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VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COMMONDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2017
By Leiloa Ese MalalaSamoa News Staff writer
The Samoana High School Sharks Junior Varsity Bas-ketball team capped another magical season last Saturday morning, this time with a 45-17 victory over Marist High School Crusaders JV Basketball team at the Samoana High School Gymnasium in Utulei, to claim the championship title for the second-straight year.
The Marist Crusaders sliced the Samoana Sharks’ lead in the first quarter of the game, and made its biggest push of the game, with five minutes, the lead was 4-6. However, Samoana Sharks answered the push by hitting the Crusaders with three pointers that took them to lead until it ended.
Marist Crusader Head Coach Fonoti said to Samoa News, “Samoana was a hard team, you can definitely tell they trained very hard but I am still proud of my boys because they did very well today.”
With the victory, the Sharks became the first team this year to repeat as champions.
Samoana JV Basketball team won the final 6 games of the playoffs in the season and never lost a game since it started late last year in December. Head Coach Wayne Ames who coached the team last year feels honored for the Sharks to take another year on the books.
“It’s a real honor and accom-plishment to go back-to-back champions. I have 4 players returning from last year’s team and they played well with all the new players this year. We started practicing real late but we still practiced really hard through the heat and the rain. I gave these boys headaches,
screamed, yelled at them to run even when they did not want to run but it was all for their ben-efit so I’m very proud of these boys,” Coach Ames told Samoa News.
Samoana Sharks worked well on the court by being able to work as a team and using the plays they practiced on to win this year’s championship. Team Captain Solomona Fetuao said, “I feel that our team deserved
this championship this year because we worked hard for it, with our Coach training us even during the Christmas break. Even though in today’s game, we missed a lot of layups — but our team still scored because of great sportsmanship.”
After winning the champi-onship again, Samoana Sharks JV were selected to play for the Flag Day Basketball league in April this year.
Ames said, “I am looking forward for the boys to play in the Flag Day league because it will give them more challenge and more practice for them to succeed in this sport.”
“I would like to thank these kids parents for supporting me and the boys throughout this season, because seriously if it wasn’t for their support we wouldn’t have made it this far.” And to his boys, “Job well
done!” Ames said.The Samoana Sharks JV
Champion players are: #25 Joshua Lutu Fuimaono, #1 Faleatua Utuao, #4 Alfred Te’o, #3 Tyler Solaita, #5 Mahonri Lotulelei, #0 Tuni Fiso, #41 Solomona Fetuao, #21 Isaac Holi, #13 Michaelson Pereira, #2 Jurgen Kruse, #11 Samson Tupuola, #10 Daniel Mcmoore.
Marist Crusaders with a fast break, while Samoana Sharks try to chase them down, last Saturday morning at the Samoana High School Gymnasium in Utulei. ̀ [photo: Ese Malala]
Samoana Sharks back-to-back JV Basketball Champions
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Members of the American Samoa Amateur Boxing Federation (ASABF) that represented the territory at the Pacific International Boxing Championship in Samoa last week, returned home last Saturday with 2 Gold medals and 2 Bronze medals. The team was under the leadership of Okesene Malala, who is the vice president of the ASABF, and head coach Sala Sanele Etuale. Read full story in tomorrow’s edition. [photo by AF]
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, left, passes against Denver Nuggets’ Jameer Nelson in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 125-109. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Der-rick Williams has bounced from one losing situation to another during his NBA career.
He’s finally stopped in a place worth staying.
Williams showed some of his versatility by playing point guard during his Cleveland debut and LeBron James and Kyrie Irving scored 27 points apiece as the Cavaliers returned from the road and downed the Denver Nuggets 125-109 on Saturday night.
Signed to a 10-day contract earlier this week, Williams, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 draft, could latch on for much longer with the NBA champions.
“We hope this is a long-term thing,” James said. “Even though he’s on a 10-day con-tract, we believe it’s going to be long-term. We hope this is a place that can help him grow and make the next step. He’s 25 years old — it doesn’t seem like it because I’ve been hearing his name for so long. He hasn’t even gotten to his prime yet.”
The Cavs are Williams’ sixth organization and he’s hoping he can stick around long enough to help Cleveland defend its title. He’s never played on a team with a winning record.
“I wanted to be in a win-ning environment and get that feeling,” said Williams, who scored 7 points in 20 minutes. “I haven’t had that feeling since I’ve been in the NBA. It feels good. It feels like I’m back in college and that’s what I wanted.”
James added 12 assists in 32 minutes as the Cavs won for the fifth time in six February games after going 7-8 in January.
