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Residents seek Kratom ban in Lowndes

Some state lawmakers skeptical of Kratom’s harmfulness, due to lack of data on drug

■ A Chevron gas
station off Highway
45 in Columbus has a
street-facing flashing
sign advertising the
sale of Kratom. A citi-
zen-formed task force
asked Lowndes Coun-
ty supervisors to pass
an ordinance making
the sale of Kratom a
misdemeanor. — Pho-
to by Amanda Lien/
Dispatch Staff
By Amanda Lien and Slim Smith
alien@cdispatch.com; ssmith@cdispatch.com
Angela Jourdan has recounted her year-long ordeal, using duced to the substance at work as a way
seen firsthand what the a packet of 13 chronologically-arranged to keep him awake during long over-
addictive, but legal, sub- photographs to illustrate her family’s night shifts. By April, it was a $600-to-
stance Kratom can do to descent from a “perfect life” into fear $800 per week habit. By the end of the
a family. and violence. year, Jourdan had a lifetime restraining
During Monday’s The title page of the document bore order against the man she still calls her
meeting of the Lown- simply: 2018. “husband and best friend.”
des County Board of Jourdan It began, she told the supervisors, in “When he started doing this, I start-
Supervisors, Jourdan February, when her husband was intro- See Kratom, 3A

Second
Students teaching students candidate enters
race for District
2 supervisor
Berry, Hairston
now vying to replace
Bill Brigham
Dispatch Staff Report

A competitive race
has formed for Lown-
des County District 2
supervisor.
Clarence Berry,
a retired metal and
factory worker, has
qualified as the sec-
ond Republican can- Berry
didate in the race,
joining Trip Hair-
ston.
Both are vying
to replace two-term
Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff
supervisor Bill
Columbus High School senior Jordan Harris helps Cameron Mitchell, 11, with subtraction and addition Monday Brigham, who de-
afternoon at Fairview Elementary. Harris, along with nine other CHS seniors, will mentor small groups of students
at Franklin Academy and Fairview Elementary with the partners in active learning and support (PALS) program over cided not to seek
Hairston
the course of this semester. re-election.
Berry, speaking to The Dis-

Columbus High seniors volunteer

patch, said he had “definite things”
he wants to do for his district but
offered no specifics.

for elementary mentoring pilot program “I know a lot of people here,” he

BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com
Typically, after Columbus High
School senior Jordan Harris finish-
es his British Literature class at
East Mississippi Community Col-
lege, he heads home for the day.
For the rest of the school year,
though, Harris will drive to his for-
mer elementary school, Fairview
Elementary, to mentor younger
students Mondays through Thurs-
days. Harris, along with nine oth-
er volunteers, will spend the next
semester at Fairview Elementary
and Franklin Academy leading the
PALS (partners in active learning
and support) program at Columbus
Municipal School District.
“I was thinking how it would have
been nice to have someone there to
help me out at school before I got
home,” Harris said. “It would be re-
said. “I have plans. I decided to run
for this district to fight for some-
ally nice if I could be thing different. There’s a lot I want
to do to help everyone in this dis-
there for these kids.”
trict.”
Laurie Davis, a
Hairston is a medical adminis-
counselor at McKel-
trator at Nephrology Associates
lar Technology Cen- and owns a consulting firm, Golden
ter, is spearheading Triangle Business Ventures LLC,
the mentorship pro- that primarily helps medical start-
gram for high school Davis ups. He’s formerly worked as a bud-
students who are tak- get analyst for the Mississippi Leg-
ing dual enrollment courses. islature and said his father served
“They have pretty much taken all for eight years as Lowndes County
See PALS, 6A administrator.
“I planned on campaigning
See District 2, 6A

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really good offensively.”
Super Bowl reaches 100.7M MSU softball coach Vann Stuedeman said
in assessing her team before the start of

people, down from 2018 the season. Story, 1B.

Trump to call for unity, face

Game traditionally the most-watched
television event of the year in the U.S.

skepticism in State of Union

DAVID BAUDER izona Cardinals game in
AP Media Writer 2009.
CBS dealt with a city
PASADENA, Calif. that held a major grudge.
— The New England Pa-
triots’ competitive but ac-
Many fans in New Orle-
ans, where the hometown
“You’re also going to see the president call on White House press secretary
Sarah Sanders indicated the pres-
tion-starved Super Bowl
victory over the Los An-
Saints were victimized
by a blown referee’s call
Congress and say, ‘Look, we can either work ident would highlight what he sees
as achievements and downplay dis-
geles Rams was seen by
100.7 million people on
toward the end of its loss
to the Rams in the NFC
together and get great things done or we can cord.
television and streaming “You’re going to continue see
services, the smallest au-
championship, skipped fight each other and get nothing done’” the president push for policies
the game entirely. Prelim- White House press secretary Sarah Sanders that help continue the economic
dience for football’s annual
inary ratings from New boom,” Sanders said Monday night
spectacle in a decade.
Orleans showed that Su- By JULIE PACE the president’s staunchest allies while appearing on “Hannity” on
A boycott by disgrun-
tled New Orleans Saints per Bowl viewership this AP Washington Bureau Chief know that bipartisan rhetoric read Fox News. “You’re also going to
fans, a campaign by fans of year was half what it was off a teleprompter is usually under- see the president call on Congress
in 2018. WA S H I N G T O N mined by scorching tweets and un-
quarterback Colin Kaeper- and say, ‘Look, we can either work
New Orleans’ Times — The White House
nick and a game with only predictable policy maneuvers. together and get great things done
Picayune newspaper print- says President Don-
one touchdown combined Still, the fact that Trump’s ad- or we can fight each other and get
ed a mostly blank front ald Trump will call
to shrink the audience. On visers feel a need to try a different nothing done.’ And frankly, the
page on Monday with for optimism and
CBS alone, the game was approach is a tacit acknowledg- American people deserve better
the words, “Super Bowl?” unity in his State of
seen by 98.2 million peo- the Union address, ment that the president’s standing than that.”
ple, compared to 103.4 mil- What Super Bowl?” is weakened as he begins his third But Washington’s most recent
The newspaper asked, using the moment to
lion who watched on NBC attempt a reset after Trump year in office. debate offered few signs of coop-
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deeply personal attacks.
Since reaching a peak to spice up the night?” on a border wall, something they servative backers, Trump refused
But will anyone buy it?
of 114.4 million viewers for There was also a cam- warned him the new Democratic to sign a government funding bill
Skepticism will emanate from
the Patriots’ 2015 victory paign on Twitter by people House majority would not bend that did not include money for his
both sides of the aisle when Trump
over the Seattle Seahawks, who said they would not on. Trump’s approval rating during long-sought border wall. With hun-
enters the House chamber for the
the Super Bowl audience watch the game because the shutdown dipped to 34 percent, dreds of thousands of Americans
prime-time Tuesday address to law-
has slipped each year of Kaepernick, the for- makers and the nation. Democrats, down from 42 percent a month missing paychecks, Trump ulti-
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is traditionally the most- quarterback who hasn’t tions and the recent shutdown fight, vey conducted by The Associated ernment for three weeks to allow
watched television event been able to land a job see little evidence of a president Press-NORC Center for Public Af- negotiations on border security to
of the year in the U.S., and in the NFL since leading willing to compromise. And even fairs Research. continue.
its audience hadn’t dipped demonstrations in protest
below 100 million since of police treatment of mi-
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BGC Golden Triangle seeking grant funding for new clubs
Oktibbeha supervisors authorize
working with GTPDD to apply
for community block grant
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
The Boys and Girls
Club of the Golden Trian-
gle is pushing along with
preliminary steps to seek
funding for a new center in
Oktibbeha County.
BGC Golden Triangle
CEO Nadia Colom spoke
to the Oktibbeha County
Board of Supervisors at
Monday’s meeting to re-
quest support in seeking a
community block grant to
help fund the project.
Colom said the current
Oktibbeha County club,
located at Lynn Lane in
Starkville, has been a
good facility. However,
the club has seen growth
beyond what the building
can accommodate. BGC
Golden Triangle impacted
Kratom
Continued from Page 1A
ed doing research,” Jour-
dan told supervisors. “I
found that 65 to 70 percent
of stores in Lowndes Coun-
ty sell (Kratom). And that’s
scary. That’s wrong.”
Jourdan and other mem-
bers of a community-based
drug and crime task force
appeared before supervi-
sors to ask them to pass
an ordinance making it a
misdemeanor offense to
sell Kratom in any form
within the county limits. If
passed, Lowndes County
would be one of six Missis-
sippi counties to criminal-
ize the substance.
Kratom is a tropical tree
native to Southeast Asia,
with leaves containing
two addictive compounds
— mitragynine and 7-hy-
droxymitragynine — that
interact with opioid recep-
tors in the brain, according
to the National Institute on
Drug Abuse.
There is no minimum
age to purchase Kratom.
It is sold in convenience
stores as a .25-ounce bot-
tled liquid, similar to an
energy shot, or as an e-cig-
arette cartridge. There
are also capsuled and
powdered versions of the
substance available online
from major retailers such
as Amazon.com.
Jourdan and Lt. Eddie
Hawkins with the Missis-
sippi Bureau of Narcotics,
who also spoke at the meet-
ing, fear that the accessi-
bility of the substance will
raise addiction rates.
“We’ve already heard
about student athletes in
high schools using (Kra-
tom) to improve athletic
performance,” said Haw-
kins. “And it’s hard to tell
them that it’s a dangerous
substance because why
would you stop taking it
when it makes you feel
good and perform well?”
Hawkins fears a lack of
available information about
Kratom will discourage
legislation against the sub-
stance. Aside from statis-
tics collected by the Food
and Drug Administration
in 2017, little to no data
exists on the distribution,
purchase and usage of Kra-
tom at the national, state or
county level.
“We do know there are
something like 44 deaths
the FDA has linked par-
tially to Kratom,” Hawkins
said. “But that’s it. There
isn’t even enough data and
research about the effects,
or about overdose treat-
ments.”
Supervisors voted to
hold a public hearing on
the ordinance next month
during a regularly sched-
uled supervisor’s meeting.
Board president Harry
Sanders told The Dispatch
he expects the ordinance
will pass.
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more than 1,600 children
last year, Colom said, and
about 700 of them were in
Oktibbeha County.
“We’ve been in the fa-
cility that we’re currently
in now for about 16 years,”
Colom said. “While it has
served a tremendous pur-
pose for us in being able
to see at least 140 children
each day at the club, this
summer we had a difficult
time turning down 100
more children who could
have been served because
we just didn’t have the
space.”
Colom further noted the
Starkville facility doesn’t
have the kitchen ameni-
ties to provide hot meals to
students, as the Columbus
club does.
“The schools have been
a tremendous partner so
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n OUR VIEW: Drawing the line
between pain management and
addiction. Page 4A
“I think we’re all ready
to vote on it,” he said.
“And after the public has
a chance to comment, we
will.”
State legislation
While supervisors and
Columbus city councilmen
only have the authority
to make the sale of Kra-
tom a misdemeanor, the
Mississippi Legislature
can add Kratom to its list
of Schedule 1 narcotics,
which would make its sale
a felony.
A House bill (HB 1168
filed by Rep. Jeff Smith
of Lowndes County) has
been filed to make Kratom
a Schedule 1 drug in this
year’s session, something
Sen. Chuck Younger (R-
Columbus) tried unsuc-
cessfully to get passed in
the Senate last year.
Younger had never
heard of Kratom until last
year, when Monica Flow-
ers, director of Last House
on the Block for Women,
approached him about the
substance.
“She said a lot of the
women there were really
having trouble with this
stuff,” said Younger. “So I
proposed the bill.”
Younger’s bill died in
the Senate’s Drug Policy
committee.
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we’ve been able to do some
things in the summer as
far as providing breakfast
and lunch, but in the af-
ter-school hours, it really
becomes something that’s
a challenge for us,” she
said.
Supervisors unani-
mously voted to allow
Colom to work with the
Golden Triangle Planning
and Development District
to seek a block grant for
funding the club.
“This could be just what
we’re looking for,” District
5 Supervisor Joe Williams
said. “We never know until
we submit the proposal.”
District 4 Supervisor
Bricklee Miller said the
new club is a “great idea”
and encouraged Colom to
return to the board once
the grant application is
submitted.
“The county has people
that lobby for it, so once you
get that application done,
make sure you come back
to the board and we can get
“The chairman of the
committee, David Jor-
don, was really behind
it, but some senators got
calls from people saying it
was great for pain relief,”
Younger said. “That’s bull.
It’s just another way to get
high, in my opinion.”
This session, Younger
said he hoped to attach his
bill to opioid legislation pre-
sented by Sen. Sally Doty
(R, Brookhaven). Doty told
The Dispatch on Monday
she is reluctant to agree.
“I’m on the drug policy
committee and I remember
Chuck’s bill coming up last
year,” Doty said. “My feel-
ing is there wasn’t enough
information for me to be
comfortable supporting it.
I do know a lot of constit-
uents said that (Kratom)
was really providing some
pain relief for them. Again,
I think we need more infor-
mation.”
Another avenue is to
add Kratom to the list of
Schedule 1 drugs that are
added during committee
meetings.
“We haven’t met as a
committee yet, but every
year there are new drugs
that come up,” Doty said.
“It’s possible that Kratom
could be added to the list of
scheduled drugs.”
Flowers told The Dis-
patch Kratom has been
around for “four or five
years” and several of her
residents have grown de-
pendent on the drug.
“A lot of these women
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it to the correct people who
lobby for the county,” she
funding for the project.
West Point hasn’t had
“We haven’t gotten
fine-turned down to
said. “A lot of times that
goes a lot further than just
a club since 2001. Colom
said BGC Golden Triangle
cost-estimated project
yet,” she said. “I would
here at the local level when
you’ve got somebody and
is looking to build its new say we’ll have that later
West Point Facility on Fifth this month. We’re going
they actually can go into Street near the civic cen- to have to because that
these offices and ask peo- ter. Students currently at- application for the com-
ple that have one-on-one tend the club’s after school munity block grant will
relationships with them if programs at Fifth Street require it.”
this can happen.” School about a block away, BGC Golden Triangle
a temporary site until the launched the “36 Rea-
Facility plans new permanent facility is sons” fundraising cam-
BGC Golden Triangle built. paign in November 2017,
is planning to build its new Colom told The Dis- which seeks to raise
facility in Westside Park patch there are prelimi- $1 million to $1.5 mil-
on North Long Street. Co- nary designs in place for lion for the new clubs in
lom said the new facility is both clubs. However, she Starkville and West Point.
being designed with ideas said BGC Golden Triangle Colom said the campaign
Mississippi State Univer- hasn’t yet finalized the de- has, so far, raised about
sity architecture students sign or costs for either and $50,000 for the Starkville
crafted during a design hopes that step will be fin- club and $35,000 for the
charette in the fall. ished in the coming weeks. West Point club.
The organization also is
looking to build a new club
in West Point, and Colom
said she’s waiting to hear
back from the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture’s
Rural Development pro-
gram with regards to the
feasibility of seeking grant
are opioid or heroin ad-
dicts,” she said. “For them,
it gives them the same
high and it’s legal and easy
to get here.”
Flowers said Kratom
had become such a prob-
lem that they began using
more sophisticated drug
tests to detect Kratom.
“Most tests don’t detect
it, so we started sending
our tests to a lab that does
more extensive testing,”
she said. “Since then,
we’ve had several residents
who’ve failed tests for Kra-
tom. It’s a serious prob-
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Drawing the line between pain management and addiction

Until Monday’ s meeting, it
was obvious that the Lowndes
County Board of Supervisors
had never heard of Kratom,
although those in the addic-
tion recovery field have been
dealing with the effects of the
product for years.
Kratom comes from a trop-
ical tree native to Southeast
Asia, whose leaves contain
two addictive compounds that
interact with opioid receptors
in the brain, according to the
National Institute on Drug
Abuse.
There is no minimum age to
purchase Kratom. It is sold in
convenience stores as a ¼ oz.
bottled liquid, similar to an en-
ergy shot, or as an e-cigarette
cartridge. There are also cap-
suled and powdered versions of
the substance available online.
Monday, supervisors heard
from a parade of speakers —
including a woman who said
her life was ruined by her
husband’s abuse of Kratom,
law enforcement official and
medical professionals — all
urging the supervisors to pass
an ordinance making the sale
of Kratom a misdemeanor –
the maximum punishment a
municipality can prescribe.
A bill to make the sale of
Kratom a felony authored by
Chuck Younger last year, died
in committee, which probably
underscores the difficulty in
determining where legitimate
pain relief ends and recreation-
al use begins.
For some, Kratom is seen
as a legitimate means of
pain management or a su-
per-strength energy drink. For
others, it’s viewed as a legal
substitute for heroin and other
forms of opiates. A legal high,
is the way Younger describes
it.
In either case, those who
spoke before the supervisors
Monday say it has the potential
for addiction.
Kratom is part of a larger
debate that pits the legitimate
need to relieve pain against the
potential of abuse and addic-
tion.
By their nature, substances
powerful enough to effectively
treat chronic pain are likely to
create dependence, which is
only a step away from addic-
tion.
But not all pain-relief sub-
stances have the same poten-
tial for abuse.
Also in this session, legisla-
tors are considering a bill that
would legalize medical mari-
juana, a measure 33 states and
the District of Columbia have
already approved.
Although there is some
evidence that marijuana can be
addictive in some cases, most
people who use marijuana do
not develop the sort of depen-
dence generally associated
with drugs such as heroin
and other opiates. Withdrawal
symptoms are generally mild
among those who stop using
marijuana.
What we all should be able
to agree on is that, first, people
suffering chronic pain should
have access to pain-relief un-
der a doctor’s supervision. Rest
assured, those who argue most
strenuously for banning power-
ful forms of pain-relief are not
subject to the chronic pain that
many people legitimately need,
potential for dependence/ad-
diction aside.
We can also agree that ad-
diction is a scourge on our soci-
ety and all practical measures
should be taken to prevent it.
Almost 100 years ago, Brit-
ish essayist G.K. Chesterton
observed that “art, like moral-
ity, consists of drawing a line
somewhere.”
What our elected officials
are now grappling with is draw-
ing the line between pain-man-
agement and addiction.
It matters very much where
that line is drawn.

