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BY SETH ROBSON eign vessels and destroy “illegal structur- action in the maritime territorial disputes, Stars and Stripes es” in waters where Chinese territorial but it may employ more aggressive tactics As its neighbors and the United States claims are disputed by neighbors and, in short of that, according to Ian Chong, an as- grapple with the coronavirus, China is tak- one case, rejected by an international sociate professor of political science at the ing advantage of its improved strength to court. National University of Singapore. up the ante in the South China Sea, a mar- Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro “The Chinese might feel they are in a itime security expert says. Locsin Jr. characterized the move, in a stronger position now relative to the other The only major country to grow its econ- Wednesday tweet, as “a verbal threat of claimants and the U.S. so they might as well BRANDON SALAS//U.S. Marine Corps omy during the pandemic, Beijing on Fri- war to any country that defies the law.” Cpl. Richard Simons IV provides security during day authorized its coast guard to fire on for- China won’t likely attempt overt military SEE CLAIMS ON PAGE 3 an exercise in the South China Sea last year. Together to test readiness 9 nations set to train in Combined Resolve XV Page 5

U.S. Army soldiers conduct troop dismount reconnaissance training for an evaluation at Hohenfels, Germany on Jan. 26. JULIAN PADUA/U.S. ARMY PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Australia: Bing may replace Google EXCHANGE RATES Military rates So. Korea (Won) 1119.19 Associated Press said he has spoken to Microsoft this country that is one that is sus- Switzerland (Franc) .8951 Euro costs (Feb. 2) $1.18 Thailand (Baht) 29.99 CANBERRA, Australia — Aus- chief executive Satya Nadella tainable and is supported com- Dollar buys (Feb. 2) 0.8064 Turkey (NewLira) 7.1781 British pound (Feb. 2) $1.34 tralia’s prime minister said on about its search engine, Bing, fill- mercially, then this is vital to how Japanese yen (Feb. 2) 102.00 (Military exchange rates are those available Monday that Microsoft is confi- ing the space. democracies function,” he added. South Korean won (Feb. 2) 1089.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ dent it can fill the void if Google “I can tell you, Microsoft’s pret- Although Bing is Australia’s many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) .3769 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ carries out its threat to remove its ty confident” that Australians second most popular search en- Britain (Pound) .7312 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2814 your local military banking facility. Commercial search engine from Australia. would not be worse off, Morrison gine, it has only a 3.6% market China(Yuan) 6.4675 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.1521 A Google executive told a Sen- told the National Press Club of share, according to web analytics Egypt (Pound) 15.7407 when buying currency. All figures are foreign ate hearing last month that it Australia. service Statcounter. Google says it Euro .8272 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7525 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ would likely make its search en- “These are big technology com- has 95%. Hungary (Forint) 294.99 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2921 gine unavailable in Australia if the panies and what’s important to There are no plans to make Japan (Yen) 104.97 INTEREST RATES government goes ahead with a Australia, I think, is that we set the smaller search engines such as Kuwait(Dinar) .3028 Norway (Krone) 8.6017 Prime rate 3.25 draft law that would make tech gi- rules that are right for our peo- Bing pay for linking users to Aus- Philippines (Peso) 48.06 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.73 Federal funds market rate 0.07 ants pay for news content. ple,” Morrison said. tralian news, but the government Saudi Arab (Riyal) 3.7512 3­month bill 0.06 Prime Minister Scott Morrison “Having a news environment in has not ruled that option out. Singapore (Dollar) 1.3324 30­year bond 1.86 WEATHER OUTLOOK TUESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST TUESDAY IN EUROPE WEDNESDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY JOHN VANDIVER taking part in drills with the ves- Stars and Stripes sels in recent days. But more Navy A Russian warplane conducted ships and planes in the Black Sea a low pass near the USS Donald can also mean additional attention Cook on Sunday in the Black Sea, from Russian forces, who routine- where the Navy has dispatched ly track their movements. three ships for exercises. The Navy didn’t immediately The Sukhoi Su-24 fighter-bom- lodge any formal public com- ber screeched past the U.S. de- plaints against the Russians for stroyer while it was operating in the Su-24’s low pass, though the international waters, the U.S. Na- service has criticized some Rus- vy’s 6th Fleet said in a statement. sian actions in the region in recent The Navy said it operates in the years. Black Sea to reassure allies in the In August, a U.S. B-52 bomber’s maneuvers above the Black Sea region and “ensure security and were restricted by two Russian stability.” fighter planes that flew in an “un- USS Donald Cook is operating safe and unprofessional manner” alongside the destroyer USS Por- when they crossed within 100 feet ter and USNS Laramie, which is of the Air Force’s long-range bom- refueling the warships during op- ber, the military said at the time. erations. In April and May, the U.S. ac- Refueling at sea is fundamental cused Russia of multiple unsafe for the Navy, but doing it in the intercepts involving fighters fly- Black Sea is “a new operational ing as close as 25 feet from a Navy model in a new year,” said Cmdr. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance Matt Curnen, USS Donald Cook’s In this screenshot from Twitter, a Russian SU­24 jet flies low past the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Donald aircraft over the eastern Mediter- commander. “Taking fuel at sea is Cook while it was operating in international waters in the Black Sea on Sunday, the U.S. 6th Fleet said. ranean. Russia has also lodged the most concrete way for us to complaints about U.S. operations sustain independent operations.” presence there this year. insula, annexed by force by Rus- lyst with The Heritage Founda- near its borders. The arrival of three Navy ships NATO has emphasized main- sia in 2014. But the time key allies tion, a Washington think tank, said in the Black Sea could signal that taining a presence in the region, operated there last year declined last week. [email protected] the service intends to bolster its which includes the Crimean Pen- compared to 2019, a security ana- A Navy P-8A aircraft also was Twitter: @john_vandiver Claims: Professor labels Air Force deploys 4 B-52 bombers to Guam for ‘strategic deterrence’ moves by China as ‘lawfare’ BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS anywhere in the world at any time,” he add- Stars and Stripes ed. FROM PAGE 1 China Sea, will have to “put up or shut up” A task force of four B-52H Stratofortress The Air Force last year ended its 15-year when it comes to Chinese incursions, Bucha- bombers arrived Thursday at Andersen practice of keeping a continuous bomber try to move the needle,” he said in a tele- nan said. Air Force Base, Guam, part of an ongoing presence on Guam in favor of a less-pre- phone interview Monday. “If he does not respond it will likely cause a demonstration by the Air Force of its abil- dictable deployment system using bomber The South China Sea and its vast natural rift between him and his navy commanders, ity to move strategic assets around the task forces. The change aligned with the resources are the subject of territorial dis- if not the military as a whole,” Buchanan globe. 2018 National Defense Strategy’s call for putes involving China, Taiwan, the Philip- said. The B-52s, from the 96th Bomb Squad- strategic unpredictability. pines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Indo- The latest Chinese move is “lawfare” said ron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., were Bomber task forces based in the U.S. de- nesia. China also has overlapping claims Carlyle Thayer, an emeritus professor at the sent to “reinforce the rules-based interna- ploy cyclically to Guam. Adversaries with Japan and Taiwan in the East China Sea. University of New South Wales and lecturer tional order in the Indo-Pacific region” “watch us come and go,” said Pacific Air “It’s interesting that there hasn’t been a at the Australian Defence Force Academy. through “strategic deterrence,” according Forces commander Gen. Kenneth Wils- stronger reaction from Vietnam or Indone- “They keep moving goalposts to justify to an Air Force statement Friday. bach in a Sept. 9 call with reporters. sia,” Chong said. Many governments are fo- their indisputable sovereignty over the Guam, at the eastern edge of the Philip- Last year, the Air Force rotated B-52s, cused on fighting the coronavirus and don’t South China Sea,” he said in a telephone in- pine Sea, is within easy range of the South B-1 Lancers and B-2 Spirit bombers have the resources to open other fronts, he terview Monday. China Sea, where the United States and through Guam, putting them to work on ex- said. China has moved away from the “nine- China are engaged in a global rivalry. ercises with the Navy and the Japan Air “The economic pressure means they are dash line” — based on an old map used to jus- The 96th Bomb Squadron last deployed a Self-Defense Force. not looking for a fight right now,” he said. tify sea territory claims since the 1940s - and task force there in December 2018, the Air Bombers in the Indo-Pacific project U.S. The Chinese law might be a negotiating now promotes a “four-sha” claim to the Pra- Force said. A bomber task force last de- airpower in a region ripe with tension. To tactic amid stalled negotiations by South tas Islands, Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands, ployed to Guam in October with 200 airmen the west, U.S. and Chinese forces criss- China Sea claimants on a code of conduct for and the Macclesfield Bank area, he said, of from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squad- cross the South China Sea, conducting ex- the disputed waters, Chong said. the features whose Chinese names all end in ron out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. ercises and demonstrating resolve — on “It might be the Chinese trying to put for- “sha.” Task force missions help “maintain glob- the U.S. part to maintain open seas, by Chi- ward a negotiating position that gets people “They have done it by drawing straight al stability and security while enabling na to defend territorial claims, or test those back to the status quo that already benefited base lines around all these disputed fea- units to become familiar with operations in of Japan and Taiwan. them,” he said. tures,” Thayer said. “They claim all the wa- different regions,” according to the Air The State Department in July formally The new law is “a smack in the face” of Phi- ter inside as territorial waters.” Force. The task force will train with and rejected China’s claims to islands and reefs lippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who The vast majority of those features are oc- support other U.S. forces in the region, as in the South China Sea, claims that China thought he could negotiate to keep Chinese cupied by Vietnam, which has installed well as those of allies and partners, accord- just as forcefully maintains as historic ships out of his country’s waters, according structures that China could seek to remove ing to the Air Force. It did not specify how rights. to Paul Buchanan, an American security under its new law, he said. long the squadron would remain on Guam. “Strategic bomber missions validate the analyst based in Auckland, New Zealand. “They have been trying to establish in the “Deploying as a Bomber Task Force ex- credibility of our forces to address a di- “That has now been proven to be a naive public mindset that this is Chinese,” Thayer ercises our ability to produce agile, combat verse and complex global security environ- hope,” he said in a telephone interview Mon- said of the sea territory claims. power in any location we are needed,” ment,” the Air Force said in its statement. day. Duterte, who has ordered the Philippine squadron commander Lt. Col. Christopher navy not to join in freedom of navigation pa- [email protected] Duff said in the statement. [email protected] trols conducted by U.S. warships in the South Twitter: @SethRobson1 “We remain ready to deploy to reach Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 MILITARY US watchdog: Taliban attacks increased in Kabul

BY RAHIM FAIEZ alties for the winter months, how- Associated Press ever, when fighting normally sub- KABUL, Afghanistan — Tali- sides. ban attacks in the Afghan capital The U.S. has been the prime of Kabul are on the rise, with in- backer of the Afghan government creasing targeted killings of gov- since it invaded the country soon ernment officials, civil-society after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks leaders and journalists, a report and overthrew the Taliban, who by a U.S. watchdog said Monday. were running the country and It comes as the Biden adminis- harboring al-Qaida leader Osama tration plans to take a new look at bin Laden. The U.S. is still spend- the peace agreement between the ing about $4 billion a year to assist United States and the Taliban Afghan security forces. signed last February under for- The U.S. military said last mer President Donald Trump. month that it had met its goal of The report said Taliban-initi- reducing the number of troops in ated attacks across Afghanistan Afghanistan to about 2,500. during the last quarter of 2020 Senior U.S. commanders are were slightly lower than in the RAHMAT GUL/AP skeptical of the Taliban’s stated previous quarter, but exceeded Birds fly over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday. commitment to peace, though those of the same period in 2019, they have said they can accom- according to numbers provided billions of dollars the U.S. spends and a lawyer was shot in a target- vised explosive devices increased plish their mission in Afghanistan by U.S. forces in Afghanistan. in war-ravaged Afghanistan. ed killing. by nearly 17% in this quarter, cor- at that troop level. “Enemy attacks in Kabul were The Taliban unleashed a wave Resolute Support, the NATO- relating with an increase in mag- “As the footprint of U.S. agen- higher than during the previous of attacks in Afghanistan in De- led mission in Afghanistan, re- netically attached IEDs or “sticky cies continues to shrink, it will be- quarter,” the report quoted U.S. cember, including strikes in ported 2,586 civilian casualties bomb” attacks, the report said. come more important that the forces. “They were much higher northern Baghlan and southern from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 last year, in- Despite the ongoing violence, U.S. and other donors perform ag- than in the same quarter last Uruzgan provinces over a two- cluding 810 killed and 1,776 casualties across Afghanistan in gressive and effective oversight of year.” day period that killed at least 19 wounded, according to the SIGAR the last quarter of 2020 decreased its dollars and programs,” said The Special Inspector General members of the Afghan security report. by 14%, compared to the previous Special Inspector General for Af- for Afghanistan Reconstruction, forces. In Kabul, a roadside bomb The report said the proportion quarter. The quarter saw an ex- ghan Reconstruction John F. Sop- known as SIGAR, monitors the struck a vehicle, wounding two, of casualties caused by impro- ceptionally high number of casu- ko. Okinawa court sentences Marine for drunken assault BY MATTHEW M. BURKE to three years in a Japanese pris- Corps did not immediately re- After downing “at least four to mum sentence for his attacker. AND HANA KUSUMOTO on with hard labor, but suspended spond to requests Monday after- five beers and eight to 10 shots of Bissett got emotional at times and Stars and Stripes the sentence for four years. Bis- noon from Stars and Stripes seek- tequila,” he hailed a cab for the pleaded guilty, claiming to have CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A sett will likely serve no additional ing comment on Bissett’s future long ride back to Hansen. no recollection of the incident. Marine who admitted assaulting jail time unless he commits an- on the island or in the Corps. Just short of Hansen, at about “I don’t remember any of this; an Okinawa taxi driver after a other crime in Japan. “He not only endangered the 10:10 p.m., Bissett demanded to it doesn’t sound like me,” he told night of drinking in November “It has been recognized that the victim's life and body but also be taken back to Chatan, accord- the court last week. “I thought I was given a three-year, suspend- defendant committed these of- caused danger” to other vehicles ing to Enokawa’s statement read went in the taxi with my friends, ed sentence by a Japanese court fenses under the influence of al- on the highway, Sakamoto said in court. Bissett began choking but during the investigation, po- Monday. cohol and on the spur of the mo- while reading the verdict. “These the driver, who eventually stop- lice said I was alone in the taxi, Lance Cpl. Jamison Michael ment, one after the other, and did offenses caused great fear to the ped the cab and fled on foot, ac- and next thing I know, I was at the Bissett, 20, assigned to Camp not plot assaults and threats in or- victim as he would have if he cording to testimony. hospital, and even that memory is Hansen, pleaded guilty last week der to commit a taxi robbery,” Sa- were to have been robbed. The Police found Bissett in the cab, bits and pieces.” to assault, obstruction of busi- kamoto explained in court. psychological distress should be which had struck the median, Bissett also expressed remorse. ness, making threats, larceny and “The court is disinclined to im- considered fully.” with a head injury. He was arrest- “I’d like to take this moment to violation of Japanese traffic laws pose a prison sentence right away Prosecutors had sought 3½ ed at a local hospital the next day apologize to the taxi driver and for choking Hideki Enokawa, 61, when considering some favorable years with hard labor. Bissett’s on a robbery charge. Police al- the company,” he said in closing from behind on Nov. 7 on a trip to circumstances for the defendant attorneys had asked for proba- leged that Bissett stole the equiv- arguments Thursday. “I am very the base. where he has no prior criminal tion. alent of about $100 from the taxi sorry, and I will never, ever do Bissett then stole and crashed record, has admitted to the facts During the two-day trial last driver’s change purse. this kind of crime again.” the cab, totaling the vehicle, ac- laid out in court, shown remorse week, the court heard how Bissett More charges followed Nov. 27, cording to police. and promised to not commit more had gone drinking with friends in and Bissett has been in custody [email protected] Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 Naha District Court Judge Tat- crimes.” American Village, a Chatan tour- since his arrest. [email protected] suto Sakamoto sentenced Bissett A spokesperson for the Marine ist hub, on the evening of Nov. 7. Enokawa asked for the maxi- Twitter: @HanaKusumoto AAFES’ Korea distribution center moves to Humphreys, bakery next

