BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Manny Pacquiao isn’t saying it publicly, preferring not to dwell too much on landing a knockout blow.

But his trainer, Freddie Roach, isn’t pulling any punches: Roach reckons the WBO welterweight world championship fight against Jeff Horn on Sunday will be “short and sweet.”

“Manny is in great shape,” Roach said Wednesday. “He doesn’t like to predict knock-outs, but I do. It’s going to be short and sweet.

“If Horn comes out likes he says he’s gonna, Manny will fire back. I think it’s going to be a great fight but it won’t last too long, and someone will get knocked out.” Pacquiao, who hasn’t won by knockout since 2009, said he has a few strategies to handle Horn, who is unbeaten in 17 fights since turning pro in 2013. The 38-year-old Philippines senator has knocked sparring partners down in training and said he’s feeling better than he has in a while.

Roach said the training camp has been more like a vintage Pacquiao preparation.

“The thing is, in sparring, we haven’t had knockdowns and knockouts in a long time. This time we did,” the leg-endary trainer said. “Manny has been his old self, having fun and doing what he does best.” The fight is being dubbed the “Battle of Bris-bane” and will be staged at the outdoor Suncorp Stadium, with an expected crowd of more than 50,000.

The forecast for Sunday is for mostly sunny skies and a high of about 22 degrees Cel-sius (72 Fahrenheit), fairly standard temperatures for subtropical Brisbane in the middle of the southern hemi-sphere winter. Horn’s trainer, Glenn Rushton, believes Pac-quiao’s camp has underesti-mated the Australian boxer by talking already about future rematches with Floyd Mayweather.

Horn’s promotor Dean Lonergan also picked up on the theme, highlighting Pac-

quiao’s continual attention to his cell phone during Wednes-day’s official news conference and describing the 11-time world champion Filipino fighter as a “world champion texter.”

For his part, the 29-year-old Horn didn’t mind it if Roach and Co. are expecting a knockout.

“I was surprised to hear them say that, actually,” the former school teacher said. “If he’s

looking for a knockout it always makes you vulnerable. If you look for a knockout, it usually doesn’t come and you leave lots of openings.” Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 knockouts) said he was pre-

paring notes on his phone and didn’t mean any offense. He rejected any suggestion he was taking Horn lightly, saying he was ready to put his WBO belt and his reputation on the line.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Maybe this wasn’t Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s best team. It is, however, his first national championship team.

A year after the Gators went two games and out at the Col-lege World Series with a team seeded No. 1 and loaded with high draft picks, they won five of six in Omaha and completed a sweep of Southeastern Confer-ence rival LSU in the finals with a 6-1 victory Tuesday night.

The Gators scored four runs in the eighth inning to pull away and now, for the first time in the program’s 103-year history, the championship trophy will be with the team when it travels back to Gainesville.

“Just a gritty group, that’s all I can say,” said O’Sullivan, the 10th-year coach who had brought the Gators to Omaha six of the last eight years. “There are other teams that may be bigger and stronger, our starting pitching has carried us the whole year, but we got some timely hits.”

Florida (52-19) posted the eighth sweep in the 15 years of the best-of-three finals format, and first since 2013. LSU (52-20) lost for the first time in seven appearances in a champi-onship game.

Florida was in the CWS for the 11th time and previously

had made it to the finals in 2005 and 2011, getting swept each time.

“They’re a very deserving national champion,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said. “I’m happy for Kevin. He works hard, and he has had several teams that maybe were even better than this team and sat up here as dis-appointed as I am right now. Finally got his championship.”

O’Sullivan got creative for the final game, sending freshman Tyler Dyson to the mound for only his second start and calling on Jackson Kowar, who would have been the starter if a Game 3 had been necessary, to finish the game.

“Something that made this team so special was each and every game, someone new stepped up,” second baseman Deacon Liput said. “You never really knew who that person was going to be.”

On this night, it was Dyson (4-0), who limited the Tigers to three hits in six innings. The Gators staked Dyson to an early 2-0 lead after LSU, one of the best fielding teams in the nation, committed three errors the first two innings.

Things got interesting after Michael Byrne relieved Dyson in the seventh. LSU pulled to 2-1 and would have tied it if not for Jake Slaughter being called for runner interference at second base for sliding into shortstop Dalton Guthrie’s leg as he was throwing to first to turn a double play. Josh Smith, who had run home, was sent back to third, and Beau Jordan flew out to end the inning.

The next inning LSU had runners at the corners, but JJ Schwarz threw out Kramer Robertson at the plate and Zach Watson, the Tigers’ hottest hitter in the CWS, flew out to end the inning.

The Gators scored four times in the bottom of the eighth. LSU reliever Zack Hess hit a batter with the bases loaded, Liput hit a two-run single and Schwarz had a sacrifice fly.

Jared Poche (12-4), the Tigers’ all-time wins leader, took the loss in his last start.

“As a pitcher, once you let go of the baseball, you can’t control anything that happens after that,” he said. “The guys

have been making plays for me all year, my entire career. Unfortunately, (they) kicked the ball around a little bit, but these guys, I’d go to war with all these guys on this team.”

Last year was supposed to be O’Sullivan’s best chance to win it all, and it was crushing to go 0-2 in Omaha with a team that had eight players taken in the first 10 rounds of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.

Florida this year brought back one of the nation’s top weekend rotations in Alex Faedo, Brady Singer and Kowar and a reliever in Byrne who led the country with a school-record 19 saves. Complementing the pitching was a defense that ranked in the top 10 in the country.

All that was missing was consistent offense. The Gators came into this game with no everyday player hitting .300, and they were ranked 227th out of 300 teams with a .258 batting average.

The pitching overshad-owed all shortcomings, and the Gators ended up with the No. 3 national seed after sharing the SEC regular-season title with LSU.

“I don’t think anybody thought we would get to this point,” O’Sullivan said. “We had our struggles throughout the year offensively. In mid-March we were hitting about .230 as a team. They kept working and believing, and I told them before the season started that we had what it took, the ingre-dients, to pull this thing off.”

ALL-CWS TEAMMichael Papierski, catcher,

LSU; Drew Mendoza, first base, Florida State; Nick Mad-rigal, second base, Oregon State; Dylan Busby, third base, Florida State; Timmy Richards, shortstop, Cal State Fullerton; Duplantis, outfield, LSU; Austin Langworthy, Florida; Watson, outfield, LSU; Brendan McKay, designated hitter, Louisville; Faedo, pitcher, Florida; Singer, pitcher, Florida.

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Faedo was named the Most Outstanding Player after two strong starts against TCU. Faedo allowed five hits and no runs and struck out 22 in 14 1/3 innings against TCU.

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Florida beats LSU 6-1 at CWS for 1st national championship

LSU’s Kramer Robertson hits a single against Florida during the eighth inning in Game 2 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 27, 2017.

(AP Photo/Matt Ryerson)

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(BASED ON A PRESS RELEASE) — Tuesday, June 27, 2017 — On Wednesday afternoon, at 1:00 p.m. local time, James Tamasese a member of the local club, Alo O Samoa, will race an 18 kilo-meter (11mile) course in Pap-eete, Tahiti. This and the other races in the championship event can be viewed live on this web-site: http://www.tntv.pf/Va-a_r197.html

The event is the first ever long distance world champion-ship. The International Va’a Federation (IVF) has organized sprint races (500-2000 meters) every other year since 1984 but only recently decided to hold long distance races. In addition to the V1 races there will be six man races in men’s, women’s youth and master categories. There will also be adaptive pad-dling races. Outrigger paddling is the national sport in Tahiti so the coverage will be good.

The International Va’a World Championships, both the biannual sprints and the new long distance races allow for only one entry per category per country so James will be racing

21 of the top one man paddlers from all over the world. The only exception to the one entry per country is that the US has one entry from the mainland and one from Hawai’i. Both California and Hawai’i are founding members of IVF.

Mr. Tamasese, a civil engi-neer, has been paddling for nearly 20 years, mostly in New Zealand where he did his engi-neering degree and internship. He started paddling locally when he moved to Pago two years ago and soon became the top one man paddler. Since he started training in earnest in November James has logged over 1500 kilometers in his one man outrigger. Some days he paddles as much as 30 kilome-ters — normally back and forth between the Pala Lagoon and Pago Harbor. James is both fit and has a lot of time on the water so he is ready for this race.

Last month James proved his mettle in a V1 race in Apia. The 12-kilometer one man race was held May 25th in conjunction with the annual 10 man Savai’i Crossing. James finished 6th in a field of 20 paddlers and had

never paddled either the course or the canoe. He would have finished 3rd or 4th if a surprise wave had not flipped him near the end of the course.

According to James “It was very good practice for the world championships because the course was similar to the one in Tahiti — around a shallow reef in and out of the break. Also the guys from Samoa are in top condition and have been training hard.”

Recently, with generous contributions from local spon-sors — Sadie’s by the Sea and Sadie’s Hotel, National Pacific Insurance, The Tourist Bureau and Steinlager, the club was able to purchase six new V6 canoes. These and six V1 canoes that were shipped together are all Tahitian design canoes and are very similar to the boats that will be used at the Champion-ships this week. Mr. Tamasese was supported in his training and travel expenses by his club members, other local pad-dlers and a long time paddling sponsor — Dateline Industries.

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LSU pitcher Todd Peterson reacts as Florida players celebrate after winning the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 27, 2017.

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LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (AP) — Rugby coach Ric Sug-gitt, who guided national teams for both the United States and Canada, has died. He was 58.

Suggitt, coach of the wom-en’s team at the University of Lethbridge, died Tuesday from a medical complication, the school said in a release.