Letter to the editor

Voice of the people
Comments on Triplett letter
I read Mr. Triplett’s response to
my letter, and it seems he is threat-
ened by a Muslim, trans-gender, or
atheist running for office and hold-
ing office. Isn’t this America where
everyone is allowed to participate
in the process? I myself welcome
diversity in our elected officials as
this allows for differing views and
perspectives. He is afraid these peo-
ple from diverse backgrounds will
further their agendas. How funny
this is since daily I am pelted with
right wing politicians furthering
their own agendas with ridiculous
laws meant to disenfranchise the
minorities and anyone who doesn’t
agree with their views. I’m not
pleased with this, but I realize that
unfortunately personalities become
more important than principles
and adherence to the constitution
for some people. We are not all
bigoted and close minded in this
country nor in this city nor in this
state. Please broaden your horizons!
Travel around and speak to people
and observe their lifestyles. Mr.
Triplett is threatened by CHANGE.
Education system usurped by Com-
munists? Please! The education
system encourages free thought
and of course that also threatens
the close-minded. It saddens me to
think there are people out there like
Mr. Triplett. Fear mongering by the
religious right has them scared to
death of diversity. How sad.
Jerry M Fortenberry
Columbus
Today in history
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 5, the 36th
day of 2019. There are 329 days left in
the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 5, 1937, President Frank-
lin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing
the number of U.S. Supreme Court
justices; the proposal, which failed
in Congress, drew accusations that
Roosevelt was attempting to “pack”
the nation’s highest court.
On this date:
In 1917, Mexico’s present constitu-
tion was adopted by the Constitution-
al Convention in Santiago de Quere-
taro. The U.S. Congress passed, over
President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, an
act severely curtailing Asian immi-
gration.
In 1918, during World War I, the
Cunard liner SS Tuscania, which was
transporting about 2,000 American
troops to Europe, was torpedoed by a
German U-boat in the Irish Sea with
the loss of more than 200 people.
In 1958, Gamal Abdel Nasser
was formally nominated to become
the first president of the new United
Arab Republic (a union of Egypt and
Syria which lasted until 1961).
In 1971, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan
Shepard and Edgar Mitchell stepped
onto the surface of the moon in the
first of two lunar excursions.
In 1983, former Nazi Gestapo
official Klaus Barbie, expelled from
Bolivia, was brought to Lyon (lee-
OHN’), France, to stand trial. (He
was convicted and sentenced to life
in prison — he died in 1991.)
— The Associated Press
State of the nation
Sacrificing Northam will not be enough
“Once that picture with
the blackface and the Klans-
man came out, there is no
way you can continue to be
the governor of the com-
monwealth of Virginia.”
So decreed Terry McAu-
liffe, insisting on the death
penalty with no reprieve for
his friend and successor
Gov. Ralph Northam.
Et tu, Brute?
Yet Northam had all but Patrick Buchanan
sworn Saturday he had no
knowledge of the 1984 year-
book photo and that he was not either
man in the photo.
McAuliffe, who is considering a run
for president, joined Kamala Harris,
Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders,
Cory Booker, Julian Castro and Joe
Biden in the pile-on. All had washed
their hands of Northam.
That a moderate Democratic gover-
nor is near friendless in a fight for his
life reveals much about the Democratic
Party.
Earlier last week, Northam was at
the center of another blazing controver- All were slave owners. Richmond, the
sy. He had backed legislation to permit
abortions up to birth.
And then he volunteered that, if a
child were born after a botched abor-
tion, the “infant would be resuscitated
if that’s what the mother and the family tary Institute, where Thomas Jona-
desired, and then a discussion would
ensue between the physicians and the
mother.”
Northam seemed to be not only
endorsing third-trimester abortion,
but infanticide, “mercy killing,” the
murder of a living but wounded baby
after birth. A public outcry forced the
legislature to back off the bill.
Then the photo from the yearbook
of Eastern Virginia Medical School
surfaced. Yet, in term of moral gravity,
which is worse?
Public advocacy of late-term abor-
tions with an option to execute babies
who survive, or a stupid and insensitive sive resistance” to the court order to
35-year-old photo of two beer-drinking
guys, one dressed up in Klan costume,
the other in blackface.
Other Democrats are
saying that even if Northam
is not in the “racist” photo,
he admitted to putting shoe
polish on his face, to imitate
Michael Jackson and his
moonwalk, for a 1984 dance
contest.
To some Democrats,
third-trimester abortions
are a step forward for wom-
en’s rights. Gov. Andrew
Cuomo was cheered in
Albany for enacting a law
to guarantee late-term
abortions should Roe v. Wade be over-
turned.
By week’s end, Virginia Democrats
were bewailing the “horrible” history
of their state, where, in 1619, the first
slave ship arrived at Point Comfort
with men and women from Africa who
would work the plantations until the
Civil War ended, 250 years later.
One cannot rewrite history.
Four of America’s first six pres-
idents — Washington, Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe — were Virginians.
capital of Virginia, was the capital of
the Confederacy. The commander in
chief of the Confederate armies was a
Virginian, Robert E. Lee.
Northam attended Virginia Mili-
than (“Stonewall”) Jackson had been
Instructor of Artillery. The VMI cadet
corps fought proudly in the Battle of
New Market.
The most memorialized of Virginia’s
heroes, in its monuments and statues,
are colonists, Revolutionary War and
Confederate soldiers and statesmen,
and 19th- and 20th-century senators
and governors. Almost all supported
slavery or segregation.
When the Warren Court outlawed
segregation in 1954, Virginia and the
South replied with the Dixie Manifesto,
declaring open defiance and “mas-
integrate.
Not until Nixon’s presidency was the
order carried out.
In recent years, there has been a
running debate about what kind of
country America is.
Is she a blood and soil nation, a
separate people, with their own unique
history, heroes, holidays, language,
literature, myths and music? Or is
America a propositional nation, united
solely by its values, whose mission it is
to transmit these values to mankind?
The question raised this weekend,
however, is even more divisive.
Is America a good country, or has
she, like Virginia, such a past of sins
and crimes as to make her eternally
ashamed and for which she should
make eternal amends? Does America
owe the world?
Should Western civilization be
held responsible for what it has done
through the centuries to persons of col-
or the world over? Should we conduct a
purging of monuments to all of Amer-
ica’s “white racists,” as antifa and its
allies are determined to do in Virginia?
The Democratic Party may believe
that by throwing Northam to the
wolves it will satisfy these forces. It
won’t.
We are at the beginning of a Kul-
turkampf to purge America of all
monuments and tributes to the white
males who created, built and ruled
the country, and once believed that
they, their nation, their faith, and their
civilization were superior to all others.
And, without apology, they so acted in
the world.
Those two guys drinking beer in
blackface and Klan robes and a hood
thought they were being funny, but to
the unamused members of a radical-
ized Democratic Party, there is nothing
funny about them.
And, after Northam, these intolerant
people will demand that the Democrat-
ic Party nominate a candidate who will
echo their convictions about America’s
past.
Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally
syndicated columnist, was a senior advi-
sor to presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald
Ford and Ronald Reagan. His website is
http://buchanan.org/blog.
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US officials fear IS fighters are lying low, not defeated

Military officials warn the fighters
could regroup within six months to a
year after the Americans leave Syria
By MAT THEW LEE
AP Diplomatic Writer
WASHINGTON — IS militants have lost
President Donald Trump
is expected to declare
near-total triumph over
the Islamic State group
in Syria in his State of
the Union address, but
U.S. defense officials are
increasingly fearful that
the militants are simply
biding their time until the
Americans leave the bat-
tlefield as planned.
territory since Trump’s
surprise announcement
in December that he
was pulling U.S. forces
out, but military offi-
cials warn the fighters
could regroup within six
months to a year after the
Americans leave.
A Defense Department
watchdog report released
Monday warned of just
such a possibility.
The Islamic State
group “remains a potent
force of battle-hardened
and well-disciplined
fighters that ‘could likely
resurge in Syria’ absent
continued counterterror-
ism pressure,” the report
from the inspector gener-
al said.
Trump’s decision to
leave Syria, which he ini-
tially said would be rapid
but later slowed down,
shocked U.S. allies led
to the resignations of
Defense Secretary Jim
Mattis and the top envoy
to the anti-IS coalition,
Brett McGurk.
The withdrawal will
fulfill Trump’s goal of
bringing troops home
from Syria, but military
leaders have pushed back
for months, arguing that
IS remains a threat and
could regroup. U.S. policy
has been to keep troops
in place until the extrem-
ists are eradicated.
Fears that IS fighters
are making strategic ma-
neuvers ahead of a U.S.
pullout could also fuel
criticism that Trump is
than 10 square kilome-
ters of turf in Syria — an
telegraphing his military
plans — the same thing
area smaller than New
York’s Central Park. In
he accused President late November and De-
Barack Obama of doing cember that figure had
in Afghanistan. been estimated at be-
U.S. officials in recent tween 400 and 600 square
weeks say IS has lost 99.5 kilometers, according to
percent of its territory officials briefed on the
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nursing facility in Austin,
Texas.
Visitation will be February
6, at 11 a.m. at Wilcox Funeral
Home with a memorial service
following at 2 p.m.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
brother, Hal; her sister, Exa Halford Sartin; her
husband, Carl H. Fulton; and her son, Carl H.
Fulton, Jr.
Survivors include her son, Hal Edwin Fulton,
of Austin, Texas, as well as two granddaughters,
Tara Fulton Butzlaff of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
and Rebecca Fulton Williamson of Carthage,
Mississippi; and one great-granddaughter,
Alyssa Williamson of Carthage, Mississippi.
As a young child, Doyle remembered sitting
on the knee of a Mississippi senator during his
visits with her father. She also sang on the radio
(station WJDX) and played violin at local events.
She attended Mississippi College and majored
in English. During her freshman year writing
a term paper on William Faulkner, she had the
idea to call him from a pay phone. Much to her
surprise, Faulkner’s wife answered and handed
the phone to her husband, who graciously
gave her a phone interview. More than twenty
years later, this earned her a few paragraphs in
Blotner’s definitive biography of Faulkner.
One night, she was sitting with a group at a
basketball game. One of the boys said,“Well, I
think I’ll go to a movie,” and in response she said,
“Ask me to go, and I’ll go with you.” He shrugged
and said, “You can go if you want to.” They never
suspected, at the time, that they would end up
celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary.
Doyle was a devoted wife, proud of her
husband Carl, who was a pilot in World War II
and the Korean War. He also flew as part of a “sky
parade” at Harry Truman’s inauguration. His
Air Force career took them to Albany, Georgia,
where Doyle had one of her favorite jobs ever:
writing ad copy at radio station WGPC.
Also, working at the station was an office
boy, who later took a stage name and became
country singer, Ray Stevens. They renewed their
friendship in the 1970s and remained friends
for many years. It was also at the radio station
that she wrote the slogan “You can be sure if
it’s Westinghouse” for the popular appliance
manufacturer. A company representative heard
it on the radio and bought the rights for $100.
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January 31, 2019.
He was born on April 4, 1941,
in West Point, Mississippi, to
the late William V. and Eva
Mae Mosley-Clardy, Sr. He was
a dedicated employee for over
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Leasing. He was a wonderful
husband, dad, Pepaw, brother and friend to
everyone he knew.
He was preceded in death by his sisters, Mary
Frances Clardy, Onzelle Clardy-Levrette and
Alice Clardy-Stahl; a son, Ty Harris; and his
father-in-law, Willard Dobrinski.
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Clardy; his children, Coby Carson (Chris),
Michael Earnhart (Maggie), Becky Merriman
(Rick) and Johnny Bruce; eight grandchildren;
his siblings, Paul Clardy (Kay), Tom Clardy
(Beth) and Ivy Dean Gilreath (Robert); as well as
numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews
and cousins.
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nationally for more than 25 years.
Always loving to learn, Doyle returned to
school in the 1960s and earned her master’s
degree in library science from Mississippi State
University. She taught English or served as
librarian in many towns including Thomastown,
Good Hope, Carthage, Forest, Kosciusko,
Madden, and Columbus. She told her students,
“A term paper should be like a girl’s skirt: short
enough to be interesting, but long enough to
cover the subject.”
Doyle had an uncanny knack for being
in the right place at the right time. When a
congressman was speaking at her school, the
principal asked her to accompany him to lunch.
As a result, she and G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery
became close friends and remained so until his
death more than forty years later. Doyle never
met a stranger and while taking her students to
a play in Jackson, she recognized Eudora Welty
and stopped to speak to her and introduce her
students to her.
Her friends included two governors’ wives,
authors Jesse Stuart and Barry Hannah,
children’s author Lena de Grummond and many
others from all walks of life.
Doyle loved dogs, flea markets and collecting
clocks. She and her husband logged many miles
on their ’69 Harley with her in the sidecar. God,
family, books and music were important to her
and she couldn’t go more than an hour without
listening to the news. She never hesitated
to express her opinion by writing a letter or
a sarcastic poem to local newspapers, and
occasionally, they were brave enough to print
them.
Doyle specifically requested that in lieu of
flowers, friends should do something nice for
someone else.
She made life interesting and fun for those
around her, and she will be sorely missed.
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Dog flu and you able to the virus, ily — one kind for
and somewhere people and one for
In Wes Anderson’s animated
under 10 percent of dogs that spend a
film “Isle of Dogs,” an outbreak of
infected dogs die of lot of time around
canine influenza rips through the
flu-related compli- other animals
fictional Japanese city of Mega-
cations. in boarding or
saki. The town’s mayor, fearing Canine influen- day-care facilities,
the virus will spread to humans, za is transmitted parks or dog runs.
banishes all dogs to Trash Island, through droplets The vaccine is ad-
aka Isle of Dogs. The ultra-smart that become ministered in two
exiled pups, missing the great airborne when doses, three weeks
meals their owners once provided, a dog breathes, apart, and like its
eventually find a way to help upend barks or sneezes Drs. Oz and Roizen human counter-
the government conspiracies that (cats can catch part, getting it
forced them out of town. it from them). early (September
This dystopian film is, of Symptoms include cough, runny or October) makes sense, but it’s
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the high school classes, a er and on do,” Mitchell said. “But Though in the early
lot of them are taking full- their level, he’s helping us get our stages, Davis said she
time college classes,” Da- there can grades up and sometimes hopes to have more stu-
vis said. “They had some be a deeper I do need help with math.” dents volunteer next year
time throughout the day connection Alexander said he is to help all elementary
that they weren’t taking there. So excited for his students to schools within the dis-
classes. I got to thinking, what we have those mentorships. trict.
this would be a way to are hoping Davis said the elementa- “It’s kind of a big broth-
give back to our school Alexander
is that con- ry school principals are er, big sister type thing,”
and the community.” nection will help those in charge of choosing Davis said. “I told them
The PALS program students behaviorally and students and class assign- about it and they all vol-
started Monday after- academically as well and ments for the high school unteered. They were
noon with five high school maybe make sure those mentors. very enthusiastic about it.
students volunteering at students reach their full “They’re mentoring They are not getting any
both Franklin and Fair- potential.” them and helping them high school credit for this.
view. Fifth grade student academically,” Alexander I had 10 students who had
Fairview Principal Ben Cameron Mitchell, 11, said. “We will take any a whole block of time, that
Alexander said he used worked with Harris on a help we can get. These they were able to devote
benchmark assessment math assignment Monday (mentors) have a good to this. We’ve started
scores to gauge which afternoon. academic background small. I do anticipate this
students need specialized “It’s nice because he and to have them come in program will grow.”
attention. Each mentor
could have been at home and help our students is a
will work with one to two
doing what he wants to good resource.”
elementary students each
day for about 90 minutes
— focusing first on class
assignments with the
hope of building a rap-
port with the elementary
students that transcends
academics.
“It’s going well right
now,” Alexander said. “It’s
easier for kids sometimes,
to connect with people
they consider their peers.
Sometimes they look at us
like we are adults. When
you are a little bit young-

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whether I have an oppo-
nent or not,” Hairston
said. “I think it’s import-
ant to get out there and
meet people and that isn’t
going to change.”
In another Lowndes
race, incumbent Demo-
crat Joe F. Ables, Jr. has
qualified for District 2 con-
stable. Two Republicans,
Austin Strickland and
Spence Wallingford, are
also running for that post.
Qualifying for coun-
ty and state offices ends
March 1.

