Goode delivers, Paducah wins BY JOEY FOSKO

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1 FOOTBALL: Brocker happy after first full-pads Rams practice. 9B Sports The Paducah Sun Friday, August 3, 2012 paducahsun.com Section B Goode delivers, Paducah wins BY JOEY FOSKO jfosko@paducahsun.com Living dangerously, but still very much alive. That is Paducah Post 31 s status in the American Legion baseball state tournament after a second consecutive late-inning rally produced Thursday night s comefrom-behind 7-4 victory over Ashland at Brooks Stadium and took it to the winners bracket final. Paducah will take on Shelbyville at 4:30 p.m. today, hoping to avenge three losses in four previous meetings and earn a spot in Saturday s championship round. Sam Goode, who had hit the ball hard for line-drive outs in two of his previous three at-bats, lined a two-out, two-run single to give Paducah a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. Paducah (27-14) got a stellar relief outing from pitcher Jeremiah White, who Mayfield s late rally staves off elimination BY JOEY FOSKO jfosko@paducahsun.com Late-inning heroics have become the norm for Mayfield s American Legion baseball team. In the first round of the state tournament, Mayfield rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to tie Metcalfe County, only to lose the game in the bottom of the ninth. On a steamy Thursday afternoon, Mayfield topped its opening-round exploits, putting together a six-run uprising that sent defending state champion Danville home for the summer. Mayfield s 10-9 win over the Mustangs at St. Mary s Haas Field sends it into today s elimination game at 1 p.m. against the loser of Thursday night s Paducah-Ashland contest. We belong here, and we ve been telling the kids that, said Mayfield coach Andy Ford, now in his third season. This team is tough and while we know we re going to make some mistakes, they can find a way to overcome them. Mayfield trailed 8-4 going into the ninth, when Adam Riley drew a leadoff walk, went to third on pinch-hitter Logan Gordon s double and scored on a Zach Roethemeyer single. Danville, which had gotten innings of scoreless relief from Andrew Baxter, took him out to start the ninth and ended up using three relievers to get the final three outs. Gordon s double was one of only two hits in the inning for Mayfield, which also drew four walks and a hit batsman and benefited from two errors and a pair of balks. Nathan Williams, who was hit by a pitch with one out, eventually scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk to Ri- Please see MAYFIELD 3B American Legion state tournament scores (at Brooks Stadium) Thursday Losers bracket Mayfield 10, Danville 9 Owensboro 15, Campbellsville 2 Winners bracket Shelbyville 9, Metcalfe County 6 Paducah 7, Ashland 4 Today Owensboro vs. Metcalfe County 10 a.m. Mayfield vs. Ashland, 1 p.m. Paducah vs. Shelbyville, 4:30 p.m. Owensboro-Metcalfe winner vs. Mayfield-Ashland winner, 7:30 p.m. entered the game with Paducah facing a 4-1 deficit in the fifth inning. White threw five shutout innings, allowing three hits with no Please see LEGION 3B Late Models make brief return to PIR BY DUSTY LUTHY SHULL dshull@paducahsun.com What used to look like a regular night of racing will be a special event today at Paducah International Raceway. The Super Late Models will return to the high-banked dirt track for a $1,200 to-win purse, making the stables full once more in the pits after the track chose not to race the class every BY NANCY ARMOUR LONDON Just 14, Gabby Douglas pleaded with her mother to let her move cross country, certain a new coach could help her get to the Olympics. Not two years after setting out on her own, Douglas beat Russia s Viktoria Komova for the all-around title Thursday night, becoming the third straight U.S. athlete to win gymnastics biggest prize and the first African- American to do so. It was her second gold medal of the London Games, coming two nights after she and her Fierce Five teammates gave the United States its first Olympic title since It feels amazing to be the Olympic champion, Douglas said. Puts her in a special category, too. Mary Lou Retton, Carly Patterson and Nastia Liukin are the only other Americans to win the Olympic all-around gold. The Americans have been looking for their next Mary Lou since she won in 1984, and now they ve got her in the 16-year-old Douglas. Throw in her adorable Flying Squirrel nickname and sweet backstory, and Douglas two gold medals certainly won t be her only riches. I haven t thought about that, Douglas said. I just wanted to seize the moment. You have to learn how to enjoy the moment. Her smile alone is enough to dazzle Madison Avenue, and her BOBBY MAYBERRY The Sun Drew Kidd of Ashland Post 76 makes it to first base safely as Paducah s Colby Griggs foot barely pulls away from the bag Thursday in the American Legion State Tournament at Brooks Stadium in Paducah. Kidd went on to score the first run of the game with two outs in the top of the first inning, but Paducah came back to win the game 7-4 scoring six unanswered runs to erase an early 4-1 deficit. week due to economic reasons. They re the fastest of the cars, track manager Leon Zeeb said. People that go to the races like to see speed and like to see action, and Super Late Models do put on a good show. I can see why they are a crowd favorite. Crate Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and 4-cylinder Warriors will also be racing. Hot laps begin at 6:30 p.m., with qualifying to begin at 7. The track began timed qualifying for some classes as a way to set the heat races rather than by blind draw as in the past. That s something we ve brought back hoping to get more racecars out there, Zeeb said. I know a lot of them were wanting to qualify, and we said we d try it and see where we go with it. Zeeb said the Super Late Model drivers will be able to use tonight s race as a tune-up for the annual USA World 50 on Aug. 24. The track will also feature a driver appreciation pizza party in the pits before the racing. Admission remains at $12 for grandstand seating. Call Dusty Luthy Shull, a Paducah Sun sports writer, at Douglas wins all-around title, earns 2nd gold U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas is hugged by coach Liang Chow after her final and deciding performance on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women s individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics Thursday in London. personality is bigger than she is. She s even managed to make Oprah Winfrey cry. Douglas had barely gotten off the medals stand when the talk show maven said on Twitter that she was so THRILLED for Gabby. Flowing happy tears!! Coach Liang Chow told Douglas the gold was hers after an electrifying floor routine, but she had to wait another five minutes until it was official. That s because Komova, runner-up at last year s world championships, was still to come. Komova s floor routine was impressive, as well. Finished, she stood at the center of the arena staring intently at the scoreboard, fingertips pressed to her lips, teammate Aliya Mustafina rubbing her shoulder. When the final standings flashed, Komova dropped her head and headed to the sidelines, tears falling. Mustafina and Aly Raisman finished with identical scores of , but the Russian got the bronze on a tiebreak. The lowest scores for both gymnasts were dropped, and the remaining three were totaled. That gave Mustafina a total of and Raisman I m still upset because I could have been gold and I didn t get Please see OLYMPICS 4B SCOREBOARD National League Cincinnati 9, San Diego 4 N.Y. Mets 9, San Francisco 1 Washington 3, Philadelphia 0 Atlanta 6, Miami 1 Colorado 8, St. Louis 2 American Leauge Minnesota 5, Boston 0 L.A. Angels at Texas (n) Kansas City 7, Cleveland 6 Toronto at Oakland (n) OLYMPIC SWIMMING Phelps back on top Michael Phelps spent the day thinking about all the things he s doing for the final time at the pool. It turns out that included one last win over Ryan Lochte. Phelps finally got a gold all his own at his final Olympics. Adding to an already unprecedented medal collection, he claimed his first individual medal Thursday night. Page 4B CONTACT US Sports sports@paducahsun.com Joey Fosko jfosko@paducahsun.com Dusty Luthy Shull dshull@paducahsun.com

