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Strength from adversity

Dak Prescott to wear cleats designed by local artist

Courtesy photo
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott walks with Kendrell Daniels during a visit to Dallas earlier in the fall. On Sunday, Prescott will wear
Daniels’ custom-designed cleats. Daniels creates his art through the EXPRESS Yourself! program at Mississippi State’s T.K. Martin Center for
Technology and Disability. BELOW: Prescott, an MSU alumnus, poses with two custom cleats designed by EXPRESS Yourself! program artist
Kendrell Daniels. Prescott will wear the cleats in a Sunday game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

19-year-old EMCC student attending

his first NFL game to see his art in motion
By Alex Holloway phone to brushing his teeth.
aholloway@cdispatch.com It can be tough, Daniels said, but

K
endrell Daniels looks to his role
model, Dallas Cowboys quar-
terback Dak Prescott, on how
to turn adversity to strength.
Daniels, a 19-year-old artist with
the EXPRESS Yourself! program at
Mississippi State’s T.K. Martin Center
for Technology and Disability, was
born without arms. He’s learned to
use his feet to perform a number of
day-to-day activities, from using a
the way he sees it, the same is true
for Prescott, who played his collegiate
career at MSU.
“It’s a difficult job, being a quarter-
back for an NFL team,” Daniels said.
“I know how hard he works.”
Daniels’ talents include paint-
ing — a special skill that will be on
display for the nation to see today as
the Cowboys take on the Philadel-
See Daniels, 8A Courtesy image/Dallas Cowboys

Chancery court judges reminisce

Retiring chan-
cery judges
about time serving on the bench
Kenneth Burns,
Dorothy Co-
All three retiring judges honored Friday the event, paying their re-
spects to judges and trading
lom and Jim
Davidson were
with reception at S.D. Lee Home stories at the Stephen D. Lee
honored Friday Home in Columbus.
By Slim Smith For two hours, roughly Conspicuous by their
with a recep- ssmith@cdispatch.com
tion at the S.D. 200 people — mostly court absence were three people
Lee Home. The personnel, lawyers, family who will fill those positions
The staff of the 14th Dis-
judges served and friends of the retiring on the bench. Paula Drun-
on the bench for trict Chancery Court threw
a retirement party Friday af- judges Dorothy Colom, Ken- gole-Ellis, Rodney Faver
a combined 52
years. ternoon, the likes of which it neth Burns and Jim David- and Joe Studdard were all in
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff isn’t likely to see again. son — drifted in and out of See Judges, 6A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

Jack Tompkins
Fifth grade, Annunciation
1 What city pretended to secede from the Today meetings
United States in 1982, declaring itself the Dec. 10:
■ Columbus Girlchoir: The Columbus Girlchoir,
Conch Republic? Columbus Mu-
2 What movie spawned a short-lived TV under the direction of Cherry Dunn, presents a
holiday concert at 3 p.m. at Poindexter Hall on The nicipal School
series sequel, “Karen Sisco,” with Carla
Gugino taking over Jennifer Lopez’s role? W campus. Free to the public. District Board
3 The Dvorak layout patented in 1936, was ■ Merry Christmas, Columbus: Fairview Baptist regular meet-
created as a more efficient way to do what? Church presents this annual production featuring ing, 6 p.m.,
4 What comic strip was reprinted in books drama teams, choirs and orchestra at 5:30 p.m.; Brandon Cen-
titled “Scientific Progress Goes ‘Boink’,” free to the public.

44 Low 34 “Yukon Ho!” and “Weirdos from Another tral Services

High Planet!”? Dec. 14: Lown-
Morning rain likely 5 What material is the main component of
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Today and Monday des County
Full forecast on ■ First Christmas: Due to the rain on Saturday, School District
Answers, 6D
page 2A. Columbus’ First Baptist Church’s has added an Board, 12:30,
extra day to the schedule for its recreation of
District Office
Bethlehem on the night of Jesus’ birth. The village,
Inside erected at The Shops at Brickerton near the
Dec. 17: Lown-
des County
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Sunday
Say What?
Did you hear? “John Kelly will leaving — I don’t know if I can
Man who drove into crowd say retiring — but he’s a great guy.”
President Donald Trump on the departure of chief

convicted of first-degree murder of staff John Kelly. Story, 6A.

Jury rejected arguments man acted

in self-defense during a ‘Unite the Ask Rufus
Right’ rally in Charlottesville in 2017
By DENISE LAVOIE
AP Legal Affairs Writer
veillance shown to jurors.
Prosecutors told the
jury that Fields was angry
The Fish Trap
I
CHARLOTTESVILLE, after witnessing violent just took people on
Va. — A man who drove clashes between the two a journey it. I record-
his car into counterpro- sides earlier in the day. through ed several
testers at a 2017 white na- The violence prompted po- history, fish- others in the
tionalist rally in Virginia
lice to shut down the rally ing, politics northeast and
was convicted Friday of
before it even officially be- and up the east part of
first-degree murder, a ver-
gan. Tombigbee. the state that
dict that local civil rights
Heather Heyer, a It all started are described
activists hope will help
32-year-old paralegal and in the parking in the book.
heal a community still
civil rights activist, was lot of the … Late 1800s
scarred by the violence
killed, and nearly three Episcopal - early 1900s
and the racial tensions it
dozen others were injured. Church of the is a good time
inflamed nationwide.
The trial featured emotion- Incarnation frame. I also
A state jury rejected Rufus Ward
al testimony from survi- in West Point noted a lean-
defense arguments that
vors who described dev- one day last to or rack
James Alex Fields Jr. act-
astating injuries and long, week. of some kind up on the
ed in self-defense during
complicated recoveries. Karen was talking to hillside perhaps where
a “Unite the Right” rally
After the verdict was a friend, Betty Person, the fisherman camped
in Charlottesville on Aug. Courtesy photo
read in court, some of when she noticed a out waiting for the trap
12, 2017. Jurors also con- Shown is a late 1800s painting of a fish weir or fish
those who were injured painting of what looked to fill.”
victed Fields of eight other trap on the Tombigbee River. Often an old painting has
embraced Heyer’s moth- like a river scene in As to the tree cut a grand story behind it waiting to be uncovered.
charges, including aggra-
er, Susan Bro. She left the Betty’s car. When Betty down and lying across
vated malicious wounding
courthouse without com- said it was an old paint- the river, John said: “I Jackson Clarion that said: see the trouble.”
and hit and run.
menting. Fields’ mother, ing of a fish trap on the suspect that was done as “… while we are gratified In the mid-1870s,
Fields, 21, drove to
Samantha Bloom, who is Tombigbee, Karen knew a bridge across rather to learn of the opening of Congress was consider-
Virginia from his home in
disabled, left the court- I had to have it. Betty than blocking the flow, the Tombigbee River to ing funding for improve-
Maumee, Ohio, to support
house in a wheelchair thought we would give it since they would want navigation up to the town ments to navigation on
the white nationalists. As a
without commenting. a good home and Karen the fish to flow with the of Fulton, in Itawam- the Tombigbee. Work
large group of counterpro-
Charlottesville City surprised me with it. So stream into the weir, ba County, we deeply began between Colum-
testers marched through
began my journey where which acts as a funnel sympathize with Brother bus and Demopolis and
Charlottesville singing Councilor Wes Bellamy
art and history collided. into the fall trap. Maybe David Johnson in the loss moved up river. On Feb.
and laughing, he stopped said he hopes the verdict
The painting is oil on they walked across the of his fish trap, and trust 17, 1875, it was said in
his car, backed up, then “allows our community to
canvas and appears to tree to get the other side he may secure some Jackson’s Weekly Clarion
sped into the crowd, ac- take another step toward
date between 1885 and of the weir for repairs or other means of earning a and Standard that in the
cording to testimony from healing and moving for-
1910. The painting could access to the trap from livelihood.” Mississippi Legislature:
witnesses and video sur- ward.”
be traced back to having that side.” David Johnson, “The special committee
been hanging in the As I began research- it seems, was a very to whom was referred
house of Mazie Young ing the painting I found a interesting figure in late
CONTACTING THE DISPATCH (1893-1971) in West fascinating story. It may 19th century Mississippi
the Senate memorial to
Congress, to make an
Office hours: Main line: Point. Her heirs had giv- not be about the scene politics. He served in appropriation to clean
n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 en it to a friend in West in the painting, but then the Mississippi House out the Tombigbee River,
Point and said it was old again it might be. In my and then the Senate,
Email a letter to the editor? reported a substitute,
HOW DO I ... n voice@cdispatch.com
and showed a fish trap on research on Tombigbee representing Itawamba which passed, and Bro.
the Tombigbee. River steamboats I had County between 1873 and
Report a missing paper? David Johnson’s fish trap
Report a sports score? I sent a photo of the found some old reports 1882. He then became
n 662-328-2424 ext. 100 will get cleaned out.”
n 662-241-5000 painting of the fish weir, that did not mean much superintendent of the
n Toll-free 877-328-2430 And by 1880 his fish
which is often called a at the time but now may state penitentiary. After
n Operators are on duty until Submit a calendar item? trap was in fact cleaned
fish trap, to John Con- plug into this story. a “Prohibition” speech in
5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. out of the Tombigbee.
n Go to www.cdispatch.com/ naway, a friend and In 1873 the Corps of 1886, The the Sword and The story actually gets
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n 662-328-2424 Mississippi Department the Tombigbee above ton called him the “tall
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Aberdeen to Cotton Gin pine of the free state.”
Report a news tip? or anniversary announce- ry. John’s book on fish Port (near Amory) to was taking place was not
However, it is his
n 662-328-2471 ment? weirs, “Fishweirs: A be navigable only for so much about fishing
fish trap that caught my
n news@cdispatch.com n Download forms at www. World Perspective,” was small barges carrying as competition between
attention. Johnson’s fish
cdispatch.com.lifestyles published in 2007 and is about 125 bales of cotton. railroads and steamboats.
trap began appearing in
considered the authorita- (Steamers between Co- A Dec. 21, 1877, article
Mississippi’s press in
Physical address: 516 Main St., Columbus, MS 39701 tive book on the subject. lumbus and Mobile often the Jackson Clarion even
1874 when he was first
According to John the carried 1500 to 2000 elected to the Legislature mentioned that legisla-
Mailing address: P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703-0511 tors Dowd and Johnson,
painting is: “definitely a bales). The river from and a year after the ef-
Starkville Office: 101 S. Lafayette St. #16, Starkville, MS 39759 fish weir, with wooden Cotton Gin Port to Fulton forts began to make the though friends, could not
posts supporting wooden was not considered navi- Tombigbee navigable to agree about the railroad
wings, and a fall trap in gable at all. Fulton. The story seems to Fulton and the navi-
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Mississippi sues opioid distributors over crisis
‘These companies must own up to their
contribution to this deadly crisis, and I
intend on holding them fully accountable.’
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi is
suing three opioid distributors,
saying it failed to prevent the
diversion of those drugs into
the state and contributed to the
opioid crisis.
The complaint was filed in
Hinds County Circuit Court
against Cardinal Health, McK-
esson Corp. and Amerisource-
The following arrests
were made by Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office:
n Eric Treadwell, 38,
was charged with posses-
sion with intent to distrib-
ute and sale of marijuana.
n Joseph Paone, 20,
was charged with bur-
glary, breaking and enter-
ing a dwelling, possession
of burglary tools, expired
license tag and suspended
driver’s license.
n Marquavius Mitch-
ell, 21, was charged with
burglary and larceny of a
dwelling and domestic vi-
olence.
n Christopher Howell,
37, was charged with pos-
session of methamphet-
amine, burglary-breaking
and entering a dwelling,
possession of burglary
tools and burglary of a
commercial building, car,
etc.
n Jamie Hubbard, 22,
was charged with shoot-
ing into dwelling house.
n Stevie Moody Jr., 26,
was charged with man-
slaughter and failure to
appear.
n Laura Pope, 49, was
Around the state
Beer for vote: Another
arrest in Mississippi
election fraud
CANTON — Prosecu-
tors in Mississippi say a
former fire chief promised
beer and money to influ-
ence votes as officials have
arrested a seventh person
in an election fraud case.
Madison County As-
sistant District Attorney
Bryan Buckley tells The
Clarion-Ledger that Cary
Johnson was arrested Fri-
day.
Six people were ar-
rested Thursday on alle-
gations of voting-related
crimes in the central Mis-
sissippi town of Canton.
The allegations stem from
a 2017 election.
They face accusations
they bribed voters, im-
properly helped people fill
out absentee ballots, voted
despite being convicted of
disqualifying felonies and
voted even though they
lived outside the city or
voting district.
Johnson’s indictment
posted on the newspa-
per’s website shows he’s
accused of trying to influ-
ence a voter by promising
beer.
He’s also accused of
offering money to two oth-
ers to sway their votes.
Police: Person dies after
assault in parking lot of
concert
BILOXI — Police are
searching for two people
wanted for questioning in
an assault that happened
after a concert at the Mis-
sissippi Coast Coliseum
and led to a person’s death.
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Bergen Corp., Attorney General
Jim Hood said in a news release
Thursday. It alleges the compa-
nies breached their legal duties
to “monitor, detect, investigate,
refuse, and report suspicious
orders of opioids.” Hood said
that is a violation of the Missis-
sippi Consumer Protection Act
and “as a result, Mississippi has
been flooded with opioids and
is suffering an ongoing public
Area arrests
Treadwell Paone
Pope Springfield
charged with identity theft
and intend to defraud with
a credit card.
n Heather Springfield,
35, was charged with pos-
session of methamphet-
amine and possession of
marijuana in a vehicle.
The following arrests
were made by the Oktibbe-
ha County Sheriff’s Office:
n Robert Blue, 60, was
charged with four counts
of aggravated assault and
simple assault.
n William Bell, 49, was
charged with third offense
News outlets report Bi-
loxi police are searching
for the two people after
the Monday night assault.
Police say the vic-
tim was assaulted in the
southwest end of the col-
iseum’s parking lot. The
victim suffered serious
injuries and was taken to
a hospital, where he died.
Performing that night was
“97.9 CPR Rocks Presents
Five Finger Death Punch
and Breaking Benjamin.”
Five Finger Death Punch
is a heavy metal band. 97.9
CPR Rocks is a radio sta-
tion based in Gulfport.
Police released photos
of the two people after
reviewing surveillance
video. They’re wanted for
questioning in connection
with the victim’s death.
5 Mississippi police
officers investigated in
custody death
GRENADA — Five po-
lice officers in Mississippi
are being investigated in
the death of a man they
were taking to the county
jail.
WTVA-TV report-
ed Thursday that three
Grenada police officers
responded last week to
a report of a disturbance
and arrested 26-year-old
Robert Loggins, who died
while being taken to the
county jail by two other
officers.
Authorities haven’t re-
leased the identities of any
of the officers involved. All
five were placed on admin-
istrative leave as the city
investigates.
The city of Grenada
says the state Bureau of
@
health crisis.”
The complaint
alleges that if the
companies had
done what they
were legally ob-
ligated to do, the
opioid epidemic
would not be what
it is today. In 2017 alone, Hood
said Mississippi had enough
opioids supplied to provide 61
pills for every man, woman and
child in the state.
“If these distributors were
attending to their supply rates,
they would realize that amount
of pills is way too large for a
state the size of Mississippi,”
Mitchell Howell
Blue Bell
DUI and
driving on
suspended
driver’s li-
cense.
n Mar-
quez Wil-
liams, 18,
McBride
was charged
with four
counts of burglary of a ve-
hicle.
n Jerome Prewitt, 48,
was charged with proba-
tion violation.
n Trevor McBride, 26,
was charged with posses-
sion of a controlled sub-
Investigation also is look-
ing into the circumstanc-
es surrounding Loggins’
death.
Mississippi man dies
after house trailer falls
on him
VICKSBURG — A Mis-
sissippi man pinned under
a house trailer that col-
lapsed has died.
News outlets report
56-year-old Frederick
Ross of Port Gibson died
after the trailer collapsed
on him Wednesday.
Warren County Sheriff
Martin Pace says 911 Dis-
patch received a call that a
man was trapped under a
trailer. Units responded to
help extricate Ross from
underneath the trailer. A
coroner pronounced him
dead at the scene.
The sheriff says Ross
and several other people
were setting up the house
trailer at a deer camp
when it slipped off a set of
blocks. Ross was working
under the house trailer
and was pinned.
An investigation is on-
going, but authorities say
there’s no reason to be-
lieve foul play is involved.
Man, teen charged with
threats to 3 Mississippi
high schools
JACKSON — A Jackson
man and a teenager have
been arrested on charges
that they made separate
threats on social media
against three central Mis-
sissippi high schools.
Local news media re-
port 19-year-old Daniel
Hall was arrested early
SUNDAY, December 9, 2018 3A
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Hood said. “These companies
must own up to their contribu-
filed the first lawsuit on behalf
of a state against multiple drug
tion to this deadly crisis, and
I intend on holding them fully
manufacturing companies for
falsely marketing opioids as
accountable.” rarely addictive. That lawsuit
AmerisourceBergen Corp. is was filed in Hinds County Chan-
based in Chesterbrook, Penn- cery Court against five of the
sylvania; McKesson Corp is largest opioid manufacturers.
Hood
located in San Francisco, Cali- One of the companies in that
fornia and Cardinal Health is in suit, Purdue Pharma — along
Dublin, Ohio. with three of its executives —
The companies have said pleaded guilty in 2007 to feder-
they have reformed their re- al charges and paid more than
porting and monitoring prac- $600 million in fines related to
tices in recent years and will intentional misrepresentations
work with regulators and law as to the addictiveness of Oxy-
enforcement to combat opioid Contin.
misuse and addiction. That lawsuit’s current status
In December 2015, Hood was not immediately available.
Mississippi leaders
set initial outline
Hubbard Moody Jr.
for state budget
Leaders say they will decide later
whether the full Legislature could
consider pay raises for teachers
and state government employees
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
M. Williams Prewitt
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Top Mississippi lawmakers are
setting an early and slightly diminished version
of state budget recommendations for the coming
year.
Members of the Joint Legislative Budget Com-
mittee met Wednesday and adopted a broad out-
line for a $6.1 billion spending plan. That’s about
House A. Williams 1 percent smaller than the current budget, al-
stance and two counts of though the numbers could change.
probation violation. Leaders say they will decide later whether
n Javeryion House, 22, the full Legislature could consider pay raises for
was charged with burglary teachers and state government employees, who
other than a vehicle. haven’t had them in years. Republican Gov. Phil
n Albert Williams, Bryant recommends a teacher pay raise in what
22, was charged with two will be his final year in office.
counts of possession of a The election-year legislative session begins in
controlled substance. January, and the final flurry of budget writing will
happen in late March and early April — weeks
after legislators know whether they will face op-
ponents as they run for re-election or seek other
offices.
The state budget year begins July 1.
Wednesday after students
reported getting threats
on Snapchat on Tuesday
night. The Clinton Police
Department and Hinds Mississippi justices reject
County Sheriff’s Office
each charged Hall with challenges over execution drug
one count of telecommu-
nication threat against a
By JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
high school, a misdemean-
or. JACKSON — Mississippi’s state Supreme Court
Police say the threats on Thursday denied appeals from two death row
were made against Ray- inmates over Mississippi’s plans to execute them
mond High School, Clin- using a sedative called midazolam.
ton High School and In a pair of 7-2 rulings Thursday, justices found
Provine High School in that Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. and Richard Gerald
Jackson. Jordan hadn’t presented enough scientific evidence
Later Wednesday, in- about the drug to justify a hearing on whether in-
vestigators announced mates executed using it would feel pain. A state law
a 16-year-old Raymond calls for an inmate to be unconscious when exe-
High School student was cuted, and the inmates say the drug isn’t powerful
arrested for his alleged enough to guarantee unconsciousness.
involvement in separate However, a federal court challenge involving
threats called in against both Loden and Jordan continues, making it unlike-
students at the school. ly either will be executed soon. Mississippi hasn’t
The suspect’s name was executed anyone since 2012, amid efforts by death
not released. He’s being penalty opponents to cut off supplies of execution
held at the Youth Deten- drugs and legal challenges to new procedures to
tion Center. get around the resulting shortages of older drugs.
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Roses and thorns
A rose to
two spectacu-
lar Christmas
events in
Columbus last
week, both of
which were produced by Main
Street Columbus.
Monday’s Christmas Parade
left many spectators and partic-
ipants saying it was the best in
years. Why was that? Some say
it was the work of the sponsors
and volunteers. Others point
out to the quality of the floats
that participated. Some gave a
nod to the agreeable weather.
No doubt, all those factors
contributed, but the biggest
factor of all was a spirit of fun
and enthusiasm and an energy
that accompanied this year’s
parade that seemed to set it
apart from the parades of the
last few years.
Friday evening, crowds
filled downtown again for
Wassail Fest. Downtown busi-
nesses opened their doors and
served their own version of the
hot Christmastime drink. Par-
ticipants snaked their way from
business to business, sampling
the drink (which often tastes
like a spiced combination of ap-
ple and cranberry juices) and
voting on their favorite. This
event consistently does a great
job of bringing out students
from the W and MSMS, as well
as a big Air Base crowd.
The events were a great lift
to the spirits as we approach
the Christmas and New Year’s
holidays. Well done, everyone!
A rose of
remembrance
and apprecia-
tion to Danny
Carlisle, known
as “The Father
of Starkville Baseball,” who
died Wednesday at age 65 of
cancer. Carlisle spent 29 years
as the baseball coach (and 30
years as a teacher) at Starkville
High School, retiring in 2011
with a 571-252 record and three
state championships. The wins
and championships may some-
day be forgotten; Carlisle’s
warmth, humor and dedication
to the game and the young
men he coached will not. The
Starkville native shaped the
baseball career of hundreds of
boys who played on his team,
but the lessons he taught —
teamwork, determination,
doing things the right way —
were tools that followed them
throughout their adult lives. He
will be missed.
A rose to
East Mississip-
pi Community
College and
Scott Also-
brooks, who
was named last week as the
school’s new president. Also-
brooks comes to EMCC from
Pearl River Community Col-
lege, where he has served as
vice president since 2011, but it
was his background in industry
that was particularly appealing
to the EMCC Board of Trust-
ees. Alsobrooks had previously
worked as an operations engi-
neer for Rockwell International
at the Stennis Space Center
in Picayune. He later served
as a supervisor for the Fluid
Component Processing Facili-
ty. In his new role, Alsobrook’s
experience in industry will be
of critical importance as the
$38-million Communiversity
opens next fall. He certainly
appears to be the logical choice
to lead that effort. We wish him
and EMCC all the best.
A rose to
the Starkville
Board of Alder-
men who avoid-
ed the contro-
versy it sparked
last year by quietly approving
a parade permit for Starkville
Pride, an LGBT group which
will hold its second annual
parade in downtown Starkville
on March 30.
Last year, the board initially
rejected the group’s permit
request, sparking a lawsuit that
was ultimately dropped when
Mayor Lynn Spruill cast the de-
ciding vote after a 3-3 deadlock
to grant the permit. The inau-
gural parade drew thousands
of participants and spectators
and there were none of the
incidents of lewd behavior or
violence that some feared. It
was, indeed, a celebration.
This year, the board voted
4-3 to grant the permit, avoid-
ing the acrimony and legal fees
incurred by the city last year.
That three board members —
Ben Carver, Roy A. Perkins
and Henry Vaughn — still vot-
ed no — suggests they do not
understand the implications of
their votes. But now that a clear
precedent has been established
future parades should not be
preceded by a political circus.
That’s definitely progress.

NAMASTE

The natural process

is the answer. Is it?
Recently H.W. Bush died
at the age of 94. Our 41st
president had a wonderful
long active life, which we
all cherish. He even had fun
skydiving at age 90.
Our 39th President is still
alive and we continue to wish
him a long life. We know that
celebrities of all types have
a great impact on ordinary
people like us, our commu-
nity, our society and to our Jiben Roy
country as a whole.
Definitely a hero of World
War II, Bush survived being shot down in Japan. After
that, what an exemplary family he has created and
raised: love, respect, longevity, wealth, governor and
another president in the family. Mr. Bush had the best
life one can imagine in this world.
We all have to go out of this world being lifeless, no
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
matter what we do.
ROSES AND THORNS: Columbus Choral Society members sing during the Festival of Trees open house Thurs- From a seed, a tree is born, grows up, gives plenty
day at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library. Trees decorated for the holidays by local businesses and organi- of fruits and one day that tree becomes lifeless. It is
zations will be on display throughout the library at 314 Seventh St. N. through December. very much a natural phenomena, I believe.
Even the 41st president’s faithful service dog be-
came emotionally very distressed at his death.
Every year we all notice in Columbus, whenever
winter strikes, there would be couple of days’ rain and
Possumhaw then fallen leaves become mulch and most of the trees
become naked. Natural process obviously.

Where did they all come from? Life becomes lifeless. Can lifeless become life?
In 1950, Miller and Urey did a chemical experiment
taking simple compounds found during Earth’s earli-
She told them simply and directly that the meadow est days and seeing whether amino acids — a major
was a place of peace and beauty, where indeed if one constituent of our biological compounds — could be
came to it in a quiet manner, the animals would not be synthesized. Yes, this experiment has been consid-
disturbed; for there are lovely birds, and squirrels and ered a milestone towards understanding of origins of
field mice, and sometimes deer. life. But still there is no evidence that from lifeless, a
— Kathryn Lasky-American children’s writer life can be produced.
Faith gives comfort, peace in mind. What comfort-

A
host of Canada geese
have remained with
us for an unusually
long time. Often the birds
migrate in, settle for a while,
and when the air turns cold,
they head further south. But
this year, they have stayed.
On the good side they serve
as a warning for the flightless
Pekin ducks of any untoward
critters. On the bad side I
asked Sam about putting out Shannon Bardwell
deer feeders and he suggest-
ed it was very possible we’d
simply be feeding an enormous number of geese.
One morning while we walked to the lake I
noticed, “The geese are gone!” Yea, perhaps now we
could put out the deer feeders. Every night and a few
times during the day we see deer. I’m amazed such
a beautiful, large creature can survive on its own. I
suppose it’s the largest animal we have here that can
do so. Sam and I continued past the lake and into the
woods. The leaves still shone golden in the sunlight.
About then a deer came crashing through the woods,
running right past us and on his way.
“Where do you think the deer came from?” I
asked Sam. “I mean are they descendants from the
same deer that grazed the Prairie when the Indians
were here?”
Sam thought possibly some were but many
migrated. “There’s a large deer population now. It
wasn’t that way when I was a youngster. You could sit
all day in the cold and never see a deer.”
Information in the magazine “Mississippi Out-
doors” explained a little about Mississippi’s deer
management. The Game and Fish Commission cre-
ated in 1932 created refuges for the deer. “As herds
grew inside the refuges, deer were trapped there
and released in other counties where deer had been
absent for decades. Most counties began their “new”
herds with fewer than 20 deer. These first releases
occurred in the 1930’s and continued to the 1970’s.”
The article continued, “As food resources were
high and predators almost nonexistent, deer herds
grew exponentially. Soon after more counties were
conducting short, buck-only deer hunting seasons.
They typically lasted less than a week and harvest
was low … with no female harvest.”
There’s a long history with changes and regula-
tions as the now, Mississippi Department of Wildlife,
Fisheries and Parks manage the deer populations. So
maybe that deer crashing through the woods is not
entirely taking care of itself. Agencies are out there
making sure the deer are healthy and survive in
manageable numbers.
The next day the geese were back. So, the deer
feeders were not going up and I was a bit disappoint-
ed. We bought deer corn anyway and went along the
dam away from the geese hand-sprinkling a little
corn so a deer or two might come and linger.
In the evening I walked out to the lake and
watched the geese quietly glide into the water. The
sun hung low on the horizon causing the geese to
be silhouetted against the sky. Maybe all things are
beautiful in their own way; in their own time.
Shannon Rule Bardwell is a writer, who lives in the
Prairie. Her e-mail is msdeltachild@msn.com.
ing news that a 7-year-old boy in England, who wrote
a letter to his Dad in heaven, received a response
written by his mailwoman: “Yes, the mail has been
delivered.” What a nice way to give a little kid peace
and happiness.
In this world we all want comfort, peace and happi-
ness, whatever way they come. This month more than
two billion people around the world are celebrating
the birthday of Lord Jesus Christ, a Christmas month.
Let it be peace for every people.
On the other hand, how comfortable it is to see a
Yazidi lady, Nadia Murad, who received a Nobel peace
prize this year. This Yazidi tribe in Iraq constitutes
only five hundred thousand people. Their belief and
faith are completely different from our traditional ma-
jor religions. She is the hope, comfort and happiness
in her community.
In a different time, there were messiah, prophets
or avatars who appeared in this world for the greater
good of the people. Thus, we see or picture Buddha,
Krishna, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad in human form.
They showed paths to eternal happiness. What hap-
pened before them? Our planet, universe and solar
system were still there. Life was very much prevalent
in that time too. Once again science can’t prove that
there is eternal happiness.
However, there is no contradiction with the natural
processes that are taking place in nature every mo-
ment and all the time. Our universe or multiverse, the
solar system or galaxies are in real harmony, nothing
is collapsing.
Humans — the most intelligent creature in the
world — live only 100 years whereas a tortoise can live
more than 150 years. Science is predicting it may be
possible for humans to live that long too. Meanwhile
let’s live in harmony without a single bullet fired.
Jiben Roy, a native of Bangladesh, teaches chemistry
and pharmaceutical sciences at Mississippi University
for Women. His email address is royjiben@yahoo.com.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, December 9, 2018 5A

From the Left From the RIGHT

Bush 41’s vision of ‘a kinder, Who lost the world

gentler nation’ is gone with him
On the last night of
the Republican Nation-
al Convention in 1988,
the candidate sought to
impart to the country a
vision of the America it
could be.
“Some,” he said,
“would say it’s soft and
insufficiently tough to
care” about troubled
children. “But where is it
Leonard Pitts
written, that we must act
as if we do not care, as if
we are not moved? Well, I There is always
am moved. I want a kind-
er, gentler nation.” a sense of
And at the end of that
speech, he made a prom- moment when
ise: “I will keep America
moving forward, always a president
forward, for a better
America, for an endless, dies. But the
enduring dream and a
thousand points of light.”
death of this
Those words would
enter the political lex-
president, this
icon, but in one sense, decent man,
there was nothing
remarkable about what seems to close
George H.W. Bush said.
Presidents — and those one of the few
who want to be president
— have always sought to remaining
weave poetry from the
prose of our daily lives, doors between
to ennoble our striv-
ings and speak to what
us and that
another Republican once
called “the better angels
time when
of our nature.”
That’s what statesmen
presidents
did once upon a time. made poetry of
But America has seldom
seemed further from our prose
statesmanship — or from
the vision Bush articulated — than Perhaps this is an invitation to fill
it does now as the 41st president the void that has been left behind.”
passes from the scene.
He died just days after the United moment is haunted by a curious
States used teargas against asy- and sobering duality. Some people
lum seekers, including children in mourn for George H.W. Bush, yes.
diapers, after a handful of boys and
men threw rocks at a border check- ica, too.
point in San Diego.
He was eulogized in Washington 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary,
as lame duck Republican legislature is a columnist for the Miami Herald.
in Wisconsin brazenly strong-armed Email him at lpitts@miamiherald.
democracy and lifted a middle fin- com.
ger to the will of the people,
voting to strip power from the
incoming Democratic gover-
nor and attorney general.
He was memorialized in
Texas as investigators in
North Carolina probed an
alleged scheme in which an
operative working for a GOP
candidate collected absentee
ballots from voters in Dem-
ocratic areas and diverted
them from the ballot box.
These are the kinds of
things that seem to happen
every day in the thugocracy
America has become. And
that speaks to how thorough-
ly America rejected the vision
of itself Bush offered 30 years
ago.
No nation can be called
kind or gentle that uses gas
against children. And any
nation where the right of
the people to choose their
own path is stolen by dirty
tricks or mugged by political
gangsters is a nation walking
under a thousand points of
shadow, not light.
Think what you will
of Bush. Criticize his
Willie Horton ad as a
despicable dog whistle
to the nation’s abiding
racism, condemn him for
his inaction against AIDS
and for escalating the
ruinous War on Drugs.
Laud him for his firm but
measured response to
Iraq’s seizure of Kuwait,
his signing of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act
or his support for climate
science.
But understand that
ultimately, the successes
and failures of his public
life have little to do with
the very particular sense
of loss some of us feel
as the last president of
the Greatest Generation
takes his leave. There
is always a sense of
moment when a presi-
dent dies. But the death
of this president, this
decent man, seems to
close one of the few re-
maining doors between
us and that time when
presidents made poetry
of our prose and you
didn’t wake up every day
to some new thugocratic
outrage.
“Some have said this
is an end of an era,”
Bush’s pastor, the Rev.
Dr. Russell Jones Leven-
son Jr., said during his
eulogy in Washington.
“But it doesn’t have to be.
We can only hope. Because this
But some of us mourn for Amer-
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the
Bush 41 left behind?
George H.W. Bush was
America’s closer.
Called in to pitch the final
innings of the Cold War,
Bush 41 presided masterfully
over the fall of the Berlin
Wall, the unification of Ger-
many, the liberation of 100
million Eastern Europeans
and the dissolution of the
Soviet Union into 15 indepen-
dent nations.
History’s assignment com-
Patrick Buchanan
plete, Bush 41 was retired.
And what happened to the
world he left behind?
What became of that world where
America was the lone superpower,
which 41 believed should lead in cre-
ation of the New World Order?
The Russia that back then was led
by Boris Yeltsin, a man desperate to be
our friend and ally, is now ruled by an
autocratic nationalist.
Was not Vladimir Putin an inevitable
reaction to our treating Russia like an
untrustworthy and dangerous recidivist, the greatest humanitarian disaster of
by our expansion of NATO into the Bal-
kans, the eastern Baltic and the Black
Sea — the entire front porch of Mother
Russia?
Did the America that in her early
decades declared the Monroe Doctrine
believe a great nation like Russia would
forever indulge the presence of a hostile war in the Middle East that justify the
alliance on her doorstep led by a distant
superpower?
In this same quarter century that we
treated Russia like a criminal suspect,
we welcomed China as the prodigal son. 12 trillion dollars in trade deficits, lost
We threw open our markets to Chinese
goods, escorted her into the WTO,
smiled approvingly as U.S. companies
shifted production there.
Beijing reciprocated — by manipulat-
ing her currency, running up hundreds
of billions of dollars in trade surpluses
with us, and thieving our technology
when she could not extort it from our
industries in China. Beijing even sent
student spies into American universi-
ties.
Now the mask has fallen. China is
claiming all the waters around her,
building island bases in the South China
Sea and deploying weapons to counter
U.S. aircraft carriers. Creating ports
and bases in Asia and Africa, con-
fronting Taiwan — China clearly sees
America as a potentially hostile rival
power and is reaching for hegemony in
the Western Pacific and East Asia.
And who produced the policies that
led to the “unipolar power”
of 1992 being challenged by
these two great powers now
collaborating against us?
Was it not the three pres-
idents who sat so uncom-
fortably beside President
Donald Trump at the state
funeral of 41?
Late in the 20th century,
Osama bin Laden declared
war on us for our having
planted military bases on
the sacred soil of Mecca
and Medina; and, on Sept.
11, 2001, he made good on his declara-
tion.
America recoiled, invaded Afghani-
stan, overthrew the Taliban, and set out
to build an Afghan regime on American
principles. Bush 43, declaring that
we were besieged by “an axis of evil,”
attacked and occupied Iraq.
We then helped ignite a civil war in
Syria that became, with hundreds of
thousands dead and millions uprooted,
the century,
Then followed our attack on Libya
and support for Saudi Arabia’s war to
crush the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a war
that many believe has surpassed Syria
as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Where are the fruits of our forever
7,000 U.S. dead, 60,000 wounded and
untold trillions of dollars lost?
Since George H.W. Bush left the
White House, the U.S. has incurred
scores of thousands of manufacturing
plants and 5 million manufacturing jobs.
Our economic independence is ancient
history.
After 41 left, the Republican Party
supported an immigration policy that
brought tens of millions, mostly un-
skilled and poor, half of them illegal,
into the country. Result: The Nixon-Rea-
gan coalition that delivered two 49-state
landslides in the ‘70s and ‘80s is history,
and the Republican nominee has lost
the popular vote in six of the last seven
presidential elections.
From 1992 to 2016, the American es-
tablishment contemptuously dismissed
as “isolationists” those who opposed
their wars for democracy in the Middle
East, and as “protectionists” those who
warned that by running up these mas-
sive trade deficits we were exporting
America’s future.
The establishment airily dismissed
those who said that pushing
NATO right up to Russia’s
borders would enrage and per-
manently antagonize a mighty
military power. They ridiculed
skeptics of our embrace of the
Chinese rulers who defended
the Tiananmen massacre.
The establishment won the
great political battles before
2016. But how did the democra-
cy crusaders, globalists, open
borders progressives and inter-
ventionists do by their country
in these decades?
Did the former presidents
who sat beside Trump at
National Cathedral, and the
establishment seated in the
pews behind them, realize that
it was their policies, their fail-
ures, that gave birth to the new
America that rose up to throw
them out, and put in Donald
Trump?
Patrick J. Buchanan, a
nationally syndicated columnist,
was a senior advisor to presi-
dents Richard Nixon, Gerald
Ford and Ronald Reagan. His
website is http://buchanan.org/
blog.

