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Vice President Pence praises Polish people at World War II 80th anniversary ceremony

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN Stars and Stripes WARSAW, Poland — Vice President Mike Pence praised the Polish people for their “in- domitable spirit” at a ceremony Sunday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. Pence was among dozens of for- eign leaders gathered in the city’s historic Pilsudski Square. The vice president spoke after Poland President Andrzej Duda SEE SPIRIT ON PAGE 6

Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg attends a ceremony honoring the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday.

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At ‘threshold’ of peace deal, Taliban stage second attack in as many days

BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN ‘ What that suggests to me is from several entry points around 5 a.m. four civilians were killed in the fighting Stars and Stripes with gunbattles continuing until the after- and another 20 wounded. that [the Taliban] are not just noon, provincial police chief spokesman The assault came a day after Taliban KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban keeping open the possibility, Javed Basharat said. fighters conducted a major attack on Kun- attacked a second provincial capital in as but they are also intending Reinforcements arrived from Kabul duz, a strategically located northern city many days on Sunday, even as the insur- and had contained the fighting to the out- and capital of Kunduz province. gents were “at the threshold” of a deal with to continue to fi ght despite a skirts of the city, according to Basharat, At least 19 civilians and Afghan forces the United States that could end America’s withdrawal of U.S. forces. ’ who said at least two members of the se- were killed in the clashes, in addition to longest war. curity forces and three Taliban fighters three dozen Taliban fighters, according to Insurgents attacked Pul-e-Khumri, the Seth Jones were killed. capital of northern Baghlan province, counterinsurgency expert The Associated Press reported at least SEE ATTACK ON PAGE 3

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BY JON GAMBRELL ery in Baniyas, Syria, when they Associated Press seized it in early July. They ulti- mately let it go. for action on safe zone DUBAI, United Arab Emirates On Friday, U.S. Secretary of — An Iranian oil tanker pursued Associated Press State Mike Pompeo alleged on by the U.S. across the Mediter- Twitter that the ship was still ISTANBUL — Turkey’s presi- ranean Sea slowed to a near-stop bound for Syria. dent threatened Saturday to Sunday off the coast of Syria, “We have reliable information launch a unilateral offensive into where America’s top diplomat al- that the tanker is underway and northeastern Syria if plans to es- leges it will be unloaded despite headed to Tartus, Syria,” Pom- tablish a so-called safe zone along denials from Tehran. peo wrote on Twitter. “I hope it Turkey’s border fail to meet his The ongoing saga of the Adrian changes course.” expectations, including a demand Darya 1, formerly known as the Iranian officials have said the Grace 1, comes as tensions re- that Turkish soldiers control the oil onboard the Adrian Darya had main high between the U.S. and corridor. been sold to an unnamed buyer. Iran over its unraveling nuclear Speaking to graduates of a mili- However, anyone buying Iranian deal with world powers. Tehran is tary academy in Istanbul, Recep crude oil would be subject to U.S. set to send a deputy foreign min- Tayyip Erdogan said the U.S. had sanctions. ister and a team of economists to up to three weeks to satisfy Turk- Syrian President Bashar Paris on Monday for talks over ish demands. Assad’s adviser, Bouthaina Shaa- ways to salvage the accord after Earlier in August, Turkish and ban, separately told the Leba- U.S. officials agreed to set up the a call between Iranian President non-based Al-Mayadeen TV that zone east of the Euphrates River. Hassan Rouhani and French Damascus is trying to get oil that Ankara wants U.S.-backed Syr- President Emmanuel Macron. its people need “but authorities ian Kurdish fighters, considered The ship-tracking website don’t know where the Iranian terrorists by Turkey, to pull back MarineTraffic.com showed the from the border. Adrian Darya slowed to a near- tanker is heading.” “If our soldiers do not start to stop on Sunday some 50 nautical Meanwhile, Iranian Deputy control the area actively, we will miles off Syria. The ship’s Auto- Foreign Minister Abbas Aragh- have no choice but to activate our matic Identification System does chi is due to travel to Paris with own operational plans,” Erdogan not show its destination after its economists Monday, the state- PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AP, Pool said. mariners onboard previously run IRNA news agency reported. Turkey has been pressing to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to deliver a speech listed it as ports in Greece and That came after a call Saturday control — in coordination with the to graduates of a military academy in Istanbul on Saturday . Erdogan Turkey. between Rouhani and Macron, U.S. — a 19- to 25-mile-deep zone said the U.S. has up to three weeks to satisfy Turkish demands on a Turkey’s foreign minister at who recently surprised the Group within civil war-ravaged Syria, safe zone along Turkey’s border . one point suggested it would go to of Seven summit in France by in- running east of the Euphrates all Lebanon, something denied by a viting Iranian Foreign Minister the way to the border with Iraq. repeatedly vowed to go it alone if differing positions on the Kurd- Lebanese official. Mohammad Javad Zarif there. On Friday, Erdogan said Turk- the U.S. delays safe zone plans. ish fighters have become a major The U.S. has been warning Iran is set to further break ish officials had “temporarily” Turkey sees the Syrian Kurd- source of tension between NATO countries not to accept the Adrian the terms of the nuclear deal on Friday if Europe fails to offer it agreed to a safe zone proposed by ish fighters, who make up the allies Turkey and the U.S. Darya, which carries 2.1 million the U.S. that is narrower than 20 barrels of crude oil worth some a way to sell its crude oil on the majority of the Syrian Demo- Erdogan said his visit to New miles . cratic Forces, as an extension $130 million. global market. The two countries set up a joint of a Kurdish insurgency within York this month for the U.N. Gen- The U.S. has sanctioned the The U.S. under President Don- operations center in Turkey’s Turkey. American troops are sta- eral Assembly, where he’s ex- Adrian Darya’s captain and has ald Trump unilaterally withdrew border province of Sanliurfa last tioned in northeast Syria, along pected to meet President Donald sought to impound the vessel. from the deal over a year ago and month and started helicopter pa- with the Kurdish forces, and have Trump, would be a “last chance” Authorities in Gibraltar alleged imposed sanctions on Iran that trols. But Turkish officials have fought Islamic State together. The before a Turkish offensive. the ship was bound for a refin- are battering its economy. T O D A Y IN STRIPES

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BY CARA ANNA The developments anger Presi- AND TAMEEM AKHGAR dent Ashraf Ghani, who seeks a Associated Press second term and a strong man- date so the government can bet- KABUL, Afghanistan — For ter negotiate with the Taliban, almost a year, Afghanistan’s more who already portray a U.S. troop than 30 million people have been withdrawal as their victory. in the awkward position of wait- Weary Afghans appear more ing as a United States envoy and flexible, calling for peace above the Taliban negotiate their coun- all. try’s fate behind closed doors. Some also are skeptical that a An agreement on ending 15-member negotiating team for America’s longest war, which intra-Afghan talks, yet to be an- the U.S. once hoped to reach by nounced by the government, will Sept. 1, could set a timeline for be representative of civil society U.S. troops’ withdrawal but also and women, whose fate is espe- nudge aside this month’s presi- cially fragile. The Taliban are dential election and open the way expected to have power to strike for a Taliban return to power. The people from that list. militants continue their attacks, A collapse of talks could bring again invading a major city, Kun- another civil war, some analysts duz, on Saturday and the city of and Afghans say. The country has Puli Khumri on Sunday. been ravaged for 40 years start- Without a say in their own ing with a decadelong Russian future, Afghans’ frustration is occupation in 1979, followed by clear. “We don’t know what is bloody infighting among mujahe- going on but we are just so tired,” deen who had received U.S. back- said Sonia, a teacher in the capi- ing against the Russians. tal, Kabul, who like many people goes by one name. After a pro-Communist govern- RAHMAT GUL/AP Reflecting the helplessness, ment fell and four years of civil war killed some 50,000 people, a new television ad shows resi- An Afghan man Saturday reads a local newspaper about peace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Many Afghans are the Taliban took power in 1996. dents of all 34 provinces holding frustrated because they don’t have a say in their own future. up pieces of paper that simply say Now some of the former mujahe- “Peace.” An art group in Kabul “Good memories of the Tal- deen who partnered with the U.S. has begun painting concrete blast ‘ We just have to come to iban will help them trust the Tal- to oust the Taliban are back in walls with tens of thousands of iban and support them,” he said, government. tulips, the national flower, as our senses and say, ‘It’s but he bristled when asked how In Kabul, where street protests symbols of the civilians killed in the insurgent group could jus- can be targets for attacks, con- nearly 18 years of fighting. enough. Let’s find another tify punishments such as stoning cerns about the future are often And a peace movement praised way.’ and cutting off hands. “Are you a expressed more quietly. by Afghans for a daring march ’ Muslim?” he demanded. “Anything you do in Afghani- across the country warns that the Omaid Sharifi Such talk puts Afghans on the stan can be very dangerous,” said Taliban, who control or hold sway ArtLords defensive. “If the Taliban dream Omaid Sharifi, whose ArtLords over roughly half of Afghanistan of ruling the country as they once group paints tulips on blast walls nearly two decades after a U.S.- did, we don’t need them,” said in four cities to remember civil- led invasion toppled them from Kabul resident Mahbob Shah. ians killed in the current war. power, are just as harsh as the The Taliban have refused to The stenciled flowers are have been beaten up, he and fel- he insisted the Taliban’s tens of placed near attack sites, and some days when women were forced low members said. thousands of members will re- negotiate with the Afghan gov- out of sight and entertainment ernment and call it a U.S. puppet, grieving family members join in, “I don’t know how to trust spect whatever is agreed to in was banned under a strict form of raising serious questions about painting the names of the dead. them,” Omid said of the Taliban, Qatar, where the group has a po- Islamic law. intra-Afghan talks meant to fol- Some 15,000 tulips have been even as its leaders meet with the litical office. He pointed to last A 23-year-old member of the low a U.S.-Taliban deal and work completed. peace movement, Sayed Rahim U.S. envoy, Afghan-born Zalmay year’s extraordinary cease-fire out the country’s political future. Whatever the U.S. and Taliban Omid, shyly lowered his trou- Khalilzad, in a luxury setting in during the Muslim holiday of Eid Both sides should negotiate as discuss is their own business, sers and showed The Associated Qatar and signal regret for their al-Fitr during which fighters and “ordinary people” and form a Sharifi said, with the “real ques- Press a still-painful wound on his past ways. Afghans chatted and posed for new government, Agha said. tions” starting when the Taliban leg where he said Taliban mem- Repentance about the present photos. The Taliban later rejected The belief that an interim sit down with regular Afghans for bers at hometown in southern seems to be another matter. A a government call to try it again. government will follow a U.S.- talks. Helmand province had whipped former Taliban military leader Better times are on the way for Taliban agreement has led most “We just have to find a way to him with cables. Stop your ac- in a province neighboring Kabul, the Afghan people, Agha said, as candidates in the Sept. 28 presi- live together,” he said of the mo- tivism, they told him last month. Syed Akbar Agha, defended the some 20,000 U.S. and other for- dential election, including Chief ment when the Taliban and the Who’s paying you? beatings, saying the peace move- eign troops prepare to withdraw Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan government face the real- His family secured his release ment gives the impression the in return for Taliban assurances to say they prioritize peace over ity of each other’s existence. “We by swearing he would never speak insurgent group doesn’t want the that Afghanistan won’t be a haven a vote. The Taliban have warned just have to come to our senses out again. Then he promptly fled war to end. for terrorist groups plotting over- Afghans to boycott the election, and say, ‘It’s enough. Let’s find to Kabul. Several peace marchers Sitting in a leafy yard in Kabul, seas attacks. calling polling stations targets. another way.’ ” Attack: Fighting comes as US, Taliban negotiators wrap up latest talks in Qatar

FROM FRONT PAGE condition that they not be named. traveling to Kabul later in the day for talks The Taliban’s attacks in Kunduz and the Defense Ministry, which said the city The fighting came as the latest round of with the Afghan government. Pul-e-Khumri show the group is not dis- was calm Sunday. direct talks between Taliban and U.S. ne- “We are at the threshold of an agreement arming or demobilizing, which have been More than 80 civilians were also wound- gotiators wrapped up in Qatar. Nine rounds that will reduce violence and open the door two key components of successful peace negotiations in the past, said Seth Jones, a ed, a ministry official said. of intermittent talks over the past year have for Afghans to sit together to negotiate an counterinsurgency expert at the Center for The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, focused on a deal that would allow U.S. honorable and sustainable peace and a uni- troops to withdraw from Afghanistan in ex- fied, sovereign Afghanistan that does not Strategic and International Studies. Gen. Scott Miller, arrived in Kunduz on Sat- “What that suggests to me is that [the Tal- change for promises by the Taliban to pre- threaten the United States, its allies, or any urday to assist Afghan forces in defending iban] are not just keeping open the possibil- vent Afghanistan from becoming a terrorist other country,” he said. the city, which briefly fell to the Taliban in ity, but they are also intending to continue 2015, U.S. officials said. safe haven. While the agreement would pave the way to fight despite a withdrawal of U.S. forces,” Coalition forces provided support to Af- Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghan-born U.S. for intra-Afghan talks aimed at establishing Jones said. ghan troops in both Kunduz and Pul-e-Kh- diplomat who has been leading negotiations a permanent ceasefire, analysts say it’s un- Zubair Babakarkhail contributed to this report. umri, a U.S. official told Stars and Stripes, for Washington, announced in an early likely to immediately stop fighting between [email protected] without elaborating. The official spoke on morning tweet Sunday that he would be the insurgents and government forces. Twitter: @pwwellman PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 PACIFIC Maritime exercise set to kick off in South China Sea

BY WYATT OLSON of a deep-water naval base for Stars and Stripes China’s navy, Voice of America reported last week. Inaugural joint maritime drills The ASEAN-U.S. Maritime between the United States and a Exercise will be co-hosted by group of Southeast Asian nations Thailand and the U.S., the U.S. are scheduled to kick off Tues- embassy said. day in the contested waters of the A spokesman for the U.S. Na- Stars and Stripes South China Sea. vy’s 7th Fleet in Japan told Stars The five-day exercise is intend- The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald arrives at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, following a fatal and Stripes on Thursday that in- collision with a merchant ship on June 17, 2017. ed to “build capacity in maritime formation about the exercise was domain awareness, information not yet being released. sharing and sea interdiction,” ac- The Bangkok Post reported cording to a statement issued by Aug. 24 that Thai Patrol Squad- Japan safety board agrees with Navy’s the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. ron commander Rear Adm. Som- The exercise comes about a phong Nakthong was slated to year after members of the Associ- findings on Fitzgerald collision cause lead the exercise’s combined task ation of Southeast Asian Nations, force. or ASEAN, held their first official BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS tention to another container ship liability,” he wrote in the report. The newspaper, citing an un- maritime exercise with China. Stars and Stripes sailing “parallel in the north of It listed four suggested safety named source in the Thai Min- ASEAN’s 10 member nations are ACX Crystal,” distracting them actions crews should take to “pre- istry of Defense, said U.S. Navy Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, from focusing on the Philippine vent recurrence of the same type Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Phil- Capt. Matthew Jerbi, commodore Japan — The Japanese govern- ship, the report said. of accidents.” These included ippines, Singapore, Thailand and of the Japan-based Destroyer ment has issued its report on the ACX Crystal signaled the properly adjusting all radars “to Vietnam. Squadron 7, would serve as depu- fatal USS Fitzgerald collision, Fitzgerald with a daylight signal- sufficiently judge surrounding The weeklong China-ASEAN ty commander of the task force. more than two years after the ing lamp prior to the collision, situations” and not operating on exercise featured helicopter The newspaper said the exer- destroyer ran into a commercial Japan’s report said. The Navy assumptions of neighboring ships’ cross-deck landings and a search- cise would involve at least eight container ship. report said the Fitzgerald’s offi- intentions.” and-rescue operation, although ships, including aircraft, and Released Thursday, the Japan cer of the deck “fail[ed] to sound “When [a] vessel fails to under- only Singapore, Brunei, Philip- that the exercise would begin at Transport Safety Board’s find- the danger signal and fail[ed] stand the intensions or actions of pines, Thailand and Vietnam sent Thailand’s Sattahip naval base ings echo a U.S. Navy report from to attempt to contact Crystal on other vessel, or there is doubt that ships. Four other nations sent and extend to the southern tip of late 2017 saying the accident was bridge-to-bridge radio.” other vessels are taking sufficient observers. Vietnam. “preventable” and that the de- ACX Crystal’s crew “expected action to avoid a collision, warn- ASEAN’s back-to-back exer- Regional media have reported stroyer’s watch standers contrib- that the USS Fitzgerald would ing signals shall be sounded,” the cises with China and the U.S. that the Philippine’s navy is send- uted to the incident. recognize them and avoid ACX report said. are part of a balancing act for ing the patrol ship BRP Ramon Seven Fitzgerald sailors were Crystal,” so it did not change its After the collision — and an- the group. Its members are often Alcaraz. killed June 17, 2017, when the course or speed, Japan’s report other in August 2017 involving at loggerheads over how best to Myanmar will also participate, destroyer ran into the Philip- said. The report was ordered the Yokosuka-based USS John S. respond to China’s growing eco- despite sanctions the U.S. has pine-flagged ACX Crystal about after the collision in accordance McCain that killed 10 U.S. sail- nomic clout and naval might. placed on some of that nation’s of- 60 nautical miles southwest of with Japanese law to determine ors — the Navy has taken steps Some ASEAN members, such ficials for their role in the deadly Yokosuka, where the warship is its cause, “thereby preventing to prevent future incidents by as the Philippines, Vietnam and crackdown on Rohingya Mus- based. future accidents and reducing implementing about 100 changes. Indonesia, are locked in disputes lims. Myanmar media reported “It is somewhat likely that damage,” board Chairman Nobuo These include tightening surface with China over territorial claims the country will send a guided- USS FITZGERALD … was not Takeda wrote in the report trans- warfare officer qualifications to in the South China Sea. missile frigate to the exercise. properly on the lookout for ACX lated from Japanese. improve watch standing. On the other hand, Cambodia is [email protected] CRYSTAL,” Japan’s report said. “It is not the purpose of the in- [email protected] moving ahead with construction Twitter: @WyattWOlson Watch standers paid more at- vestigation to apportion blame or Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Japan calls for inspections, maintenance after helo loses cabin window

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE craft Wing spokeswoman Capt. Brianna the spokesman said. AND AYA ICHIHASHI French wrote in an email Friday to Stars Bureau officials did not request a halt to Stars and Stripes and Stripes. Super Stallion operations. The window was surrounded by a rub- Okinawa prefectural government of- CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan’s berized seal to provide for emergency ficials could not be reached for comment Ministry of Defense is asking U.S. military exit. The cause of the incident is under in- Friday. officials for inspections and maintenance vestigation by Marine officials, she said. In December 2017, a 3-foot-by-3-foot on Marine Corps CH-53E helicopters in “We remain committed to the airwor- window fell from another Futenma-based Okinawa after a Super Stallion lost a cabin thiness of our aircraft and to the safety of Super Stallion and landed on an elementa- window during a routine flight. our surrounding communities,” French ry school sports field adjacent to the base The incident occurred Tuesday at ap- wrote in the statement. fence line. proximately 5:30 p.m., about 5 miles east A spokesman for the Okinawa Defense More than 50 schoolchildren were play- of Okinawa’s main island, when a Super Bureau said Friday that the incident will ing at the time, and a boy was slightly in- Stallion based at Marine Corps Air Station worry island residents. “We are very dis- jured from a pebble that flew up during Futenma reportedly lost a 23-by-19-inch appointed,” he said. impact. Plexiglas window, according to spokes- The bureau represents Japan’s Ministry The Navy instituted new maintenance men from Okinawa Defense Bureau and of Defense on the island. It is customary procedures after a window fell out of a the Marine Corps. in Japan for government spokespeople to MH-53E Sea Dragon in July 2018 at Naval The 2-pound window was reportedly speak on condition that their names not be Air Facility Atsugi, about 30 miles south- /U.S. Marine Corps last seen while crewmembers from Ma- LEO AMARO used in press reports. west of central Tokyo. rine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 were “We asked the U.S. officials to conduct A CH-53E Super Stallion trains in June flying over water. thorough inspections and maintenance [email protected] over Okinawa, Japan. The Marines are Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 No one was hurt and no property dam- on the aircraft and take all the necessary [email protected] investigating after a Super Stallion lost a age has been reported, 1st Marine Air- measures not to let this happen again,” Twitter: @AyaIchihashi cabin window Aug. 27. Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY US stealth bombers, British F-35s train together for 1st time

BY CHRISTOPHER DENNIS Stars and Stripes

FAIRFORD, England — U.S. B-2 stealth bombers trained with British F-35 Lightning II jets this week, marking the first time the Air Force aircraft have operated with those fighters from an allied nation, officials said Friday. The visit of the three B-2 Spirit bombers from the 509th Bomber Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is part of the service’s ef- UK Defense Ministry fort to stage more short strategic bomber rotations in Europe and Above: A U.S. elsewhere, and to improve re- Air Force B-2 sponse times in case of a crisis. Spirit deployed “This training demonstrates CHRISTOPHER DENNIS/Stars and Stripes to RAF Fairford, England, U.S. support to NATO and ... also Lt. Col. Robert N. Schoeneberg, enhances the U.S.’s ability to inte- flies above Bomber Task Force commander, the English grate bombers with fifth-genera- 393rd Expeditionary Squadron. tion fighter aircraft like the F-35,” countryside near Dover an Air Force statement said. integration capabilities and show- There has been at least one Air with two British cases the commitment we have to F-35 jets on Force bomber rotation in Europe our NATO alliance,” said Lt. Col. Thursday. every year since 2014 when Rus- Robert Schoeneberg, the B-2 task sian forces annexed Ukraine’s Bottom: A B-2 force commander. Crimean Peninsula. RAF Fair- Spirit stealth ford routinely hosts those bomber The B-2s have trained with the bomber from deployments. F-35s since arriving in England the 509th “Working alongside interna- on Tuesday, Schoeneberg told re- Bomb Wing. tional fifth-generation aircraft porters at a ceremony Friday. CHRISTOPHER DENNIS Stars and Stripes provides unique training op- [email protected] portunities for us, bolsters our Twitter: @chrisbdennis

Japan’s Defense Ministry’s 2020 budget request is largest ever

BY HANA KUSUMOTO is 5.26 trillion yen, or $49.4 bil- F-15 fighters. for costs related to acquiring an Stars and Stripes lion, though the defense min- Japan plans to purchase 42 of Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic mis- istry had requested 5.3 trillion the stealth fighters in the next sile defense system. But it did not TOKYO — Japan’s Defense yen. 10 years. It also plans to convert request money to be used for spe- Ministry on Friday requested its One of the largest expenditures two Japan Maritime Self-Defense cific sites or construction. largest-ever budget and the sev- in the budget request, 201 billion Force Izumo-class helicopter The ministry had listed Akita enth consecutive spending hike yen, or $1.9 billion, is directed at destroyers to accommodate the and Yamaguchi prefectures since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe costs related to U.S. forces sta- F-35Bs. as candidate sites for an Aegis took office in 2012. tioned in Japan. Most of that re- The ministry requested 3.1 Ashore system, however, the The ministry is seeking 5.32 quest, 152 billion yen, or $1.43 billion yen, about $29 million, to numbers used to calculate certain trillion yen, or about $50 billion, billion, would pay the salaries of repair and upgrade the JS Izumo data for these sites were not accu- for fiscal year 2020, which begins Japanese workers employed by next year. It plans to install guide rate and upset many locals. in April. The request reflects the the U.S. military, utility costs and lights and improve the heat-toler- The budget seeks 52.4 billion Japanese government’s efforts the costs associated with moving ance of the carrier’s flight deck, yen, about $492.1 million, for to strengthen defense in new do- U.S. forces for training. defense officials said on the cus- space-related items, such as es- mains, such as space and cyberse- Another 21.9 billion yen, or tomary condition of anonymity. tablishing a unit to watch space curity, as laid out in new National $206 million, is requested for the The JMSDF plans on testing activities and sending SDF mem- Defense Program Guidelines re- Facilities Improvement Program, the Izumo with U.S. F-35Bs to de- bers to an Air Force base in Colo- viewed last year. which covers the maintenance termine the need for further up- rado for the basic space course. “We will improve defense ca- cost of barracks and on-base fam- grades, officials said. They expect It also seeks 23.8 billion yen, or pability at a speed fundamentally ily housing. Another 26.9 billion improvements to be completed in $223.6 million, to spend on cyber- different from the past in order to yen, or $253 million, is requested 2024 along with the purchase of space, such as adding personnel respond to the security environ- to cover social insurance premi- all six F-35Bs. to its cyber defense unit and con- ment, which is changing by a re- ums for Japanese employees. The ministry also asked for 31 ducting a defense ministry-hosted markably fast pace,” the proposal The defense ministry left empty billion yen, about $291 million, to hacking contest. stated. the amount it needs for expenses purchase three F-35As. It also plans to create a unit The Japan Self-Defense Forces related to realignment of U.S. A second F-35A fighter squad- within JASDF for unmanned aer- rank among the world’s larg- forces such costs related to mov- ron will be set up by the Japan Air ial vehicle RQ-4 Global Hawks, est and most capable, anywhere ing U.S. Marines from Okinawa Self-Defense Force at Misawa Air which are expected to be deployed from No. 4 to No. 6, depending to Guam; however, that amount Base by March 2021, according to to Misawa by March 2022. who makes the list and how it’s may be determined by the end of defense officials. The JASDF es- The ministry hopes to allocate calculated. the year. tablished the first squadron there 2.8 billion yen, or $23.6 million, Army-technology.com, for ex- For 2020, the defense ministry this year. The new squadron to install equipment to counter ample, a website produced by a asked for 84.6 billion yen, about will consist of 10 F-35As and 80 London-based media corpora- $795 million, to purchase six personnel, according to defense aerial drones at its bases, includ- tion, ranks Japan’s military at No. F-35B Lightning II fighter jets ministry officials. Japan plans to ing installations it shares with the 6, behind France and ahead of from the United States. Japan an- purchase 105 F-35As. United States. South Korea. nounced Aug. 16 that it chose the The ministry requested 12.2 [email protected] This year’s defense budget F-35B to replace some of its aging billion yen, or $114.6 million, Twitter: @HanaKusumoto PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 MILITARY

PHOTOS BY BRIAN FERGUSON/Stars and Stripes Left: Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Poland President Andrzej Duda during a ceremony honoring the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday. Right: Polish citizens who support the United States and President Donald Trump set up before a ceremony honoring the anniversary. Spirit: City’s Ceremony start marked largest square with German remorse BY MONIKA SCISLOWSKA than half of them Jews. AND VANESSA GERA Polish President Andrzej Duda is site of the Associated Press recalled Poland’s immense suf- fering and he appealed to those WARSAW, Poland — Germa- assembled not to close their eyes anniversary ny’s president expressed deep re- now to imperial tendencies and morse for the suffering his nation border changes imposed through FROM FRONT PAGE inflicted on Poland and the rest force. of Europe during World War II, and German President Frank- Duda cited aggression against warning of the dangers of nation- Georgia and Ukraine, and though Walter Steinmeier, acknowledg- alism as world leaders gathered he didn’t name Russia, it was ing he was in Warsaw on behalf Sunday in the country where the clear he found that country at of President Donald Trump. war started at incalculable costs. fault as the aggressor. Trump canceled his two-day visit “This war was a German “Recently in Europe, we are to Poland last week to monitor crime,” President Frank-Wal- dealing with a return of imperi- Hurricane Dorian, a maximum ter Steinmeier told Poland’s top alist tendencies, with attempts Category 5 storm that struck the leaders, U.S. Vice President to change Bahamas on Sunday. Mike Pence, German Chancellor borders by “While the hearts of every Angela Merkel and other world ‘ I bow in force, with American are with our fellow leaders at the 80th anniversary aggression citizens in the path of a massive mourning ceremony marking World’s War storm, today we remember how against coun- Polish World War II veterans listen to Duda speak. II’s outbreak. to the the gathering storm of the 20th tries,” Duda Also in attendance were elderly suffering of century broke into warfare and said. “Turn- Polish war veterans wearing mil- invasion followed by unspeakable the victims. ing a blind itary uniforms and a Holocaust hardship and heroism of the Pol- eye is not the survivor wearing a yellow Star of I ask for ish people,” Pence said. recipe for David and the striped clothes that Nazi Germany invaded Poland forgiveness preserving prisoners wore at Nazi German on Sept. 1, 1939, triggering a war peace. It is a death camps. for that lasted nearly six years and simple way Steinmeier expressed his sor- Germany’s to embolden killed more than 70 million peo- row over the mass killings Adolf ple, including more than 6 million historical aggressive Hitler’s regime committed in personali- Polish citizens. Poland, which paid a huge price debt. ’ “Today we remember those ties, a simple for being the place war began on Frank-Walter who were lost … and all of those way to, in Sept. 1, 1939. The German presi- Steinmeier fact, give who sacrificed … to win a victory dent expressed gratitude to Poles president of for freedom,” Pence said. consent for the gestures of forgiveness Germany to further German President Frank-Wal- Poland has bestowed in return. ter Steinmeier called the war attacks.” “I bow in mourning to the suf- Germa- a “painful legacy,” while Duda fering of the victims,” Steinmeier said, “We must never forget it, ny’s president had a modern-day said. “I ask for forgiveness for warning of his own — about the even when all the eyewitnesses Germany’s historical debt. I af- are gone.” dangers of nationalism — and de- firm our lasting responsibility.” scribed European unity as a guar- Various heads of states from Two weeks after the German much of Europe were welcomed antee for peace in the future. invasion, the Soviet army invaded Polish authorities didn’t invite with pomp and circumstance at Poland from the east, putting the the city’s largest square, used Russian President Vladimir Putin country under a dual occupation to attend anniversary events be- for military parades and national that came with atrocities com- cause of Moscow’s annexation of celebrations; the area was razed mitted by two invaders. Crimea and support for separat- during World War II much like By the war’s end nearly six ist fighters in eastern Ukraine. most of Warsaw. years later, about 6 million Pol- SEE SPIRIT ON PAGE 7 Spectators applaud during the ceremony. ish citizens had been killed, more SEE REMORSE ON PAGE 7 Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 MILITARY Spirit: Pence stresses bond between US and Poland