BY MATTHEW KEELER Camp Market, west of downtown Yongsan relocation plan that has government. the last time. Stars and Stripes Seoul in Bupyeong, is moving its transplanted most U.S. forces and The new bakery is expected to The new state-of-the-art bak- CAMP HUMPHREYS, South South Korea distribution center their commands in Seoul nearly cease operations at Camp Market ery occupies roughly 25,000 Korea — Yongsan Garrison, once and bakery to a new, improved fa- 60 miles south to Humphreys. and resume production on Hum- square feet and will produce the headquarters in Seoul of U.S. cility at Humphreys. Camp Mar- AAFES said the modern facil- phreys seamlessly this summer. name-brand products such as Forces Korea and United Nations ket falls under Yongsan’s com- ities will help the exchange oper- Over the past 10 years, the bak- Krispy Kreme pastries, bread, Command, has surrendered near- mand jurisdiction. ate more effectively, efficiently ery has produced more than 13 buns, cakes, chips and tortillas ly every important part of its ex- The existing facilities occupy and safely, save more than $2 mil- million baked goods, including 5 that will be distributed to U.S. istence to Camp Humphreys. buildings that date to the 1930s lion over the next five years and million loaves of bread and about schools, commissaries, ex- And now it’s giving up the bak- and have served as the distribu- reduce the average travel dis- 6 million packs of buns, according changes and dining facilities in ery, which produces iconic Amer- tion center and bakery in South tance between more than 200 oth- to AAFES. An oven that dates to South Korea. ican products like Wonder Bread. Korea since 1975, according to a er AAFES facilities in the region. the 1970s, dubbed “Big Bertha,”

The Army and Air Force Ex- Jan. 21 AAFES news release. Camp Market, meanwhile, will will be retired when the Camp [email protected] change Service, headquartered at The move is part of the 2004 be returned to the South Korea Market bakery closes its doors for Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 Tuesday, February 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY US, 9 more nations begin Euro exercise Combined Resolve BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON solve, an effort launched by the Stars and Stripes United States in 2014 after Russia GRAFENWOEHR, Germany annexed the Crimean Peninsula — Some 4,700 troops from nine al- and invaded eastern Ukraine. lied and partner nations were It is designed to help the U.S., scheduled to arrive at the U.S. Ar- its partners and allies to build my’s largest training area in Eu- “critical war fighting skills that rope on Monday for an exercise will enable the team to fight and seeking to test the readiness of win,” said Col. Monte’ Rone, com- U.S. troops to fight potential Rus- mander of the 1st Cavalry Divi- sian aggression. sion, in a statement. Forces from Bosnia-Herzegovi- It will take place at Grafen- na, Georgia, Italy, Kosovo, Lithua- woehr and at the Joint Multina- nia, North Macedonia, Poland, tional Readiness Center in Ho- Romania and Slovenia will be in henfels, home to the only Army Germany for the Combined Re- combat training center outside solve XV exercise. the continental U.S., the 7th ATC They’ll train with soldiers from said. the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Live-fire exercises are expect- Team, 1st Cavalry Division out of ed to take place next week. National Archives and Records Administration Fort Hood, Texas, which last year U.S. Army Europe and Africa Nine soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, were photographed upon began a nine-month rotation in leads Atlantic Resolve’s land ef- their return from World War I. Germany, the 7th Army Training forts, which include rotating U.S.- Center told Stars and Stripes by based units. email. Other U.S. units set to take part The multinational troops were include the 101st Combat Aviation Army makes ‘Harlem Hellfighters’ set to go into quarantine upon ar- Brigade, which is the current At- riving in Bavaria, the email said. lantic Resolve aviation rotation, name official after over 100 years With the exercise taking place and units permanently stationed for the second time in the shadow in Germany. They include U.S. BY CHAD GARLAND On their return home, the unit’s the statement quoted Burns as of the coronavirus pandemic, Special Operations Command Eu- Stars and Stripes 3,000 soldiers were honored by saying. troops from all countries involved rope forces and several units un- They called themselves the throngs of New Yorkers who turn- He notified Col. Seth Morgulas, are subject to strict efforts to pre- der the Kaiserslautern-based 21st “Black Rattlers” and the French ed up for a victory parade up 5th the 369th Sustainment Brigade’s vent illness, including restriction Theater Sustainment Command, dubbed them “Men of Bronze,” Avenue in February 1919. commander, who called the omis- of movement and regular testing, the 7th Army Training Center but the Army now officially recog- “Racial lines were for the time sion “crazy” and noted that Har- the 7th ATC said in a separate said in a statement. nizes a historic Harlem unit by displaced,” the New York Tribune lem River Drive, which runs by the statement. what the enemy called them in wrote. “The color of their skin had armory, had been renamed “Har-

The exercise, which runs until [email protected] World War I — the “Hellfighters.” nothing to do with the occasion. lem Hellfighters Drive” in 2003. March 5, is part of Atlantic Re- Twitter: Manny_Stripes The “Harlem Hellfighters” is The blood they shed in France was Over about a year, officials gath- now the official special designa- as red as any other.” ered materials needed to seek the tion for the 369th Sustainment Bri- Headquartered in the Manhat- designation, for which the Army gade, the New York National tan neighborhood of Harlem, the requires a battalion or brigade to Guard said Friday. The unit traces regiment had earned 11 French ci- show its nickname has been in use its lineage to the all-Black 369th tations and a unit Croix de Guerre, for at least 30 years, or 50 years for Infantry Regiment, which earned France’s highest military honor, company-level designation, the the moniker over a century ago in which was also awarded to some Guard said. fierce fighting that’s been credited 170 Hellfighters for individual acts It wasn’t hard to verify the unit’s with helping to break down racial of gallantry. claim, said Joseph Seymour, a his- barriers. One of them was Pvt. Henry torian at the Army Center of Mili- The regiment was the first unit Johnson, a 5-foot-4-inch soldier tary History at Fort McNair in of the American Expeditionary weighing 130 pounds, who fought Washington. It’s just that nobody Force in World War I that allowed off some 20 Germans near his had ever done so officially. Blacks to serve. unit’s trench line one night in May “They are a very famous unit,” But they were denied a send-off 1918. Seymour said in the statement. “It parade with the 42nd Infantry Di- He was wounded 21 times, but is one of those things that everybo- vision, known as the “Rainbow Di- denied a Purple Heart and disabil- dy knew about, but because every- vision,” after their commander ity allowance after the war. Hailed body knew about it, they never was told they couldn’t participate by former President Theodore submitted a request for distinctive because “black is not a color in the Roosevelt as one of the war’s five designation.” rainbow.” The soldiers fought un- bravest soldiers, he died destitute The request was approved in der the French army because in 1929. It would take another 86 September, memorializing the re- white American troops refused to years for the United States to rec- giment’s historical nickname, said fight alongside them. ognize his bravery with a Medal of the statement released days be- They proved themselves in 191 Honor in 2015. fore the start of Black History days of continuous combat, suffer- Afew years later, while working Month. The regiment joins over ing 1,500 dead and wounded. They on a display at the newly renovated 700 units in the Army, some no outpaced their French counter- Harlem Armory in 2019, New York longer active, which have official parts by 7 miles in at least one of- State Military Museum director special designations, including 13 JULIAN PADUA/U.S. Army fensive, and were the first French, Courtney Burns discovered the in the New York National Guard. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, conduct British or American soldiers to re- unit’s nickname had never been troop dismount reconnaissance training for a platoon external ach the Rhine River at the end of officially recognized. [email protected] evaluation at Hohenfels, Germany, on Jan. 26. the war. “That was such a glaring error,” Twitter: @chadgarland PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 MILITARY Patients urged to keep info off social media BY ERICA EARL COVID related phone lines from Stars and Stripes “Patients getting tied up.” YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Patients at Yokota can get infor- Some medical group patients at deserve mation from their providers the home of U.S. Forces Japan in through appointment and clinic western Tokyo have been convey- transparency hotlines, a visit to the emergency ing personal health information to room if necessary or by participa- their care providers via social and access to ting in question and answer ses- media and personal email, a prac- sions on official Facebook pages, tice the group warns may be coun- information. But Thrift said. terproductive. Yokota also has a medical group Sending personal health data by they need to do hotline that’s not limited to CO- email or Facebook messages, for VID-19 questions but serves as a example, is prohibited under the so through the platform for patients asking ques- Health Insurance Portability and tions related to the pandemic. Accountability Act, or HIPPA, the appropriate Patients may also use Secure 374th Medical Group said Thurs- Messaging, a non-emergency day in a Facebook post. channels.” medical advice line that’s accessi- Plus, information that comes ERICA EARL/Stars and Stripes ble at www.tricareonline.com. that way to the health care provid- The 374th Medical Group at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo has Erika Figueroa Yokosuka Naval Base, home- ers cannot be entered into an indi- seen a rise in patients using personal email and social media to Yokosuka Naval Hospital port south of Tokyo for the U.S. vidual’s health records, according contact their medical providers, a practice that is prohibited under spokeswoman 7th Fleet, has not reported a pat- to the medical group. the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. tern of patients reaching out to “Our primary goal is to ensure said. COVID-19 is a respiratory care providers by personal email the health and safety of all of our medical group representative was ical concerns on that platform, ac- illness caused by the coronavirus. or social media, said Erika Figue- patients,” said the medical not available for an interview, ac- cording to the website. Naval Hospital Okinawa’s CO- roa, a spokeswoman for the naval group’s post. “Information re- cording to spokesman 1st Lt. Elsewhere, Naval Hospital Oki- VID Care Line, a hotline designed hospital there. But she said she layed through non-authorized Stuart Thrift. nawa at the Marine Corps’ Camp specifically to answer patients’ could see how that might happen. methods may not get entered into HIPPA is the federal law that Foster has seen an increase in pa- questions and concerns about the “Patients deserve transparency your personal health record, po- protects sensitive patient health tient inquiries about the coronavi- coronavirus, receives about 30 and access to information,” she tentially jeopardizing your information from disclosure with- rus, but has not received many in- calls per day, but sometimes gets told Stars and Stripes by phone health.” out the patient’s consent, accord- quiries via personal email or so- as many as 70, he said. Thursday. “But they need to do so An air base spokesman de- ing to hippajournal.com. cial media, hospital spokesman “These numbers usually ebb through the appropriate chan- clined to specify what types of Once a physician engages with Joseph Andes said Friday. and flow in relation to current CO- nels.” questions people have been ask- a patient on a non-official online “Most of the queries and the VID-19 conditions on the island,” ing or whether those questions channel, privacy issues could calls we get from the general pub- Andes said. “It’s also great for pa- [email protected] concerned the coronavirus. A arise in discussing specific med- lic are COVID-19 related,” he tients because it keeps our non- Twitter: @ThisEarlGirl Tokyo’s virus numbers lower; 23 new military cases in Japan, S. Korea

