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MAY 15, 2023www.chronicleonline.com HIGH Mostly sunny, isolated t-storms in PM. PAGE A4 TODAY & next morning MONDAY 66 91 LOW Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community VOL. 129 ISSUE 135 $1MLB: Rays hold on to beat Yankees / B1 INDEX Local ........................ A3 Classieds ................ B7 Comics ..................... B6 Crossword ................ B5 Entertainment ........... B4 Horoscope ................ B5 Nation/World ............. A8 Obituaries ............. None Opinion ..................... A6 TV Listings ................ B4 Weather .................... A4County commissioners approve angling show sponsorship By MICHAEL D. BATES Chronicle Reporter Citrus County anglers can get ready for their TV spot. County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to approve a recommendation from the Cit rus County Tourism Development Council (TDC) to take $18,000 from its special-projects fund to pay for a sponsorship opportuni ty on Waypoint TV, a streaming television channel for hunting and shing programming. Waypoint is a streaming televi sion channel for hunting and sh ing programming. It’s available on several apps, including Pluto TV, FuboTV, Am azon Freevee, Tubi and Sling. Capt. Brandon Branch of Crys tal River, who has been produc ing a TV shing show called “Lo cal Lines,” asked Discover Crys tal River to be a sponsor on that show, which airs on Waypoint. Branch anticipates around 20 million views between social me dia and the television show. View ers will notice many Citrus Coun ty landmarks on the show. County Commissioner Holly Davis said the expenditure should yield a good return because it appeals to anglers, a large demo graphic in this area. “Waypoint is really impressive in the numbers,” said Davis, who also chairs the TDC. The reason the county tourism is so successful is because the TDC is careful of the marketing metrics and knows what the return on in vestment will be. The $18,000 will come out of tourist tax money, specically the special-projects fund. That tax is borne by visitors to Citrus County who stay in lodgings. Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com. Citrus County to appear on Waypoint TV DAVIS Photos by Julie Mancini A female competitor in the senior division exits the pool to head toward the bicycle portion of the Citrus Kids Triathlon on May 13. This was the 10th year for the event, which aims to promote fitness and fun for kids. Admission included an event T-Shirt, finisher medals, and a gear bag of goodies. CITRUS KIDS TRIATHLON SPOTLIGHTS YOUNG ATHLETES Felix Skafar, 10, of Trinity completes the run por tion of the Citrus Kids Triathlon at Bicentennial Park in Crystal River on May 13. Skafar, a senior division competitor, was required to swim 150 years, bike three miles and run one mile to com plete the race. Competing in the senior division of the Citrus Kids Triathlon at Bicentennial Park in Crystal River, Madison Teitel, 12, rides her bike three miles. Over 260 individuals signed up to compete in the May 13 triathlon. Crystal River Middle School student and senior division competitor Tiaan Boshoff, 13, waits for the official to give him the okay to begin the swim portion of the Citrus Kids Tri athlon on May 13. The participants competed in three groups: senior division, which were youths, ages 11-15, junior division, ages 5-10, and a Tri-4-Fun, which were any age (adults could participate with their kids).AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters By DAVID KLEPPER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON — Computer engineers and tech-inclined politi cal scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful articial in telligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election. The synthetic images that emerged were often crude, uncon vincing and costly to produce, es pecially when other kinds of misin formation were so inexpensive and easy to spread on social media. The threat posed by AI and so-called deepfakes always seemed a year or two away. No more.Sophisticated generative AI tools can now create cloned human voices and hyper-realistic imag es, videos and audio in seconds, at minimal cost. When strapped to powerful social media algorithms, this fake and digitally created con tent can spread far and fast and target highly specic audiences, potentially taking campaign dirty tricks to a new low. The implications for the 2024 campaigns and elections are as large as they are troubling: Gener ative AI can not only rapidly pro duce targeted campaign emails, texts or videos, it also could be used to mislead voters, imperson ate candidates and undermine elec tions on a scale and at a speed not yet seen. “We’re not prepared for this,” warned A.J. Nash, vice president of intelligence at the cybersecuri ty rm ZeroFox. ”To me, the big leap forward is the audio and vid eo capabilities that have emerged. When you can do that on a large scale, and distribute it on social platforms, well, it’s going to have a major impact.” AI experts can quickly rattle off a number of alarming scenarios in which generative AI is used to cre ate synthetic media for the purpos es of confusing voters, slandering a candidate or even inciting violence. Here are a few: Automated rob ocall messages, in a candidate’s voice, instructing voters to cast ballots on the wrong date; audio re cordings of a candidate supposedly confessing to a crime or expressing racist views; video footage show ing someone giving a speech or interview they never gave. Fake images designed to look like local news reports, falsely claiming a candidate dropped out of the race. “What if Elon Musk personally calls you and tells you to vote for a certain candidate?” said Oren Etzi oni, the founding CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, who stepped down last year to start the nonprot AI2. “A lot of people would listen. 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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 15, 2023 A3L CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLELike to vote by mail? Request ballots Due to legislative changes in SB90, Vote-by-Mail ballot requests expired after the 2022 General Election. In Citrus County, approximately 1 / 3 of the registered voters choose this meth od of voting. Supervisor of Elections Maureen Baird would like to remind voters interested in receiving a Vote-by-Mail ballot to submit their requests for the 2023-24 elections as soon as possible. The easiest way to request a Voteby-Mail ballot is by using the online request form at votecitrus.gov or by calling the Supervisor of Elections of ce at 352-564-7120. Voters will need to provide their Florida driverÂ’s license number, Florida ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number to verify their identity. Paper Vote-by-Mail request forms are available at the Supervisor of Elections ofce or at any of our weekly outreach events. To learn more, visit votecitrus.gov or call 352-564-7120. Speakers bureau presentations now available The League of Women Voters is non partisan grassroots, nonprot organiza tion dedicated to empowering citizens to fully participate in our democracy. There are many new issues facing us today, which can be challenging and confusing. The League of Women Vot ers has been providing numerous edu cational opportunities to communities nationwide for over one hundred years. The League of Women Voters of Cit rus County (LWVCC) has volunteers who are ready to give presentations to community groups on such topics as: understanding school choice, gun safety in Florida, voter empowerment 2022, ranked choice voting, affordable housing, balance of powers, civics, civility and critical thinking, Florida government and more. They will bring a PowerPoint pre sentation with the latest information and research. To arrange for a speaker, contact Vicky Iozzia at vickyiozzia@gmail.com to receive a registration form to plan for the presentation.Legion Riders to have celebration The American Legion Rider Chapter 237 Beverly Hills will have a Memo rial Day Weekend Celebration on Sat urday, May 27, from noon to 5 p.m. at Crystal Harley-Davidson, 1147 S. Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa. The band Hat Trick will be playing and Big MikeÂ’s slow-cooked pulled pork sandwich, potato salad, sweet corn and dessert will be offered for $15 a plate. The event is sponsored by Crystal Harley-Davidson, Lowman Law Firm, S&S Electric Co. and the Citrus Coun ty Chronicle. A full cash liquor bar will be available for drinks purchase. Proceeds from this event will benet Wreaths for Our Fallen Heroes. For more information, call John Roby 352-536-7480 or Amy Moodie 352-563-9900.Tag Sale at Beth Sholom Congregation Beth Sholom will hold a tag sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fri day, June 2, in Kellner Auditorium, 92 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills (behind synagogue building). Various items will be for sale. They are also looking for vendors to sell their goods. Spaces are available for $15 per table and must be reserved in advance. For more information or to reserve a space, contact Irene at 352-586-2031 or Barbara at 352-513-5169.United WayÂ’s Power of the Purse Fundraiser United WayÂ’s 11th annual Power of the Purse Fundraiser, a ladies night out and designer purse auction, will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 2, at the Citrus Hills Golf & Country Club, 505 E. Hartford St., Hernando. Tickets are $40 and include heavy hors dÂ’oeuvres, two complimentary drinks and the chance to bid on more than 100 designer handbags. To purchase tickets, go to their web site citrusunitedway.org or call Jess Maloney at 352-795-5483. All pro ceeds go to benet the United Way of Citrus County. IN BRIEF WTC inducts 45 new National Technical Honors Society members SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Students speaking at Withlacoochee Technical Col legeÂ’s Apr. 25 induction cere mony for the National Techni cal Honor Society (NTHS) told stories of their backgrounds and how much it meant to them to be recognized. After decades as a welder, inductee Don Carter realized he needed to acquire more formal training to advance his career. He was scared but took the chance anyway. In WTCÂ’s welding technology program, he said, he learned more skills than he thought possible. The program promotes en couragement and support of each other, he said, and he is a much better welder because of it. Ivy Lewis, in WTCÂ’s med ical administrative specialist program, said she felt proud when she received the letter accepting her into the National Technical Honor society. She said she felt as if her hard work in class was worth it, as was spending her school year divided between two schools and missing out on some tradi tional high school experiences. Ivy said her WTC experience opened doors and prepared her for the workforce. She expressed appreciation at being recognized, as career and technical education stu dents are often overlooked. WTC is a member of NTHS, which recognizes career and technical education program students who show high scho lastic achievement and excel lence in their craft, and who exemplify outstanding person al attributes. At the ceremony, induct ees Samantha Lee, Jazmin Fernandez, CeJay Fulginiti, Brandon Valente, Chloe Hud son, Evelyn Larsen and Dal ton Sanders assisted with the candle lighting. The candles stand for the seven attributes NTHS members represent: skill, honesty, service, respon sibility, scholarship, citizen ship and leadership. Each lit a candle and cited the respective creed. Thaxton Fitts, electricity pro gram, is a second-year NTHS member, having been inducted in the 2021-2022 school year while he was enrolled in the industrial machinery & con trols technician program. The following students were inducted: AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECH NOLOGY: Shane Beetow, Zach ary Bishir, CeJay Fulginiti, Shakil Khan, Austin Malafron te, Noah Muniz, Starr Simpson and Alex Streeter. COSMETOLOGY: Savannah Bur gess, Marina Hampton, Kath erine Holmes, Evelyn Larsen, Paige Leak, Allison Phillips, Cassandra Rober, Alexis San chez, Kaylynee Stark, Courtney Taylor, Carolyn Tungate, Geena Williamson and Candace Wil son. ELECTRICITY: Thaxton Fitts, Dalton Sanders and Tristen Storch. INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & CONTROLS TECHNICIAN: Thom as Hauter and Samantha Lee. MASSAGE THERAPY: McKen zie Jamison and Lisa Shultz. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST: Kaeleene Felver, Virginia Gleason, Ivy Lewis and Brailey Stokes. MEDICAL ASSISTING: Melissa Gamble and Chloe Hudson. MEDICAL CODER/BILLER: Dan iel Chidsey and Jazmin Fernan dez. NETWORK SYSTEMS ADMINIS TRATION: Dalton Collins. PRACTICAL NURSING: Kjelden Cundiff, Paige Lennon and Heather Lovejoy. PROFESSIONAL CULINARY ARTS & HOSPITALITY: Rylie Nieves, Joseph Triola, Brandon Valente and Noah Williams. WELDING TECHNOLOGY: Don Carter. Special to the Chronicle Withlacoochee Technical College inducted its newest National Technical Honors Society members at a ceremony Apr. 25.Six EMS providers graduate from academy By GEORGIA SULLIVAN Chronicle Reporter Citrus County Fire Rescue (CCFR) announced the gradu ation of six reghters from the CCFR Training Academy, all of whom are also current Emergen cy Medical Services (EMS) pro viders with CCFR. The graduates are James Rus sell, Justin Medlin, Blake Gib son, Jonathan Campbell, Daniel Brady and Joseph Annitto. “We are very proud of these graduatesÂ’ efforts and success and are very fortunate to have ad ditional dual certied personnel within our department,” said Fire Chief Craig Stevens. Three of the graduates have accepted positions in the depart ment as reghters and have begun their six-week new hire orientation, per a release from CCFR. The other three will re main as EMS personnel, provid ing lifesaving emergency services to the citizens of Citrus County. At CCFRÂ’s Training Academy, trainees learn all kinds of skills, including the latest science of re behavior and suppression tactics, from certied re instructors. Trainees rst receive classroom training in all basic reghter skills, then move on to practical training in non-re conditions and then advance to controlled re conditions as their training progresses and skills improve. TodayÂ’s reghters train for and respond to all types of hazards and emergencies besides res, the release from CCFR said. In addition to res, they are the rst called to respond to chemical and environmental emergencies, rescuing a child who has fallen in the water or who has locked himself in a bathroom, rescuing people from stalled elevators and those trapped in vehicles crashes and more. They are also responsible for testing and maintaining their equipment, and receive training in public re education, hazard ous material incident mitiga tion, ammable liquids, stress management and self-rescue techniques. To graduate, students must demonstrate prociency in life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation and re attack. Fire attack operations range from mailbox res to multiple-oor or multiple-room structural res. Upon successful completion of the intensive, 491-hour re cruitment program and state testing, all students are certied to the level of Fireghter I and II by the State of Florida. “We applaud these graduates on their pursuit of professional development,” said County Ad ministrator Steve Howard. “I look forward to hearing about their future successes within our organization.” Contact Chronicle Reporter Georgia Sullivan at 352-564-2929 or georgia.sullivan@chronicleonline.com. Special to The Chronicle Pictured are County Administrator Steve Howard and Citrus County Fire Rescue instructors and with academy graduates James Russell, Justin Medlin, Blake Gibson, Jonathan Campbell, Daniel Brady and Joseph Annitto.Dunnellon authorÂ’s murder mystery explores dark underworld By SEAN ARNOLD Riverland News The rst time Augie Salzer tried her hand at writing ction, she could only muster three lines for a school play assignment. But the experience was enough to spark a lifelong dream. “From that time, I knew this was de nitely for me,” Salzer said. “I just had to learn more about it.” This year, Salzer realized that dream with the publishing of her mystery novel, “Killings in the Alley.” It doesnÂ’t stop there. The bookÂ’s re ception has been successful enough that she already has a follow-up in the works featuring the same char acters. The protagonist of “Killings in the Alley,” Detective Grant Steele, sought a peaceful retirement in The Villages, but instead found himself caught up in a series of mysterious murders. In the follow-up, Steele and his surrounding cast will return in a sto ry set in OcalaÂ’s horse country. Though itÂ’s her debut, Salzer is no stranger to writing. SheÂ’s worked for years as a correspondent for the Riverland News in Dunnellon, and she worked the road for 16 years in Tampa as a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. She and her husband retired to Marion County. Salzer was inspired to set a story in The Villages after a visit with her husband to a doctorÂ’s ofce in the 55+ planned community. She didnÂ’t know it would spawn a series until she realized readers loved Steele and wanted to check in with him again. It took around a year to write, but the bulk of it came in a three-month stay on the beach at her vacation home. “ThatÂ’s where I do most of my writing because I enjoy the BookÂ’s popular reception inspires follow-up set in OcalaÂ’s horse countryLocal author wins award for new book about assisted living facilities By CHRONICLE STAFF Janice Martin, president of Senior Liaison of Cen tral Florida and author of “The Complete Guide to Assisted Living: Every thing You Need to Know Before, During, and After a Move,” recently learned her book is a winner of TodayÂ’s Caregiver MagazineÂ’s 2023 Caregiv er Friendly Award in the Book category. The Caregiver Friendly Awards are designed to celebrate products, ser vices, books, and media created with the needs of caregivers in mind. Martin, with 11 yearsÂ’ experience as a director of sales in senior living, has helped thousands of families navigate the com plicated journey of nding care for their loved ones and now helps people to locate senior living com munities, connects seniors with services in the com munity and serves as an advocate for seniors. Plus, she has the real-life experience of placing her own mother in assisted liv ing. “The average caregiv er is responsible for over $40,000 in health-related expenditures each year, in either personal or di rected funds” said Gary Barg, TodayÂ’s Caregiver magazineÂ’s editor in chief. “This award is designed to help family caregivers SALZER MARTIN See SALZER , page A5 See MARTIN , page A5 rn  Â r n 1657W.GULFTOLAKEHWY(2MI.E.OFHWY.491&44)•LECANTO rrrn FauxWoodBlinds, Shades,Shutters, Verticals,Cellular rnMonday-ApptOnly TuethruFri-9:30-4:30 r