FROM PAGE 6 ed, “U.S.A., U.S.A.” Poles don’t know Mike Pence,” whom, as al 1,000 U.S. troops to Poland. More than Russian President Vladimir Putin was The somber remembrance at times felt a conservative Christian, stands for values 4,500 U.S. servicemembers are already not invited — unlike 10 years ago — be- more like a political rally. important to Poland, said Mateusz Wojnar, deployed on a rotational basis to about half cause of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in A 2020 Trump campaign banner hung 40, a banker from Warsaw. a dozen bases in Poland. 2014. Polish leaders had compared Russia’s on a security barrier at the far perimeter “People in Poland don’t really know On Friday, Poland Defense Minister actions to “the aggressors of 1939.” of the square, behind which more than Mike Pence,” said Paval Stacherski, 39, a Mariusz Blaszcak, speaking at a joint news Pence spoke of the close bond between a dozen attendees wearing red “Poland carpenter from Lodz. “We’re hoping his conference with U.S. National Security Ad- the United States and Poland. Stands with USA” T-shirts gathered well visit will change that.” viser John Bolton, said the two countries Referring to remarks Trump made two before the ceremony began. Before Trump canceled his visit, it was had agreed on at least six locations for new years ago when he visited Warsaw, Pence They had come to see Trump, a repre- expected he and Duda, the Polish presi- U.S. troops to be stationed, according to said, “America loves Poland and America sentative said, but were also pleased Pence dent, would disclose more details of an Poland’s TVN24 News. loves the Polish people,” eliciting claps attended. agreement reached between Washington [email protected] from a U.S.-friendly crowd that later chant- “We like Trump, we support him, but and Warsaw in June to send an addition- Twitter: @stripesktown

PHOTOS BY CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI/AP German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks at the commemoration ceremony of the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, in Wielun, Poland, on Sunday. Remorse: Polish leader says German president’s remarks provide ‘moral satisfaction’

FROM PAGE 6 fenseless town, and minutes later Polish war veterans attend the memorial ceremony in Warsaw, Poland. Russia’s recent rehabilitation of on the Westerplatte Peninsula in the Stalinist era, and a pact Soviet Gdansk. leader Josef Stalin made with Hit- In Wielun, Steinmeier also ler that led to Poland’s dismem- voiced remorse, which Duda berment in 1939, were apparently said provided “moral satisfac- also behind the decisions not to tion.” He addressed his German invite Putin. That represented a counterpart. change from 10 years ago, when “Mr. President, thank you for Putin was invited amid attempts your presence and your attitude,” to thaw relations between the Duda said. “I can see a man who West and Russia at the time. has come with humility, a bowed President Donald Trump had head in order to pay homage … to originally been scheduled to at- share the pain.” tend the event, but canceled as Minutes later, Polish Prime Hurricane Dorian barreled to- Minister Mateusz Morawiecki ward the U.S. Pence spoke on and Frans Timmermans, a top behalf of the United States in European Union official, led an Warsaw. event on Westerplatte Peninsula, Pence said the Polish people “never lost hope” and “never gave the Baltic Coast site where Polish in to despair.” troops put up resistance to fight The “character, faith and de- the war’s first battle. termination of the Polish people “Eighty years ago, unspeak- made all the difference,” Pence able horrors were unleashed on said. “Your oppressors tried to the Polish population, unspeak- break you, but Poland could not able horrors that we need to re- be broken.” member to prevent them from During the observances in War- recurring in Europe,” said Tim- saw, church bells tolled across a mermans, the first vice president capital that German forces razed of the European Commission. to the ground decades ago. Polish “Can you imagine in this gather- and foreign leaders laid wreaths, ing that every fifth person sitting and one by one rang a bell in and standing here would suddenly memory. disappear? This is what happened Spectators at service in Wielun hold candles. The ceremony in Wielun, attended by German President The observances started at to the Polish nation at the hands Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, started at 4.40 a.m., the exact hour 4:40 a.m. at the sites of the first of cruel Nazis who lost every un- that, according to survivors, the war’s first bombs fell, killing civilians. German attacks — Wielun, a de- derstanding of humanity.” PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 MILITARY Marines share thoughts on improving fitness programs

BY CARLOS M. VAZQUEZ II Stars and Stripes The Marine Corps Force Fit- ness Division has asked Marines and the civilians who work with them for ideas on how to im- prove the Corps’ physical fitness programs. The Marine Corps’ Fitness Operational Advisory Group re- leased a survey in August looking for input on improving the Physi- cal Fitness Test, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, the Force Fitness Instructor Program, Ci- vilian Certified Athletic Trainers PHUCHUNG NGUYEN/U.S. Marine Corps in the Operating Forces, Marine Corps Water Survival Training Above: An officer candidate lifts an ammo can during a combat Program and military occupa- fitness test at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on July 16 . Left: tional specialty specific physical Marines perform planks during physical training July 26 at Marine standards. LAUREN BRUNE/U.S. Marine Corps Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The survey, which ended Satur- day at www.fitness.marines.mil, to increase the overall fitness tics Battalion 4 on Okinawa, told A recent change has been im- of their bodies to lift themselves had approximately 28 questions, and readiness of Marines, Armes Stars and Stripes on Friday. plemented to the service’s Physi- up from the ground, so it’s a good depending on which program said. Those who took this year’s cal Fitness Test core exercise way to test and work out the core, the respondent chose to address. Through the survey, Marines survey could submit more than event as a result of research and compared to sit-ups.” Questions were tailored according had an opportunity to give ideas one idea about the various pro- feedback. Once a recommendation has to demographics, and documenta- about all areas of the physical fit- grams. Those submissions will “One example is the inclusion of been decided upon for an im- tion could be uploaded to support ness programs within the service be presented to the Marine Corps the plank as an alternative to the provement to the physical fitness the survey-taker’s ideas. and voice their opinions on topics Combat Development Com- crunch on the Physical Fitness programs, a change can take be- “We believe the unfiltered input such as enhancing education on mand’s commanding general for Test,” Armes said. “This was an tween six to 10 months, Armes directly from individual Marines performance nutrition, the use of recommended upgrades to the output from the FOAG last year said. new technology in workouts and programs. that led to Force Fitness Division is of the utmost value,” Col. Ste- “Physical fitness affects every phen Armes, director of Marine how to better recover afterward. “We officially solicit ideas for conducting research of the plank. Marine, and as such, each indi- Corps Force Fitness Division and “I think incorporating a dead- the [Fitness Operational Adviso- The research gathered led to the vidual Marine’s input is viewed Training and Education Com- lift event like how the Army is ry Group] annually, but the Force Commandant of the Marine Corps mand, told Stars and Stripes via doing their test might be some- Fitness Division takes into ac- decision to include the plank as an equally,” he said. “The FOAG is email Thursday. “We have already thing interesting to try because in count feedback gathered through- alternative to the crunch for the only as good as the recommenda- received hundreds of responses an actual combat operations sce- out the year by way of site visits, 2020 PFT season.” tions we receive. We greatly ap- addressing multiple facets of the nario, you might have to be carry- road show briefs, daily phone calls “I don’t think that the incor- preciate the support and the time [physical fitness program]. ing something or someone heavy,” fielded from the Corps … and in- poration of planks is a bad idea,” taken to provide these inputs.” The group’s primary role is to Cpl. Gaven Tippett, a motor trans- puts set to our organizational Tippett said. “Because most peo- [email protected] approve recommended solutions port operator with Combat Logis- inbox,” Armes said. ple naturally roll over to the front Twitter: @StripesCarlos Lithuanian troops triumph in ground force competition

BY JOHN VANDIVER Latvian team was the winner of the previ- Stars and Stripes ous best squad event, Abernethy said. In July, a squad from the French For- Three Lithuanian units swept the top eign Legion won the best sniper comple- spots in this year’s International Best Squad tion hosted by the U.S. Army at its base in Competition, outperforming 13 other teams Grafenwoehr, Germany. that included a U.S. Army contingent, offi- The other top finishers in that event were cials said Friday. the Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia and Sixteen teams — nine from host nation Sweden. Lithuania and seven international units — During last year’s best tank team com- took part in the competition in Rukla in the petition in Grafenwoehr, a unit from the center of the country. The winners were German army — often criticized by Ber- announced Friday. lin’s own military ombudsman for a lack U.S. Army Europe Command Sgt. Maj. of overall combat readiness — took the top Rob Abernethy, who was on hand to ob- spot. serve a portion of the competition, said U.S. teams trailing their European coun- such events help build ties between allies. terparts in competition could be perplex- “Competition creates relationships that ing to outside observers, given America’s are going to be long lasting,” Abernethy military dominance on the world stage. said by phone. “They are all fighting STEPHEN P. P EREZ/U.S. Army Abernethy said part of their success against each other to win this competition, could be related to cohesion developed A squad of U.S. soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry, 7th Army Training Command, but at the end of the day we are all on the from units sticking together for several locates their next event after performing in the grenade range event at the Lithuanian same team.” years. U.S. troops tend to be on the move Land Forces Best Infantry Squad Competition on Aug. 28 in Rukla, Lithuania. The U.S. squad from the 1st Battalion, 4th every few years. Infantry — a unit that serves as an opposi- between events in Lithuania. from Lithuania’s 8th Territorial Defense “It might have to do with tenure and that tion force for other units rotating through is something we at the U.S. Army should For example, as troops navigated the Unit, 3rd Territorial Defense Unit and Lith- Hohenfels, Germany, on training missions look at,” he said. terrain they had to cross a river in a small uanian Land Forces’ engineer battalion. — was led by Staff Sgt. Mark Blackwell. Some European units also perform spe- The competition kept soldiers “on their boat, using just their hands to paddle, a first The competition took place over 36 hours cial training specifically for the competi- feet,” he said. for the team, he said. with soldiers covering up to 25 miles as tions. “That’s not typically what we in the “A couple things we ran into that we’ve Complete results of where all the teams they tested their navigation skills through U.S. Army do,” he said. never done before,” Blackwell said, during finished weren’t immediately available Fri- the night. European teams often excel in [email protected] a brief chat on Twitter with Abernethy in day, but the top three finishers were squads such international soldiering challenges. A Twitter: john_vandiver Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION Bahamas hit with Category 5 winds

BY RAMON ESPINOSA Associated Press McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Baha- mas — Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sun- day as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its 185 mph winds ripping off roofs and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in schools, churches and other shelters. The second-strongest Atlantic hurricane since 1950, Dorian hit PHOTOS BY RAMON ESPINOSA/AP land in Elbow Cay in the Abaco A man stands on a store’s roof as he works to prepare it for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, on Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Islands after authorities made Sunday. The hurricane intensified yet again Sunday to a Category 5 as it closed in on the northern Bahamas. last-minute pleas for those in low-lying areas to evacuate. But officials recognized there were bert Minnis warned that any you have to evacuate.” not many structures on higher “who do not evacuate are placing But Jack Pittard, 76, an Ameri- ground on the largely flat archi- themselves in extreme danger can who has been traveling to the pelago southeast of Florida. and can expect a catastrophic Bahamas for 40 years, said he Millions from Florida to the consequence.” has decided to ride out the storm Carolinas kept a wary eye on Still, doz- in The Abaco Islands. He said it’s the first hurricane he will experi- the slow-moving Dorian amid ens of people ‘ The end ence in his life. indications it would veer sharply ignored evac- “There’s fear,” he said by northeastward after passing the could be uation or- phone Sunday as it approached. Bahamas and track up the U.S. ders, officials fatal. We “I’m worried about destruction Southeast seaboard. But authori- said, and they of property, but I don’t believe ties warned that even if its core ask you, were warned we beg that they there’s going to be loss of lives did not make U.S. landfall and here.” stayed offshore, the potent storm were placing you, we their lives in Pittard said he battened up his would likely hammer U.S. coastal house and is spending the storm areas with powerful winds and plead with danger. “The end in a nearby duplex behind a group heavy surf. you to get of cottages owned by a friend. He The National Hurricane Center could be to a place fatal,” said noted the ocean is quite deep near in Miami said Dorian’s maximum where he’s staying, and there’s sustained winds at its 12:45 p.m. of safety. ’ Samuel But- ler, assistant a cay that provides protection, landfall were 185 mph, up from Samuel Butler Yolande Rolle puts sandbags at her shop’s doorstep in Freeport as so he doesn’t expect significant 175 mph. It was moving west at assistant police police com- the storm closes in. missioner. storm surge. 7 mph. “Catastrophic conditions” commissioner “I’m not afraid of dying here,” are occurring in The Abaco Is- “We ask you, to ride out the hurricane with impact that Hurricane Dorian is we beg you, said Pittard, who lives in Lexing- lands and expected across Grand his family in the concrete home expected to bring,” said Shavonne ton, Ky. Bahama later in the day, the cen- we plead with you to get to a place he built 41 years ago in central Moxey-Bonamy, the Bahamas of safety.” Meanwhile, Klotzbach, the ter said. Abaco. chief meteorologist. hurricane researcher, warned of Bahamas radio station ZNS Dorian’s power was second Among those refusing to leave On Saturday, small skiffs Dorian’s catastrophic strength: Bahamas reported that a mother only to Hurricane Allen in 1980, were 32 people in Sweetings Cay, shuttled between outlying fish- “Abaco is going to get wiped.” with its 190 mph winds. and her child in central Grand and a group that sought safety in ing communities and McLean’s Over two or three days, the “It’s going to be really, really Bahama called to say they were Old Bahama Bay resort, which Town, a settlement of a few dozen slow-moving hurricane could bad for the Bahamas,” Colorado sheltering in a closet and seeking officials said was not safe. homes at the eastern end of Grand dump as much as 4 feet of rain, State University hurricane re- help from police. Butler said officials were clos- Bahama island, about 150 miles unleash devastating winds and searcher Phil Klotzbach said. Silbert Mills, owner of the Ba- ing certain roads with heavy from Florida’s Atlantic coast. whip up a dangerous storm surge, In the northern stretches of hamas Christian Network, said equipment and warned that those Most came from Sweetings Cay, said private meteorologist Ryan the Bahamas archipelago, ho- trees and power lines were torn on the other side would be strand- a fishing town of a few hundred Maue, seconding some of the tels closed, residents boarded up down in The Abaco Islands and ed until after Dorian has passed. about 5 feet above sea level. most reliable computer models. homes and officials hired boats to some roads were impassable. The government has opened 14 “We’re not taking no chances,” Government spokesman Kevin move people to bigger islands as “The winds are howling like shelters across the Bahamas. said Margaret Bassett, a ferry Harris said Dorian was expected Dorian approached. we’ve never, ever experienced be- “We cannot stress the amount boat driver for the Deep Water to affect 73,000 residents and Bahamas Prime Minister Hu- fore,” said Mills, 59, who planned of devastation and catastrophic Cay resort. “They said evacuate, 21,000 homes. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 NATION Death toll in West Texas rampage rises to 7

BY PAUL J. WEBER AND JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press MIDLAND, Texas — The death toll in a West Texas shooting ram- page increased to seven Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater. Odessa police spokesman Steve LeSueur said that at least one person who was shot remained in life-threatening condition. Those killed ranged in age from 15 to 57, Odessa Police Chief Mi- chael Gerke said at a news con- ference. He said authorities have no definitive answers yet about a motive in Saturday’s shooting. He also refused to say the name of the gunman publicly but said he would provide his identity later. Authorities have said only that the shooter was a white male in his 30s. The shooting began Saturday afternoon with an interstate traf- fic stop in which gunfire was ex- changed with police, setting off a chaotic rampage during which the suspect hijacked a mail car- MARK ROGERS, ODESSA (TEXAS) AMERICAN/AP rier truck and fired at random as A man prays outside the Medical Center Hospital emergency room in Odessa, Texas, on Saturday following a shooting rampage in the area he drove in the area of Odessa and of Odessa and Midland. Midland, two cities in the heart of Texas oil country more than 300 miles west of Dallas. Police initially reported possi- ble multiple shooters, but Odessa police Chief Michael Gerke later said there was only one male suspect. The suspect shot “at innocent civilians all over Odessa,” accord- ing to a statement from Odessa police. The terrifying chain of events began when Texas state troop- ers tried pulling over a gold car mid-Saturday afternoon on Inter- JACY LEWIS, REPORTER-TELEGRAM (MIDLAND, TEXAS)/AP SUE OGROCKI/AP state 20 for failing to signal a left Odessa police officers park their vehicle outside Music City Mall An Odessa police car, left, and a U.S. mail vehicle, right, which turn, Texas Department of Public in Odessa on Saturday as they investigate following the deadly were involved in Saturday’s shooting are shown outside the Cinergy Safety spokeswoman Katherine shooting spree. entertainment center in Odessa on Sunday. Cesinger said. Before the vehi- cle came to a complete stop, the ers were hospitalized elsewhere. I started swerving and we got a a 2017 mass shooting at a Texas shattered. That’s when he thought, driver “pointed a rifle toward the Witnesses described gunfire little ahead of him and then for church that killed more than two “Oh man, this is a shooting.” rear window of his car and fired near shopping plazas and in busy whatever reason the cars in front dozen people and a 2018 attack at Fawcett, 28, an Odessa trans- several shots” toward the patrol of me kind of parted,” she said, a high school near Houston that portation consultant, “got out to car stopping him. The gunshots intersections sobbing. She said she heard three left 10 dead. struck one of two troopers in- Shauna Saxton was driving make sure everyone was safe” more shots as she sped away. Abbott, a Republican, has been side the patrol car, Cesinger said, with her husband and grandson but found that no one nearby had Gerke did not go into detail noncommittal about pushing for after which the gunman fled and in Odessa and had paused at a been struck by the gunfire. He about the chase, but the movie new gun restrictions after the El continued shooting. stoplight when they heard loud said a little girl was bleeding, but theater where the suspect was Paso attack. Two other police officers were pops. she hadn’t been shot, and that he killed is more than 10 miles from Saturday’s shooting brings shot before the suspect was killed. “I looked over my shoulder to later found out she was grazed in where state troopers originally the number of mass killings in Authorities say the trooper was the left and the gold car pulled the face. pulled over the gunman. the U.S. so far this year to 25, in serious but stable condition on up and the man was there and he President Donald Trump has had a very large gun and it was The shooting comes just four matching the number in all of offered contradictory messages Saturday, and the other officers 2018, according to The AP/USA pointing at me,” she told TV sta- weeks after a gunman in the in reacting to recent mass shoot- were stable. Texas border city of El Paso Today/Northeastern University tion KOSA. ings. Days after the El Paso Gerke said there were at least killed 22 people after opening fire mass murder database. The num- Saxton said she was trapped shooting, he said he was eager 21 civilian shooting victims. At at a Walmart. Texas Gov. Greg ber of people killed this year has because there were two cars in least two patients remained in Abbott last week held two meet- already reached 142, surpassing to implement “very meaningful front of her. critical condition at Odessa Re- ings with lawmakers about how the 140 people who were killed background checks” on guns and gional Medical Center, while oth- “I started honking my horn. to prevent more mass shootings in all of last year. The database told reporters there was “tremen- in Texas. He said he would visit tracks homicides where four or dous support” for action. He later the area Sunday. more people are killed, not in- backed away, saying the current The investigation into another cluding the offender. system of background checks was ‘ I looked over my shoulder to the left ... mass shooting in Texas is unfold- Dustin Fawcett said he was sit- “very, very strong.” ing as a number of looser gun laws ting in his truck at a Starbucks On Sunday, Trump reiterated the man was there and he had a very large in the state took effect Sunday. in Odessa when he heard at least his more recent calls for greater gun and it was pointing at me. They were signed by Abbott dur- six gunshots ring out less than 50 attention to mental health. Trump ’ ing this year’s legislative session yards behind him. has said new facilities are needed Shauna Saxton that was praised by the National He spotted a white sedan with a for the mentally ill to reduce mass witness Rifle Association and followed passenger window that had been shootings. Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION New tariffs take effect; likely to raise US prices

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER pay on Chinese imports. Some Associated Press businesses, though, may decide in the end to absorb the higher costs WASHINGTON — The United rather than raise prices for their States and China went ahead customers. with their latest tariff increases In China, authorities began on each other’s goods Sunday, charging higher duties on Ameri- potentially raising prices Ameri- can imports at midday Sunday, cans pay for some clothes, shoes, according to employees who an- sporting goods and other consum- swered the phone at customs of- er items in advance of the holiday fices in Beijing and the southern shopping season. port of Guangzhou. They declined The 15% U.S. taxes apply to to give their names. about $112 billion of Chinese Tariffs of 10% and 5% apply to TERRY CHEA/AP imports. All told, more than two- items ranging from frozen sweet Jennifer Lee, whose family owns Footprint shoe store in San Francisco, stands by a wall of athletic thirds of the consumer goods the corn and pork liver to marble and shoes, many of which are made in China and will be subject to new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods that United States imports from China bicycle tires, the government an- start ed Sunday. now face higher taxes. nounced earlier. The administration had largely After Sunday’s tariff increase, apply to $75 billion of American nomic research has concluded That cost could weaken an avoided hitting consumer items 87% of textiles and clothing the goods. that the costs of the duties fall on already slowing U.S. economy. in its earlier rounds of tariff United States buys from China Washington and Beijing are U.S. businesses and consumers. Though consumer spending grew increases. and 52% of shoes will be subject locked in a war over U.S. com- Trump had indirectly acknowl- last quarter at its fastest pace in With prices of many retail goods to import taxes. pla ints t hat China stea ls U. S. t rade edged the tariffs’ impact by de- five years, the overall economy now likely to rise, the Trump ad- On Dec. 15, the Trump admin- secrets and unfairly subsidizes its laying some of the duties until expanded at just a modest 2% an- ministration’s move threatens the istration is scheduled to impose own companies in its drive to de- Dec. 15, after holiday goods are nual rate, down from a 3.1% rate U.S. economy’s main driver: con- a second round of 15% tariffs — velop global competitors in such already on store shelves. in the first three months of the sumer spending. As businesses this time on roughly $160 billion high-tech industries as artificial A study by J.P. Morgan found year. pull back on investment spend- of imports. If those duties take ef- intelligence and electric cars. that Trump’s tariffs will cost the The economy is widely expect- ing and exports slow in the face fect, virtually all goods imported To try to force Beijing to reform average U.S. household $1,000 a ed to slow further in the months of weak global growth, American from China will be covered. its trade practices, the Trump ad- year. That study was done before ahead as income growth slows, shoppers have been a key bright The Chinese government has ministration has imposed import Trump raised the Sept. 1 and Dec. businesses delay expansions and spot for the economy. released a list of American im- taxes on billions of dollars’ worth 15 tariffs to 15% from 10%. higher prices from tariffs depress As a result of Trump’s higher ports targeted for penalties on of Chinese imports, and China The president has also an- consumer spending. Companies tariffs, many U.S. companies Dec. 15 if the U.S. tariff increas- has retaliated with tariffs on U.S. nounced that existing 25% tariffs have already reduced invest- have warned that they will be es take effect. In total, Beijing exports. on a separate group of $250 bil- ment spending, and exports have forced to pass on to their custom- says Sunday’s penalties and the Trump has insisted that China lion of Chinese imports will in- dropped against a backdrop of ers the higher prices they will planned December increases will pays the tariffs. In fact, eco- crease to 30% on Oct. 1. slower global growth. Justice Ginsburg: ‘On my way’ to good health 2 dozen are injured at BY JESSICA GRESKO Ginsburg went on to say that she was “on Associated Press my way” to being “very well.” As for her work on the Supreme Court, music festival WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice which is on its summer break and begins hear- Associated Press Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Saturday she’s ing arguments again Oct. 7, Ginsburg said she “alive” and on her way to being “very well” will “be prepared when the time comes.” SEATTLE — Officials said following radiation treatment for cancer. Ginsburg, who was appointed by Demo- more than two dozen people were Ginsburg, 86, made the comments at the cratic President Bill Clinton in 1993, did not injured when a stage barricade Library of Congress National Book Festival directly answer how long she plans to stay on collapsed during a performance in Washington. The event came a little over the court. Earlier this summer, however, she at a Seattle music festival, al- a week after Ginsburg disclosed that she had reported a conversation she had with former though no one was seriously hurt. completed three weeks of outpatient radiation Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from Seattle Fire Department therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancre- the court in 2010 at age 90. Ginsburg said she spokesman David Cuerpo told as and is now disease-free. told Stevens: “My dream is to remain on the news outlets that around 25 peo- /AP It is the fourth time over the past two de- CLIFF OWEN court as long as you did.” ple were evaluated for injuries cades that Ginsburg, the leader of the court’s Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stevens responded: “Stay longer.” He died after the 4-foot-high steel bar- liberal wing, has been treated for cancer. She speaks at the Library of Congress National in July at age 99. ricade collapsed Saturday night had colorectal cancer in 1999, pancreatic Book Festival in Washington on Saturday Ginsburg said Saturday that she loves her at the Seattle Center, which was cancer in 2009 and lung cancer surgery in job. “It’s the best and the hardest job I’ve ever playing host to the weekend’s December. said: “Let me ask you a question that everyone had,” she said. “It has kept me going through Bumbershoot Music & Arts Fes- Both liberals and conservatives watch the here wants to ask, which is: How are you feel- four cancer bouts. tival. Electronic music artist Jai health of the court’s oldest justice closely ing? Why are you here instead of resting up “Instead of concentrating on my aches and Wolf was performing at the time. because it’s understood the Supreme Court for the term? And are you planning on staying pains, I just know that I have to read this set Four people were hospitalized would shift right for decades if Republican in your current job?” of briefs, go over the draft opinion. So I have with minor injuries. President Donald Trump were to get the abil- “How am I feeling? Well, first, this audience to somehow surmount whatever is going on Cuerpo said members of the ity to nominate someone to replace her. can see that I am alive,” Ginsburg said to ap- in my body and concentrate on the court’s crowd of around 3,000 people On Saturday, Ginsburg, who came out with plause and cheers. work.” were pressed against the barrier, the book “My Own Words” in 2016, spoke to The comment was a seeming reference to Ginsburg’s appearance Saturday was not causing it to fall. Wolf canceled an audience of more than 4,000 at Washing- the fact that when she was recuperating from her first following her most recent cancer an- the rest of his set. ton’s convention center. lung cancer surgery earlier this year, some nouncement. Earlier last week she spoke at an The festival said in a statement Near the beginning of an hourlong talk, her doubters demanded photographic proof that event at the University at Buffalo, where she that on-site medical teams assist- interviewer, NPR reporter Nina Totenberg, she was still living. also accepted an honorary degree. ed those injured. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 NATION Some Americans choose to play political tourist

BY LAURA HUGHES food your mom would never let The Washington Post you eat,” he said. New Hampshire is another Art Esquibel’s first real vaca- key early state in the Democrat- tion in 15 years was not spent ic race — the first one to hold a enjoying sunset walks along the primary, traditionally eight days beach, by the pool or camel rides after Iowa’s caucuses — and one in the desert. voter there said she had chosen The businessman, 65, from Al- to spend her entire summer vaca- buquerque, N.M., chose instead to tion following Joe Biden’s cam- spend it at the annual Iowa State paign as a volunteer. Fair in Des Moines, where he set Catherine Johnson, 59, a re- up a camping chair in a field to tiree, moved to Florida from New watch Democratic presidential Hampshire two years ago. But candidates deliver their pitches. she came home for the politics. Esquibel is just one of a num- “I’m having the time of my life,” ber of Democrats playing po- she said while handing out cam- litical tourist, choosing to spend paign material at a Biden rally in their summer breaks in the com- Keene, N.H. “Right now, my job pany of their party’s presidential is handing out stickers. I did two candidates. “I haven’t had time off in years, MELINA MARA/The Washington Post events in Hanover yesterday, and and I took six days to go see the I’m just working tirelessly. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts meets voters at the fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 10 as “I actually just extended my candidates up close,” he said in she pursues the Democratic presidential nomination. an interview. “I don’t think I’ve summer vacation an extra month so I can continue to work on the taken six days off in 15 years.” suited to take on President Don- attend the fair. She said she was motivated by “patriotic duty” and But given next year’s “critical campaign. I just think this is the ald Trump in 2020. “heartened to see so much talent also “fun.” most important election, and election,” Esquibel said, it was For years, the Iowa fair has at- in the Democratic Party.” Speaking afterward on the I’m seeing all of the candidates important for him to try to get tracted such candidates almost “It was really enjoyable. There phone from Alicante, he said: “I come through here. For me, at up close with the candidates and magnetically and, because of that, was a core group of us travelers thought this would be a great time the moment, it’s still got to be Joe make an informed choice in the has also attracted voters seeking who were there just to hear the to go as the election is next year Biden.” primaries. to vet their politicians, eat fried candidates,” she said. and there are so many Democrats Candidates are spending mil- food and enjoy the other exhib- “Part of why I used my holiday running. Because of the global ramifica- lions of dollars to impress voters its on offer, including the famous to take this big action is because “I thought this was a unique tions of the election, international in the first two states to make 600-pound cow made of butter. who we choose to stand against idea, but there were hardly any attention is being showered on the their choices in the presidential “I’m a political guy, and the Trump is so critical,” she said. Iowans actually there. It was two relatively small states. Stand- primary season — Iowa and New state fair was a chance to see the “But it was also a unique opportu- people from all over the country ing in the queue for a Biden rally Hampshire. The candidates gath- candidates in a very personal nity to take a trip with my dad.” doing the same thing. I was very in Keene was Gabriel Gouvea, er in those states during summer, way. Next year is crucial, and I The fair attracted dedicated po- surprised. 29, a Brazilian student at Keene making those locales ideal for po- wanted to hear them speak in an liticos and registered voters from “You formed a bit of a club, State College who was as excited litical tourists to witness a part of intimate setting,” Esquibel said. across the globe. trading notes and stories,” he said. about the event as the registered the highly contested race. “But I also had a holiday and a Brian Fisher, 65, retired from “It made me feel better about my Democrats around him and had Iowa, which kicks off the pri- marvelous time.” Silicon Valley to Alicante, Spain, country because the people were traveled from New York. ma r y season w it h caucuses sched- His daughter Jennifer, 43, who in 2018. Two weeks ago, he re- so smart.” “I am a Democrat by heart,” uled for early February, is hosting is also from Albuquerque and has turned to the United States to at- Fisher conceded that he had Gouvea said. “Although this is an the Democratic candidates in ap- followed politics with him since tend the Iowa State Fair. also enjoyed the fair’s culinary American presidential campaign, pearances across the state, all de- she was 3, also took a couple of Fisher, who can use an absentee delights, which included lots of it will have an impact all over the livering impassioned speeches as days off work, even missing her ballot next year to vote in the pri- fried food. “Horrible things like world. I think it’s very important they try to prove themselves best children’s first day at school to maries, said the trip was in part deep-fried bacon balls, all the we all follow this race closely.” House Dems in Trump districts resist pressure on impeachment

