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C M on for aspiring Y K local boxers by Ausage Fausia Samoa News Reporter The American Samoa Amateur Boxing Association (ASABA) is taking a huge step in promoting boxing around the territory, by launching a recruitment program to sign up young and new fighters to take on the sport. Within the first month since the program was launched, about a dozen young new local boxers who have shown interest in becoming fighters have been recruited. However, recruitment efforts continue as the ASABA is working closely with all the local boxing clubs under its umbrella, to promote the program. Speaking to Samoa News last week, ASABA head coach and The Olympic 3x3 tournament is nearing and therefore, 3-on-3 tournaments are being played trainer, Sala Sanele Etuale said the main purpose of the recruiting more and more now, even here in American Samoa. program is to draw the attention of young people around the island, The American Samoa Basketball Association (ASBA) hosted tournaments for the teen division who have the talent, to become boxers. during the summer and recently hosted a 3-on-3 tournament for the men’s division - “3x3 Autumn “I want to see many young people come out and join the sport. Ball” which was held Saturday, August 26th at the DYWA Pago Pago Youth Community Center. Boxing is about believing in yourself, and if you feel that you want Each team was to register into the official page of the 3x3 tournament, and this will connect them to represent your country through boxing, this is your chance to with players from around the world. The registration was $50 per team and according to the coor- join us. dinators and administrators of the program: “No pay, no play”. The 3x3 website serves as a tracker “We will train you and make sure you will become an elite for players to get ranking points and keep track of their progress, stats and results for all 3x3 games boxer and a real champion in the future,” said Sala, who added that they play. Samoa News saw a fair number of teams participating in Saturday’s tournament. that boxing is one of the many sports that people around the world The ASBA is looking to take a team off island for competition later this year in December, and the love to watch, and American Samoa needs to recruit more young group hopes to select a team from the players participating in the 3x3 competitions. people to train, to become good fighters in the future. The winner of the “3x3 Autumn Ball” was Team Army: LorinVic Avalos DeOro, Talataina EJ “A lot of fighters who are representing American Samoa in Kelemete, and George Ioasa (pictured). boxing nowadays at the international level are from neighboring The future is looking bright for our island ballers with all the events and programs being held to Samoa, and when it comes to international boxing rules, we face improve the game and promote the sport here in the territory. a lot of problems because World Boxing does not allow a fighter [photo: Mark Espiritu] (Continued on page B7)

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Seen here are local boxing officials with some of the new boxers, who may just fulfill their dreams of becoming future champions for American Samoa. See story for full details. [photo: AF] Page B2 samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Bundy throws 1-hitter, streaking Orioles beat Seattle 4-0 BALTIMORE (AP) — on July 28, Ramirez allowed Dylan Bundy threw a one-hitter two runs and five hits over six for his first career shutout, innings. Manny Machado hit two of Castillo led off the seventh Baltimore’s four solo homers, with a homer off James Pazos. and the Orioles extended their The start of the game was winning streak to six games delayed 32 minutes because of with a 4-0 victory over Seattle rain. on Tuesday night. NICE CATCH, DAD Bundy (13-8) allowed just Machado’s homer to left- an infield single to Kyle Seager center in the sixth was corralled in the fourth inning and set a by a fan with a smiling baby career high with 12 . strapped to his chest. The man The right-hander has a 2.00 danced, raised the ball above ERA in August and has struck his head and was greeted with out 10 or more in three of his high-fives. last four starts. ROSTER MOVE Jonathan Schoop and Wel- Bundy was reinstated from ington Castillo also went deep the bereavement list following for the Orioles, who moved two the death of his grandmother games over .500 for the first and LHP Donnie Hart was time since June 10. optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. Baltimore has outscored its TRAINER’S ROOM opponents 44-17 during the Mariners: OF Jarrod Dyson winning streak. The Orioles (groin) could not do any pre- also moved 1 ½ games ahead game work because of rain. He of the Mariners in the AL wild- still could come off the DL over card race. Minnesota currently the next few days. holds the second wild-card slot. Orioles: J.J. Hardy (wrist) Schoop collected his 29th homered Monday in his seventh homer of the season and 500th rehab appearance for Triple-A career hit with a solo shot in the Norfolk. He is batting .263 with first off Erasmo Ramirez (5-5). three RBIs. The