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Crime has a new face: Twitter.
Political extremists, criminals and
gang members are advertising their
wares, aunting their exploits and
recruiting new members in 140 char-
acters or less, according to police,
criminologists and security experts.
The most shocking example oc-
curred a week ago when the extrem-
ist group al-Shabab live-tweeted
about the mall siege in Kenya, de-
fending the mass killing, threatening
more violence and taunting the
military.
But the list is long and growing
of those using Twitter and other
social media venues for nefarious
purposes.
Extremists spread their propagan-
da via video. Gangs post their colors,
signs and rap songs to showcase their
criminal enterprises. Prostitutes and
drug dealers troll for new customers.
Teens trash a former NFL players
house and brag about it with photos
on Twitter.
But Twitter can be a double-edged
sword: Public boasting about illegal
deeds can serve as a road map for po-
lice and lead to arrests.
Extremist groups, domestic and
international, have been savvy in
their use of social media, says Evan
Kohlmann, a senior partner with the
security rm Flashpoint who special-
izes in the online communications of
extremist groups. Twitter
has become their site of
choice because it is easy to
sign up and remain anony-
mous.
These groups realize
they need to reach as many
people as possible, he says.
And Twitter and Facebook
is where you nd people.
In the beginning, extrem-
ist groups were reluctant to
use social media. They re-
lied on password-protected
online forums, Kohlmann
says. As social sites became ubiqui-
tous, the groups and their members
jumped in like everyone else, he says.
One of the early and most prolic
outts to turn to Twitter was al-Sha-
bab, the radical Somali group with
links to al-Qaeda whose name means
The Youth in Arabic.
Al-Shabab used Twitter
during the hostage siege at
the Westgate shopping mall
in Nairobi to ballyhoo the
mayhem blow-by-blow.
Tweets defended the at-
tack, mocked the Kenyan
military and president,
posted photos of members
inside the mall and threat-
ened more bloodshed.
Twitter shut down at
least ve accounts used by
al-Shabab, but each time
the microblogging site sus-
pended an account, the group creat-
ed another with a dierent user
name.
Twitter says it doesnt comment
on individual accounts for security
and privacy reasons.
On Twitter, thugs at work in plain sight
Extremist groups like
al-Shabab aunt crimes
and are tough to silence
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leader Ahmed
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WASHINGTON Congressional Repub-
licans showed no signs Sunday of re-
lenting on their eorts to dismantle
President Obamas health care law on
a stopgap funding bill, setting the
course for the rst government shut-
down in 17 years starting Tuesday.
The American people over-
whelmingly reject Obamacare. They
understand its not working. The only
people who arent listening to the ar-
gument are the career politicians in
Washington, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas,
said on NBCs Meet the Press.
Cruz, who led a 21-hour libuster-
style speech against the health care
law, has been a leading GOP advocate
for using the stopgap measure as le-
verage to extract concessions on the
Aordable Care Act, which begins
open enrollment for the health care
insurance exchanges on Tuesday.
Cruz joined a chorus of Republi-
can lawmakers on Sunday talk shows
who sought to spread the political
blame to Obama and Senate Demo-
crats if a shutdown occurs. Demo-
crats are the ones playing games.
They need to act. Theyre the ones
that are truly threatening a govern-
ment shutdown by not being here
and acting, said Rep. Cathy McMor-
ris Rodgers of Washington state, the
fourth-ranking House Republican.
The Senate voted Friday to ap-
prove a stopgap funding measure
through Nov. 15 after a week of de-
bate. On Saturday, the House
of Representatives made a
second attempt at disman-
tling the health law after the
rst attempt to remove
spending for it in the funding
bill failed.
The House approved, 231-
192, an amendment to delay
implementation for one year,
as well as an amendment to
repeal a 2.3% tax on medical
devices enacted to help pay
for the law. The medical de-
vice tax is expected to raise $29 bil-
lion over 10 years. The House also
voted to extend the length of the
stopgap bill to Dec. 15, and approved
a separate bill to make sure U.S.
troops continue to get paid in the
event of a shutdown.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-
Ohio, released a statement calling on
the Senate to come in to session on
Sunday to act on the House-passed
amendments. The Senate is
scheduled to return today at
2 p.m. ET.
Many parts of the 2010
health care law have already
been implemented, including
discounts for prescription
medications and the provi-
sion allowing children under
26 to remain on their par-
ents health insurance poli-
cies. On Tuesday, the state
websites where uninsured
Americans can shop for and
buy health insurance will open.
Those without health insurance will
be required to buy it or pay a penalty;
those whose income is up to 400% of
the poverty level will receive a federal
subsidy to help pay for the insurance.
Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid, D-Nev., said the Houses action
was pointless and White House
spokesman Jay Carney said it was
reckless and irresponsible because
Obama has already said he will veto
any attempt to delay or defund the
law in the unlikely event it reaches
his desk.
Senate rules allow Reid to knock
down the two amendments with one
motion to table, which needs only 51
votes and which Republicans cant
stop.
House Majority Whip Kevin Mc-
Carthy, R-Calif., said Sunday that Re-
publicans were readying a third
attempt for today if Reid rejects the
amendments, as expected.
However, House Republicans op-
tions on the eve of a shutdown are
limited. The House could advance a
stopgap bill that keeps the govern-
ment open for a week to continue the
health care ght and the government
funded. Republicans could also at-
tempt to advance another provision
aecting the health care law, but
there is no sign it would meet a dif-
ferent fate in the Senate.
Boehner could put the clean
Senate-passed funding bill on the
House oor, where it would likely
pass on the support of House Demo-
crats with some Republicans, but he
is under pressure from conservative
lawmakers and outside groups to
hold the line.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Dur-
bin, D-Ill., told CBS Face the Nation
the Senate will reject the Houses lat-
est eort and that he expects a shut-
down will occur.
Durbin said Democrats were ame-
nable to changing the health care law,
and he acknowledged that many
Democrats support proposals such as
the medical device tax repeal, but he
said the debate should happen inde-
pendent of a bill to fund the
government.
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Al-Shabab currently has a working
feed on the site. Since Wednesday,
the group posted audio statements
by its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane,
also known as Mukhtar Abu Zubair,
justifying the siege and threatening
more attacks. It posted a tweet accus-
ing the Kenyan government of de-
molishing the mall intentionally: To
cover their crime, the Kenyan govt
carried out a demolition to the build-
ing, burying evidence and all hos-
tages under the rubble #Westgate.
The Associated Press reported Friday
that the military caused the collapse,
citing an unnamed senior Kenyan
police ocial who said Kenyan
troops red rocket-propelled gre-
nades inside the mall. The ocial
would not say what caused the col-
lapse or whether it was intentional.
NO GATEKEEPER ON HATE
Agrowing number of homegrown ex-
tremists are also turning to Twitter.
A May 2013 report on digital hate
speech from the Simon Wiesenthal
Center says Twitter helped spur a
30% growth in online forums for
hate and terrorism over the past year.
The study says more than 20,000
hate-spewing hashtags and handles
appeared on Twitter in 2012, up
5,000 from the year before. The
group identied Twitter as a chief
oender among social media sites
because of a lack of monitoring of
hate and terrorist content.
Those who monitor extremists on-
line say that as the site of choice for
extremists, in their view, Twitter
needs a clear, transparent policy as to
what content is o-limits, and it has
to enforce that policy vigorously.
They respond to abuse reports,
but their criteria for suspension is
very limited, says J.M. Berger, a se-
curity analyst who is editor of Intel-
wire, an online magazine that
monitors extremist activity. He spot-
ted al-Shababs tweets during the
mall siege and notied Twitter.
They are broadly permissive of
extremist content in a way that other
services, like Facebook and YouTube,
are not, he said in an e-mail
interview.
Twitter, through spokesman Nu
Wexler, would not make anyone from
the company available for an inter-
view. He directed a reporter to a blog
post by the companys head of safety,
Del Harvey, who wrote that manually
reviewing every tweet is simply not
possible. Users post up to 500 mil-
lion tweets a day in more than 35
languages.
We use both automated and man-
ual systems to evaluate reports of us-
ers potentially violating our Twitter
Rules, Harvey wrote. These rules
explicitly bar direct, specic threats
of violence against others and use of
our service for unlawful purposes, for
which users may be suspended when
reported.
INTERNET-BANGING AMPLIFIED
Closer to home, gangs in the United
States have been adding Twitter and
Facebook accounts to their arsenals
for years in what University of Michi-
gan social work professor Desmond
Patton calls Internet-banging.
If we think about violence as a
disease, one particular host of that
disease is social media, he says.
Historically, displaying pictures of
the gang or recording jump-ins, an
initiation rite in which recruits en-
dure a severe beating by gang mem-
bers to demonstrate their toughness,
or other acts of violence, required ex-
pensive equipment and lots of time,
Patton says.
With the advent of smartphone
technology, youth can upload pic-
tures and videos to social media sites
quickly, he says.
A March study by Arizona State
Universitys School of Criminology
and Criminal Justice found that
nearly 20% of gang members report-
ed that their gang had a website or
social networking page and 50% said
that their gang posts video online.
Eleven percent said their gang or-
ganized activities online, often using
code. A gang member in St. Louis
said he posted on Facebook, We got
a baseball game to call the gang to-
gether for a ght. A member in Fres-
no said his gang avoided organizing
drug business online but used the In-
ternet to set up meetings, parties and
even fundraisers for bail or other
emergencies.
Scott Decker, a professor of crimi-
nology and criminal justice at ASU
who conducted the study, says gang
members used to proclaim their alle-
giance via grati or by taunting their
rivals.
Now the kind of things that result
in ghting take place online, he says.
Challenges to manhood, challenges
to how tough the gang is. ... It could
be YouTube videos, posting on some-
ones Facebook site.
He says gangs involved in drug
dealing use Twitter. Because police
know where transactions generally
take place, gang members tweet out
an address. The context is unclear to
an outsider, but the person on the re-
ceiving end understands the
message.
DECIPHERING THE CODE
Rob DOvidio, a Drexel University
criminologist, says gang members
use code to boast about their deeds.
For example, he says, they use bis-
cuit or clickety for a gun, food,
seashells or gas for bullets and
rock to sleep early for murder.
But the braggadocio can backre.
In January 2012 in New York City,
police arrested 43 gang members
from rival gangs and linked them to
six killings, 32 shootings, 36 robber-
ies and other crimes. The arrests
came about because of members
posts on Twitter crowing about what
they had done.
Criminal activity online has led
more than 2,600 police departments
from New York City to Seattle to cre-
ate social media units to monitor
sites. Urban schools in Chicago mon-
itor social media because ghts that
start online often spill into hallways.
Cincinnati police ocer Dawn
Keating was one of the rst to track
gangs on social media. In 2007, she
began tracking a gang calling itself
the Taliband that was on the now
nearly forgotten MySpace. The gang
posted photos of members, rap songs,
its colors and signs. The posts helped
Keating gather intel about the mem-
bers and their connections. The on-
line surveillance eventually led to
5,000 pieces of evidence and 90 in-
dictments of gang members, she says.
She says drug dealers use Twitter
to advertise their wares and their lo-
cations, and petty criminals brag by
posting photos of themselves with
cash or stolen items on Facebook.
She tells the story of a thief who com-
mitted ve robberies in downtown
Cincinnati. Police knew him only by
a nickname, which they found on
Facebook, along with photos of the
man with cash and other items he
had stolen. That led to his arrest.
Prostitutes use Twitter to attract
new customers or post their loca-
tions, daily specials and rates, the
way lunch trucks let customers know
where to nd them, DOvidio says.
He says they use hashtags such as
#Vegas, #escort, #services and
#callgirl.
Some bad actors do it just for the
attention of a large audience. Take
the partying teens who broke into
the vacation home of former NFL
player Brian Holloway in Upstate
New York, causing $20,000 in dam-
age. The teens posted photos of their
antics on Twitter. Six people have
been arrested so far and police ex-
pect dozens more arrests.
With criminals, its one thing to
brag on the street, Cincinnati ocer
Keating says. But now, with social
media, they brag and get credibility
worldwide.
And sometimes, they also get ar-
rested.
More extremists turning to Twitter
vCONTINUED FROM1A
JONATHANKALAN, AP
Awoman runs for cover at Westgate Mall during the siege in Nairobi.
To cover their crime,
the Kenyan govt carried
out a demolition to
the building, burying
evidence and all
hostages under the
rubble #Westgate.
A tweet from Al-Shabab
To cover their crime,
the Kenyan govt carried
out a demolition to
the building, burying
evidence and all
hostages under the
rubble #Westgate.
A tweet from Al-Shabab
JERUSALEM Analysts say Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
has little chance of convincing Presi-
dent Obama and the international
community that stepped-up sanc-
tions, not diplomacy, is the way to
stop Iran from developing nuclear
weapons, but that wont stop him
from pleading his case as he visits the
U.S. this week.
Convinced that Iran, which has
long called for Israels destruction,
will capitalize on last weeks thaw in
its relations with the U.S. to develop a
nuclear bomb while non-prolifera-
tion talks are underway, Netanyahu
vowed to deliver his message during
his visit today with Obama and a
Tuesday address before the United
Nations General Assembly.
I will tell the truth in the face of
the sweet talk and the onslaught of
smiles. ... Telling the truth today is vi-
tal for the security and peace of the
world and, of course, it is vital for the
security of the state of Israel, Netan-
yahu said just prior to ying to the
U.S. on Saturday night, a day after
Obama held a 15-minute ice-break-
ing conversation with Iranian Presi-
dent Hasan Rouhani.
It was the highest-level interaction
between the U.S. and Iran in three
decades.
Israeli pundits spent the
weekend discussing what
promises to be an uphill bat-
tle for Netanyahu, who must
balance his alarm over Iran
with a show of respect for
what the U.S. is hailing as a
major diplomatic victory.
Writing in the Israeli
newspaper Haaretz, U.S. cor-
respondent Chemi Shalev
said that what many Israelis see as
Obamas dangerous trip in la la
land is perceived in the White
House as the realization of Obamas
chief goals, including the judicious
use of Americas military power and
diplomatic clout to enlist the inter-
national community against rogue
regimes; and the resolute prevention
of proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction.
Given the sunny and
optimistic atmosphere at
the White House over these
developments, Netanyahu
runs the risk of being por-
trayed as a perennial party-
pooper, Shalev wrote.
The timing of his visit also
isnt ideal. Netanyahus usu-
ally reliable pro-Israel law-
maker allies will likely be too
distracted by government shutdown
talks and Obamacare to lobby
against what he surely views as the
administrations nave complacency
towards Damascus and Tehran, Sha-
lev wrote.
Efraim Inbar, director of the Be-
gin-Sadat Center for Strategic Stud-
ies at Bar Ilan University, said he
believes several Arab countries share
Israels concerns over what they con-
sider American appeasement of
Iran and Syria, even if these nations
are reluctant to say so publicly.
Even if Iran complies with U.S. de-
mands to halt its development of a
nuclear arsenal, Inbar said, it will still
be considered a great threat by coun-
tries in the Middle East.
Iran is a state sponsor of terror-
ism. Its a state with an extreme reli-
gious ideology whose intention is to
dominate the region and spread its
very radical version of Islam to the
rest of the world, he said.
Despite what he calls a clear will-
ingness on the part of Arab coun-
tries to interact with Israel on the
Iranian and Syrian threats, Inbar said
he doesnt expect to see such cooper-
ation displayed at the U.N.
If it happens, it will be under the
table, he said.
Israel will make case against Iran
PM Netanyahu
heads to U.S.
to tell the truth
Michele Chabin
Special for USATODAY
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Netanyahu
POTISKUM, NIGERIA Suspected Is-
lamic extremists attacked an agricul-
tural college early Sunday, gunning
down dozens of students as they
slept in dorms and torching class-
rooms, the schools provost said. Its
the latest violence in northeastern
Nigerias ongoing Islamic uprising.
Provost Molima Idi Mato of Yobe
State College of Agriculture in Gujba
said there were no security forces
protecting the campus. Two weeks
ago, the state commissioner for edu-
cation had begged schools and col-
leges to reopen after a deadly July 6
attack on a Mamudo school and had
promised protection, he said.
Idi Mato said as many as 50 stu-
dents may have died in the assault
that began at about 1 a.m. Sunday.
They attacked our students while
they were sleeping. ... They opened
re at them, he said. Most of the vic-
tims were ages 18 to 22.
Soldiers recovered 42 bodies and
transported 18 wounded students to
a hospital, said a military ocial who
requested anonymity because he was
not authorized to speak to the press.
Two of the wounded later died,
said Adamu Usman, a survivor who
was helping at the hospital.
President Goodluck Jonathan con-
demned the attack, which he blamed
on the Boko Haram extremist group,
in a TV appearance Sunday night.
Jonathan likened the assault to
that on a Nairobi shopping mall last
week, where Islamic extremists from
Somalias al-Shabab movement killed
67 civilians. Boko Haram has said
some of its ghters trained with al-
Shabab in Somalia.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar She-
kau has said in video addresses that
his group wants to end democracy in
Nigeria and allow education only in
Islamic schools. Boko Haram means
Western education is forbidden.
Its uprising poses the biggest secu-
rity challenge in years to this coun-
try.
Nigeria is Africas biggest oil pro-
ducer and its most populous nation
with more than 160 million people
almost equal numbers of which are
Muslims and Christians.
Boko Haram militants have killed
more than 1,700 people since 2010.
Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe
state, where the killings occurred,
questioned the eectiveness of the
military crackdown.
The gunmen rode into the college
in two double-cabin pickup all-ter-
rain vehicles and on motorcycles,
some dressed in Nigerian military
uniforms, a surviving student, Ibra-
him Mohammed, told the AP. He said
they appeared to know the layout of
the college, attacking the four male
hostels but avoiding the one hostel
reserved for women.
Militants kill dozens at college in Nigeria
Islamic extremists
blamed in massacre
The Associated Press
WORLD
CALIF. HANGAR BURNS DOWN
AFTER SMALL PLANE CRASHES
A small jet that took o from Ida-
ho crashed into a storage hangar and
started a large re after landing Sun-
day night at a Southern California
airport, ocials said.
The twin-engine Cessna Citation
that took o from Hailey, Idaho, went
o the right side of the runway at
Santa Monica Municipal Airport
about 6:20 p.m. and struck the hang-
ar, Federal Aviation Administration
spokesman Ian Gregor said.
The re destroyed the hangar, San-
ta Monica Fire Department spokes-
woman Bridgett Lewis said. It was
not immediately clear how many
people were on the plane or inside
the hangar. There was no immediate
word on any injuries or deaths. INVESTIGATION CITES MISSTEPS
IN DEATHS OF 19 FIREFIGHTERS
Nearly every detail leading up to
the June deaths of 19 Arizona re-
ghters was painstakingly spelled out
by investigators, from the triple-digit
temperatures the day before to the
winds that kicked up in a few hours.
Families of the Granite Mountain
Hotshots, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
and others are asking that lessons be
learned from the deaths. One lesson,
experts say, is to invest in GPS track-
ing technology for reghters.
Real-time information on the lo-
cation of crews and the location of
the re, if those two things had been
known, this accident could have been
prevented, said Bill Grabbert, a re-
tired wildland reghter, re man-
agement ocer and author.
The three-month report released
Saturday outlines a series of missteps
by the crew and commanders ght-
ing the Yarnell Hill Fire, but it found
no indication of negligence, reck-
lessness actions or violations of poli-
cy or protocol.
ITALIAN CABINET MEMBERS BALK
AT BERLUSCONIS POWER PLAY
Former Italian premier Silvio Ber-
lusconi appeared to backpedal on
Sunday in his strategy aimed at col-
lapsing the fragile coalition govern-
ment and triggering early elections,
after some key supporters chafed at
his order to quit the Cabinet.
Berlusconi had demanded those
resignations in a show of solidarity
ahead of a Senate vote to strip him of
his seat because of his tax-fraud con-
viction and prison sentence.
But at least three of his ve minis-
ters in Premier Enrico Lettas gov-
ernment said they would only
reluctantly comply with that order
because Berlusconi had picked them
for their ministry posts. The three
ministers indicated they might help
Letta survive the condence vote he
has called for Parliament.
I thoroughly understand his (Ber-
lusconis) state of mind, but I cannot
justify or share the strategy that the
ministers quit, Health Minister Be-
atrice Lorenzin said.
ASTRONAUT SCOTT CARPENTER
RECOVERING FROM STROKE
Astronaut Scott Carpenter, 88, the
second American to orbit Earth, is
recovering from a stroke. Patty Car-
penter said her husband had a stroke
last week and was moved to a reha-
bilitation center. She hopes he will be
up and around in a few weeks.
Scott Carpenter is remembered for
his radio call Godspeed, John
Glenn, when Friendship 7 lifted o
and Glenn became the rst American
to orbit Earth on Feb. 20, 1962.
Compiled fromstaand wire reports.
NASA-TV
The Cygnus spacecraft successfully
attaches onto an arm of the Interna-
tional Space Station on Sunday as shown
on NASA-TV. Cygnus is delivering food,
clothing and experiments.
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Awoman tends to her ock Sunday as
Liverymen and Freemen of the City of
London re-enact their right to drive
sheep tax-free across London Bridge.
SPECIAL DELIVERY IN SPACE BAA-CK FOR A RE-ENACTMENT
IN BRIEF
As of Sunday, 2,142 U.S. service-
members and three Defense Depart-
ment civilians had been reported
killed in the Afghanistan War.
The latest death identied:
uArmy Sta Sgt. Thomas A.
Baysore Jr., 31, of Milton, Pa., died
Thursday in Paktiya province from
enemy small-arms re during com-
bat operations; 101st Airborne
Division.
Source: Defense Department
U.S. death toll
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POOL PHOTOBY HEIDI LEVINE
Healthy U.S. cities
Metropolitan statistical areas, including
suburbs, with healthiest housing:
1. San Jose
2. Indianapolis
3. Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif.
3. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater,
Fla.
3. Phoenix
6. Sacramento
6. San Bernardino-Riverside, Calif.
6. Miami
6. Minneapolis-St. Paul
10. Charlotte
10. New York
12. Milwaukee
12. Atlanta
12. San Diego
12. Seattle
16. Columbus, Ohio
16. Washington
16. San Francisco
16. St. Louis
16. Portland, Ore.
16. Oakland
22. Cleveland
22. Northern New Jersey
24. Denver
24. Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
24. Hartford, Conn.
24. Norfolk-Virginia Beach
24. Pittsburgh
29. Chicago
30. Providence
30. Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.
32. New Orleans
32. Cincinnati
34. Buffalo
34. Baltimore
34. Los Angeles
37. Boston
37. Dallas
39. Detroit
39. Houston
39. Philadelphia
42. Oklahoma City
43. San Antonio
44. Birmingham, Ala.
45. Memphis
Source National Center for Healthy Housing,
basedon U.S. Census data
Fire departments across the na-
tion are establishing paid positions,
increasing stipends and seeking as-
sistance from government grants as
they face challenges attracting and
keeping volunteer personnel.
Ken Willette, division manager of
Public Fire Protection at the Nation-
al Fire Protection Association
(NFPA), said recruiting and main-
taining volunteers in re depart-
ments is an ongoing challenge
nationwide by large and small de-
partments across the country.
We are seeing communities can-
not attract the number of volunteers
they need anymore, Willette said.
Two major challenges, Willette
said, are time and location. The train-
ing for volunteer reghters is equal
to the training of career reghters,
making it dicult for individuals to
t that into their schedules, he said.
Most volunteers, he said, no longer
regularly work where they live, so the
possibility of businesses allowing
employees to leave and ght a re
has greatly diminished. Plus, they
dont have the time for routine tasks
such as maintaining trucks.
Of the nations approximately
1.1 million reghters, 31% were paid
career reghters in 2011, leaving the
majority of re departments to be
staed by volunteers, according to
the NFPAs latest statistics.
John Hall, division director of Fire
Analysis and Research at the NFPA,
said there was an 8.6% decrease in
volunteer reghters from 2008 to
2011. Hall said not-yet-released num-
bers for 2012 show that downward
trend stopped last year, but he cau-
tioned that may be temporary.
Though replacement of volunteers
with paid positions is a growing na-
tional trend, Willette said it is not
happening in great numbers. He said
he has seen re departments across
the nation start by giving stipends to
volunteers, then gradually transition
to career fully paid positions.
Recent examples include:
uThe Red River Parish Fire Dis-
trict in Louisiana plans to move to
about 14 paid full-time reghter po-
sitions (in addition to about 70 vol-
unteers) starting early next year, said
Shane Felts, Red River Parish re
chief. Under a trial run, the district
has four paid, part-time reghters.
The plan is expected to be ocially
approved in November, Felts said.
uThis month, North Liberty,
Iowa, approved a plan replacing a
yearly $500 stipend for volunteer
reghters with a at stipend per
call, which depends on years of ser-
vice, City Administrator Ryan Heiar
said. If one responds to less than 18%
of the calls during a quarter, he will
receive $7-$13 per call. If the volun-
teer goes on 18% or more of the calls,
he will receive $8-$14 per call.
uSeveral re departments in Vir-
ginia receive assistance from govern-
ment grants to help them recruit
volunteers through the Volunteer
Workforce Solutions program funded
by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, said Nick Caputo, program
manager for the Virginia Fire Chiefs
Association.
uOver the past 10 years, Davidson
County, N.C., has seen more paid po-
sitions created in its re depart-
ments, said Danny Ward, the
countys re marshal. He said that al-
though volunteer numbers were
good, participation was low. Twenty-
three of the 26 volunteer re depart-
ments in the county have paid posi-
tions of some type, he said.
Contributing: Vickie Welborn, The (Shreve-
port, La.) Times
Fire departments try to extinguish stang crisis
Paid positions created
as volunteer reghters
become harder to attract
Olga Hajishengallis
USATODAY
VICKIE WELBORN, THE (SHREVEPORT, LA.) TIMES
Red River Parish reghters, from left,
Joe Tarver, Ryan Smith, Jeremy Neal
and Chief Shane Felts.
It can be one of the most dicult
conversations an adult child ever has
with an aging parent: The discussion
about Mom or Dad giving up the car
keys because of declining health.
The dilemma is one that many
adult children will face in the coming
years: The number of people 65 and
older in the U.S. will increase from
47.6 million in 2015 to 72.7 million in
2030, according to the Census
Bureau.
In 2011, 17% of all trac deaths in
the U.S. involved people 65 and older,
a group that made up 13% of the
overall population, according to the
National Highway Trac Safety
Administration.
Apparently, many simply arent
having that conversation.
More than half of adult children of
senior drivers, 55%, say they are con-
cerned about their parents driving
habits, but only 23% have had a dis-
cussion with their parents about
driving abilities as they age. In fact,
adults ages 40-65 are more con-
cerned about aging parents driving
than they are about family members
driving while intoxicated.
Thats according to a new nation-
wide telephone survey of 1,007 adults
ages 40-65 with at least one parent
who drives. The survey was conduct-
ed May 14-20 for insurer Liberty
Mutual.
They really are avoiding the con-
versation, says David Melton, Liber-
ty Mutuals managing director of
global safety. We feel very strongly
that families know best, and its really
critical that Boomer children not
wait until they see a possibly danger-
ous decline in their parents driving.
These are conversations that need to
be had early and often.
In the survey, just 38% of adult
children of senior drivers thought
their parents would understand and
be open to a discussion about giving
up driving.
Families with older drivers should
keep an eye out for signs that could
indicate its time to talk, experts say.
These include: Noticing scrapes on
a parents car or bumper, or on a ga-
rage door or mailbox. Also, we sug-
gest the person who is concerned
actually ride with the person to get
that birds-eye view, says Julie Lee,
vice president and national director
for driver safety at AARP.
When it is time for the conversa-
tion, the child has to choose the right
time (not, for instance, during
Thanksgiving dinner) and choose the
right person to initiate it it might
be a family friend or someone out-
side the family, such as a doctor.
Driving is such an important part of
peoples lives, so you need to go into
it with respect and dignity, Lee says.
Lisa Callahan, 58, of Faireld,
Conn., began talking with her moth-
er, Jean Winton, now 93, every six
months or so about her driving. After
Winton inadvertently stepped on the
gas pedal while stopped at a mailbox,
she decided it was time to stop driv-
ing. She was very gracious, Call-
ahan says. She said, Ive been
looking for a sign, and that was it.
Its a hard conversation, Call-
ahan says. Its like telling your kid
the facts of life. Its something youve
got to do, but nobody looks forward
to that conversation.
Seniors behind the wheel:
Few adult kids have the talk
Insurer says families
know best when older
parent shouldnt drive
Larry Copeland
USATODAY
BOB RIHA JR., USA TODAY
Signs that it may be time for an older driver to give up the car keys
may include scrapes on the car, garage door or mailbox.
Mice, rats and water leaks are
among the problems plaguing a ris-
ing number of inner-city and subur-
ban homes, 40% of which now have
at least one health or safety hazard,
says a ranking to be released today of
45 U.S. metropolitan areas.
Harmed by the nations foreclo-
sure crisis and economic downtown,
35 million metro-area homes pose
potential risks up from 30 million
(35%) in a similar report four years
ago, according to the National Center
for Healthy Housing, a non-prot re-
search group.
Its a worrisome trend, says Re-
becca Morley, the groups executive
director. She notes poor housing con-
ditions have been linked to asthma,
lead poisoning and cancer. Morley
says the deterioration, however, is
hardly surprising, because many
foreclosed properties sat vacant for
long periods, and people had less
money for home maintenance.
The most common problem? Wa-
ter leaks from the outside, which af-
fected 11% of metro-area homes,
followed by signs of mice (10%) inte-
rior water leaks (9%) as well as roof-
ing problems, damaged interior walls
and foundation problems (each 5%.)
Nationwide, rental properties have
more problems than owner-occupied
dwellings, and inner-city housing
does worse than suburban apart-
ments and homes. A big factor: age.
Inner-city rentals are typically older.
The ve metro areas that had the
least problems San Jose; Indian-
apolis; Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif.;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater;
and Phoenix tend to have newer
homes. The three with the least
healthy conditions were San Anto-
nio; Birmingham, Ala.; and Memphis.
The report documents that
healthy homes remain elusive for far
too many, Nicolas Retsinas, a hous-
ing expert at Harvard Business
School, said in a statement.
The scorecard is based on 20
health-related housing characteris-
tics in the Census Bureaus American
Housing Survey. The list also in-
cludes rats, peeling paint, holes in
walls and broken toilets. The Census
surveys were done between 2004
and 2011.
In December, Morley says, her
group will release the National
Healthy Housing Standard, which
others can adopt as a property main-
tenance code. She says that Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban
Development properties have codes
and are often in better condition
than similar non-HUD housing.
MICE, LEAKS, HOLES:
40% OF METRO HOMES
HAVE SOME HAZARD
Bad housing conditions
are worrisome trend
and pose health risks
Wendy Koch
@wendykoch
USATODAY
About 130,000 commuters in Con-
necticut will wake up this morning to
marginally improved rail service to
New York after ocials wrestling
over the weekend with a power out-
rage managed to restore what they
hope will be about 50% of normal
operations.
There will be noticeable improve-
ment in the frequency of trains, Aar-
on Donovan, a Metro-North
spokesman, said about the commuter
railways New Haven line. The line
feeds passengers from 38 stations in
23 towns to New Yorks Grand Cen-
tral Station.
Metro-North is the nations sec-
ond busiest commuter rail line (after
the Long Island Rail Road) and o-
cials were anticipating that those
trains available would be jammed to-
day. They encouraged commuters to
avoid rush hour if possible.
Highways were jammed last week
with people driving to work after the
power outage Wednesday slashed
Metro-North commuter service to
about a third of usual capacity.
Amtrak trains running between
Boston and New York were delayed
up to 90 minutes. Amtrak ocials
said Sunday that the New York-to-
Boston Acela Express will resume
service this morning.
Meanwhile, regional Amtrak
trains through that corridor, which
switched to diesel a process that
has caused delays of up to 90 min-
utes will continue to operate that
way and delays may continue, Am-
trak spokesman Craig Schultz said.
Con Ed spokesman Allan Drury
said the cause of the power failure to
the rail line has not yet been deter-
mined. Right now, the focus is on re-
storing power to the tracks, he says.
Crews set up a temporary power
substation in Harrison, N.Y., to allow
Metro-North to increase capacity for
today, he said.
The stricken 8-mile section of
track is between Harrison and
Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Full power should be restored by
Oct. 7 and full train service the day
after, a week ahead of what Con Ed
had planned, Drury said Sunday.
Contributing: The Associated Press
Metro-North rail service at 50%
Ocials still urge riders
to steer clear of travel
during rush hour
Gregg Zoroya
USATODAY
LINDSAY PERRY, THE CONNECTICUT POST, VIA AP
Riders board a train in Stamford, Conn.
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USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON It has been 17 years
since the federal government last
faced a partial shutdown because
Congress and the president couldnt
agree on a spending bill. A lot has
changed in that time, leaving federal
employees, citizens and even govern-
ment decision-makers confused
about what a shutdown would mean.
Every shutdown is dierent. The
politics that cause them are dierent.
Because of technology and structural
overhauls, the way the government
functions has changed since 1996.
Much of what will happen is
unknown.
Heres what we do know about
Tuesdays looming shutdown:
THE BASICS
1. What causes a shutdown?
Under the Constitution, Congress
must pass laws to spend money. If
Congress cant agree on a spending
bill or if, in the case of the Clinton-
era shutdowns, the president vetoes
it the government does not have
the legal authority to spend money.
2. Whats a continuing resolu-
tion? Congress used to spend money
by passing a budget rst, then 12
separate appropriations bills. That
process has broken down. Congress
uses a stopgap continuing resolution,
or CR, that keeps spending at current
levels for all or part of the year.
3. Why cant Congress agree?
The GOP-controlled House has
passed a spending bill that maintains
spending levels but does not provide
funding to implement the Aordable
Care Act, or Obamacare. The Dem-
ocratic Senate insists that the pro-
gram be fully funded and that
Congress pass what they call a
clean CR.
4. What is a clean CR? A
continuing resolution without policy
changes.
5. Why is this happening now?
The government runs on a scal year
from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Shutdowns
can happen at other times of the year
when Congress passes a partial-year
spending bill.
6. Could government agencies
ignore the shutdown? Under a
federal law known as the Anti-De-
ciency Act, it can be a felony to spend
taxpayer money without an appro-
priation from Congress.
7. When will a shutdown be-
gin? When the scal year ends at
midnight today. Most federal work-
ers would report to work Tuesday,
but unless theyre deemed essen-
tial, they would work no more than
four hours on shutdown-related
activities before being furloughed.
8. When will the shutdown
end? Immediately after the presi-
dent signs a spending bill. As a prac-
tical matter, it could be noon the
following day before most govern-
ment oces that were shut down
would reopen their doors.
9. How many times has the
government shut down in the
past? Since 1977, there have been 17
shutdowns, according to the Con-
gressional Research Service.
10. How long do shutdowns
usually last? Most last no more
than three days. Some less than a day.
11. When was the longest shut-
down in history? The longest was
also the most recent: from Dec. 16,
1995, through Jan. 5, 1996.
12. Will this shutdown be dif-
ferent from those in the 1990s?
Yes. When the 1995 shutdown start-
ed, Congress had already passed
three of 13 appropriations bills.
(They funded military construction,
agriculture, and energy and water
projects.) Also, more government
services are automated.
THE DEBT LIMIT
13. Whats the dierence be-
tween a shutdown and a debt
crisis? In a shutdown, the govern-
ment lacks the legal authority to
spend money on non-essential ser-
vices. In a debt crisis, the govern-
ment is mandated to spend money
but doesnt have the legal authority
to borrow the money to spend it.
14. Are the two related? Only by
timing, which is somewhat
coincidental.
15. When will the government
run out of borrowing authority?
Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew
says it could come as soon as Oct. 17.
16. Has the United States ever
defaulted on its debt before? No.
17. If the nation hits the debt
limit, will government shut
down? Thats a big unknown ques-
tion. The Treasury Department has
said the most likely scenario is that it
would delay payments, paying only
those bills it can aord, using daily
tax revenue.
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
18. Will I still get my mail? Yes.
The U.S. Postal Service functions as
an independent business unit.
19. Can I get a passport? Maybe,
but hurry. The State Department
says it has some funds outside the
annual congressional appropriation.
Consular operations domestically
and overseas will remain 100% oper-
ational as long as there are sucient
fees to support operations, the de-
partment says.
20. Can I visit national parks?
No. The National Park Service says
day visitors will be told to leave
immediately. Entrances will be shut.
21. What about campers al-
ready in the parks? They will be
given two days to leave.
22. Will Washington museums
be open? The Smithsonian, the
National Zoo and the Holocaust
Museumwould be closed. Private
museums, such as the Newseum, the
Spy Museum and Mount Vernon,
would stay open. Rule of thumb: If
its usually free, its probably closed.
23. What about the Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts?
The Kennedy Center does receive an
annual appropriation from Congress,
but also runs on ticket revenue and
endowment funds. The center ex-
pects to stay open.
24. What about the National
Archives? All archives and most
presidential libraries will be closed,
unless theyre operated by a private
foundation as all pre-Herbert
Hoover presidential museums are.
The Federal Records Center Pro-
gram, which supports other agencies,
would continue to operate because it
uses a revolving fund.
25. Will the District of Colum-
bia shut down? The district does
not have complete autonomy and
relies on an appropriation from Con-
gress to operate. So during the shut-
downs in the 1990s, trash went
uncollected, and many city depart-
ments closed. In a departure from
past shutdowns, Mayor Vincent Gray
has informed the Oce of Manage-
ment and Budget that he has deemed
all city employees essential. The
districts own attorney general has
declared the mayors plan illegal.
26. Will the Patent and Trade-
mark Oce be open? Yes. The
oce can continue to operate o
user fees and other funds for at least
four weeks before having to close.
27. Will food safety inspec-
tions continue? Mostly. The Food
Safety and Inspection Service would
continue all safety-related activities.
The Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration would
continue inspections to the extent
theyre paid by user fees, but inabil-
ity to investigate alleged violations
could hamper corrective action in
the long term and could have an
immediate impact on members of
industry. The Food and Drug Ad-
ministration would limit its activities
but continue to monitor recalls and
conduct investigations.
28. Will the government still
release economic data? Probably.
The weekly unemployment claims
number would still come out, and the
September jobs report, due out Fri-
day, probably will, too. The Depart-
ment of Commerce reasons that
some of its data is so economically
sensitive that delaying it risks that it
will be leaked.
29. Will the government con-
tinue to enforce wage and
hour laws? The laws will still
be in eect, but the Depart-
ment of Labors Wage and
Hour Division would suspend
operations.
30. Will disaster re-
sponse be aected? No.
However, all non-disaster
grants such as state and
local preparedness programs
would be postponed, the
Department of Homeland
Security says.
31. Will e-Verify be af-
fected? Yes. The government
system to allow companies to
voluntarily check the legal
work status of its employees
would be shut down.
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
32. Will a shutdown put the
brakes on implementing the
Aordable Care Act, or Obama-
care? No. The state-run exchanges
for the uninsured would open as
scheduled Tuesday. The market-
places will be open on Tuesday, no
matter what, even if there is a gov-
ernment shutdown, President Oba-
ma said Friday.
33. Why not? Like Social Securi-
ty or Medicaid, Obamacare is a per-
manent entitlement that isnt subject
to annual funding by Congress.
Many of the core parts of the health
care law are funded through manda-
tory appropriations and wouldnt be
aected, Gary Cohen, the Health
and Human Services Department
ocial overseeing the health care
rollout, said last week.
34. Will seniors continue to
get Social Security benets? Yes.
Social Security is a mandatory spend-
ing program, and the people who
send those checks would continue to
work under a legal doctrine called
necessary implication.
35. Can I apply for Social Secu-
rity benets, appeal a denial of
benets, change my address or
sign up for direct deposit?Yes.
36. Can I get a new or replace-
ment Social Security card, bene-
t verication statement or
earnings record correction? No.
37. Will the government con-
tinue to pay unemployment
benets? Yes. The Employment and
Training Administration will con-
tinue to provide essential functions,
as occurred during the shutdown of
1995, according to the Department
of Labor contingency plan.
38. Will I be able to get food
stamps? Yes. The Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) is funded through the Recov-
ery Act and from funds that dont
expire for another year, the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture says.
39. What about WIC? No mon-
ey would be available to pay the
administrative costs of the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children. But
because its administered by states,
there may be state funds available.
40. And the federal school
lunch program? Schools are reim-
bursed for these costs on a monthly
basis and are allowed to carry over
funds from the previous scal year.
The USDA expects most schools will
be able to continue providing meals
through October.
41. What will happen to veter-
ans receiving compensation for
service- or combat-related
wounds and injuries? The Depart-
ment of Veterans Aairs said if the
shutdown continues into late Octo-
ber, it will run out of money for com-
pensation and pension checks to
more than 3.6 million veterans who
rely on the money to support
themselves.
42. Can I still get a federally
backed loan? Maybe not. Federal
loans for rural communities, small
business owners, families buying a
home will be frozen, Obama said
Friday.
43. Does that mean I cant get
an FHA mortgage? No. The Feder-
al Housing Administration says it
will endorse new loans under cur-
rent multi-year appropriation au-
thority in order to support the health
and stability of the U.S. mortgage
market.
44. Does that mean I cant get
a VA mortgage? No. The Depart-
ment of Veterans Aairs says loans
are funded via user fees and should
continue. However, during the last
shutdown, loan Guaranty certif-
icates of eligibility and certicates of
reasonable value were delayed.
45. Will deceased veterans still
be able to get a burial benet?
Yes. Burial benets, headstones and
death notices will still be available.
TAXES
46. Will the IRS continue to
collect taxes? Yes. All payments
would be processed.
47. Will my refund be delayed?
Possibly, especially if the taxpayer
les a paper return.
48. What about taxpayer assis-
tance? Walk-in assistance centers
and telephone hotlines would be
closed.
49. Im being audited by the
IRS. Will a shutdown aect me?
Yes. The IRS will suspend all audit
activities.
EMPLOYMENT
50. How many federal employ-
ees will be furloughed? The gov-
ernment has not given an ocial
estimate.
51. Does anyone have a guess?
J. David Cox, president of the Amer-
ican Federation of Government Em-
ployees, said that he expects the
number will be 800,000 to 1 million,
out of 2.1 million federal employees.
Thats consistent with a USA TODAY
analysis of 2011 shutdown contingen-
cy plans, which found that 59% of
non-defense government employees
would continue to work.
52. Why do some federal em-
ployees continue to work during
a shutdown? The law or at least,
the Justice Departments interpreta-
tion of it contains exemptions for
several classes of employees: The
biggest exemption is for employees
necessary to protect public health,
safety or property. But property
could include government data,
ongoing research experiments or
other intangibles. Political appoin-
tees are exempt because they cannot
be placed on leave by law. Employees
necessary for the president to carry
out his constitutional responsibilities
are exempt. Finally, employees
whose salaries are paid from sources
outside an annual spending bill can
still get paid and report to work.
53. Who decides which em-
ployees work and which go
home? Each agency is responsible
for coming up with its own con-
tingency plan, based on guidance
from the Oce of Management and
Budget and the Oce of Personnel
Management. Those plans are then
sent to the White House for review.
54. Will the president be paid
during a shutdown? Yes. The
presidents $400,000 salary is man-
datory spending. If furloughs begin
to aect the governments ability to
process payroll, his paycheck could
be delayed.
55. What about White House
sta? Some high-ranking presi-
dential appointees are exempt from
the Annual and Sick Leave Act of
1951, which means they can essen-
tially be made to work unpaid over-
time. Also, any employee necessary
for the president to carry out his
constitutional duties is exempt.
56. And the presidents per-
sonal aides? The White House has
90 staers who work in the resi-
dence. During a shutdown, 15 of
them would stay on the job.
57. Will Congress continue to
be paid during a shutdown? Yes.
The 27th Amendment to the Consti-
tution, ratied in 1992, holds that
No law, varying the compensation
for the services of the Senators and
Representatives, shall take eect,
until an election of representatives
shall have intervened. Intended to
prevent Congress from voting itself a
raise, it also prohibits a pay cut.
58. What about congressional
sta? Like other federal employees,
they would be deemed essential or
non-essential. Essential sta would
include those necessary to carry out
constitutional responsibilities, such
as the parliamentarians, or for pro-
tection of members, such as the
sergeants-at-arms. Sta of the appro-
priations committees may also be
needed to write the law that would
end the shutdown.
59. Will active-duty military
be furloughed? No. All active-duty
military are essential and should
report as scheduled Tuesday, the
Department of Defense said Friday.
60. Will civilian defense work-
ers be furloughed? About half of
them, or about 400,000, will be sent
home, according to the Defense
Departments contingency plan.
61. Will active-duty military
be paid during a shutdown? If a
shutdown lasts longer than a week,
the Pentagon might not be able to
process its payroll in time for the
Oct. 15 paychecks, Defense Depart-
ment Comptroller Robert Hale said
Friday. The House passed a separate
bill early Sunday that would appro-
priate money for active-duty and
reserve paychecks regardless of the
shutdown and also pay for support
services to make sure they get paid.
That bill passed the House 422-0, but
still must go to the Senate.
62. Can federal employees
simply volunteer their services?
No. A 19th-century federal law for-
bids volunteers because the govern-
ment doesnt want them ling claims
for back pay after the shutdown is
over, according to a legal analysis by
Washington attorney Raymond
Natter.
63. Will federal workers get
paid retroactively, even if they
didnt work? Maybe. Congress
granted retroactive pay to furloughed
workers after shutdowns of the
mid-1990s; that wouldnt necessarily
happen again. I believe this time is
going to be much dierent. This is a
much dierent Congress than the
1995 Congress, said Cox, the federal
employee union president.
THE LONG TERM
64. How much money will a
shutdown save taxpayers? Most
likely, it wouldnt. The Committee
for a Responsible Federal Budget
says shutdowns cost money in terms
of contingency planning, lost user
fees and back pay. A government
estimate after the shutdown in 1995-
96 estimated its cost at $1.4 billion.
65. What eect will a shut-
down have on the economy?
Economists say even a short shut-
down of three or four days
would begin to shave decimal points
o economic growth. A sustained
shutdown of three or four weeks
would do signicant economic dam-
age, economist Mark Zandi told
USA TODAY.
66. What about the stock mar-
ket? The Standard & Poors 500 fell
3.7% during the 1995-96 government
shutdown, according to S&P Capital
IQ. Stocks quickly rebounded after
the government got back to work,
rising 10.5% the month after the
shutdown ended.
Contributing: AdamShell, TimMullaney in
NewYork City; Gregg Zoroya in McLean,
Va.; Raju Chebiumof Gannett News Service;
Rick Maze and AndrewTilghman of Mil-
itary Times; Surae Chinn of WUSA-TVin
Washington; and the Associated Press
What will
happen if
stando cant
be resolved
Gregory Korte
USATODAY
questions about the
government shutdown
ALEX BRANDON, AP
The National Air and Space Museum and other Smithsonian Institu-
tion museums would be closed during a federal shutdown.
SHAHMARAI, AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Troops deployed in Afghanistan and
other active-duty servicemembers
would still report for duty Tuesday.
KEVORK DJANSEZIAN, GETTY IMAGES
The Postal Service functions as
an independent business unit, so
mail delivery will continue if the
federal government shuts down.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 NEWS 5A
ALABAMAMontgomery: Maj. Gen.
Sheryl Gordon has retired after a
32-year career in the Alabama Army
National Guard during which she
became the rst and only female
general in the organizations history.
Gordon, 56, has also retired from a
long career as a teacher and adminis-
trator at Benjamin Russell High
School in Alexander City.
ALASKASitka: The Alaska Travel
Industry Association will hold its
annual conference here Oct. 8-10,
and the Sitka Convention and Visi-
tors Bureau needs volunteers to help
decorate the gym at the Sheldon
Jackson College campus for the nal
banquet.
ARIZONATucson: Aswarm of bees
attacked people at a birthday party at
Fort Lowell Park. Fire crews found
about 20 people, including children,
with bee strings. All were treated at
the scene.
ARKANSAS Texarkana: Interstate
49 from Texarkana to Shreveport,
La., is expected to be completed next
summer. The 36.25-mile stretch of
I-49 will extend from the Arkansas
border in Miller County to Interstate
220 in Shreveport. The overall pro-
ject connects Kansas City, Mo., with
Lafayette, La.
CALIFORNIAAlpine: Asmall early-
morning earthquake rattled the area,
but there were no reports of damage
or injuries. The U.S. Geological Sur-
vey said the quake, with a prelimi-
nary magnitude of 3.5, struck just
before 1:41 a.m. local time Sunday
about 45 miles east of San Diego.
COLORADOFort Carson: This area
could experience a little more noise
this week as soldiers conduct gun-
nery exercises using live, large-cali-
ber weapons. Fort Carson
spokeswoman Dani Johnson said the
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division will hold exer-
cises today through Thursday.
CONNECTICUT Hartford: Police
are investigating a second acci-
dent in a month involving a
city-owned vehicle being used
after hours. City Corporation
Counsel and former city manager
Saundra Kee Borges and another
person were injured shortly after 2
a.m. Saturday when Borges take-
home, city-owned SUV was
struck by a hit-and-run driver
who ran a red light.
DELAWARE Wilmington: Jakiya
McKoy, 7, the winner of the Little
Miss Hispanic Delaware contest, has
been stripped of her crown over
concerns that she is not Hispanic.
