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SALT LAKE CITY Jason
Valdez is no stranger to Utah po-
lice. His latest brushwiththelaw,
however, mayhavebeenthemost
public.
An armed Valdez, 36, held a
woman hostage at a motel in a
tense 16-hour, overnight standoff
with SWAT teams, all while find-
ing time to keep his family and
friends updated on Facebook, au-
thorities said.
He even got some help from
the outside over the social net-
work: A friend posted that a
SWAT officer was hiding in the
bushes.
Thank you homie, Valdez re-
plied. Good looking out.
When officers swarmed the
room, Valdez shot himself in the
chest with a handgun, Ogden po-
lice said. On Tuesday, he was in
critical condition.
The AssociatedPress reviewed
Valdezs Facebookprofile page on
Tuesday. Police believe he wrote
the messages during the stand-
off.
It wasnt immediately clear,
however, whether policewerefol-
lowing the posts in real-time,
though the department spokes-
woman said officers routinely
search the Internet and other
sources for background on sus-
pects.
In all, Valdez made six posts
Utah man updated Facebook during 16-hour standoff
Friends posted police details
during 16-hour hostage
situation with SWAT teams.
By JENNIFER DOBNER
Associated Press
AP PHOTO
Jason Valdez continuosly updated his Facebook status, a portion
of which is shown above, while barricaded in a Utah motel room
with a hostage during a 16-hour standoff with police Tuesday.
See FACEBOOK, Page 6A
Luzerne Countys tax base in-
creased $79.4 million since No-
vember, despite the struggling
economy and assessment reduc-
tions lingering from the county-
wide reassessment.
The combined assessment of
roughly 158,000 taxable proper-
ties in the coun-
ty is inching
closer to the
$20 billion
mark, growing
from $19.85 bil-
lion in Novem-
ber to a current
$19.93 billion,
according to a
recent snap-
shot reading
completed by
the county.
Tony Alu,
the countys as-
sessment direc-
tor, said the in-
crease shows
his field investigators are active-
ly seeking new properties and
additions that should be added
to the tax rolls.
Theyre getting out there and
doing what theyre expected to
do, Alu said.
The offices eight field investi-
gators have been teaming up to
perform block checks, or con-
centrated sweeps through neigh-
borhoods to identify real estate
that must be picked up for taxa-
tion, he said.
Block checks are typically con-
ducted one or two days a week,
with crews initially focusing on
the northern part of the county.
Staffers will eventually wrap up
the block checks on the countys
southern end, he said.
The field investigators carry
identification, and police are
alerted that they will be canvass-
ing an area, Alu said.
When theyre not conducting
team sweeps, field investigators
must keep track of building per-
mits and newly filed property
C O U N T Y R O L L S
Taxable
property
close to
$20B
Increase attributed to field
investigators seeking new
properties and additions.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
[email protected]
INSIDE: For
property value
changes in
municipalities,
see Page 14A.
Jenkins Town-
ship experi-
enced the
largest as-
sessment
increase since
November
3.8 percent.
See TAXABLE, Page 14A
SCRANTON Robert Cordaro
hadonewordashelefttheWilliam
J. Nealon Federal Building Tues-
day night.
Wow.
Cordaro, 50, the former majori-
ty commissioner of Lackawanna
County, was found guilty of 18 of
the33publiccorruptioncounts by
a jury of six
men and six
women who
deliberated
for 7.5 hours
in the public
corruption
case against
him and current Lackawanna
County Minority Commissioner
A.J. Munchak. Munchak was
found guilty of eight of the 21
counts against him.
Cordaro was found guilty of
some of the more serious charges,
including bribery, extortion, rack-
eteering and money laundering
andcouldreceiveamaximumsen-
tence of 229 years in prison and
$4.5millioninfines. Munchak, 64,
faces upto93years and$2million
in fines after being found guilty of
bribery, extortionandtax fraud.
When the case opened, Assist-
ant U.S. Attorney Lorna Graham
said the men used campaign con-
tributions as a personal piggy-
bank, and U.S. Attorney Peter
Smith continued that analogy in
reacting to the decision Tuesday
evening.
The jury verdict showed that a
public office is not similar to an
ATM machine to generate secret
cash payments or an entitlement
topayforpleasuretripsoralicense
tosteal, hideorcynicallymisrepre-
sent relationships that conflict
with a public officials duties, he
said.
Cordaro and Munchak pleaded
notguiltythreetimestotheorigi-
nal indictment on March16, 2010,
and to two superceding indict-
ments that followed. Munchak
continued to proclaim his inno-
cence on North Washington Ave-
nue even after the verdict was
Cordaro, Munchak guilty
Current and former commissioner express shock at the verdicts
JASON RIEDMILLER PHOTOS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Former Lackawanna County Comissioner Robert Cordaro addresses the media with his attorneys, Jerry Johnson, left, and William
Costopoulos, following the verdicts Tuesday outside the WilliamJ. Nealon federal building in Scranton.
A.J. Munchak and attorney Mark Powell speak to the media after the verdicts were read. See VERDICT, Page 14A
By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES
[email protected]
First reported at
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FAIRVIEW TWP. Facing a budget
shortfall that promises teacher layoffs,
representatives from Crestwood School
Boardandthe teacher unionmet Monday
and swapped savings ideas. Offers from
both sides began by freezing teacher sala-
ries for a year, but diverged dramatically
beyond that point, and the session ended
with no consensus.
We offereda simple three-year freeze,
Board Member Gene Mancini said.
Their proposal is so complicated you
need a road map to follow it.
Right now, they are playing games
with numbers, union negotiator Virginia
Cowley countered, noting the union of-
fered to accept a one-year total freeze on
salary and tuition reimbursement in ex-
changefor aone-year extensionof thecur-
rent contract with no raises and a guaran-
tee there would be no furloughs. They
emphatically would not go for an exten-
sion of the contract. To me, I think thats
foolish.
The districts preliminary budget calls
for the elimination of full-day kindergar-
ten as well as music and sports programs
in elementary and middle school, which
would result in laying off up to eight
teachers. Nothing is definite until the
board votes on a final budget set to oc-
cur Thursday night but Superintendent
Board, teachers still far apart in Crestwood budget battle
Sides agree on little in resolving
shortfall; final budget vote Thursday.
By MARK GUYDISH
[email protected]
See CRESTWOOD , Page 9A
SCRANTON Heres a look
at the guilty verdicts levied on
Tuesday against Lackawanna
County Commissioner A.J.
Munchak and former commis-
sioner Robert Cordaro and
the maximum possible prison
sentences for the guilty ver-
dicts.
In addition to prison sen-
tences, each guilty charge
carries a maximum fine of
$250,000.
Robert Cordaro
Count 13: Conspiracy to
Officials
nailed on
26 counts
See CHARGES , Page 14A
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Novak, Robert
OHaire, Patrick
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Sapack, Joan
Sweitzer, Lois
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An insurance executive from
Lackawanna County will not
challenge charges he stole more
than$1.3millioninpremiumpay-
ments that were collected from
universities, a hospital and a casi-
no.
Brian James Murray, 68, of
Scranton, pleaded no contest to
four counts of theft and a single
count of criminal conspiracy in
Lackawanna County Court on
Tuesday, said Nils Frederiksen,
spokesperson for the state Office
of Attorney General.
Murray was chief executive of-
ficer at Murray Insurance Agency
on Spruce Street, Scranton. He
andhis business filedfor personal
and corporate bankruptcy in Sep-
tember 2009.
An investigation by the Attor-
ney Generals office accusedMur-
ray of diverting more than $1.3
million in premiums that should
have been forwarded to other in-
surance companies as payment
for policies issued to numerous
organizations, including Mount
Airy Casino, the University of
Scranton, St. Josephs University,
Loyola College in Maryland,
Moses Taylor Hospital in Scran-
ton and Phoenixville Borough in
Chester County.
Murray and his agency became
the subject of an investigation by
the state Insurance Department
for permittinganemployeetosell
insurance even though the em-
ployee did not have a license.
According to a consent order
from the state Insurance Depart-
ment, whichrevokedMurrays In-
surance license on July 31, 2009,
he did nothing when he became
aware that the employee, identi-
fied as Christine Oliver-Shean,
stole about $500,000 from cli-
ents.
Oliver-Shean, 52, of Scranton,
continued to sell insurance at
Murrays agency after she surren-
dered her license in March 2008,
according to the consent order.
Oliver-Shean pleaded guilty in
Lackawanna County Court on
June 13 to three counts of theft,
and one count each of insurance
fraud and criminal conspiracy.
Murrays wife, Diane Murray,
67, pleaded no contest to a single
count of criminal conspiracy on
Tuesday.
A no-contest plea carries the
same weight as a conviction, but
the defendant does not admit
guilt.
A sentencing date for the Mur-
rays and Oliver-Shean has not
been scheduled.
Frederiksen said restitution
will be addressed in pre-sentence
petitions.
Insurance executive pleads no contest
Brian Murray of Scranton will
face sentencing on theft and
conspiracy charges.
Times Leader staff
DALLAS TWP. The Dallas
School District will continue to
raise objections if needed regard-
ing proposed natural gas activities
plannedfor anarea about1,300feet
from the campus property line,
Jack Dean of Elliot, Greenleaf &
Dean, thedistrictsattorneyinhear-
ings before the Dallas Township
Zoning Hearing Board said during
Mondays school board work ses-
sion.
Concerned parents attended the
meeting to question the boards
stance in an ongoing zoning hear-
ingfor Chief GatheringLLCs appli-
cation for special exceptions to
buildanatural gas meteringstation
near the four Dallas schools.
Kim Jacobs, speaking on behalf
of the Dallas Parents-Taxpayers
Group, contended the natural gas
companies proposingmeteringsta-
tions and pipelines in the area,
Chief and Williams Field Services
LLC, believe removing those mate-
rialsismorecostlyandlessefficient
for their business.
Shesaidcompanies haveamoral
and ethical responsibility to spend
the $50 million torelocate meter-
ing station equipment in order to
protect the safety of nearby stu-
dents and employees.
Our childrenareworthsomuch
more than that, she said. Please
do not put a price on them.
Board President Bruce Goerin-
ger said the company has made
changestoitsplansasaresult of the
districts actions.
After four continued hearings,
the company has cancelled plans
for a compressor station at the site
and agreed to remove the flamma-
ble odorant mercaptan and a 100-
foot communications tower from
metering station plans.
Dean said the metering station
plans feature a container of biode-
gradable glycol tobe storedon-site,
whichthedistrict will further inves-
tigate.
Other residents wanted to ad-
dress an agreement mentioned at
the boards May regular meeting.
A draft agreement from Chief
GatheringLLCstatedthecompany
wouldremove mercaptanat 49Hil-
debrandt Road, and both the com-
pany and the school district would
besubject tocertainterms andcon-
ditions as a result of approving the
agreement.
Solicitor Benjamin Jones III clar-
ified the board did not agree to the
document because there were so
many questions unanswered and
it waspresentedtotheboardaspre-
pared by a Chief attorney.
Dean said the issue is up to the
townshipZoning Hearing Boardto
decide, but the district will fight
against approval.
Its an uphill battle, but were
getting where we have to be, said
Dean.
In other news, Bob Nesbit of
Crabtree Rohrbaugh and Associ-
ates gave the board an update con-
cerning the high school construc-
tion project. He said the newbuild-
ingisvirtuallyfinishedanddemo-
lition has begun on the old
building.
Superintendent Frank Galicki
announced there will be a dedica-
tionat 2p.m. August 28for thenew
building.
The board hired Martin OHora
as the high school technology edu-
cation teacher at a salary of
$35,000.
Dallas schools still oppose gas work
Meeting questions school
districts stand on shale work
near school site.
By SARAH HITE
[email protected]
The next Dallas School Board
meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on
July 11 in the administration build-
ing.
W H AT S N E X T
HANOVER TWP With the
deadlinefor adoptionof a2011-2012
budget just days away, the Hanover
Area School Board and area resi-
dents continue to discuss ways the
district can save money.
Some of the proposedcuts inthe
2011-2012 spending plan include
the closing of Lyndwood Elemen-
tary School, a wage freeze for non-
union employees, and an early re-
tirement programthat will retire19
employees who will not be re-
placed.
At a school board meeting on
June 9, Deborah Scott brought to
the boards attention financial er-
rors found in routine audits going
back10years. Shebelieves theseer-
rors could have resulted in more
than$289,000instate subsidies be-
ing lost in overpayment, underpay-
ment, or forfeited all together from
1999-2010.
OnMonday night, Scott present-
ed the board with a yearly break-
down of subsidies she said were
lost due to issues such as errors in
reporting daily bus route mileage
and failure to bill pupil member-
ship.
I just want to get it out for my
peace of mind as well as everyone
elses, Scott said of her intentions
for the meeting. The same errors
seem to be made over and over
again.
Someof theseerrorsweremade
12 years ago, district Business Ad-
ministrator Thomas Cipriano said,
acknowledging that there were is-
sues going back to the 90s but, as
he sees it, not lately.
AccordingtoCipriano, whenthe
state performs an audit and pre-
sents its findings, the school must
provide a corrective action plan
that explains any issues discovered
in the audit and how the district
will remedy them. This plan is
signed and approved by the audi-
tors who return years later to en-
surethat thechanges havebeenim-
plemented correctly.
Going back 20 years, we have
corrected those findings, Cipriano
said.
Theaveragetransportationcosts
since 2005-2006 for the district was
about $1,326,393. This number in-
cludes costs from the transporta-
tion provider as well as Luzerne In-
termediate Unit18. The average to-
tal subsidy from both public and
non-public school transportation
over that same period was
$589,618, resultinginanaverageto-
tal cost to the district of $736,774.
Overall, transportation accounts
for about 5 percent of the total $25
million annual budget.
According to Deborah Jones, di-
rector of transportation, thedistrict
has made efforts to reduce costs
over the last five years by eliminat-
ingdaycareservices, reducingfield
trip and sports activity transporta-
tion services, and reducing the
amount of transportation provided
by the LIU18. Ever since Jones be-
gan with the district in 2005-2006,
it has implemented the use of com-
puter software that helps lower
costs while maximizing reimburse-
ments. Once this software was
adopted, the district has reportedly
gained in reimbursement every
year.
Scott also called into question a
2007-2008 district managers re-
sponse toa state report that includ-
ed an increase in charter school
cost from$50,000to$430,000. The
manager accounted for this drastic
rise stating that there was aninflux
of 85 to 90 charter students. Both
Scott and board members agreed
the total number of charter stu-
dents is closer to 12 to 16 students
in a given year.
We will get accurate informa-
tion as to what was the actual ex-
pense for that year in the fall," So-
licitor George Shovlin said in re-
sponse tothe variednumber of stu-
dents.
Hanover Area still looking to cut costs
Financial errors found in
routine audits show district
may have lost state subsidies.
By STEFFEN LIZZA
Times Leader Correspondent
K
athryn Elizabeth Pelka, 31, of
Tunkhannock, passed away
Monday, June 20, 2011, at Montrose
Hospital. She was a daughter of Ar-
thur Jerry and Mary Dowd Pelka
of Tunkhannock.
She was born in Appleton, Wis.,
on August 9, 1979. She graduated
from Tunkhannock Area High
School, class of 1998. She belonged
to St. Peters Episcopal Church,
Tunkhannock.
Kathryn enjoyed spending time
with her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
paternal grandparents, Arthur and
Esther Pelka; and maternal grand-
parents, John and Laura Dowd.
Kathryn is survived by her loving
daughter Brianna Faythe Lynn Pel-
ka; two sisters, Laura Cook and her
children, Christine, Darryl and
Joshua; and a great-niece Isabell of
Dalton, and Tamara Zona and her
husband, John, of Springville; as
well as two brothers, Jerry and wife,
Shana, and their son, Samuel, of
Tunkhannock, and John and his
wife, Kelly, and their son, Isaac, of
Towanda.
Funeral service will be at 11a.m.
Saturday from the St. Peters Epis-
copal Church, 3832 State Rte. 6,
Tunkhannock, with the Rev. Dan
Jones officiating. Friends may call
from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Hard-
ing-Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W.
Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Interment
will be held at Chapel Lawn Memo-
rial Park, Dallas.
Memorial Contributions may be
made to Muscular Dystrophy Asso-
ciation, POBox 78960, Phoenix, AZ
85062-8960.
For directions or condolences,
please visit www.aplitwinfuneral-
homes.com.
Kathryn Elizabeth Pelka
June 20, 2011
D
ale W. May, 65, of Sweet Valley,
passed away Monday, June 20,
2011, at Hospice Care of The VNA
Inpatient Unit, Heritage House,
Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. May was born at Lake Town-
ship, and was a son of the late Wil-
bur and Nellie Hummel May. He
was employed as a blacktop paver.
He is survived by his wife of 23
years, Mary May; daughters, Eileen
and Erica May; granddaughter
Lovelia May; brother, Ralph May;
and a sister, Iva London.
Amemorial service will be held
at 2p.m. SaturdayfromtheCurtis L.
Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corner
of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek,
with the Rev. Richard Metcalf, of
the FaithBible Church, Pikes Creek,
officiating. Friends may call from 1
to 2 p.m. prior to the service Satur-
day.
The family requests that, in lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions
be sent to the Faith Bible Church,
PO Box 306, Sweet Valley, PA
18656.
Dale W. May
June 20, 2011
J
ames G. Wivell Jr., 62, of Lake
Township, passed away Monday,
June 20, 2011, at home.
Mr. Wivell was born October 15,
1948, in Wilkes-Barre, and was a son
of the late James G. and Elaine Da-
vis Wivell Sr.
He was employed as a technician
for Procter & Gamble Paper Prod-
ucts, Mehoopany, for 29 years, retir-
ing 14 years ago.
James was a member of the Har-
veys Lake American Legion Post
No. 967, the Wyoming Valley Mo-
torcycle Club, the Harveys Lake
American Legion Riders, and was
an avid hunter. He was a 20-year-
member of the Harveys Lake Rod
and Gun Club. He was also a fan of
the National Hot Rod Association.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, Frank; and a nephew Rob-
ert Wivell Jr.
Survivingare his wife of nearly 43
years, the former Catherine Pilosi;
daughters, Tina M. George of
Wilkes-Barre and Jamie Trevethan
and her husband, Jason, of Dallas;
grandchildren, Heather, Andrea,
Carissa, David, Samantha, Jaydin
and Abby; great-grandchildren, Ro-
mare, Gabriella and Amara; as well
as brothers, Williamof DicksonCity
and Robert of Hanover Township.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Friday from the Curtis L.
Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corner
of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek,
with Pastor Danny L. Brubaker, of
the Roaring Brook Baptist Church,
Hunlock Creek, officiating. Inter-
ment will be in the Chapel Lawn
Memorial Park, Dallas. Friends may
call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
The family requests that inlieuof
flowers, if desired, memorial contri-
butions be sent to the Harveys Lake
American Legion Post # 967, 4907
Memorial Highway, Harveys Lake,
PA 18618; or the Wyoming Valley
Motorcycle Club, PO Box 2014,
Wilkes-Barre, PA18703.
James G. Wivell Jr.
June 20, 2011
More Obituaries, Page 8A
DALLAS TWP. Solicitor
Thomas Brennan publicly an-
nouncedTuesday the townshipis
proposing a settlement agree-
ment with Williams Field Ser-
vices LLCfor pipeline and meter-
ing station construction off Hil-
debrandt Road.
Brennan said in ongoing dis-
cussions with the company, sev-
eral factors would contribute to
an agreement that will be pre-
sented to the board of supervi-
sors at its July 5 meeting.
While the township still takes
the position that zoning is re-
quired for pipeline construction,
Brennan said much of pipeline
safety regulations are controlled
by the federal government and
not the township.
He said zoning would be a re-
quirement of the settlement if
certain conditions are met, in-
cluding the acknowledgment
that land development proceed-
ings must continue, clear set-
backs are consistent with zoning
in terms of construction, the
townshipis ensuredthecompany
will follow all federal require-
ments in relation to the pipe-
line, and a reduction in the me-
tering station plans is also
agreed upon.
Brennan said removing ele-
ments from the proposed me-
tering station plans would
leave little more than a meter
for gas at the site.
He added the metering sta-
tion application would still
need to be decided by the zon-
ing hearing board.
Brennan also said he will ask
resident Rob Friedmans attor-
ney, Earl Phillips of the Con-
necticut-based firm Robinson
and Cole, to review the settle-
ment. According to the firms
website, Phillips has experi-
ence in environmental and nat-
ural resource law.
Taking community con-
cerns into consideration has al-
ways been an important part of
our process, said Williams
spokesperson Helen Hum-
phreys in an emailed state-
ment. Tonights vote will pro-
vide both parties an opportuni-
ty to address the concerns of
Dallas Township officials and
residents in an effort to find
common ground.
Residents have expressed
concerns about natural gas
plans fromWilliams andanoth-
er company, Chief Gathering
LLC, because of their proximity
tothe Dallas School District cam-
pus. Williams submitted plans
earlier this year to construct a
metering station about 1,800 feet
from the district property line,
and Chiefs metering facility
would be 1,300 feet away.
The companies want to tap in-
to the Williams-owned Transco
interstate pipeline, which runs
fromTexas to NewYork, to bring
natural gas from wells in Susque-
hanna County to market.
Attendees gathered outside
the municipal building, as Bren-
nan refused to answer any ques-
tions related to the announce-
ment.
Im always leery of a deal,
said resident Jim DeMichael.
Wayne Dottor, of Fairground
Road, said hes worried a settle-
ment may openthe door for more
gas companies to conduct busi-
ness in the township.
Theres got to be more gather-
ing companies, he said. This is
going to be a hotspot.
Dallas Twp. proposes pipeline settlement
Zoning could be required for
pipeline, metering station
work off Hildebrandt Road.
By SARAH HITE
[email protected]
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WILKES-BARRE
Farmers Market opens
Thursday on Public Square
The Farmers Market opens for the
2011 season on Thursday on Public
Square.
In what has become an annual tradi-
tion in the city, the market draws vis-
itors from all over
Northeastern Penn-
sylvania into the
downtown. Through-
out the summer
months and into the
fall, people can enjoy
fresh, locally grown
produce, delicious
food, live music, and
homemade goods.
Mayor Thomas M. Leighton will
open the Farmers Market and the band
Windfall will entertain visitors.
The Farmers Market will be open on
every Thursday from June 23 until Nov.
17, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Each week will feature different
musical entertainment and family-
oriented activities on a few market
days throughout the season, including
story time with the Osterhout Library,
a nature discovery day, a harvest con-
test and much more.
This year, visitors will be able to buy
from a few new vendors, including
Quails-R-UsPlus!, a poultry farm
featuring fresh USDA cuts of chicken,
quail, turkey, rabbit, and pre-packed
items including brown eggs and quail
eggs. Other new vendors include Lau-
ras Sweet Gourmet Vegan Bakery, Star
Super Bakery which sells African
bread, and Beta Bread Bakery which
specializes in artisan breads.
HARRISBURG
Bill will help firefighters
The state House of Representatives
has voted to amend the Workers Com-
pensation Act to aid firefighters who
develop cancer as a result of their ser-
vice, Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-Butler Twp.,
said today.
House Bill 797, of
which Toohil is a
co-sponsor, desig-
nates cancer as an
occupational disease
for firefighters who
have served four or
more consecutive
years.
Our firefighters run into burning
buildings and risk their lives to save
us, Toohil said. Their service and
sacrifice on our behalf is deserving of
our respect and gratitude. This legisla-
tion assures they will be protected if
they develop cancer as a result of their
service.
Under the bill, firefighters who devel-
op cancer will be covered if they have
served for four or more years and have
been exposed to a Group 1 carcinogen
in the line of duty.
The bill requires that firefighters
successfully pass a physical exam-
ination revealing no evidence of cancer
prior to asserting a claim, or prior to
engaging in firefighting duties.
Our firefighters deserve to know
they will be protected if they get sick
as a result of their duties, Toohil add-
ed.
House Bill 797 now goes to the state
Senate for consideration.
NANTICOKE
LCCC will play host to dogs
Luzerne County Community College
will hold Bring Your Dog to Work
Day for staff and students on Thurs-
day from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Colleges
Courtyard. Rain date is Friday.
Awards will be given for best cos-
tume, prettiest, most handsome, best
tail wagger, fluffiest, and more.
Registration is $5 per dog with all
proceeds supporting the SPCA. Dona-
tions of cleaning supplies, pet food and
treats, and blankets will be collected at
the program for the SPCA.
WILKES-BARRE
Urgent care open on July 4
Adult urgent care services at Geis-
inger South Wilkes-Barre, a campus of
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center, will be available July 4.
Those in need of urgent care services
can visit the 25 Church St. site from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Normal weekday hours of 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. will resume July 5.
Urgent care services are designed for
injuries or illnesses that require treat-
ment within 24 hours but are not seri-
ous enough to warrant an emergency
room visit.
I N B R I E F
Leighton
Toohil
PLAINS TWP. A police officer re-
fueling his cruiser ended up arresting
two people after he found more than
500 heroin packets and a large amount
of marijuana in a vehicle early Tuesday
morning, according to charges filed.
Nicole Holland, 31, of Myrtle Beach,
S.C., and Scott Morri-
son, 37, address listed
as homeless, were ar-
raigned in Wilkes-
Barre Central Court
on two counts each of
possessionwithintent
to deliver a controlled
substance and posses-
sion of a controlled substance. They
were jailed at the Luzerne County Cor-
rectional Facilityfor lackof $10,000bail,
each.
According to the criminal com-
plaints:
An officer pulled into the Sheetz,
state Route 315 and Jumper Road, to re-
fuel his cruiser when an employee
raised concerns about two suspicious
people, identifiedas HollandandMorri-
son, in the parking lot at 2 a.m.
The employee told the officer Hol-
land and Morrison had been outside the
business for over an hour and Holland
had used the restroomfor 30 to 45 min-
utes.
Holland told the employee she was
using a phone, and told the officer she
was sick and needed to use the res-
troom, the criminal complaints say.
Holland claimed Morrison was driv-
ing her Toyota and driving her to South
Carolina.
Police said three syringes and three
empty heroin packets were found on
Morrison during a pat- down search, ac-
cording to the criminal complaint.
Holland allegedly turned over sus-
pected marijuana.
Police said in the criminal complaint
that Holland permitted officers to
searchher vehicle, whichresultedinthe
discovery of 518 heroin packets, 254
grams of suspected marijuana, numer-
ous syringes, rice and a digital scale.
Couple jailed on drug charges
Cop refueling cruiser in Plains Twp.
makes arrests; heroin, marijuana
allegedly found in vehicle.
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
Holland
WILKES-BARRE On May 1, 2009,
Stephen Polishan saw Elvis Riccardi
leaving a Family Dollar store in Wilkes-
Barre around 1 p.m.
Polishan identified himself as a Penn-
sylvania State Trooper, and then Ric-
cardi reached into his pocket and
pulled out a knife, Pol-
ishan testified Tues-
day.
He made a slash-
ing motion to his
neck, Polishan said
in the second day of
testimony in Riccar-
dis capital murder
trial.
Riccardi, 33, is charged in the death
of 34-year-old Donald Skiff, who went
missing on April 27, 2009. Skiffs body
was found in an area off Suscon Road
in Jenkins Township in June 2009.
Testimony will continue this morn-
ing before a jury of 10 women and five
men. One alternate was excused Tues-
day after notifying Senior Judge Joseph
Augello she had been in an accident.
Polishan testified Riccardi ran away
from him, across four lanes of traffic on
South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre and
into a nearby parking lot, where Pol-
ishan said he asked Riccardi what he
was doing after observing a severe
slash on Riccardis neck.
Im homicidal. My mom is dying of
cancer, Polishan said Riccardi told
him.
Polishan said that during an ambu-
lance ride, paramedics removed items
from Riccardis pockets, including a
newspaper clipping of Skiffs picture.
After being released from the hospi-
tal, Polishan said Riccardi agreed to
speak with investigators at state police
barracks.
Thats when, Polishan said, Trooper
Trooper:
Suspect
called self
homicidal
Witness testifies Riccardi made
comment during arrest. Prosecutors
use bank video in Skiff death trial.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
Riccardi
See RICCARDI , Page 9A
SCRANTON- Afederal grand jury on
Tuesday indicted two men from Lu-
zerne County for the alleged theft of
firearms from a Monroe County shoot-
ing club.
Jerome Sharr, 21, of Wilkes-Barre,
and David Toney, 20, of Hanover Town-
ship, were charged with the theft of 12
firearms from a federally licensed fire-
arms dealer in December. Sharr also is
charged with illegally possessing a fire-
arm.
The two men were
previously charged by
the state police for the
burglary at the Amer-
ican Sport Shooting
Club near Brodhead-
sville on Dec. 29.
State police alleged
Sharr and Toney were
driving on state Route 209 and decided
to burglarize the shooting club after
passing the business. Sharr repeatedly
rammed a garage door at the rear of the
building with his vehicle until the door
buckled, according to the state police
criminal complaints.
Sharr and Toney were apprehended
after a pursuit that began in Dallas on
Dec. 30.
Arrest records indicate an off-duty
Harveys Lake police
officer spotted Sharr
driving a stolen vehi-
cle near state routes
118 and 415. Sharr
abandonedthevehicle
leaving Toney behind,
according to arrest re-
cords.
Dallas police alleged Sharr entered a
Sterling Avenue house through a win-
dowand stole ignition keys to a Mitsub-
ishi Montero. He abandoned the Mit-
subishi on Covell Street in Wilkes-
Barre, where he was foundhiding under
a grill cover behind a house.
After Sharrs capture, state police
searched Toneys residence, a house on
Parry Street inLuzerne, anda residence
on East Beatty Street, Wilkes-Barre,
fromwhich they recovered five firearms
allegedly stolen fromthe Monroe Coun-
ty club.
State police allege Sharr and Toney
sold three firearms stolen fromthe club
at a motel in Plains Township. Those
three firearms were recovered at the
East Beatty Street house, along with 27
packets of crack, 12 packets of powder
cocaine, 35 ecstasy tablets and other
contraband, accordingtoarrest records.
Sharr is also facing numerous burgla-
ry and theft charges for home break-ins
in Bear Creek Township and Mountain
Top, court records state.
If convicted on the federal charge,
Sharr andToney face a maximumpenal-
ty of 10 years in prison, according to a
news release from the U.S. Attorneys
Office in Scranton.
Pair involved in pursuit, indicted on federal firearms charges
Both men had previously been
charged by state police with theft
of guns from shooting club.
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
Sharr Toney
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WASHINGTON A proposal by a
powerful House Republican to estab-
lisha mandatory federal systemrequir-
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hires immigration status would gut
the enforcement powers of states and
localities, says Rep. LouBarletta, R-Ha-
zleton.
The freshman lawmaker, who is con-
tinuing in Congress a focus on the im-
migration issue that began when he
was mayor of Hazleton, is criticizing
legislation unveiled last week by the
chairman of the House Judiciary Com-
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issue of immigration
reform, would turn
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gibility to be legally employed in the
United States into a mandatory federal
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What Smith has dubbed the Legal
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Verify to check the work eligibility of
new hires; increase penalties on em-
ployers whoknowingly violate E-Verify
requirements; create a fully electronic
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give federal authorities new identity
theft tools, including
requiring the Depart-
ment of Homeland
Security to let indi-
viduals lock their
own Social Security
number to guard
against it being used
by imposters to false-
lyverifyworkeligibil-
ity.
But the proposal
could negate state
and local powers,
even as the recent
U.S. Supreme Court
ruling upholding an
Arizona law penaliz-
ing employers for knowingly hiring il-
legal immigrants could lead to a simi-
lar Hazleton ordinance being allowed
Barletta knocks immigrant status bill
Lawmaker says feds E-Verify
system would undermine state,
local governments authority.
By JONATHAN RISKIND
Times Leader Washington Bureau
Barletta
The tiny
amount of
authority
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U.S. Rep.
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Luzerne County officials
have given Scott Spinucci until
the end of the month to supply
a video of the River Common,
they said during Tuesdays
county Flood Protection Au-
thority meeting.
Authority Solicitor Stephen
Menn told the authority he
sent Spinucci a letter indicat-
ing that the county will likely
resort to litigation if the video
is not provided by June 30.
Spinucci continues tomain-
tain that he is owed money,
Menn said.
Until I have a video in hand,
I wont even discuss any addi-
tional monies withhim, Menn
told the authority. Thats how
I left it with him, and I havent
heard anything else fromhim.
The county Flood Protec-
tionAuthority has paidSpinuc-
cis Integrated Media Services,
also known as Apple Cart LLC,
$65,333 since 2007 to produce
the roughly 15-minute video,
and a final payment of $3,667
has been retained until it is de-
livered, officials said.
The River Common recre-
ational area along the Susque-
hanna River opened in June
2009.
Spinucci has complained
about the countys handling of
the matter.
Authority members said they
will vote at next months meet-
ingtofile litigationif the videois
not furnished.
Inother business, boardmem-
bers discussed the future com-
position of the authority board
after the switch to home rule
government in January. Menn
and authority Executive Direc-
tor JimBrozena said the current
members are permitted to serve
until their terms expire.
The three commissioners,
county Planning/Zoning Direc-
tor Adrian Merolli and assistant
county engineer Chris Belleman
serve on the board.
Bellemans termexpires at the
end of this year, and Merollis
term expires at the end of 2012.
Commissioners Maryanne Pe-
trilla, Thomas Cooney and Ste-
phen A. Urban will be continue
to serve on the authority after
their commissioner terms end
on Jan. 2, unless they decide
they dont want to keep their au-
thority seats, said Brozena and
Menn.
Urbans seat expires in 2013,
followed by Cooneys in 2014
and Petrillas in 2015.
The new 11-member county
council will appoint people to
serve in expired seats on county
boards and authorities after Jan.
2.
The authority oversees the
Wyoming Valley Levee system
and other flood-related pro-
grams.
Brozena also agreed to meet
with residents of the low-lying
Port Blanchard section of Jen-
kins Township this evening to
discuss options to elevate or sell
their flood-prone homes. Town-
ship Supervisor Stanley Rovin-
ski requested the meeting.
County sets video deadline
Officials want 15-minute
footage of River Common by
end of the month.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
[email protected]
Until I have a video in
hand, I wont even dis-
cuss any additional mo-
nies with him. Thats
how I left it with him,
and I havent heard any-
thing else from him.
Stephen Menn
Authority solicitor
and added at least a dozen new
friends.
His family and friends respon-
ded with 100 comments. Some
people offered words of support,
and others pleaded for him to
do the right thing.
Court records show Valdez
has a criminal history, including
convictions for aggravated as-
sault and domestic violence in
front of a child.
In March, prosecutors filed fe-
lony and misdemeanor drug pos-
session charges against Valdez.
A judge issued a warrant for Val-
dezs arrest after he missed a
June 1preliminary hearing in the
case.
On Friday afternoon, Ogden
police tried to serve Valdez with
a felony drug warrant for the
missed court appearance.
Valdez barricaded himself in-
side the Western Colony Inn.
Im currently in a standoff ...
kinda ugly, but ready for whatev-
er, Valdez wrote in his first post
at 11:23 p.m. I love u guyz and if
I dont make it out of here alive
that Im in a better place and u
were all great friends.
Valdez said in posts that he
was with a woman named Veron-
ica. Police described her as a
hostage.
In his posts, Valdez told
friends when police shut off the
power that his hostage was
fine and with himwillingly
and that police are jeopardizing
her life by their actions.
At 2:04 a.m., Valdez posted
two pictures of himself and the
woman.
Got a cute Hostage huh,
Valdez wrote of the photographs.
At 3:48 a.m., one of Valdez
friends posted that police had a
gun ner in the bushes stay low.
Valdez thanked him in a reply.
The final post was at 7:25 a.m.
Saturday: Well i was lettin this
girl go but these dumb bastards
made an attempt to come in af-
ter i told them not to, so i pop-
ped off a couple more shots and
now were startin all over again it
seems ...
SWAT officers stormed Val-
dezs room about 90 minutes lat-
er. Police never fired, Ogden Lt.
Danielle Croyle said.
Police believe that responses
from Valdezs friend gave him an
advantage.
Authorities are now discuss-
ing whether some of Valdez
friends should be arrested and
charged with obstruction of jus-
tice for hampering a police inves-
tigation. Were not sure yet how
to deal with it, said Croyle.
Were talking about it and try-
ing to figure out how do we ad-
dress the kind of conflict that it
presents, Croyle said.
Valdez could be facing new
charges stemming from his ac-
tions during the standoff, includ-
ing fire his handgun at police,
Croyle said.
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AP PHOTO
Jessica Reyes, Jason Valdezs sister, and his father, Duane Val-
dez, react after hearing a loud explosion as SWAT teams from the
Ogden Police Department and the Weber County Sheriffs Depart-
ment storm the room in which Jason was holding his hostage,
Veronica Jensen, in Ogden, Utah.
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HARRISBURG - The Keystone
Research Center in a policy brief
Tuesdayassertsthat thenumberof
jobs createdinPennsylvaniabythe
Marcellus Shale boom has been
muchlessthancitedinrecentnews
reports.
The brief claims that figures of
approximately48,000newjobscre-
ated between late 2007 and 2010
are exagger-
ated claims
that rely on
data about
new hires,
which are
not the same
as newjobs.
New
hires track
additions to
employment
but not separations due to resigna-
tions, firings or replacements.
Between the fourth quarter of
2009 and the first quarter of 2011,
Marcellus industries added48,000
newhires, whileall Pennsylvania
industries added 2.8 million new
hires.
But as Pennsylvanians well
know, thecommonwealthhas add-
ed nothing like 2.8 million jobs to
the economy since 2009 and, in
fact, only85,400newjobswerecre-
ated, according to a research cen-
ter press release.
Between the fourth quarter of
2007 and the fourth quarter of
2010, accordingtothelatest report
from the state Department of La-
bor and Industrys Center for
Workforce Information and Analy-
sis, all Marcellus Shale-related in-
dustries added 5,669 jobs. Six in-
dustries in what CWIA defines as
the Marcellus Core industries
added 9,288 jobs during this peri-
od. Duringthesamethreeyears, 30
industries in a group CWIA calls
Marcellus Ancillary actually lost
3,619 jobs, according to the brief.
Overall, Marcellus job growth is
small, accountingfor less thanone
in10 of the 111,400 newjobs creat-
ed since February 2010, when em-
ployment bottomed out after the
recession, the report finds.
The report also states that any
economic benefit fromthe Marcel-
lus Shalemust bebalancedagainst
the impact of drilling on other in-
dustries, such as tourism and the
Pennsylvania hardwoods industry.
TosustainPennsylvanias strong
economic performance, policy-
makers should adopt a drilling tax
or fee that helps finance job-creat-
inginvestmentsin
education and the
economy, as well
as providing re-
sources to protect
the environment
and address in-
frastructure needs, the report rec-
ommends.
Marcellus Shale Coalition Presi-
dent and Executive Director Kath-
rynKlaber calledthebrief athinly
veiled, politically timed attack on
an industry that is creating family-
sustaining jobs for men and wom-
en across the commonwealth.
Klaber said Marcellus develop-
ment is fueling economic growth,
employment and investments in
roads and infrastructure at rates
not seen in decades.
According to the Department
of Labor and Industry, unemploy-
ment in counties with Marcellus
development remains below the
state average. Along Pennsylva-
niasNorthernTier, wheredevelop-
ment is most concentrated, em-
ployment has jumped 1,500 per-
cent since the endof 2007, Klaber
said.
Furthermore, Klaber said, Mar-
cellus operators are investing bil-
lions of dollars into Pennsylvanias
economy from constructing
state-of-the-art operating facilities,
to building new offices, to leasing
land for responsible development
and driving economic growth in
our rural communities.
Take into account the more
than $1 billion in taxes generated
by Marcellus activity over the past
half-decade, stable and affordable
energy prices made possible by re-
sponsible natural gas develop-
ment, and the ancillary employ-
ment impacts cascading through
businesses across the common-
wealth, and only then can the full
act of Marcellus development be
realized. Once again, the rhetoric
of opponents of Pennsylvanias
clean and abundant energy supply
is simply not squaring with real-
ity, Klaber said.
Job figures disputed
Report says new hires are not
same as new jobs. Coalition
claims economic growth.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
[email protected]
Visit www.times-
leader.com to read
the Keystone
Research Center
Brief and econom-
ic data provided by
the Marcellus
Shale Coalition.
O N T H E W E B
JCC NAMES OFFICERS, BESTOWS HONORS
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
J
CC president Gary Greenberg announces volunteers honored for their service at the
community centers annual meeting Tuesday. Greenberg will serve as president of
the JCC Board of Directors in 2011 and 2012. Also appointed as officers were Larry S.
