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Tennessee Gets $19.6M For Charter Schools

The Tennessee Department of Education is getting a $19.6 million share of $245 million in federal funding to support public charter schools.

The grant from the the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday, Sept. 29, will be used to start and expand charter schools selected by state education officials as well as replicate successful charter school models, said Sara Gast of the Tennessee Federal money Department of Education.

Gast said the grant will also be used to “decrease the number of academically poor-performing charter schools by strengthening charter school accountability and oversight of authorizers and support improvements in all schools with emphasis on closing achievement gaps for educationally disadvantaged students.”

– Bill Dries

Trampoline Park Coming To Trinity Commons

A new retail tenant in Trinity Commons shopping center in Cordova could have some Memphians jumping for joy.

Loeb Properties Inc. announced it has leased 30,000 square feet at the center, 700 N. Germantown Parkway, to national trampoline park chain Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park.

Construction on the facility should begin before November, with an opening date in spring 2017.

Urban Air provides a variety of activities, weekly events, and kids’ birthday parties that are safe and affordable. The Cordova location will include Urban Air’s award-winning wall-to-wall trampoline arenas, dodgeball courts, volleyball courts, drop zone, performance trampoline, slam dunk tracks, trampoline runway, and an area for ages 7 and under. The Cordova location will also have Urban Air’s latest adventure attractions the Urban Warrior Course, Warrior Battle Beam, TUBES Indoor Playground, Climbing Walls and Indoor Ropes Course.

“This will be a one-of-a-kind facility that will attract families from across Cordova, Germantown, Bartlett and Memphis,” Michael Browning, CEO of Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Parks, said in a statement.

Urban Air will employ 45 at its location in Cordova, and will begin accepting applications this winter.

– Daily News staff

Memphis Has High Density Of Health Care Jobs

Memphis has one of the highest densities of health care jobs in the nation, according to a new study.

Findings of the study by apartment listing service Abodo found that 63.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the Memphis metropolitan statistical area are in the health care practitioner and technician sectors, making Memphis No. 7 in density of health care jobs among the nation’s 25 largest cities.

Adobo’s study was released Wednesday, Sept. 28, and looked at jobs in the five fastest-growing occupation categories, calculated using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2012 to 2015.

Among the other categories, construction and extraction jobs garnered 29.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the Memphis MSA, while computers and mathematics accounted for 14.7 of 1,000. Community and social service jobs came it at 9.8 of every 1,000, while the arts, design, entertainment, sports and media sectors accounted for seven of 1,000.

Nashville also was listed among the cities with the highest densities of health care jobs. With a ratio of 63.9 out of 1,000 jobs, it came in at No. 6 on the list.

– Madeline Faber

Tri-State Reports Success Of Bank-a-Thon Campaign

Tri-State Bank of Memphis is reporting its inaugural Bank-a-Thon, a community outreach campaign last month to engage with and attract new customers, resulted in 294 new accounts totaling $1.1 million in new deposits.

The Bank-a-Thon included a series of events designed to increase awareness of its services, improve financial literacy among its target audiences, and empower consumers to recognize their individual and collective potential to drive economic growth in African-American communities, according to the bank.

Founded in 1946, Tri-State is the only black-owned bank in the city of Memphis. It is headquartered Downtown and has branches in Orange Mound and Whitehaven. The bank also serves customers in Northern Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas.

“Tri-State Bank has built financial relationships since 1946 and we remain committed to providing personalized service and financial solutions to meet the growing needs of an entire community,” CEO Thomas Felder said in a statement.

The bank reports that partnerships with other minority-led institutions, including the Southern Heritage Classic and the LeMoyne-Owen Community Development Corp., have shown success in building and maintaining relationships with its target consumers.

– Daily News staff

Agricenter Harvest Festival To Be Held Oct. 15

The annual Agricenter Harvest Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Farmer’s Market Big Red Barn on Agricenter property, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, and is free to the public. Among the activities: pumpkin-painting, arts and crafts, hayrides, food, and entertainment by local bluegrass band Tennessee Ripple.

Some 40 volunteers are needed to help with the Harvest Festival. Visit agricenter.org/harvestfestival to sign up.

– Don Wade

Ferguson Named AAC Offensive Player of Week

Junior University of Memphis quarterback Riley Ferguson was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week after tying a Memphis and league record with seven touchdowns, including one rushing, in a 77-3 victory over Bowling Green.

Ferguson now shares the TD mark with former Tiger quarterback Paxton Lynch, who twice accounted for seven touchdowns (Miami Beach Bowl, 2014; vs SMU, 2015).

