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Volume 78, No. 162A ©SS 2019 CONTINGENCY EDITION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2019 stripes.com Free to Deployed Areas Iraqi PM says he will resign to head off more protests

BY SAMYA KULLAB AND MURTADA FARAJ Associated Press BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister said Friday he would sub- mit his resignation to parliament, a day after more than 40 people were killed by security forces and following calls by Iraq’s top Shiite cleric for lawmakers to withdraw support. The move by Adel Abdul-Mahdi 13 months after he took over as prime minister triggered cel- ebrations by anti-govern- ment pro- testers who have been camped out in Bagh- dad’s Tah- In Afghanistan, Trump says rir Square for nearly two months. Young men Abdul-Mahdi and women broke out in song and dance as Taliban talks have restarted news of his imminent resignation reached the square, the capital’s largest. In a statement, Abdul-Mahdi said he had “listened with great BY JILL COLVIN As per tradition, reporters were concern“ to Grand Ayatollah Ali Associated Press under strict instructions to keep al-Sistani’s sermon and made his the trip a secret to ensure the decision in response to his call BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghani- president’s safety in Afghanistan. and in order to “facilitate and stan — President Donald Trump About 12,000 U.S. forces remain hasten its fulfillment as soon as paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit in the country. possible.” to Afghanistan, where he announced Traveling with Republican Sen. “I will submit to parliament an the U.S. and the Taliban have been John Barrasso of Wyoming and a official memorandum resigning engaged in ongoing peace talks and small clutch of aides, including said he believes the Taliban want a his acting chief of staff, press from the current prime ministry cease-fire. secretary and national security so that the parliament can review Trump arrived at Bagram Air adviser, Trump appeared in good its choices,” he said. Abdul-Mahdi Field shortly after 8:30 p.m. local spirits as he was escorted around was appointed prime minister time Thursday and spent 3½ hours the base by heavily armed sol- just over a year ago as a consen- on the ground during his first trip diers, as the smell of burning fuel sus candidate between political to the site of America’s longest war. and garbage wafted through the blocs. He served turkey and thanked the chilly air. Al-Sistani said parliament, troops, delivered a speech and sat Unlike last year’s post-Christ- which elected the government of PHOTOS BY ALEX BRANDON/AP down with Afghan President Ashraf mas visit to Iraq — his first to an Abdul-Mahdi, should “reconsider Ghani before leaving just after mid- Top: President Donald Trump speaks to members of the active combat zone — first lady its options” in his weekly Friday night. He arrived back in Florida, military during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit Thursday at Melania Trump did not make the sermon delivered in the holy city where he is spending the holiday Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Above: Service members wait trip. of Najaf via a representative. weekend, early Friday local time. for Trump to speak during his first trip to Afghanistan. SEE TRUMP ON PAGE 4 SEE IRAQ ON PAGE 2 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 WORLD Iraq: Protestors not content, call for resignation of entire ruling political party in Iraq

FROM FRONT PAGE sume their sit-in, security and “We call upon the House of hospital officials said. Security Representatives from which this forces had fired live rounds the current government emerged previous day to disperse protest- to reconsider its options in that ers from two key bridges, killing regard,” al-Sistani said in the 31 people. statement — a clear sign he was Al-Sistani also said protest- withdrawing his support for the ers should distinguish between prime minister. peaceful dem- It wasn’t immediately clear onstrators and whether Abdul-Mahdi’s resigna- ‘ We will those seeking tion would placate protesters, who not stop to turn the are now calling for the removal of movement the entire political class that has with the violent, fol- ruled Iraq since the 2003 down- prime lowing the fall of Saddam Hussein. Nearly minister, burning of an 400 people have been killed in Iranian con- the bloody crackdown on protests we still sulate build- since Oct. 1, most of them young have more ing in Najaf on protesters shot dead or killed by Wednesday exploding tear gas canisters fired fighting to that govern- by security forces. do. ’ ment officials say was per- Amira, a 25-year-old protester, Amira said the resignation should have protestor petrated by come many weeks ago. saboteurs “We will not stop with the prime from outside minister, we still have more fight- the protest movement. ing to do. We will push forward The Islamic Dawa party called for parliament to convene imme- until our demands are met,“ she HADI MIZBAN/AP said, declining to give her full diately and choose an alternative name, fearing retaliation. government, in a statement. An Anti-government demonstrator plays music while protesters sit on barriers set up by security forces Forty protesters were shot A former oil and finance min- to close Rasheed Street during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday. dead by security forces in Bagh- ister and an ex-vice president, dad and the southern cities of Abdul-Mahdi, 77, was seen as a security, water and electricity for Bridge and burned the Iranian concern over the use of live am- Najaf and Nasiriyah on Thursday, political independent when he all Iraqis during his term. flag, chanting “Iran out!” munition against protesters on in a sharp escalation of violence took the post in October 2018 But reality soon caught up as he Four people were shot by se- Friday. that continued Friday. Najaf is and is Iraq’s first prime minister faced a raft of challenges includ- curity forces on the bridge the “The Secretary-General re- the headquarters of the country’s from outside the Dawa party in ing high unemployment, wide- previous day. Protesters are also iterates his call on the Iraqi au- Shiite religious authority headed 12 years. spread corruption and dilapidated occupying parts of the nearby thorities to exercise maximum by al-Sistani. He moved his offices out of public services. His government bridges Jumhuriya and Sinar restraint, protect the lives of Three more protesters were Baghdad’s highly secure Green and key staffers in his office were — all of which lead to the forti- demonstrators, respect the rights shot and eight wounded by secu- Zone on the first day of his term, also seen to be close to Iran. fied Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s to freedom of expression and as- rity forces in Nasiriyah on Friday saying he wanted to bring his In Baghdad, protesters gath- government. sembly, and swiftly to investigate when the demonstrators attempt- government closer to the people ered around the historic Rasheed A spokesman for the U.N. sec- all acts of violence,” said Stepha- ed to enter the city center to re- and said he wanted to provide Street near the strategic Ahrar retary-general expressed deep ne Dujarric, in a statement. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 14 Business ...... 13 Comics/Crossword ...... 22 Health & Fitness ...... 15 Opinion ...... 20 Sports ...... 24-32 Travel ...... 17-18 Video Games ...... 16 Weather ...... 13 Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 WORLD London police kill terrorist attack suspect

Associated Press going over to a man.” LONDON — A man wearing a “It seemed like there was some- fake explosive vest stabbed sev- thing in his hand, I’m not 100% eral people in London Friday in sure, but then one of the police of- what police are treating as a ter- ficers shot him.” rorist attack before being tackled Police confirmed that the man by members of the public and died at the scene. then fatally shot by officers on The mayor praised the “breath- London Bridge, police and the taking heroism of members of the city’s mayor said. public who literally ran towards The Metropolitan Police said “a danger not knowing what con- number” of people were wounded but gave no information on how fronted him.” many or their conditions. Lon- “They are the best of us,” Khan don Mayor Sadiq Khan said some said. of the injured were in serious The prime minister also condition. praised the bystanders, and said Khan said police weren’t look- anyone who was involved in the ing for anyone else, and Prime attack “will be hunted down and Minister Boris Johnson said that will be brought to justice.” “to the best of our knowledge, the Cars and buses on the busy incident has been contained.” bridge were at a standstill after Metropolitan Police counter- terrorism chief Neil Basu said the the shooting, with a white truck @HLOBLOG/AP suspect appeared to be wearing a stopped diagonally across the bomb vest but it turned out to be A man is surrounded by police after an incident on London Bridge, in London, on Friday. lanes. Video footage showed police “a hoax explosive device.“ pointing guns at the truck before Basu said officers were keeping Minutes later, witnesses saw a overcoat holding a long knife that coat back which showed that he moving to check its container. “an open mind as to any motive.” knifeman being wrestled to the apparently had been taken from had some sort of vest underneath, British Transport Police said The violence erupted two-and- ground by members of the public the attacker. whether it’s a stab vest, or some London Bridge station, one of the a-half years after a van and knife on the bridge before armed-re- Other images showed police, sort of explosive vest, the police city’s busiest rail hubs, was closed attack in the same area killed sponse officers shot him dead. guns drawn, pointing at a figure then really quickly moved back- and trains were not stopping eight people. One video posted on social on the ground in the distance. wards, away.” there. The U.K.’s terror threat was Police said a stabbing at a media showed two men strug- Karen Bosch, who was on a bus Another bus passenger, Aman- “premises” near the pedestrian gling on the bridge before police crossing the bridge, said she saw da Hunter, told the BBC that the last listed as “substantial“ in Au- and vehicle bridge, which links pulled a man in civilian clothes police “wrestling with one tall, vehicle “all of a sudden stopped gust 2014; since then it has held the city’s business district with the off a black-clad man on the bearded man” and then heard and there was commotion and I steady at “severe,“ briefly rising south bank of the River Thames, ground. Gunshots followed. An- “gunshots, two loud pops.” looked out the window and I just to “critical“ in May and Septem- was reported about 2 p.m. other depicted a man in suit and She said the man “pulled his saw these three police officers ber 2017. North Korea hails test of large-caliber missile

By Kim Gamel ing by the North has raised fears That was the last ICBM tested Stars and Stripes that it may be preparing for a re- by the North before it declared turn to tensions by signaling its its nuclear program complete SEOUL, South Korea — North growing frustration with stalled and began engaging in diplomacy Korean leader Kim Jong Un ex- nuclear negotiations with the with Seoul and Washington. The pressed “great satisfaction” Fri- United States. move eased tensions that had day as the communist state said Kim Jong Un has given Wash- pushed the divided peninsula to its test of a large-caliber mul- ington an end-of-year deadline to the brink of another war. tiple launch rocket system was offer a new proposal for restart- Washington insists it remains successful. ing talks, which stalled after the committed to the diplomatic pro- Two missiles fired by the North two sides failed to agree on the cess but wants the North to agree at a 30-second interval on Thurs- extent of sanctions relief and de- to more extensive disarmament day flew nearly 240 miles and nuclearization during a February measures before relaxing the reached a maximum altitude of summit in Vietnam. economic pressure campaign. 60 miles before splashing into South Korea expressed “strong North Korea, which wants ex- the sea off the peninsula’s east- regret” over the test on Thursday, tensive sanctions relief and se- ern coast, South Korea’s military calling on the North to “immedi- curity guarantees, has stopped said. ately stop acts that escalate mili- short of lifting its self-imposed North Korea’s state-run media tary tensions.” moratorium on long-range mis- KCNA didn’t confirm details but said The North has conducted more sile and nuclear tests. North Korea firing a multiple rocket launch system on Thursday. Kim oversaw the test of a “super- than a dozen missile tests as well President Donald Trump, who large multiple launch rocket artillery drills since resuming ac- is busy with domestic political for nuclear weapons while per- ment in firing time from less than system” to “examine the combat tivity in May. Senior officials also woes including an impeachment fecting the use of solid-fuel en- 20 minutes to 30 seconds. application.” have warned that the North is not hearing and reelection campaign, gines that could improve missile Jeffrey Lewis of the Middle- The Korean Central News interested in continuing diploma- has largely dismissed the short- mobility. bury Institute of International Agency suggested the test was a cy unless Washington abandons range launches as insignificant. Thursday’s test was the latest of Studies at Monterey, Calif., said final review and the weapons sys- its “hostile policies” toward their But Germany, France and Brit- the North has improved its ability tem was ready for deployment. country. ain issued a joint statement ear- the multiple launch rocket system “The volley test-fire … proved The latest launch took place as lier this month, saying the tests used to fire what has been dubbed to fire the rockets faster, which the military and technical supe- Americans were celebrating their undermine regional security the KN-25, which is believed to be would help it evade counter-fire. riority of the weapon system and Thanksgiving holiday. and violate U.N. Security Coun- similar to the U.S. Army’s tactical “North Korea has reduced the its firm reliability,” KCNA said. The timing was also significant cil resolutions that ban the North missile system. interval between KN-25 rocket “The Supreme Leader expressed because it was the second anni- from conducting ballistic missile Jeffrey Lewis of the Middle- fires steadily since the first test great satisfaction over the results versary of North Korea’s test-fir- activity. bury Institute of International in August,” he wrote on Twitter. of the test-fire.” ing of an intercontinental ballistic Experts also say that the North Studies at Monterey, Calif., said [email protected] The resumption of missile test- missile on Nov. 28, 2017. is continuing to produce material the North has shown improve- Twitter: @kimgamel PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 WAR ON TERRORISM Trump: Talks with Taliban announced

FROM FRONT PAGE Trump’s first stop was a din- ing hall, where the crowd erupt- ed into cheers when he arrived. There, he served turkey to sol- diers dressed in fatigues and sat down for a meal. But he said he only tasted the mashed potatoes before he was pulled away for photos. /AP “I never got the turkey,” he told PHOTOS BY ALEX BRANDON the troops. “A gorgeous piece of President Donald Trump accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, right behind counter, serves dinner during a surprise turkey.” Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops Thursday at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. During his visit, Trump an- nounced that the U.S. and Taliban Trump’s cover was blown last have been engaged in peace talks year when Air Force One was and insisted the Taliban want to spotted en route to Iraq by an am- make a deal after heavy U.S. fire ateur British flight watcher. in recent months. Cellphones and other transmit- “We’re meeting with them,” he ting devices were confiscated for said. “And we’re saying it has to most of the trip from everyone be a cease-fire. And they don’t traveling aboard Air Force One. want to do a cease-fire, but now And Thanksgiving-themed tweets they do want to do a cease-fire, were teed up to publish ahead of I believe … and we’ll see what time from Trump’s account to happens.” prevent suspicions arising about The trip came after Trump the president’s silence. abruptly broke off peace talks A small group of reporters was with the Taliban in September, told to meet Wednesday night canceling a secret meeting with on the top floor of a parking ga- Taliban and Afghan leaders at the rage in Maryland and was trans- Camp David presidential retreat ported in black vans to Andrews after a particularly deadly spate Air Force Base. Nobody would of violence, capped by a bombing confirm where he was going. in Kabul that killed 12 people, in- The only guidance: Dress casu- cluding an American soldier. ally and warmly. Meanwhile, That ended a nearly yearlong the president was secretly flying effort by the U.S. to reach a politi- back from Florida, where report- cal settlement with the Taliban, ers had been told he’d be spending the group that protected al- Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago Qaida extremists in Afghanistan, club. prompting U.S. military action Trump holds up a tray of Thanksgiving dinner during his visit to the troops Thursday . The plane he’d flown to Florida after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist — the modified 747 painted in the attacks. U.S. and international increasingly leading the fight. iconic white and blue of Air Force forces have been on the ground “In the next three months, it’s One — remained parked on the ever since. going to be all Afghanistan!” tarmac at the West Palm Beach It was not immediately clear Ghani said. airport to avoid revealing the how long or substantive the U.S. Ghani also praised Trump for president’s movement. reengagement with the Taliban the October mission that killed About 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, the has been. Islamic State leader Abu Bakr president boarded a nearly identi- Taliban spokesman Zabiullah al-Baghdadi. The Afghan leader cal plane concealed in a hangar at Mujahid said the Taliban’s stance also indicated, as Trump himself Andrews Air Force Base, taking is unchanged. He said the United has, that the al-Baghdadi mission off and landing under the cover States broke off talks and when it was even more significant than of darkness, with cabin lights wants to resume the Taliban are the 2011 mission targeting al- dimmed and shutters drawn. ready. Qaida founder Osama bin Laden. White House press secretary Trump ran his 2016 campaign The bin Laden mission was or- Stephanie Grisham said plans for promising to end the nation’s dered by then-President Barack the visit had been in the works for “endless wars” and has been Obama. weeks. pushing to withdraw troops from Troops photograph Trump as he speaks during a surprise “President Trump, people “It’s a dangerous area and he Afghanistan and in the Middle Thanksgiving Day visit to Bagram Air Field . talked a lot about bin Laden, wants to support the troops,” East despite protests from top U.S. but what you did to eliminate al- Grisham told reporters before officials, Trump’s Republican al- the remains of two Army offi- Thursday that he was proceeding Baghdadi, who was an organizer Trump landed. “He and Mrs. lies in Washington and many U.S. cers killed when their helicopter with a plan to reduce U.S. troop and not a talker, is a much greater Trump recognize that there’s a allies abroad. For months now, he crashed as they provided security levels to about 8,600, telling re- accomplishment,” said Ghani, lot of people who are away from has described American forces for troops on the ground in Logar porters we’re “bringing down the in remarks to U.S. troops before their families during the holi- as “policemen” and argued that province in eastern Afghanistan. number of troops substantially.” Trump’s departure. days, and we thought it’d be a nice other countries’ wars should be The Taliban still control or hold Still, he said, the U.S. will stay The trip came a week after the surprise.” theirs to wage. sway over about half of the coun- in the country “until we have a Taliban freed an American and The president told the troops he Tens of thousands of Afghan try, staging near daily attacks deal or we have total victory.” an Australian who had been held was honored to spend part of his civilians and more than 2,400 targeting Afghan forces and gov- Trump made the announce- hostage since 2016 in exchange holiday with them. American service members have ernment officials. ment as he met with Ghani, the for three top Taliban figures, a “There is nowhere I’d rather been killed since the war began The U.S. and the Taliban in Afghan president. Ghani thanked move that has been widely seen celebrate this Thanksgiving than 18 years ago. September had been close to an the Americans who have made the as a possible entree to rekindling right here with the toughest, Just last week, Trump flew to agreement that might have en- “ultimate sacrifice” in Afghani- peace talks. strongest, best and bravest war- Dover Air Force Base in Dela- abled a U.S. troop withdrawal. stan and assured the president The White House took pains riors on the face of the earth,” ware to oversee the transfer of Nonetheless, Trump said that Afghan security forces are to keep the trip a secret after Trump said. Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 NATION Questions on Senate trial: How long? Who testifies?

BY MARK SHERMAN tive to work something out with Senate Democratic Associated Press leader Chuck Schumer of New York. For Clinton’s trial, Lott was committed to a bipar- WASHINGTON — What would an impeachment tisan process, Gerhardt said. Lott convened a pri- trial look like? vate meeting of the entire Senate in the Capitol’s old While a Senate trial of President Donald Trump Senate chamber. Senators also tried to hash out dis- now appears inevitable, details of how it will unfold agreements over witnesses in closed-door sessions. remain unknown. How long will proceedings last? SUE OGROCKI/AP However, McConnell and Schumer are at a low Can either party summon witnesses to make its point in their relationship, and the Senate is a far Paycom personnel monitor physical and IT security in the command points? Senators will have to decide these and other, more partisan place than it was 20 years ago. Back center at the Oklahoma City Paycom campus Monday . potentially thorny, questions. then, veteran senators such as Edward M. Kennedy, Presiding will be Chief Justice John Roberts D-Mass., and Phil Gramm, R-Texas, helped forge — that’s in the Constitution — and theoretically he the agreement on how to commence the trial. There could issue key rulings on some of these questions. aren’t a lot of obvious candidates to fill those roles But Roberts is not likely to want to be in the spot- now, which could keep the onus on Schumer and Fear of shootings light, and a Senate majority could overrule him in McConnell. any case. Almost everything can be negotiated between Re- How long? publicans and Democrats. That’s what happened in prompts changes 1999, when Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R- Negotiations determined the length of the Clinton Miss., and the Democratic leader, Tom Daschle of trial, which lasted just over a month, from the for- BY SEAN MURPHY ment and civic leaders, after an South Dakota, worked out agreements for how Bill mal presentation of the articles of impeachment to Associated Press ex-worker made threats against Clinton’s trial would run, including its length. votes acquitting the president. employees. They never resolved their disagreement over Democrats pushed for a short OKLAHOMA CITY — Secu- A new law, enacted by the Okla- witnesses, although in the end Senate Republicans trial and some Republicans fa- rity is not subtle at the sprawl- homa Legislature this year with approved calling just three people for testimony vored a longer one. ing campus of human resources Paycom’s guidance, allows busi- in private, far fewer than House Republicans who That dynamic generally technology giant Paycom in Okla- nesses to petition the court for a prosecuted the case wanted. will work in reverse this time. homa City. victim’s protective order much Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Republicans might want to Off-duty police officers roam like one that a woman might ob- hasn’t publicly addressed the rules for a Trump short-circuit the trial, while the grounds, bolstering the com- tain against a former boyfriend. A trial, though he’s said he “can’t imagine a scenario” Democrats could favor a drawn- pany’s own force of armed guards. judge can order a potentially dan- under which two-thirds of the Senate would vote to out process that includes testi- A basement command center that gerous person to stay away from a remove Trump for office. mony from several witnesses. looks like something out of a spy business or its employees, which A look at some issues that could arise: McConnell Two wild cards: First, the movie is filled with video screens companies couldn’t do before. five senators seeking the Dem- showing feeds from hundreds of Barton, a safety consultant for Roberts rules ocratic presidential nomination security cameras at company of- private companies, said dozens of might not want to spend too much time in Washing- fices across the country. Roberts has the power under long-standing Sen- ton with the first caucuses and primaries looming businesses as well as policy mak- ate rules to “rule on all questions of evidence.” That While heavy security has be- ers have expressed interest in and the trial distracting voters. Second, Republi- come common at airports and means he could, in theory, allow the House Demo- both the guide and the new law as cans have talked about calling Hunter Biden and stadiums to deter terrorism, ex- crats serving as prosecutors to call the witnesses a way to protect themselves. other witnesses whom House Democrats refused to treme measures have been out of they want. Some lawyers suggest this could allow Although the number of people summon, portending a longer trial. the ordinary at most companies Democrats to bypass White House impediments to killed in workplace violence has eager to maintain a comfortable getting testimony from high- remained steady at between 400 Will there be witnesses? work environment and a welcom- level administration officials. and 500 per year, Barton said ing atmosphere. But a ruling favoring Demo- This was among the most contentious disputes there has been an increase in the But that may be changing, as crats, who want to present wit- during Clinton’s trial, and it promises to be a tem- number of on-the-job shootings more are now hardening their de- nesses they say would describe pest again this time. It is not clear whether any Sen- fenses with new techniques, and involving four or more victims. Trump blocking military aid to ate Republicans would vote to summon witnesses even new legal authority, to deal “This has been an especially Ukraine to gain political help for Trump’s trial. with growing fears about violence disturbing year,” Barton said. at home, could prompt a vote When it came to a Senate vote in January 1999, on the job. “We’re tracking now about a 19% to override. And Roberts will there was a stark partisan division, with Republicans As mass shootings have become increase in mass shootings, which “want to avoid circumstanc- providing all the votes to issue subpoenas to former frequent, more company leaders is very noteworthy.” es where the Senate is being White House intern Monica Lewinsky, Clinton con- have confronted an absence of In the case of Paycom, which asked to overrule him,” said Roberts fidant Vernon Jordan and White House aide Sidney clear plans for protecting work- employs about 3,200 people na- Michael Gerhardt, a University Blumenthal. They were questioned in private, with ers from a disgruntled colleague, tionwide, the former worker was of North Carolina law professor and author of “Im- videotaped excerpts played during Clinton’s trial. even after a threat is received. arrested last year and is facing peachment: What Everyone Needs to Know.” Despite the party-line vote, the outcome was the Now, spurred by an incident at felony charges in connection with The standing rules give Roberts an escape clause: product of long negotiations. The House Republi- Paycom, the company has pro- threatening messages and social He can “submit any such question to a vote of the cans who served as trial prosecutors wanted more duced a formal threat assessment media posts. The case has been Members of the Senate.” witnesses and public testimony. The sexual relation- and response guide that serves as moved to mental health court, Roberts would be the third chief justice to pre- ship underlying Clinton’s impeachment may have a national model for ways to keep which is designed to divert indi- side at a Senate impeachment trial, joining Salmon made senators wary of tawdry public testimony. a potentially dangerous person viduals with a mental illness from Chase, who oversaw the trial for President Andrew By comparison, 40 witnesses testified in public at away from other workers. jail or prison. Johnson in 1868, and William Rehnquist, who pre- Johnson’s trial. The company’s approach also The new threat assessment sided at Clinton’s trial in 1999. includes a new measure based on guide lays out a series of factors “Chase had a fairly contentious relationship with Early dismissal? domestic violence laws. that company officials should the Senate,” Gerhardt said. “This is a huge leap forward consider in judging a threat and Rehnquist, on the other hand, was unobtrusive It takes 67 votes to convict in an impeachment in public policy for safety in this how to respond. save for the gold stripes on the sleeves of his judicial trial, if all 100 senators vote. But a simple major- country,” said Larry Barton, a Included are questions about robe. Roberts is more likely to follow the quiet lead ity of the Senate could vote to end the trial quickly. University of Central Florida whether an employee has been of Rehnquist, for whom he worked as a Supreme This is yet another topic that could be hashed out in professor who teaches courses in undergoing personality changes, Court law clerk, said Neal Katyal, author of “Im- negotiations. threat evaluation at the FBI Acad- has a troubled personal life, ex- peach: The Case Against Donald Trump.” Republicans might want to bring the trial to a emy. “This is a case study, for me hibits confused thinking, is abus- Gerhardt agreed. “I don’t think Roberts is going quick end, but several GOP senators from swing as an educator, that I believe will ing drugs or alcohol or has access to walk in there and make any waves,” he said. states are committed to a full, fair trial and may be taught in business schools and to firearms. want to avoid any appearance of partisanship or in criminal justice courses for de- Depending on how many Majority rules taking sides on behalf of Trump. cades to come.” questions are answered “yes,” In Clinton’s trial, Lott and Daschle allowed Demo- The guide was the product of responses can range from a one- McConnell’s approach to the trial could rest in cratic Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia to move for brainstorming sessions convened on-one meeting, to termination part on whether the Senate’s 53 Republicans are dismissal a couple of weeks after the proceedings by the company with workplace to obtaining a protective order or united. If they are, they can make their will felt in began, but his motion failed basically along party violence experts, law enforce- calling 911. setting rules. If not, McConnell has a greater incen- lines. PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 NATION Winter weather lets up in time for Thanksgiving

