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A8 Thursday, May 13, 2010 Portsmouth Daily Times CELEBRATE BETTER SPEECH AND HEARING MONTH!! OPEN HOUSE Monday May 17th Refreshments & Door Prizes Available! Call Mary today to schedule your FREE hearing evaluation from our Hearing Specialist Robert Black. He will customize a hearing solution just for you! 1012 GAY ST., PORTSMOUTH, OHIO OFFICE 740-353-1021 NATION Investigators: Leak caused well device to fail By FREDERIC J. FROMMER and H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON — A key safety device known as the blowout preventer used in the BP oil rig in the Gulf had a hydraulic leak and other problems that likely prevented it from working as designed, congressional investigators said Wednesday. They also said BP PLC and other documents also indicated confusion over whether poor pipe integrity was allowing methane gas to leak into the well just hours before the explosion that killed 11 workers and blew the well open. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said that BP had informed his House committee that at some point when the well was being closed with cement an influx of methane entered the wellhead, indicating that cementing the well had not produced needed pipe integrity. Waxman, opening a hearing into the April 20 well explosion that unleashed a massive oil spill, said while “we have far more questions than answers” it appeared clear — from BP and other documents — that there were problems with the blowout preventers before the accident and confusion almost right up to the time of the explosion over the success of the cementing process. The committee said that there were at least “four significant problems with the blowout preventer” used on the Deepwater Horizon drill rig. Rep. Bart Stupak, D- Mich., said that a 2001 report by Transocean, which made the device, indicated there can be as many as 260 failure possibilities in the equipment. The device is supposed to be the final safeguard against a well blowout by clamping down and sealing a gushing oil well. “How can a device that has 260 failure modes be considered fail-safe?” asked Stupak. The House Energy and Commerce Committee was to hear from executives of BP, Transocean Ltd, Halliburton, which conducted the cementing on the BP rig, and Cameron Inc. Stupak said BP confirmed in documents that a leak had been found in the hydraulic system that provides emergency power to a part of the blowout preventer. Do you have a story idea? If you know of someone or something that would make a good story, please call the newsroom at (740) 353-3101, ext. 244, or e-mail pdtnews@portsmouth-dailytimes.com. When a remote underwater vehicle tried to activate the safety device a loss of hydraulic pressure was detected, said Stupak. When dye was injected “it showed a large leak coming from a loose fitting,” said Stupak, citing BP documents. He said Cameron officials had told the committee the leak was not believed to have been caused by the blowout because other fittings in the system were tight. Stupak said that BP also confirmed that the blowout preventer had been modified so that one of its ram drivers could be used for routine testing and was no longer designed to activate in an emergency. He said after the spill BP “spent a day trying to use this ... useless test ram.” By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press Writer VENICE, La. — In the weeks after an oil rig exploded and killed 11 men in the Gulf of Mexico, worried environmental groups scoured the water for oil plumes, set up animal triage centers and stretched boom across shorelines. Activists hope their involvement doesn’t end there; maybe, they contend, this is the catalyst that America’s green movement needs. Will Americans be horrified enough by the news to pump less gasoline, buy hybrids and downsize their consumer lifestyle? Classifieds work! (740) 353-3101 Gerald Herbert ■ AP photo Risers, the outer casings of oil drill pipes, are seen on the deck of the service vessel Joe Griffin as it prepares to head to Port Fourchon at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana Tuesday. Green groups hope Gulf spill galvanizes movement “We all need to take a hard look at how we’re living. And how that is having an impact on our world and the health of the planet,” said Larry Schweiger, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. “How long will it take for folks to wake up to the truth? Clearly, if there is a moment for us to wake up, this is it.” But asking Americans to pay attention is easier if there are dramatic photos and videos tugging at heartstrings. So far, there have been few such images in this disaster. Though more than 4 million gallons have been spilled in the three weeks since the explosion, slow-moving 50 % 50 % EVERY OFF 4 DAYS ONLY! 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SECTION B Thursday, May 13, 2010 By OLIVER TEVES Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring in November, that much is certain. Who the opponent will be is still very much undecided. The welterweight champion and newly elected congressman was planning his victory party in the Philippines after his rival conceded the race on Wednesday, while promoter Bob Arum and his advisers were ready to begin the tough task of negotiating a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. It has the potential to be the most lucrative fight in boxing history. “The people are request- ing that I fight Mayweather before I retire,” Pacquiao told The Associated Press. “If I ever fight again, I think I will give in to the request of the people.” Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s chief adviser, said no opponent has been selected, but that Nov. 6 and Nov. 13 have been set aside for the fight at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys are on the road Nov. 7 and Nov. 14. “There is no named opponent yet, but that is certainly when we will fight,” Koncz said. Pacquiao said the decision to return to the ring was up to his mother, Dionisia. “It’s OK now,” he said, “but just one fight.” SPORTS PRP hopes to start soon By JOHN STEGEMAN PDT Sports Editor The familiar sound of race engines that permeate the region each Saturday night in the summer were scheduled to return this weekend but last week's rain has pushed the opening night of the 2010 Portsmouth Raceway Park season back to May 22. That date will mark the PRP Kickoff Classic sponsored by Assurance Realty Finance Group and when green flag drops, the 20th season at PRP will be underway. "Right now we're still shooting for May 22," PRP co-promoter LeBron, Cavs still confident By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE — As a nation of critics dissected his rare poor playoff game, questioning his effort, digging for deeper clues about his future and wondering if he has what it takes to win an NBA championship, LeBron James worked on his jumper. As panic spread through the region, swallowing his nearby hometown of Akron and causing further damage to Cleveland’s badly damaged sports psyche, James exuded calm. There’s nothing he can do about Game 5. It’s history. Game 6 in Boston, however, is a chance for redemption and James believes Cavaliers fans should be confident. Why? “They got me,” he said. But which one? The league’s two-time MVP? Or the guy who made 1 of 11 shots from the outside, stood around passively on offense as the Celtics pulled away to take a 3-2 series lead and then raised eyebrows See CAVS, B2 Chuck Greenslate said. "That is still the goal at this time." At the end of each season the PRP staff must floodproof the facility by removing almost everything from the offices, concessions and bathrooms. At the start of each new year, the facilities are pressure washed, the bleachers are test for safety, debris is removed and on occasion fish are picked out of the fence. Greenslate was hopeful that Wednesday's rain would not affect the current schedule. On the PRP schedule this season there is at least one major change. Rather than having just one $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Gene J. Puskar ■ AP Photo Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche (15) is forced out at second on the front end of a double play as Cincinnati Reds shortstop Orlando Cabrera (2) makes the pivot to get Pirate' Jason Jaramillo at first to end the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Congressman Pacquiao hopes to fight Mayweather Series race, the track will host two Lucas Oil Races. The first will be a $10,000 to win race on July 4 and the other will be Sept. 4 and will pay $20,000 to the winner. Hosting two big money races as part of one of America's premier dirt track racing series should attract big name racers to PRP not only on those nights but during regular race nights as well. "With us having two such highly anticipated events I think that we'll have some big names and big race teams show up for regular events to get tuned up," Greenslate said. "Having these two big races on the schedule is See PRP, B2 Tom Fox ■ MCT Manny Pacquiao is embraced by cornermen during the main event, the 12-round WBO World Welterweight title bout, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday. The Associated Press INSIDE Bears win game 1 <strong>Page</strong> B2 Final results: Pirates, Titans, Lady Oaks take SOC meet By PDT Sports Report WHEELERSBURG — After two days and sixteen events in both girls and boys SOC track competition the victors have been named. In the SOC II, the home squad Pirates repeated as both boys and girls champions, each by a 40point margin, while in the SOC I Notre Dame won the boys' title and Oak Hill claimed the girls' championship in the closest contest of any Tuesday night in Wheelersburg. The SOC I girls competition came down to the final race with South Webster needing a first Phil Masturzo ■ MCT Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James loses the handle on a fourth-quarter pass while being guarded by Boston Celtics' Ray Allen, left, and Rasheed Wallace in an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal game at Quicken Loans Arena on May 3, 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Celtics won 104-86. Reds best Pirates The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Homer Bailey became the latest Cincinnati starter to play a simple game of pitch-and-catch against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bailey threw a four-hitter without walking anyone Wednesday, leading