2 2B Friday, August 3, 2012 The Paducah Sun Morning Update paducahsun.com Coming up BASEBALL Today Milwaukee at St. Louis Time: 7:15 p.m. TV: Comcast-17 BASEBALL Saturday Milwaukee at St. Louis Time: 6:15 p.m. TV: Comcast-17 *Note: Many Fox Sports Midwest broadcasts not shown in television listings are available on Comcast Channel 17, but not all. Radio: Listen to the St. Louis Cardinals on WGKY FM-95.9, WYMC AM-1430, WCBL FM-99.1 (or AM-1290), WREZ FM Hear Chicago Cubs games on WMOK AM-920. On television TODAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 6 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit (MLB) 7 Milwaukee at St. Louis (Comcast-17) 9 Chi. Cubs at L.A. Dodgers (WGN) OLYMPIC GAMES 3 a.m. Women s basketball: USA vs. Czech Republic; women s soccer quarterfinals; women s beach volleyball (NBC Sports) 6 Tennis: singles semifinals, mixed doubles semifinals (Bravo) 8 Men s gymnastics, women s water polo, weightlifting (MSNBC) 9 Swimming, track and field (WPSD-6) 4 Boxing (CNBC) 7 Swimming finals, track and field, women s diving (WPSD-6) 11:35 Track and field, cycling (WPSD-6) AUTO RACING 11 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pennsylvania 400 practice (Speed) 2:30 p.m. Sprint Cup: Pennsylvania 400 Happy Hour (Speed) GOLF 9 a.m. Web.com: Cox Classic (TGC) 11 Champions Tour: 3M Championship (TGC) 1 p.m. WGC Bridgestone Invitational (TGC) 5:30 PGA: Reno-Tahoe Open (TGC) TENNIS 4 p.m. ATP: Citi Open quarterfinals (ESPN2) SOCCER 7 p.m. MLS: New York at Houston (NBC Sports) BOXING 9 p.m. Lightweights: Mercito Gesta vs. Ty Barnett (ESPN2) SATURDAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Noon Seattle at N.Y. Yankees (MLB) 6 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis (Comcast-17) 6 L.A. Angels at Chi. White Sox (WGN) 6 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (MLB) OLYMPIC GAMES 3 a.m. Men s basketball: USA vs. Lithuania; women s triathlon; men s tennis (NBC Sports) 6 Men s soccer quarterfinals, men s water polo, men s weightlifting (MSNBC) 7:30 Boxing (CNBC) 8 Track and field, women s tennis finals, men s volleyball (WPSD-6) 2:30 p.m. Boxing (CNBC) 7 Swimming finals, track and field (WPSD-6) 11:30 Track and field, cycling (WPSD-6) AUTO RACING 9:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pennsylvania 400 qualifying (ESPN2) Noon Trucks: Pocono Mountains 125 (Speed) 1 p.m. American LeMans: Mid-Ohio Challenge (WSIL-3) 2 ARCA: Pennsylvania 125 (Speed) 3:30 Nationwide: U.S. Cellular 250 qualifying (ESPN) 7 Nationwide: U.S. Cellular 250 (ESPN2) GOLF 1 p.m. WGC Bridgestone Invitational (KFVS-12) 1 Web.com: Cox Classic (TGC) 3 Champions Tour: 3M Championship (TGC) 5:30 PGA: Reno-Tahoe Open (TGC) TENNIS 2 p.m. ATP: Citi Open semifinals (ESPN2) PRO FOOTBALL 6 p.m. Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony (ESPN) MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 7 p.m. UFC lightweights: Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner (KBSI) Local sports TODAY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL State tournament (at Brooks Stadium): Elimination game (10 a.m.), Elimination game (1 p.m.), Winners bracket final (4:30 p.m.), Elimination game (7:30 p.m.). AUTO RACING Late Model Special (at Paducah International Raceway). SATURDAY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL State tournament (at Brooks Stadium): Elimination game (1 p.m.), Championship (5 p.m.). GOLF West Kentucky Open (men, Drake Creek); Ladies West Kentucky Amateur (women, Mayfield- Graves CC). HIGH SCHOOL GOLF Ballard Memorial, Murray at Trigg County (at Boots Randolph GC); Graves County at Madisonville. Purchase memos The Rules: Please send your submissions for Purchase sidelines to sports@paducahsun.com, or fax to , or mail to Sports, The Paducah Sun, Box 2300, Paducah, Ky., SOFTBALL: Tryout dates for the southern Illinoisbased Southern Express teams from the 10U-16U levels are available on the organization s website at and its Facebook page. For additional information, contact Mike Thomas at or Michele Rushing at RUN/WALK: Zion United Church of Christ Church in Metropolis is sponsoring the Running for a Cure 5K and mile walk/run on Sept. 8 at Fort Massac State Park. The registration fee for 5K runner is $20 and $10 for the one-mile walk. Proceeds benefit Relay For Life. For more information, zionuccmetro@frontier.com or contact the church at BASEBALL: The Graves County Eagles sixth grade team will hold tryouts on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the high school field. Phone or for more information. THE FINE PRINT

3 paducahsun.com Sports The Paducah Sun Friday, August 3, B Sports Briefs Same old Ben at Steelers training camp LATROBE, Pa. Tight spiral after tight spiral. Repeated deep balls lofted deftly into the waiting hands of a receiver not breaking stride. Ben Roethlisberger has looked as sharp as ever during practices throughout much of this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp this summer. The two-time Super Bowl champion appears anything like a quarterback who s being bothered by a shoulder injury as teammates, coaches and even Big Ben himself can attest to. He looks like the same old Ben to me, which is a great quarterback, veteran tight end Heath Miller said. Nothing new on that front. Roethlisberger revealed on Wednesday that he sustained a slight tear in his right rotator cuff during a game last November. The revelation caused a midafternoon stir at St. Vincent College Wednesday before Roethlisberger later assured, It s a serious non-issue, because I m just fine. He s looked it, too. Besides the fact he hasn t missed a full practice at camp and was a full participant all through Organized Team Activities and minicamp earlier this summer, Roethlisberger s arm has done the talking. Browns sold to Tennessee truck-stop magnate Here s one to make Cleveland fans shake their heads: A partial owner of the hated Pittsburgh Steelers is buying the Browns. Randy Lerner has reached a deal to sell the club to Tennessee truck-stop magnate Jimmy Haslam III a minority stockholder in the rival Steelers. Lerner will sell 70 percent of the Browns to Haslam now, with the other 30 percent reverting to him four years after the closing date, a person with knowledge of the sale told The on condition of anonymity because details have not officially been announced. This is a very exciting time for my family and me, Haslam said through the team. To own such a