Back from a four-game road trip, the Cavs didn’t find their range until after halftime, when they opened the third with an 18-0 run to take control.
Irving drained two 3s on consecutive possessions, Kevin Love hit two more and James dropped another in a span of 2:43 as Cleveland pulled away and improved to 23-5 at Quicken Loans Arena.
Cleveland’s barrage quickly buried the Nuggets.
“It’s transition three, it’s layup, it’s dunk,” Nuggets coach Mike Malone said, rat-tling off Cleveland’s method of destruction. “The next thing you know it’s, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re down by 20 points.’ They have so many weapons and LeBron is going to find the right guy. It’s tough when you have a three-headed monster, which they do.”
Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Nug-gets, who played their third game in four nights and didn’t have the legs to mount a serious comeback after falling behind by 22 in the third.
The Cavs only led 59-55 at halftime and didn’t exactly dazzle defensively in the first 24 minutes.
But Irving opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer and Cleveland was on its way, knocking down 6 of 9 from behind the arc. Everything fell for Cleveland during the 18-0 spurt as James even tossed in a shot that was supposed to be a lob to Tristan Thompson.
James, Irving and Love com-bined for 27 of Cleveland’s 33 points in the third.
In the second quarter, Wil-liams, recently released by Miami, took the floor with James, Channing Frye, Kyle Korver and Richard Jefferson, all of them taller than 6-foot-7.
“It’s a fantastic lineup,” James said. “We’ve got guys that can rebound, that can run and that can shoot. It’s some-thing coach can put in his pocket if he wants to use again.”
LeBron, Irving power Cava-liers past Nuggets, 125-109
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Po Box PPB, Pago PagoAmerican Samoa 96799Phone No.: (684) 699-3057Fax No.: (684) [email protected] Management Office
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)RFP No: ASPA17.020.ESD-WTR Closing Date & Time: February 27, 2017 Issuance Date: January 30, 2017 No later than 2:00 p.m. local timeThe American Samoa Power Authority issues a Request For Proposal (RFP) to invite qualified firms to submit formal, written proposals for the:
“Provision of Construction Management Services for Directional Water Well Drilling”
SubmissionAn Original and one PDF copy of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: “RFP NO. ASPA17.020.ESD-WTR CM Services for Directional Water Well Drilling. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Monday, February 27, 2017:
Materials Management Office American Samoa Power AuthorityP.O. Box PPB Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Attn: Procurement Manager
Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non- responsive. DocumentThe RFP package outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Materials Management Office at ASPA s Tafuna Compound and may also be obtained from our Website: http://www.aspower.com.Right of RejectionThe American Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Power Authority or the public.
Approved for Issuance: Utu Abe Malae, Executive Director
AMERICAN SAMOA POWER AUTHORITY
CHICAGO (AP) — A person familiar with the situ-ation says the World Series champion Chicago Cubs and reliever Pedro Strop have agreed to a $5.5 million, one-year contract.
The person, confirming reports by several outlets, spoke Saturday on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced.
Strop had asked for $6 mil-lion in arbitration with the team offering $4.6 million. The
agreement continues a streak for president of baseball opera-tions Theo Epstein, who has never taken a player to an arbi-tration hearing with Chicago or Boston.
Strop was 2-2 with a 2.85 ERA in 54 appearances last season. He came to the Cubs with 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta from Bal-timore in 2013 — a trade that helped the franchise end a 108-year championship drought in 2016.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid isn’t healthy enough for the basketball court, but his dance moves look just fine.
A leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, Embiid missed his ninth straight game Saturday due to a bruised left knee. His absence against the Miami Heat came one night after cellphone video captured the 76ers center dancing on stage at a Meek Mill concert in Philadelphia.
The video caused a mini firestorm in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters at Sat-urday morning’s shootaround at the team’s practice facility in Camden, New Jersey, the 22-year-old rookie said his dancing was all about having fun.
“Meek invited me to the stage,” Embiid said. “I had fun. That’s what I’m about, just enjoying life.”
AP Source: Cubs, Strop avoid arbi-
tration with 1-year deal
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Angels’ Kole Calhoun follows his two-run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. Right fielder Kole Calhoun and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract. The sides reached agreement last week on a $6.35 million, one-year deal that avoided salary arbitration. As part of the deal announced Wednesday, Calhoun’s 2017 pay is lowered to $6 million. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
Houston Rockets’ James Harden, left, goes up for a dunk against Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Philadelphia. Houston won 123-118. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
76ers’ Embiid can’t play but can dance
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NEW YORK (AP) — A border collie named Trick rocketed to a win full of four-footed focus in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show agility contest Saturday. And next door, also tackling hurdles, tunnels and weaving poles, were some decidedly rare breeds for the Westminster world: Cats. For the first time, felines sidled up to the nation’s premier dog show, as part of an informational companion event showcasing various breeds of both species. It included a cat agility demonstration contest, while more than 300 of the nation’s top agility dogs vied in a more formal competition.