The Edmonton native led the U.S. women’s sevens team from 2010 through the end of the 2014-15 World Series season, helping the Americans qualify for the Rio Olympics and to a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games where it lost 55-7 to Canada in the final.

“I was always proud to call Ric a friend, enjoyed his com-pany, and he frequently brought a smile to my face, as he did to so many,” USA Rugby CEO Dan Payne said in a statement. “He will be greatly missed and always remembered as a great man for North American rugby.”

Suggitt took over the Leth-bridge program in 2015.

He joined Rugby Canada in 1999 and coached the Canadian men at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

He also led Canada’s men’s sevens team.

On the women’s side, he guided the senior 15s team and under-19 and under-23 pro-grams. “It is with great sadness the Canadian rugby community mourns the sudden passing of Ric Suggitt, someone who did so much for our sport in this country,” Rugby Canada board chairman Tim Powers said in a statement.

Suggitt left Rugby Canada when his contract was not renewed after an 0-3-1 per-formance at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, including a 42-17 loss to Wales in the opener after leading 17-9 after 45 minutes. Suggitt had a 10-18-1 record as Canadian coach.

Rugby Canada said Suggitt will be honored at Saturday’s Canada-U.S. men’s game in San Diego.

Former US, Canada rugby

coach Ric Suggitt dies at 58

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Activists seeking to recall a judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexu-ally assaulting an unconscious woman say they believe voters will still support the effort even if it appears on the ballot two years after the trial.

The case drew national attention when critics decried the sentence as too lenient.

The activists, led by Stan-ford University law professor Michele Dauber, filed paper-work Monday with the Santa Clara County registrar — the first formal step toward winning the removal of Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky.

The group will have 160 days to gather the nearly 59,000 signatures of registered voters needed to qualify the measure for the ballot next year.

Brock Allen Turner could have faced up to 14 years behind bars for sexually assaulting the woman who had passed out behind a trash bin near a frater-

nity house.Prosecutors argued for a six-

year sentence after a jury found him guilty of three felony sexual assault counts. But Persky sen-tenced Turner to six months in jail, citing the “extraordinary circumstances” of his youth, clean criminal record and other considerations.

Turner was released early for good behavior and only spent three months behind bars.

Court documents show that Persky has given lenient sen-tences to at least two other stu-dent athletes and made unorth-odox decisions to accommodate the college football players’ schedules — decisions that made it easier for them to duck court oversight.

Persky did not respond Tuesday to an email request seeking comment.

The California Commission on Judicial Performance, which oversees judicial discipline, ruled in December that Persky committed no misconduct in the case.

Still, Dauber said the “intense outpour of public unhappiness” still resonates.

Activists hoped to launch the recall campaign soon after Turner was sentenced a year ago. However, county offi-cials told them that launching the campaign then would cost taxpayers too much money and advised them to target a recall vote on the June 2018 ballot.

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen opposes the recall, but he said in a state-ment that Persky’s sentence was wrong.

Still, the attention should not be on one judge but rather on finding concrete ways to help victims of campus sexual assault, Rosen said. A group known as Retain Judge Persky said in a statement that every judge has made an unpopular decision.

“Judicial recalls are an extreme step that should be reserved for actual miscon-duct,” the group wrote in a pre-pared statement.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICESDevelopmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Manager Joe Maddon and some of the Chicago Cubs will visit the White House on Wednesday, though it’s not an official visit with President Donald Trump.

Maddon said Tuesday that he was going out of respect for the Ricketts family, which owns the Cubs and donated to Trump’s campaign. Maddon said it was voluntary for Cubs players and not an official trip.

“I don’t have any rules to begin with,” Maddon said. “I just want you to run hard to first base. As long as you run hard to first base, they can make up their own mind whether they want to go to the White House or not. As long as my pitchers work on defense, they can do whatever they want tomorrow.”

The Cubs are in Washington to play the Nationals.

The White House visit is so unofficial that Maddon said it’s

only “a possibility” that he and the Cubs will see Trump. The team visited President Barack Obama at the White House as World Series champions in Jan-uary before the end of his term.

The White House said Tuesday night that Trump would participate in “a meet and greet with the Chicago Cubs.” The event is closed to the press, unlike typical White House visits by champion sports teams.

Amid questions about whether the NBA champion Golden State Warriors will visit Trump, Maddon said he isn’t making a political statement by going.

“I like the United States a lot, I like living here a lot and I like everything that it represents a lot,” Maddon said. “When you get a chance as a citizen to get to go to the White House, you go. I think you go. And whether you like the person that’s run-

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informal trip to White House

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True Sweetser celebrates after winning the men’s 1,500-meter freestyle at the U.S. swimming championships in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 27, 2017.

(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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HOUSTON (AP) — Ryon Healy’s first career grand slam broke a tie in the sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

The score was 1-1 when Matt Joyce singled to start the sixth. Jed Lowrie singled with one out before Yonder Alonso drew a walk with two outs to load the bases and chase Mike Fiers (5-3). He was replaced by James Hoyt, who was greeted with Healy’s 18th homer — a full-count shot which landed in the second row of the seats in right field to put the Athletics up 5-1.

Sean Manaea (7-4) allowed a season-high nine hits, but just one run in 5 2/3 innings for his first win over the Astros in seven starts.

The victory is the fourth straight for the Ath-letics and just their second against Houston in the last 17 games.

George Springer hit a three-run homer off Liam Hendriks with no outs in the ninth to cut the lead to 6-4. Santiago Casilla took over and allowed singles by Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa before pinch-hitter Josh Reddick popped out and Brian McCann grounded into a double play to give Casilla his 14th save.

Fiers, who had gone 4-0 with a 1.72 ERA in his last five starts, allowed four hits and four runs with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings for his first loss since May 20.

Khris Davis scored in the second and added an RBI double in the eighth to make it 6-1.

Davis was hit by a pitch to start the second and stole second base. He advanced to third on a wild pitch by Fiers with one out before the Athletics took a 1-0 lead when he scored on a single by Bruce Maxwell.

The Astros had at least one runner on base in each of the first four innings but weren’t able to push any runs across. In the fifth Springer

and Altuve hit consecutive singles with no outs before Correa walked to load the bases. The Astros tied it at 1-all when Evan Gattis grounded into a double play which scored Springer.

TRAINER’S ROOMAthletics: Manager Bob Melvin said that

they aren’t sure if RHP Jharel Cotton will be able to start on Thursday because of a blister on his right thumb. Melvin said he would know on Wednesday if they need to push his start back. ... SS Marcus Semien (right wrist surgery) is on a rehabilitation assignment with Single-A Stockton. Melvin said Semien, who has been out since April 15, will be off on Wednesday before increasing his playing time to nine innings on Thursday. He’ll likely need between 35 and 50 at-bats in the minors before coming off the DL.

Astros: RHP Collin McHugh, who hasn’t played all season because of an elbow injury, is scheduled to make a rehabilitation start for Double-A Corpus Christi on Friday. McHugh will need several starts in the minors before he’s ready to come off the DL and likely won’t pitch for the Astros until after the All-Star break. ... RHP Charlie Morton (strained back muscle) allowed two hits and no runs in four innings in his second rehabilitation start for Triple-A Fresno on Tuesday night.

UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Jesse Hahn (3-5, 4.66 ERA)

is scheduled to start for Oakland on Wednesday. Hahn is 2-1 with a 7.00 ERA in four starts since he came off the DL on June 6.

Astros: RHP David Paulino (2-0, 5.04 ERA) will start for Houston on Wednesday. The rook-ie’s last start was also against Oakland, when he allowed seven hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings, but did not factor into the decision in a 12-9 win on Thursday.

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Mike Fiers reacts as manager A.J. Hinch comes out to pull him from the baseball game during the sixth inning against the Oakland Athletics, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Healy’s 1st slam lifts Athletics over

Astros 6-4

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ning the country or not, out of respect to the office itself, you go.”

Asked about Golden State, which has had star guard Ste-phen Curry and coach Steve Kerr make comments about Trump and not visiting the White House, Maddon said, “You’d have to talk to the War-riors. He added that “of course” it would be a tacit political endorsement if the Warriors chose not to go. The Warriors released a statement after win-ning the NBA title saying that no decision has been made about an official White House visit.

Cubs ownership is con-nected to Trump through dona-tions to campaigns to get him elected and Todd Ricketts being the president’s pick for deputy commerce secretary. Ricketts

withdrew from consideration in April after being unable to resolve conflict-of-interest issues. “I know Todd Ricketts was possibly going to be an appointee and it didn’t work out for different reasons, but there’s a tie-in there,” Maddon said. “Whatever (Tom) Ricketts would like me to do I’m going to do. Mr. Ricketts and the Ricketts family have been good to all of us. Part of that is that, and the other part is whenever you have a chance to go to the White House, I think it’s easy to say yes out of respect to the office and the building itself.”

Members of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and national college football champion Clemson have visited the White House for champion-ship celebrations since Trump took office.

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DETROIT (AP) — Five batters into Tuesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers ace Justin Ver-lander was starting to wonder if his luck was going to be hor-rible all night.

Verlander had allowed hits to all five batters, including three straight bloopers, and found himself down 3-0 without recording an out.

“The first two guys hit the ball hard, and that’s on me, but the next three were three of the worst-hit balls that I’ve ever seen go for hits,” he said. “You can work around getting three of those in game, but it is dis-heartening when they come in a row.” He got out of the inning without further damage, then settled down with six scoreless innings where the Royals got four singles and a walk. The Tigers rallied behind homers from J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera for a 5-3 victory.

Three relievers finished for the Tigers, with Justin Wilson pitching the ninth for his sev-enth save.

