Boss and Batman v Superman
could flip positions when final figures are released Monday, says
comScore senior media analyst
Paul Dergarabedian.
Much has been made of Batman v Superman’s critical failure
to launch, but few were kind to
HOPPER STONE
Melissa McCarthy’s The Boss
saw some major dollar signs
in its first weekend.
The Boss. It received poor reviews
on the whole from critics — with
just 18% approving at aggregate
review site RottenTomatoes.com
— and a C-plus grade from audiences at CinemaScore.
But crowds like McCarthy’s
“style and tell-it-like-it-is sensibilities. It really seems to work
for her,” Dergarabedian says.
Since her breakout in Bridesmaids five years ago, McCarthy
has joined the ranks of Leonardo
DiCaprio, Denzel Washington and
Mark Wahlberg as one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars, Dergarabedian adds. “It’s a short list.”
Batman v Superman might be
running out of gas at the box office, but with nearly $800 million
worldwide, “this movie has forced
its way very strongly to big numbers,” Dergarabedian says. “The
DC (Comics) brand seems to be
alive and well, and audiences are
psyched for Suicide Squad” when
it arrives in theaters Aug. 5.
Disney’s Zootopia was third
with $14.4 million ($296 million
total) — and dropped only 26%
from last weekend. My Big Fat
Greek Wedding 2 was fourth with
$6.4 million ($46.8 million total).
Rounding out the top five:
Hardcore Henry, which made its
debut with $5.1 million. Russian
director Ilya Naishuller’s firstperson action film was “a technical tour de force” aimed at wrangling the young male gamer
audience into the theater, Dergarabedian says. “Sometimes one
movie has to be the trailblazer. ...
It’s an interesting experiment.”
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2D LIFE
PEOPLE
Will & Kate leave their critics
behind and head for India
Hometown media
want them to ‘get
over’ 24/7 scrutiny
Maria Puente
USA TODAY
Prince William and Duchess
Kate are off to India and Bhutan
this week, leaving behind their
baby royals, George and Charlotte,
but getting far away from critics in
the London media.
Nearly five years after their
wedding in Westminster Abbey
catapulted them to the heights of
popularity, Will and Kate are being reprimanded by some for not
working hard enough, shirking
some engagements and, worst of
all, blowing off the increasingly
exasperated hometown media.
Has the golden couple’s luster
really been tarnished? Not in the
USA or much of the rest of the
world. But in the United Kingdom, the voices of reproach have
grown louder in recent months.
Richard Palmer, royal correspondent for the Express, says the
shift may have been inevitable in
the wake of “almost wholly positive” coverage of the wedding and
the post-wedding period.
Palmer argued in a February
analysis piece that Will and Kate
and Prince Harry remain a “huge
asset” for Britain, but they are
“squandering their popularity.”
Veteran royals biographer Ingrid
Seward wrote a similar piece in
the Daily Mail last month.
Their conclusion: The young
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Prince William and Duchess Kate visit the Banganga community in Mumbai. The royal couple
will travel around India before going to Bhutan April 14. They’re back to the U.K. April 16.
royals need to get over their resentment of 24/7 media scrutiny.
“They are taxpayer-funded
public servants given a special status in our society, so even though
there is a small number of ardent
royalists (and it seems a larger
group of American ‘fans’) who
think there should be no criticism
of the royals, inevitably the media
sees part of its job as holding them
to account,” Palmer says in an
email interview.
Even reliable fans, such as
Charles Proctor, editor of Royal
Central.co.uk, says some of criticism is legit, for instance the controversy over the shamrock
“snub,” when Kate stayed home
with the kids instead of handing
out the traditional shamrocks to
the Irish Guards (and their canine
mascot) on St. Patrick’s Day.
“The big problem here is that
Kate has a nanny, private helicopters, cars and lots of other things
ordinary parents in Britain
wouldn’t have access to,” Proctor
says. “This has led to many critics
asking why she couldn’t spare a
couple of hours to attend.”
Almost none of this is heard in
the USA, of course. But in the U.K.,
royal watchers such as Sally Bedell
Smith, author of a biography of the
queen and of a forthcoming biography of Prince Charles, is not convinced the bloom is off these
particular English roses.
“I’ve seen no polls on this, but I
would be surprised if any of this
affected their public standing,” she
says. “Until it starts showing up in
public opinion polls, I don’t think
we can consider it to be serious.”
