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‘We can’t lose
our momentum:’
Warren hopes to impart life skills Louisiana vows
with athletic skills at new gym to rebuild
‘Once you have a Hurricane Delta blamed
goal and a vision ... for three deaths
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
T
errell Warren thought he Utility crews fanned out across
had left his basketball days the battered southwestern part of
behind him. the state to restore electricity in the
wake of Hurricane Delta, and resi-
He moved to the Golden Trian-
dents began returning home along
gle to “get away and start fresh” af-
roads lined with debris and houses
ter playing high school basketball
missing roofs. Some were grateful
in his hometown of Birmingham.
that the damage was not as bad as it
He attended Mississippi State Uni-
could have been.
versity and then worked for Steel
A 70-year-old woman in Iberia
Dynamics in Lowndes County for Parish died in a fire likely caused
12 years. He has lived in Columbus by a natural gas leak following dam-
since 2009 and is raising four chil- age from Hurricane Delta, the Lou-
dren with his wife, Tiffany. isiana Department of Health said
Then two years ago, he started Sunday.
a summer basketball team for his Louisiana officials also blamed
eldest son, now 14, and “the love the death of an 86-year-old man on
for the game came back to me,” he the hurricane. The St. Martin Par-
said. He decided his true passion ish resident died in a fire that erupt-
was to help youth develop both ed after he refueled a generator in a
their athletic and life skills, espe- shed, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.
cially since the two often intersect, He said it didn’t appear the gener-
he said. ator had cooled down before the
“I tell people all the time that man refilled it.
one thing I love about sports is A third storm-related death
that it makes individuals interact was reported in Florida, where a
with people they wouldn’t in their 19-year-old tourist from Illinois
normal lives,” Warren said. “So it drowned after getting caught in a
gives you an opportunity to interact rip current caused by the storm off
with (them), and also you have to Destin, authorities said.
be able to come together and solve Roughly 350,000 customers in
problems as a team.” Louisiana remained without power
Warren left his six-figure job two days after Delta blew ashore
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
at Steel Dynamics two weeks Terrell Warren poses for a portrait Friday at TNT Elite Training, the gym he near the town of Creole with winds
ago, and TNT Elite Training on opened Oct. 5 in Columbus. Warren worked at Steel Dynamics for 12 years of 100 mph, slamming a part of the
Highway 69 South opened a week and left in late September to start TNT, a dream two years in the making. state still recovering from Hurri-
ago. So far the gym has two youth In addition to athletic training, the gym will also hold free seminars for cane Laura’s 150 mph onslaught on
basketball teams with 10 players career and life skills. Aug. 27. Laura was blamed for 32
each — one of which is the original deaths, many of them caused in the
team Warren started two years listen and you’re able to hopefully checks everyone’s temperature storm’s aftermath by carbon mon-
ago — and seven kids signed up for give them some valuable informa- at the door and fully sanitizes the oxide poisoning from generators.
one-on-one basketball training with tion,” Warren said. gym daily, Warren said. The remnants of Delta, mean-
Warren or the two other trainers, While the gym has membership He is aware that this year is while, dumped heavy rain on parts
he said. fees, some kids can attend via “a tough year” to be starting a of Georgia, the Carolinas and Vir-
TNT isn’t just a sports training sponsorships, he said. business, but he says he has a ginia.
facility: Warren said he’s going to Under normal circumstances “great supporting cast,” including The storm was also blamed
hold free seminars on financial there could be 30 kids in the gym his wife. Tiffany Warren is a nurse for washing out a railroad track
management and career options at a time, but due to the ongoing practitioner and runs the Chosen 2 and causing the derailment of a
to make sure kids are prepared for COVID-19 pandemic, the limit is Care family medical center in Co- freight train in the Atlanta area
life after sports. 15 kids, or five at each basketball lumbus, and he said he was lucky that sparked a small fire and brief-
“Sports is how I get their ear, hoop. Everyone is required to wear to have her example of running a ly forced some residents from their
and once you have their ear, they a protective face covering, and staff See WARREN, 6A homes. Two crew members were
taken to a hospital for observation
and later released.