The win was Detroit’s second straight after an eight-game losing streak.

“Two games isn’t a streak, but it is a start,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.

Matt Strahm (2-5) gave up five runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings for the Royals.

Whit Merrifield started the game with a ground-rule double over the 420-foot sign in center and the next four batters singled to give Kansas City a three-run lead with no outs in the first.

However, Mike Moustakas grounded into a force at second, Brandon Moss struck out and Alcides Escobar tapped back to the mound.

“If you are going to get to

Verlander, you better get him early,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “Tonight is another example. We put three on the board and had a chance to tack on a couple more, but we let him settle down.”

Martinez led off the bottom of the second with his 12th homer, and Cabrera put the Tigers ahead 4-3 with a three-run, opposite-field homer in the third. “It was up a little, but that’s why he’s one of the greatest hitters in the game,” Strahm said.

Peter Moylan replaced Strahm with runners on the cor-ners and two outs in the fourth, but Ian Kinsler lined an RBI single up the middle to give the Tigers a 5-3 lead.

Tigers centerfielder Mikie Mahtook received a standing ovation and a hug from Ver-lander when he ran down Sal-vador Perez’s hit to the deepest part of the park, making a leaping catch against the wall in right-centerfield to end the fifth inning. “That’s an awesome feeling to see a teammate sac-rifice his body to make a play,” Verlander said.

Mahtook felt that he owed Verlander a play after not get-ting to Merrifield’s first-inning double. “I felt like I could have had that one, but I pulled up so it wouldn’t bounce off the wall and get past me,” he said. “When Perez hit his, I decided I was going to keep after it no matter how close I got to the wall.”

TRAINER’S ROOMRoyals: RHP Danny Duffy

(oblique strain) is expected to throw his second rehab start for Triple-A Omaha on Thursday. Duffy, who has been out since May 28, will be aiming for four innings and 60 pitches.

Cabrera, Martinez homer to help Tigers

beat Royals 5-3

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Montero blamed pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a 6-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

Montero unloaded on Arrieta for his slow delivery not giving him a chance to throw out baserunners.

“It really sucked because the stolen bases go to me, and when you really look at it, the pitcher doesn’t give me any time,” Montero said. “So it’s just like, ‘Yeah ok Miggy can’t throw nobody out,’ but my pitcher doesn’t hold anybody on. ...

“That’s the reason why they were running left and right today because they know he was slow to the plate. Simple as that. It’s a shame that it’s my fault because I didn’t throw anybody out.”

The seven stolen bases — four by Trea Turner, two by Michael Taylor and one by Anthony Rendon — tied a Montreal Expos/Nationals fran-chise record. Washington man-ager Dusty Baker called Arrieta “a guy you can run on” and said Montero “isn’t throwing like he was before,” and Turner noted Arrieta’s reputation for being “slower to the plate.”

Montero, who had an error on a throw to third, said it’s frustrating for a catcher to get the ball and see a runner almost to the base.

“It was a couple times I didn’t even try to throw because it was no time, it was no chance to throw nobody (out) there, so why am I even going to make a throw?” Montero said. “It really hurt me. He hurt me. I feel like I can still throw, like I got a good

arm, my arm feel great. I just try to be quicker, I try to be perfect and to make those two together, it’s hard to do.”

Arrieta, who issued a season-high six walks and allowed six hits in four-plus innings, said he doesn’t care who’s behind the plate because Turner’s a threat any time he gets on. Man-ager Joe Maddon said the Cubs “let the wrong guys on base,” but his battery Tuesday night didn’t help. “It’s an imperfect situation,” Maddon said. “It’s not about the move to first. It’s about time to the plate more than anything. He’s a little bit slow. ... It’s something that he works on.” Montero said he and Arrieta talked about it at spring training and nothing changes.

“It’s frustrating because it seems like nobody really care about it,” Montero said.

Cubs catcher Montero blames Arrieta for

Nats’ 7 stolen bases

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta, center, walks to the dugout after he was pulled from the game during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Washington. The Nationals won 6-1. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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MIAMI (AP) — Robert Gsellman limped into the dugout, took off his batting helmet and slammed it into a trash can, showing where this season seems headed for the injury-riddled New York Mets.

Gsellman left the game with a strained left hamstring after he tried unsuccessfully to beat out a grounder , and the bullpen gave up three runs in the sev-enth as the Mets lost Tuesday night to the Miami Marlins 6-3.

Gsellman allowed three runs in three innings, hiking his ERA to 6.16. The Mets have already had five starting pitchers on the disabled list this year.

“We’re dropping like flies,” Gsellman said.

“It’s kind of tough to com-prehend,” manager Terry Col-lins said. “He’s running hard; I salute him for that. He had a chance to beat it out and create a big inning for us. Just another frustrating night as far as the injuries go.”

The Mets (34-42) fell deeper into fourth place in the NL East. Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-hit RBI single against Jerry Blevins in a lefty-on-lefty matchup to put Miami ahead to stay.

“Ich has basically hit lefties better his whole career, so you never really worry about him with a lefty,” manager Don Mattingly said.

The 43-year-old Suzuki is batting only .219 but leads the majors with 12 pinch-hits.

Christian Yelich added a two-run single in the seventh, his third hit. Dan Straily allowed two runs in five innings, and

A.J. Ramos pitched around a leadoff single in the ninth for his 13th save.

The Marlins (35-40) have scored 18 runs in their past six games and won four of them, a reflection of good work by the bullpen.

“If our guys can keep us in the game early, it seems like we’re in every game and have a good chance to win,” Mattingly said.

Neil Ramirez (0-1) faced two batters in the seventh, and both scored.

Curtis Granderson led off the game with his 11th homer of the year and his seventh this month. It was his 45th leadoff homer, most among active players.

Teammate Travis d’Arnaud tied the game in the seventh with his ninth homer off Kyle Barraclough (4-1). D’Arnaud also had an RBI single.

LATEST INJURYCollins wasn’t optimistic

about a quick recovery by Gsellman. “When you’re a pitcher and you have a ham-string, it’s going to be some time,” Collins said.

Gsellman said his hamstring hurt after the game and was get-ting tighter, and that wasn’t the worst part. “It’s more frustration than the pain,” he said. “I don’t like coming out of the game.”

STREAK ENDSMiami’s J.T. Riddle snapped

an 0-for-23 slump with a double in the fourth and made a terrific stop to start a 6-3 double play.

The rookie will remain the Marlins’ everyday shortstop with the trade of veteran Adeiny

Hechavarria to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.

HOME RUN DERBYMarlins slugger Giancarlo

Stanton, who will defend his title in the Home Run Derby at Marlins Park on July 10, said he’ll have fun win or lose.

“It doesn’t matter,” he said. “Just enjoy the moment, enjoy the atmosphere. It’s not too often you get to have the Home Run Derby in your hometown.”

Stanton said he’d be happy to compete against young slug-gers Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger, as well as teammate Marcell Ozuna. “All those guys the fans want to see,” Stanton said. “So the best candidates — whoever wants to do it, have fun, and just not have pressure on it.”

TRAINER’S ROOMMets: OF Michael Confor-

to’s left wrist injury was diag-nosed as a severe bruise. “Treat it, ice it and hopefully I’ll be feeling better as soon as pos-sible,” Conforto said. ... RHP Zack Wheeler (biceps tendi-nitis) was scheduled to throw a bullpen session and might return to the rotation this weekend.

Marlins: INF Miguel Rojas (broken thumb) is expected to begin a rehab assignment in about 10 days and could return shortly after the All-Star break. In the meantime, 2B Dee Gordon is the backup SS after Hechavarria was traded.

UP NEXTMets LHP Steven Matz

(1-1, 3.60) is scheduled to start Wednesday against LHP Jeff Locke (0-3, 5.70).

Gsellman hurts hamstring as Mets lose to Marlins 6-3

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Neither of the past two NL Cy Young Award winners had his best stuff, though Max Scherzer handled things much better than Jake Arrieta.

Scherzer allowed one run and two hits as the Washington Nationals knocked Arrieta out in the fifth inning on the way to a 6-1 victory Tuesday night. While Arrieta was slow to the plate and allowed seven stolen bases, Scherzer (9-5) threw a strong six innings, striking out six with no walks and retiring 16 of the final 17 batters he faced.

“I didn’t really have great fastball command tonight, but I was able to use my offspeed to kind of collect outs when I needed to and I didn’t walk anybody,” said Scherzer, who allowed an earned run in the first inning for the first time since April but was in command the rest of the night. “When we needed shutdown innings we got them.”

Arrieta (7-6), on the other hand, struggled with his control as he issued a season-high six walks and allowed five earned runs, getting the hook two bat-ters into the fifth inning. The 2015 Cy Young winner hadn’t walked more than three batters in a game this season.

Manager Joe Maddon quipped that the Cubs “let the wrong guys on base,” but catcher Miguel Montero blamed Arrieta for all the steals.

“The reason why they were running left and right today because they know he was slow to the plate,” a visibly frustrated

Montero said. “It really sucked because the stolen bases go to me, and when you really look at it, the pitcher doesn’t give me any time.”

Four of the Montreal Expos/Nationals franchise record seven steals came from speedy shortstop Trea Turner, who Arrieta called a “factor” any time he’s on.

“I don’t care who is behind the plate,” Arrieta said. “He’s a threat.”

Washington manager Dusty Baker said the team knew Arrieta was a pitcher to run on, and the result was a lot of small ball for a team accustomed to driving in runs with power. Washington center fielder Michael Taylor went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and Scherzer washed out the RBI triple he allowed to Kris Bryant in the first by driving in a run with an infield single off Arrieta’s glove in the fourth.