Proctor believes William will
never get over his “contempt of the
media” because he blames paparazzi for the death of Princess
Diana in a 1997 Paris crash.
Anyway, it would be unrealistic
to expect frequent open-ended interviews with any royals, says
Smith, quoting the famous aphorism by Victorian writer Walter
Bagehot that “we must not let in
daylight upon magic.”
“There’s a ‘royal aura’ to British
royalty, a separate quality that the
‘bicycle monarchies’ of Europe
don’t have,” Smith says. “Will and
Kate are aware of that, and at the
same time they recognize they
need to be able to connect with
ordinary people, too.
“I’m confident they will figure it
out.”
TELEVISION
The man, not the hero, defines ‘Jackie’
JACKIE
ROBINSON
PBS, MONDAY
AND TUESDAY,
9 ET/PT
A Ken Burns film about Jackie
Robinson might seem inevitable,
but that doesn’t make it any less
powerful — or any less welcome.
Spend just a few minutes with
Jackie
Robinson
(PBS, Monday and
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eeeg out of four),
a four-hour, two-part
film from Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon,
and you can sense why the story
of the man who broke baseball’s
major-league color barrier would
call out to our greatest film historian. There’s Robinson’s status as
one of the greatest players in a
sport that is one of Burns’ wellknown passions. There’s the involvement of another Burns’ passion, jazz, in both the period
music and the score, composed
by Wynton Marsalis.
But beyond that, there’s race —
that transcendent American subject that ran like an underground
river through Burns’ masterpiece
The Civil War and has carried
through other Burns projects
such as, well, Baseball and
Jazz. In them, it wove in
and out of the story. Here
it stays in the forefront for
a man whose status as the
first black player in the
modern major leagues
made him a symbol, a
touchstone and a target —
attacked at some point in his
life by whites and blacks, segregationists, integrationists and separatists alike.
And yet Burns and his coproducers are too good at their
jobs to let Robinson get lost
among the conflicts that swirled
around him. This often moving
film is, at its heart, the life story
of a man — and thanks to the
gracious, essential participation
of his widow, Rachel, we see a
man who is made of flesh and
blood, one half of a loving couple,
and survived by a woman who
seems as strong in her own quiet
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Ken Burns’
documentary
explores
Robinson’s
life and
career at a
deliberate
pace.
way as he was in his.
As a quote from Martin
Luther King Jr. says, Robinson was “a freedom rider before freedom rides,”
and this film traces the
arc of that ride, from his
birth in poverty and his
contentious stint in the
Army (he was courtmartialed for refusing to
move to the back of a bus) to
his rise as a baseball legend
and his sometimes controversial
fight for civil rights. Facts of his
life are interwoven with facts
about ours as a society, some of
which many would rather forget
and all of which we should
remember.
Like all of Burns’ work, Jackie
Robinson is beautifully done and
blessedly free of the shoddy
re-creations that slip into so
many documentaries these days,
including those on PBS, which
should know and do better. And
like all of Burns’ work, it moves
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at a deliberate pace, not because
he thinks his audience is slow
but because he assumes you’ll
want time to absorb what you’ve
heard and seen before rushing
on to the next point. So many
films don’t just discourage
thought, they actively punish it,
for fear you will spot the obvious
holes in their logic if you linger
too long.
Linger with Jackie Robinson.
He earned it.
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gave the wrong location for The
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Falcone, at the theater and school
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LIFE 3D
MUSIC
Six pillars of music history
roll into the Rock Hall
N.W.A, Cheap Trick,
Deep Purple and Co.
are saluted in style
Patrick Ryan
USA TODAY
If you don’t think
N.W.A belongs in the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, Ice Cube has a
message for you.
“The question is: Are we rock
’n’ roll? I say you’re (damn) right
we’re rock ’n’ roll,” Cube, 46, said
Friday at Brooklyn’s Barclays
Center, where he and his iconic
gangsta rap group were inducted
25 years after disbanding. “Rock
’n’ roll is a spirit. ... (It’s) not conforming to the people who came
before you, but creating your own
path in music and in life. That is
rock ’n’ roll to us.”