Why Barbara Bush is so high up in George H.W.’s obituaries

Rarely has a
president been
identified so closely
with his wife. That
Barbara Bush nev-
er pursued a big-
league career made
her high profile
even more remark-
able. Nor did she
fashion herself into
an icon of elegance
and glamour. She Froma Harrop
rose to prominence
for simply being
the partner-in-life of George
H.W. Bush.
It was not just staying mar-
ried that elevated her status
but the nature of their bond.
Theirs was an old-school mar-
riage, meaning unbreakable.
Prenup not required.
A secure marriage freed
Barbara to speak her mind
without fear of divorce. Not ev- for hours on a raft before a
ery mother could say without
repercussions what Barbara
said about son Jeb Bush’s run-
ning for president: “There are
other people out there that are
very qualified, and
we’ve had enough
Bushes.”
Invincible
marriages enabled
full-time moth-
ers of Barbara’s
generation to grow
old without fear of
being replaced by a
newer model. And
it protected faithful
politicians from
the distraction of
a marital breakup.
That applies to female politi-
cians, as well. Nancy Pelosi’s
husband of 55 years commutes
between San Francisco, his
business base, and Washing-
ton to be where Nancy is.
Only shallow minds could
have regarded Bush — a Navy
pilot in World War II who was
shot down and then floated
submarine found him — as a
“wimp.” Sadly, many confuse
good manners and decency
with weakness.
George’s devotion to a
visibly aging and outspoken
woman may have also contrib-
uted to a sense that he was not
quite the he-man. Barbara had
let her hair go white and the
pounds pile on. She consid-
ered strands of pearls, not sur-
gery, the adequate response to
neck wrinkles.
During the presidency,
some commentators noted
the difference in appearance
between the still-craggy-hand-
some George and the matronly
Barbara. But George knew not
to look in the wrong mirrors
for public admiration.
As for the sanctity of mar-
riage, consider where he came
from. In 1963, Bush’s father,
former Sen. Prescott Bush of
Connecticut, announced that
he could not support Nelson
Rockefeller’s run for president
because of the New Yorker’s
divorce.
“Have we come to the
point where a governor can
desert his wife and children?”
Prescott complained. To
modern ears, this is a striking
statement, doubly so because
politically, Rockefeller was
Prescott’s kind of Republican.
Strong marriages are
not necessarily happy ones.
Franklin and Eleanor Roos-
evelt were infamously es-
tranged. But when Franklin
contemplated divorce early
on, his mother threatened to
disinherit him. The idea was
dropped.
Franklin went on to main-
tain a discreet decades-long
relationship with Lucy Mercer,
and Eleanor became a power-
house for social reform. The
marital lock let both pursue
their own interests without
subjecting the nation to the
chaos of a domestic blowup.
No discussion of presiden-
tial marriages can leave out
the Clintons. I won’t hazard
a guess as to why Bill and
Hillary have stayed together.
What’s obvious is that their
marriage is rock-solid. There
was a point in the humiliat-
ing Lewinsky scandal when
Hillary had to choose between
supporting her husband and
moving out. She supported
him. It could have been love. It
could have been expediency.
It definitely saved the Clinton
presidency.
Bill Clinton’s vulgar but
inconsequential (for the coun-
try) philandering has been
more than matched by Donald
Trump. For Prescott Bush, the
notion of a president cheating
on his third wife with a porn
actress and a former Playboy
model would have defied the
imagination.
Barbara died only eight
months ago, and folks in
Kennebunkport, Maine, home
of the Bush family compound,
mourn the loss of both of
them. In their eyes, a stay-at-
home mom was the equal of a
former most powerful man in
the world. A marriage made
that possible.
Froma Harrop, a syndicated
columnist, writes for the Provi-
dence (Rhode Island) Journal.
Her e-mail address is fharrop@
gmail.com.
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Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end

By ZEKE MILLER
and JILL COLVIN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President
Donald Trump said Saturday
that chief of staff John Kelly will
leave his job by year’s end amid
an expected West Wing reshuf-
fling reflecting a focus on the
2020 re-election campaign and
the challenge of governing with
Democrats reclaiming control
of the House. the coming days, the president ed, with an increasingly dimin- “John Kelly will leaving — I
Nick Ayers, told reporters as he left the ished role. don’t know if I can say retiring
Vice President White House for the Army-Navy Known through the West — but he’s a great guy,” Trump
Mike Pence’s football game in Philadelphia. Wing as “the chief” or “the gen- said. “John Kelly will be leaving
chief of staff, Kelly had been credited eral,” the retired Marine Corps at the end of the year. We’ll be
is Trump’s top with imposing order on a cha- four-star general was tapped by announcing who will be taking
choice to replace otic West Wing after his arriv- Trump via tweet in July 2017 John’s place — it might be on an
Kelly, and the two Kelly al in June 2017 from his post as from his perch atop the Home- interim basis. I’ll be announc-
have held discus- homeland security secretary. land Security Department to try ing that over the next day or
sions for months about the job, But his iron first also alienated to normalize a White House riv- two, but John will be leaving at
a White House official said. An some longtime Trump allies, en by infighting and competing the end of the year. ... I appreci-
announcement was expected in and he grew increasingly isolat- power bases. ate his service very much.”

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son, but there may not and she moves to Meridi- best of circumstances,” important for you to make chancery judge unique in
most important advice he
have been a better place to an. That child is going to Davidson said. “It can be sure they know you are the profession.
can give to the new judges
absorb the basics of what live in a different neigh- very emotional and some really listening to what “It’s the best job out
is pretty simple.
the job entails than at the borhood, go to a differ- witnesses have a difficult they say. And it’s not just there,” he said. “It’s also
“Let everybody tell
Lee Home on Friday. ent school, have different time expressing them- listening, but making eye the toughest. I loved it.”
their story,” he said.
Combined, Colom, friends, have different life selves. You have to be contact. I’m always trying “I think all three of us
“They are more apt to ac-
Burns and Davidson have experiences. Her whole very patient.” to make that connection feel that what we do mat-
cept what you say if you
served 52 years — 13
life has changed. We can’t really give them a chance Colom said she tries — look them in the eye ters, that it’s important,”
terms — on the chan-
know how any of that will to tell their side.” to be mindful of those and have them look at me. Colom said.
cery court bench in the
district. Colom, with 24
years on the bench will be
replaced by Drungole-El-
lis. Burns will be replaced
by Rodney Faver after 16
years on the bench, while
Davidson will give way
to Joe Studdard after 12
years as a chancery judge.
While each judge
reached the decision to re-
tire on their own, the tim-
ing seemed appropriate.
“I was very fortunate,”
Davidson said. “I had
these two to consult with,
which was really import-
ant in the early years. But
to tell you the truth, we
still consult all the time.
They both were a great re-
source for me to draw on.”

‘I just felt like I

could do the job’
Although all three had
practiced law for years
before ascending to the
bench — often arguing
cases in chancery court
— the subtle nuances of
the job were something
it took some time to ac-
quire.
“I had some idea of
what it would be like,”
Davidson said. “But
that doesn’t mean there
weren’t a lot of things I
had to learn.”
“It took me about five
or six years to get com-
fortable,” Burns said.
Colom said she had
been mentally preparing
for the job almost as soon
as she began practicing
law.
“One of my first cases
was in chancery court,”
Colom said. “I won’t tell
you the details or even
the name of the judge, but
I just felt like I could do a
better job.
“I told one of the law-
yers who is here today
that I was going to get that
job one day,” she added.
“That was long before I
ran for the position. It was
at the very beginning of
my career. I just felt like I
could do the job.”

Serious cases, serious

consequences
The role of a chancery
judge is unique in many
respects.
“There’s no red-let-
ter law that tells you how
to rule,” Davidson said.
“And there’s no jury. It’s
your decision to make and
you have to make it based
on your gut, what you be-
lieve is right.”
Colom said the nature
of the cases that appear
before a chancery judge
add a heavy burden to the
job.
“It was difficult when
I started and it remained
difficult throughout my
tenure,” she said. “What
you are doing is affecting
people directly. You ag-
onize over whether you
made the right decision,
especially the cases in-
volving children — cus-
tody cases or termination
of parental rights cases.
Those are very difficult.
None of those cases are
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FESTIVAL OF TREES

Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch

The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library Festival of Trees open
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch house is pictured Thursday. Trees decorated for the holidays by
Andre Hunt Jr., center, sits with Santa and Miz Claus (Bernard Taylor and Edwina Williams) at the local businesses and organizations will be on display throughout
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library during the library’s Festival of Trees open house Thursday. the library at 314 Seventh St. N. through December.

Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen portrayed as greedy opportunist

Cohen, 52, is facing the possibility of roughly
four years in prison at a sentencing Dec. 12
By JIM MUSTIAN
and LARRY NEUMEISTER
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — For weeks,
Michael Cohen sought to por-
tray himself as a man who’d
found his “true north” after
years of shady business deal-
ings and pit-bull loyalty to Pres-
ident Donald Trump.
Prosecutors offered a vast-
ly different assessment Friday
of the president’s former fixer,
dismissing him as a duplicitous
figure who badly misplayed his
hand.
In a court filing ahead of
Cohen’s sentencing next week,
they assailed him as a greedy
opportunist who rode Trump’s
coattails to wealth and is now
exaggerating his level of coop-
eration with investigators.
They said the “pattern of
deception that permeated his
professional life” was hidden
from three dozen friends and
relatives who wrote letters to
the court hailing Cohen as “the
true meaning of a ‘mensch,” a
“consummate patriarch” and a
selfless servant “whose manner
and bearing is reminiscent of a
more gracious era.”
“After cheating the IRS for
years, lying to banks and to
Congress, and seeking to crim-
inally influence the Presidential
election, Cohen’s decision to
plead guilty - rather than seek a
pardon for his manifold crimes -
does not make him a hero,” they
wrote.
Cohen, 52, is facing the pos-
sibility of roughly four years in
prison at a sentencing Dec. 12
for crimes that include tax eva-
sion and helping to coordinate
hush money payments to two
women who claimed to have
had affairs with Trump.
His lawyers said Cohen de-
cided to plead guilty, cooperate
with the special inquiry into
Russian meddling in the 2016
elections and get sentenced
quickly so he can put the case
behind him and return to being
a breadwinner for his wife of 24
years and their two college-age
children.
8A Sunday, December 9, 2018
Daniels
Continued from Page 1A
phia Eagles. Two of Daniels’
paintings will be featured on
the cleats Prescott will wear
for the game, which have
been specially made for the
NFL’s “My Cleats, My Cause”
weekend.
Prescott, in a video the
Cowboys released Friday af-
ternoon, said he feels blessed
for the “amazing opportunity”
to wear Daniels’ artwork.
“It’s just truly inspirational
to me — somebody who’s tak-
en their adversity and allowed
it to be a strength that moves
them through each and every
day,” Prescott said in the
video. “If I can’t do anything
but bring awareness to people
like Kendrell, or other people
who are fighting disadvantage
or disabilities … I just want to
help them.”
Sharing the spotlight
Daniels, who is from
Preston in Kemper County, is
attending today’s game. He’s
been thrilled about the oppor-
tunity, and hopes to see a win
for the Cowboys.
“I’m very excited,” he said
Friday. “It’s going to be my
first NFL game I go to.”
One of Daniels’ paintings
is blue, displaying the words
“Adversity” and “Strength”
and a star for the Cowboys.
It includes splashes of pink,
light blue and maroon, which
Daniels said represent breast
cancer awareness, human traf-
ficking awareness and Missis-
sippi State, respectively.
The second painting is
white, with a star for Daniels
and nine other stars with the
names of each of the other
artists in the EXPRESS Your-
self! Program. The program
helps artists who have dis-
abilities paint, often with the
assistance of T.K. Martin staff
Kendrell Daniels, left, presents Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak
Prescott with a painting. Daniels, who was born without arms, is
an artist with the EXPRESS Yourself! program at Mississippi State
University’s T.K. Martin Center.
members called “trackers.”
“They deserve some recog-
nition too,” Daniels said.
Judy Duncan, coordinator
for EXPRESS Yourself!, said
everyone at the T.K. Martin
Center has been buzzing
about Daniels’ big weekend.
“We’re absolutely excited,”
she said. “It’s very cool that
Kendrell is going to be fea-
tured, but also that Kendrell
and Dak have allowed the T.K.
Martin Center and EXPRESS
Yourself! to have some spot-
light as well.”
Prescott lost his mother to
colon cancer in 2013. He now
uses the Fight, Finish, Faith
Foundation, in honor of his
mother, to fight cancer and
help those facing adversity.
Prescott’s cleats will be
auctioned after Sunday’s
game, with proceeds going to
Fight, Finish, Faith.
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
Courtesy photo
Coming out of his shell
Daniels is a big sports fan,
and Duncan said most of his
paintings have been sports-re-
lated. He is, in particular, a fan
of the University of Alabama.
Duncan said one day Dan-
iels was looking for something
to paint. She suggested he
paint something for Missis-
sippi State, but he wasn’t
taken by the idea. Instead, she
suggested that he paint some-
thing for the Cowboys, since
many MSU fans also root for
the Cowboys with Prescott at
quarterback.
Daniels painted a blue star,
which Prescott now keeps in
his home.
Daniels has been a Cow-
boys fan ever since and said
he was pleasantly surprised
that Prescott liked his paint-
ing. The two met for the first
Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff
Judy Duncan, coordinator for the EXPRESS Yourself! program at
Mississippi State University’s T.K. Martin Center, talks about the
designs artist Kendrell Daniels painted for Dak Prescott’s “My
Cause, My Cleats” cleats. Prescott, who is the quarterback for the
Dallas Cowboys, will wear the cleats on Sunday.
time in the summer of 2017, Duncan said Daniels has
when Prescott visited a camp grown tremendously in his
at Mississippi State. time with the program. When
“I was shocked,” Daniels he first came, she said, he
said. “That was the first one didn’t like to talk or make eye
I did. I was shocked because contact. Now, she said, he’s
he’s an NFL player.” more confident and outgoing.
The T.K. Martin Center Daniels is now a freshman
hosts an array of programs — taking online courses at East
including EXPRESS Yourself! Mississippi Community Col-
and a preschool program, lege. He hopes to one day be a
among others — for individ- graphic designer, and is going
uals with disabilities. The to intern with Tree of Life
center houses a staff of speech Bookstores.
pathologists, occupational With the way Daniels has
therapists, special educators found the strength to over-
and rehabilitation and biomed- come his challenges, Duncan
ical engineers. said, it’s only fitting that he
Daniels has been going and Prescott have taken to
to the T.K. Martin Center each other.
for about three years, where “I think that’s the beauty
trackers helped teach him to of this,” Duncan said. “Ken-
paint. His physical limitations drell has taken adversity in
made learning difficult at first, his life and now, through art,
Daniels said, but painting has has turned everything into a
become a favored pastime. strength.”
Sports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Starkville Wins Rivalry Game
SPORTS EDITOR
Adam Minichino

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BASKETBALL
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SECTION

Murray Bulldogs hit

captures from deep to
Heisman
By RALPH D. RUSSO
beat Clemson
By EVERET T MERRILL
The Associated Press The Associted Press

NEW YORK — Kyler Murray NEWARK, N.J. — Mississip-

waited three years to fulfill the
five-star potential he brought to
college football. With one shot
to deliver, Murray replaced a
Heisman Trophy winner by be-
coming a Heisman Trophy win-
ner.
The Oklahoma
quarterback won
college football’s
most prestigious in-
dividual award Sat-
urday night, beat-
ing out Alabama’s
Tua Tagovailoa and
Murray setting up a College
Football Playoff
matchup of Heisman winner ver-
sus runner-up.
“This is crazy,” Murray said
in his acceptance speech. “This
is an honor, something that I’ll
never forget. Something that I’ll
always cherish for the rest of my
life.”
The fourth-ranked Sooners
play the top-ranked Crimson Tide
in the Orange Bowl semifinal Dec.
29 in the seventh bowl matchup of
Heisman winner and runner-up,
and first since second-place fin-
isher Vince Young and Texas beat
Reggie Bush and Southern Cali-
fornia in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
This season, Murray stepped
into the starting job at Oklahoma
held by last year’s Heisman win-
ner and first overall NFL draft
pick, Baker Mayfield. Oklaho-
ma is the first school with have
Heisman-winning quarterbacks
in consecutive seasons and the
fifth overall with winners in back-
to-back years. Mayfield was also a
finalist in 2016.
pi State planted the seeds for its
school record of 19 made 3-point-
ers with some hard work over the
summer.
“Our guys, I’m
telling you right
now, I’ve never had
a team collective-
ly work harder at
shooting than our
guys did this last
offseason,” coach Peters
Ben Howland said.
Lamar Peters scored 28 points
and was 8 of 11 from beyond the
David Miller/
Special to The Dispatch arc, leading No. 22 Mississippi
Rivals Starville High State to a wire-to-wire 82-71 win
and Columbus High over Clemson in the Never Forget
met Saturday night at Tribute Classic on Saturday.
the Columbus Gym. Quinndary Weatherspoon
In the opener, the
Columbus girls won added 20 points and Aric Hol-
49-46, while the man scored 16 for Mississippi
Starkville boys took a State, which shot 63 percent from
60-58 victory in the 3-point range.
nightcap. Clemson (6-3) got 23 points
In the photo above, from Aamir Simms and 18 points
Starkville’s Jamarrion from Elijah Thomas. The Tigers
Brown (15) drives to
the basket for a layup
were without their leading scor-
attempt. er, Marcquis Reed, who averages
At right, Columbus’ 19.4 points per game. He suffered
Kennedi Verdell (10) a knee sprain in the last minute of
makes a drive to the Clemson’s previous game against
basket. Saint Peter’s on Tuesday.
Weatherspoon’s 3-pointer from
the top of the key put Mississippi
State ahead 74-60 with 6:13 re-
maining, capping a 9-0 run. Clem-
son did not get closer than eight
points the rest of the way after
closing within five points a few
times earlier in the second half.
“They really were packing it in
today. We were expecting that,”
Howland said. “They were look-
ing at our 3-point percentage (32

JACKETS OUTLAST FALCONS

“Luckily, we’ve been here
three years in a row,” Oklahoma
coach Lincoln Riley said. “We’re
going to have to start paying tax-
es here.”
See MURRAY, 6B
ARMY 17, NAVY 10
n ARMY WINS THIRD STRAIGHT
FROM NAVY: Army had the corps
bouncing in front of the president
and kept the Commander-in-Chief’s
Trophy.
The No. 22 Black Knights recovered
two fumbles in the fourth quarter,
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. had two rushing
touchdowns and Army beat Navy
17-10 on Saturday to win its third
straight game in the series.
President Donald Trump attended
the 119th game between the rivals
and flipped the coin before spending
a half on each side in a show of im-
partiality. No matter his view, Army
(10-2) always had the edge.
Army retained the CIC Trophy —
awarded to the team with the best
record in games among the three
service academies — after winning
it for the first time in 22 years last
season and snuffed a late Navy (3-
10) rally to retain possession of the
patriotic prize.
—The Associated Press
By DAVID MILLER
Special to The Dispatch
Atavius Jones knew what was coming.
With 15 seconds left and Starkville
High nursing a three-point lead Saturday
night at Columbus High, the forward de-
fended a screen and came up with a steal
and fast-break layup to push the Yellow
Jackets’ lead to five and an eventual 60-58
rivalry win.
The play capped a clutch late-game
performance from Jones, who scored
all six of his points in the final three
minutes, including a pair on offensive
rebounds he’d snagged. Jones also had a
key block in the last minute of the game.
“I was feeling good,” Jones said.
“We’ve been under pressure all the time,
and we practice it everyday.”
Starkville improved to 8-0 ahead of a
road game at Tupelo next Saturday.
The Jackets led by as many as 13 in the
first quarter and carried a 12-point lead
into the fourth. But Columbus, which
would hit a season-high 12 3-pointers in
the game, took a two-point, 50-48 lead
late in the fourth after Blake Burnett and
Tijah McCrary each had a pair of 3-point-
ers.
“We’re not a great scoring team, so
I told the guys to shoot it if they have a
look,” said Phillip Morris, Columbus
coach. “They were feeling it tonight.”
Starkville assistant coach Ed Town-
sel said Columbus’ perimeter shooting
didn’t force wholesale adjustments on the
defensive end; if anything, it reinforced
the tough man-defense they’d been play-
ing all game.
“We stayed home and played drive
and had our big men play the goal if they
came in for a layup,” Townsel said. “It
was really a lot of getting down there and
guarding, sticking to what we usually
do.”
Townsel said Jones, who was instruct-
ed to crash the boards, was “big” down
the stretch.
“That’s why we put him in at the end,”
Townsel said. “We put in our best defend-
ers and told them we need a stop for the
game, and we got it.”
See RIVALRY, 6B
percent) this season, and they
thought, ‘We’re going to play off
them and pack it in.’ And that’s
what they did. They were going
See BULLDOGS, 6B
ELSEWHERE SATURDAY
n SOUTH CAROLINA FALLS: Jordan
Poole scored 19 of his 26 points in
the second half, and No. 5 Michigan
remained unbeaten with a 89-78 win
over South Carolina.
n KENTUCKY UPSET: Myles Cale
hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.5
seconds left in overtime and Seton
Hall overcame Keldon Johnson’s
half-court heave that tied the score
at the regulation buzzer, as Seton
Hall beat No. 9 Kentucky 84-83 in
overtime in New York.
n FLORIDA FALLS AT HOME: Kyle
Ahrens scored Michigan State’s final
seven points, including a two-hand-
ed jam with 8.7 seconds remaining
as No. 10 Michigan State escaped
Gainesville with 63-59 win over
Florida.
n ELSEWHERE IN THE SEC: Arkansas
fell 78-77 to Western Kentucky at
home; No. 8 Auburn beat Dayton
82-72 at home and Ole Miss won
71-64 at Illinois State.

PREP SOCCER

Caledonia’s Box chooses Northwest C.C.

By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
CALEDONIA — Shelbi Box
wears a captain’s band on her
left arm with pride.
For the last two seasons,
Box has been the “loud” player
in the middle of the Caledonia
High School girls soccer team.
Box admits it’s easy to hear her
on the field because she has
learned to dislike quiet, which
is a great trait to have when
you’re organizing and keeping
Adam Minichino/Dispatch Staff
Caledonia High School senior Shelbi Box poses for pictures Friday track and all of your teammates.
during a signing ceremony to celebrate her decision to play soccer “It’s an honor,” Box said of
at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia. Stand- being a team captain. “If you’re
ing, from left: Sharon Fleming, Shelbi’s grandmother; Kerry Box, a captain, everybody thinks
her mother; Brad Box, her father; and Kelly Frady, her aunt. you’re the best, but that is not it
at all. I love rooting on my girls.
I love pushing them when they
don’t believe in themselves.
“Being a soccer player is
great and everything, but the
leadership role that comes with
it, I push them, I motivate them.
I just want the best for them.”
Those leadership qualities
have helped make Box a main-
stay in the Caledonia High line-
up ever since she was a fresh-
man. Now a senior, Box has
used those intangibles to push
her a step closer to her dream.
On Friday, Box celebrated
her chance to play soccer in
college at a signing ceremony
to announce her decision to
attend Northwest Mississippi
Community College in Senato-
bia.
The dream has been years
in the making, as evidenced by
the array of medals Box earned
through years of playing youth
and travel soccer. Those awards
were spread out on the table in
front of her National Letter of
Intent. Trophies and awards
from other soccer accomplish-
ments also adorned the table.
There also was a picture of
box in her Caledonia High uni-
form replete with her captain’s
arm band. Box said she has
played with her teammates for
See SOCCER, 6B
2b Sunday, December 9, 2018 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly CALENDAR Basketball

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at MIAMI DOL-
PHINS — PATRIOTS: QUESTIONABLE: TE
Dwayne Allen (knee), CB Stephon Gilmore
Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Northwestern (8-5) vs. Utah (9-4), 6 p.m. (FS1)
NBA (ankle) Practice Report. DOLPHINS: OUT: C Gator Bowl
Local Prep Basketball
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Jake Brendel (calf), CB Xavien Howard (knee).
QUESTIONABLE: WR Danny Amendola
(knee), C Travis Swanson (ankle).
Jacksonville, Fla.
NC State (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Starkville High basketball sweeps Noxubee County Monday’s Games Toronto
Philadelphia
21 6 .778 —
18 9 .667 3
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at TAMPA BAY BUC-
CANEERS — SAINTS: OUT: T Terron Arm- Tuesday, Jan. 1
STARKVILLE — The Starkville High School basketball teams Oak Hill Academy at Columbus Christian Boston 15 10 .600 5 stead (pectoral). BUCCANEERS: OUT: S Jus- Outback Bowl
swept Noxubee County at home Friday night. Brooklyn 10 18 .357 11½ tin Evans (toe), WR DeSean Jackson (thumb), Tampa, Fla.
Tuesday’s Games New York 8 19 .296 13 CB Isaiah Johnson (concussion). DOUBTFUL: Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 11 a.m.
The Starkville girls improved to 4-2 with a 66-15 victory, while the Southeast Division CB Carlton Davis (knee). QUESTIONABLE: T (ESPN2)
Starkville boys moved to 7-0 with a 65-40 win. New Hope at West Lowndes W L Pct GB Demar Dotson (hamstring), CB Brent Grimes Citrus Bowl
Charlotte 12 13 .480 — (knee), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (knee), CB M.J. Orlando, Fla.
For the Starkville girls, Sukkima Suell led the way with 13 points. Columbus Christian at Caledonia Orlando 12 14 .462 ½ Stewart (foot). Kentucky (9-3) vs. Penn State (9-3), Noon
For the Starkville boys, Jamarvis Phillips had 13 points, while Tyler NEW YORK GIANTS at WASHINGTON (ABC)
Houston at West Point Washington
Miami
11 15 .423 1½
10 14 .417 1½ REDSKINS — GIANTS: QUESTIONABLE: Fiesta Bowl
Talley had 12 points. Leake County at Noxubee County Atlanta 6 20 .231 6½ LB Tae Davis (ankle), LB B.J. Goodson (neck, Glendale, Ariz.
n CCA edges Pickens Academy: At Carrollton, Alabama, Central Division foot). REDSKINS: OUT LB Ryan Anderson LSU (9-3) vs. UCF (12-0), Noon (ESPN)
Columbus Christian beats Pickens Academy 60-55 in boys’ basketball Hamilton at Baldwyn W L Pct GB (hamstring), G Tony Bergstrom (knee, ankle),
QB Colt McCoy (fibula). QUESTIONABLE: LB
Rose Bowl
Milwaukee 16 8 .667 — Pasadena, Calif.
action Friday night. Heritage Academy at Lamar School Indiana 16 10 .615 1 Zach Brown (illness), WR Josh Doctson (hip), Washington (10-3) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 4 p.m.
Detroit 13 10 .565 2½ DE Matt Ioannidis (shin), C Chase Roullier (ESPN)
For Pickens Academy, Seth Peeks had 11 points, while Hayden Pillow Academy at Starkville Academy Cleveland 6 20 .231 11 (knee). Sugar Bowl
Dyer and James Parker each had nine points and Jon Wesley Rye had Chicago 6 21 .222 11½ NEW YORK JETS at BUFFALO BILLS — JETS: New Orleans
Starkville Christian at Oak Hill Academy WESTERN CONFERENCE QUESTIONABLE: WR Robby Anderson (an- Texas (9-4) vs. Georgia (11-2), 7:45 p.m.
eight points. kle), RB Isaiah Crowell (toe), TE Jordan Leg-
Thursday’s Games Southwest Division
gett (knee), CB Buster Skrine (shoulder, hip).
(ESPN)
n Starkville Academy wins twice: At Columbus, the Starkville W L Pct GB
BILLS: OUT: QB Derek Anderson (concussion),
Academy basketball teams swept Jackson Academy Friday afternoon Amory at Caledonia Memphis 15 10 .600 —
CB Taron Johnson (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: TE
Monday, Jan. 7
College Football Championship
Dallas 13 11 .542 1½
at the Heritage Academy Shootout. Columbus Christian at Marshall Academy New Orleans 13 14 .481 3 Jason Croom (groin). QUESTIONABLE: WR
Isaiah McKenzie (toe).
Santa Clara, Calif.
San Antonio 12 14 .462 3½ Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner, 7
The Lady Volunteers won 45-26, while the Volunteers won 37-20. Smithville at Hamilton Houston 11 14 .440 4 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at DALLAS COW- p.m. (ESPN)
For the SA girls, Lillee Alpe had 18 points, while the SA boys Northwest Division BOYS — EAGLES: OUT: LB Jordan Hicks
Friday’s Games W L Pct GB (calf), CB Jalen Mills (foot). QUESTIONABLE:
received seven points from Tanner Graves.
n Heritage Academy boys win: On the final day of the Heritage West Lowndes at Columbus Oklahoma City
Denver
16 8 .667
17 9 .654 —
— DE Michael Bennett (foot), DT Timmy Jernigan
(back), CB Avonte Maddox (ankle, knee).
COWBOYS: OUT: WR Tavon Austin (groin), DE
Hockey
Academy Shootout, the Heritage Academy boys beat Jackson Acade- Louisville at West Point Portland
Minnesota
14 11 .560 2½
13 12 .520 3½ David Irving (ankle), LB Sean Lee (hamstring), NHL
my 47-43 at New Hope Middle School. Southeast Lauderdale at Noxubee County Utah 13 13 .500 4 TE Geoff Swaim (wrist). QUESTIONABLE: WR EASTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division Michael Gallup (illness), T Tyron Smith (neck) Atlantic Division
The HA-Columbus Christian game scheduled for Saturday night Itawamba AHS at Aberdeen W L Pct GB PITTSBURGH STEELERS at OAKLAND GP W L OT Pts GF GA
was canceled. Golden State 18 9 .667 — RAIDERS — STEELERS: OUT: RB James Tampa Bay 30 22 7 1 45 117 87
Starkville Academy at Heritage Academy L.A. Clippers 16 8 .667 ½ Conner (ankle), T Marcus Gilbert (knee). Toronto 29 20 8 1 41 106 78
In Friday’s late games, Heritage Academy split two contests with L.A. Lakers 16 10 .615 1½ QUESTIONABLE: S Morgan Burnett (back), LB Buffalo 30 17 9 4 38 91 88
Jackson Prep. Marshall Academy at Oak Hill Academy Sacramento 13 12 .520 4 Anthony Chickillo (ankle). RAIDERS: QUES- Montreal 29 14 10 5 33 93 92
Phoenix 4 22 .154 13½ TIONABLE: DT Maurice Hurst (ankle), RB Boston 28 14 10 4 32 73 72
The Heritage Academy boys won 43-34, while the Heritage Columbus Christian vs. Lee Arkansas (Memphis) Doug Martin (knee), G Kelechi Osemele (toe), Detroit 29 13 12 4 30 86 97
Academy girls lost 42-27. WR Seth Roberts (concussion), LB Kyle Wilber Florida 27 11 11 5 27 89 96
Saturday’s Games Friday’s Games
Charlotte 113, Denver 107 (hamstring), CB Daryl Worley (shoulder). Ottawa 29 12 14 3 27 102 119
New Hope at West Point Indiana 112, Orlando 90 LOS ANGELES RAMS at CHICAGO BEARS Metropolitan Division
Philadelphia 117, Detroit 111 — RAMS: OUT: RB Malcolm Brown (shoulder). GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Blackwell all-star game ends in scoreless tie Starkville High at Hound Dog Classic (at Tupelo) Brooklyn 106, Toronto 105, OT BEARS: DOUBTFUL: S Deon Bush (ham-
string). QUESTIONABLE: S Eddie Jackson
Washington 28 16 9 3 35 102 90
Columbus 28 16 10 2 34 100 95
GULFPORT — The 70th Bernard Blackwell all-star football game Sacramento 129, Cleveland 110
Magnolia Heights at Heritage Academy Chicago 114, Oklahoma City 112 (shin), DT Bilal Nichols (knee) Carolina 28 13 11 4 30 71 77
ended with a scoreless tie Saturday morning at Gulfport High School’s Monday’s Game N.Y. Islanders 27 13 11 3 29 79 81
Milner Stadium. Prep Soccer Memphis 107, New Orleans 103
San Antonio 133, L.A. Lakers 120
Miami 115, Phoenix 98
MINNESOTA VIKINGS at SEATTLE SEA-
HAWKS — VIKINGS: DNP: WR Chad Beebe
Pittsburgh 27 12 10 5 29 95 89
N.Y. Rangers 28 13 12 3 29 80 88
The contest was played with a running block in a driving rain storm. Monday’s Matches Golden State 105, Milwaukee 95 (hamstring), LB Eric Kendricks (rib), TE David
Morgan (knee), CB Trae Waynes (concussion).
Philadelphia 27 12 12 3 27 85 94
New Jersey 27 10 12 5 25 81 94
Local players on the North roster included Ryan Melton, Brentt Saturday’s Games
Nettleton at Columbus, 5 p.m. Dallas 107, Houston 104 LIMITED: WR Stefon Diggs (knee). FULL: WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cunningham, Ezekiel Head (West Point); Myles Stone, KJ Lawrence, Indiana 107, Sacramento 97 G Mike Remmers (back), CB Xavier Rhodes Central Division
Pillow Academy at Heritage Academy, 5 p.m. Atlanta 106, Denver 98 (hamstring), WR Brandon Zylstra (foot). SEA- GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Ryan Johnson (Starkville High); Keymarcus Jackson, Verdell Clemons Brooklyn 112, New York 104 HAWKS: No Report. Nashville 29 19 9 1 39 93 72
(Noxubee County) and Laderrick Despenza (Hamilton). Indianola Academy at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m. Cleveland 116, Washington 101 Colorado 29 17 7 5 39 107 81
The North Most Valuable Defensive Player was Michael Smith Tuesday’s Matches Boston 133, Chicago 77 FCS Playoffs Winnipeg 28 17 9 2 36 94 79
L.A. Lakers 111, Memphis 88 Quarterfinals Dallas 29 16 10 3 35 81 74
(Ridgeland), while the North Most Valuable Offensive Player wasBud Lamar School at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, late Friday, Dec. 7 Minnesota 29 15 12 2 32 88 87
Miami at L.A. Clippers, late Maine 23, Weber State 18 St. Louis 27 10 13 4 24 77 88
Tolbert (Water Valley). Columbus at Starkville High, 5 p.m. Today’s Games Saturday, Dec. 8 Chicago 30 9 16 5 23 82 112
The South Most Valuable Defensive Player was Davandre Bays New Orleans at Detroit, 2:30 p.m. North Dakota State 35, Colgate 0 Pacific Division
(Winona), while the South Most Valuable Offensive Player: Micah Kelly Caledonia at Kosciusko, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 5 p.m. South Dakota State 27, Kennesaw State 17 GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Utah at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Eastern Washington 34, UC Davis 29 Calgary 29 18 9 2 38 102 82
(Ocean Springs). Choctaw County at MSMS, 5:30 p.m. Charlotte at New York, 6:30 p.m. Anaheim 31 15 11 5 35 75 89
Semifinals Vegas 30 16 13 1 33 91 84
The last scoreless tie in the series took place in 1963. Thursday’s Matches Monday’s Games
Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 or Saturday, Dec. 15 San Jose 30 14 11 5 33 92 93
Edmonton 29 15 12 2 32 81 87
Heritage Academy at Hartfield Academy, 5 p.m. Washington at Indiana, 6 p.m. Maine (10-3) vs. Eastern Washington (11-2),
Arizona 27 13 12 2 28 70 71
Alabama New Orleans at Boston, 6:30 p.m. TBA
Pillow Academy at Columbus Christian, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. North Dakota State (13-0) vs. South Dakota
State (10-2), TBA
Vancouver 31 12 16 3 27 89 108
Los Angeles 29 10 18 1 21 62 90
Sacramento at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Women’s basketball beats Tulane Friday’s Matches Utah at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Championship NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women’s basketball team New Hope at Louisville, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m. At Toyota Stadium and two wild cards per conference advance to
led from start to finish as the Crimson Tide (6-4) downed Tulane 69-58 Columbus at Nettleton, 5 p.m. Miami at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Frisco, Texas playoffs.
on Saturday afternoon inside Coleman Coliseum. The Tide snapped a Washington School at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Semifinal winners, Noon
Tuesday’s Games Friday’s Games
three-game losing streak with the win, while ending the Green Wave’s
Starkville High at Kosciusko, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Houston, 7 p.m. Division II Playoffs St. Louis 1, Winnipeg 0
(7-2) three-game win streak. Phoenix at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Semifinals Dallas 3, San Jose 2
The Crimson Tide were led offensively by sophomore Jasmine Saturday’s Matches Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8
Valdosta State 30, Notre Dame (Ohio) 24
Edmonton 7, Minnesota 2
Carolina 4, Anaheim 1
Walker, who scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds. Junior Cierra
Johnson poured in 18 points, including four three-pointers, while also
New Hope at Amory, 11 a.m.
Corinth at Caledonia, Noon
Football Ferris State 42, Minnesota State-Mankato 25