When Scherzer was lifted after 93 pitches through six with a comfortable 6-1 lead, the Nationals’ beleaguered bullpen got three clean innings of relief from Enny Romero, Blake Treinen, Oliver Perez and Matt Albers.

TURN, TURN, TURNERTurner tied the franchise

record with four steals in a game, repeating his own feat from two weeks ago. He had a chance in the eighth to break the record and move within one of the most in a game in the modern era of baseball but did not try with Bryce Harper up and a five-run lead.

Nats, Scherzer beat Cubs, Arrieta in Cy Young showdown

Spain’s Saul Niguez, center, back to camera, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Euro Under 21 semifinal soccer match between Italy and Spain, at the Krakow Stadium, Poland, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Spain won 3-1 and Saul Niguez scored a hat trick.

(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto bolstered his case for the All-Star Game with another big swing.

Votto hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning, helping the last-place Cincin-nati Reds top the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Tuesday night.

“I do think Votto should be on the All-Star team,” Reds manager Bryan Price said. “I voted for him. I’m not that guy. I vote for the guys I think deserve it. Instead of looking at the statistics, we’re blessed to see him play every day. The power is great. There are so many parts to his game that I’m impressed with.”

Billy Hamilton, Adam Duvall and Eugenio Suarez also connected for Cincinnati, which scored its most runs in 19 games since Scooter Gennett hit four homers in its 13-1 win over St. Louis on June 6.

Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun returned after missing 31 games with a strained left calf, but the NL Central-leading Brewers lost for the third time in four games.

Braun went 1 for 5 with a double. He was robbed of another hit when right fielder Scott Schebler went to the wall to make a lunging catch for the final out of the game.

“He swung the bat well,” Brewers manager Craig Coun-sell said. “He had to move around the field and throw. From my perspective, I wasn’t even thinking about it.”

Travis Shaw’s three-run shot off Tim Adleman (5-4) gave Milwaukee a 5-4 lead in the third inning. But Suarez responded with his 12th homer in the bottom half, stopping a 0-for-13 slide.

“My mechanics have been good,” Suarez said. “There was nothing wrong with my swing. It was more mental. When you’re not getting hits, you think too much. I have been trying to get a good pitch in the strike zone to hit. I tell myself if it isn’t in the strike zone, don’t swing at it.”

Gennett led off the fifth with a base hit and Votto followed with a drive to right-center off Junior Guerra for his 21st homer. The 2010 NL MVP is batting .304 with 55 RBIs.

Adleman (5-4) tied his career high by allowing three home runs in five innings. He surrendered five hits, struck out seven and walked three.

Tony Cingrani and Michael Lorenzen combined for two scoreless innings before Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his 13th save.

Guerra (1-2) set a career high by allowing eight runs in four-plus innings. He also tied his career high by giving up eight hits in his seventh start since returning on May 26 after missing almost two months with a right calf strain.

“I was getting behind in the count most of the game and missing spots,” Guerra said through an interpreter. “When that happens and you get behind, you saw the results.”

Hamilton lined Guerra’s third pitch into the first row of the seats in right for his second homer. Duvall hit a two-run shot and Devin Mesoraco added an RBI single as Cincinnati jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first.

Votto homers as Reds beat Brewers 8-6

Hurricanes loose forward Vaea Fifita dives over the ruck to score a try against the British and Irish Lions in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. The game ended in a 31 all draw.

(Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald via AP)

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tusia Ausage FausiaUa fa’amaonia mai e le

Fofoga Fetalai o le Maota o Sui, afioga Savali Talavou Ale, le taofia lea o galuega mo le tata-laina i lalo o le Fale Fono tuai a le atunu’u e pei ona amata fa’agasolo mai i le masina na te’a nei, e mafua mai i se fau-tuaga mai le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, ona o puipuiga i le a’afia o le soifua maloloina o tagata faigaluega i le pefu o lo o maua mai i lau-papa o lo o i totonu o le tino o le fale.

I se fa’atalatalanoaga ma Tusitala i le taeao ananafi, na fa’amaonia mai ai e Savali lea tulaga, atoa ai ma lona fa’apupulaina o le tulaga ua o o i ai gaioiga mo le fausiaina lea o le Fale Fono fou a le atunu’u.

Na taua e Savali e fa’apea, ua mae’a ona faia se fonotaga i le va o Ta’ita’i o le Fono fa’apea ai ma le afioga i le ali’i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga, ona o taumafaiga lava ina ia fa’agasolo tulaga o le gal-uega e pei ona fuafuaina mai i le ogatotonu o lenei tausaga.

“O lea ua mae’a ona matou soalaupule ma le afioga i le ali’i kovana, ma ua ma fa’ailoa atu fo’i i ai ma le afioga i le ali’i Peresetene o le Senate ia Gao-teote Palaie Tofau tulaga uma o le galuega, o lea fo’i la ua tu’uina mai lana fautuaga ina ia fa’aauau pea le fa’atinoina o le galuega, a ia uia pea tulaga o tulafono e moomia ina ia mautinoa e sologa lelei tau-mafaiga mo le fausiaina o le galuega”, o le saunoaga lea a Savali.

O le vaiaso na te’a nei na taofia mai ai le toe fa’aauauina o galuega mo le tatalaina i lalo o le fale fono tuai, ona o se fautuaga mai le Ofisa o le Soifua Maloloina a le atunu’u, i le taumafai lava ina ia puipuia le soifua maloloina o tagata faigaluega.

Na taua e ni isi o tagata fai-galuega a le Fono i le Samoa News e fa’apea, o le pefu o loo maua mai i le laupapa lea o lo o fausia ai totonu o potu fono tuai e lua, o iina lea ua mafua ai ona taofia le toe fa’aauauina o le galuega.

Na molimauina e le Samoa News lipine o lo o toso fa’ata’amilo i le tino atoa o le fale fono tuai, e fa’ailoa mai ai

le taofia lea ona toe ulufale se isi i totonu. E o o fo’i i luma o faitoto’a o ni isi o potu o afioga i Senatoa, o lo o fa’apipi’i solo ai fa’ailoilo e fa’ailoa mai ai le fa’asa lea ona toe la’asia e tagata faigaluega lea vaega o le fale.

Taofia Ofisa Soifua

Maloloina le tatalaina i lalo Fale Fono tuai

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Se vaaiga i lipine mai le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina ia ua toso solo i vaega o le maota fono, e fa’ailoa ai le taofia o le toe fa’atinoina o se galuega mo le tatalaeseina mai o vaega o le fale, ona o puipuiga i le ono lamatia ai o le soifua i le pefu o lo o maua ai i totonu. [ata AF]

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tusia Ausage FausiaE 24 masina lea ua nofo-

vaavaaia ai le Tina talavou e 25 tausaga le matua lea ua ta’usala i le moliaga mama o le fa’ao’olima i le tulaga tolu, e mafua mai i le fa’alavelave lea na tula’i mai i le vaiaso na te’a nei i Leone, lea na ia fa’aaoga ai se atigi fagu ta’e e fa’ao’o ai manu’a i le tino o lona niece 22 tausaga le matua, e ala i lona ta tui o lona lima taumatau atoa ai ma ona foliga.

Na ulua’i tu’uaia e le malo ia Fa’anenefu Hall i le moliaga mamafa o le fa’ao’olima i le tulaga muamua, o se soli-tulafono o lo o fa’atulaga mai i le vaega A o solitugatula-fono mamafa, lea e mafai ona fa’asala ai se tasi i le toese mo le olaga atoa, po o le fa’asala fo’i i le umi e le itiiti ifo i le 10 tausaga ae le silia ma le 30 tausaga i totonu o le falepuipui.

Ae i lalo o se maliliega na sainia e le malo ma le ua molia, lea fo’i na talia e le afioga i le ali’i Fa’amasino ia Fiti Sunia i le vaiaso nei, na tali ioe ai Hall i le moliaga mama o le fa’ao’olima i le tulaga tolu, le solitulafono e mafai ona fa’asala ai se tasi i le toese mo le umi e le silia i le tasi le tausaga, pe fa’asala fo’i i le salatupe e le silia i le $1,000, po o le fa’asala fo’i i fa’asalaga uma ia e lua.

I le tali ioe ai o Hall i le moliaga e pei ona ta’usala ai o ia e le Fa’amasinoga Fa’aitumalo, sa ia ta’utino ai i lona fa’aaoga lea o se atigi fagu ta’e e fa’ao’o ai manu’a i le tino o lona niece.

Na taua i fa’amaumauga a le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, sa ‘ona Hall i le taimi na tula’i mai ai le fa’alavelave, ma o le fagu uaina lea sa fa’aaoga i le taimi o le inugapia, o le fagu lea na tata’e e le ua molia ae fa’atino ai le solitulafono, lea na mafua ai ona taofia lona niece i le falema’i i Faga’alu mo ni nai aso, ona o togafitiga sa faia i lona tino e mafua mai i manu’a sa a’afia ai o ia.

O le mae’a ai ona talia e le fa’amasinoga fa’aitumalo i le tali ioe a Hall i le moliaga mama i le aso Gafua, na faia ai loa ma le poloaiga e tatala o ia i tua e faatali ai le lauina o lana fa’asalaga i le taeao ananafi, tusa lea ua mae’a aso e 8 talu ona taofia o ia i le toese i Tafuna.

A o le i tu’uina atu le fa’asalaga a le fa’amasinoga fa’asaga ia Hall, na fa’atoese le ua molia e tusa ai o lana solitu-lafono, ma ia talosagaina ai se isi avanoa mo ia se’i toe fo’i atu ai i lona aiga e tausi lana fanau e to’atolu o lo o i ai. Sa ia fa’atoese fo’i i lona niece na a’afia, ma ia fa’aalia ai lona salamo e tusa ai o le fa’alavelave sa tula’i mai.

