GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Marcus Mariota’s answers were clipped, many one word. His facial expression changed minimally, a quick raise of the eyebrow or lip before giving an answer after his performance

against the Arizona Cardinals.The Tennessee Titans lost a

game they should have won and their quarterback shouldered most of the blame.

“Frustration is an understate-ment,” Mariota said following Tennessee’s 12-7 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday. “Defense played lights out, special teams did their job, and I’ve been hurting our team. I’ve got to fi nd ways to be better.”

The Titans (8-5) entered tied with Jacksonville atop the AFC South after winning six of their previous seven games. All they had to do was beat the strug-gling Cardinals (6-7) to stay in the division lead, maybe move a game ahead if the Jaguars couldn’t get past Seattle.

Tennessee couldn’t get it done. Jacksonville beat the Seahawks to boot.

Not a great fi rst trip to Uni-versity of Phoenix Stadium.

“At the end of the day, we didn’t play very well,” Titans tight end Delanie Walker said. “Our defense held them to fi eld goals and if you can’t put points on the board, obviously you can’t win game.”

Mariota starred as a redshirt freshman for Oregon at the 2013 Fiesta Bowl his last trip to Glendale, leading the Ducks to a 35-17 victory over Kansas State. He was mostly ineffec-tive against Arizona’s defense, struggling with his aim and not nearly as mobile after tweaking his knee in the fi rst quarter.

Tennessee’s run game, which moved up to seventh in the NFL last week, was almost nonexis-tent, contributing 65 yards on 22 carries after a season-high 198 yards last week. The Titans fi nished with 204 total yards to fall a game back in the division.

“Defense played out of their mind the whole game,” Titans coach Mike Mularkey said. “We had a chance to win the game because of our defense. Special teams wasn’t good enough, and neither was our offense.”

After a punt-fi lled fi rst quarter, the Titans put together a nine-play, 50-yard scoring drive, capped by Derrick Hen-ry’s 6-yard TD run .

Tennessee’s offense then went back to sputtering.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phil Dawson hasn’t had the greatest season and missed another fi eld goal on Sunday.

He made the other four, though, all the offense the Arizona Cardinals needed in a 12-7 victory that knocked the Tennessee Titans out of fi rst place in the AFC South.

Dawson connected from 47, 23, 32 and 35 yards and missed from 40 for the Cardinals (6-7), whose victory came two weeks after they beat then-AFC South leader Jacksonville on the same fi eld.

“It wasn’t our most fancy or nifty offensive performance I’ve ever been a part of,” Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald said. “But it’s a win and we’ll take them.”

The Cardinals intercepted Marcus Mariota twice in the second half after the Titans (8-5) nursed a 7-0 lead at halftime.

Mariota completed 16 of 31 passes for 159 yards. Tennessee managed 65 yards rushing against the Cardinals after gaining 198 on the ground in a win over Houston a week ago.

Mariota was 6 of 16 for 60 yards with two picks in the second half.

“Frustration is an understatement,” Mariota said. “Defense played lights-out, special teams did their job and I’ve been hurting our team. I’ve got to fi nd ways to be better.”

Mariota said he hurt his knee in the fi rst half when he didn’t slide soon enough to protect him-self, but he wouldn’t use that as an excuse for his performance.

The Cardinals gained 64 yards in the fi rst half and 197 in the second.

Blaine Gabbert completed 17 of 26 for 178 yards for Arizona with no interceptions, but was sacked eight times, most by a Cardinals quar-terback this season. Kerwynn Williams rushed for 73 yards as Arizona, ranked last in the NFL in rushing, outgained Tennessee on the ground 136-65.

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians improved to 7-1 against the AFC South.

“I know what everybody is going to say. ‘It’s an ugly win,’” Arians said. “There is no such thing.”

The game’s lone TD came after Andy Lee’s 33-yard punt gave Tennessee the ball at the 50. The Titans needed nine plays, Derrick Henry sweeping right and diving at the pylon on the 6-yard touchdown play in the second quarter.

Mariota directed the Titans on a drive from their 26-yard line to the Arizona 40 in the fi nal 49 seconds of the half, but Ryan Succop’s 58-yard fi eld-goal try bounced off the crossbar.

Arizona took the second-half kickoff and, despite Tennessee getting two sacks, got a 47-yard fi eld goal from Dawson to cut the lead to 7-3.

Then came a big Tennessee gamble.After the subsequent kickoff, the Titans faked

a punt on fourth-and-1 from their 35. Initially, offi cials ruled that Eric Weems had made the fi rst down. But Arians challenged the spot and, after a review, it was determined the runner came up a few inches short.

Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey said he probably got “a little over-aggressive” with the fake punt call.

But, he said, “We should have got it. I thought we had it. Both offi cials had the mark as a fi rst down. I was standing right behind them. I don’t know how it got overturned.”

The Cardinals took over and Dawson’s 23-yard fi eld goal cut the lead to 7-6.

Dawson missed a 40 yarder that would have given the Cardinals the lead with 12:04 to play. But the 42-year-old kicker would get another chance.

Rookie Chad Williams ran 33 yards on an end-around to ignite an eight-play, 71-yard drive that culminated in Dawson’s 32-yard fi eld goal to put Arizona ahead 9-7 with 5:59 to play.

Josh Bynes intercepted Mariota over the middle on the next possession and returned it 25 yards. A late-hit penalty against the Titans play moved the ball to the Tennessee 7. Jurrell Casey’s second sack of the game forced yet another fi eld goal by Dawson, good from 35 yards to fi nish the scoring.

The Titans will stay in the desert and practice next week at Arizona State University to prepare for next Sunday’s game at San Francisco.

FITZ MOVES UPWith his 23-yard catch on the Cardinals’ fi rst

possession of the second half, Fitzgerald moved past his boyhood idol Randy Moss into third place on the NFL career yards receiving list, trailing only Terrell Owens and Jerry Rice.

Fitzgerald was a ball boy for the Vikings and used to wash Moss’ cars for cash, and even bor-rowed his BMW to go to the high school prom.

INJURIESThe Titans lost starting left tackle Taylor

Lewan in the second quarter with a lower back injury. Arizona outside linebacker Gabe Martin left in the fi rst quarter with a hamstring injury.

UP NEXTTitans: at San Francisco next Sunday.Cardinals: at Washington next Sunday.

Arizona Cardinals defensive back Tramon Williams (25) breaks up a pass intended for Tennessee Titans wide receiver Corey Davis (84) during the fi rst half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec.10, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Cardinals beat Titans on Dawson’s 4 fi eld goals

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carson Wentz threw for 291 yards and four touchdowns before leaving with a knee injury and Jake Elliott kicked the go-ahead 33-yard fi eld goal with 3:45 left for the Phila-delphia Eagles, who beat the Los Angeles Rams 43-35 in a thriller Sunday to clinch the NFC East title.