Championship
Saturday’s Games
Philadelphia 6, Buffalo 2
Los Angeles 5, Vegas 1
notching six rebounds and five assists. In just her second game back NFL Saturday, Dec. 15 N.Y. Islanders 3, Detroit 2
from injury, junior Jordan Lewis tossed in 16 points and dished out four Men’s College Basketball AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
At McKinney, Texas
Valdosta State (13-0) vs. Ferris State (15-0),
Tampa Bay 7, Colorado 1
Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT
assists. Tuesday’s Games W L T Pct PF PA 3 p.m. N.Y. Rangers 5, Florida 4, SO
New England 9 3 0 .750 331 259 Washington 4, Columbus 0
Alabama outrebounded Tulane 43-33, including a 15-5 edge in Millsaps College at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. Miami 6 6 0 .500 244 300 Division III Playoffs Boston 6, Toronto 3
offensive rebounds. The UA defense turned up the pressure, forcing Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 178 293 Semifinals San Jose 5, Arizona 3
Mississippi University for Women at Blue Moun- N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 .250 243 307 Saturday, Dec. 8 Nashville at Calgary, late
the Green Wave into 23 turnovers. The Crimson Tide were also efficient South Mount Union 28, Johns Hopkins 20 Today’s Games
from the foul line, making 78 percent (14-of-18) of its attempts from the tain College, 7:30 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Mary Hardin-Baylor 31, Wisconsin-Whitewater 14 Vancouver at St. Louis, 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.
stripe. Wednesday’s Game Houston 9 3 0 .750 302
Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 251
235
254 Championship Boston at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
n Swimming and diving beats Auburn: At Tuscaloosa, Southeastern Louisiana vs. Ole Miss (Jackson), Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 325
Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 212
279
273
Friday, Dec. 14 Montreal at Chicago, 5 p.m.
New Jersey at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
At Shenandoah, Texas
Alabama, the Alabama men’s swimming and diving squad used a total 6:30 p.m. North Mount Union (14-0) vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Calgary at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
team effort to notch its first dual-meet win over the Auburn Tigers since W L T Pct PF PA (14-0), 7 p.m. Dallas at Vegas, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh 7 4 1 .625 346 282 Monday’s Games
2010 Friday afternoon, 160-140. Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 297 214 Bowl Schedule Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veter-
Alabama surged to an early lead by winning the first relay and then Southern Miss at Wichita State, 4:30 p.m. Cincinnati 5 7 0 .417 286 371 Saturday, Dec. 15 ans Memorial Coliseum, 6 p.m.
Cleveland 4 7 1 .375 266 312 Celebration Bowl N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
six of the next eight individual races. Junior Zane Waddell combined Cincinnati at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. West At Atlanta Los Angeles at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
with seniors Laurent Bams, Knox Auerbach and Robert Howard to open Sunday’s Game W L T Pct PF PA NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), 11 a.m. New Jersey at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Kansas City 10 2 0 .833 444 327 (ABC) Tuesday’s Games
the meet with a decisive 400 medley relay win. Howard (200 freestyle), Chattanooga at Ole Miss, 5 p.m. L.A. Chargers 9 3 0 .750 340 249 Cure Bowl Toronto at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Waddell (100 backstroke) and Bams (100 breaststroke) then won three Denver 6 6 0 .500 276 262 Orlando, Fla. Los Angeles at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
individual races in a row. Howard also won the 50 freestyle while Bams Women’s College Basketball Oakland 2 10 0 .167 220 367
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Tulane (6-6) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-6),
12:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Vancouver at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Arizona at Boston, 6 p.m.
added 100 freestyle win to his tally. Monday’s Game East New Mexico Bowl Detroit at Washington, 6:30 p.m.
W L T Pct PF PA Albuquerque Montreal at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Freshman Spencer Walker, who was second in the 100 backstroke, Berry College at Mississippi University for Wom- Dallas 7 5 0 .583 247 223 North Texas (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 1 p.m. Ottawa at Nashville, 7 p.m.
chipped in a win of his own in the 200 backstroke. Philadelphia 6 6 0 .500 258 266 (ESPN) Chicago at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
From that point, Auburn started to close the gap, winning three- en, 7 p.m. Washington 6 6 0 .500 233 257 Las Vegas Bowl Florida at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Giants 4 8 0 .333 267 315 Fresno State (11-2) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 2:30 Edmonton at Colorado, 8 p.m.
straight races as well as both springboard diving events. Tuesday’s Games South p.m. (ABC)
With one individual race left before the final relay, freshman Mississippi University for Women at Blue Moun-
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 419 269
Camellia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala. Transactions
Nicholas Perera all but slammed the door on the Tigers with a dominant tain College, 5:30 p.m. Carolina 6 6 0 .500 304 306 Georgia Southern (9-3) vs. Eastern Michigan
Saturday’s Moves
Tampa Bay 5 7 0 .417 318 355 (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
win in the 400 individual medley. Atlanta 4 8 0 .333 296 333 BASEBALL
Alcorn State at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. North
New Orleans Bowl
Middle Tennessee (8-5) vs. Appalachian State National League
Wednesday’s Game W L T Pct PF PA (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed C Adony
Ole Miss Louisiana at Ole Miss, 11 a.m.
Chicago 8 4 0 .667 344
Minnesota 6 5 1 .542 275
241
270 Tuesday, Dec. 18
Mejia to a minor league contract.
FOOTBALL
Green Bay 4 7 1 .375 281 287 National Football League
Football’s Woods chosen for East-West Shring Game Thursday’s Game Detroit 4 8 0 .333 254 316
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
UAB (10-3) vs. North Illinois (8-5), 6 p.m. BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR Da’Mari Scott
OXFORD — A third member of the Ole Miss football team has West (ESPN) from the practice squad.
Philander Smith College at Mississippi University W L T Pct PF PA CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed TE Pharaoh
accepted an invite to compete in the East-West Shrine Game, Jan. 19, y-L.A. Rams 11 1 0 .917 419 298 Wednesday, Dec. 19 Brown on injured reserve. Activated DB Ter-
for Women, 5:30 p.m. Seattle 7 5 0 .583 319 259 rance Mitchell from injured reserve.
at Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Frisco (Texas) Bowl
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed S Raven
Senior defensive back Zedrick Woods will join teammates Sean Friday’s Game Arizona 3 9 0 .250 175 310
San Francisco 2 10 0 .167 255 336
San Diego State (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4), 7 p.m.
(ESPN) Greene on injured reserve. Signed OL Adam
Rawlings and Jordan Ta’amu in the 94th edition of the college all-star Mississippi State at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. y-clinched division Pankey from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
Thursday, Dec. 20
game. Saturday’s Games Thursday’s Game Gasparilla Bowl National Hockey League
Woods finished the 2018 season second on the team in tackles Tennessee 30, Jacksonville 9 At St. Petersburg, Fla. ANAHEIM DUCKS — Signed general manager
Mississippi University for Women at Huntingdon Today’s Games Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5), 7 p.m. Bob Murray to a two-year contract extension
with 79. He was one of only three Rebels to start all 12 games on the New Orleans at Tampa Bay, Noon (ESPN) through the 2021-22 season.
defensive side of the ball. Woods was tied for the team lead with two College, 2 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, Noon CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled F Alan Quine
Atlanta at Green Bay, Noon Friday, Dec. 21 from Stockton (AHL).
interceptions and led the SEC in fumble recoveries. His 96-yard scoop Ole Miss at Louisiana Tech, 2 p.m. Indianapolis at Houston, Noon Bahamas Bowl CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned F
and score at Texas A&M this season was the second-longest fumble N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, Noon Nassau Saku Maenalanen and G Alex Nedeljkovic to
Carolina at Cleveland, Noon Toledo (7-5) vs. FIU (8-4), 11:30 a.m (ESPN) Charlotte (AHL).
return in program history and was his second-career TD. New England at Miami, Noon Famous Idaho Potato Bowl OTTAWA SENATORS — Placed F Bobby Ryan
on injured reserve.
on the air
The Lake City, Florida, native tallied 49 career appearances in a Baltimore at Kansas City, Noon Boise
Cincinnati at L.A. Chargers, 3:05 p.m. Western Michigan (7-5) vs. BYU (6-6), 3 p.m. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned D Oleg
Rebel uniform, including 37 starts. He finished his Ole Miss career with Denver at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. (ESPN) Sosunov and Matthew Spencer to Orlando
231 total tackles and six interceptions. Detroit at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. (ECHL).
For more than 90 years, some of football’s greatest athletes and Today Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
American Hockey League
HERSHEY BEARS — Recalled F Grant Besse
coaches have contributed to the tradition of the East-West Shrine L.A. Rams at Chicago, 7:20 p.m. Memphis (8-5) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 11 a.m. from South Carolina (ECHL).
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Monday’s Game (ESPN) ROCKFORD ICEMEN — Returned F Justin
Game. Players like Gale Sayers, Tom Brady, John Elway, Allan Page, 10 a.m. — Holiday Festival Game, Columbia vs. Minnesota at Seattle, 7:15 p.m. Armed Forces Bowl Auger to Florida (ECHL).
Dick Butkus, Brett Favre, Gino Marchetti and Walter Payton, along Thursday, Dec. 13 Fort Worth, Texas TEXAS STARS — Assigned F Robbie Payne to
with coaches Don Shula, Dick Vermeil, Paul “Bear” Bryant and Jerry Iona, FS1 L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 7:20 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15
Houston (8-4) vs. Army (9-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Idaho (ECHL).
TORONTO MARLIES — Assigned Fs Griffen
Dollar General Bowl
Glanville, to name a few, have supported the East-West Shrine Game. Noon — Arizona at Alabama, ESPN Houston at N.Y. Jets, 3:30 p.m. Mobile, Ala. Molino and Emerson Clark to Newfoundland
Cleveland at Denver, 7:20 p.m. Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) (ECHL).
Since 1925, the East-West Shrine Game has benefited Shriners Noon — Princeton at St. John’s, FS1 Sunday, Dec. 16 Hawaii Bowl ECHL
Hospitals for Children and its mission to provide advanced care for Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, Noon Honolulu IDAHO STEELHEADS — Signed D Charlie
1 p.m. — Incarnate Word at LSU, SEC Network Green Bay at Chicago, Noon Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Hawaii (8-5), 9:30 p.m. Dodero. Loaned F Steve McParland to Stock-
children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft Detroit at Buffalo, Noon ton (AHL).
2 p.m. — Gonzaga at Tennessee, ESPN Tampa Bay at Baltimore, Noon
(ESPN)
KALAMAZOO WINGS — Signed F Tyler Biggs.
lip and palate, regardless of the families’ ability to pay for services.
n Women’s basketball beats Savannah State: At Oxford, 2:30 p.m. — Oregon State at St. Louis, ESPNU Arizona at Atlanta, Noon
Oakland at Cincinnati, Noon
Wednesday, Dec. 26
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Traded F Avery Pe-
terson to Indy.
senior Crystal Allen made history and the Ole Miss women’s basketball 4:30 p.m. — Jerry Colangelo Classic, Nevada vs. Dallas at Indianapolis, Noon
Miami at Minnesota, Noon
Dallas SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Boston College (7-5) vs. Boise State (10-3),
team as a whole dominated in a 74-51 win over Savannah State at The Grand Canyon, ESPNU Washington at Jacksonville, Noon 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed D Maxime Ch-
Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. Seattle at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl anot to a multi-year contract.
5 p.m. — Purdue at Texas, ESPN2 New England at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m. Detroit
The Rebels (4-6) received a complete team performance in the win
GOLF
Philadelphia at L.A. Rams, 7:20 p.m. Minnesota (6-6) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 4:15 Friday’s Moves
over the Lady Tigers (2-5), scoring a season-high 74 points alongside a Monday, Dec. 17 p.m. (ESPN) BASEBALL
New Orleans at Carolina, 7:15 p.m.
season-high nine three-pointers – five of which came from Allen, who Noon — PGA Tour Golf, QBE Shootout, second Cheez-It Bowl
Phoenix
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Named Billy McMillon
today became the 30th Rebel to ever score their 1,000th point in an Ole round, Naples, Florida, TGC NFL Injury Report California (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN) manager of Pawtucket (IL).
Today’s Games CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Named Mike Rein-
Miss jersey. Most impressively, Ole Miss had a season-high 21 assists 1 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf, QBE Shootout, final ATLANTA FALCONS at GREEN BAY PACK- Thursday, Dec. 27 old senior medical adviser. Promoted Brian Ball
on 26 made field goals, and absolutely dominated the glass by a 62-28 ERS — FALCONS: OUT: TE Logan Paulsen Independence Bowl to athletic trainer, Brett Walker to physical ther-
round, Naples, Florida, WTVA (knee, ankle). QUESTIONABLE: K Matt Bry- Shreveport, La. apist/assistant athletic trainer and James Kruk
advantage – the first rebounding margin above 30 since Dec. 29, 2009, ant (back). PACKERS: OUT: S Raven Greene Temple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) to assistant athletic trainer.
vs. Centenary (+31). NBA (ankle). DOUBTFUL: T Bryan Bulaga (knee, Pinstripe Bowl National League
illness). QUESTIONABLE: G Byron Bell (knee), Bronx, N.Y. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to
n Men’s basketball wins at Illinois State: At Normal, Illinois, hot 5 p.m. — Milwaukee at Toronto, NBA TV LS Hunter Bradley (ankle), CB Bashaud Bree- Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5), 4:15 p.m. terms with RHP Merrill Kelly on a two-year
shooting and opportunistic defense Saturday night propelled Mississippi NFL land (groin), S Kentrell Brice (ankle, concus- (ESPN) contract.
sion), G Lane Taylor (foot). Texas Bowl NEW YORK METS — Named Jared Banner
to an 81-74 road victory over Illinois State. Noon — Indianapolis at Houston, WCBI BALTIMORE RAVENS at KANSAS CITY Houston executive director of player development. Pro-
The Rebels (6-2) shot 52.6 percent for the game, including 60 CHIEFS — RAVENS: DOUBTFUL: S Tony Jef- Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN) moted Ian Levin to senior director of baseball
percent through the first 25 minutes, and scored 12 points off of ISU’s Noon — New Orleans at Tampa Bay, WLOV ferson (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: QB Joe Flac- operations.
co (hip), CB Marlon Humphrey (groin), G James Friday, Dec. 28 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Signed RHP Garrett
10 turnovers. 3:25 p.m. — Philadelphia at Dallas, WLOV Hurst (back), S Anthony Levine (ankle), G Alex Music City Bowl Richards to a two-year contract. Designated
Lewis (shoulder), LB Tim Williams (ankle), CB Nashville, Tenn. INF Carlos Asuaje for assignment.
Breein Tyree scored 22 points, including 17 in the second half, and 7:20 p.m. — LA Rams at Chicago, WTVA Tavon Young (groin). CHIEFS: DOUBTFUL: Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5), 12:30 p.m. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to
Terence Davis scored 20 for Ole Miss. SKIING WR Sammy Watkins (foot). QUESTIONABLE: (ESPN) terms with LHP Patrick Corbin on a six-year
S Eric Berry (heel), TE Demetrius Harris (knee, Camping World Bowl contract.
Davis surpassed his per-game average by scoring 16 points in the
4 p.m. — FIS Alpine World Cup, women’s parallel illness). Orlando, Fla. BASKETBALL
first half and made 7 of 10 field goals, two from 3-point range, before CAROLINA PANTHERS at CLEVELAND West Virginia (8-3) vs. Syracuse (9-3), 4:15 National Basketball Association
going to the bench with his second foul. slalom, Switzerland, NBC Sports Network BROWNS — PANTHERS: OUT: K Graham p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
PHOENIX SUNS — Signed G Jawun Evans to
a two-way contract.
Gano (left knee), G Amini Silatolu (knee).
ISU had no answer for anything Davis did in the opening period SNOWBOARDING QUESTIONABLE: S Colin Jones (illness). San Antonio CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Acquired G Mat-
BROWNS: OUT: T Austin Corbett (foot), CB Iowa State (8-4) vs. Washington State (10-2), thew Dellavedova, F John Henson and 2021
and stayed close mainly by outscoring Ole Miss 7-0 from the foul line. 11:30 a.m. — U.S. Grand Prix, halfpipe competi- Denzel Ward (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: 8 p.m. (ESPN) first- and second-round picks from Milwaukee.
CB Phillip Gaines (knee), DT Larry Ogunjobi MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Acquired G George
tion, Copper Mountain, Colorado, WTVA (biceps), C J.C. Tretter (ankle). Saturday, Dec. 29 Hill and a 2021 second-round pick from Cleve-
Mississippi University for Women SOCCER CINCINNATI BENGALS at LOS ANGELES
CHARGERS — BENGALS: OUT: LB Vontaze
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
land and F Jason Smith and cash consider-
ations from Washington.
Basketball teams split pair of home games 9:55 a.m. — Newcastle United vs. Wolves, NBC Burfict (concussion), T Cordy Glenn (back), CB
Dre Kirkpatrick (ankle), CB Tony McRae (con-
Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 11 a.m.
(ESPN)
WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Acquired F
Sam Dekker from Cleveland for a 2022 sec-
The Mississippi University for Women moved to 7-2 in women’s Sports Network cussion). QUESTIONABLE: WR Josh Malone Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
ond-round draft pick.
FOOTBALL
(hamstring). CHARGERS: OUT: RB Melvin
basketball with an 84-43 win over Wesleyan Saturday at Pohl Gymna- WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Gordon (knee), CB Trevor Williams (knee). South Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5), 11 a.m. National Football League
sium. DOUBTFUL: TE Sean Culkin (back), DT Bran- (ABC) NFL — Suspended New York Jets LB Darron
Noon — Tennessee at Texas, ESPN2 don Mebane (not injury related). Arizona Bowl Lee four games for violating its substance
For MUW, Keyahna Jones led the way with 16 points and 16 DENVER BRONCOS at SAN FRANCISCO Tucson, Ariz. abuse policy.
rebounds. Rokila Wallace and Tenazhia Hinkson each added 13 points, 2 p.m. — Oregon at Michigan State, ESPN2 49ERS — BRONCOS: OUT: LB Shaquil Bar- Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5), 12:15 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed K Chandler
while Qiayon Bailey had 12 points. Monday rett (hip), CB Tramaine Brock (ribs), CB Chris
Harris (fibula). QUESTIONABLE: LB Brandon
Marshall (knee). 49ERS: OUT: RB Matt Breida
p.m. (CBSSN)
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arlington, Texas
Catanzaro. Placed G Amini Silatolu on injured
reserve.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Promoted WR Dau-
In the men’s game, MUW fell 70-50 to Southern University, New NBA (ankle), WR Pierre Garcon (knee), S Jaquiski CFP Semifinal, Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson rice Fountain from the practice squad. Waived
Orleans. Tartt (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: CB K’Waun (13-0), 3 p.m. (ESPN) TE Clive Walford. Signed QB Phillip Walker to
For MUW (1-8), Keith Harris had 17 points, while Josh Skinner had 7 p.m. — New Orleans at Boston NBA TV Williams (knee) Orange Bowl the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS at ARIZONA CARDINALS Miami Gardens, Fla. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed WR Kelvin
13 points. 8 p.m. — Memphis at Phoenix, Fox Sports South- — LIONS: OUT: LB Trevor Bates (ankle), RB CFP Semifinal, Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama Benjamin to a one-year contract. Released DE
east Kerryon Johnson (knee). QUESTIONABLE:
RB Nick Bellore (ankle), WR Bruce Ellington
(13-0), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Jarvis Jenkins.
Canadian Football League
Junior Colleges 9:30 p.m. — Miami at LA Lakers, NBA TV (back), DE Kerry Hyder (illness), LB Devon
Kennard (hip), WR Brandon Powell (calf), TE
Monday, Dec. 31
Military Bowl
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Announced assis-
tant head coach and defensive coordinator
NFL Michael Roberts (shoulder), CB Darius Slay Annapolis, Md. Mike Benevides will not return for the 2019
EMCC men’s basketball wins at Baton Rouge C.C. 7:15 p.m. — Minnesota at Seattle, ESPN
(ankle), QB Matthew Stafford (back). CAR-
DINALS: OUT: LB Deone Bucannon (chest).
Cincinnati (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), 11
a.m. (ESPN)
season.
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS — Announced the
BATON ROUGE, La. — In its final pre-holiday contest, the East QUESTIONABLE: S Budda Baker (knee). Sun Bowl resignation of defensive coordinator Jerry
Mississippi Community College men’s basketball team beat Baton RODEO INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at HOUSTON TEX- El Paso, Texas Glanville.
ANS — COLTS: OUT: TE Mo Alie-Cox (calf), Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6), 1 p.m. (CBS) HOCKEY
Rouge Community College 76-63 in Region 23 play Saturday at the 9 p.m. — PRCA Rodeo, Wrangler National Finals, WR Dontrelle Inman (shoulder), C Ryan Kelly Redbox Bowl National Hockey League
BRCC Coliseum. CBS Sports Network (knee), S Michael Mitchell (calf). QUESTION- Santa Clara, Calif. NHL — Suspended Calgary D Mark Giordano
ABLE: DT Denico Autry (back), CB Nate Hair- Michigan State (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4), 2 p.m. two games for kneeing, and Calgary F Ryan
For EMCC (6-4), Markederic Bell had 22 points, while Terryonte
SOCCER ston (ankle), WR T.Y. Hilton (shoulder), DT Mar- (FOX) Lomberg one game for instigating in the final
Thomas celebrated his 20th birthday with 15 points. gus Hunt (knee), CB Chris Milton (hamstring). Liberty Bowl five minutes of a Dec. 6 game. Fined Cal-
1:55 p.m. — Premier League, Everton vs. Wat- TEXANS: OUT: G Zach Fulton (hand). QUES- Memphis, Tenn. gary coach Bill Peters $10,000 as a result of
TIONABLE: WR Keke Coutee (hamstring), CB Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6), 2:45 Lomberg’s automatic suspension.
—From Special, Staff and Wire Reports ford, NBC Sports Network Johnathan Joseph (neck, shoulder), LB Bren- p.m. (ESPN) ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled F Michael
nan Scarlett (ankle). Bunting from Tucson (AHL).

