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MILITARY HISTORY SOUTH KOREA Who fired the final salvo of World War II? Depends who’s calling the shots

BY WYATT OLSON Stars and Stripes he United States was thrust into World War II abruptly with the Japa- Tnese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. The Pearl Harbor-based de- stroyer USS Ward is credited with firing America’s first shot in the war, sinking a Japanese mini-submarine as it attempted to enter the harbor shortly before the main attack began. The end of fighting in the Pa- cific war was not as definitive, with Japan still occupying terri- tory all the way from Manchu- Pocheon Fire Station ria in the north to as far south as Emergency workers tend to the scene after a collision involving a U.S. armored personnel carrier and a civilian SUV that killed four New Guinea as of Aug. 15, 1945, South Koreans near the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex in Pocheon, South Korea, on Sunday. when the emperor of Japan an- nounced the country’s surrender and ended the war. Which U.S. Navy vessel fired the last salvo is less clear, though several ships contend for the title. SEE SALVO ON PAGE 5 Crash halts training ‘ As in almost every case of superlatives, 4 South Koreans killed in collision with US armored vehicle, it is often difficult to determine the prompting military to suspend activity near northern range first or the last for BY KIM GAMEL day on a road near the Rodriguez Live Fire cooperating with the South Korean police any event or action, AND YOO KYONG CHANG Complex in the city of Pocheon, local police investigation into the crash. Stars and Stripes and fire officials said. “USFK is aware of the fatal accident near because it would The four civilians were pronounced dead the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex,” the com- require searching CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea at the scene, a fire official said. The two sol- mand said in a statement. “Out of respect — A crash involving a U.S. military vehicle diers in the military vehicle were not seri- to those killed and their families, Eighth and eliminating killed four South Koreans, prompting U.S. ously injured. One was taken to a nearby Army is temporarily suspending training in every other Forces Korea to temporarily suspend train- hospital for evaluation but was cleared and the area.” ing in the area, which is near the border released back to his unit, according to the Photos of the scene showed a camouflaged possibility. ’ with North Korea, officials said Monday. 2nd Infantry Division. M577 Armored Command Vehicle that was Timothy Francis An SUV carrying the four civilians rear- USFK expressed “its deepest condo- mangled in the back, including damage to the right-side tracks. senior advisory historian at the ended the armored personnel carrier — a lences” to the families and loved ones of the Naval History and Heritage Command tracked vehicle — at about 9:30 p.m. Sun- deceased and said the military was fully SEE CRASH ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES United to drop widely scorned ticket-change fees Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9030 Euro costs (Sept. 1) ...... $1.16 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.07 Dollar buys (Sept. 1) ...... €0.8170 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.3476 British pound (Sept. 1) ...... $1.30 BY DAVID KOENIG (Military exchange rates are those United’s move will put pres- change tickets free because of Japanese yen (Sept. 1) ...... 103.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Sept. 1) ...... 1,152.00 Associated Press sure on American Airlines and the extended waiver announced Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Delta Air Lines to drop their Sunday. 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BY SUSANNAH GEORGE instead, negotiators are exploring was inked in February, U.S. of- U.S. military command in Kabul, show voters ahead of the Novem- The Washington Post other options, including tempo- ficials have applied consistent, and the Department of Defense ber presidential election that he is rarily placing the inmates under intense pressure on the Afghan referred questions to the State ending the war in Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan — Three house arrest, the two officials government to quickly release all Department, which also declined “We understand the impor- Afghans accused of involvement said, both speaking on the condi- those remaining of the 5,000 Tal- to comment. The Afghan govern- tance of the election, of the cam- in the deaths of American troops tion of anonymity because they iban prisoners cited in the deal as ment said it could not immediate- paign, but our only question is, in so-called “insider” attacks are were not authorized to speak to a precondition to talks. ly provide further information on ‘At what cost?’ ” said the official, among more than 300 high-value the press. It was unclear what attacks the matter. speaking on the condition of ano- Taliban prisoners that the Af- The U.S. response puts it at odds the three prisoners are alleged A senior Afghan government of- nymity because he was not autho- ghan government is set to release with its Western allies: France to have been involved in or how ficial said he was “surprised” by rized to speak to the media. to facilitate direct talks with the and Australia have publicly op- many Americans were killed. Washington’s support for the re- The release of the 320 Taliban militant group, according to a se- posed the release of at least three Insider attacks are assaults by lease of Taliban prisoners linked prisoners remains one of the nior Afghan official and a Kabul- other prisoners accused of carry- Taliban infiltrators of the Afghan to the killings of U.S. and foreign final hurdles before formal ne- based diplomat briefed on the ing out separate attacks against security forces against foreign forces. But he said the consensus gotiations can start between the matter. French and Australian nationals, forces. among Afghan government offi- militant group and the Afghan The United States has not pub- including humanitarian workers. The State Department did not cials is that U.S. Afghan policy is government. Afghan officials licly objected to the expected Since a peace deal between the respond to questions about the now largely being dictated by the have said the talks will begin next release of the three prisoners; United States and the Taliban prisoners. Resolute Support, the Trump administration’s desire to week, but no date has been set. Russian jets fly within 100 feet of US bomber

BY JOHN VANDIVER The incident came as U.S. B- Stars and Stripes 52 Stratofortresses and fighter escorts from several nations flew STUTTGART, Germany — A over all 30 NATO member states U.S. B-52 bomber’s maneuvers as part of a training mission that above the Black Sea were restrict- launched Friday. Multiple bomb- ed by two Russian fighter planes ers from the 5th Bomb Wing at that flew in an “unsafe and un- Minot Air Force Base, N.D., were professional manner” when they in Europe for that drill. crossed within 100 feet of the Air “Actions like these increase the Force’s long-range bomber, the potential for midair collisions, military said. are unnecessary, and inconsis- Two Russian Su-27 Flankers tent with good airmanship and intercepted the B-52 Stratofor- international flight rules,” said tress bomber while it conducted USAFE boss Gen. Jeff Harrigian “routine operations” Saturday said in a statement. “While the over international waters, U.S. Russian aircraft were operating

Air Forces in Europe said in a in international airspace, they JAMES CASON/U.S. Air Force statement. jeopardized the safety of flight of “The Russian pilots flew in an the aircraft involved.” A Russian Su-27 Flanker intercepts a U.S. B-52 bomber over the Black Sea. Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional man- The incident is one of several unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the B-52, the U.S. Air Force said. ner while crossing within 100 feet examples in recent years of Rus- of the nose of the B-52 multiple sian intercepts of U.S. aircraft ing as close as 25 feet from a U.S. In response to the latest Black ocean, we expect the forces of times at co-altitude and while in in the Black Sea and the eastern Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnais- Sea incident, U.S. European every country to maintain safe afterburner causing turbulence Mediterranean Sea. sance aircraft over the eastern Command in a statement Sunday and professional behavior at all and restricting the B-52’s ability In April and May, the U.S. ac- Mediterranean. Russia has also said that “one unsafe intercept is times,” EUCOM said. to maneuver,” USAFE said in a cused Russia of multiple unsafe lodged complaints about U.S. op- too many.” [email protected] statement. intercepts involving fighters fly- erations near its borders. “Whether in the sky or on the Twitter: @john_vandiver US bases prepare as typhoon barrels toward Okinawa

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE Wing Weather Flight’s wind-fore- Hayes said service members, Hayes said the Marine Corps cording to remarks posted Sun- AND AYA ICHIHASHI cast timeline indicated destruc- civilian employees and their expected no complications aris- day on the prefecture’s official Stars and Stripes tive winds of 58 mph or greater families have been encouraged to ing from the coronavirus dur- website. He also called on people could occur by 8 p.m. follow posted typhoon readiness ing the storm. The Marines, who to stay away from the ocean and CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa The typhoon is expected to pass guidelines, such as stocking up on have recorded more than 300 other waterways and to make ad- — U.S. bases on Okinawa com- 64 miles southwest of Kadena at food, water and flashlights. infections, have experienced the equate preparations. pleted preparations Monday for 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to the The 18th Wing said it has passed bulk of virus cases on the island, “The ocean will stay very Typhoon Maysak, a Category 4 18th Wing Weather Flight. Sus- information to airmen through although most have recovered. stormy until Tuesday and strong storm expected to pass within tained winds could exceed 138 command channels, the AtHOC “There is no indication that the rain and high tides are expected,” 70 miles of Kadena Air Base on mph by 9 a.m., with gusts higher interactive warning system, the coronavirus has any impact” on Tamaki said. “Please use cau- Tuesday morning, according to than 167 mph. Kadena Connect application, the the Marine Corps’ typhoon proto- tion when the strong rain warn- military spokespeople. To prepare for typhoons, the Shogun Weather webpage and cols and procedures on Okinawa, ing gets declared and follow the Maintenance and service per- facility maintenance branch and the Kadena Air Base Facebook Hayes wrote. guidance when an evacuation is sonnel finished policing base and camp services at Marine Corps page and would continue to do so Stravolo wrote that any recent necessary.” unit facilities, boarded up build- Installations Pacific boards up until Maysak passes. arrivals to Okinawa still in quar- Tamaki said that if residents ings, tied down loose equipment certain facilities and essential “Across the base, units prepared antine have necessary supplies to are instructed to evacuate, they and deployed sandbags to com- services, spokesman 1st Lt. Tim their facilities to withstand high weather the storm and maintain should go to a friend or relative’s bat flooding, Marine Corps and Hayes wrote in an email to Stars winds by securing loose equip- contact with their units until the house rather than a public shelter Air Force officials said. Activi- and Stripes on Monday. ment, policing areas around their “all clear” is sounded. due to coronavirus concerns. Approximately 180 flights have ties were postponed or canceled At readiness condition 1, “non- buildings, and placing sandbags Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki been canceled, impacting 9,200 across the island. essential personnel are released at entryways,” spokeswoman Lt. called Maysak the first “very people, Okinawa Times newspa- Kadena Air Base declared and advised to begin implement- Col. Christy Stravolo wrote in an strong” typhoon of the year to per reported Monday. Tropical Cyclone Condition of ing safety protocols in their pro- email to Stars and Stripes. “Fam- target Okinawa and cautioned Readiness 1-Caution at 3:45 p.m. spective areas of shelter in order ily housing members were also residents in disaster areas and [email protected] Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 Monday, meaning winds of up to to prepare for the incoming ty- asked to tie down outdoor items low-lying regions to beware of [email protected] 45 mph were occurring. The 18th phoon,” he wrote. that cannot be moved inside.” landslides from heavy rain, ac- Twitter: @AyaIchihashi PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 MILITARY Guardsmen deliver supplies, Fort Polk cleans up after storm

BY COREY DICKSTEIN — mostly from 2nd Brigade Com- Stars and Stripes bat Team, 101st Airborne Divi- sion — who will return home this WASHINGTON — Some 6,200 week. Those soldiers were moved Louisiana National Guard mem- from the field into buildings on bers have spent recent days deliv- the installation last week ahead ering tens of thousands of pounds of the storm. Army officials said of supplies to storm-stricken resi- none of the soldiers were injured dents dealing with widespread during the hurricane. power outages and damage from Fort Polk officials also report- Hurricane Laura, which barreled ed damage to several buildings into the Gulf Coast last week. on post, including to some resi- By Monday morning, troops dences and Bayne-Jones Army had distributed more than 70,000 Community Hospital, which was liters of water, 39,000 prepack- open Monday only for inpatient aged military meals and 6,20 0 and emergency services. They tarps throughout Louisiana, also reported that power crews Guard officials said. Louisiana were working Monday to fix sev- Pocheon Fire Station suffered the brunt of Laura’s eral destroyed power lines on Emergency workers tend to the scene after a collision involving a U.S. armored personnel carrier and damage after the Category 4 post, which remained partially a civilian SUV that killed four South Koreans near the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex in Pocheon, South storm made landfall at Cameron, without electricity. Korea, on Sunday. bringing 150 mph winds to the On Facebook, Fort Polk offi- small coastal town about 30 miles cials said the installation’s com- east of the border with Texas be- missary and dining facilities fore continuing north. were open Monday. The post’s Crash: S. Korea Defense Ministry pledges Officials also reported that Army and Air Force Exchange more than 300,000 Louisianans Services was closed, as was its remained without power Monday child and youth services, identi- to help in investigation into deadly accident primarily in south and central fication card office and on-post portions of the western half of the schools. state. The storm was responsible The officials said gasoline was FROM FRONT PAGE nances and stray rounds from the Past accidents have stoked anti- for at least 18 deaths in Texas and available at the installation’s Ex- South Korea’s Defense Minis- range, which is used year-round. American sentiment, especially Louisiana as of Monday, The As- change-run gas station, and tap try also expressed condolences In response, USFK has made a the 2002 killing of two young sociated Press reported. water on the installation was and promised to work with USFK number of safety improvements South Korean girls who were Louisiana’s National Guard said safe to drink. Much of the region and other relevant organizations to the 3,390-acre training com- crushed under a U.S. military ve- it had evacuated about 2,000 peo- around Fort Polk remained under hicle in Yangju, north of Seoul. to make sure “follow-up mea- plex, such as installing 16-foot ple and 20 pets since the storm’s an advisory to boil water before Recent polls, however, have sures are able to be properly im- berms behind targets and deploy- arrival. It has also worked to pro- drinking, the officials said. shown that public support is plemented in accordance with the ing explosive ordnance disposal vide logistical support for federal Barksdale Air Force Base, strong for the longstanding alli- troops to help excavate stray mu- and state responders, clear roads, about 120 miles north of Fort results of the investigation into ance between the countries de- nitions in surrounding areas. remove debris and provide engi- Polk near Shreveport, was spared the accident.” spite recent disputes over defense The crash occurred in a sen- Some 28,500 American troops neering teams to assess damage. the brunt of the storm. A spokes- cost-sharing and how to deal with The Guard was prepared to woman said Monday that debris sitive area for the U.S. military. are stationed in South Korea, the North amid stalled U.S.-led activate more troops to “support scattered across base by the hur- Residents in Pocheon, a moun- which remains technically at war nuclear talks. civil authorities safeguarding the ricane had been cleared and op- tainous area about 30 miles north with the North after their 1950-53 [email protected] population, saving lives and pro- erations at Barksdale had largely of Seoul, have long complained conflict ended in an armistice in- Twitter: @kimgamel tecting critical infrastructure,” if returned to normal. about noise, unexploded ord- stead of a peace treaty. [email protected] needed, officials said. Louisiana officials said portions Active-duty soldiers at the Ar- of the state could face power out- my’s Fort Polk in central Louisi- ages and other impacts from the ana spent the weekend clearing storm for weeks longer. National downed trees and other debris Guard officials said they did not Shipbuilders’ return to Bath Iron Works spread across post by the hur- have an estimate for how long ricane, officials said. The Army troops would remain focused on after nine-week strike going smoothly post, home to one of the service’s hurricane relief efforts or when primary training facilities, is some service members would Associated Press committee will meet again in the work rules and seniority. Workers about 70 miles north of Lake return to coronavirus-focused coming week, Suitter said. are receiving 3% raises each year, Charles, La., which saw some of operations, including supporting BATH, Maine — The return “We’ve got a road ahead of us, along with a signing bonus. the most extensive destruction testing centers and food banks. of shipbuilders after a nine-week but both sides are committed to One of the sticking points is caused by the storm. “We’re going to be working re- strike is going smoothly at Bath working toward progress togeth- use of masks, which managers Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, ally, really hard on the power out- Iron Works, and the union and er,” Suitter said. “With the initial are required to wear at work. The the commander of Fort Polk and ages, on the water systems, on the company have already begun meeting, things look good.” company is recommending that the Joint Readiness Training housing,” Louisiana Gov. John meeting to get back on track. The company has expressed a production workers wear masks Center, wrote on Facebook late Bell Edwards said Sunday at a The mediated discussions are hope that the discussions in which but they won’t be required to do Sunday that JRTC was prepared news conference. “None of this is going to be easy. It’s not going to aimed at both restoring trust and a federal mediator is present will so until Oct. 5. to host its next rotation of troops happen as quickly as most people promoting efficiency to get caught improve performance and ensure The mask issue has been a for training in the coming days. would like, for sure.” up on the production of warships. a smooth transition of the new tricky one. Some workers have Officials made the decision after The General Dynamics sub- contract. pushed back, saying masks im- the hurricane to cut training a few [email protected] sidiary was already six months “We are glad to be back to build- peded their work. Some even days short for some 4,500 troops Twitter: @CDicksteinDC behind schedule on ship construc- ing ships for the U.S. Navy with a argued that a mask could pose a tion before the double whammy renewed focus and commitment fire hazard in areas where weld- of the pandemic and strike, which to doing so together, on time, ing takes place. officially ended Aug. 23. every time,” company spokesper- The 63-day strike was the first ‘ We’re going to be working really, really Tim Suitter, spokesperson for son David Hench said. in two decades at the shipyard. Machinists Local S6, said the Workers began returning The shipyard on the Kennebec hard on the power outages, on the water initial meeting that included to their jobs after approving a River is one of the Navy’s largest union President Chris Wiers and three-year contract that they said shipbuilders, and it’s also a major systems, on the housing. ’ shipyard President Dirk Lesko addressed concerns in the previ- employer in the state with 6,800 John Bell Edwards seemed to go well on Friday. The ous proposal over subcontractors, workers. Louisiana governor Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Salvo: Historian says USS Concord probably fired last shot at shore

FROM FRONT PAGE on Hiroshima on Aug. 6 and on “As in almost every case of Nagasaki on Aug. 9 in 1945, and superlatives, it is often difficult many, including the crew aboard to determine the first or the last the Concord, were speculating for any event or action, because on whether the Japanese would it would require searching and finally concede defeat after such eliminating every other possi- an onslaught. bility,” Timothy Francis, senior On Aug. 12, 1945, the larger advisory historian at the Naval task group was divided into three History and Heritage Command, “prowling” patrols, which were to said in a written response to a sweep the Kurils and destroy any Stars and Stripes query about the vessels they encountered. Then, last Navy ship to fire in the war. at a predesignated time in the night, the patrols were to com- The Concord patrol mence simultaneous bombard- ment of three separate islands. The USS Concord, an Omaha- The Concord patrol, however, class light cruiser, “probably did” was delayed in reaching Suriba- fire the Navy’s last shot against chi Wan for the appointed time of a shore target, Francis said. The bombardment because it encoun- Photos provided by Harry and Jenni Olson tered, pursued and sank a six-ves- crew of the Concord certainly Crewmen of the USS Concord stand on the main deck below a statue of a minuteman mounted on the sel Japanese trawler group. expressed little doubt about the bulkhead, in this photo taken during the last 15 months of World War II. ship’s place in history. The Concord reached that The Concord, named for the northernmost Kuril island an to be a hangfire, but none doubted New England town famed for the hour late as a result, by which that it was the last round of the minutemen and the “shot heard time the other two patrols were bombardment.” ’round the world” that began the already wrapping up their “It was this final shore bom- American Revolution, had for bombardments. bardment that was the basis of the much of 1944 and 1945 prowled “CONCORD blazed away with CONCORD crew’s proud claim the northern Pacific as part of a more than 500 rounds of 6-inch that the cruiser fired the last large task force of destroyers and shells to help set nine fires, vis- salvo of the war against a shore cruisers that fired upon Japanese ible far at sea, at Suribachi Wan, target — a claim which undoubt- ships and shoreline. important military, fishing and edly will long be the subject of As Imperial Japan’s ability to cannery center,” wrote Concord mess-hall and wardroom debate,” defend itself by sea and air di- Ensign R.P. Crossley in the offi- the ship’s official history states. minished, the task force’s as- cial record. saults grew bolder on the Kuril The ship “fired the final naval Another possibility Islands, a roughly 800-mile-long gun salvo of World War II a few archipelago running from north- seconds after 8:06 P.M., August The USS Heermann, a Fletch- ern Japan to what was then the 12 (Japan time),” Crossley wrote. er-class destroyer, may have pos- Soviet Union. In an account published in sibly shot down the last Japanese Navy crews operating far north VFW Magazine, crew member airplane of the war on Aug. 16, coped with frigid conditions. Fred A. Lumb recalled the mo- 1945. The Concord’s communica- ments after the captain of the The Heermann had entered tion officer, who had survived Concord ordered the cease-fire. service in 1943 and became a the sinking of the USS Helena A few minutes later, the guns on wartime legend after it and sev- A sailor aboard the USS Concord undergoes a shellback initiation as all ships bombarding the island near the Solomon Islands in 1943, eral other U.S. destroyers took on the ship crosses over the equator in the Pacific Ocean during World held no notions of surviving in the fell silent. a far superior Japanese task force War II. event of abandoning ship in the “About a minute later,” Lumb during the Battle off Samar in the waters of the Northern Pacific. wrote, “Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Brand, Philippines in October 1944. that Japan had surrendered, ac- “The dive-bomber may have “If we were ever to get it up the gunnery officer, high aloft The Heermann was the only de- cording to an account published been one of the last Japanese here, I wouldn’t even bother to go in forward fire control, saw to it stroyer still afloat at battle’s end. by Naval History and Heritage planes shot down in the war,” the over the side,” the officer is quot- that one more round was fired by It was sailing off the southeast Command. Naval History account said. ed in the ship’s official history. the Concord. Probably few who coast of Tokyo on Aug. 15, 1945, About an hour after that news, But, as Francis notes, fighting The U.S. dropped atomic bombs heard that shot really believed it when the crew received word gunners on the destroyer spotted continued in Manchuria, China a Yokosuka D4Y Suisei carrier and Southeast Asia for weeks bomber break through the cloud after Aug. 15. bank. The plane had no bombs The last U.S. Navy action or torpedoes attached to it, but it took place on Aug. 21, when two went into a shallow dive just off Chinese motorized junks, com- the Heermann’s port beam, indi- manded by a U.S. Navy officer, cating it was possibly a kamikaze “engaged a Japanese junk near suicide run. Shanghai in the last Navy surface The ship’s 5-inch guns hit the action of the war,” Francis said. plane, which went into a spin and [email protected] crashed into the sea. Twitter: @WyattWOlson

