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PFT: Adrian Peterson says he is NFL MVP

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We agree wholeheartedly with the opinions expressed by Peter King in his latest Monday Morning Quarterback and elsewhere regarding the merit (or more accurately lack thereof) of former Raiders receiver Tim Brown?s non-allegation allegation that former Raiders coach Bill Callahan ?sabotaged? a 10-year-old Super Bowl.? But some questions remain as the latest Super Bowl week commences.

First, will 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh be asked about the situation at one of his many media availabilities this week?? Harbaugh, who was a first-year offensive assistant with the Raiders in 2002, wasn?t asked about it on Sunday night when the team arrived.? And given the extent to which the story has faded in recent days, he may not be asked about it at all.

Second, did the Raiders? game plan change two days before the game?? Brown?s ludicrous opinion of sabotage comes from his belief, as a factual matter, that Callahan changed the game plan.? So did he?? There has been no definitive answer provided to that question.

Third, did the Raiders fail to change audibles and line calls?? It has been presumed for nearly a decade that the Raiders didn?t account for the fact that former Oakland coach Jon Gruden knew the code words that would be used at the line of scrimmage on offense.? But Peter King?s dismantling of the sabotage theory in the latest Monday Morning Quarterback extends to the notion that the Bucs knew what the Raiders were planning to do.? The game broadcast, however, contained strong evidence to the contrary.

Tampa Bay safety John Lynch wore a microphone, and he plainly can be heard telling former Bucs defensive backs coach Mike Tomlin after the Raiders fell behind 20-3 late in the first half, ?Mike, every play they?ve run, we ran in practice.? It?s unreal.?

Said Tomlin, ?I know.?

Whatever the reason, the Buccaneers? dominance was enough, we?re told, to prompt Raiders receiver Jerry Rice to rip the microphone he was wearing during the game from his pads and flush it down a toilet at halftime.

Fourth, given that King believes Brown?s assertion is ?utterly preposterous? and that King is one of the voters for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will this mess keep Brown out for another year?? The voters will swear that they don?t consider anything other than what happens on the field, in accordance with the Hall of Fame?s bylaws.? But as we explained in our one-time-and-one-time-only PFT season preview magazine (which apparently made a cameo appearance several months ago in an episode of Mike & Molly on CBS), the human beings who cast the votes are influenced by the things that tend to influence the decisions made by human beings.

If it?s a close call between Brown and someone else as a given voter makes the excruciating descent from 15 modern-era finalists to up to five modern-era enshrinees, Brown?s assertions could be viewed, consciously or otherwise, as reflecting the kind of disrespect for and misunderstanding of the game that could be the factor pushing that person one way or the other.

There would be no hard proof of it, and none of the voters will risk their vote by proclaiming publicly that they sabotaged Brown?s candidacy in part because of his claim of sabotage.? But it definitely could, in a close case, be a factor ? and we?d never know that it was.

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds his trophy after defeating Britain's Andy Murray in the men's final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Britain's Andy Murray, right, holds the runner up trophy as he chats with former champion Andre Agassi after Murray's loss to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the men's final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates his win over Britain's Andy Murray in the men's final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Britain's Andy Murray wipes the sweat from his face during the men's final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, is presented with the trophy by former Australian Open champion Andre Agassi after defeating Britain's Andy Murray, center, in the men's final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ? Novak Djokovic became the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian titles when he beat Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 in Sunday's final.

Little wonder he loves Rod Laver Arena.

"It's definitely my favorite Grand Slam," he said. "It's an incredible feeling winning this trophy once more. I love this court."

Djokovic has won four of his six major titles at Melbourne Park, where he is now unbeaten in 21 matches.

Nine other men had won back-to-back titles in Australia over 45 years, but none were able to claim three in a row.

Only two other men, American Jack Crawford (1931-33) and Australian Roy Emerson (1963-67), have won three or more consecutive Australian championships.

Born a week apart in May 1987 and friends since their junior playing days, Djokovic and Murray played like they knew each other's game very well in a rematch of last year's U.S. Open final. There were no service breaks until the eighth game of the third set, when Djokovic finally broke through and then held at love to lead by two sets to one.