Pageant organizers require contes-
tants to be at least 25% Hispanic, and
she must prove that to have the
crown restored.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Howard
University reported enrollment is up
3% from last fall to 10,330. The uni-
versity is reporting the second largest
freshman class in 15 years, following
an overall decline last year of 5%.
GEORGIAJekyll Island: The state
park will bring back free educational
classes on alligators next spring after
a trial run this summer drew 391
tourists. The classes were launched
to share with the public alligator
research conducted here.
HAWAII Hilo: The Na Pua Noeau
program at the University of Hawaii-
Hilo has received a half-million dol-
lar grant in support of its project to
increase the number of Native Ha-
waiian students entering health
elds. The three-year U.S. Depart-
ment of Education grant will help Na
Pua Noeau provide pathways to
health careers for students of Hawai-
ian ancestry.
IDAHOBoise: ABureau of Land
Management smokejumper has died
in a parachuting accident while
training, the National Interagency
Fire Center said. Mark Urban died
when something went wrong with
the deployment of his parachute.
ILLINOIS Arlington Heights: The
police department along with the
State Police and departments in
Chicago, Elk Grove Village, Lombard,
Schaumburg and Wineld will take
over from the FBI and run the in-
vestigation into the deaths of seven
people who swallowed cyanide-laced
Tylenol over three days in 1982. That
triggered a scare that prompted
stores nationwide to pull Tylenol
from their shelves. No one has been
charged in the deaths.
INDIANAIndianapolis: New Gen-
eration Power of Chicago plans to
start work this fall on a 4-megawatt
solar array covering about 17 acres of
rooftop and parking lot at the former
Eastgate Consumer Mall. Alex Car-
roll purchased the mall in 2008 to
house Lifeline Data Centers, which
hosts data for regional companies.
IOWADes Moines: State Agricul-
ture Secretary Bill Northey is en-
couraging residents to
visit apple orchards,
saying growers are
reporting apples
are maturing a
little ahead of
normal sched-
ule. A list of
apple growers
can be found on
the Iowa Depart-
ment of Agriculture
and Land Stew-
ardship website.
KANSAS Wichita:
After years of drought, recent rainfall
in the far western part of the state
has bolstered topsoil moisture condi-
tions along with the hopes of farmers
as planting for the 2014 winter wheat
crop gets underway.
KENTUCKYFrankfort: Repairs
began this month on the popular
Floral Clock at the Capitol. The
clock, which is 34 feet in diameter,
was placed on the grounds in 1961.
LOUISIANANew Orleans: Only 2%
of toll violators on the Crescent City
Connection bridges have been ap-
proved for amnesty, meaning about
$16 million due in tolls and addition-
al charges will go to the attorney
generals oce for collection when
the amnesty oer expires Tuesday,
according to the state Department of
Transportation and Development.
About 6,400 violators had applied for
amnesty.
MAINE Orono: Anew art studio
named for the Wyeth family of artists
was dedicated at the University of
Maine. The Wyeth Family Studio Art
Center honored the three genera-
tions of Wyeths whose paintings
have been inspired by Maine.
MARYLANDFrederick: Police said
nearly $3.8 million in nes have been
issued through the citys red-light
camera system, which catches an
average of 17 violations every day.
The city has 12 cameras at nine in-
tersections. Violations at intersec-
tions with a camera fell by 55% from
July 2005 to July 2013.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Com-
mercial developers seeking a resort
casino license in the southeastern
Massachusetts region have until the
end of today to submit preliminary
applications with the state gaming
commission.
MICHIGANVienna Township: A
$60,000 park set to open today was
designed to be accessible to people
with disabilities. Among amenities
are benches, picnic tables, stainless
steel charcoal grills and cement
paths. The park also has two mon-
arch buttery gardens.
MINNESOTAMinneapolis: Five
years after the state put restrictions
on teenagers driving licenses, the
Star Tribune reported, the number of
fatalities in crashes involving teen
drivers has been cut in half. The rules
restrict new drivers from driving
after midnight and limit the number
of teenage passengers they can carry.
MISSISSIPPI Hattiesburg: Mayor
Johnny DuPree has won a fourth
term over challenger Dave Ware. The
nal margin was 202 votes. Ware
challenged a 37-vote loss in June; all
580 absentee ballots were thrown
out. The recount ended Saturday.
MISSOURI Springeld: Potential
employees at hospital chain Cox-
Health will have to pass a nicotine
screening test that can detect nico-
tine from traditional sources, such as
cigarettes and chewing tobacco, as
well as newer products, including
e-cigarettes and nicotine patches.
MONTANAKalispell: The U.S.
Forest Service has banned recre-
ational sport shooting, including the
discharge of rearms, air ries
and gas guns, in the Coram
Experimental Forest because of
public-safety concerns. The ban
does not apply to legal hunting
activities. The Coram Experi-
mental Forest is a research and
recreation area in the Hungry
Horse Ranger District of the
Flathead National Forest.
NEBRASKAAshland: A2014
mountain lion permit will be
auctioned o during the Big
Game Societys fall meeting.
Along with the permit, the Big
Game Society oers to provide
a guide with dogs, territory to
hunt and up to four nights of
lodging for the winning bidder.
NEVADAReno: The Department of
Justice awarded a $750,000 grant to
the city to hire six law enforcement
and school safety ocers. U.S. At-
torney for Nevada Daniel Bogden
said keeping schoolchildren safe is
of critical importance and the grant
will help provide Reno with the re-
sources to help accomplish that goal.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Hanover: Dart-
mouth College is opening a new
center to help students become en-
trepreneurs in business and social
ventures. The Innovation Center and
New Venture Incubator is expected
to open early next year. Donors in-
cluding rms in information technol-
ogy, private equity and venture
capital provided $2.6 million in fund-
ing to open and run the center.
NEW JERSEYNewark: Shaquille
ONeal is partnering with Boraie
Development to build a high-rise
apartment building downtown. The
NBA star and Newark native last year
opened a new movie theater after a
$7 million renovation.
NEW MEXICOSanta Fe: The Santa
Fe River is owing again. City o-
cials said the river will likely ow for
at least another week thanks to re-
cent rains and planned upgrades to
the Nichols Reservoir.
NEW YORKRochester: State At-
torney General Eric Schneidermans
oce is sponsoring a statewide gun
buyback program where people can
turn in weapons for debit cards.
Sites: Binghamton, Poughkeepsie,
Utica, Yonkers and Cheektowaga.
NORTH CAROLINARaleigh: North
Carolina State University received
the largest single contribution in
school history, a $50 million gift
from the Park Foundation aimed at
funding its Park Scholarships pro-
grams.
NORTH DAKOTAWishek: Theo-
dore Roosevelt National Park sold
more than 100 wild horses during a
weekend auction aimed at thinning
the herd to a size the park can ac-
commodate. Horses commanded as
much as $1,200 to $2,800, but most
sold for about $450. Proceeds after
commission go back to the park for
the horse program.
OHIOColumbus: The speed limit
increased on more than 600 miles of
roads over the weekend in the states
second round of
increases this
year. The legisla-
tion raises the
speed limits to
70 mph on rural
freeways, 60
mph on rural
divided high-
ways and 65
mph on rural
expressways
that dont have
trac control
signals.
OKLAHOMA
McAlester: The
Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation was asked by
Pittsburg County authorities to look
into the stabbing of a man. John
Edgar Oscar Young, 56, was
stabbed, then run over with a vehicle,
during a ght Saturday. Young sur-
vived the incident.
OREGONSalem: Aman was con-
victed for the third time in the death
of his daughter in 2002, the States-
man Journal reported. Terry Dean
Davis pleaded no contest to man-
slaughter and was sentenced to 10
years in prison. His rst two convic-
tions had been overturned.
PENNSYLVANIABensalem: Police
said a reghter in training from the
Philadelphia suburbs faces arson
charges after he allegedly paid a
friend $200 to set a re in the laun-
dry room of an apartment building.
Authorities said Alberto Acevedo, 19,
was allegedly connected to a pair of
res in the building on Aug. 20. No
one was injured in the res.
RHODE ISLANDProvidence: Three
people were injured in an early
morning shooting here. City police
told WPRI-TV that ocers were
called to Chalkstone Avenue at about
2:30 a.m. Sunday and found three
men who had been shot. No arrests
have been announced.
SOUTH CAROLINACharleston:
Bennie, Carrie and Jerry, three black
bear cubs found abandoned in a box
in the mountains on March 1, will be
returned to the woods in November,
according to Appalachian Bear Res-
cue. No one knows who placed the
cubs, who have grown from from less
than 3 pounds each to 70 pounds
apiece, in the box.
SOUTH DAKOTASioux Falls: Thou-
sands of runners wearing pink gath-
ered in support of trying to nd a
cure for breast cancer. Susan G. Ko-
men Race for the Cure relocated here
last year from Vermillion.
TENNESSEE Memphis: The small,
historically black LeMoyne-Owen
College is trying to recruit more
non-black students to its campus.
About 2% of the 1,100 students are
from other races and ethics groups.
The college sprang from a makeshift
school for freed slaves 150 years ago.
TEXAS Waco: The case of the pur-
loined barbecue pit has come to an
end. The 16-foot-long pit was found
in a back alley after being stolen
along with its trailer from a non-
prot group. The pit, valued at
$7,500, was being oered by the
Brazos Education Foundation as the
grand prize of a scholarship rae.
Thieves stripped it of the rims, cut-
ting boards and meat racks.
UTAHRoosevelt: The Union High
School football team returned to the
eld after unique suspensions for
o-eld misconduct. Coach Matt
Labrum took away the entire teams
jerseys because of problems of skip-
ping classes, not doing homework,
bullying classmates over the Internet
and disrespecting teachers. The team
was ordered to pull weeds, wash
windows and visit two nursing
homes. Labrum reinstated most
players after they memorized and
recited a quote on how character is
much more important than talent.
VERMONT Bethel: After being hit
hard by Tropical Storm Irene two
years ago, the town is stepping up its
emergency preparedness. A town
emergency management cadre is
visiting every home to provide in-
formation and guidance regarding
risk mitigation, personal preparation
and the basic elements of the towns
emergency management plan.
VIRGINIANorfolk: The Virginia
Zoo is seeking volunteers and ven-
dors for Zoo Boo, an Oct. 26 event
that is designed to give kids a safe
environment for trick or treating.
WASHINGTONTacoma: Saturdays
rain set records across the western
part of the state, from Olympia to
Bellingham. Record rainfall of
1.71 inches was recorded at Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport, more
than double the old record of 0.83 of
an inch set in 1948. A record rainfall
of 2.93 inches was set in Olympia,
breaking the 0.82 of an inch in 1971.
WEST VIRGINIAHuntington: No
one would have blamed Sarah Toney
if she decided to take the year o
from pharmacy school at Marshall
University. She sustained critical
injuries in a May 2 accident on the
West Virginia Turnpike. But four
months later with a cane, major
scars and an elbow that wont bend
Sarah Toney returned to school for
the fall semester because she wanted
to remain with her classmates, all of
whom are part of the rst class to
attend Marshalls School of
Pharmacy.
WISCONSINMilwaukee: Garden
Fresh Foods recalled 19,000 pounds
of ready-to-eat chicken and ham
products distributed nationwide
because of possible Listeria bacteria
contamination. Aected products
were sold under the Market Pantry,
Archer Farms, DAmico and Sons,
Finest Traditions, Garden Fresh and
Weis brands. The problem was dis-
covered through testing; there are no
reports of illnesses.
WYOMINGCheyenne: Raymond A.
Johnson is the latest inductee into
the Aviation Hall of Fame. Johnson
did it all, from barnstorming and
crop dusting to testing military jets
and serving as one of the rst pilot
instructors for the U.S. Air Force. No
date has been set for his induction
ceremony.
Compiled fromstaand wire reports by
TimWendel, Fred Anklamand Dennis
Lyons. Design by George Petras. Graphics
by Alejandro Gonzalez.
News from across the USA
6A NEWS
USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
STATE-BY-STATE
TITUSVILLE If shes ever confront-
ed in the darkness by a home invad-
er or parking-lot prowler, Holly
Young is determined: She does not
want to be an easy target.
I just choose to carry a rearm
because I dont want to be a vic-
tim, said Young, founder of the
Brevard County, Fla., chapter of a
growing organization called The
Well Armed Woman.
Riding a nationwide trend of ris-
ing female gun ownership, The Well
Armed Woman introduces women
to target practice and classroom in-
struction on rearm safety and per-
sonal self-defense techniques.
It is a non-political group. We
make sure that we stress that its all
about safety. We have a motto:
equip, empower and educate wom-
en on rearms, said Young, who
owns a 9mm pistol and .380-caliber
handgun, among other weapons.
According to Gallup Poll data,
the percentage of American women
who own a rearm nearly doubled
from 2005 to 2011, rising from 13%
to 23%. Last month, the National
Shooting Sports Foundation re-
ported that 37% of new target
shooters are female, though they
comprise only 22% of the estab-
lished target-shooting population.
The Well Armed Woman was
founded in 2012 by Carrie Light-
foot, a Scottsdale, Ariz., pistol in-
structor who sells female-themed
gun accessories. The organization
has about 3,000 dues-paying mem-
bers in 107 chapters across 37
states.
With nine chapters in Florida,
The Well
Armed
Woman had
to impose
member-
ship caps in Yuma, Ariz.; Cherokee
County, Ga.; Macon County, Ill.;
and Wendell, N.C.
Florida has been a focal point in
debate over the use of deadly force
for self-defense. The George Zim-
merman murder trial generated
sensational headlines, and the
Stand Your Ground debate still fo-
cuses on last years conviction of
Marissa Alexander, a Jacksonville
mother of three who received 20
years in prison after ring a warn-
ing shot during a dispute with her
then-husband.
On the other side of the gun is-
sue, a group called Moms Demand
Action for Gun Sense in America
was founded by Shannon Watts, an
Indianapolis mother of ve, the day
after the Sandy Hook shootings in
December. Her organization has
more than 100,000 members across
the country, and she said the gun
industrys marketing to women is a
ploy to boost sales.
Watts cited a report released last
week that shows women who live in
a home with a gun were nearly
three times as likely to be mur-
dered than females without one.
We support the Second Amend-
ment and the right to bear arms
but women shouldnt be fooled into
thinking that makes them safer,
Watts said.
Neale also reports for Florida Today in
Melbourne.
Group caters to well-armed women
HIGHLIGHT: FLORIDA
Rick Neale
USATODAY
FLORIDA TODAY
Sylvia Kendrick res at a target with a pistol, as part of the Bre-
vard County chapter of The Well Armed Women.
in America
USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 NEWS 7A
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USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
OPINION
Aaron Alexis, the nations most re-
cent mass murderer, had something
in common with the nations most
prolic leaker of national security se-
crets, Edward Snowden. Each had a
national security clearance Alexis
to his killing ground at the Washing-
ton Navy Yard, and Snowden to a vast
collection of top secret data.
Its enough to make you wonder
how easily a highly trained spy might
penetrate the government, and the
closer you look, the more troubling
the potential appears. Even in the
best light, the system for vetting peo-
ple appears slipshod.
Snowden, a high school dropout
who worked for the government and
then a private contractor, had his
top-secret clearance renewed in 2011
based on interviews with just two
people: his mother and his girlfriend,
The Wall Street Journal reported.
Alexis won his security clearance
in 2008 despite lying about a 2004
arrest for shooting out the tires of a
man with whom he had been feuding
and getting caught in that lie.
Two cases, no matter how embar-
rassing, dont make a trend. But
theres ample reason to see them as
evidence of deep systemic problems,
not aberrations:
uThe federal Oce of Personnel
Management completed an astound-
ing 87% of its investigations with re-
quired documents missing, according
to a sampling in 2008 by Congress
Government Accountability Oce.
Just as alarming, fewer than 1% of
les were sent back for more data in
2007 by the Defense Department,
which makes the clearance decisions.
uWhile OPM handles background
checks and Defense grants clear-
ances, the Director of National In-
telligence is ultimately in charge of
policy and oversight. Which means
that when something goes very
wrong as it did with Snowden and
Alexis each agency has a scapegoat.
Its a recipe for no accountability.
uThe number of people with se-
curity clearances is unmanageably
huge. About 4.9 million people, in-
cluding employees of private con-
tractors, like Snowden, hold some
level of security clearance, and the
numbers are growing. Last year,
OPM did 50% more top-secret inves-
tigations and reviews than in 2005.
To cope with the overload, OPM out-
sources three of every four investiga-
tions to private rms. The biggest
contractor, USIS, which handled the
Snowden and Alexis checks, is itself
under investigation for allegedly fail-
ing to adequately conduct back-
ground investigations.
uClearances like the one held by
Alexis are valid for a decade a long
time to trust that nothing will change
in a persons life.
In all, it must sound like heaven to
a spy. Clearance is readily obtained,
vetting can be cursory, information is
loosely secured and accountability is
diuse.
Since the Navy Yard shootings, of-
cials in many of the agencies in-
volved have scurried to investigate
and promise reforms. But they have a
credibility problem. This mess had to
be obvious to insiders, who ignored
it. The scale also suggests it cant be
easily xed.
Meanwhile, theres no telling who
might have access to secret informa-
tion. Most malefactors arent going to
shoot up a Navy yard like Alexis or
give it to the public like Snowden.
Theyll just spirit the secrets away.
TODAY'S DEBATE BACKGROUND CHECKS
Our view
Shooter and leaker expose
flaws in security clearances
Cursory vetting,
slipshod reviews
MARK WILSON, GETTY IMAGES
The front gate of the Washington Navy Yard.
The senseless attack at the
Washington Navy Yard was a trag-
edy deeply felt by all of us in the
federal government and around
the nation. On behalf of the Oce
of Personnel Management (OPM)
and the federal community, our
deepest sympathies go out to the
families, friends and colleagues of
the victims.
Anytime such tragedy strikes, it
is important to uncover how such a
thing could occur and determine
what we can do to prevent it from
happening again.
Legitimate questions are being
asked about the suciency of the
standards governing investiga-
tions, how often individuals should
be subject to reinvestigation, and
what should be done when new is-
sues arise after a clearance is
granted.
Some have also raised questions
about the adequacy of our quality
control process and the extent to
which there is a suciently robust
exchange of information among
federal, state and local
governments.
Since 2005, our agency has
worked in conjunction with other
federal agencies to improve the
governments vetting processes.
The Government Accountability
Oce has recognized our progress
in this area, as well as continuing
areas for improvement, but we will
continue to work closely with oth-
er agencies to set the right stan-
dards for quality, while meeting
congressional mandates for timeli-
ness within given budget
constraints.
These eorts and others con-
tinue. Last week, the president di-
rected the Oce of Management
and Budget to conduct a review of
our security processes. We look
forward to supporting OMB in
those eorts.
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PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER
Larry Kramer
This morning, the justices of the
U.S. Supreme Court will gather in
their secluded conference room to
outline the courts fall term. One task
before them involves a legal Gordian
knot, a clash of institutional good in-
tentions. At stake is a mans life.
The justices will decide whether to
accept the case of Warren Lee Hill, a
condemned Georgia inmate who has
exhausted appeals to spare him from
execution on the grounds of his men-
tal capacity. After two trials, theres
no doubt he is a killer. Theres also no
doubt he is intellectually disabled
and should be protected from execu-
tion by a 2002 Supreme Court ruling.
Unless the Supreme Court acts,
Hill may die because federal courts
are trying to do a better job. They
have tightened appeals access, se-
verely limiting the admission of evi-
dence and claims, in an attempt to
weed out frivolous cases. The rules
have had undeniably benecial ef-
fects on court caseloads, but unin-
tended and grave consequences in
the Hill case.
BRUTAL MURDER
Hill was already serving a life sen-
tence for the murder of his girlfriend
when he bludgeoned a fellow inmate
to death with a nail-studded board in
1990. His court-appointed lawyers
unknowingly missed vital evidence of
Hills mental incapacity at the time of
his trial. They didnt have the funds
to send an investigator to Hills ele-
mentary school, so they relied on
records mailed to them. Those rec-
ords did not include IQ tests showing
a score of 70. The jurors who sen-
tenced Hill to die heard no evidence
of retardation, the term used by the
courts.
The school records had still not
surfaced at the time of a 2000 post-
conviction hearing. Hills lawyers
made a mental retardation claim
bolstered by the testimony of four
mental health professionals who had
examined Hill, but three others testi-
ed that Hill was not retarded.
Then this year, Hills defense team
unearthed the elementary school
records and had them examined by
the experts who had testied at the
2000 hearing. The three doubters re-
thought their conclusions in the light
of the test results and access to bet-
ter science in the intervening years.
Now the tally was 7 to 0 unani-
mous but not good enough for the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Cir-
cuit. In April, the court ruled that the
evidence from the experts might be
new, but Hills claim of retardation
was not and could not be considered
again.
NO MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
Two members of the three-judge
panel said their hands were tied, both
by legal precedents closing the ood-
gates on appeals and by federal legis-
lation designed to ensure a greater
degree of nality in death-penalty
convictions. They also delivered this
double-whammy: Hills new evidence
does not establish a miscarriage of
justice because it aects only his
sentence, not his guilt or innocence.
Only his life, in other words.
When the Supreme Court justices
meet today, their challenge is to untie
this impossible legal tangle.
It is a challenge perhaps best ex-
pressed by the lone dissenter on the
11th circuit panel, Judge Rosemary
Barkett. She wrote, The idea that
courts are not permitted to acknowl-
edge that a mistake has been made
which would bar an execution is
quite incredible for a country that
not only prides itself on having the
quintessential system of justice but
attempts to export it to the world as a
model of fairness.
Martin Clancy is co-author of a
new book on the death penalty, Mur-
der at the Supreme Court: Lethal
Crimes and Landmark Cases.
Supreme Court Catch-22:
Evidence doesnt count
Obscure rules
undermine justice
Martin Clancy
A
recent CNBC poll found
more Americans oppose
ObamaCare than oppose
the Aordable Care Act. But
more Americans support Obama-
Care than the Aordable Care Act.
Confused?
That would be understandable giv-
en that these are two names for the
same law. CNBC polled two dierent
groups, using ObamaCare for one
and Aordable Care Act for the
other. Forty-six percent of the group
asked about ObamaCare opposed
it. But only 37% of those asked about
the health law opposed it.
Conversely, ObamaCare had high-
er support than the law. As CNBC
put it, Obamas name raises the pos-
itives and the negatives.
As a rational matter, this is nuts.
An informed person should have the
same opinions positive or negative
about a piece of legislation regard-
less of what its called. But because
politics is so often driven by our atti-
tudes toward specic personalities,
for many Americans, their attitudes
toward a monumentally signicant
piece of legislation are driven by
something as petty as whether Oba-
ma is in the title.
But its worse than that. The same
poll found that 30% of respondents
didnt know what the Aordable
Care Act is while only 12% didnt
know what ObamaCare is.
This after years of relentless de-
bate, and both a midterm and presi-
dential election in which ObamaCare
was one of the central issues.
ILL-INFORMED CITIZENS
Unfortunately, public ignorance is
hardly specic to ObamaCare, nor is
it merely the stu of Jay Lenos Jay-
walking interviews, in which he
nds people who think that America
declared our independence from
Greece and that Winston Churchill
was the commander of the Revolu-
tionary Army.
AHarris Poll for the American Bar
Association in 2005 found that 22%
of respondents thought the three
branches of government were Re-
publican, Democrat and Indepen-
dent. Two-thirds of Americans
couldnt name a single sitting Su-
preme Court justice in 2003, and
fewer than 1% could name all nine.
In 1987, about half of Americans
thought Karl Marxs dictum from
each according to his ability to each
according to his needs was in the
U.S. Constitution. In 1964, only 38%
of the American people were certain
the Soviet Union wasnt in NATO.
Regardless of partisan agendas,
this is a huge problem, but we dont
hear much about it because one of
the drawbacks of democracy is that
politicians will never insult the cus-
tomers. Worse, virtually all the con-
ventional wisdom, not to mention
academic and media gasbaggery, is
that the biggest problem with our po-
litical system is that not enough
Americans are participating, even
though its a good bet that if you dont
know anything about politics or cur-
rent events, youre less likely to vote.
On the other hand, its important
to recognize that ignorance and stu-
pidity are not the same thing. I am
deeply ignorant about the mysteri-
ously dull game of cricket. That prob-
ably means I shouldnt vote on who
should be inducted to the cricket hall
of fame (assuming such a thing ex-
ists). But that doesnt mean Im igno-
rant about other things.
VOTING AND KNOWLEDGE
Personally, I think that before you
vote, you have an obligation to be-
come knowledgeable about the is-
sues. But I also think theres nothing
wrong, in principle, with not voting
at all. Indeed, for much of U.S. histo-
ry, people could live deeply enriching
and productive lives without know-
ing or caring much about politics,
particularly at the national level.
However, over the course of the
20th and now 21st century, the
state, and therefore politics, has en-
croached deeper and deeper into ev-
ery nook and cranny of American life.
Many on the right say low-infor-
mation voters are a bigger problem
for Republicans because ignorant
voters tend to go with emotion, and
Democrats and the news media have
grown adept at manipulating the
public to think that the only good
vote is a vote for more government.
Theres a lot of truth to that.
But public ignorance is a problem
for Democrats, as well. According to
a Kaiser Family Foundation poll last
week, a whopping 64% of Americans
didnt know that ObamaCare goes
into eect Tuesday. This is despite
huge news coverage and massive ef-
forts to educate the public. If people
dont sign up for the program and
soon it will fall apart.
It turns out that whipping up emo-
tions around election time is a lot
easier than holding the publics at-
tention after the elections are over.
Jonah Goldberg, fellow at the
American Enterprise Institute and
National Review contributing editor,
is author of The Tyranny of Clichs,
now out in paperback. He is also a
member of USA TODAYs Board of
Contributors.
Jonah Goldberg
PUBLIC LACKS
GRASP OF
OBAMACARE
Unfortunately, voters ignorance is hardly
restricted to the Aordable Care Act.
J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE, AP
In a CNBC poll, 46% asked about ObamaCare opposed it. But only
37% of those asked about the Aordable Care Act opposed it.
We asked our Twitter followers
what theythought of thehistoric
phone call between President
ObamaandIrans newleader.
TWITTER
@USATOPINION
I dont thinkit meansmuchof any-
thing. Iranis goingtotakeadvan-
tage of President Obamas weak
foreignpolicy, sameasbefore.
@stealthgun52e
Yes, this action was a signicant
advance because USA and Iran
needtoknoweachother more.
@EHSadeghi
I hope Iranian President Hasan
Rouhani can develop a thicker
skinquicklybecausehawkswill try
very hard to drive wedges be-
tweenthesides.
@Sr0bi
Well, itll likely accomplish more
than grandstanding, threats and
empty rhetoric. Lets see where
thisgoes.
@SavvySongbird
Thecall is agoodbaby steptofu-
ture, more substantial meetings
facetoface.
@Alnhochs
For more of this discussion, fol-
low @USATOpinion or #tellusa-
todayonTwitter.
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YOUR SAY Tracking the nations conversation
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also carry health risks
Does Irans effort to warm
up to the West ring true?
Some skepticismgreets Rouhanis overtures
Why has USATODAY
joined the witchhunt
against natural supplements? Your
article Pain pills mask deadly
whodunit is not the rst such
article I have read (News, Wednes-
day). While there is a need to nd
those who are harming people,
what about the pharmaceutical
companies?
Drug overdose deaths, mostly
fromlegal pharmaceuticals sup-
posedly vetted by the Food and
Drug Administration, have sur-
passed auto accidents as a cause of
accidental death in this country.
There is more of a need to revamp
the FDAand to rein in the phar-
maceutical companies.
Carolyn Carr
Newport Beach, Calif.
USATODAYs article on
painpills highlightsthe
dangers of Reumofan, an illegal
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(AHPA); Silver Spring, Md.
LETTERS
LETTERS@USATODAY.COM
Charles M. Blow, The NewYork
Times: There is nothing between the
House and the president but a table
of cease-re and surrender at which
no one will sit. The House Republi-
can caucus is full of Captain Ahabs,
and President Obama is their Moby
Dick. ... Is the drive to destroy the leg-
acy of one president worth endanger-
ing the health of a nation? ... Around
the last time the Republicans held
the economy hostage over the raising
of the debt ceiling in 2011, the Pew
Research Center found that only 18%
of Americans said they understood
very well the implications of not rais-
ing the limit. ... Congressional Repub-
licans are banking on that confusion.
They just might use Americans con-
cerns about the economy to destroy
the economy.
Barbara Anderson, Newbury-
port (Mass.) Daily News: Obama and
Democratic leaders want bipartisan
compromise, i.e., they want it all
done their way. They seem to think
that our Founding Fathers made a
mistake ingiving the House the pow-
er of the purse. ... Should Republi-
cans roll over, fund the train wreck,
uncomplainingly agree to another
unbalanced budget, borrow until the
national debt doubles again?
Joshua Green, The Boston
Globe: Congress cant operate
smoothly, and even a conclusive na-
tional election wont break the cycle
of dysfunction. Thats why Im root-
ing for a shutdown, and you should
be, too. At this point, its the safest
way to jolt Washington back to its
senses. ... The severity of budget cri-
ses has steadily intensied as Con-
gress has stopped working the way it
is supposed to. It no longer operates
as civic textbooks describe, where
committees in both chambers study
issues, pass bills and then reconcile
them in a formal negotiating confer-
ence. Instead, party leaders began re-
sorting to last-minute, back-room
deals.
Paul Begala, CNN: As a matter
of rhetoric and positioning, (Obama)
would be better served to state his
position this way: I will gladly listen
to any idea to improve the Afordable
Care Act, or reduce the decit, or any
other ideas my Republican friends
might have. But rst we have to avoid
default. That means paying the bills
that Congress has already incurred.
Once weve done that, we can negoti-
ate on anything. Same substantive
position: Negotiations on policy
come only after the nation avoids de-
fault. But this formulation empha-
sizes the presidents willingness to be
exible on improving the (health
care law) and other Obama priori-
ties.
Stephen F. Hayes, The Weekly
Standard: Two cheers for Ted Cruz
and for Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Mar-
co Rubio and their fellow crusaders.
They succeeded in one crucial re-
spect: Everyone is talking about Oba-
maCare. And the more it gets talked
about, the clearer its aws are to an
already skeptical public. ... Who
knows exactly how this all plays out.
But the ght on these indefensible
provisions is a good one to have.
The Topeka Capital-
Journal, editorial: The law cer-
tainly has its aws, but the president
is not going to sign any legislation
that abandons it, and threats to shut
down the government or force it into
default wont change that. It is time
for Republicans and Democrats alike,
including Obama, to crawl out of
their entrenched positions and begin
working together in good faith to
amend the (law) and x its worst
aws as soon as they take steps to
keep the government running.
OPINIONLINE
Whos to blame for a
government shutdown?
DOUGMILLS, AP FILE PHOTO
In 1995-96, government contracts went on hold,
National Parks and passport ofces were closed,
benets for 3 million veterans were threatened and
close to a million federal workers went without pay.
Big difference
between this
shutdown
threat and
one in the
1990s, the
GOP leaders
were running
the show in
the 90s. Not
this time.
@chucktodd
TWITTER
If I like my
government
shutdown,
can I keep my
government
shutdown?
@JoanOfArgghh
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani
attempted to reset the tone of
Irans relations with the West last
week, saying his country is willing
to talk about its nuclear program.
Iran has been fooling the West
for 10 years already.
Hasan Rouhani was elected
president because thats what Irans
supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Kha-
menei, wanted a change of tac-
tics while Irans goals are
unchanged.
HaimKadman
The Iranians saw President Oba-
mas weakness when dealing with
Syria. The Syrians will never give up
all of their chemical weapons be-
cause that arsenal is their main
deterrent to Israels nuclear weap-
ons. Bashar Assad gets to stay in
power because the U.N. resolution
has no threat of force.
With Iran, its all about delay. Iran
may be holding out one hand, but it
has a knife in the other.
Ron Erke
Whats wrong with Obama talk-
ing with the new Iranian president if
Rouhani is willing to open the coun-
trys nuclear facilities for inspection?
Iran has been devastated by the
Western sanctions regarding its
nuclear program. There is a large
group of middle-class individuals in
Iran who are not happy. Iran has to
do something to get its economy
back on track. Lets just wait and
see what happens.
Remember it was just a few
months ago when some people
said more sanctions against Iran
wouldnt work. Apparently, the U.S.
was right to put sanctions on Irans
oil exports. Give peace a chance.
Willie Courthers
If people think Iran is coming to
the table to bargain, then they are
very misguided. These latest words
are meant to string everyone along
while the country continues bomb-
making.
Iran will launch bombs as soon as
it is able. It does not care what
happens to its own people.
Sandy Pappas Zeek
I dont know what motivations
Iran has or how seriously it is in-
terested in change.
Before 1979, I often conversed,
dined and had a few drinks with
Iranian business folks. They had
many thoughts and interests consis-
tent with our own views.
I have to think there is a large
percentage of their population that
would like to resume productive
and open relations.
Max Fornwalt
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1,002 adults; margin of error is 3.5 percentage
points
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FRANK FRANKLINII, AP
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani ad-
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Columbia, S.C. c
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Fort Myers, Fla. c
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Aground crew member prepares a JetBlue plane for takeoff at Long Beach Airport in California. The airline plans to
launch a premium section, dubbed Mint, with lie-flat seats, a tapas-style menu and customized amenity kits, above left.
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TO COURT HIGH-FARE
PASSENGERS.
PAGE 2B
Bank fees rose for the 15th straight
year, with fees for overdrafts and out-
of-network ATM usage hitting record
highs, according to Bankrate.com.
The average overdraft charge rose
3% in 2013, to a record $32.20, Bank-
rate says. The average cost for using
another banks ATM rose 2%, to
$4.13 also a record.
Overdraft and out-of-network
ATM fees are the low-hanging fruit in
terms of raising fees, says Greg
McBride, senior nancial analyst for
Bankrate.com.
Overdraft fees have risen so far
that a recent study by Moebs Ser-
vices says that its cheaper to borrow
$100 from a payday lender than it is
to bounce a $100 check. The median
price for a $100 loan from a payday
lender is $18, Moebs says.
The fees in both cases are entirely
avoidable, McBride says.
Overdraft fees were steepest in
Milwaukee, where they average
$34.16, and lowest in San Francisco,
where they average $27.18.
Out-of-network ATM fees were
highest in Denver, where they aver-
age $4.70, and lowest in Baltimore,
where they average $3.59. The calcu-
lation includes the fee from the own-
er of the ATM and from your bank.
The charge for using another banks
ATM rose 4%, to $2.60, while the av-
erage fee from your bank for using
another banks ATM fell 3%, to $1.53.
Afew bank products became more
aordable, according to the Bankrate
survey of 10 banks in each of 25 large
U.S. markets. The average minimum
balance to oer a no-interest check-
ing account fell 19% to $60.27
about where its been since 1998.
Good luck nding a free interest-
bearing checking account: Just 3%
were free to all customers, un-
changed from 2012. But 95% of all in-
stitutions surveyed would waive a fee
if you kept an average balance of
$5,802, down 5% from last year. Av-
erage monthly service fees fell 1% to
$14.65; average monthly service
charges for a non-interest-bearing
checking account: $5.54, up 1% from
last year. So far, fewer than 1% of
banks charge for using a debit card.
Fees continue to go up, and its
best to spend time strategizing how
to avoid them, McBride says.
Theres always room for consumers
to shop around.
Banks do take notice when you
leave, particularly when you take a
big balance with you, McBride says.
Seventy percent of consumers con-
sider switching banks when checking
account fees get too high, and those
who are most likely to do so often
have the highest balances.
Bank
fees up
again for
15th year
Overdraft charges
especially onerous
John Waggoner
@JohnWaggoner
USATODAY
NEW YORK How vulnerable is your
portfolio if the scal brinkmanship in
Washington spins out of control?
Its tough to quantify the risk with
precision, given the unknown out-
come of the current congressional
budget ght. Investors dont know if
lawmakers will fund the government
beyond today and avoid a shutdown.
Its also unclear if Congress will
raise the debt ceiling in mid-October
before the U.S. runs out of cash to pay
its bills a deal needed to avoid the
nations rst-ever default.
But history can serve as a guide. A
look back at how the stock market re-
acted to past budget brawls in Con-
gress provides a useful template, or
road map, as to how trading might
play out this time, and how much -
nancial pain investors might endure.
Investor nervousness is on the
rise, witnessed by the price action of
the Dow Jones industrial average,
which closed down 70 points Friday.
Wall Street cites three episodes of
scal brinkmanship dating to 1995
that oer a glimpse of how the mar-
ket prices in this type of political risk.
First, a look at the current scal
saber rattling. The base case, or Wall
Street consensus, is that Congress
avoids a shutdown and a default.
But if a shutdown occurs, its not
likely to cause much long-term dam-
age unless it drags on for weeks,
which is unlikely. Each week the gov-
ernment is shut down, quarterly eco-
nomic growth will be cut by 0.1
percentage points, says Michael Ga-
pen and Michael Gavin of Barclays.
Not raising the debt ceiling, how-
ever, would likely be far more desta-
bilizing, they say. It would require
an immediate cut in spending equal
to more than 4% of GDP, or compara-
ble in size to the scal cli hit. But
spending cuts would not rule out a
default. In this scenario, a recession
is possible, as are signicant disrup-
tions in markets. How have stocks
reacted in prior scenarios?
u1995-96 government shut-
down. The Standard & Poors 500
fell 3.7% during the shutdown from
mid-December 1995 to early January
1996, says S&P Capital IQ. The good
news is stocks rebounded after the
government got back to work, rising
10.5% in the subsequent month.
uDebt ceiling ght in summer
2011. Stocks took a big hit despite
Congress deal announced by Presi-
dent Obama on July 31. The damage
was already done. From the time
Moodys Investors Service, a credit-
rating agency, put the USAs triple-A
rating on negative watch on July
13, to the actual downgrade from
Standard & Poors on Aug. 5 and
through the Aug. 10 low, the Dow
tumbled 1,700 points, or nearly 14%.
The Dow didnt make back those
losses until ve months later.
uFiscal cli fears Decem-
ber 2012. After Obama won a sec-
ond term, Wall Street shifted focus to
the scal cli. From the Dec. 18
high to the Dec. 28 low, the Dow fell
more than 400 points, or 3.1%. But
after Congress reached a Jan. 1, 2013,
deal, the Dow soared more than 300
points the rst trading day of 2013.
If a shutdown occurs, Gapen says
stocks will see a temporary setback.
However, a default and adverse credit
event for the U.S. could be immea-
surably more disruptive, he warns.
Stocks get hurt in scal ght
Shutdowns of
past oer clues
Adam Shell
@adamshell
USATODAY
Shutdowns and the Dow
Dows performance during and one-
month after shutdown:
During shutdown y3.5%
1
1-mo. after end of shutdown x10.1%
2
1- PEAK TOTROUGHLOSS AROUNDSHUTDOWN
12/13/951/10/96 ; 2- 1/10/96 CLOSE THROUGH2/9/96
CLOSE
SOURCE USATODAY RESEARCH; S&P CAPITAL IQ
SAN FRANCISCO Events
playing out in Hong
Kong suggest that any
initial public oering of
Twitter shares in the
U.S. will come sooner, rather than
later.
As noted in this column in July,
the biggest Internet IPO on the hori-
zon will come not from the San Fran-
cisco-based social media start-up but
from Alibaba Group Holding, a fast-
growing e-commerce company with
headquarters on mainland China.
Earlier this year, Alibaba signaled
it would oer its shares on the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange, which last
month celebrated 20 years of accept-
ing such listings from mainland
companies.
But Alibabas plans for a listing in
the former British colony have hit a
major snag, as exchange ocials
there rejected its proposed owner-
ship structure, saying it violates rules
that protect the rights of ordinary
shareholders.
The companys failure to get the
rules exemption it asked for in Hong
Kong makes it more likely Alibaba
will list its IPO shares in New York
instead.
Such a move would very likely
push a U.S. listing by Alibaba into the
rst or second quarter of next year,
as it would take time for the compa-
ny to clear regulatory hurdles and ad-
just its accounting to conform to U.S.
rules.
It would also put the oering in
competition with Twitters if the
Alibaba could spell trouble for Twitter
Chinese companys IPO
could end up on NYSE,
a rival to U.S. company
John Shinal
@johnshinal
USATODAY
THE NEW
TECH
ECONOMY
EVERY
MONDAY
vSTORY CONTINUES ON 3B
AP
Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou, China. The Hong Kong Stock
Exchange rejected the companys proposed ownership structure.
Fridays government report on Sep-
tember employment tops this weeks
economic releases. Its expected to
show a net gain of 180,000 jobs the
most since April and up from Augusts
169,000 while the unemployment
rate held steady at 7.3%, according to
the median forecast of 60 economists
surveyed by Bloomberg News. Other
reports this week: Tuesday, construc-
tion spending, motor vehicle sales,
ISM manufacturing index; Wednes-
day, ADP employment report; Thurs-
day, ISM non-manufacturing index.
WHAT TO WATCH
IN THE ECONOMY
The third quarter ends today for
many companies, which means a
downpour of earnings results starting
next week. Analysts latest estimates
point to earnings growth of 3.2% for
the S&P 500, led by the nancial sec-
tor, with 9.3% growth, says FactSet. The
health care sector is forecast to show
the weakest performance, with a 1.5%
decline in earnings. Among compa-
nies reporting this week: Tuesday,
Walgreen; Wednesday, Monsanto;
Friday, Levi Strauss.
EARNINGS AHEAD
WALGREEN, MONSANTO ON TAP
WALGREENBY SCOTT OLSON, GETTY IMAGES
Germanys Siemens says it will cut up
to 4% of its 370,000 jobs worldwide by
the end of 2014 as new CEO Joe Kaes-
er moves to boost prots at the giant
engineering company. Siemens said it
wants to cut 5,000 jobs in Germany
and 10,000 more abroad. Details of
planned cuts outside Germany were
not disclosed. Kaeser, the companys
former chief nancial officer, replaced
Peter Loescher, who lost his job after
Siemens announced in July that it
would not meet its prot goal for next
year.
15,000 JOB CUTS
AT GERMANYS SIEMENS
PETER KNEFFEL, EPA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 SECTION B
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One less thing you
have to worry about
in your life.
JetBlue, the single-class carrier
whose brand was built partly on the
idea that it treats all its passengers
equally, will launch a new premium
class next summer.
Available only on ights between
New York and San Francisco and
New York and Los Angeles, the new
premium section, dubbed Mint,
will feature lie-at seats, a tapas-style
menu and customized amenity kits.
The rst ight with the new premi-
um section will take o from New
Yorks JFK to Los Angeles Interna-
tional Airport on June 15, 2014.
JetBlues new premium class, to be
ocially unveiled today, is the latest
volley in the high-stakes battle
among U.S. carriers for premium i-
ers who pay the highest fares for a
more luxurious ride or to y at the
last minute, particularly from New
York to Los Angeles and New York to
San Francisco.
Its almost like a nuclear arms
race on these two routes, says Jami
Counter, senior director of SeatGuru,
a website that oers information and
reviews of airline seats, services and
amenities. In the last year, one carri-
er keeps outdoing the other carrier.
Though JetBlue will ocially an-
nounce the new premium oerings
prices and perks today, it hinted of
the changes to come last month,
when it announced its new lie-at
seats. Travel-industry watchers say
its smart for the 14-year-old carrier
to try to capture a larger share of the
iers who pay the highest fares to y
coast to coast, but some warn that of-
fering a specialized experience to
passengers up front could undermine
JetBlues populist image.
This is seismic because now, ad-
mittedly only on the transcontinen-
tal routes ... JetBlue is saying some
passengers are going to be more im-
portant than others, says Henry
Harteveldt, a travel analyst with
Hudson Crossing. This move is not
one that comes with guaranteed suc-
cess, nor is it one that comes without
risk to the brand. ... There is a chance
that some customers may look at this
and say JetBlue is selling out.
But JetBlue CEO Dave Barger said
that the move was necessary to bet-
ter compete with others in the indus-
try, and emphasized that with coach
also getting an upgrade, no passenger
is being left behind.
The reason were doing this is our
travelers were migrating over to
American, over to United, over to
Delta, over to Virgin America (air-
lines that) had a premium cabin ex-
perience, Barger said. But as we put
forward a premium experience, it
cant be at the expense of our current
customer.
JetBlues premium class will let it
more aggressively pursue premium-
paying iers, who on some airlines
account for roughly 10% of travelers
while generating 30% of revenue.
JetBlue says it is particularly key-
ing in on travelers who might y
their airline from Boston to Orlando,
but prefer to travel from New York to
Los Angeles or San Francisco on a
larger network carrier such as Delta,
United or American, where they can
enjoy the comforts of business or
rst class.
The most important customer we
want are the customers who weve
lost to the other airlines, who love
JetBlue but they just wont y us to
these markets, says Martin St.
George, JetBlues senior vice presi-
dent of marketing and commercial
strategy.
THE PREMIUM ROUTES
The routes between New York and
Los Angeles and New York and San
Francisco are especially lucrative, in-
dustry experts say. On those ights,
most of the iers lling the premium
cabins have actually paid top dollar
to be there rather than grabbing
those seats through loyalty program
upgrades.
The competition for those passen-
gers has gotten erce.
American is planning to become
the only U.S. airline that oers both
rst- and business-class cabins on
transcontinental ights. The new
three-cabin jets, which will feature
lie-at seats in both premium sec-
tions, will begin ying between New
Yorks JFK and Los Angeles Interna-
tional on Jan. 7, and between JFK
and San Francisco on March 6, 2014.
Our New York and Los Angeles
hubs are very important to Ameri-
cans network strategy, says Rob
Friedman, Americans vice president,
marketing. And we know many of
our high-value customers are ying
into and out of these important busi-
ness markets on a daily basis.
Meanwhile, United is upgrading its
premium service eet that ies be-
tween New York and Los Angeles
and New York and San Francisco,
outtting the premium cabins with
lie-at seats, faster Wi-Fi, and on-de-
mand entertainment at each seat.
The updates are expected to be com-
pleted by the end of this year.
Virgin America, a smaller carrier
that like JetBlue has become known
for quality service at a lower price,
has had a rst-class cabin since it be-
gan ying in August 2007. It has VIP
concierges at JFK and LAX and
opened its rst airport lounge at LAX
last year, particularly to appeal to
business travelers, says spokesman
Madhu Unnikrishnan.
Theyre enormously important
routes on which were able to realize
signicant prots, Unnikrishnan
says. Additionally, the airline started
ying from Newark to San Francisco
and Los Angeles in April.
JetBlue has likely taken note of all
competitors moves, Harteveldt says.
It has seen Virgin America be
successful on its transcontinental
routes from New York to California.
They have seen investment ... by oth-
er network airlines such as United,
American and Delta, and JetBlue has
been left behind, Harteveldt says.
Now they are playing catch-up.
Still, he thinks JetBlue can be a
contender, particularly if it sticks to
its model and gives a higher-end of-
fering for a lower fare than its peers.
Since it was founded in 1999, Jet-
Blue has stood apart from many of its
peers, becoming the rst U.S. carrier
to oer live TV and continuing to al-
low passengers to check a rst bag for
free and have unlimited snacks when
the airline industry is reaping billions
charging for checked luggage, food
and other services.
But JetBlue has also begun to oer
some upgrades for a price, such as its
even more space seats, which give
passengers extra legroom along with
the ability to board early.
A SUITE WITH A DOOR
The new premium class will have lie-
at beds that JetBlue says are the
longest and widest being own do-
mestically, as well as the only
suites, with a door that can be shut
for privacy. There are 15-inch at
screens, along with buttons that let
ight attendants know if a passenger
wants to be awakened for a meal.
And iers can have a drink before
takeo, and a cocktail and an hors
doeuvre once the jet is in the air.
Passengers will also be able to
choose three of ve tapas-style
plates. And there will be amenity
boxes provided by Birchbox featuring
not only items that can be used on
board, but samples of other products,
such as shampoo or lotion.
But its not just the front of the
plane getting new perks. So is the tra-
ditional coach cabin.
While JetBlues coach already has
more legroom than any other domes-
tic airlines, starting next year, there
will be new softer, even roomier
seats. Eventually, every ight be-
tween New York and Los Angeles or
San Francisco will have a self-service
snack bar where passengers can get
soft drinks and bites to eat through-
out their trip.
We wanted to make sure every-
one on the airplane got an upgrade,
St. George said.
By the fourth quarter of next year,
all seven daily round-trip ights be-
tween JFK and LAX will feature the
new premium section, along with the
upgraded amenities and oerings in
coach. Mint will also make its debut
on ights between JFK and San
Francisco before the end of next year,
with all ve daily ights featuring the
service by early 2015.
Alex Wilcox, a founder of JetBlue
who is now CEO of private jet service
JetSuite, says his onetime airline
should tread carefully. I am pleased
that JetBlue is innovating, he says,
adding that JetBlues low-cost status
has been challenged by ultra-low-
cost carrier Spirit, while Virgin is vy-
ing for the mantle of hippest airline.
The risk is the new cabin will make
those in the back feel second class,
which would be anathema to the Jet-
Blue experience.
But St. George says the airline
knows that being egalitarian is a sig-
nature, and its going to hold onto it.