BY JOSEPH DITZLER gency in Tokyo and three sur- isolation at Humphreys. Stars and Stripes rounding prefectures Jan. 8 and USFK said another 13 people TOKYO — The number of one- in seven more prefectures a week arriving in South Korea tested day coronavirus infections in To- later. positive for COVID-19, the coro- kyo dropped to its lowest figure in Under the emergency, busi- navirus respiratory disease, be- more than a month Monday, al- nesses are asked to close earlier, tween Jan. 15 and Friday, accord- though the government is likely to workers to telework and residents ing to another release Monday. extend a state of emergency there to avoid travel outside the area. One service member and a de- and in Osaka, public broadcaster The measures are largely volun- pendent arrived Wednesday at NHK reported. tary. Osan Air Base aboard the Patriot U.S. military installations in Ja- Though new case numbers are Express, a government-chartered pan reported nine individuals in- falling in Tokyo, medical facilities air passenger service. Ten service fected between Friday evening are still strained and the propor- members and one civilian arrived and 6:30 p.m. Monday, all but two tion of elderly residents at risk is at Incheon International Airport of them at Marine Corps bases on increasing, according to NHK. aboard commercial flights on Jan. Okinawa. Meanwhile, U.S. Forces About 26 miles southwest of To- 15, 19, 24, 26, Thursday and Fri- Korea announced 14 new cases, kyo, Naval Air Facility Atsugi re- day. mostly new arrivals to the penin- ported one new coronavirus case Nine tested positive on their sula over the previous two weeks. Monday, an individual already in first mandatory test before enter- The Tokyo Metropolitan Gov- quarantine after contact with an- ing quarantine; four tested posi- ernment announced 393 new in- other infected person, base tive on the mandatory test to exit fections Monday, according to spokesman Sam Samuelson told quarantine. All are in isolation at NHK. That’s the lowest figure Stars and Stripes by phone. The either Humphreys or Osan. since Dec. 21, also a Monday, base is monitoring 12 patients. Also Monday, USFK command- when the city reported 392 new Sasebo Naval Base on Kyushu AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes er Gen. Robert Abrams extended cases. The daily count had stood island had one person test positive Travelers wear masks inside a terminal at Narita International Airport the military’s public health emer- above 500 since Dec. 29. on Saturday, according to a Face- east of Tokyo last month. Though new coronavirus case numbers are gency until April 27, which per- Monday figures are typically book post. The individual, who re- falling in Tokyo, medical facilities are still strained and the proportion mits installation commanders to low because many testing facili- cently arrived in Japan, came up of elderly residents at risk is increasing, according to NHK. continue enforcing restrictions ties in the city are closed over the positive on the test required to ex- aimed at curbing the virus’ weekend. it quarantine. The base is moni- day; and one at Hansen and one at U.S. base in the country. spread. NHK reported that the national toring three patients. Camp Kinser on Friday, accord- USFK said a “Department of The U.S. military in South Ko- government on Monday agreed to On Okinawa, the Marines be- ing to official Facebook posts. Defense dependent” who lives in rea has reported 675 coronavirus consult with its panel of experts tween Friday evening and Sunday South Korea on Sunday report- Seoul and has access to Yongsan cases during the pandemic, only on extending the state of emer- reported seven individuals had ed 285 newly infected individuals, Garrison tested positive Friday 76 of whom were infected locally. gency that expires Thursday in tested positive: two at Camp Han- 104 of them in Seoul and 89 in before exiting quarantine, ac- the Tokyo and Osaka areas. The sen on Sunday; two at Camp Fos- Gyeonggi province, home to cording to a Monday news re- [email protected] government declared the emer- ter and one at Hansen on Satur- Camp Humphreys, the largest lease. The individual remains in Twitter: @JosephDitzler Tuesday, February 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK EU: AstraZeneca to supply 9M more doses Associated Press come under intense pressure over lic of Ireland under the post-Brex- BERLIN — Pharmaceutical the European Commission's hand- it deal between Britain and the company AstraZeneca has agreed ling of the vaccine orders in recent EU. to supply 9 million additional dos- days. EU member states praised the es of its coronavirus vaccine to the The EU is far behind Britain and bloc's executive branch last year European Union during the first the United States in getting its pop- for signing numerous deals with quarter, the bloc's executive arm ulation of 450 million vaccinated vaccine makers, saying the joint said Sunday. against the virus. The slow rollout purchase using the combined The new target of 40 million dos- has been blamed on a range of na- market weight of the entire bloc es by the end of March is still only tional problems as well as slower had ensured a fair distribution for half what the British-Swedish authorization of the vaccines and all 27 countries at good prices. company had originally aimed for an initial shortage of supply. Since then the mood among before it announced a shortfall due AstraZeneca's announcement many EU citizens toward Brussels to production problems, trigger- last week that it would initially has soured, as countries outside ing a spat between AstraZeneca supply only 31 million doses to the the bloc speed ahead in the race to and the EU last week. EU's 27 member states due to pro- FRANCOIS MORI/AP vaccinate their populations. European Commission Presi- duction problems set off a fierce French police officers check passengers of a train in Paris on The British government hasn't dent Ursula von der Leyen said af- dispute between the two sides, Monday. France says it's closing its borders to people arriving from been shy about promoting its rela- ter a call with seven vaccine mak- with officials in Brussels saying outside the European Union starting Sunday to try to stop the growing tive vaccine success, which has ers Sunday that AstraZeneca will they feared the company was spread of new variants of the coronavirus and avoid a third lockdown. helped distract from the fact that also begin deliveries one week treating the bloc unfairly com- the country remains top of the ta- sooner than scheduled and ex- pared to other customers, such as said it was tightening rules on ex- not limit vaccine shipments pro- ble for deaths in Europe. pand its manufacturing capacity the United Kingdom. ports of coronavirus vaccines, duced in the 27-nation bloc to Germany has so far given at in Europe. On Friday, hours after regula- sparking an angry response from Northern Ireland, a U.K. territory least one dose to 2.2% of its popula- “Step forward on vaccines,” tors authorized the vaccine for use Britain. The commission has since that was guaranteed unhindered tion. Britain has done the same for tweeted Von der Leyen, who has across the EU, the commission made clear the new measure will cross-border access to the Repub- 13.2% of its citizens. Should you wear 2 masks? With new virus variants, some experts say yes Detroit Free Press said. It might be time to double up. Dr. Matthew Sims, an infectious Three new, highly contagious disease specialist at Beaumont mutations of coronavirus with ori- Health in Michigan, said it’s a gins in the United Kingdom, Brazil strategy people should consider, and South Africa are circulating in especially given the rate at which the U.S. — upping the stakes in the these newer, more transmissible battle to stanch a pandemic that variants appear to spread. has already claimed the lives of “The idea with double masking more than 430,000 Americans. ... is that if the three layers in your It has led some public health ex- surgical mask are good, put on perts, including Dr. Anthony Fau- three more layers, it holds it tighter ci, chief medical adviser to Presi- to your face, and that’s better,” dent Joe Biden on COVID-19, to Sims said. “And it probably is be- recommend layering up on masks cause it’s just more filtration.” or opting for a more protective N95 Research published in the jour- mask when going out in public. nal Matters found that when a ny- Masks cover the mouth and nose lon layer is worn over a surgical- to limit respiratory droplets and vi- style mask, it improves the fit and rus particles from getting in or out, effectiveness of filtration of virus Fauci, who also is the director of particles from a range of 53%-75% the National Institute of Allergy to up to 90%. and Infectious Diseases, ex- At least 434 cases of the U.K. var- plained on NBC’s “Today” show. iant have been detected in the U.S., “So if you have a physical cover- according to the Centers for Dis- ing with one layer, you put another ease Control and Prevention. It is layer on, it just makes common estimated to be about 50% more sense that it likely would be more transmissible than previous effective and that’s the reason why strains; scientists suggest it also you see people either double mask- could be more deadly, though stud- ing or doing a version of an N95,” he ies are ongoing to determine that. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Vaccine skepticism lurks in town noted for syphilis studies Associated Press lines Center were ineligible be- TUSKEGEE, Ala. — Lucenia cause of their age or occupation, Dunn spent the early days of the Anchorage Daily News reported. coronavirus pandemic encourag- State officials said they are pri- ing people to wear masks and keep marily focused on vaccinating ol- a safe distance from each other in der adults over the next month. Tuskegee, a mostly Black city More than 1,600 vaccine ap- where the government once used pointment slots were still availa- unsuspecting African American ble Saturday. men as guinea pigs in a study of a sexually transmitted disease. Arizona Now, the onetime mayor of the WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Na- town immortalized as the home of tion health officials have reported the infamous “Tuskegee syphilis 103 new COVID-19 cases and four study” is wary of getting inoculat- more deaths. The latest numbers ed against COVID-19. Among oth- released Sunday raised the totals er things, she’s suspicious of the to 28,325 cases and 1,018 known government promoting a vaccine deaths since the pandemic began. that was developed in record time The tribe has extended its stay- when it can’t seem to conduct ade- at-home order with a revised quate virus testing or consistently nightly curfew to limit the spread provide quality rural health care. of COVID-19. “I’m not doing this vaccine right The Navajo Department of now. That doesn’t mean I’m never Health has identified 53 commu- JAY REEVES/AP going to do it. But I know enough to nities with uncontrolled spread of Nurse Marianne Williams administers a COVID­19 vaccine to a woman as a coworker looks on at the withhold getting it until we see all the coronavirus, down from 75 county health department in Tuskegee, Ala., on Jan. 25. that is involved,” said Dunn, who communities in recent weeks. is Black. The Navajo Nation is also lifting down unusual activity Saturday cines. rus. The coronavirus immunization weekend lockdowns to allow more on its Epic electronic medical re- State officials said 46,806 doses Chittenden County has had campaign is off to a shaky start in vaccination events. cord system. Personal medical re- of the vaccine were administered more than 500 new confirmed vi- Tuskegee and other parts of Ma- cords were not compromised, and last week, which included two rus cases and two deaths in the last con County. Area leaders point to Indiana users were not able to access hos- days when more than 10,000 doses two weeks. a resistance among residents INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana pital records, Beaumont said. were given to Nebraskans. spurred by a distrust of govern- health officials are making the The issue will not affect proper- The state estimates that 3.25% Wisconsin ment promises and decades of COVID-19 vaccine available to ly scheduled vaccine appoint- of Nebraska’s population has now When a pharmacist discovered failed health programs. Many those between ages 65 and 69. ments, it added. received both required doses of 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine people in this city of 8,500 have The state Department of Health the vaccine. And Nebraska said it left to spoil outside a Wisconsin relatives who were subjected to announced the expansion Mon- Missouri has administered 184,045 of the clinic’s refrigerator in December, unethical government experi- day, adding the new age group af- ST. LOUIS — St. Louis officials 254,000 doses of vaccine that it has the worker immediately suspect- mentation during the syphilis ter previously making all resi- are looking into concerns raised received. Most of those vaccines ed a colleague who had spread study. dents ages 70 and older and health after young and healthy people have gone to health care workers false and outlandish claims, ac- “It does have an impact on deci- care workers eligible for shots. were invited to a COVID-19 vacci- and residents of long-term care fa- cording to court records. sions. Being in this community, The vaccine is available at no nation clinic, but older people with cilities, but in some parts of the For months, Steven Branden- growing up in this community, I cost. Appointments will be availa- chronic health conditions were state, health officials have started burg, the overnight pharmacist at would be very untruthful if I didn’t ble in all 92 counties and can be not. vaccinating people 65 and older Aurora Medical Center in Graf- say that,” said Frank Lee, emer- made at the website ourshot.in- The clinic was set up Saturday and other groups. ton, Wis., had said he thought the gency management director in .gov or by calling the state’s 2-1-1 at Union Station. Jessi Kniffen, a In central Nebraska, a group of vaccine would harm people, make Macon County. Lee is Black. telephone assistance service. healthy 39-year-old who works teachers were vaccinated in them infertile and implant them Health experts have stressed Indiana officials have based from home, told the St. Louis Post- Grand Island last week because with microchips. both the vaccines’ safety and effi- shot eligibility on age rather than Dispatch she was surprised when the Central District Health De- Now, federal authorities say be- cacy. They have noted that while moving up teachers and other es- she got the invitation on Friday. partment had about 400 doses of lief in debunked claims went be- the vaccines were developed with sential workers as other states Kniffen thought she’d have a the vaccine left over after holding yond the vaccine. The pharmacist, record-breaking speed, they were have done. They cite statistics that much longer wait, since the early two drive-through clinics for older who has agreed to plead guilty to based on decades of prior re- those ages 60 and older represent shots are supposed to be for peo- residents, and the medicine had to charges of attempting to try to search. Vaccines used in the Unit- 93% of Indiana’s COVID-19 deaths ple age 65 or older, with chronic be used quickly because it had al- spoil the vaccine, also believes the ed States have shown no signs of and 64% of hospitalizations, argu- health conditions or with jobs that ready been thawed. Earth is flat and that the sky is not serious side effects in studies of ing that vaccinating those people put them at high risk. real, according to court docu- tens of thousands of people. And will have the biggest impact. Others who are elderly or have Vermont ments. with more than 26 million vacci- underlying health conditions re- MONTPELIER — Vermont’s His beliefs were revealed in a nations administered in the U.S. Michigan ported not getting an invitation de- largest city is continuing to mon- search of Brandenburg’s phone, alone, no red flags have been re- ROYAL OAK — About 2,700 spite registering with the city. itor its wastewater for any signs of computer and hard drive recently ported. people were able to use an online About 1,800 people ended up the new, more infectious strains of unsealed in court by the FBI. The scheduling vulnerability to regis- getting doses at Union Station, the COVID-19. documents include interviews Alaska ter out-of-turn for COVID-19 vac- site of the city’s first large-scale Burlington has been testing its with Brandenburg and Aurora ANCHORAGE — Alaska health cinations, according to a Detroit- vaccination event. wastewater since August to mon- Medical Center pharmacy techni- officials have asked people who area health care system. itor COVID-19 levels and recently cian Sarah Sticker, who told au- prematurely signed up for vaccine Beaumont Health said it has de- Nebraska starting testing for the U.K. varia- thorities that she discovered the appointments to cancel them. termined a user publicly shared LINCOLN — Nearly 47,000 dos- nt, WCAX-TV reports. unrefrigerated doses of the Mod- About 500 people in Anchorage an unauthorized pathway for es of coronavirus vaccines were Brian Lowe, the city's chief in- erna vaccine at around 3 a.m. on who registered by Saturday to re- scheduling. administered across Nebraska novation officer, said the type of Dec. 26. The unsealed records ceive vaccines at the city’s mass Beaumont’s information tech- last week as officials continue to test for the U.K. variant can also were first reported by the Daily vaccination site in the Alaska Air- nology team detected and shut speed up distribution of the vac- detect other mutations of the vi- Beast. Tuesday, February 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION Report: Hate groups decline, migrate online BY ARON MORRISON have moved to social media plat- Associated Press forms and use of encrypted apps, During one of the most political- while others have been banned al- ly divisive years in recent memo- together from mainstream social ry, the number of active hate media networks. groups in the U.S. actually de- Still, the law center said, online clined as far-right extremists mi- platforms allow individuals to in- grated further to online networks, teract with hate and anti-govern- reflecting a splintering of white ment groups without becoming nationalist and neo-Nazi groups members, maintain connections JOHN MINCHILLO/AP that are more difficult to track. with likeminded people, and take Steve Kent skis through Times Square during a snowstorm, Monday, in the Manhattan borough of New York. In its annual report, to be re- part in real-world actions, such as leased Monday, the Southern Pov- last month’s siege on the U.S. Cap- erty Law Center said it identified itol. 838 active hate groups operating White nationalist organizations, Major storm blankets Northeast, across the U.S. in 2020. That’s a asubset of the hate groups listed in decrease from the 940 document- the report, declined last year by bringing more than foot of snow ed in 2019 and the record-high of more than 100. Those groups had 1,020 in 2018, said the law center, seen huge growth the previous Associated Press Wednesday. ports on Monday. Transportation which tracks racism, xenophobia two years after being energized by NEW YORK — Instead of clos- Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont officials said on Twitter that 81% and anti-government militias. Donald Trump’s campaign and ing schools and giving students said most vaccinations scheduled of flights were canceled at New “It is important to understand presidency, the report said. snow days, the latest winter storm for Monday were being post- York’s LaGuardia Airport and that the number of hate groups is Bottom line, the levels of hate is shutting down vaccination sites poned, but he wasn’t concerned 75% at Newark Liberty Airport. merely one metric for measuring and bigotry in America have not and snarling other pandemic-re- that any vaccine might go to Amtrak canceled all Acela ser- the level of hate and racism in diminished, said SPLC President lated services in many states that waste. vice between Boston and Wash- America, and that the decline in and CEO Margaret Huang. could see as much as a foot of snow “The vaccines, kept refrigerat- ington and Pennsylvanian service groups should not be interpreted “What’s important is that we by Monday evening. ed, are good for eight to 10 days, so between New York and Pitts- as a reduction in bigoted beliefs start to reckon with all the reasons Lara Pagano, a meteorologist that’s not a problem,” Lamont burgh. Amtrak’s Northeast Re- and actions motivated by hate,” why those groups have persisted with the National Weather Ser- said. “And if this is three or four gional, Keystone Service and Em- said the report, first shared exclu- for so long and been able to get so vice, said a nor’easter developing weeks since your first vaccination, pire Service were operating on sively with The Associated Press. much influence in the last White off the mid-Atlantic coast will be a if it gets put off a few days, don’t limited or modified schedules. The Montgomery, Ala.-based House, that they actually feel em- “pretty slow mover” as it brings worry, it will still stay very effec- All New Jersey Transit trains law center said many hate groups boldened,” Huang told the AP. heavy snow and strong winds tive.” and buses were suspended, except through Tuesday. The storm delayed the opening for the Atlantic City Rail Line. “It’s going to be a prolonged of the Reggie Lewis Center in Bos- New York Waterway ferries were event,” Pagano said. ton’s Roxbury neighborhood, suspended. As of Monday morning, some which was supposed to open Mon- In recent days, a storm system areas had already gotten 3 to 5 day as a mass vaccination site for blanketed parts of the Midwest, inches of snow, with 6 inches in residents age 75 and over. Mass with some areas getting the most parts of Pennsylvania, she said. In vaccination sites at Gillette Stadi- snow in several years. Ohio, parts of New Jersey, 7 inches al- um and Fenway Park were open Washington, D.C., and parts of ready was reported as of Monday but with some changes, according Virginia also received snow. morning. to CIC Health, which is operating Snow and cold in Washington In-person learning was can- both sites. led President Joe Biden to post- celed in school districts across the New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pone a visit to the State Depart- Northeast on Monday, and many declared a state of emergency on ment that had been planned for COVID-19 vaccination sites were Sunday and closed all state gov- Monday. A White House official closed. New York City Mayor Bill ernment offices for nonessential said Sunday that the visit would be JOHN LOCHER/AP de Blasio said city-run vaccination personnel. rescheduled for later in the week A member of the Proud Boys, right, stands in front of a counter sites would be closed Tuesday as Hundreds of flights were can- when the agency’s staff and diplo- protester as members of the Proud Boys and other right­wing well but he hopes they can reopen celed at the region’s major air- mats could commute safely. demonstrators rally, in Portland, on Sept. 26. Budget office projects 4.6% growth in Biden’s first year BY JOSH BOAK ted wave of government spending businesses, leading to roughly 10 for more aid. But Republican law- viduals earning less than $50,000 Associated Press to combat the outbreak, such that million job losses and an econom- makers can simultaneously argue and couples earning less than The Congressional Budget Of- growth could pass its maximum ic decline of 3.5% last year. that less money is needed to boost $100,000. Biden is meeting with fice expects the U.S. economy sustainable level in early 2025 be- The CBO estimates factored in the economy because the CBO es- the lawmakers on Monday, possi- will grow at a 4.6% annual rate fore returning to a long-run aver- the roughly $900 billion approved timates that the total economy bly determining whether an aid this year, with employment re- age of 1.7%. Based on the CBO’s in December, but they excluded will return to its pre-pandemic package can be supported by turning to pre-pandemic levels in projections, economic growth President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion size in the middle of this year. members of both parties. 2024. would be the strongest since 1999. plan because the projections are A group of 10 Republican law- The CBO cautioned that its pro- The 10-year outlook issued Congress has spent $4 trillion to based on current law. makers have countered the Biden jections are highly uncertain, in Monday said the economic recov- keep the economy stable since the Biden’s supporters can point to plan with a $618 billion proposal large part because of the pace of ery from the coronavirus has pandemic shuttered schools, of- the CBO’s projection of a three- that focuses on vaccinations, test- the vaccination and the risk of been boosted by an unpreceden- fices, restaurants, gyms and other year recovery in hiring as a need ing and direct payments to indi- new variations of the coronavirus. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 NATION Police say GOP lawmakers 1 killed at call for tougher Wis. mall, seek teen Associated Press GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — Police voting protocol in a northern Wisconsin town identified late Sunday a person Associated Press curity agency — deemed the 2020 shot and killed at a mall and said AUSTIN, Texas — Republican presidential election the “the they were looking for a teenager in lawmakers in statehouses across most secure in American histo- connection to the shooting. the country are moving swiftly to ry.” Jovanni J. Frausto, 19, died as a attack some of the voting meth- In last year’s presidential elec- result of the gunfire that erupted ods that fueled the highest turn- tion, nearly 70% of all ballots cast around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the out for a presidential election in nationwide came before Election Fox River Mall in Grand Chute, 50 years. Day, with an estimated 108 mil- Police Officer Travis Waas said in Although most legislative ses- lion people voting through the a statement. A second person who sions are just getting underway, mail, early in-person or by drop- was also shot went to a hospital the Brennan Center for Justice, a ping off absentee ballots. The with non-life-threatening injuries public policy institute, has al- surge came after states expanded MATT SLOCUM/AP and was later released. ready tallied more than 100 bills access to mail voting and early A Chester County, Pa., worker transports mail­in and absentee ballots A 17-year-old who police be- in 28 states meant to restrict vot- voting, with a few states sending to be processed at West Chester University, on Nov. 4. lieved to be armed and dangerous ing access. More than a third of absentee ballots to all registered is wanted in connection to the those proposals are aimed at lim- voters in response to the corona- election laws are largely aimed at case. iting mail voting, while other bills virus pandemic that raised safety "Unfortunately, making it harder, more difficult Police also said this was be- seek to strengthen voter ID re- questions about large crowds at and scary for individuals to exer- lieved to be a targeted shooting. quirements and registration the polls. we are seeing cise their fundamental right to Photos from the scene showed processes, as well as allow for In Texas, the nation’s largest vote,” he said. officers, some in tactical gear, more aggressive means to re- Republican-controlled state, the some politicians A bill to eliminate no-excuse staging outside the mall and what move people from voter rolls. 2020 presidential election was mail voting has been introduced appeared to be customers walking “Unfortunately, we are seeing considered a resounding success who want to in Pennsylvania, though the pro- out with their hands in the air. some politicians who want to ma- by almost any measure. Millions posal would need approval from Haylie Mirr, who works at a nipulate the rules of the game so took advantage of early in-person manipulate the the state’s Democratic governor. mall restaurant called Box Lunch, that some people can participate voting to shatter the state’s turn- In Arizona, Republicans have in- said she didn’t know anything and some can’t,” said Myrna Pé- out record. There were no re- rules of the troduced bills that would elimi- about the shooting, but said: “Peo- rez, director of the voting rights ports of widespread system melt- nate the state’s permanent early ple just started running. We just and elections program at the downs, voter disenfranchisement game..." voting list, require mail ballots to locked the doors, and we had four Brennan Center. or fraud. be notarized, require mail-in bal- customers in the store, we brought The proposals are advancing But some GOP lawmakers Myrna Perez lots to be hand-delivered to a vot- them to our back room.” not only in Texas and other tradi- there are seeking new criminal director at Brennan Center ing location and allow lawmakers They waited at least three hours tional red states but also in such offenses to deter voter fraud, to overturn presidential election for the all-clear. places as Arizona, Georgia and even though actual fraud is ex- verification of voters’ identity for results. Police said they were interview- Pennsylvania that supported Do- ceedingly rare. Other bills would mail-in voting to ensure “elec- In Georgia, where Biden’s win ing witnesses and following leads. nald Trump four years ago, only prohibit independent groups tions are accurate and that people was verified in three separate tal- No motive was immediately re- to flip for Joe Biden in November. from distributing application feel it is conducted in such a way lies, Republicans in the GOP-con- leased. Many Republicans have said forms for mail-in ballots and clar- they are getting a fair, accurate trolled Legislature are gearing up It was the second recent mall the new bills are meant to shore ify who can request an applica- election result.” to impose new barriers on mail shooting in Wisconsin. In Novem- up public confidence after tion. In September, the state sued Thomas Buser-Clancy, senior voting, which was used heavily ber, eight people were injured in a Trump and his GOP allies, with- Harris County, home to Demo- staff attorney for the ACLU of by Democrats in the presidential shooting after a confrontation at a out evidence, criticized the elec- cratic-leaning Houston, to stop Texas, said the state already is and Senate run-off elections. mall in Wauwatosa, in suburban tion as fraudulent. Those claims officials from sending mail ballot known as a “voter suppression A Republican senator has in- Milwaukee. A 15-year-old boy was were turned away by dozens of applications to the more than 2 state,” noting that Texas does not troduced a bill that would require arrested and charged. courts and were made even as a million registered voters there. allow online voter registration or voters to make copies of their Grand Chute is a town of about group of election officials — in- Texas Rep. Jacey Jetton, a Re- broad mail voting. photo ID and mail it to election 22,000 on the outskirts of Apple- cluding representatives of the publican, said he hopes lawmak- “I think it is fair to call Texas a officials twice in order to cast an ton, about 100 miles north of Mil- federal government’s cyberse- ers will pass new regulations for voter suppression state where absentee ballot. waukee. Videos show Rochester officers pepper-spraying 9-year-old Associated Press she’s a child, she’s a baby. This “She indicated she wanted to Police said the girl disobeyed department, and we’re going to do ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Police in video, as a mother, is not anything kill herself and she wanted to kill commands to put her feet in the the work we have to do to ensure Rochester released two body- you want to see,” Warren went on her mom,” he said. car. An officer was then “re- that these kinds of things don’t camera videos Sunday of officers to say. Officers tried to force the girl in- quired” to spray an “irritant” in happen.” restraining a distraught 9-year- A total of nine officers and su- to a patrol car but she pulled away the handcuffed girl’s face, the de- Police said the girl was eventu- old girl who was handcuffed and pervisors responded to the report and kicked at them. In a statement partment said Saturday. ally taken to Rochester General sprayed with what police called a of “family trouble” on Friday. The Saturday, the police department At Sunday’s news conference, Hospital, “where she received the chemical “irritant.” girl can be heard in the body-cam- said this action “required” an offi- Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sul- services and care that she need- The Democrat and Chronicle era videos from officers at the cer to take the girl down to the livan described the irritant as pep- ed,” and was later released to her reported that prior to the release scene screaming frantically for ground. Then, the department per spray. She declined to defend family. of the videos, Rochester Mayor her father as the officers try to re- said, “for the minor’s safety and at the officers’ actions. The Rochester Police Depart- Lovely Warren expressed her strain her. the request of the custodial parent “I’m not going to stand here and ment has faced scrutiny since the concern for the “child that was At a news conference Sunday, on scene,” the child was hand- tell you that for a 9-year-old to death of Daniel Prude last year af- harmed during this incident that Deputy Police Chief Andre An- cuffed and put in the back of a po- have to be pepper-sprayed is OK. ter officers put a hood over his happened on Friday.” derson described the girl as sui- lice car as they waited for an am- It’s not,” Herriott-Sullivan said. “I head and pressed his face into the “I have a 10-year-old child, so cidal. bulance to arrive. don’t see that as who we are as a pavement. Tuesday, February 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Maker of ‘Bernie’ mittens joins teddy bear maker The teacher who creat- VT ed the recycled wool mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration — engendering countless memes — is partnering with the Vermont Teddy Bear Company to create a whole mitten line to meet soaring demand, with some of the proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Vermont. Jen Ellis, a Vermont elemen- tary school teacher who has a side business making mittens out of re- cycled wool, gave Sanders a pair as a gift, and he wore them to Pres- ident Joe Biden’s inauguration. His fashion look, also featuring a winter jacket made by Burton Snowboards, sparked countless memes prompted by the photo taken by Agence France-Presse: The former presidential candi- date could be found on social media timelines taking a seat on the subway, the moon and the couch with the cast of “Friends,” among other creative locales. JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO, BAY AREA NEWS GROUP/AP Sanders raised at least $1.8 mil- lion from merchandise for char- ities stemming from the Jan. 20 A ladybug’s life image of him seated with his arms Visitors stop to look at ladybugs at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Calif. During the winter months, visitors at the park can see and legs crossed, clad in his brown large colonies of ladybugs along Stream Trail. parka and the recycled wool mit- tens. Sanders put out so-called view author Alice Randall about THE CENSUS about 50 miles southwest of Kan- “Chairman Sanders” merchan- her tale of Detroit when the city’s sas City, would likely be “a dis- dise, including T-shirts, sweat- Black Bottom neighborhood The number of roosters Las Vegas police seized that they sus- traction” for the team, staff and shirts and stickers, on his cam- thrived. 300 pect were used for cockfighting. Police also arrested at least community. paign website. The UNDEFEATED campaign one person at the scene on drug-related charges. More charges are expected to Talyn Jefferson, 20, previously is made possible in part by be filed related to animal cruelty, police said. City animal cruelty detectives and told The Star she refused to re- 8 hurt after SUV crashes $176,000 in support from the Troy- Clark County animal control officers rescued the animals during a raid at a move a hair bonnet during cheer- into busy supermarket based Kresge Foundation and house in northeast Las Vegas. Police said cockfighting is a cruel, violent sport leading practice because she wor- comes as artists have been hit in which roosters are forced to fight until one of them dies. It is illegal to partici- ried her long braids could hit a pate, attend or promote such events, they said. HOUSTON — Eight hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, teammate in the face. A junior TX people were hurt after not just by illness but by the loss of from Lawrence, she said she was an SUV crashed into a busy Hous- income, according to the Office of perwork after his father died and of Mexico their home turned out to kicked out of practice and off the ton supermarket, police said. Arts, Culture and Entrepreneur- tried to claim the property. be a previously undiscovered spe- squad. Shoppers were in a Fiesta Mart ship which began an emergency cies. The issue gained attention after in south Houston when the vehicle grants program last spring. 2 arrested in more than The best count is that there are Jefferson’s friend tweeted about went through the store’s front 80 metro home robberies about 33 of the long, slender filter the incident. The tweet describes doors, said Kevin Deese, com- Police: Teacher tried to feeders — and definitely fewer the coach saying that the braids mander of the Houston police de- hire someone to kill mom ALBUQUERQUE — than 100 of them. They’re listed as “weren’t collegiate” and that Jef- partment’s vehicular crimes divi- NM Two suspects were endangered in the United States ferson should not have gotten sion. Eight people were hit either LOUISVILLE — Law arrested for allegedly being in- and as critically endangered by them. by the SUV or by debris, police KY enforcement officials volved in more than 80 home bur- the International Union for Con- said. said an eastern Kentucky teacher glaries in the Albuquerque area, servation of Nature. After renovation, historic A 9-year-old child was hurt and was arrested after allegedly at- according to police. They were classified as one of lighthouse to reopen another person suffered a head in- tempting to hire someone to kill They said Jesse Mascareno- three of Bryde’s (pronounced jury, but all the individuals who his mother. Haidle, 18, and a 17-year-old boy BROO-duhs) whale subspecies, ST. GEORGE ISLAND were hurt are expected to survive, The Louisville Courier Journal were arrested after a police detec- but many scientists suspected FL — After a much-needed Deese said. reported that Bill G. Reynolds, 41, tive launched a detailed investiga- they were actually something dif- renovation, a historic lighthouse Investigators are still trying to of Olive Hill, faces a solicitation of tion into dozens of home invasions ferent. in Florida is ready to reopen. determine why the vehicle murder charge and is being held in the metro Albuquerque area. Pamela Rosel of the National The Cape St. George Light- crashed into the store, but the in a Carter County detention cen- Police said the two suspects are Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- house was in need of numerous re- driver showed signs of being im- ter. Reynolds worked as a special accused of several home burglar- istration recently published con- pairs, including extensive paint- paired, Deese said. education teacher for a middle ies and stealing vehicles from firmation that it’s a previously un- ing and replacement of all win- school and as a bus driver for Car- many of the residences. known species. dows in the lantern room. Detroit to start yearlong ter County Schools. He has since Albuquerque TV station KOB The 72-foot lighthouse on St. arts, culture celebration been suspended. reported that police found a pat- Black cheerleader kicked George Island was slated to for- The Kentucky State Police said tern with many of the incidents. off team; coach quits mally reopen with a ribbon-cut- DETROIT — A year- Reynolds paid a person, who was That included homes backed up to ting ceremony. MI long celebration of arts not named but has been identified open space, which allowed bur- OTTAWA — A white The Panama City New Herald and culture in Detroit will focus on as a cooperating witness, $10,000 glars to enter the homes from un- KS woman has resigned as reported that the recent repairs, the city’s contribution to Ameri- to kill his mother. locked back doors or windows in the head cheer coach at a private completed in mid-January, were can creativity. Court records show that Rey- the middle of the night. Kansas university after a Black in part assisted by a $24,000 grant The UNDEFEATED began nold’s mother had filed a lawsuit cheerleader said she was kicked from the Florida Lighthouse Asso- Feb. 1 with the city hosting a week last year, claiming that he illegally Group of whales in Gulf off the squad over an argument ciation. The total cost of the work of virtual events to start Black attempted to claim his parents’ of Mexico is a new about her nearly 3-foot-long was pegged at about $100,000. Of- History Month. property. The lawsuit says Rey- species braids. ficials said the nonprofit St. Ge- Mayor Mike Duggan will call nold’s parents were intending to The Kansas City Star reported orge Lighthouse Association fund- for a citywide read of the Detroit- give the property to their son after NEW ORLEANS — The that Casey Jamerson said in a ed most of the rest. based novel “Black Bottom their death. The suit claims, how- LA tiny group of endan- statement that continuing to coach Saints.” He was expected to inter- ever, that Reynolds stole the pa- gered whales that make the Gulf at Ottawa University, which is From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 WORLD Myanmar’s military takes power in coup, detains Suu Kyi