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
United wins Atlanta’s first sports title since 1995
By PAUL NEWBERRY
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Finally, At-
lanta has another team it can
call champions.
Josef Martinez and Fran-
co Escobar scored goals,
Brad Guzan came up with
a couple of clutch saves and
Atlanta United gave the city
its first title since 1995 with
a 2-0 victory over the Port-
land Timbers in the MLS
Cup final Saturday night.
Cheered on by the largest
crowd in franchise history,
United captured the crown
in just its second season to
set off a huge celebration
in a city that has known so
much sporting heartbreak.
Owner Arthur Blank got to
lift the trophy, just under
three years after his other
team, the NFL’s Falcons,
squandered a 25-point lead
in an epic Super Bowl col-
lapse.
Martinez, capping the
greatest goal-scoring sea-
son in MLS history, put Unit-
ed ahead in 39th minute.
Escobar added an insurance
goal in the 54th, turning the
final minutes into a raucous,
Basketball
Saturday’s Men’s
College Scores
EAST
Albany (NY) 82, Monmouth (NJ) 63
Brown 71, Stony Brook 69
Buffalo 80, St. Bonaventure 62
CCSU 79, Penn State Wilkes-Barre 58
Dartmouth 78, Maine 52
Fordham 78, Rutgers 70
Hofstra 89, Rider 73
Jacksonville St. 81, Delaware St. 54
LIU Brooklyn 74, St. Peter’s 58
Lehigh 85, Mount St. Mary’s 78
Loyola (Md.) 83, Binghamton 65
Morgan St. 74, Towson 69
NJIT 82, St. Francis Brooklyn 60
Northeastern 92, Oakland 83
Penn 83, La Salle 65
Penn St. 76, Colgate 65
Quinnipiac 88, Lafayette 77
Rhode Island 79, Holy Cross 63
Siena 74, Robert Morris 71
Syracuse 72, Georgetown 71
UMBC 91, Drexel 76
Valparaiso 82, George Washington 79
Vermont 71, Harvard 65
Villanova 70, Saint Joseph’s 58
West Virginia 69, Pittsburgh 59
SOUTH
Alcorn St. 109, Champion Christian 45
Appalachian St. 82, NC Central 73
Austin Peay 116, Calvary University 33
Duke 91, Yale 58
E. Kentucky 76, N. Kentucky 74
ETSU 80, UT Martin 62
Florida St. 79, UConn 71
Furman 74, SC-Upstate 60
Gardner-Webb 102, Johnson & Wales 55
Georgia Southern 89, Mercer 74
Howard 85, American U. 83
Jacksonville 100, Middle Georgia State 57
Marist 79, Stetson 75
Maryland 55, Loyola of Chicago 41
Memphis 94, UAB 76
Michigan St. 63, Florida 59
Mississippi St. 82, Clemson 71
Murray St. 64, Middle Tennessee 42
NC A&T 92, Greensboro 67
Seton Hall 84, Kentucky 83, OT
South Alabama 81, Tulane 60
Toledo 75, Marshall 74, OT
UCF 70, Grambling St. 45
W. Carolina 71, UNC-Asheville 59
William & Mary 76, Hampton 71
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 97, Green Bay 68
Butler 95, N. Illinois 68
Cent. Michigan 95, S. Utah 86
Cincinnati 62, Xavier 47
E. Illinois 76, W. Illinois 65
E. Michigan 105, Central State 53
Illinois 77, UNLV 74
Indiana 68, Louisville 67
Indiana St. 77, Truman State 69
Kent St. 83, Wright St. 76
Marquette 74, Wisconsin 69, OT
Miami (Ohio) 85, Purdue Fort Wayne 79
Michigan 89, South Carolina 78
Minnesota 72, Arkansas St. 56
N. Dakota St. 74, E. Washington 67
N. Iowa 75, Dubuque 67
Nebraska 94, Creighton 75
Northwestern 75, DePaul 68
Ohio 78, Radford 69
S. Illinois 83, SE Missouri 73
SIU-Edwardsville 92, Harris-Stowe State 87
UMKC 65, South Dakota 63
W. Michigan 88, Youngstown St. 77
SOUTHWEST
Abilene Christian 93, Schreiner 53
Cent. Arkansas 85, UALR 82
Houston 63, Oklahoma St. 53
North Texas 63, Texas-Arlington 61
Oklahoma 80, Wichita St. 48
Texas State 90, Houston Baptist 80
Tulsa 47, Kansas St. 46
UTSA 104, Mid-America Christian 74
W. Kentucky 78, Arkansas 77
FAR WEST
Army 66, Air Force 61
BYU 74, Utah 59
Boise St. 82, Central Washington 62
Colorado 84, Ill.-Chicago 72
Colorado St. 71, Sam Houston St. 65
Fresno St. 92, Long Beach St. 71
Nevada 72, Arizona St. 66
Oregon 84, Nebraska-Omaha 61
Utah St. 76, Weber St. 67
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 7 Tennessee gets second shot at elte opponent
By STEVE MEGARGEE
The Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. —
Tennessee wants to capi-
talize on a second chance
to beat an elite opponent as
the Volunteers adapt to the
higher expectations accom-
panying their Top 10 rank-
ing.
The seventh-ranked Vols
(6-1) let a golden opportuni-
ty slip away two weeks ago
when they squandered a
second-half lead in an 87-81
overtime loss to No. 2 Kan-
sas. They’re hoping the les-
sons learned that night pay
off Sunday when they play
No. 1 Gonzaga (9-0) at the
Jerry Colangelo Classic in
Phoenix.
“I thought we were a
little too emotional at the
beginning of that (Kansas)
game,” Tennessee coach
flag-waving celebration and
sending coach Tata Martino
out with a title in his final
game as coach. He’s report-
edly headed to Mexico to
take over as that country’s
national coach.
Atlanta reveled in its first
title since the Braves won
the 1995 World Series — a
gap of 8,442 days, for those
counting.
After a surprising run in
the playoffs, the Timbers
were denied their second
MLS championship after
winning the cup in 2015.
Since major league sports
came to Atlanta in 1966, the
only other team to win a
championship in one of the
five major sports also came
on the soccer pitch. The
Atlanta Chiefs claimed the
title in the North American
Soccer League’s inaugural
season in 1968.
While that team laid the
groundwork, Atlanta Unit-
ed carried the sport to un-
precedented levels in North
America. The team shat-
tered the MLS attendance
record a year ago in its first
season, and then took the
mark even higher by aver-
Friday’s Men’s
College Scores
EAST
Columbia 90, Bryant 68
Mass.-Lowell 110, Maine-Fort Kent 63
UMass 79, Providence 78
SOUTH
George Mason 66, James Madison 53
Longwood 68, Frostburg State 65, OT
UNC-Greensboro 75, Elon 74
MIDWEST
Missouri 80, Oral Roberts 64
S. Dakota St. 101, Southern U. 92
SOUTHWEST
Louisiana Tech 96, Stephen F. Austin 93, OT
FAR WEST
Idaho St. 68, Santa Clara 66
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 85, New Mexico 60
TCU 96, Southern Cal 61
AP Men’s Top 25 Fared
Saturday’s Games
1. Gonzaga (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 7
Tennessee, Sunday.
2. Kansas (8-0) beat New Mexico State 63-
60. Next: vs. No. 21 Villanova, Saturday.
3. Duke (9-1) beat Yale 91-58. Next: vs. Princ-
eton, Tuesday, Dec. 18.
4. Virginia (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. VCU,
Sunday.
5. Michigan (10-0) beat South Carolina 89-78.
Next: vs. Western Michigan, Saturday.
6. Nevada (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. Grand
Canyon, Sunday.
7. Tennessee (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. No.
1 Gonzaga, Sunday.
8. Auburn (8-1) beat Dayton 82-72. Next: vs.
UAB, Saturday.
9. Kentucky (7-2) lost to Seton Hall 84-83, OT.
Next: vs. Utah, Saturday.
10. Michigan State (8-2) beat Florida 63-59.
Next: vs. Green Bay, Sunday, Dec. 16.
11. Florida State (8-1) beat UConn 79-71.
Next: vs. Southeast Missouri State, Monday,
Dec. 17.
12. Wisconsin (8-2) lost to Marquette 74-69,
OT. Next: vs. Savannah State, Thursday.
13. Texas Tech (8-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Northwestern State, Wednesday.
14. North Carolina (7-2) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 1 Gonzaga, Saturday.
15. Virginia Tech (7-1) did not play. Next: vs.
S.C. State, Sunday.
16. Kansas State (6-2) lost to Tulsa 47-46.
Next: vs. Georgia State, Saturday.
17. Buffalo (9-0) beat St. Bonaventure 80-62.
Next: vs. Southern Illinois, Saturday.
18. Iowa (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. Northern
Iowa, Saturday.
19. Ohio State (8-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Bucknell, Saturday.
20. Arizona State (7-1) did not play. Next: at
Georgia, Saturday.
21. Villanova (8-2) beat Saint Joseph’s 70-58.
Next: vs. Pennsylvania, Tuesday.
22. Mississippi State (8-1) beat Clemson
82-71. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Saturday.
23. Maryland (8-2) beat Loyola of Chicago
55-41. Next: vs. Loyola (Md.), Tuesday.
24. Nebraska (8-2) beat Creighton 94-72.
Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Sunday, Dec. 16.
25. Furman (10-0) beat South Carolina Up-
state 74-60. Next: vs. Charleston Southern,
Tuesday.
No. 22 Miss. State 82,
Clemson 71
CLEMSON (6-3): Simms 9-15 1-2 23,
Thomas 8-9 2-3 18, Skara 5-6 1-2 12, New-
man 0-3 0-0 0, Mitchell 3-16 2-2 9, White 0-0
0-0 0, Tyson 1-5 0-0 2, Jemison 0-0 2-2 2,
Trapp 1-8 3-6 5. Totals 27-62 11-17 71.
MISSISSIPPI ST. (8-1): Ado 2-4 0-0 4,
Holman 5-8 1-2 16, N.Weatherspoon 0-3 2-2
2, Peters 9-13 2-2 28, Q.Weatherspoon 7-16
2-5 20, Feazell 1-1 0-0 2, Perry 1-3 0-0 2,
Woodard 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 3-4 0-0 8. Totals
28-52 7-11 82.
Halftime—Mississippi St. 42-34.
3-Point Goals—Clemson 6-27 (Simms 4-9,
Skara 1-1, Mitchell 1-8, Newman 0-1, Tyson
0-3, Trapp 0-5), Mississippi St. 19-30 (Pe-
ters 8-11, Holman 5-8, Q.Weatherspoon 4-7,
Carter 2-3, Perry 0-1). Fouled Out—Trapp.
Rebounds—Clemson 24 (Thomas 8), Missis-
sippi St. 29 (Q.Weatherspoon 7). Assists—
Clemson 15 (Mitchell 7), Mississippi St. 22
(N.Weatherspoon 6). Total Fouls—Clemson
12, Mississippi St. 16.
Rick Barnes said. “Hopeful-
ly, we won’t be like that go-
ing forward.”
The Tennessee-Gonzaga
game is part of a double-
header that has No. 6 Neva-
da (8-0) facing Grand Can-
yon (5-3).
This game represents
one more chance for Ten-
nessee to make a statement
and show it’s a legitimate
contender to make a run at a
Final Four for the first time
in program history.
Tennessee opened the
year No. 6 in the Top 25 for
its highest preseason rank-
ing. Tennessee returned
its top six scorers from a
team that won a share of the
Southeastern Conference
regular-season title last
year.
The Vols showed their
potential last month by tak-
ing a nine-point, second-half
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Men’s College Basketball
Duke routs Yale to move to 9-1
DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman RJ Barrett had 30 points, seven
rebounds and six assists, and No. 3 Duke beat Yale 91-58 on Saturday.
Fellow rookie Zion Williamson had 20 points for the Blue Devils,
aging more than 53,000 per to his right to escape the who led 41-32 at halftime but hit their first six shots after the break to
game this year — a level of sprawling keeper, easily finally stretch out the lead. Duke (9-1) shot 57 percent after halftime and
support that would fit right sliding the ball into an open 49 percent overall for its fourth straight win.
in with the Premier League net to send the crowd of Duke also got a scare when freshman point guard Tre Jones came
or La Liga. 73,019 into a uproar.
up limping with an apparent left leg injury, which sidelined him for nearly
all of the final 14 minutes. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Jones took a
Almost as soon as the fi- The Timbers finally cre- hit in the quad and might have also banged knees with someone but
nal whistle blew, a victory ated a scoring chance in the should be OK.
parade through the streets 42nd minute. Miye Oni had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-3).
of Atlanta was announced Looking to atone for his n No. 5 Michigan 89, South Carolina 78: At Ann Arbor, Mich-
igan, Jordan Poole scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, and
for Monday. mistake, Ebobisse slipped in Michigan remained unbeaten.
Queen’s “We Are The behind the defense and was The Gamecocks (4-5) scored more points than any team all
Champions” blared through- all alone in front for a cross. season against Michigan. But the Wolverines (10-0) were ahead by six
out Mercedes-Benz Stadi- His header was right on the at halftime, and they led comfortably for most of the second half.
Iggy Brazdeikis scored 17 points and Jon Teske added 15 for
um. mark, but Guzan dove to his Michigan. Chris Silva led South Carolina with 18.
United kept the ball in right to punch it away with n Seton Hall 84, No. 9 Kentucky 83, OT: At New York, Myles
Portland’s end of the field both hands. Cale hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds left in overtime and
much of the first half. It was Portland’s only Seton Hall overcame Keldon Johnson’s half-court heave that tied the
Finally, the home team shot of the opening half. score at the regulation buzzer.
In one of the most exciting finishes of the season, Johnson had a
broke through. Naturally, The Timbers created far chance to win it for the Wildcats (7-2), but his 3-point try with a second
it was Martinez putting the more scoring chances over remaining was blocked by Quincy McKnight.
ball in the net . the final 45 minutes, but Myles Powell scored 25 of his 28 points after halftime for Seton
Portland tries to clear the couldn’t get it past Guzan. Hall (6-3), including a tiebreaking 3 in the final seconds of the second
half at Madison Square Garden.
ball, but a sliding tackle by It was Escobar who fin- The clock showed 1.1 seconds after Powell’s jumper went through,
United defender Michael ished off the Timbers. Mi- but officials put 1.5 on the clock after a replay review. PJ Washington
Parkhurst sent the ball rock- guel Almiron sent a free inbounded from the baseline and threw a long pass to an open John-
eting back toward the Tim- kick into the box, where son. He caught the ball near half court, turned over his left shoulder and
hurled a right-handed shot that went in as the buzzer sounded, tying
bers net. Martinez managed Martinez managed to get a it at 70.
to win possession from Jer- head on it. His attempt was Washington had 29 points and 13 rebounds for Kentucky.
emy Ebobisse at the top of going wide of the net, but n No. 10 Michigan State 63, Florida 59: At Gainesville, Florida,
the area, leaving the most Franco Escobar slipped in at Kyle Ahrens scored Michigan State’s final seven points, including a
prolific goal scorer in league the far post to deliver a slid- two-handed jam with 8.7 seconds remaining.
Ahrens barely beat the shot clock with his baseline slam, giving
history all alone against ing goal. the Spartans the final points in a game the Gators made close thanks
goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. It was Escobar’s second mostly to freshman Andrew Nembhard late.
It was no contest. Marti- goal of the playoffs, double Florida (5-4) cut Michigan State’s lead to 56-53 on KeVaughn
nez, the league’s MVP and his scoring output for the Allen’s 3-pointer with 3:24 to play, but Ahrens answered from the corner
on the other end. Ahrens added a reverse layup on the Spartans’ next
Golden Boot winner, cut entire regular season. possession.
Xavier Tillman led the Spartans (8-2) with 14 points and nine
rebounds.
Nembhard and Allen led the Gators with 13 points apiece.
n Marquette 74, No. 12 Wisconsin 69: At Milwaukee: Markus
Notre Dame 72, Toledo 56
No. 5 Michigan 89, Ole Miss 81, Ohio 87, Coppin St. 62
Howard scored 27 points, freshman Joey Hauser added 15 and
South Carolina 78 Illinois State 74 S. Dakota St. 80, Drake 71
S. Illinois 73, E. Illinois 59 Marquette grinded out the overtime win.
SOUTH CAROLINA (4-5): Silva 7-13 MISSISSIPPI (6-2): Stevens 5-7 0-0 11,
SE Missouri 54, Evansville 50
3-7 18, Bryant 6-13 1-1 13, Kotsar 7-10 2-2 16,
Moss 1-1 0-0 2, Lawson 3-7 3-4 10, Haase
Tyree 6-17 7-7 22, T.Davis 8-13 2-3 20, Shuler
3-6 2-2 8, Hinson 2-3 0-0 5, Buffen 1-4 2-2 SIU-Edwardsville 82, Chicago St. 66 Sam Hauser had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Golden Eagles
Texas Southern 69, Rio Grande 55 (8-2). But it was his little brother, Joey, who came up clutch playing in his
1-4 0-0 2, Frink 2-3 0-0 4, Hinson 1-4 0-0 2, 4, Olejniczak 4-6 1-1 9, D.Davis 0-0 0-0 0,
Campbell 1-4 0-0 2, Gravett 3-3 0-0 9. Totals Rodriguez 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-57 14-15 81. Youngstown St. 80, St. Francis (Pa.) 56 first game in the heated in-state rivalry.
SOUTHWEST
32-62 9-14 78. ILLINOIS ST. (6-5): Fayne 4-10 5-8 13,
MICHIGAN (10-0): Brazdeikis 3-10 11- Tinsley 2-5 0-2 4, Yarbrough 7-13 2-2 19, Jef- Arkansas 80, Abilene Christian 68 He scored four in the opening two minutes of overtime, including
Kansas St. 53, UALR 47
12 17, Teske 6-9 3-5 15, Matthews 4-8 2-4 12, ferson 4-8 3-5 14, Evans 1-8 0-0 3, Idowu 0-1
Rice 68, Prairie View 58
both free throws after Wisconsin’s Brad Davison was called for a
Poole 8-12 6-7 26, Simpson 3-7 1-2 7, Davis 0-0 0, Gassman 4-9 0-0 10, Copeland 4-9 2-2
0-0 0-0 0, Livers 4-7 0-0 12, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0. 11, Chastain 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 12-19 74. TCU 71, Montana St. 49 flagrant foul with 3:35 left.
Texas A&M 84, Cent. Arkansas 27
Totals 28-54 23-30 89. Halftime—Mississippi 41-36. 3-Point
Texas A&M-CC 84, Texas A&M Int. 36
Wisconsin (8-2) wasted a terrific effort from Ethan Happ, who had
Halftime—Michigan 42-36. 3-Point Goals—Mississippi 7-19 (Tyree 3-10, T.Davis
Goals—South Carolina 5-11 (Gravett 3-3, 2-4, Stevens 1-1, Hinson 1-2, Shuler 0-2), Illi- Utah St. 57, North Texas 41 34 points and 11 rebounds.
FAR WEST
Silva 1-1, Lawson 1-2, Frink 0-1, Hinson 0-2, nois St. 10-24 (Yarbrough 3-3, Jefferson 3-7,
California 81, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 78
n Tulsa 47, No. 16 Kansas State 46: At Tulsa, Oklahoma, Martins
Campbell 0-2), Michigan 10-24 (Poole 4-7, Gassman 2-2, Copeland 1-4, Evans 1-5, Tins-
Livers 4-7, Matthews 2-4, Brooks 0-1, Simp- ley 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— California Baptist 93, Fresno Pacific 71 Igbanu made a go-ahead jump hook with 1:51 remaining, lifting Tulsa
Denver 71, S. Utah 70
son 0-1, Brazdeikis 0-4). Fouled Out—Silva. Mississippi 39 (Buffen, Olejniczak, Tyree 7),
Idaho St. 65, Pepperdine 63
to the victory.
Rebounds—South Carolina 22 (Silva 12), Illinois St. 27 (Fayne 11). Assists—Mississip-
Michigan 34 (Teske 9). Assists—South Car- pi 16 (Tyree 6), Illinois St. 15 (Yarbrough 6). New Mexico 84, N. Arizona 55 Curran Scott scored 14 points for Tulsa (7-3), and Igbanu had nine
olina 14 (Lawson 5), Michigan 13 (Simpson Total Fouls—Mississippi 18, Illinois St. 15. Pacific 69, UC Santa Barbara 53
Wyoming 64, Idaho 61
points and six rebounds. The Hurricane got their second straight victory
7). Total Fouls—South Carolina 22, Michigan Technicals—Olejniczak. A—6,598 (10,200).
against the Big 12, also topping Oklahoma State 74-71 on Wednesday.
14. Technicals—South Carolina coach Frank
Martin. A—12,707 (12,707). No. 8 Auburn 82, Friday’s Women’s Kansas State had one last chance in the final seconds, but Barry
Western Kentucky 78, Dayton 72 College Scores Brown Jr. rimmed out a floater on a drive into the lane. Several tips
DAYTON (5-4): Mikesell 6-12 0-0 15, EAST
Arkansas 77 Cunningham 6-8 1-1 14, Landers 3-7 2-2 8, Cal St.-Fullerton 69, St. Peter’s 45 misfired and the Tulsa students stormed the court to celebrate.
W. KENTUCKY (5-4): Nelson 3-6 0-0 6, Crutcher 3-12 2-2 11, Davis 3-8 1-2 9, Policelli Drexel 53, Manhattan 39 Xavier Sneed had 13 points and 10 rebounds, but the Wildcats
Bassey 7-11 7-8 21, Banton 2-9 0-0 5, Holling- 0-0 0-0 0, Toppin 4-4 1-3 10, Cohill 2-5 0-0 5. Kent St. 54, Robert Morris 46
sworth 6-12 2-2 17, Savage 7-12 1-2 20, Smith Totals 27-56 7-10 72. St. Bonaventure 74, Siena 58 (6-2) shot 30.5 percent (18 for 59) from the field. They also committed
3-4 0-2 6, Murray 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 1-3 AUBURN (8-1): McLemore 3-6 0-0 6, St. Francis Brooklyn 75, Loyola (Md.) 70 16 turnovers.
3. Totals 29-58 11-17 78. Okeke 1-6 0-0 2, Harper 5-11 6-6 20, Doughty UMass 71, Incarnate Word 59
ARKANSAS (6-2): Gafford 7-12 3-3 17, 3-6 0-0 8, Brown 10-18 8-9 34, Spencer 1-3 SOUTH n No. 17 Buffalo 80, St. Bonaventure 62: At Olean, New York,
Bailey 0-4 0-2 0, Harris 6-15 1-2 13, Joe 6-13 0-0 2, Wiley 4-7 0-2 8, McCormick 1-1 0-0 2, Illinois St. 58, N. Kentucky 53 Jayvon Graves hit a career-best five 3-pointers and scored 19 points,
2-5 19, Jones 5-11 2-2 15, Chaney 2-4 0-0 4, Dunbar 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 14-17 82. MIDWEST
Osabuohien 0-2 0-0 0, Sills 4-6 1-2 9, Embery Halftime—Auburn 51-32. 3-Point Cincinnati 66, VCU 54 helping Buffalo to another win.
0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-69 9-16 77. Goals—Dayton 11-23 (Mikesell 3-5, Crutch- Dayton 72, Buffalo 59 CJ Massinburg had 14 points and nine rebounds as Buffalo (9-0)
Halftime—Arkansas 41-33. 3-Point er 3-7, Davis 2-6, Toppin 1-1, Cunningham E. Illinois 64, W. Illinois 62
Goals—W. Kentucky 9-22 (Savage 5-7, 1-1, Cohill 1-2, Landers 0-1), Auburn 12-33 Milwaukee 64, North Dakota 46 added to its best start to a season since going 15-0 in 1930-31.
Hollingsworth 3-8, Banton 1-4, Nelson 0-1, (Brown 6-13, Harper 4-7, Doughty 2-3, Spen- S. Illinois 82, N. Illinois 73 Courtney Stockard scored 18 points for St. Bonaventure in just his
Anderson 0-1, Bassey 0-1), Arkansas 8-25 cer 0-2, Okeke 0-2, McLemore 0-3, Dunbar FAR WEST
(Joe 5-10, Jones 3-8, Osabuohien 0-1, Sills 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dayton Arizona St. 69, Southern U. 47 fourth game since missing the start of the season with a knee injury.
0-2, Harris 0-2, Embery 0-2). Fouled Out— 35 (Landers 11), Auburn 26 (Doughty 10). Boise St. 67, E. Washington 55 The Bonnies (4-6) had won three in a row.
None. Rebounds—W. Kentucky 33 (Bassey Assists—Dayton 16 (Crutcher 5), Auburn 17 Montana 69, Grand Canyon 47
9), Arkansas 31 (Gafford 9). Assists—W. Ken- (Harper 7). Total Fouls—Dayton 14, Auburn Navy 54, Air Force 47 n No. 21 Villanova 70, Saint Joseph’s 58: At Villanova, Penn-
tucky 18 (Banton 7), Arkansas 10 (Harris 7). 10. sylvania, Eric Paschall had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Villanova
Total Fouls—W. Kentucky 15, Arkansas 13.
Saturday’s Women’s AP Women’s Top 25 Fared earned its 25th straight Big 5 victory.
Seton Hall 84, College Scores
Saturday’s Games
1. UConn (9-0) beat Seton Hall 99-61. Next: Joe Cremo and Phil Booth scored 12 points apiece as the Wildcats
No. 9 Kentucky 83, OT EAST at Oklahoma, Wednesday, Dec. 19.
(8-2) continued their dominance of the long-standing city series
KENTUCKY (7-2): Washington 8-15 12- Army 61, Wagner 46 2. Notre Dame (8-1) beat Toledo 72-56. Next:
13 29, Johnson 4-9 0-0 10, Travis 3-6 7-8 13, Bowling Green 74, Canisius 53 vs. Binghamton, Sunday, Dec. 16. with Philadelphia rivals Saint Joseph’s, Penn, La Salle and Temple.
Herro 4-13 2-2 10, Hagans 3-7 2-3 8, Richards 3. Oregon (7-0) did not play. Next: at Michigan
1-2 1-2 3, Montgomery 0-1 0-0 0, Green 1-3
Lafayette 73, Monmouth (NJ) 69
State, Sunday.
Jermaine Samuels added 11 points.
Lehigh 70, Sacred Heart 66
0-0 2, Quickley 3-6 0-2 8, Baker 0-0 0-0 0. Maine 102, Brown 96 4. Baylor (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. More- Lamarr Kimble led Saint Joseph’s with 22 points. The Hawks
Totals 27-62 24-30 83. head State, Wednesday.
SETON HALL (6-3): Mamukelashvili
Marist 74, Albany (NY) 56
5. Louisville (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19
(5-5) were missing Charlie Brown, the top scorer in the Atlantic 10. He
NC State 76, Georgetown 65
1-3 1-2 3, Nzei 2-2 1-2 5, Powell 9-16 4-8 Penn 66, Iona 43 Kentucky, Sunday. sprained his ankle in a win at Princeton on Wednesday.
28, McKnight 5-9 4-4 15, Cale 4-18 6-6 17, 6. Mississippi State (9-0) did not play.
Thompson 5-8 2-2 13, Gill 0-0 0-0 0, Nelson
Princeton 54, Quinnipiac 42
Next: at Southern Mississippi, Friday.
n No. 23 Maryland 55, Loyola 41: At Baltimore, Anthony Cowan
Providence 71, Mass.-Lowell 47
1-3 1-2 3, Rhoden 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 19- Rider 62, Binghamton 57 7. Maryland (9-0) beat James Madison 87-63. scored 17 points and Maryland overcame a sluggish start.
26 84. Next: vs. Loyola (Md.), Monday.
Halftime—Kentucky 31-25. End Of Reg-
Rutgers 60, Harvard 49
8. Oregon State (6-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Cowan became the 55th player in Maryland history to score 1,000
Stony Brook 63, Fairleigh Dickinson 49
ulation—Tied 70. 3-Point Goals—Kentucky UConn 99, Seton Hall 61 Santa Clara, Sunday. career points, hitting the milestone with a free throw in the first half.
5-20 (Quickley 2-3, Johnson 2-6, Washington 9. Tennessee (7-0) did not play. Next: at No.
1-3, Hagans 0-2, Herro 0-6), Seton Hall 11-
West Virginia 77, Pittsburgh 43
12 Texas, Sunday.
Aaron Wiggins added 10 points for the Terrapins (8-2).
Wright St. 71, Drexel 63
26 (Powell 6-11, Cale 3-10, Thompson 1-2, Yale 58, Vermont 55 10. N.C. State (10-0) beat Georgetown 76-65. Cameron Krutwig scored 12 points for the short-handed Ramblers
McKnight 1-2, Mamukelashvili 0-1). Fouled Next: vs. Maine, Saturday.
Out—Rhoden, Mamukelashvili, Nzei, Travis.
SOUTH (5-5), who have lost four of five.
Alabama 69, Tulane 58 11. Stanford (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 4
Rebounds—Kentucky 34 (Washington 13), Alcorn St. 67, Fisk 64 Baylor, Saturday. n No. 24 Nebaska 94, Creighton 75: At Lincoln, Nebraska,
Seton Hall 29 (Mamukelashvili 8). Assists—
Kentucky 14 (Washington, Hagans 4), Seton
Clemson 80, Rhode Island 67 12. Texas (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 9 James Palmer scored 30 points, Thomas Allen had a career-high 18
Coastal Carolina 126, NC Wesleyan 65 Tennessee, Sunday.
Hall 15 (McKnight 5). Total Fouls—Kentucky Furman 70, Gardner-Webb 57 13. California (8-0) beat Saint Mary’s 81-78, and Nebraska stopped a seven-game losing streak to its in-state rival.
21, Seton Hall 25. A—10,244 (19,812).
Marshall 86, Cleveland St. 64 OT. Next: vs. UC Santa Barbara, Sunday, The sellout crowd at Pinnacle Bank Arena began chanting “Go Big
No. 10 Michigan State 63, Maryland 87, James Madison 63
Mercer 57, Charlotte 40
Dec. 16.
14. Minnesota (8-0) did not play. Next: at Bos- Red!” as the Huskers nursed a 19-point lead with under two minutes
Florida 59 Mississippi 74, Savannah St. 51 ton College, Sunday. to play.
MICHIGAN ST. (8-2): Ward 6-8 1-1 13, Northwestern St. 94, Centenary College of 15. Syracuse (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Ni-
Goins 1-5 0-0 3, Winston 4-13 2-2 10, Lang- Louisiana 51 agara, Monday, Dec. 17. Mitch Ballock made seven 3-pointers on his way to 23 points for
ford 5-11 2-2 13, Ahrens 3-5 0-0 7, Henry 0-1 Old Dominion 83, William & Mary 69 16. Iowa (8-2) beat IUPUI 72-58. Next: vs. Creighton (6-3).
0-0 0, Tillman 6-7 2-3 14, McQuaid 1-1 0-0 3. Radford 57, Virginia 44 Northern Iowa, Sunday, Dec. 16.
Totals 26-51 7-8 63. Richmond 67, Howard 60 17. Arizona State (6-2) did not play. Next: at Isaiah Roby had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Huskers
FLORIDA (5-4): Stone 3-10 1-2 8, SC State 58, UNLV 49 Colorado State, Sunday. (8-2).
Hayes 1-5 4-5 6, Nembhard 6-12 0-0 13, Al- SC-Upstate 101, Bob Jones 53 18. Marquette (6-2) did not play. Next: at
len 5-15 0-0 13, Locke 1-3 0-0 2, K.Johnson Sam Houston St. 68, Louisiana-Lafayette 62 Northwestern, Sunday. n No. 25 Furman 74, South Carolina Upstate 60: At Spartan-
3-7 0-0 6, Bassett 1-3 0-1 2, Stokes 0-2 0-0 0, UAB 91, McNeese St. 48 19. Kentucky (9-0) did not play. Next: at No. 5 burg, South Carolina, Jordan Lyons had 20 points and Noah Gurley
Hudson 1-3 2-4 4, Okauru 0-0 0-0 0, Ballard W. Kentucky 95, Bellarmine 57 Louisville, Sunday.
2-3 0-0 5. Totals 23-63 7-12 59. Wake Forest 78, Md.-Eastern Shore 67 20. DePaul (6-3) did not play. Next: at Okla- added 15 points and six rebounds, powering Furman to the win.
Halftime—Michigan St. 35-27. 3-Point Wofford 101, Longwood 72 homa, Sunday. The surprise mid-major of the season, the Paladins (10-0) got
Goals—Michigan St. 4-15 (McQuaid 1-1, MIDWEST 21. Drake (8-2) lost to South Dakota State
Langford 1-3, Goins 1-3, Ahrens 1-3, Win- Butler 63, Akron 47 80-71. Next: at Iowa State, Sunday, Dec. 16. through the program’s first-ever week in the AP Top 25 unscathed after
ston 0-5), Florida 6-24 (Allen 3-9, Ballard Creighton 83, Wichita St. 71 22. South Carolina (5-4) did not play. Next: at a slow start.
1-1, Nembhard 1-4, Stone 1-5, Hudson 0-1, E. Michigan 87, Purdue Fort Wayne 72 Duke, Sunday.
Locke 0-1, Bassett 0-1, K.Johnson 0-2). Green Bay 55, Wisconsin 46 23. Missouri (7-2) did not play. Next: at Saint Upstate (2-8) led 34-30 at half.
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Michigan Indiana St. 60, Ill.-Chicago 53 Louis, Sunday. Malik Moore led the Spartans with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
St. 32 (Tillman 9), Florida 29 (Hayes 8). As- Iowa 72, IUPUI 58 24. Gonzaga (8-1) did not play. Next: vs.
sists—Michigan St. 14 (Winston 6), Florida 7 Miami (Ohio) 68, Valparaiso 47 Washington State, Sunday.
(Nembhard 3). Total Fouls—Michigan St. 11,
Florida 12. A—10,423 (10,133).
N. Illinois 86, W. Illinois 61
Nebraska 96, San Jose St. 63
25. Miami (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. New
Orleans, Sunday. Women’s College Basketball
No. 1 UConn routs Seton Hall to remain undefeated
HARTFORD, Conn. — Katie Lou Samuelson had 26 points and 16
rebounds, and No. 1 UConn beat former Big East rival Seton Hall 99-61
on Saturday.
It was just the second career double-double for the 6-foot-3
All-American, who also had six assists.
Napheesa Collier had 18 points and Crystal Dangerfield scored 16
for Connecticut (9-0). Freshmen Chrisyn Williams (15 points) and Olivia
Nelson-Ododa (13) also reached double figures.
Nicole Jimenez had 23 points for Seton Hall (7-2), which had won
three straight.
n No. 2 Notre Dame 72, Toledo 56: At Toledo, Ohio, Arike
lead over Kansas in the NIT 3 Duke and erased a dou- Ogunbowale scored 22 points to help Notre Dame bounce back from its
Season Tip-Off in New York. ble-digit deficit in a 103-92 loss to Connecticut last weekend.
Now they want to prove they triumph at Creighton. Jessica Shepard had 16 points and eight rebounds and Jackie
can make the winning plays The Bulldogs are facing Young finished with 14 points and 10 boards for the Irish (8-1), who
down the stretch against a Tennessee just four days
pulled away after leading by six points at halftime.
Notre Dame played its first game since an 89-71 loss to UConn
national power. after edging Washington on Dec. 2, which snapped the Irish’s 13-game win streak, including last
“The thing that separat- 81-79 on Rui Hachimura’s season’s national championship.
ed us and Kansas was the turnaround jumper with six- Mikaela Boyd scored 15 points for Toledo (6-3), which entered with
a four-game win streak.
execution later in the game tenths of a second remain- n No. 7 Maryland 87, James Madison 63: At College Park,
and also just understanding ing. Maryland, Brianna Fraser had 24 points and 11 rebounds, leading
the game plan, us knowing Barnes considers Few a Maryland to the victory.
our roles and executing our longtime friend and appreci- Kaila Charles also had 24 points for the Terrapins (9-0), who never
trailed. Taylor Mikesell made four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points.
game plan is the biggest ates the Bulldogs’ schedul- Maryland was stellar defensively and scored 40 points off 23
thing,” Tennessee forward ing strategy. Barnes wanted turnovers. The Terrapins’ front court was dominant, outscoring James
Grant Williams said. “That’s to give Tennessee a national Madison 42-22 in the paint.
what a veteran team should schedule when he took over Kamiah Smalls had 18 points for the Dukes (6-2), and Madison
Green finished with 17.
do. We didn’t look like a this program in 2015. He n No. 10 North Carolina State 76, Georgetown 65: At Wash-
veteran team in the Kansas says two of the first coaches ington, Elissa Cunane equaled her career high with 23 points and DD
game.” he called to set up high-pro- Rogers had a career-best 20 rebounds, helping North Carolina State
The Vols will face a Gon- file nonconference match- to the road win.
Kiara Leslie added 18 points as the Wolfpack improved to 10-0 for
zaga team that’s shown its ups were Few and North the first time since the 1997-98 season.
veteran savvy on multiple Carolina’s Roy Williams. Cunane scored 14 points in the second half, and Leslie had 13
occasions already this sea- Gonzaga beat Tennessee points in two key runs for N.C. State — one late in the first half, and
son. 86-79 in Seattle during the another early in the second.
Georgetown (5-5) was led by Dionna White, who had a sea-
Gonzaga blocked four 2015-16 season and 86-76 son-high 25 points. Dorothy Adomako matched her season high with
shots in the last 46 seconds the following year in Nash- 18 points.
of an 89-87 victory over No. ville, Tennessee. —From Wire Reports
4B Sunday, December 9, 2018 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly NFL: Week 14

Golf
Oosthuizen back on top of South African Open
JOHANNESBURG — Louis Oosthuizen was back in front at the
South African Open on Saturday after a 4-under 67 gave him a three-
Rams’ Gurley admits rushing title would be ‘cool’
shot lead and a chance at his first title at his home tournament. By GREG BEACHAM 1,175 yards, but just 26 more than Dal- That race means McVay is unlikely
Oosthuizen went ahead of fellow major winner Charl Schwartzel The Associated Press
again after surrendering the lead in round two, when he fell two shots las’ Ezekiel Elliott, the 2016 rushing to rest his starters unless the Rams are
behind. champ. Gurley also leads the NFL with guaranteed two home playoff games
The 2010 British Open winner rebounded with a strong putting THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Todd 1,649 all-purpose yards and 19 touch- at the Coliseum. New Orleans already
display to move to a 14-under 199 overall and open a handy advantage Gurley probably would have won his downs after topping the league in both beat Los Angeles this season, so the
over a group of three players tied for second at the Firethorn Course at first NFL rushing title last year if the categories last season. Rams need to finish one game ahead
Randpark Golf Club. Los Angeles Rams hadn’t rested every
Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion, is among them after he Gurley is thriving again in his role of the Saints.
struggled to a 1-over 72. Madalitso Muthiya (71) and Matt Wallace (68) key starter in their season finale. as the centerpiece of coach Sean Mc-
are also 11 under. Gurley was sanguine about the de- Vay’s dominant offense, putting him in
“I’ve been putting well for a long time now,” Oosthuizen said. cision at the time, saying all the right the running for a second straight AP
Counting on the star
“(Saturday) I couldn’t make anything and today the makeable ones went things about the bigger picture and the McVay has another reason to rely
in. Eighteen more holes of good golf and I just need to take (it) one shot Offensive Player of the Year award. But heavily on Gurley: Malcolm Brown,
at a time.”
Rams’ playoff goals. this lifelong NFL fan also understands
With Gurley in the NFL rushing Gurley’s backup for all four seasons of
Oosthuizen kept it together with six birdies and two bogeys. the historic importance of a rushing ti- both running backs’ careers, is out for
Schwartzel couldn’t get going, making just one birdie after dropping two lead again as the regular season heads tle, and he wants his name in the books
shots in his opening three holes. into its final weeks, the superstar run- the year after injuring his collarbone
Branden Grace is 8 under and part of a group of eight players beside the best running backs. last week. Gurley and Brown are close
ning back is telling the real story about Gurley went into Week 17 last sea-
tied for fifth, six strokes off the lead. Also in that group is Ernie Els, the friends who lift weights and hang out
five-time South African Open champion who last won the tournament in the end of 2017. son with the league rushing lead at
2010 and last won anywhere in 2013. “Yeah, I was lying,” Gurley said with together away from the Rams’ training
1,305 yards, but McVay decided a week complex.
n Woods makes plan for Presidents Cup: At Melbourne, Aus- a laugh. “I really did care about the ti- of rest for the playoffs was more im-
tralia, U.S. captain Tiger Woods will have discussions with golf officials tle. I couldn’t say nothing. No one re- Brown’s replacements are Justin
in Melbourne on how to best prepare his team for the 2019 Presidents portant than their last regular-season Davis and rookie John Kelly, two solid
ally plays for regular (season) goals,
Cup next December at Royal Melbourne. game against San Francisco. Kansas backs with little NFL experience. Gur-
Woods, in Melbourne for a promotional visit, said the talks later but that would be a pretty cool thing to
City rookie Kareem Hunt subsequent- ley generally controls his own playing
Thursday would focus on the options of the Americans playing his Hero get. I tell people that all the time: ‘You
World Challenge in the Bahamas, coming to Melbourne the week prior ly passed him with a 35-yard TD run on time on the field, only leaving when he
play for team goals, but who wouldn’t
for practice with sand-belt techniques, or playing the Australian Open as his only carry of the Chiefs’ finale. decides he needs a rest, but the Rams
want to be the NFL sack leader? Who
the lead-up event at The Australian in Sydney. “Definitely wanted to get it last year, are even more likely now to lean on
“We have to figure out some logistical things between now and wouldn’t want to be the NFL passing or
but whatever,” Gurley said. “We didn’t him in any key situation.
then and that’s the reason I’m here,” Woods said. rushing leader? It’s hard to get it.’”
“We’ve got a few meetings here today to try to get a plan going play in the last game. I’m just going to Gurley realizes it isn’t easy to be his
forward so we can get the best that we can at the Hero as well as get focus on these next couple of games, backup, let alone a third-stringer. His
everyone here from the Bahamas rested and prepared and ready to
play.”
Rooting for it and whatever happens, happens. I’m 279 touches are second in the league
This time around, Gurley is openly just happy that we were able to clinch to Elliott’s 293 this season.
Woods indicated that no announcement would be made on the
outcome of the talks until he returned to the U.S. hoping he can get the first rushing title a playoff spot and just go from there.” “It’s pretty tough, because you’re
Officials announced last month that the Australian Open, the since 1987 for the Rams (11-1) — and The Rams are already playoff-bound doing everything during OTAs and
fifth-oldest championship in golf, would be played Dec. 5-8 and their race for the NFL’s best overall re- after beating Detroit last week, and you’re doing stuff in camp, and then
organizers were excited about another strong field. The Presidents Cup cord might actually work in his favor. they could clinch a first-round bye with it’s like, if you’re not a guy on the active
is set for Dec. 12-15.
Woods was a rookie on the 1998 American team that lost to the With Los Angeles in a tight race with a win over Chicago this Sunday. But roster, you’re not really getting many
Internationals for the only time in the history of the event. Many on the New Orleans (10-2) for the NFC’s top even if they beat the Bears in chilly Chi- reps at all,” Gurley said. “I feel like
U.S. team played the Australian Open at Royal Adelaide that year the seed, the Rams might not be able to cago, the Rams are likely to be pushed those guys will be fine when they get
week prior to the Presidents Cup. keep Gurley off the field in December. down the stretch by New Orleans for in the game. They’re definitely going
“It was late in December and we didn’t have the wrap-around
schedule that we do now. The guys took quite a bit of time off and, quite Gurley heads into Sunday’s game home-field advantage in a potential to play, because I’m pretty sure I’ll get
frankly, we weren’t prepared to play and we got smoked,” he said. at Chicago (8-4) with an NFL-best NFC championship game matchup. tired a play or two.”
“I would encourage them to stay competitive late in the year. That’s

Back in first, Cowboys can’t ease up

what we learned in ‘98, the guys weren’t competitive, they had shut it
down. So, hopefully, they’ll play my event in the Bahamas. If not, they’ll
stay competitive, stay sharp. Trying to get guys to stay sharp when it’s
their break time is going to be the challenge.”
Woods said he will tailor his 2019 playing schedule in a bid to be playing
captain in his ninth Presidents Cup. He shares the record of 24 wins
with Phil Mickelson and had a 2-3 record in 1998 and again in 2011 at
By SCHUYLER DIXON quarterback Dak Prescott. week and put our best out he’s not sharing it publicly.
Royal Melbourne. The Associated Press “We’re not necessarily there. We put our best out “I don’t really understand
thinking about we’re get- there, we’ll be fine.” what you’re talking about,”
Soccer FRISCO, Texas — Dal- ting chased now,” Prescott While the Eagles have Garrett said when asked
las safety Jeff Heath figures said Thursday. “Our backs back-to-back wins for the
US draws Sweden in Women’s World Cup opener there’s a world outside his
about preaching against any
PARIS — The defending champion United States is again placed were against the wall a few first time this season, the tendency for the team to
in a group with Sweden for the Women’s World Cup next summer in locker room where people weeks ago and they haven’t defending champs badly
France. seek comfort in their jobs. ease up. “Our backs are to
changed. This is a team that need a third if they want a the wall. They’re always to
Host France will open the tournament on June 7 with a match The Cowboys are about looks to go out there every shot at another Super Bowl.
against South Korea in Paris.
to get a test of the notion the wall and that’s how we
The draw for soccer’s premier tournament was held Saturday at a week and put that on display With a victory, Philadel-
that they’re never supposed look at it.”
gala event in Paris amid a backdrop of unrest in the country. There were every week.” phia would pull even with
widespread clashes between police and demonstrators protesting high to get comfortable in their Human nature will al- Dallas and have a season Running back Ezekiel El-
taxes under French President Emmanuel Macron. line of work. ways suggest otherwise, split with a better division liott will have something of a
The United States defeated Japan 5-2 — highlighted by Carli personal test to keep things
Lloyd’s hat trick — in Canada at the last World Cup, in 2015. The U.S.
“I think the coaches do a and the New Orleans Saints record, the first tiebreaker
has played in every World Cup since the competition started in 1991, good job kind of keeping us might argue that point af- between two teams. Lose, rolling. After 90 touches —
winning the event in 1991, 1999 and 2015. sharp, keeping us on edge,” ter their 10-game winning and the Eagles will trail the 72 carries and 18 catches
The top-ranked Americans are grouped with Sweden for the fifth Heath said. “You just have to streak was stopped by the Cowboys by two games with — over three games in a 12-
straight World Cup. Also in Group F are Thailand and Chile, which is understand that comes with
making its World Cup debut. The United States will open the tourna- Cowboys. Dallas was tied just three remaining. day span, Elliott finally had
ment against Thailand in Reims on June 11. this game.” with Washington then, and The Cowboys would some time to rest. He says
Twenty-four teams were placed in six groups at the draw. The pots Before the four-game conventional wisdom gave counter that they’re fighting he felt the best he has in a
for the draw were based on world ranking. France, as host, was atop the winning streak that pro- the Redskins a shot to get to maintain control of their while coming into the week.
first pot, followed by the top-ranked U.S., Germany, England, Canada pelled them to sole posses-
and Australia. The updated FIFA rankings were released on Friday. back in first place alone. playoff fate. The key is for Elliott to
France, ranked No. 3 in the world, has gone 7-1-2 this year, with sion of first in the NFC East, Instead, the Cowboys had “We don’t have a margin,” avoid any negative side ef-
the loss coming against England in the SheBelieves Cup in the United the Cowboys (7-5) were on their best defensive showing offensive coordinator Scott fects of that feeling. Say, for
States in March. This will be the fourth World Cup for Les Bleues. the verge of losing touch of the season in a 13-10 win Linehan said. “We approach example, easing up.
The Americans went undefeated in play this year, finishing 18-0-2, with the playoff race early over the high-scoring Saints it no different than we did “I mean, honestly, we’re
including a 2-0 victory over Canada in the final of the CONCACAF quali-
for the second straight year. while the Redskins lost an- when we were, whatever it
fying tournament. The team’s overall unbeaten streak is at 28 games, in the same position that
dating to a 1-0 loss to Australia in the 2017 Tournament of Nations. Two games ago, Dallas other quarterback to a sea- was, 3-5. Coach (Jason) Gar-
trailed Washington by a we were when we were 3-5,”
Lloyd, who attended the draw event, was asked if she was confi- son-ending injury in a 28-13 rett’s been obviously talking
dent the United States can defend its title. game with the Redskins vis- said Elliott, who does have
loss to Philadelphia that left that every minute of every
“Pretty confident I must say,” she said from the stage. “This squad
iting on Thanksgiving. Now them tied with the Eagles. day. the motivation of trying to
is as talented as can be, we’ve got the depth and a great coaching staff regain the league rushing
in place.” it’s the Cowboys with that “Nobody’s really think- “We all need to know that
England, ranked No. 4 in the world, drew a difficult group that one-game lead, this time ing about a letdown or any- in the NFL, things change lead he lost to Todd Gur-
includes No. 8 Japan. England was the surprise third-place finisher in over Philadelphia with the thing,” Cowboys receiver quickly, for the better or for ley last week. “Having that
Canada and has been on the rise in the past several years. The squad defending champion Eagles same mentality, attacking
is coached by Phil Neville, former Manchester United and England
Cole Beasley said. “They’re the worse, if you don’t keep
defender who played in three European Championships. (6-6) coming in Sunday. all big. We’ve got to worry your foot on the gas pedal.” work the same every day.”
The draw took place inside La Seine Musicale, a dome-shaped Once the chaser, now the about what we have to do Whatever Garrett is shar- That means not being
concert hall perched over the river Seine on the outskirts of Paris — and chased. No difference, says to get better as a team each ing with his team, as usual, comfortable at work.
far enough away from the center not to be affected by the vehement
and widespread anti-government demonstrations taking place.