Even if you just buy a $99 ticket
to Florida, St. George says, and sit
in the last row of the airplane, you
will have the best experience of any
customer ying in economy cabin on
any airline.
EVANEILE, USA TODAY
JetBlues new
Mint premium
brand launches
Airline courts
high-fare iers
Charisse Jones
@charissejones
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PHOTOABOVE AND LEFT BY JETBLUE
JetBlues lie-at seats for
most transcontinental
ights, above. At left, the
Birchbox JetBlue ameni-
ty kit, which will feature
not only items that can be
used on board, but sam-
ples of other products,
such as shampoo or
lotion.
The most
important customer
we want are the
customers who ...
love JetBlue but
they just wont y
us to these
markets.
Martin St. George, JetBlue senior vice
president of marketing and commercial
strategy
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
TRAVEL
When it comes to
travel, is sharing good
for you?
If youre talking about
the $3.5 billion-a-year
sharing economy, which turns con-
sumers into travel providers, youll
often hear a no.
Whether youre considering a
home rental instead of a hotel or
driving someone elses car over hiring
a taxi, experts warn you to beware
before you share.
The poster kids for the perils of
peer-to-peer travel include Airbnb,
where one host recently ran afoul of
New Yorks law banning short-term
rentals, and RelayRides, which last
year had a fatality in one of its rental
vehicles. Critics also point to compa-
nies such as FlightCar, a start-up that
oers o-airport car rentals, which
they claim are skirting taxes and gov-
ernment regulation.
But ask travelers if sharing is good,
and youre more likely to get a yes.
And they have the stories to prove it.
Karen Kinnane, a Shartlesville, Pa.,
antiques dealer, says shes had great
success using Airbnb, a popular
website that connects people who
have a spare bedroom with travelers
looking for a place to stay.
For her, it didnt just oer a more
authentic lodging experience; it also
cut her lodging bill in half.
She recently needed to nd ac-
commodations near an antiques
market in Leipzig, Germany. Airbnb
set her up with a woman who rented
her a room for about $40 a night,
about $55 less than the average daily
hotel room rate in 2012.
The place was clean as a whistle,
she says. You could do brain surgery
on the oor. And we hit it o.
Now she returns to the same place
every other month, has her own key
to the apartment and pays her host
directly.
Dawn Catteau and her husband
used a service called Uber, which
connects travelers with professional
drivers. Uber has experienced more
than its fair share of legal roadblocks,
placed there by other transportation
interests who claim the company is
circumventing permitting require-
ments. But for Catteau, an executive
assistant from Chester Springs, Pa.,
Uber worked better than a taxi or the
Metro when she visited Washington.
Whenever she needed a ride, she
used an iPhone app to hail a car.
The cars were clean, available
quickly, and I didnt have to fumble
around for cash while trying to keep
my kids contained, she says. I think
the service is brilliant and will use it
again.
So whats with the dire warnings
about sharing? Fearing something
new is a normal human reaction, and
this is still pretty novel. Even Airbnb,
one of the breakout successes among
travel-sharing companies with a $2.5
billion valuation, remains a relative
unknown for some travelers, at least
when compared to the more estab-
lished lodging companies.
Yes, Ive added to the hysteria just
a little. As a consumer advocate, I
havent missed an opportunity to
help Airbnb guests who didnt get
what they thought theyd booked.
The horror stories range from lost
refunds to substandard facilities and
unpleasant landlords. You cant make
this stu up, but even so, it remains
relatively rare, and Airbnb usually
xes the problem promptly.
But theres something else at
work, according to experts on the
emerging peer-to-peer economy. The
traditional incumbents are spinning
a clever narrative about their new
competitors. They caution travelers
that these upstarts are a risky, pass-
ing fad.
The story you read in the media
and often echoed by travel indus-
try incumbents is that its a Gener-
ation Y thing for price-sensitive
travelers, says Rachel Botsman, co-
author of Whats Mine Is Yours, a
book about the sharing economy.
Its a sweeping generalization. If you
look at the data, its simply not true.
Shes right. The incumbents are
nervous. Whenever I write about
sharing, they contact me to make
sure I consider a follow-up story
about how dangerous and unfair
sharing can be.
They did after I proled FlightCar,
which faces a lawsuit by the city of
San Francisco for operating an o-
airport car rental service without a
license. FlightCars chief executive,
Rujul Zaparde, says his company has
met all the permit requirements, but
understands the city is under pres-
sure from other car rental companies
who would have to match FlightCars
lower prices.
Were sure theyre not happy
about the competition, he says of
the airport car rental operators.
So, what is going on? The conven-
tional wisdom on sharing companies
is completely wrong. The world of
travel is changing, and for the better.
Its a shift from institutional, big-
brand name trust to peer trust, says
Botsman.
Of course established travel com-
panies wont go out of business as a
result of this sharing revolution, but
the way we travel will almost certain-
ly become more ecient.
Put dierently, your next hotel
may be someones spare bedroom,
your next ride to the airport might
be in another persons car, and you
might rent a strangers vehicle when
you arrive.
But, mostly, it means your mother
was right all along: Sharing is good.
Peer-to-peer travel unnerves traditional companies
But travelers stories
show it can work well
Christopher
Elliott
Special for USATODAY
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Editors complain.
Mostly, in my experi-
ence, about writers, of-
ten about newsmakers,
and frequently about
uncooperative celebrities. But more
and more, they complain about
salesmen. As in, how come they cant
sell ads?
For an editor of any stature that
is, one theoretically above the com-
mercial fray ads are like the weath-
er. They aect you mightily, and you
worry about them greatly, and, if
called upon, you try to dress appro-
priately to sell them, but you have no
control over them, and not much
knowledge about why the day is sun-
ny or dark and it is only, nowadays,
dark.
This past week in New York at Ad-
vertising Week, many editors,
recruited to perform on various pan-
els, could be found wandering the
venues, expressing angst and frustra-
tion about advertisers and vast puz-
zlement about whatever happened to
this once-reliable relationship.
There are, of course, ever-fewer
newspaper and magazine ads. Hence,
there are ever-fewer magazines and
newspapers. Even still-thick maga-
zines are giving away ads or dis-
counting prices far more than they
used to. Many publications, if you
know how to count the ads, obvious-
ly lose money in far more issues
than they make it.
Digital versions may be building
large audiences, but the ads there
yield far less revenue.
Whos to blame for this o-the-
cli fall in advertising in almost any
reading-based venue is a reasonable
and quite belated question.
The no-fault position, most re-
cently pleaded by Newsweeks for-
mer editor, Tina Brown, defending
herself in that debacle, is that the
entire industry is challenged, that it
is on the wrong side of history, that,
in eect, print, or even words them-
selves, no longer have a commercial
value.
Then again, many people on the
money-making side the publishers
and salesmen charged with sucking
up to ad agencies and media buyers
and marketing executives blame
Tina Brown and, before her, the edi-
tors who ran Newsweek under its
former owner, The Washington Post.
They failed to make a magazine
that the salesmen could sell.
As it happens, most of the blame
for the decline of advertising support
falls on the product, or on the gener-
al business environment, instead of
on the people who are selling it.
Historically, media salesmen
hardly had to sell their product. If
you had to advertise, there really
werent all that many places to do it.
Brands had a print budget, a radio
budget and a television budget
and they spent it.
At The New York Times, whose
ever-declining ads I count every day
an easy job there is still a real
estate department, and retail depart-
ment and classied department, all
waiting at their phones for you to
call and place an ad.
Beginning in the 1980s came the
explosion in media, both a vast ex-
pansion in targeted print media and
the rapid growth of cable. To deal
with this cornucopia of choice,
media buying became a separate
marketing business, staed by entry-
level marketing program graduates,
nearly all subliterate and TV-fo-
cused, creating an immediate prob-
lem for print.
Then the Internet. To deal with
the algebraic leap in advertising op-
tions, new automated tools grew up
that not only make the buying deci-
sions, but, in eect, auction o pre-
dened audiences, at an
ever-declining cost.
There are exceptions. The fashion
category has held up better than
most, in part because the fashion
business is dependent on the fashion
press for favorable coverage. The re-
lationship remains symbiotic (or a
form of a modern protection racket).
Extreme sports, especially mixed
with live-event music tie-ins, inspire
a kind of extreme salesmanship that
has made Vice Media, whose core
property is a skateboard-lifestyle
magazine, worth a billion dollars,
and turned Red Bull, a caeine-drink
company, into a publishing power-
house (i.e. advertisers are becoming
their own publishers).
The industrywide imitation of this
aggressive alignment of content and
sales is now called branded content,
but it is a pale imitation of Vice-like
gusto and salesmanship, and the
price is already falling.
In general, newspaper, magazine
and even digital content salesmen
are desperate to sell something other
than what they are supposed to be
selling (digital was itself once that
something else). New content prod-
ucts. Tablet versions. Video. The
New York Post is trying to sell rides
on a Post-branded tour bus. The
Sunday New York Times seems to
have given up trying to sell space in
its magazine, or book review or busi-
ness sections, in lieu of they are
trying to think that up. Stay tuned.
Nobody is trying to sell, or at least
believably trying to sell, the actual
proposition: that blank space adja-
cent to intelligent content, which
you can write on and put in front of
an audience demonstrably seeking
information, is an ecient and even
powerful tool for telling your story.
It could be that no one really be-
lieves such a focused, open, literate
audience exists anymore (or, anyway,
that it has anybody other than the
elderly in it). Editors, alas, are mak-
ing a dull product that just doesnt
move the quick, cool and young.
But it could also be a particular
kind of vicious sales circle, wherein
the most talented salesmen always
run to whats easiest to sell, leaving
the less talented with the harder sell.
The reading-matter ad salesman
is an existential gure of the age.
Where Willy Loman tried to sell
stu out of an old valise, his modern
counterpart is selling New Yorker
pages.
No advertising? Whose fault is it?
Print medias
bleeding red
Michael Wolff
@MichaelWolffNYC
Michael@burnrate.com
USATODAY
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Some blame Tina
Brown, ex-News-
week editor, and
others like her for
voiding prints rele-
vance. She pleads
no-fault, calling the
industrys slide
inevitable.
U.S.-based rm hasnt executed its
IPO by then.
Alibaba is at least several times
the size of Twitter, as measured by
revenue.
According to gures made public
in July by Yahoo, which owns ap-
proximately 24% of Alibaba, revenue
for the China-based rm soared 71%
to $1.38 billion for the quarter ended
in March.
That size and rate of growth sug-
gest the company will post 2013 rev-
enue of more than $5 billion, though
we wont know for sure until Alibaba
discloses its nancial statements.
Twitter also hasnt yet disclosed
details of its business, choosing in-
stead to le its initial registration
statement with U.S. securities regu-
lators on a condential basis.
Yet such a ling made possible
by changes to U.S. securities laws
under the 2012 Jobs Act is avail-
able only to companies with annual
revenue of less than $1 billion in
their most recently completed scal
year.
Research rm eMarketer esti-
mates Twitters advertising revenue
will double this year to $583 million,
then rise 63% in 2014 to $950
million.
That makes it signicantly small-
er than its largest rivals in the mar-
ket for Internet advertising
namely, Google and Facebook, which
eMarketer estimates will capture
33% and 5%, respectively, of the $118
billion market this year.
Twitters smaller size points up
the risk the company has taken by
signaling its IPO intentions in a
tweet on its own site, without di-
vulging any details of its nancials
or of its potential oering.
While the tweet regarding its con-
dential IPO ling has helped gener-
ate interest and allows Twitter to
highlight pre-IPO shares to prospec-
tive employees a delay in execut-
ing the oering might be seen by
investors as a sign of potential
problems.
If Twitter plans to raise money to
help it compete with larger, well-
funded rivals, doing it sooner would
be better.
Thats because the time between
Thanksgiving and tax day on April 15
has been a graveyard for previous
tech IPOs. Zyngas lackluster oer-
ing in December 2011 is a prime
example.
If Alibaba decides to list its IPO
on the New York Stock Exchange, as
Twitter is reportedly considering,
any signicant delay by Twitter
could put its share sale in direct
competition with an even larger one
in the minds of Internet-sector
investors.
For all of these reasons, look for
the Twitter IPO to be priced in the
near future.
John Shinal has covered tech and nancial
markets for 15 years at Bloomberg, Busi-
nessWeek, the San Francisco Chronicle,
DowJones MarketWatch, Wall Street
Journal Digital Network and others.
Twitter should offer its IPO sooner rather than later
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Alibaba is at least
several times the
size of Twitter, as
measured by
revenue.
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USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
RICHMOND, CALIF. Gayle McLaugh-
lin looks and sounds like the former
school teacher and data entry worker
she was down to her sensible
brown walking shoes.
What the 5-foot-4-inch mayor of
this working-class San Francisco Bay
Area city does not resemble is the
ready-to-march, dogged corporate
thorn she is.
Her latest opponent? Wall Street.
McLaughlin, a member of the left-
ist Green Party, is leading a novel ef-
fort by the city to buy 624
underwater mortgages in Richmond,
pay the investor-owners some of
what theyre owed and set the home-
owner up with a new mortgage closer
to the homes current value.
If investors dont sell, the city says
it may use its eminent-domain pow-
ers to seize the mortgages at fair
market value.
The idea is to prevent foreclosures,
which cause blight, and help home-
owners still stuck with mortgage
loans far greater than their homes
value, McLaughlin says.
People were tricked. They were
sold these bad loans. This is a ques-
tion for me of a community be-
ing victimized, says McLaughlin, 61,
a longtime renter who owned a
trailer once.
Richmonds threat to use its emi-
nent-domain powers, which allow
governments to take private property
for public use, has unleashed a tor-
rent of opposition.
Banks, government regulators,
mortgage bankers, Realtors, inves-
tors and land title companies say the
plan is unconstitutional, will short-
change investors who own the mort-
gages, and threaten mortgage lending
and property rights.
If investors get ripped o today,
why would they put capital to work
tomorrow? says Tom Deutsch, CEO
of the American Securitization Fo-
rum, whose members include issuers
and investors in mortgage-backed se-
curities. If any city does it, itll set
the precedent nationwide, he says.
Richmond, a city of 105,000 that is
70% non-white, was hit hard in the
housing bust.
Home values tanked 66% from
their peak in 2006 to a median of
$156,000 at the end of 2011, Zillow
data show. Thats led to thousands of
foreclosures and millions of dollars
in lost property tax revenue,
McLaughlin says. Home prices have
climbed back to a median of
$218,000, but four of 10
mortgaged homes are still
underwater.
Many of those are at risk
of foreclosure, McLaughlin
says. Last month, she
marched with other protes-
ters to Wells Fargos head-
quarters in San Francisco in
support of the plan.
It is not an option to
stand on the sidelines, wait-
ing for the next wave of
foreclosures, McLaughlin
says. We are going to stand
up to Wall Street.
READY FOR A FIGHT
The second-term mayor,
whose career in govern-
ment started as a Richmond
City Council member in
2004, is accustomed to tough ghts.
Growing up in Chicago, she was
the third of ve daughters born to a
union-carpenter father and a factory-
worker mother. Shes spent decades
on the other side of the powers that
be opposing the Vietnam War, sup-
porting the Central American soli-
darity movement and numerous
environmental causes.
In her 2010 mayoral race, she sur-
vived an attack by the citys police
and re unions that exposed an earli-
er, unsuccessful attempt to shed per-
sonal debts by ling for bankruptcy.
McLaughlin says the smear cam-
paign backred, and voters identied
with her ability to overcome nancial
challenges.
McLaughlin has also repeatedly
clashed with Chevron, the citys big-
gest employer. Last month, the city
sued Chevron, alleging that a 2012
re at the local renery reected
years of neglect. The suit asks for -
nancial compensation for economic
damages and punitive ones to deter
similar future conduct.
Chevron, which agreed to pay the
county $2 million stemming from
the re, says the lawsuit is a wrong-
headed attempt to take advantage of
the renery re.
McLaughlin expects it to force
Chevron to change its corporate cul-
ture so our community can be safe.
A MESSAGE FROM WALL STREET?
Not everybody applauds
McLaughlins tactics.
You dont bite the hand that feeds
you. You sit down with them, says
Richmond City Councilman Nathan-
iel Bates, a frequent McLaughlin op-
ponent. He says Chevron is working
hard to modernize a 111-year-old
plant that predates the city.
The use of eminent domain wont
hurt Wall Street as much as
itll hurt Richmond, Bates
says.
He fears that investors
wont buy Richmonds
bonds if the city proceeds.
Richmond may have gotten
such a warning shot last
month when it failed to
nd takers for a $34 mil-
lion bond oering.
The city also isnt oer-
ing enough for the mort-
gages, Deutsch says.
For the 624 home loans,
Richmond oered a fair
market value that aver-
ages 52% of whats owed,
shows an analysis by inde-
pendent consulting rm
PF2 Securities Evaluations.
Of the loans, 444 of them are current.
The median balance owed is about
$380,000.
The city may take control of the
mortgages by eminent domain if in-
vestors dont agree to sell, though it
would still have to compensate them.
Its kind of like an oer you cant
refuse a Godfather-like thing, says
Richmond Realtor Jerey Wright,
who also opposes the plan.
He says the issue is less about pre-
venting blight especially since
some of the homes would quickly re-
sell if foreclosed on and more
about the mayors politics.
Its a social justice crusade,
Wright says. From the mayors per-
spective, the banks have done the
people wrong.
Heres how the plan would work.
Assume a house has a $300,000
mortgage. The city might argue its
current value is only $160,000. If a
judge agreed, the city would use
funds from investment rm Mort-
gage Resolution Partners to buy the
loan. The homeowner would re-
nance into a new loan, perhaps for
$190,000. Those funds would pay o
the city. The $30,000 dierence be-
tween what the city paid, and what it
got, would be split among MRP, its
investors and the city.
The plans implementation is far
from certain.
After an eight-hour City Council
meeting earlier this month, the coun-
cil narrowly approved McLaughlins
proposal to take the next step with
the plan and try to draw in more cit-
ies. The council will have to vote
again to actually seize loans and get a
yes vote from one of the members
who voted no at the last meeting.
If the city seizes a loan, There
would be an immediate court chal-
lenge, Deutsch says. Whats more, if
sellers arent willing to sell, the
courts would have to determine fair
pricing for the mortgages.
A handful of other cities are con-
sidering the same strategy as Rich-
monds, but its taken the idea the
furthest, says Cornell University law
professor Robert Hockett, a chief
proponent.
Others have backed o. Those in-
clude North Las Vegas, Chicago and
San Bernardino County in California,
where opposition was also strong.
Richmond has enlisted more
grass-roots support than those other
places, supporters say, including
from the Alliance of Californians for
Community Empowerment.
What else is dierent about
Richmond?
The mayor, Deutsch says.
Calif. mayor
wages war on
foreclosures
Critics denounce
threat of using
eminent domain
Julie Schmit
@julieschmit
USATODAY
ROHANSMITH, SANFRANCISCOCHRONICLE, VIA AP
Protesters march at Wells Fargo headquarters in San Francisco in August. Among them was Mayor Gayle
McLaughlin of Richmond, Calif. McLaughlin is pushing a plan to buy 624 underwater mortgages.
MARTINE. KLIMEK, USA TODAY
This is a question ... of a community being victim-
ized, says Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin.
Oral care, to the ma-
jority of people, is a task
completed on autopilot
morning and night.
Few of us can tell
much dierence between brands. We
dont really understand which paste
formulation is better for us
whitening, tartar control
or fresher breath. At the
store, we often pick the tube
thats on sale, or the one our
mother used to buy.
But when commodities
trader-turned-entrepreneur
Craig Dubitsky thinks about
oral hygiene, he sees all
thats wrong with the sce-
nario I just described.
Dubitsky sees aggressive
brand messaging focused on fear and
shame. If you dont use their prod-
ucts, you wont get the date or the
job.
He wonders why pretty smiles
arent as common in advertisements
as the sterile white tooth with ex-
posed roots, and why brands dont
mention the taste of something you
put in your mouth.
He questions why the ingredients
are always killing and ghting stu.
The more it hurts, the better it
works, many brands seem to say.
And why the tube? The tube looks
mangled after just one squeeze, and
then theres the argument that al-
ways ensues about the proper way to
eke out the last bit. Its strange shape
requires it be placed inside a card-
board box just to sit on shelves.
Why not create something about
friendly, something thats delicious,
he says. And why not make it beauti-
ful?
Dubitsky is the founder of a three-
year-old Montclair, N.J., start-up
called Hello Products, which is bring-
ing to market a line of oral
hygiene products that are
designed, formulated, a-
vored, manufactured, pack-
aged and marketed dier-
ently than others like it on
store shelves.
He hired his rst employ-
ee slightly more than a year
ago the company now
employs seven and
shipped the rst tooth-
pastes, brushes, breath
sprays and mouth rinses to Wal-
greens, Duane Reade and select Tar-
get stores in March. Last week, Hello
hit the shelf of its 18,000th store,
likely a Kroger or CVS.
It might seem miraculous for a
start-up to take o so fast. But Dubit-
sky is convinced his suc-
cess comes from not just
doing one thing dierent-
ly, but because Hello re-
thinks everything about
oral care. Many of his les-
sons were gleaned during
the early days of Method,
the once revolutionary
natural cleaning products
brand he invested in years
ago.
Instead of hiring a de-
sign agency with experi-
ence developing products
and branding for consum-
er packaged goods, he
went with BMWs Design-
worksUSA, the global de-
sign agency for the luxury
car brand. He wanted de-
signers who understood precision,
performance and engineering, as well
as beauty.
Rather than contracting with a
private-label company to create the
products, he hired his own formula-
tor. He thought dierently about the
formulations, too, using only natural
ingredients.
Do mouthwashes really require so
much alcohol? What about creating a
wash that you dont have to spit out?
Hello products are designed to do ev-
erything, not just whiten at night or
control tartar.
Dubitsky took pains to design
packaging that not only stood out on
the shelf but t well in consumers
hands and used as little material as
possible. Flipping open a Hello
breath spray was de-
signed to have a cool fac-
tor, rather than make a
user want to hide to spray.
The toothpaste container
has cake-decorating tips
on the end so it looks fun
as it hits the bristles of a
brush. The packaging was
so innovative that Dubit-
sky had to build tools to
make many of the items.
Everything is art, Du-
bitsky likes to say.
That should be the
mantra of more start-ups,
says Jason Snell, a design-
er who consults with con-
sumer-oriented start-ups
and brands at We Have
Become Vikings in
Cincinnati.
Be cognizant of what competitors
are doing, but think of everything as
a fashion brand, Snell says. Even if
youre making soap or toothpaste,
how would it look in the public eye?
Dubitsky wanted the brand to
seem human, not corporate, so any-
one can Skype him directly from the
website. Apples principal product
photographer took all the product
shots.
Even his investors were carefully
selected. Theyve helped build inno-
vative brands such as Seventh Gener-
ation, Lego, Benetton, Puma and
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.
One investor is William Morris
Endeavor, a talent management
agency interested in treating the Hel-
lo brand as it would a celebrity client.
Beth Stiller, Walgreens division
vice president of category strategy
and innovation, calls Hello disruptive
to the category. The recycled round-
ed plastic bottles in bright colors
stand out on shelves. Consumers
have been attracted to its unusual a-
vors, such as mojito mint and pink
grapefruit mint, and all-natural in-
gredients.
Craig and his team are just in-
credibly passionate, Stiller says.
They look at the category in a new
and unique way not with category
convention in mind.
Not all start-ups have the luxury of
nances that Dubitsky lined up be-
fore building and launching his
brand. But they can think dierently
about every aspect of the product
theyre building and not be conned
to the boundaries set by competitors.
Laura Baverman is a Raleigh, N.C.-based
business journalist covering start-ups and
entrepreneurship for regional and national
publications. She previously covered en-
trepreneurship for the Cincinnati Enquirer,
a Gannett newspaper. Baverman can be
reached via e-mail at lbaverman@gmail.co-
mor Twitter @laurabaverman.
Oral care products go extra mile for smiles
Craig Dubitsky
decided to think
outside the tube
Laura Baverman
Special for USATODAY
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BUSINESS
GANNETT
Hello toothpaste. Hey,
its not in a tube.
Craig Dubitsky
LOS ANGELES Last week, Apple
trumpeted dizzying adoption of its
new iOS 7 mobile operating system,
with a whopping 200 million down-
loads.
But users arent totally happy.
In fact, some are a little queasy.
Apple customers have taken to Ap-
ple message boards and Twitter to
complain that the ashy graphics in
the new operating system for the
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are
making them light-headed.
The iOS 7 update makes me dizzy
with the constant movement, writes
John Isom of Huntsville, Ala., on
Twitter.
With the new update, navigation
between screens produces an eect
quite dierent from the static swipe
of before. Now the icons zoom in, like
opening credits of a science-ction
movie.
Additionally, when you open an
app, it feels like it is exploding to-
ward you, Isom says.
Elliott Lockwood of Omaha writes
that for the most part he likes the
new OS but that the animations are
a little long and make me sick after a
while.
The eects are so intense Eliza-
beth Kerr kept her 12-year-old son
Mitchell home from school on Fri-
day.
He gets motion sickness on road
trips, says the Chicago-area resi-
dent. The phone is making him diz-
zy.
Her reaction: Its disappointing.
Its too bad that we had to go so far
with animation that it has an ill eect
on people.
Its a fact of life in consumer tech-
nology that when change comes to
familiar services, a loud group com-
plains that they miss the old ways.
Its happened time and time again
to Facebook and Google. And each
Apple update usually produces a loud
discussion.
Remember Antenna-gate when
the iPhone 4 was released and folks
complained about dropped calls?
Or the howl (and more real) re-
sponse to the release of Apple Maps
in 2012, when Apple ditched Google
Maps in its iOS 6 update and re-
placed it with its own, inferior service
that caused Apple management to
publicly apologize?
Apple didnt respond to requests
for comment about the visual eects
in iOS 7.
Analyst Greg Sterling of Sterling
Market Intelligence believes the on-
line comments are an over-reac-
tion but that if it really develops into
a problem, Apple will x it.
His advice to consumers who
havent downloaded the update yet:
Try it on a friends device rst. If you
like it, then download it.
Apples iOS 7 so ashy its making users dizzy?
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@jeffersongraham
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As if the fast-food industry doesnt
have enough headaches, now its got a
new one: Its getting too slow.
Never mind that its rst name is
fast. The amount of time that con-
sumers are spending waiting in lines
at fast-food drive-thru windows is
getting longer, not shorter, mostly
due to the growing complexity of new
products that the major fast-food
chains are selling.
This is according to the 2013 Drive-
Thru Performance Study conducted
for QSR magazine, a fast-food indus-
try trade publication. The study, to be
released today, also says that industry
giant McDonalds posted its slowest-
ever drive-thru time in the 15-year
history of the drive-thru study re-
quiring an average 189.5 seconds for
the typical drive-thru customer to go
from order to pickup. Thats roughly
nine seconds longer than the industry
average, reports the study conducted
this summer by Insula Research.
The importance of the drive-thru
business to the $299 billion fast-food
industry cannot be overstated. Many
major chains do 60% to 70% of their
business at the drive-thru. Thats even
nudged so-called fast-casual chains
like Panera to move into the drive-
thru arena and increase the number
of drive-thrus it opens.
The industry issue thats slowing
down service: menu bloat. Fast foods
ongoing market-share battle is forc-
ing big chains to roll out more premi-
um and more complex products more
often. The operational pressures to
assemble those items are slowing
down the drive-thru, says Sam Och-
es, editor of QSR.
For example, Taco Bell told QSR
that its Cantina Bell bowls sometimes
have up to 12 ingredients which are
much more complex to assemble
than, say, a Doritos Locos Taco.
Theres another factor at work, too:
accuracy. The one thing that angers a
customer most is to not get the right
food, says Oches. Its possible to be
too fast.
Consumers get so upset when they
nd the wrong kind of burger or the
wrong toppings in their bags, that
many fast-food sellers are either slow-
ing down the process or adding addi-
tional order-accuracy checks to
ensure correct orders. Some chains
are doubling down on order accura-
cy, says Oches.
Customers will be patient if you
give them hot, accurate orders, says
Oches.
Even then, 2013 has not been the
industrys best year in order accuracy,
either. Order accuracy for drive-thru
meals for the industry was at 87.2%
this year vs. 88.8% last year. The chain
ranking highest in accuracy: Chick-
l-A at 91.6%. The lowest was Burger
King at 82.3%.
But Chick-l-A customers paid for
that industry-leading accuracy at the
other end they waited in the drive-
thru line longer than anyone this
year: 203.9 seconds, on average. By
comparison, Wendys was the fastest
drive-thru, at an average 133.6 sec-
onds, says Oches.
Fast-food drive-thrus are slowing down
Menus getting
more complex
Bruce Horovitz
@brucehorovitz
USATODAY
SAMHODGSON, AP
ACarls Jr. employee serves a
drive-thru customer.
When autumn comes, the auto in-
dustry lls with hope about new and
refreshed models. But as the sleek
new cars make their way to show-
rooms, a raft of familiar names are
headed to the automotive dustbin.
This year, the Volkswagen Routan
minivan is waving goodbye. So is the
Acura ZDX car crossover, the com-
pact Volvo C30 car and C70 converti-
ble. Others have quietly faded as
production ended, such as the Chev-
rolet Avalanche sport pickup and the
Jeep Liberty SUV. Why do models
die? If they are eliminating a model,
its because it is being replaced by a
new model or it was a failed, outra-
geous try at something new that
didnt work, says Jesse Toprak, sen-
ior analyst for TrueCar.com.
With automakers getting bolder
and taking more risks in designs, To-
prak expects the disappearing act will
pick up speed in coming years.
The biggest proof that a model has
bombed comes when it cant lure
buyers from other brands, says Alex-
ander Edwards of consultants Strate-
gic Vision. The Avalanche was a fun
sport truck, but core fans were al-
ready Chevrolet loyalists. Half of
them come from a previous Chevro-
let, he says of Chevy buyers.
Harder to explain are some main-
stream-brand models that are living
on despite minuscule sales numbers.
Nissan sold 78 Murano CrossCabrio-
let convertibles in August and 977 so
far this year, Autodata reports. And
the Volkswagen Eos steel-top conver-
tible is running on fumes, with 382
sold in August, 3,160 through the rst
eight months this year.
Heres a look at models that will
vanish for the 2014 model year:
u Volvo C30, C70. Of the two,
the C30 coupe was known for its
style. The C30 denitely made a
statement for us, says spokeswoman
Laura Venezia. But both it and the
C70 steel-top convertible are being
shown the exit as part of a global de-
cision, by the Swedish brand now
owned by Chinese automaker Geely.
Volvo says it has enough C70s to last
through the end of the year, however.
u Chevrolet Avalanche. When
Chevrolet redesigned its full-size
pickups for 2014, Avalanche got bur-
ied. The novel pickup-based vehicle
became a cult favorite and was a con-
sistent top scorer in J.D. Power & As-
sociates quality surveys and Con-
sumer Reports truck rankings. But its
sales popularity had shrunk to a
small, but passionate group of buy-
ers, says Chevys Tom Wilkinson.
uJeep Liberty. The sporty, fun,
earnest-looking Jeep crossover SUV
is giving way to the sporty, fun but
decidedly dierent-looking Fiat-
based Jeep Cherokee. Its turned into
almost a gap year in the Jeep lineup,
since production of the Liberty end-
ed last August, though with enough
built to remain on sale into this year
as a 2012 model. Continuing delays
for the Cherokee mean there still is
not a replacement on sale. We will
only introduce a vehicle to consum-
ers when we are completely satis-
ed, said Chrysler in a statement.
But Jeep chief Michael Manley
says the new Cherokee will far out-
distance Liberty in gas mileage.
u Volkswagen Routan. The
minivan was made by Chrysler, and
was based on the Dodge Caravan, but
with some exterior VW cues and with
the interior and suspension tweaked
to make it feel more like a VW. Ed-
wards says, however, that Routan
never t into a VW lineup heavy on
sportiness and on cars.
uAcura ZDX. Its a car. No, its a
crossover. There was little agreement
on that. But a lot of folks found the
looks of the tall, all-wheel-drive,
hatchback, four-door coupe a little
odd and sales were minuscule.
GMVIA WIECK
The Chevrolet Avalanche drew buyers from other Chevy brands.
ACURA
The Acura ZDX hatchback, four-door coupe saw slow sales.
Some autos
roll into sunset
Slow sales
doom most
Chris Woodyard
@chriswoodyard
USATODAY
VOLVO
Volvo C70 steel-top convertible.
IANMERRITT, CARS.COM
Volkswagen Routan minivan.
Nissan says itll keep selling the
current version of the Rogue com-
pact SUV even as it introduces a re-
designed Rogue.
The carryover model is continuing
to ow into U.S. dealerships from Ja-
pan as a 2013 model. Starting in Jan-
uary, it will be renamed Rogue Select
and designated a 2014 model.
The price of that 2014 Select will
be about $21,000, or slightly less than
the $21,170 base price of the 2013
Rogue.
The redesigned 2014 Rogue
meant to be a higher-level model is
due in November, with starting
prices ranging from $23,350 to
$30,280.
The simple explanation for the
overlap of old and new models: If
Nissan didnt keep shipping previ-
ous-generation Rogues, it wouldnt
have enough to sell.
The redesigned model is being
built at Smyrna, Tenn., instead of Ja-
pan. Itll take awhile for production
there to ramp up. Without continued
supplies, via the carried-over Select
(shipped from Japan), dealers would
run short.
Rogue is Nissans second-best-sell-
ing vehicle, so running low would an-
ger customers, dealers and Nissans
accountants, left wondering what
happened to all the prots from such
a popular vehicle.
Sometimes car companies keep
the old one around after a new one
comes out easily done if the two
are built at dierent factories, as with
the Rogue.
The carried-over model becomes a
cheap version for rental eets and
other commercial buyers who care
more that the car has wheels, brakes
and steering, and less about the high-
er prices that come with the new-
tech redesigns.
Chevrolets Malibu Classic is an
example. And Chevy is holding over
the outgoing Impala through next
summer even as the completely dif-
ferent, 2014 Impala makes its debut.
Ford kept its last version of the old,
oval-avored Taurus sedan in pro-
duction as a eet car in 2005 and
2006 after the Taurus replacement,
called the 500, went on sale.
But Nissan sells few Rogues to
commercial buyers. Its not a eet
play, says spokesman Dan Bedore.
Instead, Nissan intends to avoid
the so-called Marchionne Misstep.
Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio
Marchionne shut o production of
the Jeep Liberty in August 2012, and
only now is about to get production
going on the replacement, called
Cherokee. That eliminated 70,000 to
90,000 sales.
Nissan had its own misstep when
it halted the Versa hatchback before
the replacement Versa Note was
ready. We lost three or four months
of sales, Bedore says.
Two ways to go Rogue
Nissan to keep
older model on
lots as new arrives
James R. Healey and Fred Meier
USATODAY
NISSANVIA WIECK
This version of the Nissan Rogue will continue to be sold as the Rogue
Select alongside the redesigned 2014 Rogue, due in November.
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MARKET LEADER
Investors are
becoming more
interested in foreign
companies due to
their depressed
values and improving
economic growth.
Sectors popular with
investors looking for
income, including
telecom, are under
pressure as investors
fear higher interest
rates might be coming
eventually.
Telecom
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M: 3.5%
Q: 5.3%
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Major market, S&P 500 sector and other indexes performance during the past four and 13 weeks.
FINANCIAL MARKETS AT A GLANCE
Dow Jones
industrial average
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month
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Wilshire
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Thor Indus. 8.5%
WinnebagoInd. 6.1%
DrewInd. 2.6%
Continental 2.3%
StandardMotor 1.6%
Consumer goods
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Universal Elect. 10.4%
Deckers Outdoor 7.4%
Blyth 6.4%
Nike 6.2%
Skechers 3.7%
Consumer services
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Outerwall 10.4%
CECEntmt 4.5%
Marcus 3.7%
OPAP 3.5%
ITT Edu. Svcs. 3.5%
Media
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EWScripps 8.6%
Live Nation Entmt 7.6%
NewYork Times 7.3%
Washington Post 5.3%
Gannett 4.5%
Retailing
Month: 4.9% -0.4%
Quarter: 7.6% Week
AscenaRetail 17.8%
OfficeMax 11.3%
Office Depot 10.8%
Zale 6.9%
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Supervalu 2.6%
Caseys General 1.2%
Whole Foods Mkt. 0.9%
Nash Finch 0.6%
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Cal Maine Foods 2.4%
Annies 2.2%
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Medifast 3.8%
Inter Parfums 1.0%
WD-40 0.8%
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Denbury Resources 7.2%
Approach Res. 6.8%
Northern Oil/Gas 6.8%
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SVB Financial 3.7%
Simmons 1st 3.6%
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First Amer'n Fin. 5.2%
Hanover Insurance 5.0%
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Forestar 2.6%
Nat'l Retail Props. 2.5%
PS Business Parks 2.5%
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Capital goods
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Vestas WindSys. 9.7%
Amer'n Sci. &Eng. 4.9%
BAE Systems 4.2%
Hyundai Hvy Ind. 3.7%
Fiat Industrial 3.5%
Business services
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Towers Watson 5.0%
FTI Consulting 3.5%
Heidrick &Strug. 3.4%
UnitedStationers 3.1%
Hays 2.9%
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AP Moller-Maersk 4.8%
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Yahoo 8.5%
Forrester Research 8.0%
Higher One 7.1%
Take-Two 6.7%
SAIC 6.0%
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Checkpoint 6.0%
Seagate Tech. 5.1%
Alcatel-Lucent 4.3%
AvidTech. 4.1%
Apple 3.3%
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Entropic Comm. 6.4%
Supertex 4.9%
Cirrus Logic 4.4%
First Solar 4.3%
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SurModics 7.7%
Cantel Medical 6.6%
Cerner 5.6%
BioRef. Lab. 4.5%
Pharmaceuticals
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Arqule 13.2%
Actavis 6.5%
The Medicines 4.5%
Celgene 3.2%
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H.B. Fuller 7.4%
Flotek Indus. 5.3%
Headwaters 4.3%
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1
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Lumos Networks 12.9%
Cbeyond 8.3%
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Gas Natural SDG 4.3%
Amer'n States Wtr 4.2%
Questar 3.6%
Northwestern 3.5%
From on-deck circle,
Marlins Henderson
Alvarez sees gem
come to fruition, 5C
Unusual
no-hitter
STEVE MITCHELL, USA TODAY SPORTS
F
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 SECTION C
USA SNAPSHOTS

Active coaches in
NHL with most
regular-season wins
Source Hockey-Reference.com
KEVIN GREER AND ALEJANDROGONZALEZ, USA TODAY
660
605
571
519
461
Joel Quenneville
Ken Hitchcock
Lindy Ruff
Barry Trotz
Darryl Sutter
Baseball/American League u4C
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 6
Baltimore 7, Boston 6
Kansas City 4, Chicago 1
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 1
N.Y. Yankees 5, Houston 1 (14)
Texas 6, L.A. Angels 2
Oakland 9, Seattle 0
National League u4C
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 2
N.Y. Mets 3, Milwaukee 2
Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 5
St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 0
San Francisco 7, San Diego 6
Colorado 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
Arizona 3, Washington 2
Interleagueu4-5C
Miami 1, Detroit 0
Football/NFLu6-9C
Kansas City 31, N.Y. Giants 7
Seattle 23, Houston 20 (OT)
Buffalo 23, Baltimore 20
Arizona 13, Tampa Bay 10
Indianapolis 37, Jacksonville 3
Cleveland 17, Cincinnati 6
Detroit 40, Chicago 32
Minnesota 34, Pittsburgh 27
Tennessee 38, N.Y. Jets 13
Washington 24, Oakland 14
San Diego 30, Dallas 21
Denver 52, Philadelphia 20
New England 30, Atlanta 23
SPORTSLINE
FIRST WORD
I WAS READY TO GO OUT
THERE FOR THE 10TH. BUT
ILL TAKE THAT WILD PITCH.
Marlins starter Henderson Alvarez,
whose no-hitter vs. the Tigers wasnt
over until his team scored in the
bottom of the ninth inning on a
wild pitch to win the game 1-0
TWEET OF THE DAY
@ovi8
SO SICK!!!!!!!BEST MOMENT IN
MY LIFE!!!THX @COCACOLA AND
SOCHI 2014 !!!!
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, who was
the first Russian to carry a Sochi
Olympic torch Sunday, receiving the
flame at the traditional lighting cere-
mony in Greece
MAGIC NUMBERS
16, 0
Broncos quarterback Peyton Man-
nings TD pass and interception totals
through four games
MAGIC NUMBER II
2:03.23
The winning time, a world record, for
Kenyas Wilson Kipsang, 31, in Sun-
days Berlin Marathon
LAST WORD
OUR HISTORY HAS BEEN GREAT,
AND WE NEED TO BE GREAT
AGAIN.
Southern Cal athletics director Pat
Haden, after firing coach Lane Kiffin
Edited by Joe Fleming
DIMITRI MESSINIS, AP
Alex Ovechkin rejoins team Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES Lane Kins ring the
morning after a disastrous night in
Tempe, Ariz. a 62-41 loss to Arizo-
na State that gave Kin and South-
ern California a 3-2 record and seven
losses in their last 11 games made
clear that whatever was left of the
Pete Carroll glory years is long gone.
The Trojans newest coach is an
interim choice. USC athletics direc-
tor Pat Haden announced Sunday
that Ed Orgeron, the teams assistant
head coach, defensive line coach and
recruiting coordinator, would take
over for the rest of the season.
In one sentence, Haden also
summed up that one of college foot-
balls most storied programs is not at
the top of its game.
Our history has been great, Ha-
den said. We need to be great again.
For now, that starts with Orgeron
trying to salvage a successful season
while Haden courts a coach.
Haden, a former USC star quarter-
back, tried to put the focus on the
current players as he declined to dis-
cuss candidates for a permanent
coach to lead the Trojans out of their
mediocrity.
Well try to nd the best coach,
but I dont want to talk about the
search now, Haden said. We have
some really great kids, and its about
them now.
The struggling Trojans are taking
two days o before they return to
practice to prepare for their next
game, at home against Arizona on
Oct. 10.
The pressure now shifts to Orge-
ron to nd a way to avoid what, for a
program such as USCs, is shaping up
as another lost campaign following
the collapse of 2012, when the Tro-
jans opened the season ranked No. 1
and stumbled to a 7-6 nish.
Seeking return to glory, USC starts over
MATT KARTOZIAN, USA TODAY SPORTS
Lane Kin was red after USCs sev-
enth loss in 11 games dating to 2012.
David Leon Moore
@DavidLeon_Moore
USATODAYSports
uNo changes at top of coaches poll, 10C
uAnalysis: Southern California job just got better, 10C
vSTORY CONTINUES ON10C
LONDON Christian Pon-
der smiled as he slapped
hands with Matt Cassel
on the sideline, but the
Minnesota Vikings in-
jured quarterback had to know what
he was watching.
Cassel had just thrown a 16-yard
touchdown pass to Greg Jennings in
the third quarter of the previously
winless Vikings 34-27 triumph
against the Pittsburgh Steelers at
Wembley Stadium and put himself
in position to stay the starter after
next weeks bye.
In terms of me being ready to
play, Ill always take the same ap-
proach: Ill be ready, Cassel said.
My job is to be accountable to my
teammates, and whatever Coach
says, thats what Ill do.
The market for No. 2 quarterbacks
was more lucrative than ever in
March, with Cassel among six to sign
contracts worth at least $3 million a
year.
The Vikings got an up-close look at
the jolt a change at the most impor-
tant position can make a week earli-
er, when Brian Hoyer starting in
place of injured Brandon Weeden
threw three touchdown passes in the
Cleveland Browns upset victory at
the Metrodome.
Hoyer, 27, was even better Sunday,
throwing for 269 yards and two
touchdowns without a turnover as
the Browns whipped the Cincinnati
Bengals 17-6. Left for dead when they
traded running back Trent Richard-
son on Sept. 18, the Browns (2-2) are
tied for the AFC North lead.
Certainly, hes been the spark that
I had hoped for, Browns coach Rob
Chudzinski said of Hoyer.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked
for a spark by benching Josh Free-
man and starting rookie Mike Glen-
non, who had them in position for
KIRBY LEE, USA TODAY SPORTS
Matt Cassel stepped in to lead the Vik-
ings to victory against the Steelers.
Cassel shows value of capable No. 2 QB
Tom Pelissero
@TomPelissero
USATODAYSports
MORE NFL INSIDE
Greenwood, member of famed Steel Curtain, dead at age 67, 2C
Steelers, Giants, Jaguars and Buccaneers remain winless, 6C
Bell: New quarterback, same result for Tampa Bay, 7C
Manning throws four TD passes as Broncos crush Eagles, 7C
vSTORY CONTINUES ON 6C
GAME
CHANGE:
BACKUP
QBS
Nick Swisher thrust his arms high
into the air, looked into the sky and
proclaimed that he has never felt so
proud to be a Clevelander.
Hopefully this changes the per-
ception of what people think of this
city and this organization, Swisher
said Sunday. People in the 216, get
ready yall, its time to party.
The Cleveland Indians, who lost
94 games in 2012, are back in the
playos for the rst time since 2007,
earning an American League wild-
card home game.
For the rst time in 21 years, the
Pittsburgh Pirates are joining them.
The Detroit Tigers are returning,
too, as well as the Cincinnati Reds.
This isnt a Major League Baseball
postseason.
Its a Rust Belt renaissance.
These four cities, devastated over
the years by economic woes and, in
some cases, downtown desolation,
suddenly have baseball teams to at
HANNAHFOSLIEN, GETTY IMAGES
Jason Kipnis, left, and Nick Swisher of the Indians celebrate Sundays win, which clinched Clevelands rst postseason berth since 2007.
RESURGENCE IN RUST BELT
JOHNE. SOKOLOWSKI, USA TODAY SPORTS
Rays second
baseman Ben
Zobrist, left,
and shortstop
Yunel Escobar
were up in the
air over their
victory Sunday
that enables
their season to
last at least
another day.
Midwestern teams lock up playo berths
vSTORY CONTINUES ON 5C
Bob Nightengale
bnighten@usatoday.com
USATODAYSports
TODAY
AL one-game playoff
Tampa Bay Rays at
Texas Rangers, 8:07 ET, TBS
TUESDAY
NL wild-card game
Cincinnati Reds at
Pittsburgh Pirates, 8:07 ET, TBS
WEDNESDAY
AL wild-card game
Rangers-Rays winner at
Cleveland Indians, 8:07 ET, TBS
THURSDAY
NL Division Series
Los Angeles Dodgers at
Atlanta Braves, TBA
Reds-Pirates winner at
St. Louis Cardinals, TBA
FRIDAY
AL Division Series
Detroit Tigers at
Oakland Athletics, TBA
Wild-card winner at Boston
Red Sox, TBA
F
2C SPORTS
USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
FORMER STEELERS LINEMAN
GREENWOOD DIES AT 67
Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive
end L.C. Greenwood, who won four
Super Bowls as a member of the
Steel Curtain defense, has died. He
was 67. The Allegheny County (Pa.)
Medical Examiners oce said
Greenwood died Sunday from undis-
closed causes at Presbyterian Hospi-
tal in Pittsburgh. Greenwood was a
six-time Pro Bowler and two-time
all-pro during his career from 1969 to
1981 and was honored on the NFLs
All-Decade team for the 1970s. Fam-
ous for wearing gold cleats when he
played, Greenwood joined Joe
Greene, Ernie Holmes and
Dwight White to form the line that
served as the linchpin for the defense
that helped the Steelers win four Su-
per Bowls in a six-season span.
NBA CONSIDERING CHANGE
TO FINALS FORMAT
The competition committee will rec-
ommend a change in the NBA Finals
from a 2-3-2 format to a 2-2-1-1-1 as
it is in the other playo series, ac-
cording to a person familiar with the
situation. The person spoke on the
condition of anonymity because the
league hadnt made the matter pub-
lic. The league has used the 2-3-2 for-
mat since 1985, when it was decided
that the travel from coast to coast
was too long for one game. One argu-
ment for going back is that the lower
seed has a disadvantage, but that
hasnt seemed to be the case. The Mi-
ami Heat were the higher seed this
year, but the Oklahoma City Thunder
were the higher seed in 2012 when
the Heat won. Miami was the higher
seed in 2011 when the Dallas Maver-
icks won. The team with the home-
court advantage has won the Finals
about 70% of the time. The owners
will vote on the proposal at next
months meetings. Sam Amick
KEMPS SEASON OVER
BECAUSE OF ANKLE INJURY
The Los Angeles Dodgers wont have
center elder Matt Kemp for the
postseason because of swelling in a
bone in his left ankle. He left the
clubhouse on crutches after a 2-1
home win vs. the Colorado Rockies in
Sundays regular-season nale. An
MRI taken during the game showed
microscopic evidence of swelling in
one of the major weight-bearing
bones in Kemps sprained ankle. The
announcement came as a surprise,
because a few days ago Kemp said he
felt good. Kemp missed 52 games
over the last two months while on
the disabled list because of the ankle.
He was scratched from Saturdays
lineup in a precautionary move after
starting the previous six games while
trying to accumulate at-bats before
the playos. The Dodgers open the
National League Division Series on
Thursday at the Atlanta Braves.