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Sports
Shifting
gears after
long run in
business
I
t’s time.
Sitting in front of
the television watch-
ing a baseball game, it
never occurred to me that
sports would take such a
prominent role in my life.
There were dreams, of
course, of playing in the
major leagues or being
on TV with the best in
the world, but they never
materialized.
Instead, a life quickly
emerged
on the
sidelines
as part
spectator
and story-
teller. Re-
member
Adam the first
Minichino time you
realized
a “job”
didn’t feel like work and
something clicked? That
was my immediate feeling
when I started working
at The Daily Campus, the
student newspaper of the
University of Connecticut.
More than 30 years
later, it’s time to tell a new
story. Wednesday will be
my last day as sports ed-
itor of The Dispatch. The
finale comes on National
Signing Day, an annual
event that is synonymous
with new opportunities
for so many across the
country. For me, the day
signals a last chance to
tell a few more stories of
deserving student-ath-
letes in our area. It also
opens a new door to a job
as a communications spe-
cialist at the Mississippi
University of Women.
It’s hard to describe
the emotions when you’re
letting go of something
you’ve done for all of your
professional life. It’s kind
of like a mix of excite-
ment, apprehension, and
longing wrapped up into
one. The longing comes
from a time in younger
days when there weren’t
as many responsibilities
and you could throw
yourself into your work
and not have any other
concerns.
There were very few
times I envisioned doing
anything else. Growing
up — even into my college
See MINICHINO, 4B
Heritage Academy senior Moak Griffin reaches for a rebound in a game against
Starkville Academy earlier this season. Griffin played a key role in victories against
Winston Academy and Hartfield Academy last week.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SPORTS EDITOR
Adam Minichino
SPORTS LINE
662-241-5000
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n TUESDAY, February 5, 2019
COLLEGE
B
SECTION
SOFTBALL
Bulldogs
looking
to pack
punch on
offense
BY SCOT T WALTERS
swalters@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — In
softball circles, most
teams begin their seasons
with their pitchers project-
ed to be ahead of their of
Jim Lytle, Mark Zerof/Special to The Dispatch, USA TODAY Sports hitters.
LEFT: Mississippi State senior center Teaira McCowan blocks a shot in the team’s Maroon and The Mississippi State
White Scrimmage, while (RIGHT) MSU forward Reggie Perry (1) shoots the ball against Kentucky softball team will buck
forward Reid Travis (22) in the first half at Rupp Arena. that trend this season.
MSU’s McCowan, Perry honored
Buoyed by the return of
a talented group of offen-
sive players, MSU figures
to be able to score plenty
of runs while newcomers
Senior makes late season watch list for Wooden Award; Freshman earns SEC award take over in the circle.
The ability to score
From Special Reports 58 blocked shots and fifth in field goal percent- runs is a big reason why
age (66.1 percent). coach Vann Stuedeman is
Mississippi State senior center Teaira McCowan already has broken the MSU excited about her team’s
McCowan and MSU freshman Reggie Perry were season opener against
career records for rebounds (1,316) and dou-
honored Monday for their accomplishments. Middle Tennessee State at
ble-doubles (57) this season en route to four
McCowan was one of 20 women’s basketball 3 p.m. in the Bulldog Kick-
players named to the late season watch list for weekly SEC honors. The Brenham, Texas, na-
off Classic at Nusz Park.
the John Wooden Award. McCowan leads No. tive has recorded 18 double-doubles.
MSU will play five games
6 MSU (21-1, 9-0 Southeastern Conference) in Among active players, McCowan is second
in the event this weekend.
scoring (16.9 points per game) and rebounding in the country in career rebounds, fourth in “On paper, this team has
(13.7 per game). She is sixth in the nation with See HONORS, 4B a chance to be really good of-
fensively,” Stuedeman said.
“We have speed and we have
good contact hitters up and
The W splits doubleheader vs. Oakwood down the lineup. This team
should be able to score some
runs. That’s a relief because
From Special Reports eight rebounds, while Autumn by Oakwood into a 26-14 edge we will be largely unproven
Taylor, former West Point High in points off turnovers. in the circle.
The Mississippi University standout Qiayon Bailey, and The Ambassadors used a “It will be good to be
for Women basketball teams Duke had 12, 11, and 10 points, 15-4 run late in the first half to the kind of team that ‘if we
split a doubleheader against respectively. take a 41-30 halftime lead. The give up a run, that’s fine,
Oakwood University on Mon- The W used a 17-3 run to we will get our own.’ ”
lead grew to 15 points, 54-39,
day night at Pohl Gymnasium. close the first quarter to take a See SOFTBALL, 5B
before the Owls rallied. A tip-
In the opener, Starlandria 21-7 lead after 10 minutes. The in and a 3-pointer by Harris cut
Walton had 15 points to help Owls led 44-21 at halftime.
send senior Tenazhia Hinkson In the men’s game, Harris,
the deficit to 10. The W scored Game 1
out with an 83-42 victory in her nine-straight points to trim the n bulldog kickoff
a junior, was 9-for-19 from the
final home game. margin to 76-72 with four min- classic: Middle Tennessee
field. He added three steals, State, 3 p.m. Friday, at Nusz
In the men’s game, former utes remaining.
five rebounds, and one blocked Park, Starkville.
Starkville High School and shot. Prior to the game, The W
East Mississippi Community Tavonta Jones had 16 points, honored seniors DJ Clark and
College standout Keith Harris four rebounds, and four steals, Skinner in their final home Inside
had 23 points, but The W men and former Starkville High games. n more college sports:
lost to Oakwood 83-77. The W will face off against Mississippi State
standout Josh Skinner had 15
Oakwood in a doubleheader announced the schedule for
In the women’s game, Wal- points, three assists, one block, Super Bulldog Weekend as
ton was 7-for-10 from the field to and one steal for The W (6-16). Saturday in Huntsville, Ala- well as its preseason
lead a balanced scoring attack Tre Pinkston added 10 points bama. The women’s game will activities for the MSU
for the Owls (15-6). Keyahna for the Owls. start at 7 p.m., followed by the baseball team’s Fan Day
Jones and Katlyn Duke had The W turned 22 turnovers men’s game at 9 p.m. and Cowbell Yell. Page 4B
PREP PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Healthy Griffin contributing in
multiple ways for Heritage Academy
By Adam Minichino and the Heritage Academy boys basket-
aminichino@cdispatch.com ball team have work to tend to in their
“third season.”
Name your poison, Moak Griffin will Griffin helped Heritage Academy
deliver it.
make a final push to end the regular sea-
The Heritage Academy senior can
son on a strong note by averaging 13.5
outscore you if he needs to, either from
points, four rebounds, and four assists in
the perimeter or with strong moves to
victories against Winston Academy and
the basket. The multi-sport standout is
equally capable of controlling a game Hartfield Academy last week.
with his rebounding or with his play- For his accomplishments, Griffin is
making ability. The Dispatch’s Prep Player of the Week.
Griffin’s versatility stems from the “He is an outstanding basketball play-
fact that he has been playing multiple er,” Heritage Academy boys basketball
sports — football, basketball, golf, and coach Russ Whiteside said. “Unfortu-
more — since he was little. It’s not sur- nately, this late in his senior season is
prising that some of his coaches have the first time we’re actually getting to
Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch encouraged him to be a member of the see it because of all of the injuries he has
school’s track and field team. had to overcome.”
That possibility will have to wait at Griffin’s injuries — back and anterior
least a few more weeks because Griffin See GRIFFIN, 4B
2B TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly CALENDAR Baseball Golf

Guido Pella (8), Argentina, def. Paolo Lorenzi,
Italy, 6-1, 6-3.
Malek Jaziri (6), Tunisia, def. Carlos Berlocq,
Free Agent Signings World Ranking Argentina, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4).

Mississippi State Prep Basketball

NEW YORK — The 72 free agents who have
signed, with name, position, former club if 1. Justin Rose
2. Brooks Koepka
Through Feb. 3
ENG
USA
9.93
8.87
Doubles
First Round
Pablo Carreno Busta and Gerard Granollers,
different, and contract. The contract information
Track and field team has 800-meter runners ranked Today’s Games was obtained by The Associated Press from 3. Dustin Johnson
4. Justin Thomas
USA
USA
8.78
8.11
Spain, def. David Marrero and Jaume Munar,
Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 10-8.
STARKVILLE — Three top-30 runners in the 800 meters lead Noxubee County at Columbus player and management sources. For players
5. Bryson DeChambeau USA 7.80 Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Miguel
with minor league contracts, letter agreements Angel Reyes-Varela, Mexico, def. Pablo
the Mississippi State men’s track and field team to a No. 3 national Louisville at New Hope for major league contracts are in parentheses: 6. Jon Rahm ESP 6.40
Cuevas, Uruguay, and Diego Schwartzman,
7. Xander Schauffele USA 6.36
ranking in the event in the second edition of the USTFCCCA’s Vardaman at West Lowndes AMERICAN LEAGUE
8. Rickie Fowler USA 6.20
Argentina, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
BOSTON (2) — Re-signed Steve Pearce, 1b-of,
#EventSquad Rankings. Belmont at Aberdeen to a $6.25 million, one-year contract; re-signed
9. Rory McIlroy
10. Francesco Molinari
NIR
ITA
5.92
5.66
ATP Tour
The rankings determine the top school in each event based Hamilton at Noxapater Nathan Eovaldi, rhp, to a $68 million, four-year 11. Tony Finau USA 5.28 Open Sud de France
on their four best athletes in that event. MSU’s four runners in the contract. 12. Jason Day AUS 5.26 Monday
Nanih Waiya at Columbus Christian CHICAGO (2) — Signed Kelvin Herrera, 13. Tiger Woods USA 5.11 At Arena Montpellier
800 average a time of 1 minute, 49.8 seconds. Sophomore Marco Mississippi Association of Independent Schools rhp, Washington, to an $18 million, two-year 14. Tommy Fleetwood ENG 5.01 Montpellier, France
Arop leads the pack with a mark of 1:47.63 that helped win the event contract; signed Jon Jay, of, Arizona, to a $4 15. Patrick Reed USA 4.84 Purse: $600,500 (ATP250)
(MAIS) Class AAA, District 2 tournament million, one-year contract. 16. Bubba Watson USA 4.55 Surface: Hard-Indoor
at the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 26. His time is third in the 17. Marc Leishman AUS 4.44 Singles
Southeastern Conference and seventh in the nation.
At Leake Academy CLEVELAND (1) — Re-signed Oliver Perez, to
a $2.5 million, one-year contract. 18. Patrick Cantlay USA 4.33 First Round
Dejon Devroe is tied for 21st in the nation (No. 5 in the SEC), No. 4 Heritage Academy girls vs. No. 5 Canton DETROIT (4) — Signed Matt Moore, lhp, 19. Webb Simpson USA 4.23 Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Ivo Karlovic,
Croatia, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5).
Texas, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; 20. Matt Kuchar USA 4.18
while Daniel Nixon’s mark of 1:49.92 at the Vanderbilt Invitational Academy, 5 p.m. signed Tyson Ross, rhp, St. Louis, to a $5.75 21. Jordan Spieth USA 4.09 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Ugo Humbert,
France, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
is 30th in the country and seventh in the conference. Kenya Small No. 4 Winston Academy boys vs. No. 5 Starkville million, one-year contract; signed Jordy 22. Gary Woodland
23. Alex Noren
USA
SWE
4.03
3.95 Jeremy Chardy (6), France, def. Adrian
Academy, 6:15 p.m. Mercer, ss, Pittsburgh, to a $5.25 million, Menendez-Maceiras, 6-1, 6-1.
rounds out MSU’s top four runners at 1:52.20. one-year contract; signed Gordan
24. Paul Casey ENG 3.91
Doubles
25. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 3.76
MSU is 18th in the men’s 200 with an average time of 21.50 Thursday’s Games Beckham, 2b, Seattle, to a minor league 26. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 3.68 First Round
contract ($700,000). Leander Paes, India, and Benoit Paire, France,
led by Terryon Conwell, who finished second in the event at the Murrah at Starkville HOUSTON (3) — Signed Robinson Chirinos,
27. Cameron Smith AUS 3.63
def. Jonathan Eysseric and Gilles Simon,
28. Sergio Garcia ESP 3.53
Razorback Invitational with a mark of 21.13. Karson Kowalchuk West Lowndes at Nanih Waiya c, Texas, to a $5.75 million, one-year contract; 29. Phil Mickelson USA 3.46
France, 6-4, 6-2.
Luke Bambridge and Jonny O’Mara, Britain,
(21.36), Okheme Moore (21.44), and Rasheed Tatham (22.09) also signed Michael Brantley, of, Houston, to a $32
Hamilton at Vardaman million, two-year contract; signed Wade Miley,
30. Tyrrell Hatton
31. Adam Scott
ENG
AUS
3.38
3.32
def. Austin Krajicek, United States, and Artem
contributed to the Bulldogs’ ranking. Sitak (2), New Zealand, 6-4, 6-2.
Eupora at Aberdeen lhp, Milwaukee, to a $4.5 million, one-year 32. Rafa Cabrera Bello ESP 3.27
Kowalchuk leads the No. 24 men’s 60 squad with a mark of MAIS Class AAA, District 2 tournament contract.
LOS ANGELES (4) — Signed Trevor Cahill,
33. Keegan Bradley
34. Henrik Stenson
USA
SWE
3.27
3.20
ATP Tour Sofia Open
6.79. Moore (6.82), Cameron Crump (6.86) and Lawrence Crawford Monday
At Leake Academy rhp, Oakland, to a $9 million, one-year contract; 35. Ian Poulter ENG 3.19 At Arena Armeec
(6.93) round out the Bulldogs’ top four 60 sprinters. No. 2 Winston Academy girls vs. No. 3 Starkville signed Matt Harvey, rhp, Cincinnati, to an $11 36. Li Haotong CHN 3.15 Sofia, Bulgaria
million, one-year contract; signed Jonathan 37. Matt Wallace ENG 2.99 Purse: $600,500 (ATP250)
MSU will be back in action Friday and Saturday in a split meet.
Academy, 4 p.m. Lucroy, c, Oakland, to a $3.35 million, one-year 38. Billy Horschel USA 2.98 Surface: Hard-Indoor
Some of MSU’s student-athletes will return to Nashville, Tennessee, contract; signed Cody Allen, rhp, Cleveland, to 39. Kyle Stanley USA 2.96 Singles
No. 1 Heritage Academy boys vs. Winston an $8.5 million, one-year contract. 40. Branden Grace RSA 2.81 First Round
for the Music City Challenge, while others will head to Clemson, 41. Eddie Pepperrell ENG 2.79 Matthew Ebden, Australia, def. Adrian Andreev,
South Carolina, for the Tiger Paw Invitational. Academy or Starkville Academy, 5:15 p.m. MINNESOTA (2) — Signed Nelson Cruz, dh,
42. Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG 2.74 Bulgaria, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5).
Seattle, to a $14.3 million, one-year contract;
n Registration extended for fam packages for World No. 1 Leake Academy girls vs. Heritage Academy signed Martin Perez, lhp, Texas, to a $4 million,
43. Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA 2.70 Marius Copil, Romania, def. Stan Wawrinka,
44. Shane Lowry IRL 2.68 Switzerland, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
University Games: At Starkville, Registration to join the women’s or Canton Academy, 6:30 p.m. one-year contract. 45. Thorbjorn Olesen DEN 2.61
No. 2 Leake Academy boys vs. No. 3 Canton NEW YORK (6) — Re-signed Brett Gardner, of, 46. Kevin Kisner USA 2.53 ATP Tour Ranking
basketball team in Naples, Italy, for the World University Games this to a $7.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed 47. Andrew Putnam USA 2.42 Through Feb. 3
summer has been extended to March 15. Academy, 7:45 p.m. CC Sabathia, lhp, to an $8 million, one-year 48. Lucas Bjerregaard DEN 2.38 Singles
contract; re-signed J.A. Happ, lhp, to a $34 49. Chez Reavie USA 2.38 1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 10955
Fans traveling with MSU will see some of the most beautiful
sites in the country and watch the Bulldogs July 2-9, 2019, as they Prep Soccer million, two-year contract; re-signed Zach
Britton, lhp, to a $39 million, three-year
50. Emiliano Grillo ARG 2.36 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 8320
3. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6475
Today’s Matches contract; signed DJ LeMahieu, inf, Colorado, PGA Tour schedule 4. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 5060
represent the United States. to a $24 million, two-year contract; signed Feb. 7-10 — AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 5. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 4845
6. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 4600
The packages feature a seven-night hotel stay, tickets to the Columbus Christian at Indianola Academy, 3 p.m. Adam Ottavino, rhp, Colorado, to a $27 million, Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Monterey Penin-
sula (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, Calif. 7. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 4100
three-year contract.
Bulldogs’ pool play games and the opening ceremony, a breakfast Magnolia Heights at Heritage Academy, 5 p.m. OAKLAND (3) — Signed Joakim Soria, rhp, Feb. 14-17 — Genesis Open, Riviera CC, Los 8. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 3960
Angeles 9. John Isner, United States, 3155
buffet each morning, two group dinners and a reception. Milwaukee, to a $15 million, two-year contract; 10. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 3140
It also includes tours on a private air-conditioned coach bus to Men’s College Basketball signed Marco Estrada, rhp, Toronto, to a $4 mil-
lion, one-year contract; signed Jerry Blevins,
Feb. 21-24 — WGC-Mexico Championship,
Chapultepec GC, Mexico City
11. Karen Khachanov, Russia, 2880
12. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 2805
the beautiful sites of Pompeii, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and Capri Wednesday’s Games lhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract
Feb. 21-24 — Puerto Rico Open, Coco Beach
Golf & CC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
13. Borna Coric, Croatia, 2605
Island. 14. Milos Raonic, Canada, 2250
Texas A&M at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. ($1.5 million).
TAMPA BAY (1) — Signed Charlie Morton, rhp,
Feb. 28-March 3 — Honda Classic, PGA 15. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 2225
Fans who join the Bulldogs will also receive a USA Team hat National (Champions), Palm Beach Gardens,
LSU at Mississippi State, 8 p.m. to a $30 million, two-year contract. Fla.
16. Daniil Medvedev, Russia, 2000
17. Lucas Pouille, France, 1955
and pin, city entry fees, parking fees, taxes, free hotel wi-fi and Georgia at Alabama, 8 p.m. TEXAS (6) — Signed Jeff Mathis, c, Arizona, March 7-10 — Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay 18. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 1955
access to a dedicated travel agent. to a $6.25 million, two-year contract; signed Hill Golf & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. 19. Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 1870
Saturday’s Games Jesse Chavez, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to an $8 March 14-17 — The Players Championship, 20. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 1835
A single-person package costs $4,995, while double packages Kentucky at Mississippi State, Noon million, two-year contract; signed Lance Lynn, TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course), 21. David Goffin, Belgium, 1830
run $3,995 per person. The package does not include flights, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $30 million, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 22. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 1820
Ole Miss at Georgia, Noon three-year contract; signed Asdrubal Cabrera, March 21-24 — Valspar Championship, 23. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 1705
airport transfer, meals outside the breakfast buffet, travel insurance, inf, Philadelphia, to a $3.5 million, one-year Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, 24. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 1610
service tips and additional excursions.
Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi, 4 p.m. contract; signed Shawn Kelley, rhp, Oakland, Fla. 25. Denis Shapovalov, Canada, 1485
For more information, go to www.USATeam.org or email Alabama at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed March 27-31 — WGC-Dell Match Play, Austin
CC, Austin, Texas
Doubles
1. Mike Bryan, United States, 10480
Jason Hammel, rhp, Kansas City, to a minor
Fans@USATeam.org. Mississippi University for Women at Oakwood, league contract ($1.5 million).
March 28-31 — Corales Puntacana Resort & 2. Jack Sock, United States, 8105
Club Championship, Puntacana Resort & Club 3. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6790
9 p.m. TORONTO (2) — Signed David Phelps, rhp, (Corales), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 4. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 6450