Playing just the first half against Bowling Green, Ferguson was 20-for-27, finishing with 359 yards passing and adding his first career rushing touchdown. The 359 yards was the 11th-best mark in Memphis history. In all, Ferguson found six different receivers for touchdowns in the opening half of the game as the Tigers had 11 different players score in the non-conference victory.

Memphis closes its non-conference schedule Saturday, Oct. 1, at Ole Miss in a game that will kick at 6 p.m. The game will air on either ESPNU, ESPN2 or the SEC Network+.

– Don Wade

Memphis YMCA Gets $10,000 Comcast Donation

The YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South was one of five Ys chosen to receive $10,000 from Comcast as part of its Internet Essentials program.

The YMCA of the USA partnered with Comcast on a comprehensive $15.3 million plan that combines the Y’s commitment to strengthening communities and improving the lives of children and families, and Comcast’s Internet Essentials, a program to help prepare the next generation for the future.

The multiyear partnership will bring more visibility to the Y’s “For a better us” English and Spanish public service announcements, and Comcast will provide grants to further support digital literacy and academic achievement programs at Ys nationwide.

The $10,000 donations to Memphis and Ys in Philadelphia, Houston, Indianapolis and central Maryland mark the partnership’s launch.

– Daily News staff

Overton High Chosen For Advise TN Program

Overton High School has been one of 30 schools statewide chosen to participate in Advise TN, a new program to increase the number of students accessing higher education.

Schools taking part in the program will work with an Advise TN college adviser to provide college counseling services to 10,000 junior and senior students across the state this fall.

Advise TN services will include one-on-one counseling sessions for each junior and senior to map out college goals, participation in events such as College App Week and TN FAFSA Frenzy, and ensuring students are completing the applications and financial aid paperwork to enroll in college.

Advise TN counselors will also provide parent and family outreach.

In May, high schools with a college-going rate below the state average were invited to apply for the program. More than 100 schools applied and underwent an evaluation process by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and a team of proposal readers. Selected schools indicated a commitment to collaborative and innovative college access programming.

THEC is finalizing the hiring of the 30 college advisers and creating implementation plans for the partner schools.

Advise TN was included in Gov. Bil Haslam’s 2016-17 budget proposal and approved by the General Assembly with funding of $2.5 million.

Advise TN partner schools are expected to develop sustainability plans to continue the program beyond initial state funding.

– Daily News staff

UTHSC Adds New Department Chair

Dr. Boyd Gillespie has been named chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

He comes to UTHSC from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he was a professor and vice chair of clinical outreach in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck in the College of Medicine, and director of the MUSC Salivary Clinic and the Karl Storz U.S. Reference Center for Salivary Endoscopy.

Throughout his career, Gillespie has focused on the treatment of head and neck cancer, thyroid tumors, voice and airway disorders, swallowing disorders and sleep apnea. He was one of the first four surgeons in the U.S. to perform endoscopic salivary surgery, and has educated many U.S. surgeons who perform the technique.

– Andy Meek

Green Party’s Dr. Jill Stein Campaigns in Memphis

Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein will campaign in Memphis at a rally Monday, Oct. 3, at Amurica Studios, 410 N. Cleveland St.

The rally organized by the Green Party of Shelby County is the first appearance in the city by a presidential contender of the general election campaign season. It comes two weeks and two days before the early voting period opens in Tennessee in advance of the Nov. 8 Election Day.

Stein is scheduled to hold a similar event at 7 that evening in Oxford, Miss.

– Bill Dries

UTHSC Professor Awarded $3.4M in Grants

Dr. Subhash Chauhan, a professor in the Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pathology in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, has received two grants totaling $3.4 million to develop targeted nanomedicine for pancreatic cancer.

Chauhan and his research team are developing new and innovative nanotherapeutic options to combat the disease. His projects, titled “Targeted Nanotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer” and “Development of Targeted Nanotechnology Platform for Pancreatic Cancer,” are funded by the National Cancer Institute. Each $1.7 million grant will be distributed over five years.

– Andy Meek

August Unemployment Rate Dips in Shelby County

Shelby County’s preliminary unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in August, down from 6.7 percent in August 2015 but up slightly from July’s revised rate of 5.6 percent, according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

The rate within the city of Memphis was a little higher – 6.3 percent – but still lower than the 7.4 percent rate a year ago.

Statewide, August’s preliminary rate came in at 4.4 percent, down from 5.6 percent in August 2015. U.S. unemployment was 4.9 percent, a slight drop from 5.1 percent a year earlier.

Across Tennessee, the unemployment rate increased in 58 counties, decreased in 26 counties and stayed the same in 11 counties.