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Opinion
4A MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020
PETER BIRNEY IMES Editor/Publisher
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POSSUMHAW
For the love of plants
“Sharing these plants, where they were not planted. also growing in the surrounding fields.
known as pass-along plants, I’ve gathered them in bunch- Since all my flowers were successful
had the same result as shar- es to display in vases where this year with just the right amount of
ing a family recipe; it is a they look so lovely. I’ve rain and sun, I called the seed company
way of remembering certain learned to mix other flowers about purchasing the “Pollinator Mix”
people, places, or events ... ” with them, adding a shock and the “Cut Flower Mix.” I asked if I
—Patricia S. York, of blue from the Prairie might plant these mixtures right now in
Southern Living petunias or the blue salvia, the fall. The nice lady suggested I wait
or even a wayward yellow until spring for the best results. I was
T
he past week the cosmos. Now the swamp disappointed because naturally with the
weather could not have sunflowers are blooming. So weather so beautiful I was ready to get
been more beautiful. faithful. going. Waiting on nature isn’t easy.
With the cool nights Harry Shannon Bardwell A couple of visits to the As temperatures drop potted plants
and Wilhelmina, the cats, garden centers have provid- from the porches and all around the yard
choose to stay out all night ed yellow, blue and purple are moved into the greenhouse: poin-
and chase little critters. On more than pansies. These will do well in cold settias from last Christmas, bougain-
one occasion we have discovered little weather except for the deer nipping pan- may not germinate but will stay dormant villea, mandevilla, hostas, peace plant,
critters placed thoughtfully on the sies. I have planted most in flower boxes and emerge in the spring. I was excited caladiums, pothos, swiss ivy, dracaena,
doormat at the front door as a gift. It’s above the reach of the deer. There are a to read this in my wildflower catalog. airplane plants, angel wing begonias,
the thought that counts, but rather than few mixed with pink and white dianthus Two years ago, I planted a mixture wandering Jew, a few succulents, an avo-
little critters we’d prefer something, and planted in pots. Dusty miller does called “Butterfly /Hummingbird Blend.” cado plant and a dozen pineapple plants.
well, maybe more colorful. well in winter coldness, but I haven’t The first year was not very success- The best part of caring for these
The sudden coolness brought with found any yet. ful but subsequent years were. I also plants is remembering their source.
it a tumbling of golden and red leaves Some wildflower seeds can be plant- planted a mixture called “Southeastern Many have arrived as gifts or pass-
across the yard. The grass has greened. ed in fall from Sept. 15 to Nov. 15. The Wildflower Mix.” My Southeastern mix along plants, each holding its own sweet
Spider lilies popped up everywhere this seeds will germinate and the seedlings worked well but I found it rather humor- memory.
year — in the raised bed where they will have enough root system before go- ous to discover what I had purchased Email reaches Shannon Bardwell of
were planted and in the yard and woods ing dormant in the winter. Some seeds and was growing in my flowerbed was Columbus at msdeltachild@msn.com.
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ART WALK
ABOVE: Musicians
Jessica Horton and
Dennis McKay perform
outside Coffee House
on 5th in downtown
Columbus Thurs-
day night during the
annual Art Walk. Main
Street Columbus holds
the event every year to
promote local busi-
nesses and artists.
RIGHT: Local artist
Nedra Mitchell works
on her artwork at the
Coffee House on 5th
during the Art Walk in
downtown Columbus
Thursday night.
Courtesy photo/Main Street Columbus
CMSD
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“If you want to be a “We don’t want to be emerged amid a national “It gives them a sense
teacher, you could come another district that has conversation of educa- of autonomy and inde-
work with MUW at the the devices but is not tional reform, and the pendence in taking own-
Hunt facility to convert fully taking advantage pandemic accelerated it. ership of their own learn-
your degree into a teach- of the opportunity for The use of technology, ing,” Labat said. “It’s a
ing degree and … work students to learn,” Labat he said, could change the win-win and the time is
for your license and take said. way students learn. now.”
the courses that you Labat said district and “Education is going
need,” she said. university officials are to look different in some
The partnership be- still determining how ways moving forward,”
tween CMSD and MUW to pursue funding for he said. “What we have
will also allow for a dual the experience center, is an opportunity for our
enrollment program, and they have not de- students not just to use
which means high school cided how much of the technology, but to think
seniors who wish to pur- cost would be covered about how they are us-
sue a degree in educa- by CMSD or MUW. She ing technology to teach
tion can enroll in college added the experience differently, to teach bet-
courses and begin to earn center does not yet have ter, to achieve different
credits, Hatton and Labat an estimated cost. learning outcomes.”