storied franchise as the Cleveland Browns, with its rich tradition and history, is a dream come true. We are committed to keeping the team in Cleveland and seeing it get back to the elite of the NFL something all Browns fans want and deserve. MAYFIELD CONTINUED FROM 1B ley. Eamon Hannan picked up the save, but he wasn t left unscathed, either, against a Danville lineup that included three Division I signees. Morehead State-bound Trey Gross drew a walk and scored on a double from East Tennessee state signee Andrew Lasure. Representing the potential tying run, Lasure moved to third on a fly ball but was stranded when Hannan struck out Cody Ross to end the game. Colton Aldridge, who drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth, had a basesloaded triple and led the Mayfield offense, going 3-for-4 with a pair of passes and four RBI. We won a game at the Haslam scheduled a news conference at Browns headquarters for Friday afternoon. While the papers have been signed, the NFL still must approve the sale. Getting the nod from 24 of the 32 teams is required, and no date has been set for a vote because the sale has not been presented to the league yet. The person with knowledge of the sale said approval is expected by the end of September. ESPN reported the sale price was more than $1 billion. For comparison, the Miami Dolphins sold at a value of more than $1 billion in NCAA moves closer to penalties overhaul INDIANAPOLIS Nearly a year after promising to impose harsher sanctions on the most egregious rule-breakers, NCAA leaders endorsed a proposal Thursday that would make schools subject to the same crippling penalties handed to Penn State. The measure includes postseason bans of up to four years, fines that could stretch into the millions and suspensions for head coaches. A final vote on the sweeping overhaul won t occur before the board of directors October meeting. Coaches come to me and say, I feel like a chump. I m trying to do things the right way and I have peers who laugh at me because I don t play the game and bend the rules the way they do, board chairman Ed Ray said in a statement released by the NCAA. That s got to stop... Most coaches are terrific people who love their student-athletes, try to do it the right way, try to have the right values and succeed. They re very frustrated. This has got to stop. I think most coaches are saying it s about time. We want a level playing field. The plan calls for changing the current two-tiered penalty structure of major and secondary violations to a four-tiered concept, increasing the size of the infractions committee from 10 up to 24 in an effort to speed up the enforcement process and holding coaches individually accountable for any violations that occur in their program. state tournament two years ago, Ford said, but given the pressure of this game, coming from behind like we did, this is the biggest win we ve had. It s a step forward for the program. Mayfield Danville Riley, Goodgine (6), Carrico (9) and Roethemeyer, Gordon (9); Tiller, Baxter (2), Metcalfe (9), Cumpston (9), Caudill (9) and Lasure. WP: Carrico. LP: Cumpston. 2B: M-Gordon; D-Harmon 2, Caudill, Gross, Lasure. 3B: M- Aldridge. HR: D-Lasure (0 on in 8th). Top hitters: M-Aldridge 3-4 (4 RBI), Roethemeyer 3-5; D-Harmon 3-4 (1 RBI), Cumpston 3-4 (1 RBI), Lasure 2-3 (3 RBI), Gross 1-4 (2 RBI). Records: Mayfield 24-15, Danville Call Joey Fosko, a Paducah Sun sports writer, at Rockies defeat Cardinals 8-2 DENVER Tyler Colvin hit a tiebreaking double and rookie Josh Rutledge homered in his fourth straight game, lifting the Colorado Rockies over the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Thursday night to avert a three-game sweep. Wilin Rosario hit his first career pinch-hit homer, a two-run shot off reliever Brian Fuentes in the eighth inning, and Jordan Pacheco went 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs to help the Rockies snap a five-game losing streak. It was their first win in their last eight games at Coors Field. With the score deadlocked at 2, DJ LeMahieu singled off reliever Fernando Salas (1-4) to start the seventh inning and was sacrificed to second. Colvin then doubled to left to put the Rockies back on top. Rutledge followed with his fifth home run since his July 13 call-up, driving a 2-2 pitch into the left-field bleachers. He s the first rookie in Rockies history to homer in four consecutive games. Ramon Hernandez added a run-scoring double in the eighth and, one out later, Rosario connected on an 0-2 pitch from Fuentes for his 17th home run. LEGION CONTINUED FROM 1B walks and nine strikeouts. At one point, he struck out eight of 10 hitters and threw 60 strikes in an 83-pitch effort. He went to a three-ball count on only one of the 18 hitters he faced. I m more of a reliever now, not really a starter, and it seems to fit me well, said White, who was also exemplary in relief in two of his three outings in last week s district tournament. I m used to pitching a lot, two or three days a week, because I did it a lot in high school (for Paducah Tilghman), and I m just throwing the ball better. White came on for starter Jack Coleman, who was besieged by control problems and sloppy defense behind him. Second baseman Reed Vaughan, normally a very reliable fielder, committed three errors in the first two innings, contributing to three unearned runs. Coleman walked five batters and threw 100 pitches in four innings, giving up just one earned run. Paducah kept chipping away at Ashland starter Logan Salow, a left-hander who will be a high school senior this fall but has committed to play at Eastern Kentucky University. Center fielder Will Montgomery, playing his final game for Paducah because he has St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday strikes out in his first at-bat facing Rockies Alex White during the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday in Denver. With St. Louis trailing 1-0, Rockies starter Alex White started the sixth by striking out his counterpart, Lance Lynn, to retire his 10th consecutive Cardinals batter. Skip Schumaker then singled and scored when Jon Jay followed with a double to the leftcenter gap. Matt Holliday was intentionally walked and Carlos Beltran hit a run-scoring double to put the Cardinals in front. David Freese was to be at the University of Kentucky today to participate in its athletic training program, cut the deficit to 4-2 with a fifth-inning triple and scored on a single by lead-off hitter Caleb Crim, who was 3-for-4 with a walk and drove in two runs. In the seventh, Goode smacked a fastball to the gap in right-center field, scoring Crim and Cole Womack, who had entered the game for Vaughan. Both had drawn one-out walks against a tiring Salow, who had gone over the 100-pitch mark in the sixth and gave up Goode s single on his 125th offering. I figured I would have one find a spot sometime, said Goode, who had lined out to left field and center field in earlier at-bats. It s hard to be patient when that stuff happens, but he got a fastball on the outer half, and it found a hole. It was pretty much the same pitch I had hit twice before. Ashland Paducah x Salow, Delaney (8) and Fritz; Coleman, White (5) and Wright. WP: White. LP: Salow. 2B: A-Delaney; P-Meredith. 