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MONDAY PROFILE
Hosemann By Zack Plair
zplair@cdispatch.com

says he’s ‘I want to help people’

ready to work
as lt. governor
The Associated Press

JACKSON — Mis-
sissippi’s incoming
lieutenant governor
is setting an ambi-
tious agenda for his
first year in office.
Republican Del-
bert Hosemann will Hosemann
be sworn in Jan. 9,
along with most of
the other statewide elected offi-
cials. That’s two days after the leg-
islative session begins and five days
before the current lieutenant gover-
nor, Republican Tate Reeves, will be
inaugurated as governor.
Hosemann is wrapping up his
third term as secretary of state.
He told reporters last week that
the morning after the Nov. 5 elec-
tion, he started working on the
transition to becoming lieutenant
governor. Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff
“We got instructions from the Patricia Hollis rings the bell Wednesday morning outside Kroger in Columbus for the Salvation Army’s annual Red
voters to go to work, and so we did,” Kettle campaign. This is Hollis’ third year working with Red Kettle, despite suffering from a kidney disease that
Hosemann said. subjects her to three dialysis treatments each week.
The governor is the top elected

Columbus woman rings bell every year

official in the state, but the lieu-
tenant governor has more power.
Each of those officials is elected
independently of the other; they do

for Salvation Army despite health issues

not run as a ticket.
The lieutenant governor presides
over the 52-member Mississippi
Senate, appoints senators to com-

B
mittees and names the committee
leaders. The lieutenant governor
decides which committees consider
which bills, and that alone can de-
termine whether any particular bill
will live or die.
While the governor signs budget
bills, the lieutenant governor and
the House speaker shape the bud-
get-writing process.
The lieutenant governor and the
speaker serve on the 14-member
Joint Legislative Budget Commit-
tee, alternating years as chairman
of the group. The committee does
the first round of vetting budget
requests from state agencies, and
it sets a broad outline of a spend-
ing plan for other members of the
Legislature to consider. In the final
See HOsemann, 6A
undled up in a coat and scarf,
Patricia Hollis smiled and spoke
to customers outside Kroger in
Columbus Wednesday morning as she
rang the familiar Salvation Army bell.
Hollis, 55, was about 90 minutes
into her 10 a.m.-7 p.m. shift ring-
ing the bell, part of the Salvation
Army’s annual Red Kettle fundrais-
ing campaign. Unforgiving brisk
temperatures aside, Hollis’ good
mood didn’t waver.
“It’s cold,” she admitted. “But
once you get started, you get used
to it.”
Hollis’ smile, her attitude and
her sense of duty to her Red Kettle
shift also took no visible account of
how her morning started — getting
one of her three weekly dialysis
treatments for a kidney disease she
has fought for the last five years.
“It’s a little bit tough,” she said.
“But it’s alright. I can hang.”
Hollis, a Columbus native,
started ringing the bell for Sal-
vation Army three years ago,
following several years working at
McDonald’s. She’s one of about 20
paid bell-ringers the organization
employs during the holiday season
for the fundraiser that pays a hefty
share of its benevolent operations
throughout the subsequent year,
whether it’s paying utility bills for
those in need, providing food and
clothing, or helping through many
See Hollis, 6A

This still shot from

a Vimeo video
shows an animated Wizard of Oz film featuring local
student animation premiers Jan. 15
Columbus Municipal
School District Su-
perintendent Cherie
Labat announcing
the Jan. 15 premier
of “The Wonder Malco to host two showings film locally, including 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 and 22. Admission is $5 and tick-
Grove Wizard of
Oz” at the Malco each on Jan. 15 and 22 ets are available on a first-come, first-
served basis.
Theater in Colum- Dispatch Staff Report
bus. Students from Columbus Municipal School District
Stokes-Beard Ele- is one of 98 districts in the country us-
mentary and Colum- Tickets are on sale for showings of ing Story Maker, a platform that teaches
bus Middle School “The Wonder Grove Wizard of Oz” at the students to build animated stories. Hol-
used Wonder Me- Malco Theater in Columbus. lywood-based Wonder Media, the plat-
dia’s Story Maker The feature-length animated film form’s maker, is run by Terry Thoren,
platform to create premiers Jan. 15 and includes original creator of such animated series as “Ru-
a sequence for the animated sequences created by stu- grats” and “The Wild Thornberrys.”
feature-length film.
dents across the U.S., including Stokes- Tickets for The Wonder Grove Wiz-
Tickets are $5 and
are available first- Beard Elementary and Columbus Middle ard of Oz can be purchased through
come, first-served. School. Eventbrite or through the school district’s
Courtesy photo There will be four showtimes for the website, www.columbuscityschools.org.

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IN THE NATION

To battle opioid crisis, some

track overdoses in real time
The Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. — Drug over-
dose patients rushed to some
emergency rooms in New York’s
Hudson Valley are asked a series
of questions: Do you have stable
housing? Do you have food? Times
and location of overdoses are not-
ed, too.
The information is entered into
a new overdose-tracking system
that provides near real-time glimps-
es into the ravages of the opioid-fu-
eled drug crisis. The Hudson Valley
Interlink Analytic System is among
a number of surveillance systems
being adopted around the country
by police, government agencies
and community groups. While the
number of drug overdose deaths
appears to have fallen nationally
in 2018 for the first time in nearly
three decades, the overdose death
rate remains about seven times
higher than a generation ago.
If there’s a spike in overdoses,
the system will sent text alerts to
health administrators and commu-
nity workers. And system users can
see what drugs are being abused
for faster and focused responses to
the ever-evolving problem.
“We can’t get ahead of a situ-
ation that’s already passed. This
kind of information has to be given
almost instantaneously or else the
narcotics that we’re trying to track
have already been sold, and they’re
already on to the next batch,” said
Sgt. Julio Fernandez of the New
York National Guard’s Counter-
drug Task Force, which helped
usher in the system.
The Hudson Valley system was
adopted earlier this year by two
hospitals north of New York City
serving areas hard-hit by drug
abuse: St. Luke’s Cornwall Hos-
pital in Newburgh and Ellenville
Regional Hospital. Administrators
say nearby Catskill Regional Med-
ical Center is ready to enter infor-
mation and that Orange Regional
Medical Center in Middletown will
begin data entry next month. Ad-
ministrators are talking to other
hospitals in the region about sign-
ing up.
When a patient comes in, a
nurse or another worker enters
data about the overdose and the
drug. Patients retain their legally
required anonymity, but system
users can still glean general infor-
mation about the age, gender and
housing status of people in trouble.
The idea is to “get that infor-
mation out there as efficiently and
as quickly as we can,” said Daniel
Maughan, a senior vice president
at St. Luke’s.
The data has helped track the
rise of fentanyl being laced into
cocaine, Fernandez said. Dawn
Wilkin, director of prevention ser-
vices at Catholic Charities of Or-
ange, Sullivan, & Ulster, said the
system has guided workers on
where to conduct needle cleanup
within days, instead of waiting a
week or more.
Wilkin said there have been no
text alerts to warn of a spike in
overdoses sent out yet, likely due
in part to a drop in overdoses local-
ly.
Participation by patients is vol-
untary. If someone is unresponsive
or unwilling to answer questions,
workers enter the data that’s avail-
able. Kathy Sheehan, director of
emergency and trauma services at
St. Luke’s, said many patients co-
operate, though there are just as
many others who are not willing to
speak.
“They’re private,” she said,
“they’re maybe afraid of the reper-
cussions.”
Around the country, workers on
the front lines of the opioid crisis
are looking to speedier data access
as part of their prevention strategy.
In northeastern Minnesota, a
pilot system involving six hospitals
uses information from case reports
submitted by emergency room
staff to quickly provide health offi-
cials with warnings about overdose
clusters or unusual symptoms. The
Minnesota Drug Overdose and
Substance Use Surveillance Ac-
tivity system also analyzes blood
or urine samples from a subset of
patients to be able to detect patient
exposure to fentanyl or other sub-
stances.
In Michigan, the System for
Opioid Overdose Surveillance pro-
cesses data from medical examin-
ers and from EMS encounters in
which overdose-reversing nalox-
one was administered. The system
maintained by the University of
Michigan Injury Prevention Center
sends out reports to county health
departments and other users.
The most ubiquitous surveil-
lance system is the Overdose
Detection Mapping Application
Program, or ODMAP. The system
allows first responders and others
to enter data on suspected over-
doses, including locations, times,
naloxone dosages, victim ages and
suspected drugs. The system de-
signed by the High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area program in the
Washington/Baltimore area sends
out spike alerts to police and oth-
er agencies. Launched as a pilot in
January 2017, it is now in 48 states.
Officials in Oneida County using
ODMAP in upstate New York last
month were able to marshal forces
after receiving a spike alert notifi-
cation for 21 overdose reports and
four fatalities suspected to be asso-
ciated with heroin within 15 days.

Police: 69-vehicle where they work, in sep-
arate vehicles around the
pileup in Virginia leaves time of the crash.
dozens injured Levy told The Asso-
WILLIAMSBURG, ciated Press he started
Va. — A pileup involving slowing his truck down
more than 60 cars on a and turned his hazard
major interstate in Vir- lights on when he saw
ginia on Sunday morning thick fog.
injured dozens of people, “Next thing I know I
according to state police. see cars just start piling
The crash happened up on top of each other,”
just before 8 a.m. Sunday he said.
on westbound Interstate Levy was able to stop
64 in York County near in time but then got a call
Williamsburg, Virginia from his wife saying she
State Police Sgt. Michelle had been in the wreck.
Anaya said. No fatalities “It was just so scar y,”
were reported, but it took said Alena Levy, who was
crews several hours to evaluated at a hospital but
clear the roadway and re- was not seriously injured.
open all lanes of traffic. Ivan Levy said he ran
Authorities do not yet past cars to find his wife
know the cause of the and help her out. They
crash, but fog and icy made their way back to
road conditions were his truck, and Ivan Levy
contributing factors, An- said he then grabbed a
aya said. medical kit and started
Photos from the scene checking on other victims
showed a tangled mass because first responders
of metal, with car hoods hadn’t arrived yet.
crumpled, windows Sixty-nine vehicles
smashed and a red truck were involved in the
plopped on top of another crash, and 51 people were
vehicle. treated or transported
Ivan Levy said he to hospitals, Anaya said
and his wife were both Sunday afternoon, noting
headed to Williamsburg, that those figures were
constantly changing.
Among those hurt,
two were listed in critical
condition and 11 were se-
rious but not life-threat-
ening, said York County
Fire Chief Stephen Kop-
czynski.
An investigation into
the cause of the crash
was ongoing.
In a separate incident,
eight cars were involved
in a crash on I-64 in the
opposite direction after
the larger pileup, Anaya
said. It wasn’t immedi-
ately clear if others were
injured in that crash.
Ivan Levy said the car
his wife had been driving
was a Christmas gift.
“She was all upset
about the vehicle, and I
was like, ‘Look, honey,
it’s just metal,’” he said.
Downpours drench
South, closing streets
and delaying flights
Several roads were
closed for the Monday
morning rush hour in
downtown Charleston,
South Carolina, as heavy
rain soaked several
southern states, forecast-
ers said.
Charleston was flood-
ing before dawn due to
a combination of coastal
flooding the effects of the
heavy rains, the National
Weather Ser vice said.
Creeks and streams
were on the rise there
and across the South.
Flood watches and warn-
ings covered parts of
Georgia, Alabama, Loui-
siana and South Carolina.
In Florida, the heavy
rain and flooding delayed
dozens of flights at Fort
Lauder dale-Hollywood
International Airport.
The airport had issued
an advisor y late Sunday
that said more than 150
of its flights were expe-
riencing weather delays
and 11 flights had been
canceled.
Areas around the air-
port were hit with about
6 inches (15 centimeters)
of rain between midnight
and early Monday morn-
ing, according to WPTV-
TV. By 6:30 a.m. Monday,
flight operations were re-
suming.
SOURCE: AP
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IN WASHINGTON