BY EMILY DAVIES, RACHAEL dent has fallen flat with perhaps for proceedings in part out of con- threshold during the break, with make sure that we’re ready and it BADE AND LAURA HUGHES the most critical group of Demo- cern about political blowback on a majority of House Democrats is as strong as it can be,” Pelosi The Washington Post crats: those representing Trump these very lawmakers who were — 135 of the 235 — supporting a said on the a conference call, ac- districts. crucial to delivering the House move to oust Trump. cording to an aide familiar with CANTON, Mich. — Rep. Haley Of the 31 lawmakers from dis- majority last year. It’s one of the “When I came out in favor of the remark. “The equities we Stevens, an impeachment skeptic tricts Trump won in 2016, only reasons outside groups like Indi- the impeachment inquiry, no- have to weigh are our responsi- representing a Republican-lean- two — freshman Reps. Lauren visible organized this summer to body was arguing that it was a bility to protect and defend the ing district, stood before a sud- Underwood, of Illinois, and Chris put pressure on these Democrats, really smart political move. But Constitution and to be unifying denly animated crowd of voters Pappas, of New Hampshire — hopeful that by moving them, it’s moved much quicker than I and not dividing. But if and when and heard deafening calls to oust have backed impeachment during they’d move Pelosi, too. thought it would,” said Rep. Sean we act, people will know he gave President Donald Trump. the six-week-long congressional Despite the fervor on the left, Casten, D-Ill., a swing-district us no choice.” “Get rid of him!” one person recess, according to an analysis however, the positions of these freshman who backs impeach- When lawmakers return to shouted at a recent town hall in by The Washington Post. Trump-district members reflect ment proceedings. Washington Sept. 9, all eyes will these suburbs west of Detroit. “People in my district are the general public. A recent Mon- However, most of those new be on members like Stevens and “Impeach him!” another demand- wanting us to pass bills, and they converts hail from safe Demo- mouth University, N.J., poll found Slotkin, the latter of whom said ed of the freshman Democrat who fear that if we go down this path cratic districts or are facing pri- 59% of Americans said Trump she expects to make a decision flipped a Michigan district that of impeachment, we’re not going mary challenges from the left. “I should not be impeached, while about impeachment in mid- to backed Trump in 2016. to be working on the things that think it’s the only time I’ve gotten 35% said he should. The numbers late September. Slotkin plans But Stevens stood her ground, affect their lives, their pocket- a standing ovation at a town hall!” resisting the pleas. “We have got books, their kids,” said freshman are virtually the same as a June exclaimed Rep. Ro Khanna, a lib- to consult her colleagues from to have all the facts,” she said, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who survey conducted before former eral California Democrat who en- similarly moderate districts, a even as she promised vigor- represents a Trump district and special counsel Robert Mueller dorsed impeachment during the group she calls “the Gang of 10.” ous oversight of the Republican has yet to back an impeachment testified to Congress — and be- recess. The members, who keep in touch president. inquiry. fore liberal groups began their The growing number of im- regularly via group text, have a Much of the Democratic Party The lack of movement among pressure campaign. peachment backers is sure to dinner date set for the first night base, most of the 2020 presiden- Trump-district Democrats is To be sure, the recent impeach- increase the pressure on House they are back in Washington, she tial candidates and more than problematic for impeachment ment push has had some success. Democratic leadership this fall. said. half the House Democratic Cau- proponents: Senior Democrats The Post analysis found that 35 Pelosi, in a recent call, told law- Based on more than a dozen cus endorse impeachment against have long considered such mem- House Democrats have backed makers that “the public isn’t there town halls either attended or Trump, casting the president as bers to be a bellwether for broad- launching an impeachment in- on impeachment” and asked those watched online by The Post, unfit for office. But a monthlong er impeachment sentiments. quiry since Congress left Wash- who want proceedings to give her House Democrats certainly faced effort by liberal groups to rally House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, ington at the end of July. The space. an uptick in voter questions on support for forcing out the presi- D-Calif., has also resisted calls movement also passed a major “Give me the leverage I need to impeachment this summer. Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 SCIENCE

STEPHANIE DEMARCO, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS Above: This dire wolf tooth was examined by Larisa DeSantis and her colleagues at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum in California as part of a study published last month in the journal Current Biology. Right: Aisling Farrell is a collections manager for Rancho La Brea. MARCUS YAM, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS Bone study shows perils of being a picky eater

BY STEPHANIE DE MARCO tear on the animals’ teeth. Los Angeles Times Using a technique called dental mi- crowear texture analysis, “we scan that LOS ANGELES surface in three dimensions, much like a arrow rows of shallow gray bins topographic map,” DeSantis said. tower to the ceiling. Resting in- Peter Ungar, a paleoanthropologist at side are the jaw bones of saber- the University of Arkansas and the inven- toothed cats and ancient coyotes N tor of dental microwear texture analysis, that perished in the La Brea Tar Pits as many as 40,000 years ago. explained that foods leave characteristic “The original Angelenos,” said Aisling marks on the teeth. Farrel, a collections manager at Rancho If the predator is eating “the organs and La Brea in California. “Everything that we the meat but not the bone, then they should have lived and died here, or at least migrat- have microwear dominated by fine paral- ed through here and died here.” lel scratches,” he said. But if they are eat- Multiple species of saber-toothed cats ing a lot of bone, they’ll have “a lot of pits went extinct about 10,000 years ago while on their teeth.” coyotes survived — becoming the apex The researchers found that before the predators famous for terrorizing family Pleistocene extinction, both saber-toothed pets. The reason why, argues new research cats and coyotes were chowing down on based on the La Brea fossils, was the coy- the fleshy, meaty parts of their prey. ote’s superior ability to adapt to a changing But teeth from coyotes found in the tar world. pits after the Pleistocene extinction were From about 15,000 to 10,000 years ago much more pitted and complex, indicating — the end of the Pleistocene epoch — a STEPHANIE DEMARCO, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS that they had shifted to a more scaveng- warming climate, the increasing encroach- ing behavior — a characteristic of coyotes ment of humans or some combination of Fossil jaws of saber-toothed cats, left, and ancient coyotes, right, are studied at the alive today. (Sure enough, the teeth of mod- both led to a massive extinction of some of museum. Multiple species of saber-toothed cats went extinct 10,000 years ago. ern-day coyotes were also quite pitted.) North America’s largest mammals. By asking how the survivors responded cry out for help, attracting the atten- modern-day carnivores. In other words, DeSantis said, the ani- to the loss of the larger carnivores, said tion of predators — dire wolves, coyotes, Teeth with a higher ratio of carbon-13 mals “were able to adapt.” Vanderbilt University paleontologist Larisa saber-toothed cats and the rare American to carbon-12 indicate that their owner ate The findings were published last month DeSantis, “we can begin to understand lion — looking for an easy snack. Those prey that lived in open grassy areas. Teeth in the journal Current Biology. what the effects of past impacts of climate predators would inevitably become stuck with a lower ratio signal the carnivore “It’s a really interesting study,” said change and human effects were in these themselves. hunted in more covered, forested areas. Ungar, who praised the team for using ecosystems and extract out important cau- To understand how those predators The reason for this difference is that multiple types of evidence to make their tionary tales and lessons of relevance to adapted to the changing prey availability plants that grow in these environments do case. “I think that’s the future of this kind conservation today.” and the loss of other predators, DeSantis photosynthesis slightly differently, lead- of work.” For example, she asked, “Did the diets of and her collaborators looked for clues hid- ing to distinctive ratios of carbon-13 and It’s not yet clear why the saber-toothed cougars and wolves and coyotes change in den in their teeth: both the chemical com- carbon-12. Herbivores that eat the plants cats and dire wolves couldn’t adjust to the a substantial way once extinction of these position of the enamel and the physical incorporate their ratio of carbon isotopes changing ecosystem as well as the coyotes other animals occurred? And in what way scrapes left on the surface. into their bodies, as do the carnivores fur- did. Perhaps those larger predators had did that actually happen?” “Everything you eat is incorporated into ther up the food chain. become too specialized, DeSantis said. With more than 3.5 million fossils rep- your tissues,” DeSantis said. “The great According to the carbon isotope ratios, “If you are smaller, if you are a general- resenting more than 600 different species, thing about teeth is that the signal is locked saber-toothed cats preferred to hunt in ist, if you are opportunistic, you have a bet- the La Brea Tar Pits would likely hold the in at the time those teeth mineralize.” sheltered groves. ter chance at surviving,” she said. answers. Tooth enamel is laid down in adoles- “It makes sense then that an ambush Understanding the coyotes’ response to “If you’re going to study Pleistocene car- cence, so it provides a snapshot of what an predator would be catching more prey in a the disappearance of large predators will nivores, you go to La Brea,” DeSantis said. animal was eating during its young adult more covered area than in an open plain,” guide researchers as they think about how An ancient tar seep in the middle of life. said Julie Meachen, a paleontologist from modern-day Los Angeles, the La Brea Tar Drilling into the tooth, the researchers Des Moines University in Iowa who was other species might react to future extinc- Pits trapped all sorts of animals over the removed 1 to 2 milligrams of enamel — an not involved in the research. tion events. past 50,000 years. It’s one of the most valu- amount comparable to about three grains Ancient coyotes, on the other hand, hunt- When building models for how species able sites for paleontologists studying both of sugar. ed in open areas. But after larger preda- could change in response to climate change the causes and consequences of species Team members from Vanderbilt and tors died out, coyotes began catching prey and human population growth, “you have to extinctions. New York State Museum in Albany then in more forested areas, their tooth enamel make the assumption that what the animal Unwitting herbivores like American used mass spectrometry to measure the revealed. does today, an animal will do tomorrow,” bison or giant ground sloths that acciden- relative abundance of different isotopes This shift was even clearer when the re- DeSantis said. “But as we’ve learned from tally wandered into the sticky trap would of carbon in the enamel from ancient and searchers looked at the physical wear and the coyotes, that’s not always the case.” Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 WORLD UK Labour Party to seek another Brexit extension

Associated Press son plans to suspend Parliament for part of the time during the LONDON — The U.K. Labour run-up to the Brexit deadline. Party’s chief Brexit adviser says Cabinet minister Michael Gove, opposition plans to block a “no- deal” Brexit will require another who is heading up “no-deal” extension to Article 50 so the Oct. preparations, declined Sunday to 31 deadline doesn’t take effect. commit the government to follow- Keir Starmer told the BBC on ing Parliament’s lead. Asked if Sunday that the legislation to be the government would adhere to introduced in Parliament will legislation that might be passed focus on an extension of the dead- that would block a disorderly exit, line to prevent Prime Minister he said, “Let’s see what the legis- KIN CHEUNG/AP Boris Johnson from leaving the lation says.” European Union without a deal. He said he would “wait to see” Pro-democracy protesters gather outside the airport in Hong Kong on Sunday. He says the length of the exten- the details of any opposition plan. sion is “secondary” because the Johnson and his top advisers top priority is preventing a disor- are planning to meet with re- derly departure on Oct. 31. calcitrant legislators from his Protesters block roads near Hong Current plans call for Britain own Conservative Party to try to to leave the EU on that date un- keep them from supporting the less Britain formally asks for an opposition’s efforts to prevent Kong airport and burn barricades extension and each of the bloc’s “no-deal.” other 27 nations agree. The issue is expected to domi- BY VINCENT YU Britain’s Parliament has only a nate debate when Parliament AND KATIE TAM short time to deal with the situa- convenes Tuesday after a lengthy Associated Press tion. Prime Minister Boris John- summer recess. HONG KONG — Anti-govern- ment protesters blocked roads near Hong Kong’s airport with burning barricades and dam- Saudi-led airstrikes kill at aged a train station Sunday after a night of violent clashes with least 60 at rebel-run prison police. Train and some bus service to BY AHMED AL-HAJ The ICRC, which inspects de- the airport on the outlying island AND SAMY MAGDY tention centers as part of its glob- of Chek Lap Kok were suspended. Associated Press al mission, said it had visited the Some passengers walked to the site in the past. airport, one of Asia’s busiest, car- SANAA, Yemen — The Saudi- Former detainees, meanwhile, rying their luggage. led coalition fighting Yemen’s said the Houthis had also used Hong Kong has been the scene rebels attacked a detention center the site in the past to store and re- of tense anti-government pro- in the southwestern province of pair weapons. tests for nearly three months. The demonstrations began in re- VINCENT YU/AP Dhamar with several airstrikes On Sunday, Sweden’s foreign sponse to a proposed extradition Sunday, killing at least 60 people minister was holding talks in law and have expanded to include Protesters set fire to road barriers at Tung Chung near the airport in and wounding several dozen, of- Jordan, part of her efforts to re- other grievances and demands Hong Kong on Sunday. ficials and the rebels’ health min- launch negotiations after years of for more democracy and the res- istry said. stalemate between the warring ignation of the semiautonomous China Morning Post newspaper were being searched by police The attack was the deadliest sides. Saudi Arabia intervened reported, citing information from and asked for identity cards, the so far this year by the coalition, Chinese territory’s leader. on behalf of the internationally The protests are an embarrass- the airport. newspaper said. which has faced international recognized government in March After protesters began to The protests followed a night of criticism for airstrikes that have ment to China’s ruling Communist 2015 after the Iran-backed Party ahead of Oct. 1 celebrations stream away from the airport violent clashes between protest- killed civilians and hit nonmili- Houthis took the capital city. The of its 70th anniversary in power. in the late afternoon, some at- ers and police. tary targets. conflict has claimed tens of thou- The protesters complain Bei- tacked a train station in the ad- On Saturday, protesters threw Yemeni officials said Sunday’s sands of lives, thrust millions to jing and the government of Hong jacent Tung Chung area. They gasoline bombs at government strikes targeted a college in the the brink of famine and spawned Kong Chief Executive Carrie used metal bars to smash lights headquarters. Police stormed a city of Dhamar, which the rebels, the world’s worst humanitarian Lam are eroding the autonomy and broke open a fire hose valve, subway car and hit passengers known as Houthis, were using as crisis. and civil liberties promised when sending water gushing across the with clubs and pepper spray. a detention center. The coalition The rebels’ health ministry said the former British colony was re- floor. The protests erupted in early denied it had struck a lockup, say- in a statement at least 60 people turned to China in 1997. Protesters set up barricades on June in Hong Kong, whose 7.4 ing it had targeted a military site. were killed in Sunday’s airstrikes. On Sunday, the MTR Corp. two adjacent streets and set fire million people were promised a “We were sleeping, and around Another 50 were wounded. It said suspended train service to the to some of them. Firefighters ar- “high degree of autonomy” under midnight there were maybe rescue workers have been pulling airport after several hundred rived a few minutes later to douse an agreement between Beijing three, or four, or six strikes. They bodies from the site. protesters gathered there follow- the blaze. and London. were targeting the jail; I really The Saudi-led coalition said it ing calls online to disrupt trans- Protesters left the area after Opponents saw the proposed don’t know the strike numbers,” had hit a Houthi military facility portation. They blocked buses busloads of riot police in green extradition bill as an erosion of wounded detainee Nazem Saleh used as storage for drones and arriving at the airport but police fatigues with black helmets and that “one country, two systems” said while on a stretcher in a local missiles in Dhamar, “in accor- in riot helmets kept them out of riot shields flooded into the train framework. It would have allowed hospital. He said the Internation- dance with international humani- the terminal. station. crime suspects to be sent to the al Committee of the Red Cross tarian law.” The government said some pro- The Post reported that drivers mainland, where the Communist had visited the center two times It said “all precautionary testers threw objects at police. It of taxis and private cars on the Party controls the court system. before the airstrike. measures were taken to protect also said iron poles, bricks and toll road from the airport were Lam, the Hong Kong leader, Youssef al-Hadhri, a spokes- civilians.” rocks were thrown onto tracks of picking up protesters to help them suspended work on the law but man for the Houthi-run Health Abdul-Qader el-Murtaza, a the airport train. avoid arrest. protesters want it withdrawn Ministry, said at least seven air- rebel official, said dozens of cap- At least 26 flights from Hong Passengers arriving downtown completely. They also have called strikes hit three buildings in the tured government fighters were Kong and 17 to the city had been on a ferry from Lantau Island, for Lam’s resignation and demo- complex overnight. being held at the site. canceled as of 7:55 p.m., the South where Tung Chung is located, cratic elections. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 WORLD At least 9 dead in Philippines plane crash

Associated Press unknown reasons as it flew over Laguna, about 37 miles south of MANILA, Philippines — All the capital. The plane was sup- nine people on board a small posed to land in Manila. medical evacuation plane were killed Sunday when the aircraft The nine on board the plane crashed into a resort area south included two pilots, two nurses, of the Philippine capital and ex- a doctor, a patient, the patient’s ploded in flames, officials said. wife and two other people, police The light plane crashed into a said. resort compound in Pansol vil- Videos posted online by wit- lage in Laguna province near the nesses showed flames and black foothills of Mount Makiling. Po- smoke billowing from the private lice and rescuers retrieved nine resort compound in Pansol, a dis- bodies from the wreckage, police trict popular for its hot springs said. Two people on the ground and swimming pools. Firefight- were injured and brought to a ers and an ambulance were seen hospital. near the scene of the crash as Eric Apolonio, a spokesman of local officials asked villagers to the Civil Aviation Authority of the step back to a safe distance. Philippines, said the light plane The crash happened during was on a medical evacuation the monsoon season, when fewer flight from southern Dipolog city people visit Pansol’s resorts com- PHILIPPINE RED CROSS/AP in Zamboanga del Norte province pared to the hot summer months and disappeared from radar for that ended in June. Rescuers look at the site where a plane crashed in Laguna, south of Manila, Philippines, on Sunday. Mysterious Iran rocket blast draws Trump tweet, Tehran taunt

BY JON GAMBRELL Iran’s space program. The U.S. has criti- on the pad: “National Product, National July that Tehran planned three satellite Associated Press cized the initiative as a way for Tehran to Power.” launches this year, two for satellites that advance its ballistic missiles. Trump, later speaking to reporters, de- do remote-sensing work and another that DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Trump directly acknowledged that in his scribed Iran suffering “a big problem” at handles communications. unexplained explosion of a rocket at an tweet Friday. the space center. The Nahid-1 is reportedly the telecom- Iranian space center grew more mysteri- “The United States of America was not “We had a photo and I released it, which I munication satellite. Nahid in Farsi means ous Saturday as President Donald Trump involved in the catastrophic accident dur- have the absolute right to do,” Trump said. “Venus.” The satellite, which had Iran’s tweeted what appeared to be an Ameri- ing final launch preparations for the Safir U.S. presidents can declassify information first foldable solar panels, was supposed to can surveillance photo of the site and SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in at their discretion. be in a low orbit around the Earth for some Tehran showed off a satellite meant to be Iran,” Trump wrote, identifying the rocket Trump and American officials did not two-and-a-half months. launched. used. “I wish Iran best wishes and good describe how the U.S. obtained the pho- The apparent failed rocket launch comes Trump’s tweet showing the aftermath luck in determining what happened at Site tograph. However, the image showed far after two failed satellite launches of the of Thursday’s explosion at the Imam Kho- One.” greater detail than what commercial satel- Payam and Doosti in January and Febru- meini Space Center drew a taunting tweet Commercially available satellite images lites have. ary. A separate fire at the Imam Khomeini from Iran’s Information and Communica- by Planet Labs Inc. and Maxar Technolo- Judging from the angle the image was Space Center in February also killed three tions Technology Minister Mohammad gies showed a black plume of smoke rising taken and the timing, analyst have suggest- researchers, authorities said at the time. Javad Azari Jahromi. However, Jahromi above a launch pad Thursday, with what ed the photograph matched with the pass- Over the past decade, Iran has sent sev- declined to say what went wrong while appeared to be the charred remains of a ing of an American spy satellite known as eral short-lived satellites into orbit and in showing local journalists the Nahid-1 sat- rocket and its launch stand. In previous USA-224 over the area, which is believed 2013 launched a monkey into space. ellite meant to be launched. days, satellite images had shown officials to be a KH-11. The U.S. alleges such satellite launches “I have no idea about the Americans’ there repainted the launch pad blue. Jahromi, a rising politician in Iran’s defy a U.N. Security Council resolution comment about Semnan space site and The photo released Friday by Trump ap- Shiite theocracy, responded to Trump in calling on Iran to undertake no activity re- I think it is more appropriate that the re- peared to be a once-classified surveillance a tweet early Saturday with a selfie next lated to ballistic missiles capable of deliv- spected minister of defense talk about this photo from American intelligence agen- to Iran’s Nahid-1 at a lab in Tehran. The ering nuclear weapons. because it is within his realm of responsi- cies. Analysts said the black rectangle in Nahid-1 is believed to be the satellite Iran Iran, which long has said it does not bility,” the minister said. “But what could the photo’s upper-left-hand corner likely was prepping to launch at the space center, seek nuclear weapons, maintains its satel- be seen today is that the Nahid satellite is covered up the photo’s classification. which is some 150 miles southeast of Iran’s lite launches and rocket tests do not have here and has not yet been handed over.” The image showed damaged vehicles capital, Tehran. a military component. Tehran also says it Thursday’s explosion marked the third around the launch pad, as well as damage “Me & Nahid I right now, Good Morning hasn’t violated the U.N. resolution as it only failure involving a launch at the center, done to the rocket’s launcher. It also clear- Donald Trump!” he wrote in English. “called upon” Tehran not to conduct such which has raised suspicions of sabotage in ly showed a large phrase written in Farsi Jahromi told The Associated Press in tests. UN: India should ensure 2 east German states hold no one is left stateless elections as far-right gains Associated Press blow to global efforts to eradicate Associated Press inhabitants and surrounds Ber- statelessness.” lin, elect new state legislatures on BERLIN — The top U.N. refu- BERLIN — Two states in east- Sunday. gee official has urged India to en- He urged India to ensure no ern Germany are holding elec- The formerly communist east sure that no one is left stateless by one ends up stateless, “includ- tions that could bring big gains ing by ensuring adequate access for a far-right party, further has become a stronghold for the the exclusion of nearly 2 million 6-year-old Alternative for Ger- people from a citizenship list in to information, legal aid, and destabilize Chancellor Angela Merkel’s national government many, or AfD, which is hoping for Assam state. legal recourse in accordance and highlight continuing cracks a possible first-place finish in at Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high with the highest standards of due /AP ANUPAM NATH in German unity nearly 30 years least one state. Saxony has been commissioner for refugees, process.” Villagers walk on an after the fall of the Berlin Wall. governed since German reuni- voiced his concern in a statement About 31.1 million people were embankment on their way to Voters in Saxony, a region of fication by Merkel’s Christian issued Sunday in Geneva. He said included on the list, according to check names in the final list of around 4.1 million people bor- Democratic Union and Branden- that “any process that could leave a statement Saturday from As- the National Register of Citizens dering Poland and the Czech burg by the center-left Social large numbers of people without a sam’s government, leaving out 1.9 in the northeastern Indian state Republic, and neighboring Bran- Democrats, its partners in the nationality would be an enormous million. of Assam, on Saturday. denburg, which has 2.5 million national government. Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Man to walk from NY stadium to Fenway

WARWICK — A Con- RI necticut man is walking from Yankee Stadium to Fen- way Park in an effort to promote peace, and not just between the two fan bases. Al Forte, 76, of Stamford, Conn., told the Providence Jour- nal he’s asking people along the way to pray for peace on earth, handing out cards showing six soldiers praying. Forte began his trek after a Red Sox-Yankees game on Aug. 4 and said he plans to arrive in Boston in time for a game between the two clubs Sept. 6. He has a friend who picks him up each night and takes him to a hotel, then drives him back to where he left off in the morning to continue his journey. Helpers to rebuild Santa’s Workshop

ISHPEMING — Santa’s MI Workshop in the Upper Peninsula will be rebuilt after a devastating fire, thanks to the generosity of the public, especial- ly a former Ishpeming resident with warm childhood memories. The Mining Journal reported that Tim Easterwood, of subur- ban Detroit, is giving $15,000 to rebuild the small structure. Authorities said a fire last month probably was intentionally set. ROBERT F. B UKATY/AP The workshop has been open in Ishpeming on weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Taking in a break at the beach giving families a place to visit Santa Claus. Holiday decorations stored inside the building were April Nice, of Cars, New Brunswick, Canada, rides a wave Thursday near The Pier at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The usually cold Atlantic Ocean has warmed up to a tolerable level just in time for Labor Day weekend. also destroyed. High school and college stu- dents will rebuild the workshop Splash Bar predominantly white. THE CENSUS ban e-cigarette use, also called and trailer. Peterson’s lawsuit filed Aug. 12 vaping. claims that Chris Lenahan used a The number of stuffed animals a group donated to a Pitt County Health Department radio to tell security staff to start Fairbanks, Alaska, hospital. Fairbanks Memorial Hospi- Coordinator Tiffany Thigpen told J udge sides with “arbitrarily enforcing a dress tal welcomed teddy bears, giant plush horses and stuffed WNCT the state received money protesting cheerleaders code against African Americans” 800 snowmen. They were delivered in a procession of classic to add the symbol to the signs when he thought the composition cars. The benefit was part of the Vernon Nash Car Club’s ahead of the new school year. BOISE — A federal of customers was getting “too annual car show, and members collected the toys. AdriAnne Pennington, nurse ID judge has sided with a dark.” The suit claims that Le- manager of pediatrics at the hospital, said the toys are given to young patients. University exposed group of Idaho students who were nahan referred to black patrons to whooping cough removed from their high school using racist terms. man in January after developing licenses to businesses that will be cheerleading team after staging a Lenahan told The Oregonian/ the program over several years. allowed to sell recreational mari- GAINESVILLE — Stu- protest of their coach. OregonLive Tuesday that the law- Officials said there may be no juana when it becomes legal in dents and employees at The Idaho Statesman reported suit allegations are “ridiculous,” harvest this year because of the the state next year. GA a Georgia university may have Wednesday that Judge David Nye and that he and his partners oper- theft. The Chicago Sun-Times report- been exposed to pertussis, also ruled that the nine Burley High ate “the most diverse clubs” with ed regulators announced Thurs- known as whooping cough. School cheerleaders had proved Woman’s 111th birthday day the five medical marijuana “the most diverse clientele.” News outlets reported a news they were dismissed for reserv- dispensaries where residents will has cupcakes, singers release on Wednesday from Bre- ing their right to engage in the be able to buy small amounts of Oyster thefts hinder the drug starting Jan. 1. nau University says potential Cassia County School District’s SUNAPEE — A Three locations are in Chica- cases began the week of Aug. 16. grievance process. aquaculture program NH woman celebrated her go’s suburbs: 3C Compassionate Georgia Department of Pub- The cheerleaders involved in SANDWICH — Of- 111th birthday in New Hamp- Care Centers in Joliet and Naper- lic Health District 2 spokesman the sit-in protest of their coach ficials in town said shire with a bunch of cupcakes ville and The Clinic Mundelein. Dave Palmer said the cases are were suspended from the team. MA about 4,000 immature oysters and a tribute from singers. The others are in central and probable but have not yet been A district spokeswoman said were stolen from a local creek, Hazel Nilson was born Aug. 21, southern Illinois: The Clinic Ef- confirmed. The number of pos- the ruling handles only part of hindering a fledgling Cape Cod 1908, in Chicago. A lifelong Chi- fingham and Saveo Health and sible cases hasn’t been released. the issue and the district is work- aquaculture program. cago Cubs fan, she likes to say she Wellness in Canton. Brenau University Director of ing toward a fair resolution. The Cape Cod Times reported was born the last time the team Communications Kristen Bow- that Sandwich town officials re- won the World Series before their School adds e-cig to man said students are required Man denied entry to alized the oysters were missing big comeback in 2016. to get vaccinated, but employees Nilson, a former physical edu- ‘no smoking’ signs bar over chains sues from Mill Creek when they went don’t have the same require- cation teacher, has been a resi- to check the floating cages near ments. She said students and em- dent of Sunapee Cove in Sunapee GREENVILLE — PORTLAND — A Sandwich Boardwalk last month. ployees can get a booster shot at since October 2014. Before that, NC North Carolina public black man has filed a Sandwich Natural Resources the school’s Center for Health & OR she lived in Stone Lake, Wis . schools have added a picture of $500,000 lawsuit against a Port- Director David DeConto said the an electronic cigarette to their Well-Being. land bar owner, claiming he was oysters weren’t mature enough to “no smoking” signs. The college’s vice president of prevented from going inside in meet the size requirements for State awards first News outlets reported all public student services, Amanda Lam- 2018 because he was wearing sale, so it’s unclear why they were marijuana licenses schools in the state are required to mers, said most students have “too many” chain necklaces. taken. have a sign posted stating they’re been vaccinated and the risk of Ray Lamont Peterson claimed Sandwich had its first oyster SPRINGFIELD — Illi- a tobacco-free zone, but this year contracting the illness is low. that was a pretext for keeping the harvest for licensed shellfisher- IL nois has awarded its first a symbol has been added to also From wire reports PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 FACES Jeopardy! VENICE FILM FESTIVAL host Trebek back at work ‘Marriage Story’ felt after chemo From wire reports “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek fated for Johansson announced in a video posted Aug. BY LINDSEY BAHR 29 that he has completed chemo- ing that Driver and Johansson would therapy and has returned to work Associated Press play the couple in question. He said he realized in the writing process on the show’s 36th season. When Noah Baumbach asked “I’m on the mend,” he said, that, “Through a divorce we could Scarlett Johansson to meet with him “and that’s all I can hope for right explore a marriage.” about a film he was going to write now.” “Although they’re coming apart, about a divorce, he didn’t know she Trebek, 79, disclosed his late- love always exists,” he said. “It’s in was going through one in real life. stage pancreatic cancer diagno- every scene, it’s there.” “It felt fated in a way,” Johansson sis in March, when he addressed One scene, in which the two leads said. “It came somehow at just the “Jeopardy!” viewers in his usual have a particularly traumatic fight, steady, comforting tone: “Now, right time.” had audiences at the Venice Film normally, the prognosis for this is Johansson stars alongside Adam Festival buzzing. Driver said he not very encouraging,” he said at Driver in “Marriage Story,” a Netf- didn’t really analyze it afterward, the time, “but I’m going to keep lix film about a couple — she plays but that it was two “pretty difficult” working, and with the love and an actress and he plays a theater days. Baumbach added that it was support of my family and friends director — with an 8-year-old son “harrowing” and they’d often have — and with the help of your managing a bi-coastal separation to stop for a break, with the actors prayers, also — I plan to beat the and divorce. It premiered Aug. 29 at either going to their rooms or taking low-survival-rate statistics for the Venice Film Festival. a walk around the block to regroup. this disease.” Although Johansson had her own “They would run the whole scene In May, he provided an update experiences to draw on having most almost every time. It was like watch- by telling People magazine that recently divorced French business- ing two of the best athletes compete,” in a “mind-boggling” develop- man Romain Dauriac in 2017, she Baumbach said. “In many ways it ment, his body had responded said there was something of every- was one of the most rewarding ex- well to chemotherapy. Some of his one behind the film in the brutally perience I’ve had as a director.” tumors had “already shrunk by honest but tender character study. The film hits theaters Nov. 6, fol- more than 50 percent,” he said, Baumbach wrote the script know- lowed by its Netflix debut Dec. 6. adding that doctors told him he was in “near remission.” Trebek has become a fixture in many American households over Pitt goes deep into space, the years, as he began hosting the daily syndicated version of “Jeop- masculinity in ‘Ad Astra’ ardy!” in 1984. He has earned a Peabody Award and six Daytime BY LINDSEY BAHR Emmys, the latest one in May. ing ideas from his The show, which will return Sept. Associated Press own life that would help set the tone for 9, has aired more than 7,000 epi- “Ad Astra” looks and sounds like sodes in those 35 years. whatever was need- a space epic with a movie star lead ed for that particu- As Trebek pointed out in the in Brad Pitt, but there’s a lot more Aug. 29 video, “Jeopardy!” has lar day on set. going on beneath the surface. “We don’t have recently experienced a surge in Pitt said Aug. 29 at the Venice popularity due to the striking Pitt a normal male re- International Film Festival that he lationship, we’ve success of contestant James Hol- and director James Gray are really zhauer — known to fans as “Jeop- always been quite open about our digging into the idea of masculinity. ardy James” — who came close to foibles and had big laughs at our “Having grown up in an era surpassing the earnings of “Jeop- embarrassing moments and (been) where you’re taught to be strong ardy!” legend Ken Jennings. open about our feelings about our and not show weakness . . . there At the end of the video, Trebek perceived failures or missteps,” is certain value in that but there’s teased the upcoming season. Pitt said. “It was a really unique also a barrier that’s created deny- “We have some exciting things experience.” coming up, and I can’t wait to ing those pains or those things you “Ad Astra” had its world premiere share them with all of you,” he feel ashamed to reveal,” Pitt said. “I at Venice. When asked about the said. “Let me tell you, it’s going to think we were asking the question: film’s Oscar prospects, Pitt, who has be a good year.” Is a better definition for us actually yet to win an Oscar for acting despite being more open divining a better being nominated twice, deflected. Meek Mill, Trainor relationship with your loved ones, “Every year I see amazing talent with your parents, with your kids, getting acknowledged and amazing to play NFL pregame and with yourself?” talent not getting acknowledged. “Ad Astra” follows Pitt’s detached Meek Mill and Meghan Train- And my feeling is when your num- astronaut character Roy McBride or will help kick off the new so- ber comes up it’s great fun and when on a journey to the outer reaches of cial change partnership between someone else’s number comes up it’s space to find his estranged father, a the NFL and Jay-Z before the sea- very fun to see,” Pitt said. “How was famous astronaut himself who has son-opening game in Chicago on that for a dodge?” long been thought dead. Thursday night. His focus is on finally releasing The NFL and Roc Nation an- In addition to starring, Pitt also the film. “Ad Astra’s” release date nounced Aug. 30 that Mill, Train- produced the film which he said was has been pushed back a few times, as or and Rapsody will perform in a one of the most challenging he’s ever Fox integrated its release schedule free pregame concert in Chica- done. Not only did he and Gray use with Disney after the acquisition. go’s Grant Park before the Bears primarily practical sets , but it’s an “I just want to get this film out,” play the Green Bay Packers. emotionally taxing role as well. Pitt said. “It’s a challenging film. A portion of the performance Pitt had to draw on personal pains It’s subtle and it’s operating on many will appear on pregame programs to make his performance as honest cylinders and it has something to on NBC and the NFL Network. as possible. Gray, who has been a say about who we are, the soul, why The musicians also have been friend of Pitt’s for 25 years, would we hang on, what’s our purpose? I’m named advocates for the Inspire send him emails every day reveal- curious to see where it lands.” Change initiative meant to sup- port various causes, including Scarlett Johansson poses for photographers at the photo call for the film criminal justice reform and im- “Marriage Story” at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29. proving police relations and edu- ARTHUR MOLA, INVISION/AP cational progress. Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19