Keiser, Vice President; Stephen J. Rosenthal, Vice President; Mitchell Kornfeld, Vice
President; V. Abbe Kruger, Secretary; and Jason Cohen, Treasurer. The center also hon-
ored three teens with annual endowment awards. Evan Greenberg received the Rabbi
Dr. Abraham D. Barras Endowment Award; Rachel Pisarz took home the Howard Lidz
and Carol Schneider Lidz Endowment Fund in Memory of Morris and Dora Lidz; and
Josh Greenberg won the Kitty and Morris Nelson Award.
WILKES-BARRE City
police reported the following:
Roberta Collier, of Mer-
cedes Drive, reported Monday
night she heard a sliding glass
door open and a knob on
another door turn. A gate on
the property was pushed in,
police said.
Police said they were un-
able to find anyone in the
area.
A juvenile sustained a
minor knee injury when a
window was smashed during
a fight on Park View Circle on
Tuesday. Nurys Castillo told
police her family awakened to
a fight outside their apart-
ment at about 1:15 a.m.
A woman smashed a win-
dow with a piece of glass
cutting a boys knee, police
said.
The boy was treated by
paramedics.
Shawn Bralczyk of Par-
rish Street said someone
entered 120 Sambourne St.
and removed copper pipes
Tuesday.
William Senick said
someone removed his bicycle
from 97 N. River St. Tuesday.
POLICE BLOTTER
SHICKSHINNY - The Sus-
quehanna Greenway Partner-
ship, along with the Greater
Shickshinny Business Associ-
ation, held a River Towns Com-
munity Assessment Workshop
Tuesday evening to start a dia-
logue on how to fully take ad-
vantage of the areas untapped
potential and resources.
In March of this year, Shick-
shinny was officially designat-
ed a Susquehanna Greenway
River Town by the Susquehan-
na Greenway Partnership be-
cause of the increased efforts of
the community to connect
with the river, conserve the en-
vironment and preserve its lo-
cal history.
Representatives from the
Susquehanna Greenway Part-
nership and the Delaware &Le-
high National Heritage Corri-
dor walked residents through
group discussions and a River
Towns Assessment Form to
learn about the community
firsthand to better plan for its
future.
The assessment forms in-
cluded questions about com-
munity life, the local economy
and the areas natural land-
scapes. The hope, according to
the CEDA-Council of Govern-
ments website, is to develop
ways to capitalize on the eco-
nomic, environmental and so-
cial benefits that result from
protecting, enhancing and pro-
moting your towns assets and
environmental resources.
Being designated a river
town is an achievement that
has been a labor of love for
Shickshinny mayor Beverly
Moore, who worked on it for
six years.
Im very excited about us
being a river town and want to
do more to move forward with
this, Moore said. The idea of
the Susquehanna Greenway
was born 10 years ago.
It was this big idea concept
that we were going to create a
500-mile greenway, said Brian
Auman, landscape architect
with CEDA-COG. The Green-
way is 500 linear miles of river
that interconnects 22 counties
and contains 250 municipal-
ities and 70 river towns on
banks of the Susquehanna in
Pennsylvania.
Shickshinny is ready to go down a Greenway path
By STEFFEN LIZZA
Times Leader Correspondent
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Thursday at the Kopicki Funeral
Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston.
Friends may call from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home. A Masonic service will be
held at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
BRENNAN Michael, funeral 8 p.m.
today from the Richard H. Disque
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Highway, Dallas. Friends may call
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CZEKALSKI, Thomas, funeral 9
a.m. Thursday at the Mark V.
Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark
St., Plains Township. Mass of the
Rite of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in Ss Peter and Paul Church,
Plains Township. Friends may call
from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
DEMCHAK Virginia, funeral 9:30
a.m. today at the S.J. Grontkow-
ski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main
St., Plymouth. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Nicholas
Church, Wilkes-Barre.
GUSHANAS George III, memorial
service 9:30 a.m. today at Holy
Family Church, Sugar Notch.
HELME John Joseph, funeral 11
a.m. today at the First Baptist
Church.
HENSLEY Charles, funeral 11 a.m.
today at the Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church, East South and
South Main streets, Wilkes-Barre.
KASMARK Elizabeth, funeral
services 6:45 p.m. today at the
Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home
Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown.
Friends may call today from 5
p.m. until the time of service at
the funeral home.
KROUCHICK Michael, funeral 8
p.m. today in the Thomas P.
Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N.
Main St., Old Forge. Friends may
call at the funeral home today
from 5 p.m. until service time.
KUPRIONAS Linda, memorial
service 10 a.m. today at the
Grontkowski Funeral Home P.C., 51
W. Green St., Nanticoke. Friends
may call 9:30 a.m. today until the
time of service.
LEVALLEY Richard F., funeral 11
a.m. Thursday at the Clarke Piatt
Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake
Rd., Hunlock Creek. Friends may
call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the
funeral home. Masonic services
at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
MAGICH Martha, funeral 9:30
a.m. Thursday at the Lehman-
Gregory Funeral Home Inc., 281
Chapel St., Swoyersville. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Gate
of Heaven Church, Dallas. Friends
may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at
the funeral home. A wake service
at 5:45 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
MILLER Anna Mary, funeral 9:30
a.m. Friday at the Richard H.
Disque Funeral Home Inc., 672
Memorial Highway, Dallas. Mass
at 10 a.m. in the Gate of Heaven
Church, Dallas. Friends may call
from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the
funeral home.
MOORE Dorothy, funeral 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Friends may call from
5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
NESBITT Susan, funeral at 10 a.m.
today from the McCune Funeral
Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd., Moun-
tain Top.
REYNOLDS Mary Leck, funeral 11 a.m.
today in the chapel at Maple Hill
Cemetery, St. Marys Road, Hanover
Township.
ROMAN Emil, funeral 10:30 a.m.
Thursday in St. Ignatius Loyola
Church, 339 N. Maple Ave., Kingston.
SAVAKINAS Rosella, funeral 9 a.m.
today at the Kizis-Lokuta Funeral
Home, 134 Church St., Pittston. Mass
of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at St.
John the Evangelist Church, Pittston.
SEPRISH Paul, funeral from 9:30 to 11
a.m. today at the Simon S. Russin
Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St., Plains
Township.
SHULTZ Julius, funeral 9:30 a.m.
today at the Richard H. Disque Funer-
al Home Inc., 672 Memorial Highway,
Dallas. Mass at 10 a.m. in the Gate of
Heaven Church, Dallas.
SIWAK Elaine, funeral 9 a.m. Thurs-
day at the Thomas P. Kearney Funer-
al Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old
Forge. Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in Holy Rosary Roman
Catholic Church, Nativity of Our Lord
Parish, Duryea. Friends may call from
4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
TROCHYMCZUK Lillian, services
10:30 a.m. July 16 at Sacred Heart of
Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna Ave.,
Dupont.
FUNERALS
JOHN H. CONRAD, 65, of Fair-
view Township, Mountain Top,
died Sunday afternoon, June 19,
2011, at his residence. Born in
Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the
late John and Stella (Strobel) Con-
rad. He was employed by HPG
Plastics in the Mountain Top In-
dustrial Park for 40 years, retiring
in 2009. He was a member of the
Pa. Fox Hunters Association and
the Lehigh Sportsmans Club. Sur-
viving are a sister, Sister Mary
Frances Conrad, R.S.M.; and an
uncle, Arnold Pearson, Valhalla,
N.Y.
Private funeral services will
be held at the convenience of the
family. Arrangements are entrust-
ed to the Desiderio Funeral Home
Inc., 436S. MountainBlvd., Moun-
tain Top.
ROSEMARY HARACZ, 85, of
Hanover Township, passed away
Saturday, June 18, 2011, at the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Plymouth, on February 1,
1926, shewas a daughter of thelate
John and Blanche Haracz. She was
employed as a bookkeeper for
Golden Quality Dairy in Plymouth
and was last employed at Eskimo
Pies, Hanover Township Industri-
al Park, retiring 1981. She was pre-
ceded in death by her brother
John. Surviving are a sister-in-law
Irene Haracz, Florida.
Funeral will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at The All Saints
Parish Church, Plymouth. Friends
may call from 9:30 a.m. until time
of funeral Mass at the church. In-
terment will be held in St. Mary
Cemetery, Plymouth. Arrange-
ments arebytheDesiderioFuneral
Home Inc., Mountain Top, and
Wilkes-Barre.
JOAN(ORLANDINI) SAPACK,
54, of Swoyersville, passed away
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are
pending fromthe Kiesinger Funer-
al Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St.,
Duryea.
LOIS E. SWEITZER, 80, of
Bloomsburg, passed away Mon-
day, June 20, 2011. Born in Lee
Park, shewas a daughter of thelate
William and Gertrude Maier
Sweitzer. Throughout her life, she
greatly enjoyed playing bingo. Sur-
vivingare her nephewJosephGray
and wife, Georgia, Larksville;
great-niece Angeline Bradley;
great-nephew Joseph Gray; and
great-great-nieces, great-great-ne-
phews and cousins.
Funeral will be at 11a.m. Friday
at the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral
Home, Plymouth, with the Rev.
Robert Kelleher, pastor of All
Saints Parish, Plymouth, officiat-
ing. Interment will follow in Oak-
lawn Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship. Friends may call from10 a.m.
until time of service Friday. Visit
www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome-
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P
atrick James OHaire, 72, a resi-
dent of Pittston and formerly of
Wyoming and Forty Fort, died sud-
denly Monday, June 20, 2011, at his
home.
Mr. OHaire was born in Pittston,
a sonof the late Vincent S. andMary
Loughlin OHaire, and he was a
graduate of Greater Pittston High
School, class of 1958, and also at-
tended Chicago Technical College.
He served in the U.S. Marine
Corps and, later, inthe U.S. Navy, at-
taining the rank of 3rd Class Petty
Officer in Damage Control.
Following his military service,
Pat was a member of Local 514, Car-
penters and Joiners Union, Local
514, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. He
had been employed at the Red Rock
Job Corps Center as a teacher from
1991 through 1995, retiring in 1996.
He was a member of St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston, and
hadbeenamember of theformer St.
Josephs Church, Port Griffith. He
had been a member of Swoyersville
Post No. 644, American Legion;
Post No. 396, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Wyoming; Post No. 447,
American Legion, Pittston; and was
a life member of the DisabledAmer-
ican Veterans.
Pat had many hobbies most of his
life, and he enjoyed hunting and
fishing not only locally but through-
out North America and Canada. He
liked traveling, especially to Eu-
ropeancountries, whichhe didyear-
ly. He also helped his family and
friends whenever the services of a
carpenter were needed, and he built
many projects including outside
decks.
Hewas afrequent patronof Coop-
ers Restaurant, Pittston.
Pat was preceded in death by his
wife, Jane Clarke OHaire; and by
brothers, Edward and Vincent
OHaire.
Surviving are sons, Edward
OHaire, Laflin, andJosephOHaire,
Pittston, withwhomhe hadresided;
several grandchildren and stepchil-
dren; brothers, Richard OHaire,
Duryea, and Walter OHaire, Falls;
sisters, Mary Perperno, Harveys
Lake, and Ann OHaire, Pittston; as
well as several nieces and nephews;
and also his companion, Lucille
Mathewson, Clarks Summit.
According to Mr. OHaires
wishes, there will be no call-
ing hours. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend a Memorial Mass
at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston. Inter-
ment will be private.
The family requests that flowers
be omitted and that memorial dona-
tions be made to the Little Sisters of
the Poor, Scranton; or to a charity of
the donors choice.
Arrangements are by the H. Mer-
ritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., 211
Luzerne Ave., West Pittston.
Patrick James OHaire
June 20, 2011
G
eorge J. Kochins, 64, of King-
ston, passed away Monday,
June 20, 2011, at the Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
He was born on March 31, 1947,
inKingston, asonof GeraldineMa-
day Kochins, of West Pittston, and
the late George Kochins Jr. George
was a graduate of Louisiana State
University.
Surviving, in addition to his
mother, are his wife Diane Morris
Kochins; son John Kochins and his
wife Amy, Blue Bell; daughter
Kimberly Kochins, Hawaii; and a
grandson Joshua Kochins.
Funeral serviceswill be heldat
10 a.m. Thursday from the Nat &
Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park
Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of
Christian Burial to follow at 10:30
a.m. in St. Andrews Parish, 316
Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Inter-
ment will be in St. Marys Ceme-
tery, Hanover Township. Friends
may call from 9 to 10 a.m. Thurs-
day at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent
to www.natandgawlasfuneral-
home.com.
George J. Kochins
June 20, 2011
L
oretta D. Hohl, 82, of Pringle,
passed away Monday, June 20,
2011, at Timber Ridge Health Care
Center, Plains Township.
She was born July 25, 1928, in Lu-
zerne, a daughter of the late Mi-
chael and Mary Brislin Sullivan.
She was a graduate of Luzerne
High School, class of 1946, and at-
tended Wilkes-Barre Business
School. Mrs. Hohl was a member of
the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola,
Kingston.
She was preceded in death by her
sister Ann Marie Cunius.
The family would like to thank
the staff of Timber Ridge Health
Care Center and Hospice Commu-
nity Care for the excellent care that
they provided.
Surviving are her husband, John
Hohl, with whom she celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary on
October 5, 2010; daughter Susan
Geib, Maine; son John M. Hohl and
his wife Cynthia, Delaware Water
Gap; grandchildren Rebeccah Geib
and Sarah Geib, both of Maine; sis-
ter Margaret Dailey, Kingston; as
well as many nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m.
Friday from the Maher-Collins Fu-
neral Home, 360 N. Maple Ave.,
Kingston, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in the Church of
St. Ignatius Loyola. Interment will
be in St. Marys Cemetery, Pringle.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday.
Memorial donations may be
made to Alzheimers Association of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, 57 N.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701; or to the charity of the do-
nors choice.
Condolences can be sent to the
family at www.maher-collins.com.
Loretta D. Hohl
June 20, 2011
J
ohn Joseph JJ Helme III, 22,
passed away on Thursday, June
16, 2011.
He is survived by his parents,
John and GiGi Helme Jr.; sister Ka-
tie Bwryn Helme of Clayton, N.C.;
paternal grandparents, John and
Jacqueline Helme of West Pittston;
maternal grandfather Robert Spare
of Hunlock Creek, and Donalee Bla-
si and husband, Dan, of Gordonville
Pa.; uncles, Scott Spare of Hunlock
Creek, Robert Helme of West Pitt-
ston, James Helme of West Pittston.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. today at the First Baptist
Church, Clayton, N.C., with Dr.
Mark White officiating. The family
received friends on Tuesday at the
McLaurin Funeral Home, Clayton,
N.C.
Condolences may be made to the
family at 222.mclaurinatpine-
crest.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to Katie B.
Helme, Educational Trust Fund,
c/o KS Bank, P.O. Box 1178, Clay-
ton, NC 27528.
John Joseph Helme III
June 16, 2011
H
elen R. Costello, 86, a former
resident of Avoca and Dupont,
passed away in the Chambersburg
Hospital Sunday, June 19, 2011.
She was a daughter of the late Wi-
nifred (Richards) and Thomas Wil-
liams. She was born on March 4,
1925.
Helen was a graduate of Saint
Marys High School, Avoca, and she
was president of her senior class.
She won many roller skating com-
petitions at Pops Roller Rink locat-
ed in Avoca.
Helen earned a license in beauty
culture andownedandoperatedthe
former MainBeauty SaloninAvoca.
She andher husband, the late Orlan-
do R. Costello, moved to New Jer-
sey in 1954. She owned a beauty sa-
lon in Somerville, N.J., and later be-
cameateacher of cosmetologyinVi-
neland, N.J.
Upon their retirement, they
moved to Las Vegas, Nev., and en-
joyed five wonderful years there. Af-
ter her husbands death, she resided
in the Costello family home in Du-
pont.
For the last two years, she has re-
sided in Chambersburg near her
daughter Maureen Fiume and son-
in-law Pete Fiume. Helen loved be-
ing with people, especially her fam-
ily. She was a loving mother, grand-
mother and wife.
Helen was preceded in death by
her parents; her loving husband; a
sister, Grace Ritz; and a brother, Bil-
ly Williams.
She is survived by her daughter
Maureen Fiume (wife of Peter); and
a grandson Peter Orlando Fiume of
Portland, Ore.
Funeral serviceswill behandled
by Graziano Funeral Home Inc.,
Pittston Township. Viewing hours
will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home. A
Mass of ChristianBurial will beheld
at Mt. Carmel R.C. Church, Pitt-
ston, at 10 a.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m.
fromfuneral home, withthe Rev. Jo-
seph Adonizio officiating. Inter-
ment services will followat St. Roc-
cos R.C. Cemetery, Pittston Town-
ship.
Helen R. Costello
June 19, 2011
M
ary D. Bidwell, 89, of Pittston,
passed away Monday, June 20,
2011, in Wesley Village, Jenkins
Township.
Born in Pittston on October 8,
1921, she was a daughter of the late
John and Notre Loftus Johnson.
She was a graduate of St. John the
Evangelist HighSchool, Pittston, and
a member of St. John the Evangelist
Church, Pittston.
Mary had been employed by Bell
Telephone Co. and Consolidated Ci-
gar.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Daniel Bidwell; sister, Agni-
ta Linskey; brother, Paul Johnson;
and granddaughter Kaitlyn Bidwell.
Surviving are her daughter Mary
McNulty, Arizona; sons, Daniel Bid-
well and his wife, Nadine, Bethle-
hem; and Michael Bidwell and his
wife, Bonnie, Pittston; grandchil-
dren, Maura Maula, Michael Bidwell,
George McNulty, Kimberly Bidwell,
Kristen Bidwell, Kevin Bidwell and
Elizabeth Bidwell; great-grandchil-
dren, Mackenzie, Kenneth and Lau-
ren Maula, Evan and Owen Bidwell,
ChloeBidwell andAidenOHaire; sis-
ter AnnClonan, Dallas; as well as sev-
eral nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the
staff at Wesley Village for the excep-
tional care they provided to Mary.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m.
Friday from the Peter J. Adonizio Fu-
neral Home, 802 Susquehanna Ave.,
West Pittston, with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston. Inter-
ment will be heldinMt. Olivet Ceme-
tery, Carverton. Friends may call
from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the fu-
neral home.
Online condolences may be made
at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome-
.com.
Mary D. Bidwell
June 20, 2011
Richard F.
Buzz LeVal-
ley, 60, a resi-
dent of Ceme-
tery Hill Road,
Shickshinny,
passed away
Saturday, June
18, 2011, at his
home.
He was born, August 8, 1950, in
Nanticoke, a son of Elizabeth Yo-
cum LeValley and the late Marvin
LeValley.
He was employed for many
years at UGI Corporation.
Richard was a member of the
Sylvania Lodge, F and A.M., Shick-
shinny and director of the staff at
Irem Temple.
He was a member of the United
Sportsman Camp 271, Huntington
Mills. Richard enjoyed carpentry as a
hobby and also hunting.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Pamela Davis; daughter Nicole Le-
Valley, Charlotte, N.C.; mother Eliza-
beth LeValley, Shickshinny; brothers
Marvin B. LeValley and wife Judy,
Shickshinny; Danny D. LeValley and
wife Patricia, Shickshinny, and neph-
ews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m. Thursday at the Clarke Piatt Fu-
neral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Rd.,
Hunlock Creek, with Pastor Ray-
mound Purdy officiating. Friends
may call from7 to 9 p.m. today at the
funeral home. Masonic services will
be held at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral
home by the Sylvania Lodge. Inter-
ment will be inPine Grove Cemetery,
Harveyville, Huntington Township.
Richard F. Buzz LeValley
June 18, 2011
Helen Fink,
78, of West
Wyoming,
passed away
peacefully
Tuesday, June
21, 2011, at
home.
Born June 2,
1933, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a
daughter of the late Pater and
Frances Genesky Pitkevich.
She attended St. Monicas Par-
ish, West Wyoming. Prior toher re-
tirement, she was employed by
Nesbitt Hospital in the nursing de-
partment, and she also worked for
many years inthe local garment in-
dustry.
Helen was preceded in death by
her husband, Alfred Fink Sr., in
1983; a daughter Darlene FinkBru-
no in 2010; brothers, John, Alexan-
der, Nicholas and Albert; and a sis-
ter, Lorraine Wallace.
Surviving are children, son Alfred
FinkJr., andhis wife, Trudy, of Exeter
Township; daughter Cindy Fink, Exe-
ter; sons, James Fink, West Pittston,
and Thomas Fink, West Pittston;
grandchildren, James and Josette,
Jessica and Brandon, Robert and
Christina, and Jason; great-grand-
children, Damien, Breanna, Alex,
Taylor, Jacob and James III; a sister
Marlene Pitkevich, Ashley; as well as
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
9:30 a.m. Friday from the Bednarski
Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave.,
Wyoming, with the Rev. Leo McKer-
nan officiating. Interment will be
held in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Carverton. Friends may call from5 to
8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contri-
butions may be made to the Erwine
Home Health and Hospice, 270
Pierce St., Kingston, PA18704.
Helen Fink
June 21, 2011
R
obert Bob J. Novak, 83, of Ha-
nover Township, passed away
Monday evening, June 20, 2011, at
the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born August 28, 1927, in Larks-
ville, he was a sonof the late Johnand
Bertha Novick Novak.
Bob was a graduate of Larksville
High School, class of 1945, and later
moved to Plymouth, where he resid-
ed for several years. He was a mem-
ber of the Exaltation of the Holy
Cross Church, Buttonwood, Hanover
Township.
Prior to retirement, he was the
owner and operator of Bobs Caf,
Plymouth, for many years. After re-
tirement, he had been employed at
Weis Market and as a crossing guard
in Hanover Township.
He was a U.S. Army veteran serv-
ing during World War II, where he
was stationed in Japan, and the Ko-
rean War, where he was stationed in
Korea. Throughout his life, he greatly
enjoyed spending time with his fam-
ily and friends. He was a lifetime Chi-
cago Bears fan.
Bob was preceded in death by his
wife, Elizabeth(Honey) Skwirut, De-
cember 31, 2007; and brother, John
Novak.
Surviving are his loving children,
Robert J. NovakJr., andhis wife, Kim-
berly, of Hobbie, andNadine Schmidt
and her husband, John, of Mountain
Top; grandchildren, Stephanie and
Carissa Novak, Erica, Thomas and
Michael Schmidt; sister Norma Kos-
cinski of Media; as well as numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m.
Saturday at the S.J. Grontkow-
ski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St.,
Plymouth, with Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Exaltation of
the Holy Cross Church, Buttonwood,
Hanover Township. Interment will
immediately follow in St. Marys Na-
tivity Cemetery, Plymouth Town-
ship. Family and friends may call
from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
may be made to the Disabled Amer-
ican Veterans, Northeast Pennsylva-
nia Chapter, 516 Storrs St., Dickson
City, PA18519-1455, (570) 489-8112.
Please visit www.sjgrontkowski-
funeralhome.comfor directions or to
submit online condolences to Bobs
family.
Robert J. Novak
June 20, 2011
T
helma Branning, of Windswept
Road, Tunkhannock, passed
away Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the
Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunk-
hannock. She was born in Spring-
ville on September 7, 1927, a daugh-
ter of the late George and Ruth Dy-
mond Beebe.
Prior to her retirement, she was
employed for more than 50 years as
a seamstress in various dress facto-
ries, retiring from Bocar Manufac-
turing in Tunkhannock. Thelma
was an avid bingo player, avid New
York Yankees fan, and enjoyed
watching the Professional Golfing
Association Tour on television.
She enjoyed her numerous trips
to Mohegan Sun and was known for
her baking and cooking by every-
one. But, most of all, she was a lov-
ing mom, grandmother and great-
grandmother.
Thelma was precededindeathby
her husband Lewis Branning Sr., in
1996; and a son Lewis E. Branning
Jr., in 2008.
Surviving are daughters, Virginia
and husband, David Wilcox, Linda
andhusband, Edgar Wilcox, andBe-
tty Branning, all of Tunkhannock,
and Sandra and husband, Harry
Hunter, of Meshoppen; a sister, Sha-
ron and husband, Harry Townsend,
of Scranton; three brothers; nine
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchil-
dren; and two great-great grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Thursday from the Sheldon-
Kukuchka Funeral Home, 73W. Tio-
ga St., Tunkhannock, with the Rev.
Thomas Mott, Pastor the Russell
Hill United Methodist church, offi-
ciating. Interment will be in Pieta
Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Friends
may call fromnoon until the time of
service at the funeral home.
Those wishing may make memo-
rial contributions to the Wyoming
County Cancer Society.
Online condolences may be sent
to the family at www.sheldonku-
kuchkafuneralhome.com.
Thelma Branning
June 21, 2011
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Joseph Plant entered the room
and began talking about a small
hand print he believed to be
either a womans or childs on
Skiffs vehicle.
Plant said the print was simi-
lar to Riccardis, Polishan testi-
fied, when Riccardi stood up
and said he wanted to be more
cooperative with police.
Thats when (Riccardi) had a
medical episodea seizureand
fell off the chair face first, Pol-
ishan said.
Trooper Gerald Williams testi-
fied he was in the room inter-
viewing Riccardi with Polishan,
where Riccardi told him that on
April 27 he was at his mothers
home in Shickshinny.
Williams testified Riccardi
told him he was picked up by a
friend he only knew as Jesse,
and that the two went to Marti-
nis Bar in Shickshinny with Ric-
cardis two-foot long python.
It wasnt until much later, Wil-
liams said under questioning by
Riccardis attorney Mark Bufali-
no, that he learned Riccardi had
a blood-alcohol level two times
the legal limit the day of the
Family Dollar incident and sub-
sequent interview with police.
Prosecutors also called sever-
al local bank executives to testi-
fy about transactions made to
Skiffs account on April 27 and
28.
Two credit union workers tes-
tified about two successful with-
drawals made from Skiffs ac-
count, $100 and $300, and six
unsuccessful withdrawals made
after 1 a.m. on April 28.
Two videos were shown to
members of the jury, including a
video at 11:58 p.m., depicting a
man who resembles Riccardi
driving Skiffs vehicle and using
an ATM machine, with a figure
in the extended cab portion of
Skiffs Ford Ranger.
Another video, taken around
1:08 a.m., shows a man resem-
bling Michael Simonson driving
Skiffs vehicle and talking to a
passenger, with no figure in the
extended cab portion of the
truck.
Simonson, Riccardis one-time
co-defendant, pleaded guilty to
a second-degree murder charge
in Skiffs death and was sen-
tenced in August to life in pris-
on.
RICCARDI
Continued from Page 3A
WILKES-BARRE North-
eastern Pennsylvanias first
homegrown class of medical
students are stepping out into
the real world.
On Tuesday, students in the
schools first class celebrated
the start of their third of four
academic years and of their
clinical residencies.
Students will practice under
the supervision of caregivers at
area hospitals and clinics, fo-
cusing on six specialty areas:
family medicine, internal med-
icine, surgery, pediatrics, OB/
GYN and psychiatry. But unlike
most other medical schools,
where students work at one
clinic for a few weeks then
move on to the next, Common-
wealth students will spend four
hours a week at each of their
six rotations throughout the
year.
You kind of have that expo-
sure where youre not going to
forget anything, said third-year
student Charles Karcutskie, 25,
of West Wyoming. Youre not
doing it every day, but youre
doing it for a much longer
time, so its just going to be
reinforced over that year.
The Commonwealth Medical
College, which has campuses in
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Wil-
liamsport, was founded to train
doctors to serve the region,
with a focus on holistic patient
care and improving the overall
health of the community, and
interim Dean and President Dr.
Lois Margaret Nora said the
schools unique clinical rotation
curriculum was tailored to that
goal.
We want to grow doctors
who are used to caring for pa-
tients in the context of the
whole person; their family;
their community, Nora said at
a reception for third-year stu-
dents held Tuesday at the Vol-
unteers in Medicine Clinic on
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Rather than spending a few
weeks with a patient, then
moving on to a new clinic, stu-
dents at Commonwealth will
track the health of a panel of
patients throughout the two
years of their residency.
Students in the inaugural
class said they were attracted
by that aspect of the program.
We didnt come to medical
school to study in a classroom
and read textbooks, said third-
year student Mary Ellen Lis-
man, 24, of Wilkes-Barre. We
came to interact with patients
and provide care.
Knowing the community
and seeing how much help it
needs; if we dont provide more
doctors, our community is go-
ing to suffer, added classmate
Meg Mathewson, 24, of Dallas.
Karcutskie put it more suc-
cinctly.
You feel like youre a doc-
tor, he said.
Of 65 total students in the
schools inaugural class, 20 will
study out of the schools
Wilkes-Barre Regional Office,
working with doctors, physi-
cians assistants and other care-
givers at area hospitals and
clinics, including Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Cen-
ter, Hazleton General Hospital,
the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Medical Center in Wilkes-
Barre and the Wyoming Valley
Health Care System.
All told, more than 700 care-
givers, and more than 250 in
the schools Wilkes-Barre re-
gion, volunteer their time as
mentors.
Clinical residencies excite historic class
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
The Commonwealth Medical College third-year students Mary Ellen Lisman of Wilkes-Barre, Meg
Mathewson of Dallas and Charles Karcutskie of West Wyoming discuss their transition from class-
room to clinic-based learning.
Inaugural TCMC students face
revolving shifts in six areas in
third year of medical school.
By MATT HUGHES
[email protected]
Dave McLaughlin-Smith has no-
tified teachers who face the loss
of their jobs.
Mancini said the boards pro-
posal guarantees $2 million in
savings over three years, enough
to assure stability to the dis-
trict, the taxpayers and, frankly,
the teachers. Mancini saidsuch
a move would guarantee there
would be no furloughs this year
anddecrease the odds of any lay-
offs the following two years.
Cowley said the union coun-
tered by offering to freeze raises
and tuition reimbursement for
the coming school year, saving
the district $216,721. The pay-
ments would
be deferred to
the end of the
year, she said,
but the savings
would contin-
ue because the
district would
otherwise
have to pay
teachers the
higher
amounts each
year under the
current con-
tract. All told,
the union says its plan would
save the district $907,000 over
four years.
Cowley also noted the district
has about $3 million sitting un-
used in a separate fund, more
than $2 million in reserve in the
general fund, and can expect to
get $400,000 more in property
taxes because several properties
that had been tax exempt under
the state Keystone Opportuni-
ty Zone program will lose that
status this year.
Mancini said the $3 million is
from a bond issue specifically
for capital projects such as reno-
vation or construction and can-
not be used for other purposes,
and that the fund balance is
about 5 percent of the districts
total budget, a small cushion for
emergencies that should not be
depleted. He said the expected
money from the KOZ properties
is included in the preliminary
budget.
Mancini said state funding
has become so unpredictable its
unreasonable to ask the district
to guarantee anything beyond
the upcoming school year, and
that extending the current con-
tract robs the boardof its chance
to negotiate a new deal in three
years. With health insurance
andpensioncosts rising dramat-
ically, he said such a move
makes little sense.
The union also asked for the
ability to convert additional sick
days to personal days, and to in-
crease the maximumof personal
days that can be accrued. Manci-
ni said such promises would
helpnegate anysavings fromthe
deferral of raises.
Cowley said the union has
been willing to talk and has of-
fered two proposals, but that the
board shut us down.
They are basically asking
teachers to shoulder all of the
cuts instead of putting it across
all line items, she said.
Mancini sees it exactly the op-
posite.
Weve turned over every rock
looking for savings, he said.
We werent looking for teacher
cuts, just a little shared pain.
CRESTWOOD
Continued from Page 1A
Offers from
both sides
began by
freezing
teacher sala-
ries for a
year, but
diverged dra-
matically
beyond that
point.
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An Open Letter to Students
and Taxpayers of the Crestwood
School District:
As you are all aware, the Crestwood School District will
be sending out furlough notices to a minimum of eight
teachers. In conjunction with these furloughs, full day
kindergarten will be changed to half day kindergarten,
the elementary band program and middle school
Spanish are being eliminated, and high school English
courses are being restructured. This is a drastic change
that will play out over the academic lives of each child
affected.
No one wants furloughs, especially the Crestwood
Education Association. A furlough means one of our
teachers is out of work, but more than that, a furlough
means a cut in your childs education. Furloughs mean
fewer programs, larger class sizes and fewer
extracurricular activities.
To limit or possibly prevent program cuts, the CEA
developed a solution that would save the school district
approximately one million dollars. For this savings we
asked the district to extend our contract for one year.
Apparently this extension was too much to ask for one
million dollars in savings too much to save the
quality of education of your children ... our children.
This plan was formulated by teachers to save education.
Test scores at Crestwood are phenomenal year after
year. The teachers proposal would have guaranteed
future years of the high quality education that
Crestwood families have come to expect and deserve.
Please know that we are always willing to work with the
board of education to save programs. Come stand with
us for our children, for your children! Please attend the
Crestwood School Board meeting this Thursday, June 23
at 6:30 p.m. and wear red to support public education.
Thank you for your anticipated support,
Crestwood Education Association
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to go into effect, Barletta says.
He notes that the Supreme Court
has ordered the 3rd Circuit Court
of Appeals to revisit its ruling
against the 2006 Hazleton ordi-
nance a law spearheaded by
Barletta while he was mayor but
that has never gone into effect -
denying business permits to em-
ployers who hire illegal immi-
grants.
The federal government wont
do a good job enforcing a manda-
tory nationwide E-Verify system,
while Smiths bill pre-empts the
ability of states and cities like Ha-
zleton to enforce their own regu-
lations, Barletta said.
Earlier this year, Barletta intro-
duced a bill seeking to strip all
federal funding from sanctuary
cities that fail to enforce federal
immigration laws. He said then
he also was forming an Immi-
gration Reform Caucus for
freshmen lawmakers, which thus
far has attracted five members.
Now, Barletta is attacking
Smiths E-Verify bill.
The reason we got in this
mess with illegal immigration is
because the federal government
didnt enforce the laws we al-
ready had, Barletta said in a
phone interview Monday. My
fear is we will have another feder-
al law and at the same time stop
states and local municipalities
from protecting themselves in
case the federal government
doesnt enforce the law, and I
dont believe they will. My con-
cern is that this will be a step
backwards by taking away the
rights that states have to protect
themselves.
Barletta charged that pro-im-
migration rights groups want to
take away tough state and local
laws and that many business
groups want to shield employers
from facing tough sanctions if
they hire illegal immigrants.
But groups such as the Nation-
al Immigration Law Center also
are against the bill. Smiths pro-
posal is part of an anti-immi-
grant agenda that uses a flawed
current E-Verify voluntary sys-
tem that mistakenly ensnares le-
gal residents and doesnt address
the broader issue of what to do
about millions of illegal immi-
grants who hold vital jobs that
keep the country running, pol-
icy director Tyler Moran said last
week in a statement.
Smiths bill, Moran says, is try-
ing to place as many immi-
grants as possible into the depor-
tation pipeline but would in-
stead prevent many legal work-
ers from getting jobs and force
illegal workers into the cash
economy, resulting in billions of
dollars of lost tax revenues.
The group Federation for
American Immigration Reform,
which advocates stricter enforce-
ment of immigration laws, laud-
ed Smiths bill when it was un-
veiled last week, saying a federal
E-Verify system is a critical and
necessary step toward controll-
ing illegal immigration and pro-
tecting American workers.
However, the federation
echoed Barlettas criticism that
the legislation would pre-empt
state and local enforcement laws.
A Senate version of the federal E-
Verify proposal introduced in the
Senate by GOP Sen. Chuck
Grassley of Iowa doesnt pre-
empt state and local laws, but
has less chance of being ap-
proved by the Democratic-led
Senate, so FAIRwants to work to
modify Smiths proposal, in the
hopes it would be approved by
the GOP-led House, said Bob
Dane, a Federation for American
Immigration Reformspokesman.
While many in Washington are
skeptical any major immigration
legislation will pass this year,
Dane said his group holds out
hope for a federal E-Verify system
that lets states and cities contin-
ue to enforce their own laws, as
well.
There is no logical basis for
anyone to oppose a bill that re-
quires legal status in order to get
a job, Dane said in an interview
this week. The best possible bill
is one that makes E-Verify man-
datory nationally but allows
states and localities to enforce
(their own laws) if the federal
government doesnt. There is
still time and opportunity to im-
prove what is already a good bill
to make it a win-win for the feder-
al government and states.
Smith says his proposal would
pre-empt state E-Verify laws but
still respects states and locali-
ties inherent authority to condi-
tion business license issuance
and maintenance on compliance
with the federal E-Verify man-
date.
A national immigration attor-
ney and blogger, Angelo A. Papa-
relli, agreed, saying Smiths bill
would permit the proliferation
of state laws and local rules man-
dating E-Verify use as recently
blessed by the Supreme Court
ruling in the Arizona case.
Smith says a federal E-Verify
system would open up more jobs
for legal U.S. residents and im-
pose a uniform nationally man-
dated system where there an un-
even system where some busi-
nesses, states and cities attempt
to verify work eligibility and oth-
ers dont do much at all.
The Legal Workforce Act will
help ensure that employers from
every state are on equal footing
when it comes to hiring employ-
ees, Smith said when he un-
veiled the bill. It balances immi-
gration enforcement priorities
and legitimate employer con-
cerns. It gives employers a work-
able system under which they
cannot be held liable if they use
the system in good faith.
Barletta said that Smith has
been on a quest to pass a federal
E-Verify law, but that in the proc-
ess agreed to the state preemp-
tion clause because that is the
only way large business groups
would agree to back the legisla-
tion.
This is a good bill gone bad,
Barletta said in the interview on
Monday. He called Smiths asser-
tion that state and local govern-
ments would retain some power
to enforce their own laws mis-
guided.
The tiny amount of authority
that the bill appears to give to
states (taking licenses from em-
ployers who fail to use E-Verify)
is illusory, Barletta said last
week in a statement when the
bill was introduced. As written,
the bill states the federal govern-
ment must enforce the E-Verify
law against a particular business
before a state or municipality can
take away the business license. If
the federal government refuses
to act, states and municipalities
cant take any action.
Another Wilkes-Barre area
lawmaker, freshman Rep. Tom
Marino, R-Lycoming Township,
is on the House Judiciary Com-
mittee and said in an interview
Monday , We have to do some-
thing regarding illegal immigra-
tion.
But Marino, interviewed at a
press conference in Kingston on
an unrelated topic, said he was
not yet ready to take a stand for
or against Smiths E-Verify bill.
Ive been talking with my col-
leagues regarding the legisla-
tion, Marino said. Weve had
detailed conversations regarding
the legality of the legislation
(and) We want to be assured that
the purpose and intent is what
we want.
Times-Leader reporter Bill
OBoyle contributed to this sto-
ry.
BARLETTA
Continued fromPage 3A
We have to do some-
thing regarding illegal
immigration Weve had
detailed conversations
regarding the legality of
the legislation We
want to be assured that
the purpose and intent
is what we want.
TomMarino
U.S. Rep., R-Lycoming Twp.
SWOYERSVILLE Tax col-
lector Nancy L. Keating an-
nounces that the 2011 real es-
tate tax face period end Sat-
urday, July 2. Hours for collec-
tion during face period are
Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m., and
Saturdays from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
at the Swoyersville Borough
Building, 675 Main St. When
paying by mail and requesting a
receipt, please send the com-
plete tax bill along with a self-
addressed stamped envelope.
A mail slot is available at the
borough building for these
payments. Borough building
hours are Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Home collections are also avail-
able.
Appointments to make pay-
ments can be requested by
calling 718-1999 and leaving a
message. The tax office will be
closed July 3 and reopen when
the school tax bills have been
issued.
LAFLIN The deadline for
the county and municipal prop-
erty tax payment at the face
amount is Thursday. Normal
office hours are Thursdays from
6 to 8 p.m. To arrange an ap-
pointment for another time,
contact Charles Boyd at 655-
4401. Please call if special ar-
rangements are needed to pick
up tax payments.
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I wont be too happy or too satis-
fied until all is finished and taken
care of.
Frank Galicki
The Dallas School District Superintendent noted
demolition of the old high school begun Monday is
on a tight schedule if it is to be razed and removed by opening day for
the new high school.
Community has assets
to overcome challenges
O
ne of the great issues of the day revolv-
es around the needs of disadvantaged
and low income families, still reeling
from the depths of recession, especially the
high unemployment and underemploy-
ment that impacts much of this region.
While our agency is small, there is a
rising tide of emotional difficulties that
surround many people and families across
Wyoming Valley as well as the remainder
of the northeastern Pennsylvania region.
When you add other organizations to the
role of Jewish Family Service such as Fam-
ily Service Association and Catholic Social
Services, the triumvirate agencies that
serve families reaches high proportions of
the population.