Djokovic earned two more service breaks in the fourth set, including one to take a 4-1 lead when U.S. Open champion Murray double-faulted on break point.

"It's been an incredible match as we could have expected," Djokovic said. "When we play each other, it's always, we push each other to the limit and I think those two sets went over two hours, 15 minutes, physically I was just trying to hang in there. Play my game and focus on every point."

The 25-year-old Serb didn't rip his shirt off this time, as he did to celebrate his epic 5-hour, 53-minute win over Rafael Nadal in last year's final. He just did a little dance, looked up to the sky and then applauded the crowd after the 3-hour, 40-minute match.

Murray's win over Djokovic in the U.S. Open final last year ended a 76-year drought for British men at the majors, but he still is yet to make a breakthrough in Australia after losing a third final here in the last four years.

Djokovic's win went against the odds of recent finals at Melbourne Park. In four of the past five years, the player who won the second of the semifinals has finished on top in the championship match. But this year, Djokovic played his semifinal on Thursday ? an easy 89-minute minute win over No. 4-seeded David Ferrer. Murray needed five energy sapping sets to beat 17-time major winner Roger Federer on Friday night.

"You don't wake up the next day and feel perfect, obviously," Murray said of the Federer match. "It's the longest match I played in six months probably. It obviously wasn't an issue today. I started the match well. I thought I moved pretty good throughout."

The win consolidated Djokovic's position as the No. 1-ranked player in the world, while Federer and Murray will be second and third when the ATP rankings are released Monday.

Their last two matches in Grand Slams ? Murray's five-set win at last year's U.S. Open and Djokovic's victory here last year in five in the semifinals ? had a total of 35 service breaks.

It was a vastly different, more tactical battle on Sunday, with the first two tight sets decided in tiebreakers.

"All our matches in last three years have been decided in a very few points, so it's really hard to say if I've done anything different," Djokovic said. "I tried to be more aggressive. So I went for my shots, especially in the third and fourth; came to the net quite often. I was quite successful in that percentage, so it worked well for me."

Murray, who called for a trainer to retape blisters on his right foot at the end of the second set, was visibly annoyed by noise from the crowd during his service games in the third set, stopping his service motion twice until the crowd quieted down. After dropping the third set, he complained about the noise to chair umpire John Blom.

"It's just a bit sore when you're running around," Murray said. "It's not like pulling a calf muscle or something. It just hurts when you run."

Djokovic came from 0-40 down in the second game of the second set to hold his serve, something he called "definitely one of the turning points."

"He missed an easy backhand and I think mentally I just relaxed after that," Djokovic said. "I just felt I'm starting to get into the rhythm that I wanted to. I was little more aggressive and started to dictate the play."

Although Djokovic went into the match with a 10-7 lead in head-to-heads, Murray had beaten Djokovic five out of eight times in tiebreakers, and that improved to six of nine after four unforced errors by Djokovic to end the first set.

Djokovic pegged back that edge in the second set, when Murray also didn't help his cause by double-faulting to give Djokovic a 3-2 lead, and the Serbian player didn't trail again in the tiebreaker.

On the double-fault, Murray had to stop as he was about to serve to pick up a feather that had fallen on the court.

"I could have served, it just caught my eye before I served ... I thought it was a good idea to move it," he said.

"Maybe it wasn't because I obviously double faulted. At this level it can come down to just a few points here or there. My probably biggest chance was at the beginning of the second set; (I) didn't quite get it. When Novak had his chance at the end of the third, he got his."

Djokovic will have little time to savor the win ? he's playing Davis Cup for Serbia next weekend against Belgium.

"It's going to be a lot of fun ... to see how I can adjust to clay court in indoor conditions, playing away Davis Cup, which is always tricky," he said.

Andre Agassi was among those in the capacity crowd ? the four-time Australian champion's first trip Down Under in nearly 10 years ? and he later presented the trophy to Djokovic.

Victoria Azarenka, who won Saturday's women's singles final over Li Na, was also there with her boyfriend rapper Redfoo. Actor Kevin Spacey met in the dressing room with both players ahead of the match and later tweeted a photo of himself with them.