Saints look to get back on track against Bucs

The groups that will play next year in France:
Group A: France, South Korea, Norway, Nigeria.
Group B: Germany, China, Spain, South Africa.
Group C: Australia, Italy, Brazil, Jamaica.
Group D: England, Scotland, Argentina, Japan.
Group E: Canada, Cameroon, New Zealand, Netherlands.
Group F: United States, Thailand, Chile, Sweden.
By FRED GOODALL coach Dirk Koetter said, cautioning as Winston and Lattimore exchanged
The Associated Press against reading too much into New Or- words. Yet, in Week 1 of this season,
n Napoli keeps second place: At Rome, Napoli is not only Dries
Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne. leans’ only loss since Ryan Fitzpatrick Evans had a huge day in the Super-
A 4-0 victory over promoted Frosinone on Saturday didn’t include TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers led Tampa Bay past the Saints on Sept. dome against Lattimore, catching sev-
any goals from the southern club’s standout strikers. pulled off the biggest upset of the open- 9. en passes for 147 yards, highlighted by
Arkadiusz Milik scored twice, Faouzi Ghoulam provided two assists ing week of the NFL season, beating
in his first match in more than a year, and Piotr Zielinski and Adam “As we’ve said many times, this is a his 50-yard touchdown catch.
Ounas also found the net. the Saints in a high-scoring shootout. week-to-week league and there’s good But Lattimore, the 2017 defensive
With Mertens rested, the collective effort was the perfect warmup Three months later, neither team is players on both sides,” Koetter added. rookie of the year, has come back
for a decisive visit to Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday. looking back. “I don’t think the Saints are going to be strong from that game and Payton was
The win also solidified Napoli’s hold on second place in Serie A. New Orleans (10-2) is on the verge
The Partenopei moved six points ahead of third-place Inter Milan, which losing too much sleep over losing (and) highly complimentary of his play this
lost 1-0 to leader Juventus on Friday. Juventus is eight points ahead of of clinching another NFC South title. being 10-2.” season while, to some extent, also ex-
Napoli. Tampa Bay (5-7) is trying to escape a New Orleans can clinch its second cusing his Week 1 performance.
“This was a dangerous match, a classic trap that we could have deep hole and climb back into playoff straight NFC South title with a win “Marshon, we feel like, is one of the
fallen into, especially ahead of a Champions League game,” Napoli contention.
coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “Those who debuted or made their come- Sunday or a Carolina loss or tie. better corners in this league,” Payton
backs today should be applauded, as they knew how to wait, prepare “It does feel like it’s been quite a The Bucs, who haven’t made the said, “and I’m glad we have him.”
and were ready when called upon. while,” Saints coach Sean Payton said, playoffs since 2007, have won the past
“We can start thinking about Liverpool now, but we’ve got to try to reflecting on his team’s 48-40 loss to
remain calm and focused. We’re entering with the right mentality, the the Bucs in Week 1.
two meetings in the division rivalry. Better pass rush
players are in good shape and a few even rested today.” “We’re playing for a lot, in the posi- Since Week 7 when Tampa Bay fired
Goalkeeper Alex Meret, who was signed from Udinese in the off- “Obviously, a lot’s taken place since tion we’re in. I think our team knows defensive coordinator Mike Smith and
season for 22 million euros ($25 million), made his Napoli debut. Signed then. We will be seeing a different quar- that,” Payton said. promoted linebackers coach Mark
to replace the departed Pepe Reina, Meret broke his arm in his second terback in this game,” Payton added. “I “The bottom line is we control our
training session with Napoli. Duffner as his replacement, the Bucs
think there are some similarities rela- destiny right now,” quarterback Drew
While Meret was rarely tested, Zielinski put Napoli ahead early on have the second-most sacks in the
from the edge of the area following a rebound of a shot from Insigne. tive to what the teams do scheme-wise Brees said. “We win this game, we win league with 24. The only team with
Ounas then doubled the advantage before the break with a long and yet through the course of the sea- the division and that’s the first step, more over that stretch is New Orleans
curling shot that was deflected slightly by a defender. son, there’s been injuries, new players first goal that we set for ourselves this
Milik headed in his first in the 68th and then beat the offside trap for with 25.
playing at different positions for both season. ... Then, we’ll worry about the
another in the 84th.
Milik has scored seven goals in 13 matches, matching Mertens and sides and a big enough gap to where next goal.”
Insigne for the squad lead. you’re watching a lot of other tape, not Some things to know about the Rain readiness
Both of Milik’s goals were set up by Ghoulam, the fullback who had just the tape of your past game.” Bucs, who won two straight after a Payton tends to be very particular
been out since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament last year against That’s life in the NFL, which doesn’t about reviewing weather forecasts for
Manchester City. stretch in which they dropped seven of
n Man City loses first game: At London, Chelsea inflicted afford much time to dwell on wins or eight games, and Saints: outdoor games and particularly so this
Manchester City’s first loss of the Premier League season on Saturday, losses. week, where the forecast is calling for
winning 2-0 as the champions were replaced by Liverpool in top spot. When the division rivals meet again rain and some wind.
After losing two of its last three league games, Chelsea was forced
to repel waves of City attacks before N’Golo Kante scored from the
Sunday, the Saints will be eager to re- Rivalry “It doesn’t ‘look like’ it’s going to
team’s first shot on target in the 45th minute. bound from a 13-10 road loss to Dallas Top Saints cornerback Marshon rain. It’s going to rain — 95 percent
Buoyed by going in front, Chelsea controlled the second half and that stopped a 10-game winning streak. Lattimore could be seeking a measure chance of rain.
David Luiz headed the hosts further in front in the 78th. The Bucs beat Carolina 24-17 last of redemption when he lines up against “There’ll be some wind — 10 to 12
It ended City’s 21-game unbeaten run in the league stretching back week, improving to 2-0 since Jameis receiver Mike Evans. miles an hour. We know the direction;
into last season when Pep Guardiola’s side won the title with 100 points.
Liverpool moved a point ahead of City after beating Bournemouth Winston regained Tampa Bay’s start- A year ago, Lattimore memorably it’ll head from their locker room to-
4-0 earlier Saturday with Mohamed Salah scoring a hat trick. Chelsea is ing quarterback job. frustrated Evans to the point that the ward the pirate ship. I think the footing
eight points behind Liverpool. “You don’t win 10 straight in this big Bucs receiver leveled the corner- is going to be important relative to the
—From Wire Reports league if you’re not pretty good,” Bucs back along the Tampa Bay sideline shoes that we’re wearing.”
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL briefly

Georgia Tech tabs former MSU assistant Collins Boxing

By CHARLES ODUM
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Georgia native Geoff
Collins said Friday he landed his
dream job when hired to return as
Georgia Tech’s coach.
Most notable among changes the
former Temple coach will bring to the
Yellow Jackets will be a shift from the
spread-option offense used by former
coach Paul Johnson the last 11 years.
At his introductory news confer-
ence after his hiring was announced
early Friday, Collins said he will install
“NFL-based” schemes on offense and
defense. Those changes will be a chal-
lenge for players recruited by Johnson
for the run-first attack with its tri-
ple-option plays.
Off to a good start
Collins said he began recruiting
immediately to prepare for the early
signing period that begins on Dec. 19.
There will be some key needs, possibly
including at quarterback, to jump-start
the transition to a pro-style offense.
“I’ve already been watching tape on
the plane,” Collins said, adding “Re-
cruiting matters. That is a huge prior-
ity for us.”
The 47-year-old Collin, is a former
Florida and Mississippi State defensive
coordinator and Georgia Tech assis-
tant who was 15-10 in two seasons at
Temple.
Before his time at Florida (2015-16)
and Mississippi State (2011-14), Collins
was a graduate assistant and tight ends
coach at Georgia Tech under coach
George O’Leary from 1999-2001. He
returned to serve as recruiting coordi-
nator at Tech under coach Chan Gailey
in 2006.
A native of Conyers, Georgia, Col-
lins said he began dreaming about
eventually becoming Georgia Tech’s
coach during his two stints as an assis-
tant. He said the opportunity, which de-
veloped quickly when Johnson stepped
down on Nov. 28, was not expected.
“I formed a vision in my head in mul-
tiple stops I’ve been here of what this
place can be, what this place should
be,” he said.
He spoke of emphasizing the Geor-
gia Tech brand and culture.
“Recruits choose brands and our
brand should be as strong as anywhere
in the country and it’s going to be,” Col-
lins said.
He said he would take advantage of
the school’s tough academic require-
ments as a selling point in recruiting
“to come to a place where education
matters.”
Collins also spent a season as direc-
tor of player personal at Alabama in
2007, Nick Saban’s first season leading
the Crimson Tide.
Temple athletic director Patrick
Kraft said assistant coach Ed Foley will
serve as interim coach for the Indepen-
dence Bowl against Duke on Dec. 27.
“While it is always difficult to lose
a head coach, it is a testament to what
we have built at Temple through our
students, our fans, our alumni and our
donors that we can continue to have
success,” Kraft said in a statement re-
leased by the school. “We have a world-
class university, strong support staff,
excellent facilities, passionate support-
ers and a very healthy culture and I am
confident that there will be great inter-
est in our job yet again.”
Collins had an 8-4 record with a 7-1
mark in the American Athletic Confer-
ence this season.
He said his farewell meeting with
his Temple players on Friday was
“heart-wrenching.”
Collins took over for his close friend
Matt Rhule last year, when Rhule left
for Baylor.
Foley also was interim coach for the
Military Bowl in 2016 following Rhule’s
departure. Foley will become the first
coach in Temple history to coach two
bowl games.
Collins said he is looking forward to
being a “spectator” for Georgia Tech’s
bowl game. Johnson will coach the
team against Minnesota in the Quick
Lane Bowl in Detroit on Dec. 26.
Winning record again
Georgia Tech finished 7-5 in the reg-
ular season. Johnson compiled a record
of 82-59 at Georgia Tech with three ap-
pearances in the Atlantic Coast Confer-
ence championship game.
Collins met with Georgia Tech ath-
letic director Todd Stansbury in New
York earlier this week and with the uni-
versity president G.P. “Bud” Peterson
in Atlanta on Thursday. An agreement
was reached on the deal, expected to
be for seven years, late Thursday.
Stansbury said Collins fit every
requirement he sought in a coach,
including “somebody who would em-
brace Georgia Tech and would look at
the challenge and the uniqueness of
Georgia Tech and that would actually
be part of the lure.”
Collins’ flight from Philadelphia on
Friday was delayed by weather and
problems with his private plane, push-
ing back the scheduled time for the
news conference two hours.
“One of those planes Snoopy used to
fly had a flat tire right on the runway,”
he said, adding a strong headwind then
slowed the flight after the tire was re-
paired.
Collins said he was impatient at
first.
“Then I sat back and realized you’ve
been waiting 22 years for this, been
waiting to be the coach at Georgia
Tech for so long, if you have to wait a
little bit it’s OK,” he said.
Women’s bouts make return to final HBO show
CARSON, Calif. — Although HBO has decided to put boxing in its
past, the network is leaving the sport by showcasing a possible vision
of its future.
Cecilia Braekhus was in the first women’s boxing match on HBO,
and the dominant Norwegian champion will be in the main event of
HBO’s final boxing show Saturday night when she defends her welter-
weight titles against Aleksandra Magdziak-Lopes.
On the undercard, two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa
Shields defends her middleweight belts against Femke Hermans.
Any discussion of the world’s top female fighters must include
Braekhus (34-0, 9 KOs) and Shields (7-0, 2 KOs). With women’s boxing
on a distinct rise over the past two years, HBO is closing out its 45-year
history as a driving force in boxing with a showcase for two fighters atop
the sport’s next wave.
“It’s an honor to be in this position right now,” Braekhus said. “It’s
truly a validation for the great year it’s been for women’s boxing all over
the world, and how strong the future is. We have come a long way in the
sport, and I believe there are even more opportunities to come our way.”
Super flyweight Juan Francisco Estrada also fights Victor Mendez
in a matchup of childhood acquaintances from Sonora, Mexico, but this
show is being carried by women — including Australian atomweight
champ Louisa Hawton, who fights Lorraine Villalobos on the undercard
at the famed outdoor arena at StubHub Center south of downtown Los
Angeles.
Several champions of women’s combat sports also will be watching
at ringside, including former superstar Laila Ali, UFC featherweight
champ Cris “Cyborg” Justino and current boxing champs Christina
Hammer and Jenna Mrdjenovich.
The mere idea of an HBO boxing show dominated by women’s
champions would have been improbable just two years ago. Of course,
so would the idea of a boxing world without HBO, a dominant financial
force behind many of the world’s biggest bouts for nearly a half-century.
After Shields’ dominant run to a second straight gold medal at the
Rio Olympics, U.S. boxing purveyors finally began to grasp the fact
that women’s boxing was a fertile area for growth if they were willing
to invest time and money. So Shields turned pro and became a rising
personality in the sport, while the 37-year-old Braekhus teamed up with
promoter Tom Loeffler to raise her international profile after fighting in
relative obscurity in northern Europe for a decade.
While Shields would love to fight Braekhus someday, she also
respects the veteran ex-kickboxer.
“I’m happy to appear on this card with her and proud that she is in
the main event,” Shields said. “It truly gives me something to strive for,
to someday headline a big show like this. Cecilia has worked very hard
for many years and has deserved everything she’s gotten.”
Braekhus and Shields are favored in their bouts, but both are
hoping to put on a show worthy of this milestone in the sport’s evolution.
The event should be bittersweet for many boxing fans accustomed
to HBO’s presence in the sport. Longtime HBO commentator Jim
Lampley will sign off from the network for which he has worked since
1988 along with Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr.
HBO elected to get out of the sport after being unable or unwilling
to compete with a wave of interest in televised boxing. While Showtime
has retained its prominence in the sport, ESPN has dramatically in-
creased its boxing content in recent months, and new streaming service
DAZN is aggressively pursuing promoters and fighters, including former
HBO star Canelo Alvarez.
College Basketball
UConn retires numbers of Allen and Lobo
STORRS, Conn. — Connecticut will retire the numbers of former
basketball stars Ray Allen and Rebecca Lobo.

Freeze gets second chance at Liberty
By The Associated Press
LYNCHBURG, Va. —
Hugh Freeze has enjoyed
the highs of football, such as
winning the Sugar Bowl and
beating mighty Alabama.
He’s also known embarrass-
ment and shame following a
personal scandal that cost
him his job at Mississippi.
The 49-year-old Freeze
believes those experienc-
es will serve him well as
the head coach at Liberty,
where he’s been given a sec-
ond chance.
“I believe in teaching
young men on our team all
of the lessons of when I got it
right and when I got it wrong
and what the consequences
are,” Freeze said.
He was introduced as Lib-
erty’s football coach on cam-
pus Friday, calling the op-
portunity an “unbelievable
day for me and my family.”
He was emotional at times
during a press conference,
thanking his family and call-
ing them his heroes.
“I’ve made decisions that
have hurt a lot of people,”
Freeze said. “I don’t ever
want to experience that
again.”
Freeze will replace Turn-
er Gill, who resigned after
his seventh season to spend
more time with his ailing
wife. The Flames finished
6-6 this season, their first
competing at the Football
Bowl Subdivision level, and
were 47-35 under Gill.
Liberty will have full sta-
tus for FBS bowl eligibility
in 2019. The Flames are not
part of a conference and are
playing as an independent.
Freeze spent five years at
Mississippi and led the Reb-
els to a 39-25 record and four
bowl games. He resigned in
the summer of 2017 amid a
scandal in which school of-
ficials discovered a “pattern
of personal misconduct”
starting with a call to an es-
cort service from a universi-
ty-issued cellphone.
Ole Miss was also mired
in an NCAA rules investiga-
tion during much of his ten-
ure that eventually resulted
in a two-year postseason
ban.
Now Freeze gets a
chance to rebuild his career
less than 18 months after
his stunning downfall in Ox-
ford, where his abrupt resig-
nation marked the end to a
volatile tenure.
Ole Miss enjoyed a quick
rise under Freeze, who came
to the school before the 2012
season and immediately
started recruiting at a high
level. The Rebels quickly de-
veloped into a Southeastern
Conference contender, beat-
ing Alabama two seasons in
a row and reaching an apex
when they won the Sugar
Bowl over Oklahoma State
following the 2015 season.
But an NCAA investiga-
tion that found 21 violations
of academic, booster, and
recruiting misconduct over-
shadowed much of that suc-
cess. Most of the 21 charges
happened during Freeze’s
tenure.
The Rebels were eventu-
ally hit with a two-year post-
season ban, probation and
recruiting restrictions.
From a personal stand-
point, Freeze received a light
punishment in the case. He
would have been suspended
two conference games in
2018 if he had been a head
coach, but he did not take
a job last year. The NCAA’s
ruling said Freeze promot-
ed an atmosphere of rules
compliance, but he failed to
monitor his staff.
The numbers 34 and 50 will become the first retired by the school
during a ceremony in March. The university says it’s an honor reserved
for Hall of Famers.
Lobo led the UConn women’s team to a 35-0 record and the first of
11 national championships in 1995. She wore No. 50 and finished her
career with 2,133 points, 1,268 rebounds and 396 blocked shots. She
played seven seasons in the WNBA.
Allen was a first-team All-American in 1996. He scored 1,922
points at UConn and led the men to an 89-13 record during his three
years in Storrs. He went on to play 18 seasons in the NBA, becoming
the most prolific 3-point shooter in league history.
n O’Connell honored: At Queens, New York, St. John’s will
honor the late Hall of Fame basketball writer Jim O’Connell of The
Associated Press with a patch on game uniforms Sunday at Madison
Square Garden.
O’Connell, an alumnus, was a fixture covering sports at the
Garden. He died in July at 64.
St. John’s players will wear a red patch featuring his nickname “Oc”
for the Holiday Festival game against Princeton. The Garden also will
place a permanent plaque at his workspace in the media room.
O’Connell had been the AP’s national college basketball writer
since 1987. He was a former president of the U.S. Basketball Writers
Association. In 2002, he was honored by the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame with the Curt Gowdy Award.
NBA
Dellavedova returns to Cavaliers in three-team trade
CLEVELAND — Matthew Dellavedova is coming back to the
Cavaliers. He won’t recognize them.
Cleveland re-acquired the popular, scrappy guard on Friday in a
three-team trade with the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards.
The Cavaliers also received forward John Henson and 2021 first-
and second-round picks from Milwaukee, and a 2022 second-rounder
from Washington. The Cavs sent guard George Hill and a 2021
second-round selection to the Bucks, and forward Sam Dekker to the
Wizards. Milwaukee also got forward Jason Smith from Washington.
Affectionately known to Cleveland fans as “Delly,” Dellavedova was
a key member of the Cavs’ 2016 title team before he signed with the
Bucks later that summer. He’s not the same player, and the Cavs are

No. 1 North Dakota State cruises into FCS semifinal

By The Associated Press
FARGO, N.D. — Easton Stick threw
for three touchdowns, Bruce Anderson
ran for 124 yards with a touchdown
and top-seeded North Dakota State
advanced to the FCS semifinals for the
eighth straight year with a 35-0 win
over eighth-seeded Colgate on Satur-
day.
Stick was 14 of 19 for 205 yards as
the Bison (13-0) piled up 443 yards
against the Raiders (10-2), who had the
top defense in FCS.
The defending national champions,
who have won 19 in a row, are home
against South Dakota State (10-2) next
weekend.
Ty Brooks scored on a 26-yard run
to cap a four-play, 96-yard drive on ND-
SU’s first possession. A 2-yard pass to
Ben Ellefson made it 14-0 in the second
quarter.
The Bison then went 70 yards on
eight plays to open the second half,
capped by a 10-yard pass to Darrius
Shepherd, who moved into second on
the NDSU career list with 179 recep-
tions.
That was more than enough for
the Bison, who limited Colgate to 157
yards. The Raiders had tied the FCS
record with five shutouts this season
and only allowed nine touchdowns in
11 games.
Stick is now 47-3 as a starting quar-
terback, tying former Bison QB Brock
Jensen, who went 47-5 in his career, for
the most wins by a starting FCS QB.
NDSU kicker Cam Pedersen has con-
verted 91 straight extra points and 251
in his career.
n Grier to skip bowl game: At
Morgantown, West Virginia, West
Virginia quarterback Will Grier won’t
play for the 15th-ranked Mountaineers
in the Camping World Bowl against
No. 17 Syracuse, instead focusing on
preparation for the NFL draft.
Grier announced his decision Sat-
urday in a statement released by West
Virginia .
The senior joins about a dozen
high-profile college players who al-
ready have announced they will skip
their team’s bowl games. The list in-
cludes Houston defensive tackle Ed
Oliver, LSU cornerback Greedy Wil-
liams, Arizona State receiver N’Keal
Harry and Michigan defensive tackle
Rashan Gary. On Friday, West Virginia
senior offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste
announced he would not play in the
bowl game.
Grier was a Heisman contender this
season and a finalist for the Maxwell
Award as player of the year. He aver-
aged 351 yards passing and threw 37
touchdown passes.
n Stricklin wants UCF: At Gaines-
ville, Florida, Florida Athletic Director
Scott Stricklin would welcome a two-
for-one series against in-state oppo-
nent UCF, which has the nation’s lon-
gest winning streak at 25.
“I’d be OK with scheduling them in
the right situation,” Stricklin said Fri-
day during a Peach Bowl event at Flor-
ida Field.
Florida and Central Florida last
played in 2006, a 42-0 victory in the
Swamp by the eventual national cham-
pion Gators. The teams had been
scheduled to play again the following
year, but UCF got out of the game
and ended up paying a $100,000 buy-
out, according to documents released
through a public records request.
Stricklin said he and UCF AD Dan-
ny White have not spoken about sched-
uling a game.
“We haven’t had a spot where we
thought this made sense at this point,”
Stricklin said.
Many outsiders believed the
10th-ranked Gators (9-3) and sev-
enth-ranked Knights (13-0) would
meet in a bowl game this season, pos-
sibly in the Peach or Fiesta. But Flor-
ida ended up facing Michigan in the
Peach, and UCF will play LSU in the
Fiesta.
If the schools were to play in the
future, Stricklin said it likely would
need to be a two-for-one series. Florida
agreed to play USF in a similar setup,
with two games at Florida Field (2022,
2025) and one at Tampa’s Raymond
James Stadium (2023).
White has made it clear he would
prefer to schedule home-and-home se-
ries with Power 5 opponents because
the school generates more revenue
from a home game than it would from
playing a payday game on the road.
“We do home-and-homes with like
FSUs and Power 5 leagues,” Stricklin
said. “We haven’t done any home-and-
homes with non-Power 5 teams. I don’t
think we would start that.
“But I’d love to schedule (UCF) in
a game.”
Stricklin laughed off accusations
that he worked behind the scenes —
he’s a member of the College Football
Playoff Selection Committee — to pre-
vent Florida from playing UCF in a New
Year’s Six bowl because the Gators had
more to lose than gain in a potential in-
state matchup.
“If you win the game, it counts one
win,” Stricklin said. “If you lose the
game, it counts one loss. When I was at
Mississippi State, they said don’t play
Southern Miss. We played Southern
Miss. They had the same argument.
far from being the same team, but his return will soften what has been
a difficult season.
Cleveland is just 5-20 and rebuilding in the wake of LeBron James’
departure last summer.
“I’m glad my Aussie brother is back,” Cavs center Tristan Thomp-
son said following a 129-110 loss to Sacramento. “Brings us veteran
leadership, a guy that’s won before, a guy that’s going to push Collin
(Sexton), control the game for the second unit and he’ll make shots.
He’s good at throwing lobs to me, so I’m really happy about that.
“I think it will be good for our team, not just for myself, but for our
team.”
Hill helped the Cavs reach the Finals last season, but the team
wanted to unload his contract while giving rookie Sexton more playing
time.
Sexton has already heard stories about Dellavedova.
“Everybody said he’s a real good guy, a real good locker-room
guy,” he said. “We lost George, which was my vet, so I’ll have to talk to
Dellavedova and he’ll be able to lead me how George led me. They say
he practices hard too, so we’re going to have some battles.”
The Bucks are getting a 46-percent shooter from 3-point range in
Hill, who fits into their new long-range shooting philosophy under first-
year coach Mike Budenholzer, plus a backup to starter Eric Bledsoe.
They also could potentially save roughly $16 million in salary, assuming
they waive Hill after this season.
“We’re excited to welcome George and Jason to the Bucks
organization,” GM Jon Horst said. “George provides us added depth
and experience at the guard position, while Jason gives us another
front-court player who can stretch the floor.”
There was an urgency to get the deal agreed to before 6 p.m. on
Friday because only players on rosters by then can be re-packaged in
other trades before February’s deadline.
Hill’s days were numbered in Cleveland. The Cavs are re-shaping
their roster with an eye on landing a major free agent in 2020, and Hill
was no longer part of the long-term plans because of his age and the
team’s commitment to Sexton’s development.
Hill recently returned after missing 11 games with a shoulder injury,
a setback that only delayed the Cavs in pulling off a deal to add more
assets. Cleveland recently traded sharpshooter Kyle Korver to Utah for
two picks in 2020 and 2021.
The 28-year-old Dellavedova will get a chance restart his career
with the Cavs. The Australian had been buried on Milwaukee’s bench
and is averaging just 1.7 points and 2.4 assists in 12 games.
Henson recently underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his
left wrist. He’s averaging 5.6 points and 5.1 rebounds in 14 games.
Dekker was in his first season with the Cavs, who got him in an
August trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. He averaged 6.3 points
and 3.7 rebounds but missed time with a severely sprained left ankle.
“This trade allows us to continue to work to improve our team
and gives us a young, developing player in Sam whose versatility and
athleticism at the forward position will allow him to earn an opportunity
to contribute,” said Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld. “We wish Jason
the best moving forward and appreciate the value he brought to our
team as a great teammate and true professional.”
n Jones undergoes surgery: At Oakland, California, Golden
State center Damian Jones underwent surgery for a torn left pectoral
muscle.
Golden State said Friday that Jones had the procedure Wednes-
day in Chicago, performed by Dr. Benjamin Domb. Jones is expected to
begin the rehab process in six weeks with a timetable to be determined
based on his progress.
—From Wire Reports
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NBA

Mavericks beat Rockets to extend home streak; Lakers beat Grizzlies

By The Associated Press
DALLAS — Luka Doncic
shrugged off a rough shooting
night with 11 straight points to
erase an eight-point deficit late
in the fourth quarter and the
Dallas Mavericks went on to
their ninth consecutive home
victory, 107-104 over the Hous-
ton Rockets in action Saturday
night.
Doncic was 3 of 13 before
hitting back-to-back 3-pointers
to get Dallas within two. Af-
ter Chris Paul missed two free
throws, Doncic hit a floater in
the lane for a tie, then followed
an air-ball 3 from James Harden
with another from long range
for a 105-102 lead. It was 26th
lead change.
The Slovenian rookie had 21
points along with Wesley Mat-
thews, who missed two free
throws with a chance to put the
game away in the final seconds.
Eric Gordon missed a potential
tying 3-pointer for Houston at
the buzzer. Harden overcame
foul trouble to finish with 35
points, and Paul had 23.
n Cavaliers 116, Wizards
101: At Cleveland, rookie Col-
lin Sexton matched a career
high with 29 points, Tristan
Thompson had 23 points and
19 rebounds and Cleveland beat
Washington.
Wizards guard John Wall
was held to a career low one
point in 26 minutes — a free
throw early in the third quar-
ter with Cleveland holding a
74-48 lead. Wall returned after
missing Washington’s victory
Wednesday night over Atlanta
because of personal reasons.
The five-time All-Star, who
didn’t participate in the shoot-
around Saturday because he
was under the weather, missed
all five shots and had six as-
sists. Wall was taken out late
in the third quarter and didn’t
return. Bradley Beal scored 27
points for Washington.
n Celtics 133, Bulls 77: At
Chicago, Jaylen Brown scored
23 points, Daniel Theis added
a career-high 22 points and
grabbed 10 rebounds, and Bos-
ton routed Chicago for its fifth
straight victory.
The 56-point loss was the
worst in Bulls’ history, eclips-
ing a 53-point (127-74) defeat at
Minnesota on Nov. 8, 2001.
Jayson Tatum had 18 points
and Terry Rozier added 15 as
the Celtics used a 17-0 start and
a balanced attack to roll their
second straight lopsided win.
Shaquille Harrison came off the
bench to score a career-high 20
points for the Chicago.
n Lakers 111, Grizzlies
88: At Memphis, LeBron
James had 20 points, nine as-
sists and eight rebounds, Kyle
Kuzma added 20 points and
nine rebounds, and Los Ange-
les dominated Memphis.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
and Josh Hart added 16 points
apiece, and JaVale McGee had
10 points and 10 rebounds.
Wayne Selden led Memphis
with 17 points.
n Pacers 107, Kings 97: At
Indianapolis, Thaddeus Young
had a season-high 20 points and
nine rebounds, and Bojan Bog-
danovic added 18 points to help
Indiana beat Sacramento.

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Columbus High School’s Greg King drives to the basket against Starkville (left photo); Columbus High’s Hannah White goes into the lane for a shot attempt (middle photo);
Starkville High’s Trey Jackson drives to the basket (right photo).

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Jamarrion Brown led the
Jackets with 16 points, includ-
ing three 3-pointers. Zeke Cook
added 10, all of which came in
the second half.
Morris attributed the late-
game miscues to having a
young team, despite the efforts
of Burnett, a sophomore, who
finished with a game-high 21
points on seven triples.
“Inexperience and lack of
mental focus — it’s the story of
our whole season,” Morris said.
“That last play was actually sup-
posed to go the other way, but
some of our guys just haven’t
been in those situations.
“We made some big shots,
and we got some big defensive
stops, but we got down the
stretch and we turned the ball
over three times in the last two
minutes of the game. We just
got to learn from it. We haven’t
been in a tight game, a tight sit-
uation like this. It was a good
learning experience for us, es-
pecially me, being a first-year
coach.
n Columbus girls 49,
Starkville 46: The top-ranked
Columbus High girls basketball
team overcame an early fourth
quarter deficit and 20 missed
free throws to beat Starkville
High 49-46 Saturday night.
The Lady Falcons missed
13 at the stripe in the fourth
quarter alone but leaned on its
defense late with a key block
and steal in the least minute,
followed by Berniya Hardin’s
tie-up of Jalisa Outlaw to halt a
game-tying shot opportunity.
It wasn’t the Lady Falcons’
best effort, but coach Yvonne
Hairston will take it.
“We shoot free throws all the
time, but they just weren’t go-
ing in,” Hairston said. “We just
had a poor night shooting free
throws, and it’s unacceptable.
But we figured out a way to win
the ball game. They just kept
believing, kept playing hard
and made some key plays at the
end of the game. That’s a plus.”
Columbus High forward Bri
Smith got in early foul trouble,
and her absence affected the
Lady Falcons’ hustle and ability
to keep the Lady Yellow Jackets
out of the lane, Hairston said.
Columbus would trade the lead
a handful of times in the fourth
quarter before sealing the win
late.
“Starkville didn’t shoot the
ball well, and we knew we had
to stop penetration,” Hairston
said. “Most of their shots came
from put-backs, and we just
couldn’t get a body on them, for
some reason.
“We just didn’t play very
well tonight. Give credit to
Starkville for stopping some
things we usually do. Being No.
1 in the state right now, we’ve
had a lot of stuff come at us, and
we are going to get everyone’s
‘A’ game. We just have to be on
it.”
Starkville (4-3) was led in
scoring by Outlaw, who had 14.
Columbus (7-0) was paced
by Hannah White, who had 13,
and Jatyla Turner, who finished
with 12.