Trick topped a field of 50 finalists to take the agility title with her owner and handler, John Nys of Pascoag, Rhode Island. Intensely athletic and willing, “she really is a team player,” he said.
A former shelter dog named Crush won a separate title for the top mixed-breed dog in the competition. Not “a sit-on-the-couch-dog,” Crush needed activities to focus on, says owner and han-dler Aryn Hervel of American Canyon, California. Besides agility, Crush works sniffing for sewage leaks, Hervel said.
While there weren’t exactly cats in the 140-year-old dog show, their inclusion in the “Meet the Breeds” event came close enough to prompt some “what?!” and waggish alarm about a breakdown in the animal social order. Some Twitter users have portrayed the development as a sign of impending cat-astrophe. A satirical Chicago Tribune column declared that “we can’t just let cats start racing across the borders of traditional dog events.”
Even some Westminster competitors found the juxtaposition jarring — or “so weird,” in the words of Hannah Naiburg of Mil-ford, Connecticut, who guided her terrier mix, Molly, to the final round of Westminster’s agility contest. But others tipped their hats to the cats that were padding and prowling around their own course, most of them trying the sport for the first time.
“Good for them,” said Tina Ackerman of Goffstown, New Hampshire, who handled her bichon frise, Bubba Watson. “There’s no way we could ever have trained any of our cats to do agility.”
Bemisu, a 1-year-old sphynx cat nicknamed Misha, had never tried the sport before Saturday. But within a half-hour, she was fol-lowing owner Blake Gipson’s toy-dangling signals to hop through hoops and run through a mesh tunnel — so well that she bested about 30 other cats to win.
“I had no idea she would learn so fast,” said Gipson, whose nearly hairless, down-covered cats share his Denver home with a pit bull. “She’s smarter than I ever gave her credit for.”
If Saturday’s “Meet the Breeds” event — sponsored by West-minster, the American Kennel Club and The International Cat Association — gave felines their first chance to share Westmin-ster’s spotlight, it also illustrated that there’s plenty of everyday crossover between the dog and cat camps. In fact, a 2011 CBS News poll found that 23 percent of American pet owners have both a dog and a cat.
AMERICAN SAMOA LEGAL AID, INC.Letialua Building, Second Floor
P.O. Box 5984Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Telephone (684) 633-3300/01. Telefax (684) 633-33033
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSRFP NO.: ASLA 01-17 A,B, C ISSUANCE DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 2017CLOSING DATE & TIME: FEBRUARY 27, 2017, 3PM LOCAL TIME The American Samoa Legal Aid (ASLA) issues this Request for Proposals to invite qualified and licensed firms to submit formal written proposals to provide one, two or all three of the following services A,B, C:A. Install, maintain and repair a total of four desktop computers and four printers/scanners at
stations within Ta’u island, Olosega island and Ofu island for the ASLA Manua Islands Access to Legal Aid TIG project. (Computers and printers/scanners will be provided by ASLA);
B. Design, develop and test a new ASLA Justice for All website;C. Maintenance and repair services for ASLA office computers, including ASLA’s server.SUBMISSION:A signed original copy of the firm’s proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked according to the project or services: “RFP No. ASLA 01-17 A. Manua Islands Access to Legal Aid TIG project”; “RFP No. ASLA 01-17 B. Justice for All website”; “RFP No. ASLA 01-17 C. Computer services”. There should be one proposal per sealed and marked envelope. Submissions are to be turned in to the ASLA office at Pago Pago (next to the U.S. National Park Service office) and must be received no later than Monday February 27, 2017 3pm local time. Late submissions will not be accepted and not considered. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: A more detailed description of the proposal requirements for services A,B, C, above is available at and may be obtained by interested firms by email or in person from the ASLA Office at Pago Pago, Mondays to Fridays, 7:30am to 4pm, telephone 684-633-3300/01. RIGHT OF REJECTION:ASLA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals that are not in the best interest of ASLA or the public.Approved: Fainu’ulelei L.P.F. Ala’ilima-Utu, Executive Director
Cats at the Westminster dog show? Sort of, in a first
Lonnie, a female, mixed breed, owned by Robin Lembo of West Milford, N.J. competes in the Masters Agility Championship companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee’s backups made all the difference against Indiana.