said. “We have not detailed The program will
Labat said the partner- the cost associated with benefit students at both
ship is focused heavily on the programming,” La- MUW and CMSD, La-
technology to maximize bat said in a text message bat said. Through digi-
the use of digital devices Monday morning. “We tal and on-site teaching,
allocated to students as a are still in the planning MUW students will earn
result of The Coronavirus stages and have several real-life experience and
Aid, Relief, and Econom- decisions that have to credit hours for interact-
ic Security Act (CARES be made in the next two ing with K-12 students at
Act). Each student will re- years.” CMSD. District students
ceive one device, she said, The project isn’t sim- will also gain more expe-
and the devices will be de- ply a result of the pan- rience learning with the
livered by November. demic, Hatton said. It help of technology.
Warren
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small business to follow.
“She helps remind
me of the same thing I’m
trying to teach young
kids, that I need to
follow my own example,”
Warren said. “2020 has
been tough and it’s been
a tough transition, but
once you have a goal and
a vision in mind, and you
see it, it’s kind of hard to
turn away from it.”
His now-former co-
workers at Steel Dynam-
ics supported his decision Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
to change careers, which Terrell Warren shoots a hoop at TNT Elite Training on
also made the move eas- Friday in Columbus. He played basketball in high school
ier, he said. He hopes to and rediscovered “the love of the game” two years
ago when he started a summer basketball team for his
include a tour of Steel Dy- eldest son, he said. TNT is the realization of his dream
namics in TNT’s career to mentor youth in both sports and life, and he said
seminars in the future. he hopes to teach kids how to smoothly transition into
He also wants to expand their lives after sports.
the gym’s repertoire to
include strength training Ideally some of them will “I love basketball, but
in addition to agility and come back to Columbus it took me finding a job
basketball skills training. and help mentor the next at a steel mill to be able
He said he hopes to generation. to build my career, to be
see his students go as far Whatever the next able to help kids now,” he
as their athletic careers phases of their lives are, said. “It doesn’t matter
take them, whether that’s Warren hopes he can where you start, it’s all
high school, college or help them transition about where you finish in
professional sports. smoothly. life.”
Prescott
injured as
Cowboys
rally to beat
Giants
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kentucky Athletics
Kentucky Wildcats nose guard Quinton Bohanna (95) pressures Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback K.J. Costello (3) Saturday. Kentucky
ARLINGTON, Texas defeated Mississippi State 24-2.
— After Dak Prescott’s
season ended on a grue-
some ankle injury, his
BY BEN PORTNOY So what do the Bulldogs have in the is running short entering next week’s con-
bportnoy@cdispatch.com Stanford import? Hard to say. test against No. 11 Texas A&M, if he’s even
running mate for all five of
Costello captured the nation’s conscious- given the start at all.
their seasons with the Dal- STARKVILLE — Mississippi State is ness following his 623-yard, five-touch- Rogers is inexperienced, sure. However,
las Cowboys had a hard not who we thought they were. down debut against LSU, but times have if the MSU offense looks like it did against
time getting through the After a seemingly monumental upset of changed fast. Over his past eight quarters Kentucky after the first few drives when
post-game interview. then-No. 6 LSU, Mike Leach’s inaugural of play, he’s thrown seven interceptions, the Aggies come to town, expect Costel-
Ezekiel Elliott sounded squad in Starkville has nosedived in epic been benched once, averaged just 6.9 yards lo to be relegated to the bench once more
crushed, even after back- fashion with dismal losses to Arkansas and per completion and thrown just a single and, perhaps, permanently.
up Andy Dalton led a drive Kentucky over the past two weeks. touchdown pass.
to Greg Zuerlein’s second So what should be made of the Bulldogs’ Will Rogers was OK in relief of Costel-
game-ending field goal of
latest demise in Lexington? Let’s dive right lo, completing 9 of 15 passes for 43 yards
What happened to the offensive line?