Two sources familiar with the injury tell The Associated Press that doctors believe Wentz has torn his left anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the rest of the season and playoffs.

Wentz needs an MRI to con-fi rm the severity of the injury. Both people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information.

Wentz was hit hard as he dived into the end zone on a play that was called back because of holding. He stayed in the game and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Alshon Jef-fery four plays later to give the Eagles a 31-28 lead.

Nick Foles replaced Wentz on the next drive for Philadel-phia (11-2).

The NFC West-leading Rams (9-4) then went up 35-31 on Todd Gurley’s second short TD run.

Elliott kicked a 41-yard fi eld goal to pull the Eagles to 35-34. His go-ahead fi eld goal was set up when Chris Long, a second-round draft pick of the then-St. Louis Rams in 2008, had a strip-sack of Jared Goff, with Rodney McLeod recovering.

Elliott kicked a 54-yarder, but the Eagles got an automatic fi rst down on a personal foul on Aaron Donald. Elliott kicked the winner four plays later.

The game ended on a crazy play, when Philadelphia’s Brandon Graham grabbed a lat-eral by Tavon Austin out of the air on the game’s last play and scored what was ruled a 16-yard fumble return.

The Eagles clinched their fi rst division title since 2013.

WENTZ AND GOFFThis was the eighth time in

the Super Bowl era that quar-

terbacks taken No. 1 and No. 2 overall in the same draft squared off. Goff was the fi rst pick overall in 2016, followed by Wentz.

Goff threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns.

Wentz bounced back from throwing an intercep-tion on the game’s third play to throw touchdown passes on the Eagles’ next three posses-sions for a 21-7 lead. He threw a 5-yarder to tight end Brent Celek and a beautifully threaded 20-yarder to Trey Burton in the fi rst quarter, and then another nicely thrown scoring pass to Burton in the second quarter, this one for 11 yards.

HISTORYThis game marked just the

eighth time in the Super Bowl era that quarterbacks taken No. 1 and No. 2 overall in the same draft squared off. Goff was the fi rst pick overall in 2016, fol-lowed by Wentz. The No. 1 pick is now 5-3 in such matchups.

MOMENTUM SWINGThe Rams scored twice in

a span of less than two min-utes early in the third quarter to take a 28-24 lead. The big momentum swing came when Blake Countess returned a blocked punt 16 yards for a touchdown. The punt was blocked by Michael Thomas, and the ball bounced right to Countess in stride.

Earlier, Goff capped the opening drive of the second half with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins.

INJURIESEagles: Aside from Wentz,

starting tight end Zach Ertz missed the game with a concussion.

Rams: CB Kayvon Web-ster, who intercepted Wentz on the game’s third play, was taken off the fi eld on a cart with an ankle injury late in the fi rst quarter and didn’t return. Tackle Andrew Whitworth also suffered an ankle injury.

UP NEXTEagles: At New York Giants

on Sunday.Rams: At Seattle on Sunday.

Eagles lose Wentz to injury, beat Rams

43-35 to win NFC East

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Josey Jewell of Iowa has won the Lott IMPACT Trophy as the college defensive player having the biggest infl u-ence on his team.

The other fi nalists were Micah Kiser of Virginia, Har-rison Phillips of Stanford and Minkah Fitzpatrick of Alabama.

Jewell received the award Sunday night from Ronnie Lott at the Pacifi c Club in Newport Beach. It goes to a player with strong academic work, com-munity involvement and team

leadership.The senior linebacker from

Decorah, Iowa, had 136 tackles, 13.5 tackles for losses and 11 passes broken up this season. He was an All-Big Ten selec-tion and also was an academic All-Big Ten selection, with a 3.0 GPA as an environmental studies major.

Iowa will receive $25,000 for its general scholarship fund.

The Hawkeyes play Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27.

Iowa’s Josey Jewell wins Lott IMPACT Trophy

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HOUSTON (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers aren’t happy with where they stand this season.

However, the last few weeks have given them some hope for the future.

Jimmy Garoppolo threw for a career-high 334 yards and a touchdown to help the 49ers to their second straight win, 26-16 over the Houston Texans on Sunday.

The 49ers have won three of their last four after opening the season 0-9 under fi rst-year coach Kyle Shanahan.

“It’s defi nitely exciting,” Shanahan said. “You can feel it in our building. Guys are gaining that confi dence.”

A big part of San Francisco’s recent improvement has been the play of Garoppolo. Tom Brady’s former backup showed that he could be the answer for the 49ers at quarterback, going 20-for-33 in his second start for the team. Acquired before the trade deadline from New Eng-land, Garoppolo threw for 293 yards in his debut last week to help the 49ers to a 15-14 win at Chicago.

Shanahan said Garoppolo has a knack for making the players around him better.

“When you’ve got a guy like Jimmy who has been making some impressive throws, who’s been doing it on the practice fi eld and he’s carried it to the game, I think guys always know they’ve got a chance,” Sha-nahan said. “And they’ve lived up to it.”

Garoppolo, who has started just four games in his four-year NFL career, is excited about the progress he’s seen from the offense in his short time with the team.

“We’ve got a little bit of momentum with us right now and we just need to keep plucking away ... and just keep getting better,” he said. “That’s what it’s all about, especially this time of year. We only have three games left now, so we just have to keep getting better and good things will happen.”

Garrett Celek, who had two receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown on Sunday, is impressed with the way the offense is running with Garop-polo under center.

“We’ve been playing a lot better, a lot smoother just all around,” he said.

Some things to know about San Francisco’s win over the Texans:

CLOWNEY STARSDefensive end Jadeveon

Clowney continues to carry

Houston’s defense with J.J. Watt and Whitney Mercilus out for the season with injuries. On Sunday, the top overall pick in the 2014 draft had a career-high four quarterback hits and added two tackles for losses to add to his career-best total of 20 this season.

But he couldn’t appreciate his big day because it came in yet another loss.

“I’m very upset,” he said. “Man, we’re 4-9. I’m upset about that. We’re a lot better than our record says.”

Coach Bill O’Brien appre-ciates the work Clowney has done.

“He plays very hard,” O’Brien said. “He’s a good player and ... it’s been a tough year, but he continues to play hard and that’s good to see. That helps our team.”

GOOD AS GOULDA week after tying a career

high by making fi ve fi eld goals, San Francisco kicker Robbie Gould had another good game, hitting four fi eld goals in Sun-day’s win. Gould connected from 52, 35 and 25 yards before securing the victory with a 41-yarder in the fourth quarter.