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If you have any questions you should contact the Hydr ological Data Section at (352) 796-7211. r r Â…rÂ…rr†  …‡ rr „ˆ Â r *From mouths of rivers**At King ‹ s Bay***At Mason ‹ s Creek rrr‰r‰ „ˆÂ (MORNING) (AFTERNOON) rRecordNormalMean temp.Departure from mean rTotal for the monthTotal for the yearNormal for the year Š‹Â0 -2 minimal, 3-4 low, 5-6 moderate, 7-9 high, 10+ very high ÂŒrÂ…Â… * r n Taken at Crystal River WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY MORNINGHigh: 87° Low: 69° Partly to mostly sunny skies. 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Palm Bch.8076t Chassahowitzka* 3:19 a.m.0.4 ft4:11 p.m.0.4 ft10:40 a.m.0.1 ft11:00 p.m.0.1 ft Crystal River** 1:23 a.m.1.8 ft2:04 p.m.1.8 ft8:23 a.m.0.5 ft8:55 p.m.0.4 ft Withlacoochee* 11:42 a.m.3.1 ftNonen/a6:18 a.m.0.8 ft6:49 p.m.0.6 ft Homosassa*** 2:38 a.m.1.1 ft3:23 p.m.1.0 ft10:07 a.m.0.1 ft10:19 p.m.0.1 ft 8:13 pm6:37 am4:09 am4:27 pm 05/15MONDAY6:3810:148:1310:3705/16TUESDAY6:3711:018:1411:24 Predominant: TreesMon lowmedhigh Yesterday at 3 p.m.67° 10 Yesterday89/67 98/4589/61 75 3 TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY MORNINGHigh: 88° Low: 69° Mostly sunny in the morning, turning partly cloudy in the afternoon with a few isolated t-storms. TODAY & TOMORROW MORNINGHigh: 91° Low: 66° Mostly sunny in the morning, turning partly cloudy in the afternoon with a few isolated t-storms. MODERATE. Burn ban in effect. For established lawns and landscapes, irrigation may occur during only one (1) of the specified time periods, 12:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m., or 4:00 p.m. 11:59 p.m., on the allowable watering days below:Addresses with house numbers ending in: Questions, concerns or reporting violations, please call: City of Inverness at 352-726-2321; City of Crystal River at 352-795-4216, Ext. 313; unincorporated Citrus County at 352-527-7669. For more information, visit:https://www.citrusbocc.com/departments/water_resources/watering_restrictions.phpMONDAY KEY TO CONDITIONS: c=cloudy; fg=fog; hz=haze; mc=mostly cloudy; pc=partly cloudy; ra=rain; rs=rain/snow; s=sunny; sh=showers; sm=smoke; sn=snow; ss=snow showers; t=thunderstorms 102, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.21, Gorham, N.H. Today: East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Tonight: North winds 10 to 15 knots, EHFRPLQJHDVWDIWHUbPLGQLJKW 83° FORECAST FOR 3:00 P.M. Monday ALERT CITRUS SIGNUP Q To register for the Citrus County SheriffÂ’s OfficeÂ’s Alert Citrus weather program, visit www.sheriffcitrus.org and click on the links to register. Q Create a profile, list how you want to be contacted in case of a weather emergency (text, mobile phone, home phone, email), then include the address(es) you want alerts for. You can choose what types of emergencies you want to hear about, and set a quiet period for no conduct. Q Those without computer access may call 352-2492705. Former President Donald Trump, who is running in 2024, has shared AI-gen-erated content with his fol-lowers on social media. A manipulated video of CNN host Anderson Cooper that Trump shared on his Truth Social platform on Fri-day, which distorted Coo-perÂ’s reaction to the CNN town hall this past week with Trump, was created using an AI voice-cloning tool. A dystopian campaign ad released last month by the Republican National Committee offers another glimpse of this digitally manipulated future. The online ad, which came af-ter President Joe Biden announced his reelection campaign, and starts with a strange, slightly warped image of Biden and the text “What if the weakest pres-ident weÂ’ve ever had was re-elected?” A series of AI-generated images follows: Taiwan under attack; boarded up storefronts in the Unit-ed States as the economy crumbles; soldiers and ar-mored military vehicles patrolling local streets as tattooed criminals and waves of immigrants cre-ate panic. “An AI-generated look into the countryÂ’s possi-ble future if Joe Biden is re-elected in 2024,” reads the adÂ’s description from the RNC. The RNC acknowledged its use of AI, but others, including nefarious politi-cal campaigns and foreign adversaries, will not, said Petko Stoyanov, global chief technology of cer at Forcepoint, a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas. Stoyanov predicted that groups looking to meddle with U.S. democ-racy will employ AI and synthetic media as a way to erode trust. “What happens if an international entity – a cy-bercriminal or a nation state – impersonates some-one. What is the impact? Do we have any recourse?” Stoyanov said. “WeÂ’re go-ing to see a lot more mis-information from interna-tional sources.” AI-generated political disinformation already has gone viral online ahead of the 2024 election, from a doctored video of Biden appearing to give a speech attacking transgender peo-ple to AI-generated imag-es of children supposedly learning satanism in librar-ies. AI images appearing to show TrumpÂ’s mug shot also fooled some social media users even though the former president didnÂ’t take one when he was booked and arraigned in a Manhattan criminal court for falsifying business records. Oth-er AI-generated images showed Trump resisting arrest, though their creator was quick to acknowledge their origin. Legislation that would require candidates to label campaign advertisements created with AI has been introduced in the House by Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., who has also sponsored legislation that would require anyone cre-ating synthetic images to add a watermark indicating the fact. Some states have offered their own proposals for addressing concerns about deepfakes. Clarke said her greatest fear is that generative AI could be used before the 2024 election to create a video or audio that incites violence and turns Ameri-cans against each other. “ItÂ’s important that we keep up with the technol-ogy,” Clarke told The As-sociated Press. “WeÂ’ve got to set up some guardrails. People can be deceived, and it only takes a split sec-ond. People are busy with their lives and they donÂ’t have the time to check ev-ery piece of information. AI being weaponized, in a political season, it could be extremely disruptive.” Earlier this month, a trade association for political consultants in Washing-ton condemned the use of deepfakes in political ad-vertising, calling them “a deception” with “no place in legitimate, ethical cam-paigns.” Other forms of arti cial intelligence have for years been a feature of political campaigning, using data and algorithms to auto-mate tasks such as target-ing voters on social media or tracking down donors. Campaign strategists and tech entrepreneurs hope the most recent innovations will offer some positives in 2024, too. Mike Nellis, CEO of the progressive digital agen-cy Authentic, said he uses ChatGPT “every single day” and encourages his staff to use it, too, as long as any content drafted with the tool is reviewed by hu-man eyes afterward. NellisÂ’ newest project, in partnership with Higher Ground Labs, is an AI tool called Quiller. It will write, send and evaluate the ef-fectiveness of fundraising emails – all typically te-dious tasks on campaigns. “The idea is every Democratic strategist, every Democratic candidate will have a copilot in their pocket,” he said. VOTERSFrom page A1He likes to be, under the sea: Florida man sets record for living underwaterKEY LARGO (AP) — A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba div-ers. Joseph DituriÂ’s 74th day residing in JulesÂ’ Un-dersea Lodge, situated at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep lagoon in Key Largo, wasnÂ’t much different than his previous days there since he submerged March 1. Dituri, who also goes by the moniker “Dr. Deep Sea,” ate a protein-heavy meal of eggs and salmon prepared using a micro-wave, exercised with resis-tance bands, did his daily pushups and took an hour-long nap. Unlike a subma-rine, the lodge does not use technology to adjust for the increased underwater pres-sure. The previous record of 73 days, two hours and 34 minutes was set by two Tennessee professors – Bruce Cantrell and Jessica Fain – at the same location in 2014. But Dituri isnÂ’t just settling for the record and re-surfacing: He plans to stay at the lodge until June 9, when he reaches 100 days and completes an underwa-ter mission dubbed Project Neptune 100. The mission combines medical and ocean research along with educational out-reach and was organized by the Marine Resources Development Foundation, owner of the habitat. “The record is a small bump and I really appre-ciate it,” said Dituri, a University of South Flor-ida educator who holds a doctorate in biomedical engineering and is a retired U.S. Naval of cer. “IÂ’m honored to have it, but we still have more science to do.” His research includes daily experiments in phys-iology to monitor how the human body responds to long-term exposure to extreme pressure. “The idea here is to populate the worldÂ’s oceans, to take care of them by living in them and really treating them well,” Dituri said. The outreach portion of DituriÂ’s mission includes conducting online classes and broad-cast interviews from his digital studio beneath the sea. During the past 74 days, he has reached over 2,500 students through online classes in marine science and more with his regular biomedical engineering courses at the University of South Flori-da. While he says he loves living under the ocean, there is one thing he really misses. “The thing that I miss the most about being on the surface is literally the sun,” Dituri said. “The sun has been a major factor in my life – I usually go to the gym at ve and then I come back out and watch the sunrise.” Frazier Nivens / Florida Keys News Bureau In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri peers out of a large porthole on May 13 at JulesÂ’ Undersea Lodge positioned at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep lagoon in Key Largo.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 15, 2023 A5 ocean,” Salzer said. Like many good myster ies, the ending has been difcult to predict for many readers. Salzer can sympa thize. “When I read a book, I try to gure out how it ends before I get there,” she said. Her primary inuences for the genre are the “Murder She Wrote” TV series and Agatha Christie novels – sheÂ’s read them all. In the fall, sheÂ’ll partici pate in a local authors series at Barnes and Noble in Oc ala. There are signed copies of “Killings in the Alley” now at the store, and you can order through online retailers. SALZERFrom page A3recognize and reward those organizations who will care for them in as committed a manner as they care for their loved ones.” Caregiver Friendly Awards are presented by TodayÂ’s Caregiver maga zine to celebrate outstand ing books, media, products, and services designed with the best interest of the fam ily caregiver in mind. To dayÂ’s Caregiver magazine, launched in 1995, is pub lished by Caregiver Media Group, which also produces the Fearless Caregiver Con ferences, www.caregiver.com, and The Fearless Care giver books and guide series which teach caregivers how to become their loved oneÂ’s fearless advocates within the healthcare system. Janice Martin can be reached at 352-477-1866, seniorliaisoncfl@gmail.com, on Facebook at Se nior Liaison, or www.senior liaisonc.com “The Complete Guide To Assisted Living: Every thing You Need to Know Before, During, and After A Move” is available in eBook or paperback on Amazon.com. Nancy Kennedy can be reached at 352-564-2927 or by email at nkennedy@chronicleonline.com. MARTINFrom page A3Zelenskyy makes surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President By JOHN LEICESTER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press PARIS — Ukrainian Pres ident Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Par is for talks Sunday night with French President Em manuel Macron, extend ing a multi-stop European tour that has elicited fresh pledges of military support as his country gears up for a counteroffensive against Russian occupation forces. In a tweet on his arrival, Zelenskyy said: “With each visit, UkraineÂ’s defense and offensive capabilities are expanding. The ties with Europe are getting stron ger, and the pressure on Russia is growing.” He said he and Macron “will talk through the most important points of bilat eral relations.” The French leaderÂ’s ofce said theyÂ’ll discuss UkraineÂ’s military and humanitarian needs and “the more long-term perspectives for a return to peace in Europe,” and that Macron will “reaf rm France and EuropeÂ’s unwavering support” for Ukraine in its ght against the Russian invasion. France has supplied Ukraine with an array of weaponry, include air-de fense systems, light tanks, howitzers and other arms and equipment and fuel. Macron and Zelenskyy didnÂ’t speak to waiting re porters as they greeted each other at the French presi dential palace. France dispatched a plane to pick up Zelen skyy in Germany, where he met Chancellor Olaf Scholz earlier Sunday and discussed his countryÂ’s planned counteroffensive. Zelenskyy said it will aim to liberate Russian-occu pied areas within UkraineÂ’s internationally recognized borders, and not attack Russian territory. The Washington Post cit ed previously undisclosed documents from a trove of U.S. intelligence leaks suggesting that Zelenskyy has considered trying to capture areas in Russia proper for possible use as bargaining chips in peace negotiations to end the war launched by Moscow in February 2022. This would put him at odds with West ern governments that have insisted that weapons they provide must not be used to attack targets in Russia. Asked about the report, Zelenskyy said: “We donÂ’t attack Russian territory, we liberate our own legitimate territory.” “We have neither the time nor the strength (to attack Russia),” he said, according to an ofcial interpreter. “And we also donÂ’t have weapons to spare, with which we could do this.” “We are preparing a coun terattack for the illegally occupied areas based on our constitutionally dened legitimate borders, which are recognized internation ally,” Zelenskyy said. Among the areas still occupied by Russia are the Crimean peninsu la and parts of eastern Ukraine with mainly Rus sian-speaking populations. The Ukrainian president is visiting allies in search of further arms to help his country fend off the Rus sian invasion, and funds to rebuild whatÂ’s been de stroyed by more than a year of devastating conict. A Luftwaffe jet ew Zelenskyy to the German capital from Rome, where he had met Saturday with Pope Francis and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni. It was his rst visit to Berlin since the start of the war and came a day after the German government announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine worth more than $3 bil lion, including tanks, an ti-aircraft systems and am munition. Zelenskyy thanked Scholz for GermanyÂ’s po litical, nancial and mil itary support, saying the country is now second only behind the United States in providing aid to Ukraine – and joked that he is working to make it the biggest donor. “German air defense sys tems, artillery, tanks and in fantry ghting vehicles are saving Ukrainian lives and bringing us closer to vic tory. Germany is a reliable ally! Together we are bring ing peace closer!” he wrote on Twitter after the meeting. Scholz said Berlin has so far given Kyiv some 17 billion euros in bilateral aid and that it can expect more in future. “We will support you for as long as necessary,” he said, adding that it is up to Russia to end the war by withdrawing its troops. After initially hesitating to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons, Germany has become one of the big gest suppliers of arms to Ukraine, including Leop ard 1 and 2 battle tanks, and the sophisticated IRIS-T SLM air-defense system. Modern West ern hardware is consid ered crucial if Ukraine is to succeed in its planned counteroffensive against Russian troops. Zelenskyy said one rea son for his latest visit to al lied capitals was to forge a “ghter jet coalition” that would provide Ukraine with the combat planes it needs to counter RussiaÂ’s air dominance. Germany has said in the past that it doesnÂ’t have the F-16 jets Ukraine needs and Scholz responded to questions about possible plane deliveries by refer ring to the anti-aircraft system it has provided to Kyiv. “ThatÂ’s what we as Ger many are now concentrat ing on,” he said. In Ukraine, ofcials on Sunday denied that the country had anything to do with the downing of two Russian helicopters close to the border the day before. In a joint statement after their meeting, Scholz and Zelenskyy said they sup port efforts to bring those responsible for atrocities in Ukraine to justice and noted the International Criminal CourtÂ’s arrest warrant for Russian Presi dent Vladimir Putin. They also pledged to en sure sanctions against Rus sia arenÂ’t circumvented and to explore possibilities for using frozen Russian assets to pay for damage caused in Ukraine. Germany said it sup ports KyivÂ’s efforts to join the European Union and backed a 2008 vow by NATO members to pave the way for Ukraine to eventually join the military alliance. Thomas Samson / AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcomed by French Prime minister Elisabeth Borne upon his arrival at Villacoublay Air Base, southwest of Paris on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volo dymyr Zelenskyy makes a surprise visit to Paris for talks Sunday night with French President Emmanuel Macron, extending a multi-stop European tour that has elicited fresh pledges of mil itary support as his country gears up for a counteroffensive against Russian occupation forces.Israeli cease-fire with militants in Gaza appears to hold, despite new rocket launch By FARES AKRAM and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A fragile cease-re be tween Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding on Sunday after a ve-day clash that killed 33 Pales tinians and two people in Israel. In an early test for the truce, Palestinian militants red a rocket that landed in an open area of southern Is rael Sunday evening. Pales tinian media said the launch was caused by a technical error as militants were try ing to deactivate the rocket. Israel responded with tank re on what it said were two military posts belonging to GazaÂ’s ruling Hamas mil itant group. Hamas stayed out of the recent round of ghting, but Israel says it holds the group responsible for re coming out of the territory. The latest round of Gaza ghting was sparked Tues day when Israeli jets killed three top commanders from the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to earlier rocket launches from Gaza. Those killings set off a bar rage of militant re and the conagration threatened to drag the region into another all-out war until Egypt me diated a cease-re that took hold late Saturday. While the calm appeared to bring a sense of relief to GazaÂ’s 2 million people and hundreds of thousands of Is raelis who had been largely conned to bomb shelters in recent days, the agreement did nothing to address the underlying issues that have fueled numerous rounds of ghting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip over the years. In Gaza, residents sur veyed the latest damage caused to their surround ings, with gaping holes left in the apartments serving as what Israel said were hide outs for the six senior Is lamic Jihad members killed during this round. GazaÂ’s main cargo crossing with Israel reopened Sunday af ter warnings that keeping it closed would force GazaÂ’s sole power plant to shut down, deepening a power crisis. Israel was gradually lifting restrictions on residents in southern Israel, which had borne the brunt of the rock et re. Israeli ofcials expressed satisfaction with the latest battle, having killed at least six members of Islamic Ji hadÂ’s top brass in what it says were pinpointed strikes based on solid intelligence. But at least 13 of those killed in Gaza were civil ians, among them children as young as 4 years old, as well as women. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the target ed attacks on the militantsÂ’ hideouts would reverberate around the region. 