Alabama Women’s College Basketball Seattle, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract;

signed Freddy Galvis, inf, San Diego, to a $5
million, one-year contract.
April 4-7 — Valero Texas Open, TPC San
Antonio (AT&T Oaks), San Antonio
5. Jamie Murray, Britain, 5820
5. Bruno Soares, Brazil, 5820
7. Mate Pavic, Croatia, 5290
Thursday’s Games April 11-14 — Masters, Augusta National GC,
Football team sets 2019 Homecoming Weekend Alabama at Florida, 6 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ARIZONA (1) — Signed Greg Holland, rhp,
Augusta, Ga.
April 18-21 — RBC Heritage, Harbour Town
8. Oliver Marach, Austria, 5220
9. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 5110
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama announced Thursday its Ole Miss at South Carolina, 7 p.m. Washington, to a $3.25 million, one-year con- GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 10. Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, 5000
10. Robert Farah, Colombia, 5000
2019 Homecoming football game will be Saturday, Oct. 26, against tract. April 25-28 — Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana,
Arkansas.
Saturday’s Games ATLANTA (3) — Signed Brian McCann, c, Avondale, La.
WTA Ranking
Houston, to a $2 million, one-year contract; May 2-5 — Wells Fargo Championship, Quail
Further details about Homecoming weekend activities, includ- Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m. signed Josh Donaldson, 3b, Cleveland, to a Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. Through Feb. 3
Singles
ing kickoff time for the game, will be released as they are finalized. Mississippi University for Women at Oakwood, 7 p.m. $23 million, one-year contract; re-signed Nick May 9-12 — AT&T Byron Nelson, Trinity Forest
GC, Dallas
1. Naomi Osaka, Japan, 7030
Markakis, of, to a $6 million, one-year contract.
Alabama is 84-13-1 in Homecoming games, including a 12-0 re- Sunday’s Game CHICAGO (2) — Signed Daniel Descalso, if, May 16-19 — PGA Championship, Bethpage
2. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 5920
3. Simona Halep, Romania, 5582
State Park (Black), Farmingdale, N.Y.
cord under coach Nick Saban. Alabama is riding a 17-game winning Tennessee at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. Arizona, to a $5 million, two-year contract;
May 23-26 — Charles Schwab Challenge,
4. Sloane Stephens, United States, 5307
signed Tony Barnette, rhp, Texas, to a 5. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 5100
streak on Homecoming that dates back to 2002. Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas
n No. 5 women’s golf team 14th at Northop Grumman College Softball $750,000, one-year contract.
COLORADO (1) — Signed Daniel Murphy,
May 30-June 2 — Memorial, Muirfield Village
GC, Dublin, Ohio
6. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 4965
7. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 4940
8. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 4845
Regional Challenge: At Palose Verdes, California, the No. 5 Thursday’s Game 2b-1b, Chicago Cubs, to a $24 million, two-year
9. Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus, 3565
women’s golf team improved six shots from its opening-round 307 to Ole Miss at Central Florida, 5:30 p.m.
contract. LPGA Tour Schedule 10. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 3467
LOS ANGELES (5) — Re-signed David Freese, Feb. 7-10 — Vic Open, 13th Beach GL, Barwon 11. Serena Williams, United States, 3406
card a 301 Monday in the second round of the Northrop Grumman Friday’s Games 1b-3b, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract; Heads, Australia 12. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 3330
Regional Challenge. re-signed Clayton Kershaw, lhp, to a $93 Feb. 14-17 — ISPS Handa Women’s Australian 13. Ashleigh Barty, Australia, 3285
Alabama vs. Murray State (Troy, Alabama), million, three-year contract; announced Hyun- Open, The Grange GC, Adelaide, Australia 14. Daria Kasatkina, Russia, 3230
Despite the improvement, Alabama (608) fell two spots in the 12:30 p.m. Jin Ryu, lhp, accepted $17.9 million qualifying Feb. 21-24 — Honda LPGA Thailand, Siam CC, 15. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 3040
standings to 14th place entering Tuesday’s final round. offer; signed Joe Kelly, rhp, Boston, to a $25 Chonburi, Thailand 16. Julia Goerges, Germany, 2910
Alabama is one of nine teams in the 16-team field ranked
Houston Baptist at Southern Mississippi, 1 p.m. million, three-year contract; signed A.J. Feb. 28-March 3 — HSBC Women’s World 17. Madison Keys, United States, 2786
Championship, Sentosa GC, Singapore 18. Wang Qiang, China, 2605
among Golfstat.com’s top-15 teams in the nation, while 13 rank Ole Miss vs. Ohio State (Orlando, Florida), Pollock, of, Arizona, to a $55 million, four-year
March 21-24 — Bank of Hope Founders Cup, 19. Caroline Garcia, France, 2550
contract.
among the nation’s top-35 entering this week’s event. 1:30 p.m. MIAMI (1) — Signed Neil Walker, inf, New York Wildfire GC at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert 20. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 2355
21. Elise Mertens, Belgium, 2335
Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix
Angelica Moresco carded the team’s low round on the par-71, Valparaiso at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. Yankees, to a $2 million, one-year contract.
March 28-31 — Kia Classic, Aviara GC, 22. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 2197
MILWAUKEE (1) — Signed Yasmani Grandal, 23. Danielle Collins, United States, 1934
6,017-yard Palos Verdes Golf Club, finishing with a 1-over par 72 to Stephen F. Austin at Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to an $18.25 million,
Carlsbad, Calif.
April 4-7 — ANA Inspiration, Mission Hills CC, 24. Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, 1896
climb into a tie for 17thplace with a 5-over 147 (72-75). Alabama at Troy, 5:30 p.m. one-year contract.
NEW YORK (6) — Signed Jeurys Familia, rhp,
Rancho Mirage, Calif. 25. Donna Vekic, Croatia, 1825
Doubles
Jiwon Jeon is one shot back and tied for 23rd at 6-over par 148 April 17-20 — LOTTE Championship, Ko Olina
Central Arkansas at Southern Mississippi, 6 p.m. Oakland, to a $30 million, three-year contract; GC, Kapolei, Hawaii 1. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 8320
(73-75). signed Wilson Ramos, c, Philadelphia, to a April 25-28 — Hugel-Air Premia LA Open, 2. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, 7970

on the air $19 million, two-year contract; signed Rajai 3. Timea Babos, Hungary, 7065
Kenzie Wright is tied for 47th with a 36-hole total of 11-over par Wilshire GC, Los Angeles
3. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 7065
Davis, of, Cleveland, to a minor league contract May 2-5 — LPGA Mediheal Championship,
153 (76-77). Mary Mac Trammell had Alabama’s biggest individual ($1.6 million); signed Hector Santiago, lhp, Lake Merced GC, Daly City, Calif. 5. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 6885
6. Ashleigh Barty, Australia, 5797
improvement, bettering her first-round score of 84 by seven strokes Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract May 23-26 — Pure Silk Championship,
and finishing the day with a 77 to end with a two-day score of 161. Today ($2 million); signed Jed Lowrie, inf, Houston,
to a $20 million, two-year contract; signed
Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Va.
May 30-June 2 — U.S. Women’s Open, CC of
7. Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, 5735
8. Andrea Sestini Hlavackova, Czech Republic,
5560
Carolina Caminoli rounds out the Crimson Tide starters with a COLLEGE BASKETBALL Justin Wilson, Chicago Cubs, to a $10 million, Charleston, Charleston, S.C. 9. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 5375
167 (83-84). 6 p.m. — Drake at Loyola-Chicago, CBS Sports two-year contract. PGA Tour Champions 10. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, 4555
PHILADELPHIA (2) — Signed Andrew
Stanford, ranked No. 13 in the nation, carded the low round of Network
the field with a 279 to vault into first place with a two-day total of 6 p.m. — Boston College vs. Duke, ESPN
McCutchen, of, New York Yankees, to a $50
million, three-year contract; signed David
Schedule
Feb. 8-10 — Oasis Championship, The Old
Transactions
6-over 574. The Cardinal hold a six-shot lead over No. 12 UCLA 6 p.m. — Michigan State vs. Illinois, ESPN2 Robertson, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $23 Course at Broken Sound, Boca Raton, Fla.
Feb. 15-17 — Chubb Classic, The Classics at
Monday’s Moves
million, two-year contract. BASEBALL
(580). Second-ranked Texas is in third with a 586, one stroke ahead 6 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Wake Forest, ESPNU PITTSBURGH (4) — Re-signed Jung Ho Kang, Lely Resort, Naples, Florida NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND
of No. 1 USC’s 587. Wake Forest, ranked 14th in the nation, rounds 6 p.m. — South Carolina at Kentucky, SEC inf, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed March 1-3 — Cologuard Classic, Omni Tucson MUSEUM — Announced the retirement of
Lonnie Chisenhall, of, Cleveland, to a $2.75 National, Tucson, Ariz. president Jeff Idelson, effective after induction
out the top five teams with a 592. Network March 8-10 — Hoag Classic, Newport Beach weekend in July.
million, one-year contract; signed Jordan Lyles,
Live scoring can be found at GolfStat.com. CC, Newport Beach, Calif. American League
7 p.m. — Michigan at Rutgers, Big Ten Network rhp, Milwaukee, to a $2.05 million, one-year
March 29-31 — Rapiscan Systems Classic, CLEVELAND INDIANS — Acquired RHP Nick
n Men’s indoor track and field team No. 9, women’s team contract; signed Francisco Liriano, lhp, Detroit, Wittgren from Miami for RHP Jordan Milbrath.
No. 14: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the men’s indoor track and field
7 p.m. — St. John’s at Marquette, FS1 to a minor league contract.
Fallen Oak, Biloxi, Miss.
April 19-21 — Mitsubishi Electric Classic, TPC Designated RHP A.J. Cole for assignment.
team is No. 9 and the women’s team is No. 14 in the latest NCAA 8 p.m. — Dayton at St. Louis, CBS Sports Network ST. LOUIS (2) — Re-signed Adam Wainwright, Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with
RHP Chris Devenski on a one-year contract.
rhp, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed
Division I Track & Field National Rating Index the U.S. Track and 8 p.m. — Kansas vs. Kansas State, ESPN Andrew Miller, rhp, Cleveland, to a $25 million,
April 26-28 — Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf,
Top of the Rock, Ridgedale, Mo.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms
with LHP Jerry Blevins on a minor league
Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 8 p.m. — Missouri vs. Tennessee, ESPN2 two-year contract. May 3-5 — Insperity Invitational, contract.
SAN DIEGO (2) — Signed Ian Kinsler, 2b, The Woodlands CC, The Woodlands, Texas
announced Monday. 8 p.m. — Florida vs. Auburn, ESPNU Boston, to an $8 million, two-year contract; May 9-12 — Regions Tradition, Greystone
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms
The Crimson Tide men have been a fixture in the top 10 and 8 p.m. — Vanderbilt at Arkansas, SEC Network signed Garrett Richards, rhp, Los Angeles G&CC, Birmingham, Ala. with LHP Francisco Liriano on a minor league
Angels, to a $15.5 million, two-year contract. May 23-26 — KitchenAid Senior PGA contract.
the women have remained in the top 15 nationally since the presea- 10 p.m. — San Diego State at New Mexico, ESPN2 SAN FRANCISCO (2) — Re-signed Derek Championship, Oak Hill CC, Rochester, N.Y. BASKETBALL
son rankings came out. NBA Holland, lhp, to a $7 million, one-year contract; May 31-June 2 — Principal Charity Classic, National Basketball Association
signed Drew Pomeranz, lhp, Boston, to a $1.5 Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Traded G Rodney
Shelby McEwen, who is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the men’s 7 p.m. — Toronto at Philadelphia, TNT million, one-year contract. Hood to Portland for Gs Nik Stauskas and Wade
high jump, leads the men’s team. He had a personal-best leap of 7
feet, 7 inches last weekend. His mark is ¾ of an inch off the school
9:30 p.m. — Miami at Portland, TNT
SKIING
WASHINGTON (4) — Signed Kurt Suzuki, c,
Atlanta, to a $10 million, two-year contract;
Hockey Baldwin and 2021 and 2023 second-round draft
pick. Released G Kobi Simmons.
WNBA
and Southeastern Conference records. 5:25 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Championships,
signed Patrick Corbin, lhp, Arizona, to a NHL WASHINGTON MYSTICS — Re-signed F
$140 million, six-year contract; signed Anibal EASTERN CONFERENCE LaToya Sanders.
Tamara Clark and Portious Warren lead the women’s team. women’s super-G, Sweden, NBC Sports Network Sanchez, rhp, Atlanta, to a $19 million, two-year Atlantic Division FOOTBALL
They are ranked seventh nationally in their specialties. Clark is sev- contract; signed Brian Dozier, 2b, Los Angeles GP W L OT Pts GF GA National Football League
5:25 a.m. (Wednesday) — FIS World Alpine Dodgers, to a $9 million, one-year contract. Tampa Bay 52 39 11 2 80 205 146
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Named Zac Taylor
enth in the 60 meters with a season-best time of 7.23, while Warren coach.
Championships: men’s super-G, Sweden, NBC Toronto 52 32 17 3 67 185 146
is seventh in the shot put with a season-best mark of 56-8 1/2.
Alabama will close its indoor regular season next weekend
Sports Network Basketball Montreal
Boston
53 29 18 6 64 160 155
52 28 17 7 63 149 135
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived LB Tanner
Vallejo.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Brian Flores
at the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa, the Tyson Invitational in SNOWBOARDING NBA Buffalo 51 25 20 6 56 148 156 coach.
NEW YORK GIANTS — Terminated the
Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the Alex Wilson Invitational in South 2 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships: EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida
Detroit
50 21 21 8 50 156 175
53 21 25 7 49 150 174 contract of LB Connor Barwin.
Atlantic Division
Bend, Indiana. parallel slalom, Utah, NBC Sports Network W L Pct GB Ottawa 52 19 28 5 43 159 194
TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived QB Austin
Davis.
6:30 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships: Toronto 38 16 .704 — Metropolitan Division Canadian Football League
Boston 34 19 .642 3½ GP W L OT Pts GF GA WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DL
parallel giant slalom, Utah, NBC Sports Network
Junior Colleges 8 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships:
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
34 19 .642 3½
28 27 .509 10½
N.Y. Islanders 51 30 15 6 66 151 125
Washington 52 28 18 6 62 175 166
Noble Nwachukwu.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
Pittsburgh 52 28 18 6 62 183 160
EMCC football team will hold tryouts Feb. 15 big air, Utah, NBC Sports Network New York 10 42 .192 27
Southeast Division Columbus 51 28 20 3 59 163 159 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Recalled D Haydn
Fleury from Charlotte (AHL).
SCOOBA — The five-time national champion East Mississippi W L Pct GB Carolina 52 25 21 6 56 148 155
Community College football team will hold tryouts Friday, Feb. 15. Wednesday Charlotte
Miami
26 26 .500 —
24 27 .471 1½
Philadelphia 53 24 23 6 54 153 177
N.Y. Rangers 52 22 22 8 52 148 175
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Re-signed
G Pheonix Copley to a three-year contract
extension.
A morning college session for high school graduates with COLLEGE BASKETBALL Washington 22 31 .415 4½ New Jersey 51 20 24 7 47 152 173 SOCCER
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) eligibility 5 p.m. — Connecticut at Temple, CBS Sports Orlando 22 31 .415 4½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Major League Soccer
MINNESOTA UNITED — Re-signed D Eric
Atlanta 18 35 .340 8½ Central Division
remaining will begin with a 9:45 a.m. registration at EMCC’s Network Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Miller.
NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed F/M Alexandru
Sullivan-Windham Field. A tryout session for current high school 6 p.m. — Maryland at Nebraska, Big Ten Network W L Pct GB Winnipeg 52 34 16 2 70 185 146 Mitrita to a multiyear contract.
seniors will follow with a 1 p.m. registration. Nashville 54 31 19 4 66 166 139
6 p.m. — Notre Dame vs. Miami, ESPN2 Milwaukee
Indiana
39 13 .750 —
34 19 .642 5½ Dallas 53 28 21 4 60 138 134
REAL SALT LAKE — Signed F Sam Johnson
as a designated player.
There will be a $20 registration fee (cash or check) for all partic- 6 p.m. — Wichita State at East Carolina, ESPNEWS Detroit 23 29 .442 16 Minnesota 52 26 22 4 56 146 149 National Professional Soccer League
ipants. Checks can be made payable to EMCC Football. 6 p.m. — Notre Dame vs. Miami, ESPNU Chicago 12 41 .226 27½ Colorado 51 22 21 8 52 170 167 SKY BLUE FC — F Signed Paige Monaghan.
Cleveland 11 42 .208 28½ St. Louis 50 23 22 5 51 143 151 WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Re-signed F Cali
Interested players are encouraged to bring their workout gear, 6 p.m. — Texas A&M at Ole Miss, SEC Network Chicago 53 20 24 9 49 167 196 Farquharson.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
cleats, towels, and running shoes for participation in EMCC’s 6:30 p.m. — Georgetown at Providence, FS1 Southwest Division Pacific Division TENNIS
ATP/WTA/ITF/GRAND SLAM BOARD —
football tryouts. All participants must provide an up-to-date athletic W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA Named Jennie Price independent chair of the
7 p.m. — Creighton at Villanova, CBS Sports Houston 31 22 .585 — Calgary 53 34 14 5 73 197 152
physical form and valid insurance card to take part in the tryouts. Tennis Integrity Unit’s supervisory board.
For more information, contact EMCC assistant football coach
Network San Antonio 32 23 .582 — San Jose 53 30 16 7 67 190 169 COLLEGE
Dallas 24 28 .462 6½ Vegas 54 29 21 4 62 160 148 GRAND VIEW — Announced it is adding a
Cade Wilkerson (662-416-3640, or email him at dwilkerson@ 8 p.m. — Wisconsin at Minnesota, Big Ten Network New Orleans 23 31 .426 8½ Vancouver 53 24 23 6 54 153 164 women’s wrestling program to begin during the
eastms.edu). 8 p.m. — LSU vs. Mississippi State, ESPN2 Memphis 21 33 .389 10½ Edmonton 52 23 24 5 51 151 172 fall semester.
Arizona 52 23 24 5 51 138 150
8 p.m. — Oklahoma State vs. TCU, ESPNU
8 p.m. — Georgia at Alabama, SEC Network