Soccer
Continued from Page 1B
so long that she knows when something
is up, which makes it easier to help them
stay focused or to motivate them. She
said her years of experience have helped
her grow into an effective captain.
“I am very vocal,” Box said. “I cannot
stand when the field is quiet, so I am all
of the time hollering, all of the time try-
ing to get them pepped up, like hype and
stuff. I am very vocal, which I think helps
me be a better leader than most girls.”
Box said she clicked with Northwest
Mississippi C.C. coach Levi Nunnally,
who also played center back. She said
she is excited about having a coach who
played her position.
Northwest Mississippi C.C. finished
4-10-1 and 2-6 in the Mississippi Associ-
ation of Community and Junior Colleges
(MACJC) this past season.
Box said going to Northwest Missis-
sippi C.C. will suit her better academi-
cally,
This is the second year Louis Alex-
ander has coached Box at Caledonia
High. She has played center back both
seasons.
“She kind of anchors it down for us,”
Alexander said. “Naturally, that is where
she fits. She is defensive minded and
has a high soccer IQ, so she is definitely
somebody you want to have back there.”
Alexander said it has been fun to
watch mature as a player and as a leader.
He said she has been a team captain for
the last two seasons. Last season, Box
was the team MVP, which isn’t usually
the case for a center back. Alexander
said Box’s leadership is about 51 per-
cent of the reason why she earned that
honor. The other 49 percent, Alexander
said, comes from Box’s skills. He said he
has worked with Box to become an even
more effective communicator.
“She is definitely a loud player,” Al-
exander said. “She is a physical player.
The main thing you want out of any play-
er whether you’re offense, defense, or in
the midfield is to be a competitor. She
loves to compete. When it is a tight game
or a dogfight, I like for players to have a
little salt, and she has got that.”
Box said she started playing soccer
when she was little, which triggered
her dream to play soccer in college. She
admitted she thought she was getting
“burned out” with soccer, but she cred-
ited Alexander for introducing a new at-
mosphere and new techniques and skills
that made her love the sport again.
On Friday, a journey that started at
center mid and ended at center back
came full circle and helped her realize a
goal years in the making.
“I feel like once I got on the back line
is when I became more vocal,” Box said.
“If I would not have learned and built
upon being very vocal, I don’t think I
would have made it to the collegiate lev-
el.”
Follow Dispatch sports editor Adam
Minichino on Twitter @ctsportseditor
Murray
Continued from Page 1B
Unlike most seasons, the winner was
no foregone conclusion, but Murray (517
first-place votes and 2,167 points) ended
up with a fairly comfortable margin of
296 points over Tagovailoa. Ohio State
quarterback Dwayne Haskins, the oth-
er finalists, was a distant third with 783
points. Three more quarterbacks fol-
lowed: Will Grier of West Virginia, Gard-
ner Minshew II of Washington State and
McKenzie Milton of Central Florida.
Murray appeared on 92 percent of the
Heisman ballots, third most all time. Ta-
govailoa’s 1,871 points was the most for
a runner-up in the 84-year history of the
Heisman.
Murray, a pinpoint passer and explo-
sive runner, surpassed the production
of Mayfield. Murray has averaged 380
yards of offense per game and accounted
for 51 touchdowns in leading the Soon-
ers the Big 12 title and the playoff. May-
field averaged 353 yards of offense and
accounted for 49 touchdowns as Oklaho-
ma won the conference and lost a playoff
semifinal to Georgia.
“This didn’t just happen,” Murray said
later during a news conference. “I’ve put
so much time and effort into this game.”
Murray said he was in constant con-
tact with Mayfield this week.
“It was just casual, bro-to-bro. He just
told me to enjoy it. Have fun with it. It’s
a once in a lifetime deal,” Murray said.
Tagovailoa was the Heisman
front-runner for most of the season,
and 195 pounds, Murray is small for an
NFL quarterback but talented enough to
be an intriguing prospect if he ever de-
cided to give it a try.
For the next month, though, Murray
is focused on capping his college career
with a national championship. He took a
circuitous route to get to a place most al-
ways expected him to be.
Playing for Texas powerhouse Allen
High School, just outside of Dallas, Mur-
ray won three straight state champion-
ships at the state’s highest level and his
team went 42-0 with him starting.
“Kyler’s journey, in particular, it’s
kind of the stuff of legends,” Riley said.
“But with all the high points there’s been
a lot of tough moments.”
Murray signed with Texas A&M in
2015, but transferred after one tumultu-
ous season.
At Oklahoma, the plan was sit the
2016 season to fulfil NCAA transfer
rules and then step in for Mayfield in
2016. But Mayfield was granted an extra
year of eligibility and returned for 2017,
relegating Murray to backing up the
best quarterback in the country.
This season, as the focal point of Ri-
ley’s creative offense, Murray developed
into the dominant player he had seemed
destined to become while at Allen.
“I trusted the process,” Murray said.
Murray fought back tears while
thanking Riley during his speech.
“You pushed me harder than any

Bulldogs
Continued from Page 1B
under and around ball
screens. You take what
the defense gives you. Ba-
sically, what the defense
was giving us today were
3s.”
The long-range shoot-
ing was a surprise to
Clemson coach Brad
Brownell.
“Obviously, we knew
Peters had a great night
the other night, but he
was shooting poorly go-
ing into that. Now that it’s
two games in a row, it’s
like, ‘Holy cow,’” Brownell
said. “Everybody who’s
going to see it after these
two is going to realize,
wow, this guy can really
shoot it.
“We knew Weather-
spoon was better than his
stats as well, and he made
four. Holman, we thought
was streaky, and this was
one of those nights where
he was on.”
The Bulldogs shot 56
percent (10 of 18) from
3-point range in the first
half to take a 42-34 lead.
They led by as many 19
points in the half.
but Murray surged late as the Sooners
turned to him and their offense to bail-
out a leaky defense down the stretch.
Meanwhile, Tagovailoa picked a bad
time to have his worst game of the sea-
son, throwing two interceptions in the
Southeastern Conference championship
against Georgia and leaving early with a
sprained ankle.
Murray’s first season as a start-
ing quarterback in college is set up to
also be his last. The junior has already
signed a $4.66 million contract with the
Oakland Athletic after he was selected
in the first round of the Major League
Baseball draft in June. Listed at 5-foot-10
coach ever has and I just want to say
thank you for believing in me and al-
lowing me to be the quarterback of this
team. The leader of this team,” Murray
said.
Murray is the fourth Oklahoma quar-
terback since 2003 to win the Heisman,
joining Jason White, Sam Bradford and
Mayfield, and the 16th quarterback over-
all to win the award in the last 19 years.
Oklahoma’s seventh Heisman match-
es Ohio State, Southern California and
Notre Dame for the most by any school.
That means another statue in Heisman
Park in Norman, next to Memorial Sta-
dium.
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Area obituaries
Nathan Whitaker arrangements. leavened Bread Church Cindy Chism ie Church of God of Visitation is today from
COLUMBUS — Na- Mr. Dodds was born in Detroit, Alabama. WEST POINT — Prophecy, and Monday 12:30-2 p.m.
than Whitaker, 19, died Nov. 19, 1959, in Fair- He did electrical work. Cindy Coleman Chism, one hour prior to ser- Mary Ellen was born
Nov. 16, 2018. banks, Alaska, to the In addition to his 57, died Dec. 7, 2018, vice time. Tisdale-Lann Jan. 5, 1932, in Lamar
A memorial service late James Franklin mother, he is sur- at her residence in the Memorial Funeral County, Alabama,
will be held at 3 p.m. Dodds and Kathryn vived by his brother, Tibbee Community. Home of Aberdeen is in to the late William
Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, Davis Dodds. He was Jonathan Jehosophat A Celebration of Life charge of the arrange- Boman and Sammy Lee
at Lowndes Funeral a U.S. Air Force vet- Colburn of Detroit; services will be held ments. Boman.
Home. Visitation will eran and a member of sister, Lonna Johnson today at 2 p.m. at the Mr. West was for- In addition to her
be one hour prior to Aberdeen First United of Guin, Alabama; chapel of Calvert Fu- merly employed at parents, she was
services at the funeral Methodist Church. grandparents, Willie neral Home with Mar- CECO Steel. Marlin preceded in death by
home. He is survived by his Gardner and Betty tin Coleman officiating. was an ordained evan- her husband, Earnest
Memorials may be wife, Sherry Bonanno Gardner of Detroit, Visitation is today from gelist and a member of White; siblings, W.L.
made to Nathan Whita- Dodds of Aberdeen; Alabama; godparents, one hour prior to ser- the Church of God in Boman, Hoyt Boman,
ker Memorial Fund daughters, Alexandra Caler (Sally) Johnson vices at Calvert Funeral Athens and was a life Leon Boman, Ellis Ray
c/o Lowndes Funeral Dodds of Ft. Smith, of Guin Home of West Point. long resident of Monroe Boman and Mildred
Home, 1131 N. Lehm- Arizona and Christina Pallbearers were Cindy was born County. Mills.
berg Road, Columbus, Dodds of North Lit- Timothy Gardner, March 17, 1961, in West She is survived by
tle Rock, Arkansas; Kelvin Colburn, Billy
MS 39702.
stepdaughters, Kayla Wayne Williams,
Point to Ann Blansett Mary White her daughter, Linda
Bramlett and the late VERNON, Ala. — Kay Comans of Cross-
James Buckner Neyhart and Kristle Lashawn Stewart, Bob- J.W. Coleman. She was ville, Alabama; sons,
Mary Ellen White,
STARKVILLE — Gryb; stepsons, Patrick by Bomar and Anthony a waitress at Huddle 86, died Dec. 6, 2018, Benny White of Ver-
James Edwin “Eddie” Neyhart and Kenny Nichols. House in Columbus. peacefully at her resi- non and Jeff White of
Buckner, 72, died Dec. Gryb; brothers, Frank She had also worked dence. Pensacola, Florida;
6, 2018, at his resi- Dodds of New Albany Jennifer Garner at both Subway and Services are 2 p.m. brothers, Jack Boman,
dence. and Bill Dodds of Ft. COLUMBUS — Artex. today at the chapel Bill Boman, Lynn B.
Services will be Worth, Texas; and five Jennifer Ann Marshall In addition to her fa-
grandchildren. of Chandler Funeral Boman, Wayne Boman
at 2 p.m. Monday at Garner, 69, died Dec. 7, ther, she was preceded Home in Vernon with and Jerry Boman; five
Welch Funeral Home 2018, at Trinity Nursing in death by her loving Jimmy McNees of- grandchildren and
in Starkville. Visitation Stephen Talbot Home. stepdad, James Bram- ficiating. Burial will three great-grandchil-
will be one hour prior to STARKVILLE — Arrangements are lett; and sister, Melinda follow at Furnace Hill. dren.
services at the funeral Stephen Berry Talbot, incomplete and will be Coleman Howard.
home. 58, died Dec. 7, 2018. announced by Lowndes In addition to her
Mr. Buckner was Services are today Funeral Home. mother, she is survived Animals
born Jan. 29, 1946, to at 2 p.m. at the church by her husband, Dale grieve
the late James and Lou- sanctuary of First Unit- Madie Hardin
vene Reed Buckner. ed Methodist Church in
Chism: son, Dakota
Coleman; brother, Mar-
too.
WINFIELD, Ala. —
In addition to his par- Starkville with the Rev. Madie L. Smith Hardin, tin Coleman of Austin,
ents, he was preceded Bob Whitesdie offici- 84, died Dec. 5, 2018, at Texas; and one grand-
in death by his brother, ating. Burial will be at Diversicare of Winfield daughter.
Robert Buckner. Memorial Garden Park Nursing Home. Memorials may be I’ve always wanted my dog to attend my graveside service.
He is survived by Cemetery. Visitation is Services were Friday made to American You need to tell someone.
his son, Lance Edwin today one hour prior to at the chapel of Otts Diabetes Foundation, Call us at (662) 328-1808
Buckner; daughter, service at the church. 16 Northtown Drive;
Kimberly Ann Massey; Welch Funeral Home in
Funeral Home in Sul-
Suite 100, Jackson, MS
Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory
ligent, Alabama, with
brother, Larry Buckner; Starkville is in charge Eddie Finch officiating. 39211.
sisters, Lynn Stew- of arrangements. Burial followed at Beth-
art and Patricia Kay Mr. Talbot was el Cemetery in Vernon, Marlin West Sr.
Buckner; seven grand- preceded in death by Alabama. Visitation ABERDEEN — Mar-
children and three his father, John Berry was Friday at the fu- lin Gene West Sr., 82,
great-grandchildren. Talbot; and wife, Missie neral home prior to the died Dec. 7, 2018, at the
Thames Talbot of funeral services. Care Center of Aber-
Emma Gifford Starkville. Madie was born on deen.
STARKVILLE — He is survived by his Jan. 9, 1934, in Pickens Services are 2 p.m.
Emma Jean Gifford, 75, children, Judson Talbot, County, Alabama, to Monday at McDuff-
died Dec. 6, 2018, at her Stephanie Edwards the late Sam Alexander ie Church of God of
residence. and Jacob Talbot, all Shaw and Donnie Lee Prophecy in Hamilton
Services will be of Starkville; mother, Peaks. She attended with Bro. Fox and Bro.
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bertha Gaye Talbot of Molloy School and was Grimes officiating.
Welch Funeral Home in Louisville; sister, Lynn formerly employed with Burial will be at the
Starkville. Burial will Doyle of Philadelphia; Vernon Manufacturing McDuffie Cemetery.
follow at Bell School- and brother, Brian Tal- and in the lunchroom Visitation is today from
house Cemetery. Visi- bot of Louisville. Lamar County High 5-7 p.m. at McDuff-
tation will be two hours School.
prior to services at the Thomas Taylor In addition to her
funeral home. STEENS — Thomas parents, she was
Mrs. Gifford was Gene Taylor, 82, died preceded in death by
born to the late Wiley Dec. 6, 2018, at his her sons, James Thom-
Tarkington and Laura residence. as and Jess Douglas
Plunkett Tarkington. Visitation was Satur- Smith; brothers, Lee,
She was formerly em- day at Lowndes Funeral Timus and Jack Shaw;
ployed as a teacher and Home in Columbus. sisters, Pauline Shaw
librarian with Oktibbe- Gardner and Pearl-
ha County Schools.
She is survived
Isaiah Colburn ie Mae Shaw; one
GUIN, Ala. — Isaiah grandchild and one
by her husband, Dr.
Amoz Willie Colburn, great-grandchild.
Vernon Gifford of
23, died Nov. 27, 2018. She is survived by
Starkville; daugh-
Services were Sat- her husband, Omar
ter, Tammy Smith of
urday at Rocky Grove Hardin of Winfield;

Charlie Bond
Daphne, Alabama;
Missionary Baptist son, John E. Smith Charlie Bond
son, Shandon Darryl Graveside Services with
Church in Hamilton, of Vernon, Alabama; Military Honors:
Gifford of Starkville; Sunday, Dec. 9 • 2 PM
Alabama, with David daughters, Janice
four grandchildren and Friendship Cemetery Colonel Charles Wilson “Charlie” Bond, age
Lesuer and Betty Gard- Smith Gallant of Memorial Gunter Peel
three great-grandchil- 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 6,
ner officiating. Burial Hamilton, Alabama, Funeral Home
dren. College St. Location 2018, at his residence.
Memorials may be followed at the Rocky Mabbline Smith Nich-
Graveside services will be Sunday, December
made to St. Jude Chil- Grove Cemetery. Visi- ols and Wanda Smith
9, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery, with
dren’s Research Hospi- tation was held Friday Bradford, both Vernon, Military Honors and Rev. Anne Russell Brad-
tal, 262 Danny Thomas at Otts Funeral Home Alabama; stepdaugh- ley and Rev. Jerry Horton officiating. Memorial
Place, Memphis, TN in Sulligent, Alabama. ter, Linda Miller of Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, Col-
38105. Isaiah was born Nov. Tuscaloosa, Alabama; lege St. location is in charge of arrangements.
15, 1995, in Amory to nine grandchildren, Mr. Bond was born July 5, 1936, in Kilmichael,
Anita Jane Colburn 14 great-grand- memorialgunterpeel.com
James Dodds of Guin. He attended children and five
MS, to the late Floyd Wilson and Marie Josephine
ABERDEEN — Tupman Bond. He was an Eagle Scout and grad-
Hamilton schools and great-great-grandchil- uate of Greenwood High School. Mr. Bond was
James L. (Sport) dren.
was a member of Un- a graduate of the United States Military Acade-
Dodds, 59, died Dec. 7,
2018, at Baptist Memo- my in West Point, NY and received his masters
rial Hospital-Golden degree from Auburn University, while he was in
Triangle. War College at Maxwell Air Force Base. He was a
A memorial service veteran of Vietnam, serving in the United States
will be held at 2 p.m. Air Force and piloted the KC-135, B-52 and Jolly
Monday at First United Green Rescue Helicopter. Mr. Bond was a mem-
Methodist Church with ber of First United Methodist Church.
the Rev. Mary Hutson Survivors include his wife, Janice Spivey Bond
officiating. Visitation of Columbus, MS; sons, Dr. Kevin Bond and his
will be two hours prior wife, Lisa of Columbus, MS and Kurt Bond and
to the service at the his wife, Linda of Saltillo, MS; daughter, Kris-
church. Tisdale-Lann tie Holleman and her husband, Jack of Tupelo,
Memorial Funeral MS; sister, Jean Holmes and her husband, Fred
Home is in charge of of Decatur, AL; grandchildren, Taylor Bond and
his wife, Nikki, Tanner Bond, Kyle Bond and his
wife, Brittney, Bradley Bond and his wife, Jessi-
ca, Hannah McCarty and Elizabeth Ann McCa-
rty; and great-grandchildren, Liam Bond and
Joseph Bond.
Send in your Pallbearers will be Taylor Bond, Tanner Bond,
News About Town Kyle Bond, Bradley Bond, Jack Holleman and
event. Jake Woodard.
Memorials may be made to the Last House on
the Block, P.O. Box 304, Columbus, MS, 39703,
email: or the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 8, Columbus,
community@ MS, 39703.
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BASEBALL

Kluber, Bauer, Greinke could have new homes after winter meetings
By The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Corey Klu-
ber, Trevor Bauer, Zack Gre-
inke and Madison Bumgarner
appear to be available for teams
looking to bolster starting rota-
tions.
Hometown star Bryce Harp-
er and Manny Machado, the
two top free agents, remain
unsigned heading into the tra-
ditional high-point of the offsea-
son.
Catcher J.T. Realmuto, third
baseman Kyle Seager could be
among the position players dan-
gled as trade bait in the suites
of Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay,
where executives and agents
gather next week for the annual
swap session, which in an age of
complicated finances and medi-
cal records serves as a midpoint
for talks as much as a place to
finish deals.
Chicago Cubs president of
baseball operations Theo Ep-
stein predicted the week will be
“really active.”
“It seems like there is plen-
ty of trade talk, and there are
still a lot of good free agents
out there,” he said. “A couple of
moves have already occurred
that sort of always set the stage
for increased activity in the
next week or so.”
First baseman Paul Gold-
schmidt (Arizona to St. Louis)
and second baseman Robin-
son Cano (Seattle to New York
Mets) are among the All-Stars
already traded since the end of
the World Series.
Pitchers Patrick Corbin
($140 million for six years with
Washington) and Nathan Eo-
valdi ($68 million for four years
with Boston) already struck big
deals in a free-agent market
moving more swiftly than last
offseason’s, and third baseman
Josh Donaldson took a $23 mil-
lion, one-year agreement with
Atlanta.
Nineteen of 164 players who
exercised major league free
agent rights have announced
deals, up from eight heading
into the meetings last year.
And with A.J. Pollock, Dallas
Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel still
unsigned, there’s plenty more
holiday shopping. And for the
bottom of the market, there is
sale time in January, February
and even March.
It’s not like the old days
when teams made deals as soon
as the market opened and tried
to fill all their needs by the end
of the winter meetings.
“Things are slow,” Oakland
general manager Dave Forst
said. “I don’t think it’s that dif-
ferent from last year. Maybe
the winter meetings will kind of
jumpstart things.”
Also on-deck at the meet-
ings:
Hall or nothing
Orel Hershiser, Albert Belle
and George Steinbrenner will
be considered for the Hall of
Fame when a 16-member panel
votes this weekend in Las Ve-
gas. Results will be announced
Sunday at 8 p.m. EST.
Harold Baines, Joe Carter,
Will Clark, Lee Smith, Davey
Johnson, Charlie Manuel and
Lou Piniella are included on
the ballot. The Hall of Fame
board-appointed Today’s Game
Era Committee includes Hall
members Greg Maddux, Ro-
berto Alomar, Joe Morgan, Bert
Blyleven, Pat Gillick, Tony La
Russa, John Schuerholz, Ozzie
Smith and Joe Torre.
Pick-n-pack
The Rule 5 draft is the last
item of business at the win-
ter meetings, held Thursday
morning before clubs clear out
of town. Teams scour each oth-
er’s 40-man rosters, looking for
players left off. Royals pitchers
Brad Keller and Burch Smith,
Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes
and Texas outfielder Carlos
Tocci were among those picked
last December in the Rule 5.
Award list
Eight announcers who called
games in the early days of radio
are candidates for the Hall’s
Ford C. Frick Award that hon-
ors broadcasting excellence.
Waite Hoyt, Harry Heilmann,
Connie Desmond, Pat Flana-
gan, Jack Graney, Al Helfer,
Rosey Rowswell and Ty Tyson
are all deceased.
Hoyt and Heilmann already
are in the Hall as players —
Hoyt was the top pitcher on the
famed 1927 Yankees, Heilmann
played alongside Ty Cobb in the
Detroit outfield and hit .403 in
1923. No player in the Hall has
also won the Frick award.
The prize will be announced
Wednesday.

Astros mourn loss of former big leaguers in crash

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ
The Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela
— Former major league
players Luis Valbuena and
Jose Castillo were killed
in a car crash in Venezu-
ela caused by highway
bandits who then robbed
them, officials said Fri-
day.
The 33-year-old Val-
buena and 37-year-old
Castillo died late Thurs-
day when their SUV
crashed as it tried to veer
around an object on the
road, Yaracuy state Gov.
Julio Leon Heredia said
on his Twitter account.
Officials said some ban-
dits place or throw ob-
jects on highways to force
vehicles to stop or crash
so they can rob the occu-
pants.
Heredia said four peo-
ple have been detained af-
ter being found with prop-
erty of the athletes.
Valbuena and Castillo
were teammates on the
Cardenales de Lara team
in the Venezuelan winter
league and were return-
ing from a game in the
capital when the crash oc-
curred en route to the city
of Barquisimeto.
Third baseman Carlos
Rivero was in the car and
survived, according to
the website beisbolplay.
Valbuena, an 11-year
major league veteran, hit
.199 with nine homers and
33 RBIs in 96 games this
year for the Los Angeles
Angels, who released him
on Aug. 7.
“I will miss Luis’ ban-
ter, smile, genuine love
for his teammates, and,
of course, the bat flips,”
Astros manager AJ Hinch
said in a statement. “He
was a beloved person
whether he was on our
team or across the field.”
Valbuena hit .226 with
114 home runs over 11 big
league seasons with the
Angels, Seattle, Cleve-
land, the Chicago Cubs
and Houston.
“Luis was always smil-
ing and was one of the
happiest players in base-
ball,” Astros general man-
ager Jeff Luhnow said in a
statement. “He provided
joy to his teammates and
our fans. He helped our
franchise turn a corner in
2015 and provided many
cherished memories.”
Castillo played five
seasons with Pittsburgh,
San Francisco and Hous-
ton. He had a .254 average
with 39 home runs.
Venezuelan President
Nicolas Maduro said in
a tweet that “I join in the
mourning that has over-
whelmed the Venezuelan
baseball family and all of
its fans.”
Baseball Commission-
er Rob Manfred issued
a statement calling it
“a very sad day for our
sport.”
“It is clear by all the
stories today that they
loved baseball and made
an impact on their team-
mates and the Clubs they
represented,” he said,
expressing “my deepest
condolences to their fam-
ilies, friends and fans,
particularly those in their
native Venezuela.”
By late Friday after-
noon, the coffins with
the players’ bodies had
arrived in Antonio Her-
rera Gutierrez stadium
in Barquisimeto where
they were received amid
tears by their teammates.
A Mass was held to bid
them good bye.
The Venezuelan Pro-
fessional Baseball League
announced that all three
scheduled games Friday
were cancelled and it said
flags will fly at half-staff
in all stadiums for three
days.
League president Juan
Jose Avila told Union
Radio that he was eval-
uating the possibility of
forbidding players from
traveling in private cars
to move between games,
saying if the players had
been on the team bus,
“nothing would have hap-
pened to them.”
Venezuelan teams tend
to travel in buses protect-
ed by security forces.

Nationals introduce Corbin as future of Harper remains in doubt

By HOWARD FENDRICH
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — As with
most things involving the
Washington Nationals’ offsea-
son, a day that was supposed
to be all about introducing Pat-
rick Corbin morphed into a day
about Bryce Harper.
Washington announced its
six-year contract with Corbin,
a heavily back-loaded deal
worth $140 million, and the
All-Star lefty starter donned a
No. 46 Nationals jersey as rota-
tion-mates Max Scherzer and
Stephen Strasburg looked on
from the front row Friday. After
the news conference, general
manager Mike Rizzo was asked
a key question:
How might the big bucks he
used to outbid the New York
Yankees and Philadelphia Phil-
lies for Corbin affect the pursuit
of Washington’s own big-deal
free agent, right fielder Harper?
“I think they’re independent
of each other. I really do. We’ve
gone about this business of
creating a roster for 2019, and
at the end of the day, we’ll fig-
ure out whether that includes
‘Harp’ or not,” Rizzo said. “We
thought it was good business
— we had to fix the things we
needed to fix. ‘Harp’ is a big
part of our family, and we’d love
to have him back.”
But in an interview Friday
with radio station 106.7 The
Fan, Nationals owner Mark
Lerner painted a different pic-
ture about where things stand
with Harper, who didn’t accept
a late-season offer from Wash-
ington.
“I really don’t expect him to
come back at this point,” Lerner
said. “I think they’ve decided to
move on. There’s just too much
money out there that he’d be
leaving on the table.”
Lerner also described the
team’s earlier offer to the 2012
NL Rookie of the Year and 2015
NL MVP, reportedly for $300
million over 10 years, as “the
best we can do.”
The Harper issue hangs over
all of baseball as the winter
meetings are set to begin Mon-
day in Las Vegas, but it’s not as
though the Nationals have been
waiting around to see how it’s
resolved.
Rizzo has made a string of
moves early in the offseason,
adding two catchers — one,
Yan Gomes, attended Corbin’s
news conference, as did long-
time first baseman Ryan Zim-
merman — and two late-inning
relievers, in addition to Corbin,
a two-time NL All-Star who was
11-7 with a 3.15 ERA for the Ari-
zona Diamondbacks in 2018.
“We feel good about where
we’re at,” Rizzo said about his
starting staff. “We’ve got our
Big 3.”
They certainly do, and at a
significant price.
Corbin joins three-time Cy
Young Award winner Scherzer,
he of the $210 million deal, and
three-time NL All-Star Stras-
burg, with a $175 million exten-
sion of his own.
“As you’ve heard me say
many, many times: Pitching is
king,” Rizzo said.
Corbin gets a $2.5 million
signing bonus payable next
Oct. 31 and salaries of $12.5
million next season, $19 million
in 2020, $24 million in 2021, $23
million in 2022, $24 million in
2023 and $35 million in 2024
— when he turns 35. The final
year’s salary includes $10 mil-
lion that will be deferred with-
out interest and payable on Jan.
15, 2026.
He would earn $500,000 for
winning a Cy Young Award,
$250,000 for finishing sec-
ond in the voting, $150,000 for
third, $100,000 for fourth and
$75,000 for fifth, and the same
awards for Most Valuable Play-
er balloting. He would earn
$100,000 for each All-Star ap-
pearance, $100,000 apiece for
any Gold Glove or Silver Slug-
ger, $250,000 for World Series
MVP and $150,000 for League
Championship Series MVP.
“We’ve allocated a lot of
resources to our front of the
rotation, and I think that elite
starters, middle-lineup bats
and back-end relievers is where
I think you spend your money,”
he said, “and you try to get val-
ues along the periphery of your
roster.”
n Kellly signs with Dia-
mondbacks: At Phoenix, right-
hander Merrill Kelly is joining
his hometown Arizona Dia-
mondbacks, agreeing to a $5.5
million, two-year contract.
The 30-year-old spent the
past four seasons with SK
Wyverns in South Korea. He
was 48-32 with a 3.86 ERA, in-
cluding 16-7 in 2017.
A Scottsdale native, Kelly at-
tended Desert Mountain High
School, Yavapai College and
Arizona State. He was taken by
Tampa Bay on the eighth round
of the 2010 amateur draft and
rose to Triple-A in the Rays’
system.
He gets $2 million next sea-
son and $3 million in 2020. The
Diamondbacks have a $4.25
million team option for 2021
with a $500,000 buyout, and if
that is exercised they have a
$5.25 million option for 2022.
He cannot be sent to the
minor leagues without his con-
sent.
n Padres sign Richards:
At San Diego, free agent pitch-
er Garrett Richards and the
San Diego Padres have final-
ized a $15.5 million, two-year
contract.
Richards will earn $7 mil-
lion next year and $8.5 million
in 2020 as part of the deal an-
nounced Friday. He can earn
an additional $2.5 million an-
nually in performance bonuses:
$250,000 for each start from 21
through 30.
Richards was 5-4 with a 3.66
ERA last season for the Los
Angeles Angels before recon-
structive surgery in July. The
30-year-old right-hander was
45-38 with a 3.54 ERA with the
Angels since 2011.
Infielder Carlos Asuaje was
designated for assignment to
clear a roster spot.
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Allisa Babor Photography

Rock Sanders of Columbus races at the 2018 Manufacturers Cup World Finals Nov. 16-18 at the South Georgia Motorsports Park near Valdosta, Georgia.
After advancing through numerous qualifying races, the 20-year-old finished second in the world in his Ultra 4.60 drag bike class. Sanders is a 2017 gradu-
ate of New Hope High School. He currently attends Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia.

Rock Sanders: Life in the fast lane

BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

R
ock Sanders takes life at a pretty fast
clip. Sometimes at more than 150
mph. Achieved in 4.60 seconds, within
an eighth of a mile. And he’s very good at
it. Three weeks ago, the 20-year-old from
Columbus finished second in the world in his
Ultra 4.60 class at the 2018 Manufacturers
Cup World Finals at the South Georgia Mo-
torsports Park near Valdosta, Georgia. It’s a
finish line he’s been working to get a shot at
all year. Actually, for the past 15 years or so,
ever since he got his first dirt bike as a kid. It
was inevitable, one might say. His granddad,
Doug Frierson of Albany, Georgia, raced
professionally for 25 years. His dad, Roderick
Sanders Sr. of Columbus, also raced. “Lit-
tle Rock,” as Roderick Sanders Jr. became
known, was bound to put on the helmet.
“I was about 8 or 9 when I first raced
at the Columbus Drag Strip,” he recalled,
talking by phone from Northwest Mississip-
pi Community College in Senatobia, where
he is a sophomore majoring in heating, air
conditioning and refrigeration technology.
His voice conveys his enthusiasm for his
sport and the lingering high of the World
Finals.
“I had a special-made bike back then with
a Briggs & Stratton lawn mower motor on
it,” he chuckled. “It was like a mini big drag-
bike; it would go about 70 mph.”
That first race was against his best friend,
who got off to a faster start. Sanders Jr. —
Rock — still remembers the excitement of
gaining on the other bike, passing it some-
where around mid-track and being first
across the finish.
“That was the best feeling,” he said. He
was hooked.
Courtesy photo
“Rock’s father and I teamed up when Rock Rock Sanders — Roderick Sanders Jr. — concentrates on the task ahead.
was 8 years old and built his first junior drag-
bike,” said Frierson, the racer’s grandparent. Sanders races, Team Sanders is with him — age, clean-cut appearance and happy-go-
“At age 10, after feeling he was ready to ride his dad, his mom Sara, granddad Frierson lucky demeanor. “Here he is, competing at
a larger and faster bike, the second one was and any of the racer’s siblings and extended the World Finals, representing Columbus
built. By age 13, he was racing competitively family that can be on hand. and Mississippi.”
with racers 20 to 30 years his senior.” If others didn’t take “the kid” seriously at With Frierson’s experience, savvy and
first, they probably soon did: He finished in race world connections, he is a critical
Team Sanders the No. 2 and No. 4 positions for his class in component of the team. The 69-year-old
Under the mentorship of his granddad 2016 and 2017, respectively, before qualify- retired U.S. Marine Corps major has built
and father, Rock honed his skills and did ing for the 2018 Finals. his grandson’s bikes, including the one Rock
well. So much so, the family eventually “If you see him out of his leathers (race raced in the finals in November. It was a gift
decided to compete at a national level, which uniform), you’d be thinking ‘no way, this at Rock’s graduation in 2017 from New Hope
riders can do at age 16. They have since kid races motorcycles?’ He doesn’t look the High School.
logged thousands of miles. When Rock part,” his proud dad laughed, noting Rock’s See Sanders, 6C
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Area tennis program celebrates refurbished courts

BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

S
ix newly-resurfaced tennis
courts in east Columbus
are giving the Golden Tri-
angle Tennis program reason
to celebrate. A dedication of the
reopened courts located at Co-
lumbus High School took place
Dec. 2, with a sincere “thank
you” to supporters who made
the upgrade possible.
Golden Triangle Tennis
(GT T), a nonprofit organi-
zation, provides tennis and edu-
cation through National Junior
Tennis and Learning network
(NJTL) and United States
Tennis Association (USTA)
programs. Vanita Mattix of
Columbus founded the local
program in 2011 and is its
executive director and Profes-
sional Tennis Registry-certified
coach. She also wrote the grant
that helped spur much-needed
court renovations.
Inspired by three-time
Grand Slam title winner Arthur
Ashe who said, “Start where
you are, use what you have, do
what you can,” GT T’s vision
is “ACCESS” —All Children
Can Excel Starting Sooner.
It joins with the NJTL and
USTA in seeking to develop
the character of young people
through tennis and education,
especially youth who may not
otherwise have an opportunity
to play tennis.
“We are looking to partner
with facilities and programs
all over the Golden Triangle in
Courtesy photo
Vanita Mattix
2019 to carry out our vision and
mission,” the director said.
Community support
Golden Triangle Tennis has
partnered with the Columbus
Municipal School District for
the use of the tennis courts
when available, but the courts
had become in need of signif-
icant repair, Mattix said. The
grant from USTA Mississippi
provided $7,000 toward the
work, but $24,700 was required
for the total project. The re-
maining funding was provided
by Jabari and Jewel Edwards
of Columbus. The Edwards’
niece, Bailey Washington,
plays with GT T. And with the
help of additional donors, new
nets, court numbers, squee-
gees and a hitting wall were
possible as well.
Courtesy photo
Golden Triangle Tennis players pictured at the reopening of newly-resurfaced courts in Columbus Dec.
2 are, from left, Addison Phillips, Kaitlyn McConnell, Kennedy Byrd, Ku’Miya Jones, Gavin Weather-
spoon, Alaya Jones, Emma Horton, Bailey Washington, Lexy Magee, Nyema Johnson, Aaliyah Young,
Kendall Moody, Tyson Phinisey and Jenna Flake
Jabari Edwards sees it as Clay County did the resurfac- her memory; Tony Phinisey of
investing in children’s futures. ing work. Tony’s Agility and Quickness
“One of those things my “This means we have a Training; the Javan Nance
dad, Joe Edwards, used to say place to call home; it’s been a family of Hi-Tech Athletic Sur-
when he got on the Columbus struggle over eight years keep- faces; Jevonka Smith; Classie
City Council was you can ei- ing a place to play, but thanks Butler; Germain and Dana
ther invest a small percentage to the support of community Heggs McConnell and Orlando
in kids when they’re young, or partners, we have that now,” Abrams, as well as Mattix.
you can spend a lot on cor- said Mattix who this weekend Participation in GT T is open
rectional facilities when they has taken nine GT T players to everyone. All programs are
become adults,” he said. A to the Mississippi Fall State offered at low or no cost.
sponsor banner made for the Championship in Jackson to “We are looking for players,”
Edwards family that hangs at compete in the 14-and-under said Mattix. “We want as many
the court bears a photograph girls division. kids as possible.”
of Joe Edwards. “We doing it Sponsors recognized For more information,
to honor my father,” his son courtside Dec. 2 included the contact Mattix by email at
remarked. Edwards; the family of Amelia vmattix@yahoo.com, or call
Hi-Tech Athletic Surfaces in McCleod, who made a gift in 662-549-2919.