Associated Press cause the government had not act- constitution it drafted that allows NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — ed on the military’s claims of fraud it to take control in times of nation- Myanmar’s military staged a coup in November’s elections — in al emergency — though Suu Kyi’s Monday and detained senior poli- which Suu Kyi’s ruling party won party spokesman as well as many ticians including Nobel laureate a majority of the parliamentary international observers have said Aung San Suu Kyi — a sharp re- seats up for grabs — and because it amounts to a coup. SAKCHAI LALIT/AP versal of the significant, if uneven, it allowed the election to go ahead It was a dramatic backslide for Thai riot police try to avoid stones thrown by members of We progress toward democracy the despite the coronavirus pandem- Myanmar, which was emerging Volunteer, a network of Thai pro­democracy protest security guards, Southeast Asian nation has made ic. from decades of strict military who joined Myanmar protesters during a protest Monday. following five decades of military The takeover came the morning rule and international isolation rule. the country’s new parliamentary that began in 1962. It was also a then became its de facto leader af- spite the veneer of democracy. An announcement read on mil- session was to begin and follows shocking fall from power for Suu ter her National League for De- The first signs that the military itary-owned Myawaddy TV said days of concern that the military Kyi, a Nobel peace laureate who mocracy won elections in 2015. was planning to seize power were the military would take control of was plotting a coup. The military had lived under house arrest for For some, Monday’s takeover reports that Suu Kyi and Win My- the country for one year. It said maintains its actions are legally years as she tried to push her was seen as confirmation that the int, the country’s president, had the seizure was necessary be- justified — citing a section of the country toward democracy and military holds ultimate power de- been detained before dawn. More Moscow protests planned to demand Navalny’s release Associated Press the vast country Sunday, chanting slogans ordered Monday to pay a fine of about $265 Moscow courthouse on Tuesday. MOSCOW — Moscow braced for more against President Vladimir Putin and de- for participating in an unauthorized rally. Navalny, 44, was arrested Jan. 17 upon re- protests seeking the release of jailed oppo- manding freedom for Navalny, who was While state-run media dismissed the turning from Germany, where he spent five sition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces a jailed last month and faces years in prison. demonstrations as small and claimed that months recovering from nerve-agent poi- court hearing Tuesday after two weekends Over 5,400 protesters were detained by au- they showed the failure of the opposition, soning that he blames on the Kremlin. He of nationwide rallies and thousands of ar- thorities, according to a human rights Navalny’s team said the turnout demon- faces a prison term for alleged probation vi- rests in the largest outpouring of discontent group. strated “overwhelming nationwide sup- olations from a 2014 money-laundering con- in Russia in years. One of those taken into custody for sever- port” for the Kremlin’s fiercest critic. His viction that is widely seen as politically mo- Tens of thousands filled the streets across al hours was Navalny’s wife, Yulia, who was allies called for protesters to come to the tivated. Tuesday, February 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD

Cyclone causes Somali forces repel flooding in Fiji Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A cyclone caused flooding as it rebel hotel attack crossed Fiji, requiring rescues of residents and sending thousands Associated Press The rebels exploded hand gre- of people into shelters in the Pacif- MOGADISHU, Somalia — At nades and rocket-propelled gre- ic archipelago. At least one person least five people died in an attack nades in their attempt to repulse died and five others are missing. on a Mogadishu hotel by Somalia’s the police forces who were closing FARAH ABDI WARSAMEH/AP Authorities said Monday that al-Shabab rebels that was ended in on them, he said. Ambulances and security forces gather on the street outside the Afrik over 10,000 people were sheltering early Monday by security forces, In addition to those killed, 15 hotel in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, on Sunday. at 300 evacuation centers after Cy- according to the Somali police people were injured and have clone Ana made landfall Sunday on force. been hospitalized, health author- hamed Nur Galal, a well-known tional airport, said Ali. the main islands of Viti Levu and The siege of the Afrik hotel end- ities said. retired army veteran who lived in The road leading to the airport Vanua Levu. The cyclone created ed after a gunbattle that lasted for Al-Shabab claimed responsibil- the hotel. Another general and was reopened Monday, and forces flooding across both islands, in- more than eight hours, and all four ity for the attack through their An- more than 100 civilians were res- are cleaning the destruction cluding in the capital, Suva. rebel attackers were killed, Soma- dalus radio and Somalimemo cued from the hotel, which is near caused by the explosion of a vehi- The National Disaster Manage- li police spokesman Sadiq Adan website. the strategic K-4 junction on the cle at the entrance to the hotel, ment Office said a 49-year-old man Ali said. Among the dead are Gen. Mo- road to the capital city’s interna- which started the attack Sunday. drowned, while four fishermen and a toddler were missing. Office Director Vasiti Soko said a river near Suva burst its banks, Lawmakers debate bill to rout out radical Islam in France and crews needed to rescue villag- ers from their homes. Associated Press of undermining national values. Macron’s centrist party, took up but some Muslims say the legisla- Fiji was still recovering from an PARIS — French lawmakers The bill is broad and contro- the mission with zeal. Darmanin tion once again points the finger even more powerful cyclone that tackled a bill Monday to dig up versial, with 1,700 proposed wrote a short book to be released at Islam. Other critics say the bill hit in December. That storm, Cy- radical Islam by its roots in the amendments, and guarantees in days, “Manifesto for Secular- covers ground already addressed clone Yasa, killed four people. country, beliefs that authorities heated debate for weeks in the ism,” a fundamental value of in current laws while far-right Soon after Cyclone Ana made maintain are creeping into public lower house. France that the bill he sponsored leader Marine Le Pen says the landfall, wind gusts were hitting 87 services, associations, some Interior Minister Gerald Dar- is meant to protect. bill doesn’t go far enough or even miles per hour, according to the Fi- schools and online with the goal manin, a right-leaning member of The text applies to all religions, name the enemy: radical Islam. ji Meteorological Service. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Focus on families, not on raising minimum wage Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY TYLER COWEN prices, although many proponents suggest it Many people, including in President Joe Bloomberg Opinion comes largely out of business profits. This Biden’s administration, seem to believe that he Democratic Party has before it too is unclear, and again raises questions instituting both of these policies is not only EDITORIAL a choice between two economic about the wisdom of pushing so hard for such possible but also desirable. That doesn’t Terry Leonard, Editor policies: a big increase in the fed- a non-transparent set of reallocations and mean both should be adopted. If one of these [email protected] Teral minimum wage, to $15 an transfers. policies is better than the other, and both of hour from $7.25; and a per-child cash benefit In contrast, consider the plan for cash them cost something, it would be better to Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor of several thousand dollars a year. The deci- grants to families with children. Under one discard the lesser idea and invest everything [email protected] sion will have major implications, for the fu- proposed plan, these grants would be be- in the better policy. Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content ture of both the party and the U.S. economy. tween $3,000 and $3,600 a year, depending In this case, that would mean abandoning [email protected] The cash benefit is clearly the better option. on the age of the child. the minimum wage hike and doing more One problem with the minimum wage The benefits here are obvious and trans- with the cash transfer to families. It is unlike- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation [email protected] hike is that it is not clear how many people parent, namely that families are better off ly that the value of the cash transfers dimin- are harmed and how many low-skilled work- when they have more money. Perhaps some ishes much at the margin, because for so Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ers will lose their jobs, especially in poorer, families would use that money in self-de- many families a child remains a financial [email protected] lower-wage states such as Mississippi, structive ways, but this basic view — that burden even after some extra cash in hand. where $15 is the median hourly wage. Advo- more money increases the chance for better Advocates for these policies can often BUREAU STAFF cates point to papers suggesting that mini- outcomes — is not really contested. lapse into a kind of left-wing Lafferism mum wage hikes do not boost unemploy- There is a second obvious and non-contes- (spending on social programs is self-financ- Europe/Mideast ment, yet a recent survey suggests that the table benefit: namely, that these cash trans- ing), which is about as compelling as right- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] preponderance of the research shows job fers will make it easier to raise children and wing Lafferism (tax cuts are self-financing). +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 losses. thus, over some longer run, lead to more chil- Neither version can survive an encounter Pacific Or consider Treasury Secretary Janet dren. 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Cash transfers to fam- Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News so fooled, then perhaps this debate is not so federal government should spend on family ilies for their children are a better and more [email protected] settled. cash transfers, given the current govern- transparent set of benefits than an increase Why then push so hard for a policy with ment debt. But whatever your opinion, the in the minimum wage. As Democrats debate CIRCULATION such murky outcomes? It would raise the comparison is straightforward and the up- the merits of these two options, they should Mideast wages of many workers, destroy the jobs of front cost of the policy is easy to measure. also keep in mind that what’s at stake is the Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager some low-skilled workers, and perhaps low- The beneficiaries are the families and the economic identity of their party. [email protected] er the hours and thus pay of many other children, and the losers are those who will [email protected] workers. pay additional future taxes at the margin. Tyler Cowen is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a DSN (314)583-9111 professor of economics at George Mason University and writes The burden of the minimum wage is un- There are only few other factors to compli- for the blog Marginal Revolution. His books include “Big Europe clear as well. Perhaps it leads to higher retail cate that basic comparison. Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero.” Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager [email protected] [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Pacific The GOP made its choice, gets the death it had coming Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 BY KATHLEEN PARKER plunge, with a wink and a pair of shiny red who rose to public prominence as a gun con- Washington Post Writers Group shoes. 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Prince Harry gets apology, damages in UK libel lawsuit From wire reports Prince Harry on Monday accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of British tabloid The Mail on Sunday and its online version, MailOnline, in a libel lawsuit relating to articles about his relationship with the British armed forces. Harry sued Associated Newspapers for libel over two articles published in October that claimed he had snubbed the Royal Ma- rines after stepping down as a senior royal. The articles claimed that Harry had “not been in touch” with the force since his last appearance as an honorary Marine in March, and that military leaders were con- sidering replacing him as Captain General of the Royal Marines. Harry had served for a decade in the Brit- ish army. His lawyers said in court docu- ments that he was “frustrated and sad- dened” because the articles would diminish his credibility with veterans. Harry and his wife, Meghan, stepped down as working royals and moved to the U.S. in early 2019. His honorary military ti- tles were put on hold, and they were due to GRAVITAS VENTURES be reviewed in March as part of the monar- Jason Segel and Dakota Johnson tug on viewers’ heartstrings in the touching movie “Our Friend.” chy’s review of the couple’s departure ar- rangements. Harry will donate the damages to the In- victus Games Foundation, a charity for wounded or sick servicemen and women that he founded, lawyer Jenny Afia added. A far cry from tough guys The amount of the damages was not dis- closed. ‘Our Friend’ stars know their emotional film comes at a vulnerable time Evan Rachel Wood accuses ex Marilyn Manson of abuse BY ALICIA RANCILIO son). When Nicole is diagnosed with termi- ence that we’ve all shared over the last year, Actress Evan Rachel Wood accused ex- Associated Press nal cancer, Dane moves in with the family whether or not they were intended to be fiance Marilyn Manson of abusing her “for If his new movie, “Our Friend,” makes to help them during the time she has left. about those things,” said Affleck. years,” naming him as the man she has re- audiences cry, Jason Segel can sympathize. It’s based on the true story of an experi- Johnson hopes it will remind others to ferred to in conversations about being a sur- He recalls being on an airplane and ence written about by journalist Matthew “feel a bit more grateful and a bit more com- vivor of domestic violence. watching a movie that made him break Teague in 2015 for Esquire. He wanted to passionate with themselves and others.” Wood, 33, has long spoken of the abuse down so uncontrollably that it got the atten- write about what going through a death is From experiencing his own loss, Teague she suffered at the hands of an unnamed ex, tion of a woman seated next to him. really like. offers advice on what to say to those who including testifying before a House Judici- “I was weeping, full-on weeping, crying “I felt so unprepared to meet death, even know someone who is going through it. ary Subcommittee in an effort to get the so hard, and this woman couldn’t resist try- caring for somebody who was dying and “It’s hard to know what to say. And I think Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights ing to find out what I was crying at. And she, that I felt even almost betrayed by the cul- sometimes the best thing you can do is just passed in all 50 states. like, peeked over and it was ‘Dreamgirls.’ ture. In a way, I feel like we don’t discuss be there and just offer yourself in some way The couple went public with their rela- This grown man, bawling his eyes out to this very openly or very honestly,” said and to not expect some emotional reaction. tionship in 2007, when she was 19 and he ‘Dreamgirls,’” the actor said, laughing, in a Teague. Even now, years have passed. I’ll be in a res- was 38, and got engaged in 2010, but split recent interview. Production on the film wrapped before taurant and someone will come up and say, later that year. “Our Friend,” now playing in theaters the pandemic, but Affleck understands that ‘I’m so sorry for your loss.’ And I feel like Several other women stepped forward and streaming on demand, covers emotion- it will strike a chord with viewers about there’s an expectation that I reciprocate with similar allegations against the singer al territory. Segel plays Dane, the best grief and loss. emotionally in some way. And so something Monday, including one who claimed Man- friend of married couple Matt and Nicole “I think a lot of movies are probably going I learned is just let people grieve on their son “gets off on ruining people’s lives.” (played by Casey Affleck and Dakota John- to be seen through the lens of the experi- own terms.” Bennett has been secretly battling Alzheimer’s for 4 years BY KATE FELDMAN heimer’s?’” she day-to-day operations and keep- Cheek” album in 2014 with a se- fusion, disorientation, mood and New York Daily News told AARP. ing Bennett as comfortable as pos- quel rescheduled to this spring. behavior changes, paranoia and Tony Bennett has been quietly “I would ex- sible. “Cheek to Cheek” was named best difficulty speaking, swallowing hiding his Alzheimer’s disease for plain, but he Bennett’s musical career dates traditional pop vocal album at the and walking, according to the Alz- four years. wouldn’t get it. back seven decades: his first hit, 2015 Grammys and the two per- heimer’s Association. The 94-year-old crooner was di- He’d tell me, “Because of You,” was released in formed live on stage together. Two The “I Left My Heart In San agnosed in 2016 and has been con- ‘Susan, I feel 1951, five years after he returned singles, “Anything Goes” and “I Francisco” singer has 18 Grammy tinuing to work through his symp- fine.’ That’s all from fighting in World War II. His Can’t Give You Anything but wins and 36 nominations to his toms, AARP Magazine reported Bennett he could proc- fame catapulted in the early 1980s Love,” were met with critical ac- name, beginning in 1962 with re- Monday. ess — that phys- after a near-fatal drug overdose claim. cord of the year and best male solo Bennett’s wife, Susan, said his ically he felt great. So, nothing and several poorly-selling al- Gaga knew about Bennett’s con- vocal performance. family decided to come forward changed in his life. Anything that bums. dition, according to AARP, and “Singing is everything to him,” with his diagnosis without his in- did change, he wasn’t aware of.” The raspy-voiced musician has helped carry him through inter- his wife said. “Everything. It has put because he is no longer able to His wife and one of his sons, spent the more recent years of his views and the documentary. saved his life many times. ... If he make such decisions. Danny, have essentially taken career with Lady Gaga, with the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s can ever stops singing, that’s when “He would ask me, ‘What is Alz- over for him, taking care of the pair releasing their “Cheek to include serious memory loss, con- we’ll know.” Tuesday, February 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD/GOLF