“Their spirit, their energy, you could see was extremely high,” Bucks coach Jason Kidd said after the 116-110 victory Saturday night. “I thought our bench was great, the starters were good, the ball was moving. It was a team effort and that’s what it takes to win.”
Giannis Antetokoumpo had 20 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Bucks, and the reserves combined for 55 points in Milwaukee’s second straight road victory after losing seven in straight away from home last month.
Mirza Teletovic made five 3-pointers and had 19 points, and Malcolm Brogdon and Greg Monroe each added 17, and the Bucks won for just the third time in 15 games.
C.J. Miles had six 3s and scored 23 points, and Monta Ellis and Myles Turner each had 18 points for the Pacers. They have dropped three straight after a season-best seven-game winning streak.
“I thought we just didn’t have a motor for whatever reason,” Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. “They pretty much did whatever they wanted. We made a couple shots to get back in the game and then they made some plays to get that momentum back.”
After Indiana tied it at 62 early in the second half, the Bucks went on a 12-2 run and took a 74-64 lead on Monroe’s dunk with 5:21 remaining in the third quarter.
Miles then converted a 3-point play and Tony Snell made back-to-back 3-pointers to extend Milwaukee’s lead again.
“”We just stayed composed. We stuck with the game plan. We just had to keep fighting. Every team is going to make their run, especially at home, so we just kept playing.”
The Pacers entered the game with the third-best home record in the Eastern Conference, and Saturday’s loss was just the eighth all year. Now, after losing to Cleveland at home Wednesday, Indiana has lost consecutive home games for just the second time this season.
Indiana opened the second half with a 10-0 run and tied it at 62 on Miles’ 3-pointer with 9:13 to go in the third before Milwaukee pulled away again.
It was Indiana’s second loss to the Bucks this season. Mil-waukee beat the Pacers 125-107 back on Nov. 3. The two divi-sional opponents meet again March 10 before completing the four-game season series April 6.
It’s been a tough stretch of the schedule for the Pacers going into the All-Star break next week. Three of their last four games were against teams
either leading or second in their division standings. And coming up, Indiana will face division leaders in the next three games before the break, first against San Antonio before rematches with Cleveland and Washington.
LONG RANGE ATTACKTeletovic made five
3-pointers and Snell, who fin-ished with 13 points, made four 3s. Overall, the Bucks finished with a season-high 17 3-point field goals, which tied for the most allowed by the Pacers in a regulation game this season.
Indiana entered the game No. 2 in the league in forced turnovers (15.5) and steals per game (8.6). Against Milwaukee, it was the Pacers who struggled to take care of the ball. They turned it over 14 times and forced the Bucks to just six.
Request for Public Comment on Special Education Funding Application The American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) Special Education Division (SPED) has for public review its application for funding under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) with the US Department of Education (USDOE). These funds are used to provide special education services to all school age children, ages 3 – 21 years, in the territory of American Samoa who have a disability that adversely affects their classroom achievement. As a condition for granting the funds, each state or territory proposing the application must submit the application for public review and comment. The public must be afforded reasonable opportunities for comment for 30 days prior to the submission of the application on May 12, 2017. The public hearing is scheduled for April 12, 2017 at the ASDOE Guidance & Counseling Office in Utulei at 1:00pm. The Department of Education must review and give due consideration to all comments and suggestions prior to the submission of the application for funding. Copies of the application are available at the Special Education Office located at the west end of the Matafao Elementary School in Faga’alu. All persons interested in the application are encouraged to pick up a copy between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm. Written comments will also be taken during these hours. Comments and suggestions may also be made via email to Faauifono Vaitautolu at [email protected] or Saouila Fanene Kava at [email protected] or may be sent surface mail to Saouila Fanene Kava, Interim SPED Assistant Director, PO Box ASDOE-SPED, Pago Pago, AS 96799. The Part B Application for funding is also posted on the ASDOE website: www.asdoe.net.