BY JULIE CARR SMYTH day and early Friday because of Associated Press expected heavy snowfall. High winds also caused power Wintry weather temporarily outages in parts of the country, loosened its grip across much of which crews scrambled to ad- the U.S. just in time for Thanks- dress Thursday. giving, but travelers were brac- In Ohio, crews had restored ing for heavy snow and blizzard power to about 90 percent of those conditions in some areas as they affected by Wednesday power made plans to return home. outages caused by high winds. At The wind, ice and snow that tied peak, 42,000 customers in central up major highways and airports Ohio and 39,000 in northeast Ohio PHOTOS BY MARIE D. DE JESUS, HOUSTON CHRONICLE/AP Tuesday and Wednesday largely were without let up Thursday, with a notable electricity. Residents observe the fire consuming the TPC Group plant on Wednesday, in Port Neches, Texas. exception in California, where the In Maine, main north-south Interstate 5 was ‘ Instead heavy, wet shut down in Southern California of telling snow and as heavy snow blanketed the re- gusty winds Fire continues at East Texas plant gion. The lanes in both directions you the caused more were reopened hours later. whole than 20,000 High winds that had ripped a spiel of power out- as evacuation order covers 50K wooden sign from scaffolding on ages. Central Chicago’s Willis Tower and near- when not Maine Power Associated Press ly felled the Christmas Tree to to drive, Co. said in PORT NECHES, Texas — close Cleveland’s Public Square addition to its we think More than 50,000 people in East Wednesday were calm enough by crews, at least Texas remained under a manda- Thursday morning to allow the it’s easier 70 contractor tory evacuation order Thursday crews, includ- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Pa- as a fire continued to burn at a to give ing 50 from rade in New York to proceed, al- chemical plant, one day after two Canada, were beit with balloons flying at lower the advice massive explosions there. levels. actively work- of just Jefferson County Sheriff Zena The National Weather Service ing or were Stephens said the evacuation predicted things could get dicey staying headed to order and a 10 p.m. curfew order — if not impassable — for holiday Maine Thurs- home this remain in effect. Officials don’t travelers’ trips home. Forecast- day to provide know when people will be able to ers warned against travel Friday weekend. ’ restoration return to their homes. night through Saturday night in Reno National support. “It’s Thanksgiving, a lot of peo- a stretch of country from north- Weather About 40 ple are displaced, they can’t go Ray Moore and Milton Perio observe the fire consuming TPC Group east Wyoming to northwest South Service flights at Salt Dakota due to expected blizzard Lake City In- home,” Stephens told TV station plant on Wednesday . conditions. ternational KFDM Thursday, explaining the The next storm system was Airport were experiencing de- danger of further explosions and At a Thursday evening news a mandatory evacuation of Port expected to drop up to 2 feet of lays averaging around 25 min- fire rather than air quality prob- conference, officials said the Neches and neighboring Groves, additional snow from the Sierra utes around midday Thursday. lems is the reason the evacuation plant is expected to burn into a Nederland and part of Port Ar- Nevada to the central and north- Spokeswoman Nancy Volmer order remains in place. third day in order to prevent more thur. Water cannons were trained ern Rockies as it rolls across a said some of those may have re- The Wednesday blasts, 13 explosions. He said the plant has on surrounding plant works and large swath of the western and lated to weather in other cities. hours apart, blew out windows 175 full-time employees and 50 tanks to keep them cool and avoid central United States. Los Angeles and Denver also had and doors of nearby homes and contract workers. further explosions. “Instead of telling you the a high number of delays, accord- prompted a mandatory evacua- The initial explosion at the At a Wednesday night news whole spiel of when not to drive, ing to the live-tracking website tion of a 4-mile radius from the TPC Group plant, which makes conference, Branick said a loss of we think it’s easier to give the FlightAware. plant in Port Neches in South- chemical and petroleum-based power at the plant prevented any advice of just staying home this Volmer said Thursday’s weath- east Texas, about 80 miles east of products, occurred around 1 a.m. investigation into the cause of the weekend,” said a tweet from the er respite had given the airport Houston. It sent a large plume of smoke explosions or how much damage National Weather Service in time to clear most runways and Port Neches fire Captain Tyler stretching for miles and started was done to the facility. Likewise, Reno. “It’ll be a mess out there roadways, but crews were brac- Herbert said Thursday morning a fire. he said there was no estimate yet and we want everyone to enjoy ing for more snowfall by evening. that the fire is still burning and The second blast ripped through on the extent of damage to sur- their holiday weekend.” In Chicago, which experienced that a mandatory evacuation order the plant about 2 p.m., sending a rounding neighborhoods. Long stretches of two interstate delays headed into Thanksgiving covering a 4-mile radius around steel reactor tower rocketing high The three workers hurt during highways in northern Arizona’s Day, the Chicago Department of the plant remains in effect. That into the air. That prompted Jeffer- the blast — two TPC employees high country also were expected Aviation said things were pretty order affects 50,000 people, TV son County Judge Jeff Branick, and a contractor — were treated to be closed between late Thurs- much back to normal. station KBMT reported. the top county official, to order and released, said Monk. Fire erupts at Ohio wildlife park killing giraffes, other animals

Associated Press bok housed in the barn were injured. fire when he walked outside. animals,” the post read. “We are thought to be dead, fire officials The only person on the property African Safari Wildlife Park still assessing the loss of wildlife PORT CLINTON, Ohio — At least 10 animals were killed in a said. at the time of the fire was a person officials posted on Facebook that that was housed in the barn for barn fire that erupted at an Ohio Springboks and bongos are who lived on the grounds, serving they were “devastated by the loss over-night care and security.” wildlife park, officials said. types of antelope. as a manager and gamekeeper. of animals.” The park was closed to visitors The blaze began about 6:15 Officials captured a loose zebra Danbury Township police Offi- “We are grateful that our staff Thursday for Thanksgiving and p.m. Thursday at the African and a giraffe that escaped, The cer Carolyn Demore said. Park is safe and no one was injured, was supposed to reopen Friday, Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clin- Toledo Blade reported. co-owner Holly Hunt told news but the loss of the wildlife that before closing for the season Sun- ton. Three bongos, three giraffes, The cause of the fire is under outlets that the manager noticed we care for every day is tragic for day. The park will now be shut on three red river hogs and a spring- investigation. No humans were his power flickering and saw the our team members who love these Friday. Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 NATION Recreational pot sales begin in Midwest Michigan and Illinois slowly roll out legal weed on Sunday

BY DAVID EGGERT Michigan customers will experi- AND KATHLEEN FOODY ence long lines, product shortages Associated Press and potentially high prices in the early stages, said Adam Orens, ANN ARBOR, Mich. — James co-founder of the Marijuana Pol- Daly is eager to make marijuana icy Group. history on Sunday, when he plans “They’ve got to get through the to open the doors to Arbors Well- growing pains to get a system im- ness, beckon the lengthy line plemented,” he said. outside and legally start selling Taking marijuana from a small recreational pot cutting to dried flower ready to for the first time be sold or transformed into edible in the Midwest. gummies or oils takes months. “We’ve In Michigan, where voters le- worked very galized recreational pot just over hard to be pre- a year ago, regulators who began pared,” said accepting license applications Daly, who owns Nov. 1 are aiding the transition the medical by letting medical growers, pro- dispensary cessors and dispensaries transfer that, for now, up to half their products to the AVID GGERT/AP is among just Daly D E recreational side under certain six shops in conditions. Marijuana is on display Nov. 25 at Arbors Wellness in the medical marijuana shop in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan — mostly in Ann Arbor But marijuana is unlikely to be Adults age 21 and over will be able to buy marijuana for recreational use starting Sunday in Michigan. — also approved to start selling more broadly available until more for adult use in December. The ational products. More could be of Rockford, said she is anticipat- under the new law. A low-interest businesses become licensed and business is doubling staff and has approved before January. ing long lines and taking steps to loan program for these applicants additional communities authorize fielded calls from potential cus- Most of the state’s licensed cul- prepare employees. also was created as part of the sales. tomers across the state along with tivation companies are expand- “We can’t open January 1 and law. More than 1,400 of Michigan’s neighboring Ohio and Indiana. ing their space to meet higher have somebody futzing with the Michigan has cut marijuana nearly 1,800 cities, townships and “The end of prohibition is his- demand for marijuana products. scanner,” she said. “That won’t licensing fees for prospective villages are not allowing recre- But that work takes time, too. make the people in line, standing toric,” he said. “We wanted to rip ational businesses. Even Detroit, business owners living in 41 cit- the Band-Aid off.” Mark de Souza, CEO of the outside in winter, very happy.” ies whose residents were dispro- home to the most medical dispen- state’s largest marijuana produc- State law lets local governments Both Michigan and Illinois, portionately impacted by drug saries in the state, has delayed er Revolution Enterprises, said bar recreational dispensaries, which allows sales starting on enforcement. recreational sales until at least he has heard from dispensary and at least two of Illinois’ exist- Jan. 1, are officially joining nine Jan. 31. operators “panicked” that they ing medical dispensaries are in Toi Hutchinson, a former Il- other states that broadly allow “This is brand new for a lot of could have empty shelves within communities that decided to pre- linois state senator who oversees marijuana sales. Companies are municipalities. I think it’s impor- months of adult sales beginning. vent expanded sales. Chicago set the work of all seven state agen- rushing to complete renovations tant that they are doing their due But he believes the overall up seven districts with a limited cies that interact with cannabis at dispensaries, expand their diligence and taking an approach structure Illinois’ law created number of dispensaries allowed businesses, said she is confident growing facilities, and get staff that honors the will of their peo- that regulators are hitting their hired and trained. will become the industry’s “gold in each, and business owners only ple,” said Andrew Brisbo, execu- standard.” learned at a lottery event in mid- deadlines. And she said they will The Midwestern states’ launch tive director of the Marijuana “You’re going to ensure every- November where they could op- be prepared for other significant into the potentially lucrative Regulatory Agency, which has thing from compliance to truth erate within the city. milestones in 2020, including the recreational market comes at a awarded 18 licenses and approved in labeling to taxes to consumer Illinois lawmakers said they turbulent time for the industry, first round of applicants seeking 78 pre-qualification applications. safety,” he said. “We don’t think expected a slow start. Their long- 75 additional licenses to sell rec- which has been rocked by layoffs, He said he expects adult sales to any short-term supply issues are term goals, though, hinge on parts the vaping health scare and inves- reational products. occur in “some consistent form” going to be harmful.” of the law intended to ensure peo- January will bring “hiccups,” tor disappointment with Canada’s at a greater number of Michigan Still, retailers are consider- ple of color can open and work for Hutchison acknowledged. But she marijuana program. locations by the end of March. ing appointment-based systems marijuana businesses despite his- said Illinois must stay focused on In both states, a limited number In Illinois, seven months will rather than lining up customers toric inequities in enforcement of broader goals including making of businesses have received state have separated Gov. J.B. Pritzk- in winter weather. Others have state and federal drug laws. licenses letting them sell rec- er’s signing of legislation permit- retrofitted their dispensaries to The law includes a scoring sure people of color get opportu- reational products initially. But ting people 21 and older to buy let medical patients in one door bonus during the license-award nities in the marijuana industry. those same retailers must keep and possess marijuana and the and recreational customers in an- process for social equity appli- “If we’re really serious about enough product on hand to supply start of sales in January. other, hoping to limit confusion if cants — people living in communi- equity, this is a long game,” said people certified as patients under The first round of applications their product supplies run low. ties most affected by enforcement Hutchinson, who co-sponsored medical marijuana laws. is limited to existing medical Amy Manganelli, chief oper- of marijuana laws, or individuals the marijuana legalization pro- The conditions are “almost marijuana retailers, and about 30 ating officer at Mapleglen Care arrested for or convicted of mari- posal. “This isn’t just about Janu- a guarantee” that Illinois and are newly licensed to sell recre- Center in the western Illinois city juana offenses that would be legal ary 1.” TikTok unblocks teen who posted on China’s Muslims

Associated Press TikTok is popular with millions of U.S. to inform themselves of plight of the Mus- TikTok has said its data is not subject to teens and young adults but several U.S. lim minority in China. “This is another Chinese law and that it does not remove SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese-owned senators have raised concerns about data Holocaust, yet no one is talking about it,” content based on “sensitivities related to video app TikTok says it has unblocked a collection and censorship on the site of Aziz says. China.“ U.S. teenager and restored her viral video content not in line with the Chinese gov- China is estimated to have detained up Han said Aziz was locked out of her ac- condemning China’s treatment of its Mus- ernment. The U.S. government has report- to 1 million minority Muslims Uighurs count because an earlier video she posted lim minority. edly launched a national-security review in prisonlike detention centers. China’s featured a photo of Osama bin-Laden, The video was removed for 50 minutes of the site. government insists the detention sites are which violated polices against imagery re- Wednesday due to a “human moderation The 40-second video, which news re- “vocational“ centers aimed at training and lated to terrorist figures. error,” according to a statement from Eric ports identified as the work of 17-year-old skills development. It has sharply criti- Aziz asked rhetorically on Twitter if she Han, an American who heads TikTok’s Feroza Aziz of New Jersey, starts off as cized Western countries that called for an believed she was blocked after posting the U.S. content-moderation team. The site’s an innocuous tutorial on how to get long end to mass arbitrary detentions and other video about Uighurs because of the unre- guidelines don’t preclude the video’s con- eyelashes. abuses of Uighurs and other Muslims in lated earlier “satirical” video. “No,” she tent, Han said. It then segues into an appeal for viewers the Xinjiang region. said. PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 NATION GAO: Navy shipyard plan to cost billions more

BY AARON GREGG The Washington Post A plan to refurbish the Navy’s government-run shipyards could cost billions of dollars more than expected, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office concluded. Navy experts say the results show how some important public infrastructure projects have been neglected for decades, increasing the long-term cost of maintaining them. The Navy’s 20-year Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan is meant to rebuild and modern- ize government-run shipyards at four U.S. ports where nuclear- powered submarines and air- craft carriers are repaired and maintained: Norfolk, Va.; Kittery, Maine; Puget Sound. Wash.; and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The cost of the project was ini- tially estimated at $21 billion. But researchers at GAO concluded the Navy’s estimate underestimated the costs and risks associated with the shipyard recapitaliza- tion plan, something that could leave the Navy with inadequate resources to carry out the plan. The issue is likely to come up at STUART A. POSADA/U.S. Navy a Wednesday hearing before the Rear Adm. Stephen Evans, left, commander of Carrier Strike Group 2, and Rear Adm. Sara A. Joyner take a tour of the aircraft carrier USS Senate Armed Services Commit- George H.W. Bush at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia in August. The Government Accountability Office estimates that a plan to update tee, when top Navy officials will infrastructure at the Navy’s shipyards will be much more expensive than anticipated. take questions on fleet mainte- nance issues. petition with Russia and China ar-powered aircraft carriers, for conditions at Navy shipyards,” machinery used to repair large “The Navy’s initial cost esti- for global military influence. example. she added. vessels — had already surpassed mate for the plan did not use cer- Navy budget requests from re- But the health of America’s Bryan Clarke, a Navy analyst its useful lifetime. That report tain best practices in developing cent years describe aging main- public shipyard infrastructure with the Center for Strategic and concluded that the poor condition the estimate, such as document- tenance facilities that lack the has often been neglected in favor Budgetary Analysis, said the of Navy shipyards has contributed ing key assumptions, accounting necessary equipment to meet ex- of other spending priorities, naval Navy has done a good job of iden- to maintenance delays and caused for inflation, and addressing risks pectations, in some cases mean- infrastructure experts said. And tifying what needs to be fixed. that together could add billions to ing fewer ships and submarines the Trump administration has in Finding the money for it is anoth- the Navy to lose more than 1,300 the ultimate cost,” the GAO wrote are available for their assigned some cases diverted that funding er problem entirely, he said. “operational days,” or days when in its report. missions. to support other priorities: ship- Modernizing America’s ship- ships were available for missions, The GAO said poorly defined President Donald Trump said yards at Bangor, Wash., and Nor- yards “will take more money and over a 16-year period. cost estimates threaten to lead on the campaign trail that he folk were among those defunded sustained effort than the Navy “These are very old industrial the project astray. would increase the Navy’s ship to pay for Trump’s border wall. has currently laid in,” Clark said. facilities … some of the oldest in “Without high-quality esti- count to 350 if elected president. “If the U.S. wants to have the “The Navy will soon have to make the nation … many of them have mates, agencies are at risk of ex- Although that goal is likely to world’s best Navy it needs to have a decision in the next budget to been in continuous use,” said periencing cost overruns, missed be decades away, the Navy has the world’s best Navy infrastruc- take money out of force structure Craig Hooper, a defense consul- deadlines, and performance closed out major acquisitions de- ture,” said Diana Maurer, GAO — new ships, new airplanes, new shortfalls,” the GAO added. signed to build out its weapons defense capabilities and manage- capabilities — and put that money tant. “When you start digging The shipyard challenges could capabilities. It recently finalized ment director. into shipyard maintenance.” into these facilities you’re going present an obstacle to the Pen- a $15.2 billion deal with Virginia- “The Navy has been late in A separate report from 2017 to discover things that are going tagon’s stated national security based shipbuilder Huntington maintaining ships and subma- found that the average shipyard to add complexity, and potentially strategy, which emphasized com- Ingalls for two Ford-class nucle- rines in part because of the poor capital equipment — the large add cost.” Boomers set to leave big bucks to their children

BY BEN STEVERMAN is expected to be gifted to chari- said. than the typical millennial. middle class.” Bloomberg ties and heirs over the next few Even inheritances, then, are While boomers as a group The average inheritance re- decades,” said United Income part of a dynamic that’s widening inherited trillions from their ceived in 2016 was about $295,000, The rich aren’t just getting founder Matt Fellowes. “It’s a his- the wealth gap between genera- parents, most members of the up from $169,000 in 1989, after richer. They’re getting older. torically unprecedented amount tions. Americans younger than postwar generation got nothing. adjusting for inflation. And, fortunately for their chil- that is almost incomprehensibly 50 held just 16% of all investable About 20% of households have United Income, an online retire- dren, they’re set to leave plenty of large.” assets in 2016, down from 31% in received inheritances, United ment planning firm, was founded money in the bank. The beneficiaries aren’t all that 1989, according to the Fed’s trien- Income’s analysis shows, a share in 2016 and acquired in July by About $36 trillion will flow young themselves. The study, nial Survey of Consumer Financ- that’s flat over the past 30 years. Capital One Financial Corp. from one generation to another which uses Federal Reserve and es, leaving the rest to households The good news is that these As more Americans live longer over the next 30 years, accord- academic data, shows that from 50 and older. bequests are coming in handy. without the safety net of a tradi- ing to a report Tuesday from 1989 to 2016 U.S. households in- Age inequality is most dramat- The median recipient gets about wealth manager United Income. herited more than $8.5 trillion. ic when comparing the oldest and $55,000, which is more than tional pension, the data suggest The pace of bequests has already Over that time, the average age of youngest adults. In 1989, the me- double their typical retirement they’re spending frugally to make started surging. Americans in- recipients rose by a decade to 51. dian household age 65 to 75 held savings. sure their wealth lasts. herited $427 billion in 2016, the More than a quarter of bequests almost eight times more wealth “Most inheritances are going The result is more Americans most recent data available, up now go to adults 61 or older. than families headed by 25- to to older adults who have little in dying before they can spend all 119% from 1989 even after ad- “Instead of diapers and school, 35-year-olds. By 2016, accord- the way of retirement savings,” of their savings. Financial advis- justing for inflation. inheritances are increasingly ing to an analysis by the St. Louis said Fellowes, a former Brook- ers say they often need to encour- “Wealth equal to nearly two going toward medical bills and Fed, the median baby boomer ings Institution scholar. “People age affluent clients to enjoy their times the size of the U.S. GDP retirement savings,” Fellowes had close to 13 times more wealth receiving inheritances are pretty wealth rather than hoarding it. Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Schools help refugee children assimilate

BY ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX — International flags flutter from the ceilings of the outdoor hallways at Valencia Newcomer School, where more than 200 children from around the world are learning English skills and American classroom customs they need to succeed. When the school year begins, the refugee and immigrant chil- dren often don’t know the rules. A kid might be fascinated with a light switch they excitedly turn off and on. Another is startled by a whistle or a helicopter buzz- ing overhead that recalls conflict back home. But fears melt away as the kids adjust, said Valencia Principal Lynette Faulkner, who calls the school their “safe place.” Soon, they stand in line, raise their hand, keep their feet on floor. As they learn English, students make friends across cultures. Since fall 2018, the public school has welcomed students from countries including Myan- mar, Eritrea, Indonesia, Afghani- stan and Cuba for an extra year of attention before transferring to mainstream schools. This year’s kindergarten through eighth-grade students come from 21 countries and speak 15 PHOTOS BY ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP languages. Valencia is among a handful of Clockwise from top: Teacher Kristine Jones, left, escorts some of her students to class at the Valencia Newcomer School last month in U.S. public schools dedicated to Phoenix. Students listen to a story being read to them in the library at Valencia. Students dance to music at the school. helping some of the thousands of children who arrive in the coun- try each year, even as the Trump administration has proposed pushing down the annual cap for refugees to a historic low of 18,000. No refugees were settled in the U.S. last month. The schools aren’t necessarily in cities with more refugees, but where local education officials took the initiative to create them. Similar schools are in Indianapo- lis; Houston; Fort Worth, Texas; Greensboro, N .C .; and Provi- dence, R. I . Arizona ranks eighth among states for refugee resettlement. The number plunged from 4,110 people in fiscal year 2016 to 998 The Arizona Department of preter after only two months at through feelings and make new Cardinals football team. The in 2018, then rose slightly to 1,216 Economic Security last year dis- Valencia. friends. Valencia social worker Diamondbacks baseball club paid for the 12-month period that tributed about $635,000 to help “I like this school because they Michelle Frias said that over the to spruce up the school before it ended Sept. 30. About half are 1,026 school-age refugees state- teach you English, and you learn last year, she’s referred about 10 opened and donated trees. kids. wide with things like interpreta- it fast,” said the daughter of Con- kids to psychologists for extra Faulkner, the Valencia prin- Gov. Doug Ducey hasn’t tion, tutoring and school supplies. golese refugees. care. cipal, said the Alhambra School weighed in yet on President Don- Immigrants and other chil- There are often huge chal- At Valencia, the day starts with District looked into newcomer ald Trump’s executive order al- dren newly arrived from abroad lenges for children who trudged teachers greeting students as they programs after seeing new arriv- lowing states and cities to reject can attend newcomer schools if across several countries, lived step off the buses. Samuel Lavi, a als struggle to meet state English refugees. they need help with basic Eng- in camps or witnessed extreme teaching assistant from Congo language standards. She visited At least five states have sig- lish, including those born in the violence. who speaks seven languages, is Las Americas newcomer school naled they will accept refugees, U.S., taken out of the country and Refugee and other immigrant the first to give each kid a hug or in Houston. and no governor has said they returned. children who lose a home or par- high-five. Las Americas has some 400 plan to keep them out. Several “As long as you have kids strug- ent can suffer from toxic stress, a “My most important role is to students in fourth through eighth agencies sued last week seeking gling with English, there will al- term used by child development make sure the students get what grades who come from up to 32 to halt the order. ways be a place for these kinds of experts for the body’s response they’re supposed to get,” he said. countries and speak 29 languag- “There may be less, but they’re programs,” said Deborah Short, a to long-term adversity, said Sarah Inside the classrooms, brightly es, Principal Marie Moreno said. still coming,” Valencia teacher Washington-based English learn- Smith, senior director of educa- colored letters adorn the walls. “We wanted to provide them a Kristine Jones said. “And we have ing specialist who has written tion for the nonprofit Internation- Small groups of children face each space where they can get ground- to be there for them, whether it’s about newcomer education. She al Rescue Committee. other at round tables as they listen ed, whenever they feel trauma- academically or getting them ser- noted some mainstream schools “Infants might cry for long pe- to an instructor trained to teach tized or whenever they remember vices like immunizations.” have newcomer classrooms. riods of time,” Smith said. “Chil- English to non-native speakers. something from the past,” Moreno It’s unclear if the lower cap on Rebecca Kawa, 10, didn’t learn dren in school might have a hard They also have math, art, music said as she showed off the school’s refugees will affect already lim- English at the refugee camp in time concentrating.” and physical education. “peace garden.” ited funding for school districts Uganda where she was born and Newcomer school teachers Outside, kindergartners with “We try to support them by from the Office of Refugee Reset- spent most of her life, studying in and social workers strive to en- plastic jugs water the flower and helping them understand where tlement’s Refugee School Impact a classroom with up to 200 stu- sure children get the social and vegetable gardens built with ma- they came from and where we Program. dents. But she needed no inter- emotional time they need to talk terials donated by the Arizona want them to go,” she said. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 FAITH