DEANDRE’S DAYHouston receiver DeAndre

Hopkins had two touchdown receptions on Sunday to give him a career-high-tying and NFL-best 11 this season. He also had a season-high 11 receptions for 149 yards to give him 1,233 yards, which is second in the league behind Antonio Brown. He needs 289 yards receiving combined in the last three games to surpass the career-high 1,521 yards he fi n-ished with in 2015.

“You see it on the fi lm and you see the numbers,” San Francisco cornerback Adrian Colbert said. “I don’t care who your cornerback is, you have to double cover the guy. He’s a great receiver. He’s always been a great receiver.”

INJURIESHouston quarterback Tom

Savage and offensive tackle Kendall Lamm sustained con-cussions in the fi rst quarter. Six Texans players have suf-fered concussions in the last two games combined. ... 49ers rookie receiver Victor Bolden injured his ankle in the second quarter and didn’t return. ... San Francisco cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon injured his knee in the fourth quarter. ... 49ers cornerback Dontae Johnson injured his knee, and Shanahan said he would know more about the injury after he had an MRI on Monday.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) smiles aft er a play during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Houston. San Francisco won 26-16. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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DENVER (AP) — Josh McCown’s broken left hand was covered with a white ban-dage. His feelings couldn’t be so easily masked.

The leader of the New York Jets fought back tears when refl ecting on the best season of his 15-year career and how it just might be over following a 23-0 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

“It’s been the best because of the guys, not numbers, you know,” the 38-year-old McCown said. “It’s been the best because of the group of men in the locker room. I’m just proud to be a part of it and I’m so thankful they let me be a part of this team.”

McCown took a hit from Shane Ray in the third quarter, rolled over the linebacker and either was bumped by a knee or a foot — he’s not sure — but knew instantly it wasn’t good. He headed toward the sideline before dropping to a knee. After a quick consultation with the trainers, he went straight to the locker room.

A blow for him in what’s been a stellar season.

A blow for the Jets (5-8), whose slim playoff hopes took a major hit as they dropped another road game.

Bryce Petty fi gures to be in line to start next weekend in New Orleans. Provided, of course, McCown can’t go. He’s not ruling it out.

“We’ll see what happens, but if I can fi nish, I’d love to fi nish,” said McCown, who has thrown for 2,926 yards and 18 TDs with nine interceptions this season. “We’ll see what the

tests (Monday) say.“I’ll do whatever I can to get

ready to go.”It was an abysmal day for

a New York offense that man-aged only 100 yards and six fi rst downs against Denver (4-9), which snapped an eight-game skid. The Jets were just 3 of 13 on third down.

“They had a good game plan,” coach Todd Bowles said. “They outcoached us. They out-played us. They out-hit us and they beat us in every phase.”

McCown was banged up in the second quarter when he was scrambling for extra yards and took a hit from Aqib Talib, along with Jamal Carter. McCown got up holding his hip and Petty momentarily replaced him.

“That hurt pretty bad, but I was able to get it back loose where I felt good, felt like I could throw,” McCown explained. “I wanted to go back in there.”

On his fi rst pass back, McCown tried to throw a deep ball to Robby Anderson, only to have it picked off by Darian Stewart .

Just the way things went for the Jets and McCown, who also fumbled and was sacked four times as he fi nished with a QB rating of 25.

“The slow start hurt us and obviously turnovers hurt us,” McCown said. “It’s hats off to them to continue to fi ght especially considering where they’re at with their record and everything.”

At the beginning of the season, the Jets weren’t given much of a chance and even

more so with two straight losses out of the gate. But McCown helped keep them competi-tive. That wasn’t lost on his teammates.

“You never want to see a guy go down like that, especially with how hard he’s worked all year,” tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins said. “I feel for him. It hurts us, but at the same time, we have guys who need to step up.”Like Petty, who was 2 of 9 for 14 yards in place of McCown. Those could be some big cleats to fi ll.

“He played his butt off, he fought and fought and fought,” Petty said of McCown. “That is what you want in a leader, in a veteran guy. We get to see his grit day in and day out and his passion for it.”McCown can’t say one way or the other if he will play again this season. Not yet. He remains hopeful.

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Approved for Issuance: utu Abe malae, Executive Director

PO Box PPB, Pago PagoAmerican Samoa 96799Phone No.: (684) 248-1234bids@aspower.com

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Tra Holder scored 29 points on 8-for-16 shooting and No. 16 Arizona State upset No. 2 Kansas 95-85 on Sunday, handing the Jayhawks their second straight loss.

Shannon Evans II had 22 points and Remy Martin added 21 for the Sun Devils (9-0). Ari-zona State shot 50 percent from 3-point range and 50.8 percent overall.

After a slow start that forced coach Bobby Hurley to use a timeout less than two minutes into the game, Arizona State snapped back into it, trimming the defi cit to just three points at halftime. The Sun Devils out-scored the Jayhawks 58-42 in the second half.

Lagerald Vick led Kansas (7-2) with 25 points. The Jay-hawks fell to Washington on Wednesday night.

NO. 4 VILLANOVA 77, LA SALLE 68

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phil Booth and Donte DiVin-

cenzo each scored 18 points and Villanova avoid an upset to remain undefeated.

The Wildcats (10-0) were sloppy, struggled from 3-point range and could not shake the pesky Explorers until the fi nal minutes of the game to win their 21st straight Big 5 game.

Booth put the Wildcats ahead with three free throws and followed with an assist on DiVincenzo’s 3-pointer that made it 67-62 and fi nally gave them a bit of breathing room.

B.J. Johnson led the Explorers (5-6) with 21 points.

NO. 21 PURDUE 86, IUPUI 61

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Carsen Edwards scored a career-high 27 points and Purdue beat IUPUI for coach Matt Painter’s 300th victory.

Isaac Haas added 14 points and six rebounds, and Vincent Edwards had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help the Boiler-makers (10-2) win their sixth straight game.

No. 16 Arizona State upsets No. 2 Kansas

in Lawrence

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AmericAn SAmoA Power Authority

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)rFP no: ASPA18.012.eSD-wtr closing Date & time: Friday, December 29, 2017 issuance Date: December 01, 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:

“Water Use Information Project for American Samoa”Submission An original and one PDF copy of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: “rFP no. ASPA 18.012.eSD-wtr water use information Project for Am. Samoa.” Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, December 29, 2017: Procurement Office American Samoa Power Authority P.O. Box PPB, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Attn: Ioana Uli, Procurement ManagerAny 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 Procurement Office at ASPA’s New Operations Building 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

PO Box PPB, Pago PagoAmerican Samoa 96799Phone No.: (684) 248-1234bids@aspower.com

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Carsen Edwards scored a career-high 27 points and No. 21 Purdue beat IUPUI 86-61 on Sunday night for coach Matt Painter’s 300th victory.