Finagalo Fa’alaua’itele mo le Tusi Talosaga mo Alagatupe Fuafuaina o le Ofisa o A’oga Fa’apitoa Ua tu’uina mai e le Matagaluega o A’oga Amerika Samoa (ASDOE) Ofisa o A’oga Fa’apitoa (SPED) se avanoa e fa’alia ai finagalo fa’alaua’itele a le mamalu o le atunu’u mo alagatupe talosaga i lalo o le Maga B Tulafono mo Tagata o iai Manaoga Fa’apitoa (IDEA) Ofisa o A’oga Fa’apitoa (OSEP) o le Matagaluega o A’oga a le Malo Tele o Amerika (USDOE). O ia alagatupe ua fuafuaina e fa’atino ai a’oa’oga fa’apitoa tu’uina atu mo tamaiti a’oga uma, e amata mai i le 3-21 tausaga, i totonu o le teritori o Amerika Samoa o lo’o iai manaoga fa’apitoa ua fa’afaigata ai taumafaiga tau a’oa’oga i totonu o potu a’oga. O se tasi o aiaiga mo le taliaina o le talosaga, e tatau i setete ma teritori uma o lo’o talosagaina ia alagatupe ona fa’asalalau a latou tusi talosaga mo se finagalo fa’aalia o tagata lautele. E tatau ona lava se avanoa e silasila lelei ai le atunu’u mo le silafia ma tu’uina mai so latou finagalo fa’aalia e tusa e 30 aso ae le’i tu’uina atu le tusi talosaga ia Me 12, 2017. O le a faia se fono fa’alaua’itele ia Aperila 12, 2017 i le Ofisa ASDOE Guidance and Counseling i Utulei i le itula e 1:00pm. O le a iloiloina e le Matagaluega o A’oga Amerika Samoa finagalo ma manatu fa’aalia a le lautele ma tu’uina atu ni fautuaga ae le’i o’o i le aso fa’atapula’aina o tusi talosaga. O lo’o maua kopi o lenei tusi talosaga i le Ofisa o A’oga Fa’apitoa i le itu i sisifo o Matafao Elementary School i Fagaalu. Mo i latou e mana’omia se kopi o le tusi talosaga, e avanoa le ofisa mai i le itula 8:00am-4:00pm. O manatu fa’aalia e tauala mai i tusitusiga e mafai ona tu’uina mai i taimi ua fa’atulagaina. A iai nisi manatu ma fautuaga e mafai ona imeli mai ia Fa’auifono Vaitautolu ([email protected]) po’o Saouila Fanene Kava ([email protected]) pe tusi mai ia Saouila Fanene Kava, Interim SPED Asistant Director, PO Box ASDOE SPED, Pago Pago AS, 96799. Ua mafai fo’i ona maua se kopi o le Part B. Application i luga o le upegatafa’ilagi ASDOE website:www.asdoe.net
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799Phone: (684) 633-1323, (684) 633-4789 • Fax: (684) 633-7707
AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENTDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONSpecial Education Division
Giannis Antetok-oumpo leads Bucks past Pacers, 116-100
Indiana Pacers’ Monta Ellis (11) and Milwaukee Bucks’ Rashad Vaughn go for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Indianapolis.
(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ger-maine de Randamie clocked Holly Holm after the bell in one round, then a second, and got nothing more than a warning from the referee.
De Randamie kept those piv-otal points on the scorecard, and slapped a UFC championship belt over her shoulder.
The 32-year-old Dutch kickboxer shook off Holm’s clinching and won by unani-mous decision — 48-47 on
each judge’s card — in the main event at UFC 208 on Sat-urday night to become the first featherweight champion in the woman’s division.
De Randamie (7-3) dropped to her knees in celebration as the Barclays Center crowd booed the end of a lackluster bout. UFC created the new 145-pound division in part as a showcase for Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.
American Samoa
What is your name? Yvonne Fa’apalemataWhat is your school name? Kanana Fou Elementary SchoolWhat grade are you in? Grade 7 Who is your English Teacher? Silvana Tuasolo & Liza SauniWho are your parents? Yvonne Mika & Hay Fa’apalemataWhat village are you from? VaitogiWhat was your winning word? VISCERAL
The student at the right will represent Kanana Fou Elem. School in the American Samoa Spelling Bee to be held February 22nd.The winner of that Bee will represent American Samoa in the 89th annual Scripps Howard Spelling Bee to be held in Washington, D.C.
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Indiana Pacers’ Monta Ellis (11) and Milwaukee Bucks’ Rashad Vaughn go for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Holly Holm kicks Germaine de Randamie, of the Netherlands, during a women’s featherweight championship mixed martial arts bout at UFC 208 early Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in New York. De Randamie won the fight. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Amid all the celebri-ties Saturday at Pebble Beach, no one turned in a performance quite like Jordan Spieth.
Spieth took only 10 putts on the back nine, and none were particularly easy except for the last one. His pitch from 54 yards checked up next to pin for a tap-in birdie that gave him a 7-under 65 and a six-shot lead, the largest of his PGA Tour career.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better putting day,” Spieth said, scary words from a two-time major champion regarded as one of the best putters on ordi-nary days.
Starting out the third round tied with Jason Day and Derek Fathauer, Spieth never gave anyone a chance.