White House predicts Pelosi will yield on impeachment delay

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The White House
is projecting confidence that it will pre-
vail in a constitutional spat with Dem-
ocrats over the nature of the Senate’s
impeachment trial, which threatens to
deprive President Donald Trump of the
swift acquittal he seeks.
The House voted Wednesday to im-
peach Trump, who became only the
third president in U.S. history to be for-
mally charged with “high crimes and
misdemeanors.” But Speaker Nancy
Pelosi has delayed sending the articles
of impeachment to the Senate until Re-
publicans provide details on witnesses
and testimony in hopes of shaping the
upcoming trial. Democratic and Repub-
lican leaders in the chamber remain at
an impasse over the question of whether
witnesses will be called, but the White
House believes Pelosi won’t be able to
hold out much longer.
“She will yield. There’s no way she
can hold this position,” Marc Short, the
chief of staff to Vice President Mike
Pence, said Sunday. “We think her case
is going nowhere.’’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCo-
nnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader
Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have been at an
impasse over the issue of new testimony,
leaving open the possibility of a protract-
ed delay until the articles are delivered.
Trump complained Saturday that the
holdup was “unfair” and claimed that
Democrats were violating the Constitu-
tion, as the delay threatened to prolong
the pain of impeachment and cast uncer-
tainty on the timing of the vote Trump is
set to claim as vindication.
Schumer told reporters in New York
that “the Senate is yearning to give Pres-
ident Trump due process, which means
that documents and witnesses should
come forward. What is a trial with no
witnesses and no documents. It’s a sham
trial.”
Short called Pelosi’s delay unaccept-
able, saying she’s “trampling” Trump’s
rights to “rush this through, and now
we’re going to hold it up to demand a
longer process in the Senate with more
witnesses.”
“If her case is so air-tight ... why does
she need more witnesses to make her
case?’’ Short said.
White House officials have high-
lighted Democrats’ arguments that re-
moving Trump was an “urgent” matter
before the House impeachment vote, as
they seek to put pressure on Pelosi to
send the articles of impeachment to the
Senate.
McConnell has all but promised an
easy acquittal of the president, and he
appears to have secured Republican sup-
‘She will yield. There’s no way she can hold this position.’
Marc Short, the chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence
port for his plans to impose a framework
drawn from the 1999 impeachment trial
of President Bill Clinton. That trial fea-
tured a 100-0 vote on arrangements that
established two weeks of presentations
and argument before a partisan tally in
which then-minority Republicans called
a limited number of witnesses.
That has sparked a fight with Pelosi
and Schumer, who are demanding trial
witnesses who refused to appear during
House committee hearings, including
acting White House chief of staff Mick
Mulvaney and former national security
adviser John Bolton.
A close Trump ally, Sen. Lindsey Gra-
ham, R-S.C., said Pelosi would fail in her
quest “to get Mitch McConnell to bend
to her will to shape the trial.’’ Graham is
chairman of the Senate Judiciary Com-
mittee and was a House manager, com-
parable to a prosecutor, during the Sen-
ate’s impeachment trial of Clinton.
“She’ll eventually send the arti-
cles because public opinion will crush
the Democrats,’’ said Graham. Asked
whether he expected witnesses in the
Senate, he replied: : “No, I don’t.”
At one point, Trump had demanded
the testimony of witnesses of his own,
like Democrats Joe Biden and his son
Hunter, and the intelligence community
whistleblower whose summer complaint
sparked the impeachment probe. But he
has since relented after concerted lob-
bying by McConnell and other Senate
Republicans who pushed him to accept
the swift acquittal from the Senate and
not to risk injecting uncertainty into the
process by calling witnesses.
The Senate’s second-ranking Dem-
ocrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said his
party is looking for a signal from Mc-
Connell that he hasn’t ruled out new
witnesses and documents. But Durbin
acknowledged that Democrats may not
have much leverage in pushing a deal.
He criticized both Republican and
Democratic senators who have already
announced how they will vote in the
trial, saying the Constitution requires
senators to act as impartial jurors. Re-
publicans hold a 53-vote majority in the
Senate.
“The leverage is our hope that four
Republican senators will stand up, as 20
years ago, we saw in the impeachment of
Bill Clinton, and say, this is much bigger
than our current political squabbles,”
Durbin said.

CAMPAIGN 2020

Warren, back in Oklahoma, sees tribal leaders in private

Warren released the DNA analysis in October
2018 to try to defuse the issue over her claim
The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — Return-
ing to the state where she was born,
Democratic presidential candidate
Elizabeth Warren met privately
with Native American tribal leaders
Sunday and offered no new apology
for the DNA test she took to count-
er President Donald Trump’s taunts
about her claim to American Indian
heritage, according to a meeting
participant.
Warren had released the DNA
analysis in October 2018, before en-
tering the 2020 race, as she tried to
defuse the issue. Trump had long
mocked the Massachusetts senator
for her ancestral claims and repeat-
edly referred to her as “Pocahon-
tas,” a racial slur he still employs.
She said the analysis, performed by
a Stanford professor, indicated she
had some Native American heri-
tage.
But Warren came under criti-
cism from some tribal officials who
said DNA tests were useless to
determine tribal citizenship. The
Cherokee Nation complained that
Warren was “undermining tribal
interests with her continued claims
of tribal heritage,” and in August,
Warren offered a public apology at
a forum on Native American issues,
directly addressing an issue that
had proved to be a political liability.
“She’s apologized for that, and I
don’t speak for tribal leaders, but in
my mind that is no longer an issue
at all,” said Kalyn Free, Democrat-
ic national committeewoman from
Oklahoma who attended the meet-
ing Sunday in Tulsa. “She didn’t
meet with them because of that
issue. She met with them because
she genuinely cares about tribal
leaders and the issues that are im-
portant to them.”
Representatives came from sev-
eral of the 39 federally recognized
Native American tribes based in
Oklahoma, including the Caddo
Nation, Shawnee Tribe and Ala-
bama-Quassarte Tribal Town, said
Free, a citizen of the Choctaw Na-
tion.
“It was a very thoughtful meet-
ing,” Free said. “She took questions
one on one and engaged each of
the tribal leaders. She took time to
listen to what they had to say and
gave very thoughtful responses to
the issues.”
Free played down the idea the
meeting was designed to help War-
ren atone for what grew into a cam-
paign misstep.
Among the topics discussed
were improving the federal Indian
Health Service, upholding treaty
obligations, improving education
for Native American children and
fighting substance abuse.
“It was a free-ranging discus-
sion,” Warren said later during a
visit to Oklahoma City. “We talked
about whatever tribal leaders want-
ed to talk about. I was really grate-
ful for the opportunity to visit with
them.”
Questions about Warren’s heri-
tage first emerged during her race
for the Senate in 2012, when reports
surfaced that she had listed herself
as a racial minority in an academic
legal directory.
Warren spoke later Sunday to a
rally of more than 2,000 people at
Northwest Classen, the Oklahoma
City high school where she grad-
uated, telling the familiar story of
her family’s struggle to maintain
its foothold in the middle class in
the early 1960s after her father had
a heart attack and her mother re-
turned to the workforce.

Around the state

Mississippi man finds
note saying his missing
dog was killed
OZONA — A Missis-
sippi man searching for
his missing dog was left
an anonymous note that
said his dog had been
killed and that he should
abide by the county leash
law.
“I’m sorry to inform
you that your dog was
shot and killed Satur-
day night while digging
through my garbage,” the
anonymous note said, ac-
cording to The Sun Her-
ald. “It did not suffer and
I did not take pleasure in
killing It. There is a coun-
ty leash law which you
should abide by so that
I do not have to kill any
more of your pets.”
Chad Stricker had
already spent several
days searching for his
10-month-old wolfdog
named Nymeria when he
found the note and Nyme-
ria’s collar in his mailbox
this month. Her large
yellow collar featured
an over-sized tag that in-
cluded her photo, owner’s
address and number and
a description of her per-
sonality.
“I was sick to my stom-
think that someone killed
her while we had been
out looking for her, for
digging in the garbage ...
An animal is not worth
more than your trash or
the time to make a phone
call?”
But such a shooting
isn’t uncommon, said
Elizabeth Treadaway, the
shelter manager Pearl
River County SPCA.
“Unfortunately we see
that a lot,” Treadaway
said. “This dog lost its
life over an invisible line
it can’t see. As soon as an and the letter, I wish they
animal goes onto some- would have left the body
one else’s property, that to give me some kind of
leash law goes into effect. closure,” he said.
But just because it’s law,
doesn’t make it right what SOURCE: AP
this person did.”
The leash law in Pearl
River County requires all
animals to be fenced in
or restrained on a leash,
even if the owners are not
within city limits.
Stricker says Nyme-
ria’s body wasn’t returned
to him.
“He dumped the collar
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possumhaw
Accoutrements
of Christmas
“Old Santeclaus with
much delight. His reindeer
drives this frosty night. O’er
chimney tops and tracts of
snow, to bring his yearly
gifts to you.”
Published anonymously,
1821
If Santa Claus was
inspired by the generous
bishop of Myra, then
where did the reindeer Shannon Bardwell
and sleigh, the wreath and
the tree, the lights and the
cheery little poinsettia come from?
The above poem appears to be the first mention
publicly of reindeer, sleighs and chimney tops.
When publisher William Gilley was questioned,
he related the author gave little information of
himself. Reindeer were considered almost magi-
cal creatures, as well as often used by indigenous
peoples of the far north for transportation pulling
sleighs and wagons.
The next reference would be in the 1822 poem
“’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” pretty well
situating reindeer in the midst of Santa’s story.
The practice of bringing trees into the house
developed in several different countries with
different meanings. The earliest representation
of a private tree was found in a sculpture in 1576,
then part of Germany and now France. Earliest
trees were lit with candles and often only on the
night before Christmas. They were decorated with
apples, paper roses and such. The tree was often
topped with an angel representing the angel Ga-
briel, or a star for the star of Bethlehem. Germany
and surrounding countries formed early Christmas
customs which would spread to England through
intermarriages by royalty.
The first Christmas trees in America were
reportedly displayed by Charles Follen in 1835,
a political exile from Germany and written about
by a British visitor. In 1836, a Christmas tree was
mentioned in “A Stranger’s Gift” written by Her-
man Bokum, also a German immigrant. The first
Christmas tree in the White House was in 1902
and was sneaked in by President Roosevelt’s son
Archie, then 8-years-old. There are two explana-
tions: It was not a practice of the Roosevelts to
have a tree, or it was inconsistent with Roosevelt’s
nature conservationist ideas. Afterwards, thanks
to Archie, the White House would have Christmas
trees.
Electric lights would replace candles. Thomas
Edison in 1880 lit up his workshop alongside a rail-
road where all the passengers would be dazzled at
the display. Edison’s associate, Edward H Johnson,
would come to be known as the Father of Electric
Christmas Tree Lights for having hand-strung
80 red, white and blue lights the size of walnuts
together for his home. The photographs appeared
in newspapers and eventually were mass produced
and affordable by 1930.
The Christmas wreath was a symbol of eternal
life, and the greenery showed endurance through
often harsh and difficult times. It may have been
inspired by the Roman wreaths as a sign of victory.
Early Christians hung wreaths on the door as a
sign of welcome.
And the poinsettia, the most beautiful of Christ-
mas plants, was once a lowly Mexican weed grow-
ing by the wayside. Joel Poinsett, U.S. Ambassador
to Mexico and amateur botanist, brought the plant
back to his home in South Carolina. However, it
was Albert Ecke, another German immigrant, liv-
ing in California, who developed a secret solution
causing the weedy plant to grow into the compact,
colorful flower we see today — and now you know.
Email reaches Shannon Bardwell of Columbus at
msdeltachild@msn.com.
Letters to the editor
Voice of the people
Appreciates help with research
Several months ago I received
a call from two retired university
professors who live in Chicago.
They advised me they were going
to write the first comprehensive
biography of Walter Lanier “Red”
Barber who was born in Co-
lumbus. Barber was a long time
broadcaster for the Cincinnati
Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, and New
York Yankees. He was one of the
first two people inducted into the
broadcast wing of the baseball
Hall of Fame. He was the first per-
son to broadcast a Major League
Baseball game on television as
well as the first person to broad-
cast a National Football game on
television. After his broadcast ca-
reer ended he became Director of
Sports for CBS. He hired and men-
tored a number of people who later
became outstanding broadcasters
themselves. Several of them
became members of the Hall of
Fame as well. At the tail end of his
career he did a very popular pro-
gram on NPR with Bob Edwards.
Many honors and accolades came
his way. One of my favorites was
the time Bob Costas, the highly
esteemed current broadcaster
sated “Barber in Brooklyn was the
best there ever was.”
When I received the initial call
James Walker told me that he and
Judith Hiltner were planning a trip
to Columbus to gather research
material for their upcoming book.
They wanted to see the histori-
cal marker Columbus erected in
Barber’s honor as well as visiting
his boyhood homes. In addition
they wanted to learn all they could
about Columbus and its people
to understand the influences that
helped Red Barber become the
person that so greatly influenced
the world of broadcasting. They
told me on several occasions this
past weekend how much they
appreciated the help and courtesy
extended to them by the people of
Columbus.
On a personal note I would like
to thank all of the people and or-
ganizations who stepped up to the
plate to make their visit to Colum-
bus so successful. A very special
shout-out goes to Rufus Ward,
Chuck Yarbrough, Nancy Car-
penter, CVB, Dixie Butler, Mona
Vance-Ali, The Columbus-Lown-
des Public Library. Harry Sand-
ers, Jerry Jones, WTVA, Birney
Imes, Slim Smith, The Commer-
cial Dispatch, Derek Rogers and
WCBI. The fact that all of this help
and assistance was rendered the
weekend before Christmas demon-
strates once again that Columbus
is indeed “The Friendly City.”
Glenn Lautzenhiser
Columbus
Comments on impeachment
It probably goes without saying
that the “Trump derangement syn-
drome” is very contagious among
liberal Democrats in D.C. and in
the liberal media. Poor old Nancy
seems to have a terminal case of
it, and I think it’s spreading so
far and fast that it’s latched onto a
couple liberals here who haven’t
been Limbaughnized yet because
they like to repeat what Nancy
says in the Opinion section of our
Dispatch
The
beloved Dispatch. Yes, it’s a sad
sad illness of the mind and causes
people to say things that aren’t
true (the earliest symptom of the
sickness) about our great Presi-
dent. Nancy sure has a pitiful case
of it, so severe that it’s starting to
affect her emotionally, physically
and mentally. She is trying to
convince herself that she didn’t
make a bad decision by starting
the “impeachment hearings,”
then saying all the false stuff
about her President and that he
is impeached and will always be
impeached. Her entire demeanor
gives an impression of someone in
bad need of a lot of good rest and
sleep due to a life of making bad
decisions in the misleading job
she’s done and making socialist of
our Democrat Party. Even Obama
has seen her terrible leadership
ability and has gone to bat for her
by saying women make better
leaders than men which he knows
is not true.
Too bad that she can’t handle
the truth, which is “President
Trump has not yet been im-
peached! So says the lawyer of
Nancy Pelosi, Noah Feldman — a
law professor at Harvard. He was
one of Nancy’s picks to speak
(fake witness) in the so called
“impeachment hearings.” It’s true,
it isn’t called an impeachment
until Nancy stops sitting on the
two absolutely phony articles and
passes them on to the Senate.
Why she is mixed up about that
is beyond me. It must be an awful
feeling to know you have messed
up and don’t have the nerve to
admit it. That would be the right
thing to do and then get on with
doing what she was elected to
do — work with her President to
keep America greater than it’s
ever been before. By the way, he
has done it by himself with no help
from her and the other Democrats
and in spite of all her efforts to
prevent him from accomplishing
all the many good things he has
done. Many of them say he should
not be using Twitter as President.
I disagree because it shows he is
fighting to defend himself and us
as he promised to do. So keep up
the good fight, Mr. President, to
be victorious over our enemies
both foreign and domestic.
Raymond Gross
Columbus
Supports evangelical leader’s
comments on Trump
Evangelical magazine editor:
Trump must go.
Trump supporters now have a
choice, other than Trump.
For some reason, this was omit-
ted from this article.
Mark Galli, editor-in-chief of
Christianity Today, said Trump is
a near perfect example of a human
being who is morally lost and
confused, and noting his Supreme
Court nominees, his defense of
Religious liberty, and his steward-
ship of the economy, went on to
state that “none of the President’s
positives can balance the moral
and political danger we face under
a leader of such immoral charac-
ter.”
Already, Trump is blaming Gal-
li of going to the left, when it’s not
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left or right, but The Bible. This
administration wants no part of
the truth. It will destroy them.
Trump supporters now have a
choice, according to Mark Galli.
Are you going to continue to wit-
ness for Trump and his blackened
moral record or to The Rule of
Law and your Lord and Savior?
James Hodges
Steens
Complaints about liberals
This past week we saw what a
train wreck the Democratic party
was. The “Articles of Impeach-
ment” were stated in one form and
argued from what ever came to the
minds of the group of liberal Dem-
ocrats on the committee. Most of
the times they were not presenting
anything except their hatred and
disdain for the President. The
fact that was constant was they
had been trying to impeach him
since he walked down the stairs in
Trump Towers. The Russian didn’t
elect Trump, this has been proven,
with millions of dollars spent
trying to prove it to be true. God
fearing, patriotic, hard working
Walmart shoppers elected him.
As far as the Democrats having
a socialist candidate out there
to beat him, it is slim and none.
Queen Pelosi has got her minions
to vote to impeach, but now is not
in a hurry to send it to the Senate.
The big question is why? Could
it be that it is so weak that she is
embarrassed? The Senate will not
cow down, and she doesn’t want
to be made a fool of. The Demo-
crats have made a mockery of our
Republic, but they don’t care as
long as they can weaken America
for their own good. All the Trump
haters spew such disdain for the
great economy, high stock mar-
ket, low unemployment, strong
military, pride of country and flag.
But all they have to offer is tax
the rich. By the way, I have never
worked for a poor man, except my
dad in my lifetime. The Democrats
want free everything: health care,
college education, maybe phones,
maybe housing and automobiles
too. The liberal Democrats scoff
at Christians values and approve
abortion up to the moment of
delivery, want to give illegals the
right to vote and take our guns
away. And you think Trump will
not be reelected? You liberal
Democrats have been drinking
too much of the socialist Kool-Aid.
It is a matter of time until the true
justice “shoe” is going to drop. Mr.
Comey, Brennan and Clapper had
better be hiring a good defense
lawyer. It’s time for the good guys
to win one.
I’ll agree President Trump is
his worst enemy in his tweets and
comments, but he is not a politi-
cian. He is one of us. A man that
loves his country and is not going
to try to please the liberal “left”
swamp creatures. Those that sup-
port President Trump don’t need
Russia’s help to elect him; there
is enough of us to do it ourselves.
“Make America Great Again” and
God Bless America sounds good
to me.
God Bless America.
Lee Roy Lollar
Columbus
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Milroy; nine grand-
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great-grandchildren.
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AROUND THE WORLD