Town & Tower Club presents community service awards

MUW UNIVERSITY director of MSMS. advisory committee and the Storm: Civil Rights
RELATIONS Yarborough serves on is a participating scholar Sites in Mississippi,
the Mississippi Depart- partnering with the Mis- Lesson Plans,” an online

T
he Town & Tower
Club presented the
annual awards for
outstanding service at its
annual holiday luncheon
held Thursday at Mis-
sissippi University for
Women.
This year’s recipients
are Phillip Stockton, as-
sistant professor of music
education and director
of choral activities at
Mississippi University for
Women, and Chuck Yar-
borough, history instruc-
tor at the Mississippi
School for Mathematics
and Science.
Stockton is the recip-
ient of Town & Tower
Club’s Campus Service
Award and Yarborough is
the Community Service
Award winner.
Campus service
The Campus Service
Award is presented to an
individual and/or orga-
nization demonstrating
any of the following:
Long-serving contri-
butions to the campus
community or to a local
community organization,
nonprofit or city initia-
tive, accomplishments
that have brought posi-
tive recognition to The W
and the area, volunteer-
ism that has improved
the quality of life, health,
education or potential for
economic growth in the
area and notable recogni-
tion beyond the area.
Since arriving at The
W in 2013, Stockton has
worked to build relation-
ships with students, cam-
pus and the Columbus
community. Stockton has
traveled with The W’s
choir to Edinburgh, Scot-
land, to produce a CD
while continually travel-
ing alongside the choir
across the Southeast.
“Dr. Stockton goes
out of his way to provide
unique opportunities for
Chuck Yarborough, left, and Phillip Stockton are
pictured with Town & Tower Club awards they were pre-
sented Thursday at Mississippi University for Women.
his students so that they
can have an education
to remember. He sets up
study abroad trips that re-
quire a good deal of work,
but he does it for his
students. Also, he takes
the initiative to set up
recruitment trips to help
increase the enrollment
of music majors at The
W,” said Andrea Stevens,
executive director of de-
velopment and alumni.
Stockton recently vis-
ited Africa to teach stu-
dents music. He used his
trip to bring awareness
that we are all united.
Stockton used music to
link his students at The
W to the ones he taught
in Africa. He is also the
minister of music at
Beersheba Cumberland
Presbyterian Church and
a member of the Amer-
ican Choral Director’s
Association.
Community service
The Community Ser-
vice Award is presented
to an individual and/or
organization demonstrat-
ing any of the following:
Long-serving contribu-
tions to a local communi-
ment of Archives and sissippi Heritage Trust publication for the Chi-
History Teacher Advisory and the National Park cago-based Society for
Group, Natchez Literary Service on the Under- Architectural Historians.
and Cinema Celebra- ground Railroad Network Town & Tower’s
tion Advisory Board, to Freedom purpose is to promote
the Mississippi Digital His most recent the mutual interests of
Newspaper Project publication is “Centers of Columbus and The W.
Courtesy photo
ty organization, non-
profit or city initiative,
accomplishments that
have brought positive
recognition to Columbus
and the Golden Triangle,
volunteerism that has
improved the quality of
life, health, education, or
potential for economic
growth in the area and
notable recognition be-
yond the area.
Yarborough has been
a member of the MSMS
faculty since August 1995
teaching U.S. History,
African American Histo-
ry, U.S. Government and
Mississippi Crossroads.
He has been named Mis-
sissippi’s First Congres-
sional District Teacher of
the Year 2017, National
Public Radio’s “50 Great
Teachers” and selected as
STAR Teacher at MSMS
three times.
“Mr. Yarborough is
one of the go-to people
for history in Columbus
and is well respected
among his peers. I am
proud to work with such
an amazing teacher. He
is truly one of the best I
have seen,” said Germain
McConnell, executive

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calendar
Today
Lane Chapel Quintet — The
Columbus Arts Council presents “A
Merry, Merry Christmas” concert by
this a capella Tupelo-based quintet
at 3 p.m. at the Rosenzweig Arts
Center, 501 Main St. CAC member
tickets $15 advance/$17 at the
door; non-members $20/$22 at the
door ($10 18 & under). Visit colum-
bus-arts.org.
Colmbus Girlchoir — The Co-
lumbus Girlchoir, under the direction
of Cherry Dunn, presents a holiday
concert at 3 p.m. at Poindexter Hall
on The W campus. Free to the public.
Holiday Tour of Homes —
The Starkville Civic Leagues presents
four Starkville homes decorated
for the holidays from 1-4:30 p.m.,
with a reception at the Starkville
at 5:30 p.m.; free to the public.
A Star(k)filled Christmas
—Eight churches combine for this
community-wide Christmas celebra-
tion on Starkville’s Main Street in
front of City Hall, beginning with hot
chocolate and cookies at 4:30 p.m.;
music begins at 5 p.m., followed by
viewing of a live nativity scene.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
Columbus Sings ‘Messiah’
— See details at top of calendar.
Sunday, Dec. 16
White Christmas at FUMC
— Columbus’ First United Methodist
Church, 602 Main St., presents this Dispatch file photo

Library. Tickets are $20, through special service with a traditional

The Partnership or from Civic League
members.
Merry Christmas, Columbus
— Fairview Baptist Church presents
this annual production featuring
drama teams, choirs and orchestra
nativity. Everyone is invited to bring
a gift of canned foods wrapped in
Tuesday, Dec. 11
white, or monetary gifts in white
Columbus Sings ‘Messiah’ — Presentations of Columbus Sings Messiah are 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at
Annunciation Catholic Church, 823 College St. Free tickets to ensure seating are available at Visit Columbus,
envelopes, to the altar. Afterward, 117 Third St. S.; Tennessee Williams Home, 300 Main St.; and Impressions by Susan, 424 Main St. For
food baskets are packed for those in more information, contact Elizabeth Swartz, 662-328-5252 (First United Methodist Church).
need. For more information, contact
the church office, 662-328-5252.

Shackouls Honors College celebrates 50 years of honors education

MSU OFFICE OF PUBLIC gift from Judy and Bobby
AFFAIRS Shackouls transformed
the University Honors

M
ississippi State’s
Judy and Bobby
Shackouls Hon-
ors College is celebrating
50 years of the univer-
sity’s honors program
supporting some of the
nation’s best and bright-
est students in their
pursuit of educational
excellence.
Chris Snyder, who
became the honors
college’s first dean in
2011, said the celebration
marks five decades of
undergraduate student
accomplishment and
highlights the universi-
ty’s dedication to help-
ing tomorrow’s young
leaders reach their full
potential.
Over the last five
years, MSU honors
students have been
accepted to some of the
world’s most competitive
graduate schools, includ-
ing the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology,
universities of Califor-
nia-Berkeley, Cambridge,
Michigan, Oxford, Texas
at Austin and Virginia,
as well as Columbia,
Harvard, Princeton and
Rutgers universities.
“We are witnessing
— at Harvard, Columbia,
Oxford and other world-
class institutions — the
realization of the invest-
ment made by Judy and
Bobby Shackouls and
MSU presidents like Don-
ald Zacharias and Mark
Keenum in recruiting top
undergraduates to MSU
and providing them with
outstanding teachers and
mentors,” said Snyder,
also a professor of Euro-
pean history.
In 2006, a generous
Program into MSU’s
Shackouls Honors Col-
lege. Bobby Shackouls,
a Greenville native and
MSU chemical engineer-
ing alumnus, is retired
chairman, president and
chief executive officer of
the oil and gas company
Burlington Resources
Inc.
To mark the 50th
anniversary celebration,
MSU’s honors college is
planning special events
for alumni and friends
during Super Bulldog
Weekend in April 2019.
C. Donald “Don” Whit-
mire Jr., a 1978 MSU
accounting bachelor’s
graduate and former
president of the Student
Honors Council, is part
of the organizing com-
mittee.
“We anticipate a
weekend highlighted by
special tours of MSU’s
Ulysses S. Grant Presi-
dential Library, capped
off by a gala dinner
that will highlight the
honors program’s rich
history and the fantastic
accomplishments of our
students and dedicated
faculty,” said Whitmire,
a 2010 MSU College of
Business Alumni Fellow.
Receiving a re-
cord-high 1,346 applica-
tions in 2018, the honors
college experienced a
record first-time fresh-
man enrollment of 632
this fall, bringing the col-
lege’s total enrollment to
1,755 students, the larg-
est in Mississippi. The
average ACT of enrolled
honors freshmen is 31.2,
and the average high
school GPA of enrolled
freshmen is 3.94.
Photo by Megan Bean
MSU’s Shackouls Honors College presents Seneca’s tragedy, “Phaedra,” in the Zacharias Village courtyard
behind Griffis Hall in 2016. The all-student performance was part of the honors college’s annual Classical Week
celebration of Greek, Roman and other ancient-world cultures.
MSU scholars have
received numerous
prestigious awards over
the years. Honorees
include a Rhodes Schol-
ar and three Rhodes
Scholar finalists, a Gates
Cambridge Scholar, two
Truman Scholars and
four Truman Scholar
finalists, four Goldwater
Scholars and eight Gold-
water Honorable Mention
recipients, as well as a
SMART Scholar, Boren
Scholar, NOAA Scholar,
Astronaut Scholar, and
Humanity in Action
Fellow. Three Fulbright
Scholars, three Public
Policy and International
Affairs Junior Fellows,
and four Andi Leadership
Institute Fellows also
have been recognized.
Discover more about
MSU’s Judy and Bobby
Shackouls Honors Col-
lege at honors.msstate.
edu.

OUT THERE
Now through Dec. 31 – Christmas at the Park, Guthrie Smith Park, Fayette, Alabama.
5:30-9:30 p.m. nightly. Drive-through tour of 60 lighted scenes. Admission by donation.
Train rides $1 on Thursdays through Saturdays.

Now through Jan. 6 – Public ice skating is open on select dates at BancorpSouth
Arena, Tupelo ($12/skater, includes skate rental; season pass $100). 662-841-6573,
bcsarena.com.

Dec. 13-16 – Tuscaloosa Community Dancers presents “The Nutcracker,” Bama The-
atre, various times. Tickets at Tututix.com.

Dec. 15 – Gaither Homecoming Celebration, BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo. 662-841-

6528, bcsarena.com.

– “Gloria! Puccini & Poulenc,” The Mississippi Chorus, 3 p.m., Woodland Hills Baptist
Church, Fondren. mschorus.org.

Dec. 18 – Lightwire Theatre’s “A Very Electric Christmas” show, Alys Stephens Center,
Birmingham. alysstephens.org.

Go on a great trip?
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Transitions:
Area Weddings,
Engagements
and Anniversaries

Courtesy photo
PINNING CEREMONY: Twenty East Mississippi Community College associate degree nursing students
took part in a pinning ceremony at the Golden Triangle campus Wednesday. They are Jessica Brewer of
Amory; Brittney Moore Brown of Starkville; Stephanie Brown of Starkville; Rylee Douglas of Brandon;
Morgan Eatman of Columbus; Burgandy Gibson of Starkville (Leadership and Service Award recipient);
Megan Helms of Starkville; Conner Hutson of Madison; Vicky James of Caledonia; Eric Lawson of
Starkville; Abby Lhamon of Columbus; Caitlyn Allen Parker of Mathiston; Nathaniel Pugh of Starkville
(Nightingale Award recipient); Ja’Bria Richardson of West Point (Clinical Excellence Award recipient);
Robert Sanderson of Columbus; Edward Slaughter of Starkville; Kathryn Sprayberry of Starkville; Mor-
gan Weems of Weir (Scholastic Achievement Award recipient); Katelyn Woodson of French Camp; and
Meagan Young of West Point.

Carlos the camel in Montana

Elijah Kane Beatty and Jamie Nicole Wilburn has a Mississippi connection
Editor’s note: Jim Watson, fea-
tured in the article below by Eve

Beatty/Wilburn
Byron of the Missoulian news-
paper in Missoula, Montana, is
the nephew of John and Meredith
Barron of Columbus. The article,
The Rev. Danny and Mrs. Sandy Wilburn of the originally published Oct. 27, is
Carolina Community of Nettleton announce the reprinted with permission and
engagement of their daughter, Jamie Nicole Wilburn
has been edited for length. See
of Columbus, to Elijah Kane Beatty of Brandon, son of
the complete story at https://bit.
Mr. Randy and Mrs. Rachel Beatty of Brandon.
ly/2E2fCih.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. James Coy Wilburn of Mantachie, and the
KALISPELL, Montana —

C
late Mr. and Mrs. John H. Buchanan of Fulton.
arlos lets out a long, low-
She is a 2014 graduate of Mantachie High School
pitched protest moan —
and a 2016 graduate of Itawamba Community College,
sounding suspiciously like
where she received an Associate of Arts degree. She
Chewbacca in the “Star Wars”
is also a 2018 graduate of Mississippi State Universi-
movies — as Jim Watson says
ty, where she received a bachelor’s degree in human
“sook sook” and gently pulls
development and family science. She is currently
pursuing a Masters of Divinity at Asbury Theological the enormous camel’s head and
Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. halter downward.
She is currently director of Connectional Ministry Carlos’ front legs collapse
at First United Methodist Church in Columbus. onto his calloused knees,
followed by his accordion-like
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs.
Melva Jean and the late Mr. Claude Beatty, and the hind legs, with his salad-plate-
sized, double-toed feet folded
late Mr. and Mrs. David Jonas Pudas, all of Magee.
He is a 2014 graduate of Brandon High School and underneath him until he’s
a 2016 graduate of Hinds Community College, where comfortably kneeling. Watson
he received an Associate of Arts degree. He is also a scratches Carlos’ mullet-styled
2018 graduate of Mississippi State University, where mane behind his ears, whispers
he received a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary sweet nothings into the one-ton
education. ungulate’s ear, then turns to his
He is currently a sixth-grade history teacher at visitors.
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School in Morton. “I really like him,” Watson
The couple will exchange vows at 2 p.m. Dec. 22, says with a southern drawl,
2018, at First United Methodist Church in Columbus. while sporting an ear-to-ear
All friends and family are invited to attend. grin.
Theirs is a language of love
that’s not always spoken in En-
glish but translates well.
“He’s very dramatic and emo-
tional, and he vocalizes a lot,”
School news Watson told the Missoulian. “It
Phi Kappa Phi inductees can sound like you’re killing
Area students attending Mississippi University for him, but if you’re petting him
Women and Mississippi State University have been and he really likes it, he kind of
recently inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa purrs and talks back to me.”
Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate Their love affair goes back
honor society for all academic disciplines. They a few years, when Watson
include: delivered a yak to a ranch in
Caledonia: Melinda Lowe; Ridgway, Colorado. Carlos was
Columbus: Mary Akins, Brandon Gerhart, Madi- three years old, and the two hit
son Guyton, Umisha KC, Haley McMurphey, Natalie it off immediately.
Runyon, Lorena Surducan and Monique Tamang; “He put his big head over
Starkville: Richard Nance and Emily Stidham; my shoulder and we got to be
West Point: Madison Collier, Jessica Flynt and friends. We kind of bonded,”
Selisha Ivy. Watson said.
These residents are among approximately 30,000 He told Carlos’ owners that
students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be he’d always have space for the
initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. camel, which has a life expec-
Jim Watson of Kalispell, Montana, is pictured with Carlos, his
two-humped Bactrian camel. Watson grew up in Crystal Springs,
Mississippi.
tancy of 40 to 50 years. Two
years later, Carlos arrived at
the Spring Brook Ranch, where
Watson and his wife, Carol
Bibler, raise yaks. Bibler wasn’t
particularly pleased, nor were
their mules and horses.
“The horses and mules were
terrified of him. They ran to
the far side of the paddock and
stayed there for three days,”
Watson said. “It took days for
them to get acclimated.”
Watson and Bibler weren’t
sure what to do with their two-
humped Bactrian camel, who’s
now seven years old. Watson
half jokes that he thought
Carlos was Mexican, given his
name, so his first commands
were in Spanish. That didn’t
work so well, perhaps because
Carlos had zero training. That
was an issue with the then-
1,750-pound camel. But Watson
knew Carlos was smart.
“Camels are different than
any animals I’ve worked with
horses, mules, donkeys, yaks
and dogs,” said Watson, who
grew up on a cattle ranch in
rural Mississippi. “Camels are
smarter than all of them except
for dogs. You can train them all,
Photo by Tom Bauer, AP
except for spouses. None of us is
successful at training spouses.”
Today, Carlos knows basic
terms for starting, stopping and
lying down.
With their massive size
camels can be intimidating. If
Carlos starts to get in Watson’s
space, he raises his arms and
Carlos immediately backs off.
Yet despite their size, camels
form close bonds with people,
and are known for their noble
dignity and a wicked sense of
humor.
After working with Carlos for
about an hour, Watson removes
his size large halter — bor-
rowed from one of the mules
— and turns him loose on the
lawn, where Carlos wanders
off to graze while Watson and
Bibler turn to their other ranch
chores.
It’s a good life for the camel,
but Watson makes sure that
Carlos knows his place.
“We ate camel stew when
we (visited) Mongolia, and it
was quite tasty,” Watson said,
flashing his sly grin once again.
“That’s what I keep telling Car-
los when he’s bad — you could
end up in the freezer.”

Playing in the dirt

Protect the plants and ‘feed’ the tree

Y
ou may recall that I men-
tioned at this time last
year that
there are 400-plus
varieties of holly.
But would you be-
lieve it’s hard to
find some when
you want some? I
just drove around
southside Co- Carrigan
lumbus looking
for some for someone to share
with me. Yes, I finally found
some on The W campus. (I
promise no one will ever notice
them missing!) It is the perfect
floral/greenery to decorate with
during this season. Some other
good decorating plants are nan-
dinas and magnolia leaves.
Here’s a challenge: What
other plants do you know that
are used for decorating at
Christmas? If you aren’t sure,
or just plain don’t know, let
the Lowndes County Master
Gardener classes enlighten you.
They will begin Feb. 19 and go
through March 5, every Tues-
day and Thursday 1-5 p.m. at
the Extension Office at 485 Tom
Rose Road, near the junction
of Highway 45 South and Old
Highway 82.
Of course, everyone knows
about poinsettias, but I don’t
suggest you let someone share
theirs with you; they cost mon-
ey. Now you can grow your own,
but if you are a beginner these
might be a flower to put on the
back burner until you have fur-
ther experience. They are labor
intensive and particular about
growing conditions.
There is less to do in the gar-
den this month, but less does
not equal nothing, so here are
your tips for December:
This month
n Protect movable plants
from sudden changes in
temperature by bringing them
indoors. Protect tender out-
door plants by placing layers of
mulch, or pine straw, to a depth
of 6-8 inches. Water plants well
if there is warning before a
frost. Otherwise, water as the
plants begin to thaw.
n Toward the end of the
month plant tulips and hyacinth
that have been in the fridge for
six weeks. This is also a good
time to move Japanese magno-
lias or plant many types of bare
root trees: fruit, nut or citrus.
(Be careful of these last; many
are not cold hardy.)
Plant dormant shrubs:
azalea, camellia, nandinas, wax
ligustrum, Indian hawthorn,
pyracantha, mock orange, hy-
drangea, flowering quince and
spirea. Herbs for a sunny win-
dow: tarragon, chives, oregano,
marjoram and rosemary.
n Prune fruit trees and
shade trees to remove damaged
wood. Cut off tops of brown
perennials; leave roots in the
soil. Do not prune spring flow-
ering shrubs. Ferns will come
back from the ground; cut back
brown fronds. Cut mistletoe out
of trees.
n Feed indoor houseplants
twice during the winter months.
n To maintain a live Christ-
mas tree in good condition,
mix in a 2-liter bottle: 8 ounces
non-diet soda, 2 ounces vinegar
and 1 ounce mouthwash. Fill
the rest of the bottle with water.
Keep the base of the tree in this
solution. After Christmas, have
your tree turned into mulch.
Some Christmas decorations
are poisonous to people and
pets: Keep boxwood, holly,
mistletoe and Jerusalem cherry
high up and out of reach.
Now, put on a jacket and go
play in the dirt.
Sharon Carrigan of Columbus
shares monthly gardening tips
on behalf of the Lowndes County
Master Gardeners.
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In the garden with Felder

Take time to savor the season

I
appreciate all
seasons, but the
relaxed Missis-
sippi autumn brings
out a joyous if wist-
ful rush in me.
Gardening isn’t
all how-to advice
(which isn’t uni-
versally accepted
anyway — such
is the fate of all
garden experts); Felder Rushing
sometimes it’s more
stop-and-smell-the-
roses. But a real pleasure for
me are the wistful emails I get
from far-flung readers who, like carpet underneath, and the
me, have long ago flown the
nest but keep in touch through
their hometown newspapers.
Smallish daily and weekly
papers with their purely local
stories, events and photos are
crucial bonds for folks, even
those far away.
So, to all y’all who are
separated from the South’s
heart comforts, here’s a short
rundown on garden delights
you’d savor were you to visit
home right now.
My muse got started when
I noticed some kids laughing
at me the other day. Funny
how even we old guys can’t
resist making swish-crackling
noises by shuffling and kicking red cardinals and lavender-blue
through drifts of fallen leaves,
and we smile when folks who
notice “get” what we’re up to
(just being kids).
Sometimes there’s a lump
underfoot; bend down to in-
spect and you might
find a half-bur-
ied pecan. Get a
chance, show the
kids what my grand-
father taught me —
how to crack them
open by squeezing
two at a time in the
palm of your hand.
Though most
trees are bare, the
cedars, magnolias
and hollies are still
buffering chilly
north winds. Naked ginkgo
trees have a brilliant yellow
sweet smell of illicit leaf piles
burning wafts through the air,
mingling with wood smoke
from chimneys and outdoor fire
pits. And through the thinned
trees and cold, clear air we can
hear trains passing crossings
from miles away.
But early-flowering “paper-
white” narcissus are up and
beginning to flower with their
almost sickly-sweet fragrance,
and in a particularly Southern
combination they are skirting
magnificent camellias with
swirls of nandina shrubs bent
under heavy loads of bright red
berries.
On top of the usual flashes of
jays chasing one another from
the birdbath, and chittering lit-
tle budgies on the feeders and
flocks of winter migrant birds
— the robins, still-golden finch-
es and perky cedar waxwings
An okra pod painted as a Tim Burton-esque Santa ornament
hands among the nandina berries and Spanish moss in Felder
Rushing’s garden.
with their tiny blood-red drops
on the tips of inner feathers —
are busily scouring the cedars
for berries and scratching
around in the fallen leaves.
It’s holiday time here, no
Felder Rushing/Courtesy photo
matter your faith, and in spite
of the grouchy evening news,
the people in your hometown
are cheery, partly from ex-
citement over wearing gloves
and hats again in the chill air
makes us feel like we’re in
“fancy dress.”
I just cut down my frost-
browned okra, which reminded
me to unpack a pod painted as a
Tim Burton-esque Santa orna-
ment to hang amongst nandina
berries and Spanish moss. We
did this when I was a kid in
the Delta, using white glue,
glitter and paint to create glitzy
baubles from sweetgum balls,
trumpet vine pods and pecans.
The kitchen smelt cake-like
from flat cookies baked to paint
as more ornaments.
Mama wouldn’t let us use
much Spanish moss as faux
tinsel because she said “you’ll
bring bird cooties inside.” But
she did let us stick small crape
myrtle or hardy spiny orange
branches in a vase and festoon
the twigs with colorful sugar
gumdrops.
Whether doors and lamp
posts are graced with magnolia
and holly wreaths with wired-
on, gold-painted pine cones or
an electric-candled Hanukkah
menorah lit in a window, it’s
all about hospitality and good
cheer.
Peace and goodwill this fine
Magnolia State autumn, ev-
eryone — if you’re away, come
home for a walk around town.
Felder Rushing is a Mississip-
pi author, columnist, and host of
the “Gestalt Gardener” on MPB
Think Radio. Email gardening
questions to rushingfelder@
yahoo.com.

Worth the drive

Rainwater explores ‘The Christmas Star’ in free program Friday

Observe the skies after 7 p.m. event at French Camp include Scientific Amer-
ican, Federal Express
com or rainwaterobserva-
tory.org
Mississippi Highway 413
near the village of French
SPECIAL TO THE gians for centuries. Was including but not limited World Headquarters and After Friday’s pro- Camp. Come early and
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R
ainwater Observato-
ry in French Camp
Mississippi offers
a free public program
for the holiday season at
7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14.
“The Christmas Star,”
presented by Rainwater
Observatory Director Ed-
win Faughn, is sponsored
by 4-County Electric
Power Association.
The “Christmas Star”
or “Star of Bethlehem”
has been debated among
scientists and theolo-
biblical allegory or totally
supernatural event that
announced the birth of
Jesus Christ? Faughn
will lead listeners on a
journey to discover more
about the celestial event,
using the latest bibli-
cal as well as scientific
research.
Faughn is also an
artist and lecturer
specializing in space
sciences and has present-
ed hundreds of presen-
tations to diverse groups
churches of most major
denominations and other
faith-based and civic
organizations. His orig-
inal artwork has been
featured in and on the
covers of numerous in-
ternational space science
magazines, exhibitions
and planetarium produc-
tions. A few of his credits
He also served nearly 20
years as art director for
the Sharpe Planetarium
of the Pink Palace Family
of Museums in Memphis,
Tennessee. His work
has been featured on the
main Kepler website of
NASA’s Ames Research
Center. See some of his
work at edwinfaughn.
session will be held using
some of Rainwater’s
collection of powerful
telescopes. The plane-
tarium can be used if
the outdoor observing is
clouded out. Rainwater
Observatory and Plan-
etarium is located one
mile east of the Nat-
chez Trace Parkway off
other support ministry of
French Camp Academy.
For more information,
contact Faughn at 662-
547-7283 or email info@
rainwaterobservatory.
org.
Sign up for the obser-
vatory’s free e-newsletter
on the homepage at rain-
waterobservatory.org.

Participants needed
for unique UA autism study
SPECIAL TO THE participated in the first
DISPATCH cohort that finished in
October.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala- Researchers are cur-
bama — rently enrolling children,

U
niversity of
Alabama research-
ers are seeking
youth participants for
a theater-based autism
spectrum disorder study
cohort to begin in Janu-
ary 2019.
SENSE Theatre is a
novel autism spectrum
disorder treatment
approach for adolescents
that incorporates theater
and peer mediation.
The study is conduct-
ed by the Center for
the Prevention of Youth
Behavior Problems at UA.
The program is funded
by the National Institutes
of Health and has already
received significant re-
search support, showing
meaningful improve-
ment in children’s social
functioning. Twenty-eight
Tuscaloosa-area youth
ages 10 through 16,
with and without autism
spectrum disorder, for
its January 2019 cohort.
Eligible youth with ASD
are randomly assigned to
one of two interventions
– either SENSE or an evi-
dence-based program on
adolescent development/
puberty.
SENSE sessions are
held once per week for
10 weeks, typically on
Saturdays, at Tuscaloosa
Academy.
More information
about the program can
be found at ua.edu/
news/2018/03/ua-re-
searchers-recruiting-par-
ticipants-for-asd-inter-
vention-trial/. Those
interested in enrolling in
the program can contact
Shane Jones at 205-348-
3525 or Jones178@ua.edu.

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Courtesy photo
Rock Sanders, center, is pictured with his dad, Roderick Sanders Sr. of Columbus,
left, and grandfather, Doug Frierson of Albany, Georgia. Frierson, a retired U.S. Ma-
rine Corps major and former competitor himself, built the dragbike Rock competed
with at the World Finals Nov. 16-18.
Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff
Parents Sara Sanders and Roderick Sanders Sr. scroll through photos of their son’s
racing career Wednesday at their home in Columbus. They are an important part of
his support team at every competition.

Sanders
Continued from Page 1C
Frierson has required a few things
in return: that his grandson finish high
school and that he acquire further
education after that, or serve in the
armed forces. The discipline Frierson
demands helps fuel race success.
“I’ve always treated Rock like a little
marine,” he said. “Me being a military
man, if you’re not disciplined, I won’t
give you the time of day.”
Rock’s respect for his grandfather is
evident every time he goes on the track
with Leatherneck Express emblazoned
on his bike, along with the Marine
Corps emblem.
While some competitors travel the
race circuit in luxurious motor homes,
sometimes with hired helpers, Rock’s
father said they’re doing it on their own.
“We go in a truck pulling a trailer,”
he said with a grin, at home in Colum-
bus with his wife, Sara. “We’re doing
this with mom-and-pop money. We do
everything ourselves.”
“We’re all Rock’s got,” Sara said,
scrolling through race photos. “I just
cook.”
Her husband’s response came quick-
ly: “Without her, we couldn’t hold this
thing together.”
Rock values his support system. It’s
what allows him to keep at it, frees him
to focus.
His grandfather and Deshawn
Wheeler out of Louisville, Kentucky,
are his primary mechanics, but Sanders
Jr. is part of that crew as well. Every de-
tail counts in a sport where results are
decided by milliseconds. Even weather
enters into the calculations.
“The dew point, the atmospheric
pressure, all of that — there’s a ton of
stuff in how the motor runs,” Rock said.
Sanders Sr. reinforced that: “Weath-
er can be everything. It can make that
bike sneeze, cough or puke up.”
In the lights
After competing in the I-65 South
Dragbike Racing Series all year, getting
to November’s World Finals with the
fastest bikes from all over the globe was
a year-end goal realized. There, race
by elimination race, Rock bested each
two-man pairing in the 4.60, until he
was one of only two competitors left.
His bike was “running good, loving the
weather.” His starts had been good; it’s
where races are won or lost, where com-
petitors have to stay “in the lights” with
hair-trigger reflexes when the starting
pre-stage, stage, yellow lights and then
green light flash on in rapid succession.
Timing and instinct are literally every-
thing.
“That’s the live-or-die moment,”
said Rock’s dad, describing the tense
excitement.
Race time neared.
“I felt really nervous at first,” admit-
ted Rock. “But then I focused on what I
was doing: Now I’m on the bike; I have a
checklist I have to go through — make
sure I’m in first gear, make sure I do a
good burnout ... ”
His start was sharp, but in this
showdown, he would cross the finish
line a breath behind the other bike. One
might think he’d be crushed.
“I was disappointed, but you’d be
surprised at the sportsmanship we
have, the bond we all have with each
other,” said Rock. “After we leave the
race, there’s no fussing, no arguing. We
shook hands. We were like, man, that
was the best race!”
Camaraderie is a big part of it all.
“There’s unity, there’s good people,
black, white, all nationalities,” Sanders
Sr. said, going on to tell of an accident
the family had just before arriving at a
race; Rock’s bike was damaged. Other
racers came to their aid, offering parts
off their own machines.
Rock said, “We have met the nicest
people that we have ever come in con-
tact with, people that would give you the
shirt off their back.”
Goals for 2019 are still taking shape.
Making a run at a World Finals again
means real commitment for the whole
family. There is school to consider,
where Rock looks forward to earning
EPA certification in his field of study.
“But what keeps me wanting to race,
what keeps me coming back to it is the
people — and the thrill. It’s in my blood.
We just love racing. We just love it.”