HADLEY WINS TOURNAMENT,
WILLIAMS EARNS CARD
Chesson Hadley won the Web.com
Tour Championship on Sunday in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He closed
with a 1-under 69 for a two-shot vic-
tory in the nal event of the series
that determines PGA Tour cards. A
late bogey by Scott Gardiner kept
Hadley from winning the special
money list and getting full status on
the PGA Tour and a spot in The Play-
ers Championship next year. John
Peterson won the special money
list. Perhaps the biggest winner was
Lee Williams. Needing a birdie on
the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass, he
rolled in a 55-foot putt over a ridge
and into the cup to earn a tour card.
BRIEFLY ...
Tim Cahill scored in the 76th min-
ute Sunday, lifting the visiting New
York Red Bulls into a 1-1 tie with the
Seattle Sounders that put them back
atop the Major League Soccer stand-
ings. ... Oregon junior running back
DeAnthony Thomas, who injured
his right ankle on the opening kicko
of Saturdays 55-16 home victory vs.
California and missed the rest of the
game, said he was uncertain if he
would be able to play Saturday at
Colorado. ... Shanghai Bobby, last
years undefeated 2-year-old champi-
on, was retired from horse racing af-
ter suering a lower leg injury Friday
in winning the Aljamin Stakes at Bel-
mont Park. The race marked Shang-
hai Bobbys return from a pelvic
fracture that caused him to miss the
Triple Crown races after he got hurt
in the Florida Derby in March.
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miss the postseason.
1977 AP PHOTO
L.C. Greenwood helped the Steelers win
four Super Bowls in six seasons.
NASCAR
drive the (stu) out of that thing.
Thats because Hendrick Motor-
sports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.
was behind him on the nal restart
with four fresh tires to Johnsons two
the result of pit strategy.
Knaus knew taking two tires
would eventually be trumped by four
but gured there would be enough
time to hold o Earnhardt. Busch
took the lead with two tires earlier in
the race and was overtaken in 27 laps,
Knaus observed; on Sundays nal
run, there were 26 laps left.
We worked hard and tried to un-
derstand what we needed to do for
strategy, and fortunately it paid o
for us, he said.
Thats not a surprising develop-
ment considering the history of the
No. 48 team. Johnson and Knaus
have been a formidable pair unlike
any the sport has seen over the last
decade.
And though it was mildly surpris-
ing not to see better results from
Johnson in the rst two Chase races
he nished fth at Chicagoland
Speedway and fourth at New Hamp-
shire Motor Speedway Knaus said
DOVER, DEL. Theres usually nothing
that can distract laser-focused Jim-
mie Johnson during the 10 weeks of
NASCARs Chase for the Sprint Cup.
He has won ve championships af-
ter retreating into his mental bubble,
thinking only about what it takes to
go fast week after week.
But when he crossed the nish line
of Sundays AAA 400 at Dover Inter-
national Speedway, Johnson said, his
rst thought wasnt about the Chase.
Instead, he reected on the history
he had just achieved: A record eighth
Dover win, breaking a tie with Rich-
ard Petty and Bobby Allison.
Im not sure Ive ever done what
Richard Petty hasnt, Johnson said.
To get this eighth win here is very,
very special.
Then, of course, his thoughts were
back on the Chase.
After he stumbled into the title
run with the worst four-race stretch
of his career, Johnsons consecutive
top-ve results were overshadowed
in the rst two events by one-two n-
ishes from Joe Gibbs Racing team-
mates Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch.
Not anymore.
Johnson is eight points behind
Kenseth worth eight track posi-
tions and showed he was in typical
autumn form despite a quiet two
months by his standards. This was
his rst win since July at Daytona In-
ternational Speedway.
I think Jimmie is probably the
most underrated champion we have
in this industry, crew chief Chad
Knaus said. He is by far and away
the most powerful driver over the
course of the last 25 to 35 years in
this sport. Its pretty fun being able to
work with him.
Johnson, sitting adjacent to Knaus
during the postrace news conference,
allowed himself a smile.
Thanks, man, he said.
To win, Johnson said, he had to
the team was capable of winning the
rst two races.
At Chicagoland, a NASCAR ocial
delayed a pit stop with an incorrect
call about a missing lug nut before
correcting himself; at New Hamp-
shire, Knaus said, Johnson was bot-
tled up on a couple of restarts and
couldnt get the track position he
needed.
But entering Dover, the team felt
extremely condent. Johnson had a
chance to win the June race here un-
til NASCAR penalized him for jump-
ing a late restart (the restart rule has
since been changed), and Knaus
brought the same car back.
We are just trying to establish a
foundation and set ourselves up for
the second half of the Chase, Knaus
said. As long as we do that, were go-
ing to be where we need to be.
With seven races left before a
champion is determined, Johnson,
Kenseth and Busch have separated
themselves from the rest. They were
running rst to third near the races
midpoint, and the trio nished in the
top seven. The top 10 was made up
entirely of Chase drivers for the rst
time in the title runs 10-year history.
When you look up (at the scoring
pylon), everybody that nished in
front of you its all cars that youre
racing for points, Kenseth said after
nishing seventh. Certainly, I want-
ed to do better than that.
Johnson said he was well aware
Kenseth and Busch were going to be
leading laps and posting good results
every week. At Kansas Speedway
where the series travels next week
Kenseth has won the last two races.
I was thinking about (the compe-
tition) when I was in the car, John-
son said. My whole thought process
was just how tough this champion-
ship is going to be.
Youve got to deliver.
How the 13 Chase for the Sprint
Cup drivers stack up after three of
10 races (wins in Chase):
Pos. Driver Wins
Pts./
back
1 Matt Kenseth 2 2,149
2 Jimmie Johnson 1 -8
3 Kyle Busch 0 -12
4 Kevin Harvick 0 -39
5 Jeff Gordon 0 -39
6 Greg Biffle 0 -41
7 Ryan Newman 0 -48
8 Clint Bowyer 0 -51
9 Kurt Busch 0 -55
10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 0 -57
11 Carl Edwards 0 -65
12 Joey Logano 0 -66
13 Kasey Kahne 0 -78
KENSETH
STILL LEADS
JOHNSON MAKING HIS MOVE
Driver gets closer to sixth title
with record eighth Dover win
Jeff Gluck
@jeff_gluck
USATODAYSports
MATTHEWOHAREN, USA TODAY SPORTS
To get this eighth win here is very, very special, says Jimmie Johnson, celebrating after the AAA 400.
IN THE DRIVERS SEAT
WITH JIMMIE JOHNSON
See the ve-time champion through
the years at nascar.usatoday.com
DOVER, DEL. Junior Nation was
ready to explode with adulation for
its hero and NASCARs most popular
driver as Dale Earnhardt Jr. snied
victory lane late Sunday in the
AAA 400 at Dover International
Speedway.
The scent was lost, however, and
Earnhardt fell short by 0.44 of a sec-
ond to teammate Jimmie Johnson as
Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers
dominated the third race of the title
run.
Earnhardt had one of the best cars
he has had this season and led 80
laps. But despite the advantage of a
four-tire change vs. two for Johnson
on the nal pit stop, he couldnt catch
the ve-time champion over the clos-
ing laps.
Earnhardt, who started on the
pole, had two pit-road miscues he
said also cost him. He failed to slow
down enough during an early round
of green-ag stops and missed the
pit-road entrance. He drove around
the track again to pit, falling from the
lead to eighth in the process. Later,
he checked up behind Mark Martin
at the entrance, costing him time
again.
Earnhardt said of the early-race
pit-road miscue, (It was) a big factor
in us not nishing one spot ahead of
where we are.
We came really close today, he
said. I dont feel like today was a
highlight for us. I think this is how its
supposed to be every week. I know
that competitions dicult and
tough, Jimmie being one of the best
drivers the sport has ever seen. Run-
ning at one of his better racetracks, it
was going to be a challenge, but I felt
like we had enough car and tires for
sure to beat him.
On the nal pit stop, crew chief
Steve Letarte opted for four tires
while the top three drivers at the
time Johnson, Matt Kenseth and
Je Gordon opted for two. It
seemed the call would give Earn-
hardt the edge, and on the nal re-
start he jumped from fourth to
second, nestling behind Johnson.
I thought if I could get to him I
could get by him, Earnhardt said.
Just couldnt do it.
It sucks to lose regardless of who
wins. Its probably harder to run sec-
ond than fth or 10th. You dont get
good cars every week, so youd like to
capitalize. It doesnt bother me that
its Jimmie. I wasnt hoping he was
going to blow a tire or anything at the
end. I was trying to catch him.
Over the nal miles, with Johnson
holding a relatively comfortable lead,
Earnhardt adjusted his driving line in
an attempt to cut the decit, but
Johnson was too strong.
It was Earnhardts best nish since
March, when he was second at Auto
Club Speedway. He also was the run-
ner-up in the season-opening Dayto-
na 500 to Johnson.
Earnhardt jumped one spot in the
standings to 10th.
MATTHEWOHAREN, USA TODAY SPORTS
Its probably harder to run second than fth or 10th, says Dale
Earnhardt Jr., leading the eld Sunday at the start of the AAA 400.
Earnhardt falls 0.44-second short
Mike Hembree
@mikehembree
Special for USATODAYSports
KYLE BUSCH STILL SEEKS
CHASE BREAKTHROUGH
He has three top-ve nishes but no
wins, at nascar.usatoday.com
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 SPORTS 3C
The Miami Heats Erik Spoelstra
has signed a contract extension. He
has been their coach for ve seasons
and has a record of 260-134. His
teams have gone to the playos every
season and the NBA Finals in each of
the last three, winning the title in
2012 and 2013. Last season, the Heat
had the second-longest regular-sea-
son winning streak in NBA history
(27 games) and nished with a record
of 66-16. They won the champion-
ship in seven games against the San
Antonio Spurs. Spoelstra has been
able to keep LeBron James,
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh
playing together after they signed
three years ago. Je Zillgitt
LILES WAIVED, DROUIN
RETURNED TO JUNIOR TEAM
The Toronto Maple Leafs waived de-
fenseman John-Michael Liles and
the Tampa Bay Lightning returned
Jonathan Drouin to his junior
team as NHL rosters got in shape for
the opening of the season. Liles is
making $4.25 million this season as
part of a four-year, $15.5 million con-
tract he signed in 2012. The Maple
Leafs would get $925,000 in relief
from his $3.825 million cap hit if he
cleared waivers and went to the
American Hockey League. Drouin,
drafted third overall in June, had one
assist and four shots in four presea-
son games. He will return to Halifax
(Nova Scotia) of the Quebec Major
Junior Hockey League. Among oth-
ers put on waivers: Cory Emmerton
(Detroit Red Wings), Je Schultz
(Los Angeles Kings), Philip Larsen
(Edmonton Oilers) and Adam Par-
dy (Winnipeg Jets). Also, the Ana-
heim Ducks acquired Washington
Capitals center Mathieu Perreault
for a minor leaguer and a draft pick.
FORCE WINS NHRA
MIDWEST NATIONALS
John Force raced to his record
136th career victory and moved into
position for a 16th Funny Car season
title Sunday in the NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing Series Midwest Nation-
als in Madison, Ill. Force, 64, won for
the second time this year, beating de-
fending champ Jack Beckman with
a 4.097-second run at 310.13 mph in a
Ford Mustang. Beckman had a 4.127
at 309.84 in a Dodge Charger. Force
is six points behind leader Matt Ha-
gan with three events left. Antron
Brown won Top Fuel, Erica En-
ders-Stevens Pro Stock and Matt
Smith Pro Stock Motorcycle.
TITANS LOCKER SENT
TO HOSPITAL WITH HIP INJURY
After suering a right hip injury,
Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake
Locker was carted o the eld in the
third quarter of Sundays 38-13 win
vs. the visiting New York Jets. He was
taken to a nearby hospital, where he
was admitted. The Titans had no o-
cial update on Lockers condition
Sunday evening, other than coach
Mike Munchak saying Locker did
not need immediate emergency sur-
gery. Titans oensive coordinator
Dowell Loggains indicated after the
game that Locker could be out of ac-
tion for at least a few weeks.
John Glennon,
The (Nashville) Tennessean
Compiled by John Tkach fromsta, wires
UPDATE
Heats Spoelstra
gets extension
STEVE MITCHELL, USA TODAY SPORTS
Erik Spoelstra has led the Heat to back-
to-back NBA championships.
NICK TURCHIARO, USA TODAY SPORTS
John-Michael Liles has played the last
two years with the Maple Leafs.
MARK J. REBILAS, USA TODAY SPORTS
John Force is in position for a 16th
Funny Car season championship.
HOUSTON Everywhere you turn in
Houston, theres no mistaking the
fact that Dwight Howard has ocial-
ly arrived.
His Godzilla-sized likeness is plas-
tered on a four-story-tall poster just
outside the Toyota Center that reads
Legacy of Bigs, with Howard over-
looking the likes of Yao Ming, Ha-
keem Olajuwon, Ralph Sampson,
Elvin Hayes and Moses Malone. The
real-life version of Howard has made
plenty of appearances, too, none
more unexpected than his visit with
teammate Chandler Parsons to a
high school football game late last
week that sent the locals into a
frenzy.
But when it comes to the path that
brought him here, the July 5 an-
nouncement that he had decided to
leave the Los Angeles Lakers and an
extra $30 million behind in Los An-
geles, he wants to make one thing
clear that wasnt on that day: He nev-
er waed.
Howard, whose infamous indeci-
siveness during the accurately
dubbed Dwightmare in Orlando
added to the decline of his once-spar-
kling image, was on a plane from As-
pen, Colo., to Los Angeles when
reports surfaced saying that de-
spite a USA TODAY Sports report re-
vealing his decision to join the
Rockets he was having second
thoughts. The news sparked the lat-
est public bashing of Howard in the
social media world, with fans and
media alike criticizing him for what
appeared to be another dose of un-
necessary drama. The problem, How-
ard said, is it never happened.
That was not the case, Howard
told USA TODAY Sports. I was very
upset about it when all that stu
started to come out, because thats
not what was going on. I decided
the night before it came out, and my
thinking was, Let me get back to L.A.
and sit in front of (Lakers general
manager) Mitch (Kupchak) and give
the Lakers that respect. I wanted to
tell them in person.
There was no (thought of ), Oh
man, hold up, let me think about this
again. The night before, when I had
decided, I sat down with everybody
my agent, my best friend who was
there and my bodyguard, and we
talked. I said this is where I want to
go. I told my Dad that this is where I
want to go. I said, Tomorrow, when I
get home, were going to talk to the
Lakers. Im going to tell the other
teams on the phone, and thats what
I did.
As for why he didnt take the op-
portunity to continue playing for the
Lakers, time or Father Time, to be
more precise played as big a part as
any. Howard, 27, clearly saw 24-year-
old James Harden as a more worthy
running mate than 35-year-old Kobe
Bryant. And while the notion that the
Lakers kingdom could eventually be
his after Bryant retired years from
now and fellow superstars were
brought to town was appealing, How-
ard learned last season that he had
no time to wait.
A lot of people say, Well, if you
wouldve waited a couple years, then
this couldve been yours (with the
Lakers). And Im like, In a couple
years, Im 30, Howard said. I dont
want to wait. Ive been in the league
10 years. I dont want to wait for
things to happen. I want to be aggres-
sive, to make things happen.
And Im looking at all these young
guys who are just ready, and theyre
missing one piece. And Im like, I
could be that piece, and I dont want
to miss my chance.
James Harden doesnt come by
every 10 years. It doesnt happen. Its
no knock on other players who I
played with, but youre talking about
all these guys who are young and are
going this way, going up, so Im like,
Man, this is a great spot for me. A
great town, great organization.
Theyre going this way (points up).
Even with all the mystique that
came with the Lakers and their 16 ti-
tles, Howard went with the franchise
that t him now.
Other teams have more history,
but yesterdays scores dont win to-
days games, he said. Youve got to
look at the now. Whats in the now?
What can we do now?
Nobody cared about what I did
eight years ago, they want to know
what I can do now, and its the per-
fect team for me.
HOWARD NEVER WAFFLED
Center was
certain about
Rockets move
Sam Amick
@sam_amick
USATODAYSports
TROY TAORMINA, USA TODAY SPORTS
Dwight Howard, right, didnt want to miss out on the opportunity to play alongside James Harden, left.
Other teams have
more history, but
yesterdays scores
dont win todays
games. Youve got
to look at the now.
Dwight Howard
PARK CITY, UTAH It was a big day for
Lolo Jones, who was literally burst-
ing at the seams.
Im the heaviest ever in my life,
Jones said Sunday after proudly
weighing in at 157 pounds. It took so
much work. Im 3 pounds away from
my ultimate goal.
As a two-time Olympic hurdler,
Jones is more accustomed to count-
ing her calories. As an aspiring Olym-
pic bobsledder, shes downing 9,000
calories daily to build the muscle to
power a 400-pound sled.
Two weeks ago her speed suit t
just ne. But a few days ago when she
put the suit on for a commercial
shoot, it ripped down the middle of
her stomach. She couldnt have been
happier. But its not as if she has a few
spare tires around her midsection.
Im pumped about this muscle
weight, Jones told USA TODAY
Sports. My abs are still there. Im
still cut, just super solid.
As the U.S. Olympic Committee
kicked o its media summit with
many of the top hopefuls for the So-
chi Games, Jones is among the group
vying for a spot on a deep team.
After nishing fourth in the 100-
meter hurdles in the London Olym-
pics in 2012, Jones didnt know how
she would pick herself up from the
disappointment.
Encouraged by Olympic bobsled-
der Elana Meyers, Jones gave the
sport a try. In her rst World Cup
event, she won the silver medal with
pilot Jazmine Fenlator.
When Fenlator rst saw Jones, she
didnt recognize the hurdler. Jones
said after London she was depressed
and her track weight of 133 dipped
into the 120s. Who is this skinny
girl? Fenlator said.
Thirty pounds later, the skinny girl
downs two protein shakes (1,365 cal-
ories each) and makes McDonalds
runs at 10 p.m. for double bacon
cheeseburgers. That is quite a shift
from a sport in which you eat an
M&M and you think your career is
over, Jones said.
In bobsled, the mantra is mass
pushes mass.
Pilots dont like these skinny
brakemen, so they feel like theyre
pushing more weight than they have
to, Jones said.
Team trials begin Oct. 12 in Lake
Placid, N.Y., and the Olympics kick o
in 130 days. But Jones has a lot of
tweeting to do before her 369,000
followers understand whats ahead.
People are just so confused,
Jones said. Bobsled brings a lot of
confusion in itself because really the
only informative thing we have out
there is Cool Runnings (a movie
about the Jamaican bobsled team),
and thats not quite accurate.
Another misconception is about
her future in track. She plans to do
both sports and is aiming for the
2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Though she dreams about reach-
ing 160 pounds, she really would love
to hit 170. Jones tried to bet Fenlator
about reaching that magic number,
but her track and bobsled coaches
weighed in.
They said if I got to 170, I would
be done with track, Jones said.
Athletes from other sports who
have tried bobsled did so after they
nished competing. The most nota-
ble past converts: Heisman Trophy
winner Herschel Walker, hurdlers
Renaldo Nehemiah and Edwin Mo-
ses and Super Bowl champ Willie
Gault. Only Walker competed in the
Olympics (1992).
Fenlator and Aja Evans, both for-
mer college track athletes, and Lau-
ryn Williams, a 2004 Olympic silver
medalist in the 100 meters, also are
vying for spots on the Sochi team.
Jones bulking up for bobsled
Hurdler making
big push to be on
U.S. Sochi team
Kelly Whiteside
@KellyWhiteside
USATODAYSports
KEVINJAIRAJ, USA TODAY SPORTS
Lolo Jones, who competed in hurdles in the 2012 London Olympics,
has gained 30 pounds in her bid to make the U.S. bobsled team.
Im pumped about
this muscle weight.
My abs are still
there. Im still cut,
just super solid.
Lolo Jones
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MLB SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East W L Pct. GB Strk.
Last
10 vs. Div. Home Away
x-Boston 97 65 .599 L-2 5-5 44-32 53-28 44-37
TampaBay 91 71 .562 6 W-1 8-2 43-33 51-30 40-41
Baltimore 85 77 .525 12 W-2 4-6 36-40 46-35 39-42
NewYork 85 77 .525 12 W-3 5-5 37-39 46-35 39-42
Toronto 74 88 .457 23 L-1 4-6 30-46 40-41 34-47
Central W L Pct. GB Strk.
Last
10 vs. Div. Home Away
x-Detroit 93 69 .574 L-3 5-5 47-29 51-30 42-39
y-Cleveland 92 70 .568 1 W-10 10-0 44-32 51-30 41-40
Kansas City 86 76 .531 7 W-1 6-4 44-32 44-37 42-39
Minnesota 66 96 .407 27 L-6 1-9 29-47 32-49 34-47
Chicago 63 99 .389 30 L-1 3-7 26-50 37-44 26-55
West W L Pct. GB Strk.
Last
10 vs. Div. Home Away
x-Oakland 96 66 .593 W-1 7-3 44-32 52-29 44-37
Texas 91 71 .562 5 W-7 8-2 53-23 46-35 45-36
Los Angeles 78 84 .481 18 L-4 4-6 32-44 39-42 39-42
Seattle 71 91 .438 25 L-1 4-6 36-40 36-45 35-46
Houston 51 111 .315 45 L-15 0-10 25-51 24-57 27-54
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East W L Pct. GB Strk.
Last
10 vs. Div. Home Away
x-Atlanta 96 66 .593 W-1 6-4 47-29 56-25 40-41
Washington 86 76 .531 10 L-1 5-5 43-33 47-34 39-42
NewYork 74 88 .457 22 W-1 6-4 34-42 33-48 41-40
Philadelphia 73 89 .451 23 L-1 2-8 37-39 43-38 30-51
Miami 62 100 .383 34 W-4 6-4 29-47 36-45 26-55
Central W L Pct. GB Strk.
Last
10 vs. Div. Home Away
x-St. Louis 97 65 .599 W-6 8-2 46-30 54-27 43-38
y-Pittsburgh 94 68 .580 3 W-3 7-3 45-31 50-31 44-37
y-Cincinnati 90 72 .556 7 L-5 4-6 40-36 49-31 41-41
Milwaukee 74 88 .457 23 L-1 6-4 34-42 37-44 37-44
Chicago 66 96 .407 31 L-3 3-7 25-51 31-50 35-46
West W L Pct. GB Strk.
Last
10 vs. Div. Home Away
x-Los Angeles 92 70 .568 L-2 5-5 37-39 47-34 45-36
Arizona 81 81 .500 11 W-1 4-6 36-40 45-36 36-45
San Diego 76 85 .472 15
1
/2 W-1 5-5 35-41 45-36 31-49
San Francisco 75 86 .466 16
1
/2 L-1 5-5 44-32 41-40 34-46
Colorado 74 88 .457 18 W-2 5-5 38-38 45-36 29-52
x-division champion; y-wild-cardwinner
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 6 Baltimore 7, Boston 6
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 1 Texas 6, L.A. Angels 2
N.Y. Yankees 5, Houston 1 (14) Oakland 9, Seattle 0
Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
N.Y. Mets 3, Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 4, Chi. Cubs 0
San Francisco 7, San Diego 6 Arizona 3, Washington 2
Colorado 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
INTERLEAGUE
Miami 1, Detroit 0
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
RESULTS
Friday Saturday
American League American League
BOS 12, BAL 3 CLE 5, MIN1
TR 6, TB 3 TOR 7, TB 2
TEX 5, LAA3 SEA7, OAK 5
KC6, CWS 1 BAL 6, BOS 5
CLE 12, MIN6 CWS 6, KC5
NYY3, HOU2 NYY2, HOU1
OAK 8, SEA2 TEX 7, LAA4
National League National League
PIT 4, CIN1 PIT 8, CIN3
MIL 4, NYM2 SD9, SF 3
ATL 1, PHI 0 MIL 4, NYM2
STL 7, CHC0 PHI 5, ATL 4
WAS 8, ARI 4 STL 6, CHC2
LAD11, COL 0 WAS 2, ARI 0
SF 7, SD3 COL 1, LAD0
Interleague Interleague
MIA3, DET 2 MIA2, DET 1
Royals 4, White Sox 1
Kansas City 000 200 200 4
Chicago 000 100 000 1
Kansas City ab r h bi bbso avg
Lough lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .286
Giavotella2b 3 1 2 0 2 0 .220
Perez 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .292
Butler dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .289
Cain cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251
Maxwell rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .252
Hayes c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .278
Ciriacoss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210
Falu 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 5
uBatting 2B: Giavotella(3). HR: Pe-
rez (13); Hayes (1). RBI: Perez 2 (79);
Hayes 2 (2). GIDP: Butler. TeamLOB: 7.
uFielding E: Perez (8). DP: 2.
Chicago ab r h bi bbso avg
De Azalf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264
Ramirez ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 .284
Konerko1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Gillaspie 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245
A. Garciarf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283
Danks cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .231
Viciedodh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .265
Beckham2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .267
Semien 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Phegley c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .206
Totals 31 1 6 1 4 8
uBatting HR: Ramirez (6). RBI: Ra-
mirez (48). TeamLOB: 7.
uFielding DP: 1.
Pitching ip h r er bb so era
Kansas City
Chen W,9-4 6
2
/3 4 1 1 3 4 3.27
HerreraH,20
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
Hochevar H,9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.92
HollandS,47 1 2 0 0 1 2 1.21
Chicago
QuintanaL,9-7 7 6 4 4 2 4 3.51
Petricka 1 1 0 0 1 1 3.26
Troncoso 1 2 0 0 0 0 4.50
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Chen
25; 81-56; Herrera1; 5-2; Hochevar 3; 11-
10; Holland 6; 21-16; Quintana 28; 102-
71; Petricka5; 22-12; Troncoso5; 16-12.
uUmpires HP: Conroy; 1B: Darling;
2B: Meals; 3B: Emmel.
uGame data T: 2:34. Att: 22,633.
Rays 7, Blue Jays 6
TampaBay 600 100 000 7
Toronto 000 003 120 6
TampaBay ab r h bi bbso avg
DeJesus cf-lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .255
Myers rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .295
Loney 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .300
Longoria3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .266
Zobrist 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275
D. Youngdh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .271
Joyce lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .235
Fuldcf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
Lobaton c 4 1 1 2 0 2 .249
Escobar ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .257
Totals 35 7 9 7 2 10
uBatting 2B: Myers 2 (23); Longoria
(38); Lobaton (15). RBI: Myers (53); Loney
(75); Longoria (86); D. Young (6); Lobaton
2 (32); Escobar (56). TeamLOB: 3.
uFielding DP: 2.
Toronto ab r h bi bbso avg
Reyes ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 .296
Gose cf 4 0 2 1 1 1 .259
Lawrie 3b 3 1 2 1 2 0 .254
Sierrarf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .290
DeRosadh 3 1 2 2 0 1 .235
Lindph-dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .288
Rogers pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Langerhans 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .273
Arencibiac 2 0 0 1 0 1 .194
Kawasaki ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229
Thole c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175
Goins 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Pillar lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .206
Totals 36 6 12 6 7 7
uBatting 2B: Lawrie (18); DeRosa
(12). SF: Arencibia. RBI: Reyes (37); Gose
(12); Lawrie (46); DeRosa2 (36); Arencibia
(55). GIDP: Gose; Lind. TeamLOB: 11.
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
TampaBay
Moore W,17-4 5
1
/3 6 3 3 3 4 3.29
McGee 1 2 1 1 1 0 4.02
PeraltaH,41 1
1
/3 1 2 2 2 1 3.41
Rodney S,37 1
1
/3 3 0 0 1 2 3.38
Toronto
RedmondL,4-3
2
/3 4 5 5 1 1 4.32
Wagner 2 2 1 1 1 2 3.79
Perez 1 1 1 1 0 1 5.40
Jenkins
1
/3 1 0 0 0 0 2.70
Jeffress 2 1 0 0 0 2 0.87
Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.86
Delabar 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.22
Santos 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.75
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Moore
24; 93-55; McGee 6; 28-19; Peralta 6; 20-
10; Rodney 8; 33-20; Redmond 7; 29-17;
Wagner 8; 34-17; Perez 4; 23-18; Jenkins
2; 8-6; Jeffress 7; 33-21; Oliver 3; 11-8; De-
labar 3; 8-5; Santos 3; 10-8.
uUmpires HP: Schrieber; 1B: Kel-
logg; 2B: Cooper; 3B: Fairchild.
uGame data T: 3:22. Att: 44,551.
Braves 12, Phillies 5
Philadelphia 000 400 100 5
Atlanta 302 023 02x 12
Philadelphia ab r h bi bbso avg
Hernandez cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .289
Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Utley 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .284
Brown lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .272
De Fratus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Savery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Cloydp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Frandsen 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .234
Asche 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Galvis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234
Kratz c 3 2 1 3 1 1 .213
Bernadinarf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .181
Miner p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Ramirez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martinez lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .175
Totals 36 5 10 5 1 6
uBatting HR: Kratz (9). RBI: Her-
nandez (10); Frandsen (26); Kratz 3 (26).
GIDP: Brown. TeamLOB: 5.
uFielding E: Hernandez 2 (6). DP: 3.
Atlanta ab r h bi bbso avg
Heywardcf-rf 4 1 0 0 2 0 .254
J. Upton rf-lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .263
Freeman 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .319
Terdoslavich 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Gattis lf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .243
B. Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
Lairdc 4 4 4 0 1 0 .281
Simmons ss 4 3 3 1 1 0 .248
Janish ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
Johnson 3b 3 0 2 5 1 0 .261
Uggla2b 2 0 0 0 3 1 .179
Teheran p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .224
Constanzaph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .258
Avilan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
Ayalap 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Woodp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carpenter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bethancourt ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 361217 11 9 5
uBatting 2B: Simmons 2 (27). 3B:
Johnson (2). HR: Gattis (21). SF: Johnson.
RBI: Freeman (109); Gattis 2 (65); Sim-
mons (59); Johnson 5 (10); Constanza 2
(3). GIDP: Heyward; J. Upton; Johnson.
TeamLOB: 10.
uBaserunning SB: Simmons (6). CS:
Johnson (2).
uFielding E: Uggla(14). DP: 2.
Pitching ip h r er bb so era
Philadelphia
Miner L,0-2 2
1
/3 7 5 5 3 1 4.40
Ramirez 2
1
/3 4 2 2 2 2 7.50
Jimenez
2
/3 3 3 3 2 1 3.71
De Fratus
2
/3 0 0 0 2 0 3.86
Savery 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.15
Cloyd 1 3 2 2 0 1 6.56
Atlanta
Teheran W,14-8 5 6 4 4 0 3 3.20
Avilan H,27 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.52
Ayala
2
/3 2 1 1 1 0 2.90
Wood
1
/3 0 0 0 0 1 3.13
Carpenter 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.78
Kimbrel 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.21
WP: Jimenez. IBB: Uggla (by Ramirez).
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Miner
15; 61-33; Ramirez 12; 43-24; Jimenez 7;
32-18; De Fratus 3; 21-11; Savery 3; 10-7;
Cloyd 6; 17-12; Teheran 20; 66-45; Avilan
3; 13-8; Ayala 5; 17-9; Wood 1; 3-3; Car-
penter 4; 15-12; Kimbrel 4; 19-10.
uUmpires HP: Everitt; 1B: T. Welke;
2B: Bellino; 3B: Dreckman.
uGame data T: 3:27. Att: 42,194.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 0
Chicago 000 000 000 0
St. Louis 001 200 01x 4
Chicago ab r h bi bbso avg
Castross 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Watkins 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211
Rizzo1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233
Schierholtz rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .251
McDonaldph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .302
Sweeney cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266
Murphy 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .255
Bogusevic lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Boscan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Samardzijap 2 0 0 0 0 1 .113
Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lake ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Stropp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rosscupp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 5 0 0 5
uBatting 2B: Watkins (1); Rizzo (40);
Schierholtz 2 (32). GIDP: Bogusevic.
TeamLOB: 5.
uFielding DP: 1.
St. Louis ab r h bi bbso avg
Carpenter 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318
Jay cf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .276
Beltran rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .296
Chambers rf-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Adams 1b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .284
Molinac 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
Cruz c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .203
Descalsoss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .238
Kozmaph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Robinson lf-rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250
Wong2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .153
Westbrook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Kelly p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .152
Choate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Peterson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077
Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 8
uBatting 2B: Adams (14); Cruz (6);
Descalso (25); Kelly (1). RBI: Jay (67); Cruz
(13); Descalso (43); Robinson (16). GIDP:
Cruz. TeamLOB: 5.
uBaserunning CS: Jay (5).
uFielding DP: 1.
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
Chicago
Samardzija
L,8-13
6 8 3 3 0 4 4.34
Rondon 1 0 0 0 1 2 4.77
Strop
2
/3 1 1 1 1 1 2.83
Rosscup
1
/3 0 0 0 0 1 1.35
St. Louis
Westbrook 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.63
Kelly W,10-5 5
1
/3 3 0 0 0 5 2.69
Choate H,15
2
/3 0 0 0 0 0 2.29
Martinez H,3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.08
Siegrist 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.45
HBP: Murphy (by Kelly). Batters faced;
pitches-strikes: Samardzija 24; 95-59;
Rondon 4; 22-12; Strop 4; 23-13; Rosscup
1; 5-4; Westbrook 4; 14-9; Kelly 20; 67-47;
Choate 1; 1-1; Martinez 3; 10-6; Siegrist 4;
18-13.
uUmpires HP: Iassogna; 1B: Davis;
2B: Knight; 3B: Carlson.
uGame data T: 2:34. Att: 44,808.
Indians 5, Twins 1
Cleveland 200 002 100 5
Minnesota 000 000 100 1
Cleveland ab r h bi bb so avg
Bourn cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .263
Stubbs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Swisher 1b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .246
Kipnis 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .284
Santanadh 5 1 1 1 0 0 .268
Raburn rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272
Carson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .636
Cabrerass 3 0 1 0 0 0 .242
Brantley lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284
Gomes c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .294
Aviles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Totals 37 5 10 4 1 5
uBatting 2B: Swisher (27); Santana (39).
HR: Swisher (22). S: Cabrera. SF: Gomes. RBI:
Swisher 2 (63); Santana(74); Gomes (38). Team
LOB: 8.
uBaserunning SB: Kipnis (30). CS: Bourn
(12).
Minnesota ab r h bi bb so avg
Presley cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .283
Dozier 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .244
Plouffe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254
Doumit dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247
Parmelee 1b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .228
Herrmann rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .204
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214
Fryer c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .385
Florimon ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Colabelloph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194
Bernier ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 16
uBatting RBI: Fryer (4). TeamLOB: 6.
uBaserunning SB: Presley (1).
uFielding E: Plouffe (13); Florimon (18); Di-
amond.
Pitching ip h r er bb so era
Cleveland
Jimenez W,13-9 6
2
/3 5 1 1 1 13 3.30
Rzepczynski H,6
2
/3 0 0 0 0 1 0.89
Masterson 1
2
/3 0 0 0 0 2 3.45
Minnesota
DiamondL,6-13 6 7 4 2 0 3 5.43
Tonkin 1 1 1 1 1 0 0.79
Fien 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.92
Duensing 1 2 0 0 0 0 3.98
WP: Duensing. HBP: Dozier (by Masterson).
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Jimenez 26;
106-71; Rzepczynski 2; 7-5; Masterson 6; 23-13;
Diamond 28; 93-63; Tonkin 5; 18-10; Fien 3;
15-9; Duensing4; 14-9.
uUmpires HP: Gibson; 1B: Gorman; 2B:
Randazzo; 3B: Vanover.
uGame data T: 2:48. Att: 30,935.
Marlins 1, Tigers 0
Detroit 000 000 000 0
Miami 000 000 001 1
Detroit ab r h bi bbso avg
Kelly cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Dirks rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256
Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Tuiasosopo1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .244
Peraltalf-ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Infante 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Perez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197
Penac 3 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Iglesias ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Castellanos lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Santiago3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224
Verlander p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Fister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Porcellop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Avilaph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Putkonen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 0 0 0 1 4
uBatting TeamLOB: 3.
uFielding E: Verlander (2).
Miami ab r h bi bbso avg
Pierre lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247
Lucas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .256
Ruggianocf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222
Stanton rf 4 1 1 0 0 3 .249
Morrison 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242
Hechavarriass 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Coghlan 3b 2 0 1 0 2 1 .256
Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .155
Dobbs ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Alvarez p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .300
Totals 32 1 6 0 2 13
uBatting TeamLOB: 7.
uFielding E: Hechavarria(15).
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
Detroit
Verlander 6 3 0 0 1 10 3.46
Fister 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.67
Porcello 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.32
Putkonen L,1-3
2
/3 2 1 1 1 0 3.03
Miami
Alvarez W,5-6 9 0 0 0 1 4 3.59
WP: Putkonen (2). HBP: Fielder (by Alva-
rez). Batters faced; pitches-strikes:
Verlander 22; 80-56; Fister 4; 13-7; Porcel-
lo 3; 10-7; Putkonen 5; 23-12; Alvarez 30;
99-66.
uUmpires HP: Kulpa; 1B: Guccione;
2B: Hallion; 3B: Barksdale.
uGame data T: 2:06. Att: 28,315.
Mets 3, Brewers 2
Milwaukee 000 200 000 2
NewYork 100 000 02x 3
Milwaukee ab r h bi bbso avg
Aoki rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286
Bianchi ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237
Lucroy c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .280
Gomez cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .284
Betancourt 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .212
Halton 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .238
Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Schafer lf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .211
Gennett 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .324
Estradap 2 0 0 0 0 1 .206
Gindl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Kintzler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 2 6 2 3 6
uBatting RBI: Halton (17); Schafer
(33). GIDP: Betancourt. TeamLOB: 4.
uBaserunning SB: Gomez (40).
uFielding E: Bianchi (10); Lucroy
(10).
NewYork ab r h bi bbso avg
Younglf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .249
Duda1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .223
Germen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Black p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280
Franciscop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wright 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .307
Murphy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Baxter rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .189
Lagares cf 3 1 0 0 0 2 .242
Centenoc 3 0 1 0 0 1 .300
den Dekker pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207
Recker c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Tovar ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Niese p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205
Satin ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Totals 27 3 3 2 0 8
uBatting S: Tovar. SF: Wright. RBI:
Young(32); Wright (58). TeamLOB: 2.
uBaserunning SB: Young 2 (46);
Murphy (23).
uFielding E: Black (1). DP: 1.
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
Milwaukee
Estrada 7 2 1 1 0 8 3.87
Kintzler
L,3-3; BS,4
1 1 2 0 0 0 2.69
NewYork
Niese 6 6 2 2 2 2 3.71
Germen 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.93
Black W,3-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.71
FranciscoS,1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.26
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Estrada
23; 100-64; Kintzler 6; 14-10; Niese 23;
80-50; Germen 3; 15-10; Black 4; 11-6;
Francisco3; 16-9.
uUmpires HP: Reyburn; 1B: Buck-
nor; 2B: Scott; 3B: Tichenor.
uGame data T: 2:23. Att: 41,891.
Pirates 4, Reds 2
Pittsburgh 110 100 010 4
Cincinnati 000 000 020 2
Pittsburgh ab r h bi bbso avg
Pie cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .138
Tabatalf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .282
Lambolf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .233
Snider rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .215
Alvarez 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .233
G. Sanchez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Buck c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .219
Jones 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .233
Mercer ss 4 2 3 1 0 0 .285
Harrison 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250
Cumpton p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Pimentel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gomez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
T. Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 6
uBatting 3B: Mercer (2). HR: Jones
(15); Mercer (8). S: Cumpton 2. RBI: Buck
(62); Jones (51); Mercer (27); Harrison
(14). GIDP: Jones; Harrison. Team LOB:
8.
uFielding DP: 2.
Cincinnati ab r h bi bbso avg
Choocf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .368
Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Paul lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .244
Duke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00
Votto1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .305
Soto1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruce rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .262
Heisey pr-rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .237
Frazier 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .234
Hannahan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Cozart ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .254
Rodriguez pr-2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Mesoracoc 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Partch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Christiani p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Robinson ph-lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255
Izturis 2b-ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .209
Reynolds p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Hanigan ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198
Miller c 1 0 1 2 0 0 .257
Totals 30 2 6 2 2 5
uBatting 2B: Cozart (30); Izturis (8);
Miller (5). S: Hamilton. RBI: Miller 2 (8).
GIDP: Soto; Hannahan. TeamLOB: 4.
uFielding E: Cozart (15). DP: 2.
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
Pittsburgh
Cumpton W,2-1 5 2 0 0 1 3 2.05
Pimentel H,1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1.93
Gomez 1 3 2 2 1 0 3.35
Farnsworth S,2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.04
Cincinnati
Reynolds L,1-3 5 7 3 3 1 4 5.52
Partch 2 0 0 0 1 1 6.17
Christiani 1 2 1 1 0 0 2.25
Duke 1 1 0 0 0 1 6.03
HBP: Alvarez (by Reynolds). Batters
faced; pitches-strikes: Cumpton 18;
65-44; Pimentel 6; 23-18; Gomez 6; 18-9;
Farnsworth 3; 15-10; Reynolds 24; 90-58;
Partch 7; 25-14; Christiani 4; 14-9; Duke 4;
13-9.
uUmpires HP: Winters; 1B: Diaz;
2B: Wegner; 3B: Timmons.
uGame data T: 2:53. Att: 40,142.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS A
spot in the American
League wild-card game
represented purgatory
for the Texas Rangers a
year ago. This season, its
a path to redemption.
The Rangers 6-2 vic-
tory against the Los An-
geles Angels on Sunday
afternoon completed a
four-game series sweep
nishing a 7-0 homestand
that allows Texas to host
a wild-card tiebreaker
game tonight against the
Tampa Bay Rays.
And Game 163 will in-
clude the return of out-
elder Nelson Cruz, the
clubs top power hitter
this season, to the active
roster. Cruzs 50-game
suspension connected
with the Biogenesis scan-
dal ended with Sundays
game. Neither manager
Ron Washington nor gen-
eral manager Jon Daniels
would say Cruz would
denitely be in tonights
lineup.
Its gonna be special
to be back, said Cruz,
who last played in a big-
league game Aug. 4. He
was the team leader at
the time in home runs
(27) and RBI (76).
The Rangers stumbled
into the 2012 wild-card
game after appearing
headed for a third consec-
utive AL West title. They
were swept in three
games by the Oakland As
to end the regular season
and lost the division title.
Rangers sweep into wild-card tiebreaker
Jeff Miller
Special for USATODAYSports
Dbacks 3, Nationals 2
Washington 000 002 000 2
Arizona 100 000 02x 3
Washington ab r h bi bb so avg
Kobernus lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Rendon 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .265
Hairston rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .191
Moore 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .222
Walters ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .375
Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .259
Solanoc 4 0 0 0 0 1 .146
Perez cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .125
Leon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Roark p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .286
Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cedenop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 5
uBatting 3B: Walters (1). RBI: Walters (1);
Lombardozzi (22). GIDP: Solano. TeamLOB: 7.
uBaserunning SB: Lombardozzi (4).
uFielding E: Rendon (16); Roark (1).
Arizona ab r h bi bb so avg
Bloomquist ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .317
Eaton lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .252
Goldschmidt 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .302
Campanapr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
Ziegler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Prado3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .282
Hill 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .291
Pollock cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269
Parrarf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268
Gosewisch c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .178
Miley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Nieves ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chavez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Totals 31 3 7 3 1 4
uBatting S: Eaton. SF: Goldschmidt. RBI:
Goldschmidt (125); Prado (82); Pollock (38).
TeamLOB: 7.
uFielding E: Bloomquist (1); Prado (10).
DP: 2.
Pitching ip h r er bb so era
Washington
Roark 7 3 1 0 1 3 1.51
Mattheus L,0-2;
BS,3
2
/3 4 2 2 0 1 6.37
Cedeno
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 1.50
Arizona
Miley 7 8 2 1 1 2 3.55
Hernandez W,5-6 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.48
Ziegler S,13 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.22
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Roark 27; 95-
70; Mattheus 6; 19-11; Cedeno 1; 2-1; Miley 30;
101-65; Hernandez 3; 8-7; Ziegler 3; 8-7.
uUmpires HP: Gibson III; 1B: McClelland;
2B: Foster; 3B: Bell.
uGame data T: 2:29. Att: 30,420.
Orioles 7, Red Sox 6
Boston 220 100 001 6
Baltimore 000 052 00x 7
Boston ab r h bi bbso avg
Ellsbury cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .298
Bogaerts ss 4 0 0 0 1 3 .250
Ortiz dh 5 2 2 0 0 0 .309
Napoli 1b 4 0 2 1 1 2 .259
Bradley Jr. pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
Carplf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .296
Middlebrooks 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Saltalamacchiac 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273
Lavarnway ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .299
McDonald2b 2 1 2 0 1 0 .133
Gomes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Holt 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Berry rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .625
Totals 39 6 13 5 3 8
uBatting 2B: Napoli (38); Carp(18).
HR: Ellsbury (9); Berry (1). RBI: Ellsbury
(53); Napoli (92); Carp (43); Berry 2 (4).
GIDP: Middlebrooks. TeamLOB: 9.
uBaserunning SB: Berry (3).
uFielding DP: 1.
Baltimore ab r h bi bbso avg
Roberts dh 4 1 1 0 1 2 .249
Markakis rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .271
Hardy ss 5 1 1 2 0 1 .263
Davis 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
Flaherty 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .224
Pearce lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .261
McLouth cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .258
Valencia3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304
Clevenger c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267
Schoop2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .286
Totals 33 7 10 6 6 6
uBatting 2B: Roberts (12); Markakis
(24); Hardy (27); Flaherty (11); McLouth
(31). RBI: Hardy 2 (76); Flaherty 2 (27);
McLouth 2 (36). GIDP: Clevenger. Team
LOB: 8.
uFielding E: Clevenger (1). DP: 1.
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
Boston
Webster 3 0 0 0 3 2 8.60
Doubront 1
1
/3 5 5 5 3 2 4.32
De LaRosaL,0-2
2
/3 1 1 1 0 0 5.56
Thornton
1
/3 1 1 1 0 0 3.74
Dempster
2
/3 1 0 0 0 0 4.57
Breslow 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.81
Uehara 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.09
Baltimore
Tillman 5 8 5 4 1 5 3.71
McFarland
W,4-1
1 1 0 0 2 0 4.22
Hammel H,1 2 1 0 0 0 2 4.97
J. Johnson S,50 1 3 1 1 0 1 2.94
R.De La Rosa pitched to 1 batter in the
6th. WP: Thornton; Tillman; J. Johnson.
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Web-
ster 12; 49-31; Doubront 12; 55-35; De La
Rosa 3; 15-10; Thornton 2; 3-2; Dempster
3; 10-7; Breslow 3; 15-10; Uehara 4; 12-
11; Tillman 24; 88-52; McFarland 6; 24-
11; Hammel 7; 27-18; J. Johnson 5; 20-15.
uUmpires HP: ONora; 1B: Cul-
breth; 2B: Johnson; 3B: B. Welke.
uGame data T: 3:23. Att: 44,230.
Rangers 6, Angels 2
Los Angeles 100 001 000 2
Texas 000 021 12x 6
Los Angeles ab r h bi bbso avg
Shuck dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .293
Aybar ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271
Trout cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .323
Hamilton lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250
Kendrick 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297
Calhoun rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282
Trumbo1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .234
Conger c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .249
Cowgill ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Iannettac 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Romine 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .259
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 11
uBatting HR: Trout (27). RBI: Trout
(97); Hamilton (79). GIDP: Shuck; Aybar
2. TeamLOB: 4.
uBaserunning SB: Calhoun (2).
uFielding E: Vargas. DP: 1.
Texas ab r h bi bbso avg
Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .275
Andrus ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271
Rios rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278
A. Beltre 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .316
Pierzynski dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275
Sotoc 3 2 2 2 1 1 .245
Moreland1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231
Gentry lf 3 1 2 2 1 1 .280
Martin cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Totals 32 6 10 6 2 6
uBatting 2B: Rios (32); Pierzynski
(24); Soto (9). HR: A. Beltre (30); Soto (9).
S: Martin. RBI: Kinsler (71); A. Beltre (92);
Soto 2 (22); Gentry 2 (22). GIDP: Martin.
TeamLOB: 5.
uBaserunning SB: Gentry 2 (24).
uFielding DP: 3.
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
Los Angeles
Vargas L,9-8 6
1
/3 7 4 3 2 4 4.02
Gutierrez
1
/3 1 0 0 0 0 4.23
De LaRosa
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 2.86
Frieri 1 2 2 2 0 2 3.80
Texas
Darvish 5
2
/3 4 2 2 2 8 2.83
Cotts W,8-3
1
/3 1 0 0 0 1 1.13
Ross H,15 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.03
Scheppers H,27 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.90
Nathan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.39
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Vargas
27; 98-58; Gutierrez 2; 7-5; De La Rosa 1;
6-3; Frieri 5; 27-18; Darvish 21; 84-52;
Cotts 2; 9-7; Ross 4; 20-13; Scheppers 3;
9-9; Nathan 3; 9-6.
uUmpires HP: Marquez; 1B: Bar-
rett; 2B: DiMuro; 3B: Barry.
uGame data T: 2:57. Att: 40,057.