Williamson County reported the lowest rate (3.7 percent), while Hancock County reported the highest (8 percent).

– Daily News staff

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Football buyouts push ASU, Arizona athletics into deficits for fiscal year 2018

Despite revenue record, Arizona State athletics is reporting a $13.1-million deficit for the 2017-18 fiscal year largely due to buying out football coach Todd Graham.

The entire $12.8 million buyout due Graham is reflected in the FY2018 report even though Graham is being paid in installments through June 2021.

The deficit is ASU athletics’ first since FY2012. ASU reported a $2.7-million surplus for FY2017, down from $5.6 million for the previous year.

Frank Ferrara, ASU senior associate athletic director/chief financial officer, expects the 2018-19 fiscal year, which ends in June, to be close to break even when the Graham buyout technically is off the books.

Graham was fired after his teams went 18-20 from 2015-17, a drop-off from 28-12 in his first three seasons.

The newly renovated Sun Devil Stadium before a game against USTA in Tempe on Sept. 1, 2018.

(Photo: Patrick Breen/The Republic)

Arizona athletics also is reporting a $7.4-million deficit for 2017-18 because of $8.2 million due in severance payments. The majority of that ($6.2 million) goes to former football coach Rich Rodriguez, who was under contract through May 2020, with the rest for assistant coaches, said Derek van der Merwe, UA athletics chief operating officer.

Rodriguez was abruptly fired in January 2018 after his former administrative assistant accused him of sexual harassment.

UA last reported a fiscal year surplus in 2014-15 ($6.4 million) and in FY2017 ran an $800,000 deficit.

ASU revenue up 11.9 percent

ASU exceeded $100 million in revenue for the first time in FY2017 then was up 11.9 percent to $113.6 million for FY2018, ending June 30.

With seven home football games in 2017 and a school attendance record for men’s basketball in 2017-18, ticket revenue climbed to $12.4 million, up from $10 million in the previous year.

Other significant revenue increases were in contributions ($19.0 million to $24.2 million primarily for the Sun Devil Stadium renovation), media rights ($21.3 million to $22.4 million), licensing ($16.6 million to $18.0 million) and bowl game (zero to $1.4 million).

Direct institutional support — largely for athlete tuition waivers — was up from $8.8 million to $10.3 million in part because of the additions of men’s tennis and women’s lacrosse and an additional $1 million budgeted by the university for athletics.

The licensing increase was due largely to a renegotiation of ASU’s apparel sponsorship deal with Adidas, which took effect in July 2015 and runs through June 2023.

"The market had moved considerably when you look at what other schools are signing for," Ferrara said. "Adidas to their credit agreed, and we adjusted our deal. This was a way to recognize the fact we were bringing more to the table with men’s basketball, football and our other new sports."

ASU’s distribution revenue from the NCAA and Pac-12 decreased from a combined $10.3 million to $9.1 million. Several factors contributed, including an additional one-time $860,000 NCAA payment to all Division I schools in FY2017 for athlete well-being. Also the Pac-12 did not make a supplemental distribution to its members in FY2018 and, unlike in FY2017, the conference did not make higher football bowl revenue from having a team (Washington) in the College Football Playoff.

ASU reported $1.4 million in bowl revenue from the 2017 Sun Bowl and $1.2 million in bowl expenses.

Facilities debt service, support staff costs up

ASU expenses for FY2018 were $126.7 million with the largest increase other than for severance payment being facilities debt service tied primarily to the $300-million Sun Devil Stadium renovation and for support staff.

Football debt service rose from $5.7 million in FY2017 to $11.4 million in FY2018, taking total debt service up 59 percent to $15.0 million.

Support staff expenses rose 14.2 percent to $19.2 million, partially including increases in the ticket sales department and additions in sports medicine, sports performance, dietitian and Office of Student Athlete Development.

ASU spent $350,000 of its FY2017 NCAA additional distribution on a Wednesday night family meal for all of its athletes.

AAF revenue coming in FY2019

The Alliance of American Football Arizona Hotshots playing five home games at Sun Devil Stadium, in the first year of a three-year contract, will boost revenue by more than $1 million in FY2019.

That money will be transferred to the university, Ferrara said, to reduce university indirect institutional support of athletics.

ASU had just six home football games in 2018 so ticket revenue will drop from FY2018. That will correct in FY2020 when there are seven home games and a projected increase in football season ticket sales.

Ferrara said men’s basketball revenue will be up for FY2019 because of home games against Kansas and Arizona and that hockey revenue is growing in FY2019 with a nationally ranked team in contention for the NCAA Tournament.