Tides were Schoop’s blast moved him rained out Tuesday. ahead of Machado for the team UP NEXT lead, but not for long. Machado Mariners: Ariel Miranda hit his 29th homer in the sixth (8-6, 4.62 ERA) will make his and reached 30 homers for the team-leading 27th start. The third consecutive season with left-handed Cuban pitched one his drive in the eighth off Casey game out of the bullpen for Bal- Lawrence. timore last season before being Bundy, who threw 116 traded for Wade Miley. pitches, struck out Danny Orioles: Ubaldo Jimenez Valencia for the fourth time to (5-9, 6.57 ERA) has lost his finish off his first career com- past two starts, allowing 11 runs plete game. and 17 hits. Jimenez is 2-4 with In his fifth start since being a 6.50 ERA in eight career starts acquired from Tampa Bay against Seattle. samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Page B3 Corso still going on “GameDay” _ with help from his friends BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — and roomed with teammate Lee Corso looks down at his Burt Reynolds. He went on notes and asks: “How do you to a 27-year coaching career say this guy’s name?” that included stints as head “Stid-um,” Kirk Herbstreit coach at Louisville, Indiana responds and then begins to and Northern Illinois. His last spell Auburn quarterback Jar- coaching job was with the rett Stidham’s last name for Orlando Renegades of the his longtime ESPN “College USFL in 1985. Two years later, GameDay” partner. A few let- he was hired by ESPN. ters in, Herbstreit reaches over He was a natural on TV, and says, “Here, let me get that quick-witted, spontaneous and for you.” unafraid. In 1996, Herbstreit, Herbstreit writes the name the former Ohio State quarter- on the sheet of paper, and then back, joined Corso and host they ready themselves to record Chris Fowler on “GameDay.” the next segment. “Everything he did, I mim- Now 82 and eight years icked,” Herbstreit said of Corso. removed from a stroke, Corso That relationship has grown is back for a 30th season on from coach-quarterback to more “College GameDay.” He can father-son over two decades. still energize college kids on a Herbstreit said he would turn Saturday morning like a free- to Corso for advice on marriage beer tailgate, and for millions of and raising kids. As for making Retuning Vikings offensive lineman, Lalomilo Iosefa going through a lineman drill during prac- viewers the games don’t begin it in TV, Corso said Herbstreit tice at Onesosopo Park yesterday evening, as the defending champs prepare for the kick off of the until he dons a mascot head needed only a little guidance. 2017-2018 ASHSAA football season. [photo: TG] and picks the day’s marquee matchup. But getting Corso through a show also requires some help, both on the air and behind the scenes. At times his contributions are off topic. Names come out wrong. Words can escape him. Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Des- mond Howard, David Pollack and the rest of the “GameDay” crew have adjusted. Instead of Corso’s limitations hindering the show, they make it more compelling. It feels real, not staged, and for live TV, that’s usually a good thing “To this day there’s no ques- tion in my mind that all the great things that coach adds to the show outweigh those times when his tongue may get tied or he stumbles on his speech or he stumbles over a few words or has trouble getting some- thing out,” said Lee Fitting, who was “GameDay” producer for 12 years and now oversees all ESPN’s college studio and remote programs. “And the times when he does struggle to get some words out, the way in which Kirk and Rece and Des- mond and David help coach along, pick up that slack, makes up for it. “It’s endearing to the viewer. It’s the family members picking another member of the family up.” Corso signed a new multi- year contract with ESPN earlier this year. Fitting said it was a no-brainer for the network to bring Corso back. Corso said it was the same for him. “This job is like stealing. I travel first class in a nice plane. I have a driver waiting for me. I go in a room and have room service. I have a meeting. Then I go to the best game of the weekend and talk football — and they pay me. You gotta be kidding me,” Corso said. “Why the hell would I leave some- thing like this?” Corso played quarterback at Florida State in the 1950s, Page B4 samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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Texas Rangers’ Shin-Soo Choo, second from right, celebrates with Elvis Andrus, left, , second from left, and , right, after Choo hit a three-run home run off relief Francis Martes during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in St. Peters- burg, Fla. The Astros moved their three-game home series against the Rangers to St. Petersburg because of unsafe conditions from Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Choo paces Rangers’ 12-2 rout of Astros in Florida ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. eight hits. Jose Altuve and Alex (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo hom- Bregman drove in runs for the ered and drove in four runs Astros with