Following his only bogey of the round — a 7-iron over the cliffs on No. 8 to a back pin that narrowly hung up in
rough above the green — he ran off three straight birdies and then made his toughest putt of the day. Spieth lightly pumped his fist after making a curling 6-footer for par on No. 12.
“That was probably the most satisfied I was on a putt,” he said.
It was like that all day. He wound up one-putting 13 greens and took 23 putts for the round, unheard of on the saturated poa greens of Pebble Beach on their third day of having 104 profes-sionals and amateurs and all their footprints.
Spieth was at 17-under 197, six shots clear of two-time Pebble winner Brandt Snedeker.
Snedeker did his part. He shot 30 on the front nine — he started his round at No. 10 — for a 67 and pulled within two shots when he finished. Spieth was about 400 yards away up the hill on the 14th green, doing what Spieth does.
Jordan Spieth builds a big lead at Pebble Beach
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Members of the American Samoa Amateur Boxing Federation (ASABF) that represented the territory at the Pacific International Boxing Championship in Samoa last week, returned home last Saturday with 2 Gold medals and 2 Bronze medals. The team was under the leadership of Okesene Malala, who is the vice president of the ASABF, and head coach Sala Sanele Etuale. Read full story in tomorrow’s edition. [photo by AF]
Bill Murray, right, gestures toward the sixth green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links with his caddie during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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DEAR ABBY: My boss wants to do a day of community service with the staff to help others and improve relationships in the workplace. I thought it was a great idea; a lot of my co-workers were unsure and wanted more information about what specifically we would do. My boss said she would get more information and send it out to us. However, a few of my co-workers are outright opposed to the idea and think they shouldn’t be required to do it. A year ago when this came up, one of them said they shouldn’t have to give up their free time. I think it’s wrong to turn down a chance to help others when they are able. What should I do to make sure my boss’s intentions are understood while not being off-putting or appearing holier-than-thou? -- BLEEDING HEART
DEAR BLEEDING HEART: The person who should be making her intentions clear is your boss. It should not be your responsibility. Frankly, I can see both sides of this question. Some companies do this not only to “do good,” but also to build goodwill in the community and team spirit in the office. Usually, participation is voluntary.
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for two years. He’s eight years younger than I am. We have a great relationship except for our worldviews. While I am liberal, he is very racist. When the subject comes up, our conversations can become very heated.
I believe everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, but both of us have a hard time validating our opinions for each other. My boyfriend never directs his racist comments toward anyone in particular, but it’s hard for me not to take it that way. One of my best friends is African-American, and my son is currently dating someone who is biracial. How do we agree to disagree without anyone being upset or hurt in the end? -- OPEN-MINDED IN INDIANAPOLIS
DEAR OPEN-MINDED: After two years of togetherness, your boyfriend knows full well that one of your best friends is African-American and that your son is dating someone who is biracial. You may never be able to broaden his mindset, but the next time he makes a racist remark, if you haven’t already, tell him you don’t want to hear it because it makes you uncomfortable.
And while you’re at it, make sure he understands that if he says anything that could possibly hurt your friend or your son, the romance will be history.
P.S. You must be desperate for companionship to have tolerated this for two years.
DEAR ABBY: A family member likes to use the toilet as a garbage disposal. I’ve asked her to please dump the food scraps into a trash bag or pour them out in the backyard, but she prefers the “easy flushing.” How do I get her to stop the extra wear-and-tear on our toilet? Plumbers are expensive. -- MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN
DEAR MDTD: Yes, plumbers ARE expensive. And there’s a reason why we are supposed to use recep-tacles for what they’re intended. If you are responsible for the toilet that’s being used as a garbage disposal, make sure the family member knows she will be footing the bill for the plumber. However, if the toilet is her responsibility, this may be a lesson she will need to learn -- over and over -- on her own.