Hockey will become ASU’s third-largest revenue sport once it moves on campus in a multi-sport arena to be built adjacent to Wells Fargo Arena. Ground breaking for that facility and the Wells Fargo Arena renovation could be later this year. ASU hockey currently plays home games at Oceanside Ice Arena.

UA tickets sales down, revenue up

Arizona’s total revenue is up 5.3 percent to $95.8 million for FY2018. The department’s revenue high was $99.9 million in FY2014.

Ticket sales were down 11 percent to $13.7 million in FY2018, but that was offset by a 28.1 percent rise in contributions to $23.2 million. Also media rights revenue increased to $27.1 million.

"Giving continues to be very strong," van der Merwe said. "Generally there is a lot of support for the (athletic) program and people continue to be engaged."

UA expenses, including severance payments, were a school high $103.3 million, up 12.6 percent over FY2017. Van der Merwe said athletic department legal expenses relating to men’s basketball ramifications from an FBI investigation that led to the arrest of a former assistant coach is included among $6.2 million in other operating expenses for FY2018.

Cost for student aid actually decreased from $14.2 million to $12.9 million.

In addition to severance, expenses rose for coaching salaries (to $18.9 million) and direct overhead/administrative costs ($6.6 million). UA also reported $1.0 million in expenses for playing in the 2017 Foster Farms Bowl and just $84,000 in revenue.

Van der Merwe said football revenue improved in 2018 under first-year coach Kevin Sumlin and is forecasting for the FY2019 report to show a surplus.

USA Today reporter Steve Berkowitz contributed to this report.

Athletic 2017-18 fiscal report highlights

Arizona State

Total revenue: $113.6 million.

— Ticket sales: football, $8.8 million; men’s basketball, $2.0 million; total, $12.4 million.

— Student fees: $10.8 million.

— Contributions: $24.2 million.

— Media rights: $22.4 million.

— Royalties, licensing, sponsorships: $18.0 million.

Total expenses: $126.7 million.

— Student aid: $15.7 million.

— Coaching salaries: $20.3 million.

— Support staff: $19.2 million.

— Severance payments: $12.8 million.

— Facilities debt service: $15.0 million.

Total deficit: $13.1 million.

Arizona

Total revenue: $95.8 million.

— Ticket sales: football, $5.7 million; men’s basketball, $6.9 million; total, $13.7 million.

— Student fees: $1.1 million.

— Contributions: $23.2 million.

— Media rights: $27.1 million.

— Royalties, licensing, sponsorships: $8.8 million.

Total expenses: $103.3 million.

— Student aid: $12.9 million.

— Coaching salaries: $18.9 million.

— Support staff: $15.7 million.

— Severance payments: $8.2 million.

— Facilities debt service: $7.6 million.

Total deficit: $7.4 million.

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MLB draft information

Torii Hunter, left, was the Twins’ top draft pick in 1993 as a high schooler from Pine Bluff, Ark. Last summer, Hunter joined Rod Carew, right, in t

Major League Baseball draft

When: First and second rounds Monday (7 p.m.); rounds 3-10 Tuesday (1 p.m.); rounds 11-40 Wednesday (noon).

Top prospects:

(from mlb.com)

Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn; Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech; Nick Madrigal, IF, Oregon State; Brady Singer, RHP, Florida; Jonathan India, IF, Florida; Alec Bohm, 3B, Wichita State; Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Mountain Ridge HS (Glendale, Ariz.); Nolan O’Gorman, IF, O’Connor HS (Phoenix); Travis Swaggerty, OF, South Alabama; Cole Winn, RHP, Orange (Calif.) Lutheran HS.

First-round order:

(Teams can’t trade picks, slot value listed in parentheses)

1. Detroit ($8,096,300)

2. San Fran. ($7,494,600)

3. Philadelphia ($6,947,500)

4. Chicago White Sox

5. Cincinnati

6. New York Mets

7. San Diego

8. Atlanta

9. Oakland

10. Pittsburgh

11. Baltimore

12. Toronto

13. Miami

14. Seattle

15. Texas

16. Tampa Bay

17. Los Angeles Angels

18. Kansas City

19. St. Louis

21. Milwaukee

22. Colorado

23. New York Yankees

24. Chicago Cubs

25. Arizona

26. Boston

27. Washington

28. Houston

29. Cleveland

30. Los Angeles Dodgers

Possible Twins picks, according to mock drafts:

Stetson (MLB.com)

NOTABLE PICKS AT NO. 20

2002

A solid outfielder throughout his career, he led the NL with 184 hits in 2014.