PHOTOS BY TORI SCHNEIDER/Tallahassee Democrat via AP Deacon Joe Bakker greets one of the Jefferson Correctional Richard Hines holds a rosary while he prays in the back pew during the Episcopal service July 28 at Institution inmates who participates in the parables class he teaches Wakulla Correctional Institution in Crawfordville, Fla. at the prison Aug. 20 in Monticello, Fla. A fresh start behind bars Faith-based programs teach inmates tools needed for life after prison

BY TORIS SCHNEIDER that covers 50 religions, inmates to get into any foolishness.“ Florida Secretary of Correc- country, according to Rev. David Tallahassee Democrat complete 1,220 credit hours in After graduation, King and tions Mark Inch said he plans to Killeen, the rector of St. John’s. seven areas: attitude domain, others who qualify can continue keep expanding the program as The Diocese works with the MONTICELLO, Fla. — Martin community functioning, marital/ working in the program by lead- long as the department has the faith and character-based pro- King knew he made a mistake family, healthy choices, mentor- ing classes and possibly living volunteers to make it happen. grams in 15 prisons, with St. when he opened fire on three men ing, re-entry and faith formation. in a “graduate/readiness“ dorm “I’m so impressed that we do Johns serving half of those. The playing dominoes in an empty lot King completed nearly double helping inmates coming into the this program,“ Inch said after church provides the Eucharist, in Jacksonville on Jan. 9, 2012. that — 2,307.5 hours. program prepare. speaking at Jefferson Correction- bibles, movies, worship supplies, King believed at least one of the “I took a Others will be placed back al’s graduation ceremony. “And to bulletins, prayer books — and the men fired shots outside of his life, so my de- in the general prison popula- think that it goes back 20 years, religious leadership. children’s Jacksonville daycare sire and my tion, where the hope is that they that folks in the Legislature actu- a few days before on Christmas Bakker also teaches weekly mission now will lead by example using what ally put it in statute to set it on this classes at Jefferson Correctional, Day. is to try and they’ve learned and spread the course, (that’s) given us this foun- “My children were threatened, weekly bible classes at Gadsden save as many word about the program, generat- dation to build on.“ and I took it into my own hands Re-Entry Center, and mentors lives as pos- ing more interest. Richard McMillian Jr., a 72- to protect my children,“ he said. two inmates there. sible,“ King Demand is growing: There are year-old inmate at Wakulla, is “I could’ve made a better deci- He creates meaningful rela- said. “The 9,600 inmates on a waiting list to going through the faith and char- sion and now I’m remorseful for tionships with the inmates he faith-based enter similar programs in prisons acter program for the second time. that.“ works with, shaking hands with program, and statewide. He previously completed the pro- One of the victims died. King King and greeting each one before be- even the faith King’s class was the first to be gram at Jackson Correctional. was convicted of second-degree studies, are ginning his teachings. murder. The 39-year-old now is offered the program at Jefferson “It’s for people that want to “One of the things that I discov- avenues for me to go through to Correctional, but the program make a change,“ he said. “Since serving a 21-year sentence at Jef- ered was that so many of these be able to do exactly what I set my has been a part of Florida’s De- I’ve been in prison, I had a tre- ferson Correctional Institution in mind to do.“ guys do not feel any sense of Monticello. partment of Corrections, the na- mendous change in my life.“ Mc- Some faith- and character- being loved by society, by family, He was one of 37 inmates in the tion’s third-largest prison system, Millian has been incarcerated based programs are prison-wide, and many of them are abandoned first class to graduate from the since 1999. since he was 23 on a life sentence meaning that all inmates in the once they get into prison,“ Bakker prison’s new faith- and character- In the late 1990s, the Florida for sexual battery. prison are participants. But oth- said. “One of the things that I try based program in September. Legislature found that faith-based In addition to the weekly class- ers, like Jefferson’s, are based in to do is to make each and every “I wanted to change my life,“ programs decrease recidivism es, various religious services are one dormitory, with all partici- one of them feel as though we are King said. “I didn’t want to go and develop new value systems offered on Sundays at Wakulla. pating inmates living together as coming there because we love home the same as I came in and for participating inmates. McMillian attends the Episcopal one community. Lawmakers authorized the De- service. them and we care about them.“ just wanting to be a better person The inmates confide in him for my family, because I hurt my “It’s not violent like the other partment of Corrections and To- “I come to this service every when something isn’t going right family coming here. dorms,“ King said. “It’s a place moka Correctional Institution in week because I want to get closer in their lives. He adds them to his “It’s an opportunity for me to where you can stay busy doing Daytona Beach to open the state’s to God,“ he said. prayer list when they need it. get to know myself, and to just positive things and that keeps you first faith-based dormitory. In Both the prison-wide and dor- really reflect on the things that I going in the right direction. It’s a 2002, Wakulla Correctional Insti- mitory programs are entirely run Although King and his fellow did wrong in my life and bad de- lot of positive people in there... so tution opened the second. Since by 13,000 volunteers. No taxpayer graduates have accomplished cisions that I made and give me when you have a bad day, you can then, more and more prisons have funds are spent on the program. their short-term goal of complet- an opportunity to make better lean on the positive people.“ been added to the list: 11 in 2009, Wakulla’s Sunday Episcopal ing the program, he reminds decisions... before I get to the free He said because so much of the 18 in 2018 and 34 in 2019, accord- service is led by two volunteers: them of their long-term goal and world again.“ inmates’ time is taken up by class- ing to the department. Father David Miner, a full-time the purpose of the program: Re- The voluntary program, cre- es, about 25 hours a week, time Across the state, 2,600 inmates priest with the Episcopal Dio- entry into society. ated by state law, aims to assist moves faster amid an otherwise are participating in faith- and cese of Florida, and Deacon Joe “Our fight is not over. We must inmates in their adjustment to mundane prison life: “When we character-based programs in Bakker from St. John’s Episcopal continue to press individually; we prison, help them take responsi- have something to do, especially various prisons. Of those, 1,922 Church in Tallahassee. must not cower at the chance to bility for their actions and reduce something positive to do, we use are in Wakulla’s, which is now Together, the two represent the become men and continue to im- recidivism. that energy in those places and prison-wide in the facility’s main diocese, which has one of the most prove our lives and be proof that To graduate from the program then we don’t have much energy unit and work camp. robust prison ministries in the change is possible.“ Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 WORLD Iran protests point to turmoil in the future

BY JON GAMBRELL as many as 200,000 people took part in the Associated Press demonstrations. While demonstrators attacked gas sta- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Even tions, the target of choice appeared to be among hardliners in Iran, there seems to banks. Protesters attacked over 700 banks, be an acknowledgment of one fact after smashing ATMs and setting some ablaze, widespread protests, violence and a secu- Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani rity force crackdown following a spike in Fazli said. That anger doesn’t come as a government-set gasoline prices: This will surprise. In recent years, banks burdened not be the last time demonstrators come by bad debts or circled by corruption al- out on the street. legations have collapsed in Iran, sparking As Iran struggles under crushing U.S. sporadic protests by depositors who lost sanctions following Presi- their money. Some of those banks had ties ANALYSIS dent Donald Trump’s to powerful people within Iran, leading to unilateral withdrawal of allegations of cronyism. America from Tehran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khame- nuclear deal with world powers, its elected nei called those who attacked the banks civilian government and those in its Shiite “thugs” in his first comments on the dem- theocracy will face ever-tougher decisions onstrations. His website published a car- on where to cut costs. toon showing masked rioters attacking a Those cuts will more than likely target bank, while another frame showed a fam- its vast system of government subsidies ily and an elderly man with a cane peace- that make life affordable for its poor, from fully waiting to withdraw money from an low-cost electricity in their homes to the ATM. bread on their plates. Any move to increase EBRAHIM NOROOZI/AP “Setting fire to such and such bank is not those prices will draw further protests. But the action of the people, it is the action of the government may not have any other A demonstrator chants while holding up an Iranian national flag during a pro- thugs,” Khamenei said, according to his option. government rally in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. website. “These acts of sabotage do not The protests that struck some 100 cit- solve any problem. In fact, they add inse- ies and towns across Iran beginning Nov. little choice in trying to push through Even with the hike in gasoline prices, curity to the problems that exist.” 15 came after Iran raised minimum gaso- changes to its gasoline subsidies. Iran Iran still subsidizes fuel costs. Its econo- However, bank attacks were widespread line prices by 50% to 15,000 rials per liter. spent $26.6 billion on oil subsidies in 2018, my remains largely state-planned despite in 1978 in the months ahead of Shah Mo- That’s 12 cents a liter, or about 50 cents a according to the Paris-based International privatization efforts. Among other major hammad Reza Pahlavi abandoning the gallon. After a monthly 60-liter quota, it Energy Agency, the most of any country subsidies are bread and wheat, diesel fuel, throne and the Islamic Revolution. Marx- costs 30,000 rials a liter. That’s nearly 24 in the world. Iran spent 15% of its overall heating oil and electricity. ists who hated capitalism, Islamists who cents a liter or 90 cents a gallon. An aver- GDP, or $69.2 billion, that year on oil, elec- Iran’s minister of industry and trade, opposed usury rates and others taking ad- age gallon of regular gas in the U.S. costs tricity and natural gas subsidies. Reza Rahmani, pledged Tuesday that pric- vantage of the chaos ransacked hundreds $2.58 by comparison, according to AAA. Keeping gas costs low also benefits the es will not be increased through the end of banks, angry over corruption. The Ira- Cheap gasoline is practically considered wealthy, as well as those who smuggle Ira- of the current Iranian year on March 21. nian economy nosedived as money flooded a birthright in Iran, home to the world’s nian fuel into other countries. However, the gasoline prices came without out of the country. fourth-largest crude oil reserves despite U.S. sanctions, re-imposed by Trump, warning overnight, signaling further cuts The revolution saw millions on the decades of economic woes since its 1979 Is- largely have stopped Iran from selling likely would follow the same way in order street, something not seen in these recent lamic Revolution. Gasoline there remains its crude oil abroad, cutting into a crucial to try and control the outcry. protests. However, these demonstrations among the cheapest in the world, in part to source of government income. While Ira- The scale of the gasoline price demon- turned violent in the span of a day, show- help keep costs low for its underemployed, nian President Hassan Rouhani pledged strations remains unclear even today as ing the danger looming ahead for Iran’s who often drive taxis to make ends meet. the money saved from cutting gasoline Iran so far has not offered nationwide sta- government as it likely faces further hard Iran’s per-capita gross domestic prod- subsidies would go to the poor, Tehran tistics for the number of people arrested, choices ahead as sanctions look unlikely uct, often used as a rough sense of a na- also needs to cut back spending in order to injured or killed in the protests. Amnesty to be lifted as it has begun breaking cen- tion’s standard of living, is just over $6,000, weather the sanctions. International believes the protests and trifuges, enrichment and stockpile limita- compared to over $62,000 in the U.S., ac- Already, Iranians have seen their sav- the security crackdown killed at least 161 tions in the nuclear deal. cording to the World Bank. That disparity, ings chewed away by the rial’s collapse people. “These riots are not the last ones and it especially given Iran’s oil wealth, fueled from 32,000 to $1 at the time of the 2015 One Iranian lawmaker said he thought definitely will happen in the future,“ Revo- the anger felt by demonstrators. atomic accord to 126,000 to $1 today. Daily that over 7,000 people had been arrested, lutionary Guard acting commander Gen. Iran’s government, however, likely saw staples also have risen in price. while the country’s interior minister said Ali Fadavi has warned. Johnson seeks to focus Britain’s election on Brexit, not his flaws

Associated Press 31, so that “we can finally move pears designed to help the Tories on as a country.” win over Brexit-backing Labour LONDON — Prime Minister He touted the alleged benefits supporters. Boris Johnson struggled Friday that would come with departure All 650 seats in the House of to move Britain’s election de- bate away from questions about from the 28-nation trade bloc, Commons are up for grabs in the his character and onto Brexit, saying his government would Dec. 12 election, which is being promising to bolster protection introduce new state-aid rules al- held more than two years early for British businesses and farm- lowing the government to step in after Parliament became dead- ers once the country has left the to help struggling businesses. The locked over Brexit. European Union. level of support EU governments Johnson wants to secure a Con- Johnson tried to brush aside can give industries is limited by servative majority in the election /AP criticism of his past comments regulations barring anything that so he can push through the Brexit FRANK AUGSTEIN about single mothers and his cur- might distort competition. divorce deal he negotiated with Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to a question during a rent refusal to submit to the same Johnson also vowed to scrap the EU. Under the terms of that media conference in London on Friday. amount of televised scrutiny as an EU-required tax on tampons deal, the U.K. would leave the EU other party leaders. and sanitary pads and introduce on Jan. 31 but remain bound by “I am full of optimism and con- said he would not extend the At a news conference, John- a requirement for public bodies to the bloc’s rules until the end of fidence and suggest that every- transition period beyond the end son claimed Brexit had been buy British produce rather than 2020. body else should be as well,” he of 2020, even if no trade deal was “delayed, diluted, denied” by ob- imports. On Friday, Johnson repeated said. in place. structive politicians. He said that Promising more state interven- his assertion that Britain and the But Johnson also announced Economists warn that a no- if the Conservatives won the Dec. tion in the economy is reminis- EU will be able to strike a new plans to diverge from EU rules deal Brexit would plunge Britain 12 election he would take the U.K. cent of the left-of-center Labour free trade deal by the end of next in significant ways, which would into recession and severely im- out of the European Union on the Party, rather than the free-mar- year, a timescale trade experts make it harder to retain close pede commerce with the EU, its currently scheduled date of Jan. keteer Conservatives, and ap- say is wildly ambitious. trade ties with the bloc. And he biggest trading partner. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 WORLD Hong Kong cops end their 12-day siege of campus

BY KEN MORITSUGU perhaps 1,100 who had retreated AND EILEEN NG inside after the battles with po- Associated Press lice. A few escaped the cordon, but police say they arrested 810 HONG KONG — Hong Kong people and recorded the details police ended their blockade of a of 300 minors who could face university campus Friday after charges later. MAHMOUD ILLEAN/AP surrounding it for 12 days to try Another 567 people were ar- to arrest anti-government pro- rested in the vicinity of the A Christian nun prays next to a wooden relic believed to be from Jesus’ manger at the Notre Dame testers holed up inside. university. church in Jerusalem, on Friday . Police removed a stash of A university official estimated nearly 4,000 gasoline bombs left it would take five to six months behind by protesters, who fought to repair the damage to the pitched battles about two weeks campus. Pope returns part of relic from ago with riot officers on sur- During an official visit to Thai- rounding streets. land, city leader Carrie Lam said The standoff at Hong Kong that Hong Kong is undergoing a Polytechnic University was one Jesus’ manger to the Holy Land difficult period but that the fun- of the most dramatic episodes in damentals of the Asian financial nearly six months of unrest that BY JOSEPH KRAUSS center, including its strengths of God was born in humble sur- to wrap Jesus for burial after he began in June with a huge march under the “one country, two sys- Associated Press roundings is central to Christian was crucified, was tested by fo- against an extradition bill seen as tems” framework, remain strong. theology. rensics scientists and dated to the an erosion of freedoms promised JERUSALEM — Christians A wooden structure that Chris- 13th or 14th century. when the former British colony “I and my government are lis- on Friday celebrated the return tening to our people with a view tians believe was part of the Christians cite oral history and returned to Chinese control in to the Holy Land of a tiny wood- tradition for proof of the authen- to resolving some deep-seated manger was sent by St. Sophro- 1997. en relic they believe was part of nius, the patriarch of Jerusalem, ticity of the relics, including the problems in Hong Kong through Jesus’ manger nearly 1,400 years Protesters have since expand- to Pope Theodore I in the 640s, wooden manger. They say the dialogue,” she said. “I have every after it was sent to Rome as a gift ed their demands to include fully around the time of the Muslim earliest Christian communities confidence that Hong Kong can to the pope. democratic elections and an in- conquest of the Holy Land. preserved and venerated objects vestigation into police use of tear bounce back, as we always do.” The thumb-sized relic was un- Yisca Harani, an Israeli ex- connected to Jesus, handing them gas, rubber bullets and other Hundreds of people chanted veiled to worshippers Friday at pert on Christianity, said many down through the generations force to suppress the demonstra- pro-democracy slogans at lunch- the Notre Dame church in Jeru- like family heirlooms. relics were relocated from the tions. Police have arrested 5,890 time rallies around Hong Kong salem for a day of celebrations “When there is a very old and Holy Land in the Middle Ages as people since June, ranging in age on Friday. Some carried posters and prayer. continuous tradition we can say Rome and other cities were es- from 11 to 83. featuring U.S. President Donald On Saturday, it will be sent to that the relic is true,” said Broth- About 100 officers first en- Trump. Other posters told Lam its permanent home at the Fran- tablishing themselves as centers er Francesco Patton, the custodi- tered the Polytechnic campus on that “it’s time to step down.” ciscan Church of St. Catherine, of Christian life and pilgrimage. an of the Franciscan order in the Thursday to collect evidence and Protesters disrupted traffic next to the Church of the Nativity A relic from the manger would Holy Land. remove dangerous items. A po- in at least two places, but they in Bethlehem, the West Bank holy have been particularly useful for “Of course, we don’t have a pic- lice statement said that over two dispersed after police issued site where tradition says Jesus dispelling heresies holding that ture of the manger when Jesus days, they seized 3,989 gasoline warnings. was born. Its arrival will coincide Jesus was more of a spiritual than was born,” he added. bombs, 1,339 explosive items, 601 Police said two high school with Advent, a four-week period a physical being. On Friday, around 50 worship- bottles of corrosive liquids and students were detained Wednes- leading up to Christmas. She said the return of such an pers attended a special Mass 573 weapons. day for possessing TATP, or tri- Christian tradition holds that important item “is definitely a with the relic on display. The tiny No protesters were found. One acetone triperoxide powder, a Joseph a nd M a r y t raveled to B et h- statement saying the Vatican and piece of wood was preserved in masked man told media the night powerful explosive that has been lehem to register for the Roman the Holy Land are together.” an ornate silver cross displayed before police came in that about used in bomb attacks worldwide. census and found no room at the Few relics have been submit- next to the altar. After Mass, wor- 20 people were still hiding to Police said it was alarming that inn, forcing her to give birth to ted to scientific testing. One of shippers lined up to venerate the avoid arrest. such dangerous explosives were Jesus in a manger where animals the most famous, the Shroud of relic, with some kneeling and oth- They were the holdouts from found with young students. were held. The idea that the son Turin, the cloth purportedly used ers kissing the display case. 2 K-pop stars get prison for sexual crimes

Associated Press who was unconscious or unable to series of sexual scandals that re- resist. vealed its dark side. SEOUL, South Korea — A Jung was additionally convict- Male stars have faced allega- South Korean court on Friday ed of filming sex videos of women tions of sexual assault and abuse found two K-pop stars guilty against their will and sharing and reports have been made that of illicit sexual relations with a them with friends in a group female entertainers and trainees woman who was unable to resist chat. have been forced to provide sexu- and sentenced them to up to six The two men were also ordered al services to men in power. years in prison. to undergo 80 hours of sex offend- On Sunday, K-pop musician and The Seoul Central District er treatment programs. actress Goo Hara was found dead Court said singer-songwriter They have one week to appeal, at her home in Seoul. Before her Jung Joon-young received a six- according to the court. death, she suffered cyberbullying year prison term and former boy Their scandals roiled South after she was engaged in a pub- band member Choi Jong-hoon a Korea’s entertainment industry lic dispute with her former boy- five-year term. earlier this year when the inves- friend, who she said threatened to The court said in a statement tigation began. disclose a sex video of her. that they were convicted of com- South Korean pop songs, TV Last month, another K-pop star, AHN YOUNG-JOON/AP mitting “special quasi-raping,” dramas and films are hugely pop- Sulli, was discovered dead at her A South Korean court has found two K-pop stars, one of them Jung which it said means multiple peo- ular in Asia and beyond, but the home. She had spoken against the Joon-young, center, guilty of sexual relations with a woman who was ple collaborating to have illicit country’s entertainment world online backlash she received over unable to resist and sentenced them to up to six years in prison. sexual intercourse with a person has in recent years suffered a her lifestyle. Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 13 BUSINESS/WEATHER Fewer days to shop means shopper, retailer scramble

BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK — The mad Amazon workers stage scramble between Thanksgiving and Christmas has begun — but with six fewer days. strike on Black Friday /AP Black Friday once again kicks CHARLIE RIEDEL off the start of the holiday shop- Associated Press of extreme discounts Amazon People wait in line to purchase a computer during a Black Friday ping season. But with it will be offers around this time of the sale at a Best Buy store on Thursday, in Overland Park, Kan. the shortest season since 2013 BERLIN — Workers at Am- azon distribution centers in year. because Thanksgiving fell on the Akman also accused the according to MasterCard Spend- EXCHANGE RATES fourth Thursday in November — Germany have gone on strike for better pay on Black Friday, company of putting “extreme ingPulse, which tracks spending Military rates the latest possible date it could be. pressure” on staff that’s caus- across all types of payments in- Euro costs (Dec. 2) ...... $1.1287 That means customers will have one of the busiest days of the Dollar buys (Dec. 2) ...... €0.886 year for the online retailer. ing some to fall ill. cluding cash and check. Thanks- British pound (Dec. 2) ...... $1.32 less time to shop and retailers Amazon said in an emailed giving Day isn’t even on the top 10 Japanese yen (Dec. 2) ...... 106.00 will have less time to woo them. Union ver.di said Friday that South Korean won (Dec. 2) ...... 1,150.00 the walkouts began overnight statement that “packages are holiday shopping days, according Commercial rates At Macy’s Herald Square in arriving punctually, because to MasterCard. Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 Manhattan, there was a steady at six distribution centers British pound ...... $1.2903 the bulk of employees is deal- The 2019 holiday season will be stream of shoppers by 7 a.m. across the country, with some Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3297 due to last until Tuesday. ing completely normally with a good measure of the U.S. econ- China (Yuan) ...... 7.0298 in search of deals from 40 % to omy’s health. Many retail CEOs Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7915 60% on everything from boots to Union representative Orhan customers’ orders today.” Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.1206 Akman said Amazon staff want It said that it offers pay “at describe their customers has Euro ...... $1.1001/0.9090 sheets. But the crowds grew big- financially healthy, citing mod- Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8281 ger an hour later. to send a signal that their work the upper end of comparable Hungary (Forint) ...... 303.40 erate wage growth and an unem- Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4721 Theodora Hatcher from Man- can’t be bought with the kind jobs” and other benefits. ployment rate hovering near a Japan (Yen) ...... 109.55 hattan arrived with her son at Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3037 50-year low. around 6 a.m. Friday. She said Norway (Krone) ...... 9.1936 “The overall picture is positive,” Philippines (Peso)...... 50.86 she started holiday shopping two pilgrimage to Macy’s on Thanks- period that came well short of the Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.92 weeks ago, lured by online deals giving and Black Friday an annu- group’s prediction. said Craig Johnson, president of Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7500 Customer Growth Partners, a Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3674 of up to 60 % at Walmart.com, al tradition for several years. “I Last year’s holiday sales were South Korea (Won) ...... 1,180.99 Amazon and Old Navy. love the thrill of it. It’s exciting.” hurt by turmoil over the White retail consultancy. “People are Switzerland (Franc)...... 1.0011 spending out of positive cash flow Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.24 As for the shortened calendar, Adobe Analytics predicts a loss House trade policy with China Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.7452 she prefers it. of $1 billion in online revenue and a delay in data collection by as opposed to borrowing.” (Military exchange rates are those Economic growth has moder- available to customers at military banking “It adds pressure,” she said. from a shortened season. Still, it nearly a month because of a gov- facilities in the country of issuance Seturah Winkler,43, was shop- expects online sales will reach ernment shutdown. This year’s ated since earlier this year, with for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the growth at just 1.9% in the July- Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For ping in the women’s shoe depart- $143.7 billion, up 14.1% from last holiday forecast is above the aver- nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., ment with her friend. They were year’s holiday season age holiday sales growth of 3.7% September quarter, down from purchasing British pounds in Germany), check with your local military banking among the throngs of shoppers The National Retail Federa- over the previous five years. 3.1% in the first three months of facility. Commercial rates are interbank at Macy’s 5 p.m. opening on tion, the nation’s largest retail NRF expects online and other the year. Analysts blame at least rates provided for reference when buying currency. All figures are foreign currencies Thanksgiving. trade group, baked the shorter non-store sales, which are in- part of that on the U.S.-China to one dollar, except for the British pound, Winkler had already spent season into its forecast, but it says cluded in the total, to increase trade war, which has forced many which is represented in dollars-to-pound, $1,000 Thursday on coats, com- the real drivers will be the job between 11% and 14%, for the companies to delay plans to invest and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) forters and towels and was back market. It forecasts that holiday holiday period. and expand. INTEREST RATES for more. sales will rise between 3.8% and Black Friday is expected to That’s left consumers as the Prime rate ...... 4.75 “We took a break, and we are 4.2%, an increase from the disap- once again be the largest shopping main drivers. So far, Americans Discount rate ...... 2.25 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.55 back at it again, “said Winkler of pointing 2.1% growth seen in the day of the season, followed by the have kept up their spending, al- 3-month bill ...... 1.57 Richmond, Va., who has made the November and December 2018 last Saturday before Christmas, laying fears of a recession. 30-year bond ...... 2.19 WEATHER OUTLOOK SATURDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SATURDAY IN EUROPE SUNDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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Naples 60/53 Okinawa Morón 75/71 63/51 Sigonella Rota 63/44 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 80/73 61/46 67/62 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Man found guilty of biting police officer