third-inning singles. Tuesday night, helping the The small but lively crowd Texas Rangers rout the Astros included Carolina Padilla, who 12-2 in the opener of a series made the 90-minute trip to relocated to Florida due to the domed stadium with two flooding in Houston caused by 9-year-olds — one of them her Hurricane Harvey. son, David, who wore a Jose Adrian Beltre of the Rangers Altuve jersey. drove in three runs to pass Hall “It’s awesome. It’s won- of Famer Ernie Banks for 28th derful,” she said. “When we on the career RBI list with 1,637 found out this morning they while Joey Gallo hit a two-run were playing here, they were homer off Mike Fiers (8-9) like, ‘Oh, we have to go!’” before an announced crowd of Seating was limited to the 3,485 at Tropicana Field, the lower level, with tickets going home of the Tampa Bay Rays. for $10 each. Some Astros The three-game series that fans wore orange T-shirts, one concludes Thursday was moved Rangers fan showed up wearing from Minute Maid Park because a Dak Prescott football jersey of flooding in the Houston area, and a handful of people showed with the Astros serving as the up in Tampa Bay Rays gear. home team after the Rangers Small crowds are routine declined a proposal to play the at the Trop, where the Rays games in Arlington, Texas. rank last in the major leagues It’s only the fourth time in in attendance, averaging just major league history that games 15,614 per game — roughly have been relocated to neutral half — what the Astros (30,661) sites because of weather. and Rangers (31,370) have The Astros were involved as drawn in their home stadiums well in 2008, when two sched- this season. “I’m really disap- uled home games against the pointed that some more people Chicago Cubs were moved to didn’t show up. It’s no big in the Pago Plaza - across from ASPA office. Milwaukee because of Hurri- secret that the Rays could move, cane Ike. Three games between and is the Angels and Indians were watching this,” Tampa resident played in Milwaukee instead of Jeff Justin, who described him- COME AND HAVE YOUR HAIR Cleveland because of snow in self as a Cubs fan who supports 2007, and two games between the Rays, said. “This is sad. It DONE BY PROFESSIONAL the Montreal Expos and Florida really is.” Texas manager Jeff Marlins were moved from Banister said before the game HAIR STYLISTS: Miami to U.S. Cellular Field in that the prospect of the series Chicago due to Hurricane Ivan attracting small crowds should in 2004. not affect either team’s com- Veronica & Mali Choo had an RBI single off mitment to playing for people Fiers, who allowed eight runs in affected by the storm. Call for an appointment or stop by and see us!! four innings. He added a three- “If at this moment they need “Veronica is also a trained barber” run homer off reliever Francis people in the stands to have Martes in the fifth. them charged up to play the Martin Perez (10-10) pitched game,” Banister said, “they Tuesday - Saturday 9am to 4pm seven strong innings for the aren’t playing for the right 633-0774 Mondays (Appointments Only) Rangers, yielding two runs and reasons.” samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Page B5 Astros, Rangers arrive in Florida emotional and distracted ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. for what’s going on, and people (AP) — A.J. Hinch conceded it are using baseball for an excuse was difficult to concentrate on to disrespect each other and to baseball. make someone feel superior Like the rest of the Astros than the other, when it’s not and Rangers who traveled about that,” DeShields said. halfway across the country to “It’s about Hurricane Harvey play a three-game series relo- flooding the city of Houston and cated to Florida because of affecting the cities around it. I Hurricane Harvey, the Houston think people need to get their manager had mixed emotions priorities straight. They need about being at Tropicana Field to realize what’s really impor- on Tuesday night. tant,” DeShields added. “And The intrastate rivals settled that’s doing whatever they can on meeting in St. Petersburg — do to help the people down home of the Tampa Bay Rays there deal with the situation that — after the Rangers refused they’re dealing with.” to swap home series and stick The Rays said it’s believed to themselves with a longer road be the fourth time in MLB his- trip next month. tory that games have been relo- “It’s hard to imagine cated to neutral sites because of playing. It’s hard to imagine not weather. playing,” Hinch said. The Astros also were “They’re going to be played involved as well in 2008 when at some time. Given that we’re two scheduled home games safe and out of the area and out against the Chicago Cubs were of danger, I understand. ... Obvi- moved to Milwaukee due to ously, it’s out of our hands,” Hurricane Ike. he added. “We understand the Three games between the magnitude of what’s going on Angels and Indians were played back home. We know that we in Milwaukee instead of Cleve- can only offer a little bit of a land because of snow in 2007, reprieve by playing, and trying and two games between the to play well and trying to win Montreal Expos and Florida