Na talosaga le tamaitai loia fautua ia Kate Hannaher sa tula’i mo Hall i le fa’amasinoga, ina ia talia tuutuuga o le latou maliliega ma le malo, o le faanofovaavaaia lea o le ua molia mo le 24 masina, e aunoa ma le toe tu’uina atu i ai o se isi fa’asalaga fa’a falepuipui ia te ia.

O ni isi o itu lelei na taua e Hannaher e mafai ona fesoa-soani mo se fa’asalaga mama mo Hall, o lona fa’atoa tula’i lea i luma o le fa’amasinoga mo se solitulafono, atoa ai ma le avanoa e tatau ona fo’i ai i lona aiga e tausi lana fanua.

Ae ui i le tulaga matuia o le gaioiga sa faia e Hall atoa ai ma manu’a na a’afia ai le tino o lona niece na a’afia e pei ona taua e le loia a le malo ia Woodrow Pengelly, peita’i sa ia lagolagoina le fa’afinauga ina ia fa’anofovaavaaia Hall mo le 24 masina, e aunoa ma le tu’uina atu i ai o se isi fa’asalaga fa’a falepuipui.

A o le i tu’uina atu le fa’asalaga a le fa’amasinoga fa’asaga ia Hall, na faaalu e Sunia se taimi e fa’asoa ai lagona o le fa’amasinoga e tusa ai o lenei mataupu, aemaise lava le tulaga matuia o le gaioiga sa faia e le ua molia i lona niece, e ala i lona fa’aaoga o se a’upega ma’ai e fa’atino ai manu’a i lona tino.

“Ua laki e le matuia le fa’alavelave na tula’i mai, aua o le gaioiga lea sa e faia, e ono ese se taunu’uga na se manu e tula’i mai ai, e aofia ai ma le ma’imau ai o le soifua o le na a’afia ina ua e fa’ao’olima i ai, e ui lava la o lea ua finau mai loia i le leai o sau solitulafono sa faia muamua, peita’i i le silasila a le fa’amasinoga, e fai lava si matuia o le gaioiga sa e faia”, o le saunoaga lea a Sunia.

“O lea ua manino i fa’amaumauga a le fa’amasinoga, o oe o se Tina talavou e na o le 25 tausaga o lou soifua, to’atolu lau fanau ae leai sau galuega, ao lea sa e inupia ma ‘ona i le taimi na tula’i mai ai le fa’alavelave. O ituaiga mataupu fa’apenei, e le manatu mama i ai le fa’amasinoga, ae tatau fo’i ona e silasila toto’a i le ituaiga filifiliga e te faia, po o le fa’amuamua o lou naunau i le ‘ava malosi nai lo lau fanau, po o le ave fo’i o lau fa’amuamua i lau fanau”, o le saunoaga lea a Sunia.

E 12 masina na manatu le fa’amasinoga e fa’asala ai Hall i le falepuipui, peita’i ua fa’amalumalu le tuliina o lea fa’asalaga, ae ua fa’anofovaavaaia o ia mo le 24 masina i lalo o tuutuuga e

Nofovaavaaia le Tina talavou na ia ta tui lona “niece”

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O se va’aiga i tama uma sa feagai ma le olaga tautua o Tui Perekina Enesi i totonu o lona aiga ma le afio’aga. O ia o se tama’ita’i Faia’oga mata’alia ma le tausa’afia e fesoasosani tele i le fanau talavou. Tala o lo’o lomia i le Lali i lenei aso. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

O se mea lea e sili ona tele i lona olaga o ana uo. Misia fo’i le mafutaga ma le uso ia Tui Enesi o le tama’ita’i o Ane Tofili mai Leone lava. Tala o lo’o lomia i le Lali i lenei aso. [ata: Leua Aiono Frostt]

O se vaaiga i le uso ma nisi o nai ona tei o le tama’ita’i faia’oga Tui Enesi i lona toe sauniga i lona aiga, sa faia lea i le Malumalu o Siona le Mauga Paria i Leone EFKAS i le vaiaso ua te’a.

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tusia: Leua Aiono Frost“Ao Oe la’u auauna, o oe

Iakopo e, le na ou filifilia, o le fanau a Apera’amo la’u uo, …. Aua e te fefe, aua ou te ia te oe, aua le fetepatepa’i, aua o a’u lou Atua, ou te fa’amalosia oe, e moni ou te taofia oe i lo’u lima taumatau e i ai le amiotonu.” Isaiah 41: 8-10.

O upu tomua ia o le tula’i ai o lana auauna, Pr Enesi Enesi e ta’ita’ia le sauniga mo le Aiga o lona tuafafine pele - Tui Perekina Enesi, lea sa loa foi tausaga o avea ma faia’oga, ona si’itia lea e galue mai le Ofisa Autu o le Matagaluega o A’oga a le Malo i le vaega o Sikolasipi a fanau aoga ma tu’umalo ai nei o ia.

O lea sauniga sa i ai molimau sa latou toe tepa i le mafutaga mafana ma le tama’ita’i faia’oga, ma sa latou toe fa’ailo ma fa’amanatu mai ona uiga tausa’afia, o lona tagata soifua tautua ma lana auaunaga foi i lona Atua.

“O le tama’ita’i e soifua fiafia, e le fa’anoanoa ma e agaga tele i le fanau talavou a lona aiga ae maise le afio’aga o Leone. O se tasi ua iloga lona soifua fesoasoani i tagata e ala lava i ana taleni, ae maise o le auaunaga i le EFKAS i Leone. O lana taleni e ese mai lona fiafia e fesoasoani i le fanau talavou e faufautua i o latou lumana’i ma fuafuaga fai ina ia sologa lelei le latou tausinioga ia soifua manuia, o lona fiafia lea e fa’avasega fugala’au mo so’o se ituaiga o teu matagofie. O ia sa ofo lava e fa’aauau le auaunaga a lona tina, ina ia tuia teu matagofie mo le malumalu o le Atua i le afio’aga i Ekalesia Katoliko ma le EFKAS,” o se molimau lea a Pr. Enesi.

I se molimau a lona uso, Makerita, sa tula’i ai ina ia faia lana molimau e tusa o le soifua o Tui, i ona toe taimi sa si’ima’i atu ai i Hawaii mo ona togafitiga. “O ona toe taimi e le’i fa’aalia lava e ia se fa’anoanoa

po’o se tiga ia i matou sa i ai ma ia. Peita’i, sa va’aia le malosi o lona loto, ma ua ia fa’ailoa mai, ua mae’a faia lana filifi-liga, ia taofia uma vaila’au ma togafitiga o ia, ae ua sauni lava o ia mo lana malaga.”

“O se tasi e talitiga, e leai lava so matou tigaina i le tau-siga o ia, peita’i, ua matou iloa lava ua latalata i ona toe taimi, aua ua mana’o e te’a i tua i le matou fale i Hawaii e tausia ai o ia, aua ua le toe i ai ni togafitiga a le Falema’i e mana’o e toe talia e ia. Ua ia fa’ailoa mai, ‘ua tau’ave e Iesu ou tiga uma,’ ua ou sauni fo’i mo la’u malaga.”

O lea fo’i se molimau a le susuga le Faife’au sa latou mafuta i Hawaii i le tele o taimi sa faia ai ana toe talavai, Rev. Dr. Fa’afetai. “O Tui e matua ese lona soifua fa’atuatua, e le’i toe fesiligia e Tui ni uiga o tiga tau le tino i ona toe taimi ae ua ia fai mai, ua ou sauni lava mo la’u malaga, e ao ina ou alu fiafia i lo’u Ali’i. E leai se taimi e te asiasi atu i ai e le o nofonofo mai i luga o lona moega, ma ataata mai, ma lana fesili ma le talanoa e le foliga mai o se isi o ma’i tigaina. Ua iloga le olaga o le tagata o lo’o alu fiafia ua leva ona tapena mo lona toe taimi. E fesili i mea uma o fai i lona aiga, ma talatalanoa e leai se mea e mamafa i lona loto. Ua atagia ana galuega lelei, i lona soifua fiafia ma le matagofie, ma ua le fa’anoanoa lava ae fiafia e talia le vala’au.”

I le molimau a se tasi o tama o le aiga potopoto ma e galulue i le Ekalesia Katoliko i Leone, sa ia fa’ailoa ai lona fa’anoanoa, “O le a le toe matagofie fo’i teu-teuga o le malumalu Katoliko i Leone, aua ua motu nei le avei, ua gasolosolo ao o le lagi aua ua alu lava le ‘au’auna o le a le toe vaaia ona foliga laumata fiafia, ma ua mou atu ai fo’i ma lana tautua matavela i lenei ekalesia. E i le Atua lava lona taui e tele, ma ua tautala foi galuega lelei a lenei alo o le afio’aga ma aiga i

Molimau i le Tautua: Tui

Perekina Enesi

American Samoa GovernmentDEPARTMENT of COMMERCE

Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799Tel: (684) 633-5155 • Fax: (684) 633-4195

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) PROGRAMFISCAL YEAR 2018 CSBG FUNDING

The Department of Commerce, as the lead agency designated to administer American Samoa’s Community Services Block Grant Program, announces the closing date for submitting proposals/applications for FY 2018 CSBG Funding.All public agencies and non-profit organizations are welcome to apply. Application guidance for instructions on completing and filing a proposal is available at the Department of Commerce. Applicants must file their proposals by 4:00 P.M. (American Samoa time) on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Submit one original and six copies of the proposal to Charlene Fa’alevao or Dorothy Siatunu’u at the CSBG Division of the Department of Commerce, 2nd Floor, A.P. Lutali Executive Building; Utulei, American Samoa.Please contact Charlene Fa’alevao at 633-5155 should you have any questions regarding this notice.