U.S. National Archives The USS Concord sits in waters off the Panama Canal Zone on March 14, 1944. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 NATION Court OKs probe into Flynn case dismissal

BY ANN E. MARIMOW about the power of the courts to The Washington Post check the executive branch. Fed- eral rules require prosecutors to WASHINGTON — A federal get permission from the presid- judge can scrutinize the Justice ing judge — or “leave of court” Department’s decision to drop the — to drop charges against a crim- criminal case against President inal defendant. Legal experts and Donald Trump’s former national former judges, however, disagree security adviser Michael Flynn, a about the limits of Sullivan’s au- federal appeals court ruled here thority, and in practice, judges Monday, allowing the legal saga typically defer to prosecutors. to continue. But there is nothing typical The divided decision from the about this case. full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Flynn was the highest-level D.C. Circuit gives U.S. District Trump adviser convicted in spe- Judge Emmet Sullivan the go- cial counsel Robert Mueller’s ahead to question prosecutors’ Russia investigation. Instead of unusual move to dismiss Flynn’s proceeding to sentencing, At- case ahead of sentencing. The re- torney General William Barr tired general twice pleaded guilty ordered a review of the investiga- to lying to the FBI about his Rus- tion into Flynn and his dealings sian contacts before Trump took with the Russian ambassador to office in 2017. the United States. He then moved In an 8-to-2 ruling, the court to drop the long-running case, denied Flynn’s request, backed saying new evidence showed FBI by the Justice Department, to agents did not have a valid reason shut down Sullivan’s planned re- to question Flynn, so any lies he MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP view and appointment of a retired told did not amount to a crime. federal judge to argue against the Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, leaves the federal court, Sept. Flynn’s lawyers told the appeals government’s position. 10, 2019, following a status conference in Washington. court that Sullivan had no discre- The decision by the full court tion to continue the case once the reverses an earlier ruling by a that a court of appeals should stay Judges Karen Henderson Sullivan’s move prompted government decided to drop it. three-judge panel of the same its hand and allow the district and Neomi Rao filed separate Flynn’s defense team to petition They also asked the court to reas- court that ordered Sullivan to im- court to finish its work rather dissents. the D.C. Circuit to get involved sign the case, accusing Sullivan mediately close the case. than hear a challenge to a deci- In May, Sullivan refused to im- midstream and force the judge’s of bias in his choice of Gleeson to Judge Thomas Griffith said it sion not yet made. That is a policy mediately sign off on the Justice hand. Sullivan hired his own law- argue the other side. The retired would be premature for the ap- the federal courts have followed Department’s request to toss the yer to defend the court’s authority federal judge called the Justice peals court to intervene before since the beginning of the Repub- case. Instead, he tapped John to investigate whether dismissing Department’s attempt to undo the Sullivan had rendered a decision. lic,” Griffith wrote in a statement Gleeson, a retired New York fed- the case is in the public interest. conviction politically motivated “Today we reach the unexcep- concurring with the court’s un- eral judge, to oppose the Justice The extraordinary legal battle and “gross abuse of prosecutorial tional yet important conclusion signed per curiam order. Department. has raised unsettled questions power.” St. Louis officer House panel to subpoena dies after being USPS and DeJoy for shot by gunman records on mail delays BY JACOB BOGAGE fect of the operational changes Associated Press The Washington Post DeJoy instituted at the agency, which included eliminating extra ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A St. Louis police officer who WASHINGTON — The head mail delivery trips and stricter was a “hero” to his family died Sunday after being of the House Oversight Commit- shot in the head by a barricaded gunman on the tee says the panel will issue sub- dispatch schedules that have city’s south side, authorities said. poenas to compel the U.S. Postal caused mail and packages to pile Officer Tamarris L. Bohannon, 29, had been with Service and Postmaster General up undelivered. the department for 3 ½ years. Louis DeJoy to turn over docu- Postal workers from coast to A second officer who was shot in the leg was treat- ments on slowdowns in mail ser- coast and national union leaders ed and released after the shooting around 6 p.m. Sat- vice and any communications also say workers were told over- urday in the South Grand neighborhood near Tower DeJoy might have had with Pres- time hours would be eliminated Grove Park, St. Louis Police Department spokes- ident Donald Trump or members and that the directive was issued of his reelection campaign. woman Officer Michelle Woodling said. DAVID CARSON, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH/AP by the postmaster general. Memos The 43-year-old suspect was taken into custody Committee Chair Carolyn Ma- circulated to mid-level managers St. Louis police officers line up and salute as the Sunday morning, Woodling said. loney, D-N.Y., plans to subpoena and obtained by The Washington body of fallen Officer Tamarris L. Bohannon is USPS on Wednesday after DeJoy Mayor Lyda Krewson said in a statement Sunday Post stated that DeJoy planned to brought to the morgue in St. Louis, on Sunday. refused to provide records re- night that she was “heartbroken” at Bohannon’s eliminate overtime hours. death. “I’ve had the privilege of spending some time quested last week by committee John Hayden said the gunman ordered a family out members during a hearing. “Carriers were ordered off the with his family under these extraordinarily chal- of their home at gunpoint and barricaded himself “I trust my Aug. 24 testimony streets at 5 o’clock whether you lenging circumstances. They’re wonderful people inside for almost 12 hours. before the Committee on Over- finished your route or you didn’t and immensely proud of the way he selflessly served sight and Reform clarified any finish your route,” said Al Fried- and protected our community with distinction and Officers were searching for another reported outstanding questions you had re- man, president of the Florida honor for more than three years.” shooting victim when the gunman shot Bohannon garding operational changes that State Association of Letter Carri- “This is a horrific reminder of the dangers our in the head and the other officer in the leg, Hayden said. I have implemented,” he wrote in ers. “That was everywhere. That brave men and women willingly face every day to a letter to Maloney on Aug. 28, While the man was barricaded inside, officers was all over Florida.” keep us safe ... This is a terrible, senseless tragedy.” two days after the deadline the armed with rifles and a SWAT team assembled out- A letter carrier in New Jersey A photo of a note police said came from Bohan- committee imposed for USPS to told The Washington Post he was non’s family was posted on the department’s Twit- side. Police closed surrounding streets and warned voluntarily submit documents. ter page after the announcement of his death. “He residents to stay inside. Police used a bullhorn to A Postal Service representa- ordered to do the same thing. is a hero to many, but most importantly to his loving order the suspect out and fired tear gas into the tive did not immediately reply to DeJoy denied in sworn testi- wife and three incredible children,” read the note house, but fired no gunshots, the department said. a request for comment. mony that he’d ever given such an that referred to Bohannon as “Bo” and asked for The man was taken into custody around 5:30 a.m. During the hearing, House order and suspended some of the “prayers and support in the days ahead.” Police have released no details about how the stand- members requested any analysis cost-cutting moves until after the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Chief off came to an end. the Postal Service ran on the ef- November election. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTREAK Kaiserslautern’s schools still open despite infections

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN sult of the school cases cannot be Stars and Stripes made public under Defense De- partment policy, health officials KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- said. many — Two more Defense De- Most DODEA-Europe schools AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes partment school students in the welcomed students back to the A woman walks by a U.S. Navy police boat patrolling near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Thursday. Kaiserslautern area have the classroom a week ago Monday, coronavirus, officials said Mon- but six schools — in Bahrain, day as seven new infections were Spain and Turkey — began the reported over the weekend in the year with distance learning only, Tokyo’s cases decline as US Navy city and the surrounding district, due to health concerns. four of them in the U.S. military Schools have the option of re- community. verting to remote learning if in Japan reports 12 new infections The two new school cases were local health conditions worsen closely linked to a Kaiserslautern or an outbreak at a school forces BY JOSEPH DITZLER of new cases in Tokyo fell from reported three recent false posi- Middle School student who tested it to close for six days or more, AND AYA ICHIHASHI 275.3 on Aug. 20 to 197.7 on Sun- tives: one on Aug. 25 and two on positive for the virus last week, DODEA officials have said. Stars and Stripes day, according to the metro gov- Thursday. said Stephen Smith, Depart- About 12% of the roughly 25,500 ernment website. Friday, Okinawa Gov. Denny ment of Defense Education Ac- DODEA students in Europe opted TOKYO — The number of new At Yokosuka, about 40 miles Tamaki extended to Sept. 5 a tivity-Europe spokesman. They to attend virtual school this fall, coronavirus cases in Japan’s southwest of central Tokyo, seven state of emergency just before the involved a student at Sembach data provided by the Defense De- capital city fell to 100 on Monday, new cases identified as close con- Okinawa Obon holiday started Elementary School and a second partment education system show. the lowest daily count in a week, tacts tested positive for the virus, Monday. The holiday concludes case at KMS, he said. A number of measures have been put in place to reduce the according to public broadcaster according to a base news release. on Wednesday. School officials learned of the spread of the coronavirus in NHK. Base spokesman Randall Bau- “Please this year, have a quiet positive test at Sembach on Satur- DODEA schools, including a re- Meanwhile, the U.S. military in com said those seven were tested Obon; do not go to meet your day and principal Barriett Smith quirement for face masks to be Japan reported 13 new infections in quarantine. grandpa and grandma,” Tamaki notified families the following Monday: 12 at Yokosuka Naval said during a press conference. worn in places where students Another five individuals had day, the DODEA-Europe spokes- and staff can’t be at least six Base and one at the Marine Corps’ Obon typically involves travel to recently arrived in Japan and man said. KMS learned of the feet apart. Parents had to sign a Camp Courtney on Okinawa. All visit family. were in mandatory 14-day quar- second case among its students document agreeing to check their the individuals who tested posi- antine when they tested positive, “We cannot afford to have an- late last week. The school was other complete lockdown like child’s temperature and moni- tive were already in quarantine, the Yokosuka release said. closed Friday for cleaning, while tor them for other symptoms of according to those installations. Okinawa prefecture reported April to May; our economy will Sembach was cleaned over the not survive,” Tamaki said. “We the virus every morning before The new cases in Tokyo on 23 new cases Monday, accord- weekend, he said. school. Monday pushed the pandemic ing to the Ryukyu Shimpo news- have to live with coronavirus, Both schools were open Mon- and we must keep preventing the There were 82 active corona- total to 20,817, according to NHK, paper, which cited a prefectural day, Smith said. virus cases in Kaiserslautern which cited the Tokyo Metropoli- official. spread of the virus.” Public health officials are con- Avoid crowded spaces, wash and the surrounding district as tan Government. On its website, the prefecture tacting families of anyone who of Sunday. Thirteen of the cases, hands frequently and maintain The daily count has been high- reported 31 new coronavirus in- was in close contact with the in- including four that were reported social distancing “and maybe one er than 100 for seven consecutive fections on Saturday and 33 on fected students, Smith said. They over the weekend, were in the day, we’ll have zero coronavirus,” days; it peaked at 472 cases on Sunday. A man in his 80s died will likely be told to quarantine U.S. military community, district he added. Aug. 1. The metro area reported Saturday in Okinawa city, the for 14 days or until they can pro- commissioner Ralf Lessmeister 95 cases on Aug. 24, according to 27th death linked to the virus [email protected] duce a negative test for the virus. said in a Facebook post. Twitter: @JosephDitzler the metro government website. on the island, according to the [email protected] The number of people who are [email protected] The seven-day moving average prefecture. The prefecture also Twitter: @AyaIchihashi in isolation or quarantine as a re- Twitter: @stripesktown Australia records its deadliest day; hot spot urged to reopen

Associated Press 19 and 73 new infections in the Victorian Premier Daniel An- A six-week lockdown in the Johns Hopkins University. The latest 24-hour period. While the drews said only eight of the 41 city is due to be relaxed on Sept. state also accounts for the vast MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia recorded its deadli- deaths were a state and national fatalities occurred in the latest 13. But the state government has majority of Australia’s more than est day of the pandemic Monday high, the tally of new infections 24-hour period. The other 33 fa- not said how it will be relaxed or 650 deaths. as the government urged hot spot was Victoria’s lowest since 67 talities occurred in aged care given any assurances that it won’t Australian Treasurer Josh Victoria state to announce plans new cases were recorded on June since late July and were reported be extended. Frydenberg said on Monday he to lift a lockdown on the country’s 30 in the early weeks of the sec- on Sunday following a tightening Victoria has recorded more disagreed with the Victorian second-largest city. ond wave of the pandemic, which of reporting obligations and a re- than 19,000 cases, almost 80% government that it was too early Victoria’s health department has primarily been concentrated view of previous reporting, Chief of Australia’s more than 25,000 to announce plans to reopen its reported 41 deaths from COVID- in the state capital, Melbourne. Health Officer Brett Sutton said. cases, according to a tally by economy. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 VIRUS OUTREAK ROUNDUP Acceptance of virtual classrooms may mean demise of snow days

Associated Press emergency health regulation went into effect in March, The RUTLAND, Vt. — Some Ver- Ventura County Star reports. mont educators are wondering if The number of animals struck remote learning could mean the and killed by vehicles also fell, end of snow days, the unexpected including a 58% decrease in fatal days off when weather conditions crashes involving mountain lions make it too hard for staff and chil- between the 10 weeks before and dren to reach school. Bryan Olkowski, the superin- 10 weeks after the order was in tendent of the Washington Cen- place. tral Supervisory Union, recently floated the idea at a school board Indiana meeting. INDIANAPOLIS — A north- He said he brought it up light- ern Indiana woman has filed a heartedly, but it could be possible. lawsuit against the distributor of Many school districts are work- a recalled hand sanitizer over the ing to switch to at least part-time presence of toxic methanol, alleg- remote education this fall. ing her children had severe side It’s unclear if those systems effects. could work with less than a day’s The lawsuit, filed earlier this notice. month in St. Joseph County, seeks David Younce, of the Vermont penalties. It names Texas-based Superintendents Association, 4e Brands North America, which said he hasn’t heard any formal distributes Blumen hand sani- conversations on the topic, but tizer. The U.S. Food and Drug called the idea “common sense Administration found the prod- commentary.” uct contained methanol, or wood “The ability to work and learn alcohol, which can be deadly. from home is going to become The company issued a volun- more and more normalized, I suspect,” Younce told the Rutland tary recall in July. Herald. “I think that makes it The Osceola woman claims her children’s side effects included much easier to make a decision.” CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP But he said any decisions to headaches and vomiting. The shift to remote learning for in- lawsuit accuses the company of Nancy Kuo, top left, and Manoela Wunder, of the musical duo Masked Strings, perform a concert for clement weather should be made violating Indiana’s Products Li- their neighborhood Sunday in the Atwater Village section of Los Angeles. Kuo and Wunder have been in advance, such as noon the day ability Act and Deceptive Con- performing as the Masked Strings since May. before, to provide time for teach- sumer Sales Act and seeks class ers, students and families to plan action status. Sunday, raising the total num- sential by college deans held in in Logan. There have been no re- accordingly. ber of infections in the state to person. ported positive tests for COVID- Iowa 11,702 since the pandemic struck 19 in those residence halls so far. Massachusetts the state in mid-March. The Texas Students in those dorms must DES MOINES — The num- Bismarck Tribune reports the quarantine until the test results QUINCY — The city of Quincy bers on Iowa’s online coronavirus number of active cases in North AUSTIN — Texas health of- are available, which could take up fined a wedding venue on Satur- tracker varied widely this week- Dakota now totals 2,481, a new ficials on Saturday reported the to four days. They are also asked day for violating limits on gath- end because of a maintenance record high. number of deaths due to COVID- to fill out a form to ensure they erings. The rules are intended problem with the site. A total of 68 patients were hos- 19, the illness caused by the coro- receive academic support, food to cut down the spread of the The Iowa Department of Public pitalized Sunday in North Dakota, navirus, has surpassed 12,500 deliveries and other resources. coronavirus Health reported Saturday morn- up three from the previous day. and the number of reported cases Classes are scheduled to begin The Neighborhood Club of ing that 1,108 Iowans had died increased is now above 610,000. on Monday for about 28,000 Quincy received a $300 fine, from COVID-19. Later in the day, Pennsylvania There are 610,354 coronavirus undergraduate and graduate The Patriot Ledger reported. A the number of deaths fell to 894 cases and 12,510 deaths, accord- students. spokesperson for the club said it before rebounding Saturday eve- PHILADELPHIA — Temple ing to the Texas Department of Utah State is one of a small was hosting an outdoor wedding ning to 1,109. University has announced a two- State Health Services. The true handful of schools using waste- when rain and thunder motivated Several other key statistics week halt of in-person classes as number of cases in Texas is like- water sampling to help safeguard the general manager to move it also fluctuated on the state web- Philadelphia officials called on all ly higher because many people against a COVID-19 outbreak, indoors. site Saturday. For instance, the college and university students in haven’t been tested and studies The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Quincy Health Department number of cases of coronavirus the city to avoid all social gath- suggest people can be infected Commissioner Ruth Jones said dropped from 63,122 to 51,183 erings with people outside their and not feel sick. Nebraska she received a call there were before being restored after 9 p.m. households. The number of reported cases more than 50 people at the venue. Saturday. Temple officials said Sunday rose by 3,759 and the total COVID- LINCOLN — The Nebraska Republican Gov. Charlie Baker Department of Public Health that new test results over the 19 deaths is up by 90 from Satur- State Penitentiary in Lincoln has issued an order in early August spokeswoman Amy McCoy told weekend had pushed the number day, the department said. been placed under quarantine limiting indoor gatherings to no the Des Moines Registe r by of active COVID-19 cases from The department also reported after 29 inmates tested positive more than 25 in a single, enclosed email late Saturday that the prob- the 58 reported Friday to 103 ac- an estimated 98,326 active cases, for the coronavirus, officials said space. lem appeared to be fixed. tive cases, most of them among a decline of 2,863 from the 101,189 Sunday. people with no symptoms and a reported Saturday. The positive cases were iden- California North Dakota small number with mild to mod- tified by tests that were done erate flu-like symptoms. Utah Friday. Nebraska Department VENTURA — A study shows BISMARCK — North Dakota University president Richard of Correctional Services Direc- California’s stay-at-home order reports one new death due to Englert said officials believe they LOGAN — Utah State Uni- tor Scott Frakes said the positive in response to the coronavirus COVID-19, bringing the state’s are seeing “new cases that result versity plans to test nearly 300 cases included inmates in four seems to have saved some wild- death toll to 142 since the corona- from small social gatherings hap- students for COVID-19 after different housing units, so the life, as decreased traffic resulted virus pandemic began. pening off campus.“ He said that wastewater samples from four entire prison was placed under in fewer collisions with moun- The North Dakota Department prompted the two-week “pause” dormitories showed elevated lev- quarantine. tain lions, deer and other large of Health on Sunday reported a on in-person classes and a contact els of the coronavirus, school of- Officials said roughly 600 in- animals. Burleigh County woman in her tracing effort. ficials said Sunday. mates were initially offered tests A study by the Road Ecol- 90s with underlying health condi- Temple said in-person classes The 287 students who were to under the voluntary program, and ogy Center at the University of tions died. were to go online starting Monday be tested Sunday and Monday 332 inmates agreed to be tested. California, Davis found traffic Health officials also reported and continue online through Sept. live in the Rich, Jones, Morgan The remaining inmates will be declined by about 75% after the 219 newly confirmed cases on 11, with only classes deemed es- and Davis dorms on the campus offered tests starting Sunday. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION Ore. state police to return after deadly shooting

BY GILLIAN FLACCUS in the first person through the TV Associated Press cameras. “That’s classic Trump. Mr. PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon President, how can you think State Police will return to Port- that a comment like that, if you’re land to help local authorities after watching this, is in any way help- the fatal shooting of a man follow- ful? It’s an aggressive stance, it ing clashes between President is not collaborative. I certainly Donald Trump supporters and reached out, I believe in a collab- counter-protesters that led to an orative manner, by saying earlier argument between the president that you need to do your part and and the city’s mayor over who PAULA BRONSTEIN/AP I need to do my part and then we was to blame for the violence. both need to be held accountable,” Portland police make arrests on the scene of the nightly protests at a Portland police precinct Sunday, Protesters were back on the in Portland, Ore. streets for a demonstration Sun- Wheeler said. “Let’s work together...Why day night outside a public safety wing group Patriot Prayer was Facebook post. Late Sunday Oregon Gov. Kate don’t we try that for a change?” building. Police declared an un- fatally shot. Trump retweeted the victim’s Brown released details of a plan The testy news conference fol- lawful assembly and detained Patriot Prayer founder Joey name and wrote, “Rest in peace to address the violence in Port- several people after saying lowed a chaotic 24 hours in Port- Gibson identified the victim as Jay!” land while protecting free speech. protesters were seen throwing land that began when Saturday Aaron “Jay” Danielson. He called It wasn’t clear if the shoot- She said the district attorney’s of- projectiles. evening when a caravan of about the victim a “good friend,” but ing was related to the clashes in fice in Multnomah County, which After Trump called Ted Wheel- 600 vehicles packed with Trump provided no further details. Dan- Portland, which has become a includes Portland, will prosecute er, a Democrat, a “fool” and fault- supporters drove through the lib- ielson apparently also went by the flashpoint in the national Black serious criminal offenses and the ed him for allowing mayhem to eral city and was met with coun- name Jay Bishop, according to Lives Matter protests since sheriff’s office will work with proliferate in the liberal city, the terprotesters. Skirmishes broke Patriot Prayer’s Facebook page. George Floyd was killed in May other agencies to hold people ar- visibly angry mayor lashed out out between the groups and, about “We love Jay and he had such and an increasing centerpiece in rested for violent behavior and at the president during a Sunday 15 minutes after the caravan left a huge heart. God bless him and Trump’s law-and-order re-elec- ensure there is adequate jail news conference, addressing him the city, a supporter of the right- the life he lived,” Gibson said in a tion campaign theme. space. Wisconsin governor urges Trump not to visit Kenosha