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A6 Monday, May 15, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle B y the time you read this, Mike Mullen will be retired from his role as Assistant Superintendent of School Operations for the Citrus County school district. Mullen served in the education eld for 35 years and will be missed. Dr. Scott Hebert, formerly district Chief Academic Ofcer, will step up to ll Mullen’s role. The county’s school sys tem won’t miss a step: it’s one professional handing off to another professional. Although everyone brings something a bit different to a job, this switch will uphold excellence and provide continuity in oper ations. Mullen has seen schools from every side, and says he appreciates it all. He’s been a custodian and a maintenance helper, drove a school bus, was a teacher and a substitute, and he coached football before entering the administrative ranks. He understands the role of an educator (and is married to a teacher, who’s also retiring). In Mullen’s years with Citrus County schools, there have been some extraordinary challenges – increasing and unprece dented state mandates for schools, school shootings and resultant safety con cerns, disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and he has handled it all with competence, honesty, and fairness. He’s been consistent and reliable, both enormously import ant to school operations. His military background and years of experience taught him about leader ship, which he’s been able to translate into practice. Mike Mullen will be missed. Mullen’s replacement, Scott Hebert, also un derstands the role of an educator. He’s been in the Citrus County educational system for 34 years, 21 of them in schools before joining district adminis tration. His roles at the schools included teacher, counselor, assistant princi pal, and principal. Hebert won the Florida Teacher of the Year Award in 1999; he was inducted into the Florida Educators Hall of Fame, and received the Milken National Educator Award. Hebert’s background gives him a special under standing of the importance of school operations. He and Mullen have worked closely for several years, and Mullen is condent that this is a good move. We appreciate and cele brate all that Mike Mullen has given over the years, as well as Scott Hebert’s exciting new role in Citrus County schools. T here has been a lot of discus sion recently about our local government’s role in dissemina tion of public information. The question has been predominantly about the difference in the subjects of public relations and public information. Both terminologies may be interchangeable at times and are commonly used among govern ment agencies. All successful government agencies and private businesses must have effective public relations. There are no public relations without accurate and timely public information. The conversation should be more about the best practices to keep the public informed, and not be concerned about how to describe it or personally attacking others for asking relevant questions. The need for the public to be informed in an appropriate manner about an imminent public safety threat should always be the priori ty. Relying on one specic agency and their social media Facebook page to deliver information is not a reliable model. Many in our com munity do not follow Facebook, or other social media sites. All local private media outlets should be an integral partner in getting relevant information to the public. The reason this is even a topic of discussion is be cause of the many repeated examples of public safety threats or other critical incidents that were not ofcially relayed to the public in an expedient manner. The rumors and false statements made by curious people on the many different social media sites during and after local critical inci dents create many problems. Look at the comments on any social media site soon after a signi cant event has occurred in Citrus County. Questions like; what and where did this happen?, why is the helicopter ying for hours in my neighborhood?, why is a road blocked?, etc. At times, it has taken days, if at all, for the public to be ofcially informed about a critical incident. Doesn’t sound like public relations or public information is being used openly, no matter what it is called. There are many successful public information models from other public safety organizations in our area. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Ofce has many public informa tion resources on their website. From their home page, go to “Citizen Resources” and you will have a choice to view; active, and instantaneous Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) calls, current trafc crashes, daily arrest reports, daily offense reports, daily civil papers served, along with many other real time data sources avail able to the public. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Ofce website allows anyone to see their “live” CAD calls for service and allows for a search of all calls within the past seven days. You can navigate from their home page to “Community Outreach”, then “Public Infor-mation”, then click the CAD calls link. We should have timely access to current events, similar to what these local and many other sher-iff’s and state law enforcement agencies around the state pro-vide. Relaying real time, factual, and necessary information to the public about critical incidents must be a priority for all leaders of government ofces. Calvin Adams retired in 2015 as the Colonel, Director of Law Enforcement for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva tion Commission (FWC) with more than 30 years of service. He has announced his intentions to run for the office of Cit rus County Sheriff. O My dog now understands recycling It’s been a while since I’ve written about my Boston Terrier puppy – Buddy. Well, he will soon be three and still is almost a fulltime job. I let a friend know that Buddy had to have a new ball every day – she said that he was spoiled. No joke! It was expensive – they are called “Playful Buddy” balls with little faces on them. They squeak – he catches them with precision and plays end lessly. But the next day nothing satisfies him but a new ball. This is expensive as each ball costs a dollar. The pile of balls in the house grew enormous. Finally I loaded them up in a huge bag and told Buddy that I was going to give them to another doggie. Buddy understood and was upset and went crazy – chasing the bag of balls... The bag of balls was left where he could see it and he has been begging for one every day. I now avoid giving him new balls – since he appreciates the recycled ones. Recycling works and it saves money!!! Renee Christopher-McPheeters Lecanto Be careful when you vote for a governor Our current Florida governor needs to be spending time within his own Country and State instead of globetrotting in a losing cause for becoming President of the United States. In Florida we have thousands of people losing and worrying about their health and home owners insurances. Children and adults are being shot and killed in record numbers by guns this Governor seems to care little about. He also faces the possibility of losing Florida’s largest employer and tax payer because they dare speak in opposition to his stance on LGBTQ. Fellow Floridians, the next time you cast a vote for Governor of your state, stop and think is this just a passing office for bigger and better things in his or her mind. Jack Stawicki Beverly Hills Expanding on Rush Limbaugh Way Michael D. Bate’s tribute to Rush Limbaugh in Saturday’s paper “Limbaugh gets his road, thanks to Ingoglia” described a good but timid act, one that reflects Florida’s conservative values and common sense in general. Naming a road (or even an alley) in honor of Rush would be a rather bold act in some other states, I suppose, but not in Florida, the home of com mon sense. Now that we have a modest stretch of roadway named “Rush Limbaugh Way,” we should reflect on why such an “honor” is so richly deserved. Yet, even this is almost an insult to Rush’s memo ry. Indeed, even if we referred to I-75 as “Rush Limbaugh Way,” it would hardly rise to the level of properly recognizing his patriotic and broadcasting excellence that “half the country” sought and enjoyed. Rush Limbaugh, like Donald Trump, was a favorite tar get of the “other half of the coun try” but always stayed the course, unaffected by the constant ankle sniping. We did get Rush’s quality insights and commonsense advice for over three decades, an enter tainer dabbling in politics more effectively than most “profession al” politicians. He was an outspo ken orator vigorously confronting political nonsense, much like a Donald Trump rally. Perhaps we will eventually refer to I-95 as “Donald Trump Way.” Going a bit further, given his political trajec tory, we could eventually refer to I-10 as “Ron DeSantis Way.” It is just too bad that these are posthumous honors. We could start the honors right away, of course. No legislative action is needed, as Florida residents (especially conservatives) would know the “secret code,” leaving all others in the dark and. Perhaps this code would even discourage radical non-conserva tives from moving to Florida. The directions would be very confus ing, if not threatening. Charles Ray Jones HernandoLaw enforcement should provide timely and accurate information to the public LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINIONS INVITED Q Viewpoints depicted in politi cal cartoons, columns or let ters do not necessarily repre sent the opinion of the editorial board. Q Groups or individuals are invited to express their opin ions in a letter to the editor. Q Persons wishing to address the editorial board, which meets weekly, should call Jim Gouvellis at 352-563-5660. Q All letters must be signed and include a phone number and hometown, including letters sent via email. Names and hometowns will be printed; phone numbers will not be published or given out. Q We reserve the right to edit letters for length, libel, fairness and good taste. Q Letters must be no longer than 400 words, and writers will be limited to four letters per month. Q SEND LETTERS TO: The Editor, 1624 N. Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River, FL 34429; or email to letters@chronicle online.com. THE CHRONICLE invites you to call “Sound Off” with your opinions about local subjects. You do not need to leave your name, and have less than a minute to record. COMMENTS will be edited for length, libel, personal or political attacks and good taste. Editors will cut libelous material. OPINIONS expressed are purely those of the callers. CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE EDITORIAL CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Founded by Albert M. Williamson “You may differ with my choice, but not my right to choose.” — David S. Arthurs publisher emeritus EDITORIAL BOARD Trina Murphy .................................................... publisher Jim Gouvellis ......................................................... editor Tiarra Alexander .................................. citizen member Curt Ebitz .............................................. citizen member Mac Harris ............................................. citizen member Rebecca Martin ................................... citizen member Don Hiers ............................................... citizen member Roger B. Krieger .................................. citizen member Trish Thomas ......................................... citizen member The opinions expressed in Chronicle editorials are the opinions of the newspaper’s editorial board. Gerard “Gerry” Mulligan publisher emeritusMike Mullen retires from school system Our Viewpoint THE ISSUE: Changing of the guard in Citrus School District administration ranksOUR OPINION: Long-time assis tant superintendent will be missed CalvinAdams www. chronicleonline.com
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 15, 2023 A7Daughters without moms find support in each otherÂ’s grief By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press When my mother died suddenly 30 years ago, I was 13. IÂ’d spend the next 20 years attempting to un derstand what it means not to have a mother. And I did this basically alone. Mostly, this was be cause my motherÂ’s par ents, who raised me, were old-fashioned folks who lived through the Dust Bowl. They didnÂ’t discuss feelings, good or bad. I never once saw my grand father shed a tear after his daughter died. Plus, our town was in the rural plains of Colorado, hours away from any city with services like a grief ther apist, even if my grand parents had been open to that. But the silence around grief also was a product of the times. I am encouraged to see that now a momÂ’s death is generally not han dled the same way it was in 1993. There are many kinds of support today, from the or ganized to the grassroots. Grief can be talked about and shared more public ly, experts say, and is ac knowledged to last a long time. Motherless children can attend special summer camps, for instance, or MotherÂ’s Day retreats like those hosted by the Massa chusetts-based non-prot EmpowerHer, which works with girls whose mothers have died. They also link girls with mentors so they can see an older version of themselves. The group recently started working with boys and nonbinary children, too, who have lost either parent. “There isnÂ’t a perfect ending,” said Cara Belvin, who founded Empower Her. “You can cry and scream but you canÂ’t give up, and we hold space for a kid who is grieving.” Podcasts on the topic of parent loss, and support groups both virtual and in-person, have proliferat ed. “It really grew exponen tially over COVID,” said Hope Edelman, author of several grief books, including the bestseller “Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss,” pub lished in 1994. Edelman has led moth erless daughtersÂ’ groups, and her books have helped usher in a new way to live with loss. “The death of a mother affects a daughter profoundly, but what comes after can af fect her as much or more,” she said. Edelman was 17 when her mother died in 1981, a time she has called the “dark ages” of grief, when mourning often wasnÂ’t discussed much outside the stale ofce of a therapist. The prevailing wisdom today tends to be the “con tinuing bonds” theory, which says grief is to be carried, and relationships continue and change with a loved one, even after their death. This more engaged ap proach to grief has been furthered by the internet and social media. Ontario native Jan et Gwilliam-Wright, 46, started “The Motherlove Project,” a blog and cor responding Instagram account, in 2020 to hon or the 25th anniversary of her motherÂ’s death. It has since become a place where women from around the world share stories about their late mothers; nearly 300 people have shared so far. “I didnÂ’t have anywhere to grieve her – she didnÂ’t have a grave – so I decided to make a place on the in ternet,” Gwilliam-Wright explained. “I have enormous grati tude for every woman who reaches out to me. It helps me in my grieving and has brought me a community of people I feel so connect ed to.” MotherÂ’s Day can feel particularly isolating, said Julia Morin, 36, of Nash ua, New Hampshire, who created her Instagram ac count “Girl_meets_grief” on MotherÂ’s Day 2021 to connect with others who felt the same way. Before the internet, even though the prevailing at titude toward grief might have been less supportive, still there was often more community and family around than there is now, when many Americans lack built-in support net works. “And so the widespread online support gives peo ple a broader space to share in that grief and meet people with similar experiences,” said Megan Kelleher, a historian who has studied grief and be reavement practices. Writing is another way motherless daughters are connecting. Sasha Brown-Worsham of Acton, Massachusetts, has written about losing her mom as a teenager. She penned a viral essay and followed it up with a mem oir, “Namaste the Hard Way.” When Brown-Wor sham turned 45, the same age her mother was when she died of breast cancer, she sought out a virtual support group of mothers without moms. “My daughter turned 16 at the same time, and thatÂ’s how old I was when my mom died,” she said. The group is a collabo ration between EdelmanÂ’s Motherless Daughters and the Twin Cities-based non-prot She Climbs Mountains. “ThereÂ’s this sense of being seen for possibly the rst time in my whole life,” Brown-Worsham said. LifeÂ’s milestones – such as getting married or hav ing a baby – can trigger grief. By the time I was 30, I had tricked myself into believing I was adept at ignoring my motherÂ’s loss. That was, of course, far from true. It was when I had my rst baby that I felt grief rise to the surface. Jealousy cropped up in unexpected ways, particularly when I saw my new mom friends with their mothers. It turns out, this is nor mal. “Having kids ripped me open” emotionally, said Katie Paradis, 42, of Rockport, Massachusetts, who has two girls and no mother. Susanna GilbertsonÂ’s mom died a year before her daughter was born. “I looked around and didnÂ’t see any support I could access,” said Gilb ertson, 47, of Philadelphia. Along with another motherless mom, she post ed iers for a book group, reading EdelmanÂ’s “Moth erless Daughters.” After the initial meeting, the women in the group want ed to keep going. They ended up meeting for sev en years. “You get to experience, rather than be told, that youÂ’re not alone,” said Gil bertson, now a full-time grief coach. Hope Edelman – honsx, Hope Edelman This image provided by Hope Edelman, shows a motherless group being led by Edelman and Claire Bidwell Smith. There are many kinds of support today for children who have lost their parents.TurkeyÂ’s president Erdogan says he could still win By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly rm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race Sunday, with a make-or-break run off against his chief chal lenger possible as the nal votes were counted. The results, whether they come within days or after a second round of voting takes place in two weeks, will determine if a NATO ally that straddles Europe and Asia but borders Syria and Iran remains under Er doganÂ’s control or resumes the more democratic path promised by his main ri val, opposition leader Ke mal Kilicdaroglu. Speaking to supporters in Ankara, Erdogan said he could still win but would respect the nationÂ’s deci sion if the race went to a runoff vote in two weeks. “We donÂ’t yet know if the elections ended in the rst round. ... If our nation has chosen for a second round, that is also wel come,” Erdogan said early Monday, noting that votes from Turkish citizens liv ing abroad still need to be tallied. He garnered 60 percent of the overseas vote in 2018. This yearÂ’s election largely centered on do mestic issues such as the economy, civil rights and a February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people. But Western na tions and foreign investors also awaited the outcome because of ErdoganÂ’s sometimes erratic leader ship of the economy and efforts to put Turkey at the center of international ne gotiations. With the unofcial count nearly completed, voter support for the incumbent had dipped below the ma jority required for him to win reelection outright. Erdogan had 49.6 percent of the vote, while Kilic daroglu, the candidate of a six-party alliance, had 44.7 percent, according to the state-run news agency Anadolu. TurkeyÂ’s election author ity, the Supreme Electoral Board, said it was provid ing numbers to competing political parties “instantly” and would make the results public once the count was completed and nalized. The majority of ballots from the 3.4 million eli gible overseas voters still needed to be tallied, ac cording to the board, and a May 28 runoff election was not assured. Howard Eissenstat, an associate professor of Middle East history and politics at St. Lawrence University in New York, said Erdogan was likely to have an advantage in a runoff because the presi dentÂ’s party was likely to do better in a parliamenta ry election also held Sun day. Voters would not want a “divided government,” he said. Erdogan, 69, has gov erned Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003. In the run-up to the election, opinion surveys had indicated the increasingly authoritarian leader narrowly trailed his challenger. With the partial results showing otherwise, mem bers of KilicdarogluÂ’s cen ter-left, pro-secular Re publican PeopleÂ’s Party, or CHP, disputed AnadoluÂ’s initial numbers, contend ing the state-run agency was biased in ErodganÂ’s favor. Omer Celik, a spokesper son for ErdoganÂ’s Justice and Development, or AK, party, in turn accused the opposition of “an attempt to assassinate the national will.” He called the oppo sition claims “irresponsi ble.” While Erdogan hopes to win a ve-year term that would take him well into his third decade as Tur keyÂ’s leader, Kilicdaroglu, 74, campaigned on prom ises to reverse crackdowns on free speech and other forms of democratic back sliding, as well as to repair an economy battered by high ination and currency devaluation. Voters also elected law makers to ll TurkeyÂ’s 600-seat parliament, which lost much of its leg islative power after a refer endum to change the coun tryÂ’s system of governance to an executive presidency narrowly passed in 2017. With 92 percent of ballot boxes counted, Anadolu news agency said Erdo ganÂ’s ruling party alliance was hovering below 50 percent, while Kilicdaro gluÂ’s Nation Alliance had around 35 percent and a pro-Kurdish party above 10 percent. “That the election results have not been nalized doesnÂ’t change the fact that the nation has chosen us,” Erdogan said. More than 64 million people, including the over seas voters, were eligi ble to vote and nearly 89 percent voted. This year marks 100 years since Tur keyÂ’s establishment as a republic – a modern, secu lar state born on the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. Voter turnout in Turkey is traditionally strong, despite the government suppressing freedom of expression and assembly over the years and espe cially since a 2016 coup attempt. Erdogan blamed the failed coup on follow ers of a former ally, cleric Fethullah Gulen, and ini tiated a large-scale crack down on civil servants with alleged links to Gulen and on pro-Kurdish politi cians. 