In the earlier mixed doubles final Sunday, wild-card entrants Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden of Australia beat the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak 6-3, 7-5.

Associated Press

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Mercury treaty adopts legal framework welcomed by Arctic ...

The Inuit Circumpolar Council says it is pleased with progress made in efforts to reduce global mercury levels.

Early this week, more than 140 countries adopted a global mercury treaty at the United Nations Environment Programme meetings in Geneva, Switzerland.

The treaty includes legally binding and voluntary measures to regulate mercury emissions, the related health aspects and other concerns.

Mercury is a poison released into the air, water and land from small-scale artisanal gold mining, coal-powered plants, and from discarded electronic or consumer products such as thermostats, batteries and paints.

Because mercury concentrates and accumulates in fish and goes up the food chain, it poses the greatest risk of nerve damage to pregnant women, women of child-bearing age and young children.

Over the years in the Arctic, mercury levels have been rising. Inuit consume mercury when they eat country food like beluga and ringed seal.

The council has been pushing for tougher regulations in countries where mercury is coming from.

This story is posted on Alaska Dispatch as part of Eye on the Arctic, a collaborative partnership between public and private circumpolar media organizations.

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State weighs expanding Medicaid - Health & Fitness - The Olympian ...

BRAD SHANNON | Staff writer ? Published January 27, 2013 Modified January 26, 2013

Washington officials are moving ahead quickly to set up a new health insurance marketplace where the uninsured can start buying health plans later this year. But one other major element of Obamacare ? the expansion of Medicaid to cover more of the state?s poorest people ? is high-centered in the Legislature.

About 250,000 low-income adults in the Evergreen State would become eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act if Washington chooses to fully expand the program.

The expansion is one of the changes prompted by the federal health care reform that could eventually get care to more than 800,000 of the state?s 1.1 million uninsured, state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said.

The extra coverage comes at federal expense for the first three years and in the early years Washington comes out ahead. But some Republicans worry that the state will be saddled with a hefty bill in later years as federal budgets shrink.

The Medicaid debate is happening as Washington?s Health Benefit Exchange is moving ahead.

The exchange, which is a marketplace for policies that would give families a choice of private health plans similar to what workers at major companies already are offered, starts signing up consumers to buy private health-insurance policies starting Oct. 1.

?We?ve got a lot to do? before then, Richard Onizuka, chief executive officer for the Health Benefit Exchange, said Friday in an interview. But he said he is confident the new exchange entity can hit its target dates for approving eligible health plans, starting a call center for consumers and informing the public of the big changes that lie ahead.

Just last week, the exchange moved to a new website separate from the state?s Health Care Authority where it began life. The exchange?s staff is getting new email addresses this week, marking the final break between government and the new private agency that will operate in part with public dollars.

Like the Medicaid expansion, the exchange also is dogged by concerns about costs, with some lawmakers questioning its $50 million a year budget.

When state lawmakers set up the exchange in 2012, they gave its 11-member governing board the ability to levy a premium fee on insurers that take part. The Association of Washington Business and other business advocates have raised questions publicly about the impacts of such a fee on insurers and consumers.

Onizuka said last week that a 4 percent fee, worth $13.69 per policy per month, would raise enough money to cover the exchange?s budget once the federal start-up grant runs out in 2015.

Or the exchange could tap the $26 million yearly windfall that the state expects to receive from an existing premium tax once more people buy insurance, he said. That would allow the premium surcharge to be cut in half.

Onizuka anticipates that 130,000 of the state?s 1.1 million uninsured residents will use the exchange in the last quarter of the year, giving them insurance coverage effective Jan. 1 next year. And the number of enrollees could grow to 343,750 by the end of 2015 as more consumers take advantage of the system.

The exchange also can route Medicaid-eligible consumers into that program instead.

Currently, Medicaid excludes single adults, focusing only on those who are elderly, disabled and who have kids. But the expansion would allow single adults to qualify with incomes of up to $15,000 a year, or about 138 percent of the federal poverty line.