Add entities such as Childrens Service
Center, Luzerne County Children and
Youth, the Area Agency on Aging for Lu-
zerne/Wyoming Counties and others, and
you have a constant flow of support for
improving the quality of life of families.
One of the major issues is government
financial support in light of what happened
to budgets at all levels of government and
that of many nonprofit agencies, all of
whom have contributed one way or anoth-
er to the needs of those facing great chal-
lenges.
Recognizing the problems that face
people with emotional and physical issues,
there is a need to develop many more
partnerships and create new and exciting
innovations, increasing a better family life
structure throughout the Valley. Here are
some suggestions.
Develop a regional plan for social
services that clearly spells out ways orga-
nizations, government, and the private
sector can come together for the better-
ment of family life.
Utilize the professional talent that
exists in social services to assist and guide
people through hardship.
Ensure that new initiatives such as
Dinners for Kids that serves hot meals to
youngsters in the Plymouth area expand
across Wyoming Valley in coming months
and years and become a stable force for
meeting the needs of families.
Organize an annual assessment of the
needs of families in Wyoming Valley (and
perhaps the entire region), and determine
what steps can be taken to improve their
quality of life. There is outstanding capa-
bility in the Valley and region to accom-
plish this task, and either the Public Policy
Institute for Economic Development or the
Pennsylvania Economy League could un-
dertake such an evaluation each year.
Establish an annual Family Awards
Program that showcases at least ten fam-
ilies that have enhanced their status in the
community of Wyoming Valley through a
nominations process and an impartial
judging system. Specific guidelines would
have to be prepared to enable this.
Challenges lead to what is called a
SWOT analysis. This means calculating
the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,
and Threats that affect family life. Such a
role would be an important factor in over-
coming some of the difficulties that affect
so many lives in the Valley with a Heart.
The time is now to begin this activity
and help lead toward the most appropriate
growth and development of the people and
families of this great region.
Howard J. Grossman
Executive Director
Jewish Family Service of Greater
Wilkes-Barre
Turning on, dropping out
just doesnt compute
I
remember when I stopped using my
brain for mathematical functions. That
was when the calculator was introduced.
No more addition, subtraction, multiplica-
tion or division. That was when we had
school eight hours a day including a half
hour lunch and two 15 minute breaks, five
days a week.
Now, there are computers. More ma-
chines, fewer brains and less school. There
is the Internet. There is access to illegal
drugs; hashish, LSD, coke, meth, heroin
and E.
Previous and present legal drugs are
Phusion Projects, Four Loco, Tilt, Blast,
Jungle Juice, Purple Haze, K2, Spice, Up-
horia, and suicide in a bottle.
Now for the quiz: turn off the electricity
and remove all batteries. How much is 43
times 17? You have five seconds.
Gregory M. Suda
Nanticoke
Legislators need to keep
schools funded and open
T
he more schools that close in the
Wyoming Valley the more our commu-
nity loses itself. That is the basic fact
about school closures. State Rep. Gerald
Mullery, D-Newport Township, and State
Sen. John Yudichak, D-Plymouth Town-
ship, are at the forefront of the school
closure movement, and I wonder if they
are even aware of it.
You would think they would be aware of
something thats been kicked around for
25-plus years under the state Capitol
dome.
You would think that by growing up in
the same community, they would be a
little more aware of whats been happening
to the quality of education in the Wyoming
Valley. Hello? Did you guys notice the
empty buildings that once had the capacity
to teach our children?
The more schools that are available, the
more teachers that we keep from losing
due to a school closing, and the smaller
the student-to-teacher ratio. How about
the distance to travel to school? All of this
makes a difference in giving an education
to our children. School vouchers will help
stop the disparity of the education system
in the Wyoming Valley.
I implore you all in the Wyoming Valley
to act now. Do not sit back on SB1 because
it is Catholic-this, or non-union-that.
That is not the case here!
We can have it all, both public and pri-
vate institutions, arts and academics and
sports. It begins with SB1 allowing the
parent that meets conditions, to choose for
themselves where their child can attend
school.
SB1 is also going to increase money to
education through the Education Improve-
ment Tax Credit, by establishing a higher
limit that a business can give
I can not understand how fast and fu-
rious the wave of criticism came for Bish-
op Martino in 2006. Here we are only 5
years later, more school closings by Bishop
Bambera, and where is the clamoring in
support of SB1?
Please, wake up and make some noise or
we will have lost the singularly most com-
prehensive education reform.
What is the alternative? Force the hand
of school districts with Charter Schools?
Charter Schools are great, but opening up
one is not nearly enough
The school I went to when in Plymouth
Township is closed. The school voucher
system could have prevented that from
happening. Saint Marys School was then a
parochial school that closed circa 1996; not
because a lack of students enrollment, but
essentially a lack of funding available
through the church and diocese.
Rep. Mullery and State Sen. Yudichak
need a wake up call now!
Real and effective education reform will
come about if our leaders in Harrisburg
would only stop listening to the self serv-
ing union PAC and we tell them to support
SB1.
Mike Young
Hanover Township
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T
HE SUPREME Court
ruled Monday that fe-
male employees of
Wal-Mart could not
band together to sue over what
they said was pervasive gender
discrimination. The legal is-
sues were complicated, but the
central question was a simple
one and the court got it wrong.
The overall decision was 9 to
0 in favor of Wal-Mart. But on
the issue of whether female
employees might seek to join
together because of a common
experience of discrimination,
the vote was 5 to 4.
Class-action suits of the kind
Wal-Mart employees wantedto
bring allow an avenue of relief
for far-flung employees who
might not be able to afford to
bring lawsuits on their own.
In seeking to have a court
certify 1.5 million present and
former female Wal-Mart em-
ployees as a class, the plaintiffs
amassed impressive evidence
of pervasive discrimination.
There were data showingwide-
spread disparities in pay and
promotion; there were person-
al anecdotes of discrimination;
and there was a study of corpo-
rate culture, which was charac-
terized, an expert suggested,
by gender stereotyping. (One
plaintiff said she was told to
"doll up" and "blow the cob-
webs off her makeup.")
Justice Antonin Scalia belit-
tled this evidence, saying it
didnt prove the "commonali-
ty" that is necessary under the
law to create a class.
This takes far too narrow a
view of commonality and
would protect a companywide
policy of gender or racial dis-
crimination so long as it was
manifestedindifferent settings
and job categories.
Whether Wal-Mart engages
inpervasive sexdiscrimination
is an accusation, not an estab-
lished fact. The Supreme
Court should have allowed the
companys female employees
the opportunity to join togeth-
er to make their case.
Los Angeles Times
OTHER OPINION: SUPREME COURT
Wal-Mart spared
in gender lawsuit
A
T FIRST BLUSH, the
image of an excavator
gnawing at the old
Dallas High School in
Tuesdays edition of The Times
Leader may have looked like
just another building being
razed. Its not.
The demolition of a high
school andthe constructionof
a new one has become a rare
sight around here, one we are
unlikely to see again for many
years.
The Dallas School
Boardhit asweet spot
in building a new
school. It launched
plans before the eco-
nomic downturn, and
built relatively small
tax increases into the
budget over multiple
years beginning be-
fore construction to cover
costs. Taxpayers suffered the
bite in their bills, but they also
could see the money at work as
the newschool rose, andnowas
the old one falls.
Other districts looked at ma-
jor construction projects but
didnt follow through. In 2008,
Wyoming Valley West mulled
district-wide renovation esti-
mated between $68 million to
$111million, but opted so far for
arelativelymodest expansionof
one school.
In 2009 Crestwood voters
overwhelmingly rejected a ref-
erendumseeking to borrow$56
million to alleviate crowding in
the high school/middle school
building.
And the Wilkes-Barre Area
School Board has debated op-
tions for coping with aging high
schools for years, with esti-
mates exceeding $70 million.
Even the latest discussion
closing Meyers HighSchool is
likely to require substantial
spending to renovate other
buildings and re-
shuffle students
before any savings
are seen.
The economic
downturn and
state budget cuts
forced districts to
eliminate pro-
grams and shrink
staff just to survive. The public
lost what little tolerance it had
for tax hikes, and Harrisburg is
moving to eliminate loopholes
that allowed districts to exceed
limits on tax increases without
voter approval.
Major school investment in
brick and mortar has been rele-
gated to theory only. Dallas stu-
dents should consider them-
selvesblessedwhentheyenter a
brand new high school this fall.
They likely will be the last lo-
cal highschool class todosoina
long time.
OUR OPINION: DALLAS BUILDING
In school rubble,
a planning lesson
Major school
investment in
brick and mortar
has been relegated
to theory only.
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MARK E. JONES
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N E W S
A Plains Township police officer re-
fueling a cruiser arrested two people
on drug charges Tuesday, with more
than 500 heroin packets being found
inside the car.
Not so fast
Testimony
continues in
Riccardi trial
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deeds in their assigned terri-
tories to identify potential
new construction, Alu said.
The field investigators of-
ten know what new property
and additions theyll find be-
fore they leave their desks be-
cause the countys mapping
department has aerial images
of properties obtained from a
state flyover in 2010.
The computerized map-
ping program allows workers
to compare the latest images
to older ones to pinpoint new
roads and structural changes.
The $79.4 million assess-
ment increase equates to
roughly $414,300 in county
tax revenue.
Jenkins Township experi-
enced the largest assessment
increase since November
3.8 percent. The townships
taxable property increased
from $376.6 million to $391
million during the period,
county records show.
Township Supervisor Stan-
ley Rovinski attributes the
growth to residential con-
struction, including new
homes built at Wyndtree Es-
tates and the WillowViewDe-
velopment.
The township is not land-
locked like some other munic-
ipalities in the county, he said.
It is close to urban areas but
still semi-rural and quiet,
he said.
Were turning into sort of a
bedroom community. Were
not static. We have open areas
everywhere, Rovinski said.
Tiny Jeddo borough near
Hazleton had the largest as-
sessment decrease since No-
vember 1.4 percent. The
borough also has the lowest
overall assessment of the 76
municipalities in the county,
at $3 million.
Wright Township experi-
enced the second largest as-
sessment reduction, from
$606.7 million in November
to a current $598.8 million.
Township Supervisor Da-
niel Frascella said new devel-
opment has virtually halted
due to the economy, with as-
sessment challenges dragging
down the tax base. Frascella
said theres room for growth
in some residential areas and
industrial sites at the Crest-
wood Industrial Park.
Hopefully things will turn
around shortly, and every-
thing will be back on the up-
swing, Frascella said.
While taxable property in-
creased countywide, the value
of tax-exempt property has
decreased since November,
the new reading shows.
TAXABLE
Continued fromPage 1A
handed down.
I never tooka dime fromthat
Mr. Kalina, he said, referring to
the $60,000 total in cash pay-
ments government officials said
he accepted from Highland As-
sociates executive Don Kalina
that resulted in the bribery, ex-
tortion and tax fraud counts
against him.
Imdisappointed. I believe in
the jury system, but I just cant
believe that theyd believe him
over me They did a financial
colonoscopy on me, and they
couldnt find that money. I dont
understand.
Hopefully, mylawyerswill do
what they have to do.
Attorney Chris Powell, who
represented Munchak, said he,
too, was disappointed that his
client was foundguiltyof federal
charges.
We started this trial two
weeks ago. I thought he was in-
nocent then. I still believehesin-
nocent today, he said.
Munchak reacted strongly to
the first guilty verdict levied
against him, saying, What?! in
the courtroom as he stood near
his attorneys. Four more guilty
verdicts later, he was sitting
down in his chair inside Cour-
liam Costopoulos, said Monday
in his closing that the payments
from Hughes would carry the
day. The $360,000 in payments
over three years came with the
eventual guilt of extortion and
racketeering, which alone bring
a maximum sentence of 100
years in prison.
Smith said that abuse of pow-
er by government officials will
not be tolerated, and the jurys
verdict in this case is proof.
Just maybe a public airing of
the abuses of power that were
shownherewill helpbringabout
a better day for the county gov-
ernment and the citizens of
Lackawanna CountyThe fed-
eral agencies areheretostayand
theyreheretomakesureit isnot
tolerated, he said.
But the condemnation of the
sleazy actions of Cordaro and
Munchak, according to Smith,
doesnotmeananoutrightendto
corruption.
This investigation has con-
cluded, he said. The larger
group of investigations of cor-
ruption in the Middle District of
Pennsylvania, particularly in
Northeastern Pennsylvania, is
continuing.
Both attorneys Costopoulos
and Powell said appeals are al-
most certain. Until then, a sen-
tencingdateof Sept. 28has been
set by Senior U.S. District Court
Judge A. Richard Caputo.
troomOne.
At the end
of the case,
Munchaks at-
torneys re-
quested that
each juror
state an indi-
vidual opin-
ion on the
nine counts of
which he was
found guilty.
Each verdict
was unani-
mous.
Cordaro, meanwhile, was
dumbfounded that jurors would
believe Kalina and West Scran-
ton funeral director Al Hughes,
whom his attorneys worked to
paint as adulterers and gam-
blers, respectively. Hughes was
paid$10,000permonthbyAcker
Associates as a marketing con-
sultant, andhepassedthemon-
ey to Cordaro so they could
maintain lucrative county con-
tracts.
I guess it goes with the old
saying, You lay down with dogs
you get fleas. I certainly didnt
think it made youa dog, Corda-
rosaid. TheybelievedDonKali-
naandAl Hughesover A.J. andI,
and Im really shocked by that
fact.
I dont know how this hap-
pened.
Cordaros lead attorney, Wil-
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Commit Theft or Bribery Con-
cerning Programs Receiving
Federal Funds
Maximum of five years in
prison
Counts 17-18: Bribery Con-
cerning Programs Receiving
Federal Funds
Count 17 $360,000 in
$10,000 monthly payments of
cash and checks paid by P.J.
McLaine of Acker Associates
via West Scranton funeral
home director Al Hughes
Count 18 -- $30,000 cash pay-
ment from Don Kalina of High-
land Associates
Maximumof 10 years in pris-
on per count
Count 19: Conspiracy to
Commit Extortion under Color
of Official Right
Maximumof 20 years in pris-
on
Counts 20-21: Extortion un-
der Color of Official Right
Count 20 $360,000 paid by
McLaine via Hughes
Count 21 $30,000 in cash
from Kalina
Maximumof 20 years in pris-
on per count
Count 25: Money Launder-
ing Conspiracy
Maximumof 20 years in pris-
ed in October 2008
Maximum of five years in
prison
A.J. Munchak
Count 13: Conspiracy to
Commit Theft or Bribery Con-
cerning Programs Receiving
Federal Funds
Maximum of five years in
prison
Counts 14-15: Bribery Con-
cerning Programs Receiving
Federal Funds
Count 14 $30,000 cash pay-
ment from Kalina in May 2005
Count 15 $30,000 cash pay-
ment from Kalina in July 2005
Maximumof 10 years in pris-
on per count
Count 19: Conspiracy to
Commit Extortion Under Col-
or of Official Right
Maximumof 20 years in pris-
on
Counts 22-23: Extortion Un-
der Color of Official Right
Count 22 $30,000 payment
from Kalina in May 2005
Count 23 $30,000 payment
from Kalina in July 2005
Maximumof 20 years in pris-
on per count
Count 37: Subscribing and
Filing a Materially False Tax
Return
Maximum of three years in
prison
Count 40: Income Tax Eva-
sion
Maximum of five years in
prison
on
Counts 26-28: Money Laun-
dering
Count 26 $10,000 check
from Hughes deposited into
Landmark Community Bank
Account entitled Robert Cor-
daro Real Estate Account on
Aug. 19, 2005
Count 27 A similar check
deposited on Sept. 30, 2005
Count 28 A similar check
deposited on April 26, 2007
Maximumof 20 years in pris-
on per count
Count 31: Racketeering
Maximumof 20 years in pris-
on
Count 32: Racketeering Con-
spiracy
Maximumof 20 years in pris-
on
Count 33: Conspiracy to De-
fraud the United States
Maximum of five years in
prison
Counts 34-36: Subscribing
and Filing a Materially False
Tax Return
Count 34 IRS Form1040 fil-
ed in October 2006
Count 35 IRS Form1040 fil-
ed in October 2007
Count 36 IRS Form1040 fil-
ed in October 2008
Maximum of three years in
prison
Counts 38-39: Income Tax
Evasion
Count 38 IRS Form1040 fil-
ed in October 2006
Count 39 IRS Form1040 fil-
CHARGES
Continued fromPage 1A
WYOMING -- Even with a tax
increase above the index to bal-
ance this years budget, the
Wyoming Area School District
will continuetofacefinancial chal-
lenges. That was the solemn re-
minder at the end of the school
boards second special meeting to
discuss the 2011-12 proposed bud-
get Tuesday.
Business Manager TomMelone
wrappedup a reviewof non-salary
line items in next years budget by
flashing ahead to the end of the
2013 budget. He said that assum-
ing revenue sources remain rela-
tively flat, cost increases for
health insurance and retirement
benefits alone could result in a
budget shortfall of almost
$783,000 at the end of the 2013
school year.
Making matters potentially
worse is the fact that the projected
deficit doesnt include any allow-
ance for settling the teachers con-
tract, which is in negotiation.
Thisiswherewecouldbelook-
ing at (during next years budget
process) even without addressing
the salary issue, said Melone.
While some line items have
changed, the 2011-12 budgets bot-
tom line has changed little since
the proposed final budget was
adopted May 23. The current ver-
sion of the budget still calls for a
5.7 percent tax hike for district
residents of Luzerne County and
6.1percent for those who reside in
Wyoming County. The increases
would bump taxes to 13.799 mills
in Luzerne County and 71.7295
mills in Wyoming County. A mill
is one dollar of tax for every thou-
sand dollars of assessed property
value.
At a meetingearlier this month,
Melone took the board through
expenditures pertaining to con-
tracted staff salaries, which are
largely fixed costs and make up
nearly 68 percent of the districts
expenses. For the second meet-
ing, Melone walked the board
through other cost areas.
He explained t the district has
experienced increases in costs for
services from the Luzerne Inter-
mediate Unit, the vo-tech school,
English as a second language ser-
vicesandalternativeeducationfor
students with autism and other
special needs. These increases in
professional and technical servic-
es haveaddedmorethan$370,000
to the budget, while increases in
charter school tuitionanda loss of
state reimbursement for that tui-
tion will cost the district an esti-
mated $130,000, Melone said.
The district expects to realize
some savings in transportation
costs, but more information on
those costs wont be available un-
til transportation routes are
drawn up in August, Melone said.
Wyoming Areas bottom line: Challenges ahead
By JANINE UNGVARSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
The board is expected to adopt a
final budget at a June 28 meeting.
W H AT S N E X T
WILKES-BARRE Police
said they arrested Marcuis
Bennett of Westminister Street
at 3:33 p.m. Tuesday on charg-
es he violated a protection
from abuse order.
Police said they served Ben-
nett with PFA paperwork at
133 Westminister St. on Tues-
day, and that as part of the
court order he was to be evic-
ted from the residence. He was
arrested and charged with
violating the PFA when he
refused to leave, police said.
FOSTER TWP. State police
at Hazleton reported poles and
street signs on Caplos Road,
Valley Road and North Lehigh
Gorge Road were stolen from
April to June.
HANOVER TWP. Town-
ship police said they arrested
Matthew Williams, 24, of
Plains Township, on charges he
attempted to fraudulently
obtain a prescription from a
pharmacy inside Gerritys
Supermarket, Sans Souci Park-
way, on June 10.
Williams was arraigned
Tuesday by District Judge
Joseph Halesey on charges of
criminal attempt and identify
theft. He was jailed at the Lu-
zerne County Correctional
Facility for lack of $5,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled on June 28.
HAZLE TWP. Leonard J.
Horwath said someone entered
his yard at 1880 E. Broad St.
and removed a mechanics vise,
a car jack and a five-foot guid-
erail post.
POLICE BLOTTER
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
timesleader.com
The highlight
of the TV week-
end was watch-
ing the Cubs
and Yankees at
Wrigley Field,
partying like it
was 1938.
The low moment? Probably
watching the Rangers Arthur
Rhodes, meekly wielding his
version of the Boomstick.
I love interleague play. I was
at the ballpark that night in
June 1997, when the Giants and
Rangers played historys first
interleague game, and the ap-
peal of matching the two
leagues hasnt wavered.
As anyone with the DirecTV
MLB Extra Innings package
could see last weekend, inter-
league play adds an extra layer
of drama to an otherwise rou-
tine day on the baseball sched-
ule.
Seattles Felix Hernandez
pitching against the mighty
Philadelphia Phillies. The rowdy
crowds watching the Athletics
sweep the rival Giants.
Playing across leagues and
conferences certainly hasnt
hurt pro football or basketball.
And in baseballs case, if it
brings a natural rival such as the
Houston Astros to town, then
all the better.
Yet, baseballs loud army of
hidebound traditionalists con-
tinue to complain. They are
bored with interleague play,
they say. They abhor what it
does to the designated hitter.
The diehards hackles were
raised even higher, however, by
the recent Buster Olney story
on ESPN.com that major league
baseball has been discussing
realignment.
At issue, Olney reported, is
the uneven number of teams in
the two leagues 16 for the
National, 14 in the American.
A simple fix, some colleagues
have suggested. Just move the
Astros from the six-team NL
Central to the four-team AL
West.
Except . . . proposed new
Astros owner Jim Crane has
been quoted as saying he has no
interest in moving the team to
the American League. Crane
grew up in St. Louis and report-
edly considers himself a tradi-
tionalist.
But since when did Crane, a
previous three-time loser at
trying to buy into the MLB
fraternity, earn the right to
dictate anything to the other 29
owners?
Think Crane will get Ray
Davis and Bob Simpsons vote,
after the way he helped to jack
up the price of the Rangers last
summer?
The issue of realignment,
though, should not be confined
to our neighboring Astros. A
radical realignment could bene-
fit teams currently shackled by
time-zone and economic dis-
parities.
The Rangers this season will
play 30 games in the Pacific
time zone. Twenty of those will
likely end sometime near mid-
night, Central time.
This is lunacy. No other team
in baseball plays as many games
in as many unnatural hours as
the Rangers.
If the leagues were totally
realigned, the Rangers and
Astros could become division
rivals for the first time. All five
of baseballs California franchis-
es could play in one division.
The big-money Phillies and
Mets could join the Yankees and
Red Sox.
The Rangers and Astros could
be paired with the Colorado
Rockies and Arizona Diamond-
backs, with the Mariners as the
fifth team. That wouldnt solve
all of the Rangers West Coast
time problems, but its a start.
OPINION
G I L L E B R E T O N
Realignment
should be on
MLBs radar
See LEBRETON, Page 4B
ST. LOUIS Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley
each had a two-run single during Philadelphias
season-best nine-run eighth in-
ning, lifting the Phillies to a 10-2
rout over the St. Louis Cardinals
onTuesday night.
Carlos Ruiz had four hits and
one of two bases-loaded walks in
the eighth for NL East-leading
Phillies, whohavewonRoyHalla-
dayslastsevenstartsbutputitto-
gether toolate for the right-hand-
er to become the majors first 10-
game winner. Two days earlier,
Cole Hamels missed his bid for
No. 10 ina 2-0 loss at Seattle.
Halladay allowed a run and
four hits in six innings, matching
his season low in his first official
appearanceinSt. Louisbutonthe
mound where he started for the
AmericanLeagueinthe2009All-
Stargame. Hehasworkedsixormoreinningsin62
consecutive road starts, the majors best such
streaksinceWalterJohnsonputup82inarowfrom
1911-15.
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
Philadelphia
jumps all over
St. Louis pen
Playing their first game without Albert
Pulojs, the Cardinals lose to the Phillies.
By R.B. FALLSTROM
AP Sports Writer
10
PHILLIES
2
CARDINALS
See PHILLIES, Page 3B
After serving her 13th ace to
close a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory, Wil-
liams buried her face in her towel
and sobbed from her courtside
chair. She was still crying as she
left the court, overcome with emo-
tion after enduring a long layoff
that included two foot operations
and treatment for blood clots in
her lungs.
I usually dont cry ... but its just
been so hard, the four-time Wim-
bledon champion said. I never
dreamt I would be here right now.
And then to win. I just wanted to
win at least one match here.
Following Williams on Centre
Court was Roger Federer, who
began his chase for a record-equal-
ing seventh Wimbledon champion-
ship by beating Mikhail Kukushkin
of Kazakhstan 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-2 in
the wind.
Second-seeded Novak Djokovic,
playing for the first time since his
43-match winning streak was stop-
ped by Federer at the French Open,
sailed into the second round with a
6-4, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Jeremy
Chardy of France. Djokovic drop-
ped only 11 points on serve.
Meanwhile, the sequel to the
longest match in tennis history
proved to be a quick, one-sided
affair this time.
Other mens winners included
three-time Wimbledon runner-up
Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del
Potro. Among the women, top-
seeded Caroline Wozniacki made a
WI MBL EDON
Tears of victory
AP PHOTO
Serena Williams reacts after defeating Frances Aravane Rezai in a first-round match at Wimbledon on Tues-
day. It was Williams first match in a grand slam event in a full year because of health issues.
Emotional Serena wins in her return
By STEPHEN WILSON | AP Sports Writer
WIMBLEDON, England Returning to
Grand Slam tennis after a year away with health
problems, Serena Williams opened her Wimble-
don title defense Tuesday by beating Aravane
Rezai in three sets then burst into tears on
Centre Court.
See WIMBLEDON, Page 6B
ROSEMONT, Ill. The next time NFL own-
ers meet over labor, there is hope it will be to
ratify a new collective bargaining agreement
with the players.
Dont get carriedaway thinkinga deal is immi-
nent. Optimism is in the air, for sure. That
doesnt mean the end of the lockout is at hand.
Owners were briefed Tuesday on discussions
for a new CBA that would net the players just
under 50 percent of total revenues. Next up:
more talks with the players in the Boston area.
Several people with knowledge of the negotia-
N F L L O C K O U T
AP PHOTO
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks
during a news conference at the owners meet-
ings in Rosemont, Ill., on Tuesday.
Sides prepare
for new talks
By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
See LOCKOUT, Page 4B
MOOSIC One bizarre inning and
one hot hitter doomed David Phelps and
the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
The right-handedstarter allowedseven
consecutive hits and four runs in the in-
ning, including a three-run home run to
Rhyne Hughes as Norfolk defeated the
Yankees 8-1 on Tuesday night at PNC
Field.
But the runs and hits werent the
strange part of the inning. The eeriness
occurred when Phelps didnt get any outs
on batted balls.
He got a lot of help fromTides baserun-
ners in the stanza.
Tyler Henson singled, but he took a
wide turn around first base and was
thrown out when he tried to get back.
Then back-to-back hitters, Kyle Hudson
and Matt Angle, each singled. But Phelps
picked them both off.
Hughes had the big blast of the inning,
but he was just getting started.
The left-handed designated hitter had
run-scoring singles in the third and fifth
off Phelps.
Then in the eighth, he crushed a fast-
ball from Andrew Brackman for his 10th
home runof the year andhis secondof the
night to finish the game 4-for-4 with six
RBI. He paced the Norfolk offense, which
pounded out 15 hits.
I L B A S E B A L L
Norfolks Hughes homers, drives in six runs to knock off Yankees
NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Scranton/Wilkes-Barres Greg Golson eyes the ball as he takes off from the bat-
ters box on Tuesday. Golson scored the Yankees lone run of the game.
By DAVE ROSENGRANT
[email protected]
8
TIDES
1
YANKEES
See YANKEES, Page 4B
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S C O R E B O A R D
CAMPS/CLINICS
Crestwood Comets Boys Basketball
Camp has applications available.
The camp is under the direction of
Head Coach Mark Atherton. The
camp will be held the week of June
27-July 1. Morning sessions will be
for boys entering 3rd grade
though 5th grade and the after-
noon session will be for boys
entering 6th grade though 9th
grade. Both sessions will be held at
the Crestwood Middle School. For
information, call Coach Atherton
at 825-4116 or e-mail him at
[email protected].
Kings College will be hosting a
baseball camp in Wilkes-Barre
Twp., from June 27-30 with July 1
as a weather make-up day, at
Kings Colleges Betzler Fields. The
camp is open to all players ages
5-12 and will feature small group
instructions, demonstrations,
instructional games, and hands-on
drills. The camp will run from 9:30
a.m. 2:30 p.m. daily. For informa-
tion or to register, go to www.king-
scollegeathletics.com and click
baseball.
Misericordia University Soccer
Success Camp for boys and girls
will be held from June 27 to July 1.
Under the direction of Misericordia
mens soccer coach Chuck Edkins,
the camp is open to children
between 7 and 14 years old. Cost is
$115 and includes a T-shirt, soccer
ball, lunch and access to the An-
derson Center pool. Camp hours
are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with an op-
tional swim period. Contact Edkins
at 674-6397 or cedkins@miser-
icordia.edu.
Plains Twp. Recreation Camps for
Basketball, Wrestling, Football, and
Field Hockey will be held June
27-30. Applications can be picked
up at the Plains Twp. Admin.
Building 126, North Main Street. For
information, call Bill at 825-5574.
MEETINGS
Crestwood Football Booster Club
will be meeting Monday at 7 p.m.
at Kings Restaurante. Any ques-
tions, call Tony at 430-7571.
PHYSICALS
Wyoming Valley West will conduct
physicals for fall sports at 3 p.m.
Friday at the stadium in Kingston.
All necessary paperwork can be
picked up at the high school,
middle school or central office. All
candidates should have their
paperwork completed before
arrival for the physical.
REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS
South Wilkes-Barre Mini Mohawks
will hold football registration from
6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at 180 Carey
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Players ages 6
to 13 on Aug. 1 are eligible. Fees are
$40 individual/$70 family plus
mandatory $35 fundraising fee.
New participants must provide
copy of birth certificate. For in-
formation, call Robat (570) 821-
0417.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Joe Ranieli Memorial Golf
Tournament will be held at Sand
Springs Country Club on Saturday.
A1 p.m. shotgun is scheduled,
followed by dinner and awards.
Cost per person is $89, which
includes green fees, cart, lunch on
the turn and dinner. For more
information, contact Tony Ranieli
at 237-1032 or [email protected].
Step By Step USA will be hosting its
Annual Golf Tournament at Sand
Springs C.C. on Friday. Registration
will open at 11 a.m. followed by a
noon shotgun start. The format
will be captain and crew. Cost is
$80 per person, which includes
golf, lunch, and a buffet dinner. For
information, contact Marbee at
822-5653 ext 308.
Bulletin Board items will not be
accepted over the telephone. Items
may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to
[email protected], dropped
off at The Times Leader or mailed to
The Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N.
Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250.
BUL L E T I N BOARD
Its yet another whopper of a card this evening at Pocono Downs,
with 16 more races on the slate. Topping a solid program of live har-
ness action is the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes. Three divisions are on
tap, withtheglamour boys goingtopost, the3-year-oldcolt &gelding
pacers. It should be a great night of racing from top to bottom and
certainly worthy of a trip to the Mohegan Sun.
BEST BET: ON THE RADAR (8TH)
VALUE PLAY: CARDINE HANOVER (14TH)
POST TIME 6:30 p.m.
All Races One Mile
First-$18,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $12,500 last 5
5 Space Walk A.Miller 4-5-1 Coming into shape 5-2
3 Lombo Powershot A L.Stalbaum 9-4-8 Winner of over $500k life 7-2
2 Ideal Michael M.Kakaley 4-5-1 Its a solid opening event 8-1
1 Waylon Hanover A.McCarthy 6-8-8 Pole position a plus 3-1
4 Highbeam Rusty N J.Bartlett 1-3-4 Newcomer to PD 9-2
6 Going Native J.Pavia 5-2-1 Falters late 6-1
7 Red Star Paylater E.Hensley 5-2-2 Hensley can do well here 12-1
Second-$9,800 Clm.Pace;clm.price $10,000
3 Wholeftthegateopen J.Pavia 7-2-4 Wins right off the claim 3-1
6 Yanzhou M.Romano 3-2-2 Another trying a new barn 9-2
2 Austins Best J.Moeykens 4-1-3 Live long shot 8-1
9 Out Of My Pocket T.Buter 3-1-5 Beat this type two back 4-1
1 Sea Dragon M.Simons 2-7-4 Best of the rest 7-2
5 Southwind Jason A.Napolitano 9-2-2 Tiring speed 6-1
4 Joans Bad Boy M.Kakaley 4-8-4 Bad indeed 10-1
7 Absolutely Michael L.Stalbaum 6-7-8 No chance 15-1
8 Mikes Hope B.Simpson 3-8-5 Well beaten 20-1
Third-$11,000 Cond.Pace;n/w 2 pm races life
8 Rockrockwhosthere T.Buter 2-8-8 Answers the bell 3-1
7 The Pan Flamingo A.Miller 2-8-7 Best when on or near lead 7-2
5 Prince Polaris A.Napolitano 1-2-6 Off impressive maiden score 4-1
2 Hot Shot Lawyer L.Stalbaum 1-7-5 Romped vs. easier at Chst 9-2
9 Betterthanlynx B.Simpson 3-8-5 Simpson gets catch drive 8-1
1 Beach Island Money M.Kakaley 3-8-4 Good group of n/w of 2 6-1
3 Little Boy A.McCarthy 6-6-1 Overpowered 15-1
4 Major Secret J.Pavia 1-10-2 Off for a month 10-1
6 Charliesandjimmys J.Bartlett 4-2-6 Better at Delaware 20-1
Fourth-$14,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $9,000 last 5
1 Berkshire J.Pantaleano 1-1-1 New Pena stock 3-1
3 Definitely Mamie M.Romano 3-6-1 Versatile type trotter 9-2
2 Wolfs Jann M.Kakaley 3-6-1 Burke takes this one over 7-2
4 Jon Win A.Miller 1-2-2 Tioga invader 4-1
8 Motor Inn B.Miller 3-2-9 Brett does best on small tracks 15-1
7 South Jersey Honey S.Reisenweaver 2-3-6 Often a long price 6-1
5 Picture Of Millie J.McGettigan 2-8-1 Looking for a flat mile 8-1
6 Badboy Paparazzi A M.Simons 5-9-6 Not the same trotter 10-1
9 Tudy J.Bartlett 4-2-3 Nine post a killer 20-1
Fifth-$18,000 Clm.Hndcp Pace;clm.price $15-20,000
8 Sixteen Candles L.Stalbaum 2-1-1 Ill stick with steady gal 7-2
3 Natural Woman N J.Bartlett 1-1-7 Beat choice last week 3-1
5 Its Ideal Hanover T.Buter 4-6-2 Shows some late spunk 4-1
6 Bigtime Hanover M.Simons 4-6-2 Lacks consistency 8-1
2 Riverlea Hanover E.Hensley 5-2-1 Raced so-so in Pocono debut 9-2
9 Soggy Soggy J.Pavia 4-5-8 Too much ground to cover 10-1
7 Heres Matty B.Miller 3-7-1 Miller gets catch drive 6-1
1 My Fanny J.Taggart 6-3-8 2nd start for Aldrich barn 15-1
4 Upfront Dragon Gal A.McCarthy 3-4-5 Left behind 20-1
Sixth-$70,079 PA Sire Stakes
2 Sharp West Hanover J.Pantaleano 6-1-9 A colt with talent 6-1
1 Sky Mesa T.Tetrick 2-4-4 Likely chalk 3-1
5 Hugadragon M.Kakaley 3-2-5 Been racing stakes stock 5-2
7 Vegas Rusty J.Pavia 1-4-4 Had easy tune-up for this 9-2
6 Hickory Big Red B.Zendt 5-1-4 Zendt with rare visit 12-1
8 Hone The Razor A.Miller 1-6-8 Just went career best mile 4-1
4 A Knuckle Sandwich Y.Gingras 2-10-1 Yannick in for night 10-1
3 Kings Masterpiece J.Bartlett 8-5-5 Not stakes caliber 15-1
Seventh-$18,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $12,000 last 5
8 Trotslikethewind A.McCarthy 8-3-1 Lives up to billing 4-1
6 Winning Fireworks T.Tetrick 6-5-2 Picks up live driver change 3-1
2 Oh No Its Steveo M.Simons 6-6-6 Always liked this trotter 15-1
1 Amours Brother J.Pantaleano 2-4-7 Jimmy P underrated 9-2
9 Dennis J.Taggart 5-6-2 Wait for better draw 20-1
7 Our Last Photo A.Miller 4-4-3 Gets trips, but stalls 7-2
4 Too Salty D.Ingraham 4-1-1 Bounced off the win 6-1
5 SJs Super Star M.Kakaley 4-9-1 Gait problems 10-1
3 Muscles To Spare B.Simpson 7-2-2 Hung mile in most recent 8-1
Eighth-$70,079 PA Sire Stakes
1 On The Radar D.Palone 5-1-1 May get a decent price 9-2
5 Real Special Y.Gingras 1-2-7 Just won a PASS event 3-1
4 Jolts Virtue J.Pantaleano 1-5-6 Won Open at Chst in 1:50.4 5-2
3 Reckless Ric T.Tetrick 2-3-8 Teague trainee 4-1
7 Lucky Sniper A.McCarthy 5-3-2 First-time lasix user 6-1
8 Ohmygosh Hanover B.Miller 3-8-2 Coleman-Miller good team 10-1
2 Rise Above It M.Kakaley 10-2-2 Not up to the task 15-1
6 Warrawee Monarch A.Miller 1-3-8 Just unreliable 6-1
Ninth-$18,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $12,500 last 5
2 Nine Innings B.Miller 3-7-1 In winning hands 9-2
1 Sand Savage A.McCarthy 1-3-2 Sharp pacer 7-2
4 Versado M.Kakaley 1-9-3 Deserving chalk 3-1
3 Mr Rightnow M.Simons 5-2-1 Trying to regain that form 4-1
5 Malicious J.Bartlett 6-3-7 Down in class again 10-1
6 Four Trumps A L.Stalbaum 8-5-2 A one brush horse 8-1
7 Born To Rockn Roll T.Buter 10-1-2 Didnt take to the Big M 5-1
8 Arts Ragin Jet D.Palone 6-2-7 Hangs in the back 12-1
Tenth-$29,000 F&M Open Pace
3 All Spirit J.Marohn Jr 1-1-6 Marohn Jr Tioga kingpin 9-2
6 Run On Luck B.Miller 5-2-2 Plenty of backclass 4-1
1 Billie Bluechip J.Pavia 4-4-1 Know shes good when right 8-1
2 Shanghai Lil J.Bartlett 4-1-6 Won Open here two back 3-1
4 Fivewillgetuten T.Tetrick 1-1-2 Pacing well at Meadows 5-1
5 Omen Hanover J.Pantaleano 1-3-8 Steps up off easy win 7-2
7 Native Doll A.Miller 5-5-3 Competitive field for sure 12-1
8 Summer Hope M.Kakaley 8-1-7 Folds tent 10-1
Eleventh-$18,000 Clm.Hndcp Pace;clm.price $15-20,000
2 Slick Lavra N J.Bartlett 1-8-7 Found the right class 3-1
5 Cmybest M.Kakaley 1-5-5 Was explosive in triumph 5-1
3 People Like Me J.Pantaleano 1-3-3 Pena trainee 5-2
7 Cammi Place L.Stalbaum 2-3-2 Can fly off wings 4-1
9 The Stewardess A A.McCarthy 5-8-2 Down a peg in price 15-1
6 Picked By An Angel J.Pavia 9-2-9 Hit or miss of late 12-1
1 Nite Games B.Simpson 6-7-5 Ready for easier 10-1
4 La Diavla A.Miller 7-2-1 Ill pass on 6-1
8 Memphisto Waltz T.Tetrick 8-7-7 Steps in reverse 20-1
Twelfth-$70,079 PA Sire Stakes
6 Mystic Desire T.Tetrick 2-4-3 Only question is readiness 6-1
2 Movie Idol C.Callahan 3-3-1 Reason Corey is here 4-1
8 Pan From Nantucket B.Miller 4-2-5 Has to mix it up early 9-2
1 Danas Sharp Smart D.Palone 6-9-1 Sharper earlier in season 3-1
5 Tyler Hanover Y.Gingras 1-2-2 You will get better than 5-2 5-2
4 Home Again Hanover B.Zendt 3-5-1 Wide-open division 12-1
7 Zipnthruthehall M.Kakaley 4-2-3 Out of zip 10-1
3 Rays San J.Bartlett 4-5-3 Rough spot for n/w of 2 15-1
Thirteenth-$11,000 Cond.Trot;n/w 2 pm races life
1 Ginger Tree Lexie L.Stalbaum 4-1-8 Cook barn warming up 7-2
3 Macks Molly Hall M.Simons 4-4-6 Rounds out the number 4-1
2 Powerlifter Tn.Schadel 6-3-3 Tough to take at 3-1 3-1
6 Amourus J.Rattray 9-5-2 Not the strongest of fields 8-1
5 Prince War J.Taggart 6-4-1 Been tardy since score 9-2
4 Keystone Wild Card To.Schadel 9-8-7 Id vote against 10-1
7 Gracious Man K.Sizer 3-8-1 Sizer trains and steers 6-1
8 Cross Island King G.Wasiluk 4-4-4 Slow in final qtr 15-1
9 My Brother Pete B.Truitt 5-5-5 An auto toss 20-1
Fourteenth-$4,800 Clm.Pace;clm.price $5,000
6 Cardine Hanover J.Pavia 3-2-3 Darkhorse of the night 5-1
3 Docs Whisky L.Stalbaum 1-8-7 Fires on the throttle 5-2
2 Annika S A.McCarthy 2-5-4 Rounds out the tri 3-1
1 Indianridge Sophia B.Simpson 6-3-1 Fusco training at .309 4-1
9 People Friendly M.Kakaley 7-6-1 Little else left 6-1
4 Stormin Jordan A.Miller 8-3-8 6yr old rarely wins 10-1
8 Monets Lilly T.Buter 7-9-2 Cant finish mile 12-1
7 Keystone Katie D.Chellis 4-9-8 Drew with rare steer 20-1
5 Park Free M.Romano 4-7-4 Two more races to go 15-1
Fifteenth-$11,000 Cond.Trot;n/w 2 pm races life
2 Opinion Hanover D.Ingraham 6-5-3 Kick starts late double 9-2
1 Groom Hanover T.Buter 3-2-2 Cuts out the fractions 3-1
3 Ziegfeld M.Kakaley 2-2-4 Box the top 4 choices for tri 4-1
4 Litany Of Lindy H.Parker 1-1-4 Seeks 3 in a row 7-2
6 Glide To Victory B.Simpson 1-3-4 Just broke the ice 6-1
8 Glide Speed D.Ackerman 1-3-2 Yankee Glide gelding 10-1
9 Eagle Say L.Stalbaum 2-3-5 Winless in 7 starts in 2011 8-1
7 Meadowbranch Red A.Miller 5-5-6 Try another color 15-1
5 Trevor R B.Truitt 6-7-5 May be 99-1 at post 20-1
Sixteenth-$9,700 Cond.Pace;maidens
4 Go Rockin Robin M.Kakaley 3-6-3 Takes down the finale 4-1
5 Tanzanite Hanover T.Buter 2-2-2 Solid maiden group 7-2
3 Dicey Miss J.Pavia 5-4-3 Still looking for win #1 3-1
2 Princess Bliss B.Simpson 7-9-5 Superfecta player 6-1
8 Yes We Did J.Taggart 3-4-3 First off the car 9-2
7 Sammys Magic Day H.Parker 6-6-6 Another sixth 8-1
1 Velvety Smooth A.McCarthy 7-8-6 Roughed up 10-1
9 Artsy Miss M.Romano 4-x-x First timer 15-1
6 Western Topaz D.Ingraham 5-8-6 See you Friday 20-1
On the Mark
By MARK DUDEK
Times Leader Correspondent
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
Wednesday, June 22
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Swoyersville at Plains
Northwest at Nanticoke
Wilkes-Barre at Hazleton
Greater Pittston at Old Forge
Back Mountain at Mountain Top
LITTLE LEAGUE
(6 p.m.)