FORT MYERS — A FL Florida man has been convicted of biting a police officer. Lee County court records show that Lawrance Washka, 37, was found guilty this week of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence. Deputies responded to a North Fort Myers gas station in Febru- ary following reports of a man in a station wagon circling the pumps and asking people for their identification. When deputies at- tempted to make contract, Wash- ka sped up and continued to drive in circles. He eventually parked but refused to leave his car. Deputies say they went to pull Washka out of the station wagon, and he began flailing around and yelling that the uniformed depu- ties driving marked patrol ve- hicles “were not the real police.” Prosecutors say Washka then bit a deputy on the bare arm. Teen rescued after getting stuck in chimney

PHOENIX — A teen- AZ ager has been safely rescued without injury after be- ORLIN WAGNER/AP coming stuck in the chimney of a Phoenix home. The season to shop Authorities say the 17-year-old girl and a friend were locked out of her home Wednesday night A crowd watches building lights come on as fireworks light up the sky during the Plaza Lighting Ceremony in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday . and tried to climb in through the The Country Club Plaza is a famous shopping district in Kansas City. This is the 90th year of the Plaza lights. chimney on the roof. Firefighters say she became diapers. The warning Wednesday came stuck above the chimney’s flue The town of North Yarmouth THE CENSUS on the same day that Rutgers and used her phone to call 911 is asking for the public’s help in University announced that the and her sister. Phoenix firefight- tracking down the person who’s The age of a man who is scheduled to go on trial March 2 on Rutgers Ecological Preserve, ers were called to the home near discarding bags of soiled adult a bank robbery charge stemming from a January 2018 holdup also located in Piscataway, would 17th Avenue and Baseline Road diapers alongside local roads. of a Tucson, Ariz., credit union. Robert Krebs has pleaded not reopen next week following two around 5 p.m. 82 guilty to the federal charge in the robbery at a branch of Pyramid coyote attacks on campus. Officials used social media Firefighters say she was inside Tuesday to raise awareness of the Federal Credit Union. Krebs has spent decades behind bars for Both attacks happened very stealing from banks. He was released from prison in 2017, six the chimney for about 45 minutes “diaper bandit.” close to the preserve, a 360- months before the Tucson robbery. and remained in contact with res- Town officials said that public acre wooded natural area on the cue personnel. works crews are cleaning up such university’s Piscataway cam- messes two to three times a week. pus that was closed Nov. 14 as a Bear blamed for car Residents are urged to contact when he last saw him. gler found the explosive Tuesday precaution. damages in parking lot the Cumberland County Sheriff’s after dangling the magnet from Department with any tips about Sheriff: Chase ends as a bridge in the Grand River in Stolen red kettles KODIAK — A bear has the perpetrator. man runs out of gas Grand Rapids. concern Salvation Army AK been blamed for a pair Littering carries a fine of be- Joseph Alexander told the tween $100 and $500 for a first television station he “thought it of vehicle break-ins at an Alaska CHARLESTON WINSTON-SALEM — offense. Second offenses carry a looked like a grenade, but not airport parking lot that resulted — Authorities say a The Salvation Army is fine of up to $1,000. WV one” he’d seen before. Alexander NC in $15,000 in damage to one car. man who led officers on a long, concerned that thieves who stole said he posted photos of it online The Fairbanks Daily News- high-speed chase through West several donation kettles in North and people commented that it Miner reported Wednesday that After 2 years, man is Virginia was caught after he ran Carolina may try to pose as legiti- was a grenade and he should call the vandalism occurred at the out of gas. mate bell ringers. reunited with stolen dog police. Island Air terminal parking lot The Kanawha County Sheriff’s News outlets report six red Grand Rapids police say the adjacent to the Kodiak Benny MIAMI — Two years Office said Joshua Allen Harris, kettles, bells and aprons went Benson State Airport. 28, is facing fleeing and stolen device is a “German Granaten- missing from various locations FL after a dog was stolen werfer” and that it will be stored Vehicle owners Doreen Phillips from a man’s car, the pair was re- vehicle charges after the pursuit Monday in Winston-Salem. and Alyssa Brenteson are both early Tuesday. until detonated safely. Sgt. John Salvation Army area com- united when the pup was turned Wittkowski said since the device residents of Akhiok, a village into a local animal shelter. A news release from the sher- mander Maj. Jim Rickard told was so old and had been sub- about 90 miles from Kodiak. Four-month-old Schiele was iff’s office said Harris was driv- WGHP-TV he can only envision Brenteson says she parked for merged for a long time it likely stolen from Rian Maercks’ car ing erratically on an interstate the thieves using the kettles to two days at the airport lot and was no longer very dangerous. two days before Christmas 2017. near Burning Springs, then took “hoodoo the public and get some- returned to find a caved-in roof, Alexander said magnet fishing He hired a private detective, of- off when a deputy tried to pull body to donate to them.” broken window, ripped seats, and is a hobby. fered a $2,000 reward and chased him over. He reached speeds of The charity’s goal this year is muddy bear prints and fur cover- lead after lead. His dog was gone. 125 mph as he led officials on a to raise $150 million through the ing the car. Until he got an unexpected chase through four West Virginia Residents warned after red kettle campaign, which typi- Brenteson says she saw similar counties before running out of phone call last week. The Miami coyote mauls dog cally makes up 10% of its annual damage to Phillips’ car two days gas near Jane Lew. Herald reported the county’s ani- budget. Donations fund programs later and was told five other vehi- mal services department said a PISCATAWAY — Au- providing housing, food and other cles in the parking lot have expe- brown dog with a microchip link- Man fishes WWI-era thorities say a coyote support to people in poverty. rienced similar bear damage. NJ ing back to Maercks had been grenade from river recently attacked and mauled a Rickard says Salvation Army dropped off. small dog in New Jersey, where volunteers do not seek donations Town fed up with soiled When Maercks showed up at GRAND RAPIDS — A residents are being asked to be on on Sundays and Thanksgiving diapers alongside roads the shelter in Doral and saw the MI magnet-wielding angler the lookout for the animal. Day. They regularly ring bells dog, he immediately began call- has fished a World War I-era gre- Piscataway Township police until around 8 p.m. and their NORTH YAR- ing him by his name. Schiele nade from a western Michigan didn’t say when the attack hap- buckets are labeled with Salva- ME MOUTH — A Maine started giving kisses. river. pened but warned residents not tion Army stickers. town has had enough of the soiled The dog is five times the size of WOOD-TV reported the an- to approach the animal. From wire reports Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 HEALTH & FITNESS

PHOTOS BY RICK BOWMER/AP A student attaches a note to the Resilience Project board Nov. 14 on the campus of Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah. Students in crisis College campuses struggle to keep up with higher demand for mental health assistance

BY COLLIN BINKLEY going to talk to anyone in the data to the AP said it takes weeks AND LARRY FENN mental health fi eld who tells you to get an initial appointment. Associated Press we have suffi cient resources.” Some other schools have adopted The Associated Press re- a model that provides screenings ore college students quested fi ve years of data from the same day students ask for are turning to their the largest public university in help, but it can take weeks to get schools for help with each state. A total of 39 provided further treatment. Manxiety, depression annual statistics from their coun- Students at Brigham Young and other mental health prob- seling clinics or health centers. University drew attention last lems, and many must wait weeks The remaining 11 said they did year to delays after a student for treatment or fi nd help else- not have complete records or had took her own life on campus. Notes like this one are attached to the Resilience Project board on where as campus clinics struggle not provided records fi ve months At the University of Maryland, the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The purpose of to meet demand, an Associated after they were requested. students called for change after the project is to let students know that it is OK to struggle. Press review of more than three The data shows that most uni- some on campus said they had dozen public universities found. versities are working to scale up to wait 30 days or more for an ing how they provide help. More Mike and Kim Predmore believe On some campuses, the num- their services, but many are far initial appointment. Student students are being steered to that’s what happened to their ber of students seeking treat- outpaced by demand. organizers called the campaign group therapy or anxiety work- son, Chris, who was struggling ment has nearly doubled over the Since 2014, the number of “30 Days Too Late.” shops. Counseling centers offer as a freshman at Illinois State last fi ve years while overall en- students receiving mental health University of Maryland offi - yoga, and many train students University in 2014. rollment has remained relatively treatment at those schools has cials said the campaign revealed to counsel one another. Some He had just been through a fl at. The increase has been tied grown by 35%, while total enroll- a need to raise awareness about schools have signed on with bad breakup. He didn’t make the to reduced stigma around mental ment grew just 5%. By last year, same-day crisis services avail- health, along with rising rates of companies that provide therapy soccer team. He was stressed depression and other disorders. nearly 1 in 10 students were able on campus. The school also over the phone or through video about school and wasn’t sleeping. Universities have expanded their coming for help, but the number has hired additional counselors. chats. Others urge students to try One night, he texted a friend and mental health clinics, but the of licensed counselors changed Other schools that have smartphone apps. talked about suicide. His family growth is often slow, and demand little, from an average of 16 to 19 received student petitions to But some say the changes persuaded him to visit the cam- keeps surging. over fi ve years. improve counseling include will help little if clinics remain pus counseling center for help. Long waits have provoked On some campuses, that Michigan State, Louisiana State understaffed. Many campus At an initial screening, Chris protests at schools from Mary- amounts to one counselor for and Columbia and Cornell uni- clinics don’t charge students for Predmore told a counselor he land to California, in some every 4,000 students. An indus- versities. services and generate little or was not thinking about suicide cases following student suicides. try accrediting group suggests a The rising demand for campus no revenue. Some schools are but wanted to try therapy, ac- Meanwhile, campus counseling minimum of one counselor per mental health care has been adding new campus fees to hire cording to notes from the visit. centers grapple with low morale 1,500 students, but few of the 39 attributed to an array of fac- counselors or are subsidizing He was told that there was a wait and high burnout as staff face universities met that benchmark. tors. Stigma around the issue clinics through athletics revenue. on campus and that he should increasingly heavy workloads. At most universities, students has faded, encouraging more Overall, the AP analysis found explore nearby clinics with his “It’s an incredible struggle, to contemplating suicide or other- students to get help. Disorders that campus counseling budgets parents. He never did. Two days be honest,” said Jamie Davidson, wise in crisis are offered help that once prevented students have increased by about 25% later, he took his own life. associate vice president for stu- right away. Others are asked to from going to college are no over the last fi ve years, but levels “I think if they would have dent wellness at the University schedule an appointment. For longer seen as a barrier. Some vary widely, from more than said, ‘Yeah, we’re going to get of Nevada, Las Vegas, which has cases that are not urgent, the people believe social media fuels $200 per student at some cam- you into counseling,’ I don’t think 11 licensed counselors for 30,000 wait can range from hours to anxiety, while others say today’s puses to less than $40 at others. he’d be dead,” Kim Predmore students. “It’s stressful on our months, depending on the time of students simply have more On any campus, the greatest said. “I don’t know. I’ll never staff and our resources. We’ve year and the design of the clinic. trouble coping with stress. fear is that a student in dire need know. But I think he would have increased it, but you’re never Many schools that provided Many universities are rethink- could fall through the cracks. been able to hang on.” PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 VIDEO GAMES

An imperfect adventure Jedi: Fallen Order’s rich, immersive story marred by technical issues

BY MIKE HUME while fi ghting, frequent failure to fi rst. And with every blow, Kestis (which heal you between rests). The Washington Post properly gauge when and where is staggered like a fi ghter with a Resting also respawns your to jump, and an unintentional, glass jaw, giving other foes open- enemies though, so there’s a cost s a Star Wars fan, I yet unceasing, need to fall off ings to attack. that could ultimately put your always wondered why every precipice possible. The key, according to the health bar back in the red before it was so easy for the It’s common for a game like game’s maker, is defense fi rst. you save again. AEmpire to simultane- Fallen Order to require players Once you get used to defl ecting I will own the fact that I may ously wipe out nearly the entire to level up their characters be- incoming attacks, you can then not be good at this game. But I Jedi order. After all, these Force fore they become some omnipo- utilize a precisely timed parry didn’t have this much diffi culty users are superpowered beings, tent hero. In fact, it’s a big part of to defeat your attacker. But if learning Death Stranding. I capable of moving objects with Luke Skywalker’s dramatic arc you’re facing more than one didn’t have this much diffi culty their will or mind-controlling the in the original Star Wars trilogy. foe, it’s extremely tough to fi nd learning Spider-Man, which I average stormtrooper. But after playing through four a good time to release the block loved. I could crush The Force Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order levels of the game, it feels like button for a parry or counter Unleashed on the most diffi cult has helped clear up that mystery. Kestis is stuck in a perpetual strike. Even playing on one of setting. To make any kind of Not every Jedi is Yoda. Some awkward phase. Despite being the game’s easier settings, it was headway in Fallen Order, I really maddening to try to parry each needed to drop the settings down Jedi just suck. I am one of them. cast from the game’s outset as a attack and then counter unless to “Story Mode.” Again, I’m a In Jedi: Fallen Order, you play nimble athlete able to navigate a the enemies were staggered or sucky Jedi. as Cal Kestis, a partially trained danger-fi lled salvage yard with slowed through Kestis’ force Even in story mode, there Padawan who — after years spent ease, every movement feels a bit powers. I didn’t feel like a Jedi at remains the challenge of the in hiding following the great Jedi clunky. Whenever I released the all. I felt like a pinata. movement mechanics. And while massacre depicted in “Revenge left stick on my PS4, he’d often Stormtroopers with stun sticks enemies appeared to die faster of the Sith” — is no longer fully take at least another shuffl e step often tase me because I seldom and Kestis’ health bar decreases attuned to the Force. But it’s not or two, which, while realistic, know what movement Clumsy Cal only a small amount with each his lack of prowess with the Force feels imprecise and is hard to get will make when I mash the melee blow suffered, the timing of early in the game that makes used to. In a fi ght, my Jedi takes button. And so help me Obi-Wan parrying and counterstriking Kestis/me such a sucky Jedi. forever to swing his saber, usu- Kenobi if I happen to be fi ghting remains diffi cult. Enemies will Rather it’s his/my pathetic timing ally giving my foe time to strike near a cliff, because I will fall off block your attacks if they’re — it’s just a matter of time. squared up and facing you and Navigating the terrain in if you telegraph your defense by Death Stranding was a cakewalk holding the block button too soon, compared to some running and most of the time they’d launch an jumping sequences in Fallen unblockable attack. At all levels, Order. The controls felt so slug- your enemies remain smart. gish that I often worried my I won’t say Jedi: Fallen Order momentum would carry me over is a “bad” game. It’s just a diffi - a ledge. Even when it didn’t I’d cult game for me to enjoy, which freak out, overcompensate and obscures many of the game’s accidentally jump off the cliff high points. The story, a key part anyway. of any Star Wars property, feels This feels like a good time to rich and immersive and goes talk about death, or more accu- deeper and darker that the ma- rately, respawning. Rather than jority of installments in the fran- picking back up slightly before chise, movies and spinoff shows your demise, you’re brought included. You’ll recognize some back to the last time you saved, faces, visit worlds both famil- which you can only do when iar and foreign and wield some you discover meditation circles. awesome weapons. And again, Mediocre Jedi Cal Kestis, There were times when I had to I haven’t fi nished the game. But right, has a surprisingly redo more than 10 minutes of the given my time constraints, I’m difficult time dispatching game after respawning. not sure I will. When you’re in a meditation Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, stormtroopers. circle, you can choose to rest, Xbox One Electronic Arts photos which recovers your health meter Online: ea.com/games/star- and replenishes your stim sticks wars/jedi-fallen-order Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 17 TRAVEL

Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo,” also fi nds that connecting with other people is the most fulfi lling aspect of travel. In part, that’s why she started her own company, WanderTours (wan- dertours.com), which leads small, adven- turous guided tours to places like Papua New Guinea, Morocco, India and Bhutan. While her tour company isn’t budget, many of the travel lessons Whitman has learned come from her earlier spendthrift travels. On a trip to Vietnam, she realized the profound impression volunteering can make when she helped build a playground for an orphanage outside of Hanoi. There, she was able to meet children and locals and learn about their struggles as well as the joys in their lives. “I know sometimes people don’t travel to budget destinations because they don’t want to look at the poverty, but there’s also great beauty in that, too, and part of that beauty is people are really quite happy around the world,” she says. Through her globe-trotting, Whitman has also learned the art of haggling, and says she’s become a “master bargainer” at markets in India and Southeast Asia — as well as at the garage sale down the block from her home in Seattle. While some iStock travelers are intimidated by the process, she relishes the back- and-forth when pur- chasing a rug or other items. “If you don’t get upset about it, it can be a really fun game Small budget, big value to have this cultural exchange,” she says. Ingrid Pape-Sheldon Early on in his trav- els, Keyes discovered Beth Whitman that budget travel can Expert tips on getting the most out of your travel dollars also be a means to more adventures, and a map to exciting locations. Say someone BY KATE SILVER and Traveling More.” Grocery stores offer a fascinating glimpse sets a fl ight budget for $1,000 a year. Special to The Washington Post Staying in an apartment in a neighbor- into a new place, whether it’s discovering They can spend that $1,000 on one fl ight hood comes with hagelslag (sprinkles often eaten on but- to Europe. Or they can be fl exible, search cott Keyes hadn’t given much benefi ts beyond the tered bread) in the Netherlands or losing for great deals and, says Keyes, easily fi nd thought to visiting Taiwan or budget: She’s able to yourself in any country’s potato chip aisle three fl ights overseas for that amount, Milan. But when he found bar- live more like a local, (so many unfamiliar fl avors). In Sweden, often to places that are a little more off the Sgain basement deals to each — which allows for a he remembers coming upon a popular beaten path. “When you know you’re tak- $130 to Milan and $169 to Taiwan, round deeper appreciation fi sh spread in a metal tube, called Kalles ing three trips a year, you can be a little trip from the United States — Keyes, who and understanding of Kaviar. He says the fl avor and texture riskier,” says Keyes. “You can choose is founder and CEO of the travel deal site the area than she’d get reminded him of Cheez Whiz mixed with Anna Mazurek places that might be a little bit more in- Scott’s Cheap Flights (scottscheapfl ights. if she were in a luxury caviar. teresting. If you’re taking one trip a year, com), couldn’t resist booking them. To his hotel in a tourist zone. Anna Mazurek “It’s actually quite tasty,” he says. the stakes are pretty high and you kind of surprise, the savings made the trips that “It’s an added It’s a given that staying in a hostel can have to go to the tourist favorites.” much sweeter. bonus, because it’s save money. But Mazurek says there’s While many people will fi rst choose “I felt completely light and airy, like I more authentic in a lot of ways. You also a sense of community that comes their destination and then make plans ac- was playing with house money,” he says. take public transit, you’re having street with the territory. She’s made friends and cordingly, Keyes says he’s learned to fl ip “I ended up having food, you’re having conversations with had many impromptu the formula, making price the priority and more fun, because I people, you’re seeing how people really adventures as a hostel then putting the rest into place. “I try not didn’t have all this live,” she says. “I like being in a place for guest. “I’ve had some to set my heart on somewhere and then pressure hanging over longer, whether it be a week or a couple of of the best experi- hope a cheap fl ight will pop up. It’s more my head. I was able months.” ences with the people a matter of when they do pop up, that’s to loosen up a little Matt Kepnes, a travel writer who I’ve met,” she says. when I’ll end up going,” he says. bit, because I knew founded the website Nomadic Matt and It’s quite a difference While cutting costs can be gratifying, I’d saved $600, $700, Oscar Garcia wrote the book “How to Travel the World from hotel stays. “I Lola Akinmade Mazurek points out there is one area wasn’t really making Akerstrom $800 off what the on $50 a Day,” says that when he travels, where she never cuts corners: when it Scott Keyes friends at the eleva- fl ight would normally he walks around different neighborhoods Matt Kepnes comes to her security. “I will not be cheap tor in the Hilton,” she be, so what’s another and takes public transportation, just like when it comes to safety,” she says. “If says. Fellow travelers glass of wine or a plate of truffl e linguine he does when he’s at home in New York. spending more money means I’m being and staff can also be great resources on or something?” That gives him a feel for the rhythm of more safe or gets me out of a situation where to go and what to do in the city at For Keyes and many others, when it the area he’s visiting. “People around the where I think I wouldn’t be safe, I would world live the day-to-day life you do,” he hand, or in surrounding ones. comes to travel, the search for savings spend the money any time.” says. Beth Whitman, founder of the travel isn’t just about money. To some, budget That’s because budget travel doesn’t Kepnes makes it a habit to cook his site Wanderlust and Lipstick (wander- travel can present a challenge or a game; have to mean making sacrifi ces. In own food or picnic rather than dining out lustandlipstick.com) and author of the it can be a framework to help with plan- speaking with all the travel pros for this all the time. That comes with a bonus: book “Wanderlust and Lipstick: The ning, a gateway to meeting like-minded article, that theme came up time and adventurers or an adrenaline rush from again. Cheap fl ights can be direct and the pursuit of the deal. convenient. Inexpensive street food can As a freelance photographer and writer be delicious. Less familiar cities can be specializing in travel, Anna Mazurek ‘I ended up having more fun, because I didn’t have great adventures. Safety is important at (annamazurekphoto.com) spends most all this pressure hanging over my head. I was able to any cost. of the year on the road, living for weeks Mazurek brings up the “cheap vs. fru- or months at a time in different cities loosen up a little bit, because I knew I’d saved $600, gal” debate and says that, for her, budget and countries. When we talk via Skype, travel is about being frugal. “Being cheap her home base is a $300-a-month studio $700, $800 off what the fl ight would normally be, means you’re making a decision based on apartment in Chiang Mai, Thailand. “I’m so what’s another glass of wine or a plate of truffl e price for everything. But frugality is mak- in Asia, so I don’t like to spend more than ing a conscious choice to spend money on $15 a night,” says Mazurek, who wrote the linguine or something?’ things you love while cutting your spend- book “Good with Money: A Guide to Pri- Scott Keyes ing on things you value less,” she says. oritizing Spending, Maximizing Savings Founder and CEO of Scott’s Cheap Flights “And that’s really my whole philosophy.” PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 TRAVEL

Freehand Hotels The Broken Shaker Bar in the Freehand New York.

Generator The Pillow Room, a common area at Generator’s Miami location. Luxury for less Hostel popularity on the rise stateside

Freehand Hotels with addition of swanky, modern updates A shared room at Freehand L.A.