Northwest Division
W L Pct GB Anaheim 53 21 23 9 51 124 168 Boxing
ICC football team will hold tryouts 8:30 p.m. — California at Oregon, FS1
Denver
Oklahoma City
37 16 .698 —
33 19 .635 3½
Los Angeles 52 21 27 4 46 120 157
Schedule
FULTON — The Itawamba Community College football pro- Portland 32 20 .615 4½ NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for Saturday
gram has set tryout dates for Feb. 20 and March 6. 9 p.m. — Nevada at Colorado State, CBS Sports Utah 30 24 .556 7½ overtime loss. Top three teams in each division At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio,
and two wild cards per conference advance to Calif., Alberto Machado vs. Andrew Cancio,
Coach Sean Cannon and staff will host the tryouts at Eaton Network Minnesota 25 27 .481 11½
Pacific Division playoffs. 12, for Machado’s WBA super featherweight
Field on the Fulton campus. Registration will begin at 1 p.m. on both 10 p.m. — UNLV at Boise State, ESPNU W L Pct GB
title; Rey Vargas vs. Franklin Manzanilla, 12, for
Vargas’ WBC World super bantamweight title;
dates. The tryout will begin at 2 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Golden State 37 15 .712 — Monday’s Games
Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT
Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Charles Huerta, 10, super
L.A. Clippers 29 25 .537 9 featherweights.
The tryout will be a combine-style workout, and the fee is $20. 11 a.m. — National Signing Day Special, ESPN2 Sacramento 28 25 .528 9½ Philadelphia 2, Vancouver 1 At Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Calif.
All athletes must have an up-to-date physical to participate. 1 p.m. — National Signing Day Special, ESPNU L.A. Lakers 27 26 .509 10½ Toronto 6, Anaheim 1 (SHO), Gervonta Davis vs. Abner Mares, 12, for
Davis’ WBA featherweight title; Erickson Lubin
Phoenix 11 44 .200 27½ Dallas 5, Arizona 4
For more information, contact Cannon at jscannon@ccms.edu. GOLF Today’s Games vs. Ishw Smith, 10, super welterweights; Javier
Fortuna vs. Sharif Bogere, 10, lightweights;
10 p.m. — European Tour Golf: ISPS Handa Vic Monday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 6 p.m.
Eddie Ramirez vs. Juan Heraldez, 10, junior
Atlanta 137, Washington 129 Vancouver at Washington, 6 p.m.
ICC schedules 2019-20 cheerleaders, mascot Open, men’s and women’s first round, Australia, Detroit 129, Denver 103 Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
welterweights; Xavier Martinez vs. Deivi Julio
Bassa, 10, junior lightweights.
TGC Milwaukee 113, Brooklyn 94 Los Angeles at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Sunday
tryouts NBA Indiana 109, New Orleans 107 Minnesota at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Florida, 6 p.m.
At Save Mart Arena, Fresno, Calif., Jose Carlos
Ramirez vs. Jose Zepeda, 12, for Ramirez’s
FULTON — Itawamba Community College has scheduled its Houston 118, Phoenix 110
7 p.m. — Washington at Milwaukee, ESPN Sacramento 127, San Antonio 112 Vegas at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. WBC World super lightweight title; Raymundo
2019-20 cheerleader and mascot tryouts for 4 p.m., March 21, on 9:30 p.m. — San Antonio at Golden State, ESPN Today’s Games Anaheim at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Beltran vs. Hiroki Okada, 10 super lightweights;
Genesis Servania vs. Carlos Castro, 10,
the Fulton Campus in the Fitness Center gym. Boston at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Arizona at Nashville, 7 p.m.
NHL L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 6 p.m. San Jose at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. featherweights; Bryan Vasquez vs. Enrique
Tryouts will include the all-female cheer squad, coed cheer Tinoco, 10, super featherweights; Andy Vences
squad and the mascot, Chief Winnemaw.
7 p.m. — Boston at New York Rangers, NBC L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 6 p.m. Columbus at Colorado, 8 p.m. vs. Dardan Zenunaj, 10, super featherweights;
Detroit at New York, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Saul Rodriguez vs. Aelio Mesquita, 10,
Clinics are scheduled for 4-6 p.m. March 19 and 20 in the Sports Network Minnesota at Memphis, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games lightweights.
Fitness Center gym on the Fulton Campus. The cost is $30, and SKIING Orlando at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. At Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minn. (ESPN), Rob
checks and money orders should be made payable to Itawamba 5:25 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Championships: Miami at Portland, 9:30 p.m. Brant vs. Khasan Baysangurov, 12, for Brant’s
Community College. All participants are required to attend both men’s super-G, Sweden, NBC Sports Network
Noon — FIS World Freestyle Championships:
Wednesday’s Games
Denver at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.
Tennis WBA World middleweight title.
Feb. 16
sessions, according to cheer sponsor Evie Storey. New Orleans at Chicago, 7 p.m. ATP Tour Cordoba Open At Los Angeles (FOX), Leo Santa Cruz vs.
Miguel Flores, 12, for Santa Cruz’s WBA
For tryouts, coed cheer participants will be required to perform slopestyle, Utah, NBC Sports Network Washington at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Monday featherweight title; Omar Figueroa Jr. vs. John
11 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships: Charlotte at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. At Kempes Stadium Molina Jr., 10, welterweights.
a cheer, the ICC Fight Song, five partner stunts and standing and Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m. Cordoba, Argentina Feb. 23
running tumbling. The cheer and ICC Fight Song will be taught to aerials skiing, Utah, NBC Sports Network Houston at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Purse: $527,880 (ATP250) At Minneapolis Armory (FS1), Anthony Dirrell
Surface: Clay-Outdoor vs. Avni Yildirim, 12, for the vacant WBC super
participants at the clinics. SNOWBOARDING San Antonio at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Singles middleweight title.
Thursday’s Games
Those who try out for mascot, Chief Winnemaw, will be required 1 a.m. (Thursday) — FIS World Freestyle Cham- L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 6 p.m.
First Round March 2
Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Maxi Marterer, At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. (SHO),
to perform a one- to two-minute skit using music and props. pionships: snowboard cross racing, Utah, NBC Minnesota at Orlando, 6 p.m. Germany, 6-3, 6-4. Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño, 12, for Lara’s
For more information, contact Storey at 662-620-5078 or email Sports Network
Toronto at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, def. Pablo Andujar, WBA Super Welterweight World title; Luis
L.A. Lakers at Boston, 7 p.m. Spain, 6-3, 6-2. Ortiz vs. Christian Hammer, 10, heavyweights;
elstorey@iccms.edu. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Pedro Cachin, Argentina, def. Cameron Norrie, Ricardo Núñeztakes vs. Edner Cherry, 12,
— From Special Reports San Antonio at Portland, 9:30 p.m. Britain, 6-4, 6-4. super featherweights.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monday’s Men’s
Major College Scores
EAST
Colgate 84, Lehigh 62
Delaware St. 70, SC State 68
Marist 78, Canisius 71, OT
Savannah St. 68, Md.-Eastern Shore 63
Siena 61, Fairfield 50
SOUTH
Bethune-Cookman 69, NC A&T 53
Florida A&M 73, NC Central 57
Grambling St. 79, MVSU 57
Jackson St. 65, Ark.-Pine Bluff 52
Louisville 72, Virginia Tech 64
MIDWEST
Penn St. 59, Northwestern 52
SOUTHWEST
Iowa St. 75, Oklahoma 74
Prairie View 69, Alabama St. 67
Texas Southern 84, Alabama A&M 74
Texas Tech 81, West Virginia 50
FAR WEST
E. Washington 82, N. Arizona 64
Montana St. 69, N. Colorado 66
S. Utah 75, Idaho 64
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Monday
1. Tennessee (20-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Missouri, Tuesday.
2. Duke (19-2) did not play. Next: vs. Boston
College, Tuesday.
3. Virginia (20-1) did not play. Next: vs. No.
2 Duke, Saturday.
4. Gonzaga (21-2) did not play. Next: vs. San
Francisco, Thursday.
5. Kentucky (18-3) did not play. Next: vs.
South Carolina, Tuesday.
6. Nevada (21-1) did not play. Next: at
Colorado State, Wednesday.
7. Michigan (20-2) did not play. Next: at
Rutgers, Tuesday.
8. North Carolina (17-4) did not play. Next:
vs. N.C. State, Tuesday.
9. Michigan State (18-4) did not play. Next:
at Illinois, Tuesday.
10. Marquette (19-3) did not play. Next: vs.
St. John’s, Tuesday.
11. Virginia Tech (18-4) lost to No. 16
Louisville 72-64. Next: at Clemson, Saturday.
12. Houston (21-1) did not play. Next: at UCF,
Thursday.
13. Kansas (17-5) did not play. Next: at
Kansas State, Tuesday.
14. Villanova (18-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Creighton, Wednesday.
15. Purdue (16-6) did not play. Next: vs.
Nebraska, Saturday.
16. Louisville (17-6) beat No. 11
Virginia Tech 72-64. Next: at No. 22 Florida State,
Saturday.
17. Iowa State (18-5) beat Oklahoma 75-74.
Next: vs. TCU, Saturday.
18. Texas Tech (18-5) beat West Virginia
81-50. Next: at Oklahoma, Saturday.
19. Wisconsin (16-6) did not play. Next: at
Minnesota, Wednesday.
20. Iowa (17-5) did not play. Next: at Indiana,
Thursday.
21. LSU (17-4) did not play. Next: at
Mississippi State, Wednesday.
22. Florida State (16-5) did not play. Next: at
Syracuse, Tuesday.
23. Buffalo (19-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Central Michigan, Saturday.
24. Maryland (17-6) did not play. Next: at
Nebraska, Wednesday.
25. Cincinnati (19-3) did not play. Next: at
Memphis, Thursday.
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25
The weekly poll, with first-place votes in parenthe-
ses, records through Feb. 3, total points based on
25 points for a first-place vote through one point for
a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Rec. Pts Prv
1. Tennessee (48) 20-1 1579 1
2. Duke (12) 19-2 1532 2
3. Virginia (4) 20-1 1478 3
4. Gonzaga 21-2 1423 4
5. Kentucky 18-3 1310 7
6. Nevada 21-1 1228 8
7. Michigan 20-2 1217 5
8. North Carolina 17-4 1167 9
9. Michigan State 18-4 1051 6
10. Marquette 19-3 1029 10
11. Virginia Tech 18-3 948 12
12. Houston 21-1 838 13
13. Kansas 17-5 809 11
14. Villanova 18-4 801 14
15. Purdue 16-6 697 17
16. Louisville 16-6 561 15
17. Iowa State
18. Texas Tech
17-5
17-5
545 20
482 16
19. Wisconsin 16-6 462 24
20. Iowa 17-5 242 —
21. LSU 17-4 205 19
22. Florida State
23. Buffalo
16-5 180 25
19-3 153 18
24. Maryland
25. Cincinnati
17-6 144 21
19-3 142 —
Also Receiving Votes: Washington 135,
Mississippi State 133, Auburn 128, Kansas
State 114, Baylor 44, Wofford 15, Lipscomb 5,
Syracuse 3.
USA Today Top 25
The weekly poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Feb. 3, points based
on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point
for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
1. Tennessee (32)
Rec. Pts Pvs
20-1 800 1
2. Duke 19-2 755 2
3. Virginia 20-1 734 3
4. Gonzaga 21-2 717 4
5. Kentucky 18-3 652 6
6. Nevada 21-1 607 7
7. Michigan 20-2 581 5
8. North Carolina 17-4 563 10
9. Marquette 19-3 546 9
10. Virginia Tech 18-3 492 11
11. Michigan State 18-4 463 8
12. Houston 21-1 439 13
13. Villanova 18-4 435 14
14. Kansas 17-5 404 12
15. Purdue 16-6 322 18
UConn slips to No. 5, its
lowest ranking since 2007
By DOUG FEINBERG
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Coach Geno Auriemma doesn’t
seem too concerned that UConn has its most losses in
six years.
After all, the Huskies entered the Final Four unbeat-
en the last two seasons only to walk away without a na-
tional championship.
“Last time I checked, there’s 365 Division I teams
in America, 364 of them would trade places with me in
a heartbeat,” he told reporters after the Huskies beat
Cincinnati on Saturday. “I’m not going to lose any sleep
over this.”
UConn suffered its second loss of the season on
Thursday, falling to then-No. 3 Louisville. The Hus-
kies dropped to fifth on Monday in The Associated
Press women’s basketball poll, their lowest ranking
since Feb. 12, 2007. UConn moved into the top five a
week earlier and has remained there every poll since
— a span of 232 consecutive weeks. That is more than
double the next-longest streak, held by Louisiana Tech.
The Lady Techsters had a 96-week run in the top five
from 1979-84.
Louisville moved up to second this week behind
Baylor. The Lady Bears received 25 of 28 first-place
votes from a national media panel Monday. The Cardi-
nals received the other three. Oregon and Notre Dame
rounded out the top five teams in the poll.
Mississippi State, Oregon State, Marquette, North
Carolina State, and Maryland were next. The Wolfpack
lost their first game of the season, falling to North Car-
olina on Sunday.
Miami entered the poll at No. 25 while BYU fell out
a week after getting ranked.
TOP FIVE MUSING: After UConn’s run, the next
longest active streak of top-five appearances belongs to
Louisville with 32. Notre Dame is right behind with 30.
Oregon has seven and Baylor five.
BIG TEN SHOWDOWN: Maryland moved back
into the top 10 for the first time in a few weeks. Mary-
land has a Big Ten showdown with No. 20 Rutgers on
Sunday, when first place in the conference is on the
line. However, Brenda Frese’s team visited Illinois on
Monday night and will play host to Northwestern on
Thursday. The Scarlet Knights don’t play until Sun-
day’s game. Rutgers handed Maryland its first loss of
the season on Dec. 31.
MOVING ON UP: Marquette continued its histor-
ic year, moving into eighth in the poll this week. That is
the highest ranking for the Golden Eagles and the best
ranking for any team in the Big East Conference since
Xavier was fifth on March 14, 2011.
16. Iowa State 17-5 279 20
17. Louisville 16-6 240 16
18. Texas Tech
19. Wisconsin
17-5 238 15
16-6 185 23
20. Iowa 17-5 158 25
21. Mississippi State 16-5 106 21
22. LSU 17-4 97 19
23. Cincinnati 19-3 89 —
24. Florida State
25. Buffalo
16-5 85
19-3 76
—
17
Also Receiving Votes: Kansas State 70, Baylor
55, Washington 54, Maryland 53, Auburn 50,
Furman 12, N.C. State 9, Arizona State 7, Ole Miss
7, North Texas 7, Hofstra 6, Wofford 6, Texas 1.
Southeastern
Conference Men
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Tennessee 8-0 1.000 20-1 .952
LSU 7-1 .875 17-4 .810
Kentucky 7-1 .875 18-3 .857
S. Carolina 6-2 .750 11-10 .524
Alabama 4-4 .500 13-8 .619
Mississippi St.
Ole Miss
4-4 .500 16-5 .762
4-4 .500 14-7 .667
Florida
Auburn
4-4 .500 12-9 .571
4-4 .500 15-6 .714
Arkansas 4-4 .500 13-8 .619
Missouri 2-6 .250 11-9 .550
Texas A&M 1-7 .125 8-12 .400
Georgia 1-7 .125 10-11 .476
Vanderbilt 0-8 .000 9-12 .429
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
South Carolina at Kentucky, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Vanderbilt at Arkansas, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
Missouri at Tennessee, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Florida at Auburn, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Wednesday’s Games
Texas A&M at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Georgia at Alabama, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
LSU at Mississippi State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
Kentucky at Mississippi State, Noon (WCBI)
Ole Miss at Georgia, Noon (SEC Network)
Auburn at LSU, 1 p.m.
Arkansas at South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
(SEC Network)
Florida at Tennessee, 3 p.m.
Texas A&M at Missouri, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
Alabama at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled
Monday’s Women’s
Major College Scores
EAST
Canisius 67, Iona 47
Md.-Eastern Shore 78, Savannah St. 46
Niagara 81, St. Peter’s 57
SC State 63, Delaware St. 60
SOUTH
Jackson St. 60, Ark.-Pine Bluff 41
LSU 61, Missouri 51
MVSU 54, Grambling St. 52
NC A&T 72, Bethune-Cookman 48
NC Central 64, Florida A&M 57
MIDWEST
Maryland 80, Illinois 66
Rio Grande 71, Chicago St. 55
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 74, Texas 68
Prairie View 71, Alabama St. 59
Texas Southern 53, Alabama A&M 45
FAR WEST
N. Colorado 84, Montana St. 73
The AP Women’s Top 25
Fared
Monday
1. Baylor (20-1) beat No. 14 Texas 74-68.
Next: vs. TCU, Saturday.
2. Louisville (21-1) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 15 Syracuse, Thursday.
3. Oregon (21-1) did not play. Next: at
California, Friday.
4. Notre Dame (21-2) did not play. Next: at
No. 25 Miami, Thursday.
5. UConn (19-2) did not play. Next: vs.
East Carolina, Wednesday.
6. Mississippi State (21-1) did not play.
Next: vs. Tennessee, Sunday.
7. Oregon State (19-3) did not play. Next:
at No. 11 Stanford, Friday.
8. Marquette (19-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Georgetown, Friday.
9. N.C. State (21-1) did not play. Next: at
No. 24 Florida State, Thursday.
10. Maryland (20-2) beat Illinois 80-66.
Next: vs. Northwestern, Thursday.
11. Stanford (18-3) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 7 Oregon State, Friday.
12. South Carolina (16-5) did not play.
Next: vs. Mississippi, Thursday.
13. Gonzaga (21-2) did not play. Next: at
Portland, Saturday.
14. Texas (18-5) lost to No. 1 Baylor
74-68. Next: at Kansas, Saturday.
15. Syracuse (17-4) did not play. Next: at
No. 2 Louisville, Thursday.
16. Iowa (17-5) did not play. Next: vs. No.
23 Michigan State, Thursday.
17. Utah (18-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Southern Cal, Friday.
18. Texas A&M (18-4) did not play. Next:
at Missouri, Thursday.
19. Kentucky (18-5) did not play. Next: at
Auburn, Thursday.
20. Arizona State (15-6) did not play.
Next: at Washington State, Thursday.
20. Rutgers (17-5) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 10 Maryland, Sunday.
22. Iowa State (17-5) did not play. Next:
vs. West Virginia, Saturday.
23. Michigan State (16-5) did not play.
Next: at No. 16 Iowa, Thursday.
24. Florida State (19-3) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 9 N.C. State, Thursday.
25. Miami (19-5) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 4 Notre Dame, Thursday.
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 3B
EMCC men move into tie for first
LSU 61, Missouri 51
MISSOURI (16-7): Porter 3-7 1-1 7, Al-
dridge 3-6 3-7 10, Cunningham 4-6 2-2 14, Jor.
Roundtree 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 4-13 1-4 10, Schuchts
0-1 0-0 0, Tahane 1-1 0-0 2, Chavis 0-3 0-0 0,
Green 0-1 0-0 0, Levy 3-4 0-2 6, Troup 0-4 0-0 0,
Winfrey 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 19-47 7-16 51.
LSU (13-8): Mitchell 5-7 6-10 17, Aifuwa 5-8
0-0 10, Norton 4-6 2-2 10, Pointer 4-11 2-5 10,
BY SCOT T WALTERS game was over with then.”
Spencer 3-4 0-0 6, Bidikuindila 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks swalters@cdispatch.com Agnew led EMCC with 16 points and six
0-3 0-0 0, Richard-Harris 0-2 4-4 4, Seay 1-2 2-3
4, Totals 22-43 16-24 61.
rebounds. Thomas had 12 points and six
Missouri 13 10 13 15
LSU 12 9
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21 19 — 61 SCOOBA — East Mississippi Community
3-Point Goals—Missouri 6-23 (Porter College freshman Donte Powers knew why assists, while Dewayne Cox had 12 points.
0-2, Aldridge 1-3, Cunningham 4-5, Smith 1-4,
Schuchts 0-1, Chavis 0-3, Green 0-1, Levy 0-1, his team didn’t win earlier this season at Jones had nine points on three 3-pointers.
Troup 0-3), LSU 1-6 (Mitchell 1-1, Pointer 0-1, Mer.
Brooks 0-3, Jae. Richard-Harris 0-1). Assists— Holmes C.C. Markedric Bell had nine points and eight re-
Missouri 9 (Porter 2), LSU 11 (Kha. Pointer 5).
Fouled Out—Missouri Porter, Cunningham, Re- Powers was determined not to let that hap- bounds.
bounds—Missouri 30 (Porter 8), LSU 28 (Mitchell
12). Total Fouls—Missouri 26, LSU 18. A—1,756. pen again. “It’s just always next man up,” Begley said.
The AP Women’s Top 25 “We were not very good on defense that “After the ejection, it’s like who can go in
The weekly poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Feb. 3, total points
night,” Powers said. “You could use whatev- next and help us make plays. We struggled
based on 25 points for a first-place vote through er words to describe a team that didn’t guard
one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s in the second half with the press. This is the
ranking: anybody. It was a tough night. Our goal to-
Rec. Pts Prv first time all year we have seen a team press
night was to come out with a different mind-
1. Baylor (25) 19-1 697 1
us this much in a game. That experience will
2. Louisville (3) 21-1 668 3 set. We wanted them to feel us on the defen-
3. Oregon
4. Notre Dame
21-1
21-2
632
608
4
5 sive end.” help us. We made mistakes that a team full of
5. UConn
6. Mississippi State
19-2 596
21-1 578
2
6 The game plan was narrow in focus. The sophomores shouldn’t make.
7. Oregon State
8. Marquette
19-3 513
19-3 483 10
9
results were resounding, as EMCC moved “However, the first 15 or so minutes of the
9. N.C. State 21-1 470 7 into a first-place tie atop the Mississippi As- second half were really good. Our defensive
10. Maryland 19-2 459 11
11. Stanford 18-3 447 8 sociation of Community and Junior Colleges effort was where it needs to be.”
12. South Carolina
13. Gonzaga
16-5 352 16
21-2 316 15 (MACJC) North Division standings with a The top four teams from the North Divi-
14. Texas
15. Syracuse
18-4 313 12
17-4 303 18
70-59 victory before a large, rowdy crowd sion will advance to the eight-team state tour-
16. Iowa 17-5 279 13 Monday night at Currie Coliseum. nament at Jones College.
17. Utah 18-3 209 14
Northeast Mississippi C.C.’s loss to
18. Texas A&M 18-4 206 20
Powers, Agnew, and Bell played at
19. Kentucky 18-5 173 19 Itawamba C.C. on Monday night in Booneville
20. Rutgers
20. Arizona State
17-5 160 17
15-6 160 21 coupled with EMCC’s win has the teams tied Starkville High School together, which helps
22. Iowa State
23. Michigan State
17-5 150 23
16-5 130 22 for first with four regular-season games re- explain the Lions’ bond.
24. Florida State 19-3 111 24
maining. Northeast Mississippi C.C. beat “Everybody is excited about what we can
25. Miami 19-5 20 —
Also Receiving Votes: South Dakota 17, North EMCC 68-65 on Jan. 28. The rematch will be do here to end the season,” Powers said.
Carolina 13, UCF 10, Missouri 7, West Virginia 5,
New Mexico 4, Drake 3, California 2, Minnesota 2, Feb. 21 in Booneville in the regular-season “Coach told me it’s been (19 games), so no-
Rice 2, BYU 1, Central Michigan 1.
finale. body is a freshman anymore. We go about 10
AP Voting for Leading 33-27 at halftime, EMCC (12-7,
Adam Minichino deep. Our job is to come in off the bench and
Dispatch sports editor Adam Minichino is a voter 6-2 North) was dominant in the next 15 min- provide some energy. (Begley) wouldn’t play
on The Associated Press’ weekly women’s college
basketball poll. Here is his ballot for this week:
utes. The Lions held the Bulldogs without a us if we weren’t being counted on to help the
1. Baylor field goal for close to seven minutes to start
2. Oregon team win.”
3. Louisville the second half.
4. Mississippi State
Noel Jones sparked EMCC by hitting In the opener, coach Sharon Thompson’s
5. Notre Dame
6. UConn 3-pointers, while Darrious Agnew energized EMCC Lady Lions earned a 71-49 victory.
7. Oregon State
8. Marquette the student section with two monster dunks. In the first meeting, Holmes C.C. earned a
9. North Carolina State
10. Maryland Powers was everywhere, too, grabbing 61-57 victory.
11. South Carolina
12. Stanford
critical rebounds, collecting assists, and forc- Brianna Page had a career-high 25 points
13. Syracuse ing some turnovers in the passing lane. and seven rebounds for EMCC (8-11, 5-3),
14. Iowa
15. Gonzaga “That stretch to start the second half was while Tye Metcalf had 14 points and seven
16. Arizona State
17. Utah
as well as we can play,” EMCC sophomore assists and Aamiya Rush had 12 points and
18. Rutgers guard Terryonte Thomas said. “When we seven rebounds.
19. Texas A&M
20. Texas start clicking and this place starts rocking,
21. Florida State The Lady Lions erased a 28-24 halftime
22. West Virginia that’s a good thing. The bond on this team is
23. North Carolina really strong. We feed off each other so well. deficit with a 16-2 run to open the second
24. Minnesota
25. South Dakota A lot of us have been together for two years. half. Metcalf had 12 of her 14 points in the
SEC Women It’s special out there on the court.” final half. The team shot 69 percent from the
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Miss. State 9-0 1.000 21-1 .954 Holmes C.C. (12-6, 4-3) failed to recover field (18-for-26) in that half.
S. Carolina
Texas A&M
8-1 .889 16-5 .762
7-2 .778 18-4 .818 from the onslaught to start the second half. EMCC is tied for second with Northeast
Kentucky
Auburn
5-4 .556 18-5 .783
5-4 .556 17-5 .773
Thomas rammed home a 24-foot 3-pointer Mississippi C.C. in the division race.
Missouri 5-4 .556 16-7 .696 from the top of the key for a 40-29 lead. By n In other action Monday night, ICC swept
Arkansas 5-4 .556 16-7 .696
Tennessee 4-5 .444 15-7 .682 the time Jones hit both of his, the Lions led Northeast Mississippi C.C.
LSU 4-5 .444 13-8 .619
52-31. The surge came after EMCC had one
Georgia 4-5 .444 13-9 .591 In the women’s game, Shaniyah Buford
Alabama 3-6 .333 11-11 .500 field goal in the first eight minutes. The Lions
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
2-7 .222 8-15 .348
1-8 .111 6-16 .273 also lost sophomore forward Malik Harper at had 19 points and former Columbus High
Florida 1-8 .111 5-17 .227
the 12-minute, 15-second mark of the first standout Zaria Jenkins and former Starkville
Monday’s Game
half when officials stopped play and ruled he High standout Tabreea Gandy had 14 points
LSU 61, Missouri 51
Today’s Games had thrown a punch during a scuffle under to lead the women’s team to a 79-6 win.
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games the basket. Kealy Wilson added 10 points for ICC (16-
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games Shortly after the ejection, Holmes C.C.’s 2, 8-0).
Texas A&M at Missouri, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Kentucky at Auburn, 6 p.m. Czar Perry hit a 3-pointer to give the Bulldogs Dayzha Rogan led Northeast Mississippi
Ole Miss at South Carolina, 6 p.m.
Alabama at Florida, 6 p.m.
a 14-10 lead. Perry had 37 points in Holmes C.C. with 25 points. Former New Hope High
Arkansas at LSU, 8 p.m. (SEC Network) C.C.’s 75-74 victory on Jan. 10 in Goodman. standout Lanoria Abrams had 12.
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled He scored his team’s final six points Monday
In the men’s game, Ma’Darius Hobson had
Saturday’s Games
night and finished with 12.
No games scheduled
Sunday’s Games “We just let one guy get loose and totally a game-high 19 points in ICC’s 73-61 victory.
Florida at Georgia, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Tennessee at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. (ESPN) beat us by himself,” EMCC coach Billy Beg- Rance Champ had 16 points and Anfernee
Auburn at Arkansas, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)
Vanderbilt at Missouri, 3 p.m. (SEC Network) ley said. “Wasn’t totally sure how this game Diggins had 14 for the Indians (9-10, 3-5).
Monday, Feb. 11
South Carlina at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) might go, but we were going to try to con- Follow Dispatch sports writer Scott Walters
Kentucky at Alabama, 6 p.m. (SEC Network) trol him. He got some points tonight, but the on Twitter @dispatchscott
Ex-Vols coach Martin Tennessee remains at No. 1
downplays his return
to coach at Tennessee
as top four teams stay same
By JOHN MARSHALL
By STEVE MEGARGEE The Associated Press
The Associated Press
The Tennessee men’s basketball team has had a
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Missouri men’s bas- couple of shaky moments after earning its first No. 1
ketball coach Cuonzo Martin is downplaying his ranking in 11 years. The Volunteers are rolling now.
return to Tennessee as a visiting coach for the Coming off decisive victories against South Caro-
first time since the end of his tenure coaching lina and Texas A&M, Tennessee remained atop The
the Volunteers. Associated Press men’s basketball poll for the third-
Martin already faces enough of a chal- straight week.
lenge trying to upset the No. 1 Vols (20-1, 8-0 The Vols received 48 of 64 first-place votes from a
Southeastern Conference). Tennessee takes a media panel in the poll released Monday. No. 2 Duke
school-record 16-game winning streak into Tues- had 12 first-place votes and No. 3 Virginia four. Gon-
day night’s game against Missouri (11-9, 2-6). zaga and Kentucky rounded out the top five.
“It’s just the task at hand, preparing to win a “These guys have worked hard,” Tennessee
basketball game,” Martin said. “I don’t see it any coach Rick Barnes said after the Texas A&M game.
other way really.” “They’ve really become a team. If you could’ve been
in the huddle the last seven minutes, I didn’t have to
That matter-of-fact approach has helped Mar-
say a word. “
tin earn respect from rival coaches, though he
Tennessee (20-1, 8-0 SEC) struggled against Van-
never completely won over Tennessee’s fan base.
derbilt in its first game at No. 1 and got off to a slow start
Martin went 63-41 at Tennessee from 2011-14
against West Virginia. The Vols stomped on the Game-
after replacing Bruce Pearl, who led the Vols to
cocks and Aggies by a combined 39 points to break a
NCAA tournament bids in each of his six seasons
century-old school record with their 16th-straight win.
on the job before getting fired amid an NCAA in-
Tennessee will play Missouri and Florida this week.
vestigation that landed the program on probation.
While the top four remained the same, the top 10
Martin left for California after three seasons. became jumbled after Michigan and Michigan State
Although Martin has coached against Tennes- lost.
see twice since taking over Missouri’s program The Wolverines, still undefeated two weeks ago,
in 2017, both games were in Columbia. Missouri dropped two spots to No. 7 after losing to Iowa . The
beat Tennessee 59-55 last season and lost to Ten- Spartans fell three spots to No. 9 following a loss to
nessee 87-63 on Jan. 8. Indiana , which had lost its previous seven games.
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said Missou- Michigan State learned last week that guard Joshua
ri’s teams take on the blue-collar personality of Langford would not return this season because of a
Martin, who played at Purdue from 1991-95 and knee injury.
survived non-Hodgkin lymphoma after being di- No. 5 Kentucky, No. 6 Nevada, and No. 8 North
agnosed during his pro career. Carolina all moved up because of the losses.
“He was a hard, tough-nosed guy, the kind of WOLPACK, BULLDOGS BOUNCED: Two
guy that you knew if you weren’t ready to play, losses and an epically bad shooting night bounced
he was going to come after you,” Barnes said. “I North Carolina State from No. 23 to out of the poll
think his teams are like that.” without receiving a single vote.
Barnes called Martin “one of the finest people The Wolfpack opened the week with an overtime
I’ve been around” and recounted a brief conver- loss to Virginia, then fell flat in a loss to No. 10 Vir-
sation the two coaches once had at a Georgia ho- ginia Tech.
tel. Barnes said he had just taken the Tennessee One of the ACC’s top offenses, N.C. State was held
job when Martin said that “you’re going to love to 24 total points, the worst output by an ACC team
it” there. Martin says he has no recollection of since the shot clock began in the 1985-86 season.
that meeting. The Wolfpack made nine shots while shooting
Martin’s Tennessee tenure was somewhat 16.7 percent, lowest in the history of a league found-
bittersweet. He led Tennessee to three-straight ed in 1953.
NCAA tournament victories and a regional semi- Mississippi State was the only other team to drop
final berth in his last season with the Vols, yet he from the poll, falling out from No. 22 after losing to
never was as beloved as his popular predecessor. Alabama.
4B TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