Isaac Haas added 14 points and six rebounds, and Vincent Edwards had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help the Boiler-makers (10-2) win their sixth straight game.

Maurice Kirby had 16 points for IUPUI (2-6), and Jaylen Minnett added 12 points. The Jaguars who have lost four straight.

Purdue closed out the fi rst half on a 6-0 spurt, capped by P.J. Thompson’s 3-pointer just before the buzzer that made it 40-31. The Boilermakers opened the second with a 14-0 run, including seven straight points by Carsen Edwards.

Haas’ layup with 16:31 to play put Purdue ahead 54-31 — before IUPUI fi nally scored

again on a lay-up by Kirby.BIG PICTURE

IUPUI: They’re 0-3 in the short series with Purdue. Against Big Ten opponents, the Jaguars’ last win came against Northwestern, 56-53 on Nov. 27, 2002.

Purdue: After Thursday’s win over Valparaiso, IUPUI was the second of a three-game stretch against in-state oppo-nents. The Boilermakers have won fi ve straight against teams from Indiana and hasn’t lost to an in-state team since Feb. 20, 2016.

UP NEXTIUPUI is off this week

before heading to Washington State on Saturday for the second game three straight games on the road.

Purdue is off this week until a matchup with Butler in the annual Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

No. 21 Purdue beats IUPUI for Painter’s

300th victory

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Drew McDonald and Carson Williams combined to score 44 points and Northern Kentucky topped Eastern Ken-tucky 91-63 on Sunday night.

The victory was the fi rst over the Colonels since a 69-62 vic-tory on January 4, 1983 and the fi rst meeting between the schools in 25 years.

The Norse took a 37-29 advantage at intermission, opened the second half with a 10-1 run and maintained a double-digit advantage the rest of the way.

McDonald hit 10 of 13 from the fi eld to score 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in leading the Norse (7-3). Wil-liams was9-of-10 shooting and had a career-best fi ve steals. Northern Kentucky shot 60 per-cent from the fi eld (39 of 65), despite 5-of-22 shooting from 3-point range.

Jackson Davis had 13 points off the bench to lead Eastern Kentucky (4-6), which shot 45.5 percent from the fi eld (25 of 55) and hit 8 of 19 from beyond the arc.

Northern Kentucky tops in-state rival Eastern Kentucky 91-63

Oregon State forward Drew Eubanks shoots over Eastern Kentucky’s A.J. Youngman (5), and is called for an off ensive foul during an NCAA college basketball game in Corvallis, Ore., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (Andy Cripe/Th e Corvallis Gazette-Times via AP)

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Members of Team American Samoa who will be representing the territory at the Pacifi c Mini Games in Vanuatu, playing in the basketball 3x3 tournament. Th ey are: Joseph Meredith, Afi muao Nimoa’i, Paul Collins and Lynel Si’u, pictured with ASNOC president Ed Imo, Michael Pereira and ASBA president Milton Tau-

faasau. Basketball games start today and conclude Dec. 14th. [photo: courtesy]

tusia Ausage FausiaO le ali’i talavou lea na

galue i le Ofi sa o Tiute a le malo na tu’uaia i lona taumafai e aumai fa’anana vaega o fua-laau fa’asaina i le atunu’u, ua ia ta’utino i le Fa’amasinoga Mau-aluga e fa’amaonia tu’uaiga fa’asaga ia te ia.

I le ta’usala ai o Titifalaula Siaumau i le moliaga e pei ona ia tali ioe i ai, ua fa’atulaga ai loa le aso 2 Fepuari 2018 e lau ai lana fa’asalaga.

O lo o tumau pea tuutuuga o lo o tatala ai Siaumau i tua mai le toese i Tafuna e fa’atali ai le aso lea ua fa’atulaga e lau ai lana fa’asalaga.

Na ulua’i tu’uaia e le malo ia Siaumau i moliaga mamafa e 2, o lona taumafai e fa’aulufale fa’asolitulafono mai i le atunu’u vaega o le laau fa’asaina o le mariuana, atoa ai ma lona fes-oasoani e tufatufaina atu ia fua-laau fa’asaina.

Ae i lalo o se maliliega na sainia e le ua molia ma le malo, na tali ioe ai o ia i le moliaga o le taumafai e fa’aulufale fa’asolitulafono mai i le atunu’u mariuana, ae solofua ai e le malo le isi moliaga o loo totoe ai i le pepa o tagi sa latou fa’aulu.

I le tali ioe ai o Siaumau i le moliaga e pei ona ta’usala ai o ia e le malo, na ia ta’utino ai e fa’apea, i se taimi o le masina o Mati o le tausaga nei, na ia taumafai ai e fa’aulufale fa’asolitulafono mai i Amerika Samoa vaega o le laau fa’asaina o le mariuana, e ui mai i le malae va’alele fa’avaomalo a Pago Pago e aunoa ma se faatanaga.

Na ta’utino atili le ua molia, o lana gaioiga sa faia i lea aso sa le tusa lea ma ala o le tulafono, ae sa ia faia ona o lona mana’o i ai.

E tusa ai ma fa’amaumauga a le fa’amasinoga, o se afi fi na aumai i le malaga a le va’alele o le Hawaiian Air i le po o le aso 27 Mati 2017, sa fa’atuatusi mai i le igoa o le ali’i o Felix Pen-erosa. O Penerosa o se tagata faigaluega i le kamupani la’u uta a le CLS Cargo Services, lea na avea ma molimau autu a le malo i le ulua’i iloiloga o lenei mataupu.

Na taua e Penerosa i le ulua’i iloiloga o lenei mataupu e fa’apea, i se taimi o le masina o Fepuari o le tausaga nei, na alu atu ai Siaumau ma talanoa atu ia te ia, e mana’omia sana fes-oasoani i le aumaia o lana afi fi mai Kalefonia o lo o aumai ai sana sipika.

I totonu o le afi fi ina ua maua e Leoleo, sa maua ai se sipika o loo nana ai, i totonu o le sipika na maua i ai lau mamago o le mariuana e tusa ma le 5 pauna lona mamafa, tusa lea e $20,000 lona tau pe a fa’atauina atu i tagata lautele.

Na taofi a e Leoleo ia Penerosa mo le 48 itula a o fa’agasolo suesuega i lenei

mataupu, mulimuli ane na toe tatala o ia i tua e aunoa ma ni moliaga na faila fa’asaga ia te ia. Sa ia taua fo’i i luma o le fa’amasinoga le fa’amalolo o ia mai lana galuega sa galue ai i le CSL Cargo Services.