Saudi sentences 5 to death

for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
A total of 11 people were
on trial for the killing, but
the government has not
made their names public
The Associated Press
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Ara-
bia sentenced five people to death on
Monday for the killing of Washington
Post columnist and royal family critic
Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in
the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year
by a team of Saudi agents.
The killing of Khashoggi stunned the
international community and also many
Saudi citizens, who were deeply shocked
that a Saudi national could be killed by
15 government agents inside one of the
kingdom’s consulates.
Another three people were sentenced
to prison for a combined 24 years, ac-
cording to a statement read by the attor-
ney general’s office on Saudi state TV.
No individual breakdown for the sen-
tencing was given.
In total, 11 people were on trial in Sau-
di Arabia for the killing, but the govern-
ment has not made their names public.
All can appeal the preliminary verdicts.
While the case in Saudi Arabia has
largely concluded, questions still linger
in the international court of public opin-
ion about Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman’s culpability in the slaying.
Khashoggi had walked into his coun-
try’s consulate in Istanbul for a sched-
uled appointment to pick up documents
that would allow him to marry his Turk-
ish fiancee. He never walked out and his
body has not been found.
The Oct. 2, 2018 slaying brought into
sharp focus the very concerns over hu-
man rights that Khashoggi had spent
the last year of his life in exile in the U.S.
writing about in columns for The Wash-
ington Post — and the reason he may
have been targeted.
At a time when Prince Mohammed’s
social reforms were being widely hailed
in the West, Khashoggi’s columns criti-
cized the parallel crackdown on dissent
the prince was overseeing.
In Washington, Congress has said it
believes Prince Mohammed is “respon-
sible for the murder,” despite Saudi in-
sistence he had no involvement in the
operation, which involved several agents
who worked directly for the 34-year-old
prince.

India’s main opposition
party stages protest
against new law
NEW DELHI — In-
dia’s main opposition par-
ty staged a silent protest
in the capital on Monday
against a contentious new
citizenship law, a day af-
ter Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi defended the
legislation and accused
the opposition of pushing
the country into a “fear
psychosis.”
About 2,000 people
joined the protest at the
Raj Ghat, a memorial ded-
icated to Mahatma Gand-
hi, where the Congress
party demanded “protec-
tion for the constitution
and the rights of people
enshrined in it.”
Tens of thousands of
protesters have taken to
India’s streets to call for
the revocation of the law,
which critics say is the lat-
est effort by Modi’s gov-
ernment to marginalize
the country’s 200 million
Muslims.
The law allows Hindus,
Christians and other reli-
gious minorities who are
in India illegally to be-
come citizens if they can
show they were persecut-
ed because of their reli-
gion in Muslim-majority
Bangladesh, Pakistan and
Afghanistan. It does not
apply to Muslims.
Monday’s protest was
led by opposition Con-
gress party chief Sonia
Gandhi along with other
senior leaders, including
former Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh. The
leaders read out the pre-
amble to the constitution
at the protest site.
SOURCE: AP
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IN TECHNOLOGY

Boeing capsule returns to Earth

after aborted space mission
The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
Boeing safely landed its crew cap-
sule in the New Mexico desert
Sunday after an aborted flight to
the International Space Station that
could hold up the company’s effort
to launch astronauts for NASA next
year.
The Starliner descended into the
Army’s White Sands Missile Range
in the frigid predawn darkness,
ending a two-day demo that should
have lasted more than a week. A
trio of red, white and blue para-
chutes popped open and airbags
also inflated around the spacecraft
to ease the impact.
“We pinpoint landed it,” NASA
Administrator Jim Bridenstine said
at a post-landing briefing.
The successful return capped
a rocky start to a mission that was
supposed to include a docking with
the space station. Managers will
review all the data before deciding
whether to do another test flight
or go straight to flying astronauts,
said NASA’s Steve Stich.
After seeing this first test flight
cut short and the space station
docking canceled because of an im-
properly set clock on the capsule,
Boeing employees were relieved to
get the Starliner back.
Recovery teams cheered as they
watched the capsule drift down
through the air and make a bull’s-
eye landing. The touchdown was
broadcast live on NASA TV; infra-
red cameras painted the descend-
ing capsule in a ghostly white.
As the sun rose, close-up views
showed the large white and black
capsule upright — with hardly any
scorch marks from re-entry — next
to a U.S. flag waving from a recovery
vehicle. The astronauts assigned to
the first Starliner crew — two from
NASA and one from Boeing — were
part of the welcoming committee.
“A beautiful soft landing,” said
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke.
“Can’t wait to try it out.”
It was the first American-made
capsule designed for astronauts
to make a ground landing after re-
turning from orbit. NASA’s early
crew capsules — Mercury, Gemini
and Apollo — all had splashdowns.
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, which
made its orbital debut last winter
with a test dummy, also aims for the
ocean at mission’s end.
Minutes after touchdown, top
NASA and Boeing officials poured
into Mission Control in Houston to
congratulate the team. The newly
returned Starliner also got a per-
sonalized name: Calypso, after
Jacques Cousteau’s boat.
The capsule’s first trip to space
began with a smooth rocket ride
from Cape Canaveral on Friday. But
barely a half hour into the flight,
it failed to fire its thrusters to give
chase to the space station and end-
ed up in the wrong orbit.
The problem was with the Star-
liner’s internal clock: It did not sync
up with the Atlas V rocket and was
off by 11 hours, according to Boe-
ing’s Jim Chilton.
The capsule burned so much fuel
trying to orient itself in orbit that
there wasn’t enough left for a space
station rendezvous. Flight control-
lers tried to correct the problem,
but between the spacecraft’s posi-
tion and a gap in communications,
their signals did not get through.
They later managed to reset the
clock.
Boeing is still trying to figure
out how the timing error occurred.
The mission lasted nearly 50 hours
and included 33 orbits around the
Earth, about 100 orbits fewer than
planned.
A test dummy named Rosie the
Rocketeer — after Rosie the Rivet-
er from World War II — rode in the
commander’s seat. Also returning
were holiday presents, clothes and
food that should have been deliv-
ered to the space station crew.
Even though not all goals were
met including a station docking,
“in my eyes, it was a huge success,”
said Boeing flight director Richard
Jones.
There were no parachute prob-
lems this time. Last month, only
two parachutes deployed during an
atmospheric test because workers
failed to connect a pin in the rig-
ging.
“We didn’t do everything we
wanted to do, but we don’t see any-
thing wrong with this spaceship
right now,” despite the timing error,
Chilton said. He apologized to the
six space station residents for not
delivering their Christmas pres-
ents.
Boeing had been shooting for
its first astronaut launch in the first
half of 2020. This capsule is sup-
posed to be recycled for the second
flight with crew; each Starliner is
built to fly in space 10 times.
The capsule will return to Flor-
ida’s Kennedy Space Center in two
weeks for inspections and refur-
bishments.

Hosemann
Continued from Page 1A
days of budget writing at
the end of each session,
the lieutenant governor
and the speaker also typ-
ically wield considerable
influence over the final
decisions about how mon-
ey will be spent.
Hosemann said during
the campaign this year
that he wants the Legisla-
ture to give teachers an-
other pay raise and to put
more money into prekin-
dergarten programs. In
the interview last week,
he said he intends to fol-
low through with those
things during the 2020
session, though he did
not yet have suggested
spending levels.
Hosemann also said
legislators should con-
sider pay raises for state
workers, including peo-
ple who make close to the
$7.25 an hour minimum
wage as custodians in
mental health hospitals
— about $15,000 a year.
He also mentioned peo-
ple who make $26,000 or
$27,000 as guards in state
prisons.
He said he wants to
expand access to health
care, although he said
he’s not ready to jump
into expanding Medic-
aid. Hosemann said he
has been looking at steps
taken by some expansion
states, including Arkan-
sas, Indiana and Louisi-
ana.
“It’s a billion-dollar is-
sue,” Hosemann said of
Medicaid expansion. “A
mistake would be cata-
strophic to Mississippi.
We don’t have a chance
for a mistake.”
He also said the Legis-
lature will need to look at
ways to improve commu-
nity-based mental health
services. After hearing
weeks of testimony earli-
er this year, U.S. District
Judge Carlton Reeves
found in September that
Mississippi is violating
the both the Americans
with Disabilities Act and will be assigned to com-
a 1999 U.S. Supreme mittees handling signif-
Court decision that said icant responsibilities,
“unjustified” mental hos- Hosemann said, simply:
pital confinement is ille- “Yes.”
gal.
Judge Reeves — no
relation to the incoming
governor — wrote that
testimony showed doz-
ens of examples of people
who “were unnecessarily
hospitalized or hospital-
ized too long because
they were excluded from
community-based ser-
vices.”
Hosemann said he has
met with all of the sena-
tors to discuss their spe-
cific interests in public
policy. He said he intends
to name committee mem-
bers and chairmen on
Jan. 10, the first Friday
of the four-month session
and of the four-year term.
Women comprise 51%
of Mississippi’s popula-
tion and a much smaller
percentage of the state
Senate. Asked if women

Hollis
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other programs.
“It just helps in a
plethora of ways,” said
Lt. Christian Smith, now
in his second year as
director for the Columbus
Salvation Army. “I’m just
in awe of Patricia’s work
ethic and how much she
cares for her community.”
For Hollis, she wanted
to start ringing the bell
after she saw others do-
ing it around town. Once
she signed on, she was a
natural.
“I speak to people, tell
them Merry Christmas
and tell them ‘thank
you’ when they donate,”
Hollis said. “You meet
so many different people
and some will stop, talk
to you and tell you what’s
going on with them. …
Someone (earlier) was
telling me about how
her daughter had just
graduated college.”
Her example is catch-
ing.
Patricia’s daughter,
Latricia Hollis, moved
home from Michigan
last year. After watching
her mother ring the bell,
she signed up for this
year. Latricia said she’s
already worked five
shifts – three at Kroger
and two at Hobby Lobby
– and she doesn’t plan
on letting up.
“When I saw what it
was, I thought, ‘Why
not? It’s for a good
cause,’” Latricia said.
“I’ll be back next year.”
Though Patricia
doesn’t talk so freely
about the details, her
kidney disease causes
other health compli-
cations, Latricia said.
She’s “on the list” for a
kidney transplant. Until
then, she undergoes
dialysis on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fri-
days.
All the while, Patri-
cia’s attitude remains
firmly positive, espe-
cially when it comes
to working with Red
Kettle.
“She’s kind of weak
after dialysis, but when
it comes to ringing that
bell, if they need her
she’s coming,” Latricia
said of her mother. “No
matter what health issue
she’s going through,
she’s out there smiling.”
The reason, Patricia
said, is simple.
“I want to help peo-
ple,” she said. “I plan on
doing this for several
more years.”