COLLEGES

Schedule announced for MSU’s 34th-annual Super Bulldog Weekend

From Special Reports
STARKVILLE — The 34th
annual Super Bulldog Week-
end, a Mississippi State spring
homecoming tradition, will be
April 12-14 on the MSU cam-
pus.
Fans will get a glimpse of Joe
Moorhead’s 2019 football team
as it closes spring ball with the
Maroon and White Game at 1
p.m. Saturday, April 13 at Da-
vis Wade Stadium. Admission
is free. MSU’s clear bag and
metal detector policies will be
in place.
Coach Chris Lemonis’ na-
tionally ranked baseball team
will welcome Alabama to the
new Dudy Noble Field for a
three-game Southeastern Con-
ference series. Game 1 will be
at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Game 2 will
be at 3 p.m. Saturday. Game 3
will be at 3 p.m. Sunday.
There will be two chances
to view Daryl Greenan’s wom-
en’s tennis team in SEC action
during Super Bulldog Week-
end. The squad will play host
to Texas A&M at 3 p.m. Friday
and LSU at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday’s slate begins with
the MSU women’s soccer team,
fresh off its first NCAA tourna-
ment appearance, taking on Au-
burn in an 11 a.m. spring exhi-
bition at the MSU Soccer Field.
First-year head coach James
Armstrong, who served as the
associate head coach at Auburn
the past six seasons, will lead
MSU.
Additional details on Super
Bulldog Weekend will be an-
nounced at a later date.
MSU baseball team will hold
Fan Day on Saturday
The MSU baseball program
will hold Fan Day from 3-5
p.m. Saturday at the Palmeiro
Center, located adjacent to
Dudy Noble Field and Hum-
phrey Coliseum.
The event will follow the
MSU men’s basketball team’s
game against Kentucky at noon
tipoff. Fans are reminded that
basketball parking restrictions
will remain in place until after
the game.
Doors to the Palmeiro Cen-
ter will open at 2:30 p.m. Fans
are asked to enter through the
southeast entrance of the build-
ing. The 2019 roster and coach
Chris Lemonis will sign auto-
graphs, while other activities
include photos with the 2018
College World Series partici-
pant trophy, Maroon Memories
Stadium Tours, appearances
by Jak, Bully, and the MSU Di-
amond Girls, as well as a Lil’
Dudes Zone with inflatable
games for kids.
To help ensure everyone
in attendance has a chance
to meet all the student-ath-
letes and coach Lemonis, stu-
dent-athletes may only sign
posters while coach Lemonis
will autograph one item of
choice per person. Posters and
schedule cards will be available
for free to fans.
The baseball team also will
hold Cowbell Yell at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Dudy No-
ble Field. The event will take
place prior to the MSU men’s
basketball team’s game against
Alabama.
Gates to Dudy Noble Field
will open at 5:30 p.m. In the
event weather plays a factor in
the day, the event will move into
the Palmeiro Center.
The first 1,000 students to
enter the gates at Cowbell Yell
will receive a free 2019 ‘Dudes’
T-shirt. MSU students can sign
up for “The Dudes,” the official
baseball student support group
that offers exclusive prizes for
attending games during the
2019 season.
Cowbell Yell also will fea-
ture the debut of the 2019 intro
video, remarks from Lemonis
and members of the baseball
program.
A variety of Maroon
Memories will be available
to enhance your Fan Day and
Cowbell Yell experiences, in-
cluding early entry, front of the
line passes, and more. The full
menu of Memories went live for
purchase Monday.
MSU will play host to
Youngstown State at 4 p.m. Fri-
day, Feb. 15, in its season open-
er at Dudy Noble Field.