A DAY OF SERVICE IS ONE TOO MANY FOR RELUCTANT EMPLOYEES
Happy Birthday: Take initiative and concentrate on getting concrete results. Change will lead to greater professional and financial opportunities. A steady pace will ensure that you are moving toward the freedom you desire and the chance to follow your dreams. Negotiations will result in a contract that could encourage a positive lifestyle change. Protect your rights. Your numbers are 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 35, 46.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Settle in and make a point to finish what you start. Showing consis-tency will result in suggestions that will give you the incentive necessary to put your creative talents to use. Measure your success by accolades, not cash. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Lock into something that will bring you good results. Don’t waffle when you should be showing leadership. Disappointment will result from inconsistency or lack of confidence. Don’t lose out when you should be gaining ground. 5 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Uncertainty will limit you socially and where important partnerships are concerned. Don’t be afraid to voice your opinions. Honesty should take priority over trying to keep the peace. Find out where you stand and take action. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Live out your dream. Let your creativity lead the way. Refuse to let anyone force you into a debate or curtail your freedom. Stick to what you know and live within your means. Follow your heart and minimize stress. 4 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Harmony and balance will help you get your way. Offering viable options for anyone who doubts you will turn matters around swiftly. Your steady yet innovative approach to life and the way you do things will capture positive attention. 4 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A serious look at the way you live will help you figure out what to do next. Consider making a commitment to live life your way or to find common ground with someone you want to be with forever. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Express your feelings and share your plans with people you know and trust. Love is on the rise, and family and friends will play a major role in the decisions you make. Be a participant and personal gains will be yours. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Feel your way through whatever you face today. If someone isn’t being kind, take it as a sign to do your own thing. Immerse yourself in a creative project or attend to something that helps you explore new possibilities and options. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Get ready to make changes domestically and with regards to your friendships and associations with others. Show discipline and you will accomplish all that you set out to do. Personal improvements are highlighted. 2 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t rely on others to do things the way you want to. Following someone else will get you into trouble. Do your best to stick to your plans and try to avoid letting things get out of hand. 5 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Jump into action and express your thoughts and plans. You’ll make headway if you are quick to put your talents to good use. Embark on missions that promise to improve your position personally and professionally. Romance is in the stars. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Assess each situation cautiously. It’s OK to take your time if it will ensure that you get the results you want. Take an open and honest approach when dealing with important relationships. Be willing to compromise. 3 stars
Birthday Baby: You are appealing, thoughtful and resilient. You are intuitive and forthright.
ACROSS 1 Take ___
(disassemble) 6 Tank’s “skin” 11 Part of WWI 14 Type of bear
or explorer 15 Irritate 16 Anger or fury 17 (Award
judges) Blue ...
19 Not even close to bright
20 Coral reef formation
21 Peaceful state
23 “Dollar Diplomacy” president
26 Presidential bill-blocker
28 Sauna cover-up, sometimes
29 “Long ___, in a galaxy far ...”
30 No longer in 32 Clandestine
attention-getting sound
33 Put a scratch on
34 Period of wooing
38 Time for a raid, sometimes
40 Seattle, compara-tively
43 Unspecified place
45 Quartet x 2 46 What a
screwball hits
48 “Monkey ___, monkey do”
49 Part of history 50 Followed a
curved path 52 Carp family
member 55 Cattle poker 56 Tour bus
occupant 58 Set of tenets 60 What
e-books don’t have in them
61 (Musical style) Blue ...
66 Word between two surnames
67 Coastline recess
68 Nighttime noise
69 Some campaign purchases
70 Parts of an udder
71 Stately horseDOWN 1 The start of
it is for fools (Abbr.)
2 Polynesian staple
3 Vestment worn by priests
4 Capital of Morocco
5 A possible race pace
6 It knocked Newton’s noggin
7 Property-selling professional
8 Guys 9 Word that
ends radio messages
10 Rent again
11 (Creepy crawler) Black ...
12 Comes up in conversation
13 Liquefy again 18 Thanksgiving
mo. 22 Visit unan-
nounced 23 Pack down
lightly 24 Chef’s
thickening agent
25 (Desserts) Black ...
27 Really bizarre
31 Russian leader until 1917
34 Security device, for short
35 Is obliged to pay
36 Still single 37 Hurry, of old 39 Lavished
affection (on)
41 Continental cash
42 It may have a fork in it
44 Bluetooth device
46 Where slips are showing
47 Pressed 51 63-Down,
e.g. 53 Is priced at 54 “Which
came first” option
55 Wall covering, often
57 White-tailed marine eagle
59 Dishevel, as hair
62 Chicken ___ king
63 It’s regularly socked
64 Exist 65 Blood or
scarlet
Universal CrosswordEdited by Timothy Parker February 13, 2017
PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
© 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndicationwww.upuzzles.com
BLACK AND BLUE By Timothy E. Parker2/13
2/12
ACROSS 1 Small lock
of hair 5 Bottomless
gulf 10 Aerobics
class word 14 Tennis great
Kournikova 15 Prefix with
“type” or “plasm”
16 Invisible vibes
17 Clickable desktop symbol
18 Book inserts 19 Hoofbeat
sound 20 What Lisping
Louie would do when being con-gratulated?
23 Snakelike fishes
24 Outcast of long ago
25 Baby of a bald bird
29 Long-running fight
31 Teenagers’ facial disruption
32 Hairdos that don’t live up to their name
34 Acquire 37 What Lisping
Louie did while idle?