the season as the Cowboys Entering the 2020 season, there were
in: as he gave the offense a brief rhythm and a
rallied twice in a 37-34 vic- near-touchdown pass when Osirus Mitch- two consistent narratives surrounding the
tory over the winless New ell was stripped on the goal line. But to ask Bulldogs: the offensive line would be deep
York Giants on Sunday. Mississippi State has a quarterback a redshirt freshman to mount a 14-point and talented, and the defense would be bad,
“I can’t even think right problem comeback on the road in his first college like really bad. Well through two weeks, I’ll
right now,” Elliott, the Will the real K.J. Costello please stand action is far from fair. go ahead and put my foot in my mouth on
two-time rushing cham- up? In a matter of three weeks, Costello has The reality is MSU hasn’t had any sem- both accounts.
pion, said to no question broken the MSU and Southeastern Confer- blance of offensive continuity since it left I’ll get to the defense in a second, but the
in particular as he con- ence single-game passing records, notched Baton Rouge, and Costello has had am- MSU offensive line was abysmal in Lexing-
tinued trying to absorb another school record for completions in ple opportunities to right the ship. Grant- ton Saturday. Costello and the MSU wide
the third-quarter injury a game and tossed nine interceptions — ed, the offensive line and receiving corps receivers deserve ample credit for the of-
See COWBOYS, 3B three of which were of the pick-six variety. didn’t help his cause Saturday, but his leash See MSU, 2B
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Soccer
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into the box, and Noel tied presence on the back goals. The Tigers were
the match with a nice shot line.” offside, and the scores
past freshman goalkeeper Anderson finished were disallowed.
Maddy Anderson. It was with five saves, two of “It was nerve-racking,
Anderson’s only misstep which were key plays in but we trust our back line,
in another solid perfor- the closing minutes with and they all stepped up to-
mance; she has yet to give Mississippi State cling- gether,” Karnley said.
up more than one goal in ing to its one-goal lead. The Bulldogs will take
any match this season. She turned away Shannon their undefeated record
Armstrong praised not Cooke less than two min- into Friday’s game at
only Anderson’s ability to utes after Karnley’s go-
Texas A&M, which beat
keep the ball out but her ahead score and rebuffed
Mississippi State 3-0 in
propensity for handling Dobles with less than five
crosses, coming off her minutes to go. Starkville last season
line when needed, distrib- And while two LSU — Armstrong’s first as
uting the ball and manag- shots made their way past MSU’s head coach.
ing the match. Anderson in the final 15 “They’re going to be a
“Maddy’s a freshman; minutes — one short- real test for us,” he said
it’s easy to forget that, ly before Karnley made of the Aggies. “Looking
right?” Armstrong said. her presence known; one forward to playing against
“She plays with so much with just over a minute to them, but they’ll be a
more seniority than what go — the linesman’s flag formidable opponent for
she has. She’s a calming went up on both supposed sure.”
MSU
Continued from Page 1B
fensive issues against tempts has been where Miss to the tune of 408
Kentucky, but without a they’ve occurred. Satur- yards on the ground,
chance to set his feet, the day, the Bulldogs were Zach Arnett’s unit held
former Stanford signal 1 of 9 on third down and the Wildcats to a meager
caller wasn’t entirely at nine or more yards, while 84 yards on the ground
fault. they’re averaging 6.95 — 51 of which came on a
A Wildcats defense yards to go on a given Terry Wilson run early in
that had just four quar- third-down attempt over the second quarter.
terback hurries this year the past two weeks. Although Wilson isn’t
tripled its season output As noted, MSU’s air a world-beater in the
with eight Saturday night. raid offense lives and dies pocket, and the Kentucky
Kentucky also notched by the rhythm it creates. passing attack is medio-
two sacks and five tackles The Bulldogs are schem- cre at best, this MSU de-
for a loss, keeping MSU’s ing to tire out defenders, fense’s first three weeks
limited ground game to earn loads of yards after have been nothing short
just 20 yards on 14 at- the catch and, eventually, of impressive. Follow-
tempts. catch the defense napping ing Saturday’s loss, the
Starting guard Greg to take shots over the top. Bulldogs rank No. 5 in
Eiland was returning The problem is, MSU rush defense, No. 23 in
from injury, and cen- can’t get into that process passing defense, No. 12
ter James Jackson was when it’s consistently be- in total defense and No.
starting his first game hind the sticks.