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New Mexico State spoils Weatherspoon’s return

By GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
JACKSON — The stage was set.
For the first time all season, junior
point guard Nick Weatherspoon was
available to the Mississip-
pi State men’s basketball
team.
The Velma Jackson
High School graduate
missed 20 games in total
due to suspension, the fi-
nal 10 of last year and the
first 10 of the 2019-20 sea- Weatherspoon
son, but was expected to
give the Bulldogs a spark
against New Mexico State on Sunday.
Weatherspoon’s brother and former
Bulldog great Quinndary Weatherspoon
even made an appearance at the Missis-
sippi Coliseum Sunday to witness his
younger sibling’s season debut.
Yet, the mood was dampened by
the visiting Aggies (8-6), who spoiled
Weatherspoon’s return with a 58-52 vic-
tory. With the loss, MSU fell to 8-3.
“The game was obviously a defensive
struggle, especially early,” New Mexico
State coach Chris Jans said. “For us to
win the game, we knew it was going to
have to be a grind it out, low-possession
game.”
Leading up to the contest, Weath-
erspoon was expected to play signifi-
cant minutes. Yet, foul trouble limited
his ability to stay on the court, getting
called for three fouls in the first half and
picking up his fourth three minutes into
the second half.
“I thought that Nick came in, and you
can see it’s going to take a while if you
haven’t played in 10 months to get back
in-sync,” MSU coach Ben Howland said.
“I thought he had a really nice second
half, but picked up three fouls in the first
half. I played him with two thinking that
he could just experience it. His third was
an offensive foul if I remember. He’ll be
fine, he just needs more reps out there
in a game.”
In all, Weatherspoon played 18 min-
utes and scored eight points on a 4 of 8
shooting effort.
“It felt pretty good,” Weatherspoon
said of his return to the lineup. “We’re
trying to get the chemistry back on our
team. It’s been nearly a year since I’ve
played so I’m trying to find that again.”
Both teams’ offensive performance
in the first half isn’t going to appear on
any highlight reels. The Aggies shot 25
percent in the half, but corralled 11 of-
fensive rebounds en route to a 23-21 ad-
vantage at the break.
“That can be really frustrating con-
sidering we focus on rebounding and
blocking out in practice,” MSU forward
Robert Woodard II said. “Sometimes
the ball just takes different bounces and
lands in their hands. Sometimes it’s in
our control, sometimes it’s not. It just de-
pends on how we bounce back from it.”
The second half started in disastrous
fashion for the Bulldogs, as Woodard II
threw a pass right into the arms of NM-
SU’s Johnny McCants on their first pos-
session, giving McCants an easy dunk.
The Aggies rode the momentum to a 9-0
run out of the gate and built a 32-21 lead.
“The start of the second half was re-
ally a killer,” Howland said. “Throwing
the ball away on the inbounds to start
the second half was really poor. That’s
my fault. We’ve got to do a better job of
getting that organized against pressure.
They were pressuring us. They had seen
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NFL

Wentz, Eagles deny Dallas the NFC East title with 17-9 win
The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Carson
Wentz ran off the field with his
arms raised in triumph, a defin-
ing victory for a criticized QB
that led an Eagles team limping
toward the finish to first in the
NFC East.
His shaky receivers, sudden-
ly sure-handed.
The wins that got away, now
sealed in crunch time.
“You can see the sense of
belief that each of these guys
have,” Wentz said.
Believe this, the Eagles need
one more win to go from 5-7 to
division champs.
Eagles cornerback Sidney
Jones broke up Dak Prescott’s
fourth-down pass to wide re-
ceiver Michael Gallup in the
end zone with 1:15 left in the
game, and Philadelphia denied
Dallas a division crown in a 17-9
win on Sunday.
“Game on the line, you know
you gotta make a stop and it’s
time to rise,” Jones said. “When
we get those plays, we’re going
to make them.”
The Cowboys (7-8) would
have clinched their second
straight NFC East title with a
win in Philadelphia. And, they
would have eliminated the Ea-
gles (8-7), who only need to
Eric Hartline/USA TODAY
win their final game next week Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) reacts after being sacked by Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Vinny Curry (75) during
against the Giants to clinch the the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field.
East. The Cowboys can still win
the East with a win next week ference between a division title gles won’t care about records Playing with a sore right didn’t make the play,” Prescott
against Washington and an Ea- and missing the playoffs could if they’re hosting a NFC wild- shoulder, Prescott attacked the said.
gles loss to the Giants. seal Garrett’s fate in Dallas. card game. Eagles cornerbacks on the final Wentz was 31 for 40 for 319
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones “We all expected to leave “I guess Jason Garrett has to drive and had Dallas in position yards and a touchdown, and
left his suite with time left on here as NFC East champs,” go take an Uber home,” Eagles to possibly tie the game until Miles Saunders ran for a score
the clock — and perhaps with Jones said. “We’re not.” defensive end Brandon Graham Sidney Jones made the clutch to keep the Eagles’ playoff
time running out on Dallas Yes, it’s been an ugly season yelled as he walked into the stop.
coach Jason Garrett. The dif- for the division. But the Ea- locker room. “I had an opportunity, I just See Cowboys, 4B

Year in Review

Some of 2019’s most memorable games decided by blown calls

The Associated Press
The New Orleans
Saints looked around in
disbelief, searching for
a yellow flag that never
came during the NFL
playoffs.
The Auburn Tigers
were sure they’d get the
ball after a Virginia player
appeared to double-drib-
ble in the closing seconds
of a thrilling Final Four
game, but the refs let it
go.
Not long after, the guys
in stripes weren’t so lax,
whistling a disputed foul
that sent the Cavaliers to
the line for the winning
free throws.
Some of the year’s
most memorable games
were decided by contro-
versial calls — or, per-
haps it would be more ap-
propriate to say, the calls
that didn’t get made.
Let’s take a look back
at the Top 10 from 2019:
Bayou bungle
The Los Angeles Rams
advanced to the Super
Bowl with an overtime
win against the Saints
that would not have been
possible without an egre-
gious mistake by the of-
ficials in the closing min-
utes of regulation.
Los Angeles corner-
back Nickell Robey-Cole-
man committed a blatant
interference penalty with
a helmet-to-helmet hit
on Tommylee Lewis well
before the pass arrived
inside the 5, forcing the
Saints to settle for Wil Lu-
tz’s 31-yard field goal.
“I got away with one,”
Robey-Coleman conced-
ed.
Jared Goff had enough
time to lead the Rams
down the field for Greg
Zuerlein’s tying field with
15 seconds remaining.
Then Zuerlein won it,
26-23, with a 57-yard kick
in overtime.
“It happened right
there in front of the per-
son who would be the
one to make the call, and
everyone in the stands
saw it, everyone watching
at home on TV saw it,”
Saints quarterback Drew
Brees said.
In response to the up-
roar, the NFL changed
its rules to allow video
reviews of interference
calls, though that has
seemingly led to even
more confusion and com-
plaints this season.
Final four two-step
One year after becom-
ing the first top seed to
lose to a No. 16 seed, Vir-
ginia appeared headed for
more heartbreak in the
NCAA Tournament.
The Cavaliers squan-
dered a 10-point lead in
the final five minutes to
Auburn. But they man-
aged to pull it out, with a
big helping hand from the
officials.
Virginia’s Ty Jerome
appeared to double-drib-
ble for what could have
been a decisive turnover.
Or Jerome might have
been fouled before the
mishandle. There was no
whistle for either.
With 1.5 seconds left
and in need of some mag-
ic, Virginia got the ball to
Kyle Guy in the corner. He
turned and fired as Samir
Doughty, hands straight
up in the air, bumped into
Guy’s hip. The shot was
short, bouncing off the
rim as Auburn started to
celebrate.
Game over? Nope.
Official James Breed-
ing called a foul on
Doughty, sending Guy to
the free-throw line. He
calmly knocked down all
three shots to give Virgin-
ia a disputed 63-62 win.
Two nights later, in anoth-
er overtime thriller, the
Cavaliers captured their
first national title by beat-
ing Texas Tech.
“We kind of thought
we had it sealed,” Au-
burn’s Bryce Brown said.
“I just didn’t agree with
the call.”
Pavelski payback
Auburn and New Or-
leans weren’t the only
teams to gripe about the
officiating,
The NHL season end-
ed for the Vegas Golden
Knights in Game 7 of the
playoffs after a major pen-
alty sparked the San Jose
Sharks to a 5-4 overtime
victory.
On a faceoff in San
Jose’s offensive zone
with Las Vegas leading
3-0 midway through the
third period, Cody Eakin
cross-checked Sharks
captain Joe Pavelski in
the chest. Paul Stastny
then bumped Pavelski
as he fell to the ice, his
helmet slamming down.
Pavelski was knocked out
and bleeding on the ice.
The officials huddled
as a dazed Pavelski was
helped to the locker
room. They gave Eakin
a five-minute major for
cross-checking and a
game misconduct.
The Golden Knights
were livid — especially af-
ter the Sharks erupted for
four goals during those
five minutes with an extra
skater.
“They called five min-
utes for that?” Vegas for-
ward Jonathan Marches-
sault said. “It’s a joke,
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NFL