District 16 Major Softball
Jenkins at Newport
North W-B/Bear Buck at Mountain Top
District 31 Major Softball
Northwest at Back Mountain
Kingston/Forty Fort at Wyoming/West Wyoming
Thursday, June 23
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Hazleton at Plains
Friday, June 24
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Plains at Greater Pittston
Tunkhannock at Nanticoke
Wilkes-Barre at Northwest
Hazleton at Old Forge
Swoyersville at Back Mountain
LITLLE LEAGUE
(6 p.m.)
District 16 Minor Baseball
Pittston at Ashley/Newtown
Hanover at Nanticoke
Pittston Twp. at Plains
District 16 Minor Baseball
West Side at Swoyersville, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 25
SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL
(5:45 p.m. unless noted)
Swoyersville at Mountain Top, 2 p.m.
W H A T S O N T V
COLLEGE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2WorldSeries, game9, NorthCarolinavs.
Vanderbilt, at Omaha, Neb.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
12:30 p.m.
YES N.Y. Yankees at Cincinnati
ROOT Baltimore at Pittsburgh
7 p.m.
SNY Oakland at N.Y. Mets
8 p.m.
ESPN Philadelphia at St. Louis
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
VERSUS Awards Show, at Las Vegas
SOCCER
2:50 p.m.
ESPN CLASSIC UEFA, U-21 Championship,
semifinal, Switzerland vs. Czech Republic at Hern-
ing, Denmark
TENNIS
7 a.m.
ESPN2 The Championships, second round, at
Wimbledon, England
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATESAcquired INF Josh Ro-
driguez fromCleveland for cash considerations and
assigned him to Indianapolis (IL).
SANDIEGOPADRESPlaced1B Brad Hawpe on
the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Wade LeBlanc to
Tucson (PCL). Called up LHP Josh Spence from
San Antonio (Texas). Recalled CKyle Phillips from
Tucson. Designated OF Luis Durango for assign-
ment. Requested unconditional release waivers on
INF Jorge Cantu.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALSRecalled 1B-OF Mark
HamiltonfromMemphis. Placed1BAlbert Pujols on
the 15-day DL.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOSReleased INF Antoin Gray.
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKSSigned LHP
Joe Harris.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGSReleased RHP
Kyle Godfrey.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKSSigned LHP Dave Wil-
liams.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALSSigned LHP AJ Wide-
man. Traded RHP Phil Bartleski to Fort Worth (AA)
for future considerations.
NEWARK BEARSSigned RHP Casey Gaynor.
ROCKLAND BOULDERSSigned C Jonathan
Candelier.
WORCESTER TORNADOESSigned RHP Ryan
Bicondoa.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERSSigned RHP Kyle East-
ham and RHP J.T. Odom. Released LHP Michael
Anton and SS Korby Mintken.
JOLIET SLAMMERSSold the contract of LHP
Aaron Dott to New York (AL). Signed LHP Brian
Fowler and OF David Fox. Released OF Yas Gu-
tierrez.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKSSigned OF Chris
Lopez and 1B Jeremy Richter. Released OF Caleb
Curry.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATSAnnounced F Boris
Diaw exercised his player option for next season.
TORONTO RAPTORSNamed Dwane Casey
coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHLAnnounced the Leagues Board of Gover-
nors approved the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers to
True North Sports & Entertainment, Ltd. and ap-
proved the immediate relocation of the franchise to
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCARFined Joe Gibbs Racing crew chiefs
Mike Ford, Dave Rogers and Greg Zipadelli
$50,000 and placed them on probation for the re-
mainder of the year for bringing unapproved oil
pans to last weeks race at Michigan International
Speedway. Placed Joe Gibbs Racing car chiefs
Chris Gillin, Wesley Sherrill and Jason Shapiro and
competition director Jimmy Makar on probation
through the end of the year for the same infractions.
COLLEGE
CONCORDIA-ST. PAULNamed offensive coor-
dinator Ryan Williams interim football coach.
GEORGE WASHINGTONNamed Tamika Louis
and Kristin Cole womens assistant basketball
coaches.
HIGH POINTNamed Merideth Marsh womens
assistant basketball coach.
MASSACHUSETTSNamed Malik Hall defensive
line coach.
MEMPHISSigned womens basketball coach
Melissa McFerrin to a one-year contract extension
through the 2015-16 season.
ST. FRANCIS (PA)Announced the resignation of
softball coach Sabrina Lane.
S.C.-AIKENNamed Jennifer Brock womens as-
sistant basketball coach.
WAGNERNamed Tony Brinson defensive coor-
dinator.
BASEBALL
Favorite Odds Underdog
Interleague
PIRATES 7.5 Orioles
REDS 9.5 Yankees
REDS 9.5 Yankees
BRAVES 8 Blue Jays
RED SOX 9.5 Padres
BREWERS 7.5 Rays
DODGERS 7.5 Tigers
NATIONALS 7.5 Mariners
INDIANS 8.5 Rockies
Angels 8.5 MARLINS
METS 7.5 As
RANGERS 9.5 Astros
WHITE SOX 8.5 Cubs
Dbacks 8.5 ROYALS
GIANTS 6.5 Twins
National League
Phillies 7.5 CARDS
AME RI C A S
L I NE
By Roxy Roxborough
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
L E A G U E
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Lehigh Valley (Phillies).......... 43 28 .606
Yankees.................................. 37 32 .536 5
1
2
Pawtucket (Red Sox) ............. 37 33 .529 5
1
2
Buffalo (Mets) ......................... 30 43 .411 14
Rochester (Twins).................. 27 41 .397 14
1
2
Syracuse (Nationals) ............. 27 42 .391 15
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Durham (Rays)......................... 39 32 .549
Gwinnett (Braves) ................... 38 33 .535 1
Charlotte (White Sox) ............. 35 35 .500 3
1
2
Norfolk (Orioles) ...................... 28 43 .394 11
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Columbus (Indians)................ 48 23 .676
Louisville (Reds) .................... 41 32 .562 8
Indianapolis (Pirates) ............. 36 37 .493 13
Toledo (Tigers)....................... 30 42 .417 18
1
2
Monday's Games
Charlotte 7, Rochester 2, 1st game
Lehigh Valley 4, Indianapolis 3
Yankees 2, Norfolk 0
Durham 2, Buffalo 1
Gwinnett 8, Syracuse 2
Pawtucket 7, Louisville 4
Columbus 3, Toledo 1
Charlotte 5, Rochester 1, 2nd game
Tuesday's Games
Gwinnett 7, Syracuse 1
Norfolk 8, Yankees 1
Indianapolis 2, Lehigh Valley 0
Pawtucket 6, Louisville 3
Buffalo 9, Durham1
Rochester 5, Charlotte 4
Columbus 4, Toledo 3
Today's Games
Pawtucket at Louisville, 11:45 a.m.
Buffalo at Durham, 1:05 p.m.
Columbus at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Norfolk at Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Syracuse at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
E A S T E R N
L E A G U E
Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
New Hampshire (Blue Jays) . 42 27 .609
Trenton (Yankees) ................. 40 29 .580 2
New Britain (Twins) ............... 38 30 .559 3
1
2
Reading (Phillies)................... 35 35 .500 7
1
2
Portland (Red Sox) ................ 23 43 .348 17
1
2
Binghamton (Mets) ................ 23 44 .343 18
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Harrisburg (Nationals)............. 39 30 .565
Bowie (Orioles) ........................ 36 34 .514 3
1
2
Erie (Tigers) ............................. 35 34 .507 4
Richmond (Giants) .................. 35 34 .507 4
Altoona (Pirates) ...................... 34 36 .486 5
1
2
Akron (Indians)......................... 33 37 .471 6
1
2
Monday's Games
Erie 5, Reading 4, 12 innings
Tuesday's Games
New Britain 6, Bowie 5
Richmond 4, Harrisburg 2
New Hampshire1, Altooona 0
Erie 4, Reading
Akron 10, Binghamton 8
Trenton at Portland, late
Today's Games
Richmond at Harrisburg, 12 p.m.
Akron at Binghamton, 6:35 p.m.
Bowie at New Britain, 6:35 p.m.
Trenton at Portland, 7 p.m.
Altoona at New Hampshire, 7:05 p.m.
Erie at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
M L B
All-Star Game Voting
Tuesday, July 12
At Chase Field, Phoenix
American League
CATCHER Russell Martin, Yankees,
2,226,797;Alex Avila, Tigers, 1,730,511;Joe Mauer,
Twins, 1,341,474;Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Red Sox,
1,135,617;Yorvit Torrealba, Rangers, 980,697.
FIRST BASE Adrian Gonzalez, Red Sox,
3,017,960;Mark Teixeira, Yankees,
2,407,665;Miguel Cabrera, Tigers, 1,771,893;Mitch
Moreland, Rangers, 890,468;Paul Konerko, White
Sox, 676,194.
SECOND BASE Robinson Cano, Yankees,
3,664,498;Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox, 2,239,172;Ian
Kinsler, Rangers, 1,452,880;Orlando Cabrera, Indi-
ans, 910,941;Ben Zobrist, Rays, 828,771.
THIRD BASE Alex Rodriguez, Yankees,
2,876,537;Adrian Beltre, Rangers,
2,307,380;Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox,
2,025,438;Evan Longoria, Rays,
1,639,405;Brandon Inge, Tigers, 490,734.
SHORTSTOP Derek Jeter, Yankees,
2,654,040;Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians,
2,242,157;Elvis Andrus, Rangers,
1,513,929;Jhonny Peralta, Tigers, 875,371;Marco
Scutaro, Red Sox, 813,888.
DESIGNATED HITTER David Ortiz, Red Sox,
3,116,578;Michael Young, Rangers,
1,760,195;Jorge Posada, Yankees,
1,120,830;Victor Martinez, Tigers, 932,711;Johnny
Damon, Rays, 864,535.
OUTFIELD Jose Bautista, Blue Jays,
4,156,940;Curtis Granderson, Yankees,
3,473,227;Josh Hamilton, Rangers,
2,400,408;Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox,
2,249,323;Carl Crawford, Red Sox,
1,789,097;Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners,
1,537,101;Nelson Cruz, Rangers, 1,462,426;Nick
Swisher, Yankees, 1,271,843;Brett Gardner, Yan-
kees, 1,120,179;J.D. Drew, Red Sox,
1,112,720;Matt Joyce, Rays, 1,038,098;Jeff Fran-
coeur, Royals, 906,983;Grady Sizemore, Indians,
867,281;David Murphy, Rangers,
785,630;Shin-Soo Choo, Indians, 764,817.
National League
CATCHER Brian McCann, Braves,
2,301,252;Yadier Molina, Cardinals,
1,836,490;Buster Posey, Giants,
1,573,484;Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers,
1,098,507;Carlos Ruiz, Phillies, 1,095,081.
FIRST BASE Albert Pujols, Cardinals,
2,806,864;Joey Votto, Reds, 2,270,211;PrinceFiel-
der, Brewers, 2,066,327;Ryan Howard, Phillies,
1,477,478;Freddie Freeman, Braves, 559,762.
SECOND BASE Brandon Phillips, Reds,
2,286,378;Rickie Weeks, Brewers,
2,094,502;Chase Utley, Phillies, 1,827,194;Dan
Uggla, Braves, 1,012,370;Freddy Sanchez, Giants,
987,606.
THIRD BASE Placido Polanco, Phillies,
2.599,925;Chipper Jones, Braves,
1,558,895;Pablo Sandoval, Giants,
1,302,098;David Wright, Mets, 1,228,710;Scott Ro-
len, Reds, 1,102,626.
SHORTSTOP Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies,
2,385,991;Jose Reyes, Mets, 1,972,820;Jimmy
Rollins, Phillies, 1,354,896;Alex Gonzalez, Braves,
928,992;Yuniesky Betancourt, Brewers, 860,163.
OUTFIELD Ryan Braun, Brewers,
3,034,057;Lance Berkman, Cardinals,
2,562,428;Matt Holliday, Cardinals, 2,390,118;Matt
Kemp, Dodgers, 2,062,667;Andre Ethier, Dodgers,
1,889,298;Jay Bruce, Reds, 1,681,613;Shane Vic-
torino, Phillies, 1,357,115;Carlos Beltran, Mets,
1,261,308;Jason Heyward, Braves, 1,059,581;Raul
Ibanez, Phillies, 982,046;Justin Upton, D-backs,
950,047;Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies,
944,666;Corey Hart, Brewers, 910,550;Martin Pra-
do, Braves, 830,105;Alfonso Soriano, Cubs,
804,303.
N B A
2011 Draft Order
June 23
The Prudential Center
Newark, N.J.
First Round
1. Cleveland (from L.A. Clippers)
2. Minnesota
3. Utah (from New Jersey)
4. Cleveland
5. Toronto
6. Washington
7. Sacramento
8. Detroit
9. Charlotte
10. Milwaukee
11. Golden State
12. Utah
13. Phoenix
14. Houston
15. Indiana
16. Philadelphia
17. New York
18. Washington (from Atlanta)
19. Charlotte (from New Orleans via Portland)
20. Minnesota (from Memphis via Utah)
21. Portland
22. Denver
23. Houston (from Orlando via Phoenix)
24. Oklahoma City
25. Boston
26. Dallas
27. New Jersey (from L.A. Lakers)
28. Chicago (from Miami via Toronto)
29. San Antonio
30. Chicago
Second Round
31. Miami (from Minnesota)
32. Cleveland
33. Detroit (from Toronto)
34. Washington
35. Sacramento
36. New Jersey
37. L.A. Clippers (from Detroit)
38. Houston (from L.A. Clippers)
39. Charlotte
40. Milwaukee
41. L.A. Lakers (fromGolden State via NewJersey)
42. Indiana
43. Chicago (from Utah)
44. Golden State (from Phoenix via Chicago)
45. New Orleans (from Philadelphia)
46. L.A. Lakers (from New York)
47. L.A. Clippers (from Houston)
48. Atlanta
49. Memphis
50. Philadelphia (from New Orleans)
51. y-Portland
52. z-Denver
53. Orlando
54. Cleveland (from Oklahoma City via Miami)
55. Boston
56. L.A. Lakers
57. Dallas
58. L.A. Lakers (from Miami)
59. San Antonio
60. Sacramento (from Chicago via Milwaukee)
y-May be conveyed to Detroit via Denver.
z-May be conveyed to Portland or to Detroit.
W N B A
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Connecticut ...................... 4 1 .800
Chicago............................. 4 3 .571 1
Indiana............................... 3 3 .500 1
1
2
New York .......................... 2 3 .400 2
Atlanta ............................... 2 5 .286 3
Washington ...................... 1 5 .167 3
1
2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota......................... 5 1 .833
San Antonio...................... 4 1 .800
1
2
Los Angeles ..................... 3 1 .750 1
Seattle ............................... 2 2 .500 2
Phoenix............................. 2 3 .400 2
1
2
Tulsa.................................. 1 5 .167 4
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Atlanta 71, Chicago 68
Indiana 89, Washington 80
Phoenix 105, San Antonio 98
Seattle 82, Tulsa 77
New York at Los Angeles, late
Wednesday's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
New York at Tulsa, 12:30 p.m.
Connecticut at Chicago, 8 p.m.
N E W Y O R K -
P E N N L E A G U E
McNamara Division
W L Pct. GB
Brooklyn (Mets) .......................... 4 1 .800
Hudson Valley (Rays)................ 2 2 .500 1
1
2
Staten Island (Yankees)............. 2 2 .500 1
1
2
Aberdeen (Orioles) .................... 1 4 .200 3
Pinckney Division
W L Pct. GB
Auburn (Nationals)...................... 4 1 .800
Jamestown (Marlins) ................. 3 2 .600 1
Mahoning Valley (Indians) ........ 3 2 .600 1
Batavia (Cardinals) ..................... 2 3 .400 2
Williamsport (Phillies) ................ 2 3 .400 2
State College (Pirates) ............... 1 4 .200 23
Stedler Division
W L Pct. GB
Vermont (Athletics) .................... 3 1 .750
Connecticut (Tigers) .................. 3 2 .600
1
2
Tri-City (Astros) .......................... 2 3 .400 1
1
2
Lowell (Red Sox)........................ 1 3 .250 2
Monday's Games
Brooklyn 5, Aberdeen 4
Tri-City 11, Connecticut 2
Jamestown 7, Williamsport 1
Staten Island 8, Hudson Valley 3
Batavia 10, Mahoning Valley 7
Vermont 8, Lowell 6
Auburn 7, State College 6
Tuesday's Games
Brooklyn 3, Aberdeen 2
Auburn 9, State College 0
Jamestown 4, Williamsport 3
Connecticut 5, Tri-City 2
Mahoning Valley 2, Batavia 0
Staten Island 1, Hudson Valley 0, 12inn.
Lowell 13, Vermont 1
Today's Games
Staten Island at Hudson Valley, 6:35 p.m.
Aberdeen at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Connecticut, 7:05 p.m.
Williamsport at Jamestown, 7:05 p.m.
Batavia at Mahoning Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Auburn at State College, 7:05 p.m.
Lowell at Vermont, 7:05 p.m.
W I M B L E D O N
At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet
Club
Wimbledon, England
Singles
Men
First Round
Gilles Simon (15), France, def. Edouard Roger-
Vasselin, France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Janko Tipsarevic (23),
Serbia, 7-5, 3-1, retired.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Daniel Cox, Bri-
tain, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.
Juan Ignacio Chela (25), Argentina, def. Marinko
Matosevic, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2.
Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Pere Riba, Spain,
6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (26), Spain, def. Andrey
Golubev, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-3, retired.
Tobias Kamke, Germany, def. Blaz Kavcic, Sloven-
ia, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-1.
Juan Martin del Potro (24), Argentina, def. Flavio
Cipolla, Italy, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.
Andy Roddick (8), United States, def. Andreas
Beck, Germany, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Victor Hanescu, Czech Republic, def. Jaroslav
Pospisil, Romania, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, def. Marin Cilic (27), Croatia,
7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Fernando Verdasco (21), Spain, def. Radek Stepa-
nek, Czech Republic, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), 9-7.
Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Mischa Zverev, Ger-
many, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Mikhail Ku-
kushkin, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-2.
Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Nikolay Davydenko
(29), Russia, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5.
Lukasz Kubot, France, def. Arnaud Clement, Po-
land, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 6-4.
Karol Beck, Slovakia, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argenti-
na, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
David Ferrer (7), Spain, def. Benoit Paire, France,
6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Mikhail Youzhny (18), Russia, def. Juan Monaco,
Argentina, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Florian Mayer (20), Germany, def. Daniel Evans,
Britain, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4.
Rik de Voest, South Africa, def. Ruben Ramirez Hi-
dalgo, Spain, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Albert Montanes, Spain,
6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
Viktor Troicki (13), Serbia, def. Maximo Gonzalez,
Argentina, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Conor Niland, Ire-
land, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-4.
Marcos Baghdatis (32), Cyprus, def. James Blake,
United States, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-4.
David Nalbandian (28), Argentina, def. Julian Reis-
ter, Germany, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.
Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Jeremy Chardy,
France, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.
Olivier Rochus, Belgium, def. Kenny de Schepper,
France, 6-7 (6), 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.
RicardoMello, Brazil, def. FrankDancevic, Canada,
3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-2.
Michael Llodra (19), France, def. James Ward, Bri-
tain, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, def. Alexandr Dolgopo-
lov (22), Ukraine, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Nicolas Almagro (16), Spain, def. Jarkko Nieminen,
Finland, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Kei Nishikori, Japan,
6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (7), 6-3.
Robin Soderling (5), Sweden, def. Philipp
Petzschner, Germany, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5).
Somdev Devvarman, India, def. Denis Gremel-
mayr, Germany, 6-4, 4-2, retired.
John Isner, United States, def. Nicolas Mahut,
France, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Women
First Round
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, def. Jelena
Jankovic (15), Serbia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (14), Russia, def. Lesia
Tsurenko, Ukraine, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, def.
Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 7-6 (7), 6-4.
Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, def. Chang Kai-
chen, Taiwan, 6-4, 6-2.
Virginie Razzano, France, def. Sania Mirza, India,
7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3.
Stephanie Dubois, Canada, def. Irina Falconi, Unit-
ed States, 6-2, 6-2.
Simona Halep, Romania, def. Bojana Jovanovski,
Serbia, 6-1, 6-2.
Anne Keothavong, Britain, def. Naomi Broady, Bri-
tain, 6-2, 6-4.
Petra Kvitova (8), Czech Republic, def. Alexa
Glatch, United States, 6-2, 6-2.
Roberta Vinci (29), Italy, def. Vera Dushevina, Rus-
sia, 7-5, 6-2.
Petra Martic, Croatia, def. Vania King, United
States, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.
Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Vesna Dolonts, Rus-
sia, 6-3, 6-4.
Andrea Petkovic (11), Germany, def. Stephanie
Foretz Gacon, France, 6-3, 6-4.
Tsvetana Pironkova (32), Bulgaria, def. Camila
Giorgi, Italy, 6-2, 6-1.
Serena Williams (7), United States, def. Aravane
Rezai, France, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Alize Cornet,
France, 7-5, 6-2.
Tamira Paszek, Japan, def. Ayumi Morita, Austria,
5-7, 6-3, 6-0.
Rebecca Marino, Canada, def. Patricia Mayr-
Achleitner, Austria, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Daniela Hantuchova (25), Slovakia, def. Vitalia
Diatchenko, Russia, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Sandra Zah-
lavova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6.
Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Arantxa Par-
ra Santonja, Spain, 6-2, 6-1.
Victoria Azarenka (4), Belarus, def. Magdalena Ry-
barikova, Slovakia, 6-4, 3-2, retired.
Elena Baltacha, Britain, def. Mona Barthel, Germa-
ny, 6-2, 6-4.
MelindaCzink, Hungary, def. SamStosur (10), Aus-
tralia, 6-3, 6-4.
Peng Shuai (20), China, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Bel-
gium, 6-0, 6-4.
Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus, def. Sofia Arvids-
son, Sweden, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Marion Bartoli (9), France, def. Kristyna Pliskova,
Czech Republic, 6-0, 6-2.
Maria Kirilenko (26), Russia, def. Alberta Brianti,
Italy, 6-2, 6-1.
Maria Sharapova (5), Russia, def. Anna Chakve-
tadze, Russia, 6-2, 6-1.
Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, def. Emily We-
bley-Smith, Britain, 6-3, 5-7, 8-6.
H A R N E S S
R A C I N G
Pocono Downs Results
First - $15,000 Trot 1:54.1
4-Kriss Legacy (La Stalbaum) ........5.40 3.00 3.00
6-Chiselled (Ho Parker) ........................... 7.20 3.80
3-Round About (An Miller)................................. 3.60
EXACTA (4-6) $41.00
TRIFECTA (4-6-3) $177.80
SUPERFECTA (4-6-3-1) $731.00
Scratched: Lord Burghley
Second - $20,000 Pace 1:51.2
2-Mc Rusty (Ge Napolitano Jr)........ 4.60 2.40 2.20
3-Border Fighting (Ma Kakaley) .............. 2.20 2.10
4-Tidewater Tomcat (Ja Pantaleano) .............. 3.60
EXACTA (2-3) $13.80
TRIFECTA (2-3-4) $66.40
SUPERFECTA (2-3-4-1) $181.20
DAILY DOUBLE (4-2) $29.20
Third - $12,000 Trot 1:55.2
1-Big Bikkies (An McCarthy)............ 3.00 2.60 2.20
2-Celebrity Legacy (Da Ingraham) ......... 6.20 4.00
4-Lost In The Fog (An Santeramo) ................ 10.40
EXACTA (1-2) $24.80
TRIFECTA (1-2-4) $162.00
SUPERFECTA (1-2-4-6) $1,103.00
#9 Zero Boundaries - refunded
Fourth - $20,000 Pace 1:50.2
7-The Pepperoni Kid (Ti Tetrick) ...17.60 7.00 3.60
8-Adams Hanover (Ma Kakaley) ........... 11.20 7.60
5-Smile A Little (An McCarthy) ........................ 3.00
EXACTA (7-8) $126.00
TRIFECTA (7-8-5) $632.80
SUPERFECTA (7-8-5-2) $774.40
Fifth - $9,800 Trot 1:55.3
3-Tilly Bomb (Mi Simons) ...............13.40 3.80 3.00
2-Cuzzin Rob (Ge Napolitano Jr) ............ 2.40 2.40
4-Southern Beauty (Ma Kakaley) .................... 4.20
EXACTA (3-2) $34.80
TRIFECTA (3-2-4) $144.00
SUPERFECTA (3-2-4-7) $476.80
PICK 3 (1-7-3) $109.40
Scratched: Cornishman N
Sixth - $14,000 Pace 1:51.4
7-Coromandelprince A (La Stalbaum) 7.80 4.80
4.00
6-Blissfullcavalcade (Ti Tetrick) .............. 4.80 3.00
9-Buzzd On Sudzz (Ma Romano) .................. 10.00
EXACTA (7-6) $37.80
TRIFECTA (7-6-9) $327.40
SUPERFECTA (7-6-9-2) $558.80
Scratched: Mcsocks
Seventh - $20,000 Pace 1:51.4
4-Scenic Art (Ma Kakaley) ...............3.80 3.20 2.20
7-Fiftytwoflat (La Stalbaum) ................... 21.80 9.60
1-Ask Directions (Ra Paver) ............................. 3.00
EXACTA (4-7) $49.60
TRIFECTA (4-7-1) $167.00
SUPERFECTA (4-7-1-9) $916.40
Eighth - $22,000 Pace 1:50.4
2-Lr Dancing Dream (Ja Pantaleano) 13.60 4.80
3.20
5-Ruffles Kiss (Jo Pavia Jr) .................... 3.00 2.40
3-Bling (Ma Kakaley) ......................................... 3.80
EXACTA (2-5) $46.80
TRIFECTA (2-5-3) $286.00
SUPERFECTA (2-5-3-ALL) $281.80
Ninth - $20,000 Pace 1:52.0
2-Rampage Jackson (Ma Kakaley) 2.60 2.20 2.10
3-Ghost Written (Mo Teague) ................. 9.80 3.60
1-Rockin Robert (Ge Napolitano Jr) ................. 5.00
EXACTA (2-3) $17.20
TRIFECTA (2-3-1) $141.00
SUPERFECTA (2-3-1-5) $394.40
PICK 4 (7-4-2-2 (4 Out of 4)) $224.00
Tenth - $24,000 Pace 1:49.4
4-Three New Dawns (Ge Napolitano Jr) 2.60 2.20
2.10
3-Lap Hanover (Ma Kakaley) .................. 5.20 3.80
1-Totally Empressive (Ja Pantaleano) ............. 5.00
EXACTA (4-3) $9.80
TRIFECTA (4-3-1) $61.60
SUPERFECTA (4-3-1-2) $428.00
Eleventh - $9,700 Trot 1:56.1
9-Macs Bad Boy (Mi Simons) ..........4.00 3.00 3.00
4-Hesmyman (Fe Paquet Jr) .................. 5.60 2.80
3-Captain Brady (Ch Norris) ............................. 2.40
EXACTA (9-4) $28.20
TRIFECTA (9-4-3) $88.20
SUPERFECTA (9-4-3-7) $227.80
Twelfth - $20,000 Pace 1:51.2
4-Sapphire City (An Miller) .............15.20 7.40 7.80
1-Winsmith Syd (Ge Napolitano Jr) ........ 4.20 4.40
5-Dragon Ahs (Ma Kakaley) ............................. 6.40
EXACTA (4-1) $72.60
TRIFECTA (4-1-5) $311.40
SUPERFECTA (4-1-5-9) $2,345.20
PICK 3 (4-9-4) $108.40
Thirteenth - $9,700 Pace 1:52.4
7-All Shuttle (La Stalbaum) ..............5.60 4.00 2.60
3-M A Roy (Ma Kakaley) .......................... 7.80 3.00
5-Sectionline Blast (Ji Taggart Jr) ................... 2.60
EXACTA (7-3) $49.80
TRIFECTA (7-3-5) $162.20
SUPERFECTA (7-3-5-1) $494.60
Scratched: Southwind Irvin
Fourteenth - $4,800 Pace 1:54.2
2-Real Liberator (Ty Buter) ............17.20 5.60 2.20
6-Kotare Flame N (Jo Pavia Jr) ............... 2.40 2.40
5-Quickful Bliss (Ge Napolitano Jr) ................. 2.60
EXACTA (2-6) $50.00
TRIFECTA (2-6-5) $148.60
SUPERFECTA (2-6-5-3) $465.80
Fifteenth - $10,000 Pace 1:54.2
2-Pride And Glory (Da Ingraham) ...6.60 4.60 4.00
5-Ryan Again (Ty Buter) .......................... 9.60 3.00
3-Coastal Storm (Ho Parker) ........................... 3.80
EXACTA (2-5) $53.00
TRIFECTA (2-5-3) $135.80
SUPERFECTA (2-5-3-6) $396.60
Sixteenth - $9,700 Pace 1:55.0
6-Torrington (An McCarthy) ............ 3.40 3.60 2.60
8-Coal Burner (Ma Kakaley) .................... 5.20 6.00
4-Kingofthehighlands (Ty Buter) ...................... 3.60
EXACTA (6-8) $27.00
TRIFECTA (6-8-4) $216.00
SUPERFECTA (6-8-4-7) $575.40
LATE DOUBLE (2-6) $28.20
Total Handle-$304,031
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M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
NEWYORKJosh Outman
threwanother impressive
game, Jemile Weeks scored
three times and the streaking
Oakland Athletics walked their
way to a 7-3 victory over the
NewYork Mets on Tuesday
night, handing rookie Dillon
Gee his first loss of the season.
Ryan Sweeney had four hits,
including an RBI single, and the
resurgent As won their sixth
straight game after dropping13
of 14. Its their longest winning
streak since a seven-game run
in September 2009.
Cliff Pennington reached
base four times and scored
twice, forming a pesky tandem
with Weeks at the top of a
Punch and Judy lineup. The
speedy Weeks walked twice and
stole two bases, the latest spark
hes provided since getting
called up fromthe minors June
7.
Braves 5, Blue Jays1
ATLANTABrian McCann
hit a two-run homer, Jason
Heyward had an RBI single and
Mike Minor ended a nine-start
winless streak in the Atlanta
Braves victory over the Toron-
to Blue Jays.
The Braves have won three
straight following a1-5 stretch.
Pirates 9, Orioles 3
PITTSBURGHNeil Walk-
er had two hits and drove in
three runs as the Pittsburgh
Pirates snapped a four-game
losing streak with a victory
over the Baltimore Orioles.
Chris Resop (3-2) picked up
the victory in relief after starter
James McDonald couldnt get
through the requisite five in-
nings even though he was
staked to an early five-run lead.
Nationals 6, Mariners 5
WASHINGTONWilson
Ramos capped Washingtons
five-run ninth inning with a
game-ending three-run homer,
lifting the Nationals to a dra-
matic victory over the Seattle
Mariners.
Jerry Hairston and Danny
Espinosa each had two-out RBI
singles before Ramos connect-
ed on a1-1pitch fromDavid
Pauley, hitting a drive deep to
center for his sixth homer.
Ramos threwhis arms up al-
most immediately after the ball
left his bat as Pauley (4-1) start-
ed to trudge off the mound.
Marlins 5, Angels 2
MIAMI The Florida Mar-
lins new80-year-old manager
still has the winning touch.
Jack McKeon earned his first
victory since coming out of
retirement when the Marlins
broke an11-game losing streak
by beating the Los Angeles
Angels.
Javier Vazquez and five re-
lievers gave up13 hits and the
Angels had at least one hit in
every inning, but they went 1
for 15 with runners in scoring
position.
Rockies 4, Indians 3
CLEVELANDSeth
Smiths second homer of the
game snapped a ninth-inning
tie as the Colorado Rockies
held Cleveland hitless into the
sixth, blewa lead, then beat the
Indians.
Smith connected off Cleve-
land closer Chris Perez (2-3),
hitting a 2-2 pitch into the right-
field seats for his eighth homer
of the season and fourth career
multihomer game.
Diamondbacks 7, Royals 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Wily
Mo Pena hit his first major
league home run in nearly three
years, Joe Saunders pitched
seven strong innings and the
Arizona Diamondbacks beat
the Kansas City Royals.
Pena, just promoted from
Triple-AReno where he topped
the Pacific Coast League with
21home runs, hit a towering
shot to right-center with two
out in the fifth to tie the score
1-1. Penas previous home run
was June 24, 2008, while with
the Washington Nationals.
Padres 5Red Sox 4
BOSTONFormer Boston
prospect Anthony Rizzo drove
in the go-ahead run in the sev-
enth inning and the San Diego
Padres snapped a season-long
six-game losing streak with a
win over the Red Sox.
Rizzo grounded out with the
bases loaded to first baseman
Adrian Gonzalez, traded to
Boston in the offseason for
Rizzo and two other minor
leaguers. Chase Headley scored
on the slowroller that Gonzalez
bobbled before getting the out
at first.
Brewers 5, Rays1
MILWAUKEEZack
Greinke struck out 10 over
seven effective innings and the
Milwaukee Brewers got back to
their winning ways at home
with a victory over the Tampa
Bay Rays.
Greinke (7-2) provided his
best performance so far with
the Brewers as Milwaukee
came into play a
1
2-game behind
St. Louis in the NL Central.
Rangers 5, Astros 4
ARLINGTON, Texas
Mitch Moreland blasted the
first pitch of the bottomof the
11th inning into the upper deck
in right field, sending the Texas
Rangers to a 5-4 victory over
the Houston Astros on Tuesday
night.
Morelands second long
homer in as many games gave
reliever Yoshinori Tateyama
(1-0) the first victory of his
career and handed Houston
rookie reliever Enerio del Rosa-
rio (0-1) his first career loss.
M A J O R L E A G U E R O U N D U P
Outman, Weeks
lead Athletics
The Associated Press
STANDINGS/STATS
M O N D A Y S
L A T E
B O X E S
Angels 2,
Marlins 1
Los Angeles Florida
ab r h bi ab r h bi
MIzturs 3b 4 1 3 0 Bonifac ss 4 0 0 0
Aybar ss 4 1 2 0 Morrsn lf 3 0 0 0
TrHntr rf 4 0 1 2 GSnchz 1b 4 0 0 0
Abreu lf 4 0 1 0 Dobbs rf 4 0 2 0
SDowns p 0 0 0 0 JoLopz 3b 3 1 1 0
Walden p 0 0 0 0 HRmrz ph 1 0 0 0
V.Wells cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Infante 2b 4 0 0 0
HKndrc 2b 4 0 2 0 J.Buck c 3 0 1 0
Trumo 1b 4 0 1 0 Wise cf 2 0 1 1
Mathis c 4 0 0 0 AnSnch p 1 0 0 0
Weaver p 2 0 0 0 Helms ph 1 0 0 0
Callasp ph 1 0 0 0 Cishek p 0 0 0 0
Bourjos cf 0 0 0 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0
LNunez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 211 2 Totals 30 1 5 1
Los Angeles....................... 000 001 010 2
Florida ................................ 010 000 000 1
EM.Izturis (3). DPFlorida 3. LOBLos An-
geles 6, Florida 5. 2BM.Izturis (18), H.Kendrick
(18). SBAybar (15). SAni.Sanchez. SFWise.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
Weaver W,9-4......... 7 5 1 1 1 6
S.Downs H,11......... 1 0 0 0 0 1
Walden S,17-20...... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Florida
Ani.Sanchez ............ 7 8 1 0 0 8
Cishek L,0-1 ............
2
3 2 1 1 0 1
Choate......................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
L.Nunez.................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
WPAni.Sanchez. PBJ.Buck. BalkAni.San-
chez.
UmpiresHome, Dan Bellino;First, Tony Randaz-
zo;Second, Larry Vanover;Third, Brian Gorman.
T2:47. A16,984 (38,560).
Rays 8,
Brewers 4
Tampa Bay Milwaukee
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Damon lf 3 1 0 0 RWeks 2b 4 0 2 0
Howell p 0 0 0 0 Morgan cf 5 1 1 0
Fuld ph 0 1 0 0 C.Hart rf 4 1 1 0
CRams p 0 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1
JoPerlt p 0 0 0 0 McGeh 3b 4 0 1 0
Frnswr p 0 0 0 0 Kotsay lf 4 0 0 0
Zobrist rf 4 2 2 1 YBtncr ss 4 0 2 2
Longori 3b 5 2 2 4 Lucroy c 3 1 1 1
BUpton cf 5 0 1 2 Narvsn p 2 0 0 0
SRdrgz 2b 4 0 1 0 Dillard p 0 0 0 0
Ktchm 1b 5 0 1 0 JoWilsn ph 1 0 0 0
Shppch c 4 1 1 0 DiFelic p 0 0 0 0
EJhnsn ss 3 0 0 0 Counsll ph 1 0 0 0
Niemnn p 2 0 0 0 Hwkns p 0 0 0 0
Ruggin ph-lf 2 1 1 1
Totals 37 8 9 8 Totals 35 4 9 4
Tampa Bay......................... 100 000 430 8
Milwaukee.......................... 000 000 121 4
EFielder (4), McGehee (13). DPTampa Bay 1.
LOBTampa Bay 9, Milwaukee 10. 2BZobrist
(24), Shoppach (2), Ruggiano (3), Morgan (7).
HRLongoria (6), Lucroy (7). SBFuld (15),
B.Upton (19). SE.Johnson.