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A8 Monday, May 15, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleN & W CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLENYC converts hotels to shelters to help accommodate asylum seekers By DEEPTI HAJELA and BOBBY CAINA CALVANAssociated Press NEW YORK — The his toric Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan shut tered three years ago, but it will soon be bustling again – reopening to accommo date an anticipated inux of asylum seekers just as other New York City hotels are being converted to emer gency shelters. Mayor Eric Adams an nounced Saturday that the city will use the Roosevelt to eventually provide as many as 1,000 rooms for migrants who are expected to arrive in coming weeks because of the expiration of pandemic-era rules, known collectively as Title 42, that had allowed federal ofcials to turn away asylum seekers from the U.S. border with Mexico. Across the city, hotels like the Roosevelt that served tourists just a few years ago are being transformed into emergency shelters, many of them in prime lo cations within walking dis tance from Times Square, the World Trade Center memorial site and the Em pire State Building. A legal mandate requires the city to provide shelter to anyone who needs it. Even so, Adams says the city is running out of room for migrants and has sought nancial help from the state and federal governments. “New York City has now cared for more than 65,000 asylum seekers – already opening up over 140 emer gency shelters and eight large-scale humanitarian relief centers in addition to this one to manage this national crisis,” the mayor said in a statement announc ing the Roosevelt decision. The storied hotel near Grand Central Terminal served as election head quarters for New York Gov. Thomas Dewey, who in 1948 was said to have wrongly announced from the Roosevelt that he had defeated Harry Truman for president. As the city faces growing pressure to expand its shel ter system, it is turning to vacant hotels for those who need a roof and a place to bunk down as they sort out their lives. One of them is the Holiday Inn, located in Manhattan’s Financial Dis trict. A few months ago, signs in the lobby windows of the 50-story, 500-room hotel said it was closed. Scott Markowitz of Tart er Krinsky & Drogin, at torneys for the hotel’s owner, said reopening as a city-sponsored shelter made nancial sense. It’s not new for the city to turn to hotels for New York ers without homes when shelters and other options weren’t available. During the pandemic, group shelters made it dif cult to comply with social distancing rules, prompting the city to rent out hundreds of hotel rooms as quasi COVID wards. As the pan demic eased, the city be came less reliant on hotels. That changed as thousands of migrants began arriving by bus last year. The Watson Hotel on West 57th Street, which used to receive rave reviews for its rooftop pool and proximity to Central Park, is now be ing used to house migrant families. “It is our moral and legal obligation to provide shelter to anyone who needs it,” the city’s Department of Social Services said in a statement. “As such, we have utilized, and will continue to utilize, every tool at our disposal to meet the needs of every family and individual who comes to us seeking shel ter.” Before the surge in asylum seekers, the city was deal ing with increased home lessness, packed shelters and a dearth of affordable housing. New York even announced a plan to send hundreds of migrants to ho tels in suburban Orange and Rockland counties across across the Hudson River, angering local leaders. Vijay Dandapani, the pres ident and CEO of the Hotel Association of New York City, said the city needs to come up with long-term solutions. “Hotels are not the solu tion for these situations,” he said, adding that the optics posed problems for taxpay ers who might think mi grants are living in luxury at their expense. But some advocates for the homeless say the private quarters that hotel rooms provide are a better choice than the barracks-style ac commodations the city usu ally provides. John Minchillo / AP Pedestrians pass the Holiday Inn Manhattan – Financial District hotel on Rector Stree on Wednesday in New York. Victims of racist Buffalo supermarket mass shooting remembered on anniversary By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Standing in the same park ing lot where he was shot in the neck a year ago in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket, Zaire Good man said he was grateful to see the community come together in remembrance Sunday. His family and others af fected by the mass shoot ing gathered with top state and local ofcials, rst responders and religious leaders to remember the 10 people who were killed and three, including Good man, who were wounded at Tops Friendly Market, which closed Sunday for the one-year anniversary of the shootings. Goodman, 21, who worked at the store and was shot while collecting carts outside, has been back to the market many times since, even visiting while it was being remodeled in the weeks after the massacre as some questioned whether it should ever reopen. “I just wanted to show people that it’s alright. We don’t need to close the store indenitely,” he said. “We know the store is still important to people in this area.” Mayor Byron Brown read the 13 victims’ names be fore a moment of silence. A rst responder then chimed a bell 13 times. Brown, Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Sen ate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer were among those who gave speeches. “It’s a beautiful day. It’s Mother’s Day,” Hochul said. “And the cruel irony behind the fact is a day we cele brate a life that comes into this world, making someone a mother, is also a day we’re here to think about those who are no longer with us. It’s hard. It’s been a really hard year.” Earlier in the week, panel ists discussed ways to com bat racism and social media radicalization and residents were invited to reect at an outdoor community gather ing. After Sunday’s ceremony, Goodman recalled how af ter being wounded he ran across the street in search of safety, calling his mother along the way. “Hey, you need to get here,” he told her. Since then, Goodman’s mother, Zeneta Everhart, and other relatives of the victims have spoken be fore Congress about white supremacy and gun reform and organized events to ad dress food insecurity that worsened when the market, the neighborhood’s only grocery store, was inacces sible for two months. President Joe Biden hon ored the lives of those killed in Buffalo in an op-ed pub lished Sunday in USA To day. He called on Congress and state legislative leaders to act by banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, requiring back ground checks for all gun sales, and repealing gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability. His admin istration passed a landmark gun measure in June follow ing a series of mass shoot ings. New York state law al ready bans possessing mag azines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Gun control organizations and advocates including Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action held nearly 200 events across the country over the weekend, calling on Con gress to reinstate a biparti san assault weapons ban. In Buffalo, Wayne Jones, whose mother Celestine Chaney, 65, died in the at tack, urged the city and its institutions to keep on in vesting in the area and its residents even after the an niversary events are over. That’s why he is willing, he said, “to keep opening up this wound that I have” and talk about it. After the remembrance ceremony, adults visited tents offering information about mental health and other forms of community support. Joshua Bessex / AP People hug outside the scene after a shooting at Tops supermar ket, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. The city of Buffalo will pause on Sunday to mark the passing of one year since a gunman killed 10 people and injured three others in a racist attack that targeted Black people at a city supermarket. NEWS BRIEFS Herders in Kenya kill 10 lions, including Loonkiito, one of the country’s oldest NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the govern ment has expressed con cern as six more lions were speared at another village on Saturday, bringing to 10 the number killed last week alone. The male lion named Loonkiito was 19 years old and was described as frail by Kenya Wildlife Service spokesperson Paul Jinaro, who said it wandered out of the Amboseli national park into a village in search of food on Thursday night. Six other lions from the same national park were speared by herders after they killed 11 goats in Mbirikani area, Kajiado county. The deaths brought to 10 the number of lions killed by herders last week in escalated human-wild life conict that has wor ried the government. Tourism minister Pen inah Malonza met locals in Mbirikani area on Sun day and urged them not to spear wandering lions and to instead reach out to the wildlife service. The government and con servation groups have a compensation program for herders whose livestock is killed by wild animals. But herders have become more protective after los ing livestock to a drought that has been termed as the worst in decades in the East Africa region. Conservation group Big Life Foundation’s Craig Miller said the killing of Loonkiito “was unfortu nate” because he was the oldest lion in the Amboseli national park. Wild lions rarely live past 15 years, according to con servationists. Kelly Clarkson responds to report accusing her daytime talk show of being a toxic workplace LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Clarkson has re sponded to a Rolling Stone report accusing her day time talk show of being a toxic workplace. Clarkson issued a state ment on her Instagram page Saturday. She addressed the allegations after 11 cur rent and former employees complained about being overworked and underpaid on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and also called their work “traumatizing to their mental health” in the mag azine’s Friday report. In the report, the anon ymous employees called Clarkson “fantastic” but said show producers were “monsters” who made their lives “hell.” Clarkson said she loves her team. “To nd out that anyone is feeling unheard and or disrespected on this show is unacceptable,” she said in the post. The talk show host said she wants to maintain a healthy and safe work environment. “As we prepare for a move to the East Coast, I am more committed than ever to ensuring that not only our team is moving, but also our new team in NY is comprised of the best and kindest in the business,” she said. “Part of that build will include leadership training for all of the senior staff, includ ing myself.” Clarkson said that there’s “always room to grow” and that she wants the show to be the “best version of our selves in any business.” “Especially when it comes to leadership, to ensure that any notion of toxicity is eradicated,” she said.Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing roofs off buildings and killing at least three people. Cyclone Mocha made landfall Sunday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state near Sittwe township with winds of up to 130 miles per hour, Myanmar’s Me teorological Department said. The storm previously passed over Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island, caus ing damage and injuries, but turned away from the coun try’s shores before landfall. As night fell, the extent of the damage in Sittwe was not clear. Earlier in the day, high winds crumpled cell phone towers, cutting off communications in much of the area. In videos collected by lo cal media before communi cations were cut off, deep water races through streets while wind lashes trees and pulls boards off roofs. Rakhine-based media reported that streets were ooded, trapping people in low-lying areas in their homes as worried relatives outside the township ap pealed for rescue. Myanmar’s military in formation ofce said the storm had damaged hous es, electrical transformers, cell phone towers, boats and lampposts in Sittwe, Kyauk pyu, and Gwa townships. It said the storm also tore roofs off of sport buildings on the Coco Islands, about 264 miles southwest of the coun try’s largest city, Yangon. More than 4,000 of Sitt we’s 300,000 residents were evacuated to other cities and more than 20,000 people were sheltering in sturdy buildings such as monas teries, pagodas and schools located on the city’s high lands, said Tin Nyein Oo, who is volunteering in shel ters in Sittwe. Lin Lin, the chairman of a local charitable foundation, said there was not enough food in the shelters in Sittwe after more people arrived than expected. Titon Mitra, the U.N. De velopment Program rep resentative in Myanmar, tweeted: “Mocha has made landfall. 2m people at risk. Damage and losses are ex pected to be extensive. We are ready to respond and will need unhindered access to all affected communities.” Myanmar state television reported that the military government is preparing to send food, medicine and medical personnel to the storm-hit area. After bat tering Rakhine, the cyclone weakened and was forecast to hit the northwestern state of Chin and the central re gions on Monday. On Sunday morning, sev eral deaths caused by wind and rain were reported in Myanmar. A rescue team from the country’s eastern Shan state announced on its Facebook social media page that they had recovered the bodies of a couple who were buried when a landslide caused by heavy rain hit their house in Tachileik township. Local media reported that a man was crushed to death when a banyan tree fell on him in Pyin Oo Lwin township in the central Mandalay region.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 15, 2023 B1 S CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Section B MONDAY, MAY 15 , 2023 Grand slam from Walls in 5th lifts Rays over Yankees 8-7 By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK — Tay lor Walls hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fth in ning, Jose Siri caught Aaron Judge’s y in front of the center-eld wall for the nal out and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 8-7 on Sunday for a four-game series split. Walls fell a double shy of the cycle after going 3 for 15 in his rst ve games against New York. Major league-leading Tampa Bay is 4-3 against the Yankees, with six of the games decided by one run. The teams don’t meet again until July 31. “They were tough,” Walls said. “I feel like every time we got a lead, they would respond and either take it back or put some runs up and match whatever we did that inning before.” Down 3-0, the Yankees went ahead in the third on two-run homers by Oswal do Cabrera and Anthony Rizzo off Zach Ein (5-1). “Disappointing to not n ish it off today, but I feel very pleased with where this group is at,” New York manager Aaron Boone said. Randy Arozarena hit a tying sacrice y with the bases loaded in a ve-run inning off Clarke Schmidt (1-4), with centerelder Harrison Bader running 91 feet at a speed of 28.7 feet per second for a sprawling, backhand catch in front of the 399-foot sign that saved two runs. Josh Lowe walked and Albert Abreu relieved. He threw four straight change ups to Walls, who hit the last into the rst row of the right-center eld seats near the Yankee bullpen for an 8-4 lead. Tampa Bay has four grand slams this season after hitting one for the sec ond straight day. “The last at-bat I saw against him, I think ve out of the six pitches were sink ers that were 98, 99 (mph), so I had to respect it,” Walls said. “I think honestly just seeing that many pitches off-speed in a row, my eyes just kind of adjusted. I was just looking for a pitch up in the zone that I could handle, saw it and put a good swing on it.” Walls’ slam highlighted his third three-hit game in 31 games this year. He had two such games in his rst 196 career games. “That was a big one,” Tam pa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. “We lost the game yes terday with a grand slam in our favor. We didn’t want to lose another one.” Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake was ejected by plate umpire Mike Much linski for arguing from the dugout after the home run. Judge hit an RBI single in the seventh and rookie Anthony Volpe had a two-run homer in the eighth off John Minchillo / AP Tampa Bay Rays’ Taylor Walls, right, celebrates with Wander Franco (5) after hitting a grand slam off New York Yankees relief pitcher Albert Abreu (84) in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game in New York. MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Palmer Looper, sophomore, Seven Rivers ChristianBaseball’s best in Citrus County By MATT PFIFFNER Sports editor2023 All-Chronicle Baseball Team InfieldersDalton Denham, junior, CitrusPalmer Looper, sophomore, Seven Rivers Christian Brady Newtson, junior, LecantoNate Tidwell, junior, Seven Rivers Christian Cris Walley, senior, CitrusOutfieldersTimothy Nott, sophomore, Seven Rivers Christian Jayden Pelletier, junior, CitrusPitchersDylan Czerwinski, freshman, Le canto Mikey Lemar, senior, Seven Riv ers Christian Will Linhart, senior, CitrusDwann McCray, senior, Crystal RiverNick Sloane, junior, LecantoCatcherHayden Pillsbury, sophomore, Seven Rivers ChristianUtilityWyatt Pochis, junior, Crystal Riv er Karson Nadal, junior, Crystal Riv erFinalists for Baseball Player of the Year Palmer Looper, sophomore, Seven Rivers ChristianThe Warrior sophomore had an outstanding all-around season, nishing with a .507 batting av erage with 11 doubles, two home runs, 19 RBIs and 35 runs scored. Ranked 20th in all of Florida in runs scored and 34th in batting average.Nate Tidwell, junior, Seven Rivers ChristianThe Warrior slugger tied for the county lead with four home runs and added 11 doubles and a triple on his way to batting a robust .446. He also led the county with his 40 RBIs and scored 33 runs.Cris Walley, senior, CitrusThe Hurricane senior closed out his career with another monster season at the plate, batting .473 with six dou bles, four home runs, 19 RBIs and 22 runs scored. Also played outstanding defense at rst base, with just one er ror for a .990 elding percentage. MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Nate Tidwell, junior, Seven Rivers Christian MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Cris Walley, senior, Citrus LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS CHRONICLEPanthers help team to No. 1 rankingA trio of Lecanto High School freshmen have played a key role on the Skill Center Elite basket ball team out of Tampa competing in the Under Armour Rise circuit. JT Tipton, Braylen Moore and Josh Pat rick have helped their team to a 17-3 record through four tour naments and the No. 1 ranking in the nation going into the nation al cham pionships held in At lanta this July. At a re cent tour nament in South Car olina, Tip ton led the club with 15.3 points and 3 steals per game and was second with 2.5 assists per game. He also drilled a team-high 16 3-pointers. Moore was second on the squad with 13.8 points per game and 8 3-pointers. Patrick tied for the team lead with 3 assists per game and was third behind his Panther teammates with 6 made 3-pointers.Sign up for Lecanto hoops campThe 2023 Lecanto Pan ther Basketball Camp will be held in June at the high school and middle school gyms. The dates are June 5-8 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and June 12-15 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The camp, for students entering 1st-9th grades, is $75 per week. There is a multiple sibling discount of $120 per week for two siblings, $160 per week for three siblings. Come out and enjoy a week of quality instruc tion and competition at the camp. Panther Camp offers quality basketball instruction at an afford able cost to area youth. Every camper receives a free T-shirt. All players should either bring a bag lunch to camp or they will be able to pur chase a lunch at camp for $3 per day (pizza, chips and drink). A concession will be open during the day also. TIPTON MOORE PATRICK Tatum sets Game 7 scoring record as Celtics beat 76ers 112-88 By JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BOSTON — Jayson Tatum gave Boston a long-overdue fast start and followed it up with a nish the NBA had never seen be fore. After struggling in backto-back games, Tatum erupted for 51 points – the most in a Game 7 in histo ry – and the Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference nals for the second straight year. One game after missing 14 of his rst 15 shots only to awaken in the fourth quarter in time to save their sea son, Tatum scored 25 in the back-and-forth rst half and 17 more in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter that turned a three-point lead into a run away. The Celtics, who lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals last year, will face the Miami Heat in the East nals for the sec ond straight season. Game 1 is on Wednesday in Boston. “I was relieved just to get another chance. Our season could have been over after Game 6,” said Tatum, who broke the Game 7 record of 50 points Stephen Curry set two weeks ago. “It de nitely was on my mind that I had played as bad as it could get, for 43 minutes. “We had a saying: ‘It’s only up from here.’” Tatum added 13 rebounds and Jaylen Brown scored 25 points for Boston, which rallied from a 3-2 decit in the series to keep alive their hopes for an unprecedented 18th NBA championship. “You always come into a series with the expecta tion of how it’s supposed to go,” said Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, who is in his rst year as an NBA head coach after being promoted on the eve of training camp after Ime Udoka was suspended. “That’s not how the playoffs are.” Tatum was subbed out of the game with three minutes left Steven Senne / AP Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, left, drives toward the bas ket past Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey, right, during the Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday in Boston. 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B2 Monday, May 15, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS AND SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 31 11 .738 -Baltimore 26 14 .650 4Toronto 24 16 .600 6New York 23 19 .548 8Boston 22 19 .537 8½ Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 23 18 .561 -Cleveland 19 21 .475 3½Detroit 18 21 .462 4Chicago 14 28 .333 9½Kansas City 12 30 .286 11½ West Division W L Pct GBTexas 25 15 .625 -Houston 21 19 .525 4Los Angeles 21 20 .512 4½Seattle 20 20 .500 5Oakland 9 33 .214 17 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 25 15 .625 -Phila. 20 20 .500 5Miami 20 21 .488 5½New York 20 21 .488 5½Washington 17 23 .425 8 Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 23 17 .575 -Pittsburgh 22 19 .537 1½Chicago 19 21 .475 4Cincinnati 18 22 .450 5St. Louis 16 25 .390 7½ West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 26 15 .634 -Arizona 23 18 .561 3San Diego 19 22 .463 7San Francisco 17 23 .425 8½Colorado 17 24 .415 9 AMERICAN LEAGUE SaturdayÂ’s Games Seattle 5, Detroit 0N.Y. Yankees 9, Tampa Bay 8Minnesota 11, Chicago Cubs 1Toronto 5, Atlanta 2Texas 5, Oakland 0St. Louis 4, Boston 3Cleveland 8, L.A. Angels 6Baltimore 2, Pittsburgh 0Chicago White Sox 3, Houston 1Milwaukee 4, Kansas City 3 SundayÂ’s Games Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 0Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 7Detroit 5, Seattle 3Toronto 6, Atlanta 5Houston 4, Chicago White Sox 3Milwaukee 9, Kansas City 6Minnesota 16, Chicago Cubs 3Texas 11, Oakland 3St. Louis 9, Boston 1 MondayÂ’s Games L.A. Angels (Ohtani 4-1) at Baltimore (Rodri guez 2-0), 6:35 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Brito 2-3) at Toronto (Manoah 1-3), 7:07 p.m.Seattle (Kirby 4-2) at Boston (Houck 3-2), 7:10 p.m.Atlanta (Morton 4-3) at Texas (Dunning 3-0), 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2) at Houston (Val dez 3-4), 8:10 p.m.Arizona (Kelly 3-3) at Oakland (Rucinski 0-3), 9:40 p.m.Kansas City (Keller 3-3) at San Diego (Wacha 3-1), 9:40 p.m.Minnesota (López 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Syn dergaard 1-3), 10:10 p.m. TuesdayÂ’s Games L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m.Pittsburgh at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Seattle at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Atlanta at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.Arizona at Oakland, 9:40 p.m.Kansas City at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.Minnesota at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE SaturdayÂ’s Games Cincinnati 6, Miami 5Minnesota 11, Chicago Cubs 1Toronto 5, Atlanta 2St. Louis 4, Boston 3Baltimore 2, Pittsburgh 0L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 2Milwaukee 4, Kansas City 3Arizona 7, San Francisco 2Phila. 7, Colorado 4N.Y. Mets at Washington, sus. SundayÂ’s Games Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 2, 1st gamePittsburgh 4, Baltimore 0Miami 3, Cincinnati 1Toronto 6, Atlanta 5Milwaukee 9, Kansas City 6Minnesota 16, Chicago Cubs 3Colorado 4, Phila. 0L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 0 Arizona 2, San Francisco 1N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 2, 2nd gameSt. Louis 9, Boston 1 MondayÂ’s Games N.Y. Mets (Peterson 1-5) at Washington (Corbin 1-5), 4:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Peralta 4-2) at St. Louis (Fla herty 2-4), 7:45 p.m.Atlanta (Morton 4-3) at Texas (Dunning 3-0), 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2) at Houston (Val dez 3-4), 8:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Greene 0-3) at Colorado (Seabold 1-0), 8:40 p.m.Arizona (Kelly 3-3) at Oakland (Rucinski 0-3), 9:40 p.m.Kansas City (Keller 3-3) at San Diego (Wacha 3-1), 9:40 p.m.Phila. (Falter 0-6) at San Francisco (Wood 0-0), 9:45 p.m.Minnesota (López 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Syn dergaard 1-3), 10:10 p.m. TuesdayÂ’s Games Pittsburgh at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.Washington at Miami, 6:40 p.m.Tampa Bay at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m.Atlanta at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Cincinnati at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.Arizona at Oakland, 9:40 p.m.Kansas City at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.Phila. at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.Minnesota at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. TAMPA BAY 8, N.Y. YANKEES 7 Tampa Bay New York ab r h bi ab r h bi DÃaz 1b 1 1 1 0 Bauers lf 3 1 1 0Paredes 1b 1 2 1 1 Torres ph-2b 2 0 1 0Franco ss 5 1 1 0 Judge rf 5 0 1 1B.Lowe 2b 3 1 1 2 Rizzo 1b 3 1 1 2Arozarena lf 4 0 0 1 LeMahieu 3b 4 0 2 0J.Lowe rf 4 1 0 0 Bader cf 4 1 1 0Walls 3b 4 1 3 4 Calhoun dh 4 0 0 0Raley dh 3 0 0 0 Volpe ss 4 1 2 2Bethancourt c 4 0 1 0 Trevino c 4 1 0 0Siri cf 4 1 1 0 Cabrera 2b-lf 4 2 3 2Totals 33 8 9 8 Totals 37 7 12 7Tampa Bay 102 050 000 — 8New York 004 000 120 — 7E-Cabrera (2), LeMahieu (1). DP-Tampa Bay 2, New York 2. LOB-Tampa Bay 6, New York 4. 2B-DÃaz (8), Siri (4). 3B-Walls (2). HR-Walls (7), Cabrera (3), Rizzo (9), Volpe (6). SB-Bader (1), Walls (7). SF-B.Lowe (1), Arozarena (3). IP H R ER BB SOTampa Bay Ein W,5-1 6 7 4 4 1 9Poche 2 / 3 1 1 1 0 1 Kelly 1 / 3 2 0 0 0 1 Kelley H,1 1 2 2 2 0 0Adam S,5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0New York Schmidt L,1-4 4 2 / 3 6 7 7 3 5 Abreu 2 1 / 3 2 1 1 1 3 Weber 1 1 0 0 0 0Marinaccio 1 0 0 0 0 2HBP-Abreu (Paredes), Weber (Paredes). WP-Schmidt.Umpires-Home, Mike Muchlinski; First, Alan Porter; Second, Nate Tomlinson; Third, Sean Barber.T-2:51. A-42,116 (47,309). CLEVELAND 4, L.A. ANGELS 3 Los Angeles Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Moniak cf 4 1 1 0 Kwan lf 3 0 1 0Ohtani dh 4 0 1 1 Rosario ss 4 0 0 0Renfroe rf 4 0 0 0 RamÃrez 3b 3 1 1 0Ward lf 4 1 2 1 Naylor dh 4 2 2 3Drury 1b-2b 3 0 0 0 Bell 1b 4 0 1 0Thaiss c-1b 3 0 0 0 Arias pr-1b 0 0 0 0Urshela 3b 3 0 0 1 Giménez 2b 3 0 1 0Rengifo 2b 2 0 0 0 Zunino c 3 0 0 0Trout ph 1 0 0 0 Brennan rf 3 0 0 0Okey c 0 0 0 0 Straw cf 3 1 1 0Neto ss 3 1 1 0 Totals 31 3 5 3 Totals 30 4 7 3Los Angeles 000 000 012 — 3Cleveland 010 000 03x — 4E-Neto 2 (2). DP-Los Angeles 0, Cleveland 1. LOB-Los Angeles 2, Cleveland 5. 2B-Neto (6), RamÃrez (12). HR-Naylor (6). SB-Ohtani (6). S-Kwan (1). IP H R ER BB SOLos Angeles Sandoval L,3-2 7 2 / 3 5 3 2 1 5 Estévez 1 / 3 2 1 1 0 0 Cleveland Bibee 7 2 / 3 2 1 1 0 7 Karinchak W,1-4 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Clase S,14-18 1 3 2 2 0 1 HBP-Sandoval (Giménez), Bibee (Drury).Umpires-Home, Adrian Johnson; First, Quinn Wolcott; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Junior Valentine.T-2:13. A-23,175 (34,788). PITTSBURGH 4, BALTIMORE 0 Pittsburgh Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h biMcCutchen dh 5 1 1 0 Mullins cf 4 0 2 0 Reynolds lf 4 1 1 0 Santander dh 3 0 1 0Santana 1b 5 0 0 1 Henderson 3b 4 0 1 0Suwinski cf-rf 2 1 1 0 Mountcastle 1b 4 0 0 0 Hayes 3b 4 1 1 1 Frazier 2b 4 0 1 0Marcano ss 3 0 1 0 Hays lf 4 0 1 0Castro ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Stowers rf 4 0 0 0Bae 2b-cf 4 0 1 2 McCann c 4 0 1 0Palacios rf 3 0 0 0 J.Ortiz ss 3 0 0 0Joe ph 1 0 0 0 Rutschman ph 1 0 0 0 Owings ss 0 0 0 0 Hedges c 2 0 1 0 Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 35 0 7 0Pittsburgh 103 000 000 — 4Baltimore 000 000 000 — 0E-Hayes (2), Henderson (5). DP-Pittsburgh 0, Baltimore 1. LOB-Pittsburgh 8, Baltimore 9. 2B-Henderson (4). SB-Santander (1), Reyn olds (6). IP H R ER BB SOPittsburgh Keller W,5-1 7 4 0 0 0 13 Holderman 1 2 0 0 0 2 Bednar 1 1 0 0 0 2 Baltimore Gibson L,4-3 5 7 4 4 3 5 Baumann 2 0 0 0 1 3 Pérez 1 0 0 0 0 0 Voth 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP-Keller (Santander), Voth (Reynolds). WP-Gibson.Umpires-Home, John Libka; First, Edwin Jimenez; Second, James Hoye; Third, D.J. Reyburn.T-2:37. A-36,403 (45,971). TORONTO 6, ATLANTA 5 Atlanta Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Acuña Jr. rf 4 2 2 1 Springer rf 5 1 2 1Olson 1b 4 0 0 0 Bichette ss 3 0 0 0Albies 2b 5 1 1 2 Guerrero Jr. 1b 5 1 2 2 Riley 3b 4 0 2 0 Varsho cf 4 0 1 0dÂ’Arnaud c 5 0 1 0 Chapman 3b 4 1 0 0Ozuna dh 5 1 1 0 Merrifield lf 5 1 1 0Pillar lf 4 1 1 1 Belt dh 5 0 3 1Harris II cf 4 0 1 1 Lukes pr 0 0 0 0Arcia ss 4 0 1 0 Jansen c 5 1 2 2 Espinal 2b 4 1 2 0Totals 39 5 10 5 Totals 40 6 13 6 Atlanta 112 100 000 — 5Toronto 030 100 002 — 6E-Albies (2), Olson (2), Pillar (1), Chapman 2 (4). DP-Atlanta 1, Toronto 0. LOB-Atlanta 11, Toronto 12. 2B-Ozuna (2), Varsho (8). HR-Acuña Jr. (8), Albies (10), Pillar (4), Springer (5). SB-Merrield (12). IP H R ER BB SOAtlanta McHugh 1 2 / 3 6 3 0 2 2 Tonkin 3 1 / 3 3 1 1 0 2 Chavez H,9 1 1 0 0 1 2Yates H,2 1 0 0 0 0 0Anderson H,6 1 0 0 0 0 0Iglesias L,0-1 BS,1-2 2 / 3 3 2 2 1 0 Toronto Kikuchi 4 9 5 4 0 7Bass 1 0 0 0 1 1Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 0Richards 2 1 0 0 1 3Pearson W,1-0 1 0 0 0 1 1Kikuchi pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.WP-Kikuchi, Bass.Umpires-Home, Andy Fletcher; First, Erich Bacchus; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, Mike Estabrook.T-3:04. A-40,895 (49,282). MIAMI 3, CINCINNATI 1 Cincinnati Miami ab r h bi ab r h bi India 2b 3 1 0 0 Berti ss 5 0 2 0Senzel 3b-cf 4 0 2 0 Cooper 1b 4 1 2 1Steer 1b-3b 2 0 0 0 Arraez 2b 4 0 2 0 Stephenson dh 4 0 0 1 Soler dh 3 0 0 0 Fairchild cf 2 0 0 0 De La Cruz lf 4 1 3 1 Fraley ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Segura 3b 3 0 1 1Ramos lf 3 0 0 0 Burdick rf 4 0 0 0Myers rf-1b 4 0 1 0 Fortes c 4 0 0 0Newman ss 3 0 2 0 Hampson cf 4 1 1 0Maile c 4 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals 35 3 11 3Cincinnati 000 001 000 — 1Miami 000 001 20x — 3E-Newman (2), Fortes (4). DP-Cincinnati 0, Miami 2. LOB-Cincinnati 8, Miami 10. 2B-Newman (2), Myers (3), De La Cruz 2 (8), Hampson (8), Cooper (3). IP H R ER BB SOCincinnati Weaver 5 1 / 3 7 1 1 1 6 Herget L,1-1 1 1 1 1 0 1 Busenitz 2 / 3 3 1 1 1 1 Bracho 1 0 0 0 0 1 Miami Garrett 5 3 1 1 1 8 Hoeing 1 0 0 0 2 0 Scott W,3-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Brazoban H,6 2 / 3 1 0 0 1 1 Okert H,2 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Floro S,2-4 1 0 0 0 1 1 Herget pitched to 2 batters in the 7th, Gar rett pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.HBP-Garrett (Ramos).Umpires-Home, Cory Blaser; First, Ron Kul pa; Second, Carlos Torres; Third, Jansen Visconti.T-2:52. A-11,216 (37,446). DETROIT 5, SEATTLE 3 Seattle Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi Crawford ss 5 1 2 0 McKinstry 2b 2 1 1 0France 1b 5 1 1 0 Schoop ph-2b 2 1 1 0 RodrÃguez cf 4 1 1 1 Greene cf 5 1 3 0Suárez 3b 4 0 1 0 Báez ss 5 0 1 2Murphy c 3 0 0 0 Torkelson 1b 3 0 0 0Raleigh ph-c 2 0 1 0 Maton dh 3 0 0 1Hernández rf 4 0 1 1 Ibáñez 3b 3 1 1 1Caballero 2b 1 0 1 0 Short pr-3b 0 0 0 0Wong ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Baddoo lf 4 0 1 1Pollock dh 3 0 1 0 Vierling rf 4 0 0 0Kelenic ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Rogers c 2 1 1 0Haggerty lf 4 0 1 0 Totals 37 3 10 2 Totals 33 5 9 5 Seattle 003 000 000 — 3Detroit 101 001 20x — 5E-Murphy (2). LOB-Seattle 12, Detroit 10. 2B-Raleigh (6), Rogers (4), Ibáñez (5), Bad doo (6). SB-Hernández (2). SF-Hernández (2). IP H R ER BB SOSeattle Gilbert 5 2 / 3 6 3 3 1 4 Gott BS,0-1 1 / 3 1 0 0 0 0 Speier L,1-1 1 / 3 1 2 2 1 1 Brash 1 / 3 0 0 0 2 0 Then 1 1 / 3 1 0 0 1 0 Detroit Wentz 2 2 / 3 6 3 3 1 3 Cisnero 1 1 / 3 1 0 0 0 1 Englert 2 2 0 0 1 0 Foley W,1-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Shreve H,3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Lange S,7-8 1 0 0 0 2 2 HBP-Brash (Maton). WP-Gilbert(3).Umpires-Home, Brian Knight; First, Alex Tosi; Second, Tony Randazzo; Third, Todd Tichenor.T-2:50. A-20,160 (41,083). MINNESOTA 16, CHICAGO CUBS 3 Chicago Minnesota ab r h bi ab r h bi Morel cf 4 1 1 1 Gallo lf 5 1 1 2Swanson ss 4 0 1 0 Taylor cf 1 1 1 2Happ lf 4 0 0 0 Kirilloff 1b 6 2 2 0Suzuki rf 4 1 1 1 Correa ss 5 1 2 2Wisdom 3b 4 0 0 0 Castro ss 0 0 0 0Mancini dh 3 1 0 0 Buxton dh 5 2 2 0Mervis 1b 4 0 2 0 Polanco 2b 2 1 1 0Gomes c 3 0 0 0 Larnach rf 4 2 2 4Madrigal 2b 3 0 1 1 Farmer 3b 5 2 3 2 Gordon cf-lf 5 2 2 2 Vázquez c 4 2 2 2Totals 33 3 6 3 Totals 42 16 18 16Chicago 000 100 200 — 3 Minnesota 107 000 17x — 16 LOB-Chicago 4, Minnesota 7. 2B-Swan son (11), Correa (9), Farmer (2), Gordon 2 (5), Kirilloff (2), Polanco (6), Larnach (4). HR-Morel (3), Suzuki (2), Larnach (4), Gallo (9), Taylor (5). IP H R ER BB SOChicago Stroman L,2-4 2 2 / 3 7 6 6 2 3 Rucker 1 1 / 3 2 2 2 1 1 Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 2Merryweather 2 / 3 2 1 1 2 1 Hughes 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Fulmer 2 / 3 3 3 3 0 1 Mastrobuoni 1 / 3 4 4 4 0 0 Minnesota Varland W,1-0 6 1 / 3 4 3 3 1 7 Pagán 2 / 3 2 0 0 0 1 J.López 1 0 0 0 0 1Alcala 1 0 0 0 0 0WP-Fulmer, Varland.Umpires-Home, Chris Segal; First, Brian OÂ’Nora; Second, Pat Hoberg; Third, Emil Jimenez.T-2:45. A-33,419 (38,544). MILWAUKEE 9, KANSAS CITY 6 Kansas City Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h bi Witt Jr. dh 5 1 2 3 Yelich lf 4 2 2 2 Pasquantino 1b 4 0 0 0 Winker dh 2 1 0 0 Perez c 4 2 2 1 Brosseau ph-dh 1 1 1 1 Melendez rf 3 0 2 0 Adames ss 4 0 0 0Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 Tellez 1b 4 1 1 0Pratto lf 3 0 1 0 Miller 3b 4 1 1 1Dozier 3b 3 2 1 2 Caratini c 4 0 0 0Massey 2b 3 1 0 0 Turang 2b 3 1 1 3Eaton cf 4 0 0 0 T.Taylor rf 2 1 0 0 Wiemer cf 2 1 0 0Totals 33 6 8 6 Totals 30 9 6 7Kansas City 121 000 002 — 6 Milwaukee 107 000 10x — 9 E-Eaton (1), Garcia (1), Adames (6). LOB-Kansas City 5, Milwaukee 0. 2B-Witt Jr. (7), Miller (6). HR-Perez (9), Dozier (2), Witt Jr. (7), Yelich (7), Turang (3), Brosseau (4). SF-Dozier (1). IP H R ER BB SOKansas City Lyles L,0-7 2 1 / 3 4 7 7 3 2 Cuas 1 2 / 3 1 1 1 0 2 Staumont 1 0 0 0 0 2Hernández 1 0 0 0 0 2Garrett 1 1 1 1 0 1 Barlow 1 0 0 0 0 2Milwaukee Rea 3 2 / 3 6 4 4 2 3 Lauer W,4-4 5 1 / 3 2 2 2 2 6 Umpires-Home, Brennan Miller; First, Brock Ballou; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Tripp Gibson.T-2:44. A-33,188 (41,700). COLORADO 4, PHILADELPHIA 0 Philadelphia Colorado ab r h bi ab r h bi Stott 2b 5 0 2 0 Blackmon dh 4 2 2 0Turner ss 4 0 2 0 Profar lf 3 1 0 0Harper dh 3 0 0 0 Bryant rf 4 0 2 1 Clemens ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Cron 1b 2 0 0 1 Castellanos rf 4 0 0 0 Moustakas 1b 2 0 0 0 Schwarber lf 4 0 0 0 DÃaz c 3 0 1 0Realmuto c 4 0 2 0 McMahon 3b 3 0 0 0Bohm 1b 3 0 1 0 Tovar ss 3 0 0 0Marsh cf 2 0 0 0 Castro 2b 3 0 0 0Sosa 3b 4 0 0 0 Doyle cf 3 1 1 1Totals 34 0 7 0 Totals 30 4 6 3Philadelphia 000 000 000 — 0 Colorado 200 020 00x — 4 E-Turner (5), Sosa (5), McMahon (3). DP-Phil adelphia 0, Colorado 1. LOB-Philadelphia 10, Colorado 3. 2B-Realmuto (11), Blackmon (9). HR-Doyle (2). SB-Stott (5), Doyle (6). IP H R ER BB SOPhiladelphia Nola L,3-3 7 6 4 4 1 4 Vasquez 1 0 0 0 0 1 Colorado Freeland W,4-4 6 4 0 0 1 8 Bird 1 0 0 0 2 0 Lawrence 2 3 0 0 0 3 Umpires-Home, Ryan Wills; First, Ben May; Second, Jeff Nelson; Third, Jordan Baker.T-2:33. A-30,325 (50,144). L.A. DODGERS 4, SAN DIEGO 0 San Diego Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi Tatis Jr. rf 2 0 1 0 Betts rf 3 1 1 2Machado 3b 3 0 0 0 Freeman 1b 4 1 1 0Soto lf 4 0 0 0 J.Martinez dh 4 0 0 0Bogaerts ss 4 0 1 0 Muncy 3b 2 1 0 0 Cronenworth 1b 4 0 0 0 Vargas 2b 2 0 1 2 Cruz dh 4 0 0 0 Taylor lf 3 0 0 0Kim 2b 3 0 0 0 Outman cf 3 0 0 0Grisham cf 3 0 1 0 Rojas ss 2 1 1 0Sullivan c 3 0 0 0 Barnes c 3 0 0 0Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 26 4 4 4San Diego 000 000 000 — 0Los Angeles 002 002 00x — 4DP-San Diego 2, Los Angeles 0. LOB-San Di ego 6, Los Angeles 2. 2B-Tatis Jr. (5), Grish am (11), Bogaerts (7), Rojas (2), Vargas (9). HR-Betts (9). SB-Tatis Jr. 2 (3). IP H R ER BB SOSan Diego Weathers L,1-2 5 2 / 3 3 4 4 4 3 Honeywell Jr. 1 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 1 Cosgrove 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles Gonsolin W,1-1 5 2 0 0 1 6 Almonte H,3 1 0 0 0 1 1 González 1 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 1 Graterol 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Bruihl 1 1 0 0 0 2 Umpires-Home, Bill Miller; First, Chad Whitson; Second, Jeremy Riggs; Third, Rob Drake.T-2:14. A-46,201 (56,000). ARIZONA 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1 San Francisco Arizona ab r h bi ab r h bi Wade Jr. 1b 4 0 0 0 Rojas 3b 4 0 1 1Estrada 2b 4 0 2 0 Marte 2b 3 0 0 0Conforto rf 4 1 1 1 Carroll rf 3 0 0 0Davis dh 3 0 0 0 Walker 1b 1 1 0 0Sabol lf 2 0 0 0 Gurriel Jr. lf 4 0 1 1Schmitt 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith dh 3 0 0 0Crawford ss 3 0 0 0 Fletcher cf 3 0 0 0Bart c 3 0 0 0 Moreno c 3 0 2 0Wisely cf 3 0 0 0 Perdomo ss 3 1 0 0Totals 30 1 3 1 Totals 27 2 4 2San Francisco 000 100 000 — 1Arizona 000 010 001 — 2DP-San Francisco 1, Arizona 0. LOB-San Francisco 5, Arizona 6. 