3B: P-Montgomery. HR: none. Top hitters: A-Delaney 2-5 (1 RBI), Salow 2-5; P-Crim 3-4 (2 RBI), Meredith 2-4, Goode 1-4 (2 RBI). Records: Paducah 27-14, Mayfield Call Joey Fosko, a Paducah Sun sports writer, at hit by a pitch, loading the bases and finishing White. Rex Brothers (6-2) relieved and got Lance Berkman to ground into an inning-ending double play. The Rockies tied it at 2 in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly by Pacheco, his second RBI of the night. He singled in the fourth to drive in Carlos Gonzalez, who was aboard with a double. White, recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs West Kentucky Open tee times before the game, allowed two runs and five hits. He struck out three and walked one. Lynn went six innings and gave up two runs on seven hits. He struck out four and walked four. NOTES: The Cardinals were foiled in their bid for their first series sweep at Colorado since Cardinals C Yadier Molina sat out with a sprained right thumb sustained on a slide at first base the night before. BOBBY MAYBERRY The Sun Jack Coleman, pitcher for Paducah Post 31, studies the signs from the catcher as he prepares to pitch to Ashland in the American Legion State Tournament on Thursday at Brooks Stadium in Paducah. Paducah came back to win the game 7-4 scoring six unanswered runs to erase an early 4-1 deficit. These are opening-round pairings for the West Kentucky Open, which begins Saturday at Drake Creek Golf Club at Ledbetter. 7 a.m. Dalton Korte, Eric Williamson, Dalton Shockley. 7:09 a.m. Doug Harnice, Nick Harnice, Rodger Carroll. 7:18 a.m. Tyler Hunter, Aaron Owen, Chris Martin. 7:27 a.m. Cameron Miller, Ryne Burnett, Jason Doodyke. 7:36 a.m. Matt Hargrove, Joe Scholl, Austin Woodward. 7:54 a.m. James Perrewe, Patrick Hollowell, Chad Perrewe. 8:03 a.m. Thomas Whorton, Mo Banks, Nelson Shelby, Pod Griggs. 8:12 a.m. Jordan Smith, Josh Burks, Josh Rhodes. 8:21 a.m. *Rick Cochran, *Lucas Cromeens, Kevin Ellis, Dustin Korte. 8:30 a.m. Bob Garey, Ronnie Brown, Rex Powell, Bryce Faulkner. 8:48 a.m. Gerry Taylor, Greg Watson, Brian Culp, Jim Lambert. 8:57 a.m. Chris Griffin, *Hunter Ford, *Cameron Carrico, *Chris Morris. 9:06 a.m. *Nick Newcomb, Matt Smith, Scotty Butler, Graham Crouch. 9:15 a.m. Gino Stenberg, Tom Smith, Tom Seifert, Walter Payne. 9:24 a.m. Patrick Newcomb, Bo Brien, Hunter York, Tilyer Wiles. 9:42 a.m. *Jordan Biann, Seth Biann, *PJ McDougal, Jeremy Grantham. 9:51 a.m. Lanny Lancaster, David Morris, Jason Lancaster, Jonathan Simpkins. 10 a.m. Austin Smith, Clay Harbin, Tony Robinson, Josh Noles. 10:09 a.m. Duncan McCormick, Hayden Young, Zack Mills, *Cody Martin. 10:18 a.m. Jackie Dowdy, Larry Apple, Jimmie Holder, Adam Ragsdale. 10:36 a.m. Chris Bass, Larry Lancaster, Joey Schmidt, Mike Irwin. 10:45 a.m. Lew Polivick, John Owen, Kevin Wibbenmeyer, Chris Alberts. 10:54 a.m. Michael Odenthal, Shane Andrus, John T. McDonald, Carson Ward. 11:03 a.m. *Adam McDonald, *James Kittinger, *Tyler Mitchell, Zach Bell. 11:12 a.m. Jimmy Clapp, Todd Anderson, Jeff Thompson, Marty Clapp. 11:30 a.m. Daron Morris, Will Beard, *Antonio Arriola, Dayton Jones. 11:39 a.m. Ryan Butler, Hunter Garrison, Brock Simmons, Daniel Harper. 11:48 a.m. TJ Davison, Bradie Janssen. *-professional

4 4B Friday, August 3, 2012 The Paducah Sun Sports paducahsun.com LONDON OLYMPICS TENNIS Roger Federer is still rolling in his pursuit of his first Olympic singles medal. Federer beat American John Isner 6-4, 7-6 (5) and will play No. 8-seeded Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals. Serena Williams, another reigning Wimbledon champion who is seeking her first Olympic singles medal, advanced by beating former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-0, 6-3. Williams opponent in the semifinals Friday will be top-seeded Victoria Azarenka, who beat Angelique Kerber 6-4, 7-5. Russians Maria Sharapova and Maria Kirilenko will meet in the other women s semi. Novak Djokovic also advanced on the men s side and next plays Britain s Andy Murray. VOLLEYBALL Captain Clay Stanley scored 19 points and the U.S. men s team defeated Brazil 3-1 in a preliminary-round rematch of the Beijing final. The 23-25, 27-25, 25-19, victory extends the United States Olympic winning streak to 11 matches. CYCLING On Television (L)-live OLYMPICS 3 a.m. NBCSN LIVE: women s soccer, quarterfinals; women s basketball, United States vs. Czech Republic; beach volleyball; women s volleyball, Brazil vs. China; DELAYED TAPE: boxing; men s archery, individual Gold Medal final; men s shooting: 50m prone rifle Gold Medal final, rapid fire pistol, at London NBC BASKETBALL Women s: United States vs. Czech Republic, Russia vs. Australia, Brazil vs. Germany s Miriam Welte and Kristina Vogel checked a computer screen several times before erupting in laughter. Yup, Olympic champions. Welte and Vogel won the gold in sprint track cycling after the Chinese duo of Guo Shuang and Gong Jinjie was disqualified for a lane change in the final. The Chinese pair had finished a victory lap and was celebrating when the announcement was made. Britain broke its own world record set earlier in the day to win its second straight gold medal Canada, Angola vs. Croatia, Turkey vs. China, France vs. Britain, at London 6 a.m. BRAVO Tennis: singles and mixed doubles semifinals, at London NBC SOCCER Women s soccer, quarterfinals, at various sites 8 a.m. MSNBC LIVE: men s gymnastics, trampoline; women s water polo: LIVE: Russia vs. Australia, in the men s team sprint. The team of Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy posted a time of seconds, bettering the mark of they had set in the previous round. BEACH VOLLEYBALL Three American teams finished the round-robin atop their pools, and defending world champions Emanuel and Alison of Brazil struggled through an extended first set to beat Italy SAME-DAY TAPE: Spain vs. Hungary; weightlifting, Gold Medal finals: men s 85kg, women s 75kg; LIVE: women s handball, Denmark vs. Norway; SAME-DAY TAPE: equestrian, dressage; badminton: men s and women s singles semifinals, mixed doubles Gold Medal final; team table tennis, at London TELEMUNDO Swimming; track and field; women s volleyball; tennis, singles semifinals; beach volleyball; boxing, at London (same-day tape) 9 a.m. NBC SAME-DAY TAPE: swimming; track and PHOTO OF THE DAY AP Photo/Gregory Bull U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the balance beam during the artistic women s individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday in London. and win their group. The Brazilians beat Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo 26-24, Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross finished 3-0 with a 21-19, 19-21, victory over Spain. Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor finished their pool play with a No. 1 seed on Wednesday, as did Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal. Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser were scheduled to play later Thursday night. field: LIVE: women s 10,000m Gold Medal final, SAME-DAY TAPE: qualifying rounds; LIVE: beach volleyball; women s water polo, United States vs. China; SAME-DAY TAPE: rowing, Gold Medal final, at London 4 p.m. CNBC Boxing, at London (same-day tape) 7 p.m. NBC Swimming, Gold Medal finals: men s 100m butterfly, men s 50m freestyle, women s 200m backstroke, women s 800m freestyle; track 2012 medal count 91 of 302 medal events Country G S B Total United States China Japan Germany France Russia Britain South Korea Australia Italy Canada Netherlands Ukraine Romania North Korea Hungary Brazil Mexico Kazakhstan South Africa New Zealand Colombia Cuba Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Belarus Denmark Indonesia Mongolia Norway Spain Georgia Lithuania Venezuela Czech Republic Egypt Poland Taiwan Thailand Azerbaijan Belgium Greece India Moldova Qatar Serbia Singapore Uzbekistan and field, men s shot put Gold Medal final; women s diving, springboard; women s volleyball, United States vs. Serbia; men s gymnastics, trampoline Gold Medal final, at London (same-day tape) 11 a.m. TELEMUNDO Swimming, Gold Medal finals; track and field, Gold Medal final; women s diving, springboard, at London (same-day tape) 11:35 p.m. NBC Track and field; cycling, track Gold Medal finals, at London (delayed tape) Ann Romney thrilled to death Phelps back on top LONDON The horse with the weight of a U.S. presidential campaign riding on her back didn t disappoint. Ann Romney said Thursday that Rafalca thrilled me to death with a solid performance at her Olympic debut in dressage an ancient equestrian sport now seen as the DOUGLAS CONTINUED FROM 1B province of the wealthy 1 percent that has been thrust into the political spotlight thanks to Romney s partial ownership in the horse. The 15-year-old, German-bred mare has been the source of political jokes and Democratic ads questioning how U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney can presume to know the problems of ordinary Americans when he inhabits the rarefied world of dressage. Romney s wife Ann was in the VIP section of the equestrian stadium at Greenwich Park for Rafalca s competition, watching literally from the edge of her seat as the mare completed the 7-minute Grand Prix test. it, said Komova, her silver medal buried in the pocket of her warm-up jacket. Douglas, meanwhile, was grinning ear to ear. Up in the stands, her mother, Natalie Hawkins, embraced her children and then shared a long hug with Missy Parton, whose family took Douglas in after she moved to West Des Moines, Iowa, and now counts her as one of their own. She inspires me, Hawkins said, referring to her champion. To keep it together in that moment when it meant so much says a lot about her. When Douglas first told her mother she wanted to move to train with Chow, who coached Shawn Johnson, Hawkins was deadset against it. A single mother, she couldn t uproot her family, and there was no way she was going to allow her youngest child go off by herself. But Douglas two older sisters lobbied on her behalf, giving their mother a list of reasons why Gabby should be allowed to move. The only reason to stay: They would miss her. The move was hard on Douglas, too. Though the Partons treat her like their fifth daughter and are now so close to Hawkins they may as well be related, Douglas missed her family and her dogs. As recently as January, she secondguessed her decision. But she also knew Chow and his wife, Li Zhuang, could get her where she wanted to go. We had to work with her consistency, said Martha Karolyi, coordinator of the U.S. women s team. She had the skills. She had the lightness. She was flying all the time, but sometimes she would get out of control. But we worked on that, and it really helped that Chow has this very nice temper, that very calmly he was able to make the corrections and strongly spell out the expectations to her. Like 10 days ago. Douglas has made a stunning rise this year, going from someone who couldn t stay on a piece of equipment at last year s U.S. championships to beating world champ Jordyn Wieber at last month s Olympic trials. She was now one of the favorites, and being in the spotlight became a little too much to take. I think she was a little bit scared of what s ahead of her. That s big pressure, Chow said. Known for his easy smile and warm personality, Chow pulled Douglas aside for a pep talk. Whatever he said worked, because she s been unflappable since she first took the floor in London. 409 Bleich Road (Behind K-Mart) Mon.-Sat. 6am - 3pm 125 S. 3rd St $ 7.55 $ 1.99 ALL DAY BREAKFAST SPECIAL 2 EGGS, HASH BROWNS, & TOAST $ 2.99 CHEESEBURGER AND FRIES Breakfast served all day y Italian Village Pizza LARGE PIZZA, CHEESE PLUS 2 TOPPINGS OR ANY 2 SUBS OF YOUR CHOICE. Expires on 9/15/12 Expires on 9/15/12 BY PAUL NEWBERRY LONDON Michael Phelps spent the day thinking about all the things he s doing for the final time at the pool. It turns out that included one last win over Ryan Lochte. Phelps finally got a gold all his own at his final Olympics. Adding to an already unprecedented medal collection, he claimed his first individual victory of the London Games and handed Lochte a double disappointment on his rival s final night in the pool Thursday. Phelps set the tone right from the start with a dominating butterfly leg to become the first male swimmer to win the same individual event at three straight Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley. He claimed his 20th career medal and 16th gold in 1 minute, United States Michael Phelps leads compatriot Ryan Lochte in the men s 200-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics Thursday in London. seconds, just off his winning time in Beijing but still good enough for gold, ahead of Lochte. When it was done, there wasn t that water-pounding celebration we ve seen so many times from Phelps just a slight smile as he hung on the lane rope, gazing up at the stands and soaking it all in. Going into every call room, I said it s my last semifinal or my last prelim, Phelps said, reflecting on a busy day that included a morning swim, then two more races in the evening. 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Smaller audiences for shows compared with a year ago means networks have to run commercials more often to reach the same audience promised to advertisers. Still, Wall Street expects Viacom will report today that its earnings improved in the third quarter. Procter & Gamble s 4Q The world s largest consumer product maker has been retooling its international growth plans. Wall Street will be listening for an update on the strategy today when Procter & Gamble reports fourth-quarter results. In May, Procter & Gamble said it was rethinking its overseas expansion and would focus on its biggest and most profitable markets abroad. The company is also in the midst of a cost-cutting program aimed at saving $10 billion by fiscal Jobs report Economists anticipate that July job figures out today will trump the previous month s tally. The U.S. gained only 80,000 jobs in June, the third month in a row that the economy created fewer than 100,000 jobs. 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The dollar s rise also has hit dollardenominated returns for stocks traded in Brazil, India and Japan. The unfavorable exchange rates come on top of the mediocre performance of many foreign markets due to the slowing global economy. Talk about kicking someone when they re down, says Alec Young, global equity strategist for S&P Capital IQ. One way to blunt the impact is to look for mutual funds that trade futures contracts to protect themselves from changes in currency valuations. This is called hedging. The Tweedy, Browne Global Value fund (TBGVX) hedges, for example. It is up 10 percent this year, better than 99 percent of all other foreign large-cap value stock funds. Following requests from investors, the firm launched an unhedged version of the fund (TBCUX) in They wanted to benefit from what at the time was a falling dollar. This second fund follows the same stock-picking philosophy and shares eight of the hedged fund s top 10 holdings. 