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
Niemann W,2-4....... 6 4 0 0 3 5
Howell....................... 1 1 1 1 1 0
C.Ramos.................. 0 1 2 2 2 0
Jo.Peralta.................
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Farnsworth............... 1
1
3 2 1 1 0 2
Milwaukee
Narveson L,4-5 ....... 6
2
3 5 4 4 3 6
Dillard .......................
1
3 2 1 1 0 0
DiFelice.................... 1 1 3 3 2 1
Hawkins.................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
C.Ramos pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
HBPby Dillard (S.Rodriguez). WPNiemann,
Dillard.
UmpiresHome, Bob Davidson;First, Hunter
Wendelstedt;Second, Brian Knight;Third, Jerry
Layne.
T3:37. A35,495 (41,900).
Dodgers 4,
Tigers 0
Detroit Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
AJcksn cf 4 0 0 0 DGordn ss 3 0 0 0
C.Wells lf 4 0 1 0 Uribe 3b 4 1 2 1
Ordonz rf 3 0 0 0 Ethier rf 3 0 1 0
MiCarr 1b 3 0 0 0 Kemp cf 3 0 0 0
VMrtnz c 3 0 0 0 Loney 1b 4 2 3 0
JhPerlt ss 3 0 0 0 MThms lf 3 0 1 0
Raburn 2b 2 0 1 0 GwynJ lf 1 0 0 0
Worth 3b 3 0 0 0 Navarr c 3 1 1 1
Benoit p 0 0 0 0 Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0
Penny p 2 0 0 0 Kershw p 3 0 1 2
Schlrth p 0 0 0 0
Santiag 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0 Totals 30 4 9 4
Detroit................................. 000 000 000 0
Los Angeles....................... 100 001 02x 4
EV.Martinez (1). DPDetroit 1. LOBDetroit 2,
Los Angeles 9. 2BRaburn (10), Loney (8), Navar-
ro(3). HRUribe(4). SBKemp(18). CSD.Gor-
don (2). SD.Gordon.
IP H R ER BB SO
Detroit
Penny L,5-6............. 6 7 2 2 3 4
Schlereth.................. 1
1
3 1 2 2 3 2
Benoit .......................
2
3 1 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles
Kershaw W,7-3........ 9 2 0 0 1 11
S T A N D I N G S
All Times EDT
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Boston ............................................ 44 29 .603 7-3 L-1 22-15 22-14
New York........................................ 42 29 .592 1 8-2 W-3 23-17 19-12
Tampa Bay ..................................... 40 34 .541 4
1
2 3
1
2 6-4 L-1 18-18 22-16
Toronto........................................... 36 38 .486 8
1
2 7
1
2 4-6 L-3 17-18 19-20
Baltimore ........................................ 33 38 .465 10 9 3-7 L-1 20-18 13-20
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Cleveland ....................................... 39 33 .542 5-5 L-2 23-14 16-19
Detroit ............................................. 39 34 .534
1
2 4 5-5 L-1 22-14 17-20
Chicago.......................................... 35 39 .473 5 8
1
2 5-5 L-1 16-18 19-21
Minnesota ...................................... 31 39 .443 7 10
1
2 9-1 W-7 14-16 17-23
Kansas City.................................... 31 42 .425 8
1
2 12 4-6 L-3 21-21 10-21
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Texas.............................................. 40 35 .533 4-6 W-2 22-13 18-22
Seattle............................................. 37 36 .507 2 6 5-5 L-1 21-18 16-18
Los Angeles................................... 36 39 .480 4 8 6-4 L-1 15-20 21-19
Oakland.......................................... 34 40 .459 5
1
2 9
1
2 7-3 W-6 19-16 15-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Philadelphia.................................. 46 28 .622 8-2 W-1 28-12 18-16
Atlanta........................................... 42 33 .560 4
1
2 5-5 W-3 21-17 21-16
Washington .................................. 36 37 .493 9
1
2 5 9-1 W-1 20-13 16-24
New York...................................... 35 38 .479 10
1
2 6 4-6 L-2 16-20 19-18
Florida........................................... 33 41 .446 13 8
1
2 1-9 W-1 16-23 17-18
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Milwaukee...................................... 41 34 .547 4-6 W-1 26-10 15-24
St. Louis ......................................... 40 34 .541
1
2 1
1
2 2-8 L-1 20-14 20-20
Cincinnati........................................ 38 36 .514 2
1
2 3
1
2 5-5 L-1 21-18 17-18
Pittsburgh....................................... 36 37 .493 4 5 5-5 W-1 16-19 20-18
Chicago.......................................... 30 42 .417 9
1
2 10
1
2 5-5 W-1 16-22 14-20
Houston.......................................... 27 48 .360 14 15 3-7 L-3 13-25 14-23
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
San Francisco................................ 39 33 .542 4-6 L-4 19-12 20-21
Arizona ........................................... 40 34 .541 1
1
2 6-4 W-1 22-17 18-17
Colorado......................................... 37 36 .507 2
1
2 4 6-4 W-2 19-19 18-17
Los Angeles................................... 33 41 .446 7 8
1
2 4-6 W-2 17-21 16-20
San Diego ...................................... 31 44 .413 9
1
2 11 2-8 W-1 14-26 17-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Baltimore 8, Pittsburgh 3
Colorado 8, Cleveland 7
L.A. Angels 2, Florida 1
N.Y. Yankees 5, Cincinnati 3
Boston 14, San Diego 5
Atlanta 2, Toronto 0
Texas 8, Houston 3
Chicago Cubs 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Tampa Bay 8, Milwaukee 4
L.A. Dodgers 4, Detroit 0
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 9, Baltimore 3
Colorado 4, Cleveland 3
Washington 6, Seattle 5
Florida 5, L.A. Angels 2
Oakland 7, N.Y. Mets 3
San Diego 5, Boston 4
Atlanta 5, Toronto 1
N.Y. Yankees at Cincinnati, ppd., rain
Texas 5, Houston 4, 11 innings
Arizona 7, Kansas City 2
Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 1
Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, (n)
Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, (n)
Minnesota at San Francisco, (n)
Wednesday's Games
Baltimore (Britton 6-4) at Pittsburgh (Correia 8-6),
12:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 5-6) at Cincinnati (Leake
6-3), 12:35 p.m., 1st game
Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 3-5) at Atlanta (Beachy 1-1),
1:05 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 2-9) at Boston (Lackey 5-5),
1:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 7-6) at Milwaukee (Marcum 7-2),
2:10 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 5-6),
3:10 p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 4-6) at Cleveland (Tomlin 8-4),
7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Bedard 4-4) at Washington (Lannan 4-5),
7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Pineiro 3-3) at Florida (Sanches 3-1),
7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (B.Gordon 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto
4-2), 7:10 p.m., 2nd game
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 6-5) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey
3-7), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (Myers 3-6) at Texas (C.Lewis 6-7), 8:05
p.m.
Arizona (I.Kennedy 7-2) at Kansas City (Francis
3-7), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (D.Davis 1-5) at Chicago White Sox
(Peavy 2-1), 8:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 6-4) at San Francisco (Vo-
gelsong 4-1), 10:15 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Seattle at Washington, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Monday's Games
Baltimore 8, Pittsburgh 3
Colorado 8, Cleveland 7
L.A. Angels 2, Florida 1
N.Y. Yankees 5, Cincinnati 3
Boston 14, San Diego 5
Atlanta 2, Toronto 0
Texas 8, Houston 3
Chicago Cubs 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Tampa Bay 8, Milwaukee 4
L.A. Dodgers 4, Detroit 0
Tuesday's Games
Pittsburgh 9, Baltimore 3
Colorado 4, Cleveland 3
Washington 6, Seattle 5
Florida 5, L.A. Angels 2
Oakland 7, N.Y. Mets 3
San Diego 5, Boston 4
Atlanta 5, Toronto 1
N.Y. Yankees at Cincinnati, ppd., rain
Texas 5, Houston 4, 11 innings
Arizona 7, Kansas City 2
Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 1
Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, (n)
Philadelphia 10, St. Louis 2
Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, (n)
Minnesota at San Francisco, (n)
Wednesday's Games
Baltimore (Britton 6-4) at Pittsburgh (Correia 8-6),
12:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 5-6) at Cincinnati (Leake
6-3), 12:35 p.m., 1st game
Toronto (Jo-.Reyes 3-5) at Atlanta (Beachy 1-1),
1:05 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 2-9) at Boston (Lackey 5-5),
1:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 7-6) at Milwaukee (Marcum 7-2),
2:10 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 5-6),
3:10 p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 4-6) at Cleveland (Tomlin 8-4),
7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Bedard 4-4) at Washington (Lannan 4-5),
7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Pineiro 3-3) at Florida (Sanches 3-1),
7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (B.Gordon 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto
4-2), 7:10 p.m., 2nd game
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 6-5) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey
3-7), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (Myers 3-6) at Texas (C.Lewis 6-7), 8:05
p.m.
Arizona (I.Kennedy 7-2) at Kansas City (Francis
3-7), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (D.Davis 1-5) at Chicago White Sox
(Peavy 2-1), 8:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 7-5) at St. Louis (Lohse 7-3),
8:15 p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 6-4) at San Francisco (Vo-
gelsong 4-1), 10:15 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Seattle at Washington, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Athletics 7, Mets 3
Oakland New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
JWeeks 2b 3 3 1 0 JosRys ss 5 0 0 0
Pnngtn ss 3 2 2 1
Turner
3b-2b 5 0 1 0
Crisp cf 5 0 1 0 Beltran rf 4 0 0 0
Matsui lf 2 1 1 1
DnMrp
1b-3b 4 0 0 0
CJcksn 1b 3 1 1 2 Pagan cf 3 2 1 0
Sweeny rf 5 0 4 1 Bay lf 3 1 3 2
KSuzuk c 4 0 0 1 RPauln c 3 0 0 0
SSizmr 3b 4 0 0 0 Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Outmn p 3 0 0 0 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
Breslw p 0 0 0 0 Harris ph 0 0 0 0
Barton ph 1 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0
Fuents p 0 0 0 0 RTejad 2b 1 0 0 1
Balfour p 0 0 0 0 Duda ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Gee p 1 0 0 0
Hairstn ph 1 0 0 0
DCrrsc p 0 0 0 0
Thole c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 710 6 Totals 32 3 5 3
Oakland.............................. 202 021 000 7
New York ........................... 000 101 010 3
EJ.Weeks (2). DPNewYork 3. LOBOakland
9, New York 9. 2BPennington (9), Turner (12),
Pagan (5). 3BBay (1). HRBay (3). SB
J.Weeks 2 (4). SFMatsui, R.Tejada.
IP H R ER BB SO
Oakland
Outman W,3-1......... 6 4 2 1 2 4
Breslow.................... 1 0 0 0 1 0
Fuentes ....................
2
3 1 1 1 1 0
Balfour S,2-4............ 1
1
3 0 0 0 1 2
New York
Gee L,7-1................. 4 3 4 4 6 1
D.Carrasco .............. 2 4 3 3 2 0
Acosta ...................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Byrdak ...................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Parnell ...................... 1 2 0 0 1 0
HBPby Fuentes (Harris).
UmpiresHome, Adrian Johnson;First, Alan Por-
ter;Second, Fieldin Culbreth;Third, Gary Ceder-
strom.
T3:17. A37,019 (41,800).
Braves 5, Blue Jays 1
Toronto Atlanta
ab r h bi ab r h bi
YEscor ss 4 0 1 0 Schafer cf 3 1 1 0
CPttrsn lf 3 1 1 0 Heywrd rf 4 0 2 1
JRiver ph-lf 1 0 0 0 C.Jones 3b 3 1 1 1
Bautist rf 4 0 0 0 McCnn c 3 1 2 2
Lind 1b 4 0 2 1 Fremn 1b 3 0 1 0
A.Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 Uggla 2b 4 1 0 0
JMolin c 4 0 1 0 AlGnzlz ss 4 0 2 1
RDavis cf 3 0 0 0 McLoth lf 4 0 1 0
McCoy 3b 2 0 0 0 Minor p 3 1 1 0
ZStewrt p 2 0 0 0 OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0
Rzpczy p 0 0 0 0 Hinske ph 1 0 0 0
Encrnc ph 1 0 0 0 Venters p 0 0 0 0
Frasor p 0 0 0 0
Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 32 511 5
Toronto............................... 100 000 000 1
Atlanta ................................ 103 100 00x 5
LOBToronto 5, Atlanta 7. 2BY.Escobar (9),
C.Patterson (15), J.Molina (7), Ale.Gonzalez (14),
Minor (2). HRMcCann (12). CSHeyward (2).
SFC.Jones.
IP H R ER BB SO
Toronto
Z.Stewart L,0-1 ....... 3
2
3 10 5 5 3 2
Rzepczynski ............ 2
1
3 0 0 0 0 2
Frasor ....................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
Dotel ......................... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Atlanta
Minor W,1-2............. 7 5 1 1 1 8
OFlaherty ................ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Venters..................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
WPZ.Stewart.
UmpiresHome, Angel Campos;First, Chad Fair-
child;Second, Joe West;Third, Angel Hernandez.
T2:22. A26,849 (49,586).
Nationals 6, Mariners 5
Seattle Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
ISuzuki rf 5 1 2 0 Werth rf 3 1 1 0
Ryan ss 5 2 2 0 Berndn cf 3 0 1 1
AKndy 3b 5 1 3 2 Zmrmn 3b 4 0 1 0
Smoak 1b 4 0 1 0 L.Nix lf 3 0 0 0
Ackley 2b 4 0 1 2 HrstnJr lf 1 1 1 1
Peguer lf 4 0 0 0 Morse 1b 4 1 1 0
Halmn lf 0 0 0 0 Espinos 2b 4 1 1 1
FGtrrz cf 4 1 3 0 WRams c 4 1 1 3
CGmnz c 3 0 0 0 LHrndz p 1 0 0 0
Fister p 3 0 1 1 Matths p 0 0 0 0
League p 0 0 0 0 Bixler ph 1 0 0 0
Pauley p 0 0 0 0 Balestr p 0 0 0 0
Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
Coffey p 0 0 0 0
Dsmnd ss 2 1 0 0
Totals 37 513 5 Totals 31 6 7 6
Seattle ................................ 201 110 000 5
Washington ....................... 000 001 005 6
Two outs when winning run scored.
ESmoak (4), Werth (5). DPSeattle 3, Washing-
ton 2. LOBSeattle 8, Washington 2. 2BRyan
(9), A.Kennedy (13). HRW.Ramos (6). SBI.Su-
zuki (19), F.Gutierrez (2). SFister.
IP H R ER BB SO
Seattle
Fister......................... 8 3 1 1 1 3
League .....................
2
3 2 3 0 1 0
Pauley L,4-1
BS,1-1 ...................... 0 2 2 2 0 0
Washington
L.Hernandez............ 4 10 5 4 1 2
Mattheus................... 2 0 0 0 0 1
Balester .................... 2 2 0 0 1 1
Coffey W,3-0 ........... 1 1 0 0 0 0
L.Hernandez pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Pauley pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
HBPby Fister (Desmond).
UmpiresHome, Jim Wolf;First, John Tumpane-
;Second, Derryl Cousins;Third, Ron Kulpa.
T2:57. A21,502 (41,506).
Marlins 5, Angels 2
Los Angeles Florida
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Aybar ss 4 1 1 0 Bonifac cf 4 0 1 0
HKndrc 2b 5 0 1 0 Morrsn lf 4 0 1 0
TrHntr rf 5 1 4 1 GSnchz 1b 4 1 1 1
Abreu lf 4 0 1 0 HRmrz ss 4 2 2 0
Callasp 3b 4 0 1 0 Dobbs 3b 3 2 3 0
Branyn 1b 5 0 1 0 Stanton rf 4 0 3 2
Conger c 4 0 2 0 J.Buck c 3 0 0 0
Bourjos cf 4 0 1 0 Infante 2b 3 0 1 2
ESantn p 2 0 1 0 Vazquz p 1 0 0 0
MIzturs ph 1 0 0 0 Mujica p 0 0 0 0
RThmp p 0 0 0 0 Wise ph 1 0 0 0
Kohn p 0 0 0 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0
Cassvh p 0 0 0 0 Badnhp p 0 0 0 0
V.Wells ph 1 0 0 0 Helms ph 1 0 0 0
Ceda p 0 0 0 0
LNunez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 213 1 Totals 32 512 5
Los Angeles....................... 000 000 002 2
Florida ................................ 110 001 02x 5
EDobbs (6). DPLos Angeles 1, Florida 2.
LOBLos Angeles 13, Florida 7. 2BTor.Hunter
(12), Conger (7), Stanton (16). HRG.Sanchez
(13). SBH.Kendrick (6), Bonifacio (5), H.Ramirez
(13). SVazquez. SFInfante.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
E.Santana L,3-8 ...... 5 5 2 2 1 6
R.Thompson............ 1 2 1 1 1 1
Kohn ......................... 1 3 2 2 0 0
Cassevah................. 1 2 0 0 0 1
Florida
Vazquez W,4-7 ....... 5
1
3 10 0 0 0 4
Mujica H,4................ 1
2
3 1 0 0 0 0
Choate...................... 0 0 0 0 1 0
Badenhop H,1 ......... 1 1 0 0 0 2
Ceda.........................
2
3 1 2 1 1 2
L.Nunez S,20-23.....
1
3 0 0 0 1 1
Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Kohn pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
WPMujica.
UmpiresHome, Tony Randazzo;First, Larry Va-
nover;Second, Brian Gorman;Third, Dan Bellino.
T3:16. A17,344 (38,560).
Pirates 9, Orioles 3
Baltimore Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Hardy ss 5 1 2 1 Tabata lf 5 2 2 2
Markks rf 5 1 1 0 JHrrsn 3b 4 2 2 0
AdJons cf 3 1 1 2 BrWod 3b 1 1 1 0
D.Lee 1b 5 0 0 0 GJones 1b 5 1 1 2
Wieters c 3 0 1 0 AMcCt cf 1 1 1 0
Scott lf 3 0 0 0 Walker 2b 4 0 2 3
Bergsn p 0 0 0 0 Paul rf 4 0 1 2
Rapada p 0 0 0 0 Cedeno ss 3 1 2 0
MrRynl 3b 3 0 2 0 McKnr c 4 1 2 0
Andino 2b 4 0 0 0 JMcDnl p 1 0 0 0
Guthrie p 3 0 1 0 Resop p 0 0 0 0
Pie lf 1 0 0 0 Overay ph 1 0 0 0
Watson p 0 0 0 0
Veras p 0 0 0 0
Diaz ph 1 0 1 0
TiWood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 Totals 34 915 9
Baltimore............................ 000 030 000 3
Pittsburgh .......................... 311 000 13x 9
EMar.Reynolds (16). DPBaltimore 2. LOB
Baltimore 10, Pittsburgh 9. 2BGuthrie (1), Tabata
(14), G.Jones (10), Walker (13), McKenry (1). HR
Hardy (9), Ad.Jones (11). SA.McCutchen, Ja.Mc-
Donald. SFWalker, Paul.
IP H R ER BB SO
Baltimore
Guthrie L,2-9 ........... 6
1
3 11 6 5 3 2
Bergesen ................. 1
1
3 4 3 3 1 0
Rapada.....................
1
3 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh
Ja.McDonald ........... 4
2
3 7 3 3 4 3
Resop W,3-2 ........... 1
1
3 1 0 0 0 2
Watson H,4 .............. 1 0 0 0 0 1
Veras H,13............... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ti.Wood.................... 1 0 0 0 1 1
UmpiresHome, Chris Guccione;First, Mike Win-
ters;Second, Mike Everitt;Third, Mike Muchlinski.
Diamondbacks 7, Royals 2
Arizona Kansas City
ab r h bi ab r h bi
RRorts 3b 4 0 0 1 AGordn lf 4 1 3 2
KJhnsn 2b 4 1 1 0 MeCarr cf 4 0 1 0
J.Upton rf 4 0 2 1 Hosmer 1b 4 0 0 0
S.Drew ss 3 1 0 0 Francr rf 3 0 0 0
CYoung cf 4 1 1 2 Butler dh 2 0 1 0
Monter c 4 1 1 0 Mostks 3b 4 0 0 0
W.Pena dh 4 1 1 1 Treanr c 4 0 0 0
Mirand 1b 4 1 2 0 Getz 2b 4 0 1 0
GParra lf 4 1 1 2 AEscor ss 3 1 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7 Totals 32 2 6 2
Arizona............................... 000 011 320 7
Kansas City ....................... 100 000 100 2
LOBArizona 3, Kansas City 7. 2BJ.Upton 2
(21), Miranda (6), A.Gordon (21), Me.Cabrera (16).
3BG.Parra (3), A.Gordon (4). HRC.Young
(15), W.Pena (1), A.Gordon (9). CSGetz (3).
IP H R ER BB SO
Arizona
J.Saunders W,4-7... 7 6 2 2 3 3
Da.Hernandez ......... 1 0 0 0 1 1
Heilman.................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City
Hochevar L,4-8 ....... 7 8 5 5 1 6
Teaford..................... 1 1 2 2 1 1
Soria ......................... 1 0 0 0 0 1
WPHochevar.
UmpiresHome, Wally Bell;First, Laz Diaz;Sec-
ond, Cory Blaser;Third, Scott Barry.
T2:27. A19,305 (37,903).
Rockies 4, Indians 3
Colorado Cleveland
ab r h bi ab r h bi
CGnzlz cf 4 1 2 0 Brantly cf 4 0 0 0
JHerrr 2b 3 0 1 1 Phelps 2b 4 1 2 0
Helton 1b 4 0 1 0 ACarer ss 2 2 1 0
Tlwtzk ss 4 0 0 0 Hafner dh 3 0 1 1
Giambi dh 4 1 3 0
Everett
pr-dh 0 0 0 0
S.Smith rf 4 2 3 3 Kearns ph 1 0 0 0
Wggntn 3b 4 0 1 0 Choo rf 4 0 1 1
EYong pr 0 0 0 0 CSantn 1b 3 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 0 0 0 0 T.Buck lf 4 0 1 1
Blckmn lf 4 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 4 0 0 0
Iannett c 3 0 0 0 Marson c 3 0 1 0
GSizmr ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 411 4 Totals 33 3 7 3
Colorado ............................ 000 012 001 4
Cleveland........................... 000 001 020 3
DPCleveland3. LOBColorado5, Cleveland10.
2BC.Gonzalez (15), Giambi 2 (2). 3BPhelps
(1), Marson (2). HRS.Smith 2 (8). SBA.Cabre-
ra (12). CSJ.Herrera (3).
IP H R ER BB SO
Colorado
Chacin...................... 6
2
3 2 1 1 6 7
Mat.Reynolds H,12.
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
R.Betancourt ........... 0 3 2 2 0 0
Belisle W,5-2
BS,4-4 ...................... 1 1 0 0 0 0
Street S,22-24......... 1 1 0 0 1 1
Cleveland
Talbot ....................... 6
1
3 8 3 3 2 2
R.Perez .................... 1
2
3 1 0 0 0 2
C.Perez L,2-3.......... 1 2 1 1 0 0
R.Betancourt pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
UmpiresHome, Greg Gibson;First, Sam Hol-
brook;Second, Todd Tichenor;Third, Gerry Davis.
T3:16. A15,877 (43,441).
Padres 5, Red Sox 4
San Diego Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Denorfi rf-lf 3 0 0 0 Ellsury cf 5 0 2 1
Bartlett ss 2 0 1 1 Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0
Headly 3b 3 1 1 1 AdGnzl 1b 5 1 1 1
Ludwck lf 5 0 0 0 Youkils 3b 5 0 4 1
Venale rf 0 0 0 0 Sutton pr 0 0 0 0
Guzmn dh 5 0 1 0 Ortiz dh 5 0 0 0
OHudsn 2b 4 0 0 0 J.Drew rf 4 0 0 0
Rizzo 1b 5 1 1 1 Sltlmch c 3 1 1 0
Maybin cf 3 2 1 1 Scutaro ss 4 1 2 0
Hundly c 3 1 2 1 Reddck lf 4 1 2 1
Totals 33 5 7 5 Totals 37 413 4
San Diego.......................... 022 000 100 5
Boston................................ 101 101 000 4
EHeadley (9). DPSan Diego 2. LOBSan Die-
go 11, Boston 11. 2BGuzman (1), Rizzo (3), Hun-
dley (5), Youkilis (21), Reddick (3). 3BReddick
(1). SBMaybin (8), Ortiz (1). CSEllsbury (10).
SDenorfia.
IP H R ER BB SO
San Diego
Latos ......................... 5
2
3 10 4 4 4 8
Qualls W,4-3
BS,3-3 ...................... 1
1
3 2 0 0 1 0
M.Adams H,13 ........ 1 0 0 0 0 2
H.Bell S,19-20......... 1 1 0 0 0 1
Boston
Aceves ..................... 5 4 4 4 6 4
Wheeler L,0-1.......... 1
1
3 2 1 1 1 1
Bard........................... 1
2
3 1 0 0 1 0
Papelbon.................. 1 0 0 0 0 0
HBPby Aceves (Headley).
UmpiresHome, Brian ONora;First, Alfonso Mar-
quez;Second, Ed Hickox;Third, Ed Rapuano.
T3:42. A38,422 (37,493).
June 22
1925 The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis
Cardinals 24-6 with Kiki Cuyler and Pie Traynor
eachhittingagrandslamandMax Carey gettingtwo
hits in the first and eighth innings.
1930 Lou Gehrig hit three home runs to lead the
NewYork Yankees toa20-13victory over thePhila-
delphia Athletics in the second game of a double-
header. Babe Ruth, who hit three homers in the
nightcap the previous day, hit two homers in the
opener and one in the nightcap for the Yankees.
Ruth tied major league records for five homers in
two games and six homers in three games.
1944 Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves threw a
five-inning 7-0 no-hitter in the second game of a
doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies.
1947 Cincinnatis Ewell Blackwell almost dupli-
cated Johnny Vander Meers double no-hit record
by following up his June 18 gem over Boston.
Brooklyns Eddie Stanky singled with one out in the
ninth to end Blackwells bid. Blackwell ended up
with a 4-0 two-hitter.
1962 Baltimore Orioles first baseman Boog Po-
well became the first batter to hit a home run over
the center-field hedge at Memorial Stadium. The
469-foot clout came off Don Schwall of the Boston
Red Sox.
1982 Philadelphias Pete Rose doubled off St.
Louis pitcher JohnStuper inthethirdinningtomove
into second place on the career hit list. Rose moved
ahead of Hank Aaron with hit No. 3,772.
1993 Carlton Fisk set the major league record for
most games caught as the Chicago White Sox beat
the Texas Rangers 3-2. Fisk, 45, passed Bob
Boone with his 2,226th game.
1994 Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 31st home run of the
season in Seattles 12-3 victory at California, break-
ing Babe Ruths record for most homers before the
end of June. Ruth needed 63 games to reach 30
homers in1928 and 68 games in1930. Griffey did it
in the Mariners 70th game.
1997 The Atlanta Braves, behind a four-homer,
nine-run third, beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-5.
Chipper Jones, Fred McGriff, Michael Tucker and
Jeff Blauser homered in the inning.
2002 The Detroit Tigers ended Luis Castillos
35-game hitting streak. Castillo went 0-for-4 and
was left on deck when the Florida Marlins finished
off a four-run, ninth-inning rally to beat the Tigers
5-4.
2006 Anthony Reyes pitched a one-hitter in just
his fourth major league start, but St. Louis fell to the
Chicago White Sox 1-0. JimThome homered in the
seventh inning for Chicagos only hit.
2008 Atlantas Mark Teixeira hit three home runs
and finished with four RBIs in an 8-3 win over Seat-
tle. Teixeira hit solo drives batting left-handed in the
second and fourth innings, and a two-run shot from
the right side in the seventh.
Todays birthdays: Cesar Ramos 27; Ian Kinsler 29;
Jason Motte 29; Brad Hawpe 32; Willie Harris 33.
T H I S D A T E I N B A S E B A L L
Brewers 5, Rays 1
Tampa Bay Milwaukee
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Damon lf 4 0 0 0 RWeks 2b 4 1 0 0
Zobrist 2b 4 0 0 0 Morgan cf 2 0 0 0
Joyce rf 2 0 0 0 JoWilsn ph 0 1 0 0
Longori 3b 4 0 0 0 CGomz cf 0 0 0 0
Ktchm 1b 4 0 1 0 Braun lf 3 0 1 2
BUpton cf 4 1 1 0 Fielder 1b 2 0 1 1
Jaso c 4 0 2 1 McGeh 3b 3 0 0 1
Brignc ss 3 0 0 0 C.Hart rf 3 0 0 0
Hllcksn p 2 0 0 0 YBtncr ss 4 1 1 1
Fuld ph 1 0 0 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0
ARussll p 0 0 0 0 Axford p 0 0 0 0
Howell p 0 0 0 0 Lucroy c 4 1 3 0
CRams p 0 0 0 0 Greink p 2 0 1 0
Snnnstn p 0 0 0 0
Counsll
ph-ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1 Totals 28 5 7 5
Tampa Bay......................... 000 000 100 1
Milwaukee.......................... 110 000 30x 5
EFielder (5). DPTampa Bay 1. LOBTampa
Bay 6, Milwaukee 8. 2BB.Upton (12), Jaso (8).
HRY.Betancourt (4). SMorgan. SFMcGe-
hee.
IP H R ER BB SO
Tampa Bay
Hellickson L,7-6 ...... 6 3 2 2 4 3
A.Russell ..................
1
3 1 2 2 1 0
Howell....................... 0 2 1 1 1 0
C.Ramos..................
2
3 0 0 0 1 0
Sonnanstine............. 1 1 0 0 0 0
Milwaukee
Greinke W,7-2......... 7 4 1 1 0 10
Loe............................ 1 0 0 0 1 1
Axford....................... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Howell pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
HBPby Greinke (Joyce).
UmpiresHome, Hunter Wendelstedt;First, Brian
Knight;Second, Jerry Layne;Third, Bob Davidson.
T3:01. A40,079 (41,900).
Daniel Descalso hadtwo of St.
Louis five hits in the Cardinals
first game since Albert Pujols
was diagnosedwitha brokenleft
wrist. St. Louis has dropped
eight of 10 and fell a half-game
behind the Brewers for the NL
Central lead.
The Phillies are among four
teams with a winning record on
the road, going18-16, andbusted
out of a three-game stretch in
which theyd totaled seven runs.
Halladay struck out five to
take the major league leadat119.
He failed to reach100 pitches for
thefirst timein16starts this year
when he was lifted ahead of
pinch-hitter Ross Gloads RBI
single against Kyle McClellan
that tied it at 1 in the seventh.
Trever Miller (0-1) retired one
of the three batters he faced to
start the eighth, and it got much
worse from there for the Cardi-
nals.
Jason Motte hit his only two
batters, forcing in the tying run
when he plunked Placido Polan-
co on a full count. Pinch-hitter
Ben Francisco put Philadelphia
in front with a single off Brian
Tallet andMiguel Batistawalked
Ruiz and pinch-hitter Michael
Martinez in succession with the
bases loaded to put the Phillies
up 5-2 on only two hits.
Rollins big hit came off Batis-
ta and Utley delivered against
Maikel Cleto as the Phillies
toppedtheir previous best of sev-
en runs in an inning. Cardinals
relievers toiled for 64 pitches to
get three outs.
Michael Stutes (2-0) won for
the second straight outing, his
first two major league victories,
despite giving up the go-ahead
run on Skip Schumakers sacri-
fice fly in the seventh.
McClellan allowed a run and
five hits in seven innings, throw-
ing 90 pitches in his second out-
ing since he was activatedoff the
15-day disabled list following a
groin injury. The first-year start-
er andformer setupman, whoal-
ready has set a single-season
best with79 2-3 innings, hadsur-
rendered 10 earned runs in nine
innings his prior two starts.
PHILLIES
Continued fromPage 1B
Phillies 10,
Cardinals 2
Philadelphia St. Louis
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Rollins ss 4 1 1 2 Theriot ss 3 0 0 1
Victorn cf 5 2 1 0 Jay rf 3 0 0 0
Utley 2b 4 1 2 2
Kozma
ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Bastrd p 0 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 2 0 0 0
Herndn p 0 0 0 0 T.Cruz c 0 0 0 0
Howard 1b 2 1 1 1 Brkmn 1b 3 0 0 0
Polanc 3b 3 0 0 1 ABrwn ph-rf 1 0 0 0
WValdz pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Rasms cf 4 0 0 0
Ibanez lf 4 1 0 0 YMolin c-1b 4 1 1 0
DBrwn rf 3 0 0 0 Descals 3b 3 1 2 0
BFrncs ph-rf 2 1 1 1 McCllln p 2 0 0 0
Ruiz c 4 1 4 1 MHmlt ph 1 0 1 0
Hallady p 2 0 0 0 TMiller p 0 0 0 0
Gload ph 1 0 1 1 Motte p 0 0 0 0
Stutes p 0 0 0 0 Tallet p 0 0 0 0
Mrtnz ph-2b 1 1 0 1 Batista p 0 0 0 0
Cleto p 1 0 0 0
Schmkr
2b-lf 2 0 1 1
Totals 36101110 Totals 30 2 5 2
Philadelphia .................... 000 000 190 10
St. Louis........................... 000 010 100 2
EY.Molina (4). DPSt. Louis 2. LOBPhiladel-
phia 10, St. Louis 6. 2BDescalso (14). CSThe-
riot (4). SFSchumaker.
IP H R ER BB SO
Philadelphia
Halladay ................... 6 4 1 1 2 5
Stutes W,2-0............ 1 1 1 1 1 0
Bastardo................... 1 0 0 0 1 1
Herndon ................... 1 0 0 0 0 2
St. Louis
McClellan ................. 7 5 1 1 4 2
T.Miller L,0-1 H,4....
1
3 1 2 2 1 0
Motte BS,2-2 ........... 0 0 2 2 0 0
Tallet.........................
1
3 1 1 1 0 1
Batista....................... 0 1 3 3 2 0
Cleto ......................... 1
1
3 3 1 1 2 1
Motte pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Batista pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
HBPby Motte (Howard, Polanco).
UmpiresHome, Mike Estabrook;First, Marty Fos-
ter;Second, Bill Welke;Third, Jeff Nelson.
T3:12. A40,095 (43,975).
Rangers 5,
Astros 4
Houston Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Bourgs rf 5 1 3 0 Kinsler 2b 3 0 1 0
Bourn cf 5 2 3 2 Andrus ss 5 0 0 0
Kppngr 2b 5 0 3 2 JHmltn lf 5 1 2 1
Ca.Lee dh 5 0 1 0 ABeltre 3b 5 0 0 0
Michals lf 5 0 0 0 MiYong dh 5 1 3 1
CJhnsn 3b 4 0 1 0 N.Cruz rf 4 1 1 1
Wallac 1b 5 0 0 0 Morlnd 1b 5 1 1 1
Barmes ss 5 1 1 0 Tegrdn c 3 1 2 0
Corprn c 4 0 0 0 Torreal ph-c 1 0 0 0
EnChvz cf 4 0 1 1
Totals 43 412 4 Totals 40 511 5
Houston...................... 102 000 100 00 4
Texas.......................... 010 100 110 01 5
No outs when winning run scored.
EKinsler (7), Andrus (14). DPHouston1, Texas
2. LOBHouston 7, Texas 8. 2BBourgeois (5),
Bourn 2 (19). 3BEn.Chavez (2). HRJ.Hamilton
(6), Mi.Young (4), N.Cruz (16), Moreland (10). SB
Bourn 2 (32). CSBourgeois (3), Keppinger (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Houston
Lyles ......................... 7 7 3 3 2 6
Escalona BS,1-1..... 0 1 1 1 0 0
Fe.Rodriguez...........
1
3 1 0 0 0 0
Abad .........................
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Del Rosario L,0-2.... 2
1
3 2 1 1 0 3
Texas
C.Wilson................... 6
2
3 11 4 4 0 4
M.Lowe..................... 1
1
3 0 0 0 0 0
Feliz .......................... 2 1 0 0 0 2
Tateyama W,1-0...... 1 0 0 0 1 0
Escalona pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Del Rosario pitched to 1 batter in the 11th.
HBPby Fe.Rodriguez (N.Cruz).
UmpiresHome, Mark Ripperger;First, Tim Tim-
mons;Second, Jeff Kellogg;Third, Eric Cooper.
T3:15. A33,533 (49,170).
C M Y K
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S P O R T S
According to MLB.com,
attendance at this seasons first
round of interleague games
was the highest its been since
2004, an increase of 11 percent.
Would the Giants-Athletics
rivalry lose any of its sheen if
they competed in the same
division? Not likely. Same for
the Dodgers and Angels, the
Mets and Yankees, and the
Cubs and White Sox.
The MLB schedule needs to
be balanced. Right now the
teams in the AL West are play-
ing each other 19 times.
Again, lunacy. There are still
105 other games that affect the
final standings.
Playing one more regular-
season series against a division
foe should be enough. A more
balanced schedule would also
make interleague play fairer,
because each team in a division
could play the same five (or 10)
teams from the other league.
The math can work. If the
traditionalists allow it to.
Realignment isnt such a
radical proposition. Teams
switched divisions and in
one case, leagues in 1994
and 1998. It may have dimmed
some rivalries, but it spawned
others.
For the sake of their fans,
especially their growing num-
ber of school-age followers, the
Rangers should be for anything
that lessens their number of
late-night road games. The
Rangers and Astros should be
more than novelty opponents.
Neighbors shouldnt be strang-
ers.
Gil LeBreton is a columnist for the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
LEBRETON
Continued from Page 1B
BETHESDA, Md. When Ro-
ry McIlroy walked onto the first
tee Sunday at the U.S. Open, he
briefly acknowledged one golf of-
ficial and quickly extended his
hand to warmly greet two others,
USGA executive director Mike
Davis and USGA president Jim
Hyler.
The first official who got little
more than a nod was PGA Tour
commissioner Tim Finchem.
That scenewas areminder that
while a star was born outside the
nations capital, McIlroy is only a
part-time golfer in America.
McIlroy decided last year not
to renew his PGA Tour member-
ship, which required him to play
15 times (including the four ma-
jors and three World Golf Cham-
pionships). He nowcan play only
10 events a year. The tour amend-
ed its policy so The Players
Championship would not count
against the 10, but McIlroy chose
not to play that, either.
There are no hardfeelings with
the PGA Tour, or with Finchem.
The 22-year-old from Northern
Ireland simply found himself
playingtoomuchgolf right about
the time the FedEx Cup playoffs
got under way in late August,
which would be the reason to
take up membership in America
in the first place.
Still, it leaves the PGA Tour
with limited exposure of golfs
new Boy Wonder. And that
wouldnt seemto help as the tour
negotiates a new television con-
tract that expires after 2012.
Rorys performance in the
U.S. Open has generated a lot of
interest and a lot of excitement,
PGA Tour spokesman Ty Votaw
said Tuesday. Who knows what
the future holds with respect to
his membership status.
There is talk that McIlroy
might consider joining the PGA
Tour again, although likely not
until the 2013 season. Chubby
Chandler, his agent at Interna-
tional Sports Management, sug-
gestedSunday eveningthat McIl-
roy has a duty to be over here a
little bit more being the Open
champion.
So I think obviously theres a
goodchance that hell play a little
bit more over here, Chandler
said. But he wont play a lot be-
cause he cant do both tours.
Tour officials likely will bring
up its membership policies, as
they do just about every year, and
decide if anything needs to be
changed. One policy that seems
to unfairly punish McIlroy is that
he is restricted to 10 events (not
including The Players) because
he gave up his membership,
while Martin Kaymer and Alvaro
Quiros can play 12 U.S. tour
events because they never joined
the PGA Tour.
Finchem was an observer in
the final group, and after seeing
that record-setting performance
said it would only help golf.
Rorys victory this week cre-
ates alot of interest globally, Fin-
chem said. Its a global game.
Thats the way youhave tolookat
it. Wedlove tohave himplay a lit-
tle bit more, but theres an inte-
gration of tournament and com-
petition thats what the fans
are into. Candidly, its in our in-
terest for the European tour to be
very, very strong. So if hes play-
ing more on the European tour
andwe have Paul Casey andLuke
Donald playing more over here,
thats a good thing.
So its all good, he said.
Theres no downside to it.
LEFTYS LAMENT: For only
the third time since he has been
playingall four majors, Phil Mick-
elson heads to the British Open
without having finished in the
top 10 in the first two majors of
the year.
I just didnt play how I had
hoped, Mickelson said after fin-
ishing23shots out of the lead, his
largest gap ever at the U.S. Open.
It just gets me more gearedupto
look forward to the British. We
hadsome bigtournaments the
British and the PGA coming
up, as well as the FedEx Cup. So
Ill have the next two weeks to try
and get my game ready and head
over to Europe.