BY MELANIE D.G. K APLAN pean brand with 14 locations, including in guests are solo travelers, and at a hostel, moonlit roof.” Native has 66 beds in 12 Special to The Washington Post Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris (a D.C. loca- they can play table tennis, prepare a meal, rooms, swathed in dark, lavish colors and tion is set to open in January), once had break bread or explore the city with a materials like black marble and brass. udget sleeping has never been so “hostel” in its name, but dropped it when stranger who soon feels like a friend. It hosts a weekly poetry slam and has a cool. the company launched its fi rst U.S. prop- The best hostels help travelers feel like public bar, another growing trend. So cool, in fact, that some erty last year in Miami’s South Beach. locals, offering pub crawls, neighborhood San Francisco’s Music City Hotel offers Bhostels are now self-identifying “The name ‘hostel’ limited us too walks and ways to experience the culture, amenities such as daily housekeeping and as hotels. much,” said Alastair Thomann, Genera- always through connection with others, fresh towels, complimentary toiletries When I wrote about them fi ve years ago, tor’s CEO. “I’m not sure if we’d kept it in always on a budget. This ethos has even and larger bunks. General manager Brian the gist was that hostels — where guests whether Generator would have been as led industry giants to respond by roll- Davy said if Music City were called a typically pay for a bed vs. a room and successful.”(He noted that the 2005 hor- ing out properties with shared or linked hostel, business and older travelers might share bathrooms, kitchens and other com- ror fl ick “Hostel” has done real damage to smaller rooms and larger common areas never discover the property; as a hotel, mon areas — were trying to ditch their the perception of the hostel.) (though neither is priced like or called a it welcomes many of both. Music City is reputation. Generator has been so successful that hostel). Marriott’s Element launched its expanding to include a restaurant, bar, re- Historically, the hostel is known as a in October, its parent company spent new communal living room concept (four hearsal space, jam space and production bare-bones and predictably grungy spot $400 million to acquire Freehand Hotels, private guest rooms and shared space booths, so music makers and lovers can for funky (and I don’t mean hip) back- a small U.S. hostel chain with a slightly where guests can cook, collaborate and come together and immerse themselves packers to sack out in Europe. But it’s more grown-up, intimate vibe than Gen- relax) at hotels in Scottsdale, Ariz., and in a local music scene while staying on a been undergoing an extreme makeover. erator. Both brands are known for their Boulder, Colo., earlier this year. Motto by budget. Hostels are growing in popularity in stunning, design-focused properties in hip Hilton will open its fi rst location in D.C. in Generator’s Thomann has noticed other the United States, with properties that are urban neighborhoods; they’re boutique 2020, featuring effi cient guest rooms and trends within the changing hostel scene: squeaky-clean and rich in amenities, so hotel-hostel hybrids with trendy restau- the Motto Commons, a community hub the increase in solo female travel (the artfully designed you could imagine them rants and bars where guests can stay in that can accommodate food stalls, bars female dorms are Generator’s most popu- in a Dwell spread. bunk rooms or luxury private suites. and local vendors. lar) and the growth of spending on food Those trends have only grown in the Regardless of the sleeping arrange- Whether or not the hotel concepts are and beverage. past fi ve years, and I’m not surprised now ments, Thomann said, all guests share the successful, the overhaul at hostels is mov- “They’re spending 10 times more on to hear of hostels with swimming pools, same experience. “You feel the hostel vibe ing full steam ahead. Matthew Kepnes, their dinner than they did for their bed,” handcrafted cocktails, art shows, live when you walk in. Like-minded people author of “How to Travel the World on $50 Thomann said, noting that guests check music, rooftop bars, curated tours, yoga meeting and exchanging stories.” a Day,” said upgraded mattresses, privacy in with posh luggage and post pictures of classes and luxury suites. And while some travelers head to curtains, reading lights, high-speed Wi-Fi, their foodie meals on social media. “It’ll Kex, an Icelandic brand that opened hostels because they’re still cheap (a bed 24/7 reception and power and USB outlets blow your mind how much they spend on a 29-room property in Portland, Ore., in a 16-bunk room at Kex Portland, for are all industry standards now. Kepnes, a dinner.” earlier this month, has a 12-person sauna instance, is $39; a bed in a 10-bed dorm at partner at HK Austin, a hostel with vinyl Some of those dining dollars are spent and a complimentary European-style Generator Miami is about $32), the real record players and 500-thread-count in-house at Generator and Freehand, breakfast with house-made preserves and hostel superpower is that collective expe- sheets, said the market for these upgraded known for their splashy, cutting-edge food freshly baked bread. Like other properties rience, something you won’t fi nd staying properties comes partly from millennials and drink offerings. Freehand has built a in this new batch of hostels, Kex wants to at budget hotels or Airbnbs. Hostels are staying at nice hostels overseas and want- cult following at least in part because of attract travelers of all stripes, not just the designed to promote social interaction, ing that level of luxury domestically. the white-hot, James Beard Award fi nalist backpacker, so it’s dealing with the image and long ago, they mastered the art of A mile west of HK, Native is an even Broken Shaker bars at each location. problem by avoiding “hostel” altogether, communal living — the magic that hap- swankier and pricier option, calling itself Of course, if you’re nostalgic for the calling itself a “social hotel.” pens when you’re away from home and an “experimental hostel bringing the Generator, the affordable luxury Euro- connect with other travelers. Many hostel house party and hospitality under one CONTINUED ON PAGE 19 Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 ENTERTAINMENT

FROM PAGE 18 pre-luxury scene, you can still fi nd the hostel magic without artisan fare and glam dining rooms. When I stayed at the bus- tling HI New York City Hostel this fall, I rode the elevator with a chatty man who had just fl own in from Egypt, and stretched in the austere fi tness room with a senior from Charlottesville, Va. HI USA is part of Hostelling International, a nonprofi t organi- zation with thousands of hostels around the globe (there are close to 20,000 hostels worldwide), particularly popular among youth travelers. The New York property, located in a historic building on the Upper West Side, has a huge — by Manhattan standards — courtyard and community garden where I enjoyed takeout dinner, listening to conversations in other languages. Nearby, a lively trio of 20- something friends from different countries planned a trip to Bo- livia and lamented their upcom- ing 30th birthdays, when, they predicted, their days of travel and fun would be over. The hostel offers weekly welcome receptions, comedy nights and tours of Greenwich Village, Harlem and “Sex and the City” spots. Along with my Snoopy pajamas, I’d packed Experience over age earplugs (which I didn’t need), shower shoes (which I did) and a padlock (a necessity, since hostels generally have one locker Schiff happily mentors much younger ‘Good Doctor’ per bed; most will sell you a lock if you don’t bring one). When I checked in, I got my bunk assign- BY RICK BENTLEY of work on stage, screen and TV. He began have ‘Veep’ which is much more accurate ment, a key card and a fl ier with Tribune News Service his career in New York as the founder and to real life more than ‘The West Wing’ ever 10 safety tips, such as don’t fl ash artistic director of the Manhattan Reper- was as it turns out,” Schiff says. “We cer- your money in public places and ichard Schiff was already happy tory Theater and directed off-Broadway tainly could not have the same team back in be aware of your surroundings, being part of the ABC drama productions, including “Antigone,” starring the White House because it makes no sense. especially when using or storing “The Good Doctor” where he is Angela Bassett. His TV and fi lm credits “But, somehow I guess we could all get re- valuables. Rnow in his third season playing include “Man of Steel,” “The Gambler,” joined if it made sense to the story. When the While far from luxury, even Dr. Aaron Glassman. It’s a role that not only “Kill the Messenger,” “The Lost World: idea was fi rst mentioned, I would have loved gives him the opportunity to play mentor HI is sprucing up its properties Jurassic Park,” “Ray,” “Se7en,” “Hoffa,” to do it if nothing else to redeem my char- and friend to the show’s central fi gure of and adding high-tech features “The Affair,” “House of Lies” and “Murder acter from that ridiculous storyline at the Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), like charging ports in lockers in the First.” end of season seven, a young surgeon with autism and savant but I don’t think and shower heads that change “The Good Doctor” stands out among syndrome, but he’s playing the part on a much about it color to encourage guests to save all his jobs because at the same time the critically praised show. A bit of additional anymore.” water. character was dealing with work and health casting has made the work even more of a HI’s locations are often in issues, Dr. Glassman found love. That has pleasure for Schiff. ended up being the best part of the job for repurposed buildings, some Schiff’s character on “The Good Doctor” pretty spectacular: HI Pigeon Schiff. has been on a roller-coaster ride since the “One of the motivations that has come out Point Lighthouse Hostel, at the very beginning of the series. He started out of facing death is that he now has an interest foot of a 115-foot-tall lighthouse as the top man at St. Bonaventure Hospital in doing something for the benefi t of more in Pescadero, Calif., has a cliff- but lost that job and ended up in a life-and- people,” Schiff says. “He’s also following his side hot tub and outdoor seating death battle with cancer. Getting to go from instincts with the woman he met at the end with a fi re pit; and HI San Fran- being the guy in charge to the one needing of the second year who happens to be played cisco Fisherman’s Wharf is in to be helped has given Schiff a broad area in by my real-life wife, Sheila Kelley. Fort Mason, part of the Golden which to act. “It is so much fun working with her. First Gate National Recreation Area, “It’s always interesting when mentor of all, she is such a fantastic actress. She is overlooking Alcatraz and serving becomes mentee or guardian becomes the so alive and unpredictable. We have been local beer and wine. one you have to take care of. Parents, when able to work and play together.” After a quiet night in my they get older, become the children in a And the work part is being done on a bunk, I grabbed a mediocre, relationship. That’s fascinating to explore,” show that is a strong drama. When it foil-wrapped breakfast sand- Schiff says. “And it was challenging to be comes to quality TV, Schiff knows that wich from the hostel cafe. But this fairly successful and strong man who world extremely well, having spent it hardly mattered, for I was felt lost and helpless.” seven seasons on the Emmy-winning so engrossed in conversation Another reason Schiff is so happy with “The West Wing” in the role of Toby with Fabrizio, a young engineer being part of “The Good Doctor” is that a Ziegler. Schiff was nominated three from Brazil who was visiting the majority of the work Schiff has done on the times and won one Emmy for best United States for the fi rst time show has been with Highmore, who is de- supporting actor in a drama series for and said Americans are far nicer cades younger than Schiff. Despite the age his performance. in person than on TV. He was difference, the veteran Schiff has seen no One of the constant buzzes in Holly- halfway through his six-night reason to mimic in real life the relationship wood is that in this era with past televi- stay at the hostel, and we talked their characters have on the ABC drama. sion series being brought back to life there about highlights in the city; one Schiff quotes presidential candidate Pete could be a chance for a new version of “The of his was a Giants game for $70 Buttigieg in describing Highmore by saying West Wing.” The feedback Schiff gets about — almost double the cost of his it is not about age, but rather experience. the series set in the White House is that the room. In the case of his co-star, Schiff has found public would be open to a return, but he’s “I like to do things when I can, a very veteran actor who just happens to be not 100% sold on the idea. even if they’re expensive,” he very young. “I don’t know if another show set in the said, practicing his English. “I “And, he likes to have fun,” Schiff says. White House makes sense, but another po- can always earn the money back The acting wisdom Schiff brings to litical show would be a good idea. The White later.” “The Good Doctor” comes from decades House is already overcooked because you PAGE 20 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lifespan, climate data don’t have to be last word Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY ANN MCFEATTERS We are stuck in a bad derly, who get Medicare, but those in their Tribune News Service 20s, 30s and 40s. That pattern is unusual EDITORIAL place right now but we in America. You begin to see why suicides, WASHINGTON drug addiction and alcoholism are taking Terry Leonard, Editor o, we have just learned that not only can get out of it. such a high toll. [email protected] are we destroying our planet much Against this is the backdrop of a growing Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor faster than we thought, but also we global dismay about saving the world from [email protected] — and our children — are going to catastrophic droughts, floods, deforesta- S Dr. Steven Woolf of Virginia Common- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content live a shorter life than we expected. tion, blizzards and temperature change ab- The U.S. decision to pull out of the inter- wealth University was quoted as saying, [email protected] “The whole country is at a health disadvan- solutely and provably caused by manmade national climate treaty, designed to reduce climate change. Donald Trump may cling Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation fossil fuel emissions destroying the protec- tage compared to other wealthy nations. We are losing people in the most produc- pathetically to denial — the U.S. is now the [email protected] tive atmosphere that keeps us from burn- tive period of their lives. Children are los- only major country that denies it — but sci- ing up, is spurring other countries to stop Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ing parents. Employers have a sicker work entists do not, and the economic disaster trying. If the world’s powerhouse economy [email protected] force.” and human suffering it will cause also are is unwilling to do more to save the Earth, It’s a shock to Americans, traditionally at no longer deniable. why should much poorer, struggling econ- the forefront of historical progress, to find Greenhouse gas levels are increasing BUREAU STAFF omies do more, they argue. that we are lagging — seriously lagging dramatically, not decreasing. Methane, ni- Europe/Mideast Within 30 years, 160 million people along behind — in such areas as infant mortality trous oxide and carbon dioxide levels now Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief highly populated coastlines and in some of and maternal health. are at record levels. Even the notoriously [email protected] the world’s largest cities will be fleeing for greedy energy industry was appalled by +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 We are startled that alcoholism, strokes, their lives. Millions more, including many heart disease and obstructive pulmonary proposed weakening of methane emission Pacific in the U.S. breadbasket, will find droughts disease are rampant among the middle- laws. Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief causing them to flee for their livelihoods. aged middle class even though the U.S. has The news is dire but there are ways [email protected] In the last 100 years, lifespans grew lon- to fight climate change while research- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 the highest per capita health spending in ger and longer, as medical science boomed, the world. ers scramble for technological solutions. Washington as prevention of major diseases burgeoned According to the new study, the death Young people know that. Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief and as such basics as clean water and air rate from 2010 to 2017 for all causes among There are also solutions to our health [email protected] improved. people ages 25 to 64 increased from 328.5 care crisis. Young people know that too. (+1)(202)886-0033 That is no longer true. Since 2010 there deaths per 100,000 people to 348.2 deaths We are stuck in a bad place right now but Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News has been no improvement in the life expec- we can get out of it. National leadership re- [email protected] per 100,000. tancy of working-aged Americans. When you look at the states with the ally does work if it is visionary, dogged and CIRCULATION There are many factors. Opioids. Sui- greatest relative increases in death rates competent. cides. Obesity. Texting while driving . among young and middle-aged adults We kept our split nation together. We de- Mideast The life expectancy decline surprised — New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, West feated an evil empire. We rebuilt Europe. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager demographers because it is happening We went to the moon. We eradicated polio. [email protected] Virginia and Ohio, you see states where [email protected] across all ethnic and racial classes and is it used to be fairly easy to make a living We have accomplished the incredible. If DSN (314)583-9111 hitting more people in the prime of life. A in factories, coal mines or on farms and we muster the national will, we can over- new study just published in the Journal of where it no longer is. come huge obstacles. Europe the American Medical Association finds You begin to see a pattern of hopeless- If … Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager [email protected] the decline is not just in the cities but also ness spreading among young people — not Ann McFeatters is an op-ed columnist for Tribune [email protected] in the suburbs. children, who get Medicaid, nor the el- News Service. +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 I’m not a junkie. Give me the painkillers already. CONTACT US BY AMBER PETROVICH The overprescribing Health and Human Services. Any Ameri- Washington Special to The Washington Post can who has turned on a TV or opened a tel: (+1)202.886.0003 seems to have prompted laptop or looked at a smartphone during 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 i, Orthopedic Surgeon, it’s me. the past few years knows that opioids such Your patient, who’s having dou- an overcorrection. as OxyContin are addictive and potentially Reader letters ble knee surgery for two torn [email protected] deadly. Who has been responsible for the Hmenisci and two Baker’s cysts. carnage? The greedy drugmakers and You saw my MRIs and diagnosed the Additional contacts came strong enough to stop me from nor- equally rapacious doctors? The patients stripes.com/contactus tears. So can we acknowledge I’m not some mal exercise. So I made an appointment. who gamed the system to get more pain- random ER patient complaining about in- Got the MRI. And the diagnosis. Now, killers than they need? Some combination OMBUDSMAN definable back pain? I’m icing. Resting. Taking ibuprofen and of all of them? You know what I’m also not doing? I’m That is for the courts to sort out. Right naproxen. Except I’m not supposed to take Ernie Gates not exhibiting the drug-seeking behavior now, the overprescribing seems to have ibuprofen or naproxen the week before of a potential abuser. But do I want some prompted an overcorrection. I like to think The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow surgery, because they are blood thinners. opioids for my injury? Yes, please, abso- I have an enormous sense of social respon- of news and information, reporting any attempts by the This constant, nagging pain is bringing military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s lutely. Five to eight pills would be perfect. sibility, but right now, I’m looking out for independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns I know a meniscus tear is a fairly com- me down. Yes, I’m having surgery soon. me. I don’t want opioids so I can get high and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- mon knee injury. After all, everyone has It would be tomorrow if it were up to me. or do drug sales. I want them because ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman But until then, I still need to use my knees. welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted a meniscus, a crescent of cartilage under they can temporarily combat the relent- by email at [email protected], or by phone at one’s knee that cushions the friction be- Chase after my kids. Go to a friend’s wed- less drag and occasional depression that 202.886.0003. tween the upper and lower leg bones. It’s ding. Get groceries. accompany injury pain. And forget about nice to have that padding for climbing But in this era of epic prescription-pain- me, what about other people with far more killer abuse, many doctors seem to view all Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- stairs, running, kneeling, squatting — all intense and/or chronic pain, such as can- days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday that fun stuff you might do multiple times patients as potential junkies not to be trust- cer patients, whose suffering tends to be through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and a day but don’t think about until it hurts to ed with even the smallest amount of respite undertreated even without the new wari- Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals from the pain of a diagnosed injury. postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send do it. ness of writing opioid prescriptions? address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, I’m not overly sensitive to pain. On the That’s an awful reality for many Ameri- The thing is, there are millions of Amer- APO AP 96301-5002. contrary, I’m that patient who didn’t go to cans. At the Justice Department’s opioid icans who aren’t an addiction liability just This newspaper is authorized by the Department of summit in October 2018, then-Attorney Defense for members of the military services overseas. the orthopedist months ago, when my left because they want a narcotics prescription However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, knee first started aching and throbbing. I General Jeff Sessions crowed that opioid post-injury or post-surgery. Yes, the gov- and are not to be considered as the official views of, or kept exercising, assuming I had early-onset prescriptions were at an 18-year low. But ernment says nearly 80% of heroin users endorsed by, the U.S. government. As a DOD newspaper, in tandem has come a flood of patients Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- arthritis because of all those marathons. I first misused opioid prescriptions, but the nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote didn’t even go when I felt an egg-sized lump complaining about doctors failing to treat research being cited refers to people who locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. in the back of my knee. (For the curious: A their pain. Earlier this year, the Centers illegally obtained those prescription opi- The appearance of advertising in this publication does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense Baker’s cyst, named for William Morrant for Disease Control and Prevention had to oids. Not patients. or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. Baker, the 19th-century British surgeon warn doctors about misapplying their 2016 In conclusion, Orthopedic Surgeon (and Products or services advertised shall be made available for who first described it, is one of your body’s opioid prescription guidelines. all doctors, really), can you ease up on purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical responses to a knee injury.) I understand — doctors are responding prohibiting medications that help patients handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor The pain isn’t unbearable, most of the to the catastrophe of the opioid epidemic. in pain to relax a bit? They’re not terrible of the purchaser, user or patron. time. It starts throbbing after I’ve walked In 2016 alone, more than 42,000 Ameri- drugs. They’re terrible drugs in the wrong © Stars and Stripes 2019 a few blocks and, sometimes, it’s a dull all- cans died from opioid overdoses, and about hands. around ache. It’s enough to wake me up if I 40% of those deaths involved prescription Amber Petrovich is a writer and editor in Los stripes.com sleep with my knees bent. Eventually, it be- opioids, according to the Department of Angeles. Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 21 PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 23 PAGE 24 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 25 SCOREBOARD