BY JACLYN PEISER said. Trump also praised the armed The Washington Post “The White House has been civilians who have come to cit- humbled by the outreach of indi- ies like Portland and Kenosha, In a week of escalating conflict viduals from Kenosha who have where police said a 17-year-old Police: Most of arrested after a Kenosha, Wis., police offi- welcomed the president’s visit killed two protesters on Tuesday. cer shot Jacob Blake in the back, and are longing for leadership On his visit to Kenosha, the at protest not from city the city faced looting, arson, and to support local law enforcement White House said Trump will a shooting at a protest that left and businesses that have been “survey damage from recent two men dead and another seri- Associated Press in Kenosha every night since vandalized,” the White House riots” and meet with police. It is ously injured. Blake’s shooting, with some said in a statement to The Wash- unclear if the president plans to KENOSHA, Wis. — Most of Now, Wisconsin Democratic protests devolving into vio- ington Post. “President Trump meet with Blake’s family. Blake’s the people arrested in demon- Gov. Tony Evers says he worries looks forward to visiting on Tues- lence that has damaged build- lawyer, Benjamin Crump, said strations against police brutal- that President Donald Trump’s day and helping this great city ings and vehicles. Authorities on “Face the Nation” Sunday ity since the shooting of Jacob planned trip to Kenosha this week heal and rebuild.” Blake in Kenosha were not city say a teenager from northern that they had not yet heard from will inflame those tensions again. Trump has recently sought to residents, according to police. Illinois shot and killed two pro- In a Sunday letter, Evers urged turn the violence in Kenosha and the White House. Blake’s family Of the 175 people arrested testers in Kenosha on Tuesday Trump to cancel the trip. elsewhere to his political advan- spoke with Biden and his running during protests in Kenosha night. “I am concerned your presence tage, The Washington Post re- mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D- since Blake was shot in the Many of the arrests were will only hinder our healing,” ported on Sunday. The president Calif., for “about an hour,” Crump back Aug. 23, leaving the 29- for curfew violations, and also Evers wrote. “I am concerned has blamed rioting and looting at said. year-old Black man paralyzed, included possible charges for your presence will only delay our Democratic lawmakers, includ- In his letter, Evers said a peace- 102 have addresses outside of burglary, possession of illegal work to overcome division and ing Evers, and accused Demo- ful weekend in Kenosha made Kenosha, including 44 differ- drugs and carrying concealed move forward together.” cratic presidential candidate him optimistic that the city had ent cities, police said in a state- weapons without a permit, of- Despite the governor’s plea, Joe Biden of supporting the law- moved beyond violent clashes. ment Sunday night. ficials said. More than 20 fire- Trump still plans to visit Keno- lessness, though he’s repeatedly But Trump’s visit could hinder Protesters have marched arms have been seized. sha on Tuesday, the White House condemned destructive protests. that progress, he argued. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 NATION Uncertainty marks final stretches of drive for presidency

Associated Press tens of thousands of businesses feared permanently closed. Con- NEW YORK — Within Presi- tinued police violence against un- dent Donald Trump’s cam- armed Black people has sparked paign, some privately feared the sweeping civil rights protests and worst heading into the national new incidents of protest-related conventions. violence on the streets. They worried that a strong There are the natural disasters: showing by Democrat Joe Biden, A hurricane pummeled the Gulf combined with an underwhelm- Coast last week, massive forest ing performance by Trump, fires are burning California and DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP would lock in the certainty of a powerful derecho winds slammed blowout loss that would essential- A man draws an image of George Floyd during the funeral service for Floyd at The Fountain of Praise Iowa’s farming industry. church in Houston. ly end the election by September. And what worries government But as the candidates move watchdogs the most: Trump has beyond trouble-free conventions been openly undermining the in- and into the final phase of the tegrity of the election by raising Statue nominations for Trump’s 2020 election season, both sides unfounded concerns about vot- acknowledge that the contest is ing by mail in order to avoid long tightening. And after months of waits at polling places during the planned heroes garden are in running an almost entirely vir- pandemic. tual campaign because of the Amid the chaos, Miles Taylor, Associated Press means to be a hero. stunt. pandemic, Biden has decided to a lifetime Republican who previ- When Denver-area Doug- “We would encourage the launch a new phase of in-person ously served as chief of staff in- George Floyd. Sacagawea. las County Commissioner Lora White House to spend their time events to help blunt any Trump side the Trump administration’s The guy who invented air Thomas got the solicitation for on the response to the coronavi- gains. Department of Homeland Secu- conditioning. nominations, “For me and my fel- rus,” said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom “This campaign has always rity, warned there is nothing that Americans’ suggestions of suit- low commissioners, it was imme- Wolf’s spokeswoman Lyndsay known that it’s going to be a close the Republican president will not able statues for President Donald diately a unanimous decision.“ Kensinger. race, it’s going to be a tough race,” do or say to defeat Biden. Trump’s planned National Gar- They urged the task force to The Trump administration Biden’s senior adviser Anita “Put nothing past Donald den of American Heroes are in, Dunn said, noting that no Demo- Trump,” Taylor told The Associ- and they look considerably differ- consider a statue to Kendrick said it received “robust, biparti- cratic presidential candidate has ated Press. “He will do anything ent from the predominantly white Castillo, an 18-year-old high san responses” from around the earned more than 52.9% of the to win. If that means climbing worthies that the administration school senior shot to death last country. year while lunging at a gunman “It’s a shame that some gover- vote since 1964. over other people, climbing over has locked in for many of the ped- She added: “It’s a polarized na- estals. The outside nominations in his British literature class. nors are unwilling to celebrate and his own people or climbing over Eight people were wounded in the recognize the significant achieve- tion, and we expect this kind of U.S. law, he will do it. People are are more activist, browner and tightening.” far more indigenous. attack in suburban Denver by two ments of their own residents who right to be concerned.” student gunmen at STEM School have heroically impacted our That leaves Democrats and Re- Among the many crises shap- Well, for the most part, anyway. publicans preparing for a 64-day The administration is also leav- Highlands Ranch. nation’s history,” Interior De- ing the fall campaign, racial ten- “A person of distinguished partment spokesman Ben Goldey sprint to the finish that is widely sions have emerged as a critical ing open the possibility of a statue expected to be one of the most of Trump himself in the Trump- courage. Bravery. Good deeds. said. factor that could decide Trump’s Noble,” Thomas said in a phone The list of heroes submitted by turbulent and chaotic periods in fate. created statue park after receiv- modern American history. ing what it said were “multiple interview, reciting the diction- Republican governors included Trump’s campaign believes ary definitions of a hero. “Gosh some obvious choices — civil Each side cast the other as an it is benefiting from sometimes nominations” of the president. existential threat to America’s fu- Trump ordered up the statue darn it, if Kendrick Castillo isn’t rights hero Rosa Parks, Thurgood violent protests in Wisconsin that ture as they offered voters starkly park during a Fourth of July a hero, I don’t know who is.” Marshall, the first African Amer- followed a white police officer different versions of reality over speech at Mount Rushmore, and Lehigh County, P a., Commis- ican Supreme Court justice, and shooting Jacob Black, a Black the last two weeks of carefully set up a task force on a 60-day sioner Amy Zanelli, meanwhile, Sacagawea, the Lewis and Clark man, seven times, leaving him scripted conventions. deadline to get the idea going. He suggested George Floyd, Breon- expedition’s indispensable guide paralyzed. The president has re- Democrats attacked Trump as also mused in a tweet that it would na Taylor and other Black Ameri- — that stick out for their lack of peatedly cast protesters as angry an incompetent racist with auto- be a “good idea” to carve his own cans whose killings by police inclusion in Trump’s list. mobs that threaten America’s face into that memorial. sparked massive street protests. Prominent Native Americans cratic tendencies who is failing to suburbs, an argument with racist The task force charged with ex- The summer protests also spun highlighted some state and local protect the nation from the pan- undertones aimed at strengthen- ecuting Trump’s vision said it sent off a debate over statues around nominations. demic as he actively undermines ing Trump’s diminished standing out thousands of requests to state the country honoring slave-hold- “We have so much history in democracy. Republicans largely with older voters and suburban and local officials for suggestions, ers and Confederates. Trump de- Montana and our country,” said ignored the pandemic while at- women. both for possible sites around the ployed federal forces to protect Yellowstone County Commission- tacking Joe Biden as a senile life- As part of his “law and order” country and for heroes to honor. those monuments from protest- er John Ostlund, a Republican, time politician controlled by his message, Trump has consistent- Its findings are due to be given to ers, embracing their defense as talking about his board’s decision party’s far-left wing and incapa- ly sided with police over their Trump by Tuesday. a law-and-order issue as he seeks to nominate revered Crow Tribe ble of protecting suburban voters African American victims. He Many of the nominations stand reelection. leaders as well as cowboys, fa- from mobs of protesters. plans to visit the site of the latest in stark contrast to the list the Most governors, including al- mous explorers and others. “America doesn’t feel like one violent clash, Kenosha, Wis ., on Trump administration came up most every Democrat, dismissed “It was a conscious decision to country with all the chaos and di- Tuesday. with, which mandated inclusion the Trump administration’s re- include all sides of our history. All vision,” former Democratic pres- Civil rights leader Martin Lu- of a few dozen mainstream and quest for suggestions, accord- of the history … I don’t want to idential contender Pete Buttigieg ther King III likened Trump’s conservative figures, from John ing to the Interior Department’s erase anything,” Ostlund said. said in an interview. rhetoric on race — and his party’s Adams to the late Supreme Court website on Friday afternoon. It’s The four federal agency heads “We should be ready for liter- efforts to make it more difficult to Justice Antonin Scalia. Frederick the latest example of governors that Trump specifically named to ally anything in the next couple vote this fall — to the efforts of Douglass, Harriet Tubman and a ignoring White House requests the heroes task force are white. months,” he said. “2020 isn’t Republican leaders like Richard few other Black leaders made the — ranging from statues, to school Asked if that was appropriate done serving up shocks and Nixon prior to the passage of the Trump administration’s hero list, openings to nursing homes test- for a diverse country, Goldey re- surprises.” Civil Rights Act of 1968. It’s un- but not anyone known for their ing — amid the coronavirus sponded, “Your question is com- Rarely have such dire variables clear if 2020 America will have Native American, Hispanic or pandemic. pletely offensive.” loomed over the closing weeks of as much tolerance for the mes- Asian heritage. “I haven’t given it a moment’s Goldey stressed that the task an election. sage that resonated a half cen- Suggestions from many Repub- thought,” Kansas Gov. Laura force would not be making the A pandemic that has already tury ago. lican governors, by contrast, were Kelly told The Associated Press. final cut for heroes. He repeated- killed 180,000 Americans shows “It’s just straight racism,” King heavy with civil rights leaders, “I have other things to do.” ly declined to say who would be, little sign of slowing. A scuffling said of Trump’s rhetoric and re- while many local officials pushed Some were highly critical of however, including if it would be economy has pushed 28 million cord. “The hands of the clock are for a broader definition for what it the effort as an ill-timed political Trump making the pick. onto the unemployment rolls with going backwards.” Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Memorial recalls 2019 tornado that killed 23

BEAUREGARD — A AL new memorial in Beau- regard remembers the nearly two dozen people killed when a dead- ly tornado swept through the east Alabama county last year. The names and images of the 23 victims who died during the storm are etched into main layer of the stone monument, WSFA reports. The second layer is dedi- cated to the first responders and volunteers. At the top is a cross and the saying, Beauregard Strong, an expression that the community used to rally together as they rebuilt from the storm. “It’s so beautiful, Tyesha Hart, who lost her 8-year-old daughter Mykhayla, told the station. “It gives me peace and solace.” The monument was construct- ed at Providence Baptist Church W hite woman slapped Black child, used slur

BOCA RATON — A FL white woman is facing felony child abuse charges after police said she slapped an 11- year-old Black child and called him a racist slur after his go-kart bumped hers at a Florida amuse- ment park. Boca Raton police said in court VICKI VELLIOS BRINER, THE (HARRISBURG, PA.) PATRIOT-NEWS/AP records that Haley Zager, 30, and the boy were driving go-karts at the Boomers amusement park Saturday night when they acci- Like father, like son dentally collided. They said Zager confronted the child after the Ray Davies, left, of Holden, Maine cleans his ’82 Corvette while his son Robert Daries of Newton, Pa., cleans his ’72 Corvette LT-1 during ride and, in the presence of three the annual Corvettes at Carlisle event in Carlisle, Pa. Boomers employees, slapped him in the face, using a racist slur to Shortage of wood halts THE CENSUS west Medical Center in Margate, justify the strike to bystanders. Fla., a Fort Lauderdale suburb. boardwalk re-decking The dog is now in the custody Court records said Zager ad- The approximate amount a dog cost Mississippi county of the Broward County Animal mitted to officers that she struck OCEAN CITY — officials when it chewed a fiber optic cable to pieces. Care and Adoption Center as po- the child, who had a swollen eye Ocean City is post- The cable connected a courthouse and a nearby Justice MD lice investigate the cause of the but denied using the slur. Police poning plans to re-deck its iconic $7K Court building in Amite County, Tim Wroten, the county’s said they also found a container boardwalk because of a lumber sheriff, told the Enterprise-Journal. The wire was mostly late Friday attack. of pills in her underwear and shortage caused by the coronavi- elevated but dipped to the ground by the front door of the Justice Court building, The dog’s breed was not charged her will illegal posses- rus outbreak. where the dog chewed it. The culprit was not caught in the act, but officials saw specified. sion of prescription drugs. The Daily Times of Salisbury “his running mate” through the security camera, Wroten said. reported that the boardwalk, Streets to be named for Commuter bus slams which stretches over 30 blocks, 14 fallen Guard soldiers into divider, 16 hurt is typically re-decked every 10 Las Vegas police reported that York City’s Times Square, police years or so. poker champion Antonio Esfan- said. BISMARCK — Streets When city workers began mak- diari and his father Bejan Esfan- Roland Pacheco, 52, is under- NEW YORK — A com- in a housing develop- ing inquiries to potential suppli- diari called authorities July 14 going a psychiatric evaluation ND NY muter bus slammed ment east of Bismarck have been into a divider at New York City’s ers, they learned that it might to report that several valuables while awaiting arraignment in cost double the $468,000 that had were missing from their safe at a Manhattan court on assault, dedicated to honor fallen North main bus terminal on Saturday, Dakota National Guard soldiers. injuring 16 people including one been budgeted for the first half of their Panorama Towers condo- weapon possession and menacing The Bismarck Tribune re- critically, the fire department the project. minium near the Strip, includ- charges. ported the streets will be named said. Lumber prices have more than ing $150,000 in cash and up to Pacheco fled after attacking The New Jersey Transit bus doubled since April, as the coro- $500,000 in poker chips. the boy, who was hospitalized and after 14 soldiers in the Clear Sky crashed on an upper ramp at the navirus prompted both a supply Silva lived with Bejan Esfandi- treated with stitches, only to be Addition. Port Authority Bus Terminal in shortage and a spike in demand ari on and off for several months caught slashing tires a few blocks Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann of Manhattan, tossing passengers as people stuck at home embarked and had been left alone in the away, police said. the North Dakota National Guard around and causing major dam- on home-improvement projects. condo multiple times, accord- Officers used a stun gun to and Sen. Kevin Cramer spoke at age to the vehicle’s front end. Tariffs on Canadian lumber have ing to the police report. She also subdue Pacheco after he started the ceremony Friday, which was “There were multiple patients also contributed to the price in- had regularly used his iPhone swinging the weapon — a pocket hosted by Bismarck Mayor Steve laying on the floor, around the crease, experts said. and iPad which had similar pass- knife attached to a broomstick Bakken vehicle and then multiple patients words to the key code on the safe, — at them, police said. Matt Geiger of Geiger Con- Bejan Esfandiari said. that were still trapped inside of Suspect arrested in $1M struction and Development said Police said Silva used the cash the vehicle,” EMS Deputy Chief Woman mauled to death the development in the future will poker champion theft and chips to gamble in high-stakes Kevin Ramdayal said. poker games and was tracked to a by dog, man hospitalized be home to Heroes Park, a public Eleven people were taken to LAS VEGAS — Au- parking garage in Aria where she facility that will include a monu- hospitals for treatment, including NV thorities in Nevada was arrested. MARGATE — Offi- ment to the soldiers. one person who Ramdayal said have arrested an Arizona woman FL cials in Florida said an The ceremony and dedication had “severely critical” injuries. on suspicion of stealing about $1 Shirtless man with 84-year-old woman was mauled of the streets are examples of Others were treated at the scene. million in cash, gambling chips to death by her dog while a man ways to prevent a soldier’s name The bus appeared to be leaving and jewelry from an international spear cuts teen was hospitalized with serious from “fading off in the distance,” the terminal when it crashed, offi- poker champion and his father. injuries. said Harriet Goodiron. Her son, cials said. No other vehicles were Svitlana Silva, 46, was charged NEW YORK — A The South Florida Sun-Sentinel Cpl. Nathan Goodiron, of Manda- involved, and the crash caused with residential burglary and NY shirtless man wield- reported the elderly woman Car- the temporary closure of all New possession of stolen property val- ing a homemade spear sliced a olyn Varanese was pronounced ree, was killed in Afghanistan in Jersey-bound lanes of the Lincoln ued at $100,000 or more, the Las 15-year-old boy in the forehead dead at the scene while Joseph 2006. Tunnel. Vegas Review-Journal reported. Friday in a brazen attack in New Varanese, 57, was taken to North- From wire reports PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 WORLD Thousands trapped after train troubles in France PARIS — Thousands of pas- 1st direct Israel-UAE flight lands sengers were trapped overnight on high-speed TGV trains halted by electrical problems in south- BY ARON HELLER western France, some pleading Associated Press for water, food or fresh air. ABU DHABI, United Arab Frustrated travelers raised at- Emirates — A Star of David- tention to their plight on social adorned El Al plane has landed networks, posting images of chil- in Abu Dhabi after flying in from dren sleeping on floors and de- Israel, carrying a high-ranking scribing the challenge of staying American and Israeli delegation masked for as much as 20 hours. in the first-ever direct commer- Several people were evacuated for medical reasons, broadcaster cial passenger flight to the United France-Info reported Monday. Arab Emirates. National rail authority SNCF The Israeli flag carrier’s flight announced problems on multiple Monday marks the implementa- routes starting Sunday afternoon, tion of the historic U.S.-brokered including a “major electrical sup- deal to normalize relations be- ply failure” that required exten- tween the two nations and so- sive repair efforts. lidifies long-clandestine ties that have evolved over years of shared 770-pound crocodile enmity toward Iran. With the U.S. as matchmaker, caught in Australia Israel and the UAE agreed ear- DARWIN, Australia — Wildlife lier this month to work toward rangers have trapped a 14.5-foot normalization, which would make saltwater crocodile at a tourist NIR ELIAS, POOL/AP the UAE the third Arab nation to destination in Australia’s North- have full relations with Israel, Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, from left, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior ern Territory, the biggest caught after Egypt and Jordan. adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien board the Israeli flag carrier El in the area in years, a wildlife Monday’s three hour, 20 min- Al’s airliner at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday. ranger said Monday. ute flight saw the El Al plane fly The 770-pound male was caught through Saudi airspace and over more jet fuel. rael was represented by national the Middle East and beyond,” in the Flora River at a remote na- the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh. The American delegation in- security adviser Meir Ben-Shab- Kushner told reporters before ture park 75 miles southwest of That signals the possibility the cludes President Donald Trump’s bat and the director generals of boarding the plane. the Outback town of Katherine, kingdom could regularly allow senior adviser and son-in-law several ministries, who will meet Ben-Shabbat said he was excit- said Katherine senior wildlife these flights, which would make Jared Kushner, as well as national with their Emirati counterparts. ed about the trip and that the aim ranger John Burke. them viable commercially. Oth- security adviser Robert O’Brien, “While this is a historic flight, was to lay the groundwork for co- erwise, flights would need to take Mideast envoy Avi Berkowitz and we hope that this will start an operation in areas like tourism, 25 poisoned, 5 critical, seven hours to detour, burning envoy for Iran Brian Hook. Is- even more historic journey for medicine, technology and trade. at illegal Norway rave COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Some 25 people taking part Diplomat tapped to be Lebanese PM vows reforms in an illegal rave in a bunker in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, were poisoned by carbon monoxide Associated Press many, Mustapha Adib, to form a were injured in the Aug. 4 blast, He said he will form a Cabi- given off by portable generators, new government after he secured which devastated the city’s port net of experts and will work with police said. BEIRUT — A Lebanese dip- 90 votes among the legislators in and caused widespread damage Five people — including two lomat was appointed to form a parliament to “put the country on the 128-member parliament. to residential and commercial track of improvement and to end police officers who were first on new government on Monday after the scene — were hospitalized in The consultations were being areas in the capital. the dangerous financial, econom- winning the backing of major held hours before French Presi- The government resigned less critical condition but their lives ic and social drainage.” political parties in the crisis-hit dent Emmanuel Macron was due than a week after the blast. are not in danger, the Norwegian “The opportunity in front of country, which is still reeling to arrive for a two-day visit, dur- Adib told reporters his num- news agency NTB said. Two of the from a devastating explosion that ing which he is expected to press ber one priority will be to quickly our country is narrow, and the five were released from intensive killed and wounded thousands of Lebanese officials to formulate a form a government able to imple- mission that I accepted is based care on Monday, NTB reported. people. new political pact to lift the coun- ment crucial reforms to regain on all political groups knowing Up to 200 partygoers had gath- President Michel Aoun asked try out of its multiple crises. At the trust of the Lebanese and in- that. The government should be ered for the rave. Lebanon’s ambassador to Ger- least 190 people died and 6,000 ternational community. formed very quickly,” he added. From The Associated Press Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Saudis, allies India says Chinese foil attacks made moves close by Houthis Associated Press SANAA, Yemen — The Saudi- led coalition allied with Yemen’s government said Monday that it to disputed border foiled two attacks launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, in- cluding an explosives-laden boat Associated Press tle the standoff in the cold-desert dispatched into the Red Sea near international shipping lanes. SRINAGAR, India — India said region. Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Monday that its soldiers thwarted In Beijing, foreign ministry al-Malki said in a statement that “provocative” military move- spokesperson Zhao Lijian said MUKHTAR KHA/AP border forces were communicat- the remotely controlled boat was ments by China’s military near a An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway at spotted late Sunday. disputed border in the Ladakh re- ing over recent matters but gave Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, India, earlier this summer. no details. Yemeni officials said a blast gion months into the rival nations’ killed at least three people and “Chinese border troops always deadliest standoff in decades. Lake, a glacial lake divided by landscape that boasts the world’s wounded five others. act in strict compliance with the Local military command- the de facto frontier between the highest landing strip, a glacier Al-Malki described the at- Line of Actual Control, and have ers from the two countries were rivals and where the India-China that feeds one of the largest irri- tempted boat attack as a “terrorist meeting along the disputed fron- never crossed the line for any ac- faceoff began in early May. gation systems in the world, and attack” threatening commercial tivities,” Zhao told reporters at a tier on Monday to resolve the is- The disputed and undemar- a critical link to China’s massive shipping routes in the vital Bab daily briefing. sues, India’s defense ministry cated 2,175-mile border between “Belt and Road” infrastructure al-Mandeb strait, used for oil ship- said. It said India was committed India’s defense ministry issued India and China stretches from project. ments from the Gulf to Europe to dialogue, “but is also equally its statement after a gap of a day the Ladakh region in the north The faceoff began at three and goods from Asia to Europe. determined to protect its territo- and did not give details of the na- to the Indian state of Sikkim. The places. Soldiers at Pangong Lake He said the coalition also inter- rial integrity.” ture of the new actions. two Asia giants fought a border cepted and destroyed a drone car- ignored repeated verbal warn- The statement said China’s The statement said Indian war in 1962 that also spilled into rying explosives over the Abha ings, triggering a yelling match, People’s Liberation Army on troops “undertook measures to Ladakh. The two countries have international airport in south- Saturday night “carried out pro- strengthen our positions and been trying to settle their border stone-throwing and even fist- western Saudi Arabia on Sunday. vocative military movements thwart Chinese intentions to dispute since the early 1990s, fights. By June, it escalated and He said some of the debris from to change the status quo” and unilaterally change facts on without success. spread north in Depsang and the drone fell on the airport but “violated the previous consensus ground.” The ongoing standoff high in Galwan Valley, where India has caused no casualties or damage, arrived at during military and It said the activity took place the Karakoram mountains is over built an all-weather military road according to Saudi Arabia’s state- diplomatic engagements” to set- on the southern bank of Pangong disputed portions of a pristine along the disputed frontier. run news agency. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 FACES Gaga doesn’t mask concerns Singer encourages compliance while winning 5 VMA trophies