2B-Estrada 2 (9), Rojas (11), Gurriel Jr. (11). HR-Conforto (7). SB-Moreno (2). IP H R ER BB SOSan Francisco Webb 7 3 1 1 3 3Ty.Rogers L,0-3 1 1 1 1 1 0Arizona Pfaadt 5 1 1 1 3 5Ruiz 2 1 0 0 0 4McGough 1 1 0 0 0 1Castro W,2-1 1 0 0 0 0 2Ty.Rogers pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.HBP-Webb (Marte).Umpires-Home, Doug Eddings; First, Char lie Ramos; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Ramon De Jesus.T-2:24. A-26,267 (48,359). TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 3 Texas Oakland ab r h bi ab r h bi Semien 2b 4 3 1 1 Ruiz cf 4 0 0 0 Grossman lf 5 2 3 3 Diaz 2b 4 0 0 0 Lowe 1b 4 1 1 0 Rooker lf 3 0 0 0 GarcÃa rf 5 2 3 5 C.Pérez dh 4 0 0 0 Jung 3b 5 0 0 0 Aguilar 1b 4 0 0 0 Heim c 5 1 1 1 Laureano rf 4 2 2 0 Duran ss 4 1 2 0 DÃaz 3b 4 0 2 0 Huff dh 2 0 0 0 Langeliers c 3 1 2 3 Miller ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Allen ss 3 0 1 0 Thompson ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Taveras cf 4 1 0 1 Totals 40 11 11 11 Totals 33 3 7 3 Texas 201 000 080 — 11Oakland 010 000 200 — 3E-Aguilar (2), Ruiz 2 (5), Allen (1). DP-Tex as 1, Oakland 1. LOB-Texas 6, Oakland 5. 2B-Grossman (6), GarcÃa (6), Laureano (7). HR-Grossman (5), GarcÃa (10), Langeliers (7). IP H R ER BB SOTexas Heaney 6 4 1 1 2 9 Hernández W,1-1 1 2 2 2 0 1 RodrÃguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leclerc 1 1 0 0 0 3 Oakland Sears 5 1 / 3 5 3 2 1 6 Acton 1 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 2 Pruitt L,0-1 1 / 3 2 2 2 0 0 Moll 1 / 3 3 5 5 1 0 Neal 1 1 / 3 1 1 1 0 0 HBP-Sears (Semien), Moll (Thompson). WP-Heaney.Umpires-Home, Dan Bellino; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Mark Ripperger; Third, Shane Livensparger.T-2:46. A-7,793 (46,847). N.Y. METS 8, WASHINGTON 2 New York Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi Nimmo dh 4 1 1 1 Thomas rf 4 0 0 0 Escobar ph-dh 1 0 1 0 GarcÃa 2b 5 0 3 0 McNeil 2b 5 0 1 0 Meneses dh 4 0 1 0Lindor ss 5 1 2 1 Candelario 3b 3 0 0 0Alonso 1b 2 1 0 0 Alu lf 2 0 0 0Baty 3b 4 1 0 1 Garrett ph-lf 2 1 0 0Marte rf 4 2 2 2 Do.Smith 1b 4 1 0 0Canha lf 4 1 3 2 Call cf 3 0 1 0Pham cf 3 1 0 0 Abrams ss 4 0 2 2Ãlvarez c 4 0 0 0 Adams c 3 0 0 0Totals 36 8 10 7 Totals 34 2 7 2 New York 000 080 000 — 8Washington 010 000 010 — 2E-Adams (2). DP-New York 0, Washington 1. LOB-New York 6, Washington 13. 2B-Lindor (13), Canha 2 (10), Abrams (5). SB-Thomas (4), Marte (10). IP H R ER BB SONew York Scherzer W,3-2 5 2 1 1 2 6 Raley 1 0 0 0 3 1 Brigham 1 1 0 0 0 2 Muckenhirn 2 4 1 1 1 2 Washington Irvin L,1-1 4 2 / 3 6 6 6 1 6 Thompson 1 / 3 2 2 2 1 0 Harris 1 1 0 0 0 1 Ward 1 0 0 0 1 1 Abbott 2 1 0 0 1 1 HBP-Scherzer (Thomas), Irvin (Alonso), Muckenhirn (Garrett). WP-Scherzer, Abbott.Umpires-Home, Jeremie Rehak; First, Chad Fairchild; Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Brian Walsh.T-2:58. A-21,507 (41,376). ST. LOUIS 9, BOSTON 1 St. Louis Boston ab r h bi ab r h biNootbaar rf-cf 6 3 3 0 Verdugo rf 3 1 1 0 Goldschmidt 1b 5 0 2 1 Yoshida lf 4 0 0 0 Edman 2b 0 0 0 0 Turner dh 4 0 0 0 Gorman 2b-3b 3 1 1 1 Devers 3b 4 0 2 1 Arenado 3b 5 1 2 4 Duran cf 3 0 0 0Yepez rf 0 0 0 0 Casas 1b 3 0 1 0Contreras dh 4 0 0 0 Valdez 2b 3 0 0 0Donovan lf-rf 4 0 0 0 McGuire c 4 0 0 0DeJong ss 5 1 1 1 Reyes ss 3 0 1 0Carlson cf 1 0 1 0 Burleson lf 4 1 2 0 Knizner c 5 2 2 2 Totals 42 9 14 9 Totals 31 1 5 1 St. Louis 110 202 030 — 9Boston 100 000 000 — 1E-Casas (2). LOB-St. Louis 10, Boston 8. 2B-Nootbaar 2 (5), Goldschmidt (15), Gorman (7), Verdugo (13). HR-DeJong (4), Knizner (2), Arenado (6). SB-Arenado (2). IP H R ER BB SOSt. Louis Mikolas W,2-1 6 4 1 1 2 0 Cabrera 1 1 0 0 2 2 Hicks 1 0 0 0 1 3 Stratton 1 0 0 0 0 2 Boston Kluber L,2-5 5 7 4 4 3 5 Bernardino 2 / 3 2 2 2 1 1 Brasier 2 1 / 3 4 3 3 0 2 Bleier 1 1 0 0 0 0 WP-Brasier.Umpires-Home, Vic Carapazza; First, Adam Hamari; Second, Nick Mahrley; Third, Derek Thomas.T-3:01. A-27,732 (37,755). MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Harper ejected for charging dugout, Freeland pitches Rockies past Phi llies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER — Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected for charging ColoradoÂ’s dugout, and Kyle Freeland dominated for six innings on his 30th birthday in the RockiesÂ’ 4-0 win Sunday. Harper appeared to re spond to Colorado reliever Jake Bird, who clapped a hand against his glove and said something in the di rection of the Philadelphia dugout after the last out of the top of the seventh. Harper was initially re strained by Rockies catch er Elias DÃaz, then Phillies third base coach Dusty Wathan prevented the two-time NL MVP from enter ing a group of players and coaches gathered near the rst-base line. Bird was also eject ed. Phillies manager Rob Thomson had been thrown out the previous inning after arguing with plate umpire Ryan Wills over a called third strike on Kyle Schwar ber. PhiladelphiaÂ’s sea son-high ve-game winning streak was stopped. Colorado has won nine of 13 following an 8-20 start. Freeland (4-4) allowed four hits and struck out eight. Aaron Nola (3-3) gave up four runs in seven innings. ——— Dodgers 4, Padres 0 LOS ANGELES – Tony Gonsolin and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, Mookie Betts launched a two-run homer and Los Angeles blanked San Diego to complete a three-game sweep for its fifth straight victory. Gonsolin (1-1) allowed two hits over five innings, struck out six and walked one in lowering his ERA to 1.42 in the DodgersÂ’ third shutout of the season. Miguel Vargas had a two-run double in the sixth after Brent Hon eywell replaced Ryan Weathers (1-2), who was recalled from Tri ple-A El Paso to make his fourth start this season. San Diego scored just four runs in the series. The Padres have lost five in a row and seven of eight. Blue Jays 6, Braves 5 TORONTO – Danny Jansen hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and Toronto rallied past Atlanta to complete a three-game sweep. With the Blue Jays trailing 5-4, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. thought he tied the game to begin the ninth, pumping his fist as he watched his deep drive to right field. But Guer rero was held to a single when the ball hit the wall. Toronto loaded the bases with two outs before Jansen singled off Raisel Iglesias (1-1), driving in Guerrero and Matt Chapman. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer, and Ronald Acuña Jr. and Kevin Pillar each added a solo shot for the Braves, who have lost nine straight to Toronto. Nate Pearson (1-0) worked one inning for the win. Cardinals 9, Red Sox 1 BOSTON – Nolan Arenado and Andrew Knizner each hit a two-run homer, and St. Louis routed Boston to complete a three-game sweep. Paul DeJong added a solo shot and Arenado drove in four runs for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in seven games since an eight-game losing streak. Their previous two wins came on ninth-inning rallies against closer Kenley Jansen at Fenway Park. Lars Nootbaar had three hits and scored three times for St. Louis. Miles Mikolas (2-1) pitched six innings of one-run ball. Corey Kluber (2-5) gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings as the Red Sox lost for the fifth time in six games. It was the first series sweep this season for St. Louis (16-25), which owns the NLÂ’s worst record. Arena do homered over the Green Mon ster once in each game of the series. Pirates 4, Orioles 0 BALTIMORE – Mitch Keller struck out a career-high 13 in his second straight outstanding start, and Pittsburgh blanked Baltimore to win for only the second time in 13 games. The Pirates avoided a sweep after dropping the first two games of the series. Keller (5-1) allowed four hits in seven innings and did not walk a batter. Colin Holderman and David Bednar pitched out of trouble to close it out. Ji Hwan Bae had a two-run sin gle. Kyle Gibson (4-3) gave up four runs in five innings for the Orioles. Astros 4, White Sox 3 CHICAGO – Yainer Diaz hit his first major league home run to back rookie Hunter Brown (4-1), who allowed three runs in 5 2 / 3 innings and tied his career high with eight strikeouts. Houston won for the fourth time in five games. Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run double in the first, advanced on shortstop Tim AndersonÂ’s throwing error and scored on Kyle TuckerÂ’s sacrifice fly as the Astros built a 3-0 lead. Diaz homered off Lucas Giolito (2-3) in the fourth. Ryan Pressly pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his seventh save. Guardians 4, Angels 3 CLEVELAND – Josh Naylor hit a three-run homer off Carlos Estévez in the eighth, his third go-ahead homer in three days in that same inning. Angels starter Patrick Sandoval (3-2) had held the Guardians to five hits in 7 2 / 3 innings. James Karinchak (1-4) got one out in the eighth, retiring pinch-hit ter Mike Trout on a drive to center knocked down by the wind. Emmanuel Clase gave up Sho hei OhtaniÂ’s two-run single in the ninth before retiring Brandon Drury for his 14th save as the Guardians won the series. Rangers 11, Athletics 3 OAKLAND, Calif. – Adolis GarcÃa doubled against Austin Pruitt (0-1) to start an eight-run eighth inning capped by his second grand slam this season as Texas took three of four in the series. GarcÃa had three hits and five RBIs. He has 10 homers and leads the majors with 42 RBIs. Oakland dropped to a major league-worst 9-33 and is on pace finish 35-127. The game drew 7,793 to the Coliseum, the finale of a four-game series that totaled 25,547. Texas led 3-1 on Robbie Gross manÂ’s two-run homer and GarcÃaÂ’s RBI single before Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer in the seventh off Jonathan Hernández (1-1). Diamondbacks 2, Giants 1 PHOENIX – Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove home Christian Walker with a double in the ninth inning, lifting Arizona over San Francisco. The Diamondbacks won three of four in the series and improved to 23-18. Walker started the winning rally with a walk against reliever Tyler Rogers (0-3). Michael Conforto opened the scoring with a homer for San Fran cisco in the fourth. Josh Rojas had an RBI double for Arizona in the fifth. Miguel Castro (2-1) got the win with a scoreless ninth, striking out two. Nationals 3, Mets 2, com pletion of suspended game Mets 8, Nationals 2 WASHINGTON – Max Scherzer pitched five steady innings in his return from neck spasms and New York finally broke loose for eight runs in the fifth to beat Washington. Slumping outfielders Starling Marte and Mark Canha both had two hits and two RBIs during New YorkÂ’s biggest inning this season. After losing 3-2 hours earlier in the completion of a game sus pended Saturday because of rain, the $355 million Mets (20-21) improved to 6-14 in their last 20. The 38-year-old Scherzer (3-2) allowed one run and two hits against his former team, striking out six and walking two. He threw 83 pitches and lowered his ERA to 4.88. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was scratched from his scheduled start last Tuesday in Cincinnati due to neck spasms. Jake Irvin (1-1) took his first major league loss, permitting a career-high six runs in 4 2 / 3 innings. In the completion of SaturdayÂ’s game, suspended in the third inning after a rain delay that lasted 3 hours, 56 minutes, Nationals center fielder Alex Call made a pair of outstanding defensive plays in the ninth to preserve a 3-2 win. CJ Abrams broke a 2-all tie in the seventh with a home run off Dominic Leone (0-1). Kyle Finneg an notched his eighth save. Call also made a nice running catch for the final out of the sev enth to back Hunter Harvey (2-0), who pitched 1 2 / 3 hitless innings. Tigers 5, Mariners 3 DETROIT – Riley Greene had three hits, Javier Báez drove in two runs and Detroit beat Seattle to prevent a three-game sweep. With the bases loaded in the seventh inning, Mariners reliever Matt Brash hit Nick Maton on the foot with a pitch to force in the go-ahead run. Brash then walked Andy Ibáñez, making it 5-3. Akil Baddoo knocked in the tying run for the Tigers with an RBI double in the sixth. Jason Foley (1-1) pitched a scoreless seventh and Alex Lange struck out two in a hitless ninth for his seventh save. He whiffed Teos car Hernández with two on to end it. Gabe Speier (1-1) took the loss. Twins 16, Cubs 3 MINNEAPOLIS – Trevor Larnach hit a three-run homer, Joey Gallo connected for the second straight game and Louie Varland pitched 6 1 / 3 solid innings as Minnesota rout ed Chicago. Varland (1-0) earned his second career win in his ninth major league start for his hometown Twins, who won their second consecutive series. They posted season highs in runs and hits (18) for the second game in a row after SaturdayÂ’s 11-1 victory against the Cubs. Larnach, in his second game since being recalled from Triple-A to replace injured Max Kepler, hit his fourth homer of the season as part of a seven-run third. Marcus Stroman (2-4) gave up six runs in 2 2 / 3 innings, his short est outing that wasnÂ’t cut short due to injury or weather since 2018. Christopher Morel and Seiya Suzuki homered for Chicago, which has lost five of seven. Marlins 3, Reds 1 MIAMI – Bryan De La Cruz dou bled twice and singled, and Miami avoided a three-game sweep against Cincinnati. Activated from the injured list before the game, Garrett Cooper had two hits and drove in a run for the Marlins, who snapped a five-game home skid. CooperÂ’s RBI double and De La CruzÂ’s run-scoring single in the seventh broke a 1-all tie. Garrett Hampson doubled against Kevin Herget (1-1) to lead off the inning. Tanner Scott (3-1) pitched a scoreless seventh and Dylan Floro closed for his second save. Brewers 9, Royals 6 MILWAUKEE – Christian Yelich homered in the first inning and scored on a bizarre play as part of MilwaukeeÂ’s seven-run outburst against Kansas City in the third. Brice Turang added a three-run shot and Mike Brosseau also hom ered as the NL Central leaders completed a three-game sweep. David Zalubowski / AP Philadelphia PhilliesÂ’ Bryce Harper, center right, is restrained by, from front left to right, Colorado RockiesÂ’ Ryan McMahon, first base umpire Ben May and Phillies third base coach Dusty Wathan after reacting to a taunt by Rockies relief pitcher Jake Bird in the seventh inning of SundayÂ’s game in Denver.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 15, 2023 B3 NBA SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Friday, May 12 Miami 96, New York 92, Miami wins series 4–2L.A. Lakers 122, Golden State 101, L.A. Lak ers wins series 4–2 Sunday, May 14 Boston 112, Phila. 88, Boston wins series 4–3 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Tuesday, May 16 L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 Miami at Boston, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18 L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20 Denver at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 22 Denver at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 x-L.A. Lakers at Denver, TBA Friday, May 26 x-Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBA Sunday, May 28 x-L.A. Lakers at Denver, TBA NHL SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, May 13 Seattle 6, Dallas 3, series tied 3–3 Sunday, May 14 Vegas at Edmonton Monday, May 15 Seattle at Dallas, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 16 x-Edmonton at Vegas, TBA AUTO RACING NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 Results Sunday At Darlington Raceway Darlington, S.C. Lap length: 1.37 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) William Byron, Chevrolet, 295 laps, 56 points.2. (20) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 295, 42.3. (21) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 295, 34.4. (10) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 295, 44.5. (2) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 295, 40.6. (14) Harrison Burton, Ford, 295, 31.7. (12) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 295, 45.8. (22) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 295, 29.9. (11) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 295, 31.10. (27) Chris Buescher, Ford, 295, 27.11. (24) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 295, 26.12. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 295, 25.13. (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 295, 30.14. (16) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 295, 29.15. (32) Ryan Preece, Ford, 295, 22.16. (13) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 295, 21.17. (31) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 295, 20.18. (15) Joey Logano, Ford, 295, 19.19. (25) Austin Cindric, Ford, 295, 18.20. (7) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 295, 25.21. (17) Aric Almirola, Ford, 295, 16.22. (9) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 295, 17.23. (30) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 294, 14.24. (34) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, 293, 13.25. (28) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 293, 12.26. (29) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 293, 11.27. (33) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 293, 10.28. (26) Ryan Newman, Ford, 291, 9.29. (5) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, accident, 287, 25.30. (23) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 286, 0.31. (1) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, accident, 280, 17.32. (35) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, garage, 226, 5.33. (19) Michael McDowell, Ford, accident, 200, 4.34. (6) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, accident, 199, 3.35. (18) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, accident, 196, 2.36. (36) Brennan Poole, Ford, transmission, 39, 0. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 118.877 mph.Time of Race: 3 hours, 23 minutes, 23 seconds.Margin of Victory: .781 seconds.Caution Flags: 8 for 47 laps.Lead Changes: 19 among 8 drivers.Lap Leaders: M.Truex 0; B.Wallace 1; M.Truex 2-138; R.Blaney 139-141; B.Wal lace 142; M.Truex 143-150; R.Chastain 151-189; K.Larson 190-202; R.Chastain 203-247; K.Harvick 248-251; R.Blaney 252; B.Wallace 253; D.Hamlin 254-262; K.Larson 263-276; R.Chastain 277; K.Lar son 278-279; R.Chastain 280-287; W.Byron 288-292; K.Harvick 293; W.Byron 294-295Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Truex, 3 times for 145 laps; R.Chastain, 4 times for 93 laps; K.Larson, 3 times for 29 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 9 laps; W.Byron, 2 times for 7 laps; K.Harvick, 2 times for 5 laps; R.Blaney, 2 times for 4 laps; B.Wallace, 3 times for 3 laps.Wins: W.Byron, 3; K.Larson, 2; K.Busch, 2; C.Bell, 1; D.Hamlin, 1; M.Truex, 1; T.Reddick, 1; J.Logano, 1; R.Stenhouse, 1.Top 16 in Points: 1. R.Chastain, 429; 2. C. Bell, 402; 3. K.Harvick, 400; 4. D.Hamlin, 393; 5. W.Byron, 387; 6. M.Truex, 385; 7. R.Blaney, 381; 8. T.Reddick, 371; 9. B.Kes elowski, 365; 10. K.Larson, 363; 11. K.Bus ch, 353; 12. J.Logano, 334; 13. C.Buescher, 329; 14. R.Stenhouse, 325; 15. B.Wallace, 293; 16. C.Briscoe, 275. TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled INF Joey Ortiz from Norfolk (IL). Optioned LHP Nick Vespi to Norfolk. C Luis Torrens cleared waivers and elected free agency.CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated INF Jake Burger from the 10-day IL. Optioned C Carlos Perez to Charlotte (IL).LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled RHP Zack Weiss from Salt Lake (PCL). Designat ed RHP Ryan Tepera for assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES — Assigned SS Os wald Peraza to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) on a rehab assignment.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated INF Al demys Diaz from the 10-day IL. Selected the contract of RHP Garrett Acton from Las Ve gas (PCL). Optioned RHP James Kaprielian and INF Kevin Smith to Las Vegas.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Activated RHP Zack Littell. Designated RHP Javy Guerra for as signment. National League CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Kevin Herget from Louisville (IL). Selected the contracts of RHPs Alan Busenitz and Silvi no Bracho from Louisville. Optioned Levi Stoudt to Louisville. Placed LHP Nick Lodolo and RHP Casey Legumina on the 15-day IL. Transferred LHP Reiver Sanmartin and RHP Connor Overton to the 60-day IL.COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP Riley Pint from Albuquerque (PCL). Placed RHP Ryan Fetner on the 15-day IL. 