Saints chasing NFC’s top seed rally to beat Titans 38-28

The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Last
week Drew Brees took his latest
turn writing his name into the
NFL record book. Now Saints
wide receiver Michael Thomas
has grabbed his piece of league
history with the most catches in
a single season.
For now, those records are
mere guideposts to where the
New Orleans Saints want to go.
Drew Brees threw for 279
yards and three touchdowns
and Alvin Kamara ran for two
TDs as the New Orleans Saints
kept their chase of the NFC’s
No. 1 seed alive by rallying
from a 14-point deficit to beat
the Tennessee Titans 38-28
Sunday.
Thomas insisted passing Pro
Football Hall of Famer Marvin
Harrison’s mark of 143 catches
meant nothing. Thomas needed
10 receptions to tie Harrison’s
mark set in 2002, and he fin-
ished with 12 catches for 136
yards — his last a 2-yard TD
with 2:10 left for the final mar-
gin.
“We got the victory,” Thom-
as said. “We’re trying to play
and go to a championship right
now. At the end of the season,
we’ll look up and see all the
things we accomplished. But
right now we’re focused on
one common goal, and that’s a
championship.”
The Saints (12-3) had to win
after San Francisco beat the
Rams 34-31 on Saturday night.
They scored 24 straight points
to keep alive their chance at one
of the NFC’s top two seeds and
a first-round playoff bye going
into their regular-season finale
at Carolina.
Thomas earned a game
ball for his record-setting day.
Brees said he didn’t know
during the game that Thomas
had the record.
“I knew I had thrown a lot of
balls to him and I knew he need-
ed 11, so I had a feeling he was
close to it or eclipsing it or one
of those,” Brees said.
The Titans (8-7) still have a
shot at the AFC’s final playoff
berth after Houston won the
AFC South title beating Tampa
Bay on Saturday. The Jets beat-
ing Pittsburgh 16-10 means the
Titans must beat the Texans in
Houston in the finale to earn
their second playoff berth in
three seasons.
“We got a playoff game
next week,” Titans cornerback
Logan Ryan said. “A win-and-
we’re- in situation. Regardless
of what our record, regardless
of what division we’re in, that’s a
great situation to have if you’re
a competitor.”
Tennessee had the ball with
4:24 left and down 31-28. The
Saints turned over the ball after
lining up for a punt and snap-
ping the ball short to Taysom
Hill. He threw to a wide-open
Justin Hardee Sr., who dropped
the ball.
On the next play, Ryan Tan-
nehill threw to Kalif Raymond
to the New Orleans 40. Saints
rookie safety C.J Gardner-John-
son hit Raymond, knocking the
ball loose. Gardner-Johnson
picked it up and ran 38 yards
to the Titans 25 with no flag for
what Titans coach Mike Vrabel
thought was a hit to the head of
a defenseless receiver.
“They didn’t see it that way,”
Vrabel said. “That’s what hap-
pens. It’s fast. It happens quick-
ly. Again, it’s about player safe-
ty and about when that player
becomes unprotected. There’s
a certain time completing the
catch, and it’s a fine line.”
Tennessee had one last
chance. Tannehill threw incom-
plete to Tajae Sharpe in the end
zone with 1:44 left to turn it over
on downs.
The Titans sat Pro Bowl
running back Derrick Henry to
rest the left hamstring that has
limited him the past two weeks.
Tennessee announced Satur-
day Henry was questionable,
around the time the Texans
clinched the AFC South.
Even without the NFL’s sec-
ond-leading rusher with 1,329
yards, the Titans jumped out to
a 14-0 lead. Tannehill hit Jonnu
Smith for a 41-yard touchdown.
Then the Titans got creative,
handing off to rookie wide re-
ceiver A.J. Brown, who ran 49
yards for another TD.
Then the Saints got going
on offense, defense and special
teams. New Orleans sacked
Tannehill four times by half-
time and finished with five.
Wil Lutz kicked a 47-yard
field goal in the second quar-
ter, his 32nd of the season and
a franchise record. Brees threw
to Jared Cook who ran to finish
off a 61-yard TD for the Saints’
longest play from scrimmage
this season, pulling New Orle-
ans within 14-10 by halftime.
Alvin Kamara scored his
first touchdown since Week
3, ending the longest scoring
drought of his career at nine
games with a 40-yard run. He
added a 1-yard TD run.
Tannehill threw two TD
passes to Sharpe, the last with
7:27 left pulling them within 31-
28. The Titans outgained the
Saints 397-377.
Thomas’ record day
Not only did Thomas set the
NFL record for most catches in
a single season, he also now has
the most receptions over two
seasons. Antonio Brown had
265 catches between 2014 and
2015. Thomas came in with 258
and matched Brown’s record
with seven catches through
the first three quarters. Now
Thomas has 270 receptions
with a game left this season to
add to both marks.
“That’s a great accomplish-
ment,” Payton said of Thomas’
single-season record. “Marvin
Harrison was a fantastic play-
er.”
Penalty woes
The Saints have some things
to clean up. They were flagged
11 times for 70 yards, nine of
those in the first half. Four were
holding calls, with three false
starts.
Injuries
Saints cornerback Eli Apple
hurt an ankle late in the first
quarter, and safety Marcus Wil-
liams hurt a groin. That forced
New Orleans to move corner-
back P.J. Williams to safety.
Titans wide receiver Corey
Davis was being evaluated for
a concussion in the fourth quar-
ter.
Up next
Saints: wrap up the regular
season visiting Carolina.
Titans: head to Houston try-
ing to squeeze into the postsea-
son.

Ravens win 11th straight, clinch top seed in AFC playoffs

The Associated Press straight win, 31-15 over
the Cleveland Browns on
CLEVELAND — La- Sunday to lock up home-
mar Jackson has the Bal- field advantage through-
timore Ravens soaring to out the playoffs.
new heights. “It feels good,” Ra-
Jackson threw three vens coach John Har-
touchdown passes — baugh said. “The players
two to tight end Mark deserve a tremendous
Andrews late in the first amount of credit for it. It’s
half — and rushed for hard to win any game in
103 yards as the Ravens the NFL. When you put
clinched the top seed in together this kind of sea-
the AFC playoffs for the son, it’s quite an accom-
first time with their 11th plishment.”
The Ravens (13-2)
shook off a sluggish
start and avenged their
last loss, a 40-25 to the
Browns on Sept. 29.
But Baltimore looks
nothing like the team it
was three months ago as
the marvelous, multi-di-
mensional Jackson has
taken the league by storm
with his arm and legs.
Jackson finished with 238
yards passing and went
over 100 yards for the
fifth time this season.
Harbaugh laughed
when asked about Jack-
son’s eye-popping stats.
He has 36 TD passes and
just six interceptions.
“What more do you
need to say,” Harbaugh
said. “It’s amazing. That’s
not bad for a running
back.”
The Ravens did suffer
an injury that could hurt
their playoff hopes as run-
ning back Mark Ingram
went down without be-
ing touched in the fourth
quarter. Ingram imme-
diately grabbed his low-
er left leg and collapsed
when he tried to stand.
Ingram, who went over
1,000 yards rushing in
the second quarter and
caught a 12-yard TD pass
from Jackson in the third,
was able to walk to the
sideline to be evaluated
before limping to the lock-
er room.
Harbaugh said Ingram
did not suffer any struc-
tural damage, but he’ll
undergo more testing
Monday.
The Browns (6-9) were
officially eliminated from
the postseason, and now
first-year coach Freddie
Kitchens may be down
to his last game. Kitch-
ens has appeared over-
whelmed at times and the
home finale was a micro-
cosm of this disappoint-
ing season as the Browns
underperformed and will
miss the playoffs for the
17th straight season.
Baker Mayfield threw
a 3-yard TD pass in the
fourth quarter to Odell
Beckham Jr., whose ac-
quisition by the Browns in
March sent expectations
soaring.
In the closing minutes,
Beckham flung his helmet
on the sideline in frustra-
tion and exchanged words
with Kitchens.
Mayfield, who finished
20 of 33 for 192 yards with
two TDs and a pick, said
it’s not all Kitchens’ fault
that Cleveland’s season
soured.
“Any time you have a
head coach and you have
a losing record, that’s the
first person everybody
points to,” he said. “But
it goes to many more
things than just Freddie.
We can all be better in
this process and I think
that’s what it comes down
to, there’s no one single
thing to blame. It’s just
overall, we all have to
bring it more and more
every day to meet the ex-
pectations we set for our-
selves.”
Outplayed and in their
own way for most of the
first half, the Ravens
scored two touchdowns
in the final two minutes
to take a 14-6 lead at the
break.
Jackson connected on
a 39-yard TD pass to An-
drews with 1:18 for Bal-
timore’s first score, and
then hooked up with his
tight end again on a sen-
sational play the electri-
fying QB can add to his
MVP candidacy.
Jackson stayed alive in
the pocket long enough
to buy time and fired an
off-balance pass to the
back of the end zone,
where Andrews made a
terrific leaping catch.
Baltimore had been
unable to do anything on
its first four possessions
and the Browns appeared
on their way to a surpris-
ing halftime lead. Howev-
er, Kitchens made anoth-
er head-scratching play
call on third-and-1 when
he had Mayfield pitch
the ball to Kareem Hunt,
who looked like he was
going to throw it before
being brought down for
an 8-yard loss.
“We had opportuni-
ties to make plays and
we just didn’t do it,” said
Kitchens, adding he was
prepared to go for it on
fourth down if Hunt had
just thrown an incomple-
tion.
The Ravens hurt them-
selves with some unchar-
acteristic mistakes to set
up Cleveland’s first touch-
down after Jackson’s fum-
ble near mid-field.
Baltimore’s defense
committed two penalties
on fourth down to extend
the Browns’ drive and
cornerback Jimmy Smith
was called for pass inter-
ference in the end zone,
giving Cleveland first-
and-goal at the 1.
On the next play, May-
field rolled to his right
and hit tight end Demetri-
us Harris.
Injuries
Ravens: Harbaugh
said Ingram’s calf was
cramping. He’s got 1,018
yards on 202 carries.
Browns: RB Dontrell
Hilliard suffered a left
knee injury on a hard
hit in the first half and
did not return. Hilliard
caught a short pass and
was hit by Ravens CB
Marcus Peters, who was
also shaken up but stayed
in. Hilliard left the stadi-
um on crutches and his
leg immobilized.
Odds & ends
Jackson set the team
record for TD passes
with his first strike to
Andrews, who leads all
tight ends with 10 scores.
Jackson’s 34th TD pass
broke the previous record
he shared with Vinny
Testaverde, who threw 33
in 1996, the Ravens’ first
season in Baltimore after
leaving Cleveland. ... Har-
baugh improved to 20-4
against Cleveland. ... The
Ravens finished with 243
yards rushing and are on
pace to be the first team
in league history to aver-
age 200 rushing and pass-
ing yards.
Up next
Ravens: conclude reg-
ular season at home Sun-
day against Steelers.
Browns: visit Cincin-
nati in regular-season fi-
nale.