BY MESFIN FEKADU number of background dancers Associated Press all wearing masks. The Weeknd, the first per- Lady Gaga cleaned house at the former of the night, paid tribute 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, to Blake and Taylor — two Black while The Weeknd took home the people who were shot by police top prize — and both pop stars officers — after winning video of MTV/AP sent important messages to view- the year and best R&B for “Blind- ers about the current state of the Shown in a video grab, Ariana Grande, left, and Lady Gaga perform “Rain On Me” on Sunday during the ing Lights.” world: “Wear a mask” and “Jus- MTV Video Music Awards. Three of Gaga’s five awards were for the No. 1 hit. “It’s really hard for me to cel- tice for Jacob Blake and Breonna ebrate right now and enjoy this Taylor.” impact lives forever.” — some pre-taped, some filmed Bieber, “Stuck with U,” won best Gaga won five honors Sunday, moment, so I’m just going to say: The Black Eyed Peas, who in various locations in New York music video from home — one most of them for her No. 1 hit with justice for Jacob Blake and justice closed the two-hour-plus show City. of two new awards MTV estab- Ariana Grande, “Rain on Me,” for Breonna Taylor,” he said. with Nicky Jam and Tyga, ended Pop all-stars BTS, who won lished as artists have made shifts which the pop stars performed The VMAs kicked off with an- their set by saying, “Black Lives four awards including best pop because of the pandemic. CNCO live for the first time. other touching moment, as host Matter.“ And R&B star H.E.R. and best group, were top-notch won best quarantine performance “Wear a mask. It’s a sign of re- Keke Palmer told viewers the won the video for good award for during a pre-taped performance, for “MTV Unplugged at Home.” spect,“ Gaga said during one of show was dedicated to Chadwick her protest anthem about police which featured their signature, Megan Thee Stallion won best her several appearances onstage Boseman, who died Aug. 28 after brutality and systemic racism, “I skilled choreography. The seven hip-hop for “Savage” and Taylor as she accepted awards like artist privately battling colon cancer Can’t Breathe.” band members danced and sang Swift won best direction for “The and song of the year. for four years at age 43. “I’m super proud of everybody in sharp suits, at some points with Man.” Maluma of Colombia won Gaga performed a medley “We dedicate tonight’s show speaking out on social injustice,” the backdrop of Times Square be- best Latin singer, and Doja Cat of her songs, including “Stupid to a man whose spirit touched so H.E.R. said. hind them. was named Push best new artist. Love,” “Chromatica II” and “911.” many. He’s a true hero, not just But most of the show was Grande tied BTS with four See videos and full results on- She and Grande were joined by a on-screen,” Palmer said. “His dedicated to fun performances wins. Her No. 1 duet with Justin line at mtv.com/vma. Chadwick Boseman didn’t ‘Tenet’ theatrical just play icons; he was one debut a success From wire reports As Hollywood aims to relaunch moviego- BY JAKE COYLE APPRECIATION ing worldwide, Christopher Nolan’s highly Associated Press anticipated “Tenet” earned more than $53 The image that keeps replaying in my some of those qualities have infused million in its opening weekend across 41 head since the death of Chadwick Bose- themselves into me at this point.” international markets (including 32 in Eu- man is from early 2018. It was just days Boseman started out as a playwright. rope, the Middle East and Africa) on more before “Black Panther” opened in the- He was raised in the manufacturing town than 20,000 screens. aters and the exhilaration aroused by this of Anderson, S.C., the youngest of three The result was the biggest opening for long-in-coming cultural event was every- boys. As a junior in high school, he wrote the director in nine countries including where around Boseman. Flocked by fans, and staged a play inspired by the shooting Holland, Ukraine and Hungary, the big- he repeatedly paused for pictures until death of a basketball teammate. Before he gest industry opening in the Kingdom of he was handed a months-old Black child was a Hollywood star, he penned numer- Saudi Arabia with $1.47 million and the whom he gently held, beaming. ous hip-hop-infused plays: “Hieroglyphic second-biggest Hollywood film opening in Boseman’s family said that the actor, Graffiti,” “Rhyme Deferred,” “Deep Estonia, where the film was partially shot, who died Aug. 28 at the age of 43, was first Azure” — and directed others. In New with $340,000 grossed over the weekend. diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016. Did York, he performed with the National Nolan’s film represents the first block- he know when he held that baby that he Shakespeare Company. buster hopeful to be released during the might not live long enough to see a child He compared his alma mater, Howard COVID-19 global pandemic. University, to his own personal Wakanda. The sci-fi mind-bender begins U.S. of his own raised? Did he know that in AP playing Jackie Robinson, James Brown, “If you have a blanketed idea of what it sneak preview screenings Monday night, Thurgood Marshall and T’Challa — in so means to be of African descent and you Chadwick Boseman, shown arriving at in areas where indoor theaters are open, gracefully filling the screen with the dig- go to Howard University, you’re meeting the Academy Awards in 2018 in Los ahead of an official opening on Thursday nity of Black lives — that he was helping people from all over the diaspora — from Angeles, died Aug. 28 after a four-year for Labor Day weekend. to cradle another generation? the Caribbean, any country in Africa, in battle with colon cancer. He was 43. After numerous release-date delays and In a tragically brief but historically Europe,” Boseman said. “So you’re seeing savage reviews, 20th Century Studios’ sweeping life as an actor, Boseman played people from all walks of life that look like worked up to. It was innate. It was there “The New Mutants,” a spinoff of the long- men of public life and private pain. Before you, but they sound different.” already. “When I hit the stage, people bet- running “X-Men” franchise, opened to $7 Friday, we didn’t know he, too, was bear- That early development of an expan- ter be ready,” he says in “Get on Up.” “Es- million in 2,412 locations this weekend, ing such a burden. That has only magni- sive, historical understanding of African pecially the white folk.” which was enough to top the domestic box fied his accomplishment, bringing him American identity surely fed the grace During the filming of “Black Panther,” office. It added $2.9 million in 10 interna- closer to the great figures whose shoes and humility of Boseman’s most famous Boseman said he was communicating tional territories for a global debut of $9.9 he wore on film. He played men who roles. It wasn’t until he was in his mid- with two boys who had terminal cancer. million, according to estimates from Com- advanced a people’s progress, a trail he 30s, after a handful of brief television ap- They were hoping to make it long enough score. Disney inherited the film in its take- helped blaze himself. He played icons, pearances, that he landed his first leading to see the film. “I realized they anticipat- over of 20th Century Fox. and died one, too. role as Robinson in “42.” He was, from ed something great,” Boseman said in a More than 2,500 theaters were open “There’s a lot to learn from Jackie Rob- the start, a self-evident movie star with SiriusXM interview. The kids, Boseman this weekend in the U.S., and the number inson. There’s a lot to learn from James a rare, effortless charisma. Rachel Rob- said through tears, didn’t make it. But in hits 3,000 with Canada included, per Com- Brown. There’s a lot to learn from Thur- inson, the Hall of Famer’s widow, said it his unjustly short career, Boseman held in score. That is nearly 50% of all locations good Marshall,” Boseman said that day was like seeing her husband again. his hands a world, illuminated on screen open in the U.S. and Canada during the 2 ½ years ago. “I would like to say that Boseman’s power wasn’t asked for or like never before. same period in 2019. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Federal response to disasters expected Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY ANDREW MORRIS Special To The Washington Post EDITORIAL ven before Hurricane Laura surged through Louisiana and Terry Leonard, Editor [email protected] Arkansas last month, disaster policy veterans warned that fed- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor E eral response might be hobbled by a Fed- [email protected] eral Emergency Management Agency Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content stretched to the limits by its front-line role [email protected] in the coronavirus pandemic, California wildfires and damaging storms in Iowa. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation [email protected] While FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor has sought to portray the federal Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital agency as playing a “support role,” with [email protected] local and state emergency management taking the lead in disasters, it’s also clear BUREAU STAFF that most Americans have come to expect that the federal government will be there Europe/Mideast for them to respond to a disaster like Laura. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief And as President George W. Bush learned [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 after Hurricane Katrina, there is a severe political cost to pay when the government Pacific fails to meet those expectations. Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief Questions about the role of the federal [email protected] +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 government in American disaster relief policy have roots in another hurricane EVAN VUCCI/AP Washington tragedy that took place over 50 years ago. Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief On the night of Aug. 17, 1969, Hurricane President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Federal Emergency Manage- [email protected] Camille’s nearly 200 mph winds drove ment Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor listen during a Hurricane Laura briefing at (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News a storm surge of up to 20 feet smack into FEMA headquarters in Washington. [email protected] the Mississippi Gulf Coast and coastal Louisiana. One of only three Category 5 the powerful Gulf Coast congressional rying evacuees from the coast, to the Red CIRCULATION hurricanes to hit the U.S. mainland in the delegation into action. Mississippians and Cross policy of restoring disaster victims Mideast 20th century, Camille killed more than 140 Louisianans wrote their senators and rep- only to the status quo ante — meaning, if Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager people in Mississippi. Another 113 died resentatives, pleading for federal aid and your house didn’t have indoor plumbing [email protected] when the storm, downgraded to a tropi- comparing their plight to the costs of the before the storm, you would still be stuck [email protected] cal depression, triggered flash floods and Vietnam War and the recent Apollo 11 with an outhouse even after your house was DSN (314)583-9111 mudslides in central Virginia. mission. rebuilt. In fall 1969, a report by the Ameri- Europe The storm, which was smaller but more One resident in the small Mississippi can Friends Service Committee publicized Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager powerful than Hurricane Katrina, firmly town of Waveland wrote Sen. James East- these problems, generating a firestorm of [email protected] shifted disaster relief from states, localities land, D-Miss., chair of the Senate Judicia- criticism about the discriminatory policy [email protected] and the Red Cross to the federal govern- ry Committee, that the government should advanced at the state level and even by vol- +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 ment. Today, victims of major disasters ex- “use this moon landing monkey business unteer organizations. Pacific pect that the federal government through spending to make our people decent here The solution? A federal policy that en- Mari Mori, [email protected] FEMA will be there to help them rebuild on earth.” sured equal treatment to all recipients, and +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 their lives, a sentiment that we can trace to Eastland and two other conservative seg- Bayh happened to have one. changes in the law brought about by Hur- regationist Mississippi Democrats — Sen. Bayh’s proposal offered a program of CONTACT US ricane Camille and its aftermath. John Stennis, chair of the Senate Armed ongoing federal disaster aid that satisfied Washington It was a Democratic senator from In- Services Committee, and Rep. William both liberal and conservative demands. It tel: (+1)202.886.0003 diana who actually championed the idea Colmer, chair of the House Rules Commit- was more equitable but also offered the 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 that the federal government, not the states tee — were joined by House Majority Whip leadership of such states as Mississippi or volunteer organizations, should come Hale Boggs of Louisiana. Together, they the promise of subsidized reconstruction Reader letters to the relief of its citizens during natural marshaled support from their colleagues of coastal economies the next time a hur- [email protected] disasters. for a bill specifically for Camille victims a ricane struck. Additional contacts Sen. Birch Bayh had been pushing for a few weeks after the storm. As Stennis said in support of Bayh’s bill, stripes.com/contactus permanent federal disaster aid program Their efforts were also boosted by the “It will give assurance to financial invest- since 1965, when the Palm Sunday torna- endorsement of President Richard M. ments and bonds and the insurance prob- OMBUDSMAN does struck six Midwestern states, killing Nixon. Eager to burnish the president’s lems and a great many other matters.” 137 and injuring 1,200 in Indiana alone. credentials with conservative Southerners, Civil rights and Sun Belt development Ernie Gates Help for Hoosier residents was very Nixon’s aides convinced him to stop on the were, for a moment, able to coexist in the limited. coast on the way back from his summer so- bipartisan glow of disaster policy. As a re- The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow sult, the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 signifi- of news and information, reporting any attempts by the “The state had a rudimentary, Band-Aid journ at the Western White House, Nixon’s military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s kind of thing,” Bayh told me later. “ . . . But California vacation retreat, in September. cantly raised Americans’ expectations that independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns they were limited compared to the great the government would be there for them in and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- The first president to visit Mississippi ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman purse strings of Uncle Sam.” since Franklin Roosevelt, Nixon was met times of disaster. welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted As President Lyndon Johnson launched by an audience of thousands of raptur- As Bayh said when he introduced the by email at [email protected], or by phone at legislation, “I think the time has come 202.886.0003. his Great Society initiatives, Bayh also en- ous Mississippians — one sign read “NOT visioned a greater federal role for helping MANY REPUBLICANS HERE BUT when we should treat the citizens of this disaster victims. He was further encour- LOTS OF NIXONCRATS.” country more compassionately when they Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- aged by the fact that Congress had passed And yet, despite widespread political sup- are hit by a disaster.” days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday a special law for extensive federal aid to port for relief, the legislation for Camille Among other policies still with us today, through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and the act created the Disaster Unemploy- Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals the victims of the 1964 Alaska earthquake victims still fell short of the permanent na- postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send and would soon do the same for the victims tional policy that Bayh had envisioned. ment Assistance program for disaster vic- address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, tims, the pot of money recently raided by APO AP 96301-5002. of Hurricane Betsy. But the politics of disaster relief once This newspaper is authorized by the Department of Bayh’s constituents, however, did not again shifted that fall thanks to the work the Trump administration to attempt to Defense for members of the military services overseas. receive this sort of help from the federal of local and national civil rights activists, patch part of the hole left by the failure to However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, negotiate an extension of the federal pan- and are not to be considered as the official views of, or government. The tradition of federalism who protested the way that the relief effort endorsed by, the U.S. government. As a DOD newspaper, in disaster relief, the lobbying of the Red extended the segregation and discrimina- demic unemployment benefits. Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- Revised and expanded over the years, nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote Cross to retain its role in providing for di- tion they had been fighting in Mississippi locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. saster victims and the preferences of some for decades. and paired with the newly created FEMA The appearance of advertising in this publication does in Congress to respond ad hoc to disasters With Gov. John Bell Williams, the last in 1979, the law has placed the federal gov- not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense ernment squarely in the middle of 21st- or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. (thus building up political capital with openly segregationist governor of the state, Products or services advertised shall be made available for their grateful, disaster-struck colleagues), heading state efforts, and with local Red century disaster politics and policy — a purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, all worked against an expansive and per- Cross agencies dominated by white South- framework now being tested by repeated religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical disasters in 2020. handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor manent federal disaster safety net. erners, there were plenty of examples of of the purchaser, user or patron. Four years later, however, Camille Black and poor victims of Camille being Andrew Morris is associate professor of history at changed the policy conversation. treated unfairly. Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., and the author © Stars and Stripes 2020 of a book on Hurricane Camille and the politics of Pragmatic politics and a desire to deliver Activists revealed injustices ranging disaster relief, forthcoming with the University of stripes.com much-needed aid to constituents propelled from state officials segregating buses car- Pennsylvania Press. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 Looking at the news A weekly sampling of U.S. editorial cartoons