FOOTBALL: NFL
Patriots Belichick joins Halas, Lambeau with six championships
By CHARLES ODUM
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Bill Be-
lichick is now standing
shoulder to shoulder with
the NFL’s all-time great-
est coaching icons.
When considering
his place in history, Beli-
chick’s accomplishments
transcend the Super Bowl
era after his New England
Patriots’ 13-3 Super Bowl
53 win over the Los An-
geles Rams on Sunday
night.
Belichick has joined
George Halas and Curly
Lambeau as the only
coaches to win six NFL
titles.
Vince Lombardi won
five titles, including two
Super Bowls. Lombardi
is the namesake of the
Super Bowl trophy which
was displayed Monday
when Belichick and Ju-
lian Edelman, the MVP
of Sunday’s game , dis-
cussed the Patriots’ latest
championship.
Belichick said it was
“incredibly flattering”
to hear his name men-
tioned with the coaching
legends. He said Halas
was friends with his fa-
ther Steve Belichick, who
played for the Detroit Li-
ons and was a longtime
assistant coach at Navy.
“I grew up watching
coach Halas,” Belichick
said.
Lombardi, “Papa Bear”
Halas and Lambeau are
the names which have
been mentioned with Bill
Walsh, Chuck Noll, Paul
Brown, Don Shula, Tom
Landry, Joe Gibbs and
others as the greatest
NFL coaches.
That was before Be-
lichick began collecting
championships. He now
has two more Super Bowl
titles than Noll’s previous
record of four and must
be included in any group-
ing of all-time greatest
coaches.
NFL Commissioner
Roger Goodell on Mon-
day described Belichick’s
record of success as “in-
credible” and “unprece-
dented.”
“We’re grateful to see
him continue to have
great football teams and
bring them together in a
way I don’t think any oth-
er coach has ever done in
the history of the game,”
Goodell said.
Belichick still has
quarterback Tom Brady,
so the Patriots can’t be
overlooked in the ear-
ly discussion of teams
which could reach Super
Bowl 54 in Miami.
“I competed against
some of those coaches
and some I didn’t com-
pete against but I was
aware of,” Belichick said.
“Coach Lombardi, as a kid
growing up and watching
the first Super Bowl. It’s
incredibly flattering.”
Belichick said the
championship is “a team
accomplishment” and
said “our entire team and
organization put forth a
superior and supreme ef-
fort to achieve that. That’s
really what it’s all about,
about how all of us came
together and pulled our
own weight so we could
achieve our team goals.
... It’s what we were able
to accomplish as a team
that makes me the most
proud.”
Brady, 41, said Sunday
he plans to keep playing
. Similarly, Belichick, 66,
has made no mention of
retiring, so there’s no
reason to think he has
finished setting new stan-
dards for his profession.
Edelman said early
in his career he saw Be-
lichick on a treadmill,
watching game film, late
at night at the team’s prac-
tice facility.
The wide receiver
said he told Belichick
“You sure like football.”
Edelman said the coach
responded “’Beats being
a plumber. See you tomor-
row.’”
Belichick provided ev-
idence of his attention to
detail on Monday when
he questioned Edelman’s
version of that exchange.
The coach’s clarification
came immediately after
taking the microphone.
“First of all, I think Ju-
lian might have misquot-
ed me,” Belichick said
in his typical dry tone. “I
have a ton of respect for
plumbers. Those people
do a great job. I think I
said it beats working. But
anyway.”
With that, it was on to
football. It’s not too early
to start planning a way to
break that tie with Halas
and Lambeau.

Griffin
Continued from Page 1B
cruciate ligament — have been well doc-
umented. His knee injury denied him an
opportunity to contribute on the court to
Heritage Academy’s run to the Missis-
sippi Association of Independent Schools
(MAIS) Class AAA State title. This
season, a hand injury suffered against
Starkville Academy and a sprained left
ankle in his first game back against
Magnolia Heights have forced Griffin to
miss about a month of the campaign. As
the postseason begins, Griffin said he is
healthy and the Patriots are primed to
make a long run in the playoffs.
“It is team first. We break it down with
‘together,’ ” Griffin said. “Nobody really
cares about assists or points or rebounds.
We just kind of all play together. I just do
whatever I need to for my teammates.
“I just try to come to practice each
day and try to work my hardest and set
an example. I think I have been doing an
all right job. There is always room for im-
provement.”
Top-seeded Heritage Academy (23-4)
will take on the winner of the game be-
tween Winston Academy and Starkville
Academy at 5:15 p.m. Thursday in the
MAIS Class AAA, District 2 tournament
at Leake Academy. The winner of that
game will advance to the tournament’s
title game Saturday.
Heritage Academy will play host to
the Class AAA North State tournament
next week.
In December, Griffin earned defen-
sive MVP in the MAIS Senior All-Star
football game. He had two interceptions
and caught a touchdown pass to help his
White team earn a 24-22 victory against
the Blue team. Griffin also had at least
five pass breakups and multiple tack-
les. His 52-yard touchdown catch in the
fourth quarter helped his squad rally
from a nine-point deficit.
Griffin’s time at safety in the All-Star
game marked a return to the position
he played in the regular season for the
Patriots before he moved to outside line-
backer, where he helped solidify a de-
fense that proved to be stingy in a run to
a MAIS Class AAA, District 2 title.
Whiteside, who is the defensive co-
ordinator on the school’s football team,
said Griffin is finally getting in basket-
ball shape. He said it has taken a little
while for Griffin to get into “basketball
mode,” but he said that hasn’t prevented
the 6-foot standout from impacting the
action in a lot of ways.
“He may come out one night and have
assist numbers of a point guard,” White-
side said. “He may come out and have
scoring numbers of a two guard. He may
have rebounding numbers of a four-five
guy. He does a lot for our team in every
facet of the game. He guards well. His
on-ball defense is really good, and the
kind of leadership he gives you really
can’t replace.”
Whiteside said the leadership Griffin
provides is based on a “team-first” ap-
proach. He credited Griffin for being on
the bench last season and providing a lot
of energy for his teammates in the run
to the championship. This season, Grif-
fin is delivering that spark on the court.
Whiteside there is no telling how good
of a basketball player Griffin could be if
he was healthy and he focused on that
sport.
“He is an unbelievable athlete,” Wh-
iteside said. “He could probably go out
there and compete in track and field if
he wanted to. He could probably go out
there and play baseball if he wanted to.
He just has that kind of God-given abili-
ty and athleticism that not many people
have.
“He could do whatever he wanted (if
he was healthy and he concentrated only
on basketball). I am not going to sit here
and say he is a college basketball play-
er because he just hasn’t played. If that
was something that he decided — with
no injuries — that he was going to con-
centrate on, he is pretty driven in every-
thing he does, and competitive, so if all
of that fell into place and he wanted to do
it, he could probably go do it.”
Griffin said he is most proud of the
fact that he plays with a lot of heart and
leaves it out on the court. That emotion
might have bubbled over when he in-
jured his hand against Starkville Acad-
emy. Griffin offers a slight smile as he
acknowledges the injury was his fault,
but he said he is glad he is healthy again
and set for a productive “third” season in
what has been a busy senior year.
“This is where our hard work and our
practice is going to show off,” Griffin
said, “and I think we can do some spe-
cial things.”
Follow Dispatch sports editor Adam
Minichino on Twitter @ctsportseditor

Minichino
Continued from Page 1B
years — some described me
as shy. My first jobs as a sports
writer gave me an opening to
be inquisitive and to talk to
people I might never have met.
That work offered a chance to
listen, to learn, to travel, and to
tell stories. I loved it. I think I
became a “people person,” not
someone who would always
carry a conversation, but some-
one you could trust.
That’s why I know I am mak-
ing the right decision because
I am listening to myself. I first
heard that voice in 2017 when I
was riding with Zack Plair to cov-
er the Mississippi State women’s
basketball team in the Final Four
in Dallas. As Zack navigated the
back roads in the state of Arkan-
sas, I sat in the passenger seat
and tried to keep him from see-
ing me cry. I’m not sure what hit
me, but I had an overwhelming
sense I needed to be somewhere
else — namely with my son at
his baseball tournament. You can
call me an old softie, but it was
one of the first times it dawned
on me I had my priorities in the
wrong place.
The same feeling hit me last
year when I was on the road
covering the MSU women’s
basketball team. This time, I
teared up in a booth at a Waffle
House drinking chocolate
milk. Again, I felt I needed to
be with my son. Austin didn’t
need me to be there. He and
his Next Level team did just
fine. For me, though, the time
had come to re-evaluate what I
was doing and to consider what
was most important in my life.
That’s why today I want to
say thank to everyone who has
allowed me to be a part of their
story and who has helped along
the way. There have been plenty
of wonderful people and great
trips.
I would be remiss if I didn’t
mention Barb Kowal and Carl
Adamec for playing pivotal roles.
Barb was one of the nation’s best
sports information directors. At
UConn, she taught an aspiring
journalist about professionalism,
respect, and thoroughness.
Those are tenets I used as the
foundation of my career.
Carl remains one of the
nation’s premier college bas-
ketball writers. He served as a
mentor for me when I started
covering the UConn women’s
team. He listened. He watched.
He asked the tough questions.
I learned how to be a reporter
by sitting next to him at games
and observing him. I also
learned to love women’s basket-
ball, which has shaped much of
my professional career.
Now it’s time to spend more
time being part of the story
rather than telling it. I won’t
get a chance to write about
the exploits of my son or his
teammates, but I will be there
cheering all of them on. It’s
where I need to be.
Adam Minichino is sports
editor of The Dispatch. He can
be reached at aminichino@
cdispatch.com. Follow him on
Twitter @ctsportseditor.

Honors
Continued from Page 1B
double-doubles, eighth in
blocks, 21st in field goals
made, and 38th in total
points.
Four schools have mul-
tiple players on the list,
led by Connecticut with
three selections (Naphee-
sa Collier, Crystal Dan-
gerfield, and Katie Lou
Samuelson), followed by
three schools with two
selections apiece: Baylor
(Kalani Brown and Lau-
ren Cox), Notre Dame
(Arike Ogunbowale and
Jessica Shepard), and Or-
egon (Ruthy Hebard and
Sabrina Ionescu).
The Pacific-12 Con-
ference leads all confer-
ences with five selections,
followed by the Atlantic
Coast Conference with
four.
Texas A&M’s Chenne-
dy Carter and Missouri’s
Sophie Cunningham also
made the cut.
The 15 finalists will
be revealed ahead of the
NCAA tournament. The
Wooden Award winner
will be announced April
12 at the College Basket-
ball Awards.
Perry named SEC
Freshman of the Week
After delivering two
career-high scoring per-
formances, Perry was
named SEC Freshman of
the Week.
The honor is the first
of Perry’s career. It is
MSU’s second SEC week-
ly award for the 2018-19
season. Lamar Peters
captured SEC Player of
the Week on Dec. 10.
Perry averaged 19.5
points, nine rebounds,
and two blocks per game.
He poured in a career-best
21 points and matched
a SEC season-high with
11 rebounds at Ole Miss
en route to his second
double-double in his last
three outings.
Perry hit the go-ahead
3-pointer with 3 minutes,
32 seconds remaining to
break a 73-all tie and help
push MSU to its first win
in Oxford since 2010-11.
Perry opened the week
with a then career-high 18
points on 9-for-12 shoot-
ing at Alabama
Kentucky forward PJ
Washington and Tennes-
see guard Jordan Bone
were named SEC co-Play-
ers of the Week.
The MSU men will
play host to LSU at 8 p.m.
Wednesday (ESPN2).
The MSU women will
play host to Tennessee at
1 p.m. Sunday (ESPN).
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Softball
Continued from Page 1B
MSU finished 38-23 last sea-
son. The Bulldogs hit .292 and
averaged 5.2 runs per game.
In the Tucson Regional cham-
pionship round, MSU dropped
a one-run decision to regional
champion Arizona.
Sixteen letterwinners and
five position starters return
from that team.
MSU begins the season
ranked No. 24 in the presea-
son National Football Coaches
Association rankings. It is the
second preseason ranking in
program history (2001).
“Special. That’s the word for
this season,” MSU senior utility
player Emily Heimberger said.
“The seniors want to carry this
program where it has not gone
before. We want to leave a leg-
acy for the younger players.
Since last season ended, we
have been working hard, get-
ball,” Davidson said. “This is rests with junior right-hander
“Special. That’s the word for this season. The an exciting challenge to me. Candace Davis (4-3, 3.11 earned
seniors want to carry this program where it Offensively, we have a lot of fire-
power. We have a lot of speed.
run average, 56 1/3 innings) and
sophomore right-hander Emily
has not gone before.” Just excited to start the season
so we can build off last season.”
Williams (5-1, 1.74, 52 1/3).
Junior right-hander Alys-
Mississippi State senior utility play Emily Heimberger Stuedeman typically has sa Lozer is also expected to
mixed and matched a pitching make an immediate impact af-
staff with few defined roles. ter transferring from Arizona
ting ready for this moment. We MSU senior outfielder Kat Some players may alternate State.
just think this can be a special Moore said. “She just excels at between starting and reliev- “She is a power pitcher. She
team and a special season.” everything. It’s the kind of work ing. Rarely, do pitchers throw will be able to throw 67, 68,”
Mia Davidson had a special ethic that rubs off on everyone. complete games. That strategy Stuedeman said. “She has a
season in 2018, earning South- She isn’t going to rest after last should continue as Stuedeman chance to be dominant. Just
eastern Conference Freshman season. This year, she wants to gets a handle on her staff. proud of all of our pitchers and
of the Year honors. The North be even better.” “We have five pitchers and you each will contribute. Now it’s
Carolina native set a school re- Davidson said the softball will see them all this weekend,” time to play games and see
cord with 19 home runs. season is long and she can’t get Stuedeman said. “There is so where we stand.”
This season, Davidson has caught up in the individual acco- much that each of them can do Freshman left-hander Grace
made several preseason watch lades from a year ago. Instead, to help this team win. We have Fagan and freshman right-
lists and is one of 50 players she feels like she should be spent more time with the pitchers hander Kayla Boseman round
on USA Softball’s Player of the judged by her team’s success. during the start of practice. As out the staff.
Year list. “This year is different be- the season progresses, this staff Follow Dispatch sports
“Mia is the most focused cause I have already been will get better and better.” writer Scott Walters on Twitter
player I have ever been around,” through a year of college soft- The returning experience @dispatchscott

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I need your
advice. I’m
a 66-year-old
woman who has
been single most
of my life. I am
semi-retired and
don’t look or act
my age.
I recently met
the man of my
ZITS dreams on a dat-
ing app. We are
the same age,
and the attraction
is mutual. How-
ever, there’s one
Dear Abby
thing I’m having
trouble with. He lives on Social
Security, which is OK, but he
has no upper teeth. He lost his
false teeth. His bottom teeth
are rotten, and he has no
intention of replacing them.
I would be willing to pay for side of the story.
his teeth, but because I’m not
GARFIELD sure how to approach the sub-
ject, I have decided not to see
him anymore. We have agreed
to stay in contact by texting. I
don’t know how to handle this.
Can you help me? — TURNED
OFF IN VIRGINIA
DEAR TURNED OFF: Your
ideal man has more problems
than having lost his uppers.
His lack of attention to dental
hygiene is a danger to his
health. If you care about him,
point it out. And when you do,
explain that there are low-cost
options for getting treatment
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
5). This year starts off like a
Sheryl Crow song in that “every
day is winding road,” but there’s
a real sense that you’re getting
closer to regular contentment,
and you’ll achieve it, mostly
through the building of healthy
daily habits. Big strokes of luck
will drop in, but it’s day-to-day
improvements that will matter.
BABY BLUES Scorpio and Gemini adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 46, 8,
13, 40 and 11.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
City dwellers know that to drown
out the noise everywhere, you
have to listen to your own. White
noise can help you sleep. Talk
can comfort you. Beats can
move you. Choose your sounds;
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
— such as con-
tacting a school
of dentistry
where students
treat patients
under the super-
vision of qualified
professors. If his
problem is fear
of dentists, that
can be dealt with
too.
Rather than
write any checks
to pay for his new
teeth, encour-
age him to be
more proactive
in taking care
of himself. If you do, you’ll be
doing him a favor.
DEAR ABBY: I have read let-
ters in your column about lazy
adult sons moving back home.
I’d like to present the other
After being gone 15 years,
my son lost his job, house
and wife and had to move
back with us. I admit I was
apprehensive, but on his first
day home he started to rebuild
our 30-year-old patio. After
that, he painted our house,
installed air conditioning
in our garage, planted and
harvested a garden, which he
maintained, landscaped the
yard and helped in numerous
other ways.
Soon he found a good
job and a great girlfriend. He
eventually bought a home and
choose your environment.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You can tell when someone
is being competitive with you,
and unless you’re actually in an
official competition, there’s no
reason to let the race go on.
Sidestep. Don’t engage.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
There’s something that won’t be
right until you fix it, and the time
to fix it has come. As the Roman
poet Horace said, “He who post-
pones the hour of living rightly
is like the rustic who waits for
the river to run out before he
crosses.”
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
One secret to your success is
that you have talent, and yet
you don’t rely on it. Consistent
moved out. He lives nearby
and still maintains our vehicles
and helps out a lot around
the house with things my wife
and I find difficult to do. He
borrowed my truck one day
and brought it home with four
new tires!
Abby, I thought you might
be interested to read an
upbeat story on this subject
for a change. (I have a great
daughter, too — but that’s a
different story.) — GRATEFUL
DAD IN NEVADA
DEAR GRATEFUL DAD:
You are absolutely right that I
am interested. Thank you for
such an upbeat letter. I don’t
know what your recipe was for
child rearing, but I’m sorry you
didn’t share it. Your son is a
gem!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO MY
ASIAN READERS WHO CELE-
BRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR:
I wish a happy, healthy new
year to all of you who celebrate
this holiday. The Year of the
Pig begins today. People born
in the Year of the Pig are
warmhearted, loyal, honest
and gentle. (They can also be
naive, gullible, sluggish and
short-tempered.) On the up-
side, they seem to be blessed
with intelligence and creativity.
Notable individuals born in
the Year of the Pig include
Stephen King, Julie Andrews,
Duke Ellington, Lucille Ball,
Magic Johnson, Ernest Hem-
ingway and Elton John.
work is more important than tal-
ent, and the magic mix of both
things together makes for an
absolute unstoppable success.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To
avoid a thing is a way of focus-
ing on it, and thus attracting
it. So avoidance is attraction.
Instead, keep your eye on the
prize. Imagine what you do
want, not what you don’t.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22). You’re skeptical, and it’s
a beneficial quality right now.
There’s too much out there to
believe and it can’t all be true.
Someone needs to sort it out,
and that someone is you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Loud and clear is a good way to
communicate; it usually works
mighty fine. But if you have to
choose between the two, take
clear. It will outdo loud even at
the faintest volume.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Though it may seem that
you’ve been at a certain stage
for a while now, you cannot be
contained where you are. You’re
extending your spirit beyond it,
outside it, above it and around
it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You have an excellent
sense about how to best lead
people today. You’ll get a feeling
about when you should go easy
and when you should push
things along, perhaps with a
hard truth.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). It’s said that crime doesn’t
pay, and yet there are still
criminals at large who would
beg to differ — if it didn’t count
as an official confession. But
what about honesty? Of course
honesty pays, immediately if not
amply.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You’ve censored yourself
to accommodate those younger,
older, more formal, more pi-
ous... but when you’re at home
with your nearest and dearest,
you want to feel you can just be
yourself. Lift the ban.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Maybe you won’t solve a
problem by walking away from
it, but you’ll solve it after you
walk away from it. Movement
and a new environment will juice
your mind’s problem-solving
capabilities.