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briefly College football
Local
Columbus girls defeat Senatobia
Wide Open CFP: Dynamic receivers
highlight playoff match ups
The Columbus High School girls basketball team
picked up a big win Saturday night, taking down No. 10
Senatobia 46-35.
Aniya Saddler led the Falcons with a double-dou-
ble with 16 points and 14 rebounds. DJ Jackson and
Sercora Tate both had nine points, while Bri Smith had
The Associated Press
14 rebounds.
A flick of the wrist, a slight
shift of the shoulder and
CALENDAR they’re off.
Talented receivers are a
Thursday big part of this year’s Col-
Prep Girls Basketball
lege Football Playoff. Never
Starkville at Slam Dunk at the Hump,
before has there been four
TBA
teams in the CFP so prolific
Prep Boys Basketball
West Lowndes at Jackson Public
at scoring points. And it’s in
large part due to a growing —
Schools Holiday Tournament
think 6-foot or taller — list of
Starkville at Slam Dunk at the Hump,
game-breaking receivers keen
TBA
on quick cuts, one-handed
Friday grabs and the ability to catch
Prep Girls Basketball
almost any pass thrown their
Columbus at Peggy Blain Holiday Hoop
way.
Columbus Christian Academy, Oak Hill
“Not always sure how we do
Academy, Heritage Academy at Impact
it,” said Clemson’s top receiver
Sports Holiday Classic, MUW
Tee Higgins.
Starkville at Slam Dunk at the Hump,
Neither is anyone else who
TBA
has seen the impressive week-
Starkville Academy at East Webster
ly grabs by Higgins and the
Christmas Tournament
other receivers in the CFP who
West Lowndes at Columbus Christian
have become must-see TV:
Shootout, TBA
n No. 1 LSU has a pair
Prep Boys Basketball
of 1,000-yard receivers in
Columbus at New Hope Holiday Classic
Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jef-
Heritage Academy at St. Andrews Clas-
ferson, who have combined for
sic, Madison
32 touchdowns this season.
Columbus Christian Academy, Oak Hill
n No. 2 Ohio State features
Academy at Impact Sports Holiday
K.J. Hill and Chris Olave. The
Classic, MUW
duo has 21 touchdown catches
Starkville Academy, Noxubee County at
between them.
East Webster Christmas Tournament
n Third-ranked Clemson
Starkville at Slam Dunk at the Hump,
pairs Higgins with Justyn Hill,
TBA
a combination that has helped
West Lowndes at Jackson Public
the defending national cham-
Schools Holiday Tournament, TBA
pions win their past 28 games.
on the air n And Oklahoma showcas-
es CeeDee Lamb. All Lamb
Today has done is average nearly 21
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) yards a catch and haul in 14
3:30 p.m. — The Diamond Head Clas- touchdown receptions.
sic: Portland vs. Boise St., Consolation
Semifinal, Honolulu, ESPNU
6 p.m. — The Diamond Head Classic: MLB
Houston vs. Georgia Tech, Semifinal,
Honolulu, ESPN2
6 p.m. — Georgia Southern at Georgia,
SECN
10 p.m. — The Diamond Head Classic:
Ryu, Blue Jays agree to $80 million, 4-year deal
The Associated Press
Washington vs. Hawaii, Semifinal,
Honolulu, ESPN2 Hyun-Jin Ryu is headed
12:30 a.m. (Tuesday) — The Diamond north of the border to a Toron-
Head Classic: Ball St. vs. UTEP, Conso- to Blue Jays team in dire need
lation Semifinal, Honolulu, ESPNU of starting pitching.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL One that was willing to pay
1:30 p.m. — The Gasparilla Bowl: for it, too.
Central Florida vs. Marshall, Tampa Ryu and the Blue Jays
Fla., ESPN agreed to an $80 million, four-
NBA BASKETBALL year contract, according to a
6 p.m. — Toronto at Indiana, NBATV person familiar with the ne-
9 p.m. — New Orleans at Portland, gotiations. The person spoke
NBATV late Sunday night on condition
NFL FOOTBALL of anonymity because the deal
7:15 p.m. — Green Bay at Minnesota, was pending a physical after
ESPN Christmas and had not been
NHL HOCKEY announced.
6 p.m. — NY Rangers at Philadelphia, Ryu was 14-5 with a major
NBCSN league-best 2.32 ERA for the
Los Angeles Dodgers last sea-
Tuesday son. He started for the Nation-
COLLEGE FOOTBALL al League in his first All-Star
7 p.m. — The Hawaii Bowl: Brigham Game and finished second
in Cy Young Award voting to
Young at Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii,
New York Mets ace Jacob de-
ESPN
Grom.
The 32-year-old left-hander
Wednesday from South Korea receives a
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
$20 million salary each of the
12:30 p.m. — TBA, ESPNU
next four years, with no signing
2:30 p.m. — TBA, ESPNU
5:30 p.m. — The Diamond Head
Classic: Teams TBD, Third Place Game,
Honolulu, ESPN2
Pro Football
8 p.m. — The Diamond Head Classic:
Teams TBD, Championship, Honolulu, NFL Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
ESPN2 East
W L T Pct PF PA
NBA BASKETBALL y-New England 12 3 0 .800 396 198
x-Buffalo 10 5 0 .667 308 246
11 a.m. — Boston at Toronto, ESPN N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 263 353
1:30 p.m. — Milwaukee at Philadel- Miami 4 11 0 .267 279 470
South
phia, ABC W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 364 350
4 p.m. — Houston at Golden State, Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 367 317
ABC
Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 341 335
Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 262 377
North
7 p.m. — LA Clippers at LA Lakers, W L T Pct PF PA
y-Baltimore 13 2 0 .867 503 272
ABC Pittsburgh 8 7 0 .533 279 275
7 p.m. — LA Clippers at LA Lakers, Cleveland
Cincinnati
6 9 0 .400 312 360
1 14 0 .067 246 397
ESPN
West
W L T Pct PF PA
9:30 p.m. — New Orleans at Denver, y-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 420 287
Oakland 7 8 0 .467 298 403
ESPN
Denver 6 9 0 .400 266 301
L.A. Chargers 5 10 0 .333 316 314
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Thursday
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 351 337
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Dallas 7 8 0 .467 387 305
N.Y. Giants 4 11 0 .267 324 417
3 p.m. — The Independence Bowl: Washington 3 12 0 .200 250 388
South
Louisiana Tech vs. Miami, Shreveport, W L T Pct PF PA
La., ESPN y-New Orleans 12 3 0 .800 416 331
Tampa Bay 7 8 0 .467 436 421
7 p.m. — The Quick Lane Bowl: Pitts- Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 353 377
Carolina 5 10 0 .333 330 428
burgh vs. Eastern Michigan, Detroit, North
W L T Pct PF PA
ESPN x-Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 330 283
x-Minnesota 10 4 0 .714 378 259
NBA BASKETBALL Chicago 7 8 0 .467 259 279
Detroit 3 11 1 .233 321 400
7 p.m. — NY Knicks at Brooklyn, TNT West
9:30 p.m. — Portland at Utah, TNT W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Francisco 12 3 0 .800 453 289
SOCCER (MEN’S) x-Seattle 11 4 0 .733 384 372
6:25 a.m. — Premier League: Brighton
L.A. Rams
Arizona
8 7 0 .533 363 340
5 9 1 .367 337 411
x-clinched playoff spot
at Tottenham, NBCSN y-clinched division
Saturday’s Games
8:55 a.m. — Premier League: South- Houston 23, Tampa Bay 20
New England 24, Buffalo 17
ampton at Chelsea, NBCSN San Francisco 34, L.A. Rams 31
Sunday’s Games
11:25 a.m. — Premier League: New- N.Y. Giants 41, Washington 35, OT
castle United at Manchester United, Miami 38, Cincinnati 35, OT
New Orleans 38, Tennessee 28
NBCSN N.Y. Jets 16, Pittsburgh 10
Baltimore 31, Cleveland 15
1:55 p.m. — Premier League: Liverpool Indianapolis 38, Carolina 6
Atlanta 24, Jacksonville 12
at Leicester City, NBCSN Oakland 24, L.A. Chargers 17
Denver 27, Detroit 17
8:30 p.m. — Liga MX: Club América at Arizona 27, Seattle 13
Philadelphia 17, Dallas 9
Monterrey, FS1 Kansas City 26, Chicago 3
TENNIS Monday’s Games
Green Bay at Minnesota, 7:15 p.m.
TENNIS — ATP/WTA: The Hawaii Open, Sunday, Dec. 29
Chicago at Minnesota, 12 p.m.
Quarterfinals, Honolulu, Hawaii, TENNIS Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 12 p.m.
Miami at New England, 12 p.m.
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It’s the first time the four
CFP participants enter the
national semifinals averaging
more than 43 points a game
— which gives offense-crazed
fans the promise of two poten-
tially explosive showdowns
when LSU faces Oklahoma in
the Chick-fil-A Bowl and Ohio
State takes on Clemson in the
Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.
CBS Sports analyst Gary
Danielson has seen the evolu-
tion of the game go from big,
physical bruisers getting 35
carries a contest to teams re-
lying more on lightning fast,
shifty pass catchers with
sticky hands.
“There’s no doubt things
have changed,” he said.
It was only four years ago
LSU was a run-heavy team
with Leonard Fournette lead-
ing the charge. His 22 touch-
downs were more than the 13
the Tigers passed for that 2015
season.
Now, Heisman Trophy win-
ning quarterback Joe Burrow
has LSU in Air Raid mode
with his school-record 48 TD
passes.
Tigers coach Ed Orgeron
acknowledged his defense has
had to adjust sometimes to
their fast-paced attack.
“But we’re not going to slow
down,” he said.
None of the four teams in
the CFP are expected to slow
down, not with the pieces in
place to blow opponents out.
LSU’s Chase won the Bilet-
nikoff award as the game’s top
bonus. His deal raised agent
Scott Boras’ total to more than
a billion dollars in guaranteed
contracts — $1,016,500,000 to
be exact — for seven players
eligible for free agency since
the start of November, agree-
ments extending as many as
nine seasons.
Boras previously negoti-
ated deals for pitchers Gerrit
Cole ($324 million), Stephen
Strasburg ($245 million), Dal-
las Keuchel ($55.5 million)
and Tony Watson ($3 million);
third baseman Anthony Ren-
don ($245 million) and infield-
er Mike Moustakas ($64 mil-
lion).
Toronto is building around
a promising young core of hit-
ters, including three sons of
former big league stars who
broke into the majors last sea-
son: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo
Bichette and Cavan Biggio.
Looking to surround them
with some proven pitching, the
Blue Jays are set to add Ryu
to the top of a revamped rota-
tion that should also include
Green Bay at Detroit, 12 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 12 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 12 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 12 p.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 12 p.m.
Oakland at Denver, 3:25 p.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 3:25 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 3:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 3:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 3:25 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.
New Orleans 38,
Tennessee 28
New Orleans 0 10 21 7—38
Tennessee 14 0 7 7—28
First Quarter
Ten_J.Smith 41 pass from Tannehill (Joseph kick),
7:55.
Ten_A.Brown 49 run (Joseph kick), 4:50.
Second Quarter
NO_FG Lutz 47, 13:36.
NO_Cook 61 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 2:23.
Third Quarter
NO_Kamara 40 run (Lutz kick), 14:00.
NO_Kamara 1 run (Lutz kick), 7:08.
Ten_Sharpe 36 pass from Tannehill (Joseph kick),
4:25.
NO_Cook 16 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 1:18.
Fourth Quarter
Ten_Sharpe 7 pass from Tannehill (Joseph kick),
7:27.
NO_Thomas 2 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 2:10.
A_66,756.
NO Ten
First downs 23 17
Total Net Yards 377 397
Rushes-yards 23-102 26-149
Passing 275 248
Punt Returns 4-21 3-37
Kickoff Returns 5-162 4-83
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 28-40-0 17-27-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-24 5-24
Punts 5-48.8 7-42.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 11-70 6-56
Time of Possession 31:04 28:56
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_New Orleans, Kamara 11-80, Murray
7-14, T.Hill 2-11, Brees 3-(minus 3). Tennessee,
Lewis 15-68, A.Brown 1-49, Dawkins 9-24, Tan-
nehill 1-8.
PASSING_New Orleans, Brees 27-38-0-279,
T.Hill 1-2-0-20. Tennessee, Tannehill 17-27-0-272.
RECEIVING_New Orleans, Thomas 12-136, Ka-
mara 6-30, Cook 3-84, T.Hill 2-21, Murray 2-11,
Smith 1-13, Hogan 1-4, Harris 1-0. Tennessee,
Sharpe 5-69, J.Smith 3-63, C.Davis 3-40, Ray-
mond 2-32, Pruitt 2-15, A.Brown 1-34, Lewis 1-19.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
Philadelphia 17, Dallas 9
Dallas 0 6 0 3—9
Philadelphia 10 0 7 0—17
First Quarter
Phi_FG J.Elliott 36, 9:32.
Phi_Goedert 6 pass from Wentz (J.Elliott kick),
4:03.
Second Quarter
Dal_FG Forbath 49, 12:56.
Dal_FG Forbath 32, :03.
Third Quarter
Phi_Sanders 1 run (J.Elliott kick), :06.
Fourth Quarter
Dal_FG Forbath 49, 7:59.
Monday, December 23, 2019 3B
receiver. His 18 touchdowns (he had three TD catches in
tied the Southeastern Confer- Clemson’s 44-16 blowout of
ence’s single season mark — Alabama to win the national
one its seems likely he’ll oblit-
erate with more games left.
title a year ago) has created
enough space to catch passes
“Ja’Marr is a special talent,”
from quarterback Trevor Law-
Orgeron said. “Not only is he rence.
fast, but he’s very strong.
Ross said teams can’t put
“He loves to win the one-on-
extra defenders on him, giv-
one matchup,” Orgeron contin-
en Clemson’s deep, talented
ued. “He’s physical. He works
group of playmakers.
hard. He catches everything.
Oklahoma’s Lamb also has
He’s got big hands, a route
runner. I think he’s a phenom- been a nightmare for defend-
ers, even with his frustration
enal player.”
Chase said his route-run- at times when he feels he is
not getting the ball when he’s
ning has improved consider-
open.
ably this season, particularly
Oklahoma coach Lincoln
because he has gotten better
Riley said it’s Lamb’s compet-
at creating separation early
when defensive backs try to itiveness that stands out.
disrupt his pass pattern. Lamb is “so invested in this
“Executing coming off team and sometimes he wants
the line most of the time has it so much you’ve got to take a
been a big difference from last deep breath and go on to the
year to this year,” Chase said. next one,” Riley said.
“It’s more about footwork and At Ohio State, Hill has al-
hand-eye coordination.” ready surpassed David Bos-
All the talented receivers ton’s career mark with 195
in the CFP have shown great catches. A reception against
hand-eye coordination. Clemson will give him another
Perhaps the most talk-
Buckeyes’ record with a catch
ed-about play in Clemson’s
in 49 straight games.
62-17 destruction of Virginia
Second-year Buckeyes
in the Atlantic Coast Confer-
ence title game was Higgins’ coach Ryan Day wasn’t at Ohio
State for all of Hill’s five sea-
highlight-reel sideline grab —
sons, but appreciates what he
reaching out of bounds while
has seen firsthand, saying Hill
keeping his toes inbounds to
has consistently excelled.
complete the catch.
“He’s been clutch,” Day
“Every time I see that I say,
‘Man, I really caught that. It’s said, “very, very productive.”
crazy,’” Higgins said with a He’s not alone, and that
smile. could make for an entertain-
Typically, Higgins or Ross ing College Football Playoff.
newcomers Tanner Roark and out the 2015 season and made
Chase Anderson. only one appearance in 2016
Roark signed a $24 million, due to left shoulder surgery
two-year deal last week with and elbow tendinitis. He also
Toronto, which finished fourth missed time in 2017 with inju-
in the AL East at 67-95 last sea- ries to his left hip and foot.
son. Anderson, also a right-
Ryu re-emerged with a 1.97
hander, was acquired from
ERA over 15 starts in 2018 and
Milwaukee last month.
The moves follow Toronto accepted a $17.9 million qual-
home attendance declining ifying offer from Los Angeles
from nearly 3.4 million in 2016, for 2019. He threw 182 2/3 in-
when the Blue Jays lost in the nings in 29 starts this year for
AL Championship Series for the NL West champions.
the second straight year, to Boras is also likely to land
1.75 million last season — the lucrative deals in free agency
club’s lowest since 2010. this winter for outfielder Nich-
Pitching was certainly a olas Castellanos, and in salary
problem: No starter won more arbitration for several stars
than six games for the Blue — including 2018 AL MVP
Jays this year, and the rotation Mookie Betts.
ranked 22nd out of 30 teams “One hundred and thir-
with a 5.25 ERA.
ty-five people in Boras Corp.
Ryu, who turns 33 in March,
spent his first seven years in work very hard for players,”
the majors with the Dodgers Boras said in a text message to
after coming over from South The Associated Press. “Free
Korea and signing a $36 mil- agency is an achievement few
lion, six-year contract before players ever reach, and I am
the 2013 season. He was effec- honored to work for these tal-
tive the first two years but sat ented players.”
A_69,796. Det_Agnew 64 punt return (Prater kick), 10:52. RECEIVING_Arizona, Fitzgerald 4-48, Drake
First downs
Dal Phi
16 23
Den_Freeman 1 run (McManus kick), 6:04.
Den_FG McManus 34, :25.
3-18, Williams 2-36, Cooper 2-14, Arnold 1-20,
Clay 1-16, Byrd 1-11, D.Johnson 1-4. Seattle, Ho-
Total Net Yards 311 431 Third Quarter
Den_FG McManus 26, 10:23.
mer 6-26, Hollister 5-64, Turner 1-23, Moore 1-21,
Carson 1-20, Lockett 1-12, Bellore 1-3.
Rushes-yards 16-54 30-118
Passing 257 313 Det_Golladay 3 pass from Blough (Prater kick), MISSED FIELD GOALS_Arizona, Gonzalez 45.
Punt Returns 1-10 1-1 3:51.
Kickoff Returns 2-41 3-84 Fourth Quarter Kansas City 26, Chicago 3
Den_Hamilton 3 pass from Lock (McManus kick), Kansas City 7 10 0 9—26
Interceptions Ret.
Comp-Att-Int
0-0 0-0
25-44-0 31-40-0 13:08. Chicago 0 0 3 0—3
Den_Lindsay 27 run (McManus kick), 6:39. First Quarter
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-8 1-6
A_74,115. KC_Mahomes 12 run (Butker kick), 1:30.
Punts 6-39.5 4-40.8 Second Quarter
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
First downs
Det Den
13 25 KC_FG Butker 56, 11:41.
Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-30
Time of Possession 23:48 36:12 Total Net Yards 191 348 KC_Kelce 6 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick),
:52.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_Dallas, Elliott 13-47, Prescott 1-7,
Rushes-yards
Passing
21-96 33-150
95 198 Third Quarter
Chi_FG Pineiro 46, :00.
Pollard 2-0. Philadelphia, Sanders 20-79, Wentz Punt Returns 3-75 2-22
6-22, Scott 3-12, Ward 1-5. Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-47 Fourth Quarter
KC_D.Williams 14 pass from Mahomes (kick
PASSING_Dallas, Prescott 25-44-0-265. Phila-
delphia, Wentz 31-40-0-319.
Interceptions Ret.
Comp-Att-Int
0-0 0-0
12-24-0 26-34-0
failed), 10:05.
KC_FG Butker 32, 1:40.
RECEIVING_Dallas, Elliott 7-37, Gallup 5-98, Sacked-Yards Lost 4-22 0-0 A_62,213.
Cobb 5-73, Cooper 4-24, Witten 2-14, Jarwin 1-14, Punts 5-52.2 4-47.3 KC Chi
Austin 1-5. Philadelphia, Goedert 9-91, Scott 6-7, Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 First downs 25 18
Sanders 5-77, Ward 4-71, Ertz 4-28, Arcega-Wh- Penalties-Yards 7-68 6-50
iteside 2-39, Davis 1-6. Time of Possession 23:52 36:08
Total Net Yards
Rushes-yards
350
29-106 22-101
234
MISSED FIELD GOALS_Philadelphia, J.Elliott 55, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Passing 244 133
J.Elliott 53. RUSHING_Detroit, K.Johnson 10-42, Scarbrough
Punt Returns 2-10 2-18
Atlanta 24, Jacksonville 12 8-34, T.Johnson 3-20. Denver, Lindsay 19-109,
Freeman 9-28, Lock 4-10, Beck 1-3. Kickoff Returns 2-57 2-37
Jacksonville 0 3 3 6—12
Atlanta 14 3 0 7—24
First Quarter
PASSING_Detroit, Blough 12-24-0-117. Denver,
Lock 25-33-0-192, Beck 1-1-0-6.
Interceptions Ret.
Comp-Att-Int
Sacked-Yards Lost
0-0 0-0
23-33-0 18-34-0
1-7 3-24
Atl_Freeman 17 run (Koo kick), 11:27. RECEIVING_Detroit, Golladay 6-66, Amendola
2-21, Thomas 2-17, James 1-12, K.Johnson 1-1. Punts 2-46.5 3-46.3
Atl_Freeman 8 pass from Ryan (Koo kick), 9:28. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Second Quarter Denver, Hamilton 6-65, Patrick 5-48, Sutton 5-41,
Penalties-Yards 9-71 7-50
Jac_FG Lambo 40, 9:12. Heuerman 2-13, Fant 2-10, Freeman 2-9, Lindsay
Atl_FG Koo 23, :10. 2-9, Booker 1-2, Beck 1-1. Time of Possession 33:24 26:36
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Third Quarter RUSHING_Kansas City, Williams 16-65, Ma-
Jac_FG Lambo 27, 2:29. Arizona 27, Seattle 13 homes 2-14, Thompson 5-14, Ware 5-14, Moore
Fourth Quarter
Atl_Ollison 3 run (Koo kick), 13:36.
Arizona 7 10 3 7—27 1-(minus 1). Chicago, Montgomery 13-57, Trubisky
Seattle 7 0 0 6—13 6-20, Patterson 1-16, Cohen 2-8.
Jac_Conley 42 pass from Minshew (pass failed), First Quarter PASSING_Kansas City, Mahomes 23-33-0-251.
12:00. Chicago, Trubisky 18-34-0-157.
Sea_Bellore 3 pass from Wilson (Myers kick),
A_70,873. 8:50. RECEIVING_Kansas City, Kelce 8-74, Hill 5-72,
Jac Atl
First downs 17 28
Ari_Drake 80 run (Gonzalez kick), 8:33.
Second Quarter
Williams 3-27, Watkins 2-28, Ware 2-22, Bell 2-15,
Robinson 1-13. Chicago, Robinson 6-53, Wims
Total Net Yards 288 518
Rushes-yards 24-115 27-135
Ari_Fitzgerald 21 pass from K.Murray (Gonzalez
kick), 4:16.
3-26, Cohen 3-25, Horsted 1-20, Holtz 1-13, Sau-
bert 1-11, Patterson 1-5, Miller 1-2, Montgomery
Passing
Punt Returns
173 383
1-7 3-20
Ari_FG Gonzalez 22, :22. 1-2.
Third Quarter MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
Kickoff Returns 2-57 3-43 Ari_FG Gonzalez 46, 11:36.
Interceptions Ret.
Comp-Att-Int
Sacked-Yards Lost
2-4 0-0
14-32-0 32-45-2
3-15 1-1
Fourth Quarter
Sea_FG Myers 30, 14:56. Transactions
Punts 5-50.8 3-40.3
Sea_FG Myers 51, 10:02.
Ari_Drake 3 run (Gonzalez kick), 4:18. Sunday’s moves
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 BASEBALL
Penalties-Yards 6-36 9-64
A_69,022.
Ari Sea American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Signed RHP Julio
Time of Possession 26:53
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
33:07 First downs 21 13 Teheran to a one-year contract.
Total Net Yards 412 224 Frontier League
RUSHING_Jacksonville, Fournette 15-71, Min- Rushes-yards 40-253 20-91 LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed UT Brody Wof-
shew 7-36, Cole 1-6, Armstead 1-2. Atlanta, Hill Passing 159 133
7-66, Freeman 13-53, Gage 2-7, Ryan 4-6, Ollison Punt Returns 5-40 2-23
ford to a contract extension.
NEW YORK BOULDERS — Signed C Peter Pena.
1-3. Kickoff Returns 4-90 2-33
PASSING_Jacksonville, Minshew 13-31-0-181, BASKETBALL
Cooke 1-1-0-7. Atlanta, Ryan 32-45-2-384.
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 NBA — Suspended Washington G Isaiah Thomas
RECEIVING_Jacksonville, DeValve 3-45, Four-
Comp-Att-Int
Sacked-Yards Lost
15-27-0 16-31-0
2-8 5-36
two games for entering spectator stands.
nette 3-34, Conley 2-56, Chark 2-18, Westbrook HOCKEY
2-5, Cole 1-23, Co.Davis 1-7. Atlanta, J.Jones Punts 6-42.8 7-44.7 National Hockey League
10-166, Freeman 9-74, Hooper 7-82, Gage 5-49, Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled RW Daniel Sprong
Smith 1-13. Penalties-Yards 5-47 7-55 from San Diego (AHL).
Time of Possession 34:53 25:07 DETROIT RED WINGS — Placed RW Anthony
MISSED FIELD GOALS_Atlanta, Koo 42.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Mantha on IR. Recalled G Jimmy Howard from
Denver 27, Detroit 17 RUSHING_Arizona, Drake 24-166, K.Murray long-term IR at Grand Rapids (IL).
Detroit 3 7 7 0—17 6-40, Hundley 6-35, Kirk 2-9, D.Johnson 2-3. NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Phillip Di
Denver 0 10 3 14—27
First Quarter
Seattle, Carson 8-40, Moore 1-19, Homer 5-16,
Prosise 4-14, Wilson 2-2.
Giuseppe from Hartford (AHL).
American Hockey League
Det_FG Prater 26, 8:59. PASSING_Arizona, K.Murray 11-18-0-118, Hund- SAN DIEGO GULLS — Released LW Brett Pollock
Second Quarter ley 4-9-0-49. Seattle, Wilson 16-31-0-169. from a professional tryout.
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MSU
Continued from Page 1B
the films against other teams where
it had been bothering us like Loui-
siana Tech and Sam Houston State.
Obviously, that was their game
plan.”
New Mexico State extended its
lead to 14 points, but the Bulldogs
responded with a 10-0 run and even-
tually took a one-point lead at the
2:35 mark on a basket from Reggie
Perry. Perry was instrumental in
the Bulldogs’ comeback, scoring 12
of his 17 points in the second half.
The sophomore forward picked up
a double-double by grabbing 10 re-
bounds as well.
“I liked him scoring around the
basket,” Howland said. “I thought
he was much stronger going to the
rim and getting two or three dunks.
He was really physical … We have
to get him more touches in there.
He has to keep getting the ball be-
cause he’s really hard to defend for
most college teams when he gets
the ball.”
The lead was short lived, as Mc-
Cants scored a go-ahead basket on
New Mexico State’s next posses-
sion, and the Aggies kept the Bull-
dogs scoreless for the final two and
a half minutes.
McCants had a game-high 18
points on a 7 of 10 shooting effort,
as the Aggies shot 59 percent in the
second half. Tyson Carter was the
only other MSU player in double
figures besides Perry, contributing
11 points.
MSU is back in action against
Kent State on Dec. 30 at Humphrey
Coliseum.