Sports College football Pro football Furman-Austin Peay winner at Sacra- (right elbow), LB Jordan Jenkins (ankle), Thursday’s scores mento State (9-3) NFL injury report CB Arthur Maulet (calf). BENGALS: DNP: on AFN SOUTH NEW YORK — The National Football DT Geno Atkins (not injury related), TE Mississippi St. 21, Mississippi 20 League injury report, as provided by the Cethan Carter (concussion), CB Dar- Prairie View 20, Alabama St. 17 NCAA Division II playoffs league (OUT - definitely will not play; queze Dennard (not injury related), TE First Round DNP - did not practice; LIMITED - limited Tyler Eifert (not injury related), WR A.J. Go to the American Forces Saturday, Nov. 23 participation in practice; FULL - full par- Green (ankle), G Alex Redmond (elbow), Schedule Shepherd 31, Indiana (Pa.) 27 ticipation in practice): TE Drew Sample (ankle), LB Nick Vigil Network website for the most Saturday’s games Kutztown 33, Tiffin 31 Sunday (ankle). LIMITED: LB Jordan Evans (ham- up-to-date TV schedules. EAST Notre Dame (Ohio) 31, West Chester 24 CLEVELAND BROWNS at PITTSBURGH string). FULL: S Brandon Wilson (hand). Wake Forest (8-3) at Syracuse (4-7) West Florida 38, Wingate 17 STEELERS — BROWNS: DNP: S Eric Mur- OAKLAND RAIDERS at KANSAS CITY myafn.net Rutgers (2-9) at Penn St. (9-2) Carson-Newman 17, Bowie State 9 ray (knee), T Greg Robinson (concus- CHIEFS — RAIDERS: DNP: C Rodney Hud- Boston College (5-6) at Pittsburgh (7-4) Lenoir-Rhyne 36, Miles 7 sion). LIMITED: WR Odell Beckham son (ankle), WR Hunter Renfrow (rib). UConn (2-9) at Temple (7-4) Central Missouri 37, Indianapolis 27 (groin), LB Joe Schobert (groin), DE Ol- LIMITED: RB Josh Jacobs (shoulder), S SOUTH Lindenwood (Mo.) 41, Ouachita Baptist 38 ivier Vernon (knee). FULL: TE Demetrius Lamarcus Joyner (hamstring), T David Texas St. (3-8) at Coastal Carolina (4-7) Northwest Missouri State 7, Harding 6 Harris (neck), RB Dontrell Hilliard (knee), Sharpe (calf). FULL: T Trenton Brown College basketball Tulsa (3-8) at East Carolina (4-7) Texas A&M-Commerce 23, Tarleton WR Jarvis Landry (hip). STEELERS: DNP: (knee). CHIEFS: DNP: RB Damien Wil- Georgia (10-1) at Georgia Tech (3-8) State 16 CB Artie Burns (knee), RB James Con- liams (rib). FULL: TE Blake Bell (ankle), Louisville (7-4) at Kentucky (6-5) Colorado School of Mines 24, Sioux ner (shoulder), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster CB Kendall Fuller (thumb), WR Tyreek Hill Thursday’s men’s scores FIU (6-5) at Marshall (7-4) Falls 21 (knee, concussion). LIMITED: T Alejandro (hamstring), S Jordan Lucas (shoulder), Clemson (11-0) at South Carolina (4-7) Colorado State-Pueblo 17, Augustana Villanueva (shoulder). QB Patrick Mahomes (knee), DT Derrick EAST New Mexico St. (2-9) at Liberty (6-5) (S.D.) 0 GREEN BAY PACKERS at NEW YORK GI- Nnadi (elbow), DE Alex Okafor (ankle), T Memphis 83, NC State 78 Charlotte (6-5) at Old Dominion (1-10) Second Round ANTS — PACKERS: DNP: T Bryan Bulaga Mitchell Schwartz (knee). SOUTH Middle Tennessee (4-7) at W. Kentucky Saturday’s games (knee), TE Jimmy Graham (calf), S Will PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at MIAMI DOL- Gonzaga 73, Oregon 72, OT (7-4) Notre Dame (Ohio) (11-1) at Kutztown Redmond (foot). LIMITED: WR Davante PHINS — EAGLES: DNP: DE Vinny Curry Harvard 62, Texas A&M 51 Alabama (10-1) at Auburn (8-3) (11-1) Adams (toe), TE Marcedes Lewis (not (not injury related), TE Zach Ertz (ham- Iowa St. 104, Alabama 89 Miami (6-5) at Duke (4-7) Shepherd (10-2) at Slippery Rock (11-0) injury related), CB Tramon Williams (not string). LIMITED: WR Nelson Agholor Marquette 73, Davidson 63 Southern Miss. (7-4) at FAU (8-3) West Florida (9-2) at Valdosta State (10-0) UTSA (4-7) at Louisiana Tech (8-3) injury related). FULL: LB Blake Martinez (knee), RB Jordan Howard (shoulder), Maryland 76, Temple 69 Central Missouri (11-1) at Ferris State (hand), TE Robert Tonyan (hip), RB Dan WR Alshon Jeffery (ankle), T Jason Pe- Vanderbilt (3-8) at Tennessee (6-5 (10-0) Michigan 73, North Carolina 64 Vitale (knee). GIANTS: DNP: TE Rhett Elli- ters (knee). FULL: G Brandon Brooks (ill- Seton Hall 81, Southern Miss. 56 Grambling St. (6-4) vs. Southern U. (7- Lindenwood (Mo.) (9-2) at Northwest 4) at New Orleans Missouri State (11-1) son (concussion), TE Evan Engram (foot), ness), T Lane Johnson (concussion), QB Southern Cal 54, Fairfield 47 S Jabrill Peppers (back), WR Golden Tate Carson Wentz (right hand). DOLPHINS: Texas-Arlington 77, Elon 67 Georgia St. (7-4) at Georgia Southern Colorado St.-Pueblo (11-1) at Minne- (6-5) sota State (11-0) (concussion). LIMITED: CB Ken Crawley (shoulder), FAR WEST Texas A&M (7-4) at LSU (11-0) LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at DENVER WR Allen Hurns (ankle), CB Ryan Lewis Arizona 93, Pepperdine 91 Texas A&M-Commerce (10-2) at Colo- North Carolina (5-6) at NC State (4-7) rado School of Mines (12-0) BRONCOS — CHARGERS: LIMITED: LB (chest), S Steven Parker (groin), CB Ken Iowa 72, Texas Tech 61 Florida St. (6-5) at Florida (9-2) Thomas Davis (knee), T Russell Okung Webster (ankle), WR Albert Wilson (hip, Long Beach St. 66, Providence 65 Carson-Newman (9-2) at Lenoir-Rhyne Louisiana-Monroe (5-6) at Louisiana- (12-0) (groin), T Sam Tevi (knee), WR Mike Wil- chest). FULL: LB Jerome Baker (chest), RB North Florida 95, LIU Brooklyn 92 Lafayette (9-2) liams (knee). FULL: RB Justin Jackson Kalen Ballage (achilles), DE Taco Charl- Penn 68, UCF 67 MIDWEST (calf), LB Drue Tranquill (calf). BRONCOS: ton (elbow), QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (right San Diego St. 83, Creighton 52 Northwestern (2-9) at Illinois (6-5) NCAA Division III playoffs DNP: CB Duke Dawson (concussion), CB shoulder, right forearm). Tennessee St. 82, Cal Poly 72 Ohio St. (11-0) at Michigan (9-2) Chris Harris (not injury related), DE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at BALTIMORE Wake Forest 65, Coll. of Charleston 56 First Round Indiana (7-4) at Purdue (4-7) Saturday, Nov. 23 Shelby Harris (ankle), LB Josey Jewell RAVENS — 49ERS: No Report. RAVENS: No Baylor (10-1) at Kansas (3-8) Huntingdon 27, Berry 24 (ankle), LB A.J. Johnson (knee), LB Von Report. Thursday’s women’s scores Maryland (3-8) at Michigan St. (5-6) Wartburg 41, Hope 3 Miller (knee), DE Derek Wolfe (not injury TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at JACK- Wisconsin (9-2) at Minnesota (10-1) Salisbury 83, NY Maritime 0 related). LIMITED: LB Justin Hollins (ham- SONVILLE JAGUARS — BUCCANEERS: SOUTH Iowa St. (7-4) at Kansas St. (7-4) Union (N.Y.) 24, Case Western Reserve 21 string), G Ronald Leary (shoulder, neck), DNP: T Demar Dotson (not injury relat- Ball St. 54, Lehigh 52 SOUTHWEST Muhlenberg 38, MIT 0 C Connor McGovern (back), WR Tim Pat- ed), LB Anthony Nelson (hamstring), LB Baylor 89, Washington St. 66 Rice (2-9) at UTEP (1-10) Brockport 33, Western New England 28 rick (shoulder). FULL: TE Jeff Heuerman Jason Pierre-Paul (knee), CB M.J. Stewart Boston College 89, Tulane 76 UAB (8-3) at North Texas (4-7) Mount Union 65, Hanover 14 (knee), T Ja’Wuan James (knee), LB Jo- (knee). LIMITED: DT Beau Allen (neck), Bucknell 56, Cincinnati 48 Tulane (6-5) at SMU (9-2) seph Jones (foot), S Will Parks (hand), G CB Jamel Dean (shoulder), DE Wil- Navy (8-2) at Houston (4-7) Wesley 58, Framingham State 21 Georgia Tech 79, Seton Hall 54 Delaware Valley 30, Bridgewater (Va.) 22 Dalton Risner (ankle). liam Gholston (ankle), WR Scott Miller Indiana 71, South Carolina 57 Oklahoma (10-1) at Oklahoma St. (8-3) LOS ANGELES RAMS at ARIZONA CAR- (hamstring), CB Sean Murphy-Bunting FAR WEST Mary Hardin-Baylor 43, Redlands 14 Iowa 100, Towson 72 Wisconsin-Whitewater 35, Monmouth 10 DINALS — RAMS: DNP: S Maui Christian (knee). JAGUARS: DNP: TE Seth DeValve Wyoming (7-4) at Air Force (9-2) (knee), TE Gerald Everett (knee), T Rob (oblique), S Ronnie Harrison (concus- Louisville 76, Texas-Arlington 67 UNLV (3-8) at Nevada (7-4) Wheaton (Ill.) 51, Martin Luther 7 Oregon 89, Oklahoma St. 72 Central (Iowa) 38, Wisconsin-Oshkosh Havenstein (knee), CB Darious Williams sion), LB Myles Jack (knee), C Brandon Utah St. (6-5) at New Mexico (2-9) Linder (illness). LIMITED: DE Josh Allen Rutgers 62, Vanderbilt 56 Oregon St. (5-6) at Oregon (9-2) 37, OT (ankle). CARDINALS: DNP: WR Larry Washington 65, Iona 34 Notre Dame (9-2) at Stanford (4-7) Saint John’s (Minn.) 51, Aurora 47 Fitzgerald (not injury related), LB Chan- (knee), DE Calais Campbell (back), WR SOUTHWEST Colorado (5-6) at Utah (10-1) North Central (Ill.) 51, Wabash 15 dler Jones (not injury related), LB Terrell Chris Conley (hamstring), DE Dawuane Creighton 82, West Virginia 75 BYU (7-4) at San Diego St. (8-3) Chapman 68, Linfield 65, 3OT Suggs (not injury related). LIMITED: DE Smoot (knee). Florida Gulf Coast 69, Notre Dame 60 Arizona (4-7) at Arizona St. (6-5) Second Round Jonathan Bullard (foot), RB Chase Ed- TENNESSEE TITANS at INDIANAPOLIS New Mexico 71, Missouri 68 Fresno St. (4-7) at San Jose St. (4-7) Saturday’s games monds (hamstring), DT Corey Peters (not COLTS — TITANS: DNP: DE Reggie Gil- North Carolina 71, Temple 58 California (6-5) at UCLA (4-7) Union (N.Y.) (11-0) at Salisbury (10-0) injury related). FULL: G Lamont Gaillard bert (knee), CB LeShaun Sims (ankle). S. Dakota St. 61, South Florida 50 Brockport (9-2) at Muhlenberg (11-0) (thumb). LIMITED: S Dane Cruikshank (ankle), RB FAR WEST North Central (Ill.) (10-1) at Mount NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at HOUS- Derrick Henry (hamstring), CB Adoree’ Green Bay 73, Bowling Green 54 NCAA FCS playoffs Union (11-0) TON TEXANS — PATRIOTS: DNP: S Patrick Jackson (calf), DT DaQuan Jones (ribs), Mississippi St. 73, San Francisco 36 Delaware Valley (10-1) at Wesley (10-1) Chung (illness, heel/chest), LB Jamie CB Joshua Kalu (ankle), WR Tajae Sharpe First Round Huntingdon (8-3) at Mary Hardin-Bay- Stanford 83, Cal Baptist 78 Saturday, Nov. 30 Collins (illness), G Jermaine Eluemunor (hamstring). FULL: G Kevin Pamphile Syracuse 86, Houston 63 Holy Cross (7-5) at Monmouth (NJ) (10-2) lor (11-0) (illness), CB Stephon Gilmore (illness), (knee). COLTS: DNP: TE Mo Alie-Cox Central Connecticut State (11-1) at Al- Wartburg (10-1) at Wisconsin-White- LB Dont’a Hightower (illness), TE Ryan (thumb), RB Marlon Mack (hand). LIM- bany (NY) (8-4) water (10-1) Izzo (illness), CB Joejuan Williams (ill- ITED: WR Parris Campbell (hand), S Clay- Furman (8-4) at Austin Peay (9-3) Central (Iowa) (10-1) at Wheaton (Ill.) ness), T Isaiah Wynn (illness). LIMITED: ton Geathers (not injury related), WR T.Y. College hockey Kennesaw State (10-2) at Wofford (8-3) Saint John’s (Minn.) at Chapman (10-0) LB Ja’Whaun Bentley (knee), T Marcus Hilton (calf), G Quenton Nelson (hip), S Illinois State (8-4) at Southeast Mis- Cannon (illness), WR Phillip Dorsett Khari Willis (concussion). FULL: CB Rock souri State (9-3) NAIA playoffs (concussion), S Nate Ebner (ankle, back), Ya-Sin (ankle). San Diego (9-2) at Northern Iowa (8-4) WR Julian Edelman (shoulder), CB Jason WASHINGTON REDSKINS at CAROLINA Thursday’s score North Dakota (7-4) at Nicholls (8-4) First Round McCourty (groin), WR Mohamed Sanu PANTHERS — REDSKINS: DNP: S Deshazor MIDWEST Villanova (9-3) at Southeastern Loui- Saturday, Nov. 23 (ankle), DE John Simon (elbow), WR Matt Everett (concussion), LB Ryan Kerri- North Dakota 9, Minnesota 3 siana (7-4) Morningside 57, Dickinson State 14 Slater (hamstring). FULL: QB Tom Brady gan (concussion), WR Paul Richardson Second Round Marian (Ind.) 17, Reinhardt 7 (right elbow). TEXANS: DNP: DE Carlos (hamstring). LIMITED: LB Ryan Anderson Saturday’s games Kansas Wesleyan 42, Baker 7 Watkins (hamstring). LIMITED: DE Ange- (shoulder), S Montae Nicholson (ankle), Holy Cross-Monmouth (NJ) winner at Grand View 31, Concordia (Mich.) 30 lo Blackson (shoulder), CB Gareon Con- DT Da’Ron Payne (ankle), RB Adrian Pe- Deals James Madison (11-1) Lindsey Wilson 30, St. Francis (Ind.) 26 ley (hip), WR Will Fuller (hamstring), T terson (toe), G Brandon Scherff (shoul- San Diego-Northern Iowa winner at Saint Xavier 25, Northwestern (Iowa) 20 Tytus Howard (knee), CB Lonnie Johnson der), RB Chris Thompson (toe). FULL: QB South Dakota State (8-4) College of Idaho 70, Ottawa (Ariz.) 23 (ankle), CB Bradley Roby (hamstring), Dwayne Haskins (right hand), LB Cole Kennesaw State-Wofford winner at Cumberlands (Ky.) 28, Keiser 24 LB Brennan Scarlett (shoulder). FULL: S Holcomb (thumb), CB Jimmy Moreland Thursday’s transactions Weber State (9-3) Quarterfinals Mike Adams (concussion), S Justin Reid (shoulder), T Morgan Moses (thumb), CB BASEBALL Central Connecticut State-Albany (NY) Saturday’s games (concussion). Josh Norman (hamstring). PANTHERS: winner at Montana State (9-3) Saint Xavier (9-2) at Morningside (11-0) NEW YORK JETS at CINCINNATI BEN- DNP: T Greg Little (ankle), RB Christian American League Villanova-Southeastern Louisiana Lindsey Wilson (11-0) at Kansas Wes- BOSTON RED SOX — Assigned LHP Bri- GALS — JETS: DNP: T Chuma Edoga McCaffrey (not injury related), DT Ger- winner at Montana (9-3) leyan (12-0) (knee), LB C.J. Mosley (groin), LB Paul ald McCoy (knee, quadricep), S Eric Reid an Johnson outright to Pawtucket (IL). Illinois State-Southeast Missouri State College of Idaho (11-0) at Grand View KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Assigned C Worrilow (quadricep). LIMITED: DE Henry (ankle), RB Jordan Scarlett (knee, ankle), winner at Central Arkansas (9-3) (12-0) LB Shaq Thompson (ankle). LIMITED: WR Nick Dini and RHPs Arnaldo Hernandez North Dakota-Nicholls winner at North Cumberlands (10-1) at Marian (Ind.) Anderson (shoulder), T Kelvin Beachum and Conner Greene outright to Omaha Dakota State (12-0) (10-0) (ankles), LB Brandon Copeland (hip, D.J. Moore (ankle, not injury related), T (PCL). thumb), S Matthias Farley (quadricep), Taylor Moton (knee), WR Curtis Samuel National League G Alex Lewis (elbow), DT Steve McLen- (knee). FULL: CB Ross Cockrell (quadri- PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Assigned LHP don (neck), CB Darryl Roberts (calf), WR cep). Williams Jerez and RHPs Luis Escobar Pro basketball Demaryius Thomas (hamstring). FULL: Monday and Montana DuRapau outright to India- LB Tarell Basham (knee), WR Braxton MINNESOTA VIKINGS at SEATTLE napolis (IL). Berrios (hamstring, hip), QB Sam Dar- SEAHAWKS — VIKINGS: No Report. SE- FOOTBALL Thursday’s games nold (knee, left thumb), QB David Fales AHAWKS: No Report. National Football League NBA No games scheduled LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed CB EASTERN CONFERENCE Friday’s games KeiVarae Russell to the practice squad. Atlantic Division Boston at Brooklyn OAKLAND RAIDERS — Waived C Erik W L Pct GB Charlotte at Detroit Boxing Magnuson. Boston 13 4 .765 — Toronto at Orlando HOCKEY Toronto 13 4 .765 — Milwaukee at Cleveland National Hockey League Michael Hunter, 12, heavyweights; Filip Philadelphia 12 6 .667 1½ Philadelphia at New York Fight schedule Hrgovic vs. Eric Molina, 10, for Hrgovic’s DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled G Cal- Brooklyn 9 9 .500 4½ Atlanta at Indiana vin Pickard from Grand Rapids (AHL). Nov. 30 WBC International heavyweight title; New York 4 14 .222 9½ Golden State at Miami At Monte Carlo, Monaco, Radzhab Bu- Scott Quigg vs. Jono Carroll, 12, for WBA Southeast Division New Orleans at Oklahoma City taev vs. Alexander Besputin, 12, for the Inter-Continental super featherweight Miami 12 5 .706 — Utah at Memphis vacant WBA welterweight title; Zhang title. Pro baseball Orlando 7 10 .412 5 L.A. Clippers at San Antonio Zhilei vs. Sergey Kuzmin, 10, heavy- At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., Washington 6 10 .375 5½ Dallas at Phoenix weights; Joe Cordina vs. Enrico Tinoco, Jermall Charlo vs. Dennis Hogan, 12, for Charlotte 7 12 .368 6 Chicago at Portland 12, for the vacant WBA Continental su- Charlo’s WBC middleweight title; Chris Atlanta 4 14 .222 8½ Washington at L.A. Lakers per featherweight titles; Hughie Fury vs. Eubank Jr. vs. Matt Korobov, 12, for vacant MLB calendar Central Division Saturday’s games Pavel Sour, 10 rounds, heavyweights. WBA interim middleweight title; Marlon Milwaukee 15 3 .833 — Denver at Sacramento Birmingham, England, Sam Bowen vs. Tapales vs. Ryosuke Iwasa, 12, feather- Nov. 30-Dec. 4 — Major League Base- Indiana at Philadelphia ball Players Association executive board Indiana 11 6 .647 3½ Anthony Cacace, 12, for Bowen’s British weights; Immanuwel Aleem vs. Ronald Detroit 6 12 .333 9 Atlanta at Houston junior lightweight title; Lerrone Rich- Ellis, 10, middleweights; Duke Micah vs. meeting, Miami. Charlotte at Milwaukee Chicago 6 13 .316 9½ ards vs. Lennox Clarke, 12, for Richards’ Janiel Rivera, 10, bantamweights. Dec. 2 — Last day for teams to offer Sunday’s games Cleveland 5 13 .278 10 Commonwealth and vacant British su- At Puebla, Mexico, Emanuel Navarrete 2020 contracts to unsigned players on Miami at Brooklyn per middleweight titles; Zolani Tete vs. vs. Francisco Horta, 12, for Navarrete’s their 40-man rosters. WESTERN CONFERENCE Boston at New York Southwest Division Johnriel Casimero, 12, for Tete’s WBO WBO super bantamweight title; Jerwin Dec. 8 — Hall of Fame Modern Baseball Memphis at Minnesota bantamweight title; Chris Jenkins vs. Ancajas vs. Miguel Gonzalez, 12, for An- committee vote announced, San Diego. W L Pct GB Dallas at L.A. Lakers Houston 12 6 .667 — Liam Taylor, 12, for Jenkins’ British wel- cajas’ IBF super flyweight title. Dec. 9-12 — Winter meetings, San Di- Oklahoma City at New Orleans terweight title; Sam Maxwell vs. Connor Dec. 13 Dallas 11 6 .647 ½ San Antonio at Detroit ego. New Orleans 6 12 .333 6 Parker, 10, for Maxwell’s WBO European At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, In- Golden State at Orlando super lightweight title. dio, Calif., Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Brad Solo- Jan. 10 — Salary arbitration figures San Antonio 6 13 .316 6½ exchanged. Utah at Toronto At the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Ve- mon, 12, Ortiz’s WBA Gold welterweight Memphis 5 12 .294 6½ Washington at L.A. Clippers gas, Oscar Valdez vs. Andres Gutierrez, title; Alexis Rocha vs. Michael Perez, 10, Jan. 21 — Baseball Writers’ Associa- Northwest Division tion of America Hall of Fame voting re- 10, super featherweights; Carl Frampton for Rocha’s WBC Continental Americas Denver 13 3 .813 — vs. Tyler McCreay, 10, featherweights; welterweight title; Luis Feliciano vs. Her- sults announced. Utah 11 7 .611 3 Calendar Feb. 3-21 — Salary arbitration hear- Carlos Adames vs. Patrick Teixeira, 12, bert Acevedo, 10, for Feliciano’s NABF Minnesota 10 8 .556 4 Jan. 5 — 10-day contracts can be super lightweight title. ings, Phoenix. super welterweights; Arnold Barboza Jr. Portland 7 12 .368 7½ signed. vs. William Silva, 10, super lightweights; Dec. 14 Feb. 4-6 — Owners meetings, Orlando, Oklahoma City 6 11 .353 7½ Jan. 10 — All contracts guaranteed for Adam Lopez vs. Luis Coria, 10, feath- At Madison Square Garden, New York, Florida. Pacific Division rest of season. eweights. Terence Crawford vs. Egis Kavaliauskas, Feb. 11 — Voluntary reporting date for L.A. Lakers 16 2 .889 — Feb. 6 — Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST) Dec. 7 12, for Crawford’s WBO welterweight pitchers, catchers and injured players. L.A. Clippers 14 5 .737 2½ Feb. 14-16 — All-Star weekend, Chi- At Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, Andy Ruiz title; Richard Commey vs. Teofim Lopez, Feb. 16 — Voluntary reporting date for Phoenix 8 9 .471 7½ cago. Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua, 12, for Ruiz’s 12, for Commey’s IBF lightweight title; other players. Sacramento 7 10 .412 8½ April 15 — Regular season ends. IBF/WBA Super World/WBO/IBO heavy- Michael Conlan vs. Valdimir Nikitin, 10, Feb. 21 — Mandatory reporting date. Golden State 4 15 .211 12½ April 18 — Playoffs begin. weight titles; Alexander Povetkin vs. featherweights. PAGE 26 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Top 25 roundup Michigan stuns No. 6 Tar Heels Associated Press Iowa 72, No. 12 Texas Tech 61: Jordan Bohannon had 20 PARADISE ISLAND, Baha- points and six assists, Luka Garza mas — Eli Brooks matched his added 17 points and 12 rebounds career high with 24 points and and the Hawkeyes held off the Michigan ran off 19 straight Red Raiders to reach the Las points in the second half to upset Vegas Invitational championship No. 6 North Carolina 73-64 on game. Thursday to reach the Battle 4 Iowa will face San Diego State Atlantis championship game. for the title. Isaiah Livers added 12 points Joe Wieskamp had 16 points for the Wolverines (6-0), who led and six rebounds for the Hawk- by five early in the second half eyes, and CJ Fredrick scored 10 before pulling away with the big points. His three-pointer off a run for first-year coach Juwan broken play as the shot clock ex- Howard’s first marquee victory. pired put Iowa up 64-59 with 1:29 Michigan will face No. 8 Gonzaga in the final Friday. left. He followed that up with two The 19-0 burst included a daz- free throws with 1:07 remaining zling run of five straight baskets. to put it away. At one point, Brooks buried a Chris Clarke had 11 points three-pointer to push the lead to and 10 rebounds off the bench 19 and left Tar Heels coach Roy for Texas Tech (5-1). The Red Williams standing on the sideline Raider lost Big 12 leading scorer with both hands resting on top of Jahmi’us Ramsey to a leg injury with 10:06 to play. He finished his head. MARCO GARCIA/A Yet Franz Wagner followed with seven points. with another, then Brooks added No. 13 Seton Hall 81, South- Michigan State guard Cassius Winston, left, a preseason All-American, is dealing with the death of his a runner that pushed the lead to ern Miss 56: Myles Powell scored younger brother almost three weeks ago. 60-36 with 11:18 left and finally 18 points to help the Pirates beat forced the timeout-hoarding Wil- the Golden Eagles in the Battle 4 liams to burn one. Atlantis. North Carolina (5-1) managed Sandro Mamukelashvili added Michigan State’s Winston plays a long push to get back in it, twice 14 points for Seton Hall, which getting as close as eight on inte- was playing in the losers’ bracket rior buckets by Garrison Brooks after blowing a 19-point lead in the second half against No. 11 through the loss of his brother in the final 3½ minutes. But Eli Oregon on Wednesday. This time, Brooks made a three with 1:12 BY JOHN MARSHALL heart,” Winston said, tapping his chest. “I lost a piece the Pirates (5-2) shot 51% and led left, pushing the margin back to of my heart, but you guys are keeping me going.” by double figures throughout the Associated Press double figures. A basketball player at Division III Albion College, second period. Freshman Cole Anthony had LAHAINA, Hawaii — Cassius Winston’s voice, al- Zachary was not just Cassius’ younger brother. He Gabe Watson had 18 points for 22 points and seven rebounds for ready measured and low-key, has been tinged with was his best friend. Southern Miss (2-5), which trailed the Tar Heels. melancholy these past weeks. A glint of sadness has “I’ve been told by the people that there’s going to by a bucket in the final three min- No. 8 Gonzaga 73, No. 11 Or- been evident behind droopy eyelids. His game, until be these ups and downs,” Michigan State coach Tom utes before halftime. Seton Hall egon 72 (OT): Drew Timme hit a a recent outburst at the Maui Invitational, lacked Izzo said. “So somewhere, if one guy says I’m mak- stretched its lead to 40-31 at the free throw with 20.6 seconds left the usual rhythm, high level of production. ing an excuse, there’s going to be a fistfight, because in overtime and the Bulldogs sur- break, then pushed it to 60-44 on The Michigan State star lost his brother and best the facts do matter. They matter. And the fact is the a three-point play by Myles Cale vived Payton Pritchard’s shot for friend to a tragic death less than three weeks ago. best friend in his life lost his with 9:49 left. the win to beat the Ducks in the Winston was an All-American last season, a pre- life. And we’re struggling, No. 14 Arizona 93, Pepper- Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals. season All-American this year and a popular pick ‘ I lost a as a team, but he is strug- dine 91: At Anaheim, Calif., Pritchard missed a jumper for national player of the year in 2019-20 after de- gling as a human being.” Nico Mannion’s fast-break layup piece of my against Ryan Woolridge, and ciding the NBA could wait. With his team warming with 4 seconds remaining gave Gonzaga’s Filip Petrusev tied up Winston’s return and a loaded roster led the Spar- heart, but up on the Lahaina Civic the Wildcats a hard-fought victo- the rebound during a tussle in tans to a No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press pre- you guys are Center court for a game the paint. The possession arrow ry over the Waves at the Wooden season poll. Legacy in Anaheim, Calif. keeping me against Georgia, Izzo was favored Gonzaga with 0.2 sec- Michigan State took a hit before the ball went in summoned to the locker onds left, allowing the Bulldogs to Colbey Ross’ off-balance jump- the air for the first time, losing starting shooting going.’ room by freshman guard secure the win by inbounding to er tied it at 91 before Mannion guard Joshua Langford until at least January to an- Cassius Winston Rocket Watts. Joel Ayayi. drove the floor for the winning other foot injury. When Izzo arrived at the Petrusev had 22 points and 15 basket. Ross’ heave from half- Then the unfathomable happened. Michigan State guard upstairs locker room, he rebounds for Gonzaga (8-0). The court went off the glass as time According to police, on Nov. 9, Zachary Winston found his senior guard sit- Bulldogs blew a 17-point first-half expired. took his own life by stepping in front of a train in lead . The game featured 24 ties and Albion, Mich. The 19-year-old known as “Smoothie” ting on a bench, head down, a puddle of tears grow- Pritchard led the Ducks (6-1) 13 lead changes as both teams was a son, a brother, a friend, seemingly a beacon of ing at his feet. with 17 points. shot 50% or better from the floor. joy to everyone who came into his orbit. “We’ve got an All-American that’s probably No. 5 Maryland 76, Temple Arizona was 18-for-25 in the sec- Zachary’s death rocked the foundation of the Win- gone through one of the toughest things that any 69: Anthony Cowan Jr. scored ond half. ston family and sent shockwaves across the Michi- human being would go through,” Izzo said. “We’re five of his career-high 30 points No. 16 Memphis 83, North gan State basketball program and campus. just going to have to keep working him day-to-day in the final 3 minutes, helping the Carolina State 78: Boogie Ellis The next day, Cassius Winston, took the floor to through that.” Terrapins overcome a slow start scored 21 points to the help the- face Binghamton. A moment of silence was held be- Through some coaxing, Winston took the floor against the Owls in the opening Tigers beat the Wolfpack at the fore tipoff to honor Zachary. Cassius had the game’s with his teammates . Winston scored 28 points, had game of the Orlando Invitational Barclays Center Classic in Brook- first assist, sank his first shot, and finished with 17 eight assists and made huge plays down the stretch in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.. lyn, N.Y. points and 11 assists in the Spartans’ rout. to help the Spartans overcome Georgia freshman Eric Ayala had 13 points and Precious Achiuwa added 15 Winston and his two families grieved quietly until Anthony Edwards’ 37-point night for a 93-85 win. Jalen Smith finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyler he broke his public silence on Nov. 18. Speaking after “Once I got out there, I was able to find my rhythm, points and nine rebounds for Harris had 14 for Memphis (6-1). a blowout win over Charleston Southern, he took the find my peace out there on the court and that was Maryland (6-0). Markell Johnson led North Car- microphone and thanked the Breslin Center crowd really good for me, getting up and down, just having Alani Moore II led Temple (4- olina State (5-2) with 22 points. for all the flowers, messages and cards with a short, that rhythm that I usually play with,” Winston said. 1) with 22 points. J.P. Moorman II Jericole Hellems added 17, and heartfelt speech. “I feel like this is the first time I kind of had it in a had 14 points and nine rebounds. DJ Funderburk had 14. “I really appreciated it from the bottom of my while.” Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 27 NHL Coleman, Scoreboard Devils roll Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 25 17 3 5 39 93 62 Florida 25 12 8 5 29 91 93 past Habs Toronto 26 12 10 4 28 87 85 Montreal 25 11 9 5 27 85 89 Tampa Bay 22 12 8 2 26 83 72 Buffalo 25 11 10 4 26 71 76 Associated Press Ottawa 25 11 13 1 23 66 74 Detroit 27 7 17 3 17 59 104 Metropolitan Division MONTREAL — Carey Price Washington 26 17 4 5 39 95 78 N.Y. Islanders 23 16 5 2 34 69 58 repeatedly smashing his stick on Pittsburgh 25 14 7 4 32 89 68 the crossbar in frustration per- Carolina 25 15 9 1 31 85 71 Philadelphia 25 13 7 5 31 75 74 fectly summed up the Montreal N.Y. Rangers 23 12 9 2 26 77 80 Canadiens’ struggles. Columbus 24 10 10 4 24 61 76 The Canadiens lost their sixth New Jersey 24 9 11 4 22 65 86 straight game in a mistake-filled Western Conference 6-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils Central Division on Thursday night. GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 26 15 5 6 36 78 72 Price broke his stick after New Dallas 26 15 9 2 32 72 62 Jersey’s fifth goal — Damon Winnipeg 25 15 9 1 31 73 74 Colorado 24 14 8 2 30 85 70 Severson’s winner in the third Nashville 24 11 9 4 26 84 82 Chicago 24 10 9 5 25 69 69 period. Minnesota 25 10 11 4 24 69 82 “We know how good he is, it’s Pacific Division Edmonton 27 16 8 3 35 86 77 not his fault,” teammate Bren- Arizona 26 15 8 3 33 75 61 dan Gallagher said about Price. Vancouver 26 12 10 4 28 85 79 Vegas 27 12 11 4 28 81 80 “That’s on us. We make the mis- Calgary 28 12 12 4 28 70 85 San Jose 26 13 12 1 27 74 88 takes. You can’t give up these KARL B DEBLAKER/AP Anaheim 26 11 11 4 26 71 79 high-danger chances. Too many Los Angeles 25 10 13 2 22 67 84 chances against. Until we correct Note: Two points for a win, one point The Carolina Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov, right, tries to maneuver the puck around the Philadelphia for overtime loss. Top three teams in it, we’re going to continue having each division and two wild cards per Flyers’ Ivan Provorov during the second period of their game in Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 21. this feeling.” conference advance to playoffs. Wednesday’s games Blake Coleman had two goals St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 3 and two assists for New Jersey, N.Y. Rangers 3, Carolina 2 Boston 2, Ottawa 1 Travis Zajac, Miles Wood, Jesper Washington 4, Florida 3 Boqvist and Severson also scored Calgary 3, Buffalo 2, OT Philadelphia 3, Columbus 2 and Nikita Gusev had three as- Pittsburgh 8, Vancouver 6 Wizards on ice Toronto 6, Detroit 0 sists for his first career multipoint Vegas 4, Nashville 3, OT game. Mackenzie Blackwood Arizona 4, Anaheim 3, SO Colorado 4, Edmonton 1 stopped 44 shots to help New Jer- Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 sey beat Montreal for the seventh Winnipeg 5, San Jose 1 Thursday’s game Young stars embracing their creative sides straight game. New Jersey 6, Montreal 4 Four of New Jersey’s goals Friday’s games N.Y. Rangers at Boston BY STEPHEN WHYNO came off odd-man rushes or Winnipeg at Anaheim you see different goals and stuff breakaways. Detroit at Philadelphia Associated Press like that, maybe you try it in prac- Ottawa at Minnesota “They were aggressive, they Toronto at Buffalo tice. It’s something I did as a kid, were pinching,” Devils forward Los Angeles at San Jose atthew Tkachuk whether it was watching (Sidney) Colorado at Chicago watched Carolina’s Taylor Hall said. “With their Tampa Bay at Washington Crosby or (Patrick) Kane, see- game lately, they were going to be Arizona at Vegas Andrei Svechnikov ing their breakaway moves and Pittsburgh at Columbus from 20 feet away a little overzealous to get in and Nashville at Carolina M I would do it the next time in pinch. If you can beat that fore- St. Louis at Dallas and knew something special was practice.” Saturday’s games check, that pressure, there are N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey about to happen. Capitals center Evgeny Philadelphia at Montreal Svechnikov picked the puck up Kuznetsov is a little bit older but going to be odd-man rushes.” Washington at Detroit Gallagher, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Ottawa at Calgary behind the net, cradled it on the still turns to YouTube to get his Carolina at Tampa Bay end of his stick and rammed it Joel Armia and Artturi Lehkonen Columbus at N.Y. Islanders fix of beautiful plays across soc- scored for Montreal. The Cana- Buffalo at Toronto past the goaltender from behind cer and hockey. When he’s the Nashville at Florida the net. Someone in the NHL ac- diens are 0-4-2 on the skid that San Jose at Arizona one making the highlights, the began Nov. 16 with an overtime Pittsburgh at St. Louis tually pulled off the lacrosse-style leading scorer from Washington’s Chicago at Colorado move made famous by Mike Legg loss to the Devils at Bell Cen- Vancouver at Edmonton 2018 Stanley Cup run appreci- tre. They have conceded at least Winnipeg at Los Angeles in a college game in 1996. ates the green light from coaches Sunday’s games four goals in five of their past six Dallas at Minnesota Tkachuk was impressed. and very quickly calculates the games. Montreal at Boston “I had the best seat in the risk/reward of doing something Edmonton at Vancouver “If I’m being honest, I don’t feel house,” the Calgary Flames’ for- unusual. for Carey Price because he’s the Thursday ward said. “That was a sick, sick “You actually don’t have time goal. You see a lot of guys try it best goaltender in the world,” for- Devils 6, Canadiens 4 /AP to think about it out there,” around the league, but nobody’s MATT SLOCUM mer teammate P.K. Subban said. New Jersey 2 2 2—6 Kuznetsov said. “You just do it “Is he going to bounce back? I Montreal 1 2 1—4 been able to perfect it yet like The Calgary Flames’ Matthew naturally. I feel like every player First Period—1, New Jersey, Coleman can guarantee you he will. But he 8 (Zajac, Gusev), 7:19. 2, Montreal, Galla- him.” Tkachuk scores a goal during a is different. I was like that since a can’t be the best goaltender every gher 10 (Tatar, Danault), 7:41. 3, New Jer- Tkachuk knew what the Hur- shootout against the Flyers on kid, and for me, it’s kind of what sey, Zajac 3 (Coleman, Gusev), 8:17. night.” Second Period—4, Montreal, Kotkani- ricanes’ forward was going to Nov. 23 in Philadelphia. hockey’s about.” emi 3 (Weber, Domi), 1:40. 5, New Jersey, do because he has practiced the Mostly gone are the days of a Wood 3 (Zacha, Butcher), 3:16. 6, Mon- treal, Armia 8 (Mete, Kotkaniemi), 9:02. move many times before and practicing these moves,” Vegas star player getting stapled to the 7, New Jersey, Boqvist 2 (Hischier, Palm- tried it in games. And two nights forward Cody Eakin said. “Skill bench for trying and failing on ieri), 11:28. Third Period—8, New Jersey, Severson later, he one-upped Svechnikov work has been such a huge part of something on offense. Play within 3 (Gusev, Coleman), 8:21. 9, Montreal, by scoring an overtime winner kids’ development, now that when Lehkonen 6 (Petry, Reilly), 8:37. 10, New the team structure, don’t turn the Jersey, Coleman 9 (Simmonds, Zajac), through his legs at full speed. there is opportunities or time puck over in the neutral or defen- 18:44. The highlight-reel goals seem or space, they can get creative. Shots on Goal—New Jersey 11-11-13— sive zones and it’s all good. 35. Montreal 18-17-13—48. to be piling up. Thanks to an in- When there’s room and the guys “Coaches like when players use Power-play opportunities—New Jer- sey 0 of 3; Montreal 0 of 2. fusion of talented young players have the skill to make the plays, their creativity, but you’ve got Goalies—New Jersey, Blackwood 8-6-3 motivated to raise the bar with there’s some fantastic plays being to pick your spots,” Suzuki said. (48 shots-44 saves). Montreal, Price 10- 8-3 (34-29). GIF-worthy goals, coaches will- made out there.” “You can’t be doing it to cost your A—20,876 (21,288). T—2:35. ing to encourage risk-taking in Some players think goals like team. I think you can be pretty the name of offense and revamped Svechnikov’s happen once a de- creative down low on the other Scoring leaders rules designed to light the lamp, cade. Maybe not, not with players team’s net and trying to create Through Thursday GP G A PTS there is more freedom than ever around the league watching and offense.” Leon Draisaitl, EDM 27 16 32 48 for players to express themselves eager to figure out the next cool No one is creating offense bet- Connor McDavid, EDM 27 18 29 47 Brad Marchand, BOS 25 18 25 43 creatively in the NHL. Svech- way to go viral. ter right now than Boston’s David David Pastrnak, BOS 25 23 16 39 nikov, for example, routinely Arizona’s Clayton Keller and Pastrnak, a playmaking wizard GRAHAM HUGHES, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP John Carlson, WAS 26 8 28 36 Nathan MacKinnon, COL 24 15 20 35 gathers 10 pucks behind the net to Montreal’s Nick Suzuki check out who leads the NHL in goals. One Canadiens goaltender Carey Artemi Panarin, NYR 23 12 20 32 work on his nontraditional move the highlights every day and take game, Pastrnak tried a drop pass Jack Eichel, BUF 25 14 17 31 Price gave up five goals on 34 Patrick Kane, CHI 24 12 19 31 at practice. those inspirations to the rink. on a breakaway and often keeps Elias Pettersson, VAN 26 11 20 31 shots during Thursday’s 6-4 loss Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA 25 10 21 31 “A lot of these kids now, they’re “I try to watch all of them every opponents and even his Bruins to the Devils in Montreal. Auston Matthews, TOR 26 16 14 30 growing up trying these moves, morning,” Keller said. “When teammates guessing. PAGE 28 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Urine trouble Peeing dog celebration costs Ole Miss in Egg Bowl defeat to Mississippi State