Keniseli F. LafaeleDirector of Commerce

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ao ona ia usita’i i ai. O ni isi o ia tuutuuga e aofia ai le matua fa’asa lea ona ia toe tagofia le ‘ava malosi, auai i aoaoga fa’a faufautua mo le ‘ava malosi ma le ita, totogi le salatupe e $200, aua ne’i ona toe solia se isi tula-fono a le malo,.

O se tasi o tuutuuga faapitoa o le nofovaavaaia a Hall, o lona tuliina lea o aso e 60 i le toese i Tafuna, peita’i o lea tuutuuga o le a taofia lona fa’ataunu’uina, ae ua lava aso e 8 lea na taofia ai o ia e fai ma ana fa’asalaga, ae o le paleni o lo o totoe ai o le a

taofi lona fa’ataunu’uina, fuafua lava i lona usitaia o isi poloaiga uma a le fa’amasinoga.

“O lea ua tu’u atu tuutuuga nei e te usita’i i ai, aemaise ai lava le fa’asa lea ona e toe tagofia le ‘ava malosi poo fua-laau fa’asaina, afai e te le usitaia se tuutuuga ua tuuina atu, o le a poloaina oe e te tuliina le fa’asalaga fa’a falepuipui lea ua fa’amalumalu. Ia e filifili lelei fo’i po o fea e fa’amuamua, poo le ‘ava malosi po o lau fanau e to’atolu”, o le fautuaga mulimuli lea a Sunia mo Hall.

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tusia Ausage FausiaVENA LUAFUTU

O le taeao ananafi na faia ai le fa’aiuga a le fa’amasinoga fa’aitumalo ina ia tatala i tua le ali’i talavou lea na taofia mai e Leoleo mai Amouli i le vaiaso na te’a nei, e mafua mai i tu’uaiga i lona fa’aaoga lea o se a’upega ma’ai e ta tui ai le ulu o se isi ali’i, ina ua le mafai e le malo ona latou failaina ni moliaga fa’aopoopo fa’asaga i lea ali’i.

O le ogatotonu o le vaiaso na te’a nei na taofia mai ai e Leoleo mai Fagaitua le ali’i o Vena Lua-futu, ma tu’uaia o ia i le moliaga o le fa’atupu vevesi i nofoaga faitele ma le fa’ao’olima i le tulaga tolu ma le fa’amoemoe, o se taimi o le vaiaso nei e faila ai e le malo moliaga fa’aopoopo fa’asaga ia te ia.

E leai se tupe na fa’atulaga e tatala ai Luafutu i tua ina ua mae’a lana ulua’i iloiloga i le aso Tofi na te’a nei, ae sa manatu le Fa’amasinoga e fa’atali seia mae’a ona faila e le malo moliaga fa’aopoopo fa’asaga ia te ia i le vaiaso nei.

Ae ina ua toe valaauina le mataupu a le ua molia ananafi, na fa’ailoa ai loa e le loia a le malo ia Woodrow Pengelly, o le a leai ni moliaga fa’aopoopo e faila fa’asaga ia Luafutu, ae o le a lava pea moliaga mama e 2 ua mae’a ona faila e tu’uaia ai o ia.

Talu ai ua leai ni moliaga fa’aopoopo fa’asaga ia Lua-futu, na faia ai loa le fa’aiuga a le fa’amasinoga ina ia tatalaina loa o ia i tua e aunoa ma se tupe e totogi, e fa’atalitali ai le isi ana iloiloga lea ua fa’atulaga i le aso 8 Aokuso, 2017.

O ni isi o tuutuuga ua tatala ai le ua molia i tua e aofia ai le matua fa’asa lea ona ia toe tau-mafai e fa’afeso’ota’i le ali’i sa a’afia i le mataupu e pei ona molia ai o ia, aua ne’i ona toe tagofia le ‘ava malosi poo ni fualaau fa’asaina, aua ne’i ona toe solia se tulafono a le malo, a ia avea o ia ma tagatanu’u lelei e tausisi i tulafono a le malo i taimi uma.

“O le uiga o le poloaiga o le aua lea ne’i e toe taumafai e fa’afeso’ota’i le ali’i na a’afia i lenei mataupu, e aofia ai le fa’asa lea ona e toe alu i ai i lona fale, fa’asa le Facebook i ai poo ni isi lava auala tau fesootaiga fa’aonapo nei, a e vaai i ai i se vaega o le taulaga o lou tiute o le tula’i ma alu ese mai ai”, o le lapataiga lea a le afioga i le ali’i fa’amasino ia Fiti Sunia sa tu’uina atu ia Luafutu.

O le fa’alavelave lenei na tula’i mai i le vaveao o le aso Tofi ua te’a i Amouli, ina ua talosagaina e ni molimau se fes-oasoani a Leoleo, e mafua mai i le fa’alavelave lea na manu’a ai se isi ali’i ina ua fa’ao’olima i ai le ua molia.

Na taua e molimau i Leoleo e fa’apea, o le fa’alavelave na tula’i mai ia ua fa’aaoga e le ua molia se vaega o le ipu mala-malama ua ta’e e ta tui ai le ulu o le ali’i na a’afia, e mafua mai i se inugapia sa faia, ma mafua ai ona fa’anatinati atu le ali’i na a’afia i le falema’i mo togafitiga.

VINCENT TEVITAE $500 le tupe lea ua

fa’atulaga e le fa’amasinoga fa’aitumalo e totogi ona fa’atoa mafai lea ona tatala le ali’i o Vin-cent Tevita i tua mai le toese, e

fa’atalitali ai taualumaga o lana mataupu lea ua fa’agasolo nei i luma o le fa’amasinoga.

O Tevita na taofia e Leoleo mai Ottoville i le fa’aiuga o le vaiaso na te’a nei, ona o tu’uaiga i lona faia lea o ni gaioiga e save’u ai le nonofo filemu o aiga latou te tuaoi, e mafua mai ina ua ia ‘ona ma alu ma se agaese i le fale o se tasi o ona tuaoi.

E pei ona taua i fa’amaumauga a le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, o le vevesi i le va o le ua molia ma le aiga na a’afia, o le aiga fo’i lea latou te tuaoi, na mafua mai i le auala o loo uia e aiga uma e lua, lea o lo o finau Tevita e le tatau ona toe ui ai le aiga tuaoi ona o loo tigaina o ia ma lana fanau e fa’amama, peita’i o loo finau mai fo’i le aiga tuaoi e fa’apea, o latou e ana le fanua o loo ui ai le auala, e le tatau fo’i la ona toe uia e Tevita ma lona aiga.

O le fa’aiuga o le vaiaso na te’a nei na talosagaina ai e le aiga tuaoi se fesoasoani a Leoleo, ina ua alu atu le ua molia ma le agaese ma fa’alala i le Tama o le aiga, i le mae’a ai lea o se inugapia sa faia a Tevita ma ni isi o ana uo i lona fale.

O lo o tu’uaia e le malo ia Teiva i le moliaga mama o le fa’atupu vevesi i nofoaga faitele, peita’i na taua e le loia a le malo ia Woodrow Pengelly le ono faila e le malo o moliaga fa’aopoopo pe a mae’a su’esu’ega a Leoleo o lo o fa’agasolo i le taimi nei, lea e aofia ai moliaga o le soli fua o le fanua o le isi aiga, atoa ai ma le lafo o upu tau fa’amata’u.

O le $500 lea ua fa’atulaga

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O ia fa’ailoilo e pei ona taua e tagata faigaluega a le Fono, o fa’ailoilo sa fa’apipi’i e sui o le Ofisa o le Soifua Maloloina, lea o lo o taua ai a’afiaga o le fa’ama’i o le kanesa ma a’afiaga o le mama, e mafua mai i le pefu o lo o maua mai le vaega o lo o fa’atinoina ai le galuega, e mana’omia ai laei talafeagai mo le puipuia o le saogalemu.

Ae ui i le tulaga e pei ona taofia ai le galuega, na fa’amaonia e Savali le fa’aauau pea o fuafuaga mo le fausiaina o le fale fono fou i se taimi e le o toe umi.

“O lo o fa’agasolo pea fua-fuaga mo le fausiaina o le fale fono fou, pau le tulaga fa’aletonu ona o lea ua taofia mai e le Soifua Maoloina le gal-uega, e mafua mai i tulaga e pei ona latou taua, ma o lo o fa’atali maua ma le Peresetene i se isi ripoti e tusa ai o le galuega ma le la’asaga o le a soso’o i ai, lea o lo o galulue ai sui o le Fono”, o le saunoaga lea a Savali.

O ni isi o vaega e pei ona fa’agasolo mai mo le galuega i nai vaiaso e le i mamao atu, o le faia lea o suega i le tulaga o le malosi o le palapala, e afua mai i lalo o se fautuaga mai le kamu-pani mai Hawaii lea ua pasia latou te tusia le ata o le galuega.

“E le faigofie le tulaga o lo o i ai gaioiga mo le galuega, talu ona talia le tu’uina atu o le ata o le galuega e tusia mai e le kamupani lea mai Hawaii, ua tele naua isi vaega ua mana’omia mai e le kamupani e tatau ona fa’atinoina, e pei o le faia o suega eseese i le tulaga malosi e tatau ona i ai le pala-pala, aemaise ai le nofoaga lenei ua fuafua e fausia ai le galuega, ae pei ona silafia e le atunu’u, o le nofoaga o lo o i ai la tatou fale fono tuai i le taimi nei, o se nofoaga e latalata i le sami, sa tau saili fo’i se isi nofoaga talafeagai e fausia ai le fale fono fou, peita’i i le mae’a ai o sailiiliga ma talanoaga e tele sa faia, na manatu ai, e leai lava se isi nofoaga talafeagai e tatau ona fausia ai le fale fono fou a le

atunu’u, ua na o le nofoaga tuai lava lenei o lo o i ai le fale fono fou”, o le saunoaga lea a Savali.