Na taua e le malo i a latou fa’amaumauga e fa’apea, o le sikipa lea sa maua i ai mariuana, na lafo mai e se tagata e igoa ia Toese Asiata mai Sacramento i Kalefonia.

E le gata i lea, sa fa’ailoa fo’i e se sui o le Ofi sa o le Puipuiga o le Saogalemu Lotoifale a Amerika ia Mack Marco i le Ofi sa o Leoleo a le atunu’u, o le amataga o le tausaga nei na malaga atu ai Siaumau i Sara-mento ma se tinoitupe e $12,000 sa ia te ia.

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Ioe se ali’i sa galue i le Ofi sa o Tiute i tu’uaiga a le malo

O poutu matutua na o le Ekalesia i Pago Pago ua tupito i le tina o se Meafou Fa’ata’ita’i, le tina lea o le susuga le Fa’afeagaiga foiu ua vala’auina mo le galuega i Pago Pago. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

O se va’aiga i le tama’ita’i o Matauaina Toomalatai lea ua fa’amanuiaina lana taumafaiga i le avea ai o ia ma Tausala Lalelei o le Atumotu o le Pasefika 2017. Malo le fai o le faiva. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

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tusia Ausage FausiaUa fa’aalia e le malo o Samoa lona sauni atu

mo le fa’atinoina o lana fatuaiga masani o le tali-malo, i le taimi o Ta’aloga lona XVI a le Pasefika lea ua fa’amoemoe e faia atu i ona laufanua i le tausaga e 2019.

I le fonotaga i le va o Samoa ma Amerika Samoa i ni nai vaiaso e lei mamao atu, na aofia ai i le tele o mataupu sa talanoaina ma malilie i ai ta’it’ai o atunu’u e lua, le mataupu e fa’atatau i sauniuniga a Samoa e talo i ta’aloga a le Pacific Games i le 2019.

Na fa’aalia e Samoa i lea talanoaga le tele o tapenaga ua amataina i le taimi nei, e ala i le toe fa’aleleia lea o nofoaga e talimalo ai atunu’u ma au taaalo o le Pasefika e autova’a atu i le taimi o lenei fa’amoemoe.

O le fa’atolu a lea ona talimalo Samoa i ta’aloga tetele nei a le Pasefika. Na ulua’i tali-malo Samoa i le 1987, sosoo ai ma le 2007, a o lea ua toe sauni e talimalo i le 2019.

I ripoti mai le au fa’asalalau mai Samoa e tusa ai o le talanoaina o lenei mataupu i le fonotaga a Samoa e lua sa faia, na manino ai le lagona fiafia o le ali’i Palemia o Samoa, susuga Tuilaepga Lupesoliai Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, ina ua mafai ona talia le talosaga a Samoa sa tuuina atu e talimalo ai i ta’aloga a le Pasefika, ina ua fa’ama’amulu le malo o Tonga na manumalo i le palota sa faia i

le taimi o taaloga talu ai nei a le Pasefika sa faia i Papua Niu Kini i le 2015.

Na taua e Tuilaepa i le fonotaga a atunu’u e lua, o le talimalo ai o Samoa i ta’aloga a le Pas-efika, o se tulaga lelei lea mo le atina’eina o le tamaoaiga, o ta’aloga, aemaise ai o le turisi. O le atina’e o le turisi, o le isi lea itu o lo o faalagolago malosi i ai le tamaoaiga o Samoa i le taimi nei.

I tulaga o ta’aloga, o le vaiaso nei lea ua fa’amoemoe e fa’amae’a ai ta’aloga Laiti a le Pasefika o lo o fa’agasolo i Vanuatu mo le umi e lata i le 3 vaiaso, lea fo’i o lo o tausinio ai au ta’aalo a Samoa ma Amerika Samoa nei.

I se ripoti mai Vanuatu i au ta’aalo a Amerika Samoa o lo o tausinio ai, ua fa’aalia ai le manumalo o le ali’i o Tanumafili Malietoa Jung-blut i le pine apamemea i le ta’aloga o le si’isi’i u’amea mamafa mo Amerika Samoa, i le mamafa o lana si’i e 355kg.

O le vaiaso na te’a nei na fa’atoa malaga atu ai isi au ta’aalo a Amerika Samoa e aofia ai le au Basketball, mo le auai i le tausinioga o lo o fa’agasolo i taaloga i Vanuatu.

Talu mai le aso ananafi, ua fa’aalia i ripoti mai Vanuatu ia le oo atu o pine ua maua e Samoa i le 27 mai ta’aloga eseese uma na tausinio ai. E 13 pine auro, 9 pine siliva ae 5 pine apa memea. O pine auro a Samoa na maua uma mai lea i ta’aloga si’isi’i u’amea mamafa.

Laei Samoa lea fo’i ua toe manumalo ai Matauaina Toomalatai i le tauvaga o le Tausala Lalelei i le Pasefika, o le suiga ua i ai i lona ofu i Fiti o lona tuiga sa ese lona faiga. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

Sauni Samoa tali malo i Taaloga lona XVI Pasefika i le 2019

O se va’aiga ia i latou sa nonofo fo’i i le seleni, o mea e ao ina fa’amaopopo lelei mai le Ekalesia ma le afio’aga o Pago Pago.

[ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

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tusia: Leua Aiono FrostMANUMALO MATAUAINA TOOMALATAI “TAUSALA LALELEI O LE PASEFIKA!”O le afiafi o le aso Faraile na fa’aeaina ai le

Tausala Lalelei o Amerika Samoa 2017, Matau-aina Gwendolyn Toomalatai i le pale o le Tausala Lalelei o Atumotu o le Pasefika 2017.”

O se pale e le’i faigofie i le lalelei fo’i o isi tausala lalelei uma sa auai i lenei tauvaga, e to’a iva i latou na tauva i le lona 31 ai lenei o tauvaga talu ona amata saili tausala lalelei o le vasa pas-efika mai ona malo fa’a-atumotu.

O le tauvaga sa faia lea i le Price Charles Park i Nandi, Fiti. Na atoa le vaiaso o saili se tasi e avea le tasi vaega o le sailiga tausala, le Tausala o Feso’ota’iga Tafa’ilagi po’o le Initeneti, peita’i sa mauaina lea e le Tausala Lalelei mai Samoa, Alexandra Iakopo.

I vaega sa avea e le tausala lalelei mai Samoa na aotelega ia te ia le Fesili ma Tali ma le Taleni. Peita’i o le Ofu Ta’ele sili ona matagofie sa avea lea e le Tausala Lalelei mai Papua Niu Kini, Niawai Twain. Ona uma ai lea o vaega sa fa’amasinoina ai tausala i le tulaga o le tauvaga.