After an impassioned introduction from rapper Kendrick
Lamar, who hailed N.W.A as “role
models” and “black superheroes,”
Cube took the stage with exbandmates Dr. Dre, DJ Yella and
MC Ren. They were joined by
Kathie Wright, mother of the late
Eazy-E: a founding member of
the Straight Outta Compton collective and “one of the first
people to invest in my talent,”
said Dre, 51.
“This is proof to all the kids out
there, growing up in places similar to Compton, that anything is
possible,” Dre added. “Me and the
guys standing right here, we’re
absolutely no different or better
than any of you.”
N.W.A was one of six artists
welcomed into the Rock Hall,
whose foundation and museum
are based in Cleveland. Other
new inductees were songwriter
Bert Berns, singer/guitarist Steve
Miller, and bands Deep Purple,
Chicago and Cheap Trick, who
closed out the four-hour ceremony with rollicking performances
of I Want You to Want Me, Dream
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Police and Surrender.
Beforehand, the hard-rock pioneers’ classic lineup of Robin
Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson and Bun E. Carlos congregated onstage, where they
thanked their families and reminisced on the band’s beginnings
in the early 1970s.
“Who knew that ‘I want you to
want me’ would become such a
defining phrase for a rock band
from Rockford, Ill.,” frontman
Zander, 63, said. “Seems like such
a stupid phrase, but it works.”
Although original Chicago
singer Peter Cetera was a noshow, the brassy jazz-rock group
reunited onstage with founding
drummer Danny Seraphine, who
left in 1990. Before the band
launched into a lively set
that included Saturday
in the Park, 25 or 6 to 4
and Does Anybody
Really Know What
Time It Is?, Seraphine
turned heads with his
raucous remarks.
Calling them a
“band of brothers,” Seraphine, 67, said: “We
lived together, we cried
together, we fought together, we (expletive) together — did I really say that?”
When a teleprompter urged him
to wrap up, he snapped, “ ‘Please
wrap it up?’ (Expletive) you! I’ve
been waiting 25 years for this!”
Miller, meanwhile, made headlines for ripping the Rock Hall
backstage, but the “Space Cowboy” couldn’t have been mellower when he was inducted — even
shouting, “Peace! Love! Happiness!” after a slowed-down take
on his timeless The Joker.
Although perhaps the leastknown of those inducted, Deep
Purple received the most deeply
personal introduction, courtesy
of Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, who recounted his first time seeing the
band live in Copenhagen when he
was 9 years old.
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Lars Ulrich of
Metallica inducts
Deep Purple.
Robin
Zander
of Cheap
Trick
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ULRICH BY KEVIN
KANE, WIREIMAGE,
FOR ROCK AND
ROLL HALL
OF FAME
MC Ren, left, Dr. Dre, Ice
Cube and DJ Yella of N.W.A
were hailed at their Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame induction as
“black superheroes.”
“(They)
were a beautiful contradiction, like you just
walked in on five musicians at the top of their
game jamming one
classic after another
with raw intensity,”
Ulrich, 52, said, adding later: “I
am somewhat bewildered that
they are so late getting in.”
Surviving members of the
Smoke on the Water ensemble
were on hand, including singer
Ian Gillan and drummer Ian
Paice. But it was bassist Roger
Glover who walked away with the
best line of the night:
“There’s an enormous amount
of people we should thank, but
I’m not going to, because I don’t
remember them.”
FASHION
‘Runway’ winner brings plus-size style to JCP
Ashley Nell Tipton
fashions success
into a new line
Cara Kelly
USA TODAY
Designer Ashley Nell Tipton
made waves on Season 14 of Lifetime’s Project Runway, becoming
the first contestant to show a
plus-sized collection. It was a daring move on a reality show where
competitors are accustomed to
dressing rail-thin runway models.
The move paid off for Tipton,
who took home the top prize for
her pastel and lace looks that
showed a lot of curves. She also
earned the support of judge and
fashion editor Nina Garcia, who
has since become a mentor.
“I get so many different types
of people emailing me how
much my story impacts
them. Hearing that inspires me every day to
keep going and going,”
Tipton says.
She has partnered
with JCPenney as a
brand ambassador for
Boutique+, a new line
designed specifically for
plus-size customers. It
will be available in 500
stores in sizes 0x to 4x, and
on jcp.com in sizes up to 5x
starting in May, with prices
from $12.99 to $60. JCPenney also is unveiling an instore shop called The Boutique that will include a
variety of brands, including
Tipton’s, coming this fall.