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Byron made sure he was prepared for the reworks he thought could happen. Boom!Byron moved in front when Chastain and Larson wrecked while racing for the lead on a restart with six laps left and held off Kevin Har vick in overtime to win the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. “We talked about it under the caution,” Byron said of a potential dustup. “I didnÂ’t think that they would wreck, but, obviously, it happened and we rolled on by.” Chastain and Larson have raced each other tooth-and-nail this season with inci dents impacting potential wins at Talladega and Do ver heading into the track “Too Tough To Tame.” It didnÂ’t take a rocket scientist – Byron is taking college courses at Liberty University – to know the two might tangle again. It was a measure of ret ribution for Byron, who was two laps from victory in this race year a year ago until he was shoved out of the way by eventual winner Joey Logano. “ItÂ’s pretty amazing,” By ron said. “Things have a way of working out.” He got away cleanly from Harvick on the green-white-checkered nish for his third win this season and seventh of his career. Harvick was second and Chase Elliott third, his best nish since returning to NASCAR from a broken leg while snowboarding. Brad Keselowski was fourth, followed by Bubba Wallace, Harrison Burton, Kyle Busch, Justin Haley, Ryan Blaney and Chris Buescher. It was the 100th win for Hendrick MotorsportsÂ’ No. 24 car and the organiza tionÂ’s rst victory at Dar lington since Jimmie John son won the 2012 race. It looked like 2021 champ Larson or points leader Chastain had the stron gest cars and gured to be there at the end. Instead, Chastain was alongside Larson during a restart and admitted trying to squeeze his competitor against the wall in turn two. Both wound up wrecking. Larson nished 20th and Chastain, who punched Noah Gragson in a pit-road confrontation a week ago at Kansas, was 29th. “I wanted to squeeze him, I wanted to push him up, weÂ’ve been trading back and forth all day. I wanted to push him up for sure,” Chastain said. LarsonÂ’s crew chief Cliff Daniels angrily said on the radio, “three races heÂ’s tak en us out of.” “Children,” TV analyst and racing great Bill El liott said. “You put ‘em in a sandbox together and they canÂ’t play.” Larson moved into the lead when Denny Hamlin went to the pits with 30 laps remaining and was in prime position for victory until tangling with Chastain. “He doesnÂ’t have to be that aggressive,” winning owner Rick Hendrick said of Chastain. “HeÂ’s going to make a lot of enemies.” Martin Truex Jr. started from the pole and led 145 of the rst 151 laps before he was clipped by Chastain at the end of stage. Chastain led 93 laps and has not won since Tallade ga in April 2022, a stretch of 39 races.The big onesTruex turned into Joey Logano while the two were running third and fourth with less than 15 laps left that touched off an eight-car accident, scrambling the eld. That wreck followed an earlier dustup when Erik Jones, who won the South ern 500 here last Labor Day weekend, had his right, rear tire spin off the car on lap 193 and immediately got sideways with those be hind him having almost no chance to escape the wreck. Those caught up behind Jones included Noah Grag son, Daniel Suarez, Austin Dillon, Ty Gibbs and Ryan Newman, who was com peting in his rst race since the the 2021 season nale as he returned to NASCAR with Rick Ware Racing.All-timersDarlington Raceway con tinued its celebration of NASCARÂ’s 75th anniver sary with a gathering of 33 of those named as its 75 greatest drivers. The hon orees included 95-year-old Herschel McGriff. The Hall of Famer McGriff compet ed in the rst Southern 500 in 1950, driving from his home in Oregon to rural South Carolina, running the race – and nishing ninth – before taking the car back home across the country. “I canÂ’t get away from rac ing,” McGriff said Sunday. “IÂ’m 95, so IÂ’ve got a few years left.”Up nextNext week is the NA SCAR All-Star Open at re vamped North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Caro lina. The 0.625-mile short track was a regular on the NASCAR schedule from 1949 through 1996 before the series left. But after a spirited effort to revive the old, country track, own er Speedway Motorsports would host the all-star race as part of NASCARÂ’s 75th anniversary celebration. Matt Kelley / AP William Byron (24) competes during SundayÂ’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. To register online go to Citrusschools.org, click on Parents (Top right-hand), Scroll Down to Online Pay ment-RevTrak (Left side), Scroll down to Panther Bas ketball Camp and ll out the information on the left. Contact Frank Vilardi at 352-270-2246 for more in formation. BRIEFSFrom page B1 Trevor Kelley, his sixth home run this season and third in ve games. Judge ended the game with a 399-foot yout, giv ing Adam his fth save. When Siri caught the ball, the reliever tapped a glove over his heart. “I thought that was like 30 rows deep,” Adam said. “But thankfully he missed more than I thought.” Judge hit the ball into a 10 mph wind. “I hit it good but off the bat I hit it too high, espe cially you know how deep it is out there,” Judge said. “IÂ’m kind of praying for a miracle once it got up there.” Tampa Bay built its 3-0 lead on Brandon LoweÂ’s groundout in the rst and sacrice y in the third along with Issac ParedesÂ’ RBI single. LoweÂ’s ground out scored Yandy DÃaz, who left with left groin tightness and will get an MRI on MondayÂ’s off day. Eln allowed four runs and seven hits in six in nings and struck out nine. He allowed both homers after taking a comebacker from Volpe off a thigh. Schmidt, coming off his rst career win as a starter, allowed a career-high seven runs and six hits in 4 2 / 3 in nings.Excuse meSchmidt collided with Tampa Bay third base coach Brady Williams in the fourth. Walls hit a triple that Judge could not make a running catch on and when Schmidt raced over to back up the play, he bowled over Williams. “No fault by anybody,” Cash said. “It looked like Schmidt was running and the umpire got out of the way and didnÂ’t realize that Brady was standing right there. IÂ’m glad both of them are ok. That was two big guys that collided pret ty good.” In the sixth, Siri collid ed with Volpe racing back to second base on AbreuÂ’s pickoff toss.OuchParedes was hit near the elbow in consecutive plate appearances in the sixth and eighth. The Rays have been hit seven times by the Yankees this season.Minor League no-hitterNew YorkÂ’s Class A Tam pa Tarpons were no-hit by Fort Myers RHP Cory Lewis and three relievers. Lewis, who taught himself to throw a knuckleball at age 10, struck out seven in 5 2 / 3 innings.TrainerÂ’s roomRays: RHP Pete Fair banks (right forearm in ammation), who struck out two in a rehab appear ance for Triple-A Durham Friday, is expected to be activated for TuesdayÂ’s series opener at the Mets. Fairbanks has been on the injured list since May 3. Â… RHP Zack Littell was added to the active ros ter and RHP Javy Guerra was designated for assign ment. Yankees: LHP Carlos Rodón (strained left fore arm) played catch for the second straight day and threw from a distance of 60 to 75 feet. He will increase his distance Monday, six days after an injection of a painkiller to his back. Â… RHP Luis Severino (right lat strain) could start next Sunday in Cincinnati if his rehab start on Tuesday goes well. Â… INF Oswald Per aza (sprained right ankle) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre and went 1 for 4.Up nextRays: Face Justin Ver lander (1-1, 2.25) on Tues day in the opener of a three-game series at the Mets. Yankees: Open a fourgame series on Monday at Toronto and face Alek Ma noah (1-3, 4.83). RAYSFrom page B1 to a standing ovation from the crowd, which soon broke out in a “Beat the Heat!” chant. Miami beat Boston in six games in the 2020 East nals and the Celtics took a sev en-game matchup last season. “ItÂ’s the best time of the year,” Tatum said. “As a com petitor, I love the opportunity.” Newly crowned NBA MVP Joel Embiid scored 15 points on 5-for-18 shooting, and Tobias Harris scored 19 for Philadelphia. The Sixers lost in the conference seminals for the third straight year, and the fth time in six seasons; they have not gotten any far ther since reaching the NBA Finals in 2001 despite “The Process” – tanking their way to four top-three draft picks in a row, including Embiid. “I thought we had the right group. I really did,” said Sixers coach Doc Rivers, who was on the Boston bench when the Celtics won it all in 2008. “We played great all year and this loss absolutely diminish es what we did this year in some way. ... I think this team is headed right. I thought we took another step this season. And then tonight I think we took a step backward. But thatÂ’s OK. That happens, too.” CELTICSFrom page B1 GOLF PGA Tour AT&T Byron Nelson Par Scores Sunday At TPC Craig Ranch McKinney, Texas Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,414; Par: 71 Final Round Jason Day (500), $1,710,000 64-69-66-62—261 -23Austin Eckroat (245), $845,500 69-65-63-65—262 -22Si Woo Kim (245), $845,500 65-66-68-63—262 -22C.T. Pan (135), $465,500 67-66-68-62—263 -21Zecheng Dou (100), $351,500 63-70-64-67—264 -20Tyrrell Hatton (100), $351,500 68-67-65-64—264 -20Scottie Schefer (100), $351,500 64-64-71-65—264 -20Vincent Norrman (80), $277,875 68-66-65-66—265 -19Ryan Palmer (80), $277,875 64-65-68-68—265 -19Adam Scott (80), $277,875 63-71-68-63—265 -19Stephan Jaeger (65), $220,875 67-71-65-63—266 -18Kevin Tway (65), $220,875 66-71-66-63—266 -18Richy Werenski (65), $220,875 64-68-68-66—266 -18Byeong Hun An (53), $163,875 67-67-68-65—267 -17Mackenzie Hughes (53), $163,875 65-64-73-65—267 -17Sung Kang (53), $163,875 66-68-66-67—267 -17Carson Young (53), $163,875 70-68-63-66—267 -17Peter Kuest (0), $163,875 70-67-67-63—267 -17Joseph Bramlett (44), $121,125 68-67-67-66—268 -16Doug Ghim (44), $121,125 65-70-69-64—268 -16Scott Piercy (44), $121,125 64-69-69-66—268 -16Seamus Power (44), $121,125 69-66-69-64—268 -16 LIV Golf Tulsa Par Scores Sunday At Cedar Ridge Country Club Tulsa, Ok. Purse: $25 million Yardage: 7,213; Par: 70 Final Round x-won rst playoff hole x-Dustin Johnson, $4,000,000 63-63-67-193 -17 Cameron Smith, $1,875,000 64-68-61-193 -17 Branden Grace, $1,875,000 61-67-65-193 -17 Harold Varner III, $1,000,000 67-69-61-197 -13 Eugenio Chacarra, $703,333 69-65-64-198 -12 Brooks Koepka, $703,333 68-65-65-198 -12 Bryson DeChambeau, $703,333 68-63-67-198 -12 Dean Burmester, $468,333 67-68-64-199 -11 Joaquin Niemann, $468,333 64-70-65-199 -11 Bubba Watson, $468,333 66-64-69-199 -11 Jason Kokrak, $350,000 70-67-63-200 -10 Patrick Reed, $350,000 69-67-64-200 -10 Anirban Lahir, $350,000 68-67-65-200 -10 Charles Howell III, $350,000 70-64-66-200 -10 Brendan Steele, $350,000 63-69-68-200 -10 PGA Tour Champions Regions Tradition Par Scores Sunday At Greystone GC Birmingham, Ala. Purse: $2.5 million Yardage: 7,249; Par: 72 Final Round Steve Stricker, $375,000 68-68-64-65—265 -23Ernie Els, $200,000 68-66-72-65—271 -17Robert Karlsson, $200,000 71-66-63-71—271 -17Jerry Kelly, $150,000 69-68-67-68—272 -16Paul Broadhurst, $97,500 67-68-68-70—273 -15Marco Dawson, $97,500 71-68-66-68—273 -15Padraig Harrington, $97,500 68-69-65-71—273 -15Miguel Angel Jimenez, $97,500 70-68-67-68—273 -15Alex Cejka, $67,500 69-68-67-71—275 -13Darren Clarke, $67,500 71-69-70-65—275 -13Stephen Ames, $53,125 70-70-67-70—277 -11 Richard Green, $53,125 70-72-65-70—277 -11Steve Jones, $53,125 73-69-65-70—277 -11Timothy OÂ’Neal, $53,125 67-69-68-73—277 -11Dicky Pride, $42,500 71-68-69-70—278 -10Vijay Singh, $42,500 72-68-68-70—278 -10Mike Weir, $42,500 70-68-71-69—278 -10 LPGA Tour Cognizant Founders Cup Par Scores Sunday At Upper Montclair Country Club Clifton, N.J. Purse: $3 million Yardage: 6,536; Par: 72 Final Round (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Jin Young Ko, $450,000 68-68-72-67—275 -13Minjee Lee, $282,165 68-69-67-71—275 -13Ashleigh Buhai, $204,690 71-69-68-70—278 -10Hae-Ran Ryu, $158,344 67-70-70-73—280 -8Aditi Ashok, $106,336 69-68-71-73—281 -7Atthaya Thitikul, $106,336 68-73-69-71—281 -7Angel Yin, $106,336 69-70-68-74—281 -7Nasa Hataoka, $76,470 68-71-71-72—282 -6Cheyenne Knight, $68,746 68-70-71-74—283 -5Georgia Hall, $58,188 71-69-71-73—284 -4Grace Kim, $58,188 69-72-68-75—284 -4Madelene Sagstrom, $58,188 71-69-75-69—284 -4Hye Jin Choi, $46,344 68-71-74-72—285 -3Ariya Jutanugarn, $46,344 72-70-72-71—285 -3Sarah Kemp, $46,344 71-65-75-74—285 -3Anna Nordqvist, $46,344 69-72-71-73—285 -3 DP World Tour Soudal Open Par Scores Sunday At Rinkven International GC Antwerp, Belgium Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,940; Par: 71 Final Round Simon Forsstrom $311,277 64-67-67-69—267 -17Jens Dantorp, $201,382 65-69-67-67—268 -16Thorbjorn Olesen, $115,337 68-67-69-66—270 -14Alexander Bjork, $77,746 66-69-69-67—271 -13Mike Lorenzo-Vera, $77,746 68-70-64-69—271 -13Matthew Southgate, $77,746 69-70-64-68—271 -13Thomas Detry, $47,233 67-66-66-73—272 -12James Morrison, $47,233 65-69-70-68—272 -12Richie Ramsay, $47,233 68-68-66-70—272 -12Dan Bradbury, $31,855 69-70-66-68—273 -11Aaron Cockerill, $31,855 70-70-66-67—273 -11Ryo Hisatsune, $31,855 66-71-67-69—273 -11Yeongsu Kim, $31,855 72-64-67-70—273 -11Andrew Wilson, $31,855 65-71-66-71—273 -11Kiradech Aphibarnrat, $23,852 69-68-68-69—274 -10Julien Brun, $23,852 67-67-67-73—274 -10Deon Germishuys, $23,852 69-71-68-66—274 -10Gregory Havret, $23,852 69-70-66-69—274 -10Angel Hidalgo, $23,852 70-68-69-67—274 -10Jeong-Weon Ko, $23,852 66-66-72-70—274 -10Adrian Otaegui, $23,852 69-69-71-65—274 -10Pedro Figueiredo, $19,314 69-70-68-68—275 -9Marcus Kinhult, $19,314 66-71-68-70—275 -9Eddie Pepperell, $19,314 68-70-70-67—275 -9Robin Sciot-Siegrist, $19,314 67-72-68-68—275 -9Darius Van Driel, $19,314 69-68-67-71—275 -9Fabrizio Zanotti, $19,314 69-66-70-70—275 -9Marcus Armitage, $16,294 71-65-69-71—276 -8Daniel Brown, $16,294 68-68-70-70—276 -8David Horsey, $16,294 67-71-65-73—276 -8Craig Howie, $16,294 69-67-69-71—276 -8John Murphy, $16,294 69-71-65-71—276 -8
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 15, 2023 B5A & P Ex-boyfriend’s persistence wears thinDEAR AMY: I dated a former boyfriend over three years ago. We met through a dating app. I was in the process of moving to the same area where he lived (but not because of him). He broke up with me, and I was OK with that. Afterward, he contacted me a few more times. A few months after we broke up, I agreed to meet with him, thinking that it would nally end his con-tact. I stated I was not in-terested in pursuing any relationship. I blocked him on my phone after the meet-up, and thought it was done. Since then, he has emailed me several times, once while I was dating my (now) husband. I ignored the email. He then “friend requested” me on my social media and professional pro les. All rejected. He emailed me again. I replied, stating that I wished no more contact, as I was now married. My email was short and to the point, but not mean. He friend-requested me again on social media and even went as far as to email me on my work email shortly after. I blocked him from everything again.My husband is fully aware of each contact, and we decided together how to react. I just received yet another email (three months later) asking to meet up. I would like to ignore this one, but truly do not have a clue why he continues to contact me after I asked for the communi-cation to cease. It has been almost three years since we dated. I have no desire for any relationship. I just want him to stop. – Exasperated Woman DEAR EXASPERATED: You’ve already stated that you don’t want any more contact, and he has chosen to persist. There is nothing more to say, and so you should not respond at all. Putting the most benign spin on this, it sounds like this guy has set a reminder to reach out to you every three months or so, and he does not have the capacity or moti-vation to respect your very clearly stated cue that you’re done. I suggest that you create a “rule” for his email address, and send any email from him straight into a folder. (You should also check with your company’s HR/IT depart-ment regarding any further attempts to connect with you through work channels.) This allows you to occasionally check to see if he is persisting or escalating. It will also provide evidence of his contact in case you become concerned enough to pursue legal action. Print out any emails (along with the header, listing his email address). Check your state’s laws regarding ling for a restrain-ing order for cyberstalking. Doing this research now will prepare you if he escalates and you feel threatened. DEAR AMY: I had my DNA tested, as have some of my second cousins, and in one case the results are disturbing. One cousin’s paternal grandfather and my maternal grandmother were siblings, but our percent-DNA match is above the feasible range for second cousins and cen-tered on the range for rst cousins once removed. My matches with six other cousins with the same great-grandparents (they had nine kids) are smack in the middle of the normal range. Long story short (having researched DNA results interpretation for other rea-sons), this cousin’s supposed grandfather is probably actually his biological father. Looking at his online family tree, my cousin was born in 1945, his father served overseas in the navy during WWII, and his grandfather lived in the same town as his mother. Am I right in not bringing this up nor discussing it with him or anyone else? It doesn’t really affect his or his kids’ genetic health history. All the actors in this drama are long dead. I have no idea whether my cousin has gured this out, but I think this is truly a situation to let sleeping dogs lie. – Know Too Much DEAR KNOW TOO MUCH: I’m with you. We’ll see how readers respond to this DNA dilemma. DEAR AMY: Thank you for your response to “Harassed Mom,” who was sexually harassed as a teen by her parents’ friend, “Roger.” I appreciated that you advised this mother to be extremely frank about this with her own teen daughter, and to also confront Roger. I endured this silently when I was a teen, much to my regret. – Been There DEAR BEEN THERE: It’s important that we as a society continue to encourage our chil-dren to report these violations, although the reasons for remaining silent are often complex. 