Mickelsons next start is the
ScottishOpen, playedthis year at
Castle Stuart.
His winat the HoustonOpenis
looking more like an anomaly,
and his performance in the ma-
jors has tailed off since he real-
ized he was dealing with a rare
form of arthritis last summer.
Mickelson has finished out of
the top10 in four straight majors.
THE BIGGER, THE BETTER:
Padraig Harrington thinks the
U.S. Open is more fair when it
starts out on a big, strong course
like Bethpage Black or Torrey
Pines and Congressional, giving
it room to scale back and still
challenge the players.
His concern is the smaller
courses, and he only hopes the
USGA doesnt go to extremes to
compensate for their lack of
length. The first test figures to be
Olympic, followed by a return to
Merion in 2013.
The problem has always been
when you went to a tricky golf
course, all of a sudden youve got
to find a way to protect it, he
said. Its muchbetter off goingto
a big, strong golf course. Ive got
to say, Augusta before the chang-
es, the pin positions were getting
right on top of the slopes. Now
that its a bigger golf course, the
pins are three or four paces from
the ridge.
G O L F
U.S. Open champ only able to play in 10 events
AP PHOTO
Rory McIlroy won the U.S. Open on Sunday in Bethesda, Md., but
the 22-year-old from Northern Ireland isnt a PGA Tour member,
which restricts him to playing in only 10 PGA events in a year.
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
tions told The Associated Press
that Commissioner Roger
Goodell and his labor commit-
tee will meet with players asso-
ciation chief DeMaurice Smith
on Wednesday and Thursday.
The owners spent five hours
Tuesday getting updatedonvar-
ious CBA issues. The people
spoke on condition of anonym-
ity because the negotiations are
supposed to be confidential.
Were going to meet with
themsoonandwere eager toac-
celerate the pace of the negotia-
tions, said Jeff Pash, the
leagues chief negotiator.
We have a lot of work to do
and weve got to do it right,
Goodell added. The agreement
has to focus on several issues
and the issues are complex. It
must be done ina way that is fair
to the players and a way that is
fair to the clubs.
One person told the AP the
players share would approach
the 50 percent the NFLPA has
said it has received throughout
the last decade. But the expense
credits about $1 billion last
year that the league takes off
the top would disappear.
Also, there would no longer
be designated revenues from
which the players would share,
the person said. Instead, the
players wouldshare fromthe en-
tire pie, which they project will
grow significantly over the
course of the newCBA, which is
expected to run anywhere from
six to10 years. So if they are tak-
ing 48 percent or more of a
much higher revenue stream
without the initial NFL deduc-
tion for operating expenses
the players still would receive
far more money than they got
under the previous agreement.
A salary floor keeping teams
within 90 percent of the cap also
would be included. The players
have been concerned that some
teams whose revenue streams
dont match up with the richer
clubs would try to hold down
salary spending.
It was a goodday inthe sense
of wehadafull discussiononthe
issues, Goodell said. Owner-
shipis unitedanddeterminedto
reach an agreement and have a
full 2011 season. The ownership
has a better understanding of
the framework (of a newCBA).
Several owners were expect-
ed to have objections to some of
the proposals. Goodell was
asked if there was a consensus
among owners, to which he re-
plied that is a little deceiving
because we dont have an agree-
ment with the players.
The membership has a
strong view of the priorities,
what we need to do and a deter-
mination to get there, Goodell
said.
Both sides appear eager to
find common ground for a new
collectivebargainingagreement
rather than going back into
court. A U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals is considering the
leagues appeal of a lower-court
injunction that originally
blocked the lockout. That in-
junction is on hold, and a ruling
could come anytime.
This is the season to get a
deal, Indianapolis owner Jim
Irsay said. I think the logic that
youre pushing on both sides is
saying why get a deal Oct. 1, or
whenever, when you could have
had July 7, or whatever.
The person with knowledge
of the negotiations saidthe play-
ers made economic concessions
over the last three weeks of se-
cret talks on both revenue per-
centage and on future stadium
credits.
But neither Goodell nor Pash
would set a timetable for a deal.
I have no idea, Pash said.
We have to spend a significant
amount of time withthe players.
Theres a lot of work to be done
for both parties. I dont think
theres any way to say its close
or not close.
LOCKOUT
Continued from Page 1B
Phelps (4-6) allowed season
highs withsixruns and12hits in
just five innings. In his last start
on June16, he equaled his short-
est outingof the seasonwhenhe
onlylastedfour innings, but that
was halted due to a rain delay.
They jumped on some early
pitches and he never really got
in a rhythm, Yankees manager
Dave Miley said. They have
some pretty good hitters over
there.
Phelps wasnt the only Yankee
to struggle on Tuesday. The of-
fense only collected three hits
off Norfolk starter Chris George
(3-3) and reliever Cole McCur-
ry. Two of the hits were in the
first inning when SWB scored
its only run.
Hes a guy that if you get him
early, you have a better chance,
Miley said of George.
The Yankees had a big oppor-
tunity in the bottom of the first.
They took a 1-0 lead after
Greg Golson drew a one-out
walk and Kevin Russo and Jesus
Montero hit back-to-back sin-
gles to score Golson. The Yan-
kees had more opportunities in
the inning when Brandon Laird
walked to load the bases, but
Jordan Parraz grounded into a
double play to end the threat.
The Yankees also drew six
walks in the game, but couldnt
capitalize as they didnt get a hit
after the fifth.
I thought that, as funny as it
may sound, that the bases load-
ed for us in the first inning and a
double play was the last true op-
portunity we had, Miley said.
NOTES: Closer Kevin Whe-
lan was placed on the disabled
list and reliever Buddy Carlyle
was activated fromthe DL prior
to Tuesdays game. Whelan
leads the International League
in saves with18. Carlyle pitched
a scoreless ninth inning on
Tuesday.
HOW THEY SCORED
YANKEES FIRST: Austin Krum flied out. Greg
Golson walked. Kevin Russo singled, Golson to
third. Jesus Montero singled to score Golson and
move Russo to third. Brandon Laird walked to load
the bases. Jordan Parraz grounded into a double
play. YANKEES 1-0
TIDES SECOND: Jake Fox singled. Josh Bell
singled. Rhyne Hughes hit a three-run home run.
Brendan Harris singled. Tyler Henson singled, but
out trying to get back to first base; Harris to third.
Kyle Hudson singled to score Harris. Hudson was
then picked off. Matt Angle singled and was picked
off. TIDES 4-1
TIDES THIRD: Ryan Adams grounded out.
BrandonSnyder struck out. JakeFox walked. Josh
Bell singled, Fox to third. Rhyne Hughes singled to
score Fox and move Bell to third. Brendan Harris
grounded into fielders choice, Hughes out at sec-
ond. TIDES 5-1
TIDES FIFTH: Brandon Snyder flied out. Jake
Fox doubled. Josh Bell grounded out, Fox to third.
Rhyne Hughes singled to score Fox and was out at
second. TIDES 6-1
TIDES EIGHTH: Josh Bell flied out. Rhyne
Hughes homered. Brendan Harris walked. Tyler
Henson struck out. Kyle Hudson grounded out.
TIDES 7-1
TIDES NINTH: Matt Angle singled. Ryan
Adams grounded out. Brandon Snyder popped
out. Jake Fox doubled to score Angle. Josh Bell
struck out. TIDES 8-1
NIKO J. KALLIANIOTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Norfolks Rhyne Hughes (9) did plenty of damage on Tuesday,
finishing 4-for-4 with a home run and six RBI.
YANKEES
Continued from Page 1B
LOOKING AHEAD
Next Game: 7:05 p.m. today
vs. Norfolk at PNC Field
Probable Pitchers: Tides RHP
Rick VandenHurk (4-7, 4.79)
vs. Yankees RHP D.J. Mitchell
(4-6, 3.48)
Radio: All games can be heard
on THE GAME (1340-AM) with
Mike Vander Woude
WEST PITTSTON Greater
Pittston collected three triples
and one home run in the fifth in-
ning to secure a 7-3 come-from-
behind victory over Nanticoke.
Ron Musto notched two hits
and three RBI for Greater Pitt-
ston, while SamEramo kept Nan-
ticoke scoreless in three innings
of relief to pick up the win.
Joe Yudichak had the lone mul-
ti-hit performance for Nanticoke,
while Cody Tsevdos and Josh
Decker knocked in a run apiece.
Nanticoke Greater Pittston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Tsevdos p 2 0 0 1 Carey 2b 3 0 1 0
Passetti p 0 0 0 0 McDrmtt ss 4 1 2 1
Yudichak c 4 0 2 0 Nowicki 1b 2 1 1 1
Ioanna ss 4 0 1 0 Musto c 2 1 2 3
Shaffer cf 4 0 0 0 Grove 3b 3 1 0 0
Policare 3b 3 0 0 0 Bone lf 3 1 1 1
Zwiebel 2b 1 1 0 0 Drahus rf 2 0 0 0
Jezewski lf 2 1 1 0 DiBona cf 3 0 0 0
Ivan 1b 3 0 1 0 Harris p 1 0 0 0
Decker rf 3 1 0 1 Eramo p 2 1 1 0
Totals 26 3 5 2 Totals 25 7 8 6
Nanticoke................................. 000 300 0 3
Greater Pittston....................... 200 050 X 7
3B McDermott, Nowicki, Bone; HR Musto
IP H R ER BB SO
Nanticoke
Tsevdos (L)............... 4.1 7 5 5 2 1
Passetti ..................... 1.2 1 2 1 1 1
Greater Pittston
Harris......................... 4 4 3 2 4 2
Eramo (W) ................ 3 1 0 0 1 1
Wilkes-Barre 14,
Tunkhannock 2
Joe DiMaggio scattered four
hits, four runs and four RBI to
lead Wilkes-Barre to a six-inning
win over Tunkhannock.
TimZaccone had three hits for
Wilkes-Barre. Corey Dubil
notched the victory with a com-
plete game, allowing just two
runs.
Stephen Ash doubled twice for
Tunkhannock, and Alex Zaner
picked up two hits.
Tunkhannock Wilkes-Barre
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Lee rf 3 0 1 0 DiMggio ss 5 4 4 4
Zaner ss 3 0 2 0 ODonnell cf 4 2 3 2
Weiss3b 2 0 0 0 Marino c 4 1 0 0
Bednarz 3b 1 0 0 0 Mathers 2b 4 2 2 2
Cline p 3 0 0 0 Zaccone 3b 4 2 3 0
Ash c 3 2 2 0 Reilly rf 3 1 0 0
Bernosky 2b 3 0 1 1 DeMarco lf 3 1 1 2
Thompson cf 3 0 1 0 Dubil p 2 1 1 0
Holton 1b 2 0 0 0 Moore 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark p 1 0 0 0 Mrscno dh 0 0 0 0
Montross lf 2 0 0 0
Sherry lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 8 1 Totals 33141510
Tunkhannock .............................. 010 100 2
Wilkes-Barre................................ 321 107 14
2BAsh2, Lee, Zaner, DiMaggio, ODonnell, Marsi-
ciano
IP H R ER BB SO
Tunkhannock
Cline (L)..................... 3 9 6 5 1 3
Clark .......................... 2 6 7 5 3 2
Helton........................ 1 1 0 0 0 2
Wilkes-Barre
Dubil (W) ................... 6 8 2 2 0 2
L E G I O N B A S E B A L L
Greater Pittston
defeats Nanticoke
The Associated Press
Norfolk SWB Yankees
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Angle cf 5 1 2 0 Krum lf 4 0 0 0
Adams 2b 5 0 0 0 Golson cf 3 1 0 0
Snyder 1b 5 0 0 0 Russo 3b 4 0 1 0
Fox c 4 3 3 1 Montero c 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 5 1 2 0 Laird 1b 2 0 0 0
Hughes dh 4 2 4 6 Parraz rf 3 0 0 0
Harris ss 2 1 1 0 Pilittere dh 4 0 0 0
Henson rf 4 0 1 0 Nunez 2b 2 0 0 0
Hudson lf 4 0 2 1 Bernier ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 815 8 Totals 28 1 3 1
Norfolk................................ 041 010 011 8
SWB Yankees................... 100 000 000 1
2B Fox 2 (3); HR Hughes 2 (10); RBI Hughes 6
(42), Hudson (2), Fox (8), Montero (26); SB Hud-
son (4); Team RISP NOR 5-for-11, SWB 1-for-4;
Team LOB NOR 6, SWB 6
IP H R ER BB SO
Norfolk
George (W, 3-3) ...... 8 3 1 1 5 4
McCurry ................... 1 0 0 0 1 1
SWB Yankees
Phelps (L, 4-6)......... 5 12 6 6 1 3
Kontos ...................... 2 0 0 0 1 1
Brackman................. 1 1 1 1 1 1
Carlyle...................... 1 2 1 1 0 1
NEW YORK (AP) The New
York Times is reporting the New
York Rangers and Philadelphia
Flyers will play at Citizens Bank
Park in the next Winter Classic
game.
The annual outdoor game will
be played on Jan. 2, because Sun-
day, Jan. 1 is scheduled to be the
final week of the NFLs regular
season.
Citizens BankParkis the home
of the Philadelphia Phillies.
The newspaper reported the
details of the game on its website
on Tuesday.
N H L
Report: Philadelphia will host
Rangers in next Winter Classic
OMAHA, Neb. No. 9 batter
Derek Campbell drove in two
runs, closer Matt Flemer pitched
scoreless ball after freshman
Kyle Porters solid start and
California beat Texas A&M7-3
Tuesday at the College World
Series.
The Bears (38-22) will play
either Virginia or South Carolina
on Thursday in another elim-
ination game. The Aggies (47-
22) went two games and out and
are 2-10 in five all-time CWS
appearances.
The Bears led 6-1after scoring
three runs in the fifth and three
more in the sixth. Campbell, a
.255 hitter who came in with five
RBIs in 22 games, delivered RBI
singles each inning.
Porter (6-0) allowed three
runs in six innings. Flemer fin-
ished for his sixth save, giving
up three singles and striking out
five.
Michael Wacha (9-4) took the
loss.
Florida 3, Vanderbilt 1
OMAHA, Neb. Steven
Rodriguez pitched 41-3 innings
of no-hit relief against one of the
nations top offensive teams, and
Florida quickly finished off a
victory over Vanderbilt in the
completion of a College World
Series game suspended because
of inclement weather.
Rodriguez (4-2) retired three
batters before high wind and
heavy rain disrupted the game in
the bottomof the sixth inning
Monday night. He struck out six
of the 11batters he faced Tues-
day. He finished with seven
strikeouts and walked one.
C O L L E G E WO R L D S E R I E S
Campbell delivers big hits for California
The Associated Press
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MINNEAPOLIS For two
years, Minnesota Timberwolves
fans have been tantalized by the
myth of Ricky Rubio.
Rubios Spanish league games
were rarely on television in the
Twin Cities, so they watched
grainy YouTube highlights a
behind-the-back pass here, a nif-
ty dribble there to get their
fix. The air of mystery only
seemed to increase the hype.
The 20-year-old point guard
held his first press conference in
Minnesota on Tuesday, looking
topull backthecurtainandintro-
duce himself to the fans who
have so eagerly anticipated his
arrival.
I was so comfortable over
there, but Minnesota makes me
feel comfortable too, Rubio
said. (The Timberwolves) sup-
ported me, they were happy
about my things, my winnings,
in Barcelona, and I was like, oh,
they want me over there. I feel
that love over there. I want to
give back that love.
TheTimberwolves draftedRu-
bio in 2009 with the fifth overall
pick, but a large buyout with his
Spanish team at the time cou-
pled with Rubios desire to stay
home andwork onhis game kept
him from immediately heading
to the NBA.
It was a delicate negotiation at
times, and president of basket-
ball operations David Kahn, as-
sistant GM Tony Ronzone, Eu-
ropean scout Pete Philo and
coachKurt Rambis all chippedin
to show Rubio and his family
that coming to small-market
Minnesota and playing for the
struggling Timberwolves was
the right move.
Yeah, I feel like they really
want me, Rubio said. It giving
me confidence to play over here,
play for them. It helped me a lot.
Im so glad those guys are work-
ing over here with the Timber-
wolves because they are really
good (people) and I felt like Im
at home.
Kahn said the Wolves staff
tried to make it a point since
draftinghimtomake Rubiocom-
fortable with them, which would
ease the transition to a new cul-
ture, new city and new game.
I think that it is important to
develop relationships and to
demonstrate not only to himbut
to his entire family how impor-
tant we felt he could be to us and
how much we believed in him
even back then in terms of his fu-
ture as an NBA player, Kahn
said.
The flashy passer showed on
Tuesday that he has some game
off the court as well.
He deftly handled questions
from about 60 members of the
media, showing a sparkling
senseof humor, a boyishenthusi-
asmand some genuine humility,
apologizing for his English even
though it was more than passa-
ble.
He said all the right things,
earning applause several times
from season-ticket holders who
were invited to watch the press
conference.
When asked why he prefers to
pass first instead of score, Rubio
quoted Lakers Hall of Famer
Magic Johnson: One of the best
sentences ever was Magic John-
son say a basket make one guy
happy, anassist twoguys happy.
But what about the Minnesota
cold, a harsh climate that was ru-
moredtohave himlobbyingfor a
trade? Rubio said he will buy a
big coat and be sure that the
house he lives in comes
equipped with heat.
Has he visited the Mall of
America?
Thats a good question be-
cause my family want to go
there, but I dont let them be-
cause they going to take all, he
saidwitha smile. I dont meanit
like that, but Im going to try to
keep my credit card in my pock-
et.
And then there is the skepti-
cismthat surrounds himafter his
play seemed to plateau last sea-
son with Regal Barcelona. Rubio
averaged only 6.5 points and
shot just 39 percent last season.
Sometimes thestats dont say
how good are you, Rubio said.
Or maybe opposite thing, if you
make a lot of stats but your team
losing, that doesnt (matter).
The goal of this sport is team
wins. Its not an individual sport.
If I wantedtoplay individual, Im
going to play tennis or some-
thing like that. But its a team.
He drew chuckles when he in-
troduced his family, including fa-
ther Esteve, mother Tona, broth-
er Marc and 14-year-old sister
Laia.
She doesnt have a boyfriend,
but watch out, Rubio said.
Watch out.
Its already been a bit of a
whirlwind here for Rubio, but
that didnt stop him from going
tothegymfor aworkout onMon-
day night after a 15-hour flight
and a full day of meetings with
team officials and corporate
sponsors.
I think as you can see this is a
big moment for himand his fam-
ily, Kahnsaid. Theyre very, ve-
ryexcitedtostart this. Theyreal-
ly are. I thinkthey feel that this is
the right moment. Its the right
time. Its the right fit.
Timberwolves President
Chris Wright said the team has
sold 530 newseason-ticket pack-
ages since Rubio made his offi-
cial announcement last week.
AP PHOTO
Ricky Rubio of Spain, the Minnesota Timberwolves 2009 first-
round draft pick, is coming to play in America after signing a
multi-year contract with the NBA squad.
Rubio lights up
fans with charm
Flashy Spanish star happy to
be with Timberwolves after
playing two years in Europe.
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELANDTheyre done
measuring, timing and talking to
prospective draft picks. Its time
for the Cleveland Cavaliers to
choose a few.
Empowered with the Nos. 1
and 4 picks in Thursdays NBA
draft, the Cavs will spend the
next 48 hours deciding who to
addtotheir roster. While all signs
indicate they will select Duke
point guard Kyrie Irv-
ing first overall, the
Cavs have not yet
made any final deci-
sions.
Theyll spend Tues-
day and Wednesday
setting their board
and debating their
many options, which
could include a trade
or two. The Cavs
also have two second-
round picks (Nos. 32
and 54) and a $14.5
million trade excep-
tion, assets they may
package with players
or owner Dan Gil-
berts cash to make
deals.
On Monday, the team held its
last roundof workouts by hosting
Arizona forward Derrick Wil-
liams, Turkish center Enes Kan-
ter and Kentucky guard Brandon
Knight at their suburban training
facility. Williams and Kanter
were in for their second visits,
andthepair alsomet withGilbert
and some of his kids, adding an-
other layer of mystery to the
teams true intentions.
The Cavs have treated this
draft with air-tight security,
throwing up an impenetrable de-
fense around their plans. Other
than a few random tweets on his
Twitter account, Gilbert has
been out of sight; general manag-
er Chris Grant has made no pub-
lic comments in weeks and the
club closed player workouts to
the media.
Nearly one year after LeBron
James stripped them of their
identity, the Cavs have all the
power and theyre using it.
And although the Cavs have
not publicly committed to set-
tling on Irving, he appears to be
their top choice.
Inthe point-guard-drivenNBA,
where backcourt players like Der-
rick Rose, Deron Williams, Chris
Paul, Rajon Rondo and John Wall
are obscuring their taller team-
mates as stars, the 6-foot-4 Irving
has all the tools
size, speed, ballhand-
ling tomake anim-
mediate impact for
the Cavs. At times,
Clevelands Prince-
ton offense barely
performed up to Ivy
Leaguelevels last sea-
son, frustrating first-
year coach Byron
Scott.
Irvings not with-
out flaws, however.
The major knock on
the 19-year-old is that
he only played 11
games for the Blue
Devils because of a
toe injury and there
are some who won-
der if he needs more grooming.
If the Cavs do take him first,
Irving will be the third point
guard in four years to go No. 1,
joining Wall and Rose.
Hes a terrific young point
guard, and hes a true point
guard, ESPNanalyst Jay Bilas, a
fellow Dookie, said in a confer-
ence call. I do liken himto Chris
Paul. But hes not quite as goodas
Paul. But if you had taken Chris
Paul out his freshman year, you
might say the same thing. Irving,
what he lacks, that a Wall or a
Rose or guys like that have, hes
not as explosive an athlete. Hes
not in that class athletically.
Cavs still weighing
draft pick options
Cleveland is leaning toward
guard Kyrie Irving at No. 1 and
also has the No. 4 selection.
By TOMWITHERS
AP Sports Writer
Hes a terrific
young point
guard, and hes
a true point
guard. ... What
he lacks is hes
not as explo-
sive an ath-
lete.
Jay Bilas
College basketball
analyst on Kyrie Irving
NEW YORK Saying it
reflects a desire to go as far
as we can to avoid a lockout,
NBA Commissioner David
Stern revealed Tuesday that
owners have moved off their
insistence on a hard salary
cap.
Players dont see it that
way.
So it appears the cap sys-
tem remains as the biggest
obstacle to a new collective
bargaining agreement before
the rapidly approaching June
30 deadline.
Stern said the league has
proposed a flex cap, in
which teams would target a
uniform dollar amount to
spend, but would still be per-
mitted to exceed it up to an
unspecified level. Players ar-
gue its still a hard cap, be-
cause the ceiling would even-
tually kick in.
So even though both sides
felt there was progress in
what Stern had said was an
important day in these nego-
tiations, a sizable gap re-
mains.
At this point were still just
really far apart on the largest
issue of hard salary cap, and
still some economic issues as
well, players association
president Derek Fisher of the
Lakers said.
Calling it virtually the
best shot we think we have
to avoid a work stoppage,
Stern said the owners pro-
posal would ensure that play-
ers total compensation
would never fall below$2 bil-
lion a year in a 10-year con-
tract, slightly less than the
league paid this season.
He said the average player
salary would be about $5 mil-
lion and Deputy Commis-
sioner Adam Silver said the
goal would be an eventual 50-
50 split of basketball reve-
nues. The players are current-
ly guaranteed 57 percent.
Though Stern refused to
call this his last offer, he said
thecupboardis gettingbarer
and barer.
Its all out there, he said.
The owners to a person feel
that this is what we have to
give.
The flex cap offer had pre-
viously been proposed to the
players, but had not been dis-
closed publicly until Tuesday
afternoon. According to
Stern, teams would be target-
ed to spend approximately
$62 million, with the option
to spend above through cer-
tain exceptions before reac-
hinga limit they couldnot ex-
ceed.
Under the current soft sala-
ry cap, teams can use various
exceptions to exceed the cap,
with the penalty of a dollar
for dollar luxury tax once
they reach the threshold. The
cap this year was $58 million,
and the NBA champion Dal-
las Mavericks, under big-
spending owner Mark Cu-
ban, blew well past the tax
level of $70 million.
The union made what
Stern called a directionally
better proposal than its pre-
vious ones and asked for an-
other meeting Friday.
Today was productive and
there was movement, but
were still veryfar apart and...
the hard salary cap system is
still something that were re-
ally havingdifficulty tryingto
get past, Fisher said. Our
players just dont see that as
the best waytotackle some of
the things at least weve been
given by owners as to reasons
why we need a hard salary
cap.
Last week, the league with-
drewits insistence for all con-
tracts to be non-guaranteed
in a new deal, offering to
leave the system as is, where
teams and players can nego-
tiate individually.
Salary cap issue remains
top hurdle for new CBA
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
C M Y K
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T E N N I S
WIMBLEDON, England Virginie
Razzano struggled with her game, with
her grief. On Tuesday, there was some
respite.
The 96th-ranked Frenchwoman won
for the first time since the death of her
fiance, beating Sania Mirza of India 7-6
(4), 2-6, 6-3 in her Wimbledon opener.
I dont know if its relief for me, be-
cause when I go on the courts its not
easy for me. I play because its my job
and my passion and I must to continue,
the 28-year-old Razzano said. It was
good to win today because I have a lot of
emotion on me when I go on the court to
start the match. I try to think only posi-
tive and what I must do to play good and
win today.
Razzano also played at the French
Open last month, losing in the first
round just after Stephane Vidal passed
away on May 16 at age 32, nine years af-
ter being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
But it was Vidal, her fiance and also
her longtime coach, who encouraged
Razzano to enter the tournament at Ro-
land Garros.
Every day, Razzano said, I have
some up and down in my life.
Razzano lost the opening three games
against Mirza and seemed headed to her
third straight defeat since Vidals death.
But she respondedandforceda tiebreak-
er, focusing on her tennis.
It was not easy, said Razzano, re-
membering that she came back from4-0
down before eventually losing a match
two weeks ago in Birmingham. And to-
day it was the same problem, 3-love, and
I say, OK, now you must to be aggres-
sive. Youare here to play, for you, andfor
Stephane.
I come back at 3-all, and it was better
to win the first set. Good reaction on
me, she said.
Razzano reached the fourth round at
Wimbledon in 2009, and has also gone
that far at the French and U.S. Opens.
But after Vidal died, Razzano lost to
Jarmila Gajdosova in the first round at
the French Open and then lost to Arina
Rodionova to open in Birmingham.
Razzano will face top-seeded Caroline
Wozniacki in the next round. Razzano is
0-4 against the Dane, including losing in
the final at Eastbourne in 2009.
Shes No. 1. Of course, its not easy
matchfor me for the next round, Razza-
no said. But if I can have a better start, I
prefer.
Razzano captures first victory since tragedy
AP PHOTO
Virginie Razzano returns a shot to
Sania Mirza at the All England Lawn
Tennis Championships at Wimbledon
on Tuesday.
Wimbledon win comes a month after death of fianc
By CHRIS LEHOURITES
AP Sports Writer
I dont know if its relief for me, because when I go on the
courts its not easy for me. I play because its my job and my
passion and I must to continue.
Virginie Razzano
WIMBLEDON, England The rematch
of the longest match in tennis history cer-
tainly was a lot shorter.
A year after needing 11 hours, 5 minutes
spread over three days to finish a match that
ended 70-68 in the fifth set, John Isner re-
quired only about two hours and a mere
three sets to beat Nicolas Mahut in the first
round at Wimbledon this time.
Isner won 7-6 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (6) Tuesday.
It wasnt easy, he said, but obviously it
was considerably quicker than the last time
we played.
Isner also won their first-round marathon
at the All England Club in 2010, when play
twice was suspended by darkness and the
match shattered all sorts of records, includ-
ing for most time on court, most total
games, longest set and most aces.
Nothings going to live up to that match,
Isner said.
Last year, they played 183 games. This
year, 34.
Last year, the fifth set alone lasted more
than eight hours. This year, the total match
time was 2:03.
Last year, Isner hit 113 aces, and Mahut
103. This year, each man finished with eight.
Last year, the match featured twists and
turns and required all manner of physical
and emotional stamina. Not so Tuesday.
Asked about the original, Isner said: I
dont know if those are good memories.
Long, long memories.
That match sapped Isner of all his energy
and left him barely able to move, losing his
second-round match in straight sets.
Isner-Mahut II was played on Court 3, in-
stead of last years site, Court 18, which now
has a plaque commemorating the occasion.
Im actually glad they put us out here on
this court. I dont know if they want to tar-
nish the legacy of Court 18 by playing a sec-
ond time, said Isner. Chances are our
match today wasnt going to live up to last
years match.
AP PHOTOS
John Isner, left, and Frances Nicolas Mahut embrace after Isner won the first-round match Wimbledon on Tuesday. A year ago, the
pair had played the longest match in tennis history just over 11 hours in last years opening round at Wimbledon.
One year later and nine hours shorter
This time, John Isner needed only three
sets and two hours to beat Nicolas Mahut.
Isner wins marathon rematch
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
strong start in her latest bid for
her Grand Slam title, while for-
mer No. 1 Jelena Jankovic lost in
the first round.
Williams fought throughamid-
match slump, then reasserted
command over her French oppo-
nent in the third set with a big
serve and powerful ground-
strokes. She showed why she is
still considered a title favorite de-
spite her long absence and her
No. 7 seeding.
Its been a disaster year, but
Ive been praying, Williams said.
To be able to come back at Wim-
bledon is pretty awesome. I
didnt expect to play. And I didnt
expect to even do anything. So
Im just excited. Ive never cried
with joy for anything.
After losing the second set,
Williams took charge in the final
set, winning the last five games.
I kept thinking, This is Wim-
bledon, she said.
The point of the matchcame at
3-1, when Williams stretched for
a backhand at the baseline and
fell over as she hit a winning lob
at the net. Rezai said she sawthe
tears in Williams eyes when they
shook hands after the match.
It definitely was so emotional
for me because throughout the
last 12 months, Ive been through
a lot of things thats not normal,
things you guys dont even know
about, Williams said. Its just
been a long, arduous road. To
stand up still is pretty awesome.
Rezai was impressed by Wil-
liams play and touched by her
outpouring.
It shows shes not a machine,
shes a human being, Rezai said.
We all have a heart, we all have
emotions. ... If she wins the next
two or three matches, I think she
can win the tournament.
In keeping with Wimbledon
tradition, Williams opened play
on Day 2 on Centre Court as the
womens defending champion.
She strode onto court wearing a
cardigan, and played in a classic
dress with blue trim. Her finger-
nails were paintedinthe Wimble-
don colors of purple and green.
Rezai came out hitting hard,
breaking Williams in the first
game and going up 2-0. But Wil-
liams then won five games in a
row and took the set. Williams
lost themomentuminthesecond
set, and Rezai forced a third set.
Williams said it was the most
emotional shes ever felt after a
victory and this was only a
first-round match.
For me it wasnt about win-
ning the match, she said. It was
about beingout there. ... It just re-
ally goes to showif you dont give
up, you still have a chance. I
guess I proved that I could, that I
could. I think that sums it up: I
could.
WIMBLEDON
Continued from Page 1B
At a glance
WIMBLEDON, England A look
at Wimbledon on Tuesday:
Weather: Cloudy. High of 68
degrees.
Attendance: 44,441.
Mens Seeded Winners: No. 2
Novak Djokovic, No. 3 Roger
Federer, No. 5 Robin Soderling,
No. 7 David Ferrer, No. 8 Andy
Roddick, No. 11 Jurgen Melzer,
No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 13
Viktor Troicki, No. 15 Gilles
Simon, No. 18 Mikhail Youzhny,
No. 19 Michael Llodra, No. 20
Florian Mayer, No. 21 Fernando
Verdasco, No. 24 Juan Martin
del Potro, No. 25 Juan Ignacio
Chela, No. 26 Guillermo
Garcia-Lopez, No. 32 Marcos
Baghdatis.
Mens Seeded Losers: No. 22
Alexandr Dolgopolov, No. 23
Janko Tipsarevic, No. 27 Marin
Cilic, No. 29 Nikolay
Davydenko.
Womens Seeded Winners: No.
1 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 3 Li
Na, No. 4 Victoria Azarenka,
No. 5 Maria Sharapova, No. 7
Serena Williams, No. 8 Petra
Kvitova, No. 9 Marion Bartoli,
No. 11 Andrea Petkovic, No. 14
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, No.
18 Ana Ivanovic, No. 20 Peng
Shuai, No. 25 Daniela
Hantuchova, No. 26 Maria
Kirilenko, No. 29 Roberta Vinci,
No. 31 Lucie Safarova, No. 32
Tsvetana Pironkova.
Womens Seeded Losers: No.
10 Samantha Stosur, No. 15
Jelena Jankovic.
Rescheduled Because of
Darkness: 3 matches were
suspended in progress; 14 were
postponed entirely.
Stat of the Day: 11, 12 Points
lost on serve by Novak Djokovic
and Roger Federer,
respectively. Djokovic beat
Jeremy Chardy of France 6-4,
6-1, 6-1, and Federer defeated
Mikhail Kukushkin of
Kazakhstan 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-2.
Quote of the Day: Ive been
through a lot of things thats
not normal; things you guys
dont even know about.
Serena Williams.
On Court Wednesday: No. 1
Rafael Nadal vs. Ryan
Sweeting, No. 4 Andy Murray
vs. Tobias Kamke, No. 8 Andy
Roddick vs. Victor Hanescu; No.
2 Vera Zvonareva vs. Elena
Vesnina, No. 4 Victoria
Azarenka vs. Iveta Benesova,
No. 23 Venus Williams vs.
Kimiko Date-Krumm.
Wednesdays Forecast:
Scattered showers. High 68.
WIMBLEDON, England
Novak Djokovic ended his los-
ing streak.
The second-seeded Serb beat
Jeremy Chardy of France 6-4,
6-1, 6-1 Tuesday at Wimbledon,
Djokovics first time on court
since his 43-match winning
streak ended in the French
Open semifinals 2
1
2 weeks ago.
When this streak ended in
Paris, it was kind of a relief as
well, because its been a very,
very successful five, six months
for me, but very long as well
and exhausting, Djokovic said.
Ive played so many matches.
So I needed some time to relax.
Djokovic didnt play any
grass-court tuneup tournaments
after Roland Garros, but he
didnt show any sign of rust
against the 54th-ranked Chardy.
Djokovic dropped just two
points on serve in the first set
and 11 in the entire match.
Now hes 42-1 in 2011, heading
into the second round against
Kevin Anderson or Illya Mar-
chenko, whose match was sus-
pended because of darkness.
Djokovic is a two-time Austra-
lian Open champion and a two-
time Wimbledon semifinalist.
He said Roger Federer and Ra-
fael Nadal winners of the
past eight Wimbledon titles
are the favorites at the All En-
gland Club this year, but consid-
ers himself a contender.
Its true there is a different
approach to this years Wimble-
don from my side because Im
playing, I think, best tennis of
my life in the last six months,
Djokovic said. Thats why con-
fidence-wise, I believe in myself
much more on the court and I
know I can perform well, equal-
ly well, on this surface as I do on
the other ones.
NEARLY NILAND
Forget Centre Court, the most
sought-after ticket at Wimble-
don Tuesday was for Court 17.
With a raucous Irish con-
tingent behind him, Conor Ni-
land came ever-so-close to being
the first Irishman to win a mens
singles match at Wimbledon in
the Open era.
By the time the fifth set came
around against Adrian Mannari-
no of France, Nilands support-
ers were climbing onto adjacent
walls and standing on tiptoes to
try to see over the barriers and
catch a glimpse of the 29-year-
old Limerick resident.
Every point Niland won was
greeted by a huge roar that
could be heard over on Court 1.
One group of fans wore green
Team Niland T-shirts. Another
spectator was wrapped in an
Ireland flag. Two more were
bizarrely dressed like the
Wheres Waldo character.
Niland, who came through
qualifying to become the first
Irishman to play at Wimbledon
in 27 years, led 4-1 in the final
set but lost 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7), 4-6,
6-4.
NOT QUITTING
James Blake isnt ready for
retirement just yet.
At 31, Blake is on the come-
back trail after knee, shoulder
and elbow injuries have taken
their toll on his body the past
year.
Once ranked as high as No. 4,
Blake understands hes in the
twilight of his career. Never-
theless, even a 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5),
4-6, 6-4 first-round loss to Mar-
cos Baghdatis on Tuesday didnt
leave Blake thinking its time to
leave tennis behind.
Thats going to be a decision
thats going to take longer than
one match, and I wouldnt want
to make it within an hour, two
hours, or even a day of a loss,
especially because your head
isnt where its supposed to be at
that time, said Blake, who is
4-14 in five-set matches.
Ive lost over the years, prob-
ably, about a couple of hundred
matches, and Id say out of 200,
about 198 of them I probably
thought I should retire right
after those losses, said Blake,
who actually is 338-220. But Id
come back the next day ready to
play and ready to get better. Im
thinking this one will be the
same.
Djokovic rebounds from first loss of 2011, ready to start new streak
By CAROLINE CHEESE
AP Sports Writer
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NEW YORK The NHL
board of governors unanimous-
ly approved the sale of the At-
lanta Thrashers on Tuesday,
paving the way for the club to
move to Winnipeg, Manitoba,
for next season.
True North Sports and Enter-
tainment bought the team last
month and announced it was
bringing the Thrashers to Win-
nipeg, which lost the Jets to
Phoenix after the 1995-96 sea-
son. The vote by the board was
the final hurdle in the process to
relocate the team.
The votes on the sale and the
relocation were unanimous
among the leagues owners.
Obviously, everybody is sor-
ry and distressed and unhappy
that we found ourselves in the
circumstance where our fran-
chise was leaving Atlanta, NHL
Commissioner Gary Bettman
said. The sale is reportedly for
$170 million, including a $60
million relocation fee that will
be split by the rest of the own-
ers. The Thrashers are the fifth
NHL team to move since Gary
Bettman became the leagues
commissioner in 1993.
Following the Flames, who
moved to Calgary 31 years ago,
the Thrashers are the second
NHL team to leave Atlanta.
Those clubs are also the last
two teams to relocate to Cana-
da. Seven of the leagues 30
teams reside north of the bor-
der.
Its a sad day for hockey fans
in Atlanta, but the franchise is
going to a good place and run
by good people, Thrashers
president Don Waddell said. I
wish them well, because a lot of
good people that are going to go
with them.
The NHL is giving up an
American market that has more
than 5 million people in the
metro Atlanta area and heading
to Winnipeg, which will be the
leagues smallest market with
the smallest arena.
The team will play in the
15,015-seat MTS Center, but in
a wave of enthusiasm, the club
sold-out 13,000 season tickets in
a matter of minutes earlier this
month once they were made
available to the public days after
the sale and relocation were an-
nounced.
The Thrashers made the play-
offs only once after joining the
NHL for the 1999-2000 season,
but that postseason appearance
in 2007 resulted in a four-game
sweep against the New York
Rangers.
Although the Winnipeg fran-
chise has yet to pick a name for
the team, it will not be the
Thrashers. The club will bear
no resemblance to the one that
briefly called Atlanta home.
Waddell, general manager
Rick Dudley and coach Craig
Ramsay wont make the move
to Manitoba. Dudley completed
just one year of a four-year deal
after he replaced Waddell, and
Ramsay was one year into a
two-year contract. Waddell was
the Thrashers original general
manager, serving from 1999 un-
til 2010.
The Thrashers ownership
dealt with major financial prob-
lems and declining attendance
in recent years. The team had
the leagues third-worst attend-
ance last season, averaging few-
er than 14,000 a game.
Winnipeg had set its sights on
the troubled Phoenix Coyotes,
hoping to bring back the former
Jets, but that team was saved
last month for at least another
season in the desert after the
city of Glendale, Ariz. where
the clubs arena is located
voted to subsidize the team as it
seeks a new owner.
Canadian billionaire David
Thomson, who heads the Win-
nipeg ownership group along
with Mark Chipman, went hard
after an NHL team when the
Coyotes and the Thrashers fell
into serious financial trouble.
The Coyotes are owned by
the NHL and likely would have
returned to Winnipeg if Glen-
dale hadnt agreed to provide a
$25 million subsidy for this
year, then approved another for
the 2011-12 season while the
team tries to complete an agree-
ment with a prospective new
owner.
H O C K E Y
NHL approves sale of Thrashers
Action allows for Atlanta
franchise to relocate to
Winnipeg, get new nickname.
By IRA PODELL
AP Hockey Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY The
NCAA is considering a change to
its softball rules that would allow
a defensive teamto choose a pen-
alty if a runner leaves base before
the pitcher releases the ball.