It’s a big deal for the designer who is all too aware
that a Project Runway win
has not always equaled reallife success.
“I didn’t want to just get
noticed for one thing, wanted to keep going. This is a
great platform I have right now
and I don’t want to fade away,”
she says.
As an ambassador for JCPenney, Tipton has an extended platform to reach the women that she
says she doesn’t just design for,
“Once
you feel
good, you
look good,
and that
projects to
everyone.”
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but relates to. She was encouraged to embrace our consumer, to
feel good about themselves before they put the clothing on.”
“Once you feel good, you look
good, and that projects to
everyone.”
One part of feeling good, Tipton knows, is having clothes that
fit well. So she has made that the
focus of her line, as well as incorporating silhouettes that haven’t
always been available to women
above a straight size.
“A lot of my inspiration is what
straight size women wear — why
is there a disconnect from what
they wear and what we can wear?”
she says, hinting at bold prints and
twists such as a motorcycle jacket
with a train she hopes will give
full-figured women the options
they’ve been waiting for. “I don’t
want them to be invisible anymore, I want to show personality.”
And she doesn’t care if that
new spotlight includes the word
“plus” or not. Regarding the discussions around the label that
have been playing out in recent
weeks, including the back-andforth with Amy Schumer and
Glamour, which included her in
their plus-size issue, Tipton says
the point is moot if all women
have access to great clothes.
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MOVIES
Films are the stars at CinemaCon
Screening Room,
‘Captain America’
are on the bill
Bryan Alexander
USA TODAY
The company generating
the most discussion ahead of
CinemaCon isn’t even officially
attending the four-day convention of theater owners, which
kicks off Monday in Las Vegas.
Representatives for Screening
Room, the start-up movie service
that intends to offer new film releases for home viewing, will attend the annual gathering where
nine studios will present their
upcoming movie slates.
The company declined to discuss specifics of the trip, and CinemaCon managing director
Mitch Neuhauser says Screening
Room “is not on our official
schedule.” But industry news
sites have outlined a low-key visit
by Screening Room principal
Prem Akkaraju to plead the service’s case to wary exhibitors,
away from the convention’s main
stage at Caesars Palace.
The venture will attract as
much attention as the fleet of
Hollywood stars jetting in for studio appearances.
“Screening Room is the biggest
thing at CinemaCon this year,”
says Jeff Bock, a senior box office
analyst for Exhibitor Relations.
“This service could be an industry
game-changer that affects everyone there. It will be interesting to
see how people react.”
While the showcase is all about
surprises, here are other expected
big moments at CinemaCon:
ZADE ROSENTHAL
CinemaCon
attendees
will see Steve
Rogers (Chris
Evans) and
Tony Stark
(Robert Downey Jr.) in
Captain America: Civil
War weeks
before the
release. STX
Studios will
present Bad
Moms, left.
MICHELE K. SHORT
RYAN MILLER, CAPTURE IMAGING
‘CAPTAIN AMERICA’
LEADS OFF DISNEY SLATE
The crowd inside the Colosseum CinemaCon 2015.
Walt Disney Studios is going all
out, screening Marvel’s Captain
America: Civil War in its entirety
Wednesday, weeks before the
movie’s release date May 6.
“It shows the kind of confidence and bravado they have in
their products,” Bock says. “They
are going to show off one of the
summer’s biggest hits at
CinemaCon.”
While Disney is keeping mum
about the presentation, expect it
to feature a few Marvel superheroes, especially with competitors Warner Bros. and DC Comics
taking their turn Tuesday.
“We’ll see some Avengers on
stage,” Bock says. “They wouldn’t
want to be upstaged by DC’s
heroes.”
Disney’s slate of Star Wars
films also will be a hot topic, given
that the first trailer for Rogue One
arrived last week.
PARAMOUNT IS BRINGING
‘STAR TREK BEYOND’
Paramount Studios will kick off
the studio presentations Monday
night, bringing talent such as Will
Arnett and Megan Fox from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of
the Shadows. But all eyes will be
on Star Trek Beyond, with producer J.J. Abrams and star/
screenwriter Simon Pegg attending ahead of the July 22 release
date.
The first action-packed trailer
was met with mixed reviews in
December. Even Pegg criticized
it, telling Star Trek fans to “hang
in there.”