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Transportation 944 Transportation 944 PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Don’t desert our Afghan partners Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations

BY RYAN CROCKER in dangerous conditions, while others have comply with this requirement. EDITORIAL Special To The Washington Post fled for their lives to neighboring countries Let us not repeat the mistakes of the U.S. and are waiting in exile. withdrawal from Vietnam. The United Terry Leonard, Editor s the United States pursues a [email protected] The proposed U.S. States, eager to end a prolonged conflict, peace deal with the Taliban and troop withdraw- signed the Paris Peace Accords, an inef- Senior Managing Editor Robert H. Reid, plans to withdraw forces from als would mean that fectual document gesture that did not re- [email protected] AAfghanistan, one important con- some Afghan partners sult in peace. U.S. officials who had served Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content sideration is notably missing from the awaiting visa process- shoulder to shoulder with Vietnamese part- [email protected] deliberations: What will happen to our ing would lose their ners watched in horror as their associates Afghan partners who served the U.S. mis- jobs and therefore fled the country by sea or were executed or Managing Editor for Presentation Sean Moores, sion after we leave? lose the right to live on [email protected] jailed for their service to the United States. When I was the U.S. ambassador to Af- a protected U.S. base. Who can forget the horrifying image of Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ghanistan, our embassy in Kabul relied on The Taliban cannot desperate Vietnamese allies reaching for a [email protected] hundreds of Afghan staffers working in be trusted to protect helicopter leaving Saigon? myriad roles. They risked their lives every Crocker civilians, let alone the The State Department and vetting agen- BUREAU STAFF day to work for the betterment of their Afghan interpreters cies must ensure that our Afghan partners country and ours. Likewise, U.S. forces whom they have targeted as traitors. can reach safety before the already poor Europe/Mideast and humanitarian workers relied on local As part of any planning for a reduction security situation deteriorates further. The Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief staff who served as linguists, cultural ad- in forces, the U.S. government has a re- Defense Department, too, must demand [email protected] visers, security guards and maintenance sponsibility to protect those who served the this of the State Department in light of the +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 staff. Due to their service to the U.S. mis- United States and who worked tirelessly at mission-critical services that tens of thou- Pacific sion, these trusted allies regularly faced great personal risk to protect U.S. person- sands of Afghans have provided to U.S. Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief and continue to face threats from anti- nel and advance the U.S. mission. troops since 2001. [email protected] American forces, particularly by the Tal- Further, as the United States draws Our Afghan partners have risked — and +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 iban, who have hunted and executed many down its presence, the expected reduction sometimes lost — their lives and those of Washington Afghan partners and their families. in staffing at the U.S. Embassy will likely their families to support the U.S. mission. Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief These Afghan partners have the op- diminish the embassy’s ability to process As the United States is contemplating its [email protected] portunity to apply for special immigrant visas — a process that already can take exit strategy, the least we can do is ensure (+1)(202)886-0033 visas, which were specifically designed four years for many applicants. Congress that our closest allies are part of the plan. Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News to protect our allies on the ground. Most has mandated that government processing [email protected] Ryan Crocker was the U.S. ambassador to who do so wait for the processing of their of applications must be processed within Afghanistan in 2011-12. He is a diplomat in resi- CIRCULATION visas from within Afghanistan, remaining nine months. The State Department must dence at Princeton University. Mideast Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] [email protected] DSN (314)583-9111 Sanctions alone won’t make Iran behave

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Houthi ballistic-missile and drone attacks along with the credible threat of military Bargaining with Iran is not the same as against civilian airports, oil pipelines and force and readiness to offer Iran a way out Reader letters a closing a real estate deal, however, and pumping stations in Saudi Arabia continue, [email protected] of the economic pain and way in from the Iran-sponsored terrorism is not easily re- with attacks now even in the eastern part political cold. duced to counting dollars and cents. Less Additional contacts of the kingdom. The evidence suggests that Unfortunately, President Donald Trump of one does not necessarily correlate to less stripes.com/contactus Iran is transforming its relationship with has been far better at isolating the United of the other. the Houthis from limited support in a local States than he has Iran. His administra- The inescapable conclusion, after sur- OMBUDSMAN dispute to a regional partnership. tion has signaled in both statements and veying the region’s conflicts, is that a U.S. Sanctions pressure does not always actions its unwillingness to use military Ernie Gates strategy based exclusively on starving equate to less Iranian cash for terrorism. force except in the narrowest of circum- Tehran of money cannot by itself compel In Gaza, Iran is reportedly increasing stances, creating a rift between the United The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow changes in Iran’s regional behavior. funding to Hamas from $70 million each of news and information, reporting any attempts by the States and its partners in the gulf . Maxi- In Syria, Iran-backed Shiite militia year to $30 million each month, which is military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s mum pressure alienated European allies independence. 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Israeli strikes in Leba- firms pointed to Iran this year as the nexus economic gains and the threat of meaning- Products or services advertised shall be made available for non over the weekend targeting the fab- in a wave of cyberattacks targeting govern- ful consequences for malign actions. purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, ment, telecommunications, and Internet religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical rication of missile components reinforce Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor the point that economic pressure alone is infrastructure entities. President Barack Obama, is the counselor and of the purchaser, user or patron. not preventing Tehran from trying to put Taken together, the pattern does not William Davidson distinguished fellow at the precision targeting capabilities on tens of back up the Trump line that the maximum- Washington Institute. Dana Stroul is a senior © Stars and Stripes 2019 fellow at the Washington Institute and previously thousands of Hezbollah rockets. pressure campaign is working. Well before a senior staff member on the Senate Foreign stripes.com In Yemen, Iran-supported Houthi fight- the 2015 nuclear deal, Tehran had adopted Relations Committee covering the Middle East. Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 BUSINESS/WEATHER Trump endorses a raise for federal workers

BY ERIC YODER a 2.6% across the board increase gap” in favor of the private sector That would result in raises Union President Tony Reardon The Washington Post plus locality-based increases “av- of more than 30%; the automatic varying from somewhat below said in a statement. “NTEU con- eraging 24.01 percent, costing $24 raises are designed to close the to somewhat above 3.1%, with t i nues to suppor t t he 3.1% i ncrease WASHINGTON — President billion in the first year alone.” gap. employees working in the Wash- the House of Representatives has Donald Trump has endorsed a In his letter, Trump rejected Other studies using different ington-Baltimore region like- already approved and we encour- 2.6% pay raise for federal employ- that jump. “We must maintain methods show that the two sec- ly receiving one of the larger age the Senate to follow suit.” ees in January 2020, dropping his efforts to put our Nation on a fis- tors are about even or that federal increases. Federal employees received a earlier call for a freeze. cally sustainable course; Federal employees on average are at an The Senate has not yet taken 1.9% average raises, with some In a message to Congress on agency budgets cannot sustain advantage. a position on a federal employ- variation in locality, in both 2018 Friday, Trump said the increase such massive increases in locality The 2.6% figure that Trump ee raise. Both chambers have and 2019. This year’s raise was should be paid across the board, pay,” he said in his letter, which has now endorsed is not the final backed a 3.1% increase for uni- paid retroactively under terms with no variation by locality. echoed language from similar word on a 2020 federal raise. It formed military personnel. of a budget agreement that ended The letter was needed to pre- letters by his predecessors. now falls to Congress to pass leg- “A pay freeze was simply un- the partial government shutdown vent a much larger increase from The large potential locality- islation outlining the raise rates called for given the pay gap be- that lasted about a month into late taking effect automatically. Ac- based raise results from another for 2020. tween federal employees and January . cording to the complex federal provision of that same pay law, The House has passed a spend- those in the private sector along employee pay law, a default raise under which an advisory council ing bill for the 2020 budget year with all the challenges federal EXCHANGE RATES kicks in if Congress doesn’t leg- compares federal and nonfederal that would provide a 2.6% in- employees have faced including Military rates islate a raise by the end of the pay for similar occupations based crease across the board, plus an the longest partial government Euro costs (Sept. 2) ...... $1.1329 year. on Labor Department data. Those average of 0.5 percentage points shutdown in our nation’s history,” Dollar buys (Sept. 2) ...... €0.8827 British pound (Sept. 2) ...... $1.25 For 2020, that would result in annual comparisons show a “pay for locality-based pay. National Treasury Employees Japanese yen (Sept. 2) ...... 103.00 South Korean won (Sept. 2) ...... 1,179.00 Commercial rates Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 British pound ...... $1.2212 Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3262 China (Yuan) ...... 7.1449 Kentucky coal miners rebel over lost wages Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7501 Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.5499 Euro ...... $1.1046/0.9053 Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8399 BY TIM CRAIG tions in July without settling its Although the number of Ameri- 29, an act of defiance that contin- Hungary (Forint) ...... 299.99 Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5286 The Washington Post final salary obligations to Rowe, cans employed in the coal indus- ues today. Japan (Yen) ...... 106.15 Sexton and an estimated 1,800 try nationwide has remained After a tense standoff with Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3040 CUMBERLAND, Ky. — Sit- other workers across the country. relatively steady since Trump Kentucky State Police troopers, Norway (Krone) ...... 9.0865 ting in lawn chairs plopped in Philippines (Peso) ...... 52.03 But it’s also become a declaration took office, analysts say the indus- the rail cars remained stationary Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.97 the middle of train tracks, two against corporate bankruptcy try faces a rocky future as energy and the miners were permitted to Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7505 coal miners smoked and chewed Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3868 laws that they say deprioritize suppliers continue to shift toward continue their protest. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,207.88 tobacco to pass the time. There’s workers’ interests. renewable sources and relatively “If that train leaves, we ain’t Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9878 been little else to do here for the Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.57 “The same situation may have low-cost natural gas. got nothing,” said Sexton, 30, who Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.8282 past four weeks, except wave at happened to others, but we are Blackjewel, which operated said Blackjewel owes him about (Military exchange rates are those motorists who honk in support of $5,000. “This is all we got left be- available to customers at military banking the ones making a stand,” said mines in Kentucky, Virginia, West facilities in the country of issuance these homegrown heroes waging cause we mined it and still ain’t for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Rowe, 35, who was laid off days Virginia and Wyoming, abruptly a national struggle over workers’ got paid for it.” Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For after he purchased his first house. announced July 1 that it was shut- nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., rights. The Labor Department has purchasing British pounds in Germany), Since Chris Rowe and Chris “We mined the coal and broke ting down operations. Paychecks sought an injunction to prevent check with your local military banking our backs to get that coal so that bounced or were clawed out of facility. Commercial rates are interbank Sexton were laid off from their Blackjewel from moving the rail rates provided for reference when buying mining jobs this summer along coal belongs to us until they pay miners’ accounts. Other pay- currency. All figures are foreign currencies car, which is estimated to have to one dollar, except for the British pound, with 300 co-workers, they have for it.” checks were never issued. about $1 million in coal, accord- which is represented in dollars-to-pound, been camped out here in the Blackjewel is part of the latest Upset that the product of his ing to local media reports. and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) mountains of eastern Kentucky, spate of coal producers to file for labor was about to leave town Meanwhile, a team of attorneys INTEREST RATES bankruptcy, a trend that has lin- while his bank account showed a blocking a train car full of coal is working to help the miners, Prime rate ...... 5.25 from going to market. Their gered under President Donald negative balance of $2,100, Sex- who were not unionized, to secure Discount rate ...... 2.75 Federal funds market rate ...... 2.12 protest is against coal company Trump as the nation’s appetite for ton phoned Rowe and other min- back pay and other damages as 3-month bill ...... 1.94 Blackjewel, which halted opera- coal has continued to shrink. ers to stop the coal train on July part of bankruptcy proceedings. 30-year bond ...... 1.97 WEATHER OUTLOOK MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MONDAY IN EUROPE TUESDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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Naples 81/74 Okinawa Morón 84/80 101/65 Sigonella Rota 78/69 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 103/86 83/64 79/72 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019

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Transportation 944 Transportation 944 Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 SCOREBOARD/BASKETBALL Sports Pro soccer College football US team MLS Union 3, Atlanta United 1 Top 25 fared on AFN Eastern Conference Atlanta 1 0—1 Saturday W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 0 3—3 No. 1 Clemson (1-0) beat Georgia Tech Philadelphia 15 8 6 51 54 42 First half—1, Atlanta, Martinez, 23 52-14, Thursday. Next: vs. No. 12 Texas New York City FC 14 5 8 50 51 34 (Nagbe), 45th+2 minute. A&M, Saturday. Go to the American Forces Atlanta 15 10 3 48 47 33 Second half—2, Philadelphia, Aaron- No. 2 Alabama (1-0) beat Duke 42-3. D.C. United 11 10 9 42 39 38 son, 3 (Medunjanin), 61st; 3, Philadel- Next: vs. New Mexico State, Saturday. Network website for the most New York 12 12 5 41 47 44 phia, Przybylko, 13 (Santos), 86th; 4, Phil- No. 3 Georgia (1-0) beat Vanderbilt 30- throttles up-to-date TV schedules. New England 10 9 9 39 41 47 adelphia, Santos, 4 (Przybylko), 88th. 6. Next: vs. Murray State, Saturday. Toronto FC 10 10 8 38 44 45 Goalies—Atlanta, Brad Guzan, Alec No. 4 Oklahoma (0-0) vs. Houston, Sun- myafn.net Montreal 11 15 4 37 42 56 Kann; Philadelphia, Andre Blake, Joe day. Next: vs. South Dakota, Saturday. Orlando City 9 13 7 34 35 39 Bendik. No. 5 Ohio State (1-0) beat FAU 45-21. Chicago 8 12 10 34 44 43 Yellow Cards—Remedi, Atlanta, 12th; Next: vs. Cincinnati, Saturday. Columbus 8 15 7 31 33 44 Fabian, Philadelphia, 78th; Santos, Phila- No. 6 LSU (1-0) beat Georgia Southern 55-3. Next: at No. 10 Texas, Saturday. Deals Cincinnati 5 20 3 18 28 67 delphia, 89th; Gonzalez Pirez, Atlanta, 90th+3. No. 7 Michigan (1-0) beat Middle Ten- Czechs Western Conference nessee 40-21. Next: vs. Army, Saturday. W L T Pts GF GA A—18,510. No. 8 Florida (1-0) beat Miami 24-20, Saturday’s transactions Los Angeles FC 19 3 5 62 74 28 Aug. 24. Next: vs. UT-Martin, Saturday. San Jose 13 10 5 44 48 43 NYC FC 3, Whitecaps 1 No. 9 Notre Dame (0-0) vs. Louisville, BY TIM REYNOLDS BASEBALL Real Salt Lake 13 11 4 43 40 35 Monday. American League FC Dallas 12 10 7 43 47 38 New York City FC 2 1—3 No. 10 Texas (1-0) beat Louisiana Tech Associated Press CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled 1B-OF Seattle 12 8 7 43 42 40 Vancouver 0 1—1 45-14. Next: vs. No. 6 LSU, Saturday. Jake Bauers from Columbus (IL). Placed LA Galaxy 13 11 3 42 38 41 First half—1, New York City FC, Heber, No. 11 Oregon (0-1) lost to No. 16 Au- SHANGHAI — The first big OF Tyler Naquin on the 10-day IL. Minnesota 12 9 6 42 44 37 14 (Mitrita), 10th minute; 2, New York City burn 27-21. Next: vs. Nevada, Saturday. Portland 12 11 4 40 43 40 FC, Mackay Steven, 1 (Moralez), 26th. celebratory reaction from the LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP No. 12 Texas A&M (1-0) beat Texas St. 41-7, Sporting KC 10 11 7 37 41 45 Second half—3, Vancouver, Reyna, 7 Thursday. Next: at No. 1 Clemson, Saturday. U.S. bench in this World Cup Cam Bedrosian on 10-day IL, retroactive Houston 9 15 4 31 38 49 (Ricketts), 64th; 4, New York City FC, Mi- No. 13 Washington (1-0) beat E. Wash- to Aug. 29. Recalled RHP Jose Rodriguez Colorado 8 14 6 30 45 54 trita, 7, 72nd. ington 47-14. Next: vs. Cal., Saturday. came just a couple of minutes from Salt Lake (PCL). Vancouver 6 15 9 27 30 53 Goalies—New York City FC, Sean John- No. 14 Utah (1-0) beat BYU 30-12, Thurs- NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed LHP CC Note: Three points for victory, one son, Brad Stuver; Vancouver, Maxime day. Next: vs. Northern Illinois, Saturday. after tipoff, when Myles Turner Sabathia on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP point for tie. Crepeau, Zac MacMath. No. 15 Penn State (1-0) beat Idaho 79-7. blocked a shot at the rim. And Jonathan Loaisiga from Scranton/Wil- Wednesday’s game Yellow Cards—In-beom, Vancouver, Next: vs. Buffalo, Saturday. with that, the tone was set. kes-Barre (IL). Traded INF Ryan McBroom Montreal 2, Vancouver 1 45th+4; Henry, Vancouver, 49th; Chirinos, No. 16 Auburn (1-0) beat No. 11 Oregon 27-21. Next: vs. Tulane, Saturday. to Kansas City for international signing Saturday’s games Vancouver, 79th; Mitrita, New York City There is an emphasis on de- FC, 85th. No. 17 UCF (1-0) beat Florida A&M 62-0, bonus and player to be named later. Colorado 2, New York 0 Chicago 1, Columbus 1, tie A—17,512. Thursday. Next: at FAU, Saturday. fense with this U.S. team, and National League D.C. United 3, Montreal 0 No. 18 Michigan St. (1-0) beat Tulsa 28- it was evident from the outset CHICAGO CUBS — Reinstated IF/OF Toronto FC 1, New England 1, tie 7, Friday. Next: vs. W. Michigan, Saturday. Ben Zobrist off of the restricted list. Op- Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1 FC Dallas 3, FC Cincinnati 1 No. 19 Wisconsin (1-0) beat S. Florida 49- of its Group E opener on Sun- tioned IF David Bote to Iowa (IL). Desig- FC Dallas 3, Cincinnati 1 Cincinnati 0 1—1 0, Friday. Next: vs. C. Michigan, Saturday. day. Donovan Mitchell scored 16 Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston 0 FC Dallas 1 2—3 No. 20 Iowa (1-0) beat Miami (Ohio) 38- nated OF Mark Zagunis for Assignment. 14. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Sal New York City FC 3, Vancouver 1 First half—1, FC Dallas, Hollingshead, points to lead a balanced scoring 6 (Ondrasek), 12th minute. No. 21 Iowa State (1-0) beat Northern Romano from Louisville (IL) as the 26th Portland 1, Real Salt Lake 0 Iowa 29-26, 3OT. Next: vs. No. 20 Iowa, Sat- night, and the Americans steadily man. San Jose 3, Orlando City 0 Second half—2, FC Dallas, Barrios, 4 urday, Sept. 14. (Ferreira), 49th; 3, FC Dallas, Ondrasek, 4, pulled away to beat the Czech Re- MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed 2B Sunday’s games No. 22 Syracuse (1-0) beat Liberty 24-0. LA Galaxy at Seattle 52nd; 4, Cincinnati, Ledesma, 5 (penalty Next: at Maryland, Saturday. public 88-67 to begin their quest Keston Hiura on the 10-day IL. Optioned Minnesota at Los Angeles FC kick), 64th. RHP Devin Williams to San Antonio (PCL). No. 23 Washington St. (1-0) beat New Saturday, September 7 Goalies—Cincinnati, Przemyslaw Ty- Mexico St., 58-7. Next: vs. N. Colo., Saturday. for a third consecutive World Cup Recalled OF Ben Gamel and 3B Travis New England at New York City FC ton, Jimmy Hague; FC Dallas, Jesse Gon- No. 24 Nebraska (1-0) beat South Ala- title. Shaw from San Antonio. Toronto FC at Cincinnati zalez, Jimmy Maurer. bama 35-21. Next: at Colorado, Saturday. NEW YORK METS — Recalled RHP Los Angeles FC at Orlando City Yellow Cards—Hedges, FC Dallas, No. 25 Stanford (1-0) beat Northwest- “That’s got to be our calling Walker Lockett from Syracuse (IL). Op- Seattle at Colorado 37th; Badji, FC Dallas, 60th; Cannon, FC ern 17-7. Next: at Southern Cal, Saturday. card,” U.S. coach Gregg Popo- tioned RHP Chris Mazza to Syracuse. Sporting Kansas City at Portland Dallas, 62nd; Gutman, Cincinnati, 65th; PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Claimed LHP Ledesma, Cincinnati, 73rd; Acosta, FC vich said. “We’re going to try to Dallas, 85th. Saturday’s scores Wei-Chung Wang off waivers from Oak- Saturday Red Cards—Manneh, Cincinnati, 75th. EAST execute better and better as time land. Transferred OF Gregory Polanco to A—15,811. Boston College 35, Virginia Tech 28 goes on, but defensively we’ve got the 60-day IL. DC United 3, Impact 0 CCSU 26, Fordham 23 D.C. United 3 0—3 Georgia 30, Vanderbilt 6 to put our money there. It’s what Montreal 0 0—0 Earthquakes 3, Orlando City 0 Merrimack 45, Va. Lynchburg 14 we have to be about to have an First half—1, D.C. United, Kamara, 2, Orlando City 0 0—0 Navy 45, Holy Cross 7 Auto racing 20th minute; 2, D.C. United, Arriola, 6, San Jose 3 0—3 Penn St. 79, Idaho 7 opportunity.” 23rd; 3, D.C. United, Kamara, 3 (Brillant), Temple 56, Bucknell 12 First half—1, San Jose, Eriksson, 6 Virginia 30, Pittsburgh 14 Harrison Barnes added 14 32nd. (Yueill), 3rd minute; 2, San Jose, Won- Goalies—D.C. United, Bill Hamid, Chris West Virginia 20, James Madison 13 points, Kemba Walker scored 13 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 dolowski, 12 (Qazaishvili), 20th; 3, San SOUTH Seitz; Montreal, Evan Bush, Clement Jose, Wondolowski, 13 (Espinoza), 33rd. Alabama 42, Duke 3 and Jayson Tatum finished with NASCAR-Xfinity Diop. Goalies—Orlando City, Brian Rowe, Saturday Appalachian St. 42, ETSU 7 Yellow Cards—Camacho, Montreal, Greg Ranjitsingh; San Jose, Daniel Vega, Boise St. 36, Florida St. 31 10 for the Americans. Turner At Darlington Raceway 18th; Mora, D.C. United, 21st; Urruti, Mon- Andrew Tarbell. Darlington, S.C. Davidson 27, Georgetown 20 had seven rebounds and a pair of treal, 56th. Yellow Cards—Higuita, Orlando City, E. Michigan 30, Coastal Carolina 23 Lap Length: 1.366 miles A—18,285. 59th; Lopez, San Jose, 63rd; Dwyer, Or- Furman 46, Charleston Southern 13 blocked shots. (Pole position in parentheses) lando City, 65th; Rosell, Orlando City, Georgia St. 38, Tennessee 30 “As long as we win, that’s all 1. (37) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 147. 90th+1. Hampton 65, Elizabeth City St. 7 2. (3) Cole Custer, Ford, 147. Sporting KC, 1, Dynamo 9 A—17,323. Kennesaw St. 59, Point (Ga.) 0 that matters,” Tatum said. 3. (6) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 147. Houston 0 0—0 Kentucky 38, Toledo 24 Tomas Satoransky, the for- 4. (1) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 147. Sporting Kansas City 1 0—1 LSU 55, Georgia Southern 3 5. (2) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 147. First half—1, Sporting Kansas City, Timbers 1, Real Salt Lake 0 Louisiana-Monroe 31, Grambling St. 9 mer Washington forward who 6. (14) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Russell, 9 (Smith), 12th minute. Real Salt Lake 0 0—0 Marshall 56, VMI 17 was traded to Chicago over the 147. Goalies—Houston, Joe Willis, Michael Portland 1 0—1 Maryland 79, Howard 0 7. (5) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 147. Nelson; Sporting Kansas City, Tim Melia, First half—1, Portland, Valeri, 8 McNeese St. 34, Southern U. 28 summer, led the Czechs with 17 Memphis 15, Mississippi 10 8. (7) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 147. Eric Dick. (Flores), 16th minute. points. 9. (8) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 147. Yellow Cards—Gutierrez, Sporting —Real Salt Lake, Nick Riman- Mercer 49, W. Carolina 27 Goalies Mississippi St. 38, Louisiana-Lafay. 28 10. (4) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 147. Kansas City, 47th; Garcia, Houston, 62nd; do, Andrew Putna; Portland, Steve Clark, While the Americans’ 78-game 11. (9) Austin Cindric, Ford, 147. NC A&T 24, Elon 21 DeLaGarza, Houston, 65th; Vera, Hous- Kendall Mcintosh. NC State 34, East Carolina 6 winning streak in international 12. (12) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 147. ton, 89th; Figueroa, Houston, 90th+3. Yellow Cards—Dielna, Portland, 66th. 13. (20) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, North Carolina 24, South Carolina 20 A—18,917. Red Cards—Zambrano, Portland, Old Dominion 24, Norfolk St. 21 games with NBA players ended 147. 90th+7. 14. (10) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, Presbyterian at Stetson, ppd. last month with a loss at Austra- Fire 1, Crew 1 A—25,218. SC State 28, Wofford 13 147. Southern Miss. 38, Alcorn St. 10 lia, their long winning streak in 15. (13) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 147. Chicago 0 1—1 St. Francis (Pa.) 14, Lehigh 13 16. (15) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 147. Columbus 1 0—1 Toronto FC 1, Revolution 1 Syracuse 24, Liberty 0 major tournaments continued. 17. (18) Ray Black II, Chevrolet, 147. First half—1, Columbus, Santos, 10 Toronto FC 0 1—1 Tennessee St. 26, MVSU 20 It’s now at 54 games, starting 18. (17) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 147. (Argudo), 27th minute. New England 0 1—1 Tennessee Tech 59, Samford 58, 2OT 19. (11) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 147. Second half—2, Chicago, Frankowski, Second half—1, Toronto FC, Benezet, Towson 28, The Citadel 21 with the bronze-medal game of 20. (23) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 147. 2 (Nikolic), 90th+4. 1, 74th minute; 2, New England, Bou, 6 Troy 17, Campbell 7 the 2006 world championships 21. (22) Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, Goalies—Chicago, Kenneth Kronholm, (Fagundez), 86th. UTSA 35, Incarnate Word 7 146. Richard Sanchez; Columbus, Eloy Room, Goalies—Toronto FC, Quentin West- William & Mary 30, Lafayette 17 and continuing with gold-medal 22. (16) John Hunter Nemechek, Chev- Jon Kempin. berg, Alex Bono; New England, Matt MIDWEST runs at the 2007 FIBA Americas, rolet, 146. Yellow Cards—Bornstein, Chicago, Turner, Brad Knighton. Cent. Methodist 49, Clarke 19 23. (21) Stefan Parsons, Toyota, 146. 46th; Calvo, Chicago, 48th; Schweinstei- Yellow Cards—Farrell, New England, Evangel 19, William Penn 7 2008 Olympics, 2010 world cham- 24. (27) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 146. ger, Chicago, 82nd. 37th; Mavinga, Toronto FC, 57th. Illinois 42, Akron 3 Indiana 34, Ball St. 24 pionships, 2012 Olympics, 2014 25. (28) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 144. A—16,438. A—16,588. 26. (26) Joey Gase, Toyota, 144. Iowa 38, Miami (Ohio) 14 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. 27. (24) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, Iowa St. 29, N. Iowa 26, 3OT 144. Kansas 24, Indiana St. 17 The Czechs scored the first 28. (33) David Starr, Chevrolet, 144. Kansas St. 49, Nicholls 14 four points of the fourth quarter 29. (36) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 143. Golf Michigan 40, Middle Tennessee 21 Missouri Valley 27, Peru St. 14 to get within 66-52, but the Amer- 30. (29) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, Montana 31, South Dakota 17 143. N. Dakota St. 57, Butler 10 icans weren’t threatened. Walker 31. (31) Chad Finchum, Toyota, Sus- Shaw Charity Classic Cambia Portland Classic N. Illinois 24, Illinois St. 10 pension, 133. made a three-pointer to stop the Saturday Saturday Nebraska 35, South Alabama 21 32. (34) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, Engine, At Columbia Edgewater Country Club North Dakota 47, Drake 7 mini-run, found Mitchell in the 128. At Canyon Meadows G&CC Calgary, Alberta Portland, Ore. Ohio 41, Rhode Island 20 corner for another three-pointer 33. (35) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 114. Purse: $1.3 million Ohio St. 45, FAU 21 34. (19) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, Ac- Purse: $2.35 million Yardage: 7,086; Par 70 Yardage: 6,476; Par 72 W. Michigan 48, Monmouth (NJ) 13 that made it 72-52 about a minute cident, 85. Third Round SOUTHWEST 35. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, Second Round Arkansas 20, Portland St. 13 later and the outcome was aca- Steve Flesch 62-68—130 -10 Yealimi Noh 65-68-64—197 -19 Brakes, 72. Hannah Green 64-63-73—200 -16 Auburn 27, Oregon 21 demic from there. 36. (32) Tommy Joe Martins, Toyota, Tom Gillis 67-64—131 -9 Baylor 56, Stephen F. Austin 17 Wes Short, Jr. 64-67—131 -9 Brooke M. Henderson 67-68-67—202 -14 Transmission, 61. Brittany Altomare 69-65-68—202 -14 North Texas 51, Abilene Christian 31 The Czechs had their high- 37. (30) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, Axle, 34. Tom Byrum 63-69—132 -8 Prairie View 44, Texas Southern 23 Corey Pavin 66-67—133 -7 Peiyun Chien 69-67-67—203 -13 SMU 37, Arkansas St. 30 light run early for a quick 11-7 38. (38) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Dana Finkelstein 66-69-68—203 -13 Electrical, 27. Gibby Gilbert III 70-63—133 -7 San Diego St. 6, Weber St. 0 lead, and the couple thousand of Ken Duke 65-68—133 -7 Sarah Schmelzel 72-62-69—203 -13 TCU 39, Ark.-Pine Bluff 7 Race Statistics Mi Jung Hur 64-70-69—203 -13 their fans in Shanghai — most of Average Speed of Race Winner: Scott McCarron 64-69—133 -7 Texas 45, Louisiana Tech 14 Sarah Burnham 69-66-69—204 -12 Texas Tech 45, Montana St. 10 119.131 mph. Tim Petrovic 64-69—133 -7 Sei Young Kim 71-61-73—205 -11 them wearing either white or blue Billy Andrade 64-69—133 -7 UTEP 36, Houston Baptist 34 Time of Race: 1 Hour, 41 Minutes, 8 Sung Hyun Park 67-65-73—205 -11 FAR WEST team jerseys, with a few Wizards Seconds. Margin of Victory: .602 Sec- Michael Bradley 61-72—133 -7 Amy Yang 74-66-66—206 -10 Bernhard Langer 68-66—134 -6 Air Force 48, Colgate 7 onds. Carlota Ciganda 68-72-66—206 -10 Cal Poly 52, San Diego 34 jerseys for Satoransky mixed in Caution Flags: 5 for 23 laps. Doug Garwood 66-68—134 -6 Haeji Kang 69-69-68—206 -10 California 27, UC Davis 13 there — were roaring. Lead Changes: 5 among 3 drivers. Mark Brooks 64-70—134 -6 Wei-Ling Hsu 66-69-71—206 -10 New Mexico 39, Sam Houston St. 31 Lap Leaders: R. Blaney 1-15; T. Reddick Retief Goosen 64-70—134 -6 Jeongeun Lee6 66-68-72—206 -10 Sacramento St. 77, S. Oregon 19 After a 9-0 run by the Czechs, 16-84; R. Blaney 85-92; T. Reddick 93; R. Woody Austin 68-67—135 -5 Lee-Anne Pace 67-66-73—206 -10 Southern Cal 31, Fresno St. 23 order was quickly restored. The Blaney 94-120; D. Hamlin 121-147. Rocco Mediate 68-67—135 -5 Jeong Eun Lee 72-69-66—207 -9 Stanford 17, Northwestern 7 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Joe Durant 67-68—135 -5 Mi Hyang Lee 68-71-68—207 -9 UNLV 56, S. Utah 23 Americans scored the next 10 Lead, Laps Led): Tyler Reddick 2 times Frank Lickliter II 70-65—135 -5 Gerina Piller 71-67-69—207 -9 Washington 47, E. Washington 14 for 70 laps; Ryan Blaney 3 times for 50 Scott Parel 70-65—135 -5 Alena Sharp 67-70-70—207 -9 Washington St. 58, New Mexico St. 7 points, kick-starting what became laps; Denny Hamlin 1 time for 27 laps. Dan Forsman 64-71—135 -5 Nasa Hataoka 66-71-70—207 -9 Wyoming 37, Missouri 31 a 29-9 run in all. PAGE 24 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 MLB SCOREBOARD