the series, but it’s a distraction.” Marlins were moved from Players on both teams talked Miami to U.S. Cellular Field in about the difficulty of boarding Chicago due to Hurricane Ivan. flights Monday for the trip “It’s tough to sit here ... while so many people were suf- thinking of all those people at FHS Vikings lineman Dyson Moana working hard during bag drills yesterday evening at practice fering because of the storm. home while I get to go play a held at Onesosopo Park. [photo: TG] Texas outfielder Delino baseball game, while thousands DeShields took exception to and thousands of people have some of the banter on social been stranded, stuck, they’ve Japan hosts Australia with media that criticized the lost their homes, they’ve lost Rangers’ refusal to play the everything that they have,” series in Arlington, where Astros outfielder George Astros players would have been Springer said. World Cup spot for winners closer to family and friends “It’s puts it into perspective SEOUL, South Korea (AP) when Saudi Arabia missed a Qatar in June was a third defeat affected by the storm. how fortunate I am and how for- — A win for either Japan or chance to go top of the group in four qualifiers. It cost Uli “We really can’t control tunate the guys in this room are Australia when they meet at and lost 2-1 away to the United Stielike his job as head coach, where we’re at right now. Our that we weren’t there,” Springer Saitama north of Tokyo on Arab Emirates. with the German being replaced hearts and prayers are with added. Thursday means a place at the That result means the Soc- by Shin Tae-yong. everybody in Texas,” DeShields “We’re playing a game as 2018 World Cup, with both ceroos are able to qualify for Shin has called up Eng- said. thousands and thousands of teams keen to seal their spot Russia if they manage to win in lish Premier League stars Son “Me personally, I want to people are stranded. It’s sad to with a game to spare. Japan. Heung-min of Tottenham be there to help everybody in see, but our thoughts and our If Japan, a point clear at the A draw would leave the Hotspur and Swansea City’s Houston and be there for the prayers are obviously there.” top of Group B above Saudi team needing to defeat group Ki Sung-yeung, although both state, but we’ve got a job to do,” Rangers manager Jeff Ban- Arabia and Australia, wins then struggler Thailand in Mel- have been recovering from he added. “We’ve got to play ister agreed. Japan does not need any points bourne next week to be sure of injury. baseball. And we’ve got to play “The video and pictures are from a tricky trip to Saudi a fourth successive World Cup Son, who played 70 minutes baseball somewhere where both one thing when you watch. It’s Arabia in the final group game appearance. for Tottenham in Sunday’s 1-1 sides agreed upon to play.” gut wrenching. Then you feel on Sept. 5. Australia coach Ange draw with Burnley in London, DeShields said too much was helpless of not being able to do Despite sitting on top, the Postecoglou denies that there is declared himself fit but Shin being made about the decision anything that helps out,” Ban- pressure has been building on any pressure. declined to be drawn on whether to move the games to Florida. ister said. Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic “From the outside people the English-based players will Astros pitcher Lance “I can offer prayers and after a series of uncertain per- look at it and see pressure, start the game. McCullers Jr. was among those encouraging words but when formances. Just last week the but for anyone involved, be it “It wouldn’t be appropriate criticizing the Rangers for not the videos and pictures start national association denied a coach or a player, you look for some players if I said I have swapping home series, writing coming out you saw areas I’ve reports that the Bosnian would forward to these occasions,” chosen starting members at this on Twitter on Tuesday that the been around my entire life in be dismissed if the hosts fail to Postecoglou said. point because that implies I’ve organization “should be abso- standing water,” the manager defeat Australia. In Group A, the only matter already made up my mind even lutely ashamed.” The nasty dia- added. “It’s incredible for me “I hear the recent criticism to be settled is whether South before they came here,” Shin logue on social media “disap- to even wrap my brain around. directed my way and it puts Korea or Uzbekistan takes the said. “People will find out about pointed” DeShields and “kept I can’t imagine the fear that pressure on me but this is the second remaining qualification our starting members on the me up” until the wee hours of everybody in the community kind of situation I like,” Halil- spot after Iran sealed the first in match day.” the night, when he posted a felt.” hodzic said. “The more I come June. Uzbekistan can keep the lengthy statement on Twitter Banister said he hoped the under attack and the more criti- Under former Real Madrid pressure on South Korea with urging everyone to remember games here will provide fans cism I face, the more deter- coach Carlos Queiroz, Iran a win over last-place China in what’s really