41 Use a needle and thread
42 V-formation creatures
43 Shankar tune 44 Quiet “Excuse
me” 45 One who
died for a cause
47 La ___ (Milan opera house)
50 Sound that breaks a hypnotic trance
52 Lisping Louie’s favorite B-movie weapons?
59 Endangered 60 Groups of
countries in a special alliance
61 From square one
62 From quite a distance
63 Spinning woodshop machine
64 What all great inventions begin with
65 Raised seam or skin mark
66 Blunt fencing foils
67 Heavy beer drinker on “Cheers”
DOWN 1 What to do in
a long line 2 Foot
measure 3 White coat
that could give one the chills
4 Section of glass
5 Small Java program
6 Wild fight 7 Hindu gurus 8 Proofer’s
“never mind” mark
9 Violent dance “pit”
10 Like some vows or cows
11 Dutch bloom
12 Slowly crumble from weather
13 Origami sheet
21 Stan of superheroes
22 Like a thick, deep-pile carpet
25 Is a consumer?
26 Be sore 27 Eat like a
beaver 28 Permit 29 Costing
nothing 30 Ambulance
initials 32 Rhyming
piece of work 33 Print shop
measures 34 Swarming
pest 35 In a tense
state 36 Russian
leader up to 1917
38 Old Irish alphabet
39 Word be-tween single and married names?
40 Dep. opposite, at airports
44 Baseball slugger Pujols
45 Houses for clergy
46 Jungle primate
47 It’s for suckers 48 Rub raw 49 Hearing-
related 50 Little pig (var.) 51 Recessed
area 53 Having the
required skill 54 Applaud 55 Opposite
of lose 56 Reverse, as
an action 57 “___ the
twain shall meet”
58 Skinny-dipped
Universal CrosswordEdited by Timothy Parker February 11, 2017
PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
© 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndicationwww.upuzzles.com
LOUIE HAS A LITTLE LISP By Timothy E. Parker2/11
2/10
Dear AbbyDear Abbyby Abigail Van Buren
Monday, February 13,
2017
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After a roller-coaster of emo-tions surrounding his return to Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant was glad to come out with a win and move on.
Durant scored 34 points while being booed throughout the night, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Thunder 130-114 in a chippy game on Sat-urday night.
It was Durant’s first game back since he left the Thunder after eight seasons in Oklahoma City to join the rival Warriors as a free agent last summer. The crowd jeered him loudly during pregame warmups, starter introductions and whenever he
touched the ball.“Basketball is fun in gen-
eral, especially in an environ-ment like this,” Durant said. “The crowd was amazing. They were loud — as loud as I’ve ever heard them.”
Russell Westbrook did it all for the Thunder with 47 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. In the end, Golden State’s depth and balance were too much. Ste-phen Curry and Klay Thompson both scored 26 points for the Warriors.
Emotions ran high throughout the game. At one point in the third quarter, Durant and Westbrook yelled at each other as they walked toward their benches during a timeout.
Westbrook said too much attention has been paid to his relationship with Durant.
“I do think it doesn’t make sense,” Westbrook said. “It’s over with. He plays for his team, I play with my team. Let him do his thing, I do my thing, and that’s it, plain and simple.”
Later in the third quarter, Oklahoma City’s Andre Rob-erson fouled Durant hard, and the two got in each other’s faces and were called for technical fouls. “It’s part of the game and I respect that,” Durant said. “We should have just kept playing. I don’t even think they should have reviewed anything. It’s a part of it. Hard fouls, (expletive) talking — all that stuff is just a part of the game. That’s what makes it fun for us.”
Oklahoma City kept it close early, but the Warriors gained their footing late in the first quarter. Golden State made 16 of 22 field goals in the second quarter, and Durant’s dunk with four seconds left in the first half gave the Warriors a 73-50 lead at the break. The 43 points by the Warriors in the second quarter were a season high.
The Thunder cut Golden State’s lead to 12 in the fourth quarter before West-brook checked back in, but the Thunder couldn’t cut the deficit further, and Durant punctuated his dominant performance with a 3-pointer over Westbrook that put the Warriors up 123-104 with 3:39 to play.
TIP INSWarriors: C Zaza Pachulia
sat out with a right rotator cuff strain and F David West missed the game with a fractured left thumb. ... It was Golden State’s third convincing win over the Thunder in three meetings this season. The Warriors won the first two meetings by 26 and 21 points in Oakland. ... F Andre Iguodala was called for a tech-nical foul in the third quarter during the altercation between Durant and Roberson.
Durant leads Warriors to win
in return to Oklahoma City
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Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) goes up for an unopposed dunk in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma City, Sat-urday, Feb. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