E—Arenado (9), Melville (1), McGee DP—Houston 0, Toronto 4. LOB—Hous- American League Mets 6, Philadelphia 3 (1). DP—Pittsburgh 1, Colorado 1. LOB— Angels 10, Red Sox 4 ton 8, Toronto 7. 2B—Gurriel (38), Biggio East Division New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh 11, Colorado 6. 2B—Reynolds Boston Los Angeles (12). HR—Hernandez (21), Biggio (12). W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi 2 (32), Reyes (2), Blackmon (37). 3B—Hill- ab r h bi ab r h bi SB—Bichette (3). SF—Bregman (8). New York 89 48 .650 — Rosario ss 5 1 2 0 Segura ss 5 1 2 0 iard (1). HR—Newman (10), Bell (35), Betts cf-rf 3 1 3 1 Fltchr 3b-2b 5 1 2 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay 79 58 .577 10 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0 Realmuto c 5 0 0 0 Osuna (10), McMahon (19), Murphy (12). Devers 3b 5 1 0 0 Trout cf 3 1 1 1 Valdez L,4-7 5C 9 6 6 3 5 Boston 73 63 .537 15A J.Davis lf 4 1 0 0 Harper rf 4 1 2 2 SF—Moran (4), Arenado (8), Hampson Bogaerts ss 5 0 1 0 Goodwin lf 5 1 2 2 Smith 1B 1 0 0 1 1 Toronto 55 82 .401 34 Lugo p 0 0 0 0 Hoskins 1b 1 0 0 0 (2). S—Musgrove (7). Martinez rf 3 1 2 2 Pujols 1b 4 2 2 3 Sneed 1 0 0 0 0 1 Baltimore 45 90 .333 43 Ramos c 5 2 4 1 Morrison 1b 2 1 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Bradley Jr. cf 0 0 0 0 Upton dh 5 1 1 0 Central Division Toronto Conforto rf 4 1 2 1 Dickerson lf 4 0 1 0 Musgrove W,9-12 6 8 3 3 1 5 Travis dh 3 0 0 0 Calhoun rf 4 2 2 1 Buchholz W,1-3 5C 3 2 2 5 3 Minnesota 83 52 .615 — Frazier 3b 4 1 3 2 Kingry cf-3b 4 0 2 0 Hrnndz ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Simmons ss 4 1 2 1 A Feliz 1 0 0 0 0 2 Mayza 0 0 1 1 1 0 Cleveland 79 57 .581 4 Panik 2b 5 0 1 2 Hernndz 2b 4 0 2 0 Markel 2 1 1 1 0 3 Benintendi lf 3 0 1 1 Rengifo 2b 3 1 1 1 Chicago 60 75 .444 23 Law H,4 1 3 1 1 2 0 Lagares cf 5 0 0 0 Rdrguez 3b 2 0 0 0 Colorado Vazquez 1b 3 0 0 0 Ohtani ph 1 0 0 0 Boshers H,2 B 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City 48 89 .350 36 Matz p 3 0 1 0 Parker p 0 0 0 0 Mrelnd ph-1b 0 0 0 0 Stassi c 0 0 0 0 Detroit 40 93 .301 42 Melville L,1-1 2 6 5 4 2 1 Romano H,3 1 0 0 0 1 2 Avilan p 0 0 0 0 Knapp ph 0 0 0 1 Parsons 3 4 2 2 1 1 Holt 2b 4 1 2 0 K.Smith c 2 0 0 0 Giles S,18-19 1 0 0 0 0 3 West Division Familia p 0 0 0 0 Suarez p 0 0 0 0 Leon c 3 0 0 0 Thaiss ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Houston 88 49 .642 — Shaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mayza pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, Wilson p 0 0 0 0 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 McGee 1 3 3 1 0 0 Totals 34 4 9 4 Totals 37 10 13 10 Law pitched to 6 batters in the 7th. HBP— Oakland 78 57 .578 9 R.Davis ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 Texas 67 70 .489 21 Howard 2 4 1 1 0 4 Boston 102 100 000—4 Romano (Gurriel). T—3:04. A—26,414 Alvarez p 0 0 0 0 HBP—Musgrove (Murphy). T—3:26. Los Angeles 012 000 07x—10 (53,506). Los Angeles 65 72 .474 23 Vargas p 1 0 0 0 Seattle 57 80 .416 31 A—37,293 (50,398). E—Fletcher (7), Garcia (1). DP—Bos- Haseley cf 3 0 0 0 ton 0, Los Angeles 1. LOB—Boston 10, Totals 41 6 13 6 Totals 36 3 9 3 Los Angeles 7. 2B—Martinez (30), Betts Braves 11, White Sox 5 National League New York 101 030 001—6 Nationals 7, Marlins 0 (39), Holt (12), Bogaerts (47), Pujols (17), Chicago Atlanta Philadelphia 100 002 000—3 Miami Washington Calhoun (27), Rengifo (17), Goodwin (26), ab r h bi ab r h bi East Division E—Panik (2), Segura 2 (17). DP—New W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi Fletcher (30). HR—Pujols (20). SB—Trout Garcia rf 5 1 1 0 Albies 2b 3 1 2 0 York 1, Philadelphia 1. LOB—New York 12, (11), Betts (14), Goodwin (5). SF—Betts Atlanta 83 54 .606 — Philadelphia 8. 2B—Conforto (24), Fra- Berti ss 3 0 0 0 Turner ss 4 0 0 0 Anderson ss 5 0 2 0 Swanson ss 3 1 1 2 Washington 76 58 .567 5A Ramirez rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Parra rf 4 0 0 0 (9). S—Leon (4), Benintendi (3). Abreu 1b 3 2 1 0 Freeman 1b 2 1 0 0 A zier (15), Panik (3), Ramos (13), Segura Philadelphia 69 65 .515 12 (32). 3B—Segura (4). HR—Harper (29). Castro 2b 3 0 1 0 Rendon 3b 3 3 2 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Moncada 3b 5 1 1 1 Clbrsn ph-1b 2 0 0 0 New York 69 66 .511 13 SB—Harper (9). Walker 3b 3 0 0 0 Soto lf 4 2 2 2 Taylor 1 1 0 0 2 2 Jimenez lf 5 0 3 1 Dnaldsn 3b 5 1 2 1 Miami 48 87 .356 34 Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0 Adams 1b 4 0 0 0 Walden 1 2 1 1 1 1 Castillo c 5 0 1 1 Joyce rf 3 1 1 1 Central Division New York IP H R ER BB SO Alfaro c 3 0 0 0 Suzuki c 3 2 1 2 Johnson, BS, 0-1 4 3 2 2 0 3 Sanchez 2b 4 1 2 1 Swarzak p 0 0 0 0 St. Louis 75 59 .560 — Matz W,9-8 5 7 3 2 1 6 Brinson cf 3 0 0 0 Dozier 2b 3 0 1 0 Barnes, H, 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 Engel cf 4 0 2 0 Hechvrria ph 1 0 0 0 Chicago 73 62 .541 2A Avilan H,2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Conley p 0 0 0 0 Robles cf 3 0 1 0 Brasier, L, 2-4, BS, 7-11 C 5 6 6 1 1 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee 69 66 .511 6A Familia H,12 B 1 0 0 0 1 J.Smith B 1 1 1 0 1 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 Flowers c 4 2 1 1 C Dean lf 3 0 0 0 Strasburg p 2 0 1 1 Cincinnati 63 72 .467 12A Wilson H,9 0 0 0 0 1 Lopez p 1 0 0 0 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 a-Cordell ph 1 0 0 0 Ortega lf 5 2 2 1 Lugo S,4-9 2 1 0 0 0 4 Los Angeles Pittsburgh 59 77 .434 17 Chen p 1 0 0 0 Peters 6B 7 4 3 0 6 Osich p 0 0 0 0 Hamilton cf 3 2 2 1 West Division Philadelphia Grndrson rf 1 0 0 0 Buttrey C 0 0 0 0 0 Santiago p 0 0 0 0 Keuchel p 3 0 1 2 Los Angeles 88 50 .638 — Vargas L,0-2 4 9 5 5 3 2 Totals 28 0 2 0 Totals 30 7 8 7 Garcia, W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Skole ph 1 0 0 0 Martin p 0 0 0 0 Arizona 70 66 .515 17 Parker 2 0 0 0 0 2 Rodriguez 1 2 0 0 1 0 Detwiler p 0 0 0 0 Newcomb p 0 0 0 0 A Miami 000 000 000—0 San Francisco 66 69 .489 20 Suarez 1 1 0 0 0 0 Washington 213 000 01x—7 HBP—Buttrey (Betts). WP—Walden. Herrera p 0 0 0 0 Acna Jr. ph-rf 0 0 0 1 San Diego 63 72 .467 23A Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 5 13 4 Totals 34 11 12 10 A DP—Miami 1, Washington 1. LOB—Mi- T—3:37. A—43,036 (45,050). Colorado 59 78 .431 28 Alvarez 1 3 1 1 0 1 ami 2, Washington 2. 2B—Soto (24), Ro- Chicago 101 000 300— 5 Saturday’s games Matz pitched to 4 batters in the 6th, Var- bles (26). HR—Rendon 2 (31), Soto (30), Atlanta 610 000 31x—11 N.Y. Yankees 4, Oakland 3, 11 innings gas pitched to 4 batters in the 5th, Suarez Suzuki (15). S—Strasburg (4). Tigers 10, Twins 7 E—Martin (1), Joyce (2). DP—Chicago Toronto 6, Houston 4 pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. HBP—Vargas Miami IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Detroit 1, Atlanta 2. LOB—Chicago 10, Atlanta 8. Tampa Bay 9, Cleveland 6 (Frazier). T—3:41. A—40,690 (43,647). 2B—Anderson (25), Sanchez (16), Swanson Detroit 10, Minnesota 7 Lopez L,5-7 3 6 6 6 0 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Chen 4 1 0 0 0 2 Garver c 3 3 2 2 Reyes cf 5 2 3 1 (22), Hamilton (1). HR—Donaldson (33). Kansas City 7, Baltimore 5 SF—Acuna Jr. (1). S—Cordero (1), Osich (1). Texas 3, Seattle 2 Brewers 2, Cubs 0 Conley 1 1 1 1 0 0 Polanco ss 4 1 2 2 W.Castro ss 4 1 1 1 Cruz dh 5 1 2 1 Cabrera dh 4 2 2 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Atlanta 11, Chicago White Sox 5 Milwaukee Chicago Washington C L.A. Angels 10, Boston 4 Strasburg W,16-5 8 2 0 0 0 14 Rosario lf 5 0 1 0 H.Ctro pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Lopez, L, 8-12 6 6 6 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Sano 3b 5 0 0 0 Rdrguez 1b 4 2 2 5 Cordero 2B 2 1 1 1 3 St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 6, 1st game Gamel lf 5 1 3 0 Heyward cf 4 0 0 0 Rainey 1 0 0 0 1 3 St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 2, 2nd game HBP—Lopez 2 (Suzuki,Rendon). WP— Cron 1b 4 1 1 1 Lugo 3b 5 1 3 0 Osich 2 1 0 0 1 4 Perez 2b 4 0 2 0 Castllnos rf 3 0 0 0 Adrianza rf 3 0 0 0 Dixon lf 5 1 2 1 Santiago 1 1 0 0 0 1 Milwaukee 2, Chicago Cubs 0 Spngbrg ph-2b 1 0 1 0 Bryant 3b 4 0 1 0 Lopez. T—2:31. A—27,539 (41,313). B N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 3 Cave rf 1 0 0 0 Demritte rf 3 1 0 0 Detwiler 1 3 3 2 0 Yelich rf 4 1 0 0 Rizzo 1b 4 0 2 0 Kepler cf 3 1 2 1 Hicks c 4 0 1 1 Herrera 1C 1 1 1 2 3 Washington 7, Miami 0 Grandal 1b 2 0 0 0 Baez ss 4 0 1 0 Arizona 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 5 Schoop 2b 3 0 0 0 Bckham 2b 4 0 1 0 Atlanta Pina c 4 0 1 2 Schwrber lf 4 0 1 0 Arraez ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 11, Colorado 4 Grisham cf 4 0 0 0 Caratini c 3 0 0 0 Los Angeles Arizona Keuchel, W, 6-5 6 9 2 2 0 3 San Diego 4, San Francisco 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Totals 37 7 10 7 Totals 38 10 15 10 Martin C 3 3 1 0 0 Hader p 0 0 0 0 Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 B Sunday’s games Arcia ss 4 0 0 0 Hamels p 2 0 1 0 Pollock cf 4 1 1 0 Lcstro cf-rf 4 1 1 0 Minnesota 110 021 011—7 Newcomb, H, 14 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland at N.Y. Yankees Shaw 3b 3 0 1 0 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 Baez p 0 0 0 0 Ahmed ss 3 1 1 2 Detroit 107 002 00x—10 Swarzak 1 1 0 0 0 0 Houston at Toronto Davies p 2 0 0 0 Happ ph 1 0 0 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0 Escobar 3b 4 1 1 1 E—Adrianza 2 (8). DP—Minnesota 0, Tomlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland at Tampa Bay Albers p 0 0 0 0 Kintzler p 0 0 0 0 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 Walker 1b 4 1 1 2 Detroit 1. LOB—Minnesota 7, Detroit 8. HBP—Cordero (Freeman), Keuchel 2 Minnesota at Detroit Braun ph 1 0 0 0 Wick p 0 0 0 0 Turner 3b 4 1 3 1 Flores 2b 4 1 1 1 2B—Rosario (20), Cabrera (20), Dixon 2 (Abreu,Abreu). WP—Herrera. T—3:52. Baltimore at Kansas City Pomeranz p 0 0 0 0 Hernandz 2b 3 0 0 1 Vargas 2b 0 0 0 0 (18). 3B—Rodriguez (3), Lugo (4). HR— A—36,664 (41,149). Seattle at Texas Guerra p 0 0 0 0 Smith c 3 1 1 1 Jones rf 2 0 0 0 Garver 2 (26), Kepler (36), Polanco (20), Boston at L.A. Angels Cain cf 1 0 0 0 Seager ss 4 0 0 0 Ginkel p 0 0 0 0 Cron (24), Cruz (34), Rodriguez 2 (13). Royals 7, Orioles 5 Chicago White Sox at Atlanta Totals 35 2 8 2 Totals 33 0 6 0 Taylor lf-cf 3 2 2 0 Lamb ph 1 0 0 0 SB—Reyes (3). SF—Rodriguez (5). Cincinnati at St. Louis, 2 Baltimore Kansas City Milwaukee 200 000 000—2 Gyorko 1b 2 0 1 1 Bradley p 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Miami at Washington Bellinger ph 1 0 1 0 Rojas lf 3 0 1 0 Perez, L, 9-6 2C 9 8 7 2 4 ab r h bi ab r h bi Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs Chicago 000 000 000—0 LOB—Milwaukee 10, Chicago 8. 2B— Negron rf 2 0 0 0 C.Kelly c 2 1 0 0 Stashak 3B 3 2 2 0 2 Villar ss 3 1 1 0 Mrrifield 2b 2 0 0 2 Pittsburgh at Colorado Pedrsn ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 May 1 1 0 0 0 2 Mancini rf 4 1 1 0 Soler dh 4 0 1 0 San Diego at San Francisco Gamel 2 (15), Perez (9), Hamels (1). SB— Yelich (26). Kershaw p 2 0 1 0 Marte ph 1 0 0 0 Dobnak 1 2 0 0 0 3 Santnder dh 4 2 2 4 Dozier 3b 5 1 1 2 L.A. Dodgers at Arizona Garcia p 0 0 0 0 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 Stewart lf 4 0 0 0 Gordon lf 5 0 1 0 N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Detroit C Beaty ph-lf 2 0 0 0 McFarlnd p 0 0 0 0 Boyd, W, 7-10 6 6 5 5 1 11 Alberto 2b 4 0 0 0 O’Hearn 1b 2 1 1 0 Monday’s games Davies 4 4 0 0 1 2 Davis 1b 2 0 0 0 Starling rf 4 2 2 1 Texas (Minor 11-8) at N.Y. Yankees Albers B 0 0 0 0 0 Dyson cf 1 0 0 0 Soto 1 1 0 0 1 1 C Totals 32 5 10 4 Totals 29 6 6 6 Farmer C 2 1 1 1 3 Ruiz 3b 4 0 0 0 Viloria c 3 2 1 0 (Tanaka 10-7) Pomeranz H,5 2 0 0 1 2 Wilkerson cf 3 0 0 0 Phillips cf 2 1 1 1 Baltimore (Wojciechowski 2-7) at Tam- Guerra W,8-4 1C 0 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles 001 210 001—5 Cisnero, H, 2 B 0 0 0 0 1 C Arizona 000 320 01x—6 Jimenez 1 1 1 1 1 1 Nunez ph 1 0 0 0 Lopez ss 4 0 0 1 pa Bay (Yarbrough 11-3) Hader S,27-33 1 0 0 0 0 2 Sisco c 2 1 1 1 Minnesota (Odorizzi 14-6) at Detroit E—Turner (8). DP—Los Angeles 1, Ari- HBP—Stashak (W.Castro). WP—Farm- Chicago zona 3. LOB—Los Angeles 5, Arizona 3. Totals 31 5 5 5 Totals 31 7 8 7 (Zimmermann 1-9) Hamels L,7-5 6 5 2 2 3 7 er. T—3:20. A—16,713 (41,297). Toronto (TBD) at Atlanta (Soroka 10-3) 2B—Taylor (23), Gyorko (1), Pollock (11), Baltimore 000 140 000—5 Ryan 1 1 0 0 0 2 Kansas City 010 300 12x—7 Seattle (Sheffield 0-1) at Chicago Cubs Kintzler 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bellinger (30), Rojas (2), Ahmed (29). Padres 4, Giants 1 (Hendricks 9-9) HR—Turner (26), Smith (13), Walker (24), E—Wilkerson (2), Sisco (6). DP—Balti- Wick 1 2 0 0 0 2 more 0, Kansas City 1. LOB—Baltimore 3, Houston (Cole 15-5) at Milwaukee HBP—Hamels (Shaw). T—2:57. A— Flores (7), Escobar (32). SF—Hernandez San Diego San Francisco (Houser 6-5) (4). S—Ray (4). ab r h bi ab r h bi Kansas City 9. HR—Santander 2 (16), Sis- 40,178 (41,649). co (8), Starling (3), Dozier (24). SB—Phil- Chicago White Sox (Detwiler 2-4) at Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Garcia 2b 5 0 0 0 Solano 2b 4 0 1 0 Cleveland (Civale 2-3) lips (2). SF—Phillips (1), Merrifield 2 (4). Kershaw L,13-4 5 5 5 5 2 6 Martini lf 4 0 2 0 Slater rf 4 1 1 1 S—Phillips (1). N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-7) at Wash- Rangers 3, Mariners 2 Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 2 Stammen p 0 0 0 0 Watson p 0 0 0 0 ington (Ross 3-3) Detroit Houston Baez 1 0 0 0 0 2 Renfroe ph 1 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia (Smyly 2-6) at Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h bi Jansen 1 1 1 1 0 0 Yates p 0 0 0 0 Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 BBundy 6 6 4 3 3 7 (DeSclafani 9-7) Smith rf 4 0 2 0 Choo rf 4 0 1 0 Arizona Machado 3b 4 1 2 0 Longoria 3b 3 0 1 0 Harvey, BS, 0-1 1 1 1 1 1 2 San Francisco (Samardzija 9-10) at St. Ray W,12-7 5 8 4 4 3 6 Hosmer 1b 4 0 0 0 Posey c 4 0 1 0 Fry, L, 1-6 0 1 2 0 0 0 Louis (Wainwright 9-9) Lopes lf 4 0 1 0 Andrus ss 4 1 2 1 Nola c 4 0 0 0 Calhoun lf 4 0 0 0 Lopez H,20 C 0 0 0 0 1 Naylor rf 4 1 2 1 Rckard lf-rf 3 0 2 0 Castro 1 0 0 0 1 0 San Diego (Quantrill 6-5) at Arizona McFarland H,6 C 0 0 0 0 0 Margot cf 4 0 2 1 Ystzmki ph-rf 1 0 0 0 (Leake 10-10) Seager 3b 4 0 0 0 Solak dh 4 1 0 1 Kansas City Murphy dh 4 1 1 0 Odor 2b 4 0 0 0 Ginkel H,4 1C 0 0 0 0 0 Urias ss 3 0 0 0 Belt 1b 3 0 1 0 Lopez 4C 4 4 4 2 6 Colorado (Lambert 2-5) at L.A. Dodg- Bradley S,10-13 1 2 1 1 1 0 Hedges c 4 1 2 0 Dubon ss 3 0 1 0 C ers (Buehler 11-3) Voglbach 1b 4 0 1 1 Forsythe 1b 2 0 0 0 Hill 1 1 1 1 1 0 Moore ss 3 1 2 0 Santana ph 0 0 0 0 HBP—Garcia (Jones). WP—Ray. T— Lucchesi p 2 0 0 0 Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 Barlow, W, 3-3 1C 0 0 0 0 2 Gordon 2b 4 0 2 1 Kin.-Falfa 3b 4 0 1 1 3:11. A—50,180 (48,519). Myers ph-lf 2 1 1 2 Webb p 2 0 0 0 Kennedy, S, 24-27 1 0 0 0 0 1 Saturday Broxton cf 3 0 0 0 DeShields cf 3 0 0 0 Moronta p 0 0 0 0 Fry pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. HBP— Trevino c 3 1 1 0 Rogers p 0 0 0 0 Hill (Sisco). T—2:54. A—18,385 (37,903). Yankees 4, Athletics 3 (11) Totals 34 2 9 2 Totals 32 3 5 3 Cardinals 3, Reds 2 Dickrsn ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Oakland New York Seattle 010 001 000—2 Cincinnati St. Louis Totals 37 4 11 4 Totals 34 1 9 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Texas 001 000 002—3 ab r h bi ab r h bi San Diego 000 001 012—4 Rays 9, Indians 6 Semien ss 5 0 0 0 LeMahu 3b 5 1 1 1 E—Gordon (9), DeShields (4). LOB—Se- VanMeter lf 3 1 1 1 Fowler rf 4 0 2 1 San Francisco 100 000 000—1 Cleveland Tampa Bay Grsmn rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Judge rf 3 1 1 1 attle 7, Texas 6. 2B—Moore (11), Murphy Ervin ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Wong 2b 3 0 1 0 DP—San Diego 2, San Francisco 0. ab r h bi ab r h bi M.Chpmn 3b 5 1 2 1 Gregrius ss 4 0 0 0 (12), Trevino (4), Andrus 2 (26). SB—Smith Votto 1b 4 1 2 1 Gldscmdt 1b 4 0 0 0 LOB—San Diego 8, San Francisco 8. 2B— Lindor ss 5 1 2 2 Sogard 2b 5 1 2 1 Olson 1b 4 1 3 2 Torres 2b 4 0 1 0 (39). Suarez 3b 4 0 0 0 Ozuna lf 3 0 0 0 Naylor (11), Pillar (35). 3B—Machado (2). Mercado cf 4 1 1 0 Pham lf 4 1 2 2 HR—Myers (15), Slater (5). Canha cf 5 0 1 0 Sanchez c 3 2 2 2 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO Aquino rf 2 0 0 0 DeJong ss 4 0 0 0 Santana 1b 3 1 2 2 Meadws dh 5 0 0 0 Brown lf 3 0 1 0 Maybin pr 0 0 0 0 Milone 5 3 1 1 1 4 Senzel cf 3 0 0 0 Edman 3b 4 2 3 0 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Puig rf 4 0 0 0 d’Arnaud c 4 2 1 1 Pinder ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Romine c 0 0 0 0 Wisler H,3 1 0 0 0 0 1 J.Iglesias ss 4 0 0 0 Wieters c 3 0 0 0 Lucchesi 6 8 1 1 1 3 Bauers lf 0 0 0 0 Choi 1b 4 2 3 1 Profar dh 3 0 0 0 Gardner cf 4 0 0 0 Guilbeau H,3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Farmer 2b 2 0 0 0 Munoz pr 0 0 0 0 Stammen W,7-6 2 1 0 0 0 2 Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0 Garcia rf 4 2 2 2 Neuse 2b 4 0 0 0 Voit dh 4 0 0 0 Bass H,5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lorenzen p 0 0 0 0 Molina c 0 1 0 0 Yates S,39-42 1 0 0 0 0 3 Freeman 2b 0 1 0 0 Kiermaier cf 3 0 0 0 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 Ford 1b 4 0 1 0 Magill L,2-2 BS,4-6 B 2 2 1 1 0 R.Iglesias p 0 0 0 0 Bader cf 4 0 1 1 San Francisco Reyes dh 4 1 3 0 Duffy 3b 3 1 0 1 Phegley ph-c 1 0 0 0 Tauchmn lf 4 0 0 0 Gausman p 0 0 0 0 Wacha p 2 0 0 0 Webb 5C 7 1 1 1 7 R.Perez c 4 0 0 0 Wendle ss 3 0 1 0 Totals 39 3 8 3 Totals 35 4 6 4 Texas Burke 6 7 2 2 1 2 Gray p 2 0 0 0 O’Neill ph 1 0 0 0 Moronta 0 0 0 0 1 0 Allen lf-rf 4 0 2 2 Oakland 000 200 100—3 J.Hernandez 2B 2 0 0 1 3 Garrett p 0 0 0 0 Leone p 0 0 0 0 Rogers 1B 0 0 0 0 0 Chang 3b 4 1 1 0 New York 010 010 010—4 Clase W,2-2 C 0 0 0 0 1 Galvis ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Webb p 0 0 0 0 Watson L,2-2 1 2 1 1 0 1 Totals 35 6 11 6 Totals 35 9 11 8 DP—Oakland 1, New York 2. LOB—Oak- T—2:49. A—33,668 (49,115). Casali c 3 0 0 0 Gant p 0 0 0 0 Smith 1 2 2 2 0 2 Cleveland 200 000 022—6 land 15, New York 3. 2B—Olson (20), Carpnter ph 1 0 1 1 Moronta pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Tampa Bay 012 003 30x—9 M.Chapman (35). HR—Olson (27), San- Totals 29 2 3 2 Totals 33 3 8 3 HBP—Lucchesi (Longoria). WP—Rogers. E—Santana (7). DP—Cleveland 0, Tam- chez 2 (32), Judge (19), LeMahieu (24). Pirates 11, Rockies 4 Cincinnati 101 000 000—2 T—2:58. A—36,424 (41,915). pa Bay 1. LOB—Cleveland 4, Tampa Bay 7. SB—Grossman (9). Pittsburgh Colorado St. Louis 000 000 102—3 2B—Santana (27), Allen (8), Wendle (11). IP H R ER BB SO ab r h bi ab r h bi E—VanMeter (3), Ozuna (3). DP—Cin- HR—Santana (31), Lindor (26), Choi (13), cinnati 0, St. Louis 2. LOB—Cincinnati 4, Blue Jays 6, Astros 4 Pham (20), Garcia (18), d’Arnaud (15). Oakland Newman ss 5 3 3 2 Story ss 5 1 1 0 Bailey 5C 4 2 2 1 9 St. Louis 9. 2B—Fowler (21). 3B—Wong Houston Toronto Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Markel p 1 0 0 0 Blackmn rf 4 0 2 0 (2). HR—VanMeter (6), Votto (13). Treinen 1B 0 0 0 0 2 Reynolds lf 6 1 3 3 Arenado 3b 3 0 1 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Plesac, L, 7-5 5 6 4 4 1 4 Soria, BS, 1-6 1 1 1 1 0 3 Marte cf 5 0 1 1 Murphy 1b 3 1 1 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Sprngr rf-cf 3 1 1 0 Bichtte ss 5 2 2 0 Clippard C 1 2 2 1 1 Trivino, L, 4-6 2 1 1 1 0 1 Bell 1b 6 1 1 1 McMhon 2b 4 1 1 1 Gray 6C 5 1 0 2 Altuve 2b 5 0 1 0 Biggio 2b 3 2 2 3 Wood B 4 3 2 1 0 B New York Moran 3b 3 0 1 1 Hilliard lf 4 1 1 0 Garrett H,21 0 0 0 0 1 Bregman ss 1 1 0 2 Grrero Jr. dh 3 0 1 0 Maton 2 0 0 0 1 1 German 5 4 2 2 3 5 Osuna rf 5 1 1 1 Hampson cf 3 0 2 1 Lorenzen H,18 1 0 0 0 0 2 Alvarez dh 3 1 0 0 Grichuk rf 4 1 1 1 Tampa Bay Loaisiga 1 1 0 0 1 2 Frazier 2b 5 2 2 0 Nunez c 4 0 0 0 R.Igls L,2-11 BS,27-32 0 2 2 2 0 0 Gurriel 1b 2 0 2 2 Hernndez cf 4 1 1 2 Castillo 1B 3 2 2 0 2 Ottavino C 2 1 1 1 0 Stallings c 4 2 3 0 Melville p 0 0 0 0 Gausman 0 1 0 0 0 0 Toro 3b 4 0 0 0 Drury 3b 3 0 2 0 Beeks, W, 6-3 3 4 0 0 0 1 Kahnle B 0 0 0 0 0 Musgrove p 2 0 0 0 Parsons p 1 0 0 0 St. Louis Reddick lf-rf 2 0 1 0 Tellez 1b 3 0 0 0 Drake, H, 8 C 0 0 0 0 0 Britton C 0 0 0 1 1 Reyes ph 1 1 1 1 Shaw p 0 0 0 0 Wacha 7 3 2 2 2 7 Maldonado c 3 1 1 0 Jansen c 4 0 1 0 Anderson, H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 Green B 0 0 0 2 1 Feliz p 0 0 0 0 Alonso ph 1 0 0 0 Leone C 0 0 0 0 0 Brntley ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Fisher lf 4 0 0 0 Roe 1 0 0 0 0 2 A.Chapman 1 0 0 0 2 2 E.Gonzlez ss 1 0 1 0 McGee p 0 0 0 0 Webb B 0 0 0 0 0 Marisnick cf 3 0 0 0 Pinto 1B 4 4 4 2 0 Gearrin, W, 1-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Howard p 0 0 0 0 Gant W,10-0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 Pagan, S, 16-23 C 0 0 0 0 1 Trivino pitched to 1 batter in the Daza ph 1 0 0 0 R.Iglesias pitched to 3 batters in the Chirinos c 0 0 0 0 Plesac pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, 11th. HBP—Loaisiga (Profar), Ottavino Totals 44 11 17 10 Totals 33 4 9 4 9th, Gausman pitched to 1 batter in the Totals 28 4 6 4 Totals 33 6 10 6 Beeks pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. (Brown), Trivino (Sanchez). WP—Otta- Pittsburgh 230 200 301—11 9th. HBP—R.Iglesias (Molina). T—2:53. Houston 100 002 100—4 HBP—Clippard (Wendle). T—3:18. A— vino, Green. T—3:58. A—44,462 (47,309). Colorado 011 100 010—4 A—42,074 (45,538). Toronto 003 201 00x—6 13,327 (25,025). Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 25 MLB ROUNDUP Strasburg fans 14, leads Nats past Marlins