“E ui i tulaga e pei ona tula’i mai aemaise ai o le tele o le lavelave, e tasi lava lo ma agaga ma le ali’i peresetene o lo o i ai, ia fausia le maota fono fou a le atunu’u mo ana galuega fa’apalemene i le lumana’i, ua mae’a fo’i ona tu’uina mai le fautuaga mai le ali’i kovana, na te lagolagoina ai le tatau lea ona fausia lenei galuega”.

O se tasi o tulaga sa fesi-ligia ai le afioga a Savali, o le fa’aiuga mai le Komiti e iloiloina pemita mo galuega tetele a le malo (PNRS), e pei ona taua ai lo latou teena o le talosaga mo se pemita o le fale, ona e le o saogalemu le nofoaga lea ua fa’amoemoe e fausia ai le fale fono fou, peita’i na taua e le Fofoga Fetalai le fa’ateia o ia e tusa ai o lea tulaga, ona e le i o o atu se ripoti aloaia mai le PNRS e tusa ai o le fa’aiuga e teena ai le pemita mo le galuega.

“E le i o o mai se ripoti a le PNRS e tusa ai o le teena o le talosaga mo le pemita o le gal-uega, ae afai o se tulaga lena ua tula’i mai, e lagona ai la le fa’anoanoa ona o lea e taumafai atu e fa’ataunu’u fuafuaga uma mo le fausiaina o le galuega, a o lea ua aumai fa’apena le ripoti a le Komiti, ae sa tatau fo’i ona latou fesoasoani ma fautua mai i ni isi auala e mafai ai ona fa’aauau le galuega, ona e pei ona fai atu, e leai lava se isi fanua e mafai ona fausia ai le maota fono fou a le atunu’u, pau lava lea o le fanua ma le nofoaga ua mafai ona maua”, o le saunoaga lea a Savali.

O le galuega mo le fausiaina o le fale fono fou ua fa’amoemoe e fa’atupe mai i se vaega tupe mai le aitalafu o le Pone a le malo, e pei ona fa’amaonia mai e le Fofoga Fetalai.

Sa ia fa’afetaia le afioga i le ali’i kovana e tusa ai o le fa’amatu’uina mai o lenei ala-gatupe e amata fausia ai le galuega.

Po Box PPB, Pago PagoAmerican Samoa 96799Phone No.: (684) 699-3057Fax No.: (684) 699-4129bids@aspower.comProcurement Office

NOTICE TO OFFERORS RFP No: ASPA17.041. TPPBRP Closing Date & Time: July 18, 2017 Issuance Date: June 03, 2017 2:00 p.m., American Samoa TimeProject Name: Tafuna Plant Building Rehabilitation ProjectThe American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) issues this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the rehabilitation of the Tafuna Power Plant building. Qualified Offerors must submit proposals in a sealed envelope, box, or other enclosure addressed to Ioana Uli, ASPA Procurement Manager. The sealed envelope or box must show date and time of proposal opening and be labeled: “RFP No. ASPA 17.041 TAFUNA POWER PLANT BUILDING REHABILITATION PROJECT”. Late submittals will not be opened or considered and will be determined as non-responsive. Electronic PDF copies of proposals must be sent to bids@aspower.com no later than the date and time as specified. All Offerors shall provide sufficient written and verifiable information that responds to the requirements set forth herein. A complete RFP package may be picked up from the ASPA Procurement Office located at the Tafuna Power Plant compound (Please check with Security Guard at the Gate). You may also view this RFP online at www.aspower.com which is ASPA’s Website. For more information about this RFP, please contact the following person(s):

Ioana S. Uli Procurement Manager ManagementTel. 684.699.3057Email: bids@aspower.com

The American Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to: 1. Reject all proposals and reissue a new or amended RFP. 2. Reject proposal from companies with adverse records involving fraud, overcharging and

bribery in construction projects. 3. Request additional information from any company submitting a proposal. 4. Select a firm for award based on other than “least cost” (e.g. capability to complete work in a

timely fashion or proven technical capabilities). 5. Negotiate a contract with the firm selected for award. 6. Waive any non-material violations of rules set up in this RFP at its sole discretion.

Approved for Issuance: Utu Abe Malae, Executive Director Date: June 03, 2017

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lenei ituvai o le tovine a le Atua, a’afetai tele Tui Enesi mo lau tautua.”

O le molimau mai lona tuagane sa ia fa’ailoa ai, “O lenei le tama’ita’i o le matou aiga sa fofoa ane lava lona soifuaga talavou i Vaivase, Samoa i le Ekalesia Fa’apotopotoga Kerisiano i Samoa, ma a’oga ai i le Kolisi o Samoa ma fa’aiu manuia ai.”

“Mai le iva o ona tausaga, sa molita’i ai o ia i Samoa e a’oga ai ma sa amata i le a’oga fa’aitumalo i Vaivase Primary School, peita’i na o’o loa i le tausaga 12 o lana aoga, su’e loa i le suera a le Malo o Samoa e maua ai se kolisi e fa’aauau ai lana a’oga. Na ausia lelei e Tui Enesi maka maualuluga e a’oga ai i le Kolisi o Samoa.”

“Na uma lelei lava tausaga o lana a’oba i le Kolisi o Samoa fa’ato’a sipela loa e Tui Perekina le tatou malo e aga’i mai i ai. O le tama’ita’i lava e fa’alagi o le tama’ita’i mai Upolu. E tele fo’i ina taliu atu Tui ma oso mananaía o televise, lava-lava ma mea matagofie e momo’o i ai matou i si matou malo, mai le motu o meleke nei.”

“E i ai taimi e iloga ai le toa o lenei tama’ita’i, e oso fo’i o ia i fusuaga a tama pe a va’ai atu ua tau faaletonu mai i matou tama i matou misaga. O se tama’ita’i fai aiga lelei, e alofa ia i matou ona tuagane ma ona uso i le mafutaga fa’aleaiga. E to’atele i latou na manatu e fia mafuta ma ia, peita’i, sa ia le tali ina ia avea o ia ma se faletua.”

“O lea fo’i se molimau tau lona soifua ma fanau a ona uso ma tuagane i totonu o le lotoifale i Leone. E nanau ia te ia loto o fanau a ona uso ma tuagane, e iloga lona loto fesoasoani i le fanau talavou ina ia gafatia e i latou ona pasi a’oa’oga maualuluga. E tele taimi sa manatu ai i matou o le a avea ma faletua i le galuega ona o ali’i sa latou paau atu i ona matua ina ia avea o ia ma latou ava. Peita’i sa ia fa’ailoa, e le aoga lea ia te a’u, aua e leai se isi e faia teu ma isi fe’au tau le lotoifale o lona aiga, pe afai ole a alu ese atu e amatalia lona aiga.

E to’atele i latou sa molimauina lona fa’amaoni i tiute fa’afaiaoga, i ona tiute fo’i sa ia tautua ai i le Ekalesia i tofi sa tutulai ai.

➧ Tui Perekina Enesi…Mai itulau 11

O le ali’i pese mai i Colombia o Cesar Lopez lena o lo’o usu lana pese ma ta lana kitara e tu’u faatasi ma se fana, e ta’ua lenei a’upega o le “Kitara Fana”. [ata: AP/Fernando Vergara]

e tatala ai Tevita i tua, o se taumafaiga ina ia puipuia ai le saogalemu i le va o aiga e 2, aemaise ai o le naunau o le fa’amasinoga ina ia taofia ai le toe tula’i mai o se isi vevesi i le lumana’i.

Afai ae mafai ona tatala Tevita i tua, ua fa’asa e le fa’amasinoga o ia ona ia toe alu i le fale o le aiga na a’afia, pe na te toe taumafai fo’i e fa’afeso’ota’i se isi o i latou i

soo se auala, poo lona toe lafo fo’i i ai o ni upu tau fa’amata’u, a ia avea o ia ma tagatanu’u e tausi i tulafono a le malo.

Ua fa’asa fo’i ona ia toe tagofia le ‘ava malosi poo ni fualaau fa’asaina, a ia auai i soo se taimi e valaau ai lana mataupu. O lo o taofia pea Tevita i le toese i Tafuna ma le fa’amoemoe o le aso 13 Iulai lea ua fa’atulaga e toe valaau ai lana mataupu.

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HOSPITAL PATIENT RECEIVES SURPRISE ANATOMY LESSON DEAR ABBY: I recently had to spend a night in the hospital following minor surgery. One of the female techs

taking care of me leaned over me to straighten out the bedding and I could see “everything” when the top of her scrubs fell open.

I’m not sure if it was on purpose or by accident. I say this because after the first time, it happened several more times. I only looked the first time out of shock. The other times, I looked away.

Other than saying, “Hey, lady, I can see your boobies when you bend over,” what’s the polite way to say, “Oops -- wardrobe malfunction”? -- GOT AN EYEFUL IN ILLINOIS

DEAR GOT AN EYEFUL: Since, with luck, you won’t have to make another visit to the hospital, I think your question may be moot. However, the discreet way to deal with something like that would be to mention what hap-pened to the head nurse or supervisor and say that it made you uncomfortable.