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6 6B Friday, August 3, 2012 The Paducah Sun paducahsun.com More obituaries 9A, 7B John Moses CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. John Moses, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Thursday at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He owned John s Mart in Cairo, Ill., and Moses Farms in Mounds before his retirement. He was a member of St. Mary s Catholic Church in Mound City and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre with the U.S. Marine Corps. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn; one son, John Pat Moses; two sisters; four brothers; and one granddaughter. He is survived by three daughters, Sherry Miller of Mounds, Teresa Moses of Kialua-Kona, Hawaii, and Ann Rolwing of Charleston; two sons, Lufkin Moses of Sweetwater, Texas, and Adrian Moses of Gilbert, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, greatgreat-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary s Catholic Church with the Rev. Chris Mujule officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with military honors. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. Gary Phillips BENTON Gary Lee Phillips, 66, of Benton died at 7:55 a.m. Wednesday at Murray-Calloway County Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Sandra A. Kokowicz Phillips; three sons, Todd Phillips Phillips of Dexter, Mich., Steven E. Kokowicz of Vassar, Mich., and Michael Kokowicz of Orlando, Fla.; his mother, Odie Elkins Phillips of Murray; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, R.J. Phillips. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home with Babu Kulathumkal officiating. Friends may call after noon Saturday at the funeral home. Mildred Caraker VIENNA, Ill. Mildred Ruth Caraker, 84, of Vienna died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include one son, Doug Caraker of Vienna; one daughter, Frances Howard of Metropolis; two sisters, Alice Schultz of Midlothian and Norma Lane of Browning; one brother, Denny Skelton of Vienna; one stepsister, Irene Canfield of Garden Valley, Idaho; seven grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Robert Caraker; a son, Earl Gene Caraker; a greatgrandson; two brothers; and a stepbrother. Her parents were Clella Thorne and Opal Bost Thorne Skelton. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Saturday at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna. Memorials may be made to the Heather Harper Treat Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 98, Vienna, IL Obituaries Mary Anna Milburn, 80, of Paducah died at 4 a.m. Monday at her home. She was a member of W h i t e Oak Missionary Baptist Church. M r s. Milburn worked as a custodian and in domestics. She was Milburn preceded in death by her husband, James Roy Milburn, and two brothers. Her parents were Malchester and Sarah Davis. She is survived by two sons, James Michael Mil- Mary Milburn burn and William Grubbs, both of Paducah; one daughter, Mary Vanessa Milburn of Lexington, Tenn.; one sister, Celestine Love of Milwaukee, Wis.; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be at noon Saturday at White Oak Missionary Baptist Church with the Revs. Deon Wade and Fred Ford officiating. Burial will follow at Maplelawn Park Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Business A shopper fills her cart at a Target store July 5 in Chicago. U.S. retailers reported better-than-expected revenue in July. Shoppers spending lifts economic mood NEW YORK Shoppers showed some spending muscle in July, once summer clearance sales and the hottest July in 50 years got them in the mood. Solid sales reports from retailers Thursday took some of the sting out of weak June manufacturing data. And improving trends in unemployment benefit applications provide hope for slightly better job growth in coming months a day before the government reports on July employment. U.S. retailers reported better-than-expected July revenue in stores open at least a year, an encouraging sign at the beginning of the back-to-school season, the second-biggest shopping season behind the holidays. A preliminary compilation by the International Council of Shopping Centers of 20 retailers found revenue in stores open at least a year rose 4.6 percent in July, higher than the 3 percent to 3.5 percent the ICSC expected. Economists watch the numbers because consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of U.S. economic activity. The figures are a key measure of retailers health because they exclude newly opened and closed stores. Analysts said it was a positive sign that Americans hit the mall, undaunted by the fact that there are few signs that the economy is improving. I think the U.S. consumer surprised a lot of people, said Chris Donnelly, global industry managing director for retail at Accenture. When you look at income, the savings rate, and unemployment, there s still a lot of cause for pessimism, but the U.S. consumer is amazingly resilient and has spurts of spending. The reeling European economy isn t helping. Stocks slumped Wednesday after The European Central Bank decided against taking new action to attack the continent s debt crisis. And a pair of government reports Tuesday pointed to more weakness with U.S. manufacturing and only slight improvement in the slumping job market. Companies placed fewer orders with U.S. factories in June than May. The Commerce Department said orders fell 0.5 percent, the third decline in four months. And orders that signal business investment plans dropped 1.7 percent, pulled down by less demand for computers and machinery. The number of Americans seeking weekly unemployment benefits rose by 8,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 365,000, the Labor Department said in a separate report. Seasonal distortions caused by fewer temporary layoffs in the auto industry this summer may have skewed the number higher, Labor officials said. Still, economists said the trend in unemployment benefits has improved since rising this spring. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, fell for the sixth straight week to 365,500, the lowest since March 31. That could signal slightly better job growth in the coming months. The Labor Department reports today on July unemployment and hiring. Economists expect employers added 100,000 jobs and the unemployment rate stayed stuck at 8.2 percent. 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7 paducahsun.com Obituaries The Paducah Sun Friday, August 3, B Memorial services for Vivian Cawthon Garrett, 60, of Woodstock, Ga., formerly of Paducah, Garrett will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mundy Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Michael W a d e officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the service hour. She was a 1970 graduate of Paducah Tilghman Funeral notices Paid obituaries furnished to The Paducah Sun by mortuaries. Vivian Cawthon Garrett Steven Sonny Swift Steven Sonny Louis Swift, 65, of Paducah, Ky., died at 6:50 a.m. Wednesd a y, July 25, 2012, in Thompsonville, Ill., at his friend s r e s i - dence. He was born on Swift June 13, 1947, in Louisville, Ky., the son of Orville Simpson Swift and Juanita (Davis) Swift. Sonny was a professional Marian Stone High School and a graduate of Murray State University. She was currently employed at Macy s of Woodstock and Rooms To Go. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Conige Cawthon and Charlene Gray Cawthon. She is survived by her husband, Terry Garrett Sr.; one son, Terry Garrett Jr. of Macon, Ga.; one daughter, Adina Garrett Brown of Jonesboro, Ga.; one sister, Eunice Cawthon Ragsdale of Paducah; several aunts, nephews, nieces and cousins. Mundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. musician for over 35 years. He enjoyed playing music, hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. There will be no services. Sonny s wishes were to be cremated and to have his cremated remains spread at his favorite location in Tennessee. Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in Benton, Ill., is in charge of arrangements. Visit to sign the memorial guestbook. BURNA Jeffrey Ray Ivy, 50, of Burna, Ky., passed away Sunday at his home. He is survived by his stepmother, Doris Ivy of Marion, Ky.; three brothers, Jimmy Ivy of Henderson, Ky., Keith Hughes of Cadiz, Ky., and Jerry Hughes of Fulton, Ky.; one uncle, Gary Ivy of Illinois and one aunt, Janice Ivy of Salem, Ky.; several nieces and nephews also survive. Charles Hopkins SOUTH FULTON, Tenn. Charles Junior Hopkins, 70, of South Fulton died Wednesday at his residence. He is survived by two daughters, Lori Hopkins and Becky Hopkins, both of Nashville; two sisters, Joyce Phillips of South Fulton and Betty Britton of Fulton, Ky.; and one brother, Billy Joe Hopkins of South Fulton. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. His parents were James Malcolm and Marrine Fulcher Hopkins. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Palestine Cemetery in Fulton. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Saturday at the cemetery. Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton is in charge of arrangements. Jeffrey Ray Ivy He was preceded in death by his father, Defas Ivy, and his mother, Martha Dickerson Ivy. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors with the Rev. Danny Starrick officiating. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors in Salem. Larry Cash MURRAY Larry Cash, 68, of Murray died at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at his home. Arrangements were incomplete at Blalock-Coleman and York Funeral Home. Wayne Bruce Sr. JOPPA, Ill. Wayne Bruce Sr., 61, of Joppa, formerly of Metropolis, died Thursday at his home. Arrangements were incomplete at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home in Metropolis. Thomas Rist Thomas E. Rist, 82, of Paducah died at 7:50 a.m. Thursday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Arrangements were incomplete at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home. Louise Pearman Louise Pearman, 80, of Paducah died at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Paducah Seventh Day Adventist Church. Surviving are her husband, John W. Pearman; two daughters, Kathy Liskey and Diane Boss, both of Symsonia; one son, David McNeill of Symsonia; two brothers, Paul and Bob Sexton, both of Paducah; one sister, Betty Jean Gott of Paducah; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Her parents were Raymond H. and Ruby Brewer Sexton. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Roth Funeral Chapel with Dennis Altrogge officiating. Burial will follow at Fooks Cemetery in Marshall County. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. James Stunson ELIZABETHTOWN, Ill. James C. Jim Stunson, 85, of Elizabethtown died Thursday at Rosiclare Rehabilitation Center. He was an Air Force veteran and attended First Baptist Church of Elizabethtown. Surviving are his wife, Jane Stunson; four sons, Jeff Stunson, Jim Stunson and Mike Belford, all of Elizabethtown, and Mark Stunson of Mayfield, Ky.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Janet Perry Stunson; and one son, Randy Belford. His parents were Jess and Ruth Stunson. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cox Funeral Home in Rosiclare with interment in Fluorine Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be given to First Baptist Church of Elizabethtown, Locust Street, Elizabethtown, IL 62931; or American Cancer Society, 250 Williams St., Atlanta, GA KIM HOMRA INSURANCE AGENCY 2715 Olivet Church Rd. Paducah, KY Auto Home Business Life Life Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Affi liated Companies Nationwide Life Insurance Company. Home Offi ce: Columbus, Ohio Nationwide, the Nationwide Framemark and On Your Side are federally registered service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. CAIRO, Ill. Marian F. Stone, 70, of Cairo died Thursday at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was a member of Tigert Memorial United Methodist Church and the Cairo Business and Professional Women s Club. She retired from radio station WKRO in Cairo as sales manager. She is survived by her husband, Scott Watson; two daughters, Regina Albert of Zackry, La., and Emily Wilson of Gainesville, Va.; two sons, Shannon Stone of Jackson, Mo., and Jason Watson of Gainesville; one sister, Pam Smith of Paducah; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo with Larry Potts officiating. Interment will follow in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Otiste Thompson MURRAY Otiste Blair Thompson, 89, of Murray died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired house painter and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Glendora Chilcutt Thompson; one sister, Frances Kelso of Murray; one niece, Luna Greer of Murray; and one great-niece. He was preceded in death by one brother. His parents were Alvie Thompson and Hilan Shackelford Thompson. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at J.H. Churchill Funeral Home. There will be no services. Burial will follow later in Murray City Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy can be made to Murray- Calloway Endowment for Healthcare, Att. Hospice House Building Fund, 803 Poplar St., Murray, KY More obituaries, Page 9A, 6B TRUNKLINE GAS COMPANY, LLC Trunkline Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline) filed a certificate application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) July 26, 2012, requesting authorization for Trunkline to abandon in place approximately 770 miles of its mainline transmission pipeline system and appurtenant facilities by sale to an affiliate to be designated by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. for conversion to an oil transmission service pipeline. In addition, Trunkline would abandon in place a portion of existing compression horsepower at the Pollock, Epps, Shaw, Independence, and Joppa Compressor Stations located along the pipeline. Trunkline has commenced the federal regulatory process a process that is focused on determining whether or not the abandonment of the proposed facilities will be in the public interest and necessity as determined by the FERC. This project was designated as the Trunkline Mainline Abandonment and has been assigned Docket No. CP by the FERC. About Trunkline Gas Company, LLC Trunkline is a natural gas company as defined