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Sports Auto racing Golf Bommarito Automotive Group 16. (19) Nicholas Latifi, Canada, Wil- BMW Championship on AFN liams Mercedes, 44, +1:17.795. Race 2 17. (20) Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, Sunday Haas Ferrari, 44, +1:25.540. At Olympia Fields Country Club Sunday 18. (18) Antonio Giovinazzi, Italy, Alfa Olympia Fields, Ill. At Madison, IL Romeo Racing Ferrari, did not finish, 9. Yardage: 7,366; Par: 70 Go to the American Forces Lap length: 1.25 miles 19. (15) George Russell, Great Britain, y-playoff win (Start position in parentheses) Williams Mercedes, did not finish, 9. Final Round Network website for the most 1. (2) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chev- 20. (7) Carlos Sainz Jr, Spain, McLaren y-Jon Rahm, $1,710,000 75-71-66-64—276 -4 up-to-date TV schedules. rolet, 200 laps, Running. Renault, did not finish. D. Johnson, $1,026,000 71-69-69-67—276 -4 2. (4) Pato O’Ward, Dallara-Chevrolet, Driver Standings H. Matsuyama, $551,000 67-73-69-69—278 -2 myafn.net 200, Running. 1. Lewis Hamilton, Great Britain, Mer- J. Niemann, $551,000 72-71-68-67—278 -2 3. (3) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, cedes, 132 points. Tony Finau, $384,750 70-71-73-65—279 -1 200, Running. 2. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red M. Fitzpatrick, $337,250 70-75-68-67—280 E 4. (18) Rinus Veekay, Dallara-Chevro- Bull Racing Honda, 95. Jason Kokrak, $337,250 74-71-69-66—280 E let, 200, Running. 3. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Mercedes, Deals 5. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 200, Sebastian Muir $285,000 70-75-67-69—281 +1 89. Brendon Todd, $285,000 73-68-71-69—281 +1 Running. 4. Charles Leclerc, Monaco, Ferrari, 45. 6. (10) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, L. Griffin, $247,000 70-73-70-69—282 +2 5. Lance Stroll, Canada, Racing Point M. Hughes, $247,000 69-73-69-71—282 +2 Sunday’s transactions 200, Running. BWT Mercedes, 40. 7. (9) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara-Honda, B. Hun An, $192,375 73-74-68-68—283 +3 BASEBALL Manufacturers Standings P. Cantlay, $192,375 71-68-75-69—283 +3 200, Running. 1. Mercedes, 221. /AP American League 8. (15) Conor Daly, Dallara-Chevrolet, Brian Harman, $192,375 72-73-69-69—283 +3 CHARLES REX ARBOGAST BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Acquired two 2. Red Bull Racing Honda, 135. Rory McIlroy, $192,375 70-69-73-71—283 +3 200, Running. 3. Racing Point BWT Mercedes, 63. players to be named later from Atlanta 9. (1) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, Paul Casey, $147,250 73-72-71-68—284 +4 Jon Rahm reacts after making in exchange for LHP Tommy Milone. Re- 4. McLaren Renault, 62. T. Hatton, $147,250 73-70-71-70—284 +4 200, Running. 5. Ferrari, 61. called LHP Keegan Akin from alternate 10. (16) Santino Ferrucci, Dallara-Hon- Bubba Watson, $147,250 72-70-70-72—284 +4 his putt on the first playoff hole training site. da, 200, Running. M. Wolff, $147,250 72-71-74-67—284 +4 of the BMW Championship on BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled IF Bobby 11. (12) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara- CarShield 200 Joel Dahmen, $106,780 71-77-71-66—285 +5 Dalbec from alternate training site. Re- Honda, 200, Running. C. Morikawa, $106,780 76-73-68-68—285 +5 Sunday. leased IF Marco Hernandez. 12. (14) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series S. Scheffler, $106,780 75-72-72-66—285 +5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed LHP Gio 200, Running. Sunday C. Smith, $106,780 75-73-68-69—285 +5 Gonzalez on the 10-day IL retroactive to 13. (5) Jack Harvey, Dallara-Honda, At Madison, Ill. R. Werenski, $106,780 74-72-70-69—285 +5 Aug. 27. Recalled RHP Dane Dunning from 200, Running. Lap length: 1.25 miles Daniel Berger, $69,469 73-74-69-70—286 +6 alternate training camp. 14. (11) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Hon- (Start position in parentheses) R. Henley, $69,469 74-69-70-73—286 +6 da, 200, Running. 1. (17) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 160 Kevin Kisner, $69,469 72-70-70-74—286 +6 DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Beau laps, 49 points. Rahm hits 15. (20) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Hon- L. Oosthuizen, $69,469 72-69-74-71—286 +6 Burrows to alternate training site. 2. (2) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 160, 48. HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned 1b Tay- da, 199, Running. Carlos Ortiz, $69,469 70-74-72-70—286 +6 16. (8) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chev- 3. (4) Austin Hill, Toyota, 160, 34. X. Schauffele, $69,469 73-70-74-69—286 +6 lor Jones to alternate training site. 4. (15) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 160, 45. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHP rolet, 199, Running. Adam Scott, $69,469 72-69-70-75—286 +6 17. (13) Oliver Askew, Dallara-Chevro- 5. (13) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 160, 33. Justin Thomas, $69,469 73-74-71-68—286 +6 Carlos Hernandez from alternate training 6. (19) Raphael Lessard, Toyota, 160, 33. site. let, 199, Running. Gary Woodland, $49,129 75-70-74-68—287 +7 18. (21) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chev- 7. (1) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 160, 47. Abraham Ancer, $49,129 70-74-70-73—287 +7 MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned LHP 8. (11) Grant Enfinger, Ford, 160, 29. 66-footer rolet, 199, Running. Corey Conners, $49,129 76-69-70-72—287 +7 Lewis Thorpe to alternate training site. 9. (18) Ty Majeski, Chevrolet, 160, 30. NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled RHP 19. (19) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevro- D. Frittelli, $49,129 72-75-69-71—287 +7 let, 199, Running. 10. (14) Tanner Gray, Ford, 160, 27. B. Horschel, $49,129 70-71-74-72—287 +7 Deivi Garcia and RHP Albert Abreu from 11. (5) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 160, 33. alternate training site. Optioned RHP 20. (23) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, Danny Lee, $49,129 73-72-74-68—287 +7 198, Running. 12. (8) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 160, 30. B. Steele, $49,129 72-71-75-69—287 +7 Brooks Kriske and RHP Deivi Garcia to al- 13. (10) Derek Kraus, Toyota, 160, 24. ternate training site. 21. (22) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevro- let, 197, Running. 14. (3) Matt Crafton, Ford, 160, 29. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned C 15. (16) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 160, in playoff 22. (17) Zach Veach, Dallara-Honda, NW Arkansas Championship Austin Allen to alternate training site. 22. SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled RHP 196, Running. Sunday 23. (7) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Hon- 16. (29) Danny Bohn, Toyota, 160, 21. Seth Frankoff and C Joe Hudson from al- 17. (21) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Pinnacle Country Club ternate training site. Optioned RHP Zac da, 190, Running. Rogers, Arkansas Race Statistics 160, 20. BY DOUG FERGUSON Grotz to alternate training site. Optioned 18. (22) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, 160, Purse: $2.3 million Race Winner’s average speed: 162.594 Yardage: 6,438; Par: 71 OF Braden Bishop to alternate training mph. 19. Associated Press site and will remain on taxi squad. Trans- a-amateur Time of Race: 01:32:15.2431. 19. (25) Clay Greenfield, Toyota, 160, 18. ferred RHP Matt Magill to the 45-day IL. Final Round Margin of Victory: 1.4356 seconds. 20. (31) Kyle Donahue, Toyota, 160, 0. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded first IF/DH 21. (30) Tyler Hill, Chevrolet, 159, 16. Austin Ernst 65-65-63—193 OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Cautions: 2 for 5 laps. Anna Nordqvist 64-62-69—195 Jose Martinez to the Chicago Cubs in ex- Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers. 22. (24) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 158, Even with a pair of silver trophies change for two players to be named later 15. Angela Stanford 66-66-65—197 Lap Leaders: Sato 1-59, O’Ward 60-95, Nelly Korda 67-63-67—197 in his possession, Jon Rahm still or cash considerations. Recalled LF Randy Power 96-97, Newgarden 98-101, Sato 23. (12) Chandler Smith, Toyota, 157, 14. Arozarena from alternate training site. 24. (6) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 157, 33. Jenny Shin 67-63-68—198 102-108, Herta 109-113, Power 114-151, Sei Young Kim 65-64-69—198 couldn’t believe what happened TEXAS RANGERS — Signed RHP Jerad Herta 152-156, Newgarden 157. 25. (23) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 157, Eickhoff to a minor-league contract. 12. Inbee Park 67-67-65—199 Sunday in the BMW Champion- Points: Dixon 416, Newgarden 320, 26. (26) Bryant Barnhill, Chevrolet, 156, Katherine Kirk 65-68-66—199 National League O’Ward 297, Sato 274, Herta 250, Pagen- ship. And he only saw half of it. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned 11. Linnea Strom 67-68-65—200 aud 237, Rahal 236, Power 226, Ferrucci 27. (33) Roger Reuse, Chevrolet, 151, 10. Kristy McPherson 68-66-66—200 LHP Matt Grace to alternate training site. 216, Rosenqvist 208. Rahm was on the range on the ATLANTA BRAVES — Designated IF 28. (28) Natalie Decker, Chevrolet, 150, Carlota Ciganda 68-68-65—201 other side of the Olympia Fields Matt Adams for assignment. 9. Pernilla Lindberg 69-66-66—201 CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP to al- Belgian Grand Prix 29. (32) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 148, Jodi Ewart Shadoff 67-67-67—201 clubhouse, preparing for a playoff ternate training site. Designated C Josh 8. Mi Hyang Lee 67-67-67—201 Sunday 30. (20) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, Morgan Pressel 70-67-65—202 that no one really expected, when Phegley for assignment. At Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RF Aris- garage, 145, 7. Yealimi Noh 68-69-65—202 Dustin Johnson rolled in a 45- Lap length: 7.00 kilometers 31. (27) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Charlotte Thomas 68-67-67—202 tides Aquino to alternate training site. (Start position in parentheses) foot birdie putt down the ridge for COLORADO ROCKIES — Acquired RHP accident, 124, 6. Maria Fassi 67-67-68—202 1. (1) Lewis Hamilton, Great Britain, 32. (7) Christian Eckes, Toyota, garage, Caroline Hedwall 69-64-69—202 Mychal Givens from Baltimore in ex- Mercedes, 44 laps, 1:24:08.761, 25 points. birdie to force a playoff. change for IF Tyler Nevin and IF Terrin 121, 21. Esther Lee 64-69-69—202 2. (2) Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Mer- 33. (9) Johnny Sauter, Ford, vibration, Pajaree Anannarukarn 68-71-64—203 Moments later, Rahm faced a Vavra and player to be named later or cedes, 44, +8.448 seconds, 18. 22, 4. cash considerations. Emma Talley 70-68-65—203 putt even longer and more diffi- 3. (3) Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Race Statistics Lindsey Weaver 70-67-66—203 LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled Red Bull Racing Honda, 44, +15.455, 15. Average Speed of Race Winner: 99.684 RHP Tony Gonsolin from alternate train- Patty Tavatanakit 69-68-66—203 cult on the 18th — just outside 65 4. (4) Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Re- mph. Caroline Masson 68-69-66—203 ing camp. Optioned RHP Josh Sborz to nault, 44, +18.877, 13. Time of Race: 2 hours, .0 minutes, 23 feet that he had to send at nearly alternate training camp. In Gee Chun 67-70-66—203 5. (6) Esteban Ocon, France, Renault, seconds. Annie Park 69-67-67—203 a 90-degree angle to the top of the MIAMI MARLINS — Designated RHP Je- 44, +40.650, 10. Margin of Victory: 0.881 seconds. sus Tinoco for assignment. Activated RHP 6. (5) Alexander Albon, Thailand, Red Caution Flags: 5 for 23 laps. ridge. From there, it was a replay Sandy Alcantara from the IL. Bull Racing Honda, 44, +42.712, 8. Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers. of Johnson’s putt as it headed NEW YORK METS — Placed LHP Steven 7. (10) Lando Norris, Great Britain, Lap Leaders: Z.Smith 0-45; T.Gilliland Pro soccer Matz and RHP Dellin Betances on the IL. McLaren Renault, 44, +43.774, 6. 46-121; S.Mayer 122-131; S.Creed 132; down the slope, kissed off the pin Recalled RHP Drew Smith and RHP Frank- 8. (12) Pierre Gasly, France, Scuderia S.Mayer 133-146; S.Creed 147-160 and disappeared into the cup. lyn Kilome from alternate training camp. Toro Rosso Honda, 44, +47.371, 4. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Recalled FHP Ariel Jurado as the 29th 9. (9) Lance Stroll, Canada, Racing Laps Led): T.Gilliland, 2 times for 75 laps; MLS “I still can’t believe what just man. Point BWT Mercedes, 44, +52.603, 2. Z.Smith, 1 time for 45 laps; S.Mayer, 2 PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled IF EASTERN CONFERENCE happened,” he said. 10. (8) Sergio Perez, Mexico, Racing times for 24 laps; S.Creed, 2 times for 15 W L T Pts GF GA Will Craig from alternate training site. Point BWT Mercedes, 44, +53.179, 1. laps; S.Boyd, 1 time for 1 lap. Neither could Johnson, going Placed LF Bryan Reynolds on the pater- Toronto FC 5 0 3 18 14 7 11. (11) Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Scuderia Wins: S.Creed, 3; Z.Smith, 2; G.Enfinger, Columbus 5 1 2 17 12 2 for his second straight victory. He nity list. Toro Rosso Honda, 44, +1:10.200. 2; A.Hill, 1; M.Crafton, 1. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Acquired IF/DH Philadelphia 4 1 3 15 12 8 12. (16) Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Alfa Top 16 in Points: 1. A.Hill, 549; Orlando City 4 2 2 14 15 10 could only laugh, at his putt and Mitch Moreland from Boston in exchange Romeo Racing Ferrari, 44, +1:11.504. 2. Z.Smith, 521; 3. B.Moffitt, 516; 4. for minor league IF Hudson Potts and OF New England 2 1 5 11 7 6 Rahm’s winner. 13. (14) Sebastian Vettel, Germany, B.Rhodes, 483; 5. S.Creed, 475; 6. C.Eckes, New York 3 3 2 11 7 9 Jeisson Rosario. Optioned RHP Michel Ferrari, 44, +1:12.894. 471; 7. M.Crafton, 449; 8. G.Enfinger, 422; “I played an unbelievable putt, Baez to alternate training site. Activated Montreal 3 3 1 10 10 9 14. (13) Charles Leclerc, Monaco, Fer- 9. T.Ankrum, 413; 10. T.Gilliland, 411; 11. Atlanta 3 4 0 9 7 8 RHP Trevor Rosenthal. rari, 44, +1:14.920. D.Kraus, 398; 12. T.Gray, 342; 13. R.Lessard, got in the playoff and then Jon FOOTBALL New York City FC 3 5 0 9 6 8 15. (17) Romain Grosjean, France, Haas 338; 14. S.Friesen, 314; 15. J.Sauter, 311; Cincinnati 2 4 2 8 6 12 made an even more ridiculous National Football League Ferrari, 44, +1:16.793. 16. T.Majeski, 275. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released TE Nashville SC 2 4 1 7 4 8 putt on top of me,” said Johnson, Ryan Becker, OL Steven Gonzalez, CB Chicago 2 5 1 7 8 14 who kept his No. 1 ranking . Zane Lewis and DL Adam Shuler. D.C. United 1 4 3 6 8 13 CAROLINA PANTERS — Placed DB Der- Pro basketball Cycling Inter Miami CF 1 6 0 3 6 11 The putts overshadowed a com- rek Thomas on the reserve/COVID-19 list. WESTERN CONFERENCE mand performance by Rahm, CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived WR Da- W L T Pts GF GA mion Willis with a failed physical desig- WNBA Tour de France Sporting KC 5 2 1 16 18 12 who closed with a 66-64 weekend . nation. Waived C Casey Dunn from IR. Seattle 4 1 2 14 13 5 His only bogey on the weekend DENVER BRONCOS — Claimed OT Dar- EASTERN CONFERENCE Sunday Minnesota United 3 2 2 11 14 11 rin Paulo off waivers. W L Pct GB 2nd Stage Portland 3 2 2 11 12 14 came on the fifth hole Saturday NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed RB Chicago 10 6 .625 — At Nice Real Salt Lake 2 1 4 10 11 8 when he spaced out and picked Dwayne Washington on the reserve/CO- Connecticut 7 9 .438 3 A 115.5 miles from Nice Haut Pays to FC Dallas 2 1 3 9 7 4 VID-19 list. Indiana 5 10 .333 4½ Nice Los Angeles FC 2 2 3 9 16 15 up his ball from the green with- NEW YORK JETS — Claimed WR D.J. Washington 4 11 .267 5½ 1. Julian Alaphilippe, France, Deceun- San Jose 2 2 2 8 12 13 LA Galaxy 2 3 2 8 10 13 out marking it. Montgomery off waivers. Atlanta 3 13 .188 7 inck-Quickstep, 4:55:27 PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed WR Colorado 2 3 2 8 10 14 “That stretch of waiting for DJ, New York 2 13 .133 7½ 2. Marc Hirschi, Switzerland, Team Houston 1 2 4 7 11 13 DeAndre Thompkins. Waived CB Alexan- WESTERN CONFERENCE Sunweb, same time.. him making the putt, going in the der Myres and TE Dax Raymond. Vancouver 2 6 0 6 7 16 W L Pct GB 3. Adam Yates, Great Britain, Mitchel- Note: Three points for victory, one SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed WR J.J. Seattle 13 3 .813 — ton-Scott, :01 behind playoff, me making the putt, then Nelson on IR. Re-signed DE Alex Barrett. point for tie. Las Vegas 12 3 .800 ½ 4. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, CCC Saturday’s games trying to stay mentally in it just Los Angeles 12 3 .800 ½ Team, :02 Orlando City 3, Atlanta 1 in case he made the last putt, it’s Minnesota 10 5 .667 2½ 5. Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia, Co- Philadelphia 4, D.C. United 1 AP sportlight Phoenix 9 7 .563 4 lombia, EF Pro Cycling, same time. New York City FC 3, Chicago 1 been a roller coaster, but so much Dallas 6 10 .375 7 Overall Standings Columbus 0, Cincinnati 0, tie fun,” Rahm said. Saturday’s games (2 stages) New York 1, New England 1, tie Sept. 1 Las Vegas 80, New York 63 1. Julian Alaphilippe, France, Deceun- FC Dallas 3, Minnesota 1 All he could think about on 1931 — Lou Gehrig hit his third grand Seattle 88, Chicago 74 inck-Quickstep, 8:41:35 Sporting Kansas City 1, Colorado 1, the 18th green in the playoff was slam in four days as the Yankees beat Dallas 82, Indiana 78 2. Adam Yates, Great Britain, Mitchel- tie the Boston Red Sox 5-1. Sunday’s games ton-Scott, :04 LA Galaxy 3, San Jose 2 finding a way to get to the next 1975 — Tom Seaver struck out Manny Connecticut 76, Washington 63 3. Marc Hirschi, Switzerland, Team Real Salt Lake 4, Portland 4, tie hole, knowing he had a putt from Sanguillen in the seventh inning to be- Phoenix 83, Minnesota 79 Sunweb, :07 Sunday’s games come the first pitcher to strike out at Los Angeles 84, Atlanta 79 4. Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia, Co- Nashville 1, Miami 0 one end of the green to the other least 200 batters in eight consecutive Monday’s games lombia, EF Pro Cycling, :17 Seattle 3, Los Angeles FC 1 seasons. Seaver recorded 10 strikeouts Chicago at Indiana 5. Tadej Pogacar, Slovakia, UAE Team Tuesday’s games and Johnson had a 30-footer. And in the Mets’ 3-0 triumph over Pittsburgh. Los Angeles at Minnesota Emirates, same time. Montreal at Toronto FC then it was over. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 SPORTS BRIEFS/NFL Briefl y Wheeling, dealing Padres Jaguars waive RB Fournette Associated Press bolster rotation, acquire JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars moved another step clos- Clevinger from Indians er to purging Tom Coughlin’s tu- multuous tenure in Jacksonville. Associated Press The team waived running back Leonard Fournette on Monday, a The San Diego Padres acquired stunning decision many outsid- Mike Clevinger in a multiplayer ers view as the latest in a series deal with the Cleveland Indians of head scratchers that could help on Monday, bolstering their rota- the franchise tank the season and tion with another bold move ahead get the No. 1 draft pick. of baseball’s trade deadline. “If that’s the case, then the re- San Diego got Clevinger, out- alization is if that happens, then fielder Greg Allen and a player I’m not going to be here,” coach to be named from Cleveland for Doug Marrone said. “At the end a package of young players that of the day, if I don’t win enough included outfielder Josh Naylor, games or do enough with this right-hander Cal Quantrill and team, I don’t foresee me still catcher Austin Hedges. being employed. I’m doing ev- Led by Fernando Tatis Jr., San erything I can to make sure we MARK ZALESKI/AP Diego is going for its first playoff have the best team to make sure appearance since 2006. The ac- we win football games. That’s as After failing to find a trade partner for months, the Jacksonville quisition of Clevinger is the Pa- simple as I can be on it.” Jaguars have waived 25-year-old running back Leonard Fournette, a dres’ fifth trade since Saturday. Coughlin wanted Fournette as decision that gets the team closer to purging Tom Coughlin’s tenure. San Diego acquired veteran the centerpiece of his old-school, end Yannick Ngakoue to Minneso- He is due $4.17 million in catchers Jason Castro and Aus- TONY DEJAK/AP run-first philosophy. It worked tin Nola in a pair of deals Sunday, in 2017, although it became clear ta in exchange for a second-round guaranteed salary this season if making Hedges expendable. First The San Diego Padres acquired that Fournette needed to be a bet- draft pick in 2021 and a condition- someone claims him. If he clears baseman Mitch Moreland came Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger, ter pro. He was fined repeatedly al fifth-rounder in 2020. Jackson- waivers, he would become a free over in a trade with Boston, and pictured, outfielder Greg Allen for being late and skipping man- ville also traded Jalen Ramsey, agent. the Padres added reliever Trevor and a player to be named from datory functions. fellow cornerback A.J. Bouye and Last year was Fournette’s best Rosenthal in a deal with Kansas Cleveland for a package of The Jaguars spent months try- defensive end Calais Campbell in season. He topped 1,600 yards City. young players on Monday. ing to trade Fournette, the fourth the last 10 months. from scrimmage in 15 games, The 29-year-old Clevinger overall pick in the 2017 NFL “It’s going to fall to me as to who carrying 265 times for 1,152 strengthens a rotation that has Ewan slaloms to sprint draft who’s coming off a career those best players are,” Marrone yards and catching 76 passes for had a few stumbles lately, includ- win; Alaphilippe leads year. He was on the block during said. “At the end of the day, I’ve 522 yards. He scored only three ing Garrett Richards going two the NFL draft and again over the got to be able to field a team that touchdowns. He also fumbled just or fewer innings in consecutive SISTERON, France — Austra- summer. I believe gives us the best chance once in 341 touches. starts and opening-day starter lian rider Caleb Ewan slalomed “We couldn’t get anything, a to win. That’s what my role is and Fournette has 2,631 yards rush- Chris Paddack struggling before through the bunch to win a sprint fifth, a sixth, anything,” Marrone that’s what I’m doing.” ing, 1,009 yards receiving and bouncing back with a strong per- finish and claim the third stage of said. Still, no one expected Jackson- 19 touchdowns in three seasons formance on Sunday at Colorado. the Tour de France on Monday. So they dumped the 25-year- ville to part ways with Fournette since he was now-fired personnel Clevinger went 13-4 with a 2.71 Julian Alaphilippe held onto old former LSU star one day after less than two weeks before the chief Coughlin’s first draft pick ERA in 21 starts last year. The the yellow jersey that he claimed trading former Pro Bowl defensive opener. since returning to Jacksonville. long-haired right-hander also is with a dramatic stage victory a contractually controlled through day earlier. the 2022 season. With about 100 meters to go, Step: Cleveland is in the mix for the Ewan trailed five other riders Steelers’ Watt brimming with confidence AL Central title, but Clevinger before slinging himself through a may have wore out his welcome narrow slice of road near the ad- FROM BACK PAGE creative when it comes to team has more sacks through his first when he was caught breaking vertising barriers. Then — after outside linebacker Bud Dupree bonding. three seasons (34 ½) than both of COVID-19 protocols a couple more than five hours in the sad- spent the offseason and the early Defensive end Cam Heyward them. weeks ago, leading to a trip to the dle — Ewan darted to the left to days of camp refining their hand opted to start a “Spikeball” Yet Watt demures when pressed team’s alternate training site. overcome Sam Bennett and claim placement, a crucial element of league. The game, a mixture on what he might be looking to Clevinger and teammate Zach his fourth career stage win in the their intricate battles with oppos- of volleyball and handball, pits accomplish over the next five Plesac left the team’s Chicago Tour by more than a wheel. ing offensive linemen. pairs of teammates against each months. hotel, socialized outside the Ewan’s top speed in the finale Here’s the thing though: Watt other. Watt “I’ll never publish my individ- team’s “bubble,” missed cur- reached 42.7 mph. already excels in that depart- hooked up ual goals,” he said. “I just want few and caused a rift inside the Bennett crossed second and ment. His daily tangles with with defen- to be able to be a game-wrecker. clubhouse. Clevinger returned to Nizzolo came third — both with teammates Chukwuma Okora- sive tackle I want to be able to be somebody Cleveland’s rotation on Wednes- the same time as Ewan. for and Zach Banner are often a Tyson Alua- that the other team has to scheme day, pitching six effective innings series of three-second clinics in lu and well, around.” in a victory over Minnesota. 16 players will sit out which Watt slips past the mas- let’s just say It’s already happening in a way. Clevinger is the third front-line next Auburn practices sive tackles, each of whom have things have Coach Mike Tomlin points out starter traded away by Cleveland at least 100 pounds on him. gone well. “Watt is a handful for one man on in the past year. Trevor Bauer AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn ex- While Watt is quick to praise “We are NFL playing surface,” which in was shipped off to Cincinnati at pected to return to practice Mon- both for their development, he just point- some ways can make it difficult the 2019 deadline, and two-time day minus 16 players sidelined also offers an important caveat blank un- to evaluate Okorafor and Ban- Cy Young Award winner Corey after positive COVID-19 tests. that hints at a self-confidence Watt stoppable,” ner’s development. Most weeks, Kluber to Texas in December. Coach Gus Malzahn said Sun- that’s has bubbled under the sur- Watt said they won’t be facing someone on The Indians also got infielder day night that the Tigers had five face for years but has rarely let with a laugh. the other side of the line of scrim- Gabriel Arias, left-hander Joey positives early in the week and show publicly. It’s a descriptor Watt hopes ap- mage quite like Watt. Cantillo and infielder Owen Mill- four more after additional testing “I trust my abilities, and it plies to the Steelers defense in Now, the youngest member of er in the Clevinger deal. Thursday. With contact tracing, doesn’t matter who they put out 2020. Watt and Dupree helped set the Watt family is the one with All-Star shortstop Francisco seven others who had close con- there,” Watt said. the tone for a group that led the the brightest future, one he isn’t Lindor’s future looms over the tact with them face a mandatory Watt says it matter of factly, a NFL in sacks and takeaways and taking for granted. He spent most Cleveland franchise. He has 14-day quarantine. reminder that he’s well aware of with all but one starter returning, of his life trying to keep up with turned down several contract ex- “We had two position groups the line between confidence and the stakes are high. Really high. JJ and Derek. It taught him the tensions from the club, which has where we did not have enough arrogance. Unless of course it Another performance such as discipline necessary to thrive. acknowledged it can’t compete guys,” coach Gus Malzahn said comes to trash-talking the other the one he put together last sea- And that hasn’t changed, no mat- with what other teams can offer Sunday night. guys in the locker room. Then, son could put Watt in line for a ter how brightly the spotlight him as a free agent. Malzahn said players didn’t the player Dupree called “a sav- massive payday when the team might shine. Lindor is under contractual want to attend meetings Thursday age” comes roaring to life. approaches him about a contract “I always had the plan that I control through 2021, so the In- after the police shooting of Jacob With the Steelers forced to hold extension next summer. wanted to enter the NFL,” he dians have to weigh chasing a Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. training camp at Heinz Field Cleveland’s Myles Garrett and said, “and I had the blueprint World Series title — they haven’t The Tigers are scheduled rather than St. Vincent College the Chargers’ Joey Bosa both from both my brothers of just won one since 1948 — or dealing to open the season on Sept. 26 because of the COVID-19 pan- received nine-figure contracts wanting to put my head down and the popular star before he walks. against Kentucky. demic, they’ve been forced to get during the summer, and Watt work as hard as I possibly can.” PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 MLB SCOREBOARD