1998

Is 239-147 in his career, and tormented the Twins during his days with Cleveland.

1993

Twins have had success drafting center fielders, and he was one of their best.

1990

Twins scouted the probable Hall of Famer at Stanford … then drafted Todd Ritchie.

1977

Bob Welch, RHP, Dodgers

Won 211 games in his career. Went 27-6 in 1990 while with the Athletics.

Twins’ past five picks

2017

(1st overall)

Batting .307 for the Kernels while playing solid shortstop. One of the better prospects in the game, he turns 19 on Tuesday.

2016

(15th overall)

Missed all of 2017 after Tommy John surgery, but is lighting up the Midwest League, hitting .332 with 10 home runs.

2015

(6th overall)

Tyler Jay, LHP, Class AA Chattanooga

Plagued by injuries. Attempts to make him a starter failed. Has a 1.96 ERA this year but needs to cut down on walks.

2014

(5th overall)

Nick Gordon, SS, Class AAA Rochester

Can hit and has ignored persistent rumblings that he’s a better fit at second base. Batting .327 in 14 games after promotion.

2013

(4th overall)

Twins have been patient with Stewart, whose strikeout rate is up. But he has a 6.60 ERA in 10 games with the Lookouts.

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Brandi Chastain’s unflattering hall of fame plaque will be changed

Brandi Chastain is an iconic soccer player, known for her skill and passion on the field, along with her classic beauty.

So many onlookers were surprised to see her likeness on a hall of fame induction plaque that was unflattering, to put it mildly.

But it is going to be fixed.

Chastain told Chronicle columnist Ann Killion on Tuesday that the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame has told her they will redo the plaque, and have asked her “for a photo of my choosing, so I need to find one.”

BASHOF officials did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

The original bronze plaque, unveiled at the BASHOF banquet in San Francisco on Monday night, bore little resemblance to Chastain. On social media, people compared it to male actors including Gary Busey, Nick Nolte and Mickey Rooney. Politicians including Rex Tillerson and Jimmy Carter also were mentioned.

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Killion, who wrote the words that accompany the likeness on Chastain’s plaque, called out the issue on Twitter: “Brandi Chastain is one of the most beautiful athletes I’ve ever covered. How this became her plaque is a freaking embarrassment.”

Chastain, to her credit, took the entire situation in stride.

Must’ve been the same dude who did the Ronaldo statue… pic.twitter.com/TXjz2piHeY

— Amber Wackford Vlietstra (@AmberWack) May 22, 2018

“Bottom line, the good that BASHOF does for the kids in the community is important and necessary,” Chastain told The Chronicle on Tuesday. “I’m proud to be in the class of such talented individuals who have elevated our sports teams to the highest heights.

“The physical replication of the bust isn’t as accurate as I would have hoped but it wasn’t something I spent two moments thinking of. I was excited for the evening and anticipating what my sons would say in their introductions.”

A BASHOF representative told The Mercury News that the plaques were intended to be representative of the honored athletes, and not photographic, in nature.

One deep-pocketed benefactor, who was at the banquet, told Killion he was willing to pay to redo it. He also let Chastain know that he would. It is unclear if BASHOF will take him up on the offer, or pay for the new plaque itself.

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Volcano Forces Closure of Popular Hawaii Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is closing to the public due to growing risk of an eruption at the park’s famous Kilauea Caldera. (May 10) AP

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Why are coyotes showing up in Philadelphia?

Philadelphia police have captured a coyote after a two-hour chase. (April 26) AP

On Thursday, officials cornered and captured a wild coyote in South Philadelphia. The occurrence might seem odd on its own, but it was Philly’s second coyote spotting in one week. Another capture happened on Monday in Mayfair.

What’s bringing out these crafty canines? In part, something the city has in unfortunate abundance: trash.

Like in other urban areas, the coyote population here has been thriving for decades, experts say, happily feeding on junk scattered on our sidewalks and in our vacant lots.

“They figure, well, there’s no need to waste energy on hunting those three mice over there when I can rip this guy’s bags open and have a whole trash buffet,” said Philadelphia Conservation Officer Jerrold Czech Jr., who acts as game warden for the city.

Czech personally escorted Thursday’s critter out of town after police helped corral it behind a trash bin at 16th and Montrose.

The coyote may or may not have been the same one spotted earlier in the week, he said.

“The odds are high that this coyote was either the same one from the other day, and it found its way back from Pennypack Park to Southwest Center City,” Czech said, “but it’s just as reasonable to believe that the coyote had been living in this part of town for a while, walking around at night unnoticed.”