Under Obamacare, the federal government is covering costs for all people who become newly eligible for Medicaid in 2014-15. The state share would rise after that, topping out at 10 percent of costs in 2020.

But some Republicans and their allies in the Legislature worry that the state might be saddled with a hefty bill in later years.

?We?re still early in the budget process trying to figure out the dynamics of that. Let?s face it: They?re broke back in D.C. and if people think this 90-10 split is going to go in perpetuity, the dollars just aren?t there,? Sen. Rodney Tom, a Democrat who leads the mostly Republican governing coalition in the Senate, told reporters late last week. ?And so what happens if that goes to a 50-50 or they pull the rug entirely??

House Republican Leader Richard DeBolt of Chehalis said the Senate?s Republican budget writer, Andy Hill, and the House GOP?s budget writer, Gary Alexander, ?are looking at it from all angles and what guarantees we can get, and are there offramps in it that allow us to move out of the program if the federal government doesn?t meet their obligations.?

But Kreidler, Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Dawn Morrell of Puyallup and a coalition of groups, such as the AARP and the Washington State Hospital Association, see Medicaid expansion as a no-lose proposition, at least in the short-term.

That is because the state gets a net gain of funding in the first biennium ? including higher federal support for the working poor on the Basic Health Plan and unemployable adults on Disability Lifeline ? if the Medicaid population is expanded to include adults who are poor, without kids and not disabled.

In the short term, the Affordable Care Act saves the state $140 million if Medicaid is expanded, according to state budget estimates.

Morrell, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, thinks the savings could be even more than that.

She says the fiscal realities are sinking in on lawmakers, some of whom are still shifting from their campaign stances attacking Obamacare as they learn more about coverage for poor people in their districts.

?I think we have to get past the rhetoric and to the plain facts,? Morrell said. ?I don?t even say ?if? we do this. I say ?when? we do this. ... I look at it as it?s the right thing to do.??

Gov. Jay Inslee voted for federal health care reform as a congressman in 2010 and favors the full expansion of the program. The Medicaid expansion would have been automatic under the Affordable Care Act until the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the requirement that states do it.

If the state chooses not to expand Medicaid, the people left uncovered likely will do what they?ve been doing, according to Onizuka, which often is to show up at hospital emergency rooms where the costs of care are much higher.

Insurance Commissioner Kreidler?s office estimated in a report last May that the uninsured pass on their costs to the insured to the tune of $1,017 a year per insured family on average.

The Washington State Hospital Association is warning lawmakers that the viability of hospitals will be at risk if Medicaid is not expanded. The ACA reform cuts Washington hospitals? reimbursements in several programs by $3.1 billion over the next 10 years ? cuts that take effect and have a serious impact on hospitals? budgets whether the state expands Medicaid or not.

Senate Health Care Committee chair Randi Becker, a Republican whose district overlaps rural areas of Thurston and Pierce counties, hasn?t signed on for expanding Medicaid but is looking at it.

?At the end of the day, the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land and it?s up to us to implement it in the best way possible,? Becker said in an email Friday. ?That?s why you?re hearing us ask so many questions.?

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For more information about the state?s health care exchange, go to wahbexchange.org and wahealthplanfinder.org.

Jordan Schrader contributed to this report. Brad Shannon: 360-753-1688 bshannon@theolympian.com theolympian.com/politicsblog @BradShannon2

Source: http://www.theolympian.com/2013/01/27/2399738/state-weighs-expanding-medicaid.html

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Villanova upsets No. 3 Syracuse 75-71 in overtime

Villanova's JayVaughn Pinkston, right, has his shot blocked by Syracuse's Baye Keita during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Villanova head coach Jay Wright reacts to a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams, right, goes up for a shot against Villanova's JayVaughn Pinkston during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Syracuse's Jerami Grant, right, goes up for a shot against Villanova's Tony Chennault during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Syracuse's Rakeem Christmas, top, goes up for a shot against Villanova's Tony Chennault during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Ryan Arcidiacono took the inbounds, heaved the ball, and ducked.

Hundreds of Villanova students trampled the court like a bull rush and the game-saving point guard was the target.

One overzealous fan tried to strip him of his No. 15 jersey.