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NOExperiencenecessary Trainingandcertification available Mustbeatleast18yearsof ageorolder CrownCourt (352)344-5555 Lic#AL10580 Jason Day gets first win in five years at Byron Nelson ASSOCIATED PRESS McKINNEY, Texas — Jason Day didn’t make the Mother’s Day connec tion until he saw his late mom’s name on the back of his caddie’s bib on the rst green during the nal round of the Byron Nel son. That was just one more reason for the emotions to ow over the Australian’s rst victory in ve years. Day shot 9-under 62 for a one-shot victory over Aus tin Eckroat and Si Woo Kim on Sunday, ending a drought plagued by health issues that overlapped with Dening Day’s long battle with lung cancer before her death a little more than a year ago. “It was very emotional to go through and to experi ence what she was going through, then I had injuries on top of all of that going on in my life,” Day said. “It feels strange to be sit ting here.” Day, winless in 105 starts since the 2018 Wells Far go, took his rst outright lead from a large group of contenders when he broke a tie at 20 under with hometown favorite Scottie Schefer with a chip-in for birdie at the par-4 12th. It was the second-tough est hole of the week after being converted from a par-5 from the rst two years the Nelson was held at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, about 30 miles north of Dallas. Day nished 23 under while ending his victory drought the week before the PGA Championship. The only major among the 35-year-old’s 13 wins was the 2015 PGA. Day’s rst career PGA Tour victory came at the 2010 Nelson, and the vic tories kept coming until issues his back and vertigo had him on the verge of leaving the game in recent years. “To be on the other side of it, be healthy, feeling good about my game, nally winning again,” Day said. “No better feeling, really.” C.T. Pan nished at 21-under 263 with two ea gles on the back nine in a career-low 62, driving the green on the par-4 14th and making a 24-foot putt. His eagle at the par-5 18th got him within a shot of Day. Schefer nished at 20 under with a nal-round 65 after a par on 18, where a day earlier his second shot hit the lip of a fairway bunker and stayed in it on the way to a bogey.Johnson rallies from triple bogey to win LIV Golf Tulsa in playoff BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Dustin Johnson overcame a triple bogey Sunday by making birdie on the 18th hole to join a playoff and another bird ie on the 18th to win LIV Golf Tulsa for his rst win this year. The victory was John son’s second since he joined LIV Golf a year ago. He also won outside Boston in a three-man playoff. This one required some clutch shots on the closing hole at rain-soaked Cedar Ridge for Johnson to take down British Open cham pion Cameron Smith and Branden Grace. Johnson, who closed with a 3-under 67, was trailing Smith (61) and Grace (65) by one shot when he hit his drive into the left rough on the 18th, partially blocked by a tree. He hit sand wedge over the corner of the tree to about 12 feet and made the birdie. Smith was on the range waiting, having already birdied the 18th for his 61, tying the LIV record that Grace set in the opening round. Grace two-putt ed from 35 feet on the nal hole, which put him in a playoff and assured his South African team “Stinger” its rst team win of the year. In the playoff, all three players were roughly on the same line, with Grace putting from the fringe. Grace missed to the left, Johnson holed his putt from 15 feet and Smith missed from 12 feet to the right of the hole. All of this was made pos sible by Johnson making a mess of the par-3 10th hole. He had a shot bounce down a path into the water, a muddy lie and missed 4-foot putt. It added to a triple bogey, allowing Grace to take the lead. Stricker wins 2nd straight Regions Tradition championship BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A close contest for three days, the Regions Tradi tion ultimately ended up in just another six-stroke victory for Steve Stricker. It’s becoming a trend.Stricker tied the Regions Tradition record with a 23-under 265, including Sunday’s closing 65, and ran away with his second straight championship at the PGA Tour Champi ons major by six strokes over Ernie Els and Robert Karlsson. It’s his third win at the Tradition in the last ve at tempts – all by six shots— and gave the 56-year-old ve major wins, sixth-most on the 50-and-over tour. He also has two run ner-up nishes in that span on the par-72 Founders Course at Greystone. “It was a special week here again,” Stricker said. “I don’t know what it is about this place, but it brings out the best in me for some reason. I’ve played some really good golf here and today was no different. “I got off to a good start, birdieing the rst three holes kind of settled my nerves a little bit. I played really nicely all the way around.” Stricker’s late surge had pulled him into a tie with Karlsson entering the nal round, but he pulled away early. His birdie putt for the outright tournament scor ing record was only about a foot off on No. 18. Doug Tewell had set the Tradi tion record, going 23 un der in 2001. There was still scant dra ma in Stricker’s 13th victo ry in 55 tournaments after the rst few holes. Stricker extended his birdie streak to seven with three straight to open Sunday and went from a tie to a four-shot lead in just six holes, add ing to his Charles Schwab Cup points lead. He returned from a 58-minute weather delay with a birdie putt on No. 15 and added another on 16 to set up a drama-free nish. “After the rain delay when I came out and hit that putt and Robert missed his, that made me feel a lot better,” Stricker said. “It could have gone the other way. I could have missed, he could have made and all of a sudden it looks a lot different. We had some water coming up and then you never know.” After that, the battle for second was the lone re maining question down the stretch. Els nished with a bo gey-free 65 to rebound from Saturday’s 72. Ko wins Founders Cup for third time in five years, beating Minjee Lee in playoff CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Jin Young Ko overcam a four-shot decit to win the Founders Cup for the third time in ve years, getting the victory on the rst play off hole Sunday when de fending champion Minjee Lee three-putted for bogey. In winning for the 15th time on the LPGA Tour and the second time this year, Ko shot a nal round-best 5-under 67 in tough, windy conditions. The 27-year-old South Korean forced the playoff making a clutch downhill birdie from rough ly 15 feet on No. 18 to tie for the lead. Ko joins Lilia Vu as the only players with multiple wins on tour this year, earn ing $450,000 from the $3 million purse. The players went back to the par 4 No. 18 at the Upper Montclair Country Club for the playoff. Both players hit the green with their second shots with Lee being about 15 feet away and closer than Ko, who had a winding putt from right to left. Ko snuggled her birdie attempt to tap-in range and Lee went for the win, but putted it six feet past the hole, missing the par sav er to the right. Ko tapped in and then ran over and hugged her caddie, David Brooker. Lee gave away what would have been here ninth win on tour by squandering a three-shot 54-hole lead early and then blowing a two-shot lead with three holes to play with a bogey at No. 16 and the Ko’s late birdie. Lee shot a nal-round 1-under 71 and nished the 72-hole event at 13-under 275. Ko is the only player to repeat in this event, winning in 2019 and 2021. No event was held in 2020 because of COVID-19. Her three titles are the most by any winner in the event’s 12-year histo ry. Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa, who won the AIG Women’s Open last year, nished third at 10 under, a shot ahead of South Ko rean rookie Hae Ran Ryu in the event that honors the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour. Atthaya Thitikul of Thai land, Aditi Ashok of India and American Angel Yin shared fth place at 7-under – a shot ahead of Nasa Ha taoka of Japan. Lee started the round with a three-shot lead over Yin and Ashok with Ko in a group four off the lead. Ko closed the gap to two shots with birdies at Nos. 3 and 4, and and Lee handed the other two shots back when she hit a “fat” iron at the par 3 No. 6 into the water for a double bogey. That created a brief threeway tie for the lead with Yin at 10-under. Yin had started the day three shots off the lead and got to 10-under with a birdie at No. 2. Ko briey took the lead with a birdie at No. 7 and Lee answered from 10 feet minutes. Ko took at 1-shot with a birdie at the par-5 12th, but Lee opened a two-shot edge with birdies at 11, 12 and 15. Lee opened the door for Ko with a bogey at No. 16 after missing the fairway and Ko walked in with a deft downhill birdie putt at No. 18. Swedish golfer Forsström holds off countryman Dantorp to win Soudal Open ANTWERP, Belgium — Swedish golfer Simon Forsström held off coun tryman Jens Dantorp for a wire-to-wire victory at the Soudal Open on the Euro pean tour on Sunday. The 34-year-old Forsström was one stroke ahead of Belgium’s Thomas Detry overnight, but Dantorp’s late charge from third proved the main threat. Forsström did just enough with some late birdies for a 2-under 69 to nish 17-un der overall as Dantorp post ed 67 to end on 16 under. “I’m very happy, I don’t have any words,” Forsström said. “I just thought to give myself chances and hope fully some would drop.” Dane Thorbjørn Olesen (66) nished two shots be hind Dantorp in third place. The No. 429-ranked Forsström came through qualifying school at the end of last year to gain his tour card. “It means everything to me to nally make it. I was happy being out here after Q School,” he said. “I’m su per happy with the win and I proved to myself that I can win out here.” Detry (73) dropped back to a share of seventh place.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 15, 2023 B9 CLASSIFIEDS HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY .. NickKleftis .. NOWisthetimeto considerlistingyourhome, inventoryisdownand buyersareready. Callmefora FREEMarketAnalysis. Cell:352-270-1032 Office:352-726-6668 email: nick@nickkleftis.com BATH&SHOWERUPDATESi naslittleasONEDAY!Afforda bleprices-Nopaymentsfor 1 8months!Lifetimewarranty& p rofessionalinstalls.Senior& M ilitaryDiscountsavailable. Call: 888-460-2264 BETTYJ.POWELL Realtor "Yoursuccessismygoal... Makingfriendsalongtheway ismyreward!" BUYINGORSELLING? 352.422.6417 352.726.5855 E-Mail: bjpowell72@gmail.com LaWanda Watt LWattC21@gmail.com Thinkingofselling? Inventoryisdown andweneedlistings!! Callmefora FreeMarketAnalysis! 352-212-1989 Century21J.W.Morton RealEstate,Inc. 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LandmarkRealty KimberlyRetzer DirectLine 352-634-2904 MICHELEROSE Realtor "Simplyput I'llworkharder" 352-212-5097 isellcitruscounty @yahoo.com CravenRealty,Inc. 352-726-1515 HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY MikeCzerwinski Specializingin *GOPHERTORTOISE SURVEYS&RELOCATIONS *WETLANDSETBACKLINES *ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS MichaelG.Czerwinski,P.A ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 352-249-1012 mgcenvironmental.com 30+Yrs.Experience Ourofficecoversallof CITRUSandPINELLAS Counties! **FREE** MarketAnalysis PLANTATIONREALTY LISAVANDEBOE BROKER(R)OWNER 352-634-0129 www.plantation realtylistings.com PickJeanne Pickrelforall yourReal Estateneeds! CertifiedResidential Specialist. GraduateofReal EstateInstitute. 352-212-3410 Callfora FREE MarketAnalysis. pickjean@gmail.com Century21JWMorton RealEstateInc. HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY Debra"Debbie"Cleary Professional Representation IstheKEYtoSuccess! PROVENPRODUCER! MeadowcrestSpecialist ServingALLofCitrusCounty (352)601-6664 TROPICSHORESREALTY Thankyoutoallwhoserved. 38Clientsservedin2022 8.3 MILLION inSales 40yearsintheBusiness MayIhelpyounext? CALL(352)302-8046 DebInfantine-Realtor TropicShoresRealty Century21JWMorton RealEstate,Inc StefanStuart Realtor 352.212.0211 Honest Experienced HardWorking ForAwardWinning CustomerServicecontact StefanStuartC21@gmail.com HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY AGENTFOR SUGARMILLWOODS Sellers&Buyers FRUSTRATED? NEEDINGHELP? CALLME,NOW. HelloI'm WayneCormier KeyOne 352-422-0751 wayne@waynecormier.com "Haveagreatday andGodBless" THINKINGOFSELLING YOURHOME? LETMY25YEARSOF EXPERIENCEHELPYOU SELLYOURHOME! EXPERIENCECOUNTS! CALLMETODAYFORALL YOURREALESTATE NEEDS! *FreeHomeMarketAnalysis MARTHASATHER Realtor (352)212-3929 Martha.sather@gmail.com TropicShoresRealty TIMETOBUY ORSELL YOURMOBILE InALeasedLandPark? CALL LORELIELEBRUN LicensedRealtor&Mobile HomeBroker Century21 NatureCoast, 835NEHighway19, CrystalRiverFl. 352-613-3988 Unique&HistoricHomes, CommercialWaterfront& Land SMALLTOWNCOUNTRY LIFESTYLEOUR SPECIALTYSINCE1989 www.crosslandrealty.com "LETUSFINDYOU AVIEWTOLOVE" (352)726-6644 CrosslandRealty Inc. SAR011149 SPORTING GOODS BeautyBeltMassager Messagesyourwaist.Suntentownbrand. $25 352-419-4066 GOLFBALLS ExcellentTitleist,Callaway, Taylormade,Bridgestone. $10/doz. 352-228-9030 KAYAK Heritage11'kayak Riggedforfishing. $175 352-201-2656 WEIGHT 25lbcastirondumbbell $20 352.344.1515 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED *** INVERNESS 2/1GreatNeighborhood W/DHookup,Storage Rm.$725/mo.+Sec. 352-634-5499 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 6acres with 370ftofpavedroadfrontage Mixedresidential.LocatedEof Hwy19inHomosassa. Call352.422.6088 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE DUNNELLON NorthWilliamsSt 3000SFMOL; Commercialbuilding on.042acre **Forsaleorlease** MotivatedOwner Contact:AlIsnetto, PalmwoodRealty. 352-597-2500x202 ESTATEAUCTION SATMAY27&SUNMAY28 Preview9AM,Auctiontostart 10AMbothdays. 1540N.OttawaAve.Lecanto 3bed,3bathpoolhomeon 2.33acres. SellsonSaturdayat10AM.Bid onlineforhomeat HIBID.COM allcontentstosellafterwards. Formoreinfogoto www.allcoastauction.com 239-233-5281 AU415/AB3589 LovelySpaciousInterior 2bed2bath RecentlybeenremodeledNewwalkinshowers,NewAC Approx.1,600sqft Moreinfo.Call706-492-5119 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE HOMOSASSA 71CypressBlvd Outstanding3/2/2Pool Homeonanoversized LotinSMW Only$440,000 RE/MAX KathyGreen724.601.8619 kathygreensellshomes.com VACANT LOT 1.17Acre CornerLot 5923NBuffaloDr PineRidge$57,000 (352)513-4494 locatedonanIslandinNorth FloridawithAceHardware department,Conveniencest ore,Bar&3bed2bath house.Ownerretiringafter 10years.$1,400,000 352.498.5986 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Parklikemodelhomelocated atalovelymobileparkin SpringHill.Relocating MUSTSELLValuedat $10-$15,000duringsnowbird season.50andupcommunity $4,900 352.249.8036 ForSaleByOwner Tips,Products&Services Checkoutourwebsiteat CitrusFSBO.com StephenFairchild SalesAssociate SandDollarReferralsLLC 727.319.9393 CitrusFSBO@outlook.com REAL ESTATE FOR SALE DAVIDKURTZ Realtor VacantLand SPECIALIST Letmehelpyou BUY,SELLOR INVEST FREE/NoObligation MARKETANALYSIS foryourproperty. Residential&Commercial Century21 J.W.MortonRealEstate, Inverness,FL34450 CELL954-383-8786 Office352-726-6668 TRANSPORTATION WANTED ALLCARS,TRUCKS,SUVs, RV's/Upto$1,000& MORE!!!-FREETOWING (352)342-7037 TRANSPORTATION CARGOTRAILER 20228'X16'Arisingw/2ftV noserearrampdoorandside door110Vlights&plugsinside.Pulledlessthan800mi. LocatedinHomosassa $7500CallsOnly 407.705.9141 CUSTOMVAN 1998Savanna1500.Oneofa kind,rarefindw/only16,000 miles&garagekeptinTN. 2Captainchairseatsand entirecargoareaisopenand carpeted.Makingthisthe perfectcamperorhauling largerequipmentasthiswas designedforsuch. Refurbishedenginetiresand radio.Haveallreceiptstotaling 14,000alongwithletterfrom customcarshoponallwork donetobringthisvanbackto life.$18,500 Call901.377.4930 Tires Almostnew245/45/R19 Dunloptires-4available$50 352-860-2818
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B10 Monday, May 15, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle C Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then youÂ’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! 5/15/23 CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Relative biological effectiveness (abbr.) 4. Chinese philosophical principle 7. Branch 8. Jewish spiritual leader10. Slang for requests12. “So Human An Animal” author13. Rocker Billy14. British Air Aces16. Type of tree17. “Tough Little Boys” singer Gary19. State attorneys20. Goddess of fertility21. Localities25. Beloved singer Charles26. Clue27. Ridge of jagged rock below sea surface29. Helsinki neighborhood 30. Farm resident31. Ocean32. Where ballplayers work39. Unable to hear41. Cool!42. Cape Verde capital43. One point north of due east44. Kilo yard (abbr.)45. Middle Eastern nation46. It yields Manila hemp48. People operate it (abbr.)49. Regenerate50. Not healthy51. Chinese sword52. Mild expression of surprise CLUES DOWN 1. Unit of angle 2. Headgear to control a horse 3. Clots 4. Follows sigma 5. A woman who is the superior of a group of nuns 6. Greek units of weight5DGLRGLUHFWLRQ¿QGHU (abbr.) 9. Systems, doctrines, theories11. Stony waste matter14. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!15. Hostile to others18. U.S. State19. Not wet20. Something one thinks up22. Where beer is made23. Clumsy person 24. Belonging to us&DQDGLDQÀ\HUV28. Greek goddess of the dawn6QDNHOLNH¿VK31. Unhappy32. Fruit33. Not good34. Zero degrees Celsius35. Goo Goo DollsÂ’ hit36. Crawls into the head (folklore)37. Legally responsible38. Move in a playful way39. Regarded with deep affection3DUWQHUWRÀRZHG44. Native American tribe47. Head honcho rnrr rrr rrr   Â SOLUTIONSPeanuts WILLCONSTRUCTIONCORP. 352-628-2291 We alsoofferSafetyGrabBars, We atherStripping,InsuranceInspections r Siding Sof t Fa scia Skirting Ro of ov ers Ca rp orts Screen Roo ms De cks Wi ndo ws Do ors Ad ditions Pe rmi t An d En gineering Fe es Al lofour structures withstand 120mph winds 352-628-7519 LIENS 0515MCRNLIENS5/24NOS NOTICEOFSALE N OTICEISHEREBYGIVENthattheundersignedintendstosel l t hepersonalpropertydescribedbelowtoenforcealienimpos e d o nsaidpropertyunderTheFloridaSelfStorageFacilityActS tat u tes(Section83.801-83.809).Theundersignedwillsellatp ubli c s alebycompetitivebiddingonWednesday,May24th,2023,a t 1 0:00AMESTonLockerfox.com.Wheresaidpropertyisstore d a t: IstorageCrystalRiverat7957WGulftoLakeHighway , C rystalRiver,Florida34429. T hefollowing: N ame:Unit#Contents: S tephanieDriggers1053Furniture M elissaGolden1043Bike,Boxes K atrinaZalewski2007HouseholdGoods P urchasesmustbepaidforatthetimeofpurchasebycashonly . A llpurchaseditemsaresoldasis,whereis,andmustbere m ovedatthetimeofthesale.Salesaresubjecttocancellatio ni n t heeventofsettlementbetweenownerandobligatedparty. Datedthis8thdayofMayand15thdayofMay2023 0515MCRNLIENS5/26NOS NOTICEOFPUBLICSALE: K NIGHTLYSAUTOINC givesnoticethatthefollowin g v ehicles(s)maybesoldbypublicsaleat 6403WHOMOSASS A T R.HOMOSASSAFL.34448 tosatisfythelienfortheamoun t o wedoneachvehicleforanyrecovery,towing,orstorageser v iceschargesandadministrativefeesallowedpursuanttoFl or i dastatute713.78. 0 5/26/2023at8:00A.M. 4 M2EU48816UJ194872006MERC PublishedMay15,2023 TRANSPORTATION SIDEBYSIDE 2019PolarisRZR HighLifterwithmanyextras 170hours,1,153miles Local515.460.1173 BOATS 17ftBaylinerCapri w/Matchingtrailer,130HP,i/o w/lifejackets $3,950obo 352-270-8917 1997SPORTSCRAFTFISHMASTER ,27ft.,new2021twi n 350VortecMtrsw/650Holly doublepumpers,includeselectronics&safetygear,etc., alum.3-axleTrailer,$28,500 Local864-247-6395 1999SeaPro 235Walkaround,200HPJohnson,lowhours,2004Aluminumtrailer,$14,900 352-447-1244 97Hydrosport 22'withbrandnewSuzuki150 has3hoursonit,boat&trailer. $18,000 352-302-4705 IBUYBOATS CASHPAIDFOR ALLBOATS $$CALLVINCE$$ LOCAL 941-301-9946 OUTBOARDMOTOR 1972Chrysler2stroke8HP outboardmotor+stand.Fresh waterMidwestonly.Super clean.Lastserviced/ran (perfectly)2012. $500 352-770-5458 BOATS OUTBOARDMOTOR 2022Mercury200Horsepower 4strokew/factorywarranty Guidemotor. Approx.230Hours. $13,500 352-422-4141 PleaseText CARS/SUV 06BuickRainierCXL RWD118k,Black/tan.Very nice,garaged,dealermaintainedSUVw/vortec5.3V8 towpackage,bosesound. $9300 352-382-4008 2006ToyotaSequoiaLTD 4x4,navigationsystem, DVD/CD,Sunroof,3rowseati ng,rearconsoleseat,coldAC , leather&powerseats,black exteriorgrayinterior Everythingingoodcondition 159,800mi $9,500OBO352-293-4504 CHEVYTAHOE 2007-newJasper engine&transmission Ingoodshape$13,500 352.256.5980 2007ChryslerCrossfire 2DoorConvertible,62,400mi, 3.2Lengine, $11,200 Pristine Condition!Garagekept! BeautifulInterior! Runs160MPH (Butdon'tdoit!!LOL) 352-552-3484 2010VOLKSWAGEN GOLFTDI TurboDiesel,auto,fullpower 62Kmi.,silverw/blackinterior $8500 352-697-1805 2011BuickEnclaveSUV Blackexterior/Grayinterior 102kmileage,$10,000 352-249-4422 2014HYUNDAISONATA Inexcellentcondition,loaded, backupCamera,73,000mil Callformoreinformation 352-601-3225 CADILLAC Black2008DTS165,000Miles Newtires,brakes,Battery 18"ChromeRims Notnewbutnicecar 352-342-3917 FORD 2017EscapeEconomyBoost Onemancar31,500miles Excellentcond.$20,000 352.445.9448 CARS/SUV FORD 2019MUSTANGGT HighPerformance5.0460HP 17KSpecial,Maroonincolor $50,000 Tom352-341-3803 STREETRODDER MAGAZINES 1990's-28inall.Verygoodto excellentcond. $20/OBOCallBob,leavemsg. 352-527-1557 CLASSICS 1963DodgeDartConvertible SlantedCragarWheels,dualexhaust,electronicignition,4barrelcarborator,racingcam $8,500 352-422-7225 1963StudabakerLark Regal4doorsedanV-8. 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GoodconditionLOCAL $25,000 207.502.2216 TRAVELTRAILER 2019SalembyRiverForest26' w/slideout.ExcellentCond. 17,500 352-215-0027
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