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NFL playoffs Men’s Top 25 fared Sunday’s men’s scores Farmers Insurance Open Wild­card Playoffs PGA Tour  No. 1 Gonzaga (17-0) beat San Diego 90- Saturday, Jan. 9 East Sunday's scores Buffalo 27, Indianapolis 24 62; beat Pepperdine 97-75. No. 2 Baylor (16-0) beat Kansas St. 107- Bucknell 92, Lehigh 68 At Torrey Pines Los Angeles Rams 30, Seattle 20 59; beat Auburn 84-72. CCSU 85, St. Francis (Pa.) 77 San Diego, Calif. Tampa Bay 31, Washington 23 Purse: $7.5 million Sunday, Jan. 10 No. 3 Villanova (11-1) beat Seton Hall 80- Colgate 78, Holy Cross 60 72. Delaware 75, Elon 70 South Course Baltimore 20, Tennessee 13 No. 4 Michigan (13-1) did not play. Fairleigh Dickinson 95, Bryant 84 Yardage:7,818; Par: 72 New Orleans 21, Chicago 9 No. 5 Texas (11-3) lost to No. 24 Oklaho- Mount St. Mary’s 76, Sacred Heart 64 Final Round Cleveland 48 Pittsburgh 37 ma 80-79. Patrick Reed $1,350,000 64­72­70­68—274­14 Divisional Playoffs NJIT 69, UMBC 65 No. 6 Houston (15-1) beat Tulane 83-60; New Hampshire 71, Binghamton 65, OT Tony Finau $456,375 69­67­74­69—279 ­9 Saturday, Jan. 16 beat SMU 70-48. Siena 63, Marist 50 Viktor Hovland $456,375 70­65­73­71—279 ­9 Green Bay 32, Los Angeles Rams 18 No. 7 Iowa (12-4) lost to No. 19 Illinois 80- Stony Brook 63, Hartford 49 Buffalo 17, Baltimore 3 75. Syracuse 76, NC State 73 Henrik Norlander $456,375 73­69­68­69—279 ­9 Sunday, Jan. 17 No. 8 Virginia (11-3) beat Syracuse 81-58; Tulane 81, Temple 64 Ryan Palmer $456,375 66­70­73­70—279 ­9 Kansas City 22, Cleveland 17 lost to No. 20 Virginia Tech 65-51. William & Mary 75, Towson 74 Xander Schauffele $456,375 70­72­68­69—279 ­9 Tampa Bay 30, New Orleans 20 No. 9 Alabama (14-4) beat Kentucky 70- Lanto Griffin $235,625 66­70­72­72—280 ­8 Conference Championships 59; lost to No. 24 Oklahoma 66-61. South Jon Rahm $235,625 69­67­72­72—280 ­8 Sunday, Jan. 24 No. 10 Texas Tech (12-5) lost to No. 11 Hofstra 89, UNC-Wilmington 83 AFC West Virginia 88-87; beat LSU 74-71. James Madison 73, Drexel 64 Will Zalatoris $235,625 68­71­70­71—280 ­8 Kansas City 38, Buffalo 24 No. 11 West Virginia (11-5) beat No. 10 NC A&T 67, Florida A&M 65 Luke List $168,125 66­77­72­66—281 ­7 NFC Texas Tech 88-87; lost to Florida 85-80. UAB 63, Middle Tennessee 52 Peter Malnati $168,125 66­71­73­71—281 ­7 No. 12 Missouri (11-3) lost to Auburn 88- Tampa Bay 31, Green Bay 26 F. Molinari $168,125 72­71­72­66—281 ­7 Super Bowl 82; beat TCU 102-98, OT. Midwest Sunday, Feb. 7 No. 13 Ohio St. (14-4) beat Penn St. 83-79; Chicago 72, Missouri St. 46 Sam Ryder $168,125 71­69­69­72—281 ­7 At Tampa, Fla. beat Michigan St. 79-62. Drake 78, Illinois St. 76, OT Rory Sabbatini $168,125 72­67­72­70—281 ­7 GREGORY BULL / AP No. 14 Wisconsin (13-5) beat Maryland Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City Evansville 70, Valparaiso 52 Adam Scott $168,125 67­69­72­73—281 ­7 61-55; lost to Penn St. 81-71. Indiana St. 60, Bradley 57 Patrick Reed reacts after making No. 15 Kansas (11-6) beat TCU 59-51; lost Rory McIlroy $125,625 68­71­70­73—282 ­6 N. Michigan 91, Lake Superior St. 70 Robby Shelton $125,625 73­64­73­72—282 ­6 his putt for par on the 14th hole to No. 18 Tennessee 80-61. Ohio St. 79, Michigan St. 62 NFL injury report No. 16 Florida St. (10-3) beat Miami 81-59; Rutgers 64, Northwestern 56 Joseph Bramlett $80,761 69­73­74­67—283 ­5 in the final round of the Farmers lost to Georgia Tech 76-65. S. Illinois 71, N. Iowa 68 M. Leishman $80,761 71­70­72­70—283 ­5 NEW YORK — The National Football No. 17 Creighton (13-4) beat Seton Hall Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, League injury report, as provided by the Sioux Falls 74, Minnesota St. 62 J.T. Poston $80,761 69­74­71­69—283 ­5 85-81; beat DePaul 69-62. St. John’s 75, Marquette 73 Sunday, in San Diego. league (DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: No. 18 Tennessee (12-3) beat Mississippi Charl Schwartzel $80,761 70­72­73­68—283 ­5 limited participation; FULL: Full participa- St. 56-53; beat No. 15 Kansas 80-61. Southwest Sam Burns $80,761 66­72­70­75—283 ­5 tion): No. 19 Illinois (11-5) beat No. 7 Iowa 80- Adam Hadwin $80,761 69­70­73­71—283 ­5 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Tampa Bay Houston 70, SMU 48 75. North Texas 79, Rice 53 Bo Hoag $80,761 72­69­71­71—283 ­5 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at TAMPA BAY No. 20 Virginia Tech (13-3) beat Notre BUCCANEERS — CHIEFS: OUT: T Eric Fisher Dame 62-51; beat No. 8 Virginia 65-51. Stephen F. Austin 78, Sam Houston St. 68 Max Homa $80,761 71­68­72­72—283 ­5 A day after (Achilles), LB Willie Gay (ankle, knee). No. 21 Minnesota (11-6) lost to Purdue Far West Ted Potter, Jr. $80,761 71­69­72­71—283 ­5 QUESTIONABLE: RB Le'Veon Bell (knee), 81-62. E. Washington 68, Sacramento St. 60 Kyle Stanley $80,761 72­70­70­71—283 ­5 CB Rashad Fenton (foot), CB L'Jarius No. 22 Saint Louis (7-2) lost to Dayton 76- Cameron Tringale $80,761 72­69­72­70—283 ­5 Sneed (concussion), WR Sammy Watkins 71. Hawaii 62, UC Irvine 61 Nevada 89, UNLV 60 Jason Kokrak $51,375 70­69­74­71—284 ­4 controversy, (calf). DNP: WR Sammy Watkins (calf). No. 23 UCLA (13-3) beat Oregon St. 57-52. FULL: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (ankle, No. 24 Oklahoma (11-4) beat No. 5 Texas UC Riverside 71, UC San Diego 59 Louis Oosthuizen $51,375 72­71­70­71—284 ­4 hip), CB Rashad Fenton (foot), QB Patrick 80-79; beat No. 9 Alabama 66-61. Washington St. 77, Washington 62 Carlos Ortiz $51,375 72­68­66­78—284 ­4 Mahomes (toe), T Mike Remmers (groin), No. 25 Louisville (10-4) lost to Clemson Sunday’s women’s scores Wyndham Clark $42,825 67­73­73­72—285 ­3 Reed wins at T Andrew Wylie (ankle). BUCCANEERS: 54-50. Cameron Davis $42,825 70­71­71­73—285 ­3 DOUBTFUL: WR Antonio Brown (knee), S East Jordan Whitehead (shoulder, knee). QUES- Women’s Top 25 fared Sungjae Im $42,825 69­74­69­73—285 ­3 TIONABLE: LB Lavonte David (hamstring), Army 79, Colgate 45 Brandt Snedeker $42,825 69­70­77­69—285 ­3 How women’s Top 25 teams fared last Bucknell 73, Lehigh 68 Torrey Pines S Antoine Winfield (ankle). DNP: DT Steve Sepp Straka $42,825 69­74­77­65—285 ­3 week: Dayton 68, St. Bonaventure 51 McLendon (not injury related), LB Jason No. 1 Louisville (16-0) beat Miami 79-76; Corey Conners $34,125 72­71­73­70—286 ­2 Pierre-Paul (knee). LIMITED: WR Mike Drexel 58, Northeastern 56 Associated Press beat North Carolina 79-68. Hofstra 59, UNC-Wilmington 48 Doug Ghim $34,125 70­71­73­72—286 ­2 Evans (knee), DT Vita Vea (ankle). FULL: No. 2 NC State (11-1) lost to Virgina Tech WR Chris Godwin (elbow). La Salle 69, UMass 63 Alex Noren $34,125 64­74­75­73—286 ­2 SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed 83-71, OT. Mass.-Lowell 46, Albany (NY) 31 No. 3 UConn (11-1) lost to No. 19 Arkan- K. Streelman $34,125 68­75­73­70—286 ­2 Rhode Island 50, Saint Joseph’s 48, OT Justin Suh $34,125 71­72­73­70—286 ­2 was so unaffected by a rules con- DEALS sas 90-87; beat No. 17 DePaul 100-67. Rider 45, Monmouth (NJ) 31 No. 4 South Carolina (14-1) beat No. 21 Stony Brook 62, Hartford 49 B. Burgoon $25,875 69­74­74­70—287 ­1 troversy a day earlier that he won Sunday’s transactions Mississippi St. 75-52; beat Alabama 87-63. Syracuse 81, Notre Dame 69 Lucas Glover $25,875 68­72­75­72—287 ­1 No. 5 UCLA (10-2) beat Arizona St. 60-57. the Farmers Insurance Open by BASEBALL No. 6 Stanford (14-2) beat Washington South Will Gordon $25,875 67­70­75­75—287 ­1 Bill Haas $25,875 71­71­72­73—287 ­1 five shots, the biggest margin in Major League Baseball St. 77-49; beat Washington 74-48. Clemson 69, Wake Forest 66 American League No. 7 Maryland (12-2) lost to No. 14 Ohio Coll. of Charleston 65, James Madison 63 Brandon Hagy $25,875 66­75­73­73—287 ­1 his nine career PGA Tour victo- KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to St. 88-86; beat Michigan St. 92-52. Tom Lewis $25,875 68­75­71­73—287 ­1 No. 8 Texas A&M (16-1) beat Auburn 84- Elon 83, Delaware 61 terms with INF Hanser Alberto on a minor Fordham 73, Davidson 55 Talor Gooch $19,455 66­74­77­71—288 E ries. league contract. 69; beat No. 22 Georgia 60-48. No. 9 Baylor (12-2) beat TCU 82-49; beat Kentucky 61, Missouri 55 Matt Jones $19,455 70­73­74­71—288 E Reed closed with a 4-under 68 at MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms Iowa St 85-77. LSU 75, Mississippi 66, OT M. NeSmith $19,455 70­73­76­69—288 E with SS Andrelton Simmons on a one-year No. 10 Arizona (11-2) did not play. Liberty 78, Jacksonville 52 Torrey Pines, making an eagle on contract. North Florida 80, North Alabama 77 Cameron Percy $19,455 71­72­73­72—288 E No. 11 Oregon (11-3) did not play. Gary Woodland $19,455 66­75­77­70—288 E the par-5 sixth and finishing off his FOOTBALL No. 12 Michigan (10-1) did not play. Richmond 67, George Mason 52 National Football League No. 13 South Florida (10-1) did not play. South Carolina 87, Alabama 63 Rickie Fowler $17,496 70­73­73­73—289 +1 dominating Sunday with a birdie DETROIT LIONS — Acquired QB Jared No. 14 Ohio St. (10-1) beat No. 7 Maryland Tennessee 79, Florida 65 Dylan Frittelli $17,496 70­73­71­75—289 +1 Goff, a 2021 third-round pick, 2022 first- 88-86; beat No. 16 Indiana 78-70. Tulane 71, Temple 69 Rhein Gibson $17,496 66­76­73­74—289 +1 on the 18th. Virginia Tech 73, North Carolina 69 round pick and 2023 first-round pick from No. 15 Kentucky (13-4) beat Alabama 81- Michael Kim $17,496 69­74­74­72—289 +1 The former Masters champions LOs Angeles Rams in exchange for QB 68; beat Missouri 61-55. Midwest Matthew Stafford. No. 16 Indiana (10-4) lost to No. 14 Ohio H. Matsuyama $17,496 74­68­74­73—289 +1 finished at 14 under. He shared NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed OL Jonot- St. 78-70; beat Michigan St 79-67. Baylor 85, Iowa St. 77 Phil Mickelson $17,496 71­72­74­72—289 +1 than Harrison to a reserve/futures con- No. 17 DePaul (9-4) lost to No. 3 UConn Bellarmine 62, Kennesaw St. 60 Roger Sloan $17,496 68­73­78­70—289 +1 the first-round lead with Alex No- tract. 100-67. Indiana 79, Michigan St. 67 Kelly Kraft $16,575 73­69­79­69—290 +2 Iowa 94, Minnesota 68 ren, was in a group one shot off the HOCKEY No. 18 Gonzaga (15-2) beat Pacific 77-65; Chase Seiffert $16,575 72­68­76­74—290 +2 National Hockey League beat Saint Mary’s (Cal) 79-52. Loyola of Chicago 55, S. Illinois 46 No. 19 Arkansas (13-6) lost to No. 22 Ge- Missouri St. 74, Valparaiso 73 Steve Stricker $16,575 72­70­77­71—290 +2 lead in the second round and then ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned D Kyle Oklahoma 80, Kansas St. 78 Capobianco to Tucson (AHL). orgia 75-73; beat No. 3 UConn 90-87; beat Richy Werenski $16,575 69­69­73­79—290 +2 shared the third-round lead with Auburn 77-67. Penn St. 80, Purdue 70 Xinjun Zhang $16,575 70­73­74­73—290 +2 BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled C Casey UConn 100, DePaul 67 No. 20 Tennessee (12-3) beat Mississippi Harry Higgs $15,900 71­69­76­75—291 +3 Carlos Ortiz. Mittelstadt from the taxi squad. 68-67; beat Florida 79-65. Villanova 90, Butler 53 CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled C No. 21 Mississippi St. (8-5) lost to No. 4 Wisconsin 69, Illinois 57 John Huh $15,900 69­72­76­74—291 +3 Reed said staying mentally Drew Shore and G Alex Nedeljkovic from Danny Lee $15,900 74­67­76­74—291 +3 South Carolina 75-52. Southwest strong, as well as good play with taxi squad. No. 22 Georgia (13-4) beat No. 19 Arkan- Kyle Mendoza $15,900 73­69­77­72—291 +3 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled RW sas 75-73; lost to LSU 60-52; lost to No. 8 Arkansas 77, Auburn 67 K.J. Choi $15,375 66­76­77­73—292 +4 his wedge and putter, were able to Reese Johnson from the taxi squad. Texas A&M 60-48. Texas A&M 60, Georgia 48 DETROIT RED WINGS — Designated C Tain Lee $15,375 71­72­75­74—292  +4 “keep me in the golf tournament No. 23 Northwestern (9-3) beat Iowa 87- Far West Chase Pearson for assignment to taxi 80. Pat Perez $15,375 71­70­77­74—292 +4 squad. No. 24 West Virginia (13-2) beat Texas Oregon St. 84, Utah 74 Troy Merritt $15,075 71­72­76­74—293 +5 and really allowed me to have a LOS ANGELES KINGS — Designated RW Tech 73-53; beat TCU 79-70. Santa Clara 66, Pepperdine 57 Denny McCarthy $14,850 67­75­73­79—294 +6 fun stroll up 18.” Southern Cal 65, Arizona St. 57 Arthur Kaliyev and D Austin Strand for as- No. 25 South Dakota St. (13-2) did not Tim Wilkinson $14,850 67­76­80­71—294 +6 signment to taxi squad. Assigned LWs Bo- play. Stanford 74, Washington 48 Saturday, on the par-4 10th kondji and Samuel Fagemo to Ontario (AHL. Reed hit a 190-yard shot out of a MONTREAL CANADIENS — Designated TENNIS bunker with a TV replay showing RW Corey Perry for assignment on the taxi squad. the ball bounced once before set- NEW JERSEY DEVILS —Recalled Fs Jesp- Great Ocean Road Open Adrian Mannarino (10), France, def. Mi- Marketa Vondrousova (8), Czech Re- tling into the rough. Without wait- er Boqvist and Mikhail Maltsev from the kael Ymer, Sweden, 7-5, 6-2. public, def. Varvara Gracheva, Russia, 6-4, taxi squad. Designated RW Nicholas Mer- ATP Tour Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Marin Cilic 6-0. ing for an official, Reed picked up kley for assignment on the taxi squad. (11), Croatia, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8). Serena Williams (5), United States, def. NEW YORK RANGERS — Waived D Tony Monday Daria Gavrilova, Australia, 6-1, 6-4. the ball to see if it was embedded. DeAngelo. At Melbourne Park Reed told the official that no one in OTTAWA SENATORS —Recalled D Artem Melbourne, Australia Yarra Valley Classic Purse: $311,665 Murray River Open Zub from the taxi squad. Surface: Hardcourt outdoor WTA Tour his group, as well as a nearby vol- Men’s Singles Melbourne, Australia ATP Tour unteer, saw it bounce. He was COLLEGE HOCKEY Round of 64 Purse: $442,020 Monday Corentin Moutet, France, def. Frances Surface: Hardcourt outdoor At Melbourne Park awarded a free drop and saved par Sunday’s scores Tiafoe, United States, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Women’s Singles Melbourne, Australia Egor Gerasimov, Belarus, def. Lloyd Har- Round of 64 Purse: $311,665 in a round of 70. Greet Minnen, Belgium, def. Olga Dani- Surface: Hardcourt outdoor East ris, South Africa, 6-3, 7-5. On Sunday, Reed jump-started Mackenzie McDonald, United States, lovic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-4. Men’s Singles Providence 3, New Hampshire 2 def. Richard Gasquet (14), France, 7-6 (2), Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Clara Burel, Round of 64 his round with a 45-foot eagle putt Bentley 6, Air Force 3 7-5. France, 6-4, 6-3. Kamil Majchrzak, Poland, def. Laslo Federico Coria, Argentina, def. Radu Al- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (11), Russia, Djere (12), Serbia, 6-3, 6-4. on the No. 6 to get to 12 under and bot, Moldova, 7-6 (3), 6-4. def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-1, 6-4. Aleksandar Vukic, Australia, def. Yen- AP SPORTLIGHT Tommy Paul (15), United States, def. Alison van Uytvanck, Belgium, def. Hsieh hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-4, 7-5. followed with a birdie on the par-4 Cameron Norrie, Britain, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-0. Aljaz Bedene (13), Slovenia, def. Yasuta- seventh. His only bogey was on the Feb. 2 Marton Fucsovics (16), Hungary, def. Nadia Podoroska (14), Argentina, def. ka Uchiyama, Japan, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 7-6 (8), 6-3. Francesca Jones, Britain, 6-1, 6-3. Christopher O’Connell, Australia, def. par-3 eighth. 1876 — The National League forms, con- Jason Kubler, Australia, def. Lorenzo So- Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Kristyna Dominik Koepfer, Germany, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. sisting of teams in Philadelphia, Hartford, nego (9), Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Pliskova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3. Max Purcell, Australia, def. Norbert “I knew today was going to be a Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Pedro Sousa, Portugal, def. Li Tu, Austra- Women’s Singles Gombos, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4. Round of 32 grind, especially with that leader- Louis and New York. lia, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Kwon Soon Woo, South Korea, def. An- Albert Ramos-Vinolas (12), Spain, def. Danielle Collins (13), United States, def. drej Martin, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4). board and seeing how many big 1936 — Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Blake Mott, Australia, 6-2, 6-4. Nina Stojanovic, Serbia, 6-2, 6-1. Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Feli- Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Sumit Petra Martic (7), Croatia, def. Vera Lap- ciano Lopez (16), Spain, 6-4, 7-5. names were right around there at Johnson are the first members elected to Nagal, India, 6-2, 6-2. ko, Belarus, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. the Baseball Hall of Fame. Stefano Travaglia, Italy, def. Roberto the top. I knew you were going to Alex Bolt, Australia, def. Thanasi Kokki- Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Don- Carballes Baena, Spain, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2). 1977 —Toronto’s Ian Turnbull scores five nakis, Australia, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. na Vekic (9), Croatia, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Salvatore Caruso, Italy, def. Andreas have to go out and play on of- goals to set an NHL record for defense- Harry Bourchier, Australia, def. Marc Karolina Pliskova (3), Czech Republic, Seppi, Italy, 7-5, 7-6 (5). men. Polmans, Australia, 6-4, 6-4. def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italy, 6-3, 6-2. fense.” PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 NBA