Yankees 5, Astros 1
NewYork 000 000 010 000 04 5
Houston 100 000 000 000 00 1
NewYork ab r h bi bb so avg
Nunez 3b 7 2 3 2 0 1 .260
Murphy c 7 0 1 1 0 3 .154
Granderson cf 7 0 2 1 0 2 .229
Wells lf 6 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Reynolds 1b 6 1 1 1 0 0 .220
Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202
Adams 2b 6 0 1 0 0 5 .193
Ryan ss 6 1 2 0 0 1 .197
Almonte rf 6 1 2 0 0 2 .236
Totals 55 5 12 5 0 16
uBatting 2B: Nunez 2 (17); Granderson
(13). 3B: Adams (1). HR: Reynolds (21). RBI: Nu-
nez 2 (28); Murphy (1); Granderson (15); Rey-
nolds (67). TeamLOB: 10.
Houston ab r h bi bb so avg
Villar ss 6 1 1 0 0 1 .243
Altuve 2b 5 0 0 0 1 0 .283
Dominguez 3b 6 0 1 1 0 2 .241
Carter 1b 4 0 0 0 1 3 .223
J. Martinez rf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .250
Lairddh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .169
Wallace ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Crowe cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .218
Corporan c 5 0 1 0 0 2 .225
Elmore lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .242
Krauss ph-lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .209
Totals 46 1 4 1 2 19
uBatting 2B: Villar (9). RBI: Dominguez
(77). TeamLOB: 5.
uFielding E: Villar (16).
Pitching ip h r er bb so era
NewYork
Huff 5 3 1 1 0 7 5.50
Marshall 2 1 0 0 1 3 4.50
Betances 2
1
/3 0 0 0 0 4 10.80
Claiborne
2
/3 0 0 0 0 1 4.11
Phelps 1 0 0 0 1 2 4.98
Daley W,1-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.04
Houston
Bedard 7 3 0 0 0 9 4.59
ZeidH,6
2
/3 1 1 1 0 2 3.90
Chapman BS,3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.77
Cruz
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Fields 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.97
Harrell L,6-17 4
2
/3 5 4 4 0 4 5.86
De Leon
1
/3 1 0 0 0 0 5.40
K.Chapman pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP:
De Leon. HBP: Hafner (by Bedard); Hafner (by
Bedard). Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Huff
18; 71-49; Marshall 8; 31-20; Betances 7; 40-27;
Claiborne 2; 8-6; Phelps 4; 16-10; Daley 6; 24-
19; Robertson 3; 9-5; Bedard26; 103-69; Zeid3;
9-8; Chapman 1; 2-2; Cruz 1; 1-1; Fields 4; 15-
10; Harrell 20; 68-49; De Leon 2; 10-6.
uUmpires HP: Miller; 1B: Cederstrom; 2B:
Danley; 3B: Carapazza.
uGame data T: 3:52. Att: 40,542.
Athletics 9, Mariners 0
Oakland 040 040 001 9
Seattle 000 000 000 0
Oakland ab r h bi bbso avg
Youngcf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .200
Choice cf-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Smith lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .253
Donaldson 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
Weeks pr-2b-cf 4 1 1 0 0 3 .111
Moss dh 2 0 1 1 0 1 .256
Vogt ph-dh 2 1 0 0 1 1 .252
Callaspo2b-3b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .258
Reddick rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .226
Parrinoss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .118
Norris c-1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .246
Barton 1b 2 1 1 2 1 0 .269
Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Sogardss-2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266
Totals 37 9 10 9 6 9
uBatting 2B: Smith 2 (27); Moss
(23); Reddick (19); Parrino (2). RBI: Young
2 (40); Smith (40); Moss (87); Callaspo
(58); Reddick (56); Parrino (1); Barton 2
(16). TeamLOB: 7.
Seattle ab r h bi bbso avg
Miller ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .265
Franklin 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .225
Seager 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .260
Morales dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277
Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242
Almonte lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Smoak 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .238
M. Saunders rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Zuninoc 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Ackley cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253
Totals 32 0 5 0 4 10
uBatting TeamLOB: 9.
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
Oakland
Gray W,5-3 5 3 0 0 3 8 2.67
Chavez 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.92
Figueroa
2
/3 1 0 0 0 0 12.00
Otero
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 1.38
Cook 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.54
Balfour 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.59
Seattle
Ramirez L,5-3 1
1
/3 3 4 4 4 3 4.98
Noesi 3 4 4 4 1 2 6.59
LaFromboise 2
2
/3 1 0 0 0 3 5.91
Capps 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.49
Wilhelmsen 1 2 1 1 1 1 4.12
WP: Wilhelmsen. Batters faced; pitch-
es-strikes: Gray 21; 79-50; Chavez 3;
16-9; Figueroa 3; 11-8; Otero 1; 6-3; Cook
4; 12-7; Balfour 4; 13-12; Ramirez 11; 58-
33; Noesi 14; 54-36; LaFromboise 9; 35-
25; Capps 3; 10-5; Wilhelmsen 6; 25-15.
uUmpires HP: Hudson; 1B: Layne;
2B: Wendelstedt; 3B: Porter.
uGame data T: 3:08. Att: 17,081.
Giants 7, Padres 6
SanDiego 001 140 000 6
SanFran. 100 110 202 7
SanDiego ab r h bi bbso avg
Denoracf-rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .279
Guzman lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .226
Forsythe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Gyorko2b 4 1 1 4 0 0 .249
Headley 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .250
Medica1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .290
Kotsay rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194
Fuentes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152
Hundley c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .233
Amaristass 3 1 0 0 1 0 .236
Ross p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vincent p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gregerson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Venable ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .268
Alonsopr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Street p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 6 7 6 4 8
uBatting 2B: Denora (21); Medica
(2). 3B: Venable (8). HR: Gyorko (23);
Hundley (13). RBI: Gyorko 4 (63); Medica
(10); Hundley (44). GIDP: Gyorko. Team
LOB: 4.
uBaserunning CS: Headley (4).
uFielding E: Hundley (10). PB: Hun-
dley (4). DP: 1.
SanFrancisco ab r h bi bbso avg
Blancocf-lf 2 2 0 0 2 1 .265
Peguerolf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .207
Abreu 2b 5 2 2 0 0 2 .268
Belt 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .289
Posey c 3 0 1 0 2 0 .294
Pence rf 5 0 2 3 0 1 .283
Sandoval 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .278
Crawfordss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .248
Adrianzass 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222
Perez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Pagan ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Moscosop 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Dunningp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kieschnick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202
Kontos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Monell ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
Hembree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zitop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248
Romop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 7 11 7 5 8
uBatting 2B: Abreu (12); Belt 2 (39).
HR: Peguero (1). RBI: Peguero (1); Belt 2
(67); Pence 3 (99); Sandoval (79). GIDP:
Crawford. TeamLOB: 10.
uBaserunning SB: Blanco(14).
uFielding E: Sandoval (18). DP: 2.
Pitching ip h r er bbso era
SanDiego
Ross 6 7 3 3 1 7 3.17
Stauffer H,7
2
/3 0 2 2 2 0 3.75
Vincent H,10
1
/3 1 0 0 0 0 2.14
Gregerson H,25 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.71
Street L,2-5; BS,2 0 3 2 2 2 0 2.70
SanFrancisco
Moscoso 4
1
/3 4 5 5 4 4 5.10
Dunning
2
/3 1 1 1 0 0 2.84
Kontos 2 1 0 0 0 1 4.39
Hembree
2
/3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Zito
1
/3 0 0 0 0 1 5.74
RomoW,5-8 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.54
H.Street pitched to 5 batters in the 9th.
WP: Street; Moscoso. IBB: Posey (by
Street). HBP: Monell (by Stauffer); Belt (by
Ross). Batters faced; pitches-strikes:
Ross 26; 95-63; Stauffer 5; 19-8; Vincent 2;
6-5; Gregerson 3; 13-10; Street 5; 23-11;
Moscoso 20; 84-47; Dunning4; 11-8; Kon-
tos 6; 16-13; Hembree 2; 13-8; Zito 1; 4-4;
Romo4; 14-10.
uUmpires HP: Wolcott; 1B: Fletcher;
2B: Drake; 3B: West.
uGame data T: 3:17. Att: 41,495.
Rockies 2, Dodgers 1
Colorado 100 100 000 2
Los Angeles 000 010 000 1
Colorado ab r h bi bb so avg
Blackmon cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .309
Rutledge 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .235
Helton 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .249
Tulowitzki ss 4 0 1 1 1 2 .312
Cuddyer rf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .331
Arenado3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Culberson lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .293
Pachecoc 4 0 2 0 0 1 .239
Francis p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .071
Herreraph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .292
Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Ottavinop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Wheeler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Bettis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brothers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 2 11 2 5 10
uBatting 2B: Francis (1). S: Francis. RBI:
Blackmon (22); Tulowitzki (82). GIDP: Arenado;
Wheeler. TeamLOB: 12.
uBaserunning SB: Rutledge (12).
uFielding PB: Pacheco(2). DP: 1.
Los Angeles ab r h bi bb so avg
Puigrf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .319
Capuanop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042
Butera1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Crawfordlf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Nolascop 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120
Castellanos ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167
M. Youngss-3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279
Gonzalez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293
Withrowp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gordon ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234
M. Ellis 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .270
Uribe 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .278
Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jansen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buss ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105
A. Ellis c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .238
Federowicz c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .231
Schumaker cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .263
Ryu p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207
Van Slyke lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .240
Totals 31 1 5 1 4 13
uBatting 2B: A. Ellis (17). RBI: Schumaker
(30). TeamLOB: 7.
uBaserunning CS: Van Slyke (1).
uFielding DP: 2.
Pitching ip h r er bb so era
Colorado
Francis W,3-5 5 3 1 1 2 6 6.27
Oswalt H,1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.63
OttavinoH,8 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.64
Bettis H,3 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.64
Brothers S,19 1 1 0 0 2 3 1.74
Los Angeles
Ryu L,14-8 4 8 2 2 1 4 3.00
Nolasco 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.70
Capuano 1 2 0 0 0 1 4.26
Withrow 1 0 0 0 1 1 2.60
Wilson
1
/3 0 0 0 1 1 0.66
Howell
2
/3 0 0 0 0 0 2.03
Jansen 1 0 0 0 2 2 1.88
Batters faced; pitches-strikes: Francis 20;
84-52; Oswalt 3; 13-10; Ottavino3; 16-11; Bettis
3; 11-7; Brothers 6; 26-14; Ryu 21; 76-51; Nolas-
co 3; 17-11; Capuano 5; 18-10; Withrow4; 13-8;
Wilson 2; 10-5; Howell 1; 2-2; Jansen 5; 21-11.
uUmpires HP: Davidson; 1B: Hirschbeck;
2B: Hoye; 3B: Reynolds.
uGame data T: 3:08. Att: 52,396.
Rockies rst baseman Todd Helton wrapped up his
17-year career with a 2-1 win against the Dodgers.
GARY A. VASQUEZ, USA TODAY SPORTS
OUT ON A WINNING NOTE
F
USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 SPORTS 5C
BASEBALL
With the hearing for Alex Rodri-
guezs 211-game suspension levied
by Major League Baseball scheduled
to begin today in New York, USA
TODAY Sports Bob Nightengale ex-
amines the key questions. So as the
New York Yankees third baseman
says, Lets get it on.
HOW LONG WILL THE HEARING
TAKE?
It is expected to last ve days, Rodri-
guez says, with mountains of evi-
dence presented by both sides. MLB
insists that Rodriguez has been dop-
ing for the last three years and will
have Biogenesis founder Anthony
Bosch provide testimony. Rodriguezs
team says the investigation is nothing
more than a witch hunt and the Yan-
kees are in cahoots with MLB to keep
from paying Rodriguez all of what is
remaining on his contract.
WHEN WILL A RULING BE ISSUED?
Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz is ex-
pected to announce his decision
within 25 days of the hearings com-
pletion. Horowitz has the option of
upholding the suspension, overturn-
ing it or reducing it. Yet even if Horo-
witz is ready to rule before the 25
days have passed, an announcement
will wait until the rst week of No-
vember because MLB does not want
to disrupt the postseason, much less
the World Series.
WHATS AT STAKE FOR
RODRIGUEZ?
Rodriguez says hes ghting for his
life and his legacy. He not only
would lose about $31 million in pay,
but the outcome also might deter-
mine whether Rodriguez ever plays
again. If Rodriguezs suspension is
upheld in full, he wont be allowed to
play again until May 2015. It would
mean an 18-month layo for a guy
who would be nearly 40 when he re-
turns. His baseball skills likely will
have severely deteriorated after that
long of a layo and certainly would
end any chance of breaking Barry
Bonds home run record.
WHATS AT STAKE FOR
THE YANKEES?
The ruling will impact how the Yan-
kees approach player personnel
moves this winter. If Rodriguez loses
his appeal, the Yankees can save his
$31 million salary in 2014, allowing
them to reach their goal of slipping
below the $189 million luxury-tax g-
ure without severely damaging their
playo hopes next season. If Rodri-
guez wins, theyre on the hook for the
entire salary, meaning they couldnt
be major players in the free agent
market, and it could adversely aect
their chances of bringing back free
agent second baseman Robinson
Cano.
WHATS AT STAKE FOR
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL?
Its reputation. It thinks its investiga-
tion was handled professionally and
fairly and that everyone who cheated
was caught and punished according-
ly. If the suspension sticks, MLB in-
vestigators can stick their chests out
and let the world know they were
right. If Rodriguez wins his appeal, it
would not only create the perception
that the process was severely awed
but also that the 13 others snared in
the Biogenesis case might have blun-
dered by accepting their suspensions.
WHATS THE MOST LIKELY
OUTCOME?
It seems far-fetched that Rodriguez
will simply get o or even that the
entire suspension is upheld. Even if
MLB thinks Rodriguez has been dop-
ing for years, he has passed all of its
drug tests, so how can he receive a
penalty four times as severe as any-
one else? Rodriguez will be suspend-
ed, but it likely will be reduced to
about 100 games.
BRAD PENNER, USA TODAY SPORTS
Alex Rodriguez faces a 211-game suspen-
sion for his part in the Biogenesis bust.
Judgment
time has
arrived
for A-Rod
The Cleveland Indians roll into the
playos as one of baseballs hottest
teams. But when they play their rst
postseason game in six years
Wednesday, theyll meet a team on at
least an emotional high.
The Tampa Bay Rays and Texas
Rangers play today in Arlington, Tex-
as, for the chance to meet the Indians
in the American League wild-card
game after tying for the second wild-
card spot.
Todays game is baseballs rst
play-in game since the Minnesota
Twins beat the Detroit Tigers for the
2009 AL Central championship.
Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner
David Price will start for the Rays.
The Rangers plan to pitch rookie
Martin Perez.
The Rays narrowly averted a nal-
weekend meltdown at the Toronto
Blue Jays, while the Rangers, coming
o seven consecutive and necessary
victories, carry several seasons worth
of postseason baggage with them to a
home game.
They can only hope they can use
real suitcases to get to Wednesdays
wild-card game in Cleveland.
Whoever goes to Cleveland could
be emotionally spent after a wild n-
ishing week.
We never do things seemingly
easy, says Rays manager Joe Mad-
don, who was ejected for arguing in
the seventh inning Sunday.
This time of year has been particu-
larly dicult for the Rangers. Texas
forced the playo by completing a
four-game sweep of the Los Angeles
Angels with a 6-2 victory Sunday. If
the Rangers could get past the Rays,
it would set up a matchup of two hot
teams, but Texas past is signicant.
The Rangers lost last years AL
West on the nal day of the season,
then the inaugural wild-card game at
home to the Baltimore Orioles, a
quick exit added to their crushing
2011 World Series defeat when they
were one out from the championship
in Game 6 at the St. Louis Cardinals.
They also lost the 2010 Series to the
San Francisco Giants.
The Rangers played desperate
down the stretch this year, maybe
even saving manager Ron Washing-
tons job.
The Rays had looked just as hot as
the Indians until a few days ago, win-
ning seven in a row and 12 of 15. But
losses Friday and Saturday at Toron-
to and Sundays scare leaves them
looking a bit more vulnerable.
The Indians, meanwhile, complet-
ed a 15-2 nish to their season with a
5-1 victory Sunday at the Minnesota
Twins and are positioned to be the
latest October Cinderella story. Only
once in the last 11 years has there
been a postseason without a wild-
card team winning at least one play-
o round. Four wild cards have won
the World Series in that span, and
four other have lost the Series.
The Indians resemble the 2007
Colorado Rockies, who nished the
regular season 14-1, including a play-
o against the San Diego Padres to
decide the wild card, then swept
through seven playo games to reach
the World Series. Thats where the
Boston Red Sox ended the streak
with a four-game sweep.
The last wild card to win a World
Series was the 2011 Cardinals, who
nished the season 16-5, upset the
Philadelphia Phillies in the division
series and beat the Milwaukee Brew-
ers and Rangers, coming from behind
in each series.
The Indians are now one win from
a division series matchup with the
AL East champion Red Sox. That
would pit Cleveland manager Terry
Francona against Boston, the team
he led to that 07 championship.
In fact, Franconas Red Sox got to
that World Series by rallying from
down 3-1 in games against Cleveland
in the ALCS, the last time the Indians
were in the postseason.
They might face a Rays team that
counts on its pitching, led by Price
and Alex Cobb, who has emerged as a
strong No. 2 down the stretch. The
Rangers have a club-record 50 come-
from-behind wins this year and dont
rely on one oensive star. Adrian
Beltre leads a group of six players
with 60-plus RBI. Texas can nish o
tight games with closer Joe Nathan
and a bullpen that has the best ERA
among AL teams still playing.
RANGERS, RAYS EXTEND
SEASONS AT LEAST ONE DAY
Indians stay hot,
clinch wild card,
wait for opponent
Paul White
@PBJWhite
USATODAYSports
TIMHEITMAN, USA TODAY SPORTS
The Rangers A.J. Pierzynski reacts to his fth-inning double Sunday.
Texas will play the Rays to determine the ALs second wild card.
Henderson Alvarez pitched a no-
hitter Sunday.
He didnt get to jump into his
catchers arms like most pitchers do
in that situation.
Instead, he had to wait until his
teammates scored an unlikely run in
the bottom of the ninth inning to give
the Miami Marlins a 1-0 victory
against the Detroit Tigers.
Alvarez held the playo-bound Ti-
gers and a pretty much representa-
tive lineup for an otherwise
meaningless game on the nal day of
the regular season without a hit.
But Justin Verlander and two Detroit
relievers kept the game scoreless into
the bottom of ninth.
Tigers reliever Luke Putkonen en-
tered in the ninth and gave up con-
secutive singles to Giancarlo Stanton
and Logan Morrison, plus a two-out
walk to load the bases, then threw a
wild pitch to make the no-hitter
ocial.
Alvarez was waiting to bat in the
on-deck circle.
But instead of having to pitch the
10th, Alvarez ran to the plate to join
the walk-o celebration, which even-
tually oated over toward the stands
where he hugged his pregnant wife.
I was ready to go back out there
for the 10th inning, but Ill take that
wild pitch, he said through an inter-
preter. He said he threw his hands
into the air after striking out Matt
Tuiasosopo to end the top of the
ninth, thinking momentarily that he
had a 1-0 lead. With the emotion
and nerves, I didnt realize we hadnt
scored a run yet, Alvarez said.
By rule, a no-hitter must be a full
game, however long it lasts.
In 1995, Pedro Martinez pitched
nine perfect innings for the Montreal
Expos against the San Diego Padres.
That game was scoreless until Mon-
treal scored in the top of the 10th, but
Martinez allowed a double in the bot-
tom of the 10th so did not get credit
for a no-hitter or perfect game.
There was no suspense about a
perfect game for Alvarez because he
hit Prince Fielder with a pitch with
two outs in the rst inning. The only
other Detroit baserunners were Jose
Iglesias, who reached rst with two
outs in the fth on an error by Mar-
lins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria,
and Andy Dirks, who reached on a
two-out walk in the ninth.
The only big name missing from
the Detroit lineup was third baseman
Miguel Cabrera, given a day o in an-
ticipation of the Tigers American
League Division Series that begins
Friday at the Oakland Athletics.
Alvarez, 23, was acquired last o-
season in a 12-player deal with the
Toronto Blue Jays to launch another
rebuilding phase in Miami. He went
5-6 and is 15-23 lifetime.
The last Marlins no-hitter was in
2006 by current Tigers starter Anibal
Sanchez.
Alvarezs no-hitter veers from usual script
Paul White
@PBJWhite
USATODAYSports
STEVE MITCHELL, USA TODAY SPORTS
Marlins owner Jerey Loria, left, hugs
pitcher Henderson Alvarez on Sunday.
least provide a distraction.
The impact of professional sports
to a city is such a life, a sense of pride
to the community, said Indians vice
president Bob DiBiasio, who has
been with the organization for
34 years. Its almost an inspirational
thing. Nothing can bring a town to-
gether more than sports.
The Indians, who averaged 19,661
fans a game this year (29th in the
major leagues), sold out their
Wednesday wild-card game before
the team charter even landed in
Cleveland on Sunday.
Ive got to tell you, this day is as
rewarding as anything Ive ever expe-
rienced, DiBiasio said. Its a heck of
a day around here.
It was a magnicent day in Mil-
waukee, too, home of Commissioner
Bud Selig. There are nine teams alive
for the postseason, four of them
among the games ve lowest-reve-
nue clubs.
While the New York Yankees are
at home, the Tampa Bay Rays, Oak-
land Athletics, Pirates and Indians
are still playing. The Rays and Texas
Rangers play a tiebreaker today, the
winner playing the Indians in the
wild-card game.
Oh, and those fat cats among the
top ve revenue-producing teams?
The Boston Red Sox are the lone
team that qualied, with the Yankees,
Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs
and San Francisco Giants nishing a
combined 82 games out of rst place,
no one nishing higher than fourth.
Yeah, baby, after 20 consecutive
losing years, even the Pirates can
mock the Yankees, evoking 1960 and
Bill Mazeroski, if so inclined.
Theres no more negativity, says
center elder Andrew McCutchen,
the likely National League MVP win-
ner. We dont have to think about it
anymore or be a part of it.
Considering fans in this football-
crazed town are numb that the Steel-
ers are 0-4, their success couldnt
have come at a better time.
Ive been around a lot of playo
atmospheres growing up in Pitts-
burgh, Walker told news reporters
in Cincinnati. I watched the Steelers
win two Super Bowls. I saw the Pen-
guins play home playo games.
I always wanted to be a part of
something like that.
Now, on Tuesday against the Reds,
the Pirates will nally have a playo
game at gorgeous PNC Park, the rst
in Pittsburgh since Oct. 11, 1992.
People are going to be out of their
minds, Walker said. Im imagining
its going to be Steeler-esque.
The As and Rays face dierent
challenges. Oaklands ballpark stinks.
There have been two sewage leaks
this season in 45-year-old O.co Coli-
seum, Selig recently calling it a pit
and an unfortunate mess.
And it could be the site of the
World Series, a nation wondering if
the sewage system holds up with the
place packed with fans and news
media.
At least Selig is convinced the As
will have fans show up for the post-
season, with the upper-deck tarps al-
ready planning to be removed. In
Tampa Bay, there is no guarantee of
sellout crowds, with Selig calling the
Rays attendance disgraceful.
This is why Tigers manager Jim
Leyland wept during his clubs AL
Central Division title celebration last
week, humbled that 3.1 million fans
in baseballs most economically trou-
bled city would support the Tigers
this season. This was about the
3 million, said Leyland, whose Ti-
gers havent won a World Series since
1984. Probably a lot of them who
couldnt aord to come, and didnt
show up, but were with us in spirit
every night. Theres a passion thats
unbelievable.
There are other droughts in this
years eld. The Indians havent won
since 1948. The Dodgers since 1988.
The Pirates last won the World Series
in 1979, and the Braves in 1995.
The Rangers and Rays have never
won. Only the St. Louis Cardinals
and Red Sox have been recent
champs, winning a combined four
World Series titles since 2004.
There are no overwhelming favor-
ites, but Americas darlings will be
the Rust Belt teams, where a champi-
onship will be so much more signi-
cant than claiming hardware.
For this city, after everything its
been through, Indians President
Mark Shapiro said, it would mean
absolutely everything.
Playoff berths boost morale in cities
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RESULTS
Cincinnati 6 This should have been a game Bengals D-line could control. Instead: three sacks, no turnovers forced.
CLEVELAND 17 Dont look now, but tight end Jordan Cameron is approaching Gronk-like unguardability in red zone.
Chicago 32 It turns out bad Jay Cutler is still in there. Four turnovers low-lighted his worst game under Marc Trestman.
DETROIT 40 Theres never been a question about its talent. Next weekend at Green Bay will test how far Lions have come.
Seattle 23 Only QB Russell Wilson still hasnt hit his stride. Good thing Seahawks defense might be NFLs best.
HOUSTON 20 J.J. Watt is angry, and why not? Matt Schaub and Texans cant crumble like that on their home eld.
Indianapolis 37 Winning consecutive road games by 54-point margin is rare. Big test awaits next week: Seahawks in Indy.
JACKSONVILLE 3 Four down, 12 to go. Will Blaine Gabbert throw TD pass before hes nished?
N.Y. Giants 7 Eli Manning is on pace to throw 36 interceptions and hes not even Giants biggest problem.
KANSAS CITY31 All of a sudden, Chiefs seem to have weapons to spare. It took four weeks to double their win total from 2012.
Pittsburgh 27 RB LeVeon Bells debut provided hope for future. But present is a dark place at 0-4.
MINNESOTA 34 Lost in Matt Cassels turnover-free start and Adrian Petersons big day was a defense that nally got late stop.
Arizona 13 Scoreless drought ended at a shade over 99 minutes. Carson Palmer continues to struggle, though.
TAMPA BAY10 Sooner Buccaneers can end Josh Freeman saga, the better. But theyre awed well beyond that.
N.Y. Jets 13 Itll be long season if Geno Smith becomes turnover machine. At least hes avoiding his linemens backsides.
TENNESSEE 38 Timing of Jake Lockers hip injury couldnt be worse for a team that seemed to be gaining condence.
Philadelphia 20 Forget slowing down Chip Kellys offense. Its just allowing opponents more chances to exploit Eagles D.
DENVER 52 How many quarterbacks have even come close to having a month like QB Peyton Manning (16 TDs, no INTs)?
Washington 24 Did defense x something or just roast a bad offensive line? Itll nd out in two weeks in Dallas.
OAKLAND 14 Darren McFadden is out again with hamstring injury, putting more pressure on Terrelle Pryor when he returns.
New England 30 Tom Brady and retooled receiving corps have made huge strides in last two games.
ATLANTA 23 Good news: Tony Gonzalez is playing great. Bad news: 37-year-old tight end is most durable skill position player.
THURSDAY: San Francisco 35, St. Louis 11
Byes: Carolina, Green Bay. HOME team; winner
Baltimore 20
uJoe Flaccos fth intercep-
tion stopped a rally on a day
Ray Rice only got ve carries.
BUFFALO 23
uThe Fred Jackson-C.J. Spill-
er platoon should help both.
Dallas 21
uCowboys have no TDs in
10 second-half road drives.
SAN DIEGO 30
uPhilip Rivers is playing like a
guy who has nothing guar-
anteed beyond this season.
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The Bills Fred Jackson had 16 carries
for 87 yards and a touchdown.
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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers
threw for 401 yards and three TDs.
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SINKING FEELING
their rst win Sunday before an in-
terception set up Arizonas tying TD
late in the Cardinals 13-10 victory.
The Oakland Raiders started Matt
Flynn in place of concussed starter
Terrelle Pryor against the Washing-
ton Redskins, and the Tennessee Ti-
tans turned to another $3 million
backup, Ryan Fitzpatrick, after Jake
Locker was carted o and taken to
the hospital with a right hip injury
against the New York Jets.
Cassel, 31, knows well how impor-
tant a backup quarterback can be.
Not that the New England Patriots
needed something more than they
were getting from Tom Brady in
2008, but Cassel made the most of
his opportunity after Brady suered
a season-ending knee injury in
Week 1.
This time, Cassels opportunity
came because of a broken rib for
Ponder, who entered the week 30th
in the NFL with a 65.9 passer rating.
Cassels passer rating Sunday against
the Steelers struggling defense was
123.4, with a pair of touchdown
passes to Jennings.
I rmly believe this oense can be
reckoned if we can get it going in the
passing game like we did today, Jen-
nings said
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier reiter-
ated that Ponder is the Vikings quar-
terback but qualied that it would be
premature to discuss any decision.
The decision seems obvious. Cas-
sel played well, the Vikings won and
nothing about Ponders performance
to this point suggests he has a stran-
glehold on the job.
What you think? Vikings run-
ning back Adrian Peterson said.
They have a tough (decision). Its go-
ing to be tough for them. Its a good
thing we have a battle coming up.
Calls for other quarterbacks jobs
might come soon perhaps even in
Houston, where Matt Schaubs latest
pick-six helped complete a fantastic
collapse in a 23-20 loss to the Seattle
Seahawks.
The Texans have been under-
whelming during their 2-2 start.
Schaub hasnt been much better. And
his two backups, T.J. Yates and Case
Keenum, lit it up in the preseason.
Theres more to lose for a title
hopeful such as Houston than a
Cleveland team restarting its rebuild-
ing process. But it worked out well
last year for the San Francisco 49ers,
who reached the Super Bowl after
swapping Alex Smith for Colin
Kaepernick.
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Brian Hoyer is 2-0 since taking
over as the Browns quarterback.
Backup
plans
tested
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LONDON This isnt sup-
posed to happen to the
Pittsburgh Steelers, as
stable an organization as
there is in the NFL.
Theyre 0-4 for the rst time since
1968 after Sundays 34-27 loss to the
Minnesota Vikings at Wembley Sta-
dium and might come up empty as
they search for answers during their
bye week.
Right now you could say were the
worst team in the league. That
hurts, quarterback Ben Roethlis-
berger said. We are in uncharted
territory, and the water is dangerous
right now. It stings. I have to hope
and believe we can turn it around.
Thats the approach Im going to take
this week and next week. Im going to
do the best I can to lead these guys.
Theyre not the only winless team
in the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars,
New York Giants and Tampa Bay
Buccaneers all fell to 0-4 Sunday.
But theres something dierent
about seeing this from the Steelers,
who havent nished below .500 in a
decade and have made the playos in
14 of the last 21 years.
I feel like its a story. Jacksonville
nothing against them they arent
getting the same questions that were
getting, safety Ryan Clark said. The
feeling around the city isnt the same
feeling. Its to the point, its like
youre noticeable in Pittsburgh and
you hate being noticed, because you
feel like youre not doing or uphold-
ing the tradition that not only the
greats have set but ourselves.
Its sad. Its embarrassing. We
need to nd a way to get out of it.
Theyre only two games back in
the AFC North, which became fur-
ther muddled Sunday with the Cleve-
land Browns upset of the Cincinnati
Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens
loss at the Bualo Bills.
But the Steelers look old on de-
fense, where they havent recorded a
takeaway all season. They look dis-
jointed on oense, where Roethlis-
berger is under siege behind a patch-
work oensive line. And, unlike last
season, they dont have the excuse of
an injury to their quarterback.
Only one team, the 1992 San Diego
Chargers, started 0-4 and made the
postseason.
Were just not a good team, safe-
ty Troy Polamalu told USA TODAY
Sports. And weve got to do some-
thing to get better.
uIs it too soon for the Detroit Li-
ons to give tailback Reggie Bush a
raise? He looks refreshed at 28 and
ripped apart the Chicago Bears in a
40-32 win, with 173 yards on 22
touches. The Lions are so much more
dangerous now that they have a
ground threat and at a bargain price
$4 million guaranteed on the four-
year, $15.5 million deal Bush signed.
Winless Steelers
grasp for answers
Miami at New Orleans, 8:40 p.m. ET, ESPN
The Saints are 3-0 in coach Sean Paytons return from suspen-
sion and havent lost at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with
Payton on the sideline since the 2010 nale. The Dolphins
need to run more effectively than they have to keep quarter-
back Drew Brees off the eld and extend their unbeaten run.
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NFL: WEEK 4
HOUSTON Houston Texans quarter-
back Matt Schaub stepped to the Re-
liant Stadium podium Sunday long
after his third consecutive game with
a pick-six cost his team in a 23-20
overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks
on Sunday.
Schaubs sports jacket matched his
mood: gray, after the Seahawks ral-
lied from a 20-3 halftime decit.
Welcome to another week in
sports talk radio hell for the quarter-
back having a recurring nightmare.
This time it was third-and-4 from
the Seattle 41-yard line with the Tex-
ans up 20-13 with 2:51 left in the
fourth quarter.
Instead of taking a sack, Schaub
lofted a pass intended for tight end
Owen Daniels over blitzing safety
Kam Chancellor. But Seahawks cor-
nerback Richard Sherman knew it
was coming, based on practicing
against the same look against the
Seahawks scout team Friday.
Sherman beat Daniels to the ball
and took it 58 yards for the score.
It hurts; it hurts bad, a shell-
shocked Schaub said after his sev-
enth consecutive game dating to last
season, including the playos, with a
pick. Im the quarterback of this
team. I had the ball in my hands. This
one hurts real bad.
Coach Gary Kubiak partially
blamed himself, saying he should
have called a run on the ill-fated in-
terception that tied the score. Kicker
Steven Hauschkas 45-yard eld goal
with 3:19 remaining in overtime
completed Seattles come-from-be-
hind victory.
Though third-year backup T.J.
Yates and second-year pro Case Kee-
num played well in the preseason,
Kubiak isnt considering replacing
embattled Schaub.
No, we have a lot of things we
have to x, Kubiak said. Ive got to
x me. Ive got to do better.
Obviously, we have to protect the
ball. But I put him in a bad situation,
not running the ball, trying to be ag-
gressive, trying to make a play, and
we didnt. And it ended up killing us.
Daniels concurred with his coach.
I believe weve got to just run the
ball there, but we run the plays that
are called and we have to make good
decisions, Daniels said.
Schaub is 1-5 in his last six games
against 2012 playo teams.
Texans defensive end J.J. Watt,
who needed six stitches on the bridge
of his nose after the game, wasnt
about to sack his own quarterback.
He is going through a tough
time, Watt said of Schaub. People
are going to come after him. But foot-
ball is a team game. It is not (about)
one player.
We are going to show up tomor-
row and get every single thing we are
doing wrong corrected. We have just
got to nish.
Second-year Seahawks quarter-
back Russell Wilson took over the
game in the second half, scrambling
for 46 yards, including one run for
7 yards on the eight-play, 42-yard
winning drive.
Wilson, who has led the Seahawks
to their rst 4-0 start, completed 12
of 23 passes for 123 yards.
Wilson sparked the comeback
with his feet on a 14-play, 98-yard,
fourth-quarter drive capped by Mar-
shawn Lynchs 3-yard scoring run
that pulled Seattle to 20-13 with 7:43
left. Wilson keyed the drive with
scrambles of 24, 13, 11 and 14 yards.
Russell was o the charts, coach
Pete Carroll said. You had to watch
this game to see the things that he
did to give us a chance.
In other words, Wilson was the an-
ti-Schaub. Three Houston turnovers
led to 13 Seattle points on a day when
the Texans outgained the Seahawks
476 yards to 270.
Another
Schaub
ub costs
Texans
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The Texans J.J. Watt required six
stitches to his nose after the game.
TAMPA This was one loss that could
not be pinned on Josh Freeman.
The deposed Tampa Bay Bucca-
neers quarterback, further demoted
when he was deactivated for Sun-
days game against the Arizona Car-
dinals, was not the one who threw
the game-swinging interception Sun-
day at Raymond James Stadium.
That was the fate of rookie Mike
Glennon, who crash-landed in his
NFL starting debut while Freeman
watched from a suite.
Glennons most glaring blunder
came deep in Bucs territory with 3:23
to play, when his pass over the mid-
dle for Vincent Jackson was a tad be-
hind the receiver allowing
cornerback Patrick Peterson to un-
dercut the route for an interception.
Bad timing. Bad location.
I just had to put the ball about a
foot in front of Vincent, and thats
the dierence, Glennon said.
Dierent quarterback, same result
this time a 13-10 loss. The Bucs
(0-4) remain winless.
After the interception, the rst of
two by Glennon and one Peterson
maintained was telegraphed, it took
one play for Carson Palmer to con-
nect with Larry Fitzgerald for a tying
13-yard TD strike. And it took one
breath to wonder whether Freeman
would have made the same mistake.
It starts with me, and its our
coaching and our playing and the
quarterbacks a part of that, second-
year Bucs coach Greg Schiano said.
Schiano pushed the button on the
boldest switch in the NFL last week
when he benched Freeman three
days after declaring the under-
performing quarterback still gave the
team its best chance to win.
For much of Sundays game, it ap-
peared the switch would not burn
Schiano, because the Bucs defense
forced three turnovers and kept the
Cardinals out of the end zone. But
typically in the NFL, games are de-
cided by a handful of plays.
And when the Bucs could not build
on a 10-0 lead after halftime, they
were one play away from a problem.
Weve got to play more consistent
the whole game, said star corner-
back Darrelle Revis, who was beaten
by Fitzgerald for the touchdown.
Revis, obtained in an oseason
trade with the New York Jets and
signed to a six-year, $96 million con-
tract, said he would have laughed
someone out of the room had it been
suggested a few weeks ago that the
Bucs would be 0-4. Now hes coming
to grips with reality. The Bucs sea-
son seems in the tank. Since the NFL
playo eld was expanded in 1990,
one team has earned a playo berth
after starting 0-4.
Weve got to stick together, Revis
said.
The teams chemistry will be test-
ed not only by the results on the eld
but also by the switch from Freeman
to Glennon, a towering third-round
rookie from North Carolina State.
Until his late interceptions (Peter-
son victimized him for a second time
in the closing seconds), Glennon pro-
tected the football well as he com-
pleted 24 of 43 passes for 193 yards
and a TD. He lacked consistent accu-
racy, but some of the misres were
caused by pressure as the Cardinals
dialed up a heavy array of blitzes.
Teammates gave Glennon a pass
after Sundays game. Revis said that
while he and Jackson walked o the
eld, they agreed Glennon had per-
formed well. Guard Carl Nicks said
the oensive line shared blame for
the late-game issues because of pro-
tection breakdowns.
Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy
put the onus on the defense for blow-
ing the lead. Clearly, no one dared
bash the rookie. That would have
been unfair.
But as long as Freeman who said
he wanted to be traded remains on
the roster, the potential for distrac-
tion will remain.
I can see why you say that, safety
Dashon Goldson said. But I think
were mature enough to handle it.
Goldson was a member of the San
Francisco 49ers last season when
quarterback Alex Smith was benched
for Colin Kaepernick. Smiths han-
dling of his demotion was never an
issue for the 49ers. Goldson can
sense how Freeman, who declined to
comment to news reporters Sunday,
could be similarly challenged.
Now the Bucs must decide what to
do with Freeman keep him, trade
him (with Jake Locker hurt, will the
Tennessee Titans call?), release him
or suspend him (if he skips, or has
skipped, additional meetings).
Goldson said he chatted with Free-
man after the demotion.
I told him not to lose his head and
to stay focused, Goldson said.
Think positive. You can be called
upon any day, even if its not here.
Whether Freeman remains
through the season, he is central to
the teams story: Since a 6-4 start last
season, the Bucs are 1-9. The switch
to Glennon might ultimately be
Schianos make-or-break moment.
ROB FOLDY, USA TODAY SPORTS
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I told him not to lose his head and
to stay focused. Think positive. You
can be called upon any day, even if
its not here.
Buccaneers safety Dashon Goldson, on benched QB Josh Freeman
DENVER Peyton Manning is just toy-
ing with opponents.
For the third time in four games,
Manning and the Denver Broncos
went into halftime in a close game
Sunday against the Philadelphia Ea-
gles. For the third time in four games,
the third quarter belonged to
Manning.
Manning threw three touchdown
passes and only one incompletion in
the quarter as the Broncos pulled
away from the Eagles and went on to
win 52-20. Denvers oense didnt
need to convert a third down on its
three 80-yard touchdown drives in
the third quarter.
Im enjoying it. That was a good
team, Manning said. We were moti-
vated to be on top of our game oen-
sively, score points touchdowns,
not eld goals. I thought we did that
today, and you certainly enjoy that.
It was perhaps the rst admission
from Manning this year that, indeed,
this historic pace and four-game win-
ning streak are even a little bit fun.
When the Broncos added a spe-
cial-teams touchdown early in the
fourth quarter to take a 36-point
lead, coaches sent Manning to the
bench and gave second-year backup
Brock Osweiler the rst signicant
regular-season action of his career.
It was another historic day for
Manning. He threw for one touch-
down in the rst half and has 16
touchdowns and no interceptions
this season, passing Kurt Warner
(1999) and Don Meredith (1966) for
the most touchdowns through four
games and tying Milt Plum for the
longest TD streak without a pick to
begin a season in NFL history. Plums
feat stretched over the rst 10 games
of the 1960 season.
Manning, an NFL history bu, was
tipped o before his postgame news
conference about his link to Plum.
Im throwing 16 out as his num-
ber, is that right? Manning said,
quickly receiving armation from a
Broncos team ocial. My brother
Cooper and I used to play a lot of tri-
via when we took road trips with my
dad. Cooper will be proud that I
knew Milt Plum.
The Broncos also set a single-game
team record with 52 points and are
averaging 44.75 points a game.
Defensive players from both
teams, meanwhile, acknowledged
how taxing it was to play in such a
high-tempo game in which the teams
combined for 922 total yards (472 for
Denver, 450 for Philadelphia) and
140 oensive plays (71 for Denver, 69
for Philadelphia).
It was the most tired Ive ever
been playing football in my life,
Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe
said. It almost made me throw up,
and I dont ever throw up.
This was a game that could have
been a shootout, with two up-tempo,
high-scoring oenses so dierent
in scheme but so similar in speed.
But from the rst quarter, the Ea-
gles couldnt keep pace. When Man-
ning led a rst-quarter touchdown
drive, the Eagles settled for a eld
goal. When speedy Broncos special-
teams star Trindon Holliday scored
on a 105-yard kicko return, the Ea-
gles answered with another eld goal.
You cant trade three (points) for
seven, Eagles coach Chip Kelly said.
Thats not going to work.
Such has been the story of the rst
month of the season for the Eagles
who rack up yards but dont score
enough points. Still, Michael Vick,
LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson
were able to keep the Eagles in games
against the San Diego Chargers and
Kansas City Chiefs.
Not against the Broncos, who have
the NFLs top-ranked oense in total
yards, total points and passing yards
and a quarterback in Manning who is
completing 75% of his passes.
The Eagles have lost three consec-
utive games, all to AFC West teams.
Sundays blowout raises questions
about how much, if anything, has
changed for the Eagles with the
switch from Andy Reid to Kelly and
the overhauled oense.
Kelly said the question was a fair
one but he wouldnt be able to gauge
any change until his team returned
to practice in Philadelphia this week.
This is a tough-ass league, Kelly
said. If we come out and are hanging
our heads and feeling sorry for our-
selves, then Ill say we didnt have any
progress. ... They come back to work
on Tuesday, then Ill be excited about
this group and we move forward.
4-0 Broncos post points at rare clip
Mannings precision
befuddles Eagles
RONCHENOY, USA TODAY SPORTS
Peyton Manning had 327 passing yards with four touchdowns Sun-
day. He has 16 TD passes and zero interceptions this season.
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NFL: WEEK 4
ATLANTA The New Eng-
land Patriots keep nding
ways to win and players
to make it happen. But
this time, only barely.
Contributions from
deep down the roster,
plus the usual strong play
from quarterback Tom
Brady, spurred New Eng-
land to a 30-23 win
against the Atlanta Fal-
cons on Sunday night, but
the Patriots (4-0) had to
survive their own lax play
and bad hands in the
fourth quarter.
While trying to convert
a rst down on a fourth-
and-inches late in the
game, Brady bobbled the
snap, giving the ball
and one last chance to
the Falcons (1-3). But
they couldnt convert,
with Matt Ryans nal
pass falling incomplete in
the end zone.
Bradys bobble came
minutes after the Patri-
ots, who nearly blew a 30-
13 lead, couldnt handle
an onside kick, leading to
a Falcons eld goal that
cut the lead to seven
points.
Brady threw for 316
yards and two touch-
downs. Wide receiver
Kenbrell Thompkins,
playing for injured Danny
Amendola, caught six
passes for 127 yards, in-
cluding an 18-yard lung-
ing touchdown grab in
the fourth quarter that
put the Pats up by 14
points.
Seldom-used tight end
Matthew Mulligan caught
Bradys other TD pass,
and Julian Edelman had
seven catches for 118
yards.
The Falcons cut the
gap to 30-20 with a
fourth-quarter TD by
tight end Tony Gonzalez.
Patriots
hold o
Falcons
late rally
Robert Weintraub
Special for USATODAYSports
49ers 35, Rams 11
SanFrancisco 0 14 7 14 35
St. Louis 3 0 0 8 11
First quarter
St. Louis: 40 FG by Greg Zuerlein, 7:09.
Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards in 1:57. Rams
3-0.
Second quarter
San Francisco: 20 yd pass Colin Kaeper-
nick to Anquan Boldin (Phil Dawson kick),
6:22. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards in 2:55.
49ers 7-3.
San Francisco: 34 yd run by Frank Gore
(Phil Dawson kick), 0:37. Drive: 8 plays, 80
yards in 3:19. 49ers 14-3.
Third quarter
San Francisco: 12 yd pass Colin Kaeper-
nick to Vernon Davis (Phil Dawson kick),
8:49. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards in 5:03.
49ers 21-3.
Fourth quarter
San Francisco: 1 yd run by Anthony Dix-
on (Phil Dawson kick), 10:15. Drive: 2
plays, 3 yards in 0:48. 49ers 28-3.
St. Louis: 6 yd pass Sam Bradford to
Lance Kendricks (Benny Cunningham up
the middle for the two-point conversion),
5:44. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards in 0:57.
49ers 28-11.
San Francisco: 29 yd run by Kendall
Hunter (Phil Dawson kick), 4:25. Drive: 4
plays, 42 yards in 1:19. 49ers 35-11.
TEAMSTATISTICS
SFX STL
First downs 19 14
Rushing 8 0
Passing 8 12
Penalty 3 2
3rd-down efficiency 6-15 3-17
4th-down efficiency 1-1 0-0
Total net yards 370 188
Total plays 65 65
Average gain 5.7 2.9
Net yards rushing 219 18
Rushes 40 19
Average per rush 5.5 0.9
Net yards passing 151 170
Completed-attempted 15-23 19-41
Yards per pass 6.0 3.7
Sacked-yards lost 2-16 5-32
Hadintercepted 0 1
Punts-average 7-54.7 11-44.5
Return yardage 0 93
Punts-returns 1-0 6-19
Kickoffs-returns 0-0 3-74
Interceptions-returns 1-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 10-85 8-82
Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-1
Time of possession 31:45 28:15
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals San Francisco:
Dawson 53, 79.
San Francisco rushing: Dixon 3-6 (TD),
Gore 20-153 (TD), Hunter 11-49 (TD),
James 3-0, Kaepernick 3-11.
St. Louis rushing: Bradford 3-(-4), Cun-
ningham4-6, Richardson 12-16.
San Francisco passing: Kaepernick 15-
23 for 167, 0 INT, 2 TD.
St. Louis passing: Bradford 19-41 for
202, 1 INT, 1 TD.
San Francisco receiving: Baldwin 2-19,
Boldin 5-90 (TD), V. Davis 2-18 (TD), Hunt-
er 1-9, V. McDonald 1-9, Miller 3-22, Pat-
ton 1-0.
St. Louis receiving: Austin 2-6, Cook 4-
45, Cunningham 1-17, Givens 4-49, Ken-
dricks 1-6 (TD), Pettis 5-59, Quick 1-12,
Richardson 1-8.
San Francisco tackles-assists-sacks
(unofficial): Bowman 5-1-2, Brock 3-0-0,
Brooks 5-2-1, Brown 6-1-0, Dixon 1-0-0,
Dorsey 4-0-1, Jerod-Eddie 1-0-0, Lem-
onier 3-0-0, R. McDonald 1-1-0, Morris 1-
0-0, Reid 1-0-0, Skuta 1-1-0, J. Smith
0-1-, Stupar 2-0-0, Ventrone 1-0-0,
Whitner 3-0-0, Wilhoite 6-1-0.
St. Louis tackles-assists-sacks (unof-
cial): Armstrong 3-0-0, Bates 1-0-0,
Brockers 1-1-, Finnegan 1-0-0, Giorda-
no 1-0-0, Jenkins 3-2-0, Johnson 3-2-0,
Langford 1-1-0, Laurinaitis 9-3-0, C. Long
1-2-, McDonald 2-1-0, McLeod 2-2-0,
Ogletree 7-2-0, Quinn 2-0-1, Rivers 1-0-0,
Sims 1-1-0, Witherspoon 3-1-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: San Fran-
cisco: Whitner 1 for 0 yards. Fumbles
lost: San Francisco: Gore, Kaepernick; St.
Louis: Bradford. Opponents fumbles
recovered: San Francisco: Jerod-Eddie;
St. Louis: Armstrong, McLeod.
Officials Referee: Triplette, Umpire:
Hannah, Line judge: Bergman, Side
judge: Wyant, Head linesman: McKin-
nely, Back judge: Freeman, Field judge:
Anderson
A: 56,640. T: 3:32
THURSDAYS
LATE GAME
Vikings 34, Steelers 27
Pittsburgh 7 3 7 10 27
Minnesota 101014 0 34
First quarter
Minnesota: 54 FGby Blair Walsh, 12:08.
Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards in 2:52. Vikings
3-0.
Minnesota: 70 yd pass Matt Cassel to
Greg Jennings (Blair Walsh kick), 8:06.
Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards in 0:56. Vikings
10-0.
Pittsburgh: 8 yd run by LeVeon Bell
(Shaun Suishamkick), 4:02. Drive: 8 plays,
75 yards in 4:04. Vikings 10-7.
Second quarter
Minnesota: 60 yd run by Adrian Peter-
son (Blair Walsh kick), 12:42. Drive: 1
plays, 60 yards in 0:10. Vikings 17-7.
Pittsburgh: 26 FG by Shaun Suisham,
3:39. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards in 9:03.
Vikings 17-10.
Minnesota: 37 FG by Blair Walsh, 0:39.
Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards in 3:00. Vikings
20-10.
Third quarter
Pittsburgh: 1 yd run by LeVeon Bell
(Shaun Suisham kick), 11:28. Drive: 6
plays, 80 yards in 3:32. Vikings 20-17.
Minnesota: 7 yd run by Adrian Peterson
(Blair Walsh kick), 7:52. Drive: 6 plays, 75
yards in 3:36. Vikings 27-17.
Minnesota: 16 yd pass Matt Cassel to
Greg Jennings (Blair Walsh kick), 5:11.
Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards in 0:27. Vikings
34-17.
Fourth quarter
Pittsburgh: 15 yd pass Ben Roethlis-
berger to Jerricho Cotchery (Shaun Suish-
amkick), 12:42. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards in
3:13. Vikings 34-24.
Pittsburgh: 28 FG by Shaun Suisham,
3:37. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards in 3:12. Vik-
ings 34-27.
TEAMSTATISTICS
PIT MIN
First downs 29 16
Rushing 5 7
Passing 21 7
Penalty 3 2
3rd-down efficiency 8-15 4-11
4th-down efficiency 0-0 0-0
Total net yards 434 393
Total plays 77 51
Average gain 5.6 7.7
Net yards rushing 77 145
Rushes 21 25
Average per rush 3.7 5.8
Net yards passing 357 248
Completed-attempted 36-51 16-25
Yards per pass 6.4 9.5
Sacked-yards lost 5-26 1-0
Hadintercepted 1 0
Punts-average 4-35.8 4-41.8
Return yardage 95 144
Punts-returns 1-3 1-0
Kickoffs-returns 4-92 5-144
Interceptions-returns 0-0 1-0
Penalties-yards 4-50 5-89
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0
Time of possession 36:27 23:33
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals Minnesota:
Walsh 44.
Pittsburgh rushing: Bell 16-57 (2 TD), A.
Brown 1-10, Dwyer 2-7, F. Jones 2-3.
Minnesota rushing: Cassel 2-5, Peter-
son 23-140 (2 TD).
Pittsburgh passing: Roethlisberger 36-
51 for 383, 1 INT, 1 TD.
Minnesota passing: Cassel 16-25 for
248, 0 INT, 2 TD.
Pittsburgh receiving: Bell 4-27, A.
Brown 12-88, Cotchery 5-103 (TD), D.
Johnson 1-8, F. Jones 1-4, Miller 6-70,
Sanders 4-57, Wheaton 3-26.
Minnesota receiving: Carlson 1-4, Ger-
hart 1-7, Jennings 3-92 (2 TD), Patterson
1-9, Rudolph 2-6, Simpson 7-124, Wright
1-6.
Pittsburgh tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Allen 2-1-0, Clark 5-1-0, Cro-
martie-Smith 1-0-0, Garvin 2-0-0, Gay
1-1-0, Hood2-0-0, J. Jones 1-0-0, Keisel 1-
0-0, McLendon 4-0-0, Polamalu 2-0-0,
Taylor 3-2-0, Thomas 1-0-0, Timmons 6-
0-0, Wheaton 1-0-0, Williams 5-0-0,
Woodley 3-0-1, Woods 1-0-0, Worilds
1-0-0.
Minnesota tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Allen 3-1-2, Bishop 1-0-0,
Blanton 1-0-0, Evans 1-0-0, Floyd 0-1-,
Greenway 10-0-1, Griffen 2-0-1, Hender-
son 9-0-0, Hodges 1-0-0, Mauti 2-0-0,
Raymond 3-1-0, Rhodes 3-0-0, Robinson
12-0-0, Robison 1-0-0, Sendejo 4-0-0,
Smith 6-1-0, Webb1-0-0, Williams 2-0-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: Minnesota:
Greenway 1 for 0 yards. Fumbles lost:
Pittsburgh: Roethlisberger. Opponents
fumbles recovered: Minnesota:
Williams.
Officials Referee: Blakeman, Um-
pire: DeFelice, Line judge: Marinucci,
Side judge: Meyer, Head linesman:
Veteri, Back judge: Miles, Field judge:
Meslow
A: 83,518. T: 3:01
Seahawks 23, Texans 20
Seattle 3 0 3 14 3 23
Houston 0 20 0 0 0 20
First quarter
Seattle: 48 FG by Steven Hauschka,
11:11. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards in 1:34.
Seahawks 3-0.
Second quarter
Houston: 31 yd pass Matt Schaub to
Garrett Graham (Randy Bullock kick),
14:55. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards in 2:52.
Texans 7-3.
Houston: 5 yd pass Matt Schaub to Ari-
an Foster (Randy Bullock kick), 6:11. Drive:
10 plays, 80 yards in 5:10. Texans 14-3.
Houston: 22 FG by Randy Bullock, 3:51.
Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards in 2:13. Texans
17-3.
Houston: 42 FG by Randy Bullock, 0:01.
Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards in 1:12. Texans
20-3.
Third quarter
Seattle: 39 FGby Steven Hauschka, 3:54.
Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards in 0:25. Texans
20-6.
Fourth quarter
Seattle: 3 yd run by Marshawn Lynch
(Steven Hauschka kick), 7:43. Drive: 14
plays, 98 yards in 7:28. Texans 20-13.
Seattle: 58 yd interception return by
RichardSherman (Steven Hauschkakick) ,
2:40. 20-20.
Overtime
Seattle: 45 FGby Steven Hauschka, 3:19.
Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards in 3:27. Sea-
hawks 23-20.
TEAMSTATISTICS
SEA HOU
First downs 15 29
Rushing 6 7
Passing 6 20
Penalty 3 2
3rd-down efficiency 3-14 6-17
4th-down efficiency 1-1 0-0
Total net yards 270 476
Total plays 58 88
Average gain 4.7 5.4
Net yards rushing 179 151
Rushes 30 35
Average per rush 6.0 4.3
Net yards passing 91 325
Completed-attempted 12-23 31-49
Yards per pass 3.3 6.1
Sacked-yards lost 5-32 4-30
Hadintercepted 1 2
Punts-average 6-46.3 7-45.3
Return yardage 173 54
Punts-returns 4-60 1-1
Kickoffs-returns 3-55 2-52
Interceptions-returns 2-58 1-1
Penalties-yards 9-62 6-86
Fumbles-lost 3-1 2-1
Time of possession 31:48 39:53
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals: None.
Seattle rushing: Lynch 17-98 (TD), Turbin
3-4, Wilson 10-77.
Houston rushing: Foster 27-102,
Schaub1-5, Tate 7-44.
Seattle passing: Wilson 12-23 for 123,
1 INT, 0 TD.
Houston passing: Schaub 31-49 for
355, 2 INT, 2 TD.
Seattle receiving: Baldwin 3-39, Cole-
man 1-4, Lynch 3-45, Miller 1-7, Rice 1-11,
Tate 3-17.
Houston receiving: Daniels 6-72, Foster
6-69 (TD), Graham 5-69 (TD), Hopkins 2-
27, Johnson 9-110, G. Jones 1-1, Martin
1-6, Tate 1-1.
Seattle tackles-assists-sacks (unoffi-
cial): Avril 2-0-1, Bennett 0-1-0, Browner
5-0-0, Bryant 3-1-0, Chancellor 7-0-0, Cle-
mons 3-2-1, Lane 1-0-0, Maxwell 4-0-0,
McDaniel 1-2-1, McDonald 5-0-1, Me-
bane 4-1-0, Sherman 4-0-0, M. Smith 6-
1-0, Thomas 7-0-0, Thurmond 2-0-0,
Wagner 6-2-0, Wright 4-1-0.
Houston tackles-assists-sacks (unof-
cial): Bouye 1-0-0, Braman 1-0-0, Cush-
ing 6-3-0, Griffin 1-0-0, B. Harris 1-0-0,
Jackson 4-0-0, Jefferson 0-1-0, Joseph 2-
0-0, Lechler 1-0-0, Manning 3-0-0, Mays
3-2-0, Mercilus 4-2-2, Mitchell 0-2-0,
Pleasant 1-0-0, B. Reed 3-1-1, E. Reed 2-
1-0, Sharpton 4-2-0, Smith 2-2-1, Swear-
inger 1-0-0, Tuggle 2-0-0, Watt 4-4-.
Turnovers Interceptions: Seattle:
Sherman 1 for 58 yards, Thomas 1 for 0
yards; Houston: Joseph 1 for 1 yards.
Fumbles lost: Seattle: Lynch; Houston:
Tate. Opponents fumbles recovered:
Seattle: Wagner; Houston: McClain.
Officials Referee: Corrente, Umpire:
Bryan, Line judge: Lewis, Side judge:
Tolbert, Head linesman: Hayward,
Back judge: Wilson, Field judge:
Cavaletto
A: 71,756. T: 3:29
Bills 23, Ravens 20
Baltimore 0 7 7 6 20
Buffalo 6 14 3 0 23
First quarter
Buffalo: 27 FG by Dan Carpenter, 6:11.
Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards in 4:43. Bills
3-0.
Buffalo: 27 FG by Dan Carpenter, 3:03.
Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards in 2:26. Bills 6-0.
Second quarter
Baltimore: 10 yd pass Joe Flacco to
Marlon Brown (Justin Tucker kick), 13:55.
Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards in 0:54. Ravens
7-6.
Buffalo: 42 yd pass EJ Manuel to Robert
Woods (Dan Carpenter kick), 8:40. Drive:
5 plays, 70 yards in 1:59. Bills 13-7.
Buffalo: 16 yd run by Fred Jackson (Dan
Carpenter kick), 6:52. Drive: 4 plays, 28
yards in 1:13. Bills 20-7.
Third quarter
Baltimore: 26 yd pass Joe Flacco to Tor-
rey Smith (Justin Tucker kick), 7:17. Drive: 4
plays, 80 yards in 1:31. Bills 20-14.
Buffalo: 22 FG by Dan Carpenter, 1:56.
Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards in 2:57. Bills
23-14.
Fourth quarter
Baltimore: 35 FG by Justin Tucker, 7:12.
Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards in 1:21. Bills
23-17.
Baltimore: 24 FG by Justin Tucker, 4:04.
Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards in 1:39. Bills
23-20.
TEAMSTATISTICS
BAL BUF
First downs 15 19
Rushing 0 10
Passing 13 7
Penalty 2 2
3rd-down efficiency 3-16 5-18
4th-down efficiency 1-1 0-0
Total net yards 345 350
Total plays 63 79
Average gain 5.5 4.4
Net yards rushing 24 203
Rushes 9 55
Average per rush 2.7 3.7
Net yards passing 321 147
Completed-attempted 25-50 10-22
Yards per pass 5.9 6.1
Sacked-yards lost 4-26 2-20
Hadintercepted 5 2
Punts-average 7-47.3 8-43.3
Return yardage 105 46
Punts-returns 4-31 4-34
Kickoffs-returns 3-73 0-0
Interceptions-returns 2-1 5-12
Penalties-yards 8-59 11-99
Fumbles-lost 0-0 4-1
Time of possession 23:34 36:26
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals: None.
Baltimore rushing: Pierce 4-7, Rice 5-17.
Buffalo rushing: Choice 3-11, Graham
1-14, Jackson 16-87 (TD), Manuel 11-1,
Spiller 23-77, Woods 1-13.
Baltimore passing: Flacco 25-50 for
347, 5 INT, 2 TD.
Buffalo passing: Manuel 10-22 for 167,
2 INT, 1 TD.
Baltimore receiving: M. Brown 4-34
(TD), Clark 4-34, Dickson 2-12, Doss 4-47,
Leach 1-2, Pierce 1-2, T. Smith 5-166 (TD),
Thompson 4-50.
Buffalo receiving: Chandler 2-28, Gra-
ham 2-32, Johnson 1-(-1), Smith 1-28,
Woods 4-80 (TD).
Baltimore tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): C. Brown 1-0-0, Bynes 4-4-0,
Canty 3-2-1, Dumervil 2-1-0, Elam 6-0-0,
Graham 7-2-0, Huff 2-1-0, Ihedigbo 5-
2-0, A. Jones 6-2-0, Levine 1-0-0, McClel-
lan 1-0-0, McPhee 3-1-0, Ngata 3-1-0, Si-
mon 1-0-0, D. Smith 4-8-0, J. Smith 4-1-0,
Spears 2-1-0, Suggs 9-8-1, Upshaw1-1-0,
Webb1-0-0.
Buffalo tackles-assists-sacks (unoffi-
cial): Alonso 2-3-0, Bradham 1-1-0,
Branch 2-0-0, Burton 1-2-0, Dareus 5-2-2,
Easley 4-0-0, Lawson 5-0-1, Leonhard 3-
1-0, Moats 1-1-0, Robey 2-0-0, Rogers 6-
2-0, Searcy 6-0-0, A. Williams 2-0-0, M.
Williams 1-0-1.
Turnovers Interceptions: Baltimore:
Graham 1 for 0 yards, D. Smith 1 for 1
yards; Buffalo: Alonso 2 for 6 yards, Leon-
hard 1 for 0 yards, A. Williams 2 for 6
yards. Fumbles lost: Buffalo: Manuel.
Opponents fumbles recovered: Balti-
more: B. Williams.
Officials Referee: Boger, Umpire: Mi-
chalek, Line judge: Stephan, Side
judge: Baynes, Head linesman: Camp,
Back judge: Steratore, Field judge:
Prioleau
A: 68,296. T: 3:34
Browns 17, Bengals 6
Cincinnati 0 3 3 0 6
Cleveland 7 0 3 7 17
First quarter
Cleveland: 2 yd pass Brian Hoyer to Jor-
dan Cameron (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:13.
Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards in 6:29. Browns
7-0.
Second quarter
Cincinnati: 25 FG by Mike Nugent,
10:48. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards in 6:25.
Browns 7-3.
Third quarter
Cleveland: 51 FG by Billy Cundiff, 5:10.
Drive: 10 plays, 17 yards in 3:25. Browns
10-3.
Cincinnati: 43 FG by Mike Nugent, 0:37.
Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards in 4:33. Browns
10-6.
Fourth quarter
Cleveland: 1 yd pass Brian Hoyer to
Chris Ogbonnaya(Billy Cundiff kick), 4:54.
Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards in 6:37. Browns
17-6.
TEAMSTATISTICS
CIN CLE
First downs 16 18
Rushing 3 4
Passing 10 14
Penalty 3 0
3rd-down efficiency 4-14 9-18
4th-down efficiency 1-3 0-0
Total net yards 266 336
Total plays 64 71
Average gain 4.2 4.7
Net yards rushing 63 89
Rushes 20 30
Average per rush 3.2 3.0
Net yards passing 203 247
Completed-attempted 23-42 25-38
Yards per pass 4.6 6.0
Sacked-yards lost 2-3 3-22
Hadintercepted 1 0
Punts-average 4-38.8 5-42.8
Return yardage 75 72
Punts-returns 2-15 1-7
Kickoffs-returns 4-60 2-60
Interceptions-returns 0-0 1-5
Penalties-yards 3-25 5-80
Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0
Time of possession 28:51 31:09
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals Cleveland: Cun-
diff 37, 49.
Cincinnati rushing: Bernard 10-37, Dal-
ton 4-13, Green-Ellis 6-13.
Cleveland rushing: Hoyer 4-7, McGa-
hee 15-46, Ogbonnaya5-27, Rainey 6-9.
Cincinnati passing: Dalton 23-42 for
206, 1 INT, 0 TD.
Cleveland passing: Hoyer 25-38 for
269, 0 INT, 2 TD.
Cincinnati receiving: Bernard 6-38, Eif-
ert 3-39, Green 7-51, Gresham 3-53, Sa-
nu 3-19, Sanzenbacher 1-6.
Cleveland receiving: Barnidge 1-2,
Benjamin 1-39, Bess 2-25, Cameron 10-
91 (TD), Gordon 4-71, Ogbonnaya 5-21
(TD), Rainey 2-20.
Cincinnati tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Atkins 1-2-1, Burct 5-9-0,
Crocker 1-0-0, Dunlap 3-1-1, Ghee 2-
1-0, Harrison 1-3-0, Iloka 3-3-0, M. John-
son 1-1-0, A. Jones 1-2-0, Maualuga 4-
7-0, Mays 4-1-0, Newman 3-3-0, Peko 1-
3-0, Rey 0-1-0, Still 0-1-0, Thompson
3-0-0.
Cleveland tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Bademosi 1-0-0, D. Bryant 0-
4-0, Gipson 3-3-0, Haden 4-0-0, Jackson
7-3-0, Kruger 0-2-0, Magee 1-0-0, McFad-
den 1-0-0, Mingo 3-1-1, Owens 3-0-1,
Robertson 6-4-0, Rubin 4-0-0, Skrine 2-
0-0, Taylor 2-0-0, Ward4-1-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: Cleveland:
Skrine 1 for 5 yards. Fumbles lost: Cin-
cinnati: Dalton. Opponents fumbles
recovered: Cleveland: Owens.
Officials Referee: Winter, Umpire:
Paganelli, Line judge: Arthur, Side
judge: Hill, Head linesman: Howey,
Back judge: Steed, Field judge:
Steenson
A: 71,481. T: 3:04
Cardinals 13, Buccaneers 10
Arizona 0 0 0 13 13
TampaBay 7 3 0 0 10
First quarter
Tampa Bay: 8 yd pass Mike Glennon to
Mike Williams (Rian Lindell kick), 6:17.
Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards in 2:26. Bucca-
neers 7-0.
Second quarter
Tampa Bay: 50 FG by Rian Lindell, 0:27.
Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards in 4:23. Bucca-
neers 10-0.
Fourth quarter
Arizona: 42 FGby Jay Feely, 11:16. Drive:
6 plays, 26 yards in 2:14. Buccaneers
10-3.
Arizona: 13 yd pass Carson Palmer to
Larry Fitzgerald (Jay Feely kick), 3:06.
Drive: 1 plays, 13 yards in 0:06. 10-10.
Arizona: 27 FGby Jay Feely, 1:29. Drive: 5
plays, 29 yards in 0:27. Cardinals 13-10.
TEAMSTATISTICS
ARI TAM
First downs 17 20
Rushing 4 4
Passing 11 13
Penalty 2 3
3rd-down efficiency 1-10 7-18
4th-down efficiency 0-0 1-1
Total net yards 296 253
Total plays 59 76
Average gain 5.0 3.3
Net yards rushing 56 80
Rushes 20 31
Average per rush 2.8 2.6
Net yards passing 240 173
Completed-attempted 21-38 24-43
Yards per pass 6.2 3.8
Sacked-yards lost 1-8 2-20
Hadintercepted 2 2
Punts-average 7-45.7 8-40.3
Return yardage 21 94
Punts-returns 1-5 2-22
Kickoffs-returns 0-0 3-69
Interceptions-returns 2-16 2-3
Penalties-yards 10-90 8-73
Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-1
Time of possession 25:55 34:05
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals: None.
Arizona rushing: Ellington 4-29, Men-
denhall 12-21, Palmer 4-6.
Tampa Bay rushing: Demps 1-14, Glen-
non 2-(-1), Goldson 1-22, Martin 27-45.
Arizona passing: Palmer 21-38 for 248,
2 INT, 1 TD.
Tampa Bay passing: Glennon 24-43 for
193, 2 INT, 1 TD.
Arizona receiving: J. Brown 1-19, Dray
1-10, Ellington 3-22, Fitzgerald 6-68 (TD),
Floyd 5-87, Housler 1-23, Mendenhall 3-
13, Roberts 1-6.
TampaBay receiving: Demps 1-8, Jack-
son 2-27, James 1-2, Leonard 2-11, Lorig
1-20, Martin 3-16, Ogletree 5-30, Wil-
liams 4-38 (TD), Wright 5-41.
Arizonatackles-assists-sacks (unoffi-
cial): Abraham 1-0-0, Arenas 1-0-0, Bell
5-3-1, Bethel 1-0-0, Brinkley 6-2-0, Camp-
bell 2-0-0, Dansby 9-0-0, Demens 4-0-0,
Dockett 2-0-0, T. Jefferson 6-1-0, Mathieu
6-0-0, Moch 3-0-1, Peterson 2-0-0, Powers
5-0-0, Rucker 1-1-0, Shaughnessy 4-0-0,
Taamu 1-0-0.
Tampa Bay tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Banks 1-0-0, Barron 1-1-0, Black
2-1-0, Bowers 0-1-0, Casillas 2-0-0, Clay-
born 3-0-0, David 4-2-0, Foster 5-0-0,
Goldson 3-2-0, Johnson 3-1-0, McCoy 1-
0-1, Revis 6-0-0, Spence 1-1-0, Tandy 1-
0-0, Teo-Nesheim1-0-0, Watson 6-0-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: Arizona:
Peterson 2 for 16 yards; Tampa Bay:
Banks 1 for 0 yards, Revis 1 for 3 yards.
Fumbles lost: Arizona: Mendenhall;
Tampa Bay: Glennon. Opponents fum-
bles recovered: Arizona: Shaughnessy;
TampaBay: McCoy.
Officials Referee: Steratore, Umpire:
Schuster, Line judge: Seeman, Side
judge: Weatherford, Head linesman:
Mackie, Back judge: Paganelli, Field
judge: Waggoner
A: 44,956. T: 3:13
Chiefs 31, Giants 7
NewYork 0 7 0 0 7
Kansas City 0 10 7 14 31
Second quarter
Kansas City: 5 yd pass Alex Smith to
Sean McGrath (Ryan Succop kick), 14:47.
Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards in 5:38. Chiefs
7-0.
New York: 69 yd pass Eli Manning to
Victor Cruz (Josh Brown kick), 13:53. Drive:
2 plays, 74 yards in 0:54. 7-7.
Kansas City: 51 FG by Ryan Succop,
1:55. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards in 1:53.
Chiefs 10-7.
Third quarter
Kansas City: 89 yard punt return by
Dexter McCluster (Ryan Succop kick),
1:34. Chiefs 17-7.
Fourth quarter
Kansas City: 2 yd pass Alex Smith to Ja-
maal Charles (Ryan Succop kick), 5:43.
Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards in 9:17. Chiefs
24-7.
Kansas City: 34 yd pass Alex Smith to
Dwayne Bowe (Ryan Succop kick), 3:06.
Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards in 1:25. Chiefs
31-7.
TEAMSTATISTICS
NYG KAN
First downs 11 21
Rushing 3 4
Passing 8 15
Penalty 0 2
3rd-down efficiency 1-14 9-16
4th-down efficiency 1-2 0-0
Total net yards 298 390
Total plays 61 70
Average gain 4.9 5.6
Net yards rushing 98 102
Rushes 21 28
Average per rush 4.7 3.6
Net yards passing 200 288
Completed-attempted 18-37 24-41
Yards per pass 5.0 6.9
Sacked-yards lost 3-17 1-0
Hadintercepted 1 2
Punts-average 8-49.9 5-44.6
Return yardage 105 152
Punts-returns 4-35 4-113
Kickoffs-returns 3-74 1-22
Interceptions-returns 2-(-4) 1-17
Penalties-yards 7-65 7-62
Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-1
Time of possession 24:04 35:56
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals NewYork: Brown
44.
New York rushing: Jacobs 1-5, Man-
ning2-12, Scott 5-26, Wilson 13-55.
Kansas City rushing: Charles 18-65,
Daniel 2-(-2), Davis 1-2, Al. Smith 7-37.
New York passing: Manning 18-37 for
217, 1 INT, 1 TD.
Kansas City passing: Al. Smith 24-41
for 288, 2 INT, 3 TD.
New York receiving: Cruz 10-164 (TD),
Jacobs 1-5, Nicks 3-33, Randle 1-7, Scott
1-0, Wilson 2-8.
Kansas City receiving: Avery 2-23,
Bowe 4-58 (TD), Brock 2-27, Charles 5-62
(TD), McCluster 5-48, McGrath 5-64 (TD),
Sherman 1-6.
New York tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Amukamara 2-1-0, Bradford 1-
0-0, Herzlich 7-1-0, Jenkins 1-0-0, Joseph
3-0-0, Kiwanuka 1-0-0, McBride 1-1-0,
Moore 2-0-0, Mundy 2-1-0, Patterson 3-
0-0, Paysinger 7-0-1, Pierre-Paul 1-0-0,
Rogers 1-0-0, Rolle 6-0-0, Ross 3-0-0,
Thomas 3-0-0, Tuck 1-0-0, Williams 2-0-0.
Kansas City tackles-assists-sacks
(unofficial): Bailey 3-0-1, Berry 2-0-0,
Catapano 1-0-0, Colquitt 1-0-0, Cooper
1-0-0, DeVito 1-0-0, Gray 1-0-0, Hali 4-
0-2, Hemingway 1-0-0, Houston 2-0-0,
Jackson 2-1-0, D. Johnson 8-1-0, Jordan
3-0-0, Lewis 1-0-0, Parker 1-0-0, Poe 2-
0-0, Robinson 5-0-0, Sherman 2-0-0, S.
Smith 4-0-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: New York:
Amukamara 1 for -4 yards, Rolle 1 for 0
yards; Kansas City: Demps 1 for 17 yards.
Fumbles lost: New York: Manning 2;
Kansas City: Hudson. Opponents fum-
bles recovered: New York: Paysinger;
Kansas City: Berry, Robinson.
Officials Referee: McAuley, Umpire:
Dawson, Line judge: Symonette, Side
judge: Coleman, Headlinesman: Brad-
ley, Back judge: Dyer, Field judge:
Brown
A: 73,386. T: 3:13
Colts 37, Jaguars 3
Indianapolis 0 2014 3 37
Jacksonville 3 0 0 0 3
First quarter
Jacksonville: 53 FG by Josh Scobee,
8:14. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards in 1:11. Jag-
uars 3-0.
Second quarter
Indianapolis: 22 FG by AdamVinatieri,
14:43. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards in 3:43.
3-3.
Indianapolis: 41 yd interception return
by Darius Butler (Adam Vinatieri kick) ,
11:48. Colts 10-3.
Indianapolis: 1 yd run by Trent Richard-
son (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:54. Drive: 6
plays, 81 yards in 3:28. Colts 17-3.
Indianapolis: 46 FG by AdamVinatieri,
1:34. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards in 3:18.
Colts 20-3.
Third quarter
Indianapolis: 31 yd pass Andrew Luck
to Coby Fleener (Adam Vinatieri kick),
12:15. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards in 0:37.
Colts 27-3.
Indianapolis: 5 yd pass Andrew Luck to
Reggie Wayne (Adam Vinatieri kick),
1:22. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards in 8:35.
Colts 34-3.
Fourth quarter
Indianapolis: 28 FG by AdamVinatieri,
1:53. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards in 2:56.
Colts 37-3.
TEAMSTATISTICS
IND JAC
First downs 26 14
Rushing 8 0
Passing 16 10
Penalty 2 4
3rd-down efficiency 6-13 2-11
4th-down efficiency 0-0 0-1
Total net yards 437 205
Total plays 70 54
Average gain 6.2 3.8
Net yards rushing 154 40
Rushes 29 18
Average per rush 5.3 2.2
Net yards passing 283 165
Completed-attempted 24-39 17-32
Yards per pass 6.9 4.6
Sacked-yards lost 2-14 4-14
Hadintercepted 1 3
Punts-average 3-46.0 6-48.3
Return yardage 112 98
Punts-returns 5-19 1-10
Kickoffs-returns 2-45 4-87
Interceptions-returns 3-48 1-1
Penalties-yards 7-58 9-65
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0
Time of possession 36:38 23:22
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals: None.
Indianapolis rushing: D. Brown 3-65,
Havili 3-0, Hilton 1-3, Luck 2-26, Richard-
son 20-60 (TD).
Jacksonville rushing: Forsett 1-3, Gab-
bert 2-10, Jones-Drew 13-23, Todman
2-4.
Indianapolis passing: Hasselbeck 2-3
for 37, 0 INT, 0 TD, Luck 22-36 for 260, 1
INT, 2 TD.
Jacksonville passing: Gabbert 17-32
for 179, 3 INT, 0 TD.
Indianapolis receiving: D. Brown 2-11,
Fleener 5-77 (TD), Havili 2-1, Heyward-
Bey 3-33, Hilton 5-48, Jones 1-21, Rich-
ardson 1-6, Wayne 5-100 (TD).
Jacksonville receiving: Ebert 1-5, For-
sett 2-10, Harbor 2-39, Jones-Drew 1-5,
Sanders 4-59, Shorts III 7-61.
Indianapolis tackles-assists-sacks
(unofficial): Angerer 3-0-0, Bethea 4-
0-0, S. Brown 3-0-0, Butler 6-0-0, Chap-
man 1-0-0, Davis 3-0-0, Franklin 1-0-0,
Freeman 4-0-0, Gordy 2-0-0, Guy 1-0-0,
Howell 2-0-0, Lefeged 1-0-0, Mathews 1-
0-0, Mathis 4-1-3, Redding 3-0-1, Reed 1-
0-0, Toler 1-0-0, Walden 1-1-0.
Jacksonville tackles-assists-sacks
(unofficial): Allen 5-2-1, Alualu 1-0-1, Ba-
bin 2-1-0, Ball 2-1-0, Blackmon 3-0-0,
Branch 1-0-0, Cyprien 4-1-0, Deaderick 1-
0-0, Evans 6-0-0, Harris 3-0-0, Hayes 7-
0-0, Marks 1-0-0, Miller 2-0-0, Mincey 1-
0-0, Posluszny 8-1-0, Prosinski 2-0-0, Rey-
nolds 2-0-0, Taufoou 1-0-0, Tinker 1-0-0,
Todman 1-0-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: Indianapo-
lis: Butler 1 for 41 yards, Davis 1 for 0
yards, Gordy 1 for 7 yards; Jacksonville:
Blackmon 1 for 1 yards. Fumbles lost:
None. Opponents fumbles recov-
ered: None.
Officials Referee: Parry, Umpire: Far-
rell, Line judge: Hill, Side judge: Larrew,
Head linesman: Bowers, Back judge:
Paganelli, Field judge: Edwards
A: 59,695. T: 3:08
Lions 40, Bears 32
Chicago 3 10 3 16 32
Detroit 3 27 7 3 40
First quarter
Chicago: 34 FG by Robbie Gould, 8:34.
Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards in 3:21. Bears
3-0.
Detroit: 23 FG by David Akers, 2:38.
Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards in 5:56. 3-3.
Second quarter
Detroit: 31 FG by David Akers, 14:28.
Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards in 1:46. Lions
6-3.
Chicago: 53 ydrun by Matt Forte (Robbie
Gould kick), 13:44. Drive: 2 plays, 80
yards in 0:44. Bears 10-6.
Detroit: 41 FG by David Akers, 10:19.
Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards in 3:25. Bears
10-9.
Detroit: 1 yd run by Matthew Stafford
(David Akers kick), 6:09. Drive: 4 plays, 22
yards in 2:03. Lions 16-10.
Detroit: 2 yd pass Matthew Stafford to
Calvin Johnson (David Akers kick), 5:47.
Drive: 1 plays, 2 yards in 0:04. Lions
23-10.
Detroit: 37 ydrun by Reggie Bush (David
Akers kick), 2:43. Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards
in 0:52. Lions 30-10.
Chicago: 28 FG by Robbie Gould, 0:00.
Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards in 0:20. Lions
30-13.
Third quarter
Chicago: 25 FG by Robbie Gould, 9:05.
Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards in 2:22. Lions
30-16.
Detroit: 4 yd fumble return by Nick Fair-
ley (DavidAkers kick) , 0:20. Lions 37-16.
Fourth quarter
Detroit: 43 FG by David Akers, 8:57.
Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 4:17. Lions
40-16.
Chicago: 14 yd pass Jay Cutler to Alshon
Jeffery (Jay Cutler pass to Alshon Jeffery
for the two-point conversion), 4:00. Drive:
12 plays, 77 yards in 4:57. Lions 40-24.
Chicago: 10 yd pass Jay Cutler to Earl
Bennett (Jay Cutler pass to Brandon Mar-
shall for the two-point conversion), 0:43.
Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards in 2:16. Lions
40-32.
TEAMSTATISTICS
CHI DET
First downs 18 23
Rushing 4 10
Passing 13 13
Penalty 1 0
3rd-down efficiency 1-13 2-10
4th-down efficiency 2-2 0-0
Total net yards 417 387
Total plays 66 66
Average gain 6.3 5.9
Net yards rushing 131 159
Rushes 16 30
Average per rush 8.2 5.3
Net yards passing 286 228
Completed-attempted 27-47 23-35
Yards per pass 5.7 6.3
Sacked-yards lost 3-31 1-14
Hadintercepted 3 1
Punts-average 5-40.2 3-50.0
Return yardage 172 163
Punts-returns 2-17 1-57
Kickoffs-returns 6-147 3-62
Interceptions-returns 1-8 3-44
Penalties-yards 4-30 3-25
Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-2
Time of possession 28:11 31:49
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals: None.
Chicago rushing: Cutler 1-9, Forte 14-95
(TD), Jeffery 1-27.
Detroit rushing: Bell 7-12, Bush 18-139
(TD), Stafford5-8 (TD).
Chicago passing: Cutler 27-47 for 317, 3
INT, 2 TD.
Detroit passing: Stafford 23-35 for 242,
1 INT, 1 TD.
Chicago receiving: E. Bennett 2-19 (TD),
M. Bennett 8-90, Forte 5-22, Jeffery 5-107
(TD), Marshall 7-79.
Detroit receiving: Bell 4-30, Bush 4-34,
Durham 3-58, Johnson 4-44 (TD), Petti-
grew7-54, Scheffler 1-22.
Chicagotackles-assists-sacks (unoffi-
cial): Ja. Anderson 2-2-0, Bostic 1-0-0,
Bowman 3-0-0, Briggs 9-4-0, Collins 1-
2-0, Conte 6-0-0, Costanzo 1-0-0, Frey 2-
4-0, Jennings 2-1-0, Paea 2-0-0, Peppers
4-2-1, Podlesh 1-0-0, Rosario 1-0-0, Till-
man 2-0-0, Walters 1-0-0, Williams 3-1-0,
Wootton 4-0-0, Wright 3-3-0.
Detroit tackles-assists-sacks (unoffi-
cial): Ansah 0-1-0, Bentley 2-2-0, Delmas
2-0-0, Green 1-1-0, Houston 2-0-0, Levy 4-
3-0, Lewis 2-0-0, Mathis 1-0-0, McIntosh
2-0-0, Mosley 1-2-0, Palmer 2-1-0, Quin 1-
0-0, Slay 6-1-0, Suh 4-0-2, Tulloch 10-4-1,
Wendling1-0-0, Whitehead2-0-0, Young
1-0-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: Chicago:
Wright 1 for 8 yards; Detroit: Delmas 2 for
2 yards, Quin 1 for 42 yards. Fumbles
lost: Chicago: Cutler; Detroit: Bell, Staf-
ford. Opponents fumbles recovered:
Chicago: McClellin, Wootton; Detroit:
Fairley.
Officials Referee: Carey, Umpire:
Brown, Line judge: Podraza, Side
judge: Rosenbaum, Head linesman:
Baltz, Back judge: Helverson, Field
judge: Weir
A: 64,552. T: 3:13
Broncos 52, Eagles 20
Philadelphia 3 10 0 7 20
Denver 14 7 2110 52
First quarter
Denver: 6 yd pass Peyton Manning to
Wes Welker (Matt Prater kick), 10:19.
Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards in 3:52. Broncos
7-0.
Philadelphia: 35 FG by Alex Henery,
6:03. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards in 4:16.
Broncos 7-3.
Denver: 105 yd kickoff return by Trindon
Holliday (Matt Prater kick) , 5:50. Broncos
14-3.
Second quarter
Philadelphia: 25 FG by Alex Henery,
14:18. Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards in 6:32.
Broncos 14-6.
Philadelphia: 4 yd run by Chris Polk
(Alex Henery kick), 11:06. Drive: 7 plays,
64 yards in 2:10. Broncos 14-13.
Denver: 4 yd run by Knowshon Moreno
(Matt Prater kick), 5:05. Drive: 11 plays, 80
yards in 6:01. Broncos 21-13.
Third quarter
Denver: 1 yd pass Peyton Manning to
Demaryius Thomas (Matt Prater kick),
9:54. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 5:06.
Broncos 28-13.
Denver: 15 yd pass Peyton Manning to
Demaryius Thomas (Matt Prater kick),
5:10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards in 3:12.
Broncos 35-13.
Denver: 4 yd pass Peyton Manning to
Wes Welker (Matt Prater kick), 0:22.
Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards in 3:35. Broncos
42-13.
Fourth quarter
Denver: 17 yd blocked punt return by
Steven Johnson (Matt Prater kick) , 13:54.
Broncos 49-13.
Denver: 53 FG by Matt Prater, 6:53.
Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards in 3:49. Broncos
52-13.
Philadelphia: 6 yd pass Nick Foles to
Jeff Maehl (Alex Henery kick), 4:35. Drive:
7 plays, 80 yards in 2:18. Broncos
52-20.
TEAMSTATISTICS
PHI DEN
First downs 21 35
Rushing 9 11
Passing 12 19
Penalty 0 5
3rd-down efficiency 8-16 5-8
4th-down efficiency 0-0 0-0
Total net yards 450 472
Total plays 69 71
Average gain 6.5 6.6
Net yards rushing 166 141
Rushes 35 33
Average per rush 4.7 4.3
Net yards passing 284 331
Completed-attempted 17-31 30-37
Yards per pass 8.4 8.7
Sacked-yards lost 3-13 1-6
Hadintercepted 0 0
Punts-average 5-38.2 2-46.0
Return yardage 47 105
Punts-returns 1-21 2-0
Kickoffs-returns 1-26 1-105
Interceptions-returns 0-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 8-62 2-25
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Time of possession 26:38 33:22
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals Philadelphia:
Henery 46.
Philadelphia rushing: Brown 8-19, Mc-
Coy 16-73, Polk 3-33 (TD), Vick 8-41.
Denver rushing: Ball 8-24, Hillman 11-
36, Moreno12-78 (TD), Osweiler 2-3.
Philadelphia passing: Foles 3-4 for 49,
0 INT, 1 TD, Vick 14-27 for 248, 0 INT, 0 TD.
Denver passing: Manning 28-34 for
327, 0 INT, 4 TD, Osweiler 2-3 for 10, 0 INT,
0 TD.
Philadelphia receiving: Avant 1-7,
Brown 2-41, Casey 1-12, Celek 3-57,
Cooper 2-25, Ertz 1-38, Jackson 2-34,
Maehl 2-43 (TD), McCoy 1-21, Polk 2-19.
Denver receiving: Caldwell 1-5, Decker
5-88, Green 1-5, Hillman 2-21, Moreno 1-
13, D. Thomas 9-86 (2 TD), J. Thomas 4-
43, Welker 7-76 (2 TD).
Philadelphia tackles-assists-sacks
(unofficial): Allen 8-1-0, Anderson 0-1-0,
Barwin 3-1-0, Boykin 3-1-0, Carmichael 2-
0-0, Cole 2-2-0, Cox 0-1-0, Curry 2-0-0,
Fletcher 0-1-0, Geathers 1-0-0, Goode 2-
0-0, Graham1-0-0, Kendricks 4-0-0, Knott
1-1-0, Logan 1-0-0, Ryans 10-2-0, Thorn-
ton 4-1-1, Williams 3-2-0, Wolff 6-1-0.
Denver tackles-assists-sacks (unoffi-
cial): Ayers 5-1-, Brewer 1-0-0, Carter 2-
0-0, Harris 1-0-0, Ihenacho 9-0-0, Irving2-
1-0, Johnson 1-0-0, Knighton 0-1-0,
Moore 6-1-0, Phillips 4-0-1, Rodgers-Cro-
martie 2-0-0, Trevathan 9-1-0, Unrein 1-
0-0, Wolfe 2-0-1, Woodyard4-4-.
Turnovers Interceptions: None.
Fumbles lost: None. Opponents fum-
bles recovered: None.
Officials Referee: Morelli, Umpire:
Jenkins, Line judge: Johnson, Side
judge: Vernatchi, Head linesman:
McKenzie, Back judge: Shaw, Field
judge: Lucivansky
A: 77,002. T: 3:01
Chargers 30, Cowboys 21
Dallas 0 21 0 0 21
SanDiego 7 6 7 10 30
First quarter
San Diego: 26 yd pass Philip Rivers to
Danny Woodhead (Nick Novak kick),
7:05. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards in 3:01.
Chargers 7-0.
Second quarter
Dallas: 5 yd pass Tony Romo to Dez Bry-
ant (Dan Bailey kick), 13:10. Drive: 9 plays,
85 yards in 3:58. 7-7.
San Diego: 36 FG by Nick Novak, 5:11.
Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards in 2:27. Chargers
10-7.
Dallas: 34 yd pass Tony Romo to Dez
Bryant (Dan Bailey kick), 2:36. Drive: 5
plays, 72 yards in 2:35. Cowboys 14-10.
Dallas: 52 ydinterception return by Sean
Lee (Dan Bailey kick) , 1:19. Cowboys
21-10.
San Diego: 42 FG by Nick Novak, 0:00.
Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards in 1:19. Cowboys
21-13.
Third quarter
San Diego: 13 yd pass Philip Rivers to
Danny Woodhead (Nick Novak kick),
9:32. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in 5:28.
Cowboys 21-20.
Fourth quarter
San Diego: 23 FGby Nick Novak, 14:46.
Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards in 6:23. Char-
gers 23-21.
San Diego: 56 yd pass Philip Rivers to
Antonio Gates (Nick Novak kick), 6:54.
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 3:08. Chargers
30-21.
TEAMSTATISTICS
DAL SDC
First downs 21 27
Rushing 3 5
Passing 15 20
Penalty 3 2
3rd-down efficiency 3-9 5-12
4th-down efficiency 0-0 0-0
Total net yards 317 506
Total plays 56 70
Average gain 5.7 7.2
Net yards rushing 92 112
Rushes 16 27
Average per rush 5.8 4.1
Net yards passing 225 394
Completed-attempted 27-37 35-42
Yards per pass 5.6 9.2
Sacked-yards lost 3-19 1-7
Hadintercepted 0 1
Punts-average 5-40.6 4-39.8
Return yardage 175 30
Punts-returns 1-38 1-12
Kickoffs-returns 3-85 1-18
Interceptions-returns 1-52 0-0
Penalties-yards 5-33 7-85
Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0
Time of possession 25:57 34:03
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals Dallas: Bailey 56.
Dallas rushing: Dunbar 1-7, Murray 14-
70, Romo1-15.
San Diego rushing: R. Brown 1-7, Math-
ews 19-62, McClain 2-11, Woodhead
5-32.
Dallas passing: Romo 27-37 for 244, 0
INT, 2 TD.
San Diego passing: Rivers 35-42 for
401, 1 INT, 3 TD.
Dallas receiving: Beasley 3-16, Bryant
6-81 (2 TD), Harris 1-13, Murray 5-20, Wil-
liams 7-71, Witten 5-43.
San Diego receiving: Allen 5-80, Brown
7-41, Gates 10-136 (TD), Mathews 4-41,
Phillips 1-7, Royal 3-42, Woodhead 5-54
(2 TD).
Dallas tackles-assists-sacks (unoffi-
cial): Allen 0-1-0, Carr 2-0-0, Carter 5-3-0,
Church 8-1-0, Claiborne 6-1-0, Durant 0-
1-0, Hatcher 3-1-0, Hayden 3-2-0, E.
Jones 1-0-0, Lee 15-3-0, Nevis 1-0-0,
Scandrick 4-1-0, Selvie 4-0-1, Sims 6-0-0,
Ware 1-1-0, Wilber 0-1-0, Wilcox 1-1-0.
San Diego tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Ajirotutu 1-0-0, Butler 0-1-0, But-
ler 8-0-0, Cox 2-0-0, Gilchrist 2-2-0, Green
1-0-0, Johnson 1-3-1, Lissemore 1-0-0, Liu-
get 3-2-1, Marshall 7-1-0, Patrick 5-0-0,
Reyes 2-0-1, Scifres 1-0-0, Teo 3-0-0,
Thomas 1-0-0, Walker 3-1-0, Weddle 5-
2-0, Wynn 1-0-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: Dallas: Lee
1 for 52 yards. Fumbles lost: Dallas: Wil-
liams. Opponents fumbles recovered:
San Diego: Marshall.
Officials Referee: Hochuli, Umpire:
Hall, Line judge: Hussey, Side judge:
Washington, Head linesman: Hittner,
Back judge: Carey, Field judge:
Wrolstad
A: 68,601. T: 3:02
Titans 38, Jets 13
NewYork 0 6 0 7 13
Tennessee 1014 0 14 38
First quarter
Tennessee: 1 yd pass Jake Locker to De-
lanie Walker (Rob Bironas kick), 11:57.
Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards in 2:19. Titans
7-0.
Tennessee: 26 FG by Rob Bironas, 4:20.
Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards in 6:04. Titans
10-0.
Second quarter
New York: 45 FG by Nick Folk, 14:55.
Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards in 4:25. Titans
10-3.
Tennessee: 4 yd pass Jake Locker to
Nate Washington (Rob Bironas kick),
6:46. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards in 2:41. Ti-
tans 17-3.
New York: 47 FG by Nick Folk, 2:26.
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards in 4:20. Titans
17-6.
Tennessee: 16 yd pass Jake Locker to
Justin Hunter (Rob Bironas kick), 0:02.
Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards in 1:26. Titans
24-6.
Fourth quarter
Tennessee: Karl Klug recovered fumble
in the end zone (Rob Bironas kick) , 11:45.
Titans 31-6.
New York: 34 yd pass Geno Smith to
Jeff Cumberland (Nick Folk kick), 8:49.
Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards in 2:56. Titans
31-13.
Tennessee: 77 yd pass Ryan Fitzpatrick
to Nate Washington (Rob Bironas kick),
7:06. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards in 1:43. Ti-
tans 38-13.
TEAMSTATISTICS
NYJ TEN
First downs 16 17
Rushing 5 4
Passing 11 11
Penalty 0 2
3rd-down efficiency 4-13 10-18
4th-down efficiency 0-1 0-0
Total net yards 330 322
Total plays 62 65
Average gain 5.3 5.0
Net yards rushing 91 78
Rushes 23 31
Average per rush 4.0 2.5
Net yards passing 239 244
Completed-attempted 23-34 21-32
Yards per pass 6.1 7.2
Sacked-yards lost 5-50 2-13
Hadintercepted 2 0
Punts-average 5-49.0 7-41.9
Return yardage 53 75
Punts-returns 2-7 2-36
Kickoffs-returns 3-46 0-0
Interceptions-returns 0-0 2-39
Penalties-yards 10-66 4-30
Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0
Time of possession 29:22 30:38
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals: None.
New York rushing: Bohanon 4-17,
Green 2-1, Powell 14-66, Smith 3-7.
Tennessee rushing: Battle 11-42, Fitz-
patrick 2-(-2), C. Johnson 15-21, Locker
3-17.
NewYork passing: Smith 23-34 for 289,
2 INT, 1 TD.
Tennessee passing: Fitzpatrick 3-8 for
108, 0 INT, 1 TD, Locker 18-24 for 149, 0
INT, 3 TD.
New York receiving: Bohanon 3-17,
Cumberland 1-34 (TD), Gates 3-24,
Green 1-1, Holmes 1-25, Kerley 4-65,
Obomanu 1-8, Powell 3-42, Winslow
6-73.
Tennessee receiving: Hunter 1-16 (TD),
C. Johnson 2-10, Mooney 1-3, Walker 3-
14 (TD), Washington 4-105 (2 TD), Wil-
liams 5-53, Wright 5-56.
New York tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Allen 2-0-0, Barnes 1-0-1, Bel-
lore 1-0-0, Coples 1-0-0, Cromartie 4-0-0,
Davis 8-1-0, Douzable 1-0-0, Ellis 1-1-0,
Harris 6-0-0, Harrison 2-0-0, Jarrett 2-0-0,
Landry 6-0-0, Lankster 1-0-0, Pace 3-0-1,
Richardson 0-3-0, Walls 5-0-0, Wilkerson
2-1-0, Wilson 1-0-0.
Tennessee tackles-assists-sacks (un-
official): Ayers 2-2-0, Brown 6-0-1,
Campbell 1-0-0, Casey 3-2-1, Fokou 4-
4-0, Gooden 1-0-0, Griffin 2-3-0, A. John-
son 2-1-0, Klug 1-1-1, Martin 1-1-0,
McCourty 4-1-0, Morgan 1-2-0, Pitoitua3-
0-2, Pollard 6-2-0, Sensabaugh 3-1-0,
Verner 0-2-0, Wilson 1-0-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: Tennessee:
Verner 2 for 39 yards. Fumbles lost:
New York: Smith 2. Opponents fum-
bles recovered: Tennessee: Klug,
Verner.