The proposal would allow the
defensive team to have the run-
ner called out and replay the
pitch as the rules currently re-
quire or take the result of the
play if thats more advantageous.
The change is one of several
proposals that will be considered
by the NCAAs playing rules over-
sight panel on July 13.
The old rule, because it was a
dead ball, the play never hap-
penedsoyounever got totake ad-
vantage of it, said Dee Abraham-
son, the NCAAs secretary-rules
editor for softball. Bymakingit a
delayed dead ball, now the de-
fense can choose: Do you want
the penalty youve always had, or
do you want the result of the
play?
Theproposal is aimedat giving
the defense a bigger benefit as a
result of the offense breaking the
rules. Under current rules, if a
player left early and then got
caught off base on a line-drive
double play, it would only result
in the runner being out and the
hitter would get to try again be-
cause the play would have been
ruled dead at the moment the
runner stepped off base.
S O F T B A L L
NCAA considers rules changes
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about the rest of the year.
Bernanke meets the press
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds a
news conference after the Fed completes a two-
day meeting about the economy. The biggest
question that reporters and investors have is
whether the Fed will change its mind about ending
its bond-buying program at the end of the month
and whether it will hold
open the possibility of
restarting it if the
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patch worsens. Ber-
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FedExs earnings and
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FedExs earnings are considered an
economic indicator because its busi-
ness rises and falls along with the
spending levels of companies and
consumers. The shipping companys
fourth-quarter results will show
whether higher fuel prices have hurt
spending. Theyll also give an indica-
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of the March 11 earthquake and tsu-
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Stocks rose for a fourth day straight
Tuesday on hopes that a vote of confi-
dence in the Greek government will
help the country avoid a default.
Materials producers and other com-
panies whose profits are closely tied to
global economic growth had the big-
gest gains Tuesday. Aluminum pro-
ducer Alcoa Inc. rose 4 percent, leading
the 30 companies that make up the
Dow. Gains were widespread, with
nine out of 10 industry groups higher.
Only consumer goods saw a decline.
Another reason stocks are rising is
that analysts expect corporate earnings
growth to remain strong. Thats despite
more than a dozen reports since May
that showed the U.S. economy has
slowed. Home prices and sales have
declined, manufacturing growth has
slowed and the job market remains
weak.
Even so, analysts surveyed by Fact-
Set forecast that companies in the
Standard & Poors 500 index will earn
14 percent more in the second quarter
compared with last year.
Bank business center opens
Franklin Security Bank will formally
open a new business banking center in
Scranton on Thursday. The office will
provide bundled business banking
products with specialized pricing to
credit-worthy customers, President and
CEO Richard Mebane said. A ribbon-
cutting ceremony is scheduled for 4:30
p.m., followed by a private reception.
The recently renovated facility is locat-
ed at 139 Wyoming Ave., Scranton.
Franklin Security Bank was estab-
lished as a subsidiary of Guard Fi-
nancial Group in 1999 and acquired in
2007 by a group of investors with local
ties to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area.
Chase settles fraud charges
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to
pay $153.6 million to settle civil fraud
charges that it misled buyers of com-
plex mortgage investments just as the
housing market was collapsing.
J.P. Morgan Securities, a division of
the powerful Wall Street bank, failed to
tell investors that a hedge fund helped
select the investment portfolio and
then bet that the portfolio would fail,
the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion said.
As part of the JPMorgan settlement,
investors who were harmed will re-
ceive all of their money back, the SEC
said.
IRS workers skirted law
Some 133 workers at the Internal
Revenue Service apparently didnt
comply with U.S. tax laws during a
two-year period but the agency failed
to detect them, a government investi-
gator said Tuesday.
About 44 percent of the cases were
workers who filed late returns but
didnt owe any taxes, said IRS spo-
keswoman Michelle Eldridge. More
than half the cases have already been
reviewed and closed because the facts
did not merit further review, she said.
The agency has about 107,000 em-
ployees.
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Whenwelookedatthefirstadwefeltit
waskindof risquandwasdisrespectful of
the American flag, said Tom Donohue,
general manager at Lamars Scranton of-
fice. We feel the Americanflagis very sa-
cred and we thought the ad was not very
tasteful.
DonohuesaidLamarneverrejectedthe
ad. He saidLamar askedthat the adbe re-
done.
The secondaduses red, white andblue
colors in the background, but not a flag
andnowreads: Wecanhelpyouget ajob!
(Even ex-politicians) WyckWyre.com.
Were actually running the ad as we
speak, DonohuesaidTuesdayafternoon.
We felt the first ad was a little sensitive
capitalizing on the scandal involving for-
mer Congressman Anthony Weiner.
Donohuesaidtheadwill berunningon
two digital billboards one along Inter-
state 81 near the Drinker Street exit in
Dunmore, and the other on Route 309
near the Sheetz store in Wilkes-Barre.
As of this morningWyckWyre.com re-
ceived word that the latest version of the
billboard in question was to be displayed,
effective immediately, said Justin Poet,
vice president of WyckWyre.com.
WyckWire.com issued a press release
soon after Lamar first balked at running
the ad in its original form. Poet said the
companys ads aremeant tobealittleed-
gy.
Were trying to get noticed instead of
being drowned out by the all the white
noise, Poet saidina release. We knewit
might ruffleafewfeathersyet ourmess-
age was fun, funny and was designed to
showthereisalightersidetooureconom-
ic and political environment.
Eachdigital billboard, onwhichrunthe
ads appear, looponan8-secondrotational
cycle.
Billboard plays to Weiner scandal
By BILL OBOYLE
[email protected]
A revised version of the billboard.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
When we looked at the first
ad we felt it was kind of ris-
qu and was disrespectful of
the American flag.
Tom Donohue
general manager at Lamars Scranton office
LOS ANGELES With a mighty
swing, RoryMcIlroygavegolf anewhero
and a California company a chance at
outfitting a new generation of athletes.
Known mostly for high-end sunglass-
es, Oakley Inc. provided clothing for the
22-year-old McIlroy during his star turn
at the U.S. Open last weekend. McIlroy,
who on Sunday became the youngest
golfer to win the tournament since1923,
wore a blue polo shirt, white pants and a
belt all Oakley-branded.
Comparisons to Tiger Woods and
the sales he generated for Nike Inc.
have marketing experts predicting good
fortunes for Oakley.
The way he is being seen by the golf
community, we havent seen since Tiger
Woods, said Nancy Lough, editor of
Sport Marketing Quarterly. If Tiger
wore a shirt on Sunday, everybody want-
ed the shirt on Monday.
McIlroys win is a golden opportunity
for Oakley, marketing experts say, pro-
viding the company a chance to showoff
and talk about its budding apparel lines,
designedfor athletes insuchactivities as
mountain biking, surfing and motor-
sports.
It is aggressively expanding its golf
line.
Oakleymaynot bewell-knowninthat
space, but neither was McIlroy, saidDa-
vid Carter, executive director of the Uni-
versity of Southern Californias Sports
Business Institute. It gives bothof them
a chance to build something together.
The firm has been quick to capitalize
on the opportunity.
On Monday, the front page of Oakleys
website displayed an exuberant McIlroy
coupled with a note of congratulations.
The company also issued a proud sa-
lute in a news release, tying the young
phenoms accomplishment to the golf
apparel he donned during the tourna-
ment.
Oakley is hoping that the connection
with McIlroy will shine a spotlight on its
clothing lines, which are not as well-
known as its sunglasses.
McIlroy gives
a big boost to
Oakley brand
By ANDREWKHOURI
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON Sales of existing
U.S. single-familyhomes andcondos fell
3.8 percent in May as a slump in prices
failed to spur activity in the market, ac-
cording to data released Tuesday.
The National Association of Realtors
saidsalesfell toaseasonallyadjustedan-
nual rate of 4.81million. Resales fell a re-
vised 1.8 percent in April to 5 million,
compared with the initial estimate of a
0.8 percent fall to 5.05 million units.
Thedeclinewas inlinewithforecasts.
Theforecastsrelyheavilyonthepend-
ing home sales index, which collapsed
by12 percent in April. Pending sales are
measured at the point of contract sign-
ing, and existing home sales are mea-
sured at closing.
This was a weak report that will like-
ly be greeted as being OK because the
decline was less than many feared. Still,
the housing market is going nowhere
fast, wrote Joel Naroff, president of Na-
roff Economic Advisors, in a note to cli-
ents.
Lawrence Yun, the chief economist of
the NAR, saidhe thinks that the May ex-
isting home sales could be the low
point of the year.
Yunsaidthat pendinghomesalesmay
rebound by as much as 15 percent next
month, which would push existing
home sales higher.
This would translate into existing
home sales rebounding 8.1 percent to
5.2 million units in June, estimated Ian
Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at
High Frequency Economics.
Housing has beena drag onthe recov-
eryandisoneof thereasonsthat theFed-
eral Reservehaskept short-terminterest
rates near zero since December 2008.
Existing home sales fall to 6-month low
By GREG ROBB
MarketWatch
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. At the
new Wild Turkey bourbon distillery in
central Kentucky, the grainy smell of
fermenting corn wafts from giant tubs
as workers add a touch of grain or
tweak the temperature, just as they
hadfor decades at the now-mothballed
plant nearby.
The difference? They can make
more than twice as much bourbon at
the new$50 million facility, with room
to growif sales keeps spiking. In a nod
to the automation that took hold years
ago, workers in a control room lined
with computers can adjust their brew
with a few keystrokes. Its among the
most ambitious of projects for this in-
dustry clustered in central Kentuckys
rolling hills, where distilleries have
spent at least $150 millioninone of the
bourbon sectors biggest expansions
since Prohibition, said Eric Gregory,
president of the Kentucky Distillers
Association.
The producers are aiming to quench
a thirst for bourbon especially pre-
mium brands that is steady in the
U.S. and rapidly expanding overseas,
thanks inpart tothe comebackof cock-
tails appealing to younger adults, low-
er tariffs, robust marketingandalarger
middle class in emerging markets.
It used to be if you went west and
crossed the Mississippi, it was hard to
even find a bourbon, said Eddie Rus-
sell, Wild Turkeys associate distiller
and son of longtime master distiller
Jimmy Russell. Wild Turkey showed
off the newdistillery at a ceremony on
Tuesday though the bourbon aging
there wont be ready for sipping until
2016.
Kentuckyproduces 95percent of the
worlds bourbon, accordingtothe state
distillers association. More than5 mil-
lionbarrels of bourbonandother whis-
keys are currently aging in the state,
the highest inventory since the early
1980s.
The proliferation of small-batch pre-
mium and super-premium products,
whichare agedlonger andfetchhigher
retail prices, has helped propel sales
and given bourbon a more cosmopol-
itan image.
Industryobserver F. Paul Pacult, edi-
tor of the quarterly newsletter Spirit
Journal, said bourbon makers are
showing an adventurous side with pre-
miumofferings that reflect an intram-
ural competition.
Theres more innovation happen-
ing in Kentucky right now than any
other place in the world, Pacult said.
AP PHOTO
Master Distiller Jimmy Russell, right, and his son Eddie are reflected in a mirror in the Wild Turkey Distillery offic-
es in Lawrenceburg, Ky. Officials say Kentucky bourbon distilleries have spent millions to expand their operations.
Toast of the town
Kentucky distilleries expand amid bourbon boom
By BRUCE SCHREINER
Associated Press
C M Y K
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StocksRecap
Mark Jewell, Elizabeth Gramling AP SOURCE:Morningstar
Morningstar is creating a new rating system
for mutual funds. Its designed to give
investors a sense of how a fund will do.
Morningstar already has a five-star system
that rates funds based on past performance.
In the fall, it will add ratings based on an AAA
scale. Morningstar is calling the new system
Analyst Ratings. It will be based on research
done by its analysts.
Star ratings are based on quantitative
measures of a funds past performance. Those
include its investment returns measured
against those of similar funds, and how much
risk a fund took to get those returns.
Morningstar says its new ratings will reflect its
analysts assessment of a funds managers
and parent company.
Funds that have 4- and 5-star ratings often
brag about them in ads. You can expect funds
that get top analyst ratings to do the same.
The new system will have five ratings: AAA,
AA, A, Neutral and Negative.
Morningstar plans to assign analyst ratings
to as many as 200 funds beginning in October.
It will start with funds that investors are most
interested in. Over the next year, Morningstar
hopes to rate more than 1,500 funds.
The analyst ratings will be assigned to
new funds as well as established funds.
That differs from the star ratings. A fund has
to be in existence for three years to get a
star rating.
Analyzing the future
Morningstars new ratings for funds will
be based on judgments made by its
analysts. Funds that get AAA, AA or A
ratings are expected to do better than
similar funds, or the indexes they track,
for at least five years.
Afund with at least one
flaw thats likely to signifi-
cantly hurt its performance.
The fund is considered in-
ferior to similar funds.
Negative
rating
A fund thats unlikely to
have standout returns.
But its also unlikely to do
significantly worse than
similar funds or the index
it tracks.
Neutral
rating
A fund that has disadvan-
tages but that analysts
still believe deserves a
positive rating.
rating
A fund that analysts have
high expectations for.
rating
A fund that analysts have
the highest expectations
for.
rating
Mutual Funds
Alliance Bernstein
BalShrB m 14.62 +.14 +5.8
CoreOppA m 12.32 +.21 +7.0
American Beacon
LgCpVlInv 18.97 +.24 +2.4
LgCpVlIs 19.99 +.25 +2.5
American Cent
EqIncInv 7.37 +.05 +3.3
GrowthInv 26.55 +.44 +2.7
IncGroA m 25.01 +.33 +4.8
UltraInv 23.61 +.45 +4.2
American Funds
AMCAPA m 19.46 +.25 +3.7
BalA m 18.45 +.17 +4.0
BondA m 12.39 ... +3.3
CapIncBuA m51.38 +.44 +4.8
CapWldBdA m21.18 +.06 +4.6
CpWldGrIA m36.49 +.57 +3.7
EurPacGrA m42.29 +.75 +2.2
FnInvA m 37.85 +.63 +3.8
GrthAmA m 31.03 +.53 +1.9
HiIncA m 11.36 +.01 +4.2
IncAmerA m 17.09 +.13 +5.3
IntBdAmA m 13.57 ... +2.2
IntlGrInA m 31.92 +.52 +4.3
InvCoAmA m 28.51 +.35 +2.2
MutualA m 26.24 +.26 +4.8
NewEconA m 26.27 +.43 +3.7
NewPerspA m29.19 +.48 +2.0
NwWrldA m 54.44 +.63 -0.3
SmCpWldA m38.92 +.60 +0.2
TaxEBdAmA m12.09 ... +4.3
USGovSecA m14.14 ... +2.6
WAMutInvA m28.61 +.31 +6.3
Artio Global
IntlEqI 29.76 +.53 -1.3
IntlEqIII 12.33 +.23 -1.0
Artisan
Intl d 22.43 +.38 +3.4
IntlVal d 28.05 +.42 +3.5
MdCpVal 21.76 +.27 +8.4
MidCap 35.86 +.77 +6.6
Baron
Asset b 57.91+1.23 +4.8
Growth b 54.81+1.08 +7.0
SmCap b 25.81 +.58 +8.5
Bernstein
DiversMui 14.50 ... +3.2
IntDur 13.97 ... +3.6
TxMIntl 15.52 +.32 -1.3
BlackRock
EqDivA m 18.35 +.21 +5.1
EqDivI 18.39 +.21 +5.3
GlobAlcA m 19.85 +.20 +2.2
GlobAlcC m 18.48 +.19 +1.9
GlobAlcI d 19.96 +.21 +2.4
CGM
Focus 30.48 +.87 -12.4
Mutual 26.79 +.50 -9.1
Realty 29.05 +.30 +8.7
Calamos
GrowA m 53.89+1.46 +1.0
Cohen & Steers
Realty 64.06 +.47 +10.0
Columbia
AcornA m 30.02 +.67 +3.8
AcornIntZ 40.29 +.67 +0.9
AcornZ 30.98 +.69 +3.9
DivrEqInA m 10.35 +.15 +2.8
StLgCpGrZ 13.53 +.37 +7.3
ValRestrZ 50.36 +.89 -0.1
DFA
1YrFixInI 10.36 ... +0.6
2YrGlbFII 10.21 ... +0.6
5YrGlbFII 11.23 -.01 +3.2
EmMkCrEqI 21.46 +.26 -2.6
EmMktValI 34.34 +.46 -4.6
IntSmCapI 17.28 +.33 +1.6
USCorEq1I 11.41 +.19 +4.3
USCorEq2I 11.36 +.20 +4.1
USLgCo 10.21 +.13 +3.9
USLgValI 21.22 +.36 +6.1
USMicroI 14.10 +.31 +2.6
USSmValI 26.06 +.58 +2.0
USSmallI 22.21 +.49 +4.2
DWS-Scudder
EnhEMFIS d 10.73 +.04 -0.1
HlthCareS d 27.46 +.25 +12.8
LAEqS d 48.29 +.45 -9.1
Davis
NYVentA m 34.52 +.41 +0.5
NYVentC m 33.27 +.40 +0.2
NYVentY 34.92 +.42 +0.7
Delaware Invest
DiverIncA m 9.35 ... +3.7
Dimensional Investme
IntCorEqI 11.31 +.23 +2.1
IntlSCoI 17.27 +.32 +1.7
IntlValuI 18.44 +.39 +2.3
Dodge & Cox
Bal 72.64 +.72 +4.0
Income 13.55 +.01 +3.5
IntlStk 35.96 +.61 +0.7
Stock 111.61+1.50 +3.9
Dreyfus
Apprecia 40.50 +.39 +6.0
EmgLead ... ... -0.3
TechGrA f 32.51 +.81 +0.1
Eaton Vance
HiIncOppA m 4.41 ... +4.3
HiIncOppB m 4.42 ... +3.9
LrgCpValA m 18.27 +.23 +0.8
NatlMuniA m 9.11 +.01 +5.1
NatlMuniB m 9.11 +.01 +4.7
PAMuniA m 8.83 +.02 +5.6
FMI
LgCap 16.35 +.17 +4.7
FPA
Cres d 27.88 +.20 +4.1
NewInc m 10.92 ... +1.7
Fairholme Funds
Fairhome d 31.78 +.48 -10.7
Federated
KaufmanR m 5.52 +.10 +0.4
Fidelity
AstMgr20 13.01 +.04 +2.4
AstMgr50 15.79 +.14 +2.7
Bal 18.76 +.18 +3.2
BlChGrow 46.58 +.95 +2.7
Canada d 58.08+1.33 -0.1
CapApr 26.27 +.49 +3.7
CapInc d 9.51 +.05 +3.7
Contra 68.56+1.33 +1.3
DiscEq 23.48 +.37 +4.2
DivGrow 28.90 +.52 +1.7
DivrIntl d 30.42 +.60 +0.9
EmgMkt d 25.71 +.42 -2.4
EqInc 45.49 +.60 +3.1
EqInc II 18.78 +.23 +3.2
ExpMulNat d 22.19 +.35 +1.7
FF2015 11.64 +.10 +3.0
FF2035 11.73 +.15 +2.7
FF2040 8.20 +.11 +2.8
Fidelity 33.48 +.58 +4.2
FltRtHiIn d 9.81 +.01 +1.5
Free2010 13.93 +.11 +2.9
Free2020 14.15 +.14 +3.0
Free2025 11.81 +.14 +2.9
Free2030 14.10 +.16 +2.8
GNMA 11.70 ... +3.6
GovtInc 10.62 ... +2.9
GrowCo 88.35+1.97 +6.3
GrowInc 18.77 +.22 +2.8
HiInc d 9.00 ... +3.6
Indepndnc 24.85 +.64 +2.1
IntBond 10.76 -.01 +3.5
IntMuniInc d 10.19 ... +3.4
IntlDisc d 33.04 +.68 0.0
InvGrdBd 7.56 ... +3.8
LatinAm d 56.85 +.67 -3.7
LevCoSt d 29.48 +.69 +3.7
LowPriStk d 40.93 +.67 +6.6
Magellan 71.23+1.27 -0.5
MidCap d 28.63 +.58 +4.3
MuniInc d 12.58 ... +4.6
NewMktIn d 15.86 +.03 +4.0
OTC 57.24+1.60 +4.2
Overseas d 33.06 +.80 +1.8
Puritan 18.45 +.21 +3.4
RealInv d 28.14 +.18 +9.5
Series100Index 8.98 +.10 +2.7
ShTmBond 8.53 ... +1.5
SmCapStk d 20.02 +.45 +2.2
StratInc 11.28 +.02 +4.3
StratRRet d 9.85 +.03 +3.3
TotalBd 10.93 ... +3.7
USBdIdxInv 11.53 ... +3.2
Value 70.90+1.16 +3.2
Fidelity Advisor
NewInsA m 20.14 +.38 +1.1
NewInsI 20.36 +.39 +1.3
StratIncA m 12.60 +.02 +4.2
ValStratT m 26.94 +.59 +4.1
Fidelity Select
Gold d 46.19+1.44 -9.6
Pharm d 13.61 +.14 +12.6
Fidelity Spartan
500IdxAdvtg 46.05 +.61 +4.0
500IdxInv 46.05 +.62 +3.9
ExtMktIdI d 39.38 +.81 +4.5
IntlIdxIn d 36.11 +.71 +3.0
TotMktIdAg d 37.81 +.55 +4.1
TotMktIdI d 37.81 +.56 +4.1
First Eagle
GlbA m 47.92 +.50 +3.4
OverseasA m 23.18 +.25 +2.3
FrankTemp-Franklin
CA TF A m 6.89 +.01 +4.8
Fed TF A m 11.72 ... +5.5
GrowB m 44.20 +.64 +3.2
Growth A m 46.25 +.66 +3.6
HY TF A m 9.93 ... +6.1
Income A m 2.22 +.02 +5.0
Income C m 2.24 +.02 +4.7
IncomeAdv 2.20 +.01 +4.7
NY TF A m 11.49 ... +4.5
RisDv A m 34.79 +.26 +5.9
US Gov A m 6.82 ... +2.9
FrankTemp-Mutual
Beacon Z 12.88 +.15 +4.6
Discov A m 30.26 +.33 +3.7
Discov Z 30.66 +.34 +3.8
QuestZ 18.33 +.17 +3.6
Shares A m 21.56 +.25 +4.5
Shares Z 21.75 +.25 +4.6
FrankTemp-Templeton
Fgn A m 7.40 +.14 +6.0
GlBond A m 13.82 +.05 +3.9
GlBond C m 13.85 +.05 +3.7
GlBondAdv 13.78 +.05 +4.0
Growth A m 18.94 +.33 +6.5
World A m 15.49 +.26 +4.4
Franklin Templeton
FndAllA m 11.00 +.12 +5.2
GE
S&SProg 41.15 +.62 +2.3
GMO
EmgMktsVI 13.63 +.18 +0.7
IntItVlIV 22.89 +.44 +4.9
QuIII 21.16 +.17 +5.8
QuVI 21.17 +.17 +5.8
Goldman Sachs
HiYieldIs d 7.28 +.01 +3.4
MidCapVaA m37.29 +.65 +3.9
MidCpVaIs 37.62 +.65 +4.1
Harbor
Bond 12.38 +.02 +3.1
CapApInst 38.34 +.82 +4.4
IntlInstl d 63.19+1.31 +4.4
IntlInv m 62.51+1.30 +4.2
Hartford
AdvHLSIA 19.83 +.19 +2.6
CapAprA m 33.61 +.62 -2.9
CapAprI 33.66 +.62 -2.8
CpApHLSIA 42.40 +.78 +0.1
DvGrHLSIA 20.21 +.25 +3.6
TRBdHLSIA 11.23 -.01 +3.1
Hussman
StratGrth d 12.37 -.02 +0.7
INVESCO
CharterA m 17.04 +.22 +5.4
ComstockA m16.16 +.25 +3.4
ConstellB m 21.04 +.44 +0.5
EqIncomeA m 8.76 +.08 +2.9
GlobEqA m 11.36 +.18 +5.8
GrowIncA m 19.65 +.25 +2.8
PacGrowB m 21.59 +.26 -3.3
Ivy
AssetStrA m 25.08 +.54 +2.7
AssetStrC m 24.29 +.53 +2.4
JPMorgan
CoreBondA m11.66 -.01 +3.2
CoreBondSelect11.65 -.01 +3.3
HighYldSel d 8.19 ... +3.6
IntmdTFSl 11.01 ... +3.6
ShDurBndSel 11.03 ... +1.2
USLCpCrPS 20.91 +.30 +1.2
Janus
BalJ 25.97 +.25 +4.1
OverseasJ d 45.62 +.77 -9.9
PerkinsMCVJ 23.40 +.28 +3.7
TwentyJ 64.21+1.30 -2.3
John Hancock
LifAg1 b 12.57 +.21 +2.4
LifBa1 b 13.23 +.14 +3.0
LifGr1 b 13.17 +.18 +2.6
RegBankA m 14.14 +.16 -3.5
SovInvA m 16.18 +.19 +3.3
TaxFBdA m 9.76 ... +4.4
Lazard
EmgMkEqtI d 21.22 +.34 -2.6
EmgMktEqO m21.58+.34 -2.7
Legg Mason/Western
CrPlBdIns 10.99 ... +3.7
MgdMuniA m 15.57 +.01 +5.5
Longleaf Partners
LongPart 30.32 +.49 +7.3
Loomis Sayles
BondI x 14.73 -.01 +6.0
BondR x 14.68 ... +5.8
Lord Abbett
AffiliatA m 11.67 +.18 +1.0
BondDebA m 7.93 +.02 +4.4
ShDurIncA m 4.60 ... +2.1
ShDurIncC m 4.63 ... +1.7
MFS
MAInvA m 19.76 +.25 +3.3
MAInvC m 19.10 +.24 +2.9
TotRetA m 14.47 +.09 +3.5
ValueA m 23.70 +.24 +4.2
ValueI 23.81 +.24 +4.3
MainStay
HiYldCorA m 5.93 ... +3.7
Manning & Napier
WrldOppA 9.00 +.17 +4.5
Merger
Merger m 16.21 +.06 +2.7
Metropolitan West
TotRetBdI 10.50 -.01 +3.4
TotRtBd b 10.50 -.01 +3.2
Morgan Stanley Instl
IntlEqI d 14.20 +.21 +4.3
MdCpGrI 40.26 +.81 +7.8
Natixis
InvBndY 12.47 +.02 +5.0
StratIncA x 15.28 ... +6.1
StratIncC x 15.36 ... +5.7
Neuberger Berman
GenesisIs 48.91 +.89 +6.4
GenesisTr 50.63 +.92 +6.3
SmCpGrInv 18.99 +.51 +6.2
Northern
HYFixInc d 7.34 ... +4.0
MMIntlEq d 9.70 ... -2.4
Oakmark
EqIncI 28.91 +.28 +4.2
Intl I d 19.94 +.34 +2.7
Oakmark I d 43.15 +.52 +4.5
Old Westbury
GlbSmMdCp x15.81 -.01 +4.1
Oppenheimer
CapApA m 44.57 +.73 +2.3
CapApB m 39.22 +.65 +1.9
DevMktA m 35.08 +.49 -3.8
DevMktY 34.75 +.49 -3.7
GlobA m 63.52+1.20 +5.2
IntlBondA m 6.71 +.03 +4.1
IntlBondY 6.71 +.04 +4.3
MainStrA m 32.49 +.44 +0.3
RocMuniA m 15.35 +.01 +4.4
RochNtlMu m 6.78 ... +6.7
StrIncA m 4.36 +.01 +4.6
PIMCO
AllAssetI 12.36 ... +4.5
AllAuthIn 10.86 +.03 +4.5
ComRlRStI 8.87 +.07 +3.3
DevLocMktI 11.03 +.05 +4.9
DivIncInst 11.57 +.02 +3.9
HiYldIs 9.32 +.01 +3.7
InvGrdIns 10.70 ... +4.6
LowDrA m 10.50 +.01 +2.0
LowDrIs 10.50 +.01 +2.2
RealRet 11.66 +.02 +5.0
RealRtnA m 11.66 +.02 +4.8
ShtTermIs 9.90 ... +1.0
TotRetA m 11.01 +.01 +2.9
TotRetAdm b 11.01 +.01 +3.0
TotRetC m 11.01 +.01 +2.5
TotRetIs 11.01 +.01 +3.1
TotRetrnD b 11.01 +.01 +3.0
TotlRetnP 11.01 +.01 +3.0
Parnassus
EqIncInv 26.97 +.34 +2.8
Permanent
Portfolio 48.32 +.32 +5.5
Pioneer
PioneerA m 41.90 +.58 +2.5
Principal
L/T2020I 12.09 +.14 +3.7
SAMConGrB m13.51+.18 +3.0
Prudential Investmen
2020FocA m 16.35 +.35 +2.9
BlendA m 17.88 +.36 +3.9
EqOppA m 14.57 +.24 +5.0
HiYieldA m 5.52 +.01 +3.7
IntlEqtyA m 6.42 +.13 +3.7
IntlValA m 21.30 +.41 +3.4
JenMidCapGrA m29.23+.60 +6.8
JennGrA m 18.82 +.42 +4.3
NaturResA m 54.20+1.55 -5.0
SmallCoA m 21.49 +.45 +5.9
UtilityA m 10.85 +.14 +7.1
ValueA m 15.23 +.26 +3.4
Putnam
GrowIncA m 13.59 ... +0.8
GrowIncB m 13.36 ... +0.5
IncomeA m 6.93 ... +5.0
VoyagerA m 22.79 +.49 -3.9
Royce
LowStkSer m 18.35 +.44 +0.5
OpportInv d 12.08 +.29 0.0
PAMutInv d 12.16 +.24 +4.4
PremierInv d 21.65 +.43 +6.4
TotRetInv d 13.58 +.20 +3.6
ValPlSvc m 13.58 +.33 +1.2
Schwab
1000Inv d 38.66 +.56 +4.0
S&P500Sel d 20.34 +.27 +3.9
Scout
Interntl d 33.12 +.65 +2.3
Selected
AmerShS b 41.69 +.50 +0.6
American D 41.72 +.49 +0.7
Sequoia
Sequoia 141.72+1.31 +9.6
T Rowe Price
BlChpGr 39.13 +.82 +2.6
CapApprec 21.21 +.19 +4.4
DivGrow 23.97 +.29 +5.1
DivrSmCap d 17.10 +.43 +8.1
EmMktStk d 34.13 +.57 -3.3
EqIndex d 35.03 +.46 +3.8
EqtyInc 24.34 +.29 +3.1
FinSer 13.65 +.18 -3.7
GrowStk 32.65 +.72 +1.6
HealthSci 35.20 +.50 +16.2
HiYield d 6.80 ... +3.7
IntlBnd d 10.37 +.05 +5.5
IntlDisc d 45.03 +.59 +2.6
IntlGrInc d 13.98 +.27 +5.0
IntlStk d 14.46 +.26 +1.6
IntlStkAd m 14.40 +.25 +1.6
LatinAm d 52.01 +.55 -8.3
MediaTele 54.38+1.41 +5.1
MidCapVa 24.80 +.34 +4.6
MidCpGr 61.53+1.18 +5.1
NewAmGro 34.09 +.64 +3.3
NewAsia d 19.11 +.26 -0.4
NewEra 51.69+1.30 -0.9
NewHoriz 36.21 +.73 +8.1
NewIncome 9.59 -.01 +2.7
R2015 12.29 +.13 +3.4
R2025 12.43 +.17 +3.2
R2035 12.61 +.20 +3.1
Rtmt2010 15.86 +.14 +3.4
Rtmt2020 16.97 +.20 +3.2
Rtmt2030 17.83 +.27 +3.2
Rtmt2040 17.95 +.29 +3.0
ShTmBond 4.87 ... +1.5
SmCpStk 36.41 +.71 +5.8
SmCpVal d 37.09 +.74 +2.7
SpecGrow 18.23 +.32 +3.0
SpecInc 12.56 +.03 +3.5
TaxFHiYld 10.58 ... +4.3
Value 24.24 +.34 +3.9
ValueAd b 23.98 +.34 +3.8
Templeton
InFEqSeS 20.81 +.38 +3.8
Third Avenue
Value d 50.06 +.58 -3.3
Thornburg
IntlValA m 28.89 +.48 +3.2
IntlValI d 29.55 +.50 +3.4
Tweedy Browne
GlobVal d 24.39 +.23 +2.4
VALIC Co I
StockIdx 25.75 +.34 +3.8
Vanguard
500Adml 119.87+1.60 +4.0
500Inv 119.83+1.60 +3.9
AssetA 25.28 +.32 +3.4
BalIdxAdm 22.08 +.18 +3.8
BalIdxIns 22.09 +.19 +3.9
CAITAdml 10.99 ... +4.5
CapOp d 33.46 +.55 +0.7
CapOpAdml d77.30+1.26 +0.7
CapVal 11.14 +.22 +1.1
Convrt d 13.57 +.13 +1.9
DevMktIdx d 10.35 +.21 +2.9
DivGr 15.32 +.14 +6.5
EmMktIAdm d39.04 +.52 -2.1
EnergyAdm d129.50+2.74 +7.1
EnergyInv d 68.96+1.46 +7.0
ExplAdml 72.35+1.78 +6.6
Explr 77.70+1.92 +6.6
ExtdIdAdm 43.29 +.90 +4.9
ExtdIdIst 43.29 +.90 +4.9
ExtndIdx 43.24 +.90 +4.8
FAWeUSIns d95.27+1.74 +1.5
GNMA 10.94 -.01 +3.4
GNMAAdml 10.94 -.01 +3.5
GlbEq 18.53 +.33 +3.8
GrowthEq 11.21 +.21 +3.9
GrowthIdx 32.49 +.55 +3.0
GrthIdAdm 32.50 +.55 +3.1
GrthIstId 32.50 +.55 +3.1
HYCor d 5.75 ... +4.3
HYCorAdml d 5.75 ... +4.4
HltCrAdml d 58.85 +.39 +14.8
HlthCare d 139.44 +.92 +14.8
ITBondAdm 11.47 -.02 +4.6
ITGradeAd 10.03 ... +4.3
ITIGrade 10.03 ... +4.2
ITrsyAdml 11.64 -.01 +3.9
InfPrtAdm 26.67 +.03 +5.1
InfPrtI 10.86 +.01 +5.1
InflaPro 13.57 +.01 +5.0
InstIdxI 119.03+1.59 +4.0
InstPlus 119.04+1.59 +4.0
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Combined Stocks
ABB Ltd 25.68 +1.05 +14.4
AEP Ind 29.45 +.46 +13.5
AES Corp 12.49 +.22 +2.5
AFLAC 46.16 +.82 -18.2
AGL Res 40.16 +.32 +12.0
AK Steel 14.45 +.27 -11.7
AMR 5.85 +.14 -24.9
ASM Intl 38.12 +2.29 +8.9
AT&T Inc 31.11 +.15 +5.9
AU Optron 6.87 +.12 -34.1
AbtLab 52.26 +.24 +9.1
AberFitc 67.93 +1.54 +17.9
AcadiaRlt 20.55 +.12 +12.7
Accenture 54.79 +.83 +13.0
AcmePkt 64.66 +4.14 +21.6
ActionSemi 1.92 +.03 -10.7
ActivsBliz 11.19 +.21 -10.0
AdamsEx 10.84 +.15 +.9
AdobeSy 32.01 +1.06 +4.0
AMD 7.22 +.33 -11.7
Aeropostl 18.07 +.22 -26.7
Aetna 44.63 -.14 +46.3
Affymetrix 7.67 +.56 +52.5
Agilent 49.82 +1.44 +20.3
Agnico g 65.43 +4.45 -14.7
AkamaiT 30.06 +.82 -36.1
AlcatelLuc 5.40 +.19 +82.4
Alcoa 15.37 +.59 -.1
AlignTech 23.58 +.89 +20.7
Allergan 82.77 +.97 +20.5
AlliBInco 7.94 +.02 +.1
AlliantEgy 40.38 +.11 +9.8
Allstate 30.12 +.24 -5.5
AlphaNRs 42.82 +1.84 -28.7
AlteraCp lf 43.99 +1.06 +23.6
Altria 27.31 -.01 +10.9
Amarin 14.45 +.81 +76.2
Amazon 194.23 +6.51 +7.9
Ameren 28.87 +.08 +2.4
AMovilL 50.60 +.54 -11.8
AMovilA 50.36 +.06 -11.9
ACapAgy 28.50 +.10 -.8
AmCapLtd 9.22 +.29 +22.0
AEagleOut 12.95 +.22 -11.5
AEP 37.88 -.03 +5.3
AmExp 49.55 +.67 +15.4
AmIntlGrp 28.78 +.76 -40.4
AmSupr 8.00 +.39 -72.0
AmWtrWks 29.36 +.08 +16.1
Ameriprise 57.34 +.79 -.4
Ametek s 42.49 +1.22 +8.3
Amgen 58.17 -.28 +6.0
Anadarko 72.15 +2.50 -5.3
AnalogDev 37.55 +.81 -.3
Ann Inc 27.56 +1.17 +.6
Annaly 18.50 ... +3.2
Apple Inc 325.30 +9.98 +.8
ApldMatl 12.68 +.26 -9.8
Arbitron 39.08 +.75 -5.9
ArcelorMit 32.52 +.93 -14.7
ArchCoal 26.02 +1.21 -25.8
AriadP 10.26 +.29+101.2
ArmourRsd 7.40 -.07 -5.2
ArubaNet 26.74 +2.23 +28.1
AstraZen 49.17 -.10 +6.5
Atmel 13.04 +.40 +5.8
ATMOS 32.31 +.14 +3.6
Autodesk 37.04 +1.34 -3.0
AutoData 52.70 +.30 +13.9
AveryD 37.38 +.58 -11.7
Avnet 30.58 +.61 -7.4
Avon 28.27 +.66 -2.7
BB&T Cp 26.22 -.05 -.3
BHP BillLt 90.53 +1.63 -2.6
BJs Whls 47.10 +1.55 -1.7
BP PLC 43.40 +1.56 -1.7
BP Pru 108.01 +1.22 -14.6
BPZ Res 3.42 +.20 -28.2
BRFBrasil 16.59 +.51 -1.7
Baidu 127.71 +9.43 +32.3
BakrHu 70.64 +1.35 +23.6
BallardPw 1.57 +.04 +4.7
BallyTech 41.01 +1.46 -2.8
BcoBrades 19.35 +.03 -4.6
BcoSantSA 11.55 +.29 +8.4
BcoSBrasil 11.15 -.10 -18.0
BkHawaii 46.29 +.43 -1.9
BkIrelnd 1.17 +.03 -55.8
BkAtl A h .77 +.03 -33.0
Bar iPVix rs 23.32 -.80 -38.0
BarnesNob 18.94 -1.20 +33.9
BarrickG 44.19 +1.02 -16.9
Baxter 59.80 -.13 +18.1
BedBath 54.06 +1.47 +10.0
BerkHa A 114790 +540 -4.7
BerkH B 76.49 +.39 -4.5
BestBuy 32.38 +.84 -5.6
BigLots 33.07 +.38 +8.6
BioRadA 118.05 +.44 +13.7
BiogenIdc 98.65 +.06 +47.1
BioMedR 19.25 +.12 +3.2
Blackstone 16.56 +.11 +17.0
BlockHR 16.00 +.45 +34.3
Boeing 73.98 -.54 +13.4
BostonSci 6.92 +.18 -8.6
BrigExp 26.82 +1.09 -1.5
BrMySq 27.98 +.17 +5.7
Broadcom 32.21 +.96 -26.0
BrcdeCm 6.66 +.23 +25.8
Buckeye 63.15 +.44 -5.5
CA Inc 22.10 +.39 -9.6
CB REllis 24.78 +.92 +21.0
CBS B 26.91 +.54 +41.3
CH Engy 52.61 +.19 +7.6
CMS Eng 19.74 +.10 +6.1
CNO Fincl 7.50 +.12 +10.6
CSS Inds 19.43 +.79 -5.7
CSX s 25.79 +.68 +19.7
CVR Engy 23.30 +.73 +53.5
CablvsnNY 35.97 +.67 +6.3
Cadence 10.22 +.22 +23.7
CalaStrTR 9.37 +.10 +1.2
Cameco g 24.65 +1.45 -39.0
Cameron 46.99 +1.19 -7.4
CampSp 34.22 -.01 -1.5
CdnNRs gs 40.23 +1.64 -9.4
CapOne 50.66 +1.07 +19.0
CapitlSrce 6.19 +.09 -12.8
CapsteadM 13.88 ... +10.2
CpstnTrb h 1.40 +.04 +45.8
CardnlHlth 45.07 +.61 +17.6
CareFusion 27.31 +.50 +6.3
CarMax 30.52 +1.24 -4.3
Carnival 37.24 +1.51 -19.2
Caterpillar 101.39 +3.21 +8.3
CedarF 18.50 +.05 +22.0
CelSci .51 +.03 -37.9
Cemex 8.07 +.24 -21.6
CenovusE 34.07 +.55 +2.5
CenterPnt 19.00 +.17 +20.9
CVtPS 34.45 +.02 +57.6
CntryLink 40.06 +.46 -13.2
ChkPoint 53.67 +.87 +16.0
Checkpnt 17.19 +.76 -16.4
Cheesecake30.32 +.28 -1.1
CheniereEn 8.10 -.07 +46.7
ChesEng 28.79 +.69 +11.1
Chevron 101.59 +1.68 +11.3
Chicos 14.90 +.45 +23.9
Chimera 3.52 +.02 -14.4
ChurchD s 41.52 +1.08 +20.3
CIBER 5.03 +.09 +7.5
CienaCorp 17.59 +.63 -16.4
Cirrus 14.40 +.91 -9.9
Cisco 15.51 +.37 -23.3
Citigrp rs 39.31 +1.15 -16.9
CitzRepB h .70 +.03 +13.0
CitrixSys 77.21 +2.42 +12.9
Clearwire 3.77 +.14 -26.8
CliffsNRs 84.68 +2.48 +8.6
Clorox 67.78 -.08 +7.1
CocaCE 29.15 +.38 +16.5
CognizTech 72.06 +4.15 -1.7
ColgPal 88.92 -.19 +10.6
Comc spcl 22.86 +.32 +10.4
CmclMtls 14.29 +.65 -13.9
CmtyHlt 26.31 +1.26 -29.6
ConAgra 24.93 +.07 +10.4
ConnWtrSv 25.49 +.47 -8.6
ConocPhil 73.73 +1.46 +8.3
ConEd 52.95 -.06 +6.8
ConsolWtr 9.36 +.62 +2.1
ConvOrg h .10 -.00 -75.0
CooperTire 19.61 +.85 -16.8
CornPdts 54.62 +1.24 +18.7
Corning 17.66 -.26 -8.6
Covidien 53.51 +.60 +17.2
Cree Inc 34.00 +.85 -48.4