American League Padres 13, Rockies 2 Yankees 8, Mets 7 (8) Rays 12, Marlins 7 East Division San Diego Colorado First game Tampa Bay Miami W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi New York New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Tampa Bay 24 11 .686 — Grisham cf 5 3 3 2 Tapia lf 3 1 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Wendle 2b 6 1 1 1 Berti cf-3b 3 1 0 0 New York 19 13 .594 3½ Tatis Jr. ss 4 3 3 1 Story dh 4 0 0 0 Nmmo cf-lf 4 1 0 0 LeMu 3b-2b 2 1 1 0 Choi 1b 6 1 2 0 Dckerson lf 4 2 1 1 Toronto 18 14 .563 4½ Garcia 2b 0 0 0 0 Arenado 3b 3 1 2 0 Conforto rf 5 0 2 2 Estrada 2b 0 1 0 0 Y.Diaz 3b 2 2 0 0 Cooper 1b 5 2 2 4 Baltimore 14 19 .424 9 Machado dh 5 0 2 1 E.Diaz ph-c 1 0 0 0 Davis 3b 4 1 1 0 Voit dh 4 1 2 2 Brssu ph-3b 2 0 1 0 Andrson 3b 2 0 0 0 Boston 12 22 .353 11½ Hosmer 1b 5 1 2 3 Blckmon rf 3 0 0 0 Rosario ss 1 0 0 0 Hicks cf 3 1 1 2 Tsutsugo dh 4 2 2 2 Joyce ph-rf 2 0 1 1 Central Division Mateo rf 0 0 0 0 Wltrs ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Do.Sth lf-1b 4 1 1 0 Tchman rf 3 2 0 1 Adames ss 5 1 2 4 Brnsn rf-cf 4 1 1 1 Chicago 21 13 .618 — Crrth 2b-ss 5 2 3 2 McMn 2b-ss 4 0 1 1 Cano dh 4 2 2 2 G.Snchez c 4 0 0 0 O’Grdy lf-cf 5 2 2 0 Villar 2b 4 0 2 0 Cleveland 21 13 .618 — Myers rf 4 0 0 0 Hpsn ss-cf 4 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 3 0 1 2 Ford 1b 3 1 1 1 Renfroe rf 5 1 1 1 Rojas ss 3 0 1 0 Minnesota 20 15 .571 1½ Nylor rf-1b 1 1 1 2 Funts 1b-3b 4 0 1 0 Marisnick cf 1 0 0 0 Gardner lf 4 0 0 0 Kiermaier cf 2 2 1 2 L.Diaz dh 4 0 0 0 Detroit 16 16 .500 4 France 3b 4 1 1 0 Hllrd cf-rf 3 0 1 0 McNeil 2b 4 0 1 0 Mercer ss 1 0 0 0 Arzarena lf 1 0 0 0 Wallach c 3 1 1 0 Kansas City 13 21 .382 8 Profar lf 5 1 2 1 Butera c-1b 4 0 1 0 Ramos c 3 1 2 1 Ushl ph-3b 3 0 1 1 K.Smith c 3 0 1 1 West Division Hedges c 3 1 0 1 Gmnz ss-3b 2 1 0 0 Wde 2b-ss 2 1 1 0 Totals 41 12 13 11 Totals 34 7 9 7 Oakland 22 12 .647 — Totals 41 13 17 13 Totals 34 2 7 1 Totals 35 7 10 7 Totals 29 8 7 7 Tampa Bay 300 270 000—12 Houston 19 14 .576 2½ San Diego 320 001 232—13 New York (N) 000 223 00—7 Miami 000 111 400— 7 Seattle 14 22 .389 9 Colorado 000 002 000— 2 New York (A) 100 100 51—8 E—Renfroe (2), Villar (5), Anderson Texas 12 21 .364 9½ E—Hosmer (2). DP—San Diego 0, E—Gimenez (1). DP—New York (N) 2, (5), Rojas (1). DP—Tampa Bay 1, Miami Los Angeles 12 23 .343 10½ Colorado 2. LOB—San Diego 5, Colorado New York (A) 0. LOB—New York (N) 12, 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 8, Miami 6. 2B—Choi 7. 2B—Tatis Jr. 2 (8), Arenado (7). 3B— New York (A) 5. 2B—Do.Smith (12), Con- (9), O’Grady (1), Renfroe (5), Tsutsugo National League Grisham (2). HR—Hosmer (7), Cronen- forto (7), Voit (3), Ford (4). HR—Cano (5), (3), K.Smith (1), Wallach (1), Cooper (3). worth (4), Profar (5), Grisham (8), Naylor Hicks (3). HR—Wendle (2), Tsutsugo (5), Adames East Division (1). SB—Tatis Jr. (7). SF—Hedges (1). IP H R ER BB SO (4), Kiermaier (1), Dickerson (4), Brinson W L Pct GB IP H R ER BB SO New York (N) (1), Cooper (1). SB—O’Grady (1), Renfroe Atlanta 20 14 .588 — Porcello 5 4 2 2 2 2 (2). Miami 14 15 .483 3½ San Diego Wilson 1 0 0 0 1 1 IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia 14 16 .467 4 Paddack W,3-3 6 5 2 0 1 8 2 Pagan 1 1 0 0 0 2 Hughes ⁄3 1 4 0 1 0 Tampa Bay New York 15 19 .441 5 Diaz, L, 1-1, BS, 2-6 1 2 2 1 1 0 Washington 12 19 .387 6½ Quantrill 1 0 0 0 0 1 Snell, W, 3-0 5 4 2 2 2 5 Central Division Guerra 1 1 0 0 1 1 New York (A) Banda 1 5 5 5 3 1 2 Chicago 20 14 .588 — King 3 ⁄3 6 2 2 1 3 Slegers 2 0 0 0 0 2 RICK SCUTERI/AP Colorado 1 Kriske 1 ⁄3 2 5 5 3 4 St. Louis 12 13 .480 3½ Castellani L,1-2 2 6 5 5 1 2 Sherriff 1 0 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee 15 18 .455 4½ Heller 2 2 0 0 1 4 Gonzalez 4 2 1 1 1 3 Green, W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 1 3 Miami The San Francisco Giants’ Evan Cincinnati 15 19 .441 5 J.Diaz 1 3 2 2 0 1 Alcantara, L, 1-1 4 6 8 5 2 2 2 HBP—Heller (Alonso), Hughes (Estra- Pittsburgh 10 21 .323 8½ Pazos ⁄3 4 3 3 0 0 Dugger 1 5 4 4 1 0 Longoria runs after hitting a two- West Division 1 da). WP—Diaz, Kriske(2). T—3:22. Diehl 1 ⁄3 2 2 2 0 1 Leibrandt 2 0 0 0 2 0 run single against the Arizona Los Angeles 26 10 .722 — HBP—Castellani (Tatis Jr.). T—3:07. Y.Garcia 1 1 0 0 0 1 San Diego 21 15 .583 5 Yankees 5, Mets 2 (8) Vincent 1 1 0 0 0 0 Diamondbacks in the eighth Colorado 17 17 .500 8 Banda pitched to 5 batters in the 7th, San Francisco 17 19 .472 9 Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5 Second game Alcantara pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. inning during the Giants’ 4-1 win Arizona 14 21 .400 11½ New York New York Baltimore Toronto HBP—Alcantara (Y.Diaz), Banda (Rojas). Sunday in Phoenix. Sunday’s games ab r h bi ab r h bi WP—Alcantara. T—3:26. N.Y. Yankees 8, N.Y. Mets 7, 8 innings, ab r h bi ab r h bi LeMhu dh 4 0 1 0 McNeil lf 4 1 1 0 1st game Alberto 2b 5 0 1 0 Biggio 2b 5 0 1 1 Voit 1b 4 0 0 0 Conforto rf 4 0 1 1 Santander rf 4 0 0 0 Grichuk cf 3 2 1 1 E—Franco (4). DP—Kansas City 0, Chi- N.Y. Yankees 5, N.Y. Mets 2, 8 innings, Hicks cf 2 0 1 0 D.Smith 1b 4 0 2 1 Dodgers 7, Rangers 2 cago 1. LOB—Kansas City 7, Chicago 10. 2nd game Iglesias dh 5 0 2 1 Shaw 3b 3 0 1 0 Grdner pr-cf 1 1 0 0 Davis 3b 3 0 0 0 Los Angeles Texas 2B—Gallagher (4), McCann (1). HR—Mer- Detroit 3, Minnesota 2 Nunez 1b 4 1 2 0 Hrnndez rf 5 1 2 2 Frazier rf 3 1 1 0 Gmenez 3b 0 0 0 0 Sverino c 4 1 2 1 Grrro Jr. dh 3 0 1 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi rifield (7), Robert (9). SB—Merrifield (7), Tampa Bay 12, Miami 7 Urshela 3b 2 0 0 0 Ramos ph 1 0 0 0 Madrigal (1). St. Louis 7, Cleveland 2 Mntcastle lf 4 2 3 3 Tellez 1b 4 0 1 1 Tchman lf 2 1 0 0 Cano 2b 3 0 1 0 Betts dh 3 0 2 2 Choo lf 4 0 1 0 Boston 9, Washington 5 Mullins cf 0 0 0 0 Gurriel Jr. lf 3 1 0 0 Kratz c 3 0 1 0 Alonso dh 3 0 0 0 Seager ss 5 1 2 2 Solak 2b 3 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 2, 10 Wllims cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Panik ss 2 1 0 0 G.Snhz ph-c 1 1 1 4 Rosario ss 3 1 0 0 Muncy 3b 3 1 1 0 Trevino dh 3 0 0 0 Kansas City Ruiz 3b 3 1 1 0 Espinal pr 0 1 0 0 1 innings Wade ss-2b 4 1 1 1 Mrisnick cf 3 0 1 0 Blnger 1b-cf 4 1 1 2 Gallo rf 3 0 0 0 Bubic 5 ⁄3 6 2 2 2 8 Vlazquez ss 2 0 0 0 McGuire c 2 0 0 0 2 Toronto 6, Baltimore 5 Estrada 2b 2 0 1 0 A.Snchez c 2 0 0 0 Pollock cf 4 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 Newberry ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 L.A. Dodgers 7, Texas 2 Totals 35 5 12 5 Totals 30 6 7 6 Ford ph 1 0 0 0 Gllorme ph 0 0 0 0 Beaty ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Knr-Flfa ss 4 1 1 0 Staumont 1 0 0 0 1 1 Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1, 10 innings Baltimore 010 003 001—5 Mercer ss 1 0 0 0 Pederson rf 3 0 0 0 Guzman 1b 4 0 1 0 Toronto 000 120 012—6 Zimmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland at Houston, ppd. Totals 30 5 7 5 Totals 30 2 6 2 Hrndez ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Taveras cf 4 1 2 0 Holland 1 1 0 0 0 3 Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati 1 DP—Baltimore 0, Toronto 2. LOB— 1 New York (A) 001 000 04—5 Taylor lf 4 1 1 0 Mathis c 3 0 2 1 Zuber L,1-2 ⁄3 1 3 2 1 1 Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 1 Baltimore 8, Toronto 8. 2B—Nunez (8), New York (N) 000 001 01—2 Smith c 3 3 1 1 San Diego 13, Colorado 2 Grichuk (6), Shaw (2). 3B—Williams (1). E—Voit (1), Rosario (1). DP—New York Lux 2b 4 0 2 0 Chicago San Francisco 4, Arizona 1 HR—Mountcastle 2 (2). SB—Velazquez (A) 1, New York (N) 2. LOB—New York Dunning 5 0 0 0 1 7 Totals 36 7 11 7 Totals 32 2 7 1 2 Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 10 (3). SF—Grichuk (1). S—Velazquez (2), (A) 8, New York (N) 6. HR—Wade (1), Cordero H,6 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 Los Angeles 112 101 010—7 1 Monday’s games McGuire 2 (4). G.Sanchez (6). Marshall H,7 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 Texas 001 100 000—2 Cishek BS,0-2 1 1 1 1 0 1 Baltimore at Toronto IP H R ER BB SO IP H R ER BB SO E—Santana (1). DP—Los Angeles 2, Seattle at L.A. Angels Colome 1 2 0 0 1 0 Baltimore New York (A) Texas 1. LOB—Los Angeles 10, Texas 8. 2 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees 2 Fry ⁄3 0 0 0 2 1 Lopez 4 ⁄3 3 3 3 3 3 Garcia 6 4 1 0 0 6 2B—Lux (1). HR—Seager (9), Smith (4), 1 Atlanta at Boston 1 2 Foster W,3-0 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Fry 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 3 Holder, W, 1-0 1 ⁄3 2 1 0 1 2 Bellinger (10). SB—Bellinger (3). SF—Bet- Cleveland at Kansas City 2 1 HBP—Newberry (Mazara). T—3:38. Harvey, H, 1 ⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 Cessa, S, 1-1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 ts (1), Mathis (1). Chicago White Sox at Minnesota 1 Scott, BS, 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Miami at N.Y. Mets 2 New York (N) IP H R ER BB SO Sulser, L, 1-4, BS, 5-8 ⁄3 1 2 2 3 0 2 St. Louis at Cincinnati Lugo 3 ⁄3 4 1 1 2 7 Los Angeles Giants 4, Diamondbacks 1 Toronto 1 Washington at Philadelphia Shreve 2 ⁄3 2 0 0 2 2 Gonsolin 3 3 1 1 3 5 San Francisco Arizona Pittsburgh at Milwaukee Roark 5 8 4 4 2 5 Familia 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Gonzalez 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi San Diego at Colorado Kay 1 1 0 0 0 1 Dr.Smith, L, 0-1 1 1 4 3 2 1 Reid-Foley 2 1 0 0 0 2 Floro 1 2 0 0 0 1 Ystrzmski rf 3 1 0 0 Calhoun rf 3 0 0 0 Tuesday’s games WP—Lugo. T—2:45. 1 Bass, W, 2-1 1 2 1 1 1 0 Alexander W,2-0 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Dkerson lf 4 1 2 2 K.Marte 2b 4 0 1 0 Toronto (TBD) at Miami (TBD) Santana 2 0 0 0 0 1 Tampa Bay (TBD) at N.Y. Yankees Roark pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. Duggar pr-lf 0 0 0 0 S.Marte cf 4 0 0 0 (Tanaka 0-1) HBP—Roark (Nunez). T—2:58. Pirates 5, Brewers 1 Texas Longoria 3b 4 0 1 2 D.Peralta lf 4 0 0 0 Atlanta (Anderson 1-0) at Boston Gibson L,1-4 5 5 5 5 4 8 Belt 1b 4 0 0 0 Walker 1b 4 0 0 0 Pittsburgh Milwaukee 2 (TBD) Goody ⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 Solano 2b 3 0 0 0 Escobar 3b 3 1 2 1 Cubs 10, Reds 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi 1 N.Y. Mets (TBD) at Baltimore (TBD) Rodriguez 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 2 Sandoval dh 4 0 1 0 Ahmed ss 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 0 Urias 3b 5 1 1 0 2 Detroit (Fulmer 0-0) at Milwaukee Chicago Cincinnati Garcia ⁄3 2 1 1 1 2 Crawford ss 4 1 1 0 Lamb dh 2 0 0 0 Frazier lf 2 0 1 1 Yelich lf 4 0 0 0 1 (Houser 1-3) ab r h bi ab r h bi Newman 2b 4 1 2 1 Gyorko 1b 3 0 2 0 Herget 1 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 2 Dubon cf 4 0 1 0 Varsho c 1 0 0 0 Cleveland (Clevinger 1-1) at Kansas Happ cf-lf 5 2 2 3 Votto 1b 3 1 1 1 Bell 1b 4 1 1 2 Peterson rf 0 0 0 0 Floro pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Tromp c 2 0 0 0 Young ph 0 0 0 0 City (TBD) Rizzo 1b 4 1 1 0 Cstllanos rf 4 0 0 0 Polanco dh 4 1 1 1 Braun dh 4 0 0 0 HBP—Gibson (Muncy), Gonzalez (Tre- Flores ph 1 0 1 0 Kelly c 1 0 0 0 Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 5-2) at Baez ss 4 1 0 0 Winker dh 4 0 0 0 Tucker rf 4 0 0 0 Hiura 2b 4 0 1 1 vino). WP—Gonsolin. T—3:40. Rickard pr 0 1 0 0 Minnesota (Pineda 0-0) Schwrber lf 5 2 2 5 Suarez 3b 3 0 0 0 Riddle 3b 4 0 0 0 Mathias rf 3 0 1 0 Bart c 1 0 0 0 Texas (Lyles 1-3) at Houston (TBD) Almora cf 0 0 0 0 Mstakas 2b 4 0 1 0 Murphy c 4 0 1 0 Smak ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Red Sox 9, Nationals 5 Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 29 1 3 1 Oakland at Seattle Contreras c 4 0 0 0 Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 Martin cf 4 1 0 0 Arcia ss 4 0 0 0 San Francisco 100 000 030—4 St. Louis (Hyun Kim 1-0) at Cincinnati Heyward rf 3 2 2 2 Payton lf 3 0 0 0 Gamel cf 2 0 1 0 Washington Boston Arizona 000 000 100—1 (Gray, 5-1) Kipnis dh 5 0 0 0 Akiyama cf 3 0 2 0 Nttinghm c 3 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi E—Walker (1). DP—San Francisco 0, Chicago Cubs (Lester 2-1) at Pitts- Bote 3b 2 1 1 0 Barnhart c 3 0 0 0 Narvz ph-c 1 0 0 0 Turner ss 5 1 3 0 Verdugo lf 5 1 1 0 Arizona 1. LOB—San Francisco 5, Arizona burgh (Kuhl 1-1) Hoerner 2b 3 1 0 0 Totals 33 5 7 5 Totals 34 1 6 1 4. 2B—Flores (5). HR—Dickerson (4), Es- Washington (Corbin 2-2) at Philadel- Soto lf 5 0 2 1 Devers 3b 4 3 4 3 Totals 35 10 8 10 Totals 31 1 4 1 Pittsburgh 010 210 100—5 Cabrera dh 4 0 0 1 Martinez dh 4 0 1 0 cobar (4). SB—Yastrzemski (2). phia (Nola 3-2) Chicago 000 221 104—10 Milwaukee 001 000 000—1 San Francisco (TBD) at Colorado (Gray Thames 1b 4 1 1 1 Lin pr-dh 0 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati 000 001 000—1 E—Riddle (3), Bell (2). DP—Pittsburgh Gomes c 4 1 2 0 Bgaerts ss 4 1 2 2 2-3) LOB—Chicago 6, Cincinnati 7. 2B—Aki- 1, Milwaukee 0. LOB—Pittsburgh 4, Mil- San Francisco Eaton rf 5 0 1 1 Pillar rf 5 2 2 0 2 Arizona (Young 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers yama (3). HR—Schwarber 2 (9), Heyward waukee 13. HR—Polanco (5), Bell (4). Cueto 6 ⁄3 3 1 1 3 6 Harrison 3b 3 1 1 1 Plawecki c 4 1 2 2 1 (Urias 2-0) 2 (5), Happ 2 (9), Votto (5). SB—Bote 2 (2), Watson W,1-0 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0 Brdly Jr. cf 5 0 1 0 Akiyama (2). Robles cf 4 1 1 0 Dalbec 1b 4 1 2 2 Rogers H,7 1 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh Coonrod S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sunday IP H R ER BB SO Brault 3 3 1 0 1 5 Peraza 2b 4 0 0 0 Chicago Crick 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 5 11 5 Totals 39 9 15 9 Arizona 1 2 Washington 002 120 000—5 Clarke 5 1 1 1 1 7 Braves 12, Phillies 10 Chatwood 2 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 Tropeano W,1-0 2 ⁄3 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 Boston 323 000 01x—9 Ginkel 1 0 0 0 0 2 Atlanta Philadelphia Rea ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Hartlieb H,3 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 3 Quintana, W, 1-0 3 2 1 1 1 6 Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 1 0 E—Garcia (2). DP—Washington 1, Bos- Guerra 1 0 0 0 0 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi 1 Tepera 1 0 0 0 3 2 ton 0. LOB—Washington 10, Boston 10. Crichton L,2-2 ⁄3 2 2 2 0 1 Acuna Jr. cf 1 1 1 0 McCthn dh 5 2 2 2 Milwaukee 2 Ryan 1 0 0 0 0 0 2B—Gomes 2 (4), Pillar (7), Verdugo (9), Bradley ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 Inciarte cf 4 0 0 0 Hoskins 1b 4 2 2 2 Woodruff L,2-3 5 4 4 4 3 7 Underwood Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 Martinez (11), Plawecki (3). 3B—Eaton Rondon 1 2 0 0 0 3 Swanson ss 5 2 1 2 Harper rf 4 0 0 0 Claudio 1 ⁄3 1 1 1 0 2 1 (1). HR—Harrison (3), Thames (2), Bo- HBP—Bradley (Yastrzemski). T—2:55. Freeman 1b 3 1 1 2 Realmuto c 4 1 1 0 Cincinnati Yardley ⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 gaerts (8), Devers 2 (6), Dalbec (1). SB— Ozuna dh 5 1 3 2 Segura 3b 5 1 3 1 Castillo, L, 0-5 5 5 4 4 1 7 Feyereisen 2 0 0 0 0 2 Plawecki (1). SF—Cabrera (2). d’Arnaud c 5 1 1 1 Grgrius ss 5 2 2 3 Stephenson 2 2 2 2 1 2 HBP—Tropeano (Braun), Hartlieb (Hi- Mariners 2, Angels 1 (10) Kuhnel 1 0 0 0 0 2 ura). WP—Brault, Hartlieb. T—3:13. IP H R ER BB SO Markakis rf 5 1 3 2 Gosselin lf 4 0 0 1 2 De Leon ⁄3 1 4 4 4 2 Washington Seattle Los Angeles Duvall lf 6 1 1 0 Kingery 2b 4 0 0 0 1 Riley 3b 4 2 2 3 Quinn cf 4 2 3 1 Davidson ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Voth, L, 0-4 2 6 5 5 1 3 ab r h bi ab r h bi Camargo 2b 4 2 2 0 HBP—Castillo (Hoerner). T—3:26. Tigers 3, Twins 2 Guerra 2 5 3 3 0 2 Crawford ss 4 0 0 0 D.Fltchr 2b 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 42 12 15 12 Totals 39 10 13 10 Minnesota Detroit Bacus 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 2 Haggerty 3b 4 0 1 0 Rengifo 2b 2 0 1 0 Atlanta 0(10)0 010 001—12 Doolittle ⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 7, Indians 2 ab r h bi ab r h bi 2 Lewis cf 3 2 1 1 Ohtani dh 4 0 1 0 Philadelphia 0 16 100 020—10 Hudson ⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 Kepler rf 5 0 1 0 Reyes rf 4 1 1 0 1 Seager dh 4 0 0 0 Trout cf 2 0 0 0 Harper ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 E—Gosselin (1). DP—Atlanta 2, Phila- Cleveland St. Louis Polanco ss 4 1 2 1 Schoop 2b 4 1 2 1 Mrmlejos lf 3 0 1 0 Rendon 3b 4 0 0 0 delphia 0. LOB—Atlanta 13, Philadelphia ab r h bi ab r h bi Cruz dh 2 0 0 0 Cabrera dh 4 0 2 1 Boston Lopes ph-lf 1 0 1 1 Goodwin lf 4 0 0 0 2 5. 2B—Riley (3), Markakis (9), Camargo Hernandez 2b4 0 1 0 Wong 2b 3 0 0 0 Sano 1b 3 0 0 0 Cndlario 1b 3 1 1 1 Godley 4 ⁄3 8 5 5 1 3 White 1b 4 0 1 0 Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 1 (7), Hoskins (7), McCutchen (4). 3B—Gre- Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0 Edman lf-3b 4 0 2 0 Cave cf 3 0 0 0 Gdrum ss 3 0 0 0 Osich, W, 1-1 1 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 1 Fraley rf 4 0 0 0 Wlsh pr-1b 0 0 0 0 gorius (2). HR—Riley (6), Swanson (5), Lndor ss 4 0 1 0 Glchmdt 1b 4 1 1 0 Arraez 2b 4 0 0 0 Jones cf 3 0 0 0 J.Taylor, H, 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Gordon 2b 3 0 2 0 Adell rf 4 0 0 0 Gregorius (5), Hoskins (5), Quinn (2), Mc- Santana 1b 4 0 0 0 Miller dh 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez 3b 3 1 0 0 Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 Brasier, H, 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 Hudson c 1 0 1 0 Bmboom c 3 0 0 0 Cutchen (4). F.Reyes dh 3 1 0 0 DeJong ss 4 2 3 0 Wade Jr. lf 3 0 0 0 Bnfcio ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Brice 1 1 0 0 0 1 Odom c 2 0 0 0 Smmons ss 4 0 1 1 IP H R ER BB SO Naquin rf 3 1 1 2 Molina c 4 1 2 1 Rosario ph 1 0 0 0 Greiner c 3 0 0 0 HBP—Godley (Harrison), Hudson Lng Jr. ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Luplow lf 3 0 0 0 Crpnter 3b 2 1 0 0 (Martinez). T—3:26. Atlanta Avila c 2 0 1 0 Paredes 3b 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 Totals 33 1 5 1 1 R.Perez c 3 0 0 0 Bader cf 1 0 0 0 Adrnza ph 1 0 0 0 Milone 2 ⁄3 8 7 7 0 2 Seattle 000 000 100 1—2 Jackson 1 2 1 1 2 1 DeShlds cf 3 0 1 0 Fowler rf 3 2 2 3 Jeffers c 1 0 1 0 White Sox 5, Royals 2 (10) Los Angeles 000 000 100 0—1 2 Carlson cf-lf 3 0 1 2 Totals 32 2 5 1 Totals 30 3 6 3 Minter, W, 1-0 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 4 E—Gordon (2). DP—Seattle 1, Los An- Martin, H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 2 4 2 Totals 32 7 11 6 Minnesota 011 000 000—2 Kansas City Chicago geles 1. LOB—Seattle 5, Los Angeles 10. Greene, H, 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 020 000 000—2 Detroit 100 101 00x—3 ab r h bi ab r h bi 2B—Pujols (5). HR—Lewis (8). SB—Ohtani St. Louis 041 000 11x—7 LOB—Minnesota 8, Detroit 3. 3B— Smith, H, 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 DP—Cleveland 1, St. Louis 1. LOB— Merrifield cf 4 1 2 2 Andrsn ss 5 0 0 0 (5), Rengifo (1). Melancon, S, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 Reyes (2). HR—Polanco (3), Candelario Dozier rf 5 0 0 0 Jimenez lf 5 0 0 0 Cleveland 3, St. Louis 3. 2B—Naquin (6), (4), Schoop (8). IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Hernandez (12), Fowler (2), Goldschmidt Soler dh 4 0 1 0 Grandal 1b 4 1 1 0 1 IP H R ER BB SO Seattle Arrieta, L, 2-4 1 ⁄3 6 7 7 3 0 (5), DeJong 2 (4). HR—Naquin (2), Fowler Strlng pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Dyson pr 0 1 0 0 2 Dunn 6 1 0 0 4 6 Hale 1 ⁄3 3 3 3 0 0 (4). SB—Edman (1). Minnesota O’Hearn 1b 4 0 0 0 Abreu dh 4 1 1 0 McClain 1 2 1 1 1 1 Maeda, L, 4-1 6 6 3 3 0 8 Franco 3b 3 0 1 0 McCann c 4 1 1 1 Misiewicz, BS, 0-1 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 IP H R ER BB SO Hirano 1 1 0 0 1 1 Romero ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Thielbar 2 0 0 0 0 4 Gordon lf 2 0 0 0 Robert cf 4 1 1 3 1 Williams, W, 1-1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Parker 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 3 Cleveland Mondesi ss 4 0 0 0 Mendick 3b 4 0 0 0 Detroit Y.Ramirez, S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Velasquez 2 1 0 0 3 2 Civale L,3-4 6 8 5 5 2 3 Mize 3 2 2 2 2 4 Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0 Engel rf 2 0 1 0 2 Hill 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Hembree ⁄3 2 1 1 1 1 Alexander, W, 2-1 3 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 3 Gallagher c 2 1 1 0 Mzara ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Los Angeles 1 2 Morgan ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Cimber ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 1 McBrom ph 1 0 0 0 Mdrigal 2b 4 0 3 1 Canning 8 4 1 1 1 7 1 Jimenez, H, 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Jackson pitched to 4 batters in the Leone ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Farmer, H, 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 Viloria c 1 0 0 0 Buttrey 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 4th, McClain pitched to 1 batter in the St. Louis Soto, S, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 5 2 Totals 37 5 8 5 Quijada, L, 0-1 ⁄3 2 1 0 0 1 2 5th. HBP—Melancon (Realmuto). WP— Wainwright W,3-0 9 4 2 2 2 9 HBP—Mize 3 (Sano,Cruz,Cave). WP— Kansas City 000 001 010 0—2 Pena ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Jackson. T—4:13. T—2:24. Mize. T—2:41. Chicago 011 000 000 3—5 WP—Williams(2). T—3:27. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB Sanchez’s slam helps Yankees take 2 from Mets