The animal captured in a snare trap on Thursday has been euthanized “to protect public safety,” said Dustin Stoner, information education supervisor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Southeast Region. So it definitely won’t make another appearance.

Its compatriots, however, will surely be around again soon. All the construction sites and abandoned buildings around Philly are a powerful draw.

“Buildings that are abandoned can be used to create nests and dens,” explained Stoner, adding wryly, “Philadelphia has a problem with that.”

Another thing that brings coyotes to the city is food left out for stray cats — which end up becoming food themselves.

To Tony Croasdale, environmental education planner at Philadelphia Parks and Rec and cohost of the Urban Wildlife Podcast, that’s a bonus. “They’re actually a benefit,” because they eat the feral cats, he said, which spread disease and have few checks on overpopulation. “People should be excited that this beautiful animal has adapted to living in the city,” he insisted, “and be excited when you see one.”

Stoner is less “excited” about the prospect of coming face to face with a coyote on the streets.

“While coyotes aren’t prone to attacking humans deliberately,” he said, “that doesn’t mean that they can’t find their way into a schoolyard or a parking lot, where people could be making the animal feel threatened. And who knows, the coyote could be rabid, it could be injured. Even if it’s acting like any normal dog, you can’t forget that it’s a wild animal. They don’t belong here.”

Stoner’s advice? He strongly discourages using receptacles without lids. “Secure trash from wildlife,” he said. “Minimize the appeal of our urban areas.”

As we all know, Filthadelphia has a problem with actually dealing with our garbage in a civilized manner, so… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ .

Welcome, coyotes, to our trashy city. Prepare to feast like kings.

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Tesla hits pause on Model 3 production, again

New worries about Tesla and its mass market Model 3 sedan, as the electric car maker halted production of the more-affordable model for the second time since February.

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The Milwaukee Bucks add an eSports team to their roster. Yes, the gamers will be paid, housed and coddled like pros

(Photo: Michael Sears, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

The Milwaukee Bucks will chose their NBA 2K team Wednesday — professional video game players who will be paid employees of the team, provided with a luxury apartment and coddled like all-stars.

The six players will be selected as part of the first-ever draft for players of the NBA 2K League. A total of 17 NBA teams are choosing players who will compete against each other during a season that begins next month and ends in August.

The teams will compete in a series of regular season games, tournaments and playoffs. At stake: $1 million for the winning team.

The new league is part of the NBA’s efforts to tap into a large, young international audience. All 30 NBA teams will be included in the video game league in the next couple of years.

For the NBA and the Bucks, it’s a way of bridging their professional basketball franchise with the world of gaming, which has it’s own cadre of superstars. Some teams have brought out big names to draw attention to their NBA 2K operations — the Sacramento Kings, for instance, named Shaquille O’Neal as general manager for their team.

It’s also another way of building on the huge followings that the top players have built. For some, the world of gaming could be far more than long evenings spent in the family’s rec room with a bunch of buddies.

"This is like a job," said Cayle Drabinsky, the Bucks director of business operations.

The first round pick will be paid $35,000, while the other five players will receive $32,000, he said.

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The creation of the NBA gaming league was led by Bucks co-owner Wes Edens in an effort to tap the huge interest in the eSports industry, which is expected to be a $1.5 billion business by 2020.

More than 9 million copies of the NBA 2K game have been sold worldwide. In China, there are 34 million people who play a version of the game using a download.

The league is a joint effort between the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., a New York-based video game publisher-distributor that owns 2K Games and Rockstar Games.

The Bucks spent months scouting players who will be eligible for the NBA 2K draft.

That includes a recent trip to Chicago to meet with young men who play the video game for hours on end.

"We ordered a bunch of pizzas and we just talked with them," Drabinsky said. "What makes them want to play for 12 or 14 hours a day?"

The afternoon-long draft based at Madison Square Garden was scheduled to start at noon and streamed live on Twitch, a website dedicated to online gaming. The 102 players eligible for the draft were put through a tryout and narrowed from a field of about 72,000 gamers originally deemed qualified to participate.

The Bucks have invested about $250,000 in the creation of their team, and have sold a variety of sponsorships.

Contractors working on a practice space that is being created for the Milwaukee Bucks new NBA 2K gaming team. Its in an undisclosed location. Each space shown will be utilized in some fashion for the team to practice in. Currently electricians are working on the space. At left electricians Tim Hobock, and at right Chadrick York work on the space. MICHAEL SEARS/[email protected]

(Photo: Michael Sears, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

The Bucks spent about $100,000 to renovate part of a warehouse near Schlitz Park into a training facility for the NBA 2K team. That includes gaming area, a lounge and a kitchen. The players will be housed at The Moderne high-rise and expected to report to the training facility a few minutes away every day.