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Wentz gave the Eagles needed
breathing room when he hit former
college quarterback Greg Ward for
24 yards and Miles Sanders scored
on a 1-yard run on the final play of
the third quarter for a 17-3 lead.
This was the game Wentz need-
ed to win, his spirit growing after
the Eagles rallied on the final drive
in two straight weeks to beat the Gi-
ants and Redskins and thrust them-
selves back into the playoff picture.
He rallied the Eagles with a pep
talk in the tunnel before they hit the
field for perhaps the biggest game
of the 26-year-old QB’s career.
“We are built for this moment,”
Wentz said. “Play with so much
confidence, so much swagger, that
everyone in the stadium can feel
you.”
Perhaps fueled by the emotion-
al edict, Wentz came out connect-
ing on almost every pass, and a
maligned wide receiver group that
suffered a season-long case of the
drops suddenly made plays.
Wentz started 9 for 11 for 107 yards
and a touchdown.
“That playoff atmosphere, you
can’t beat it,” Wentz said.
The Eagles couldn’t keep it go-
ing, stymied in part by a question-
able call from coach Doug Peder-
son. Pederson called a timeout on a
fourth-and-1 on the Dallas 33-yard
line, thought about the call, and
drew up a pass play out of the shot-
gun that was incomplete.
Dallas’ Kai Forbath kicked field
goals of 49 and 32 yards to keep the
score a manageable 10-6 at half-
time.
Pederson had Elliott try a
55-yarder early in the fourth that
was no good and gave Dallas a short
field that led to Forbath’s 49-yarder
that made it 17-9.
“We’re going to be rooting for
another team hoping that we get
a chance,” Prescott, “That’s not a
position anyone wants to be in, de-
pending on someone else.”
Injuries
Cowboys: LB Leighton Vander
er, got wrapped and returned to the the same number only once. The difficulty level
lineup for the final drive of the first increases from Monday to Sunday.
half. ... CB Ronald Darby left the
game with a hip flexor and the oth-
er CB Jalen Mills also left with an
injured ankle. Rasul Douglas and
Sidney Jones took their spots.
Who are you?
A fan crashed Pederson’s post-
game news conference, prompting
the Eagles coach to ask “is he cre-
dentialed?” when the person tried Sunday’s Cryptoquote:
to ask a question.
“Holy cow. This will be on
‘SportsCenter,’” Pederson said.
Defer!
Prescott screamed “defer!” on
the coin toss a week after miscom-
munication on the call caused NFL
officials in New York to step in.
Up next
Cowboys: Host the Redskins on
Sunday.
Eagles: At the New York Giants
on Sunday.