“What they show at CinemaCon will be key,” says Fandango
.com managing editor Erik Davis.
“Star Trek is Paramount’s
juggernaut.”
NEWCOMERS WILL
STAKE THEIR SPOT
Emerging studios Amazon and
STX Entertainment will attend
CinemaCon for the first time. Amazon Studios representatives will
discuss their films Thursday, while
STX will present Tuesday. “Nothing sends a stronger signal to the
exhibition community about how
far, how fast we’ve come,” says
STX chairman Adam Fogelson.
“These are two of the biggest
up-and-coming studios,” Bock
says. “They’re now playing with
the big boys in the movie arena.”
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Life doesn’t add up for Canin’s ‘Almanac’ family
Eliot Schrefer
Special for USA TODAY
Want a good personal life?
Don’t go into theoretical mathematics. At least that’s the easiest
conclusion to draw
BOOK
from A Doubter’s
REVIEW
Almanac (Random
House, 551 pp.,
eee out of four),
Ethan Canin’s latest
novel, the first since his
acclaimed America, America.
We begin with the story of Milo
Andret, a boy genius plucked
from obscurity in rural Michigan
and brought to the hallowed halls
of the Berkeley math department.
There, his brilliance in the field of
topology leads his colleagues to
speak about him with reverential,
chosen-one tones: “Suffice it to
say, I see a great deal of potential
in you. … This is a name, gentlemen — Milo Andret — that you’ll
all be wise to remember.”
Most writers spend their lives
avoiding math at all costs, but
Canin has plunged into the topic
with passion — and to great success. His articulations of a mathsaturated worldview are incisive
and transporting: “Once, as he
was walking home, a line of geese
transformed itself into a sliding,
anfractuous matrix of singlesided, single-edged spirals, the
distant black curves burrowing
into themselves like the blades of
a windmill.”
The depth of Milo’s genius
comes alongside a shallowness of
emotion. Whenever Milo seduces
a woman in 1950s Berkeley and
then Princeton, what proceeds is
a creaky, antique soap opera of
brittle feelings — the reader will
not be surprised that few of
his romantic engagements go
anywhere. A marriage lasts just
long enough to produce two
children, one of whom takes over
son tries to reconcile with his
basically unlikable father and
comes to realize that Milo isn’t
inspired by love or even
happiness.
The Andrets aren’t especially
charismatic in their suffering, and
spending more than 500 pages
with such doggedly disagreeable
characters can be wearing.
The book’s female characters
have more vitality but serve as
long-suffering ciphers in the first
section — it’s a welcome wrinkle
when, in the last generation to
appear in the book, it’s the boy
child who’s the emotional one
and his sister who is the powerhouse of intellect.
In this convincing, unpleasant,
utterly unique novel, the most
reliable source of pleasure, for
characters and for the reader,
remains mathematics itself, “that
the miracle of the universe can
be worshipped without actually
witnessing the divine.”
NINA SUBIN
Author Ethan Canin
as narrator in the second half of
the book.
Seen through the eyes of his
deeply wounded adult son, Milo’s
towering intellect seems to diminish, and the elder Andret
comes off as more fully pathetic
and miserable than he did back
when the narrative was squarely
on his shoulders. His unhappy
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Plan your week in entertainment with these highlights and pop-culture milestones:
WEDNESDAY
WATCH: The crime series
The Last Panthers, featuring
Samantha Morton, Tahar Rahim,
Goran Bogdan and John Hurt,
lands at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Sundance.
It’s based on real events inspired
by a group of Balkan jewel thieves.
THURSDAY
MICHAEL LARSEN, BRAVO
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WATCH: The ubiquitous and irre-
SEE: Frank Langella returns to
pressible gang of Real Housewives
has expanded to the Lone Star
State with The Real Housewives
of Dallas. RHOD follows five
Southern socialites and premieres
at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
Broadway in The Father tonight
for a limited engagement. The
three-time Tony Award winner
plays Andre, a retired dancer who
is struggling with dementia and
living with his daughter.
WATCH: The clone club is back!
Orphan Black returns for a fourth
season that sees Sarah (Tatiana
Maslany) returning home
from her Icelandic
hideout to track
down an elusive
new ally tied
to deceased
clone Beth (also
Maslany.) The premiere airs at 10 p.m. ET/PT
on BBC America.
