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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Audits have been ordered for South Carolinas three research universities after revelations that their trustees spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury hotels, expensive dinners and travel to football games.The South Carolinas Commission on Higher Educations director, Gary Glenn, said the state inspector general was being asked Friday to review alleged excessive spending by the boards overseeing Clemson, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina.The commission voted unanimously Thursday to request the audits after a report by The Post and Courier of Charleston that MUSC board members were reimbursed $560,000 over five years for spending on luxury hotels, dining and alcohol while in Charleston for meetings.While the article focused on MUSCs board, the newspaper reported finding that Clemsons governing board spent more -- $750,000 since 2011 -- and that trustees of USC, the states largest university, spent less than $400,000 in that time frame. Clemson and USC boards each spent more than $100,000 on football travel.In an environment of skyrocketing costs and runaway spending in higher education, the timing of this news article could not be worse, commission Chairman Tim Hofferth said in a prepared statement. The agencys responsibility is to protect the students, families, and taxpayers of South Carolina. In order to properly address this situation, the first step is to be proactive in trying to find the facts.He said commissioners would decide how to respond after getting the audits results. That could take months.Its unclear what they could do.MUSC officials contend most of their reimbursements come not from public money, but from a private nonprofit corporation set up to benefit the medical universitys hospital.An exemption in state law allows university trustees to set their own travel expense rates, and use money made from student athletics, activities, canteens and bookstores to reimburse trustees above normal per diems.According to the newspaper, MUSC trustees hotel stays accounted for nearly $100,000 of the spending, with rooms at Charleston Place and Planters Inn. Other expenses during the trustees six or so meetings annually included $37,400 on a 2014 Christmas banquet, $160 bottles of wine, and dining at the citys finest restaurants, regularly including trustees family members and other guests.MUSC spending guidelines, set by the trustees, allow reimbursements to pick up the tab for trustees guests if they have a clear connection or future/potential connection to MUSC.Such reimbursements are illegal, however, for other state employees on business trips. By law, non-college board members are limited to a $35 daily allowance plus $25 a day for meals and standard mileage. If they require a hotel room, they must abide by rates set by the federal government.Two prominent legislators told The Post and Courier they plan to investigate the matter when the Legislature returns in January. Taurean Prince Jersey . 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He retired 18 in a row before Brandon Nimmos single in the eighth and finished with at least 10 strikeouts for the fourth straight outing.The sweep dropped New York six games behind first-place Washington in the NL East.Murphy homered off Logan Verrett (3-5) in the second for a 1-0 lead and golfed a two-run drive in the eighth against reliever Sean Gilmartin.Rather than acknowledge any extra motivation against the Mets, Murphy simply described them as division opponents.Its just obvious he wants to beat them up, Scherzer said.Murphy is batting .428 (15 for 35) with four home runs and 11 RBI against New York. He signed a $37.5 million, three-year contract with Washington last offseason after spending his first seven seasons with the Mets and powering them into the World Series last year with a record-setting postseason.He is very familiar with the Mets, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. He has no ill feelings against the Mets, but he certainly wants to beat them.The second baseman matched his career high with 14 homers and helped Washington win its fourth in a row.I dont know, Murphy said about his power surge. They just keep going over the fence.The Mets went 23 innings without scoring before James Loneys two-run homer in the ninth off Shawn Kelley.Were just not even giving ourselves chances, manager Terry Collins said.Kelley got four outs for his fourth save. He threw a called third strike past Nimmo with a runner on second to end it.New York lost 5-0 in Tuesdays rain-interrupted matchup after dropping the series opener 11-4.I know its only June, but anytime you can sweep your divisional opponents, thats huge, Scherzer said.Scherzer walked Kelly Johnson in the second, the same inning in which Asdrubal Cabrera registered New Yorks first hit. The Mets didnt reach base again unttil Nimmos hit on the final pitch from Scherzer, who left to a standing ovation.ddddddddddddPinch-hitter Curtis Granderson singled off reliever Oliver Perez, giving New York two baserunners. Kelley, Washingtons fourth pitcher of the inning, struck out Alejandro De Aza with the potential tying runs in scoring position to end the eighth.Making a spot start because Steven Matz was pushed back a day, Verrett lost his fifth straight decision. He allowed two runs and four hits, including Murphys long drive that landed in the second deck, with four walks over five innings.Jayson Werths sacrifice fly scored Danny Espinosa for a 2-0 lead in the third.Yoenis Cespedes struck out three times against Scherzer, who lost 2-0 at the Mets on May 17 despite compiling 10 strikeouts.Obviously, you wanted to come in here and have different results, Granderson said. Youve still got a lot games to play plus a lot of games against this team and everybody else in our division.MAD MAXScherzer struck out at least 10 for the seventh time this year and the 43rd time in his career. He went 4-1 with a 1.96 ERA in six June starts.THE GRANDY MAN CANGranderson was a late scratch from the starting lineup one day after being removed from Tuesdays game with right calf tightness.TRAINERS ROOMMets: RHP Noah Syndergaard, who struggled in Mondays opener, confirmed he has a bone spur in his elbow. He called it pretty insignificant.Nationals: RHP Jonathan Papelbon (right intercostal strain) threw around 30 pitches during a simulated game at Nationals Park. The closer will continue his rehab at Double-A Harrisburg, where hes expected to pitch in back-to-back games starting Friday.UP NEXTMets: Matz (7-3, 3.29 ERA) faces Chicago Cubs RHP John Lackey (7-4, 3.29) on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series at Citi Field, a rematch of last years NL Championship Series that the Mets won in a four-game sweep.Nationals: LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-7, 4.73 ERA) tries to snap a six-game losing streak. LHP Brandon Finnegan (3-6, 3.83) opens the four-game series for visiting Cincinnati. ' ' '