The players will be equipped with state-of-the-art gaming consoles, headsets and chairs. A local team of gamers will serve as a "scrimmage team" to compete with the professional players, Drabinsky said.

And the players will have their own gear, including uniforms for training and game days.

"These guys are going to be decked out in the latest gear," Drabinsky said. "Everything that you can market or sell they’ve thought of."

The players won’t be using the names or likenesses of actual Bucks players. Rather they’ll create their own identities that correspond to their personalities and game.

"The NBA really sees this as their fourth league," said Andrew Buck, the Bucks eSports manager. In addition to the main NBA teams, the league runs a minor league G League and the WNBA.

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James Clayton Chambers

James Clayton Chambers, 70, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, Nov. 18 at UT Medical Center. He loved his family and the Lord with all his heart and was a devoted and loyal friend to many. Clayton had a powerful ministry in song and blessed countless people as he sang in area churches. He formerly attended the Morristown Church of God where he served in the Sunday School department as teacher, on the Pastor’s Council and in many other capacities. In later years, he joined Compassion Church and continued serving on the Compassion Church Ministry Team there. Clayton was also an active member of the local community, serving in various capacities. He was on the Board of Directors for the United Way and HC*EXCELL and supported the March of Dimes, Cancer Relay for Life, ALPS center, Buddy’s Race Against Cancer, Boys & Girls Club and the Daily Bread.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ellen Chambers; brother, Fred Chambers; and sisters, Nellie and Mary Brooks.

He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Mary Jane Chambers; daughter, Donna (Rich) Noe; brothers, George (Daisy) and Paul Chambers; and sister, Shirley (Harold) Bibbins; grandsons, Adam (Jessica) and Matthew (Julia) Noe; and great-grandchildren, Anderson, Hensley, and Nora Noe; and many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20 in the chapel at Stubblefield Funeral Home, with funeral service to follow. Pastors Fred Killman and Travis Mills will be officiating. The family will have a private entombment service.

Arrangements by Stubblefield Funeral Home, Morristown.

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Daily Log: 3/12

Births

Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center

Katie and Andrew Clere, Oregon, girl, March 9.

Donnesha Smith, Toledo, girl, March 10.

Tia Cook, Holland, boy, March 10.

ProMedica Flower Hospital

Gina Stodghill, Oregon, girl, March 5.

Lori Komorowski and Ahmed Metwally, Temperance, Mich., boy, March 6.

Ashley and Matthew Drew, Temperance, Mich., girl, March 8.

Abigail and Logan Winkler, Toledo, boy, March 8.

Lindsay and Adam Vance, Metamora, Ohio, girl, March 10.

ProMedica Toledo Hospital

Martina Young, Toledo, girl, March 8.

St. Luke’s Hospital

Andrea and Scott Hughes, Toledo, boy, March 10.

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Star Wars Rebels Series Finale Trailer Portends Doom

Star Wars Rebels series finale trailer portends doom

Disney has released a new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars Rebels series finale episode, titled “Family Reunion – and Farewell” and airing Monday, March 5 at 8:30p on Disney XD. Check it out below!

As teased in the recent Star Wars Rebels trailer, Emperor Palpatine makes his series debut in the final episodes of the series, voiced by actor Ian McDiarmid, who reprises this iconic role from the Star Wars live-action films. In the final season, the Ghost crew joins the growing Rebel Alliance, struggling to unite against the Galactic Empire. However, when a new Imperial threat arises on Lothal, Ezra leads the crew back to his home world to defeat the oppressive forces of the Empire under the command of cunning Grand Admiral Thrawn. Old friends are reunited and new alliances are forced as the series builds to its epic conclusion.

Star Wars Rebels is created by Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Academy Award nominee Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past), and Emmy nominee Carrie Beck. The Lucasfilm Animation production is executive produced by Filoni and Kinberg, and co-executive produced by Emmy nominee Henry Gilroy.

The returning voice cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan, Vanessa Marshall as Hera, Steve Blum as Zeb, Tiya Sircar as Sabine, Taylor Gray as Ezra, Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex, David Oyelowo as Kallus, Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera and Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn. Warwick Davis joins the cast this season as Rukh, Admiral Thrawn’s deadly assassin.

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All-Area Football First Team

Matthew Porras, Junior, Quarterback, Burbank: Instrumental in leading Burbank back to CIF semifinals, the Pacific League co-Player of the Year and All-CIF pick completed 191 of 307 passes for 2,696 yards and 30 touchdowns versus nine interceptions. Was a dual threat as he added 501 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the ground in 136 carries.