the Reds over Pittsburgh 5-0 for a three-game sweep. Bailey followed Johnny Cueto’s one-hit gem at PNC Park on Tuesday. The Reds became the first team in the majors in nearly 10 years to pitch back-to-back, complete-game shutouts without a walk — Oakland’s Tim Hudson and Barry Zito did it on Sept. 9-10, 2000, against Tampa Bay, according to STATS LLC. “That’s my first complete game as a pro, and I didn’t even know how may pitches I had,” said Bailey, who struck out six. “All of a sudden I looked up and thought, ‘Oh, I’m in the ninth now. Cool.’” “(Catcher Ryan Hanigan) did an outstanding job behind the plate. We just kind of worked together the whole time,” Bailey said. “I just sit there and throw the damn thing to the glove. It’s that easy, right?” Bailey (1-2) needed only 90 pitches — 73 for strikes — to close out the Reds’ fifth straight win. Pittsburgh accounted for only one run and 10 hits in the series. Just like Cueto, Bailey took advantage of the aggressive Pirates batters, not going to a single threeball count and throwing more than four pitches to a single batter just six times. Twenty-two of Bailey’s first 23 pitches were strikes. The longest at-bat of the game? Opposing pitcher Zach Duke drawing eight pitches before striking out in the third. Pittsburgh’s Garrett Jones, who had two of the four hits and the only extra-base hit Wednesday, gave credit to Cincinnati’s pitchers but said the Pirates made them out to look better than they are. “We’re just missing some pitches,” he said. “And getting pitches to hit and not doing anything with them. I feel like we just start giving at-bats away.” Joey Votto and Drew Stubbs homered and Brandon Phillips added two hits for the Reds, who outscored the Pirates 16-1 in the series. Bailey won for the first time this season and improved to 5-0 lifetime against the Pirates, including 3-0 at PNC Park. A day earlier, Cueto threw 103 pitches in his first career complete game. “That as well-pitched two days as I’ve seen pitched in a long time,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “That was epitome See REDS, B3 INDIANAPOLIS — College basketball fans are still flocking to men’s games by the millions. They’re just not setting records. With 334 men’s teams playing 5,251 games last season, both all-time highs, more than 27 million people attended Division I games — the fourth-highest total ever but a slight decrease from 2008-09. Some of the numbers released by the NCAA on Wednesday looked familiar. The top five home drawing cards were Kentucky, Syracuse, Louisville, Tennessee and North Carolina. The Wildcats had an average attendance of 24,111 at 18 home games in John Calipari’s first sea- place finish in the 1600 meter relay to tie Oak Hill at 74 overall points. The Lady Jeeps finished third in that race and second to the sprinter-heavy Lady Oaks. A pair of second places finishes put the Notre Dame Titans on their way to 44 team points and the SOC I boys team trophy, as South Webster made things interesting in the final two events to finish five points off the leading Titans. Both Wheelersburg teams gained early advantages Monday and performed well Tuesday to See TRACK, B2 Cushing keeps AP rookie award By BARRY WILNER AP Football Writer NEW YORK — A positive drug test notwithstanding, Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing is still The Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Five days after he was suspended without pay for four games, a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL voted again to give Cushing the award. He didn’t receive anywhere near the 39 votes of his previous landslide victory, but the 18 he got in Wednesday’s revote were enough to reclaim the honor. “I was just glad to hear the news, that people stuck by me. Very honored,” Cushing said. “I’m very happy to have the award once again, and I’m just happy with how everything turned out.” Although Cushing said he took a non-steroid substance, the league still considers it a performance-enhancer. The AP decided to have a revote, in which Cushing finished five votes ahead of Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd. Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews III got 12, Washington linebacker Brian Orakpo earned three votes, and St. Louis linebacker James Laurinaitis got one. Three voters abstained. In all, 19 voters switched from Cushing to another player, and one voted for Cushing after picking Byrd originally. “I’m good,” Byrd said, referring to the result. “Yeah, I’m fine with it. Attendance drops in college basketball son. Syracuse was next at 22,152 in 19 home games. Either Kentucky or Syracuse has led the nation in home attendance for each of the past 34 seasons, but Kentucky has been No. 1 each of the past five seasons and 14 times in the last 15. Kentucky also led the nation in total attendance at home, road and neutral court games, playing 38 times in front of 724,145 fans. But even the Wildcats couldn’t offset the decline in other areas. Five conferences had more than 2 million fans attend games, including the Big East, which led the nation’s conferences in total attendance, and the Big Ten, which led the nation in average attendance for league games.
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