important. of the teams at least some mined I am to respond.” is not only unbeaten in eight Wuhan. DeShields said it took him “momentary relief from what is Japan is concerned over the group games so far, but has yet If the former Soviet republic nearly an hour to compose the going on in their life.” fitness of Inter Milan fullback to concede a goal. can do so and then defeats South tweet. By the time he reached “Throughout our history Yuto Nagatomo, but will other- South Korea, aiming for a Korea in Tashkent on Sept. 5, Tropicana Field on Tuesday, his baseball has been a great dis- wise be at full strength. ninth successive World Cup then the Central Asians will anger had subsided. traction for different moments Both Japan and Australia appearance, has lost its last four qualify for a first-ever World “Obviously everyone is sad in time,” the manager said. received a boost on Tuesday games to Iran and a 3-2 defeat to Cup. Page B6 samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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Leone Lions Junior Varsity football squad running 10 laps yesterday morning during football practice at the school field, as they anticipate the start of the ASHSAA football season Saturday, Sept. 9th, at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. [photo: TG] Ga Tech’s Johnson in no hurry to reveal starting quarterback

ATLANTA (AP) — With in to lead Georgia Tech to an less than a week to go before upset victory at Virginia Tech season opener against No. 25 in 2016. Marshall played nine Tennessee, Georgia Tech still games at running back as a hasn’t revealed who will start at freshman, then shifted to quar- quarterback. terback last season, appearing That’s not to say coach Paul in two games as a third-stringer. Johnson is struggling with a “Matthew is a little older. decision. He probably has a better under- Coy as always, Johnson indi- standing of what we’re trying to cated Tuesday that he knows do than anybody else,” Johnson who will get the nod when the said. “But I think I could call a Yellow Jackets take on the Vol- game for any of ‘em.” unteers in the second of two Georgia Tech released an Chick-fil-A Kickoff games at updated depth chart that shows Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz all four players in bold lettering, Stadium . indicating each still has a shot at But it looks as though he’ll starting. wait until the first offensive And, looking to ensure that series Monday night to let no one discussed what they’ve everyone else in on the secret . been told behind closed doors, “We may play all four of the school said none of the four ‘em in the first game,” Johnson would be available for inter- said with a smile. views after practice Tuesday. Junior Matthew Jordan is “Our guys know who’s the most experienced of four going to play, and I probably C M candidates who battled through know who’s going to play,” Y K spring practice and into the pre- Johnson said. season for the chance to replace “I might send it out on three-year starter Justin Thomas Twitter here in a day or two. at the most important position Who knows? We’ll get through in the triple-option offense. a couple of more practices and But Johnson’s reluctance it’ll be one of these four guys. I to name a starter might be an promise.” indication that he’s going in a The coach has settled on a different direction, at least for starting B-back, a position that the first game. If that’s the case, suddenly came open a couple junior TaQuon Marshall would of weeks ago when the top likely be the next man up. Then returning rusher, Dedrick Mills again, given Johnson’s pen- , was kicked off the team for chant for catching people totally violating athletic department off guard, don’t rule out Lucas rules. Johnson or Jay Jones, a pair of Sophomore KirVonte redshirt freshmen. Benson, who has never car- Jordan is by the most expe- ried the ball in a college game, rienced of the candidates. He beat out Quaide Weimerskirch, was Thomas’ backup the last Jerry Howard and Jordan two years, and even stepped Ponchez-Mason. samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Page B7 ➧ The search is on for… Continued from page B1 from one country to represent the peace in the family, and be another,” Sala explained. someone who sets good exam- An example of this is the case ples for other young people in of Kaisa Ioane, a Samoa-born my village,” said Talosaga. fighter who has been fighting “I grew up learning from for American Samoa for over my teachers that sports is edu- 3 years now, but was unable cation,” he said. “In fact it is to represent American Samoa another way of attracting the during the Oceania Champi- minds of students to school. onships last June in Australia, Basically, everything is because he’s a Samoa National. education.” “I have no problem with According to Talosaga, fighters from Samoa who want joining boxing is a good expe- to come here and fight for our rience, especially when you get country. I always look at us to meet new people and make and Samoa — as one people — friends with other young people under two different flags, but my from various boxing clubs. point is very