Associated Press to overcome host Detroit’s seven- Blue Jays 6, Astros 4: Cavan run third inning. Biggio and Teoscar Hernandez WASHINGTON— Stephen The Twins homered six times each hit a two-run homer, leading Strasburg struck out 14 in eight to bring their season total to 268, host Toronto past Houston. crisp innings and Anthony Ren- one more than the New York Yan- Royals 7, Orioles 5: Whit Mer- don homered twice Saturday, kees managed last year. Minne- rifield hit a tiebreaking sacrifice powering the Nationals to a 7-0 sota broke the mark when Mitch defeat of the Miami Marlins. fly in the eighth inning after host Garver led off the ninth with a Kansas City loaded the bases on Strasburg (16-6) retired 22 drive to left for his second homer straight after allowing two first- three bunts. of the game. Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers inning singles. The right-hander Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, did not walk a batter while throw- 5: Eduardo Escobar homered C.J. Cron and Nelson Cruz also for the third straight game and ing 107 pitches, and he also con- went deep for the Twins, who tributed an RBI single at the host Arizona beat Los Angeles in passed the 1997 Mariners (264 front of a crowd of 50,180, a sin- plate. homers) during the game. Martin “Fastball command was pretty gle-game attendance record for Perez (9-6) got the loss. Chase Field. good,” Strasburg said. “I was able Cardinals 10-3, Reds 6-2: Braves 11, White Sox 5: Dal- to throw my curveball for a strike Matt Carpenter and Harrison las Keuchel collected his first when I wanted to and changeup Bader hit run-scoring singles RBIs since his rookie season and was pretty good as well.” during St. Louis’ two-run ninth held Chicago to two runs in six in- Juan Soto and Kurt Suzuki inning, sending the Cardinals also homered for the NL wild to a sweep of the day-night nings in the win for host Atlanta. card leaders, who have won three doubleheader. Rangers 3, Mariners 2: Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a walk-off sin- straight and eight of nine. Dakota Hudson (14-6) led the NICK WASS/AP Rendon, who hit a game-ending Cardinals to the win in the open- gle in the ninth inning after host single during Friday night’s 7-6 er, striking out eight . Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg had 14 Texas rallied with the help of a victory over Miami, opened the Angels 10, Red Sox 4: Albert strikeouts to lead his team to a 7-0 win at the Miami Marlins. video review and beat Seattle. scoring with his 30th homer with Pujols homered in a seven-run Pirates 11, Rockies 4: Josh two out in the first. eighth inning, Mike Trout be- York its first victory in five tries a first-inning single and Josh Bell hit his 35th homer, Kevin The Marlins extended the came the youngest player to reach against Oakland this season. Hader finished a strong perfor- Newman homered on the first franchise record with their 14th at least 275 home runs and 200 Mets 6, Phillies 3: Wilson mance by Milwaukee’s bullpen to pitch of the game and Pittsburgh consecutive road loss. stolen bases and host Los Angeles Ramos matched his career high win at Chicago. won at Colorado. Tigers 10, Twins 7: Minne- rallied for a victory over Boston. with four hits and extended his Rays 9, Indians 6: Tommy Padres 4, Giants 1: Wil Myers sota capped a night of sensational Yankees 4, Athletics 3 (11): hitting streak to 24 games, helping Pham, Avisail Garcia, Ji-Man homered, Manny Machado was 2- slugging by breaking the major DJ LeMahieu homered on the New York win at Philadelphia. Choi and Travis d’Arnaud hom- for-3 with a triple and Joey Luc- league record for home runs in first pitch in the bottom of the Brewers 2, Cubs 0: Manny ered, powering host Tampa Bay chesi pitched six strong innings as a season, but that wasn’t enough 11th inning, handing host New Pina drove in two runs with to the win . San Diego won at San Francisco. PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 US OPEN/COLLEGE FOOTBALL Defending champion Osaka dominates, consoles Gauff

Associated Press Osaka’s advantages in age and accomplishments — she is a two- NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka time major champion, including looked across the net after end- at the Australian Open in January ing Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open in the — played a role. So, too, did her third round Saturday night and on-target power, which resulted PAUL W. GILLESPIE, CAPITAL GAZETTE/AP saw the tears welling in the 15- in a 24-8 edge in winners. year-old’s eyes. “For me, this is the most fo- Navy’s Nelson Smith ran for 96 yards and three touchdowns in a 45- Osaka also saw a bit of herself cused I’ve been since Australia,” 7 season-opening defeat Saturday of Holy Cross in Annapollis, Md. in the kid she’d just beaten 6-3, said Osaka, who’s had an up-and- 6-0. down season since earning that So the tournament’s defending trophy and is wearing a black Service academies roundup champion and No. 1 seed, who sleeve on the left knee that’s been is only 21 , comforted Gauff with problematic lately. a hug and words of consolation, When it ended, after merely 65 Smith’s 3 TDs powers Navy then encouraged her to address ADAM HUNGER/AP minutes, Gauff began to bawl on the 23,000 or so folks in the Ar- the sideline. Osaka approached thur Ashe Stadium stands who Naomi Osaka of Japan, above, her and they spoke, briefly, then past Holy Cross in opener were pulling for the young Amer- defeated Coco Gauff of the later cried, too, while addressing United States, 6-3 and 6-0 ican. Knowing how tough it is to Gauff’s parents on-court. Associated Press lose, Osaka told her: “You need Saturday during the third round. through much of the first half, Next for Osaka is a match Mon- Malcolm Perry found Mychal to let those people know how you ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The new- day against 13th-seeded Belinda Cooper for a 44-yard gain in the feel.” to the second week at Wimbledon Bencic of Switzerland with a look Navy football team passed its So Gauff obliged — a rare in- in July. final minute. Two plays later, quarterfinal berth at stake. Other first test with flying colors. Perry scored from the 1, boosting stance of a match’s loser address- In this much-hyped showdown matchups Monday: American Nelson Smith ran for 96 yards ing the crowd from the court. under the lights, Gauff often the lead to 24-7 and the Midship- qualifier Taylor Townsend vs. No. with three touchdowns, Diego men were never threatened the And was appreciative of Osaka’s looked exactly like what she is: an 15 Bianca Andreescu of Canada, Fagot had nine tackles and the rest of the way. gesture. immensely talented player who is American wild-card Kristie Ahn Midshipmen dominated Holy Air Force 48, Colgate 7: The “She just proved that she’s a still learning her way at tennis’ vs. No. 25 Elise Mertens, and No. Cross 45-7 in the regular-season Falcons were in no rush to pass, true athlete. For me, the defini- top level. 23 Donna Vekic of Croatia vs. No. opener Saturday. so they rushed their way to a run- tion of an athlete is someone who “We definitely know what 26 Julia Goerges. “I thought it was a great team away win at home. on the court treats you like your we’ve got to work on,” Gauff’s fa- Moving into the men’s fourth win,” Navy coach Ken Niumatalo- Donald Hammond III scored worst enemy, but off the court ther, Corey, said. “She wanted to round were three-time champion lo said. “I thought we played well three of Air Force’s seven rush- can be your best friend,” Gauff win the match. It wasn’t, ‘See how Rafael Nadal and 2014 title win- today. We still have a lot of room ing touchdowns and the Falcons said later at her news confer- well you can do.’ ” ner Marin Cilic, who are the only for improvement. You can’t take ran their record to 24-0 against Gauff pounded serves at up to ence. “I think that’s what she did past Grand Slam champs in their any of these wins for granted.” teams from the Football Champi- 119 mph but also double-faulted tonight.” half of the draw and now must One of Niumatalolo’s main onship Subdivision by beating the It’s that sort of maturity off the seven times. She overcame a slow face each other. Cilic, the No. 22 areas of focus is improving the Raiders. court, and a wise-beyond-her- start to get within 4-3 in the open- seed, overcame his own 17 dou- passing offense, which ranked last Kadin Remsberg added two years game on it, that has helped ing set but also dropped the last ble-faults and withstood 40 aces (130th) among FBS programs, scores for Air Force, which Gauff generate all sorts of atten- eight games. from 14th-seeded American John averaging 72.8 passing yards per moved to 13-0 in season openers tion already. She was the young- The U.S. Open was only the Isner to win 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4. game in 2018. He wants to attack under coach Troy Calhoun. The est woman since 1996 to win two second Slam for Gauff, who was With Isner and Tennys Sandgren teams with elements of the run- Falcons didn’t throw a pass until matches at Flushing Meadows, ranked No. 313 at the start of losing Saturday, zero American and-shoot and Navy gained 103 the third quarter — their only at- her follow-up to a captivating run Wimbledon and is now No. 140. men reached the fourth round. yards through the air Saturday. tempt of the game — but amassed U.S. Open scoreboard After passing for just 12 yards 423 yards on the ground.

Saturday Hsieh, Chinese Taipei, and Christopher Sofia Kenin, United States, 6-0, 6-2. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Rungkat, Indonesia, 6-2, 7-6 (2). Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, and Center Second Round Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, def. Monica New York Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio Puig, Puerto Rico, and Dayana Yastrem- (Seedings in parentheses) Zeballos (8), Argentina, def. Evan King ska, Ukraine, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Men’s Singles and Hunter Reese, United States, 6-4, 6- Second Round Third Round 2. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Alexander Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Marcelo Timea Babos (1), Hungary, def. Oksana Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. Melo (2), Brazil, def. Albert Ramos-Vino- Kalashnikova, Georgia, and Ekaterina Al- Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Chung Hy- las, Spain, and Jozef Kovalik, Slovakia, exandrova, Russia, 6-1, 6-4. eon, South Korea, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. 6-3, 6-4. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, def. Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies (12), and Hsieh Su-wei (2), Taiwan, def. Magda Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), Germany, def. Toby Alex Kodat and Mar- Linette and Iga Swiatek, Poland, 6-4, 7-6 6-3, 7-6 (3). tin Damm Jr, United States, 6-2, 7-5. Marin Cilic (22), Croatia, def. John Is- Luke Bambridge, Britain, and Ben (4). ner (14), United States, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6), Mclachlan, Japan, def. Nikola Mektic and Zheng Saisai and Duan Ying-Ying (12), 6-4. Franko Skugor (9), Croatia, 6-3, 6-7 (4), China, def. Sabrina Santamaria, United Diego Schwartzman (20), Argentina, 6-3. States, and Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenia, def. Tennys Sandgren, United States, 6- Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski (15), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. 4, 6-1, 6-3. Britain, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithu- Laura Siegemund and Anna-Lena Matteo Berrettini (24), Italy, def. Alex- ania, and Juan Ignacio Londero, Argen- Friedsam, Germany, def. Ajla Tomlja- ei Popyrin, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 tina, 6-3, 6-4. novic, Australia, and Maria Sakkari, (2). Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, and Joao Greece, 6-4, 6-1. Andrey Rublev, Russia, def. Nick Kyr- SoUnited States, Portugal, def. Henri Vania King and Caroline Dolehide, gios (28), Australia, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3. Kontinen, Finland, and John Peers (14), United States, def. Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, Gael Monfils (13), France, def. Denis Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). and Fanny Stollar, Hungary, 6-4, 7-5. Shapovalov, Canada, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4, Fabrice Martin and Jeremy Chardy, Alexa Guarachi Mathison, Chile, and 6-7 (6), 6-3. France, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, and Bernarda Pera, United States, def. Anna- Women’s Singles Radu Albot, Moldova, 6-4, 6-2. Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Demi Third Round Jack Sock and Jack Withrow, United Schuurs (5), Netherlands, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Elise Mertens (25), Belgium, def. An- States, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, and Ash- drea Petkovic, Germany, 6-3, 6-3. France, and Austin Krajicek, United leigh Barty (8), Australia, def. Abigail Taylor Townsend, United States, def. States, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3. Spears, United States, and Nadiia Kiche- Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 7-5, 6-2. Casper Ruud, Norway, and Miomir Ke- nok, Ukraine, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10). Bianca Andreescu (15), Canada, def. cmanovic, Serbia, def. Michael Venus, Danielle Collins, United States, and El- Caroline Wozniacki (19), Denmark, 6-4, New Zealand, and Raven Klaasen (3), len Perez, Australia, def. Aleksandra Kru- 6-4. South Africa, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4. nic, Serbia, and Shuko Aoyama, Japan, Donna Vekic (23), Croatia, def. Yulia Jonny O Mara, Britain, and Marcelo 7-6 (1), 6-2. Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1. Arevalo-Gonzalez, El Salvador, def. Bruno Julia Goerges (26), Germany, def. Kiki Soares, Brazil, and Mate Pavic (6), Croa- Elise Mertens, Belgium, and Aryna Bertens (7), Netherlands, 6-2, 6-3. tia, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Sabalenka (4), Belarus, def. Karolina Kristie Ahn, United States, def. Jelena Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Muchova, Czech Republic, and Jil Teich- Ostapenko, Latvia, 6-3, 7-5. Salisbury (10), Britain, def. Matt Reid and mann, Switzerland, 7-6 (1), 6-3. Belinda Bencic (13), Switzerland, def. Alex de Minaur, Australia, 6-4, 7-5. Xu Yifan, China, and Gabriela Dab- Anett Kontaveit (21), Estonia, walkover. Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Ca- rowski (3), Canada, def. Christina McHale Naomi Osaka (1), Japan, def. Cori bal (1), Colombia, def. Daniel Evans and and Kristie Ahn, United States, 4-6, 6-1, Gauff, United States, 6-3, 6-0. Cameron Norrie, Britain, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. 6-1. Men’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, and First Round First Round Viktoria Kuzmova, Slovakia, def. Taylor Feliciano Lopez Diaz-Guerra and Pab- Latisha Chan and Hao-Ching Chan (7), Townsend and Whitney Osuigwe, United lo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Cheng-Peng Taiwan, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, and States, 6-4, 6-2. Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Top 25 roundup Nix rallies No. 16 Auburn past No. 11 Oregon

Associated Press 6: Jake Fromm threw for 156 Still recovering from back sur- yards and a touchdown, and the gery for a herniated disk on Aug. ARLINGTON, Texas — Au- visiting Bulldogs won their 20th burn true freshman quarterback 16 and a staph infection, Freeze opener in 23 seasons and stayed Bo Nix threw a 26-yard touch- coached from a hospital bed in perfect to kick off coach Kirby down pass to Seth Williams with 9 the coaching box. The school said Smart’s fourth season. seconds remaining to cap the No. he was in communication with his Georgia also easily won its 14th 16 Tigers’ comeback 27-21 come- coaches and players during the straight against the Southeastern back defeat of No. 11 Oregon. game and that the bed was used Nix barely converted a fourth- Conference’s Eastern Division in to support his healing back. their first league game to open a and-3 at midfield on the final No. 23 Washington State 58, season since 1995. drive when he tucked and ran. New Mexico State 7: Anthony It sure didn’t feel like a road Only the nose of the ball was past Gordon completed his first 15 the chain when officials mea- trip with fans taking advantage of a holiday weekend to paint the passes, threw for 330 yards and sured. Then on third-and-10 from four touchdowns in the first half, the Oregon 39 with no timeouts, stadium Bulldogs red . No. 5 Ohio State 45, FAU 21: and the host Cougars rolled. Nix hit Williams for 13 yards, and Gordon made his first college then found him again on the next Justin Fields, in his first game in start memorable throwing touch- play to put Auburn ahead for the a Buckeyes uniform, threw four downs of 41, 48, 19 and 54 yards first time. touchdown passes and ran for a The Tigers, who trailed 21-6 score to lead host Ohio State. in the first half as Washington late in the third quarter, deliv- Fields, the five-star transfer State (1-0) built a 35-7 lead and ered another opening-weekend from Georgia, made it look easy coasted to an easy opening vic- blow to the Pac-12. They beat the early, engineering touchdowns on tory. Gordon finished 29-for-35 Pac-12’s highest-ranked team in a Ohio State’s first four drives. De- for 420 yards and five TD passes season opener for the second year spite some occasional rookie mis- before checking out late in the in a row — No. 6 Washington lost takes that caused the Buckeyes’ third quarter. to them 21-16 in Atlanta last year. offense to sputter in the second No. 24 Nebraska 35, South Nix finished 13-for-31 pass- and third quarters, Fields fin- Alabama 21: The host Cornhusk- ing for 177 yards and two touch- ished 18 for 25 for 234 yards and RON JENKINS/AP ers scored two defensive touch- a 51-yard touchdown run. downs, and also ran seven times downs and one on special teams No. 6 LSU 55, Georgia South- Auburn quarterback Bo Nix threw two touchdown passes Saturday for 42 yards. JaTarvious Whitlow to bail out a sluggish offense. ern 3: Joe Burrow tied an school to lead the No. 16 Tigers to a 27-21 defeat of No. 11 Oregon. ran 24 times for 110 yards for the Nebraska, a five-touchdown Tigers. single-game record with five No. 20 Iowa 38, Miami (Ohio) favorite, led only 14-7 at halftime Justin Herbert, who bypassed touchdown passes before half- coolly efficient from the start with 14: and totaled just 66 yards in the early entry in the NFL draft to time and the host Tigers cruised scoring passes on three of Texas’ Nate Stanley threw for 252 second half. But the Huskers’ return to Oregon, was 28-of- to a win. first four possessions. yards and three touchdowns, defense had five takeaways, the 37 passing for 242 yards with a LSU (1-0) scored 21 points in No. 13 Washington 47, East- Mekhi Sargent ran for 91 yards touchdown. the first quarter — something it ern Washington 14: Jacob Eason and a score, and the host Hawk- biggest one Eric Lee Jr.’s 38-yard No. 2 Alabama 42, Duke 3: never did in any quarter last sea- threw for 349 yards and four eyes won their season opener. interception return for a touch- Tua Tagovailoa threw for 336 son. Its point total was the most in touchdowns in his first game in Iowa got off to a slow start, but down, and JD Spielman ran back yards and four touchdowns as the a non-overtime game since scor- nearly two years in his Huskies that was erased by the consistent a punt 76 yards to make it a three- No. 2 Crimson Tide overcame a ing 63 against New Mexico State debut. ground game and some big plays touchdown game early in the sluggish start to blow out the Blue in 2014. Taking his first snaps since from Stanley, who finished 21- third quarter. Devils in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff No. 7 Michigan 40, Middle the 2017 season when he lost the for-30 in his team’s sixth straight No. 25 Stanford 17, North- Game in Atlanta. Tennessee 21: Shea Patterson starting job at Georgia to Jake season-opening win. western 7: K.J. Costello threw Returning to the stadium where threw three touchdown passes in Fromm, Eason showed no rust, No. 21 Iowa State 29, North- a 2-yard touchdown pass before it won the Southeastern Confer- the first half to lead the Wolver- carving up one of the top FCS ern Iowa 26, 3 (OT): Sheldon getting knocked out of the season ence title last December and ines to a win at home. programs in the country. Eason Croney Jr. scored from a yard out opener on a late hit and the host completed 27 of 36 passes and led in triple overtime and the host the national championship two Michigan unveiled its new-look Cardinal held on to defeat the host Washington (1-0) on touch- Cyclones rallied for the win. seasons ago, Alabama (1-0) was offense and showed it has a lot of Wildcats. work to do with the ball. Patter- down drives on four of its first La’Michael Pettway had a pair held scoreless in the first quarter Costello completed 16 of 20 — which happened only one time son lost a fumble on the first play five possessions. of touchdown catches for Iowa passes for 152 yards and the in 2018. of the game and the senior quar- No. 15 Penn State 79, Idaho State (1-0), which barely survived TD pass to Michael Wilson that But Duke (0-1) merely delayed terback had one of the team’s two 7: Sean Clifford completed 14 of the season’s first major upset the inevitable. fumbles in the second half. 23 passes for 280 yards and two after entering the year ranked for capped a 90-yard drive in the Tagovailoa put his tight ends to No. 10 Texas 45, Louisiana touchdowns to lead the host Nit- the first time since 1978. second quarter for Stanford (1-0). good use. The left-hander hooked Tech 14: Sam Ehlinger threw tany Lions. Making his first ca- No. 22 Syracuse 24, Liberty But his day ended early when he up with Miller Forristall on a 27- four touchdown passes and the reer start, Clifford chipped in 57 0: Abdul Adams, Jarveon How- was hit with a forearm to the face- yard touchdown pass and then host Longhorns rolled past the rushing yards on seven carries ard and Moe Neal ran for touch- mask while sliding on a scramble went to Major Tennison for a 1- Bulldgos to give coach Tom Her- and hooked up with receiver KJ downs and the visiting Orange by Earnest Brown IV with just yard score man his first season-opening vic- Hamler for scoring strikes of 36 spoiled a most unusual debut for 2 seconds remaining in the first No. 3 Georgia 30, Vanderbilt tory in three years. Ehlinger was and 21 yards. Hugh Freeze as Liberty’s coach. half. PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 NFL SCOREBOARD