Officials Referee: Anderson, Um-
pire: Rice, Line judge: Boston, Side
judge: Banks, Head linesman: Stelljes,
Back judge: Smith, Field judge: Horton
A: 69,143. T: 3:06
Lions 27, Redskins 20
Detroit 7 10 0 10 27
Washington 7 7 3 3 20
First quarter
Washington: 17 yd interception return
by DeAngelo Hall (John Potter kick) , 9:23.
Redskins 7-0.
Detroit: 12 yd run by Joique Bell (David
Akers kick), 5:14. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards
in 4:09. 7-7.
Second quarter
Detroit: 5 yd pass Matthew Stafford to
Joseph Fauria (David Akers kick), 14:47.
Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards in 3:52. Lions
14-7.
Washington: 30 yd run by Alfred Morris
(John Potter kick), 3:29. Drive: 7 plays, 72
yards in 3:24. 14-14.
Detroit: 32 FG by David Akers, 0:44.
Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards in 2:45. Lions
17-14.
Third quarter
Washington: 43 FG by John Potter,
12:11. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards in 2:49.
17-17.
Fourth quarter
Detroit: 28 FG by David Akers, 11:08.
Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards in 1:30. Lions
20-17.
Detroit: 11 yd pass MatthewStafford to
Calvin Johnson (David Akers kick), 3:56.
Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards in 4:19. Lions
27-17.
Washington: 21 FGby John Potter, 1:40.
Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards in 2:16. Lions
27-20.
TEAMSTATISTICS
DET WAS
First downs 24 27
Rushing 4 2
Passing 18 21
Penalty 2 4
3rd-down efficiency 4-13 6-13
4th-down efficiency 1-1 0-0
Total net yards 441 420
Total plays 66 74
Average gain 6.7 5.7
Net yards rushing 63 120
Rushes 23 22
Average per rush 2.7 5.5
Net yards passing 378 300
Completed-attempted 25-42 32-50
Yards per pass 8.8 5.8
Sacked-yards lost 1-7 2-26
Hadintercepted 1 1
Punts-average 6-52.5 5-46.2
Return yardage 28 116
Punts-returns 2-9 2-11
Kickoffs-returns 1-15 4-88
Interceptions-returns 1-4 1-17
Penalties-yards 8-71 6-45
Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1
Time of possession 28:48 31:12
PLAYERSTATISTICS
Missed eld goals: None.
Detroit rushing: Bell 20-63 (TD), Riddick
2-(-2), Stafford1-2.
Washington rushing: Garcon 1-10,
Griffin III 6-37, Morris 15-73 (TD).
Detroit passing: Stafford 25-42 for 385,
1 INT, 2 TD.
Washington passing: Griffin III 32-50
for 326, 1 INT, 0 TD.
Detroit receiving: Bell 4-69, Broyles 3-
34, Burleson 6-116, Durham1-33, Fauria
1-5 (TD), Johnson 7-115 (TD), Riddick 1-8,
Scheffler 2-5.
Washington receiving: Garcon 8-73,
Hankerson 3-21, Helu Jr. 3-35, Morgan 2-
19, Moss 7-77, Paulsen 4-51, Reed5-50.
Detroit tackles-assists-sacks (unoffi-
cial): Ansah 3-4-2, Bentley 1-0-0, Delmas
2-6-0, Fairley 0-3-0, Green 1-0-0, Hilliard
0-1-0, Houston 5-2-0, Levy 6-3-0, Mathis
7-0-0, Mosley 2-0-0, Palmer 1-0-0, Quin 6-
0-0, Suh 4-1-0, Tulloch 3-3-0, Young4-1-0.
Washington tackles-assists-sacks
(unofficial): Amerson 2-1-0, Barnett 1-
1-0, Bowen 0-3-0, Coeld 1-2-0, Fletcher
4-4-1, Golston 0-2-0, Hall 3-1-0, Kehl 1-
0-0, Kerrigan 3-4-0, Meriweather 7-2-0,
Merling 0-1-0, Murphy 1-0-0, Neild 1-1-0,
Orakpo 2-3-0, Paulsen 1-0-0, Riley Jr. 3-
7-0, Wilson 3-3-0.
Turnovers Interceptions: Detroit:
Houston 1 for 4 yards; Washington: Hall
1 for 17 yards. Fumbles lost: Washing-
ton: Griffin III. Opponents fumbles re-
covered: Detroit: Quin.
Officials Referee: Hochuli, Umpire:
Hall, Line judge: Hussey, Side judge:
Washington, Head linesman: Hittner,
Back judge: Carey, Field judge:
Wrolstad
A: 80,111. T: 3:21
Champions Tour
First Tee Open
Final round Sunday
uCourses: Pebble Beach Golf Links (par-72, 6,837 yards)
and Del Monte Golf Course (6,357 yards, par 72), Pebble
Beach, Calif.
uPurse: $1.8 million
Kirk Triplett (270), $270,000 .............67d-70p-68205 (-11)
Dan Forsman (144), $144,000............68d-70p-69207 (-9)
Doug Garwood (144), $144,000 .......67d-71p-69207 (-9)
Tom Lehman (107), $107,100 .............67d-67p-74208 (-8)
Russ Cochran (86), $85,500.................68d-67p-74209 (-7)
John Cook (68), $68,400......................70d-68p-72210 (-6)
Willie Wood (68), $68,400..................72p-69d-69210 (-6)
Bernhard Langer (58), $57,600...........63d-74p-74211 (-5)
Olin Browne (45), $45,000...................69d-72p-71212 (-4)
Craig Stadler (45), $45,000.................70d-69p-73212 (-4)
Esteban Toledo (45), $45,000.............69d-72p-71212 (-4)
Duffy Waldorf (45), $45,000...............72d-68p-72212 (-4)
Web.Com Tour
Web.ComTour Championship
Final round Sunday
uCourse: TPC Sawgrass, Dyes Valley Course (par-70,
6,864 yards), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
uPurse: $1 million
Chesson Hadley, $180,000..............65-66-70-69270 (-10)
Brendon Todd, $66,000......................71-67-69-65272 (-8)
Brad Fritsch, $66,000..........................70-68-68-66272 (-8)
John Peterson, $66,000 ......................66-71-68-67272 (-8)
Scott Gardiner, $66,000......................67-68-65-72272 (-8)
Andrew Loupe, $34,750......................68-69-67-69273 (-7)
Russell Knox, $34,750..........................67-69-68-69273 (-7)
Sean OHair, $23,333...........................70-70-67-67274 (-6)
Billy Hurley III, $23,333.........................66-70-70-68274 (-6)
Danny Lee, $23,333.............................71-69-66-68274 (-6)
Byron Smith, $23,333...........................67-70-69-68274 (-6)
Andres Gonzales, $23,333.................70-68-67-69274 (-6)
Ryo Ishikawa, $23,333........................69-68-68-69274 (-6)
Lee Williams, $23,333.........................69-67-69-69274 (-6)
Jamie Lovemark, $23,333...................70-67-66-71274 (-6)
Joe Durant, $23,333 ............................66-67-68-73274 (-6)
Tom Hoge, $14,000 .............................68-71-69-67275 (-5)
Heath Slocum, $14,000 .......................68-70-70-67275 (-5)
Paul Goydos, $14,000.........................72-68-68-67275 (-5)
Tim Petrovic, $14,000 ..........................69-70-68-68275 (-5)
Bud Cauley, $14,000............................70-69-65-71275 (-5)
Will MacKenzie, $10,800 ....................69-67-71-69276 (-4)
Robert Karlsson, $10,800....................64-74-69-69276 (-4)
Nick OHern, $8,480 ............................71-67-70-69277 (-3)
Roland Thatcher, $8,480 ....................69-69-68-71277 (-3)
Hudson Swafford, $8,480...................66-71-69-71277 (-3)
Rod Pampling, $8,480 ........................70-66-68-73277 (-3)
Andrew D. Putnam, $8,480.................68-67-67-75277 (-3)
Daniel Chopra, $6,867 ........................69-69-70-70278 (-2)
Tag Ridings, $6,867.............................71-68-68-71278 (-2)
Chad Campbell, $6,867......................70-68-67-73278 (-2)
Nick Flanagan, $5,600........................69-68-71-71279 (-1)
Glen Day, $5,600..................................70-70-68-71279 (-1)
Nathan Green, $5,600 .......................73-66-68-72279 (-1)
Aron Price, $5,600................................69-65-72-73279 (-1)
Andrew Svoboda, $5,600....................67-67-71-74279 (-1)
Jhonattan Vegas, $5,600....................66-69-70-74279 (-1)
Fabian Gomez, $5,600 .......................69-71-71-68279 (-1)
Chad Collins, $5,600............................69-71-73-66279 (-1)
Ben Kohles, $5,600...............................70-69-66-74279 (-1)
Ashley Hall, $4,220.................................63-76-70-71280 (E)
Jason Gore, $4,220 ...............................68-70-69-73280 (E)
Ryan Spears, $4,220..............................69-70-71-70280 (E)
Jim Renner, $4,220.................................69-70-71-70280 (E)
Dicky Pride, $4,220.................................66-74-70-70280 (E)
Troy Merritt, $3,630.............................73-64-70-74281 (+1)
Ben Martin, $3,630..............................68-71-70-72281 (+1)
Mark Anderson, $3,630 .....................64-71-74-72281 (+1)
Colt Knost, $3,630 ...............................69-71-70-71281 (+1)
Shane Bertsch, $3,630........................65-74-72-70281 (+1)
Adam Crawford, $3,450....................71-65-72-74282 (+2)
David Mathis, $3,375 .........................71-67-69-76283 (+3)
Kevin Kisner, $3,375............................72-68-73-70283 (+3)
PGA European Tour
Alfred Dunhill Links
Third round Saturday
uCourses: s-St. Andrews, Old Course (par-72, 7,305
yards), c-Carnoustie, Championship Course (par-72, 7,412
yards) and k-Kingsbarns Golf Links (par-72, 7,181 yards),
St. Andrews and Carnoustie, Scotland
uPurse: $5 million
David Howell..................................67c-68k-63s-67-265 (-23)
Howell won on second playoff hole
Peter Uihlein...................................71c-60k-65s-69-265 (-23)
Tom Lewis........................................64k-65s-73c-64-266 (-22)
Shane Lowry ..................................68k-66s-64c-68-266 (-22)
Tommy Fleetwood.........................65s-66c-69k-67-267 (-21)
Garth Mulroy .................................66k-69s-65c-68-268 (-20)
Chris Wood ....................................66k-69s-69c-65-269 (-19)
Charl Schwartzel ...........................68c-68k-66s-67-269 (-19)
Thomas Levet.................................68s-64c-68k-69-269 (-19)
Ricardo Gonzalez..........................67s-69c-63k-70-269 (-19)
Martin Kaymer...............................69c-66k-63s-71-269 (-19)
GOLF
WHAT? NO TEBOW?
Football fans in the United King-
dom are known for representing ev-
ery team at international series
games, and Sunday at Wembley Sta-
dium was no dierent. That included
plenty of fairly unusual jersey
choices: Mewelde Moore, Jermaine
Wiggins, Darrell Green, Ronde Bar-
ber, Zach Thomas, Priest Holmes, Le-
Roy Butler and multiple Mark
Sanchezes.
Which means, of course, should an
expansion team ever land in London,
Sanchez would have a spot where
hed be welcome.
OH, WAIT,
THERES TEBOW
With Jacksonville Jaguars quarter-
back Blaine Gabbert ailing in his re-
turn to action, there was a sign from
above Sunday at EverBank Field.
Gabbert tossed three interceptions
against the Indianapolis Colts in a
37-3 loss. Hes a mess, and Chad
Henne doesnt appear to be the an-
swer under center, either.
Tim Tebow, perhaps?
Thats the message a plane
whisked through the sky: Tebow,
Why Not?
Repeatedly, the Jaguars have stat-
ed they have no interest in Tebow,
but some fans obviously arent hear-
ing that.
Someone green-lit the airplane
stunt, and a handful of supporters
turned out recently for a much-
hyped yet sparsely attended rally.
He cant be worse than what Jack-
sonville has.
ALL TOGETHER NOW
Life is about teachable moments.
The tip drill has been around and
referenced since the start of time.
But now, after the Seattle Sea-
hawks epic practical application
Sunday against the Houston Texans,
secondary coaches everywhere are
rejoicing.
Their words have true value. Ball
skills are no joke, and this is only
reinforcement.
To recap: Houston quarterback
Matt Schaub threw a pass intended
for tight end Owen Daniels, but it
was initially deected by Seattle line-
backer K.J. Wright.
Daniels recovered enough to bob-
ble the ball to Seattle safety Kam
Chancellor, who knocked the ball to
Seahawks cornerback Brandon
Browner, who then tapped it into the
outstretched arms of Seattle safety
Earl Thomas.
If only cornerback Richard Sher-
man would have been involved in the
play, all of the members of the Sea-
hawks vaunted Legion of Boom sec-
ondary would have touched the ball
during the interception.
OUTSIDE THE NUMBERS
OH, SAY, ITS
SIMMONS
Jeffrey Martin
@JayMart
USATODAYSports
CONCERNED FATHER
Seattle Seahawks defensive end
Michael Bennett, the teams leader
in sacks, was placed on a stretcher
and carted o the eld Sunday at
Reliant Stadium after suering an
apparent lower back injury late in
the second quarter against the
Houston Texans.
Bennett went to high school in
Houston and attended Texas A&M.
His father attended Sundays game,
and Fox cameras captured the fa-
ther reacting in anguish and calling
out to his son from the stands.
The Seahawks said Bennett was
taken to a local hospital but had
feeling in all of his extremities.
While rushing Houston quarterback
Matt Schaub, Bennett was pushed
from behind into Schaubs leg,
which appeared to make Bennetts
head snap back. The defensive end,
who lost his helmet in the process,
lay on the turf face-down as he was
given attention.
KIRBY LEE, USA TODAY SPORTS
Gene Simmons sang the U.S. national
anthem in England on Sunday.
TROY TAORMINA, USA TODAY SPORTS
Michael Bennett is taken o the eld Sunday with Seahawks teammate Brandon Browner at his side.
Gene Simmons is a co-founder of
KISS, the legendary heavy metal
band whose members perform with
their faces painted in black and
white.
He might be best known for his
work on the bass or maybe his out-
rageously long tongue.
Simmons was not, however, re-
nowned for his vocals, which is why
he was a questionable choice to sing
the national anthem before Sun-
days kicko between the Minnesota
Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers
at Wembley Stadium in London.
The result was odd and rather se-
rene, denitely not what youd ex-
pect.
Last season, he did the honors at
O.co Coliseum for a Monday night
clash between the Oakland Raiders
and the San Diego Chargers.
Clearly, he has caught the football
bug; Simmons is one of the co-own-
ers of the L.A. KISS, an Arena Foot-
ball League team that will debut in
2014.
Itll be interesting to see if his
ownership stake will yield more ef-
forts such as this. Then again, an
owner should have better sense.
SISTER ACT
Oakland Raiders rookie tight end
Mychal Rivera had seven receptions
entering Sundays game against the
Washington Redskins.
His eighth was a big deal, an 18-
yard touchdown that sent his little
sister, seated up in a box inside O.co
Coliseum, into hysterics.
His little sister is Naya Rivera, who
plays Santana Lopez on the popular
Fox series Glee.
CARY EDMONDSON, USA TODAY SPORTS
Raiders
rookie Mychal
Riveras
touchdown
excited his
celebrity sis-
ter, an actress
who attended
Sundays
game.
FA
USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 SPORTS 9C
Boxing: Welterweights, Sadam Ali vs. Jay Krupp, in Brooklyn,
N.Y. (Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.)
Major League Baseball: Amiercan League tiebreaker game,
Tampa Bay at Texas (TBS, 8 p.m.)
NFL: Miami at New Orleans (ESPN, 8:25 p.m.)
Soccer: English Premier League, Newcastle at Everton (NBC
Sports Network, 3 p.m.)
uComplete TV listings, 6D
SPORTS ON TV
Times Eastern. Programs live unless noted. Check local listings.
FOR THE RECORD
Baseball
uNational League
Miami Marlins: Promoted Michael Hill
to president of baseball operations and
Dan Jennings to general manager.
Philadelphia Phillies: Reinstated OF
Casper Wells from the 15-day disabled
list and P Antonio Bastardo from the re-
stricted list. Transferred P Kyle Kendrick
to the 60-day disabled list.
San Francisco Giants: Agreed to
terms with OF Hunter Pence on a five-
year contract.
Hockey
uNational Hockey League
Dallas Stars: Assigned G Cristopher
Nilstorp, C Travis Morin and RWColton
Sceviour to Texas (AHL).
Detroit Red Wings: Assigned F Mitch
Callahan, F Luke Glendening, F Calle
Jarnkrok, F Tomas Jurco, F Teemu Pulk-
kinen, F Riley Sheahan, D Adam Alm-
quist, D Xavier Ouellet, D Ryan Sproul
and G Jared Coreau to Grand Rapids
(AHL). Released F Jeff Hogganand DNa-
than Paetsch from professional tryout
agreements. Placed F Willie Coetzee, F
Landon Ferraroand DNick Jensen on in-
jured reserve.
Edmonton Oilers: Claimed F Luke
Gazdic off waivers from Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Kings: Loaned RWTyler
Toffoli, C Linden Vey and LW Tanner
Pearson to Manchester (AHL).
Nashville Predators: Assigned F Tay-
lor Beck, G Marek Mazanec and D Joe
Piskula to Milwaukee (AHL).
NewYork Rangers: Assigned F Marek
Hrivik, F Chris Kreider, F Oscar Lindberg, F
Brandon Mashinter, F Darroll Powe, D
Conor Allen and D Stu Bickel to Hartford
(AHL).
Tampa Bay Lightning: Assigned LW
Mike Angelidis, RWJ.T. Brown, RWBrett
Connolly, D J.P. Cote, D Dmitry Korobov,
RW Nikita Kucherov, D Matt Taormina
and RW Dana Tyrell to Syracuse (AHL)
and G Kristers Gudlevskis to Florida
(ECHL).
Vancouver Canucks: Agreed to terms
with RW Jannik Hansen on a four-year
contract extension.
Washington Capitals: Acquired a
2014 fourth-round draft pick and F John
Mitchell from the Anaheim Ducks for F
Mathieu Perreault. Assigned Mitchell to
Hershey (AHL).
College
Southern California: Fired football
coach Lane Kiffin. Named Ed Orgeron
interim coach.
DEALS
College
uUSA TODAY Coaches Top 25:
1-Alabama 25, Mississippi 0
2-Oregon 55, California 16
3-Ohio State 31, 24-Wisconsin 24
4-Clemson 56, Wake Forest 7
5-Stanford 55, Washington State 17
10-Georgia 44, 6-LSU 41
8-Florida State 48, Boston College 34
9-Texas A&M45, Arkansas 33
West Virginia 30, 11-Okla. State 21
12-Oklahoma 35, 22-Notre Dame 21
13-SouthCarolina 28, Central Florida 25
15-Miami (Fla.) 49, South Florida 21
19-Florida 24, Kentucky 7
20-Washington 31, Arizona 13
23-Fresno State 42, Hawaii 37
Saturdays results
uFootball Bowl Subdivision
Arizona State 62, Southern Calif. 41
Army 35, Louisiana Tech 16
Ball State 31, Toledo 24
Boise State 60, Southern Miss. 7
Bowling Green 31, Akron 14
Colorado State 59, Texas-El Paso 42
Duke 38, Troy 31
East Carolina 55, North Carolina 31
Idaho 26, Temple 24
Illinois 50, Miami (Ohio) 14
Iowa 23, Minnesota 7
Kent State 32, Western Michigan 14
Missouri 41, Arkansas State 19
N.C. State 48, Central Michigan 14
Nevada 45, Air Force 42
Northern Illinois 55, Purdue 24
Oregon State 44, Colorado 17
Pittsburgh 14, Virginia 3
Rice 18, Florida Atlantic 14
San Diego State 26, N.M. State 16
TCU 48, Southern Methodist 17
Tennessee 31, South Alabama 24
Texas State 42, Wyoming 21
Tulane 31, Louisiana-Monroe 14
UNLV 56, New Mexico 42
Vanderbilt 52, Ala. at Birmingham 24
Western Kentucky 19, Navy 7
uFootball Championship Subdivsion
Alabama A&M12, Texas Southern 10
Alabama State 49, Alcorn State 30
Bryant 47, Wagner 28
Butler 45, Jacksonville 27
Coastal Carolina 53, Elon 28
Delaware 29, James Madison 22
Delaware State 24, Savannah State 22
Eastern Illinois 42, Eastern Kentucky 7
Fordham 38, St. Francis (Pa.) 20
Furman 24, The Citadel 17
Gardner-Webb 55, Point (Ga.) 7
Georgia Southern 23, Chattanooga 21
Harvard 41, Brown 23
Holy Cross 31, Dartmouth 28
Jackson State 19, Southern 14
Lamar 27, Grambling State 16
Lehigh 34, New Hampshire 27
Liberty 73, Kentucky Wesleyan 7
Marist 31, Dayton 20
Mercer 31, Drake 17
Missouri State 37, Illinois State 10
Monmouth 37, Columbia 14
Morehead State 45, Davidson 14
Nicholls State 44, Arkansas Tech 34
Norfolk State 27, Morgan State 21
Northern Arizona 34, Montana 16
Northern Iowa 41, McNeese State 6
Northwestern State 37, Langston 0
Old Dominion 66, Albany 10
Prairie View 56, Stephen F. Austin 48
Rhode Island 42, Central Conn. 7
Robert Morris 37, Va. Military 31 (2OT)
Sacramento State 31, Weber State 3
Sacred Heart 16, Bucknell 0
San Diego 59, Stetson 0
Tennessee Tech 38, Indiana State 37
Tennessee-Martin 17, SE Missouri 7
Towson 35, Stony Brook 21
UC Davis 30, Idaho State 13
Villanova 35, Penn 6
Yale 38, Cornell 23
Youngstown State 28, Southern Ill. 27
Canadian Football League
East W L T Pts PF PA
Toronto 9 4 0 18 388 337
Hamilton 6 7 0 12 327 364
Montreal 5 8 0 10 302 361
Winnipeg 2 11 0 4 268 421
West W L T Pts PF PA
Calgary 10 3 0 20 408 312
B.C. 9 4 0 18 378 319
Saskatchewan 8 5 0 16 388 299
Edmonton 3 10 0 6 316 362
Sundays result
Montreal 17, Saskatchewan 12
Saturdays results
Calgary 35, Hamilton 11
Toronto 34, Edmonton 22
Fridays result
B.C. 53, Winnipeg 17
FOOTBALL
Major League Soccer
Eastern W L T Pts GF GA
New York 15 9 7 52 48 37
Kansas City 14 10 6 48 43 29
Montreal 13 9 7 46 48 44
Houston 12 10 8 44 38 37
Philadelphia 11 10 9 42 38 39
Columbus 12 14 5 41 40 41
New England 11 11 8 41 42 34
Chicago 11 12 7 40 38 45
Toronto 5 15 11 26 29 45
D.C. United 3 21 6 15 20 52
Western W L T Pts GF GA
Salt Lake 15 10 6 51 54 39
Seattle 15 8 6 51 39 29
Portland 12 5 13 49 46 31
Los Angeles 13 11 6 45 46 37
Colorado 12 9 9 45 37 31
Vancouver 11 11 8 41 42 39
San Jose 11 11 8 41 31 41
Dallas 10 10 10 40 42 46
Chivas USA 6 16 8 26 29 54
Sundays results
Portland 1, Los Angeles 0
Columbus 4, Dallas 2
New York 1, Seattle 1
San Jose at Chivas USA
Saturdays results
Toronto 4, D.C. United 1
Salt Lake 1, Vancouver 0
New England 1, Houston 1
Chicago 2, Montreal 2
Fridays result
Philadelphia 1, Kansas City 0
English Premier League
GP W T L GF GA Pts
Arsenal 6 5 0 1 13 7 15
Liverpool 6 4 1 1 8 4 13
Tottenham 6 4 1 1 6 2 13
Chelsea 6 3 2 1 7 3 11
Southampton 6 3 2 1 5 2 11
Man. City 6 3 1 2 14 7 10
Hull City 6 3 1 2 6 7 10
Everton 5 2 3 0 6 4 9
Aston Villa 6 3 0 3 9 8 9
West Brom 6 2 2 2 6 5 8
Cardiff City 6 2 2 2 6 7 8
Man. United 6 2 1 3 8 8 7
Swansea 6 2 1 3 8 9 7
Norwich 6 2 1 3 4 6 7
Stoke 6 2 1 3 4 6 7
Newcastle 5 2 1 2 5 8 7
West Ham 6 1 2 3 4 5 5
Fulham 6 1 1 4 4 9 4
Crystal Palace 6 1 0 5 4 10 3
Sunderland 6 0 1 5 4 14 1
uHome teams in CAPS
Sundays results
Norwich 1, STOKE 0
Liverpool 3, SUNDERLAND 1
Todays game
Newcastle at EVERTON
Saturdays results
TOTTENHAM1, Chelsea 1
ASTON VILLA 3, Manchester City 2
Cardiff City 2, FULHAM1
HULL CITY 1, West Ham 0
West Brom 2, MAN. UNITED 1
SOUTHAMPTON 2, Crystal Palace 0
Arsenal 2, SWANSEA 1
Spanish Primera Liga
Sundays results
Levante 1, OSASUNA 0
Elche 1, CELTA VIGO 0
Getafe 2, ESPANYOL 0
REAL BETIS 1, Villarreal 0
Todays game
Athletic Bilbao at GRANADA
Saturdays results
VALENCIA 1, Rayo Vallecano 0
Barcelona 2, ALMERIA 0
REAL SOCIEDAD 1, Sevilla 1
Atletico Madrid 1, REAL MADRID 0
Italian Serie A
Sundays results
Juventus 1, TORINO 0
ATALANTA 2, Udinese 0
Inter Milan 1, CAGLIARI 1
CATANIA 2, Chievo 0
Lazio 2, SASSUOLO 2
CATANIA 2, Livorno 1
AS ROMA 5, Bologna 0
Todays game
Parma at FIORENTINA
Saturdays results
Napoli 2, GENOA 0
AC MILAN 1, Sampdoria 0
German Bundesliga
Sundays results
Nuremberg 3, WERDER BREMEN 3
Stuttgart 4, BRAUNSCHWEIG 0
Saturdays results
Schalke 3, HOFFENHEIM3
BAYER LEVERKUSEN 2, Hannover 0
BAYERN MUNICH 1, Wolfsburg 0
DORTMUND 5, Freiburg 0
HERTHA BSC BERLIN 3, Mainz 1
FRANKFURT 3, Hamburger 2
SOCCER
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Sundays AAA 400
uTrack: Dover (Del.) International
Speedway
uLength: 400 1-mile laps
1. (8) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) 400
laps, 48 points
2. (1) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (C) 400, 43
3. (11) Joey Logano (Ford) 400, 41
4. (16) Jeff Gordon (C) 400, 41
5. (14) Kyle Busch (Toyota) 400, 40
6. (12) Kevin Harvick (C) 400, 38
7. (2) Matt Kenseth (T) 400, 38
8. (3) Ryan Newman (C) 400, 37
9. (19) Greg Biffle (F) 400, 35
10. (23) Clint Bowyer (T) 400, 35
11. (7) Jamie McMurray (C) 400, 33
12. (22) Brian Vickers (T) 400, 0
13. (20) Kasey Kahne (C) 399, 31
14. (25) Jeff Burton (C) 399, 30
15. (10) Martin Truex Jr. (T) 399, 29
16. (24) Marcos Ambrose (F) 398, 28
17. (15) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (F) 398, 27
18. (21) Paul Menard (C) 398, 26
19. (29) Mark Martin (C) 397, 25
20. (18) Denny Hamlin (T) 397, 24
21. (9) Kurt Busch (C) 397, 23
22. (5) Aric Almirola (F) 397, 22
23. (13) Juan Pablo Montoya (C) 397, 21
24. (26) Casey Mears (F) 395, 20
25. (27) David Ragan (F) 395, 19
26. (17) A J Allmendinger (T) 395, 18
27. (33) Cole Whitt (T) 394, 0
28. (39) David Reutimann (T) 394, 16
29. (31) Danica Patrick (C) 394, 15
30. (28) David Gilliland (F) 393, 15
31. (30) Travis Kvapil (T) 392, 13
32. (36) Ryan Truex (C) 392, 0
33. (40) Dave Blaney (C) 391, 11
34. (32) J.J. Yeley (C) 390, 10
35. (4) Carl Edwards (F) 385, 9
36. (42) Timmy Hill (F) 381, 8
37. (6) Brad Keselowski (F) 355, 7
38. (37) Landon Cassill (C) susp., 275, 0
39. (41) Joe Nemechek (T) susp., 168, 0
40. (43) Tony Raines (C) vibration, 154, 0
41. (35) Reed Sorenson(F) brakes, 139, 0
42. (38) Josh Wise (F) brakes, 128, 0
43. (34) M. McDowell (F) brakes, 107, 1
uRace statistics
Winners avg. speed: 130.909 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 3 min., 20 sec.
Margin of Victory: 0.446 seconds.
Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps.
Lead Changes: 19 among 8 drivers.
uLap Leaders: Earnhardt 1-25; Kenseth
26-30; Earnhardt 31-39; Gilliland 40; Ky-
.Busch 41-70; Newman 71-75; Earnhardt
76-117; J.Gordon 118-119; Johnson
120-165; Newman 166; Kenseth 167-
197; Johnson 198-229; Earnhardt 230;
Johnson 231-310; Earnhardt 311-312;
J.Gordon 313; Bowyer 314; Johnson
315-370; Earnhardt 371; Johnson 372-
400.
uLeaders Summary (driver, times led,
laps led): Johnson, 5 times for 243 laps;
Earnhardt, 6 for 80 laps; Kenseth, 2 for
36 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 for 30 laps; New-
man, 2 for 6 laps; J.Gordon, 2 for 3 laps;
Bowyer, 1 for 1 lap; Gilliland, 1 for 1 lap.
uSprint Cup points leaders: 1. M.Ken-
seth, 2,149; 2. J.Johnson, 2,141; 3. Ky-
.Busch, 2,137; 4. K.Harvick, 2,110; 5.
J.Gordon, 2,110; 6. G.Biffle, 2,108; 7.
R.Newman, 2,101; 8. C.Bowyer, 2,098; 9.
Ku.Busch, 2,094; 10. D.Earnhardt Jr.,
2,092; 11. C.Edwards, 2,084; 12. J.Loga-
no, 2,083.
AUTO RACING
Football
uAssociated Press Top 25:
Rank, school (1st) W-L Pts LW
1. Alabama (55) 4-0 1,495 1
2. Oregon (5) 4-0 1,422 2
3. Clemson 4-0 1,354 3
4. Ohio State 5-0 1,305 4
5. Stanford 4-0 1,280 5
6. Georgia 3-1 1,171 9
7. Louisville 4-0 1,091 7
8. Florida State 4-0 1,069 8
9. Texas A&M 4-1 1,012 10
10. LSU 4-1 979 6
11. Oklahoma 4-0 838 14
12. UCLA 3-0 834 13
13. South Carolina 3-1 812 12
14. Miami (Fla) 4-0 753 15
15. Washington 4-0 665 16
16. Northwestern 4-0 550 17
17. Baylor 3-0 536 19
18. Florida 3-1 481 20
19. Michigan 4-0 471 18
20. Texas Tech 4-0 264 24
21. Oklahoma State 3-1 230 11
22. Arizona State 3-1 192 NR
23. Fresno State 4-0 187 25
24. Mississippi 3-1 132 21
25. Maryland 4-0 119 NR
Others receiving votes: Northern Illi-
nois 104, Va. Tech 49, Wisconsin 46, Ne-
braska 20, Missouri 14, Notre Dame 12,
Central Fla. 6, Mich. State 5, Rutgers 2
POLLS
WNBA
Conference finals Best-of-3
uAtlanta def. Indiana (2-0)
uMinnesota def. Phoenix (2-0)
Sundays results
Atlanta 67, Indiana 53
Minnesota 72, Phoenix 65
Finals Best-of-5
uAtlanta vs. Minnesota
Oct. 6
Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:30
National Basketball Assoc.
Preseason
Saturday, Oct. 5
Oklahoma City vs. Fenerbahce Ulker
at Istanbul, 9 a.m.
Chicago at Indiana, 7
New Orleans at Houston, 8
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers
at Ontario, Calif., 10
Sunday, Oct. 6
Philadelphia vs. Bilbao
at Bilbao, Spain, noon
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30
Monday, Oct. 7
Toronto at Boston, 7:30
Atlanta at Miami, 7:30
Memphis vs. Chicago
at St. Louis, 8
CSKA Moscow at Minnesota, 8
New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30
Maccabi Haifa at Phoenix, 10
LA Clippers at Portland, 10
Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30
BASKETBALL
Thailand Open
Sundays results from Bangkok, Thai-
land:
uPurse: $631,530; Surface: Hard
Singles Final: Milos Raonic (3), Can-
ada, def. Tomas Berdych (1), Czech Re-
public, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Doubles Final: Jamie Murray, Brit-
ain, and John Peers (3), Australia, def.
Tomasz Bednarek, Poland, and Johan
Brunstrom (4), Sweden, 6-3, 3-6, 10-6.
Malaysian Open
Sundays results from Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia:
uPurse: $984,300; Surface: Hard
Singles Final: Joao Sousa, Portugal,
def. Julien Benneteau (5), France, 2-6,
7-5, 6-4.
Doubles Final: Eric Butorac, USA,
and Raven Klaasen, South Africa, def.
PabloCuevas, Uruguay, and HoracioZe-
ballos, Argentina, 6-2, 6-4.
Toray Pan Pacific Open
Saturdays results fromTokyo:
uPurse: $2.37 million; Surface: Hard
Singles Final: Petra Kvitova (7),
Czech Republic, def. Angelique Kerber
(5), Germany, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.
Doubles Final: Cara Black, Zimba-
bwe, and Sania Mirza, India, def. Chan
Hao-ching, Taiwan, and Liezel Huber,
USA, 4-6, 6-0, 11-9.
China Open
Sundays results fromBeijing:
uPurse: Men - $3.57 million; women -
$5.19 million; Surface: Hard
Womens singles First round: Ag-
nieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def.
Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 4-6, 6-4,
6-4; Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic,
def. Sam Stosur (15), Australia, 7-5, 6-3;
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Julia Goerg-
es, Germany, 7-5, 6-4; Li Na (4), China,
def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-0,
6-4; Madison Keys, USA, def. Dominika
Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3; Serena
Williams (1), USA, def. Elena Vesnina,
Russia, 6-4, 6-2; Laura Robson, Britain,
def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic,
7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1; Lauren Davis, USA, def.
Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4;
Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Silvia Soler-Espi-
nosa, Spain, 6-1, 6-1; Maria Kirilenko,
Russia, def. Zheng Jie, China, 7-5, 6-2;
Sabine Lisicki (13), Germany, def. Cha-
nelle Scheepers, South Africa, 6-3, 6-2.
Womens doubles First round: Kris-
tina Mladenovic, France, and Flavia
Pennetta, Italy, def. Darija Jurak, Croa-
tia, and Mandy Minella, Luxembourg,
6-2, 6-2; Vania King, USA, and Galina
Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Svetlana
Kuznetsova, Russia, and Sam Stosur,
Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
TENNIS
National Football League
Todays game
Favorite Line Underdog Pts
NEWORL. 7 Miami 48
TODAYS LINE
National Hockey League
Preseason
(ss)-split squad
Sundays results
N.Y. Islanders (ss) 5, Ottawa (ss) 2
N.Y. Islanders (ss) 4, Ottawa (ss) 1
Saturdays results
Toronto 3, Detroit 1
Florida 5, Tampa Bay 3
Chicago 4, Washington 3 (OT)
Colorado 3, Los Angeles 2
San Jose 6, Anaheim 5
Fridays results
Carolina 1, Buffalo 0
Washington 6, Philadelphia 3
N.Y. Islanders 6, Nashville 4
Detroit 5, Toronto 2
St. Louis 4, Minnesota 1
Dallas 4, Edmonton 0
Boston 5, Winnipeg 0
Phoenix 2, San Jose 1
Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
End of preseason
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
COLLEGES
Football poll; times p.m. Eastern
1. Alabama (4-0)
Points: 1,546 (59 rst-place
votes). Previous ranking: 1. This
week: Saturday vs. Georgia State.
Last week: Beat then-No. 21 Missis-
sippi 25-0.
2. Oregon (4-0)
Points: 1,479 (2). Previous rank-
ing: 2. This week: Saturday at Colo-
rado (Pac-12, 6). Last week: Beat
California 55-16.
3. Ohio State (5-0)
Points: 1,397. Previous ranking:
3. This week: Saturday at No. 15
Northwestern (ABC, 8). Last week:
Beat then-No. 24 Wisconsin 31-24.
4. Clemson (4-0)
Points: 1,352 (1). Previous rank-
ing: 4. This week: Saturday at Syra-
cuse (ABC, 3:30). Last week: Beat
Wake Forest 56-7.
5. Stanford (4-0)
Points: 1,325. Previous ranking:
5. This week: Saturday vs. No. 18
Washington (ESPN, 10:30). Last
week: Beat Washington State 55-17.
6. Georgia (3-1)
Points: 1,148. Previous ranking:
10. This week: Saturday at Tennes-
see (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Beat
then-No. 6 LSU 44-41.
7. Louisville (4-0)
Points: 1,147. Previous ranking:
7. This week: Saturday at Temple.
Last week: Idle.
8. Florida State (4-0)
Points: 1,129. Previous ranking:
8. This week: Saturday vs. Maryland
(ESPN, noon). Last week: Beat Bos-
ton College 48-34.
9. Texas A&M (4-1)
Points: 1,072. Previous ranking:
9. Next game: Oct. 12 at Mississippi.
Last week: Beat Arkansas 45-33.
10. Oklahoma (4-0)
Points: 964. Previous ranking:
12. This week: Saturday vs. TCU
(Fox, 7). Last week: Beat then-
No. 22 Notre Dame 35-21.
11. LSU (4-1)
Points: 931. Previous ranking:
6. This week: Saturday at Mississip-
pi State (ESPN, 7). Last week: Lost
to then-No. 10 Georgia 44-41.
12. South Carolina (3-1)
Points: 860. Previous ranking:
13. This week: Saturday vs. Ken-
tucky. Last week: Beat Central Flor-
ida 28-25.
13. UCLA (3-0)
Points: 812. Previous ranking:
14. This week: Thursday at Utah
(Fox Sports 1, 10). Last week: Idle.
14. Miami (Fla.) (4-0)
Points: 727. Previous ranking:
15. This week: Saturday vs. Georgia
Tech (ESPNU, 3:30). Last week:
Beat South Florida 49-21.
15. Northwestern (4-0)
Points: 620. Previous ranking:
16. This week: Saturday vs. No. 3
Ohio State (ABC, 8). Last week: Idle.
16. Baylor (3-0)
Points: 573. Previous ranking:
18. This week: Saturday vs. West
Virginia (Fox Sports 1, 8). Last
week: Idle.
17. Michigan (4-0)
Points: 546. Previous ranking:
17. This week: Saturday vs. Minne-
sota (ABC, 3:30). Last week: Idle.
18. Washington (4-0)
Points: 545. Previous ranking:
20. This week: Saturday at No. 5
Stanford (ESPN, 10:30). Last week:
Beat Arizona 31-13.
19. Florida (3-1)
Points: 515. Previous ranking:
19. This week: Saturday vs. Arkansas
(ESPN2, 7). Last week: Beat Ken-
tucky 24-7.
20. Oklahoma State (3-1)
Points: 330. Previous ranking:
11. This week: Saturday vs. Kansas
State (ABC, 3:30). Last week: Lost
to West Virginia 30-21.
21. Fresno State (4-0)
Points: 270. Previous ranking:
23. This week: Saturday at Idaho.
Last week: Beat Hawaii 42-37.
22. Texas Tech (4-0)
Points: 231. Previous ranking:
25. This week: Saturday at Kansas
(Fox Sports 1, noon). Last week:
Idle.
23. Northern Illinois (4-0)
Points: 131. Previous ranking:
not ranked. This week: Saturday at
Kent State. Last week: Beat Purdue
55-24.
24. Arizona State (3-1)
Points: 118. Previous ranking:
not ranked. This week: Saturday vs.
Notre Dame in Arlington, Texas
(NBC, 7:30). Last week: Beat South-
ern California 62-41.
25. Nebraska (3-1)
Points: 71. Previous ranking:
not ranked. This week: Saturday vs.
Illinois (ESPNU, noon). Last week:
Idle.
Dropped out: No. 21 Mis-
sissippi (3-1, lost to No. 1
Alabama25-0), No. 22 No-
tre Dame (3-2, lost to then-
No. 12 Oklahoma 35-21),
No. 24 Wisconsin (3-2, lost
to No. 3 Ohio State 31-24).
Others receiving votes:
Mississippi (3-1) 69; VirginiaTech (4-1) 54; Wisconsin (3-2)
47; Maryland (4-0) 45; Notre Dame (3-2) 29; Missouri
(4-0) 21; Central Florida (3-1) 15; Michigan State (3-1) 10;
Rutgers (3-1) 9; Oregon State (4-1) 7; Arizona (3-1) 1; Cin-
cinnati (3-1) 1; East Carolina (3-1) 1; Iowa (4-1) 1; Utah
(3-1) 1.
The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up
of 62 head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
All are members of the American Football Coaches Asso-
ciation.
I think were going to kind of cir-
cle the wagons a bit, play these eight
games and let the chips fall where
they may, Orgeron said. Im going
to have some energy, some excite-
ment, high-ving guys. Thats what I
like to do.
TURNAROUND ON KIFFIN
Orgeron, a former head coach at Mis-
sissippi, was given no commitment
beyond this season.
Im excited to coach the next
eight games, and well see where it
takes us, he said. Well answer the
bell. Were all accountable for what
happened.
Haden and Orgeron had nothing
but nice things to say about Kin,
who did not win enough to maintain
Hadens support. His ring was a sur-
prise only in terms of the timing, al-
though it was a striking turnaround
for Haden, who had released a video
before the season saying, Im behind
Lane Kin 100%. I have great con-
dence in him.
Hadens explanation Sunday was
that he wanted to give Kin support
as he tried to right the ship. We sup-
port our coaches 100% until theyre
no longer our coaches, Haden said.
It came down to a gut feeling that
we werent making the progress that
I thought we should be making.
Kin was told of his ring by Ha-
den after the team arrived in Los An-
geles on a charter ight about 3 a.m.
He really, really tried to keep his
job, and I respect him for that, said
Haden, who said after he told Kin a
group text message was sent to the
team.
I was surprised, center Marcus
Martin said. Now well just try to
move forward and focus on the next
few games and bond with the Trojan
family.
Orgeron said oensive coordinator
Clay Helton would call plays, previ-
ously Kins job. Orgeron said the of-
fense probably would look about the
same. Orgeron and everybody at the
university hopes the defense will be
improved.
LACK OF DEPTH
USCs biggest problem under Kif-
n or Orgeron is a lack of depth, a
result of NCAA scholarship sanc-
tions. The Trojans were down to 56
healthy scholarship players Saturday,
and the defense was about as thin
and eective as paper.
Weve just been ghting, fth-
year USC linebacker Devon Kennard
said. I think well put a better prod-
uct on the eld the next game.
USC is not without talent, though
sophomore quarterback Cody Kess-
ler is still nding his way. Two young
running backs Tre Madden and
Justin Davis have shined.
But the Trojans best player, All-
America wide receiver Marqise Lee,
was knocked out of the game Satur-
day with a leg injury. His status is un-
known, but it points to the lack of
quality backups.
The issue was spelled out clearly
by Orgeron before the season.
The sanctions have created a
depth issue that has hurt us, Orge-
ron said. Our rst team is where it
used to be. We still dont have a full
second team that you feel really good
about putting those guys in. And no
third team.
The sanctions last another year;
the Trojans are limited to 15 initial
scholarships and 75 total again in
2014.
But Kin said before the season
that the impact of the penalties
would be felt longer than that as the
small scholarship classes advanced
through the program.
USC might not be back to a deep,
talent-rich squad reminiscent of Car-
rolls teams until 2017.
Even at full strength, USC has
plenty of competition in the Pac-12.
Oregon and Stanford are powers,
while Washington, UCLA, Arizona
State and Arizona are on the rise.
Former Southern California wide
receiver John Jackson, an analyst on
Trojans radio broadcasts, says the
setbacks and negativity in the pro-
gram do not signal USC will cease to
be a power. There is still that unques-
tioned tradition of success.
Pat is challenged with a big deci-
sion, Jackson said of the coaching
search. There will be rumors about
everybody, and youre going to see all
the big names.
And the top high school players?
Will they turn their backs on USC
and head elsewhere, such as cross-
town UCLA, which has emerged as a
force under second-year coach Jim
Mora?
UCLA is the hot team now, but
USC has a great opportunity, Jack-
son said. Freshmen want to play,
and all USC has to do is show them
their depth chart.
Wobbly
Kiffin
era ends
at USC
vCONTINUED FROM1C
KELVINKUO, USA TODAY SPORTS
Ed Orgeron, talking at a news conference Sunday in Los Angeles, takes over the Southern California job
on an interim basis. He was 10-25 as head coach at Mississippi from 2005 to 2007.
Our history has been great. We
need to be great again.
Southern California athletics director Pat Haden
The enduring image
from Lane Kins ten-
ure at Southern Califor-
nia might be the deated
footballs.
How could we forget? Last No-
vember, with USC in the midst of a
tailspin from preseason No. 1 in the
Associated Press media poll to un-
ranked, the Pac-12 ned the school
$25,000 for intentionally taking the
air out of the balls on the sideline, ap-
parently as a scheme to make them
easier to grip and throw.
Kin claimed no knowledge. A
student manager was red. But it was
just another in a string of self-inict-
ed controversies. And considering
the violation came in a 62-51 loss to
Oregon just another in a string of
deating performances it seemed
about right.
But for more symbolism, consider:
Before Kins rst kicko, the life
had already been sucked from the
program by Pete Carrolls departure
and devastating NCAA sanctions.
The combination of penalties and
predecessor might have doomed Kif-
n from the start.
Now those factors are fading away.
It might not take much for Kins
successor, whoever gets hired, to
reinate one of college footballs
glamour programs.
This is not to absolve Kin. Not
hardly. So much of what went wrong
with USC was clearly his fault, and it
wasnt just losing though that, as
usual, was the biggest reason. His
time was highlighted by a series of
head-scratching gaes and otherwise
infuriating behavior that changed the
perception of Kin from Boy Won-
der into wondering whether the boy
would ever mature.
Without question, his actions
helped hasten the programs down-
ward spiral and his own demise, but
the situation was set up for failure,
which is also why the next hire is set
up for success. At a news conference
Sunday afternoon to discuss his deci-
sion, USC athletics director Pat Ha-
den narrowed the prole of preferred
candidates to living coaches
really, he did but otherwise, he de-
clined to discuss the search, saying it
wasnt fair to the players who still
have two-thirds of a season left.
Despite the last few seasons, there
wont be any shortage of attractive
contenders for one of college foot-
balls premier jobs. A two-year bowl
ban has been served. The scholarship
reductions (10 a year for three years)
have one more year to run, but the
Trojans can sign a full class of 25
recruits beginning in February 2015
and carry a full roster of 85 scholar-
ships (up from 75) that season.
If the brand has been tarnished a
bit, theres still plenty of cachet to at-
tract top recruits, many of whom are
in the Trojans backyard.
As important, the next coach wont
be following Carroll or being mea-
sured directly against the mantra of
Win Forever. Kin was, and even
more so because he had been a part
of those teams as an assistant coach.
But even before Carroll got out
just ahead of the NCAA posse, Ore-
gon had surpassed USC and the Tro-
jans recruiting had slid.
Yet when the Trojans went 10-2 in
2011, including a victory at Oregon,
and quarterback Matt Barkley decid-
ed to return for his senior season,
USC became a chic preseason pick in
2012. But after a 6-1 start, USC lost
ve of its last six games.
This years 3-2 start, punctuated
by a 62-41 loss at Arizona State on
Saturday, nished Kin.
The next coach enters a changed
environment.
Those Ducks have been dominant,
and Stanford has risen to become a
national contender. Across town,
UCLA is emerging under second-
year coach Jim Mora. Arizona State
might not be far behind. And dont
forget Washington, which is nally
rising again under Steve Sarkisian
(another former Carroll assistant and
a potential candidate for the USC
job).
Still, Haden will have his choice of
coaches. And although the timing of
his decision to let Kin go is odd
meaning the month, not the middle
of the night it also gives him a head
start. Texas, another plum job, might
open soon, too. Haden gets the early
lead in searching for candidates.
If he lands the right guy, look out.
A perennial power could reinate in
a hurry.
Next USC coach could enjoy quick revival
George Schroeder
@GeorgeSchroeder
USATODAYSports
ANALYSIS
KELVINKUO, USA TODAY SPORTS
Southern California AD Pat Haden will
have his choice of coaches.