Peita’i ina ua tolaulauina i latou na mautulaga i le fa’asologa o le tauvaga mai le tulaga lima sa tula’i mai ai le Tausala Lalelei mai Rapa Nui, Tiare Pakarati. Tausala na tulaga fa ua tula’i mai ai le Tausala Lalelei mai le Atu Kuki - Enerstina Bonsu-Maro. Tausala tulaga tolu o le tausala na talimalo i lenei tausaga, le tausala lalelei mai Fiti, Hally Qaqa.FA’AMAUTU FA’AFEAGAIGA FOU EFKAS

- PAGO PAGOO le aso Faraile i le taeao lava na o’o ane ai

le pa’ia o Aiga i ona itu tetele ma ona itu taulagi, o le susuga le Fa’afeagaiga Fa’afetai Fa’avae & Mafo’e Fa’ata’ita’i i le malae i Gagamoe i le maota fo’i o le afioga le Ma’oputasi ina ia molitai mai le Fa’afeagaiga taulagi ua filifilia e le EFKAS Pago Pago e tausia le latou Ekalesia.

I le feiloa’iga o aiga ma le Ekalesia fa’apea le afio’aga, sa fa’atautaia lava le ava usu lea sa agaia e le tofa Utaife’au ma le Aumaga. Na patino fo’i le faiva o le augafa’apae i le alo e fa’asino i le Ma’oputasi mo le ava i le tanoa ae a le feiloa’iga maualuga.

Ina ua mae’a le fa’aaloaloga ona se’e loa lea o le pa’ia o Aiga e molita’i mai le fa’afeagaiga taulagi ma le faletua i lo la’ua afio’aga. Na tomua mai i fa’aaloaloga i le afioga le Ma’oputasi ma le pa’ia maualuga o le afio’aga.

Ona fa’ato’a fa’asolo ai lea o latou fa’aaloaloga

i le vasega o Faife’au i le Ekalesia, A’oa’o, o Tia-kono ma tama ma tina tino matutua, se’ia o’o lava ina fa’asalafa le fa’aaloaloga a Aiga i le vasega o e fai Ipu i le ekalesia ua tofusia i fa’aaloaloga.

Ona tatala lea o auafa a aiga uma na aofia o le Fa’afeagaiga ma le Faletua, ina ia molita’i mai ai i laua, 100 pusa pisupo ma le $20,000. o le tinoitupe.FA’AFETAIA KOVANA & LT KOVANA - 20

FOMA’I AMENNa fa’atasia uma Kovana Lolo Moliga, Lutena

Kovana Lemanu Peleti Mauga, le CEO o le tatou falema’i Faumuina John Faumuina, le Fa’atonu o le Medicaid Sandra king ma le fa’atonu o le tatou Soifua Maloloina Saoluaga Tuileama Nua i se latou fa’atasiga ma le vasega o Foma’i e to’a 20 a le AMEN na malaga fa’apitoa mai e fa’ataunu’u le latou tautua mo tagata lautele o le atunu’u e ala i talavai fua na faia i le 4 aso o le vaiaso ua te’a.

O lenei fa’atasiga sa tu’ufa’atasia e le Ofisa o le Kovana Sili ina ia fa’afetaia aloa’ia ai e Kovana Lolo Moliga ma lana taupulega, le masi’i mai o nei ali’i ma tama’ita’i foma’i, o latou fes-oasoani ma e uma na auai mai i le aumalaga, ina ia tautuaina le mamalu lautele o Amerika Samoa, e ala i talavai o mata ma va’aiga, talavai o nifo ma talavai o le soifua maloloina.

I le saunoaga fa’apitoa a le Kovana i lea taeao o le aso Faraile i lona Ofisa sa ia fa’ailoa atu ai lona agaga fa’afetai i le tautua, e le o totogia, ae matua tele na’ua.

“Ou te fa’afetaia la outou galuega, e le tau-gofie le totogi o auaunaga o lo ua outou faia e aunoa ma se totogi mo le to’atele na’ua o matou tagatanu’u, ua fa’afetaia tele ai lo outou sao, aua o le a mafai ona va’ai tagata ua oka a latou va’aiga i matatioata taugata. Fa’afetai tele!”

E le gata i lea sa ia saunoa fo’i e tusa o le auaunaga a se tasi o alo sa malaga atu e saili le atamai, lea ua toe va’aia lona taliu mai ma lenei tautua, “O se agaga fiafia tele ae va’aia le fanau sa fa’alele a le atunu’u lenei ua toe taliu mai, ina ia fa’afo’i mai se tautua i nai matua ma aiga, ae maise fo’i o le atunu’u aua e vaivai lava ma fa’asoasoa le tatou tamaoaiga, fa’afetai o lo’o ia te oe le agaga o tagata o lou atunu’u, alofa ma tausinio e taumafai le mea sili e fo’i mai ma ia.”

O lo ua toe vala’aulia fo’i nei foma’i, pe a i ai se taimi o i luma e toe fia o mai fo’i e talia ma le fa’afetai e Amerika Samoa le latou ituaiga o mis-iona aoga e le fa’atuaoia o lo’o nafa ma i latou, o se misiona mai le fatu ma le agaga alofa.

O se va’aiga i le taimi ua o’o mai ai le momoliga o le Fa’afeagaiga ma le Faletua Fa’afetai Fa’avae ma Mafoe Fa’ataita’i i lo la nuu o Pago Pago, o l’o faia mai fa’aaloaloga mulimuli a la’ua aiga i le ekalesia i Pago Pago. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two sources familiar with the injury tell The Associated Press that doctors believe Philadel-phia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz tore his left anterior cru-ciate ligament in a win over the Rams on Sunday and will miss the rest of the season and playoffs.

Wentz, a favorite in the NFL MVP race, will have an MRI on Monday to confirm the severity of the injury. Both people spoke to the AP on condition of ano-nymity because they weren’t authorized to release the infor-mation. Wentz left the stadium on a cart with a brace on his left leg.

“I don’t know anything until we evaluate him (Monday),” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said.Wentz was hurt late in the third quarter of Philadelphia’s 43-35 comeback win at Los Angeles . Backup Nick Foles rallied the Eagles (11-2) to a win that secured the NFC East title and put them in first place in the conference with three games remaining.

“Everyone is really excited about the win but you have your starting quarterback go down, it’s emotional,” Foles said. “It’s emotional for me. I work with him every day so I’m dealing with that.”Wentz was hit hard as he scrambled into the end zone on a play that was called back because of holding. He stayed in the game and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Alshon Jef-fery four plays later , setting the franchise record for most TD passes in a season with 33.