clear — we need to “Sports is another way for recruit more young people from the government to get the mes- C M American Samoa…” said Sala. sage out to the youth about how As a result, to put a stop to to address challenges of life,” Y K the problem, the ASABA is he said, adding that sports, like working hard to recruit more boxing, should be developed young fighters who were born hand in hand with education. in American Samoa. Talosaga’s advice for youth “I see a lot of youth who who are still not sure what to do want to join boxing, but the in life: “Stay focused and keep problem is — they are pushed working hard. Keep your prom- by their parents to play sports, ises, move forward, and always such as football, that can give prioritize.” them opportunities to receive While boxing is one of the scholarships to go off island and growing sports in American pursue a career,” said Sala. Samoa nowadays, members of “It’s our job to promote the community still believe the boxing and to allow our young government needs to assist, by people to learn the basic rules, providing good facilities for the just to give them an idea of how sport to be revived. cool boxing is,” he noted. One parent said the major One of the ‘new’ boxers who problem the local Boxing Asso- enlisted in the Mapusaga Fou ciation is facing is the lack of Boxing Club, told Samoa News a permanent facility to host The Leone Lions special teams working on their kick off during practice yesterday morning, to that it is his dream to become a competitions. prepare the players for the opening of the ASHSAA football season on Sept 9th. fighter in the future. “There are a lot of boxers in [photo: TG] “My grandfather was American Samoa but the main a fighter during his time,” problem is there are no solid said Alfred Talosaga, 17, of facilities to train our boxers to Mapusaga Fou. “When I was become good in the sport. a young boy, my grandfather “We have a boxing ring at encouraged me to join our vil- the Maliu Mai Beach Resort, lage boxing club to become a but that is not a permanent ring. fighter like him, and it was my Kids are training in their own dream to become a fighter one clubs under breadfruit trees, day.” and if we continue to train our Talosaga is a senior at boxers like that, we will never Tafuna High School where he is see the sport moving forward a member of the varsity football (on island). team. “It’s about time for our gov- “The reason why I wanted ernment to donate more money to join our village’s boxing to develop our sports,” said club, was not only to follow my Alfred Viliamu, a former boxer grandfather’s footsteps, but I and a trainer for the Maliu Mai also wanted to learn how to keep Boxing Club. 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C M Supreme Court: Strike Y K down sports bet ban ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. After being rebuffed in its (AP) — New Jersey officials efforts to regulate legal sports say the U.S. Supreme Court betting, New Jersey tried a dif- should strike down a ban on ferent tactic: repealing its regu- sports betting in all but four lations regarding sports betting, states because it wrongly forces leaving no law in place at all. states to enforce a regulation The question to be decided that Congress wants. by the justices is this: Does a The high court will hear federal statute that prohibits New Jersey’s argument this fall modification or repeal of state- that the ban is not legal because law prohibitions on private con- it exceeds the authority of Con- duct impermissibly usurp the gress. The state has been trying regulatory power of states? for nearly a decade to legalize Major professional and col- sports betting and grab a share legiate sports leagues oppose of the estimated $150 billion New Jersey’s effort to legalize that is bet illegally on sports sports betting, saying it would each year. threaten the perceived integrity. Page B8 samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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Boston Red Sox’s Eduardo Nunez hits an RBI double off starting pitcher Brett Anderson during the tsixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Sale and 2 relievers toss 4-hitter, Red Sox beat Jays 3-0 TORONTO (AP) — Roughed up in Cleveland said. “To do that, it’s cool. I appreciate it. I try his last time out, Boston’s Chris Sale couldn’t not to get too caught up in it but I definitely take wait to get back on the mound. a step back and look at that and appreciate it.” The down time between starts sure seemed to Promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to make drag, however. his first start for the Blue Jays, left-hander Brett “It seemed like a month,” Sale joked. Anderson (2-3) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings Maybe so, but it was definitely worth waiting “I thought he was tremendous,” Gibbons said. for. “It was a great night for him. Opened a lot of Sale and two relievers combined on a four- eyes.” hitter, Hanley Ramirez hit a solo home run and Boston’s Eduardo Nunez doubled in the first the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on and tried to score on a two-out single by Mookie