St. Francis senior running back Elijah Washington was named to the All-Area Football First Team. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham)

Elijah Washington, Senior, Running Back, St. Francis: Turned in a terrific season despite limited playing time down the stretch due to a ligament injury as the All-Angelus League and All-CIF first-team honoree had 166 carries for 1,005 yards (6.1 yards per carry) with 16 touchdowns. Added 20 catches for 329 yards and two touchdowns and 48 tackles as a linebacker.

Darnell Williams, Senior, Running Back, Burbank: Somewhat quietly turned in an outstanding season as the first-team All-Pacific League honoree had 980 yards rushing and 10 scores on the ground.

Greg Dulcich, Senior, Receiver, St. Francis: A true game-changer and clutch playmaker, the All-CIF and All-Angelus League first-team pick had 50 grabs for 1,168 yards (23.4 yards per catch) and 12 touchdowns. Had 17 total touchdowns, added 21 tackles on defense and in the playoffs was outstanding, notching 22 catches for 489 yards and seven touchdowns.

Drew Pendleton, Senior, Receiver, Burbank: Seemed to do it all for Pacific League champions, hauling in 64 receptions for 1,097 yards and nine touchdowns, while notching 113 tackles and three sacks as a linebacker. Was voted Pacific League co-Player of the Year and an All-CIF selection.

Matthew Barriga, Senior, Lineman, St. Francis: An All-Angelus League and All-CIF first-team pick on offense, the multi-year starter was a huge contributor at left tackle on offense and on defense where he had 27 tackles, five for a loss including three sacks, and 14 quarterback hurries.

Destin Jordan, Senior, Lineman, Crescenta Valley: A dominant constant season after season on the line for the Falcons who was voted the Pacific League co-Lineman of the Year in his final campaign.

Nick Konrad, Senior, Lineman, St. Francis: Angelus League second-team honoree was a crucial cog in an offensive line that led the way for a balanced offense that racked up more than 40 points per game.

St. Francis senior lineman Gabriel Grbavac was named to the All-Area Football First Team. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Gabriel Grbavac, Senior, Lineman, St. Francis: Wrapped up an excellent three-season run for the Golden Knights as the All-Angelus League co-Most Valuable Lineman and an All-CIF honoree. Drew double-teams nearly every play and had 66 tackles, four sacks, 32 quarterback hurries and two blocked punts. Also played tight end and became a huge asset as a blocker.

Burbank High junior lineman Duncan Smith, right, was named to the All-Area Football First Team. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Duncan Smith, Junior, Lineman, Burbank: Turned in a sensation season as a defensive end and tight end, earning Pacific League co-Offensive Player of the Year. Tallied 55 receptions for 774 yards and 11 touchdowns on offense, while notching 60 tackles, 16 for a loss, eight sacks and two caused fumbles on defense.

Brian Erickson, Senior, Linebacker, Crescenta Valley: Arguably the Falcons’ most consistently outstanding player, the All-CIF selection and Pacific League Defensive Player of the Year notched 119 tackles in 11 games along with nine sacks. Also a valuable contributor at tight end, he added 15 catches for 232 yards and two touchdowns.

Blake Howard, Senior, Linebacker, St. Francis: A truly versatile player who was an All-Angelus League first-team and All-CIF outside linebacker who notched 70 tackles, 14 for a loss, four sacks and two interceptions. As receiver, he had 37 catches for 581 yards and seven touchdowns and also rushed for two first downs in one game on botched punt attempts. As a punter, who completed two passes for fake-punt conversions, he averaged 37.4 yards per punt and handled kickoffs.

Kevin Armstead, Sophomore, Defensive Back, St. Francis: Burst onto scene with an All-CIF and All-Angelus League first-team campaign in which he had five interceptions, five forced fumbles and 36 tackles as a cornerback and 103 carries for 656 yards and 14 touchdowns as a running back.

Isaac Cordova, Senior, Defensive Back, St. Francis: Often overlooked All-Angelus League second-team pick had 62 tackles and three fumble recoveries and added 26 catches for 484 yards and four touchdowns. In addition, threw a touchdown on a fake field goal in the CIF quarterfinals for one very memorable score.

Bobby Gazmarian, Senior, Defensive Back, St. Francis: An All-Angelus League and All-CIF first-team pick who was a great cover cornerback with 62 tackles and three interceptions, while doubling as an excellent special teams player who blocked one punt, one field goal and three point-after attempts. Also had an interception and kick return for touchdowns.

St. Francis High’s Jim Bonds is the 2017 All-Area Football Coach of the Year. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

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