BY R.J. MORGAN league,” Moorhead said. “This is Associated Press my school, my team, and this is my program. They’ll have to drag STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mis- my Yankee ass out of here.” sissippi flushed away a golden The teams combined for seven chance at the Golden Egg. sacks and 17 tackles for loss, and Luke Logan missed a 35-yard Mississippi State won the turn- extra point after Ole Miss receiv- over battle 3-1. The Bulldogs’ Er- er Elijah Moore was penalized roll Thompson had 11 tackles, one for celebrating a touchdown by for a loss, a pass deflection and a crawling and pretending to uri- forced fumble. nate like a dog, and Mississippi “Erroll’s our team captain, you State escaped with a 21-20 vic- know, and he has the confidence tory Thursday night in the 116th of the team,” Moorhead said. Egg Bowl. “For him to play the way he did, “That’s not who we are. We’ve and just the entire defense, it was been a disciplined team all year, a great team win.” and so just disappointed that hap- The Bulldogs scored two first- pened,” Rebels coach Matt Luke half touchdowns, the first on Nick said. “That’s not who he is. Eli- Gibson’s 27-yard run and the LOUIS DELUCA/AP jah is a good kid, and he just got second on the next possession on caught up in the moment.” quarterback Garrett Shrader’s Texas head coach Tom Herman goes into his team’s regular-season finale Saturday against Texas Tech Ole Miss (4-8, 2-6 Southeastern 1-yard run. Ole Miss responded trying to avoid a 6-6 record. Conference) pulled within a point with two touchdowns of its own, with 4 seconds remaining on Matt with J.R. Plumlee scoring on a 2- Corral’s 2-yard pass to Moore, yard run and Jerrion Ealy on a 5- Five things to watch but Logan hooked the extra point yarder to tie it at 14 at the half. after Moore cost the Rebels 15 Midway through the third yards. The extra yards also pre- quarter, the Bulldogs sacked vented Mississippi from going for Plumlee three times on the same Minnesota-Wisconsin matchup a winning 2-point conversion. drive, the third forcing a fumble. The penalty was another in Seven plays later, Shrader scored a long line of unsportsmanlike on a 5-yard run to put Mississippi brings Big Ten into sharp focus conduct fouls between these two State up 21-14. teams in recent years, and oddly After pulling Plumlee in favor BY STEPHEN HAWKINS since the Badgers beat Minnesota 73 — Bowl eligible teams. not even the first one featuring of Corral, Ole Miss had two dif- a player pretending to pee. Luke Associated Press in 1963 for a Rose Bowl berth. 78 — Available bowl spots. ferent red-zone opportunities After the Golden Gophers’ bid 168 — Yards for sophomore said he knew that as emotions in the fourth quarter. The other More than Paul Bunyan’s Axe flared in the annual rivalry game for an undefeated season ended Chuba Hubbard to become the ended with a Marcus Murphy is on the line in college football’s with a loss at Iowa, they bounced only Oklahoma State running that showboating would need to interception. most-played rivalry. be avoided. back to win at Northwestern. back other than Barry Sanders in On the final drive of the game, The winner of Saturday’s game The Badgers have rebounded 1988 with 2,000 yards rushing in “Absolutely,” Luke said. “We Mississippi State committed between No. 9 Minnesota and No. talked about it. We had five penal- from back-to-back road losses in a season. Hubbard is the Big 12 three of its five total penalties and 13 Wisconsin gets that prized tro- October. leader with 166.5 yards a game, ties. We just wanted to play a clean Ole Miss ran nine plays inside the phy and a spot in the Big Ten title Minnesota hasn’t won 11 games with two games left. game. Nothing after the whistles 15 before finally scoring. game the following week against since 1904, and hasn’t taken or before the whistles was going No. 2 Ohio State. home the Axe in consecutive sea- to help us win the ballgame.” Under the radar The takeaway There are also conference sons since 1993-94. The Gophers Mississippi State (6-6, 3-5 championship game spots up for ended a 15-game losing streak to Southern Mississippi (7-4, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) beat Ole Miss: The Rebels are grabs Saturday in the ACC and Wisconsin last year, and would C-USA) at Florida Atlantic (8-3, Ole Miss at home for the first young and continue to show signs Pac-12 on the final weekend of get serious consideration for a 6-1). They are among five teams since 2013. of life under Luke, but inconsis- the regular season. The match- College Football Playoff spot if still in contention for the Confer- Mississippi State coach Joe tent play and the lack of a clear ups are already set in the Big 12 they could beat the Badgers and ence USA championship game. Moorhead was fiery in his de- offensive strategy are the biggest (No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Bay- then Ohio State. FAU is in with a win, but a loss fense of the job his staff has done reasons they’ll be sitting at home lor) and SEC (No. 1 LSU vs. No. sets up Marshall (7-4, 5-2) for the with this team, overcoming a lit- this bowl season. 4 Georgia). Heisman watch East title with a win over FIU. any of academic suspensions and Mississippi State: After a long No. 23 Virginia Tech has won Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech several injuries to key players. season that fell well short of ex- 15 in a row against Virginia, and Ohio State defensive end Chase (8-3, 5-2) or UAB (8-3, 5-2) could “To me it was an exclamation pectations, an emotional home they play to represent the Coastal Young got back on the field, and still represent the West in the title point on the narrative that I’m not win over a hated rival might just Division against No. 3 Clemson immediately back in the Heisman game. the right man for this job or this be enough to keep Moorhead from for the ACC championship. Trophy race. team, or that I can’t coach in this losing his job. No. 6 Utah clinches the Pac-12 Young has a nation-leading and Hot seat watch South with a win at Colorado or, if school-record 16½ sacks in only the Utes lose, No. 25 Southern Cal nine games. He had three sacks Tom Herman, Texas goes to the conference title game among nine tackles in the Buck- After 10 wins last season with against No. 14 Oregon. eyes’ win over Penn State in his a Sugar Bowl victory over Geor- American Athletic Conference return from a two-game NCAA gia, Herman got a two-year con- teams hoping to represent the suspension last Saturday. tract extension through 2023 and Group of Five in the Cotton Bowl He has two more games (Mich- the Longhorns were pretty much could play each other two weeks igan, Big Ten title game) to make expected to get back to the Big 12 in a row. No. 17 Memphis, the his case to be the first defense- title game again this year. West Division co-leader with the only Heisman winner before the Texas goes into its regular- tiebreaker over No. 24 Navy, hosts deadline for voters to submit their season finale against Texas Tech East champ No. 18 Cincinnati. ballots. already with five losses for the eighth time in 10 seasons. The Game of the week Numbers games Longhorns never had more than three losses in any of the 10 sea- No. 9 Minnesota (10-1, 7- 3 — No. 1 teams faced this sea- sons before that. 1 Big Ten, No. 8 CFP) vs. No. son by Texas A&M, which plays While Herman is not getting 13 Wisconsin (9-2, 6-2, No. 12 at No. 1 LSU on Saturday night. fired, this is clearly a step back in BRUCE NEWMAN, THE OXFORD EAGLE/AP CFP). The Aggies lost to Clemson 24-10 his third season following three Mississippi State offensive lineman Tyre Phillips holds the Golden This is their 129th meeting, and on Sept. 7, and 47-28 at home to consecutive losing seasons under Egg trophy following his team’s 21-20 win over Mississippi. the stakes haven’t been this high Alabama on Oct. 12. Charlie Strong. Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 29 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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Friday’s games No. 17 Memphis vs. No. 18 Cincinnati No. 19 Iowa at Nebraska No. 20 Boise State at Colorado State No. 22 Appalachian State at Troy No. 23 Virginia Tech at Virginia Saturday’s games No. 1 LSU vs. Texas A&M No. 2 Ohio State at No. 10 Michigan No. 3 Clemson at South Carolina No. 4 Georgia at Georgia Tech No. 5 Alabama at No. 16 Auburn No. 6 Utah vs. Colorado No. 7 Oklahoma at No. 21 Oklahoma State No. 8 Florida vs. Florida State No. 9 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Wisconsin No. 11 Baylor at Kansas No. 12 Penn State vs. Rutgers No. 14 Oregon vs. Oregon State No. 15 Notre Dame at Stanford No. 24 Navy at Houston

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Air Force (9-2) vs. Wyoming (7-4), Saturday Last week: Beat New Mexico 44-22 Army (5-6) at Hawaii (8-4), Saturday Last game: Beat VMI 47-6 on Nov. 16 Navy (8-2) at Houston (4-7), Saturday Last week: Beat SMU 35-28

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ACC Atlantic Division Conference Overall W L W L Clemson ...... 8 0 11 0 Louisville ...... 5 3 7 4 Wake Forest ...... 4 3 8 3 PAUL BEATY/AP Florida State ...... 4 4 6 5 Boston College ...... 3 4 5 6 NC State ...... 1 6 4 7 Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman, left, celebrates with quarterback Tanner Morgan after a touchdown catch last week against Syracuse ...... 1 6 4 7 Northwestern. The Gophers can win 11 games for the first time since 1904 if they can win at home Saturday against No. 13 Wisconsin. Coastal Division Virginia ...... 5 2 8 3 Virginia Tech ...... 5 2 8 3 Miami ...... 4 3 6 5 KEY POWER FIVE MATCHUPS Pittsburgh ...... 4 3 7 4 North Carolina ...... 3 4 5 6 Duke ...... 2 5 4 7 Georgia Tech ...... 2 6 3 8 No. 2 Ohio State (11-0) No. 13 Wisconsin (9-2) No. 5 Alabama (10-1) Big 12 Conference Overall at No. 10 Michigan (9-2) at No. 9 Minnesota (10-1) at No. 16 Auburn (8-3) W L W L 6 p.m. Saturday CET 9:30 p.m. Saturday CET Oklahoma ...... 7 1 10 1 9:30 p.m. Saturday CET Baylor ...... 7 1 10 1 AFN-Sports AFN-Sports2 AFN-Sports Iowa State ...... 5 3 7 4 Oklahoma State ...... 5 3 8 3 Series record: Michigan leads 58-50-6. Series record: Tied at 60-60-8. Series record — Alabama leads 46-36-1. Kansas State ...... 4 4 7 4 Texas ...... 4 4 6 5 What’s at stake? — It’s the biggest rivalry game What’s at stake? — This one is for more than Paul What’s at stake? — Alabama needs a win to keep TCU ...... 3 5 5 6 for both teams. Ohio State has wrapped up a spot in Bunyan’s Axe, the trophy given to the longest rivalry in Texas Tech...... 2 6 4 7 its College Football Playoff hopes alive but must do so West Virginia ...... 2 6 4 7 the Big Ten championship, but he Buckeyes are look- involving two Football Bowl Subdivision teams. This is without injured quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Auburn Kansas ...... 1 7 3 8 ing to stay in the hunt for the Collge Football Playoff. their 129th meeting, and the stakes haven’t been this has won twice in the past six years, the most recent Big Ten The Ohio State jumped LSU to No. 1 in the College high since the Badgers beat Minnesota in 1963 for a East a 26-14 win at home in 2017. Conference Overall Football Playoff rankings with two weeks left to go be- Rose Bowl berth. The winner advances to the Big Ten Key matchup — Alabama’s offensive line against W L W L fore selection Sunday. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh championship against Ohio State. Minnesota hasn’t Ohio State ...... 8 0 11 0 Auburn’s defensive front. Tackle Derrick Brown and Michigan ...... 6 2 9 2 is desperately looking for a win against the Buckeyes. won 11 games since 1904, and hasn’t taken home Penn State ...... 6 2 9 2 end Marlon Davidson lead a front four that has been Indiana ...... 4 4 7 4 He’s lost his first four games against Ohio State, includ- the Axe in consecutive seasons since 1993-94. Wis- Michigan State ...... 3 5 5 6 ing a 62-39 loss last season in Columbus. consin had won 14 in a row before losing last year. arguably the SEC’s best this season. The Tide’s block- Maryland ...... 1 7 3 8 ers have shuffled around some because of injuries and Rutgers ...... 0 8 2 9 Key matchup — An interesting battle at quarter- Key matchup — Minnesota’s passing attack, West back. Ohio State’s Justin Fields has completed 175 which averages more than 247 yards a game, against guard Deonte Brown’s four-game NCAA-imposed sus- Minnesota ...... 7 1 10 1 pension to start the season. But the group is led by Wisconsin ...... 6 2 9 2 of 252 passes for 2,352 yard and 33 TDs with one Wisconsin’s pass defense, which is allowing 169.9 Iowa ...... 5 3 8 3 interception while Michigan’s Shea Patterson is 179- yards a game, has 10 interceptions and is third-best tackles Alex Leatherwood and Jedrick Wills, Jr. Illinois ...... 4 4 6 5 Nebraska ...... 3 5 5 6 of-301 for 2,523 yards, 21 TDS and five interceptions in the conference in scoring defense. Players to watch — Alabama: RB Najee Harris Purdue ...... 3 5 4 7 and last week, he won Big Ten co-offensive player of has rushed for 942 yards on 158 carries with 10 Northwestern ...... 0 8 2 9 Players to watch — Wisconsin: Junior running Pac-12 the week for the second straight week after throwing back Jonathan Taylor has rushed 261 times for touchdowns and is averaging 12.1 yards per catch. North for 366 yards and five touchdowns in Michigan’s 39- 1,685 yards and 18 toucdowns and had his third Quarterback Mac Jones was soilid against Western Conference Overall W L W L 14 win over Indiana. consecutive game of 200 rushing yards or more with Carolina, completing 10 of 12 passes for 275 yards Oregon ...... 7 1 9 2 Players to watch — Ohio State: DE Chase Young. Oregon State ...... 4 4 5 6 a 222-yard effort last week. Taylor, who has 5,856 and three touchdown, but he will be making his first California ...... 3 5 6 5 He had seven sacks and forced four fumbles in his career yards, is considered a candidate to enter the SEC road start this week. His top receiver is Devonta Washington ...... 3 5 6 5 Washington State ...... 3 5 6 5 last two games against No. 9 Penn State and No. 13 NFL draft after this season. Kicker Zach Hintze hit Smith, who has 60 catches for 1,120 yards and 13 Stanford ...... 3 6 4 7 Wisconsin. a school-record 62-yard field goal last week against touchdowns and is averaging 18.7 yards per catch. South Utah ...... 7 1 10 1 Michigan: Running back Zach Charbonnet has Purdue. Linebacker Anfernee Jennings has eight sacks. Southern Cal ...... 7 2 8 4 132 carries for 635 yards and 11 touchdowns. WR Minnesota: Quarterback Tanner Morgan has UCLA ...... 4 4 4 7 Auburn: Freshman quarterback Bo Nix has com- Arizona State ...... 3 5 6 5 Nico Collins has 31 catches for 649 yards and seven thrown for 2,679 yards on 67.86% passing, and 26 pleted 185 of 321 passes for 2,193 yards, 14 touch- Colorado ...... 3 5 5 6 touchdowns. touchdowns compared to only five interceptions. He’s downs and six interceptions. He’s rushed for 257 Arizona ...... 2 6 4 7 Facts & figures — Ohio State is averaging 530.4 got two solid receivers in senior Tyler Johnson and SEC yards and six touchdowns on 83 attempts . Running East total yards per game and leading the nation in scor- sophomore Rashod Bateman as each have more than back JaTarvious Whitlow is averaging 4.8 yards per Conference Overall ing offense (49.4) and scoring defense (10.5) while 1,000 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns apiece. W L W L carry with nine touchdowns. Georgia ...... 7 1 10 1 Michigan is averaging 402.6 points a game. Michigan Facts & figures — For only the seventh time in the Florida ...... 6 2 9 2 Facts & figures — Auburn will be without safety Tennessee ...... 4 3 6 5 has won its past four games by an average of 30.25 most-played series in major college football history, Kentucky ...... 3 5 6 5 points. Ohio State is allowing only 91.2 yards a game which started in 1890, both teams are ranked in the Jamien Sherwood for the first half after he was ejected South Carolina...... 3 5 4 7 for targeting against Samford. The Tigers have played Missouri ...... 2 5 5 6 on the ground. The Buckeyes have won the last seven AP poll, which began in 1936. The others were 2014, Vanderbilt...... 1 6 3 8 meetings. Michigan averages 36 rushes a game. The 2005, 1999, 1962, 1954, and 1942. Wisconsin had three Top-10 ranked teams but lost all three. Ala- West LSU ...... 7 0 11 0 Buckeyes have matched their longest winning streak a season-high four turnovers against Purdue but also bama coach Nick Saban is 8-4 against Auburn. The Alabama ...... 6 1 10 1 in the 115-game series, equaling a seven-game had a season-igh with 606 yards of total offense. Min- Crimson Tide has 15 interceptions as a team. Auburn Auburn ...... 4 3 8 3 Texas A&M ...... 4 3 7 4 run from 2004 to 2010. ... Michigan has won four nesota is averaging 485 yards a game on the ground, is averaging 213.73 rushing yards a game, fourth in Mississippi State ...... 3 5 6 6 the SEC. Mississippi ...... 2 6 4 8 straight games this season and six of seven since get- but the Badgers are averaging 503 yards a game on Arkansas ...... 0 7 2 9 ting routed by the Badgers. the ground. — Associated Press PAGE 30 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, November 30, 2019 SPORTS BRIEFS/NFL Briefl y Peters quits amid abuse accusations