CHRIS PETERSEN,
BOISE STATE
He has turned down opportunities
at other schools in conferences
whose champ automatically re-
ceives a Bowl Championship Se-
ries bid but none this lofty. Has
had at least 10 wins in each of his
seven full seasons at Boise State,
with two perfect seasons and two
BCS appearances. He might be
ready for another challenge.
KEVIN SUMLIN,
TEXAS A&M
The trendiest name for the way he
rapidly turned A&M from a peren-
nial underachiever into one of the
countrys hottest teams and just
as it traded in the Big 12 for a spot
in the Southeastern Conference.
JACK DEL RIO,
DENVER BRONCOS
The former Jacksonville Jaguars
coach has earned raves as an
assistant with the Broncos, but
what makes Del Rio a candidate is
his time as an All-America line-
backer at USC in the 1980s. But he
has never been a college assis-
tant, let alone a head coach.
STEVE SARKISIAN,
WASHINGTON
His time as a USC assistant under
Pete Carroll is a bonus and an
impediment. Sarkisian was one of
the engines behind the dynastic
run in the 2000s. But USC might be
wary of hiring another of Carrolls
former offensive assistants.
JAMES FRANKLIN,
VANDERBILT
Would bring the sort of energy the
program has lacked and the
energy that was a hallmark of the
great Carroll-coached teams of
the last decade. But hes only three
years into his rst Football Bowl
Subdivision head coaching job.
Paul Myerberg
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Miley Cyrus has no regrets.
Thats the takeaway from or at
least, the oft-repeated message in
MTVs Miley: The Movement.
The Movement was conceived ear-
lier this year, presumably as a means
of promoting the 20-year-old TV and
pop veterans upcoming
album, Bangerz, out
Oct. 8. As anyone read-
ing this knows, Cyrus
kicked that campaign
into high gear awhile ago
with a series of provocative gestures
the most notorious being the
twerk seen round the world at
Augusts MTV Video Music Awards,
which Cyrus memorably describes
here as a strategic hot mess.
But what else would you expect?
Show business is, essentially, all that
this still-very-young woman has
known. Theres no life for me other
than entertaining, she says in one
interview segment. Mother Tish
Cyrus, a prominent presence in the
lm, notes that the younger Cyrus
gave up her childhood as if that
decision had been made without
parental consent.
Father Billy Ray Cyrus wasnt
interviewed for the documentary,
which follows his daughter over
roughly three months, mostly at
public appearances culminating, of
course, with the VMAs. Even more
conspicuous in his absence is Cyrus
former anc, Liam Hemsworth,
whose split with her made news two
weeks ago.
Instead, Pharrell Williams, one of
her collaborators on Bangerz, turns
up to vouch for Cyrus character and
authenticity. Shes still evolving,
Williams says, praising her crazy
voice and calling her a byproduct of
America.
That Cyrus is. She tells us so, not
in those precise words, but in how
she presents her goals and denes
contemporary fame. Defending her
creative choice at the VMAs, she says,
You want to make history. ... Every-
things about whats going to be the
big moment in pop culture.
Cyrus cites similar moments
provided by Madonna and Britney
Spears. The latter, Cyrus idol and a
guest on Bangerz, chats with her in a
cute segment; Cyrus tells Spears that
she has been a Madonna-like inspira-
tion to my whole generation.
Throughout Miley, Cyrus comes
across as good-humored and grateful
to her fans, the army driving her
titular movement. She greets admir-
ers with seemingly genuine enthusi-
asm after a radio interview and a
Good Morning America appearance.
Now people really get to see what
the movement is all about, the for-
mer child star says, later adding,
Right now, I still feel like Im
beginning.
Cyrus is certainly entitled to that
perspective at her age. Lets just hope
that her unfolding story doesnt be-
come yet another cautionary tale.
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The box-oce forecast turned out

to be cloudy with a chance of
millions.
The animated Cloudy With a
Chance of Meatballs 2, the inevitable
sequel to the 2009 hit, coasted to the
top of the charts at theaters this
weekend with $35 million, according
to studio estimates.
The debut met most analysts ex-
pectations and ends September, a
normally sluggish month at the box
oce, on a ourish.
Gitesh Pandya of Boxoce
guru.com says that Meatballs debut
underscores the hunger families
have right now for something com-
pelling to see with the kids.
Critics didnt nd Meatballs that
tasty, as just 58% of the nations lm
reviewers gave it a thumbs-up, says
pollsters Rottentomatoes.com. But
80% of moviegoers liked it, the site
says, a good sign that the lm could
show legs through the fall.
Reagen Sulewski of Boxoce
prophets.com says that the original
lm quietly built up goodwill with
adults four years ago.
Heres the crucial part, Sulewski
says. The rst lm was actually good
and/or tolerable for parents, which is
the real secret audience for family
lms.
Parents and other adults also will
propel ticket sales for the remainder
of the year as studios gear up for the
holidays and Oscar season. Two pos-
sible early awards contenders, Ron
Howards racing thriller Rush and
Hugh Jackmans crime drama Prison-
ers, jockeyed for the silver medal this
weekend.
Prisoners, last weeks winner, took
second place with $11. 2 million. Rush
took third with $10.3 million in its
rst weekend of national release.
The comedy Baggage Claim was
fourth with $9.3 million. Raunchy
comedy Don Jon, Joseph Gordon-
Levitts directorial debut, took fth
place with a respectable $9 million.
Final gures are expected today.
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Meatballs 2 orders up beefy win at box oce
Animated sequels secret:
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@KellyOsbourne why is it that
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sleep you sometimes wake up so
much more tired than you were
before you went to sleep?
@WValderrama Adios #LA..
#AirFrance shall we?.. #Paris see
you in 10hours..
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sunshine! Lets get them some
sunshine !! @adoptthearts
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WHOS CELEBRATING TODAY?
The brush
Ron uses to
groom his
trademark
facial hair
shows the
vanity required
by anchors in the
1970s, Christof-
fersen says.
When Adam McKay was directing
2004s Anchorman: The Legend of
Ron Burgundy (and co-writing with
the lms star, Will Ferrell), he
knew history was in the making.
Honestly, from the very
the rst day of Anchorman,
we started each day by say-
ing, Everything were doing
here is going to go into a
museum, McKay says.
OK, he might have
been making that up.
But in truth, Anchor-
man has landed its museum gig.
Starting Nov. 14, the Newseum in
Washington, D.C., will feature an
exhibit based on the comedy
classic.
Key items from the lm,
which is centered on pomp-
ous, sexist 1970s San
Diego news anchor Ron
Burgundy (Ferrell), will
be on display. They
include Burgundys
wardrobe (including his sig-
nature burgundy anchorman suit),
his IM #1 vanity plate, his ute
and, most importantly, his mustache
brush. Items from other news team
members, such as stud reporter
Brian Fantanas (Paul Rudd) Sex
Panther cologne in its original box,
will class up the joint.
This was no surprise at all, Mc-
Kay says of the exhibit. I was just
wondering, What took so long?
The sequel probably had a lot to do
with the timing. Anchorman 2: The
Legend Continues opens in theaters
in December.
Newseum staers believe that the
exhibit will be educational, shining
a light on the industry at the time.
For example, the movie comically
looks at the old-school sexism that
ruled 1970s newsrooms, which
made it dicult for women
such as Veronica Corning-
stone (Christina Applegate)
to sit in the anchor chair.
There is a reality about
the newsroom here and
the changes that were
going on at the time,
says Newseum curator
Carrie Christoersen. We
like to edu-tain. You can get
educated and entertained.
Even Burgundys mustache brush
demonstrates that there is a level of
vanity required by anchors in the
1970s, she says.
As for the ute on display, used by
Burgundy to impress Veronica,
Christoersen has an educational
element for that: On-air chemistry
was important to the anchors at the
time. They needed that chemistry.
This was the era where there would
be happy talk between the anchors,
she says.
Of course, Ron Burgundy takes it
to a dierent level.
McKay leans toward the entertain-
ment value of the exhibit.
Its a sugary treat to give people
who come to the museum and think
about the news, the press and Ameri-
can democracy, he says.
But as silly as the movie
is, it does deal with serious
issues. There is a little histo-
ry there, denitely.
History lessons at a cost.
McKay used to keep the Sex Panther
cologne box in his oce on display.
And, until the exhibit ends Aug. 31,
Ron Burgundy will have to make do
without his ute.
Ron Burgundy is old-school, Mc-
Kay says. While his utes gone,
I dont think he has any shame about
picking up the recorder and playing a
little Hot Cross Buns.
Rons ute catches re during
a particularly hot jazz solo
in Anchorman: The Legend
of Ron Burgundy.
SNEAK PEEK ANCHORMAN EXHIBIT
Old-school anchor
gets his chance to be
a museum piece
Newseum exhibit
nds serious
issues behind
the satire of Ron
Burgundy
Bryan Alexander
@BryAlexand
USATODAY
Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) drives his colleague
Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate)
to a romantic spot in San Diego in Anchorman.
His license plate will be part of the new exhibit
opening in Washington on Nov. 14.
The box of Sex Panther cologne,
the pungent scent worn by Chan-
nel 4 reporter Brian Fantana
(Paul Rudd), used to reside in
director Adam McKays oce.
The exhibit will include the
stued animal that was used as
a stand-in for Rons beloved dog,
Baxter, who returns in the lms
sequel, due in December.
Adesign rendering depicts
Anchorman: The Exhibit, which
will edu-tain, says Newseum
curator Carrie Christoersen.
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USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
You are meh.
As a simple declaration of biologi-
cal fact, the title of this mediocre CBS
sitcom misstep is accurate: The four
main characters are, indeed, male.
But to the extent the show means to
imply these four men represent the
entire sex, then both
sexes should rise in pro-
test unless you really
do think all men are
boorish, babbling, im-
mature boobs who never
outgrew their childhood member-
ship in some Our Gang He-Man
Woman Haters Club.
The shame here is that three of
TVs more personable men Tony
Shalhoub, Jerry OConnell and Kal
Penn are being wasted by this mis-
begotten series about four recently
(and deservedly) single guys living in
an apartment complex that appar-
ently puts a losers only covenant in
its leases. There are women in this
world, but outside of one of the mens
daughters, they are all either bodies
to be admired or shrews to be
avoided.
Really: If these are men and those
are women, one shudders for the
survival of the race.
Shalhoub is the group leader,
Frank, a four-time divorc with the
sensible ospring (Rebecca Breeds)
and, it seems, a way with the opposite
sex. Penn is Gil, an inept philanderer,
and OConnell is Stuart, a doctor try-
ing to hide his nancial assets from
his about-to-be ex-wife while expos-
ing his other assets via a constantly
worn Speedo.
The foursome is completed by
Carter (Chris Smith), who was
dumped at the altar by his horrible
ance and is taken under the older
mens wings. Until, that is, he decides
to return to his ex a decision his
three friends work to subvert.
And there, it seems, you have it.
They give him stupid bits of advice.
He follows some and rejects others.
And it all leads to the moment where
the ance calls them idiots, which
is about the only line in the entire
show that rings true.
As anyone who has followed his
career knows, Shalhoub is a very
talented actor but even he cant
triumph over material that is, at best,
instantly forgettable. So what youre
left with is a series that, while less
repellent than the even more misogy-
nistic Dads, is equally dull.
So, yeah: meh.
CLIFF LIPSON, CBS
Carter (Chris Smith, front) meets Frank (Tony Shalhoub, left), Stuart
(Jerry OConnell) and Gil (Kal Penn) after being dumped at the altar.
These Men display
male-pattern mediocrity
One-sided battle of the
sexes wastes its actors
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If you have to go, go out on top.
In a stunning 75-minute extended
nale, Vince Gilligan brought Break-
ing Bad to a supremely tting close,
tying up all the loose ends in his
modern classic AMC series and kill-
ing o his now iconic anti-hero Wal-
ter White. And he did so in a way that
conrmed Bads status as one of TVs
greatest series and
star Bryan Cranston as
one of Americas best
actors.
Tense, witty, violent,
oddly tender and, in its
own strange way, as close to a hap-
py ending as a story this dark could
hope, this last episode brought the
story to a straightforward, denitive
conclusion, without the spirituality
of Lost or the ambiguity of The So-
pranos. If its debated, it wont be for
what it meant, but for what it did:
killing Walt, but leaving Jesse alive
and Walts family rich.
So sometimes crime does pay. It
certainly did for viewers.
Sundays dazzling nale began
with Walt at a series low point: dying,
alone, and so thin he has to wear his
wedding ring on a string around his
neck. But he has one last burst of en-
ergy in him, fueled by his remarkable
ability to convince himself hes the
aggrieved party.
So its out of New England, to the
prophetic strains of Marty Robbins
Streets of Laredo. (For Im a young
cowboy and know I must die.)
Hes o to New Mexico, but rst,
he has to stop at the house of Elliott
and Gretchen Schwartz, the couple
he blamed for stealing his research,
and whose TV interview sparked his
drive for a grand criminal exit.
In a lesser show, he would have
killed them, setting o a Spaghetti
Western-style rampage of revenge.
Instead, after treating us to a beauti-
fully composed, nerve-racking long
shot of the couple babbling in the
kitchen as he looks at pictures in the
other room, executive producer and
writer Gilligan twisted the scene to
give Walt the rst of his victories. He
forced the couple to hold his $10 mil-
lion in trust for his children a deal
he sealed by tricking them into
thinking hed put a contract on their
lives.
His familys future set, he was o
to a surprise reunion with Skyler
and for one welcome burst of hones-
ty: a refutation of the claim (by him
or anyone else) that he did it for his
family.
I did it for me. I liked it. I was
good at it, and I was alive.
And that settles that.
Oh, and that ricin at the start of
the season? Turns out it was for
Lydia.
In a sense, the nal episode was a
goodbye tour for Walt and for us,
ending, appropriately enough, with
Jesse. Having planned to kill Jesse,
he instead saved his life, protecting
him from the machine-gun-equipped
trunk that mowed down the neo-Na-
zi gang, and watching as Jesse killed
Todd with a chain, an echo of that
long-ago murder that set Walt on this
trail.
He gave Jesse a chance to kill him,
but Jesse left instead leaving Walt
to die, smiling, and the series to end
on a creative high.
Which is just how it began, and
just what it deserved.
TELEVISION
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Walter White, played by Emmy winner Bryan Cranston, achieves
revenge, and a measure of redemption, in the Breaking Bad nale.
Breaking Bad nale:
Satisfaction to the end
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ranks with TVs nest
USA TODAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 LIFE 3D
Mel Gibson is breaking bad
on-screen.
The 57-year-old actor and director
is making a screen return in roles far
from the edgy, good-guy characters
he portrayed in box-oce franchises
fromMad Max to Lethal Weapon.
In Machete Kills (out Oct. 11),
Gibson goes for full baddie as arms
dealer Luther Voz, while in The
Expendables 3, now shooting in Bul-
garia, Gibson goes malevolent against
Sylvester Stallone and company.
I guess it seems like there is a
pattern, says Gibson, who acknowl-
edges that he has never before played
a full-on villain.
Those are the juicy parts. You go
to movies and its the bad guys that
you really dig, he says. Its interest-
ing territory to explore. He repre-
sents the dark side that we all are
capable of.
A LARGER-THAN-LIFE ROLE
The former box-oce titans career
has been in low gear since 2010,
when audio tapes of an enraged
Gibson played on a tabloid website
and damaged his reputation.
His starring role in 2011s The Bea-
ver, directed by Jodie Foster, opped
at the box oce, and while 2012s Get
the Gringo received solid reviews, it
went straight to video-on-demand.
During Gringos Austin premiere,
Machete Kills director Robert Rodri-
guez proposed the role of Voz, who
goes maniacally rogue and forces the
U.S. president (Charlie Sheen) to sic
the mercenary Machete (Danny
Trejo) on him.
You have a larger-than-life villain
who is bent on destroying the world,
Rodriguez says. Mel just really ap-
pealed and popped out as the guy.
I had to explore it fully before I could
even consider another actor. I really
responded to him as an artist. I
wasnt chasing a tabloid.
Gibson liked the idea of a Bond-
like villain, and he also was a fan of
Rodiguezs original bloodfest, 2010s
Machete.
I laughed until I almost got sick
because of the sheer, shameless ex-
ploitation, Gibson says. I said, Lets
do it.
Rodriguez says Gibson was a col-
laborator on the set, and he even had
ideas about a scene in which Voz
watches his henchmen deal with
Machete on a video monitor while
eating macadamia nuts.
Mel put one into his mouth and
said, These are terrible. Do you mind
if I spit them out even though youre
not supposed to do that with
these? Rodriguez recalls.
So it turned into this very odd
moment with these macadamia
nuts.
Gibsons double take at the video
monitor watching Machetes actions
was so eective, Rodriguez repeated
the scene in the lms closing credits.
That kind of sums up the movie
experience, Rodriguez says. (Gib-
son) was constantly inventive in
making every moment unique.
THE CAST CHIROPRACTOR?
When reports surfaced in 2010 that
Gibson would appear in a Hangover
Part II cameo, the cast reacted nega-
tively. (Liam Neeson eventually lled
the part.) But in Machete Kills, the
cast was game to have Gibson on-
board. In their rst meeting on the
set, Gibson immediately noticed a
chronic shoulder injury Trejo has en-
dured since 1968.
He just started messing with my
shoulder. And all of a sudden, I had
no more shoulder problems, Trejo
says. And all of sudden, hes cracking
peoples backs. He could have opened
a chiropractor clinic. He just under-
stands the body.
During a climatic sword scene,
Trejo paid his respects by acknowl-
edging Gibsons Oscar-winning turn
in 1995s Braveheart.
Before Robert said action, I
threw my sword down and said, Im
not ghting William Wallace, says
Trejo, who was impressed with
Gibsons villain.
Mel owned that part. Hes one of
the greats. I dont care about any-
ones baggage. He came on and did
his job.
For his role as Conrad Stonebanks
in The Expendables 3 (due next
summer), Gibson has even sculpted
himself into shape, working with a
trainer and modifying his diet over
three months before trying to annihi-
late Stallone and his crew.
I just want Sly to look good. And
hes not going to look good if hes
beating up a fat old man, Gibson
says. I have been working really
hard at it. A lot of cardio and very
light weight training, nothing heavy.
Gibson looks so cut that after he
was photographed leaving a Malibu,
Calif., gym, online pundits insisted he
couldnt have achieved the look with-
out steroids.
Thats just hard work, dude, he
insists. When asked about steroids,
he laughs: Have you seen the side
eects of some of that crap? Forget it,
thats too scary.
The positive notices that Gibson
has received for Machete Kills have
him contemplating a return to di-
recting, though he wont specify a
project. Meanwhile, Rodriguez says
Gibson tested well enough with audi-
ences that he has featured his villain
prominently in the lms trailers.
People responded great to him,
and they liked that he was actually
playing the villain, Rodriguez says.
The villains are the best, and Mel
had a eld day.
MOVIES
Mel Gibson looks sharp as a bad guy
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Machete Kills director Robert Rodriguez, left, says Mel Gibson brought a lot of inventiveness to the role of
arms dealer Luther Voz, including a very odd moment in a scene involving a bowl of macadamia nuts.
Machete Kills nds
him carving out a
new career direction
Bryan Alexander
@BryAlexand
USATODAY
Those are the juicy
parts. You go to
movies and its the
bad guys that you
really dig.
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After a seemingly endless summer,
Haim is primed for its formal
introduction.
The Los Angeles band, made up of
three musical sisters Este, Danielle
and Alana Haim (plus drummer
Dash Hutton) played a jampacked
itinerary that spanned both sides
of the Atlantic, including a trifecta
of performances at the Bonnaroo,
Lollapalooza and Glastonbury music
festivals.
The groups busy schedule, which
earlier in the year included succes-
sive stints opening for Florence + the
Machine, Mumford & Sons and
Vampire Weekend, hindered the
album-making process. But Haim
(pronounced Hime) squeezed in
enough studio time to complete Days
Are Gone, out today.
It was hard for us to focus on just
doing a record when people like
Florence (Welch) and Marcus
Mumford were asking us to go
on tour, says bass player Este,
the big sister of the group at
27. We had to go on tour and
come back to it, which really
was kind of nice because be-
ing on the road is inspiring
for us.
Along the way, the band
released a trio of singles
(Forever, Dont Save Me and
Falling), revealing a pol-
ished studio prowess to
match its energetic live
show. The building buzz
has made Days Are Gone
one of this falls most antic-
ipated album debuts, says
Jason Lipshutz, associate
editor at Billboard.com.
What is remarkable is that
they seem so comfortable in
the studio already when ... they
are very much a live band, he
says. They just kind of radiate
this older-sister vibe, someone
who is cooler than you, and they
radiate that in their music, too.
The 11-song collection of infec-
tious, slick pop songs includes recent
single The Wire, which has an enter-
taining video that presents the girls
as heartbreakers. (Jorma Taccone of
comedy group The Lonely Island is
among the guys dumped by the Haim
sisters, yet he still feels drawn to
attend the bands concert.)
No song is strictly biographical
we draw a lot of inspiration from our
friends stories, too, Este says. We
have three songwriters in the band.
A lot of the songs are each of our
stories, all melded. Whether we like it
or not, we judge the quality of our
lives based on the relationships that
we have. I know I do.
Family is central to the bands sto-
ry. The girls began performing with
their parents in a cover band called
Rockinhaim at ages 11
(Este), 8 (Danielle) and
5 (Alana). Mustang
Sally was the rst
song we learned,
Este says.
As they got older, the sisters began
crafting their own songs and per-
forming in L.A. venues, playing in
touring bands with ex-Rilo Kiley
singer Jenny Lewis and Strokes sing-
er Julian Casablancas. After Haim
topped the BBCs Sound of 2013 list,
which showcases the best rising stars,
stu really started snowballing,
Danielle, 23, told USA TODAY at
the South By Southwest festival in
Austin, where the band was named
the best developing U.S. act.
Its been pretty amazing watching
them grow over the last couple
years, says Ezra Koenig, singer and
guitarist for Vampire Weekend,
whose producer Ariel Rechtshaid
wound up assisting on Haims album.
They are one of the few bands I was
really struck by just how good they
could play.
Dont hold your breath waiting
for a family feud. There is really no
drama. We have been playing in a
band since we were, like, 5, says
Alana, 21. If we were going to fall out
and have our Oasis moment, it would
have happened 10 years ago. The only
time we ever have disagreements is
when I want to borrow Danielles
leather jacket and she doesnt want
to let me. Thats a ght.
Fans who have followed the band
will know a number of songs on Days
Are Gone. Five appeared on EPs, but
its really not a detriment, because
the other half of the unheard songs
could be singles in themselves, Lip-
shutz says. They are just that good.
With the albums release, the band
embarks on its own U.S. headlining
tour in October. Then the sisters
head overseas again Haim just
played the iTunes Festival in London
to open for Phoenix on more than
a dozen European shows before
headlining several concerts in the
United Kingdom and Ireland.
Still, the band wont forget this
past summer. Before going onstage at
Glastonbury, where Haim played to a
crowd of 30,000, all of us stopped
for a second, Este says. We really
wanted to appreciate it. It was kind
of a surreal moment for us.
The albums release should swell
Haims crowds. We are really
charged up and red up about the
record, Este says. It was so dicult
for me not to just leak the record on
my own. We hope that people like it
and enjoy what we are doing.
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@MikeSnider
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Haim prepares for even brighter Days
TOMBEARD,
COLUMBIA RECORDS
The Haim
sisters
Este, left,
Danielle
and Alana
grew up
playing
music
together.
Their first
full-length
album,
Days Are
Gone, is
in stores
today.
If we were going
to fall out and
have our Oasis
moment, it would
have happened
10 years ago.
Alana Haim
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Haim joins a long list of bands with
names that are often mispronounced.
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Communities are at risk if high numbers
of people dont get whooping cough shot.
The 2010 California outbreak of
the respiratory disease pertussis
(commonly called whooping cough)
resulted in 9,120 cases and 10 deaths
a third of all the cases in the USA
that year. Several causes have been
documented, including waning im-
munity of the pertussis vaccine. A
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Lori Ireland and a handful of other
parents in Chapel Hill, N.C., had a
simple dream: They wanted their
teenage kids to be able to have jobs
someday. Sitting around with noth-
ing productive to do would be unsat-
isfying and frustrating, not to
mention expensive.
But they also knew the dismal
truth: Its tough for someone with
autism to get a job.
So, like an increasing number of
parents with children on the autism
spectrum, Ireland and her peers set
out to employ them themselves.
Their non-prot Extraordinary Ven-
tures businesses, including one that
cleans city buses and another that
makes candles and other gifts, now
employ 40 people with developmen-
tal disabilities in the Chapel Hill area.
Ireland recently told her story to a
group of parents and autism advo-
cates as part of a nationwide eort
by the non-prot Autism Speaks to
inspire more parents to follow her
lead. The group has also developed a
digital tool kit to help people with
autism get and keep jobs.
Ireland and others will bring their
tales to more cities this fall, including
Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Miami,
St. Louis and Scottsdale, Ariz.
Slightly more than half of young
people with autism have ever worked
for pay since leaving high school,
says a survey in the current issue of
the Journal of the American Academy
of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Roughly 85% of those who were least
disabled had worked, vs. just 12% of
those most severely disabled.
By comparison, young people with
emotional disturbances, learning dis-
abilities or impaired speech and lan-
guage were about ve times more
likely to have held a job. And people
with intellectual disabilities were
twice as likely to have been employed
since high school, the survey found.
Paul Shattuck, associate professor
at Drexel Universitys Autism Insti-
tute in Philadelphia, helped conduct
the research. He says its not entirely
clear why people with autism are so
much more disadvantaged. But he
thinks that the social and communi-
cations challenges that dene autism
put them at a particular decit.
More and more jobs in our econ-
omy require that you successfully in-
teract with other people as part of
your job that is your job, he says.
This is uniquely disabling for people
on the autism spectrum.
Though many people still think of
autism as a childhood condition, its
eects are mostly life-long. Begin-
ning in the late 1980s, autism diag-
noses began to skyrocket, and kids
diagnosed then are now young
adults. About 50,000 children on the
autism spectrum turn 18 every year.
Their parents began advocating for
better diagnosis and care back in the
90s. Many of those same parents are
now turning their advocacy skills to
jobs for those on the spectrum.
People with autism may be as
good as or better at a particular job
than someone else, says Lisa Goring,
vice president of family services at
Autism Speaks. But those on the
spectrum will likely need special
accommodations to work to their po-
tential. Some mainstream business-
es, such as Walgreens, are known for
accommodating people with autism,
but there arent nearly enough op-
portunities, Goring says. So parents
are increasingly lling the void.
Irelands son Vinnie doesnt mind
repetitive tasks, such as cleaning
rows of bus seats or mowing lawns
day after day. But someone else must
handle the communications aspects
of the work, because Vinnie doesnt
speak more than a few words.
Other parents play to their adult
childrens strengths, perhaps opening
a T-shirt silk-screening shop if their
child has artistic skills, or starting
organic farms if they like to work
outdoors.
The nonPareil Institute in Plano,
Texas, was started ve years ago to
take advantage of the founders chil-
drens love of technology. The non-
prot trains adults on the spectrum
to develop digital games and apps.
The institute has released ve apps
and a couple of games, with many
more on the way, says Dan Selec,
nonPareils CEO.
The training program, which costs
$675 a month, has now grown to 130
students and is in talks to expand to
seven more cities, Selec says.
Aaron Winston of Dallas joined
the program three years ago, after
graduating from high school and
briey attempting community col-
lege. Though he had no technical
skills at the beginning, he has now
learned so much that the company
recently promoted him to a full-time
employee, one of four full-time sta-
ers on the spectrum.
If it wasnt for nonPareil, Id prob-
ably be struggling through college or
doing some type of job Im overquali-
ed for, he says.
HEALTH
Parents help their autistic kids nd work
Its tough for those
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get, and hold, a job
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Aaron Winston of Dallas joined the nonPareil program after nishing
high school and attempting community college. The company, which
develops digital games and apps, recently hired him full time.
PETER GRANDSTAFF
Charles
Roland helps
clean buses
in North
Carolina, one
of the jobs that
Lori Irelands
Extraordinary
Ventures group
has lined up for
young people
on the autism
spectrum.
More and more
jobs require that
you successfully
interact with other
people, (which) is
uniquely disabling
for people on the
autism spectrum.
Paul Shattuck, Drexel University
A notable 1991 study found that
91% of 6-year-old kids correctly
matched Old Joe, the Camel ciga-
rettes cartoon logo, with a picture of
a cigarette nearly equal to the
number who correctly matched
Mickey Mouse with the Disney
Channel logo. Two decades later, a
study nds that cigarette manufac-
turers eorts to reach young chil-
dren in low- and middle-income
countries globally is nearly as eec-
tive. The study, in Octobers Pediat-
rics, nds that 68% of 2,400 children
ages 5 and 6 surveyed in Brazil, Chi-
na, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Rus-
sia correctly identied at least one
cigarette brand logo when matching
logos with their respective objects.
Previous studies show that kids with
high exposure to and awareness lev-
els of tobacco marketing are more
likely to smoke cigarettes as adults.
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Her teen idol status is undeniable.
Fans wear T-shirts emblazoned
with her face and play computer and
video games that carry her name.
Her concerts are sold out, and she
has admirers around the world copy-
ing her look.
Hatsune Miku is a pop star, no
doubt. Shes just not a real person.
Shes a virtual idol, says Ian
Condry, a Massachusetts Institute of
Technology professor who lectures
on Hatsune Miku and is the author of
The Soul of Anime. I might even call
her a wiki-celebrity.
The futuristic-looking cartoon
character a 16-year-old with pale
skin, long teal pigtails and skimpy
school-girl attire was born in
2007 as nothing more than a mascot
for Crypton Future Medias Hatsune
Miku synthetic voice software. The
application, which utilizes Yamahas
vocaloid technology, allows users to
make music with a synthetic singer
(sampled from the voice of Japanese
actress Saki Fujita) who sounds like a
mix of Auto-Tuned Britney Spears
and high-pitched synth.
From there, Miku went on to star
in a series of computer programs and
video games, two of which (Hatsune
Miku V3 English and Project Diva F)
got English-language U.S. releases in
August.
Miku has become a hub of cre-
ative culture for collaborations
among artists and fans, says Crypton
marketing director Muraki Kanae,
who e-mailed USA TODAY via an
interpreter.
More obsessive followers began
creating art in her likeness (more
than 1 million derivative artworks
have been produced, Crypton says),
uploading music videos (100,000-
plus fan-produced songs), writing fan
ction and marrying the cyber
celeb in virtual weddings.
(Shes) one of the rst big, truly
global phenomenons based on wide-
spread prevalence of video-capable
sites like YouTube, says Tom Looser,
a professor of Japanese studies who
covers Hatsune Miku in his New
York University classes. She became
a crowd-sourced celeb.
This all sounds about right for
Hello Kitty- and anime-adoring
Japanese fans, but Americans have
welcomed Miku, too. Theyre even
dressing and acting like her via
cosplay, short for costume play.
At the Anime USA convention this
month in Washington, D.C., plenty of
Hatsune Mikus were spotted dancing
around the convention center.
The songs are just amazing,
gushes Miku cosplayer Alaisa Cow-
herd, 16, of Virginia Beach.
Condry gets the appeal. Its as if
you write a song for Lady Gaga, and
she actually sings it, he says.
Crypton has brought Miku to
life in concert, like virtual band
Gorillaz or the Tupac Shakur
hologram that played at Coa-
chella music festival. The per-
forming Miku looks like a 3-D
gure but is actually a two-
dimensional projection on a
curved glass screen, Con-
dry says. (Crypton wont
disclose technical details.)
An estimated 85,000
people have seen the ener-
getic avatar sing fan-
produced songs in Hong
Kong, Los Angeles and
Yokohama, Japan, where
Miku performed last month
as part of her 6th birthday
celebration.
Shes also gotten into opera.
After several shows throughout
Japan, vocaloid opera The End is
making a November stop at the
Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs
collaborated on Mikus outts for the
show, which is themed in death
music, Kanae says. But it certainly
wont be Mikus funeral.
She should last another 30 to 40
years, Condry predicts.
Hatsune
Miku was
born in
2007 as
a mascot
for synthetic
voice software.
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aTime in Wonder-
land.
YouTube.com
Breaking Bad Eggs
(Annoying Orange).
Meet Walter
Eggwhite andhis
associate Messy
Pinkman.
MYNOT SO
subCONSCIOUS
(AsAmFilmLab).
What happens
when your sub-
conscious takes on
alife of its own.
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Larry King Now. Todays guest is actress
GinaGershon.
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Win Butler, left, and the members of
Arcade Fire perform Here Comes the
Night Time in a special that aired after
Saturday Night Lives season premiere.
TRAE PATTON, NBC
Christina Aguilera is back for another
spin or two as a judge on The Voice.
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THE VOICE
NBC, 8 ET/PT
Whatever you thought of The Voices
Emmy win, you have to give the show
credit for at least two things. The rst
is the spinning-chair gimmick, which
may be the most entertaining twist
in any game show. And the second is
disguising a game show as a singing
contest because when it comes
right down to it, The Voice is closer to
The Hollywood Squares than Amer-
ican Idol. You watch for the stars in
the chairs; the contestants dont
matter, and the winners are forgot-
ten the moment theyre o-screen.
SLEEPY HOLLOW
FOX, 9 ET/PT
Pity the poor person trying to sell
a home in Sleepy Hollow. Its bad
enough the town has been invaded
by a demonic headless horseman and
a should-be-dead Revolutionary War
hero. Now its facing the Sandman,
a Freddy Krueger-type character
whos invading the townsfolks
dreams and driving them crazy
Abbie (Nicole Beharie) included. Her
only hope lies with Ichabod (Tom
Mison) and her institutionalized
sister (Lyndie Greenwood).
CASTLE
ABC, 10 ET/PT
In case you missed last weeks pre-
miere, Castles visit to D.C. has not
gone well: Hes been infected with
a deadly military-grade toxin, and
Becket has only 24 hours to save him.
Well, actually, one hour: Hes due
back in New York next week. And
that counts as a spoiler only if you
really thought Castle was going to kill
Castle in the seasons second episode.
CRITICS
CORNER
BROWNIE HARRIS, FOX
Abbie (Nicole Beharie) and Ichabod
(Tom Mison) uncover a new evil soldier.
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NETWORK
ABC Dancing with the Stars. The couples perform; elimination. (N) (Live) (HD) Castle. Beckett races to find a stolen toxin.
(N) (HD)
Local news. Kimmel. Danny
DeVito. (N) (HD)
CBS HowI Met Your
Mother. (N) (HD)
We Are Men. (Series
premiere) (N) (HD)
2 Broke Girls. (N) (HD) Mom. Bonnie and
Christy face a crisis. (N)
Hostages. Duncan threatens Ellen. (N) (HD) Local news. Letterman. Sean
Hayes; Sting. (N) (HD)
Fox Bones. Investigating a gang members death.
(N) (HD)
Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod helps Abbie defeat
the Sandman. (N) (HD)
Local news and programming.
NBC The Voice. Vocalists audition for the judges. (N) (HD) The Blacklist. An assassin known as The
Freelancer. (N) (HD)
Local news. Leno. Magic Johnson;
Marjorie Johnson. (N) (HD)
PBS Antiques Roadshow. Poster for Joan Baez/
Bob Dylan concert. (HD)
Genealogy Roadshow. Secret World War II
activities. (N) (HD)
Independent Lens. (Season premiere) Journey lead singer Arnel
Pineda. (N) (HD)
Charlie Rose. (N) (HD)
CW iHeartradio Music Festival, Night 1. Performances include Robin Thicke. (N) (HD) Local programming.
MyNet Law& Order: Special Victims Unit. (HD) Law& Order: Special Victims Unit. (HD) Local programming.
ION Criminal Minds. Cannibalistic serial killer. (HD) Criminal Minds. Serial killer may target Garcia. Criminal Minds. Search for a serial killer. (HD) Criminal Minds. (HD)
Telemundo Dama y Obrero. (N) (HD) Marido en Alquiler. (N) (HD) Santa Diabla. (N) (HD) Al Rojo Vivo. (N) Decisiones.
Univision Porque el Amor Manda. (N) (HD) La Tempestad. (N) (HD) Qu Bonito Amor. (N) (HD) Primer Impacto Extra. Noticiero Uni.
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A&E Barter Kings. Trading up for a snowcat. (HD) Barter Kings. Vacation house on Catalina Island. Barter Kings. The guys make their own jingle. Barter Kings. (HD)
ABC Family Zookeeper. e (From 7:00) With Kevin James.
(1 hr. 41 mins.) (2011) (HD)
Billy Madison. e A hotel magnates adult son goes back to grade school. With Adam
Sandler, Darren McGavin. (1 hr. 29 mins.) (1995) (HD)
The 700 Club. (HD)
AMC Shooter. ee(From 7:00) A wounded sniper plots revenge against those who betrayed him.
With Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pea. (2 hrs. 6 mins.) (2007) (HD)
Breaking Bad. The story concludes. (HD) Shooter. ee(Starts 11:15) With Mark
Wahlberg. (2 hrs. 6 mins.) (2007) (HD)
Animal Planet Monsters Inside Me. (HD) Monsters Inside Me. (Season premiere) (N) Infested! Scorpions invade a newhome. Monsters Inside Me. (HD)
BBC America Top Gear. Highlights from the show. (HD) Top Gear. Highlights from the show. (HD) Top Gear. (HD) Top Gear. (HD)
BET Death at a Funeral. ee(From 7:30) With Keith David, Loretta Devine. (2010) (HD) Beauty Shop. eeWith Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone. (1 hr. 45 mins.) (2005)
Bravo NeNe/Wedding. The Real Housewives of NewJersey. Someone newgets involved. The Real Housewives of Miami. (N) (HD) What Happens. Real Housewives.
Cartoon Uncle Grandpa. (N) MAD. (N) (HD) King of the Hill. (HD) The Cleveland Show. Bobs Burgers. (HD) American Dad. (HD) Family Guy. (HD) Family Guy. (HD)
Cinemax The Five-Year Engagement. eee(From 7:50) An engaged couple trips up on the long walk
down the aisle. With Jason Segel, Emily Blunt. (2 hrs. 4 mins.) (2012) (HD)
The Dark Knight Rises. eeeBatman faces a masked villain named Bane. With Christian
Bale, Anne Hathaway. (2 hrs. 45 mins.) (2012) (HD)
CMT Extreme Home Makeover. Extreme Home Makeover. Extreme Home Makeover. Cops Reloaded. Cops Reloaded.
CNBC The Costco Craze: Inside the. 60 Minutes on CNBC. American Greed. Mad Money. (HD)
CNN Anderson Cooper 360. (N) (HD) Piers Morgan Live. (N) (Live) (HD) AC 360 Later. (N) (HD) Erin Burnett OutFront. (HD)
Comedy Futurama. (HD) Futurama. (HD) South Park. (HD) South Park. (HD) Brickleberry. (HD) South Park. (HD) Daily Show. The Colbert Report.
Discovery Fast N Loud. The Bronco goes over-budget. Fast N Loud: Revved Up. (N) (HD) Turn & Burn. (N) (HD) Fast N Loud: Revved Up. (HD)
Disney Teen Beach Movie. With Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell. (1 hr. 30 mins.) (2013) (HD) Dog with a Blog. Jessie. (HD) A.N.T. Farm. (HD) Jessie. (HD)
DisXD Crash & Bernstein. Kickin It. (N) (HD) Lab Rats. (N) (HD) Pac-Man and the Lab Rats. (HD) Lab Rats. (HD) Lab Rats. (HD) Lab Rats. (HD)
E! E! News. (N) (HD) Ryan Seacrest. Keeping Up with the Kardashians. (HD) Keeping Up with the Kardashians. (HD) Chelsea Lately. (N) E! News. (HD)
Encore Goldfinger. eeee Agent 007 fights Oddjob and a madmans Fort Knox scheme. With
Sean Connery, Gert Frobe. (1 hr. 52 mins.) (1964)
Good Will Hunting. eee(Starts 9:50) A young Boston man must deal with his genius and
emotions. With Matt Damon, Robin Williams. (2 hrs. 6 mins.) (1997)
Fox News The OReilly Factor. (N) (HD) Hannity. (N) (HD) On the Record with Greta Van Susteren. (N) The OReilly Factor. (HD)
Food Diners, Drive. Diners, Drive. Diners, Drive. Diners, Drive. Diners, Drive. Diners, Drive. Diners, Drive. Diners, Drive.
FX Unstoppable. eeeTwo men try to stop a runaway train carrying toxic cargo. With Denzel Washington, Chris Pine.
(1 hr. 38 mins.) (2010) (HD)
Unstoppable. eee(Starts 10:33) Two men try to stop a runaway
train carrying toxic cargo. With Denzel Washington. (2010) (HD)
Gala El Chavo. Familia Peluche. Familia Peluche. Familia Peluche. Familia Peluche. Los Supergenios. Noticiero Con Joaquin.
GSN Family Feud. Family Feud. Family Feud. Family Feud. Family Feud. Family Feud. Family Feud. Family Feud.
Hallmark Your Love Never Fails. eeeWith Elisa Donovan, Kirstin Dorn. (2011) (HD) Frasier. Frasier. Frasier. Frasier.
HBO Parental Guidance. ee(From 7:15) With Billy
Crystal. (1 hr. 44 mins.) (2012) (HD)
Prometheus. eeeExplorers wage a terrifying battle to save mankinds future. With Noomi
Rapace, Michael Fassbender. (2 hrs. 3 mins.) (2012) (HD)
Eastbound & Down.
(HD)
Boxing.
HGTV Love It or List It. (HD) Love It or List It. (N) (HD) House Hunters. (N) Hunters Intl. Love It or List It. Holly and Peter. (HD)
History Ancient Aliens. Extraterrestrial link to pyramids. Ancient Aliens. (HD) Ancient Aliens. The three pyramids of Giza. Ancient Aliens. Gigantic lines extend for miles.
HLN Nancy Grace. (N) Dr. Drewon Call. (N) HLN After Dark. (N) Showbiz Tonight. (HD)
ID 20/20 on ID. A teenage pact leads to arson. (N) 20/20 on ID. (N) (HD) Twisted. Five bodies found in a pool. (N) (HD) 20/20 on ID. A teenage pact leads to arson.
IFC The Hills Have Eyes 2. e With Michael McMillian, Jessica Stroup. (2007) (HD) House of 1000 Corpses. eWith Sid Haig, Bill Moseley. (1 hr. 28 mins.) (2003) (HD)
Lifetime Hocus Pocus. eeWith Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker. (1993) (HD) Because I Said So. e With Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore. (1 hr. 49 mins.) (2007) (HD)
Lifetime Movie A Child Lost Forever. With Beverly DAngelo, Michael McGrady. (1 hr. 37 mins.) (1992) Baby Snatcher. eeWith Veronica Hamel, Nancy McKeon. (1992) (HD)
Movie Channel Behind the Burly Q. ee Behind-the-scenes stories tell of burlesque
performers. (1 hr. 37 mins.) (2010) (HD)
Bel Ami. ee (Starts 9:40) A man seduces his way up the ladder of Parisian society. With Rob-
ert Pattinson, Uma Thurman. (1 hr. 42 mins.) (2012) (HD)
Public Sex. e(2009)
(HD)
MSNBC All In with Chris Hayes. (N) (HD) The Rachel MaddowShow. (N) (HD) The Last Word with Lawrence ODonnell. (N) All In with Chris Hayes. (HD)
MTV Teen Mom3. Brittney goes on a road trip. Teen Mom3. Briana makes a decision. (HD) Teen Mom3. Briana faces Devoin in court. (N) (HD) Teen Mom3. (HD)
Nat. Geo. Alaska State Troopers. (HD) Alaska State Troopers. (HD) Alaska State Troopers. (HD) Alaska State Troopers. (HD)
Nick AwesomenessTV. (N) Full House. Full House. Full House. The Nanny. The Nanny. Friends. Friends.
OWN Dateline on OWN. Internet con artists. (HD) Dateline on OWN. (HD) Dateline on OWN. (HD) Dateline on OWN. Internet con artists. (HD)
Oxygen Snapped. A wife is the target of a killer. Snapped. An end to a husbands cheating. Snapped. Snapped. A lottery winner goes missing.
Science NASAs Unexplained Files. (HD) Are We Alone? Explorers search for clues to whether alien life exists in the solar system. (HD) NASAs Unexplained Files. (HD)
Showtime Homeland. Nick Brody remains at large. (HD) Masters of Sex. A secret study of human
sexuality. (HD)
Homeland. Nick Brody remains at large. (HD) Masters of Sex. A secret study of human
sexuality. (HD)
Spike Cops. (HD) Cops. (HD) Cops. (HD) Cops. (HD) Cops. (HD) Cops. (HD) Cops. (HD) Cops. (HD)
Starz The Patriot. eee (From 6:10) (2000) Underworld: Awakening. eeWith Kate Beckinsale. (2012) Reindeer Games. ee(Starts 10:35) With Ben Affleck. (2000)
Sundance The Hurt Locker. eeeMembers of an elite bomb squad pull hazardous duty in Iraq. With Jeremy Renner. (2 hrs. 7 mins.) (2008) (HD) Breaking Bad. (HD)
Syfy Drive Angry. ee (From 7:00) (2011) (HD) Ghost Rider. ee A motorcycle stuntman is a supernatural agent of vengeance. With Nicolas Cage. (2007) (HD) The Covenant. e
TBS The Big Bang Theory.
(HD)
The Big Bang Theory.
(HD)
The Big Bang Theory.
(HD)
The Big Bang Theory.
(HD)
The Big Bang Theory.
(HD)
The Big Bang Theory.
(HD)
Conan. Demi Lovato; J.B. Smoove; Moby.
(N) (HD)
TCM Stagecoach. eeee Travelers embark on a perilous trip across the Southwest. With John
Wayne, Claire Trevor. (1 hr. 36 mins.) (1939)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey. War makes
cinema more daring. (N)
Citizen Kane. eeee (Starts 11:15) With Or-
son Welles, Joseph Cotten. (1941)
TLC Long Island MediumOn the Road. (HD) Long Island MediumOn the Road. (HD) Long Island MediumOn the Road. (HD) Long Island MediumOn the Road. (HD)
TNT Castle. A DJ is murdered. (HD) Castle. Alexis starts a video blog. (HD) Major Crimes. A producer rides along with
Sanchez. (HD)
CSI: NY. A private school student is murdered.
(HD)
Travel Bizarre Foods America. (HD) Bizarre Foods America. (HD) Hotel Impossible. (N) (HD) Hotel Impossible. (HD)
TruTV Lizard Lick Towing. Lizard Lick Towing. Lizard Lick Towing. Lizard Lick Towing. Lizard Lick Towing. Lizard Lick Towing. All Worked Up. (HD) All Worked Up. (HD)
TV Land Andy Griffith Show. Andy Griffith. Everybody/Raymond. Everybody/Raymond. Friends. (HD) Friends. (HD) The King of Queens. The King of Queens.
USA WWE Mon. Night Football. RAW: CMPunk looks to avenge Rybacks sinister attack. (N) (HD) (Live) Fast Five. ee (Starts 11:05) With Vin Diesel,
Paul Walker. (2011) (HD)
VH1 Basketball Wives. (N) (HD) T.I. and Tiny. Black Ink Crew. Dutchess covers a tattoo. (N) Basketball Wives. (HD) T.I. and Tiny.
WE CSI: Miami. CSI: Miami. The team investigates two murders. CSI: Miami. A criminal takes Natalia hostage. CSI: Miami. Horatio protects a martial artist.
WEA Heavy Metal Monsters. Heavy Metal Monsters. Heavy Metal Monsters. Heavy Metal Monsters. Weather Center Live. (N) (HD) Heavy Metal Monsters. Heavy Metal Monsters.
WGN America Americas Funniest Home Videos. Parks and Recreation. Parks and Recreation. WGN News at Nine. (N) (HD) HowI Met/Mother. Rules of Engagement.
SPORTS NETWORKS
ESPN Mon. Night Football. NFL Football: Miami Dolphins at NewOrleans Saints. (N) (HD) (Live) SportsCenter. (N)
ESPN2 SEC Storied. (HD) 30 for 30. Shorts (N) E:60. (N) (HD) Baseball Tonight. (N) (HD) (Live) SportsCenter. (N) Olbermann. (N) (Live)
ESPNU College Football: Teams TBA. (HD) BCS Countdown. (HD)
FS1 Fox Sports 1 on 1. (N) Being. (HD) Boxing: Sadam Ali vs. Jay Krupp. Ali battles Krupp in the main event. From NewYork. (N) Fox Sports Live. (N) (HD) (Live)
Golf Live Fromthe Presidents Cup. (HD) Live Fromthe Presidents Cup. (HD) Live Fromthe Presidents Cup. (HD) Inside the PGA Tour. Learning Center.
NBA NBA Media Day: Highlights. NBA Rooks. NBA Rooks: Passing. NBA Media Day: Highlights. NBA Media Day: Highlights.
NBCSports Poker After Dark. (HD) Poker After Dark. (HD) Poker After Dark. (HD) Poker After Dark. (HD)
NFLN NFL Total Access. (N) NFL GameDay Final. (HD) NFL GameDay Final. (HD) NFL Total Access. (N)
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