American Conference Allen, OT Dino Boyd, WR Jamal Custis, WR McGuire, RB-WR Valentine Holmes, WR Rashard Davis, LB Raymond Davison, DE Quincy Adeboyejo, DL Justin Alexandre, T East Hunter Dimick, WR Jody Fortson, P Jack Calvin Anderson, OL Ryan Anderson, OL W L T Pct PF PA Fox, TE Manasseh Garner, G Zack Gold- Ben Braden, CB Alex Brown, Kyron Brown, Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 itch, DT Justin Hamilton, LB D’Juan Hines, LB James Burgess, WR Deontay Burnett, Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S Harold Jones-Quartey, TE Nick Keizer, CB Tevaughn Campbell, P Matt Darr, S New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 QB Chase Litton, RB Marcus Marshall, Godwin Igwebuike, S Derek Kindred, OL N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 DE Rob McCray, G Kahlil McKenzie, CB Wyatt Miller, G Jordan Morgan, LB Jamey South Herb Miller, CB Dakari Monroe, OT Pace Mosley, CB Mark Myers, WR Sharone Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Murphy, C Jimmy Murray, OT Chidi Okeke, Peake, DL Trevon Sanders, T Eric Smith, Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 QB Kyle Shurmur, S Andrew Soroh, WR WR Jeff Smith, DL MyQuon Stought, C Jon Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Cody Thompson, WR Jalen Tolliver, CB Toth, WR Tim White and LB Anthony Wint. Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D’Montre Wade and DT Cavon Walker. Placed CB Bless Austin on the reserve-NFI North Waived-injured WR Felton Davis and CB list. Released TE Eric Tomlinson. LB Ste- Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Michael Hunter. Placed WR Gehrig Dieter phone Anthony, CB Marcus Cooper and Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 and DE Breeland Speaks on IR. Placed LB WR Deonte Thompson. Placed CB Bless Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Darius Harris on the NFL list. Austin on the reserve/NFI list. Placed LB Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 LOS ANGLES CHARGERS — Released Brandon Copeland and TE Chris Herndon West DE Patrick Afriyie, G Larry Allen, G Chris on the reserve/suspended list. OAKLAND RAIDERS Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Brown, OT Blake Camper, DE Thomas — Waived WR Mar- Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Costigan, RB Jeremy Cox, G Spencer cell Ateman, DE Quinton Bell, RB James L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Drango, WR Malachi Dupre, RB Derrick Butler, LB Jason Cabinda, LB Te’von Co- Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Gore, CB Kemon Hall, DT Reggie Howard, ney, G Lester Cotton Sr., WR Keelan Doss, TE Ben Johnson, QB Cardale Jones, DE An- LB Koa Farmer, WR Rico Gafford, WR Keon thony Lanier, CB Bradford Lemmons, WR Hatcher, G-OT Denver Kirkland, CB Dylan National Conference Justice Liggins, DT Dee Liner, TE Vince Mabin, OT Justin Murray, CB Nick Nelson, East Mayle, DT T.Y. McGill, OT Jamar McGloster, WR De’Mornay Pierson-El, OT Tyler Ro- W L T Pct PF PA WR Jason Moore, RB Detrez Newsome, emer and DT Anthony Rush. Released FB P Tyler Newsome, WR Andre Patton, S Keith Smith, DB Ethan Westbrooks and LB Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Adarius Pickett, CB Rodney Randle, CB Kyle Wilber. Waived-injured TE Paul But- N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Jeff Richards, WR Artavis Scott, WR Jor- ler. Placed DT Justin Ellis on IR. Placed G Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 dan Smallwood, TE Matt Sokol, CB Arrion Richie Incognito and CB Nevin Lawson on Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 South Springs, C Tanner Volson, S Jaylen Wat- the reserve/suspended list. kins, OT Brant Weiss, LB Kyle Wilson and PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed CB Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0 LB Elijah Zeise. Placed OT Russell Okung Jalen Mills on the PUP list. Released G-C Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0 on the reserve-NFI list. Stefen Wisniewski. Waived RB Josh Ad- New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0 LOS ANGELES RAMS /AP — Waived LB ams, TE Alex Ellis, DT Treyvon Hester, G Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 RICH BARNES Dakota Allen, OT Chandler Brewer, DT Sua Opeta, TE Joshua Perkins, RB Boston North Marquise Copeland, RB Justin Davis, DB Scott, RB Wendell Smallwood, QB Clay- Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, front, was traded by Miami to Donte Deayon, DE Landis Durham, DE ton Thorson, OT Brett Toth and WR Greg Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 John Franklin, WR Khadarel Hodge, RB Ward. Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Houston on Saturday. The Texans continued a busy day of trades by John Kelly, G Jeremiah Kolone, DB Steven PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released QB Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 addressing a glaring need to upgrade their offensive line. Parker, DB Kevin Peterson and QB John Devlin Hodges; RBs Trey Edmunds, Tra- West Wolford. Waived-injured WR Alex Bach- von McMillian and Malik Williams; WRs Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 man, LB Josh Carraway, DB Dominique Trey Griffey, Johnny Holton, Tevin Jones, L.A. Rams 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Nate Becker, WR Victor Bolden Jr., TE Kyle Brown, LB Jamal Carter, CB Rashard Cau- Hatfield and LB Trevon Young. Placed LB Brandon Reilly, Eli Rogers and Diontae San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Carter, S Kurt Coleman, WR Nick Easley, sey, S Su’a Cravens, WR Steven Dunbar Micah Kiser on IR. Spencer; TEs Micky Crum, Kevin Rader, Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 DE Jeff Holland, QB Tyree Jackson, OT Jar- Jr., LB Ahmad Gooden, QB Kevin Hogan, MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed DT Robert Christian Scotland-Williamson and Trev- Thursday, Sept. 5 ron Jones, LB Deon Lacey, CB Cam Lewis, CB Alijah Holder, RB Devontae Jackson, Nkemdiche and CB Cordrea Tankers- or Wood; OL Garrett Brumfield, Derwin Green Bay at Chicago CB Ryan Lewis, OL Erik Magnuson, WR CB Trey Johnson, G-C Sam Jones, OL Ty- ley on the PUP list. Released-injured TE Gray, J.C. Hassanauer, Patrick Morris and Sunday, Sept. 8 Ray-Ray McCloud, RB LeSean McCoy, K ler Jones, WR Brendan Langley, OT John Dwayne Allen. Waived-injured LB Quentin Damian Prince; DBs Marcus Allen, Dravon Atlanta at Minnesota Chase McLaughlin, CB Captain Munner- Leglue, WR Kelvin McKnight, LB Dadi Poling. Released WR Brice Butler, DE Tank Askew-Henry, Marcelis Branch, Jhvonte Baltimore at Miami lyn, RB Marcus Murphy, DT Kyle Peko, WR Nicolas, QB Brett Rypien, DL Deyon Sizer, Carradine and CB Tyler Patmon. Waived Dean, P.J. Locke and Trevon Mathis; LBs Tennessee at Cleveland Cam Phillips, CB Lafayette Pitts, OL De- CB Linden Stephens, TE Moral Stephens, C Tony Adams, CB Cornell Armstrong, CB Jayrone Elliott, Christian Kuntz, Tegray Kansas City at Jacksonville metrius Rhaney, CB Denzel Rice, WR Da- RB David Williams and DE DeShawn Wil- Jalen Davis, LB Nick DeLuca, G Michael Scales, Sutton Smith and Robert Spill- Washington at Philadelphia vid Sills, TE Keith Towbridge, RB Christian liams. Waived-injured C Ryan Crozier, LB Dunn, LS Wesley Farnsworth, RB Kenneth ane, and DL Winston Craig, Greg Gilm- L.A. Rams at Carolina Wade, S Abraham Wallace, DT L.T. Walton, Joe Dineen, RB Khalfani Muhammad and Farrow, WR Isaiah Ford, C-G KyleFuller, ore, Henry Mondeaux, Casey Sayles and Buffalo at N.Y. Jets WR Duke Williams, DE Eddie Yarbrough S Dymonte Thomas. Released G Don Bar- DE Dewayne Hendrix, DE Tyrone Holmes, Conor Sheehy; K Matthew Wright and P Cincinnati at Seattle and DT Roderick Young. clay, TE-FB Orson Charles, OL Chaz Green WR Reece Horn, WR Trenton Irwin, OT Ian Berryman. Indianapolis at L.A. Chargers CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived WR and S Shamarko Thomas. Jaryd Jones-Smith, DT Joey Mbu, CB Torry SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived-in- San Francisco at Tampa Bay Terry Godwin, DE Bryan Cox, Jr., LB Jared DETROIT LIONS — Waived CB Johna- McTyer, G-OT Aaron Monteiro, CB Nik jured DB Adrian Colbert and OL Andrew N.Y. Giants at Dallas Norris, S Cole Luke, G Rishard Cook, S than Alston, DT John Atkins, LB Malik Needham, DT Jamiyus Pittman, DT Durval Lauderdale. Placed RB Jerick McKinnon Detroit at Arizona Corrion Ballard, CB Josh Thornton, S Quin Carney, TE Jerome Cunningham, OT An- Queiroz Neto, WR T.J. Rahming, CB David and WR Nick Williams on IR. Placed TE Pittsburgh at New England Blanding, TE Temarrick Hemingway, DT drew Donnal, LB Garret Dooley, WR Jona- Rivers, QB Jake Rudock, S Maurice Smith, Garrett Celek on the PUP list. Released Monday, Sept. 9 Bijhon Jackson, LB Sione Teuhema and than Duhart, DT P.J. Johnson, WR Tom LB Terrance Smith, DT Cory Thomas and DB Antone Exum Jr., LB Demetrius Flan- Houston at New Orleans WR DeAndrew White. Waived-injured TE Kennedy,LB Steve Longa, TE Isaac Nauta, LB Tre’ Watson. nigan-Fowles, DL Jamell Garcia-Williams, Denver at Oakland Marcus Baugh. OT Matt Nelson, QB Luis Perez, LB Antho- MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived WR G Joshua Garnett, DL Kevin Givens, S Thursday, Sept. 12 CHICAGO BEARS — Terminated the ny Pittman, WR Brandon Powell, DT Ray Jeff Badet, FB Khari Blasingame, QB Jake Marcell Harris, TE Daniel Helm, WR Malik Tampa Bay at Carolina contract of QB Tyler Bray. Placed TE Dax Smith, RB Justin Stockton, CB Teez Tabor, Browning, LB Reshard Cliett, OT Aviante Henry, LB Elijah Lee, WR Jordan Matthews, Sunday, Sept. 15 Raymond and G Blake Blackmar on IR. RB Mark Thompson, TE Austin Traylor, S Collins, DT Curtis Cothran, WR Davion LB David Mayo, DL Damontre Moore, Seattle at Pittsburgh Waived RB Ryan Nall, WR Tanner Gentry, Charles Washington and DE Johnathan Davis, LB Devante Downs, C Cornelius LB LaRoy Reynolds, G Ross Reynolds, S Indianapolis at Tennessee DE Jonathan Bullard, LB Kylie Fitts, LB Wynn. Waived-injured DT Fred Jones, C Edison, RB De’Angelo Henderson, TE Cole Tyree Robinson, QB Wilton Speight, WR Arizona at Baltimore James Vaughters, CB Stephen Denmark, Leo Koloamatangi and WR Andy Jones. Hikutini, WR Alexander Hollins, CB Craig Chris Thompson, DL Jordan Thompson, New England at Miami RB Josh Caldwell, WR Joe Walker, WR GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released G De- James, DE Stacy Keely, C John Keenoy, OL Najee Toran, DL Jeremiah Valoaga, RB L.A. Chargers at Detroit Taquan Mizzell Sr., WR Marvin Hall, WR jon Allen, TE Evan Baylis, FB Tommy Bo- LB Greer Martini, CB Nate Meadors, WR Austin Walter and RB Jeff Wilson Jr. Dallas at Washington Thomas Ives, WR Jordan Williams-Lam- hanon, RB Tra Carson, G Anthony Coyle, T Dillon Mitchell, OT Storm Norton, DT Tito SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Terminated Jacksonville at Houston bert, TE Ellis Richardson, TE Jesper Hor- Gerhard de Beer, CB Kabion Ento, K Sam Odenigbo, DE Anree Saint-Amour, DE Kar- the contracts of FB Nick Bellore, WR San Francisco at Cincinnati sted, TE Ian Bunting, OL Jordan McCray, Ficken, LB James Folston, RB Keith Ford, ter Schult, QB Kyle Sloter, LB Cameron Jaron Brown, DE Cassius Marsh, C Mar- Buffalo at N.Y. Giants OL Alex Bars, OL Sam Mustipher, OL Mar- S Natrell Jamerson, LB Markus Jones, CB Smith, S Derron Smith, CB Duke Thomas, cus Martin, DT Jamie Meder, DB DeShawn Minnesota at Green Bay quez Tucker, OL Joe Lowery, OL Tommy Jocquez Kalili, QB DeShone Kizer, WR Al- WR Laquon Treadwell, P-K Kaare Vedvik, Shead, QB Geno Smith and CB Jamar Tay- Kansas City at Oakland Dolesm, DL Jonathan Harris, DL Jalen len Lazard, DL James Looney, S Tray Mat- OT Nate Wozniak and WR Brandon Zyls- lor. Waived QB J.T. Barrett, WR Jazz Fergu- Chicago at Denver Dalton, DL Daryle Banfield, LB Jameer thews, TE Pharoah McKever, WR J’Mon tra. Waived-injured DE Ade Aruna and S son, TE Jackson Harris, OT Will Holden, TE New Orleans at L.A. Rams Thurman, LB Chuck Harris, LB Matt Betts, Moore, T Yosh Nijman, G/T Adam Pankey, Isaiah Wharton. Placed TE David Morgan Jacob Hollister, LB Jawuan Johnson, WR Philadelphia at Atlanta CB Michael Joseph, CB John Franklin III, CB Jackson Porter, LB Randy Ramsey, WR on the PUP list. Placed DE Tashawn Bower Kahlil Lewis, S Shalom Luani, QB Paxton Monday, Sept. 16 CB Clifton Duck, S Jonathon Mincy Sr., S Teo Redding, CB Nydair Rouse, DL Olive on the reserve/NFI list. Acquired CB Mark Lynch, RS J.D. McKissic, DT Earl Mitchell, Cleveland at N.Y. Jets Doyin Jibowu and LS John Wirtel. Sagapolu, LB Brady Sheldon, DL Deon Fields from Kansas City for a conditional WR Nyqwan Murray, OT Elijah Nkansah, CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed HB Simon, WR Malik Taylor and QB Manny 2021 draft pick. WR Keenan Reynolds, G Jordan Roos, TE Rodney Anderson and QB Jeff Driskel on Wilkins. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Acquired Wes Saxton, RB Bo Scarbrough, DE Logan Saturday’s transactions IR. Placed CB Darqueze Dennard and OT HOUSTON TEXANS — Released ILB C Russell Bodine from Buffalo for and Tago, CB Simeon Thomas, G Landon Turn- Jonah Williams on the PUP list. Waived-in- Tyrell Adams and P Bryan Anger. Waived undiclosed draft pick. Placed C David An- er, RB Xavier Turner, OT Brian Wallace, ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released QBs jured WR Hunter Sharp. Waived TE Moritz WR Floyd Allen, OLB Jesse Aniebonam, drews, OL Hjalte Froholdt, DB Malik Gant WR Terry Wright and LB Juwon Young. Drew Anderson and Charles Kanoff; RB Bnger, CB Jordan Brown, WR Ventell Bry- CB Derrick Baity Jr., LB Davin Bellamy, and DL Derek Rivers IR. Placed OL Yodny Waived-injured CB Jeremy Boykins and Dontae Strickland; WRs Pharoh Cooper, ant, CB Anthony Chesley, WR Cody Core, CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun, RB Damarea Cajuste on the reserve/NFI list and WR LB Justin Currie. Placed DT Demarcus Chad Williams, A.J. Richardson and Isaac LB Deshaun Davis, LB Noah Dawkins, HB Crockett, OLB Jamal Davis II, OT Chris- Cameron Meredith on the PUP list. Re- Christmas and G Phil Haynes on the PUP Zico; OL Colby Gossett, Coleman Shelton, Jordan Ellis, OT Justin Evans, HB Quinton tian DiLauro, WR Johnnie Dixon, NT Javi leased TE Stephen Anderson, TE Andrew list. Placed G Jordan Simmons on IR. Parker Ehinger, Patrick Lawrence and Ja- Flowers, TE Jordan Franks, CB Davontae Edwards, S Austin Exford, RB Josh Fer- Beck, WR Braxton Berrios, RB Nick Bros- TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Acquired cob Ohnesorge; TEs Ricky Seals-Jones, Harris, S Trayvon Henderson, LB Malik guson, WR Chad Hansen, DE Joel Heath, sette, OL Cole Croston, WR Ryan Davis, OL OT Jerald Hawkins and 2021 seventh- Darrell Daniels, Caleb Wilson and Drew Jefferson, S Tyree Kinnel, C Brad Lund- S A.J. Hendy, RB Karan Higdon Jr., DE James Ferentz, OL Tyler Gauthier, LB Ter- round draft pick from Pittsburgh for a Belcher; DL Bruce Hector, Pasoni Tasini, blade, WR Stanley Morgan, CB KeiVarae Albert Huggins, S Chris Johnson, WR ez Hall, DL Trent Harris, DB A.J. Howard, 2021 sixth-round draft pick. Waived RB Siupeli Anau and Sterling Bailey; LBs Russell, TE Mason Schreck and G Keaton Tyron Johnson, T Rick Leonard, WR Ste- QB Brian Hoyer, OL Martez Ivey, FB Jakob Bruce Anderson III, S John Battle, DL Terry Vontarrius Dora, Cameron Malveaux and Sutherland. ven Mitchell Jr., NT Walter Palmore, CB Johnson, DL Ufomba Kamalu, OL Cedrick Beckner, OT Cole Boozer, S Kentrell Brice, Dante Booker; Ss Jonathan Owens and Ty- CLEVELAND BROWNS — Traded an un- Jermaine Ponder, LB Gimel President, G Lang, LB Calvin Munson, DL David Parry, WR Emanuel Hall, S Isaiah Johnson, TE ler Sigler; CBs Nate Brooks and Deatrick disclosed 2020 draft pick to Green Bay Malcolm Pridgeon, G Maurquice Shakir, WR Damoun Patterson, LB Christian Sam, Jordan Leggett, LB Noah Spence, C Nate Nichols; and P Ryan Winslow. Waived-in- for G Justin McCray and an undisclosed WR Vyncint Smith, DE Tracy Sprinkle, TE Eric Saubert, OL Dan Skipper, OL Tyree Trewyn and CB Mazzi Wilkins. Released jured RB Wes Hills, OL Rees Odhiambo, 2020 draft pick. Termintaed the con- QB Jordan Ta’amu and WR Jester Weah. St. Louis, WR Demaryius Thomas, DL Nick RB Andre Ellington and K Cairo Santos. OL William Sweet, LB Pita Taumoepenu tracts of LB Ray-Ray Armstrong, P Brit- Waived-injured LB B.J. Bello and LB Xavier Thurman, DB Ken Webster, and LB Scooby Waived-injured DL Jeremiah Ledbetter. and CB Brandon Williams. ton Colquitt, DT Carl Davis and OT Bryan Woodson. Placed QB Joe Webb III on IR. Wright III. Waived-NFI QB Nick Fitzgerald. Placed CB ATLANTA FALCONS — Agreed to terms Witzmann. Waived WR Dorian Baker, DT Signed DE-LB Jadeveon Clowney signed NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Terminated Ryan Smith on the reserve/suspended with K Matt Bryant. Placed QB Matt Brandin Bryant, TE Stephen Carlson, TE as a franchise player. the contracts of S Chris Banjo, FB Mi- list. Placed LB Jason Pierre-Paul on the Simms on IR. Waived DB Parker Baldwin, Seth DeValve, OT Brian Fineanganofo, RB INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived S Mi- chael Burton, DT Ziggy Hood, OT Michael active-NFI list. LB Yurik Bethune, WR Christian Blake, Trayone Gray, LB Willie Harvey, S J.T. Has- cah Abernathy, OT Jackson Barton, CB Ola and DL Sylvester Williams. Waived TE TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived P Austin RB Tony Brooks-James, S Chris Cooper, sell, WR Ishmael Hyman, CB Robert Jack- Jalen Collins, WR Ashton Dulin, G Jake Dan Arnold, WR Emmanuel Butler, DB T.J. Barnard, RB Alex Barnes, DL Amani Bled- LB Tre’ Crawford, TE Thomas Duarte, QB son, K Greg Joseph, CB Donnie Lewis Jr., S Eldrenkamp, OT Antonio Garcia, DE Gerri Green, LB Porter Gustin, C Marcus Henry, soe, LB Eric Cotton, CB Kenneth Durden, Danny Etling, WR Devin Gray, WR Marcus Montrel Meander, WR Braxton Miller, RB Green, DE Obum Gwacham, K Cole Hed- WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey, OL Derrick Kelly LB Ukeme Eligwe, C Hronis Grasu, OL A.T. Green, G Sean Harlow, DE Austin Larkin, A.J. Ouellette, DE Jarrell Owens, CB Lenzy lund, WR Krishawn Hogan, CB Isaiah II, TE Alize Mack, DL Devine Ozigbo and Hall, DL Frank Herron, TE Parker Hesse, S Ronald Martin, LB Chase Middleton, DE Pipkins, DT Brian Price, DE Wyatt Ray, S Langley, WR Roger Lewis, LB Skai Moore, DB Terrel Williams Jr. Placed OT Jermon TE Ryan Hewitt, WR Cody Hollister, DL Durrant Miles, C Chandler Miller, CB Jalen Tigie Sankoh, OT Brad Seaton, WR Damon C Daniel Munyer, DE Carroll Phillips, DT Bushrod on reserve/retired list. Placed Braxton Hoyett, RB Akeem Hunt, DB Mike Myrick, CB Ryan Neal, DE Chris Odom, Sheehy-Guiseppi, LB Anthony Stubbs, T Johnny Robinson, DT Sterling Shippy, OT-G Marshall Newhouse, CB-PR Marcus Jordan, C Corey Levin, LB LaTroy Lewis, OL Jalen Robinson, K Giorgio Tavecchio, Travis Vornkahl, LB Dedrick Young II, WR G Nate Theaker, S Jacob Thieneman, Sherels and C-G Cameron Tom on IR. An- OT Tyler Marz, WR Tanner McEvoy, RB Jer- DT Jacob Tuioti-Mariner, WR C.J. Worton Derrick Willies, G Willie Wright and DE WR Jordan Veasy, QB Phillip Walker, RB nounced DE Carl Granderson was rein- emy McNichols, DL Chris Nelson, CB Ka- and DT Justin Zimmer. Released LB Bruce Anthony Zettel. Waived-injured G Kyle Aca’Cedric Ware and Marquis Young. Re- stated from the exempt/commissioner reem Orr, OL Austin Pasztor, CB D’Andre Carter, DT Stefan Charles, OL Adam Get- Kalis and FB Joe Kerridge. Placed CB Phil- leased TE Gabe Holmes, DT Caraun Reid, permission list. Payne, WR Anthony Ratliff-Williams, LB tis, TE Logan Paulsen, K Blair Walsh and lip Gaines on IR. TE Ross Travis, OT J’Marcus Webb and RB NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived QB Kyle Derrick Roberson, LB Quart’e Sapp, OL OL John Wetzel. Waived-injured LB Richie DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived OT Ju- Charcandrick West. Waived-Injured WR Lauletta; DT Chris Slayton; RB Jon Hilli- Aaron Stinnie, S JoJo Tillery, WR Papi Brown, CB Taveze Calhoun, TE Alex Gray, wann Bushell-Beatty, OT Jake Campos, Penny Hart, S Isaiah Johnson, WR Marcus man; WRs TJ Jones and Reggie White, Jr.; White, QB Logan Woodside, S Ladarius LB Del’Shawn Phillips and CB Jayson QB Taryn Christion, RB Jordan Chunn, Johnson, Kai Nacua, CB Shakial Taylor TEs C.J. Conrad and Jake Powell; OL Paul Wiley and WR DeAngelo Yancey. Traded Stanley. LB Chris Covington, WR Reggie Davis, and LB Ahmad Thomas. Adams, Evan Brown, Malcolm Bunche WR Taywan Taylor to Cleveland for an BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived LB CB Treston Decoud, WR Jalen Guyton, LB JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed LB and James O’Hagan; DL Freedom Akin- undisclosed 2020 draft pick. Placed DL Aaron Adeoye, OT Marcus Applefield, CB Nate Hall, OT Mitch Hyatt, RB Darius Jack- Jake Ryan on the reserve-NFI list. Waived moladun, Jake Ceresna, John Jenkins; Jeffery Simmons on the reserve-NFI list. Terrell Bonds, CB Maurice Canady, LB E.J. son, CB Mike Jackson, TE Marcus Lucas, DT Lyndon Johnson, S C.J. Reavis, CB LBs Joey Alfieri, Jake Carlock, Terrence WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Released Ejiya, RB Tyler Ervin, FB Christopher Ezea- OT Lukayus McNeil, CB Donovan Olumba, Quenton Meeks, OL Ka’John Armstrong, Fede, Avery Moss and Josiah Tauaefa; CB Adonis Alexander, LB Andrew Ankrah, la, DT Willie Henry Jr., TE Cole Herdman, LB Justin Phillips, LB Kyle Quiero, P Kasey WR Tyre Brady, CB Tae Hayes, RB Elijah DBs Tenny Adewusi and Terrell Sinkfield, DL Ryan Bee, LB B.J. Blunt, DL Jonathan DB Bennett Jackson, WR Sean Modster, Redfern, LS Drew Scott, DT Shakir Soto, Hood, TE Charles Jones, WR Raphael Jr.; P Johnny Townsend and LS Taybor Bonner, WR Jehu Chesson, DL Khairi LB Donald Payne, G R.J. Prince, TE Charles DE Ricky Walker, RB Mike Weber, QB Mike Leonard, TE Carson Meier, S Joshua Moon, Pepper. Waived-injured LB Keion Adams, Clark, WR Josh Doctson, LB Marquis Scarff, DT Zach Sieler, RB De’Lance Turner, White, WR Cedrick Wilson, DE Daniel Wise CB Picasso Nelson, CB Saivion Smith, OL DB Kenny Ladler, OT Victor Salako, DB Flowers, G Jerald Foster, OT Blake Hance, WR Antoine Wesley and DT Gerald Willis. and FB Ryan Yurachek. Released S George Bunchy Stallings, LB Connor Strachan, DT Henre’ Toliver, WR Alex Wesley, OT Chad CB Deion Harris, TE J.P. Holtz, LB Gary Terminated-injury CB Stanley Jean-Bap- Iloka. Waived-injured TE Codey McElroy, Kalani Vakameilalo, WR Michael Walker, Wheeler and DB Ronald Zamort. Waived Johnson, G Zac Kerin, WR Darvin Kidsy tiste. Waived-injured K Cameron Nizialek. CB Tyvis Powell, and S Jameill Showers. CB Brandon Watson, DL Andrew Williams, DB Kamrin Moore off the commissioner’s Jr., CB Ashton Lampkin, DL Austin Maloa- Terminated the contract of S Brynden Placed WR Noah Brown on the PUP list. TE Donnie Ernsberger, QB Alex McGough, exempt list. Placed LB Jonathan Ander- ta, QB Jalan McClendon, S JoJo McIntosh, Trawick. Placed G-T Randin Crecelius, RB Placed DE Jalen Jelks, WR Jon’Vea John- TE Ethan Wolf, WR Quadree Henderson, son, OT George Asafo-Adjei, WR Brittan TE Donald Parham Jr., OT Timon Parris, Kenneth Dixon, LB Alvin Jones, DB Fish son, DT Daniel Ross, CB Chris Westry and DT Michael Hughes and WR Tre McBride. Golden, TE Scott Simonson and RB Rod RB Samaje Perine, WR Brian Quick, S Jer- Smithson and CB Tavon Young on IR. G Cody Wichmann on IR. Waived-injured OL Donnell Greene, RB Smith on IR. emy Reaves, RB Craig Reynolds, OT Co- BUFFALO BILLS — Placed LB Vosean Jo- DENVER BRONCOS — Waived FB Devante Mays, OL KC McDermott and OL NEW YORK JETS — Traded CB Parry rey Robinson, WR Cam Sims, LB Marcus seph and RB Senorise Perry on IR. Placed George Aston, OT Quinn Bailey, WR Trin- Leonard Wester. Placed OL Ben Ijalana Nickerson to Seattle for a conditional Smith II, G Hugh Thornton, CB D.J. White, LB Tyrell Dodson on the Commissioner’s ity Benson, LB Keishawn Bierria, OL Adam and WR Terrelle Pryor Sr. on IR. 2021 draft pick. Waived DL Jachai Polite, DL JoJo Wicker and LB Darrell Williams. exempt list. Released DE Sam Acho, TE Bisnowaty, OL Jake Brendel, WR Fred KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived G Jeff QB Davis Webb, QB Luke Falk, RB Elijah Waived-injured TE Matt Flanagan. Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 NFL Curve: Questions still remain about last season’s quarterback draft class