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Frontage Road, Colum- particularly described as Publish: ence. Send resume to HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-
bus, MS, until 2:00 follows, to-wit: January 29, 2019 and Office Manager 2BR/1BA located in room w/ 2-3 bath town- agiven
9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 3 9 1 5 6 4 7 2 8
p.m., Thursday, Febru- February 5, 2019 Historic Downtown given numbers. The object
ary 28, 2019 at which Begin at the extreme
PO Box 8936 houses. $600 to $695.
Columbus. 2,000 sqft. 662-549-9555. Ask for is to place the numbers 4 3 9 6 8 7 1 5 2
Columbus, MS 39705 is
time and place all bids South corner of Lot 12 Building & Remodeling 1120 Hardwood floors Glenn or text. 1 to place
to 9 in thethe numbers
empty spaces
will be publicly opened of said Country Club HELP WANTED throughout. Open floor. 1sotothat
9 ineach
the empty spaces
row, each 1 6 7 2 4 5 8 9 3
and read aloud. This is Subdivision; thence HOME REPAIRS & CON- Very nice. Incl W&D. HOUSE WITH APART-
a rebid on this project. Northwesterly along the STRUCTION WORK CARE CENTER OF $1200/mo. Call MENT NEAR MUW. so that each
column row, each
and each 3x3 box 8 2 5 1 3 9 4 6 7
Southwest side of said WANTED. Carpentry, ABERDEEN 662-328-8655. 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks column
containsand theeach
same3x3 box
number
Specifications and Lot 12 for a distance of small concrete jobs, from MUW. L/r, d/r, contains the same number
5 8 6 9 7 3 2 1 4
Drawings can be viewed 37.5 feet; thence North- electrical, plumbing, RN SUPERVISOR DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, b/r, kitchen, large f/r only once. The difficulty
in the office of RJZ Ar- easterly 225.5 feet roof repairs, pressure M-F, 8A-4:30P CH&A, 1 story, W/D, w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA. only once. The difficulty 7 1 2 4 5 6 3 8 9
washing and mobile historic district, 1 block Laundry room, outside level increases from
chitecture, PA, Architec- along a straight line level increases from 9 4 3 8 1 2 5 7 6
ture Engineering; 91 whose projection will in- home roof coating and LPN 3P - 11P from downtown, $625/ fenced patio, screened Monday to Sunday.
Sunset Drive, Suite C, tersect the West right- underpinning. No job LPN 11P - 7A mo. + $625 dep. NO side porch & work room
Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 2/04

Grenada, Mississippi of-way line of Choctaw too small. 549-7031. PETS. 662-574-8789. WITH ATTACHED APART-
38901. Bid documents Road 30 feet Southerly Apply in person at Peaceful & Quiet area. MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen
are being made avail- from the Southeast SUGGS CONSTRUCTION Care Center & bathroom. NO HUD.
able via original paper corner of Lot 12, (the Building, remodeling, 505 Jackson St, 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- Ref. req. Dep. req.
copy. Plan holders are Southeast corner of Lot metal roofing, painting Aberdeen ments & townhouses. Pets allowed w/ extra
required to register for 12 being the North & all home repairs. EOE Call for more info. dep. $1075/mo.
an account at corner of Lot 13 of said 662-242-3471 662-328-8254. 662-386-7506.
www.jones-zanderplan Country Club Subdivi- Tom Hatcher, LLC Truck Driving 3700
room.com to view and FIRST FULL MONTH Houses For Rent: Caledonia
sion); thence South- Custom Construction,
order Bid Documents. RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-
westerly 243 feet, more Restoration, Remodel- CLASS A CDL DRIVER room Apts/Townhomes. 7160
All plan holders are re- or less, to the Point of ing, Repair, Insurance with Truck & Lowboy
quired to have a valid Stove & refrigerator.
Beginning, Subject to claims. 662-364-1769. Trailer experience to $335-$600 Monthly. 2BR/1BA. Privacy
email address for regis- the restrictive coven- Licensed & Bonded load, haul, & unload
tration. Bid documents Credit check & deposit. fence. Walking distance
ants and conditions as heavy construction Coleman Realty, to school. $750/mo +
are non-refundable and hereinabove referred to; General Services 1360 equipment. Overnight $750 dep. 1 year lease.
must be purchased 662-329-2323.
LESS AND EXCEPT the travel required. Only No pets. 662-242-
through the website. following described FREE TRAINING for qualified applicants with DOWNTOWN LOFT. 0683.
Questions regarding tracts, to-wit: JOB SEEKING WOMEN; clean MVR, current Very big, nice 1 bed-
website registration and COMPUTER TRAINING, medical examiner’s room. Wood floors, lots Houses For Rent: Other 7180
online orders please (A) That part of Parcel RESUME WRITING, & IN- certificate and no acci- of windows. $700 per
contact Plan House No. I, more particularly TERVIEW SKILLS; dents need apply. Fax month. Call Stewart, 1 ROOM/1BA, Utilities
Printing at (662) 407- described as follows, to- Tues & Thurs Evening resume to 662-492- 662-364-1610. Included. $400/mo.
0193. The non-refund- wit: Begin at the ex- classes start February 4490 or email to jm.site One person only. Refs
able deposit is $ treme North corner of 5th. Enroll now at Chris- masters@yahoo.com req. Contact/leave a
100.00 . said Lot 13 of said
Country Club Subdivi-
tian Women's Job
Corps. Min H.S. Dip- Bargain Column 4180
COLEMAN message for more info:
662-328-8655.
All bids must be submit- sion; thence Southerly loma or Equivalent re- RENTALS
ted in a sealed envel- along the West side of quired. Call 662-722- TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
BROWN WICKER Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
ope and the words Choctaw Road a dis- 3016 or 662-597-1030 weatherproof patio chair
“New Office Building tance of 30 feet; thence with brand new cush-
1 BEDROOM 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
and 504 Renovations at Southwesterly 114.8 Need a Babysitter or a ions $50. 4 drawer 2 BEDROOMS Hope school dist.
Project MS 019-017, feet along a straight line Tutor? Call 662-574- $500/mo & $500 dep.
Grenada, MS” and "Bid whose projection will in- 0426. Teacher Certi-
chest of drawers $50.
662-352-9593
3 BEDROOMS Call between 10a-7p.
Documents" clearly writ- tersect the Southwest fied in most subjects. 662-386-4292.
ten on the outside of side of said Lot 12 at a LEASE,
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the bid envelope. Con- point 37.5 feet North-
tact person for further Call me! Licensed w/
westerly from the South 30+ years of exp. Call
student $25. Antique DEPOSIT NICE 3BR/2BA MH in
marble top plant stand
details is RJZ Architec-
ture, PA (662-226-
corner of said Lot 12;
thence Northeasterly
or text 662-549-7167. $75. Pictures available. AND West Lowndes school
district. $485/mo +
662-352-9593.
7115). See also Sec- 138 feet, more or less, RETAINER WALL, drive- CREDIT CHECK $485 dep. 662-242-
tion 00200-2, Para- to the Point of Begin- way, foundation, con- 7653 or 662-308-7781.
graph 1. ning. Burial Plots 4250
crete, masonry restora-
tion, remodeling, base- FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY 662-329-2323 RENT A fully equipped
camper w/utilities &
All bid envelopes shall (B) That part of Parcels I ment foundation, re-
contain, on the exterior and II, more particularly pairs, small dump truck Burial Space. Square cable from $145/wk -
#103 X-11. $800. $535/month. Colum-
side, the Contractor’s described as follows, to- hauling (5-6 yd) load &
Call Wortley Cole, 2411 HWY 45 N bus & County School
Certificate of Respons- wit: demolition/lot cleaning. 662-574-5591.
ibility number. NO EX- Burr Masonry
COLUMBUS, MS locations. 662-242-
CEPTIONS Begin at the extreme 7653 or 601-940-1397.
662-242-0259. Farm Equipment & Supplies
South corner of said Lot Commercial Property For
All bids shall be written 13 of said Country Club WORK WANTED: 4420 Commercial Property 8050
on the form provided Subdivision; the North- Licensed & Bonded-car- Rent 7100
and shall be sealed in easterly along the East pentry, painting, & de- 2016 CAT Skidsteer w/ RETAIL SPACE Available
an envelope. All other side of said Lot 13 a molition. Landscaping, mulcher. <1,000 hrs, OFFICE SPACE: 2,000 in Historic Downtown.
methods of bidding, ex- distance of 85 feet; gutters cleaned, bush $88,500. 2016 John square feet. 294 404 Main St. 3,000
cept telegraphic modific- thence Northwesterly a hogging, clean-up work, Deere 5100E Tractor, Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
ations, will be con- distance of 211 feet to pressure washing, mov- 210 hrs. $39,500. ing terms. Available Call 662-328-8655
sidered non-responsive. a point on the Southw- ing help & furniture 205-329-1790. now. 662-328-8254. or 662-574-7879.
No modifications on ex- est side of Lot 12 of repair. 662-242-3608
terior of envelope. NO said Country Club Subdi-
Houses For Sale: Northside
General Merchandise 4600
EXCEPTIONS vision (which point is Lawn Care / Landscaping 8150
37.5 feet Northwesterly 1470 FREE TREE Giveaway
No bidder may with- from the South corner 2/7/19 from 8:30-4pm CONVENIENT 3BR/2BA.
draw his bid within 45 of said Lot 12); thence JESSE & BEVERLY'S Lowndes Co. SWCD, For Sale or Lease! 512
days after the date set Southeasterly along the LAWN SERVICE. Mow- 2282 MLK Jr. Dr, Col- Lincoln Rd. New paint,
for the opening thereof, Southwest side of said ing, cleanup, landscap- umbus. 328-5921 ext 3 flooring, brick shop,
and each bidder must Lot 12 and the rear of ing, sodding, & tree cut- One Bundle Per Person. fenced bkyd & patio.
comply with the laws of said Lot 13, a distance ting. 356-6525. Zoned commercial, can
the State of Missis- of 251.5 feet to the be home/office. 662-
Sporting Goods 4720 328-9634 for more info.
sippi and all local laws Point of Beginning. Painting & Papering 1620
relative to the perform- ED SANDERS Gunsmith
ance of said work. INDEXING INSTRUC- SULLIVAN'S PAINT Open for season! 9-5,
Houses For Sale: West 8350
TIONS: Lot 13 and Part SERVICE Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.
Certified in lead FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May-
Award will be made to
the lowest responsible
of Lot 12, Country Club Over 50 years experi-
removal. Offering spe- ence! Repairs, cleaning, hew, 1551 Garth Rd. ACROSS
Subdivision, Lowndes
and responsive bidder County, Mississippi. cial prices on interior & refinishing, scopes Close to Columbus, 1 Accord
exterior painting, pres- mounted & zeroed, Starkville & West Point.
whose bid meets the re-
sure washing & sheet handmade knives. New HVAC, 1.7 acres, 5 Traverse
quirements of this Invit- I will convey only such
ation for Bids. The MS title as is vested in me rock repairs.
Located: Hwy 45 Alt,
large metal bldg incl. 10 Friend of D’Art-
Free Estimates $139,000. 662-418-
Regional Housing Au- as Trustee, with no war-
Call 435-6528 North of West Point, 8984 or 662-552-1400. agnan
thority IV reserves the ranties. turn right on Yokahama
right to reject any and Blvd, 8mi & turn left on
12 Joust need
all bids or to waive any WITNESS my signature Stump Removal 1790 Investment Property 8550 13 Prepares for
Darracott Rd, will see
informalities in the bid- this 2nd day of January, sign, 2.5mi ahead shop
ding. 2019. on left. 662-494-6218.
GRAVEL FOR SALE on contingencies
private property. Approx
6 acres. Will sell or 15 Cool, to jazzmen
Submitted by: JAMES ELDRED REN-
Mr. Brian Power, FROE, Trustee Business Opportunity 6050 lease property located 16 Money machine
in NE Noxubee County.
Executive Director HISTORIC DOWNTOWN 601-405-3717. 17 “— pig’s eye!”
James Eldred Renfroe,
Dates to be Published: 648 Lakeland East Dr.,
Columbus: 411 Main 18 Become sharply
St. Office, Retail, Res- Lots & Acreage 8600
January 29, 2019 Ste A, ALLSTUMP GRINDING taurant Space available. attentive
February 5, 2019 Flowood, MS 39232, SERVICE

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Call 423-333-1124. 22 ACRES in Caledonia
Phone 601-932-1011 GET 'ER DONE!
on Wood Rd. All road
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF We can grind all your
Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 frontage. Water & natur- 21 Like cliffs
SALE Publish: 1/15, 1/22, stumps. Hard to reach
22 Wind indicator
What
1/29, 2/5/2019 places, blown over al gas available. Resid-
PEAR ORCHARD APTS ential Development
WHEREAS, on January roots, hillsides, back-
2BR Townhouse - $585, Property. 662-356-6862
23 Vestige
18, 2008, Martha H. PUBLIC NOTICE yards, pastures. Free
W/D incl. Great loca- 25 Pulsate
You’re
Imes executed a Deed estimates. You find it, or 662-574-3053.
tion. $200 processing
of Trust to T. Harris, INVITATION FOR BIDS we'll grind it!
fee & $50 application 250 ACRE pine planta- 28 Pay tribute to 2 Acropolis setting here”
Collier, III, as Trustee 662-361-8379
fee. 662-328-9471 or tion with 10 to 16 year 31 Jealousy’s kin
Looking 3 Reduce gradually 26 Last
for Trustmark National ERATE PRODUCTS AND
662-889-7565. old trees, prime deer
Bank, as Lender, with SERVICES NOTICE Tree Services 1860 hunting, ideal for hunt- 32 Main dish 4 Great weight 27 Arthurian island
Mortgage Electronic Re-
gistration Systems, Inc., Sealed bids will be re- Apts For Rent: South 7040 ing club, $1500/acre, 34 Nabokov novel 5 Chowder chunk 29 Set straight
For
A&T Tree Service will divide, Monroe
(“MERS”), as Benefi- ceived by the Columbus- Bucket truck & stump County. 662-369-3778, 35 Laugh sound 6 Fan cry 30 Soprano Scotto
ciary, which is recorded Lowndes County Library removal. Free est. 1BR/1BA 505 5th Ave.
in the office of the System up to and no Serving Columbus S. 1 block from down- or 662-256-5838. 36 Roadhouse 7 New York lake 33 Rear-— (acci-
Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, MS, in
Book 2008 at Page
later than 10:00 a.m.
February 27, 2019, at
the Columbus-Lowndes
since 1987. Senior
citizen disc. Call Alvin @
242-0324/241-4447
town. Walking distance
to MUW. No pets. CAFB
welcomed. XL l/r, d/r,
In WINTER SPECIAL
1.95 acre lots.
Good/bad credit.
37 Took the lead
40 Cheering loudly
8 Digitize for com-
puter use
dent)
35 Towel word
1744; County Library System "We'll go out on a limb b/r & backyard. In- 10% down, as low as 41 “Divine Comedy” 9 Sober 38 Young fellow
314 7th Street North for you!" cludes w/d, air condi-
WHEREAS, said Deed of Columbus, MS, for the tioner, gas heater, hard-
$299/mo. Eaton Land.
662-361-7711
writer 11 Rink patron 39 Possesses
Trust was assigned to procurement of Cat- VICKERS TREE wood floors, electric 42 Gives tempo-
Trustmark National egory 2 products and SERVICE, LLC stove, refrigerator. CLASSIFIEDS 14 Road sign
Bank in Book MORT services via Erate fund- Tree trimming and re- $750/mo. $750 dep.
Campers & RVs 9300 rarily 19 Trifling
www.cdispatch.com
2018 at Page 26904; ing. A copy of the Re- moval. Fully insured. 662-364-6454. TOMBIGBEE RV Park, 43 Sirius, for one 20 Bit of history
quest for Proposals Free estimates. located on Wilkins Wise
WHEREAS, on Decem- (RFP) can be obtained *Now Accepting Credit Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Rd & Waverly Rd. Full 24 “Lord Jim” author
ber 13, 2018, Trust- by emailing Millie Rod- & Debit Cards* Hookups available. DOWN 25 “Help me out
mark National Bank abough at millie.re- Call Curt 662-418-0889
substituted James group@gmail.com. If a or 662-549-2902
$300/mo. 662-328- 1 Maze choices
8655 or 662-574-7879.
Eldred Renfroe as Trust- response is not re- “A cut above the rest”
ee in the aforemen- ceived within 24 hours,
tioned deed of trust with it is the responsibility of General Help Wanted 3200
this recorded in Book
MORT 2018 at Page
the respondent to call
Tillman or Millie Rod- CONTRACTOR SEEKING It’s a classified
experienced carpenter
26906; abough at 769-233-
4515 or 662-630-0118 with lots of experience. rule-of-thumb:
Please call:
WHEREAS, there being
a default in the terms
to confirm receipt of the
RFP request. 662-570-9464 for info. We tell readers
and conditions of the
Deed of Trust and en- All interested bidders
GLASS GLAZIER what they need
needed, experienced in
tire debt secured hav- must attend a mandat-
ing been declared to be ory pre-bid conference
commercial & residen- to know to buy
tial. Must have at least
due and payable in ac- on February 13, 2019
cordance with its terms, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
8 years experience in what they need.
storefront, hardware,
Trustmark National at the Columbus- windows, shower doors,
Bank, the holder of the Lowndes County Library etc. & valid driver's li-
debt has requested the System 314 7th Street cense. Excellent com- Five Questions:
Trustee to execute the North Columbus, MS. munication skills, posit-
trust and sell said land Bidders not attending ive attitude & willing-
and property pursuant the pre-bid conference
to its terms in order to will not be considered.
ness to get the job done
right required! Salary 1 Esquire
raise the sums due, will be determined by
with attorney’s and Bids will be opened at experience. Contact
trustee’s fees, and ex- 10:00 a.m. February
2 Milk
Juanita or Glen at
penses of sale; 27, 2019 Columbus- 205-932-5812.
Lowndes County Library
NOW, THEREFORE, I, System 314 7th Street FULL TIME Position.
James Eldred Renfroe, North Columbus, MS. Must have valid driver's
Trustee for said Deed of Bids must be submit-
Trust, will on February ted in a sealed envel-
license & be able to
drive truck w/ trailer for
3 Jazzercise
6, 2019, offer for sale ope clearly marked as delivery of equipment.
at public outcry, and follows: Some Counter Sales,
sell within legal hours
(being between the “2019 Erate Bid”
Mechanical Knowledge
& lifting required. Apply
4 Guinea pig
hours of 11:00 a.m., Bid Opening: February in person at Handyman WHATZIT ANSWER
and 4:00 p.m.) at the 27, 2019 10:00 a.m. Rentals, Inc. on Hwy 82
main front door of the
Lowndes County Court- Envelopes not so
West in Starkville. 5 Stacy’s Log cabin