** ** ** DEAR ABBY: I’m in my early 30s and recently met a very attractive woman my age. We are planning to

get married. She wants us to be married as soon as possible because she has been divorced for the last seven years. My problem is, she’s extremely secretive about her past, especially the period between her divorce and

our meeting. I have been open with her about my past, but when I ask about hers, she refuses to discuss it and says it has nothing to do with our relationship. I have a feeling there may be something nasty she’s hiding. I’m afraid I’m heading into a trap, but my love for her makes it tough to consider breaking up. Am I being too demanding? -- CONCERNED GUY IN THE SOUTH

DEAR CONCERNED GUY: If your intuition is screaming that your girlfriend’s desire for a hasty marriage could spell trouble in the future, you should pay close attention to it. It is not “too demanding” to want to know what one’s fiancee has been doing for the last seven years. Under no circumstances should you marry this woman without first talking to a lawyer, who I am sure will suggest doing a background check and/or drafting an ironclad prenuptial agreement.

** ** ** DEAR ABBY: I recently attended a bridal shower for my nephew’s fiancee. My sister-in-law (the future

mother-in-law of the bride) also attended the shower. She did not choose any gifts from the bride’s registry, but decided instead to give the bride lingerie, including thong underwear. Frankly, I was shocked. I didn’t think it was appropriate for either the mother or the future mother-in-law to give such intimate gifts. Am I wrong?

-- FLUMMOXED IN FLORIDA DEAR FLUMMOXED: Shower guests are not restricted to items based solely upon the couple’s registry.

They can give whatever gift they wish to the bride and groom. Your sister-in-law chose something she thought the bride and groom would enjoy. Please try to be less judgmental and hope she was right.

Happy Birthday: Aim to improve your life. Changes to the way you work will make your life more enjoyable. Sticking to a set plan and budget will ensure that you get the best results with the least amount of stress. A life-style change that is health-oriented and geared to make you look, feel and do your best could be promising. Your numbers are 5, 12, 23, 25, 34, 38, 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Let your imagination help you out when dealing with children, your romantic partner or someone looking for a handout. Preparation will be your saving grace. Don’t give in to the powers of persuasion and pressure. ✸✸✸

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make plans that will help transform your home into a place you want to spend your time and also entertain friends and relatives. Making room for guests and creating a warm and friendly environment will lead to good times. ✸✸✸✸✸

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An emotional incident will develop if you or someone you are dealing with is not honest or upfront with information. Put your efforts into creative endeavors that calm your nerves and encourage personal growth. Subdue your emotions.✸✸

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Check out job opportunities or group activities that will improve your life and current situation. Let your emotions and intuition help you make the best choices for you. Don’t let someone else take over or bully you. ✸✸✸✸

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Behind-the-scenes activities can be expected. Someone may try to outmaneuver you or manipulate your next move. Don’t make drastic changes without first stabilizing your current position. Be smart about your choices. ✸✸✸

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Rely on your intuition when dealing with others. Partnerships look favorable and can help you bring about the changes you desire. A physical challenge will revitalize you and make you feel good about what you have achieved. Make health a priority. ✸✸✸

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s best not to offer your opinion until you have all the facts. Acting on a hunch or an assumption will turn into a costly financial or emotional situation. Things are not as they appear. Offer patience and understanding. ✸✸✸

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll see through anyone who tries to lead you astray. Your insight into what works and what doesn’t will help you conquer your goals. Partnerships are encouraged, and collaborating with talented people looks promising. ✸✸✸✸

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s important to be straightforward when discussing joint ventures, finances or a job you are expected to finish. Emotions will swell if you give someone the wrong impression. Keep your life simple and honest and live within your means. ✸✸

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll come up with some good ideas that will prompt changes within your relationships. Don’t just talk about what you want to do, make good on your plans. A trip that includes learning as well as enjoyment is favored. ✸✸✸✸✸

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Examine the possibility of making changes to your residence, lifestyle or financial dealings. Make alterations that will ease your stress. Expanding your assets looks promising, but may cause concern for someone you are in a partnership with. ✸✸✸

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Personal change that alters your appearance or the way others view you is favored. Romance is in the stars. ✸✸✸

ACROSS 1 Hunt duck

pins 5 Large fishnet 10 Soundless

performer 14 Eye part 15 Pester 16 Big

commotions 17 Area that’s

mostly desert, despite its name

20 Parts of a guitar neck

21 Minimally 22 Impress

deeply 25 “Now ___

this!” 26 Not cooked 29 Day

fraction 31 “___ of

Cancer” 35 Wedding

words 36 “___ Family”

(old sitcom) 38 One of

Columbus’ vessels

39 Farmer or gardener, at times

43 Like a yard filled with greenery

44 Motherless calf on a range

45 Afore 46 Added things 49 Emulate an

angry lion 50 Old Ford

model 51 “Do ___

others ...”

53 Snow conveyance

55 Famous chapel

58 Toronto Maple ___ (NHL squad)

62 Certain tribal fetish

65 Fish’s home 66 A nephew

of Donald Duck

67 Dish of many ingredients

68 “Back in the ___”

69 Long-billed marsh bird

70 WallopDOWN 1 Like

bodybuilders 2 “Roger, ___

and out” 3 “If I ___ a

rich man” 4 Espresso

drink 5 Mineo or a

mule of song

6 Mesa-to-Bangor dir.

7 Empire builder of old Peru

8 Civil War side

9 Passageway for a shoelace

10 Pasta type11 Bad time for

Caesar 12 ___ Blanc 13 N.Y. clock

setting 18 Panama and

others 19 Scorch

23 Black power?

24 Like Baltimore in summer

26 Hunter’s weapon

27 Involving two people, romantically

28 Least good 30 Shaving

need 32 Dot on

display? 33 Powerless to

act, as a gas 34 Gave a hoot 37 Lily types 40 Small rocket

engine 41 Omani

currency 42 No more

than 47 Negative

prefix 48 Motion

picture frames

52 Veggie that makes some cry

54 Discharge from the army, Brit-style

55 Caspian and others

56 Rubs the wrong way

57 Small ornamental bag

59 With the means

60 Aluminum wrap

61 Hole in a one-armed bandit

62 Winter malady

63 Chihuahua sound

64 Perceive

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Adrian Beltre had an extra reason to celebrate moving up the all-time home run list. This latest shot also won a game.

Beltre hit his 450th career homer, a solo drive in the ninth inning off Cody Allen that sent the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians 2-1.

“Obviously it’s a good mile-stone, but I don’t want to get caught up on thinking about that right now,” he said. “Hopefully I can accumulate some more.”

Beltre drove the first pitch from Allen (0-4) into the left field bleachers, and moved into sole possession of 39th place on the career chart.

“That’s just another piece of the legend of Adrian Beltre, really, and just what he’s able to do, especially late in the game,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister.

Beltre has been limited to 24 games because of a right calf injury, but has 13 RBIs in his last nine games, including a three-run homer Monday.

“He got me,” Allen said. “He was ready for it. Didn’t miss it. He’s done it quite a few times.”

Keone Kela (4-1) stranded a runner in the eighth. Matt Bush allowed Michael Brantley’s one-out single in the ninth while getting his 10th save.

Indians manager Terry Fran-cona missed the game after his second trip to the hospital this month. He left Monday night’s game because he wasn’t feeling well and spent several hours at Cleveland Clinic undergoing tests. Bench coach Brad Mills filled in for Francona, who is expected to return Wednesday.

Both teams managed to get only three hits. The pitcher’s duel came one night after the Indians rallied from a 9-2 def-icit for a 15-9 win Monday. The Rangers hit four home runs while the Indians scored a season high in runs. A night after striking out 17 times, Texas hitters fanned 16 times in the win.

“We weren’t happy with the way we lost the game yes-terday,” Beltre said. “We were up by seven runs and found a way to lose. We put our minds to winning the series. The first step was to win today.”

Allen also gave up a go-ahead home run to Minneso-ta’s Brian Dozier in the eighth

inning Saturday in another non-save situation.

“I’m out there to get three outs, help the team try to win a ballgame,” Allen said. “I just flat-out got beat.”

Robinson Chirinos hit a solo home run in the Texas fifth to make it 1-all. He has hit 11 home runs this season and con-nected in six of his last nine games.

Lonnie Chisenhall’s RBI single in the second gave Cleve-land the lead.

Mike Clevinger held the Rangers to one run and two hits, striking out a career-high nine in six innings.

Tyson Ross, making his third start of the season for Texas, also gave up one run and two hits in six innings. He retired his last 12 hitters.

Ross is coming from Tho-racic Outlet Syndrome Surgery in October. He made only one start for San Diego on opening day last season because of a sore right shoulder.

HE’S BACKBrantley, playing for the first

time since June 14, was 1 for 4 with a strikeout. He was placed on the paternity list June 16 and moved to the 10-day disabled list three days later because of a sprained left ankle.

BLANKEDElvis Andrus was hitless

in four at-bats, marking only the second time in 33 career games at Progressive Field that he hasn’t gotten a hit. The Rangers shortstop is still batting .409 (52 for 127) in Cleveland’s ballpark.

TRAINER’S ROOMRangers: OF Carlos Gomez

(sore back) wasn’t in the lineup. He was pulled in the eighth inning Monday.

Indians: OF Austin Jackson (strained left quad) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and is expected to miss three to four weeks.

UP NEXTRangers: RHP Yu Darvish

pitched seven shutout innings in his last start, giving up two hits, striking 10 and walking none at Yankee Stadium, but exited as a precaution with tightness in his triceps.

Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer allowed five runs in 6 2/3 innings and got the loss against Minnesota on Friday.

Beltre’s 9th-inning homer lifts Rangers past Indians