“It shows how tough he is,” Pederson said.Foles replaced Wentz the next drive after the Rams took a 35-31 lead. He led the Eagles to a pair of field goals

on consecutive drives. Second-year pro Nate Sudfeld is Phila-delphia’s No. 3 quarterback.

Wentz arrived in Philadel-phia as the No. 2 pick in the 2016 draft out of North Dakota State. On Sunday, he dueled with Rams quarterback Jared Goff, the No. 1 pick in that draft.After starting all 16 games as a rookie, Wentz made a giant leap this season. He passed for 3,296 yards and only seven intercep-tions to go with those 33 TDs.

Despite the injury, Wentz stayed in the locker room to greet teammates after the vic-tory over the Rams (9-4).

After the game, Wentz’s left knee was wrapped in a brace. He was driven in a cart up the tunnel at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and then hobbled to one of the team buses

“He’s one of the leaders on the team. He was there con-gratulating and celebrating with everyone,” Foles said.

Foles, a third-round pick by former Eagles coach Andy Reid in 2012, is in his second stint in Philadelphia. He replaced an injured Michael Vick in 2013 and led the Eagles to an NFC East title during Chip Kelly’s first season as coach. Foles tied an NFL record with seven TD passes in a game at Oakland in November 2013 and finished that season with 27 TDs and only two picks. The Eagles lost at home to New Orleans in the playoffs. Foles went to the Pro Bowl and was the offensive MVP.But Kelly traded Foles to St. Louis for Sam Bradford after the 2014 season. Foles spent a year with the Rams, a season with the Chiefs and returned to Philadelphia as a free agent this season.

AP sources: Doctors believe Wentz tore ACL, out for year

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Fittingly, Jack Morris reached the Hall of Fame in extra innings.

Morris was elected to the Hall by its Modern Era com-mittee on Sunday along with former Detroit Tigers teammate Alan Trammell, completing a joint journey from Motown to Cooperstown.

The big-game pitcher and star shortstop were picked by 16 voters who considered 10 candidates whose biggest con-tributions came from 1970-87. Morris got 14 votes and Tram-mell drew 13, one more than the minimum needed.They will be enshrined on July 29, and fi tting they’ll go in together. They both began their big league careers in 1977 with Detroit and played 13 seasons alongside each other with the Tigers.

“The time that I’ve spent wondering if this day would ever come seems to be vanished and erased right now because it did come, and it’s amazing,” the 62-year-old Morris said during a conference call.

Trammell felt overwhelmed.“I came to realization that

it might not happen, and I was OK with that. I really was,” he said. “If people thought it was a tad short, I could live with that.”

Former catcher Ted Sim-mons fell one vote shy, and former players’ union head Marvin Miller was fi ve short of the 12 needed.

“It’s not a big surprise,” Miller’s son, Peter, said from Japan. “I think my father’s place in history is understood by all baseball players, all baseball fans and the general public.”

Morris had 254 wins and seven more in the postseason, including his 10-inning shutout in a 1-0 win for Minnesota over Atlanta in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series.

“No question it was my defi ning moment in baseball,” Morris said. “I never thought I was in trouble and I knew I could get out of it if I was. So I had the best mindset I’ve ever

had in my entire on that night.”Morris also pitched for

World Series winners in Detroit — with Trammell, in 1984 — and Toronto in 1992. His 3.90 career ERA tops Red Ruff-ing’s 3.80 as the highest of any pitcher in the Hall.

“For years my earned run average has been an issue for a lot of people that thought it was not good enough for Hall of Fame honors, but I never once thought about pitching for an ERA. I always thought about completing games, starting games, eating up innings and trying to win games more importantly than anything else,” he said. “Today’s generation is different. In my heart of hearts I don’t think for a second that guys that are pitching, the elite guys especially that are pitching in the game today, could not do what we did. I know they could. But they haven’t been condi-tioned to it, both physically and mentally.”His 175 complete games included 20 in 1983. The entire big league total this year was 59, and no pitcher had more than fi ve. He said sabermetrics should not be used to evaluate his era.“Now I’m getting ana-lyzed by a bunch of numbers and things that didn’t exist when I played, he said. “Had they existed maybe I would have had a better understanding of what it would have meant to not pitch through pain, to not go deeper into games on nights that I told my manager, ‘I’m fi ne’ when I wasn’t. But I don’t regret doing that, because if you go to the wall and never try to push down the wall, you’ll never know if you can.”

Now 59, Trammell was a steady presence in the middle of the diamond while playing all 20 of his seasons in Detroit, 19 of them next to double-play partner Lou Whitaker.

Trammell was the 1984 World Series MVP, hitting .450 as the Tigers trounced San Diego in fi ve games and fi n-ished off a season in which they started out 35-5.

Tigertown: Morris, Trammell elected to

baseball Hall of Fame

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YEARS OF BAILOUTS FAIL TO HELP SISTER WHO’S DROWNING IN DEBT

DEAR ABBY: My only sister has been “borrowing” money from me every month for years. She has a ton of credit card debt and cannot afford to meet her monthly fi nancial obligations.

Last year my husband and I paid her property taxes for her so she wouldn’t lose her house. It was over $5,000. She promised to pay us back with her tax return money, but we never saw a dime.

I have given her information on debt consolidation programs and offered to pay for her to fi le bankruptcy, but she has done nothing to improve her fi nancial situation.

She works and makes OK money. Her husband is disabled, but gets Social Security and a small pension. She also supports her adult child, who doesn’t work, and she smokes like a chimney.

I have told her many times that I can’t keep giving her money, but she still asks every month. This is causing a strain in my marriage. I don’t know what else to do. Any words of advice would be appre-ciated. -- TIRED OF BEING ASKED FOR MONEY

DEAR TIRED: You are a caring sister, but what you have done out of love and charity has allowed your sister to continue living beyond her means. The next time she asks for money, remind her that you have already given her information about debt consolidation, and that you will no longer continue pouring your and your husband’s hard-earned money down a bottomless pit. Then stick to your guns.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I, 21 years happily married, have a recurring problem. It rarely hap-pens, but when it does, it causes an argument.

A recent example: Late the other evening, my husband, adult daughter and I were returning home from a hockey game in separate cars due to our work schedules before the game. There are several routes to get home from where we were. I followed my daughter, while my husband took a different route to get home faster.

I think it would have been a chivalrous and fatherly thing for him to follow us and make sure we made it home safely. I got angry that he didn’t do it, and it turned into a huge argument. My grown daughters and I are fi ercely feminist and independent, but I still think it would have been the caring thing to do. My own father would, even after I was 40, and he still does it to this day.