30 in scoring defense na-
this year in place of Cole There are plenty of
tionally. Even more im-
Smith, but MSU’s offen- issues to shake out, but
pressive, MSU sits behind
sive line has to do better staying on time on first
only Georgia in the SEC’s
for this offense to click. and second downs will
total defense rankings, as
have as much impact on
they’re allowing just 285.7
MSU’s third down conver-
Third down continues sion rate as any play call. yards per game.
to be a problem In a matter of 21 days,
In MSU’s Week 1 win MSU has become incon-
over LSU, the Bulldogs
Zach Arnett’s defense sistent, ineffective and
converted 50 percent of is a force to be borderline unwatchable
their third down conver- reckoned with on offense. But the Bull-
sions. Since then, the For all the issues dogs defense deserves
Help us help them,
Bulldogs are a meager MSU’s offense is having, credit where credit is due.
8 of 31, or 26 percent, in let’s close on a positive: It’s not just one of the best
losses to Arkansas and This Bulldogs defense is units in the SEC; it’s one The Humane Society
Kentucky.
The biggest problem
legitimately good.
One week after Ken-
of the best in the country,
and plenty of that is owed
662 327-3107
in MSU’s third down at- tucky ran all over Ole to Arnett.
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Cowboys
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to Prescott, a two-time have no doubt that he’ll first possession on a the Giants, from 55, 50
Pro Bowl quarterback bounce back from this 3-yard reverse to receiv- and 54.
who was the unheralded and this will be all part er Evan Engram.
fourth-round pick the of his great story.” The Giants led 17-3
same year Elliott went Michael Gallup made in the second quarter —
Green Bay connection
fourth overall. two spectacular side- the fourth straight game Two New York line-
“It’s hard to kind of line catches on the final with a double-digit backers who played for
put in words,” Elliott, drive. The first was a deficit for the Cowboys McCarthy in Green Bay
who rushed for 91 yards toe-dragging 19-yarder — before the Cowboys had hands in the biggest
and two touchdowns, and the second an over- went in front 24-20 with defensive plays for the
said in the middle of an the-shoulder catch to 16 seconds left in the Giants. Linebacker Ky-
answer about Dalton’s the New York 16 with first half on Prescott’s ler Fackrell returned an
role in the rally. “I’m sor- Dion Lewis running first career touchdown interception by Prescott
ry. I’m just struggling a stride for stride and one catch. The 11-yarder 46 yards for a touch-
little bit right now.”
Prescott was going
foot barely staying in-
bounds.
was from receiver Ced-
rick Wilson, who took
down and a 14-3 New
York lead in the first Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Sudoku
down in the arms of Both catches help a reverse pitch from El-
defensive back Logan up on review, the latter liott.
quarter. Blake Martinez Sudoku is a number- Sunday’s answer
recovered Dalton’s fum- placing puzzle based on
Ryan at the end of a after the Cowboys had Prescott had a huge Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
num- 5 2 9 8 4 6 7 1 3
ble.
9-yard run in the third run the clock down to 3 smile when greeted by ber-placing
given numbers.puzzleThe object 7 4 3 1 9 2 6 5 8
NBA
Continued from Page 1B
the NBA Finals in six games. They delivered what Bryant did Heat to 90-69 with 8:37 left. But
“Our organization wants their five times for L.A. — a ring, and the outcome was never in doubt,
respect. Laker Nation wants their the clincher was emphatic. and before long confetti was blast-
respect,” James said. “And I want “You have written your own in- ed into the air as the Lakers’ cel-
my damn respect, too.” spiring chapter in the great Lak- ebration formally and officially
Anthony Davis had 19 points er history,” Lakers owner Jeanie began.