Associated Press for the season among uncharted teams. That would ensure the Bill Peters has resigned as largest bonus, with the difference coach of the Calgary Flames from first to second for uncharted amid allegations of racial slurs and physical abuse of players in teams totally some $175,000. previous jobs. Scott Miller, NASCAR senior General manager Brad Treliv- vice president of competition, ing on Friday announced he ac- said four teams were docked 50 cepted Peters’ resignation. Peters points from the 2019 team owner had not been on the ice or behind standings the bench with his team since The No. 15 of Joe Nemechek former player Akim Aliu leveled (Premium), the No. 77 of Reed the accusations of racist slurs on Sorenson (Spire) and the No. 52 of Twitter on Monday night. Josh Bilicki (Rick Ware Racing) Aliu said in the minors in 2009- all retired from the Nov. 17 race 10 that Peters “dropped the N with mechanical trouble within bomb several times towards me a 15-lap span late in the race. in the dressing room in my rookie Among the uncharted teams, it year because he didn’t like my led to a one-point margin in the PHOTOS BY JOHN AMIS/AP choice of music.” standings for the No. 27 driven to In a letter Wednesday to Treliv- a 35th-place finish by Ross Chas- New Orleans Saints strong safety Vonn Bell celebrates with teammates after his interception during the ing, Peters said he regretted such tain (Premium). second half of Thursday’s game in Atlanta. The Saints had two interceptions and a fumble recovery. conduct and apologized to anyone The penalties mean the No. 96 harmed by it. Aliu called Peters’ of Gaunt Brothers Racing is the statement “misleading, insincere top uncharted team finisher for Falcons’ Ryan sacked 9 times and concerning.” the season. Title: Also this week, Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour con- Olympic 10,000 champ FROM BACK PAGE firmed Peters physically abused his players behind the bench Farah making comeback remaining. Ryan was sacked nine while in Carolina. times, including four by Jordan. LONDON — Olympic cham- “We had to drop back and pass pion Mo Farah is returning to at the end of the game,” Ryan Nation’s winningest the track and wants to defend his said. “When you do that and football coach dies 10,000-meter title at next year’s there’s really no threat of run, it’s Tokyo Games. tough sledding, particularly when SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — John Announcing his plans on his you’re going against a good de- McKissick, whose 621 victories YouTube channel on Friday, fense, a very good defensive line at South Carolina’s Summerville Farah said: “I’m really excited and one of the better pass rushers High made him the nation’s win- to be competing. I’m back on the in the game in Cam Jordan.” ningest football coach at any level, track.” The versatile Hill blocked Ryan has died at age 93. Farah is a four-time Olympic Allen’s punt to end Atlanta’s first Dorchester County Coroner gold medalist who won the 5,000- possession. The Saints took over Paul Brouthers says McKissick 10,000 double at both the 2012 at the Falcons 30, and four plays had been in hospice care and died London Olympics and 2016 Rio later Hill scored his first touch- Thursday surrounded by family. de Janeiro Games. He switched down on a short pass from Brees. The longtime coach retired in his focus to the marathon and Hill took a direct snap and 2014 after 62 seasons. road races after a farewell 5,000 ran 30 yards for his first rushing Brouthers said McKissick’s victory at the Diamond League touchdown of the season to give Saints players toast turkey drumsticks after after clinching their birth year is listed as 1929, al- finals in Zurich in August 2017. New Orleans a 17-6 lead late in third straight NFC South title on Thanksgiving in Atlanta. though his biography has him “I hope I haven’t lost my speed,” the first half. born three years earlier on Sept. said the 36-year-old British run- “If I can step on the field eight and on the next play Ryan found 25, 1926. Bigger goals ner, who won the Chicago Mara- to 10 to 15 times, whatever that tight end Jaeden Graham for an McKissick had a career record thon in 2018. number is, my goal is to add a 18-yard touchdown pass that cut Hill and many teammates of 621-155-13 at Summerville spark whenever I can,” Hill said. the Saints’ lead to 7-6, following wore T-shirts after the game that from 1952 through 2014. He won “I love to be able to go in and add Younghoe Koo’s missed extra read “The South Is Not Enough.” 10 South Carolina state champi- Piazza managing some energy.” point. Clearly, the Saints’ goals ex- onships, the last one coming in Italy’s baseball team The disappointing Falcons Koo also missed a 42-yard field tend beyond the division crown. 1998. (3-9) solidified their hold on last goal before making a 45-yarder “We’ve got bigger fish to fry, so In 2003, McKissick became the ROME — Coaching Italy’s na- tional baseball team fits in per- place in the division with their with 3 seconds remaining in the to speak,” Brees said. “We’ve got first coach to reach 500 victories. second straight home loss. fectly with Mike Piazza’s current first half. Koo was good from 43 a list of goals and objectives and He won his 600th game in 2012, Atlanta running back Devonta lifestyle. yards late in the game. want to knock them down, one by when he was carried off the field Freeman returned after miss- The Hall of Fame catcher and one.” by his players. ing two games with a foot sprain. his family have been living in Injuries Freeman ran for 51 yards on 17 New targets NASCAR punishes four Italy for several years since Piaz- carries. Saints: Kiko Alonso left the teams for tampering za’s brief stint as owner of a local Ryan committed three sec- game with a thigh injury. ... The With Jones missing a game for soccer club. ond-half turnovers — two in- offensive line remained short- the first time since 2016, and At- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Speaking at his introduction at terceptions and a lost fumble. handed as left tackle Terron lanta tight ends Austin Hooper — NASCAR has fined three car the Italian Olympic Committee Saints nose tackle Shy Tuttle and Armstead was inactive after leav- and Luke Stocker held out with owners $50,000 each and penal- on Friday, Piazza says “my heart safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson had ing last week’s win over Carolina injuries, Ryan had to look for ized their teams for manipulat- is in Italy now. ... Italy is a part of interceptions. with an ankle injury. Left guard new targets. He threw a 13-yard ing the season-ending Cup Series me.” Ryan fumbled in the fourth Andrus Peat missed his third touchdown pass to Russell Gage race at Homestead-Miami Speed- The 51-year-old Piazza, who quarter when hit by Marcus Dav- straight game since breaking his with less than four minutes re- way in an alleged scheme to col- was born in Norristown, Pa., is of enport. Vonn Bell’s recovery set arm against Atlanta on Nov. 10. maining. Christian Blake had six lect a higher bonus payout. Italian ancestry. While his con- up Will Lutz’s fourth field goal, Falcons: Left guard James Car- catches for 57 yards. Jay Robinson (Premium Mo- tract expires at the end of next from 45 yards. penter left the game with a con- torsports), Rick Ware (Rick Ware year, Piazza is expected to man- Eli Apple’s 22-yard pass-inter- cussion in the first half. Jamon Up next Racing) and TJ Puchyr (Spire Mo- age Italy at least through the 2021 ference penalty helped extend an Brown, who lost his starting job torsports) were fined. Each team World Baseball Classic. Atlanta drive that ended with a at right guard to Wes Schweitzer, The Saints return home to play penalized had cars fall out of the Piazza played for Italy at the fourth-down incompletion from returned to the game following San Francisco on Dec. 8. race, apparently to ensure that 2006 Classic and was Italy’s hit- the Saints 2. Carpenter’s injury. ... Backup of- The Falcons face Carolina on Premium’s No. 27 car advanced ting coach at the 2009 and 2013 Apple drew another pass inter- fensive tackle Ty Sambrailo in- Dec. 8. The Falcons beat the Pan- and finished with the most points WBC tournaments. ference call, this one a 35-yarder, jured his hamstring. thers 29-3 on Nov. 17. Saturday, November 30, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 31 NFL Scoreboard

American Conference Bills 26, Cowboys 15 East Buffalo 0 13 10 3—26 W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 7 0 0 8—15 New England 10 1 0 .909 300 117 First quarter Buffalo 9 3 0 .750 257 188 Dal—Witten 8 pass from Prescott (Ma- N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 198 258 her kick), 10:34. Miami 2 9 0 .182 163 346 Second quarter South Buf—Beasley 25 pass from Allen Houston 7 4 0 .636 265 249 (Hauschka kick), 8:01. Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 244 226 Buf—Singletary 28 pass from Brown Tennessee 6 5 0 .545 245 217 (kick failed), 1:52. Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 209 264 Third quarter North Buf—FG Hauschka 41, 10:47. Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 386 202 Buf—Allen 15 run (Hauschka kick), Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 216 212 3:37. Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 233 252 Fourth quarter Cincinnati 0 11 0 .000 157 292 Buf—FG Hauschka 26, 8:20. West Dal—Bryant 15 pass from Prescott Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 308 256 (Witten pass from Prescott), 4:01. Oakland 6 5 0 .545 228 284 A—90,445. L.A. Chargers 4 7 0 .364 224 218 Buf Dal Denver 3 8 0 .273 175 217 First downs 22 32 Total Net Yards 356 426 Rushes-yards 34-124 19-103 National Conference Passing 232 323 Punt Returns 0-0 0-0 East Kickoff Returns 3-56 0-0 W L T Pct PF PA Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Dallas 6 6 0 .500 310 236 Comp-Att-Int 20-25-0 32-49-1 Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 243 247 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-27 4-32 N.Y. Giants 2 9 0 .182 217 308 Punts 3-42.0 2-40.5 Washington 2 9 0 .182 144 269 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 South Penalties-Yards 7-53 5-66 New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 298 248 Time of Possession 33:18 26:42 Carolina 5 6 0 .455 259 291 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 312 335 RUSHING—Buffalo, Singletary 14-63, Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 260 323 Allen 10-43, Gore 9-11, Foster 1-7. , Dallas MICHAEL AINSWORTH/AP North Elliott 12-71, Prescott 4-25, Pollard 3-7. Green Bay 8 3 0 .727 258 242 PASSING—Buffalo, Allen 19-24-0-231, Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 289 205 Brown 1-1-0-28. Dallas, Prescott 32-49-1- Quarterback Josh Allen ran for a touchdown and had a touchdown pass Thursday to help the Buffalo Chicago 6 6 0 .500 212 208 355. Bills take a 26-15 road win against the Dallas Cowboys . Detroit 3 8 1 .292 280 315 RECEIVING—Buffalo, Beasley 6-110, West Singletary 3-38, McKenzie 3-34, Brown San Francisco 10 1 0 .909 332 163 3-26, Knox 3-17, Foster 1-20, Gore 1-14. Seattle 9 2 0 .818 292 263 Dallas, Cooper 8-85, Elliott 7-66, Witten L.A. Rams 6 5 0 .545 249 243 6-42, Gallup 3-63, Cobb 3-53, Austin 2-22, Arizona 3 7 1 .318 248 317 Jarwin 2-9, Bryant 1-15. Thursday’s games MISSED FIELD GOALS—Buffalo, Haus- Chicago 24, Detroit 20 chka 50. Dallas, Maher 47. Buffalo 26, Dallas 15 New Orleans 26, Atlanta 18 Trick TD gives Bills a leg up Sunday’s games Saints 26, Falcons 18 Tampa Bay at Jacksonville New Orleans 7 10 3 6—26 Cleveland at Pittsburgh Atlanta 0 9 0 9—18 Green Bay at N.Y. Giants First quarter N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati NO—T.Hill 3 pass from Brees (Lutz Buffalo improves to 9-3 with Thanksgiving defeat of the Cowboys Tennessee at Indianapolis kick), 11:07. Washington at Carolina Second quarter San Francisco at Baltimore Atl—Graham 18 pass from Ryan (kick Associated Press Philadelphia at Miami failed), 12:35. Super Bowl,” said Beasley, who was critical of the L.A. Rams at Arizona NO—FG Lutz 22, 9:05. Cowboys after leaving, then had six catches and fin- ARLINGTON, Texas — Cole Beasley savored a L.A. Chargers at Denver NO—T.Hill 30 run (Lutz kick), 1:53. ished 2 yards shy of his career high against them. Oakland at Kansas City Atl—FG Koo 45, :03. little extra time on the field with his former team- New England at Houston Third quarter “It’s just another win, another step in the right Monday’s games NO—FG Lutz 47, 5:54. mates after what had to be one of the most satisfying Minnesota at Seattle Fourth quarter days of the Buffalo receiver’s career. direction.” Thursday, Dec. 5 NO—FG Lutz 42, 10:14. The Cowboys (6-6) stumbled after scoring a touch- Dallas at Chicago NO—FG Lutz 45, 6:27. And to think he didn’t even have the most note- Sunday, Dec. 8 Atl—Gage 13 pass from Ryan (pass down on their opening drive, giving Philadelphia a Washington at Green Bay failed), 3:26. worthy play for the Bills’ pass catchers. Indianapolis at Tampa Bay Atl—FG Koo 43, 1:56. John Brown became the first Buffalo receiver to chance to rejoin them atop the NFC East. San Francisco at New Orleans A—71,993. A lackluster showing for Dallas’ sixth loss in nine Carolina at Atlanta NO Atl throw a touchdown pass, Josh Allen set a franchise Detroit at Minnesota First downs 14 27 record by producing at least two touchdowns in an games came four days after owner Jerry Jones Denver at Houston Total Net Yards 279 348 blasted the coaching staff following a loss to New Baltimore at Buffalo Rushes-yards 18-95 26-89 eighth consecutive game and the surging Bills beat Miami at N.Y. Jets Passing 184 259 the fading Dallas Cowboys 26-15 on Thursday. England from a team that entered the season with Cincinnati at Cleveland Punt Returns 1-0 2-0 lofty expectations. L.A. Chargers at Jacksonville Kickoff Returns 3-38 2-76 Allen ran for a TD and threw a scoring pass to Pittsburgh at Arizona Interceptions Ret. 2-47 0-0 Beasley, who had 110 yards receiving in the stadium Jones remained supportive of embattled coach Tennessee at Oakland Comp-Att-Int 18-31-0 35-50-2 Kansas City at New England Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 9-53 where he spent his first seven seasons as the Bills Jason Garrett, who is in the final year of his contract Seattle at L.A. Rams Punts 4-48.5 3-29.0 (9-3) got their first Thanksgiving win since 1975 in in his ninth full season for a franchise that hasn’t Monday, Dec. 9 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia Penalties-Yards 9-121 4-18 their first appearance on the holiday in 25 years. been past the divisional round since the last of its Time of Possession 24:23 35:37 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Buffalo is 5-1 on the road for the first time since five championships to finish the 1995 season. Thursday RUSHING—New Orleans, Kamara 11- “This is not the time for me,” said Jones, who 61, T.Hill 2-33, Murray 4-2, Brees 1-(minus 1966, and the nine wins through 12 games are the Bears 24, Lions 20 1). Atlanta, Freeman 17-51, Ryan 3-21, most since the Bills finished 10-6 in Hall of Fame made an in-season change when Garrett got the job Chicago 7 3 7 7—24 B.Hill 4-13, K.Smith 2-4. quarterback Jim Kelly’s final season in 1996. in 2010. “I’m looking ahead at winning four or five Detroit 14 3 0 3—20 PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 18-30- First quarter 0-184, T.Hill 0-1-0-0. Atlanta, Ryan 35-50- “It’ll be the most satisfying day when we win a straight.” Chi—Al.Robinson 10 pass from 2-312. Trubisky (Pineiro kick), 11:37. RECEIVING—New Orleans, Thomas 6- Det—Golladay 75 pass from Blough 48, Kamara 4-23, Cook 3-85, T.Smith 2-14, (Prater kick), 11:01. T.Hill 2-12, J.Hill 1-2. Atlanta, Ridley 8-91, Det—M.Jones 8 pass from Blough Blake 6-57, Gage 5-52, Graham 4-41, Free- Bears edge Lions, maintain playoff hopes (Prater kick), 4:12. man 4-13, Hardy 3-28, B.Hill 3-24, Barner Second quarter 2-6. Det—FG Prater 25, 3:10. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Atlanta, Koo Associated Press Chi—FG Pineiro 30, :22. 42. Rookie quarterback David win.” Third quarter DETROIT — Mitchell Trubisky Blough led Detroit’s last drive to Detroit led for much of the Chi—Horsted 18 pass from Trubisky (Pineiro kick), 4:44. started and closed strongly to the Chicago 26 in the final minute game despite starting a quarter- Fourth quarter before losing 13 yards on a sack back it acquired from Cleveland Det—FG Prater 24, 10:47. overcome some shaky decisions Chi—Montgomery 3 pass from and plays in between to keep the to leave a desperation pass as the for a swap of seventh-round picks Trubisky (Pineiro kick), 2:17. only option and Jackson picked A—65,412. Chicago Bears in the NFC playoff after training camp. Chi Det picture. off his heave. “Watch that team fight and First downs 22 19 The Bears (6-6) have won three Trubisky threw a go-ahead, rally behind somebody like that, Total Net Yards 419 364 of four games after losing four in Rushes-yards 23-88 27-105 3-yard touchdown pass to David I think you can tell how much all Passing 331 259 a row, keeping their postseason Punt Returns 2-(minu 3-14 Montgomery with 2:17 left, lift- those men in that room care about hopes alive. Kickoff Returns 2-90 1-17 ing Chicago to a 24-20 win over each other,” Patricia said. Interceptions Ret. 1-4 1-19 “We put ourselves in a good po- Comp-Att-Int 29-38-1 22-38-1 Matthew Stafford was out for the slumping Detroit Lions on sition to have another big game Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 2-21 a fourth straight game with back Punts 3-48.0 5-46.2 Thursday. next week,” Trubisky said. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 The Bears took the lead on the and hip injuries and his backup, Penalties-Yards 10-89 9-85 The Lions (3-8-1) have lost five Time of Possession 30:50 29:10 nine-play, 90-yard drive in which straight for the first time under Jeff Driskel, was limited by a INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Trubisky converted a pair of hamstring injury. RUSHING—Chicago, Montgomery 16- second-year coach Matt Patricia. 75, Cohen 3-9, Trubisky 4-4. Detroit, Scar- third downs with 35- and 32-yard “It’s one of the toughest teams Blough, an undrafted player brough 21-83, Johnson 3-12, McKissic 2-9, Blough 1-1. passes to Anthony Miller. I’ve probably ever been around,” from Purdue, threw a 75-yard TD PASSING—Chicago, Trubisky 29-38-1- “He made special throws at said Patricia, a former assistant on his first completion to Kenny 338. Detroit, Blough 22-38-1-280. RICK OSENTOSKI/AP RECEIVING—Chicago, Miller 9-140, special times,” coach Matt Nagy coach with the New England Golladay to pull the Lions into a Al.Robinson 8-86, Wims 5-56, Cohen 4-26, Chicago Bears tight end Jesper said. Patriots. “This team fights like 7-all tie. Blough threw an 8-yard Montgomery 2-12, Horsted 1-18. Detroit, Hockenson 6-18, Golladay 4-158, M.Jones Horsted hauls in a touchdown Chicago sealed the victory probably no other team I’ve ever TD pass to Marvin Jones late in 3-40, Amendola 3-32, Johnson 3-17, McK- pass in his team’s 24-20 win the first quarter to put Detroit issic 3-15. on the ensuing possession with seen. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. Thursday at Detroit. Eddie Jackson’s interception. “We’ve got to find a way to ahead 14-7. S TARS AND STRIPES Saturday, November 30, 2019 Tar Heels fall Michigan hands No. 6 North Carolina SPORTS fi rst loss » College basketball, Page 26

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New Orleans Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport, left, sacks Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan during the first half of Thursday’s game in Atlanta.

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New Orleans’ Taysom Hill JOHN AMIS/AP Playoff-bound Saints

‘ My goal New Orleans clinches NFC South title is to add a spark BY CHARLES ODUM Hill stole the show on a roster 26-9 home loss to the Falcons on Associated Press filled with more established stars. Nov. 10, their only defeat in the last whenever “When you have guys like Mike 10 games. I can. I ATLANTA — Taysom Hill’s rare Thomas, Alvin Kamara, Jared With Julio Jones inactive due to a moment in the spotlight came in an Cook, the list goes on, it kind of cre- shoulder injury, the Falcons had too love to be important game for the New Or- ates opportunities for little old me little offense to keep pace with Drew able to leans Saints. because it creates so much attention Brees and the Saints. Atlanta recov- go in and Hill blocked a punt to set up his 3- that’s put on those guys,” Hill said. ered two onside kicks in the closing yard touchdown catch before scor- “Coach (Sean Payton) is one of minutes to make things interesting. add some ing again on a 30-yard run, and the the best at being creative and put- Matt Ryan was sacked by Cam- energy. New Orleans Saints clinched their ’ ting guys in positions to be success- eron Jordan on fourth down from third straight NFC South title by ful. I got lucky because I was that Taysom Hill the New Orleans 44 with 38 seconds beating the Atlanta Falcons 26-18 guy tonight.” Saints backup on Thursday night. The Saints (10-2) atoned for their SEE TITLE ON PAGE 30 QB/utility player

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