Tuesday night. Betts, but was thrown out at home plate by right Sale (15-6) fanned 11 in his ML-best 17th fielder Jose Bautista. double-digit game, raising his league- After Morales doubled in the second, Sale and leading total to 264. His 15 wins lead the AL. Anderson combined to retire 22 consecutive bat- The left-hander, who matched a season-worst ters before Boston’s Rajai Davis hit a two-out by allowing seven runs in his previous outing, single in the sixth. Davis stole second and scored gave up just three hits in seven innings. the game’s first run when Nunez blooped an RBI “Anytime you go out there and have a bad double past a sliding Bautista, who failed to make one, you want to get right back out there,” Sale a backhanded catch. said. “As a competitor, that’s what you want to Anderson left after Andrew Benintendi fol- do, you want to get back out there and right the lowed with an infield single. Dominic Leone ship.” came on and retired Betts to end the inning. Red Sox manager John Farrell credited his ace “As far as my first start with a new team, I for “an outstanding effort.” couldn’t really ask for much more,” Anderson “That was a vintage Chris Sale outing,” Farrell said. said. “He was powerful, he threw a lot of strikes.” Ramirez hit a two-out drive off Leone in the Sale has not allowed a run in 22 innings sixth, his 20th. against the Blue Jays this season. FAN-TASTIC “He’s got that reputation, he’s got the results,” In three starts against Toronto this season, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. Sale has struck out 35 while walking two. After Toronto DH Kendrys Morales hit a one- ROTATION RECORD out double in the second inning, Sale retired 17 Anderson is the 14th pitcher to start for the consecutive batters before Morales singled to Blue Jays this season, the most in team history. begin the eighth. Toronto used 13 starting in 1979, 2002, Kevin Pillar chased Sale with a single, and and 2013. Addison Reed came on to strike out pinch-hitter TRAINER’S ROOM Ezequiel Carrera and Miguel Montero. Ryan Red Sox: LHP David Price (left elbow) is Goins singled to load the bases for Steve Pearce, expected to throw off the mound Wednesday. but he grounded into a fielder’s choice. Price last threw from the mound July 22, allowing “Reeder was huge there in that eighth inning,” six runs in five innings in a start against the Los Sale said. “I left him in a dumpster fire right Angeles Angels. ... 2B Dustin Pedroia (left knee) there.” ran the bases and will do so again Wednesday. Craig Kimbrel finished for his 31st save in 35 If all goes well, Pedroia hopes to return during chances. Boston’s upcoming series with the New York Toronto has lost nine of 11. Yankees. Sale caught Pillar looking at strike three in ROSTER REPORT the second for the 1,500th strikeout of his career. Toronto optioned RHP Leonel Campos to Sale reached the milestone in 1,290 innings, Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Anderson quicker than any other pitcher. Kerry Wood did it and granted OF Nori Aoki his unconditional in 1,303 innings. release. RHP T.J. House cleared waivers and was “It’s hard for me to fathom that a guy can assigned to Buffalo. record that many strikeouts in less than 1,300 UP NEXT innings,” Farrell said. “Really remarkable.” Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (8-15, 4.75) won Even Sale considered his achievement “pretty his first four starts in August before allowing a crazy.” career worst 11 runs against Baltimore on Aug. “This game has been around a long time,” he 25. samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Page B9 Page B10 samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Universal Crossword Wednesday, Edited by Timothy Parker August 30, 2017 August 30, ACROSS 50 Bestow 23 Securing, 46 Simple 1 Upped a 52 Powerful as a door breakfast 2017 lawn’s pH Army 25 Have 47 Lacking level helicopters throbbing grace 6 Nat or 55 Without pain 48 Express Natalie paddling 26 Feature of one’s of music implements a fedora thoughts 10 Secretive 60 Disgusting 27 Dawdles 49 Word with Happy Birthday: Emotional situations will lead to uncertainty. 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Mediating could be interpreted as meddling. ✸✸ Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren SON BRACES FOR REACTION TO TRANSGENDER FIANCEE DEAR ABBY: I moved to the Philippines five years ago. While I was there I met “Emma.” After a few months, I realized I was in love with her, and last year we became engaged. I took her to meet my family. They loved her and supported our engagement. I’m now living in the States and she’s still in the Philippines waiting for her visa. Emma is trans- gender and I don’t know how to tell my family. I love her and know I want to spend the rest of my life with her, but my dad is homophobic, and I know he won’t support my decision to marry a transgender woman. My mother will also be disappointed because we won’t be able to have children together. I need your advice. What should I do? -- FORBIDDEN LOVE IN MINNESOTA DEAR FORBIDDEN LOVE: You say that when you introduced Emma to your family they liked and accepted her. Because you did not