Scoreboard

Eastern Conference In the zone: 76ers down Pacers

Atlantic Division

WLPct GB BY MICHAEL MAROT Philadelphia 15 6 .714 — Associated Press Brooklyn 13 9 .591 2½ INDIANAPOLIS — Doc Rivers Boston 10 8 .556 3½ New York 9 12 .429 6 threw a changeup at the Indiana Toronto 8 12 .400 6½ Pacers on Sunday night. Southeast Division It turned out to be the perfect WLPct GB call. With his team trailing by 16 Atlanta 10 9 .526 — Charlotte 9 11 .450 1½ early in the fourth quarter, the Orlando 8 13 .381 3 Philadelphia 76ers coach Miami 7 12 .368 3 switched to a zone defense — Washington 4 12 .250 4½ throwing off the Pacers and fuel- Central Division ing an incredible closing run that WLPct GB ended with the Sixers rallying for Milwaukee 11 8 .579 — a 119-110 victory. Indiana 11 9 .550 ½ “We were calling it our John Cleveland 9 11 .450 2½ Chicago 7 11 .389 3½ Chaney matchup zone and it was Detroit 5 15 .250 6½ great,” Rivers said, referring to Western Conference the trailblazing Temple coach who died Friday. “What it did was Southwest Division stop their movement. You miss a WLPct GB couple threes early in a zone in the Memphis 8 6 .571 — NBA and it becomes tough all of a San Antonio 11 9 .550 — sudden.” Houston 9 9 .500 1 Indiana never figured it out or Dallas 8 12 .400 3 recovered — even with All-Star New Orleans 7 11 .389 3 center Joel Embiid sitting out for Northwest Division Philadelphia because of a sore WLPct GB back. DARRON CUMMINGS / AP Utah 15 5 .750 — Instead, the 76ers outscored the Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris shoots against Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner during the Denver 12 8 .600 3 Pacers 31-6 over the final eight 76ers’ 119­110 win at Indianapolis on Sunday. Harris had 27 points and eight rebounds for Philadelphia. Portland 10 8 .556 4 Oklahoma City 8 10 .444 6 minutes to earn their sixth win in Minnesota 5 14 .263 9½ seven games. suing possession to make it 109- had spent talking about zone de- points and Domantas Sabonis had Pacific Division Tobias Harris led Philadelphia 106. fense this season. “It was in prep- 21 in a game they dominated for al- WLPct GB with 27 points and eight rebounds. But Harris thought this one was aration for another team. But it got most 3½ quarters. Indiana L.A. Clippers 16 5 .762 — Furkan Korkmaz added 17 points, all about Philadelphia’s surprise us talking out there and defensive- seemed to be cruising when Aaron L.A. Lakers 15 6 .714 1 including the two biggest baskets defense. ly and that’s something we always Holiday’s basket with 8:16 to play Phoenix 10 8 .556 4½ of the game — a 17-footer with 2:30 “Probably five minutes and I’m say on defense. We’ve got to com- made it 104-88. But the Pacers on- Golden State 11 9 .550 4½ to play that finally gave the 76ers not kidding,” Harris said when municate more.” ly netted one more basket — and Sacramento 8 11 .421 7 the lead and a 19-footer on the en- asked how much time the 76ers Malcolm Brogdon scored 25 the 76ers took control. Saturday’s games Portland 123, Chicago 122 Houston 126, New Orleans 112 Miami 105, Sacramento 104 ROUNDUP Charlotte 126, Milwaukee 114 L.A. Lakers 96, Boston 95 Memphis 129, San Antonio 112 Phoenix 111, Dallas 105 Golden State 118, Detroit 91 Sunday’s games Wizards’ last-minute rally shocks Nets L.A. Clippers 129, New York 115 Denver 128, Utah 117 Toronto 115, Orlando 102 Associated Press Philadelphia 119, Indiana 110 a row. James Harden sat out be- Washington 149, Brooklyn 146 WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal cause of a thigh contusion, the first Minnesota 109, Cleveland 104 .00038% Monday’s games and Russell Westbrook hit three- game he has missed since being pointers in a wild 3.8-second se- traded from to Brooklyn on Jan. 13. Charlotte at Miami An NBA’s team’s odds over the past L.A. Lakers at Atlanta quence in the final seconds to help The Wizards are 1-4 since re- Houston at Oklahoma City 25 seasons when trailing by 5 or more Minnesota at Cleveland the Washington Wizards stun Ke- suming play after a 13-day layoff New York at Chicago points in the final 10 seconds of a Portland at Milwaukee vin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets that included six postponements game. Counting the Wizards' win on Sacramento at New Orleans Memphis at San Antonio 149-146 on Sunday night. due to COVID-19 related issues. Sunday, teams in that situation are Phoenix at Dallas Westbrook had 41 points, 10 re- Nuggets 128, Jazz 117:Nikola 9-for-23,498. Detroit at Denver bounds and eight assists, and NBA Jokic matched his career high with SOURCE: basketball-reference.com Leaders scoring leader Beal had 37 points. 47 points and host Denver ended In the fourth quarter, Beal had 22 Utah’s winning streak at 11. ing with their first basket of the fi- Through Jan. 30 points and Westbrook had 15. Du- Jokic was 17-for-26 from the nal quarter. Scoring rant, second in the NBA in scoring, field, hit all four of his three-point Raptors 115, Magic 102: Pas- GFG FT PTS AVG also had 37 points. attempts, made 9 of 10 free throws cal Siakam had 30 points and 10 re- Beal, WAS 14 173 106 486 34.7 With Washington down 146-141, and had 12 rebounds and five as- bounds in Toronto’s victory over Durant, BKN 15 155 104 458 30.5 Beal hit a three-pointer with 8.1 sists. He scored 33 points in the visiting Orlando. Lillard, POR 18 164 131 533 29.6 seconds left. Garrison Matthews first half. Kyle Lowry had 12 points and 14 Embiid, PHI 16 141 152 453 28.3 deflected Joe Harris’ inbounds Clippers 129, Knicks 115: Ka- assists, and Aaron Baynes added Rebounds pass to Westbrook and he made a whi Leonard scored 28 points and eight points and 16 rebounds to GOFF DEF TOT AVG three with 4.3 seconds left for a 147- Los Angeles rang up the highest help the Raptors snap a three- Drummond, CLE 18 79 186 265 14.7 146 lead. point total of the season against the game losing streak. Capela, ATL 16 78 154 232 14.5 Kyrie Irving found Timothe Lu- NICK WASS / AP NBA’s leading defense, winning at Timberwolves 109, Cavaliers Gobert, UTA 19 73 194 267 14.1 Ayton, PHO 18 64 163 227 12.6 wawu-Carbarrot under the basket Washington Wizards guard New York for its 10th victory in 11 104: Malik Beasley scored 23 with 2.9 seconds left, but his layup Bradley Beal, right, goes to the games. points and rookie Anthony Ed- Assists attempt spun around the rim and basket Sunday as Brooklyn Nets The Clippers shredded the NBA wards had 23 in his second straight GAST AVG failed to drop. Beal added two free forward Kevin Durant defends. leaders in fewest points allowed start in Minnesota’s victory over Harden, BKN 16 177 11.1 throws with 0.7 seconds left as the per game to break away after lead- visiting Cleveland. Doncic, DAL 19 179 9.4 Paul, PHO 18 156 8.7 Wizards broke a four-game losing Harris scored a career-high 30 ing by one after two quarters. They The Timberwolves snapped a Jokic, DEN 19 166 8.7 steak and improved to a still NBA- points, and Irving had 26 for surpassed the 102.7 points per three-game losing streak and won Young, ATL 18 155 8.6 worst 4-12. Brooklyn. The Nets had won four in game the Knicks had been allow- for just the third time in 17 games. Tuesday, February 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 NHL/TENNIS