BY LARRY FLEISHER came after Jeff McNeill reached Associated Press on an error by first baseman Luke Voit, who had the ball kick off the NEW YORK — Gary Sanchez heel of his glove into right field. and Aaron Hicks — among the Garcia allowed four singles, few remaining regulars healthy struck out six, walked none and enough to be in the Yankees’ threw 75 pitches in six innings. lineup — made sure the Bronx At 21 years, 103 days, Garcia be- Bombers held serve at home. came the youngest pitcher to start Sanchez delivered the first in the majors in the abbreviated pinch-hit, extra-innings grand 60-game game season. slam in Yankees history, Deivi Garcia got a huge hug from vet- Garcia made a strong impression eran batterymate Erik Kratz in in his big league debut and New /AP the dugout after his outing was SCOTT KANE York beat the crosstown Mets 5-2 done — the 40-year-old Kratz to complete a doubleheader sweep St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright threw a complete-game four-hitter on his 39th caught Garcia often in Triple-A Sunday night. birthday in the Cardinals’ 7-2 defeat of the Cleveland Indians on Sunday in St. Louis. last year and thinks highly of the The Yankees stormed back in young right-hander. Kratz calls the opener, erasing a five-run def- Garcia son and Garcia calls Kratz Roundup icit with two outs in the seventh “padre,” Garcia said. to win 8-7 in eight innings. Hicks Jonathan Holder (1-0) allowed lined a tying, two-run homer in the seventh, and Gio Urshela hit an RBI single to Michael Conforto a game-ending single off Edwin and in the eighth. Luis Cessa re- Cards’ Wainwright throws tired pinch-hitter Wilson Ramos Diaz an inning later. Sanchez had been in a 1-for-18 with the bases loaded for his slump and is still batting just .134 fourth career save. Mets’ right- 4-hitter on his 39th birthday this season. hander Seth Lugo allowed one 2 “I’m excited for him,” Yankees run on four hits in 3 /3 innings. Associated Press manager Aaron Boone said. “He Tyler Wade homered in the to move into a first-place tie with Ian Happ became the first start- third to give the Yankees a 1-0 Cleveland in the AL Central. ing outfield to hit multiple homers means so much to this team. I’m ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright lead. The Yankees left the bases Rays 12, Marlins 7: Willy in the same game, and Chicago really happy for him to take the turned back the clock with a com- loaded in the fourth and stranded Adames hit a grand slam, help- routed host Cincinnati for a split air out of one.” plete game on his 39th birthday two in the fifth. ing surging Tampa Bay finish a of their four-game series. The Yankees won the final as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the In the first game, The Yankees three-game sweep at Miami. Schwarber hit the first and three games of this five-game Cleveland Indians 7-2 on Sunday. trailed 7-2 with two outs in final Joey Wendle, Yoshi Tsutsugo last of the Cubs’ season-high six Subway Series, snapping a seven- Wainwright threw a four-hitter inning of the seven-inning game and Kevin Kiermaier also went homers, belting a solo drive in the game skid. Sanchez blasted a 2-2 for his 23rd career complete game fastball from Drew Smith into the before rallying against Jared and first in four years. The Cardi- deep for the Rays, who have won fourth inning against Luis Castil- 12 of their last 14 to move an lo (0-5) and a grand slam off Jose left field bleachers for a 5-1 lead. Hughes and Diaz. nals snapped a four-game skid in It was his first career pinch-hit Mets third baseman Andres which they scored six total runs. American League-best 13 games De Leon in the ninth. over .500. Tigers 3, Twins 2: Jonathan homer and second career grand Gimenez made a throwing error, Dexter Fowler homered and had slam. and Hughes walked a batter and three RBIs for St. Louis, which Giants 4, Diamondbacks 1: Schoop hit a tiebreaking homer in Johnny Cueto pitched effectively the sixth inning, and host Detroit “I’ve been very anxious to con- plunked another to load the bases stopped Cleveland’s four-game tribute to the team,” Sanchez said before Luke Voit hit a check- winning streak. The Indians had into the seventh inning, Alex finished off a three-game sweep. through a translator. “Especially swing, two-run single against the won nine in a row on the road. Dickerson homered and had two Tyler Alexander (2-1) pitched 2 when you’re going through a shift to pull within 7-4. Wainwright (3-0) settled in RBIs, and San Francisco won its 3 /3 scoreless innings of relief for rough patch and you’re not help- Another run scored on Diaz’s after allowing Tyler Naquin’s first road series. the Tigers, who handed Kenta ing the team.” wild pitch before Hicks lined a two-run homer in the second in- Cueto was sharp in his last Maeda (4-1) his first loss of the Garcia took a shutout into the two-out, 3-2 fastball just over the ning. The right-hander struck out start before the trade deadline, year. sixth until allowing Dominic wall in right for his third homer nine and walked two, going the allowing a run on three hits in Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5: Teos- 2 distance for the first time since 6 /3 innings. car Hernandez hit a two-run Smith’s tying single. Smith’s hit of the season. July 2016 against the Marlins. He Pirates 5, Brewers 1: Josh single with two outs in the ninth threw 122 pitches, most in the ma- Bell and Gregory Polanco hom- inning, lifting host Toronto to its jors this season, and gave a much- ered off Brandon Woodruff and fourth straight win. needed breather to a Cardinals Pittsburgh won at Milwaukee. Hernandez came up with the bullpen that worked 15 1/3 innings Bell broke a 1-all tie in the bases loaded and grounded a in the previous two games. fourth with a towering, two-run single into left field. Pinch runner Dodgers 7, Rangers 2: Cody blast that hit an SUV parked well Santiago Espinal scored easily Bellinger and Los Angeles set the above the wall in right-center as and Randal Grichuk slid in safely National League record for home part of a promotion. just ahead of the throw by left runs in a month, powering its way Padres 13, Rockies 2: Eric fielder Mason Williams. to a win at Texas. Hosmer started San Diego’s Red Sox 9, Nationals 5: Bobby Bellinger’s two-run drive gave power surge with his three-run Dalbec hit a two-run homer in his the Dodgers 57 long balls in Au- homer in the first, Chris Paddack major league debut, leading host gust after solo shots from Corey threw six efficient innings and Boston to the win. Seager and Will Smith. the Padres rolled at Colorado. Mariners 2, Angels 1 (10): White Sox 5, Royals 2 (10): Hosmer’s homer was one of five Pinch hitter Tim Lopes drove in Prized rookie Luis Robert hit his for San Diego, which ranks second Kyle Lewis with the tiebreaking first game-ending homer, a three- in the majors with 66 homers this run in the 10th inning, sending run drive in the 10th inning that season. Jake Cronenworth added Seattle to the road victory. lifted Chicago to a win over visit- a two-run drive in the seventh be- Braves 12, Phillies 10: Aus- ing Kansas City. fore Jurickson Profar and Trent tin Riley homered, doubled and Dane Dunning threw five no- Grisham lined solo shots in the drove in three runs in Atlanta’s ADAM HUNGER/AP hit innings before being pulled eighth. Josh Naylor finished it off 10-run second inning, Dansby from his second major league with a two-run shot in the ninth. Swanson also went deep and the The Yankees’ Gary Sanchez hits a grand slam off the Mets’ Drew start, and the surging White Sox Cubs 10, Reds 1: Kyle Braves held on for a wild victory Smith during the eighth inning of the second game of a doubleheader won for the 11th time in 13 games Schwarber, Jason Heyward and at Philadelphia. on Sunday in New York. The Yankees took both games, 8-7 and 5-2. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, September 1, 2020 COLLEGE BASKETBALL/NHL Thompson, first Black coach to win NCAA title, dies