tell them then that your fiancee was transgender, expect them to be surprised. That news will bring your father face to face with his homophobia. As to your mother, even if Emma were not transgender, there’s no guarantee that Emma would be able to bear children. In cases of infertility, couples sometimes decide to adopt or employ the help of a surrogate and an egg donor. As a mature adult, the decision about whom you marry should be yours. Your parents’ disapproval should have nothing to do with it. If and when you do give them the news, be prepared for a negative reaction. However, I see no reason why you feel you must tell them since they didn’t question her gender before. DEAR ABBY: A longtime friend of mine, “Mia,” married a little over a year ago and moved a few hours away. They have been having trouble in their marriage, but have been trying hard to make it work. Mia is now pregnant, and her baby is due next month. 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It may remind him that he’s married. samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Page B11 Page B12 samoa news, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Watt gets wish: Cow- boys-Texans game funds going to recovery FRISCO, Texas (AP) — starting Tuesday night. While J.J. Watt still thinks “I think the only good thing the Houston-Dallas preseason that can possibly come out of a game shouldn’t be played game on Thursday would be a because of catastrophic flooding massive fundraiser,” Watt said. in Houston, the star defensive “This is bigger than football. end for the Texans is getting It’s bigger than a game. It’s his wish that money generated bigger than any of us.” by the exhibition finale will go Speaking of massive fund- to Hurricane Harvey recovery raisers, Watt almost didn’t know efforts. to react to the stunning growth Watt, who started a fund- of his effort, which started with raising page that reached $4 a web page and a selfie video million in donations in barely Sunday. Since then, he’s been more than two days, reiterated offering video updates as the C M his stance that the game origi- total climbed. The original goal nally scheduled for Houston was $200,000. Y K on Thursday night should have The highlight Tuesday was been scrapped instead of moved a $1 million donation from to the home of the Cowboys. Tennessee Titans owner Amy The Texans, who are in Adams Strunk, daughter of the Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt, center, sprints across the field with other defensive lineman during a charge of the game since they late Bud Adams. Strunk’s father morning practice at the Dallas Cowboys training facility, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. are technically the home team, owned the Houston Oilers when The Texans are working out in the practice facility of the Dallas Cowboys because of floods pounding said Tuesday that tickets and the franchise moved to Nash- Houston. An exhibition game in the Texans’ stadium Thursday might be moved to the home of the parking will be $25 apiece. ville in 1997. Cowboys. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Tickets were available online “That’s remarkable, from a team in our division, one of our rivals, willing to go above and beyond football,” Watt said . “It just speaks to humanity. It speaks to the good in people.” The team flew to the Dallas area after a preseason loss in New Orleans last weekend and practiced the past two days at Cowboys headquarters. Coach Bill O’Brien said the Texans were hopeful of a return home before Monday. Samoa News The Texans have two con- cerns that dwarf the game against the Cowboys, which BACK-TO-SCHOOL will involve few if any starters. The first is their families back in Houston. The second is the season opener against Jackson- SPECIAL ville, which is supposed to be at home Sept. 10. “It’s not easy, but being a 1/4 professional athlete isn’t,” line- backer Brian Cushing said. “We page 1/4pg $35.00 B&W have to juggle a lot of different things and be expected to do it at the highest level.” All team personnel are accounted for, and O’Brien said 3x8 the club was working to help 3X8pg $40.00 B&W the players who weren’t on the page trip that never made it back to Houston. He has said there were about 10. “Two or three times a day, we’ve tried to reach them,” C M O’Brien said. “Sometimes the 1/2 1/2pg $75.00 B&W issue is the cell service, not Y K being able to get them on the cellphone. But we’re doing the page COLOR best we can to help. Some guys are in areas that are harder hit ADDITIONAL than other areas.” O’Brien said the position $50 and roster battles that always define the preseason finale will We have other sizes and specials available! give plenty of players some- thing to think about other than Please call (684)633-5599 (Ask for Advertising Department) what’s going on at home. or 258-3208 for more information “I realize it’s not the AFC championship game,” O’Brien said. “But I will tell you for all the guys that are going to play in that game, it’s a very important game. It’s an important game for them as Houston Texans and it’s an important game for them to be able put some good football on tape.”