FROM BACK PAGE Here’s a scouting report of the five first- seeing a patchwork offense. He needs to Mayfield, Darnold and Rosen are all round picks entering their sophomore sea- show improvement and more patience in adapting to new coaching staffs — never sons, listed by draft order: the pocket, given the attention the Bills mind Rosen, who’s dealing with the hum- placed in overhauling the offense by adding bling reality of being discarded by the Car- Mayfield (No. 1 overall) receivers Cole Beasley and John Brown, dinals after just one year. tight end Tyler Kroft, and retooling under- 2018 stats: 6-7 performing offensive line. Then there’s Allen and Jackson, who record, 310 of 486 are in the same offensive systems but face What he said: “I know there’s still a lot I for 3,725 yards, have to learn in this game, a lot that I have questions of whether they can develop into 27 touchdowns, 14 consistent passers after relying too much to do to improve, and I’m going to work my interceptions. tail off until I get to where I need to be to on their dynamic running abilities. ADRIAN KRAUS/AP Analysis: A lack of help this football team win games.” Former quarterback Boomer Esiason confidence isn’t an said the expectation is for quarterbacks to What others are saying: “We want him Two-time All-Pro running back LeSean issue for the brash- to be aggressive, but we also want him, McCoy will join the Kansas City Chiefs on improve dramatically entering Year 2. talking player, who “Poise and accuracy. You should un- when the defense tells you, to chuck it down a one-year deal after being released by has quickly won over and get it to second-and-4,” GM Brandon the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. derstand pocket presence more,” he said. Browns fans by his “The ability (to do these) leads to being a Beane. “This is his team. That’s the biggest Mayfield production — he’s thing that I see from a year ago.” true leader.” credited with four And yet Rich Gannon, another former game-winning drives Rosen (No. 10) quarterback-turned-broadcaster, noted already — and ability to chug a beer at a the expectation doesn’t always hold true, recent Indians game. With no love lost for 2018 stats: 3-10, Chiefs sign especially for those forced to learn new former coach Hue Jackson, Mayfield wel- 217 of 393 for 2,278 systems. comes Freddie Kitchens and the addition yards, 11 TDs, 14 “When we talk of receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to an offense interceptions. about and we see that already features Jarvis Landry. Analysis: Red flags ‘ I was really a lot of progress What he said: “I’m going to be me,” regarding his work RB McCoy impressed from Year 1 to 2 habits and leadership with a lot of quar- Mayfield noted, in response to the buzz he generated for downing a beer while attend- skills raised before with his terbacks, there’s a the draft didn’t lower 1-year deal reunites 2-time footnote to that,” ing the Indians game against the Los An- poise, his geles Angels. following his first he said. “It’s not NFL season, after All-Pro with ex-coach Reid presence, his necessarily the What others are saying: “There’s a lot of hype around him right now, and he’s got Rosen which he was sent command. case with young packing to the Dol- quarterbacks some swagger. I just want to see how much BY DAVE SKRETTA He’s been in better he can be, and how much better that phins when Arizona that undergo sig- selected Kyler Murray to begin the draft. Associated Press big games nificant change in team can be,” said Gannon. Rosen opened camp behind veteran jour- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — LeSean McCoy before, so Year 2. In fact, in Darnold (No. 3) neyman Ryan Fitzpatrick, with no clear a lot of cases we is going from a rebuilding franchise in indication of when he’ll get an opportunity Buffalo to a Super Bowl contender in Kan- the attention see quarterbacks 2018 stats: 4-9, to start. sas City, and he’s reuniting with his close is not too big regress.” 239 of 414 for 2,865 What he said: “I’m just trying to keep a friend and former coach Andy Reid, too. Gannon yards, 17 touchdowns, for him. level head. I’ve had some really bad days; The Chiefs and the two-time All-Pro ’ compared a 15 interceptions. try not to stay too bad. I’ve had some really running back have agreed to a $4 million, Rich Gannon quarterback’s de- Analysis: Darnold good days; try not to get too high. I’m just 1-year deal, a person with knowledge of former NFL QB, on velopment to that showed progress as trying to make whenever our next practice the negotiations told The Associated Press. Cleveland Browns of a 16-year-old one of the NFL’s most is better than it was today.” The person spoke on condition of anonym- QB Baker Mayfi eld learning to drive. productive and ef- What others are saying: “He’s probably ity because McCoy must still pass a physi- “All he is look- ficient quarterbacks the one that would concern me the most,” cal, which could be completed as early as ing at is the road over the final month Gannon said. “Just because you’re a first- Sunday. in front of him and the car in front of him. after missing three round pick, just because you have some That would allow him the week to pre- He’s not seeing anything that’s going on to Darnold games with a foot arm talent, that doesn’t mean (anything).” pare for the Chiefs’ opener in Jacksonville the side or behind,” he said. “By the second injury. Upgrades at next Sunday. year, your vision expands. You see more running back, with Jackson (No. 32) McCoy would become the top backup to and recognize more.” the additions of Le’Veon Bell and Ty Mont- 2018 stats: 6-2, Damien Williams, likely siphoning carries Though each is different, it won’t pre- gomery, should keep opposing defenses in 113 of 199 for 1,395 from rookie Darwin Thompson and back- vent comparisons from being made, espe- check and open up passing lanes. yards, eight TDs, four up Darrell Williams. The Chiefs traded the cially given three are in the AFC East and What he said: “I don’t know what it’s like interceptions (includ- other veteran running back that was ex- two in the AFC North — and because the to be a 10-year vet. But I definitely think ing playoffs). pected to earn carries, Carlos Hyde, after schedule could have all five facing each there’s a lot more comfortability,” Darnold Analysis: Jackson he failed to impress during training camp other this season. said in reference to coach Adam Gase say- took over for an in- and the preseason. “I don’t know what to make of that,” Gan- ing he must feel like a 10-year veteran. “I jured Joe Flacco just The 31-year-old McCoy spent his first non said of the scheduling quirk. grew a lot after last year.” in time to spark the six seasons in Philadelphia, four of them “I never got into comparing things so What others are saying: “The few times Ravens’ late-season under Reid, before spending the past four much. I just think it’s how good are you or that I’ve been in his presence and talk- surge to the playoffs. seasons with the Bills. The six-time Pro your team? Are you a player that’s ascend- ing with him, he gives you a good vibe, a Concern is, he did Bowl selection was released on Saturday, ing?” he added. “Those guys I would say good feeling,” Jets Hall of Fame quarter- Jackson more with his run- when general manager Brandon Beane have a lot to prove.” back Joe Namath said. “He’s respectfully ning ability in leading cited the emergence of rookie Devin Sin- And that includes Mayfield, whom Gan- humble. Physically, he can play as well as NFL quarterbacks with 695 yards rushing gletary likely leading to a diminished role non calls the most intriguing player of the anybody. He just needs to keep polishing than with his arm, topping 200 yards pass- for a running back who for years has been class. himself, and the team needs to polish up.” “I was really impressed with his poise, ing just once. He then produced a dud dur- a “bell-cow back.” his presence, his command. He’s been in Allen (No. 7) ing the first three quarters of Baltimore’s “Difficult as it was, we always have to big games before, so the attention is not too 23-17 loss to the Chargers in an AFC wild- make what we think is the best decision for big for him, obviously,” he said. 2018 stats: 5-6, card playoff before a late rally fell short. our team, and we just felt it was the right Kelly sidestepped a question about May- 169 of 320 for 2,074 What he said: “ Just coming in a rookie, time to make this move,” Beane said. “We field, and shifted the conversation to an- yards, 10 touchdowns, it is a lot different. ... But this year was like did this being a running back-by-commit- other young quarterback entering his third 12 interceptions. I already did it, so I just have to perform tee with whatever group we kept, and that season, but second as a starter. Analysis: Allen and come out and win.” would be a different role for LeSean.” “I think the guy I see as a heck of a quar- played to limited ex- What others are saying: “You can’t live Over the course of 10 seasons, McCoy terback, because I coached him at the Pro pectations in being your life in fear,” coach John Harbaugh has run for more than 10,600 yards, plac- Bowl this past year, is Patrick Mahomes,” raw, strong-armed said on whether Jackson is more at risk to ing him 25th on the career list and fourth Kelly said, referring to the Chiefs budding and having accuracy being hurt by running too often. “I think among active players. Some of his best sea- star and 2018 league MVP. “Right now, I’d issues, with his 52.8 there’s just as much fear on the other side sons came under Reid, including the 2011 have to put Patrick Mahomes above every- completion percent- that he’s going to take the thing to the house season in which he ran for 1,309 yards and body in the NFL because he looks to me Allen age ranking 32nd in if he gets out and runs, too. So we’ll live in 17 touchdowns while earning his first All- like a very special quarterback.” the NFL while over- that world as opposed to the other world.” Pro nod. PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, September 2, 2019 NFL NFC North preview Tough Bears ‘D’ has company in division

BY DAVE CAMPBELL three new starters on defense, including Associated Press signing safety Adrian Amos away from the Bears. One source of optimism for a turn- BO’s hit TV series “Game of around in Titletown from a 6-9-1 finish Thrones,” which racked up a re- starts with the acumen of defensive coor- cord 32 Emmy nominations, be- dinator Mike Pettine, who stayed on staff AP came such a cultural force that H after the changeover from the fired Mike Chicago Bears cornerback Prince Amukamara had three of the team’s NFL-leading 27 it unintentionally spawned a slogan for one McCarthy. interceptions last season. Chicago was No. 1 in turnovers forced and points allowed. of the NFL’s most tradition-rich divisions. Don’t forget the Detroit Lions, despite “Defend the North” was a familiar man- their 6-10 record in 2018. They’ve begun the position that could make or break Quenching for the QB tra for the mythical characters in the vi- their second year under coach Matt Pa- Chicago’s chance of repeating as division cious drama. That might as well be the tricia, the defensive coordinator for two champion for the first time since 2006 is Rodgers enters his 15th season in a new theme of this season for the Chicago Bears, Super Bowl-winning teams with New Eng- kicker. For now, that person is Eddy Pi- system under LaFleur, who was the offen- who became NFC North champions last land, with a spruced-up front four. They neiro. He emerged from the drawn-out sive coordinator for Tennessee last year. year for the first time since 2010 behind picked up former Patriots defensive end competition to replace Cody Parkey, who The once-potent offense in Green Bay has a ferocious defense led by All-Pro edge Trey Flowers in free agency and ex-Pack- infamously missed a 43-yard field goal in not been nearly as dangerous in recent sea- rusher Khalil Mack. ers defensive tackle Mike Daniels, a 2017 sons, but the onus falls just as hard on Pet- The Bears were the league leaders in the one-point loss at home to Philadelphia Pro Bowl pick who became a salary cap in the playoffs. tine’s defense to help the Packers return to turnovers forced and points allowed and casualty, right before training camp. the playoffs after a two-year absence. ranked third in sacks and yards, the big- With the Bears (third), Vikings (fourth) They signed pass rushers Za’Darius gest reason they went 12-4 in coach Matt and Lions (10th), the NFC North sported On the rebound? Smith and Preston Smith along with Amos Nagy’s first season. Mack, acquired in the three of the top 10 defenses in the league The Vikings have failed to finish with a in free agency, and they used first-round blockbuster trade with Oakland eight days last season in terms of yards allowed. winning record twice under Zimmer (7- draft picks on outside linebacker Rashan before the 2018 opener, is back to headline Here’s a closer look at the NFC North 9 in 2014, 8-8 in 2016), and they followed Gary and safety Darnell Savage. the unit along with fellow Pro Bowl picks quartet in 2019: “It’s just a different feel on that side of cornerback Kyle Fuller, defensive tackle each flop with a division title the next sea- son. They’ll lean on Zimmer’s proud, sea- the ball,” Rodgers said. “I feel like there’s Akiem Hicks and safety Eddie Jackson. New boss a little more juice.” The Bears have plenty of defensive com- soned defense to try to extend that trend, pany in this division, though. The Bears again should be difficult to with all but one starter returning. Take it away The Minnesota Vikings, who stumbled advance against, with offensive disrupters The offense under quarterback Kirk to an 8-7-1 record after reaching the NFC established at each of the three levels even Cousins disappeared down the stretch last The Lions lost seven of their last 10 title game, kept their deep, experienced if they can’t maintain their torrid takeaway season. Zimmer’s first remedy was to hire games last season, but the defense allowed group intact for coach Mike Zimmer’s crit- pace of 2018 with 27 interceptions and former Denver and Houston coach Gary a total of 27 points in the final four games. ical sixth year on the sideline. nine fumbles recovered out of 19 fumbles Kubiak as an offensive adviser. Cousins Premier run stuffer Damon Harrison Sr. Sure, the Green Bay Packers are still forced. Chuck Pagano replaced Vic Fangio has a new center, Garrett Bradbury, and a leads a strengthened front that ought to quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ team. Their as defensive coordinator after Fangio took dynamic tight end, Irv Smith Jr., thanks to help the Lions improve upon their 14 turn- biggest offseason move was to hire Matt the step up to become Denver’s coach. the first two rounds of the draft. Ultimate- overs forced last year, and give quarter- LaFleur as their new coach, hoping to have Assuming more progress by quarter- ly, Cousins must produce more of those back Matthew Stafford more support. found the NFL’s latest under-40 offensive back Mitch Trubisky and running back clutch performances in critical games that Predicted order of finish: Vikings, mastermind. They used free agency to find Tarik Cohen in Nagy’s creative scheme, his NFL résumé has so far lacked. Bears, Packers, Lions Team capsules

Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions New faces: C Garrett Bradbury, RG Josh Kline, New faces: Defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano, S New faces: Coach Matt LaFleur, offensive coordina- New faces: DE Trey Flowers, DT Mike Daniels, DT Shamar Stephen, TE Irv Smith Jr., RB Alexander Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, CB Buster Skrine, WR Cordarrelle tor Nathaniel Hackett, QB coach Luke Getsy, O-line WR Danny Amendola, TEs T.J. Hockenson and Jesse Mattison, P/K Kaare Vedvik, LS Austin Cutting, WR Patterson, K Eddy Pineiro, RB David Montgomery, RB coach Adam Stenavich, TE coach Justin Outten, WR James, RBs C.J. Anderson, Justin Coleman and Jordan Taylor, assistant head coach/offensive adviser Mike Davis, WR Riley Ridley, G Ted Larsen. coach Alvis Whitted, ILB coach Kirk Olivadotti, OLB Rashaan Melvin, S Andrew Adams, OL Oday Aboushi. Gary Kubiak. Key losses: Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, S Adri- coach Mike Smith, OL Billy Turner, OLBs Za’Darius Key losses: S Glover Quin, DE Ezekiel Ansah, DT Key losses: DT Sheldon Richardson, RB Latavius an Amos, CB Bryce Callahan, WR Josh Bellamy, RB Smith, Preston Smith and Rashan Gary, Ss Adrian Ricky Jean Francois, OG T.J. Lang, CB Nevin Lawson, Murray, DT Tom Johnson, RG Mike Remmers, LG Tom Jordan Howard, K Cody Parkey, G Bryan Witzmann, G Amos and Darnell Savage, CB Ka’dar Holloman, RB RB LeGarrette Blount, QB Matt Cassel, TEs Michael Compton, PR Marcus Sherels, LS Kevin McDermott, Eric Kush. Dexter Williams. Roberts, Levine Toilolo and Luke Willson, WRs Jer- SS Andrew Sendejo, WR Aldrick Robinson. Strengths: Pass rush and front seven overall are led Key losses: Coach Mike McCarthy, WR Randall maine Kearse, TJ Jones and Bruce Ellington, LB Trevor Strengths: Defense, entering sixth season in coach by OLB Khalil Mack, who could improve on 12½- Cobb, OLB Clay Matthews, DT Mike Daniels, FB John Bates. Mike Zimmer’s aggressive, effective scheme, remains sack total after having full offseason and preseason to Kuhn, LB Nick Perry. Strengths: Passing game and defensive line. QB as reliable as there is in league. Vikings ranked fourth get ready — last year he had neither due to holdout. Strengths: Aaron Rodgers. Packers still have one Matthew Stafford has trio of talented WRs: Kenny in NFL in yards allowed and ninth in points allowed Roquan Smith, in second year, and veteran Danny of best quarterbacks in league who looks to rebound Golladay, Marvin Jones and Amendola. Veteran TE last year, and front office managed to bring almost Trevathan at inside linebacker combine with DE Akiem from relatively down year. Linebacker. Defensive (James) and first-round pick (Hockenson) give him entire band back, losing only Richardson from starting Hicks and NT Eddie Goldman to key what was last coordinator Mike Pettine returns for second year with more targets. Flowers was best player added in offsea- lineup. DE Everson Griffen, NT Linval Joseph and FS year’s No. 1 run defense. Pass coverage is nearly as son, filling void created when team let Ansah leave in ILB Blake Martinez and new OLBs Za’Darius Smith, Harrison Smith are now 30-plus, but Smith in particu- good behind All-Pro S Eddie Jackson, All-Pro CB Kyle free agency. Daniels, former Pro Bowler in Green Bay, Preston Smith and rookie versatile athlete Gary that are lar remains one of best in game at his position. LB An- Fuller and veteran CB Prince Amukamara. Coach Matt was signed in July after being cut in cap move. New- expected to bolster Green Bay pass rush. thony Barr changed mind after verbal agreement to join Nagy’s creativity, overall personnel versatility featuring comers join returning DTs Damon “Snacks” Harrison Weaknesses: WR depth. Packers have top receiv- New York Jets, keeping solid duo with Eric Kendricks RB Tarik Cohen, WR Allen Robinson, WR Taylor Ga- and A’Shawn Robinson along with DE Romeo Okwara in middle of defense intact. Adam Thielen and Stefon briel and Patterson, and veteran blockers, create hope ing option Davante Adams who enters sixth season Weaknesses: Backup QB and LB pass-coverage Diggs comprise one of best WR tandems. offense will produce more big plays. in Green Bay. Adams had career highs in recep- woes. Detroit desperately needs to keep Stafford on Weaknesses: Offensive line, again, is concern until Weaknesses: No one can be sure Pineiro is answer tions (111), receiving yards (1,386) and receiving field. Tom Savage was signed to be No. 2 QB and has proven otherwise. Though QB Kirk Cousins made his after kicking game ended last season with Cody touchdowns (13) one year ago. But options behind spent time in concussion protocol. Other options are share of mistakes in first season in Minnesota, he was Parkey’s double-doink missed field goal. QB Mitchell Adams still in question. Green Bay expects big seasons Josh Johnson, three-game starter for Washington last often under duress. Run blocking was an even bigger Trubisky improved greatly last year, but needs consis- form WRs Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Equanimeous season, and David Fales, who has never started NFL problem last year, as Vikings finished with third-fewest tency. Neither Montgomery nor Davis is proven NFL St. Brown, Geronimo Allison and TE Jimmy Graham. game. LBs Jarrad Davis, Devon Kennard and Christian rushing yards in NFL. Bradbury will be asked to anchor starter in backfield. Offensive line depth, particularly Rodgers also loves WR Jake Kumerow. Jones are strong against run, but struggle against pass. group as rookie, with Pat Elflein moving to LG and behind Charles Leno Jr. and Bobby Massie at tackle, is Expectations: Six wins are unacceptable in Green Expectations: Matt Patricia should at least approach Kline sliding in to his right. Kicking game continues to problem. Once Clinton-Dix and Skrine gain their bear- Bay. Moves by GM Brian Gutekunst have made .500 after losing 10 games in first season as head be in flux. ings, little about defense should be troublesome. defense look bigger, faster and stronger. Offensively, coach. New offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell can Expectations: After stumbling underneath weight of Expectations: Improvement of Trubisky’s downfield as long as Rodgers is healthy and under center, Pack- strike balance with RB Kerryon Johnson and Anderson, Super Bowl goal following NFC championship game accuracy is anticipated by coaches. Schedule can ers’ expectations will be and should be high. Green taking pressure off Stafford. If D-line plays to potential, appearance and signing of Cousins to fully guaranteed make it tougher to repeat in NFC North: It’s fifth tough- Bay has missed playoffs in each of last two seasons. franchise with one playoff victory since winning 1957 contract, Vikings enter 2019 with less buzz — exactly est (.520 opponents’ win percentage) and last year Chances there will be playoff-less third straight cam- NFL title might play meaningful games in December. how Zimmer wants it. they played NFL’s easiest schedule (.430). paign are unlikely. — Capsules by The Associated Press Monday, September 2, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 31 NFL NFC East preview Cowboys could hit roadblock in race with Eagles

BY ROB MAADDI Lame-duck coach? Associated Press Cowboys coach Jason Garrett enters hile Dak Prescott and Amari the final year of his contract and has two Cooper wait to get paid, Eze- playoff victories in nine seasons. With or kiel Elliott wants his money without Elliott, he has to win now or owner Wnow. Jerry Jones will have to make a tough deci- The Dallas Cowboys have another ob- sion. He’s got the players on offense to help stacle standing in their way as they try to him. Prescott thrived once Cooper arrived become the first team to win consecutive last October, but he was sacked 56 times, NFC East titles since the Philadelphia Ea- second most in the league. The return of gles did it in four successive seasons from center Travis Frederick should bolster a 2001-04. Contract issues could knock Dal- unit that includes six-time Pro Bowl left las off track. tackle Tyron Smith and five-time Pro Bowl Elliott, the two-time NFL rushing cham- right guard Zack Martin. There’s so much pion, has been holding out for a new deal potential on offense that tight end Jason before he enters his fourth season. He’s Witten left the “Monday Night Football” due to make $3.9 million this year and $9.1 broadcast booth after one year to return million in 2020. Elliott could eventually for his 16th season. end up the highest-paid running back in league history if the sides agree. All about the youngsters Prescott has led the Cowboys to a pair of division titles in three seasons, but watched Case Keenum has been named Wash- Carson Wentz get a $128 million contract ington’s starting QB for Week 1, but rookie extension from the Eagles despite finish- Dwayne Haskins, the 15th overall pick in ing the past two seasons on the sideline the draft, is expected to see plenty of action while Nick Foles led Philadelphia to four this season. The Redskins have another playoff wins, including a Super Bowl title. exciting rookie first-round pick to watch, Prescott is willing to play for his $2 mil- defensive end Montez Sweat, and everyone lion base salary knowing he’s going to get a is waiting to see second-year running back deal likely worth in the area of $30 million Derrius Guice return from a knee injury annually. Cooper also is content entering that cost him his rookie season. Coach Jay the final year of his rookie deal because he Gruden is on the hot seat and his job sta- will make nearly $10 million. tus could hinge on the development of the “I want to be a Cowboy forever, the young players. people doing the deal feel the same way, so there’s no rush,” Prescott said in the Eli’s replacement spring. “I know it’ll get done. It’s all gen- erational money, life-changing money. I The New York Giants drafted Eli Man- know I’ll get taken care of.” ning’s eventual successor with the sixth The NFC East is a two-team race be- overall pick, but it’s uncertain when Daniel tween Dallas and Philadelphia. The Ea- PHELAN M. EBENHACK/AP Jones will take over. Manning, 38, hasn’t gles have a stacked roster, but their biggest QB Carson Wentz’s health will be a primary concern for the Philadelphia Eagles. Wentz won a playoff game since winning his sec- question centers on Wentz’s health. He has missed time due to a torn ACL and a back injury the past two seasons. ond Super Bowl in February 2012 and is tore his ACL in 2017 and suffered a back nearing the end with a rebuilding team. injury in 2018. Foles is in Jacksonville now, Dynamic offense the field underneath for everyone else. Odell Beckham Jr. is gone, one of several so the luxury of having a Super Bowl MVP Rookie wideout J.J. Arcega-Whiteside has unpopular moves by general manager Dave Gettleman. At least the Giants have backup is gone. Wentz arrived to camp in If Wentz stays healthy and plays like he Jeffery’s jump-ball skills. Tight ends Zach the best shape of his life and has plenty of did in 2017 when he finished third in NFL Saquon Barkley. The dynamic second-year Ertz and Dallas Goedert might be the best talent surrounding him on offense. MVP voting, the Eagles should have one of running back is worth the price of admis- “I think we have the ability to do some- the league’s most powerful offenses. The 1-2 tandem in the league. The run game sion and can almost help the team pull off thing really special with this group, but it’s addition of wide receiver DeSean Jackson should be improved with Jordan Howard’s upsets by himself. going to take a lot of work,” Wentz said. to join Alshon Jeffery and Nelson Agholor arrival from Chicago and rookie Miles Predicted order of finish: Philadelphia, Things to know about the NFC East: gives the team a deep threat who will open Sanders, who has shined in camp. Dallas, Washington, New York Giants Team capsules

Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins New York Giants New faces: WR DeSean Jackson, WR J.J. Arcega- New faces: TE Jason Witten, DE Robert Quinn, New faces: QB Case Keenum, QB Dwayne New faces: QB Daniel Jones, G Kevin Zeitler, Whiteside, RB Jordan Howard, RB Miles Sanders, DT WR Randall Cobb, RB Tony Pollard, DT Trysten Hill, Haskins, S Landon Collins, LB Montez Sweat, WR T Mike Remmers, WR Golden Tate III, DT Dexter Malik Jackson, LB Zach Brown, DE Vinny Curry, QB DE Kerry Hyder, DT Christian Covington, OL Connor Terry McLaurin, LB Jon Bostic, WR Kelvin Harmon, LT Lawrence II, CB DeAndre Baker, S Jabrill Peppers, S Cody Kessler. McGovern, S George Iloka, S Donovan Wilson. Donald Penn, CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB Antoine Bethea, LB Markus Golden. Key losses: QB Nick Foles, DE Michael Bennett, LB Key losses: WR Cole Beasley, TE Geoff Swaim, DL Jimmy Moreland, LB Cole Holcomb, G Wes Martin, OL Key losses: WR Odell Beckham Jr., S Landon Col- Jordan Hicks, RB Jay Ajayi, DE Chris Long, WR Jordan David Irving, LB Damien Wilson. Ereck Flowers, ILB coach Rob Ryan, DB coach Ray lins, LB Olivier Vernon. Matthews, S Chris Maragos, S Corey Graham. Strengths: Run game if Ezekiel Elliott ends holdout. Horton. Strengths: With Beckham in Cleveland, RB Saquon Strengths: If QB Carson Wentz stays healthy, of- Pass game improved significantly following midseason Key losses: QB Alex Smith (injured), WR Jamison Barkley enters his second season as focal point of the fense has potential to be dynamic. Jackson is team’s trade for WR Amari Cooper last year. One of league’s Crowder, WR Maurice Harris, OT Ty Nsekhe, LB offense. He can run. He can catch. He can go to end best deep threat since he was here a few years ago. best offensive lines gets Travis Frederick back after Mason Foster, LB Zach Brown, LB Preston Smith, S zone on any play. OL seemingly improved, receivers Zach Ertz/Dallas Goedert might be top tight end duo center missed 2018 with nerve disorder. DE DeMarcus Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, LB Reuben Foster (injured). group is solid with Sterling Shepard, Tate, Bennie in league. Howard/Sanders combination in backfield Lawrence, LBs Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Strengths: Led by Alabama duo Jonathan Allen and Fowler, Cody Latimer and TE Evan Engram. PK Aldrick could be special. O-line is among league’s best units. Esch lead talented young defense. Daron Payne, Washington’s all 25-and-under D-line Rosas had career year in ’18. Secondary solid with Weaknesses: Pass rush is area of concern after los- Weaknesses: No significant upgrades at safety, could wreak havoc . RBs Adrian Peterson, Derrius CBs Janoris Jenkins, Baker and Ss Bethea, Peppers. ing 15 ½ sacks from Bennett and Long. Team is count- although returning starter Xavier Woods showed Guice and Chris Thompson provide bit of everything Weaknesses: QB Eli Manning’s mobility against ing on 2017 first-round pick Derek Barnett to fulfill promise in camp. Young cornerbacks have talent, but out of backfield. If TE Jordan Reed stays healthy and rush. Four-game suspension of Tate for PED use. potential and 31-year-old Brandon Graham to rebound not takeaways to show for it. CB Byron Jones missed young WRs like McLaurin and Cam Sims show poten- Depth on O-line: C/G Spencer Pulley only real backup. from four-sack season after getting a $27 million in offseason, camp coming off hip surgery. K Brett Maher tial, Redskins’ pedestrian group of pass catchers could James Bettcher’s defense hasn’t shown ability to pres- guarantees in new deal. Linebacker depth is also issue. was good on long kicks, inconsistent on short ones as be better than expected. sure QBs. That was problem last year and isn’t fixed Secondary is deep but three starters are returning from surprise replacement for Dan Bailey last year. Weaknesses: Keenum and longtime backup QB despite addition of Lawrence and Golden. Unit has season-ending injuries. Expectations: Super Bowl or bust for proud Colt McCoy aren’t stars and Haskins has strong arm trouble getting off field. Expectations: Super Bowl or bust. Fans won’t franchise just one season away from marking 25 years and potential but isn’t ready yet. Offensive line without Expectations: Better than last year, though not be satisfied unless there’s another parade on Broad without trip to NFC championship game since fifth LT Trent Williams and no sure answer at LG leaves looking like playoff team. Offense has potential if Street. After winning franchise’s first Super Bowl title Super Bowl title. QB Dak Prescott has new, young play much to be desired even before depth concerns kick revamped line opens holes for Barkley and gives two years ago, coach Doug Pederson declared deep caller in Kellen Moore coming off two NFC East titles in. Inside linebacker corps is major question mark . Manning time to scan field and throw. Defense is draw- playoff runs “the new norm.” Team has talent to do in three years, with 32-16 record, and first playoff win. Expectations: Coach Jay Gruden almost certainly back, despite improved secondary. Front seven lacks it but Wentz must stay healthy because Foles is in Just like five years ago, Jason Garrett coaching for job will be fired if Washington doesn’t exceed expectations push. Rebuild continues another year. 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BY JOHN WAWROW out and they start off good, everybody starts I knew I could play,” said Kelly, who spent his Associated Press comparing them to the class of ’83. But until first two professional seasons in the USFL. Inside: they’ve done it ...” he added, pausing, before “But I knew also that we were going to have NFC East preview, iven the many variables that go praising the accomplishments of the 2004 to get the right players in here. Because I into developing an elite quarter- rookie QBs: Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and don’t care who you are, you have to have the team capsules, Page 31 back, Jim Kelly can’t even imag- Ben Roethlisberger. right players, you have to have the right sys- NFC North preview, Gine assessing what to make of last Kelly, a member of the NFL’s most cel- tem that is set for your skills.” year’s group of five first-round draft picks as ebrated quarterback draft class, didn’t begin If that’s the case, Mayfield, the No. 1 pick, team capsules Page 30 they enter their sophomore seasons. getting an inkling of how good he and the the New York Jets’ Sam Darnold, Buffalo’s That doesn’t mean the Pro Football Hall of Bills could be until around his third season Josh Allen, Miami-via-Arizona’s Josh Rosen 2-time All-Pro RB Famer won’t get questions regarding Cleve- in Buffalo. That was when the Bills began and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson have a long McCoy to join Chiefs on land’s Baker Mayfield and Co. forming a balanced identity on offense with way to go before drawing comparisons to Kel- “Good class, but yeah, it’s definitely too the additions of running back Thurman ly’s draft class, which included fellow Hall of 1-year deal, Page 29 Famers John Elway and Dan Marino. early,” Kelly said. Thomas and receiver Andre Reed. “Every time there’s a good class that comes “Bottom line, when I came into the league SEE CURVE ON PAGE 29 Transactions, Page 28

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