Coached Georgetown to 1984 championship

BY JOSEPH WHITE Associated Press By the numbers WASHINGTON — John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” power- FRANK GUNN, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP house and became the first Black 1 coach to lead a team to the NCAA New York Islanders center Brock Nelson, far left, scores past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott men’s basketball championship, NCAA men’s basketball as Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov defends during the third period of the Islanders’ 3-1 win Sunday in has died. He was 78 titles for John Thompson a Stanley Cup Eastern Conference playoff game in Toronto. His death was announced in a family statement released by at Georgetown. His Georgetown on Monday. No de- Hoyas were 1-2 in NCAA tails were disclosed. championship games. Islanders squeak past Flyers “Our father was an inspiration to many and devoted his life to de- veloping young people not simply Associated Press Scoreboard on but, most importantly, off the TORONTO — Jean Gabriel basketball court. He is revered as 14 Pageau scored the go-ahead goal a historic shepherd of the sport, 7:18 into the third period and the Stanley Cup playoffs Third Period—6, Vegas, Schmidt 2 dedicated to the welfare of his Consecutive NCAA New York Islanders moved within (Merrill), 2:52. 7, Vegas, Pacioretty 5 community above all else,” the CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Schmidt), 7:02. 8, Vegas, Karlsson 3 tournaments his teams one win of advancing to the East- (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) (Stone, Pacioretty), 8:29. statement said. “However, for us, ern Conference finals with a 3-2 EASTERN CONFERENCE Shots on Goal—Vegas 11-14-8—33. his greatest legacy remains as a At Toronto Vancouver 8-12-11—31. reached at Georgetown victory over the Philadelphia Fly- (6) N.Y. Islanders 3, (1) Philadelphia 1 Power-play opportunities—Vegas 1 of father, grandfather, uncle, and N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 0 2; Vancouver 2 of 5. from 1979-92, including ers on Sunday night. Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT Goalies—Vegas, Fleury 3-0-0 (31 friend. More than a coach, he was Brock Nelson scored twice, N.Y. Islanders 3, Philadelphia 1 shots-28 saves). Vancouver, Markstrom our foundation. More than a leg- three Final Fours. Sunday: N.Y. Islanders 3, Philadelphia 8-5-1 (33-28). both set up by Josh Bailey, and 1 end, he was the voice in our ear the Islanders gained a 3-1 lead of Tuesday: Game 5 everyday.” x-Thursday: Game 6 Stars 5, Avalanche 4 the best-of-seven second-round x-Saturday, Sept. 5: Game 7 Colorado 0 2 2—4 One of the most celebrated and series with Game 5 set for Tues- (2) Tampa Bay 3, (4) Boston 1 Dallas 3 0 2—5 Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2 1, Dallas, Klingberg 2 polarizing figures in his sport, day night. New York is seeking to Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, OT First Period— Thompson took over a moribund .715 Tampa Bay 7, Boston 1 (Faksa, Comeau), 6:18. 2, Dallas, Faksa 3 (Heiskanen, Hintz), 8:33 (pp). 3, Dallas, make its first conference finals Saturday: Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1 Georgetown program in the 1970s appearance since 1993, when the Monday: Game 5 (AFN-Sports2, 1 a.m. Benn 4 (Pavelski, Radulov), 10:45 (pp). and molded it in his unique style Thompson’s winning Tuesday CET; 8 a.m. Tuesday JKT) Second Period—4, Colorado, Nichush- Islanders lost to Montreal to six x-Wednesday: Game 6 kin 1 (Makar, Burakovsky), 13:24. 5, Colo- into a perennial contender, cul- percentage at Georgetown, x-Thursday: Game 7 rado, Makar 3 (MacKinnon, Rantanen), games. 19:34 (pp). minating with a national champi- with a 596-239 record that Backup goalie Thomas Greiss WESTERN CONFERENCE Third Period—6, Dallas, Hintz 2 (Faksa, onship team anchored by center At Edmonton, Alberta Klingberg), 7:30 (pp). 7, Dallas, Gurianov including 26 players who stopped 36 shots in making his (1) Las Vegas 3, (5) Vancouver 1 8, 8:02. 8, Colorado, Nichushkin 2 (Girard, Patrick Ewing in 1984. Las Vegas 5, Vancouver 0 Burakovsky), 11:24. 9, Colorado, Namest- first start of the playoffs. Vancouver 5, Las Vegas 2 Georgetown reached two other were drafted by the NBA. nikov 2 (Kadri, Girard), 19:56. Sean Couturier and Ivan Prov- Las Vegas 3, Vancouver 0 Shots on Goal—Colorado 5-17-15—37. title games with Thompson in Sunday: Las Vegas 5, Vancouver 3 Dallas 10-8-11—29. orov scored for the East’s top- Tuesday: Game 5 Game 6 Power-play opportunities—Colorado charge and Ewing patrolling the seeded Flyers, who were coming x-Thursday: 1 of 5; Dallas 3 of 6. SOURCE: Associated Press x-Friday: Game 7 paint, losing to Michael Jordan’s off a 3-1 loss on Saturday. Phila- (3) Dallas 3, (2) Colorado 1 Goalies—Colorado, Hutchinson 0-0- North Carolina team in 1982 and Dallas 5, Colorado 3 0 (3 shots-3 saves), Colorado, Francouz delphia lost consecutive games Dallas 5, Colorado 2 2-4-0 (26-21). Dallas, Khudobin 7-4-0 (37- to Villanova in 1985. me into it,” Thompson said the 33). day he was elected to the Hall in for the first time since an 0-3-1 Colorado 6, Dallas 4 At 6-foot-10, with an ever-pres- skid from Dec. 31-Jan. 7. Sunday: Dallas 5, Colorado 4 1999. Thompson became coach of Monday: Game 5 Islanders 3, Flyers 1 ent white towel slung over his Flyers goalie Brian Elliott x-Wednesday: Game 6 the Hoyas in 1972 and began re- Philadelphia 1 0 0—1 shoulder, Thompson literally and stopped 30 shots in place of Cart- x-Friday: Game 7 making a team that was 3-23 the N.Y. Islanders 0 2 1—3 figuratively towered over the er Hart. It was Elliott’s third ap- First Period—1, Philadelphia, Pitlick 2 previous season. Over the next Sunday (Laughton, Niskanen), 14:18. Hoyas for decades, becoming a pearance this postseason, and 27 years, he led Georgetown to Golden Knights 5, Canucks 3 Second Period—2, N.Y. Islanders, Mar- patriarch of sorts after he quit second start. tin 3 (Eberle, Barzal), 7:12. 3, N.Y. Island- 14 straight NCAA tournaments Vegas 2 0 3—5 ers, Komarov 1 (Brassard), 19:54. coaching in 1999. Stars 5, Avalanche 4: Radek Vancouver 1 2 0—3 Third Period—4, N.Y. Islanders, Lee 6 One of his sons, John Thompson (1979-92), 24 consecutive post- Faksa had a goal and two assists, First Period—1, Vegas, Pacioretty 4 (Pulock, Eberle), 3:41 (pp). season appearances (20 NCAA, (Theodore, Stone), 9:28 (pp). 2, Vancou- Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 9-6-12— III, was hired as Georgetown’s Roope Hintz scored the last of ver, Pettersson 6 (Hughes, Miller), 11:15 27. N.Y. Islanders 10-15-4—29. coach in 2004. When the son was 4 NIT), three Final Fours (1982, three power-play goals by Dal- (pp). 3, Vegas, Stephenson 2 (Theodore, Power-play opportunities—Philadel- 1984, 1985) and won six Big East Martinez), 13:19. phia 0 of 1; N.Y. Islanders 1 of 2. fired in 2017, the elder Thompson las and the Stars beat Colorado Second Period—4, Vancouver, Horvat Goalies—Philadelphia, Hart 7-4-0 (29 — known affectionately as “Big tournament championships. 9 (Edler, Miller), 4:07. 5, Vancouver, Tof- shots-26 saves). N.Y. Islanders, Varlamov in Edmonton, Alberta, to take 3-1 foli 2 (Hughes, Miller), 11:26 (pp). 9-2-0 (27-26). John” or “Pops” to many — was Employing a physical, defense- series lead in the Western Con- at the news conference announc- focused approach that frequently ference semifinal series. ing Ewing as the successor. relied on a dominant center — Dallas, which led 3-0 in the behind his own net and flubbed dian team from the postseason. Along the way, Thompson said Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe first period before the Avalanche what he thought, shielded his play- Mutombo were among his other had their first shot on goal, saw the attempt. Stars rookie Denis William Karlsson, Nate ers from the media and took posi- pupils — Thompson compiled its margin cut to one before Hintz Gurianov knocked it in for a 5-2 Schmidt, and Chandler Stephen- tions that weren’t always popular. a 596-239 record (.715 winning was patient with the puck about lead. son also scored for the Golden He never shied away from sensi- percentage). He had 26 players 7½ minutes into the third period. Golden Knights 5, Canucks 3: Knights. Goalie Marc-Andre tive topics — particularly the role drafted by the NBA. There were only a couple of sec- Max Pacioretty scored twice and Fleury made 27 saves and earned of race in both sports and society Off the court, Thompson was onds left on a power play when he added an assist, and Vegas ral- his third win of the playoffs. — and he once famously walked both a role model and a lightning scored on the Stars’ seventh shot lied for three goals in the third Shea Theodore added two as- off the court before a game to pro- rod. A stickler for academics, he during that segment after initially period and beat Vancouver in sists, giving him four goals and 10 test an NCAA rule because he felt kept a deflated basketball on his waiting for some traffic to clear. Edmonton. assists in the playoffs. it hurt minority athletes. desk, a reminder to his players Dallas then got a gift goal only The Golden Knights took a 3-1 Bo Horvat, Elias Pettersson, “I’ll probably be remembered that a degree was a necessity be- 32 seconds later when Colorado lead in the best-of-seven second- and Tyler Toffoli scored for Van- for all the things that kept me out cause a career in basketball re- rookie defender Cale Makar, who round series. With a win in Game couver. Jacob Markstrom, in his of the Hall of Fame, ironically, lied on a tenuous “nine pounds of had scored late in the second pe- 5 on Tuesday, Vegas can elimi- 14th start, made 28 saves in the more than for the things that got air.” riod, tried to clear a puck from nate the Canucks, the last Cana- loss. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 NBA PLAYOFFS Scoreboard

Playoffs Sunday At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Nuggets 119, Jazz 107 FIRST ROUND DENVER — Best-of-seven; x-if necessary Grant 6-9 2-2 18, Millsap 1-3 EASTERN CONFERENCE 2-2 5, Jokic 7-15 5-5 22, Morris 4-6 2-2 10, Murray 17-24 7-9 50, Craig 2-3 3-4 8, Por- Milwaukee 4, Orlando 1 ter Jr. 1-7 0-0 2, Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0, Harris Orlando 122, Milwaukee 110 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 39-71 23-26 119. Milwaukee 111, Orlando 96 UTAH — Ingles 1-4 2-2 5, O’Neale 1-4 Milwaukee 121, Orlando 107 2-4 5, Gobert 3-8 5-11 11, Conley 7-13 3-4 Milwaukee 121, Orlando 106 21, Mitchell 14-25 7-7 44, Bradley 0-1 0-0 0, Milwaukee 118, Orlando 104 Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Niang 3-6 2-2 10, Clark- Toronto 4, Brooklyn 0 son 5-14 0-0 11. Totals 34-75 21-30 107. Toronto 134, Brooklyn 110 Denver 30 31 27 31—119 Utah 36 20 23 28—107 Toronto 104, Brooklyn 99 Toronto 117, Brooklyn 92 Three-Point Goals—Denver 18-36 (Mur- Toronto 150, Brooklyn 122 ray 9-12, Grant 4-7, Jokic 3-5, Craig 1-2, Boston 4, Philadelphia 0 Millsap 1-2, Harris 0-2, Porter Jr. 0-5), Utah 18-36 (Mitchell 9-13, Conley 4-6, Niang 2- Boston 109, Philadelphia 101 4, O’Neale 1-3, Ingles 1-4, Clarkson 1-6). Boston 128, Philadelphia 101 Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver Boston 102, Philadelphia 94 43 (Porter Jr. 12), Utah 30 (Gobert 11). As- Boston 110, Philadelphia 106 sists—Denver 22 (Jokic 9), Utah 20 (Con- Miami 4, Indiana 0 ley 6). Total Fouls—Denver 24, Utah 20. Miami 113 Indiana 101 Miami 109, Indiana 100 Clippers 111, Mavericks 97 Miami 124, Indiana 115 Miami 99, Indiana 87 L.A. CLIPPERS — Leonard 14-23 4-4 WESTERN CONFERENCE 33, Morris Sr. 4-5 0-0 9, Zubac 6-8 3-3 15, L.A. Lakers 4, Portland 1 George 6-19 1-2 15, Shamet 3-7 0-0 9, Cof- Portland 100, L.A. Lakers 93 fey 0-2 0-0 0, Mann 0-0 0-0 0, Green 3-5 1-1 7, Harrell 2-4 0-0 4, McGruder 0-0 0-0 L.A. Lakers 111, Portland 88 0, R.Jackson 5-9 0-0 14, Williams 1-9 3-3 5. L.A. Lakers 116, Portland 108 Totals 44-91 12-13 111. ASHLEY LANDIS/AP L.A. Lakers 135 Portland 115 DALLAS — Finney-Smith 6-11 2-3 16, L.A. Lakers 131, Portland 122 Hardaway Jr. 4-15 0-0 10, Kleber 3-10 1-2 The Denver Nuggets’ Jamal Murray dives for a loose ball behind Utah Jazz’s Mike Conley (10) Sunday, L.A. Clippers 4, Dallas 2 9, Burke 2-10 2-2 6, Doncic 15-28 4-8 38, L.A. Clippers 118, Dallas 110 J.Jackson 0-1 1-2 1, Kidd-Gilchrist 1-1 0-0 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Murray had his second 50-point game of the series as the Nuggets attempt Dallas 127, L.A. Clippers 114 2, Reaves 0-0 0-0 0, Marjanovic 4-7 0-0 8, to become the 12th team to rally from a 3-1 deficit to win a series and the first since 2016, when the L.A. Clippers 130, Dallas 122 Cleveland 0-0 0-0 0, Curry 3-7 0-0 7. Totals Dallas 135, L.A. Clippers 133, OT 38-90 10-17 97. Cleveland Cavaliers completed the only one of those comebacks that came in the NBA Finals. L.A. Clippers 154, Dallas 111 L.A. Clippers 29 28 28 26—111 Dallas 34 17 23 23— 97 Sunday: L.A. Clippers 111, Dallas 97 Utah 3, Denver 3 Three-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 11-29 Denver 135, Utah 125, OT (R.Jackson 4-7, Shamet 3-6, George 2-7, Leonard 1-4, Williams 0-4), Dallas 11-37 Utah 124, Denver 105 (Doncic 4-9, Finney-Smith 2-5, Kleber 2-6, Utah 124, Denver 87 Hardaway Jr. 2-11, Curry 1-3, Burke 0-2). Utah 129, Denver 127 Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clip- Murray, Nuggets force Game 7 Denver 117, Utah 107 pers 52 (Leonard 14), Dallas 42 (Burke, Sunday: Denver 119, Utah 107 Doncic 9). Assists—L.A. Clippers 22 Tuesday: Game 7 (George, Leonard 7), Dallas 20 (Doncic 9). Associated Press Mitchell was disappointed the third-seeded Nuggets and No. 6 Houston 3, Oklahoma City 2 Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 21, Dallas 15. Jazz had missed a chance to wrap Jazz seems fitting. Though Den- Houston 123, Oklahoma City 108 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Houston 112, Oklahoma City 98 Celtics 112, Raptors 94 up the series in Game 5, but un- ver won all three meetings dur- Oklahoma City 119, Houston 107, OT — The Jamal Murray-Donovan derstands the interest in seeing ing the regular season, the total Oklahoma City 117, Houston 114 BOSTON — Brown 6-18 2-3 17, Tatum Mitchell duel will be settled in Houston 114, Oklahoma City 80 9-18 1-1 21, Theis 3-8 7-7 13, Smart 6-10 he and Murray square off in the margin was just 11 points. Monday: Game 6 4-4 21, Walker 6-11 2-2 18, Langford 1-2 0-0 the first Game 7 in the bubble. 2, Ojeleye 1-5 0-0 3, Poirier 0-0 0-0 0, Wil- ultimate contest. The Jazz came into the day top- x-TBD: Game 7 Murray extended his torrid run CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS liams 0-0 0-0 0, Williams III 5-5 0-2 10, Wa- “As a fan perspective I see it ping all teams in the postseason in namaker 2-6 1-2 7. Totals 39-83 17-21 112. with 50 more points, leading the (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) TORONTO — Anunoby 4-6 3-4 12, and I respect it, but I can’t tell field goal percentage and three- Eastern Conference Siakam 5-16 3-4 13, Gasol 3-7 1-2 7, Lowry Denver Nuggets to a 119-107 vic- you as a player that I want to play point percentage, and ranking Milwaukee vs. Miami 5-12 6-9 17, VanVleet 3-16 3-4 11, Hollis- tory over the Utah Jazz on Sun- Monday: Game 1 Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0, Boucher 1-1 0-0 2, Game 7 if we’re up 3-1,” he said. third in scoring with 121.8 points Wednesday: Game 2 Ibaka 4-10 4-4 15, Davis 2-4 2-2 7, Powell day night. “I don’t think anybody wants to per game. Friday: Game 3 4-12 0-0 10, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-84 Murray had his second 50- Sunday, Sept. 6: Game 4 22-29 94. do that but we’re here, so play the It will be the third straight x-Tuesday, Sept. 8: Game 5 Boston 39 20 29 24—112 point game of the series to equal hand that you’re dealt and we’re Game 7 for the Nuggets, who beat x-Thursday, Sept. 10: Game 6 Toronto 23 19 31 21— 94 Mitchell, who finished with 44 in x-Saturday, Sept. 12: Game 7 Three-Point Goals—Boston 17-39 (Smart going to go out there and execute San Antonio before losing to Port- Boston 1, Toronto 0 5-9, Walker 4-7, Brown 3-9, Wanamaker this one. No player has ever had and do what we’ve got to do.” land last year. Sunday: 2-4, Tatum 2-5, Ojeleye 1-3, Theis 0-2), Boston 112, Toronto 94 Toronto 10-40 (Ibaka 3-7, Powell 2-5, Van- more in an entire postseason. Mike Conley had 21 points for 50-50: Michael Jordan (twice), Tuesday: Game 2 Vleet 2-11, Anunoby 1-3, Davis 1-3, Lowry They will go at it one more time the Jazz, but Rudy Gobert and Wilt Chamberlain and Allen Iver- Thursday: Game 3 1-5, Gasol 0-3, Siakam 0-3). Fouled Out— Saturday: Game 4 None. Rebounds—Boston 50 (Theis 15), Tuesday night, with the winner Jordan Clarkson were each held son are the only other players x-Monday, Sept. 7: Game 5 Toronto 40 (Ibaka 9). Assists—Boston 25 advancing to face the Los Ange- x-Wednesday, Sept. 9: Game 6 (Walker 10), Toronto 22 (Lowry, VanVleet to 11. with two 50-point games in the x-Friday, Sept. 11: Game 7 8). Total Fouls—Boston 22, Toronto 24. les Clippers. A seventh game between the same postseason. Roundup Leonard leads Clippers past Doncic, Mavs to reach 2nd round

Associated Press “I’m proud of our team, how we fight,“ Doncic said. “I think we fight until the LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Los end. The Clippers have an amazing Angeles Clippers knocked him around and team so it was hard, but I think we gave shut his teammates down, and still Luka Doncic kept coming. everything.” Kawhi Leonard wasn’t worried, because The No. 2 seed in the Western Confer- nothing rattles him in the postseason. ence advanced to a second-round meeting “This is playoff basketball and every- with either Denver or Utah. Game 7 of that thing is not going to go your way,” Leonard series will be played Tuesday. said. “You’re going to have downs and ups. Leonard also had seven assists and five Just got to keep playing.” steals. The Clippers said he was the first Now his team will keep playing into the player in at least the last 20 postseasons second round. with 30 points, 10 rebounds, five assists Leonard had 33 points and 14 rebounds and five steals in a game. and the Clippers eliminated Doncic and Celtics 112, Raptors 94: Jayson Tatum the Dallas Mavericks with a 111-97 vic- and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points, tory Sunday in Game 6 of the first-round Kemba Walker added 18 points and 10 as- series. sists and Boston beat Toronto in Game 1 of Doncic capped a superb first postseason the Eastern Conference semifinal series. with 38 points, nine rebounds and nine as- The Celtics improved to 4-1 against the sists, keeping it interesting into the fourth Raptors this season — no other team has quarter even while playing without injured beaten the reigning NBA champions more teammate Kristaps Porzingis. than twice — and both of their meetings But with Leonard reaching the 30-point in the NBA’s restart bubble at Walt Disney ASHLEY LANDIS/AP mark for his career-best fifth straight World have been one-sided. The Raptors playoff game and a strong defensive ef- The Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard fouls the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic are 11-0 at Disney against everybody else. fort, the Clippers simply had too many on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Leonard had 33 points and 14 rebounds in the Kyle Lowry had 17 points for defending answers. Clippers’ 111-97 series-clinching Game 6 victory. champion Toronto. S TARS AND STRIPES Tuesday, September 1, 2020 F3HIJKLM Bubble buckets Murray scores 50 as Nuggets SPORTS force Game 7 with Jazz » Page 23

NFL High Wattage Steelers linebacker Watt ready to step into spotlight

BY WILL GRAVES ‘ Derek and mom Connie in a series of Subway commer- Associated Press I just want to be able to be a cials. Yes, that was Watt playing co-host on the game show “Ultimate Tag.” PITTSBURGH game-breaker. ’ Watt says he’s just “dipping his toe in the water” and Watt reads the stories from his rookie TJ Watt he’s quick to point out that he’s determined not to let his year in 2017 and can’t help but laugh Steelers’ two-time Pro Bowl linebacker budding celebrity overshadow the importance of his day a little. Sure, the Pittsburgh Steelers job. T.J. outside linebacker is more reserved “First and foremost, it will always be me being a than older brother JJ — the high-profile defensive end football player,” Watt said. “When it comes to me doing as one of the most relentless edge rushers in the NFL for the Houston Texans — but then again, who isn’t? those shows and the Subway commercials and things has a way of getting you to loosen up. Still, Watt looks back at his words (or lack thereof) and along those lines, obviously, I’ve seen J.J. (Watt) do that The player who spoke only in benign platitudes is admits his reticence was part of his master plan and not stuff for years, and it’s fun to put myself out of my own slowly pulling back the layers. Check your TV for proof. necessarily a distillation of his personality. comfort zone and try new things.” Yes, that was Watt starring alongside brothers JJ and “I was very shy and didn’t want to say a lot at all,” That goes for on the field as well as off it. Watt racked Watt said on Tuesday. “I just wanted to work and soak up a career-best 14 ½ sacks in 2019, his No. 90 often up as much information as I possibly could and gain the a blur on its way to the quarterback. Still, he believes trust of my teammates.” he remains a work in progress. He and fellow Funny how reaching the Pro Bowl twice in your first three seasons and developing a reputation SEE STEP ON PAGE 19

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