ERIC LIEBOWITZ, NETFLIX
FRIDAY
STREAM: Welcome back Unbreakable Kimmy
Schmidt, the adventures of a woman (Ellie Kemper)
who escapes from a cult after 15 years and starts
a new life in New York, for a second season.
Tituss Burgess and Jane Krakowski co-star.
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Jane the Virgin Bachelorette party. (N)
Criminal Minds Missing wife.
Criminal Minds Barbados case.
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Benoist, who continues to shine).
No sooner does she take a visiting
Flash’s advice and kiss Jimmy
than he, and everyone else in
National City, turns into a
mind-controlled zombie. It’s
enough to put a person off
romance for good, though at
least, unlike that classic “first
time” encounter/metaphor
between Buffy and Angel, this
time the transformation had
nothing to do with sex or love.
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Kara (Melissa Benoist) tries to help
her mind-controlled friends.
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
CW, 8 ET/PT
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has everything to do with it as
Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) hides
her hookup with Greg from Paula
while trying to figure out why
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Cadillac (2008)
Southern Charm
King of the Hill
King Arthur A brave Christian knight finds himself battling for the control of England. Clive Owen (2004)
Black Girls Rock! 2016 Tracee Ellis Ross hosts a night to celebrate and honor women of color.
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Family Guy
American Dad!
Family Guy
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True Supernatural DNA test; demon.
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Street Outlaws Spots on the list.
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K.C. Undercover
Best Friends
Girl Meets World
Liv and Maddie
Stuck in Middle
Phineas (2011)
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Walk the Prank
Gravity Falls
Gravity Falls
Spider-Man
Star Wars Rebels
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I Am Cait
True Supernatural DNA test; bones.
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Cupcake Wars (N)
Cake Masters (N) (Season premiere)
Chopped Leftover baskets.
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The Kelly File (N)
Hannity (N)
The O’Reilly Factor
Hunger (2012)
The Proposal Publisher from Canada forces assistant to marry her to avoid deportation. (2009)
The 700 Club Laser technology.
Despicable Me 2 Gru helps hunt down super-criminal. Steve Carell (2013)
Despicable Me 2 Gru helps hunt down super-criminal. Steve Carell (2013)
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
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The Simpsons
Idiotest
Idiotest
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Family Feud
Family Feud
Family Feud
Family Feud
Family Feud
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The Middle
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The Golden Girls
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Tiny Hunters
Tiny Hunters
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Iron & Fire (N)
Swamp People New territory.
Nancy Grace (N)
Forensic Files
Forensic Files
Forensic Files
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Deadly Demands (N)
Disappeared (N)
That ‘70s Show
That ‘70s Show
That ‘70s Show
That ‘70s Show
Forensic Files
That ‘70s Show
Taken Retired agent seeks abducted daughter. Liam Neeson (2009)
Forensic Files
Disappeared Arrested man.
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That ‘70s Show
That ‘70s Show
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Wicked Tuna Georges Bank pays.
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The Ultimate Predator
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Swamp Lions Young, male lions.
The Ultimate Predator
The Thundermans
Full House
Full House
Friends
Paradise Run
Dateline on OWN Caught in the act.
Full House
Dateline on OWN Dark twist.
Full House
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Friends
Dateline on OWN Caught in the act.
ATL Four friends leave high school. T.I. (2006) (7:05)
ATL Four friends leave high school and face turning points in their lives. T.I., Evan Ross (2006) (9:40)
Days of Our Lives
That ‘70s Show
That ‘70s Show
NASA’s Unexplained Files
NASA’s Unexplained Files
What on Earth? Lost wonder.
NASA’s Unexplained Files
Cops
Cops
Cops
Cops
Cops
Cops
That ‘70s Show
That ‘70s Show
Cops
That ‘70s Show
Sudden Impact Clint Eastwood (1983)
Patriot Games A former C.I.A. agent stops a terrorist attack, becoming a target himself. (1992)
The Magicians
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One Man’s Journey A doctor dedicates his life to medicine.
My 600-Lb. Life Confined to bed.
Hunters (N) (Series premiere)
The Detour (N)
Family Guy
That ‘70s Show
Jail: Las Vegas
Runaway Jury (2003)
12 Monkeys Final conflict.
Samantha Bee (N) Conan Kevin Nealon; Sophie Turner. (N)
Treasure Island A boy seeks a pirate’s buried treasure. Wallace Beery (1934)
My 600-Lb. Life Moving across the country for a doctor. (N)
Dr. Kildare (1939)
My 600-Lb. Life Confined to bed.