Crocs 24.67 +.03 +44.1
CrwnCstle 41.44 +.81 -5.5
CrownHold 37.80 +.77 +13.2
Ctrip.com 40.96 +.88 +1.3
Cummins 97.52 +4.04 -11.4
CybrOpt 9.60 +.12 +12.4
CypSharp 12.53 ... -2.9
DCT Indl 5.20 +.07 -2.1
DNP Selct 9.91 +.03 +8.4
DR Horton 11.38 +.15 -4.6
DTE 49.69 +.44 +9.6
DanaHldg 16.84 +.64 -2.1
Danaher 53.07 +1.08 +12.5
Darden 48.49 +1.33 +4.4
DeanFds 12.76 +.22 +44.3
Deere 82.13 +2.07 -1.1
Dell Inc 16.33 +.14 +20.5
DeltaAir 9.81 +.12 -22.1
DenburyR 19.59 +.77 +2.6
DeutschBk 59.40 +2.00 +14.1
DevelDiv 13.92 -.01 -1.2
Dex One 2.51 -.39 -66.4
Diageo 82.37 +1.12 +10.8
Diebold 30.73 +.85 -4.1
DirecTV A 47.81 +.89 +19.7
DrSCBr rs 37.71 -2.62 -19.5
DirFnBr rs 47.37 -1.83 +.3
DirLCBr rs 36.79 -1.65 -16.1
DrxEMBull 34.57 +1.74 -16.3
DrxEBear rs15.91 -.96 -29.4
DrxFnBull 24.42 +.89 -12.3
DirxSCBull 75.75 +4.69 +4.6
DirxEnBull 68.46 +3.68 +17.1
Discover 24.04 +.42 +29.7
DiscCm A 42.04 +1.13 +.8
DishNetwk 28.64 +.75 +45.7
Disney 38.78 +.55 +3.4
DomRescs 48.23 +.07 +12.9
Dover 64.46 +1.34 +10.3
DowChm 36.08 +1.12 +5.7
DryShips 4.04 +.07 -26.4
DuPont 51.72 +1.33 +3.7
DukeEngy 18.80 -.03 +5.6
DukeRlty 13.93 +.17 +11.8
Dycom 15.65 +.53 +6.1
ECDang n 12.04 -.21 -55.5
E-Trade 14.00 +.22 -12.5
eBay 29.78 +.96 +7.0
EMC Cp 26.65 +.62 +16.4
ENI 46.26 +1.28 +5.8
ErthLink 7.64 +.21 -11.2
Eastgrp 42.68 +.43 +.9
EKodak 3.44 +.07 -35.8
Eaton s 48.69 +1.28 -4.1
ElPasoCp 20.22 +.53 +46.9
Elan 10.69 +.47 +86.6
EldorGld g 14.08 +.63 -24.2
ElectArts 22.68 +.32 +38.5
EmersonEl 53.92 +1.09 -5.7
EnbrEPt s 29.81 +.45 -4.4
EnCana g 29.86 -.24 +2.5
EndvSilv g 8.55 +.69 +16.5
Energen 56.27 +.87 +16.6
Energizer 71.45 +1.11 -2.0
EngyConv 1.17 +.03 -74.6
EngyTsfr 48.17 +.35 -7.0
ENSCO 52.00 +1.07 -2.6
Entergy 69.39 -.01 -2.0
EntPrPt 41.49 +1.01 -.3
EnzoBio 4.06 +.24 -23.1
EricsnTel 13.91 +.37 +20.6
Exelon 41.85 -.13 +.5
Expedia 28.28 +.91 +12.7
ExpScripts 54.99 +.20 +1.7
ExxonMbl 80.57 +.86 +10.2
Fastenal s 33.82 +.73 +12.9
FedExCp 89.13 +1.63 -4.2
FifthStFin 11.65 -.25 -4.0
FifthThird 12.67 +.13 -13.7
Finisar 15.66 +1.01 -47.3
FstHorizon 10.08 ... -14.4
FstNiagara 13.60 -.04 -2.7
FirstEngy 44.21 +.05 +19.4
Flextrn 6.41 +.14 -18.4
FocusMda 27.35 +1.33 +24.7
Fonar 2.09 -.05 +60.8
FootLockr 24.12 +.71 +22.9
FordM 13.32 +.38 -20.7
ForestLab 40.15 +.66 +25.5
Fortinet s 24.64 +1.92 +52.3
FortuneBr 64.21 +.26 +6.6
FMCG s 49.24 +1.83 -18.0
FDelMnt 26.33 +.36 +5.5
FrontierCm 8.06 +.13 -17.2
FrontierOil 32.08 +1.01 +78.1
FuelCell 1.45 +.02 -37.2
FultonFncl 10.71 +.11 +3.6
GMAC CpT 25.05 +.35 -2.8
GT Solar 13.91 +.60 +52.5
GabDvInc 16.19 +.20 +5.4
GabelliET 5.92 +.07 +4.4
Gafisa SA 9.47 -.04 -34.8
Gannett 14.16 +.40 -6.2
Gap 18.15 +.02 -17.6
GenElec 18.81 +.33 +2.8
GenGrPr n 16.46 ... +6.3
GenMarit 1.46 ... -55.1
GenMills 38.33 ... +7.7
GenMot n 29.59 +.07 -19.7
GenOn En 3.75 -.01 -1.6
Gentex 29.36 +1.09 -.7
Genworth 10.42 +.22 -20.7
Gerdau 9.98 +.05 -28.7
GileadSci 39.90 -.20 +10.1
GlaxoSKln 41.50 +.01 +5.8
GlimchRt 9.63 +.07 +14.6
GoldFLtd 14.57 +.24 -19.6
Goldcrp g 48.50 +1.15 +5.5
GoldmanS135.96 +.82 -19.1
Goodyear 15.59 +.67 +31.6
Google 493.00 +8.42 -17.0
Gramrcy 2.80 +.07 +21.2
Greif A 64.48 +.85 +4.2
GpoTMM 1.68 -.04 -32.8
HCA Hld n 33.90 -.33 +9.3
HCP Inc 37.85 +.14 +2.9
HSBC 49.37 +.50 -3.3
Hallibrtn 47.13 +.70 +15.4
HanJS 14.85 +.15 -1.7
HarbinElec 14.64 +1.29 -15.6
HarleyD 37.92 +.94 +9.4
HarrisCorp 45.38 +.69 +.2
Harsco 31.39 +.88 +10.8
HartfdFn 24.91 +.64 -6.0
HawaiiEl 23.87 -.07 +4.7
HltMgmt 10.54 +.03 +10.5
HeclaM 7.42 +.36 -34.1
HelixEn 16.39 +1.01 +35.0
HercOffsh 5.27 +.16 +51.4
Hertz 15.58 +.27 +7.5
Hess 71.53 +2.80 -6.5
HewlettP 35.30 +.31 -16.2
HomeDp 35.43 +.66 +1.1
HonwllIntl 57.81 +1.38 +8.7
Hospira 55.50 +.66 -.3
HostHotls 16.47 +.17 -7.8
HudsCity 8.21 +.04 -35.6
HumGen 25.51 +.42 +6.8
HuntBnk 6.40 +.08 -6.8
Huntsmn 17.74 +.79 +13.6
Hydrognc 6.25 ... +66.2
Hyperdyn 4.33 +.19 -12.7
IAMGld g 19.89 +.90 +11.7
INGPrRTr 6.10 +.01 +7.2
iShGold s 15.10 +.06 +8.6
iSAstla 25.68 +.45 +.9
iShBraz 71.73 +.48 -7.3
iShGer 27.07 +.70 +13.1
iSh HK 18.18 +.21 -3.9
iShJapn 10.18 +.17 -6.7
iSh Kor 63.07 +1.52 +3.1
iSMalas 15.17 +.13 +5.5
iShMex 60.17 +.63 -2.8
iShSing 13.62 +.25 -1.7
iSTaiwn 15.04 +.22 -3.7
iShSilver 35.51 +.42 +17.7
iShChina25 41.90 +.64 -2.8
iSSP500 130.50 +1.71 +3.4
iShEMkts 46.56 +.84 -2.3
iShB20 T 96.59 -.43 +2.6
iShB1-3T 84.46 +.01 +.6
iS Eafe 59.86 +1.27 +2.8
iSR1KV 67.22 +.82 +3.6
iSR1KG 59.41 +.98 +3.8
iShR2K 80.66 +1.71 +3.1
iShREst 60.60 +.53 +8.3
ITT Corp 57.68 +.60 +10.7
ITW 55.54 +.92 +4.0
Incyte 18.71 +.46 +13.0
Informat 56.60 +1.15 +28.5
InglesMkts 16.98 ... -11.6
IntgDv 7.51 +.20 +12.7
Intel 21.65 +.33 +2.9
IBM 166.22 +1.20 +13.3
IntlGame 16.98 +.42 -4.0
IntPap 28.78 +1.34 +5.7
Interpublic 11.81 +.36 +11.2
Intersil 12.56 +.17 -17.7
Intuit 50.39 +.00 +2.2
Invesco 23.37 +.26 -2.9
InvMtgCap 20.89 -.10 -4.3
ItauUnibH 22.13 -.09 -7.4
JAlexandr 6.45 -.01 +22.9
J&J Snack 49.14 +.90 +1.9
JA Solar 5.14 +.06 -25.8
JDS Uniph 16.44 +.66 +13.5
JPMorgCh 40.91 +.43 -3.6
Jabil 18.85 +.59 -6.2
JanusCap 9.44 +.05 -27.2
JpnSmCap 7.92 -.39 -11.7
JetBlue 6.13 +.13 -7.3
JohnJn 66.49 -.02 +7.5
JohnsnCtl 38.54 +1.15 +.9
JnprNtwk 30.25 +.74 -18.1
KB Home 11.70 +.04 -13.3
Kaydon 36.20 +.62 -11.1
Kellogg 54.99 -.26 +7.7
KeyEngy 16.97 +.41 +30.7
Keycorp 8.26 +.06 -6.7
Kimco 18.16 +.14 +.7
KindME 71.36 +.36 +1.6
Kinross g 15.37 +.49 -18.9
KodiakO g 5.45 +.17 -17.4
Kohls 51.16 +.10 -5.9
KrispKrm 8.94 +.24 +28.1
Kroger 24.62 +.58 +10.1
Kulicke 10.91 +.61 +51.5
LDK Solar 6.83 +.10 -32.5
LSI Corp 6.99 +.18 +16.7
LamResrch 42.53 +.49 -17.9
LancastrC 60.20 +.50 +5.2
LVSands 39.11 +1.29 -14.9
LawsnSft 11.20 +.02 +21.1
LenderPS 20.49 +.85 -30.6
LennarA 17.84 +.25 -4.9
LeucNatl 33.39 +.50 +14.4
Level3 2.29 +.14+133.7
LibGlobA 41.85 +1.81 +18.3
LibtyMIntA 15.92 +.42 +1.0
LifeTech 52.86 +.87 -4.8
LillyEli 37.77 +.21 +7.8
Limited 37.48 +1.11 +22.0
LincNat 27.72 +.62 -.3
LizClaib 5.92 +.17 -17.3
LockhdM 80.65 +.31 +15.4
Lorillard 111.89 +.79 +36.4
LaPac 8.01 +.31 -15.3
Lowes 23.68 +.57 -5.6
lululemn g 102.81 +5.06 +50.3
LyonBas A 38.61 +2.05 +12.2
MEMC 8.42 +.20 -25.2
MFA Fncl 7.94 +.02 -2.7
MMT 6.78 -.03 -1.7
MGIC 6.56 +.22 -35.6
MGM Rsts 12.33 +.44 -17.0
Macys 28.26 +.61 +11.7
Manitowoc 16.01 +.91 +22.1
Manulife g 16.86 +.56 -1.9
MarathonO 52.15 +1.05 +40.8
MktVGold 54.01 +1.76 -12.1
MktVRus 38.07 +.52 +.4
MktVJrGld 33.99 +1.35 -14.8
MarIntA 34.31 +1.19 -17.4
MarshM 30.50 +.65 +11.6
MarshIls 7.89 +.17 +14.0
MarvellT 13.97 +.57 -24.7
Masco 12.43 +.24 -1.8
MassMCp s16.13 -.17 +5.6
Mattel 27.17 +.35 +6.8
McClatchy 2.48 +.12 -46.9
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buy back $5 billion of its common
stock and raise its quarterly divi-
dend 7 percent.
The Finnish handset maker will in-
troduce its first mobile phones using
the Microsoft Windows operating
system this year.
A contractor paid the British oil com-
pany $75 million to settle all poten-
tial claims from last years Gulf of
Mexico oil spill.
Stocks closed higher for a fourth day on hopes
that a vote of confidence in the Greek government
will help the country avoid a default. The S&P 500
index rose 17.16 points, or 1.3 percent, to close at
1,295.52. The last time the S&P rose four days
straight was at the end of May. The Dow Jones in-
dustrial average rose 109.63, slightly less than 1
percent, to 12,190.01. The technology heavy Nas-
daq composite rose 57.60, or 2.2 percent, to
2,687.26.
40
45
$50
M J A M
BP BP
Close: $43.40 1.56 or 3.7%
$26.75 $49.50
Vol.:
Mkt. Cap:
7.5m (0.9x avg.)
$135.96 b
52-week range
PE:
Yield:
6.5
3.9%
4
6
8
$10
M J A M
Nokia NOK
Close: $6.06 0.21 or 3.6%
$5.79 $11.75
Vol.:
Mkt. Cap:
25.4m (0.8x avg.)
$22.69 b
52-week range
PE:
Yield:
8.2
9.4%
28
30
32
$34
M J A M
Best Buy BBY
Close: $32.38 0.84 or 2.7%
$28.09 $45.63
Vol.:
Mkt. Cap:
12.9m (1.5x avg.)
$12.59 b
52-week range
PE:
Yield:
10.6
1.9%
Story Stocks
Stocks of Local Interest
96.00 64.13 AirProd APD 2.32 92.50 +1.32 +1.7
30.70 19.92 AmWtrWks AWK .92 29.36 +.08 +16.1
51.50 40.38 Amerigas APU 2.96 44.35 +.42 -9.1
23.79 17.00 AquaAm WTR .62 21.61 +.08 -3.9
38.02 25.02 ArchDan ADM .64 30.57 +.13 +1.6
299.60 189.38 AutoZone AZO ... 292.43 +.19 +7.3
16.10 10.40 BkofAm BAC .04 10.83 +.23 -18.8
32.50 23.78 BkNYMel BK .52 26.32 +.26 -12.8
17.49 6.08 BonTon BONT .20 9.00 +.18 -28.9
50.70 29.12 CIGNA CI .04 50.51 +.46 +37.8
39.50 26.84 CVS Care CVS .50 37.83 +.34 +8.8
68.77 49.47 CocaCola KO 1.88 66.26 +.43 +.7
27.16 16.76 Comcast CMCSA .45 24.05 +.36 +10.0
28.95 21.52 CmtyBkSy CBU .96 24.66 +.08 -11.2
42.50 22.33 CmtyHlt CYH ... 26.31 +1.26 -29.6
37.19 25.61 CoreMark CORE ... 34.82 -.21 -2.2
13.63 4.97 Entercom ETM ... 8.10 -.03 -30.1
21.02 7.71 FairchldS FCS ... 16.55 +.63 +6.0
9.84 6.96 FrontierCm FTR .75 8.06 +.13 -17.2
18.71 13.09 Genpact G .18 16.05 +.35 +5.6
13.74 7.59 HarteHnk HHS .32 8.46 +.24 -33.8
55.00 42.88 Heinz HNZ 1.92 54.09 +.01 +9.4
58.20 45.31 Hershey HSY 1.38 56.23 +.01 +19.3
35.44 27.59 Kraft KFT 1.16 34.81 +.01 +10.5
27.45 19.35 Lowes LOW .56 23.68 +.57 -5.6
96.15 72.03 M&T Bk MTB 2.80 88.10 +.30 +1.2
83.08 65.31 McDnlds MCD 2.44 82.80 +.11 +7.9
24.98 19.27 NBT Bcp NBTB .80 21.84 +.12 -9.6
9.26 3.64 NexstarB NXST ... 7.76 +.33 +29.5
65.19 49.43 PNC PNC 1.40 56.90 +.24 -6.3
28.38 24.10 PPL Corp PPL 1.40 27.45 +.24 +4.3
17.72 11.98 PennMill PMIC ... 16.92 +.04 +27.9
17.34 10.03 PenRE PEI .60 15.42 +.28 +6.1
71.89 60.32 PepsiCo PEP 2.06 68.93 -.05 +5.5
71.75 44.95 PhilipMor PM 2.56 68.05 -.39 +16.3
67.72 58.92 ProctGam PG 2.10 64.22 -.87 -.2
67.52 48.56 Prudentl PRU 1.15 60.92 +1.27 +3.8
17.11 10.05 SLM Cp SLM .40 16.52 +.21 +31.2
60.00 32.41 SLM pfB SLMpB 4.63 56.72 -.78 +29.5
34.21 21.12 SoUnCo SUG .60 33.70 ... +40.0
13.16 7.06 Supvalu SVU .35 9.11 +.38 -5.4
54.94 39.56 TJX TJX .76 51.07 +.69 +15.0
33.53 24.90 UGI Corp UGI 1.04 31.48 +.34 -.3
38.95 25.79 VerizonCm VZ 1.95 35.99 +.34 +.6
57.90 47.77 WalMart WMT 1.46 53.29 +.25 -1.2
41.82 32.56 WeisMk WMK 1.16 39.90 +.51 -1.1
34.25 23.02 WellsFargo WFC .48 27.46 +.51 -11.4
USD per British Pound 1.6246 +.0063 +.39% 1.5465 1.4762
Canadian Dollar .9715 -.0081 -.83% 1.0187 1.0231
USD per Euro 1.4416 +.0111 +.77% 1.3095 1.2324
Japanese Yen 80.13 -.19 -.24% 83.77 90.99
Mexican Peso 11.7870 -.0829 -.70% 12.3775 12.4876
CURRENCY CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Copper 4.09 4.08 +0.36 -4.24 +36.75
Gold 1546.00 1541.50 +0.29 +11.37 +24.69
Platinum 1747.20 1730.50 +0.97 +1.47 +9.68
Silver 36.37 36.07 +0.85 +23.82 +92.49
Palladium 764.75 746.50 +2.44 +1.82 +56.25
METALS CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Foreign Exchange & Metals
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NATIONAL FORECAST
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Forecasts, graphs
and data 2011
Weather Central, LP
Yesterday 81/64
Average 79/58
Record High 96 in 1953
Record Low 45 in 1968
Yesterday 8
Month to date 85
Year to date 164
Last year to date 198
Normal year to date 109
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was above 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday 0.04
Month to date 2.79
Normal month to date 2.78
Year to date 24.15
Normal year to date 16.98
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 2.49 -0.16 22.0
Towanda 1.47 -0.08 21.0
Lehigh
Bethlehem 2.86 0.54 16.0
Delaware
Port Jervis 3.19 -0.05 18.0
Todays high/
Tonights low
TODAYS SUMMARY
Highs: 76-83. Lows: 63-66. Showers and
thunderstorms today and tonight.
The Poconos
Highs: 81-85. Lows: 69-73. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms today and
tonight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 74-81. Lows: 63-66. Showers and
thunderstorms likely today and tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 85-87. Lows: 71-73. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms today and
tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 85-91. Lows: 72-76. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms today and
tonight.
Delmarva/Ocean City
Anchorage 56/50/.00 64/49/pc 65/53/pc
Atlanta 95/76/.00 88/72/t 87/71/t
Baltimore 85/67/.00 89/72/t 89/71/t
Boston 76/65/.00 71/62/c 68/60/t
Buffalo 83/65/.00 74/65/t 78/61/t
Charlotte 96/67/.00 94/69/pc 89/68/t
Chicago 87/72/.00 75/61/t 67/57/sh
Cleveland 89/68/.33 86/68/t 78/64/t
Dallas 95/66/2.72 94/74/t 98/74/pc
Denver 75/53/.02 82/55/pc 90/57/s
Detroit 87/69/.02 80/66/t 76/63/t
Honolulu 83/72/.03 88/74/pc 88/75/s
Houston 97/82/.00 92/77/t 94/78/t
Indianapolis 86/71/.00 82/65/t 76/62/t
Las Vegas 99/76/.00 108/85/s 109/84/s
Los Angeles 69/60/.00 72/65/s 70/63/s
Miami 92/78/.00 91/79/pc 89/78/t
Milwaukee 76/55/.07 70/60/t 67/57/sh
Minneapolis 77/64/1.18 69/55/sh 64/54/sh
Myrtle Beach 86/73/.00 90/78/pc 90/76/t
Nashville 87/74/.02 88/68/t 89/66/t
New Orleans 92/79/.00 90/75/t 88/74/t
Norfolk 87/67/.00 97/75/pc 92/76/t
Oklahoma City 93/62/.00 95/69/pc 94/73/pc
Omaha 73/64/.25 72/58/pc 74/58/pc
Orlando 96/75/.00 94/75/t 93/75/t
Phoenix 106/78/.00 113/85/s 112/84/s
Pittsburgh 85/68/.24 81/65/t 80/63/t
Portland, Ore. 80/54/.00 74/55/pc 67/52/sh
St. Louis 85/70/.05 79/64/pc 77/63/pc
Salt Lake City 79/52/.00 87/62/s 94/63/pc
San Antonio 99/78/.00 96/75/t 95/74/pc
San Diego 72/64/.00 70/62/s 72/62/s
San Francisco 85/58/.00 76/55/s 70/52/s
Seattle 76/54/.00 66/52/pc 63/50/sh
Tampa 95/78/.00 93/78/t 90/77/t
Tucson 103/67/.00 109/73/s 108/74/s
Washington, DC 87/70/.01 90/74/t 89/71/t
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Amsterdam 70/59/.00 64/57/pc 63/54/sh
Baghdad 107/78/.00 113/89/s 112/84/s
Beijing 95/75/.00 94/74/pc 95/69/t
Berlin 73/50/.00 82/55/t 73/56/c
Buenos Aires 57/43/.00 60/49/s 58/41/sh
Dublin 64/52/.00 61/45/pc 59/43/pc
Frankfurt 73/61/.00 75/52/t 72/51/sh
Hong Kong 97/81/.00 87/83/t 88/82/t
Jerusalem 91/63/.00 85/64/s 84/63/s
London 70/57/.00 64/50/sh 65/48/sh
Mexico City 75/59/.00 76/59/t 77/60/t
Montreal 81/57/.00 81/66/pc 68/57/t
Moscow 72/48/.00 68/54/t 75/55/s
Paris 73/59/.00 72/57/c 66/50/sh
Rio de Janeiro 86/68/.00 75/66/pc 76/65/pc
Riyadh 109/82/.00 110/88/s 111/85/s
Rome 79/59/.00 88/68/s 90/70/s
San Juan 92/77/.06 86/80/t 88/79/t
Tokyo 84/70/.00 84/72/pc 83/73/pc
Warsaw 72/50/.00 82/64/pc 79/57/c
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
WORLD CITIES
River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
85/73
Reading
85/68
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
82/65
82/65
Harrisburg
85/70
Atlantic City
81/73
New York City
80/69
Syracuse
80/65
Pottsville
81/67
Albany
73/64
Binghamton
Towanda
80/64
81/64
State College
82/66
Poughkeepsie
77/66
94/74
75/61
82/55
99/76
69/55
72/65
75/55
76/60
84/56
66/52
80/69
80/66
88/72
91/79
92/77
88/74
64/48
64/49
90/74
Sun and Moon
Sunrise Sunset
Today 5:31a 8:40p
Tomorrow 5:31a 8:40p
Moonrise Moonset
Today 12:07a 12:30p
Tomorrow 12:30a 1:28p
Last New First Full
June 23 July 1 July 8 July 15
Very humid air
has arrived for
this rst full day
of summer, and
with a shallow
trough of low
pressure over-
head we will
have showers
and thunder-
storms into
tonight. Brief
heavy down-
pours are likely
later today, and
the same will
happen again
tomorrow, a day
that we expect
will be even
warmer than
today. This will
push my rainfall
total this year to
more than 32
inches, which is
just over 16 inch-
es more than
what fell last
year to date.
Slightly cooler
and less humid
weather will
arrive this week-
end, but for
most of next
week tempera-
tures are expect-
ed to trend
above average.
- Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: A storm system will be producing showers and thunderstorms from Texas to
the Ohio Valley and into the Great Lakes. Some strong to severe storms will be possible.
Thunderstorms will also develop over the Northeast as a warm front pushes northward through that
region.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Cooling Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Very humid,
thunder
THURSDAY
Partly
sunny, a
T-storm
88
67
SATURDAY
Partly
sunny
80
60
SUNDAY
Mostly
sunny
77
60
MONDAY
Sunny
80
55
TUESDAY
Mostly
sunny
85
60
FRIDAY
Partly
sunny
82
64
83
63
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up with the grill
and gives you a
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recipe, especially because of the
island twist.
Use the highest-quality fish avail-
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fish or seafood such as shrimp or
scallops.
ISLAND-STYLE GRILLED
SWORDFISHSTEAK
WITHCOCONUT
JASMINE RICE,
MANGO RELISHAND
RUM-DRUNKENFRESH
CHERRIES
INGREDIENTS:
Four fresh swordfish steaks, 6 ounc-
es each.
MARINADE:
1 cup soy sauce
1
2 cup rice wine vinegar
1
2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons fresh ginger
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
6 scallions
1 teaspoon crushed red peppers
2 tablespoons jerk spice blend
MANGO RELISH:
1 mango, diced
2 tablespoons red onion
1 tablespoon honey
2 small bunches sliced mint
CHERRIES:
2 cups fresh cherries, halved and
pitted
1
2 cup rum
4 roasted long, hot peppers
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
COCONUT JASMINE RICE:
1
2 white onion, diced
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup jasmine rice
1 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped
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13th Annual Pasta in the Park,
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of Plains, 4-7 p.m. today,
pavilion at Plains Township
Municipal Park, Clark Lane,
Plains Township. Takeouts
begin at 4 p.m. with contain-
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Tickets are $7 each through
any club member, or call Bill
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Proceeds will fund a Christ-
mas party for mentally- and
physically-challenged children
of Plains Township, dictio-
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by the Friends of the Marian
Sutherland Kirby Library 10-1 1
a.m. Saturday. Pasties are
$4.50 each. Fillings include
ground beef or potato and
onions. All orders must be
prepaid. To order, visit the
library or call 474-9313 and
mail checks to: The Friends at
35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top,
PA18707. Include a phone
number.
Barbecued Chicken Dinner,
sponsored by the Board of
Trustees, 4-7 p.m. Saturday,
Central United Methodist
Church, 65 Academy St., Wilkes-
Barre. Takeouts and deliveries
available. Adults pay $8; $4 for
children ages 12 years old and
younger. To reserve tickets call
the church office at 822-7246.
Few tickets will be sold at the
door.
Spaghetti Dinner, Bake Sale and
Basket Raffle 2-6 p.m. Sat-
urday, St. Johns Lodge 233
Free and Accepted Masons, 498
Yatesville Road, Jenkins Town-
ship. Takeouts served noon-2
p.m.; containers provided. Menu
includes salad, bread, home-
made sauce, meatballs, grated
cheese, homemade baked
goods, and beverages. Personal
checks accepted. For reserva-
tions and tickets, contact Gerald
M. Venetz, secretary, 709-9414,
or 654-9833; or Jeffrey Searles
at 891-1962.
Family-Style Beef Dinner 4:30-
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sweet
Valley Volunteer Fire Company,
5383 Main Road, Sweet Valley.
All you can eat except dessert.
Takeouts start at 4 p.m. Adults
pay $8; $4 for children ages 6
to 1 1 years old; free for children
6 and younger. Proceeds bene-
fit the fire company.
Ice Cream Social 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Town Hill United
Methodist Church, 417 Town Hill
Road, Shickshinny. The a la
carte menu offers homemade
soups, sandwiches, pies and ice
cream. Takeouts available. For
more information, call 864-
2401.
Chicken and Biscuit Dinner 5-7
p.m. Saturday, served by the
Mens Club of Trinity Presby-
terian Church, fellowship hall at
the rear of the church, 105 Irem
Road, Dallas. Includes home-
made desserts and beverages.
Takeouts start at 4 p.m. Adults
pay $8; $4 for children. All pro-
ceeds will benefit programs of
the church. Tickets may be pur-
chased in advance by calling the
church office at 675-3131.
Chicken Dinner 4-7 p.m. Saturday,
Wyoming United Methodist
Church, 376 Wyoming Ave.,
Wyoming. Dine in picnic style or
use the convenient drive thru for
takeouts. Adults pay $8.50; $4
for children. For tickets, call
693-2821 or 693-1303.
Pig In The Blanket Dinner 4-8 p.m.
Saturday, Church of the Good
Shepherd, 269 E. Main St., Ply-
mouth. Menu includes piggies,
mashed potatoes, green beans,
creamed cucumber salad, rye
bread, rolls, dessert bar and
beverage. Adults pay $8.50; $4
for children younger than 10
years old. A basket auction will
be featured. Music is by Classic
DJs. Call Barbara at 690-541 1
for tickets.
Community Lunch Program for
White Haven Residents 1 1:30
a.m.-noon every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, 418 Berwick
St., White Haven. This ministry is
supported through volunteers
and donations. Doors open at 10
a.m. for coffee and close at 1:30
p.m. Contact the Rev. Dawn
Richie of St. Pauls Lutheran
Church at 443-9424 for more
information.
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A variety of homemade foods including pierogi, piggies, potato
pancakes, meatballs, clam chowder, haluski, and porketta sandwiches
will be available at the 15th annual bazaar sponsored by St. Ignatius
Church, Kingston, Thursday through Saturday. The festivities will
take place rain or shine on the grounds of St. Anns Chapel, North
Loveland and Hoyt streets, Kingston. Hours are 5 to 1 1 p.m. Thursday
with RSO providing entertainment and 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and
Saturday with Flaxy Morgan and 40LB Head. Games for all ages,
themed baskets, 50/50, Match the Daily Number, instant bingo, and a
moonwalk are planned. Representatives, from left, are Courtney
Donovan, Ryleigh McDonnell, David Price, Madison Blejwas, A.J.
Barney, and Walter Blejwas.
St. Ignatius bazaar offers delicious food and fun
The lowdown on stuffings a
fewfromSamZien:
Pesto, goat cheese: Beautiful
inside lamb, great inside beef.
Sauteed red onion, barbecue
sauce, American cheese torn into
small pieces.
Feta, red onion, fresh mint:
Chop red onion and fresh mint.
Mix with ground lamb, salt and
pepper. Tuck chunk of feta in
middle.
Mushrooms: Sauteed, with a
little kosher salt, pepper and
maybe a little vermouth or soy
sauce at end.
BLEU-CHEESESTUFFEDBURGERS
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 6-8minutes
Servings: 4-6
Note: Adapted fromSamZiens
Just Grill This!
Ingredients:
11/2pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
2ounces bleu-cheese crumbles
2tablespoons butter, softened
Olive oil
Freshly ground pepper
4to 6pretzel rolls or other buns,
toasted
Directions:
1. Mix beef and seasoning salt in a
bowl. Forminto 4or 6burgers.
Combine bleu cheese and butter in a
small bowl; mix well. Make an in-
dentation in middle of each burger
with your thumb; fill with some
bleu-cheese mix. Fold burger around
the mix; seal well.
2. Lightly oil each patty; season
with pepper. Heat grill to medium-
high. Cook burgers, 3 to 4minutes
per side for medium-rare. Serve on
toasted buns.
Nutrition information: Per serving
(for 4burgers): 479calories, 48
percent of calories fromfat, 25 g fat,
12 g saturated fat, 130mg cholesterol,
22 g carbs, 39g protein, 828mg
sodium, 1 g fiber.
BURGERS
Continued from Page 2C
Beans are somewhat of a
nutritional miracle worker.
Along with being an excellent
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nutrients. Plus, theyre extreme-
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Many people are hesitant to
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This summery salad stars
black-eyed peas. Chock full of
fresh tomatoes and parsley and
tossed in a lemony dressing, the
dish is reminiscent of a Middle-
Eastern tabbouleh salad, but
much more satisfying and nutri-
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Served as a main or side dish,
black-eyed peas, tomato and
parsley salad is a deliciously
cool addition to any summer
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548 Medical/Health
557 Project/
Program
Management
548 Medical/Health
557 Project/
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DUE TO CONTINUED GROWTH
Lubricant & Oil Equipment Distributor is
looking for Motivated, Dependable
People to Join Our Team
Service Technician
Experienced Installation and Service technician
wanted to service used oil fired furnaces, boilers,
lubricant equipment and various other types of
equipment. Must have good electrical and
mechanical skills.
CDL Class B Driver
Experienced Full Time Bulk & Package delivery
driver. Requirements: CDL Class B license with
tanker endorsement, 1 year minimum driving
experience, Hazmat a Plus. Territory includes
counties throughout PA, NY, NJ, and DE.
Positions are Full Time, Year-Round.
Warehouse Personnel
Full Time Position. General Warehouse work for
Bulk and Package Warehouse. Responsible for
unloading and storage of in- coming product and
loading delivery trucks for next day deliveries and
repackaging of bulk product.
Competitive starting salary with experience
factored. Full benefit package including
Health Benefits, Flexible Spending and 401K
plan with company match. Must have valid
drivers license. You can fill out an application
in person or on line at www.craftoilcorp.com
or email resume to [email protected]
EOE
Junior Achievement
of Northeastern PA, Inc.
Development Manager
We are currently seeking a highly motivated fund
raising professional to handle all aspects of
fundraising for the organization. This position
requires knowledge of grant research and writing,
annual fund campaign and special events. Appli-
cant must have excellent communication and
organizational skills. A bachelors degree and
minimum of 5 years of related experience in non-
profit fund raising is required.
Program Manager
Additionally, we are looking to fill the position of
Program Manager. The successful candidate will
have experience in the recruitment, training and
retention of volunteers in an educational setting.
This position requires excellent verbal and written
communication skills and computer expertise. A
bachelors degree and demonstrated work experi-
ence is required.
Please submit your resume with salary
requirements and list of three references to
[email protected].
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L KING...
PRODUCTION
for FULL TIME work with
great BENEFITS?
AEP INDUSTRIES, INC.
20 Elmwood Avenue
Crestwood Industrial Park
Mountaintop, PA 18707
EOE We are a drug free workplace.
MACHINE OPERATORS needed for
busy plastic manufacturing plant.
$9.00/hr. to start.
60-90 day evaluation with
$ increase $ based on YOUR
performance, attendance etc.
12 hour shifts on alternating 3 & 4
day work weeks. Every other
weekend a must.
Previous mfg. experience preferred.
Some heavy lifting. Promotion from
within opportunities.
Benet Pkg. includes: Medical,
Dental, Vision, Life Ins., Vacation,
Holiday pay PLUS
Applicants may apply between:
8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Mon Fri.
We are looking for
DEDICATED individuals
to join the
HEAD START TEAM!
Full Time and Part Time Head Start posi-
tions include Program Assistant, Regional
Nurse, Assistant Teachers, Nutrition Aide;
Nurse Educator position is available for the
Early Head Start Home Visiting Program.
Visit our website at www.lchs.hsweb.org
for details on all position vacancies. Gen-
erous Benefits while working a school
schedule. Submit resume/cover letter and
3 written Letters of Reference to: Luzerne
County Head Start, ATTN: Human
Resources, PO Box 540, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18703-0540. Fax #570-829-6580. Employ-
ees are required to submit State Police
Criminal Clearance/ Child Abuse History/
Fingerprints as a condition of employment.
E.O.E. M/F/V/H.
NO PHONE CALLS
536 IT/Software
Development
542 Logistics/
Transportation
536 IT/Software
Development
542 Logistics/
Transportation
SQL PROGRAMMER
Well established, local manufacturer of Home
Health Care is accepting resumes for SQL, VB
Programmer.
Must be proficient in SQL Programming & prior
experience in Access, Visual Basic and Crystal
Reports would be helpful. Familiarity with a
manufacturing environment, & ERP systems is
preferred. Previous project management experi-
ence in software deployments and installations is
desirable. Must be able to work independently
and with staff & software VARs to provide solu-
tions and resolve issues.
We offer competitive rates and benefits and are
located only 15 minutes from Wilkes-Barre or
Scranton. Send resume or apply in person to:
[email protected]
401 Bridge Street, Old Forge, PA 18518
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/
Drug Free Workplace Employer
Dedicated Account Drivers
$62KAnnually, $2K Sign-On Bonus
Affordable Medical Plan options with
Eligibility First Day of Employment.
Co-Driver Positions -
Home Weekly and Every Weekend
Automotive Industry Gouldsboro PA
(Scranton Metro)
TeamOne a National Logistics Organization is
currently recruiting for dedicated account Team
Drivers for their new facility that will begin oper-
ation in mid June 2011. These fully benefited posi-
tions are well compensated. The route drivers will
be delivering auto parts to dealerships throughout
the Eastern portion of the US. Qualified candi-
dates should be 23 years of age and possess a
valid CDL A drivers licenses with a minimum of
two years OTR verifiable experience. Candidates
must possess an acceptable BI and MVR. Drivers
must possess doubles and Haz Mat endorsements.
TeamOne offer a competitive salary and afford-
able benefits inclosing choice of medical plans,
dental, vision, 401K, etc. Interested candidates
can call 866-851-9902 to set up an interview.
TeamOne is an equal opportunity Employer
M/F/H/V
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
518 Customer
Support/Client Care
United One Resources is seeking candidates for
an on-staff Certified Residential Appraiser to
cover Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Wayne, and
Pike counties. The successful candidate must have
excellent organizational & communication skills,
the ability to meet a weekly quota with a commit-
ment to providing exceptional quality and service.
A minimum three years experience in appraising
residential real estate is required. We offer a com-
petitive salary, mileage reimbursement and a com-
prehensive benefit package.
Please forward your resume & salary require-
ments to: [email protected]
REAL ESTATE
APPRAISER
United One Resources, Inc.
270 North Sherman Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18702
EOE M/F/D/V
United One Resources is seeking candidates for
full-time Real Estate Title Processors. The suc-
cessful candidate must be able to work independ-
ently, have excellent organizational and communi-
cation skills, and an eagerness to excel. At least
two years experience in real estate, insurance,
banking, or customer service is preferred. We
offer a competitive salary and comprehensive
benefit package.
Please forward your resume and salary require-
ments to: [email protected]
TITLE PROCESSOR
United One Resources, Inc.
270 North Sherman Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
EOE M/F/D/V
Kelly Services