Hey, it's not every day the Wildcats knock off a Top 5 team ? though they sure are trying.

Arcidiacono hit the tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and James Bell hit consecutive 3s in overtime to send Villanova to its second win over a Top 5 team this week, 75-71 over No. 3 Syracuse on Saturday.

The Wildcats defeated No. 5 Louisville 73-64 on Tuesday and became the first unranked team to beat two Top 5 teams in the same season since Florida State in 2011-12, according to STATS LLC.

"What a week for us," coach Jay Wright said.

What an understatement.

Philadelphia's college fans came down with a case of court-storming fever this week after Villanova's win over Louisville and La Salle's 54-53 win the next night over No. 9 Butler. At the Wells Fargo Center, home of the NHL's Flyers, the fans made it a Philly hoops hat trick, rushing the court in celebration of perhaps the biggest regular-season week in Villanova history.

Talk about upset city!

Arcidiacono's 3-point attempt to tie with about 25 seconds left in regulation was off the mark. Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and JayVaughn Pinkston of the Wildcats grabbed the rebound.

Bell missed a 3 and Mouphtaou Yarou grabbed the offensive rebound. Syracuse decided not to foul, giving Yarou time to kick it out to Arcidiacono. He let go a leaner from just beyond the 3-point line to tie the game at 61, force overtime and send the crowd of 18,273 into a frenzy.

"I just put it up and luckily it went in," Arcidiacono said. "I think we're having fun."

The Wildcats may not be ranked in next week's AP Top 25 poll, but they have worked their way into NCAA tournament discussion.

The next time Villanova wins a big one, fans can stay seated.

"It was fun, but, hopefully people know we don't need that anymore," Arcidiacono said.

With the Orange (18-2, 6-1 Big East) down two points in overtime, Brandon Triche made one free throw with 46.5 seconds left.

Bell followed with a layup to for a 71-68 lead and the Wildcats (13-7, 4-3) held on from the free throw line.

Darrun Hilliard scored 25 points had six assists and no turnovers in 38 minutes. Yarou had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Wildcats while Bell scored 13 points. The Wildcats committed only one turnover in the final 14 minutes.

Yes, this is the same team that lost consecutive games to Alabama, Columbia and La Salle in November. There's no break on the schedule: Villanova plays Wednesday at No. 24 Notre Dame.

"It takes time to build a team," Wright said. "That's what we're doing here. We're building a team."

Florida State beat No. 3 North Carolina and No. 4 Duke in its big week.

Triche led the Orange with 23 points and Carter-Williams scored 17 points. The Orange had an eight-game winning streak and both of their losses came to Philadelphia teams. They lost to Temple on Dec. 22.

"We missed a lot more layups than we have all year," coach Jim Boeheim said. "That's part of the game."

The Orange clearly could have use James Southerland in the tight game. Southerland, second on the team in scoring at 13.6 points and the team leader with 33 3-pointers, was declared out indefinitely because of an eligibility matter involving academics that has yet to be resolved.

Jerami Grant, who played well in Southerland's absence, hit a 3-pointer early in the second half that gave the Orange their first lead of the game, 33-32. Grant fouled out with 5:22 left and the Orange up one. His fifth foul was against Hilliard. Hilliard missed both from the line, the Orange stormed down in transition off the defensive board, and Triche hit a 3 for a 57-53 lead.

The Orange just could never put them away. They missed six of eight shots in overtime and were only 5 of 14 overall from 3-point range.

"We played good D but their point guard just made a good shot to send it to overtime," forward C.J. Fair said. "I knew we had a shot at coming back and winning this game. It just didn't bounce our way."

The Wildcats gave all the students standing behind each basket and dressed in white an early reason to think they would be rushing again. They opened the game on a 10-0 run and stretched the lead to 25-13. But the fun didn't last long.

Triche, a 50 percent shooter on the season, hit Syracuse's first 3-pointer of the half to slice the lead to four. He tipped in a basket at the buzzer to cut the lead to 32-26.

The next buzzer beater to end a half, Villanova was ready.

"We can't let this be our season," Hilliard said.