Scoreboard Serena rolls East Division in Australian GP WLOT Pts GF GA Washington 9 6 0 3 15 35 29 tuneup event Philadelphia 10 7 2 1 15 35 31 Boston 8 5 1 2 12 25 17 Pittsburgh 9 5 3 1 11 29 34 BY JOHN PYE New Jersey 9 4 3 2 10 23 26 Associated Press Buffalo 10 4 4 2 10 30 32 N.Y. Islanders 9 3 4 2 8 19 24 MELBOURNE, Australia — Se- N.Y. Rangers 8 2 4 2 6 22 25 rena Williams found a silver lining Central Division in the delayed start to the Austra- GP WLOT Pts GF GA lian Open, the season-opening Grand Slam tournament that is Florida 6 5 0 1 11 22 16 Columbus 10 4 3 3 11 24 28 starting three weeks later than Carolina 6 5 1 0 10 18 10 usual because of the COVID-19 Dallas 6 4 1 1 9 23 14 pandemic. Tampa Bay 6 4 1 1 9 19 14 Time. Chicago 10 3 4 3 9 26 31 Nashville 8 4 4 0 8 20 24 Time to recover from an Detroit 10 2 6 2 6 20 35 Achilles injury that ended her run West Division at last year’s French Open before GP WLOT Pts GF GA her second-round match. Extra time with her daughter, albeit in St. Louis 9 6 2 1 13 32 29 Colorado 10 6 3 1 13 36 23 hotel quarantine. Minnesota 10 6 4 0 12 29 28 The 39-year-old American, a Vegas 7 5 1 1 11 23 17 JASON FRANSON / AP seven-time Australian Open Los Angeles 8 3 3 2 8 25 26 Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, left, and Ottawa Senators defender Erik Gudbranson battle for champion, restarted her lengthy Anaheim 10 3 5 2 8 16 27 Arizona 8 3 4 1 7 20 22 the puck. McDavid had a goal and four assists during the Oilers’ 8­5 win Sunday in Edmonnton, Alberta. quest for a 24th Grand Slam sin- San Jose 8 3 5 0 6 22 31 gles title with a 6-1, 6-4 win over North Division Daria Gavrilova on Monday in a ROUNDUP tuneup tournament at Melbourne GP WLOT Pts GF GA Park. Toronto 10 7 2 1 15 33 29 Montreal 8 5 1 2 12 33 22 There are six tournaments be- Vancouver 11 6 5 0 12 40 37 ing staged this week to give play- Winnipeg 8 5 3 0 10 29 25 ers some chance at competitive Edmonton 11 5 6 0 10 38 41 tennis before the first major of the Calgary 7 3 3 1 7 20 17 McDavid, Draisaitl lead 44 year starts next Monday. Williams Ottawa 9 1 7 1 3 22 Saturday’s games is playing in the Yarra Valley Buffalo 4, New Jersey 3, SO Classic, along with top-ranked Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, OT Ash Barty and defending Austra- Washington 4, Boston 3, OT lian Open champion Sofia Kenin. Carolina 4, Dallas 1 Edmonton 4, Toronto 3, OT Oilers’ rout of Senators The fifth-seeded Williams said Colorado 5, Minnesota 1 St. Louis 6, Anaheim 1 she was “pushing the limits” just Vancouver 4, Winnipeg 1 Associated Press the shootout and James Reimer tric Hornqvist, Aaron Ekblad and being fit enough to compete at Florida 3, Detroit 2, OT Tampa Bay 4, Nashville 3 EDMONTON, Alberta — Con- denied Jamie Benn’s final shot, Carter Verhaeghe scored and Melbourne Park. Calgary 2, Montreal 0 Sunday’s games nor McDavid had a goal and four helping host Carolina beat Dallas. Chris Driedger made 32 saves in “I needed every time — I don’t New Jersey 5, Buffalo 3 assists, linemate Leon Draisaitl Nino Niederreiter scored at Florida’s victory over visiting De- think I would have been here if it Florida 3, Detroit 2 Carolina 4, Dallas 3, SO had six assists and the Edmonton 17:25 of the third period to force troit. was during the regular season,” Chicago 3, Columbus 1 Oilers outscored the skidding Ot- overtime and the shootout for the Anthony Mantha scored with she said. Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT St. Louis 4, Anaheim 1 tawa Senators 8-5 on Sunday Hurricanes, who squandered a 2-1 1:48 remaining to pull the Red Williams played an exhibition Minnesota 4, Colorado 3, OT Edmonton 8, Ottawa 5 night. lead to start the third period, but Wings within a goal after the Red match against Naomi Osaka in Monday’s games McDavid has eight goals this hung on to beat the Stars for the Wings pulled Thomas Greiss to Adelaide last Friday in her first Boston at Washington season, tied for the league lead second time in two nights. add an extra skater. Detroit pulled post-quarantine action. Nashville at Tampa Bay Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers with Vancouver’s Brock Boeser, Jordan Staal and Brock McGinn its goaltender again, but couldn’t Against Gavrilova on Margaret Vancouver at Montreal Calgary at Winnipeg and leads the points race with 22 also scored for Carolina. The Hur- get another shot past Driedger. Court Arena, she wore a long- Vegas at San Jose, ppd — one ahead of Draisaitl. ricanes returned Thursday from a Wild 4, Avalanche 3 (OT):Jonas sleeve shirt throughout the match Tuesday’s games Draisaitl was an assist off the pause due to COVID-19 concerns Brodin scored 18 seconds into during a relatively cool summer Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders Dallas at Columbus NHL record held by Edmonton that led to four games being post- overtime to lift depleted Minneso- day in Melbourne and later said New Jersey at Pittsburgh Vancouver at Montreal great Wayne Gretzky (done three poned. Carolina won all three ta past visiting Colorado. Victor she achieved what she had aimed Arizona at St. Louis Calgary at Winnipeg times) and Detroit’s Billy Taylor games in its return. Rask scored his second goal of the to achieve for a second-round en- Carolina at Chicago (in 1947). The German forward Reimer finished with 26 saves game for the Wild to tie it with 7:26 counter — mainly the 1½ hours on Minnesota at Colorado Anaheim at Los Angeles leads the NHL in assists with 15, for the Hurricanes, including five left in regulation. Jordan Green- court. Ottawa at Edmonton one more that McDavid. in overtime. way also scored and set up the Scoring leaders Dominic Kahun, James Neal, Flyers 4, Islanders 3 (OT):Joel winner with a pass from the end Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tyson Farabee had a hat trick, Kevin line. Through Jan. 31 Barrie, Darnell Nurse and Kailer Hayes scored on a power play 4:23 Blues 4, Ducks 1: Brayden GP GAPTS Yamamoto also scored for the Oil- into overtime and Philadelphia Schenn scored twice, Ville Husso Connor McDavid, EDM 11 8 14 22 ers. Stuart Skinner made 33 saves beat visiting New York for a week- made 25 saves for his first NHL Leon Draisaitl, EDM 11 6 15 21 in his NHL debut, handing Ottawa end sweep. victory and the St. Louis won at Nathan MacKinnon, COL 10 2 12 14 Mitchell Marner, TOR 10 5 9 14 its eighth straight defeat. James van Riemsdyk had three Anaheim. Schenn is one of the James van Riemsdyk, PHI 10 5 8 13 The teams will complete the assists to help the Flyers win their NHL’s hottest players with six Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 9 5 8 13 two-game set in Edmonton on fourth straight. They also beat the goals in his last seven games. He Tuesday night. Islanders in overtime Saturday. also has four assists in that span. It took eight seconds for the Oil- Devils 5, Sabres 3: Michael Blackhawks 3, Blue Jackets 1: 6 ers to score. Off a faceoff win by McLeod and Miles Wood each Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves Draisaitl in the Senators’ zone, scored twice in New Jersey’s win and short-handed Chicago beat Assists by Edmonton OIlers forward Kahun took the pass from his cen- at Buffalo. beat visiting Columbus. Leon Draisaitl in an 8-5 defeat of the ter and fired a shot toward the net. Wood assisted on McLeod’s go- Patrick Kane and Philipp Ku- Ottawa Sentators Sunday. He was an The puck deflected off Ottawa for- ahead goal midway through the rashev each had a goal and an as- HAMISH BLAIR / AP assist off the NHL record held by ward Josh Norris’ stick and went third period. Andreas Johnsson sist for the Blackhawks, and Pius United States’ Serena Williams Edmonton great Wayne Gretzky (done past goaltender Matt Murray. also scored to help the Devils Suter also scored Chicago im- celebrates after defeating three times) and Detroit's Billy Taylor Hurricanes 4, Stars 3 (SO): avenge a shootout loss Saturday in proved to 1-1 on a four-game Australia’s Daria Gavrilova 6­1, (in 1947). Vincent Trocheck zipped a shot the opener of the back-to-back set. homestand after losing 2-1 to the 6­4 Monday during a tuneup SOURCE: Associated Press past Anton Khudobin’s glove in Panthers 3, Red Wings 2: Pa- Blue Jackets on Friday night. event for the Australian Open. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 MLB/COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25 ROUNDUP Delayed start Houston wins 8th on the table straight MLB proposes 154-game season beginning April 28, Associated Press with 14-team playoffs that would last into November HOUSTON — Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and No. 6 Hous- BY RONALD BLUM son. CAITIE MCMEKIN / AP ton beat SMU 70-48 on Sunday for Associated Press While the plan says players Tennessee players, from left, E.J. Anosike, Uros Plavsic and its eighth straight win. NEW YORK — Major League would receive 100% of pay if all Josiah­Jordan James celebrate after beating Kansas on Saturday. After scoring just three points Baseball has proposed a one- 154 scheduled games are played, in a victory over Tulane on Thurs- month delay in starting spring Manfred would have an expanded day, Sasser opened 0-for-5 against training due to the coronavirus right to stop spring training, the the Mustangs. He bounced back pandemic and pushing back open- regular season or the postseason SEC out to show and made five of his final 10 shots. ing day to April 28, two people fa- under certain conditions. Those “My teammates kept telling me miliar with the plan told The As- would be if government restric- every time I went to the bench, sociated Press. tions prevent five or more teams league isn’t down ‘Keep shooting the ball,’ ” Sasser Under the plan presented to the from playing home games even said. “Coach (Kelvin Sampson) players' union on Friday, the regu- without fans, if government rules BY TERESA M. WALKER we’ve got some terrific teams. tells me all the time he doesn’t lar season would be cut from 162 restrict travel in the United Associated Press There’s so much balance right care how many I miss, just keep games to 154. States, if Manfred determines af- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rick now in college basketball.” shooting. Even when I am off to a Also, the playoffs would be ex- ter consultation with medical ex- Barnes has a message for anyone With the calendar flipping to bad start like that, I keep shooting panded from 10 teams to 14, the perts and the union there is an un- wanting to count out the South- February, the SEC is showing and gaining confidence because designated hitter would extend to reasonable safety risk to players eastern Conference this season. signs of strengthening. my teammates put that confi- the National League for the sec- or staff or if the number of regular Not so fast. Florida could join Alabama, dence in me even though I miss.” ond straight season and MLB major leaguers unavailable be- His 18th-ranked Tennessee Vol- Missouri and Tennessee in The Justin Gorham had nine points would keep the experimental cause of COVID-19 undermines unteers routed No. 15 Kansas 80- Associated Press rankings Mon- and 17 rebounds for the Cougars rules for seven-inning double- completive integrity. 61 Saturday clinching a 5-4 win in day after turning in the biggest up- (15-1, 10-1 American Athletic Con- headers and beginning extra in- Each team would start with 18 the Big 12/SEC Challenge. It’s just set of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. ference), who won their 20th con- nings with a runner on second scheduled days off, and each team the second time the SEC has won The Gators knocked off No. 11 secutive home game. Reggie Cha- base. would be allowed to be scheduled this nonconference showdown West Virginia 85-80 and are now ney added 10 points. All players would report for up to 12 split doubleheaders. created as a chance at improving 7-3 since losing Johnson. They won despite shooting only spring training on March 22, back Players usually are reluctant to resumés in late January. Coach Mike White said the Ga- 34%. from the current calendar that agree to split doubleheaders be- The last time the SEC won this tors had to revamp everything of- “I thought our offense was calls a voluntary reporting date of cause of the lengthy day at the event was in 2018 when it sent a fensively and deal with their emo- great the first half, we just weren’t Feb. 17 for pitchers, catchers and ballpark each entails league-record eight teams to the tions. making open shots,” Sampson injured players, and Feb. 22 for The regular season would be NCAA Tournament. The SEC has “We came back down to Earth a said. “Look at how many open others. compressed to 154 games in 166 had 15 tournament teams since little bit,” White said. “We’ve got- shots we missed, look at how Opening day would be pushed days from 162 games in 186 days. that season, second-most in the ten to work, and we’ve gotten bet- many shots around the rim we back 27 days from its currently The World Series would be country in that span. ter. We’ve got a ways to go, but were missing. I told our guys, scheduled April 1 and the regular scheduled to end in the Nov. 10 “I am glad we won the chal- we’re obviously better than we ‘Don’t worry about that, you’ll season would end Oct. 10 instead range, with the exact time de- lenge, I really am,” Barnes said. were a couple weeks ago.” make them.’” of Oct. 3. The postseason would pending on discussions with “If there is enough talk about our Alabama was picked to finish Houston outrebounded SMU extend into November. broadcast partners. league not being very good and fifth in the SEC. But second-year 45-33 and committed 10 turn- The people familiar with the As part of the plan, owners people talking arguably the Big 12 coach Nate Oats has the Crimson overs. plan spoke on condition of ano- would guarantee a postseason or the Big 10 being the best league, Tide chasing their first regular “Our defense has been getting nymity Sunday because no an- players’ pool of 60% of the gate of the fact is we were able to win 5-4 season championship since 2002. better,” Sampson said. “There are nouncements were made. The the first two first-round games ... yes I think it’s great for our The Crimson Tide even swept three core tenets of our program sides have not discussed the pro- plus $80 million for the remainder league.” Kentucky for the first time since — our defense, our rebounding posal with each other since MLB of the postseason, matching the Kentucky isn’t leading the SEC 1988-89, the last time the Wildcats and taking care of the ball. I made it. 2019 pool. as usual with the Wildcats (5-10) had a losing record. The Tide won thought we were outstanding in A day before the plan was pre- Players previously rejected a struggling through the longest 10 straight until a 66-61 loss on the all three areas.” sented, Commissioner Rob proposal teams made Jan. 5 for skid of coach John Calipari’s ten- road to No. 24 Oklahoma Satur- Kendric Davis led the Mus- Manfred said he would like to expanded playoffs in exchange ure. Florida wound up postponing day, which Oats expects will get tangs (9-4, 5-4) with 11 points. Fe- know by his regular Monday call for extending the DH to the Na- four games. The Gators’ Keyontae his players’ attention in a way he ron Hunt and Yor Anei each with owners if the union had in- tional League. Johnson, the SEC preseason play- couldn’t while they kept winning. scored 10 points for SMU, which terest in delaying the start of Last season was cut from 162 er of the year, collapsed on the “If we can learn from it, it’ll end made 32% percent of its shots. spring training. games per team to 60, and the court during a Dec. 12 game and up helping us in the long run,” The Cougars led 28-24 at half- The reasoning behind the delay postseason was expanded to 16 hasn’t played since. Oats said time, then went on a 14-3 run, would be to gain time for more teams and ended Oct. 27 when the Tennessee, the preseason pick Not only was Tennessee expect- capped by Gorham’s three-point vaccinations and better assess the Los Angeles Dodges beat the to win the SEC, lost three games to ed to win the SEC,it was projected play with 16 minutes left. health situation. Tampa Bay Rays in World Series drop to fourth in the league. to reach its first Final Four with No. 13 Ohio State 79, Michi­ Seven teams in each league Game 6. Players received 60/ Not a good sign for a league that Barnes having an experienced gan State 62:E.J. Liddell had 20 would make the playoffs, and only 162nds of their salaries. had been showing signs of improv- roster featuring a trio of five-star points and eight rebounds to lead the division winner with the best No fans were allowed during ing depth beyond Kentucky and recruits. But freshman Jaden the host Buckeyes past the skid- record would receive a bye in the the regular season last year, Florida with its national titles. The Springer missed three games, and ding Spartans. best-of-three first round. There which because of the pandemic SEC had the top pick in the 2020 the Vols lost those to Alabama, Justin Ahrens added 17 for would be a selection show in started July 23 rather than March NBA draft — Georgia’s Anthony Florida and Missouri. workmanlike Ohio State (14-4, 8-4 which the seeded teams would be 26. About 11,000 fans per game at- Edwards — and lottery picks from Now Springer is back, and soph- Big Ten), which has won three in able to, in order of percentage, se- tended the NL Championship Se- Auburn, Alabama, Vanderbilt. omore Josiah-Jordan James said a row and six of seven. lect their first-round opponent. ries and World Series, both played “Everybody thinks that our Tennessee got a confidence boost- Joshua Langford scored 14 The three advancing teams in at the neutral site in Arlington, league is down,” Barnes said. “I do er beating Kansas points for Michigan State (8-6, each league and the one with a Texas. In a deal for expanded 16- not know what league is up and “To be the team we want to be at 6-2), which was coming off an em- bye would advance to the best-of- team playoffs in 2020, MLB guar- what league is down. I really don’t. the end of the year holding the na- barrassing 30-point loss to Rutg- five Division Series, starting the anteed a postseason players’ pool I just know that the Big 12 has tional trophy we need to become ers on Thursday that followed a traditional rounds of the postsea- of $50 million. some terrific teams. I know that that team,” James said. long COVID-19 layoff. Tuesday, February 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 NFL Season: Bucs, Chiefs handled pandemic well FROM PAGE 24 “We did a real good Ultimately, the Chiefs and Buc- job of protecting each caneers are in the Super Bowl in part because they figured it out as other, and it did bring well as anybody. us together. We all They adhered to strict mask mandates inside the facility. They had to be locked in.” avoided large gatherings once they left. They spread out to eat Mecole Hardman meals, held meetings in small Kansas City Chiefs wide reciever groups and paid whatever it took for cutting-edge tracking sys- Tampa Bay had 11 players on tems. the active roster land on the list, They held the health of the guy including running back Ronald next to them in the same regard as Jones and linebacker Devin their own. White, who missed the Bucca- “We had to take care of each neers’ regular-season finale and other. We couldn’t go out there wild-card win over Washington. and do things we normally do,” But compared to other teams Kansas Citywide receiver Mecole around the league, the Chiefs and Hardman said. “We did a real Bucs had modest problems. Four good job of protecting each other, of the Chiefs and four of the Bucs and it did bring us together. We who landed on the COVID-19 list PHOTOS BY MATT LUDTKE, ABOVE, AND ED ZURGA, BELOW/AP all had to be locked in.” didn’t miss a game, and both This season’s Super Bowl matchup between the Buccaneers and Chiefs features the most accomplished According to the NFL, there teams are — knock on wood — ex- quarterback to play the game in Tampa Bay’s 43­year­old Tom Brady, top, against Kansas City’s young were 922,220 tests administered pected to be at full strength when gun Patrick Mahomes, below, already rewriting record books at age 25. Brady and Mahomes are 2­2 in from Aug. 1 to the end of the regu- they meet in the Super Bowl on career head­to­head matchups. lar season, resulting in 256 posi- Feb. 7 in Tampa, Fla. tive tests among players and 432 “I think our guys have done a among other staff members. But great, great job of being ac- many of those positive tests could countable to each other with CO- Super Bowl QBs have history be traced to a few teams and a VID all year, and will continue to handful of outbreaks, which all do that,” Tampa Baycoach but crippled some of them for Bruce Arians said. “We’ve talk- Brady, Mahomes are 2-2 in their previous matchups large parts of the season. ed about family and friends test- BY JOSH DUBOW Tyreek Hill jumped all over Tam- The Titans had an outbreak in- ing before they ever enter your Associated Press pa Bay early with TD passes of 75 volving 24 players and personnel home; making sure everybody’s There was a regular-season and 44 yards in the first quarter. that caused two postponements tested and being very, very shootout and a playoff master- Hill had seven catches for 203 and wiped out their bye week. smart about it.” piece the first season that Patrick yards in the first period, the third- The Ravens had issues heading Arians and his Kansas City Mahomes and Tom Brady met on most yards in any quarter for a into a Thanksgiving showdown counterpart, Andy Reid, point to a a football field. player in the past 40 years. Ma- with Pittsburgh that they ulti- few reasons their teams have re- Brady came out ahead in those homes added a 20-yard TD pass to mately played without quarter- mained safe this season, one of two meetings, but Mahomes has Hill in the third quarter to make it back Lamar Jackson in the fol- the biggest being luck. The fact is gotten the edge the past two times a 17-point game. Mahomes threw lowing week. The Broncos had to even the biggest hypochondriac they met. for 462 yards and three TDs, with play a game without any quarter- could catch the virus without Now as they are set to meet on Hill leading the way with 13 catch- back whatsoever, and general even knowing it. football’s biggest stage of the Su- es for 269 yards. manager John Elway and CEO The other main reason is lead- per Bowl, it’s time to look back at Chiefs 23, Patriots 16 at New Joe Ellis also were affected by an ership. It’s easy to follow the ex- those first four games when they England, Dec. 8, 2019: Ma- outbreak that sent an assistant ample of Tom Brady, with six Su- shared a field. homes and the Chiefs clinched the coach to the hospital. per Bowl rings behind him and While their teams split those AFC West and snapped New En- Violations of the COVID-19 the Hall of Fame in front of him, contests, Mahomes has put up the gland’s 21-game home winning was a hell of a game.” protocols were costly in more lit- when he demands the Bucca- better numbers with his 109.2 pas- streak. Mahomes injured his hand Patriots 43, Chiefs 40, at New eral ways. The Raiders were neers mask up. ser rating and 11-3 touchdown to on the second drive of the game England, Oct. 14, 2019: The first fined $1.2 million and docked a The same with Patrick Ma- interception ratio outpacing Bra- yet finished with 283 yards pass- meeting between Brady and Ma- sixth-round pick for violations, homes, the reigning Super Bowl dy’s 86 rating with six TDs and ing and a TD. homes was a shootout, with Brady while the Saints lost a seventh- MVP, when he tells the Chiefs to five interceptions. Brady struggled, going 19 of 36 staking the Patriots to a 24-9 half- rounder and $500,000. Tennessee skip the family gatherings around But the matchup features the for 169 yards, a touchdown and in- time lead. was fined $650,000 for three sep- the holidays. most accomplished quarterback terception. Bashaud Breeland Mahomes responded with four arate violations, the Patriots “Like, getting a haircut before ever to play the game who is still sealed the win when he knocked TD passes in the second half and $350,000 for their issues, and Bal- the game — I had to get my barber thriving at age 43 in Brady against away Brady’s fourth-down pass gave the Chiefs the lead with a 75- timore $250,000 for its outbreak. tested, or go to the barber shop the young gun who is rewriting re- attempt to Julian Edelman in the yarder to Tyreek Hill with 3:03 to All of which make the problems when no one is there,” Mahomes cord books at age 25. end zone with just over a minute to play. of the Chiefs and Bucs seem said. “You can’t risk getting CO- “Could you imagine if Michael play. Brady responded with a 65-yard downright trivial. VID or anything like that. And Jordan had gotten his team to the Patriots 37, Chiefs 31, OT, at drive including a 16-yard pass to Kansas City had eight players then, after games when I would (NBA) Finals when he was older Kansas City, Jan. 20, 2019:The James White and 39-yarder to on the active roster land on the usually hang out with the guys, against a young LeBron James?” only previous postseason meeting Gronkowski. That set up Stephen COVID-19 list, including Hard- hang out with different people, or CBS game analyst Tony Romo between the star QBs was a clas- Gostkowski’s winning field goal man and starting linebacker An- even hang out with my family, I said. “It would be the greatest sic, with Brady and the Patriots on the final play that gave Brady thony Hitchens, both of whom had to kind of prevent that as thing in the history of sports. ... I coming out victorious in overtime his record 200th victory as a start- missed games. They also had a much as possible or keep it very think we actually might have that in the AFC title game to set up his ing QB. couple of staff members test posi- minimal. I mean, it does take a toll game.” sixth championship. “It’s tough to slow those guys tive, including strength coach on you.” Here’s a look at the past meet- “Overtime, on the road against a down, they’ve been scoring a lot of Rick Rubin and Burkholder, the Then again, the toll is a little ings between Brady and Ma- great team,” Brady said. “They points all year,” Brady said. very same man who worked with easier to bear when you are part homes: had no quit. Neither did we. We “They’re gonna be pretty tough to the NFL to develop testing proto- of a team capable of winning a Chiefs 27, Bucs 24 at Tampa, played our best football at the end. stop. Glad we had our last shot and cols. championship. Nov. 29, 2020: Mahomes and I don’t know, man, I’m tired. That glad we took advantage of it.” PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, February 2, 2021 McDavid leads rout SPORTS Oilers cruise to victory over skidding Senators ›› NHL, Page 21

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BY DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press

he Kansas City Chiefs had a pretty good idea what kind of COVID-19 protocols they would have to wade through in defense of their Super Bowl championship the moment Tthey finally gathered for in-person training camp. One of their own helped to devise them. It was Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder who worked hand in hand with the NFL, physicians and other trainers in developing the testing, social distancing and tracing parameters that would ul- INSIDE timately allow the league to play its full 256-game regular-season Brady, Mahomes schedule. And it was Burkholder 2-2 ahead of fifth who helped the Chiefs navigate the season with few positive tests career matchup and just one postponement — the Page 23 fault of the other team — as they closed in on a Super Bowl repeat. “I think in the spring and early summer, many of us had a lot of uncertainty about how this was going to unfold,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said. “I don’t think we knew for sure you could play foot- ball safely, that the virus would not be passed on the football field. Those were things we just didn’t know, and it was a process to figure out how to do this.”

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Top right: Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady holds the George Halas Trophy after beating the Packers 31­26 in the NFC Championship in Green Bay, Wis. on Jan. 24. Below: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, celebrates with the Lamar Hunt Trophy after defeating the Buffalo Bills 38­24 in the AFC Championship, Jan. 24, in Kansas City, Mo. AP PHOTOS

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