and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, Buss said. “And to Laker Nation, “Laker Nation,” Vogel, now a
who dealt with the enormous an- we have been through a heart- ACROSS
first-time champion who saw his 1 FBI agent,
guish that followed the death of breaking tragedy with the loss title hopes as Indiana’s coach
the iconic Bryant in January and of our beloved Kobe Bryant. Let informally
thwarted three times by James 5 Allure
all the challenges that came with this trophy serve as a reminder of and the Heat, bellowed during the
leaving home for three months to when we come together, believe in 10 Nonpayment
trophy ceremony. “We did it.” result, for short
play at Walt Disney World in a bub- each other, incredible things can
ble designed to keep inhabitants happen.” 11 Enjoy a favor-
safe from the coronavirus. Game 6 was over by halftime, Tip-ins ite book, say
It would be, James predicted, the Lakers taking a 64-36 lead into Lakers: Davis did not wear the 13 Smell
the toughest title to ever win. the break. The Heat never led and gold-painted sneakers that he 14 Gaming
“We have a Ph.D in adversity, couldn’t shoot from anywhere: had for Game 5; instead, he went center
I’ll tell you that much,” Lakers 35% from 2-point range in the half, with red-and-black ones Sunday. 15 London
... Among the ring-winners: Dion theater area
coach Frank Vogel said. “We’ve 33% from 3-point range and even
Waiters, who began this season 17 Director Spike
been through a lot.” an uncharacteristic 42% from the
with the Heat; 19-year-old Talen 18 Hale and
They made the clincher look line, not like any of it really mat-
Horton-Tucker (he turns 20 Nov. Lane
easy. James won his fourth title, tered. The Lakers were getting
19 Singer
doing it with a third different everything they wanted and then 25) and Kostas Antetokounmpo
McGraw Sunday’s answer
franchise — and against the Heat some, outscoring Miami 36 -16 in — the brother of two-time NBA
20 Pig’s pen 38 Staggered 9 Amber dessert
franchise that showed him to to the second quarter and doing all MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of
21 In need of a 39 Yankee great, wine
become a champion. that with James making just one the Milwaukee Bucks. massage familiarly 12 Judged
Bam Adebayo had 25 points shot in the period. Heat: Goran Dragic (torn left 22 Is furious 40 Attire 16 Has dinner
and 10 rebounds for Miami, which Rondo, now a two-time champi- plantar fascia) checked in late in 25 Org. that
got 12 points from Jimmy Butler on and the first to win NBA rings 41 Moistens 21 Lefty
the first quarter, his first appear- tracks Santa
— the player who, in his first Heat as a player in the cities of Boston DOWN 22 Terror of 1888
ance since Game 1 of the series. 26 Notion 1 Gotten bigger London
season, got the team back to title and Los Angeles — the franchis- “I just wanted to be out there to 27 Baseball’s
contention. Rajon Rondo scored es now tied with 17 titles apiece 2 Sorceress of 23 Decorated
help my team as much as possible. Gehrig Greek myth 24 Recover from
19 points for the Lakers, who put — was 6 for 6 in the half, the first It is what it is. The Lakers were 28 Poker prize
together the elite talents of James time he’d done that since Novem-
3 As deaf as — 25 Face feature
better,” an emotional Dragic said. 29 Kodak 4 Outlet for the 27 Scottish
and Davis with this moment in ber 2007. The Lakers’ lead was 46 - ... Jae Crowder had 12 points and founder
mind. 32 with 5:00 left in the half, and
Thames landowners
Duncan Robinson had 10 for the 33 Paid player 5 Nook’s partner 29 Fencing
And Davis, as white and gold they outscored Miami 18-4 from Heat. 34 Mouth, in 6 Grazing swords
confetti coated the floor around there until intermission. slang groups 30 Demi or
him, spent his first moments as an Ball game. The 28-point half-
NBA champion thinking of Bry- time lead was the second-biggest Join the club 35 Green-eyed
person
7 Rainbow Julianne
John Salley and Robert Horry shape 31 Parcel out
ant. in NBA Finals history, topped only 37 Warsaw
were, until Sunday, the only play- 8 House tour 32 Must have
“All we wanted to do was do by the Celtics leading the Lakers native
ers to win championships with giver 36 — de France
it for him,” Davis said. “And we 79-49 on May 27, 1985.
didn’t let him down. ... I know he’s “We didn’t get the final result three different franchises. James
looking down on us, proud of us.” that we wanted,” Heat coach Erik (Miami, Cleveland) and Danny
With that, the league’s bubble Spoelstra said. “But even what I Green (San Antonio, Toronto)
chapter, put together after a 4 mentioned to the guys, these are added their names to that list with
1/2-month suspension of play that going to be lifetime memories this title.