It didn’t bother my daughter, but it bothered me. What are your thoughts, Abby? If you think it’s not an issue, I will let it go from now on. -- TO FOLLOW OR NOT TO FOLLOW

DEAR TO FOLLOW: Your father comes from a generation in which men were taught it was their duty to protect the females in their family. Your spouse is the husband of a fi ercely feminist wife and the father of a daughter cut from the same cloth. Independent women do not need to be followed home unless they request it because they assume they can handle whatever happens themselves -- particularly if they are traveling in twos. You can’t have it both ways.

You say you have a happy marriage. Please give your husband a break.

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Happy Birthday: Ease into whatever you decide to indulge in this year. Get your facts straight and learn all you can before making promises. Change can be fortuitous as long as you know what you are doing and don’t leave anything to chance. Avoid mishaps by not taking part in gossip or misleading others. False information and emotional manipulation are the enemy. Your numbers are 5, 11, 18, 24, 33, 36, 42.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be playful instead of pushy if you want to get someone to pitch in and help. Communication will make or break whatever partnership you are trying to form. Personal improvements will impress someone you love. ✸✸✸

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Stay focused on what’s important. Don’t go overboard or make a big fuss over nothing. Choose your battles wisely and try to get things done instead of brooding about something you have no control over. Don’t donate when you should be saving. ✸✸✸

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make changes to personal documents, the way you go about saving money and how you deal with important partnerships. What you do now will help you avoid falling short on your goals or responsibilities.✸✸✸✸✸

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make a promise to be more innovative in the way you deal with others as well as how you take care of your responsibilities. Don’t let emotions come between you and doing what’s right. Less change and more perfection are favored. ✸✸

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get out and explore new people and places. Short trips, communication and making changes to your regular routine will bring positive results. Avoid domestic problems, arguments and overindulgence of any kind. If someone is a poor infl uence, keep your distance. ✸✸✸✸

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Look at your options before making a decision. A modest approach to whatever you decide to do will help you avoid a situation that is completely beyond your control. Don’t trust anyone to handle your affairs for you. ✸✸✸

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Suggestions or collaboration will result in positive changes if you use your charm and intelligence to make them happen. Show emotion and be responsive to what others do and say. A romantic gesture will lead to a passionate encounter. ✸✸✸

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Listen carefully when dealing with others. Someone will use per-sonal information against you if you aren’t quick to counter any comments made in a group setting. Be polite, but don’t let anyone get away with speaking on your behalf.✸✸✸

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Precise information will help you avoid misinterpreting the facts. Take good care of your health and your✸✸

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep close tabs on your health. Don’t bring about unnecessary changes that may disrupt your personal life or your reputation. Search for pursuits that will result in greater knowledge, skill and advancement opportunities. ✸✸

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take care of personal business and do your best to help someone who has helped you in the past. Keep your life simple and your expenses minimal. Indulgence of any kind will result in discord. Romance is encouraged. ✸✸✸✸✸

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t be fooled by fl attery or someone’s manipulative ways. Listen carefully and let your intuition be your barometer for what’s true or false. Your openness is honorable, but may also make you vulnerable. Protect your personal information.✸✸✸

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away 16 Something

to sneak? 17 “If that’s

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we?” informally

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24 Food scrap

25 Begets or sires

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chill spot 34 Runny

cheese 35 Suspicious 36 Mapped-

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Ketcham 41 America’s

bird 42 ___ mode 43 Clenched

hand 44 Relatives

of buddies 45 Pouch 46 Stable

newbie

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55 Chill spot for some animals

56 Superlative rating

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honesty 32 A newton’s

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37 City near Sacramento

38 Royal domain

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city 48 Adamantly

against 49 Dieter’s

target 50 Fall short 51 Churn up 52 Reverse

the effects of

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CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Chargers’ offense is constantly running over its opponents these days, Philip Rivers wasn’t sure how he ended up as a lead blocker for receiver Travis Ben-jamin on a 22-yard reverse run .

“Gracious, I’ve never been this far down the fi eld in my life since high school,” Rivers thought to himself as he looked for somebody to hit — and his coaches cringed.

But just about everything the Chargers do is working out well lately. After a 30-13 rout of the Redskins on Sunday for their fourth straight victory, they’re fi nding themselves in prime position to compete for a playoff spot.

After their 0-4 start, that’s something that seemed even more unlikely than Rivers becoming a blocker.

Rivers passed for 319 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chargers continued their fero-cious playoff push with their seventh win in nine games.

Tyrell Williams caught a 75-yard touchdown pass and Hunter Henry had another scoring grab for the Chargers (7-6), who have been largely outstanding ever since that rocky start to their relocation season. This one wasn’t in much doubt for the Chargers as they took a 24-point lead and racked up 429 yards of offense midway through the third quarter.

“It’s exactly where we want to be,” said Williams, who had four catches for 132 yards. “We hold our own destiny.”

While outscoring their oppo-nents 131-53 during their win-ning streak, the Chargers also moved above .500 for the fi rst time since September 2015 with a dominant offensive perfor-mance against Washington.

With their fourth straight home victory, the Chargers stayed atop the AFC West alongside the Chiefs (7-6), their opponents Saturday in Kansas City.“I want players to always know what they’re playing for, and right now, we’re playing for our division,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said.

Kirk Cousins hit Vernon Davis with an early TD pass for the Redskins (5-8), who have lost two straight and six of eight. Washington was offi -cially eliminated from playoff contention with three games to go, and this effort rankled several veterans.“There’s no excuse why we’re playing like this, because we’ve played good in the past,” Washington safety D.J. Swearinger said. “You’ve got to prepare for when you step out on the fi eld Sunday, or you’re going to get embar-rassed. We got embarrassed today, so guys didn’t prepare. Guys didn’t take it in. ... We’ve defi nitely taken steps back (on defense). We had 30 put on us today. Dallas put (38) on us last week. We’ve taken major steps back.”Although Bashaud Bree-land returned an interception of Kellen Clemens’ pass 96 yards for a touchdown with 2:36 to play, Washington’s defense had few answers.

“I’m at a loss for words, quite honestly,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. “I never thought we’d get beat like this two weeks in a row.”

Melvin Gordon rushed for a third-quarter score before sev-eral Los Angeles regulars took most of the fourth quarter off, banking rest for Saturday.

They earned it: Rivers’ offense played with confi dence and fl air, executing reverses and fl ea-fl ickers while thoroughly entertaining a crowd with dis-tinctly fewer fans of the opposi-tion than in the Chargers’ fi rst few games at StubHub Center.

Rivers leads Bolts to 4th straight win, 30-13 over Redskins

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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers throws a pass to wide receiver Tyrell Williams for a touchdown during the fi rst half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)