by the Natural Gas Act, engaged in the transmission of natural gas in interstate commerce, subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC. Trunkline s transmission system extends from its historical sources of supply in the states of Texas, Louisiana, and offshore Texas and Louisiana through Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana to a principal terminus at the Indiana- Michigan state line near Elkhart, Indiana. The Trunkline Mainline Abandonment Much of Trunkline s customer base no longer relies upon the system to meet market demand. This issue has been exacerbated by the recent emergence of gas supplies nearer to market areas and the construction of new pipelines across the country. The Trunkline Mainline Abandonment would permit the facilities to be converted from an industry with surplus capacity to one with significant capacity needs. Trunkline has requested FERC authorization by April 1, 2013, with continued operation of the facilities until they are physically taken out of natural gas service, which is anticipated to occur on November 1, Copies of the Project Application If you are interested in obtaining additional information on the Trunkline Mainline Abandonment, below is a list of local libraries where a copy of the FERC certificate application is available. Fayette County Library Tipton County Public Library Trunkline Mainline Abandonment 216 West Market Street 300 W. Church Ave. Somerville, TN Covington, TN Brownsville/Haywood County Library Mciver s Grant Public Library 1011 E. Main 204 N. Mill Avenue Brownsville, TN Dyersburg, TN Crockett Memorial Library Obion County Library 151 Conley Rd E. Reelfoot Ave Alamo, TN Union City, TN Hickman Public Library Library in Bardwell 812 Moscow Ave. P.O. Box 428 Hickman, KY Bardwell, KY Hickman County Library 209 Mayfield Rd. Clinton, KY What are the Benefits? The abandonment of the pipeline facilities will allow them to be converted to a much more productive use of transporting crude oil from the Midwest south to the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast area. The abandonment will allow for an existing pipeline to be utilized in lieu of having to construct a new pipeline to perform the crude oil transportation service. Trunkline will utilize the remaining natural gas pipeline in order to satisfy remaining natural gas service requirements. How to get Additional Information There are several ways to get additional information and stay informed. The certificate application and a publication named An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land - What do I need to know? is available on the FERC s Web site at using the elibrary link and the For Citizens link, respectively. For assistance with the FERC Web site, please contact FERC Online Support at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) The FERC s Office of External Affairs can be contacted toll-free at (866) Also, Trunkline maintains a toll-free phone number at (800) Our goal is to respond to these phone calls within 24 hours. If you are a stakeholder whose land may be impacted by the abandonment, you may have already received material in the mail and may have been contacted by a land agent. Trunkline also has contacted many of your local representatives to introduce the project and answer questions and concerns. A separate notice concerning the application is being mailed to affected landowners and government agencies involved in the project. 3

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9 paducahsun.com Sports The Paducah Sun Friday, August 3, B Brockers happy after first full-pad Rams practice EARTH CITY, Mo. Michael Brockers said it was nice to finally hit someone after the St. Louis Rams took to the field Thursday night for their first practice with full pads. Oh, yeah, loved it, said the rookie defensive tackle out of LSU. As a defensive player that s what you love to see. That s what you love to do. You love to hit. We got out here in our pads and we got a little thumping going on. The Rams practiced for just over two hours and will have a similar session Friday in preparation for a scrimmage Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome. It provided the first glimpse of Brockers in gear and gave everyone a better idea about his transition to the NFL. Other than the actual contact, Brockers, the 14th overall pick in this year s draft, said he felt no different than when he reported for organized team activities this past spring. Linebacker James Laurinaitis said from his vantage point the rookie did a dang good job. While he withheld a final verdict of Brockers first day in pads until he watches the film, Laurinaitis said he continued to be impressed by how quick the 6-foot-5, 322-pounder is and that he demonstrated what many players don t when the pads are put on. There s a lot of guys that look amazing when it s just helmets and there s no contact, Laurinaitis said. When the contact comes around, it really starts to change a little bit. Brockers seemed anything but in awe of his surroundings during or after practice. Titans see competition at guard NASHVILLE, Tenn. For four seasons now, Fernando Velasco has been looking for an opportunity. The undrafted free agent first came to the Titans in 2008 and promptly got injured at the start of his first training camp. Since that time, he spent nearly two years on the practice squad and last year as a backup guard and center. But now, Velasco is finally getting a chance to be considered for a starting role, primarily at right guard. The primary competition for Velasco is Leroy Harris, a two-year starter at left guard, who is trying to stay in the lineup by moving over to the right side after the Titans signed seven-time Pro Bowl selection Steve Hutchinson as a free agent. For a guy like me, it s fine. As athletes, that s all we want to do is have a chance to compete. That s the fun part about it is getting a chance to compete, said Velasco, who played both center and guard at the University of Georgia. The Titans have said that Velasco might also find himself in the center mix, where For a guy like me, it s fine. As athletes, that s all we want to do is have a chance to compete. That s the fun part about it is getting a chance to compete. Eugene Amano and Kevin Matthews are in a position battle as well. But thus far in camp, Velasco has mostly been at right guard. For me it doesn t matter what position, I just want to play, Velasco said. I don t want to be picky. I ll let them decide that. With all the guys they ve got playing both positions, I think they re going to mix and match them and see what the best combination is. I m not picky, I just want to be part of the five. Harris knows that feeling as well. Until he became a starter in 2010, he spent three seasons as a backup guard and center himself, even getting a spot start at right tackle once in So moving over from left to right guard isn t a big deal, if it means staying in the Titans starting lineup. Fernando Velasco Free agent Moving to the other side, I don t mind it, Harris said. I ve been fortunate enough to play a bunch of positions while I ve been here, so moving to right guard is not that big of a deal. It s just the switching of the feet and getting comfortable with (right tackle David Stewart, and getting comfortable with the footwork. 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