started March 11 because of the that we have together. This locker
coronavirus pandemic and came room ... we’re going to remember Heat season
with a promise that it would raise this year, this season, this experi- Miami led the NBA with 94
awareness to the problems of ra- ence and that locker room broth- games played this season — 30
cial injustice and police brutality, erhood for the rest of our lives.” more than Minnesota, which
is over. So, too, is a season that True to form, the Heat — a No. played the fewest in the NBA. The
saw the league and China get into 5 seed in the Eastern Conference Heat finished with 1,247 3-point-
political sparring, the death on that finished with a losing record ers this season, including play-
Jan. 1 of commissioner emeritus last season, a team that embraced
offs, 290 more than any other year
David Stern — the man who did the challenge of the bubble like
in team history.
so much to make the league what none other — didn’t stop playing,
it is — and then the shock on Jan. not even when the deficit got to 36
26 that came with the news that in the third quarter. Up next
Bryant, his daughter Gianna and “We’re trending in the right di- Nobody knows. The draft is
seven other died in a helicopter rection,” Butler said. “We’re going set for Nov. 18, but the dates for
crash. to learn from this. We’re going to the start of free agency, training
The Lakers said they were play- get better. We’re going to come camps and next season’s schedule
ing the rest of the season in his back.” could be weeks away from being
memory. A 23-8 run by Miami got the finalized.
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CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. state of flux. You’re a bundle of LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
12). You keep finding the sorts perceptions, many of which are Getting to know yourself can
of pursuits that are obviously new and different from what you take longer than it takes to
and inherently worth your time experienced yesterday. There’s learn someone else. Becoming
— opportunities to help people, no need to rush into decisions. aware of the many ways you
to make changes that matter, Give it a moment. are wonderful and difficult to
and to build systems and struc- GEMINI (May 21-June live with typically takes a good
tures that improve lives. With 21). There are any number of many years, and some never get
every project completed, your things you could believe, but there. Be patient.
self-worth grows along with your the belief that is useful is more VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
power and esteem in the world. than a thought. It’s fuel. If a There’s a fine line between idle
Taurus and Scorpio adore you. belief helps you get on with the dreaming and inspired envi-
Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30, business of living, isn’t that sioning. You really can afford to
BABY BLUES 1, 17 and 16. justification enough to keep it in let yourself go off in a fanciful
ARIES (March 21-April 19). the arsenal? direction, far more off-track than
Approve of yourself. Once you CANCER (June 22-July 22). you’d normally allow. There are
stamp yourself with “good” or A good sense of humor sug- treasures to discover out there.
even just “good enough,” all of gests a high level of tolerance LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
your interactions feel better be- for the complexities of life. You You take responsibility, though
cause you’re no longer seeking fall into the category! You’re your leadership style is one that
validation from others. delightfully complex! You’re allows people to be themselves.
TAURUS (April 20-May attracted to the one who finds You don’t need everything to
20). Your sense of self is in a your complexities fascinating. be perfectly done the way you
would do it; you just need it
done.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Sure, adversity makes us
better, but we don’t need to
BEETLE BAILEY seek it. The average life gets
enough of it naturally. Choose
the challenge that’s going to be
enjoyable and worth the risk.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). It’s easy to be decisive
when you don’t know about the
consequences of your actions.
But when you’re well-aware of
numerous and complicated
possible outcomes, things get
trickier.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Neediness is not greedi-
ness. You don’t like to ask, but
MALLARD FILLMORE in fact, allowing others to help
you can be as much a gift to
them as it is to you. Helping is
purposeful, and it feels good.
Why wouldn’t you want that for
them?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Sometimes, you’re moti-
vated to turn your dream into
a goal and attack it systemati-
cally. Other times, it’s enough
to just do the next right thing.
Don’t let yourself get over-
whelmed. Do the work in front
of you.
FAMILY CIRCUS PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You’re careful about the
way you speak, because you
know how infectious an outlook
or a mood can be, not to men-
tion certain phrases. You feel a
little responsible for bringing up
the tone.
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