Review
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that’s what it is.”
The Golden Knights tied the
game with a goal late in regulation,
but Barclay Goodrow’s overtime
goal won it for the Sharks, 5-4.
“The boys got together and said
this is for Pavs,” San Jose’s Joe
Thornton said. “It was just a matter
of will, and we willed that one for
him.”
The Sharks became just the sec-
ond team ever to overcome a three-
goal deficit in the third period to
win a Game 7.
As for the Golden Knights, they
had to be content with a call from
the NHL apologizing for a penalty
that was too harsh.
Miracle at Anfield
Add another entry to Liverpool’s
long list of storied comebacks.
This time, Lionel Messi and
mighty Barcelona were on the re-
ceiving end in the semifinals of
soccer’s European Champions
League.
After romping to a 3-0 win in the
first game of the home-and-home,
total-goals series, Barca seemed a
lock for the final.
But, back on their home turf at
Anfield, Liverpool pulled off a stun-
ning 4-0 victory that propelled the
club to its sixth European title.
“This club has a big heart, and
tonight the heart was pounding
like crazy,” manager Juergen Klopp
said. “You could feel it all over the
world.”
Twenty-four hours later, Tot-
tenham overcame a three-goal
halftime deficit on the road, stun-
ning Ajax in the other Champions
League semifinal.
“We saw Liverpool last night,”
Tottenham fullback Danny Rose
said. “It goes to show it’s not over
until it is over.”
Super Over
After more than nine stom-
ach-churning hours, the first Super
Over in Cricket World Cup history
— and perhaps the most extraor-
dinary over ever played — came
down to one last ball.
England calmly prevailed in the
fading sunlight of Lord’s as New
Zealand’s desperate scramble to
score what would have been the
winning run came up short. So
ended the home team’s agonizing Brave blossoms
44-year wait to be crowned world In the wake of Typhoon Hagibis,
champion of the sport it invented.
host Japan turned in a thoroughly
“The most ridiculous game of
inspiring performance at the Rug-
cricket to have ever been played,”
by World Cup in its final group
said Jos Buttler, England’s wick-
stage match against Scotland.
et-keeper.
A brilliant display by the team
“The guys are shattered,” coun-
known as the “Brave Blossoms”
tered New Zealand captain Kane
gave them a big halftime lead.
Williamson. “It’s devastating.”
Then they held off a furious Scot- ACROSS
tish comeback to preserve a 28-21 1 Swear
Follow the bouncing ball victory. 5 El —, Texas
Kawhi Leonard got the bounce. Japan advanced to the quarterfi- 9 Devilfish
Then another. Then another. And, nals for the first time. Even though 10 Black suit
yes, one more.
they lost to eventual champion 12 Ticked off
Finally, the shot fell through, South Africa, their tournament run 13 With
giving the Toronto Raptors a 92-
was just what their battered nation 34-Across, fellow
90 victory that bounced the Phil- needed after the ferocious storm. with a sleigh
adelphia 76ers out of the NBA 14 Father of 15-
playoffs.
Burrow bests Tua Down
Leonard’s shot from the cor- 16 Embrace
ner over Joel Embiid was the first Joe Burrow propelled LSU to
the College Football Playoff and 17 Oodles
winning buzzer-beater in a Game 18 Anxious
7 in NBA history. The ball danced himself to the Heisman Trophy
with a dazzling display against Tua feeling
on the rim four times before drop- 21 Retired jet
ping. It was quite a capper to Leon- Tagovailoa and Alabama in college
22 “— Fideles”
ard’s 41-point masterpiece. football’s game of the year.
23 Loses speed Sunday’s answer
The Raptors would go on to Burrow passed for 393 yards and
24 Thread DOWN 19 Latest word
claim their first NBA title by beat- three touchdowns, answered chal-
holders 1 Christmas 20 Snaky shape
ing the defending champion Gold- lenge after challenge, and helped
26 Includes in an songs 22 Baseball’s
en State Warriors. end LSU’s eight-year string of futil-
email 2 Loosen a bow Jesus
“It was great,” Leonard said. “It ity against the Crimson Tide.
29 Clog 3 Artery opener 23 Soak up
was a blessing to be able to get to After the Tigers’ 46-41 victory, 30 Brazenness
Burrow was carried off the field 4 “Smooth Oper- 24 Lenin’s suc-
that point and make that shot and 31 Granola bit ator” singer cessor
feel that moment.” at Bryant-Denny Stadium by his 32 Elf who helps
teammates.
5 Machines with 25 Spud
15-Down CPUs 26 Phone feature
““We’ve finally got the tools that
Megan’s moment we need to beat those guys,” coach
34 See 6 In the style of 27 Cunning
Megan Rapinoe capped a re- 13-Across 7 Bit of beach- 28 More cunning
Ed Orgeron said. “To have a cham- 37 “Superman”
markable year of sporting excel- wear 29 Foot holder
pionship team, you’ve got to have a star
lence and social activism by lead- 8 None too 30 Terrific
championship quarterback.” 38 Poker pot
ing to United States to its second bright 33 Screws up
straight Women’s World Cup title. 39 Less common 9 King with a 35 Salt Lake City
Rapinoe broke a scoreless tie in Angel on the pitcher’s mound 40 Christmas golden touch player
the final with a second-half penal- In their first home game after the song 11 Cooking mint 36 Word part:
ty kick, and the Americans went death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, the 41 Christmas 15 Renowned Abbr.
on to beat the Netherlands 2-0. Los Angeles Angels honored his tree topper reindeer
Rapinoe won the Golden Ball as memory with a combined no-hitter
top player and the Golden Boot as from Taylor Cole and Félix Peña in
top scorer in the month-long tour- a 13-0 victory over Seattle.
nament, but her impact went far The Angels played a practical-
beyond the field. She sparred with ly perfect game on the day before
U.S. President Donald Trump and what would have been Skaggs’ 28th
was one of the leading voices on a birthday.
squad that loudly demanded equal “He was definitely looking over
pay with the men’s team. us tonight,” said Mike Trout, who
“We’re such a proud and strong contributed a 454-foot homer and
and defiant group of women,” six RBIs.
Rapinoe said. Later, officials ruled that
Her trademark victory pose, Skaggs’ died from an accidental
looking skyward with arms out- drug overdose, prompting Major
stretched, also became a world- League Baseball to start testing for
wide sensation. cocaine and opioids.

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NFL

Bengals take care of business, clinch top pick

The Associated Press
They tried to give it away. But
when the Cincinnati Bengals
really needed to come through,
they did.
How many times have you
been able to say that about the
league’s worst team this year?
Despite rallying from 35-
12 down in the fourth quarter
to force overtime, the Bengals
came out with the loss, 38-35 to
the Miami Dolphins on Sunday,
to lock up the first overall pick in
next year’s draft.
The loss, not secured until
the Dolphins kicked the win-
ning field goal with no time on
the clock in the extra period,
dropped the Bengals to 1-14, and
no matter what happens in the fi-
nal week of the regular season,
no one can catch them.
A win would’ve kept the Dol-
phins and Redskins in the mix
for the top pick, with the drama
coming down to the final week
— the way it usually does. But
Cincinnati separated itself early
this season, and even if it closes
the year with a win next week
over Cleveland, it will have the
league’s worst record.
There’s speculation the Ben-
gals might pick Heisman Trophy
quarterback Joe Burrow of LSU.
In case you missed it, here’s
more of the good, bad and ugly
from Week 16 in the NFL:
n Losing with style: The
Browns might be a huge dis-
appointment. Don’t say they’ve
gone down quietly. After scor-
ing a touchdown, Cleveland re-
ceiver Odell Beckham Jr., ripped
off his helmet and chucked it at
the bench, then got involved in
a heated discussion with coach
Freddie Kitchens on the side-
line. Both coach and player said
Beckham was upset with the
refs. Maybe the score, too. The
Browns fell 31-15 to the Ravens
to drop to 6-9 and meet official
playoff elimination. On a lighter
note, the cleats Beckham wore
for pregame warmups — green,
Grinch-themed shoes with his
initials outlined in white-and-
red candy cane piping — were
pretty cool.
n How bout dat: Remember
when the Cowboys found their
identity with a bruising running
game that was setting them up
to not only make the playoffs
but maybe win a game or two
once they got there? Yeah, that
was last week. Bad Dallas resur-
faced at the worst time, rushing
for a grand total of 54 yards and
failing to put up a touchdown in a
17-9 loss to Philadelphia. The re-
sult puts the Eagles in the driv-
er’s seat for the NFC East (A win
or a Dallas loss next week and
they’re in) and rekindles ques-
tions about how long this group
in Dallas, especially coach Jason
Garrett, can stay together.
n Sportsmanship award:
Safe to say that Panthers de-
fensive lineman Vernon Butler
didn’t really care what the crowd
in Indy thought. Ejected after
punching Colts tight end Jack
Doyle in the face, Butler flashed
an obscene gesture to the crowd
as he was heading for the tunnel.
“I should keep my cool,” Butler
said in the postgame interview.
“I’m a better person than that.”
Nevertheless, he’ll be receiving
a fine from the NFL this week.
n So you’re saying there’s
a chance: Everything Oakland
needed to happen to stay alive
in the playoff chase did. But talk
about hanging by a thread. To
keep hopes alive for the AFC’s
last spot, the Raiders (7-8) need
next Sunday to be a repeat of
this week — a Pittsburgh loss,
a Tennessee loss and their own
victory — with an extra little
cherry on top. They also need
an Indianapolis win over Jack-
sonville in a game neither team
particularly needs. That scenar-
io would create a four-way tie at
8-8 and the Raiders would like-
ly win that tiebreaker based on
strength of victory. Good luck
with that, Raiders, and keep
your calculators handy.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My mom
passed
away unexpect-
edly, leaving
behind two cats.
My mother-in-law
graciously took
them in temporar-
ily, which included
shouldering the
financial burden
ZITS of a few vet visits.
After every-
thing quieted, we
asked her if she
would be willing
to keep the cats
Dear Abby
indefinitely be-
cause we rent, and re-homing
them wasn’t an option in our
area. She agreed, but said
when we want to take them,
we can. We offered to compen-
sate her for the vet bills, but
she refused. Our relationship
has always been strained, but,
GARFIELD in that moment, she was very
kind and generous.
Now, a year later, the cats
have been renamed and are
well cared for beyond what we
could have ever given them.
I, however, feel guilty. My
husband and I don’t want the
cats. We will be buying a home
soon, and our daughter is
hoping to adopt a dog.
I do not want to take on
a new obligation if I already
have one to my mother-in-law.
Those cats are my mom’s final
unfinished business, and I
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
23). Love is a form of faith. To
love someone is to trust your
heart to someone else’s care.
You will learn someone very
well, and choose carefully how
to invest your feelings. But ulti-
mately, love is still a risk. It is
because you are willing to take
the risk that you experience so
much beauty and fulfillment.
BABY BLUES Libra and Gemini adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 3, 30,
6, 22 and 14.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Where can you get fresh air,
fantastic ideas, blood flow, soul
healing and a metabolism boost
without buying a single thing?
Walking outdoors. It’s where the
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
want to do right
by them. How
can I do right by
my mother-in-law
as well? — NOT
A CAT PERSON
DEAR NOT
A CAT PERSON:
The cats have
acclimated well
to living with your
mother-in-law —
and it is entirely
possible that she
has grown to love
them in the year
they have been
with her.
If she is
aware that you will be buying a
home, she should be told that
your daughter has her heart
set on having a dog. Because
three animals would be too
much for you, ask if she would
mind keeping the kitties after
you move. She may surprise
you and say she doesn’t mind
at all.
(From where I sit, she
sounds like a doll, so regard
her generosity as a chance to
mend fences and express your
gratitude equally generously.)
DEAR ABBY: In this holiday
season of love, hope and
miracles I ask your millions of
readers to join me in remem-
bering and honoring those
courageous Americans and
allies who created a “Christ-
mas Miracle” during the Ko-
rean War 69 years ago. From
best things will happen today.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Ultimately, you get to choose
how you spend your time. It’s
easy to lose sight of this when
you’re with dominant people
who would like you to join their
agenda. It’s fun when it’s your
choice and you feel in control.
GEMINI (May 21-June
21). You’ve all but forgotten
about that little chunk of good
karma you generated years ago,
though it hasn’t forgotten about
you. It will circle back right
when it will be most profound to
receive it.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’ll be prolific, producing
much more than you thought
November to December 1950,
they fought one of the most
savage battles of modern
warfare and did the impos-
sible by achieving one of the
greatest humanitarian rescues
in history.
Fighting in the frozen moun-
tains at Chosin Reservoir,
with wind-chill temperatures
far below zero, outnumbered
and encircled (120,000 to
30,000), our troops broke
out to save 100,000 Korean
men, women and children by
Christmas Eve. Our soldiers
endured frostbite and suffering
with valor, ultimately sustain-
ing 16,495 casualties, but
inflicting 48,156 casualties on
the enemy.
We are proud of, and
indebted to, those members
of our armed forces who
suffered and sacrificed for our
freedom. Please say a prayer
for them and their families,
and thank God for the gift of
these precious souls. — WITH
CHRISTMAS LOVE, CARMELLA
LaSPADA, NO GREATER LOVE
INC.
DEAR CARMELLA: Thank
you for your letter. This is the
time of year when people often
reminisce about family memo-
ries. In that spirit, I agree that
we should also remember our
collective history, and reflect
on and give thanks for the
bravery and sacrifice our ser-
vice members and their loved
ones have given us.
you would, so apply yourself
where you are most needed or
where you are certain to enjoy
yourself as you work.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You
want something you haven’t
articulated yet. Maybe you’ve
been afraid to say it out loud.
Regardless, it’s go time. State
the deal. Things will only start
happening after you eliminate
the ambiguity in a relationship.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You don’t like to be teased
unless the teasing is so playful
or interesting that it’s somehow
its own reward. Movie trailers
sometimes fit the bill. One thing
that doesn’t is when people say,
“I’ll tell you later.”
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You’ll be good at figuring people
out and settling into a place
that’s going to work well with
the entire group. It will probably
mean chipping in even when you
don’t feel ready or holding back
when you feel overqualified.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You can’t go any faster or
do any more than your best.
Expecting yourself to is unlov-
ing. There is no need to punish
yourself nor is there a gain from
doing so that makes any sense.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). You require things of
your relationships, things that
are not spoken about, but are
nonetheless clearly conveyed to
the observant counterpart. The
nonobservant counterpart will
be utterly lost.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). If you gain by losing and
lose by gaining, then you’ll be
on par with most people today.
But if you can celebrate this
with genuine enthusiasm and
gratitude for the funny way life
works out, then you’ll be in a
league of your own.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Those willing to compro-
mise to make an arrangement
work are more invested in the
success of the arrangement
than they are in their personal
satisfaction or ego gratification.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). What one person
considers very awkward is a
comfortable family tradition to
someone else. You’ll be reading
the signals, dialed into the
microexpressions that tell the
inside story.

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