Courtesy photo
DINING WITH ‘41’: During a week of local remembrances about the late President
George H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30, the family of Columbus native Eddie Ray
Munson Jr. provided this photo of Munson with the 41st president. It was taken
at the White House in 2001 while Munson, a retired managing partner with KPMG
consulting firm, served on the Small Business Administration board. Munson is a
1968 graduate of S.D. Lee High and 1972 graduate of Jackson State University. He
currently lives in Detroit, Michigan, and Bonita Bay, Florida.
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Atiama and Amari Tubbs, Erica Williams Charlie, Lilla and Caitlin Berry

‘SOUNDS OF THE SEASON’

Columbus’ Christmas Parade celebrated “Sounds of the Season” with big crowds that gathered along the parade route Dec. 3.
(Watch for more photos in Wednesday’s Dispatch.) — Photos by Chris Jenkins/Special to The Dispatch

Bradley and Bethany Bustamente

Sammy and Debra Hill Blayne, Casey, Bristol and Casey Adkins

Devin, Ryley and Devin McCray Sr. Austin, Patrick and Everly, Analissa and Cade Hays

CHRISTMAS
IN CALEDONIA
The town of Caledonia
ushered in the holidays
with a festive Christmas
parade Dec. 1. — Photos
by Chris Jenkins/Special
to The Dispatch

Lacey and Madison Mitchell Destinee, Shanta and Leo Flowers

Connie, Savana and Grayson Jordan Katherine, Gunter and Bob Phillips
2D Sunday, DECEMBER 9, 2018
Southern gardening
Select, care well for Christmas poinsettias
I
t’s that time of
year again for
shopping, eating,
delivery trucks and
poinsettias. Yep —
it’s the Christmas
season.
Now is a great
time to get the best
selection of poinset-
tias. They’re plenti-
ful in a wide variety
of sizes and colors Gary Bachman
sure to fit into any
holiday decorating scheme.
The range of available
poinsettia colors is truly
remarkable. Poinsettia is no
longer just that red Christmas
plant. We can purchase them in that protect many poinsettias
white, pink, maroon, speckled
and marbled selections. This
year, I noticed a resurgence
in plants painted and dyed in
totally nontraditional poinsettia checkout counter.
colors.
I’m always amazed at the
beautiful colors, but my favor-
ite has to be the traditional red. slide the shipping sleeves off
The colors we enjoy are not
flowers but modified leaves
called bracts. The true flowers
are those little pea-like struc-
tures called cyathia.
Take your time when shop-
ping for poinsettias. Don’t just
grab the first pretty plant you
find.
Remember that not all poin-
settias are the same, especially
when they are displayed tightly
Cage-free unit for hens is added to MSU poultry department
MSU OFFICE OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
A
new poultry research
facility at Mississippi
State University is ad-
dressing the growing consum-
er and corporate demands for
cage-free eggs.
To help address the need,
Assistant Poultry Professor
Pratima Adhikari is at the
forefront of the issue, having
led the vision for the newly
constructed development
that is part of the Mississippi
Agricultural and Forestry
Experiment Station at MSU.
The facility gives university
researchers and students
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: I’m
hoping you can
help me with this
situation. I have been
married for 13 years
but never told my fam-
ily that I got married. I
now want to divorce my
husband, but I don’t
know how to approach
it because he holds it
over my head. Please
help. I have fallen in
love with someone
else and I need to
divorce my current
husband and move on,
but I don’t know how
to tell my family. — STUCK IN THE
MIDWEST
DEAR STUCK: Obviously, you and
your family aren’t close. What is he
holding over your head? The fact
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
9). Though no one can change
the facts of the past, the
meaning of the past is any-
packed on racks
or benches. Look
for plants that are
compact with good
branching. Don’t be
afraid to carefully
pick plants out of
the crowd and look
at them. But don’t
be rough, especially
if the plants are
really crowded.
Poinsettia branches
can easily break,
and you know the old adage,
“You break it, you buy it.”
Look for signs of stem and
branch breakage before you
purchase them; the sleeves
can hide these defects. I like
to buy poinsettias that are
not sleeved and then have a
protective sleeve put on at the
Pay particular attention
when removing these paper
or plastic sleeves. Never try to
because this has the potential
to damage the plant. Always
tear or cut the sleeve off your
plants.
If you’re going to be on an
all-day shopping trek, plan to
buy your poinsettias last. Don’t
leave them in a cold or hot car
all day.
Care tips
Here are some care tips to
opportunities to compare cage
and cage-free egg production
and quality, as well as bacte-
rial diversity between these
housing types.
“In just a few years, the
bulk of the laying hen industry
is likely going cage-free,” said
Adhikari, who joined MSU
in 2017. “We have to address
questions that producers have
about converting to cage-free
production systems and bird
health in a cage-free environ-
ment. Hen health will be the
major issue while converting
the production system to
cage-free, and this should be
addressed by implementing
several management and feed-
that you were married?
Your family can’t miss
something they have
never had — in this
instance, a relation-
ship with the spouse
you hid from them. So
although they may be
disappointed that you
withheld the informa-
tion, don’t expect them
to grieve his “loss.”
You didn’t mention
how long you’ve been
involved with this other
Dear Abby man, but you should
not rush into another
marriage. Perhaps this
mess will teach you how important
it is to live openly and honestly and
not sweep things — like a husband
— under the rug.
DEAR ABBY: Crazy question, but
body’s game. You’ll reframe support you in who you want
your history and present it in to be. The next 12 months
a way that makes people both will bring love, adventure,
understand who you are and funding and growth. Aries and
Capricorn adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 8, 23, 5,
17 and 40.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). Every effort to make
beautiful things happen is
angelic. Each happy memory
adds to the emotional sun-
shine that creates optimism,
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Gary Bachman/MSU Extension
Nurseries have provided thousands of Christmas poinsettias in a
variety of colors to decorate homes for the holidays.
help you keep your poinsettia happy. That poinsettia might
looking good for the entire look great by the front door
holiday season. when guests arrive, but the
Poinsettias need at least six sudden temperature changes
hours of indirect sunlight and from drafts, either cold or
comfortable room tempera- warm, will cause the leaves and
tures. If you’re comfortable, bracts to drop.
then the poinsettias will be Poinsettias are sensitive to
ing strategies in the facility.” ant area of research for one of
Currently, less than 16 Mississippi’s most important
percent of eggs are produced agricultural commodities,”
in a cage-free production en- Beck said.
vironment. To meet demand, “I have wanted to build a
approximately 70 percent of cage-free facility since my
the nation’s 320 million birds arrival on campus, to better
will need to be cage-free by understand the differences
2025. in management between the
Mary Beck, head and cage and cage-free systems,”
professor in MSU’s Depart- Adhikari said. “For instance,
ment of Poultry Science, said hens in the cage-free system
Adhikari is well positioned have access to both indoor
to contribute meaningful and outdoor facilities. I want
answers to questions poultry to look at how that impacts
producers have about cage- management practices.”
free production systems. Adhikari and graduate
“Dr. Adhikari brings a students plan to measure egg
fresh, new perspective and in- quality through different crite-
novative ideas to this import- ria, including weight, specific
a serious one. Christmas is coming, cause them to have to make fre-
so please answer quickly. When quent pit stops on their route, which
carolers come to the door, what’s would be counterproductive.
the polite response to them? Where DEAR ABBY: Recently a family
we live it’s usually bitter cold and member, an ex-sister-in-law, sent
snowy. Do you stand out there on out invitations on Facebook for her
your porch, just keep the door ajar, retirement party. A week after every-
invite them inside, serve them hot one had accepted, she posted that
chocolate, coffee? in order to attend, guests would
I’ve been ill at ease for years, have to buy a ticket for $50. I find
and although it’s a tradition that this very tacky.
seems to be falling by the wayside, It’s not so much the $50, but
I’d like to know what you have to say the way it was presented. This
about it. Thank you so much. I enjoy woman was a professional with a
reading your column. — MARCIA IN great job. She has a large home and
EASTERN WASHINGTON drives a luxury car. When I asked
DEAR MARCIA: All you need to other family members and friends
do is give the carolers a heartfelt how they felt, for the most part
thank you for their efforts. While they agreed with me. Needless to
one might be tempted to offer them say, I will not be going. What do you
a hot beverage — coffee or tea think? — APPALLED OUT WEST
— a milky drink is not good for a DEAR APPALLED: I think that, un-
performer’s throat, and it also might der the circumstances, you should
which leads to hope and finally horizons by giving stronger
to accomplishment. consideration to your joys, fas-
TAURUS (April 20-May cinations and fantasies. Fun
20). It’s a little out of reach goals will keep you motivated
still, but you do know what you to do the less fun ones.
want, and you have for a while CANCER (June 22-July
now. Next up, an increase in 22). You usually check in with
your ability to make the chang- yourself periodically to see
es necessary to get this party how you’re feeling about life
started. and about your goals. With
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). the pace picking up these
Making a bucket list isn’t just days, you will benefit from
for seniors. You’ll broaden your more frequent and deliberate
check-ins.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
You will lift spirits. You’ll do it
in practical ways, by sharing
what you have — knowledge,
food, conversation — but
you’ll also inspire in less
tangible ways, through your
attitude, your manner and the
way you tell your story.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
There’s a time for seeking
magic and a time for going
as deeply into the mundane
as you possibly can. You may
unexpectedly find the latter
pursuit to be far more magical
than the former.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Beware of those who act as
though you owe them when
you don’t; it is a ploy, a game
or a style and can be quite ef-
fective to the unaccustomed.
You are more awake than the
average Joe and won’t fall
for it.
wet feet, and root rot sets in
very quickly, so don’t overwa-
ter. It’s easy to tell if your plant
needs water. Either feel the top
of the potting mix for dryness
or pick the pot up to get a sense
of the weight. Light pots need
water.
To water, remove the
decorative sleeve and set the
pot in a pan of water in the
kitchen sink. Lift it out of the
water, and when it has finished
draining, replace the decora-
tive sleeve. I also like to use a
saucer to protect my furniture
from any moisture.
Despite the alarming infor-
mation folks share on social
media, poinsettias are not
poisonous to our pets.
According to the ASPCA
Animal Poison Control, eating
poinsettia leaves will induce
only GI tract irritation. A more
likely scenario would be you
getting a skin rash or contact
dermatitis from handling
poinsettias, so always wash
your hands after handling your
poinsettia.
Gary Bachman is an Ex-
tension and research professor
of horticulture at the Missis-
sippi State University Coastal
Research and Extension Center
in Biloxi and hosts Southern
Gardening television and radio
programs. Contact him at south-
erngardening@msstate.edu.
gravity (shell quantity com-
pared to shell contents), shell
thickness and weight, as well
as the quality of the egg white,
to see if there are significant
differences based on housing
type.
A total of 200 hens are
divided between 12 new dual
pens, with each about 12 by
5 feet inside and 24 by 5 feet
outside with outdoor access.
The new structure adds to
the current simulated com-
mercial poultry laying house
situated on the H. H. Leveck
Animal Research Center, also
known as South Farm, with
hens in both conventional and
enriched colony cages.
inform your former sister-in-law that
since you received the invitation
your plans have changed, so you will
be unable to attend after all. And
when you do, don’t forget to wish
her well in her retirement.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Seeing as whatever you
do to keep the stress hor-
mones at bay can be counted
as health-enhancing and
strength-fortifying, would it be
too much of a stretch to just
call it work?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). You’ll be paying for
an interaction, and getting the
most for your money will be
on your mind. A little planning
will help, as will a prepared
presentation, if that’s not too
over-the-top for circumstanc-
es.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). It will be important to you
that the circumstances be fair
to all involved. You’re willing
to adjust, even in a downward
direction, if it means that
everyone will be getting the
same thing.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Thinking in scientific ways
will help you with almost any
problem that comes up today.
What about the situation
can be tested, counted and
tracked? Therein lies your key.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You’ll get the chance to
be around people whose ener-
gy really lights you up. This is
about more than just common
interests. When you’re to-
gether, the world turns into a
playground for kindred souls.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is
“There is Liberty”
Kenneth Montgomery
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Lehmberg Rd. and
Bennett Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eric Crews, Pastor.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 2201 Military Road.
Christian Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Nursery
Church (2-3 yrs.) Super Church (children)10:30 a.m.
Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Nursery provided for all
services. Jody Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-6374
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 4474 New Hope Road.
Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s Church 10:30 a.m., Jack
Medley, Pastor. 662-664-0852
BAPTIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Hwy. 45 N. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship Training 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Mitch McWilliams,
Pastor. 662-328-4765
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH — 1707 Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662-
328-0670
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Jeff
Morgan.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 3232 Military Road.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Walter Butler, Pastor.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH — 2096 Bethesda
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771 Hwy.
12 E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Kids for Christ 5 p.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study – Adults, Children,
and Youth classes 7 p.m. Dan Louman, Pastor. 662-386-
0541. Brad Creely, Minister of Music and Youth, 662-312-
LLC
8749. www. borderspringsbaptistchurch.com
BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH — Main Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe Road,
Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Bible Study 4
p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Bob
Burch, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle Dr. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir
rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim
Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW, Vernon,
Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
(6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wil
Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Service and Children’s Church
10:30 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul
Shaw, Pastor. 662-327-3771
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday School
8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6
p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490 Yorkville
Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes 6:30
p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music
Director. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844 Old West
Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Greg Upperman,
Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www.cornerstonestarkville.
com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy. 50 W. (Hwy.
50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship
We unlock 10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by Discipleship
Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m., Sanctuary Choir
cars
6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Youth Worship,
Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m. Bryon Benson,
Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben Christopher
p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
RESIDENTIAL FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621 Mike
Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev.
Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 7th St. and 2nd. Ave.
N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.
(Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday
5 p.m. Worship at 3000 Bluecutt Road, Midweek Prayer
Service Wednesday 6:00 p.m. located downtown. Dr.
Shawn Parker, Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40 Odom Rd.,
Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or 662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Charles Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912 11th Ave.
S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Burns. 662-
328-1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 278
East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Rev.
John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — Caledonia.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA
4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship 5 p.m.,
Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics Children’s
Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding, Pastor.
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner Street,
Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.;
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Pastor Larry W.
Yarber, or email ynyministry@yahoo.com, 662-769-4774
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Jimmy
Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.,
Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver Clark,
Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628 East Tibbee
Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 a.m., 1st,
3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake Lowndes
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. 662-328-
2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. Sunday
Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups for
all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 9297 Hwy.
69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway 50 E.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Ed Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin Edge,
Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe Rd., 3
miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Evening - AWANA
4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth & Adult 5 p.m., Evening
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday - Adults, Youth & Children 6:30
p.m. 662-356-4940 www.newsalembaptistcaledonia.com
Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor.
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave. and
Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR M.B. CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, 405
Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 1st
2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263-7102
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor High
Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor.
662-272-8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bill
Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Randy
Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852 Hwy.
12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 12859 Martin
Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible
Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-
329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST CHURCH —
4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Pastor. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. 662-327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2 blocks east
of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship
10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104 Louisville St.,
Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St. Luke Lutheran
Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bert
Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH — Victory Loop
off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Shelby Hazzard, Senior Pastor. Brad Wright, Director of
Student Ministries.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1118
7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nathaniel
Best, Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy. 373.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957 Sunset Drive,
Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference Room, Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pastor
John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1853 Anderson
Grove Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. David O.
Williams, Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Kenny
Bridges, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev.
Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, Activity
Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd, 4th &
5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-744-0561
BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School
9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess Lyons
Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert
Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr. Worship
Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662-434-6528
CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
— 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739, Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U.
Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand Road.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class
Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076.
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or 662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 7
a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert Church
Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry Johnson,
Interim Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr., Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East North
St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1207 5th
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Baptist
Training Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Tony A. Montgomery, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION M.B. CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 7
p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot #4.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every
Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, Pastor.
MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport, Ala.
Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Pastor
Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937 Nashville
Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week except 5th
Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th Sunday,
5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A. Gardner,
Pastor. 662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New Hope
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley, Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224
OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor Thurston Rd.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., 5th Sunday 8
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Pastor Therman
Cunningham Sr., 662-328-5546
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OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road, Crawford.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 1st
and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus Rehearsal - Wed. before
3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th
Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy L. White, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH — 9203
Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible Study 7 p.m.
Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. A.
Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213 Island Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev.
David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH — 4898 Baldwin
Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-2344
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S. (1st & 3rd
Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
(1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin, Pastor. 662-
327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 514 20th St. N.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m. B.T.U. 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Joe Peoples,
Pastor.
St. James MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
St. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7
p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Willie
Mays, Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St. Disciple
Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00 a.m. Rev.
John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 325
Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver Rd.
(Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive, Macon.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150 Spurlock Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH — 8086 Hwy.
12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Retherford, Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
James A. Boyd, Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday 10:30
a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — Flower
Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy. 45.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-2305
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland Road,
Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday School 9:00
a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6 p.m. 662-
738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton. Sunday 10:30
a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder Joseph Mettles,
Pastor. 662-369-2532
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew Rd.,
Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-5939
or anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808 College
St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m., Tuesday 5:30
p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation Catholic
School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey Waldrep,
Priest.
CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary. Jerry
Mitchell, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave. N. and
8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah Johnson 662-574-
0426 or E-mail: jtychicus00@gmail.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday Bible
class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Richard Latham, Minister. 662-328-4705
CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th St. S. Morning
Worship (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 11:30 a.m., Wednesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-327-6060 Bishop Timothy L. Heard,
Pastor.
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401 7th St. N.
Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday
Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Lendy Bartlett,
Minister of Community Outreach; Paul Bennett, Family Life
Minister; Billy Ferguson, Minister of Discipleship.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Highway
182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Study
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. http://
eastcolumbuschurch.com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. www.highway69coc.com
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903 Lone Oak Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess Lyons
Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor. 662-769-
5514.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST — 900 North
Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday Worship 10:00
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m., Bro. Arthur
Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098. Email: nhill crestcoc@
gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens Vernon Rd. 9:15
a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Larry Montgomery, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828 10th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Bible Class
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Willie McCord,
Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST — Woodlawn
Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS’ NAME — Hwy. 12. Sunday
10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. David Sipes, Pastor.
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840 Wolfe Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Wednesday
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LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave. S.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103 Jess
Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville Rd.,
Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256
or www.yorkvilleheights.com
ZION ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD — 5580 Ridge Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Byron Harris, Pastor.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m.,
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy
Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — 917
15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m.,
Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School
8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday Fellowship
Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday Bible Study
6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-327-4221.
Email: mr.endure@aol.com
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military Road,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer Ave.,
Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursday
Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor. 662-574-
2847.
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville. Sunday
Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 12
p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 662-243-
2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest
Father Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col.
Steven Richardson. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 321
Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest. 662-
574-1972
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College St.
Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Rev. Anne Harris. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday Service 8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy Bourne, Senior
Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 1524
6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Hour Mon.-
Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership Class 9:30
p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W. Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Evening 6:30
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Fairview Full Gospel BAPTIST CHURCH — 1446
Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 662-
328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7
p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL GOSPEL
FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jerome Gill,
Pastor. 662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson,
Pastor. 662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 426
Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old Macon
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 120
19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-monthly.
Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
Universalist
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple B’nai
Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. 662-
620-7344 or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) —
Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible Class 3:45 p.m.,
Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.) — 1211
18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m. Stan
Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m.,
2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50 Church
Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Gene Merkl, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 811 Main
Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Charity Gordon, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville Ferry Rd.
E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 p.m.,
Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 618 31st
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Eugene
Bramlett, Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Main St.,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 a.m.
Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848
CROSSROAD CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH — Steens.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning worship at 11 a.m.
Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602 Main St.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m., Vespers &
Communion 4 p.m. (beginning Nov. 4) Rev. Jimmy Criddle,
Lead Pastor. Rev. Anne Russell Bradley, Associate Pastor.
Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate Pastor. 328-5252
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Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service 9:30
a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Charity Gordon, Pastor.
GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St. S.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael
Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109
HEBRON C.M.E. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road, Steens.
Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, Service 11 a.m..
Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road East,
Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship service
first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia Naylor,
Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 2503 New
Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10
a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah Windham,
Pastor. 662-329-3555
ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 102
Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy Tentoni.
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th St. N.
Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional Worship Service
9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 722
Military Rd. Breakfast 9:20 a.m., Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Adult/
Children Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m., Young Adult Bible
Study Thursday 7 p.m. Rev. Paul E. Luckett, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11
a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m. John Powell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 307 South
Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Demetric
Darden, Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 800
Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ron McDougald,
Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Rt. 2,
6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Rickey C. Green, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610 Carson
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor Lizzie
Harris. 662-329-3995
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St. S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5
p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday 5:15
p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Sarah Windham.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges, Pastor.
662-422-9013.
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
— 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m., Youth
Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-328-
3179.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON — DENOMINATIONAL
A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College St.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S.
Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig
Morris, Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH,
INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:45
p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. Pastor James T.
Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & 7 p.m. on
Fridays only.
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S. McCrary
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. 662-328-
3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109 Maxwell
Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7 p.m.
Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98 Harrison Rd.,
Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st Sunday Evening
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Dees, Pastor.
662-327-4303
EL BETHEL — 3288 Cal-Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Wes
Andrews, Pastor. 662-855-5006
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH — 1608
Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr.
Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889-
8132
FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST MINISTRIES
— 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning Worship 9 a.m.
Pastor Kenyon Ashford.
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN
CENTER — 247 South Oliver St., Brooksville. Prayer
Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David T. Jones,III.
601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Maxine Hall, Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Darren
Leach, Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742 Old West
Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday School,
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE APOSTOLIC
FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N. Sunday School
10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Friday
7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For more
information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-1118,
Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or Lynette
Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH — 3193
Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday School
10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-327-
1960
LIFE CHURCH — 419 Wilkins Wise Rd. Sunday Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information, call 662-
570-4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr. Martin
Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.,
Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 113
Jefferson St., Macon. Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor.
662-493-2456 E-mail: livingwaterslifechurch@gmail.com
NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH
MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every 1st
and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study 10:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-9843
or 662-497-3434.
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson.
Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441 18th St. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
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PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP — 2651 Trinity
Gunter
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&Peel
Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Every
2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7 p.m. Funeral Homes & Crematory
Funeral Homes
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. www.memorialfuneral.net 662-328-4432
THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., Sunday www.gunterandpeel.com 662-328-2354
Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old, 5-12 yr. old.
Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck Eubanks.
THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY CHURCH
— 312 N. Lehmberg Rd., Sunday Prayer Time 9:50 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Thursday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines, Planter and Pastor. 662-570-
1856
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m.
Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella, Pastors. 662-617-
4088
TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY — 2119
7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie Edwards,
Pastors.
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St.,
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor.
TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER MINISTRIES Since 1960
— 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor 24 Hour Towing
Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252 1024 Gardner Blvd.
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRIES
— 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus. Sunday Worship
328-8277
8:30 a.m. -10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Rone F. Burgin, Sr., Pastor/Founder. 662-328-0948
VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday 9 a.m.,
10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Grove Coffee Cafe 8 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided
through age 3. Jason Delgado, Pastor. 662-329-2279
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CENTER —
2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis, Pastor. 662-230-
3182 or mdavis43@hotmail.com
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH —
725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.stcatherineorthodox.com for
schedule of services and updates on this Mission.
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH MINISTRIES —
118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women Meeting Friday
7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922 17th St.
N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.
Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 548 Hwy. 45 North
Frontage Rd. (1/4 mile past the CAFB entrance on the
right) Sunday Bible Class 10:15 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. G. E. Wiggins, Sr., Pastor.
662-251-2432
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North McCrary
Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny L.
Obsorne, Pastor.
DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601 14th
Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF LOVE —
1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human Resources.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. Gloria Jones,
Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267 Byrnes
Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH — 1504
19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45 a.m. and
7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106 22nd St.
S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District Elder
Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — Billy
Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.
Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6 Boyd Rd.,
Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon, Tuesday
Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Mildred
Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
UNITED PENTECOSTAL
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 5850 1721 Hwy 45 N
Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m., ® Columbus, MS
Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, Pastor. 662-356-0202
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa
662.848.0919
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m., Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
Sunday 1pm-5pm
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328- In Style. In Reach.
1750
TRINITY PLACE
PRESBYTERIAN
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community.
Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church Offering independent living apartments, personal
School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) — 515 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., “Our Bottom Line Is People”
Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 p.m.
John Richards, Pastor. Hunting • Fishing
Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m., Bible Study 5
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p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Tue. 4 p.m.),
Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: Exercise 662-323-1742
Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke Lawson, 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
Pastor. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt Rd.
Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m., Adult Choir
Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd Wednesdays
6 p.m. Rev. Wayne Bruchey, Pastor.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) — Main
and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:40
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship Supper 5:30 p.m.,
Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha, Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH —
3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy. 82
East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH —
301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m., Sabbath School
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Ray The McBryde Family
Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th St. N. 1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES APOSTOLIC
CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Specializing in industrial accounts
Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570
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STRUCTION WORK
WANTED. Carpentry,
small concrete jobs,
electrical, plumbing, cial prices on interior &
roof repairs, pressure exterior painting, pres-
washing and mobile
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P.O. Box 511 • 516 Main Street Building, remodeling, Plumbing 1680
metal roofing, painting
Columbus, MS 39701 & all home repairs.
662-242-3471
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rock repairs.
Free Estimates
"We'll go out on a limb
for you!"
accuracy are req. Com-
petitive salary w/ bene-
term care as we are,
we welcome you to
sep. Serious inquires
only. H 662-798-4375
ON SITE SECURITY.
ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
Call 435-6528 fits & health insurance. apply in person at or C 662-574-0369. ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
Send Resumes To:
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Custom Construction, 662-386-2915 Accountant. This is a MILLERMATIC 180 wire
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Primary responsibilities
For Placing/Canceling ing, Repair, Insurance
claims. 662-364-1769.
VICKERS TREE
SERVICE, LLC will include leading the
firm. CASH ONLY.
Text, 662-386-2915. STUDIO APT for rent.
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Classified Line Ads: Licensed & Bonded Stump Removal 1790 Tree trimming and re- accounting functions Newly remodeled.
moval. Fully insured. and overseeing the gen- Sporting Goods 4720 $400/mth rent & dep
Sunday .................. Thursday 3:00 p.m. Free estimates. eral ledger. For more de- 39 PIECE set of white
req. Convenient to town
General Services 1360 dishes, $20. Call Mary
Monday.................... Friday 12:00 p.m. *Now Accepting Credit tails about the position (662)434-0096. ED SANDERS Gunsmith & CAFB. No hud. No
& Debit Cards* and requirements, go to Open for season! 9-5, pets. 662-328-2340.
Tuesday.................Monday 12:00 p.m. MUSIC THEORY LES-
Call Curt 662-418-0889 www.camgian.com/ Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.
SONS
Wednesday ........... Tuesday 12:00 p.m. $25 per hour or 662-549-2902 careers. Send resume
EARLY WOOD Scrolled Over 50 years experi-
Chords, Scales, Modes “A cut above the rest” to Camgian-HR ence! Repairs, cleaning,
Thursday ........ Wednesday 12:00 p.m. & more! Call Jimbo @ @camgian.com Dresser/Mirror. 42"L,
refinishing, scopes
4 drawers, open knee,
Friday .................. Thursday 12:00 p.m. 662-364-1687 ALLSTUMP GRINDING very nice, $99. mounted & zeroed,
If no answer leave Good Things To Eat 2150 handmade knives.
LEGAL NOTICES must be voicemail or text.
SERVICE
PCA NEEDED. Part-time,
662-329-2080.
Located: Hwy 45 Alt,
GET 'ER DONE!
submitted 3 business days prior to We can grind all your PEEPLES PECANS but long-term to work North of West Point,
first publication date PAINTING/CARPENTRY stumps. Hard to reach 754 Pecan Drive with paralyzed man in KENMORE ELECTRIC
turn right on Yokahama
- 30 years experience. places, blown over Starkville, MS his home. Columbus Range, 30" white
Blvd, 8mi & turn left on
Great prices. Call roots, hillsides, back- Custom cracking, residents only. If dedic- Darracott Rd, will see
• Please read your ad on the first day of yards, pastures. Free shelling, & blowing your ated to your patients,
smooth top, self clean- sign, 2.5mi ahead shop
Leslie, 662-570-5490. ing. Very good cond.
publication. We accept responsibility estimates. You find it, pecans. We also sell call after noon for an in- $70. 662-329-2080.
on left. 662-494-6218.
only for the first incorrect insertion. RETAINER WALL, drive- we'll grind it! shelled, halved, & terview. 662-329-3234.
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crete, masonry restora- Noweta's Green Thumb PROPANE GAS heater.
responsibility for errors nor for General Help Wanted 3200 is accepting applica- AMERICAN BULLDOG
omission of copy. Liability shall not
tion, remodeling, base-
ment foundation, re- tions for 2 positions:
delivery personnel &
Clean. Good working
condition. $80. Call
puppies, no papers, par-
ents on premises. $100
Take down
exceed the cost of that portion of space pairs, small dump truck 662-364-2498.
occupied by such error. hauling (5-6 yd) load &
demolition/lot cleaning.
general help. Driver
must know the area &
ea. 205-480-4351.
that “for rent”
• All questions regarding classified ads have good driving his- Business Opportunity 6050
currently running should be directed to
Burr Masonry
662-242-0259.
tory. Apply in person @
1325 Main St.
STOVE. CLEAN. Good
working condition.
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
sign and get
the Classified Department. $100. Call 662-364-
• All ads are subject to the approval of WORK WANTED:
M-F, 3-5 & SAT, 9-1.
No phone calls. 2498.
Columbus: 411 Main
St. Office, Retail, Res- fast results
Licensed & Bonded-car-
this paper. The Commercial Dispatch taurant Space available.
reserves the right to reject, revise,
pentry, painting, & de-
molition. Landscaping, Medical / Dental 3300
Farm Equipment & Supplies Call 423-333-1124. with an easy
classify or cancel any advertising at any 4420
time.
gutters cleaned, bush
hogging, clean-up work, HELP WANTED
2016 JOHN Deere
Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 classified ad.
pressure washing, mov- 520 11TH St. N. -
5100E Tractor, 210
Advertisements must be
ing help & furniture CARE CENTER OF
repair. 662-242-3608 ABERDEEN hours. $46,500.
Also, 2016 15ft
Renovations almost
complete. 2BR/1BA, Call today
paid for in advance. Lawn Care / Landscaping 11-7 LPN needed Kubota Bush hog avail.
PRN (as needed) LPN's 205-329-1790.
Central H&A, fresh
paint, new flooring, to place
1470 appliances and more.
You may cancel at any time during Taking applications
your ad.
Apply in person at
regular business hours and receive a JESSE & BEVERLY'S
LAWN SERVICE. Mow- Care Center
Firewood / Fuel 4450 now. $450/mo + $450
deposit with good refer-
refund for days not published.
REGULAR RATES
ing, cleanup, landscap-
ing, sodding, & tree cut-
ting. 356-6525.
505 Jackson St,
Aberdeen
EOE
FIREWOOD FOR Sale.
Various lengths.
662-295-2274
ences only. No HUD or
pets. Call Long & Long
662-328-0770.
328-2424
4 Lines/6 Days ........................ $19.20
4 Lines/12 Days...................... $31.20
4 Lines/26 Days...................... $46.80
Rate applies to commercial operations
and merchandise over $1,000.
SUPER SAVER RATES
6 Days ...................................... $12.00
12 Days.................................... $18.00
Over 6 lines is $1 per additional line.
Six lines or less, consecutive days. Rate applies to
private party ads of non-commercial nature for
merchandise under $1,000. Must include price in
ad. 1 ITEM PER AD. No pets, firewood, etc.
GARAGE SALE RATES
4 Lines/1 Day ........................... $9.20
4 Lines/3 Days ........................$18.00

Grow
Price includes 2 FREE Garage Sale signs. Rain
Guarantee: If it rains the day of your sale, we will
re-run you ad the next week FREE!
You must call to request free re-run.
FREE SERVICES
Bargain Column Ad must fit in 4 lines (ap-
proximately 20 characters per line) and will run
for 3 days. For items $100 or less ONLY. More
than one item may be in same ad, but prices may
not total over $100, no relists.
Free Pets Up to 4 lines, runs for 6 days.
Lost & Found Up to 6 lines, ad will run for
6 days.
These ads are taken by e-mail or in person at our
office. Ads will not be take by telephone.

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1330 Furniture Repair &
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1500 Locksmiths
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1780 Sitting with Elderly/Sick
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2200 In Memorial
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5300 Supplies/Accessories
5350 Veterinarians
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Apts For Rent: West 7050
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Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
1BR/1BA in Historic FIRST FULL MONTH NICE 3BR/2BA DBW
Downtown Columbus. RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- MH in North Columbus.
$525/mo. No pets. room Apts/Townhomes. Close to schools &
662-328-8655. Stove & refrigerator. CAFB. $600/mo +
$335-$600 Monthly. $600 dep. 662-308-

VIP
Credit check & deposit. 7781 or 601-940-1397.
Coleman Realty,

Rentals
1BR/1BA located in His- 662-329-2323. RENT A fully equipped
toric Downtown Colum- camper w/utilities &
cable from $145/wk -
Apartments
bus, Open space, very
nice. $650/mo. 662- COLEMAN $535/month. Colum-
& Houses 328-8655. bus & County School
RENTALS locations. 662-242-
1 Bedrooms
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS 7653 or 601-940-1397.
2 Bedroooms 1 BEDROOM Rooms For Rent 7450
3 Bedrooms
1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart-
ments & townhouses.
2 BEDROOMS
WEST POINT:
Call for more info. 3 BEDROOMS Room - $120/wk.
Furnished & 662-328-8254. Large Room (priv entr) -
Unfurnished LEASE, $150/wk. All furnished

1, 2, & 3 Baths
Lease, Deposit
DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
& Credit Check historic district, 1 block
from downtown, $625/
viceinvestments.com mo. + $625 dep. NO
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w/ furn, appl, utils &
DEPOSIT cable. 662-295-4701.
AND Investment Property 8550
CREDIT CHECK
20% UNDIVIDED in-
terest (other owner has

327-8555 PETS. 662-574-8789. 662-329-2323 80%) in beautiful devel-

opment property at the
Sudoku
Peaceful & Quiet area.
southeast intersection YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
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Apts For Rent: Other 7080 2411 HWY 45 N of two four-lane high-
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ways, US Hwy 82 and
COLUMBUS, MS US Hwy 45. Equidistant Sudoku is a number-
to Starkville, Columbus, placing puzzle
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9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 7 9 6 5 3 8 4 1 2
owner likely wants to
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COMMERCIAL PROPER- develop. 205-826-
is
8 4 3 7 1 9 5 2 6
TIES/Retail/Office 3225. 1 to place
to 9 in thethe numbers
empty spaces
Spaces starting @
$285/mo. Downtown & 1sotothat
9 ineach
the empty spaces
row, each 1 6 7 2 4 5 3 9 8
Lots & Acreage 8600
East Columbus loca- so that each
column row, each
and each 3x3 box 5 2 9 3 8 6 1 7 4
tions. 662-435-4188. column
containsand theeach
same3x3 box
2.28 +/- Acre Lot.
149 Tanyia Lane. Off of number 6 8 2 4 5 1 9 3 7
contains the same number
OFFICE SPACE: 2,000 Lake Lowndes Road. only once. The difficulty
square feet. 294 Has asphalt drive & only once. The difficulty 4 3 5 9 7 2 6 8 1
Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- parking, 1200 ft. shop level increases from
level increases from 9 7 1 8 6 3 2 4 5
ing terms. Available w/ living area, septic Monday to Sunday.
now. 662-328-8254. tank & water meter. No Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 12/07

trailers. $45,000. Call

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN 662-574-0345.
Columbus Office, Retail,
Restaurant Space avail- 3.5 Acre Lot. 3 estab-
able. Call 662-328- lished trailer lots. Play-
8655 or 662-574-7879. ground. Located on
Morgan Lane. Off of
Houses For Rent: Northside Harris Road. Caledonia
7110 Schools. $25,000.
662-574-0345.
BLUECUTT ESTATES:
3BR/2BA, ch/a, double LOWNDES COUNTY 45
garage, chain link acres on Sobley & Dav-
fenced backyard, newly is Rd. Excellent hunting.
remodeled, $115,000. 1 mile west of Hwy. 69.
662-352-4776. Small creek runs thru
property. $1375 per
acre. 205-799-9846 or
Houses For Rent: New Hope 205-695-2248.
7130
WINTER SPECIAL
4BR/2BA, 1.25 Acres 1.95 acre lots.
Christopher Hills Sub; Good/bad credit.
$197K (15K below ap- 10% down, as low as
Houses For Sale: Other 8500 praisal). New Hope $299/mo. Eaton Land.
School District. Avail- 662-361-7711
able to rent $1,000/
APARTMENTS & TOWNHOUSES mth - must meet minim- Mobile Homes for Sale 8650
HOUSES (OVER 200 MANAGED) um credit/income re-
quirements. Military ASSUME PAYMENTS.
DOWNTOWN LOFTS families welcome. Move 3BR/2BA, Singlewide
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY in ready. Dep $500 plus $299/month
first month’s rent. Hot 3BR/2BA Doublewide
tub, detached apart- $369/month
TO SEE VIRTUAL TOURS OF ment, & large wired 4BR/2BA, Doublewide
ALL AVAILABLE PROPERTIES, shop. Contact James $400/month
Thompson @ 662-574- Call 205-372-7273.
PLEASE CONTACT US AT 6269.
NEW DOUBLEWIDE!
662-328-1124 GREAT LOCATION to
school, clean, 2BR/
3BR/2BA, Central A/C,
Skirting, Delivery, Set-up
www.robinsonrealestate.com 1BA, a/c, gas heat, w/d & Tie down included.
hook up. No pets, no Only $48,995.
HUD. 662-327-2798. Columbus Home Center
Lv msg after 3rd ring, 662-570-1375
available for showing.
“You’ll like our NEW SINGLEWIDE!
Houses For Rent: South 7140 2BR/2BA, Central A/C.
personal service.” Skirting, Delivery, Set-up
2BR/2BA, 2300 sqft, & Tie down included.
very nice w/ 2 car gar- Only $32,900.
age, lg back yard. Pets Columbus Home Center
need approval. $1,050 662-570-1375
per mo + dep. 662-574-
7879 or 662-328-8655. USED SINGLEWIDE.
2BR/1BA. Delivery, Set-
up & Tie down included.
Houses For Sale: Other 8500 Houses For Rent: Starkville Only $17,950.
7170 662-570-1375.
2BR/1BA house w/ 2 Campers & RVs 9300
acres in county. 3 miles
from Strk, 5 miles from TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
MSU South Entrance, located on Wilkins Wise
W/D, carport. SMALL Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
dogs ok w/ deposit. Hookups available.
Great for grad student $300/mo. 662-328-
or professor. Non- 8655 or 662-574-7879.
smoking. $700/mo.
Utilities not included.
662-617-5601.
Need a
3BR/2BA House, very
nice, 2 mi SW of Stk &
MSU. $1500/mo. ACROSS
205-515-6579.
1 British party
Houses For Rent: Other 7180 NEW RIDE? 7 Fling
SMALL COTTAGE: FIND ONE IN THE 11 Grove fruit
1BR/1BA, all appl. incl. CLASSIFIEDS 12 Foot part
Water, trash, lawn incl.
in lease. Near Stark-
13 Lay waste to
ville, Columbus & West 14 Literary plan-
Point. No pets.
$500/mo. $400 dep.
Five Questions: tation
App/refs/lease req. 15 Checkout line
662-242-2923. count
Land For Rent / Lease 7190
1 Key West 16 Light lunch
17 Give over
25 ACRES, Hay or Pas-
ture land in Steens for 2 “Out of 18 Party snack
rent. 662-327-4392. 19 Right away, in
Hunting Land 7200
Sight” the ER
21 Santa suit color
135 ACRES in Caledo-
nia. $1,400 for hunting
lease. 662-327-4392.
3 Type 22 ###
25 Campaign pro
Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
26 Nevada resort 4 Disarrayed 25 Fade away
3BR/2BA Trailer, New
4 “Calvin and 27 Tooth coating 5 Meringue base 28 View obscurers
29 Citi Field team
Hope school dist.
$500/mo & $500 dep.
Hobbes” 33 Famed riveter
6 Spot 30 Undermine
Call between 10a-7p. 7 Moon of Saturn 31 Circus star
662-386-4292.
34 Wall art 8 Just for fun 32 Goes downhill
NO TEXT MESSAGES. 5 Plastic 35 Annoys 9 Tough spots 34 Long skirt
Houses For Sale: Other 8500
36 Bible dancer 10 Lined with elms 36 Sch. for priests
37 Theater unit 16 “Paradise Lost”
38 Radiated figure
39 Farm females 18 Yellowish tan
40 Stingy ones 20 First odd prime
22 Tribute VIP
DOWN 23 Nome native
1 Donut-shaped 24 Twin raised by
2 Speak a wolf
3 Spoke wildly

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