Olympus Has Fallen A guard searches for the president. Gerard Butler (2013)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Tracking down a criminal mastermind.
Bizarre Foods
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Bizarre Foods
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Bizarre Foods America
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King of Queens
Chrisley Knows
Chrisley Knows
Everybody Loves Raymond
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Loves Raymond
Loves Raymond
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Love & Hip Hop Atlanta
Weediquette Moving for weed.
Weediquette Cannabis farming.
Weediquette Weed in Africa.
States of Undress with Hailey Gates
CSI: Miami Eclipse killer.
CSI: Miami Electrocuted model.
CSI: Miami Family vacation.
CSI: Miami Death by car fire.
Weather Caught on Camera
Highway Thru Hell Pressed for time.
Highway Thru Hell Dangerous ice.
Highway Thru Hell Dangerous drop.
Person of Interest Deadly scam.
Person of Interest Baby protection.
Underground Plans to jump train.
How Met Mother
How Met Mother
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Samantha Bee is having quite the
year. First there was her bitingly
hilarious Full Frontal (TBS, 10:30
ET/PT), which has just been
extended for a full season after
instantly becoming essential
viewing. Now there’s this comedy
she co-created with her husband,
Jason Jones, starring Jones and
Natalie Zea as a couple whose
family vacation goes hideously
wrong.
Cinemax
Banshee Brutal
campaign.
Encore
The Last Boy Scout Man finds corruption in Boyz n the Hood Three young black males come of age in the mean streets of
pro football. Bruce Willis (1991)
Los Angeles. Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr. (1991)
FXM
X-Men: First Class Mutants learn to use their superpowers to
try and stop a devastating war. James McAvoy (2011) (7:00)
Hallmark Movies
Before You Say ‘I Do’ A man wakes up
10 years earlier. David Sutcliffe (2009)
HBO
Inherent Vice A private eye agrees to unravel a possible kidnapping plot for his ex-girlfriend, who fears Vinyl Richie considers his options.
her rich boyfriend has been falsely admitted to a mental hospital. Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin (2014)
Lifetime Movie
The Pastor’s Wife When a preacher in a small town in Tennessee is mysteriously
shot and killed, the stunning crime shocks the close-knit community. (2011)
Bad Sister Young girl learns nun is an imposter with a deadly attraction to her brother.
Ryan Newman, Devon Werkheiser (2016)
Showtime
House of Lies
Dice Elvis.
Creative destruction.
Dice Elvis.
Starz
The Siege Terrorist attacks in New York cause the president to declare martial law. The Girlfriend
Denzel Washington, Annette Bening (1998)
Experience
TMC
The Jackal With a deadly and elusive assassin on the loose, the FBI is left with no
other option but to release another criminal from prison to stop him. (1997)
Pulp Fiction In Los Angeles, two eccentric hit men interact with diverse characters.
John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson (1994) (10:05)
MLB Baseball Miami Marlins at New York Mets from Citi Field (Live)
Baseball Tonight
NBA Coast to Coast (Live)
SEC Storied Shaq & Dale
Black Rain New York cops arrest a gangster and deliver him to Japan, he escapes, and the two police
discover that he has plans to counterfit U.S. currency. Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia (1989) (8:50)
FXM Presents (N)
Birdman Actor struggles to mount
Broadway play. Michael Keaton (2014)
Sex Tape Married couple’s sex tape missing.
Cameron Diaz (2014) (10:55)
X-Men: First Class Mutants use their superpowers to try and stop a devastating war.
James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender (2011)
Candles on Bay Street A woman returns to her hometown with her son after being Murder, She Wrote Jessica assumes her
gone for 13 years. Alicia Silverstone, Eion Baliey (2006)
friend’s identity.
Billions The Conversation.
Vacation Ed Helms
(2015)
House of Lies
Billions The Conversation.
Creative destruction.
The Girlfriend
Experience
Sniper Two men go after criminals in Panama.
Tom Berenger, Billy Zane (1993)
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Jason Jones and Natalie Zea are on
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‘86: Jack’s 6th Green Jacket
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‘86: Jack’s 6th Green Jacket
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